37TH YEAR • ISSUE 49
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American Idol Shannon Gibbons to Appear in Holiday Spectacular
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In 6th LD: Absentee Ballot Count Puts Anker Over the Top
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'Tis The Season of Tree Lighting Ceremonies
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Mastic Beach Hundreds of residents, community leaders, chamber members and elected officials took part in numerous tree lighting ceremonies and parades this weekend to kick off the Christmas holiday. In Mastic Beach, the newly formed Greater Mastic Beach Chamber of Commerce sponsored their first annual Christmas tree lighting. The ceremony which was held at Ultimate Mower was sponsored by The South Shore Press, the Mastic Beach Fire Department, Party 105.3 Radio, Shirley Pet and Feed, Ultimate Mower, LJ’s What’s Hot and Lindsor Torres.
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Suffolk County Clerk Judy Pascale and Brookhaven Town Supervisor Ed Romaine joined with Santa in flipping the switch to light the community Christmas tree. Following the ceremony, residents enjoyed free hot chocolate and candy canes.
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Supervisor Ed Romaine, Councilwoman Jane Bonner, Rocky Point Sound Beach Chamber of Commerce leaders Gary Pollakusky Charles Todaro, VFW Commander Joe Cognitore and Rocky Point Rotarians celebrated the 37th Annual Christmas Tree Lighting in Rocky Point. The event was held at the corner of Broadway and Prince Road where residents were treated
to holiday carols performed by local Girl and Boy Scout troops and holiday musical selections performed by the Rocky Point Eighth Grade orchestra, Middle School Brass Ensemble and the Rocky Point High School Jazz Band. To the delight of the crowd, Santa arrived with the Rocky Point Fire Department and greeted the crowd with a hearty “Ho, ho, ho!”
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Throngs of residents came out for the Medford Tree Lighting and Festival at Medford Memorial Park, sponsored by the Medford Chamber of Commerce and the Patchogue-Medford Library. New York State Assemblyman Joe DeStefano and Suffolk County Legislator elect Dominick Thorne attended along with with honoree Suffolk County Legislator Rob Calarco who was given the task of flipping the switch lighting the Christmas Tree. Joe LoSchiavo led a musical group playing holiday songs with people joining in caroling. There were crafts, games, hot chocolate, cookies, and topping off this spectacular event, photos with Santa. Congratulations to Cathy LoSchiavo on being elected, “Miss Medford 2021,” by the Medford Chamber of Commerce in appreciation for all you do for the Medford community.
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Zeldin Continues Drive for Governor Congressman Lee Zeldin recently held another fundraising event in Suffolk County in his quest to become Governor of New York State. Over 200 people attended the event which helped Zeldin raise funds for his 2022 campaign. Zeldin, who currently represents the residents of Suffolk County in congress is the early front runner for the Republican and Conservative Parties nomination.
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Long Island's American Idol Star Shannon Gibbons to Appear As a Star Singer in Holiday Spectacular on Ice! a national level began when she placed 3rd at the 1991 U.S. Figure Skating Championships, allowing her to qualify for the 1991 World Championships where she won the bronze medal as part of an American sweep. In 1992, she earned a bronze medal in the Albertville Winter Olympics and a silver medal at the 1992 World Championships. In 1993, Kerrigan became the United States Ladies Champion and followed that up with her historic silver medal performance at the 1994 Lillehammer Winter Olympics.
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Shannon Gibbons, a Bellport native, will appear alongside Nancy Kerrigan and Polina Edmunds as a Star Singer in The Gateway's Holiday Spectacular on Ice at Patchogue Theatre. Shannon Gibbons was a star front-runner and Top 40 contestant on the hit television show, “American Idol,” in the 2019-2020 season. Locally, she was the winner of Bellport Idol two years in a row along with winning Islip Town Idol. She was the lead singer of the rock group “The Om-en” from 2016 to 2020. She has performed in numerous shows at bars, restaurants, clubs, parties, and festivals, including the Montauk Music Festival, the Great South Bay Music Festival, the Bellport Concert Series, and the Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah. Recently she formed “The Shannon Gibbons Band” and has written music and lyrics on numerous songs that have been professionally produced and performed. She is also a member of the professional pop band, “Beat the System” since late 2020, with the band releasing their first single “Chasing the High” in April 2021. Holiday Spectacular on Ice marks Shannon’s debut at The
Gateway. As Previously Reported: Bellport, NY, November 18, 2021: Capture the magic of the season as The Gateway magically transforms Patchogue Theatre’s stage into an ice rink for The Gateway’s Holiday Spectacular On Ice with Host and Two Time Olympic Figure Skating Star Nancy Kerrigan!
Along the way, Kerrigan became known for her groundbreaking fashion on the ice, teaming up with Vera Wang and others to create some of the most memorable skating outfits in the history of the sport. In addition to her work on the ice, the two time Olympic medalist has regularly appeared on television and movies as an actor (Boy Meets World, Blades of Glory, Saturday Night Live,
This enchanting musical celebration opens Thursday, December 17 and runs through January 1. For tickets, contact the Box Office at (631) 286-1133 or buy online at https://TheGateway. org/. Presented within the elegant environment of Patchogue Theatre, The Gateway’s Holiday Spectacular On Ice brings beloved holiday songs to life while emphasizing the beauty, grace, and artistry of figure skating. Featuring show-stopping singers and dancers, astonishing performance artistry, and even a few canine capers, this familyfriendly musical celebration is literally the “coolest” show for all ages this season. Nancy Kerrigan has been one of America’s most recognizable sports icons for over 25 years. Kerrigan’s rise to competing at
Seiko, Campbell’s Soup, Old Navy, Comcast Spotlight), author (Artistry on Ice), motivational speaker, and an advocate for issues related to infertility. The Nancy Kerrigan Foundation has raised significant funds for the vision impaired in honor of her legally blind mother and she has been recognized for her excellence on and off the ice (US Figure Skating Hall of Fame, Mother’s Day Foundation Mother of the Year, New England Sports Hall of Fame, Fight for Sight Lifetime Achievement). Most recently, Kerrigan has focused on her family (three children age 13, 16 and 24) and her choreography (Halloween on Ice, Skate Niagara, Bryant Park Holiday Show), while also appearing on Dancing With the Stars in Season 24. Nancy is currently executive producing the upcoming documentary “Why Don’t You Lose 5 lbs” which will examine the silent epidemic of eating disorders in sports and was on the Advisory Board for the Aurora Games which is an international platform for women in sports and entertainment. She is also still active in working with various companies including Massachusetts-based Revise Energy. US Olympian Polina Edmunds will join Nancy Kerrigan in The Gateway’s Holiday Spectacular on Ice.
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Skating with Celebrities, Fresh Off the Boat) or as a commentator (Entertainment Tonight, The Insider, Lifetime Network, Fox Sports, NBC Sports, Inside Edition), and is well known for being instrumental in the creation of Halloween on Ice and other figure skating shows. Nancy has been a product endorser (Disney, Revlon, Reebok,
Polina Edmunds has been skating since the age of two and rose quickly through skating’s ranks. She won the 2013 U.S. Junior National Championships and competed on the Junior Grand Prix Circuit in the fall of 2013. She earned two titles in Mexico and Belarus and qualified for the Junior Grand Prix Final. In 2014, Polina won the silver medal in the U.S. Figure Skating Championships and earned a spot on the U.S. Olympic Team. Polina finished in the top 10 at both the Olympics and the World Championships in 2014, and was the youngest member of the U.S. Figure Skating Olympic team since Tara Lipinski in 1998.
Polina Edmunds
Polina started off the 2014-2015 season with gold at the 2014 U.S. International Classic. She finished fourth at the 2015 U.S. Championships and was named to the 2015 World Team. Polina then went on to win gold at the 2015 Four Continents Championships in Seoul, Korea. Polina has established that she can compete with the top skaters in the world. She won the short program at the 2016 U.S. Figure Skating Championships in St. Paul, Minnesota, and was the only top skater in the field to produce two nearly flawless routines. A proven technical commodity since her days at the junior and novice levels, Polina is now emerging as one of the top artists in the sport at the senior level. She has worked very hard with longtime coach, David Glynn, and choreographer Rudy Galindo the 1996 men’s national champion - to showcase her long lines and balletic style on the ice. In addition to her ability to land difficult triple-triple jump combinations, the 5-foot-8 Polina shined in her short program, which she skated to Beethoven's "Moonlight Sonata" and in her free skate, which she performed to music from "Gone with the Wind.” Polina organized & choreographed "Skating in a Princess Wonderland" – two holiday figure skating shows at Sharks Ice San Jose. Polina showcased not only her talent, but the bright future of San Jose figure skating.
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Bellport HS Seniors Named Questbridge Finalists
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Brushing Up on Dental Hygiene
Bellport High School seniors Boris Berja and Rianna Raghunandan have been selected by QuestBridge as 2021 National Finalists for demonstrating outstanding academic achievement. QuestBridge is a national, nonprofit institution that connects the country’s most exceptional students with leading educational institutions and further academic opportunities at some of the nation’s top colleges and universities. As finalists, Berja and Raghunandan will potentially be matched with a full scholarship to one of QuestBridge’s partner colleges. In its prestigious selection process, QuestBridge searches for academically talented students who match the partner colleges’ level of academic achievement and can potentially thrive on their campuses. Finalists are chosen from a pool of applicants who are in the top 5-10% of their class, have received mostly A’s in the school’s most rigorous classes and have
Photo Credit: South Country Central School District Third grade students at Kreamer Street Elementary School in the South Country School District learned more about dental hygiene on Dec. 2 from pediatric dentist residents from Stony Brook University Hospital. Photo Credit: South Country Central School District Bellport High School seniors Boris Berja and Rianna Raghunandan have been named Questbridge finalists.
realized strong standardized test scores, if taken. In addition to being academically talented, Berja is a member of his school’s National, Math and Science honor societies and vice president of the French Club. He also participates in the Outdoor Club and Students for Environmental Quality Club.
Equally involved in her school, Raghunandan is a member of the chamber orchestra, Key Club, and National, Tri-M Music, Science and Math honor societies. The South Country Central School District congratulates both seniors on this outstanding academic accomplishment.
Good brushing habits and the job of a dentist were discussions that first and third graders at Kreamer Street Elementary School in the South Country Central School District participated in during a special presentation by Stony Brook University Hospital pediatric dental residents on Dec. 2. The doctors visited the school as part of an outreach program that aims to
encourage children to work on good oral hygiene habits early in life and build positive relationships with children so they understand that a visit to the dentist can be a positive experience. The students were excited to watch a short video about dental hygiene and then ask and answer questions about proper brushing, the use of mouthwash and more.
Councilman Loguercio Celebrates the Holidays with East Patchogue VFW A Busload of Food Post 8300 On December 2, Councilman Michael Loguercio attended the annual VFW Post 8300 Holiday Dinner held at Bellport Country Club. The Councilman works closely with the VFW post throughout the year to help promote their efforts to make the Bellport-East Patchogue a better place to live for everyone. Pictured with Councilman Loguercio is VFW Post 8300 Commander James Vaughn. Councilman Loguercio said, "Thank you to all our veterans and their families, for the service and sacrifices that you all made for our country and communities, we are grateful to you all. Jim Vaughn, along with the men and woman of this post, do all they can for their fellow veterans and community throughout the entire year. I want to remind everyone to honor our veterans, not only on Veterans Day, but every day."
