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Legislators overwhelmingly approved a new gasoline taxcap in Suffolk County, arguing the move is a fiscally responsi-ble way to provide relief at the pump for residents.

However, the three legislators who voted no, including onefrom Huntington, said the tax cap is a politically motivatedgesture that saves taxpayers little and could blow a big hole inthe already-strapped county budget.

The 15-3 vote on Aug. 3 will cap the county’s 4.25-percentportion of sales tax, beginning in March 2011, if statewidewholesale fuel costs exceed $3 per gallon. The cap is project-ed to save taxpayers about 61 cents each during the balance of2011 if gas prices remain level, according to a financial impactanalysis conducted by the nonpartisan Legislature BudgetReview Office.

County Executive Steve Levy said he would sign the bill.Legislator Lou D’Amaro (D-N. Babylon), who appeared at a

July press conference with Legislators Ed Romaine (R-CenterMoriches) and Tom Muratori (R-Ronkonkoma), said themove, projected to cost the county about $410,000 in 2011and $2.5 million over five years based on June 2010 blendedprices, is a “fiscally responsible” way to put money directlyback into residents’ pockets at the pump without increasingproperty taxes or hurting the county’s bond rating.

“It is also an excellent way to wean ourselves off of a regres-sive tax, which disproportionately affects the middle class,during a time when the revenues coming in from that tax arealready at historical lows,” D’Amaro added.

“It can provide additional discretionary income to families.It’s another important way we can hold the line on taxes inSuffolk County,” Legislator Steve Stern (D-Dix Hills) said.

Romaine, who sponsored a similar resolution in 2006 thatwould have capped the gas tax at $2 – said the $3 cap providesrelief for the poor, families and people living on fixed incomes.Muratore added the gas tax cap could help send revenue toother areas in the county, spur economic growth and encour-age the county to tighten its belt.

“We’ll still get the money back because people, instead of

TOWN OF HUNTINGTON

Relief At The Pump?Cap would eliminate county sales tax when fuel is over $3/galBy Danny [email protected]

Santiago Meneghetti pumps gas at the Larence Hill Service sta-tion in Huntington on Monday. Suffolk County approved a gaso-line tax cap that, starting in March 2011, will allow the countyonly to tax the first $3 of fuel prices.

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Suffolk County parentshave been able to ease theirminds knowing that theirchildren will be putting atleast one less bad thing intotheir mouths – the potentiallyhazardous chemical often found in babyproducts known as BPA. On Dec. 1, parentsacross New York will be able to do the same,since the state took the county’s lead in ban-ning it.

In a rare unanimous decision, New YorkState legislators voted to pass the Bisphenol-A (BPA) Free Children and Babies Act,which prohibits the sale of baby bottles,pacifiers, cups, straws and sippy cups forchildren ages 3 and under made with BPA, acompound found in many plastics. GovernorDavid Paterson signed the bill into law lastTuesday and it will go into effect on Dec. 1.

Karen Miller of the Breast Cancer ActionCoalition in Huntington and Legislator SteveStern (D-Dix Hills) quickly pushed the billinto the state assembly after Suffolk Countybecame the first legislative body to pass acomprehensive BPA ban in March 2009.

“It is an absolute outstanding victory,” saidMiller. “It’s like, check it out Long Island,your representatives are representing you.”

More than 6 billion tons of BPA are usedeach year and the chemical is found in 95percent of people tested, according to theCenters for Disease Control and Prevention.The compound mimics the effects of estro-gen in the body, which may pose an array ofhealth risks to everyone, but especially chil-dren and young girls.

The danger with the hormone-inducingchemical is that it exposes children to es-trogen at much younger ages, and peoplewith a longer exposure to estrogen aremore likely to develop breast cancer, ac-cording to the National Institute of Health(NIH). Animal studies have also linkedBPA with infertility, weight gain, behav-ioral changes, prostate cancer, diabetes andearly onset puberty. The NIH is seeing girlsenter puberty as young as 3 years old andsay it is a growing trend.

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State FollowsSuffolk InBPA BanBy Amanda [email protected]


More and more mosquitoes are testing positive for WestNile virus, which could translate to additional human cases.Fourteen isolations in the Town of Huntington, includingfindings in Dix Hills and Melville, added to a total of 76 pos-itive samples in Suffolk County.

Thirty-eight mosquito samples tested positive betweenJuly 27 and July 29. The samplings show a 55 percent in-crease from last year, said Dr. Scott Campbell, who leads themosquito trapping for the Suffolk County Health Depart-ment. Health officials said there appears to be a high chanceof exposure this season, which may turn out to be worse thanin 2008 when four people died of the virus.

Two Long Islanders have already contracted the virus: a 72-year-old Huntington man was admitted to the intensive care

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Beware Of Their Bite38 additional mosquito samples test positive for West NileBy Amanda [email protected]


Mosquitoes in Dix Hills and Melville tested positive for WestNile virus, but while a public health threat has been declared inNassau County, no such threat had been declared in Suffolk asof Monday.

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Unaccompanied Pocketbook Stolen

Suffolk police were called to a Huntington Stationbar about a stolen pocketbook on Aug. 6. The complainttold police she stepped outside and left her purse be-hind. When she returned, the pocketbook, and thecredit cards inside, were gone.

Couldn’t You At Least Close The Door?

Suffolk police were called to a Huntington homeabout a theft on Aug. 6. The complainant said they lefta door open on the vehicle, which was parked outsidethe house. A GPS was taken.

Jewelry, Cash Reported Stolen

Suffolk police were called to a South Huntingtonnursing home on Aug. 5. The complainant said some-one entered her locked room and stole jewelry and cash.

PD: Catalytic Converter Stripped From Truck

Suffolk police responded to a Melville store after anemployee reported that a piece of her truck was stolenon Aug. 4. She told police that she drove to work andparked. When she went to head home, she thought thevehicle sounded loud. A quick search revealed the cat-alytic converter was found missing.

Shoes Walked Out On Their Own?

A Huntington shoe store employee called SuffolkCounty police on Aug. 4 to report shoes as stolen. Theytold police an unknown person removed assorted shoessince the last inventory check.

Woman Took Drugs, Vodka, Red Bull

Northport police rushed to Main Street on Aug. 4when they received a tip about a woman passing out ona building’s front steps. The responding officer inter-viewed the woman, finding her conscious but unre-sponsive. Police spoke with her physician, who revealedshe was taking anti-anxiety medication. Further inves-tigation revealed a soda can containing Red Bull andvodka. The Northport Fire Department took her toHuntington Hospital.

Women Arrested For Open Hand Attack

A Dix Hills woman was arrested for harassment onthe morning of Aug. 3. The complainant told police thewoman struck her in the face and eye with an openhand. The defendant was arrested for second-degreeharassment, a violation.

Attack Only Counts As Harassment?

A Northport man was arrested for harassment on Ju-ly 31 by Village police after he allegedly attacked hisgirlfriend. She told police they had an argument thatbecame heated, at which point he pulled her off thecouch by her hair and dragged her into the kitchen. Hethen reportedly choked her and hit her with his openhand. She told police he pushed her before arguingmore and going to sleep in different rooms. The defen-dant agreed over the phone to turn himself in. He wasreleased on his own recognizance and was due to returnin early August.

Send a photo of your pre-school agechild along with a brief anecdotalbackground and we’ll consider itfor “Baby Faces.” Include baby’s fullname, date of birth, hometown andnames of parents and grandpar-ents. Send to: Baby of the Week, c/oLong-Islander, 149 Main St.,Huntington, NY 11743. Pleaseinclude a daytime phone numberfor verification purposes.

Huntington Has A Song!… A couple of weeksago, I told our readership that after watching“Golden Girls,” I thought it was time Huntingtonhad a song to be proud of.Well a Mr. Stanley Glick, fromDix Hills, responded to my cryfor help – my plea has beenanswered! The lyrics are great and the tune is fresh.This composer, who has been a part of Huntingtonfor 32 years, and clearly knows his stuff about thetown, did an excellent job and I’m just so darn hap-py to have had him read my column. Just thinkingabout the catchy song gets me singing along to it!Now if only I could make it my ringtone on my cellphone…

I like it hot and spicy!... So I came across thisfood calendar that lists every day as being a nation-al holiday for a food or beverage product. We appar-ently have a lot of interesting ones in August, suchas Zucchini Day (Aug. 8) or Lemon Juice Day (Aug.29). Something I definitely want to celebrate,though, is Hot and Spicy Day, which is Aug. 19. Ilove spicy foods, although I’m sure I haven’t triedeverything. My favorite thing to do is put hot sauceon all sorts of foods, even bananas! Are there anyrecipes for good spicy foods? I’d just love to startpreparing for all the cookin’ that will happen in mykitchen that day!

Grillin’ up fun… This time of year it seems likea gal could hit a barbecue every weekend… at leastif she plays her cards right. On Rosie’s calendarthis weekend is a BBQ “Fun”-raiser benefittingWalt Whitman Birthplace Association and Kiwa-nis Club of Huntington on Saturday, Aug. 14, 11a.m. - 4 p.m. at West Hills Day Camp in Hunting-ton. The $12 per person ticket price ($8 for thekids) includes steak, chicken and burgers from theOutback. It’s a great family day with all the funyou’d expect to have given free reign at a summercamp, plus music, raffles and an old-time baseballexhibition game. Reservations at www.waltwhit-man.org.

Good thing sharks don’t get close… Last weekwas officially “Shark Week” on the Discovery Chan-

nel, and what a hype it was. Ihaven’t seen that many largeJaws-like creatures since…well… last “Shark Week.” Allweek I heard the hoopla onsharks this, and sharks that.My coworkers and I even

watched sharks on television jump out of the waterto attack birds and seals. Now, I know we have ourscares once in a while, but it’s nothing compared tothe attacks that happen in South Africa so often.Whew, good thing those sharks don’t really come soclose to Long Island shores!

Mysterious ways… Talking with a bunch offriends in sort of hushed tones because the subjectwarranted it, one acquaintance of mine wrapped itup neatly with a simple explanation – or so shethought. “God works in mysterious ways,” she softlydeclared. I shot back, “What’s that about, anyway?Heck, I gotta think that if anyone has the ability tocut straight to the chase and be straightforward, it’sHim!”

Live, but delayed… It seems the Town of Hunt-ington is finally broadcasting its town board andother meetings on FIOs and Cablevision’s public ac-cess channels. Word is that the last town boardmeeting on Aug. 3 was taped for delayed broadcastso that folks at home can see for themselves justhow fascinating those meetings can be. One friendof mine expressed disappointment that it isn’tbroadcast live. I bet I know the reason for that.Seems to me that if you could watch this stuff live athome, you wouldn’t bother coming to the meetings.Even the press would stay home.

(Aunt Rosie wants to hear from you! If you have com-ments, ideas, or tips about what’s happening in yourneck of the woods, write to me today and let me knowthe latest. To contact me, drop a line to Aunt Rosie, c/oThe Long-Islander, 149 Main Street, Huntington NY11743. Or try the e-mail at [email protected])

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The end of the summer may be ap-proaching, but with plenty of scorchinghot days still on the horizon, Hunting-ton residents are finding different waysto stay cool.

With monthly average temperaturesabove average and on the rise from Juneto August, it’s no surprise people are des-perate to beat the heat. June was hotterthis year that average, up from a 60-de-gree average to 72 degrees in 2010.

As hot as it has been in the month ofAugust, the average high temperaturehas been 84 degrees, slightly higherthan usual but without breaking therecord high for the month. On Aug. 3,2006, Huntington Station experiencedfeverish temperatures of 103 degrees.

One way residents are staying cool andgetting out with the entire family is visit-ing the Dix Hills Ice Rink in Dix HillsPark on Vanderbilt Parkway. No matter

how hot the air is outside, the mercurynever climbs over 40 degrees in the rink.Vin Bivona, a rink guard at Dix Hills IceRink, said he loves going to work thistime of the year to escape the heat.

“There is no better place to stay coolin the summer than here,” Bivona said.

Also located in the Dix Hills Park isthe Dix Hills pool, another source of re-lief from the summer heat. Like the icerink, the pool has discounted rates forall Town of Huntington residents and isopen to anyone who needs to beat theheat.

Other residents said they are busy en-joying their heat-busting hobbies duringthe summer. John Solarino, of Melville,said he spends his days kayaking with hisgirlfriend Kristina Fittipaldi.

“A kayak ride is a great and inexpen-sive way to get out of the heat,” said So-larino, who added he launches out ofMerrick.

The beach is also a fun and cheap wayto enjoy a day in the sun. A cooler full of

cold drinks and a few friends are all youneed, at least according to Chris DeNi-cola of Melville.

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Beating The Heat In HuntingtonResidents enjoying the beach, ice skating rink to keep cool in above-average temperaturesBy Casey [email protected]

John Solarino of Melville and Kristina Fittipaldi escape the heat with a day of kayaking.

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The 125-day late state budget passedlast week will close New York’s $9.2 bil-lion deficit – courtesy of residents’ wallets.

Shoppers will temporarily pay a high-er sales tax, philanthropists will get lessof a tax break, more than a billion dol-lars in rebate checks won’t be given outand a cigarette tax will become perma-nent. Meanwhile, schools will lose $1.4billion, hospitals will get $19 millionless in state aid and a $78 million cut forthe Environmental Protection Fundcould mean trouble for Long Island’sbeaches and parks.

Starting Oct. 1, Long Island shopperswill pay an 8.625 percent tax on itemsless than $110. Then in April, the salestax will go back to 4.625 percent foritems less than $55. The temporary in-crease is expected to bring in $330 mil-lion in additional revenue.

