The South Shore Press 4/19/23

COUNTY Lawmakers Raise Hotel Tax, Eye Funds for Ronkonkoma Convention Center

By Robert Chartuk

Eastern Long Island hoteliers are decrying the county’s almost doubling of the hotel tax to 5.5 percent arguing that their operations produce the lion’s share of the tax, but they receive few benefits from the fees they collect from guests. Legislators from the west who earmarked proceeds from the tax for a new convention center in Ronkonkoma and promotion of Suffolk tourism industry say it’s a payback for the sales tax monies and other funds devoted over the years to preserve farmland and open space, features that bolster the popularity of the East End.

Voicing their opposition before the legislature, hotel operators see it as an “Extraction Tax” funneling money away from the place it was generated. Leo Daunt, proprietor of Daunt’s Albatross Inn and president of the Montauk Chamber of Commerce, told the lawmakers, “We don’t mind paying a tax, as long as some of that tax comes back to the community.” He called it an “extraction that goes from Montauk to a convention center on the other side of the county.”

Montauk businesses take in about 25 percent of the total tax raised in Suffolk each year with East Hampton and Southampton operators collecting 43 percent, business owners noted. “The county returns next to nothing to our hamlet despite our pressing needs,” Daunt said, adding that East End operators have long sought assistance for erosion control, wastewater treatment, and infrastructure upgrades.

Objections to the tax hike fell on deaf ears with the majority of the legislators who argued that those who could afford East End rates wouldn’t blanch at the tax. “They’ll still come to the beautiful beaches and parks that all of the taxpayers have helped pay for over the years,” said Legislator Nick Caracappa. “The tax is still below the average in New York State and nationally, and we’re proud of that,” he said, continuing, “I see it as a win win situation. We’re generating funds to promote tourism and contribute to one of the largest projects to be based in the county. It will provide jobs for people here on Long Island whose earnings will go

to our small businesses and our school districts.” Caracappa tangled with opponents of the tax hike saying, “If you are going to tell me you are upset about a two percent increase in taxes, maybe you should lower your rates.”

The legislature’s presiding officer, Kevin McCaffrey, echoed his colleague’s sentiments pointing out that he knows of few places in the country that charge visitors less than five percent. Deputy Presiding Officer Steven Flotteron said that it was “only fair” for the tax to help fund the convention center considering how revenues from taxpayers in the western towns went to Eastern Long Island preservation efforts. Countering his argument was Bridget Fleming, a Noyac legislator who said she voted against the action because it almost doubles the tax and “is not fair to East End businesses.”

The bill, introduced at the request of County Executive Steve Bellone, was approved 14-3, with Fleming, Al Krupski and Anthony Piccirillo voting in opposition. The tax increase goes into affect June 1 if signed, as expected, by Bellone.

According to County Comptroller John Kennedy, Suffolk currently takes in about $11 million per year with the tax, revenue that is on top of the 8.625 percent sales tax imposed by the county. With the increase, the hotel tax hike is expected to bring in an estimated $20 million annually if tourism continues at its present rate. The tax is levied on any rentals of less than 30 days including motels, cabins, cottages, campgrounds, Airbnb’s, and Vrbo’s, as well as owners of homes, particularly in the Hamptons, rented for

huge sums to celebrities and other well-to-do vacationers.

Part of the tax revenue will go to a special fund to support the convention center as part of the $2.8 billion Midway Crossing development. The behemoth project, sprawling across 179 acres, will connect the Ronkonkoma Long Island Rail Road Station and MacArthur

Airport. Its 2.7-million square feet is planned for a myriad of scientific, entertainment and tourism space, including facilities for medical research and healthcare, a 300-room hotel and other residential, retail and commercial components. When fully built in an estimated 10-15 years, the project will produce $4.5 billion in total recurring annual economic impact, according to the Long Island Regional Planning Commission. The developers estimate that Midway Crossing will create 14,500 jobs, including positions in the STEM and healthcare fields, and yield $1.95 billion in total economic impact. The convention center itself will be subject to the hotel tax.

Discover Long Island, which promotes tourism to the region, will also benefit from the tax, while bulk of the monies will go to the county’s general fund

where they will be earmarked for parks, historic sites, and the Vanderbilt Museum and Planetarium in Centerport, legislators said. The East End would see a piece of the pie with allocations to promote cultural programs, including funding dedicated to the five East End towns.

The comptroller’s office will be responsible for enforcing the collection of the tax and continues an effort to notify those who would be subject to it. “We’ve done a lot of work on information, education, enrollment, and frankly, enforcement,” Kennedy said. “I don't want to be a heavy hand, but if people choose to be in the business of rental and lodging, they have to pay the tax.” Kennedy said his office has about 1,200 entities set up to pay the tax so far from larger hotels to small bed and breakfasts.

A photo of a local Medford hotel that will be affected by the new Suffolk County tax increase.

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Joshua Pierre Named 3rd Legislative District Champion of Diversity

Shirley resident Joshua Pierre was recently recognized by Suffolk County Legislator Jim Mazzarella as the 3rd Legislative District’s 2023 Champion of Diversity during a weekday mass at Focus Church in Shirley where Joshua serves as a Deacon.

In 2022, April was designated “Champions of Diversity Month” in Suffolk County, giving legislators the opportunity to recognize individuals and provide accolades to those who exhibit excellence in living and promote behaviors that demonstrate the appreciation of diversity, inclusion and cultural competence.

“When selecting the 3rd Legislative District’s inaugural honoree, Joshua Pierre was the first person who came to my mind,” said Legislator Mazzarella. “Josh’s involvement in our community has had a significant impact, especially through his charitable work, his service to his church, and his involvement with the police department.”

Joshua Pierre is a firstgeneration Haitian American who lives in Shirley and works at Arkwin Industries where he performs testing for the aerospace industry. Joshua serves as a Deacon on the Board at Focus Church in Shirley where he also spends much of his time

Justice For Thomas Valva

By Robert Chartuk

A sad and horrific chapter in the history of Long Island has been closed with the sentencing of Angela Pollina for her role in the murder of her eight-year-old stepson, Thomas Valva, who froze to death after being locked in a garage overnight with no heat or blankets as temperatures fell to 19 degrees.

Blue lights in memory of the boy still shine throughout the Moriches Bay Area as residents express their compassion and sorrow for the abused youngster who fell through the cracks of a child protective system that utterly failed him. His father, Michael Valva, an ex-New York City police officer, received the same sentence as his fiancée, 25-years-to-life, in a case where the little boy’s birth mother led a crusade in trying to expose years of abuse leading up to his murder.

Justina Zubko-Valva appeared before judges, wrote letters, appealed to multiple authorities in a vain attempt to save her son, but it all fell on deaf ears. Even his schoolteachers raised numerous red flags in a grotesque exposure of the failures of Suffolk County’s Child Protective Services. That the father was a police officer as a possible reason the abuse was allowed to perpetuate rankled the community. That Pollina exhibited no compassion for the emaciated and battered boy

infuriated anyone who followed the sordid details exposed at their trials.

Handing down Pollina’s sentence, Supreme Court Judge Timothy Mazzei told her, “You tortured those boys,” referring to Thomas and his older brother, Anthony, 10, who survived the abuse. "My only regret, Ms. Pollina, is that they don't have a garage in prison, that has no mattress, no blanket, no pillow—nothing that belongs in a bedroom...That's where you deserve to be the rest of your natural life.”

After suffering in the cold garage all night without access to a bathroom, Thomas was hosed down by his father at an outdoor spigot as Pollina looked on. She weakly contended in court when she took the stand in her own defense that she offered the boy a towel and a blanket as a show of compassion. Her lawyer argued that it was the cold water administered by the father that caused his ultimate death, not the actions of Pollina, but the jury didn’t buy it. Her testimony was appalling as she admitted: “I treated them bad...I treated them evil. I put them in the garage. It was horrible. Yes, I did…I exiled them.” Her words brought tears to the jurors who convicted her after only a day of deliberation.

At the time of his death, Thomas’ body temperature had fallen to 76 degrees, the prosecution noted.

volunteering as a youth leader. Through his work with Focus Church, he helped to organize an initiative known as “Feed the Hope” which has benefited those who are less fortunate for the past three years. In the first two years this initiative successfully fed around 500 families and this

past year that number increased to serve just over 750 families with 60,000 pounds of food.

Joshua volunteers his services as a Community Ambassador that reports to Suffolk County Police Commissioner Rodney Harris. In this role, he serves as a liaison to the Suffolk

County Police Department to address public safety concerns throughout the county. He also sits on an advisory board for the 7th Precinct where he assists with quality of life issues within his home community. Joshua is married to his wife Rosemarie, and together they have three children.

Diversity Month was initiated to recognize and honor the diversity of the world around us. It is a time to understand our differences while honoring the common essence of humanity. The point of celebrating diversity is to respect and appreciate everyone, no matter where they come from.

Diversity Champions are visionary leaders who believe in, support and fight for a cause.

“Josh is a great example of everything that encompasses a true champion of diversity,” stated Legislator Mazzarella. “I look forward to continuing to work with him for many more years in our continued efforts to move our community forward.”

He was suffering from a head injury, sunken hips, no body fat, alopecia, and a chronic kidney infection from holding his urine, all signs of the unconscionable abuse he suffered in his living hell. Valva and Pollina were arrested in January 2020 and charged with second-degree murder and endangering the welfare of a child. Judge Mazzei told Pollina that he looked up the definition of the word "torture" and said it was something that causes agony or pain, or the infliction of intense pain to punish, coerce or afford sadistic pleasure. "That's what you did—and never once have you ever shown any sorrow, remorse, or compassion."

A “profile in courage” is what Prosecutor Karriann Kelly called Thomas during Pollina’s sentencing hearing. "He stared down the faces of evil he endured each day in the faces of his father and this defendant, a mother figure in his life for two years. He battled and fought but ultimately lost the war." Kelly characterized the abuse inflicted on Thomas and his brother as “cruel, callous, wanton and evil.” They were undernourished and begged for food at school, and were seen by teachers foraging through the garbage because they were so hungry, she said. They came to school soiled, wearing pull-up diapers; their hands and faces were red, cold to the touch. They were given no access to a bathroom, and

when they soiled themselves, they were banished to the cold garage, the prosecutor had charged.

Videos displayed at the trial showed both boys in the garage in the days before Thomas died. The eight-year-old was shivering and said he needed to use the bathroom. He looked up at the camera with “pleading eyes for someone to help him,” Kelly said. When the ambulance arrived, Pollina stayed in the bathroom “doing her hair" as Thomas lay "ice cold and lifeless." It took her 45 minutes to arrive at the hospital, Kelly told the jury.

The inexplicable murder of Thomas Valva continues to roil the community with an ire directed at the institutions that

were supposed to protect him: a legal system that turned a blind eye to the pleas of a mother for help, and Child Protective Services, which even recently was reported to have considerably more cases than its workers can handle. The county named a task force to look into the child welfare system and the legislature approved the “CPS Transformation Act” in the wake of Thomas’ death. According to published reports, the task force hasn’t met since 2021 and promised investigations have gone nowhere. A $200 million lawsuit filed by Justina Zubko-Valva against those she pleaded with to do something is pending. The people who put up blue memorials to the little boy hold out hope that the system never again allows such a horror.

Suffolk County Legislator James Mazzarella (center) presents Joshua Pierre (2nd from right) with a Proclamation from the Suffolk County Legislature.

A memorial to Thomas Valva stands outside of the elementary school he attended in East Moriches.

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Mastic Sports Grand Opening

By Robert Chartuk

Dozens of young ballplayers took to the fields at Brookhaven Town’s Calabro sports complex in Shirley during the Mastic Sports Club opening day Saturday with a team parade and ceremonial first pitches thrown by Councilman Dan Panico and Legislator Jim Mazzarella. Boys and girls from t-ballers to little leaguers showed off their skills as proud moms and dads looked on, along with grandmas and grandpas and Senator Dean Murray, who took time out to cheer them on. The activities for the kids are made possible through the hard work of club President Gene Mona and a team of dedicated parents.

NATION Back to The Basics: Why Suffolk County Should Care About Congress

By Raheem Soto

Do you know who your Congressperson is? If not, it's time to pay attention. Your Congressperson is our direct representation in the U.S. House of Representatives, which means they have a big say in national policies that impact our everyday lives. From funding for infrastructure and education to legislation that affects our environment and economy, the decisions made by our Congress representatives shape our community's future for better or worse.

According to a social media post from Congressman Nick LaLota (NY-1) "Our state has the dubious distinction of having the highest income, sales, and property taxes which has led to our state also leading the nation in out-of-state migration."

When Congress raises or lowers taxes, it affects how much money people can earn, spend, save, and invest. As one of the largest counties in New York State, our county has a significant impact on the national economy that is not often acknowledged.

Suffolk County's diversified economy includes essential industries like healthcare, tourism, finance, and construction. The county is also home to the Port of New York and Long Island MacArthur Airport,

further enhancing its economic significance.

According to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, Suffolk County, New York, contributed about 4.2% to the state's Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in 2020.

According to recent data, New York State contributes around 8% to the total Gross Domestic Product (GDP) of the United States. This makes it the thirdlargest economy among all states, following California and Texas.

In February of this year, Congressman Andrew Garbarino (NY-2) and other representatives worked to re-launch the bipartisan SALT Caucus for the 118th Congress to restore the

State and Local Tax deduction to cut taxes and help make life more affordable for millions of middleclass families. The caucus, also joined by the TLC law we Congressman Nick LaLota, has been fighting to remove the cap on the state and local tax (SALT) deduction imposed by the 2017 federal tax law. This deduction has historically benefited states like New York, where taxes tend to be higher. However, since the cap was introduced, residents of Suffolk County and other hightax areas have seen their federal tax bills increase significantly.

The SALT Caucus is advocating for the cap to be removed, easing the burden on residents of hightax areas and putting more money

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Bipartisan Fight for 9/11 Health Funding

By Robert Chartuk

With many affected by the 9-11 attack on the World Trade Center struggling with cancer, respiratory diseases, PTSD, and other debilitating conditions, a bipartisan group of lawmakers from New York are pushing to cover a deficit in the federal program designed to help them.

The 9/11 Responder and Survivor Health Funding Correction Act, sponsored by Rep. Andrew Garbarino in the House and Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, would close funding and eligibility gaps in the World Trade Center Health Program. “Our bill would make changes to the funding formula so the program keeps pace with rising health care costs. And it would finally allow excluded Pentagon and Shanksville responders to enroll,” the lawmakers said in a joint statement.

Survivors of the terrorist strike include children living or attending school in lower Manhattan, paramedics, police

officers, volunteers, and family members, “those who ran toward the smoke and flames while others ran away,” they said. “There were firefighters who battled the fires for weeks. And construction workers who combed through the burning, twisted wreckage. All of them breathed in the toxic fumes and experienced physical and mental trauma no one should ever suffer.” Thousands have died from the after-effects— even more than the number who died in the initial attacks— and on Long Island, over 20,000 people are enrolled in the program with hundreds more signing up every month.

Congress delivered $1 billion for the program in last year’s budget package, but the funding fell short. “A gap still remains, and the formula still needs fixing,” the legislators said. Under the Correction Act, service members and other defense department personnel who responded to terrorist

House Bills Back The Blue

By Robert Chartuk

With a crime wave sweeping New York caused by the antipolice agenda and no-bail policies of the progressive Democrats, Long Island congressmen swept into the house in the state’s “Mini Red Wave” are pushing bills aimed at tipping the scales back toward public safety.

A number of bills introduced in the 118th Congress seek to toughen penalties for crimes against law enforcement and fight back against calls to defund the police. The local delegation is also looking to establish a new criminal offense for knowingly assaulting a law enforcement officer.

“One of my top priorities in Congress is ensuring that our law enforcement officers and first responders have the support and resources they need to keep all of us safe,” said Congressman Nick LaLota (R-NY1), cosponsor of the legislation. “Each of these bills takes an important step to supporting our heroes who put their lives on the line every day.”

At the top of LaLota’s list is House Resolution 69 which would “recognize the dedication and devotion of law enforcement personnel” and looks to “condemn calls to defund, disband, dismantle, or abolish the police.” He’s also

crash sites in Pennsylvania and Virginia will also be able to apply for relief.

In 2015, the health program was reauthorized until 2090. Unfortunately, the formula used to calculate how much money would be needed to care for all exposed will not keep pace with rising costs, the lawmakers noted. From 2019 to 2022, for example, health care providers’ costs for everything from labor and pharmaceuticals to supplies and services grew 16-25 percent.

New Yorkers who would benefit from the funding were invited to a press conference in Washington to announce the bipartisan bill. Singled out were a pregnant mother of two who came home to find her Manhattan apartment covered in a thick coat of ash; a 20-yearold service member who worked to recover and bury those killed at the Pentagon; and a 19-year-old volunteer with the Sayville Community

Ambulance Company who spent weeks cleaning up at Ground Zero. All three are suffering from 9/11-related health conditions.

“We welcomed Mariama, Nate, and Jamie to Washington for a news conference announcing our bipartisan legislation to address the impending World Trade

pushing the “Thin Blue Line Act” which would toughen penalties against anyone who murders police officers and other first responders. The bill, which passed the U.S. House in the 115th Congress, would make the murder or attempted murder of a first responder an “aggravating” factor in death penalty determinations, according to LaLota.

