The South Shore Press 11/16/22

STATE CCE-Suffolk Confirms Fourth Straight Year of Mass Die-Off of Peconic Bay Scallops

Two Innovative Breeding Initiatives Hold Forth Hope for Recovery of Scallop Harvest

Scientists at Riverhead-based Cornell Cooperative Extension of Suffolk County (CCE Suffolk) have confirmed that a mass dieoff of adult Peconic Bay scallops occurred during the months of June and July, the fourth consecutive year of historically low scallop harvests.

Aquaculture experts from the CCE Suffolk Marine Program and Stony Brook University, however, are jointly undertaking two innovative, breeding initiatives that hold forth hope for the recovery of the East End scallop industry.

CCE researchers attribute the mass die-offs to at least three factors: high disease levels exacerbated by higher water temperatures, low levels of dissolved oxygen, and the physiological stress of spawning by adult scallops amid the higher water temperatures.

For many years, Suffolk County has played an instrumental role in sustaining the region’s scallop industry through large-scale restoration programs. For more than a decade, the County has provided funds to CCE Suffolk to create and maintain a large-

scale, spawner sanctuary in Orient Harbor that has helped sustain and strengthen the scallop harvest.

“Bay scallops are a historically important fishery in the region dating back to our founders. With this in mind, Suffolk County has supported the work of Cornell Cooperative Extension to restore the scallop populations since 2004,” said Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone. “While recent harvests have been disappointing, I am confident that CCE Suffolk and their partners will develop the appropriate methods to bring back a sustainable harvest.”

“Cornell Cooperative Extension is proud to be partnering with Suffolk County and Stony Brook University to restore our area’s scallop harvest to its former vibrancy,” said Vanessa Pino Lockel, executive director of Cornell Cooperative Extension of Suffolk. “Our local fisheries play a vital role in the Suffolk County economy, and CCE’s first-class team of marine experts is dedicated to helping these fisheries attain their full potential.”

Thanks to CCE’s restoration efforts, the scallop catch had once seen a thirty-fold increase since the launch of the Countysupported program. The surge

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in scallop harvests generated millions of dollars of income for local baymen, as well as higher revenues for such associated businesses as fish markets and restaurants.

“Without the work of CCE and the financial backing of Suffolk County,” said William Caldwell, president of the Southampton Baymen’s Association, “this resurgence of Peconic Bay scallop populations and fisheries may never have occurred.”

“Scalloping is what baymen love to do. It’s a passion, not a job. Baymen count on the scallop fishery to put food on the table,” said Mike Inzone, a bayman and aquafarmer from Ronkonkoma. “Without Cornell Cooperative Extension’s work to understand why scallops are dying – and without their work to restore them and give us hope – there will be nothing to sustain this passion.”

Aiming to trigger a resurgence in the scallop population, CCE Suffolk is now working on two genetic-driven projects under the leadership of Bassem Allam, a professor of marine sciences at Stony Brook. The projects are evaluating selective breeding as a strategy to mitigate the extensive die-offs.

The first initiative began in April and May when CCE aquaculture specialist Harrison Tobi and shellfish ecologist Stephen Tettelbach spent many days scuba diving in search of adult scallops that had survived the mass die-off of 2021. So far, these selected scallops, known as “broodstock,” have been used by CCE to produce more than 20,000 new scallops for continued genetic work and more than 240,000 for ongoing restoration work supported by Suffolk County.

“I truly believe this approach represents our best hope for the longer-term sustainability of the Peconic Bay scallop population and fisheries,” said Mr. Tettelbach.

The second initiative, spearheaded by Mr. Tobi and the CCE Suffolk shellfish hatchery, plans to spawn adult bay scallops in the fall. Work to date suggests that fall offspring appear to survive the winter better than those born earlier in the year. This new research will examine whether fall-spawned scallops can endure summer conditions and survive to the following fall harvest season.

“There are many baymen from Brookhaven Town that participate in the Peconic Bay scallop fishery in the fall and winter,” said Tom Gariepy, a commercial fisherman from Blue Point. “We all appreciate the continued restoration work of CCE Suffolk and the development of these new genetic lines.”

Despite the mass die-offs of adult scallops, enough are still reproducing to sustain Peconic Bay populations. With mass mortalities occurring during the summer, however, very few adult scallops are able to survive to November, when the harvest season opens. Annual scallop catch in 2020 and 2021 averaged only three percent of those in 2017 and 2018.

Owing to this bleak forecast, the fall harvest season is likely to leave many local baymen without an important source of revenue.

“It’s devastating. In some years, bay scallops represent fifty percent of our income,” said Peter Wenczel, a bayman from Southold. “There are a lot of people who are going to be really hurting.”

The 2022 die-off was confirmed by dive surveys of natural Peconic Bay scallop populations and the monitoring of hatchery-reared scallops held in cages at several locations. The surveys were led by Mr. Tobi and Mr. Tettelbach.

The succession of mass scallop die-offs over the last four years contrasts sharply to those of the prior decade when the large-scale Peconic bay scallop restoration program headed by CCE Suffolk and funded by the

back from historically low levels to the watermark years of 2017 and 2018. Those two years saw the highest abundances since before brown tide algal blooms in the 1980s and 1990s had decimated scallop stocks.

Since 2019, CCE Suffolk scientists have worked closely with researchers at Stony Brook University to better understand the causes of scallop die-offs. They have intensively monitored wild and planted scallops from Flanders Bay at the western end of the Peconic system to Napeague Harbor to the far east. This research has been coupled with the ongoing monitoring of environmental parameters, as well as pathological analyses of a bay scallop parasite recently discovered by Dr. Allam and his team at Stony Brook University.

While the New York State bay scallop sector has been officially declared a disaster and has qualified for federal disaster relief funding, this financial support for baymen has thus far failed to materialize.

For more information about the Cornell Cooperative Extension Scallop Restoration Program, visit www.ccesuffolk. org/marine/aquaculture/ scallop-program or www. ccesuffolk.org/marine and on social media at @ ccemarineprogram.

Inquiries regarding the CCE Marine Program’s scallop restoration programming can be directed to Harrison Tobi at hjt27@cornell.edu or 802-3103761.

Suffolk County Water Quality Protection and Restoration Program brought populations

Monte’s Hair Salon in Moriches offered free haircuts to Veterans in honor of their service this past Sunday. On

hand was Assemblyman Jodi Giglio who provided vets with a complimentary Burrito lunch and a bag of personal gifts.

L to R: Barber Cecil, Vietnam Veteran Dom Forte from Shirley, and Assemblyman Giglio.

Flood Ousts Englebright in Assembly Race

By Barbara LaMonica

The Long Island delegation of GOP candidates gained a key race in the New York State Assembly.

Republican challenger, Ed Flood, won election to the 4th Assembly District, ending Democrat Assemblyman Steve Englebright"s marathon tenure in the Assembly. Englebright, first elected to the seat three decades ago in 1992, previously served on the Suffolk County Legislature.

In an interview following the election, Assemblyman-elect Flood talked about the election, and his priorities as he plans to take the helm of the office that will be in Republican leadership in January. Flood, who is a prosecutor for the Town of Brookhaven's Law Department, said he will serve as a full time Assemblyman. Flood said he plans to resign his position

in the Brookhaven in December, which he says will "give the people in the Town time for a smoother transition" (in the vacancy he will be creating). Flood is no stranger to Albany. He previously served as Dean Murray's chief of staff when Murray was elected to the Assembly. Murray will return to Albany in January as a newly elected State Senator

Flood was candid as he reflected upon election day 2022. "There was a lot of polling, this was the expected result, but I was nervously confident that I would win," Flood said. "It was an uphill battle in the beginning, but but we knew where we had to go." Flood said the 4th AD results came as no surprise to him and his campaign team, but acknowledged "the results must have been a shock to the rest of New York."

While Republicans statewide

will still be in the minority in January, Flood said the message is clear and succinct: "Our message to the Democrats is that we need to reign in spending, we must make New York a safer place, we need to bring relief to taxpayers, and they have to cut out all the anti rhetoric against law enforcement."

On Election Night: GOP Takes Seats

By Barbara LaMonica

"It was a great night for the voters of Suffolk County and for the Republican Party." That was Suffolk County GOP Chairman Jesse Garcia's assessment, in a sentence, summing up Election Night 2022.

When the polls closed, results ran the gamut of both victory and defeat. Despite heavily redrawn district boundaries, Incumbent Republican Senators Alexis Weik and Mario Matera retained their seats. Former New York State Assemblyman Dean Murray is returning to Albany, this time as a part of the Senate delegation.

But in the race for Governor, it was a razor thin margin that separated Republican challenger Lee Zeldin and Democrat Governor Kathy Hochul, with the incumbent taking the lead. "We're very proud of the race Lee Zeldin ran," Garcia said. "His message on crime, the economy, and making parents in charge of their children's education resonated with the people across the state, and it's because of Lee Zeldin, four seats were won in Congress on Lee Zeldin's coattails" Garcia added.

At the state level Garcia pointed to the GOP nearly sweeping all races. "We are on the verge of defeating the Democrats (majority)," he said, pointing to 30-year 4th Assembly District incumbent Steve Englebright's defeat to Republican Assemblyman-elect Ed Flood. "Ed's message on crime, inflation and education brought him to the forefront, and all Republican candidates in Suffolk County were elected by hefty margins," Garcia said. "Fred Thiele won the closest life of his career," the GOP

Chairman said of the veteran Democrat assemblyman.

Further west in Islip's 4th Senate District, razor-sharp margins are keeping voters watching closely to see whether Democrat Monica Martinez or Republican Wendy Rodriguez will capture the 7th Assembly District. "We're very hopeful when all votes are counted that the Republicans will take all five senate seats," Garcia noted.

Garcia attributed the GOP candidates' success in part, to Zeldin. "Lee Zeldin, Long Island's favorite son, did exactly what he needed to do where we had a 100,000 vote plurality out of Suffolk, with 60% of the vote for Lee Zeldin, and it's a reflection of the respect people have for his record," Garcia added.

Reached for comment last weekend, First District Senator Anthony Palumbo, whose District boundaries were heavily redrawn, said he is humbled the voters entrusted him to represent them for a second term. "It is an honor to represent the people of the

First Senate District for a second term," Palumbo said. Palumbo acknowledged the voters for their continued support, his chief of staff Chris Stazo, and Jesse Garcia for their assistance with his campaign. Palumbo cited accomplishments during his inaugural term as Senator which includes 37 bills passed, almost all of which are two house bills, 35 which are awaiting the Governor's signature. Palumbo.said it will be "absolutely necessary" to address cashless bail. "I hope the Governor had the fortitude or the political will to address this issue, because New Yorkers aren't safe because of their policies," Palumbo said.

On the education forefront, Palumbo said he will continue to fight for increasing state aid. He asserts more focus should be directed on post pandemic impacts on students' academic results, and learn from the lockdown how to rectify mistakes that were made from the pandemic.

From a fiscal standpoint, Palumbo said spending will have to be put in check: "I think

Flood said people are "fed up" with crimes throughout their communities.

Once in office, Flood doubled down on his campaign promise to reform current cashless bail laws that are currently in place. "We're going to work to repeal and replace

the reformed bail laws, with more common sense strategies."

Flood said another priority on his agenda will be to provide infrastructure improvements on bridges and roads in order to attract more businesses, and to make existing local businesses thrive. "I'm also going to work to create better paying job opportunities and incentives to retain home ownership," Flood explained. "Taxes are just too high."

Meanwhile, as he prepares to take the helm in January, Assemblyman-elect Flood said he'll bring common sense to the table. "They've gone so far off spending and with their anti law rhetoric, and we have to come back to the center and bring back what's best for the people," Flood stated. "I will be reaching across the aisle for us to work together."

the Democrats pushed to make government bigger, they've put mandates on small businesses and during the pandemic, they allowed the big box stores to open while small businesses has to remain closed. "Less government is more, we have to reduce taxes on businesses and on middle class taxpayers; we're overtaxing high wage earners, and government has to bring back balance or we are going to see a mass exodus of people leaving our state," Palumbo said.

