The South Shore Press 3/29/23

TOWN Windmill Project a Windfall for Brookhaven

By Robert Chartuk

Brookhaven Town is expecting a virtual windfall from the $700 million Sunrise Wind project that will bring energy generated from windmills 30 miles off Montauk Point up through William Floyd Parkway via a 124-mile cable system feeding into the region’s electrical grid.

Town and Suffolk officials joined environmentalists and other project supporters last week at a Smith Point press conference to announce $130 million in impact fees from the project to be paid to Brookhaven over 25 years. The fees, in exchange for hosting 17.5 miles of underground transmission cable through town right of ways and streets, include $28 million in payments in lieu of taxes and a $3 million commitment for the improvement of town-owned parkland and open space in the Mastic-Shirley area, according to Supervisor Edward Romaine. The town will also dedicate $2 million from the fees for local ambulances and public health.

The region is also expected to reap huge economic benefits from the 880-megawatt project through the creation of hundreds of jobs to build, operate and maintain the system which is planned to serve 600,000 homes. As part of the effort, Sunrise Wind, a partnership between the Danish firm Ørsted and Eversource, a New

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England energy provider, will see the construction of a $37 million headquarters in East Setauket and a $10 million National Offshore Wind Training Center in Brentwood. Port Jefferson has been designated as the homeport of the project’s custom-built 260foot Service Operation Vessel and the green energy effort will also create a $5 million Research and Development Partnership with Stony Brook University. Suffolk County is also expected to receive about $40 million in fees over 25-years.

“I am proud that the Town of Brookhaven, in conjunction with Sunrise Wind, is taking the lead on a project that will generate clean green energy, create lasting employment, and put Suffolk County on the cutting edge of offshore wind operations,” Romaine said.

Envisioning a world run entirely on green energy, Ørsted has been ranked the most sustainable company in the world and is looking to be the world's first major energy concern to become carbon-neutral by 2025. Eversource was ranked by Newsweek, Forbes and JUST capital as one of the nation's most responsible companies and has committed to becoming carbon neutral by 2030, faster than any other utility in the U.S.

Sunrise Wind is following in the footsteps of the company’s South

Fork Wind project, the first wind farm to connect to the local grid in Suffolk County, which is currently under construction and expected to be operational by the end of the year. Supervisor Romaine said he welcomes a wind farm connection at the former site of the Shoreham nuclear plant, a facility that was powered up but never put into operation due to safety concerns. Long Island ratepayers are still paying for the debacle that went defunct in the 1980s. Romaine said the town is also pursuing the installation of solar panels on top of the Yaphank landfill as a way to bolster Brookhaven’s green energy future.

But not everyone is onboard with switching the nation’s power grid to solar and wind. Energy expert David Walsh notes that power from these systems cannot be stored and must be backed up with continuous-cycle generation plants. “Wind power is only reliable on average about 10 hours per day,” Walsh said in an interview with the South Shore Press. “New York’s goal of committing 70 percent of its power to renewable will mean service curtailments, brownouts, and blackouts, as well as a reliance on other states and even Canada for its energy needs.”

According to Walsh, renewable systems cost up to five times more than systems fueled by natural gas. “Diverting this much

What are the Real Costs of the Capital Project?

Time for the Board to Tell the Public

The South Shore Press is a big advocate and supporter of the Mastics-Moriches-Shirley Library and value the services and programs this institution provides to the community. We got behind the public referendum to rebuild the main library and create the two new annexes, and will continue to be a cheerleader for the much-needed assets the library presents.

What we do have a problem with is the lack of transparency and obfuscation exhibited by the library director and the board of trustees as they attempt to cover up and downplay the true cost of the construction projects. The voters approved a massive $22.7 million in borrowing for the projects with the understanding that an additional $4 million would be used from the reserve fund.

Due to unanticipated structural problems found when the walls of the main library were opened up, in addition to inflation and COVIDrelated supply chain issues, the library officials reported that the project is running about $3 million more than originally planned. Also adding to costs outside of those disclosed to the taxpayers when they were asked to

approve the project, were a number of “alternatives” including raised floors, glass partitions, cabinetry, parking lot features, and a portico at the main entrance. On top of these, the library had to add a sprinkler system, a requirement not identified by the project manager in the original design, and a special septic system, also not part of the initial plans for both the main facility and the annexes.

The South Shore Press is spending considerable time and resources in making these facts known to the public. Sadly, after our story on the cost overruns appeared, a Facebook post was made from the library titled “Shame on the South Shore Press,” presumably from Library Director Kerri Rosalia, in response to our coverage, which flat out denied that there are cost overruns associated with the project. It states: “Not only are there no cost overruns to cover, the process of reprioritizing the budget is unfolding in an orderly and thorough manner.”

Okay. If there are no cost overruns, why would they add this: “And if circumstances ultimately require the library to tap into surplus funds to address these new priority expenses, that will not be something out of the ordinary.”

We all know what’s going on here. Due to the unforeseen issues and

additions made to the original plans— some voluntary and some because of omission—the construction is over budget from what we were originally told, and library officials are keeping the door open to tap the reserve fund to make up the difference.

They have promised to not go back to the voters for any additional borrowing and the construction team is indeed scrambling to find ways to cut costs. This is sad as well since the taxpayers deserve everything that was originally promised. They’re going through a “value engineering” process and are making a push for grants and other funding to come up with additional funds. At the end of the day, they’re saying that any new costs will be covered. We’ll see.

Outside of the $4 million already committed, any additional monies from the reserve fund should be off limits. This fund is created by operating costs approved by the voters, but not spent by the administration. These dollars should be returned to the taxpayers, not shifted to cover cost overruns. When the South Shore Press started asking about the reserve—how much is actually in there, how much has already been spent?—library officials clammed up and said they would consider our questions under the Freedom of Information Law. Translation: Wait

ratepayer money to green energy takes away from investments in the continuous-cycle systems that you need to sustain a modern economy,” he said. “From the point of view of Social Justice, limiting the energy supply and making it more expensive will only expand the chasm between the rich and the poor.”

Local government and labor leaders are optimistic over the region’s green energy future. “Long Island is fast becoming the epicenter of a New Green Economy,” said Matthew Aracich, president of the Building and Construction Trades Council of Nassau and Suffolk Counties. His view was echoed by John Durso, president of the Long Island Federation of Labor, AFLCIO: “Sunrise Wind will have a positive impact on our region and build a brighter future for

all New Yorker's,” Durso said. “This project's robust workforce commitments, coupled with a strong community host agreement, are significant steps to achieving a truly just transition.”

New York State Department of Environmental Conservation Commissioner Basil Seggos added: “The Sunrise Wind Project is building on New York’s robust offshore wind efforts on Long Island and across the State advancing clean energy for New Yorkers and creating goodpaying, family-sustaining jobs of the future. This agreement builds on our commitment to meet New York’s aggressive climate targets under our nation-leading climate law and ensure a cleaner, greener environment for future generations to improve quality of life and combat the global threat of climate change.”

until after the budget vote on April 4 before all of the details are revealed.

The main library has been closed for almost a year and many library personnel, including the management, are working remotely. What savings are being generated from not having to staff the main library? What about positions that were budgeted, but not filled? Will these savings go back to the taxpayers or converted to the reserve fund to pay construction costs? We believe the voters have the right to know before the April ballot.

The South Shore Press actually encourages a Yes vote on the library’s $10.6 million operating budget as proposed by the trustees. This level

of spending would keep the library under the state-mandated two percent tax cap and is needed to provide the services residents expect.

However, the community needs to keep an eye on the construction projects and hold library officials accountable. How much beyond the $26.7 million are they actually going to spend? Where is this money going to come from? The trustees as elected officers and the administrators as public servants paid for by the taxpayers must be transparent and forthright on all library spending every step of the way. The residents of the Mastics, Moriches and Shirley deserve no less.

Beechwood No-Show for Second Time; Business Owners Feel Snubbed

By Robert Chartuk

Expecting to hear an update from the master developer named by Brookhaven Town to transform the Neighborhood Road business district, members of the Greater Mastic Beach Chamber of Commerce were snubbed for the second month in a row by the failure of a Beechwood representative to attend their regular meeting.

Chamber President Ava Torres said she was “disappointed” that no one showed up to discuss the project with the dozens of business and property owners hoping to learn about timelines for the massive redevelopment and when they can expect offers from Beechwood to buy them out. The organization sent their regrets, Torres reported, saying that the representative they had scheduled to attend, Elysa Goldman, had a death in the family.

“They should have sent someone,” said Dean Denninger, owner of Ultimate Mower, a business in the target area. “Again, Mastic Beach isn't important enough to give us the consideration,” he said adding, “I feel bad that there was a death in somebody's family, but this was scheduled for a while. They don't have another person to give us an insight on how they are progressing?”

Business owners said they have been in limbo since the project was first announced in October 2021 and have been unable to make plans about renovating, expanding or refinancing. “What they did was shut us down,” Denninger said. “Nobody is giving us answers, that's the problem.

Our hands are tied.”

“There is no new information since the last South Shore Press story,” Beechwood principal Steven Dubb said in a written statement. “Those comments still stand. This includes my point about emailing questions to Elysa Goldman. She responds to every query, has been in direct communication with the Chamber, even last week despite her sad family news, and with Ava who you may wish to also ask for comment. Beechwood looks forward to continuing to meet with members of the community and answering every question."

As reported in the March 8 South Shore Press, Beechwood stated: “This is a large transformative project expected to take several years. It is being coordinated in conjunction with multiple public approval, entitlement and design processes. With great appreciation for the Mastic Beach community support we are receiving for our proposed plan, Beechwood is progressing redevelopment in consultation with all stakeholders, including owners of commercial and residential properties, to create a neighborhood that all can be proud of and enjoy.”

(The Press had previously attributed these comments to Beechwood founder and CEO Michael Dubb, when in fact they were provided by his son, Steven).

Another property owner in the targeted area, Saj Malik, said he filed for permits with the town to build on his site and was rejected. “Give me the opportunity to build on my

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property, I have the drawings, I have the plans; why should I give it to them?” Malik asked. “I don’t want to lose my property. Tell me what Beechwood wants to build and I will build that. It’s only fair. Give me the exact specifications and I can do it myself, no problem, and I will keep my property,” he said, adding he is concerned that if he doesn’t sell to Beechwood, his property will be condemned. “They just probably said to themselves, ‘This person’s not going to sell, we’re just going to take it.’ That’s what they’re going to do because a lot of people are going to fight. They’re going to tell you, ‘Well, the property doesn’t have any permits, it doesn’t have a C.O., so we’ll just offer you this.’ That’s not right.”

A pressing issue for the massive development is sewer service, a question that was partially answered last week with an announcement by Suffolk County to allocate $20 million as a first step toward sewering the 47-

acre business district. The funding will jump start planning and design work with options including a new treatment facility or connecting to the Forge River Watershed Sewer Project plant in Shirley, according to Deputy County Executive Peter Scully, Suffolk’s designated “Sewer Czar.”

The funding, from the American Rescue Plan Act passed by Congress in 2021, sets a deadline of 2026 for the money to be expended, Scully said, noting that connection to the Forge River treatment plant would cost an estimated $32.5 million with the price tag for a new facility serving the new construction probably more. The county also announced $8 million for Phase Three of the Forge River plan to extend sewers deeper into Mastic Beach.

“For years, even decades, we have waited for basic wastewater infrastructure,” said Suffolk Legislator James Mazzarella in announcing the funding. “Today we

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are turning the tide quite literally, by taking decisive steps forward to advance wastewater projects that will improve water quality, spur downtown revitalization and improve the overall quality of life for the residents of Mastic Beach.”

“We need more concrete information, a timeline, a specific development plan,” said chamber Vice President Matthew Towle. “The property owners need information so they can plan their future. Otherwise, their hands are tied. We’re not against the project, we’re against their lack of communication with the public.” According to Towle, the chamber has prepared a list of questions to present at the next chamber meeting on April 18. “Let’s hope they show up this time.”

“There's more than just the dirt for our businesses,” Denninger continued. “We built our livelihoods here. There is a cost involved that’s more than the property value. We don't want to be uprooted, they have to pay for the investments we have made,” the 20-year business owner said, pointing out that he’s spent $100,000 a year in advertising to build his business. “Taking over what we have built comes with a cost. They better come up with some serious numbers.”

The Town of Brookhaven Animal Shelter and Adoption Center will hold a Free Rabies Clinic on Saturday, April 22 from 10:00 am to 1:00 pm. The clinic is open to all Town residents and offers free rabies vaccinations for all dogs, cats and ferrets and free cat/ dog FVRCP or DAPPCV vaccine. Dogs must be on a leash. Cats and ferrets must be in a carrier. The event is co-sponsored by the Town of Brookhaven, Suffolk County and the TNR Taskforce of Brookhaven.

No appointment necessary. For more information about the Brookhaven Animal Shelter and Adoption Center, visit www. Brookhavenny.gov/animalshelter or call 631-451-6950.

The Brookhaven Animal Shelter and Adoption Center is located at 300 Horseblock Road in Brookhaven. It is open Monday through Friday from 9:30 am to 3:30 pm, Saturday 10:00 am to 3:30 pm and Sunday 11:00 am to 3:30 pm.

“When do they expect to get this done?” asked another business owner at the chamber meeting who asked to remain anonymous. “This could take years. Are they going to reimburse us for lost opportunities? And what happens in the meantime, the business district turns into Shanty Town? It’s time for them to produce— what’s going to be the formula for setting the buyout offers? Are they going to reimburse the owners for the value of their businesses, return on their investments, relocation costs? Or are they just going to default to condemnation and force us to fight it out in court?”

Brookhaven Councilman Daniel Panico, a champion of the downtown revitalization, did not respond to South Shore Press requests for comment.

Bellport High School seniors Ryan Scarola and Joe Trupia earned first-place honors at the Greater New York Automobile Dealers Association annual auto tech competition held on March 14 in Queens. The pair are both automotive technology students at Eastern Long Island Academy of Applied Technology’s Milliken Tech Center. They took home trophies and generous prizes. The South Country Central School District extends its congratulations to the students for their hard work.

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TOWN Camelle Person Appointed as Next Principal of William Floyd Middle School

The William Floyd School District has appointed Camelle Person as the next principal of William Floyd Middle School, a role in which she will serve as the instructional and administrative leader of the grade six through eight building, with nearly 1,100 students and a staff of more than 80 faculty and 50 professional staff members. She will begin her new role as principal on July 1. She will be taking over for Matthew Sanders, who has accepted the position of assistant superintendent for human resources in the district.

Mrs. Person has served the William Floyd school community for the past six years as the assistant principal of the William Floyd Learning Center, a K-5 alternative elementary school for students who require a more intensive building-wide management system. Before joining the William Floyd Learning Center administrative staff, Mrs. Person served for 14 years at PS 199 The Shakespeare School in the Bronx, part of the New York City Department of Education system, as a teacher, dean and assistant principal. This is her 20th year as an educator.

“Mrs. Person is a natural leader with strong administrative experience and a contagious and positive personality,” said Kathleen Keane, assistant superintendent for secondary instruction and administration, William Floyd School District. “Over her time at the William Floyd Learning Center, she has

demonstrated genuine admiration for the entire school community. She is a creative and innovative leader who will continue William Floyd Middle School on a path of exponential growth.”

As principal, Mrs. Person will continue to lead a shared educational vision to ensure the success of the entire William Floyd Middle School community including all students, faculty, staff and administration, building upon the strong foundation that is in place while nurturing and sustaining a positive school culture and topnotch instructional program.

“Our district does an exceptional job of educating the whole child and creates avenues for all students to learn,” said Mrs. Person. “My goal as the principal of William Floyd Middle School will be, along with my colleagues, to create an environment where students and staff love coming to school every day and where excellence in learning is at the heart of everything we do. By setting clear expectations, it will help to unlock the genius that exists in all of us. I am truly excited for this new chapter in my educational journey and I am eager to roll up my sleeves and continue my work here at William Floyd!”

At William Floyd, Mrs. Person has also served as the program co-administrator in charge of the SCOPE Enrichment Services programs for the past two years. Some of her core strengths as an educational leader include student

motivation, a collaborative spirit, active community involvement, student instruction and nurturing, teacher support and supervision, program development and implementation, special education operations/ compliance, creative discipline/ positive behavior interventions, and more.

Mrs. Person added that her proudest and most fulfilling moments in leadership have been when she, along with her colleagues, established or secured unique experiences for the students and school communities that she had the privilege of serving. Examples include the Amazing Shake competition at the William Floyd Learning Center, which helped students enhance their social skills through a series of real-life scenarios and challenges in professional

settings. She was also responsible for leading and facilitating student involvement in the New York Road Runners Youth program, which is designed to keep children physically and mentally strong while helping to develop lifelong physical and social-emotional skills. Under her leadership, the William Floyd Learning Center club earned “exemplary” honors, ranking in the top five percent of “Rising Road Runners” in the nation.

Mrs. Person earned her Bachelor of Arts in Elementary Education and Psychology with a minor in Urban Education, her Masters of Science degree in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages from Touro College, and her Masters of Science Educational/School Based Leadership from Baruch College.

Legislator, PBA Bury Hatchet After Recent Dustup COUNTY

By Robert Chartuk

A dustup between the Suffolk County PBA and one of its former members, Legislator Robert Trotta, has reached a stalemate with both sides issuing statements that appear to bury the hatchet. Trotta, a frequent critic of the union who charged that it improperly used PBA funds against him, was recently taken off the legislature’s Public Safety Committee after union outcry over his threat to release recordings between himself and Police Commissioner Rodney Harrison where he raised his concerns.

“I would like to thank the Presiding Officer and caucus for taking the necessary steps to ensure the work of government can move forward without obstruction,” said Police Benevolent Association President Noel DiGerolamo. “I would also like to thank Legislator Trotta for acknowledging no violation of

law has occurred. Hopefully we can all move forward doing the most important role of government which is ensuring public safety.”

“It is the presiding officer’s prerogative to determine the membership of all committees,” Trotta said in his statement. “I have brought my concerns to most law-enforcement agencies at all levels of government and, to date, no one has acted on my complaints. Therefore, since those agencies have yet determined any wrongdoing, I will now focus all my time and energy on representing the other issues important to the constituents of 13th legislative district.

Trotta, 62, a Fort Salonga Republican who represents an area centered around Smithtown, had also drawn the ire of the Suffolk Association of Municipal Employees union which expressed concerns over the taping of county employees.

Both the PBA and the employee association appealed to the legislature’s presiding officer, Kevin McCaffrey, to remove Trotta from the public safety committee, which oversees Suffolk’s police force. Trotta had said he made the recording to "expose corruption that takes raises and funds away from our county workers."

Trotta, a critic of using PBA dues for political campaigns, had complained that the Long Island Law Enforcement Foundation,

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For Consumer Protection Week, Get to Know the Telltale Signs of a Scam COUNTY

PSEG Long Island urges customers to think twice if someone calls and threatens to immediately shut off their power

This year, March 5-11 marks National Consumer Protection Week, and PSEG Long Island urges customers to understand scammers’ tactics and do the right thing if confronted with a demand for payment and a threat of imminent shutoff: Get the truth from the real PSEG Long Island at 1-800-490-0025.

“Consumer Protection Week is a time to help people understand their consumer rights and avoid frauds and scams. PSEG Long Island wants customers to remember one simple thing: If someone threatens to immediately shut off your power, call the number that’s printed on your bill to verify before acting,” said Lou DeBrino, PSEG Long Island’s vice president of Customer Services. “Scammers do everything they can to create the impression of an urgent problem in the hopes that you panic and miss all the clues that they’re not who they appear to be. Please be alert to the possibility of a scam, take a moment to think, and then contact us directly using the phone number on your bill if you’re still not sure.”

More than 2,500 scam calls were reported to PSEG Long Island in 2022. Many of these scammers are demanding immediate payment via webbased electronic payment

services. PSEG Long Island does not accept external, web-based electronic payment services (outside of payments through MyAccount) as a method of payment.

What customers should know about payment scams

Scammers impersonating PSEG Long Island most frequently threaten to shut off power immediately unless payment is made.

Many scammers use phone “spoofing” technology to make their number display on your phone as “PSEG Long Island.”

PSEG Long Island will never request that customers use one specific method of payment.

Scammers typically want their victims to transfer money via a web-based electronic payment service, a prepaid debit card, or even Bitcoin, sometimes asking people to buy a prepaid card at the nearest convenience store and then to read them the PIN over the phone.

PSEG Long Island does not accept web-based electronic payment services, prepaid debit cards or Bitcoin as payment.

