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Tate’s Bakery Subject of Harassment and Intimidation Complaint

By James Emery

A complaint charging Tate’s bakery with 10 instances of intimidation and harassment against workers attempting to unionize at the company’s East Moriches facility has been filed by Local 298 with the National Labor Relations Board. “I’m tired of being mistreated,” said one of the two workers named in the NLRB complaint. “They exploit people as much as they can.” The employees asked that their names be withheld for fear of retribution. The company has been accused of threatening its mostly immigrant workers with deportation if they pursue unionization. “Collective bargaining is a powerful tool to address the concerns of the minimum wage worker,” said Vic LaGreca, president of Local 298, a part of the Eastern States Joint Board and its affiliate, the AFL-CIO. “Immigrants working without a contract are at the mercy of the employer and in many cases, if they don’t have a union behind them, are subject to abuse.” Workers at Tate’s, which was bought out by the Illinois-based conglomerate Mondelez in 2018, approached the union last summer with concerns over wages and hazardous working conditions, especially COVID safety measures, and said they were harassed and threatened with deportation if they moved forward with a vote. “When we started looking into forming a union, management harassed us,” said another worker who also would not give his name. “They said if we vote for the union, we will be deported. This is a scare tactic that is not legal. Everyone has the right to vote on joining a union. We hope that the vote is fair.” Mail-in ballots will be sent out March 26 by the NLRB which has set an April 21 deadline for ballots to be returned. According to employee complaints, Tate’s forced workers to sign petitions against unionizing or risk losing their benefits and told workers who support the union that they will be fired six months after the vote. They also sent company “spies” to employee meetings offsite where unionizing was being discussed, union officials charged. Congressman Tom Suozzi wrote to Mondelez Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Dirk Van de Put to “express my serious concerns about allegations that one of your subsidiary companies is threatening workers in order to prevent them from unionizing.” He continued: “I demand that your company thoroughly investigates all allegations of employee intimidation and ensures that Tate’s workers are allowed to freely choose whether to unionize during the upcoming vote.” “The benefits of unionization are clear,” said Joe Giovinco, the union’s secretary-treasurer. “Workers have much more power in negotiating a contract as a group. They are assisted by experienced negotiators and under federal law, management must make a good faith effort in offering a contract which all the members can vote on. Our position as a union is if we can’t help negotiate a contact that the members approve, we walk away.” Issues on the table for Tate’s employees, according to Giovinco, include COVID-safe working conditions, wages, benefits, paid time off, work rules, seniority, and a grievance process to work out employee issues. “If there is no union and

there is no contract, these workers will continue to be taken advantage of with no recourse,” he said. “Once a contract is in place, union representatives are available to assist members in all issues pertaining to the workplace, particularly with safety and grievance issues. “Our members know they always have someone to turn to.” On the front lines to provide information to the Tate’s workforce as the union vote nears is Anthony Miranti, vice president of the Eastern States Joint Board, an organization made up of unions representing not only factory workers, but more than 10,000 paramedics, EMTs, bus drivers, cargo handler, and health care professionals nationwide. “These minimum wage workers are seeking a decent life in the United States and are willing to work hard for it. We believe they should be given a fair shake by conglomerates such as Mondelez and not be taken advantage of,” Miranti said. “Experience has proved that protection by law of the right of employees to organize and bargain collectively safeguards commerce from injury, impairment, or interruption, and promotes the flow of commerce by removing certain recognized sources of industrial strife and unrest,” the NLRB says on its website. As per the National Labor Relations Act, harassment in response to unionization efforts is illegal, and workers are protected under the act regardless of their immigration status. “We’ve found that once a contract is in place, the relationship between management and the employees improves dramatically,” noted the Joint Board’s business agent, Cosmo Lubrano. “With union representation and a fair contract, workers have better job security and are more productive. This benefits the company and it is our goal since after all, if the companies don’t succeed, we don’t succeed.” “Without a contract, it’s hard for a worker to sleep at night thinking that their job may not be there in the morning,” Miranti said. “You’re worried that the guy next to you, who you’ve been training, is going to take your job. If you have an idea about how to do a better job, you keep it to yourself. With a contract, everyone is protected, including the company which has less turnover and training costs because people aren’t coming and going as much. It’s well worth it for a company to pay a fair wage to the experienced and dependable workers that are part of a union.” Because of its size, the Eastern State Joint Board has an advantage in securing health insurance and other benefits for its members. “Many times, companies will offer our benefit package to their employees because it’s less expensive and provides more options than plans they can find on their own,” LaGreca noted. “Benefits for the employees that we represent have never been reduced or eliminated.” Tate’s started as a one-woman operation in Southampton and has grown to provide products across the U.S. and internationally with the local plant cranking out over 1.5 million cookies a day. It was bought out for $500 million in 2018 by Illinois-based Mondelez International, which also owns the Nabisco, Oreo and Ritz brands. Many of its operations are unionized. The company did not respond to a request for comment.

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Vote to Unionize Tate’s Should Be Fair and Free of Threats Intimidation and harassment complaints against Tate’s bakery in East Moriches coming to light as employees pursue unionization are both improper and troubling. If management is threatening the mostly immigrant workers with deportation if they vote to join Local 298 as reported, then these tactics are not only despicable, but also illegal under the National Labor Relations Act. Last summer, workers with a number of grievances approached Local 298 about joining the union. They hold out hope that a contract secured under collective bargaining with the expertise and skill of union leaders behind them would result in better wages and benefits, safer working conditions, clear work rules and a grievance process to work out employee issues. These are hard-working people who have a dream to prosper in America just like everyone else. They deserve safe working conditions and fair treatment from the international conglomerate, Mondelez, which bought Tate’s in 2018 for an astounding $500 million. The owner of Nabisco, Ritz crackers, and Oreo cookies are already unionized in many of their operations. They should let the vote to unionize Tate’s happen without fear, intimidation and worker harassment.

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By Jennine Kubik

Quality of life issues including public safety, removal of zombie homes and recovery from the social and economic impacts of the COVID pandemic will be the focus of Jim Mazzarella as he kicks off his campaign for the Suffolk legislature. “I’m running to be part of the team that will deliver the services we deserve here in the Third Legislative district,” Mazzarella said at a press conference announcing his candidacy last week. He has received the endorsement of local officials and civic leaders and pledged to work with them to continue the initiatives started by Legislator Rudy Sunderman who is leaving to take a job in fire services. “Over the last four years, the communities that make up the Third Legislative District have experienced a renaissance after more than a decade of neglect,” said GOP Chairman Jesse Garcia. “To keep this good work going, Supervisor Ed Romaine and Councilman Dan Panico need Jim Mazarella as their partner in the County Legislature. “He is a proven tax fighter who has spent his career protecting the middle class. Jim Mazzarella will continue the progress made by Legislator Sunderman, and see to fruition critical infrastructure projects such as the Forge River Sewer District, road improvements and flood

Mazzarella Campaign Kicks Off with Focus on Quality of Life Issues mitigation measures.” Garcia noted a long record of successful initiatives benefiting the families of the district over the last four years of the Republican partnership between the town and Suffolk County including the removal of hundreds of Zombie homes and major capital investments along in Mastic Beach, Shirley and Yaphank. It is in the area of police services that Mazzarella said the community would most benefit and he outlined a number of issues to make the district safer: • Expand sector patrols • Restore foot posts, bicycle patrols, and substations • Hire a new police class • Bring back the DARE Program • Monitor and prosecute sex offenders • Properly fund and staff Suffolk Police Running on a “Families First” platform, Mazzarella has a long track record of service to the community. He served as a Trustee of the Mastics-Moriches-Shirley Community Library for 10, including five years as president, and has been a member of the Rotary Club of Shirley and the Mastics for more than 20 years. He active with the Crystal Beach Property Owners and is well known for his involvement in many civic, charitable, and education initiatives in the Bay Area. He also serves

as a member of the Brookhaven Town Board of Zoning Appeals and is the Secretary-Treasurer of Local 342, a public services union that represents 1,500 sanitation, highway, library, fire, water district and other municipal employees on Long Island. His family settled in Shirley in the early 1960’s and he is a graduate of William Floyd High School. Mazzarella singled out the Forge River sewer project as a once-in-alifetime opportunity for the area and promised to work tirelessly to see it through. “The voters approved this vital project and I help make sure it gets completed,” Mazzarella said. “The health and wellbeing of our area depends on safe and reliable sewerage and it is critical that the project gets done in the most cost-effective and efficient manner possible.” The candidate also said he will work to address flooding in the Mastic Peninsula and will push for more bulkheading, wetlands restoration, drainage and roadway projects. He said he will fight to bring more sidewalk, highway and drainage work to the area. His opponent, Kate Browning, served as a legislator for 12 years but had to leave because of the term limit law approved by voters in 1994. Her ability to skirt the law by running for the seat has been called into question as the election gets underway.

County Clerk Pascale Offers “Homeowner Watch List” Suffolk County Clerk Judy Pascale would like to inform the public about a free service for Suffolk’s homeowners that will send them an email alert when any new activity is filed against their property. “It’s important that homeowners have the comfort in knowing their property records are accurate and secure. This complimentary service will allow property owners to view their property’s most recent history and will notify them when and if any new documents related to their property are recorded in my office,” stated Pascale. The most common documents recorded in the Clerk’s Office are deeds, mortgages, satisfactions and assignments of mortgage, which are routinely recorded. There may be some very rare instances, however, when a document may be recorded in error. This new service will send an email notification to enrolled participants when any new documents are recorded. “Whenever a homeowner participating in this program refinances their mortgage, pays off their mortgage, or adds a family member to the deed to their home, this service will send them an email alerting them to the new recording. Just as important, in the event a document is unexpectedly recorded against the property, the homeowner can contact my office to investigate,” said Pascale.

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Suffolk homeowners can join the Homeowners Watch List Program by visiting the Suffolk County Clerk’s website at Suffolkcountyny.gov/clerk. Interested homeowners must preregister on-line. A letter will then be mailed to the physical address of the property to allow us to verify ownership. The letter will contain a unique PIN number, which is required to register in the program. All subsequent notifications will be sent via e-mail. Therefore, a valid e-mail address is required. “I’m pleased to offer this service to Suffolk’s property owners by providing greater access and transparency into the records filed in the Suffolk County Clerk’s Office. Our homes are typically our largest material asset. This program is yet another way for Suffolk’s property owners to receive updates and notifications to protect these assets,” concluded Pascale.

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Legislator Nick Caracappa Assists World War II Veteran with Vaccine

Suffolk County Legislator Nick Caracappa recently joined a very special constituent, Mr. Frank Vene of Selden, a 101 year-old decorated World War II veteran at the Selden campus of Suffolk County Community College to witness him receiving the first dose of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine. Mr. Vene’s 78 year-old daughter, Laraine Kelly, also of Selden had reached out to Legislator Caracappa’s office after several unsuccessful attempts to get vaccine appointments for her father and herself, who both qualified immediately based on age. “It was so frustrating how the state kept lowering the age requirements for those who qualify,

when the elder population was still unable to get vaccinated,” stated Ms. Kelly. “My father and I are so grateful to Legislator Caracappa and his staff for their persistence in helping us get an appointment so quickly.”

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“It is unfortunate that many of our senior population either have no computer, or aren’t computer savvy, which is currently the best means of securing an appointment,” stated Legislator Caracappa. “I’ve received feedback from many constituents that using the state’s phone number for appointments usually results in long hold times, which has been a frustrating experience. When Ms. Kelly reached out to us for help, we continually

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monitored the County’s website to help secure appointments for both of them. It was a pleasure meeting Mr. Vene and his daughter. Helping them was a very small way to thank a true American hero for his service to our country.” Residents who are eligible for the vaccine, and still unable to get an appointment are urged to either log on to suffolkcountyny.gov/ vaccine to schedule an appointment, or call Suffolk County’s 311 Helpline or their local Legislator’s office to have their name added to the pre-registration database.

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Best Wishes to Jodi Giglio in Transitioning from Councilwoman to the State Assembly Dear Editor:

Marie Pilar, Riverhead I would like to wish Jodi Giglio well in her transition from Riverhead Town Councilwoman to our representative in the state assembly. Jodi has approached her public service career with dedication and a true desire to do what’s right for her constituents. Her door has always been open to us and I know we will be able to continue to count on her. Jodi was appointed as the Ranking Member of the Assembly’s Committee on Tourism and is a member of the Economic Development, Job Creation, Commerce and Industry Committee. These are key assignments as we work to get our East End economy back on track. Though Albany issues are different than the town’s, there is still a common thread as we are all affected by what goes on in our government. Jodi Giglio knows the issues of our communities well and I am happy to have her as our representative. Sincerely,

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Fears Rise Over Safety of Gov. Cuomo’s Bridge

By James Emery

Fears that the new Tappan Zee Bridge may be unsafe amidst alarming allegations of a coverup of major structural problems have thrown new fuel on the fire to force Gov. Cuomo out of office. The bridge was a pet project of the governor who named the span over the Hudson River for his father, former Gov. Mario M. Cuomo. Now, like many other aspects of the Cuomo Administration, its mired in scandal. “Members of the New York State Assembly Minority Conference request that your office launch an immediate investigation into the structural integrity of the bridge, and whether any attempts were made by state officials to prioritize a rushed completion of the project at the expense of safety concerns,” 43 state legislators wrote in a letter to Eric J. Soskin, the Inspector General of the U.S. Department of Transportation. “Action by your office would provide much-needed reassurance to commuters from several states that one of the region’s most critical roadways is structurally sound. In addition, your role as Inspector General would be instrumental to ensure any official who put New Yorkers in danger be held accountable.” “Almost every day, we receive new information that demands either the resignation or impeachment of Gov. Cuomo,” said one of the letter’s signers, Assemblyman Joe DeStefano. “Aside from the fact that our state is an economic mess thanks to his incompetence and misguided policies,

now we learn that the Tappan Zee Bridge may be unsafe. The state Capitol is in turmoil and the governor has lost the ability to lead. It’s time for him to go.” A centerpiece of Cuomo’s infrastructure plan, the bridge was completed four years ago at a cost of $4 billion.

for political reasons. After launching an investigation, the New York attorney general confirmed Cuomo’s misreporting of the nursing home deaths in a scathing report. While all of this is going on, six women came forward with allegations of sexual harassment by the governor.

The bridge fiasco comes on the heels of a U.S. Department of Justice investigation over nursing home deaths caused by Cuomo’s decision to send COVID patients to health

“The catastrophic risk that exists if this structure were to fail or become compromised is immeasurable,” said Assemblywoman Jodi Giglio, who joined her legislative colleagues in

care facilities primarily occupied by senior citizens. The governor then misled the public over how New York became the epicenter for COVID fatalities and then his office admitted that critical information about the virus was withheld from the public

asking the Inspector General to launch an investigation. “The feds must step in immediately to assure the public that this bridge is safe.” According to Giglio, the U.S. Department of Transportation should:

· Investigate any attempts by state officials to rush completion of the project at the expense of safety concerns. · Hold responsible any official who put New Yorkers in danger. · Publicly release all of the details of the state’s settlement with the bridge’s contractor over potentially faulty materials used in the bridge. In 2017, the New York State Attorney General launched an investigation into concerns raised with the structural integrity of bolts used in the construction process of the bridge, and whether Tappan Zee Constructors (TZC), a private corporation, falsely certified the bridge’s safety, according to state officials. This investigation resulted in a $2 million settlement with the state, with relevant records sealed from the public. “Based on conversations with individuals involved in both the bridge’s construction and the Attorney General’s investigation, recent reports raise serious and numerous concerns over the bridge’s safety and whether political intervention influenced the investigation,” the letter to the feds states. “The slow movement of the inquiry, the unusually-low financial settlement reached with TZC, the political considerations at play in finishing the project as quickly as possible, and the failure to publicly release the conclusions of the state’s findings all raise serious concerns about the integrity of the investigation.”

