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County Executive Steve Bellone, center back, Superintendent Roberta Gerold, back right, and Hawkins Path Elementary School Principal Kristi Leonard, back left, stand with fifth-grade students who have been active participants in the county’s ongoing recycling program. Photo from Middle Country Central School District

County executive visits Middle Country students

Students at Middle Country Central School District’s Hawkins Path Elementary School recently showcased their environmental awareness as they welcomed Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone (D) to observe the success of the school recycling pilot program he initiated in conjunction with the county. During the visit, Bellone had the opportunity to witness firsthand the hard work the fifth-grade students have been putting in to reduce their school’s environmental footprint and continue Suffolk County’s recent efforts to become more environmentally friendly. “We are pleased County Executive Bellone was able to visit Hawkins Path Elementary School and witness our students’ passion for recycling and protecting the environment,” said Superintendent of Schools Roberta Gerold. “It is inspiring them to fully embrace recycling and encourage the rest of our student population to be more conscious of the environmental impact their recycling habits have, not only on their local community, but also the world.”

Throughout the program, 14 fifth-grade students collected recyclables from designated bins around the school every Friday, separated and weighed the materials themselves, and tracked the data from what they collected. Once a month, the students report their collected data to Suffolk County in order to track the program’s progress. To date, Hawkins Path has recycled 1,606 pounds of paper and 137 pounds of plastic and glass bottles. The Suffolk School Recycling Program, which was implemented at the beginning of the 2108-19 school year, is part of the New York State Shared Services Initiative. As part of the program, the county has supplied approximately 1,000 recycling bins to 11 local schools. The district, in conjunction with this new initiative, is teaching local students the importance of recycling and the real impact it has on the communities they call home. The efforts being made by the district’s youth is expected to expand as the students advance through the school system and develop as leaders in Suffolk County.

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Town to waive cat adoption fees all month The Town of Brookhaven Animal Shelter and Adoption Center will hold the Kitty Free-FURAll free cat adoptions promotion for the entire month of May. The normal fees will be waived and include free neuter or spay; vaccinations; microchip; and FELV/FIV, flea and fecal tests. The Brookhaven Animal Shelter and

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Cathedral Pines Park will get multiyear renovation project County to increase accessibility options BY DAVID LUCES DLUCES@TBRNEWSMEDIA.COM As the weather begins to improve and with summer just around the corner, residents may begin to enjoy Suffolk County-owned parks. With their minds on attracting nature tourism, county officials came together April 26 to announce the start of a $5 million multiyear modernization project at Cathedral Pines County Park in Middle Island. “We are announcing our next phase of the Stay Suffolk campaign, where we are encouraging our residents to stay local,” County Executive Steve Bellone (D) said. “We want them to enjoy the things that we have here particularly in the summertime.” The renovation project is part of an effort to promote Suffolk County parks, local tourism and highlight popular destinations, as well as regional attractions. The first phase of the project will be a restoration of some of the park’s most used areas. Roads will be widened and realigned to reduce congestion, while areas are planned to be reconfigured to accommodate 74 additional campsites. All sites will be outfitted with concrete paved picnic table pads, barbecue grills, fire rings, a Wi-Fi system, water and electricity. Additionally, the renovations will create a designated recreation area away from the current campsites in the center of the park,

where visitors can have oversight over children without disturbing other campers. “When we invest in our parks, it improves our quality of life,” Legislator Kara Hahn (D-Setauket), the chair of the Legislature’s parks committee, said. In 2012, the county had an analysis and study done on the park to develop a master plan, which has led to the $5 million expansion. A playground will be converted into additional visitor parking, while the county would create a new children’s playground located adjacent to the activity building. New projects also include a new picnic pavilion area, additional picnic tables and grills, bathhouses with upgraded showers that meet Americans with Disabilities Act standards for accessibility, five new horseshoe courts, two new boccie courts and a new sand volleyball court. The final phase of the plan is to create a new drive-up check-in station for campers to streamline the check-in process and updates to sanitary systems and the installation of a new central dump station with tanks to store sanitary waste from the bathhouses. Hahn added that the project will go a long way in providing the necessary activities for residents to take a vacation locally. “There are so many spectacular spots available for hiking, camping and biking,” she said. “This is the place to be, and it will be even nicer once we are done with the improvement plan.” Cathedral Pines consist of 320 acres of

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County officials joined Legislators Sarah Anker and Kara Hahn and County Executive Steve Bellone in announcing new changes to Cathedral Pines County Park. Photo by David Luces

parkland located along the headwaters of the Carmans River and is one of 10 Suffolk County parks that offer overnight camping and possesses a 6-mile mountain bike trail system. The county has also announced new accessibility options at other county-owned parks. Handicap-accessible golf carts will be available at West Sayville Golf Course for free for disabled veterans. Wheelchair-accessible beach chairs will be available at the Cupsogue, Meschutt and Smith Point beaches. Patrons

can call the beaches in advance to have the wheelchairs ready upon their arrival. Mobility mats will be rolled out this summer at Smith Point to make it accessible for wheelchair users, elderly and families traveling with children. “I’m a part of the senior committee and I hear a lot of complaints that some residents are not able to come to our parks because it’s not accessible,” Legislator Sarah Anker (D-Mount Sinai) said. “So now moving forward we are investing in this very important issue.”

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A certified technician inspects a car seat to ensure it’s the right one for a child’s age and size. Photo from Town of Brookhaven

Highway department offers free child safety seat check

Daniel Losquadro, Town of Brookhaven highway superintendent, is hosting a free child safety seat check Friday, May 10 from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. at Setauket Fire Department’s Station 2 located at 9 Arrowhead Lane, East Setauket. The Suffolk County Sheriff’s Office, along with certified technicians from the Brookhaven Highway Department, will be on hand to inspect car seats and make sure children are riding in the right car seats for their age and size as they grow. “In passenger cars, child safety seats reduce the risk of fatal injury by 71 percent for infants and by 54 percent for toddlers,” Losquadro

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LEGALS LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF ANNUAL SCHOOL DISTRICT ELECTION AND BUDGET HEARING MIDDLE COUNTRY CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT AT CENTEREACH, TOWN OF BROOKHAVEN, SUFFOLK COUNTY, NEW YORK NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, by the BOARD OF EDUCATION OF THE MIDDLE COUNTRY CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT at CENTEREACH of the Town of Brookhaven, Suffolk County, New York (the “School District”), that a public hearing will be held on Wednesday, May 8, 2019 at 6:00 p.m., Prevailing Time, at the District Conference Center, located at Centereach High School, 14 43rd Street, Centereach, New York for Election Districts No. 1 and No. 2, for the transaction of business as authorized by the Education Law, including the following: 1. To present to the voters a detailed statement (proposed budget) of the amount of money which will be required for the 2019-2020 fiscal year. 2. To discuss all the items hereinafter set forth to be voted upon by voting machines at the Budget Vote and Election to be held on Tuesday, May 21, 2019. 3. To transact such other business as may properly come before the meeting pursuant to Education Law of the State of New York and acts amendatory thereto. FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that the vote on the budget and election of the members of the Board of Education will be held on Tuesday, May 21, 2019, between the hours

of 6:00 a.m. and 9:00 p.m. Prevailing Time, for the purpose of voting by machine upon those matters at Election District No. 1, located at Centereach High School, Centereach, New York and at Election District No. 2, located at Newfield High School, Selden, New York. AND NOTICE IS ALSO HEREBY GIVEN, that a copy of a detailed statement in writing of the amount of money which will be required for the 2019-2020 school year for school purposes (the proposed budget) will be made available, upon request, to any resident of the District between the hours of 9:00 AM and 5:00 PM beginning Wednesday, May 1, 2019, except Saturday, Sunday or holidays, at the District Administration Office located at 8 43rd Street, Centereach, NY 11720. A copy of the proposed budget shall be made available beginning Tuesday, May 7, 2019, on the District’s website at http://www.mccsd. net/, and except Saturday, Sunday or holidays, at each of the following school houses in the District during the following designated hours and at the Middle Country Public Library: CENTEREACH HIGH SCHOOL, Centereach 7:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. DAWNWOOD MIDDLE SCHOOL, Centereach 8:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. EUGENE AUER MEMORIAL SCHOOL, Lake Grove 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. HAWKINS PATH SCHOOL, Selden 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. HOLBROOK ROAD SCHOOL, Centereach 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. JERICHO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, Centereach 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. NEWFIELD HIGH SCHOOL, Selden 7:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.