Another measure, the “Back the Blue Act,” would increase the penalties for criminals who intentionally target law enforcement and provide new tools for officers to protect themselves. The “Protect and Serve Act” would establish a new criminal offense for knowingly assaulting a law enforcement officer and causing serious bodily injury in circumstances that affect interstate commerce.

The Law Enforcement Bill of Rights will provide even more support to law enforcement.

Also supporting an anti-crime agenda in Washington is Rep. Andrew Garbarino (R-NY2), who introduced the POLICE Act, which would make assaulting a police officer a deportable offense for any non-citizen.

"As the Biden Border Crisis rages on, I have serious concerns about the ramifications for law enforcement officers who are on the front lines dealing with

migrants,” Garbarino said. “Whether on Long Island or at the southern border, there should be no ambiguity that assaulting a police officer is a deportable offense for non-citizens. The POLICE Act would ensure that we can hold criminals accountable for violence against law enforcement officers who are simply doing their jobs."

To support emergency personnel such as EMTs and ambulance drivers, the local lawmakers are behind the “Protecting First Responders from Secondary Exposure Act,” a measure that would establish the first federal program providing local governments with resources to purchase containment devices, which are used to safely store narcotics and preserve them for evidentiary use. The bill would also

provide training to reduce first responders’ risk of secondary exposure to lethal substances.

“Mounting criticism of American policing following the violent death of George Floyd and others at the hands of law enforcement has prompted calls for enhanced police accountability and shifts in funding from police to social services and community-led safety efforts,” according to the Council on Criminal Justice. “At the same time, violent crime has spiked in many U.S. cities, with some experiencing recordsetting numbers of homicides.”

The National Fraternal Order of Police reports 323 officers shot in the line of duty in 2022, up seven percent from the year before, and 13 percent higher than 2019 when assaults on the police began to spike. Of the

Center Health Program funding shortfall,” Garbarino and Gillibrand said. “They deserve our help and care. They have endured unimaginable traumas and should not be left to suffer alone. The Sept. 11 attacks left an indelible mark on our national psyche. For those who responded to or lived near the attacks, the impact was devastating.”

officers shot last year, 60 died of their injuries. There were 87 ambush-style attacks on law enforcement officers last year, according to the Fraternal Order. The attacks resulted in 124 officers shot, 31 of whom were killed.

“It’s clear that the policies of the Progressive Left have elevated attacks on police officers and made our communities less safe,” said state Assemblyman Joseph DeStefano. “The people of New York have had enough and made their voices heard at the ballot box by electing representatives who will tackle the crime wave head on. Let’s hope that the politicians arrayed against law enforcement see the light and support the bills that will protect their constituents.”

“The men and women of law enforcement are constantly under assault as they pursue their mission to protect and serve,” said Manny Vilar, past-president of the Police Benevolent Association of New York State and a candidate for the Suffolk Legislature. "The anti-police atmosphere perpetuated by those who should know better have brought about this crime wave. Thankfully, we have legislators fighting back to give officers the support and respect they deserve. I will work with them for safer streets when I win the election in November."

Rep. Andrew Garbarino (NY-2) Rep. Nick LaLota (NY-1)

Firefighter Training Boosted By $50,000 State Grant

where firefighters can learn and practice the capabilities of their pumps, hoses and other apparatus.

Always aware of the hazards of emergency response, demonstrated by memorials to those who perished in the 9-11 disaster, some of whom were academy instructors, the staff lives by the motto: “Let no man’s ghost return to say his training let him down.”

response, and marine and ice situations, in addition to officer and leadership training.

By Robert Chartuk

When the call goes out, Suffolk’s volunteer firefighters and emergency workers answer with expertise and experience gained from Suffolk County’s Fire Academy in Yaphank, a 30-acre facility that recently added a vital piece of training apparatus thanks to a $50,000 grant made possible by Assemblyman Joseph DeStefano.

A volunteer himself for more than 40 years with the Medford Fire Department, DeStefano has been a chief advocate for the fire services, noting their immeasurable value to the communities they serve. “Long Island would be an alltogether different place without the dedicated men and women of the fire and ambulance departments who devote enormous amounts of time and energy in serving their neighbors,” DeStefano said.

The state grant funded the installation of a special training module that simulates a burning building. Almost every day of the week and on evenings members of Suffolk’s 110 fire departments storm academy structures to learn how to extinguish raging fires set with wood pallets and hay. In full gear and using equipment from their own companies, the firefighters are quick to extricate victims and douse the flames under the watchful eyes of academy instructors.

In addition to dwelling and business fires, the school simulates train rescues in repurposed Long Island Rail Road cars, as well as car crashes and multi-story blazes where temperatures can range up to a thousand degrees. Trainees crawl through dark mazes and take to the rooftops in aerial ladders. The facility provides weighted mannequins for rescue and hydrants

According to Academy Field Supervisor David Didio, the facility provides both real-life training and classroom instruction to prepare firefighters for the multitude of situations they may face. “We do collapse simulations where structures have caved in on people, high-angle response, trench and cesspool rescues. Any challenge a firefighter may face back in their own communities,” Didio noted. The academy can also simulate a car crash under a tanker truck full of fuel with victims trapped in the wreckage, as well as liquified natural gas and electrical emergencies. A 5,000-square-foot burn building with a front porch, attached two-car garage, basement, and attic reflects the type of homes most commonly experiencing a fire in Suffolk County.

Academy courses include technical and heavy rescue, forceable entry, emergency vehicle operation, brush truck safety, rope rescue, hazardous material

Attending a ceremony to announce the state grant was county Legislator Dominick Thorne, chairman of the Fire, Rescue and Emergency Medical Services & Preparedness Committee who has trained at the facility. “The academy provides a wide array of critical lessons to make sure the men and women who respond to emergencies are properly prepared for anything they may encounter,” Thorne said.

DeStefano, who also trained there, noted that personnel from the New York City Fire Department have been to the academy, as well as the FBI, Secret Service, and Suffolk County Police and Sheriff. “Right

here in Suffolk is a world-class emergency training facility that has prepared thousands of first responders in saving countless lives and an untold amount of property damage,” the Assemblyman said. Formal instruction for the county’s fire fighters began in 1943 with the creation of the Vocational Education and Extension Board of Suffolk County; the fire training center came online in 1959. “The staff and instructors are the faculty, we function as the school board,” extension board member Dennis Whittam explained. He noted that the fire academy remained operational during the COVID pandemic through online classes featuring a vast video library. "We train for practically every realworld scenario," Whittam said.

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Athletic Trainer Earns Rising Star Award

South Country School District’s head athletic trainer, Gina Harris, has been recognized with a prestigious Henry Schein Medical Athletics and Schools 2023 Rising Star Award.

Harris was recognized as a distinguished athletic trainer following an application and nomination process. She was nominated by Bellport High School junior Brynn Johnson, who participates in a training program in which she shadows Harris.

"The entire South Country school community is lucky to have the honor to call Gina Harris our athletic trainer,” said Patrick Hayes, the district’s director of health and physical education. “Mrs. Harris goes above and beyond on a daily basis to ensure that all athletes remain safe and return to play as quickly as possible. For her, it is more than a job; it is about the longstanding relationships that are forged here at Bellport

High School. You cannot help but think of Gina when you hear of Bellport athletics.”

In honoring Harris, Henry Schein Athletics noted a few of her many contributions to Bellport High School, including running the athletic department’s rehabilitation programs, attending doctor’s appointments with her athletes, establishing a cardiac screening day for athletes, creating a summer workout program and developing her own work-based learning program, where students have the opportunity to shadow her.

“I feel incredibly fortunate for the opportunity to make a greater impact and to be an ambassador for this astounding profession,” Harris said of the recognition.

“Thank you to Henry Schein Athletics and my community for recognizing me as the 2023 Rising Star. I'm honored to have even been nominated, and I'm beyond proud to be given a chance to represent such a supportive community.”

Bellport High School Names Class of 2023 Top Students

Bellport High School has announced the top 10 students of the Class of 2023. Leading the group are Hannah De Los Santos and Alexandria Lewkowski, who will serve as the Class of 2023 valedictorian and salutatorian, respectively, and Sara Cornacchiulo, the class essayist. The three seniors earned the top spots through their outstanding commitment to academics. Rounding out the list of highachieving seniors are Nikolle Slavnova, Kaitlyn Foley, Amelia Kocay, Skye Dodge, Patricia Lopez, Rachel Li and Eliza Beitel.

De Los Santos is an AP Scholar with Distinction and holds a National Hispanic Recognition Award. She will also be graduating with an AP Capstone designation. She is a member of her school’s National, Science and Math honor societies and Athletes Helping Athletes Club. She is a scholar-athlete and plays both soccer and softball. She intends to study biochemistry on a pre-med track in college.

Lewkowski is an AP Scholar with Distinction

and a member of her school’s National, Science, Math and Tri-M Music honor societies, and will be graduating with an AP Capstone designation. She also is a member of her school’s Italian Club and participates in Stony Brook University’s Women in Science and Engineering program. In addition, she plays the viola in her school’s string and chamber orchestras. Outside of school, she works for a local nursing home. In the fall, she

plans to study biology with a goal to go into microbiology research for oncology.

Cornacchiulo is an AP Scholar with Distinction and a member of her school’s National, Math, Science and Art honor societies. She is also a member of the Yearbook Club and varsity tennis team and performs the flute in her school’s band and pit orchestra. She plans to study art education at Pratt Institute this fall.

her undergraduate studies at SUNY Cortland and graduated with a Bachelor of Science in athletic training in 2013. She worked as an assistant athletic trainer at LIU Brooklyn while working on her Master of Science in exercise physiology and sports nutrition. As part of the LIU program, she worked with high-caliber athletes, including two-time Olympic medalist and world champion Brendon Rodney.

Harris is currently enrolled in a Master of Science program at Northeast College of Health Sciences to specialize in applied clinical nutrition and improve the necessary skills involved with injury prevention, recovery and sport performance.

Harris, who started her career in South Country in August 2017, completed

The South Country School District extends its congratulations to Gina Harris on her impressive achievement.

Eastport-South Manor Seniors Named National Merit Finalists

Eastport-South Manor Jr.-Sr. High School seniors Benjamin M. Isaacson and Aidan C. Young have been named finalists in the 2023 National Merit Scholarship program.

Benjamin and Aidan were part of a nationwide pool of 16,000 semifinalists, representing 1% of U.S. high school seniors, who were the highest-scoring entrants in each state on the 2021 Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test.

Both Benjamin and Aidan have received a Certificate of Merit and will soon learn

whether they have been chosen as one of 7,250 Merit Scholarship winners. Both students will be judged on their academic records, information about the high school’s curriculum and grading system, their PSAT/NMSQT Selection index scores, school official recommendations, contributions and leadership activities and a finalist essay.

The district congratulates Benjamin and Aidan on this outstanding accomplishment and extends best wishes for success in the National Merit Scholarship program competition.

South Country School District’s head athletic trainer, Gina Harris, has been recognized with a prestigious Henry Schein Medical Athletics and Schools 2023 Rising Star Award.

Photo Credit: South Country Central School District

Bellport High School has named Hannah De Los Santos and Alexandria Lewkowski as its Class of 2023 valedictorian and salutatorian, respectively, and Sara Cornacchiulo as the class essayist.

From left, Eastport-South Manor Jr.-Sr. High School seniors Benjamin M. Isaacson and Aidan C. Young will advance as finalists in the National Merit Scholarship program.

Photo Credit: South Country Central School District

Photo Credit: South Country Central School District

Large Community Turnout for Grand Opening of New Moriches Library Annex

By Robert Chartuk

A new community resource and focal point was celebrated Saturday at the grand opening of the new Moriches satellite library branch, a modern 7,000-square-foot facility covering the northern portion of the Mastic-Moriches-Shirley Community Library’s service area.

The bright new annex was buzzing with activity following a ribbon cutting ceremony as local patrons, including many excited children and their families, familiarized themselves with the library’s numerous resources. As with the library’s new Mastic Beach annex, the Montauk Highway branch is expected to see a rise in the issuance of new library cards as residents will have easier access to a facility that is designed to bring the community together.

Available to patrons is a collection of popular reading material including bestsellers, children's books, and DVDs, as well as the popular museum passes that give card holders free access to exhibits throughout the New York Metropolitan Area. Special features of the new branch include multiple computers, three program rooms and space for quiet work, noted Library Director Kerri Rosalia. There are children and teen areas for homework or study and a room that’s adjustable in size with moveable walls. All furniture and shelving have wheels so they can be moved to rearrange space as needed. Design elements emphasize both cost savings and energy efficiency,

according to Rosalia. Just as in the Neighborhood Road annex in Mastic Beach, the Moriches site promotes sustainability by adhering to LEED standards set forth by the U.S. Green Building Council.

“Our library system is achieving a level of geographic accessibility that is unprecedented in the district’s history,” Rosalia said. “We are confident that the new Moriches library will be warmly embraced by area residents.” The site offers ample parking and incorporates an expansive outdoor area suitable for both small and large outdoor programming.

Presented at the ceremony was a replica of a $451,002 check representing a state grant for library construction made possible through state Assemblyman Joe DeStefano and Senator Dean Murray. "The grand opening of this new annex is the culmination of the hard work and dedication of the many residents and local officials who believe in the importance of having a strong community library," DeStefano said.

"I'm proud of the library trustees, staff and everyone else involved in seeing this project through to such a beautiful result." Senator Murray added: "The library has had a tremendous year so far in opening two new branches. They are the hub, the heart of our community."

“Our library team places tremendous value on service, and our new geographic reach automatically translates into improved service,” said Library Board President Joseph

Maiorana. “The instant success of the Mastic Beach branch serves as a promising sign that the Moriches library will prove popular as well.”

"Residents of all ages are able to enrich their lives when they have access to a first-rate library system," said Suffolk Legislator James Mazzarella, a former member of the library's board of trustees who attended the ceremony. "The completion of this second new branch represents a landmark moment in the history of the district," he said, pointing out that the library shares space with the Moriches Elementary School. “It’s a fantastic property and the shared services between the two makes it extra special.”

Also helping to cut the ribbon was Town Councilman Dan Panico, who said he grew up going to the library. “Not everything is on the Internet,” Panico said. “Kids will go the the library. It brings the community together. It’s such a valuable asset,” said Town Clerk Kevin LaValle to the gathered crowd: “This is what brings a community together. It’s amazing what they did here.”

Echoing the sentiments of those at the grand opening was Brookhaven Supervisor Ed Romaine: “Library services play a major role in the life of a community. We congratulate the library upon its completion of two new satellite branches.”

A library expansion and modernization program was set in motion by a $22.7 million referendum approved by voters in 2019. At the time, the district’s sole

library, on William Floyd Parkway in Shirley, was 28-percent smaller than the recommended size for a community with the district’s population. Underscoring the absence of adequate space, attendance at popular programs was curtailed due to lack of capacity, library officials noted. The library had been forced to conduct hundreds of classes and meetings at off-site locations every year, which has proven to be costly, staff-intensive, and logistically cumbersome. With the renovation of the main facility underway, services have been temporarily relocated to the town’s Mastic Recreation Center on Herkimer Street. Items requested from the main library, the Mastic Beach branch, and through interlibrary loan are available for pickup.

Designed by H2M architects + engineers of Melville, the Moriches branch was built in the same architectural style as the existing 95-year-old Little Red Schoolhouse, a neighborhood landmark adjacent

to the new satellite that is next on the library’s agenda for renovation. A far cry from the two portable classrooms that were used when the library came into existence in 1975, it has been one of Suffolk County’s most utilized libraries. The library has been a leader in providing innovative services that include automation; children’s and family programming; services for teens and seniors; cultural activities; literacy services; community outreach initiatives; digital services and technology support; career and college readiness assistance; lifelong learning opportunities; and partnerships with local businesses and community organizations, Director Rosalia pointed out. The recipient of numerous grants in support of its unique programs and services, the library has been recognized in such major media as the South Shore Press, Newsday, the New York Times, WNBC’s Channel 4, and News 12. For more information, visit www.communitylibrary.org.

WFHS Youth & Government Continues Dominance at Statewide Legislative Conference

The William Floyd High School Youth & Government program continued its long tradition of excellence at the 87th annual New York State YMCA Youth & Government conference held late last month in Albany, NY. With approximately 520 students from across the state gathering in the capital for a weekend of simulated government in the state’s actual legislative chambers, William Floyd secured 11 state leadership positions including the governorship, as well as earned themselves a host of awards.

“Each year, under the guidance of advisors Robert Feeney and Patricia Costell, William Floyd students dominate this conference by winning nearly all of the top state leadership positions, as well as a plethora of awards,” said Kevin M. Coster, superintendent of schools, William Floyd School District.

“These amazing performances are a testament to the time, preparation, dedication and intelligence of our students and their advisors. Congratulations, once again, on making our school community proud, and for being a shining example of excellence.”

Mr. Feeney has served as the

program’s advisor since 1985, having the opportunity to mentor generations of students with an interest in government and public policy. Under his guidance, dozens of former students have achieved success in public policy, government and law, with many serving prominent roles in the public sector. He is a member of the YMCA Youth & Government Hall of Fame. Ms. Costell, longtime co-advisor, joined Mr. Feeney this year as a Hall of Fame inductee.

William Floyd High School senior Jae Kim, who was elected governor last year and presided over this year’s conference, passed the baton to junior Nikolas DelVecchio, who was elected governor for the 2024 conference. William Floyd students also captured 10 other leadership positions.