Care Givers for the Intellectual and Developmental Disabled Need Greater State Support Senator Anthony Palumbo (R,CNew Suffolk), member of the State Senate Committee on Mental Health, is working to stop the proposed State Budget cuts to services for people with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (I/DD), while providing additional funding to OPWDD in order to give care givers of (I/DD) a long overdue pay increase. Senator Palumbo noted that for years, the state has underpaid group home employees, the same workers who have now spent over a year caring for some of New York’s most vulnerable residents during a pandemic. “The men and women who care for New York’s most vulnerable residents haven’t seen a cost of living increase to their pay in over a decade,” said Senator Palumbo. “Even as the State has increased minimum wage, these workers have been unjustly left behind. Ten years ago, an employee working in a group home made nearly double minimum wage, now they make a dollar less than the $15 an hour minimum

wage. This lack of support has resulted in underpaid employees caring for our most vulnerable residents without the proper PPE and support they need to keep residents and themselves healthy.” Roy Probeyahn, Chair of the Suffolk County Disabilities Advisory Board shares Senator Palumbo’s concerns: “I am the father of 3 adult sons in their 50s with autism. My wife and I have raised them at home to this very day. The staff who help care for our sons in the day program and at home are woefully underpaid for the important work they do, barely minimum wage. The not-for-profit providers they work for have not received a COLA in the last 11 years. NYS has cut funding to OPWDD, which funds these agencies during that time and in the current budget. This is a system in crisis, which is unprepared to meet the challenges of today, nor the promise of a future for our loved ones. They, our most vulnerable citizens, need appropriate care based on their needs. New York State must withdraw the proposed funding cuts to the services

for our loved ones in this budget, fund the enhanced service needs required for pandemic recovery and the full range of residential and rehabilitation services so desperately needed. People with I/ DD, their families, the providers that support them deserve no less. My sons, and all our loved ones, deserve no less.” To address these serious concerns and help protect New Yorkers with Intellectual and developmental disabilities Senator Palumbo is calling for: • Reverse all proposed cuts to services for New Yorkers with I/DD and reject the deferral of the COLA in this year’s budget. This would help support Direct Support Professionals (DSPs), who are the unsung frontline healthcare workers vital to I/DD supports and services; • Reject a 1% across-the-board cut to support and services; • Reject pending residential cuts to agencies/providers for residents who go

home for a visit or are hospitalized; • Reject the 5% cut to non-Medicaid state aid funding; • Release $25 million in federal COVID-19 relief funds to voluntary providers for the recruitment, training and retention of non-supervisory residential DSPs; and • Enact statutory protection to ensure all cuts to the I/DD system are fully restored if the requested federal funds are received by the state as currently, there is no such guarantee. “For too long, New York State has failed its most vulnerable residents and ignored the needs of the intellectually and developmentally disabled,” said Senator Palumbo. “The COVID pandemic has cast a bright spotlight on these failures, but also provides us with the opportunity and urgency to do better for New Yorkers with intellectual and developmental disabilities and the men and women who care for them.”

Senator Anthony Palumbo

Senator Palumbo Announces New StateRun Mass Vaccination Site on the East End Senator Anthony Palumbo (R,C-New Suffolk) today announced that New York State will place a state-operated mass vaccination site on SUNY Stony Brook’s Southampton Campus. The Southampton site is one of 10 additional state-run mass vaccination sites announced to expand New York’s vaccine distribution network. “Over the past few months I have worked closely with my colleagues in the Legislature and with state and local officials in advocating for greater access to the COVID-19 vaccine for our residents here on the East End of Long Island,” said Senator Anthony Palumbo. “This new vaccination site will greatly enhance our region’s ability to vaccinate local residents, especially seniors, who have been hampered by long commutes to vaccination sites and with scheduling appointments. I want to thank SUNY Stony Brook for continuing to partner with us and for their amazing work at helping the community in this time of need.” Senator Palumbo noted that the site is expected to launch in the coming weeks. Final details, including appointment scheduling information and hours of operation will be released in the coming days. Once appointments are opened, eligible New Yorkers will be able to schedule appointments by utilizing New York’s ‘Am I Eligible’ website or by calling the state’s COVID-19 Vaccination Hotline at 1-833-NYS-4-VAX (1-833-6974829).

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An Update from Albany

By Assemblyman Joe DeStefano

With the legislature in session, the Capitol has been busy, but unfortunately not much of the people’s business is getting done thanks to politics as usual by the Democrat majority. After a three-week delay, budget hearings began last week and the longawaited information on the COVID crisis was not forthcoming from the Cuomo administration. On the heels of a scathing state Attorney General report and an investigation by the U.S. Department of Justice, the governor still refuses to tell us the true impact of his decision to send virus patients into the nursing homes. Just when we thought the governor would come clean, his secretary admitted during a backroom meeting that the administration purposely withheld the facts about Cuomo’s nursing home mandate to avoid criticism from President Trump. She apologized to her fellow politicians, but

the governor has yet to apologize to the families and friends of those who lost their lives due to his tragic decisions. The Democrats who granted the governor extraordinary powers at the start of the pandemic postured for weeks about returning these powers back to the elected legislature. They agreed with us that the governor’s ability to shut down the state and issue mandates that impacted almost every aspect of our lives had to be repealed. Then they went behind closed doors with the governor and when they came out, it was soon apparent that they had folded. The governor’s situation has Albany in turmoil. In addition to the Department of Justice Investigation into his COVID coverup and the refusal of the Democrats to curtail his power, allegations of sexual harassment against Gov. Cuomo have made national headlines. In typical fashion, the governor wants the allegations

addressed in-house, while many are demanding for his resignation. On my side of the aisle, Republicans have called for a special committee to begin impeachment proceedings. In the meantime, the Democrat majority is conveniently skirting the critical issues facing New Yorkers such as fully reopening our state, getting the economy back on track and repealing the disastrous bail laws that have made a mockery of our criminal justice system. Solving these problems require leadership and we are just not seeing it from Gov. Cuomo and his colleagues. If you guessed that this mess will equate to higher taxes, you guessed right; and the Democrats are already talking about it. Thankfully, the citizens of this state are active and engaged and I’m confident they will not rest until we’re back on a positive path. What we are seeing in our government today is disturbing and unacceptable. The people are demanding better. Assemblyman Joe DeStefano

It’s Time for Gov. Cuomo to Go By Assemblyman Joe DeStefano

When the leadership of your own party says it’s time to go, it’s time to go. In an historic move, the Assembly majority agreed to an impeachment probe into Gov. Cuomo, an action my colleagues and I have been pushing for weeks.

Assemblyman Joe DeStefano (R,C,I-Medford) with colleagues in the state Legislature.

DeStefano Joins Call for Greater State Investment in Local Roads Across NY A Statement from Assemblyman Joe DeStefano (R,C,I-Medford) “Today I joined my colleagues in calling for a restoration of funding for local infrastructure. We are asking to restore $120.6 million in transportation aid cut from last year’s budget and additional funding to maintain local roads, bridges and culverts. This includes increasing Extreme Winter Recovery funding to $100 million and fully funding programs such as CHIPS, BRIDGE-NY and PAVE-NY. Local

municipalities need our help; local roads truly are essential. We all use our roads; we need to invest in them to ensure their longevity. We need additional funding to do so.”

Assemblyman DeStefano represents the 3rd District, which consists of Suffolk County, including Medford and Mastic Beach. For more information please visit Assemblyman DeStefano’s Official Website.

Every day, more information comes forward that makes it impossible for the governor to lead us out of the COVID pandemic and the horrible financial condition that years of his poor management and misguided fiscal policies have wrought. Even a fraction of Cuomo’s transgressions would disqualify anyone from office, yet he defiantly thumbs his nose at New Yorkers. Here are just a few: • After his decision to force nursing homes to take in virus patients (while hundreds of beds had been set up at the

Javits Center, Central Park, colleges, and even a Naval hospital ship), Cuomo refused to give us a straight answer why and then tried to cover up the record number of deaths. • In the face of the U.S. Department of Justice investigation and a scathing report by the state Attorney General, the governor’s office admitted that it withheld critical COVID information for political reasons. • Now we are up to six woman making sexual harassment charges against the governor, anyone of which should be grounds for his immediate resignation. • As the harassment charges were made public, members of the governor’s staff reportedly contacted the women to gather information on the accusers supposedly to repress the charges and discredit them.

• An investigation has called into question the safety of the Tappan Zee Bridge, one of the governor’s pet projects that he named after his father. Legislators have requested a federal investigation of concerns over structural deficiencies and the quick settlement with the contractor over the use of substandard materials. With one of the most important budgets ever considered by the state taking a back seat as New Yorkers are faced with unprecedented perils to their health and economic well-being, the Capitol is in turmoil thanks to a governor who has long past worn out his welcome. We don’t need anymore investigations and denials to know that its time for him to go. Governor Cuomo must resign now or face the indignity of impeachment.

Giglio Meets with Mobile Home Association Leaders Assemblywoman Jodi Giglio met recently with the leaders of the Mobile/Manufactured Homeowners Association. These residents, many of whom are seniors, helped Giglio in the formation of a task force to focus on their unique issues. “I’m happy to see this wellorganized group staying involved in their community and l look forward to working with them to advocate for a better quality of life for mobile home residents,” the Assemblywoman said.

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Blast from the Past: Moriches Elementary Discovers 20-Year Old Time Capsule

Twenty years – that’s how long a kindergarten time capsule was safely tucked away at Moriches Elementary School until principal Deirdre Redding recently discovered it in the back of a supply closet. This time capsule project that the five Moriches Elementary kindergarten classes of 2000-01 undertook to memorialize their interests – such as their favorite toy, their favorite video game, favorite singer or song, favorite television show and where they like to celebrate their birthdays – has brought back fond memories for the teachers involved. While a few things have stayed the same, much has changed. “We have been in that closet so many times over the past decade and have never seen this box. It was kismet that it was found this year, exactly 20 years after completion of the project,” said Mrs. Redding. “I enjoyed reading the children’s ideas and it brought back fond memories from the past. We like to think that Moriches holds a special place in the heart of those who have graced these halls,” she added. “Seeing the students leave such a special memento behind reminds us that there is always a connection to the past. The

voices and hearts of these students have always been here, and always will be.” “It was so exciting opening the time capsule box,” said Mrs. Heather Foster, currently a second-grade teacher who was Ms. Lynagh at the time. “That was my first-year teaching at Moriches. It will always hold a special place in my heart. Looking back on all the special things the children wrote made me smile. I still remember many of the students and their wonderful parents. I often think of my very first class here and was touched to discover our time capsule. What a wonderful memory!” Mrs. Phyllis Jonaitis, who was also in her first year teaching at Moriches Elementary in the 2000-01 school year, was “thrilled” when Mrs. Redding showed her the time capsule and enjoyed reading the students’ responses. “The memories of that year came flooding back to me,” she said. “I was in awe looking at the students’ writing and pictures.” Dr. Rhonda Stitham, currently a fourth- and fifth-grade virtual teacher at Moriches Elementary School, said, “After 20 years, it was simply amazing to see what students associated with during that time period. As I

looked at what the students wrote, I could see a theme – electronics and superheroes. Many of the students focused on the Gameboy and up-andcoming technology. Ironically, this technology has evolved over 20 years into many gaming systems created by Nintendo. Many students also chose to write about superheroes such as the Powerpuff Girls. In kindergarten, students love to talk about heroes with powers and abilities that surpass time.” Two other classes were involved – retired teachers Mrs. McAlary and Mrs. O’Brien. Some of the responses from the students included: (Favorite Television Show – Mrs. Jonaitis’s class) – Batman; Spongebob Squarepants; Barney; Spiderman; Lion King; Rugrats; Ed, Ed & Eddie; Tom and Jerry; Scooby Doo; Powerpuff Girls, Pokemon; and Sylvester & Tweety. (Favorite Singer/Song – Ms. Lynagh’s [now Mrs. Foster] class) – Blue; Brittany Spears; Bahamen; Lil’ Bow Wow; Christina Aguilera; Backstreet Boys; Shaggy; Aaron Carter; and Shania Twain. (Favorite Video Game – Dr. Stitham’s class) – Gameboy; Powerpuff Girls; Nintendo; and Pokemon. (Favorite Toy – Mrs. McAlary’s class)

Lifesaving Hospital Nutrition Worker Hailed as Employee of the Month

Moriches Elementary School teachers who participated in a time capsule project from (clockwise from top left) Mrs. Foster (formerly Ms. Lynagh), Mrs. Jonaitis and Dr. Stitham revisit the contents of the box.

– trampoline; scooter; jack-in-thebox; dinosaurs; yo-yo; Barbie; blocks; and dolls. (Favorite Place to Celebrate

Birthday – Mrs. O’Brien’s class) – SportsPlus; Splish Splash; Chuck E. Cheese; and Bullwinkles.

Brookhaven Celebrates a 100/101 Day Milestone

Nutritional Aide Recognized for Aiding an Unresponsive Patient Nutritional Aide Amber Ramroop was already well known and respected by both patients and staff at Long Island Community Hospital for her bright and cheery attitude, and for her “Can-Do” attitude by her supervisors and peers. On January 16th, she also added the distinction of Hero to her many accolades. While delivering a lunch tray to a patient, Amber noticed a sudden change in the patient’s breathing and responsiveness. She immediately notified the nursing staff which triggered an alert of the hospital’s rapid response team, resulting in the successful resuscitation of the patient. “For the past year our front-line caregivers have gone above and beyond protecting our community from the COVID-19 pandemic,” stated Richard T. Margulis, President and CEO. “As with all of our Courageous Hearts, I am extremely grateful and proud of Amber’s commitment to do what’s best for our patients. She is a shining example that each and every one of our employees here at LI Community Hospital are true heroes.” Amber was presented the hospital’s

Photo Credit: South Country Central School District

Jessica Terranova, VP General Counsel and CCO & Interim Human Resources EEO Officer Amber Ramroop, Nutritional Aide Daniel Walker, Executive Chef Manager Monika Bryant, Nutritional Services Supervisor Richard T. Margulis, President and CEO

Employee of the Month Award for March for her outstanding efforts and for exemplifying the core values of the hospital. Long Island Community Hospital has served this richly diverse region as a patient-first community hospital for more than 60 years. We are 100% focused on the community and committed to providing quality care with our greatly enhanced services reflected through the Knapp Cardiac Care Center - our highly advanced

heart disease diagnosis and treatment facility, our new modern surgical pavilion, our level III trauma center, and our high-touch services including women’s imaging, sleep laboratory, wound care and more. These services are delivered with the highest level of compassion by our LI Community Hospital staff – Long Islanders with an unmistakable mix of courage and heart who care about the people right here in our community and whose sole purpose is to provide personalized comfort.

South Country Central School District students celebrated the first 100 days of school with special and engaging hands on English language arts, mathematics and arts activities to mark the momentous occasion for the district’s elementary school students. At Brookhaven Elementary School, kindergarten students in Jennifer Drake’s class came dressed in specially designed T-shirts to reflect the number of days they have attended school. The class made 100-day hats and stacked pennies for 100 seconds. They made Fruit Loop necklaces, separating the cereal in groups of 10. Students tried to see how many sight words, letters and their names they could write in 100 seconds and jumped, ran in place and stood frozen for the same

amount of time. The students also enjoyed playing dice games such as Race to 100, a dot grid game for finding specific groups, and Toss a Penny 100 times to see whether heads or tails is revealed the most. Due to the number of snow days, the 100th day of school landed on a virtual day, so Mrs. Drake’s class also celebrated 101 days with a 101 Dalmatian theme. Like the 100th day celebration, students participated in themed activities, such as placing 101 dots on a dog, playing the Racing to 101 dice game and barking for 101 seconds. They also stacked dog bones for 101 seconds as “Who Let the Dogs Out?” played in the background. To top off the activities, the students shared Scooby gram bones and fruit snacks.