NEW LANE MEMORIAL SCHOOL, Selden 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. NORTH COLEMAN ROAD SCHOOL, Centereach 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. OXHEAD ROAD SCHOOL, Centereach 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. SELDEN MIDDLE SCHOOL, Centereach 8:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. STAGECOACH ROAD SCHOOL, Selden 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. UNITY DRIVE SCHOOL, Centereach 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. BICYCLE PATH SCHOOL, Selden 8:30 a.m to 3:30 p.m. AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, Pursuant to Chapter 258 of the Laws of 2008, Section 495 was added to the Real Property Tax Law and requires the School District to attach to its proposed budget an exemption report. Said exemption report, which will also become part of the final budget, will show how much of the total assessed value on the final assessment roll used in the budgetary process is exempt from taxation, list every type of exemption granted, identified by statutory authority, and show: (a) the cumulative impact of each type of exemption expressed either as a dollar amount of assessed value or as a percentage of the total assessed value on the roll; (b) the cumulative amount expected to be received from recipients of each type of exemption as payments in lieu of taxes or other payments for municipal services; and (c) the cumulative impact of all exemptions granted. The exemption report shall be posted on any bulletin board maintained by the District for public notices and on any website maintained by the LEGALS con’t on pg. 7

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Rocky Point man arrested for allegedly spying on women’s bathroom

Suffolk County Police arrested a Rocky Point man for allegedly placing a video recording device in the employee bathroom of a Ronkonkoma business earlier this year. A female employee of Trinity Solar, located at 2180 5th Ave., Unit 1, discovered a device plugged into the electrical outlet in the women’s bathroom. The device appeared to be a cellphone charger. Upon further inspection, other employees realized it was a recording device. Following an investigation, 5th Squad detectives determined the device was placed in the bathroom by Michael Evans, who was

employed at the business at the time. A search warrant was executed April 26 at Evans’ home, where he was arrested at approximately 4:50 p.m. Evans recorded the victims between March 7 and 14. Evans had already left the company April 1, police said. Evans, 32, was charged with 12 counts of unlawful surveillance. He was arraigned at 1st District Court in Central Islip April 27 and is next set to appear in court May 2.

— Compiled by Kyle Barr

The vehicle Bruce Brant allegedly drove into the Rose Caracappa Senior Center April 30. Photo from Town of Brookhaven

Alleged intoxicated man drives into Mount Sinai senior center

Guess he didn’t try knocking first. Senior citizens who attend activities at Mount Sinai’s Rose Caracappa Senior Center were in for a surprise when they arrived for morning activities. The whole front door was pasted over with plywood after a man allegedly crashed his vehicle into the senior center in the early morning April 30, police said. Bruce Brant was allegedly driving a 2012 Mazda3 northbound on North Ocean Avenue when he failed to stop at the end of the roadway and crashed the vehicle into the Rose Caracappa Senior Center, located at 739 Route 25A, at around 12:25 a.m. The vehicle came to a stop inside the building, according to Suffolk County Police. Mount Sinai Fire Department Heavy

Rescue extricated Brant from the Mazda. He was transported to John T. Mather Hospital in Port Jefferson for treatment of non-life-threatening injuries. There were no other injuries. Town of Brookhaven workers were there at around 1 a.m. after the car had been extricated to make repairs on the front door, which were completed without interruption to center activities. A Brookhaven spokesperson said the town had not yet completed a cost estimate on repairs. Brant, 25, of Pennsylvania, was arrested for driving while intoxicated. He will be arraigned at a later date.

— Compiled by Kyle Barr

Suffolk County Crime Stoppers offers a cash reward of up to $5,000 for information that leads to an arrest. Anyone with information about these incidents can contact Suffolk County Crime Stoppers to submit an anonymous tip by calling 800-220-TIPS (8477) or texting “SCPD” and your message to “CRIMES” (274637). All calls and text messages will be kept confidential.

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NOTICE IS HEREBY FURTHER GIVEN that the following propositions shall be voted upon at the annual budget vote and election: PROPOSITION NO. 1 Shall the following proposition be adopted, to wit: RESOLVED, that the 20192020 school budget, as submitted by the BOARD OF EDUCATION OF THE MIDDLE COUNTRY CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT AT CENTEREACH, be approved and the requisite portion thereof be raised by taxation on the taxable property of the School District. The following shall also appear on the ballot: To elect one (1) member of the Board of Education for a three (3) year term commencing July 1, 2019, and expiring on June 30, 2022 to succeed Robert Feeney whose term expires on June 30, 2019. To elect one (1) member of the Board of Education for a three (3) year term commencing July 1, 2019, and expiring on June 30, 2022 to succeed Kristopher Oliva whose term expires on June 30, 2019. To elect one (1) member of the Board of Education for a three (3) year term commencing July 1, 2019, and expiring on June 30, 2022 to succeed Dawn Sharrock whose term expires on June 30, 2019. NOTICE IS ALSO GIVEN, that the text of additional resolutions, if any, to be presented to the voters is available along with the budget statement at the times and places hereinabove mentioned and also at the School District Clerk’s Office. NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN, that a petition for the submission of propositions by anyone other than the BOARD OF EDUCATION for which there are no specific statutory requirements may be made upon a petition of the qualified voters of the School District, said petition to contain signatures of 97 qualified voters (representing five (5%) percent of the registered voters of the District who voted in the previ-

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Email: legals@tbrnewsmedia.com ous annual election of board members). AND FURTHER NOTICE BEING GIVEN, that pursuant to a rule adopted by the Board of Education in accordance with §2035 of the Education Law, any referenda or propositions to change the number of Board of Education members, or a bond issue for capital improvements, or any other petition required by law to be stated in the Notice of Annual Meeting and Election must be filed with the District Clerk not later than 5:00 p.m., prevailing time, on Friday, March 22, 2019. Any other petition, except those petitions required by law to be stated in the Notice of Annual Meeting and Election, must be filed with the District Clerk no later than 5:00 p.m., prevailing time on Monday, April 22, 2019. However, the School Board will not entertain any petition to place before the voters any proposition the purpose of which is not within the powers of the voters to determine, which is unlawful or any proposition which fails to include a specific appropriation where the expenditure of monies is required by the proposition, or where other valid reason exists for excluding the proposition from the ballot. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that petitions nominating candidates for the office of member of the Board of Education must be filed with the School District Clerk no later than Monday, April 22, 2019 between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. Prevailing Time. The following vacancies are to be filled on the BOARD OF EDUCATION: TERM Three (3) years LAST INCUMBENT Robert Feeney TERM Three (3) years LAST INCUMBENT Kristopher Oliva TERM Three (3) years LAST INCUMBENT Dawn Sharrock Each vacancy on the Board of Education is a separate and specific office and a separate petition is required to nominate a candidate to each specific office. Each

