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TOWN OF HUNTINGTON

Clinton NoStranger ToHuntington Former U.S. President Bill Clinton

served the nation from the oval officein Washington, D.C. for eight years.But prior to that, the Arkansas nativepaid regular visits to the Huntingtonarea, since Tom Campbell, his collegeroommate at Georgetown University,was a resident of 23 Fiddlers GreenDrive in Lloyd Harbor.According to a July 30, 2012 Gallup

poll, two-thirds of Americans, or 66percent, have a positive opinion of theformer president. Some rememberClinton for his charisma, whereassome recall his “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell”legislation. Others remember him forthe notorious Monica Lewinsky scan-dal. But Campbell, Clinton’s room-mate from 1964-1968 at Georgetown,would say that Clinton’s greateststrength was his ability to fall sleep oncommand.“His biggest gift is that he could

sleep on command, and that is a gifthe still has. [He could do it] almost lit-erally. He would come back betweenclasses, say ‘I’ve got 20 minutes,’ andwould literally lay down on the bedand fall asleep,” Campbell said.Clinton received his Bachelor of Sci-

ence in Foreign Service from George-

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Pictured in this 1967 photo, formerpresident Bill Clinton and his collegeroommate Tom Campbell stand in frontof the Campbell house in Lloyd Harbor.

INSIDE: Continued coverage in the aftermath of Sandy

A2-5• Relief at the pump in sight?

• How the post office is still getting around• What school closures could mean

• Paramount to host benefit concert Nov. 8• Community rallies to help

DIX HILLS/MELVILLE

Rallying To Face Sandy’s Wrath

Like the rest of Long Island, Dix Hillsand Melville were walloped by HurricaneSandy’s relentless, historic force. And asmuch of the neighborhood went darkand the trees came down, residentsrolled up their sleeves and got to work.

James Ptucha, a longtime leader of theFour Towns Civic Association and presi-dent of the Half Hollow Hills Board ofEducation, recalled one such scene by hishome after a tree fell into a neighbor’sdriveway, striking their house.“The adrenaline kicks in, and they do

what they need to do,” Ptucha said. “Aneighbor came with a chainsaw and

everyone was just clearing out, to freethese people from their house.”Similar scenes unfolded through the

night in Dix Hills and Melville as Sandy,a record-breaking, 1,000-mile wide post-tropical “superstorm,” made landfall inAtlantic City, N.J. Oct. 30 and lashed theregion with winds in excess of 85 mph.

Hurricane Sandy downed this utility pole onCandlewood Path in Dix Hills, which has ob-structed the road since Oct. 29, residentssaid on Monday. But the largest impacts inDix Hills were caused by downed trees,which knocked out power to most of theneighborhood.

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DIX HILLS

‘Electricity’ On Soccer FieldOn Friday morning, a co-ed group of

dozens of youngsters, ranging in age from6 to around 11, were on the soccer fields atChestnut Hill Elementary School in DixHills, not chasing twigs fromdowned trees,but soccer balls.That’s because a pair of youth soccer

coaches were helping the kids pass thetime afterHurricane Sandywith a series ofpickup soccer games at the elementaryschool.After the Oct. 29 storm, which closed

most schools for a week and half, coachesBart Nason, of Dix Hills, and Chris Gan-non, of Farmingdale, reached out to par-ents on their contact lists by email and textmessage, alerting them of where theywould be meeting.“I do a lot of soccer training, Chris does

a lot of soccer training, and wework with alot of these kids during the year,” Nasonsaid. “Wedidn’t knowwhowouldbe able torespond and get out here, but we’re doingthis, and the kids are having a blast.”Just days removed from what was likely

the biggest,most frightening stormof theiryoung lives, the young soccer players

seemed carefree and energetic, focusing onplays and finding the back of the net. Sincethey began on Oct. 31, turnout has beenstrong– about 20kids came to the first day,another 30 on Nov. 1 and 28 on Nov. 2.Nason said many of the children playing

on Friday were without power, and thepickup soccer games were a great way for

them to get out of the house, get some ex-ercise and get theirminds off the storm.Hesaid the major impacts affecting the DixHills andMelville communitieswerewide-spread power outages and downed trees.“There’s no electricity, so it’s nice to be

out on the soccer field – where there’s elec-tricity,” Nason said, with a laugh.

Bart Nason instructs young players before a pickup soccer game at Chestnut Hill Elemen-tary School in Dix Hills Friday.


THE AFTERMATH OF SSAANNDDYYTOWN OF HUNTINGTON

AttentionTurns ToFloodingRecovery efforts in the wake of Hur-

ricane Sandy will turn to flooding dam-age and assessing when it is safe to turnthe power back on in those areas, Su-pervisor Frank Petrone said Monday.Much of the town’s coastline is repre-

sented in four villages – HuntingtonBay, Northport Village, Asharoken andLloyd Harbor. Engineers will be assess-ing homes in those areas to determinewhich ones are safe to re-power, the su-pervisor said.“There are homes and structures that

did [sustain flood damage] in all ofthose areas but it’s not widespread,” hesaid.Petrone said Huntington Bay has

been a hard-hit area that has seen littlepower restored in the week since Sandycame ashore.“Huntington Bay is a big pocket,” he

said. “That’s an area with much difficul-ty, and we’re hopeful they’re getting inthere now. It’s a large area where peopleare cut off.”Power was restored to Town Hall late

Monday afternoon, Petrone said, aswell as the Village Green. The VillageGreen was to be opened on Tuesday.But getting town residents back on thepower grid remained a major concern.“We continue to experience problems

with reconnections,” Petrone said Mon-day. “LIPA’s still saying Wednesdaynight; I’m not that optimistic yet.”He said he has been pressing LIPA to

get more crews in the Huntington area,and as of Monday night, more than 350tree trimming and line crews fromacross the country were working ongetting power back in the town.As the town grappled with prolonged

outages and a lingering gasoline short-age, Petrone said both should provideguidance for long-term solutions.Backup power sources for gas stationsshould be required in the future to en-sure fuel isn’t trapped in a tank duringa future crisis.“The stations should be required to

have a secondary power source… to op-erate the pump” he said.And Petrone said he is also exploring

what it would take financially for thetown to begin a long-term investmentin putting power lines underground.Downed above-ground wires have beena major stopper in recovery efforts;Petrone said. “The problem here is our above-

ground wiring. That’s been the biggest,biggest detriment to the communities,”he said. “I’m sure we’re not the onlycommunity saying that. If it meansbond acts and taxes that go along withit… I’ve sampled 40 or 50 people, andno one has said ‘no.’ They’ll pay the ex-tra money because they’re losing it now[in the power outage.]”


TOWN OF HUNTINGTON

Relief Resources Across TownA coalition of religious institutions

and social services agencies teamedwith the town to open a network ofwarming centers in Huntington to servepowerless residents as temperaturesdropped following Hurricane Sandy.“The weather is getting colder, people

are feeling more stressed as they con-tinue to live without heat or electricity,and they need places where they can goto relax, get warm and feel less isolatedbecause of the lack of power,” Supervi-sor Frank Petrone said. “The town, thereligious institutions and the socialservices agencies all help people intheir times of need, and coping with theeffects of Hurricane Sandy defines atime of need.”Petrone said the Red Cross shelter at

Walt Whitman High School in Hunt-ington Station was seeing more use asof Monday.“The weather’s changed, the temper-

ature’s getting colder,” he said.The warming centers came together

following meetings with Petrone andthe Family Service League. Tri-Com-munity Youth Agency, Helping HandRescue Mission, Temple Beth El ofHuntington, Central PresbyterianChurch, St. Hugh of Lincoln RomanCatholic Church, Light of SalvationChurch, Bethel AME Church, UnitedMethodist Church and the HuntingtonYMCA. They were staffed by volun-teers and town employees. Petroneasked Peggy Boyd, vice president ofcommunity services and advocacy at

the Family Service League, to coordi-nate the effort.As of Monday at press time, the

warming stations were:• Dix Hills Ice Rink, 575 Vanderbilt

Parkway, Dix Hills 11746, Sat.-Sun. 10a.m.-8 p.m.; Mon.-Fri. 6 a.m.-10 p.m.,providing free skating, coffee and hotchocolate, showers and charging sta-tions; snacks for sale.• Central Presbyterian Church, 240

main St., Huntington, Mon. – Sun. 10a.m.-3 p.m., offering food, charging sta-tions and Internet.• Temple Beth El, 660 Park Ave.,

Huntington, Sunday 2-9 p.m., Mon-Thurs, 10 a.m.-9 p.m., offering a warm-ing area, water and charging stations.• St. Hugh of Lincoln R.C. Church,

New York Ave. at East 9th St., Hunt-ington Station, Mon. – Sat. 9 a.m.-5p.m., Sun. 1-5 p.m., offering warmingcenter and charging stations.

• Light of Salvation Church, 1599New York Ave., Huntington Station,Mon. – Sat. 9 a.m.-6 p.m., Sun. 9 a.m.-1p.m., offering warming center and food. • Huntington YMCA, 60 Main St.,

Huntington – 8 a.m. – 5 p.m., providingshowers.The American Legion Hall was also

open as a warming station over theweekend in Northport, as was theWilliam J. Brosnan School in North-port from Sunday-Tuesday.With a gasoline shortage expected to

be winding down by the end of theweek, be sure to call ahead to the warm-ing station sites to ensure those servic-es are still being provided.Huntington Councilman Mark

Mayoka also announced Nov. 2 thetown will be working with local banksand the Small Business Administration(SBA) to assist local merchants in theaftermath of Hurricane Sandy. Pur-suant to the Major Disaster Declarationdeclared for all of NYC and Long Is-land, there are a number of emergencyprograms, including Home DisasterLoans, Physical Disaster Loans andEconomic Injury Disaster Loans. TheSBA hotline is 1-800-659-2955, or visitwww.sba.gov or www.fema.gov to learnmore. Councilman Mayoka’s officenumber is 631-351-3175.Each of the town’s Suffolk County

legislators’ offices were open as of Mon-day night. Legislator Steve Stern, locat-ed in Dix Hills, can be reached at 631-854-5100. Lou D’Amaro, in Hunting-ton Station, is at 631-854-4433. Legis-lator William Spencer in Centerportcan be reached at 631-854-4500.

Peggy Boyd, vice president ofCommunity Services & Advocacy for theFamily Service League, announces Friday anetwork of warming centers opening inHuntington.


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THE AFTERMATH OF SSAANNDDYYTensions Rising Over GasExperts, officials expect supply to increase, demand to drop

With personal generators poweringhouses and Long Island residents return-ing to the roads more than a week afterHurricane Sandy walloped the region, thegasoline shortage continues to ignitestrong feelings.Motorists sat in lines for hours late last

week and over the weekend in hopes offinding gasoline. Jay Fels and Aaron Hoffman both work

at Huntington Hyundai and were part ofthe half-mile line up Park Avenue for theMobil station on Jericho Turnpike Fridaymorning. Some were filling up their per-sonal vehicles, but they also had to fill upgas cans for cars on the dealership’s lot.“People are still buying cars. We can’t

deliver cars without gas in them,” Hoff-man said. “For Huntington specifically, itgot hit pretty hard.”Hoffman said at the time that his fami-

ly’s Huntington village home was beingpowered by a generator, while Fels saidneither of his homes in Baldwin orHicksville had electrical service.Half a dozen Suffolk County police offi-

cers could be seen directing traffic andtaping off makeshift lanes at the Mobilstation. Half of the pumps were allocatedfor the long list of cars, while the otherhalf were saved for pedestrians with gascans in hand. That scenario repeated it-self across the island as the mad rush forgasoline began.

Eve Schwager, of Dix Hills, filled up hercar and 5 gallons of gas for a generator ata station in Commack the day before. Butas she stood in line with two gas cans ather side on Friday, she said the generatorwould run dry in five hours without addi-tional fuel. She was lucky; after sitting online in her car for 30 minutes, she parkedand stood in line for 15 minutes before

finding herself close to the pumps.But Peter Crescenti, director of Public

Information for AAA New York, saidmany were not so lucky. Long Island res-idents dedicated this past weekend tofinding gas, even if that meant sitting inlines for as long as five hours.Based on his observations, Crescenti of-

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School’s OutFor… How Long?

Every public school within theTown of Huntington was still closedon Monday, a week after HurricaneSandy hit, and many were sched-uled to stay closed on Tuesday.No buildings in the Half Hollow

Hills School District were damagedand all were powered by Monday,spokeswoman Chris Geed said.They elected to wait until Wednes-day to re-open due to downed pow-er lines, traffic lights being out, andnarrow roads due to fallen treesand debris.