Photo Credit: South Country Central School District Members of the Bellport High School Student Council recently collected food for those in need.
The Bellport High School Student Council recently hosted a successful Thanksgiving food drive. During the month of November, the students worked to collect nonperishable goods that were then donated to 20 families within the South
Country Central School District, as well as to the nonprofit Lighthouse Mission. All of the donations were loaded onto the district’s mobile library bus, sorted into Thanksgiving baskets and delivered.
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Brookhaven Highway Department Completes Installation of Sidewalk along West Meadow Beach Road
Brookhaven Town Highway Superintendent Daniel P. Losquadro, Supervisor Ed Romaine and Councilmember Jonathan Kornreich joined with residents and community members for the ribbon-cutting of a new sidewalk installed along West Meadow Road and Trustees Road from Mt Grey Road to the entrance of West Meadow Beach. Funding for this project, which cost approximately $283,000, was fully covered by a grant from the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA). “This half-mile stretch of roadway is heavily traversed with traffic to and from the beach,” said Superintendent Losquadro. “Pedestrians,
bicyclists, lifeguards, and residents can now feel safer accessing West Meadow Beach along the new sidewalk.” Supervisor Romaine said, “West Meadow Beach is a popular destination for pedestrians all year round and now a walk down Trustees Road is much safer than before. I thank Superintendent Losquadro and the men and women of the Highway Department for making the improvements to our infrastructure that will have a lasting impact for years to come.” Councilmember Kornreich said, “It was truly an honor to be able to take part in making our community a safer place for our residents. I am so thankful
to those who were able to contribute their time and effort to this project. My team and I will continue to work hard to ensure the safety and well-being of our residents. I would like to encourage everyone to take a walk down Trustees Road toward West Meadow Beach to have an opportunity to relax and appreciate the value in our community.” Annemarie Waugh of Sidewalks for Safety said, "A huge thanks to Edward Romaine, Daniel Losquadro, and Jonathan Kornreich for taking a critical step in making Setauket a safer place for pedestrian safety and healthy lifestyles. As a result of their efforts, this highly-trafficked section of
Heather Parker, Sidewalks for Safety; Charlie Lefkowitz; Herb Mones; Councilmember Kornreich; Superintendent Losquardro; Annemarie Waugh, Sidewalks for Safety; Supervisor Romaine; Elena Sadov; Mindy Leisenring, Ward Melville Heritage Organization.
West Meadow Road now allows walkers and runners to safely
access West Meadow Beach and Trustees Road."
Greater Mastic Beach Chamber Swears In Officers, Sets Ambitious Agenda Towle said. “Good things will happen when so many dedicated individuals come together.” Central to the community revitalization is the project underway by the Mastics Moriches Shirley Library. “Construction has begun on the new Community Library Annex, a new 7,000 squarefoot facility which will be joined by an outdoor program space and a one-acre library park across the street,” according to Library Trustee Nancy Marks. “Great things are happening for our area and it’s nice to see everyone pulling
The Greater Mastic Beach Chamber of Commerce swore in its slate of officers last week and set an agenda for the new year focusing on revitalizing the business district, public safety and community involvement. “It was exciting to see the chamber leaders come together with local officials to discuss area concerns,” said Assemblyman Joe DeStefano, who attended the
meeting with other local leaders, including Senator Alexa Weik, Legislator Jim Mazzarella, and Judy Pascale, county clerk. “It’s clear that the chamber leadership has set an ambitious agenda for next year and has the support of the community and it elected officials.” “It was nice to see such a large turnout of people who are devoted to improving our community,” Chamber Vice President Matthew
in the same direction.” Public safety is another concern of the chamber and discussed the matter of increased foot patrols with Suffolk Legislator Jim Mazzarella, who made the issue a central part of his winning November campaign. “The chamber leaders are commended for their efforts on behalf of the community and I will be meeting with them frequently to make sure their agenda is well supported,” Mazzarella said. The well-attended event included, from left, Chamber
Director Joe Furnari of Ultimate Commercial Cleaners, Sergeant at Arms James Evans of Donna’s House, George Mundi of Pizza Time, Ultimate Mower’s Gene Denninger with the fundraising committee, President Ava Torres of Linsa Torr’s Place, Secretary Candice Cartiglia of GMG Printing, Treasurer Amy Schuler of Your Team D&G Realty, Vice President Matt Towle of the South Shore Press, Senator Alexa Weik, Assemblyman Joe DeStefano, Legislator Jim Mazzarella, and Judy Pascale, county clerk.
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OPINION Op-ed by NYS Senator Alexis Weik
Long Island is home to a thriving agricultural and farming community. Most farms on Long Island are family owned and operated and have been around for decades— some for well over a century. Farms are critical to ensure fresh food is available, particularly during challenging times. Perhaps no time was that more apparent than during the height of the coronavirus pandemic. When global supply chains were disrupted, Long
Island farms were regularly bringing fresh produce to Long Island and New York City. These farms not only provide food (and crops, wines and spirits) to feed us, they are also a vibrant and critical part of our local and regional economy. There are nearly 600 farms on Long Island and Suffolk County ranks fourth in New York State agriculture sales. Regionally, we are first in the State in aquaculture and first in the State for bedding and garden plants and the number of tomatoes harvested. All of this work requires a robust workforce to grow, harvest, and sell agri- and aqua-culture products.
“What a great idea this is!”, a local Eastport senior stated, “I just want to enjoy my grandchildren now and not have to do so much work around this big house of mine. I love Eastport and want to live here so I can be close to my family and friends. Renting an apartment in a senior citizen
Farmworkers are predominantly seasonal workers that, during peak harvest season, often work in excess of a traditional 40-hour workweek. In addition, farmworkers must rely on the weather being suitable to complete the necessary work. If the weather forces hours or days to be lost, that time must be made up in time to complete the task, making a traditional 40-hour workweek not practical. In light of that, New York State provides that farmworkers accrue overtime after working 60 hours per week as opposed to the traditional 40. In 2019, the Legislature enacted the Farm Laborers Fair Labor Practices
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Upscale Senior Citizen Rental Community for Eastport
Over a sprawling 13.5 acres, of which only 13% of land will be utilized, CMWV, LLC is proposing to develop an upscale, luxury rental community, for ages 55 and over, to add to the already prominent town of Eastport. This project will consist of 86 spacious senior rental apartments. Furthermore, the project will be family owned and operated. The surrounding foliage will be thoroughly and elegantly landscaped to further beautify the property, and by extension, the town of Eastport.
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community would be perfect for me.” Not only is this an excellent idea for seniors but for the town of Eastport, as well. This project will add an estimated $356,000.00 to the local school budget without increasing the school’s population. In addition, the project will add an estimated $12,511.11 to the local ambulatory service’s budget and $7,901.35 to the local fire department. Moreover, this project will also offer year-round patronage to local businesses. An informational meeting, open to all Eastport residents, is scheduled to be held on Saturday, December 18th, from 1:00 to 4:00PM at The American Legion Hall, located at 478 Montauk Highway, in Eastport. Food and drinks will be served. All comments, ideas, and input are openly welcomed.
Act that, among other things, created a “Wage Board”—an unelected trio of individuals—to unilaterally determine overtime levels for farmworkers. Last year, the Wage Board recommended keeping overtime levels at the 60-hour mark, however, decided to revisit the issue by December 15, 2021. Farmers across Long Island are struggling. The cost to do business in New York is significant, and each year farmers—like all businesses—have to navigate ever more challenging mandates from the State. While increasing the minimum wage and paid family leave are good things for all employees, they are significant
costs to business owners and farmers. The cost of fuel is skyrocketing and the State’s mandate to be carbon neutral will make much of the equipment farms rely on obsolete. Lowering the overtime threshold will be another significant new cost to farmers that will lower crop outputs, lay off staff, or both. It is imperative that the Wage Board reject any changes to the overtime threshold and maintain it at the current 60-hours. Farms literally keep food on the table for us. To quote many of the farmers I have met with in my district, “we cannot bite the hand that feeds us.”
In 6th LD: Absentee Ballot Count Puts Anker Over the Top
By Barbara LaMonica
After a recount of election ballots in Suffolk's 6th Legislative District, a full recount of all ballots, and the withdrawal of 74 ballot challenges, 6th Legislative District Democrat incumbent Sarah Anker came across the finish line ahead of her challenger, Republican candidate Brendan Sweeney, by 63 votes. In an interview following the recount on Monday, Anker said she was happy final results were tallied, giving her one final two year term to continue serving the 6th LD, and to complete unfinished projects including Rails for Trails. Recounting the 2021 Elections, Anker said, "On election night I was shocked that I lost really surprised. When I lost on election night, I was down 58 votes and was slowly accepting defeat." Anker recalls that Elections Commissioner Anita Katz said she would need at least 87% of the 2,000 plus absentee ballots to at least tie and that it would was probably not possible but," Anker said, "I didn't concede because every vote counts." When all votes were counted and tallied, Anker did, in fact, garner a resounding 88% of absentee ballots, or what she calls a miracle. "I'm the poster child where every vote counts," Anker said, noting she was ahead by one vote on election night 2015 and ultimately won Thst race by another narrow victory of 19 votes. In this year's election, Anker
was down 12 votes over Sweeney, but in addition to sweeping the absentee ballot count, Anker won 65 of the 75 contested ballots. She credits her supportive constituent last and senior citizens for their tenacity.
Reached for comment Monday following the recount, Sweeney, who was deferring comments to Suffolk County GOP Chairman Jessie Garcia, told South Shore Press, "If they feel I am the candidate best suited for the District, then I will accept the nomination with pride. If it is decided they would seek to nominate someone else..." Sweeney continued, "I would be fully supportive of the person the county nominates."
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While Anker waited for election results, she was experiencing a personal family tragedy that would put everything into perspective. "My sister was trying to recover from breast cancer this past year, and she won her battle just last week having been told she was cleared - I took what I thought was my defeat on election night and realized this was nothing compared to having to battle for your life like my sister just did." Suffolk
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spokes Keith Davies maintained Anker would win throughout the recount procedure. "We're excited Sarah will once again represent the 6th Legislative District after another hard fought campaign," Davies. Davies said in a prior interview with 74 absentee ballot objections and "frivolous objections," that Anker would win the election.
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Reached for comment, Suffolk County GOP Leader Jesse Garcia told South Shore Press "Brendan Sweeney certainly distinguished himself as a candidate who will work hard, communicate a new vision with for the District and connect with the voters. As a party, we made strong gains with Brendan Sweeney winning Anker's hometown of Mount Sinai, as well as Shoreham, Rocky Point, and Miller Place." Garcia said Sweeney "has a bright future in public service."
