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IINNSSIIDDEEMore than half a million dollars in Town
of Huntington spending was called intoquestion by state officials Friday, but theremaining $199.5 million was thoroughlyexamined without any concerns.
The state comptroller’s office releasedan audit Friday of the Town of Huntingtonfrom Jan. 1, 2011-May 31, 2012. Home to191,000 residents and employer to nearly700 full-time staff and several hundredpart-time and seasonal staff, the townspent $200 million in 2011. Auditors fromthe state comptroller’s office scrutinizedevery cent, poring over ledgers, canceledchecks, bank statements and payrollrecords requested of the town, and in in-person visits.
“I am especially pleased that, havinglooked at the broad range of financial poli-
cies and procedures, the comptroller’s of-fice focused on two very limited issues in a$190-million budget,” Supervisor FrankPetrone said. “While serving as an affirma-tion of the policies that have helped Hunt-ington maintain its AAA bond rating, wealso appreciate the audit’s insight on howto make Huntington’s government operateeven more efficiently. We will considerchanges to implement the recommenda-tions we have not already put into place.”
According to the audit, the Town ofHuntington does not require employees torecord specific information about theirhours, which could allow employees to notactually work all of their hours. One de-partment uses a timesheet with actual timesin and out, the comptroller’s office said, but17 other departments rely on supervisorsrecording the number of hours worked.
In his response, Petrone said all em-ployee hours worked are verified by
timesheet or supervisor. The town wouldcontinue exploring biometric time clocks,he added, once talks with unions havetaken place.
The audit also raises concerns aboutblue collar supervisors earning overtimewithout having it pre-approved, much of itby arriving 30-60 minutes early to work.During the audit period, the Town of Hunt-ington paid 15 supervisors $20,575 for330 hours of overtime in one month, withmorning overtime accounting for $14,920of that. The town could save $179,000 an-nually by adjusting supervisors’ schedulesto control overtime, state officials said.
However, Petrone said it’s more efficientto have blue collar supervisors arrive earlyso employees can get right to work, a prac-tice in place for 30 years. The overtime iscontractually obligated, he said, althoughthe supervisor offered to raise the matter
TOWN OF HUNTINGTON
Petrone Pleased With State Audit Comptroller recommends reviewing overtime, vacation accrualBy Mike [email protected]
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CCaappss OOffff!!DIX HILLS
Five Towns College graduates David Boskello, Erin Giacinto, Kristina Gomez and FiTeresa Ualialoro celebrate after commencement. (See story on page A3)
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Dix Hills native Jonathan Reinstein hadto sit on a very lucrative bit of good newsfor seven months after recording his visitto the “Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?”studios Oct. 1-2 of last year.“They said it could air any time in the
next months to over six months… Youjust have to be quiet until it airs,” he said.Now that it has, the recent law school
graduate, law librarian and trivia enthusi-ast is sharing his recent appearance onthe venerable quiz show, which airedMay 20-21.Reinstein picked up $20,000 on the
show, and the broadcast capped off aweekend of great news – a day before theepisodes began to air, he earned his lawdegree from New York Law School’sevening program. He expects his windfallwill go toward paying off student loansand may fund a trip before he takes theBar exam.The whole experience happened practi-
cally in the blink of an eye. He estimatestaping took about 20 minutes once he wason stage. And during it all, Reinstein saidhe was surprisingly calm. He thinks theshow’s move away from its classic “hotseat” setup may have been a factor.“I wasn’t thinking so much about the
audience around me, but it was neat…The screen is so big that you were reallyfocusing on that,” he said.
“Millionaire” is Reinstein’s second ap-pearance on a quiz show – as a student atHalf Hollow Hills High School West, hemade it to the semifinals in the 2001“Jeopardy! Teen Tournament.”Reinstein was also on Hills West’s
Brain Stormers Quiz Bowl/trivia team,which made an appearance on News12’s“Long Island Challenge.” At Hills West,and later Stony Brook University, he wasactive in sharing his love of knowledgewith his classmates.Reinstein quickly racked up $12,000
on Monday’s “Millionaire” show, and hehit lucrative paydirt again early on Tues-day’s show. His third question – Whatwould Facebook’s “like” button translateto in Spanish? – was worth $25,000,bringing his Millionaire bank up to$37,000 in just three questions.“I didn’t expect that at all; it was really
exciting to get that,” he said.But faced with a tough seventh ques-
tion on world currency and $40,000 in thebank, Reinstein decided to bow out of thegame with half of his pot, stumped bywhat country used the “tetri” as its mon-etary unit. A wrong answer would havecost Reinstein all of his bank but $1,000.“I came in with the attitude [that] I
wanted to have a good time, no matterwhat,” he said. “I was going to be sensi-ble – I know it’s hard to make this deter-mination – unless I’m 80 percent or high-er, I’m just going to walk away with whatI had.”
DIX HILLS
$20K ‘Millionaire’ Prize For HillsWest GradJonathan Reinstein says he’ll put the money toward his law school bills
2003 Hills West grad Jonathan Reinstein, pictured on stage with host Meredith Vieria, won$20,000 on “Who Wants to be a Millionaire?” which aired May 20-21.
Lori Horowitz is one of few people for-tunate enough to realize her calling from ayoung age.What started as a childhood ap-preciation for art and an encounter with apaint brush evolved into a life-long careerof artistic expression, a collection ofwhich will be displayed this Saturday atthe grand opening of Horowitz’s gallery.Creating works for various commercial
centers and media outlets, Horowitz hopesher Massapequa gallery will give SouthShore residents an outlet for artistic appre-ciation.“Most pieces are based on either emo-
tional or social happenings, and raisingconsciousness to issues… I like to sort ofview the world and digest it, and put it outthere for people to understand,” she said.The Dix Hills resident, who raised two
children in the Half Hollow Hills SchoolDistrict, began exploring her passion forthe arts as an adolescent and continued topursue that passion in college.While her children were in school,
Horowitz was involved with the Hills OnStage productions, helping students withset and design construction. She alsotaught as a professor of scenic art and de-sign at Five Towns College.After founding her company, Environ
Vision Designs, in 1988, Horowitz hascrafted countless sculptures and other art-work for commercial plazas and for pro-motional purposes, including designs forthe Smithsonian Institute, Comedy Centraland Marvel Comics. An active member ofthe Huntington Arts Council, Horowitzhopes to bring a “cutting edge” artistic el-ement to the South Shore, merging inter-ests of various kinds of artists.“A lot of the work in Huntington is very
traditional, some is not; but I’d like to ex-pand that,” she said. “It will be a venue forartist space…I want to make this a profes-
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One-hunded seventy-one smilinggraduates sat in the front seats of the Eu-gene Orloff Auditorium at Half HollowHills High School East on Saturdaymorning, enjoying the moments theyearned through years of college. Hun-dreds of proud family members andfriends joining them filled the auditori-um seats for Five Towns College’s 39thannual commencement.“Five Towns College has become a
home to all of us, but it is now time forus to spread our wings and leave thenest,” salutatorian Jordan A. King said.King was born in Washington, D.C.