But even before last week’s votes were cast, Republicans assert they were already formulating a plan of action for the November 2023 elections. "We've been putting in place building blocks for the 2023

elections to expand the Republican majority on the Suffolk County Legislature and put the interest of the people of Suffolk County first," Garcia said. And with County Executive Steve Bellone approaching his term limit, Garcia said the GOP will run a candidate who has vision, and respect for the three branches of government, respect for law enforcement, and respect for the people. "This will be someone who will change the direction of Suffolk County's financial standing and bring us into the top 10 rather than being the second to last County in the state," Garcia said. Asked about the 2024 races, Garcia said "2024 will echo the success we have in 2023."

A Note from Assemblyman Joe DeStefano

reducing government spending, taxes and fees, and getting our economy back on track in the wake of the COVID crisis.

My thanks go out to the voters of the 3rd Assembly District who put their faith and trust in me by electing me to a third term. I will continue to work hard on the issues important to the residents including stopping the crime wave, fighting inflation,

The voters know me not just from my record of community service and the many events and meetings l attend with them, but also the services provided by my office. People know they can call me and I’ll do everything possible to help with their issues. My number is 631-207-0073 or email at destefanoj@nyassembly. gov.

l proudly serve as your representative in the state legislature and l look forward to working on your behalf.

Photo Credit: Ed Flood

Assemblyman-elect Edward Flood

Suffolk County GOP Chairman Jesse Garcia

Brookhaven Town Clerk Donna Lent Celebrates Retirement

Friends and family recently got together with Brookhaven Town Clerk Donna Lent to celebrate her retirement.

Donna Lent has been Town Clerk for the last nine years. Prior to serving as Town Clerk, Lent served as Assistant Town Clerk to Pat Eddington and prior to that she was Chief of Staff to Pat Eddington in the NYS Assembly. Best of luck to Donna Lent from all of us here at the South Shore Press.

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Eastport-South Manor Students Receive Employee of the Month

Eastport-South Manor Jr.-Sr. High School students

Bethany Jones and William Stanton earned the title of Employee of the Month in their Career and technical education program at BOCES Technical Center for the month of October. Bethany received the title for excellence in professional

photography and digital imaging, and William was recognized for computer science and app development.

The title of Employee of the Month was established by BTC to recognize students whom their instructors would want to hire. The title is not given, necessarily, to the person with the best skills,

but to the individual who demonstrates professionalism and who has the desire to be trained in the field. Being selected Employee of the Month

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The district congratulates Bethany and William on this outstanding academic accomplishment.

Eastport-South Manor Jr.-Sr. High School CTE student and junior William Stanton was named Employee of the Month.

Eastport-South Manor Jr.-Sr. High School senior Bethany Jones was named Employee of the Month in her CTE program.

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TOWN

Supervisor Ed Romaine, Receiver of Taxes Lou Marcoccia, Legislator Jim Mazzarella and Senator Anthony Palumbo Honor Veterans at Parade

Supervisor presented a Town of Brookhaven proclamation to parade Grand Marshal, the Reverend Fred Miller who served in the Air Force during the Korean War. The proclamation recognized his service to the country and community, including his role as Chairman of the Suffolk County American Legion’s PTS Committee, leadership as president of the Rotary of Shirley and the Mastics, William Floyd School Board member and more.

Bellport High School Varsity Volleyball Coach Wins 400th Game

On November 6, Brookhaven Town Supervisor Ed Romaine (third from left) was joined by (left to right) Suffolk County Legislator Jim Mazzarella; Town Receiver

of Taxes, Lou Marcoccia and New York State Senator Anthony Palumbo at the annual Veterans Day Parade in Center Moriches. During the post-parade ceremony, the

Supervisor Ed Romaine said, “I congratulate Fred for being named Grand Marshal and thank him and all our veterans for their selfless and courageous service to our country. It is an honor to march with such a patriotic group of people who have sacrificed so much in the name of liberty.”

Town Reaches Milestone of 45 Million Lbs. of Recyclables Collected at the Town’s Recycling Center in 2022

Recently, Supervisor Ed Romaine announced that the Town of Brookhaven’s Materials Recovery Facility (MRF) has received more than 45 million pounds of recycling material in 2022. It is projected that the Town’s 2022 recycling collection should reach as high as 56 million pounds by the end of the year.

The Brookhaven Town MRF, which is operated by Winters Bros. Recycling of Long Island, is the largest curbside recycling processing center on Long Island. The facility was upgraded in 2020 and 2021 when Winters Bros. invested $7.5 million to enhance the facility including the design,

construction and installation of a new processing line complete with optical sorting equipment and new mechanical sorting for plastic and metal containers. Additional optical sorting equipment was added in 2021 to increase the recovery of polypropylene plastics, typically used for yogurt, cottage cheese and other dairy products.

Supervisor Romaine said, “The success of our recycling effort is a direct result of the Town’s extensive program to educate residents about the importance of recycling and its positive effect on the environment. I am proud of our efforts to increase recycling and I encourage

our residents to make recycling a priority in every household.”

The Town of Brookhaven’s comprehensive education and

Brookhaven

outreach program includes the website (www.brookhavenNY. gov), direct mail, social media, school presentations and more, all designed to inform residents

about what to recycle and how to recycle efficiently. To learn more about recycling in the Town of Brookhaven, go to www. BrookhavenNY.gov.

Holtsville Ecology

Kick off the holiday season at the Town of Brookhaven’s Annual Tree Lighting at the Holtsville Ecology Site. The event will feature costumed characters; complimentary candy canes and hot chocolate; musical entertainment; and a special appearance by Santa Claus, who will arrive by helicopter, and then assist with the countdown to light the tree. Event sponsors include Texas Roadhouse, Moe’s, Dairy Queen, Eastern Helicopters, WALK 97.5, WBLI, Party 105.3, and My Country 96.1.

Event Date: Friday, Dec. 2, 2022

Event Time: Show begins at 6 p.m. (Character visits will start at 5:30 p.m.)

Bellport High School varsity volleyball coach Larry Auth recently celebrated his 400th career victory and finished his last season as a coach with a total of 407 wins. Auth, a special education teacher who is set to retire this school year, has coached varsity volleyball for the past 27 years. Each of those years, his team has earned a spot in the playoffs. During his time in Bellport, he also coached girls soccer and wrestling.

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Annual Holiday Spectacular Returns to Holtsville Ecology Site

Highway Superintendent Daniel P. Losquadro is announcing the return of the annual Brookhaven Town Holiday Spectacular, an indoor, walk-through holiday light show benefiting the Holtsville Ecology Site.

Over the years, thousands of families have walked through the winter wonderland of lighted, festive displays, before stopping to take their photos with Santa in his workshop. Admission to this event is $10 per adult; $8 for seniors, veterans and children under 12; children 3 and under are free. Tickets must be purchased in advance at www.BrookhavenNY.gov/ Holiday. Photos available with Santa for an additional fee; credit cards only, no cash accepted. All proceeds benefit the Holtsville Ecology Site and go directly to the feed and care of the more than 100 animals residing there.

“This is a fun-filled, affordable entertainment

option for families who want to come and enjoy the spirit of the holidays,” Superintendent Losquadro said. “I want to thank my staff at the Ecology Site for working so diligently to transform the greenhouses and make this event so memorable. Over the years, walking through the Holiday Spectacular has become a

wonderful holiday tradition for many families.”

The show will run Dec. 3, 4, 9, 10, 11, 16, 17 & 18; hours on Fridays and Saturdays are 5 p.m. to 9 p.m., Sundays, 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. The Holtsville Ecology Site is located at 249 Buckley Road in Holtsville. For more information, call 631-451-5330.

Bellport Middle School Students Help with Hurricane Relief

Several thousand visitors came out to enjoy the festive, lighted displays and have their photos taken with Santa at last year’s Holiday Spectacular.

Bellport Middle School students recently collected over 20 boxes of nonperishable goods as part of a hurricane relief fundraiser for those in the Caribbean and Florida who were affected by Hurricane Ian. The students also assisted in packing the donated items that will be shipped and distributed by the nonprofit Jibaritos With Troops organization.

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SUFFOLK CLOSEUP

BY KARL GROSSMAN

A big change resulting from the 2022 election in Suffolk County was the narrow defeat of 30-year (!) New York State Assemblyman Steven Englebright—a surprise upset.

Steve for decades has been a giant in environmental affairs in Suffolk and the state. He was elected to the Suffolk Legislature in 1983 and in 1992 initially elected to the State Assembly. He has been the leading environmental figure in the New York State Legislature. He’s chair of the Assembly’s Environmental Conservation Committee. He’s been prime sponsor of hundreds of successful measures on the county and state levels on the environment.

“Nobody has made a bigger contribution to the environment,” commented Assemblyman Fred W. Thiele, Jr. last week. “Steve has been at the forefront of all the major environmental measures. He has made such a big difference,” said Thiele, of Sag Harbor, who has served with Englebright in the county and state legislatures.

Englebright, of Setauket, is especially proud that he helped “shape” the New York State Clean Air, Clean Water, and Green Jobs Bond Act approved overwhelmingly statewide in a

referendum this past Election Day. He is equally proud of his labor last year on a “prelude to it,” a “Green Amendment” added to the state constitution. It, too, was approved overwhelmingly in a statewide referendum on Election Day 2021.

Of the $4.2 billion bond act, he said: “We are an island, after all, and we need to challenge the overheating of the earth’s atmosphere and earth’s oceans.

Long Island is at the frontline. It is important to do what we can to set an example to sister states and other nations in the fight against climate change.” The Green Amendment now enshrined into New York law declares that every person has “the right to clean air and water, and a healthful environment.”

A Democrat, he attributes his reported 23,707 to 22,734 loss to Republican lawyer Edward Flood to a spillover in Brookhaven Town of votes for town favorite son Lee Zeldin for governor, and “at the end of the campaign, dark money mailings full of misinformation and accusations over the bail issue.”

Steve’s love for the environment started early. He grew up in Bayside, Queens and “I saw the last farms in Bayside developed,” he was recalling last week. He spent time in “Bayside

The Election Loss of Steve Englebright

his background in museums— including as a junior curator at the Brooklyn Children’s Museum and volunteer in the vertebrae and paleontology collection at the American Museum of Natural History—he was asked to launch a museum. He founded the Museum of Long Island Natural Sciences at the university.

Woods—all gone now, built on. All the open space has been lost.” What happened to his boyhood home “left an indelible imprint.” He spent summers at the vegetable farm of his grandparents in Indiana. “I always walked in their shadow.” He spoke of his grandfather “leading me out into the field and showing me how to plant,” working in “my grandma’s garden” and exploring the “stream that ran along the farm. It was a very impactful part of my early life.”

He went to the University of Tennessee for its “great geology program” and received a Bachelor’s Degree and later a Master’s in paleontology/sedimentology from Stony Brook University. Stony Brook hired him to “curate its geological collection.” Because of

The first exhibit concerned the Long Island Pine Barrens. Steve understood the extraordinary purity of the water beneath the Pine Barrens, how their sandy porous soil allows rainwater to migrate cleanly to the aquifers below on which Long Islanders depend for all their potable water. Underneath the Pine Barrens, Englebright knew, was the finest of our water supply. And, he comprehended the ecological import of Pine Barrens habitat which includes many rare plants, birds and animals.

In the 1970s and early 80s, hardly anyone else on Long Island understood any of this. The Pine Barrens were considered “scrub,” “wasteland”—not important like the land along the shoreline or farmland—and were designated in government development plans for industrial use.

The first exhibit focused on the

Pine Barrens where the Hauppauge Industrial Park had gone—on top of Pine Barrens. “I had watched it, basically a complete ecosystem, wiped away and transformed into buildings and parking lots,” Steve recounted. He decided it “was basically unethical to simply document the passing of the ecosystem.” So, he decided to get into politics—running for the Suffolk Legislature—and through government get environmental action.

Steve taught me and many others about the huge significance of the Pine Barrens. He would take people, one at a time, up Danger Hill in Manorville. From the top of it, one could see the Long Island Sound to the north, bays and the Atlantic Ocean to the south, and to the west and east great stretches of green Pine Barrens. We were looking, said Steve, at “Long Island’s reservoir.” He was critical to the passage of the Long Island Pine Barrens Protection Act of 1993 which has saved more than 100,000 acres of Pine Barrens.

“I think I have the strongest environmental record in the history of the state legislature,” Steve said last week. What a loss his election defeat is to the state and this county!

Steve Englebright is the outgoing Assemblyman for New York State Assembly District 4.

