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Volume 40, No. 41 December 10, 2015 $1.00 STONY BROOK • OLD FIELD • STRONG’S NECK • SETAUKET • EAST SETAUKET • SOUTH SETAUKET • POQUOTT TIMES HERALD T HE V ILLAGE Setauket native raises holiday funds Ward Melville HS graduate pushes campaign to bring cheer to children PAGE A3 Town honors Three Village house rooted in history Photos by Mark D’Angio Scenes from Sunday’s tree lighting celebration in Stony Brook. Above, Santa Claus sits with a Three Village tot before the holiday ceremony kicked off over the week- end. Saint Nick listened to North Shore kids’ Christmas wishes all afternoon before the big tree lit up. Right, carolers perform in recognition of the holiday season in full swing. See more photos on page A10. Saint Nick stops in Stony Brook BY GISELLE BARKLEY The American Revolution may be a thing of the past but it’s made a mark on Long Island’s present. Aſter three-and-a-half cen- turies the historic Brewster House in East Setauket is still standing thanks to e Ward Melville Heritage Organization. On Monday aſternoon, Brookhaven Town Supervisor Ed Romaine (R), Councilwom- an Valerie Cartright (D-Port Jefferson Station), county Leg- islator Kara Hahn (D-Setauket) and WMHO officials celebrated the house’s 350th anniversary. During the celebration a check for $10,258 was presented by Romaine and Cartright to WMHO to cover the removal of perennial pepperweed from West Meadow Beach, funded by the town and the state Depart- ment of Conservation. WMHO President Gloria Rocchio said nine generations of Brewsters lived in the house aſter the town sold the house to Nathaniel Brewster on Oct. 24, 1665. She added that the house may be older than 350 years as it was already built when the town sold the property. WMHO acquired the prop- erty in 1948 aſter John Ward Melville purchased the house Photo from Jack Krieger Legislator Kara Hahn, Councilwoman Valerie Cartright, WMHO Chairman Richard Rugen, Supervisor Ed Romaine, Town Clerk Donna Lent and WMHO Trustee Mary Van Tuyl. Front row from left to right: WMHO President Gloria Rocchio, Town Historian Barbara Russell, WMHO trustees Anna Kerekes and Charles Napoli. HOUSE continued on page A5 LIFESTYLE Magazine Winter Wonderland ISSUE AVAILABLE NOW SHOPS RESTAURANTS EVENTS stonybrookvillage.com It’s All In The Experience! v v 145831

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Volume 40, No. 41 December 10, 2015 $1.00

STONY BROOK • OLD FIELD • STRONG’S NECK • SETAUKET • EAST SETAUKET • SOUTH SETAUKET • POQUOTTTIMES HERALD

THE VILLAGE

Setauket native raises holiday fundsWard Melville HS graduate pushes

campaign to bring cheer to childrenPAGE A3 Town honors Three Village house rooted in history

Photos by Mark D’Angio Scenes from Sunday’s tree lighting celebration in Stony Brook. Above, Santa Claus sits with a Three Village tot before the holiday ceremony kicked off over the week-end. Saint Nick listened to North Shore kids’ Christmas wishes all afternoon before the big tree lit up. Right, carolers perform in recognition of the holiday season in full swing.

See more photos on page A10.

Saint Nick stops in Stony Brook

BY GISELLE BARKLEY

The American Revolution may be a thing of the past but it’s made a mark on Long Island’s present.

A� er three-and-a-half cen-turies the historic Brewster House in East Setauket is still standing thanks to � e Ward Melville Heritage Organization.

On Monday a� ernoon, Brookhaven Town Supervisor Ed Romaine (R), Councilwom-an Valerie Cartright (D-Port Je� erson Station), county Leg-islator Kara Hahn (D-Setauket) and WMHO o� cials celebrated the house’s 350th anniversary.

During the celebration a

check for $10,258 was presented by Romaine and Cartright to WMHO to cover the removal of perennial pepperweed from West Meadow Beach, funded by the town and the state Depart-ment of Conservation.

WMHO President Gloria Rocchio said nine generations of Brewsters lived in the house a� er the town sold the house to Nathaniel Brewster on Oct. 24, 1665. She added that the house may be older than 350 years as it was already built when the town sold the property.

WMHO acquired the prop-erty in 1948 a� er John Ward Melville purchased the house

Photo from Jack KriegerLegislator Kara Hahn, Councilwoman Valerie Cartright, WMHO Chairman Richard Rugen, Supervisor Ed Romaine, Town Clerk Donna Lent and WMHO Trustee Mary Van Tuyl. Front row from left to right: WMHO President Gloria Rocchio, Town Historian Barbara Russell, WMHO trustees Anna Kerekes and Charles Napoli.HOUSE continued on page A5

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The annual Preschool Fair is back at Emma S. clark Library on Saturday, Jan. 9, from 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.

This event is a great opportunity to explore many of the local preschools in one room and narrow down your search.

There is no registration and all are welcome.

At the fair, patrons will get the chance to speak with a representative from close to 20 preschools in Three Village and the surrounding area.

“We’re very excited to offer the com-munity a chance to talk with represen-tatives from the local preschools in one

convenient location. we are proud to be a support to parents as they make such an important decision for their emer-gent preschooler,” said Brian Debus, head children’s librarian. “Parents may also stop by our ‘Emma clark chil-dren’s Services’ table at the fair for early literacy resources and information. we hope to see many families taking ad-vantage of this valuable opportunity.”

If residents have any questions, please email [email protected] or call (631) 941-4080, ext. 123.

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Setauket native raises funds to gift her girlsBy Phil Corso

It isn’t typical for a 9-year-old to reject the joy of crafting a Christmas list from scratch, but that’s exactly what 22-year-old Setauket native Hailey Del Giorno encountered.

Del Giorno, a Ward Melville High School graduate, recently launched a campaign to raise money to buy holiday gifts for chil-dren she works with at Little Flower Chil-dren and Family Services of New York in Wading River. She works in Mary’s Cottage with girls between ages 9 and 16, providing foster boarding home care, residential treat-ment care and adolescent development. And while she said she knew raising funds would be a challenge, she did not expect the toys list to be equally as difficult.

“They seemed hesitant at first,” Del Giorno, who is now studying psychol-ogy at St. Joseph’s College, said about the young girls’ reluctance to share their holiday wishes. “They didn’t seem to want to get their hopes up.”

Del Giorno landed the Wading River job over the summer to satisfy her desire to help others in need and has since been working closely with the young girls, many of whom come from abusive or ne-glectful homes, every weekend over shifts that could run as long as 12 hours. Since June, she has been working on developing relationships with these girls, but it was not easy, she said.

The group did not openly trust Del Giorno at first, she said, often miscon-struing her caring demeanor as intrusive or fake. But she made it a point to squash those misconceptions by working longer and longer shifts on a week-by-week basis.

“These girls have tendencies to be de-fensive, untrusting and resistive to au-thority figures because of what they have been through,” she said. “When I started getting to know the girls, I wanted to show them that I had a true interest in learning who they were as people.”

And with each passing week, and each blossoming relationship, Del Giorno said she saw the upcoming holiday season as an opportunity to give back and show the girls that she’s on their side.

Her co-workers and even family mem-bers jumped into action. The goal was to raise $5,000 for the girls so Del Giorno and her team could buy them holiday presents and take them out to dinner on Christmas somewhere in the community. She launched an online crowd-funding page via Gofundme.com and has since raise close to $2,000 of that goal, with more than two weeks left, and has spent weeks polling her girls with hopes of as-sembling a holiday items wish list.

“Hailey I’m so proud of you,” support-er Belinda Groneman wrote on the page. “You have a big heart”

Maria Adams also chimed in.

“God bless you for caring,” she said alongside her donation.

And even when she did get an answer, they were still selfless ones. Several of the girls Del Giorno approached used their hol-iday gift wishes as opportunities to request items for siblings or loved ones instead, in-cluding anything from Barbie dolls to paint brushes and portable Casio keyboards.

In the end, Del Giorno said she hopes to make a lasting impression on the girls

and remind them that family does not have to be just along their bloodlines.

“In my family, we always practiced the concept of giving back to the less fortunate,” she said. “After [my family] learned to care about these girls the way I did, we felt we needed to give these girls an extra special Christmas … They are all unique and special in their own ways and shine so positively when they are passionate and excited.”

Photo from Hailey Del Giornohailey Del Giorno, left, is out for a meal with three of the girls she works with at little Flower Children and Family services of New york in Wading river.

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New system helps North Shore hospitals diagnoseBy Victoria Espinoza

Hospitals across the North Shore and the country have been adapting to an entirely new set of medical codes over the last two months, completely changing the system in which a patient’s diagnosis is detailed.

As of October, all hospitals across the United States switched to the ICD-10 sys-tem, which allows for more than 14,000 different codes and permits the tracking of many new diagnoses. ICD-10, an inter-national medical classification system by the World Health Organization, requires more specificity than the previous code system. Doctors at North Shore facilities said they agreed that although it’s time-consuming and has slowed productivity, it is more beneficial to patients in the end.

Dr. Michael Grosso, chairman of medi-cine at Huntington Hospital said these new codes should help make it easier for symp-toms of various diseases to be tracked.

Gross said preparation for the new code started two years ago with a required education program for all physicians that described what all the new codes meant.

“Physicians are being called upon to provide more specificity and detail,” Gros-so said in a phone interview. He described the codes as a “vast extension” to what the hospital was previously using and said it should “improve the quality of medical re-cords and increase the amount of informa-

tion that researchers can obtain and make for the best care for patients.”