“We are going back on a limitedlunch schedule because we did losesome food due to limited refrigera-tion,” she said, adding that the Nov.9 end date for the first marking pe-riod has been extended until Nov.19.The Commack School District

will also be closed until Wednesday.An update on the district websiteMonday evening revealed too manyroads were impassable and someschool buildings lacked telephoneservice.The situation in the South Hunt-

ington School District was a littlemore serious. Superintendent DaveBennardo posted a letter on the dis-trict’s website, explaining whyschools would begin at Wednesdayat the earliest.Two dozen roads were still im-

passable due to downed trees andlow-hanging wires, he said, whilepower had not been restored toMaplewood Intermediate Center orthe District Office. He added thatpower went out again at OakwoodPrimary Center.“We also chatted with several of

our residents and staff membersand found that power remains aproblem in many areas. LIPA con-tinues to assure us that they areworking but some of the individualhomes might be out well into theweek,” Bennardo said.He went on to address the fuel

shortage in the letter, confirmingthe district, staff and parents all re-port diminishing personal supplies. But the biggest problem may not

be finding gas for the school buses,spoiled food or forgetting a lesson.State Education Department offi-

cials confirmed some action willhave to take place regarding thenumber of school days. State law re-quires New York districts offer 180days of instruction for state aid pur-poses.Education Commissioner John

King is permitted to excuse up tofive days for extraordinary circum-stances, but only if they cannot be

By Mike [email protected]


Gas Shortage Not Stopping USPSHurricane Sandy couldn’t stop local

postal employees from delivering theirservices, despite challenges brought on byelectrical failures and gas shortagesthroughout the Huntington area.According to Huntington Postmaster

Pat Bifulco, the Huntington Post Office inHuntington village regained power onOct. 31 and was able to fulfill most of itsdelivery routes with the exception of areasin Lloyd Neck, where roads were blockedby Long Island Power Authority trucks.While post office fleets are technically

considered emergency vehicles, Bifulcosaid her couriers were refused specialtreatment at the gas pumps since Sandyhit. Last week and over the weekend ofNov. 2, workers were paid overtime to re-port early knowing they would have towait on 2-to-3-hour lines just to fuel up.Early this weekend, three workers fu-

eled up as many trucks as they could. OnNov. 3, five trucks were low on gas and hadto switch trucks with co-workers just toget deliveries out.The Huntington Post Office carries a

fleet of 45 USPS trucks.“It’s been a major problem, waiting two-

three hours in line just for gas. We werenervous for Monday’s routes,” Bifulco said.However, on Sunday, Nov. 4, a tanker

from Texas answered the postmaster’sprayers. Arrangements were made for thetanker to meet all 45 trucks at a gas stationin Hicksville, but at the last minute thetrucker agreed to drive to the post office onGerard Street.“He was so nice, but it was a one-shot

deal,” Bifulco said. “We do what we canand we get it done.” The postmaster said that trucks hold

approximately 23 gallons of gasoline, andcan usually run for three days before theyneed to be refueled.At the Huntington Station USPS

branch, which serves the Half HollowHills area, concerns over gas supply werequelled—for the time being—on Nov. 2,when Postmaster Greg Gallienne ap-proached Town Supervisor Frank Petroneat his office.“I didn’t think he’d take my call, so I just

showed up. He offered us a little relief forour 10 worst routes,” Gallienne said.That relief came in the form of 100 gal-

lons of gasoline on Friday, and another100 gallons on Saturday. Gallienne saidthe supervisor took it upon himself to ex-tend an additional 100 gallons on Nov. 5,and he is grateful for Petrone’s generosity.“Frank Petrone came through for us,”

Gallienne said. “We’re very thankful.”Earlier on Friday, the postmaster had to

send eight trucks to western Nassau to fillup, and he also paid employees overtime

for the time they spent waiting for gas.The Huntington Station Post Office has

a fleet twice the size of the Huntington vil-lage office, with a total arsenal of 90trucks. “Its tough but we manage to get it done.

We’re taking it one day at a time and wehope it eases up soon,” Gallienne said.As of Monday, Nov. 5 the Huntington

Station Post Office had 13 trucks that wererunning low on gas, but the postmasterwas confident they would prevail as theweek went on.

By Jacqueline [email protected]

USPS trucks head to their Huntington vil-lage home after a long day delivering mail,dealing with the same gas concerns as oth-er drivers in the wake of Hurricane Sandy.


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QUOTE OF THE WEEKFRANKGRIMALDI

“A friend of ours says he's a geneticmutation gone right.”Hills West Grappler Bound For Harvard, PAGE A23

Now It’s A Blue Light Special

A motorist called Suffolk County police to SouthHuntington on Nov. 3 about a grand larceny. The com-plainant said their 2002Kawasaki motorcycle had beenparked in the lot of a Jericho Turnpike grocery store be-fore it was stolen the day before.

I Owe How Much?!?

Suffolk police were dispatched to a SouthHuntingtonsandwich shop on Nov. 3. The complainant said a manbecame irate when given the price of his order andpushed the cash register off the counter. It was dam-aged when it hit the floor. The subject fled on foot.

Hard To Hide A Stolen Cab

A 28-year-old Huntington Station man was arrestedon grand larceny charges by Suffolk County police onNov. 2. The complainant reported parking his taxi caboutside a Huntington Station tire business earlier thatday, when it was removed from the lot

That’s Neither Trick, Nor Treat

A Melville resident called Suffolk County police onNov. 1 to report a burglary on Halloween. The com-plainant said someone broke a window on the east sideof the house to get in. A Wii system and three televi-sions were stolen.

Beer Muscles At Work

Suffolk police were dispatched to a Huntington vil-lage bar on Nov. 1 about criminal mischief. The com-plainant, a representative of the bar, said they asked thesubject to leave. At that point, the subject allegedlypunched the glass front door, breaking it.

Man: Dog Bit My Face

A complainant went to Northport Village policeheadquarters on Oct. 31 to report a dog bite. The com-plainant said a large black dog bit himwhile he was pet-ting the animal. The complainant said he did not knowthe dog’s owner and was unable to describe the individ-ual. He went to Huntington Hospital and receivedstitches on his lips and mouth due to the bite. No fur-ther police action was required.

Police Vehicles Damaged By Sandy

Two Northport police vehicles were damaged whilebeing used during Hurricane Sandy between 8 a.m. onOct. 29 and 9 p.m. onOct. 31. One vehicle sustainedmi-nor damage to the driver’s door, possibly from fallingdebris. The other vehicle had damage to the passengerside rear fender, possibly from debris being kicked upoff the road.

PD: Roommate Admits Making Up Suicide Call

Northport Village police were dispatched to a Wood-bine Avenue home about a suicidal woman on Oct. 27.Police said the 28-year-old defendant called SuffolkCounty police from her cell phone to report that herroommate was suicidal. The responding officer spokewith the alleged victim, who said the defendant wasmak-ing the story up to cause her problems. The defendantlater admitted her roommate never threatened to killherself. Shewas arrested for falsely reporting an incident.

Needless to say… it’s been a rough week. A lotof people are suffering, and not very far from home.Just look to the south shore of Long Island andyou’ll see some of the mostheartbreaking scenes ever toreach our shores. Homes,livelihoods, memories – destroyed, washed awaywith the storm surge. It almost seems like a baddream, but after a week or so of wondering, ‘Is thisreally happening?’ you come to terms with the factthat yes, every tree you see pulled up by the roots,every house damaged, every mammoth gas line –it’s all real. But if we all stay together, it will change,and it’s going to get better, I promise you. Stick withus. We’ll get there together.

Was this the big one? ‘Cause if it isn’t, I don’tknow what they’ve got in store for us to top Sandy. Ihave to tell you, scientists have been warning usthat “the big one” – something to match the dread-ed Hurricane of 1938, the category 3 nightmare thatbarreled through Long Island – was on its way towreak havoc on Paumanok. Based on the averages,we get whacked with a massive hurricane every 80years or so. If that’s the case, at 74 years out, Sandywas sadly right on schedule. After Irene and nowthis monster, hopefully we get a little break for awhile – at least after the nor’easter that was sup-posed to hit on Wednesday night. Sheesh! Give us abreak, Mother Nature!

Some good to be had… I know people are hav-ing a rough time right now and will be for a while tocome. But amidst the widespread ill will on the gaslines and the irritation with LIPA, there’s plenty ofgood that came out of this. How many families doyou think got together, in big numbers, for the firsttime in a long time? How many impromptu familydinners, everybody scrambling to the one house withpower, to save – and savor – the perishables? Howmany neighborhoods pouring out to get a tree out ofsomebody’s driveway, off someone’s house? And thecountless number of homes that were opened up,showers that were offered and extension cords

shared to charge up some widget or another. It’s aheck of a way to meet the neighbors – and I knowwith the hurly-burly of modern life, you don’t always

know your neighbors as wellas you should. There’s notmuch to like about Sandy,but I think I found a fewthings that we can certainlycherish – and as the lights go

back on – get into the habit of doing.

Pedal on the left, please… For the record,please take this lesson from Hurricane Sandy – ablacked-out stoplight is equivalent to a stop sign.Yes, in all directions – including yours. It does notmean, “go faster through the intersection so peopledon’t hit me.” Not only is that a good way to cause acrash – the last thing any of us need right now – it’sa good way to get a ticket. Remember: black interac-tion means stop. It’s the law. And I’m sure it’ll comein handy again during some future weather calamity.

If you see something, say something… Gang,as we come into the 11-day mark post HurricaneSandy, please use your neighborhood newspaper asyour resource – and an advocate. If you see some-thing, say something – tree still down after twoweeks? A pocket of town that’s still out of power?Some jerk charging eight bucks for gas? Or on ahappier note – is some intrepid soul holding a wor-thy fundraiser or supply drive to benefit hurricanerelief? Let us know, and we’ll do our best to get onthe case, get on the right person’s case, and get yousome relief. Call us at 631-427-7000, email us at [email protected] or come visit us at 149Main St. in Huntington village. In our collectivetime of need, we’re here to help. That’s what we’rehere for, and Walt wouldn’t have it any other way.

(Aunt Rosie wants to hear from you! If you havecomments, ideas, or tips about what’s happening inyour neck of the woods, write to me today and let meknow the latest. To contact me, drop a line to AuntRosie, c/o The Long-Islander, 149 Main Street, Hunt-ington NY 11743. Or try the e-mail [email protected])

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TOWN OF HUNTINGTON

Help Is On TheWay, LIOrganizations across the Town of

Huntington are taking initial steps to-ward rallying for victims of HurricaneSandy across New York, New Jersey andright here in their own backyard.The Paramount, located in downtown

Huntington, will host the “Strong IslandHurricane Sandy Relief Concert” – a spe-cial concert event scheduled for thisThursday, Nov. 8 at 8 p.m. The show,headlined by The Script, will include oth-er special guests, to be announced. Allticket proceeds from the event will go tobenefit The Long Island Red Cross, to aidin the relief of Hurricane Sandy on LongIsland.The Script, who were originally sched-

uled to headline The Paramount on Dec.5, agreed to reschedule their show as away to assist Long Island. All tickethold-ers for The Script on their original con-cert date, can use their tickets for Thurs-day night or get a refund at their point ofpurchase.Also on Thursday, from noon to 8 p.m.,

the Huntington Manor Fire Departmentis collecting “gently-used and second-hand items” like coats, clothes, and toys,at their headquarters, located at 1650New York Ave. between East 12th and13th Streets in Huntington Station.Organizer Mike Bruno said the drive is

designed to focus on the needs of theyoungest victims of Sandy, especiallythose who were displaced by the mam-moth storm.“We’re trying to concentrate on the

kids and get some normalcy back intotheir lives,” he said.Bruno said the initial response to the

drive has been overwhelming – some-thing that might very well take on a life ofits own when it comes time to collect onThursday.“My phone keeps going dead because

so many people keep calling me,” he said.