and enrolled in Five Towns College be-cause of her passion for music and hervocal talents. During her time at the col-lege, she performed with the Women’sBarbershop and Gospel Choir, singing atmany school concerts, student fundrais-ers and other events.Even though extracurriculars con-
sumed much of her time, she was stillable to uphold a grade point average thatallowed her to be a part of the Phi SigmaHonor Society and graduate Magna CumLaude.Now that she has earned her bache-
lor’s degree in Jazz/Commercial Musicwith a concentration in Music Business,King’s next step is to “build her brand”as the owner and president of PHYRE
Music.Saturday’s ceremony continued as
Provost Rogert Sherman presentedawards to the faculty. John Machado,beloved audio professor to many, tookthe stage to accept the Excellence inTeaching Award. Machado cued the mu-sic and began to belt out an auto-tunedversion of “I Will Always Love You,”sending the crowd went wild with laugh-er and applause.“Professor Machado knocked it out of
the park,” Jeff Rathgeber said. “It was atough act to follow.”Jennifer Albert, the director of Aca-
demic Support Services, was awardedthe Presidential Award for DistinguishedService. Anthony Sacreon received theDistinguished Alumnus Award, advisingthe graduates use the college to network.Bonnie Comley was awarded with thePresidential Award for Artistic Achieve-ment and Support for the Theatre Muse-um for her dedication to the theater andfilm industries.Graduate and vocalist Kristina Lode-
stro took the microphone and, joined bypianist Hosun Moon, performed a musi-cal interlude. Lodestro’s fellow gradscheered her on as she sang “EverybodySays Don’t” from the Broadway show“Anyone Can Whistle.”The next figure to step onto the stage
was the top student in the class of 2013,valedictorian Alex J. Dengler. Denglercaptivated the audience with his battle
with lymphatic cancer.“It was an experience like no other that
completely changed my life,” he said.Dengler was diagnosed with a second
cancer in the fall of 2010, this time in hislower jaw. He recieved the necessarytreatment, but doctors estimated the re-covery time would vary from 3-5 yearsto possibly the rest of his life. Even theshortest times would still put his collegeeducation at risk.“Some people may consider any one
of these situations that I have discussedas, a sad or awful experience for anyoneto undergo,” Dengler said. “I, on the oth-er hand, see each as an invaluable lifeexperience which has made me a
stronger, more focused and determinedindividual.”Finally, with the speeches completed,
the moment the graduates anxiouslywaited for finally arrived as each wascalled onto the stage to receive their de-grees. Proud family members crowdedthe aisles and flashes went off as theysnapped photos. 17 associate, 131 bach-elor's, 20 master's, and three doctoratedegrees were given out.The sense of excitement and pride the
graduates felt was immeasurable.“We’re done, we’re completed, this is anamazing moment,” Terrance Stradfordsaid. “I’m very proud and this is just thebeginning.”
DIX HILLS
Top Students, Professors Offer Parting Advice171 graduate during Five Towns College’s 39th annual commencement at Hills East
Resident SculptsCareer Out Of TalentLori Horowitz celebrates gallery opening
Dix Hills resident Lori Horowitz will fulfill her dream of opening her own art gallery with theJune 1 grand opening celebration of her Massapequa venue.
After months of contention surround-ing district budget cuts, almost 66 per-cent of residents who voted on May 21supported the Half Hollow Hills SchoolDistrict’s $228,254,916 budget for2013-2014.The budget, adopted by the Board of
Education on April 18, overwhelming-ly passed, 1,522-714.The fiscal plan, which slashed $8.4
million in academic and extracurricularprograms, increased spending by 2.86percent from the current budget. The
tax levy will rise by the maximum 2.97percent allowed by the cap.School board members anticipated
needing almost $10 million in cuts dueto declining enrollment; however in-creased state aid helped avoid imminentbuilding closures. The only facility slat-ed for closure next year is the district’sDiscovery Center at the FranGreenspan building, saving the district$83,975.Despite some parental outcry, the
budget consolidated middle school fromnine periods down to eight, cutting al-most 20 staff members for a combinedsavings of almost $3.7 million.
On the Board of Education, incum-bents David Kaston and Eric Ger-ingswald, ad no problem defendingtheir uncontested seats.Kaston, 49, was appointted to the
board lastAugust. He received 1,603 tobegin his first full, three-year term.Geringswald, 50, is in his fifth year of
service as a trustee. He won anotherterm with 1,593 votes.On May 20, the district stopped ac-
cepting applications for a 26-memberfacilities steering committee. Thecomittee will provide input on buildingclosures, which has become a likely re-ality due to declining enrollment.
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Time for a special visit! Marines fromDetachment 792 inHuntington address sixth-graders at Lloyd HarborElementary School.
QUOTE OF THE WEEKJBBARETSKY
“It’s totally illegal to have thismuch fun and get paid to do it.That’s how I feel after every show.”
Huntington’s Own ‘Ol’ Blue Eyes’, PAGE A6
Don’t Leave It In Plain Sight
Suffolk police responded to a Dix Hills educational fa-cility on May 20 about a theft. The complainant said a ve-hicle’s window was broken and a pocketbook containingcredit cards and a check was missing from the SUV.