· Sometimes phone scammers will demand a deposit for a priority meter installation. PSEG Long Island does not require a deposit for meter installations.

If a customer has doubts about the legitimacy of a call or an email — especially one in which payment is requested —

they should call the company directly at 1-800-490-0025.

In-person visits

Occasionally, scammers may go door to door impersonating PSEG Long Island employees, flashing a fake ID and/or claiming to be a utility collection representative. The impostors may wear “uniforms” or affix false company signs to their vehicles. The scammers generally ask for personal information, which real utility representatives do not do, or offer bogus discounts. Again, if customers have any doubts, they should not let the person in, and should call 1-800-490-0025 to verify.

PSEG Long Island employees must carry a company ID and present it when requested. If customers have doubts, do not let the person into the house and call 1-800-490-0025 to have a customer service representative verify that an employee has been dispatched to the location.

An actual PSEG Long Island employee will respect the customer’s decision and remain outside. If the person escalates their efforts to enter the home, customers should consider calling 911.

Fake websites

Some scammers purchase web domains that closely resemble the actual URL of a utility and create a fraudulent replica of the legitimate website. Their plan is to dupe users who click on these fake sites via search results, or type in an inaccurate web address. Once on the spoofed site, a visitor is presented a number of bill payment options, all pointing back to an outside bill pay site.

PSEG Long Island always uses the “.com” domain. Its real website can be found at www. psegliny.com.

How actual PSEG Long Island reps handle phone calls

Customers should also know what PSEG Long Island will and won’t discuss over the phone. A genuine PSEG Long Island representative will ask to speak to the Customer of Record.

If that person is available, the representative will explain why they are calling and provide the account name, address and current balance. If the person on the phone does not provide the correct information, it is likely the customer is not speaking with a PSEG Long Island representative.

If the Customer of Record is not available, the PSEG Long Island representative will not discuss the account at all and ask that a message be left for the Customer of Record to call 1-800-490-0025.

PSEG Long Island is a member of the Utilities United Against Scams (UUAS) collaborative. UUAS, a consortium of more than 145 U.S. and Canadian electric, water, and natural gas utilities and their respective trade associations, has helped to create awareness of common and new scam tactics and to cease operations of nearly 5,000 tollfree numbers used against utility customers by scammers.

For more information on various payment scams reported in the PSEG Long Island service area and around the country, visit https://www.psegliny.com/ myaccount/customersupport/ scamsandfraud.

Program to Bring Healthy Food to Low-Income Diabetics

By Robert Chartuk

Healthy food will be more readily available to those suffering with diabetes thanks to a new Fruit & Veggie Prescription Program which will provide more than $100,000 in food vouchers along with nutritional workshops and other support to low-income residents, the program’s local sponsor, Cornell Cooperative Extension of Suffolk County, announced last week.

“This program represents an innovative partnership among healthcare providers, organic produce suppliers, nutritionists, and educators that bridges the gap between low-income diabetes patients in Suffolk County and the wholesome food they need for more successful treatment,” the cooperative extension said.

The program was first rolled out in Brentwood where residents can receive vouchers toward the purchase of healthful food

products at designated produce markets after they attend a nutrition workshop about the health value of fresh produce for the treatment of diabetes, according to Cornell spokesman Mark Grossman. The project will be expanded to all of Suffolk over the next few months, Grossman

said, and many participating markets will be added.

The Fruit & Veggie program was funded through the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Gus Schumacher Nutrition Incentive Program and is designed to boost consumption of healthful, fresh, locally grown produce by low-

income diabetics in the county.

Approximately 150,000 Suffolk residents have diabetes, according to Cornell, and fresh fruits and vegetables–especially organic produce–deliver proven health benefits for the management of the disease. The vouchers can also be used for the purchase of selected canned and frozen products.

Established in 1917, Cornell Cooperative Extension of Suffolk County is a non-profit community education agency that works to preserve the county’s agricultural resources, marine life and full range of eco-systems, support families, provide community service opportunities for youth, and advance research-based education in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM).

More information is available at http://ccesuffolk.org/.

The nutrition incentive program was named for Gus Schumacher, a former Under

Secretary of Agriculture for Farm and Foreign Agricultural Services at the Department of Agriculture where he oversaw the Farm Service Agency, Foreign Agricultural Service, and the Risk Management Agency.

He also served as administrator of the USDA's Foreign Agricultural Service, a senior agri-lender for the World Bank, and Commissioner of Food and Agriculture for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.

Following a life-long passion to connect people in need with healthy food, Schumacher was Vice President of Policy with the Wholesome Wave Foundation of Westport, Connecticut and served on the boards of FreshFarm Markets in Washington DC, the Environmental Power Corporation, Tarrytown, New York, GrainPro, LLC of Concord, Massachusetts and Sustainable CAPE of Truro, Massachusetts.

Giglio Calls for Further Scrutiny on THC-Infused Product Packaging

With the consumption of marijuana now legal in New York, local officials are pushing to make sure edible products come with child-proof packaging and are clearly labeled as containing the psychoactive drug.

“With the legalization of marijuana and THC in New York, we’ve been slow to properly legislate protections on packaging to keep our kids safe,” said Assemblywoman Jodi Giglio, sponsor of a bill along with Senator Dean Murray calling for better control of packaging. The legislation was spurred by stories of children mistaking the edible drug for regular candies and snack foods and needing medical attention, Giglio, a parent herself and advocate of child safety, noted.

The assemblywoman headlined a rally of Republican legislators in Albany to rally support for the safety measures. “My bill would make it a Class D Felony to advertise, deceptively advertise, brand, market, package, display, label, offer for ingestion outside of packaging,

or administer cannabis products, including unconventional methods of administration or ingestion or edible consumption of cannabis products, in contravention of section 81 of the cannabis laws or rules and regulations promulgated by the New York State Cannabis Control Board or Office Of Cannabis Management,” Giglio explained. “We cannot tolerate the misrepresentation of THC products any longer. It’s having dire, real-world impacts on the children in our community, and it is the responsibility of the Legislature to ensure any THC edible on the market is properly marked and packaged as such,” she said.

Voting against the state’s legalization of cannabis was Assemblyman Joseph DeStefano, a four-decade emergency responder and retired Suffolk Sheriff dispatcher. “Now that marijuana is legal, we have to make sure it’s doesn’t accidentally poison our kids,” DeStefano said.

“As we have seen with vapes and tobacco products, there’s an inclination by manufacturers to

market to children. Because of the toxicity of these products, the legislature must enact measures to help keep kids safe.”

According to the National Institute on Drug Abuse, an estimated 8.3% of 8th graders, 19.5% of 10th graders, and

DeStefano Calls for an End to ‘Raise The Age’ Law

Assemblyman Joe DeStefano (R,C-Medford) joined a bipartisan push calling for the end to the so-called ”Raise the Age” law, which made it so adolescent youths aged 16 and 17 years who have committed violent felonies can more easily escape from the judgement of the Youth Part of the Superior Court. Instead, these individuals are tried in family court, where records are sealed and consequences are lighter. Violent felonies can include sex offenses, homicide and dangerous weapon offenses, which is why DeStefano wants the state to reconsider its stance on youths who commit these offenses.

“The subject is uncomfortable, but a violent crime is a violent crime, and no matter how sympathetic we may feel for a youth who was brought up in a lifestyle to commit them, they still must be held accountable for their actions,” DeStefano said. “The victims of these heinous crimes don’t have the freedom to weigh the morality of these decisions after they’ve been targeted, so it falls to the legislature to ensure that the punishment of these crimes is swift and deters participation in the future.”

Of the youths arrested for violent offenses, hardly any receive convictions. According to the New York State Division of Criminal Justice Services, Raise the Age statistics in 2021 looked like the following:

- Out of 3,303 arrests, only 257 were convicted

- 112 arrests were for homicide

- 80 arrests were for sex offenses

587 arrests were for dangerous weapon offenses

- 691 arrests were for robbery

- 213 arrests were for burglary

20 arrests were for making a terroristic threat

“These might be just numbers to the average person, but they’re real lives that have been shattered because of violent crime. We have an obligation to those victims and to all residents of New York state to repeal Raise the Age and give law enforcement the tools and language they need to carry out their jobs efficiently,” DeStefano concluded.

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.

30.7% of 12th graders reported using cannabis/hashish in 2022.

Overall, there had been about 28 million marijuana users in 2012. This increased to 47 million in 2020. By the end of 2022, 52 million Americans will now have consumed cannabis and if

the trend continues, the number of people who use marijuana will increase to 71 million by 2030.

“Usage is skyrocketing and this stuff is everywhere,” Giglio said. “We need to be real careful about how we’re going to deal with this moving forward.”

Bad Day for Accountability as Democrats Reject Open Government Measures

By Robert Chartuk

Those expecting transparency and accountability in state government were disappointed by assembly Democrats last week when they rejected measures by GOP lawmakers to provide more public access to the legislative process.

“Our conference proposed a number of sensible resolutions that would bring tangible, fair changes to the way business is done in Albany,” reported Assemblyman Joseph DeStefano, co-sponsor of the bills. “It’s a shame our Democratic colleagues are not in favor of seeing democracy and accountability in the People’s

House,” DeStefano said.

The new procedures would require a publicly-accessible video archive of committee meetings, allow press in the assembly chamber, and ensure that members can deliberate on issues before the legislature.

“These moves may seem small, but they would have been impactful in the fight for transparency and accessibility in state government,” DeStefano said. “With a state that suffers from the highest taxes in the nation and a crime wave caused by the policies of these Democrats, they can no longer keep people in dark about what they’re up to.”

Assemblywoman Jodi Giglio (R,C-Riverhead), right of poster, and Sen. Dean Murray (R,C-3rd Senate District), left of poster, lead press conference calling for more conspicuous and secure THC-infused product packaging.

MASTIC BEACH ANNEX ON NEIGHBORHOOD ROAD

SUFFOLK CLOSEUP

BY KARL GROSSMAN

There will be new faces on the Suffolk County Legislature next year and, if he is elected in November, a familiar face, Steven Englebright of Setauket, who was a leading environmental champion on the county’s governing panel from 1983 until his election to the State Assembly in 1992.

However, Democrat Englebright after 30 years in the Assembly, in which on the state level he continued as an environmental leader including as chair of the Assembly’s Environmental Conservation Committee, lost his Assembly seat in an upset last year to Republican Ed Flood, a lawyer from Port Jefferson.

Still, at 76, Englebright has decided to seek to return to the Suffolk Legislature. Long a professor at Stony Brook University, he will be facing Republican Anthony Figliola of East Setauket, a former deputy supervisor of the Town of Brookhaven.

However, his election is not assured. Republican candidates did very well in contests for the Suffolk County Legislature in the last election, in 2021, for positions on the county’s 18-member governing panel. It now has a Republican majority after years of Democratic majorities.

New Faces on the Suffolk Legislature Next Year

Will that GOP muscle continue this year in the bi-annual election to the panel?

Meanwhile, the legislature’s term limit for members of 12 years is resulting in two major Democratic figures on the panel having to leave: Kara Hahn of Setauket and Sarah Anker of Mount Sinai.

Hahn served as the panel’s Democratic majority leader from 2016 through 2019 and was chosen its deputy presiding officer for 2020 and 2021. It is for what will be her open seat that Englebright and Figliola are now competing.

The candidates for what will be Anker’s open seat are Mount Sinai Democrat Dorothy Cavalier, Anker’s chief of staff, and Rocky Point Republican Chad Lennon, an attorney who has been an aide to U.S. Representative Nick LaLota, a GOPer from Amityville.

LaLota was boosted in his win last year in the lst Congressional District by the vote for governor of Republican Lee Zeldin of Shirley in Brookhaven Town—a pivotal geographical component of the district. And likewise, the Englebright upset has been tied, in part, to the coattails of the vote in Brookhaven Town for Zeldin.

The most prominent race this

BY NANCY BURNER, ESQ.

Will

year in Suffolk will be for county executive with the incumbent, Democrat Steve Bellone of North Babylon, needing to leave after 12 years also because of term limits.

The Republican candidate to replace Bellone is Ed Romaine, the supervisor of Brookhaven Town and previously a Suffolk County legislator and county clerk. Will a strong showing for Center Moriches resident Romaine in Brookhaven Town impact negatively on the votes for Englebright and Cavalier? Still, Romaine’s Democratic opponent, Dave Calone, a former chairman of the Suffolk County Planning Commission, is from East Setauket, also in Brookhaven Town. Might this affect Romaine’s Brookhaven showing?

There are many questions this year in Suffolk politics where geography has long been a big factor—with voters so often balloting for candidates from the towns where they reside.

In the meantime, on the East End, in surprise moves, two Democratic legislative incumbents have decided not to run for re-election.

Legislator Bridget Fleming, a Noyac Democrat and former member of the Southampton Town Board and an assistant Manhattan district attorney, is departing for what she describes as other opportunities. She told me last week that this will include legal activities. And Al Krupski, a Cutchogue Democrat, has decided to leave

the legislature to run for Southold Town supervisor.

Krupski has provided a unique perspective to the legislature as a fourth-generation North Fork farmer. Suffolk is still among the top agricultural counties in New York State.

Running for what will be Fleming’s open seat is North Sea Democrat Ann Welker, a member of the Southampton Town Trustees. She is first woman elected as a member of that body, which has major jurisdiction over town waterways and wetlands since it was created in 1686, and an ardent environmentalist.

Welker is facing Springs Republican Manny Vilar, chairman of the East Hampton Town Republican Committee and a retired New York State Park Police officer.

The candidates for what will be Krupski’s open seat are Baiting Hollow Democrat Catherine Kent, a former Riverhead Town Board member, and Riverhead Republican Catherine Stark, an aide to Krupski and previously an aide to County Executive Robert Gaffney and also to Jay Schneiderman when he was a county legislator. Her father was the late Riverhead Town Supervisor Jim Stark.

SECURE Act 2.0 & Estate Planning

the new SECURE Act 2.0 affect my estate plan?

When the SECURE Act passed in 2019, the biggest impact on estate planning was the elimination of the "lifetime stretch" for most beneficiaries of individual retirement plans (IRAs). Before the SECURE Act, a beneficiary of an IRA had the option to take distributions over their own life expectancy. This allowed families to pass down tax deferred accounts and accumulate wealth tax free across generations. Now, the only beneficiaries eligible for the stretch are spouses, disabled or chronically ill individuals, minor children of the plan owner, and those not less than ten years younger than the plan owner. For non-eligible beneficiaries, the 10-year rule applies. This rule requires that the beneficiary withdraw the entire inherited retirement account within 10 years.

The new SECURE Act 2.0, passed on January 1, 2023, brought

new rules and clarifications. The original SECURE Act was silent on whether the 10-year payout rule required distributions on an annual basis. SECURE Act 2.0 clarifies that the beneficiary must take out at least the required minimum distribution each year, with a full payout by the tenth year. Luckily, anyone who inherited an IRA before the clarification will not be penalized for failure to take out the required minimum distribution.

SECURE Act 2.0 has brought relief for stranded 529 Plans.

Unused 529 funds can now be rolled over into a Roth IRA without a penalty. Beginning in 2024, the beneficiary of a 529 Plan can roll funds (capped at $35,000.00) into a Roth IRA. It used to be that a 10% penalty was imposed, and the withdrawals taxed if not used for qualified educational expenses. To qualify, the 529 account must have been open for at least 15 years. Keep in mind that there is a limit to the annual contribution amount, which

is currently set at $6,500 for 2023. So it would take five years to move the maximum amount allowed into the Roth.

The new SECURE Act also fixed the issue of leaving a retirement account to a Supplemental Needs Trust. The Supplemental Needs

Trust was not being afforded the lifetime stretch if the remainder beneficiary was a charity. SECURE Act 2.0 allows for a charitable remainder beneficiary without the loss of the stretch for the primary disabled beneficiary.

Another boon is that the age that

a person must start taking their required minimum distribution has increased to 73 from 72. The penalty for not taking timely distributions has also decreased. For those 64 or younger, SECURE 2.0 increases the minimum age to 75 starting in 2033. This allows individuals to keep money in their retirement accounts longer, allowing it to grow without incurring taxes on withdrawals.

The SECURE Act and SECURE Act 2.0 have made major reform to longstanding retirement planning. It is advisable to speak with your estate planning attorney to discuss if these changes warrant updates to your estate plan.

Brittni Sullivan, Esq. is an attorney at Burner Law Group, P.C. focusing her practice areas on Elder Law and Estate Planning. Burner Law Group P.C. serves clients from Manhattan to the east end of Long Island with offices located in East Setauket, Westhampton Beach, New York City and East Hampton.

BY TOM BARTON

Every year people around the country fill out their brackets and they talk about "Cinderella" teams who can win it all. Whether you call it the big dance, or March Madness, almost every sort of conversation you have surrounds the craziness that is the NCAA men's basketball tournament.

The thing is though, most of that madness happens in the first weekend, maybe the second. Usually, by this time into the dance we have the cream rising to the top and when we see the Final 4 teams standing we have a bunch of teams that were ranked inside the top 10 all year, plenty of #1 and #2 seeds and the Cinderella stories have all struck midnight.

2023 will be the year that we can have a true upset and Cinderella feel. This season's tournament began with an empathic upset, maybe the greatest of all time, when Purdue

became just the second #1 seed in history to lose their first game. But, the upsets didn't stop there. Not only did #15 Princeton win one game, but they won two. This also will be the first time in history that no #1 seed has made it into the Elite 8 and thus creating the madness that we all crave.

Now we get into the Final 4. We have one #4 seed, two #5 seeds and a #9 seed. The lowest seed to ever win the tournament is still a #8 seed, so FAU can become the biggest upset to win it all ever. That would put a cherry on this wild and mad tournament season. While most of the country is rooting for the Owls to do the unthinkable this weekend, each team has their great upset laden story.

The Miami Hurricanes are moving on despite the ACC being called a down year in a once great conference. They had to come back from 13 down in

BY CHUCK T. Fantasy Sports

I was a huge fan of the World Baseball Classic. As a fantasy sports fan, it was nirvana for me. And to be honest, who cares what the Mad Dog or Michal Kay thought about it as a sporting event? It ended with a matchup we can’t see in an All Star game or a World Series. The showdown between Shohei Ohtani and Mike Trout was an instant classic. And as the two guys who carried their respective flags on to the field, it was a fitting finish to the classic. But let’s look a little more closely at the performers who distinguished themselves.

In this past season in Japan, two performers stood out for scouts. Roki Sasaki and Munetaka Murakame caught the imagination in 2022 with their performances. Sasaki was on the verge of back to back perfect games but his manager pulled him after a high pitch count. Murakame set a new record with 56 home runs in the regular season in Japan. Sasaki hit the radar gun several times at 102 mph in the semi-final vs. Mexico. And Murakame got Japan on the board vs. USA in the final with a massive 440-foot home run. The crazy part is that they are still just 21 and 23 years of age respectively.

The Final Four is Set

the 2nd half to move into this position in their last game. The UConn Huskies didn't win their regular season tournament or their post season tournament but the Hurley name and legacy

marches on. Then there is San Diego State. They have a chance to put the Mountain West conference on top for the first time.

Every year we look at March and say that it will have some madness, but this year we have had more than ever, and we are guaranteed a true Cinderella will emerge after midnight.

Takeaways from The World Baseball Classic

And Murakame has already got his team to agree to be posted after the 2025 season so that he can play here in the United States in 2026.

And heck, if you want to see Japan’s cleanup hitter from the Classic this season in 2023, tune into a Red Sox games and check out Masataka Yoshida. In 7 years of Nippon Professional Baseball, he had a strikeout rate of 9.4% but a walk rate of 13.1%. There is some talk that his home runs will be limited to around 20, but Boston has announced that he will bat cleanup for them, and with Mexico leading 3-0 in the semi-final game, his home run paved the way for a comeback. I will reserve judgement on Yoshida’s power but his 80 walks alongside 40 strikeouts in 2022 paint a rich picture for me. His Average Draft Position has been 170, reflecting a perception that he won’t contribute enough stolen bases or home runs to go any earlier. I would peg him at 120 and in a 12 team league, I would grab him if he is undrafted by Round #10.

If you play in a dynasty league which allows you to stash prospects there is a strong rumor that Japanese ace Yoshinobo Yamamoto

is going to be posted by the Orix Buffaloes. The 24 year old has won the Japanese equivalent of the Cy Young Award in each of the last two seasons. Though listed as 5-foot10 inches tall, scouting reports on Yamamoto clearly say he is 5-foot9. Whenever I see 5-9 I think of Tom Gordon, and Yamamoto’s stats speak for his talent. View him as no less than a #2 starter, and for the right team he could be a clear ace. The top pitching prospect per Baseball America at #5 overall is

Philadelphia’s Andrew Painter, who is nursing an arm injury this spring. I would invest in Yamamoto before I would invest in Painter, who may still be at risk of needing the dreaded Tommy John surgery.