“I have friends from 10 years in the Ma-rine Corps. They’re sending stuff fromFlorida andOhio, whatever stuff they canround up.”And the Huntington-based children’s

charity Toys of Hope is also on the case,turning their storefront at 640 New YorkAve. in Huntington into a Sandy collec-tion drop-off point. Toys of Hope isspecifically collecting: men’s, women’sand children’s fall and winter clothing ofall sizes; hygiene items; non-perishablefood and pet food; shoes, sneakers andboots and comfort items. Toys of Hope isasking donors to adhere to that list strict-ly, and also ensure donated items areclean and in excellent condition. Anyonethinking of donating gift cards shouldbuy them in values of $50 or less.Founder and Director Melissa Doktof-

sky said Toys of Hope will distribute theitems in “stages” during the next coupleof weeks, and has partnered with FEMAand temporary shelters to ensure peopleget exactly what they need.For more information about the Hunt-

ington Manor drive, call 631-427-1629.And for more information about the Toysof Hope drive, call 631-271-TOYS (8697).

The Script agreed to reschedule their De-cember show at The Paramount for thisThursday as part of a benefit concert to aidLong Island victims of Sandy.


TOWN OF HUNTINGTON

Hotels In Short SupplyResidents, utility workers seeking warm beds

When Hurricane Sandy smashed intothe eastern seaboard Oct. 29, one of themany side effects was flooding hotelswith guests.More than a week after the historic

storm, five hotels in the Town of Hunt-ington said they are still booked solid.Staff at the Melville Marriot and Ex-

tended Stay America said they had beenbusy since the storm hit and continued tobe on Monday afternoon.Over at Oheka Castle in Huntington,

owner Gary Melius said he has seen a lotof locals seeking refuge at his castle. All32 rooms have continued to be filledthrough the week. Local families withpets occupied the halls of the castle be-fore and after this past weekend, with afew weddings taking place in the interim.Sandy knocked out power at the castle,

but natural gas generators kept the hall-ways and rooms lit as usual, aside froman occasional flicker. In the large diningroom on the first floor, Melius had a 15-foot screen set up for movies and car-toons to play.

“We’re trying to make people feel athome,” he said.Back on Route 110, staff at the Hunt-

ington Hilton said they’ve seen a mix oflocal families and people responding tothe storm.“We were booked as of Oct. 29, the

night of the hurricane, and have beenbooked every day until Nov. 11,” GeneralManager Ellen Ruane said.With at least 750 people filling their

303 rooms during the overnight Sandyhit, Ruane said Huntington Hilton hotelstaff handed out glow sticks at the frontdesk as power went out for 13 hours. Agenerator kept guestroom corridors,public bathrooms, the lobby and kitchenlit.Most of their guests were Long Island

residents with no heat or power. None ofthe people sleeping in the Hilton’s roomswere employees, as Ruane said they’vedirected all employees to head home af-ter their shifts to keep more rooms openfor guests.The phones have been ringing off the

hook with people looking for openings,with the Huntington Hilton staff turning



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TOWN OF HUNTINGTON

Receipts Are Subject Of NewBPABattlefieldLegislator wants all cash register paper to be free of controversial chemical

A Suffolk County legislator’s ongoingbattle against bisphenol-A, a commonchemical compound used in hard plas-tics, food packaging and other plastic-based items, is moving on to a new front– cash register receipts.After championing legislation in mid-

2009 to ban the sale of BPA-bearingchildren’s drink containers – like babybottles and sippy cups – in Suffolk Coun-ty, Legislator Steve Stern (D-Dix Hills)has moved his sights to common cashregister receipts.

Stern announced Oct. 25 he would in-troduce legislation that would ban theuse of thermal paper containing BPA inSuffolk County.The reason, he said, is that most of the

paper used to print receipts is a materialcalled thermal paper, and many thermalpapers contain large amounts of BPA,which is used to “develop” the print onthe receipt.The county should ban the use of BPA-

laden thermal paper, Stern said, becausethe coating can easily transfer onto any-thing it touches, including human skin, ex-posing consumers who commonly handlethe receipts as well as employees, many in

food services or retail, who commonly dis-tribute them during their workday.Scientific studies of BPA show the sub-

stance can be directly absorbed throughthe skin into the body. Once internal-ized, animal studies revealed that BPA, asynthetic estrogen, can cause myriadhealth maladies by disrupting healthydevelopment, altering the immune sys-tem, promoting hyperactivity and learn-ing disabilities, and increasing the riskof breast and prostate cancer, obesityand diabetes.However, pro-BPA advocates at the

American Chemistry Council havesteadily rebutted that BPA plays an es-

sential role in protecting public healthand food safety and has established atrack record over the last 50 years as oneof the safest, most heavily tested chemi-cals in use today for food-contact mate-rials. The risk of lingering BPA in thebody, they argue, is rapidly cleared fromthe body and results in limited exposure.Jackson’s Restaurant in Commack,

which was to be the site of a press con-ference on Oct. 30 before HurricaneSandy devastated Long Island and theNorth Shore, is a restaurant that usesone of several types of BPA-free receiptpaper, Stern said. The press conferencehas not yet been rescheduled.


DIX HILLS

Hero Cop Also Fought Fires LocallyArthur Lopez spent two years in Dix Hills before becoming a Nassau policeman

The Nassau County police officer killedin the line of duty on Oct. 23 was also ahero back in Huntington.Officer Arthur Lopez, of Babylon, was

shot in the chest during a traffic stop inFloral Park about a hit-and-run accident.Lopez, 29, was allegedly killed by DarrellFuller, who has also been charged withkilling a Brooklyn man in a nearby car-jacking.A funeral for the office was held on

Oct. 27, when he was posthumously pro-moted to detective.But Lopez was also a recent member of

the Dix Hills Fire Department. Depart-ment leadership confirmed he was a vol-unteer from 2003-2005.Asharoken Officer-In-Charge Ray

Mahdesian, also a member of the Dix

Hills Fire Department, worked withLopez in Company 2, based out of head-quarters.“He was a wonderful young man who

worked hard and learned to be a goodfireman. He left to join the Nassau Coun-ty Police Department,” Mahdesian said.A member of the firefighting corps,

Lopez had a reputation as a hard-work-ing, well-adjusted and outgoing individ-ual within the department.It was also no secret that Lopez was in-

terested in a career as a police officer. Infact, that interest in law enforcement cre-ated a special bond between Mahdesianand the young man.“It was just natural that we would talk

about things police. He wanted to go in-to that line of work. We had a specialconnection. There were several police of-ficers in that company,” Mahdesian said.Lopez left the fire department when he

moved onto the police department. Hejoined Nassau’s Emergency Service Unit.”The fact that he was in ESU at such a

young age speaks well for him,” Mahde-sian said, noting they usually take veter-an officers with years of experience.Despitemoving away, Lopez still main-

tained friendships with some in the de-partment. He even stopped in the fire-house not too long ago, the Asharokenpolice officer said.Mahdesian learned about Lopez’ death

from someone at the Nassau County Po-lice Department who knew the two wereclose. Since then, he said the volunteersat the fire department were devastated tolearn the news.“It was a despicable, cowardly act per-

petrated on a brave community servant,”Mahdesian said of Fuller.Emergency Services Unit officers could

not be reached for comment last week. Arthur Lopez


TOWN OF HUNTINGTON

Deadline Extended To FileMTATaxClaimThe hotly-contested MTA Payroll

Tax suit is still making its way throughthe State Supreme Court, but anybodywho has contributed should take im-mediate action to secure their refund,depending on the court’s decision.Feeling the impact of Superstorm

Sandy, the New York State Depart-ment of Taxation and Finance ex-tended the deadline for businesses,schools, fire departments, nonprofitsand others to file a protective claimfor refund for the amount they paidinto the Metropolitan CommuterTransportation Mobility Tax(MCTMT) in 2009.The deadline was originally Nov. 2.

It is now Nov. 14.“What we’re trying to do is give in-

dividuals and businesses impacted bythe storm the time they need to re-cover and meet their tax filing obliga-tions. Anyone who has a complica-

tion, questions or needs further assis-tance, should contact us directly,”state spokesman Geoffrey Gloak said.The tax originated in May 2009,

when MTA officials projected a $1.8billion shortfall. New York State leg-islators responded by the passing theMTA Tax Bill in May 2009. Sixty per-cent of the Assembly voted for it and52 percent of the Senate approved it;then-Governor David Paterson alsosupported the bill.Employers were charged 34 cents

for every $100 of payroll to help fundthe MTA.Schools were eventually approved

for reimbursement, while legislatorstrimmed the amount smaller employ-ers were paying.But it didn’t take that long for the

tax to upset municipalities, schooldistricts and employers. At least eightlawsuits were filed against the tax inState Supreme Court, including oneby the Town of Huntington. Many ofthose were dismissed, including the

Huntington’s case in September 2011.The lawsuit filed by Nassau County

in 2010, however, won favor withJudge Bruce Cozzens Jr. in Augustwhen he agreed the MTA Payroll Taxfailed to abide by special rules.Nassau’s lawsuit called the legisla-

tion approving the tax a special law inthat it does not affect all of New YorkState; the MTA Payroll Tax only af-fects seven counties from Dutchess tothe East End within the MetropolitanCommuter Transportation District.Unlike a general law applying to allcounties, special laws require eithertwo-thirds support from both housesof the state legislature or Home Rulepermission from local municipalities.The MTA appealed the decision

and the court case is still ongoing.Councilmen Mark Cuthbertson

and Mark Mayoka both issued pub-lic letters last week, calling on em-ployers to take action before theoriginal Nov. 2 deadline expired.Should the appeal be denied and the

tax be ruled unconstitutional, pay-ments from the first year could belost due to New York State’s three-years statute of limitations. The pro-tective claim would secure thosefunds.Mayoka said the town has already

filed to recover their 2009 contribu-tions.Around town, business representa-

tives said they’ve urged everyone tofile for refunds.“It’s important for everyone to ap-

ply. Hopefully it’ll stand and everyonewill get their money back,” MelvilleChamber of Commerce PresidentMike DeLuise said.John DeFalco, a member of the

East Northport Chamber of Com-merce’s Board of Directors, addedthat self-employed individuals haveuntil April 30, 2012.No claims can be filed by mail.

They can either be filed online or byphone; call the state at 518-457-5181for more information.




TOWN OF HUNTINGTON

NewBusRoutes ToRoll Out In JanuaryFor the first time in 35 years, Hunting-

ton Area Rapid Transit (HART), thetown-operated bus system, is consideringmajor route and schedule changes.The changes, which will be imple-

mented in January, follow a three-yearstudy conducted by consultants Abrams-Cherwony & Associates, which conclud-ed in 2010. Since then, the town has beenhammering out the feasibility and logis-tics of the new routes being suggested.“We’ve been working on it for a cou-

ple of years,” Steve McGloin, director ofthe town’s Department of Transporta-tion and Traffic Safety, said. “We’re

ready to roll it out. There’s been a lot ofpreparation.”The town is considering replacing the

existing three routes with four newroutes, adding 20.5 miles to the system.On the new H-10, H-20 and H-30routes, buses are to arrive every 45 min-utes, more frequently than the currentone-hour headway. On H-40, a longerroute, arrival times would remain hourly.Town officials said the changes would

result in better direct service and lesstransferring, which they hope will, inturn, encourage more people to useHART to get around.“The genesis of changing the routes is

to improve the public transportation inthe Town of Huntington,” he said.

The new routes would maintain serv-ice to all major facilities, town officialssaid. However, two weekday peak-railfeeder routes that have lost most of theirridership will be eliminated. The newroutes can also be viewed at http://hunt-ingtonny.gov/hart_bus.cfm.The announcement comes after the

town proposed a new rate structure forHART bus service in the town’s 2013budget.Under the new proposal, adult rides

would increase by 75 cents to $2, whilestudents grades K-12 will pay 50 centsmore than currently, or $1.25. Elderly,disabled and Medicare recipient riderswill see fares increase by 25 cents to 75cents a ride, and transfers will increase

by 15 cents to a quarter.Ten-trip books will increase by $7 to

$15, and elderly/disabled/Medicarepackages will rise by $2 to $6. All unlim-ited monthly ride passes and the month-ly LIRR/HARTUniTicket will be discon-tinued. Paratransit rates for both clientsand companions will increase by $1.75 to$3 a ride.“Fares haven’t been increased since

1994, and we were very far behind in ourfare structure, which means the town issubsidizing for the passengers,” McGloinsaid.Several residents wrote to the town

board, unhappy with the proposed fareincreases.“The Suffolk County transit buses re-

cently raised their fares. The last thingI need is another bus company raisingtheir bus fare,” Nancy Arocho saidSept. 30.James Galligan criticized the proposed

increase, especially in the area of para-transit bus fares. And Marion Kerst, asenior grappling with physical disabili-ties, said the fare increases would priceher out of riding HART.“I rely on this service and I am happy

with it,” she said. “But with the financialincrease, I wouldn’t be able to afford thisservice. I’m sure others are in the sameposition as myself.”McGloin said he was not surprised by

concerns expressed by riders.“Any feedback you’re going to get is go-

ing to be against it – nobody’s going tovolunteer to pay higher fares. But therehasn’t been a lot of feedback,” he said.