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"Solar Tax" Lambasted at LIPA Public Hearings
SUFFOLK CLOSEUP BY KARL GROSSMAN The move referred to repeatedly as a “solar tax” by speakers at Long Island Power Authority public hearings last week was lambasted by them. The New York State Public Service Commission earlier this year began seeking a new charge for those who install solar panels after January 1, 2022. They would have to pay a monthly charge of between $5 and $10 a month depending on the size of their solar installations. The PSC has termed the charge a “Customer Benefit Contribution.” LIPA in a “Customer Benefit Fact Sheet” it has posted online says “LIPA’s staff supports the PSC’s approach and has proposed to adopt the new CBC in our service territory.” The LIPA board of trustees could vote on applying the solar surcharge on Long Island at the board’s next meeting on December 15. LIPA arranged for the public hearings to be held by Zoom because of COVID-19. At the public hearing Monday evening that I viewed, speaker after speaker blasted the “solar tax.” Suffolk County Legislator Bridget Fleming of Sag Harbor
LIPA. One PowerPoint slide that was shown stated: “83% of solar adopters have higher mean incomes than the local median income.”
called the surcharge “misguided” and contradictory to “long-term climate change goals.” Ms. Fleming, who is seeking the Democratic nomination to run for the U.S. House of Representatives in the lst Congressional District, spoke of “federal tax incentives” being “reduced” (tax credits for installing solar power). She said: “Please support our efforts to support clean energy incentives.” Francesca Rheannon, a member of the East Hampton Energy and Sustainability Committee, testified at the Monday evening hearing that the surcharge sets “a very bad precedent.” She said “we should encourage people to go solar.” This would be a tax “on residential homeowners trying to do the right thing by putting solar on their roofs….This is absolutely going in the opposite direction from where we need to go….I ask LIPA: get out of the way.” Reid Garton, president and CEO of New York State Solar, a company in Hicksville, and a member of the board of the New York State Solar Industries Association, said the “solar tax” would be “creating a charge that will likely be increased through the years.” It would
New York State government has set nation-leading climate goals under its Climate Leadership and Community Act of 2019. These include a 100 percent zero-emission policy for greenhouse gases in electric generation by 2040 and the production of 6,000 megawatts of electricity with solar energy by 2025— which as of the new year will be just three years away. result in “wiping out the incentive to go solar.” George Povall, director of All Our Energy, based in Point Lookout, ripped into the PSC’s description of the “solar tax” as a “Customer Benefit Contribution” as an “Orwellian title.” He said it “punishes rather than encourages” the use of solar energy. He said “we need to move to more solar.” Ryan Madden, sustainability organizer for the Long Island Progressive Coalition, described the “solar tax” as “punishment” for “adopters of renewable energy.”
Before the public was given an opportunity to speak at the public hearing Monday evening, there were 40 minutes of comments and PowerPoint slides presented by LIPA staff members, largely boosting the “Customer Benefit Contribution” and asserting a dedication by LIPA to solar power. Justin Bell, LIPA’s vice president of public policy and regulatory affairs, said the surcharge was a “fairness issue.” He said the new charge would help provide for new solar customers “contributing to the cost of essential programs” of
How is the state to do that? Solar energy—and notably solar rooftop—is a key. We have 38 solar panels on the roof of our house. They went up 14 years ago so we would not be subject to the “solar tax.” It’s been amazing seeing our LIPA electric meter going backwards with those panels producing more electricity than we need and feeding it into the grid. Will LIPA with a “solar tax” collaborate with the PSC in undermining the state’s green energy and climate goals?
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Annual Holiday
Dear Community,
FOOD DRIVE
2021 has been a challenging year. However, we refuse to let the hardships of 2021 define us. This will be our 11th year holding our “Food for Service” food drive. Shirley Auto Body is committed to our community. We live here; we work here. Our food drive remains the same: donate $20 of non-perishable, non-expired food to receive a free oil change. We are asking that if you are in a position to help, that you please be more generous this year. Together, as a community, we can lift each other up! As Mother Theresa said, “Not all of us can do great things, but we can do small things with great love.”
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wanted! snow plow contractors! Increased Rates for 2021-2022
“When it comes to our mission of keeping Town roads safe and passable, the more resources we have to deploy at a moment’s notice, the better. I strongly encourage all quali�ied snow plow contractors to contact the Highway Department to assist your community in times of bad weather.” For further information on our increased competitive rates, please call Linda at the Brookhaven Town Highway Department at 631.451.9230 or apply in person at 1140 Old Town Road, Coram between the hours of 8:30 am and 3:00 pm, Monday through Friday.
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THE BETTOR ANGLE
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BY TOM BARTON Max Scherzer, Corey Seagar, Marcus Semien, and a slew of other big name free agents have been signed, but the high profile, and once high dollar, New York Yankees didn't land any of them. With the fans outrage growing by the day, will the once mighty Bronx Bombers continue to sit this offseason out, or will they redeem themselves in the coming weeks? Major league baseball might be locked out right now, but there are some big names floating around that can completely change the completion of this offseason. Not many experts believe Cashman will spend like the fans believe he should though. On one hand we can look at the Yankees and come to the determination that this team is being fiscally responsible. Giving a $40+ million dollar contract to a 38 year old
pitcher, no matter who it is, seems like an easy overspend. Corey Seagar and Marcus Semien's contract blew away the estimates and both are looking questionable at best. Even someone like Justin Verlander, who the Yanks offered $25 million to, went for too much money, when you understand his question marks. But, this is the Yankees and money isn't supposed to be a factor that keeps them away from star talent. The pinstripes have been in plenty of rumors since the end of the season. Matt Olson, Luis Castillo, and Cedric Mullins have all been attached to New York, but those are trades, not signings. The Yankees have some fallback options in players like Anthony Rizzo, Andrelton SImmons and longtime Yankee Brett Gardner, but those names certainly won't ease the bleacher
Yankees Sitting on their Hands creature's concerns. Carlos Correa, Trevor Story, and Freddie Freeman are all still out there for the taking, and could save this offseason, but the paramount question remains. Does Brian Cashman have the bankroll to be able to land a huge star, or is Hal limiting his spending? The Yankees should make some moves, and I would expect at least one big splash. All they have done this offseason was to eliminate players from their roster, so it's a need and a must to add talent. Maybe it's Correa, maybe it's an Olson deal, maybe it's a combination of smaller players, but one thing is certain the Yankees will make a splash here. The only question is, are they doing a cannonball into the deep end, or will they puddle jump into the baby pool?
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THE ROTOMILL BY CHUCK T.
There is a lot of value to an old contrary indicator of mine. When I get to the deadline in my most competitive fantasy football league, it is a great counter indicator to keep all of the players for which I have received trade offers. It amazes me how many trades actually get made in this league because this collection of guys are some of the worst criminals I have ever played fantasy sports against. Look at the word I used. I said fantasy sports. Not fantasy football and not fantasy baseball. Fantasy sports as in all fantasy sports. If you are looking for a friend in this league, go buy a dog. This is one of the largest cut throat collections of human beings you will ever run against. Even the annual draft they hold is a highway robbery. The host charged $70 this year for rubbery chicken, cold mozzarella sticks and watered down mudslides. The prior year’s host charged $40 and catered with phenomenal scungilli and other amazing Italian red sauce staples. I play in a National League only league which is very similar. A fair trade offer is something these guys don’t know how to construct. So
Don’t Do It
Fantasy Sports
a weak secondary in Week 13 vs. the Detroit Lions. Keep playing him for the rest of the season.
why play in such a league you may be asking? The answer is a simple one. It makes you a better player and it keeps you sharp. It also gets you exposed to a lot of knowledge about what other fantasy sports owners are thinking about players they expect to breakout. And that always exposes bargains and sleepers. Everybody loves a bargain and everybody loves to find a diamond in the rough. Especially in fantasy sports. Two players I got a lot of trade interest for on my team this fall were Dallas Cowboy Tony Pollard and Minnesota Viking Adam Thielen. Pollard broke out last Thursday with a 58 yard rushing TD and 78 yards rushing on a hard to run against New Orleans Saints defense. Zeke Elliott? 13 carries and less than 50 yards rushing for yet another week. Elliott has clearly nursed a knee injury for a few weeks now. But he also clearly has lost a step or two. Some of the jokers in my league saw Pollard as a buy low candidate. The offers were underwhelming, but when more than one person asks me for a player, I prefer to keep the guy, play him if I own him in other leagues and play
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the hell out of him in DFS and get him into as many Fan Duel contests as I can get him into. HINT, HINT: Use Tony Pollard in all of your lineups and he doesn’t cost an arm and a leg on Fan Duel. Another guy that this band of pirates inquired about was Minnesota wide receiver Adam Thielen. While I did have Washington wide receiver Terry McLaurin and Denver’s
Courtland Sutton, that doesn’t mean I would ever consider an IDP (Individual Defensive Player) as adequate compensation for Thielen. He also has been on a bit of a tear of late with 3 touchdowns in the last 2 weeks. I have played both of these guys a lot in different DFS contests in the last few weeks and it has worked. They have played well and are scoring touchdowns. Thielen draws
As I said, my NL-only Baseball League is cut throat as well and is a totally different group of people. They look like the same sharks. Though the MLB owners just locked the players out a lot of trade offers are going around once we got to November 1st, A couple of inquiries have come in on Seattle CF’er Jarred Kelenic. It can’t be forgotten that Kelenic endured an 8-for-86 start to his season. However in 337 at bats he did rebound to score 41 runs and he get 43 RBI’s from 14 home runs hit. His production over 600 at bats works out to 75 runs scored and 75 RBI’s and he would have hit 24 home runs had he played a full season. Given his projection of being a 5-tool talent, he is 22 years old and is only going to get better. Hence, owners are asking me for him. It is almost as if they think they have invented plutonium. I know what Kelenic means to a team playing in a dynasty league. But thank you for confirming my faith in him.
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Estate and Gift Taxes for 2022
ASK NANCY BY NANCY BURNER, ESQ.
Q: A:
With the end of the year coming, can you tell me about any updates to estate and gift taxes for 2022?
The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (the “Act”) increased the federal estate tax exclusion amount for decedents dying in years 2018 to 2025. The exclusion amount is for 2022 is $12.06 million. This means that an individual can leave $12.06 million, and a married couple can leave $24.12 million dollars to their heirs or beneficiaries without paying any federal estate tax. This also means that an individual or married couple can gift this same amount during their lifetime and not incur a federal gift tax. The rate for the federal estate and gift tax remains at 40 percent. There are no 2022 changes to the rules regarding step-up basis at death. That means that when you die, your heirs’ cost basis in the assets you leave them are reset to the value at your date of death.
consists of real or tangible property located outside of New York State; while the decedent was a nonresident; before April 1, 2014; between January 1, 2019, and January 15, 2019.
The Portability Election, which allows a surviving spouse to use his or her deceased spouse’s unused federal estate and gift tax exemption, is unchanged for 2022. This means a married couple can use the full $24.12 million exemption before any federal estate tax would be owed. To make a portability election, a federal estate tax return must be timely filed by the executor of the deceased spouse’s estate. For 2022 the annual gift tax exclusion has increased to $16,000. This means that an individual can give away $16,000 to any person in a calendar year ($32,000 for a married couple) without having to file a federal gift tax return. Despite the large Federal Estate Tax exclusion amount, New York State’s estate tax exemption for 2021 is $5.93 million. As of the date of this article, the exact exclusion amount for 2022
has not been released. It is anticipated to be a little over $6 million in 2022. New York State still does not recognize portability.
New York has a three-year lookback on gifts as of January 16, 2019. However, a gift is not includable if it was made by a resident or nonresident and the gift
Most taxpayers will never pay a federal or New York State estate tax. However, there are many reasons to engage in estate planning. Those reasons include long term care planning, tax basis planning and planning to protect your beneficiaries once they inherit the wealth. In addition, since New York State has a separate estate tax regime with a significantly lower exclusion than that of the Federal regime it is still critical to do estate tax planning if you and/ or your spouse have an estate that is potentially taxable under the New York State law. Nancy Burner, Esq. and Kera Reed, Esq.