Seniors and homeowners looking fortheir tax rebates will be waiting on anempty mailbox as the approved plan didaway with $1.6 billion for the Middle

Class STAR rebate program. While themiddle class is getting fewer dollars, therich and poor will have to get by withless too, as charitable donations won’tbe worth as much of a tax break.

Suffolk County Executive Steve Levyisn’t happy with the plan and says thebudget makes it more difficult to liveand work.

“We are disappointed that there is noproperty tax cap and that we lost mil-lions in aid,” said Levy. “And the biggestimpact is the loss of an economic devel-opment program that gave tax incen-tives to businesses to locate here.”

Spending cuts were the key to endingthe deficit, which means while familiesare paying more in taxes, students andteachers will be getting less. Long Islandschools will lose $173 million in aid,leading to possible teacher layoffs, big-ger class sizes and fewer programs.There is an expected $607 million infederal funds for schools, but most ofthe aid is expected to go to larger urbanareas such as New York City, Albany andBuffalo – not suburban schools on LongIsland. This doesn’t bode well for many

teachers and school employees, likethose in South Huntington, for exam-ple, who already gave a week of unpaidwork last year.

“The federal money, frankly, will cometoo late. We have already set programs

and schedules for the school year basedon the staff cuts and available spend-ing,” South Huntington SuperintendentThomas Shea said. “We built our budg-et based on the assumption, now cor-rect, that we wouldn’t get any funds re-stored, which we didn’t.”

The school district plans to reduce itsequipment and supplies by half, and nomusical instruments or sports uniformswill be purchased.

Harborfields Superintendent FrankCarasiti is also feeling squeezed by thebudget.

“We keep tipping away and tippingaway and eventually we’re going to fall,”he said of what would happen if theschool continues to get less fundingeach year. “We will survive this year andwe just hope for the best next year. If Ihave to reduce the staff again, that is aconcern, a major concern.”

More bad news for residents is the$78 million cut for the EnvironmentalProtection Fund, a program to keep uprecycling programs and keep beaches,bays and parks clean. The spendingslash was the most dramatic cut for theprogram in history. This will especiallyimpact Huntington, which suffers fromstorm water runoff. Centerport Harborwas closed for 107 days last year, settinga state record. With less money to keepup the landscape, more closings may be

TOWN OF HUNTINGTON

Budget Cools Deficit, Burns WalletsBoasts higher taxes, millions gone for schools, hospitals and the environment

Brandon Harrell, 22, may have beenracing other motorists on Melville ParkRoad last weekend, but he could not out-run police.

Suffolk County Officer Jeffrey Fongwas patrolling Melville at 1:25 a.m. onAug. 7 when he noticed several vehiclesdrag racing. The racers sped off in differ-ent directions once they caught sight of

the officer, police said, but Fong kept onevehicle in sight.

A 1993 Honda sped along Melville parkRoad, swerving between lanes. Not far be-hind, Fong maintained a safe distance andwaited for the driver to slow down to anormal speed.

He stopped the vehicle safely on theLong Island Expressway in Dix Hills nearDeer Park Avenue.

Harrell, of Brentwood, was arrested andcharged with illegal speed contest and

reckless driving – both misdemeanors. Hewas also charged with several traffic viola-tions, according to the state court sources.

Harrell was arraigned at the First Dis-trict Court in Central Islip later that day.He remains incarcerated after failing topost the $7,500 cash bail. He’s due to ap-pear in court again on Aug. 13.

Deer Park Avenue has long been knownon the street racing scene, although Suf-folk police said Farmingdale is the currenthotspot.

DIX HILLS

High-Speed Chase Ends With ArrestAlleged street racer catches cop’s attention, leads officer on pursuitBy Mike [email protected]

Rink guard Vin Bivona stays cool whilehelping camper Daniel Imperato of Hunt-ington off the ice at the Dix Hills Ice Rink.

By Amanda [email protected]

“We keep tipping away and

tipping away and eventually

we are going to fail”

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FRANK CARASITI

on Long Island schools losing state funding



The Dignity Memorial Vietnam Wallwill be coming to Huntington in October,and the town still needs more help to pre-pare for its arrival.

The Town of Huntington has put out acall to potential volunteers for numeroustasks, including publicity, safety, hospital-ity, programs and ceremonies, ground siteand construction and motorcycle escort.There is also a list of things to be donated,including lumber, mulch and plants,fencing, candles, chairs, flags, telephones,tents, computers and meals.

After almost two years of the townworking to arrange its trip to Huntington,the Dignity Memorial Vietnam Wall, athree-quarter-scaled replica of theVietnam Veterans Memorial inWashington D.C., will hit Huntingtonthis fall. It has been visiting townsthroughout the nation since 1984.

Sponsorship opportunities are alsoavailable and can be made payable to theTown of Huntington.

“Honoring our veterans, thankingthem for their sacrifices and for protect-ing and preserving our freedoms is some-thing that each American should beextremely mindful of,” said Councilman

Mark Cuthbertson, who is sponsoringthis event. “During the first weekend ofOctober, residents in the Town ofHuntington and surrounding communi-ties will be able to do just that by payingtheir respects to the men and women inthe military who sacrificed their lives forours in the name of freedom.”

If interested in volunteering, contact

Cuthbertson at 631-351-3171. For moreinformation on the Dignity MemorialVietnam Wall, visit www.dignitymemori-al.com.

TOWN OF HUNTINGTON

A local law firm is bringing workingpro bono to a new level.

Genser Dubow Genser & Cona(GBGC) launched last month its “SeniorDreams Come True” program, which willraise funds to grant “wishes” to seniorswith limited financial means.

“It’s like Make-a-Wish for children, butfor seniors,” said Jennifer Cona, manag-ing partner at the Melville-based lawfirm. “We’re not looking to grant any-thing outrageous, just something thatwould make a difference.”

This includes airfare to visit a lovedone, home improvements or alterations,an outfit for a special occasion or cover-age for prescription drugs not covered by

insurance. Seniors over the age of 65 withan income of no more than $1,500 permonth for single individuals and $2,000for married couples can submit a wish re-quest form for a chance to get their wishgranted.

“Senior Dreams Come True” is a subdi-vision of GDGC Charitable Events, a pro-gram that has supported many Long Is-land charity events and has even createda music scholarship. The idea for the sen-ior program came from the firm’s clientsthemselves. GDGC, which was foundedin 1968, specializes in elder law, assistingtheir clients with trusts and estates, andseeing how the economy has effected thisdivision of Long Islanders inspired thefirm to help, Cona said.

“Long Island is so expensive, and sen-iors are all in a fixed-income situation,”

said Cona, describing the frighteningpredicament.

A 2008 study by the U.S. Census Bu-reau revealed that 16.9-18.4 percent ofretired households in New York receiveretirement income. While the total num-ber of retirees receiving income has in-creased, another study in 2008 revealedthat a 15-percent majority of elders in thecountry over 65 have an income of$25,000-$35,000 a year, down from19.6-percent in 2003.

“From seeing what they needed, if therest of us could help out a little, it wouldreally make a difference,” Cona said.

While GDGC has yet to receive anyWish Requests, the firm has acquiredmany requests to support the program.The firm also hopes to raise money dur-ing their Aug. 19 fundraiser at Chili’srestaurant on Broadhollow Road inFarmingdale. The restaurant will donate10 percent of each bill from diners whoshow “Senior Dreams Come True” vouch-ers. Cona expects the event to raise be-tween $300 and $1,000.

“The wishes that we’re looking to grantaren’t that outrageous, so that’s like twowishes right off the bat,” she said.

GCGC is also planning anotherfundraising event in November. Clientsand friends of the firm will be invited toa silent auction at a local painting school,with half of the proceeds from sales goingdirectly towards “Senior Dreams ComeTrue.”

“It’s not necessarily the more money,the more extravagant the wishes,” shesaid. “The more money, the more it canbe spread around.”

Complete applications and additionalinformation on “Senior Dreams ComeTrue” can be found on the Genser DubowGenser & Cona website at www.genser-law.com. All materials must be sent by ei-ther e-mail or postmarked by Oct. 15.

MELVILLE

Law Firm Granting ‘Wishes’ For SeniorsElder law attorneys fundraising for new program to help retirees on fixed income

With all the news of a future Lowe’sHome Improvement store replacing theCommack Multiplex breaking this sum-mer, don’t forget about the HuntingtonStation branch.

Lowe’s acquired the defunct Hunt-ington Townhouse property in June2008 for $35 million. They intend to demolish the existing 148,000square-foot catering hall, spokesmanGerard Littlejohn said, and replace it with a 103,000 square-foot store –

the middle of three sizes they use fortheir stores.

A representative of the HuntingtonZoning Board of Appeals said an appli-cation for a special use permit has beensubmitted for their Oct. 14 meeting.According to the application, Lowe’s islooking to erect a retail store of155,604 square feet including storageand receiving areas.

Littlejohn said the process is pro-ceeding as expected and on time. Con-struction should begin in the firstquarter of 2011, he added, while thestore should be open in the first quar-

ter of 2012.No timeline exists over in Commack,

which Littlejohn said means they alsohave not selected which size store tobuild yet. They bought the 13-acreproperty in June for $20 million.

“We did close on that property. Theactual movie theater is going to stayopen for up to the next two years,” thespokesman said.

Although the Commack store wouldtechnically be over the border intoSmithtown, both branches would beless than 10 miles and 20 minutes awayfrom each other.

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Both Lowe’s Stores Moving ForwardHome improvement chain confirms two locations opening nearby By Mike [email protected]

By Catherine [email protected]

Jack Genser, David Genser, Jennifer Conaand Howard Dubow, partners at GenserDubow Genser & Cona law firm, got theidea for their “Senior Dreams Come True”program from their clients.

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The Dignity Memorial Vietnam Wall is athree-quarter-scaled replica of the Viet-nam Veterans Memorial in WashingtonD.C.

Councilman Mark Cuthbertson, Councilwoman Susan Berland, Rep. Steve Israel andCharles Spencer of Dignity Memorial hold a photo of the Dignity Memorial Vietnam Wallsurrounded by members of Dignity Memorial, the Northport VA Medical Center and veter-ans groups.

Volunteers Needed For Memorial’s Arrival

TOWN OF HUNTINGTON

County Firing Bill OK’dCooper says he has votes to override veto


Got an opinion on the merits of imple-menting term limits in Huntington? Thetown board wants to hear them.

The Town Council voted unanimouslyat their Aug. 3 meeting to schedule a 6p.m. public hearing on Sept. 21.

“I’m very, very happy and pleased thatit’s moving to the next step to a publichearing,” Councilman Mark Mayoka, theresolution’s sponsor, said.

The hearing is for an amended termlimit proposal. An original draft of the lo-cal law would have set a two-term, eight-year limit on town council membersholding a particular office, whether theterms run consecutively or not. The newversion, which Mayoka said was a com-promise, extends the limit to three con-secutive terms at 12 years and includesthe town clerk, receiver of taxes andhighway superintendent. The clock forterm limits would begin for all officialselected during and after 2011.

Supervisor Frank Petrone, who second-ed the motion to hold a hearing withCouncilman Mark Cuthbertson, said he iswarming to the concept of term limits.They could fight stagnation, offer electedofficials opportunities to serve at differentlevels of government and bring the ideasthey developed at each level with them,Petrone said.

“I don’t think it’s a bad thing. I wouldn’t

have said this several years ago, but giventhe situation we’re currently in, especiallyat the state level, I’ve really begun to real-ly rethink what is important for peopleand for the community,” Petrone added.

The amended proposal convincedCuthbertson to vote to hold a publichearing.

“I’ll make up my mind at the conclusionof that,” he said. “That’s the term they havein the County Legislature – it makes themost sense to conform to that if you’reconsidering term limits.”

Councilwoman Susan Berland said shestill believes voters implement the bestlimits by returning elected officials theylike and booting the ones they don’t.

“If there’s an elected official who’s do-ing their job and the electorate likes, thechoice is taken away from the electorate,”she said. “I don’t like my choices beingtaken away from me; I’d rather exercisethem myself.”

Stating her position “has not changed,”Councilwoman Glenda Jackson agreedwith Berland.

“We certainly need experience on theboard. Ultimately, the people decide who’sin office and for how long,” she added.

Due to a particularly heavy schedulefor the Sept. 21 meeting – a vote on Aval-onBay’s 490-unit development on 26.6acres in Huntington Station is expectedthat night – all public hearings, includingterm limits – begin one hour earlier thanusual, at 6 p.m.

TOWN OF HUNTINGTON

Term Limits Get Hearing

A proposal that could clear the way fora long-stalled measure to fire the SuffolkCounty police commissioner passed theSuffolk County Legislature Aug. 3 onevote short of a supermajority.

Legislators voted 11-6, with one mem-ber abstaining, to reaffirm the view thatthe County Legislature has the right toremove appointed officials in SuffolkCounty government for cause.

The measure is an important step inmaintaining the legislature’s stature asan independent, co-equal branch of gov-ernment on par with the county execu-tive’s office, bill sponsor Jon Cooper (D-Huntington) said.

“If we don’t approve this, we would beceding authority, that [legislative coun-sel] George Nolan already thinks wehave, to the county executive,” Coopersaid. “That would be disastrous.”

Dan Aug, spokesman for CountyExecutive Steve Levy, said a veto is likely.

“It’s been well-documented that thecounty executive has concerns about this,as does the county attorney,” Aug saidMonday.

Cooper first proposed the right-to-remove the amendment to the SuffolkCounty charter in mid-May, which wouldaffect department heads and members ofcounty boards, commissions and agencies.Any person targeted for removal must begiven “reasonable notice” and an opportu-nity to be heard before the resolution isvoted on. The resolution would be vettedand analyzed like any other law that goesbefore the legislature.