If you caught the semi-final game between Japan and Mexico, you saw Mexico’s Patric Sandoval throw a dominant start for Mexico. He struck out 6 in 4-1/3 innings and if not on a strict pitch count it’s possible that Mexico could have upset Japan. Sandoval’s changeup

has become a lethal pitch and is his strongest swing and miss pitch. His 96 mph fastball is actually his third best pitch and he throws his slider and changeup with more frequency. Sandoval has been on many a breakout list over the last two seasons but it all seemed to come together the other night vs. Japan. Keep an eye on Sandoval this year, he has a ridiculously low Average Draft Position of 202. He is the 79th pitcher being taken in drafts this year. If you are in Round #15 of your draft and Sandoval has not been taken, race out and grab him.

While Japan clearly sent some of their top players and nearly every one of their aces including Yu Darvish, Kodai Senga did not go. Pitching in a rotation with Max Scherzer and Justin Verlander, he can comfortably settle in as the Mets’ #3 or #4 starter. I expect him to do very well as he flashes his high 90’s fastball and devastating forkball. At age 30 and with 11 seasons in Japan he is experienced and could easily 160 innings of quality innings for the Mets. His ADP at around 200 sounds about right.

VETERANS WAY

BY REV. FREDERICK MILLER. PH.D.

On March 29, Americans will commemorate the service and sacrifices made by nearly 3 million members of the military who served in Vietnam. The 110th Congress incorporated the House of Representatives (R.H.) 4986 in 2007, authorizing the secretary of defense to conduct a program commemorating the 50th anniversary of the Vietnam War. That bill was signed into law as the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal year 2008

President George W. Bush on January, May 28, 2008. Finally, it was signed into law by President Donald J. Trump as the National Vietnam War Veterans Day. The bill amended the U.S. flag code to include National Vietnam War Veterans Day as a day on which the flag should be flown.

March 29, 1973 was the day the Last U.S. combat troops departed Vietnam. In addition, on or around the same day Hanoi released the last of the

Nation Observes Vietnam War Veterans Day

Acknowledged prisoners of war. Only U.S. embassy personnel and support staff remained in South Vietnam until the fall of Saigon on April 30, 1975.

Congress outlined a total of five (5) objectives for the United States of America Vietnam War Commemoration, with the primary objective being to thank and honor Vietnam veterans and their families for their service and sacrifice on behalf of the nation, with distinct recognition of former prisoners of war and families of those still missing in action.

The four remaining objectives highlight the service of our Armed Forces and support organizations during the war; pay tribute to wartime contributions at home by American citizens; highlight technology, science and medical advances made during the war; and recognize contributions by our Allies.

The Vietnam story is a story of Americans from every corner of our nation who left the warmth of family to serve the country they loved. It is a story of patriots who braved the line of fire, who cast themselves into harm’s way to save a friend, who fought hour after hour, day after day to preserve the liberties we

hold dear.

Although U.S. military advisors had been in South Vietnam since 1955, the proclamation states that Jan. 2, 1962, was the starting point of the war. This is the date when America’s first combat mission, Operation Chopper,

was launched. On that day, U.S. Army pilots airlifted more than 1,000 South Vietnamese soldiers to an area about 12 miles west of Saigon to capture a National Liberation Front stronghold.

The NLF, also known as the Viet Cong, were communist fighters who were in South Vietnam.

More than 58,000 Americans were killed and many thousands more were wounded and injured or determined to be missing.

The proclamation also states: “In one of the war’s most profound tragedies, many of these men and women came home to be shunned or neglected – to face treatment unbefitting their courage and a welcome unworthy of their example. We must never let this happen again.”

Actually some of the returning veterans as they were returning home were spit on by the civilians at the train stations and other arrival areas.

BY DOMINICK FORTE

The Gospel according to Luke tells us more about the mother of Jesus than any other book in the New Testament with most of the information contained in the first two chapters. Luke displays an interest in many facets of Jesus’ life and mission, but his overriding message is that of universal salvation. He emphasizes that Christ has come to gather all people and nations into the family of God. His primary thrust is the salvation of Israel as he portrays Jesus as the Savior of God’s Old Covenant people.

He shows us that Jesus came to initiate the restoration of Israel foretold by the Old Testament prophets Isaiah and Ezekiel as he depicts Jesus as the royal Messiah who comes in the line and legacy of King David to reunite the scattered tribes of Israel.

The forgiveness that Jesus extends to Israel also reaches the Gentiles. When presented

at the temple Simeon calls Jesus a “light for the revelation to the Gentiles.” John the Baptist uses the words of Isaiah to announce that “all flesh” can now look to Christ for salvation. In His closing message to his Apostles, Jesus tells us that forgiveness must be carried to all nations. Luke carries Jesus’ message of salvation to the lowly. The message for Israel and the nations is also for the outcasts, the poor, and the disreputable among them.

Luke preserves several powerful statements about God’s concerns for the lowly and the oppressed. Women in particular are showcased throughout Luke, despite their otherwise low social standings. His portrayal of the Virgin Mary is unparalleled in the New Testament for its beauty and sensitivity. Other women play leading roles. Mary’s cousin Elizabeth during her visitation to her,

Anna, when Jesus is presented in the Temple, the widow of Nain, the sinful woman at the well, Mary Magdalene, Mary and Martha of Bethany, and the woman possessed by seven demons.

Of the Evangelists only Luke tells of Jesus’ parables of

the Good Samaritan and the Prodigal Son. Only Luke gives the detailed account of the appearance of the Archangel Gabriel to announce to Mary that she will be the mother of God. It is Luke who details the announcement to Zachariah in the temple that John the

Baptist will be conceived by his wife Elizabeth, who has been barren. The story of the Nativity comes solely from the pages of the gospels of Luke and Matthew.

The gospel according to Luke is the first part of a twovolume work that continues with the Acts of the Apostles. This was accomplished through the divinely chosen representatives that Jesus prepared during his public ministry and commissioned after his resurrection as witnesses.

In his Acts, Luke has provided a broad survey of the church’s development from the Resurrection of Jesus to Paul’s first Roman imprisonment, the point at which the book ends. In telling this story, Luke describes the emergence of Christianity from its origins in Judaism to its position as a religion of worldwide status and appeal.

POETICALLY SPEAKING Making A Powerful Impact

BY NINA JOURAWLEFF

I’ve been a member of several writing groups throughout eastern Long Island over a number of years. A portion of the works I used to submit during that period of time were quite intense— pieces wherein particularly, the last line of each poem packed a heavy-duty punch! As a result of writing such works I was affectionately dubbed “The Boxer Poet.” Perfectly exemplifying this manner of writing is the poetic presentation submitted in this week’s issue.

AShockingRevelation

My friend! My friend!

What curse-d ill is torturing you so?

She groaned aloud these chilling words: the blood that stains my soul!!!

Stained Glass window depicting Saint Luke the Evangelist, in the Cathedral of Saint Rumbold in Mechelen, Belgium.

LIBRARY LIVING

BY TARA D’AMATO

Assistant Library Director

The Mastics-Moriches-Shirley Community Library works hard to serve our community’s interests. Here’s two ways we do it:

First, we’re bringing library services closer to you.

And second, our proposed budget for the coming year – which you’ll be voting on on Tuesday, April 4 –reflects a conservative approach to spending and a commitment to the responsible stewardship of taxpayer dollars.

On the first point, we’re making the library far more accessible by opening two brand-new, state-ofthe-art satellite branches in Mastic Beach and Moriches. Together with our main library in Shirley, these three locations at long last bring library services far closer to all of our patrons in one of the largest library districts on Long Island.

Our new, 7,000-square-foot branch in Mastic Beach opened in January, and it’s already a big success. Patronage has far exceeded expectations. The new Moriches location is scheduled to open within the month. Our main library in Shirley, now undergoing major code-mandated renovations, is scheduled to open in late 2024.

On the second point, in an

economic environment troubled by an inflation rate that reached 6.4% in January, we’ve exercised rigid controls over our expenses by rigorously reducing our costs and boosting our efficiencies – all while maintaining the quality and accessibility of library services.

As the result of our across-theboard belt-tightening, voters in our library district will be asked on April 4 to approve a budget reflecting only one new, net increase: a 1.4 percent increase in our operating budget, which amounts to $148,499 out of a total budget of a little over $11.54 million.

Keeping a lid on spending has been challenging and painstaking, especially, as we face rising expenses in such essential areas as books, media, IT databases, supplies, utility costs, and contractual obligations for staff.

Voting takes place on Tuesday, April 4 between 9:00am and 9:00pm at the new Mastic Beach Satellite Branch at 369 Neighborhood Road.

This increase – only the second such increase in nine years, amounts to a modest 78 cents per household per month for the average household assessed at $1,995.

Serving the Library Patron’s Interests

Yet even within these budget constraints, the library will keep operating within our means – while preserving the high standards our patrons expect and deserve.

We’ll continue to offer such popular services as live online homework help; printing, scanning,

faxing access to computers and internet; meeting and study rooms; early literacy programs for babies and toddlers; and, help with government assistance programs.

We appreciate the ongoing support of our community and remain committed to being

responsible stewards of public funds. We urge you to exercise your vote on our proposed budget on April 4.

Let’s continue to navigate these challenging times together – and there’s no doubt we’ll emerge stronger on the other side.

BY VINCENT PICA, COMMODORE ON

THE SEA

Quick, Honey, Put on a Life Jacket!

A number of years ago, as I was doing a (free) vessel exam for the owner of a very substantial yacht, I got to the part where I ask to see the life jackets. He pointed me to a locker, which I opened to find the life jackets, stowed under an anchor, chain and additional rode. This column is about that.

No Good If You Can’t Get To Them

I promptly asked him, “sir, do you have any grandchildren?”

“Why, yes, I do. 5 of them. Why do you ask?” I replied,

“Imagine what forces you will be under when you say these words to your grandchildren, ‘quick! Put on a life jacket!’ and you point to this locker. Which one of your grandchildren will be able to move this anchor to get to the life jackets – which are still in their wrappers, btw.” He blanched.

No safety equipment is of any use if you can’t get to it. Or, no one knows where it is except you, the skipper, who is likely

to be mighty busy just when safety equipment is needed. Talk about pressure!

Pre-Underway Check List

By USCG regulations, before USCG Auxiliary crews leave the dock on a mission – of any type or any duration – we must, as a crew, go through a checklist akin to a vessel exam. This includes, among many items, where are:

The extra life jackets (we must have ours on at all times, which is an EXCELLENT idea, skipper)

The medical kit – and ensure that none of the perishable supplies have in fact perished due to the passage of time;

The “visual distress signals”, i.e., flares – and that they have not expired and are serviceable

The boat hook – a good tool for extending for retrieving something – or someone – that may be just out of reach;

The Man Overboard “apparatus”, i.e., line and ring to throw to someone who has

indeed fallen overboard

And fire extinguishers

This list is by no means exhaustive, but it represents some of the major categories of pending disaster that may befall a skipper. While you are dealing with the boat and how it needs to be used to respond to the emergency, your crew can be dealing with the crew’s response. Whether it be a grounding, or far worse, a vessel sinking being dealt with, you as the skipper have a lot on

your mind and a lot to deal with.

Can you imagine yourself also having to stop dealing with the emergency at hand so that you can direct crew to emergency equipment that will protect them and you from the effects of that emergency?

But Everyone Has a Pressure Point…

Beyond which, they start to crack. What do you do if the crew can’t handle the pressure as well as you are handling it?

Well, how about handing them the laminated lay-out of your boat with the location of all the equipment labeled? Seriously, of all the risks that you spend time and money in preparing for and against, have you thought about panic as a risk? What then?

“Honey, hey, enough! Here, look at this – right now – and go get everybody in life jackets. Now!”

It is likely to reduce the panic because now the crew has something to focus on other than the water sloshing on the floor boards…

Oh, remember the comment about a (free) vessel exam at the start of this column? If you want one, email me below. We’ll get you squared away.

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

Mastic Beach satellite branch grand opening. Kerri Rosalia, Director; NYS Assemblyman Joe DeStefano, Assistant Director Tara D'Amato, NYS Senator Dean Murray, board member Michael DuBois, President Joseph Maiorana, board member Nancy Marks, Vice President Wendy Gross, board member Joseph Furnari, Suffolk County legislator James Mazzarella, Brookhaven Town Supervisor Edward Romaine, Deputy Town Supervisor Dan Panico.

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APRIL 2023 • ISSUE 358

OPERATING BUDGET RISE HELD TO 1.4%

Dear Library Patrons:

Our community’s families and individuals face challenging financial decisions in these times of historically high inflation. In January, the inflation rate was 6.4 percent. It has forced us to take measures to tighten our budget at the library the same way you’ve had to tighten your budgets at home. We were able to reduce costs and increase efficiencies that have enabled us to limit the increase in our operating budget next year to only 1.4 percent – well below the state’s 2 percent tax cap. This has been no easy feat, as we face rising expenses in such essential areas as books, media, IT databases, supplies, utility costs, and contractual obligations for staff.

Amid these challenges, we’re committed to maintaining the quality and accessibility of library services for the entire breadth of our community. We recognize our important role in providing vital resources and programs that support lifelong learning and community engagement. We’ll continue to seek ways to operate within our means while preserving the high standards our patrons expect and deserve.

We appreciate the ongoing support of our community and remain committed to being responsible stewards of public funds. Together, we can navigate these challenging times and emerge stronger on the other side.

Please note that in addition to the operating budget, state law requires our budget to include the principal and interest of bond payments already approved by voters in December 2019 for the two new satellite branch libraries in Mastic Beach and Moriches, and for the main building in Shirley.

DID YOU KNOW?

Sincerely, THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES

Over the last seven years, the Mastics-Moriches-Shirley Community Library has increased its operating budget just once.

Annual Budget Vote & Trustee Election

TUESDAY, APRIL 4 9:00 a.m. – 9:00 p.m. at the Mastic Beach Satellite Branch, 369 Neighborhood Road

Voter Registration at the Library: Tuesday, March 28, 9:00am to 9:00pm

The library is governed by a five-member board of trustees, elected by the voters of the district. One trustee is elected each year for a five-year term. In order to vote you must be: (1) 18 years of age or older, (2) a U.S. citizen, (3) a resident of the district for at least 30 days, and (4) registered to vote.

OPENING NEW DOORS TO LEARNING!

Will Continue to Provide…

• Lending of books and media

• Programming for infants, toddlers, school-age children, and teens

• Arts and crafts workshops

• Parenting workshops

• Technology classes

• Movies

• Career counseling

• Job search and resume help

• Field trips

• Home improvement workshops

• Help with government assistance

• Social work referrals

• College planning

• Medicare/Medicaid assistance

• Access to computers and internet

• Printing, scanning, faxing, and photocopying

• Reference and research assistance

• Homework help for students

• Speaking engagements by authors

• Meeting and study rooms

• Yoga classes

• Assistance with genealogy and local history research

• Language learning resources

• Access to online databases, including academic journals and newspapers

• Special collections, such as rare books and manuscripts

• Reader’s advisory services to help patrons find books that match their interests and reading level

Construction of the new Moriches satellite branch is complete. Books, supplies, and furniture have been moved in. The town has issued its Certificate of Occupancy. We are awaiting final land division. approval from the school district.

1.4%

The public is voting on a $148,499 operating budget increase which is 1.4% higher than last year.

Mastics-Moriches-Shirley Community Library

FY 2023-2024

Voting will take place on Tuesday, April 4, 2023, from 9:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. at the Mastic Beach Branch of the Community Library. In order to vote, you must be: (1) 18 years of age or older, (2) a citizen of the U.S., (3) a resident of the district for at least 30 days, and (4) registered to vote.

The estimated tax rate associated with the proposed operating budget is $34.06 per $100 of assessed valuation, which equates to an estimated annual levy of $680 for an average household (based on an assessed valuation of $1,995).

A five member Board of Trustees elected by the voters of the district governs the Library. If you have any questions about this proposed budget, please contact Kerri Rosalia, Library Director at (631) 399-1511 ext. 1001.

** 2023**

CONTINUOUS RUN

NOTICE TO BIDDERS

BIDS WILL BE RECEIVED AND PUBLICLY OPENED AT THE SUFFOLK COUNTY OFFICE OF CENTRAL PROCUREMENT, 335 YAPHANK AVE., YAPHANK, NY 11980 631/852-5196 FOR THE FOLLOWING MATERIAL ON EACH MONDAY IN *2023 AT 11:00 A.M. PLEASE REFER TO BUYER’S INITIALS WHEN MAKING INQUIRIES:

JR MEATS POULTRY PRODUCE GROCERIES FISH DAIRY PRODUCTS

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

DEFINITE

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

L14670-12–CONTINUOUS RUN - 1/11/2023 –7/26/2023

NOTICE OF SPECIAL DISTRICT MEETING OF THE SOUTH COUNTRY CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT TOWN OF BROOKHAVEN, SUFFOLK COUNTY, NEW YORK

ON BEHALF OF THE BROOKHAVEN FREE 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 Brookhaven Free Library, 273 Beaver Dam Road, Brookhaven, New York on Tuesday April 4, 2023 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 2023/2024 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 (2) two Trustees of the Library to fill a five-year term commencing July 1, 2023.

FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that for the purpose of voting at such meeting on Tuesday, April 4, 2023, 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 Brookhaven Free Library, 273 Beaver Dam Road, Brookhaven, New York; and

FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that a copy of a statement of the amount of money which will be required for the ensuing year for the Brookhaven Free Library’s purposes exclusive of public monies, may be obtained by any resident of the District during the fourteen (14) days immediately preceding said meeting except Saturdays, Sundays and holidays from the Library located on Beaver Dam Road, Brookhaven, New York during regular business hours and from the School District between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. (Monday- Friday) at the District’s Administration building located at 189 Dunton Ave., East 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, February 27, 2023; 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, March 30, 2023 between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m., prevailing time and 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 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 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., prevailing time, weekdays, except Sunday and on Saturday, April 1, 2023 between the hours of 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 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 4:00 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, 2023 and by March 28, 2023, if the ballot is to be mailed to the voter. If the ballot is to be delivered personally to the voter at the office of the District Clerk the completed application must be received by the District Clerk no later than 5:00 p.m. on Monday, April 3, 2023. 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 4:00 p.m. on each of the five days prior to April 4, 2023, except Sundays and holidays.

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 Clerk no later than 5:00 p.m. on March 9, 2023.

AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that military voters who are qualified voters of the South Country Central School District, may request an application for a military ballot from the District Clerk in person, or by email to cflynn@southcountry. org or fax sent to 631286-2457. In order for a military voter to be issued a military ballot, a valid military ballot application must be received in the office of the District Clerk no later than 5:00 p.m., on March 9, 2023. Military ballot applications received in accordance with the 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 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 4, 2023 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 4, 2023 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 4, 2023

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

L14690 – 2/15/2023, 3/1/2023, 3/15/2023, & 3/29/2023

AVISO DE JUNTA ESPECIAL DEL DISTRITO ESCOLAR CENTRAL DE SOUTH COUNTRY PUEBLO DE BROOKHAVEN, CONDADO DE SUFFOLK, NUEVA YORK EN NOMBRE DE LA BIBLIOTECA GRATUITA DE BROOKHAVEN

POR LA PRESENTE SE NOTIFICA que se llevará a cabo una reunión especial de distrito de los votantes calificados del distrito escolar central de South Country, ciudad de Brookhaven, condado de Suffolk, Nueva York, en la biblioteca gratuita de Brookhaven, 273 Beaver Dam Road, Brookhaven,

Nueva York, el Martes 4 de abril de 2023 a las 10:00 a. m., hora vigente, con el propósito de votar por máquina de votación sobre los siguientes puntos:

(1) Adoptar el Presupuesto anual de la Biblioteca gratuita de Brookhaven para el año fiscal 2023/2024 y autorizar que la parte requerida del mismo se recaude mediante impuestos sobre la propiedad sujeta a impuestos del Distrito Escolar Central de South Country.

(2) Elegir (2) dos Fideicomisarios de la Biblioteca para cumplir un mandato de cinco años a partir del 1 de julio de 2023.

