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VOL. 18, ISSUE 1 THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 2016 1 SECTION, 24 PAGES

By Jano [email protected]

Plans to convert the HuntingtonQuadrangle to at least part residen-tial use were among several recentlypresented at the latest public work-shop of the Melville EmploymentCenter.There are three potential plans forthe space.Plan A involves no change in zon-ing, keeping the 1,225,000-square-foot complex solely for office spaceuse, while adding an additional400,000 square feet.Plan B would add a residentialcomponent to the Quadranglethrough a 575,000-square-footexpansion that would create 523 res-idential units on three and fourfloors.Plan C would bring both residen-tial and retail uses to the Quadrangle.In that plan, 400,000 square feet

would be added for housing and70,000 square feet would be forretail space. This plan would create

364 residential units, also on threeand four floors.The Town of Huntington held a

series of public workshops, begin-ning in June 2015, to draw input


The Half Hollow Hills Westgirls varsity basketball team hadits annual Coaches vs Cancergame on Jan. 28, raising over$750 for a cholangiocarcinomafund through Memorial SloanKettering Cancer Center, whichwas initiated by Lauren Bilyeu, afriend of the team who was diag-nosed with the form of bile ductcancer in January 2013.Former coach of the team, SueDittrich-Smith, is Lauren’s sister.She currently teaches districtwideas a health and physical education

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An architectural rendering of the Huntington Quadrangle property in Melville shows a plan to repurpose the existing officespace into a mixed-use complex, adding 364 residential units and 70,000 square feet of retail space.

Lauren Bilyeu at the Cancer vs Coaches game at High School West onJan. 28. The game raised $750 for Bilyeu’s cholangiocarcinoma fund,which is maintained through Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center.

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Following input from experts anda year-long string of community fo-rums hosted across NewYork, a stateAssembly task force has released areport that recommends a compre-hensive approach to dealing withNewYork’s heroin epidemic.The report, issued on Jan. 25 by the

Assembly Minority Task Force onHeroin Addiction and CommunityResponse, states that in 2014 therewere over 118,000 admissions toheroin and opioid treatment programs,a 17.8-percent increase from 2009.To alleviate the problem, the re-

port recommends funding be securedfor education and prevention effortsat the middle school and high schoollevels; ensuring treatment facilitieshave the proper training to imple-ment detoxification and rehabilita-tion, as well as long-term planning toprevent relapse; and penalties bestiffer for drug dealers.Assemblyman Chad Lupinacci (R-

South Huntington), who helped hostthe Long Island community forum atWalt Whitman High School last Sep-tember, said Wednesday, “Over thepast several years, we’ve seen a spikeof people having overdoses.“We certainly saw it occur across

Long Island… I saw it first hand inthe nine years I served on the SouthHuntington School Board.”Lupinacci said he and his col-

leagues in the assembly plan to in-troduce legislation in the comingweeks that will address the recom-mendation made in the task force’sreport.“Too many families on Long Is-

land have fallen victim to addictionand tragedy,” Lupinacci stated in arelease. “It’s time we take a standagainst this epidemic.”

Suffolk’s police department andlegislature have also announced newmovement on the drug-preventionfront.Suffolk Police Acting Commis-

sioner Tim Sini and Legislator SarahAnker (D-Mount Sinai), announcedSaturday a new initiative that’s in-tended to crack down on drug deal-ing by targeting “drug houses.”Suffolk plans to have Special Op-

erations Team detectives collaboratewith residents to determine who isdealing and where it’s taking place.Detectives will then execute searchwarrants to make felony arrests.The initiative has already seized

464 grams of heroin, among otherdrugs, guns and other drug parapher-nalia, police said.Locally, community leaders joined

the battle on Tuesday with a Narcantraining event hosted at Half HollowHills High School East.Narcan is an easily administered

heroin overdose-reversing drug. TheAssembly task force report recom-mends that it be stocked in police de-partments throughout the state, andthat police officers and EMTs betrained to administer the drug. Nar-can is currently used in all Suffolkpolice precincts.At Tuesday’s training Suffolk

County Chief Medical Examiner Dr.Michael Caplan said prescriptionmedications are a major gateway toheroin use. Four out of five heroin

users start by abusing prescriptionopioids, he said.Second Precinct School Communi-

ty Resource Officer Andrew Fiorillolisted various street names for heroin,like “smack,” “good H” and “ChinaWhite,” a term commonly used inSuffolk. He stressed that parents mustfamiliarize themselves with theseterms to be vigilant in preventing use.“Parents, your kids’ business is

your business,” Fiorilla said. “If youhear that stuff, then you need to gethelp. We have agencies here… to as-

sist us to stop our kids from fallingprey to this horrific drug.”At the end of the training presen-

tation, participants were able to prac-tice on mannequins to administerNarcan, which is sprayed into thenasal passages.After going through the training,

Patrick Murphy, director of healthand physical education for Half Hol-low Hills, called it “excellent.”He said, “They were very specific,

informative, the hands-on piece wasthe best part of the whole program.”

StateAssembly’s Report DetailsHeroin ‘Epidemic’TOWN OF HUNTINGTON

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Patrick Murphy, right, director of health and physical education for Half Hollow Hills, learns how to administer Narcan, aheroin overdose reversal drug that often saves lives.

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By Janee [email protected]

With the first 144-residential-unitphase of The Club at Melville, a 55-and-over community at 25 DeshonDrive, nearly complete, officials areeying 2017 for the expected comple-tion of phase two, will add an addi-tional 117 units.“We’ve designed it in a way so

people can live here and we can stillbuild the second phase without dis-turbing the lifestyle here,” said UriHason, co-president of ContinentalPinewood Development Partners,developer of The Club.Jane Gol, CPDP co-president,

said, “It’s the effort to deliver thesehomes as quickly as possible.”“The idea was to answer a need in

the Long Island community for peo-ple to stay in the community and notto have to stay in their homes, whichare now becoming cumbersome totake care of,” said Jane Gol, CPDPco-president. “Being part of thisexperience for everybody on ourteam has just been so fantastic.”When entering the 13-acre gated

community, residents are greeted by

a pond and gazebo with a walkwayand a garden that encircles them. Theresidential community providesamenities like a heated pool, sun-deck, fully equipped fitness center,card room, lounge and more.“There’s a concept of urban subur-

ban living walking communities,”

Gol said. “It’s really important thatyou get to meet other people and youget to socialize.”So far the community has about 30

residents. The cost to live at TheClub is $400,000 per unit. Each unitconsists of two bedrooms and twobathrooms and residency provides

access to all of the shared amenities.Gol said having affordable com-

munities like this, where people canstay in their homes, continue to beactive, watch their families grow andkeep their jobs while no longer hav-ing to take care of their homes is a21st century concept. Gold addedthat the town has really gone to theforefront to make this project happen.After two years of planning and

construction, on Feb. 2 the commu-nity had its grand opening with anofficial ribbon cutting featuringHuntington officials, developers andothers who helped put the projecttogether. Huntington SupervisorFrank Petrone and HuntingtonCouncilwoman Susan Berland werepresent.“We fought through it and made

sure that this happened, and it’s abeautiful facility,” Berland said.“It’s a testament to when you reallyhave a good project and a reallygood idea and you’re going to stickto it and you’re not going to cave topressure or people who are naysay-ers and say no. You’re going to riseabove it and do what’s right for thepeople in the community.”

The newly constructed Club at Melville opened to the public with an official rib-bon cutting ceremony on Feb. 2.

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QUOTE OF THE WEEKDR. SEAN LEVCHUCK

“To be able to prevent somethingthat is a complete tragedy, which issudden death in a child at this age,that’s really the greatest thing.”

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Drugged Driving

A 47-year-old man was arrested on sev-eral charges after being involved in a motorvehicle accident while traveling westboundon Interstate 495 at Route 231 on Feb. 6 ataround 9 a.m., police said. Authorities saidthey also charged him with first-degreeoperation of a motor vehicle whileimpaired by drugs, second-degree aggra-vated unlicensed operation and seventh-degree criminal possession of a controlledsubstance for having prescription medica-tion without a prescription and a hypoder-mic needle.

Everything IncludingThe Kitchen Faucet

A 21-year-old man was arrested on Feb.4 at around 4:06 p.m. in Melville after heallegedly stole kitchen faucets from HomeDepot in Farmingdale. Police said he hewas arrested on Pinelawn Road andcharged with petit larceny and unlawfulpossession of marijuana.