That local law would give the legislaturethe authority to hold a vote to removePolice Commissioner Richard Dormer, a

matter that has been tabled since March.Nolan argues the County Charter gives thelegislature the right to bump a countyexecutive appointee; however, CountyAttorney Christine Malafi testified beforethe Public Safety Committee in April thatthe county charter says officials appointedby the county executive can only be firedby the county executive.

With Nolan’s aid, Cooper was able torebuff a push to define the word “cause”in Cooper’s resolution to clarify the legis-lature’s powers.

“Three times, [Nolan] said, ‘you shouldnot define cause, leave it up to the legisla-ture,’” Cooper said. “I took our lawyer’sadvice.” State law says proof of “malfea-sance” is required to remove a person, butagain leaves it up to the governing body todetermine what malfeasance is.

Since a removal vote is subject to thecounty executive’s veto, most would like-ly require a 12-vote supermajority to beenforced. Legislator Steve Stern (D-DixHills), arguing the right to remove is “animportant power to continue to have,”agreed with Cooper in setting a high barfor termination.

“‘For cause’ should equal somethingthat rises to a high degree, not mere dif-ferences in policy,” Stern said. “It shouldbe a high bar because we’re talking aboutsomething extremely serious. It reallyshould have that type of support in thelegislature.”

Legislator Lou D’Amaro (D-N.Babylon) has recused himself from thedebate because his wife, Malafi, would besubject to the new law should it stand.

Expecting a Levy veto, Cooper saidhe’d get a 12th vote to override. Cooperclaimed last week he was already in talkswith two of the six “no” votes to securethe final vote tally he needs.

By Danny [email protected]

By Danny [email protected]

A potential restaurant at Oheka Castlewill be the main course of a public hear-ing next month.

The Huntington Town Board sched-uled a hearing for 6 p.m. Sept. 21.

Oheka owner Gary Melius confirmedhe’s looking to open some type of restau-rant to help draw more guests to his ho-tel, but has yet to decide what the menuwill offer.

“I gotta do something because peoplewon’t stay here. There’s no restaurant,”

he said, adding it will seat no more than60 people.

Melius filed plans with the building de-partment back in February seeking per-mission to alter 17,066 square feet on thefirst floor and 2,592 square feet on thesecond floor in connection with a restau-rant with outdoor dining.

The owner also said he was cutting adoor through an outside wall, which re-quired special permission. He said theHuntington Historical Society gavetheir approval.

“It’s not that much of an alteration,but it’s the code so we filed for it,” Melius

said.According to a June letter from Town

Attorney John Leo to Deputy Directorof Department of Engineering ServicesHugh Lowery, he was unsure if a publichearing would be required.

According to prior covenants and re-strictions placed on the property, OhekaCastle may be home to a luxury hoteland spa with no more than 50 rooms, amaximum 300 member private club

with meal service from 6 a.m.-10 p.m.and use for banquets in specific areas.Banquets are limited to the main andentry floors and can only happen one ata time. The private club is preventedfrom having adult entertainment.

A Building Department official saidthe February plans were unavailable be-cause they were being reviewed. He alsosaid something may be missing from theapplication.


Little Shelter in Huntington has a big opportunitybarking at its door – the chance to have a poster ad-vertisement featured in the movie “Smitty,” a filmabout how important it is to adopt animals.

The opportunity would not only give Little Shelter abigger name, but also give others the chance to seewhat it’s like to have an adopted animal brought home.Little Shelter is currently in third place in the onlinecontest which asks visitors to the film’s website to votefor their favorite pet organization.

“It’ll help spread the word,” said Jodi Record, com-munications and events manager for the shelter.“They’ll see who we are and what we do and look us upand possibly donate.”

Little Shelter, a no-kill animal shelter, is run mostlyby volunteers. President Maryann Chernovsky, whohas been working there seven days a week for 21 years,is also a volunteer.

It takes $2 million to run Little Shelter, and theamount of time spent by the 45 paid workers and hugevolunteer staff is too much to count, according to Record.

“It takes a lot of time to keep Little Shelter and raisemoney to keep the doors open,” she said.

This movie will draw attention to the hard work andthe homeless animals that Little Shelter fosters. Itscreation also aims to draw attention and awareness tothe benefit of adopting animals.

The movie stars Peter Fonda and Mira Sorvino.

Loveable mutt Smitty gets left behind by his ownerswhen their home is foreclosed on and ends up in an an-imal shelter. A troubled youth and his grandfather takeSmitty home, and the dog helps repair broken rela-tionships within the family.

Little Shelter is not new to the camera. They havebeen featured in the news whenever asked, and havebeen in TV spots, including “Underdog to Wonderdog.”

Voting for placement in the movie ends Oct. 1. For moreinformation and to vote, visit www.smittythemovie.com.

TOWN OF HUNTINGTON

Shelter Has Chance For SpotlightUpcoming movie ‘Smitty’ recognizes benefit of animal shelters, asks for locals to be featured

TOWN OF HUNTINGTON

Restaurant Coming to Oheka Castle?Town sets hearing for owner to pitch 60-seat eatery with outdoor dining

The environment may be the lastthing on your mind while having anight out on the town, but that doesn’tmean you can’t make at least one gooddecision while enjoying an alcoholicbeverage.

Drink responsibly by choosing todrink something local. Shipping drinkslong distances not only wastes gasoline,but emits greenhouse gases as well.With more than 50 wine producers onLong Island and four of them inWestern Suffolk, these adverse effectscan be significantly reduced whileboosting the local economy.

If you want to drink something moreexotic but feel guilty, don’t worry.According to the American Associationof Wine Economists, shipping wine bysea is less carbon-intensive than driv-

ing wine cross-country. According to aNational Geographic graphic from May2009, it takes 4.4 pounds of carbondioxide to ship a 750 mL bottle of winefrom Napa, Calif. to New York City. Itonly takes 0.3 pounds to ship it fromBordeaux, France and 0.4 pounds toship it from Santiago, Chile, accordingto the graphic.

Rather have a beer? Instead of grab-bing a can or bottle, try whatever is ontap. According to a March 2008 studyin the International Journal of LifeCycle Assessment, a keg of beer has a68 percent lighter carbon footprintthan a bottled brewski. Buying in bulkreally can make an environmentalimpact.

—HESSEL

TOWN OF HUNTINGTON

Tips For Going Green

By Mike [email protected]

Oheka Castle’s owner is looking to add a restaurant to add to the hotel’s draw.


Little Shelter’s Jodi Record with Pinky, an abused pitbull that recently underwent plastic surgery and is looking for a home.

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Chemotherapy takes a lot out of a per-son. Energy is zapped, motivations arechanged and lives are rearranged. But forDenise Vinci of Commack, chemothera-py gave her a way to give others some-thing all people need at some point –strength and courage.

During her bout with breast cancer in2005, Vinci suffered from hair loss due tothe intensive chemotherapy she received.As a result, she began wearing bandanason her head, in every color possible, tomatch what she was wearing. After shewent into remission, she still had herbandanas and wanted to find a way togive back to others and give them hope.

And so the idea of Strength andCourage Jewelry was born.

“My husband and I were trying tocome up with a name, something catchyand cute,” she said. “We couldn’t think ofanything we loved, and I thought, whynot just name it what it is? Strength andcourage. That’s what I want it to bringpeople.”

Vinci, who has been a preschoolteacher at Tree of Life Preschool in Com-mack for 14 years, began playing aroundwith her bandanas and some beads, mak-ing bracelets with unique designs for herfamily and friends. She keeps themtrendy, using Swarovski crystals, Lamp-work hearts, and Pandora-style beads.

Everything is made from her own twohands, in a small office in her family’sbasement.

“You always see jewelry in sterling sil-ver, gold, with fishing wire, string – noth-ing is made from bandanas,” she said.

“They’re completely unique in that way.”A unique aspect of the bracelets, aside

from the bandana, Vinci said, is thateveryone has their own story behind it,and you don’t know that story until youask. Other cancer survivors have even do-nated their own bandanas to the cause,bringing an even more personalized

touch to the bracelets. News has spread quickly about her de-

signs traveling by word of mouth throughgroups of friends and others strugglingwith some sort of conflict in their lives,Vinci said. The bracelets have even madetheir way into North Carolina, SouthCarolina, Florida, California, Maine andAustralia.

“I’ve gotten calls from people who justlike the design, people who know some-one struggling with cancer, or someonestruggling with a problem like a tough di-vorce,” she said. “It’s rewarding. I likewhen people feel comfort from my de-signs. Any kind of comfort, we all needthat in our lives.”

Vinci receives a large amount of feed-back from those who purchase herbracelets, including letters, calls and e-mails thanking her for what she’s givingthe world. She’s even had specific requestsfor bracelets. She recently received a callfrom a woman whose 11-year-old grand-daughter had recently died fromleukemia and wanted bracelets madefrom the girl’s pajamas for her family.

“My goal would be somehow thateveryone would know about the braceletsand what I’m doing,” she said. “I see it asa ‘pay it forward’-type of present. Oneperson gives that gift to someone, whopasses it on to someone else… then I feellike I’ve helped so many people.”

For more information, or to purchase abracelet, visit www.strengthand-courage.webs.com, or e-mail Vinci [email protected].

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Thank YouDEAR EDITOR:

I read the article [KristenCatania] wrote in [the July29, 2010 issue] about Bran-don and myself, “Mother-SonTeam Star In Film.”

[Kristen] did such an amaz-ing job with the story. We areboth very pleased with yourcoverage of our story and theinformation you gave about“Taught To Hate.” Articles like[this] will help us to spreadthe word even more to helpstop hate crimes. Thank you.

Much gratitude also goesout to Luann Dallojacono andPeter Sloggatt for their inter-est and involvement in seeingthis story make it to print.

HELEN PROIMOSBRANDON HANNAN

Dix Hills

Great ReceptionDEAR EDITOR:

Thanks to The Long-Islanderfor its coverage of the cell towercontroversy on SouthHuntington Water District

property at East 17th Street inHuntington Station. Who hastime to monitor the activities ofsmall local authorities such asthe South Huntington WaterDistrict, when there is so muchgoing on in federal, state, townand school district politics?That’s exactly what the SouthHuntington Water Districtboard of commissioners iscounting on.

Why do they not returnphone calls about the tower?Letters to elected officials – PaulTonna, Ciro DePaola andGeorge Kopp – go directly totheir attorney, MichaelMcCarthy, for response. Whatdo they have to hide? Wouldthey have voted to approve atower if it were in their ownfront yards?

When I first called the districtin December, the generaladministrator of the district,Richard Wurtz, responded bysaying, “Gee, I drove by andthought they put up a new flag-pole.” I live directly across fromthe plant entrance. After thestop work order was issued bythe Town of Huntington, workcontinued on and off for weeks,

at odd hours of the night.Workers cannot gain access tothe site without the knowledgeof district employees. Prettyobvious they have a vested inter-est in the tower going up, andfees paid by cell companies arequite lucrative; do the math.The district posts nothing on itswebsite with regard to wherethese fees are going.

Why are these elected officialsevasive and running for cover?Seems like the boys may havebeen caught with their hands inthe proverbial cookie jar!

BILL AXMACHERHuntington Station

Use The Vets At AbramsDEAR EDITOR:

Back in 1984, when my eldestof five children entered kinder-garten at HuntingtonElementary, we had heard therewas “some” crime on the streetbehind the school. Like mostparents seeing their first childoff to school, we were con-cerned. We had also heardabout what a terrific school itwas and about the fine teachersthat were going to make such a

positive impact on our mostimportant possession.

It is such a shame to hear thisnews of the closing of the nowJack Abrams School. In all thoseyears my children attendedthere, never was there any thingto fear. From the moment thosebuses pulled up, teachers, andquite a few, were outside greet-ing the children. Year after year,we sat outdoors under the beau-tiful trees next to the school,watching our little ones competein field day. Never once did Ihear a shot fired or feel unsafe.And again, year after year, weattended the concerts of ourchildren after dark, and neveronce do I remember beingafraid.

In my opinion, there wereother things that could havebeen tried – less drastic thanrunning from a “possible” crimi-nal. One of those things thatcould be considered still wouldbe to close roads leading to theschool during school hours andevening events. To secure theseroads, my suggestion would beutilizing our local veterans.Then, the residents who live onthose streets would have toshow proof of that fact.

Many of the children whowere enrolled at Jack Abramshave relatives of all ages thathave served in the military.These highly trained individualsare “in the business,” so tospeak, of defending and protect-

ing. So much time and moneyhas been invested already in ourveterans, yet when they comehome they struggle to find work.As a veteran myself, I see manyof them at the VA Hospital forappointments – and lots ofthem have free time on theirhands. I bet they would justjump at the chance to guard ourlittle ones so we could get backto the business of learning.

A quick glance at the localpaper will show, no communityis immune to crime – not DixHills, not Melville, nor ColdSpring Harbor. Remember:Nobody closed the city afterSept. 11.

DEBBIE SORENSENCARBONECenterport

Former Huntington resident


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Letters to the editor are welcomed by Long Islander Newspapers. We reservethe right to edit in the interest of space and clarity. All letters must be hand-signed and they must include an address and daytime telephone number forverification. Personal attacks and letters considered in poor taste will not beprinted. We cannot publish every letter we receive due to space limitations.

Members of the town’s zoning board ofappeals are weighing the merits of an appli-cation that can place Huntington indis-putably at the forefront of Long Island’s cul-tural and musical scene.