Grosso also said that understanding and learning the codes was an important first step, but ongoing feedback on how the codes are being adopted is equally important. A feedback program has been created at each hospital.

John Ruth, director of revenue integ-rity and interim chief compliance officer at Stony Brook University Hospital, said Stony Brook used outside resource compa-nies with online courses to teach the new code to their physicians and coding staff.

Ruth said that a new code system was necessary, as the previous system, ICD-9, was created by WHO in the 1970s. He called ICD-10 a natural progression.

“There are a lot more codes for spe-cific organ systems, muscles, muscle ten-dons and nerves than were required with ICD-9,” he said in a phone interview.

Ruth also said that ICD-9 was most-ly comprised of three- and four-digit codes, and ICD-10 is up to seven digits in length, which makes the new coding more challenging but more valuable.

“If a patient has PTSD, we can assign a code from where he got it from, not just that he has it, which is important for planning his future and ongoing care,” Ruth said.

Stacie Colonna, associate director of inpatient coding at Stony Brook Uni-versity Hospital, said there has been

approximately a 30 percent decrease in staff productivity with the changeover to ICD-10 and a shortage of trained staff.

“I get 10 questions a day just from internal staff,” Colonna said. But she also noted that staff frequently asked daily questions about the old system as well. She said she expects productivity to improve in the near future.

At John T. Mather Memorial Hos-pital in Port Jefferson, Chief Medi-cal Information Officer Dr. Joseph Ng said the staff went through web train-ing, too. One-on-one training was also available if a clinician requested it.

Ng agreed specificity is both the pro and

con of ICD-10. “Because it’s so specific, it really allows clinicians to hone in on what’s really going on with patients and be able to communicate better with one another,” Ng said in an email. “But because it’s so spe-cific, sometimes it’s hard to find the right code, especially when it comes to proce-dures. The codes are not all inclusive.”

Looking forward, Grosso said the new system had a lot to offer for hospi-tals across the country because of the amount of information people could po-tentially learn from it.

“A number of private and government parties will benefit from the ability to look at more detailed hospital data,” Grosso said.

File photoHospitals acorss the country are changing the coding system they use to diagnose patients.

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from Jennie Smith and Robert Elder-kin — they were the last members of the Brewster family to own the home. Additions were made to the house be-fore Melville purchased the property, transforming it from a one-room cot-tage to its current multiple-room struc-ture. Nineteen years after purchasing the house, Melville began restoring the dilapidated building.

The Brewster House was a tavern and general store during the American Revolution. Members of the Brewster family resided in the upstairs portion of the home. At the time, Joseph Brew-ster entertained British troops at the home. Joseph Brewster’s cousin Caleb supposedly frequented the house often during the revolution. He was a mem-ber of George Washington’s Culper Spy Ring alongside the Roe brothers, who resided in Port Jefferson, then called Drowned Meadow.

In light of the house’s long history, Cartright read the original 1665 deed that transferred the property from the

town to Nathaniel Brewster. Both Ro-maine and Cartright said the house is the oldest building in Brookhaven. Its age and its history made the house worth preserving.

“You don’t want to take these his-torical homes and modernize them, you want to keep the historical cul-ture,” Cartright said. “Ward Melville Heritage Organization understands the importance of keeping the histori-cal significance of these homes so that’s why we’re happy to work with them.”

Melville established WMHO on Dec. 29, 1939. It was initially known as the Stony Brook Community Fund. While Melville established the organization with the goal of re-habilitating Stony Brook village and merging history with the area’s natu-ral beauty, the organization has since expanded on his vision, including the preservation of historic sites like the Brewster House.

“We have to understand that we’re part of a continuum of history,” said Ro-maine. “To do that we’ve got to look back as well as look forward, because by look-ing back we get a clear vision of how to look forward.”

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By Giselle Barkley

Richard Panico is a behind-the-scenes kind of guy.

So it took some convincing when Friends of Karen wanted to honor Panico, a Miller Place resident, for his charitable nature during its third an-nual Long Island Gala on Friday, Dec. 4, at the Stonebridge Country Club in Smithtown. The organization’s regional director, Nancy Mariano, approached Panico earlier this year, asking to spotlight him at the event. Initially, he wasn’t thrilled with the idea.

“I read this somewhere [that] if more than one person knows you did a good deed, it’s no longer a good deed,” Panico said. “So … to me it’s just not necessary to have that kind of ego.”

Panico got involved with Friends of Karen three years ago when he pur-chased the building on Perry Street in Port Jefferson out of which the orga-nization operates. Currently, Panico’s company Symbio, which provides clinical trial management services for pharmaceutical companies, and Friends of Karen share the building.

North Shore man honored for charitable efforts

Photo by Giselle Barkley richard Panico, of Miller Place, speaks as the Friends of karen’s honoree at the organization’s long island gala.

Friends of Karen recognize Richard Panico at LI gala

‘[Richard Panico] is the kindest most generous father, husband and friend to all.’

— NaNcy MariaNo

He turned his efforts toward helping the organization, which aims to offer emotional and financial support to families of children with life-threaten-ing illnesses, but his efforts didn’t start with Friends of Karen.

In 2003, one year after Panico’s com-pany was established, he kickstarted its annual bike-a-thon at Heritage Park in Mount Sinai to help raise money for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. It

held the fundraiser for seven years and raised more than $50,000.

“It was good for the company,” said Susan Swamback, an employee of Sym-bio. “It was good for all of us to feel like a team. … He loves that.”

Swamback also helped with the an-nual bike-a-thon, but the fundraising stopped after the company didn’t raise as much money as it had hoped, despite its efforts.

Over the past few years, Panico has donated skin creams to families that frequent hospitals and helped one child and his family attend a New York Mets baseball game. Panico’s nephew Tom McGuire added that his uncle also tries to help his family and friends.

During the gala, Mariano said Pani-co “is the kindest most generous father, husband and friend to all.” Mariano added that the organization was proud to acknowledge Panico at the event.

While the gala was a means to high-light people like Panico, it also helps Friends of Karen raise awareness and money to further its mission. In the or-ganization’s 37 years, it’s helped around 5,500 sick children and their families. Panico said the organization works hard to achieve its goal and even con-tinued his own effort to help the organi-zation during his honoree speech.

“If you are able to donate — if you’re able to buy raffle tickets, if you’re able to [participate] in the silent auctions, that would be fantastic,” Panico said dur-ing the gala. “If you can’t … tell your friends, spread the word.”

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POLICE BLOTTERIncidents and arrests from Dec. 3 – Dec. 6

Heroin rides shotgunA 38-year-old woman from East

Setauket was arrested on Dec. 5 for criminal possession of a controlled substance. Police said officials pulled the woman over between Main Street and Dayton Avenue in Port Jefferson Station for an unknown reason, then discovered she was in possession of heroin. The drug was on the front pas-senger seat of the woman’s 2005 Ford. Police arrested her at the scene.

It’s not my asphaltOn Dec. 3, police arrested a

19-year-old man from Port Jefferson for robbery and criminal mischief, after police said he threw someone to the ground and stole their wallet near the Pax Christi Hospitality Center on Oakland Avenue in Port Jefferson. The man also threw a piece of asphalt at the building and broke one of its windows. Police arrested the man on Linden Place.

Heads and tailsPolice arrested a 38-year-old man

from Mount Sinai on Dec. 6 for driv-ing while ability impaired while going east on Route 25A in Mount Sinai. Police pulled the man over because his Volkswagen Jetta’s headlights and taillights weren’t working. Officials discovered the man was under the in-fluence and arrested him at the scene.

A 54-year-old man from Cente-reach was arrested on Dec. 5 for driv-ing while ability impaired in a 1992 Buick on Rustic Road in Centereach. Police pulled the man over around 12:42 a.m. because the car’s taillights weren’t working. They discovered he was intoxicated and arrested him.

Wrangling a suspectOn Dec. 5, a 41-year-old man from

Centereach was arrested for leaving

the scene of a car crash. The man was driving a Jeep Wrangler east on Old Town Road in East Setauket when he crashed into a 2006 Acura around 8:05 p.m. Police arrested the man minutes later at his residence on Gnarled Hol-low Road. Police said the man failed to stop, causing the crash, but it was unclear if that was at a stop sign or at a traffic light.

Desperate Housewives, cont.Police arrested a 17-year-old male

from Selden for assault with a weapon on Dec. 6, a day after he struck some-one with a glass bottle. Police didn’t say what caused the altercation but said the victim was transported to the Stony Brook University Hospital. The teenaged assailant was arrested the following day at his residence on Wis-teria Lane in Lake Grove.

College crashA 56-year-old woman from Selden

was arrested for leaving the scene of a crash on Dec. 5, after driving a 2004 Nissan on College Road in Selden and crashing into another car. Police found the woman after she fled and arrested her at the 6th Precinct.

If I had a Nicolls …Police arrested a 31-year-old wom-

an from Islip on Dec. 4 for driving while ability impaired on Nicolls Road in Stony Brook. Police pulled her over when she failed to stay in her lane and arrested her after discovering she was under the influence.

Que Linda!An unknown person slashed a tire

of a 1997 Lincoln that was parked on Linda Street in Port Jefferson Station. Police said the incident happened be-tween Dec. 5 at 10 p.m. and Dec. 6 around 6 a.m.

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PEOPLE

Harry BixlerHarry Raymond Bixler

II, 27, of East Setauket, died on Nov. 7. He was born March 2, 1988, in Jacksonville, Fla., the son of Harry and Lisa Bixler.

Bixler was a self-em-ployed artist and musician

and a member of the Spit It Out Band. He loved playing the drums and guitar and singing and beat boxing. He was very handy and passionate about sports, especially snowboarding, skiing and golfing. He was always a peacemaker and enjoyed making people laugh; kids meant the world to him, especially his nieces and nephews, and he was very giving and loving.