Tree Cutter

A 56-year-old Melville man was arrestedin Huntington on Jan. 31 for allegedly cut-ting down a maple tree on someone else’sproperty. Police said they charged the manwith criminal mischief with the intent todamage property for an incident thatoccurred on Dec. 31 at around 12 p.m.

Vehicle Stolen From Day Camp

Police said an unknown person stole a2009 Nissan Xterra from Kenwal DayCamp at 100 Drexel Ave. in Melville onJan. 31 at around 8 a.m. Police said theNissan was a work vehicle for the daycamp.

Window Smashed

Someone broke the driver’s side win-dow of a 2012 Honda Accord parked onSugar Maple Court in Dix Hills on Feb. 4at around 8 p.m., authorities said. Noitems were taken from the vehicle.

Valentine’s Day…As with many holidays wecelebrate, the origin of Valentine’s Day isshrouded in a bit of a fog. According toHistory.com, the holiday owes its backstory inpart to both Christian and Ro-man contributions. On theChristian end, legend has it thatValentine was a priest in third-century Rome. Emperor Claudius II believed thatsingle men made better soldiers and outlawedmarriage for younger men. Feeling this to be un-fair, Valentine continued to hold marriages forcouples, soon drawing the ire of the emperor. Up-on discovering this, he sentenced the priest todeath. Others believe that the holiday was theChristianization of the Roman fertility celebrationof Lupercalia, which was celebrated on Feb. 15.Priests would sacrifice goats, cutting their hidesinto strips. They would then gently slap bothwomen and crop fields with these strips, believingthis would enhance fertility. The women actuallywere eager to participate, wanting to grow morefertile in the coming year. Knowing this, choco-late seems a much better option doesn’t it? HappyValentine’s Day to all the lovers out there. Per-haps you should stay away from the goat hides.

Not So Super... Did you watch the big game?I tried to, however I found it to be less than excit-ing. Actually, it wasn’t really just the game thatwas boring, but the entire production. I found thatthis year’s commercials were a bit bland, and eventhe halftime show was less than exciting. Perhapssince I don’t follow football all that much the

spectacle was lost on me. However, I can’t helpbut feel like this year’s gamewas a bit of a dud. What didyou think? Send me an email [email protected],or mail me a letter to Long Is-lander News at 14 Wall St.,Huntington, NewYork, 11743.

The Blizzard That Wasn’t...Along with the big game, people were makingsuch a fuss over the snowstorm that was sup-posed to hit Monday morning. Immediately Ithrew on my boots, went outside and sprinkledsalt on my steps to avoid any icy conditions inthe morning. I also placed my shovel at my frontdoor. When I woke up the next morning, therewas barely any snow on the street. “This is whateveryone made such a big deal about?” I thoughtto myself. It was just light flurries barely stick-ing to the pavement. Trust me, I’m relieved thatwe didn’t get a big storm of up to 8 inches ofsnow, but that anticipation can exhaust an oldbird like me. Nothing against meteorologists, butit’s time to take it down a notch on the dramaticweather announcements.

(Aunt Rosie wants to hear from you! If youhave comments, ideas, or tips about what’s hap-pening in your neck of the woods, write to me to-day and let me know the latest. To contact me,drop a line to Aunt Rosie, c/o The Long-Islander,14 Wall Street, Huntington NY 11743. Or try thee-mail at [email protected])

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Huntington village’s Paramounttheater has plans to expand.Officials announced last week

plans to open a second Paramountlocation in Baltimore, but they’re notstopping there.Adam Ellis, The Paramount’s di-

rector of marketing, said The Para-mount is hoping to expand with sev-eral locations in the future, enablingthe brand to “deliver additional mar-kets well-managed venues.”Ellis said the hope is to eventually

book bands and acts for more thanone show at multiple Paramount ven-ues so that “when it comes to book-ing shows… it’s a little more one-stop shopping.”It appears the first non-Huntington

venture will sprout up in Baltimore,although Ellis could not give atimetable for the construction andopening process. He did say, howev-er, that the new venue will be locatednear M&T Bank Stadium, home ofthe Baltimore Ravens football team.Ellis also said that the Baltimore

venue will be larger than the Hunt-

ington village venue, which has a ca-pacity of 1,573.“We want to put the entertainment

world on notice that The Paramountis working hard on bringing anothermajor market into our fold and planto add to our overall reach by deliv-ering even more concert fans to ourbrand,” Ellis said. “We have the tal-ent and experience to deliver the best

in live entertainment to arts and mu-sic lovers in the Baltimore area.”The Paramount’s ownership

group has partnered with Mary-land-based development firm CavesValley Partners to construct theBaltimore venue.Paramount officials also an-

nounced a new Android smartphoneapp that details upcoming shows and

features a dynamic push service thatdeploys video notifications that playlike a movie in the user’s widget iconon their smartphones. The app isavailable for free on the Google PlayStore and can be found by searching“ParamountNY.”The Paramount partnered with

Manhattan-based technology firmAppelago to produce the app.

Paramount Plans East Coast ExpansionTOWN OF HUNTINGTON

Paramount officials announced Tuesday that they’re planning to open a venue in Baltimore, part of a plan to open multipleother venues in the future.

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Dear Editor:It’s a relief that “Freddie,”

the cow who escaped from aslaughterhouse in Queens,will get to spend the rest ofhis days at a sanctuary wherehe’ll be able enjoy the com-pany of other cows. If youwant to help charismatic an-imals like Freddie, please govegan.All animals are individu-

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feelings. Cows, for example,are gentle animals who formlifelong friendships andmourn when they lose aloved one.If Freddie had gone to

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escape from the slaughter-house like this resourcefulcow did, but none of themwant to be killed. They value

their lives just as we valueours. To help animals likeFreddie, eat vegan meats andother tasty plant-based foodsinstead of meat and dairyproducts. Visit PETA.org forfree vegan recipes and prod-uct suggestions.

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Clean Up Your Litter

Dear Editor,In reference to Joyce

Sabotino’s letter regardingLitter in Huntington village,

I would like to shed a littleinsight into the problem.Laziness is one big com-

ponent. There are plenty oflitter baskets, but people aretoo lazy to walk a few feet.Last week I attended a

movie where most weresenior citizens. All kinds ofsoda cups, napkins, andpopcorn bags were left be-hind.You witness this even

more so after children’s par-ties in theaters. You seechildren openly dumpingpopcorn bags and no onesays a word. Managementwhere are you? Habits areformed over an early age.

Dressing rooms in depart-ment stores are another casein point. Clothing is left be-hind by people again, toolazy to pick up their litterand carry it a few steps, sothe room is ready for thenext person. Litter is every-where on Long Island!Pride in your community isa factor. If each person tookcare of their own refuse theworld would be a cleanerplace.Look over your shoulder

there is no one there toclean it up for you!

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One of the oldest office parks in theMelville 110 Corridor, HuntingtonQuadrangle, was cutting-edge in itsday. It answered a need for officespace and was the first of many prop-erties that established the region asLong Island’s business address.The property could again be at the

cutting edge as town offi-cials consider changes tomeet the changing needs ofLong Island’s businesscommunity. In a statement of its im-portance as an economic engine, thetown has rebranded the 110 Corridoras the Melville Employment Center,and with guidance from a consultingteam is studying ways to re-energizethe region and meet the needs of thecorporate and medium- to small-busi-ness clientele it serves.An advisory committee representing

a cross section of the community –from business leaders to civic groups –is weighing the consultant’s recom-mendations. A recent presentation

floated the possibility of integratinghousing into existing office parkspaces. Specifically, three hypotheticalplans for the Huntington Quadrangleproperty integrating retail and housingwith existing office use were presented.While purely hypothetical, it’s a radicaldeparture from existing land use regu-

lations that puts some big is-sues on the table. The three-and four-story multi-familyhousing and mixed use zon-

ing outlined in the plans raise a lot ofquestions regarding existing infrastruc-ture, traffic and quality of life.That said, it is early in the process.

The plans are just one part of an ex-tensive study of the area, and the con-sultant has until September to com-plete its report. We look forward tothat report and the committee’s recom-mendations. They are necessary stepstoward maintaining the region’s statusas Long Island’s business address, andthe important contributions to the localand regional economies.