If you think Huntington is already thecenter of the Island’s cultural map, theParamount Theatre will make you thinkagain. Three local businessmen have out-lined a plan to bring a state-of-the-art per-formance venue of a size and quality thatwill attract national talent to theheart of downtown Huntington.

The Paramount is the next incar-nation of the former IMAC theatre, whichfolded last summer. For many years, IMACwas at the vanguard, presenting jazz andblues performers who couldn’t be seen atother concert halls. But others followedIMAC’s success and competition from smallconcert halls in Patchogue, Bay Shore andPort Washington helped spell the end of thelegendary concert hall.

It’s time again to reinvent the former

vaudeville-theatre/movie-house-turned-concert-hall.

The Paramount is an ambitious undertak-ing that more than doubles the occupancyof the IMAC theatre. It requires creative ap-proaches to solve parking challenges. Underplans detailed for the zoning board, theParamount will lease an under-utilizedtown parking lot to provide valet service,and ticketholders will get incentives to parkat remote locations like Town Hall and near

the LIRR. A shuttle service – ac-tually charming trolley cars –would get the folks into town for

the show.The theatre would be a tremendous boost

to the local economy – particularly the im-portant restaurant industry. People fromacross the Island would visit Huntington,spend in local shops and dine in our manyrestaurants. At a lesser occupancy, the the-ater doesn’t attract the talent that assuresits success.

The Paramount deserves a yes vote.

Make The Music Happen

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A Grammy Award-winningsinger has turned her connec-tion with a famous song into away to inspire others with itswords.

Folk singer Judy Collins willbe coming to Huntington nextweek to promote “Over theRainbow,” a book featuring thelyrics of the title song of thesame name from “The Wizardof Oz.”

The lyrics of the song, whichhas been an important aspectof Collins’ life since birth, havegiven way to a book with illus-trations by Eric Puybaret. It al-so includes a three-song CDset, featuring Collins’ version ofthe song that made Judy Gar-land famous.

In fact, that’s actually whereCollins got her name.

“They loved playing the song‘Over the Rainbow’ in our homeand it practically became mylullaby,” she said. “A lot of mychildhood memories are blend-

ed in with that song; it’s helpedinfluence my creativity and pas-sion for discovery of magicalplaces real and imagined.”

The song came out the sameyear that she was born, in 1939.

“I have a close relationshipwith the song,” Collins said.“We’ve had a brushing relation-ship. Being able to sing it was atreat.”

Collins has been in the musicindustry for 50 years, and hasalso written several books, in-cluding “The Artist’s Way” and“Sanity & Grace.” She also co-di-rected an Academy Award-nominated film about AntoniaBrico, the first woman to con-duct major symphonies aroundthe world. Brico was alsoCollins’ piano teacher as a child.Her new CD, “Paradise” recent-ly came out in May.

Children of today may nothave as long a relationship withthe book’s lyrics as Collins wasable to have, but the book hasthe potential to mean some-thing to them, she said.

“It’s so beautiful and the

song’s so beautiful, so theymatch. It’s something that’svery special – to be able to lookat something together and pos-sibly learn the song and havethat experience that peopledon’t have very much of achance of nowadays with yourkids,” she said.

Collins is also a children’s so-cial activist, and works withUNICEF.

“That’s the way I was broughtup,” she said. “If you’re not help-ing somebody, you’re not doingenough.”

She will be presenting the

book at 7 p.m. on Aug. 19 atBook Revue, located at 313 NewYork Ave. in Huntington village.For more information, visitwww.judycollins.com.

MUSIC

Folk Singer Heads ‘Over The Rainbow’Judy Collins comes to Huntington to promote book inspired by legendary song

The Town of Huntington wasn’t alwaysas lively and filled with people as it isnow. At one point, it was quiet and rural.

Now, with the “Romantic Long Island”exhibit at the Society for the Preservationof Long Island Antiquities (SPLIA),viewers will have the chance to see justwhat it was like back “in the day.”

Long Island was an inspiration forartists during the 19th century. Artists,including graphic artist Fanny Palmer,Currier & Ives and others came to nearbylocations to draw what it was they saw infront of them.

“These artists recorded things theway they looked back then and peoplewho are painting now are recordingwhat they’re seeing now, which can bevery different,” said Margie Burkett,public affairs officer for SPLIA. “Sincewe’re a historic preservation group, weeducate people on how Long Islandused to look.”

Mediums of artwork include paintings,watercolors, drawings and lithographs.There’s also a civil war drum made by A.Rogers of Flushing.

“It’s worthwhile for people who live

around here to see this exhibit,” Burkettsaid.

The exhibit was put together by guestcurator Franklin Hill Perrell, former cura-tor of the Nassau County Fine Arts Muse-um, and SPLIA Director Robert MacKay.

“We normally don’t think of Long Is-land as such a romantic place, but the artin this exhibition shows it to be that,” Per-rell said. “It shows the beauty of Long Is-land, especially reveals the spirit behind

it. They knew they lived in visually abeautiful place and the art highlights therelationship of the immediate presenceof nature: the nearby seashore, farmlandand village life has reflected a sense ofwell-being on a domestic level whichwould demonstrate Long Island was oneof the best places to live.”

The SPLIA gallery is located in ColdSpring Harbor at the corner of Route25A and Shore Road. It is open Wednes-

day through Sunday, 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Theexhibit is on display through January2011. Admission is $1. For more informa-tion, visit www.splia.org.

ART

Long Islanders Look Back In TimeRomantic portraits from 19th century show town’s history through artistic creationsBy Alessandra [email protected]

“East Hampton From The Church Belfry,”like other pieces of 19th century work inthe exhibit, captures the Long Island oflong ago.

“View of Huntington Station” from 1880 by Edward Lange is one of the many pieces on dis-play at the “Romantic Long Island” exhibit at the Society for the Preservation of Long IslandAntiquities.


Collins will promote “Over the Rainbow,” a book of the famous song’slyrics. It includes a three-song CD recorded by her.

Judy Collins

With its extensive seafood menu,attention to detail and fresh ingredients,Harbor Mist is bringing a new culinarybreeze into Cold Spring Harbor.

Open just a few months now, hostsBarman and Michelle Sharifi are bothveterans of the restaurant business –they’ve managed Pasta’s Café inManhasset, Osteria D’Angelo inManhattan, Café Rustica in Great Neckand Taverna/Aqua Blue in Roslyn.

Since Barman has brought restaurantsto historic homes before, making thishouse everybody’s else’s home didn’tphase him at all. Walk in and enter thecozy, quiet bar to the left; a small, brightdining room is in a room to the right.Upstairs can hold 90 for catered affairsand boasts a gorgeous view of the har-

bor; the downstairs dining room accom-modates another 70. Décor of the Amalficoast is present throughout the entirethree-story home.

A couple of factors make the HarborRoad location key to Cold Spring Harborfor a restaurateur and the village alike –coming from Laurel Hollow andWoodbury, it’s the first thing motoristssee in the village, and the bustling nightcrowd gives them a great first impres-sion. Until Barman and Michelle wereup and running, there was only onerestaurant in the entire village.

Recent Huntington transplant,Terrence Cave, whose career highlightsinclude tenures at some of New YorkCity’s best restaurants, created a menuthat draws inspiration from all corners ofthe Mediterranean, from Spain throughItaly and to Turkey. Meals begin with aplate of hummus and whole-grainbruschetta. The thick hummus has aspicy kick that won’t put off sensitivepalates; their bruschetta is cool, crisp

and a little bit smoky.With tender fish and a mild avocado

puree that brings out the bright flavors ofkey lime vinaigrette (and a squeeze oflemon, if you wish), Cornmeal-DustedCalamari ($10), offers a new take on thefirst-plate classic, which is also on themenu for $9 with homemade marinara.Other appetizer choices are mostly fromthe sea, including Mussels Provencal($9), Jumbo Lump Crabcake ($14),Clams Oregenata ($10), Yellowfin TunaTartare ($12) and Confit of Duck ($9).Chilled seafood includes a Wild JumboShrimp Cocktail ($15), Long IslandLittle Neck Clams ($8), East CoastOysters on the Half Shell ($11) andLobster Cocktail ($15).

Enticing pastas include Linguine inClam Sauce ($18), Lobster Ravioli,Orecchiette ($19) and a Truffle WildMushroom Risotto with Parmesan andtruffle shavings ($22), that Michelle saidis one of her favorite dishes on the menu.

Harbor Mist offers a variety of steak,lamb, chicken and veal for meat lovers,and their work with fruta del mar – thefruit of the sea – excels. With an eye forlocal suppliers, Cave’s Caramelized SeaScallops ($24) are superb – delightfullytender in a sage brown butter sauce thatis loaded with flavor thanks to the home-grown spices. There’s no tricky solutionto browning the scallops – the naturalsugar in them makes the magic happen,Cave said. Also check out the AlaskaSalmon ($24), Asian-inspired Sesame-Crusted Yellowfin Tuna ($26) and

Grilled Montauk Swordfish ($26).Make sure to save room for dessert –

Michelle’s influence is apparent ondelightful confections like creamyItalian Cheesecake ($7), Peach & BerryCobbler a la mode ($8) bursting withlarge, warm pieces of fruit, and Cannoli($7) boast remarkably light, crunchyshells that are filled just before they’reserved.

Check out their weekly three-courseLobster Bake special and prix-fixemenus, a great way to explore the menuat Harbor Mist. One dining room is openfor dinner and dancing on Saturdays,and a jazz pianist fills the bar with swing-ing sounds on Fridays.

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Harbor Mist105 Harbor Road/Route 25A,

Cold Spring Harbor631-659-3888

http://harbormistrestaurant.com

Atmosphere: Colonial home, Amalfi coast flair

Cuisine: Fresh flavors of theMediterranean

Price: Moderate-ExpensiveHours: 11 a.m.-11 p.m.,

seven days

Seafood Comes To Life At Harbor MistBy Danny [email protected] TheFoodie

S E C T I O N

Fresh scallops are served in a delicious, robust sage butter made with home-grown spices.

For a twist on a classic, try the cornmeal-breaded calamari over avocado puree.

Homemade cannoli and blueberry peach cobbler a la mode are two decadent selections fromHarbor Mist’s dessert menu.

Foodie photos/Dan

ny Schrafel

Spicy hummus and crispy flatbread withsmoky whole-grain bruschetta makes for aunique starter that makes Harbor Mist’sMediterranean flair clear.


WINE TASTING: The wine bar is uncorkedat Bin 56 (56 Stewart Ave., Huntington631-812-0060 www.bin56 .com) where aCalifornia wine dinner will be held fea-turing Napa Valley’s Cartlidge & BrowneWinery on Monday, Aug. 23 beginning at6:30 p.m. A very special menu has beenprepared to complement the wine offer-ings: tuna wrapped oysters with saffrontomato water paired with a Cartlidge &Browne Sauvignon Blanc; pan-roastedKing Kong prawn over Spanish blackrice with citrus butter sauce and aCartlidge & Browne Chardonnay; Kobebeef sirloin with mushroom potato tartand red wine shallot butter with aCartlidge & Browne Cabernet; and for asweet ending, Bing cherry and bitterchocolate bread pudding with lemon ver-bena ice cream and a Noval Black Porto,Portugal. The cost is $60 per person andreservations are a must.

SUMMER AT PORTO VIVO: Porto Vivo (7Gerard St., Huntington 631-385-8486, www.porto-vivo.com) is celebrat-ing summer with specials and entertain-ment in the bar and lounge. HollywoodHappy Hour kicks off every afternoonfrom 4:30-7:30 p.m. with half-pricecocktails and beer. Sample some of theirspecialty cocktails such as: watermeloncocktail with Bacardi, watermelon, freshmint, a splash of lime and sprite; Legend

of Moscow with Stoli vodka, Canton gin-ger liqueur, fresh lime juice and gingerale; Toasted Almond Joy with Maliburum, amaretto and Appleton white rum;and 007tini with Stoli Ohranj, orangejuice and sprite. In addition there aredaily specials. Martini Mondays start offthe week with half-priced martinis until9 p.m. On Wednesdays, grab the guysbecause it's Guys’ Night Out featuringhalf-priced brews and cocktails until7:30 p.m. On Thursday, attention is onthe ladies with Ladies’ Night featuring$6 glasses of wine and $6 cocktails start-ing at 4:30 p.m. and continuing all night.Friday is Meet and Mingle night featur-ing half-priced cocktails until 7:30 p.m.Dance the night away as Bobby BeatsLive spins the platters starting at 6:30p.m. on Thursday and Friday and 8:30p.m. on Saturday. The bar menu isalways available at Porto Vivo, featuringfried Long Island calamari, wood-grilledWagyu beef sliders and a tapas samplerwith crabcake, calzone, braised short ribtortelloni and broccoli rabe sausageamong the selections.

DINEHUNTINGTON: Dine HuntingtonRestaurant Week is coming, Oct. 10-17,2010, thanks to Long IslanderNewspapers and the HuntingtonTownship Chamber of Commerce.Restaurants are signing up now… checkat www.DineHuntington.com andspread the word to your favorite eateriesto join today.

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Inside the serene, historic setting ofCoindre Hall, Heather Burggée and herteam of artists use every color in the rain-bow to brushstroke life onto blank wallsand white canvases, creating muralswhich are donated to medical centersacross the county.

Burggée’s Huntington-based nonprofitorganization, Splashes of Hope, paintspersonalized, original pieces for hospitals,nursing homes and treatment facilities tobring a sense of comfort to patients andvisitors.

The donor-funded organization, nowin its 14th year, has built quite a name foritself. In June, Splashes of Hope teamedup with hundreds of volunteers to helpthe Lutz family, who has six adopted chil-dren with Down syndrome, for the recent“Extreme Makeover: Home Edition”build in East Setauket. The episode is ex-pected to air in the fall.