Left to cherish his memory are his mother, Lisa

(Andrew); father, Harry; sisters, Kelly Jean and Cor-rine; nieces and nephews, Jayden, Gianna and Julian, along with many other family members and friends.

Arrangements were entrusted to Bryant Funeral Home of East Setauket. Services were held at St. Gerard Majella Church. Interment followed at Holy Sepulchre Cemetery.

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

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Vorwald, Gelinas educator, is ‘distinguished’Gary Vorwald, P.J. Gelinas Junior

High School teacher and science chairperson, has received the first-ever Distinguished Earth Science Teacher Award from New York Earth Science Teachers’ Association.

The award is given to an active earth science teacher in a public or private school in New York based on profile information, their students’ outstanding results, participation and leadership in professional organiza-tions and their commitment to earth science education.

Vorwald has taught in the district since 1998 and has been an educator for 29 years. During his time in Three Vil-lage, he has taught nearly every science

course offered at P.J. Gelinas and is the school’s current department chairper-son and lead coach of its award-winning Science Olympiad team.

Vorwald is active in numerous pro-fessional organizations and is a leader in the Science Teachers’ Association of New York State. His list of awards is extensive. He was awarded the Out-standing Earth Science teacher of New York State in 1997. He was honored by the Harvard Club of Long Island as a Distinguished Teacher in 2011 and received the STANYS Excellence in Teaching Award for intermediate-level science teaching in 2012. Earlier this calendar year he was named a New York State Master Teacher.

Arrowhead student journals way to history awardArrowhead Elementary School sixth-grader Steven Orland was named a

first-place winner in an essay writing contest organized by the Daughters of the American Revolution.

Steven’s entry, which he created during his fifth-grade class with Chris-tina Maffia, was written as a child’s first-person experience of immigrating to America. Steven wrote his piece about a young boy who was not only frightened about the move but also curious as to what America would be like and the endless possibilities his new country would bring.

“Steven is a really talented writer and I was quite impressed at how he applied all of the writing techniques he learned in fourth and fifth grade into the piece with such a strong and powerful voice,” said Maffia. “It was amazing how he could create something so realistic without having person-ally experienced the situation.”

As a top winner, Steven was awarded a gift certificate, medal and com-memorative certificate.

Photo from Three Village school districtArrowhead Elementary School sixth-grader Steven Orland is named a first-place win-ner in an essay writing contest organized by the Daughters of the American Revolu-tion. He is pictured here with his fourth- and fifth-grade teacher Christina Maffia.

Photo from Three Village school district P.J. Gelinas Junior High School teacher Gary Vorwald, center, receives the Distinguished Earth Science Teacher Award from the New York Earth Science Teachers’ Association.

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By Rich AcRitelli

It was 74 years ago that the Japanese attacked the United States at Pearl Harbor, spurring the nation’s entry into World War II. At the helm of the Amer-ican military on that deadly day was Gen. George C. Marshall, and it was up to this outspoken man to take a military of 175,000 — which was ranked 17th out of all the industrialized powers — and turn the troops into a tre-mendous force of 10.4 million to defeat Germany and Japan.

From the moment he entered the Army in 1902, Marshall ex-celled at every task assigned to him. Unlike many of the West Point officers he commanded during World War II, he gradu-ated from the Virginia Military Institute. His peers thought Marshall’s quiet and firm man-ner suited him for vital positions of military responsibility, and he held several different jobs in the Army, served in the Philippines

and graduated first from the Army staff college in Fort Leav-enworth, Kansas.

During the United States’ earliest moments in France in World War I, Marshall had a famous encounter with Ameri-can Expeditionary Forces Com-mander Gen. John J. Pershing. When, upon finding the Army was not prepared for the burden of warfare on the Western Front, Pershing criticized his officers for not doing enough training, Marshall told Pershing that he did not understand the problems his soldiers faced daily and they were doing the best that could be expected of them. At first, Mar-shall believed he’d be sent home in disgrace; instead Pershing re-spected his honesty and clarity and eventually made him a main planner of American war opera-tions against the Germans.

Years later, in the late 1930s, Marshall showed his leadership again when he sat in on a meeting with then-President Franklin D.

Roosevelt and influential mem-bers of both his cabinet and the military. When Roosevelt out-lined a plan of adding planes to the Army Air Forces but virtu-ally no other resources to the Army, all of the leaders remained quiet or supported the president. Marshall, on the other hand, an-gered Roosevelt by vehemently disagreeing with him. But a year later, Marshall, who was a junior to many other officers, was pro-moted to Army chief of staff.

Knowing war was a young man’s game, Marshall reassigned, fired or retired older officers who he knew were not able to fight a modern war. One of his most important choices was making one lieutenant colonel, Dwight D. Eisenhower, into an important member of his staff. While he never directly served with this of-ficer, he was constantly informed that Eisenhower was one of the most well-rounded leaders in the military. He saw Eisenhower as a capable officer only interested in completing his duty. Marshall also elevated Gen. Omar N. Bradley to command the ground forces in Europe from D-Day to Germany’s surrender in 1945. It was Mar-shall’s manner not to dwell on the personal characteristics of his key

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‘We must have the very best leadership we can possibly give these men and we’ve stopped at nothing to produce that leadership.’

— Gen. GeorGe C. Marshall, World War II arMy ChIef of staff

Marshall built up Army

leaders. This was the case with the erratic but brilliant combat fighter Gen. George S. Patton. Marshall stood by Patton throughout some of his troubles due to the strong belief that Patton would con-tinually earn battlefield victories against the enemy.

From the time he became Army chief of staff, Marshall was determined to prepare his nation for the rigors of war. He drafted, trained, equipped and over-saw the total war efforts of the United States to defeat fascism, conducting all of those efforts in a professional manner, not

seeking any credit for his mas-sive contributions in the defense of his country. Marshall should be credited, however, with estab-lishing a new army, command structure and strategy to con-duct military operations against Germany and Japan. In a short period of time, he helped the United States attain a victory in an important war.

Rich Acritelli is a social studies teacher at Rocky Point High School and an adjunct professor of Ameri-can history at Suffolk County Community College.

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By Phil corSo

She has Three Village roots,

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And she hasn’t even graduated

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People of the Year.Durko, 17, used her role as

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“We wanted to get the high

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She’s an extraordinary young

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Holiday shopping at the local stores that help give our historic communities a sense of place just makes good sense. The upcoming Christmas and winter holidays are also good times to purchase a few of the wonderful gifts and books about the local area and to pay a relaxing visit to a few local not-for-profit shops that deserve our special support.

Three Village Historical Society Museum & Gift Shop, 93 North

Country Road, SetauketThe Society’s gift shop was expanded

to complement the exhibit “SPIES! How a Group of Long Island Patriots Helped George Washington Win the Revolu-tion.” There you will find gifts including many books, booklets and pamphlets on local history.

A new addition this year is “General Washington’s Commando: Benjamin Tallmadge in the Revolutionary War” by Richard F. Welch. I already knew a lot about Tallmadge but I couldn’t put Welch’s book down. It’s well researched, well organized and interesting. Other books of note include “Washington’s Spies: The Story of America’s First Spy Ring” by Alexander Rose. Rose is the consultant for the AMC series “TURN,”

which is a dramatization of the Setauket-based Culper Spy Ring.

“Upon Secrecy” by Selene Castrovilla is an engaging book that will delight both children and adults. Castrovilla’s writing brings the Revolutionary War to life as it carries us into the actions of the Long Island-based Culper spy operation. This story will keep you on the edge of your chair as the spy letters move from Man-hattan to Setauket and across Long Island Sound to Washington’s headquarters.

“Revolutionary Friends: General George Washington and the Marquis de Lafayette” by Selene Castrovilla is a de-lightfully illustrated book that brings to life the relationship between Washington and Lafayette. Lafayette’s own words, in-set throughout the book, are a real delight and add to an understanding of the Mar-quis’s relationship to both Washington and America. At the back of the book are time lines for Lafayette and Washington plus places to visit connected with La-fayette and Washington and details on Lafayette’s Legacy in America. Everyone of every age should read this moving ac-count of a real American treasure.

The gift shop is open Monday through Friday 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. and the gift shop and exhibits are open every Sundays from 1-4 p.m. (Closed Dec. 27 and Jan. 3)

Photo from Beverly TylerThe front cover of ‘General Washington’s Commando: benjamin Tallmadge in the revolu-tionary War’ by richard F. Welch.

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With four impact-players returning, the Ward Melville wrestling team is hopeful it can rebuild after losing half of the starting squad to graduation.

“It’s hard to project what they’re going to do, but some of the wrestlers did a lot of offseason work and came back much improved from last year,” Ward Melville head coach Bill DeSa-rio said.

The biggest loss from last season is four-time state cham-pion Nick Piccininni.

“It’s impossible to replace Nick,” DeSa-rio said. “But we do have some young guys that are coming up that have impressed me in the first meet that we had. We wrestled Com-mack on Saturday, and they seem to be learning.”

The Patriots topped Commack, 51-21, and junior 113-pounder Kenny Cracchi-ola, who was ranked third in the league last season, said his team performed well.

“We won most of our matches,” he said. “We still have a lot of things to work on and improve before our next meet on Friday, but I think, for the first match of the season, it was a pretty good test.”

It was a test to see where the team is, and it’s coming along.

Senior Matt O’Brien, an all-county wrestler — ranked sixth — who will be

competing at 160, said he told the under-classmen from last season how he put in the work during the offseason after his sophomore year, and saw how much it paid off.

