the village times herald - december 24, 2015

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The Village

Setauket FD lauds training boost

North Shore Acura dealer donates CPR practice dummies to responders

PAge A4 Hahn lands Legislature’s majority leader spot

Photo from Kevin Liguori the holiday lights deck the liguori house in South Setauket.

Lighting for good

By Phil corSo

Suffolk County Demo-crats have a new majority leader in the Legislature.

The Democratic caucus voted unanimously on Sat-urday to name Legislator Kara Hahn (D-Setauket) the newest majority leader, replacing Legislator Rob-ert Calarco (D-Patchogue), who is expected to succeed Legislator Jay Schneider-man (I-Montauk) as deputy presiding officer in early 2016 after a vote scheduled for the first week in January.

Schneiderman was term limited out of the Legislature

and will be succeeded in the 2nd District by Legislator-elect Bridget Fleming (D-Sag Harbor).

Hahn, who was first elected to the Legislature in 2011, referred to her quick rise to the majority leader position as validating and empowering, as she looks ahead into the new year.

“I am truly honored that my colleagues have put their trust in me to lead our cau-cus,” she said in a phone in-terview Monday. “I feel like I have a proven record of getting things done, and I’m going to do everything I can

Photo from Kara HahnSuffolk county legislator kara hahn is the new democratic majority leader, succeeding legislator rob calarco.HAHN continued on page A12

By Phil corSo

Kevin Liguori and his fa-ther Michael of South Setauket have been building elaborate holiday displays around their home for years. But their lights aren’t just for show.

For years, Kevin Liguori said he had fond memories of assembling the displays with his father until 2013, when his dad was diagnosed with brain cancer. That year, the family raised money for brain cancer research, maxing out around $1,600 in the first year. That number grew by 2014, when the family raised close to $4,000 for two charities: the Brain Tumor Foundation and the Cancer Care Center.

All the good that Kevin, Mi-chael, mother Christian and sister Jillian did came back around this year.

“My dad currently does not have cancer,” Kevin Liguori

said. “But he is very weak from gamma radiation and is still unable to help with the lights. This year, I have worked very hard to put up and pay for the display.”

With the help of some friends, the Liguori home at 36 Hancock Court has sport-

ed 50,000 lights synced with music from a radio station, which passersby can find at 107.3 FM.

Kevin Liguori said close friends of his, including Dan DiBua, Jack Maloney, Nick Clemens, Tyler Leap and Ty-ler Hak helped team up to get

the project done in time for this holiday season to raise awareness for the money-rais-ing efforts.

The lights have been blink-ing Sunday through Thursday, 5 p.m. to 10 p.m., and Friday through Saturday from 5 p.m. to 11 p.m.

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Brookhaven Town officials demon-strated the dangers of Christmas tree fires last week, igniting an unwatered tree in a model living room.

The Dec. 9 event was aimed toward raising awareness about proper care for live trees. Before the dry tree went up in f lames, officials from the town’s Division of Fire Prevention failed to set a properly watered Christmas tree on fire.

The dry, fiery tree caused damage to the model living room, referred to as a “burn pod.”

“This was a frightening, first-hand look at what could happen if Christ-mas trees are not sufficiently wa-tered,” Supervisor Ed Romaine (R) said in a statement. “I urge everyone to make sure when purchasing a fresh Christmas tree to keep it properly watered to prevent a fire like we wit-nessed today.”

Christmas tree lights and Hanuk-kah candelabras, called menorahs, can also create fire safety issues. Councilman Dan Panico (R-Manor-ville) warned residents to “inspect your lights for frayed wires or broken bulbs.”

Christmas trees caused 210 house-fires across the country annually be-tween 2009 and 2013, although almost a quarter of those fires were inten-tional, according to the National Fire Protection Association. Another more than 750 unintentional fires per year were caused by other holiday decora-tions. The fires result in injury, death and property damage.

“It took only seconds for this fire to develop and consume the burn pod and cause severe damage,” Council-man Neil Foley (R-Blue Point) said in a statement.

The National Fire Protection As-sociation has advised people to place trees at least 3 feet away from heat sources like fireplaces, radiators, vents or lights, and to make sure it does not block any exits. It is recom-mended that 1 to 2 inches is cut from the trunk’s base before the tree is set into its stand, the association said, and trees should be watered daily.

For more information, visit the Na-tional Fire Protection Association at www.nfpa.org.

— Elana Glowatz

Different kind of tree lighting

Photo from Brookhaven Townthe town’s Chief Fire Marshal Chris Mehrman shows how Christmas tree fires can have devastating results.

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Three Village middle schoolers sing holiday tunes

Photos by Greg CatalanoStudents from Three Village school district’s P.J. Gelinas Junior High School perform at a special holiday showcase concert. Holiday spirit was on full display as the Vocal Vikings belted out festive songs, led by Director Robert DePersio.


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Setauket Fire District accepts ‘lifesaving’ donation

To aid the Setauket Fire District in its ongoing commitment to protect the safety and well being of the community, Fire Commissioner Jay Gardiner and de-partment members graciously accepted a donation of four Resusci Anne CPR training units from Smithtown Acura this month.

“The district greatly appreciates the donation of CPR equipment, as these devices will be used to train not only

our members, but also community resi-dents,” said Setauket Fire District Man-ager David Sterne. “Given the fact that heart-related emergencies can affect anyone at any time, it is a strong com-mitment of the district to train more and more community members to properly administer CPR.

Study after study shows that bystand-er CPR is what truly saves lives, and this donation can be used repeatedly to teach

many people to save lives.”The donation is part of the National

Automobile Dealers Association’s com-munity outreach program, which is ad-ministered locally by the Greater New York Automobile Dealers Association. Smithtown Acura is a member of the GNYADA, which administers the CPR donations on behalf of the National Au-tomobile Dealers Charitable Foundation.

“It is a great honor to present this

state-of-the-art CPR equipment to our local fire department,” said General Manager of Smithtown Acura Allison Musante. “Having the appropriate life-saving equipment allows professionals to become better at what they do: helping to save the lives of area residents.”

New York State Assemblyman Steve Englebright (D-Setauket) officiated the event.

— Phil Corso

Photo from Setauket Fire DistrictTo aid the setauket Fire District, Fire Commissioner Jay Gardiner, third from left, accepts a donation of four resusci Anne CPr training units from smithtown Acura.


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Reboli Atelier launches art history in Three Village

By Phil Corso

The Reboli Center’s mission to collect, preserve and exhibit artwork, along with documents and artifacts of significance to late Setauket artist Joseph Reboli, took a major step this week when it launched its inaugural art school.

The Reboli Atelier opened with its first class on Dec. 18, in which residents of the Three Village community and beyond were invited to celebrate the beginning of what could become a new art community across the North Shore. Residents were invited to the Reboli Atelier at 2 Flow-erfield in St. James. Eastbound Freight Bluegrass provided live music and those in attendance enjoyed artisanal cheese

and craft beers supplied by Brew Cheese of Stony Brook.