Photo Credit: Steve Englebright

BY TOM BARTON

By any evaluation, the Jets and the Giants should be receiving straight A's on their first half report cards. Both teams came into the season predicted by most, and just about every sports book in America, to not only not make the playoffs, but to finish dead last. But, as we have now passed the halfway mark in the season, both Brian Daboll and Robert Salah have exceeded every prediction. The catch here is, it means nothing.

Not to sound harsh but once you have become a straight A student the expectations now are changed. No longer are people, and fans, going to be ok with a C or even B performance from this point on. No, the goalposts have shifted. Both New York teams are now almost expected to make the postseason, and the

New York fans won't take too kindly to a late season soon.

Coming into the weekend the Giants were more than a 2 to 1 favorite to make the playoffs at -220 to get into the postseason. While the Jets still had an uphill battle to get there and sat at just about even money.

The Giants and Jets have a lot of work to do, and while many observers will take a step back and look at the big picture when all is said and done concluding that both had a good year regardless, fans won't be so forgiving. These franchises have been mired in their losing ways for years and now that we all see the finish line nothing less than a playoff berth will be acceptable. This is New York, and our standards are higher than most.

Midterm Grades Mean Little

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NYU Langone Health is Expanding in Your Neighborhood

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Tax Implications of Gifting

BY NANCY BURNER, ESQ.

There are likely no taxes due if you gift instead of sell your home to your son. You could in fact avoid capital gains tax. Transferring the home to your son is considered a gift. Currently you can gift up to the federal estate and gift tax exemption amount of $12.06 million. The value of the home on the date of transfer would reduce your lifetime gift and estate exemption. So there will be no gift tax unless the value of the home and your other lifetime gifts exceeds that amount. This

much you initially paid for the home, that is your "basis" in the property. If you were to sell it during your lifetime, you would pay taxes on any gain in value - minus your $250,000 exemption because it is your primary residence. By gifting the property, your son inherits your same basis in the property. If your son sells the property, he will have to pay a taxable gain on the increase in value. If your home appreciated significantly from date of purchase, your son could incur close to 40% in capital gains tax.

the deed differ from County to County, ranging from a couple hundred dollars to a thousand dollars.

Since capital gains could be reason alone to wait before transferring the home to your son, it is crucial to consult with an experienced attorney or accountant. Additionally, it is important to have an experienced attorney properly prepare the Deed. A simple mistake in the deed could create issues in the chain of title. A transfer could be the right

Beginner Sketching and Drawing

Tuesday, November 22, 6:00 – 7:30 p.m. (Held at the Mastic Rec. Center)

Registration begins Wednesday, November 2. Join art instructor Jennifer Lucas to learn the basics of sketching and drawing. Materials needed for class: HB, 2B and 4B pencils, a kneaded eraser, a small clear ruler and a sketchbook or sketchpad.

Birdhouse Building Workshop

Saturday, December 3, 10:00 - 11:00 a.m. (Held at Mastic Rec. Center)

Registration begins Monday, November 7. The best time to put up a new birdhouse is in the fall or winter so that birds will have plenty of time to locate them before the breeding season. At this woodworking workshop each participant will build their own birdhouse using eco-friendly and sustainable American hardwoods. Must have an MMSCL Library card to register. Materials fee: $10.00 (non-refundable)

Poinsettia Wall Hanging

Monday, December 5, 7:00 – 9:00 p.m. (Held at Mastic Rec. Center)

Registration begins Tuesday, November 5. Craft instructor Laurie will demonstrate how to make this festive poinsettia wall hanging just in time for the holiday season. Materials fee: $10.00 (non-refundable)

Home and Garden Workshops

at the Library

Home Improvement Series: Your Home’s Exterior

Saturday, November 19, 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. (Held at Mastic Rec. Center)

Join us for the second class in a monthly series to learn how to make your own repairs and home improvements. This workshop will teach you the fundamentals of what supports your house and how cracks in various locations can be a sign for concern. Please bring your questions and photos.

Birdhouse Building Workshop

Saturday, December 3, 10:00 - 11:00 a.m. (Held at Mastic Rec. Center)

Registration begins Monday, November 7.The best time to put up a new birdhouse is in the fall or winter so that birds will have plenty of time to locate them before the breeding season. At this woodworking workshop each participant will build their own birdhouse using eco-friendly and sustainable American hardwoods. Must have an MMSCL Library card to register. Materials fee: $10.00 (non-refundable)

LIBRARY LIVING

BY TARA D’AMATO

Assistant Library Director

Trees & Fall Leaves Craft

Drop-In:

Wednesday, November 16, 7:00 –8:00p.m.

No registration required. Families will create colorful trees with tissue paper leaves! Families with at least one child grade 7 or younger.

Thanksgiving Playdough

Drop-In: Thursday, November 17, 3:00 –6:00p.m.

No registration required. Drop in anytime to play! Join us for some Thanksgiving Playdough! Make playdough cookies and pies or use your imagination to create just about anything. Families with at least one child grade 7 or younger.

Animal Origami Drop-In:

Monday, November 21, 5:00 –6:00p.m.

No registration required. Mr. Chris will show you how to craft your very own paper menagerie! Take your pick of instructional sheets and origami paper to continue the folding fun at

home. Families with at least one child in grades K-7.

Creation Station

Wednesday, November 23 and 30,6:00–8:00p.m.

No registration required. Join Ms. Hillary to use your imagination and get creative. Dress for mess. Families with at least one child in grades K-7.

Red Planet Day

Monday, November 28, 5:00 –5:45p.m.

Registration begins Tuesday, November 21. Join Ms. Hillary for some Red Planet Day STEAM fun. Be prepared to get messy while exploring crater formation with mud and learning some fun Mars facts. Families with at least one child grade 7 or younger. Register one child to represent the family.

Birds of Prey: Thursday, December 1 4:30 –5:30p.m.

Registration begins Friday, November 25. This program will introduce families to live birds

VETERANS WAY

BY REV. FREDERICK MILLER. PH.D.

Veterans who have served our nation are more likely than civilians to lose money from scams. Their earning power and access to benefits make them a juicy target for scammers. Veterans and their families can protect themselves from criminals by being aware of the most common scams aimed at them. So how do scammers target veterans, and how to protect yourself and family against scammers?

Before looking at the different types of scams it is important for you to know that the government, IRS, Social Security, banks, VA and other departments do not send e-mails or phone calls requiring you to pay any bill. They will mail that information. This includes state and county governments. Do not respond to any of those types of demands, however please inform the agency that a scammer is using them.

It is also important to look

Programs for Families with the Library

Scams Targeting Veterans & U.S. Military Part I

and obtain critical information including (DD214 or medical records). There is generally no charge for veterans or military members and their families accessing basic information and records. If you’re looking for military records, contact The VA or National Archives.

• Scammers are contacting veterans directly about “secret” government loans and funding programs. All you need to do is supply your personal information. However these “secret” government programs don’t actually exist and are a scam. By the time you realize you’ve been scammed, a fraudster has everything they need to steal your identity or commit true fraud against you.

at who sent the e-mail. For example if you get an email from Amazon who was the sender?

Example: Amazon@ Scammer. com, is not from Amazon. Check emails to insure that

(631) 261-4400

they're from the proper sender. I recently received an e-mail from a fellow veteran with a different e-mail address than his requesting money. Although his name was on it, it was not from

him. Common Scams Targeting

Veterans:

• Scammers have set up fake web sites to charge veterans to access their military records

We will continue this study of scammer in next week's edition and we still need to cover several other common scams used against veterans and military personal.

of prey, as they meet the Quogue Wildlife Refuge’s resident raptors! Learn the personal history of each native New

York animal and why it lives at the Quogue Wildlife Refuge, as well as the adaptations that allow these animals to be such

incredible hunters. Families with at least one child ages 4 years through grade 7.

BY VINCENT PICA, COMMODORE

ON THE SEA Safety of Life At Sea: Your Radio, Installation Considerations

Recently, I wrote the following in the column about sounding smart on the radio:

“Unless you know the cell phone number of every boater in your vicinity, your only source of help is your radio. You don’t have one, you say? Stop reading and check yourself in someplace because that is simply nutty. Your radio is likely to be your only source of help and you go to sea without one? Over a couple of hundred dollars? And Westmarine for one will give you a three-year warranty on the radio… Come on, Bunky, where else can we skimp with such potentially disastrous results?”

And I meant it. But you did install it properly, didn’t you…? This column is about some of that.

Handheld vs Fixed-Mount

A little like the debate between laptop computers and desktop computers, this debate is all about power. Handheld “VHF” (very high frequency) radios typically put out 5 watts of power while fixed-mount VHFs operate at 25 watts. When it comes to transmission power, more watts means more power – to drill through weather and all semi-

permeable objects on its way to the horizon…

A Straight Line to the Horizon..?

Everyone has stood on their “tippy-toes” to see better… So height matters in getting to the horizon. For the math wizards, the formula to calculate the distance to the “true” horizon (the one you can see on a really clear day) is:

where ‘h’ is the height of the observer (in meters, above sea level) and ‘r’ is the radius of the object – in this case the Earth – and the answer comes out in kilometers. Unless you’re planning on doing some boating on, say, Saturn where the radius is REALLY big, the formula can be simplified by the constant radius of the Earth to:

where ‘h’ is again the height of the observer (in meters, above sea level). Remember my short-hand formula for converting meters to feet? Multiply the meters by 3 and add 10%. The reverse works too

for converting feet to meters –take off 10% and divide the result by 3 – close enough. Say you’re 6 feet tall and your floor boards are 1 foot over the water line. So, your eye is roughly 7 feet over sea level. 7 feet less 10% is about 6 ½ feet and, dividing by 3 yields roughly 2 meters. The square root of 13 * 2 (or 26) is roughly 5. So, it is 5 kilometers to the horizon for the handheld VHF you are holding near your mouth as you speak –and it is pumping the signal out at 5 watts… What are 5 kilometers

in miles? Multiply by 60% (.60) to convert to miles… 3 miles…

Now how about putting in an 8 foot antenna and wire it to your fixed-mount radio. You put the antenna on your top-side (the roof) of your helm cover. Let’s say that top-side is 7 feet over the water and the antenna is, as noted, 8 feet high. Now, let’s do the math. 13 * 15 feet = 195. The square root of 195 is roughly 14. What are 14 kilometers in miles? Multiply by .6 and you get over 8 miles… and you’re pumping out

the signal at 25 watts… If help is 5 miles away, your handheld isn’t going to get your may-day to him… and heavy weather will clearly impact that 5-watter more than than 25-watter… Oh, but you do know his cell phone number – don’t you…?

You don’t need to memorize the formulas or even look up in the answers in tables. You want to throw your signal as hard as you can (watts) as far as you can (height.) It is just that simple…

In the weeks ahead we’ll dig into things like “gain” and Digital Selective Channels as well as the USCG’s state of the art communication system now implemented “Out East” – Rescue 21. But suffice to say in here, when you are putting out a mayday, you want what every battle commander has wanted from the beginning of time – power and distance.

BTW, if you are interested in being part of USCG Forces, email me at joinuscgaux@aol.com or go directly to the US Coast Guard Auxiliary “Flotilla Finder” at http://www.cgaux.org/units.php and we will help you “get in this thing...”

Skilled Auto Body Technicians Needed! All Positions!

BY DAN GRANITE

As we become more knowledgeable in the LGBTQIA+ community, it is essential that we become more inclusive. Representation of all people in the community is crucial and the symbol being used to represent the community is evolving. It’s like getting a newer version of a car that you love and have had for a long time, it’s still the same car, just updated.

Since 1977, the traditional pride flag created by Gilbert Baker with its six well known colors (red, orange, yellow, green, blue, and violet) have been an emblem of the LGBT community. In 2018, Daniel Quasar created the Pride Progress Flag which features brown and black stripes to portray marginalized LGBTQIA+ communities of color, community members lost to HIV/AIDS, and those currently living with AIDS. It also includes baby blue, baby pink, and white to incorporate

the transgender flag. Although there are multiple flags for different identities and sexual orientations, the progress flag is meant to be a representation of everyone as a whole in the community. The flag is also a reminder

It’s Not Just a Flag

they are an integral part of the LGBTQIA+ community.