petition must be directed to the School District Clerk and must be signed by at least 39 qualified voters of the District (representing two (2%) percent of the voters who voted in the previous election for the members of the Board of Education), setting forth the name and residence of each signer, the name and residence of the candidate, the date of signing, and must describe the specific vacancy for which the candidate is nominated, including at least the term of office and the name of the last incumbent. No person shall be nominated by petition for more than one (1) office. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that candidates for the Board of Education will draw by lot on Tuesday, April 23, 2019 at 5:00 p.m., Prevailing Time, at the office of the District Clerk, to determine their position on the ballot. PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE, that candidates for election to the Board of Education shall file sworn statements as to campaign expenditures with the School District Clerk and the Commissioner of Education if required in accordance with Section 1528 of the Education Law. The time for filing such statements shall be in accordance with Section 1529 of the Education Law which requires that: (a) A first statement shall be filed on or before the thirtieth day next preceding the election to which it relates (April 22, 2019). (b) A second statement shall be filed on or before the fifth day preceding the election to which it relates (May 16, 2019). (c) A third statement shall be filed within twenty days next succeeding the election to which it relates (June 11, 2019). VOTING will be by ballot on voting machines in the school houses designated in each of the separate school election districts heretofore established and the polls will remain open for voting from 6:00 a.m. until 9:00 p.m., and as much longer as may be necessary for all voters present as of 9:00 p.m. to cast their votes. NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that the place in each Election District where said School District Election will be held, including a descrip-

tion of each Election District, is as follows: ELECTION DISTRICT NO. 1 Place of Election: CENTEREACH HIGH SCHOOL 14 43 Street, Centereach, New York 11720 Description of Election District: All those portions of the Middle Country Central School District having U.S. Postal Service zip codes 11720, 11755, 11779 and 11790 zip codes. ELECTION DISTRICT NO. 2 Place of Election NEWFIELD HIGH SCHOOL 145 Marshall Drive, Selden New York 11784 Description of Election District: All those portions of the Middle Country Central School District having U.S. Postal Service zip codes 11727, 11738, 11776, 11784 zip codes. NOTICE IS HEREBY FURTHER GIVEN, that pursuant to either Section 2014 of the Education Law or Article 5 of the Election Law, personal registration of voters is required. All persons who have heretofore registered pursuant to Section 2014 of the Education Law and, who shall have voted at any annual or special meeting or any election held or conducted during the last four (4) calendar years are eligible to vote at this election and are not required to register for the annual election to be held on Tuesday, May 21, 2019. Those persons who are not registered for any annual or special district meeting or election, as above set forth, but who are currently registered pursuant to Section 352 of the Election Law and whose names appear on the central registration books of the Suffolk County Board of Elections, Yaphank, New York, are not required to reister for said annual election to be held on Tuesday, May 21, 2019. Those persons disqualified from voting under the provisions of Section 5106 of the Election Law shall be ineligible to vote in School District elections. Registration is conducted daily at the Office of the School District Clerk between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., Prevailing Time, Monday through Friday; and at each Regular Meeting of the Board of Edu-

cation, between the hours of 6:45 p.m. and 7:00 p.m., Prevailing Time, except that no registration will be permitted for purposes of voting at the May 21, 2019 annual school district election vote after Thursday, May 16, 2019. The register will be filed in the Office of the School District Clerk. Beginning Thursday, May 16, 2019, such register will be open for inspection by any qualified voter of said School District on each of the five (5) days prior to and on the day set for the School District meeting, except Sunday or holidays, between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., prevailing time, on weekdays (as well as by appointment), and available on Saturday by appointment only. NOTICE IS ALSO GIVEN, that pursuant to §2014 of the Education Law, the Board of Registration will meet on Tuesday, May 21, 2019, between the hours of 6:00 a.m. and 9:00 p.m., Prevailing Time, at each of the two (2) election districts to prepare the Register of the School District to be used at the Budget Vote and Election to be held in 2020 and any special district meetings that may be held after the preparation of the Register. During this meeting, any person shall be entitled to have his or her name placed on the Register provided he/ she is known or proven to the satisfaction of the Board of Registration to be entitled to vote at the school district election or special district meeting for which the Register is prepared and which is held after Tuesday, May 21, 2019. PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE, that the School District Clerk shall also be present during the Annual Election and shall circulate throughout the school houses in the designated election districts for the purpose of preparing a register for School District elections held subsequent thereto. PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE, that absentee voting will be permitted in accordance with Section 2018a of the Education Law. All applications for absentee ballots may be applied for at the Office of the School District Clerk beginning Monday, April 22, 2019. Beginning Thursday, May 16,

2019, a list of all persons to whom absentee ballots shall have been issued will be available during regular Office hours in the Office of the School District Clerk (between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., prevailing time) on each of the five days prior to the day of the election except Sunday or holidays, and available on Saturday by appointment only. An application for an absentee ballot, on a form to be provided by the School District Clerk, shall be made to the School District Clerk, at least seven (7) days before the election, if the School District Clerk is to return the absentee ballot to the applicant by mail. If the applicant is to personally pick up the absentee ballot, the application must be received by the School District Clerk at least one (1) day before the election. No absentee voter’s ballot shall be canvassed, unless it shall have been received in the Office of the School District Clerk not later than 5:00 p.m., Prevailing Time, on the day of the election. PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE, that this Board shall convene a special meeting thereof within twentyfour hours after the filing with the School District Clerk of a written report of the results of the ballot for the purpose of examining and tabulating said reports of the results of the ballot and declaring the result of the ballot. Dated: York

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BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION OF THE MIDDLE COUNTRY CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT AT CENTEREACH, SUFFOLK COUNTY, NEW YORK Stephanie Larkin District Clerk 348 4/4 4x tmc NOTICIA LEGAL NOTICIA ANUAL DE LA ELECCIÓN DEL DISTRITO ESCOLAR Y LA AUDICIÓN DEL PRESUPUESTO DEL LEGALS con’t on pg. 8

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LEGALS LEGALS con’t from pg. 7 DISTRITO ESCOLAR CENTRAL DE MIDDLE COUNTRY EN CENTEREACH, MUNICIPIO DE BROOKHAVEN, CONDADO DE SUFFOLK, NUEVA YORK AQUÍ SE DA AVISO, por la JUNTA DE EDUCACIÓN DEL DISTRITO ESCOLAR CENTRAL DE MIDDLE COUNTRY en CENTEREACH, Municipio de Brookhaven, Condado de Suffolk, Nueva York (el “Distrito Escolar”), que la audiencia pública se llevara a cabo el día miércoles, 8 de mayo del 2019, a las 6:00 p.m.., tiempo vigente, en el Centro de Conferencia del Distrito, localizado en el Colegio Secundario de Centereach, 14 Calle 43, Centereach, Nueva York para las Elecciones de los Distritos Número 1 y Número 2, para la transacción de los negocios que son autorizados por la Ley de Educación, incluyendo lo siguiente: 1. Para presentar a los votantes una declaración detallada (presupuesto propuesto) de la cantidad de dinero que será requerido para el año fiscal del 2019 – 2020. 2. Para discutir todos los elementos de ahora en adelante para ser votado en maquinas de votación en el Voto del Presupuesto y la Elección que se llevara a cabo el día martes 21 de mayo del 2019. 3. Para tramitar otros puntos de negocio que se presenten en la reunión, conforme con la Ley de Elección del Estado de Nueva York y los actos de reforma del mismo. AVISO ADICIONAL ES DADO AQUÍ, que el voto del presupuesto y la elección de los miembros de la Junta de Educación se llevaran a cabo el día martes, 21 de mayo del 2019, entre las horas de las 6:00 a.m. y 9:00 p.m., tiempo vigente, con el propósito de votar con la maquina los asuntos de la Elección del Distrito Número 1, localizado en el Colegio Secundario de Centereach, Centereach, Nueva York y en la Elección del Distrito Número 2, localizada en el Colegio Secundario de Newfield, Selden, Nueva York.