“I realized I should tell them and pass on how important it is to put in the work in the offseason so they could really im-pact the team well,” he said. “Me and Christian [Araneo], we’ve been trying to help the other kids with moves and teach-ing them different things and add on to what the coaches are saying. We’re try-ing to help the kids learn everything they need to, so I think we have a good up-

and-coming team.”Araneo, a senior

220-pounder who will eventually wrestle at 195 this season, is a re-tuning New York State champion.

“He’s just a force,” DeSario said. “He’s a monster. He’s our top gun.”

DeSario said the team is missing three wrestlers to injury, and said once they return, it will solidify the lineup. He will also be looking forward to see-ing the progression of sophomore Rafael Lievano, who will be taking Piccininni’s spot at 126; classmate Chris Stellwa-gen, who will be competing at 106; and Tom Fitzsimons, a freshman who will be competing at 99. The head coach will also be looking for solid seasons from juniors Jake Weizenecker at 120, Sean Fitzsimons, Tyler Lynde at 170, Aaron Rettig at 182 and Nadlher Jules at 285.

“I really think we just need to train the freshmen and sophomores more so that we can have a lot of good guys ranked,” O’Brien said of the team this year as he

looks even further to next. “We have coaches who have been coaching for a long time, so they have a lot of experi-ence, which I think is our strength. Also, we have a state champ on the team, which really helps out, because he’s also second in the nation, so he can teach us a lot of things.”

While DeSario and coach Kurt Fer-raro are retiring at the end of this season, DeSario said they’re hoping to set up an assistant coach to be ready to take over the team, but he also wants to make sure the team is set up for the following year.

“The main goal is to try to develop one of our assistants who we hope will take over the program,” he said. “But with that, our goal is to not only make sure we help him, but to also help the wrestlers to leave him with a good nucleus for next year. I don’t know where we’ll end up in League I this season, because it’s one of the toughest in the state, but I think we’ll do very well outside our league, in tournaments, and we’ll see what hap-pens. We’re also looking this season to send more than one guy up to the state tournament.”

Ward Melville wrestlers look to return to winning ways

File photo nick Piccininni, a four-time state champion, will be tough to replace this season.

Ward Melville . . . . . . 51Commack . . . . . . . . . 21

‘Me and Christian [Araneo], we’ve been trying to help the other kids with moves and teaching them different things and add on to what the coaches are saying.’

— Matt O’Brien

Wrestling

The Ward Melville boys’ basketball team will travel to Newfield on Friday for its opening matchup of the season. The nonleague game is scheduled to tipoff at 5:45 p.m.

Although results of the Ward Melville girls’ basketball season opener were not available by press time, the team will host Islip in its second nonleague game of the year, Saturday at 10 a.m.

Although results for the Ward Melville boys’ and girls’ fencing matchups against Newfield were not available by press time, the teams will host Commack today at 5 p.m.

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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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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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SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF SUFFOLK, US BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE FOR ASSET-BACKED PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES SERIES 2007-AHL1, Plaintiff, vs. LORNA MES-SINA, STEVEN MESSINA, ET AL., Defendant(s).

Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly filed on January 19, 2011, an Order Appointing Substitute Referee filed August 11, 2014, an Order Amending Judgment of Fore-closure and Sale dated October 20, 2014, I, the undersigned Ref-eree will sell at public auction at the Brookhaven Town Hall, 1 In-dependence Hill, Farmingville, NY on December 18, 2015 at 9:00 a.m., premises known as 8 Brayton Court South, South Se-tauket, NY. All that certain plot, piece or parcel of land, with the

buildings and improvements thereon erected, situate, ly-ing and being in the Town of Brookhaven, County of Suffolk and State of New York, District 0200, Section 389.00, Block 01.00 and Lot 041.010. Approxi-mate amount of judgment is $912,070.69 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold sub-ject to provisions of filed Judg-ment Index # 27728/07.

Donna England, Esq., Referee

Gross Polowy, LLC, 1775 Wehrle Drive, Suite 100, Williamsville, New York 14221, Attorneys for Plaintiff

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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 Foreclosure 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

VILLAGE OF POQUOTT NOTICE TO BIDDERS SNOW REMOVAL

Sealed bids will be received by the Village Clerk, 45 Birchwood Avenue, Setauket, on Decem-ber 17, 2015, until 7 P.M. prevail-ing time, at which time they will be publically opened and read at a special meeting of the Board of Trustees of the Village of Poquott. After review and verifications the snow removal contract will be awarded on De-cember 23, 2015 by the Village Board to the lowest responsible bidder for purchase of the fol-lowing;

RENTAL OF SNOW REMOVAL AND SANDING EQUIPMENT WITH DRIVER FOR THE PERIOD

STARTING JANUARY 1, 2016 THROUGH MAY 31, 2016

Bids must be hourly rental of the following types of equip-ment including; Driver’s wagesPickup with sanderPickup with plow and sanderSix wheel trucks with plow and sander Ten wheel truck with plow and sander 3 c.y. (cubic yard) (min.) loader

All equipment must be avail-able on a 24 hour basis.

Contract will be for a term com-mencing January 1, 2016 and ending May 1, 2016. The term of the agreement at the option of the Village, may be extended for up to an additional two years through May 1, 2018 Bids for the contract shall be submitted in a separate sealed envelope with the name of the contractor and Snow Bid clearly noted on the outside of the envelope. The awards will be made to the low-est responsive and responsible bidder. The Board of Trustees reserves the right to accept or reject any and all bids.

Dated November 19, 2015 Vil-lage of Poquott, New YorkBy order of the Board of Trust-ees of the Incorporated Village of Poquott

Joseph Newfield, Village Clerk

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Gallery North, 90 North Country Road, Setauket

The Gallery is diagonally across the street from the historical society. It is very easy to park at one and walk across the street to the other. The entire Gallery is a gift shop with many wonderful paintings and gift pieces by local artists for sale. The current exhibit is “Deck the Halls.” Local artists and artisans have created beautiful paintings, drawings, ceramic and sculp-ture works, each piece being less than 20 by 20 inches and set at affordable prices that are perfect for gift giving. Gallery North also is showcasing a diverse range of Long Island art. Gallery North current exhibit is open every day from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. through Dec. 23. Call 631-751-2676 for more information.

Long Island Museum, 1200 Rte. 25A, Stony Brook

The museum has a small gift shop in the History Museum, which has some wonderful books, and other items you probably won’t find anywhere else. Stop in for a visit and be sure to take in their current exhibits as well. In the Main Gal-lery of the History Museum is the exhibit “One Square Foot” featuring the works of LIMarts members in a variety of media and themes. The museum is open 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Thursday to Saturday and 12-5 p.m. on Sundays through Dec. 20.

St. James General Store, 516 Moriches Road, St. James

This “old-fashioned” general store, not technically a not-for-profit, is run for

the benefit of Suffolk County residents through the County Parks, as a part of Historical Services. There are two floors of 19th and 20th century goods, and lots of homemade goodies. They have an ex-tensive collection of old-style candies; many date back to the 19th century. Be sure to also try one of their delicious mo-lasses pops. On the second floor are books on Long Island covering many local com-munities, as well as lots of wonderful chil-dren’s books. This is now one good, close independent bookstore. The back room has an extensive collection of ornaments, some of which are reproductions of an-tique decorations. Back on the first floor there is a large selection of toys, dolls and games for children that also harken back to the 19th century. The St. James General Store is open every day 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., (631) 854-3740.

There are lots of unusual gifts at these three gift shops. If you are buying a gift for someone, you will almost certainly find something to suit every taste. There are many other wonderful local shops in Stony Brook Village Shopping Center, in Setauket and in the Village of Port Jef-ferson. A special one in Port Jefferson is Secret Garden Tea Room on Main Street. Have a cup of tea, maybe a scone and jam or a delicious lunch and look over their selection of gifts. Finding a special or unusual gift is not only a good idea, it supports our local businesses and brings us closer together as a community. And you never know who you will run into by shopping locally.

Beverly Tyler is the Three Village His-torical Society historian.

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Garage SalesTAG SALE 137 Oakwood Rd, Port Jefferson Village. Sat., Dec 12th. Entire contents: Queen Anne cherry dining room set with 6 chairs. Traditional upholstered furniture, linens. Pair of curio cabinets. China, glassware, prints. Twin beds, garden tools, statuary, more. Too Good To Be True Pat. 9AM-3PM

AdoptionADOPTIONLoving Indian-American couple to adopt a newborn. Expenses paid. Excited to help plan a hap- py life for your child.

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Art2 JOSEPH REBOLI original oil paintings. Three Village scenes. 36” x 16” and 12” x 10” 631-241-5883

AnnouncementsOUR HUNTERS will Pay Top $ to hunt your land. Call for a free Base Camp Leasing info packet & Quote. 1-866-309-1507 www.BaseCampLeasing.com

Antiques &Collectibles

LATE 1960’S BARBER CHAIR, porcelain base and arms, $900. EARLY 1970’s COKE MA- CHINE, $750. Great mancave gifts! 631-875-7976, Mt Sinai.

Automobiles/Trucks/Vans/Rec Vehicles

1997 MAZDA MIATA 1.28K, convertible with hard top. Five speed, black with black leather interior, CD player. No rust. $2,600. 631-849-2894

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BEAUTIFUL SOLID OAK TV Entertainment Console with 32” Samsung TV, $100. 631-928-2328.