Below are the elected positions and the awards. Please note that due to the number of students involved, each legislative branch of government has two versions – example: Assembly Liberty, Assembly Freedom, Senate Liberty and Senate Freedom.

Elected State Officers for 20232024

Governor: Nikolas DelVecchio

Chief Justice: Mary Duenzl

Attorney General: Riley Bent

Public Defender: Alice Chen

Speaker, Assembly Freedom: Rafay Cheema

Speaker, Assembly Liberty: Joshua Schultzer

Deputy Speaker, Assembly Freedom: Matthew Reis

Deputy Speaker, Assembly Liberty: Jason Alexopoulos

Pro-Tempore, Senate Liberty: Olivia Phillips

Deputy Pro-Tempore, Senate Liberty: Olivia Pustelnik

Deputy Pro-Tempore, Senate Freedom: Victoria Basharina

Best Brief

Case A: Aaliyah Jordan, Amerie Samura

Case C: Hannah Hendriks, Calasia Hill

Outstanding Attorney

Maggie Hua

Outstanding Firm Leader

Maggie Hua

Best Bill

Assembly Freedom: Mathew

Reis, Sanaya Spruell, Jocelyn Volpe, Quentin Thompson

Assembly Liberty: Jason Alexopoulos, Eric DiGiacomo, Hannah Schultzer, Joshua Schultzer

Senate Freedom: Kassidy Chamberlain, Koda Kane, Zen Pastor

Senate Liberty: Olivia Phillips, Dua Ali, Yasmine Zada, Nikolas DelVecchio, John Bonarrigo, Giavanna Moscardino

Best Debaters

Assembly Liberty: Jason Alexopoulos, Brendan Reilly

Senate Freedom: Victoria Basharina

Senate Liberty: Hiba Farooq, Olivia Phillips, Olivia Pustelnik Conference on National Affairs (CONA) Selections

Jason Alexopoulos, Antonio Cortes, Nikolas DelVecchio, Sia Minhas, Olivia Phillips, Joshua Schultzer Conference on National Affairs (CONA) Alternates

Alternates: Sofia Ariza, Alice Chen, Mathew Reis Special Award

Congratulations to YMCA Youth & Government advisor Patricia Costell, who joins Robert Feeney as a member of the YMCA Youth & Government Hall of Fame!

Photo Credit: Robert Chartuk

SUFFOLK CLOSEUP

BY KARL GROSSMAN

In announcing her New York Housing Compact in her “State of the State” address at the start of this year, Governor Kathy Hochul unveiled a plan setting what she termed “the ambitious goal” of building in the state “800,000 new homes over the next decade.”

Under the plan, “every single locality across the state will have a target for building new homes. Upstate, the target is for the current housing stock to grow by 1% every three years. Downstate, 3% every three years.”

She said “many localities are already hitting” state housing targets. “This is not a one-size-fitsall approach,” she added. “Local governments can meet these targets however they want and shape the ways they expand building capacity, such as redeveloping old malls and office parks, incentivizing new housing production, or updating zoning rules to reduce barriers.”

The governor said “localities will get help from the state to accomplish this shared objective. We will offer substantial new funding for infrastructure like schools, roads, and sewers needed to support growing communities. And we will cut red tape to allow projects to move forward quickly while still

protecting the health, safety, and environment of our communities.”

"But,” she declared, “when communities haven’t made goodfaith efforts to grow when proposed housing projects are languishing for no legitimate reason, the state will implement a new fast-track approval process. Because to do nothing is an abdication of our responsibility to act in times of crisis.”

“Today,” said the governor, “we say no more delay. No more waiting for someone else to fix this problem. Housing is a human right. Ensuring enough housing is built is how we protect that right. There’s a saying, ‘Never let a good crisis go to waste.’ And we will not waste this opportunity. We just need everyone and every community to do their part. Solving our housing crisis would be a huge step toward making New York more affordable.”

This intervention by New York State government with a “new fasttrack approval process,” if there is what the state considers a lack of action, became a huge sticking point instantly.

Everybody agrees that we have an affordable housing crisis in New York State. But there is major disagreement in government as to how it should be met.

BY NANCY BURNER, ESQ.

New York Housing Compact

Local and state lawmakers have been pressing for incentives, not mandates.

But will simple incentives work?

A headline last month of an article in “The Real Deal,” a publication covering the real estate industry, was: “Incentives won’t make dent in housing crisis, groups say.” It began: “The suburbs prefer carrots. That is, incentives to grow their housing stock, rather than mandates that trigger penalties if not met.” And following the Hochul announcement, the piece noted, the State Legislature advanced a measure that “offers carrots—$500 million for municipalities that meet certain housing growth targets— rather than sticks.”

Cited in the article was a 2020 report by the Furman Center for Real Estate and Urban Policy, a joint center at the at NYU’s School of Law and the NYU’s Wagner School of Public Service. The Furman Center in summarizing its report, titled “Ending Exclusionary Zoning in New York City’s Suburbs,” said: “New York stands alone among its peer states—coastal states with high housing costs and healthy regional economies—in giving its local governments such broad authority over local land use. The

result is a state with fewer homes, more expensive rents, and starker segregation than it would otherwise have. By some measures, New York has the most exclusionary zoning in the country.”

Ian Wilder, executive director of Long Island Housing Services, based in Bohemia, which says its “mission is the elimination of unlawful housing discrimination and promotion of decent and affordable housing,” supports the governor’s plan.

The “current system,” says Wilder, “gives a developer the ability to build a 13-bedroom home”—a megamansion—“but makes the builder of a 13-unit affordable housing development jump through years of expensive legal requirements to build. Yet the local officials continue to defend the home rule zoning scheme that fails to serve our communities.”

“My experience working at a housing counseling agency is that nobody comes to us looking for home rule zoning, they are looking for a home. Recently I had two experiences that drove that home. I know a young entrepreneur who sold his business on Long Island and moved to Florida so he could realize his goal of owning a home by age 25,”

said Wilder. “I also was at a beach cleanup recently and came across two of my neighbors discussing how an entry level worker cannot even afford a basement apartment.”

“We cannot solve our housing problems by relying on the tools that caused them,” Wilder comments. “Governor Hochul has looked at the tools that other states have developed already to increase housing and forged them into a plan to address our housing crisis.”

Also backing the plan is Michael Daly, affordable housing advocate from Sag Harbor. “The New York Housing Compact will not take away local control but give local officials the tools they need to tackle the housing crisis that is happening in every town and village on Long Island. Elected and appointed officials locally are handicapped today by the overly restrictive zoning rules that they inherited from previous administrations. Almost everyone says they need to do something about housing but loud and angry NIMBYs object to local zoning changes. The officials should appreciate the New York Housing Compact for the leverage it gives them to tackle the housing crisis,” said Daly, founder of East End YIMBY (Yes In My Backyard).

Why Use an Attorney to Apply for Community Medicaid?

My daughter completed my Community Medicaid application for me. Do I still need to consult with an elder law attorney?

While you can submit an application for Community Medicaid on your own, it still is a good idea to consult with an elder law attorney at some point. There are important estate planning steps that you can take to better protect your income and assets that a layman may not know.

Community Medicaid, homecare Medicaid, pays for a variety of medical services that enable individuals to "Age in Place."

Medicaid long term care is for those who need assistance with activities of daily living (e.g. dressing, bathing, toileting, and feeding). Community Medicaid will pay for personal home-care aides so that recipients can stay in their homes and avoid a nursing home. How many hours a recipient qualifies for a week depends on the level of assistance needed with the activities of daily living.

To be eligible for Community

Medicaid, one must meet the income and asset limits. These are two distinct categories. For 2023, the income limit for Community Medicaid applicants is $1,697 per month for individual applicants, including a $20 disregard. Without further planning, any income in excess of this monthly limit has to be paid to the Department of Social Services each month as a contribution toward any care received. To avoid this, an elder law attorney can enroll you in a Pooled Income Trust.

Pooled Income Trusts are established and managed by non-profit organizations for the benefit of people with disabilities. Medicaid applicants can deposit any excess income into a Pooled Income Trust each month to stay under the monthly income limit. Then, the Medicaid recipient can submit bills for household expenses to the Pooled Income Trust. The trust will pay those bills from the excess income deposited. It is important

to not let money accumulate in the Pooled Income Trust because when the applicant passes away, the balance goes to the charity.

Further, if you are married, you may not need a Pooled Income Trust. If your spouse's income is below $3,715, they can capture enough of your income to bring them up to that level of spousal allowance.

The asset limit for Community Medicaid applicants in 2023 is $30,182 for individuals. Additionally, the primary residence of the applicant is exempt up to a maximum equity value of $1,033,000. However, while a primary home is exempt for purposes of determining eligibility, Medicaid may have the right to place a lien on the property. Medicaid can place a lien to recover

the value of services provided if the recipient is not survived by a spouse and the property is part of their probate estate. A probate estate meaning that the property passes through the applicant’s Will or by intestacy if there is no Will. An experienced elder law attorney may be able to protect the home from this estate recovery.

If you are thinking about applying for community Medicaid or already receiving benefits, it is advisable to talk to an Elder Law Attorney. An elder law attorney can help you get the most out of your benefits and avoid estate recovery after you pass away.

Brittni Sullivan, Esq. and Dylan Stevens, Esq. are attorneys at Burner Law Group, P.C. focusing their practice areas on Estate Planning and Elder Law. 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.

THE BETTOR ANGLE

BY TOM BARTON

The New York Rangers enter the playoffs at a +105 underdog for the series against their tri-state rivals the New Jersey Devils. This will be the first meeting in the postseason between these two since the 2012 Eastern Conference Finals. The Devils won that series in six games and they are now expected to move on here again, but with the series price so low there is plenty of optimism for the Rangers and their fans.

New York showed everyone what they can achieve in the postseason last year when they seemed to have peaked a year early. They took the eventual champs to a game 7 and now have added pieces to finish their title run. The Blue Shirts still have goalie Igor Shesterkin, who can look like the best goalie in the league on any given night and the new acquisitions of Patrick Kane and Vladimir

Tarasenko, give them more scoring options than ever. They of course will be joined by the stalwarts in Fox, Panarin and company.

This is an explosive team at times and if Igor looks anything like he did last season the plus money will look like a gift. Home ice won't matter as much as New Jersey would hope for since Rangers fans always travel well to the Garden State and should have a really good fanbase. The Devils also have a very inexperienced team, making their first playoff run since 2018, and while talented, still might be caught a little bit by surprise of how the NHL playoff landscape differs from the regular season. The Rangers and Devils have the closest series odds in the opening round. They played four close games this year and two went into overtime. This should be a great series.

BY CHUCK T. Fantasy Sports

Fantasy baseball championships are won by the smart waiver pickups that are made in April and May every season. And some pundits will throw in that the waiver picks made in June, July and August help out too. But it is true that the smart picks made in the early part of the season have the biggest impact due to the fact that those players can garner the most playing time and have the greatest impact. Spencer Strider was drafted in the 6th round of my 20-man keeper dynasty league in 2022. And the genius who drafted him plopped him on his bench as Strider was a reliever for the first two months of the season. And then on May 30th Strider got a start and the baseball world has watched him dominate since. Well, we might have gotten a glimpse on the next Spencer Strider last week and his name is Kris Bubic and he pitches for Kansas City.

The Bubic story has an interesting sub-plot to it about a somewhat obscure baseball analyst named Lance Brozdowski. You see, Brozdowski is getting all sorts of attention because on April 6th he put out a tweet on how Kris Bubic had added 2 miles an hour to his fastball, and that there were changes

Rangers vs. Devils Preview

to his changeup and slider. The comments in all honesty were very technical and may have sounded like a conversation in a clubhouse. And because Brozdowski doesn’t write for ESPN, Yahoo or CBS Sports, the fantasy baseball community didn’t react to his comments. But one CBS columnist did notice the Kris Bubic comments. And then Bubic went out on Sunday night, April 9th and threw a gem. It was 6 inning of

Is Bubic the Next Spencer Strider?

work which led to a no-decision. He left the game with a 1-0 lead. He had struck out 9 batters without allowing a single base on balls, and only surrendered two hits. It was a gem. And in my dynasty league which has an 11pm deadline on Sunday night for waiver picks, it was too fresh to notice and react. And so, nobody did.

Kris Bubic is going to get his next start this past weekend against the

Atlanta Braves, If he tosses another gem, there is a great chance FAAB bidding will be raised and there will be competition to landing him as a waiver pick. A 2-mph increase in someone’s repertoire can often be the difference between ordinary and superlative. But in the world of fantasy baseball, this is just the sort of breaks that successful owners seem to get. You don’t need to follow guys like Lance Brozdowski either to avail yourself of breaks like this. You do need to do some simple screening though and we all have the time to do that. Maybe I will tweak my screening procedures though based on what happened here and it will pay dividends. I always screen “The Last 7 Days” through the ESPN system. I look for 3 things. I look for anyone who has hit 2 home runs, stolen 2 bases or struck out 7 or more batters in their latest start. Since I had run my screens on Sunday morning and Bubic threw his gem early Sunday evening, I missed it.

And so CBS Sports was writing all about Kris Bubic’s breakout on Monday morning. As the deadline for this article comes up, he is only owned in 7.8% of ESPN leagues. Time can still be on your side. But

as it was Easter Sunday I had not paid close attention to the Sunday boxscores. Fantasy baseball is not forgiving to lapses of any sort. You have to be first. You have to beat the competition to every possible nugget. And even if Bubic gets torched by the Atlanta Braves in his next start, you have to go out and grab these possibilities and wish on these possible stars. It is the Spencer Striders and Kris Bubic types that you want to be the first man in on.

There are some other waiver wire possibilities that people should be paying attention to this week. The Minnesota Twins have called up a very promising prospect from their minor league system named Edouard Julien. He hit 17 home runs in the minors last year and plays some ordinary defense at 2nd base. What he does do however that opens eyes, is that he absolutely gets on base at a ridiculous pace. His on base percentage was .440 last year at Double-AA. That is Mike Trout territory folks. Throw in 19 stolen bases and you get a very interesting value proposition at 2nd base. Make sure you get in your waiver claims this week on Kris Bubic and Edouard Julien.

Photo Credit: Flickr/Minda Haas Kuhlmann

VETERANS WAY

BY REV. FREDERICK MILLER. PH.D.

The U.S. Army leadership initially requested a change in terminology stating that the word “disorder” is stigmatizing and that removing it would encourage more individuals suffering from symptoms to access care. However, the American Psychiatric Association (APA) board of trustees recently voted on changes to the new edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM). Among the decisions was one to retain the word “disorder” in the term “posttraumatic stress disorder”. Although the APA has issued its ruling, the term “posttraumatic stress” is being used informally by many individuals within the military communities. It is unclear whether informal use of the term will continue, or whether military leaders will continue to advocate future changes to the DSM. The tenth district of the American Legion has a committee, the ‘posttraumatic

stress committee”. It refuses to use the term “disorder.”

Unfortunately psychiatrists do not understand the differences are very different in each of the different wars. For example, they state that the systems of PTSD have been documented as far back as the Civil War. Though the name has experienced a few changes, from soldier’s heart, shell shock, battle fatigue, PTSD and now more recently post-traumatic stress, the definition for the condition remains relatively the same.

However, the symptoms and causes very different in the different for each of the wars.

In the Civil War Americans of North and South shooting and killing each other. This led to the highest number of suicides and mental problem in our history. This caused our country to build many mental asylums. Most of which were converted to VA hospitals post World War I. With World

What is Mental Health Stigma?

no way that our troops could have been trained to kill women and children so those killings caused the troops to suffer guilt and shame and Moral Injury. That guilt and shame led to them committing suicide at a rate of 20 or more veterans per day. This problem is increased because of the fact that before entering the service they were taught the commandment “Thou Shall not Kill.” Whereas, the commandment is “thou shall not Murder.” How would you react to killing a women or child?

Wars I & II the battle lines were drawn. They were far from each other so in most cases the soldier did not see the enemy getting shot. However, both sides wore the uniforms of their country. They witnessed fellow troops getting killed in the trench of battle lines. Their biggest fear was being killed. The Vietnam War and the Afghanistan Wars were mostly guerilla fighting at

very close range. The enemy not only wore civilian clothes, but included women and children. The women were used to refill the sniper’s rifles and to get close to our troops where they were carrying loaded bombs. The children were also used to carry loaded bombs into our camps. This forced our troops not only to shoot civilians, but also women and children. There was

It is also important to understand how hard it is for veterans to tell anyone what they did. It is also very important to realize that shame and guilt grows stronger the longer someone suffers from them. However, we in Suffolk County were able to stop 11 veterans from committing suicide that were labeled PTSD, but were suffering from Moral Injury.

BY DOMINICK FORTE OF MEN & ANGELS

The angel is one of the Articles of Faith as unshakeable as our belief in God, the atom, or the ill luck attached to the number 13. Numerous popular songs invoke angels in some way. Their images appear on Christmas cards and wedding invitations. They are kept as souvenirs, jewelry, and religious and quasi-religious bric-a-brac. People adorn their front lawns with small statues of them. Art museums are loaded with paintings and sculptures of these mysterious winged beings. To this day artists and writers depict them in their work. They have been the subject of several movies and TV series. They appear on jacket covers of musical CDs.

Since ancient times humankind has been intrigued by angels. They are aweinspiring, luminous beings, who hover between God and us in their flight through spirit, imagination, and the universe. Psychologist like Carl Jung have devoted hours trying to explain why the angel still commands such attention, appearing in traditional forms and new age

forms like channeling and extraterrestrial visits.