Many people have said that the progress flag is doing the opposite of what it intended. The original pride flag was meant to represent everyone in the community together, but some people feel that by putting the trans, black, and brown stripes on top, that they are actually excluding them.

to transgender individuals and people of color that their place in the community is important. They are constantly under attack from inside and outside of the community and they are among the most vulnerable

individuals in the country. Black transgender and gender non-conforming people face some of the highest levels of discrimination of all transgender people. As they face many struggles in society, the Progress flag validates that

People that are uneducated about what the flags stripes mean think that it is political or representing something other than the LGBTQIA+ community, mostly because it has brought race into the stripes. Regardless of the critiques some have towards the flag, it stands for unity, love, and a symbol of how far we have come, so it deserves to be waved high and with pride.

Disclaimer: Opinions of the writer are not necessarily the opinions of the newspaper.

OF MEN & ANGELS

BY DOMINICK FORTE

Jacob was 130 years old when he moved to Egypt from Israel and lived there 17 more years before he died. When Jacob became ill, he gave his blessing to Joseph’s sons, Manasseh and Ephraim, promising to consider them equal to his own children. As the old man reached to lay his hands on the heads of his grandchildren to bless them, Joseph placed Manasseh, the older on Jacob’s right so that his right hand would be on Manassah’s head signifying the greater share of blessing.

But Jacob crossed his hands, placing his right hand on Ephraim’s head and his left hand on Manassah’s. Joseph tried to correct him, but Jacob explained that although both sons would become great, the younger of the two would become more prominent.

In the culture of ancient Israel, the first born in families were supposedly the more important. Yet in just a few generations we have seen Isaac chosen over Ishmael, Jacob over Esau, Joseph, (the second youngest) chosen over his brothers, and

now Ephraim over Manasseh. Going through the Bible people may follow certain rules but God is not constrained by our traditions or expectations.

Having blessed Ephraim and Manasseh, Jacob called for his 12 brothers to bless or withhold blessing, depending on their deeds. Reuben, the oldest son was punished for sleeping with his father’s concubine. This was a presumptuous act of defiance symbolizing the usurping of his father’s authority. For this misdeed Jacob deprived him of his place of honor as the eldest.

Simeon and Levi, the second and third sons, he blasted for massacring the people of Shechem in retaliation for the rape of their sister, Dinah. They too, would go without blessing.

The blessing of the oldest son thus fell upon Judah, fourth in number but destined for leadership. He had already stepped into the role in his dealings with Jacob and Joseph. References to “the lion of Judah” begin here and continue throughout the Bible. King David and his descendants

Last of the Patriarchs

homeland to be buried, as he had promised his father. Then everyone returned to settle in Egypt. The Egyptians formed a large procession of chariots and horsemen to accompany him. So, everyone returned to settle in Egypt.

With Jacob dead, Joseph’s brothers once again worried that he might decide to retaliate. They sent him a message begging for forgiveness then visited him in person offering to become his servants. Joseph assured them however of his gracious compassion and pledged always to treat them with respect and familial love.

Jacob died not long after blessing his sons, and Joseph returned his body to his

Joseph lived to be 110. At his death he made an unusual request. Knowing that God would return the descendants of Jacob to the land promised to Abraham and desiring to be buried with the rest of his family in Canaan he left instructions for his bones to accompany the people when they returned. The Book of Genesis ends with Joseph dying, being embalmed, and being interred in Egypt.

including Jesus will come from the tribe of Judah.

601436/2015.

SUFFOLK

BIDDERS

CONTINUOUS RUN NOTICE TO

BIDS WILL BE RECEIVED AND PUBLICLY OPENED AT THE SUFFOLK COUNTY OFFICE OF CENTRAL PROCUREMENT, 335 YAPHANK AVE., YAPHANK, NY 11980 631/852-5196 FOR THE FOLLOWING MATERIAL ON EACH MONDAY IN *2022 AT 11:00 A.M.

PLEASE REFER TO BUYER’S INITIALS WHEN MAKING INQUIRIES:

JR MEATS POULTRY PRODUCE GROCERIES FISH DAIRY PRODUCTS

*EXCEPT LEGAL HOLIDAYS, IN WHICH CASE IT WILL BE TUESDAY.

DEFINITE SPECIFICATIONS FOR THE ABOVE ITEMS MAY BE OBTAINED AT THE OFFICE OF CENTRAL PROCUREMENT.

L14148-20–CONTINUOUS RUN – 7/6/2022 –12/28/2022

NOTICE OF SALE

SUPREME COURT SUFFOLK COUNTY CITIBANK, N.A., Plaintiff against ALTAGRACIA BENCOSME A/K/A BENCOSME ALTAGRACIA A/K/A ALTAGRACIA C. BENCOSME, et al Defendant(s) Attorney for Plaintiff(s) Fein Such & Crane, LLP, 1400 Old Country Road, Suite 103N, Westbury, NY 11590.

Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered January 28, 2019, I will sell at public auction to the highest bidder at Brookhaven Town Hall, 1 Independence Hill, Farmingville, NY 11738 on December 6, 2022 at 3:00 PM. Premises known as 81 Washington Avenue, Mastic, NY 11950. District 0200 Sec 787.00 Block 03.00 Lot 070.006. All that certain plot, piece or parcel of land, situate, lying and being at Mastic, Town of Brookhaven, County of Suffolk and State of New York. Approximate Amount of Judgment is $334,057.76 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index No

The foreclosure sale will be conducted in accordance with 10th Judicial District's Covid-19 Policies and foreclosure auction rules. The Referee shall enforce any rules in place regarding facial coverings and social distancing.

Elizabeth Harrington, Esq., Referee XCHJN255

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NOTICE OF SALE

SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF SUFFOLK JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association, Plaintiff

AGAINST Jack J. Rodado a/k/a Jack Rodado; Jessica Vega; et al., Defendant(s)

Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly entered October 1, 2019 I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction at the Brookhaven Town Hall, 1 Independence Hill, Farmingville, NY 11738 on November 29, 2022 at 10:00AM, premises known as 23 Kent Place, Mastic, NY 11950. All that certain plot piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements erected, situate, lying and being in the Town of Brookhaven, County of Suffolk, State of New York, District 0200 Section 786.00 Block 06.00 Lot 016.001. Approximate amount of judgment $281,261.93 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index# 622660/2018. The auction will be conducted pursuant to the COVID-19 Policies Concerning Public Auctions of Foreclosed Property established by the Tenth Judicial District.

Daniel Barker, Esq., Referee LOGS Legal Group LLP f/k/a Shapiro, DiCaro & Barak, LLC

Attorney(s) for the Plaintiff 175 Mile Crossing Boulevard Rochester, New York 14624 (877) 430-4792

Dated: September 6, 2022

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SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK - COUNTY OF SUFFOLK

DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY, AS INDENTURE TRUSTEE

FOR AMERICAN HOME MORTGAGE INVESTMENT TRUST 2005-2, V. JORGE PENA, ET AL.

NOTICE OF SALE

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN pursuant to a Final Judgment of Foreclosure dated October 23, 2019, and entered in the Office of the Clerk of the County of Suffolk, wherein DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY, AS INDENTURE TRUSTEE FOR AMERICAN HOME MORTGAGE INVESTMENT TRUST 2005-2 is the Plaintiff and JORGE PENA, ET AL. are the Defendant(s). I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction at the BROOKHAVEN TOWN HALL, 1 INDEPENDENCE HILL, FARMINGVILLE, NY 11738, on November 29, 2022 at 9:30AM, premises known as 11 ORMOND PLACE, SHIRLEY, NY 11967: District 0200, Section 851.00, Block 05.00, Lot 004.000:

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

Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index # 611797/2017. Steven Losquadro, Esq. - Referee. Robertson, Anschutz, Schneid, Crane & Partners, PLLC 900 Merchants Concourse, Suite 310, Westbury, New York 11590, Attorneys for Plaintiff. All foreclosure sales will be conducted in accordance with Covid-19 guidelines including, but not limited to, social distancing and mask wearing. *LOCATION OF SALE SUBJECT TO CHANGE DAY OF IN ACCORDANCE WITH COURT/CLERK DIRECTIVES.

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SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK - COUNTY OF

DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY, AS TRUSTEE FOR GSAMP TRUST 2005-WMC1, V.

RUSSELL DISTEFANO, ET AL.

NOTICE OF SALE

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN pursuant to a Final Judgment of Foreclosure dated October 30, 2019, and entered in the Office of the Clerk of the County of Suffolk, wherein DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY, AS TRUSTEE FOR GSAMP TRUST 2005-WMC1 is the Plaintiff and RUSSELL DISTEFANO, ET AL. are the Defendant(s). I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction at the BROOKHAVEN TOWN HALL, 1 INDEPENDENCE HILL, FARMINGVILLE, NY 11738, on November 29, 2022 at 12:00PM, premises known as 55 CHICHESTER AVE, CENTER MORICHES, NY 11934: District 0200, Section 828.00, Block 05.00, Lot 009.002:

ALL THAT CERTAIN PLOT, PIECE OR PARCEL OF LAND, SITUATE, LYING AND BEING AT CENTER MORICHES, IN THE TOWN OF BROOKHAVEN, COUNTY OF SUFFOLK AND STATE OF NEW YORK

Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index # 063185/2014. David S. Shotten, Esq. - Referee. Robertson, Anschutz, Schneid, Crane & Partners, PLLC 900 Merchants Concourse, Suite 310, Westbury, New York 11590, Attorneys for Plaintiff. All foreclosure sales will be conducted in accordance with Covid-19 guidelines including, but not limited to, social distancing and mask wearing. *LOCATION OF SALE SUBJECT TO CHANGE DAY OF IN ACCORDANCE WITH COURT/CLERK DIRECTIVES.

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NOTICE OF SALE

SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF SUFFOLK, REVERSE MORTGAGE FUNDING LLC, Plaintiff, vs. ANY AND ALL KNOWN OR UNKNOWN HEIRS, DEVISEES, GRANTEES, ASSIGNEES, LIENORS, CREDITORS, TRUSTEES AND ALL OTHER PARTIES CLAIMING AN INTEREST, BY, THROUGH, UNDER OR AGAINST THE ESTATE OF JOHN J. RAPP, SR., DECEASED, ET AL., Defendant(s).

Pursuant to a Default Judgment and Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly entered on August 29, 2022, I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction at the Brookhaven Town Hall, 1 Independence Hill, Farmingville, NY on November 28, 2022 at 10:00 a.m., premises known as 207 Mastic Boulevard, 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 854.00, Block 01.00 and Lot 009.000. Approximate amount of judgment is $372,145.01 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index # 615313/2019. COVID-19 safety protocols will be followed at the foreclosure sale.

Frank Maffei, Jr., Esq., Referee

Greenspoon Marder, 590 Madison Avenue, Suite 1800, New York, NY 10022, Attorneys for Plaintiff

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NOTICE OF SALE

SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF SUFFOLK, WILMINGTON SAVINGS FUND SOCIETY, FSB, NOT INDIVIDUALLY BUT SOLELY AS TRUSTEE FOR FINANCE OF AMERICA

PUBLIC NOTICE

STRUCTURED SECURITIES ACQUISITION TRUST 2019-HB1, Plaintiff, vs. ANY AND ALL KNOWN OR UNKNOWN HEIRS, DEVISEES, GRANTEES, ASSIGNEES, LIENORS, CREDITORS, TRUSTEES, AND ALL OTHER PARTIES CLAIMING AN INTEREST BY, THROUGH, UNDER OR AGAINST THE ESTATE OF EDWARD C. WRIGHT AKA EDWARD CHARLES WRIGHT, DECEASED, ET AL., Defendant(s).