DINING TABLE AND CHAIR SET: double pedestal table with, beautiful detail, medium color wood, 44”Wx72”L plus 2 leaves. 4 matching chairs. $350. Photos available. Call/text 631-9747273

DINING TABLE AND CHAIR SET: double pedestal table with, beautiful detail, medium color wood, 44”Wx72”L plus 2 leaves. 4 matching chairs. $350. Photos available. Call/text 631-9747273

LP VINYL COLLECTION plus Odyssey Pro DJ record boxes. (2). Includeds over 200 records. $250. Negotiable. 631-751-2030

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WE BUY MID CENTURY FURNITURE. 1950’s thru 1970’s Danish, Italian, French, American modern. Herman Miller, Knoll, France and Sons, Fritz Hansen. Eames, Wegner, Nakashima, Gio Ponti, Finn Juhl. 718.383.6465 [email protected]

BUYING LIONEL TRAINS Old trains sitting in your attic, basement or closet? Grandkids not interested? Cash paid for Lionel trains, any age, any condition. Call 631-928-7622 between 9AM-8PM.

CASH FOR COINS! Buying Gold & Silver. Also Stamps, Paper Money and Comics. Entire Collections/Estates. Travel to your home. Call Marc in NY 1-800-959-3419

CASH FOR DIABETIC TEST STRIPS Up to $35/Box! Sealed & Unexpired. Payment made SAME DAY. Highest Prices Paid!! Call Juley Today! 800-413-3479, www.CashForYourTestStrips.com

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WANTED!Guns - Stamps - CoinsLicensed dealer will buy modern and antique rifles, pistols, swords. Also buying stamps, coins, beer steins, military souve- nirs, trains and antiques. B&C SPORTING 631-751-5662

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Oh, most beautiful flower of Mt. Carmel, fruitful vine, splendor of heaven, blessed mother of the Son of God, immaculate virgin, assist me in my necessity. Oh star of the sea, help me & show me here in, you are my mother. Oh Holy Mary, Mother of God, Queen of Heaven and Earth, I humbly beseech you from the bottom of my heart to succor me in this necessity There are none who can withstand your power. Oh show me herein you are my mother. Oh Mary conceived without sin, pray for us who have recourse to thee. (3 times). Oh Holy Mary, I place this cause in your hands. (3 times). Holy Spirit, you who solve all problems, light all roads so that I can obtain my goals. You gave me the divine gift to forgive and forget all evil against me, and that in all instances of my life, you are with me. I want in this short prayer to thank you for all things as you confirm once again that I never want to be separated from you in eternal glory. Thank you for your mercy toward me and mine. E.S.F.The person must say this prayer 3 consecutive days. The request will be granted. This prayer must be published after the favor has been granted.

NovenasPRAYER TO THE BLESSED VIRGIN (Never Known To Fail)Oh, most beautiful flower of Mt. Carmel, fruitful vine, splendor of heaven, blessed mother of the Son of God, immaculate virgin, assist me in my necessity. Oh star of the sea, help me & show me here in, you are my mother. Oh Holy Mary, Mother of God, Queen of Heaven and Earth, I humbly beseech you from the bottom of my heart to succor me in this necessity There are none who can withstand your power. Oh show me herein you are my mother. Oh Mary conceived without sin, pray for us who have recourse to thee.(3 times). Oh Holy Mary, I place this cause in your hands. (3 times). Holy Spirit, you who solve all problems, light all roads so that I can obtain my goals. You gave me the divine gift to forgive and forget all evil against me, and that in all instances of my life, you are with me. I want in this short prayer to thank you for all things as you confirm once again that I never want to be separated from you in eternal glory. Thank you for your mercy toward me and mine. The person must say this prayer 3 consecutive days. The request will be granted. This prayer must be published after the favor has been granted. J.A.PRAYER TO THE BLESSED VIRGIN (Never Known To Fail)Oh, most beautiful flower of Mt. Carmel, fruitful vine, splendor of heaven, blessed mother of the Son of God, immaculate virgin, assist me in my necessity. Oh star of the sea, help me & show me here in, you are my mother. Oh Holy Mary, Mother of God, Queen of Heaven and Earth, I humbly beseech you from the bottom of my heart to succor me in this necessity There are none who can withstand your power. Oh show me herein you are my mother. Oh Mary conceived without sin, pray for us who have recourse to thee.(3 times). Oh Holy Mary, I place this cause in your hands. (3 times). Holy Spirit, you who solve all problems, light all roads so that I can obtain my goals. You gave me the divine gift to forgive and forget all evil against me, and that in all instances of my life, you are with me. I want in this short prayer to thank you for all things as you confirm once again that I never want to be separated from you in eternal glory. Thank you for your mercy toward me and mine. The person must say this prayer 3 consecutive days. The request will be granted. This prayer must be published after the favor has been granted. J.M.D.

NovenasPRAYER TO THE BLESSED VIRGIN (Never Known To Fail)Oh, most beautiful flower of Mt. Carmel, fruitful vine, splendor of heaven, blessed mother of the Son of God, immaculate virgin, assist me in my necessity. Oh star of the sea, help me & show me here in, you are my mother. Oh Holy Mary, Mother of God, Queen of Heaven and Earth, I humbly beseech you from the bottom of my heart to succor me in this necessity There are none who can withstand your power. Oh show me herein you are my mother. Oh Mary conceived without sin, pray for us who have recourse to thee.(3 times). Oh Holy Mary, I place this cause in your hands. (3 times). Holy Spirit, you who solve all problems, light all roads so that I can obtain my goals. You gave me the divine gift to forgive and forget all evil against me, and that in all instances of my life, you are with me. I want in this short prayer to thank you for all things as you confirm once again that I never want to be separated from you in eternal glory. Thank you for your mercy toward me and mine. M.A.D.The person must say this prayer 3 consecutive days. The request will be granted. This prayer must be published after the favor has been granted.

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NovenasPRAYER TO THE BLESSED VIRGIN WONDERFUL PRAYER FOR LOST OR SICK PETS.(Never Known To Fail)Oh, most beautiful flower of Mt. Carmel, fruitful vine, splendor of heaven, blessed mother of the Son of God, immaculate virgin, assist me in my necessity. Oh star of the sea, help me & show me here in, you are my mother. Oh Holy Mary, Mother of God, Queen of Heaven and Earth, I humbly beseech you from the bottom of my heart to succor me in this necessity There are none who can withstand your power. Oh show me herein you are my mother. Oh Mary conceived without sin, pray for us who have recourse to thee.(3 times). Oh Holy Mary, I place this cause in your hands. (3 times). Holy Spirit, you who solve all problems, light all roads so that I can obtain my goals. You gave me the divine gift to forgive and forget all evil against me, and that in all instances of my life, you are with me. I want in this short prayer to thank you for all things as you confirm once again that I never want to be separated from you in eternal glory. Thank you for your mercy toward me and mine. The person must say this prayer 3 consecutive days. The request will be granted. This prayer must be published after the favor has been granted. S.L.T.

Pets/Pet Services

ADOPT A CAT or kitten at Golden Paw Society!! Tons of friendly lap cats of all ages, sizes and colors. Adoption centers throughout Huntington & Commack. www.goldenpawsociety.org [email protected]

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Schools/Instruction/

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All levels and styles. Many local references.

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2 FULL SIZE SLEDS, $30. Great for decorations. 631-929-83342 LUXURY OUTDOOR LOUNGE CHAIRS, black and dark tan, $50. 631-751-3869B &W SOLID 6 indoor/outdoor speakers w/stands, $50. 631-751-2030SOFT TOP for 8 ft pick-up truck bed, $50. 631-751-7578

BLACK & DECKER Electric Hedge Trimmer, Model TRI700, 17”, no cord, $15. 631-928-5392CARGO BAG: LL Bean, w/compartments, x-large, 30”x15”x15”, like new. $35. 631-474-5199CHRISTMAS TREE; 6.5 ft. Pre-lit Colorado Pine in the box. $45. 631-744-3722. Leave mes- sage.COCKTAIL TABLE Oval, solid brass with smoked glass top. Excellent condition. 58” x 27”. $50. 631-928-9145Full length leather coat. Men’s size L-XL trench coat style with zip-out liner. Excellent condition $50 firm. (631) 462-2260LITTLE GIRL’S BIKE16”. Purple and pink, polka dot seat. Excellent like new condi- tion, training wheels, $20. 631-751-2902.NUWAVE PRO PLUS Infrared Oven with all components. Brand new, never used. Still in box. $50. Call 631-275-4465.PRUNING SCISSORSCraftsman Bypass pruner. Life- time warranty, in original case, $11. 631-473-0963.

STACK OF ANSEL ADAMS calendars going back over 10 yrs. Little Brown Publishing. Free. 631-751-2030

VINTAGE LIGHT FIXTUREMetal, circular 20”w, 22”h, 10” chain, 6 lights with shades, $45. 631-751-8052

WROUGHT IRON rectangular basket for firewood, old, $20. 631-751-3869

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CALL CENTER/RESERVATION AGENTPort Je� erson Ferry seeks

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call center. Nights, weekends & holidays

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Direct Care Workers for our Wading River Location – P/T and Per Diem to work with our OPWDD Adult population in a residential setting. High School Diploma and NYS Driver’s License

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Accountant: F/T - Req: BA in Accounting

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House Manager: F/T for our Adult OPWDD residents in Wading River. BA and Supervisory Exp req.

Telephone Receptionist: P/T; Mon-Wed 9 am - 5 pm Experience Req.

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Faculty Student Association at Stony Brook University seeks p/t Cashier to work at the Jasmine Food Court in the Wang Center. Evening shi� , Monday-Friday, 4 pm - 8:30 pm. Required: Experience as a cashier or handling money, excellent customer service skills, and good verbal communication. Apply in person (Monday - Friday 10 am - 4 pm), Stony Brook University, Union Building, Room 250, or fax resume or letter of application to Chris Oster, Human Resources Manager at 631-632-6573. Stony Brook University/SUNY is an equal opportunity a� rmative action employer. Females, minorities, disabled, veterans.