POR LA PRESENTE SE NOTIFICA ADICIONALMENTE que, con el fin de votar en dicha reunión el martes 4 de abril de 2023, las urnas estarán abiertas entre las 10:00 a. m. y las 8:00 p. m., hora vigente, y se llevará a cabo la votación en la Biblioteca gratuita de Brookhaven, 273 Beaver Dam Road, Brookhaven, Nueva York; y

POR LA PRESENTE SE NOTIFICA ADICIONALMENTE que cualquier residente del Distrito puede obtener una copia de un estado de cuenta de la cantidad de dinero que se requerirá para el año siguiente para los fines de la Biblioteca gratuita de Brookhaven, sin incluir el dinero público, durante los catorce (14) ) días inmediatamente anteriores a dicha reunión, excepto los sábados, domingos y feriados de la Biblioteca ubicada en Beaver Dam Road, Brookhaven, Nueva York durante el horario comercial habitual y del Distrito Escolar entre las 9:00 a. m. y las 4:00 p. m. (de lunes a viernes) en el edificio de la Administración del Distrito ubicado en 189 Dunton Ave., East Patchogue, Nueva York.

POR LA PRESENTE SE NOTIFICA ADICIONALMENTE que las peticiones de nominación de candidatos para el cargo de Síndico de la Biblioteca gratuita de Brookhaven deben presentarse en la Biblioteca gratuita de Brookhaven, 273 Beaver Dam Road, Brookhaven, Nueva York, a más tardar a las 5:00 p. m. el lunes 27 de febrero de 2023; dichas peticiones

se presentarán entre las 9:00 a. m. y las 5:00 p. m. (Lunes - Viernes) hora prevaleciente; cada petición debe dirigirse al Director de la Biblioteca, debe estar firmada 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. Las vacantes en la Junta de la Biblioteca no se consideran cargos separados y específicos, y las peticiones de nominación, por lo tanto, no describirán ninguna vacante específica en la Junta de la Biblioteca para la cual se nomina al candidato.

POR LA PRESENTE SE

NOTIFICA

ADICIONALMENTE que se requiere el registro personal de votantes ya sea de conformidad con § 2014 de la Ley de Educación o de conformidad con el Artículo 5 de la Ley Electoral. Si un votante se ha registrado hasta entonces de conformidad con § 2014 de la Ley de Educación y ha votado en cualquier Reunión Anual o Especial del Distrito Escolar de South Country Central dentro de los últimos cuatro (4) años, dicho votante es elegible para votar en esta elección; si un votante está registrado y elegible para votar de conformidad con el Artículo 5 de la Ley Electoral, dicho votante también es elegible para votar en este elección. Todas las demás personas que deseen votar deben registrarse. El registro se llevará a cabo con el propósito de registrar a todos los votantes calificados del Distrito de conformidad con §2014 de la Ley de Educación hasta el jueves 30 de marzo de 2023 entre las 9:00 a. m. y las 4:00 p.m días durante los cuales la Oficina del Secretario del Distrito está en funcionamiento en la Oficina del Secretario ubicada en el Edificio de Administración del Distrito Escolar Central de South Country, 189 Dunton Avenue, East Patchogue, Nueva York, momento en el cual cualquier persona tendrá derecho a que su o su nombre colocado en dicho registro, siempre que en ese momento se sepa, o se demuestre a satisfacción de dicho Secretario, que en ese momento o en adelante tendrá derecho a votar en dicha Asamblea Especial del Distrito para la cual se prepara el registro. El registro preparado de

conformidad con §2014 de la Ley de Educación se archivará en la Oficina del Secretario del Distrito Escolar en el Edificio de Administración y estará abierto para inspección por parte de cualquier votante calificado del Distrito a partir de cada uno de los cinco ( 5) días antes de la fecha fijada para la reunión entre las horas de 9:00 a. m. a 4:00 p. m., horario prevaleciente, días de semana, excepto el domingo y el sábado 1 de abril de 2023 entre las 9:00 a. m. y las 12:00 p. m. Además, la lista de registro estará disponible en la Biblioteca gratuita de Brookhaven el día de la votación.

POR LA PRESENTE SE DA AVISO ADICIONAL de que las solicitudes de papeletas de voto en ausencia se podrán obtener en la oficina del Secretario del Distrito Escolar (Oficinas Administrativas, 189 Dunton Ave., East Patchogue, Nueva York) entre las 9:00 a. m. y las 4:00 p. m. 00 p.m., hora prevaleciente, durante todos los días en que el Distrito Escolar esté en sesión. Las solicitudes completas deben ser recibidas por el Secretario del Distrito no antes del 6 de marzo de 2023 y antes del 28 de marzo de 2023, si la boleta debe enviarse por correo al votante. Si la boleta debe ser entregada personalmente al votante en la oficina del Secretario del Distrito, la solicitud completa debe ser recibida por el Secretario del Distrito a más tardar a las 5:00 p.m. el lunes 3 de abril de 2023. No se someterá a escrutinio ninguna boleta de votante ausente a menos que se haya recibido en la oficina del Secretario del Distrito a más tardar a las 5:00 p. m. el día de la elección. Una lista de todas las personas a quienes se les habrán emitido boletas de voto en ausencia estará disponible en la oficina del Secretario del Distrito Escolar entre las 9:00 a. m. y las 4:00 p. m. en cada uno de los cinco días anteriores al 4 de abril de 2023, excepto domingos y festivos.

Y POR LA PRESENTE SE

DA AVISO ADICIONAL, que los votantes militares que no están registrados actualmente pueden solicitar registrarse como votantes calificados del Distrito Escolar Central de South Country solicitando y devolviendo una solicitud de registro

al Secretario del Distrito en persona, o por correo electrónico a cflynn@ southcountry.org o envíe un fax al 631-286-2457. La solicitud de registro puede incluir la preferencia del votante militar de recibir la solicitud de registro por correo postal, fax o correo electrónico. Los formularios de solicitud de registro de votantes militares deben recibirse en la oficina del secretario del distrito a más tardar a las 5:00 p. m. el 9 de marzo de 2023.

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 del Secretario del Distrito en persona, o por correo electrónico a cflynn@ southcountry.org o por fax enviado a 631-286-2457. Para que un votante militar reciba una boleta militar, se debe recibir una solicitud de boleta militar válida en la oficina del secretario del distrito a más tardar a las 5:00 p. m., el 9 de marzo de 2023. Las solicitudes de boleta militar recibidas de acuerdo con el lo anterior se procesará de la misma manera que una solicitud de boleta no militar según 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 del distrito en South Country Central School District, 189 Dunton Avenue, East Patchogue, NY 11772.

Y POR LA PRESENTE SE

DA AVISO ADICIONAL, que las boletas militares se escrutarán si el Secretario del Distrito las recibe

(1) antes del cierre de las urnas el 4 de abril de 2023 y muestren una marca de cancelación del Servicio

Postal de los Estados Unidos o del servicio postal de un país extranjero , o que muestre un endoso de recibo fechado por otra agencia del Gobierno de los Estados Unidos; o (2) a más tardar a las 5:00 p. m. el 4 de abril de 2023 y firmado y fechado por el votante militar y un testigo, con una fecha que se asegure que no sea posterior al día anterior a la elección.

Fecha: 4 de enero de 2023 East Patchogue, Nueva York

POR ORDEN DE LA JUNTA DE EDUCACIÓN DISTRITO ESCOLAR CENTRAL DE SOUTH COUNTRY, PUEBLO DE BROOKHAVEN, CONDADO DE SUFFOLK, NUEVA YORK

Christine Flynn secretario de distrito

L14691 – 2/15/2023, 3/1/2023, 3/15/2023, & 3/29/2023

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 4, 2023 at 9:30 a.m., prevailing time, for the purpose of voting by paper ballot upon the following items:

(1) To adopt the Annual Budget of the South Country Library for the fiscal year 2023-2024 and to authorize that the requisite portion thereof be raised by taxation on the taxable property of the South Country Central School District, pursuant to section 259 of the Education Law; and

(2) To elect two (2) Trustees of the Library to fill three-year terms commencing May 18, 2023 and ending May 21, 2026.

FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that for the purpose of voting at such meeting on Tuesday, April 4, 2023, the polls will be open between the hours of 9:30 a.m. and 9:00 p.m., prevailing time, and voting will be held at the South Country Library, 22 Station Rd., Bellport, New York; and

FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that

a copy of a statement of the amount of money which will be required for the ensuing year for the South Country Library’s purposes exclusive of public monies, may be obtained by any resident of the District during the fourteen (14) days immediately preceding said meeting except Saturdays, Sundays and holidays from the Library located at 22 Station Rd., Bellport, New York during regular business hours and from the School District between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. (Monday - Friday) at the District’s Administration building located at 189 Dunton Avenue., East Patchogue, New York.

FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that petitions nominating candidates for the office of Trustee of the South Country Library must be filed at the South Country Library, 22 Station Rd., Bellport, New York, no later than 5:00 p.m. on Monday, February 27, 2023; such petitions shall be filed between the hours of 9:30 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; and

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 heretofore registered pursuant to § 2014 of the Education Law and has voted at any Annual or Special District Meeting 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, March 30, 2023 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 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 4:00 p.m., prevailing time, weekdays and on Saturday, April 1, 2023 between the hours of 9:00 am to 12:00 pm. In addition, the registration list shall be available in the South Country Library on the day of the vote; and

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 Avenue., East Patchogue, New York) between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 4:00 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, 2023 and by March 28, 2023, if the ballot is to be mailed to the voter. If the ballot is to be delivered personally to the voter at the office of the District Clerk the completed application must be received by the District Clerk no later than 5:00 p.m. on Monday, April 3, 2023. 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 4:00 p.m. on each of the five days prior to April 4, 2023 except Sunday and on Saturday, April 1, 2023 between the hours of 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 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 Clerk no later than 5:00 p.m. on March 9, 2023.

AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that military voters who are qualified voters of the South Country Central School District, may request an application for a military ballot from the District Clerk in person, or by email to cflynn@southcountry. org or fax sent to 631286-2457. In order for a military voter to be issued a military ballot, a valid military ballot application must be received in the office of the District Clerk no later than 5:00 p.m., on March 9, 2023. Military ballot applications received in accordance with the 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 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 4, 2023 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 4, 2023 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 4, 2023 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 L14692 – 2/15/2023, 3/1/2023, 3/15/2023, & 3/29/2023

AVISO DE JUNTA ESPECIAL DEL DISTRITO ESCOLAR CENTRAL DE SOUTH COUNTRY PUEBLO DE BROOKHAVEN, CONDADO DE SUFFOLK, NUEVA YORK EN NOMBRE DE LA BIBLIOTECA SOUTH COUNTRY

POR LA PRESENTE SE NOTIFICA que se llevará a cabo una reunión especial de distrito de los votantes calificados del distrito escolar central de South Country, ciudad de Brookhaven, condado de Suffolk, Nueva York, en la biblioteca de South Country, 22 Station Rd., Bellport, Nueva York, el martes, 4 de abril de 2023 a las 9:30 a.m., hora vigente, con el fin de votar con papeleta sobre los siguientes puntos:

(1) Aprobar el Presupuesto Anual de la Biblioteca South Country para el año fiscal 2023-2024 y para autorizar que la parte requerida del mismo se recaude mediante impuestos sobre la propiedad sujeta a impuestos del Distrito Escolar Central de South Country, de conformidad

con la sección 259 de la Ley de Educación; y

(2) Elegir dos (2) Fideicomisarios de la Biblioteca para cumplir mandatos de tres años a partir del 18 de mayo de 2023 y hasta el 21 de mayo de 2026.

POR LA PRESENTE SE NOTIFICA

ADICIONALMENTE que, con el fin de votar en dicha reunión el martes 4 de abril de 2023, las urnas estarán abiertas entre las 9:30 a. m. y las 9:00 p. m., horario vigente, y se llevará a cabo la votación en la Biblioteca South Country, 22 Station Rd., Bellport, Nueva York; y

POR LA PRESENTE SE NOTIFICA

ADICIONALMENTE que cualquier residente del Distrito puede obtener una copia de un estado de cuenta de la cantidad de dinero que se requerirá para el año siguiente para los fines de la Biblioteca South Country, sin incluir el dinero público, durante los catorce (14) ) días inmediatamente anteriores a dicha reunión, excepto los sábados, domingos y feriados de la Biblioteca ubicada en 22 Station Rd., Bellport, Nueva York durante el horario comercial habitual y del Distrito Escolar entre las 9:00 a. m. y las 4:00 p. m. (lunes a viernes) en el edificio de la Administración del Distrito ubicado en 189 Dunton Avenue., East Patchogue, Nueva York.

POR LA PRESENTE SE NOTIFICA

ADICIONALMENTE que las peticiones de nominación de candidatos para el cargo de Síndico de la Biblioteca South Country deben presentarse en la Biblioteca South Country, 22 Station Rd., Bellport, Nueva York, a más tardar a las 5:00 p. m. el lunes 27 de febrero de 2023; dichas peticiones se presentarán entre las 9:30 a. m. y las 5:00 p. m. (Lunes - Viernes) hora prevaleciente; cada petición debe dirigirse al Director de la Biblioteca, debe estar firmada 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. Las vacantes en la Junta de la Biblioteca no se consideran cargos separados y específicos, y las peticiones de nominación, por lo tanto, no describirán

ninguna vacante específica en la Junta de la Biblioteca para la cual se nomina al candidato; y

POR LA PRESENTE SE NOTIFICA ADICIONALMENTE

que se requiere el registro personal de votantes ya sea de conformidad con § 2014 de la Ley de Educación o de conformidad con el Artículo 5 de la Ley Electoral. Si un votante se ha registrado hasta ahora de conformidad con § 2014 de la Ley de Educación y ha votado en cualquier Reunión anual o especial del distrito dentro de los últimos cuatro (4) años, dicho votante es elegible para votar en esta elección; si un votante está registrado y es elegible para votar conforme al Artículo 5 de la Ley Electoral, dicho votante también es elegible para votar en esta elección. Todas las demás personas que deseen votar deben registrarse. El registro se llevará a cabo con el propósito de registrar a todos los votantes calificados del Distrito de conformidad con la §2014 de la Ley de Educación hasta el jueves 30 de marzo de 2023 entre las 9:00 a. m. y las 4:00 p. m., horario prevaleciente en todos los días regulares. durante el cual la Oficina del Secretario del Distrito está en funcionamiento en la Oficina del Secretario ubicada en el Edificio de Administración del Distrito Escolar Central de South Country, 189 Dunton Avenue, East Patchogue, Nueva York, en cuyo momento cualquier persona tendrá derecho a que su o su nombre colocado en dicho registro, siempre que en ese momento se sepa, o se demuestre a satisfacción de dicho Secretario, que en ese momento o posteriormente tiene derecho a votar en dicha Asamblea Especial del Distrito para la cual se prepara el registro. El registro preparado de conformidad con §2014 de la Ley de Educación se archivará en la Oficina del Secretario del Distrito Escolar en el Edificio Administrativo, 189 Dunton Avenue, East Patchogue, Nueva York y estará abierto para inspección por cualquier votante calificado de el Distrito a partir de cada uno de los cinco (5) días anteriores a la fecha fijada para la reunión, excepto el domingo, y estará disponible entre las 9:00 a. m. y las 4:00 p. m., hora

prevaleciente, los días de semana y los sábados, 1 de abril de 2023 en el horario de 9:00 am a 12:00 pm. Además, la lista de registro estará disponible en la Biblioteca South Country el día de la votación; y

POR LA PRESENTE SE

DA AVISO ADICIONAL de que las solicitudes de papeletas de voto en ausencia se podrán obtener en la oficina del Secretario del Distrito Escolar (Oficinas Administrativas, 189 Dunton Avenue., East Patchogue, Nueva York) entre las 9:00 a. m. y las 4:00 p.m., hora prevaleciente, durante todos los días en que el Distrito Escolar esté en sesión. Las solicitudes completas deben ser recibidas por el Secretario del Distrito no antes del 6 de marzo de 2023 y antes del 28 de marzo de 2023, si la boleta debe enviarse por correo al votante. Si la boleta debe ser entregada personalmente al votante en la oficina del Secretario del Distrito, la solicitud completa debe ser recibida por el Secretario del Distrito a más tardar a las 5:00 p.m. el lunes 3 de abril de 2023. No se someterá a escrutinio ninguna boleta de votante ausente a menos que se haya recibido en la oficina del Secretario del Distrito a más tardar a las 5:00 p. m. el día de la votación/elección. Una lista de todas las personas a las que se les han emitido boletas de voto en ausencia estará disponible en la oficina del Secretario del Distrito Escolar entre las 9:00 a. m. y las 4:00 p. m. en cada uno de los cinco días anteriores al 4 de abril de 2023 excepto el domingo y el sábado 1 de abril de 2023 entre las 9:00 a. m. y las 12:00 p. m.

Y POR LA PRESENTE SE DA AVISO ADICIONAL, que los votantes militares que no están registrados actualmente pueden solicitar registrarse como votantes calificados del Distrito Escolar Central de South Country solicitando y devolviendo una solicitud de registro al Secretario del Distrito en persona, o por correo electrónico a cflynn@ southcountry.org o envíe un fax al 631-286-2457. La solicitud de registro puede incluir la preferencia del votante militar de recibir la solicitud de registro por correo postal, fax o correo electrónico. Los formularios de solicitud de registro de votantes militares deben recibirse en la oficina del secretario

del distrito a más tardar a las 5:00 p. m. el 9 de marzo de 2023.

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 del Secretario del Distrito en persona, o por correo electrónico a cflynn@ southcountry.org o por fax enviado a 631-286-2457. Para que un votante militar reciba una boleta militar, se debe recibir una solicitud de boleta militar válida en la oficina del secretario del distrito a más tardar a las 5:00 p. m., el 9 de marzo de 2023. Las solicitudes de boleta militar recibidas de acuerdo con el lo anterior será procesada de 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 del distrito en South Country Central School District, 189 Dunton Avenue, East Patchogue, NY 11772.

Y POR LA PRESENTE SE DA AVISO ADICIONAL, que las boletas militares serán escrutadas si son recibidas por el Secretario del Distrito (1) antes del cierre de las urnas el 4 de abril de 2023 que muestren una marca de cancelación del Servicio Postal de los Estados Unidos o del servicio postal de un país extranjero , o que muestre un endoso de recibo fechado por otra agencia del Gobierno de los Estados Unidos; o (2) a más tardar a las 5:00 p. m. el 4 de abril de 2023 y firmado y fechado por el votante militar y un testigo, con una fecha que no sea posterior al día anterior a la elección.

Fecha: 4 de enero de 2023 East Patchogue, Nueva York

POR ORDEN DE LA JUNTA DE EDUCACIÓN DISTRITO ESCOLAR CENTRAL DE SOUTH COUNTRY, PUEBLO DE BROOKHAVEN, CONDADO DE SUFFOLK, NUEVA YORK

Christine Flynn,

Secretario De Distrito

L14693 – 2/15/2023, 3/1/2023, 3/15/2023, & 3/29/2023

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

U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, NOT IN ITS INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY BUT SOLELY AS TRUSTEE FOR THE RMTP TRUST, SERIES 2019-C, V.

REISE JACOBS, ET AL.

NOTICE OF SALE

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN pursuant to a Final Judgment of Foreclosure dated August 25, 2021, and entered in the Office of the Clerk of the County of Suffolk, wherein U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, NOT IN ITS INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY BUT SOLELY AS TRUSTEE FOR THE RMTP TRUST, SERIES 2019-C is the Plaintiff and REISE JACOBS, ET AL. are the Defendant(s). I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction at the BROOKHAVEN TOWN HALL, 1 INDEPENDENCE HILL, FARMINGVILLE, NY 11738, on April 11, 2023 at 12:30PM, premises known as 784 SOUTH COUNTRY ROAD, EAST PATCHOGUE, NY 11772: District 0200, Section 981.40, Block 11.00, Lot 001.000:

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

Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index # 616224/2018. Michael Clancy, Esq. - Referee. Robertson, Anschutz, Schneid, Crane & Partners, PLLC 900 Merchants Concourse, Suite 310, Westbury, New York 11590, Attorneys for Plaintiff. All foreclosure sales will be conducted in accordance with Covid-19 guidelines including, but not limited to, social distancing and mask wearing. *LOCATION OF SALE SUBJECT TO CHANGE DAY OF

IN ACCORDANCE WITH COURT/CLERK DIRECTIVES.

ONLY CERTIFIED OR BANK CHECKS MADE PAYABLE TO MICHAEL T. CLANCY AS REFEREE WILL BE ACCEPTED BY THE REFEREE AT THE FORECLOSURE SALE. NO CASH WILL BE ACCEPTED.