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The John W. Engeman Theater inNorthport was roaring with laughterThursday night as members of the au-dience witnessed the unraveling chaosbetween two sets of parents in thepopular international comedy, “GodOf Carnage.”Written by Yasmina Reza, the dark

hour and a half comedy that’s com-posed of a single scene is producedand directed by Engeman’s Richard

Dolce, who incorporates intense ener-gy and action into the show.With only four actors in its cast, the

play explores the internal and externalstruggles that couples face. The in-tense story of parents coming togetherto solve a fight between their sons re-veals that the childrens’ problems area reflection of their own.At first, Alan (Chris Kipiniak) and

his wife Annette (Alet Taylor) em-body the overworked husband andpassive wife, while Veronica (NancyLemenager) and her husband Michael

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characters. Roles begin to reverse asthey push each other’s buttons and,when alcohol is added to the mix, themeeting spirals into madness ascharacters turn on one another,demonstrating ill-mannered, childishbehavior.The scene starts out with the parents

stiffly sitting to discuss the situationbetween their sons. The play’s intensi-

ty is heightened byVeronica’s charac-ter; she takes notes as she paces backand forth, speaking in an automatedvoice.Alan thickens the tense situation

with his crude behavior, taking phonecalls throughout the show, chompingdown on his food like a savage and de-livering the first of many f-bombs.Displaying wide eyes, boiling faces

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and Annette are also similar in thatboth characters started out passive andbecome aggressive when pushed overthe edge by their spouses.The comic relief also grows as char-

acters unravel under Michael’s sar-casm,Alan’s total disregard for others,Veronica’s quick wit and Annette’schildlike actions.In the scene where they become in-

toxicated, Taylor, playing Annette,takes the stage in a dramatic perform-ance as the drunken wife hystericallymocking her husband to show herfrustrations.Audience member Debbie Biggs of

Greenlawn said that scene was one ofher favorites because the actors were“hysterical.”Another audience member, Cecily

Frankum, said she loves “a dark kindof comedy.”“It was a really good ensemble and

they played really well with eachother,” Frankum, of Huntington Sta-tion, said.Chris Kipiniak, who plays the char-

acter Alan, said he enjoyed playing acharacter that’s unlike himself.“It certainly is a lot of energy

but… it’s a lot of fun to play a high

energy character,” Kipiniak said.“It’s an excellent play. It’s nice tobe working with people who aredifferent than you and have a dif-

ferent style of working and I thinkthat it makes it exciting. It’s been alot of fun.”“God of Carnage” runs at the Enge-

man Theater through March 6. Show-times: Thursdays and Fridays, 8 p.m..;Saturdays, 3 p.m. and 8 p.m.; Sun-days, 2 p.m. Tickets are $59-$64.


By Chris [email protected]

Grammy-nominated superstar Adam Lamberthas taken the country by storm since breaking in-to the national spotlight as a finalist on the eighthseason of American Idol in 2009.While competing on the highly-rated television

show, Lambert put on several standout perform-ances that showcased his unique style and vocalrange, and left the show’s judges and its millionsof viewers floored. He’ll likely hope to do thesame on Feb. 23 when he’s slated to perform atHuntington village’s Paramount.Following his success on American Idol, the

San Diego native was approached by RCARecords representatives who signed him to an ex-clusive deal and released his debut album, “ForYour Entertainment” in 2009.The record sold nearly two million copies

worldwide, and featured the successful singleand radio hit, “Whataya Want From Me.” Thesong was nominated for a Grammy.The success of his first release kick-started an

international headlining tour where the talentedsinger-songwriter played to sold out crowds inthe U.S., Europe and Asia.In 2012, Lambert made history with the release

of a follow-up record titled “Trespassing,” whichdebuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 albumchart, and made him the first openly gay artistwhose album reached the coveted top spot.The 34-year-old has also dedicated his time to

tour with the legendary British rock act Queen.He lends his vocals to the band and aptly fills theshoes of the band’s late singer and original frontman Freddie Mercury, which is no small task.No stranger to the world of acting, Lambert has

also starred in several episodes of the televisionshow “Glee” as NewYork University student El-liott Gilbert.With the release of his third studio full length al-

bum last summer, “The Original High,” Lambertsaw his departure from RCA and the blossomingof a new relationship with Warner Bros. Records.The new album showcases a more vulnerable

and measured vocal styling from Lambert, who’sdialed back the theatrics and wild singingarrangements for a much more measured and in-timate sound.After hearing an assortment of rough demos

that Lambert wrote in LosAngeles for the new al-bum, Max Martin and Shellback signed on as ex-ecutive producers. The duo worked on Lambert’sfirst record in 2009 and helped to shape its com-mercial success.In a statement Lambert said, “I hope that the al-

bum can pull people together in realizing they’renot alone and in realizing that if you sing about itor talk about it or dance it out, that’s the bestmedicine.”

To see Adam Lambert at The Paramount onFeb. 23, tickets can be purchased at the box of-fice or from ParamountNY.com for $35-$85.Doors are slated to open at 7 p.m. with the showscheduled to begin at 8 p.m.

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In support of his third full length record, “The Origi-nal High,” former American Idol finalist and suc-cessful recording artist Adam Lambert is currentlytouring the country, with his sights set on The Para-mount for a Feb. 23 performance.

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La Piazza’s origins began 30 yearsago when the first location wasopened by the Branchinelli family inPlainview. Its success led to a secondlocation in Merrick 16 years ago,and then to its current Melville loca-tion at 972 Walt Whitman Road fiveyears ago.La Piazza, which means “open

public square”, is easy to spotbecause of its huge sign and largewindows that give diners a hint ofwhat the interior looks like. Onceinside, diners are greeted by a largeopen space filled with tables andbooths that can fit parties rangingfrom four to eight. Managing partnerThomas Sexton oversees the dailyoperations and makes sure thateverything is ready before diner areshown to their tables.Sexton credits La Piazza’s longevi-

ty to the care and quality of ingredi-ents used to create their dishes.“We believe in providing great

food and great service to our cus-tomers, and we can’t wait for them tocome back and dine with us,” he said.

La Piazza’s menu offers traditionaland non-traditional Italian fare.Starting with an appetizer, the

Arancini ($9), or rice balls, are simi-lar to meatballs and are lightly fried.They’re made with ground beef,green peas, fontina cheese, tomatosauce and the dish is topped withricotta cheese. The firmness of theground beef, combined with velvetytexture of green peas and creaminessof the fontina and ricotta cheeses cre-ate an appetizer that’s filling enoughto be a main dish.Nothing is more Italian than pasta,

and diners have their choice of order-ing tried and true dishes like pennealla vodka, baked ziti or bakedcheese ravioli, but if you would liketo try something that’s a little differ-ent, then try the Linguine Di Mare($13 for lunch, $20 for dinner). Thelinguine is perfectly cooked andmade with shrimp, PEI mussels,baby clams, roasted garlic, and isserved in extra virgin olive oil ormarinara sauce. The linguine com-bined with a medley of seafoodresults in a dish teeming with com-plex textures and flavors.For entrees, La Piazza offers din-

ers traditional dishes such as chickenpiccata, veal chop Milanese andshrimp francese, but the one toexplore is the Scallops alla Regina($25.50). The sea scallops are searedand made with truffle and white beanpuree, sautéed wild mushroom.They’re served with parmesan garlictoast. The sweet and mild flavor ofthe scallops, along with the garlickyflavor of the truffle and creaminessof the white bean puree, creates ahearty dish that’s great for the adven-turous diner.Desserts like molten chocolate

“lava” cake ($9), homemade applecrumb tart ($9) and death by choco-late ($10) should not be missed. Thebest of the bunch may be the deathby chocolate, which is made with

homemade chocolate pudding,chocolate layer cake, toffee bits andtopped with whipped cream. It’s theultimate chocolate lover’s dessert.

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La Piazza is located at 512 Walt Whitman Road in Melville.The fried calamari at La Piazza is lightly breaded and can be served with mari-nara or spicy fra diavolo sauce.

VALENTINE’S DAY BASKETS: Primekitchen and bar is offering up Valen-tine’s Day baskets that include choco-late bourbon truffles; fruit and nutbrittle; strawberries with Nutella;chocolate chip cookies; coconut mac-aroons; maple cinnamon pecans; twowine glasses; and a $50 gift card toPrime. The baskets run for $150 and

are available for purchase by visitingRestaurantPrime.com. Prime also hasValentine’s Day specials that areavailable from Feb. 12-Feb. 15.