But if you ask anyone if they really believe in their existence a deep conflict arises between positive assertion and current day secular realism. The sceptics scoff at the thought of a spirit world in general. Anything they can’t see or touch does not exist.

In a Gallup poll conducted in the United States in 1978, over half the subjects questioned about their belief in angels and demons answer in the affirmative. For the non-believers it can be assumed that belief in these supernatural creatures is outdated Gothic superstition for which there must be some scientific or psychological explanation.

These assumptions from believers and non-believes are more indicative about the confusion about angels which is inherent in our culture than about the actual truth about angels. It doesn’t matter whether the opinions come from religious institutions or new age thinkers. On the one hand angels still manage to retain their mystical popularity and power, while on the other no one really believes

The Angel Debate

Why do they continue to exist in popular consciousness?

These questions lead us into an extraordinary, unanticipated, and often weird world. It is territory in which reality, myth, lore, legend, fantasy, and supernatural visions all appear entwined together.

Throughout history, religions both primitive and developed, have held beliefs of spiritual beings that intervene between the one transcendental realm of the sacred and the mundane dualistic world of time and space. These beliefs in the supernatural realm go from that of belief in the power of ancestors, spirits of nature, or fairy beings from an alternate world to the spiritual beings called angels by the major religions of the world.

in them anymore.

So, who or what are angels?

Nineteenth century novelist and critic Samuel Butler wrote that all reason is against belief in angels but healthy instinct is for it. This seems as true now as it was in biblical times, ten thousand years ago. The debate will wage on just as the one between atheists and believers in God.

POETICALLY SPEAKING A Double Whammy

BY NINA JOURAWLEFF

BY VINCENT PICA, COMMODORE

ON THE SEA Time and Tide Wait for No (Wo)Man

Before reading the weekly tide tables as gospel, let’s take a moment to review a few essentials. First, don’t mistake precision with accuracy. What??? Just because we can predict the tides to the second as far into the future as you could imagine (after all, we certainly know the rotations of the Earth, Sun and Moon to exquisite precision), it doesn’t mean that the times are accurate! Why aren’t they? “We can put a man on the moon but…”

First, the weather matters. Picture the Inlets that punctuate the south shore of Long Island as a straw between one big balloon (Moriches Bay, for example) and one REALLY big balloon (the North Atlantic). If there are strong winds from any northerly heading, someone is blowing back out the straw while the tide itself is trying to come through the straw and into the Bay. What happens? The tide wins but it arrives later than the computer model, based on celestial relationships between the Earth, Sun and Moon, predicted. Go through all the combinations about wind

with the tide (outgoing/ebbing), wind against the tide (incoming/ flooding) and you can see. Times are approximate…

Secondly, the tidal range (height, top to bottom) varies too. Wait! What about all those computer models? We know when the Sun is lined up with the Moon, creating “Spring” tides (higher highs, lower lows, during new and full moons). We know when they are exactly NOT lined up, i.e., at right angles to the Earth, creating “Neap” tides (lower highs, higher lows during quarter moons). Well, have you ever heard the weather man say, “There is a high pressure area coming”? Well, air has weight (14lbs/square inch at sea level.) If pressure increases, it matters! It lies on top of the water like a blanket. Similarly, and with much more to worry about, if the weather man says, “There is a low-pressure area building”, be ready for strong winds (filling the vacuum/ imbalance between “normal” pressure and the low pressure) and higher tides. Someone took off the heavy blanket and replaced it with a sheet! By the

BY TARA D’AMATO LIBRARY LIVING Assistant Library Director

Please check our online program calendar for registration info and branch location of programs.

Captain America Paint Party

Saturday,May6,2:00–3:00p.m.

Registration begins Saturday, April 29. Grades 2-6.

Curiously Creative Candles: Make a Mother’s Day Candle

Monday,May8,5:00–6:00p.m.

Registration begin Monday, May 1. Grades 1-6.

Lego Club Jr.

Tuesday,May9,4:30–5:30p.m.

Drop-in, no registration required. Grades K-2.

Lego Club

Tuesday,May9,5:30–6:30p.m.

Drop-in, no registration required. Grades 3-6.

Spring Flowers Gift Planter

Wednesday, May 10, 4:30 – 5:15 p.m.OR5:30–6:15p.m.

Registration begins Wednesday,

May 3. You may only sign up for 1 session. Grades K-6. These programs are for the registered children only. Adults and siblings must remain outside of the program space.

FAMILIES

Sensory Story Walk: The Very Hungry Caterpillar

Monday,May1,2:00–6:00p.m.

Tuesday,May2,10:00a.m.–2:00 p.m.

Wednesday, May 3, 12:00 – 2:00 p.m.

Thursday,May4,3:00–7:00p.m.

Please check program calendar for the location of each date. Drop-in, no registration required. Families with at least one child grade 6 or younger.

Little Creators Art Studio

Tuesday,May9,10:00–10:45a.m.

Registration begins Tuesday, May 2. Register one child to represent the family. Families with at least one child 18 months-5 years.

Life Sized Candy Land

Friday,May19,6:00–7:30p.m.

way, if the wind is starting to rise, face it and point straight out to your right. If you are pointing towards water, start to double your dock lines. That means the center of the storm is over water, from whence it derives its power. Think about it. Face northeast and point straight out to the right. What are you pointing at? The North Atlantic. Ever wonder why Nor’easters are so powerful?

With all that as background, one last thing. Tides change at different times in the same bay. Wa? Well, think about it. When the tide starts to form outside the Moriches Inlet, it eventually has to work its way around the shoal island just inside the Inlet. Then it has to work its way east and west towards Shinnecock and the Great South Bay, respectively. The wide expanse of those two reaches takes some

of the power out of the “straw” that is still being fed by the tidal surge.

So, what to do???

Don’t mistake precision with accuracy. These are estimates, good estimates, but estimates nonetheless. Use your “seaman’s eye” to anticipate how the times might be affected by the weather. Be aware of the Moon’s phase inre the range of the tide. She is beautiful indeed and will have her way.

Remember to adjust the tide table times for your locale. If the table of offsets isn’t close enough to your home port to give you comfort, take some time and watch the tide in your creek or at your dock. I live between the Inlet and Potunk Point. The tide reaches me 75 minutes before it reaches Potunk Point!

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...”

Programs for Schoolage Children

Registration begins Friday, May 12. Register one child to represent each family. Families with at least one child in grades PreK-6.

Playdough Drop-In

Tuesday,May23,10:00a.m.–1:00 p.m.and3:00–6:00p.m.

Drop-in, no registration required. Families with at least one child grade 6 or younger.

ON THE ROAD Messy

Meetups @ Southaven Park

Saturday,May6,10:00–11:00a.m.

Registration begins Saturday, May6.

Register one child to represent the family. Families with at least one child 5 years or younger.

Art Teacher Amy: Paint a Bunny

Thursday,May11,4:30–5:30p.m.

Registration begins Thursday, May 4. Grades 1-5.

DIY Kite Craft

Monday,May15,5:00–6:00p.m.

Registration begins Monday, May 8. Grades 3-6.

Code Club

Wednesday, May 17, 4:00 – 5:00 p.m.

Registration begins Wednesday, May 10. Grades 3-6.

Miniature Aquariums

Monday,May22,5:00–6:00p.m.

Drop-in, no registration required. While supplies last!

Grades K-6.

Bookworm Book Club: City Spies

Thursday,May25,6:00–7:00p.m.

Registration and book pickup begins Monday, May 1. Grades 4-6.

Chalk & Paper Art

Friday,May26,4:30–5:00p.m.

Registration begins Friday, May 19. Grades K-2.

NASCAR: Start Your Engines Here

Saturday,May27,1:00–3:00p.m.

Drop-in, no registration required. Grades K-6.

Little Sparks

Wednesday, May 31, 4:00 – 5:00 p.m.

Registration begins Wednesday, May 24. Children in Grades K-2.

COMMUNITY SERVICE OPPORTUNITIES

FOR TEENS

Kindness Rocks - Virtual

Earn one hour of community service once a month by decorating rocks and placing them around the community to spread joy.

Review a Library ServiceVirtual

Earn one hour of community service, once a month, by reviewing a library service.

Rock Painting

Monday, May 1 OR Monday, May 8 5:00 – 6:00 p.m.

Held at the Mastic Beach branch. Registration begins Monday, April 17. Use paints, dotting tools, and paint markers to create original designs for your garden or flower pots, or to spread some love in the community. One community service hour is available.

Thank a Crisis Hotline Operator

Wednesday, May 10, 6:00 – 7:00 p.m.

Held at our Moriches branch.

Monday, May 22, 6:00 – 7:00 p.m. Held at the Mastic Beach branch.

Registration begins Monday, May 8. Sign up to write thank you cards to crisis hotline operators. One hour of community service will be awarded.

Candy Land Decorations

Monday, May 1, 6:00 – 7:00 p.m. Held at the Mastic Beach branch. OR Tuesday, May 9, 6:00 – 7:00 p.m. Held at our Moriches branch.

Registration begins Monday, April 24. Sign up to make decorations for the Children’s Department’s Life-Size Candy Land program. One hour of community service will be awarded.

Community service is for students in grades 6 through 12 who need to fulfill hours for religious studies, honor society or graduation. Teens must have an MMSCL library card in good standing.

Life Size Candy Land Volunteers

Friday, May 19, 5:45 – 7:30 p.m.

Held at the Mastic Beach branch. Registration begins Friday, May 5. Sign up to help out and play characters in the Children’s Department’s Life Size Candy Land program. Three hours of community service will be awarded. www.communitylibrary.org

** 2023** CONTINUOUS RUN

NOTICE TO BIDDERS

York

District 0200 Section 870.00 Block 03.00 Lot 030.002

LLC 1775 Wehrle Drive Williamsville, NY 14221 16003497 75650

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.

L14670-15 – CONTINUOUS RUN-1/11/2023–7/26/2023

NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURTCOUNTY OF SUFFOLK

CMG MORTGAGE, INC., Plaintiff, Against COREY LEMAY A/K/A COREY M. LEMAY, et al.

Defendant(s)

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

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: 15311761 LD

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

NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF SUFFOLK CIT BANK, N.A., Plaintiff AGAINST MARGARET M. IVANS, VICTORIA T. ROBINSON INDIVIDUALLY AND AS SURVIVING SPOUSE OF WILLIAM E. ROBINSON, ET AL., Defendant(s)

Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale

CANCELED CANCELED

duly entered February 25, 2020, I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction at the Brookhaven Town Hall, 1 Independence Hill, Farmingville, NY 11738 on May 8, 2023 at 10:30AM, premises known as 63 NOTTINGHAM AVENUE, PATCHOGUE, NY 11772. All that certain plot piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements erected, situate, lying and being in the Village of Patchogue, Town of Brookhaven, County of Suffolk and State of New York, District 0204, Section 012.00, Block 08.00, Lot 004.002. Approximate amount of judgment $388,647.10 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index #616176/2016. 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.

Annette Eaderesto, Esq., Referee Gross Polowy,

L14917–4/5/2023,4/12/2023, 4/19/2023&4/26/2023

NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT

COUNTY OF SUFFOLK NATIONSTAR MORTGAGE LLC D/B/A

MR. COOPER, Plaintiff AGAINST CALVIN BECKETT, ET AL., Defendant(s) Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly entered November 1, 2022, I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction at the Brookhaven Town Hall, 1 Independence Hill, Farmingville, NY 11738 on May 8, 2023 at 12:30PM, premises known as 139 MAYWOOD ROAD, MASTIC BEACH, NY 11951. All that certain plot piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements erected, situate, lying and being in the Town of Brookhaven, County of Suffolk and State of New York, District 0200, Section 981.90, Block 11.00, Lot 026.000 FKA District 0209, Section 028.00, Block 02.00 Lot 026.000 FKA District 0200, Section 981.90, Block 07.00 Lot 026.000. Approximate amount of judgment $121,752.97 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index #622771/2018. 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. Ian M. Sack, Esq., Referee Gross Polowy, LLC 1775 Wehrle Drive Williamsville, NY 14221 18-005377 75706

L14918-4/5/2023,4/12/2023, 4/19/2023&4/26/2023

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

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) 491-1120 F: (954) 343-6982

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

NOTICE OF SALE

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

Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly entered on March 5, 2019, I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction at the Brookhaven Town Hall, 1 Independence Hill, Farmingville, New York on May 11, 2023 at 10:30 A.M., premises known as 68 PAUMANAKE ROAD, BLUE POINT, NY 11715. All that certain plot, piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements thereon erected, situate, lying and being in the Town of Brookhaven, County of Suffolk and State of New York District: 0200, Section: 984.80, Block: 01.00, Lot: 008.000. Approximate amount of judgment is $581,659.57 plus interest and costs. Premises will be

sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index # 001559/2011.

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

BRIAN T. EGAN, Esq., Referee

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

L14947 – 4/5/2023, 4/12/2023, 4/19/2023, & 4/26/2023

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

DITECH FINANCIAL

LLC FKA GREEN TREE SERVICING LLC,

V.

ELIZABETH M. ROCHE, ET AL.

NOTICE OF SALE

NOTICE IS HEREBY

GIVEN pursuant to a Final Judgment of Foreclosure dated April 27, 2022, and entered in the Office of the Clerk of the County of Suffolk, wherein DITECH FINANCIAL LLC FKA GREEN TREE SERVICING LLC is the Plaintiff and ELIZABETH M. ROCHE, 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 May 10, 2023 at 11:00AM, premises known as 1343 WAVERLY AVE, FARMINGVILLE, NY 11738: District 0200, Section 569.00, Block 01.00, Lot 003.000:

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, AT FARMINGVILLE, COUNTY OF SUFFOLK AND STATE OF NEW

YORK

Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index # 618812/2018. Mark Anthony Cuthbertson, 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.

L14951–4/5/2023,4/12/2023, 4/19/2023,&4/26/2023

NOTICE OF SALE

SUPREME COURT

COUNTY OF SUFFOLK

U.S. Bank National Association, as Trustee, successor in interest to Wilmington Trust Company, as Trustee, successor in interest to Bank of America, N.A., as Trustee, successor by merger to LaSalle Bank National Association, as Trustee for Structured Asset Securities Corporation Mortgage PassThrough Certificates Series 2004-9XS, Plaintiff

AGAINST Jason Cohen a/k/a Jason S. Cohen; et al., Defendant(s)

Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly entered January 12, 2023 I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction at the Brookhaven Town Hall, 1 Independence Hill, Farmingville, NY 11738 on May 15, 2023 at 9:00AM, premises known as 11 Redwood Lane, Miller Place, NY 11764. All that certain plot piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements erected, situate, lying and being at Miller Place, in the Town of Brookhaven, County of Suffolk, State of New York, District 0200 Section 144.00 Block 03.00 Lot 006.040.

Approximate amount of judgment $734,755.78 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index# 615378/2019. The

auction will be conducted pursuant to the COVID-19 Policies Concerning Public Auctions of Foreclosed Property established by the Tenth Judicial District.

Mark J. Goldsmith, 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: March 27, 2023

L14961 – 4/12/2023, 4/19/2023, 4/26/2023 & 5/3/2023

NOTICE OF SALE

SUPREME COURT

COUNTY OF SUFFOLK

Nationstar Mortgage LLC

d/b/a Champion Mortgage Company, Plaintiff AGAINST

Aaron Ruff a/k/a Aaron G. Ruff, Individually and on behalf of the Estate of Millinee Thomas; et al., Defendant(s)

Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly entered October 15, 2021

I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction at the Brookhaven Town Hall, 1 Independence Hill, Farmingville, NY 11738 on May 11, 2023 at 9:00AM, premises known as 108 Wilson Avenue, Medford, NY 11763. All that certain plot piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements erected, situate, lying and being at Middle Island, in the Town of Brookhaven, County of Suffolk, State of New York, District 0200 Section 497.00 Block 02.00 Lot 006.000. Approximate amount of judgment $328,134.19 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index# 612283/2015. The auction will be conducted pursuant to the COVID-19 Policies Concerning Public Auctions of Foreclosed Property established by the Tenth Judicial District.

Brian T. Egan, 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 26, 2023

L14962 – 4/12/2023, 4/19/2023, 4/26/2023 & 5/3/2023

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

BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON TRUST COMPANY, N.A. AS TRUSTEE FOR MORTGAGE ASSETS MANAGEMENT SERIES I TRUST, V.

PUBLIC ADMINISTRATOR OF SUFFOLK COUNTY AS ADMINISTRATOR OF THE ESTATE OF PATRICIA N. VERDI AKA PATRICIA VERDI, DECEASED, ET AL.

NOTICE OF SALE

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN pursuant to a Final Judgment of Foreclosure dated March 23, 2021, and entered in the Office of the Clerk of the County of Suffolk, wherein BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON TRUST COMPANY, N.A. AS TRUSTEE FOR MORTGAGE ASSETS MANAGEMENT

SERIES I TRUST is the Plaintiff and PUBLIC ADMINISTRATOR OF SUFFOLK COUNTY AS ADMINISTRATOR OF THE ESTATE OF PATRICIA N. VERDI AKA PATRICIA VERDI, DECEASED, 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 May 16, 2023 at 2:30PM, premises known as 1285 WAVERLY AVENUE, FARMINGVILLE, NY 11738: District 0200, Section 601.00, Block 04.00, Lot 014.000:

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

Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index # 13088/2013. Harold A. Steuerwald, 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.