L14835 – 3/8/2023, 3/15/2023, 3/22/2023 & 3/29/2023

NOTICE OF SALE

SUPREME COURT

COUNTY OF SUFFOLK

JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association, Plaintiff

AGAINST

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

Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly entered October 1, 2019 I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction at the Brookhaven Town Hall, 1 Independence Hill, Farmingville, NY 11738 on April 12, 2023 at 10:00AM, premises known as 23 Kent Place, Mastic, NY 11950. All that certain plot piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements erected, situate, lying and being in the Town of Brookhaven, County of Suffolk, State of New York, District 0200 Section 786.00 Block 06.00 Lot 016.001. Approximate amount of judgment

$281,261.93 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index# 622660/2018. The auction will be conducted pursuant to the COVID-19 Policies Concerning Public Auctions of Foreclosed Property established by the Tenth Judicial District.

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

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

(877) 430-4792

Dated: January 25, 2023

L14838 – 3/8/2023, 3/15/2023, 3/22/2023, & 3/29/2023

INDEX NO. 609234/2022

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

SUPPLEMENTAL SUMMONS

Mortgaged Premises: 133 ENCORE BOULEVARD AKA 133 ENCORE BOULEVARD UNIT 133, EASTPORT, NY 11941

Section: 593.10, Block: 1, Lot: 133

SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK COUNTY OF SUFFOLK

DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY, AS TRUSTEE FOR SOUNDVIEW HOME LOAN TRUST 2006OPT5, ASSET-BACKED CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2006-OPT5

Plaintiff, vs. RYAN SKOLNICK, AS HEIR AND DISTRIBUTEE OF THE ESTATE OF ELYSE WEISSMAN; MATTHEW SKOLNICK, AS HEIR AND DISTRIBUTEE OF THE ESTATE OF ELYSE WEISSMAN, if living, and if she/he be dead, any and all persons unknown to plaintiff, claiming, or who may claim to have an interest in, or general or specific lien upon the real property described in this action; such unknown persons being herein generally described and intended to be included in the following designation, namely: the wife, widow, husband, widower, heirs at law, next of kin, descendants, executors, administrators, devisees, legatees, creditors, trustees, committees, lienors, and assignees of such deceased, any and all persons deriving interest in or lien upon, or title to said real property by, through or under them, or either of them, and their respective wives, widows, husbands, widowers, heirs at law, next of kin, descendants, executors, administrators, devisees, legatees, creditors, trustees, committees, lienors and assigns, all of whom and whose names, except as stated, are unknown to plaintiff; UNKNOWN HEIRS AND DISTRIBUTEES TO THE ESTATE OF ELYSE WEISSMAN, any and all persons unknown to plaintiff, claiming, or who may claim to have an interest in, or general or specific lien upon the real property described in

this action; such unknown persons being herein generally described and intended to be included in the following designation, namely: the wife, widow, husband, widower, heirs at law, next of kin, descendants, executors, administrators, devisees, legatees, creditors, trustees, committees, lienors, and assignees of such deceased, any and all persons deriving interest in or lien upon, or title to said real property by, through or under them, or either of them, and their respective wives, widows, husbands, widowers, heirs at law, next of kin, descendants, executors, administrators, devisees, legatees, creditors, trustees, committees, lienors and assigns, all of whom and whose names, except as stated, are unknown to plaintiff; UNKNOWN

SUCCESSOR TRUSTEE OF THE ELYSE

WEISSMAN 2020

REVOCABLE TRUST, if living, and if she/he be dead, any and all persons unknown to plaintiff, claiming, or who may claim to have an interest in, or general or specific lien upon the real property described in this action; such unknown persons being herein generally described and intended to be included in the following designation, namely: the wife, widow, husband, widower, heirs at law, next of kin, descendants, executors, administrators, devisees, legatees, creditors, trustees, committees, lienors, and assignees of such deceased, any and all persons deriving interest in or lien upon, or title to said real property by, through or under them, or either of them, and their respective wives, widows, husbands, widowers, heirs at law, next of kin, descendants, executors, administrators, devisees, legatees, creditors, trustees, committees, lienors and assigns, all of whom and whose names, except as stated, are unknown to plaintiff; UNKNOWN

BENEFICIARIES OF THE ELYSE WEISSMAN 2020 REVOCABLE TRUST, if living, and if she/he be dead, any and all persons unknown to plaintiff, claiming, or who may claim to have an interest in, or general or specific lien upon the real property described in this action; such unknown persons being herein generally described and intended to be included in the following designation, namely: the wife, widow,

husband, widower, heirs at law, next of kin, descendants, executors, administrators, devisees, legatees, creditors, trustees, committees, lienors, and assignees of such deceased, any and all persons deriving interest in or lien upon, or title to said real property by, through or under them, or either of them, and their respective wives, widows, husbands, widowers, heirs at law, next of kin, descendants, executors, administrators, devisees, legatees, creditors, trustees, committees, lienors and assigns, all of whom and whose names, except as stated, are unknown to plaintiff; BOARD OF MANAGERS OF ENCORE ATLANTIC SHORES CONDOMINIUM II; FIA CARD SERVICES, N.A.; THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK; NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF TAXATION AND FINANCE; UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, "JOHN DOE #1" through "JOHN DOE #12," the last twelve names being fictitious and unknown to plaintiff, the persons or parties intended being the tenants, occupants, persons or corporations, if any, having or claiming an interest in or lien upon the premises, described in the complaint, Defendants.

To the above named Defendants

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

NOTICE OF NATURE OF ACTION AND RELIEF SOUGHT

THE OBJECT of the above caption action is to foreclose a Mortgage to secure the sum of $614,498.00 and interest, recorded on May 05, 2006, in Liber M00021292 at Page 984, of the Public Records of SUFFOLK County, New York., covering premises known as 133 ENCORE BOULEVARD AKA 133 ENCORE BOULEVARD UNIT 133, EASTPORT, NY 11941.

The relief sought in the within action is a final judgment directing the sale of the premises described above to satisfy the debt secured by the Mortgage described above. SUFFOLK County is designated as the place of trial because the real property affected by this action is located in said county.

NOTICE YOU ARE IN DANGER OF LOSING YOUR HOME

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

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

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

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

Dated: February 24, 2023

ROBERTSON, ANSCHUTZ, SCHNEID, CRANE & PARTNERS, PLLC

Attorney for Plaintiff

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

L14844 – 3/8/2023, 3/15/2023, 3/22/2023 & 3/29/2023

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

Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly entered on September 22, 2022, I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction at the Brookhaven Town Hall, 1 Independence Hill, Farmingville, NY 11738 on April 18, 2023 at 12:00 p.m., premises known as 9 Dourland Road n/k/a 16 Dourland Road, Medford, NY 11763. All that certain plot, piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements thereon erected, situate, lying and being at West Yaphank, Suffolk County, Town of Brookhaven, State of New York, District 0200, Section 545.00, Block 02.00 and Lot 023.000. Approximate amount of judgment is $301,952.58 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index # 609098/2020. COVID-19 safety protocols will be followed at the foreclosure sale.

Bryan Browns, Esq., Referee

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

L14850 – 3/15/2023, 3/22/2023, 3/29/2023, & 4/5/2023

NOTICE OF SALE

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

Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly entered on February 6, 2018 and an Order Extending Sale Deadline and Other Relief duly entered on September 8, 2022, I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction at the Brookhaven Town Hall, 1 Independence

Hill, Farmingville, NY 11738 on April 13, 2023 at 10:00 a.m., premises known as 163 Roe Avenue, East Patchogue, NY 11772. All that certain plot, piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements thereon erected, situate, lying and being in the Town of Brookhaven, County of Suffolk and State of New York, District 0200, Section 979.40, Block 11.00 and Lot 005.000. Approximate amount of judgment is $554,909.13 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index #070274/2014. COVID-19 safety protocols will be followed at the foreclosure sale.

Brian T. Egan, Esq., Referee

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

L14851 – 3/15/2023, 3/22/2023, 3/29/2023, & 4/5/2023

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

NATIONSTAR MORTGAGE LLC D/B/A

MR. COOPER, V.

KRYSTAL PACE AS HEIR AND DISTRIBUTEE OF THE ESTATE OF COLLENE BROWN, ET AL.

NOTICE OF SALE

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN pursuant to a Final Judgment of Foreclosure dated September 15, 2022, and entered in the Office of the Clerk of the County of Suffolk, wherein NATIONSTAR MORTGAGE LLC D/B/A

MR. COOPER is the Plaintiff and KRYSTAL PACE AS HEIR AND DISTRIBUTEE OF THE ESTATE OF COLLENE BROWN, ET AL. are the Defendant(s). I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction at the BROOKHAVEN TOWN HALL, 1 INDEPENDENCE HILL, FARMINGVILLE, NY 11738, on April 14, 2023 at 9:00AM, premises known as 292 FOREST ROAD WEST, MASTIC BEACH, NY 11951: District 0200, Section 982.00, Block

14.00, Lot 021.000:

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

Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index # 609954/2019. Jeffrey Arlen Spinner, Esq.Referee. Robertson, Anschutz, Schneid, Crane & Partners, PLLC 900 Merchants Concourse, Suite 310, Westbury, New York 11590, Attorneys for Plaintiff. All foreclosure sales will be conducted in accordance with Covid-19 guidelines including, but not limited to, social distancing and mask wearing. *LOCATION OF SALE SUBJECT TO CHANGE DAY OF IN ACCORDANCE WITH COURT/CLERK DIRECTIVES.

L14853 – 3/15/2023, 3/22/2023, 3/29/2023 & 4/5/2023

REFEREE'S NOTICE OF SALE IN FORECLOSURE SUPREME COURTCOUNTY OF SUFFOLK MANUFACTURERS AND TRADERS TRUST COMPANY ALSO KNOWN AS M&T BANK SUCCESSOR BY MERGER TO HUDSON CITY SAVINGS BANK, FSB, Plaintiff - against - PATRICIA A. CASTALDO, et al Defendant(s).

Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered on March 11, 2022.

I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction at the Brookhaven Town Hall, 1 Independence Hill, Farmingville, NY 11738 on the 13th day of April, 2023 at 11:00 AM. All that certain plot, piece or parcel of land, situate, lying and being in the Town of Brookhaven, County of Suffolk and State of New York.

Premises known as 141 Monroe Street, Mastic, (Town of Brookhaven) NY 11950. (SBL#: 0200-908.00-02.00025.000)

Approximate amount of lien $644,325.04 plus interest and costs.

Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed judgment and terms of sale.

Index No. 035993/2011.

Annette Eaderesto, Esq.,

Referee. Davidson Fink LLP

Attorney(s) for Plaintiff

400 Meridian Centre Blvd, Ste 200 Rochester, NY 14618 Tel. 585/760-8218

For sale information, please visit Auction.com at www.Auction.com or call (800) 280-2832

Dated: February 8, 2023

During the COVID-19 health emergency, bidders are required to comply with all governmental health requirements in effect at the time of sale including but not limited to, wearing face coverings and maintaining social distancing (at least 6-feet apart) during the auction, while tendering deposit and at any subsequent closing. Bidders are also required to comply with the Foreclosure Auction Rules and COVID-19 Health Emergency Rules issued by the Supreme Court of this County in addition to the conditions set forth in the Terms of Sale.

L14855 – 3/15/2023, 3/22/2023, 3/29/2023 & 4/5/2023

NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF SUFFOLK

U.S. BANK TRUST, N.A., AS TRUSTEE FOR LSRMF MH MASTER PARTICIPATION TRUST II, Plaintiff AGAINST DORA W. CHAN, ET AL., Defendant(s) Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly entered February 2, 2022, I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction at the Brookhaven Town Hall, 1 Independence Hill, Farmingville, NY 11738 on April 19, 2023 at 1:00PM, premises known as 20 WEST LAKE DRIVE, PATCHOGUE, NY 11772. All that certain plot piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements erected, situate, lying and being in the Incorporated Village of Patchogue, in the Town of Brookhaven, County of Suffolk and State of New York, District 0204, Section 012.00, Block 04.00, Lot 003.000. Approximate amount of judgment $469,615.02 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index #610027/2018. The aforementioned auction will be conducted in accordance with the SUFFOLK County

COVID-19 mitigation protocols and as such all persons must comply with social distancing, wearing masks and screening practices in effect at the time of this foreclosure sale. The Referee will not accept cash at sale.

Andrea Denicola, Esq., Referee Gross Polowy, LLC 1775 Wehrle Drive Williamsville, NY 14221 16-003669 75387

L14859 - 3/22/2023, 3/29/2023, 4/5/2023 & 4/12/2023

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

HSBC BANK USA N.A. AS INDENTURE TRUSTEE FOR THE REGISTERED NOTEHOLDERS OF RENAISSANCE HOME EQUITY LOAN TRUST

2005-3 RENAISSANCE HOME EQUITY LOAN

ASSET-BACKED NOTES

SERIES 2005-3, V.

SUFFOLK COUNTY PUBLIC ADMINISTRATOR, LIMITED ADMINISTRATOR OF THE ESTATE OF MICHAEL PAGE WOODWARD

A/K/A MICHAEL WOODWARD, ET AL.

NOTICE OF SALE

NOTICE IS HEREBY

GIVEN pursuant to a Final Judgment of Foreclosure dated November 23, 2022, and entered in the Office of the Clerk of the County of Suffolk, wherein HSBC BANK USA N.A. AS INDENTURE TRUSTEE FOR THE REGISTERED NOTEHOLDERS OF RENAISSANCE HOME

EQUITY LOAN TRUST

2005-3 RENAISSANCE HOME EQUITY LOAN

ASSET-BACKED NOTES

SERIES 2005-3 is the Plaintiff and SUFFOLK COUNTY PUBLIC ADMINISTRATOR, LIMITED ADMINISTRATOR OF THE ESTATE OF MICHAEL PAGE

WOODWARD

A/K/A MICHAEL WOODWARD, ET AL. are the Defendant(s). I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction at the BROOKHAVEN

TOWN HALL, 1

INDEPENDENCE HILL, FARMINGVILLE, NY 11738, on April 18, 2023 at 11:00AM, premises known as 17 BAYPORT

ROAD, MASTIC BEACH, NY 11951: District 0200, Section 983.40, Block 05.00, Lot 008.000:

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

Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index #

605575/2015. Annette Eaderesto, Esq. - Referee. Robertson, Anschutz, Schneid, Crane & Partners, PLLC 900 Merchants Concourse, Suite 310, Westbury, New York 11590, Attorneys for Plaintiff. All foreclosure sales will be conducted in accordance with Covid-19 guidelines including, but not limited to, social distancing and mask wearing. *LOCATION OF SALE SUBJECT TO CHANGE DAY OF IN ACCORDANCE WITH COURT/CLERK DIRECTIVES.

L14865 – 3/15/2023, 3/22/2023, 3/29/2023 & 4/5/2023

NOTICE OF SALE IN FORECLOSURE

SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK

COUNTY OF SUFFOLK DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY IN ITS CAPACITY AS INDENTURE TRUSTEE FOR THE NOTEHOLDERS OF AAMES MORTGAGE INVESTMENT TRUST 2005 2, Plaintiff, v. CATHERINE COULOMBE, ET AL, Defendant. PLEASE TAKE NOTICE THAT

In pursuance of a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the Office of the County Clerk of Suffolk County on November 17, 2020, I, Peter R. McGreevy, Esq. the Referee named in said Judgment, will sell in one parcel at public auction on April 24, 2023 at The Brookhaven Town Hall, 1 Independence Hill, Farmingville, NY 11738, County of Suffolk, State of New York, at 4:00 PM

the premises described as follows:

28 Moriches Middle Isla Shirley, NY 11967

SBL No: 0200-641.0002.00-016.000 ALL THAT TRACT OR PARCEL OF LAND situate in the Township of Brookhaven, County of Suffolk, State of New York. The premises are sold subject to the provisions of the filed judgment, Index No. 015656/2009 in the amount of $618,837.75 plus interest and costs.

The aforementioned auction will be conducted in accordance with the Court System's COVID-19 mitigation protocols and as such all persons must comply with social distancing, wearing masks and screening practices in effect at the time of this foreclosure sale.

Stuart Frame Woods Oviatt Gilman LLP

Plaintiff's Attorney 500 Bausch & Lomb Place Rochester, NY 14604 Tel.: 855-227-5072

L14889 – 3/22/2023, 3/29/2023, 4/5/2023 & 4/12/2023

INDEX NO. 616119/2022

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

SUPPLEMENTAL SUMMONS

Mortgaged Premises: 375 JAMAICA AVENUE, MEDFORD, NY 11763

District: 0200, Section: 774.00, Block: 01.00, Lot: 002.031

SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK

COUNTY OF SUFFOLK GOVERNMENT LOAN SECURITIZATION

TRUST 2011FV1, U.S. BANK TRUST NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, NOT IN ITS INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY BUT SOLELY AS DELAWARE TRUSTEE AND U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, NOT IN ITS INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY BUT SOLELY AS CO-TRUSTEE

Plaintiff, vs.

PATRICIA JOYCE, AS EXECUTRIX, HEIR AND DISTRIBUTEE OF THE ESTATE OF LILLIAN E. TULLIS A/K/A LILLIAN

ELIZABETH TULLIS; TARA TULLIS, AS HEIR AND DISTRIBUTEE OF THE ESTATE OF LILLIAN E. TULLIS A/K/A LILLIAN ELIZABETH TULLIS, if living, and if she/he be dead, any and all persons unknown to plaintiff, claiming, or who may claim to have an interest in, or general or specific lien upon the real property described in this action; such unknown persons being herein generally described and intended to be included in the following designation, namely: the wife, widow, husband, widower, heirs at law, next of kin, descendants, executors, administrators, devisees, legatees, creditors, trustees, committees, lienors, and assignees of such deceased, any and all persons deriving interest in or lien upon, or title to said real property by, through or under them, or either of them, and their respective wives, widows, husbands, widowers, heirs at law, next of kin, descendants, executors, administrators, devisees, legatees, creditors, trustees, committees, lienors and assigns, all of whom and whose names, except as stated, are unknown to plaintiff; KRISTINA EDMEAD, AS HEIR AND DISTRIBUTEE OF THE ESTATE OF LILLIAN E. TULLIS A/K/A LILLIAN ELIZABETH TULLIS; DONNA RAYMAN, AS HEIR AND DISTRIBUTEE OF THE ESTATE OF LILLIAN E. TULLIS A/K/A LILLIAN ELIZABETH TULLIS; JOSHUA TULLIS, AS HEIR AND DISTRIBUTEE OF THE ESTATE OF LILLIAN E. TULLIS A/K/A LILLIAN ELIZABETH TULLIS; SECRETARY OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT; CLERK OF THE SUFFOLK COUNTY; PORT JEFFERSON VILLAGE; NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF TAXATION AND FINANCE; UNITED STATES OF AMERICA - INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE; THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK; "JOHN DOE" (REFUSED NAME) AS JOHN DOE #1, "JOHN DOE #2" through "JOHN DOE #12," the last eleven names being fictitious and unknown to plaintiff, the persons or parties intended being the tenants, occupants, persons or corporations, if

any, having or claiming an interest in or lien upon the premises, described in the complaint, Defendants.

To the above named Defendants

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

NOTICE OF NATURE OF ACTION AND RELIEF SOUGHT

THE OBJECT of the above caption action is to foreclose a Mortgage to secure the sum of $128,800.00 and interest, recorded on June 16, 1998, in Liber 19352 at Page 376, of the Public Records of SUFFOLK County, New York., covering premises known as 375 JAMAICA AVENUE, MEDFORD, NY 11763. The relief sought in the within action is a final judgment directing the sale of the premises described above to satisfy the debt secured by the Mortgage described above. SUFFOLK County is designated as the place of trial because the real property affected by this action is located in said county.

NOTICE

and filing the answer with the court, a default judgment may be entered and you can lose your home.

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

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

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

Dated: December 23, 2022 ROBERTSON, ANSCHUTZ, SCHNEID, CRANE & PARTNERS, PLLC Attorney for Plaintiff Matthew Rothstein, Esq. 900 Merchants Concourse, Suite 310 Westbury, NY 11590 516-280-7675

L14895 – 3/15/2023, 3/22/2023, 3/29/2023 & 4/5/2023

NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURTCOUNTY OF SUFFOLK

WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A., AS TRUSTEE FOR SECURITIZED ASSET BACKED RECEIVABLES LLC TRUST 2004OP2, MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2004-OP2, Plaintiff,

Against RICHARD SCHMITT A/K/A RICHARD H. SCHMITT A/K/A RICHARD H. SCHMITT JR., et al.