Pursuant to an Order Confirming Referee Report and Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly entered on August 17, 2022, I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction at the Brookhaven Town Hall, 1 Independence Hill, Farmingville, NY on November 28, 2022 at 9:30 a.m., premises known as 150 Dawn Drive, Centereach, NY 11720. All that certain plot, piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements thereon

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to Sections 264 and 265 of Town Law, a public hearing will be held by the Town Board of the Town of Brookhaven at the Town Board Auditorium located at One Independence Hill, Second Floor, Farmingville, New York 11738, which will be streamed live over the internet at brookhavenny. gov/meeting, on December 1, 2022 at 5:30 P.M. to consider an application known as 359 Portion Road, Inc. for a change of zone from J Business 2 to J Business 6, special permit for major restaurant with accessory drive-through and waivers of special permit criteria on property located on the north side of Portion Road, west of Hans Boulevard, in Lake Ronkonkoma, New York, further identified by Suffolk County Tax Map Number 0200-64800-0500-010000. A more detailed diagram of the subject property is on file at the Office of the Town Clerk and may be examined during regular office hours and by any interested person. At said public hearing, any persons interested shall be given the opportunity to be heard.

erected, situate, lying and being in the Town of Brookhaven, County of Suffolk and State of New York, District 0200, Section 468.00, Block 06.00 and Lot 037.000. Approximate amount of judgment is $374,152.73 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index # 618985/2018. COVID-19 safety protocols will be followed at the foreclosure sale.

Frank Maffei, Jr., Esq., Referee

Greenspoon Marder, 590 Madison Avenue, Suite 1800, New York, NY 10022, Attorneys for Plaintiff

L14438 – 10/26/2022, 11/2/2022, 11/9/2022, & 11/16/2022

NOTICE OF SALE

SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF SUFFOLK, WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A., Plaintiff, vs. AUDREY PAINI, ET AL., Defendant(s).

Pursuant to a Judgment of

Foreclosure and Sale duly entered on November 24, 2017 and an Order duly entered on March 11, 2022, I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction at the Brookhaven Town Hall, 1 Independence Hill, Farmingville, NY on November 30, 2022 at 1:30 p.m., premises known as 31 Milldown Road a/k/a 31 Milldown Drive, Yaphank, NY 11980. 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 635.00, Block 03.00 and Lot 005.000. Approximate amount of judgment is $381,108.13 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index # 020888/2012. COVID-19 safety protocols will be followed at the foreclosure sale.

Howard Bergson, Esq., Referee

Friedman Vartolo LLP, 85 Broad Street, Suite

PUBLIC NOTICE

501, New York, New York 10004, Attorneys for Plaintiff. Firm File No.: 200649-1

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NOTICE OF SALE

SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF SUFFOLK, TEACHERS FEDERAL CREDIT UNION, Plaintiff, vs. HEATHER A. PURPURA, ET AL., Defendant(s). Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly filed on February 11, 2020, I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction at Brookhaven Town Hall, 1 Independence Hill, Farmingville, NY 11738 on November 22, 2022 at 11:00 a.m., premises known as 42 Laurel Lane, Shirley, NY 11967. All that certain plot, piece or parcel of land, situate, lying and being in the Town of Brookhaven, County of SUFFOLK, State of New York, known and designated as District 0200; Section: 879.00; Block: 06.00; and

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to Sections 264 and 265 of Town Law, a public hearing will be held by the Town Board of the Town of Brookhaven at the Town Board Auditorium located at One Independence Hill, Second Floor, Farmingville, New York 11738, which will be streamed live over the internet at brookhavenny. gov/meeting, on December 1, 2022 at 5:30 P.M. to consider an application known as Miller Place 334, LLC for amendment of restrictive covenants on property located on the south side of North Country Road (New York State Route 25A), west of Miller Place Road, in Miller Place, New York, further identified by Suffolk County Tax Map Number 0200-11900-0300-020007. A more detailed diagram of the subject property is on file at the Office of the Town Clerk and may be examined during regular office hours and by any interested person. At said public hearing, any persons interested shall be given the opportunity to be heard.

Lot: 025.000 will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index # 611147/2017.

All bidders must wear a face mask/shield at all times and social distancing must be observed by all bidders at all times. Bidders who do not comply with the face mask and/or the social distancing mandate will be removed from the auction.

JOY E. JORGENSEN, Esq., Referee

We are a debt collector attempting to collect a debt. Any information obtained will be used for that purpose.

Terenzi & Confusione, P.C., 401 Franklin Avenue, Suite 304, Garden City, NY 11530, Attorneys for Plaintiff.

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NOTICE OF SALE IN FORECLOSURE

SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK

COUNTY OF SUFFOLK WILMINGTON TRUST, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS SUCCESSOR TRUSTEE TO CITIBANK, N.A., AS TRUSTEE FOR BEAR STEARNS ASSET BACKED SECURITIES I TRUST 2006-HE3, ASSET-BACKED CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2006-HE3, Plaintiff, v.

KATERINA PLEW, STACEY CATALANO, Defendant.

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE THAT In pursuance of a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the Office of the County Clerk of Suffolk County on January 10, 2018, I, Daniel J. Murphy, Esq. the Referee named in said Judgment, will sell in one parcel at public auction on November 30, 2022 at the Brookhaven Town Hall, 1 Independence Hill, Farmingville, NY, County of Suffolk, State of New York, at 9:30 AM the premises described as follows:

220 Adirondack Dr Selden, NY 11784 District: 0200 SBL #: Section: 540.00 Block: 03.00 Lot: 008.000 ALL THAT TRACT OR PARCEL OF LAND situate in the Town of Brookhaven, County of Suffolk, state of New York. The premises are sold subject to the provisions of

the filed judgment, Index No. 28806/2013 in the amount of $492,659.13 plus interest and costs. The aforementioned auction will be conducted in accordance with the Court System's COVID-19 mitigation protocols and as such all persons must comply with social distancing, wearing masks and screening practices in effect at the time of this foreclosure sale.

Richard S. Mullen Woods Oviatt Gilman LLP Plaintiff's Attorney 500 Bausch & Lomb Place Rochester, NY 14604 Tel.: 855-227-5072

L14442 – 10/26/2022, 11/2/2022, 11/9/2022, & 11/16/2022

NOTICE OF SALE

SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF SUFFOLK, ONEWEST BANK, FSB, Plaintiff, vs. JEFFREY A. BEVIS, ET AL., Defendant (s).

Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly entered on March 5, 2019 I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction at the Brookhaven Town Hall, 1 Independence Hill, Farmingville, New York on December 8, 2022 at 8:30 A.M., premises known as 68 PAUMANAKE ROAD, BLUE POINT, NY 11715.

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: 984.80, Block: 01.00, Lot: 008.000. Approximate amount of judgment is $581,659.57 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index # 001559/2011.

If the sale is set aside for any reason, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a return of the deposit paid. The Purchaser shall have no further recourse against the Mortgagor, the Mortgagee, the Mortgagee's attorney, or the Referee.

BRIAN T. EGAN, Esq., Referee

Roach & Lin, P.C., 6851 Jericho Turnpike, Suite 185, Syosset, New York 11791, Attorneys for Plaintiff

L14448 – 11/9/2022, 11/16/2022, 11/23/2022 &

11/30/2022

NOTICE OF SALE

SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF SUFFOLK JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association, Plaintiff AGAINST Suffolk County Public Administrator, as Limited Administrator of the Estate of Gary Pirone a/k/a Gary R. Pirone; et al., Defendant(s)

Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly entered July 19, 2022 I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction at the Riverhead Town Hall, 200 Howell Avenue, Riverhead, NY 11901 on December 8, 2022 at 11:30AM, premises known as 64 Robinwood Drive, Mastic Beach, NY 11951. All that certain plot piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements erected, situate, lying and being in the Township of Brookhaven, County of Suffolk, State of New York, District: 0209 Section: 020.00 Block: 02.00 Lot: 011.000 f/k/a District: 0200 Section: 978.80 Block: 07.00 Lot: 011.000. Approximate amount of judgment $195,734.66 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index# 614468/2017. The auction will be conducted pursuant to the COVID-19 Policies Concerning Public Auctions of Foreclosed Property established by the Tenth Judicial District.

Daniel Fox, Esq., Referee

LOGS Legal Group LLP f/k/a Shapiro, DiCaro & Barak, LLC Attorney(s) for the Plaintiff 175 Mile Crossing Boulevard Rochester, New York 14624 (877) 430-4792

Dated: September 12, 2022 L14449 – 11/9/2022, 11/16/2022, 11/23/2022 & 11/30/2022

NOTICE OF SALE

SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF SUFFOLK, TRUMAN CAPITAL HOLDINGS, LLC, Plaintiff, vs. DOREEN HOFFMAN, ET AL., Defendant(s).

Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly entered on February 6, 2018

and an Order Extending Sale Deadline and Other Relief duly entered on September 8, 2022, I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction at the Brookhaven Town Hall, 1 Independence Hill, Farmingville, NY 11738 on December 8, 2022 at 10:00 a.m., premises known as 163 Roe Avenue, East Patchogue, NY 11772. 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 979.40, Block 11.00 and Lot 005.000. Approximate amount of judgment is $554,909.13 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index #070274/2014. COVID-19 safety protocols will be followed at the foreclosure sale.

Brian T. Egan, Esq., Referee

Friedman Vartolo LLP, 85 Broad Street, Suite 501, New York, New York 10004, Attorneys for Plaintiff. Firm File No. 211656-1

L14452 – 11/9/2022, 11/16/2022, 11/23/2022 & 11/30/2022

SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK - COUNTY OF SUFFOLK

NOTICE OF SALE

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN pursuant to a Final Judgment of Foreclosure dated January 28, 2022, and entered in the Office of the Clerk of the County of Suffolk, wherein NATIONSTAR MORTGAGE LLC D/B/A MR. COOPER is the Plaintiff and JAMES EDWARDS, IF LIVING, AND IF SHE/ HE BE DEAD, ET AL. are the Defendant(s). I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction at the BROOKHAVEN TOWN HALL, 1 INDEPENDENCE HILL, FARMINGVILLE, NY 11738, on December 12,

NATIONSTAR MORTGAGE LLC D/B/A MR. COOPER, V. JAMES EDWARDS, IF LIVING, AND IF SHE/HE BE DEAD, ET AL.

2022 at 10:00AM, premises known as 114 WEST END AVENUE, SHIRLEY, NY 11967: District 0200, Section 746.00, Block 02.00, Lot 023.000:

ALL THAT CERTAIN PLOT, PIECE, OR PARCEL OF LAND, SITUATE, LYING AND BEING AT SHIRLEY, TOWN OF BROOKHAVEN, COUNTY OF SUFFOLK AND STATE OF NEW YORK

Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index # 617437/2017. Daniel J. Panico, Esq. - Referee. Robertson, Anschutz, Schneid, Crane & Partners, PLLC 900 Merchants Concourse, Suite 310, Westbury, New York 11590, Attorneys for Plaintiff. All foreclosure sales will be conducted in accordance with Covid-19 guidelines including, but not limited to, social distancing and mask wearing. *LOCATION OF SALE SUBJECT TO CHANGE DAY OF IN ACORDANCE WITH COURT/CLERK DIRECTIVES.