HUNTINGTON STATION

Welcome ToPiano RowThe Town of Huntington welcomed another store to Pi-ano Row on Route 110. Pictured at the ribbon-cutting forFaust Harrison Pianos, located at 277 Walt WhitmanRoad, are: Vicky Eaton Varon, Sam Varon, Josh Faust,Jessica Bremer, Town Councilwoman Susan Berland,Sarah Blackman and Huntington Township Chamber ofCommerce Executive Director Ellen O’Brien.

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WeMade It

Insurance OversightCritical In These Times

The following letter to RichardCordray, director of the Con-sumer Financial Protection Bu-reau, was sent by Rep. Steve Is-rael on Nov. 2.

DEAR DIRECTOR CORDRAY:This week, Hurricane Sandy

ripped across the greater NewYork area and Long Island. Inher path, Sandy left devastationand significant damage to homesand businesses across the region.As our communities rebuild,

many insurance claims will besubmitted and consumers will berelying on these companies forcoverage. With that in mind, Irespectfully request that the Con-sumer Financial Protection Bu-reau (CFPB) appoint a FederalInsurance Oversight Monitor toensure that consumers are notbeing taken advantage of instates impacted by Hurricane

Sandy. As the federal watchdogof consumer financial productsand services work for Americans,I believe this effort falls in linewith the CFPB’s core mission.Unfortunately, natural disas-

ters themselves are often fol-lowed by scammers, predatorsand sometimes even legitimateand accredited insurance compa-nies looking to take advantage ofpeople who are in a desperatesituation. I ask that the Bureauput a Monitor in place to overseeinsurance claims in these statesto make certain that people areproperly compensated for thepolicies they have purchased andno unfair practices take place.Among the core functions of

the Consumer Financial Protec-tion Bureau are to restrict unfair,deceptive, or abusive practicesfor American consumers. Asmany federal and state agencieswork together in the immediateaftermath of Hurricane Sandy,the Consumer Financial Protec-tion Bureau needs to be both a

resource for consumers and anombudsman for state-regulatedcompanies.In the coming months, mil-

lions of people living on the EastCoast will be in a vulnerable po-sition as they rebuild theirhomes, communities and lives.An appointed federal monitorwith insurance oversight will of-fer comfort to those people asthey rebuild, and deter the badactors.I look forward to your prompt

response regarding this matter.

STEVE ISRAELMember of Congress

Huntington

Still Standing After SandyDEAR EDITOR:As I write this, many still have no

power (includingme!) so I was veryencouraged to see at least 20 utilitytrucks go by, including one fromSeattle and three fromCanada,proudly flying theQuebec flag. Help

is coming from all parts of the coun-try and our neighbors to the north.I heard that Sagamore Hill made

it through the Hurricane intact,which is certainly very good news.Teddy Roosevelt’s home is sur-rounded by beautiful old trees,which I understand are still stand-ing. Tomany of us, Sagamore Hillis an integral part of the communi-ty and to see it damaged would beunthinkable.Pictures of some of the storm

damage will be posted on theFriends of the Bay facebook page,and on our website. Shore Roadtook a pounding from Sandy.Thank you to all of you who sup-

port Friends of the Bay and ourprograms and initiatives. Nowmore than ever, we will be workinghard to protect your water. Pleasejoin with us!

FRIENDS OF THE BAY

Cold SpringHarbor

Extraordinary EffortsDEAR EDITOR:Due to the extraordinary efforts

of hospital workers at Long Island’s24 not-for-profit and public hospi-tals, storm-related issues were keptto aminimum. At no time was pa-tient care or safety ever compro-mised. The seamless operation ofservices at all facilities is a testa-ment to the cohesive emergencypreparedness plan that has been in

place on Long Island for 10 years.This plan ensures constant com-munication between hospitals, stateand local health departments, lawenforcement, andmunicipalities.At this time, almost all Long Is-

land hospitals are reporting fullcensus of patients. Hospitals areoperating on normal LIPA power.Long BeachMedical Center is notoperational and remains closed.Themost pressing issue at this

time for hospitals and other essentialservices is access to fuel. The abilityfor staff to report towork is becom-ing compromised. Barges are arriv-ing now inNewYork City and bring-ing fuel into the area. As Long Is-landwas one of the hardest hit ar-eas, it is imperative that fuel reachhealth care facilities. Nassau-SuffolkHospital Council (NSHC) is workingwith the StateHealthDepartmentand other essential agencies to pressour concern in this area.Although all of the hospitals ex-

cept Long Beach are open and sta-ble, much work will need to bedone to repair the damage to thefacilities and services that resultedfrom the storm.We will need tomarshal all of the resources of thefederal, state and local govern-ments, as well as our communitiesto fully recover.

KEVIN DAHILL

President/CEONassau-Suffolk

Hospital Council

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It has been a harrowing week, to say theleast.Whether you call her a hurricane, a trop-

ical depression or superstorm, Sandy wasterrifying. In just this small part of her1,000-mile swath, she ripped trees from theground, snapped utility poles and sentthem crashing into anything that stood inher way. She caused swollen tides to over-run roads, dunes and bulkheads, and sentpowerful waves running through homes.Lives were lost.As the storm clouds receded and we were

left to assess the damage, it hasbeen mind-boggling. Wholeneighborhoods are devastated.Homes destroyed. Infrastructure severelycompromised.Yet it seems that for every horror story,

there is a worse one. The Town of Hunting-ton was hit hard by Sandy, but not nearly ashard as many communities on Long Islandand in the New York area. For that weshould be grateful.As the Island’s communities are cleaning

up and beginning to rebuild, there aremany ways that you can help. There arecommunities not far from here where peo-ple have lost everything. Or their homesand communities are so devastated that

they will not be able to go home anytimesoon. There is a need for food, clothing,blankets, toiletries, garbage bags, clean-upsupplies... the list goes on and on.There are countless food and clothing

drives being organized by groups as smallas scout troops and church congregations tolarger regional organizations like Long Is-land Cares, Island Harvest and the Ameri-can Red Cross. Donating is the least we cando; helping out with collection, organiza-tion and distribution is even better.There are as many heartening stories out

there as there are heartbreakers.Like the group of disappointedNew York City Marathon runners

who turned their time and energy to helpingdistribute food and supplies in severelystricken Staten Island.For those aggravated by spending days

without heat and electricity in theirhomes, or inconvenienced by the excessivetime spent waiting in line for gasoline,there’s no better way to put things intoperspective. At Red Cross centers, the Sal-vation Army, local churches and so manyother places, there are opportunitieswhere you can reach out a hand to help aneighbor.Reach out.

EDITORIAL


Life&StyleTOWN OF HUNTINGTON

WomanSays She ‘Feels’ Animals’ ThoughtsEver since she was a little girl, Patricia

Bono felt she had a gift for communicat-ing with the voiceless – specifically, thosewe only know to bark and meow.On Oct. 27 at Just Dogs Gourmet in

East Northport, Bono had a line of peo-ple waiting for her to communicate withtheir pets, something she's been doingsince she was a child growing up in NewJersey.“I used to see things, hear things and

feel things,” Bono said. “I used to thinkthere was something wrong with me. I'dsee animals, domestic and wild, lookingat me, and I could feel messages comingfrom there, and it's just an inherited abil-ity I was born with.”As she grew with it, she decided to use

it for others as well.“I realized I could use it to help those

animals and people too,” Bono said.“That's how it started. They connect tome. I could feel their thoughts.”One of the things she's noticed in her

work is the frustration animals feel inwanting to communicate to their com-panions, especially when their owner isgoing through a difficult time. In one in-stance, a woman's cat was getting baldspots. After Bono communicated withher, she said it was because the womanwas in an abusive relationship. When theclient ended the relationship, her catstopped balding, Bono said.Another situation that she finds to be

difficult is when it’s the pet’s time to passon, and the possibility of euthanasiacomes up.“People have to make that decision,

knowing when,” Bono said. “I've alwaysfelt or I can feel and tell people there'sgoing to come a point when an animalcompanion is going to give you the look.You'll know when you see it.”Bono said some people don't under-

stand what she means by “the look” untilit happens, and they'll come back to hersaying they understand what she meant.“It's a gift I've been able to utilize to

help people make that decision,” Bonosaid.

Bono said she has worked with thou-sands of customers, the farthest being inNew Zealand. She said she can commu-nicate with animals who have passedaway, as well as animals who are alive butmiles away.“Energy travels through time and

space,” Bono said. “It can travel throughpast, present and future.”She follows the thought, from a Native

American chief, that whatever someonedoes in one section of the world can be

felt in another section of the world.“It's what connects us to one another, if

we choose to open ourselves to that uni-versal connection,” she said.What she has learned from her work is

that the way animals and people connectare very different. Animals, she said, “donot have a lot of the fears we do. Theyconnect in a very direct way, whereaswith people, there's a complexity and asimplicity. It's there.”By going through physical, mental and

emotional layers, she's able to reach aspiritual layer, she said.“I think people have more layers they

have to go through; as with reading a per-son, as one goes through those layers, that’swhen you connect to the soul,” Bono said.“I have a way to connect with a person oranimal on a soul level, the purest layer.”But one of the strongest lessons she's

learned through herwork is to be thankful.“I think I learned a lot about gratitude,

being grateful for whatever your situa-tion. There's always something there tobe grateful about,” Bono said, adding thatno matter who else is in a better or worsesituation, there's always something to bemore grateful for. “I think we all have ourpasts in life. We don't all have to beMother Teresas. This is something thatthe universe gave me, it's my life, and it'ssomething that I am thankful for andhumble about and as difficult as it can besome times, it can be very satisfying andrewarding to give people comfort.”Bono returns to Just Dogs Gourmet, lo-

cated at 3 Hewitt Square, on Sunday, Nov.11, from1-4p.m. For 10minutes at $20, shesaid shewill communicatewith your pet ei-ther in person or by a photograph. Call 631-651-9292 to make an appointment.

Patricia Bono says she can communicate with animals and relay to their owners their feel-ings and needs. She will visit Just Dogs Gourmet in East Northport on Sunday.

By Alessandra [email protected]

ART

Huntington Photographer’s Artwork In BloomAside from coffees and pastries, a local

café offers something that a patron canhave with no calories at all.Caffe Portofino in Northport features a

different artist on its walls each month.Recently, Huntington resident KimberlyGlutz had her unique photography ondisplay.“I exhibited my pieces at Caffe Portofi-

no for the first time in 2009 and it wasthe first stop of a 14-month travelinggallery show that took my work to li-braries, restaurants, yoga studios, andeven tattoo parlors across Long Island,”Glutz said. “I think the organic nature ofthe café and my flower photos comple-ment each other really well.”Glutz’ inspirations stem from a com-

bination of Georgia O’Keefe and RobertMapplethore, both of whom specializein creating arts with a focus on floraldesigns and photographs with apainterly feel.

“This series is titled ‘Petals’ and it illus-trates the beauty and eloquence of na-ture. Flowers are only in full bloom mo-mentarily before they wilt. Their perfec-tion is fleeting, so I wanted to capturetheir beauty and immortalize it in a pho-to for others to admire its grace long af-ter the actual flower is gone,” Glutz said.So how do Glutz’ photographs separate

her from other photographers? One canonly truly understand the depths of thatby seeing her work. Her pictures look likepaintings, somuch so thatmany have evenasked her if they were photographs at all.“My pieces have a painterly feel and I

print them on stretched canvases to en-hance that feeling even more. When Ihang my pieces people come up to meand ask if they are photos or paintingsbecause they can’t quite tell,” Glutz said.Glutz’ artwork ranges from small key

rings to 24’’-by-20’’ framed canvases,with prices ranging from $20-$300.Those interested in buying a piece canvisit www.kimberlyglutz.com and orderonline.

Huntington artist Kimberly Glutz draws inspiration for her flower photography from GeorgiaO’Keefe and Robert Mapplethore.