“We got to meet the family and the kidsloved their rooms. They were just over themoon. It was an intense experience,”Burggée said.

The organization also hosted the “Kids’Tent” for children volunteers and auc-tioned off painted hardhats and its “Sky ofDreams” mural to help the Lutz familymaintain their new home.

“It was weeks’ worth of work in twodays and it was just amazing to see howmany people would come out to do any-

thing they could…The energy was just sopalpable,” she said.

The idea for the organization cameabout when Burggée’s friend was diag-nosed with Hodgkin’s disease, a type ofleukemia, while attending art school.

“The environment he was in was sobleak and depressing,” she said. “Wetalked and came up with the idea to cre-ate artwork that would be more con-ducive to the healing process.”

When her friend died, Burggée put theirplan to action and painted the first muralin a children’s hospital in WestchesterCounty.

“Your train was painted in such a waythat the children think it is looking at

them, and as a result they talk to thetrain. It has reduced crying, stress andthe fear children naturally feel when en-tering a treatment room,” Maureen Desi-mone of Blythedale Children’s Hospitalwrote to Burggée. With such a positiveresponse, Splashes of Hope was foundedin 1996, and their work has continuedever since.

Last Wednesday, the organizationbrought its artistic medicine to Pal-O-Mine Equestrian in Islandia, a nonprofittherapeutic horseback riding programfor disabled individuals. Members of theprogram gladly accepted the personal-ized mural, which depicts the ranch’sown horses.

Artist Frank Bandiero is currentlyworking on the cover of a coloring bookthat will be given to children in the radia-tion department of a New Mexico hospi-tal. In the painting, colorful fish swimaround doctors wearing stethoscopeswhile playing musical instruments.

“We try to mix in things that the kidswould normally see while in the hospitalso that those things don’t seem as scary,”he said.

Despite the state of health many of thechildren and people who receive theirwork are in, the Splashes of Hope team issure to keep their positive outlook.

“We have a great, great time. Our heartsand souls are in it and we’re just happy tobe able to give our talents to help bring asmile to somebody’s face,” Burggée said.“It’s really fulfilling to be able to changethe entire atmosphere with just a littlepaint.”


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Splashes of Hope last Wednesday presented a mural to the Pal-O-Mine Equestrian nonprof-it. From left, Tiffany Harris, Pal-O-Mine Equestrian rider and volunteer; Lisa Gatti, Pal-O-Mine founder; Heather Burggée, Splashes of Hope founder; Barbara Spindler, rider andgroomer.

Splashes of Hope artist Frank Bandieropaints the cover of a hospital coloring book.


Fishing is a fun and popular activityfor Huntington residents, and Hi-HookBait & Tackle is always right there withthem.

The Huntington-based fishing supplystore prides itself on having everythingnesessary to prepare for a successfulfishing trip.

“We sell rods and reels, do repairs, docustom rods, have a full line of tackle,have fresh and frozen bait, and carry surffishing tackle and rods,” said ownerRobert Berry.

The store is covered in rods, tackle andbait of all different shapes, sizes and col-ors. There is even a children’s section thatcontains fishing rods with various car-toon characters for both boys and girls.

“We cater to every aspect of fishing.Freshwater, saltwater, fly fishing… pret-ty much all fishing,” explained Berry.“And we will begin to carry off-shoretackle in the spring of 2011.”

Berry, who is also the chief of theHuntington Fire Department and a con-

tractor, has owned Hi-Hook with hiswife, Dianne, for almost two years. Storebird Cornelius happily greets customersas they enter the store.

“I’ve been in Huntington my whole lifeand I love fishing. I know the waters ex-tremely well, which allows me to helpcustomers pick the appropriate bait for

the location they plan to fish,” Berry said.The store even weighs fish and dis-

plays photographs of their clients withtheir large catches. So far, the biggestfish that has come into Hi-Hook is a 50-pound, 4-ounce striped bass.

“This is a great business. We are al-ways extremely busy and we work a lot of

hours, but it’s worth it,” Berry said. “Wemeet a lot of really nice people and weget to see a lot of cool fish.”

The busy Berrys hope to expand andmove to a bigger location sometime inthe future, but as for now, they are ex-tremely happy with their business andcurrent location.

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The Huntington Arts Council’s 45thAnnual Summer Arts Festival comes to aclose this week, with the James Cotton“Superharp” Band wrapping up a phe-nomenal summer of artistic and musicalperformances.

The Alloy Orchestra will take the stageon Aug. 12, performing “Nosferatu.” Thisthree-man musical ensemble uses pecu-liar objects to perform live accompani-ment to classic silent films. An unusualcombination of percussion and state-of-the-art electronics gives the orchestra theability to create any sound imaginable.Utilizing their famous “rack of junk” andsynthesizers, the group generates beauti-ful music in a spectacular variety ofstyles. “Nosferatu” was chosen after anaudience voted this past spring.

On Friday, the MacTalla Mór bandwill perform classic Celtic music. Gaelicfor “great echo,” MacTalla Mór is a hard-driving band performing groundbreak-ing “AmeriCeltic” roots music, usingThe Great Highland Bagpipes, piano,vocals and bodhrán (an Irish drum) tocreate a dynamic mix of Celtic, rock,jazz, hip-hop, Calypso and fusion music.Their ancient and modern instruments,along with their Gaelic and originalsongs, brings the past to life, creating a

musical extravaganza for the wholefamily to enjoy.

The Long Island Philharmonic willperform on Saturday, under the directionof David Stewart Wiley. The Philhar-monic was founded in 1979 by folk singerHarry Chapin in collaboration withMaestro Christopher Keene and severalarea business leaders. Since then, the or-chestra has provided cultural and educa-tional benefits to Long Island residentsand its surrounding boroughs. If possi-ble, bring one nonperishable food item.

Long Island Cares will be available totake your donations starting at 7 p.m.

The festival wraps up on Sunday withthe James Cotton “Superharp” Band.Cotton, who was inducted into the BluesHall of Fame in 2006 and the Smithson-ian Institute in 1991, is the winner ofcountless W.C. Handy Blues Awards andis known for his ability to bringing theaudience to its feet, dancing, screaming,and having a good time right along withhim. “Superharp” continues to showcaseCotton’s immense talent, and keeps him

as one of the most sought-after, hard-driving, seminal blues musicians touringthe world today.

All performances take place on theChapin Rainbow Stage in HecksherPark at 8:30 p.m. People are encour-aged to bring lawn chairs and/or blan-kets to sit on while enjoying the per-formances. For more information on theSummer Arts Festival, visit the Hunt-ington Arts Council website atwww.huntingtonarts.org, or call theFestival Hotline at 631-271-8423 ext. 5.

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Arts Fest Final Week Brings Big Hits Long Island Philharmonic, James Cotton ‘Superharp’ Band to end festival with a bangBy Kristen [email protected]

The MacTalla Mór Band brings AmeriCeltic musical styles to the Heckscher stage on Friday,adding an international sound to this week’s Summer Arts Festival.

The James Cotton “Superharp” Band wrapsthings up for the 2010 season as the finalact of the summer on Sunday.

By Jennifer [email protected]

Hi-Hook Bait & Tackle owner Robert Berryhas been a Huntington resident all his life.

This fishing supply store can help you pre-pare for a successful fishing trip.

The store is covered in rods, tackle and baitof all different shapes, sizes and colors.


If you’re a Huntington resident, youmay find some scenes in Danny DeBru-in’s new comic strip novel “I Am Stu Pitt”a little too familiar. That’s because thelifetime Huntington resident has filledthe pages with local landmarks, refer-ences and inside jokes.

“We had to make him a Huntingtonguy,” DeBruin said of the title character,Stu Pitt, a middle-aged Huntington resi-dent who never gave up his dream of be-coming a rock star. “In his case, he has notalent, but the dream hasn’t left him.”

Stu Pitt chases stardom while main-taining a job at the local supermarket,“Castro Food Emporium,” a fictionalizedtake on Southdown Supermarket, whichremains part of the shopping center onWall Street today.

“A lot of comic strips use generic townsthat people live in, but they just don’t usethe name,” said DeBruin, citing GothamCity from “Batman” – a take on New YorkCity – as an example. “I thought, ‘Whynot just make it Huntington?’”

Originally, Pitt was supposed to be abartender, but at the suggestion of one ofDeBruin’s two eldest daughters, who ini-tially inspired him to write the comic, hechanged it.

“All my friends wanted to be rock stars,so this was like an inside joke to them,” hesaid.

A self-described “middle of age LongIslander,” DeBruin grew up in Hunting-ton village. A professional cartoonistsince age 18, he has been drawing since

age 5 and has fond memories of goingto local beaches, Coindre Hall andwalking into town with kids from theneighborhood.

DeBruin attended Huntington HighSchool for a short time, but graduatedfrom a private institution. He stayed onLong Island for college, attending StonyBrook University, and later earning amaster’s degree from Molloy College, inRockville Centre. Before becoming ateacher, his profession for the past sixyears, DeBruin was in publishing for 15years, working as a freelance cartoonist.

“There are a lot of Long Island refer-ences in the comic strip as well,” he said,naming angst felt and meager salaries asexamples.

Based on the positive responses re-ceived thus far, DeBruin remains certainof his decision to set the comic strip inHuntington.

“It’s easy [for residents] to pick thingsout,” he said.

Other examples of localities includeCoindre Hall, Southdown Pizza Kitchenand Lovers Lane. But don’t worry ifyou’re not from Huntington or Long Is-land – DeBruin said you’ll still find hiscomic entertaining.

“[Stu Pitt is] is just a knowable charac-ter,” he said. “If you’re not him, you knowsomeone just like him.”

Purchasing information for “I Am StuPitt” can be found on the comic strip’swebsite, www.iamstupitt.com. Accordingto DeBruin, an online version of the car-toon is soon to be released, along withtwo more books from the “I Am Stu Pitt”series.

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Coindre Hall, depicted in the comic above, is just one of the many Huntington landmarks inDanny DeBruin’s new comic strip novel “I Am Stu Pitt.”

By Catherine [email protected]


Back SchoolTO

If you ask John Glenn High Schoolgraduate Paul Gasello about disparities ineducation, he’ll say it’s time to make achange.

“There is an unacceptableamount of dejection in ourcommunity’s underprivilegedyouth,” said Gastello, a sopho-more majoring in governmentat Dartmouth College.

During his time at JohnGlenn High School, Gastellosaid he realized that it was on-ly “the more affluent students”who could afford SAT prepcourses and tutors. Being oneof the less wealthy students,Gastello had to prepare for theSATs on his own, a process hedescribed as being “incrediblychallenging and, at times,overwhelming.” However, he did not letthat stop him from earning a score of2310.

Gastello now offers his tutoring servic-es to underprivileged students throughIvy Insiders, a company started in 2003by Harvard graduates and test prep veter-ans who believe “the best way for highschool students to beat standardized testsis to learn from college students who beatthe same tests themselves,” according totheir website.

Gastello, interning with the companyfor the summer, is the Huntington branchmanager, and it is his responsibility to setup scholarship program funds for stu-dents in financial need. Gastello’s regionincludes Elwood, Northport, Huntington,Huntington Station, Harborfields, Cold

Spring Harbor and Half Hollow Hills.Gastello said he has made it his goal to get

his students to think, “If he went throughsome of the same things, there is no reasonwhy I can’t do just as well or better.”

Ivy Insiders offers scholarshipsthrough personalized dis-count codes that provide re-duced rates, or full scholar-ships if necessary, for SATprep so all students have anopportunity to prepare.

John Glenn High Schoolwill also be helping Gastello.The 2009 graduate, who re-ceived the Elwood TeachersAlliance Academic Scholar-ship as well as the Dawn Un-derhill Memorial Scholarshipfor Exemplary Citizenship andService, will not be charged byhis alma mater to use theirrooms for his tutoring service.

Last month, Gastello wasnot sure how many students to expect, buthe hoped to have enough paying studentsto continue the scholarship programwithout the need to secure donations. Headded, however, that “it is a personal de-cision of mine to never turn down a stu-dent because of ability or inability to pay.”

“Whoever wants to learn, I want toteach,” he said.

Gastello can be reached at [email protected] or call 631-896-4916.More information about the service canalso be found at www.Ivyinsiders.com/Paul_Gastello. A class began on Aug. 11but new students can be added, and pri-vate tutoring is available until the end ofthe summer. Gastello said he might add athird class before summer’s end if he getsenough interest.

‘Ivy Insider’ Aims For Affordable TutoringBy Casey [email protected]

Paul Gastello hopes tohelp those less fortu-nate and provide aneasier route to collegethan the one he trav-eled.

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Sweet Hollow Road became the gate-way to the Renaissance last month asWest Hills Day Camp.

Campers were treated to aRenaissance Festival on July 22 as part ofthe camp’s 2010 “Summer for the Ages”theme. Each week, the Huntington campfocuses on a different historical periodand develops programs and activities forcampers related to that specific time inhistory.

Campers from nursery school-agedthrough seventh grade were hard atwork creating special game booths fortheir Renaissance Festival. “Knights ofthe Round Table,” “Pin the Shield on theKnight,” “Maid Marion’s WeddingChapel” and “Michelangelo’s Face-Painting” were just some of thecampers’ creative endeavors. Therewere four prize booths where thecampers redeemed their game boothtickets for special prizes. The campersalso enjoyed rides including a carousel,

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West Hills Day Camp treated its campers to a Renaissance Festival last month as part oftheir 2010 theme, “Summer for the Ages.”