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SUFFOLK CLOSEUP BY KARL GROSSMAN The process of getting a vaccination at Stony Brook University to prevent COVID-19 was amazingly wellorganized. I had been concerned about getting to the site where shots were being given on the sprawling Stony Brook campus but signage was abundant. And traffic was directed by National Guard soldiers and Stony Brook University Police. There was an enormous number of people at various stations inside the campus building being used for vaccinations—many of them drawn from the various Health Sciences programs at Stony Brook. They were consistently helpful. Quite an activation of resources! Very impressive! Getting an appointment wasn’t easy but I kept trying by calling the state’s “vaccination hotline” (at 833-697-4829). And, finally, I landed a slot. I was given the shot—of the Pfizer vaccine—by a team two young women who attend the Stony Brook School of Nursing. I told them, as the needle was prepared, about being a journalist and having written articles about the founding of their school in the early 1970s.

I suggested they Google the name of Dr. Edmund Pellegrino to learn about why, largely because of his leadership, the Health Sciences programs at Stony Brook—including the School of Medicine, School of Nursing, and School of Dental Medicine—are unusual. Dr. Pellegrino pioneered interdisciplinary health science education and clinical care at Stony Brook as its vice president for health sciences.

On Getting Vaccinated at Stony Brook U to Prevent COVID-19 gown” conflict. The top administrators of the university met with the top editors of the daily Long Island Press and asked, an editor later told me, if they could assign a reporter who might be “sensitive” regarding the conflict and also what was

Watching that video, those years came rushing back. In it were people I had interviewed and programs I had written about—and a photo of Dr. Pellegrino. I related in pieces back then Dr. Pellegrino’s story—how he was the son

After the shot I was directed to a big room in which the newly vaccinated were to sit for 15 minutes, to wait to make sure they were OK. Chairs were sociallydistanced. On a big screen, a video program was being played on the history of health sciences at Stony Brook.

The arrival of Stony Brook University was a shock for some communities and people in Suffolk. There was “town-

But his father, in the wholesale grocery business, serviced a restaurant near NYU at which the dean of NYU Medical School had lunch regularly. Its owner introduced him to the dean, young Pellegrino applied to the school, was accepted and graduated in 1944. Dr. Pellegrino described to me his dream of integrating medical sciences with the humanities and social sciences. And the hospital he planned, he said, would be nurturing and patient-centered. He maintained that medicine is a “moral enterprise” with a doctor having a “covenant” with his or her patients. He was dissatisfied with the direction medicine was taking, with health care being turned into, he said, a commodity, a business. Stony Brook, he said, would be different. It has been.

When the needle went in, I didn’t feel it. It was the thinnest needle ever poked into me. I was told there might be moderate pain in my upper arm afterwards. As I write this, the next day, any pain has disappeared.

It was déjà vu time. It brought me back to covering Stony Brook way back—and getting to know its students, faculty and administrators—and especially the visionary Dr. Pellegrino.

advisor, he said, suggested he change his last name. He refused.

happening at the university. At that time, 1969, I had begun this column, published every Sunday in The Press, reported on Suffolk politics and government and did investigative reporting. And this was added.

of Italian immigrants and faced problems getting into a medical school because of being an Italian-American. He spoke of a letter he received from one Ivy League medical school saying he would be “happier” with his “own kind.” His college

Dr. Pellegrino went on to become president of the Catholic University of America. He taught up to the week of his death at 92 in 2013. He attended mass daily. He authored or co-authored 23 books and is considered a founder of the field of bioethics. The 15 minutes up, I left Stony Brook, vaccinated and smiling.

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HURRICANE PREP,Unarmed PART II – THE BOAT Our Military War Heros Part II: The Medics

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FROM A TO Z BY ROBERT CHARTUK I was watching the movie, The Professor and the Madman, the other day and scenes of the British Parliament in London came on the screen. It reminded me of my visit there a few years back when I attended the International School of Fundraising. My friend, Ron Nehring, was one of the instructors and he invited me to spend a week with him at Wellington College where the school was having its classes. Ron was friends with a fellow who worked in the Palace of Westminster and since the houses of Commons and Lords were not in session, was able to meet us at a side entrance and sneak us in. This was before COVID and we had the run of the place, peeking into some of the grand rooms and sitting where the royals sat. The most fascinating part of the 900-year old building is the great hall which has been witness to some of the most memorable moments in English history including the coronation of Richard I in 1189, trial of the Scottish Knight, William Wallace, in 1305, and the famous 1996 address by Nelson Mandela.

Scenes of London Have Special Memories

Markers show the exact places where these famous figures stood. We toured the city on an iconic red Double Decker bus and I got to see the all the famous sites such as the bridges over the Thames, but not the fabled one that I heard about falling down throughout my childhood. That one was actually packed up and moved to Arizona in 1967 while in its place stands a rather unimpressive edifice of white concrete. We shopped at Harrods, the humongous store, and saw a memorial to Princess Diana, the owner’s son being the one the Princess was with when she was killed in a car accident in France while being chased by paparazzi. Later that day, we took in the James Bond movie, Skyfall, where some of the scenes showed the places I had just been such as the immense London Eye Ferris wheel, Big Ben, Piccadilly Circus, and the various monuments and statues. The London taxi drivers, I learned, need to possess “The Knowledge,” of the city streets for their licenses which is the equivalent of earning

The author in front of one of the famed redwoods of Wellington College

a university degree. I noticed they were adept at using their horns in communicating with each other: two quick taps means “I’m pulling out,” while a short tap combined with two long ones was a warning to “Stay away from my fare,” while one long beep says “Get your blimey arse out of the way.” Wellington College was also a special place. Named for the Duke

of Wellington, its entrance was lined with massive redwood trees, a gift from the Duke who lived nearby. We were there in the spring while the students were in recess and we stayed in the dorms, which reminded me of my days at Oswego College. The administration felt that the buildings didn’t need any heat since the students were away and we froze our butts off. The president of the college joined us for dinner one night and I asked her about the giant redwood trees and she didn’t know much about them, which I thought was rather strange. She did possess a peculiarity which I detected in the British which is a rather annoying habit of including every last detail when telling a story and then backtracking to change the facts which they had previously misstated and then starting again to let us know it happened on a Tuesday, or was it Thursday, at noon and then checking with the spouse to see if it was at one, or was it two? Oh yes, it was noon and it was sunny that day, no wait, I think it was raining and I had on my yellow Mac, or was it the red one?… Being from New York, I

just wanted to hear the punch line and get on with another topic. During a break in class, I checked the news back home on my Kindle and read about the Manes American Peace Prize sponsoring a gun buyback program in Nassau County. So many guns came in that they quickly ran out of money. Since I was at an international fundraising school, I brought up the story with some of the attendees and we came up with ways the Peace Prize could raise money to take even more guns off the street. When I got home, I wrote the foundation a letter explaining how we discussed the buy-back effort and some ideas during a special training module. Soon after, I received a call from Peace Prize founder, Dr. Harvey Manes. We worked on a few projects together including a generous gift to the Guardian Angels where I got to meet founder and radio personality Curtis Sliwa. Dr. Harvey became a true friend all thanks to that letter inspired from England and even hosted a small birthday party for me on Christmas Day for the occasion of my 60th birthday.

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Food Scraps continued from page 10 ing backwards—the panels are harvesting more electricity than we are using. We saved much in installing them with a LIPA rebate. That rebate no longer exists, but over the decade the price of solar panels has halved and their output significantly increased. Houses and commercial and government buildings throughout Long Island should have solar panels on their roofs. Coupled with this, we had an “energy audit” done of leaks and other issues and took simple steps to make our more than century-old saltbox house energy efficient. We also have two rooftop solar panels that produce hot water. LIPA has been deeply involved in the major state initiative underway to place wind turbines well off our shores. Yet in addition to the sun which on most days shines on us and the winds that blow mightily off our coasts, there are other available energy sources. Take wave and tidal power long advocated here by Sarah Meyland, a professor in the Department of Environmental Technology and Sustainability at New York Institute of Technology in Old Westbury. As Dr. Meyland has stated: “One thing Long Island has that no one else in the state has is wave ener-

gy. We have it 24 hours a day. The sun doesn’t have to shine, the wind doesn’t have to blow. Tides rise and fall on a regular basis, day in and day out.” Countries especially in Scandinavia, have “deployed tide-generated plants that are completely submerged and generate a lot of electricity. It’s absolutely clean, and if we could support enough of these, we would solve a lot of our downstate energy problems.” Indeed, next to Roosevelt Island in the East River, off Long Island’s west end, Verdant Power has had a demonstration project with six turbines spinning with the river’s motion. Verdant now seeks to install 30 turbines to generate electricity. There are opportunities to use tidal power to Long Island’s east—with Plum Gut off Orient Point ideal. Natural Currents Energy Services has been considering it. We’ve been in Plum Gut in our sailboat when the tide is changing—and, wow, what power waits to be tapped! As for the waves hitting Long Island’s ocean beaches, the energy that can be gotten from them is also endless—and other nations are harnessing wave-power. Considering its founding mission, it’s a natural for LIPA to be a safe energy leader.

HAPPY ST. PATRICK’S DAY! Suffolk County Clerk

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Happy St. Patrick’s Day! from

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LIBRARY LIVING BY TARA D’AMATO Check the library’s website at www. communitylibrary.org for program registration dates and more details. We have NEW outdoor programs now that the weather is improving. Always lots happening online that you can join via Facebook and Zoom, new outdoor pickup lockers that you can access 24/7, plus activity kits you can take home and work on for all ages. PROGRAMS FOR ADULTS

All About Piping Plovers Wednesday, April 14, 7:00 – 8:00 p.m. Via Zoom Registration begins Monday, March 22. The piping plover is a small shorebird that nests on Fire Island’s sandy beaches. Learn about these birds, listed as threatened federally and endangered in NY State, and how we can share the shoreline with them. Presented via Zoom by park rangers from the Fire Island National Seashore. Geared for adults and families. Open to all. You must provide us your email to receive the Zoom ID# link to join the session. We will email you the day before the program. Morning Nature Walk at Wertheim Thursdays, April 1, 8, 15, 22 and 29 at 10:00 a.m. Registration begins Monday, March 22. Weather Permitting: Meet with library staff at Wertheim National Wildlife Refuge to walk the trails. Remember to wear sunblock and bug spray if needed. Face masks are required but may be removed when 6 ft. distance is maintained between patrons from different households. The

CDC guidelines should be followed. Cooking Class Live on FaceBook: Stuffed French Toast & Lemon-Thyme Bread Monday, April 12, 7:00 – 8:00 p.m.

Via Facebook Live Join Chef Rob and learn how to make two scrumptious recipes: Mascarpone and raspberry stuffed French toast and Spring lemon-thyme buttermilk bread. Open to all. Go to Facebook.com/ MMSCL to view this event. Plant Based Mac & Cheese Tuesday, April 13 at 7:00 p.m. Learn to make this plant-based comfort food with Jessica the Healthy Homestead Hostess. Open to all. Go to Facebook.com/ MMSCL to view this event. Adult Enrichment Zoom Meet-Up Thursdays, April 1, 8, 15, 22, 29, 4:00 – 5:00 p.m. Via Zoom Registration begins Thursday, March 25. Come join us via Zoom for an online meet-up with Ms. Currao. Chat with us and catch up with your friends. Zoom Meeting ID: 882 9947 2654 Passcode: 730849 Job and Career Counseling Saturdays, April 10 and 24, 10:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.

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What’s Happening at the Library for Early April including staying organized, using your own network and resources, social media platforms and more. Presented by a Long Island Cares New Paths to Achievement, Career and Personal Development representative. Open to all. Registration required to receive Zoom access code. CHILDREN & PARENTS

Positive Parenting: VIRTUAL Wednesdays, April 7, 14, 21, 28, May 5, 12, 6:00 – 7:30 p.m. Registration begins Wednesday, March 24. Learn how to set healthy boundaries, discipline without punishment, and treat your children with respect so that they will respect you. Sessions are designed for both mandated (certificate included) and non-mandated parents. You must provide your email and Dr. Roberta Karant will send you the link to join the Zoom session. Beach Wrack Line Scavenger Hunt @ Smith Point Park Saturday, April 17 (rain date, Saturday, April 24) 10:00 – 11:30 a.m. OR 11:45 a.m. – 1:15 p.m. Grades K-6 with one adult. Both child and adult must register. Due to Covid restrictions, the number of participants is strictly limited to 8 people per time slot (4 children with one adult each.) Registration begins Saturday, April 10. Have you ever noticed the line of shells and seaweed running along the sand that is left behind by the high tide? That’s called the wrack line, and it’s full of interesting things that you probably never even knew were there. Join a Fire Island

National Seashore Park Ranger at FINS Smith Point to learn about the fascinating aquatic life that washes up on shore. Participate in a Wrack Line Scavenger Hunt and see what you can find. We will meet at the FINS building at the west end of the park. Please park in the regular beach parking lot. There is no charge to park in April. We will be getting sandy, so please dress appropriately! The Art Nanny: Narwhal Painting (Grab and Go Kit) Monday, April 12 Registration begins Monday, April 12. Llama Painting (Grab and Go Kit) Monday, April 26 Registration begins Monday, April 26.

Enjoy the act of creating at home with a ColorShield Art Kit and view the included step-by-step video tutorial from the Art Nanny! Pick up your kit in person or request a curbside pickup and make a framed watercolor painting at home! Grades 1-6. Plants and Bugs Creative Workshop: VIRTUAL Thursday, April 22. Registration begins Thursday, April 15. Spring is here! The plants will be out and so will the bugs. Learn about the life cycle of plants and we’ll plant our own in a ceramic pot. Decorate the plant’s home by creating a few little crawly insects out of clay. Pick up the supply kits from the library starting Thursday, April 15 and watch the instruction video on Facebook on Earth Day, April 22. Grades 1-6.

Chef Rob’s (Grab and Go Kit): NY Soft Pretzels Monday, April 19. Registration begins Monday, April 12. Register one person to represent the family. One kit per family. Chef Rob’s putting together Grab and Go Kits with his usual delicious recipes! Come to the library and pick up the kit beginning Monday, April 12, or we can arrange a curbside pickup. The video will be posted to our Facebook page. A link to the recipe will be on the Library’s program calendar. CUSTOMER RESOURCE SERVICES LIBRARY PICKUP LOCKERS

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Mistakes People Make with Do-it-Yourself Wills

ASK NANCY BY NANCY BURNER, ESQ.

Q: Should I write my own will? A:

Whenever I hear someone say they wrote their own Last Will and Testament, a familiar phrase comes to mind, “Don’t try this at home!” Unless you are an experienced estate planning attorney, it is not a good idea to write your own Will, or to order a Will off a generic, nonstate specific website. There are so many important details and formalities that go into the preparation and execution of a Will. The whole process can easily fall apart if not done properly. I have compiled a list of some of the top mistakes that can occur when using a “do-it-yourself Will” 1.) Improper Execution. When a Will is signed with an attorney, there is a presumption that it has been executed properly. In order for the Will to be duly executed, the testator (person signing the Will) must declare the document to be their Last Will and Testament before two disinterested witnesses, and all three parties must sign the document. The witnesses must be satisfied that the testator

had capacity to make a Will - knew his or her family members and the assets in the estate. When a Will is signed without an attorney, it becomes the burden of the Executor submitting the Will for probate to prove that the deceased person signed the Will properly. To add further complication, if the witnesses do not sign an affidavit attesting to the deceased person’s capacity at the time of the signing, the Executor must locate them and obtain their signatures as part of the probate proceeding. For older Wills with unknown witnesses, this makes the process incredibly difficult, and ripe for objection by disgruntled beneficiaries.

2.) Failure to Name Successor Executors or Beneficiaries. While most people contemplate who they wish to leave their assets (beneficiaries) and the person who will administer the estate (Executor), it is not uncommon that an inexperienced Will draftsperson would forget to name alternatives. If the people originally named are deceased, the Will fails and the assets are distributed pursuant to state intestacy law.