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Email: legals@tbrnewsmedia.com Y NOTICIA ES TAMBIÉN DADA AQUÍ, que una copia de la declaración detallada por escrito de la cantidad de dinero que será requerida para el año escolar 2019 – 2020 para propósitos escolares (el presupuesto propuesto) será disponible, bajo petición, para cualquier residente del Distrito entre las horas de las 9:00 a.m. a 5:00 p.m., comenzando el día miércoles, 1 de mayo del 2019, con excepción de sábado, domingo y días feriados en la Oficina de Administración del Distrito, localizada en la 8 Calle 43, Centereach, NY 11720. Una copia del presupuesto propuesto debe ser disponible comenzando el día martes, 7 de mayo del 2019, en la página web del Distrito en http://www.mccsd.net/, y con excepción del sábado, domingo o días feriados, en cada una de las casas del colegio del Distrito durante las horas designadas en la Biblioteca Pública de Middle Country. COLEGIO SECUNDARIO DE CENTEREACH, Centereach 7:00 a.m. a 3:00 p.m. COLEGIO INTERMEDIO DE DAWNWOOD, Centereach 8:00 a.m. a 3:00 p.m. COLEGIO EN MEMORIA DE EUGENE AUER, Lake Grove 9:00 a.m. a 4:00 p.m. COLEGIO HAWKINS PATH, Selden 9:00 a.m. a 4:00 p.m. COLEGIO HOLBROOK ROAD, Centereach 9:00 a.m. a 4:00 p.m. COLEGIO PRIMARIO JERICHO, Centereach 8:30 a.m. a 3:30 p.m. COLEGIO SECUNDARIO NEWFIELD, Selden 7:00 a.m. a 3:00 p.m. COLEGIO NEW LANE MEMORIAL, Selden 8:30 a.m. a 3:30 p.m. COLEGIO NORTH COLEMAN ROAD, Centereach 9:00 a.m. a 4:00 p.m. COLEGIO OXHEAD ROAD, Centereach 9:00 a.m. a 4:00 p.m. COLEGIO INTERMEDIO DE SELDEN, Centereach 8:00 a.m. a 3:00 p.m. COLEGIO STAGECOACH ROAD, Centereach 8:30 a.m. a 3:30 p.m. COLEGIO UNITY DRIVE, Centereach 8:30 am a 3:30 p.m. COLEGIO BICYCLE PATH, Selden 8:30 a.m. a 3:30 p.m. Y AVISO ADICIONAL ES AQUÍ DADO, conforme con

el Capitulo 258 de la Leyes de 2008, Sección 495 fue añadida a la Ley de Impuesto de Propiedad Raíz y requiere que el Distrito Escolar adjunte, en el presupuesto propuesto, un reporte de exención. Dicho reporte de exención, el cual será parte del presupuesto final, mostrará cuánto del valor total evaluado en la evaluación final es usado en el proceso del presupuesto y está exento de impuestos, enumere cada tipo de exención otorgada, identificada por autoridad legal, y muestra: (a) el impacto cumulativo de cada tipo de exención expresada ya sea la cantidad en dólares del valor estimado o como porcentaje del total estimado; (b) la cantidad cumulativa que se espera recibir de los destinatarios de cada tipo de exención como pago en vez de impuestos u otros pagos por los servicios de la municipalidad; y (c) el impacto cumulativo de todas las exenciones otorgadas. El reportaje de la exención debe ser publicado en el boletín mantenido por el Distrito para noticias públicas y en cualquier página web mantenida por el Distrito. AVISO ADICIONAL ES DADO AQUÍ que las siguientes proposiciones serán votadas en el voto anual del presupuesto y la elección. PROPOSICIÓN NUMERO 1 Que las siguientes proposiciones sean adoptadas, de la siguiente manera: RESUELTA que el 2019-2020 presupuesto escolar, como ha sido sometido por LA JUNTA DE EDUCACIÓN DEL DISTRITO ESCOLAR CENTRAL DE MIDDLE COUNTRY, EN CENTEREACH, sea aprobado y la porción requerida del mismo sea elevada mediante los impuestos sobre los impuestos de propiedad del Distrito Escolar Lo siguiente también debe aparecer en la papeleta: Para elegir un (1) miembro de la Junta de Educación por tres años comenzando el 1 de julio del 2019, y terminando el 30 de junio del 2022, para remplazar a Robert Feeney cuyo término se caduca el 30 de junio del 2019. Para elegir un (1) miembro de la Junta de Educación por tres años comenzando el 1 de julio del 2019, y terminando el 30 de junio del 2022, para remplazar a Kristopher

Oliva cuyo término se caduca el 30 de junio del 2019. Para elegir un (1) miembro de la Junta de Educación por tres años comenzando el 1 de julio del 2019, y terminando el 30 de junio del 2022, para remplazar a Dawn Sharrock cuyo término se caduca el 30 de junio del 2019. NOTICIA ES TAMBIÉN DADA AQUÍ, que el texto de las resoluciones adicionales, si hay alguna, sea presentado a los votantes, que esté disponible junto con la declaración del presupuesto en las horas y lugares que fueron mencionados anteriormente y también en la oficina del Secretario/s del Distrito. ADEMÁS SE AVISA, que una petición para la sumisión de las proposiciones por cualquier persona fuera de la JUNTA DE EDUCACIÓN por la cual no hay requisitos específicos legales, pueden hacerse sobre una petición de un votante cualificado del Distrito Escolar, diciendo que la petición contenga firmas de 97 votantes cualificados (representado cinco (5%) por ciento de los votantes registrados del Distrito quien han votado en la elección anual previa de los miembros de la junta). Y AVISO ADICIONAL ES AQUÍ DADO, conforme por una regla adoptada por la Junta de Educación de acuerdo con la § 2035 de la Ley de Educación, cualquier referéndum o proposiciones para cambiar el número de miembros de la Junta de Educación, o una emisión de obligaciones para mejoras del capital, o cualquier otra petición requerida por la ley que sea declarada en el Aviso de Reunión Anual y la Elección deben ser archivadas con el Secretario/a del Distrito a no más tardar de la 5:00 p.m., tiempo vigente, el viernes, 22 de marzo del 2019. Cualquier otra petición, con excepción de las peticiones necesarias requeridas por la ley que sea declarada en el Aviso de Reunión Anual y la Elección, debe ser archivada con el Secretario/a del Distrito a no más tardar de las 5:00 p.m., tiempo vigente, el lunes, 22 de abril del 2019. Sin embargo, la Junta Escolar no va a entretener ninguna petición para ser presentada ante los votantes,

cualquier proposición, con el propósito el cual no está dentro de los poderes de los votantes determinar, cual es ilegal o cualquier proposición la cual falla incluir una apropiación especifica donde los gastos de los dineros que son requeridos por la proposición, o donde existe otras razones validas por excluir la proposición en la papeleta. NOTICIA ES AQUÍ DADA, que las peticiones nominando candidatos para miembro de la oficina de la Junta de Educación debe ser archivadas con el Secretario/a del Distrito a no más tardar del lunes, 22 de abril del 2019, entre las hora de las 9:00 a.m. a 5:00 p.m., tiempo vigente. Las siguientes vacantes deben ser llenadas en la JUNTA DE EDUCACIÓN: TERMINO Tres (3) años ÚLTIMO TITULAR Robert Feeney TERMINO Tres (3) años ÚLTIMO TITULAR Kristopher Oliva TERMINO Tres (3) años ÚLTIMO TITULAR Dawn Sharrock Cada vacante en la Junta de Educación es una oficina separada y específica, y una petición separada es requerida para nominar al candidato para cada oficina específica. Cada petición debe ser dirigida al Secretario/a del Distrito Escolar y debe ser firmada por lo menos por 39 votantes cualificados del Distrito (representando dos (2%) por ciento de los votantes quien votaron en la elección previa para los miembros del la Junta de Educación), estableciendo el nombre y la residencia de cada firmante, el nombre y residencia del candidato, la fecha en que se firma, y debe describir la vacante específica para la cual el candidato es nominado, incluyendo por lo menos el termino de oficina y el nombre del último titular. Ninguna persona puede ser nominada, por petición, para más de una (1) oficina. NOTICIA ES AQUÍ DADA, que los candidatos para la Junta de Educación serán elegidos por sorteo el martes, 23 de abril del