By Melissa [email protected]

town in 1968. He and Campbell were ran-domly paired for housing during theirfreshman year, as roommate designationswere determined alphabetically. The duohit it off, and remained roommates for allfour years of their undergraduate career,moving to an off-campus house their senioryear, living with three other students.At the time, transportation from the D.C.area was limited, and Clintonwas unable toreturn home for the Thanksgiving holiday.As a result, the former president often trav-eled to Fiddlers Green Drive to spend theholidaywith theCampbell family. Campbellsaid he visited the area roughly six timesover a six-year span.“He first came to Fiddlers Green overThanksgiving of ’64, because he didn’t havethe wherewithal or the time to go home toArkansas… We would ride home on thetrain, and he spent several Thanksgivingsand summers out here,” Campbell said.Campbell remembers courting local girlsand going on double dates with Clinton inHuntington, and they would often ride thetrain from the Cold Spring Harbor toMan-hattan. Campbell specifically recalled visitsto the Marshall house in Caumsett, whichwasn’t a state park at the time, and FiddlersGreen beach, as well as a visit to Finnegan’sonWall Street.

Campbell said that while Clinton has al-ways been a people person, he was never aparty animal. Campbell said their genera-tion just missed the “sex, drugs and rock n’roll” era.“We were pretty normal kids. Nobodydrank or did drugs, and the girls we knewwere straight up and sharp as a tack. Atthe time, Georgetown dorms were segre-gated by sex, which made a huge differ-ence and kept a lot of us from going astray.Drinking was not an issue at that time theway it is now [among college students],”Campbell said.A carbonated Clinton favorite, accordingto Campbell, was a bottle of RC Cola mixedwith a pack of airplane peanuts, which Billused to shake up and drink daily. Campbellalso saidClintonwouldnot eat chocolate icecream, and was “pretty omnivorous.”Rather than drinking, Campbell said theroommates would often sit around and playcards, and that Clinton introduced hisfriends to a variety ofmusic, suchas jazz, theblues, and Wes Montgomery. Clinton alsoused to play the saxophone, and played atthe Campbell residence during the Thanks-giving holiday.“We spent little time in the room. D.C.was an incredible place to go to school. Itwas a pressure cooker atmosphere thatdrove us together, and I’m quite pleased to

have been a part of it. He was a student ofpolitics, and hewas learning his craft there,”Campbell said.Today, Campbell said Clinton still pos-sesses the innate ability to read people.He was not necessarily social, and nota party guy, but always with people. Hefeeds on people, and he’s a voracious peo-ple person, always talking, and in manyways he is exactly the same way now, al-most no different. He’s the same kind ofguy that he was back then,” Campbellsaid.Clinton was class president twice atGeorgetown, and his dedication to serv-ing his fellow students expanded to serv-ing the needs of an entire nation. His for-mer roommate and current close friendsaid that he was not at all surprised whenClinton won the presidency.Over the years, Campbell has stayed intouch with the former president. Camp-bell was in Little Rock, Ark., with Clin-ton when his former roommate won hisfirst presidential election in 1993 andrecalled joining Clinton and his wife,

now Secretary of State Hillary Clinton,for brunch the following morning. TheCampbells also attended his receptionafter the inauguration, and stayed at theWhite House several times while Clin-ton was in office. Clinton returned toHuntington as recently as 2007, appear-ing at Book Revue to sign his book “Giv-ing.”Campbell said that Clinton has stayedtrue to himself over the years, and inmany ways hasn’t changed.“He had an extraordinary drive andstaying ability. He was enormously fo-cused, and such a good campaigner…You could see his mind always working,always trying arguments, and [he] spentan enormous [amount of] time on peo-ple who would never vote for him for stu-dent council,” Campbell said. “He wouldalways befriend someone, but he alwayswanted your point of view that he didn’tget. He always wanted to know whysomeone was thinking about somethingdifferently than he was…you could seehis mind working like a Rubik’s cube.”

fered two causes for the apparent short-age. Many gas stations have been withoutelectricity, making them unable to pumpfuel. With New York City ports laced withdebris, ships carrying fuel were not able toaccess the region until Thursday, Nov. 1.Those stations that have been able toopen, he said, lost their supply quickly tothe long lines.Four of the six stations on his commuteto work from Huntington to Garden Cityon Monday morning were still closed, buthe said the situation appears to be im-proving slowly. As power is restored andmore fuel hits the tri-state area, Crescentisaid the lines have shortened.“I think as the week progresses, thingsare going to get better,” the AAA officialsaid.A spokeswoman for Congressman SteveIsrael (D-Huntington) confirmed that hiscalls on FEMA to provide commercialgenerators to Long Island gas stations onFriday paid off. As ofMonday afternoon, asupply was sitting at Republic Airport,with one already having been deployed inCentral Islip.“We are facing a gas crisis on Long Is-land,” Israel said. “State and federal offi-cials have made progress on re-opening

the ports to improve supply but 70 per-cent of gas stations still lack power. In ad-dition to ensuring power is restored, I amcalling on New York State and FEMA toget generators delivered immediately togas stations that have gas but no power, sowe can get the gas pumping again. I alsoapplaud [the International Brotherhoodof Electrical Workers] and [the NationalElectrical Contractors Association] mem-bers for offering their valuable services tothen get these generators up and run-ning,” Israel said last week.Suffolk County Executive Steve Belloneapproved limitations at the pump on Fri-day. Signs at the Mobil station indicatedeach customer had access to one tank, aswell as an additional 10 gallons if theywere without power.County spokeswoman Vanessa Baird-Streeter did not returnmessages for com-ment, although Suffolk County Con-sumer Affairs Commissioner RobertMeguin said they have been investigatingcomplaints of price gouging in gasoline,generators, ice and even pizza.“We were getting calls along Route 110.They might have been in the lower por-tion,” Meguin said. ”Cold Spring Harbormust have just recently gotten power be-cause those are coming in. It’s not neces-

sarily about price gauging,”There is no hard-and-fast rule to defineprice gouging and each report must be in-vestigated, the commissioner said, al-though he has received some far-fetchedreports like those citing regular gasolineprices of $9 per gallon. The highest veri-fied prices they have found in SuffolkCounty was $4.69, although he would notsay where or if that was price gouging.“You have situations where gas stationshave been out of power. They may stillhave their signs up that say $3.77, butthey haven’t pumped a gallon in a week,”Meguin said.Anyone worried about possible pricegouging is asked to contact the consumer

affairs hotline at 1-800-909-5423. Thecommissioner also urged anyone lookingto do business with a contractor to calltheir office at 631-853-4600 beforereaching a deal to ensure the contractor islicensed and has no complaint history.Meanwhile, Suffolk County police offi-cers at the Mobil station on Mondaygriped there was no shortage, just panic.They urged motorists not to flock to gasstations when the needle hits the half-waymark.“It’s kind of ridiculous, but whenyou’re running low and have to get towork, you have no choice but to stay online,” Fels added. “I can’t blame anyonefor panicking.”

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School closuresmade up through vacation days beforeRegents exams in June.The State of Emergency declared byGovernor Andrew Cuomo does not al-low school districts to offer less than180 days of class either.However, the State Legislature canmake temporary changes to the re-quirements. For the 2011-2012 schoolyear, they extended the number ofdays King can excuse to 10 in the wakeof a disaster or declared emergency.“We can't predict whether the legis-

lature will act to provide relief fromthe 180 day requirement again thisyear,” spokeswoman Antonia Valen-tine said.Geed said Half HollowHills officialsare waiting to hear back from thestate.“It’s only November and we’ve al-ready burned seven emergency daysand we only give ourselves four. We’vegot several adjustments that have tobe made,” she said Monday. “God for-bid we should lose power again fromthe nor’easter we’re expecting…”

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Forty people waited to fill their gas cans at M’s in Halesite on Friday morning before thepumps ran dry at 1 p.m.

Hotels booked solidthem away. They kept a waiting list,which grew to about 40 people just be-fore last weekend. As of Monday after-noon, the general manager said thereabout a dozen names on the list.She attributed the smaller list to thereturn of utilities across Long Island. Infact, she said, an elderly Plainview cou-ple checked in on Monday because an-other family recovered their power andwent home.“We wish we could accommodatemore guests,” Ruane said.But just because locals are slowly re-turning home does not mean the Hunt-ington Hilton will have any vacantrooms. Director of Sales and MarketingMichael Neuman said insurance com-panies and National Grid crews have

taken over more of the hotel. The utili-ty had a few rooms even before Sandyhit, with 15 the night of the storm. OnSunday night, he said 100 rooms wereoccupied by Grid or insurance workers.There is no shortage of utility work-ers at the Chalet Motor Inn in Center-port either. Donna Sciortino said theyopened up for business on Sunday afterfinally getting power back earlier in theday. Nearly all of their rooms are nowfilled with out-of-state contractorsworking for LIPA and National Grid.They have rooms reserved until Nov. 19at a special rate.“Everybody is trying to do their best,”she said.Sciortino added that despite havingpower inside, most of the neighborhoodis still in the dark.


With school districts under the finan-cial gun, extra-curricular programs thatemphasize a student’s creative growth al-ways seem to be the first item cut in pri-oritizing district budgets.Bob and Chuck Budah, co-owners of

Park Shore Day Camp in Dix Hills, tookpreventative matters into their ownhands when they realized that the Thun-derColts robotics team at Half HollowHills was at risk of losing fiscal support.As a result, at an Oct. 22 Board of Educa-tion meeting, the Budahs presented theteam with a $25,000 donation to avoidthat from happening.“We’ve been in the district for 53 years.

We’re paying it forward,” Bob Budah said.What was been described by organizers

as the “perfect storm,” the team’s forma-tion resulted from a dynamic combina-tion of factors. The club was originallyproposed in 2009 by Julian Aptowitz, aphysics teacher at Half HollowHills HighSchool West, whose daughter participat-ed in another district’s robotics league.The team had their first official season in2010, co-lead by Aptowitz and fellowphysics teacher Christian Mirchel. Dur-ing their first season, the team was sup-ported by corporate sponsors, funds frombake sales and the Hills Foundation, anot-for-profit composed of communitymembers who provide additional supportto the district.According to Aptowitz, the team was

essentially self-sufficient during their sec-ond year, and was fearful of how they

would stay afloat under the present eco-nomic climate.“Essentially, all districts are under

tremendous pressure with tax caps andincreased costs of everything, so as a re-sult extracurricular clubs are always atrisk of being cut. So we encouraged ourteam to seek corporate sponsorship,” Ap-towtiz said.The physics teacher said the Thunder-

Colts barely squeaked by last year, and thestudents involved took it upon themselves

to seek sponsors outside the school.Justin Greene, a sophomore at Hills

West, was instrumental in securing theBudahs’ contribution to the roboticsteam. Greene was a counselor at ParkShore, where the Budahs were makingplans to start their own science program.However, the Budahs were unsure whatdirection the program would go. JustinGreene told them to speak with Aptowitz,and from there, the idea took off.The Budahs met with Superintendent

Kelly Fallon, who suggested they sponsorthe program.“Everything was happening at once; it

was all coming together. We decided itwas the right thing to do,” Bob Budahsaid. “We have a history here, and we’vebeen fortunate enough that we like to giveback.”The $25,000 will be used to help the

team with competition entry fees, equip-ment to build robots and salaries for in-structors.According to Aptowitz, there was a lack

of student interest when the club firststarted. Over a two-year span, the Thun-derColts have ballooned to a membershipof 80 students between the two highschools.“Whenwe started we didn’t really know

what we were doing. During our first yearwe flew down to St. Louis for the nation-al competition and we won Rookie of theYear,” Aptowitz said.The ThunderColts Robotics team will

host a Half Hollow Hills Invitational onNov. 17, where 24 schools will bring theirbasketball playing robots to Hills Westand participate in a smaller-scale compe-tition. The Hills team hopes to enhancetheir robotics skills on their home turf be-fore going into their third official seasonin January 2013.The Budahs plan to work closely with

the ThunderColts during their third sea-son, and are optimistic about the future ofthe team.“If I can see a student achieving, being

happy, and if something comes of it, we’vedone our piece,” Budah said. “A student’sthirst for knowledge can’t be stifled.”


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ThunderColts: Engage,With $25KDonationBy Jacqueline [email protected]

Half Hollow Hills Assistant Superintendent John O’Farrell, Superintendent Kelly Fallon,Chuck Budah, co-leader of the robotics team Julian Aptowitz, Bob Budah, co-leader Chist-ian Mirchel, and Justin Greene stand with members of the ThunderColts Robotics Team af-ter receiving a $25,000 donation from the Budahs.