L14966 – 4/12/2023, 4/19/2023, 4/26/2023 & 5/3/2023

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

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

RUSSELL DISTEFANO, ET AL.

NOTICE OF SALE

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN pursuant to a Final Judgment of Foreclosure dated October 30, 2019, and entered in the Office of the Clerk of the County of Suffolk, wherein DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY, AS TRUSTEE FOR GSAMP TRUST 2005WMC1 is the Plaintiff and RUSSELL DISTEFANO, ET AL. are the Defendant(s). I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction at the BROOKHAVEN TOWN HALL, 1 INDEPENDENCE HILL, FARMINGVILLE, NY 11738, on May 17, 2023 at 12:00PM, premises known as 55 CHICHESTER AVE, CENTER MORICHES, NY 11934: District 0200, Section 828.00, Block 05.00, Lot 009.002:

ALL THAT CERTAIN PLOT, PIECE OR PARCEL OF LAND, SITUATE, LYING AND BEING AT CENTER MORICHES, IN THE TOWN OF

BROOKHAVEN,

COUNTY

OF SUFFOLK AND STATE OF NEW YORK

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

L14968 – 4/12/2023, 4/19/2023, 4/26/2023 & 5/3/2023

NOTICE OF OFFICIAL SPECIAL ELECTION Office of the Board of Elections in and for the County of Suffolk, Yaphank, New York.

Pursuant to the provisions of the Election Law, Section 4-120, notice is hereby given that the official special election for the public office for the enrolled voters in Suffolk County, will be held Tuesday, April 25, 2023 from 6:00 AM until 9:00 PM, prevailing time.

Town Councilmember, 3rd Council District Town of Brookhaven

All polling places within the 3rd Council District, Town of Brookhaven will be open on April 25, 2023. Early Voting will be held on April 15 through and including April 23 at the Suffolk County Board of Elections. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, we John Alberts and Erin McTiernan, Commissioner and Deputy Commissioner of Elections, in and for the County of Suffolk, State of New York, have hereunto set our hands and affixed the seal of the Board of Elections this 1st day of April, 2023.

John Alberts – Erin McTiernan Commissioner – Deputy Commissioner County of Suffolk,

State of New York

ELECCIÓN ESPECIAL

Oficina de la Junta Electoral en y para el Condado de Suffolk, Yaphank, Nueva York.

Conforme a las estipulaciones de la Ley Electoral, Sección 4-120, por el presente se notifica que la Elección Oficial Especial para los cargos públicos para los votantes registrados en el Condado de Suffolk, se llevará a cabo el día martes, 25 de Abril del 2023 desde las 6:00 AM hasta las 9:00 PM hora prevalaciente.

Miembro de Consejo, 3ro Distrito de Consejo Municipo de Brookhaven Todos los lugares de votación dentro del 3ro Distrito de Consejo, municipio de Brookhaven estarán abiertos el 25 de Abril del 2023. La votación temprana se llevará a cabo del 15 de abril al 23 de abril inclusive en la Junta Electoral del Condado de Suffolk.

EN FE DE LO CUAL

NOSOTROS, John Alberts y Erin McTiernan, Comisionado y Comisionada Adjunta de Elecciones en y para el Condado de Suffolk, Estado de Nueva York, ponemos nuestras firmas y fijamos el sello de la Junta Electoral hoy día el 1ro de Abril, 2023.

John Alberts – Erin McTiernan Comisionado – Comisionada Adjunta Condado de Suffolk, Estado de Nueva York

L14969 – 4/12/2023 & 4/19/2023

NOTICE IS HEREBY

GIVEN that, pursuant to Local Law 27-1977, a Public Hearing authorizing the lease of premises by Suffolk County must be held in the Legislative District in which the property is situated by the Ways & Means Committee and the Legislator from that district.

NOTICE IS FURTHER

GIVEN that, the Suffolk County Legislature’s Ways and Means Committee and Legislator Bergin will hold a public hearing in the 10th Legislative District located at 96 E. Main Street, Suite 5, East Islip, NY 11730 on the 20th day of April, 2023, at 11 a.m. to take testimony with regard to the lease of property located at 1575 Lakeland Avenue, Bohemia,

NY 11716 by the County of Suffolk for use by the Suffolk County Police Department Emergency Services Unit (ESU). This will be an inperson participation only public hearing.

The Clerk will accept written testimony via mail or email Frank.Tassone@ suffolkcountyny.gov, as well as recorded voice testimony at 631-853-3685 through 3:00 p.m. on April 20th, 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.

The Clerk will accept written testimony via mail or email Frank.Tassone@ suffolkcountyny.gov , as well as recorded voice testimony at 631-853-3685 through 3:00 p.m. on April 20th, 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.

BY ORDER OF THE SUFFOLK COUNTY

LEGISLATURE

P.M. on 2nd of May, 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 PM6-23 (IR 1363-23 IR 1364-23)

L14972 – 4/12/2023, 4/19/2023&4/26/2023

INDEX NO. 25524/2011

BY ORDER OF THE SUFFOLK COUNTY LEGISLATURE

Frank Tassone Clerk of the Legislature IR No. 1319-23

L14970 – 4/12/2024 & 4/19/2023

PUBLIC NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

NOTICE IS HEREBY

GIVEN that, pursuant to Local Law 27-1977, a Public Hearing will be held in the 10th Legislative District Office located at 96 E. Main Street – Suite 5, East Islip, NY 11730, to consider leasing space for use by the Suffolk County Department of Health Services (DOH).

Said lease, IR 1320-2023, involves premises Located at 3500 Sunrise Highway BLDG. 200, Suite 125A, Great River, NY 11739 a Lease for ten (10) years, with one (1) option to renew for an additional period of ten (10) years.

NOTICE IS FURTHER

GIVEN that, the County Legislature will hold a public hearing in the 10th Legislative District located at 96 E. Main Street – Suite 5, East Islip, NY 11730 on the 20th day of April, 2023, at 10 a.m. All interested persons will be afforded an opportunity to be heard at this time to comment thereon. This will be an inperson participation only public hearing.

Frank

Tassone Clerk of the Legislature

L14971 – 4/12/2023 & 4/19/2023

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

NOTICE IS HEREBY

GIVEN that North Ferry Co., Inc. has applied to the Suffolk County Legislature, by a Petition dated and verified February 28, 2023, pursuant to Article 8 of the Navigation Law and Section 71 of the Transportation Corporations Law and Local Law No.7 of 1982 of Suffolk County for the renewal of its existing Ferry License for service and upon the waters of the Greenport Harbor for service between Shelter Island Heights, New York and Greenport, New York, and by a petition dated and verified February 28, 2023 to alter, ferry rates and fares.

NOTICE IS FURTHER

GIVEN that a public hearing on the Petition of North Ferry Co., Inc. shall be held by the Suffolk County Legislature at the regular meeting of the Legislature on May 2, 2023, at 2:00 p.m. at the Rose Y. Caracappa Auditorium at the William H. Rogers Building in Hauppauge, New York

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 clerk.legislature@ suffolkcountyny.gov, as well as recorded voice testimony at (631) 853-3685 until 3:00

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

SUPPLEMENTAL SUMMONS

Mortgaged Premises: 42 GOULD RD CENTEREACH, NY 11720

District: Section: Block: Lot:

SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK COUNTY OF SUFFOLK

WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A., AS TRUSTEE FOR THE HOLDERS OF THE BANC OF AMERICA FUNDING CORP. 2005-C, MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES SERIES

2005-C,, Plaintiff, vs.

MARTHA OLIVEROS AS HEIR AND DISTRIBUTEE OF THE ESTATE OF MARIA OLGA ARBELAEZ; UNKNOWN HEIRS AND DISTRIBUTEES OF THE ESTATE OF MARIA OLGA ARBELAEZ, 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; PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK; UNITED STATES OF AMERICA; NATIONAL CITY BANK, LUIS OLIEERO, DIANA ORCCO AND HECTOR (REFUSED

LAST NAME, and "JOHN DOE #1" through "JOHN DOE #10", the last ten names being fictitious and unknown to the plaintiff; the person or parties intended being the persons or parties, if any, having or claiming an interest in or lien upon the Mortgage premises described in the Complaint, Defendants.

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 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) in the event the United States of America is made a party defendant, the time to answer for the said United States of America shall not expire until (60) days after service of the Summons; and in case of your failure to appear or answer, judgment will be taken against you by default for the relief demanded in the complaint.

NOTICE OF NATURE OF ACTION AND RELIEF SOUGHT

THE OBJECT of the above caption action is to foreclose a Mortgage to secure the sum of

$216,000.00 and interest, recorded on March 14, 2005, at Liber 20998 Page 515, of the Public Records of SUFFOLK County, New York, covering premises known as 42 GOULD RD CENTEREACH, NY 11720.

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: March 27, 2023

ROBERTSON, ANSCHUTZ, SCHNEID, CRANE & PARTNERS, PLLC Attorney for Plaintiff

CHRISTINA BRUDERMAN, ESQ. 900 Merchants Concourse, Suite 310 Westbury, NY 11590 516-280-7675

L14973 – 4/12/2023, 4/19/2023, 4/26/2023 & 5/3/2023

REFEREE'S NOTICE OF SALE IN FORECLOSURE SUPREME COURTCOUNTY OF SUFFOLK

FIDELITY BANK, Plaintiff - against - UNKNOWN HEIRS-AT-LAW TO THE ESTATE OF ELENA B. NAPOLI A/K/A ELENA NAPOLI, DECEASED, et al Defendant(s).

Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered on November 30, 2021. I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction at the Brookhaven Town Hall, 1 Independence Hill, Farmingville, NY 11738 on the 23rd day of May, 2023 at 2:30 PM. All that certain plot, piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements thereon erected, situate, lying and being at Mastic, Town of Brookhaven, County of Suffolk and State of New York.

Premises known as 83 Johns Neck Road, Mastic Beach, (Town of Brookhaven) New York 11967.

(SBL#: 0209-032.00-06.00002.000 FKA 0200-983.3006.00-002.000)

Approximate amount of lien $74,385.05 plus interest and costs.

Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed judgment and terms of sale. Index No. 615076/2016.

Peter R. McGreevy, 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: March 13, 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.

L14980 – 4/19/2023, 4/26/2023, 5/3/2023 & 5/10/2023

NOTICE OF RESOLUTION ADOPTED SUBJECT TO PERMISSIVE REFERENDUM

NOTICE IS HEREBY

GIVEN that the Board of Fire Commissioners of the Mastic Beach Fire District, at a regular meeting thereof, held on April 10, 2023, duly adopted the following resolution:

BE IT RESOLVED, pursuant to the provisions of the General Municipal Law and the Town Law of the State of New York, that a sum not to exceed $17,000.00 be expended from the Apparatus & Equipment Reserve Fund of said Fire District for the purpose of purchasing new firefighter gear racks for the Firehouse of the Fire District, and be it

FURTHER RESOLVED, that this resolution is adopted subject to a permissive referendum as provided in the General Municipal Law of the State of New York, and be it

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

Dated: April 10, 2023

BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF FIRE COMMISSIONERS OF THE MASTIC BEACH FIRE DISTRICT

By: MICHAEL J. LEONARDI Fire District Secretary L14981–4/19/2023

LOCAL EMERGENCY ORDER No. 771, EXTENDING LOCAL EMERGENCY ORDER Nos. 750, 753, 756, 759, 762, 765 and 768 UNDER § 24 OF ARTICLE 2-B OF THE EXECUTIVE LAW

Local Emergency Order: Extending the date for the submission of the County’s Multi-Year Financial Plan

I, Steven Bellone, the Chief Executive of Suffolk County, in accordance with a Proclamation of a State of Emergency issued on September 11, 2022, and continued on October 11, 2022, November 10, 2022, December 10, 2022, January 9, 2023, February 8, 2023 and March 10, 2023 pursuant to Section 24 of the New York State Executive Law and my power thereunder to suspend any local laws, ordinances, or regulations, do hereby:

Order, that due to the continuing threat to the public health, safety and welfare of Suffolk County residents and visitors posed by the cybersecurity event and the resultant unprecedented and evolving diversion of County resources to address emergency measures, the date for the submission and adoption of the County’s Multi-year financial plan is suspended as follows:

Section A4-1 (B) of the Suffolk County Administrative Code requiring submission of a four-year financial plan no later than 60 days after the adoption of the County expense budget shall be extended until 60 days following the cessation of the declared State of Emergency in Suffolk County; and

All associated actions required by section A4-1 of the Suffolk County Administrative Code shall be extended accordingly; and further

Order, that all Suffolk County Departments, Agencies, and Divisions or other duly authorized law enforcement agencies take whatever steps are necessary to assist in performing such emergency measures as deemed necessary; and

further order that

This order shall cease to be in effect five (5) days after promulgation or upon declaration by the County Executive that the state of emergency no longer exists, whichever occurs sooner. The County Executive nevertheless, may extend such orders for additional periods not to exceed five (5) days each during the pendency of the local state of emergency. Failure to obey this order is a criminal offense, punishable by law under New York State Executive Law § 24 (5).

Dated: March 31, 2023 Hauppauge, New York.

Steven Bellone County Executive L14982–4/19/2023

LOCAL EMERGENCY ORDER No. 772, EXTENDING LOCAL EMERGENCY ORDER Nos. 682, 688, 694, 701, 708, 715, 722, 729, 736, 739, 742, 745, 748, 751, 754, 757, 760, 763, 766 and 769 UNDER § 24 OF ARTICLE 2-B OF THE EXECUTIVE LAW

Local Emergency Order:

Ordering the temporary reassignment of certain information technology employees in the Suffolk County Clerk’s Office

I, Steven Bellone, the Chief Executive of Suffolk County, in accordance with a Proclamation of a State of Emergency issued on September 11, 2022, and continued on October 11, 2022, November 10, 2022, December 10, 2022, January 9, 2023, February 8, 2023 and March 10, 2023 pursuant to Section 24 of the New York State Executive Law and the authority granted to County Executives under Section 25 of the New York State Executive Law to use any and all facilities, equipment, supplies, personnel and other resources of the County in such manner as may be necessary or appropriate to cope with the local emergency, do hereby:

Order, that the local emergency caused by the recent cyberattack can be addressed more efficiently and effectively through the

temporary reassignment of all information technology employees in the Suffolk County Clerk’s Office to the Department of Information Technology, so as to enable the County to have a cohesive and unified cybersecurity incident response under the leadership of one team. This team is led by the unified command of the Chief Deputy County Executive, the Department of Information Technology (DOIT) Commissioner, the Fire, Rescue and Emergency Services (FRES) Commissioner, and the Police Department Commissioner, who are directly coordinating with the County’s incident response vendor Palo Alto Unit 42 and restoration and recovery vendor Fenix 24.

This order shall cease to be in effect five (5) days after promulgation or upon declaration by the County Executive that the state of emergency no longer exists, whichever occurs sooner.

The County Executive, nevertheless, may extend such orders for additional periods not to exceed five (5) days each during the pendency of the local state of emergency. Failure to obey this order is a criminal offense, punishable by law under New York State Executive Law § 24(5).

Date: March 31, 2023

Hauppauge, New York.

Steven Bellone County Executive

L14983–4/19/2023

LOCAL EMERGENCY ORDER No. 773 , EXTENDING LOCAL EMERGENCY ORDER

Nos. 647, 651, 655, 658, 662, 667, 672, 677, 683, 689, 695, 702, 709, 716, 723, 730, 737, 743, 746, 749, 752, 755, 758, 761, 764, 767 and 770

UNDER § 24 OF ARTICLE

2-B OF THE EXECUTIVE LAW

Local Emergency Order: Ordering the suspension of local procurement laws, rules and regulations

I, Steven Bellone, the Chief Executive of Suffolk County, in accordance with a Proclamation of a State

of Emergency issued on September 11, 2022, and continued on October 11, 2022, November 10, 2022, December 10, 2022, January 9, 2023, and February 8, 2023 and March 10, 2023 pursuant to Section 24 of the New York State Executive Law and my power thereunder to suspend any local laws, ordinances, or regulations, do hereby:

Order, that due to the continuing threat to the public health, safety and welfare of Suffolk County residents and visitors posed by the cyber-security event and the need to suspend certain technology in order to determine the extent of the cyber-security threat, and in accordance with §103 (4) of the NY General Municipal Law, Local Emergency Order Nos. 647, 651, 655, 658, 662, 667, 672, 677, 683, 689, 695, 702, 709, 716, 723, 730, 737, 743, 746 and 749 are extended and the following procurementrelated laws, regulations and rules are suspended as I deem necessary to expedite procurement of anything related to resolving the cyber-security event and procurement that is otherwise dependent on County technology and can not be postponed until the event is resolved:

Suffolk County Code:

• Chapters 1065 and 189 Article IV sections A 4-13 and 14

• Article V section A5-1

• Charter sections C5-2 (C) and (L)

• Section A5-8, Chap. 575, Chap. 803, Chap. 353 and Local Law 41-2013 to the extent that they require execution of documentation of compliance

• All related procurement laws, rules, and regulations required to comply with this Order; and further

Order that the County Executive or his designees shall continue to have the authority to enter into any contract deemed necessary to address the threat posed by the cyber-security event.

Order, that all Suffolk County Departments, Agencies, and Divisions or other duly authorized law enforcement agencies take whatever steps are necessary to assist in performing such

emergency measures as deemed necessary.