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Activities for Teens in December
Puzzle Night!
Thursdays, December 9, 16, 23, 30, 6:00 – 7:00 p.m. Drop-in and hang out with Ms. Erica in the Teen Department, have some snacks, and work on a cool jigsaw puzzle.
Fun and Games - Escape from The Downside Friday, December 10, 6:00 – 7:30 p.m.
Teens in Grades 6 - 12! Sign up for this Stranger Things themed escape room! If you can manage to escape you will be rewarded with snacks!
Gaming Café Tuesday, December 14, 6:00 – 7:00 p.m.
Join Ms. Sam and Ms. Erica to play board games or Jackbox Games, drink tea or hot chocolate, and eat snacks!
Ugly Sweater Party Friday, December 17, 6:00 – 7:30 p.m.
Wear your ugliest holiday sweater to celebrate the season! Enjoy crafts, activities and of course…hot chocolate and cookies.
Anime & Superheroes Monday, December 27, 4:00 – 5:00 p.m.
Japanese cartoons, pizza, a few Marvel Universe moments, plenty of awesomeness. Sign up with your library card.
Trivia
Minecraft
Tuesday, December 28, 6:00 – 7:00 p.m.
Wednesday, December 29, 4:00 – 5:00 p.m.
You pick the topic! Check our Instagram Story on 12/21 to vote for your favorite trivia topic. Come to trivia you have chosen and eat snacks! Our Instagram handle is @mmsclteens!
Teens in grades 6 through 12! Drop in to play Minecraft Edu with Ms. Sam.
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UPCOMING SCHOOL AGE PROGRAMS at the Library Gingerbread House Ornaments IN-PERSON Thursday, December 16 4:30 – 5:30 p.m. (Grades K-2) 6:00 – 7:00 p.m. (Grades 3-7) Registration begins Thursday, December 9. Make your own gingerbread house ornament with paint, a terracotta pot and a little creativity too.
3 Little Pigs House Challenge IN-PERSON Saturday, December 18, 2:30 – 3:00 p.m. Registration begins Saturday, December 11. Join Ms. Katie to see if you can build a toothpick house strong enough to survive a huff and a puff from the Big Bad Wolf! Grades K-2.
Noon Year’s Eve Party IN-PERSON Thursday, December 30 11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. Registration begins Thursday, December 23. Ring in 2022 with a special celebration! Grades K-6.
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LIBRARY LIVING BY TARA D’AMATO Assistant Library Director
The Immoralists
Thursday, December 16, 2:00 – 4:00 p.m. In Person Registration begins Thursday, November 18. Join us for a discussion of The Immortalists by Chloe Benjamin. It’s 1969 in New York City’s Lower East Side, and word has spread of the arrival of a mystical woman, a traveling psychic who claims to be able to tell anyone the day they will die. The Gold children- four adolescents on the cusp of selfawareness, sneak out to hear their prophecies for the next five decades. Copies of the book are available at the Circulation Desk beginning Thursday, November 18.
Anxious People
Tuesday, December 21, 7:00 – 8:30 p.m. Via Zoom Join us for a Zoom book discussion of Anxious People by Fredrik Backman, a story of eight people who become unlikely friends during a hostage situation created by an inept bank robber. Each of them carries a lifetime of grievances, hurts, secrets, and passions that are ready to boil over. None of them are entirely who they appear to be. And all of them, the bank robber included, desperately crave some sort of rescue. Copies of the book are available at the front desk. Digital copies are available in Libby and Overdrive. Open to all.
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Visual Distress Signals and the Private Boat Captain
ON THE SEA BY VINCENT PICA, COMMODORE
First District, Southern Region (D1SR) United States Coast Guard Auxiliary
When I teach seamanship courses, I stress to the private boat captains that they have to imagine that they are astronauts who have landed on Mars. If something has gone wrong, it is going to take time for help to arrive so you have to start doing things to buy yourself more time. And when does the rescue clock start? When someone sees or hears your cry for help. And we start with getting that clock started as fast as possible – the visual distress signal.
USCG requirements for visual distress signals are:
• Three hand-held red flares (day and night). • One hand-held red flare and two parachute flares (day and night). • One hand-held orange smoke signal, two floating orange smoke signals (day), and one electric distress light (night only). More recently, under 46 CFR 161.013, vessels equipped with one SOS eVDSD non pyrotechnic marine signal device and one orange emergency flag to be Coast Guard are compliant. There are a number of manufacturers – my vessel is equipped with Sirius Signal’s device. Of note, check the expiration dates on the side of the conventional flare.
They are manufactured with 3 ½ years of life. How long have they been on the shelf or in your cabin? By the way, are they still good after the expiration date? Most likely they are so keep them around as back-up. But don’t expect to pass a USCG boarding if they aren’t “good to go” as the boarding officer looks at them.
• Recreational boats less than 16 feet in length.
All boaters should be able to signal for help and instructions for use are printed right on the device. What should you consider when doing so? First, unless you are truly “in extremis”, don’t set them off unless you can see or hear help nearby (btw, if you can see lights on the land, that constitutes help nearby – just don’t use them all in case no one is looking.) Shooting flares into a dark, empty sky might prove to be totally useless, especially if someone happens along later and you have no way to signal them. Secondly, if you are using hand held flares, hold them out over the side of the boat. If a piece of the burning slag drops off and lands on your fiber glass deck, be prepared to watch it burn straight through to the sea below. You can’t put out the burning magnesium compound. Third, if a flare pistol or hand-held rocket propelled distress signal is used, be sure to take the wind into account. In generally calm winds, keep your arm at approximately 45-60 degrees above the
• Manually propelled boats.
ASK MICHELLE “Your Family Therapist”
BY MICHELLE CAVALERI, LCSW-R
Wedding Officiant & NYS Divorce Mediator
BPD is probably the most misunderstood psychiatric diagnosis. The biggest misperception is that people with BPD never get any better. In reality, medications can help reduce depression, moodiness, and impulsivity. Certain treatments have been shown to be effective in research. I have met many recovered clients who no longer feel compelling urges to hurt themselves, who feel good about themselves, and who give and receive love without hesitation. To present BPD, the client who suffers from this diagnosis, and the folks who are in his world, I have put together Part I and Part II articles, in order to cover the significance of this diagnosis. To understand borderline behavior, you have to leave your own world and journey into theirs. And you should,
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• Boats participating in organized events such as races, regattas, or marine parades. • Open sailboats less than 26 feet in length not equipped with propulsion machinery.
horizon with the wind at your back. As the wind increases, increase the angle of your arm upwards but do not fire the device straight up or in such a direction that it may land on your boat (such as into the wind) or another boat. As you can see, distress signals have distinct advantages and disadvantages. No single device is ideal under all conditions or suitable for all purposes. Pyrotechnics are usually recognized as excellent distress signals but there is potential for injury and property damage if not properly handled. That’s why I equipped my boat with eVDSD devices.
By USCG regulations, who is required to have these visual distress signals?
"All vessels used on coastal waters,
the Great Lakes, territorial seas, and those waters connected directly to them, up to a point where a body of water is less than two miles wide must be equipped with U.S.C.G. Approved visual distress signals. Vessels owned in the United States operating on the high seas must be equipped with U.S.C.G. Approved visual distress signals. Regulations prohibit display of visual distress signals on the water under any circumstances except when assistance is required to prevent immediate or potential danger to persons on board a vessel."
And who is not required to have these visual distress signals?
The following vessels are not required to carry day signals but must carry night signals when operating from sunset to sunrise:
And don’t forget that the USCGAux gives FREE vessel safety exams. They are not a regulatory event – no one “turns you in” if the boat is missing something. We tell you what it is, generally give you our cell numbers so you can call us back when the deficiency has been addressed – and then get your windshield sticker that notes that your boat has met the federal standard for its size. The exam is all about safety of life at sea – yours and your loved ones! BTW, if you are interested in being part of USCG Forces, email me at joinuscgaux@aol.com or go direct to the D1SR Human Resources department, who are in charge of new members matters, at DSO-HR and we will help you “get in this thing…”
Borderline Personality Disorder There is Hope
since you’re asking them to come into yours. Keep in mind these behaviors are usually unconscious. They are designed to shield the person with BPD from intense emotional pain – not to hurt you.
• Nobody cares about me as much as I care about them, so I lose everyone I care about –despite the desperate things I do to stop them from leaving me. • If someone treats me badly, then I become bad.
COMMON BP THINKING
• When I am alone, I become nobody and nothing.
When you’re interacting with someone with BPD, it’s crucial to understand that their unconscious assumptions may very different from yours. They may include:
• I will be happy only when I can find an all-giving, perfect person to love me and take care of me no matter what. But if someone close to this loves me, then something must be wrong with them.
• I must be loved by all the important people in my life at all times or else I am worthless. I must be completely competent in all ways to be a worthwhile person. • Some people are good and everything about them is perfect. Other people are thoroughly bad and should be blamed
But think of our motto, “semper paratus” – always prepared! Why go to sea in anything and be unable to call for help and get the rescue clock started?
and punished for it. • My feelings are caused by external
events. I have no control over my emotions or the things I do in reaction to them.
• I can’t stand the frustration that I feel when I need something from someone and I can’t get it. I’ve got to do something to make it go away. PART II - ADDRESSING TREATMENT OF BPD
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The Archangel Lucifer
OF MEN & ANGELS BY DOMINICK FORTE The existence of the devil is acknowledged in the majority of the world’s religions. In modern biblical translations the devil is the adversary of God and God’s people. The Old Testament book of Isaiah says “How art thou fallen from heaven, O Lucifer, son of the morning! How art thou cut down to the ground which did weaken the nations.” Lucifer was the most beautiful, most luminous, most intelligent, and mightiest of all the Archangels. The name Satan has become the most common name attributed to him. In Hebrew, the term “satan” translates into “adversary” which is the way in which Lucifer is presented in Biblical literature. In the Old Testament, in Biblical literature, and in
theological lore Lucifer is portrayed as a tempter and seducer. In the New Testament and works relating to it Jesus identifies him as the devil numerous times. Biblical scholars look to chapter 12 of the Book of Revelation and agree that Lucifer led a revolt of 1/3 of all the angels against God. Here he is depicted as a huge red dragon with seven heads and ten horns. The reasons given for his treason focus on his pride overtaking his reason and his demand to be revered as an equal to God. Lucifer, also known as The Prince of Darkness, gathered his contingency of fallen angels and confronted God demanding to be set above the other archangels and to receive
Image of Sir Jacob Epstein s statue of the Archangel Lucifer.
equal status with Him. It was not originally his intention to supplant God but to have Him recognize his superiority over his brother archangels. Eventually he realized that this
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was never going to happen and so embarked upon an all-out rebellion to seize God’s throne. But God sent his loyal angels into battle against the rebellious insurgent and the war ended with Michael and his bother archangels casting Satan and his followers down into hell. When Lucifer was cast out of heaven, the iron gates of the nine layers of the abyss were opened and waiting for the fallen Satan and those he duped into following him. In the Old Testament Satan is only mentioned in a handful of instances. In his first and most important appearance to humankind he encounters Eve in the Garden of Eden. Here Lucifer either transformed himself into a serpent or gained control over
one to tempt her to disobey God and partake of the fruit of the Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil. (By the way the word “apple” is never mentioned.) The temptation was successful and began the tragedy of the fall of humankind and his sinful existence on earth. Lucifer’s attempts to sway those from God’s will are thwarted by humankind’s faith, prayers, and the devotion to God and his saints. Lucifer has an axe to grind with God over his expulsion from heaven. He is obsessed with leading God’s faithful into temptation. His greatest strength is his ability to deceive and present evil in a pleasurable light. Humankind’s greatest weakness is not being able to recognize him in his deceit.