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3.) Not Considering Tax Issues. There are certain provisions which can be added to the Wills of a married couple that allow for New York state estate tax savings by preserving the unused credit of the first spouse to die. This is often done by including provisions for a bypass trust for the benefit of a surviving spouse. Without extensive knowledge of trust and tax law, one would not be able to draft a Will to take advantage of this tax planning. 4.) Disabled, Debtor or Minor Beneficiaries. When leaving assets to a disabled or minor beneficiary, special considerations must be taken. If a disabled person is unable to manage assets and/or is receiving meansbased government benefits, leaving assets to them outright will jeopardize their ability to enjoy the inheritance. Similarly, if a beneficiary with creditors inherits property outright, their inheritance is now subject to their creditors. This can be avoided by having the Will leave assets to the debtor beneficiary in trust in order to protect the inheritance. Lastly, assets left to a minor beneficiary must be held in trust

until they reach an age of majority. If left outright, someone will have to petition the Court to be the minor’s guardian in order to manage those assets since minors are prohibited from owning property.

5.) Losing Sight of the Big Picture. The final problem with do-it-yourself estate plans is that they often do not address the entire estate. A Will can only control assets in your estate when you pass away. If certain accounts are joint with another person,

or if you have named beneficiaries on an account, those do not pass through your Will. Rather these assets pass to the joint owners or beneficiaries by operation of law. Writing a Will that leaves certain assets to individuals is ineffective if there is a conflicting beneficiary designation or joint owner. This is why treating the Will as part of your overall estate plan and making sure all the designations line up cohesively is just as important as the Will itself. Creating a Will is so much more than just writing down the names of those who you wish to inherit. It is about creating a comprehensive plan not only for your death, but disability and the future death and disability of your beneficiaries. While it may seem easy to write something simple yourself or download a form from the internet, failing to have a properly drafted and executed Will has major consequences that can leave your intended beneficiaries with much less than you intended. - Kimberly Trueman, Esq. and Nancy Burner, Esq.

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ON THE SEA BY VINCENT PICA, COMMODORE

First District, Southern Region (D1SR) United States Coast Guard Auxiliary

When I have written in the past about the need and use of a VHF radio, I noted that if you didn’t have a radio aboard that you were risking your life over a couple of hundred dollars – it was “nutty” not to have a radio aboard. Nonetheless, many don’t! And those skippers rely on their cell phone for emergency assistance. OK, I guess you can lead a horse to water but you can’t make him drink. Here is the “scuttlebutt” on cell phones on the water… *CG - Gone

Starting in the early 90’s, many cell phone service providers offered a special telephone number that would give you direct access, via your cell phone, to a US Coast Guard Operations Center. However, as many cell systems were upgraded, the feature didn’t migrate to the new system and the Coast Guard found that coverage was thus very spotty and could create dangerous delays in dispatching USCG resources to an emergency situation. As a consequence, in October 2006, the Coast Guard requested that all cellular phone service providers discontinue the “*CG” service, except in Alaska, and any such calls be routed to the 911 Public Safety Answering Point (PSAP) nearest to where the call

originated. Even when it worked, mariners didn’t always know where they were and the USCG had no ready mechanism to determining where they were. Now, with Rescue 21, this problem has been dramatically reduced and often eliminated, if you are using a VHF radio. Lastly, even when you did reach the USCG, they were the only one aware of your predicament. VHF-16 is, by Federal law, required to be monitored by all vessels equipped with a VHF radio. Another private boater could be much closer to you than the nearest USCG station – and getting the “rescue clock starts now” sequence going may be the difference between life and death.

“Hello? Hello? Can You Hear Me Now?” Cell Phones and Boats, Part 1 Here is a likely scenario – there is a cell phone tower high up on a hill somewhere and it, with its higher-powered signal, can see you. But your cell phone isn’t strong enough to transmit all the way back to the cell tower! So, if you are intent on using

external antenna, can I suggest again that you attach a VHF radio to it? The Technology

The world-wide cellular system depends on two things – low power

To Take Or Not To Take?

Take it, by all means! When it does work, there is no better way to have a private, non-emergency conversation and most USCG and USCGAux vessels are equipped with cell phones for this reason. But, when it comes to an emergency, your VHF radio is the best and fastest way to being rescued!

But I Want My Cell Phone!

OK, skipper, here is the scuttlebutt. First, there is no – none – reliable way to be definitive about cell phone coverage at sea. Is it better the closer you are to land? Yes, compared to being far away. But cell phone systems are designed for land-base use and the associated physics of how objects absorb and reflect signals. Water is an entirely different kettle of fish, no pun intended. Another agonizing puzzle is when you can see “5 bars” on your cell phone but still can’t connect a call. Why?

frequency to another. The cell tower is transmitting, usually, at just a few watts and your cell phone is transmitting back at even lower power – as low as 1/1,000th of a watt. It is always lower than 1 watt. (BTW, a handheld VHF radio is transmitting at 5 watts and the “desktop” VHF radio is transmitting at 25 watts.) As you travel towards the edges of adjacent cells, the cell phone tower’s software coordinates the hand-off from cell-a to cell-b. If your boat is disabled and bobbing in the waves, there is no way to move closer to an adjacent cell like your car naturally does.

your cell phone at sea, start looking into external antennas and signal boosters. Some boosters claim, when attached to an external 8’ antenna, that the signal range can extend up to 50 miles. Now, if you are ready to spring for the cost of the

transmission and continual reuse of a limited number of frequencies. This is where the term “cell phone” comes from – you travel from cell to cell, bounded by low-power transmission, and are handed off automatically from one radio

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…”

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ASK MICHELLE “Your Family Therapist”

BY MICHELLE CAVALERI, LCSW-R

Single Moms Raising Sons

Wedding Officiant & NYS Divorce Mediator

Today, mental health professionals dispute the notion that boys require constant male companionship and male guidance in order to grow up healthy. These professionals believe that boys can be successfully raised by a single parent, either mom or dad. In fact, having a father at home who does not provide the necessary qualities of a healthy male role model can do more harm than good. If there is no man in the household, the advantage might be having a son who does not compete for your attention and does not harbor guilt feelings about wishing ill will on the person he would have to split his time with, when it comes to sharing you! Poor relationships with their own fathers may be the root problem for a lot of men. Consider all the magazine articles, books, and talk shows dedicated to understanding why some men can’t commit, or why certain men cheat, are aggressive, avoid responsibilities to their families, are afraid to marry, or beat their spouses. A large number of these men state

that they have problems relating to their fathers. Feelings of being inadequate, betrayed, ignored, or humiliated by their fathers were the most common complaints.

THE DOS AND DON’TS OF RAISING SONS-

Do expect that most boys grow and mature at a slower rate than girls, so be patient about your son’ development Do teach your son values, but let him express them in his own way, which may mean not showing his feelings about things the way you do Do believe in yourself and try to encourage self-esteem in your son as well. Let him know that you are confident as a parent Do teach your son to show respect for both males and females and to cultivate friendships with both Do help him to seek healthy male role models. Point out the positive qualities in men you see on a day-to-

day basis, including the neighborhood pharmacist, or patrolman Do limit the amount of violence he witnesses. Let him know that what is shown on TV is not always the way healthy men should behave Don’t worry that he won’t learn manly things without a man at home! Half the population is male and he is certain to pick up social skills from other males he comes in contact with Don’t avoid talking about his father, even if you don’t know him well. Give your son someone to think about with whom he can identify. Point out positive traits your son may possess that remind you of his father. Don’t ever make your son “the man of the house.” He can have responsibilities and chores, but they shouldn’t be representative of what is expected of grown men NEXT WEEK - FINAL ARTICLE IN “SINGLE MOTHERS” SERIES MOTHERS AND THEIR DAUGTHERS

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Join us at Emanuel Lutheran Church as we celebrate the Easter Season!

Emanuel Lutheran Church 179 East Main St, Patchogue, NY 11772

Palm Sunday Services: Saturday March 27, 2021 at 5:00pm Sunday March 28, 2021 at 9:00am and 11:00am Easter Services: Thursday April 1, 2021 at 7:00pm Friday April 2, 2021 at 7:00pm Sunday April 4, 2021 at 9:00am and 11:00am

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OBITUARY ELSIE FARINA, 74, a resident of Mastic since 1974, died on March 8, 2021 while in hospice care in Northport. Born September 6, 1946 to Aida (Edith) and Gerardo (Jerry) Farina in Newark, New Jersey. She was a retired Suffolk County Police Department Civilian Police Operations aide. Elsie was a member of the Mastic Fire Department, ExFire Captain, Life Member and Past Department Secretary. She was the beloved mother of Lisa Marie Kane and Cindy Tullo and her husband Mark Tullo. She was the beloved grandmother of Shannon, Lauren, Casey Kane and Baylee Kaydee and William Tullo. Family and friends will be welcomed at Roma Funeral Home in Shirley on Thursday from 2 to 4 pm and 7 to 9 pm. A Mass will be offered at St. Jude’s RC Church in Mastic Beach on Friday at 10:00 am with interment following at Mt. Pleasant Cemetery, Center Moriches.

A Lifetime of Giving

IN THIS YOUR TIME OF LOSS

Elsie was a true believer in helping others as is demonstrated by her lifetime of service with both the Suffolk County Police department and the Mastic Fire Department. She worked tirelessly within the community to elevate the quality of life for others.

She loved spending time with her family and was a devoted mother to Lisa Marie Kane and Cindy Tullo. She was the proud and loving grandmother to Shannon, Lauren, Casey Kane, Baylee Kaydee and William Tullo.

By Barbara Guarino Kruk

Some people spend their entire life in service to others. Why? Not for the sake of glory or recognition but because they are called to answer an innate desire to comfort, support and nurture those in need. Such was the life of Elsie Farina. Elsie was born in Newark, New Jersey to Aida Edith) and Geraldo (Jerry) Farina. She moved to Mastic in 1974 where she planted roots, raised her family and settled into becoming a member of the Mastic Fire Department. On March 8, 2021 this beautiful, special woman was called home to Heaven.

Her second greatest love was the Mastic Fire Department where she spent countless hours and years volunteering her time and talents. She was a true example and role model for young women. Elsie loved animals, attending Rod Stewart concerts and traveling to California to visit family. How do you thank someone who has given so much to so many and asked for nothing in return? Elsie Farina will be sorely missed by her fellow firefighters, this community and especially her beloved family. As we come together, we celebrate her life and her accomplishments, but most of all, we celebrate a woman who gave all of herself without reservation. Thank you from a grateful community for all your years of selfless dedication!

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NOTICE OF SPECIAL DISTRICT MEETING MASTICS MORICHES SHIRLEY COMMUNITY LIBRARY TOWN OF BROOKHAVEN, SUFFOLK COUNTY, NEW YORK

The Board of Trustees of the Mastics Moriches Shirley Community Library, Town of Brookhaven, Suffolk County, New York HEREBY GIVES NOTICE that a Special District Meeting of the qualified voters of the William Floyd Union Free School District, Town of Brookhaven, Suffolk County, New York, will be held at the Mastics Moriches Shirley Community Library, 407 William Floyd Parkway, Shirley, Suffolk County, New York on the 6th day of April, 2021, between the hours of 9:00 A.M. and 9:00 P.M. prevailing time, for the purpose of voting upon a proposition adopting the annual budget for the support and maintenance of the Mastics Moriches Shirley Community Library for the fiscal year 2021-2022 and authorizing the appropriation of the amount necessary to be raised by a levy of a tax upon the taxable property within the William Floyd Union Free School District, Town of Brookhaven, Suffolk County, New York. NOTICE IS ALSO GIVEN of the election of one (1) Trustee of the Board of Trustees of the Mastics Moriches Shirley Community Library to be held at the Mastics Moriches Shirley Community Library, 407 William Floyd Parkway, Shirley, Suffolk County, New York on the 6th day of April, 2021, between the hours of 9:00 A.M. and 9:00 P.M. prevailing time, the term of such office to run as follows: one candidate to be elected to a full term for the period of July 1, 2021 to June 30,

2026; the incumbent being be filed in the office of the Michael Dubois. Clerk of the District at the District Administration NOTICE IS ALSO GIVEN Office, 240 Mastic Road, that candidates for the Mastic Beach in said office of Trustee of the William Floyd Union Board of Trustees of the Free School District; and Mastics Moriches Shirley that the said register shall Community Library shall be open for inspection by be nominated by petition, any qualified voter of the which petition shall be District on each of the five directed to the Clerk of the (5) days prior to and the Mastics Moriches Shirley day set for the Meeting Community Library, (except Saturday and Town of Brookhaven, Sunday) from 9:00 A.M. to Suffolk County, New 4:00 P.M., prevailing time. York, and shall be signed by at least twenty-five NOTICE IS ALSO GIVEN (25) qualified voters of that a copy of the statement the District; shall state of the amount of money the name and residence which will be required for of the candidate and shall the year 2021-2022 for state the residence of each Library purposes, may be signer. Said petition shall obtained by any resident be filed with the Clerk in the District during of the Mastics Moriches the fourteen (14) days Shirley Community immediately preceding Library, Business Office, such Special District 407 William Floyd Meeting and on the day Parkway, Shirley, Suffolk of such Special Meeting, County, Monday through except Sundays or holidays, Friday, between the hours at the Mastics Moriches of 9 A.M. and 4 P.M., Shirley Community prevailing time, but not Library, 407 William Floyd later than 5 P.M., Monday, Parkway, Shirley, Town of March 8, 2021. Brookhaven, County of Suffolk New York, in said NOTICE IS ALSO District, during the hours GIVEN that the Board in which the Library is of Registration will meet regularly open for business. at the Mastics Moriches Shirley Community NOTICE IS ALSO Library, 407 William Floyd GIVEN that pursuant to Parkway, Shirley, Town the provisions of Section of Brookhaven, County 2018-a of the Education of Suffolk and State of Law, voting will be New York in said School permitted by absentee District on the 30th day ballot. Except for those of March, 2021, between persons whose registration the hours of 9:00 A.M. and record has been marked 9:00 P.M. prevailing time, permanently disabled by at which time the Board of the Board of Elections, Registration shall prepare pursuant to the provisions the register of the School of the Election Law, District, and any person applications for absentee shall be entitled to have his/ ballots must be received by her name placed upon such the District Clerk, in care register, provided that at of the Mastics Moriches such meeting of the Board Shirley Community of Registration she/he is Library, 407 William Floyd known or proved to the Parkway, Shirley, Town of satisfaction of the Board of Brookhaven, County of Registration to be then or Suffolk, New York at least thereafter entitled to vote seven (7) days before the at the Meeting for which election if the ballot is to be such register is prepared; mailed to the voter, or the that the register prepared day before the election, if pursuant to Section 2014 the ballot is to be delivered of the Education Law, shall personally to the voter.

A list of all persons to whom absentee ballots have been issued will be available in the office of the Library Director of the Mastics Moriches Shirley Community Library on each of the five days prior to April 6, 2021 except Saturdays and Sundays. In order to be canvassed absentee ballots must be received by the District Clerk, in care of the Mastics Moriches Shirley Community Library, not later than 5:00 p.m. (prevailing time) on April 6, 2021.