After getting their faces painted at the fes-tival, these girls enjoyed one of the rides.

Smile! You’re on West Hills camera.The festival featured prizes and rides.

These campers and their counselors are all smiles after a day at their Renaissance Festival.

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spending on gasoline, they’ll go out to din-ner,” he said. “It’s a win-win for everybody.”

The three legislators who voted no – JonCooper (D-Huntington), DuWayneGregory (D-Amityville) and Vivian Viloria-Fisher (D-Setauket) questioned whetherthe tax cut would truly benefit residents inthe face of a mammoth budget deficit.

“At best, it was symbolic. At worst, it’spandering,” Viloria-Fisher said.

Denouncing the decision as a “horriblevote” and “totally political,” Cooper saidthere were better tax cuts if Suffolk tax-payers were to be the recipients – homeheating oil, for one. He also questionedwhether money would really get back intotaxpayers’ pockets.

“All the experts told me this would bepocketed by the gasoline companies,” hesaid. “Even if I’m wrong, [this] wouldcost the county about $500,000 thatthat we don’t have right now. Five-hun-dred thousand dollars could pay for 100

surveillance cameras, five cops and adozen probation officers that are watch-ing child sex offenders.”

Citing the Budget Review Office’s fiscalimpact statement, Gregory, chairman ofthe Budget and Finance committee, saidthere is a possibility of a property taxincrease as a result of the cap.

“If we don’t replace that revenue, it’sgoing to be a $1.11 [per taxpayer] impacton the property tax bill,” he said. “It’s onething to say we’re going to cut spendingand lower property taxes; it’s another tosay we’re cutting spending because wemade a cut to revenue.”

Supporters of the measure, however,said the property tax increase would notcome to fruition, because they intend tocut the difference from county spending.The property tax column in BudgetReview’s fiscal impact statements is a for-mality that assumes spending increases ordecreases in revenue would be made up bytax increases.

Gas tax cap is possible(Continued from page A1)

seen next year.“The news is not good. Without the

money, we’re going to have moreclosed beaches and more polluted wa-ter,” Adrienne Esposito, of the non-profit group Citizen’s Campaign forthe Environment, said. “The point is,we need state help.”

In the midst of a healthcare crisis,Long Island’s 23 hospitals may haveto cut programming and lay off healthcare workers due to state hospitals’$18.8 million loss, especially sincethere is already expected to be a 3.3-percent federal fund cut in October.

“Hospital costs are up exponentially,”said Theresa Jacobellis, director ofpublic affairs at Huntington Hospital.“We don’t have plans to make any ma-jor cuts yet, but the government is themajor contributor to funding healthcosts. If we keep getting less and lessthough, the reality is we’ll have to real-ly make those changes. There is still alot of uncertainty.”

Along with Levy, Governor DavidPaterson is not pleased that a real es-

tate tax cap was not included, butsaid that closing the debt gap will im-prove the state’s fiscal health.

“We didn’t borrow a dime,” said Pa-terson in a media interview. The gov-ernor’s office said that the fiscally re-sponsible budget would help turn thecorner on the economic crisis and putNew Yorkers on the path to recovery.Though the plan will help the stateget back on the economic track, itleaves many residents with much tobe desired.

“…This budget was not worth thewait,” State Comptroller Tomas Di-Napoli said in a press statement.“There are significant risks in thisbudget and little has been done toalign recurring spending with recur-ring revenues.”

After much contention, an itemthat didn’t make the budget was aplan that would allow SUNY andCUNY schools to set their own tuitionrates. The proposal was taken out inorder to move the plan along. Thebudget approval was the second-lat-est in history by just a few days.

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unit at Huntington Hospital last week anda 66-year-old New Hyde Park woman wasconfirmed with the virus last month. Onlythe Nassau case has been determined bythe state, though both samples tested pos-itive by hospital labs.

The state issued a public health threatfor Nassau County, which reported anadditional 18 West Nile mosquito poolslast week.

“We’re seeing them in high numbers allacross the island,” said Campbell. “It’s theearliest isolation we’ve seen in a while.You don’t want to be bitten.”

The reason behind the high numbersisn’t clear, but county health officials saidthat the rainy spring and hot, dry sum-mer could be to blame. Mosquito larvaefeed on organisms in water and grow inwarm, sunny weather, leading to success-ful reproduction, according to the Na-tional Wildlife Health Center.

Most people infected with the viruswill experience few or no symptoms, butthose most at risk, including residentsmore than 50 years of age or individualswith compromised immune systems,can experience high fever, headache,muscle weakness, vision loss, and insome cases death, according to countyhealth services.

County health officials recommendresidents cover their arms and legs whenoutdoors, wear insect repellent as direct-ed and avoid being outside in the earlymorning and at night when mosquitoesare most active. Also, the county urgeshomeowners to rid their yards of anystanding water including flowerpots,empty containers and to bring dog bowlsinside. Water in birdbaths and “kiddie”pools should be changed every three daysto avoid mosquito breeding.

One way the county is able to track themovement is by recording the locationsof dead birds infected with the virus. Sofar, 16 birds have tested positive in Suf-folk. To report a dead bird, call the publichotline at 631-787-2200.

To report mosquito problems or stag-nant pools of water, call the Departmentof Public Works Vector Control Divisionat 631-852-4270.

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County Executive Steve Levy, center, signs the bill banning BPA in certain children’s prod-ucts with U.S. Senator Charles Schumer, right, Legislator Steve Stern, left, and health ac-tivists including Karen Miller, second row, center.

“So many people don’t know about thedangers of BPA for children, pregnantwoman and everyone in general,” Sternsaid. “It’s not the kind of thing you cansee, smell or taste and it continues to beused in so many products we utilize.”

As more and more studies link thechemical with a range of health hazards,many individual companies and manu-factures have removed BPA from theirproducts. Babies R Us, Gerber, DisneyFirst Years and many others have all self-incentivized to use and sell safer alterna-tives to BPA.

Since the Suffolk County ban, at leastseven other states have followed, creating

similar legislation to rid stores of BPAplastics.

“What was so exciting is that we wereable to become a model for the country. Itshows that Suffolk County leads the wayfor important health developments,”Stern said. “It continues an importanttrend for many potentially harmful prod-ucts to stay BPA free for all of us.”

Miller warned that while retailers arebanned from selling the BPA products,some items may still trickle into dollarstores. The county is enforcing the lawthrough consumer complaints and in-spections. First-time offenders will behit with a $500 fine, and $1,000 thesecond time.

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Michael Shampanier of Dix Hillsreceived a graduate degree from theState University of New York at NewPaltz. He majored in Visual ArtsEducation.

Two University of North Carolina atChapel Hill students from Huntingtonand Dix Hills received scholarships dur-ing the UNC School of Journalism andMass Communication’s year-end schol-arship and award ceremony.

Kathryn Jokipii from Huntingtonreceived the Glenn Keever Scholarship.The $2,000 scholarship was establishedby the N.C. Association of Educators tohonor Keever’s 25 years of service as anassociation executive.

Rachel Scall from Dix Hills received

the L.C. Gifford DistinguishedJournalism Scholarship. The $2,000scholarship honors the memory of Mr.and Mrs. L.C. Gifford, former publishersof the Hickory (N.C.) Daily Record. TheGifford family provided scholarships formany UNC journalism students andsupported the journalism program atHickory High School.This year, theschool presented more than 100 schol-arships and awards totaling nearly$200,000.

The journalism school has more than800 undergraduate students across spe-cializations that include advertising,public relations, strategic communica-tion, reporting, editing and graphicdesign, photojournalism, multimedia,and electronic communication.

People In The News Compiled by Luann Dallojacono

“We’re seeing them in high

numbers all across the island...

You don’t want to be bitten.”

— DR SCOTT CAMPBELL,Suffolk County Health Department

State joins BPA ban

What’s Weighing You Down?Tried weight loss programs, reading books andwalking miles, but the scale hasn’t budged?Explore the weightier side of life together andfind new and gentle ways to care for yourselfwith the Women’s Center of Huntington onAug. 12, 6-8 p.m. $10 members/$15 non-mem-bers. Call 631-549-0485 or e-mail [email protected] for location. www.womenscen-terli.org.

Small Business WorkshopPick up tips at a small business workshop onAug. 12, 6:30-9 p.m. at Suffolk CountyCommunity College’s Brentwood campus inRoom 123 of the Health, Sports & EducationCenter. Topics include review of legal and pay-roll issues and solutions, and five steps to therapid growth of your business. Pre-register byAug. 9, 631-239-1702.

Love In Every StitchLove to quilt? Join the quilting group at OldFirst Church to make quilts for cancer patients,every Thursday at 9:30 a.m. 631-427-2101.

Red Is For PassionLove the color red and enjoy living it up? TheRed Hat women are looking for new memberswho enjoy going places and making newfriends. Their motto: Fun, Frolic andFriendship. 631-271-6470 [email protected].

BBQ Throw DownWatch as barbeque masters Smoking Sloe’s ofNorthport, Armadillo Grille of Babylon Villageand Big Apple BBQ of Glen Cove battle it outfor bragging rights on Aug. 21, 2-9 p.m. atFountainhead Congregation, 782 LarkfieldRoad, East Northport. Concert, blow-up rides,raffle and more. $11 per person, includespulled pork, BBQ chicken or beef brisket withtwo sides. Order tickets by Aug. 16, 631-462-5048.

Mystery Writer UncoveredMeet longtime Northport resident and interna-tionally acclaimed mystery writer G. HughBodell at Caffé Portofino, 249 Main St.,Northport, on Saturday, Aug. 14, 1-3 p.m.Bodell will chat about his “Treachery In TurtleBay” collection, tales full of greed, corruption,danger, murder and techno-sleuthing based onreal events taking place in the world of politicsand diplomacy. Visit www.treachery.us.

New Tunes For A ‘New Day’Hear the latest tunes from TransJazz as theyperform songs from their latest CD “New Day”on Aug. 21, 8 p.m., at Samantha’s Lil Bit ofHeaven, 287 Larkfield Road, East Northport.Vanessa Daley-Johnson is the featured singerof this eight-member intergenerational andinterdenominational band, whose new tunesrevolve around the theme of hope. $15 dona-tion, advance reservations required. Visitsamanthaslilbitofheaven.org,www.myspace.com/transjazz.

Cure Cancer With TerriTo help a Kings Park family in need, a benefitat Shanahan’s, 515 Old Dock Road, KingsPark, will be held Aug. 21, 1-5 p.m. $50adults/$15 kids/10 and under free. Featuringbottled beer, wine, soda, BBQ, buffet, Chineseauction, silent auction, 50/50 and music.

ShoepalloozaA family concert by Lee Knight will be heldAug. 29 at Trinity Episcopal Church, 130 MainSt., Northport. Donation requested to benefitchildren from Habitat for Humanity to purchasenew shoes for September. Children of all agesare invited to wear their favorite shoes anddance and sing along. Concessions and a gui-tar raffle will also be available. 631-261-7670.

Glimpse The Light Hop a boat and take a guided tour of theHuntington Lighthouse on Aug. 22, 11 a.m.- 3p.m., leaving from Gold Star Beach. Tours arefirst-come, first-served if weather permits.Sneakers or other flat-soled, rubber shoesrequired. Suggested donation: $10 adults, $8seniors, $5 children ages 5-12 or $20 for four-person family. No children under 5 permitted.

631-421-1985.

Philanthropy ClassesNorthport nonprofit A Midwinter Night’s Dream,an ALS organization, is hosting classes on theprinciples and techniques of fundraising at itsnew Philanthropy Center, 155 Main St.,Northport. Three sessions on “The Art ofHelping Others” for grades 1-3: Aug. 9-13 from9-11 a.m.; Aug. 16-20 from 11:30 a.m.-1:30p.m.; and Aug. 23-27, 11:30 a.m-1:30 p.m. Twosessions on “Taking Steps to Make aDifference” for grades 4-5: Aug. 9-13, 11:30-1:30 p.m.; Aug. 23-27, 9-11 a.m. Two sessionson “Teaching the Future Philanthropists” forgrades 6-8: Aug. 16-20, 9-11 a.m.; Aug. 23-27,2-4 p.m. $100 suggested donation. 631-651-8113 or [email protected] register.

Movies In The ParkBring the family down for a treat on the bigscreen at the Town of Huntington’s Movies onthe Lawn Program. Next on Aug. 25 at CrabMeadow Beach: “Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince.” Bring lawn chairs, blankets orpicnic dinner. Movies begin at dark. Ininclement weather, movies will be shown atElwood Middle School, 478 Elwood Road,Elwood. Free. 631-351-3112.

Telling HerstoryEvery Tuesday, join Herstory writers group“Black, Brown & White” for a bridge-buildingwomen’s guided memoir writing workshoptaught by Lonnie Mathis at the HuntingtonStation Enrichment Center, 1264 New YorkAve., 7-9 p.m. $35 per class with monthly dis-counts. Newcomers welcome. 631-676-7395.

Children’s Story TimeChildren of all ages can enjoy stories read by amember of Barnes & Noble’s staff everyTuesday and Thursday from 10:30-11 a.m.Barnes & Noble, 4000 E. Jericho Turnpike,East Northport. Free. 631-462-0208.

Classic Chrome BeautiesMarvel over the polished lines of classic carsevery Wednesday evening at the HuntingtonStation Business Improvement District’sClassic Car Show, from 5-9 p.m. in the munici-pal parking lot at the corner of New YorkAvenue and Church Street. Cars on displayhave included a 1926 Ford Model T, a 1963

Chevrolet Impala and 1965 Ford Mustang.Free for car owners and the public.