Wakeboard Catches Thief’s Eye
A Greenlawn resident called Suffolk County police onMay 20 to report a burglary. The garage was apparentlyleft unlocked and a wakeboard had been stolen.
Don’t Wallets Belong In Pockets?
Suffolk police responded to Railroad Avenue in Hunt-ington Station about a theft on May 20. The complainantsaid a wallet containing a debit card and driver’s licensewas stolen.
So Who Broke The Glass?
A Huntington Station resident called Suffolk Countypolice after hearing an odd noise on May 19. The com-plainant said they heard glass breaking and found theglass pane of their front door was broken. A silver metalmarble was in between the door’s two glass panes.
Disheveled-Looking Man Walking AwayFrom Burglary
Suffolk police responded to a Cold Spring Harborhome on May 19 after an alarm was tripped. The residentsaid several items were out of place on the kitchen win-dowsill. The resident also reported seeing a disheveled-looking man with long hair wearing black and white pa-jamas walking in the street away from the home.
No Wheel Drive
A Greenlawn resident called Suffolk County police onMay 19 to report a theft. The complainant said someonestole four tires and rims from his vehicle while it wasparked in the driveway.
Stitches To The Eye!?
A motorist called Suffolk County police after alleged-ly being assaulted in Huntington on May 19. While wait-ing for a taxi outside a gentleman’s lounge, the com-plainant said he was punched and kicked, which requiredstitches to his left eye. One of the subjects was a male inhis early 20s with a shaved head and orange shirt.
Perp Damaging Steering Column
Suffolk police were dispatched to Huntington Stationon May 19 about criminal mischief. The complainant re-ported seeing an unknown person damage the steeringcolumn of his vehicle.
Oops!
Northport police were called to Constitution Square onMay 21 about damage to a vehicle. A village employeesaid he was using a weed whacker in Village Park whena rock kicked up and broke the front passenger-side win-dow of a 2003 Chevrolet.
It’s almost summertime… and we’re still show-ered in rain! As I write this the Friday before thelong weekend, Memorial Day weekend was sup-posed to be mostly overcastand wet, with the exception ofMonday. So what is usually abig beach weekend mightmean a change of plans for a lot of people and a lotof disappointed beach bums. It reminds me of thatsong “Her Bathing Suit Never Got Wet,” an An-drews Sister favorite. In that song the woman’sbathing suit never got wet, despite thunderous rainand a host of other things. I hope that warm weath-er is to come soon so your bathing suits can get wet!
The Fun Guide is here… Speaking of summer-time, this issue contains our annual Summer FunGuide, chock full of events and activities going onthis year, from firemen’s fairs and concerts to muse-um specials. The entertainment section in particu-lar is stellar this year – it includes two Paramountevents that have everybody talking: BB King andthe Blues Brothers! Be sure to check out the guideand keep it handy until September.
How was your…Memorial Day? Any specialtrips with the kids? Share some great tales over aglass of wine with out-of-state family? Maybe sneakout on the boat for another crack at those stripedbass and fluke? These moments are precious andwe need to treasure them. One day all too soon,we’ll look back at that Memorial Day when UncleJim ate sand while trying to boogie board or momwaved back from the parade and wish we couldhave it back. These are the moments that the menand women of the U.S. military, the ones who diedgiving rise to this holiday, will never have again. It’snot too late to pay respects to their families, saythanks to a veteran or make a difference in some-one else’s life.
Don’t forget… how you felt after Sandy ravagedLong Island. Many of us were cold, dark and hun-gry. There were a few unfortunate souls who lost
their lives to the storm. Even those with powerfound navigating debris-laden roads difficult andgasoline hard to come by. We begged for help from
the rest of the country. Wesaid New York had given tothem, it’s time for them toreturn the favor. We did getsome help, and now it’s timeagain to prove why we de-
served theirs. Vicious tornadoes scarred centralOklahoma last week, leaving at least 24 dead andmany psychologically, if not physically, damaged.Houses are leveled, schools crumbled and commu-nities gone. Now is the time to make a donation tothe Red Cross (contributions to their local chapterwill only go towards tornado cleanup), give moneyto the Salvation Army or even donate blood.
When I was growing up… rich people weren’treality television stars, professional athletes, profes-sional politicians or unscrupulous investors. Theywere real folks with difficult jobs, like doctors.When we saw something fancy, like a nice car, thequestion was, “Is he a doctor?” Maybe it was a re-minder of those simpler times, but I definitely felt asmile cross my face as a Corvette with an MD li-cense plate drove by just the other day.
Happy graduation… to all of our college seniors(or super seniors!) out there. We have a few internswho have been with us for years, so we offer a veryspecial congratulations in particular to Ali andNicole. It’s an important step in your life, to holdthat degree in your hands knowing you workedhard for it. Education is something no one can evertake away from you, so believe in yourself and goout into the world and make a difference!
(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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An evening that started with promisesof “getting things done” instead resultedin a deadlock vote for the highway su-perintendent nomination at the May 23Democratic Nominating Convention.
The four-hour, double roll call processfailed not only to nominate a highwaycandidate for the party, but also to ad-dress the town board nomination, whichwas postponed until May 21.
Democratic incumbents SupervisorFrank Petrone and Councilman MarkCuthbertson both received the commit-tee’s unanimous support for re-election.Robert Fonti, a real estate consultant tothe town, nominated Petrone, while thesupervisor put Cuthbertson’s name intoconsideration.
The smooth sailing ended there was at-tention turned toward the highway super-intendent’s race.
Following two roll call votes of Hunt-ington’s 177 election district representa-tives, not one of the highway candidates,Kevin Orelli, Don McKay and incumbentWilliam Naughton, amassed the two-thirds supermajority needed to secure theparty nomination.
Orelli was nominated by former StateAssembly candidate Joe Dujmic. McKay,the town’s director of Parks & Recreation,was backed by Petrone and Cuthbertson.Naughton – who had all four party lineswhen he ran four years ago, but who alsosparked tension in his own party when heand the town board, a Democratic major-ity at the time, were engaged in lawsuitsover highway hiring – was nominated byDominick Feeney Sr. and Steve Rosetti.During committee roll call, Council-woman Susan Berland voted forNaughton.
