{"id":130058,"date":"2025-11-14T17:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-11-14T22:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/riverheadnewsreview.timesreview.com\/?p=130058"},"modified":"2025-11-17T11:07:43","modified_gmt":"2025-11-17T16:07:43","slug":"adoption-day-2025-a-success-for-suffolk-courts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/riverheadnewsreview.timesreview.com\/2025\/11\/130058\/adoption-day-2025-a-success-for-suffolk-courts\/","title":{"rendered":"Adoption Day 2025 a success for Suffolk Courts"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Families and relatives eagerly anticipated their turn with the judge to make their adoptions official at the Long Island Aquarium Friday for Adoption Day 2025, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nationaladoptionday.org\/events\/suffolk-county-courts-adoption-day-celebration-2025\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">an annual celebration put on by the Suffolk County Bar Association and the Suffolk County Courts<\/a>&nbsp;around National Adoption Day, which takes place Nov. 21.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The parents and their nine adoptees gathered in the main part of the aquarium to hear remarks from local officials, judges, <a href=\"https:\/\/riverheadnewsreview.timesreview.com\/2025\/10\/129538\/east-end-food-institute-celebrates-5m-state-funding-for-riverhead-food-hub\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Suffolk County Executive Ed Romaine<\/a>, and special guests the Hebert family, who adopted a daughter from foster care last year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"605\" src=\"https:\/\/timesreview-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/11\/Justin-Hebert-gives-keynote-speech-1024x605.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-130088\" srcset=\"https:\/\/timesreview-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/11\/Justin-Hebert-gives-keynote-speech-1024x605.png 1024w, https:\/\/timesreview-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/11\/Justin-Hebert-gives-keynote-speech-300x177.png 300w, https:\/\/timesreview-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/11\/Justin-Hebert-gives-keynote-speech-768x454.png 768w, https:\/\/timesreview-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/11\/Justin-Hebert-gives-keynote-speech.png 1079w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Local officials, judges, and special guests the Hebert family spoke at the Long Island Aquarium on Adoption Day 2025. (Credit: Amanda Olsen)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cFor our family, that&#8217;s why [adoption] is rooted in faith. We believe that true joy doesn\u2019t come from material goods, but from giving one&#8217;s self away,\u201d said Justin Hebert.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"575\" src=\"https:\/\/timesreview-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/11\/J.-Loguercio-finalizes-adoption-of-Mariah-Austin-with-help-from-Ariel-1024x575.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-130085\" srcset=\"https:\/\/timesreview-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/11\/J.-Loguercio-finalizes-adoption-of-Mariah-Austin-with-help-from-Ariel-1024x575.png 1024w, https:\/\/timesreview-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/11\/J.-Loguercio-finalizes-adoption-of-Mariah-Austin-with-help-from-Ariel-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/timesreview-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/11\/J.-Loguercio-finalizes-adoption-of-Mariah-Austin-with-help-from-Ariel-768x431.png 768w, https:\/\/timesreview-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/11\/J.-Loguercio-finalizes-adoption-of-Mariah-Austin-with-help-from-Ariel.png 1150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Judge Loguercio finalizes adoption of Mariah Austin with help from Ariel. (courtesy photo)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>While adoptions are taking place throughout the year, the adoption day event is extra special, with facepainting, pictures with a Disney princess and a children\u2019s book author on hand signing their books. There is a private room where the judge presides over each family\u2019s adoption proceedings, and then the families are invited to a breakfast banquet. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI want to thank my adoptive parents for helping me on my very stressful journey and making my life better,\u201d Lily Hebert said.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"777\" src=\"https:\/\/timesreview-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/11\/IMG_8062crop-1024x777.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-130065\" srcset=\"https:\/\/timesreview-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/11\/IMG_8062crop-1024x777.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/timesreview-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/11\/IMG_8062crop-300x228.jpg 300w, https:\/\/timesreview-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/11\/IMG_8062crop-768x583.jpg 768w, https:\/\/timesreview-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/11\/IMG_8062crop-1536x1166.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/timesreview-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/11\/IMG_8062crop-2048x1554.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Families and relatives listen to the opening remarks at Adoption Day 2025. (Amanda Olsen)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The families also gain access to the aquarium during the celebration, so they are able to enjoy the exhibits in private, making the experience even more special. Custom t-shirts were also available to the children and their adoptive families.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There were surprise guest appearances from Long Island Ducks mascot QuackerJack and therapy dogs from the Suffolk County Police Department. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Children in attendance each received specially embroidered backpacks donated by Jockey as part of its Being Family Foundation. The backpacks were filled with stuffed animals, toys and other mementos as parting gifts for the kids.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/timesreview-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/11\/IMG_8067-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-130069\" srcset=\"https:\/\/timesreview-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/11\/IMG_8067-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/timesreview-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/11\/IMG_8067-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/timesreview-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/11\/IMG_8067-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/timesreview-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/11\/IMG_8067-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/timesreview-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/11\/IMG_8067-2048x1536.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/timesreview-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/11\/IMG_8067-600x450.jpeg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">There were Adoption Day t-shirts for participants. (Credit: Amanda Olsen)<br><br>National Adoption Day is a day to celebrate new families and highlight the importance of providing stable, supportive homes for all children in need. The occasion is also meant to raise awareness about thousands of children in foster care who continue to wait for permanent, loving families. In Suffolk County, there are presently more than 700 such children in foster care. This year\u2019s National Adoption Day was Friday, Nov. 21.\u00a0<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Families and relatives eagerly anticipated their turn with the judge to make their adoptions official at the Long Island Aquarium Friday for Adoption Day 2025, an annual celebration put on by the Suffolk County Bar Association and the Suffolk County Courts&nbsp;around National Adoption Day, which takes place Nov. 21.&nbsp; The parents and their nine adoptees&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2104,"featured_media":130089,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1743,35],"tags":[18214,702,3043],"coauthors":[16599],"class_list":["post-130058","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-featured-story","category-news","tag-adoption-day","tag-long-island-aquarium","tag-suffolk-county-court"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v24.4 - 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