S.T.A.G.S. TAP HOUSE: A new gastropub is coming in April to Huntingtonvillage in the former location of Ide-al’s Element. Co-owner Joe Forgione

said S.T.A.G.S. Tap House (308 MainSt., Huntington) will be serving aneclectic upscale style of Americanfood, using a variety of flavors and lo-cal ingredients thanks to ExecutiveChief Adam Goldgell. Forgione saidthe pub’s main focus will be on pro-viding local products, including beer.Along with business partners JeffStates and Mike Garbeeian, Forgionesaid the rustic themed pub will have40 beers on tap and offer 20-40 bot-tled beers, including IPAs, stouts, sea-sonal beers and more. The 28-foot-long bar will also offer around 10-20different types of wine. STAGS,which is a combination of the initialsof Forgione’s and States’ children,will charge $7-$12 for beer depend-

ing on the quality. In addition, For-gione said that the approximately1500-square-foot pub plans to consis-tently rotate beer and wine to give“customers a little bit more variety.”

AIKO REPLACES KENTA: Aiko AsianBistro (1197 Walt Whitman Road,Melville, 631-421-8089) opened itsdoors Jan. 27 after replacing Kenta.Aiko specializes in Japanese, Chineseand Thai food. The new restaurant of-fers sushi platters with a variety ofspecial rolls ranging in prices from$13-$17. The menu also offers sushientrées, ranging from $16-$58, thatwill be served with miso soup or hotand sour soup or salad. For more in-formation, visit Aiko110.com.


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Staff from St. Francis Hospitalvisited St. Anthony’s High Schoollast week to host a pilot for the Stu-dent Athlete Cardiac Screening Pro-gram, where members of the highschool’s varsity baseball team par-ticipated in individual cardiacscreenings to catch any life threat-ening heart conditions.

“Unfortunately every year, you’rereading some sport where some kidwho goes down and the postmortemis that there was some cardiacanomaly,” said baseball coach JohnPhelan. “It’s purely preventative ifwe can prevent one disaster and itwas important for us starting theproject.”

Dr. Sean Levchuck, chairman ofpediatric cardiology at St. Franciswho helped organize the screenings,said, “We had a wonderful turnout…This is a program that I’ve been run-ning over six years now so it was nice

to have these student athletes comeon in and have their hearts evaluatedand make sure that things are okay.”

With two months of planning,Levchuck said it was the first timehosting the program at St. Antho-ny’s, which was the biggest off sitescreening.

Levchuck said there are threeways to detect whether or not stu-dents have a heart condition. Thisincludes gathering a detailed familyand patient history, taking an EKGand an echocardiogram.

“To be able to prevent somethingthat is a complete tragedy, which issudden death in a child at this age,that’s really the greatest thing,”Levchuck said. His son, Conor, ison the St. Anthony’s baseball team.

The program was held on Feb. 3and was free for all 30 of the studentathletes who received individualscreenings, as well as first aid train-ing. They all “got a clean bill ofhealth,” coach Phelan said.

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ment for St. Anthony’s, said the pro-gram was “part of a continued ef-fort... to provide the best environ-ment for our students and our stu-dent athletes.”

Corrao said the program came to-gether through Levchuck; Dr.Stephen DeSousa, who runs the St.Anthony’s sports medicine facilityand is an East Northport physicaltherapy specialist; and Ed Modica,

St. Anthony’s head trainer.“It was a nice night because par-

ents had accompanied their kids,”Corrao said. “[It was] a very valuableopportunity and while you hope thateverybody passes with flying colorsif you save one student from a poten-tial health risk that’s a good thing.”

Although nothing is set yet, Corraosaid St. Anthony’s hopes to continuehosting the program in the future.

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Over the last two years, 13-year-old JolieNemshin has raised over $13,000 for Camp Loy-altown, an upstate sleepaway camp for childrenand adults with special needs.Nemshin, of Cold Spring Harbor, said she

learned of Camp Loyaltown from her classmate,RJ Schupler, whose brother, William, has attendedthe camp for the past five summers.The camp is “heaven on earth for him,” said

William’s dad, Robert Schupler.So Nemshin assembled a fundraiser dance that

produced $7,000 last year, enough for Camp Loy-altown to build a sensory garden for its campers.“We are grateful for all of the support Jolie and

her classmates at Cold Spring Harbor High Schoolhave shown our son William and his summercamp,” Schupler said. “Raising a child with specialneeds, such as Will, is physically and emotionallydemanding. Camp Loyaltown providesWill a won-derful place to spend a few weeks during the sum-mer, and our family a much needed respite to re-connect with each other and recharge our batteries.Jolie, her friends and the entire Cold Spring Harborcommunity help make it all possible.”Nemshin said she saw how much the fundraiser

meant to the Schupler family, and to Camp Loyal-town, and didn’t want to stop there.“I wanted to continue because I saw what an im-

pact it makes on the kids that go to the camp, ei-

ther giving them a scholarship to the camp or hav-ing them build something that they love,” saidNemshin, who is an eighth grader at Cold SpringHarbor Junior/Senior High School.This year, through the second annual Camp Loy-

altown Fundraiser, Nemshin raised over $6,000through another dance, which was hosted on Jan.22 at H on the Harbor in Port Washington. Ticketswere sold for $43.19, and a total of 100 ColdSpring Harbor seventh and eighth graders attended.Spectators watched an informal video about

Camp Loyaltown, ate dinner, danced and had thechance to win prizes that were raffled off. Variouslocal businesses such as Living, The GourmetWhaler and Pink Link donated gift cards and giftreceipts, said Nemshin’s mother, Suzanne.“It’s a wonderful cause and it’s amazing the way

our community comes together to support it,”Suzanne said. “The way the children come togeth-er to support their classmate and his brother, it’spretty incredible.”Nemshin said organizing the event wasn’t an

easy task.“It was a lot of work. I gathered a committee with

a bunch of my friends and they helped me makeposters and I had to mail flyers out to the wholeschool,” she said. “In the mornings I would hand outflyers and I would tell my friends to promote it bytalking to all the seventh graders and eighth graders.”In addition to planning the party itself, Nemshin

and her committee, which consisted of 20 stu-dents, had to gather prizes for the raffles by going

to local businesses.But it’s worth it. Nemshin said seeing the posi-

tive effects the fundraisers have had on familiesand kids who attend the camp made her “happy”and “proud.”

Student Raises $13K ForWorthy CauseTOWN OF HUNTINGTON

After hosting two fundraisers, Cold Spring Harboreighth grader Jolie Nemshin has raised a total of$13,000 for Camp Loyaltown, a upstate sleepawaycamp for children and adults with special needs.

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Kerber’s FarmAliveAndWell AfterDecadesBUSINESS


Nick Voulgaris III remembers Ker-ber’s Farm always being part of hischildhood. As a child, Voulgaris said,his mother would take him there whenshe bought chicken. Then, as a teenag-er when he got his learner’s permit,he’d run errands to the farm for her.“This place was always in my up-

bringing,” Voulgaris, 41, who grewup in Halesite, said. “When it wasabandoned and I heard that it was go-ing to be developed into a cul-de-sacor condominiums I said, ‘I can’t letthat happen.’”Voulgaris bought the property, lo-

cated at 309 West Pulaski Road inHuntington, in 2013 to save it frombeing transformed and has beenbuilding it back up ever since.“A lot of people grew up with it so

the idea that it was going to be lostforever I think evoked a lot of emo-tion in people… I get a lot of per-sonal letters from strangers thankingme for saving this place,” Voulgarissaid “This literally is an oasis inHuntington… this little pocket thathas been preserved, which is reallyexciting to have it here.”With his passion for food and

restoration, Voulgaris said it was on-ly fitting for him to buy the propertyand revitalize the farm, while contin-ue and enhance the tradition.Established in 1941 by the Kerber

family, the farm was sold to anotherfamily, Macinasian family, in the‘80s. It was in 2008, and stayed thatway for five years.“Changing the name was never a

thought because there is such her-itage here, and legacy and history,”Voulgaris, who now lives in Manhat-tan, said.“To have something that’s been

around since the 1940s and for gen-erations to grow with it to have it,” hesaid, for the farm to still be operatingin 2016, “I think is a real gift.”With a six-month renovation on the

store, Voulgaris relaunched the brandof products that the family used tomake in the ’40s. During that time,