Both votes yielded the same results forall three candidates. Orelli came out asthe unofficial frontrunner, earning 47percent of the support, while McKayearned 37 percent and Naughton 15 per-cent.
Orelli and McKay said they will peti-tion to run a primary election this Sep-tember; Naughton could not be reachedfor comment.
Orelli said he was disappointed he didnot receive 50 percent of the vote, butwas happy to be the frontrunner.
“I’m very proud and excited to havegotten most of the votes. The next stepsare to organize fundraising, and build a
Democrats who attended Thursday night’s Huntington Democratic Nominating Conventionat the American Legion Post in Halesite voted in favor of postponing town board nomina-tions until May 28 following a four-hour highway nomination deadlock.
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JB Baretsky has more in common with Frank Sinatrathan just a pair of piercing blue eyes. The 25-year-oldsinger from Commack is making a name for himself by in-troducing old jazz standards to new audiences.Baretsky has gone from performing at local bars to sell-
ing out shows in Manhattan with an act that is far from or-dinary. Watching a clip of an old Rat Pack performancemight give you a better idea of what to expect.Taking the stage in his unofficial uniform of a vest, dress
shirt, and custom-made Converse sneakers, Baretsky de-livers constant entertainment from start to finish, whetherhe is singing standards made famous by the likes of Sina-tra, Dean Martin and the rest of the Rat Pack, making peo-ple laugh with his comedy routine, or playing the harmon-ica or piano.“It’s totally illegal to have this much fun and get paid to
do it. That’s how I feel after every show,” Baretsky said.“The biggest compliment I get when I get off the stage iswhen someone says, ‘That’s a great show.’ I want them tolove every aspect of it.”When it comes to the stage, the singer said he draws in-
spiration from Bobby Darin and Sammy Davis, Jr.“I love Sammy Davis Jr. If I could tap dance I would lit-
erally do everything he did,” Baretsky said.His favorite song to perform at the moment is one Davis
used to sing, “Who Can I Turn To (When Nobody NeedsMe)?” Vocally, Baretsky said he is probably more likeDarin than other singers of the era, but that gives himsomething to aspire to.“I feel like Sinatra blows you away vocally, and I might
one day get to that level but I’m not there yet,” he said. “Ido get compared to Michael Bublé a lot… but I don’t likebeing compared because I feel like I’m different from any-body that anyone’s ever seen.”The beginning of Baretsky’s quick rise came about three
years ago when his friend and fellow 2005 Commack HighSchool graduate Raj Tawney came home after being ontour with an electronic, hip-hop rock band. They had beentalking about collaborating for a while, and Tawney final-ly gave his friend a dose of tough love when he ran intoBaretsky, who was working at Target.“He yelled at me in the middle of Target and said, ‘Man
up and send me a demo.’ So I went to my friend’s studio,recorded a demo, and sent it to him that night,” said Baret-sky, a graduate of St. Joseph’s College in Patchogue, wherehe spent much of his time studying acting.The timing was perfect for Tawney, who was looking to
manage someone special.“I always wanted to manage something different, like a
jazz singer, because I thought it was really cool,” Tawney,26, said.Tawney pushed Baretsky to record and write music, and
started booking him in lounges. Huntington Social gavethem Baretsky’s first big opportunity, letting him sing andtest the waters with his diverse stage act. Things movedquickly from there.“We were pushing towards Manhattan and now that’s
where he performs mostly, and he’s selling out shows
there,” Tawney said. “He went from playing small littlebars to big venues in the city.”Baretsky’s love for performing, old Hollywood (he has
read Marilyn Monroe’s biography three times), and a mu-sical age when the Rat Pack ruled supreme was instilled inhim at a young age.“My dad always had an oldies station on, and I’d be the
kid in class singing all these songs and no one knew whatthey were,” he said.It was Baretsky’s grandfather who helped him become a
true performer. A magician and mandolin player, he taughthis grandson to play the harmonica when he was just 5years old.Adding to Baretsky’s newfound bag of tricks, theman also taught him how to make balloon animals.“I could do these random things that no one could do,”
the singer said. “In elementary school, on half days, theteachers, they said if the class is good, we’d stop a fewminutes early and JB can go up, and I’d do pantomime andI’d make the kids laugh. I was always putting on shows.”That included his family’s annual Christmas show. For
nearly 20 years, Baretsky would direct his cousins in theChristmas eve tradition, even performing a Johnny Carsonmonologue. One year he said it would be his last as emcee,and the family did not take the news well.“My uncle came and yelled at me and said, ‘You can’t
just stop!’And I was like, ‘I don’t want to be the guy any-more.’ And he said, ‘What do you mean you don’t want tobe the guy anymore?We can’t just get a new guy.We can’tjust go to Kmart and get a guy to run the show,’” Baretskyrecalled with a laugh.That uncle ended up changing Baretsky’s life. Through
his struggle with Lou Gehrig’s disease, he inspired hisnephew to start taking performing seriously.“He didn’t have any regrets. He was giving us pep talks
as he was dying. I kind of took that as, would I regret any-thing if this ever happened to me? And I would,” Baretskysaid. “I always wanted to do this [performing] when I waslittle, and I lost track of it… So I said, ‘I’m going to go af-ter it. He really woke me up.”His uncle died in 2009, and Baretsky dedicates every
performance to him.The singer remembers his first show on Jan. 22, 2010 in
Kings Park “at the most disgusting dive bar you will eversee in your life.”But with Tawney behind him, stints at bars became sold-
out shows in Manhattan. The year 2012 was big one for thesinger, who attracted the attention of AOL Music and theHuffington Post. Still, his goals are set even higher.“My vision for every year is that I want to be on Letter-
man. He’s got some work cut out for himself over here tobook that,” Baretsky said, pointing to Tawney, “but that’sthe ultimate goal.”The singer came close to “The Late Show with David
Letterman” – geographically, at least – when he was askedto close a concert in honor of the 97th birthday of FrankSinatra in December 2012 at the Iguana Club, around thecorner from where Letterman tapes.At the Sinatra tribute show, Baretsky’s old soul was re-
vealed when he was left star struck not by a famous athleteor pop star, but by a woman who was on the “Dean Mar-tin Variety Show” in the 1970s.Looking forward, Baretsky may have a challenge ahead
of him, facing a new generation of music lovers who hearthe words Rat Pack and think of those creatures in the sub-ways, but Baretsky hopes to change that by helpingyounger listeners appreciate the old standards.“Here’s the thing:You ask young people, people in their
teens, if they like Frank Sinatra, and they go, ‘Who’s that?’But you say, ‘Do you like Michael Bublé?’ and they say,‘Yes,’” Baretsky said. “The goal is to not only get an audi-ence who already love that music, but to also attract a newaudience and expose them to the music, because it’s not inmainstream society, and it really should be.”Now it’s time to head to the studio to make that happen.