Business BreakfastPull on your power suit and join other businessprofessionals at BNI Executive ReferralExchange’s breakfast networking meetingevery Wednesday, 7-8:30 a.m. at the Dix HillsDiner, 1800 Jericho Turnpike, Dix Hills. 800-853-9356.

Help For Kids Of DivorceesChildren in grades 3-5 can find support at anew separation/divorce group hosted by FamilyService League on Wednesday nights, 5:30-6:30 p.m. at 790 Park Ave., Huntington. 631-427-3700.

Fore!Tee off at the second annual Order Sons ofItaly in America Perry Como Lodge Golf Outingon Sept. 22 at Crab Meadow Golf Course, 220Waterside Ave., Northport. Registration at 11a.m., lunch at noon, shotgun start at 1:30 p.m.$170 per golfer (all inclusive); dinner only, $70.Contact Rick Annichiarico at 631-724-3697 formore information. Tee sponsorships available.

Cold Spring Harbor Library95 Harbor Road, Cold Spring Harbor. 631-692-6820. cshlibrary.org.• In the gallery through August, Monica

Agosta’s “Reflections” express the artist’slove of her art. She had received numerousawards and has served on juries and panelson Long Island and in New York.

Commack Public Library18 Hauppauge Road, Commack. 631-499-0888. commack.suffolk.lib.ny.us• Win prizes with Friends of the Library’s

CPLingo night on Friday, Aug. 13, 7 p.m. $5per person for a set of cards.

• Put your smoothie craving to good use atFriends of the Library’s fundraiser on Aug. 19at Tropical Smoothie Café on Larkfield Road.Mention the Friends and a portion of thesales will be donated to the library.

• Nothing cures the summertime blues likerelaxing with a good book. Water your mindwith the Adult Summer Reading Club throughAug. 27. Win something just for signing up!Email [email protected].

Deer Park Public Library44 Lake Ave., Deer Park. 631-586-3000. deer-park.suffolk.lib.ny.us• Make Thursday night movie night on Aug. 19

with “The Lovely Bones” (PG-13).Elwood Public Library-

3027 Jericho Turnpike, Elwood. 631-499-3722.www.elwoodlibrary.org. • Make the no-bake scrumptious delight,

chocolate mousse pie, with the baking coachon Monday, Aug. 16, 7 p.m.

• Join Doreen and Ellen for a fun time featur-ing buccaneers, royalty and surprise crafts at“Pirates and Princesses” on Friday, Aug. 13,10:15-11 a.m. For ages 3-5 not yet in kinder-garten.

Half Hollow Hills LibraryDix Hills Branch: 55 Vanderbilt Parkway. 631-421-4530; Melville: 510 Sweet Hollow Road.631-421-4535. hhhl.suffolk.lib.ny.us• Readers of all ages will experience new

ways to enjoy digital books and more fromtheir public library as they learn how to down-load audiobooks, eBooks, music and videosthrough instructional videos and interactivecomputer stations on Thursday, Aug. 12, 1-7p.m. in Dix Hills.

• Children of all ages are invited to explore dif-ferent art mediums over the summer eachThursday through Aug. 12, 10 a.m.-noon.The library will supply the materials; childrensupply the imagination.

Harborfields Public Library31 Broadway, Greenlawn. 631-757-4200.harb.suffolk.lib.ny.us• Many gardeners enjoy the challenge of train-

ing plants to a standard form but might beunsure which plants are suitable for this typeof pruning and growth habit. Learn more at“Gardening Lecture: Trained Bonsai andTraining Tec” on Tuesday, Aug. 17 at 7 p.m.

• Join Capt. Jerry McGrath and learn aboutsportfishing on Long Island on Thursday,Aug. 12, 7-9 p.m. in the large meeting room.

Huntington Public LibraryMain Branch: 338 Main St., Huntington. 631-427-5165. Station Branch: 1335 New YorkAve., Huntington Station. 631-421-5053.hpl.suffolk.lib.ny.us• Artist Richard Drouin’s oil paintings, “The Pull

Of The Universe,” which deals with the ideasof the cosmic forces, will be on display untilAug. 31.

• In “Impetuous Paintings II,” Yankee Peddlerartist Gretchen Fuss creates unique and dis-tinctive, abstract and semi-abstract land-scapes in acrylic on canvas, on displaythrough Aug. 30. Artist’s reception Saturday,Aug. 14, 2-4:30 pm.

Northport-East Northport Public Library151 Laurel Ave., Northport. 631-261-6930. 185Larkfield Road, East Northport. 631-261-2313.www.nenpl.org. • Enjoy a Saturday afternoon at the movies

with a showing of “G Force” on Aug. 14, 2p.m., for children ages 6 and up; adults andsiblings welcome. High-tech spies, who hap-pen to be guinea pigs, discover the fate ofthe world is in their paws in this Disney film.

• In the Northport art gallery in August:“Adventures in Art” land and seascapes aswell as dance abstracts by Frank Ohman,who began his critically acclaimed balletcareer with the San Francisco Ballet. Whileperforming and then eventually teachingdance as director of the New York DanceTheatre and the Ohman School of Ballet inCommack, he painted in his spare time.

South Huntington Public Library145 Pigeon Hill Road, Huntington Station. 631-549-4411. www.shpl.info.• Join film expert Clive Young on Thursday,

Aug. 12 at 7 p.m. as he traces the history ofvisual effects in movies, from early efforts inthe late 1800s to today’s computer-enhancedcreations. You’ll never look at a Hollywoodblockbuster the same way again!

• Bring copies of your résumé and dress forsuccess at a job fair on Wednesday, Aug. 18,11 a.m.-2 p.m., presented by the SuffolkCounty Department of Labor’s One-StopEmployment Center.

Arena Players Children’s Theatre294 Route 109, East Farmingdale. 516-293-0674. • Explore the world of “Alice in Wonderland” as

it takes the stage at the Vanderbilt MuseumCarriage House through Aug. 29.Performances are Saturdays and Sundays, 2 p.m. $10.

Arena Players Repertory Theatre296 Route 109, East Farmingdale. 516-293-0674.• “Ancient History” by David Ives is a humor-

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Raisin’ The FunBring the family down for a day of fun on Aug. 14, 11-3 p.m. as the Walt Whitman

Birthplace and Huntington Kiwanis Club celebrate their annual barbecue “Fun-raiser”at West Hills Day Camp featuring live music, mini golf, bouncy castle, swimming, pad-dle boats, raffles and Chinese auctions, a poetry circle, celebrity guest appearance andmore with food from Outback Steakhouse. At 12:30 p.m., the Brooklyn Atlantic base-ball team will play an exhibition game, showing what the game was like in the 1880s.$12 adults/$8 children 6-12/children under 5 free. www.waltwhitman.org


ous battle of the sexes in which Ruth and Jackbelieve themselves to be perfectly suited forone another until one of them suddenly men-tions marriage and they both take a closerlook at their relationship. Now showing on themain stage.

Cinema Arts Centre423 Park Ave., Huntington. www.cinemaarts-centre.org. 631-423-7611. • Hot Shorts: Enjoy the best short films from

the Long Island Gay & Lesbian Film Festivaland show off your own shorts on Wednesday,Aug. 18, 7:30 p.m. Proceeds will go to theproduction of the 2010 Festival Nov. 12-18.Members $15/public $20, includes screening,cocktail reception, and festival pass prizes forhottest, best-dressed and funkiest shorts.

• Experience the films of Charlie Chaplin asthey should be seen: on the big screen, inthe community of an audience, in the Chaplinfilm series. Next up: “Modern Times” onThurdsay, Aug. 12, 7:30 p.m.; and “Limelight”on Tuesday, Aug. 17, 7:30 p.m. $10 public/$6members.

• Don’t be scared to enjoy double features in35mm every Saturday night through Augustat Brett Sherris’ Summer Camp Cinema. OnSaturday, Aug. 14, 11 p.m., it’s “Zombieland”and “Shaun of the Dead.” Then on Aug. 21,the science fiction cult classic “The RockyHorror Picture Show” featuring theUnconventional Conventionalists shadowcastis back by popular demand at 11:45 p.m. Visitwww.summercampcinema.com.

Dix Hills Center For The Performing ArtsFive Towns College, 305 N. Service Road, DixHills. Box Office: 631-656-2148.www.dhpac.org• Celebrate the music of Santana with tribute

band Milagro, Aug. 13, 7:30 p.m. $25.• Uncle Floyd returns with an evening of com-

edy on Aug. 14, 7:30 p.m. $20.

The Minstrel Players Of Northport Performing at Houghton Hall theatre at TrinityEpiscopal Church 130 Main St., NorthportVillage. 631-732-2926,www.minstrelplayers.org.

John W. Engeman Theater At Northport350 Main St., Northport. www.johnwenge-

mantheater.com. 631-261-2900.• “Damn Yankees,” based on the book by

George Abbott and Douglass Wallop about aman tired of watching his favorite baseballteam lose to the New York Yankees whotrades his soul to become a star baseballplayer, eventually leading to a showdown in amusical comedy, will run through Aug. 29.Performances are 2 p.m. and 8 p.m.Thursdays, 8 p.m. Fridays, 3 p.m. and 8 p.m.on Saturdays, 2 p.m. and, on select dates 7p.m., on Sundays. $60.

Star Playhouse At the Suffolk Y JCC, 74 Hauppauge Road,Commack. 631-462-9800 ext. 136.

Tilles Center For Performing Arts720 Northern Blvd., Brookville. www.tillescen-ter.org. 516-299-3100.• Tickets on sale for Diana Ross’ “More Today

Than Yesterday: The Greatest Hits Tour” onSept 14, and Idina Menzel on Oct. 2.

• Vendors are now being accepted for theannual Fine Arts and Craft Fall SpectacularSept. 12, featuring artists, photographers,jewelry, potters, crafters and more. ContactTerry at 516-221-6593 [email protected]

Seeking StringsThe Northport Symphony Orchestra (formerlythe Northport Community Orchestra) is seekingnew members in all sections. Rehearsals areWednesday evenings. 631-462-6617. northpor-torchestra.org.

Cloggers WantedThe Bruce Spruce Cloggers Dance Companyis seeking dancers for future shows on LongIsland. Dance background wanted; preferablyexperience in tap, clog or Irish-step dancing.631-476-1228.

Alfred Van Leon Gallery 145 Pidgeon Hill Road. Huntington Station.631-549-4411Mon., Tues., Thurs., Fri. 9 a.m.-9 p.m. Wed. 10a.m.-9 p.m., Sat. 9 a.m.-5 p.m., Sun. 1-6 p.m.

Alpan Gallery2 West Carver St., Huntington. Gallery hours:Wednesday - Saturday 11:30 a.m.-5 p.m. 631-423-4433. www.alpangallery.com.• See new works by artist Jae Hi Ahn in the

gallery starting in August.

Art League of Long Island107 East Deer Park Road, Dix Hills. Galleryhours: 9 a.m.-4 p.m. weekdays; 11 a.m.-4 p.m.weekends. 631-462-5400.www.ArtLeagueLI.org.• “Inside & Out: The Landscapes and Interiors

of William Starkweather,” an early 20th centu-ry American painter whose use of watercolorsand oils providing a visual diary of his life, ison display through Aug. 15.

b.j. spoke gallery299 Main St., Huntington. Gallery hours:Monday-Sunday, 11 a.m.-5 p.m., until 9 p.m.on Friday and Saturday. 631-549-5106.• Paperworks 2010 Winners Show is here.

MOMA’s juror, Elenore Hugendule, hasselected 27 artists to display their works nowthrough Aug. 20.

Cold Spring Harbor Fish Hatchery1660 Route 25A, Cold Spring Harbor. Openseven days a week, 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Saturdayand Sundays until 6 p.m.: $6 adults; $4 chil-dren 3-12 and seniors over 65; members andchildren under 3 are free. 516-692-6768.http://www.cshfha.org/ • The Hatchery’s trout are always hungry.

Watch fish-feeding demonstrations onSaturdays and Sundays at 1 and 3 p.m.,and Wednesdays and Thursdays 1-4 p.m.on the hour through the end of October.

• Summer Enrichment programs are offeredfor children in grades kindergarten and olderstarting in July and August including “CloseEncounters of the Natural Kind” and “NaturePhotography.” For detailed information onvarious programs, visit the website.

• The Hatchery holds the largest living collec-tion of New York State freshwater reptiles,fish and amphibians. Visitors can tour twoaquarium buildings and eight outdoor ponds,feed the hungry trout or try the “Catch &Keep Fishing” program.

fotofoto Gallery372 New York Ave., Huntington. Gallery hours:Friday 5-8 p.m., Saturday 12-8 p.m., Sunday12-4 p.m. 631-549-0448.www.fotofotogallery.com. • The IN Show: An Invitational Exhibition

showing now through Sept. 12.

Greenlawn-Centerport HistoricalAssociationP.O. Box 354, Greenlawn. 631-754-1180.

Huntington Arts CouncilMain Street Petite Gallery: 213 Main St.,Huntington. Gallery hours: Monday - Friday 9a.m.-5 p.m.; Art in the Art-trium: 25 MelvillePark Road, Melville. Gallery Hours: Monday -Friday 7 a.m.-7 p.m. 631-271-8423. www.hunt-ingtonarts.org. • Enjoy a scenic view of the Juried

Landscape exhibit with works selected byjuror Bill Christ on display through Sept. 7.

• Artists can receive practical and profession-al advice in individual consultation sessionswith NYFA MARK alumna Linda LeeNicholas and Naomi Grossman.Appointments ($10 for 20 minutes, two-appointment limit) are being scheduled from6-9 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 21 at the artscouncil’s Main Street office. Call AssistantDirector Florence Dallari at 631-271-8423x12 or e-mail [email protected].