2019, a las 5:00 p.m., tiempo vigente, en la oficina del Secretario/a del Distrito, para determinar la posición en la papeleta. POR FAVOR TOME NOTA, que candidatos para la elección de la Junta de Educación deben archivar declaraciones juradas en cuanto a los gastos de la campaña con el Secretario/a del Distrito Escolar y el Comisario de Educación si es requerida de acuerdo con las Sección 1528 de la Ley de Educación. El tiempo para archivar dichas declaraciones debe ser de acuerdo con la Sección 1529 de la Ley de Educación la cual requiere lo siguiente: (a) La primera declaración debe ser archivada en o antes del treintavo día precedente a la elección a la cual se relaciona (22 de abril del 2019). (b) La segunda declaración debe ser archivada en o antes del quinto día precedente a la elección a la cual se relaciona (16 de mayo del 2019). (c) La tercera declaración debe ser archivada dentro de 20 días después de la elección a la cual se relaciona (11 de junio del 2019). VOTACIÓN se llevara a cabo en la maquinas de votación en los colegios designados en cada uno de los separados distritos escolares electorales que han sido establecidos, y los centros van a permanecer abiertos para la votación de las 6:00 a.m. a las 9:00 p.m., y mucho mas tarde si es necesario para los votantes presentes poder emitir sus votos a partir de la 9:00 p.m. NOTICIA ES AQUÍ DADA que el lugar en cada Elección del Distrito donde se llevara a cabo en cada Colegio de Elección del Distrito, incluyendo una descripción de cada Elección del Distrito, es lo siguiente: ELECCIÓN DEL DISTRITO NUMERO 1 Lugar de Elección: COLEGIO SECUNDARIO CENTEREACH 14 Calle 43, Centereach Nueva York 11720 Descripción de la Elección del Distrito: Todas las porciones del Distrito Escolar Central de Middle Country teniendo los códigos postales del servicio postal de LEGALS con’t on pg. 10

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Family and friends celebrate ALS nonprofit founder’s special birthday BY RITA J. EGAN RITA@TBRNEWSMEDIA.COM While reaching 70 years old is a celebratory milestone for many, for one Miller Place resident, the birthday was a triumph. On April 28, Chris Pendergast celebrated a special day which loved ones and doctors thought he wouldn’t see after being diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, also known as ALS and Lou Gehrig’s disease, 26 years ago. Most patients only live a few years after being diagnosed. Pendergast is the founder of ALS Ride For Life, the Stony Brook-based nonprofit dedicated to raising awareness about ALS, funding research and providing patient services. More than two weeks before his big day, family members and friends attended a party for Pendergast at 89 North Music Venue in Patchogue to celebrate, while the Billy Joel tribute band Big Shot belted out some classic tunes. His wife, Christine Pendergast, said at the party he was surprised with a computer program that allows his communication device to generate his voice instead of a robotic one. The device produces a voice after he gazes at a letter, and the new program was put together using past recordings of him being interviewed. Christine Pendergast said her husband was surprised and overwhelmed by the gift, and she and their children were emotional, too. “You know you lose so much with ALS that having the gift of your own voice given back to you is a true gift of who you are as a person, and what you used to be before you lost so much to ALS,” she said. Fellow ALS patient Paul Weisman, who described Pendergast as a living, breathing miracle, said the gift presentation was emotional for everyone in the room. “When they gave him his present, where he got his voice back, I was standing right next to

Chris and I could see and hear people sobbing — not just crying but sobbing — because they were so happy that he got his voice back,” Weisman said. ALS Ride For Life started when Chris Pendergast embarked on a ride with his electric scooter from Yankee Stadium in the Bronx to Washington, D.C., 22 years ago to raise awareness about the disease and raise funds for research. After a few years, the ride was contained to New York — from Riverhead to the Bronx — where participants stop by schools along the way that take part in the organization’s presentations throughout the school year. This year’s ride events run from May 6 through 18. Christine Pendergast said she thought the first ride was going to be a one-time event. The nonprofit started out with a few people at a kitchen table trying to figure out how Chris Pendergast would do the ride, she said, and once they realized they could raise money, the group decided to start a nonprofit. “It’s very hard to believe that this will be his 22nd ride, and from that one small spark of an idea to raising $8 million is just a testament to what one person can actually create and inspire so many others to join his mission,” Pendergast’s wife said. Richard Iannuzzi, 2nd vice chair of ALS Ride For Life, described the nonprofit’s founder as persistent and strong willed. “I think that’s probably key to what makes him do such terrific things with the ride as well as maintaining his own disposition in his approach to the disease,” Iannuzzi said. The 2nd vice chair said he met the Pendergasts 20 years ago through the teachers union as Chris Pendergast was a teacher in Northport while his wife taught in Comsewogue for 32 years. Iannuzzi said he estimates the group can visit up to 90 schools from September through May

Chris Pendergast, right, with his wife, Christine, left, enjoys his 70th birthday bash at 89 North Music Venue in Patchogue with family and friends. Below, the Pendergasts with their grandson Patrick Scali. Photos by Elliot Perry

with presentations to raise awareness about ALS. The board member said Pendergast, through the example of his life, sends a general message to students about not losing hope, never giving up and always being optimistic. “He always wants to deliver the message that if he doesn’t find his situation hopeless then you as a youngster — who is probably going through your own challenges, whether it’s bullying or divorce at home or what have you — if he doesn’t feel hopeless, and he can seek help the way we’re asking them for help, then you in the audience, if you’re facing the challenges of life, be sure to reach out and seek help from your parents and your teachers,” he said. During the Ride For Life events Long Island students and teachers line up with signs and cheer the ALS patients during the two-week trip, Iannuzzi said. “For the patients, it’s very exciting to have the attention, and for the youngsters, it’s very exciting to see they’re doing something good, and they’re supporting a wonderful cause,” he said. Weisman, who is 58 and was diagnosed with ALS a little more than six years ago, said he found ALS Ride For Life online while researching the disease and met with the Pendergasts soon after discovering the organization. “When you’re diagnosed with ALS, your world is just completely turned upside down where I couldn’t work anymore,” he said. “So being with the ride has given me a purpose in life.” Weisman, who helps to conduct the school presentations, said he could do them all day, every day if possible, and he thinks the message

resonates with everybody. “It’s not just about ALS,” he said. “This is in life in general. We’re all going to go through some pretty tough times, but you can ask for help. It’s OK.” To celebrate the 20th anniversary of the walk in 2017, Chris Pendergast road his wheelchair once again from Yankee Stadium to D.C., and Weisman said he walked along with him to talk to Congress members to advocate for ALS awareness. He also participates in the annual rides on Long Island. “The energy we get from these kids — you read in the papers and a lot of people talk about kids these days this that and the other thing — but I go from school to school to school,” he said. “I spend time with these kids, and I have to tell you, man, we’re in good shape with these kids out there. They’re so encouraging. They just want to help. You can see the empathy they have.” Christine Pendergast said the funds raised by Ride For Life go toward ALS research, patient services, nursing respite plans, scholarships, a mobility program with a fleet of eight handicapped vans and to fund the Stony Brook University clinic that has been named the Christopher Pendergast ALS Center of Excellence. On May 11, ALS Ride For Life will hold its pinwheel ceremony at SBU where 6,000 pinwheels will be planted to represent those who have died from ALS in the past year. Those who have lost family members or friends to the disease can ask that their loved ones be added to a list of 90 whose names will be read that day to represent the patients who are lost to ALS every 90 minutes.