La Junta de Fiduciarios de la Biblioteca de la Comunidad Mastics Moriches Shirley, ciudad de Brookhaven, condado de Suffolk, Nueva York, AVISA que se hará una asamblea especial de distrito de los votantes calificados del Distrito Escolar Unificado de William Floyd, ciudad de Brookhaven, condado de Suffolk, Nueva York, en la Biblioteca de la Comunidad Mastics Moriches Shirley, 407 William Floyd Parkway, Shirley, condado de Suffolk, Nueva York, el 6 de abril de 2021, entre las NOTICE IS ALSO GIVEN 9:00 a. m. y las 9:00 p. m., to all persons who shall hora local, para votar por have been previously la propuesta de adoptar el registered for annual or presupuesto anual para el special school district soporte y mantenimiento meetings and who have de la Biblioteca de la voted at any such annual Comunidad Mastics or special meeting held or Moriches Shirley para el conducted any time within año fiscal 2021-2022 y the four (4) calendar years autorizar la asignación de prior to April 6, 2021 shall la cantidad necesaria a ser be entitled to vote at this recaudada con el gravamen Special District Meeting. de un impuesto calculado In addition, all those who sobre las propiedades have registered to vote tributables dentro del with the Board of Elections Distrito Escolar Unificado of Suffolk County pursuant de William Floyd, ciudad to Article 5 of the Election de Brookhaven, condado Law shall be entitled to de Suffolk, Nueva York. vote at this Special District ADEMÁS, SE INFORMA Meeting notwithstanding de la elección de un (1) their failure to have fiduciario de la Junta de previously registered with Fiduciarios de la Biblioteca the School District. de la Comunidad Mastics Moriches Shirley, que se Dated: January 19, 2021 hará en la Biblioteca de Shirley, New York la Comunidad Mastics Moriches Shirley, 407 By order of the Board of William Floyd Parkway, Trustees of the Mastics Shirley, condado de Moriches Shirley Suffolk, Nueva York, el 6 Community Library, de abril de 2021, entre las Shirley, New York 9:00 a. m. y las 9:00 p. m. hora local. El plazo para ese L13155 – 2/17/2021, cargo será: un candidato 3/3/2021, 3/17/2021 & será electo para un plazo 3/24/2021 completo en el período del 1 de julio de 2021 al 30 de CONVOCATORIA A junio de 2026; el candidato ASAMBLEA ESPECIAL es Michael Dubois. DE DISTRITO ADEMÁS, SE INFORMA BIBLIOTECA DE LA que los candidatos para el COMUNIDAD MASTICS cargo de Fiduciario de la MORICHES SHIRLEY Junta de Fiduciarios de la CIUDAD DE Biblioteca de la Comunidad BROOKHAVEN, Mastics Moriches CONDADO DE Shirley serán nominados SUFFOLK, NUEVA a petición. Todas las YORK peticiones deben dirigirse

al secretario de la Biblioteca de la Comunidad Mastics Moriches Shirley, ciudad de Brookhaven, condado de Suffolk, Nueva York, y deben llevar por lo menos veinticinco (25) firmas de votantes calificados del Distrito, y deben incluir el nombre y la dirección del candidato y la dirección de cada firmante. Esa petición se presentará ante el secretario de la Biblioteca de la Comunidad Mastics Moriches Shirley, Oficina Comercial, 407 William Floyd Parkway, Shirley, condado Suffolk, de lunes a viernes, entre las 9:00 a. m. y las 4:00 p. m., hora local, no más tarde de las 5:00 p. m., del lunes, 8 de marzo de 2021. ADEMÁS, SE INFORMA que la Junta de Registro se reunirá en la Biblioteca de la Comunidad Mastics Moriches Shirley, 407 William Floyd Parkway, Shirley, ciudad de Brookhaven, condado de Suffolk y estado de Nueva York, en dicho distrito escolar, el día 30 de marzo de 2021, entre las 9:00 a. m. y 9:00 p. m., hora local, en cuyo momento la Junta de Registro preparará el registro del distrito escolar, y cualquier persona tendrá derecho a que su nombre aparezca en dicho registro, siempre que se sepa o se demuestre en esa asamblea de la Junta de Registro, y a satisfacción de esta, que tiene derecho y que tendrá derecho a votar en la asamblea para la que se preparó el registro; que el registro se preparó según la Sección 2014 de la Ley de Educación, que se registrará en la oficina del Secretario de Distrito en la Oficina Administrativa del Distrito, 240 Mastic Road, Mastic Beach en ese Distrito Escolar Unificado de William Floyd; y que ese registro estará abierto para inspección por cualquier votante calificado del distrito en cualquiera de los cinco (5) días anteriores a la asamblea y el día de la asamblea (excepto sábado y domingo) de las 9:00 a. m.

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a las 4:00 p. m., hora local. ADEMÁS, SE INFORMA que los residentes del Distrito pueden pedir en la biblioteca una copia del estado de cuenta con la cantidad de dinero que se necesitará para usos de la Biblioteca en el año 20212022, y podrán pedirla durante los catorce (14) días anteriores a dicha asamblea especial de Distrito, y el día de esa asamblea especial, excluyendo domingos y días festivos, en la Biblioteca de la Comunidad Mastics Moriches Shirley, 407 William Floyd Parkway, Shirley, ciudad de Brookhaven, condado de Suffolk, Nueva York, en ese distrito, durante el horario regular en que la biblioteca está abierta. ADEMÁS, SE INFORMA que, según las disposiciones de la Sección 2018-a de la Ley de Educación, se permitirá la votación por medio de boleta de voto en ausencia. Excepto para las personas a las que la Junta Electoral les ha inscrito un registro permanentemente marcado como deshabilitado, según las disposiciones de la Ley Electoral, las solicitudes para boletas de voto en ausencia debe recibirlas el Secretario del Distrito, de la Biblioteca de la Comunidad Mastics Moriches Shirley, 407 William Floyd Parkway, Shirley, ciudad de Brookhaven, condado de Suffolk, Nueva York, al menos siete (7) días antes de la elección si la boleta se enviará por correo al votante, o el día antes de la elección, si la boleta se entregará personalmente al votante. Se publicó la lista de todas las personas a las que se les emitió boleta de voto en ausencia y estará disponible en la oficina del director de la Biblioteca de la Comunidad Mastics Moriches Shirley durante los cinco días antes del 6 de abril de 2021, excluyendo sábados y domingos. Para que las boletas de voto en ausencia se puedan contar, el Secretario de Distrito de la Biblioteca

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de la Comunidad Mastics Moriches Shirley las debe recibir a más tardar a las 5:00 p. m. (hora local) del 6 de abril de 2021. ADEMÁS, SE INFORMA que todas las personas que se hayan inscrito previamente para las asambleas anuales o especiales del Distrito Escolar y las personas que hayan votado en alguna asamblea anual o especial o en alguna elección que se haya celebrado dentro de los cuatro (4) años calendario anteriores al 6 de abril de 2021, tendrán derecho a votar en esta asamblea especial de Distrito. Además, todas las personas que estén inscritas para votar en la Junta Electoral del condado de Suffolk, según el Artículo 5 de la Ley Electoral, tendrán derecho de votar en esta asamblea especial de Distrito, a pesar de que no se hayan inscrito previamente en el Distrito Escolar. Con fecha: 19 de enero de 2021 Shirley, Nueva York

County, New York will be held at the Brookhaven Free Library, 273 Beaver Dam Road, Brookhaven, New York on Tuesday April 6, 2021 at 10:00 a.m., prevailing time, for the purpose of voting by voting machine upon the following items:

(1) To adopt the Annual Budget of the Brookhaven Free Library for the fiscal year 2021/2022 and to authorize that the requisite portion thereof be raised by taxation on the taxable property of the South Country Central School District. (2) To elect (1) one Trustee of the Library to fill a fiveyear term commencing at the regularly scheduled board meeting in April 2021.

FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that for the purpose of voting at such meeting on Tuesday, April 6, 2021, the polls will be open between the hours of 10:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m., prevailing time, and voting will be held at the Por orden de la Junta Brookhaven Free Library, de Fiduciarios de 273 Beaver Dam Road., la Biblioteca de la Brookhaven, New York; Comunidad Mastics and Moriches Shirley, Shirley, Nueva York FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that L13156 – 2/17/2021, a copy of a statement of 3/3/2021, 3/17/2021 & the amount of money 3/24/2021 which will be required for the ensuing year for the NOTICE OF SPECIAL Brookhaven Free Library’s DISTRICT MEETING purposes exclusive of OF THE public monies, may be SOUTH COUNTRY obtained by any resident CENTRAL SCHOOL of the District during DISTRICT the fourteen (14) days TOWN OF immediately preceding said BROOKHAVEN, meeting except Saturdays, SUFFOLK COUNTY, Sundays and holidays NEW YORK from the Library located ON BEHALF OF THE on Beaver Dam Road., BROOKHAVEN FREE Brookhaven, New York LIBRARY during regular business hours and from the School NOTICE IS HEREBY District between the hours GIVEN, that a Special of 8:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. District Meeting of the (Monday- Friday) at the qualified voters of the District’s Administration South Country Central building located at 189 School District, Town North Dunton Ave., East of Brookhaven, Suffolk Patchogue, New York.

FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that petitions nominating candidates for the office of Trustee of the Brookhaven Free Library must be filed at the Brookhaven Free Library, 273 Beaver Dam Road, Brookhaven, New York, no later than 5:00 p.m. on Monday, March 1, 2021; such petitions shall be filed between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. (Monday Friday) prevailing time; each petition must be directed to the Director of the Library, must be signed by at least twenty-five (25) qualified voters of the School District, and must state the residence address of each signer and the name and residence of the candidate. Vacancies on the Library Board are not considered separate, specific offices, and the nominating petitions, therefore, shall not describe any specific vacancies upon the Library Board for which the candidate is nominated. FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that personal registration of voters is required either pursuant to § 2014 of the Education Law or pursuant to Article 5 of the Election Law. If a voter has theretofore registered pursuant to § 2014 of the Education Law and has voted at any Annual or Special District Meeting of the South Country Central School District within the past four (4) years, such voter is eligible to vote at this election; if a voter is registered and eligible to vote pursuant to Article 5 of the Election Law, such voter is also eligible to vote at this election. All other persons who wish to vote must register. Registration shall be conducted for the purpose of registering all qualified voters of the District pursuant to §2014 of the Education Law through Thursday, April 1, 2021 between the

hours of 9:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m., prevailing time on all regular days during which the Office of the District Clerk is in operation at the Office of the Clerk located in the South Country Central School District Administration Building, 189 North Dunton Avenue, East Patchogue, New York, at which time any person will be entitled to have his or her name placed on such register, provided that at such time he or she is known, or proven to the satisfaction of said Clerk to be then or thereafter entitled to vote at such Special District Meeting for which the register is prepared. The register so prepared pursuant to §2014 of the Education Law will be filed in the Office of the Clerk of the School District in the Administration Building, and will be open for inspection by any qualified voter of the District beginning on each of the five (5) days prior to the date set for the meeting between the hours of 8:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m., prevailing time, weekdays, except Sunday and on Saturday, April 3, 2021 between the hours of 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. In addition, the registration list shall be available in the Brookhaven Free Library on the day of the vote. FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that applications for absentee ballots will be obtainable from the office of the Clerk of the School District (Administrative Offices, 189 Dunton Ave., East Patchogue, New York) between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., prevailing time, during all days on which the School District is in session. Completed applications must be received by the District Clerk no earlier than March 6, 2021 and at least seven (7) days before the election, March 30, 2021 by 5:00 p.m., if the ballot is to be mailed to the voter, or the day

foregoing will be processed in the same manner as a non-military ballot application under Section 2018-a of the Education Law. The application for military ballot may include the military voter’s preference for receipt of the military ballot by mail, fax, or email. A military voter’s original military ballot application and military ballot must be returned by mail or in person to the office of the District Clerk at South Country Central School District, 189 Dunton Avenue, East Patchogue, NY 11772. AND FURTHER NOTICE AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that IS HEREBY GIVEN, military voters who are that military ballots shall not currently registered be canvassed if they are may apply to register as a received by the District qualified voter of the South Clerk before the close Country Central School of polls on April 6, 2021 District by requesting and showing a cancellation returning a registration mark of the United States application to the District Postal Service or a foreign Clerk in person, or by email country’s postal service, to cflynn@southcountry. or showing a dated org or fax sent to 631-286- endorsement of receipt 2457. The request for the by another agency of the registration application United States Government; may include the military or received not later than voter’s preference for 5:00 p.m. on April 6, 2021 receipt of the registration and signed and dated by application by either mail, the military voter and one fax or email. Military voter witness thereto, with a registration application date which is ascertained forms must be received in to be not later than the day the office of the District before the election. Clerk no later than 5:00 Dated: January 20, 2021 p.m. on March 11, 2021. East Patchogue, New York AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that BY ORDER OF THE military voters who are BOARD OF EDUCATION COUNTRY qualified voters of the SOUTH SCHOOL South Country Central CENTRAL TOWN School District, may DISTRICT, BROOKHAVEN, request an application for OF a military ballot from the SUFFOLK COUNTY, District Clerk in person, NEW YORK or by email to cflynn@ southcountry.org or fax Christine Flynn sent to 631-286-2457. In District Clerk order for a military voter – 2/17/2021, to be issued a military L13157 ballot, a valid military 3/3/2021, 3/17/2021 & ballot application must 3/31/2021 be received in the office AVISO DE REUNIÓN of the District Clerk no ESPECIAL DE later than 5:00 p.m., on DISTRITO DEL March 11, 2021. Military DISTRITO ESCOLAR ballot applications received CENTRAL DE SOUTH in accordance with the before the election, April 5, 2021 by 5:00 p.m., if the ballot is to be delivered personally to the voter. No absentee voter’s ballot shall be canvassed unless it shall have been received in the office of the Clerk of the District not later than 5:00 p.m. on the day of the election. A list of all persons to whom absentee ballots shall have been issued will be available in the School District Clerk’s office between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. on each of the five days prior to April 6, 2021, except Sundays and holidays.

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POR LA PRESENTE SE DA AVISO, que una Reunión de Distrito Especial de los votantes calificados del distrito escolar central de South Country, ciudad de Brookhaven, condado de Suffolk, Nueva York se llevará a cabo en Brookhaven Free Library, 273 Beaver Dam Road, Brookhaven, Nueva York el Martes 6 de abril de 2021 a las 10:00 am, hora prevaleciente, con el propósito de votar por votación máquina sobre los siguientes elementos: 1) Adoptar el presupuesto anual de la biblioteca gratuita de Brookhaven para el año fiscal 2021/2022 y autorizar que la parte requerida de la misma sea recaudada mediante impuestos sobre la propiedad imponible del Distrito Escolar Central de South Country. 2) Elegir (1) un administrador de la biblioteca para cubrir un período de cinco años que comienza en el reunión de la junta programada regularmente en abril de 2021. POR LA PRESENTE SE DA AVISO ADICIONAL, que con el propósito de votar en dicha reunion el martes 6 de abril de 2021, las urnas estarán abiertas entre las 10:00 am y las 8:00 pm, hora prevaleciente, y la votación se llevará a cabo en Brookhaven Free Library, 273 Beaver Dam Road., Brookhaven, Nueva York; POR LA PRESENTE SE DA AVISO ADICIONAL, que una copia de una declaración de la cantidad

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de dinero que se requerirá para el año siguiente para los propósitos de la biblioteca gratuita de Brookhaven excluyendo el dinero público, puede ser obtenido por cualquier residente del Distrito durante los catorce (14) días inmediatamente anteriores a dicha reunión excepto sábados, domingos y feriados desde el Biblioteca ubicada en Beaver Dam Road., Brookhaven, Nueva York durante el horario comercial habitual y del Distrito Escolar entre las 8:00 am y las 4:00 pm (de lunes a viernes) en el edificio de la Administración del Distrito ubicado en 189 North Dunton Ave., East Patchogue, New York.

conformidad con la § 2014 de la Ley de Educación o de conformidad con el Artículo 5 de la Ley de Elecciones. Si un votante se ha registrado hasta ahora de conformidad con la sección 2014 de la Ley de Educación y ha votado en cualquier Reunión anual o especial del distrito del Distrito Escolar Central de South Country en el pasado cuatro (4) años, dicho votante es elegible para votar en esta elección; si un votante está registrado y es elegible para votar de conformidad con el Artículo 5 de la Ley de Elecciones, dicho votante también es elegible para votar en esta elección.