The singer is working on an album of covers as well asoriginal tunes, and has a new trio he said has elevated hisgame. His original music has a “jazz ballad element” to itwith a Latin feel, Baretsky said.“One song, ‘Last Call,’ I describe it as if Sinatra went
down to Tijuana, got loaded on tequila, and is singingabout Ava Gardner,” Baretsky said.Baretsky will perform next week at “Boom in the Barn,”
a jazz event hosted by SparkBoom, an initiative from sev-eral local organizations to support young artists. The May31 event, featuring music, craft beer, food and artwork,will be held from 7-10 p.m. in the Conklin Barn at 2 HighSt., Huntington. Admission is free, although a $5 donationis suggested. Visit www.sparkboomLI.com for more infor-mation. You can also find Baretsky on Facebook(www.facebook.com/jbbaretsky) or YouTube(www.youtube.com/user/jbbaretsky).Tawney has high hopes for his friend.“In this genre, you can last a while. We don’t have an
American jazz singer that everyone loves right now,” hesaid.
TOWN OF HUNTINGTON
Huntington’s Own ‘Ol’ Blue Eyes’
Commack’s JB Baretsky, 25, is making the songs of the RatPack and other artists his own as he draws audiences inwith his diverse act.
Dix Hills’ John Caracciolo and his JVC Broadcasting ra-dio group are making their move into the Sunshine State.He announced May 15 they had reached an agreement to
buyAsterisk Communcations’ five FM readition stations inthe Gainesville-Ocala area to go with their four on Long Is-land.“We are honored and privileged to welcome these top
performing radio stations into the JVC family,” Caracciolosaid. “The prior owner of these stations was committed tocommunity service, high-quality broadcasting and creatingan excellent work environment for its staff, and we areproud to be able to continue the tradition thatAsterisk start-ed in this great market.”The Floridia formats include a country network which
will be simulcast on a second signal, smooth jazz and adultcontemporary. They’ll also be bringing a “party” format,aimed at college students.And some of those college students, Caracciolo said, will
be doing double duty for JVC Broadcasting.“There’s 55,000 students in University of Florida and
there’s a large, large portion from Long Island,” he said.“We have a couple of interns who work for us here on LongIsland who will work with us [in Florida] during the win-ter.”Caracciolo said his company, which was launched in
2009, aims to fill niche markets. Paired with its events di-vision, which holds a management deal at the PennysaverAmphiteater in Brookhaven, the new acquisition givesthem additional marketing oppertunities.“The whole point is to pick up a few more stations ei-
ther in Florida or NewYork and and really sell everything
together… to build a compa-ny that’s a little bit larger butoperating lean and goingback to what radio used to be– very local, and you’re serv-ing the community,” he said.As a result of the new
properties, Caracciolo saidhe expects to hire 15 newstaff on Long Island and an-other 20 in Florida to complement an existing staff of 52.The FCC must approve the purchase, which typically
takes about 90 days from the purchase date, Caracciolosaid. JVC Media will take over Asterisk’s holdings onJune 1 under a time brokerage agreement which whillconclude when the FCC signs off and JVC takes fullownership.
DIX HILLS
Local Radio Boss Expands ReachJohn Caracciolo’s JVC Broadcasting buys five stations in Florida market
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Town officials officially unveiled along-awaited pedestrian plaza in the heartof Huntington Station Wednesday after-noon.Including a walkable paved area and
public art that doubles as a seating area,the tree-lined plaza completes a three-stage streetscaping program, which led tothe installation of red brick sidewalksalong New York Avenue from the borderAcademy Street to Pulaski Road, alongwith decorative street lighting and othersmall infrastructure improvements.The entire multi-million dollar
streetscaping project drew funding fromthe town’s Environmental Open Space and
ParksAct (EOSPA) fund, along with coun-ty, state and federal grants.Supervisor Frank Petrone called the
plaza, which is anchored by a series ofsculptures by Denver, Colo. stone artistMadeline Wiener, as a “community in-spired revitalization project.” The musical-ly-themed pieces include a drum, a guitarcase, a guitar-playing man, and a grand-mother holding her grandchild. The sculp-tures also act as benches.Included in the planting is a Norway
spruce, which was suggested by the Hunt-ington Station BID, Petrone said. The treewill serve as Huntington Station’s officialholiday tree and be the site of future treelightings.
“We’ll watch that grow as we watch theStation grow,” Petrone said.
TOWN OF HUNTINGTON
Statuary at the new pedestrian plaza has a musical theme and encourages play.
administration offers specialthanks to the members of theSouth Huntington community fortheir support of the 2013-2014school budget. We realize the sac-rifices you make for our schoolsand appreciate your overwhelm-ing endorsement of our districtprograms. Please know that wevalue your trust and promise tomake prudent use of the preciousresources you have provided. Weare blessed to have wonderfulstudents, teachers, parents, andstaff in South Huntington andlook forward to continuing ourgood work in the year to come.Once again, thank you for sup-
porting our students and believ-ing in our schools. The coopera-tive relationships that we enjoywith our community members,staff, parents, Board of Educa-tion, PTAs, booster clubs, and ed-ucation foundations are sure tofuel continued success. The bestdays are ahead for our communi-
ty, and we welcome you to stayinvolved with the district activi-ties. Please feel free to contact usif you have any questions, con-cerns, or ideas about our districtpolicies and programs.Rest assured that we will con-
tinue our efforts to make youproud.