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LEGALS LEGALS con’t from pg. 8 los Estados Unidos 11720, 11755, 11779 y 11790 ELECCIÓN DEL DISTRITO NUMERO 2 Lugar de Elección: COLEGIO SECUNDARIO DE NEWFIELD 145 Marshall Drive, Selden Nueva York, 11784 Descripción de la Elección del Distrito: Todas las porciones del Distrito Escolar Central de Middle Country teniendo los códigos postales del servicio postal de los Estados Unidos 11727, 11738, 11776, y 11784 NOTICIA ES AQUÍ DADA conforme a cualquiera de la Sección 2104 de la Ley de Educación o el Articulo 5 de la Ley de Educación, la registración personal de los votantes es requerida. Todas las personas que se han registrado conforme a la Sección 2014 de la Ley de Educación y, que han votado en cualquier voto anual o en una reunión especial, o cualquier elección organizada o conducida durante los últimos cuatro (4) años de calendario son elegibles para votar en esta elección y no son requeridos de registrarse para la elección anual que se llevara a cabo el martes, 21 de mayo del 2019. Esas personas que no están registradas para cualquier voto anual o en una reunión especial del distrito, como se indica arriba, pero que están actualmente registrados conforme con la Sección 352 de la Ley de Elección y cuyos nombres aparecen en los libros de la registración central de la Junta de Elección del Condado de Suffolk, Yaphank, Nueva York, no son requeridos de registrarse para el elección anual que se llevara a cabo el martes, 21 de mayo del 2019. Esas personas descalificadas para votar bajo las provisiones de la Sección 5-106 de la Ley de Elección serán inelegibles para votar en las elecciones del Distrito Escolar. Registraciones con conducidas diariamente en la oficina del Secretario/a

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Email: legals@tbrnewsmedia.com del Distrito entre las horas de las 9:00 a.m. a las 5:00 p.m., tiempo vigente, de lunes a viernes; y en las Reuniones Especiales de la Junta de Educación, entre las horas de la 6:45 p.m. a las 7:00 p.m., tiempo vigente, con excepción de que ninguna registración será permitida con el propósito de votar en el 21 de mayo del 2019, en el voto de la elección anual del distrito escolar después del jueves 16 de mayo del 2019. El registro será archivado en la oficina del Secretario/a del Distrito. Comenzando el día jueves, 16 de mayo del 2019, dicho registro estará abierto para inspección por cualquier votante cualificado del Distrito Escolar en cada uno de los cinco (5) días antes de o en el día fijado para la reunión del Distrito Escolar, con excepción del domingo o días feriados, entre las horas de las 9:00 a.m. a las 5:00 p.m., tiempo vigente, en los días entre semana (así como también con cita), y disponible los sábados solamente con cita. NOTICIA ES AQUÍ DADA, conforme con la §2014 de la Ley de Educación, la Junta de Registraciones se reunirá el martes, 21 de mayo del 2019, entre las horas de las 6:00 a.m. a las 9:00 p.m., tiempo vigente, en cada uno de los dos (2) distritos electorales para preparar la Registración del Distrito Escolar para ser utilizada en el Voto del Presupuesto y la Elección, que se llevara a cabo en el 2020 y en cualquier reunión especial del distrito que se lleve a cabo después de la preparación del Registro. Durante la reunión, cualquier persona tiene derecho a tener su nombre colocado en el Registro, previsto que él/ella es conocido o aprobado con la satisfacción de la Junta de Registración y tiene derecho a votar en la elección del distrito escolar y en la reunión especial del distrito en el cual el Registro es preparado y se llevara a cabo después del martes, 21 de mayo del 2019. POR FAVOR TOME AVI-

SO ADICIONAL, que el Secretario/a del Distrito Escolar debe también estar presente durante la Elección Anual y tiene que circular por todos los colegios en las áreas designadas de los distritos con el propósito de preparar un registro para las elecciones del Distrito Escolar que van a llevarse a cabo posteriormente. POR FAVOR TOME AVISO ADICIONAL, que votos ausentes serán permitidos de acuerdo con la Sección 2018-a de la Ley de Educación. Todas las papeletas en ausencia pueden ser aplicadas en la oficina del Secretario/a del Distrito comenzando el lunes, 22 de abril del 2019. Comenzando el día jueves, 16 de mayo del 2019, una lista de todas las personas que les otorgaron papeletas en ausencia estarán disponibles durante horas regulares en la oficina del Secretario/a del Distrito (entre la horas de las 9:00 a.m. y 5:00 p.m., tiempo vigente) en cada uno de los cinco días antes del día de la elección con excepción de domingo y días feriados, y disponible los sábados con cita solamente. Una aplicación para una papeleta en ausencia, en una forma proporcionada por el Secretario/a del Distrito Escolar, debe ser regresada al Secretario/a del Distrito Escolar, por lo menos siete (7) días antes de la elección, si el Secretario/a del Distrito Escolar regresa la papeleta en ausencia al solicitante por correo. Si el solicitante recoge personalmente la papeleta, la aplicación debe ser recibida por el Secretario/a del Distrito Escolar por lo menos un (1) día antes de la elección. Ninguna papeleta del votante ausente será examinada, al menos de que sea recibida en la oficina del Secretario/a del Distrito Escolar a no más tardar de la 5:00 p.m., tiempo vigente, en el día de la elección. POR FAVOR TOME AVISO ADICIONAL, que esta Junta hará una reunión especial dentro de las veinticuatro horas después

de haber archivado con el Secretario/a del Distrito Escolar un reporte escrito con los resultados de la papeleta con el propósito de examinar y tabular los resultados de los reportes de la papeleta y declarar el resultado de la papeleta. Fechado en: Centereach, Nueva York 25 de enero del 2019 POR ORDEN DE LA JUNTA DE EDUCACIÓN DEL DISTRITO ESCOLAR CENTRAL DE MIDDLE COUNTRY EN CENTEREACH, CONDADO DE SUFFOLK, NUEVA YORK. Stephanie Larkin Secretaria del Distrito 349 4/4 4x tmc NORTH CAROLINA ) ) SURRY COUNTY ) IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION BEFORE THE CLERK 19 SP 21 CLIFTON MARTIN O’NEAL, Petitioner, v. FRANK KINZER, SAMUEL KINZER and wife, DIANNE KINZER, MICHAEL KINZER, TYREST GAITHER and wife, WANDA GAITHER, and TIFFANY KINZER, Respondents NOTICE OF SERVICE OF PROCESS BY PUBLICATION TO: MICHAEL KINZER, Respondent TAKE NOTICE that a pleading has been filed against you in the Superior Court Division, Before the Clerk of Court, in Surry County, North Carolina. The Petitioner, Clifton Martin O’Neal, pursuant to the provisions of N.C.G.S. § 46, et seq., is seeking a sale by partition of a certain 23.38 acre tract or parcel of land lying and being in Surry County, North Carolina, in which the Petitioner owns an 86.0% interest and in which the named Respondents own a combined 14.0% interest as the natural heirs

of Frank Kinzer, who was a child of Lubertha McConnell Kinzer. Further, the Petitioner is seeking that the net proceeds of said sale, after the payment of the costs of this proceeding, be divided among the said tenants in common in the proportions of their several interests therein.