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AIRLINE CAREERS Start here! Get trained as FAA certified Aviation Techni- cian. financial aid for qualified students. Job placement assis- tance. Call AIM for free infor- mation, 866-296-7093CALL CENTER/ RESERVA- TION AGENT Port Jefferson Ferry seeks F/T agent for a fast- paced call center. Nights, week- ends & holidays a must. Great communication skills. Computer literate. No calls accepted. Fax resume to 631-473-0920, or E- Mail customer-service@mcal- listertowing.com EOECASHIER - PART TIME (Jasmine Cafe)Faculty Student Association at Stony Brook University seeks P/T Cashier to work at the Jas- mine Food Court in the Wang Center. Evening shift, Monday through Friday, 4pm-8:30pm. See display ad for full details.LAUNDRY AIDE Part-time for Long Island State Veterans Home. Some weekends and holidays. For more details see ad in Employment Directory. Fax resume to Chris Oster, HR Man- ager 631-632-6573

LITTLE FLOWER CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES OF NY SEEKS:

DIRECT CARE WORKERS P/T and Per Diem.HOUSE MANAGER - F/TCOTTAGE SUPERVISOR F/T for our Youth Residential Program CHILD CARE WORKER F/T, P/T and Per Diem.RN’s Per diem for our Infirmary ACCOUNTANT - F/T. BEHAVIOR SPECIALIST for Therapeutic Foster Boarding Home.CASEWORKER for Therapeu- tic Foster Boarding Home.TELEPHONERECEPTIONIST; P/TValid NYS Driver’s License required for most positions.† Send resume to: [email protected] or fax to 631-929-6203 EOESEE COMPLETE LISTING AND ALL DETAILS IN OUR EMPLOYMENT DISPLAY ADS.PERSON FOR HOUSEHOLD O R G A N I Z A T I O N . 631-689-9560 after 6 pm.

Help WantedMAKE HOLIDAY $$$ Billion Dollar Manufacturer ex- panding in the Long Island area seeking person with sales and/or marketing background. Please call 1-516-759-5926, Leave mes- sage for call back.

PRIVATE SCHOOL seeking P/T Teacher’s Assistant. Mon.- Fri., 9am-2pm. Email resume to info @laurelhillschool.org or call 631-751-1154

P/T ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANTMonday-Friday, Flexible Hours.*Efficient w/Technology*CSR Experience*Dependable & [email protected]

RECEPTIONIST P/TBusy Islandia doctor’s office. Afternoon/evening/Saturday hrs. Excellent phone/computer skills. Knowledge of MS Office and must be able to multi-task. Fax resume 631-656-0634 or call 631-656-0472.

UCP SUFFOLK IS HIRING!Join Our Winning Team.Flexible Schedules, Locations throughout Suffolk County.Direct Support Professionals, Assistant Resident Manager, Confidential Secretary, Social Worker (LMSW), Registered Nurse, Custodian.See complete description and ap- plication details in the Employ- ment Display Section Ad.

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CleaningENJOY THE

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Excellent References.Serving the Three Village Area.

Jacquie 347-840-0890 (cell)Joyce 631-871-9457

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Clean-UpsLET STEVE DO IT Clean-ups, yards, basements, whole house, painting, tree work, local moving and anything else. Totally overwhelmed? Call Steve @ 631-745-2598, leave message.

Computer Services/Products

THE PC DOCTOR...Providing Solutions To All Your Home Or Office Computing Needs Reasonable rates, dependable service, plenty of references. Call 631-821-2558. Email: [email protected]

DecksDECKS ONLY

BUILDERS & DESIGNERS of Outdoor Living by Northern Construction of LI, Inc. Decks, Patios/Hardscapes, Pergolas, Outdoor Kitchens & Lighting. Since 1995. Lic/Ins. 3rd Party Financing Available.

105 Broadway, Greenlawn. 631-651-8478

www.DecksOnly.comSee our ad in the Home ServiceDirectory for complete details.

ElectriciansSOUNDVIEW ELECTRICAL

CONTRACTINGPrompt * Reliable * Professional

Residential/CommercialFree Estimates

Ins/Lic#41579-MEOwner Operator 631-828-4675See our Display Ad in the Home

Services Directory

Furniture/RestorationRepairs

CHAIR CANING SINCE 1975; ALL TYPES.

ALSO Repairs & custom furniture.

VILLAGE CHAIRS 311 West Broadway

Port Jefferson. By appointment only

631-331-5791www.villagechairs.com

REFINISHING & RESTORATION

Antiques restored, repairing re- cane, reupholstery, touch-ups kitchen, front doors, 40yrs exp, SAVE$$$, free estimates. Vincent Alfano 631-286-1407

Furniture/RestorationRepairs

REFINISHING & REUPHOLSTERING

Dunwell Furniture Repair & Upholstering Workshop.

Repairs, Caning, Rebuild,Stripping, Refinishing.

427 Rt. 25A, Rocky Point631-744-7442

Gutters/LeadersGREG TRINKLE PAINTING& GUTTER CLEANINGPowerwashing, window washing, staining. Neat, reliable, 25 years experience. Free Estimates. Lic/Ins.#31398-H 631-331-0976

HandymanServices

JOHN’S A-1 HANDYMAN SERVICE Crown moldings, Wainscoting,raised panels. Kitchen/Bathroom Specialist. Painting windows, finished basements, ceramic tile. All types repairs. Dependable craftsmanship. Reasonable/rates. Lic/Ins.#19136-H. 631-744-0976 cell 631 697-3518

HousesittingServices

HOUSE SITTING, live-in win- ter, three village area-ish. Several references. Mike, 631-901-4943

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*BluStar ConstructionThe North Shore’s Most Trusted

Renovation Experts. 631-751-0751

Suffolk Lic. #48714-H, Ins.See Our Display Ad

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BME SERVICES, INC.Generator Specials

0% -18 months. High Hat Specials, Outdoor

Lighting/Service Calls. Res/Comm. [email protected]

Lic. #E-2187/Ins.

DREAM FLOORS*Dustless sanding & refinishing of wood floors. *Hardwood, Laminate and Vinyl installations and repairs. *Base and crown molding installation. Owner Operated. Call, 631-793-7128www.nydreamfloors.com

NPC CARPENTRY, INC. Kitchen/Bathroom Alterations

Additions/ExtensionsFine Interior Millwork

Nick [email protected]

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Social Worker (LMSW)Registered Nurse

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H.S. Diploma/GED req’d. *Clean/Valid NYS Drivers License req’d.

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PRS CARPENTRYNo job too small. Hanging a door, building a house, every- thing in-between. Formica kitch- ens/baths, roofing/siding/decks. POWER WASHING. Serving North Shore 40 years. Lic/Ins. 631-744-9741

THREE VILLAGE HOME IMPROVEMENTServing the community for over 30 years. See ad in Home Service Directory. Rich Beresford, 631-689-3169

InsuranceLIABILITY INSURANCE for contractors and professionals. Best rates available. Call NCA Insurance at 631-737-0700 ask for Martin

Lawn &LandscapingCLOVIS AXIOM, INC.

Expert Tree Removal,Pruning, Planting & Transplanting.

*Insect & Disease Management. *Personalized healthy edible gardens and chicken coops.

631-751-4880 [email protected]

GIULIANO TREE SERVICE AND LANDSCAPING

SNOW REMOVALCommercial/Residential

Bobcat service, Tree removal, clean-ups after storms,

Charles: 631-371-9913

Lawn &Landscaping

GOT BAMBOO??Bamboo containment and remov- al with guaranteed results! Land- scape Architecture/Arborist Ser- vices. Property restoration/land- scape design & installation. Free Estimates. 631-316-4023Groundbreakers Development Group Inc., Commack NY

LANDSCAPES UNLIMITED SPRING CLEAN-UPS

Property Clean-ups, Tree Removal, Pruning, Landscape Construction, Maintenance, Thatching

& Aeration. Call now to reserve for snow removal.

Commercial/Residential Steven Long, Lic.36715-H/Ins.

631-675-6685**LEAVES **LEAVES

**LEAVES****Fall Leaf Cleanups**

Gutter Cleaning, Final Lawn Cut, Winter Fertilization. Free Estimates. Owner Operated, NYS Certified Technician. Lic/Ins. #55112-H. James, 631-624-0567LUX LANDSCAPINGOffering Fall Cleanup Specials throughout Suffolk County. Family owned and operated, On- Site Manager, new equipment. Call 631-283-2266 or email:[email protected]

SWAN COVE LANDSCAPING

Lawn Maintenance, Clean-ups, Shrub/Tree Pruning, Removals. Landscape Design/Installation, Ponds/Waterfalls, Stone Walls.

Firewood. Free estimates. Lic/Ins.

631-689-8089

Lawn &Landscaping

SETAUKET LANDSCAPE & DESIGN

Stone Driveways/Walkways, Walls/Stairs/Patios/Masonry,

Brickwork/Repairs &Land Clearing/Drainage,

Grading/Excavating.Plantings/Mulch

Steve Antos, 631-689-6082 www.setauketlandscape.com

Serving Three Villages

MasonryCarl Bongiorno

Landscape/Mason ContractorAll phases masonry work: stone

walls, patios, poolscapes. All phases of Landscaping Design.

Theme Gardens. Residential & Commercial.