Kerber’s was a poultry farm wherechickens, ducks and turkeys wereraised, and pies and jams were sold.Voulgaris currently raises chickens

strictly for their eggs, and honey beesfor fresh honey. The farm also has anorganic vegetable garden that growstomatoes, kale, string beans, egg-plant, strawberries, green peppers andherbs like basil, rosemary and dill.The farm also grows fresh cut

wildflowers, including Zinnias andsunflowers, which act as a foodsource for the honeybees.“We have this really cool sort of

ecosystem here where the honey beeshelp pollinate the garden and the veg-etables,” Voulgaris said. “So the veg-etables are sold in our farmstand hereduring the summer and any scraps inthe garden go to feed the chickens,and then the chickens give us organiceggs, which we use in the kitchen.”Other popular items at the farm in-

clude pies and baked goods, biscuitegg sandwiches, chicken pot pies,shepherd's pies and summertime lob-ster rolls. At $12 a jar, Kerber’s jams

are a top seller, especially the inven-tive Kerberry flavor.“I developed this recipe and exper-

imented with it for months until itcame out just right,” Voulgaris said.“It’s essentially a mixed berry fruitjam and what’s really great aboutthis is it’s strawberries, blueberries,raspberries and then I put in a littlefresh orange zest and a little clove,which gives it a nice after bite. Thishas been super popular.”Voulgaris said the jam has been

“super popular,” so much so that itwill be featured in the March issue ofO, The Oprah Magazine.Customers can also make their own

Kerberry pie. The farm sells pie kitsfor $65 a crate. The kits come withcrust mix, pie filling, whether it’s Ker-berry, apple, or strawberry-rhubarb,Pyrex glass pie plate, a kitchen toweland instructions for baking.Voulgaris has been selling his

products nationwide. “It’s awe-some,” he said.“To take a business that was es-

sentially closed and the building was

derelict and to build it up, restoreeverything, get the store running re-ally well and now to be able to growthe brand nationally is incredibly re-warding,” he said.Although he is continuing to re-

store the property, which is approxi-mately 100,000 square feet andholds seven or eight buildings, Voul-garis hopes to expand. He said hewants to have more chickens, andmore honey production.Additionally, Voulgaris said he is

interested in building a farming edu-cational school.“I love coming to work because

every day is something different,” hesaid.

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By Jon L. Ten Haagen

The sooner the bet-ter! If you want to tryand make your retire-ment comfortable,you should start sav-

ing with your first paycheck.Seriously, the sooner you start themore likely you are to succeed.Time is your friend. It’s time in themarket, not timing the market. I likethe comment that we like the impa-tient investor (trader) because theyare in and out of their investmentswith the news media headlines,because they help us patient (long-term investors) investors to suc-ceed.Financial security and the com-

fort of knowing you are meetingyour long-term investment goalsshould be important to you. Make alist of your goals and in what timeframe you feel you can accomplishthem. Basically the best first step isto start. When you accumulateassets (investments) you have thepotential to increase their valueover time and hopefully get youcloser to your financial goal(s). Ifyou do not have a game plan, evenwith a GPS you will not get there –wherever that is. Make a plan and

stat your journey.I and many financial advisors

suggest you consider yourself thefirst bill you receive each paycheck.Pay yourself (your future) first!When you are first starting out withyour first job, you most likely can’tafford to put away 15-20 percent ofyour pay into investment in a tax-deferred retirement plan. Figure outwhat you can comfortably afford toput away now.Maybe only 3-5percent to start atthis time. That’sOK for now. Onceyou are started,plan on increasingyour contributionby 1-3 percenteach year untilyou get to yourgoal of 15% or more.You should look into your com-

pany-qualified plan if one isoffered. There are many plansdepending on your companies sta-tus (401(k), 403b, 457, or if it isyour company a SEP, Simple IRA,IRA and or ROTH IRA). Discussthe options with your CFP and orCPA to make sure you make theright choice.When considering your employ-

er’s plan, research what yourinvestment choices are and thecosts of the plan. If the plan has a“match” you must participate, it isa no brainer! The company isadding free found money to yourretirement plan based on theamount of income you invest up toa certain percentage. This is freefound money. Once you get starteddetermine if it makes sense for you

to add more to thecompany plan or tolook at investmentsoutside the plan.The plan may havereally good invest-ment choices and, ifso, add there, but ifthe company invest-ment choices do nothave good choices

look outside and consider an IRAor ROTH IRA where you havemore investment choices. Again,talk with your CFP to make sureyou qualify to contribute. There arerestrictions based on your adjustedgross income. The idea is to get asmuch of your retirement invest-ments into tax deferred and/or taxadvantaged situations.Think about you and your loved

ones. There are many short-term

reasons not to invest now – a newcar, house or vacation. Focus onyour long-term goals. Financialsecurity for you and those you care

Retirement Financial Path: When Do You Start?

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Huntington’s Jon L. Ten Haagen,CFP*, runs Ten Haagen FinancialServices, Inc., a full-service inde-pendent financial planning firm – andnow, he is here to answer your ques-tions!In this bi-monthly column, TenHaagen will answer your financialquestions and help you with hisexpert financial advice. Don’t be shy– our expert is here for you, so feelfree to ask away!Email your questions to [email protected] today,and let our expert help you.

*Ten Haagen is an InvestmentAdvisor Representative offering secu-rities and advisory services offeredthrough Royal Alliance Associates,Inc., member of FINRA/SIPC, and aregistered investment advisor. He isalso an active community member,serving on several nonprofit boardsand as executive officer of theGreater Huntington Boating Council.

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By Mindy Wolfle

I recently had a con-versation with a keystaff member of a non-profit who has begun anew initiative to grow

membership. Her concept, within thepurview of the work she is chargedwith accomplishing, is innovative, andthe early results are promising. Shecontacted me to explore doing a writeup about this new endeavor, with thehope of using it as a mechanism forpublicity, social media sharing andother means of broadcasting news. Itsounded like a no-brainer, if one failedto look any further.My first question seemed obvious:

“Do you have buy-in from your exec-utive director and/or president of theboard of directors?”She wasn’t quite sure what I meant.

I rephrased my question.“Is the executive director aware of

your new initiative and does he feelit’s a good one?”

It was, at this point, I learned thatthis new way of growing and enhanc-ing membership was a secret. Now Iwas getting frustrated.“How could it be a secret? Why

haven’t you shared it?”Her reply made me realize that she

thought she could proceed on her own,and she was afraid of approaching theboss. As I think it is generally known,no one operates in a vacuum.I’m sharing this story for the simple

reason that even well-educated, ac-complished professionals get stuck inmud when it comes to pitching theirideas to senior management. They canlack confidence in themselves andwhat they’re proposing, or in this case,actually already doing. Believe mewhen I tell you, it is a clever, non-threateningwin-win program, perhapsnew for this organization, but not at alloff the beaten path.So, how does this relate to the rest

of us? Here are a few tips on gettingwhat you want in the workplace:•First and foremost, you need to

have open communications with yoursuperiors. This needn't be somethingthat instills dread. Yes, some bossesbreathe fire, but that fire can be tamedwith straightforward communication.Fire breathers don’t expect people toapproach them with confidence. Itshakes up their equilibrium.You havethe ability to shift those dynamics.Youare offering a service within the pa-rameters of your position that benefitsyour organization as a whole and eachstakeholder. Good news travels fast.•The best way to approach a plan is

to write a proposal. Give the ultimatedecision-maker all the information heor she might need to get the buy-inyou’re seeking. Take time to think itout with all the implications: Costs,investment of time, desired outcome,use of resources, how you’ll track suc-cess and anything else that couldcome up in a discussion.Write a draft,and hone it until you’re satisfied thatyou’ve covered all your bases, and an-ticipated questions.•Set up an in-person meeting to dis-

cuss the proposal. Be affirmative. Bepoised. Know what you’re talkingabout. Only you need to know thatyou are nervous. No one has ever suc-ceeded in a discussion that beganwith, “I’m not sure if you’re going tolike this.”•Don’t give up. An excellent initia-

tive should be pursued zealously. Itwould a real shame to drop an idea be-cause you are hesitant to engage oth-ers in the process.Here’s a motto to live by, courtesy

of Maya Angelou: “Ask for what youwant and be prepared to get it!”