2. Juan Henriquez, 31 W. Chatham Woods Dr., Centereach, NY. Location: West side Chatham Woods Dr. 202’+/- South of Dor Way (East side Rustic Rd.), Centereach. Applicant requests height variance for existing 6’ high fence located in rear yard on thru lot (Rustic Rd.). (0200 56500 0400 029000)

You are required to make defense to such pleading no later than June 11, 2019, and upon your failure to do so, the party seeking service against you will apply to the Court for the relief sought.

7. Louis Iannacchino, 140-8 Keyland Ct., Bohemia, NY. Location: West side Lincoln Ave. 120’ South of Howard St., Selden. Applicant requests relief of Town Law 280A for proposed one family dwelling. (0200 54000 0100 045000)

This the 2nd day of May, 2019. Michael R. Bennett North Carolina State Bar No. 16551 Attorney for Petitioner OF COUNSEL: BENNETT & WEST, PLLC Post Office Box 775 King, North Carolina 27021 Telephone: 336-983-3177 576 5/2 3x tmc 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 HOLD A PUBLIC HEARING AND AT ONE INDEPENDENCE HILL, FARMINGVILLE, N.Y. (AUDITORIUM – 2nd FLOOR), ON WEDNESDAY, MAY 8, 2019 COMMENCING AT 2:00 P.M. AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH OPEN MEETINGS LAW, SAID PUBLIC HEARING WILL BE LIVE STREAMED OVER THE INTERNET AT http:// b r o o k h a v e n t o w n n y. i g m 2 . com/Citizens/Default.aspx, TO CONSIDER THE FOLLOWING:

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Opinion

Editorial

Pay attention to your community

The house on Lower Rocky Point Road in Sound Beach, a relatively quiet, two-lane road that parallels the North Shore coastline is somehow indicative of comfortable, suburban living. The house is quaint and the front yard is loaded with lawn ornaments. Now there’s something hauntingly disturbing at the sight of it. On April 25, the Suffolk County district attorney announced a multicount indictment of a resident of that Sound Beach house, Raymond Rodio III, for allegedly keeping over 20 women in a cycle of drugs and prostitution over several years, often using that basement for activities related to that prostitution. The parents said they didn’t know. Comments from community members online were similarly flummoxed. Nobody expected a story like that to come from such a neighborhood. Nobody ever does. Everyone knows about the opioid epidemic. It’s said you don’t have to stick your arm out too far before you brush against someone who has been impacted by the crisis. For years it has ravaged Long Island, and only with concerted and multiyear efforts from community activists, journalists and policymakers are we finally starting to make efforts from the ground level up. Local legislators and school districts continually host Narcan training courses to aid overdose cases, and with the New York State budget, an expanded access to medication-assisted treatment has become available in both the hospital and jail settings. Residents have commented online there are houses they suspect are involved in drug dealing, but why would anybody expect that this case also has allegedly been involved in human trafficking? That’s just the thing — perhaps people need to be more alert to prevent these crimes. Rodio was allegedly operating this illicit scheme for five years or maybe even longer. He got away with it for that long only until thankfully during an unrelated traffic stop an officer recognized that the woman passenger in Rodio’s car showed signs of being in a forced prostitution situation. Prostitution? On the North Shore? Yes, it does happen here, and it doesn’t just take place in seedy motels or in illicit massage parlor operations. It happens at reputable hotels, and online, through well-known websites like craigslist or on dating apps like Tinder. It’s likely that people as young as 15 years are involved. These sex traffickers often recruit online through social media or find young women with poor family lives or with existing drug problems. It can happen anywhere. The case in Sound Beach more than proves it. It’s time for parents and teachers to learn about this issue, one that has only grown with the opioid epidemic. Children need to learn the dangers beyond drugs, and adults should learn the warning signs to notice young women who might be involved in these truly horrific situations. Many North Shore communities have continued to step up in the overwhelming face of the opioid crisis. We can take a stand against this issue as well.

Letters to the editor

Facts for thought during political discourse

Among all the political discourse going on in this country there are a few basic tenets we should all be aware of. Starting with the Electoral College, our Founding Fathers wanted all states to be represented. The Electoral College prevents the smaller states from being disenfranchised and prevents the tyranny of the larger states. The verbal fad since the 2016 election is a push to eliminate the Electoral College. Next, border problems. How long would you last in a business if you still had no solution to immigration issues since the 1980s — note to Democrats Chuck Schumer and Nancy Pelosi. Isn’t it ironic that people are leaving their country because of lawlessness, yet some come here breaking our laws, crossing the border cutting ahead of their

fellow immigrants who are waiting at the portals. Where is the social justice there? How many teachers would allow and condone the tougher kids to cut ahead of the line of kids following class rules? This is a microcosm of our border problems. Only chaos and anarchy results in lawbreaking in or out of the classroom. Now, a public health crisis at our doorstep. Why are politicians pushing for the legalization of marijuana when there are concrete studies since the 1800s linking marijuana to mental illness and violence. Could the common denominator of the increase in bipolar, schizophrenia and school violence be due to widespread marijuana use in recent years? A recently published book by Alex Berenson, a former New York Times reporter, is a must-read: “Tell Your Children:

The Truth About Marijuana, Mental Illness and Violence.” Is the marijuana revenue blinding the governorships or are our politicians looking for the young vote? The most egregious of all: How is “infanticide” not only accepted but celebrated? How ironic that animal rights are taking precedent over human rights. In conclusion, what if Hillary Clinton (D) had come out on election night and encouraged her supporters to get behind our elected President Donald Trump (R) instead of the “resist movement.” Isn’t that what she had accused Trump of what he would do? Our real strength comes from unity not diversity. Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness! Carol Florio and Lisa Pius Old Field

Zeldin puts faith in bad actors On April 25, Vladimir Putin of Russia and Kim Jong-un of North Korea, two of the world’s preeminent authoritarian dictators, met regarding Pyongyang’s denuclearization. While I would support any action that would reduce nuclear weapons in our world, I am skeptical of putting my faith in these two men, who have committed atrocities against their own people and are global bad actors. History has taught me to be wary of murderous authoritarians. Unfortunately, our representative to Congress, Rep. Lee Zeldin (R-Shirley), doesn’t seem to be a student of history, or of the actions of these men. Zeldin appeared on Fox News the same day as the summit, gushing that there was a “great deal to be made” at this summit. This belies

the history of these nations and these men, and is a foolish position. The fact that Zeldin takes this position while sitting on the House Foreign Affairs Committee is alarming. Zeldin seems to place more faith in bad actors than he does our own Congress. In a recent interview with RiverheadLOCAL, our congressman said, “I don’t see Congress right now getting anything accomplished with regards to anything.” An elected official who places more faith in dictators than the body that he serves in is unfit for the job. This follows a pattern with Zeldin, who has continuously supported bad actors on the global stage, including refusing to hold the Saudis accountable for their assault on Yemeni civilians, and for the murder of