Lic/Ins. 631-928-2110

Painting/Spackling/Wallpaper

ALL PRO PAINTINGInterior/exterior. Free estimates. Powerwashing, staining, wallpa- per removal. Lic/Ins#19604HI. NICK 631-696-8150

BOB’S PAINTING SERVICE25 Years Experience

Interior/Exterior Painting *Spackling *Staining*Wallpaper Removal

*Powerwashing. Free estimatesLic/Ins. #17981 631-744-8859COUNTY-WIDE PAINTING

INTERIOR/EXTERIOR Painting/Staining.

Quality workmanship. Living/Serving 3 Village Area Over 25 Years. Lic#37153-H.

631-751-8280

Painting/Spackling/Wallpaper

LaROTONDA PAINTING & DESIGNInterior/exterior, sheetrock re- pairs, taping/spackling, wallpa- per removal, Faux, decorative finishings. Free estimates. Lic.#53278-H/Ins. Ross LaRotonda 631-689-5998

WORTH PAINTING“PAINTING WITH PRIDE” Interiors/exteriors. Faux finish- es, power-washing, wallpaper removal, sheetrock tape/spack- ling, carpentry/trimwork. Lead paint certified. References. Free estimates. Lic./Ins. SINCE 1989Ryan Southworth, 631-331-5556

Plumbing/Heating

DOUGLAS FERRIPLUMBING & HEATINGLic/Ins. All types of work, small repairs receive special attention. Free estimates, reasonable rates.631-265-8517

Snow RemovalSNOW PLOW & BLOW, SALT & SAND, PRETREAT. C o m m e r c i a l / R e s i d e n t i a l MWOSB Certificate. 36 Years Three Village area, Centerport, Northport, Greenlawn, Commack CS Maeder 631-988-9211 Text ur address for instant reply. Lic. 3150-HI /Ins.

Tree WorkABOVE ALL TREE

SERVICEWill Beat ALL

Competitors RatesQuality Work at Lowest Prices! Removal, Land Clearing & Large Tree Specialists. Pruning, Top- ping, Stump Grinding $10 & Up. Bucket Truck & Emergency Ser- vice. Accepting All Major Credit Cards. Free Estimates. Lic. 33122-H./Ins. Located Exit 62 LIE

631-928-4544

ARBOR-VISTA TREE CAREComplete Tree care service de- voted to the care of trees. Main- tenance pruning, waterview work, sun-trimming, elevating, pool areas, storm thinning, large tree removal, stump grinding. Wood chips. Lic#18902HI. Free estimates. 631-246-5377

EASTWOOD TREE & LANDSCAPE, INC.

Experts in tree care and land- scaping. Serving Suffolk County for 25 years. Lic.#35866H/Ins

631-928-4070 eastwoodtree.com

EXCELLENCE IN TREE CARE

Cornell Tree Experts, Inc. Specializing in Delicate and

Hazardous Removal & Pruning 631-474-8084

Cornelltree.comServing L.I. since 1995

KLB LAND SERVICESSpecializing in all phases of

Tree Work, Landscape Installation

& Masonry.Insured/ Lic# 52839-H

Michael O’Leary 631-901-2781

Tree WorkKOCH TREE SERVICES

Certified Arborists. National Ac- credited Tree Care Company.

Fertilization, Firewood, Pruning, Removals, Organic Spray Pro-

grams, Tick Control. CALL NOW! 631-473-4242

www.kochtreeservice.com Lic#25598-H Insured

NORTHEASTTREE EXPERTS, INC.Expert pruning, careful removals, stump grinding, tree/shrub fer- tilization. Disease/insect manage- ment. Certified arborists. Insured/Lic#24,512-HI. All work guaranteed. 631-751-7800www.northeasttree.com

SUNBURST TREE EXPERTS

Since 1974 our history of cus- tomer satisfaction is second to none. Pruning/removals/plant-

ing, plant health care. Certified Arborist on every job

guaranteed. Unsplit firewood For Sale

by the truckload. Bonded employees.

Lic/Ins. #8864HI 631-744-1577

WindowCleaning

SUNLITE WINDOW WASHING

Residential. Interior/Exterior. “Done the old fashioned way.”

Also powerwashing/gutters. Reasonable rates.

29 years in business Lic.27955-H/Ins.

631-281-1910

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consultation

www.BluStarBuilders.comLic. #48714-H & Insured

RONAN HANDYMAN SERVICEIf It’s Broken, I’ll Fix It!General home repair • Fences installed

Porch pillars & railingsDecks refi nished & repaired

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DECKS ONLY®BUILDERS & DESIGNERS OF OUTDOOR LIVING

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Yard SpacePUBLISHERS’ NOTICE All real estate advertised herein is subject to the Federal Fair Housing Act, which makes it il- legal to advertise “any prefer- ence, limitation, or discrimina- tion because of race, color, re- ligion, sex, handicap, familial status, or national origin, or in- tention to make any such prefer- ence, limitation, or discrimina- tion.”We will not knowingly accept any advertising for real estate which is in violation of the law. All persons are hereby informed that all dwellings advertised are available on an equal opportu- nity basis.

Out Of CountyMANHATTAN

APARTMENT FOR RENTNicely furnished (or unfur- nished.) Quiet, 4 bedroom, 2 bath, living room, dining room, exceptionally clean, upper East Side pre-war residential build- ing with high ceilings and ele- vator, washer/dryer, A/C. 4 blocks to Metropolitan Mu- seum of Art and Central Park, 3 blocks to East River and Carl Schurz Park. 4 blocks to ex- press subway stop, P/T door- man. No smoking. Wired for in- ternet and cable. $6600/mo.Call Ann: (days) 631-751-5454 (eves) 631-751-2030.

ProfessionalProperties

STONY BROOK VILLAGESecond floor office with multiple rooms. Location at entrance of Stony Brook village. High visibility. 836 sq. ft. Ample park- ing. Call owner M-F 9AM-5PM. 631-751-2244

RentalsCOTTAGE Cozy studio with sleeping loft. Galley kitchen, bath, large closet. Private setting. $1500 plus gas heat. Close to downtown. No smoking/pets. 631-258-2585.

EAST SETAUKET STUDIO APT. Private entrance, off street parking. Bath, kitchen, large windows. Unfurnished, no pets/smoking. $875 utilities/cable included. 631-928-1525

PORT JEFF STATIONLarge 1 bedroom, LR, EIK, pri- vate entrance. No pets/smoking. $1000 includes all +cable. Refer- ences. 631-275-6378

RIDGE Ground floor, private entrance, MINT 1 bedroom, LR, full bath, EIK. Utilities included. No pets/smoking. References. $1125/month +security. (*82) 631-744-8038.

SETAUKET2 BR Historic duplex, 2 full baths, private, close to univer- sity. Dishwasher/washer/dryer. $1800. References/Security. 631-751-2416

Rentals-RoomsPORT JEFFERSONRoom for rent. Clean, quiet, share bath and kitchen. $525/all utilities included. 1st & security. References. 631-804-5834

STONY BROOKFurnished room for rent $700/all. One Block SUNY. Share kitchen and bath. Available January. 631-689-9560

RentalsTo Share

LOOKING FOR ROOM- MATES. $500/mo. Access to private beach. Rocky Point area. All welcome, including students. Call 631-786-8499

RentalsWanted

Responsible Adult LOOKING FOR SMALL STUDIO or room with bath in Setauket/Port Jeffer- son area, with rent between $500-700/month. 631-790-7316

OPENHOUSES

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The opinions of columnists and letter writers are their own. They do not speak for the newspaper.

OPINION

Protect mute swansTo The ediTor:

We are appalled by Governor Andrew Cuomo’s veto, on Nov. 13, of two bills requesting a moratorium on the Department of Environmental Conservation’s plan for mute swan management. These bills had passed by over-whelming bipartisan majorities in both State chambers.

Make no mistake about it: the DEC management plan for mute swans is lethal.

In claiming, the plan called mainly for nonlethal measures of control. Governor Cuomo either did not read the plan himself, or was misinformed. The estimated 2,200 mute swans in New York State will be reduced to a mere 800, with approximately 400 out of 1,600 left on Long Island.

We commented extensively to the DEC, to the Governor’s office, and to Audubon New York for the last two years, itemizing, line-for-line, deficiencies and discrepancies in both the origi-nal and revised plans. The DEC failed on every count to answer our questions. Among other items, we cited a lack of scien-tific evidence, inconsistencies in stated goals, outdated population counts, bias in decision-making and problematic management schemes. We asked for inclusion in DEC’s stakeholders’ meetings; we did not get it.

One of the most glaring

problems in the DEC manage-ment plan is that all adult mute swans must be under municipal or private management, yet the plan fails to provide jurisdiction of swans living along the tidal coastlines of either Long Island or the NYC metropolitan areas. How will these swans, which swim across municipal lines, be claimed for management? Or will this point be moot, as they will be among the 1,200 shot? Afterall, these swans are not contained, as the plan requires, in parks and lakes.

As for the others in our local lakes and parks? These swans must be managed. Groups or private individuals will have to come forward and apply to DEC for this task. How will the public react, however, when they real-ize that management requires wing-clipping? The only adult mute swans we get to view will be intentionally maimed, through surgical removal of at least one of their wings. What kind of management model is this? Imagine observing a maimed swan attempting to fly across Setauket Mill Pond with half a wing? What message does this form of animal cruelty send to our impressionable children?

In addition, all eggs will be ad-dled [shaken], or oiled, so there will no more cygnets, or young swans, in any location. What a lost opportunity to provide this easily observable window into the natural world! How unfor-tunate that children, families,

and adults throughout New York will be denied this opportunity to observe the marvels of a mute swan with her young!