Todas las demás personas que deseen votar deben registrarse. El registro se realizará para el propósito de registrar a todos los votantes calificados del Distrito de conformidad con la §2014 de la Ley de Educación hasta el jueves 1 de abril de 2021 entre las 9:00 am y las 4:00 pm, tiempo prevaleciente en todos los días regulares durante los cuales la Oficina del Secretario de Distrito está en funcionamiento en la Oficina del Secretario ubicado en el Edificio de Administración del Distrito Escolar Central de South Country, 189 North Dunton Avenue, East Patchogue, Nueva York, momento en el cual cualquier persona tendrá derecho a hacer que su nombre figure en dicho registro, siempre que en ese momento sea conocido, o probado a satisfacción de dicho secretario que tiene derecho a votar en ese momento o en futuro reunión del distrito para la que se prepara el registro. El registro así preparado de conformidad con §2014 de la Ley de Educación se archivará en la Oficina POR LA PRESENTE SE del Secretario del Distrito DA AVISO ADICIONAL, Escolar en el Edificio de que se requiere el registro Administración, y estará personal de votantes de abierto para inspección por POR LA PRESENTE SE DA AVISO ADICIONAL, que las peticiones que nominan candidatos para el La oficina del administrador de la biblioteca gratuita de Brookhaven debe archivarse en la biblioteca gratuita de Brookhaven, 273 Beaver Dam Road, Brookhaven, Nueva York, a más tardar a las 5:00 pm el lunes, 1 de marzo de 2021; dichas peticiones deberán presentarse entre las 9:00 am y las 5:00 pm (De lunes a viernes) tiempo prevaleciente; cada petición debe ser dirigida al Director de la Biblioteca, debe estar firmado por al menos veinticinco (25) votantes calificados del Distrito Escolar, y debe indicar la dirección de residencia de cada firmante y el nombre y residencia del candidato. Vacantes en la Junta de la Biblioteca no se consideran oficinas específicas separadas y las peticiones de nominación, por lo tanto, no describirá ninguna vacante específica en la Junta de la Biblioteca para la cual el candidato es nominado.

cualquier votante calificado del Distrito. comenzando en cada uno de los cinco (5) días anteriores a la fecha fijada para la reunión entre las horas de 8:00 p.m. a 4:00 p.m., tiempo prevaleciente, días laborables, excepto sábado y domingo, 3 de abril de 2021 entre las 9 am y las 12 pm Además, la lista de registro estará disponible en el Biblioteca gratuita de Brookhaven el día de la votación.

POR LA PRESENTE SE DA AVISO ADICIONAL, que las solicitudes para boletas de voto ausente se podrán obtener en la oficina del Secretario del Distrito Escolar (Oficinas Administrativas, 189 Dunton Ave., East Patchogue, Nueva York) entre las 9:00 am y las 5:00 pm, tiempo prevaleciente, durante todos los días en que el Distrito Escolar está en sesión. Las solicitudes completas deben ser recibidas por el secretario de distrito no antes del 6 de marzo de 2021 y al menos siete (7) días antes de la elección, el 30 de marzo de 2021 a las 5:00 pm, si la boleta se enviara por correo a el votante, o el día antes de la elección, el 5 de abril de 2021 a las 5:00 p.m., si la boleta debe ser entregado personalmente al votante. No se procederá al escrutinio de ninguna boleta de votante ausente a menos que haya recibido en la oficina del Secretario del Distrito a más tardar a las 5:00 pm el día de la elección. Una lista de todas las personas a quienes se les habrá emitido boletas de voto en ausencia estará disponible en la oficina del Secretario del Distrito Escolar entre las 9:00 am y las 5:00 pm en cada uno de los cinco días anteriores al 6 de abril de 2021, excepto domingos y feriados. Y POR LA PRESENTE SE DA AVISO ADICIONAL, que los votantes militares que no están actualmente registrado pueden solicitar registrarse como votante

calificado del Distrito Escolar Central de South Country por solicitar y devolver una solicitud de registro al secretario del distrito en persona, o por correo electrónico a cflynn@southcountry.org o por fax al 631-286-2457. La petición de la solicitud de registro puede incluir la preferencia del votante militar de recibir la solicitud de registro por correo, fax o correo electrónico. Los formularios de solicitud de registro de votantes militares deben recibirse en la oficina del Secretario de distrito a más tardar a las 5:00 pm del 11 de marzo de 2021. Y POR LA PRESENTE SE DA AVISO ADICIONAL, que los votantes militares que son votantes calificados del Distrito Escolar Central de South Country, pueden solicitar una solicitud para una boleta militar al secretario de distrito en persona, o por correo electrónico a cflynn@southcountry.org o por fax al 631-286-2457. Para que un votante militar pueda obtener una boleta militar, una solicitud de boleta militar válida debe recibirse en la oficina del secretario de distrito a más tardar a las 5:00 pm del 11 de marzo de 2021. Las solicitudes de boleta militar recibidas de acuerdo con lo anterior serán procesadas en la misma manera que una solicitud de boleta no militar bajo la Sección 2018-a de la Ley de Educación. La solicitud de boleta militar puede incluir la preferencia del votante militar de recibir la boleta militar por correo, fax o correo electrónico. La solicitud de boleta militar original de un votante militar y la boleta militar deben devolverse por correo o en persona a la oficina del secretario de distrito en South Country Distrito Escolar Central, 189 Dunton Avenue, East Patchogue, NY 11772. Y POR LA PRESENTE SE DA AVISO ADICIONAL, que las boletas militares

serán escrutadas si son recibidos por el Secretario de Distrito antes del cierre de las urnas el 6 de abril de 2021 mostrando un marca de cancelación del Servicio Postal de los Estados Unidos o del servicio postal de un país extranjero, o mostrando un endoso fechado de recibo por otra agencia del gobierno de los Estados Unidos; o recibido a más tardar a las 5:00 pm el 6 de abril de 2021 y firmado y fechado por el votante militar y un testigo de ello, con una fecha que se verifica no posterior al día anterior a la elección. Fecha: 20 de enero de 2021 East Patchogue, Nueva York POR ORDEN DE LA JUNTA DE EDUCACIÓN ESCUELA CENTRAL DEL SUR DEL PAÍS DISTRITO, CIUDAD DE BROOKHAVEN, CONDADO DE SUFFOLK, NUEVA YORK Christine Flynn Secretario de distrito L13158 – 2/17/2021, 3/3/2021, 3/17/2021 & 3/31/2021 NOTICE OF SPECIAL DISTRICT MEETING OF THE SOUTH COUNTRY CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT TOWN OF BROOKHAVEN, SUFFOLK COUNTY, NEW YORK ON BEHALF OF THE SOUTH COUNTRY LIBRARY NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that a Special District Meeting of the qualified voters of the South Country Central School District, Town of Brookhaven, Suffolk County, New York will be held at the South Country Library, 22 Station Rd., Bellport, New York on Tuesday, April 6, 2021 at 9:30 a.m., prevailing time,

for the purpose of voting of Trustee of the South by paper ballot upon the Country Library must be following items: filed at the South Country Library, 22 Station Rd., (1) To adopt the Annual Bellport, New York, no Budget of the South later than 5:00 p.m. on Country Library for the Monday, March 1, 2021; fiscal year such petitions shall be 2021-2022 and to filed between the hours authorize that the requisite of 9:30 a.m. and 5:00 portion thereof be p.m. (Monday - Friday) raised by taxation on the prevailing time; each taxable property of the petition must be directed to South Country Central the Director of the Library, School District, pursuant must be signed by at least to section 259 of the twenty-five (25) qualified Education Law; and voters of the School District, and must state the (2) To elect three (3) residence address of each Trustees of the Library signer and the name and to fill three-year terms residence of the candidate. commencing May 20, 2021 Vacancies on the Library and ending May 16, 2024. Board are not considered separate, specific offices, FURTHER NOTICE IS and the nominating HEREBY GIVEN, that for petitions, therefore, shall the purpose of voting at not describe any specific such meeting on Tuesday, vacancies upon the Library April 6, 2021, the polls Board for which the will be open between the candidate is nominated; hours of 9:30 a.m. and 9:00 and p.m., prevailing time, and voting will be held at the FURTHER NOTICE IS South Country Library, 22 HEREBY GIVEN, that Station Rd., Bellport, New personal registration of York; and voters is required either pursuant to § 2014 of FURTHER NOTICE IS the Education Law or HEREBY GIVEN, that pursuant to Article 5 of the a copy of a statement of Election Law. If a voter the amount of money has heretofore registered which will be required for pursuant to § 2014 of the the ensuing year for the Education Law and has South Country Library’s voted at any Annual or purposes exclusive of Special District Meeting public monies, may be within the past four (4) obtained by any resident years, such voter is eligible of the District during to vote at this election; if the fourteen (14) days a voter is registered and immediately preceding eligible to vote pursuant said meeting except to Article 5 of the Election Saturdays, Sundays and Law, such voter is also holidays from the Library eligible to vote at this located at 22 Station Rd., election. All other persons Bellport, New York during who wish to vote must regular business hours and register. Registration from the School District shall be conducted for the between the hours of purpose of registering 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. all qualified voters of (Monday - Friday) at the the District pursuant to District’s Administration §2014 of the Education building located at 189 Law through Thursday, Dunton Avenue., East April 1, 2021 between the Patchogue, New York. hours of 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., prevailing time on all FURTHER NOTICE IS regular days during which HEREBY GIVEN, that the Office of the District petitions nominating Clerk is in operation at the candidates for the office Office of the Clerk located

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in the South Country Central School District Administration Building, 189 Dunton Avenue, East Patchogue, New York, at which time any person will be entitled to have his or her name placed on such register, provided that at such time he or she is known, or proven to the satisfaction of said Clerk to be then or thereafter entitled to vote at such Special District Meeting for which the register is prepared. The register so prepared pursuant to §2014 of the Education Law will be filed in the Office of the Clerk of the School District in the Administration Building, 189 Dunton Avenue, East Patchogue, New York and will be open for inspection by any qualified voter of the District beginning on each of the five (5) days prior to the date set for the meeting, except Sunday, and shall be available between the hours of 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., prevailing time, weekdays and on Saturday, April 3, 2021 between the hours of 9 am to 12 pm. In addition, the registration list shall be available in the South Country Library on the day of the vote; and

2021. No absentee voter’s ballot shall be canvassed unless it shall have been received in the office of the Clerk of the District not later than 5:00 p.m. on the day of the vote/election. A list of all persons to whom absentee ballots have been issued will be available in the School District Clerk’s office between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. on each of the five days prior to April 6, 2021 except Sunday and on Saturday, April 3, 2021 between the hours of 9 a.m. to 12 p.m.

AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that military voters who are not currently registered may apply to register as a qualified voter of the South Country Central School District by requesting and returning a registration application to the District Clerk in person, or by email to cflynn@southcountry. org or fax sent to 631-2862457. The request for the registration application may include the military voter’s preference for receipt of the registration application by either mail, fax or email. Military voter registration application forms must be received in the office of the District FURTHER NOTICE IS Clerk no later than 5:00 HEREBY GIVEN, that p.m. on March 11, 2021. applications for absentee ballots will be obtainable AND FURTHER NOTICE from the office of the IS HEREBY GIVEN, that Clerk of the School District military voters who are (Administrative Offices, qualified voters of the 189 Dunton Avenue., South Country Central East Patchogue, New School District, may York) between the hours request an application for of 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., a military ballot from the prevailing time, during all District Clerk in person, days on which the School or by email to cflynn@ District is in session. southcountry.org or fax Completed applications sent to 631-286-2457. In must be received by the order for a military voter District Clerk at least seven to be issued a military days before the vote if the ballot, a valid military ballot is to be mailed to ballot application must the voter. If the ballot is be received in the office to be delivered personally of the District Clerk no to the voter at the office later than 5:00 p.m., on of the District Clerk the March 11, 2021. Military completed application must ballot applications received be received by the District in accordance with the Clerk no later than 4:00 foregoing will be processed p.m. on Monday, April 5, in the same manner as

a non-military ballot application under Section 2018-a of the Education Law. The application for military ballot may include the military voter’s preference for receipt of the military ballot by mail, fax, or email. A military voter’s original military ballot application and military ballot must be returned by mail or in person to the office of the District Clerk at South Country Central School District, 189 Dunton Avenue, East Patchogue, NY 11772. AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that military ballots shall be canvassed if they are received by the District Clerk (1) before the close of polls on April 6, 2021 showing a cancellation mark of the United States Postal Service or a foreign country’s postal service, or showing a dated endorsement of receipt by another agency of the United States Government; or (2) not later than 5:00 p.m. on April 6, 2021 and signed and dated by the military voter and one witness thereto, with a date which is ascertained to be not later than the day before the election. Dated: January 20, 2021 East Patchogue, New York BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION SOUTH COUNTRY CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT, TOWN OF BROOKHAVEN, SUFFOLK COUNTY, NEW YORK Christine Flynn, District Clerk Para obtener esta información en español, visite https://sctylib. org/ o llamar al Director de la Biblioteca de South Country al 631-286-0818. L13159 – 2/17/2021, 3/3/2021, 3/17/2021 & 3/31/2021

NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF SUFFOLK W I L M I N G T O N TRUST, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, NOT IN ITS INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY, BUT SOLELY AS TRUSTEE FOR MFRA TRUST 2016-1, Plaintiff AGAINST PUBLIC ADMINISTRATOR OF SUFFOLK COUNTY, AS ADMINISTRATOR OF THE ESTATE OF HAROLD S. DEBLIGER, Defendant(s) Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly dated February 19, 2020 I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction at the Brookhaven Town Hall, 1 Independence Hill, Farmingdale, NY 11738, on March 25, 2021 at 1:00PM, premises known as 7 TIMBER RIDGE DRIVE, HOLTSVILLE, NY 11742. All that certain plot piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements erected, situate, lying and being in the Town of Brookhaven, Suffolk, County, New York, DISTRICT 0200, SECTION 731.00, BLOCK 06.00, LOT 007.000. Approximate amount of judgment $317,721.94 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment for Index# 616884/2019. The aforementioned auction will be conducted in accordance with the Court System’s COVID-19 mitigation protocols and as such all persons must comply with social distancing, wearing masks and screening practices in effect at the time of this foreclosure sale. Paul M. Dechance Esq., Referee Gross Polowy, LLC Attorney for Plaintiff 1775 Wehrle Drive, Suite 100 Williamsville, NY 14221 69352

Notice of formation of CMO Industrial. LLC, a limited liability company. Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of the State of New York (SSNY) on 2/9/2021. Office located in Suffolk County. SSNY has been designated for service of process. SSNY shall mail a copy of any process served against the LLC to 57 Ocean Avenue, Center Moriches, New York 11934. Purpose: any lawful purpose. L13172 – 2/24/2021, 3/3/2021, 3/10/2021, 3/17/2021, 3/24/2021 & 3/31/2021

SUPPLEMENTAL SUMMONS–SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, COUNTY OF SUFFOLK – WILMINGTON SAVINGS FUND SOCIETY, FSB, NOT IN ITS INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY, BUT SOLELY AS OWNER TRUSTEE FOR CSMC 2018-RPL6 TRUST, Plaintiff, against Joseph Mullady, if living, and if he/she be dead, any and all persons unknown to plaintiff, claiming, or who may claim to have an interest in, or generally or specific lien upon the real property described in this action; such unknown persons being herein generally described and intended to be included in the following designation, namely: the wife, widow, husband, widower, heirs at law, next of kin, descendants, executors, administrators, devisees, legatees, creditors, trustees, committees, lienors, and assignees of such deceased, any and all persons deriving interest in or lien upon, or title to said real property by, through or under them, or either of them, and their respective wives, widows, husbands, widowers, L13164 – 2/24/2021, heirs at law, next of kin, 3/3/2021, 3/10/2021 & descendants, executors, 3/17/2021 administrators, devisees,

legatees, creditors, trustees, committees, lienors and assigns, all of whom and whose names, except as stated, are unknown to plaintiff; Megan Mullady; United States of America; New York State Department of Taxation and Finance; JOHN DOE AND JANE DOE #1 through #7, the last seven (7) names being fictitious and unknown to the Plaintiff, the persons or parties intended being the tenants, occupants, persons or parties, if any, having or claiming an interest in or lien upon the mortgaged premises described in the complaint, DefendantsIndex No. 609396/2020. Plaintiff Designates Suffolk County as the Place of Trial. The Basis of Venue is that the subject action is situated in Suffolk County. To the above named Defendants–YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED to answer the Complaint in this action and to serve a copy of your answer, or, if the complaint is not served with this Summons, to serve a notice of appearance, on the Plaintiff’s Attorney(s) within 20 days after the service of this Summons, exclusive of the day of service (or within 30 days after the service is complete if this Summons is not personally delivered to you within the State of New York); the United States of America may appear or answer within 60 days of service hereof; and in case of your failure to appear or answer, judgment will be taken against you by default for the relief demanded in the Complaint. That this Supplemental Summons is being filed pursuant to an order of the court dated December 21, 2020. 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

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filed this foreclosure proceeding against you and filing the answer with the court, a default judgment may be entered and you can lose your home. Speak to an attorney or go to the court where your case is pending for further information on how to answer the summons and protect your property. Sending a payment to the mortgage company will not stop the foreclosure action. YOU MUST RESPOND BY SERVING A COPY OF THE ANSWER ON THE ATTORNEY FOR THE PLAINTIFF ( M O R T G A G E COMPANY) AND FILING THE ANSWER WITH THE COURT. 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 of your local legal aid office to obtain advice on how to protect yourself. SOURCES OF INFORMATION AND ASSISTANCE The State encourages you to become informed about your options in foreclosure. In addition to seeking assistance from an attorney or legal aid office, there are government agencies and non-profit organizations that you may contact for information about possible options, including trying to work with your lender during this process. To locate an entity near you, you may call the toll-free helpline maintained by the New York State Department of Financial Services’ at

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1-800-269-0990 or visit the Department’s website at http://www.dfs.ny.gov. 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. We are attempting to collect a debt. Any information obtained will be used for that purpose. The foregoing summons is served upon you by publication pursuant to an order of the Honorable Howard H. Heckman, Jr. dated December 21, 2020. The object of this action is to foreclose a mortgage and covering the premises known as 65 Center Street, Ronkonkoma, NY 11779 located at District 0200 Section 726.00 Block 03.00 and Lot 005.000 Dated: February 11, 2021 Filed: February 12, 2021 Pincus Law Group, PLLC., Attorney for Plaintiff, By: Margaret Burke Tarab, Esq., 425 RXR Plaza, Uniondale, NY 11556 (516) 699-8902.