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LegalsSUPPLEMENTAL SUMMONSIndex #: 068312/2014Date of Filing: October 9, 2015 Premises Address: 21 COLBY DRIVEKINGS PARK, NY 11754SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORKCOUNTY OF SUFFOLKCITIMORTGAGE, INC., Plaintiff,-against-CHERRIE LATUNER AS HEIR AT LAW AND NEXT OF KIN OF EI-LEEN ALAIMO; GARY ALAIMO AS HEIR AT LAW AND NEXT OF KIN OF EILEEN ALAIMO; JO-SEPH ALAIMO AS HEIR AT LAW AND NEXT OF KIN OF EILEEN ALAIMO; LAURA SONDAK AS HEIR AT LAW AND NEXT OF KIN OF EILEEN ALAIMO; STEVE ALAIMO AS HEIR AT LAW AND NEXT OF KIN OF EILEEN ALAI-MO; THOMAS ALAIMO AS HEIR AT LAW AND NEXT OF KIN OF EILEEN ALAIMO; PETRO, INC.; AMERICAN EXPRESS BANK, FSB; CITIBANK, N.A.; CLERK OF THE SUFFOLK COUNTY DISTRICT COURT; HSBC BANK USA, NA-TIONAL ASSOCIATION; JPMOR-GAN CHASE BA NK; MIDLAND FUNDING, LLC; NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF TAXA-TION AND FINANCE ; PORTFO-LIO RECOVERY ASSOCIATES, LLC; UNITED STATES OF AMER-ICA - INTERNAL REVENUE SER-VICE; JOHN DOE 1 THROUGH 50; JANE DOE 1 THROUGH 50, IN-TENDING TO BE THE UNKNOWN HEIRS, DISTRIBUTES, DEVISEES, GRANTEES, TRUSTEES, LIENORS, CREDITORS, AND ASSIGNEES OF THE ESTATE OF EILEEN ALAI-MO WHO WAS BORN ON FEB-RUARY 15, 1933 AND DIED ON OCTOBER 29, 2012, A RESIDENT OF THE COUNTY OF SUFFOLK, THEIR SUCCESSORS IN INTEREST IF ANY OF THE AFORESAID DE-FENDANTS BE DECEASED, THEIR RESPECTIVE HEIRS AT LAW, NEXT OF KIN, AND SUCCESSORS IN INTEREST OF THE AFORESAID CLASSES OF PERSON, IF THEY OR ANY OF THEM BE DEAD, AND THEIR RESPECTIVE HUSBANDS, WIVES OR WIDOWS, IF ANY, ALL OF WHOM AND WHOSE NAMES AND PLACES OF RESIDENCE ARE UNKNOWN TO THE PLAIN-TIFF; ‘’JOHN DOES’’ AND ‘’JANE DOES’’, SAID NAMES BEING FIC-TITIOUS, PARTIES INTENDED BEING POSSIBLE TENANTS OR OCCUPANTS OF PREMISES AND CORPORATIONS, OTHER ENTI-TIES OR PERSONS WHO HAVE, CLAIM, OR MAY CLAIM, A LIEN AGAINST, OR OTHER INTEREST IN, THE PREMISES, Defendant(s),TO THE ABOVE NAMED DEFEN-DANTS:YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED to answer the Complaint in this action, and to serve a copy of your Answer, or, if the Com-plaint is not served with this Summons, to serve a Notice of Appearance on the Plaintiff’s At-torneys within twenty (20) days after the service of this Sum-mons, exclusive of the day of service, where service is made by delivery upon you personally within the State, or within thirty (30) days after completion of service where service is made in any other manner, and in case of your failure to appear or answer, judgment will be taken against you by default for the relief de-manded in the complaint.NOTICE YOU ARE IN DANGER OF LOSING YOUR HOMEIf 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 fore-closure 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 SERV-ING A COPY OF THE ANSWER ON THE ATTORNEY FOR THE PLAIN-TIFF (MORTGAGE COMPANY) AND FILING THE ANSWER WITH THE COURT.The following notice is intend-ed only for those defendants who are owners of the prem-ises sought to be foreclosed or who are liable upon the debt for which the mortgage stands as security.YOU ARE HEREBY PUT ON NO-TICE THAT WE ARE ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT, AND ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. The amount of the Debt: $403,125.55 consisting of princi-pal balance of $248,349.25 plus interest of $56,951.83, escrow/impound shortages or credits of $97,101.29, late charges of $94.74; Broker’s Price Opinion, inspection and miscellaneous charges of $459.00; suspense balance of ($1,579.12), surro-gate search fee $21.73; attorney fee $1,200.00 and title search $526.83. Because of interest and other charges that may vary from day to day, the amount due on the day you pay may be greater. Hence, if you pay the amount shown above, an adjustment may be necessary after we receive the check, in which event we will inform you.The name of the creditor to whom the debt is owed: Citi-Mortgage, Inc.Unless you dispute the valid-ity of the debt, or any portion thereof, within thirty (30) days after receipt hereof, the debt will be assumed to be valid by Rosicki, Rosicki & Associates P.C.If you notify Rosicki, Rosicki & Associates P.C. in writing within thirty (30) days after your re-ceipt hereof that the debt, or any portion thereof, is disputed, we will obtain verification of the debt or a copy of any judgment against you representing the debt and a copy of such verifica-tion or judgment will be mailed to you by Rosicki, Rosicki & As-sociates P.C.Upon your written request within 30 days after receipt of this notice, Rosicki, Rosicki & Associates P.C. will provide you with the name and address of the original creditor if different from the current creditor.Note: Your time to respond to the summons and complaint differs from your time to dispute the validity of the debt or to re-quest the name and address of the original creditor. Although you have as few as 20 days to respond to the summons and complaint, depending on the manner of service, you still have 30 days from receipt of this summons to dispute the validity of the debt and to request the name and address of the origi-nal creditor.TO THE DEFENDANTS: The Plain-tiff makes no personal claim against you in this action. TO THE DEFENDANTS: If you have obtained an order of dis-charge from the Bankruptcy court, which includes this debt, and you have not reaffirmed your liability for this debt, this law suit is not alleging that you have any personal liability for this debt and does not seek a money judgment against you. Even if a discharge has been ob-tained, this lawsuit to foreclose the mortgage will continue and we will seek a judgment autho-rizing the sale of the mortgaged premises.Dated: October 7, 2014

Nicola Holmes, Esq.ROSICKI, ROSICKI & ASSOCIATES, P.C.Attorneys for PlaintiffRosicki, Rosicki & Associates,P.C.51 East Bethpage RoadPlainview, New York 11803(516) 741-2585 Help For Homeowners In Fore-closureNew York State Law requires that we send you this notice about the foreclosure process. Please read it carefully. Mort-gage foreclosure is a complex process. Some people may ap-proach you about “saving” your home. You should be extremely careful about any such prom-ises. The State encourages you to become informed about your options in foreclosure. There are government agencies, legal aid entities and other non-profit organizations that you may contact for information about foreclosure while you are work-ing with your lender during this process. To locate an entity near you, you may call the toll-free helpline maintained by the New York State Banking Department at 1-877-BANKNYS (1-877-226-5697) or visit the Department’s website at www.banking.state.ny.us. The State does not guar-antee the advice of these agen-cies.

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STONY BROOK FIRE DISTRICTORGANIZATIONAL MEETING

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NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that the Organizational Meeting for the calendar year 2016 of the Board of Fire Commissioners of the Stony Brook Fire District, in the Town of Brookhaven, Suffolk County, New York, will be held at the Station 1 firehouse lo-cated at 147 Main Street, Stony Brook, New York 11790, at 7:00 P.M. on Wednesday, January 6, 2016. NOTICE IS HEREBY FURTHER GIVEN, that the First Regular Meeting for the calendar year 2016 of the Board of Fire Com-missioners of the Stony Brook Fire District, in the Town of Brookhaven, Suffolk County, New York, will be held on Wednesday, January 6, 2016 im-mediately following the organi-zational meeting at the Station 1 firehouse located at 147 Main Street, Stony Brook, New York.

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POLICE BLOTTERIncidents and arrests from Dec. 13 – Dec. 19

Curbing a DWAIPolice arrested a 20-year-old man

from Port Jefferson Station for driving while ability impaired on Dec. 15, after they saw him drive over a curb on Wil-son Avenue and pulled him over.

Hitting the trifectaA 31-year-old Medford man was ar-

rested for driving while ability impaired on Dec. 17 after he failed to maintain his lane and struck a grassy median while speeding on Lincoln Drive in Rocky Point. Police said the man was going 70 miles per hour in a 45-mile-per-hour zone in a 1998 GMC.

Wanted womanOn Dec. 16, police collared a Wading

River woman who had five warrants out for her arrest. At the time officers found her on Babylon Drive in Sound Beach, the 26-year-old was also allegedly in possession of a controlled substance, and was charged with that crime.

That sucksPolice arrested a 28-year-old man

from Lake Grove for petit larceny on Dec. 16, right after he stole two vacuums from a store at the Centereach Mall.

Hand-to-hand-to-cuffsPolice observed a woman in a hand-

to-hand drug transaction on Route 25A in Selden on Dec. 18, and stopped the 55-year-old before she could pull away in her 2002 Cadillac. Officers found heroin in her possession and arrested her for criminal possession of a con-trolled substance.

Caffeine fiendOn Dec. 18, a 69-year-old man from

Centereach was arrested for petit larceny. According to police, the man entered the Shoprite on College Road in Selden on Sept. 15 and took a Keurig Coffee Maker worth around $190.

Vroom vroom to jailPolice arrested a 29-year-old

Ronkonkoma man on Dec. 13 for driving while ability impaired, af-ter the suspect failed to maintain his lane while driving a 2008 Volkswagen south on Nicolls Road in Stony Brook. Police said the man was speeding, at 62 miles per hour.

Unwarranted stealA 27-year-old woman from Port Jef-

ferson Station was arrested for petit larceny on Dec. 18, after stealing as-sorted costume jewelry, clothing and other items from a store on Route 347 in Setauket-East Setauket. According to police, there were already two unrelated warrants out for the woman’s arrest.

Cashing inBetween Dec. 13 and Dec. 15, an

unknown person withdrew more than $200 cash from a bank without the Port Jefferson Station cardholder’s per-mission.

That’s a big dogOn Dec. 19, an unknown person en-

tered the Walmart on Nesconset High-way in Setauket-East Setauket and stole a television and a dog bed. Police said the person may have used the dog bed to conceal the TV.

In hot waterAn unidentified person stole three

faucets from the Lowe’s Home Im-provement store on Nesconset High-way in Stony Brook on Dec. 18.

Taking it to-goOn Dec. 18, three unknown men

with guns entered the Peking Chinese Kitchen on Middle Country Road in Selden as someone was closing the res-taurant. The men demanded money but the suspects fled empty-handed.

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Action to Foreclose a Mortgage

Index No.: 604165/2015

Mortgaged Premises:2 Pinedale Avenue Farmingville, NY 11738

DSBL #: 0200 - 696.00 - 02.00 - 007.000

U.S. Bank National Association, as Trustee, Successor in Interest to Bank of America, National As-sociation, as Trustee, Successor by Merger to Lasalle Bank Na-tional Association, as Trustee for Wells Fargo Home Equity Trust Mortgage Pass-Through Certifi-cates, Series 2004-1 Plaintiff, vs.

Neal Wright if living, and if he/she be dead, any and all persons unknown to plaintiff, claiming, or who may claim to have an interest in, or general or spe-cific lien upon the real prop-erty described in this action; such unknown persons being herein generally described and intended to be included in wife, widow, husband, widower, heirs at law, next of kin, descendants, executors, administrators, devi-sees, legatees, creditors, trust-ees, 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 un-der 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; Tara A. Wright AKA Tara Pocchiare, Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., Good Sa-maritan Hospital Medical Cen-ter, Clerk of the Suffolk County District Court, People of the State of New York, United States of America Acting Through the IRS;John Doe (being fictitious, the names unknown to Plaintiff intended to be tenants, occu-pants, person orcorporations having or claiming aninterest in or lien upon the property-described in the complaint or their heirs at law, distributees, executors, administrators, trust-ees, guardians, assignees, credi-tors or successors.) Defendants.