Defendant(s)

ALL that certain plot piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements thereon erected, situate, lying and being in the Township Of Brookhaven, County Of Suffolk And State Of New York.

District 0200 Section 978.80 Block 07.00 Lot 067.000

The approximate amount of the current Judgment lien is $215,786.23 plus interest and costs. The Premises will be sold subject to provisions of the aforesaid Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale; Index # 603154/2019

Daniel James Murphy, Esq., Referee. McCabe, Weisberg & Conway, LLC, 10 Midland Avenue, Suite 205, Port Chester, NY 10573 Dated: 2/27/2023 File Number: 18-302855 LD

L14896 – 3/22/2023, 3/29/2023, 4/5/2023 & 4/12/2023

NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE:

The following Self Storage unit contents containing household and other goods will be sold for cash by StorQuest Self Storage 2021 Lakeland Avenue, Ronkonkoma NY 11779 (631) 954-2026 to satisfy a lien on 4/12/2023 at approx. 12PM at www. storagetreasures.com:

Shelica Hasty - 3001, Jaquan Casserly - 2232, Margaret Portelli – 2048 L14900–3/29/2023

NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURTCOUNTY OF SUFFOLK CMG MORTGAGE, INC., Plaintiff, Against COREY LEMAY A/K/A COREY M. LEMAY, et al.

Defendant(s)

YOU ARE

IN DANGER OF LOSING YOUR HOME

If you do not respond to this summons and complaint by serving a copy of the answer on the attorney for the mortgage company who filed this foreclosure proceeding against you

Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale, duly entered 06/10/2021, I, the undersigned Referee, will sell at public auction, at the Brookhaven Town Hall, 1 Independence Hill, Farmingville, NY 11738, on 4/21/2023 at 10:00am, premises known as 51 Sherwood Drive, Mastic Beach, NY 11951, And Described As Follows:

Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale, duly entered 10/23/2017, I, the undersigned Referee, will sell at public auction, at the Brookhaven Town Hall, 1 Independence Hill, Farmingville, NY 11738, on 5/1/2023 at 11:00 AM, premises known as 30 Balsam Drive, Medford, New York 11763, and described as follows:

ALL that certain plot piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and

improvements thereon erected, situate, lying and being in the Town of Brookhaven, County of Suffolk and State of New York

District 0200 Section

870.00 Block 03.00 Lot

030.002

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

Thomas Joseph Demayo, Esq., Referee.

McCabe, Weisberg & Conway, LLC, 10 Midland Avenue, Suite 205, Port Chester, NY 10573 Dated:

3/3/2023 File Number:

15-311761 LD

L14914 – 3/29/2023, 4/5/2023, 4/12/2023, 4/19/2023

NOTICE OF SALE

SUPREME COURT

SUFFOLK COUNTY

HUDSON CITY SAVINGS

BANK, Plaintiff against ABRAHAM L. TURPIN

A/K/A ABRAHAM

TURPIN, et al

Defendant(s)

Attorney for Plaintiff(s)

Knuckles, Komosinski & Manfro, LLP, 565 Taxter Road, Suite 590, Elmsford, NY 10523

Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered December 20, 2019, I will sell at public auction to the highest bidder at Brookhaven Town Hall, 1 Independence Hill, Farmingville, NY 11738 on May 1, 2023 at 10:30 AM. Premises known as 105 Carlton Drive East, Shirley, New York 11967. District 0200

Sec 615.00 Block 02.00 Lot 013.000. All that certain plot, piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements thereon erected, situate, lying and being in the Town of Brookhaven, County of Suffolk and State of New York.

Approximate Amount of Judgment is $494,834.06 plus interest, fees, and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index No 609334/2015. Cash will not be accepted at the sale. The foreclosure sale will be conducted in accordance with 10th Judicial District's Covid-19 Policies and foreclosure auction rules. The Referee shall enforce any rules in place regarding facial coverings and social distancing.

Pamela J. Greene, Esq., Referee 2154-000927

L14919 – 3/29/2023, 4/5/2023, 4/12/2023, 4/19/2023

NOTICE OF ADOPTION

LOCAL LAW NO. 1 OF THE YEAR 2023

To Consider Enacting an Introductory Local Law to Amend Chapter 20 Entitled "Departments and Bureaus" of the Town Code of the Town of Brookhaven

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE

THAT THE Brookhaven Town Board adopted Local Law No. 1 of the year 2023

To Consider Enacting an Introductory Local Law to Amend Chapter 20 Entitled "Departments and Bureaus" of the Town Code of the Town of Brookhaven in accordance with the Municipal Home Rule Law and SEQRA (Type II). It is the intent of this amendment to Chapter 20 entitled "Departments and Bureaus" of the Town Code of the Town of Brookhaven to transfer the Division of Purchasing from the Department of General Services to the Department of Finance This local law takes effect immediately, having been filed with the Secretary of State on 02/08/2023.

Dated: March 23, 2023

Farmingville, New York Kevin J. LaValle, Town Clerk Town of Brookhaven

L14921–3/29/2023

NOTICE OF ADOPTION LOCAL LAW NO. 2 OF THE YEAR 2023

To Consider Enacting an Introductory Local Law to Amend Chapter 89 Entitled "Mortgagein-Default Registry", Section 89-2 Entitled "Definitions" and Section 89-4 Entitled "Registration of Real Property in Default" of the Town Code of the Town of Brookhaven

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE THAT THE Brookhaven Town Board adopted Local Law No. 2 of the year 2023

To Consider Enacting an Introductory Local Law to Amend Chapter 89 Entitled "Mortgage-inDefault Registry", Section 89-2 Entitled "Definitions" and Section 89-4 Entitled "Registration of Real Property in Default" of the Town Code of the Town of Brookhaven in accordance with the Municipal Home Rule Law and SEQRA

(Type II). New York State Real Propery Actions and Proceedings Law

Section 1393 was recently enacted. This amendment is necessary for the Town of Brookhaven to comply with same. This local law takes effect immediately, having been filed with the Secretary of State on 02/08/2023.

Dated: March 23, 2023

Farmingville, New York

Kevin J. LaValle, Town Clerk Town of Brookhaven

L14922–3/29/2023

SUPPLEMENTAL SUMMONS–SUPREME

COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, COUNTY OF SUFFOLK – REVERSE MORTGAGE FUNDING

LLC, Plaintiff, -againstMARIE E. MARVIN AKA BETH MARVIN AS EXECUTRIX OF THE ESTATE OF WILLIAM V. MORGAN, DECEASED; PHYLLIS VOEGELI AS ALTERNATE EXECUTRIX AND RESIDUARY BENEFICIARY OF THE ESTATE OF WILLIAM V. MORGAN, DECEASED; ANY AND ALL KNOWN AND UNKNOWN HEIRS, DEVISEES, GRANTEES, ASSIGNEES, LIENORS, CREDITORS, TRUSTEES AND ALL OTHER PARTIES CLAIMING AN INTEREST BY, THROUGH, UNDER OR AGAINST THE ESTATE OF WILLIAM V. MORGAN, DECEASED; UNITED STATES OF AMERICA ACTING ON BEHALF OF THE SECRETARY OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT; ELEANOR HARRIS, AS HEIR TO SUSIE BELL HARRIS, DECEASED HEIR, DEVISEE, DISTRIBUTEE OF THE ESTATE OF WILLIAM V. MORGAN, DECEASED; MARY F. JOHNSON, AS HEIR TO SUSIE BELL HARRIS, DECEASED HEIR, DEVISEE, DISTRIBUTEE OF THE ESTATE OF WILLIAM V. MORGAN, DECEASED; GRACIE HARRIS, AS HEIR TO SUSIE BELL HARRIS, DECEASED HEIR, DEVISEE, DISTRIBUTEE OF THE ESTATE OF WILLIAM V. MORGAN, DECEASED; ELIE STEWART AS HEIR TO SUSIE BELL HARRIS, DECEASED HEIR, DEVISEE, DISTRIBUTEE OF THE ESTATE OF WILLIAM V. MORGAN,

DECEASED, Defendants

- Index No. 603412/2022

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); 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 February 9, 2023.

NOTICE-YOU ARE IN DANGER OF LOSING YOUR HOME – If you do not respond to this summons and complaint by serving a copy of the answer on the attorney for the mortgage company who filed this foreclosure proceeding against you and filing the answer with the court, a default judgment may be entered and you can lose your home. Speak to an attorney or go to the court where your case is pending for further information on how to answer the summons and protect your property. Sending a payment to the mortgage company will not stop the foreclosure action. YOU MUST RESPOND BY SERVING A COPY OF THE ANSWER ON THE ATTORNEY FOR THE PLAINTIFF (REVERSE MORTGAGE FUNDING LLC) AND FILING THE ANSWER WITH THE COURT.

The foregoing summons is served upon you by publication pursuant to an order of the Honorable Christopher Modelewski

Dated: February 9, 2023

Filed: February 16, 2023.

The object of this action is to foreclose a mortgage and covering the premises known as 28 E 6th Street 6, Patchogue, NY 11772.

Dated: March 17, 2023

Filed: March 22, 2023

Greenspoon Marder LLP, Attorney for Plaintiff, By: Meir Weiss, Esq., 590 Madison Avenue, Suite 1800, New York, NY 10022

P: (212) 524-5000 F: (212) 524-5050 No Service by fax) Service purposes only: Trade Centre South 100 W. Cypress Creek Road, Suite 700, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33309 P: (888) 4911120 F: (954) 343-6982

L14923 – 3/29/2023, 4/5/2023, 4/12/2023 & 4/19/2023

Town of Brookhaven RFP 23-01

Request for Proposals (RFP)

The Division of Purchasing on behalf of the Department of General Services, is soliciting proposals from qualified Proposers to provide a Condition Assessment Report for the Town’s Storage Tanks and to Develop a Comprehensive Storage Tank Compliance Program

Proposal Due Date: April 27, 2023 by 4:30 PM (Advertised: March 30, 2023)

SCOPE OF WORK:

The Town of Brookhaven (“Town”) seeks proposals from qualified firms to provide: 1) a Condition Assessment Report of the Town’s existing Aboveground Storage Tanks (“ASTs”) and Underground Storage Tanks (“USTs”), 2) location and approximate age of each AST/UST; material of construction; identification of material being stored in each; Drum Storage Areas and Other Storage Vessels and 3) develop a comprehensive Storage Tank Compliance Program

The specifications for this RFP are available beginning March 30, 2023 and may be obtained by:

• Preferred Method:

* Accessing website: Municipal Market | Brookhaven, NY (brookhavenny.gov) : Register and Download the documents

Timeline

Ad Date: March 30, 2023

Technical questions due by: April 13, 2023 by 4:30 PM

o Must be in writing: email to:

* KKoppenhoefer@ Brookhavenny.gov

* cc: gmanzolillo@ brookhavenny.gov

* pmazzei@ brookhavenny.gov

* cschroder@ brookhavenny.gov

o Contact number: 631451-6252

Q&A Addendum Issued: No later than April 17, 2023

Proposals due: April 27, 2023 by 4:30 PM

o Submitted to Town of Brookhaven Purchasing Division

o One Independence Hill, Farmingville, New York 11738

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

LATE PROPOSALS WILL BE REJECTED

L14924–3/29/2023

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING, BUDGET VOTE AND ELECTION OF THE SOUTH COUNTRY CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT TOWN OF BROOKHAVEN, SUFFOLK COUNTY, NEW YORK

NOTICE IS HEREBY

GIVEN that a Public Hearing 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 School District Administration Building, 189 North Dunton Ave, East Patchogue, New York, on Wednesday, May 3, 2023, at 6:15 P.M., prevailing time, for the transaction of such business as is authorized by the Education Law of the State of New York, including the following items:

1. To present to the voters a detailed statement (proposed budget) of the amount of money which will be required for the 2023-2024 fiscal year.

2. To discuss all the items hereinafter set forth to be voted upon by voting machines at the Budget Vote and Election to be held on Tuesday, May 16, 2023.

3. To transact such other business as may properly come before the meeting pursuant to the Education Law of the State of New York and acts amendatory thereto.

A copy of the proposed budget shall be made available, upon request, to residents of the School District beginning April 26, 2023, between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m., prevailing time, except Saturday, Sunday or holidays, at the Office of the District Clerk, Administration Building, 189 Dunton Avenue, East Patchogue, New York.

AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that said Budget Vote and Election will be held on Tuesday, May 16, 2023, between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 9:00 p.m., prevailing time, at the Bellport Middle School, 35 Kreamer Street, Bellport, New York, at which time the polls will be opened to vote by voting machine upon the following items:

1. To adopt the annual budget of the School District for the fiscal year 2023-2024 and to authorize the requisite portion thereof to be raised by taxation on the taxable property of the School District.

2. To elect two (2) members of the Board of Education, each for a threeyear term commencing July 1, 2023, and expiring on June 30, 2026.

3. PROPOSITION:

Expenditure of no more than two million two hundred fortyone thousand dollars ($2,241,000) from the Capital Reserve Fund established on May 17, 2016 to finance projects for: (1) the removal and replacement of all existing windows throughout the main building of the Verne W. Critz Elementary School, with the exception of the most recent 2009 southeast wing addition; (2) the removal and replacement of all existing windows in the 2009 southeast wing addition to the Verne W. Critz Elementary School; and (3) the removal and reinstallation of window treatments throughout the main building and 2009 southeast wing

addition of the Verne W. Critz Elementary School; including such preliminary, ancillary, and incidental costs in connection therewith.

Shall the Board of Education of the South Country Central School District be authorized, to expend funds from the Capital Reserve Fund established on May 17, 2016 (“Reserve Fund”) pursuant to Education Law §3651, for the a capital improvement project consisting of: (1) the removal and replacement of all existing windows throughout the main building of the Verne W. Critz Elementary School, with the exception of the most recent 2009 southeast wing addition (One million eight hundred fifty thousand dollars ($1,850,000)); (2) the removal and replacement all existing windows in the 2009 southeast wing addition to the Verne W. Critz Elementary School (Two hundred seventy-five thousand dollars ($275,000)); and

(3) the removal and reinstallation of window treatments throughout the main building and 2009 southeast wing addition of the Verne W. Critz Elementary School (One hundred sixteen thousand dollars ($116,000)); and to make expenditures from the Reserve Fund for the cost of other work required in connection therewith, including preliminary costs and costs incidental thereto in an amount not to exceed the estimated total cost of two million two hundred forty-one thousand dollars ($2,241,000), provided that the Board of Education may allocate funds amongst various components within the overall total expenditure at its discretion?

4. Shall the Board of Education of the South Country Central School District be authorized pursuant to Education Law § 3651 to establish a Capital Reserve Fund to be known as the “South Country 2023 Capital Reserve Fund” for a probable term of eight (8) years in the ultimate amount of ten million dollars ($10,000,000) plus interest earned on such funds, whose purpose shall be to fund, in whole or in part, capital improvements, facilities reconstruction, rehabilitation repair and upgrades as follows: reconstruction and renovation of current

facilities, pavements and grounds, asbestos abatement, heating/ ventilation, plumbing, masonry work, structural repairs and replacements of doors, windows, floors and roofs, site work, and other related work, including all related costs, site work, ancillary and related work with such funds to be obtained from end of year budget surplus funds and/ or budget appropriations as determined by the Board of Education and the interest accrued on such funds over the probable term of the fund.

AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY

GIVEN, that a copy of the statement of the amount of monies which will be required to fund the School District's budget for 2023-2024 exclusive of public monies, may be obtained by any resident of the District between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m., prevailing time, beginning April 26, 2023, except Saturday, Sunday or holidays at the office of the Principal of each schoolhouse within the District during its regular business hours.

AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that pursuant to Chapter 258 of the Laws of 2008, Section 495 was added to the Real Property Tax Law and requires the School District to attach to its proposed budget an exemption report. Said exemption report, which will also become part of the final budget, will show how much of the total assessed value on the final assessment roll used in the budgetary process is exempt from taxation, list every type of exemption granted, identified by statutory authority, and show: (a) the cumulative impact of each type of exemption expressed either as a dollar amount of assessed value or as a percentage of the total assessed value on the roll; (b) the cumulative amount expected to be received from recipients of each type of exemption as payments in lieu of taxes or other payments for municipal services; and

(c) the cumulative impact of all exemptions granted. The exemption report shall be posted on any bulletin board maintained by the District for public notices and on any website maintained by the District.

AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that petitions

nominating candidates for the office of Trustee of the Board of Education shall be filed with the Clerk of said School District at her office in the Administration Building, 189 Dunton Avenue, East Patchogue, New York, not later than 5:00 p.m. prevailing time on April 17, 2023. Nominating petition(s) are to be submitted for two (2) vacancies on the Board of Education commencing July 1, 2023 and ending June 30, 2026. Petitions are to be signed by at least 67 qualified voters of the district (representing 2% of the number of voters who voted in the 2022 annual election for members of the Board of Education); must state the name and residence of each signer, and, must state the name and residence of the candidate.

AND 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 heretofore registered pursuant to §2014 of the Education Law and has voted at any Annual or Special District Meeting within the last four (4) calendar years, he or she is eligible to vote at this election. If a voter is registered and eligible to vote under Article 5 of the Election Law, he or she 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 May 10, 2023, between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m., prevailing time, on all regular business days during which the Office of the District Clerk is in operation, at the Office of the Clerk located in the 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 Budget Vote and Election 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 District Clerk,

Administration Building, 189 Dunton Avenue, East Patchogue, New York and will be open for inspection by any qualified voter of the District beginning on Thursday, May 11, 2023, between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m., prevailing time, on weekdays, and each day prior to the day set for election, except Sunday, and on Saturday, May 13, 2023 between the hours of 9 am to 12 pm and at the polling place(s) on the day of the vote.

AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY

GIVEN, that pursuant to §2014 of the Education Law of the State of New York, the Board of Registration will meet on May 16, 2023 between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 9:00 p.m., prevailing time, at the Bellport Middle School, 35 Kreamer Street, Bellport, New York to prepare the Register of the School District to be used at the Budget Vote and Election to be held in 2024, and any special district meetings that may be held after the preparation of said Register, at which time any person will be entitled to have his or her name placed on such Register provided that at such meeting of said Board of Registration he or she is known or proven to the satisfaction of such Board of Registration to be then or thereafter entitled to vote at the school election for which said Register is prepared, or any special district meeting held after May 16, 2023.

AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that applications for absentee ballots will be obtainable during school business hours from the District Clerk. Completed applications must be received by the District Clerk at least seven (7) days before the election (May 9, 2023) if the ballot is to be mailed to the voter, or the day before the election (May 15, 2023), if the ballot is to be delivered personally to the voter. Absentee ballots must be received by the District Clerk not later than 5:00 p.m., prevailing time, on Tuesday, May 16, 2023. A list of persons to whom absentee ballots are issued will be available for inspection to qualified voters of the District in the office of the District Clerk on and after Thursday, May 11, 2023, between the hours of 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., prevailing time, on weekdays prior to the day set for the annual election,

and on May 16, 2023, the day set for the election. Any qualified voter then present in the polling place may object to the voting of the ballot upon appropriate grounds by making his/her challenge and the reasons therefore known to the Inspector of Election before the close of the polls.

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 Clerk no later than 5:00 p.m. on April 20, 2023.

AND FURTHER

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that military voters who are qualified voters of the South Country Central School District, may request an application for a military ballot from the District Clerk and return such military ballot application to the District Clerk in person, or by email to cflynn@southcountry. org or fax sent to 631286-2457. In order for a military voter to be issued a military ballot, a valid military ballot application must be received in the office of the District Clerk no later than 5:00 p.m., on April 20, 2023. Military ballot applications received in accordance with the 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 IS HEREBY GIVEN, that military ballots shall be canvassed

if they are received by the District Clerk before the close of polls on May 16, 2023 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 received not later than 5:00 p.m. on May 16, 2023 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.

AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY

GIVEN that pursuant to a rule adopted by the Board of Education in accordance with §2035 of the Education Law, any referenda or propositions to amend the budget, or otherwise to be submitted for voting at said election, must be filed with the District Clerk at her office in the Administration Building, 189 Dunton Avenue, East Patchogue, New York, on or before March 17, 2023, at 5:00 p.m., prevailing time. Any referenda of propositions required by law to be included in the published or posted notice of the Annual Meeting and Election must be filed with the District Clerk a reasonable time in advance of the first publication or posting of the legal notice. All referenda must be typed or printed in the English language; must be directed to the Clerk of the School District; must be signed by at least 168 qualified voters of the District (such number representing the greater of 25 or 5% of the number of voters who voted in the previous annual election); and must state the name of each signer. However, the School Board will not entertain any petition to place before the voters for the purpose of which is not within the powers of the voters to determine, which is unlawful, or any proposition which fails to include a specific appropriation where the expenditure of monies is required by the proposition, or where other valid reason exists for excluding the proposition from the ballot.

Dated: East Patchogue, New York March 22, 2023

By Order of the Board of Education of South Country Central School District

Town of Brookhaven, Suffolk County, New York

Christine Flynn, District Clerk

L14925 – 3/29/2023, 4/12/2023, 4/26/2023 & 5/10/2023

AVISO DE AUDIENCIA PÚBLICA, VOTO DE PRESUPUESTO Y ELECCIÓN DEL DISTRITO ESCOLAR CENTRAL DE SOUTH COUNTRY PUEBLO DE BROOKHAVEN, CONDADO DE SUFFOLK, NUEVA YORK

POR LA PRESENTE SE NOTIFICA que se llevará a cabo una Audiencia Pública de los votantes calificados del Distrito Escolar Central de South Country, Pueblo de Brookhaven, Condado de Suffolk, Nueva York, en el Edificio Administrativo del Distrito Escolar de South Country, 189 North Dunton Ave, East Patchogue, Nueva York. York, el miércoles 3 de mayo de 2023, a las 6:15 p. m., hora vigente, para la transacción de los negocios autorizados por la Ley de Educación del Estado de Nueva York, incluidos los siguientes artículos:

1. Presentar a los votantes una declaración detallada (presupuesto propuesto) de la cantidad de dinero que se requerirá para el año fiscal 20232024.

2. Discutir todos los artículos que se establecen a continuación para ser votados por las máquinas de votación en la Votación y Elección del Presupuesto que se llevará a cabo el martes 16 de mayo de 2023.

3. Tramitar cualquier otro asunto que pueda presentarse ante la reunión de conformidad con la Ley de Educación del Estado de Nueva York y las leyes que la modifican. Una copia del presupuesto propuesto estará disponible, previa solicitud, para los residentes del Distrito Escolar a partir del 26 de abril de 2023, entre las 9:00 a. m. y las 4:00 p. m., horario vigente, excepto los sábados, domingos o feriados, en la Oficina del Secretario del Distrito, Edificio Administrativo, 189 Dunton Avenue, East Patchogue, Nueva York. Y POR LA PRESENTE SE NOTIFICA ADICIONALMENTE que dicha Votación y Elección

del Presupuesto se llevarán a cabo el martes 16 de mayo de 2023, entre las 7:00 a. m. y las 9:00 p. m., hora vigente, en Bellport Middle School, 35 Kreamer Street, Bellport, Nueva York, momento en el que se abrirán las urnas para votar por máquina de votación sobre los siguientes puntos:

1. Adoptar el presupuesto anual del Distrito Escolar para el año fiscal 2023-2024 y autorizar que la parte requerida del mismo se recaude mediante impuestos sobre la propiedad imponible del Distrito Escolar.

2. Elegir dos (2) miembros de la Junta de Educación, cada uno por un período de tres años que comienza el 1 de julio de 2023 y termina el 30 de junio de 2026.

3. PROPUESTA: Gasto de no más de dos millones doscientos cuarenta y un mil dólares ($2,241,000) del Fondo de Reserva de Capital establecido el 17 de mayo de 2016 para financiar proyectos para: (1) la remoción y reemplazo de todas las ventanas existentes en todo el edificio principal de la escuela primaria Verne W. Critz, con la excepción de la adición más reciente del ala sureste de 2009; (2) la remoción y reemplazo de todas las ventanas existentes en la adición del ala sureste de 2009 a la escuela primaria Verne W. Critz; y (3) la remoción y reinstalación de cortinas en todo el edificio principal y la adición del ala sureste de 2009 de la escuela primaria Verne W. Critz; incluidos los costos preliminares, secundarios e incidentales en relación con los mismos.

¿Se debe autorizar a la Junta de Educación del Distrito Escolar Central de South Country a gastar fondos del Fondo de Reserva de Capital establecido el 17 de mayo de 2016 ("Fondo de Reserva") de conformidad con la Ley de Educación §3651, para un proyecto de mejora de capital que consiste en : (1) la eliminación y reemplazo de todas las ventanas existentes en todo el edificio principal de la escuela primaria Verne W. Critz, con la excepción de la adición más reciente del ala sureste de 2009 (un millón ochocientos cincuenta mil

dólares ($1,850,000)); (2) la eliminación y reemplazo de todas las ventanas existentes en la adición del ala sureste de 2009 a la Escuela Primaria Verne W. Critz (Doscientos setenta y cinco mil dólares ($275,000)); y (3) la remoción y reinstalación de cortinas en todo el edificio principal y la adición del ala sureste de 2009 de la escuela primaria Verne W. Critz (ciento dieciséis mil dólares ($116,000)); y hacer gastos del Fondo de Reserva para el costo de otros trabajos requeridos en relación con el mismo, incluidos los costos preliminares y los costos incidentales a los mismos en una cantidad que no exceda el costo total estimado de dos millones doscientos cuarenta y un mil dólares ($2,241,000), siempre que la Junta de Educación pueda asignar fondos entre varios componentes dentro del gasto total general a su discreción?

4. ¿Deberá la Junta de Educación del Distrito Escolar Central de South Country estar autorizada de conformidad con la Ley de Educación § 3651 para establecer un Fondo de Reserva de Capital que se conocerá como el "Fondo de Reserva de Capital de South Country 2023" por un término probable de ocho (8) años por un monto final de diez millones de dólares ($10,000,000) más los intereses devengados sobre dichos fondos, cuyo propósito será financiar, en su totalidad o en parte, mejoras de capital, reconstrucción de instalaciones, rehabilitación, reparación y mejoras de la siguiente manera: reconstrucción y renovación de instalaciones instalaciones, pavimentos y terrenos, reducción de asbesto, calefacción/ ventilación, plomería, trabajos de albañilería, reparaciones estructurales y reemplazos de puertas, ventanas, pisos y techos, trabajo en el sitio y otros trabajos relacionados, incluidos todos los costos relacionados, trabajo en el sitio, trabajos auxiliares y trabajos relacionados con dichos fondos que se obtendrán de los fondos excedentes del presupuesto de fin de año y/o asignaciones presupuestarias determinadas por la Junta de Educación y los intereses acumulados en dichas asignaciones fondos durante el plazo probable del fondo.

Y POR LA PRESENTE SE DA AVISO ADICIONAL de que cualquier residente del Distrito puede obtener una copia de la declaración de la cantidad de dinero que se requerirá para financiar el presupuesto del Distrito Escolar para 2023-2024 sin incluir dinero público entre las horas de 9:00 a. m. y 3:00 p. m., horario prevaleciente, a partir del 26 de abril de 2023, excepto los sábados, domingos o días festivos en la oficina del director de cada escuela dentro del Distrito durante su horario comercial habitual.

Y POR LA PRESENTE SE NOTIFICA ADICIONALMENTE que, de conformidad con el Capítulo 258 de las Leyes de 2008, se agregó la Sección 495 a la Ley del Impuesto sobre Bienes Inmuebles y requiere que el Distrito Escolar adjunte a su presupuesto propuesto un informe de exención. Dicho informe de exención, que también formará parte del presupuesto final, mostrará cuánto del valor total de tasación en la lista de tasación final utilizada en el proceso presupuestario está exento de impuestos, enumerará cada tipo de exención otorgada, identificada por la autoridad legal, y mostrar: (a) el impacto acumulativo de cada tipo de exención expresado ya sea como un monto en dólares del valor tasado o como un porcentaje del valor tasado total en la lista;

(b) la cantidad acumulada que se espera recibir de los beneficiarios de cada tipo de exención como pagos en lugar de impuestos u otros pagos por servicios municipales; y (c) el impacto acumulativo de todas las exenciones otorgadas. El informe de exención se publicará en cualquier tablón de anuncios mantenido por el Distrito para avisos públicos y en cualquier sitio web mantenido por el Distrito.

Y POR LA PRESENTE SE DA AVISO ADICIONAL, que las peticiones de nominación de candidatos para el cargo de Síndico de la Junta de Educación se presentarán ante la Secretaria de dicho Distrito Escolar en su oficina en el Edificio Administrativo, 189 Dunton Avenue, East Patchogue, Nueva York, no más tarde de las 5:00 p. m. tiempo prevaleciente el 17 de abril de 2023. Las peticiones de nominación deben presentarse para dos

(2) vacantes en la Junta de

Educación a partir del 1 de julio de 2023 y terminando el 30 de junio de 2026. Las peticiones deben ser firmadas por al menos 67 votantes del distrito (que representan el 2 % del número de votantes que votaron en las elecciones anuales de 2022 para miembros de la Junta de Educación); debe indicar el nombre y la residencia de cada firmante, y debe indicar el nombre y la residencia del candidato.

Y POR LA PRESENTE SE NOTIFICA

ADICIONALMENTE que se requiere el registro personal de votantes ya sea de conformidad con §2014 de la Ley de Educación o de conformidad con el Artículo 5 de la Ley Electoral. Si un votante se ha registrado hasta ahora de conformidad con §2014 de la Ley de Educación y ha votado en cualquier Reunión Anual o Especial del Distrito dentro de los últimos cuatro (4) años calendario, él o ella es elegible para votar en esta elección. Si un votante está registrado y es elegible para votar según el Artículo 5 de la Ley Electoral, él o ella también es elegible para votar en esta elección. Todas las demás personas que deseen votar deben registrarse. El registro se llevará a cabo con el propósito de registrar a todos los votantes calificados del Distrito de conformidad con la §2014 de la Ley de Educación hasta el 10 de mayo de 2023, entre las 9:00 a. m. y las 4:00 p. m., horario prevaleciente, en todos los días hábiles días durante los cuales la Oficina del Secretario del Distrito esté en funcionamiento, en la Oficina del Secretario ubicada en el Edificio de Administración del Distrito Escolar, 189 Dunton Avenue, East Patchogue, Nueva York, en cuyo momento cualquier persona tendrá derecho a que su nombre colocado en dicho registro, siempre que en ese momento se sepa, o se demuestre a satisfacción de dicho Secretario, que en ese momento o posteriormente tiene derecho a votar en dicha Votación y Elección del Presupuesto para la cual se prepara el registro. El registro así preparado de conformidad con §2014 de la Ley de Educación se archivará en la Oficina del Secretario del Distrito, Edificio Administrativo, 189 Dunton Avenue, East Patchogue, Nueva York y estará abierto para inspección por parte

de cualquier votante calificado del Distrito a partir del jueves 11 de mayo de 2023, entre las 9:00 a. m. y las 4:00 p. m., horario prevaleciente, los días de semana y todos los días anteriores al día fijado para la elección, excepto el domingo, y el sábado 13 de mayo de 2023 entre el horario de 9 am a 12 pm y en el(los) lugar(es) de votación el día de la votación.

Y POR LA PRESENTE SE NOTIFICA ADICIONALMENTE que, de conformidad con la §2014 de la Ley de Educación del Estado de Nueva York, la Junta de Inscripción se reunirá el 16 de mayo de 2023 entre las 7:00 a. m. y las 9:00 p. m., hora vigente , en Bellport Middle School, 35 Kreamer Street, Bellport, Nueva York para preparar el Registro del Distrito Escolar que se usará en la Votación y Elección del Presupuesto que se llevará a cabo en 2024, y cualquier reunión especial del distrito que se celebre después de la preparación de dicho Registro, momento en el cual cualquier persona tendrá derecho a que su nombre sea incluido en dicho Registro, siempre que en dicha reunión de dicha Junta de Registro se sepa o se demuestre a satisfacción de dicha Junta de Registro que es entonces o posteriormente con derecho a votar en la elección escolar para la cual se prepara dicho Registro, o en cualquier reunión especial del distrito celebrada después del 16 de mayo de 2023.

Y POR LA PRESENTE SE DA AVISO ADICIONAL de que las solicitudes de papeletas de voto en ausencia se podrán obtener durante el horario laboral de la escuela a través del Secretario del Distrito. Las solicitudes completas deben ser recibidas por el Secretario del Distrito al menos siete (7) días antes de la elección (9 de mayo de 2023) si la boleta se enviará por correo al votante, o el día anterior a la elección (15 de mayo de 2023), si la boleta se entregará personalmente al votante. El Secretario del Distrito debe recibir las boletas de voto en ausencia a más tardar a las 5:00 p. la oficina del Secretario del Distrito a partir del jueves 11 de mayo de 2023, entre las 9:00 a. m. y las 4:00 p. m., horario vigente, los días de semana anteriores al día fijado para la elección anual, y el 16 de mayo de 2023, día señalado para

las elecciones. Cualquier votante calificado que se encuentre presente en el lugar de votación puede oponerse a la votación de la boleta por motivos apropiados, dando a conocer su desafío y las razones por las cuales se presenta al Inspector de Elecciones antes del cierre de las urnas.

Y POR LA PRESENTE SE DA AVISO ADICIONAL, que los votantes militares que no están registrados actualmente pueden solicitar registrarse como votantes calificados del Distrito Escolar Central de South Country solicitando y devolviendo una solicitud de registro al Secretario del Distrito en persona, o por correo electrónico a cflynn@ southcountry.org o envíe un fax al 631-286-2457. La solicitud de registro puede incluir la preferencia del votante militar de recibir la solicitud de registro por correo postal, fax o correo electrónico. Los formularios de solicitud de registro de votantes militares deben recibirse en la oficina del secretario del distrito a más tardar a las 5:00 p. m. el 20 de abril de 2023.

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 de boleta militar del Secretario del Distrito y devolver dicha solicitud de boleta militar al Secretario del Distrito en persona o por correo electrónico. a cflynn@southcountry. org o enviado por fax al 631-286-2457. Para que un votante militar reciba una boleta militar, se debe recibir una solicitud de boleta militar válida en la oficina del secretario del distrito a más tardar a las 5:00 p. m., el 20 de abril de 2023. Las solicitudes de boleta militar recibidas de acuerdo con él lo anterior se procesará de la misma manera que una solicitud de boleta no militar según 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 del distrito en South Country Central School District, 189 Dunton Avenue, East

Patchogue, NY 11772.

Y POR LA PRESENTE SE DA AVISO ADICIONAL, que las boletas militares serán escrutadas si el Secretario del Distrito las recibe antes del cierre de las urnas el 16 de mayo de 2023 y muestran una marca de cancelación del Servicio Postal de los Estados Unidos o del servicio postal de un país extranjero, o muestran un endoso fechado de recibo por otra agencia del Gobierno de los Estados Unidos; o recibido a más tardar a las 5:00 p.m. el 16 de mayo de 2023 y firmado y fechado por el votante militar y un testigo, con una fecha que se asegure que no sea posterior al día anterior a la elección.

Y POR LA PRESENTE SE DA AVISO ADICIONAL de que, de conformidad con una regla adoptada por la Junta de Educación de conformidad con §2035 de la Ley de Educación, cualquier referéndum o proposición para enmendar el presupuesto, o que de otro modo se someta a votación en dicha elección, debe presentarse con la Secretaria del Distrito en su oficina en el Edificio Administrativo, 189 Dunton Avenue, East Patchogue, Nueva York, el 17 de marzo de 2023 o antes, a las 5:00 p. m., hora vigente. Cualquier referéndum de proposiciones que la ley requiera que se incluya en el aviso publicado o publicado de la Asamblea Anual y Elección debe presentarse con el Secretario del Distrito un tiempo razonable antes de la primera publicación o publicación del aviso legal. Todos los referendos deben estar escritos a máquina o impresos en inglés; debe dirigirse al Secretario del Distrito Escolar; debe estar firmado por al menos 168 votantes calificados del Distrito (cuyo número represente el mayor de 25 o 5% del número de votantes que votaron en la elección anual anterior); y debe indicar el nombre de cada firmante. Sin embargo, la Junta Escolar no considerará ninguna petición para presentar a los votantes con el propósito de que no esté dentro de los poderes de los votantes determinar cuál es ilegal, o cualquier propuesta que no incluya una asignación específica donde el gasto de dinero es requerido por la proposición, o donde existe otra razón válida para excluir la proposición de la boleta.

Fecha: East Patchogue,

Nueva York

22 de marzo de 2023

Por orden de la Junta de Educación del Distrito Escolar Central de South Country

Ciudad de Brookhaven, condado de Suffolk, Nueva York

Christine Flynn, secretaria de distrito

L14926 – 3/29/2023, 4/12/2023, 4/26/2023 & 5/10/2023

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

BOARD OF ZONING APPEALS

TOWN OF BROOKHAVEN

SOUTH SHORE PRESS

PURSUANT TO THE PROVISIONS OF ARTICLE IV, SEC. 85-55 (B) OF THE BUILDING ZONE ORDINANCE OF THE TOWN OF BROOKHAVEN, NOTICE IS HEREBY

GIVEN THAT THE BOARD OF ZONING APPEALS WILL HOLD

A PUBLIC HEARING AT ONE INDEPENDENCE HILL, FARMINGVILLE, N.Y. (AUDITORIUM – 2ND FLOOR) ON WEDNESDAY, APRIL 5, 2023 COMMENCING AT 2:00 P.M. AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH OPEN MEETINGS LAW, SAID PUBLIC HEARING WILL BE LIVE STREAMED OVER THE INTERNET AT http:// brookhaventownny.igm2. com/Citizens/Default.

aspx, TO CONSIDER THE FOLLOWING:

3. Patricia Schneider, 90 Patchogue Dr., Rocky Point, NY. Location: West side of Patchogue Dr. 677.5' South of Wheatley Dr., Rocky Point. Applicant requests rear yard and side yard variances for existing shed with roof over and with 2nd existing shed attached. (0200 03100 0800 016000)

4. Paul Cucuzzo, 91 Alocolade Dr., Shirley, NY. Location: Northwest corner of Alcolade Dr. and Collingwood Rd., Shirley. Applicant requests front

yard setback variances from both streets for proposed garage addition. (0200 97880 0200 046000)

12. John and Kathy Cronin, 19 Sandpiper Ln., Coram, NY. Location: Northeast corner of Sandpiper Ln. and Sandpiper Ln. (401.39' North of Pennaquid Rd.), Coram. Applicant requests front yard setback variances for existig hot tub and existing deck; also, rear yard variance for existing shed. (0200 37000 0300 069000)

16. Lara Pole, 149 Soundview Dr., Rocky Point, NY. Location: East side of Sound View Dr. at intersection East of Tulip Dr., Rocky Point. Applicant requests rear yard variance for proposed inground swimming pool. (0200 03400 0100 044001)

17. Melvin and Nalleli Archer, 54 W. Ackerly Ln., Ronkonkoma, NY. Location: West side of Ackerly Ln. 162.50' North of Kirk Dr., Ronkonkoma. Applicant requests front yard setback variance for existing 14' x 8' porch; also, height variance for existing detached garage addition creating 15.75 ft. total height and 704 sq. ft. total garage area (14 ft. high - 600 sq. ft. permitted). (0200 69000 0600 025000)

25. Robert and Debra Pulizzotto, 7 Florence Pl., Center Moriches, NY.

Location: East side of Florence Pl. 270' North of Inwood Rd., Center Moriches. Applicant requests rear yard and side yard variances for existing chicken coop. (0200 91400 0100 013000)

CASES WILL BE HEARD AT THE DISCRETION OF THE BOARD.

HOWARD M. BERGSON CHAIRMAN

L14927–3/29/2023

LEGAL NOTICE

MEDFORD FIRE DISTRICT

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE

that on April 13, 2023 at 6:00 p.m. at the Medford Fire District Office located at 171 Oregon Avenue, Medford, New York, the Board of Fire Commissioners of the Medford Fire District, Town of Brookhaven, County of Suffolk, New York, will hold a public hearing to consider the proposed exemption of 10% of the assessed value of property owned, or co-owned, in the district by qualifying volunteer firefighters or ambulance workers who, among other things, have served for 2-5 years as a volunteer firefighter or ambulance worker. An exemption for un-remarried spouses of volunteer firefighters and ambulance workers that died in the line of duty is also being considered. These proposed tax exemptions are made pursuant to Real Property Tax Law Section 466-a. All interested residents of the Medford Fire District are invited to attend and comment. The Board of Fire Commissioners may meet immediately following the public hearing vote on the proposal.