Mindy Wolfle, a member of WomenEconomic Developers of Long Island,Direct Marketing Association of LongIsland and the Social Media Associa-tion, is president of Neptune Market-ing LLC, chief marketing officer ofVishnick McGovern Milizio, LLP, andan instructor of business writing andnot-for-profit marketing in HofstraUniversity's continuing educationprogram.

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Learn to Love Your CameraDo you have one of those “real” cam-eras, but you’re not sure how to use it?Spend an evening at Bee-Organic (24Wall St., Huntington) and learn from aworking pro New York photographer, butin a laidback, social setting. Grab adrink, get a bite, shoot photographs, andmake some new friends at Photo NightSocial. $80 per person includes oneBerry Banana smoothie or red/Ggeenjuice from the bar, and a spread of chipsand guacamole, and hummus and cru-dités. Regular menu is also available atyour own cost. Feb. 12, 6-8 p.m. Formore information call 631-470-1924.

Workshop on Love And RelationshipsGuest teachers Naimah Hassan andSteve Krantz, with wisdom, compassionand humor, will share Buddha’s adviceon developing deep, meaningful andlasting relationships. 3-hour workshop isSaturday, Feb. 13, 11 a.m.-1 p.m., at theDipamkara Meditation Center, 282 NewYork Ave., Huntington. 631-549-1000.

Maple Sugar Done NaturallyFind out how to identify and tap a mapletree, and produce homemade maplesyrup at Caumsett State Historic Park, 25Lloyd Harbor Road, Huntington. The pro-gram will teach these skills as well as thescientific, economic, historical and culturalaspects of maple syrup. Saturday, Feb.13, 10:30 a.m.-12:15 p.m. 631-423-1770.

Coin, Stamp & Collectibles ShowMelville Coin, Stamp and CollectiblesShow. Buy, sell, and trade just aboutanything from coins to jewelry, 8 a.m.-2p.m. at Catapano Engineering Hall, 545Broadhollow Rd., Melville. FreeadmissionI. Info: 516-557-7096.

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Learn about a unique method for health,posture, neck and back pain, and effort-less movement with certified instructorGary Adelman, Feb. 15, 12-1p.m. at WildBy Nature, 369 W. Main St., Huntington,

Sign up at customer service. For moreinformation call 631-424-6480.

Build-A-BoatBecome a ship-builder at teh WhalingMuseum’s Bedlam Street Workshop.Adults and children can drop in anytimebetween 2-4 p.m., Feb. 16-19, to designtheir own vessel out of wood. All thematerials needed to build your owndreamboat are included. WhalingMuseum and Education Center, 301Main St. in Cold Spring Harbor. For moreinformation call 631-367-3814.

Zumba Fitness WorkshopHuntington Opportunity Resource Centerwill be offering a free Zumba Fitnessworkshop to the public on Feb. 17, 6-8p.m. 1268 New York Ave, HuntingtonStation. RSVP at 631-385-2305 or [email protected].

Pet Food DriveLegislator Lou D’Amaro and Long IslandCares’ Legislative Food Drive Challengeis on through the end of March. Bringdog and cat food, canned food, kitty litterand new pet toys to D’Amaro’s districtoffice, 130 W. Jericho Tpke, HuntingtonStation, M-F, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Donationswill go to Baxter’s Pantry of Long IslandCares. For info, call 631-854-4433.

Library-hosted events and programs arereserved for cardholders of their respec-tive library unless otherwise noted.

Cold Spring Harbor Library95 Harbor Road, Cold Spring Harbor.631-692-6820. cshlibrary.org.• Three-part calligraphy workshop withHoward Rose meets Feb. 20, 10 a.m.-1 p.m.. Learn calligraphy for invitations,distinctive personal letters, or frame-worthy fine art. Fee: $100. Register inadvance.

Commack Public Library18 Hauppauge Road, Commack. 631-499-0888. commack.suffolk.lib.ny.us.• Dancercise class emphasizes musclestrengthening, balance and coordina-tion. Includes mild-cardio warm-up andthe use of hand-held weights, resist-ance bands, a ball, and a mat toenhance your fitness goals. Bring yourown mat, weights, a towel, and water.Every Wednesday at 10 a.m. andFriday at 9 a.m. until June 17.

Elwood Public Library3027 Jericho Turnpike, Elwood. 631-499-3722. elwoodlibrary.org.• Children’s Parachute Play, for ages 18-35 months, a program of song, danceand games using a parachute, Friday,Feb. 12, 10:30 a.m.-11 p.m.

Half Hollow Hills Community LibraryDix Hills: 55 Vanderbilt Parkway. 631-421-4530; Melville: 510 Sweet HollowRoad, 631-421-4535. hhhlibrary.org.• Black History Month celebration, pre-

sented by Mothers Club of WheatleyHeights and Concerned FathersAssociation, in collaboration with HighSchool West’s African AmericanStudent Organization and the childrenof the Half Hollow Hills School District,Sunday, Feb. 14, 2-4 p.m. Celebratethe achievements of African American“firsts.” Learn about the rich contribu-tions of past pioneers, present leadersand their impact on our country. Thisprogram features song, dance, poetryand music. Dix Hills branch.

Harborfields Public Library31 Broadway, Greenlawn. 631-757-4200.harborfieldslibrary.org• Casual Coloring, Tuesdays, 1:30-3:30p.m. Bring your colored pencils and/orcrayons and relax with other adultswho enjoy the meditative benefits ofcreating something beautiful.

Huntington Public LibraryMain branch: 338 Main St., Huntington.631-427-5165. Station branch: 1335New York Ave., Huntington Station. 631-421-5053. thehuntingtonlibrary.org.• Writers workshop, led by author TerryTomasino, incorporate guided imageryand other exercises to encourageyoung writers to explore and expressthemselves in written form. Saturdays,10:30-11:30 a.m. through June 18.Huntington branch.

Northport-E. Northport Public LibraryNorthport: 151 Laurel Ave. 631-261-6930. (East Northport: 185 LarkfieldRoad. 631-261-2313. nenpl.org)• Your little musician can sing and moveto songs from around the world atBabies Boogie on Saturday, Feb. 13,10-10:45 a.m. For children 3-23months. At the Northport branch.

South Huntington Public Library145 Pidgeon Hill Road, HuntingtonStation. 631-549-4411. shpl.info.• A Time For Kids Fun Crafts on Friday,Feb. 26, 10-11 a.m. Enjoy a series offun, educational classes for preschool-ers ages 18 months-5 years (not yet inkindergarten) and an adult caregiver.This is a skill building, interactive classthat will help prepare your child forindependent learning experiences.

John Engeman Theater At Northport350 Main St., Northport. johnwenge-mantheater.com. 631-261-2900.• God of Carnage, Shows Thursdays-Sundays through March 6. Tickets:$59-$64.

• Junie B. Jones, The Musical, in theChildren’s Theater, Saturdays andSundays through March 6. Tickets $15.

Art League of Long Island107 East Deer Park Road, Dix Hills.Gallery hours: 9 a.m.-4 p.m. weekdays;11 a.m.-4 p.m. weekends. 631-462-5400.ArtLeagueLI.net.• Black Voices: Celebrating BlackHistory Month, an exhibition of worksby African American artists of LongIsland is on display through Feb. 21 inthe Jeanie Tenglesen Gallery at ArtLeague of Long Island.

• Try Day Nights offer a half-dozen work-shops for artists 15 through adult on

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Paint Night at Cinque TerreCinque Terre restaurant (872 E Jericho Turnpike, Huntington) hosts anevening of creativity and fun, Thursday, Feb. 18. Event host takes youthrough the steps needed to create the lovely work of art above; there is noartistic ability needed. Great food and drinks are available during thisevent for an additional cost. Cost is $45, and space is limited. Registeronline at cinqueterreli.com/upcoming-events; save $20 with coupon codeLIPN20. For more information, call 631-923-1255.


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the second Friday of every month,6:30-9:30 p.m. Feb. 12 classes areJewelry/Metalsmithing; Oil Paninting;Drawing; Watercolors; Digital Painting;Figure Drawing. $30 in advance; $35at the door.

B. J. Spoke Gallery299 Main St., Huntington. Gallery hours:Monday-Sunday, 11 a.m.-5 p.m., until 9p.m. on Friday and Saturday. 631-549-5106. bjspokegallery.com.• Artist’s Choice Invitational, throughFeb. 28. In this exhibition, gallerymembers invite artists they respect andadmire to show alongside them.

• Poets Aloud, open mic night for poets,is held the second Friday of everymonth., 7:30-10 p.m.