L14453 – 11/9/2022, 11/16/2022, 11/23/2022 & 11/30/2022

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 12/12/2022 at 11:00AM, premises known as 30 Balsam Drive, Medford, New York 11763, And Described As Follows: ALL that certain plot piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements thereon erected, situate, lying and being In the Town of Brookhaven, County Of Suffolk And State Of New York. District 0200 Section 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, Suite 205, 10 Midland Ave, Port Chester, NY 10573. Dated: 9-28-2022 File Number: 15-311761 CJL

L14454 – 11/9/2022, 11/16/2022, 11/23/2022 & 11/30/2022

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 AGAINST VINCENT TERSIGNI, III, MARYJO REDMOND, et al., Defendant(s) Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly entered August 9, 2022, I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction at the Brookhaven Town Hall, 1 Independence Hill, Farmingville, NY 11738 on December 12, 2022 at 2:00PM, premises known as 209 JAMAICA AVENUE AND OHIO AVENUE, MEDFORD, NY 11763. All that certain plot piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements erected, situate, lying and being in the Town of Brookhaven, County of Suffolk and State of New York, DISTRICT: 0200, SECTION: 771.00, BLOCK: 07.00, LOTS: 009.006 & 009.007. Approximate amount of judgment $217,971.84 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index #605155/2017. The aforementioned auction will be conducted in accordance with the SUFFOLK County COVID-19 mitigation protocols and as such all persons must comply with social distancing, wearing masks and screening practices in effect at the time of this foreclosure sale. Robert H. Frampton, Esq., Referee Gross Polowy, LLC 1775 Wehrle Drive Williamsville, NY 14221 17-000309 73986

L14456 – 11/9/2022, 11/16/2022, 11/23/2022 & 11/30/2022

NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF SUFFOLK U.S. BANK TRUST, N.A., AS TRUSTEE FOR LSRMF MH MASTER PARTICIPATION TRUST II, Plaintiff AGAINST DORA W. CHAN, et al., Defendant(s) Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly entered April 22, 2022, I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction at the Brookhaven Town Hall, 1 Independence Hill, Farmingville, NY 11738 on December 14, 2022 at 10:30AM, premises known as 20 WEST LAKE DRIVE, PATCHOGUE, NY 11772. All that certain plot piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements erected, situate, lying and being in the Incorporated Village of Patchogue, in the Town of Brookhaven, County of Suffolk and State of New York, District 0204, Section 012.00, Block 04.00, Lot 003.000. Approximate amount of judgment $469,615.02 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index #610027/2018. The aforementioned auction will be conducted in accordance with the SUFFOLK County COVID-19 mitigation protocols and as such all persons must comply with social distancing, wearing masks and screening practices in effect at the time of this foreclosure sale. Andrea Denicola, Esq., Referee Gross Polowy, LLC 1775 Wehrle Drive Williamsville, NY 14221 16-003669 73942

L14461 - 11/16/2022, 11/23/2022, 11/30/2022 & 12/7/2022

NOTICE OF SALE

SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF SUFFOLK

Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Successor Trustee to Citibank, N.A., as Trustee for Bear Stearns ALT-A Trust, Mortgage PassThrough Certificates, Series 2006-4, Plaintiff AGAINST John Mazerall a/k/a John E. Mazerall; Kerrie Mazerall a/k/a Kerrie A. Mazerall; et al., Defendant(s)

Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly entered February 11, 2019 I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction at the Brookhaven Town Hall, 1 Independence Hill, Farmingville, NY 11738 on December 15,

2022 at 2:30PM, premises known as 15 Carlile Road, Brookhaven Township, NY 11934. All that certain plot piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements erected, situate, lying and being at Center Moriches, in the Town of Brookhaven, County of Suffolk, State of New York, District 0200 Section 828.00 Block 02.00 Lot 017.002. Approximate amount of judgment $361,416.78 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index# 624004/2017. The auction will be conducted pursuant to the COVID-19 Policies Concerning Public Auctions of Foreclosed Property established by the Tenth Judicial District.

Daniel Russo, Esq., Referee LOGS Legal Group LLP f/k/a Shapiro, DiCaro & Barak, LLC

Attorney(s) for the Plaintiff 175 Mile Crossing Boulevard Rochester, New York 14624 (877) 430-479 Dated: October 27, 2022

L14470 - 11/16/2022, 11/23/2022, 11/30/2022, & 12/7/2022

INDEX NO. 623779/2018

Plaintiff designates SUFFOLK as the place of trial situs of the real property

SUPPLEMENTAL SUMMONS

Mortgaged Premises: 53 KINGSLAND AVE, SHIRLEY, NY 11967

District: 0200, Section: 641.00, Block: 01.00, Lot: 007.002

SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK COUNTY OF SUFFOLK

DEUTSCHE BANK TRUST COMPANY AMERICAS, AS INDENTURE TRUSTEE FOR AMERICAN HOME MORTGAGE INVESTMENT TRUST 2006-2,

Plaintiff, vs.

SUFFOLK COUNTY PUBLIC ADMINISTRATOR, JOSEPH J. DINO AS HEIR TO THE ESTATE OF GRACE T DINO A/K/A GRACE DINO, Unknown heirs at law of GRACE T DINO A/K/A GRACE DINO, and if

they be dead, any and all persons unknown to plaintiff, claiming, or who may claim to have an interest in, or generally or specific lien upon the real property described in this action; such unknown persons being herein generally described and intended to be included in the following designation, namely: the wife, widow, husband, widower, heirs at law, next of kin, descendants, executors, administrators, devisees, legatees, creditors, trustees, committees, lienors, and assignees of such deceased, any and all persons deriving interest in or lien upon, or title to said real property by, through or under them, or either of them, and their respective wives, widows, husbands, widowers, heirs at law, next of kin, descendants, executors, administrators, devisees, legatees, creditors, trustees, committees, lienors and assigns, all of who and whose names, except as stated, are unknown to plaintiff, NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF TAXATION AND FINANCE; UNITED STATES OF AMERICA; SHANE COLIN AS “JOHN DOE #1”,

"JOHN DOE #2" through "JOHN DOE #12," the last eleven names being fictitious and unknown to plaintiff, the persons or parties intended being the tenants, occupants, persons or corporations, if any, having or claiming an interest in or lien upon the premises, described in the complaint, Defendants.

To the above named Defendants

YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED to answer the Complaint in the above entitled action and to serve a copy of your Answer on the plaintiff’s attorney within twenty (20) days of the service of this Summons, exclusive of the day of service, or within thirty (30) days after service of the same is complete where service is made in any manner other than by personal delivery within the State. The United States of America, if designated as a defendant in this action, may answer or appear within sixty (60) days of service. Your failure to appear or to answer will result in a judgment against you by default for the relief demanded in the Complaint. In the event

that a deficiency balance remains from the sale proceeds, a judgment may be entered against you.

NOTICE OF NATURE OF ACTION AND RELIEF SOUGHT

THE OBJECT of the above caption action is to foreclose a Mortgage to secure the sum of $74,000.00 and interest, recorded on February 21, 2006, in Official Record Book M00021239 at Page 633, of the Public Records of SUFFOLK County, New York., covering premises known as 53 KINGSLAND AVE, SHIRLEY, NY 11967.

The relief sought in the within action is a final judgment directing the sale of the premises described above to satisfy the debt secured by the Mortgage described above.

SUFFOLK County is designated as the place of trial because the real property affected by this action is located in said county.

NOTICE YOU ARE IN DANGER OF LOSING YOUR HOME

If you do not respond to this summons and complaint by serving a copy of the answer on the attorney for the mortgage company who filed this foreclosure proceeding against you and filing the answer with the court, a default judgment may be entered and you can lose your home.

Speak to an attorney or go to the court where your case is pending for further information on how to answer the summons and protect your property.

Sending a payment to the mortgage company will not stop the foreclosure action.

YOU MUST RESPOND BY SERVING A COPY OF THE ANSWER ON THE ATTORNEY FOR THE PLAINTIFF (MORTGAGE COMPANY) AND FILING THE ANSWER WITH THE COURT.

Dated: November 2, 2022

ROBERTSON, ANSCHUTZ, SCHNEID, CRANE & PARTNERS, PLLC

Attorney for Plaintiff Matthew Rothstein, Esq. 900 Merchants Concourse, Suite 310 Westbury, NY 11590 516-280-7675

L14473 – 11/16/2022, 11/23/2022, 11/30/2022 & 12/7/2022

NOTICE OF ORGANIZATIONAL MEETING

AND FIRST REGULAR MEETING OF THE

BOARD OF

FIRE COMMISSIONERS OF THE MIDDLE ISLAND FIRE DISTRICT FOR 2023

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that the Board of Fire Commissioners of the Middle Island Fire District in the Town of Brookhaven, Suffolk County, New York, will hold its Organizational meeting at 6:00 P.M., on Thursday, January 05, 2023, at the District Office Building of the Middle Island Fire District, 195 Middle Country Road, Middle Island, New York.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that the First Regular meeting of the Board of Fire Commissioners of the Middle Island Fire District, in the Town of Brookhaven, Suffolk County, New York, for the calendar year 2023, shall be held on Thursday, January 05, 2023, immediately following the Organizational Meeting at the District Office Building of the Middle Island Fire District, 195 Middle Country Road, Middle Island, New York.

Dated: Middle Island, New York November 8, 2022

By Order of the Board of Fire Commissioners of the Middle Island Fire District Victoria Volpe, District Secretary

L14474–11/16/2022

SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK –COUNTY OF SUFFOLK INDEX # 026497/2008 FILED 10/31/2022

SUPPLEMENTAL SUMMONS DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY AS TRUSTEE FOR HSI ASSET SECURITIZATION CORPORATION 2006-

0PT4 MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2006-0PT4, Plaintiff, CARMINE SCHIEFERSTEIN, AS HEIR AT LAW AND NEXT OF KIN OF ELEANOR A. SCHIEFERSTEIN, RENEE SCHIEFERSTEIN, AS HEIR AT LAW AN AND NEXT OF KIN OF ELEANOR A. SCHIEFERSTEIN, VANESSA SCANLON, AS HEIR AT LAW AN AND NEXT OF KIN OF ELEANOR A. SCHIEFERSTEIN TOM SCHIEFERSTEIN, AS HEIR AT LAW AN AND NEXT OF KIN OF ELEANOR A. SCHIEFERSTEIN JON SCHIEFERSTEIN, AS HEIR AT LAW AN AND NEXT OF KIN OF ELEANOR A. SCHIEFERSTEIN CRYSTAL DOUGHERTY A/K/A CRYSTAL SCHIEFERSTEIN, AS HEIR AT LAW AN AND NEXT OF KIN OF ELEANOR A. SCHIEFERSTEIN, "JOHN DOE" AND "JANE DOE" 1 THROUGH 50, Intending To Be The Unknown Heirs, Distributees, Devisees, Grantees, Trustees, Lienors, Creditors, And Assignees Of The Estate Of Eleanor A. Schieferstein, Who Was Born In 1948 And Died on October 14, 2018, A Resident Of Suffolk County, Whose Last Known Address Was 349 Cypress Drive, Mastic, New York 11951, Their Successors In Interest If Any Of The Aforesaid Defendants Be Deceased, Their Respective Heirs At Law, Next Of Kin, And Successors In Interest Of The Aforesaid Classes Of Person, If They Or Any Of Them Be Dead, And Their Respective Husbands, Wives Or Widows, If Any, All Of Whom And Whose Names And Places are unknown to the Plaintiff. PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK. VILLAGE OF MASTIC BEACH, TOWN SUPERVISOR TOWN OF BROOKHAVEN, INCORPORATED VILLAGE OF MASTIC BEACH, THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA O/B/O INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE, NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF TAXATION AND FINANCE, CARLETTE (LAST NAME REFUSED) KERRY SCHIEFERSTEIN, Defendants. PROPERTY

ADDRESS: 349 Cypress Drive, Mastic, NY 11951. To the above-named defendants: YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED to answer the Complaint in this action and to serve a copy of your answer, or, if the Complaint is not served with this Summons, to serve a notice of appearance on the Plaintiff's Attorney within twenty (20) days after the service of this Summons, exclusive of the day of service (or within thirty (30) days after the service is complete if this Summons is not personally delivered to you within the State of New York) in the event the United States of America is made a party defendant, the time to answer for the said United States of America shall not expire until sixty (60) days after service of the Summons; and in case of your failure to appear or answer, judgment will be taken against you by default for the relief demanded in the Complaint. NOTICE OF NATURE OF ACTION AND RELIEF SOUGHT THE

OBJECT of the above captioned action is to foreclose a Mortgage to secure $357,000.00 and interest, recorded in the Suffolk County Clerk's Office on January 10, 2006, in Liber 21208 of Mortgages, page 768 covering premises known as 349 Cypress Drive, Mastic, NY 11951. The relief sought in the within action is a final judgment directing the sale of the premises described above to satisfy the debt secured by the Mortgage described above. Plaintiff designates Suffolk County as the place of trial. Venue is based upon the County in which the mortgaged premises is situated. NOTICE YOU ARE IN DANGER OF LOSING YOUR HOME If you do not respond to this summons and complaint by serving a copy of the answer on the attorney for the mortgage company who filed this foreclosure proceeding against you and filing the answer with the court, a default judgment may be entered and you can lose your home. Speak to an attorney or go to the court where your case is pending for further information on how to answer the summons and protect your property. Sending a payment to your mortgage company will not

stop this foreclosure action. YOU MUST RESPOND BY SERVING A COPY OF THE ANSWER ON THE ATTORNEY FOR THE PLAINTIFF (MORTGAGE COMPANY) AND FILING THE ANSWER WITH THE COURT. This action was commenced to foreclose a mortgage against real property located at 349 Cypress Dr Mastic, NY 11951.