This order shall cease to be in effect five (5) days after promulgation or upon declaration by the County Executive that the state of emergency no longer exists, whichever occurs sooner. The County Executive nevertheless, may extend such orders for additional periods not to exceed five (5) days each during the pendency of the local state of emergency. Failure to obey this order is a criminal offense, punishable by law under New York State Executive Law § 24(5).

Date: April 1, 2023 Hauppauge, New York.

Steven Bellone County Executive

L14984–4/19/2023

LOCAL EMERGENCY ORDER No. 774, EXTENDING LOCAL EMERGENCY ORDER

Nos. 750, 753, 756, 759, 762, 765, 768 and 771 UNDER § 24 OF ARTICLE 2-B OF THE EXECUTIVE LAW

Local Emergency Order:

Extending the date for the submission of the County’s Multi-Year Financial Plan

I, Steven Bellone, the Chief Executive of Suffolk County, in accordance with a Proclamation of a State of Emergency issued on September 11, 2022, and continued on October 11, 2022, November 10, 2022, December 10, 2022, January 9, 2023, February 8, 2023 and March 10, 2023 pursuant to Section 24 of the New York State Executive Law and my power thereunder to suspend any local laws, ordinances, or regulations, do hereby:

Order, that due to the continuing threat to the public health, safety and welfare of Suffolk County residents and visitors posed by the cybersecurity event and the resultant unprecedented and evolving diversion of County resources to address emergency measures, the date for the submission and adoption of the County’s Multi-year financial plan is suspended as follows:

Section A4-1 (B) of the Suffolk County Administrative Code requiring submission of a four-year financial plan no later than 60 days after the adoption of the County expense budget shall be extended until 60 days following the cessation of the declared State of Emergency in Suffolk County; and

All associated actions required by section A4-1 of the Suffolk County Administrative Code shall be extended accordingly; and further

Order, that all Suffolk County Departments, Agencies, and Divisions or other duly authorized law enforcement agencies take whatever steps are necessary to assist in performing such emergency measures as deemed necessary; and further order that

This order shall cease to be in effect five (5) days after promulgation or upon declaration by the County Executive that the state of emergency no longer exists, whichever occurs sooner.

The County Executive nevertheless, may extend such orders for additional periods not to exceed five (5) days each during the pendency of the local state of emergency. Failure to obey this order is a criminal offense, punishable by law under New York State Executive Law § 24 (5).

Dated: April 5, 2023 Hauppauge, New York.

Steven Bellone County Executive

L14985–4/19/2023

LOCAL EMERGENCY

ORDER No. 775, EXTENDING LOCAL EMERGENCY ORDER

Nos. 682, 688, 694, 701, 708, 715, 722, 729, 736, 739, 742, 745, 748, 751, 754, 757, 760, 763, 766, 769 and 772

UNDER § 24 OF ARTICLE 2-B OF THE EXECUTIVE LAW

Local Emergency Order:

Ordering the temporary reassignment of certain information technology employees in the Suffolk County Clerk’s Office

I, Steven Bellone, the Chief Executive of Suffolk County, in accordance with a Proclamation of a State of Emergency issued on September 11, 2022, and continued on October 11, 2022, November 10, 2022, December 10, 2022, January 9, 2023, February 8, 2023 and March 10, 2023 pursuant to Section 24 of the New York State Executive Law and the authority granted to County Executives under Section 25 of the New York State Executive Law to use any and all facilities, equipment, supplies, personnel and other resources of the County in such manner as may be necessary or appropriate to cope with the local emergency, do hereby:

Order, that the local emergency caused by the recent cyberattack can be addressed more efficiently and effectively through the temporary reassignment of all information technology employees in the Suffolk County Clerk’s Office to the Department of Information Technology, so as to enable the County to have a cohesive and unified cybersecurity incident response under the leadership of one team. This team is led by the unified command of the Chief Deputy County Executive, the Department of Information Technology (DOIT) Commissioner, the Fire, Rescue and Emergency Services (FRES) Commissioner, and the Police Department Commissioner, who are directly coordinating with the County’s incident response vendor Palo Alto Unit 42 and restoration and recovery vendor Fenix 24.

This order shall cease to be in effect five (5) days after promulgation or upon declaration by the County Executive that the state of emergency no longer exists, whichever occurs sooner.

The County Executive, nevertheless, may extend such orders for additional periods not to exceed five (5) days each during the pendency of the local state of emergency. Failure to obey this order is a criminal offense, punishable by law under New York State Executive Law § 24(5).

Date: April 5, 2023

Hauppauge, New York.

Steven Bellone County Executive

L14986–4/19/2023

LOCAL EMERGENCY ORDER No. 776 , EXTENDING LOCAL EMERGENCY ORDER

Nos. 647, 651, 655, 658, 662, 667, 672, 677, 683, 689, 695, 702, 709, 716, 723, 730, 737, 743, 746, 749, 752, 755, 758, 761, 764, 767, 770 and 773 UNDER § 24 OF ARTICLE 2-B OF THE EXECUTIVE LAW

Local Emergency Order:

Ordering the suspension of local procurement laws, rules and regulations

I, Steven Bellone, the Chief Executive of Suffolk County, in accordance with a Proclamation of a State of Emergency issued on September 11, 2022, and continued on October 11, 2022, November 10, 2022, December 10, 2022, January 9, 2023, and February 8, 2023 and March 10, 2023 pursuant to Section 24 of the New York State Executive Law and my power thereunder to suspend any local laws, ordinances, or regulations, do hereby:

Order, that due to the continuing threat to the public health, safety and welfare of Suffolk County residents and visitors posed by the cyber-security event and the need to suspend certain technology in order to determine the extent of the cyber-security threat, and in accordance with §103 (4) of the NY General Municipal Law, Local Emergency Order Nos. 647, 651, 655, 658, 662, 667, 672, 677, 683, 689, 695, 702, 709, 716, 723, 730, 737, 743, 746 and 749 are extended and the following procurementrelated laws, regulations and rules are suspended as I deem necessary to expedite procurement of anything related to resolving the cyber-security event and procurement that is otherwise dependent on County technology and can not be postponed until the event is resolved:

Suffolk County Code:

• Chapters 1065 and 189

• Article IV sections A 4-13 and 14

Article V section A5-1

• Charter sections C5-2 (C) and (L)

• Section A5-8, Chap. 575, Chap. 803, Chap. 353 and Local Law 41-2013 to the extent that they require execution of documentation of compliance

All related procurement laws, rules, and regulations required to comply with this Order; and further

Order that the County Executive or his designees shall continue to have the authority to enter into any contract deemed necessary to address the threat posed by the cyber-security event.

Order, that all Suffolk County Departments, Agencies, and Divisions or other duly authorized law enforcement agencies take whatever steps are necessary to assist in performing such emergency measures as deemed necessary.

This order shall cease to be in effect five (5) days after promulgation or upon declaration by the County Executive that the state of emergency no longer exists, whichever occurs sooner.

The County Executive nevertheless, may extend such orders for additional periods not to exceed five (5) days each during the pendency of the local state of emergency. Failure to obey this order is a criminal offense, punishable by law under New York State Executive Law § 24(5).

Date: April 6, 2023 Hauppauge, New York.

Steven Bellone County Executive L14987–4/19/2023

PROCLAMATION 2023 -04

PROCLAMATION OF A LOCAL STATE OF EMERGENCY UNDER SECTION 24 OF ARTICLE 2-B OF THE EXECUTIVE LAW

A State of Emergency is hereby proclaimed to continue in Suffolk County, New York for a period of time beginning at 2:00 p.m. on April 9, 2023 and continuing in effect for a

period not to exceed thirty (30) days.

The State of Emergency has been declared to due to emergency conditions caused by a cyber-security event in the County resulting in an inability to access emails, internet and other web based applications. Such conditions threaten or imperil the public safety of the residents of the County of Suffolk.

As Chief Executive of Suffolk County, I, Steven Bellone, have exercised the authority given to me under New York State Executive Law, Article 2-B, to preserve the public safety and hereby render all required and available assistance vital to the security, well-being, health and property of the citizens of the community.

Signed:

Steven Bellone, County Executive Dated: April 9, 2023

L14988–4/19/2023

SUMMONS Supreme Court of New York, Suffolk County. U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION NOT IN ITS INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY BUT SOLELY AS LEGAL TITLE TRUSTEE FOR RMTP TRUST, SERIES 2021 BKM-TT-V, Plaintiff, -against- SUFFOLK COUNTY PUBLIC ADMINISTRATOR, AS LIMITED ADMINISTRATOR OF THE ESTATE OF WILBERT MERCADO AKA WILBURT MERCADO; SAMANTHA ANN MERCADO AKA SAMANTHA MERCADO, AS HEIR-AT-LAW TO THE ESTATE OF WILBERT MERCADO AKA WILBURT MERCADO; NICHOLAS EDWARD MERCADO AKA NICHOLAS MERCADO, AS HEIR-AT-LAW TO THE ESTATE OF WILBERT MERCADO AKA WILBURT MERCADO; DYLAN CHRISTOPHER MERCADO AKA DYLAN MERCADO, AS HEIR-ATLAW TO THE ESTATE OF WILBERT MERCADO AKA WILBURT MERCADO; UNKNOWN HEIRS OF THE ESTATE OF WILBERT MERCADO AKA WILBURT

MERCADO; UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

O/B/O INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE; NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF TAXATION AND FINANCE; ANDREA VANESSA TORRES; CREDIT ACCEPTANCE CORPORATION; MAIN STREET ACQUISITION CORP. A/P/O CREDIT ONE; MIDLAND FUNDING LLC DOING BUSINESS IN NEW YORK AS MIDLAND FUNDING OF DELAWARE LLC; CLERK OF THE SUFFOLK COUNTY DISTRICT COURT; CLERK OF THE SUFFOLK COUNTY TRAFFIC & PARKING VIOLATIONS AGENCY; "JOHN DOE" and "JANE DOE" said names being fictitious, it being the intention of Plaintiff to designate any and all occupants of premises being foreclosed herein, Defendants Index No. 800219/2023. Mortgaged

Premises: 48 Wavecrest Drive Mastic Beach, New York 11951 A/K/A 48 Wavecrest Drive Mastic, New York 11951 District:

0200 Section: 975.00 Block:

10.00 Lot: 007.000 F/K/A District: 0209 Section:

013.00 Block: 04.00 Lot:

007.000 F/K/A District:

0200 Section: 975.00 Block:

04.00 Lot: 007.000. To The Above Named Defendant(s): 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. If you fail to appear or to answer within the aforementioned time frame, judgment will be taken against you by default for the relief demanded in the Complaint. NOTICE OF NATURE OF ACTION AND RELIEF SOUGHT. THE OBJECTIVE of the above captioned action is to foreclose on a Mortgage to secure $247,812.00 and

interest, recorded in the Suffolk County Clerk’s Office on May 2, 2008 in Book M00021702, Page 494, covering the premises known as 48 Wavecrest Drive, Mastic Beach, New York 11951 a/k/a 48 Wavecrest Drive, Mastic, New York 11951. The relief sought herein is a final judgment directing sale of the premises described above to satisfy the debt secured by the mortgage described above. Plaintiff designates Suffolk County as the place of trial. Venue is based upon the County in which the mortgaged premises is located.. NOTICE YOU ARE IN DANGER OF LOSING YOUR HOME If you do not respond to this summons and complaint by serving a copy of the answer on the attorney for the mortgage company who filed this foreclosure proceeding against you and filing the answer with the court, a default judgment may be entered and you can lose your home. Speak to an attorney or go to the court where your case is pending for further information on how to answer the summons and protect your property. Sending a payment to your mortgage company will not stop this foreclosure action. YOU MUST RESPOND BY SERVING A COPY OF THE ANSWER ON THE ATTORNEY FOR THE PLAINTIFF (MORTGAGE COMPANY) AND FILING THE ANSWER WITH THE COURT. FRIEDMAN VARTOLO, LLP 1325 Franklin Avenue, Suite 160 Garden City, New York 11530, Attorneys for Plaintiff.

L14989 – 4/19/2023, 4/26/2023, 5/3/2023 & 5/10/2023

ADVERTISEMENTNOTICE TO BIDDERS SUFFOLK COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS YAPHANK, NEW YORK

Sealed bids will be received at the Suffolk County Department of Public Works Purchasing Unit (Room #108), 335 Yaphank Avenue, Yaphank, New York 11980, until 11:00 AM local time on May 4, 2023 at which time they will be publicly opened and read for:

RECONSTRUCTION OF

SPILLWAYS IN COUNTY PARKS, CONSTRUCTION OF FISH PASSAGE AND REHABILITATION OF DAM STRUCTURE AT sOUTHAVEN COUNTY PARK TOWN OF BROOKHAVEN CAPITAL PROJECT NO. 7099

The work consists of the following:

Removal of Concrete from Existing Dam; Dewatering and Diverting River Flow; Rehabilitation and Renovation of Existing Dam Structure; Construction of a New Fish Passage Structure; and Placement of Fill and Stone in the Riverbed.

All Contract Documents may be examined on the plan review table at the Suffolk County Department of Public Works (Rudolph M. Kammerer Building), 335 Yaphank Avenue, Yaphank, New York 11980, between the hours of 9:00AM and 3:00PM daily, except Saturdays, Sundays and holidays, on or after April 20, 2023. In order to obtain a set of Contract Documents, eligible bidders MUST visit http://www. suffolkcountyny .gov , click on "Doing Business", then "Bids & Proposals", then click "Please click here for access to Suffolk County’s Procurement Announcement System". This will bring you to a home page where you can "Log-in" to view and print the offerings. New users click on "Log In" to create a new account to register. When creating your profile, ensure that you select NIGP codes 909, 910, 912, 913, 925, and 968, which will allow you to view the appropriate documents and receive future e-mails about Lettings/ Capital Projects. You are responsible for downloading and printing all appropriate Contract Documents. You are also responsible for checking the site frequently to ensure that you have all addenda. Note that there is no fee to create a user profile or to obtain documents.

Questions for user login should be directed to the Suffolk County Department of Public Works IT division at (631) 852-4115. Eligible bidders must have registered and downloaded all Contract

Documents from the Suffolk County Department of Public Works Purchasing Unit web site to be eligible to submit a responsible bid.

Bids for this contract shall be submitted in a separate sealed envelope with the name of the contract clearly noted on the outside of the envelope. Bids shall be accompanied by a certified check or bid bond in an amount not less than five percent (5%) of the total Base Bid, made payable to the Suffolk County Comptroller. This bid bond will be held as a guarantee that in the event the bid is accepted and contract awarded to the Bidder, the contract will be duly executed and properly secured. E-MAILED BIDS WILL BE CONSIDERED UNRESPONSIVE.

Awards will be made to the lowest responsive and responsible Bidder in conjunction with Section A4-14 of the Suffolk County Administrative Code establishing an optional ten percent (10%) local (Nassau/ Suffolk) preference program for Suffolk County contracts.

The bids shall be delivered in person, by the Bidder or his agent, at the time and place stated above.

NOTE: Notice to Bidders and Bid Results are posted on the Suffolk County Web Site at http://www. suffolkcountyny.gov. Go to Department Directory link, scroll down menu to choose Public Works, click on Bids and Contracts. Bid Results will not be given out over the telephone. You are requested to access the County website for this information. If you are not in attendance at the bid opening, please be patient while we process and post the results. Results will typically be posted within 24 hours after the bid opening.

Please note that all construction projects involving construction, reconstruction, improvement, rehabilitation, installation, alteration, renovation, demolition or otherwise providing for any building, facility or physical structure of any kind with a value exceeding $250,000 will be subject to requirements pursuant to Article 8 §220-h of NYS Labor Law regarding OHSA

training and Article 23 §816b of NYS Labor Law and Suffolk County Resolution No. 1866-2014 regarding Apprenticeship Training Programs, specifically requiring graduate apprentice(s) in the trade(s) called for in the construction contract within a specific time period preceding the bid date of project.

The County of Suffolk, in accordance with the provisions of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (78 Stat. 252, 42 US. C.§§ 2000d to 2000d4) and the Regulations, hereby notifies all bidders that it will affirmatively ensure that any contract entered into pursuant to this advertisement, disadvantaged business enterprises will be afforded full and fair opportunity to submit bids in response to this invitation and will not be discriminated against on the grounds of race, color, or national origin in consideration for an award.

The Commissioner of Public Works reserves the right to reject any and all bids.