DAVE BENNARDOSuperintendent
South Huntington Schools
Better Ways To SafetyEditor’s note: The following wasadapted from a press release.
DEAR EDITOR:The NewYork School Bus
Contractors Association, repre-sented by school bus safety ex-pert and Association Board Mem-ber Paul Mori, provided testimo-ny [May 2] at the Senate publichearing held at Farmingdale StateCollege regarding a proposed billto mandate ignition interlock de-vices on every school bus in NY."The NewYork School Bus
Contractors Association believethere are better solutions to helpprevent DWI and further protectour children," said Mori. "Whenconsidering the excellent safetyrecord of the industry, the techni-cal challenges of ignition inter-locks, and cost, the Associationbelieves that mandating ignitioninterlock devices on every singleschool bus in NewYork is simplynot a rational response to a fewisolated, yet widely-publicized,incidences."Mori, who is also a senior
manager at Huntington Coach onLong Island has 32 years of expe-rience in school bus safety, reject-ed the logic behind the push formandatory interlocks on allschool buses, and instead offeredproven solutions used by the in-dustry leaders in pupil transporta-tion safety. While he said anycase of an intoxicated bus driveris unacceptable, Mori noted thatschool buses continue to be thesafest mode of transportation forschool children.Interlock Ignition Flaws: Mori
went on to lay out the numerous
flaws with the proposal formandatory ignition interlocks onall school buses, from using a"guilty until proven innocent" ap-proach with all school bus drivers-- statistically the safest and mostconscientious drivers on the roadstoday -- to the many technicalproblems with interlocks.Mori also testified on the astro-
nomical cost of installation,maintenance, calibration, training,and additional staffing. "The es-timated increase in costs to cash-strapped school districts and tax-payers could be over $ 100 mil-lion," said Mori. "Recurringcosts to school districts and tax-payers of more than 60-million-dollars a year when you factor indevice cost, training, testing,maintenance, and replacement."Smarter Solutions: Safety is the
number one priority of the NewYork School Bus Contractors As-sociation, and its members be-lieve there are better solutions tohelp prevent DWI. These solu-tions include increasing and ex-panding random drug and alcoholtesting of all drivers of all schoolvehicles. While many contractorsalready subject drivers to randomtesting, under the current law,drug and alcohol testing only ap-plies to certain license holders.Some drivers, including those
driving school buses with 14 orfewer passengers, are excludedfrom the testing pool.Another solution is for New
York to follow the Federal mini-mum of 50-percent random drugtesting, and increase random al-cohol testing to at least 25-per-cent of the school bus driver pool,up from the 10-percent which iscurrently required.Other expanded safety meas-
ures supported by the NYSBCAinclude additional employee andmanagement education programs,increasing the training for super-visors in drug and alcohol userecognition, and better enforce-ment of laws requiring the "directobservation" of a school bus driv-er before their shift.NYSBCA also stated their
strong support for increasedpenalties for drivers convicted ofoperating a school bus under theinfluence.The state could also help pre-
vent problem drivers from gettingbehind the wheel of a school busby having the DMV keep a reg-istry of drivers who have beendisqualified from work due tofailed drug or alcohol tests.Visit: http://www.nysbca.com.
NEW YORK SCHOOLBUS CONTRACTORS ASSN.
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Opinion‘Not the types set up by the printer return their impression, the meaning, the main concern.’
Letters to the editor are welcomed by Long Islander Newspapers. We reservethe right to edit in the interest of space and clarity. All letters must be hand-signed and they must include an address and daytime telephone number forverification. Personal attacks and letters considered in poor taste will not beprinted. We cannot publish every letter we receive due to space limitations.
We get the feeling that saying thank you tothe state comptroller’s office for performingan audit of your books is right up there withthanking your dentist for a root canal. Yetthat’s just what Huntington Supervisor FrankPetrone did after the comptroller’s audit ofHuntington’s financial practices was releasedlast week.The audit came about after then-new Coun-
cilman Gene Cook raised concerns about thetown’s financial controls and inventory con-trol practices a little more than ayear ago. It was requested by reso-lution of the town board, and afterall was said and done, some council memberscommented that the results were what theyexpected —recommendations to fine-tuneotherwise sound financial practices.Petrone points out that of the town’s nearly
$200-million annual budget, auditors focusedon just two areas – payroll and legal services– and recommended practices that wouldlessen overtime, control payouts on retire-ment for accrued vacation time, and encour-age outside competitive rates when the town
uses legal counsel.The town board’s pat on their own backs is
perhaps appropriate, but there’s still room toimprove.The comptroller’s auditors raised concerns
about practices that can result in a retiringemployee receiving payouts for unused vaca-tion and sick leave for up to three years afterretirement, and for time in excess of the 60-day maximum agreed to in union contracts.A more businesslike approach to payroll
functions is warranted.Likewise, recommended safe-
guards concerning paymentvouchers submitted by outside counsel –specifically, payment of bills that are notitemized – should be put into practice. Out-side experts certainly should be compensat-ed, but it’s not too much to ask that the billsbe itemized, is it?The comptroller’s audit seems to be affir-
mation that good financial controls are inplace, and for that the town deserves credit.Still, there’s nothing wrong with striving for100 percent.
Room To Improve
EDITORIAL
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149 Main Street, Huntington, New York 11743631.427.7000
Serving the communities of: Dix Hills, Melvilleand the Half Hollow Hills Central School District.
Toes In The SandIf the warm winter and spring is any
indication of what’s on tap for this sum-mer, going to the beach will be a very pop-ular past time in the next few months.The Town of Huntington has eight
beaches opened to the residents ofHuntington with a purchase of theSeasonal Resident Beach Permit ($35) ora Resident Daily Pass ($20), sold at allbeaches. The main beach office is locatedat Crab Meadow Beach, 631-261-7574.The eight beaches are:
Crab Meadow Beach, Waterside Avenue,Northport
Asharoken Beach, Asharoken Avenue,Northport
Hobart Beach, Eaton’s Neck Road,Eaton’s Neck
Centerport Beach, Little Neck Road,Centerport
Fleets Cove Beach, Fleets Cove Road,Centerport
Crescent Beach, Crescent Beach Drive,Huntington Bay
Gold Star Battalion Beach, West ShoreRoad, Huntington
Quentin Sammis West Neck Beach,West Neck Road, Lloyd Harbor
Hit The PoolThe Dix Hills Park contains a 50-meter
swimming pool with 1/2-meter and a pairof 1-meter diving boards, as well as a deckarea with limited lounge chairs and chais-es. Locker rooms, playground area, kiddiepool and food concession available. OpenJune-September. 631-499-8000.