Cold Spring Harbor Fish Hatchery1660 Route 25A, Cold Spring Harbor.Open seven days a week, 10 a.m.-5p.m., Saturday and Sundays until 6 p.m.:$6 adults; $4 children ages 3-12 andseniors over 65; members and childrenunder 3 are free. 516-692-6768.cshfha.org.• Animal Tracks, Feb. 13-14, 11 a.m.-3p.m. Visit the hatchery to learn aboutanimal tracks and how to identify them.Hunt around the hatchery and test yourskills as you search for animals’ tracks.More information at cshfha.org, or call516-692-6768.

Cold Spring Harbor Whaling Museum301 Main St., Cold Spring Harbor. 631-367-3418. cshwhalingmuseum.org.Tuesday through Friday, 12-4 p.m. andSaturday and Sunday, 11-5 p.m. (closedMonday). Admission $6 adults, $5 chil-dren and seniors.• If I Were A Whaler, an immersiveexhibit encouraging imaginative explo-ration of a whaler’s life.

Heckscher Museum Of Art2 Prime Ave., Huntington. Museumhours: Wednesday-Friday, 10 a.m.-5p.m., first Fridays from 4-8:30 p.m.,Saturday and Sunday from 11 a.m.-5p.m. Admission $6 for adults, $4-6/seniors, and $4-6/children; membersand children under 10 get in free. 631-351-3250.• Men at Work: exhibition features worksthat reveal the many facets of humanendeavor, through March 27.

• You Go Girl! celebrating women artists,through April 3. Artists include Elainede Kooning, Dorothy Dehner, GeorgiaO’Keeffe, Miriam Schapiro and JaneWilson, among others.

Huntington Arts CouncilMain Street Petite Gallery: 213 Main St.,Huntington. Gallery hours: Monday-Friday 9 a.m.-6 p.m.; Saturday noon-4p.m. 631-271-8423. huntingtonarts.org.• Earth, Air and Water: A Celebration ofTri-State Wildlife and Nature JuriedPhotography Show, through Feb. 27.

Huntington Historical SocietyMain office/library: 209 Main St.,Huntington. Museums: Conklin Barn, 2High St.; Kissam House/Museum Shop,434 Park Ave.; Soldiers & SailorsMemorial Building, 228 Main St. 631-427-7045, ext. 401. huntingtonhistorical-society.org• Stephanie Gross, author of EaglesNest, The William K. Vanderbilt Estate,is the speaker at this month’s Lunch ‘nLearn lecture and discussion, Feb. 24,12 p.m. at Black & Blue restaurant in

Huntington village. Book signing to fol-low. $45 for non-members, $40 formembers, includes three-course meal.Reservation required. 631-427-7045.

• A week of fun and historic-themed win-ter break activities for kids grades 1-5,Tuesday-Friday, Feb. 16-19 includes:Revolutionary War Minuteman; FamilyHistory Detective; Civil War; Tea WithDolly. Session fees: $30, members; $35non-members. Details on the website.

Ripe Art Gallery1028 Park Ave., Huntington. Tuesday-Thursday, 11 a.m.-6 p.m.; Friday, 2-8p.m.; Saturday, 11 a.m.-5 p.m. ripeart-gal.com. 631-239-1805.• Valentines Day group show, Feb. 14through March 5. Reception, Sun.,Feb. 14, 4-7 p.m. This year’s theme is“I Like Andy,” a tribute to all thingsAndy Warhol. Open submission show;$10/piece. All hang. Drop-off Feb. 5-11.

Vanderbilt Museum and Planetarium180 Little Neck Road, Centerport.Museum hours: Tuesday, Saturday andSunday, 12-4 p.m. Grounds admission:$7 adults, $6 students with ID and sen-iors 62 and older, and $3 children 12and under. Mansion tour, add $5 per per-son. 631-854-5555.vanderbiltmuseum.org.• Winter break workshops for children,Feb. 15-19. Programs are held in theEducation Center. Reservationsrequired; 631-854-5539. View scheduleonline at vanderbiltmuseum.org.

Walt Whitman Birthplace246 Old Walt Whitman Road, HuntingtonStation. Hours: Wednesday-Friday, 11a.m.-4 p.m.; Saturdays and Sundays, 11a.m.-4 p.m. Admission: $6 adults, $5seniors, $4 students, and children under5 are free. 631-427-5240.waltwhitman.org.• Children will enjoy a performance of Irishdancing by teachers and students fromthe Mulvihill-Lynch Studio of Irish Dance.The award-winning dancers will answerquestions and teach some Irish dancesteps. Sunday, March 6, 1 p.m.. $9 perchild, chaperones free.

Five Towns Performing Arts Center305 North Service Road, Dix Hills, NY11746. 631-656-2110. FTC.edu.

• Tribute to Queen with Almost Queen,

Saturday, Feb 13, 7:30pm. Tickets:$35, 30, 25

The Paramount370 New York Ave., Huntington. 631-673-7300. Paramountny.com. All showsbegin at 8 p.m. unless otherwise noted.• Chippendales Break the Rules tour,Feb. 12, 9 p.m. $25-$75.

• Paramount Comedy Series presentsJim Breuer. Shows 5 p.m., 7:30 p.m.and 10 p.m., Feb. 13. $19.50-59.50.Valentine’s Day Show – Jim Breuer“Love, Laughs & Funyons!”, Feb. 14,7:30 pm. $29.50-$100.

• Southside Johnny & The Asbury Jukes,Fri., Feb. 19 $14.50-$49.50.

• The Fab Four – The Beatles TributeBand, Feb. 20 $25-$65.

• Adam Lambert with Special Guest:Alex Newell – Presented by 106.1 BLI,Feb. 23 $35-$85

Hard Luck CafeCinema Arts Centre, 423 Park Ave.,Huntington. 631-423-7611. cinemaarts-centre.org.• Greg Cornell and the Cornell Brothersincluding David Moss performThursday, Feb. 18, 8:30 p.m.. Ticketsare $15, $10 for CAC or FMSH mem-bers. Info: fmsh.org or 631-425-2925.

Concerts by the PondSt. John’s Church, Cold Spring Harborpresents Carol Weitner and the VintageString Quartet performing works fororgan and strings, Sunday, Feb. 21, at 3p.m. (snow date, Feb. 28). Programincludes organ concertos by Handel,church sonatas by Mozart, and works byAlbinoni, Stanley and Schubert, piecesfor solo organ, including Bach’s Toccataand Fugue in D minor, and a featuredpiece for the string quartet. Admission is$20; free for students and children. Infoat StJohnsColdSpringHarbor.org orcall 516-692-6369.

RidottoConcerts at Huntington Jewish Center,510 Park Ave., Huntington.www.ridotto.org. Reservations recom-mended: 631-385-0373or [email protected].• Romanza, a fusion of of classical,Latin, and South American music, per-formed by Francisco Roldan, guitar;Mariam Adams, clarinet; Dan Mallon,percussion; and Evelyn Ulex, piano,against a backdrop of intriguing filmclips. Sunday, Feb., 21, 4 pm. $10, stu-

dent; $18, members; $20, seniors; $25,adults.

Be A Museum DocentThe Huntington Historical Society is cur-rently seeking volunteers to train tobecome Museum Docents at the historicDavid Conklin Farmhouse Museum. Themuseum is located at 2 High St., inHuntington and is a fascinating interpreta-tion of the colonial, federal and Victoriantime periods. No experience required – aninterest in local history is a plus. Trainingis provided. Call 631-427-7045, ext. 403.

Walt Whitman BirthplaceIf you are interested in literature or histo-ry, the Walt Whitman Birthplace has fas-cinating and rewarding part-time volun-teer positions available. Free trainingprovided. 631-427-5420, ext. 114.

Thrift Shop VolunteerHuntington Hospital Auxiliary CommunityThrift Shop needs volunteers for mer-chandise pricing and floor work onMonday afternoons, Tuesday andThursday mornings. 631-271-3143.

Helping Runaway KidsShare your ideas and opinions on howHuntington Sanctuary, a program of theHuntington Youth Bureau, can help youthages 12-21 who run away or who are atrisk of running away. The group’s adviso-ry board meets one Thursday a month at6 p.m. Call 631-271-2183.