----------------------------------------------------------------XTo the above named Defendant: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 Supple-mental Summons, to serve a notice of appearance, on the Plaintiff(s) attorney(s) within twenty days after the service of this Supplemental Summons, exclusive of the day of service (or within 30 days after the ser-vice is complete if this Supple-mental Summons is not person-ally delivered to you within the State of New York). In case of your failure to appear or answer, judgment will be taken against you by default for the relief de-

manded in the Complaint.The Attorney for Plaintiff has an office for business in the County of Erie.Trial to be held in the County of Suffolk.The basis of the venue desig-nated above is the location of the Mortgaged Premises.To: Neal Wright, Defendant in this Action. The foregoing Supplemental Summons is served upon you by publication, pursuant to an order of HON. JOHN H. ROUSE of the Supreme Court of the State of New York, dated the Third day of December, 2015 and filed with the Complaint in the Office of the Clerk of the County of Suf-folk, in the City of Riverhead.The object of this action is to foreclose a mortgage upon the premises described below, exe-cuted by Neal Wright and Tara A. Wright AKA Tara Pocchiare dat-ed December 6, 2003, to secure the sum of $215,000.00. The Mortgage was recorded at Book 20728, Page 94 in the Office of the Suffolk County Clerk, on the April 28, 2004. The mortgage was subsequently assigned by an assignment executed De-cember 6, 2003 and recorded on April 28, 2004, in the office of the Suffolk County Clerk at Book 20728, Page 95. The mortgage was subsequently assigned by an assignment executed De-cember 16, 2014 and recorded on January 15, 2015, in the Of-fice of the Suffolk County Clerk at Book 22559, Page 982.

The property in question is described as follows:2 PINEDALE AVENUE,

FARMINGVILLE, NY 11738NOTICE

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 fore-closure 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 SERV-ING A COPY OF THE ANSWER ON THE ATTORNEY FOR THE PLAIN-TIFF (MORTGAGE COMPANY) AND FILING THE ANSWER WITH THE COURT.DATED: December 8, 2015Gross Polowy, LLCAttorney(s) For Plaintiff(s)1775 Wehrle Drive, Suite 100 Williamsville, NY 14221 The law firm of Gross Polowy, LLC and the attorneys whom it employs are debt collectors who are attempting to collect a debt. Any information obtained by them will be used for that purpose.

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SUPREME COURT – COUNTY OF SUFFOLKJPMORGAN CHASE BANK, NA-TIONAL ASSOCIATION, Plaintiff againstIVAN A. GALINKIN, et al Defendant(s). Pursuant to a Judgment of Fore-closure and Sale entered on May 21, 2015. I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction at the front steps of the Brookhaven Town

Hall, 1 Independence Hill, Farm-ingville, N.Y. on the 5th day of January, 2016 at 12:00 p.m. Said premises known as 104 Wedgewood Drive, Coram, N.Y. 11727.Tax account number: SBL #: 313.00-05.00-009.000.Approximate amount of lien $296,253.04 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed judgment and terms of sale. Index No. 25538/12. Anthony Gulotta, Esq., Referee. McCabe, Weisberg, & Conway, P.C.Attorney(s) for Plaintiff145 Huguenot Street - Suite 210New Rochelle, New York 10801(914) 636-8900

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REQUEST FOR PROPOSALSINDEPENDENT AUDITOR

STONY BROOK FIRE DISTRICTTOWN OF BROOKHAVEN

COUNTY OF SUFFOLK

PLEASE TAKE NO-TICE that, pursuant to a resolu-tion of the Board of Fire Com-missioners of the Stony Brook Fire District, Town of Brookhav-en, Suffolk County, NY, the Board of Fire Commissioners is seeking sealed proposals for professional auditing services pursuant to Town Law §181-b.

Proposals will be re-ceived at the office of the Board of Fire Commissioners at 147 Main Street, Stony Brook, NY 11790 until 3:00 p.m. (prevailing time) on the 30th day of Decem-ber, 2015.

Detailed specifica-tions regarding audit require-ments will be available at the Fire District Office during busi-ness hours on regular business days commencing immediately.

All persons submit-ting proposals must familiar-ize themselves with the audit requirements, proposers may telephone (631) 751-0460 dur-ing regular business hours in or-der to receive an informational packet.

Proposers are ad-vised that the successful pro-poser must be licensed by all appropriate agencies to do the work required under the pro-posal and shall be required to provide proof of professional liability, liability, and worker’s compensation (where applica-ble) insurance.

The Board of Fire Commissioners reserves the right to reject all proposals and re-advertise for new proposals in its discretion.

Dated: December 15, 2015 Stony Brook, New York BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF FIRE COMMISSIONERS STONY BROOK FIRE DISTRICT

Carol Lee Simco, Secretary

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among the judges.By the 1880s Christmas cards were be-

ing printed in the millions and were no lon-ger being hand-colored. Christmas cards during the late 1800s came in all shapes and sizes and were made with silk, satin, brocade and plush, as well as with lace and embroidery surrounding the printed card. These cards were just as varied as those we have today and included religious themes, landscapes from every season, children, animals and the traditional Father Christ-mas. The cards were very colorful and usu-ally included some verse in addition to the greeting.

Christmas cards were eventually sent through the mail as postcards. The lower price of postage — one cent for a postcard — was one of the reasons for the popular-ity of the postcard-greeting card. The post-card was most popular during the years between 1895 and 1914, when the craze for collecting cards was at its height. The beginning of the use of postcards probably goes back to the influence of the trade card, used to promote business and trade in the 18th and 19th centuries, and the visiting card, which included the sender’s name prominently added to the card, and was used to send a greeting.

The postcard became popular worldwide and was recognized by the American Post Office Department on May 1, 1873. The

card it adopted measured 5 1/8 by 3 inches and was sold by the Post Office Department for one cent each. It was not until 1898 that an act of Congress allowed privately pub-lished postcards the same privileges and rates as the government-issued cards.

Many Christmas cards were saved and placed in postcard albums. Today these provide us with a glimpse of life in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

Beverly Tyler is the Three Village Histori-cal Society historian.

Evolution of holiday cheer across Three Villageby beverly C. Tyler

The celebration of Christmas, as we know it, goes back about 125 years to the late Victorian era. Following the Civil War, the growth of industry picked up dramati-cally. By the time of the celebration of the 100th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence in 1876, conditions at home and leisure time experienced by Long Is-landers and by the rest of the country changed for the better.

Despite union riots and periods of de-pression, the decades following the Civil War, known as the Gilded Age, ushered in a time of significant material change. The coming of the railroad in the second half of the century, the improvement in com-munications that resulted in the begin-nings of telephone service in the 1890s, the change in printing methods that brought magazines such as Harper’s and Leslie’s Monthly to many homes and the penny postcard that revolutionized contact be-tween people in America and as far away as Europe all brought new ideas and cus-toms to the local residents.

These, coupled with the masses of im-migrants that arrived in New York in the three decades following the Civil War, brought new customs for celebrating Christmas that became a part of “keeping Christmas” for everyone.

The first Christmas card was designed by John Calcott Horsley for Henry Cole of England, later Sir Henry Cole. Cole was the organizer and first director of the Vic-toria and Albert Museum in London. The card was printed in London by a method called lithography and was hand colored by a professional “colourer” named Ma-son. It was sent in 1843. It was the custom at the time to send letters to relatives and friends at Christmas. Cole’s cards were to take the place of the letters that he would have to write to his large number of friends and family. A total of about 1,000 of these cards were printed.

By the 1850s and ‘60s Christmas cards were well established in England and were making an appearance in America and throughout Europe. The first American Christmas card was issued by R.H. Pease of New York between 1850 and 1852. The man generally regarded as the father of the American Christmas card, though, is Louis Prang, whose plant was located in Roxbury, a suburb of Boston, in 1856. First in partnership with Joseph Mayer of Bos-ton, but after 1860 as L. Prang & Co., Louis Prang also instituted the idea of competi-tions for Christmas card designs in 1880, an idea that was instantly copied by his ri-val in England, Raphael Tuck & Sons. The first prize was 1,000 pounds, and Louis Comfort Tiffany, a Long Islander, was

Photo from Beverly Tyler‘Happy Christmas.’ Forest Hills, Dec. 23, 1908. Willie Hamilton to Miss Muriel West, east Setauket

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‘Cover’-ing latest technologyA 3-D printed replica of her own

image earned W.S. Mount Elementary School fourth-grader Madison Esposito a feature and cover photo for the Dec. 7 edition of the nationally enjoyed Scholas-tic News magazine.

The feature describes Madison’s interest in 3-D printing and how these devices are used in personal, professional and medical settings, as well as how her replica was pro-duced at the DOOB store in New York City.

“I was so excited to have made my ‘mini-me’ and happy to be included in the piece,” said Madison. “It is something I will always remember.”

Madison’s experience not only sparked interest from her peers but was also the foundation for a class discussion on the growing technology. The class read Madi-son’s feature, titled “Me in 3-D,” discussed how the printer differs from a regular printer and explained the innovative ways in which 3-D printers are being used.

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Vincent O’LearyVincent R. O’Leary, 87, of

Stony Brook, died Dec. 4.He was born May 19, 1928,

in New York City, the son of John and Carolyn O’Leary.

Vincent was a veteran of the U.S. Army, served in the Korean War and was retired from Brookhaven National Laboratory. He was also CEO of Nassau Suffolk Lumber & Supply Corp.

Over the years, Vincent was president and CEO of St. Charles Hospital and Reha-bilitation Center; chairman of Maryhaven Center of Hope;

chairman of Alternatives for Children; president of Emma S. Clark Memorial Library where, upon his retirement, the com-munity room was named in his honor; trustee of the Stony Brook Community Fund; com-missioner of Stony Brook Fire District; president of Suffolk County Council Boy Scouts of America, where he was award-ed the Silver Beaver Award; and a longtime board member and volunteer for Three Village Meals On Wheels.

He was the recipient of the Suffolk County Commu-nity College Man of the Year award and the Nassau-Suffolk Hospital Council Theodore Roosevelt Award, and a mem-ber of Stony Brook Yacht Club and St. George’s Golf and Country Club.

Left to cherish his memory are his wife, Barbara; sons, Kevin, Brian and Timothy; daughter, Catherine; six grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren. He was prede-ceased by his son, Brendan.

Arrangements were entrust-ed to Bryant Funeral Home of East Setauket. Services were held at St. James R.C. Church and he was afforded full mili-tary honors in St. James R.C. Churchyard.

An online guest book is available at www.bryantfh.com.

Richard ZengaRichard Zenga, 95. of Se-

tauket, died on Nov. 27.He was born Nov. 14, 1920,

in Jersey City, N.J., the son of Louis and Ann Zenga. He moved from New Jersey to Long Island after enlisting in the U.S. Coast Guard at the age of 19 and serving for 10 years.