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Between ubiquitous phones, muffled roars fromneighboring classrooms, and growling buses that idleoutside my windows, my students are faced with manydistractions. Some days simply discussing the literatureisn’t enough, and I have to help my kids connect withwhat we’re reading.I show photos I snapped of Scotland’s Doune Castleand of Grand Central Station when I teach “Macbeth”and “Catcher in the Rye.” This certainly helps to get mystudents to form visuals, but occasionally even more isneeded. Everyone likes to be regaled with a tale, and Ifound that distracted teenagers are no different. Infus-ing anecdotes from my life helps students better under-stand, and sometimes appreciate, the works we read. Ican tell them about how I followed inHemingway’s foot-steps through Spain, or how I visited poet Pablo Neru-da’s house in Chile, but most of the time it’s the seem-ingly mundane digressions that pack the most punch.When reading “The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn,”I preface the episodes of Huck on the Mississippi with adescription of me on Smithtown’s Nissequogue River. Itell my class about how my friend Andrew and I spentthe majority of the summer of 1988 fishing for trout and

riding rubber rafts down the river. I stress how it wasjust months before I began high school, and like Huck,I was on the verge of a new chapter in my life. WhileHuck and Jim encounter feuding families, cunning conmen, and floating houses on their river, Andrew and Icame across snapping turtles, hissing swans, and surlyfishermen, on ours. Our small inflatable boats passedsprawling waterfront homes that could have rivaled theGeorgian mansions Huck and Jim see on the Mississip-pi’s banks from their wooden raft.When I’m done talking about the Nissequoge, I tellmy class about when I was in St. Louis and stood on thegreen and slippery cobblestoned banks of the Mississip-pi for the first time. I describe how the river’s surfacewas a smooth as a sheet of glass and how the waterlooked murky in the darkness. Despite its lazy move-ment and lack of light, the river’s presence conjured upa Mark Twain vibe inside of me. As I stood there, I alsothought about what Jack Kerouac wrote in “On theRoad” and inhaled deeply to see if, in fact, the river had“the big rank smell that smells like the raw body ofAmerica itself.” I smelled low tide and rain, but I didn’tcare. It was cool enough just being where one of my col-lege heroes stood and sniffed forty years ago.I worked as a busboy at Angelo’s throughout highschool and I describe the restaurant’s creepy basementwhen we read “Cask of Amontillado.” Part of my busboyduties was to head down into the cellar and change thesoda canisters whenever one of them ran out of syrup.Armedwith a flashlight and a key, I walked outside to thecellar’s shutter doors, and crouched and descended intothe dungeon. Stale air, darkness, and the macabre en-gulfed me once I reached the catacombs at the bottom ofthe stairs. I shined the flashlight on to the stonewalls and

groped for the hanging light bulb’s string. I moved thebeam and illuminated the brick walls and the cobwebbedwine bottles scattered on the cement floor. The floor-boards creaked above me and I smelled a medley of dust,antiquity, and the sweetness from the cola syrup as Ichanged the soda canister. The place screamed Poe andmy adolescent imagination secretly wanted to stumbleupon a fettered skeleton in a jester’s costume down there.To set the mood for the opening chapter of “Of Miceand Men,” I talk about a night during a cross-countrytrip I took with two friends in the summer of 1997. Af-ter a long day of driving, we found ourselves on the de-serted banks of the Cedar Bluff Reservoir in the middleof Kansas. Crappies jumped and yellowed leaves floatedon the water as we collected twigs from beneath the bentbirches and started a fire. I opened the cans of beans andplaced them in the orange blaze, and we played five-cardstud as we waited for our dinner to boil. Under the enor-mous speckled ocean of stars, we feasted on saltines andspooned searing beans from the can like a trio of hobos.After eating, I slept deliciously in my tent with a full bel-ly and a clear head. Life imitated art that night as Ithought about my American dream of landing a teach-ing job. Steinbeck’s George and Lennie wanted theirown farm, and I wanted my own classroom.I’m lucky that I get paid to do something I love, andI’m even luckier that I can do it my way. If the stories Ishare aboutmy life helpmy students better connect withthe literature, I’m doing a good job. And if those scholas-tic digressions entertain, well, I guess I’m making it funfor everyone in my classroom.

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SandyGusts at nearby Eatons Neck peaked at94 mph.As of the weekend, much of the region

remained without power, and leadersagreed that downed trees caused the bulkof damage in Dix Hills and Melville, re-sulting in massive power outages. Ac-cording to LIPA, 355 line crews fromaround the country were working in theTown of Huntington, with 352 tree-trim-ming crews, on a mission to restore pow-er to thousands as temperatures droppedand a nor’easter approached.“We had a school board meeting today

[Monday] with the district administra-tion… out of 12 of us, only three had pow-er,” Ptucha said. “Probably 50 percent ofthe people still don’t have power in theimmediate area – that would be myguess.”Supervisor Frank Petrone said Monday

that Dix Hills and Melville’s power woeswere caused by multiple layers of powersystem failures.“Those are more complex, where

they’ve had multiple outages. We contin-ue to push for that,” the supervisor said ofLIPA.Scott Alford, president of the Tuxedo

Hills Civic Association, said Sundayevening that about half of the neighbor-hood was dark. He said he was one of thelucky few that did not lose power, and hishome became a respite hub for friendsand family.“We were very fortunate. People were

coming to our house, showering, power-ing up their devices. People brought foodover and threw it in the freezer,” he said.“It was a difficult situation for folks.Everybody tried to pitch in as much aspossible.”On the other side of the spectrum,

Sheila Saks, past president of the HouseBeautiful Civic Association, said Mondayshe lost power for six days. It was restoredSaturday night at 5 p.m.“It was a long, cold week,” she said. “I

don’t think people minded the flashlightsor the respite from TV; no phone, nocomputer… the most significant problemwas the cold weather. Once the sun wentdown, it got to everybody.”But still, Saks was counting her bless-

ings. Her son, who lives in HuntingtonStation, told her of a neighbor’s homethat was hit by a tree and essentially “splitin half.” And the most terrible of Sandy’swrath inundated the Jersey Shore, lowerManhattan, Long Beach, Fire Island andwaterfront communities like Linden-hurst with unprecedented, devastatingstorm surges.“You just know how lucky you are,” she

said.First responders put in constant shifts

to overcome the Herculean challengethat Sandy presented. Dix Hills FireChief Richard Granahan said the de-partment maintained round-the-clockmanpower pools at its three stations onMonday and Tuesday, and had off-duty

members on hand throughout the stormand the aftermath.“We had a lot of members who lost

power so they would be at the firehouse torecoup themselves,” he said.Monday through Wednesday of last

week, many of the calls were for downedpower lines, trees on houses, automaticalarms and carbon monoxide alarms,Granahan said. The call volume returnedto more normal patterns by Thursday,with the occasional automatic alarm aspower was restored.“Everyone’s been working crazy hours,

sleeping at the firehouse,” Larry Feld,chairman of the Dix Hills Fire Depart-ment’s board of commissioners, said. “Ourmembers have risen to the occasion.”


A man with a chainsaw clears debris at Up-per Room Christian Church on Deer ParkAvenue Friday.

Fire officials said they spent much of the initial storm rushing to calls about downed powerlines, trees on houses, automatic alarms and carbon monoxide alarms.

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Where can you go to get your hair doneand do a little antique and vintage shop-ping, too?In Cold Spring Harbor, the answer is:Gorgeous (The Salon) & Treasures – aplace that combines the latest in hair col-oring and styling with the nostalgia ofyesteryear. Owner Janet DeLeva’s estab-lishment – located at 90Main St. – is apt-ly named.DeLeva, a hairdresser for over fourdecades, loves to help her clients “lookand feel gorgeous.” Treasures is a treasuretrove of antique and vintage china, glass-ware, jewelry and fashion accessories forsale.“There’s something here for everytaste,” DeLeva said.DeLeva grew up styling hair.“Every morning before school and be-fore dances, my girlfriends came overand I did their hair,” she said.She’s also a fan of anything antique andvintage.“You should see my house,” the Green-lawn resident said. She not only has an-tique and vintage furnishings, but otheritems, as well. “Like two old [non-elec-tric] irons and an old washboard, amongother things.”DeLeva, who was raised in Patchogue,worked for an upscale salonmost days af-ter school.“I went to beauty school at night,” shesaid. Upon graduation, she worked atseveral salons – including several inAlaska. She opened the original Gor-geous Salon in East Northport in thel980s (it employed 16 stylists) andmoved to Cold Spring Harbor 20 yearsago, taking four stylists with her. Shehas had four different locations sincemoving to Cold Spring Harbor. Severalof her clients from her original salon, aswell as their now grown children, stillcome to her for their hair care.In today’s tough economic climate,DeLeva is happy to have two businessesto run.“If one is slow, hopefully, the other doeswell,” she said.The hairdressing industry usually suf-fers during recessions. People go longerbetween cuts and they may do their owncolor, according to DeLeva. In order tomeet such challenges, she stresses theimportance of remaining on top of cur-rent trends.“I go to hair shows frequently and learnnew techniques,” she said.One thing she has not done, however,is up the price of her services. She offershaircuts and blow-outs, herbal hair col-oring, Brazilian Hair Straightening andBeach Waves, as well as more traditionalperms. Her prices are moderate.The cozy salon is tucked inside theback room of the three-room shop. Itshair stations feature antique tables withmirrors hanging above them. In the cen-ter of the salon is a huge silver bonnethairdryer, circa the 1950s. It’s a greatconversation piece, and yes, it works!Opening Treasures coincided withher move to the present location four

years ago.“I used to dream of opening such aplace once I retired from hairdressing,“she said.She didn’t have to wait. The move co-incided with a friend’s retirement fromthe antique/vintage business.“I took on the merchandise and haveplenty of room to showcase it here,” DeL-eva said.The merchandise is displayed imagi-natively in the shop’s two front rooms.DeLeva and her part-time employee, Ai-da Buttafuoco, arrange things in uniqueways. Vintage, antique, and contempo-rary jewelry (ranging in price from $20to $250) are displayed in antique show-cases, as well as on a beautiful Cherry-wood, octagon-shaped antique table, inthe center of the shop’s middle room. Adressmaker’s form, draped in dark fab-ric, has many vintage brooches pinnedon it, too.There’s a huge selection of vintage cufflinks for men and clip on earrings forwomen.“Those earrings are hard to find, to-day,” DeLeva said.She takes antiques and vintage itemson consignment, as well and has just be-gun to bring in vintage fur coats for theupcoming winter.People shop here for various reasons,according to DeLeva. She thinks mostpeople appreciate the uniqueness of theitems.“Things were so well-made years ago.Everything today is mass produced,” shepointed out.Students from Manhattan’s FashionInstitute of Technology frequent theshop, snapping up vintage handbags andhats. Engaged women stop by to findunique jewelry to wear at their weddings.“People often buy items that remindthem of things their mothers or grand-mothers used to own,” DeLeva said.While she has yet to create a websitefor her business, DeLeva is planning onlaunching a gift registry this holidayseason.“So many of my hair clients buy thingsfor their loved ones at Treasures,” shesaid. “They don’t often buy for them-selves, though. I want them to registertheir likes so they can get what theywant, too.”

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Get the best of both worlds at Gorgeous(The Salon) & Treasures – part hair salon,part antique store – operated by ownerJanet DeLeva, right, and employee AidaButtafuoco.

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Gorgeous (The Salon) &Treasures

90 Main St., Cold Spring Harbor631-692-5206

A New Book For Bruce BuffsPeter Ames Carlin, author of the definite BruceSpringsteen bio, “Bruce,” is coming to BookRevue, 313 New York Ave., Huntington, onNov. 15 for a 7 p.m. book signing. The biogra-phy, which hits shelves on Nov. 6, is alreadyenjoying rave reviews and has benefited fromunprecedented access to Springsteen, his fam-ily, his friends, and bandmates past and pres-ent, including saxophonist Clarence Clemonsin his final major interview. The access allowsCarlin to bring intimate detail and context to thefirst biography in 25 years to be written with fullcooperation from Springsteen. For more infor-mation, call Book Revue at 631-271-1442 orvisit Simon & Schuster’s website to hear Carlinspeak about his book.

An Evening Of Texas TroubadoursThe Folk Music Society of Huntington hosts“An Evening of Texas Troubadours” at theCinema Arts Centre on Thursday, Nov. 15, aspart of its monthly Hard Luck Café series. The8:30 p.m. concert featuring Brian Kalinec andJarrod Dickenson will be preceded by an openmic at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $8 for Cinema ArtsCentre and Folk Music Society of Huntingtonmembers; $12 for non-members. The CinemaArts Centre is at 423 Park Ave. in Huntington.Visit www.fmsh.org or call 631-425-2925.