Grinds, Jumps andOllies, OhMy!
The Town of Huntington’s state-of-the-artskate park at Veterans Memorial Park onBellerose Avenue in East Northport is LongIsland’s first concrete bowl skate park. Theskate park has a large plaza plus features forbeginners, intermediate and advanced skate-boarders. Open year-round, weather permit-ting, from noon to dusk weekdays, 10 a.m. todusk on Saturdays, and noon to dusk onSundays. Two-year town recreation identifica-tion card is $10 for residents under 17, $20 forthose 18 or older. Non-residentsmay purchase
a one-year recreation identification card for$50.Without card, daily rate is $5 for residentsand $10 for non-residents. Children under 6not permitted in the park. BMX/Bicycles notpermitted at anytime. 631-351-3089.Located in Greenlawn Park on the cor-
ner of Broadway and Cuba Hill Road, the9,200 square foot park has grind boxes,wedges, rails, spines, ramps, sub-boxes,quarter pipes, and half pipes ranging up to 8feet in height. Designed for beginners andadvanced rollerbladers, skateboarders andBMX bikers. Open fromApril to November,10 a.m. to dusk weekdays and weekends.Admission is free. 631-351-3089.
Fore!Although many golf courses in the area
are privately owned, there are severalcourses open to the public in the Town ofHuntington for both casual and more com-petitive golfers.The Dix Hills Country Club on Half
Hollow Hill Road and the Northport GolfCourse at the VA along Middleville Roadeach offer nine holes, while the CrabMeadow Golf Course on WatersideAvenue features a full 18 holes.Anyone looking for tee times or more
information should call the Crab Meadowcourse at 631-757-8800, the Northport VAcourse at 631-261-8000 or the Dix Hills
course at 631-271-4788.Not quite ready to play a full 18 holes?
Try Heartland Golf Park in Deer Park!Located just south of Dix Hills on LongIsland Avenue, Heartland features a nine-hole, par-3 course, 18-hole mini-golfcourse and 92-stall driving range. Open6:30 a.m.-11 p.m., everything is open dayand night. For more information, call themat 631-667-7400.
Go Fishing!Fishing is serious business across Long
Island, and it’s no different in the Town ofHuntington. With a number of marinas,boat dealers and fishing supply stores inthe area, there’s no shortage of angling.Get your fishing permits from the Town ofHuntington, or jump on a charter boat.In Northport, Captain Stuart Paterson
operates a charter boat out of the BritanniaYachting Center. Dreamcatcher is a 27-foot Grady White powered by twinYamaha 225 horsepower engines. Up tosix anglers can ride on her, although othervessels can be arranged for larger crowds.Paterson, a third-generation fishermanfrom the Huntington-Northport area, canbe reached 631-707-3266 or www.north-portcharters.com.Sound Charters also operates out of
Northport Village, at Britannia YachtingCenter. Captain John Stephens pilotsRelax – a 28-foot vessel with a deep-Vhull and two turbo diesel engines. Goingout twice a day, Sound Charters can takeup to six people fishing for striped bass,bluefish, fluke, porgies, flounders andblacks. For more information, call 631-
327-2626 or visit www.soundchartersfish-ingteamllc.com.In Huntington, Captain James
Schneider operates party boat JamesJoseph II and charter boat James JosephIII from New York Avenue just south ofHalesite. The James Joseph III is a 38-footvessel designed to catch any species in thenortheast. They opened the season inAprilgoing for flounder, but will eventuallyswitch to blackfish, fluke, bass and blue-fish as the season progresses. For recordedinformation, call 631-680-8159.
Lighthouse A BeaconOf History
(AndMusic!)TheHuntington Lighthouse is a symbol
of the Town of Huntington. Originally erect-ed near Lloyd Harbor in 1857, the currentlighthouse was built in 1912.The preservation society offers tours of
the historic Huntington Lighthouse on June23, July 7, July 21,Aug. 4,Aug. 18, Sept. 15and Sept. 22. These tours run from 11 a.m.-3 p.m., with approximately 20 people ableto take the 1-hour tour at a time. Suggesteddonations of $15 for adults, $10 for seniors,$8 for children and $30 for a family of fourgo towards preservation work. For moreinformation, call the Lighthouse informa-tion line at 631-421-1985.Also held at Huntington Lighthouse, the
preservation society hosts the LighthouseMusic Fest. The seventh annual fest,scheduled for Aug. 31, is expected againto attract thousands of boaters anxious tocatch live bands playing on the lighthouse.It is the only musical festival with bandsplaying atop a working lighthouse.
Enjoy The GreatOutdoors
Edgewood-Oak Brush Plains Preserveis a fantastic site to enjoy the wonders thatMother Nature provides. Straddling theTowns of Huntington, Babylon and Islip,the preserve consists of 843 acres of state-owned land. The property was formerly thehome of Edgewood Hospital. EdgewoodPreserve is currently home to trails andpaths that are perfect for hiking, jogging,
Catch some rays at one of the town’s eight beaches.
Golf is always a popular past time at thepublic courses.
Sand, Surf, Sun And Fun This Year
The annual Lighthouse Music Fest on the water will draw hundreds of boats on Aug. 31.