Kathleen Dugan, District Secretary, Medford Fire District

Dated: March 24, 2023

L14928–3/29/2023

LEGAL NOTICE

MEDFORD FIRE DISTRICT

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that on April 13, 2023 at 6:00 p.m. at the Medford Fire District located at 171 Oregon Avenue, Medford, New York, the Board of Fire Commissioners of the Medford Fire District, Town of Brookhaven, County of Suffolk, New York, will hold a public hearing to consider the proposed exemption of 10% of the assessed value of property owned, or co-owned, in the district by qualifying volunteer firefighters or ambulance workers who, among other things, have served for more than twenty

(20) years as a volunteer firefighter or ambulance worker. An exemption for un-remarried spouses of volunteer firefighters and ambulance workers that died after twenty (20) years of service is also being considered. These proposed tax exemptions are made pursuant to Real Property Tax Law Section 466-a. All interested residents of the Medford Fire District are invited to attend and comment. The Board of Fire Commissioners may meet immediately following the public hearing vote on the proposal.

Kathleen Dugan, District Secretary, Medford Fire District

Dated: March 24, 2023

L14929–3/29/2023

Notice To Bidders March 30, 2023

Bids will be received and publicly opened at the Suffolk County Office of Central Procurement - 335 Yaphank Avenue, Yaphank, New York 11980 - 631-852-5197, for the following material on the following dates at 11:00 A.M. Please refer to buyer’s Initials when making Inquiries.

JH – Tuesday, April 18, 2023 – Bid #23/0085LPWI– Annual Requirements Contract – Bus Shelter Supply and Installation (Commodity Code 910)

JH – Tuesday, April 18, 2023 – Bid #23/0108LWI – Annual Requirements Contract – Parts Washers and Service (Commodity Code 075)

Bid specifications are available on-line at: http:// dpw.suffolkcountyny.gov/ rfp Click on Government/ Purchasing/Bid Announcement System. Follow the directions. If you require assistance, please contact the Office or Procurement at 631852-5196. The hours of operation are: Monday through Friday, from 8:00

AM To 4:00 PM.

L14930

–3/29/2023

Request for Proposals (RFP)

Suffolk County Office of Central Procurement on behalf of the Department of Parks, Recreation and Conservation is Seeking Proposals For Consultant Services for the Study, Planning, and Drafting of a Habitat Conservation Plan

SC Purchasing RFP No. 2023-13

Commodity Code: 918-43

Submissions Due Date: May 5, 2023

(Advertised: March 30, 2023)

The Suffolk County Office of Central Procurement, on behalf of the Suffolk County Department of Parks, Recreation and Conservation, invites Proposals from qualified firms or individuals for

(1) the study, planning and drafting of a Habitat Conservation Plan (HCP) aimed at protecting the federally listed Piping Plover (Charadrius melodus) and its breeding habitat, and enhancing public access and utilization of public parklands and

(2) consulting services, utilizing the criteria established by the USFWS and NYSDEC, to secure an incidental taking permit on behalf of the Department

The specifications for this RFP are available as follows:

1) Go to https:// suffolkcountyny. bonfirehub.com/portal/ to view the offering and register to participate in the opportunity.

2) Email thomas.malanga@ suffolkcountyny.gov with the RFP number. Please note that all participants will have to register for the RFP through the URL listed in #1.

3) Call (631) 852-5196 with the RFP number and your address.

Timeline

Non-Mandatory Proposers’ Conference on April 19, 2023 at 2:00 PM; Registration is required to receive the Zoom link.

Technical questions due by April 21, 2023 by 3:30 PM

Proposals due May 5, 2023 by 3:30 PM

L14931–3/29/2023

PUBLIC NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

NOTICE IS HEREBY

GIVEN that I.R. No. 12442023 – A Local Law to Authorize Conveyance of Property Previously Taken for Delinquent Taxes (7 Branwood Drive, Dix Hills, SCTM No. 0400-245.0003.00-025.000). This local law would authorize the Division of Real Property, Acquisition and Management to re-convey a parcel located in Dix Hills to its prior owner.

NOTICE IS FURTHER

GIVEN that the County Legislature will hold a public hearing in the Rose Y. Caracappa Auditorium of the William H. Rogers Building, 725 Veterans Memorial Highway, Hauppauge, New York on the 4th day of April, 2023, at 2 pm. This will be an inperson participation only public hearing.

The Clerk will accept written testimony via mail to the Clerk’s Office at the Suffolk County Legislature, William H. Rogers Building, 725 Veterans Memorial Highway, Hauppauge, New York 11788, or email to Frank.Tassone@ SuffolkCountyNY.Gov , as well as recorded voice testimony at (631) 8533685 until 3:00 PM on April 4th, 2023. Written and email testimony submissions will be attached to the minutes of this meeting as Addendum

A. A transcription of the recorded voice testimony which was submitted will be attached to the

minutes of this meeting as Addendum B.

Frank Tassone Clerk

of the County Legislature

L14932–3/29/2023

PUBLIC NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

NOTICE IS HEREBY

GIVEN that I.R. No. 1247-2023 - A Local Law

Amending Chapter 639 to Allow Motorcycles to Park in Spots Designated for Clean Pass Vehicles has been introduced in the Suffolk County Legislature. This local law would allow motorcycles to park in spaces at all County facilities reserved for Clean Pass Vehicles.

NOTICE IS FURTHER

GIVEN that the County Legislature will hold a public hearing in the Rose Y. Caracappa Auditorium of the William H. Rogers Building, 725 Veterans Memorial Highway, Hauppauge, New York on the 4th day of April, 2023, at 2 pm. This will be an inperson participation only public hearing.

The Clerk will accept written testimony via mail to the Clerk’s Office at the Suffolk County Legislature, William H. Rogers Building, 725 Veterans Memorial Highway, Hauppauge, New York 11788, or email to Frank.Tassone@ SuffolkCountyNY.Gov , as well as recorded voice testimony at (631) 8533685 until 3:00 PM on April 4th, 2023. Written and email testimony submissions will be attached to the minutes of this meeting as Addendum

A. A transcription of the recorded voice testimony which was submitted will be attached to the minutes of this meeting as Addendum B.

Frank Tassone Clerk of

the County Legislature

L14933–3/29/2023

NOTICE OF FILING

NEW YORK STATE PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION CASE 20-T-0617

NOTICE OF FILING OF SUNRISE WIND LLC’S PHASE 2 ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT AND CONSTRUCTION PLAN FOR THE SUNRISE WIND NEW YORK CABLE PROJECT

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE, on March 24, 2023, pursuant to Article VII of the New York Public Service Law (the “PSL”), Sunrise Wind LLC (the “Applicant”), a 50/50 joint venture between Ørsted North America Inc. and Eversource Investment LLC, will file a copy of its proposed Phase 2 Environmental Management and Construction Plan (“EM&CP”) with the New York State Public Service Commission (the “NYSPSC”) related to the Sunrise Wind New York Cable Project (the “Project”). The Project will deliver power from the Sunrise Wind Farm (“SRWF”)— which is under a 25-year Offshore Wind Renewable Energy Certificate (“OREC”) contract with the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (“NYSERDA”)—located in federal waters on the Outer Continental Shelf, to the existing electrical grid in New York State. Construction associated with Phase 2 of the Project includes the remainder of Project installation beyond Phase 1 work, specifically: (i) installation of remaining civil works (i.e., ductbanks) along the Project’s route outside of New York State Department of Transportation-controlled rights of way, including horizontal directional drills (HDD) from Smith Point Marina to Smith Point County Park, and from Smith Point County Park to the offshore HDD exit point (ii) cable installation, both onshore and offshore; and (iii) remainder of construction works at the Project’s new onshore converter station (the “OnCS–DC”) . All of the work associated with Phase 2 of the Project will occur in the Town of Brookhaven.

PHASE 2 EM&CP

The EM&CP describes the construction procedures and environmental protection measures proposed to be used for the Project, including but not limited to: the location of the Project, proposed construction methods, construction notifications, vegetation removal, traffic management, noise minimization, water quality standards, contaminated soil and water handling, stormwater management, terrestrial and marine rare, threatened, and endangered species protections, and many other measures to be implemented during the construction, operation, maintenance, and decommissioning of the Project. SRW developed the EM&CP in conformance with the requirements of the conditions appended to the Project’s Certificate of Environmental Compatibility and Public Need (“CECPN”) and in consultation with the New York State Department of Public Service, New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, New York State Department of State, New York State Department of Transportation, and the Town of Brookhaven and Suffolk County.

An electronic version of the EM&CP will be available for public inspection online on the NYSPSC’s Document and Matter Management page by searching Case 20-T-0617 at the following location: http://www.dps.ny.gov/New_Search.html

Copies of the EM&CP will be available for inspection at:

Mastics-Moriches-Shirley Library

Kerri Rosalia, Library Director

407 William Floyd Parkway

Shirley, NY 11967

Brookhaven Free Library

Jaime Papandrea, Library Director

273 Beaver Dam Road Brookhaven, NY 11719

Sachem Public Library

Neely McCahey, Director 150 Holbrook Road Holbrook, NY 11741

COMMENTS AND FURTHER INFORMATION

Any person may be heard by the Commission on any matter or objection regarding the EM&CP by filing written comments with both the Secretary of the NYSPSC and SRW (at the addresses below) within 45 days of the date the proposed EM&CP was filed with the Commission, or within 45 days of the date of the newspaper publication of the EM&CP Filing Notice, whichever is later. Please reference Case 20-T-0617 when making any comments or requesting further information regarding the Project. Comments on any subsequent revisions to the EM&CP, in response to the aforementioned written comments, shall be submitted within 15 days of service by electronic means of said revisions.

In addition, any person who requires additional information about a specific geographical location or specific subject with respect to the Project or EM&CP may request such information from SRW by contacting the Project through the means identified below:

Hon. Michelle Phillips | Secretary of the Commission | New York State Department of Public Services | Three Empire Plaza, Albany, NY 12223-1350 | Phone: 518-474-6530 | Fax: 518-4866081 | Email: secretary@dps.ny.gov

Certificate Holder Information:

Raymond Collins

437 Madison Avenue, Suite 1903

New York, NY 10022

raymond.collins@eversource.com

631-887-5470

Dennis Galvam 437 Madison Avenue, Suite 1903 New York, NY 10022

Dennis.Galvam@eversource.com

631-887-5470

Further information about the Project may be obtained by visiting the Project website at

https://sunrisewindny.com

GARVIES POINT APARTMENTS

46 NEWLY CONSTRUCTED Studio, 1, 2 and 3 BEDROOM AFFORDABLE APARTMENTS located at 500700 Dickson Street, Glen Cove, NY. Rents ranging from $1,375 - $3,289. Tenant pays electricity, electric heat, and electric cooking. Trash removal and sewer included in rent. INCOME LIMITS & ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS APPLY. Maximum income limits ranging from $61,080 - $168,600 *minimum income limits also apply. Income limits subject to unit size, household size & set-aside requirements; please visit www. cgmrcompliance.com for details. To request an application by mail, write to GARVIES POINT, PO Box 440, Wading River, NY 11792, call (631) 910-6200, or email garviespoint@cgmrcompliance.com. Visit www.NYHousingSearch.gov for additional information. Applicants who submit more than one application may be disqualified. Applications must be postmarked no later than April 17, 2023. Late applications will not be considered. A Public Lottery to be held at Hilton Garden Inn, 3 Harbor Park Drive, Port Washington on May 1st, 2023 starting at 12pm.

APARTAMENTOS PUNTO GARVIES

46 APARTAMENTOS RECIENTEMENTE CONSTRUIDOS DE 1, 2 Y 3 HABITACIONES A UN PRECIO ASEQUIBLE ubicados en 500-700 Dickson Street, Glen Cove, NY. Rentas que van desde $1,375 - $3,289. El inquilino paga la electricidad, la calefacción eléctrica y la cocina eléctrica. Recolección de basura y alcantarillado incluidos en el alquiler. APLICAN LÍMITES DE INGRESOS Y REQUISITOS DE ELEGIBILIDAD. Límites de ingresos máximos que van desde $61,080 - $168,600 *también se aplican límites de ingresos mínimos. Límites de ingresos sujetos al tamaño de la unidad, tamaño del hogar y requisitos de reserva; visite www.cgmrcompliance.com para obtener más detalles. Para solicitar una solicitud por correo, escriba a GARVIES POINT, PO Box 440, Wading River, NY 11792, llame al (631) 910-6200 o envíe un correo electrónico a garviespoint@cgmrcompliance.com. Visite www.NYHousingSearch.gov para obtener información adicional. Los solicitantes que presenten más de una solicitud pueden ser descalificados. Las solicitudes deben tener matasellos a más tardar el 17 de abril de 2023. No se considerarán las solicitudes tardías. Una lotería pública que se llevará a cabo en Hilton Garden Inn, 3 Harbor Park Drive, Port Washington el 1 de mayo de 2023 a partir de las 12:00 p. m.

GARVIES POINT 아파트먼트 46개의 신축 스튜디오, 침실 1개, 2개, 3개 저렴한 아파트는 500-700 Dickson Street, Glen Cove, NY에 위 치해 있습니다. 임대료는 $1,375 - $3,289입니다. 세입자가 전기, 전기 난방 및 전기 취사 비용을 지불합니 다. 임대료에 쓰레기 수거 및 하수도 포함. 소득 한도 및 자격 요건이 적용됩니다. $61,080 - $168,600 범위 의 최대 소득 한도 *최소 소득 한도도 적용됩니다. 가구 규모, 가구 규모 및 할당 요건에 따른 소득 한도; 자세 한 내용은 www.cgmrcompliance.com을 방문하십시오. 우편으로 신청서를 요청하려면 GARVIES POINT, PO Box 440, Wading River, NY 11792로 서신을 보내거나 (631) 910-6200으로 전화하거나 garviespoint@ cgmrcompliance.com으로 이메일을 보내십시오. 추가 정보는 www.NYHousingSearch.gov를 방문하십시오. 1개 이상의 지원서를 제출한 지원자는 실격 처리될 수 있습니다. 지원서는 2023년 4월 17일까지 소인이 찍혀 야 합니다. 늦은 지원은 고려되지 않습니다. 2023년 5월 1일 오후 12시부터 힐튼 가든 인(Hilton Garden Inn, 3 Harbour Park Drive, Port Washington)에서 공개 복권이 열립니다.

GARVIES POINT 아파트먼트 46개의 신축 스튜디오, 침실 1개, 2개, 3개 저렴한 아파트는 500-700 Dickson Street, Glen Cove, NY에 위 치해 있습니다. 임대료는 $1,375 - $3,289입니다. 세입자가 전기, 전기 난방 및 전기 조리 비용을 지불합니 다. 임대료에 쓰레기 수거 및 하수도 포함. 소득 한도 및 자격 요건이 적용됩니다. $61,080 - $168,600 범위 의 최대 소득 한도 *최소 소득 한도도 적용됩니다. 가구 규모, 가구 규모 및 할당 요건에 따른 소득 한도; 자세 한 내용은 www.cgmrcompliance.com을 방문하십시오. 우편으로 신청서를 요청하려면 GARVIES POINT, PO Box 440, Wading River, NY 11792로 서신을 보내거나 (631) 910-6200으로 전화하거나 garviespoint@ cgmrcompliance.com으로 이메일을 보내십시오. 추가 정보는 www.NYHousingSearch.gov를 방문하십시오. 1개 이상의 지원서를 제출한 지원자는 실격 처리될 수 있습니다. 지원서는 2023년 4월 17일까지 소인이 찍 혀야 합니다. 늦은 지원은 고려되지 않습니다. 2023년 5월 1일 오후 12시부터 Hilton Garden Inn, 3 Harbour Park Drive, Port Washington 에서 공개 복권이 열립니다.

APATMAN GARVIES POINT

46 Studio, 1, 2 ak 3 CHAMB KI FÈK KONSTRI APATMAN AbòDAB ki chita nan 500-700 Dickson Street, Glen Cove, NY. Pri lwaye ki soti nan $1,375 - $3,289. Lokatè peye elektrisite, chalè elektrik, ak kwit manje elektrik. Retire fatra ak egou enkli nan lwaye a. LIMIT REVNI AK KONDISYON ELLIJIBILITE APLIKE. Limit revni maksimòm ki soti nan $61,080 - $168,600 *limit revni minimòm aplike tou. Limit revni yo depann de gwosè inite w la, gwosè kay la ak kondisyon pou mete sou kote; tanpri vizite www.cgmrcompliance.com pou plis detay. Pou mande yon aplikasyon pa lapòs, ekri GARVIES POINT, PO Box 440, Wading River, NY 11792, rele (631) 910-6200, oswa imèl garviespoint@cgmrcompliance.com. Vizite www.NYHousingSearch.gov pou plis enfòmasyon. Aplikan ki soumèt plis pase yon aplikasyon ka diskalifye. Aplikasyon yo dwe gen yon kach postal pa pita pase 17 avril 2023. Yo p ap konsidere aplikasyon an reta. Yon lotri piblik ki pral fèt nan Hilton Garden Inn, 3 Harbour Park Drive, Port Washington le 1ye me 2023 apati 12pm.

GARVIES PPOINT APARTMENTS

46 BAGONG TINUNONG Studio, 1, 2 at 3 KWARTO AFFORDABLE APARTMENTS na matatagpuan sa 500700 Dickson Street, Glen Cove, NY. Mga upa mula $1,375 - $3,289. Nagbabayad ng kuryente, electric heat, at electric cooking ang nangungupahan. Pagtanggal ng basura at imburnal na kasama sa upa. LUMAPAT ANG MGA LIMITASYON SA KITA AT MGA KINAKAILANGAN SA KARAPATAY. Pinakamataas na limitasyon sa kita mula sa $61,080 - $168,600 *nalalapat din ang pinakamababang limitasyon sa kita. Ang mga limitasyon sa kita ay napapailalim sa laki ng unit, laki ng sambahayan at mga kinakailangan sa set-aside; mangyaring bisitahin ang www.cgmrcompliance.com para sa mga detalye. Upang humiling ng aplikasyon sa pamamagitan ng koreo, sumulat sa GARVIES POINT, PO Box 440, Wading River, NY 11792, tumawag sa (631) 910-6200, o mag-email sa garviespoint@cgmrcompliance.com. Bisitahin ang www.NYHousingSearch.gov para sa karagdagang impormasyon. Ang mga aplikante na nagsumite ng higit sa isang aplikasyon ay maaaring madiskwalipika. Ang mga aplikasyon ay dapat na naka-postmark nang hindi lalampas sa Abril 17, 2023. Ang mga huling aplikasyon ay hindi isasaalang-alang. Isang Pampublikong Lottery na gaganapin sa Hilton Garden Inn, 3 Harbour Park Drive, Port Washington sa ika-1 ng Mayo, 2023 simula 12pm.

गारवीज़ पॉइंट अपार्टमेंट

500-700 डिक्सन स्ट्रीट, ग्लेन कोव, एनवाई में स्थित 46 नए निर्मित स्टूडियो, 1, 2 और 3 बेडरूम वाले किफायती अपार्टमेंट। $1,375 - $3,289 तक के किराए। किरायेदार बिजली, बिजली की गर्मी और बिजली से खाना पकाने का भुगतान करता है। कचरा हटाने और सीवर किराए में शामिल हैं। आय सीमा और पात्रता आवश्यकताएँ लागू। अधिकतम आय सीमा $61,080 - $168,600 *न्यूनतम आय सीमा भी लागू होती है। आय सीमा इकाई आकार, घरेलू आकार और सेट-अलग आवश्यकताओं के अधीन; विवरण के लिए कृपया www.cgmrcompliance.com देखें। मेल द्वारा आवेदन का अनुरोध करने के लिए, GARVIES POINT, PO Box 440, Wading River, NY 11792 पर लिखें, (631) 910-6200 पर कॉल करें, या garviespoint@cgmrcompliance.com पर ईमेल करें। अतिरिक्त जानकारी के लिए www.NYHousingSearch.gov पर जाएं। एक से अधिक आवेदन जमा करने वाले आवेदकों को अयोग्य घोषित किया जा सकता है। आवेदनों को 17 अप्रैल, 2023 के बाद पोस्टमार्क नहीं किया जाना चाहिए। देर से आने वाले आवेदनों पर विचार नहीं किया जाएगा। सार्वजनिक लॉटरी हिल्टन गार्डन इन, 3 हार्बर पार्क ड्राइव, पोर्ट वाशिंगटन में 1 मई, 2023 को दोपहर 12 बजे से शुरू होगी।

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