Students Take The StageThe Huntington High School Drama Club pres-ents Oscar Wilde’s “Lady Windermere’s Fan,” astory of love, trust and betrayal – at HuntingtonHigh School on Friday and Saturday, Nov. 9and 10. Showtime is 7:30 p.m.; $10 generaladmission, $5 students, staff and seniors. Alltickets may be purchased at the door.Huntington High School is at the corner ofOakwood and McKay Roads. For more infor-mation, call 631-673-2016 or visitwww.hufsd.edu.

Friday Night Live!Friday Night Live, “FNL,” is an inclusive, familyfriendly, musically spirited Shabbat service fol-lowed by a Fall Feast community Shabbat din-ner, including a supervised children’s table.Huntington Jewish Center, 510 Park Ave.,Huntington, on Nov. 9, 6 p.m. $18 adult/$10children/$54 max per family. To registeremail/call Debbie at [email protected] or 631-427-1089.

A Midsummer Night’s DreamCold Spring Harbor High School and ArtsBooster Club present Shakespeare’s “AMidsummer Night’s Dream,” a modern re-telling of the famous comedy where lovers andhonest actors are toyed with by the fairies, onFriday, Nov. 16, and Saturday, Nov. 17, 7 p.m.at the Performing Arts Center, 82 Turkey Lane,Cold Spring Harbor. $10.

Opera NightLong Island’s best singers perform in OysterBay on Nov. 16, 8 p.m. at Christ Church, 61East Main St. $15 suggested donation.www.operanight.org. 631-261-8808.

Nominate A NonprofitThe inaugural Long Island Imagine Awards willbe held Tuesday, May 7, 2013 at the CrestHollow Country Club in Woodbury, and nomi-nations are open to acknowledge some ofLong Island’s most effective and innovativenonprofit organizations. Nonprofits recognizedby the IRS as a 501(c)3 organization and locat-ed and serve in either Nassau or Suffolk canapply to win $5,000. Visit www.ceriniandassoci-ates.com. Deadline is Nov. 30.

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].

Disability Awareness Weekend 2012Friendship Unlimited, a ministry of IslandChristian Church, presents “EncouragementWeekend 2012” for special needs adults ages16 and up on Saturday and Sunday Nov. 10and 11,at Island Christian Church, 400 ElwoodRoad, East Northport. The featured guest willbe Christian recording artist Jennifer Shaw.Come hear how God is working in and through

this ministry. The Saturday program is the min-istries’ annual “Operation HUG” event, which isa concert and fun-filled activity day including afree lunch. For more information and to registerfor “Operation HUG” call 631-822-3000.

Holiday Craft FairTrinity Regional School, 1025 5th Ave., EastNorthport hosts its 21st Annual Holiday CraftFair Nov. 10, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Call 631-754-3764.

Swirls, Twirls And A BoostSwirls and Twirls self-serve frozen yogurt shop(www.swirlsandtwirlsusa.com) celebrates thegrand opening of its sixth location at 769Pulaski Road, Greenlawn, in the Waldbaum’sShopping Center, on Nov. 17, 11 a.m.-8 p.m.Fifty percent of proceeds to benefit the Elwoodand Harborfields booster clubs.

Live MusicLive local bands take over Finley's of GreeneStreet, 43 Greene St., Huntington, everySaturday night at 11 p.m. Join in the fun andfood!

Former ‘Idol’ Contender Performs AtShowcaseJoin Long Island's own Robbie Rosen, from“American Idol,” who will perform at the ORTParty Planning Showcase and Ultimate TeamParty at Crest Hollow Country Club from 11a.m.-4 p.m. Nov. 11. In addition to the freeRobbie Rosen concert, ORT will give away afree Bar/Bat Mitzvah or Sweet 16 party and amultitude of other valuable door prizes. Over50 vendors including DJs, photographers,videographers, event planners, venues, cater-ers, hotels, calligraphers, and limousine, t-shirts, party favor and invitation companies, willbe exhibiting. Showcase visitors can meet withvendors face to face to book their services orpurchase their products. Call LegendaryEvents at 516-222-0550 or visit www.ortparty-planningshowcase.com.

Busy Day At Just Dogs! GourmetLong Island GreyHound Transfer, a nonprofitdedicated to finding homes for ex-racingGreyHounds, will be on hand at Just Dogs!Gourmet, 3 Hewitt Square, East Northport, onNov. 11, 12:30-2:30 p.m. While you’re there,catch animal communicator/psychic PatriciaBono from 1-4 p.m. For 10 minutes at $20, shewill communicate with your pet either in personor by a photograph. Call 631-651-9292 toschedule an appointment. www.justdogs-gourmetny.com.

Womb To Tomb With Jewish TextsA free adult education class with Rabbi Neil

Kurshan entitled “Walking With Life: FromWomb to Tomb with Jewish Texts” is a study ofJewish life cycle topics including self-care ofbody/soul, illness, aging/retirement, and death.Held at the Huntington Jewish Center, 510Park Ave., Huntington, the class is in sessionson Monday evenings at 8 p.m. Nov. 12 andNov. 19. To register, call 631-427-1089 ext. 10.

10th Long Island Fight for CharityLong Island Fight for Charity will host a freeevent announcing plans for next year on Nov.19, 6-8 p.m., at the Long Island Hilton, Route110, in Melville. LI Fight for Charity willannounce plans and special events leading upto and including its November 2013 “MainEvent.” Complimentary appetizers, beer, wineand soda; cocktails-cash bar. RSVP: 877-240-7821. For information or to learn about spon-soring or becoming a celebrity boxer visitwww.lifightforcharity.com or call 516-775-0435ext. 5.

See The LightTown Clerk Jo-Ann Raia has organized anexhibit of Huntington Lighthouse artifacts andmemorabilia to celebrate its centennial anniver-sary of The Huntington Lighthouse. The displayincludes correspondence between theLighthouse Establishment and LighthouseKeeper Robert McGlone, and an original paint-ing of the lighthouse, which will be auctioned.On display in the Town Hall lobby, 100 Main St,Huntington, Monday-Thursday, 8:30 a.m.-4:30p.m. and Friday, 8:30 a.m.-7 p.m. www.hunt-ingtonlighthouse.org. 631-421-1985.

Parking Over Breakfast?The Huntington Township Chamber ofCommerce continues its Networking BreakfastSeries Nov. 13, 7:30-10 a.m. to discuss“Parking in Huntington” at the Huntington YachtClub, 95 West Shore Rd, Huntington. 631-423-6100. www.huntingtonchamber.com.

Do You Quality For Aid And Attendance?In recognition of Veterans Day, Genser DubowGenser & Cona (GDGC) will sponsor a freeprogram for veterans and their spouses at thenew Susan C. Snowe Caregiver ResourceCenter on Nov. 13. The center is located atGDGC’s offices – 225 Broad Hollow Road.,Suite 200, Melville. Attendees will learn moreabout the Aid and Attendance benefit from5:30-7 p.m. Private complimentary conferencescan be set up for 6-7 p.m. Registration is nec-essary for both the seminar and the privatesessions. RSVP to Moriah Farrell at 631-390-5000 or [email protected].

Free Help For VetsEvery Tuesday from 12-4 p.m. is “MilitaryAppreciation Tuesdays,” when Long Island Caresspecifically assists veterans, military personnel

and their families at the Hauppauge and Freeportemergency pantries. Appointments can be madeby contacting [email protected].

Rejoice and Give ThanksCenter yourself in the joy of the Thanksgivingseason by joining the Commack UnitedMethodist Church in worship at 486 TownlineRoad, Commack, just north of Route 25 atCommack Road, on Wednesday, Nov. 21 atNoon. In the evening there will be a worshipservice with special choral music at 7:30 pm inthe main sanctuary. Call 631-499-7310 or visitwww.commack-umc.org.

Classic Car ShowThe Huntington Station Business ImprovementDistrict hosts a car show at Station Sports, 25Depot Road, Huntington Station, from 6:30-8p.m. every Wednesday.

Power BreakfastJoin business professionals at BNI ExecutiveReferral Exchange’s breakfast networkingmeeting every Wednesday, 7-8:30 a.m. at theDix Hills Diner, 1800 Jericho Turnpike, DixHills. 631-462-7446.

Cold Spring Harbor Library95 Harbor Road, Cold Spring Harbor. 631-692-6820. cshlibrary.org.• In the wake of Superstorm Sandy, the libraryhas charging stations for your devices, WiFi,internet, water and a warm place to relax,read and recharge.

• The acclaimed Canta Libre ChamberEnsemble will be in concert on Saturday,Nov. 10 at 2 p.m.

Commack Public Library18 Hauppauge Road, Commack. 631-499-0888. commack.suffolk.lib.ny.us.• Cookbook author Margaret M Johnson willtell you why she's “crazy for cranberries” in afun-filled lecture, cooking demonstration, andtasting of sauces, chutneys, fruitcakes, andcranberry surprises on Tuesday, Nov. 13,6:30-8 p.m.

Deer Park Public Library44 Lake Ave., Deer Park. 631-586-3000. deer-parklibrary.org.• As of Nov. 4, the library was still closed dueto power outages.

Elwood Public Library3027 Jericho Turnpike, Elwood. 631-499-3722.www.elwoodlibrary.org.• Join for "Chocolate Cornucopia" -- a deliciouscenterpiece for any Thanksgiving table onThursday, Nov. 8 from 7-8:30 p.m.

• The Little People's Theater presents “Aesop'sMusical Foibles” on Friday, Nov. 9, 7 p.m.This is a delightful rock musical comedywhere all the animals come to life with theirown desires and needs.

Half Hollow Hills Community LibraryDix Hills: 55 Vanderbilt Parkway. 631-421-4530; Melville: 510 Sweet Hollow Road. 631-421-4535. hhhlibrary.org.• If you're a Mad Men maniac or just curiousabout the show, watch Season 2 with otherson Tuesdays, through Dec. 11, 7 p.m. in DixHills.

• An AARP driver’s safety course beginsMonday, Nov. 12, 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Geared toparticipants 50 years of age & older. Bringdriver’s license, check made out to AARP($17 members/$19 non-members). Coursecontinues Nov. 13.

Harborfields Public Library31 Broadway, Greenlawn. 631-757-4200. har-borfieldslibrary.org.• The Friends of the Library Craft Fair is Friday,Nov. 9, 9 a.m.-5 p.m.

• The Centerport Garden Club will assist chil-dren in grades 3-5 in creating a festivearrangement for the Thanksgiving table onMonday, Nov. 12, 4:30 p.m.

Huntington Public LibraryMain Branch: 338 Main St., Huntington. 631-427-5165. Station Branch: 1335 New YorkAve., Huntington Station. 631-421-5053.www.thehuntingtonlibrary.org.• The East End Trio performs classics from theAmerican Songbook in the main branch’sauditorium on Friday, Nov. 9, 7:30 p.m.

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Something’s Coming…… to the Tilles Center For The Performing Arts. The tour of the smash hit Broadway

revival of “West Side Story” arrives on Sunday, Nov. 11, 7 p.m. $50-$80. LIU PostCampus, 720 Northern Blvd., Brookville. www.tillescenter.org. 516-299-3100.



• Love to draw? Love Anime/Manga? Comejoin others in grads 5-12 who do too! Discussdifferent drawing techniques, share yourdrawings, and get guidance from an animatoron Thursday, Nov. 15, 5 p.m.

Northport-East Northport Public LibraryNorthport: 151 Laurel Ave. 631-261-6930. EastNorthport: 185 Larkfield Road. 631-261-2313.www.nenpl.org.• On display in the East Northport gallery,“Masks in the Sea of Faces” by former Long-Islander graphic artist Sheauwei Pidd showsoff her love of colors and mood, as well asmovement.

• The Friends of the Library present the highlyacclaimed Paul Joseph Quartet for a memo-rable evening of George Gershwin jazz onFriday, Nov. 16, 7:30 p.m. in Northport.

South Huntington Public Library145 Pidgeon Hill Road, Huntington Station.631-549-4411. www.shpl.info.• Art exhibit “Themes & Variations,” paintingsby Margaret Cibulsky, opens Saturday, Nov.10, 2 p.m.

• Learn the local lore behind the highly antici-pated remake of “The Great Gatsby” movie,starring Leonardo DiCaprio as historian andauthor Monica Randall takes you behind thescenes of Long Island's Gold Coast onWednesday, Nov. 14, 7 p.m.