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** 2021 ** CONTINUOUS RUN NOTICE TO BIDDERS
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 *2021 AT 11:00 A.M. PLEASE REFER TO BUYER’S INITIALS WHEN MAKING INQUIRIES: RP MEATS POULTRY PRODUCE GROCERIES FISH DAIRY PRODUCTS *EXCEPT LEGAL HOLIDAYS, IN WHICH CASE IT WILL BE TUESDAY.
with the buildings and SONYA MARIA MYERS- improvements erected, PACHECO, situate, lying and being in the Town of Brookhaven, Defendant. County of Suffolk, State of ---------------------------X NY, District 0200 Section 751.00 Block 03.00 Lot ACTION FOR DIVORCE 037.000. Approximate amount of judgment To the above named $103,965.43 plus interest Defendant: and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions YOU ARE HEREBY of filed Judgment Index# SUMMONED to answer 620282/2018. The auction the complaint in this will be conducted pursuant action and to serve a to the COVID-19 Policies copy of your answer on Concerning Public Plaintiff's Attorney within Auctions of Foreclosed twenty (20) days after the Property established by the service of this summons, Tenth Judicial District. exclu¬sive of the day of Ralph Gazzillo, Esq., service, where service is Referee made by delivery upon LOGS Legal Group LLP you personally within f/k/a Shapiro, DiCaro & the State of New York, or Barak, LLC within thir¬ty (30) days Attorney(s) for the Plaintiff after completion of service 175 Mile Crossing where service is made in Boulevard any other manner. In case Rochester, New York of your failure to appear or 14624 answer, judgment will be (877) 430-4792 taken against you by default Dated: November 12, 2021 for the relief de¬manded in For sale information, the complaint. please visit www. Auction.com or call Dated: October 15, 2021 (800) 280-2832
D E F I N I T E SPECIFICATIONS FOR THE ABOVE ITEMS MAY BE OBTAINED AT THE OFFICE OF CENTRAL /s/ Jan Gomerman Jan Gomerman, Esq. PROCUREMENT. Attorney for Plaintiff L13589-7 – 10/20/2021 - 807 East Jericho Turnpike 12/29/2021 Huntington Station, NY 11746 Index No. 619952-2021 631-549-1777 Date Summons Filed: 10/21/2021 L13667 – 11/24/2021, 12/1/2021 & 12/8/2021 Plaintiff designates Suffolk County as the place of trial. NOTICE OF SALE The basis of venue is SUPREME COURT Plaintiff's residence. COUNTY OF SUFFOLK JPMorgan Chase Bank, SUMMONS N.A., Plaintiff AGAINST Plaintiff resides at 81 Arthur Anderson a/k/a Norfleet Lane, Coram, Arthur O. Anderson, Jr.; et New York 11727. al., Defendant(s) Pursuant to a Judgment SUPREME COURT OF of Foreclosure and Sale THE STATE OF NEW duly dated February 24, YORK 2020 I, the undersigned COUNTY OF SUFFOLK Referee will sell at public ---------------------------X auction at the Brookhaven Town Hall on January FREDERICK STEVEN 5, 2022 at 10:00AM, PACHECO, premises known as 12 Veith Avenue, Moriches, Plaintiff, NY 11955. All that certain -againstplot piece or parcel of land,
L13689 – 12/1/2021, 12/8/2021, 12/15/2021 & 12/22/2021 NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT SUFFOLK COUNTY JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, Plaintiff against JAIME UMANZOR, 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 February 24, 2020, I will sell at public auction to the highest bidder at Brookhaven Town Hall, 1 Independence Hill, Farmingville, NY 11738 on January 4, 2022 at 10:00 AM. Premises known as 277 Louise Avenue, Patchogue a/k/a East Patchogue, NY 11772. District 0200 Sec 958.00
Block 05.00 Lot 008.000. All that certain plot, piece or parcel of land, situate, lying and being in the Town of Brookhaven, County of Suffolk and State of New York. Approximate Amount of Judgment is $691,700.44 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index No 026816/2009. 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. Daniel J. Murphy, Esq., Referee XCAJN018
Giuseppe T. Rosini, Esq., the Appointed Referee, will sell the premises known as 44 Meadow Avenue, Medford, New York 11763 at public auction at Brookhaven Town Hall, 1 Independence Hill, Farmingville, New York 11738, on January 5, 2022 at 11:00 A.M. All that certain plot, piece or parcel of land, situate, lying and being in the Town of Brookhaven, County of Suffolk and State of New York known as District: 0200; Section: 842.00; Block: 03.00; Lot: 071.068 will be sold subject to the provisions of filed Judgment, Index No. 619428/2018. The approximate amount of judgment is $207,050.32 plus interest and costs. L13690 – 12/1/2021, FRIEDMAN VARTOLO 12/8/2021, 12/15/2021 & LLP 85 Broad Street, 12/22/2021 Suite 501, New York, New York 10004, Attorneys for NOTICE OF SALE Plaintiff. PUBLIC AUCTION Supreme Court of New L13693 – 12/1/2021, York, SUFFOLK County. 12/8/2021, 12/15/2021 & DRI MORTGAGE 12/22/2021 OPPORTUNITY FUND LP, Plaintiff, -against- SUPREME COURT OF LAURIE CAPOBIANCO THE STATE OF NEW AKA LAURIE SANTELLI; YORK EMILY CAPOBIANCO; COUNTY OF SUFFOLK B E R N A D E T T E Filed: 9/20/2021 Index CAPOBIANCO AKA No.: 617746/2021 BANK TRUST B E R N A D E T T E US S A N T E L L I ; N A T I O N A L COMMISSIONER OF ASSOCIATION, NOT SOCIAL SERVICES OF IN ITS INDIVIDUAL SUFFOLK COUNTY, CAPACITY BUT SOCIAL SERVICES SOLELY AS OWNER DISTRICT; CLERK OF TRUSTEE FOR VRMTG THE SUFFOLK COUNTY ASSET TRUST, TRAFFIC & PARKING Plaintiff, -against- THE HEIRSVIOLATIONS AGENCY; UNKNOWN STATE OF NEW YORK AT-LAW, NEXT-OFDISTRIBUTEES, C/O ASSISTANT KIN, ATTORNEY GENERAL; E X E C U T O R S , B R O O K H A V E N ADMINISTRATORS, MEMORIAL HOSPITAL TRUSTEES, DEVISEES, MEDICAL CENTER; LEGATEES, ASSIGNEES, R E P R O D U C T I V E LIENORS, CREDITORS, SPECIALISTS OF NEW AND SUCCESSORS YORK, LLP; AMANDA IN INTEREST, AND MINNICK; BRIAN GENERALLY ALL MINNICK, Index No. PERSONS HAVING OR 619428/2018. Pursuant to CLAIMING, UNDER, a Judgment of Foreclosure BY OR THROUGH THE and Sale duly dated October DECEDENT WALDO 12, 2021 and entered with VALLE, BY PURCHASE, the Suffolk County Clerk INHERITANCE, LIEN on November 9, 2021, OR OTHERWISE, ANY
RIGHT TITLE OR INTEREST IN AND TO THE PREMISES DESCRIBED IN THE COMPLAINT HEREIN; WALDO G. VALLE; PHYLLIS L. JOERGER; UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (EASTERN DISTRICT); NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF TAXATION AND FINANCE; MIDLAND FUNDING OF DELAWARE LLC D/B/A MIDLAND FUNDING LLC A/A/O A CHASE ACCOUNT; SUFFOLK COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES; "JOHN DOE #1" through "JOHN DOE #10" inclusive, the names of the ten last named Defendants being fictitious, real names unknown to the Plaintiff, the parties intended being persons or corporations having an interest in, or tenants or persons in possession of, portions of the mortgaged premises described in the Complaint, Defendants. Plaintiff designates SUFFOLK County as place of trial Venue is based upon County in which premises are being situate SUPPLEMENTAL SUMMONS WITH NOTICE ACTION TO FORECLOSE A MORTGAGE AS MODIFIED TO THE ABOVE NAMED DEFENDANTS:
judgment will be taken against you by default for the relief demanded in the Complaint. DATED: September 20, 2021 Elmsford, New York
NOTICE YOU ARE IN DANGER OF LOSING YOUR HOME If you do not respond to this summons and complaint by serving a copy of the answer on the attorney for the mortgage company who filed this foreclosure proceeding against you and filing the answer with the court, a default judgment may be entered and you can lose your home. Speak to an attorney or go to the court where your case is pending for further information on how to answer the summons and protect your property. Sending a payment to your mortgage company will not stop this foreclosure action. YOU MUST RESPOND BY SERVING A COPY OF THE ANSWER ON THE ATTORNEY FOR THE PLAINTIFF US BANK TRUST N A T I O N A L ASSOCIATION, NOT IN ITS INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY BUT SOLELY AS OWNER TRUSTEE FOR VRMTG YOU ARE HEREBY ASSET TRUST AND SUMMONED to answer FILING THE ANSWER the Complaint in this WITH THE COURT. action and to serve a copy of your Answer or, if the _Jordan Manfro__ Complaint is not served Jordan J. Manfro with this Summons, Knuckles, Komosinski & to serve a Notice of Manfro, LLP Appearance upon the Attorneys for Plaintiff Plaintiff's attorney within 565 Taxter Road twenty (20) days after the Suite 590 service of this Summons, Elmsford, NY 10523 exclusive of the date of Phone: (914) 345-3020 service or within thirty (30) days after the service is NOTICE TO complete if this Summons OCCUPANTS: US BANK is not personally delivered TRUST NATIONAL to you within the State ASSOCIATION, NOT of New York. If you fail IN ITS INDIVIDUAL to so appear or answer, CAPACITY BUT
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SOLELY AS OWNER TRUSTEE FOR VRMTG ASSET TRUST IS FORECLOSING AGAINST THE OWNER OF THIS PREMISES. IF YOU LIVE HERE, THIS LAWSUIT MAY RESULT IN YOUR EVICTION. YOU MAY WISH TO CONTACT A LAWYER TO DISCUSS ANY RIGHTS AND POSSIBLE DEFENSES YOU MAY HAVE.
NOTICE OF OBJECT OF ACTION AND RELIEF SOUGHT
October 29, 2021 and filed November 15, 2021 Help for Homeowners in Foreclosure New York State Law 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 nonprofit organizations that you may contact for information about possible options, including trying to work with your lender during this process.