After his military service, he was employed by Brookhaven National Laboratory as a vehicle dispatcher. He later became a sales representative for Bayuk Cigars, from which he retired.

Richard was an active mem-ber of American Legion Post 417.

He is survived by his wife, Jeanette, son Lanny and three

grandchildren: Lanny Jr. of Manhattan, Yvonne of Florida and Sunny Day of California.

Services were conducted at Bryant Funeral Home in East Setauket. Burial took place in Calverton National Cemetery.

George KreeseGeorge T. Kreese Jr., a lieu-

tenant colonel retired from the U.S. Air Force, passed away on Dec. 9.

Born to Josephine Rose and George T. Kreese Sr., in Brook-lyn, on Oct. 14, 1930, he was raised in Flushing. He graduated from De La Salle Catholic School and attended Fordham Univer-sity before joining the U.S. Air Force in 1951. He later completed his education, earning a bach-elor’s degree in business from Troy State University at Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama.

After completing aircraft and mechanic school, he entered pilot training and received both his commission as an officer and his pilot wings on Sept. 16, 1953,

at Greenville Air Force Base, Mississippi. Ten days later, he began his loving marriage to his wife of 62 years, Edna May.

Flying cargo planes and then reconnaissance jets, he served his country in Korea, England, France, Vietnam, Alabama, Ger-many, and South Carolina. He was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross for his service over North Vietnam. After his retire-ment from the Air Force, he and his family made Columbia, South Carolina their home.

Throughout his life, his great-est thrill was flying in service to his country.

He is survived by his wife; his daughter, Dr. Candice Foley and her husband Richard; his son, George Eugene Kreese; and his grandchildren, Lauren, Ryan, and Kyle Foley and Connor Kreese.

Arrangements were handled by Bryant Funeral Home in Setauket. A funeral Mass was celebrated at St. James R.C. Church and internment was in Calverton National Cemetery.

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Musical comes ‘alive’ with laughterThe comical tale of love and hair-raising experiments unfolded on the stage at

Ward Melville High School as the building’s talented student actors and musicians performed the Broadway hit musical, “Young Frankenstein,” this month.

The reimagined tale of the Frankenstein legend, based on Mel Brooks’ classic comedy film, follows a bright, young Dr. Frankenstein as he attempts to complete his grandfather’s masterwork and bring a corpse to life. With the help of his comedic helper Igor and lab assistant Inga — and in spite of his misguided fiancée Elizabeth — Frankenstein succeeded in creating a monster, but not without many alarming and often hilarious complications.

This year’s production was directed by high school teacher Linda Contino and involved 68 actors, more than 40 pit musicians and 25 crew members.

Photo from Three Village school districtWard Melville High School students, who performed ‘Young Frankenstein’ this December, sing the famous song ‘Puttin’ on the Ritz.’

Photo from Three Village school district W.S. Mount Elementary School fourth-grad-er Madison Esposito appears on the cover of a recent issue of Scholastic News magazine.

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LegalsNOTICE OF SALE

SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF SUFFOLKWells Fargo Bank, N.A., d/b/a Americas Servicing Company, Plaintiff

AGAINST

Stephen Tworek; Edna Tworek; et al., Defendant(s)

Pursuant to a Judgment of Fore-closure and Sale duly dated April 10, 2015 I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auc-tion at the Brookhaven Town Hall, 1 Independence Hill, Farm-ingville, New York, 11738 on Jan-uary 12, 2016 at 9:45AM, prem-ises known as 30 Uhl Street, Lake Ronkonkoma, NY 11779. 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 NY, Section 647.00 Block 01.00 Lot 005.005. Ap-proximate amount of judgment $354,496.14 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold sub-ject to provisions of filed Judg-ment Index# 10-43461.

Elsie Acevedo, Esq., RefereeShapiro, DiCaro & Barak, LLCAttorney(s) for the Plaintiff175 Mile Crossing Boulevard Rochester, New York 14624(877) 759-1835

Dated: November 11, 2015

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PUBLIC NOTICE


SUFFOLK COUNTY, NEW YORK

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the Board of Fire Commissioners of the STONY BROOK FIRE DIS-TRICT will hold a public meet-ing of the Stony Brook Fire Dis-trict on Tuesday, December 29, 2015 at 7:00 p.m. at the Station 1 firehouse located at 147 Main Street, Stony Brook, NY 11790.

Dated: December 15, 2015 Stony Brook, New York BY ORDER OF THE BOARDOF FIRE COMMISSIONERSSTONY BROOK FIRE DISTRICT

Carol Lee Simco, District Secretary

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REQUEST FOR PROPOSALSINDEPENDENT AUDITOR


COUNTY OF SUFFOLK

PLEASE TAKE NO-TICE that, pursuant to a resolu-tion of the Board of Fire Com-missioners of the Stony Brook Fire District, Town of Brookhav-en, Suffolk County, NY, the Board of Fire Commissioners is seeking sealed proposals for professional auditing services pursuant to Town Law §181-b.

Proposals will be re-ceived at the office of the Board of Fire Commissioners at 147 Main Street, Stony Brook, NY 11790 until 3:00 p.m. (prevailing time) on the 30th day of Decem-ber, 2015.

Detailed specifica-

tions regarding audit require-ments will be available at the Fire District Office during busi-ness hours on regular business days commencing immediately.

All persons submit-ting proposals must familiar-ize themselves with the audit requirements, proposers may telephone (631) 751-0460 dur-ing regular business hours in or-der to receive an informational packet.

Proposers are ad-vised that the successful pro-poser must be licensed by all appropriate agencies to do the work required under the pro-posal and shall be required to provide proof of professional liability, liability, and worker’s compensation (where applica-ble) insurance.

The Board of Fire Commissioners reserves the right to reject all proposals and re-advertise for new proposals in its discretion.

Dated: December 15, 2015 Stony Brook, New York BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF FIRE COMMISSIONERS STONY BROOK FIRE DISTRICT

Carol Lee Simco, Secretary

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NOTICE OF SALE

SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF NASSAUNationstar Mortgage LLC, PlaintiffAGAINSTMarie Jose Brignol; et al.,

Defendant(s)

Pursuant to a Judgment of Fore-closure and Sale duly dated September 2, 2015 I, the under-signed Referee will sell at public auction in the Calendar Control Part (CCP) 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, New York, 11501. on January 26, 2016 at 11:30AM, premises known as 840 Night-ingale Road, West Hempstead, NY 11552. All that certain plot piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements erected, situate, lying and be-ing in the Town of Hempstead, County of Nassau and State of NY, Section 35 Block 588 Lot 3. Approximate amount of judg-ment $369,012.42 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index# 14-009316.

Mark Ricciardi, Esq., Referee

Shapiro, DiCaro & Barak, LLCAttorney(s) for the Plaintiff175 Mile Crossing BoulevardRochester, New York 14624(877) 759-1835

Dated: November 25, 2015

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NOTICE OF ADOPTION

Notice is herby given that the following amendment(s) to the Uniform Code of Traf-fic Ordinances of the Town of Brookhaven.was/were adopt-ed by the Brookhaven Town Board on Public Hearing Date 12/17/2015 to become effective ten (10) days from this publica-tion as required by Section 133 of the Town Law.Article VIII Section 38 entitled

STANDING PROHIBITED IN DES-IGNATED LOCATIONS is hereby amended by ADDITION of the following in the hamlet of EAST SETAUKETBEAVER LN NO STANDING- DURING TIMES PER DIR OF TRAFFIC SAFETY BEG POSSUM LANE CONT WEST +/- 70’

POSSUM LN NO STANDING- DURING TIMES PER DIR OF TRAFFIC SAFETY BEG+/- 70’ S/O BEAVER LANE CONT NORTH +/- 237’

Article X Section 60B entitled DESIGNATED EXCLUSIONS is hereby amended by ADDITION of the following in the hamlet of EAST SETAUKETCANTERBURY BLVD / CANTER-BURY CT NO TRUCKS EXCEPT LOCAL DE-LIVERY FROM HULSE RD TO OLD POST RD

Article VIII Section 34 entitled RESTRICTED PARKING is here-by amended by ADDITION of the following in the hamlet of STONY BROOKACORN LN NO PARKING- DURING TIMES PER DIR OF TRAFFIC SAFETY BEG +/- 180’ E/O ELM LANE CONT EAST +/- 131’

ASPEN LN NO PARKING- DURING TIMES PER DIR OF TRAFFIC SAFETY BEG ACORN LANE CONT NORTH TO TERMINUS

STATE OF NEW YORK) SS:COUNTY OF SUFFOLK) I, Donna Lent, Clerk of the Town of Brookhaven in said State and County do hereby certify that

I have compared the annexed copy of the Amendment(s) to the Uniform TrafficCode with the record of the original filed in my office, and that it is true and correct copy of such record and of the whole thereof. In Testimony Whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and Af-fixed the seal of the Town of Brookhaven on this 18th day of December, 2015 .

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to work with my colleagues to ad-dress the needs of Suffolk County.”

As majority leader, Hahn will lead caucus meetings and help set the Democratic agenda in the coun-ty Legislature, a spokesman from her office said. In her four years as a legislator for the North Shore’s 5th District, Hahn has been at the fore-front of several legislative battles advocating for the environment, the fight against drug addiction and public safety. She said she planned on tackling the same issues with her majority leader role, with hopes of enacting change for every district in the county.

“It’s important to me that we work hard to solve people’s problems,” she said.

Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone (D) referred to Hahn’s leg-islative record as a promising at-tribute to his party’s newest ma-jority leader. Bellone has signed onto several pieces of Hahn’s leg-islative agenda items over the past several years, including attempts at addressing domestic violence in Suffolk County and limiting the

abundance of microbeads polluting county waterways.