ADMINISTRATOR FOR THE ESTATE OF EUGENE MARTIN, IF LIVING AND IF HE BE DEAD, ANY AND ALL PERSONS UNKNOWN TO PLAINTIFF, ET AL., Defendant(s).

Pursuant to an Order Confirming Referee Report and Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly filed on November 26, 2019, I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction at the Brookhaven Town Hall, 1 Independence Hill, Farmingville, NY on April 13, 2021 at 10:00 a.m., premises known as 112 Grand Avenue, Shirley, NY 11967. All that certain plot, piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements thereon erected, situate, lying and being in the Town of Brookhaven, County of Suffolk and State of New York, District 0200, Section 822.00, Block 01.00 and Lot 009.000. Approximate amount of judgment is $189,937.02 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index # 609438/2017. COVID-19 safety protocols will be followed at the foreclosure sale. Daniel Murphy, Referee

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Pincus Law Group, PLLC, 425 RXR Plaza, Uniondale, New York 11556, Attorneys for Plaintiff L13183 – 3/10/2021, 3/17/2021, 3/24/2021 & 3/31/2021

L13177 – 3/3/2021, Notice of Formation MAYA GLOBAL 3/10/2021, 3/17/2021 & of RENTALS LLC. Articles 3/24/2021 of Organization filed with Secretary of State of NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT NY (SSNY) on 2/24/21. COUNTY OF SUFFOLK, Office location: Suffolk N A T I O N S T A R County. SSNY designated MORTGAGE LLC as agent of LLC upon D/B/A CHAMPION whom process against it M O R T G A G E may be served. SSNY shall COMPANY, Plaintiff, vs. mail process to: MAYA KENNETH SEIDELL, GLOBAL RENTALS LLC, ESQ., AS TEMPORARY 104 Ryerson Avenue,

Manorville, NY 11949. Referee Purpose: any lawful act or 2045-000072 activity. L13204 – 3/10/2021, L13200 – 3/10/2021, 3/17/2021, 3/24/2021 & 3/17/2021, 3/24/.2021, 3/31/2021 3/31/2021, 4/7/2021 & 4/14/2021 AMENDMENTS AND CHANGES TO THE NOTICE OF SALE ZONING ORDINANCES SUPREME COURT OF THE TOWN SUFFOLK COUNTY OF BROOKHAVEN THE BANK OF NEW CHAPTER 85, ARTICLE YORK MELLON VII CONCERNING FKA THE BANK THE FOLLOWING: OF NEW YORK, AS 7-ELEVEN, INC. TRUSTEE FOR THE – PROPOSED CERTIFICATEHOLDERS CONVENIENCE STORE OF THE CWABS, FOR A CHANGE OF INC., ASSET-BACKED ZONE ON PROPERTY CERTIFICATES, SERIES LOCATED IN LAKE 2007-4, Plaintiff against RONKONKOMA, NY ROBERT ALIOTTA, et al ADOPTED BY THE Defendants BROOKHAVEN TOWN Attorney for Plaintiff(s) BOARD - MEETING: Knuckles, Komosinski & January 16, 2020 Manfro, LLP, 565 Taxter R E S O L U T I O N Road, Suite 590, Elmsford, OF ADOPTION – NY 10523. GRANTING THE Pursuant to a Judgment APPLICATION OF of Foreclosure and Sale 7-ELEVEN @ LAKE entered June 8, 2020, I RONKONKOMA FOR will sell at public auction A CHANGE OF ZONE to the highest bidder at FROM J BUSINESS Brookhaven Town Hall, 2 AND J BUSINESS 1 Independence Hill, 5 TO J BUSINESS Farmingville, NY 11738 6 FOR PROPOSED on April 13, 2021 at 10:30 C O N V E N I E N C E AM. Premises known as STORE ON PROPERTY 5 Yaphank Road, Mastic LOCATED ON PORTION Beach, New York 11951. ROAD (COUNTY District 0200 Sec 982.00 ROUTE 16) IN LAKE Block 06.600 Lot 056.000. RONKONKOMA, NEW All that certain plot, YORK piece or parcel of land, WHEREAS, on January with the buildings and 16, 2020, a duly advertised improvements thereon public hearing was erected, situate, lying held to consider the and being in the Town application of 7-Eleven of Brookhaven, County @ Lake Ronkonkoma for of Suffolk and State of a change of zone from J New York. Approximate Business 2 and J Business Amount of Judgment is 5 to J Business 6 for $255,728.02 plus interest Proposed Convenience and costs. Premises will be Store on property sold subject to provisions located on the southwest of filed Judgment Index corner of Portion Road No 623389/2018. Cash will (County Route 16) and not be accepted at the sale. Hawkins Avenue in Lake The foreclosure sale will be Ronkonkoma, New York, conducted in accordance further identified by SCTM with 10th Judicial District’s No. 0200-68800-0300Covid19 Policies and 005001; and WHEREAS, foreclosure auction rules. after due consideration The Referee shall enforce and deliberation; BE IT any rules in place regarding HEREBY RESOLVED by facial coverings and social the Town Board of the distancing. Town of Brookhaven that Annette Eaderesto, Esq., the above application for

a change of zone from J Business 2 and J Business 5 to J Business 6 for Proposed Convenience Store is hereby approved subject to the following: Conditions 1. The applicant must submit proof, to the satisfaction of the Town Attorney’s Office, that the covenants and restrictions, approved as to form and substance, referenced below, have been filed with the Suffolk County Clerk’s Office. Covenants 1. At the time of the site plan review and approval, the applicant/ owner shall submit and agree to a perpetual future cross parking easement agreement between the subject site and the adjacent main street parcels to the east (0200-68800-0300005002, 0200-68800-0300006000, 0200-68800-0300 007000, 0200-68800-0300008000 and 0200-688000300-009000), which agreement shall be subject to the approval of the Law Department. Upon execution by all parties, said agreement shall be filed as a covenant in the office of the Suffolk County Clerk. 2. At the time of the site plan review and approval, the applicant/owner shall submit and agree to a perpetual future cross access easement agreement between the subject site and the adjacent parcel to the south and west (020068800-0300-004003), which agreement shall be subject to the approval of the Law Department. Upon execution by all parties, said agreement shall be filed as a covenant in the office of the Suffolk County Clerk. 3. Any use of frosted glass along Portion Road, CR 16 or Hawkins Avenue building frontages shall be limited to a maximum 25% of the building face glass windows, subject to the determination of the Planning Board at the time of site plan review. 4. All proposed building and ground signs shall be a wood carved design with

gooseneck style lighting. Any ground signs shall be monument style (no pylon signs) and shall match the building façade detailing. Internally illumined signs, pylon signs, or window signs shall not be permitted. No backlit signs shall be permitted. No banner signs shall be permitted, including along the store front. RESOLVED that the Town Board, as Lead Agency, has determined that pursuant to 6NYCRR Part 617.5(c) (26) and (33), the proposed action is deemed to be an Unlisted Action for which a Negative Declaration has been issued. DATED: MARCH 8, 2021 AT: FARMINGVILLE, NEW YORK STATE OF NEW YORK) COUNTY OF SUFFOLK) I, DONNA LENT, Town Clerk of Brookhaven, State of New York, do hereby certify that the annexed foregoing is a true copy of the amendments and changes to the Code of the Town of Brookhaven Chapter 85 Article VII which amendment and change was duly adopted by a motion of the Town Board on the 16TH day of January 2020 as herein above set forth as the same appears in the minutes of said meeting on file in my Office. IN TESTIMONY WHERE OF, I have hereunto set my hand and annexed the seal of the said Town the 8th day of March 2021. DONNA LENT TOWN CLERK TOWN OF BROOKHAVEN

York 11953 at: 1:00 p.m. prevailing time on April 7, 2021 THIS IS A NON-PUBLIC BID OPENING DUE TO THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC (NYS Executive Order No. 202). Bids cannot be dropped off directly by bidders nor accepted by District personnel. Bidders are strongly advised to ship bid responses via U.S. Postal Mail, Fed-Ex, UPS and/or any authorized carrier that is able to officially track the proposer’s bid packet. It is further advised that arrangements be made for bids to be delivered prior to the bid opening date and time to avoid issues with delivery delays on the date of the opening. The bid opening will be recorded and witnessed in order to ensure the integrity of the open bid process. The video recording will be made available to the public by request to the Purchasing Agent. ALL BID PROPOSALS MUST BE RECEIVED PRIOR TO THE BID DATE AND TIME TO: LONGWOOD CSD PURCHASING DEPT. 35 YAPHANK MIDDLE ISLAND RD, MIDDLE ISLAND, NY 11953

NOTICE TO BIDDERS

Bid 21-45 Artificial Turf Field Maintenance Services Bid 21-46 Boiler, Burner & Automatic Temperature Controls Maintenance & Repairs As-Needed Bid 21-47 As-Needed Repair, Service & Inspection of Storage Tank Systems Bid 21-48 Family Consumer Science & Life Skills Career Center Supplies & Equipment

Notice is hereby given that sealed bids for the following will be received and opened at the Purchasing Dept. of the Longwood Central School District Administration Office, located at 35 Yaphank Middle Island Rd., Middle Island, New

If bids cannot be opened due to unforeseen events on the scheduled date, they will be opened on the next day that the Purchasing Agent is available to open them. Please note: No additional bid proposals will be accepted after the original bid opening date

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and time. The original bid submission date and time remain the same. Late bids are not accepted. Copies of the bidding documents may be obtained from the Purchasing Dept. at the aforementioned address, or by calling 631-345-2796. The Board of Education (pursuant to N.Y.S. Section 103 of Article 5-A of the General Municipal Law, Article 15-A and Article 17-B of the NYS Executive Law) invites and encourages all proposers including NYS Certified Minority and Women Owned Businesses (MWBE) and Service Disabled Veteran Owned Business (SDVOB) to submit sealed bids. Longwood Central School District reserves the right to reject any bid or to accept part of any bid or declare invalid any or all bids. Dated: March 17, 2021

time to avoid issues with delivery delays on the date of the opening. The bid opening will be recorded and witnessed in order to ensure the integrity of the open bid process. The video recording will be made available to the public by request to the Purchasing Agent. ALL BID PROPOSALS MUST BE RECEIVED PRIOR TO THE BID DATE AND TIME TO: LONGWOOD CSD PURCHASING DEPT. 35 YAPHANK MIDDLE ISLAND RD, MIDDLE ISLAND, NY 11953

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PLEASE TAKE NOTICE, that pursuant to Article V, Section 85-55 of the Code of the Town of Brookhaven, and in accordance with NYS Executive Order 202.1, the Town of Brookhaven Board of Zoning Appeals will hold a work session on MARCH 22, 2021 at 3:00 P.M. and a virtual public Bid 20-59 Pole Vault Pit hearing on Wednesday, MARCH 24, 2021 at 2:00 If bids cannot be opened P.M. via Zoom Webinar due to unforeseen events and streamed live at on the scheduled date, they BrookhavenNY.gov/ will be opened on the next meeting. Interested day that the Purchasing parties may participate Agent is available to open in the virtual them. Please note: No public hearing via additional bid proposals BrookhavenNY.gov/ will be accepted after the join. Written comments original bid opening date may be submitted L13208 – 3/17/2021 and time. The original bid prior to the hearing at submission date and time BrookhavenNY.gov/ NOTICE TO BIDDERS remain the same. Late bids BZA. Said work session are not accepted. and hearing will be Notice is hereby given Copies of the bidding held to consider the that sealed bids for the documents may be following: following will be received obtained from the and opened at the Purchasing Dept. at the 5. Minesterios Sion Purchasing Dept. of the aforementioned address, or Inc., 218 Neighborhood Longwood Central School by calling 631-345-2796. Rd., Mastic Beach, NY. District Administration The Board of Education Location: Southwest Office, located at 35 (pursuant to N.Y.S. corner Neighborhood Rd. Yaphank Middle Island Section 103 of Article and Hemlock Dr. (East Rd., Middle Island, New 5-A of the General of Overlook Dr.), Mastic York 11953 at: Municipal Law, Article Beach. Applicant requests 1:00 p.m. prevailing time 15-A and Article 17-B of lot area, front yard setback on March 31, 2021 the NYS Executive Law) from Neighborhood Rd.; THIS IS A NON-PUBLIC invites and encourages also, maximum total BID OPENING DUE all proposers including building area (4,383.75 TO THE COVID-19 NYS Certified Minority sq. ft. required - 4,756 sq. PANDEMIC (NYS and Women Owned ft. existing) for existing Executive Order No. 202). Businesses (MWBE) and addition to Mastic Beach Bids cannot be dropped Service Disabled Veteran Hebrew Center. (0200 off directly by bidders Owned Business (SDVOB) 97890 1300 011000, nor accepted by District to submit sealed bids. 022001) personnel. Bidders are Longwood Central School strongly advised to ship bid District reserves the right 8. Cardinal Property responses via U.S. Postal to reject any bid or to Holdings, Ltd., c/o JW Mail, Fed-Ex, UPS and/or accept part of any bid or Consulting PO Box 674, any authorized carrier that declare invalid any or all Coram, NY. Location: is able to officially track bids. East side Westend Ave. the proposer’s bid packet. Dated: March 17, 2021 1100’ North of Sunset Dr., It is further advised that Shirley. Applicant requests arrangements be made for L13209 – 3/17/2021 division of a parcel into 2 bids to be delivered prior plots, 1 and 2 requesting to the bid opening date and NOTICE OF PUBLIC lot area, lot frontage and

minimum and total side yard variances for existing one family dwelling lot on plot 1. (0200 74600 0200 005000 & 006000)

0700 023000)

40. 86 Evergreen Realty, LLC, c/o Robert Garone, 56 Pine Street, East Moriches, NY. Location: West side R.O.W., 240’ West of Evergreen Avenue, East Moriches. Applicant requests front yard setback variance for proposed 2 car attached garage addition. (0200 86200 0100 005000)