• This week at the Summer Arts Festival inHeckscher Park: Three-man musical ensem-ble Alloy Orchestra on Thursday, Aug. 12;Celtic-roots McTalla Mór Band on Friday,Aug. 13; the Long Island Philharmonic onSaturday, Aug. 14; and the final act of theseason, James Cotton “Superharp” Band onSunday, Aug. 15. Shows start at 7:30 p.m.Tuesday. All others, 8:30 p.m.

Heckscher Museum Of Art2 Prime Ave., Huntington. Museum hours:Wednesday - Friday from 10 a.m.-4 p.m., firstFridays from 4-8:30 p.m., Saturday andSunday from 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Admission $6-8/adults, $4-6/seniors, and $4-5/children; mem-bers and children under 10 free. 631-351-3250.• Long Island Biennial 2010 opens for its inau-

gural presentation of 44 paintings, sculptures,drawings, prints and photographs by profes-sional artists on Long Island selected fromover 250 entries by Dr. Isabelle Dervaux July31-Sept. 26. Visit to vote for people’s choiceaward.

Huntington Historical Society Main office/library: 209 Main St., Huntington.Museums: Conklin House, 2 High St. Kissam House/Museum Shop, 434 Park Ave. 631-427-7045, ext. 401. http://www.huntingtonhistorical-society.org/• “From House Calls to Hospitals” featuring Dr.

Samuel Teich’s 1940s-era office and life, ison display at the Conklin House.

Joseph Lloyd Manor HouseLloyd Lane and Lloyd Harbor Road, LloydNeck Saturday-Sunday 1-5 p.m. (last tour at4:30). Adults $3, Children 7 -14, $2, groups byappointment only. 631-692-4664.www.splia.org.• Now through January 2011, “Romantic Long

Island: 19th Century Images” celebrates itsartists’ recognition of their surroundings as aplace apart with its own pictorial vocabularyand aesthetic dimensions. $1 admission.

LaMantia Gallery127 Main St., East Northport. 631-754-8414.www.lamantiagallery.com.• “Spain and Its People: As seen through the

eyes of its artists,” a comprehensive show ofSpain’s top artists including landscapes, stilllife and figurative paintings, will open Aug.21.

Martin Lerman Gallery 716 New York Ave., Huntington. 631-421-0258.Www.martinlermangallery.com Hours: Monday- Friday, 9 a.m.-5 p.m.• See where art meets technology as John

Bechtold and Saul Umanzer put their artworkon display through August.

Northport Historical Society Museum215 Main St., Northport. Museum hours:Tuesday - Sunday, 1-4:30 p.m. 631-757-9859.www.Northporthistorical.org. • “Recording Memories, a Historic Overview:

Over 150 Years of Scrapbooking, Journaling,Photo Albums and more” is an exhibitionsponsored by Not Just a Scrap of Centerport,on display in the main gallery. $3 suggesteddonation.

Ripe Art Gallery67 Broadway, Greenlawn. 631-807-5296.Gallery hours: Tuesday - Thursday 11 a.m.-6p.m., Friday 2-9 p.m., Saturday 11 a.m.-5 p.m.www.ripeartgal.com. • “Original Owner,” showing automobile-related

photography by the working team of CliffGardiner and John Keller, is on display.

• The third annual Homegrown Film Festivalcontinues with “The Wizard Show,” a creativescreening of “Harry Potter” with a show ofWizard artwork by various artists on Aug. 13;“A Night of Shorts” featuring all short films bya group of local film makers on Aug. 20; and“Lebowski Fest,” a special screening and cel-ebration of “The Big Lebowski” on Aug. 27.

Suffolk Y JCC74 Hauppauge Road, Commack. 631-462-9800, ext. 140. Tuesday 1-4 p.m. Admission:$5 per person, $18 per family. Special groupprograms available.

Vanderbilt Museum and Planetarium180 Little Neck Road, Centerport. Museumhours: Tuesday - Friday, 12-4 p.m., Saturdays,Sundays and holidays, 12-5 p.m.; closedMondays except for holiday weeks. Groundsadmission: $7 adults, $6 seniors, students, and$3 children under 12. Museum tour, add $5 per

person. 631-854-5555. www.vanderbiltmuse-um.org.• The MG Car Club–Long Island Centre’s 30th

annual Concours Sanitaire on Aug. 22 willdisplay American cars and British makesincluding Jaguar, Lotus, Bentley and Austin-Healey. Rain date Aug. 29. In a “sanitaire”show, cars are judged by how they look,paint condition and overall cleanliness. Allparticipants must register before the eventand pay the $30 entry fee. To register, con-tact Steve Becker at 516-485-8830 or by e-mail: [email protected]. Or visitwww.mgcars.org.uk/mgcclic/.

Walt Whitman Birthplace246 Old Walt Whitman Rd, Huntington Station.Hours: Wednesday-Friday, 1-4 p.m.; Saturdaysand Sundays, 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Admission: $5adults, $4 seniors/students, and children under5 are free. 631-427-5240.www.waltwhitman.org • Bring the family down for a day of fun at the

Walt Whitman Birthplace and HuntingtonKiwanis Club annual barbecue “Fun-raiser”on Aug. 14, 11-3 p.m. at West Hills DayCamp featuring live music, mini golf, bouncycastle, swimming, paddle boats, raffles andChinese auctions, a poetry circle, celebrityguest appearance and more with food fromOutback Steakhouse. $12 adults/$8 children6-12/children under 5 free.

The Whaling MuseumMain Street, Cold Spring Harbor. Museumhours: Tuesday-Sunday, 11 a.m.-5 p.m. $4adults, $3 seniors, $3 students 5 -18, family$12; military and children under 5 are free.631-367-3418. www.cshwhalingmuseum.org. • “Tales & Treasure: From the Attic & Archive,”

an exhibition exploring the 1800s throughartifacts and stories, is on display throughLabor Day 2010.

Wilkes Gallery91 Main St., Northport. 631-261-4007.www.wilkes-gallery.com• Artist Arlene Paternayan will show her work

Aug.11-25. She received her master’s fromLong Island University’s C.W. Post campusand works in a variety of styles.

Ridotto, Concerts with a Touch of ClassAt Old First Church, Route 25A in Huntington.631-385-0373. www.Ridotto.org.

Pantry Seeks VolunteersFarmingdale- based Hope for the FutureMinistries’ food pantry is seeking volunteers tohelp prepare for it’s grand re-opening. The foodpantry burned down last year, and volunteersare desperately needed in the office, ware-house, kitchen, etc. 631-752-5771. www.hope-forthefuture.com.

Voice For The ChildrenParents for Megan’s Law and the CrimeVictims Center are seeking volunteers to assistwith general office duties during daytime hours.Candidates should be positive, energetic andprofessional with good communication skills.Resume and three references required. 631-689-2672 or fax resume to 631-751-1695.

Helping Furry FriendsLittle Shelter Animal Rescue and AdoptionCenter is looking for volunteers who want tomake a difference in the lives of companionanimals. In addition to volunteering to behands on with our cats and dogs, there areother opportunities available in the offices, atevents, satellite adoption locations andfundraisers. Visit www.littleshelter.com or con-tact Anne Ryan, [email protected], 631-368-8770 ext. 204.

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The Half Hollow Hills Lady Hawksplaced second in the District 34Tournament on Saturday at TannerPark in Copiague. The 11- and 12-year-old girls were undefeated all season, butlost 3-2 in the championship game toCommack North.

“It was a hard-fought game that couldhave gone either way,” coach Rich Pinosaid. “Unfortunately, it didn’t go ourway, but the girls had a great season.”

There were several strong offensiveand defensive plays during the game.

Alexis Kleet pitched an amazing six-inning game, consistently throwingstrikes and staying strong under pres-sure. Adding to the defense that inningwas Renee Pino, who caught a linedrive at second base and tossed it overto first for a double play.

Offensively, Courtney Rosenthal hita sacrifice fly to right field, whichallowed Alyse McAlpine to score andtie the game 1-1 at the end of the firstinning; Alexa “Callie” Califano hit anRBI single allowing Sabrina Odiernoto score the second run in the fifth

inning. “The girls play extremely well togeth-

er and I am very proud of them. Theyhad great coaches who supported them

all the way,” said Califano’s mother,RoseAnne. “We’ll get them next year!”

Managed by Phil Kleet and his twocoaches, Scott Odierno and Rich Pino,

the other team members are GabrielleBarone, Rose Cipoletti, OliviaGarrison, Samantha Katz, GiannaNemeh and Sarah Pezzotti.

SOFTBALL

Hawks Finish Second In District 34 TournamentBy Jennifer [email protected]

After an undefeated season, the 11- and 12-year-old Lady Hawks fell to Commack North in the District 34 Tournament on Saturday.

Although the Half Hollow Hills Lady Hawks mightnot be state champions this year, playing their heartsout made them all winners as they represented LongIsland in the state finals.

The team, made up of 9- and 10-year-olds, had quitethe journey last month as they became District 34champions and then Section 6 champions, makingthem the best team on Long Island. At the state finals inFredonia, the team lost 6-5, bringing their season to anend. A trophy ceremony took place Tuesday to celebratetheir accomplishment.

“Some kids play sports their whole lives and neverexperience something like this,” said MargaretWeinstein, mother of pitcher Jillian Weinstein.

Margaret said the girls cried for hours after the loss,but the coaches and parents kept telling them it wasn’tabout winning, it was about taking this moment withthem for an entire life.

As time went on, the girls put the experience into per-

spective and realized how much they accomplished, sheadded.

The mother said this team of “punky, spunky andwild” girls each grew a lot as a team and individually.When the season started, the girls would crack somejokes at practice but their dedication and competitivenature grew as the season wore on. By the end, theywere all very serious at practice, concentrating in the100 degree weather on being their best for each twohour game, she said.

The talent that came out of the team was amazing,especially for children so young, the mother said. Eachgirl contributed in her own way.

“It was all about the team as a whole,” she said.That team is: Rachel Gassler, Michelle Kaplan,

Julia Nomberg, Natalie Villa, Alex Parkas, Jillian

Weinstein, Rachel Katz, Amanda Garrison, KristenUlmer, Delaney Milo, Nina DiNardo and DaniBlaustein.

SOFTBALL

Lady Hawks’ Flight Ends At FinalsTeam finishes second in state after winning District 34, Long Island championships

By Kaellen [email protected]

Jillian Weinsten, one of the youngest on the team, pitchesin the state championship.

They may not be New York’s champions, but here on Long Island the Lady Hawks are our champions.

The Lady Hawks take the field as one of New York’s best 9and 10 year old teams.

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They always say the fifth time is thecharm, right?

After suffering their only four losses toCommack South this season, the HalfHollow Hills National team finallychanged their luck. Nicknamed theHawks, the Hills squad of the juniorsdivision outslugged Commack 12-7 in theDistrict 34 Championship on Saturday.

No. 2 Hills (20-4) defeated everyoneelse during the regular season, AssistantCoach Joe O’Donnell said, but could notfind an answer for No. 1 Commack (23-1). That included a defeat in theWilliamsport championship round.

“It was a little bit of revenge for them,”O’Donnell said. “It was a monkey offtheir backs to finally knock them off.”

The Hawks’ bats sparked to life in thevery beginning, helping the underdogsplate 6 unanswered runs. They alsochased Commack’s starting pitcher fromthe game without yielding a single out.

Both teams exchanged runs for the rest

of the game, but Commack could notovercome the early deficit.

“It sort of buoyed them for most of thegame,” O’Donnell said.

The assistant coach praised theiropponents, referring to the adage thatyou’ve got to beat the best to be the best.

“They were the best; it was a big winfor the kids,” he said.

What makes 2010 even more specialfor the Hawks is the fact that they’ve gotanother year to make another incrediblerun. Everyone in the juniors divisionmust be 15 years old or younger.

O’Donnell said most of his team are 13 or14; only one player is 15.

“It’s a really good group of kids. A lot ofthese kids played together at WestHollow or Candlewood Middle,” he said.“[We’re] looking to hold over the core fornext season.”

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Hawks Save Win For Title GameHalf Hollow Hills upsets Commack for just first time in five games this seasonBy Mike [email protected]

The District 34 Junior Division Champions are: (front row) Adam Kahn, Bryce Dailey, Jordan O’Donnell, Camron Weissler, Anthony Carrai,Chris Mincone, (second row) Lou Venuti, James Litchhult, Mike Dwoskin, Justin Pelletier, Devin McDonald, Francis Gacek, (back row)Manager James Litchhult and coaches Ira Kahn, John Gacek, Glenn McDonald and Joe Mincone.


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All Proceeds Benefit The Children Of Huntington

Thank You!Walt Whitman Birthplace & Huntington Kiwanis Club thank the following sponsors who are supporting ourfundraising Family Fun Day Picnic at West Hills Day Camp:

Huntington Honda, Outback Steakhouse, West Hills DayCamp, Martha Clara Vineyards Manhattan Beverage Co., Huntington Limousine, Dale Carnegie, MargeSammis - Madison Bank, Brian Gill Agency, State FarmInsurance - William Walter, A.L. Jacobsen Funeral Home,Brueggeman Funeral Home

Internet Reservations: www.waltwhitman.orgQuestions: 631-559-9171

Tickets also available at the gate the day of the event

Saturday,August 14, 201011-4 p.m. atWest HillsDay Camp21 Sweet Hollow Road,Huntington

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Old Time Baseball Exhibition GameBrooklyn Atlantic Baseball Team 12:30 pm

half hollow hills newspaper

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