“Kara Hahn has a proven record on critical issues like protecting our environment, tackling the opioid crisis and advocating for victims of domestic violence,” Bellone said in a statement. “I know Kara will use the platform of majority leader to be even more effective on the issues that she has spent her life fighting for, and which are critical to move Suffolk County forward.”

Calarco said he has known Hahn for a long time, dating back to when the two of them worked as aides in the county Legislature long before they were first elected. He gave his long-standing colleague encourag-ing words as she prepared to succeed him as majority leader.

“I think she’s going to be great,” he said. “She knows the Legislature well. She knows how to get things done. She’s a very good fighter for her district and the county as a whole.”

Among the top issues Hahn said she hoped to lead the Democratic caucus in addressing were spurring economic development throughout the county, requiring the county to test groundwater for toxins, pre-serving open spaces and advocating for healthy living.

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File photo Hahn, left, leads a press conference earlier this year raising awareness against microbeads, which are often found in common cleaning products.


By Bill landon

When you think of fencing, you think of Ward Melville High School.

The fencing dynasty has been the team to beat on Long Island for years, and Saturday was no different. The Pa-triots traveled to Centereach for a meet where, as expected, the team dominated the card despite dropping the first two bouts to defeat the Cougars 22-5.

First on the strip for Centereach was sophomore sabreist Gail Aphra Laurino, who prevailed over her challenger with a 5-4 victory. Classmate Naomi Newen followed with a 5-4 win of her own in sa-bre, to put her team out front 2-0.

“They’re a little intimidating, but it’s also a good experience,” Laurino said. “It makes you play harder, build up your en-durance and get stronger.”

The Patriots hit their stride and claimed the next three matches.

First, sophomore Emily Huang notched Ward Melville’s first victory in sabre, 5-1. Sole senior Gabrielle Petrie opened foil with a win, blanking her op-ponent 5-0. Fellow foilist Ivanna Zavala-Arbelaez, a freshman, scored the Patri-ots’ third bout, defeating her challenger 5-1, to help her team lead the meet 3-2.

Centereach freshman foilist Rebecca Koenig Vinicombe answered back with a win as a second-year varsity fencer, shut-ting out her opponent 5-0 to tie the meet.

But from there, Ward Melville’s fenc-ers showed why they are still the team to beat this season, despite dropping their second meet since 2000 earlier this sea-son. The Patriots took 18 of the next 19 bouts to claim the meet.

“We fenced this team last week, so we had a pretty good feel as to where they’re at,” Ward Melville head coach Peter Fre-iss said. “We were sharp today. It was a great sharing of the load from top to bot-tom from eighth-graders to our senior.”

Undefeated in épée was Ward Mel-ville junior Arianna Ferretti, who won all three of her matches 5-2, 5-4 and 5-1.

“Arianna is our anchor in épée — she was very strong today,” Freiss said. “Lara Obedin came into the second round and won her two bouts, and she too fenced

very, very well.”Obedin, a junior foilist, took her

matches 5-2 and 5-1.“The last time we fenced them I only

had one bout, but they’re all different,” Ferretti said. “I watched my two other teammates [in épée] and I was able to learn by watching them. I thought I fenced pretty well today, but I’ll work on staying focused and cheering on the team for our next meet.”

Petrie defeated all three of her opponents in foil without allowing a single touch.

“We’ve fenced them before, but each time you go out on the strip you have to be aware [because] they can change, they might do something different, or do something unexpected,” Petrie said. “I was pleased with my performance, but

there are always things you want to ana-lyze. I always look at my technique to be sure I’m executing. Regardless of wheth-er I’m winning or losing I just concen-trate on being the best fencer I can be.”

Freshman Lauren Cappello was also perfect on the day, winning both of her sabre bouts, 5-3 and 5-0, as did classmate Olivia Calise, who took both of her sabre bouts, 5-2 and 5-4.

Centereach sophomore épéist Abigail Cornelia said Ward Melville is a power-ful team that presents a huge learning experience for the team.

“This year we have a lot of new fenc-ers, so it’s really good to expose them to this level of play,” she said. “I think we did well under the circumstances.“

Other undefeated Patriots on the strip were sophomore épéist Julia Duffy who edged out both of her challengers, and freshman épéist Catherine Cao, who won her single appearance on the strip.

Centereach head coach Mike Olsen said Ward Melville works hard and knew that it was going to be a tough match.

“We look to keep up with them and try to take away one thing from each bout that we fence,” he said. “We may not win, but I told the girls it’s a learning experi-ence every time you go up against them.”

Ward Melville will host Walt Whit-man on Monday, Jan. 4, at 5 p.m.

Ward Melville girls’ fencers crush Centereach

Photos by Bill Landon Clockwise from above, Ward Melville junior arianna Ferretti, on right, fencing against Centereach’s abigail Cornelia, won all three of her bouts; Ward Melville’s lone senior Gabrielle Petrie, on right, clashes with Centereach’s Rebecca Koenig Vinicombe; and Ward Melville junior lara odebin strikes Centereach’s Koenig Vinicombe.

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‘We were sharp today. It was a great sharing of the load from top to bottom from eighth-graders to our senior.’

— Peter Freiss

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‘I thought we did a good job of moving the ball. Our assist total was great. … We were able to � nish when it counted.’

— STEVE PIKIELL

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Anyagaligbo scores 23 pointsThe Seawolves set their season-high in assists with 15 led by Davion Wingate’s six

Th e front-court duo of Brittany Snow and Ogechi Anyagaligbo combined for 35 points and 22 rebounds to lift the Stony Brook women’s basketball team (7-5) to a 71-54 victory over LIU Brooklyn (2-7) on Monday night at Island Federal Credit Union Arena.

Th e Stony Brook defense locked down in the second quarter, limiting the Black-birds to just fi ve points over the 10-minute period, the lowest total by an opponent in any quarter all season. Th e Seawolves stretched a 19-16 fi rst-quarter lead into a 39-21 margin at halft ime by holding the Blackbirds to 2-13 shooting in the second quarter, while going 8-15.

Th e Seawolves pounded the Blackbirds inside, outscoring them 46-26 in the paint. Stony Brook shot its best percentage of the season from three-point range, fi nishing the game 5-12. Freshman guard Davion Wingate, making her fi rst career start, led the way with a 3-for-4 eff ort from behind the arc, totaling 14 points for the game.

Stony Brook forced 21 LIU Brooklyn turnovers, the most it has caused since 23 against Saint Peter’s University on Nov. 20. Junior guard Christa Scognamiglio tied

her career-high with six steals. Stony Brook’s largest lead was 28 points,

a 55-27 advantage with 3:18 to play in the third quarter.

Th e Seawolves set their season-high in assists with 15 led by Wingate’s six. Stony Brook lost the rebounding battle for the fi rst time in seven games, fi nishing with a 42-39 disadvantage on the glass.

For the second consecutive game, Stony Brook had two players fi nish with double-doubles and a third just narrowly miss out. Anyagaligbo notched her third of the season with 23 points and 12 re-bounds, while Snow recorded her fi ft h of the season with 12 points and 10 re-bounds. Scognamiglio fi nished with nine points and nine rebounds.

Snow has scored in double fi gures in all 12 games this season.

Th e Seawolves have won a season-best three games and are two games over .500 (7-5) for the fi rst time since they were 3-1.

Stony Brook is 5-0 when holding its op-ponents under 60 points.

Stony Brook has nine days off over the holiday break before they host Harvard University on Dec. 30 at 4 p.m.

File photos from SBU At top, Ogechi Anyagaligbo looks to the basket. Above, Brittany Snow with a jumper.


Warney, Stony Brook outlast Hofstra, 71-68For a second straight year, Stony

Brook and Hofstra University battled to the final seconds, but it was the Sea-wolves who came out on top this time, beating the Pride, 71-68, Sunday af-ternoon at Island Federal Credit Union Arena be-fore 3,334 fans.

Senior forward Jameel Warney finished with 22 points, nine rebounds and five blocks for Stony Brook (6-4).

“This is bragging rights for Long Island,” Warney said. “They won it last year and we had all year to think about it. I always try to

put myself in a position to help the team. I’m happy I could provide the help today. Hofstra’s a great team. They were picked

to finish first in the CAA so this was a great chal-lenge for us.”

Warney, who was named America East’s Player of the Week for the third time this season, was the only scorer in double figures for the Seawolves, but they were paced by ju-nior guard Lucas Wood-house and sophomore guard and forward Bryan

Sekunda, who each had nine points. Senior forward Rayshaun McGrew and sopho-more guard and forward Roland Nyama followed close behind with eight apiece.

Ameen Tanksley and Brian Bernardi led Hofstra (6-4) with 23 and 22 points, respectively.

Juan’ya Green, the Pride’s leading scorer at 17.6 points per game entering the contest, was held to five.

“In the first half, we rushed things a bit,” Stony Brook junior guard Ahmad Walker said. “In the second half, we ad-justed to their different defenses. We ac-complished what we worked on in prac-tice. We got good looks as it got late in the shot clock.”

After Sekunda made one of two free throws with 15 seconds left to make it 71-68, Hofstra’s Denton Koon missed a three, but got his own rebound and

found Green, whose three-point attempt was long as the buzzer sounded.

Stony Brook led for good on a three-pointer from Nyama with 10:44 left in regulation. Hofstra got within one five times, but the Seawolves scored on the ensuing possession each time.

“I’m just really proud of our guys,” Stony Brook head coach Steve Pikiell said. “I thought we did a good job of moving the ball. Our assist total was great. … We were able to finish when it counted.”

Bernardi’s layup made it 65-64 with 1:44 left, but Walker connected on a three-point play to make it 68-64.

Warney made two free throws with 20 seconds left to make it 70-66 Stony Brook. Tanksley cut it to two with a pair of free throws with 16 seconds left.

Junior guard Lucas Woodhouse hits three three-pointers, his most in a Stony

Brook uniform.Walker recorded at least five assists

for the seventh time in 10 games, tying his career-high with eight.

Stony Brook faced a quick turn-around, traveling to Pennsylvania for a contest against Lehigh University on Tuesday, but results were not available by press time.