McCabe, Weisberg & Conway, LLC, Attorneys for Plaintiff, 1 Huntington Quadrangle, Suite 3C20, Melville, NY 11747. 631812-4084. 855-845-2584 facsimile. HELP FOR HOMEOWNERS IN FORECLOSURE New York State requires that we send you this notice about the foreclosure process. Please read it carefully. SUMMONS AND COMPLAINT You are in danger of losing your home. If you fail to respond to the Summons and Complaint in this foreclosure action, you may lose your home. Please read the Summons and Complaint carefully. You should immediately contact an attorney or your local legal aid office to obtain advice on how to protect yourself. SOURCES OF INFORMATION AND ASSISTANCE The State encourages you to become informed about your options in foreclosure. In addition to seeking assistance from an attorney or legal aid office, there are government agencies, and non-profit organizations that you may contact for information about possible options, including trying to work with your lender during this process. To locate an entity near you, you may call the tollfree helpline maintained by New York State Department of Financial Services’ at 1-877-BANKNYS (1-877-226-5697)

or visit the Department’s website at WWW.

BANKING.STATE. NY.US. RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS YOU ARE NOT REQUIRED TO LEAVE YOUR HOME AT THIS TIME. You have the right to stay in your home during the foreclosure process. You are not required to leave your home unless and until your property is sold at auction pursuant to a judgment of foreclosure and sale. Regardless of whether you choose to remain in your home, YOU ARE REQUIRED TO TAKE CARE OF YOUR PROPERTY

and pay your taxes in accordance with state and local law. FORECLOSURE RESCUE SCAMS Be careful of people who approach you with offers to “save” your home. There are individuals who watch for notices of foreclosure actions in order to unfairly profit from a homeowner’s distress. You should be extremely careful about any such promises and any suggestions that you pay them a fee or sign over your deed. State law requires anyone offering such services for profit to enter into a contract which fully describes the services they will perform and fees they will charge, and which prohibits them from taking any money from you until they have completed all such promised services. File# 18-302170

L14475 – 11/16/2022, 11/23/2022, 11/30/2022 & 12/7/2022

PUBLIC NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that I.R. No. 17832022, “A Local Law to Abolish the Requirement of Sellers of Home Furnishings to Escrow Purchaser Deposits” has been introduced in the Suffolk County Legislature. This Local law would abolish the requirement of sellers of home furnishings to escrow purchaser deposits.

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that the County Legislature will hold a public hearing in the Rose Y. Caracappa Auditorium of the William H. Rogers Building, 725 Veterans Memorial Highway, Hauppauge, New York on the 22nd day of November, 2022, at 6:30 p.m. This will be an in-person participation only public hearing.

The Clerk will accept written testimony via mail to the Clerk’s Office at the Suffolk County Legislature, William H. Rogers Building, 725 Veterans Memorial Highway, Hauppauge, NY 11788, or email to Frank.Tassone@ SuffolkCountyNY.Gov, as well as recorded voice testimony at (631) 8533685 until 8:00 PM on November 22nd , 2022. Written and email testimony submissions will be attached to the minutes of this meeting as Addendum A. A transcription of the recorded voice testimony

which was submitted will be attached to the minutes of this meeting as Addendum B.

Frank Tassone Clerk of the County Legislature

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NOTICE OF ADOPTION OF A RESOLUTION SUBJECT TO PERMISSIVE REFERENDUM

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Legislature of the County of Suffolk, New York, duly adopted Resolution No. 805-2022, on September 7th 2022. “A Resolution Making Certain Findings And Determinations And Issuing An Order In Relation To The Proposed Increase In The Maximum Cost Of The Zone A –KINGS PARK BUSINESS DISTRICT EXTENSION OF SUFFOLK COUNTY SEWER DISTRICT NO. 6 – KINGS PARK (CP 8145)”

A true copy of the said Resolution is attached hereto and published herewith in.

RESOLUTION NO. 8052022 A RESOLUTION MAKING CERTAIN FINDINGS AND DETERMINATIONS AND ISSUING AN ORDER IN RELATION TO THE PROPOSED INCREASE IN THE MAXIMUM COST OF THE ZONE A – KINGS PARK BUSINESS DISTRICT EXTENSION OF SUFFOLK COUNTY SEWER DISTRICT NO. 6 – KINGS PARK (CP 8145) WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 274 of Article 5-A of the NEW YORK COUNTY LAW, Resolution No. 7522021 approved by this Legislature, signed by the County Executive, adopted by referendum of the resident electors on December 14, 2021, and again by this Legislature via Resolution No. 1302022, the Zone A – Kings Park Business District extension, and necessary improvement for such extension (the “Project”), of Suffolk County Sewer District No. 6 – Kings Park (the “District”), was established based on a map, plans, and report including recommendations and estimate of costs dated May 2021 (the “2021 Report”); and WHEREAS, since the adoption of Resolution

Nos. 752-2021 and 1302022 and the issuance of the Order by this Legislature, the estimated cost of the Project has increased, because of the rising costs of construction in large part due to the covid19 pandemic, however the County wishes to proceed with the Project using American Rescue Plan Act (”ARPA”) funds so as not to cause any additional financial impact to the rate payers within the extension area, and the use of such additional grant funds is consistent with ARPA; and WHEREAS, the Department of Public Works, on behalf of the Sewer Agency, has amended the 2021 Report, dated September 1, 2022, to reflect the increased estimated costs and the September 1, 2022 map, plans, and report (the “Report”) including recommendations and estimate of increased costs are attached to this Resolution and Order as Exhibit A; and WHEREAS, the total cost of the proposed project is now estimated to be $25,440,000, up from $20,000,000, however all increased costs for the Project will be paid for with ARPA funds with no additional cost to the rate payers within the extension area; and WHEREAS, as had been originally approved under Resolution No. 752-2021, all Project costs will be attributable solely to the rate payers within the extension area, however, all increased costs for the Project as set forth within the Report will be paid for with ARPA grant funding provided by the Federal government with no additional cost to the rate payers; and WHEREAS, pursuant to Resolution No. 692-2013, this Legislature made a SEQRA determination in accordance with Title 6 of New York Code of Rules and Regulations (NYCRR) 617.6(b)(3)(iii), and found that the proposed project to be an unlisted action with no significant adverse impact and therefore, SEQRA is complete; and

WHEREAS, pursuant to Suffolk County Resolution No. XXX-2022 and NEW YORK COUNTY LAW Section 254, the Clerk of the Legislature did duly cause a Notice of Public Hearing regarding the proposed project to be published at least once in each of the official

newspapers of the County and proof thereof has been presented to the County Legislature; and WHEREAS, pursuant to such Notice of Public Hearing, a public hearing was held by the Legislature of the County of Suffolk in Riverhead, New York in said County on October 11, 2022 at 2:00 p.m., Prevailing Time; and WHEREAS, said County Legislature has duly considered the map, plans, and report including recommendations and estimate of costs for the proposed project as well as evidence given at the public hearing held on October 11, 2022; now, therefore be it 1st RESOLVED, by the Legislature of the County of Suffolk, New York, pursuant to NEW YORK COUNTY LAW Section 269 as follows:

Section 1.Upon evidence presented at the public hearing and after due consideration of the map, plans, and report including recommendations and estimate of costs filed with the Legislature of the County of Suffolk and attached to this Resolution and Order as Exhibit “A”, the Legislature of the County of Suffolk, New York, hereby finds and determines as follows: a. The proposed project for the Zone A – Kings Park Business District extension of the District continues to be necessary and desirable for the purpose of providing sewage treatment to previously un-sewered areas and provide a favorable ecological impact to the County; and b. The proposed project and the facilities to be constructed within the extension of the District continue to be satisfactory, sufficient, adequate and appropriate; and c. The allocation of the costs for the proposed project and the facilities to be constructed shall continue to be borne by the Zone A – Kings Park Business District extension.

Section 2. Upon evidence presented at the aforesaid public hearing and after due consideration of the aforesaid map, plans, and report including recommendations and estimate of costs filed with the Legislature of the County of Suffolk and attached to this Resolution and Order as Exhibit ‘A’, it is hereby found and determined that the total cost for the proposed

project for the extension of the District shall be increased and set at a maximum of $25,440,000, with $20,000,000 funded through a New York State Transformative Investment Program grant and $5,440,000 funded using ARPA funds previously awarded to Suffolk County. As was originally approved via Resolution No. 752-2021, the remaining cost of the Project of $660,000 for design services not funded with grant funds shall be repaid to the County exclusively by the rate payers located within the extension area on an ad valorem, to begin upon the creation of the extension. The increase in the total maximum cost of the Project will be attributable to the Zone A – Kings Park Business District extension, and not to the District as a whole, however as stated above, all increased costs for the Project will be paid for with additional grant funding provided by the Federal government with no additional cost to the rate payers within the Zone A – Kings Park Business District extension.

Section 3. Upon evidence presented at the aforesaid public hearing and after due consideration of the aforesaid map, plans, and report including recommendations and estimate of costs, the rate of $192 per year for the typical one and two-family residential parcels for the first year of service (calculated by using the mean assessed value of parcels within the proposed extension area as the basis of cost) $192 per year, as described in more detail in the 2021 Report and the September 1, 2022 Report attached hereto, for a typical one- or twofamily residential property within the extension area (determined by using the mean assessed value of residential parcels within the proposed extension area as the basis of cost) following the first year after the approval of the extension of the District, will not increase as the increase in the total maximum cost of the Project will be funded exclusively with ARPA funds provided by the Federal government.

Section 4. Upon evidence presented at the aforesaid public hearing and after due consideration of the aforesaid map, plans, and report including recommendations and

estimate of costs, it is further found and determined that it is in the public interest to proceed with the proposed project and expend a maximum amount of $25,440,000 for the Zone A – Kings Park Business District extension of Suffolk County Sewer District No. 6 – Kings Park, as set forth in such map, plans, and report including recommendations and estimate of costs. and be it further 2nd RESOLVED, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED, by the Legislature of the County of Suffolk as follows:

Section 1. Upon the effective date of this Resolution and Order, and subject to the application to the office of the New York State Comptroller in accordance with section 258 of the NEW YORK COUNTY LAW, if applicable, the Suffolk County Department of Public Works and the Administrative Head of Suffolk County Sewer District No. 6 – Kings Park, are hereby authorized and directed to carry out the improvements to said District as more particularly described in the map, plans, and report including recommendations and estimate of costs attached as Exhibit ‘A’.

Section 3. The Clerk of this Legislature is hereby authorized and directed to cause a certified copy of this Resolution and Order to be recorded in the Office of the Clerk of the County of Suffolk, New York, within ten days of the effective date of this Resolution and Order, and separately filed with the New York State Department of Audit and Control in accordance with the provisions of NEW YORK COUNTY LAW Section 259. and be it further 3rd

RESOLVED, that this Resolution shall not take effect until at least forty-five (45) days after its adoption, nor until approved by the affirmative vote of a majority of the qualified electors of the County of Suffolk voting on a proposition for its approval if within fortyfive (45) days after its adoption there is filed with the Clerk of the County Legislature a petition protesting against such Resolution in conformity with the provisions of Sections 101 and 257 of the NEW YORK COUNTY

LAW and upon filing in the Office of the Secretary of State; and be it further 4th

RESOLVED, that this Legislature, being the State Environmental Quality Review Act (SEQRA) lead agency, hereby finds and determines that this law constitutes a Type II action pursuant to Section 617.5(c)(26), (27), and (33) of Title 6 of the NEW YORK CODE OF RULES AND REGULATIONS (6 NYCRR) and within the meaning of Section 8-0109(2) of the NEW YORK ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION LAW as a promulgation of regulations, rules, policies, procedures, and legislative decisions in connection with continuing agency administration, management and information collection.

The Suffolk County Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) is hereby directed to circulate any appropriate SEQRA notices of determination of non-applicability or nonsignificance in accordance with this law.

DATED: October 11, 2022 BY ORDER OF THE COUNTY LEGISLATURE OF THE COUNTY OF SUFFOLK, NEW YORK Frank Tassone Clerk of the County Legislature Suffolk County Legislature IR 1753

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PUBLIC NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that 1777-2022, A Local Law to Restrict the Use of Exotic Animals in Traveling Performances” has been introduced in the Suffolk County Legislature. This local law would prohibit the use of exotic, wild and nondomesticated animals in traveling performances or shows.