By vetoing the bills, Governor Cuomo ignored the scientific evidence of no-harm by these animals. He also ignored his learned legislators, including our own state senator Kenneth LaValle, and state assemblyman Steve Englebright, chairperson of the assembly’s Committee on Environmental Conservation, both of whom voted in favor of a moratorium.

Instead, Governor Cuomo bowed to the pressures of a few upstate individuals with an agenda of removing mute swans so that they can make room for northern species of trumpeter and tundra swans [both of which are non-nesters in NYS, and in-frequently seen on Long Island]. These two species are considered trophy birds when hunted, and we predict they will be soon on the DEC’s seasonal list of hunted waterfowl.

Governor Cuomo has made his position clear on mute swans. Like the DEC, his priority is to provide harvestable animals, rather than to ensure other means of wildlife enjoyment for the residents of New York.

Elaine Maas & Susan KrauseEducation Coordinator & Board

of DirectorsFour Harbors Audubon Chapter

St. James

Photo by Elaine Maas A swan rests alongside Setauket Mill Pond earlier this year.

EDITORIALThe gift of caring

It’s easy to get wrapped up in the chaos of shop-ping for holiday gifts during the December rush. Most of us are trying to get in and out of stores and malls as quickly as possible, but staying a little bit longer could go a long way this holiday season if we all make an effort to buy just one more present.

It doesn’t have to be a big one, like a video game console — although we’re sure nobody would mind that — but we could all buy just one more gift and donate it to a child in need through a local church or charity. There are kids whose parents simply cannot afford gifts, or live in do-mestic violence shelters, or don’t have parents at all. Those kids deserve a little happiness, too, to know that they are part of a community and that there are other people out there who care about them. We could also consider donating a gift to a hospital or a nursing home, where there could sometimes be people without family to remem-ber them during the holidays.

Our newspaper told a story this week about a 22-year-old woman from Setauket who spent the last month raising money to buy holiday gifts for underprivileged teenagers. Her name is Hailey Del Giorno and she works at Little Flower Children and Family Services (631-929-6200) in Wading River. She is an only child and grew up reaping the bounty of the Christmas morning loot. But that did not deter her from reaching out to those who may be less fortunate, and she has already raised close to $2,000 to provide presents to teenagers she works with at the nonprofit organization.

We also see many local schools raising money to donate toys to those who are less fortunate. The Students Against Drunk Driving club at Mount Sinai raised money for Holiday Magic (631-265-7200), a not-for-profit organization that dedicates itself to making the holidays special for less fortunate children and their families. The club raised more than $7,000 and went shop-ping at Walmart and the Smith Haven Mall to purchase gifts for 67 children.

We, too, could look beyond ourselves and make our community better this holiday season.

There are strangers all around us who need a friend. Let’s make a difference in one of their lives during the season of giving.

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Trying to see the good in all God’s children

Is there divine in all of us, or only in the people who share our religion? If your God, my

God, anyone’s God, created the Earth and all the people, animals and planets on it, then does She want those who are true believ-ers to annihilate and destroy the other people She created because they don’t believe in Her?

What? You don’t think God could be female? That’s a topic

D. None of the aboveby DaNiel DuNaief

[email protected]

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

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

for another column. Recently, I read about a charitable act. At the end of the article, I saw that people were commenting about how that charity could only come from someone of their reli-gion — I’m not going to indicate what religion it was.

The commentors were con-vinced that it couldn’t have come from someone who followed a different religious discipline. Why? If there are elements to ourselves that are a combina-tion of destroyers and builders, lovers and haters, sinners and saints, why should something extraordinary or even inspira-tional be limited to one religion?

Couldn’t everyone’s God speak through or act through one person, regardless of his background or religion, to in-spire others to greater heights, to do something incredibly ben-eficial to his or her fellow hu-man beings without selecting only those people who go to the right building, speak the right language and follow the right

religious practices? Maybe we need to close our eyes to see the divine in everyone.

Religion has this way of bringing out the best in us and, at times, the worst. We some-times feel that we’ve received some message from a divine being who tells us that we must right the wrongs of people who are outside our religous group. Centuries after the Crusades, humans still resort to weapons to make our point with those who have other religious beliefs.

I understand the fear, es-pecially in an era when every politician with national aspi-rations describes a boogeyman (or woman). I also understand the reality that there are peo-ple bent on destroying us and that we can’t go naively into that good night, imagining we live in a utopian world where we can ignore threats. It’s real and it dominates the headlines every day.

This isn’t about the extreme cases, where we have to be

vigilant against killers who, for whatever reason, feel they are doing something important in their lives by killing others be-fore dying. That doesn’t seem like much of a way to honor anyone’s God.

This is about the way we re-late to each other and the way we think of religious groups outside our own. Why should something spectacular or in-credible have to originate from the mind or heart of someone from our religion?

Turning this around, do you like everyone in your church, temple or mosque? Do you rou-tinely sit during services and feel a universal kindred spirit with everyone in that room that you don’t feel with the people in your child’s classroom at school, at your daughter’s ballet recital or at a concert where the music seems to echo around the room long after our kids have stopped strumming?

Would you randomly pick a name out of the hat at your

between you and me

by leah S. [email protected]

house of worship and be equally thrilled to host any of those peo-ple in your home for a week, a night or even a long dinner?

Religion can offer us a chance to see and imagine that the best is yet to come in any-one around us. We don’t have to give up our own religion and it doesn’t lessen our religion to believe that something spec-tacular lies just beneath the surface of another person pass-ing by us, even if that person doesn’t share our religion.

If we are all God’s children, wouldn’t She (or He) want us to put more effort into getting along with our siblings?

Delightful seasonal and cultural events to savor

This past weekend started for me with a stellar perfor-mance, as usual, by the Em-

erson String Quartet at the Staller Center on the Stony Brook Univer-sity campus. This marvelous string ensemble comes to us directly from Avery Fisher Hall in Lincoln Cen-ter or at any given time, from other musical capitals in the world. They are, incredibly for us, in residence at Stony Brook and as part of the deal struck with SBU past president, Shirley Kenny, they give four per-formances a year here.

The quartet features Eugene

Drucker and Philip Setzer, who alternate at first and second violin, Lawrence Dutton on the viola, and now Paul Watkins, who replaced David Finckel in 2013, playing the cello. The original group formed when they were students at Juil-liard, then turned professional in 1976, and in the course of their ca-reer they have released more than 30 albums and won nine Gram-mys along with the prestigious Avery Fisher Prize. They were inducted into the Classical Music Hall of Fame in 2010.

Friday night, they played two selections by Haydn and two by Beethoven. Attending their con-certs is made even more delightful for not having to drive more than a few minutes from door to door and being assured of convenient and free parking upon arrival. The audience routinely gives them a standing ovation.

Moving onto the next day, three friends and I joined up to view the 37th annual Candlelight House Tour, traditionally held on Friday evenings and Saturday daytimes, and made possible as a fundraiser by the hard work of the Three Vil-lage Historical Society. Members

take care of the myriad of details from selecting to decorating the homes, along with professional help made possible by local con-tributions. Each year homeown-ers graciously allow hundreds of visitors to traipse through their rooms, checking out the decor and listening to the history ex-plained many times over during the day by society members and helpers. This year the homes were centered in Old Stony Brook, and the weather cooperated magnifi-cently. Many of us well remember in past years waiting in line to en-ter the homes in subfreezing, or snowy, or rainy or sharply windy days. Sunny Saturday was a Goldi-locks day for touring: not too cold, not too hot, just right.

And if house tours are your thing, the Port Jefferson Chamber of Commerce has worked hard to organize the Lantern Light House Tour, this year centered in Harbor Hills. Also a fundraiser, the event is scheduled for this Saturday, Dec. 12, from 4:30 to 8:30 p.m. Like the one in Three Village, the tour is very much a community effort with generous contributions of time and financial backing.

As if this weren’t enough activ-ity for a satisfying weekend, we en-joyed the lighting of the splendid Christmas tree on the Stony Brook Village Green, sponsored as usual, by The Ward Melville Heritage Or-ganization Sunday night. WMHO has been happily celebrating its 75th anniversary throughout this past year. On Jan. 19, there will be a special anniversary commemo-ration of the night Ward Melville hosted a dinner at the Three Vil-lage Inn for the owners of the sundry shops and unveiled his plans for the first shopping mall in America, a crescent village on the hill overlooking Stony Brook Har-bor. After much good food and drink, the shop owners agreed to join the effort. The result was the picturesque Stony Brook Vil-lage Center, designed by architect Richard Haviland Smythe that we enjoy now, three quarters of a cen-tury later.

The ongoing vibrancy of the village was further illustrated by the ribbon-cutting party later that evening at the site of the latest business to join the Stony Brook shopping center. Blue Salon & Spa, formerly Legends, welcomed

guests, who devoured delicious hors d’oeuvres provided by owner, Cathy Hansen, in her newly reno-vated salon. It was a symbolic end to the evening’s festivities.

Meanwhile in the other di-rection, Port Jefferson Village offered the Dickens festival last Saturday and Sunday for the 20th year. Originally the brainchild of former mayor, Jeanne Garant, churches, schools, the theater, stores and restaurants all joined together to transform the village into a Dickensian wonderland, re-plete with 19th century characters walking the streets and engaging the public. (And throughout De-cember you may stop at Santa’s Workshop, a brilliant creation of the talented Pat Darling.) Encour-aged by the wonderful weather, visitors came out in droves to the festival, putting Port Jefferson on the map as the glorious destina-tion village that it is.

Sunny Saturday was a Goldilocks day for

touring: not too cold, not too hot, just right.

Do you like everyone in your church,

temple or mosque?

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