Senior forward tallies 22 points, nine rebounds and five blocks

‘This is bragging rights for Long Island. ... I always try to put myself in a position to help the team. I’m happy I could provide the help today.’

— Jameel Warney

mike rooney selected sixth overall in mll Supplemental DraftStony Brook’s all-time leading scorer was chosen by Boston

Former Stony Brook All-American Mike Rooney ‘15 was chosen sixth overall by the Boston Cannons in the Major League Lacrosse Supplemental Draft on Dec. 16.

Rooney posted one of the greatest seasons in Stony Brook history with school records of 63 assists and 111 points. The first team All-America East selection also scored 48 goals, a season-high, recording more points in 2015 than in 2013 and 2014 combined.

After totaling nine points in the first three games, Rooney recorded eight points in a win over Fairfield Univer-sity. Over a seven-game span, he accu-mulated 54 points and finished the sea-son by averaging more than six points per game.

Rooney had nine games with at least seven points, including a career-high 11 at the University of Vermont. He owns school records for career assists with 121 and career points with 253.

Rooney is one of only two players in school history with 100 goals and 100 assists.

In other news, Adam Rand ‘11 and

Sean Brady ‘13 were chosen by New York and Tom Compitello ‘11 was picked by Boston.

Statistically, Rand, an honorable mention All-America in 2011, finished his career among the greatest face-off specialists. He totaled 796 face-off wins, good for the third most in Divi-sion I history, and is second all-time in face-offs attempted. He’s in the top five in school history with 288 ground balls, tallying a career-high 96 in 2011.

Compitello, an assistant coach at Bryant University, scored 68 goals and had 78 assists in 51 career games for the Seawolves. As a junior, he tallied 37 goals and 35 assists en route to hon-orable mention All-America honors. Compitello was a two-time All-Amer-ica East selection.

Brady, who led the conference in goals against average with 9.94, and save percentage with 515 in 2012, fin-ished the regular season with 120 saves. He registered double-digit saves in six games, including a career-best 17 at Binghamton University, to earn first team All-America East honors.

File photo from SBU Mike Rooney competing in a Stony Brook University game this past season.

File photos from SBU Clockwise from top left, Rayshaun McGrew maintains possession; Jameel Warney goes up to the rim; and Roland Nyama chases after the ball.


Religious D irectoryASSEMBLIES OF GOD

STONY BROOK CHRISTIAN ASSEMBLYConnecting to God, Each Other and the World

400 Nicolls Road, E. Setauket(631) 689–1127 • Fax (631) 689–1215

www.stonybrookchristian.comPastor Troy Reid

Weekly ScheduleSunday Worship w/nursery 10 am

Kidmo Children’s Church • Ignited Youth Fellowship and Food Always to Follow

Tuesday Evening Prayer: 7 pm� ursday Morning Bible Study w/Co� ee & Bagels: 10 am

Friday Night Experience “FNX” for Pre K-Middle School: 6:30 pmIgnite Youth Ministry: 7:30 pm

Check out our website for other events and times

BYZANTINE CATHOLICRESURRECTION BYZANTINE

CATHOLIC CHURCH38 Mayfl ower Avenue, Smithtown NY 11787

631–759–[email protected]

Fr. Jack Custer, SSL., STD., Pastor Cantor Joseph S. DurkoDivine Liturgy: Sunday, 11:15am followed by fellowship in the parish hall.

Holy Days: 7:00pm. See website for days and times.Faith Formation for All Ages:

Sunday School (Ages 4-13), alternate Sundays at 10:00amByzanTeens (14-18), alternate Tuesdays at 7:00pm

Adult Faith Formation: Mondays at 7:00pm. PrayerAnon Prayergroup for substance addictions:

Wednesdays at 7 pmSee the website for current topics and schedule.

� e Sacraments: Baptism, Chrismation and Eucharist for infants, children and adults arranged by appointment. Sacrament of Matrimony arranged by appointment. Sacrament of Repentance: Sundays 10:50 to 11:05am and

before or aft er all other services.All services in English. A parish of the Byzantine Catholic Eparchy of Passaic.

CATHOLICCHURCH OF ST. GERARD MAJELLA300 Terryville Road, Port Jefferson Station

(631) 473–2900 • Fax (631) 473–0015www.stgmajella.org

Rev. Gennaro DiSpigno, PastorOffi ce of Christian Formation • 928–2550

We celebrate Eucharist Saturday evening 5 pm, Sunday 7:30, 9 and 11 am

Weekday Mass Monday–Friday 9 amWe celebrate Baptism

Th ird weekend of each month during any of our weekend MassesWe celebrate Marriage

Arrangements can be made at the church with our Pastor or DeaconWe celebrate Penance

Confession is celebrated on Saturdays from 4–5 pmWe celebrate You!

Visit Our � ri� Shop Mon. – Fri. 10 am–4 pm + Sat. 10 am–2 pm

INFANT JESUS ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH110 Myrtle Ave., Port Jefferson, NY 11777

(631) 473-0165 • Fax (631) 331-8094www.www.infantjesus.org

Reverend Patrick M. Riegger, PastorAssociates: Rev. Francis Lasrado & Rev. Rolando Ticllasuca

To schedule Baptisms and Weddings, Please call the RectoryConfessions: Saturdays 12:30-1:15 pm in the Lower Church

Religious Ed.: (631) 928-0447 • Parish Outreach: (631) 331-6145Weekly Masses:

6:50 and 9 am in the Church, 12 pm in the Chapel*Weekend Masses:

Saturday at 5 pm in the Church, 5:15 pm in the Chapel*Sunday at 7:30 am, 10:30 am, 12 pm, and 5 pm in the Church

and at 8:30 am, 10 am, and 11:30 am (Family Mass) in the Chapel*Spanish Masses:

Sunday at 8:45 am and Wednesday at 6 pm in the Church*Held at the Infant Jesus Chapel at St. Charles Hospital

Religious Education: (631) 928-0447Parish Outreach: (631) 331-6145

CATHOLICST. JAMES ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH

429 Rt. 25A, Setauket, NY 11733Phone/Fax: (631) 941–4141

Mission Statement: In faith we come together to celebrate the Eucharist as a Parish Family; and as a Catholic community of faith,

we are sent to be Christ to the world around us.Rev. James-Patrick Mannion, Pastor

Rev. Daniel Opoku-Mensah, AssociateRev. Jon Fitzgerald, In Residence

Weekday Masses: Monday – Saturday 8:00 amChristmas Eve Masses, � urs., December 24

4 pm Church, 4:15 pm Parish Center, 7:30 pm Church, 11 pm Church(Carols Sung by the Choir at 10:30 pm)

Christmas Day Masses, Fri., December 258 am Church, 10:15 am Church, 11:45 am Church

(No aft ernoon or evening Masses On Christmas Day)Th e Feast of Mary, Mother of God, Th ursday, December 31, 5 pm Church

Friday, January 1, 2016, 10 am Church Weekend Masses:

Saturday Vigil 5:00 pmSunday 8:00am, 9:30 am (family), 11:30 am (choir), 6:00 pm (Youth)

O� ce Hours: Monday–Th ursday 9:00 am – 2:00 pm, Friday 9:00 am – 12:00 pm, Saturday 9:00 am – 2:00 pm,

Baptisms: Sundays at 1:30 pm (except during Lent)Reconciliation: Saturdays 4:00 – 4:45 pm or by appointment

Anointing Of Th e Sick: by requestHoly Matrimony: contact the o� ce at least

9 months before desired date

CONGREGATIONALMT. SINAI CONGREGATIONALUNITED CHURCH OF CHRIST

233 North Country Road, Mt. Sinai • (631) 473–1582www.mtsinaichurchli.org

“No matter who you are or where you are on life’s journey, you are welcome here”

Sunday Services at 10 amSunday School and childcare off ered at the 10 am service and

open to all infants to 8th grade.Last Sundays of the month: 10 am Welcome Sunday Service

A service welcoming those with di� ering abilities We are an Open and A� rming Congregation.

EPISCOPALALL SOULS EPISCOPAL CHURCH

“Our little historic church on the hill” across from the Stony Brook Duck Pond

Main Street, Stony Brook • (631) 751–0034www.allsouls–stonybrook.org • [email protected]

Please come and welcome our new Priests:The Rev. Dr. Richard Visconti, Priest–In–Charge

The Rev. Farrell D. Graves, Priest AssociateSunday Holy Eucharist: 8 and 9:30 am

Religious instruction for children follows the 9:30 am Service� is is a small eclectic Episcopal congregation

that has a personal touch. We welcome all regardless of where you are on your spiritual journey. Walk with us.

CAROLINE CHURCH OF BROOKHAVEN

The Rev. Cn. Dr. Richard D. Visconti, RectorThe Rev. Farrell Graves, Priest Associate

1 Dyke Road on the Village Green, SetauketWeb site: www.carolinechurch.net

Parish Office email: [email protected](631) 941–4245

Sunday Services: 8:00 am, 9:30 am and 11:15 amChurch School/Child Care at 9:30 am

Church School classes now forming. Call 941-4245 for registrationWeekday Holy Eucharist’s: Th ursday 12:30 pm and

First Fri. of the month 7:30 pm (rotating: call Parish Offi ce for location)Youth, Music and Service Programs off ered

CHRISTMAS SERVICESChristmas Eve, � ursday, December 24th

Please note our new Service times 5:00 p.m. Children’s Service

Festal Holy Eucharist Rite II - Youth & Teen Choirs

8:00 p.m. Festal Holy Eucharist Rite II - Adult Choir10:00 p.m. Festal Holy Eucharist Rite II - Adult Choir

Christmas Day, Friday, December 25th10:00 a.m. Festal Holy Eucharist, Rite II - with Christmas HymnsLet God walk with you as part of our family–friendly community.