Cinema Arts Centre423 Park Ave., Huntington. www.cinemaarts-centre.org. 631-423-7611.• Part of the Anything But Silent series, onTuesday, Nov. 13, 7:30 p.m., Ben Model willaccompany “Our Hospitality,” a silent comedyabout a city slicker who gets caught in themiddle of Hatfield & McCoy-type feud. $9members /$14 public.

Dix Hills Performing Arts CenterFive Towns College, 305 N. Service Road, DixHills. Box Office: 631-656-2148.www.dhpac.org.• “Ragtime: The Musical" is a twelve-time Tonynominated musical and revolves around theclassic story of American culture, thegrandeur of the American sprrit and the epicscale of the human struggle. Thursday-Saturday, Nov. 15-17 at 7:30 p.m. andSunday, Nov. 18 at 2 p.m. $18/$15 seniorsand students.

John W. Engeman Theater At Northport350 Main St., Northport. www.johnwenge-mantheater.com. 631-261-2900.• “A Christmas Carol” opens Nov. 15.

Tilles Center For The Performing ArtsLIU Post Campus, 720 Northern Blvd.,Brookville. www.tillescenter.org. 516-299-3100.• The tour of the smash hit Broadway revival of“West Side Story” arrives on Sunday, Nov.11, 7 p.m.

LIU Post Chamber MusiciansAuditions for the 31st Summer Season of theLIU Post Chamber Music Festival continue byspecial appointment. The LIU Post ChamberMusic Festival offers gifted music students(ages 10-18), college/conservatory studentsand young professionals the opportunity tostudy and perform in a rich musical environ-ment. To schedule an audition, call 516-299-2103 or visit www.liu.edu/post/chambermusic.

Performing Arts TrainingOpen auditions are being held at theHuntington Center for Performing Arts: MusicalTheater: Les Petits Danseurs - a dance schoolfor children; Huntington Ballet Academy -exclusively offering the American BalletTheatre National Training Curriculum; SuzukiMusic School - string and piano training usingthe Japanese method and traditional lessons;Long Island Ballet Theatre - providing profes-sional performing opportunities for students.310 New York Ave., Huntington. www.hunting-tonperformingarts.com. 631-271-4626.

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.net.• The first of a two-part exhibit featuring about200 works of art created by their many talent-ed members will be on display Nov. 4-25.

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.www.bjspokegallery.com.• “the last colored lightbulb in Louisiana” is ondisplay until Nov. 11.

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.www.cshfha.org• Features New York State's largest collectionof freshwater fish, reptiles and amphibianshoused in two aquarium buildings and eightoutdoor ponds.

Cold Spring Harbor 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.

fotofoto Gallery14 W. Carver St., Huntington. Gallery hours:Friday 5-8 p.m., Saturday 12-8 p.m., Sunday12-4 p.m. 631-549-0448.• A solo exhibition by Ralph Masullo is on dis-play at Nov. 25, with an gallery talk onThursday, Nov. 15, 7 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.• Robert S. Neuman’s “Ship to Paradise”focuses on the colorful, large-scale, mixed-media drawings in which Neuman addressedthe timeless question of human folly. On dis-play through Nov. 25.

Holocaust Memorial And Tolerance CenterWelwyn Preserve. 100 Crescent Beach Road,Glen Cove. Hours: Mon.-Fri.: 10 a.m.-4:30 p.m.Sat.-Sun.: noon-4 p.m. 516-571-8040 ext. 100.www.holocaust-nassau.org.• The new permanent exhibit explains the1920s increase of intolerance, the reduction ofhuman rights, and the lack of intervention thatenabled the persecution and mass murder ofmillions of Jews and others: people with dis-abilities, Roma and Sinti (Gypsies), Jehovah’sWitnesses, gays and Polish intelligentsia.

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.• In the Art-trium, “Relationships” is on displaythrough Nov. 12.

• The opening reception of the 2012 “Auctionon Main” art exhibit is Friday, Nov. 9, 6-8 p.m.at the Main Street Petite Gallery. View and bidon over 50 pieces of artwork until Nov. 30.

Huntington Historical SocietyMain office/library: 209 Main St., Huntington.Museums: Conklin Barn, 2 High St.; KissamHouse/Museum Shop, 434 Park Ave.; Soldiers &Sailors Memorial Building, 228 Main St. 631-427-7045, ext. 401.www.huntingtonhistoricalsociety.org.• Celebrate Native American Day on Nov. 18, 2-4 p.m. at the Conklin Barn. $25 per child (ages7-12) includes presentation of the daily life ofthe Native Americans, face painting, arts andcrafts, food and games.

LaMantia Gallery127 Main St., Northport Village. 631-754-8414.www.lamantiagallery.com.• Robert Finale presents captivating land-scapes and Richard Johnson displays exqui-site paintings of the human face and form.

9 East Contemporary Art9 East Carver St., Huntington. Gallery hours:Wed.-Sat., 3-8 p.m. or by appointment. 631-662-9459.• “Serendipity: A Solo Exhibition,” is a compre-hensive show of 2D and 3D works of art byPuneeta Mittal, on view through Dec. 2.

Northport Historical Society Museum215 Main St., Northport. Museum hours:Tuesday - Sunday, 1-4:30 p.m. 631-757-9859.www.northporthistorical.org.• “50 Years Of Preserving and CelebratingNorthport's History” honors the society'sfounders and their concerns and activities.

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. www.suffolkyjcc.org.• The Alan & Helene Rosenberg JewishDiscovery Museum provides hands-onexhibits and programs for children 3-13 yearsold and their families, classes and camps.Now on exhibit: The Alef Bet of Being aMensch. “Zye a mensch” is a Yiddish sayingthat means “be a decent, responsible, caringperson,” infusing both the best blessing andthe best that an educator can wish for hisstudents.

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 perperson. 631-854-5555. www.vanderbiltmuse-um.org.• The Arena Players Children's Theatre opensits fall season with “The Ghost of SleepyHollow,” bringing Ichabod Crane and thefearsome Headless Horseman to life.Performances are in the Carriage HouseTheatre on Saturdays and Sundays at 1 p.m.through Nov. 11. Tickets: $10 for adults, $8for children. Children under 3 are free.Reservations suggested. Call 516-293-0674or visit www.ArenaPlayers.org.

Walt Whitman Birthplace246 Old Walt Whitman Road, HuntingtonStation. Hours: Wednesday-Friday, 1-4 p.m.;Saturdays and Sundays, 11 a.m.- 4 p.m.Admission: $5 adults, $4 seniors/students, andchildren under 5 are free. 631-427-5240.www.waltwhitman.org.

The Paramount370 New York Ave., Huntington. 631-673-7300.www.paramountny.com. All shows begin at 8p.m. unless otherwise noted.• Tickets now on sale for the Saturday, Jan. 19concert “A Diva, A Comedian & Broadway forthe Children of Huntington Station.”

Thanksgiving Food DriveThe Brian M. Gill Agency, State FarmInsurance, located at 713 Walt Whitman Roadin Melville (next to McDonalds) is proud to be aFood Drive Sponsor for Long Island Caresthrough Nov. 14. Any non-perishable fooddonation is greatly appreciated. Receive a freeroad atlas for your donation.

Free Training For Post-9/11 VetsUnited Veterans Beacon House offers post-9/11 veterans free training and job placementassistance in the green construction industry.Contact Tim Scherer at 631-665-1571 [email protected]. The course will start at the endof September.

Emergency Home Repair ProgramAre you “underwater” on your mortgage butmaking payments on time? Do you need anemergency repair on your home, but can’t geta home equity loan because you are underwa-ter? You could eligible for up to $5,000 foremergency home repairs if your income doesnot exceed 120 percent of the HUD medianincome for Long Island ($129,000 for a familyof four). Apply to the Emergency Home RepairProgram. Call Susan at Housing Help Inc.,631-754-0373.

Be A Friend Of The BayFriends of the Bay is in need of volunteers whocan help convert water quality data, which iscurrently kept in an excel sheet, into aMicrosoft Access database. Assistance is alsoneeded with ArcView GIS, to configure maps ofthe watershed. Call 516-922-6666 or [email protected].

Be A Host FamilyHuntington Sanctuary is seeking families orindividual adults to become Host Homes,which provide temporary shelter to youthbetween ages 12-17 who are experiencing afamily crisis. Contact Jennifer Petti at 631-271-2183 for more information.

Helping Furry FriendsLittle Shelter Animal Rescue and AdoptionCenter is looking for volunteers who want tomake a difference in the lives of animals. Freetraining provided. Visit www.littleshelter.com orcall 631-368-8770 ext. 204.

Walt Whitman BirthplaceIf you are interested in literature or history, theWalt Whitman Birthplace has fascinating andrewarding part-time volunteer positions avail-able. Free training provided. 631-427-5420ext.114.

Friends At HomeLooking to earn some community servicehours while changing a life? As part of theFriends@Home program, a project of TheAriella's Friendship Circle at the Chai Center inDix Hills, visit a child with special needs in anenvironment they are most comfortable: theirown homes. Together, bake cookies, playgames, create arts and crafts, read books andmore. Contact Nati or Sara at 631-351-8672 [email protected].

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Aesop's Musical Foibles With The Little PeopleThe Little People's Theater presents “Aesop's Musical Foibles” on Friday, Nov. 9, 7

p.m. at the Elwood Public Library, 3027 Jericho Turnpike, Elwood. In this delightfulrock musical comedy, all the animals come to life with their own desires and needs.631-499-3722. www.elwoodlibrary.org.



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When he was in sixth grade, Tyler Grimaldi said hewas going to Harvard. Now a senior in high school, hecan say the same thing.Grimaldi, a wrestler at Half Hollow Hills High School

West, always wanted to go to the Ivy League school inMassachusetts, and recently the school’s admissions of-fice called to tell him he was accepted.“It didn't even hit me until I got the letter in the mail

a few days later,” Grimaldi said. “It was just amazing.”He found out while exercising in the gym. After much

thought and discussion, he knew going there was theright decision.“As a little kid, he was always very much attuned to

wanting to be successful,” his father, Frank Grimaldi, amember of the Half Hollow Hills Board of Education,said. He recalled a time years ago when his son wouldrun around saying he was going toHarvard. “It was cute.We thought it was great but we were never ever think-ing it'd be a reality.”When the athlete started high school, Tyler’s parents

told him that whatever he does and whatever decisionshe makes over the next four years would affect what hewould do with the rest of his life.“We joked those were Harvard decisions,” Frank said.

“When they started calling, we realized this dream couldactually be a reality, and the rest is history.”Even after sixth grade, Tyler held on to the dream of

going to Harvard. In eighth grade, he and a friend wrotein their yearbooks saying they were going to go to Har-vard.While he's there, he'll be doing what he loves: learn-

ing and wrestling.Tyler started wrestling in seventh grade but took it

more seriously in eighth grade. At one point, it was justa way to stay in shape between football and lacrosse sea-sons, but he eventually let go of the other sports to focuson wrestling.“It kind of just changed me,” the wrestler said.He has since worked very hard, pushing himself to ac-

complish goals.“I can't really say it's a challenge because I enjoy it,”

Tyler said. “I like to go out on the mat. I like to take it to

the next level. That's fun for me. So instead of a chal-lenge, I set goals for myself.”He became a captain of the wrestling team as a fresh-

man in high school, and has remained in that positionthroughout his four years. In his sophomore year, heranked sixth in the county. In his junior year, he was atwo-time All American. This year, he's going for statechampionships.“The greatest accomplishment? I think my improve-

ments I made for myself,” Tyler said.His father said Tyler has always been a hard worker.“A friend of ours says he's a genetic mutation gone

right,” Frank said. “He's one of those kids that you nev-er ever had to sit down and say, ‘Let me see your home-work’ or, ‘You really need to go to practice.’ From our

perspective, it was, ‘Tyler, you really need to go to sleep.You really don’t have to work out again.’ He's incrediblyself-motivated.”In a few years, Tyler said he would like to see himself

becoming a captain of the Harvard wrestling team, do-ing well in school, and “building a future for myself.”That's because he works out not just physically, but

mentally.“Physical strength is something that you use but men-

tal strength, I find, is something that's more important,”the wrestler said. “I wanted it more than anyone else. Itrained harder than anyone else, so mentally I had a lotmore than anyone else did. The difference betweenmental and physical strength is mental will take you alittle further.”


HillSPORTSWRESTLING

Hills West Grappler Bound For HarvardBy Alessandra [email protected]

Hills West’s varsity wrestling captain Tyler Grimaldi is headed to Harvard next fall.

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