THE OBJECT of the above-entitled action is to foreclose a mortgage bearing date July 19, 2006 given by Waldo Valle and Georgiana Valle to ABN AMRO Mortgage Group, Inc. to secure the sum of $200,000.00 and recorded in the office of the County Clerk/City Register of Suffolk County on August 18, 2006 in Book 21367 at Page 265 and which mortgage was ultimately assigned to the Plaintiff herein as evidenced by written instrument dated July 29, 2020 and recorded with the Suffolk County Clerk/City Register on August 21, 2020 in Liber M00023165 at Page 630 covering the premises described as follows: To locate an entity near you, you may call 2 Francine Avenue a/k/a the toll-free helpline Francine Drive, Amityville, maintained by the New New York 11701 York State Department of Financial Services at The relief sought in the (800) 342-3736 or visit the within action is final Department’s website at judgment directing the sale http://www.dfs.ny.gov. of the premises described Rights and Obligations above to satisfy the debt YOU ARE NOT secured by the mortgage REQUIRED TO LEAVE described above. YOUR HOME AT THIS TIME. You have the The Plaintiff makes no right to stay in your personal claim against home during the any Defendants in this foreclosure process. You action except The Estate of are not required to leave Waldo Valle. your home unless and The foregoing summons until your property is is served upon you by sold at auction pursuant publication pursuant to to a judgment of an Amended order of foreclosure and sale. the Honorable John H. Regardless of whether Rouse, Acting J.S.C. dated you choose to remain
in your home, YOU ARE REQUIRED TO TAKE CARE OF YOUR PROPERTY and pay property 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. NOTICE TO DEFENDANT DURING THE CORONAVIRUS EMERGENCY, YOU MIGHT BE ENTITLED BY LAW TO TAKE ADDITIONAL DAYS OR WEEKS TO FILE AN ANSWER TO THIS COMPLAINT. PLEASE CONTACT YOUR ATTORNEY FOR MORE INFORMATION. IF YOU DON'T HAVE AN ATTORNEY, PLEASE VISIT http://www.nycourts. gov/admin/OPP/ foreclosures.shtml OR https://www. nycourts.gov/courthelp/ Homes/foreclosures.shtml AVISO A DEMANDADO DURANTE LA EMERGENCIA DEL CORONAVIRUS, ES POSIBLE QUE USTED TENGA DERECHO POR LEY A TOMAR DÍAS O SEMANAS ADICIONALES PARA
PRESENTAR UNA RESPUESTA A ESTA PETICIÓN POR FAVOR CONTACTE A SU ABOGADO PARA MAS INFORMACIÓN. SI USTED NO TIENE UN ABOGADO, VISITE http://www.nycourts.gov/ admin/OPP/foreclosures. shtml OR https://www.nycourts. gov/courthelp/Homes/ foreclosures.shtml
LEGAL NOTICE The resolution, a summary of which is published herewith, has been adopted on November 16, 2021 and the validity of the obligations authorized by such resolution may be hereafter contested only if such obligations were authorized for an object or purpose for which the County of Suffolk, New York, is not authorized to L13699 – 12/8/2021, expend money or if the 12/15/2021, 12/22/2021 & provisions of law which 12/29/2021 should have been complied
with as of the date of publication of this Notice were not substantially complied with, and an action, suit or proceeding contesting such validity is commenced within twenty days after the publication of this Notice, or such obligations were authorized in violation of the provisions of the constitution.
DATED: November 16, 2021 Smithtown, New York Amy Ellis Clerk of the Legislature The resolution is entitled:
BOND RESOLUTION NO. 914 - 2021 BOND RESOLUTION OF THE COUNTY OF SUFFOLK, NEW YORK, AUTHORIZING THE BY ORDER OF THE ISSUANCE OF $500,000 COUNTY LEGISLATURE BONDS TO FINANCE OF THE COUNTY OF I M P R O V E M E N T S SUFFOLK TO COUNTY GOLF
New York State Department of Environmental Conservation Notice of Complete Application
Date: 11/22/2021 Applicant: NATIONAL GRID GENERATION LLC 175 E OLD COUNTRY RD HICKSVILLE, NY 11801 Facility: WADING RIVER GT FACILITY NORTH COUNTRY RD SHOREHAM, NY 11786 Application ID: 1-4722-00108/00020 Permits(s) Applied for: 1 - Article 19 Air Title V Facility Project is located: in BROOKHAVEN in SUFFOLK COUNTY Project Description: The Department has prepared a draft permit and made a tentative determination, subject to public comment or other information, to approve the application to renew the facility’s Title V permit. This draft permit renewal would allow for the continued operation of existing infrastructure and does not include any new, expanded or modified operations. This facility consists of five combustion turbines, fuel oil tanks, a gasoline tank, and several smaller tanks used for storing distillate, lubrication and/or dielectric oils. In accordance with 6NYCRR Parts 621.7(b)(9) and 201-6.3(c), the Administrator of the United States Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) has the authority to bar issuance of any Title V Facility Permit if it is determined not to be in compliance with applicable requirements of the Clean Air Act or 6NYCRR Part 201. Persons wishing to inspect the subject Title V files, including the application with all relevant supporting materials, the draft permit, and all other materials available to the DEC (the "permitting authority") that are relevant to this permitting decision should contact the DEC representative listed below. The Draft Permit and Permit Review Report may be viewed and printed from the Department web site at: https://www.dec.ny.gov/chemical/32249. html. DEC will evaluate the application and the comments received on it to determine whether to hold a public hearing. Comments and requests for a public hearing should be in writing and addressed to the Department representative listed below. A copy of the Department's permit hearing procedures is available upon request or on the Department web site at: https://www.dec.ny.gov/permits/6234.html. Availability of Application Documents: Filed application documents, and Department draft permits where applicable, are available for inspection during normal business hours at the address of the contact person. To ensure timely service at the time of inspection, it is recommended that an appointment be made with the contact person. State Environmental Quality Review (SEQR) Determination Project is not subject to SEQR because it is a Type II action. SEQR Lead Agency None Designated State Historic Preservation Act (SHPA) Determination The proposed activity is not subject to review in accordance with SHPA. The application type is exempt and/or the project involves the continuation of an existing operational activity. DEC Commissioner Policy 29, Environmental Justice and Permitting (CP-29) It has been determined that the proposed action is not subject to CP-29. Availability For Public Comment Contact Person Comments on this project must be KEVIN A KISPERT submitted in writing to the Contact NYSDEC Person no later than 01/07/2022 SUNY @ Stony Brook|50 Circle Rd or 30 days after the publication date Stony Brook, NY 11790-3409 of this notice, whichever is later. (631) 444-0369 L13701 – 12/8/2021
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COURSES TO FUND NETTING AND FENCING TO PROTECT THE LT. MICHAEL P. MURPHY NAVY SEAL MUSEUM (CP 7166.318)
constitution.
BY ORDER OF THE COUNTY LEGISLATURE OF THE COUNTY OF SUFFOLK DATED: November 16, The class of objects or 2021 purposes for which the Smithtown, New York bonds are authorized Amy Ellis is the construction of Clerk of the Legislature improvements at County golf courses, including The resolution is entitled: netting and fencing at the West Sayville golf course BOND RESOLUTION to protect the Lt. Michael NO. 921 - 2021 P. Murphy Navy Seal BOND RESOLUTION Museum, at the estimated OF THE COUNTY OF maximum cost of $500,000. SUFFOLK, NEW YORK, The amount of obligations AUTHORIZING THE authorized to be issued is ISSUANCE OF $60,000 $500,000. BONDS TO FINANCE The period of probable THE PURCHASE usefulness of the bonds is OF REPLACEMENT fifteen (15) years. VEHICLES FOR A complete copy of M E D - L E G A L the Bond Resolution INVESTIGATIONS AND summarized above shall FORENSIC SCIENCES be available for public (CP 1138.514) inspection during normal business hours at the The specific object or office of the Clerk of the purpose for which the Legislature, W.H. Rogers bonds are authorized Legislature Building, is for the purchase of 725 Veterans Memorial a replacement vehicle Medical-Legal Highway, Smithtown, for Investigations and New York. Forensic Sciences, at the L13706 – 12/8/2021 estimated maximum cost of $60,000. LEGAL NOTICE The amount of obligations The resolution, a summary to be issued is $60,000. of which is published The period of probable herewith, has been adopted usefulness of the bonds is on November 16, 2021 five (5) years and the validity of the obligations authorized by A complete copy of such resolution may be the Bond Resolution hereafter contested only summarized above shall if such obligations were be available for public authorized for an object inspection during normal or purpose for which the business hours at the County of Suffolk, New office of the Clerk of the York, is not authorized to Legislature, W.H. Rogers expend money or if the Legislature Building, provisions of law which 725 Veterans Memorial should have been complied Highway, Smithtown, with as of the date of New York. publication of this Notice were not substantially L13707 – 12/8/2021 complied with, and an action, suit or proceeding LEGAL NOTICE contesting such validity The resolution, a summary is commenced within of which is published twenty days after the herewith, has been adopted publication of this Notice, on November 16, 2021 or such obligations were and the validity of the authorized in violation obligations authorized by of the provisions of the such resolution may be
hereafter contested only if such obligations were authorized for an object or purpose for which the County of Suffolk, New York, is not authorized to expend money or if the provisions of law which should have been complied with as of the date of publication of this Notice were not substantially complied with, and an action, suit or proceeding contesting such validity is commenced within twenty days after the publication of this Notice, or such obligations were authorized in violation of the provisions of the constitution.
inspection during normal business hours at the office of the Clerk of the Legislature, W.H. Rogers Legislature Building, 725 Veterans Memorial Highway, Smithtown, New York. L13708 – 12/8/2021
LEGAL NOTICE The resolution, a summary of which is published herewith, has been adopted on November 16, 2021 and the validity of the obligations authorized by such resolution may be hereafter contested only if such obligations were authorized for an object or purpose for which the BY ORDER OF THE County of Suffolk, New COUNTY LEGISLATURE York, is not authorized to OF THE COUNTY OF expend money or if the provisions of law which SUFFOLK DATED: November 16, should have been complied with as of the date of 2021 publication of this Notice Smithtown, New York were not substantially Amy Ellis complied with, and an Clerk of the Legislature action, suit or proceeding The resolution is entitled: contesting such validity is commenced within BOND RESOLUTION twenty days after the publication of this Notice, NO. 924 - 2021 BOND RESOLUTION or such obligations were OF THE COUNTY authorized in violation OF SUFFOLK, NEW of the provisions of the YORK AUTHORIZING constitution. THE ISSUANCE OF $150,000 BONDS TO BY ORDER OF THE FINANCE THE COST COUNTY LEGISLATURE OF RENOVATIONS TO OF THE COUNTY OF THE MARINE BUREAU SUFFOLK FACILITY (CP 3195.314) DATED: November 16, The class of objects or 2021 purposes for which the Smithtown, New York bonds are authorized is the Amy Ellis renovations to the Marine Chief Deputy Clerk of the Bureau Facility at Timber Legislature Point Marina, including reconstruction of the The resolution is entitled: concrete shop floor and RESOLUTION stairway, at the estimated BOND 926 - 2021 maximum cost of $150,000. NO. RESOLUTION The amount of obligations BOND authorized to be issued is OF THE COUNTY OF SUFFOLK, NEW YORK $150,000. AUTHORIZING THE The period of probable ISSUANCE OF $150,000 usefulness of the bonds is BONDS TO FINANCE THE RENOVATIONS TO twenty-five (25) years. BATHROOMS IN POLICE A complete copy of HEADQUARTERS (CP the Bond Resolution 3189.313) summarized above shall The class of objects or be available for public purposes for which the
bonds are authorized to be issued to finance the cost of renovations to bathrooms in Police Headquarters, at the estimated maximum amount of $150,000. The amount of obligations authorized to be issued is $150,000. The period of probable usefulness of the bonds is twenty-five (25) years.