Living Healthy with DiabetesFeel better, be in control, do the thingsyou want to do. Join us for this 6-weekworkshop and discover new, practicalways to live better and healthier. Learnthe tools to manage and take control ofyour health. Participants will receive afree living healthy book and relaxationCD. Every Thursday, 5:30 p.m.-8:00p.m., until Feb. 18, Dolan Family HealthCenter, 284 Pulaski Road, Greenlawn.

Women In TransitionExperiencing a loss or life-changingevent? Meet other women and discoveryour inner resilience. Group meetingThursdays from 7-8:30 p.m. inCenterport. 631-242-6133.

Women’s Cancer Support GroupThe Suffolk Y JCC, located at 74Hauppauge Road, Commack, is offeringan ongoing support group for womendealing with the trauma of breast andovarian cancer. The group meets on thesecond and fourth Wednesday of everymonth at 7:15 p.m. Crisis counselingavailable. Free. 631-462-9800, ext. 129.

Ötzi the IcemanThe first-ever replica of Otzi the Iceman is on display at Cold SpringHarbor Laboratory’s Dolan DNA Learning Center. Guided tours of theÖtzi the Iceman exhibition will be held on upcoming Saturdays. HearÖtzi’s story and find out what we have learned about Neolithic times fromstudying his body, clothing, and equipment. Cost is $9.92 per ticket. Feb.20 and 27, 12 p.m. and 2 p.m., 334 Main St., Cold Spring Harbor. Formore information call 516-367-8800.


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teacher. She mostly teaches at HighSchool West.“I felt personally very proud that

they still wanted to do that for meand my sister. Most of them havewitnessed last year what a difficulttime I had,” said Dittrich-Smith.“They are a great group of kids thatgot behind me right away.”Alyse McAlpine, a senior and

point guard of the team, said she wassaddened when she discovered thatBilyeu was diagnosed.“Seeing her go through this whole

situation was heartbreaking,”McAlpine said. “We wanted to allcome together and somehow get theword out.Bilyeu was initially diagnosed in

January 2013, she said. Surgeonsremoved the tumor, but her physi-cians told her that the cancer wouldeventually return. Two years later, ithad metastasized and her doctorstold her that it was incurable and thatshe wouldn’t have very long left tolive. By December 2015, it spread toher lymphatic system.“They were talking about hos-

pice,” she said.Since she was diagnosed, she has

channeled her efforts into fundrais-ing for the Memorial SloanKettering’s Hepatobiliary ServiceFund, which focuses on her form ofcancer, as well as other liver cancers.To date, she has raised $40,768, withher goal being $100,000.The Hills West fundraiser has

helped her come a bit closer to hermark. The Colts have donated to her

fund for the last three years.During this year’s game, the Colts

played at home against WestBabylon, winning 58-44, said coachBryan Dugan.“It’s a nice way to raise awareness

[and] get the girls involved,” Dugansaid. “It’ a no brainer.”Both teams wore pink, said Dugan,

who sported a pink tie that day. The

funds were raised through cash dona-tions, donated food that was sold dur-ing the game and a 50-50 raffle.Bilyeu said she was “absolutely

floored” by the Colts efforts todonate.“I’m touched by the Hills West

community. It’s things like thatthat keep me moving forward,”she said.


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chamber memberChip’n DippedCookies and Chocolate (342 NewYork Ave.) is just a few steps southof Main Street.Inside, you willfind a uniquecombination ofartisan choco-late making andgourmet baking.C h o c o l a t i e rPeter Goldfarb presents handcraft-ed trays of milk and dark chocolatetruffles, caramels, creams, barks,and more. Unusual large inclusionchocolate bars, also handmade, aresold nationally. From the oven,Chip’n Dipped offers a dozen vari-

eties of freshly baked chocolatechip cookies, served warm ordipped in pure chocolate. Gift bas-kets and personalized wedding

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from residents, businesses, workersand stakeholders to help steer thedevelopment of the MEC, accordingto the outlines of the town’s Horizons2020 comprehensive plan.Town spokesman A.J. Carter said

that the plans are purely conceptualat this point and no applicationsrelating to the re-development havebeen filed with the town.Alissa Taff, president of the Civic

Association of Sweet Hollow andmember of the MEC plan advisorycommittee, said she believes the plancould lead to Melville turning intoQueens.“It seems to me a little bit too

quick. If they were to put apartmentsthere, it would be four stories, and the[town] code is two stories,” said Taff.According to the presentation, the

zoning recommendation includes theuse of an overlay district, specific tothat site, which would override thatcode. The restriction in place wouldbe that no more than 50 percent ofthe total build area could be zonedfor residential use.Under current zoning, the

Huntington Quadrangle property isclassified as office space in an I-2district, for light industrial use.James Coschignano is a commis-

sioner of the Melville Fire Districtand is also on the MEC plan adviso-

ry committee. Though he has con-cerns, Coschignano said he wantedto wait for the plan to be finalizedbefore making a judgment on thematter.“We still haven’t seen the full

product from the consulting agency,”he said. “We do have concerns, that’swhy I was put on the committee.”For now, those concerns are gener-

alized, and include traffic impacts,hydrants and adherence to state firecodes.Neither BFJ Planning, the plan-

ning consulting firm, nor The We’reGroup, owner of the property, couldbe reached for comment beforedeadline.

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A total of 12 Hills West Coltsscored points in the team’s 76-37win over East Islip on Feb. 2. Thewin came during Hills West’s sen-ior night, and clinched the LeagueIV title for the Colts.The Colts were led by Kian Da-

lyrimple, a senior, who scored 17points. Other scorers were RichardAltenord, Gaetham Fils'aime,Cameron Jordan, Zakk Mur-ciano, Tom Raneri, Alex Reid,Gabe Satterwhite, Jeff Terry,Jake Willinger, Deven Williamsand Jovahn Williamson.Murciano, a senior, led the bunch

with 11 points, including two three-pointers. Willinger, another senior,added 10 points, also including twothree-pointers. Both seniors Al-tenord and Satterwhite scored nine

points each. Satterwhite alsograbbed 15 rebounds.Hills West dominated East Islip

from start to finish. The Colts led37-17 at halftime, and only extend-ed that lead in the second half whenthey outscored East Islip 39-20.With the win, Hills West im-

proved to 13-0 in league play. TheColts were slated to finish out theregular season with a game againstEastport-South Manor on Monday.The Colts also had a scrimmageslated for Tuesday.With the League IV title in hand,

the Colts would likely be awarded atop-four seed in this year’s Suffolkbig school playoffs. The tourna-ment was slated to begin with a pairof play-in games onWednesday. OnSaturday, the first round of the tour-nament is scheduled to begin.To keep up with the live bracket,

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The Lady Thunderbirds of Hills East have secured a spot in the upcoming Suffolkgirls basketball playoffs tournament.

The Colts of Hills West defeated East Islip 76-37 during their senior night gameon Feb. 2. Hills West clinched the League IV title with the win.

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The Lady Thunderbirds areheaded for this year’s girls basket-ball playoffs.With a 65-46 win over Linden-

hurst on Jan. 26, the Thunderbirdssecured the berth. Then, on Satur-day, they improved upon theireventual playoff seeding with a71-61 victory over Connetquot.The win snapped a two-game

losing streak that the Thunder-birds had endured ever sinceclinching the playoff sport lastmonth. Hills East fell to Whitmanand Central Islip in back-to-backgames.Against Connetquot, Hills East

was led by Mesha Rivers whoscored 20 points and grabbed 10rebounds. Jessie Maurer added14 points and eight rebounds, andboth Alexa Wallace and JessWomble scored 10 points each.Both Hills East and Connetquot

exploded offensively in the firstquarter of the game. The two

squads combined to score 46points in the first quarter, withHills East taking the early edge26-20. The Thunderbirds extend-ed that lead in the second quarterto 37-25. Hills East then outlastedConnetquot in the second half tomaintain a double-digit lead at thefinal whistle.Connetquot was led by Brittany

Curtin and Jenna Phillips, both ofwhich scored 18 points each.Hills East was slated to be in ac-

tion on Monday after deadline.They were scheduled to travel toCopiague, but with a snowstormclosing many schools in Suffolk itwas unclear whether the gamewould be played.Regardless, Hills East will soon

be awarded its playoff seeding.This year’s Suffolk big school tour-nament was slated to begin with aplay-in game Wednesday. Then,the schedule had the first roundslated to begin on Friday. However,these dates may be changed ifgames were cancelled on Monday.To keep up with the bracket,

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