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that the County Legislature will hold a public hearing in the Rose Y. Caracappa Auditorium of the William H. Rogers Building, 725 Veterans Memorial Highway, Hauppauge, New York on the 22nd day of November, 2022, at 6:30 p.m. This will be an in-person participation only public hearing.

The Clerk will accept written testimony via mail to the Clerk’s Office at the

Suffolk County Legislature, William H. Rogers Building, 725 Veterans Memorial Highway, Hauppauge, NY 11788, or email to Frank.Tassone@ SuffolkCountyNY.Gov, as well as recorded voice testimony at (631) 8533685 until 8:00 PM on November 22nd , 2022. Written and email testimony submissions will be attached to the minutes of this meeting as Addendum A. A transcription of the recorded voice testimony which was submitted will be attached to the minutes of this meeting as Addendum B.

Frank Tassone Clerk of the County Legislature

L14478–11/16/2022

PUBLIC NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that I.R. No. 1754-2022, “A Local Law to Require Developers of Affordable Housing with County Assistance to Implement a Language Access Plan” has been introduced in the Suffolk County legislature. This Local law would require that any developer of any rental unit built with the assistance of the County to implement a language access plan.

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that the County Legislature will hold a public hearing in the Rose Y. Caracappa Auditorium of the William H. Rogers Building, 725 Veterans Memorial Highway, Hauppauge, New York on the 22nd day of November, 2022, at 6:30 p.m. This will be an in-person participation only public hearing.

The Clerk will accept written testimony via mail to the Clerk’s Office at the Suffolk County Legislature, William H. Rogers Building, 725 Veterans Memorial Highway, Hauppauge, NY 11788, or email to Frank.Tassone@ SuffolkCountyNY.Gov, as well as recorded voice testimony at (631) 8533685 until 8:00 PM on November 22nd , 2022. Written and email testimony submissions will be attached to the minutes of this meeting as Addendum A. A transcription of the recorded voice testimony which was submitted will be attached to the

minutes of this meeting as Addendum B.

Frank

Tassone Clerk of the County Legislature

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PUBLIC NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that I.R. No. 1773-2022, “A Local Law to Repeal Administration Fees for Red Light Camera Program Tickets Issued” has been introduced in The Suffolk County Legislature. This local law would repeal the further collection of a $30 administration fee for red light tickets charged and to further codify that the maximum fee for tickets issued from the Red-Light Camera Program be limited at $50, or at $75 if the $25 statutory authorized fee applies.

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that the County Legislature will hold a public hearing in the Rose Y. Caracappa Auditorium of the William H. Rogers Building, 725 Veterans Memorial Highway, Hauppauge, New York on the 22nd day of November, 2022, at 6:30 p.m. This will be an in-person participation only public hearing.

The Clerk will accept written testimony via mail to the Clerk’s Office at the Suffolk County Legislature, William H. Rogers Building, 725 Veterans Memorial Highway, Hauppauge, NY 11788, or email to Frank.Tassone@ SuffolkCountyNY.Gov, as well as recorded voice testimony at (631) 8533685 until 8:00 PM on November 22nd , 2022. Written and email testimony submissions will be attached to the minutes of this meeting as Addendum A. A transcription of the recorded voice testimony which was submitted will be attached to the minutes of this meeting as Addendum B.

Frank Tassone Clerk of the County Legislature

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LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE TO BIDDERS MANORVILLE FIRE DISTRICT

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that Board of Fire

Commissioners of the MANORVILLE FIRE DISTRICT, Suffolk County, New York, will be accepting sealed proposals at Fire District Headquarters, 14 Silas Carter Road, Manorville, New York, and at a Regular Meeting to be held on December 19th, 2022 at 7:00 PM (prevailing time) at which time they will be publicly opened and read aloud for the following:

HVAC Preventative Maintenance & Emergency Service 1-year renewable Contract for Manorville Fire District Headquarters and 2 SubStations.

Proposals will be submitted in sealed envelopes, clearly marked “HVAC Contract”, to District Headquarters at 14 Silas Carter Road, Manorville, New York by 7:00p.m. (prevailing time) December 19th, 2022 and shall bear on the face thereof the name and address of the bidder.

Detailed Specifications regarding bidding, an equipment list, and building locations are available on or after November 14th, 2022, at Fire District Headquarters, 14 Silas Carter Road, Manorville, New York, or by phoning 631-878-6614, Monday through Friday, between the hours of 9:00a.m. and 3:00p.m.

Bidders are advised that the successful bidder must be licensed by all appropriate agencies to do the work required under the proposal and shall be required to provide proof of professional liability, liability and worker’s compensation (where applicable) insurance.

The contract for the above item shall be awarded by the Board of Fire Commissioners to the lowest responsible bidder.

In cases where two or more responsible bidders submit identical proposals as to price, the Board of Fire Commissioners may award the contract to either of such bidders. The Board of Fire Commissioners reserves the right to reject all proposals and readvertise for new proposals at its discretion.

No proposal may be withdrawn by any bidder for a period of thirty (30) days from the date of the bid opening.

Dated: November 8th, 2022

BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF FIRE COMMISSIONERS

OF MANORVILLE FIRE

DISTRICT, Towns of Brookhaven and Riverhead, County of Suffolk, New York. Donna Leotta District Manager

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Town of Brookhaven RFP 22-14

Request for Proposals (RFP)

The Division of Purchasing on behalf of the Department of Highways, Division of Stormwater is soliciting proposals from qualified firms / proposers to provide engineering services for a road raising project along Dyke Road in East Setauket

Proposal Due Date: December 15, 2022 by 4:30 PM

(Advertised: November 17, 2022)

SCOPE OF WORK: The Town of Brookhaven is soliciting proposals from qualified firms / proposers to provide engineering services for a road raising project along Dyke Road in East Setauket. The goal of this project is to protect the roadway from tidally influenced and storm surge flooding.

The specifications for this RFP are available beginning November 17, 2022 and may be obtained by:

• Preferred Method: Accessing website: Municipal Market | Brookhaven, NY (brookhavenny.gov) Register and Download the documents Timeline

Ad Date: November 17, 2022

Technical questions due by: November 30, 2022 by 4:30 PM

o Must be in writing: email to: KKoppenhoefer@ Brookhavenny.gov cc: gmanzolillo@ brookhavenny.gov pmazzei@ brookhavenny.gov cschroder@ brookhavenny.gov

o Contact number: 631451-6252

Q&A Addendum Issued: No later than December 7, 2022 Proposals due: December 15, 2022 by 4:30 PM

o Submitted to Town of Brookhaven Purchasing Division

o One Independence Hill, Farmingville, New York 11738

The Town of Brookhaven reserves the right to reject and declare invalid any or all bids and to waive any informalities or irregularities in the proposals received, all in the best interests of the Town. The Town of Brookhaven welcomes and encourages minorities and women-owned businesses and HUD Section 3 businesses to participate in the bidding process.

LATE PROPOSALS WILL BE REJECTED

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The hours of operation are: Monday through Friday, from 8:00 AM To 4:00 PM.

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Lauren E. Thoden, Acting Town Clerk Town of Brookhaven

L14484–11/16/2022

Planning/ RealProperty Acquisitionand Management/Request forQualifications.aspx

NOTICE

OF ADOPTION LOCAL LAW NO. 8 OF THE YEAR 2022

To Consider Enacting an Introductory Local Law Amending Chapter 36 Entitled "Peddlers", Section 36-10 Entitled "Restrictions" of the Town Code of the Town of Brookhaven

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE

THAT THE Brookhaven Town Board adopted Local Law No. 8 of the year 2022

Request for Qualifications (RFQ) No. 25-ED-008 to provide

Environmental Site Assessment Services

for the Suffolk County Department of Economic Development and Planning Division of Real Property Acquisition and Management

By email at Michael. Brown@suffolkcountyny. gov By calling: 631-853-5947

County of Suffolk Suffolk County Division of Real Property Acquisition and Management

H. Lee Dennison Building 100 Veterans Highway, 2nd Floor Hauppauge, N.Y. 11788

LATE RESPONSES WILL BE REJECTED

appraisals related to the acquisition, disposition, condemnation and management of County real property.

The specifications for this RFQ are available:

PREFERRED METHOD: Access website: http// www.suffolkcountyny. gov/ Departments/ Economic Developmentand Planning/ RealProperty Acquisition andManagement/ RequestforQualifications. aspx

at the Fire House, 9 Pine Street, East Moriches, NY, between the hours of 3:00 PM and 9:00 PM for the purpose of:

Electing one (1) Commissioner for a term of five (5) years commencing January 1, 2023 and terminating December 31, 2027

BOARD OF FIRE COMMISSIONERS

EAST MORICHES FIRE DISTRICT

Robert S. Kanas, Secretary Dated: October 17, 2022

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Notice To Bidders November

17, 2022

Bids will be received and publicly opened at the Suffolk County Office of Central Procurement - 335 Yaphank Avenue, Yaphank, New York 11980 - 631-852-5196, for the following material on the following dates at 11:00 A.M. Please refer to buyer’s Initials when making Inquiries.

LT – Thursday, December 1, 2022 – Annual Requirements Contract –Removal of Sludge Cake & Grit

(Commodity Code 968)

Bid specifications are available by emailing Lisa. Tafe@SuffolkCountyny. gov : or contact Lisa Tafe at 631-852-4033.

To Consider Enacting an Introductory Local Law Amending Chapter 36 Entitled "Peddlers", Section 36-10 Entitled "Restrictions" of the Town Code of the Town of Brookhaven in accordance with the Municipal Home Rule Law and SEQRA (Type II). It is the intent of the amendment to Chapter 36 of the Town Code of the Town of Brookhaven entitled "Peddlers", Section 36-10 entitled "Restrictions" to extend the hours that a licensed mobile peddler, engaged in the sale of foor and/or food products, may remain stationary on commercial property.

This local law takes effect immediately, having been filed with the Secretary of State on 08/03/2022.

Dated: November 9, 2022 Farmingville, New York

Submission Due Date: 3:30 pm, December 8, 2022

Advertised: Thursday, November 17, 2022

Technical Questions Due: (in writing) by November 25, 2022

Responses to Technical Question Due: November 30, 2022

This RFQ is seeking responses from qualified Environmental Site Assessment firms to perform ESA Phase I and Phase II reports related to the acquisition, disposition, condemnation and management of County real property.

The specifications for this RFQ are available:

PREFERRED METHOD: Access website: http//www. suffolkcountyny.gov/ Departments/ Economic Developmentand

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Request for Qualifications (RFQ) No. 25-ED-009 to provide

Appraisal Services

for the Suffolk County Department of Economic Development and Planning Division of Real Property Acquisition and Management

Submission Due Date: 3:30 pm, December 8, 2022

Advertised: Thursday, November 17, 2022

Technical Questions Due: (in writing) by November 25, 2022

Responses to Technical Questions Due by: November 30, 2022

This RFQ is seeking responses from New York State Certified General Appraisers to provide

By email: Fred.Ford@ suffolkcountyny.gov By calling: 631-853-5923

County of Suffolk Suffolk County Division of Real Property Acquisition and Management

H. Lee Dennison Building 100 Veterans Highway, 2nd Floor Hauppauge, N.Y. 11788

LATE RESPONSES WILL BE REJECTED

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UPDATED

Duly qualified electors of the East Moriches Fire District shall be those electors registered under permanent personal registration and being a resident of the Fire District for thirty (30) days next preceding the Annual Fire District Election held on December 13, 2022. Please note that only those persons who have registered with the Suffolk County Board of Elections on or before the 23rd day before the Fire District Election Day shall be eligible to vote.

NOTICE

OF

ANNUAL

FIRE DISTRICT ELECTION NOTICE OF FILING PETITION

Notice is hereby given that pursuant to Town Law, the Annual Election of the East Moriches Fire District located in the Town of Brookhaven, County of Suffolk, State of New York, will be held on the 13th day of December 2022,

All aspiring candidates for the office of Fire Commissioner must file their petitions, signed by twenty-five (25) qualified voters of the Fire District, with the Secretary of the East Moriches Fire District, at least twenty (20) days prior to the Fire District Election. In 2022, such filing must take place on or before Wednesday, November 23, 2022.

Petitions may be obtained by contacting Robert Kanas, Secretary, Box 313, East Moriches, NY, 11940, or calling 631-878-1422 between the hours of 9:00

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