A complete copy of the Bond Resolution summarized above shall be available for public inspection during normal business hours at the office of the Clerk of the Legislature, W.H. Rogers Legislature Building, 725 Veterans Memorial Highway, Smithtown, New York. L13709 – 12/8/2021 LEGAL NOTICE The resolution, a summary of which is published herewith, has been adopted on November 16, 2021 and the validity of the obligations authorized by such resolution may be hereafter contested only if such obligations were authorized for an object or purpose for which the County of Suffolk, New York, is not authorized to expend money or if the provisions of law which should have been complied with as of the date of publication of this Notice were not substantially complied with, and an action, suit or proceeding contesting such validity is commenced within twenty days after the publication of this Notice, or such obligations were authorized in violation of the provisions of the constitution. BY ORDER OF THE COUNTY LEGISLATURE OF THE COUNTY OF SUFFOLK DATED: November 16, 2021 Smithtown, New York Amy Ellis Clerk of the Legislature
The resolution is entitled:
complied with, and an action, suit or proceeding BOND RESOLUTION contesting such validity NO. 927 - 2021 is commenced within BOND RESOLUTION twenty days after the OF THE COUNTY OF publication of this Notice, SUFFOLK, NEW YORK or such obligations were AUTHORIZING THE authorized in violation ISSUANCE OF $150,000 of the provisions of the BONDS TO FINANCE constitution. RENOVATIONS TO THE MARINE BUREAU BY ORDER OF THE FACILITY (CP 3195.313) COUNTY LEGISLATURE The objects or purposes OF THE COUNTY OF for which the bonds SUFFOLK are authorized is the DATED: November 16, renovations to the 2021 Marine Bureau Facility Smithtown, New York at Timber Point Marina, Amy Ellis including reconstruction Clerk of the Legislature of the ramp area bulkhead, installation of floating The resolution is entitled: docks, relocation of pilings and inspection costs, at the BOND RESOLUTION estimated maximum cost NO. 928 - 2021 of $150,000. BOND RESOLUTION The amount of obligations OF THE COUNTY OF authorized to be issued is SUFFOLK, NEW YORK $150,000. AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE OF $600,000 The period of probable BONDS TO FINANCE usefulness of the bonds is THE COST OF POLICE twenty (20) years. DETENTION AREA SECURITY CAMERA A complete copy of SYSTEMS UPGRADES the Bond Resolution (CP 3522.511) summarized above shall The class of objects or be available for public purposes for which the inspection during normal bonds are authorized business hours at the is police detention area office of the Clerk of the security camera systems Legislature, W.H. Rogers upgrades at County Legislature Building, police precincts and at 725 Veterans Memorial the Police Impound Yard Highway, Smithtown, in Westhampton, at the New York. estimated maximum cost of $600,000. L13710 – 12/8/2021 The amount of obligations authorized to be issued is LEGAL NOTICE $600,000. The resolution, a summary The period of probable of which is published usefulness of the bonds is herewith, has been adopted five (5) years. on November 16, 2021 and the validity of the A complete copy of obligations authorized by the Bond Resolution such resolution may be summarized above shall hereafter contested only be available for public if such obligations were inspection during normal authorized for an object business hours at the or purpose for which the office of the Clerk of the County of Suffolk, New Legislature, W.H. Rogers York, is not authorized to Legislature Building, expend money or if the 725 Veterans Memorial provisions of law which Highway, Smithtown, should have been complied New York. with as of the date of publication of this Notice L13711 – 12/8/2021 were not substantially
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LEGAL NOTICES • LEGAL NOTICES • LEGAL NOTICES 2022 Fee Schedule - Recycling & Sustainable Materials Management
BRIEF DESCRIPTION
UNIT
NEW FEE FOR JANUARY 1, 2022
Automobiles with refuse
per vehicle
$3.00
Automobiles (Senior Citizens) with refuse
per vehicle
$1.00
Automobiles w/trailers - refuse in both
per vehicle
$15.00
Drop Off Facility Fees
Trailer load only (towed by automobile)
per trailer
$12.00
Non-commercial vehicles residential renovation debris and/or mixed fill
per ton
$90.00
Automobiles Only carrying residential renovation debris (have the option of being weighed for fee at scale house)
per vehicle
$25.00
Vehicles with mixed fill, asphalt or bog - unsuitable material not 12" screened or containing refuse of any kind
per ton
$90.00
Concrete (residents)
No Charge
Concrete (commercial)
per ton
$30.00
Concrete (Highway)
per ton
$15.00
Recyclable Material (residents)
No Charge
Commercial, institutional, governmental; Electronic waste
per pound
$0.35
Boats
per ton
$175.00
Waste Oil - up to 10 gallon (non-commercial) Passenger vehicle tires (4 per trip)
No Charge per ton
$85.00
Yard Waste Fees
Residential brush and/or leaves delivered by residents in their automobiles, autos with single axle trailers, vans or pickup trucks (Residential ID required) All vehicles/altered vehicles other than those referenced immediately above, carrying brush and yard waste
No Charge per ton
Clean Dimensional Wood Waste
Transfer Station Fees
$90.00 TBD by Commissioner
Residential refuse - Not subject to alternate agreement as approved by Town Board
per ton
TBD by Commissioner
Commercial refuse collection trucks: Front-end loaders and Roll-off units and all other commercial vehicles
per ton
TBD by Commissioner
Vehicles with Department approved Construction/Demolition process residue 12" Screened and car shredder residue (Includes $2.00 charge to be placed in Landfill Post Closure Reserve Account)
per ton
$63.00
Unprocessed Construction/Demolition
per ton
$90.00
Vehicles with Commissioner approved D.E.C. Alternative Daily Cover Material (ADCM) (Includes $2.00 charge to be placed in Landfill Post Closure Reserve Account)
per ton
$42.00
Automotive Fluff (Includes $2.00 charge to be placed in Landfill Post Closure Reserve Account)
per ton
$48.50
Non-hazardous ash from waste to energy facilities
per ton
TBD by Commissioner
Street Sweepings
per ton
$25.00
Vehicles with "Vac Hauls" with Department Approved clean soil
per ton
$75.00
Animals - 50 lbs. and over
each
$70.00
Landfill Fees
Vehicles with Commissioner approved D.E.C. Manifested Material, Industrial Residue or Clean Fill Shredded Tire Rubber Chip Disposal (Includes $2.00 charge to be placed in Landfill Post Closure Reserve Account)
TBD by Commissioner per ton
Recycling Facility Fees
All other commercial, institutional, governmental Recyclable material
Roll Off Fees
Not-For-Profits, Governmental/Quasi-Governmental Entities
$34.00 TBD by Commissioner
each
Miscellaneous Fees
$650.00
Any other material not specifically covered above
TBD by Commissioner
Scale Downtime Fee Schedule
TBD by Commissioner
Papermill Road, Manorville
Residential Leaves (debagged) delivered by residents in their automobiles, autos with single axle trailer, vans, or pick-up trucks Commercial Leaves
No Charge per ton
Commercial Grass
Landfill Fee for Sale/Removal of Specified Material
$55.00 Not Accepted
Compost - Screened
TBD by Commissioner
Compost - Unscreened
TBD by Commissioner
Mulch - Hammel Bulk Grind
TBD by Commissioner
Mulch - Single Grind
TBD by Commissioner
Any other material not specifically covered above
TBD by Commissioner
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LEGAL NOTICE The resolution, a summary of which is published herewith, has been adopted on November 16, 2021 and the validity of the obligations authorized by such resolution may be hereafter contested only if such obligations were authorized for an object or purpose for which the County of Suffolk, New York, is not authorized to expend money or if the provisions of law which should have been complied with as of the date of publication of this Notice were not substantially complied with, and an action, suit or proceeding contesting such validity is commenced within twenty days after the publication of this Notice, or such obligations were authorized in violation of the provisions of the constitution.
five (5) years.