Jamal Khashoggi. It is clear that Zeldin has ceased to be a true representative of New York’s diverse 1st Congressional District, and has instead opted to be a mouthpiece for the agenda of our own authoritarian president and administration. I cannot even accuse Zeldin of “dual loyalty,” as he has so thoroughly sold out this district on domestic issues like taxes, health care and the social safety net, to foreign policy issues like I’ve discussed. It is clear that Zeldin is performing for an audience of one, the most loyal of Fox News watchers, President Donald Trump (R). Zeldin is unfit to serve on the Foreign Affairs Committee and in the U.S. Congress. Shoshana Hershkowitz South Setauket

Taken out of context or not Context: The words that are used with a certain word or phrase and that help to explain its meaning. That is the Webster’s Dictionary definition of context. It is also the word that Congresswoman Ilhan Omar (D-Minnesota) is using to hide behind. A sitting United States member of Congress referred to the horrific events of Sept. 11, 2001, as “some people did something” during a recent speech to the Council on American-Islamic Relations. Most Americans were stunned and hurt by her trivializing such a world-altering

event that killed approximately 3,000 innocent people and continues to cause casualties through horrible illness. What possible excuse could the congresswoman use for being so insensitive and thoughtless you might ask? She and her defenders claim she was taken out of context. Being a reasonable person I immediately watched her complete speech which is on YouTube. I encourage my neighbors to do the same. I watched her body language, the tone and inflection of her voice, and carefully listened to the

words she spoke. There is no mistake. Any reasonable person will see her choice of the phrase “some people did something” was clearly intentional and deliberate. The words that come to my mind to describe the congresswoman’s description of that horrible day in the history of the world are disgraceful, ignorant, insulting, disgusting, divisive, arrogant and dangerous. I use this many adjectives so I am not taken “out of context.” Charles Cozzolino Setauket

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Opinion

Translating the messages behind college advice

dvice is wonderful, unless it isn’t. The giving and receiving of advice is nothing like the process of exchanging gifts around the December holidays. Often, there is a not-so-subtle subtext to advice that sitcoms have used to relatable comedic effect. A comment like, “You’re wearing that to your date?” isn’t advice, per se, although the underlying message is D. None clear: “You could of the above do so much better.” BY DANIEL DUNAIEF Extending this even further, the speaker seems to suggest that the listener returns to his or her dorm room, ﬁnds

something that’s not wrinkled and doesn’t smell like the gym, and then go out on the date. With high school and college graduations on the horizon, it’s inevitable that people will share their thoughts, opinions and ideas with the person they are celebrating. Here are a few pieces of advice and the translation for them: Advice: “You might want to study a little harder in college than you did in high school. It’s much harder.” Translation: “You’re probably lucky to graduate from high school and you won’t be so lucky in college, so take this time to start over and get your act together. Maybe you should consider studying more than 12 hours before a test on material you read all night the day before.” Advice: “The time goes so fast. Take the time to appreciate and seize every opportunity.” Translation: “I missed out on a lot of things in college and I’d like to go back and take better classes, ﬁnd different friends and start over

again. How about if you invent a time machine while you’re in college and send me back, so I can do it right this time?” Advice: “Not everything your professors tell you is true, accurate or in your best interests.” Translation: “Someone told me to major in chemistry. I hated it. I did something else for a living and it would have helped to take courses that made more sense. I could really use that time machine about now. How about if you make that your senior thesis?” Advice: “Pick your friends carefully.” Translation: “I didn’t really like your high school friends and I wish social media didn’t exist, so you wouldn’t stay in touch with all those people who steered you the wrong way. How about if you pick the nerdy woman who’s going to start her own company some day or the intellectual guy who plans to open a new school? Maybe, instead of asking me what classes I think you should take, you should send me a list of your prospective friends. That way I

can be like a Roman emperor, putting a thumbs up or thumbs down on the relationship.” Advice: “Pizza and soda are killers for the waistline.” Translation: “I had the “freshman 20” and it took months to lose it. I blame pizza and soda which, at college, is pretty much 90 percent of your diet. Good luck avoiding the easy sugars and carbs when you’re up late at night, having the conversation of your life and you need energy so you don’t nod off when your friend from New Zealand with the cool accent shares some story you know you’ll want to recall the next day.” Advice: “Floss your teeth.” Translation: “This comes from hard-earned experience. Flossing is the best way to prevent root canals and those are among the most painful procedures many of us endure as we age. That is probably the best advice for graduates leaving the nest. If you ﬂoss, the older version of yourself will be eternally grateful.”

Winning institutions for independence and fortune

id you know that the Boston Tea Party, during which colonists boarded British ships anchored in Boston Harbor and pitched their precious cargoes of tea into the sea, was organized by a local chamber of commerce? In 1773, in response to the onerous Tea Act imposed on the North American colonies by the British Parliament, the Charlestown Chamber of Commerce — that’s always been a tough part of town — called its members together and dramatically displayed their displeasure at yet Between another tax. And you and me the rest is history — our history. BY LEAH S. DUNAIEF All of which is to say, chambers of commerce have been around for a long time and, in their own way, can be quite powerful.

How do I know about this? I was watching the television program, “Jeopardy!” the other night, fascinated by the latest contestant who has won well over a million dollars so far and in record time, when the answer to the ﬁnal question about a group founded in 1599 was, “Who was the chamber of commerce?” Intrigued, I looked up the history of chambers and discovered that in Marseille, France, tradesmen had banded together at that time to protect and promote business. They called themselves “chambre de commerce,” chartered by King Henri IV. There are all sorts of chambers today: international, national, national-international, state, regional and particularly local such bodies. They still have the same mission and generally are respectfully regarded by the public. They tend to be a nonpartisan source of information about their towns, especially regarding business, and membership in them suggests a certain authenticity. There are roughly 4,000 local chambers in the United States today, according to the internet, and they often advocate with government on behalf of business. Our media group belongs to eight of them in

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the areas we serve across three townships. Some are larger, like Huntington and Smithtown, some are just getting started, like Rocky Point Sound Beach. Earlier this week I attended the Brookhaven Chambers of Commerce Coalition, usually referred to as the BCCC. Founded in 1992 by Barbara Ransome of Port Jefferson, among others, the BCCC was celebrating the 20th anniversary of its annual gala, honoring a member of the year chosen by each of 16 chambers. Some 230 people ﬁlled the room and patiently applauded as the chambers in turn introduced their winners. The now-famous “Jeopardy!” contestant, James Holzhauer, did have the right answer but only barely squeaked by one of the other two challengers to enlarge his winnings and earn the right to return the next night. Holzhauer is one of the more unforgettable characters that have appeared on the show. He is both “extraordinarily knowledgeable,” as described in The New York Times, but also has brought an unprecedentedly aggressive strategy to the game program. He is, by his own description, a professional sports gambler, and starts with the high value questions ﬁrst, then bets shrewdly and

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big on the Daily Double. He thinks nothing of interrupting the amiable chatter from host Alex Trebek and moving the pace of the traditionally polite game faster. Married, with children, he is laser focused most of the time but seems to have relaxed a bit and even joked with the audience, as the days go by and his winnings pile up. Holzhauer is different from the long line of previous contestants in key ways. By his own admission, he is used to winning and losing large sums of money all the time, so he doesn’t tremble when he bets $60,000 on the Final Jeopardy question. And he knows he is well prepared for the game. What is the secret to his immense knowledge of trivia? He wasn’t a diligent student in school, he admits, but he prepared for “Jeopardy!” by reading children’s books in libraries where facts are presented in an interesting way. He worked really hard to achieve his longtime goal of getting onto the game show, and he studied to win. Three cheers then for chambers of commerce and libraries.

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