Any questions regarding this project shall be directed to William Hillman, P.E., Chief Engineer and sent to:

HSWBids@suffolkcountyny. gov

JOSEPH T. BROWN, P.E., COMMISSIONER DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS SUFFOLK COUNTY, NEW YORK

L14990 – 4/19/2023 & 4/26/2023

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING BOARD OF ZONING APPEALS TOWN OF BROOKHAVEN

PURSUANT TO THE PROVISIONS OF ARTICLE IV, SEC. 85-55

(B) OF THE BUILDING ZONE ORDINANCE OF THE TOWN OF BROOKHAVEN, NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT THE BOARD OF ZONING APPEALS WILL, IN ACCORDANCE WITH OPEN MEETINGS LAW, HOLD THE FOLLOWING, AT ONE INDEPENDENCE HILL, FARMINGVILLE,

N.Y.:

1. A WORKSESSION ON April 24, 2023 (BZA CONFERENCE ROOM –1ST FLOOR) AT 3:00 P.M.,

2. A PUBLIC HEARING ON WEDNESDAY, April 26, 2023 (2ND FLOOR AUDITORIUM) COMMENCING AT 2:00 P.M. (THE PUBLIC HEARING WILL BE LIVE STREAMED OVER THE INTERNET AT http:// brookhaventownny.igm2. com/Citizens/Default. aspx, TO CONSIDER THE MATTERS LISTED BELOW and 3. A WORKSESSION ON April 26, 2023, (PUBLIC DINING AREA 2ND FLOOR) COMMENCING AT THE END OF THE CALL OF THE PUBLIC HEARING CALENDAR, TO DISCUSS THE DECISION CALENDAR

1. John Adam Kanas, 124 Bay Ave., East Moriches, NY. Location: West side Bay Ave. 1144.51' North of Smith St., East Moriches. Applicant requests division of a parcel into 2 plots, 1 & 2, requiring minimum side yard variance for existing one family dwelling on plot 1. (0200 94600 0100 001003, 002000, 003001, 003002)

2. John Adam Kanas, 124 Bay Ave., East Moriches, NY. Location: West side Bay Ave. 984.51' North of Smith St., East Moriches. Applicant requests lot area and lot frontage variances for proposed one family dwellng on plot 2.

14. McDonald's Corporation, 110 North Carpenter St., Chicago, IL. Location: North side Route 25A 1725' East of Hallock Landing Rd., Rocky Point. Applicant requests the following relief for redevelopment of existing restuarant with drive thru (McDonald's): minimum lot area (2 acres required1.03 acres provided). (0200 07600 0700 004000)

15. McDonald's Corporation, 110 North Carpenter St., Chicago, IL. Location: North side Route 25A 1725' East of Hallock Landing Rd., Rocky Point. Location: North side Route 25A 1725' East of Hallock Landing Rd., Rocky Point. Applicant requests permission for 2 proposed

wall signs on east elevation (one sign permitted per elevation); also, permission for proposed ground sign to exceed 24 sq. ft. permitted (25 sq. ft.) and to be located less than the required 22' from Route 25A (9' provided).

16. Island Preservation Project, LLC, 1019 Fort Salonga Rd., Suite 10-237, Northport, NY. Location: Southwest corner of Strand Ave. (not open) and Arch St. (not open) (East side of Grand St. -- not open), Middle Island. Applicant requests division of a parcel into 3 plots, A, B & C, requiring lot area and lot frontage variances (Arch St. and Grand St.) for a proposed one family dwelling on plot A. (0200 37700 0100 020000, 021000, 023000, 024000, 025000, 026000 and 027000)

17. Island Preservation Project, LLC, 1019 Fort Salonga Rd., Suite 10-237, Northport, NY. Location: West side of Arch St. (not open) 100' North of St. Francis Blvd. (not open) (East side of Grand St. -not open), Middle Island. Applicant requests lot area and lot frontage variances (Arch St. and Grand St.) for a proposed one family dwelling on plot B.

18. Island Preservation Project, LLC, 1019 Fort Salonga Rd., Suite 10-237, Northport, NY. Location: Northwest corner of St. Francis Blvd. (not open) and Arch St. (not open) (East side of Grand St. -- not open), Middle Island. Applicant requests lot area and lot frontage variances (Arch St. and Grand St.) for a proposed one family dwelling on plot C.

THE FOLLOWING CASES WILL COMMENCE AT 4

P.M.

20. Roopraj Ramnauth, 111 Baybright Dr., Shirley, NY. Location: North side Baybright Dr. 1305' West of Johns Neck Rd., Shirley. Applicant requests side yard variance for existing above ground swimming pool. (0200 98190 0300 044001)

23. Donna and Gary Azzurrini, c/o Christine Nicholl, 18 Railroad Ave., Center Moriches, NY. Location: South side Manor

Dr., 350' East of Grand View Dr., Shirley. Applicant requests front yard setback variance for existing 14.6' x 7.8' front entry deck; also, rear yard & side yard variances for existing rear deck. (0200 98310 0300 005000)

36. Christina Trojahn, 47 Friendship Dr., Rocky Point, NY. Location: Northeast corner Friendship Dr. and Sunburst Dr., Rocky Point. Applicant requests front yard setback variance from both streets for proposed one story residence addition; also, side yard variance for existing deck with steps. (0200 05600 0100 013000)

39. Thomas and Linda Beth Grasso, c/o Andrew Malguarnera, 713 Main St., Port Jefferson, NY. Location: West side of Russel Street at Railroad Avenue 843.54' West of Railroad Ave., Manorville. Applicant requests relief of clearing limits imposed by the Board of Zoning Appeals' decision of 4/26/89 (24% permitted - 35% cleared); (0200 67700 0100 012006)

39A. Thomas and Linda Beth Grasso, c/o Andrew Malguarnera, 713 Main St., Port Jefferson, NY. Location: West side of Russel Street at Railroad Avenue 843.54' West of Railroad Ave., Manorville. Applicant requests front yard setback variances for existing 2 story residence addition including garage and for existing shed located in the front yard (not permitted); height variance for existing 6 ft. high fence located in the front yard (not permitted).

CASES WILL BE HEARD AT THE DISCRETION OF THE BOARD.

HOWARD M. BERGSON CHAIRMAN

L14991–4/19/2023

PUBLIC NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that I.R. No. 12532023 – “A Local Law to Authorize Conveyance of Property Previously Taken for Delinquent Taxes (5 Dunton Avenue, East Patchogue, SCTM No. 0200981.40-09.00-014.000)”

has been introduced in the Suffolk County Legislature. This local law would authorize the Division of Real Property, Acquisition and Management to reconvey a parcel located in East Patchogue 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 2nd day of May, 2023, at 2 p.m. This will be an in-person participation only public hearing.

The Clerk will accept written testimony via mail to the Clerk’s Office at the Suffolk County Legislature, William H. Rogers Building, 725 Veterans Memorial Highway, Hauppauge, New York 11788, or email to Frank.Tassone@ SuffolkCountyNY.Gov, as well as recorded voice testimony at (631) 8533685 until 6:00 PM on the 2nd day of May, 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

L14992–4/19/2023

PUBLIC NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that I.R. No. 1314-2023 – “A Local Law to Amend Article XXII of the Suffolk County Administrative Code” has been introduced in the Suffolk County Legislature. This local law would clarify the duties between County departments related to the County’s leasing of real property.

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 2nd day of May,

2023, at 2 p.m. This will be an in-person participation only public hearing.

The Clerk will accept written testimony via mail to the Clerk’s Office at the Suffolk County Legislature, William H. Rogers Building, 725 Veterans Memorial Highway, Hauppauge, New York 11788, or email to Frank.Tassone@ SuffolkCountyNY.Gov, as well as recorded voice testimony at (631) 8533685 until 6:00 PM on the 2nd day of May, 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

L14993–4/19/2023

PUBLIC NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

NOTICE IS HEREBY

GIVEN that I.R. No. 13152023 – “A Local Law to Authorize Conveyance of Property Previously Taken for Delinquent Taxes (43 Bank Street, Center Moriches, SCTM No. 0200857.00-03.00-029.000)” has been introduced in the Suffolk County Legislature. This local law would authorize the Division of Real Property, Acquisition and Management to reconvey a parcel located in Center Moriches 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 2nd day of May, 2023, at 2 p.m. This will be an in-person participation only public hearing.

The Clerk will accept written testimony via mail to the Clerk’s Office at the Suffolk County Legislature, William H. Rogers Building, 725 Veterans Memorial Highway, Hauppauge, New York 11788, or email to Frank.Tassone@

SuffolkCountyNY.Gov, as well as recorded voice testimony at (631) 8533685 until 6:00 PM on the 2nd day of May, 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

L14994–4/19/2023

PUBLIC NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that I.R. No. 13512023 – “A Local Law to Provide Further Services at Congregate Homeless Shelters” has been introduced in the Suffolk County Legislature. This local law would provide more services to the residents of congregate homeless shelters and to require electronic notification to additionally be provided to the County Legislator and the Town Supervisor.

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 2nd day of May, 2023, at 2 p.m. This will be an in-person participation only public hearing.

The Clerk will accept written testimony via mail to the Clerk’s Office at the Suffolk County Legislature, William H. Rogers Building, 725 Veterans Memorial Highway, Hauppauge, New York 11788, or email to Frank.Tassone@ SuffolkCountyNY.Gov, as well as recorded voice testimony at (631) 8533685 until 6:00 PM on the 2nd day of May, 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

L14995–4/19/2023

PUBLIC NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

NOTICE IS HEREBY

GIVEN that I.R. No. 1358-2023 – “A Local Law Amending Chapter 319 to Clarify the Definition of Skateboard” has been introduced in the Suffolk County Legislature. This local law would clarify the definition of “skateboard”.

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 2nd day of May, 2023, at 2 p.m. This will be an in-person participation only public hearing.

The Clerk will accept written testimony via mail to the Clerk’s Office at the Suffolk County Legislature, William H. Rogers Building, 725 Veterans Memorial Highway, Hauppauge, New York 11788, or email to Frank.Tassone@ SuffolkCountyNY.Gov, as well as recorded voice testimony at (631) 8533685 until 6:00 PM on the 2nd day of May, 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

L14996–4/19/2023

Notice To Bidders April 20, 2023

Bids will be received and publicly opened at the Suffolk County Office of Central Procurement - 335 Yaphank Avenue, Yaphank, New York 11980 - 631852-5197, for the following material on the following dates at 11:00 A.M. Please refer to buyer’s Initials when making Inquiries.

JR – Tuesday, May 2, 2023 – Bid #23/0132 –Chromatography Supplies (Commodity Code 17514)

JH – Tuesday, May 9, 2023 –Bid #23/0138LWI – Annual Requirements Contract – Online Vehicle Auction (Commodity Code 96209)

JR – Tuesday, May 9, 2023 –Bid #23/0137LWI – Annual Requirements Contract –Kitchen Equipment Repairs & Service (Commodity Code 93130)

JH – Tuesday, May 9, 2023 –Bid #23/0123LWI – Annual Requirements Contract – Annual Helicopter Pilot Safety Training (Commodity Code 90553)

JH – Wednesday, May 10, 2023 – Bid #23/0140 – Annual Requirements Contract – Lease of Used

Vehicles

Bid specifications are available on-line at: http:// dpw.suffolkcountyny. gov/rfp Click on Government/Purchasing/ Bid Announcement System. Follow the directions. If you require assistance, please contact the Office or Procurement at 631-852-5196. The hours

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

L14997–4/19/2023

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

THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON TRUST CO, N.A, AS TRUSTEE, FOR ACE SECURITES CORP. HOME EQUITY LOAN TRUST, SERIES 2003-NC1, ASSET BACKED PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES, V.

JEANETTE CRISCUOLO, ET AL.

NOTICE OF SALE

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN pursuant to a Final Judgment of Foreclosure dated March 1, 2022, and entered in the Office of the Clerk of the County of Suffolk, wherein THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON TRUST CO, N.A, AS TRUSTEE, FOR ACE SECURITES CORP. HOME EQUITY LOAN TRUST, SERIES 2003-NC1, ASSET BACKED PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES is the

Plaintiff and JEANETTE CRISCUOLO, 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 May 24, 2023 at 10:00AM, premises known as 6 ROBERT COURT, CENTER MORICHES, NY 11934: District 0200, Section 885.00, Block 06.00, Lot 025.000:

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

Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index # 020409/2013. Daniel Murphy, 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.

L14998 – 4/19/2023, 4/26/2023, 5/3/2023 & 5/10/2023

PUBLIC NOTICE

Notice Is Hereby Given that pursuant to Section 20 (5) of the Municipal Home Rule Law, a public hearing will be held by the Town Board of the Town of Brookhaven at One Independence Hill, Second Floor, Farmingville, New York 11738, and streamed live over the internet at brookhavenny. gov/meeting on the 4th day of May, 2023, at 5:30 p.m., to consider enacting the following proposed Introductory Local Law: Introductory Local Law Number 6 of 2023 Amend Chapter 85 entitled “Zoning” and Chapter 82 entitled “Neighborhood Preservation” of the Town Code of the Town of Brookhaven Summary

It is the intent of this amendment to Chapter 85 entitled “Zoning” of the Town Code of the Town of Brookhaven to provide clarification on the regulation of Transient Residential Occupancies and Transient Recreational Uses within residential dwellings and adding specific penalties for same. It is the intent of this amendment to Chapter 82 entitled “Neighborhood Preservation” to amend the regulations regarding Rental Registrations.

This is a summary of the proposed Local Law, a full copy of which is on file in the Town Clerk's Office and is available for inspection during regular Town business hours. At said public hearing, any persons interested shall be given the opportunity to be heard.

Kevin J. LaValle Town Clerk, Town of Brookhaven

Dated: March 30, 2023

Farmingville, New York

L15000–4/19/2023

PUBLIC NOTICE

NOTICE IS HEREBY

GIVEN that pursuant to Section 64 of Town Law, a public hearing will be held by the Town Board of the Town of Brookhaven at the

Town Board Auditorium located at One Independence Hill, Second Floor, Farmingville, New York, and which will be streamed live over the internet at brookhavenny.gov/meeting, on May 4, 2023, at 5:30 p.m. to consider the proposed exemption of ten (10%) percent of the assessed value of property owned, or coowned, in the District by volunteer firefighters or ambulance workers that meet the criteria pursuant to the Exemption Criteria, Service Requirements and Lifetime Exemption Criteria for Un-Remarried Spouses set forth in exhibits attached to the resolution and are certified in accordance with the processes set forth in the Certification Process attached as well.

At said public hearing, all persons interested shall be given the opportunity to be heard.

Dated: March 30, 2023

Farmingville, New York

Kevin J. LaValle, Town Clerk

Town of Brookhaven

L15001–4/19/2023

NOTICE OF PROPOSED CLASS ACTION SETTLEMENT

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT for the EASTERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK

If you are a Latino/a and use the roads of Suffolk County as a motorist or pedestrian, you may be part of a Class Action Settlement: Plaintiffs#1-21,etalv.CountyofSuffolk,etal, United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York Case Number 15-cv-02431-WFK-LB

MORE INFORMATION: https://www.milbank.com/en/plaintiffs1-21.html

IMPORTANT

PLEASE READ THIS NOTICE CAREFULLY

THIS NOTICE RELATES TO THE PENDENCY OF A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT AND, IF YOU ARE A CLASS MEMBER, CONTAINS IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT YOUR RIGHTS TO OBJECT TO THE CLASS ACTION SETTLEMENT

A federal court has authorized this notice. This is not an advertisement. You are not being sued or restrained.

This notice is to inform you of a proposed settlement of a class action lawsuit (the “Class Action Settlement”) in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York, against the County of Suffolk (the “County”); Suffolk County Police Department (“SCPD”); Edward Webber; Milagros Soto (collectively, the “County Defendants”).

YOUR LEGAL RIGHTS* AND OPTIONS IN THIS CLASS ACTION SETTLEMENT**

By doing nothing, you remain in the Class and benefit from the terms of the Class Action Settlement Agreement (the “Class Action Settlement Agreement”).

subject to discriminatory and unconstitutional policing policies, patterns, and practices by County Defendants in violation of the Fourth, Fifth, and Fourteenth Amendments to the Constitution of the United States, 42 U.S.C. § 1983, Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 42 U.S.C. § 2000d, and the common law of the state of New York. Before the Court made a final determination in this lawsuit regarding whether the County Defendants’ conduct is lawful or unlawful, Plaintiffs and the County Defendants reached this Class Action Settlement. This Class Action Settlement does not seek any money from the County Defendants on behalf of the Class, except to reimburse Plaintiffs’ attorneys for their fees and costs spent in bringing this lawsuit.

3.

How do I know if I am part of the Class?

The Court has certified the following class (the “Class”): All Latino or Latina persons who, at any time after January 2012, have been or in the future will be subject to a vehicular or pedestrian stop or detention by an agent of the Suffolk County Police Department in the county of Suffolk. If you are one of these persons, you are participating in the lawsuit. The Court has approved the distribution of this notice so that members of the Class can voice their support or opposition to final approval of the Class Action Settlement, and to explain how those in the Class may obtain the non-monetary relief offered by the Class Action Settlement. If the Class Action Settlement does not receive final approval by the Court, or the Parties terminate it, the Class Action Settlement will be void, and the lawsuit will continue as if there had been no Class Action Settlement.

4. Why is there a settlement?

The Court has not decided in favor of either side in this case. The County Defendants deny all allegations of wrongdoing. The County Defendants are settling in order to avoid the risks and substantial expense of further protracted litigation, including trial and appeal. Plaintiffs and their attorneys maintain that their claims are meritorious, but believe that the Class Action Settlement is in the best interests of the Class because it provides an appropriate recovery now while avoiding the risks, expense and delay of pursuing the case through trial and any appeals.

DO NOTHING

There are no rights to “opt out” or exclude yourself from the Class Action Settlement Agreement. The proposed Class Action Settlement Agreement will bind Class Members. COMMENT OR OBJECT BY MAY 4, 2023.

ATTEND A HEARING

ON JULY 14, 2023

AT 12:00 P.M.

Write to the Court about why you do, or do not, like the proposed Class Action Settlement.

Ask to speak to the Court about the fairness of the Class Action Settlement Agreement if you filed a request to do so by May 4, 2023.