A complete copy of the Bond Resolution summarized above shall be available for public inspection during normal business hours at the office of the Clerk of the Legislature, W.H. Rogers Legislature Building, 725 Veterans Memorial Highway, Smithtown, New York. L13712 – 12/8/2021
LEGAL NOTICE The resolution, a summary of which is published herewith, has been adopted on November 16, 2021 and the validity of the obligations authorized by such resolution may be hereafter contested only if such obligations were authorized for an object or purpose for which the County of Suffolk, New York, is not authorized to BY ORDER OF THE expend money or if the COUNTY LEGISLATURE provisions of law which OF THE COUNTY OF should have been complied SUFFOLK with as of the date of DATED: November 16, publication of this Notice 2021 were not substantially Smithtown, New York complied with, and an Amy Ellis action, suit or proceeding Clerk of the Legislature contesting such validity is commenced within The resolution is entitled: twenty days after the publication of this Notice, BOND RESOLUTION or such obligations were NO. 929 - 2021 authorized in violation BOND RESOLUTION of the provisions of the OF THE COUNTY OF constitution. SUFFOLK, NEW YORK AUTHORIZING THE BY ORDER OF THE ISSUANCE OF $100,000 COUNTY LEGISLATURE BONDS TO FINANCE OF THE COUNTY OF SITE IMPROVEMENTS SUFFOLK IN CONNECTION DATED: November 16, WITH DREDGING OF 2021 COUNTY WATERS (CP Smithtown, New York 5200.459) Amy Ellis The class of objects or Clerk of the Legislature purposes for which the bonds are authorized to be The resolution is entitled: issued is site improvements in connection with BOND RESOLUTION dredging of County waters, NO. 932 - 2021 at an estimated cost of BOND RESOLUTION $100,000. OF THE COUNTY The amount of obligations OF SUFFOLK, NEW authorized to be issued is YORK AUTHORIZING $100,000. THE ISSUANCE OF The period of probable $1,515,000 BONDS usefulness of the bonds is TO FINANCE THE
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Labor to Repair Heavy Equipment, Komatsu---December 21, 2021 Town of Brookhaven Purchasing Division Bid #21068 – On-Call Administration Kathleen C. Koppenhoefer, Landfill Building HVAC System Deputy Commissioner (631) 451-6252 Maintenance-------December 28, 2021 L13715 – 12/8/2021 Specifications for the NOTICE TO BIDDERS above-referenced bids will be available beginning Sealed Bids will be received, December 9, 2021. publicly opened and read aloud at 11:00 a.m. in the Preferred Method website: Town Hall Lobby of the • Access Town of Brookhaven, One b r o o k h a v e n N Y . g o v / Independence Hill, Third Purchasing: click on link The Town of Brookhaven Floor, Farmingville, NY for Bids. Preferred Method • Access website: welcomes and encourages 11738, for the following • Follow directions to brookhavenNY.gov/ minority and women- item(s) on the dates register and download document. Purchasing: click on link owned businesses and indicated: A complete copy of • Questions must be HUD Section 3 businesses for Bids. the Bond Resolution • Follow directions to to participate in the Bid #21070 – Parts & submitted in writing to the summarized above shall be available for public Moriches Annex inspection during normal For The business hours at the Mastics Moriches Shirley Community Library office of the Clerk of the Aluminum Entrances, Windows & Glazing Legislature, W.H. Rogers Legislature Building, NOTICE TO BIDDERS 725 Veterans Memorial The Mastics Moriches Shirley Community Library hereby invites the submission of sealed Bids for the following Highway, Smithtown, work: New York. CONTRACT: 08-8.300 Aluminum Entrances, Windows, & Glazing Bid packages will be available in three different manners as follows: L13713 – 12/8/2021 Bid packages will be available electronically, (beginning December 9th, 2021, at 9 AM). Prospective Bidders to email a request to register to Ashley Lester, Assistant Project Manager at ashleyl@sandpebble.com. Once a TOWN OF completed Bidder registration card is received, each prospective Bidder will receive a Sharefile link to the Bid BROOKHAVEN documents to the email address cited on the Bidder registration card. SUFFOLK COUNTY, NY Upon request prospective bidders may receive a full printed set of Bid documents printed ($150 nonrefundable) or flash drive ($20 nonrefundable). Please email your request to ashleyl@sandpebble.com. The printed set or NOTICE TO BIDDERS flash drive will be sent via FedEx to the prospective Bidder once the Library receives the non-refundable business check, in the amount listed above. Please deliver checks to the Mastics Moriches Shirley Community Library, Attn: Bids will be received Business Office, 407 William Floyd Parkway, Shirley, NY 11967 from 10:00 AM to 3:30 PM daily except Saturdays, and publicly opened Sundays, and Holidays. and read aloud in the A Bid security in the amount of 5% of the base Bid (for Bid Bond), or 5% of the base Bid maximum of $5,000 (for Town of Brookhaven Bid security provided by check) is required. Purchasing Division Each Bidder must indicate the segment(s) of the contract that will be completed by the Bidder itself and which located at the Brookhaven segment(s) by subcontractors. Only the registered Bidder will be permitted to submit a Bid. A Bid may be rejected Town Office Complex, in the interest of the Owner based on the extent of proposed delegation of the performance of the contract to One Independence Hill, subcontractors and/or based on the level of qualification and experience of the Bidder or proposed subcontractors. Farmingville, New York, Sealed Bids will be received from registered Bidders at the Mastics Moriches Shirley Community Library, 407 11738, Third Floor for the William Floyd Parkway, Shirley, NY 11967, no later than 12:00 PM on the 23rd day of December 2021, and following project on the then publicly opened and read aloud via Zoom Conference call at 1:00 PM on the same day, December 23rd, date as indicated at 11:00 2021. Each Bidder will receive a link and password to the email address provided on the Bidder Registration Card am: after the Bid is received. The Contract Number must be clearly marked at the right-hand lower corner of the Bid envelope. Any Bids received later than the prescribed date and hour will be rejected. BID 21064 The Mastics Moriches Shirley Community Library Board of Trustees’ reserves the right to reject any or all Bids submitted in the best interests of the Owner and to waive any informality in any Bid and shall further make awards CONSTRUCTION in any manner it deems advisable in the best interests of the Mastics Moriches Shirley Community Library. The OF TOWN OF successful Bidder shall be required to execute a formal contract with the Mastics Moriches Shirley Community BROOKHAVEN Library. LANDFILL Each Bidder shall agree to hold its Bid price for forty-five (45) days after the formal Bid opening. CELL 6 – PHASE XIII BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES TOWN OF MASTICS MORICHES SHIRLEY COMMUNITY LIBRARY BROOKHAVEN, NEW KERRI ROSALIA, DIRECTOR YORK Dated: April 26, 2021 COST OF ELEVATOR CONTROLS AND SAFETY UPGRADING AT VARIOUS COUNTY FACILITIES (CP 1760.326) The class of objects or purposes for which the bonds are authorized to be issued is the cost of elevator controls and safety upgrading at various County facilities, at the estimated maximum cost of $1,515,000. The amount of obligations authorized to be issued is $1,515,000. The period of probable usefulness of the bonds is ten (10) years.
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register and download document. • Questions must be submitted in writing to BID DUE DATE: January 26, 2022 the following e-mail: PurchasingGroup@ A pre-bid meeting will brookhavenny.gov. be held on December 16, 2021 at 10:00 A.M. at The Town of Brookhaven the Brookhaven Town reserves the right to Landfill, 350 Horseblock reject and declare invalid any or all bids and to Road, Yaphank, NY. waive any informalities Specifications for the or irregularities in the above-referenced bid will proposals received, all in be available beginning the best interests of the Town. December 9, 2021.
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following e-mail: save cost and qualify for P u r c h a s i n g G r o u p @ certain matching funds brookhavenny.gov from New York State. If special accommodations The Town of Brookhaven are needed for persons reserves the right to with disabilities, those reject and declare invalid with hearing impairments, any or all bids and to or those in need of waive any informalities translation from English, or irregularities in the those individuals should proposals received, all contact Ed Moltzen, in the best interests of Suffolk County Director the Town. The Town of of Shared Services, via Brookhaven welcomes and email at ed.moltzen@ encourages minorities and suffolkcountyny.gov or women-owned businesses phone at 631-853-4743 and HUD Section 3 at least one week in businesses to participate in advance of the hearing the bidding process. date to allow for necessary arrangements. A copy Further information can be of the draft plan will be obtained by calling (631) provided in advance of this 451-6252 hearing by emailing the above contact prior to the Kathleen C. Koppenhoefer hearing. Deputy Commissioner TOWN OF Due to precautions taken BROOKHAVEN due to the COVID-19 public health crisis, L13716 – 12/8/2021 THE PUBLIC MAY ATTEND only from NOTICE OF PUBLIC remote locations, by use MEETING of the following method of SUFFOLK COUNTY teleconferencing: SHARED SERVICES INITIATIVE PANEL Zoom Teleconference Information: NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a meeting of https://suffolkny.zoom. the Suffolk County Shared us/j/88934441184 Services Initiative Panel, +1 929 436 2866 in compliance with Part Meeting ID: 889 3444 1184 BBB of Chapter 59 of the Laws of New York of STEVEN BELLONE 2017, will be conducted Suffolk County Executive at 10 am., prevailing time, DATED: Hauppauge, New on Dec. 22, 2021 at which York time members will be asked to consider and vote L13717 – 12/8/2021 upon the Suffolk County Shared Services Initiative Notice is hereby given that Annual Plan for 2022 an order entered by the (“SuffolkShare Plan.”) Due Supreme Court, Suffolk to precautions taken due County, on the 29th to the COVID-19 public day of November, 2021, health crisis, the PUBLIC bearing Index Number MAY ATTEND only from 622066/2021, a copy of remote locations, but use which may be examined of the following method of at the office of the clerk, located at 310 Center teleconferencing: Zoom Teleconference Drive, Riverhead, NY grants me the right, to Information: assume the name of Kayla The SuffolkShare plan Hart. The city and state details programs and of my present address are activities between the Center Moriches, NY; county, other counties, the month and year of my towns, villages and certain birth are October, 2003: districts designed to the place of my birth is
Port Jefferson, New York; my present name is Kayla Woods. and an affidavit of such publication shall be filed in the Suffolk County Clerk’s Office within ninety (90) days after the making of this Order, and it is further ORDERED that upon full compliance with the above provisions of this Order, the Petitioner shall be known by the name of Kayla Hart which Petitioner is authorized to assume, and by no other name. Date: November 26, 2021 Judith A. Pascale, Clerk of Suffolk County Hon. Joseph Farneti
Monday through Friday, JH – Tuesday, December from 8:00 AM To 4:00 PM. 21, 2021 – Bid #21/0385 – Annual Requirements L13722 – 12/8/2021 Contract – Boots, Highway PUBLIC NOTICE Patrol (Commodity Code OF PUBLIC HEARING 80080) JH – Tuesday, December 21, 2021 – Bid #21/0410LW – Annual Requirements Contract – Harley Davidson Police Motorcycles Repair & Service (Commodity Code 92962) LT – Wednesday, December 22, 2021 – Bid #21/0415 – Annual Requirements Contract – Printing of Suffolk County Transit Bus System Map (Commodity Code 966)
Due to public health and safety concerns related to COVID-19 and pursuant to Chapter 417 of the Laws of 2021 of the State of New York, the County Legislature’s public hearing on the lease of premises located at 605 Old Country Road, Riverhead, NY, will be held on December 14, 2021 at 10:00 am in a hybrid fashion. Both in-person and Zoom options will be provided to members of the public who wish to provide testimony at the December 14, 2021 meeting of the County Legislature. Please visit our website at www.scnylegislature.us/ publichearing to view the current safety protocols.
to Local Law No. 27 of 1977, a public hearing will be held at Legislative District #1, located at 423 Griffing Avenue – Suite 2, Riverhead, NY 11901, on December 14, 2021, at 10:00 a.m. to consider leasing space, located at 605 Old Country Road, Riverhead, NY, for use by the Suffolk County Department of Social Services. Said lease is for a term of 20 (Twenty) years, commencing on or about March 1st 2021, with one (1), Ten (10) year option to extend the lease.
NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that, the County Legislature will hold a L13719 – 12/8/2021 public hearing in the Legislative District Notice is hereby given RP building located at 423 – Wednesday, that a regular meeting of December 22, 2021 – Bid Griffing Avenue – Suite 2, the Suffolk County Sewer #21/0425LPWI – Annual Riverhead, NY 11901, on Agency is scheduled to Requirements the 14th day of December, Contract be held on Monday, – Carpet and Carpet 2021, at 10:00a.m. December 20, 2021 at Installation (Commodity The Clerk will accept 12:30 P.M. at the offices Code 91009) written testimony via mail of the Suffolk County or email clerk.legislature@ Department of Public RP as – Wednesday, NOTICE IS HEREBY suffolkcountyny.gov, Works, 335 Yaphank December 29, 2021 – Bid GIVEN that, pursuant well as recorded voice Avenue, Yaphank, New #21/0405-R1Annual York 11980, subject to Requirements Contract – further modification Pumps and Parts – Little pursuant to applicable Giant (Commodity Code laws and regulations and 72000) executive orders. Joseph T. Brown, P.E., MOF – Thursday, Chairman. December 30, 3021 – Bid #21/0428LPWI – Annual L13720 – 12/8/2021 Requirements Contract – Building Security & Access Notice to Bidders Control (Commodity Code December 9, 2021 93673 & 68002) 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. JR – Monday, December 20, 2021 - Bid # 21/0426LWI – Annual Requirements Contract – Sewage Treatment Plants Sampling Services (Commodity Code 96148)
MOF – Wednesday, January 5, 2022 – Bid #22/0002 – Annual Requirements Contract – Shrubs, Trees and Ornamental Grasses (Commodity Code 59575) Bid specifications are available on-line at: http:// dpw.suffolkcountyny.gov/ rfp Click on Government/ Purchasing/Bid Announcement System. Follow the directions. If you require assistance, please contact the Office or Procurement at 631-852-5196. The hours of operation are:
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testimony at 631-853-3685 through the close of business on December 14, 2021. Additionally, you can testify at a public hearing scheduled for the December 14, 2021, Legislative District Office Meeting through Zoom. Sign up to receive the meeting invitation by filling out the online public hearing speaker form at www.scnylegislature.us/ publichearing. 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. BY ORDER OF THE SUFFOLK COUNTY LEGISLATURE Amy Ellis Clerk of the Legislature L13723 – 12/8/2021
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