9. Cardinal Property Holdings Ltd., c/o JW Consulting PO Box 674, Coram, NY. Location: East side Westend Ave. 1056’ North of Sunset Dr., Shirley. Applicant requests lot area, lot frontage and minimum and total side yard variances for proposed 43. Imam, LLC, c/o one family dwelling on plot Andrew Malguarnera, 713 2. Main Street, Port Jefferson, NY. Location: East side 10. B a c t o l a r of Woodland Drive, 100’ Pharmaceutical, Inc., 7 South of Dogwood Road, Oser Ave., Hauppauge, Mastic Beach. Applicant NY. Location: South requests rear yard variance side Ramsay Rd. 3018’+/- for existing one story East of William Floyd residence addition. (0200 Pkwy., Shirley. Applicant 97910 1200 027000) requests the following relief for proposed CASES WILL BE HEARD warehouse building: AT THE DISCRETION maximum floor area ratio OF THE BOARD. (30% permitted - 34.3% proposed) and amount of PAUL M. DE CHANCE parking (436 required - CHAIRMAN 223 proposed); also, relief of Planning Board special L13211 – 3/17/2021 permit criteria: front yard TOWN OF setback (100’ required for BROOKHAVEN site 5 acres or more - 50’ proposed). (0200 55400 SUFFOLK COUNTY, NY 0300 004052)(PB-GCA) NOTICE TO BIDDERS THE FOLLOWING Bids will be received CASES WILL and publicly opened and COMMENCE AT 4 P.M. read aloud in the Town 20. Leslie Grefe, c/o of Brookhaven Town Sharon O’Brien, 54 Miller Hall Lobby located at Place Middle Island Rd., the Brookhaven Town Mt. Sinai, NY. Location: Office Complex, One Hill, North side Elizabeth Way, Independence 480’ West of Old Saddle Farmingville, New York, Rd., Ridge. Applicant 11738, 3rd Floor, for the requests renewal of special following project on the permit to harbor 3 goats & date as indicated at 11:00 2 pigs. (0200 32700 0500 am: 013005)(PB-CGA) DATE: APRIL 1, 2021 BID #21014 37. Joseph Cavolo, c/o Andrew Malguarnera, 713 Main Street, Port ADA IMPROVEMENTS AT THE TOWN Jefferson, NY. Location: OF BROOKHAVEN North side of Riverside ANIMAL SHELTER Ave., 218.89’ West of Hawthorne Street, Mastic. Applicant requests Specifications for the minimum and total side above-referenced bid will yard variances for existing be available beginning one story residence March 18, 2021. addition. (0200 93800

Preferred Method • Access website: brookhavenNY.gov/ Purchasing: click on link for Bids. • Follow directions to register and download document. • Questions must be submitted in writing to the following e-mail: PurchasingGroup@ brookhavenny.gov

from Operators who are financially and technically qualified to operate and maintain a kayak / canoe / Stand-Up Paddleboard rental operation and instructional facility at the Town of Brookhaven’s property located on the Carmans River at 2979 Montauk Highway in the Hamlet of Brookhaven, New York

The Town of Brookhaven reserves the right to reject and declare invalid any or all bids and to waive any informalities or irregularities in the proposals received, all in the best interests of the Town.

The specifications for this RFP are available beginning March 18, 2021 and may be obtained by:

The Town of Brookhaven welcomes and encourages minority and womenowned businesses and HUD Section 3 businesses to participate in the bidding process.

• Preferred Method: * Accessing website: brookhavenNY.gov/ Purchasing : Register and Download the documents

Timeline • Ad Date: March 18, 2021 • Technical questions due by: April 1, 2021 by 4:30 PM o Must be in writing: Town of Brookhaven email to: Purchasing Division * KKoppenhoefer@ Kathleen C. Koppenhoefer, Brookhavenny.gov Deputy Commissioner * cc: gmanzolillo@ (631) 451-6252 brookhavenny.gov * pmazzei@ L13212 – 3/17/2021 brookhavenny.gov * cschroder@ Town of Brookhaven brookhavenny.gov RFP 21-06 o Contact number: 631451-6252 Request for Proposals • Q&A Addendum Issued: (RFP) No later than April 7, 2021 • Proposals due: April 14, The Division of 2021 by 4:30 PM Purchasing is Seeking o Submitted to Town of Qualified Proposals to Brookhaven Purchasing Operate and Maintain Division a kayak / canoe / o One Independence Hill, stand up paddle board Farmingville, New York rental operation and 11738 instruction facility / education center at the The Town of Brookhaven Town of Brookhaven’s reserves the right to property located at 2979 reject and declare invalid Montauk Highway any or all bids and to in the Hamlet of waive any informalities Brookhaven or irregularities in the proposals received, all in Proposal Due Date: the best interests of the April 14, 2021 by 4:30 PM Town. The Town of (Advertised: March 18, Brookhaven welcomes and 2021) encourages minorities and women-owned businesses SCOPE OF WORK: and HUD Section 3 The Town of Brookhaven businesses to participate in is seeking proposals the bidding process.

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LEGAL NOTICES • LEGAL NOTICES • LEGAL NOTICES result of the expiration of voters is required either visit us on the web at www.southshorepress.net NOTICE OF ANNUAL the term of office presently pursuant to section 2014 TRUSTEE ELECTION held by Nancy Marks; and of the Education Law or OF THE MASTICS pursuant to Article 5 of the MORICHES SHIRLEY FURTHER NOTICE Law. If a WITH voter P u r c h a s i n g G r o u p @ Election AGREEMENT COMMUNITY GIVEN, that has LATE PROPOSALS IS HEREBY brookhavenny.gov THEheretofore DAVIS registered PARK LIBRARY nominating pursuant to section 2014 WILL BE REJECTEDpetitions FERRY COMPANY, INC. The Town for of Brookhaven NOTICE IS Law HEREBY TOWN OF candidates the of the Education and L13213 – 3/17/2021 reserves the of right GIVEN the annual Town BROOKHAVEN, Office of Trustee the to has voted that at any rejectMoriches and declare invalid orBoard the Town of COUNTY OF SUFFOLK, Mastics Shirley specialofdistrict meeting NOTICE TO BIDDERS any or all bids and to Brookhaven, Suffolk NEW YORK Community Library shall within the four (4) years waive to anyorinformalities County, New York, at a be mailed filed in prior to September 15, 2020, Sealed Bids will be received, or irregularities in the regular meeting thereof NOTICE IS the Business Office of such voter is eligible to vote publicly opened and read proposals received, all in held on March 11, 2021 HEREBY GIVEN, that the Library, 407 William at this election; if the voter aloud at 11:00 a.m. in the the best interests of the duly adopted a resolution the Annual Election of FloydTown. Parkway, registeredtoand permissive eligible to Town Hall Lobby of the The Shirley, Town of is subject the qualified voters of the New York, between the vote pursuant to 5 Town of Brookhaven, One Brookhaven welcomes and referendum, theArticle purpose William Floyd Union Free hours of 9:00 a.m. and of the Election Law, such Independence Hill, Third encourages minorities and and effect of which is School Floor, District, Town NY 4:00 women-owned p.m., prevailingbusinesses time, voter is also the eligible to Farmingville, to authorize a Lease of Brookhaven, Suffolk Monday Friday, 3 vote at this with election. All 11738, for the following and through HUD Section Agreement the Davis on will the be dates participate Parkpersons Ferry Company, County,item(s) New York, but businesses not latertothan 5:00 in other who wishInc., to for must operation of theThose ferry held at indicated: the Mastics Moriches p.m.,the bidding Monday,process. August vote register. service to between Sandspit Shirley Community 17, 2020, such petition wishing register may BID #21016 –Further information can be Marina, Patchogue River Library, 407 William Floyd may also be filed remotely mail completed registration UNIFORMS-----APRIL 1, obtained by calling (631) forms and to Davis Park County Marina, Parkway, Shirley New York with the Library Business the Suffolk 2021 451-6252 Fire Island, for a five 11967, on September 15, Office (businessoffice@ Board of Elections (forms (5) year term with one 2020, between the hours communtylibrary.org) if available to be downloaded Specifications for the Kathleen C. Koppenhoefer (1) additional five (5) of 9:00above-referenced a.m. and 9:00 p.m. permitted by Executive atyear its website; may beat bids will Deputy Commissioner option toor renew prevailing time, for the Order. Each petition must obtained at a U.S. Post be available beginning TOWN OF the Town’s sole option, purposeMARCH of voting, by paper be directed to the Business Office; or by way of visiting 25, 2021. BROOKHAVEN for an annual payment ballot, upon the following Office of the Library, must be https://www.dmv.ny.gov/ commencing at $64,800.00, items: Preferred Method signed by at– 3/17/2021 least seventeen more-info/electronic-voterL13214 payable to the Town of • Access website: Brookhaven. The subject (17) qualified voters of the registration-application in o k h a v e n N Yof . g o vDistrict / NOTICE resolution is available (1) b r oElection and must state theOF order to do so online); and ADOPTION OFand A virtually at brookhavenny. Purchasing: on link one (1) Trustee click to the residence of each signer RESOLUTION SUBJECT for Bids. gov/731/Town-Notices. Board of Trustees of the the name and residence of FURTHER NOTICE • Follow directions to TO PERMISSIVE March 11, 202that At: Mastics Moriches Shirley the candidate; and ISDated: HEREBY GIVEN, register and download R E F E R E N D U M Farmingville, New York Community Library to fill a pursuant to the provisions AUTHORIZING document. five-year term commencing FURTHER NOTICE of 2018-a of the Education • Questions must be SUPERVISOR/DEPUTY BY ORDER OF THE September 16, 2020, andto the IS HEREBY GIVEN, thatTO Law, absentee ballots for the SUPERVISOR submitted in writing TOWN BOARD endingfollowing June 30, e-mail: 2025, as a personal registration of election of Trustee of the ENTER INTO A LEASE OF THE TOWN OF

Library may be applied for qualified voters of the application for a military polling place is substantially Page 37 The South Shore Press • March 17, 2021 at the Business Office of the William Floyd Union Free ballot should include the impaired by reason of Mastics Moriches Shirley School District may request military voter’s preference permanent illness or Community Library during an application for a military for receipt of the military physical disability and whose regular business hours. Such theballot the Library’s ballot by or email, has BROOKHAVEN of mail, the fax, Town Programregistration for 2021 for allrecord of parcel from was cleared and By Order applicationLENT must beTOWN received to allow Business Office at and beenowned markedby“permanently DONNA the grounds the for the siteby to mail act Board by the Business Office of the as aMastics Shirley disabled” the Board of CLERK Town of Brookhaven Middle Island Fire by District, natural Moriches drainage area Donna Lent, Town ClerkNOTICE more Elections fully described runoff in theLibrary, area as 407 Mastics Moriches Shirley for Community FURTHER pursuant to the L13215 – 3/17/2021 Specifications. parcel is adjacent to a Community Library seven theWilliam Floyd Parkway, IS HEREBY GIVEN, in that theprovisions of the Election L13216 – 3/17/2021 & Specifications and be Bid recharge basin (7) days prior to the election Shirley, New York 11967, a military voter’s original Law shall entitled to PUBLIC Theemail location for the 3/24/2021 if the ballot isNOTICE to be mailed to 2. by to businessoffice@ military ballot must Forms be may receivebe anobtained absentee ballot VictoriatoVolpe, acquisition is or returned by mail to thefrom the voter or by 5:00 p.m. on proposed communitylibrary.org 407 Ms. pursuant the provisions NOTICE IS HEREBY Country Road, Medford, MIDDLE ISLAND FIRE Secretary of Middle Island the day prior to the election if by fax to 631-399-1518. In William Floyd Parkway, of the Election Law without GIVEN that the Town New DISTRICT Fire District located at 195 York, further the ballot is to be personally such request, the militaryNOTICE Shirley New York, 11967. making separate application Board of the Town of identified as SCTM 0200TO BIDDERS Middle Country Road, delivered to the voter. No voter may indicate his/her Military ballots shall be suchNew absentee Brookhaven, Suffolk 631.00-03.00-002.004, and FOR A Middle for Island, Yorkballot. absentee voter’s ballot shall preference for receiving the canvassed if they are County, New York, held this location is selected GROUNDS from Monday through canvassed, application mail, fax or MAINTENANCE received by the Library Footnote: “in person” abepublic hearing unless at 5:30 it because Friday from 8:30 *Such a.m. to of theby presence shallon have been11,received A military voter must Business Office prior3:30 to p.m.voting to be p.m. March 2021, atin of email. PROGRAM All bidders mustdependent a regulated freshwater the Business Office of atthe wetland returncontaining the original military 5 FOR p.m. 2021 on Septemberschedule 15, upon Order of the Town Board Auditorium an Executive appointment cattails Independence Hill, Second to walk NY the grounds prior L.) by and mail 2020 showing a cancellation Mastics Moriches Shirley (Typha ballot latifolia application Governor prescribing Floor, IS theHEREBY to bidding rush Office grass NOTICE Community Farmingville, Library no species to theofBusiness at mark of United States the to useunderstand of absentee ballots New York,5:00 and p.m. streamed GIVEN that sealed bids the entire scope for of such the election. spp.)Moriches Shirley later than on the (Juncus Mastics Postal Service orwill a foreign exclusively live over the internet be received by the Board of project. Please call (631) 3. No negative day of the election. A list Community Library 407 country’s postal service, All of the above provisions atof all brookhavenny.gov/ Fire Commissioners 924-3362will ext.be2. subject to Executive persons to whom environmental William Floyd effect Parkway, or showing of the a dated meeting with respect to would be engendered by Middle Island Fire District The Board absentee ballots shall have Shirley New York 11967. endorsement of receipt Orders providing otherwise. property to be acquired by the project. at the Middle Island Fire of Fire Commissioners been issued will be available In order for a military by another agency of the the Town of Brookhaven 4. The Town Attorney of District Administrative reserves the right to reject in the Business Office thevoter issued a military United195 States Middle Government; Shirley, for opensaid space purposes, any andDated: all bids, or NY to 11967 Towntoofbe Brookhaven is Building, of the Mastics Moriches ballot, a valid military ballot or received not later than BY ORDER OF THE situated at Country hereby directed to proceed Country Road, (mail P.O. waive informalities, as Shirley Community Library application must be received 5:00 p.m. on September 15, BOARD OF Road, Medford, Town to acquire title to the Box 203), Middle Island, the interests of the Fire on each of the fiveCounty (5) days aforementioned in the Library Business 2020 until and signed and dated July 30, 2020 of Brookhaven, New York, 6:00 P.M., District may require. property prior to September 2020 through Office the no later thanof 5:00 by the military voter Dated: and Middle TRUSTEES OF THE of Suffolk, New 15, York. time then in effect, on April Island, New exercise As a result of said Sundays public Eminent 1, 2021 at which they with York MASTICS Domain. except Saturdays, p.m. on August 20, 2020. one witnesstime thereto, MORICHES hearing, the Town Board opened and March 12, 2021 fully copy the will bea publicly and holidays, (subject toofthe A Military ballot of applications date which is ascertained SHIRLEY COMMUNITY the Townbeing of Brookhaven thenot saidlater Board Volpe, Secretary JOSEPH and read by Library open to the determination received in accordance to be thanoftheVictoria day LIBRARY, has madeduring and adopted the findings Fire Commissioners at the Fire District will foregoing be made will public such days); with the before the election, and Middle Island MAIORANA, PRESIDENT following findings and District’s Administrative 195 Middle Country Road available virtually at www. and be processed in the same determination: brookhavenny.gov/731/ Building of the Middle Middle Island, New York manner as a non-military FURTHER NOTICE L12707-7/29/20 – 8/26/20 1. The purpose of the Town-Notices. Island Fire District, 195 11953 FURTHER NOTICE ballot applications under IS HEREBY GIVEN, that a acquisition is to protect DATE: March 11, 2021 Middle Country Road, IS HEREBY GIVEN, that AT:Section 2018-b New of the qualified L13217 – 3/17/2021 wetland habitat which Middle Island, voter New whose York, ability Farmingville, military voters who are Education Law. The to appear personally became established after York for a Grounds Maintenance at the

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