(The date and time of the Final Approval Hearing is subject to change by Court Order and without further notice to the Class. This hearing may proceed by video conference if so indicated on ECF.)

*Theserights,options,andthedeadlinestoexercisethemareexplainedinthisnotice.

**TheCourtoverseeingthiscasestillhastodecidewhethertoapprovetheClassActionSettlement.

1. What is this notice and why should I read it?

This notice is to inform you of a proposed Class Action Settlement of a class action lawsuit entitled Plaintiffs #1-21, et al v. County of Suffolk, et al., Case No. 15-cv-02431-WFK-LB, brought on behalf of the Class, and pending in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York. The Court has granted preliminary approval of the Class Action Settlement and has set a Final Approval Hearing to take place on July 14, 2023 at 12:00 p.m. at 225 Cadman Plaza East, Brooklyn, NY 11201, to determine if the Class Action Settlement is fair, reasonable, and adequate. Note: This date and time are subject to change by Court Order and may change without further notice to the Class.

This notice describes the proposed Class Action Settlement. Your rights and options – and the deadlines to exercise them – are explained in this notice. If you are a Class Member your legal rights are affected regardless of whether you act.

2. What is a class action lawsuit and what is this lawsuit about?

In a class action, one or more people, called Class Representatives, sue for themselves and for people who have similar claims. The people who brought the case – and all the Class Members like them – are called Plaintiffs. The people or entities they have sued are called Defendants, or the “County Defendants” here. The case name is Plaintiffs #1-21, et al v. County of Suffolk, et al., and the case number is 15-cv-02431-WFK-LB. The court in charge of this case is the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York, the Honorable William F. Kuntz, II presiding.

This class action lawsuit involves claims by the Plaintiffs as representatives of the Class of all similarly situated Latinos in Suffolk County who are, or will be at risk of being

5. What does the settlement provide?

This notice summarizes the proposed Class Action Settlement. For the complete terms and conditions of the Class Action Settlement, please see the Class Action Settlement Agreement available at https://www.milbank.com/en/plaintiffs1-21.html , by contacting Class Counsel (see Question No. 7 for contact information), by accessing the Court docket in this case, for a fee, through the Court’s Public Access to Court Electronic Records (PACER) system at https://ecf.nyed.uscourts.gov, or by visiting the office of the Clerk of Court for the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York, between 8:30 am and 5:00 pm, Monday through Friday, excluding Court holidays.

PLEASE DO NOT TELEPHONE THE COURT OR THE COURT CLERK’S OFFICE TO INQUIRE ABOUT THIS CLASS ACTION SETTLEMENT PROCESS. Pursuant to the Class Action Settlement Agreement, the Plaintiffs and County Defendants have agreed to substantive terms modifying and supplementing SCPD policies, procedures and practices. The County Defendants have agreed to the following in the Class Action Settlement Agreement:

Precinct Level Advisory Boards: Through this Class Action Settlement Agreement, SCPD will establish a Precinct Level Advisory Board (“PLAB”) for each SCPD precinct. The PLABs will focus on addressing community concerns, fostering new relationships between the SCPD and community leaders, expanding the community engagement reach within each precinct, and providing a clear line of communication between the SCPD and the community. Annually, at a regularly scheduled quarterly meeting the Commanding Officer will be available to present up-to-date data on the precinct’s traffic and pedestrian stop activity. These meetings will be in addition to the public community meetings that already occur.

Implicit Bias Training: SCPD will work with a qualified third-party provider to establish an Implicit Bias 2.0 Training, which will be an updated version of the SCPD’s current implicit bias training program. The training will incorporate an analysis of the SCPD’s traffic stop data which will be completed by an independent third party. It is the intention of the County Defendants that all sworn officers will complete the Implicit Bias 2.0 Training. Traffic Stop Data and Analysis: County Defendants will maintain their Public Traffic and Pedestrian Stop Data Dashboard with quarterly publication of its raw data. The raw data sets will include, amongst other data, information related to: (i) where a stop occurred, (ii) the police action taken, and (iii) anonymized license plate data.

SCPD will continue to engage an independent third party to review the SCPD’s traffic and pedestrian stop data and publish a report on an annual basis. Additionally, the SCPD’s precinct commanding officers, or their designees, will review traffic stop data quarterly to identify and address atypical patterns of traffic stops and/or enforcement activity.

The SCPD will issue an annual public report that includes information related to Internal Affairs Bureau (“IAB”) complaints, including: (i) the number of complaints by type of allegation; (ii) case disposition per investigation; (iii) bias policing allegations; (iv) bias

policing dispositions; (v) bias policing allegations by race or ethnicity; (vi) bias policing allegations by race or ethnicity per year; (vii) bias policing allegations by precinct/race or ethnicity; and (viii) the time it takes to complete investigations.

Traffic and Pedestrian Stop Training: The SCPD will ensure that its officers receive the appropriate training related to the SCPD policies regarding: (i) searches based solely on consent, (ii) permissible questions during traffic stops, (iii) search and seizure law and the four levels of suspicion; and (iv) adequate recording of necessary stop data, such as the primary reason for a stop. Moreover, officers will be instructed to provide only a warning when encountering a minor vehicle equipment violation, unless there are additional facts or circumstances justifying a ticket for the equipment violation offense. Furthermore, where no additional action is taken during a stop, officers will be instructed to provide a business card in both English and Spanish that includes their information, and both the IAB and the Human Rights Commission “HRC” contact information. The contact information for both the IAB and HRC will also be prominently displayed on the SCPD website.

Language Access: The SCPD will implement additional procedures to improve language accessibility and ensure alignment with the goals and spirit of SCPD Policy 333. Specifically, the SCPD will include links on its website to tools that translate webpages into Spanish. The Spanish version of the website will include links to Spanish versions of documents and forms. Moreover, the SCPD will provide language assistance services in accordance with the procedures contained in SCPD Policy 333 and will make residents aware that such services are available to them free of charge. The SCPD will post Language Access statistics on its website on a quarterly basis.

County Defendants will also hire certified Spanish Speaking Police Operations Aides to provide language assistance at the front desk of the Third Precinct, other than for the overnight shift. Furthermore, County Defendants agree to use best efforts to recruit and hire certified Spanish Speaking Police Operations Aides for open positions, other than the overnight shift, for the front desks of the First, Second, and Fifth Precincts.

Civilian Oversight Review Process: A civilian oversight review process will be managed by the HRC as follows: (i) providing an additional mechanism for in-person and online means by which the public may file complaints of officer misconduct; (ii) reviewing in tandem IAB investigations of police misconduct complaints being investigated by the IAB and over which the HRC has jurisdiction pursuant to its powers and duties under Suffolk County Code Section 119-3; (iii) accessing the Department’s shared data portal to monitor the status of open complaints; and (iv) offering recommendations on additional steps to be taken by the IAB as part of a particular police misconduct investigation. The HRC will issue an annual report summarizing its review activities, observations, and recommendations.

Body-Worn Camera Policy: SCPD will comply with its Body-Worn Camera Policy 422 and Body-Worn Camera Procedure 422 and will deploy the use of body-worn cameras as standard police worn equipment for all authorized officers who regularly engage with the public in the course of their professional duties.

U-Visa Matters: The Commanding Officer of the SCPD’s Hate Crimes Bureau (or his/her designee) will be designated as the contact person for all U-Visa matters, using appropriate language access resources, conducting outreach to crime victims, providing information regarding U-Visas, and responding to inquiries.

6. What are my rights as a member of the Class?

If you are satisfied with the proposed Class Action Settlement, you do not have to do anything.

Even if you are not satisfied with the proposed Class Action Settlement, you do not have the right to opt out of the Class Action Settlement.

If you are not satisfied with the proposed Class Action Settlement, you may object to the Class Action Settlement or Class Counsels’ request for fees by submitting your objection in writing to the Court. Specifically, you can ask the Court to deny approval by filing an objection. You cannot ask the Court to order a different settlement; the Court can only approve or reject the proposed Class Action Settlement. If the Court denies approval, this lawsuit will continue. If that is what you want to happen, you must object.

Any objection to the proposed Class Action Settlement must be in writing. All written objections and supporting papers must (a) clearly identify the case name and number (Plaintiffs #1-21, et al v. County of Suffolk, et al., Case No. 15-cv-02431-WFK-LB), (b) include the Class Member’s Name, (c) include the Class Member’s current address and telephone number, or current address and telephone number of the Class Member’s legal representative, and (d) include an explanation of why the Class Member objects to the Class Action Settlement, including any supporting documentation and the reasons, if any, for requesting the opportunity to appear and be heard at the Final Approval Hearing. All written objections and supporting papers must then be submitted to the Court either by mailing them to the Court Clerk, United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York, or by filing them in person at any location of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York. All written objections must be filed or postmarked on or before May 4, 2023. Note: Failure to comply with all requirements of this section shall constitute grounds for striking an objection or denying a request to be heard, if applicable.

If you file a timely written objection that complies with the above-mentioned requirements, you may, but are not required to, appear at the Final Approval Hearing, either in person or through your own attorney. The Final Approval Hearing is scheduled for July 14, 2023 at 225 Cadman Plaza East, Brooklyn, NY 11201 to determine if the Class Action Settlement

is fair, reasonable, and adequate. Note: this date and time are subject to change by Court Order and may change without further notice to the Class. If you appear through your own attorney at the Final Approval Hearing, you are responsible for hiring and paying that attorney.

If, after the hearing, the Court rejects the Class Action Settlement Agreement, the Parties will continue to litigate this dispute in front of the Court. If that happens, there is no guarantee that: (1) the Court will rule in favor of the Class Members; (2) a favorable Court decision, if any, would be as favorable to the Class Members as this Class Action Settlement; or (3) any favorable Court decision would be upheld if the Government filed an appeal.

7. Who represents the Class?

Class Representatives: For purposes of the Class Action Settlement, the Court has appointed Plaintiffs #1-20 to serve as the class representatives.

Class Counsel: The Court has decided that the law firm of Milbank LLP and LatinoJustice PRLDEF are qualified to represent you and all Class Members in this case. These lawyers are called Class Counsel. They are experienced in handling similar cases. If you have any questions about this case, you may call 212-219-3360 to speak with one of the lawyers handling the case or email info@latinojustice.org. More information about Class Counsel, their practice, and their lawyers’ experience is available at www.milbank.com and www. latinojustice.org.

From the beginning of the case in April 2015 to the present, Class Counsel has not received any payment for their services in prosecuting the case or obtaining the Class Action Settlement, nor have they been reimbursed for any out-of-pocket expenses they have incurred. The Class Action Settlement includes an amount for attorneys’ fees and expenses, the appropriateness of which the Court will consider in determining whether to approve the Class Action Settlement. You may hire your own lawyer to represent you in this case if you wish, but it will be at your own expense.

8. What is the effect of final settlement approval?

If the Court grants final approval of the Class Action Settlement, Plaintiffs agree that they will dismiss with prejudice their claims in the Action against the County Defendants. The Court will retain exclusive jurisdiction over the Class Action Settlement Agreement for the purpose of enforcing any of its provisions and terms, and the Court’s retention of jurisdiction shall be noted in the dismissal of this action. The Court shall retain exclusive jurisdiction to enforce the Class Action Agreement until it issues a decision to terminate the Class Action Settlement Agreement.

9. When and where will the Court hold a hearing on the fairness of the Class Action Settlement?

The Final Approval Hearing is scheduled for July 14, 2023 at 12:00 p.m. at 225 Cadman Plaza East, Brooklyn, NY 11201 to determine if the Class Action Settlement is fair, reasonable, and adequate, and to consider the request by Class Counsel for attorneys’ fees. Note: this date and time are subject to change by Court Order and may change without further notice to the Class.

At the hearing, the Court will hear any comments, objections, and arguments concerning the fairness of the proposed Class Action Settlement. If you have filed an objection to the Class Action Settlement, the Court has the right to require your attendance at the Final Approval Hearing. You will be contacted by the Court or by Class Counsel if the Court requires your appearance. If you intend to appear at the Final Approval Hearing through your own attorney, your attorney will need to file a notice of intent to appear with the Court. If you appear through your own attorney at the Final Approval Hearing, you are responsible for hiring and paying that attorney.

10. Where do I get additional information?

This notice provides only a summary of the matters relating to the proposed Class Action Settlement. For the precise terms and conditions of the Class Action Settlement, please see the Class Action Settlement Agreement available at https://www.milbank.com/ en/plaintiffs1-21.html, by contacting Class Counsel (see Question No. 7 for contact information), by accessing the Court docket in this case, for a fee, through the Court’s Public Access to Court Electronic Records (PACER) system at https://ecf.nyed.uscourts. gov, or by visiting the office of the Clerk of Court for the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York, between 8:30 am and 5:00 pm, Monday through Friday, excluding Court holidays.

If you would like additional information, you can contact Class Counsel (see Question No. 7 above).

Suffolk County Shellfish Aquaculture Lease Program in Peconic Bay and Gardiners Bay Public Notice

Request for Written Comments on Proposed Shellfish Aquaculture Lease Sites

Issued: April 13, 2023

Expiration: June 12, 2023

Notice is hereby given that pursuant to Chapter 475, Article II of the Suffolk County Code, the Suffolk County Department of Economic Development and Planning has received three (3) applications for shellfish aquaculture lease sites in Peconic and Gardiners Bay. These applications were solicited under the 2023 Lease Application Cycle from new and existing shellfish farmers who are interested in obtaining access to a 10-acre lease site for the controlled raising, breeding, growing, and containment of shellfish through onbottom and/or off-bottom culture techniques for a term of 10 years. Two applications were submitted by new shellfish farmers who are each interested in obtaining one 10-acre lease site; one application was submitted by an existing leaseholder who is interested in obtaining a second 10- acre lease site. As each applicant was able to include three proposed lease sites in their respective applications, this notice includes a total of nine (9) proposed lease sites. While all proposed sites are located within the adopted Shellfish Cultivation Zone; each applicant may only receive one of their proposed 10-acre lease sites under 2023 Lease Application. All unallocated 2023 lease acreage shall be carried over and may be made available during a subsequent application cycle. Pertinent information on each of the applications is listed below.

Applications for 10- acre Lease Site:

Applicant: Briney’s Seafood LLC

SCALP Reference #: 23.01.01

Proposed First Choice Lease Site: T5

Center Latitude: 40.938233 Center Longitude: -72.553216

Bay Location: Great Peconic Bay Township: Riverhead

Proposed Second Choice Lease Site: 20

Center Latitude: 40.931725 Center Longitude: -72.541343

Bay Location: Great Peconic Bay Township: Riverhead

Proposed Third Choice Lease Site: 30

Longitude: -72.534532

Bay Location: Great Peconic Bay Township: Southold

Proposed Operation Type: On/Off Bottom

Proposed Operation Methodology: Floating

Applicant: Oyster Bay Shellfish Company LLC

SCALP Reference #: 23.01.02

Proposed First Choice Lease Site: 5

Bay Location: Great Peconic Bay Township: Riverhead

Proposed Second Choice Lease Site: 9

Center Latitude: 40.942948 Center Longitude: -72.559858

Bay Location: Great Peconic Bay Township: Riverhead

Proposed Third Choice Lease Site: 11

Center Latitude: 40.945970 Center Longitude: -72.553035

Bay Location: Great Peconic Bay Township: Riverhead

Proposed Operation Type: On/Off Bottom

Proposed Operation Methodology: Floating

Application for Second 10-acre Lease Site:

Applicant: North Fork Big Oyster Corporation

SCALP Reference #: 23.01.03

Proposed First Choice Lease Site: 617

Center Latitude: 40.928921

Center Longitude: -72.570882

Bay Location: Great Peconic Bay Township: Riverhead

Proposed Second Choice Lease Site: 598

Center Latitude: 40.942948

Center Longitude: -72.559858

Bay Location: Great Peconic Bay Township: Riverhead

Proposed Third Choice Lease Site: 499

Center Latitude: 40.945970

Center Longitude: -72.553035

Bay Location: Great Peconic Bay Township: Riverhead

Proposed Operation Type: On/Off Bottom

Proposed Operation Methodology: Submerged

A map showing the locations of all proposed lease sites is available for review on the Lease Program website listed below: https://www.suffolkcountyny.gov/Departments/Economic-Development-and-Planning/ Planning-and-Environment/Environmental-Planning-and-Aquaculture/ShellfishAquaculture-Lease-Program

PUBLIC COMMMENTS regarding the proposed lease sites must be prepared in writing and mailed to the contact person listed below. All comments must be post marked by June 12, 2023. Such comments should be targeted to a specific lease site(s) by referencing the applicable Lease Site Map ID #(s), as shown in this Public Notice. The comments should include supporting documentation and data to the maximum extent possible. Those parties raising an objection to the leasing of a particular site or sites based on reasons of natural productivity and commercial fishery should send a notarized letter, stating the particular reason(s) for the objection. Documentation supporting the claim should also be provided, including a copy of the parties' commercial harvest license, and documentation on harvests and sales, as applicable.

Please Submit All Written Comments to:

Suffolk County Department of Economic Development & Planning

Division of Planning & Environment

H. Lee Dennison Bldg. – 11th Floor

100 Veterans Memorial Highway P.O. Box 6100 Hauppauge, NY 11788-0099

ATTN: Thomas Ralicky

This public notice, as well as, a list of locations where hardcopies of this notice are posted as available on the website listed above. Should any questions arise please contact Ms. Susan Filipowich at 631-853-4775.

Sarah Lansdale, A.I.C.P.

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