EPISCOPAL CHRIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH

127 Barnum Ave., Port Jefferson(631) 473–0273

email: [email protected] www.christchurchportjeff.org

Father Anthony DiLorenzo: Priest–In–ChargeSunday Eucharist: 8 am and 10 am/Wednesday 10 in our chapel

Sunday School and Nursery at 9:30 amOur ministries: Welcome Inn on Mondays at 5:45 pm

AA meetings on Tuesdays and Th ursdays at 7 pm/Prayer Group on Wednesdays at 10:30 am/Bible Study on Th ursdays at 10 am.It is the mission of the people of Christ Church to grow in our

relationship with Jesus Christ and to make his love known to all through our lives and ministry.

We at Christ Church are a joyful, welcoming community. Wherever you are in your journey of life we want to

be part of it.

EVANGELICALTHREE VILLAGE CHURCH

Knowing Christ...Making Him Known322 Route 25A, East Setauket • (631) 941–3670

www.3vc.orgLead Pastor Josh Moody

Sunday Worship Schedule9:15 am:Worship Service Sunday School (Pre–K – Adult),

Nursery 10:30 am: Bagel/Coff ee Fellowship11:00 am: Worship, Nursery, Pre–K, Cornerstone Kids (Gr. K–4)

We off er weekly Teen Programs, Small Groups,Women’s Bible Studies (day & evening) & Men’s Bible Study

Faith Nursery School for ages 3 & 4Join us as we celebrate 55 years of proclaiming

the good news of Jesus Christ!

GREEK ORTHODOXCHURCH OF THE ASSUMPTION

430 Sheep Pasture Rd., Port Jefferson 11777Tel: 631-473-0894 • Fax: 631-928-5131

www.kimisis.org • [email protected]. Demetrios N. Calogredes, Protopresbyter

Sunday ServicesOrthros 8:30 am - Devine Liturgy 10 am

CHRISTMAS EVE 2015-Orthros 6 pm, Divine Liturgy 7 pmServices conducted in both Greek & English*

Books available to follow in English*Sunday Catechism School, 10:15 am - 11:15 am*Greek Language School, Tuesdays 5 pm - 8 pm*

Bible Study & Adult Catechism Classes Available*Golden Age & Youth Groups* Th rift Store*

Banquet Hall available for Rental*For information please call Church offi ce*

JEWISH CHABAD AT STONY BROOK

“Judaism with a smile”Future site: East side of Nicolls Rd, North of Rte 347 –Next to Fire Dept.

Current location: 821 Hawkins Ave., Lake Grove(631) 585–0521 • (800) My–Torah • www.ChabadSB.com

Rabbi Chaim & Rivkie GrossbaumRabbi Motti & Chaya GrossbaumRabbi Sholom B. & Chanie Cohen

Membership Free •Weekday, Shabbat & Holiday Services Highly acclaimed Torah Tots Preschool • Afternoon Hebrew School

Camp Gan Israel • Judaica Publishing Department • Lectures and Seminars • Living Legacy Holiday Programs

Jewish Learning InstituteFriendship Circle for Special Needs Children • The CTeen Network

N’shei Chabad Women’s Club • Cyberspace Library www.ChabadSB.com

Chabad at Stony Brook University – Rabbi Adam & Esther Stein

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JEWISH CORAM JEWISH CENTER

Young Israel of Coram981 Old Town Rd., Coram • (631) 698–3939 YIC.org – [email protected]

RABBI DR. MORDECAI & MARILYN GOLSHEVSKYRABBI SAM & REBECCA GOLSHEVSKY

“THE ETERNAL FLAME–THE ETERNAL LIGHT” Weekly Channel #20 at 11 am

Shabbat Morning Services 9 am Free Membership. No building fund. Free Hebrew School. Bar/Bat Mitzvah Shabbat and Holiday Services followed by hot buffet. Adult Education Institute. Women’s Education Group–International Lectures and Torah Study. Adult Bar/Bat Mitz-

vah. Kaballah Classes. Jewish Holiday Institute. Tutorials for all ages.FREE HEBREW SCHOOL 2015–2016

Details (631)698–3939Member National Council of Young Israel

a world–wide organization.All welcome regardless of knowledge or observance level.

NORTH SHORE JEWISH CENTER385 Old Town Rd., Port Jefferson Station

(631) 928–3737www.NorthShoreJewishCenter.org

Rabbi Aaron BensonCantor Daniel Kramer, Rabbi Emeritus Howard Hoffman

Executive Director Marcie PlatkinServices: Daily morning and evening minyan Friday at 8 pm;Saturday 8:45 am and one hour before sundown • Tot Shabbat

Family Kehillah • Sisterhood • Men’s Club • Seniors Club • Youth Group Award–winning Religious School • Teen Community Service Program

Nursery School • Mommy and Me • Preschool Summer Program Continuing Ed • Adult Bar/Bat Mitzvah • Judaica Shop

Th rift Shop • Kosher Catering PanelWe warmly welcome you to our Jewish home. Come worship,

study and enjoy being Jewish with our caring NSJC family. Member United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism.

TEMPLE ISAIAH (REFORM)1404 Stony Brook Road, Stony Brook • (631) 751–8518

A warm and caring intergenerational communitydedicated to learning, prayer, social action, and friendship.

Rabbi Sharon L. Sobel Cantor Michael F. Trachtenberg Emeritus

Cantor Scott HarrisRabbi Emeritus Stephen A. Karol

Rabbi Emeritus Adam D. FisherMember Union for Reform Judaism

Sabbath Services Friday 7:30 pm and Saturday 10 am Monthly Family Service • Monthly Tot Shabbat • Religious School Youth Groups • Senior Club • Adult Education • Chavurah Groups

• Early AM Studies • Sisterhood • Brotherhood • PT

LUTHERAN–ELCAST. PAULS LUTHERAN CHURCH

309 Patchogue Road, Port Jefferson Station (631)473–7157

Rev. Paul A. Downing, Pastoremail: [email protected] • pastors cell: 347–423–3623

church website: wwwStPaulsLCPJS.orgServices

Sundays – 8:30 am and 10:30 am Holy CommunionBibles and Bagels 9:30 am

Sunday School during 10:30 am serviceWednesday Evening 7:30 pm – Holy Communion

Friday MorningPower of Prayer Hour 10:30 am

~ All are Welcome ~

LUTHERAN–LCMSMESSIAH LUTHERAN CHURCH

PRESCHOOL & DAYCARE465 Pond Path, East Setauket

(631)751-1775www.messiahny.com

Rev. Charles Bell - PastorWe welcome all to join us for worship & fellowship

Sunday Worship Services8:15am, 9:30am & 11:00amSunday School at 9:30 am

Midweek Tuesday Advent Service 6:15 pm, December 8 & 15Midweek Wednesday Advent Service 11 am, December 9 & 16

Christmas Eve-5:30pm-Candlelight Family • 8pm-Candlelight Traditional

Christmas Day 10am • New Year’s Eve 7:30pmNYS Certifi ed Preschool & Day Care Program

Please call for details

METHODISTBETHEL AFRICAN METHODIST

EPISCOPAL CHURCH33 Christian Ave/ PO2117

E. Setauket NY 11733 (631)941 3581Rev. Gregory L. Leonard–Pastor

Sunday Worship 10:30 amAdult Sunday School 9:30 am

Lectionary Reading and Prayer Wed. 12 noonGospel Choir Tues. 8 pm

Praise Choir and Youth Choir 3rd and 4th Fri. 6:30 pm

COMMACK UNITED METHODIST CHURCH486 Townline Road, CommackChurch Office: (631)499–7310

Fax: (631) 858–0596www.commack–umc.org • mail@commack–umc.org

Rev. Linda Bates–Stepe, Pastor

SETAUKET UNITED METHODIST CHURCH160 Main Street, Corner of 25A and Main Street

East Setauket • (631) 941–4167Rev. Sandra B. Mantz, Pastor

www.setauketumc.org • [email protected] Worship Service & Church School 10 am

10 am Worship with Holy CommunionMary & Martha Circle (Women’s Ministry)

monthly on 2nd Tuesday at noonAdult Bible Study Sunday 8 am

Prayer Group and Bible Study at the Church Wednesdays 10 am

PRESBYTERIANSETAUKET PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH5 Caroline Avenue ~ On the Village Green

(631) 941-4271www.setauketpresbyterian.org

Email: [email protected]. MARY BARRETT SPEERS, PASTOR

Sunday Morning Worship at 9:30 amWith Childcare & Children’s Church School

Advent Schedule:Dec. 13: Selections from Charpentier’s Messe de Minuit

SPC Choir, Soloists and Orchestra, 9:30 amDec. 20th: Children’s Christmas Pageant, 9:30 am

Joy Off eringChristmas Eve Schedule:

Family “Manger” Service at 4:30pm, with Blessing of AnimalsWelcome INN dinner at 5:45 pm

Worship Service at 7:30 pm • Singing of the Hallelujah ChorusYouth Group Alumni Party at 9:00 pm in the ParlorCandlelight Service with Communion at 11:00 pm

UNITARIAN UNIVERSALISTUNITARIAN UNIVERSALIST

FELLOWSHIP AT STONY BROOK380 Nicolls Road • between Rte 347 & Rte 25A

(631) 751–0297 • www.uufsb.org • offi [email protected]. Margaret H. Allen

([email protected])Sunday Service: 10:30 am

Religious Education at UUFSB: Unitarian Universalism accepts wisdom from many sources and off ers non-dogmatic religious education for

children from 3-18 to foster ethical and spiritual development and knowl-edge of world religions. Classes Sunday mornings at 10:30 am. Childcare

for little ones under three. Senior High Youth Group meetings Sunday evenings. Registration is ongoing.

For more information: [email protected].

UNITARIAN UNIVERSALIST FELLOWSHIP OF HUNTINGTON

109 Brown’s Road, Huntington, NY 11743631–427–9547

www.uu� .orgRev. G. Jude Geiger, Minister

(minister@uufh .org)Starr Austin, religious educator (dreuufh @gmail.com)

Sunday Service 10:30 am, Children’s Religious Education 10:30 amCHRISTMAS EVE SERVICES

Family Service 5 pm: Christmas pageant with youth choir, intergenerational orchestra and candle lighting.

Contemplative Service 7 pm: With candle lighting, choir and string quartet.

Whoever you are, whomever you love, wherever you are on your life’s journey, you are welcome here.

Our services o� er a progressive, non-creedal message with room for spiritual seekers.

Services and Religious Education each Sunday at 10:30 amYouth Group, Lifespan Religious Education for Adults,

Adult and Children’s ChoirsParticipants in the Huntington Interfaith Housing Initiative

Find us on Facebook and Twitter

UNITYUNITY CHURCH OF HEALING LIGHT

203 East Pulaski Rd., Huntington Sta. (631) 385–7180

www.unityhuntingtonny.orgRev. Saba Mchunguzi

Unity Church of Healing Light is committed to helping people unfold their Christ potential to transform their lives and build

spiritual community through worship, education, prayer and service.Sunday Worship & Church School 11:00 a.m.

Wednesday Night Prayer Service 7:30 p.m.Sign Language Interpreter at Sunday Service

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Fitz fitsTO ThE EdiTOr:

i am pleased to announce that New York Farm Bureau has named Assemblyman Michael Fitzpatrick (r-St. James) to our annual Circle of Friends list.

This legislative award is based upon his record of legislative support for New York agriculture and Farm Bureau’s public poli-cies. New York Farm Bureau is a non-partisan organization and does not endorse elected officials or political candidates.

Assemblyman Fitzpatrick joins legislators from both sides of the aisle in the Senate and As-sembly who have a superior vot-ing record on issues of concern to New York farmers during the 2015 state legislative session.

New York Farm Bureau, the state’s largest general farm advocacy organization, works closely with the legislature to strengthen agriculture in New York and build on its economic importance in every region of the state. Over the past year, we have worked to reduce regulatory fees

for farms, improve law enforce-ment training for animal cruelty laws and increase funding for education, conservation and agricultural research. These and many other accomplishments this year would not have been possible without the support from lawmakers like Assembly-man Fitzpatrick.

dean Norton, PresidentNew York Farm Bureau

Elba, N.Y.

File photo State Assemblyman Mike Fitzpatrick is now a member of the New York Farm Bureau’s Circle of Friends list.

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GOP’s ‘cop monitor’ worth considering

Suffolk County republicans assembled at the Legislature building last week to call for a federal monitor to oversee our county police depart-ment. They argued that a recent indictment of former Police Chief James Burke was a tipping point, proving that county government could not be trusted to operate independently without supervision. They also cited County Execu-tive Steve Bellone’s appointment of Tim Sini to replace Burke as key evidence supporting their pleas, accusing him of not having enough experi-ence to do the job at the level the county needs.

We don’t disagree with the Suffolk County GOP in saying that the federal government should consider monitoring the county’s police depart-ment to make sure it is adequately protecting us and that the taxpayer dollars funding it are being well spent. There should be a monitor — but not solely for the reasons our republican lawmakers have outlined. There are plenty of other issues concerning the Suffolk County Police department that a federal monitor could help alleviate.

For starters, we have editorialized in the past about the department’s ongoing relationship woes with the greater hispanic community, which has had a public spotlight for the last sev-eral years. The department has taken some steps to address this issue, but a lot more can be done.

A federal monitor could also make sure our department utilizes its resources appropriately at a time when many elected officials argue that patrols are being stretched too thin and officers are overworked. Better management of re-sources could also mean better enforcement of the county’s gang population and fight against drug abuse.

As much as we might cringe at the idea of “more government” — especially on the federal level — it would be better than nothing.

Photo from Susan EckertCounty GOP lawmakers speak at a press conference.


Preparing to close the book on 2015

There we are at the Base-ball Hall of Fame. And, look, remember that

time mom ran into Mets pitch-er Noah Syndergaard on the street and got a selfie with him. Speaking of selfies, how about that one of our nephew who ran into Celtics’ basketball player David Lee in Boston?

Yes, every year, we produce

D. None of the aboveby DaNiel DuNaief

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Daniel Dunaief’s recent book, “The Other Parent,”

may be purchased online from www.tbrnewsmedia.com/ebooks.

countless photographic memo-ries, capturing the moment. Those pictures may be worth a thousand words — and more.

I’m talking about our other senses. We have this incredible evolutionary gift that enables us to experience our lives, to appre-ciate and understand what’s hap-pening now beyond just seeing a video, or flipping or clicking through a photo album.

At some point we’ve all lost someone we love. We can look at pictures, visit their graves and listen to their favorite songs. But the experience, at least for me, of remembering how they spoke or what they said breathes life into that memory.

Despite growing up in Man-hattan, my Aunt Maxine de-veloped a Jimmy Durante way of speaking. “Hey, you!” she’d shout at me from across the room. “Did yah remembuh? It’s my boithday soon and ya gotta get me a cake and a watch.”

Shorter than most adults,

Aunt Maxine, who died several years ago, was so much more than her small frame. Yes, she flooded the airwaves at times with a deep voice that could seem like a jackhammer. And yet she could charm a Mona Lisa-type smile out of the most hesitant of audiences. My first thought is not of her stature, but the gift of her humor and of the back scratches she shared with her small, soft hands.

As we prepare to close the book on 2015, it’s worth going beyond the pictures of experi-ences, victories, defeats and challenging moments to cel-ebrate our senses.

I recently attended a holiday party where a couple described in savory details the taste of a seven-fish stew they eat every year at Christmas. A relative who died long ago used to make it for their family. Not only do they appreciate the flavor, but they also use the taste to recon-nect with their ancestors who

left Italy long ago.When we look at that picture

of ourselves at a baseball game, we can and should remember the sun that peaked through the clouds, warming the backs of our necks. Even if we don’t eat the hot dogs, we can bask in the connection between that smell and those times we sat high in the seats at a baseball stadium, waiting for the hot dog vendor to place those warm meals wrapped in napkins in our mitts, which we refused to remove in case a foul ball came our way.

When we see that picture of our daughter in the dress she bought for a party, let’s allow the squeal she let out when she found the perfect outfit to echo in our minds. If you’re lucky and your daughter shares an ex-cited sound, does a triumphant dance or expresses a joy that resonates throughout her body, you know how those move-ments or sounds make you feel.

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It’s probably something akin to how mother penguins, who have left their young for days on end to hunt for fish, react when they return to the familiar call of their young.

Or, maybe, we’ll take a mo-ment to relive the way we bent over double, laughing with our wives and kids, about something ridiculous we said just before we got out of the car. Wonder-ful as the pictures of each year are, they’re the tip of the sensory iceberg of the experiences we shared in 2015.

The frenetic age of instantaneous news feeds

Whatever else we may be feeling right now, it is safe to generalize that

we are not bored. Aside from the usual holiday frenzy, as we get our homes, our pets, our refriger-ators and pantries, ourselves and our shopping lists ready, we are overwhelmed by more issues at this year’s end than I can ever re-member. Maybe it has to do with our instantaneous news feeds that make us aware of what’s go-ing on. But I think that we are liv-ing in a frenetic age.

Where to start?Certainly, terrorism has occu-

pied center stage in the minds of Americans. Worse — and more frightening than attacks from outside — is the demonstrable possibility of random homicide from within, from Americans or those who have settled among us and been “radicalized,” a polite word for psychopath. For how else can one characterize those who would commit mass murder to make a statement?

Continuing on, in no particu-lar order, there is the fierce debate about guns and their easy avail-ability in our country. Probably the most extraordinary line I have heard on the subject: “If Jews in Europe had had guns, there never would have been a Holocaust.”

The presidential race, started way before the actual election, has become an excellent source of entertainment as spectator sport for the public and high ratings for the TV stations. Top banana is surely Donald Trump, who is clearly having the time of his life mocking his GOP colleagues and those of the opposition party,

especially Hillary Clinton. Just think: If this were a movie, peo-ple would never believe it could happen, this New Yorker leading the pack by insulting everyone in sight. He may even be the catalyst for a new detente with Russia. Pu-tin really likes him and vice versa. Maybe he gives Putin something more interesting to watch on his own TV at home at night than the censored news the Russian people are served up. How probable that a candidate in Russia would be able to say the one-liners Trump offers each day, starting with his opinion of his president?

Then there is the grave mat-ter of police brutality, which is framed in large part by the issue of racism in America. No sooner is there a police shooting in one state than there is another in an-other state, equally distributed between North and South, East and West. The only redeeming feature is the outrage and imme-diate investigations such events engender. But how helpful those reactions are remains to be seen. We must keep the spotlight on them.

Immigration has become a major flash point, having moved from Mexican youngsters cross-ing over in large enough numbers to overwhelm the border patrol to Syrians and others from the Middle East desperately seeking asylum from the bombings and atrocities currently perpetrated on civilian populations. We are living in a time with the great-est migration of peoples since World War II displaced millions. And how are we to judge the au-thenticity of each person com-ing into America? By the same token, do we discriminate on the basis of ethnicity or religion? Have we learned nothing from the past century?

Immigration is an even more acute issue across the Atlantic since Europe is a geographi-cally closer destination than the United States. Thousands have abandoned their home-lands, taking little more than their children and the clothes on their backs to try and make a better life in the northern countries. Some have perished along the way. Fences have gone

up to prevent their entrance, threatening the basic tenets of the European Union amid the countries’ inability to cope. Partly underlying resistance to the newcomers is the fear of ad-mitting further terrorists.

Meanwhile we continue bombing Syria. So does Rus-sia. So does France. So does a reported Middle Eastern coali-tion led by Saudi Arabia. No wonder mistakes are being made as people are killed who are not the intended targets. There must be almost as many different na-tionalities of planes in the air as people on the ground, trying to escape. What a mess.

For the moment, we here can do little more than pull our fam-ilies closely around us and re-member how lucky we are as we reach out to help others. No, we are not bored, just overwhelmed. May we see peace in our time.

Top banana is surely

Donald Trump.

Those pictures may be worth a thousand words

— and more.

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