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Former Islanders Defenseman Bruno Ger-vais reels in a striped bass during a 2010charity fishing trip aboard the JamesJoseph II.
walking, biking, bird-watching and snow-shoeing. Old Commack Road, a paved 1.6-mile road, runs north-south and is part ofthe preserve’s trail network. CommackRoad is the best way to access Edgewood.Caumsett State Park is hardly a
secret to Huntington residents. Locatedin Lloyd Neck, 1,500 acres along theLong Island Sound is available to thepublic to bike, run or hike. With beauti-ful buildings created during the “Roaring’20s,” the park is a great place for a pic-nic, stroll to the beach or cast some fish-ing lines. Located on the park grounds isalso the Lloyd Harbor equestrian center(call 631-427-6105).Visit www.caumsettfoundation.org for
free programs in the Walled Garden,including a Summer Solstice Yoga work-shop on Thursday, June 20, 6:45 p.m. inthe Walled Garden; free magic show onSaturday, July 6, 11 a.m.; a clown showon Saturday, July 11, 10 a.m.; and farmanimal visit on Tuesday, July 16, 10 a.m.(near the dairy complex).West Hills County Park, on Sweet
Hollow Road, includes hiking, youthgroup camping, picnicking, playground,bridle paths and a horseback riding facili-ty. Nature trails, include the historic WaltWhitman Trail to Jayne’s Hill, Long
Island’s highest peak at an elevation of400 feet. Camping at West Hills offered toorganized youth groups only. Reservationsrequired. Park Office: 631-854-4423.Cold Spring Harbor State Park, on
Route 25A, provides 40 acres of hilly hik-ing terrain that offer scenic vistas. No feesare collected, and the park and parkingfield is open sunrise to sunset. Call 631-423-1770.Visit the Huntington Parks &
Recreation Department at http://hunting-tonny.gov for a complete trails guide.
Ice SkatingOK, so it’s not in the sun, but some-
times you need a break from the heat.Located on Vanderbilt Parkway, 1/4 mileeast of Deer Park Avenue in Dix Hills, thetwo slabs of ice at the Dix Hills Ice Rinkprovide ice skating year-round throughpublic skating, ice skating instruction, ahockey clinic, hockey league, hockeycamp charter time and special events.631-462-5883.
Hop In AKayakIf you’re looking to rent a kayak for an
hour or two and spend some time on the
water, check out a few businesses thatoffer lessons, tours and rentals, like JKKayak, Waterfront Center, GlacierBay Sports, and the Long Island KayakAcademy.Or, take a kayak tour and experience
the beautiful shorelines of Long IslandSound. Tours are run by Long IslandKayaking Experience and leave from twobeaches: Gold Star and West Neck(includes a guide, use of kayak and per-sonal flotation device). Gold Star Beachtours are: June 15, July 14 and Aug. 17.West Neck Beach tours are: June 2, July 6and Aug. 4. All tours are at 10 a.m. andcost $75 per person. Register online attohparks.com, at the Town Hall Parks &Recreation Office, or at the Dix Hills ParkIce Rink Office.
Hit TheHay, InAWay
Always wanted to try horseback riding?Learn to ride or improve your riding skillsat Sweet Hills Equestrian Center, onSweet Hollow Road in Melville.Beginner classes will be held June 24-
Aug. 8, either Tuesday or Thursdayevenings, (no classes July 4th) for ages16 and older. Intermediate classes will beheld Wednesday evenings June 26-July31, also ages 16 and older. The fee is$150 with a Huntington Parks &Recreation ID card, or $175 without.Register online at tohparks.com, at theTown Hall Parks & Recreation Office orat the Dix Hills Park Ice Rink Office.
North Shore Fishing for Giant FlukeCAPTAIN JAMES SCHNEIDER
631-651-8235www.JamesJosephFishing.com
1 NewYork Avenue (Off Rte. 110 - Behind Halesite Fire Dept.)Look For Us On Facebook
Sand, Surf, Sun And Fun This Year
Hop in a kayak to take in the shoreline views. Rentals are available at several locations.
Refresh yourself with yoga at Caumsett Park.
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Engeman TheaterShines
The John W. Engeman Theater inNorthport brings Broadway to MainStreet all summer long. Visitwww.johnwengemantheater.com orcontact the Box Office at 631-261-2900.
South PacificMay 23-July 14. $60
Heckscher StageHeats Up
The Huntington Arts Council isprepping for the 48th HuntingtonSummer Arts Festival at HeckscherPark. This tradition has grown andeach season bringing names from theBroadway stage and local musiciansfor its weekly concerts.
The festival this year is June 27-Aug.11, featuring localand national acts. In-cluding two-timeGrammy Award win-ner, vocalist/pianistDiane Schuur onSunday, June 30; and“Where Have All theCowboys Gone?”
singer Paula Cole (pictured) on Satur-day, July 13.
Performances are scheduled forevery day, except Mondays, at theChapin Rainbow Stage. Shows begin at8:30 p.m., except for Tuesday’s FamilySeries at 7:30 p.m.
Call the Summer Arts Festival Hot-line at 631-271-8423 ext. 5., or visitwww.huntingtonarts.org.
Staged In Dix Hills
Look no further than your own back-yard for first-class entertainment at theDix Hills Performing Arts Center thissummer. Visit www.dhpac.org, or con-tact the Box Office at 631-656-2148.
Cabaret Singer-Pianist Phyllis TaggSunday, June 9, 2 p.m. $20
“Tomorrow, The Sun Will ComeOut”, the music of Charles Strouseand other greats from Broadwayto HollywoodFri., June 28 & Sat., June 29, 7:30 p.m.Sunday, June 30, 2 p.m.$15, 12 Seniors & Students
Bennie and The Jets:A Tribute to Elton JohnFriday, July 5, 7:30 p.m.$60, 50, 45, 40, 35
Deana Martin Sings Dino“Memories Are Made Of This”Saturday, July 6, 7:30 p.m.$60, 50, 45, 40, 35
Disco UnlimitedSaturday, July 27, 7:30 p.m.$35, 30, 25
Julie BuddThose GreatMusicalMoments!
Saturday, Aug. 37:30 p.m.
$60, 50, 45, 40, 35, 30
The HilariousComedy ofUncle Floyd
Saturday,Aug. 10,7:30 p.m.
$20
Let Us Entertain You This Summer370 New York Ave., Huntington631-673-7300partial listing - full schedule atwww.paramountny.com
EddieMoney
Friday,June 7
Big CountrySaturday, June 8
Dropkick Murphys with SpecialGuests – The Mahones & OldMan MarkleyWednesday, June 12
Courtney Love: In Concert withspecial guest, StarredSaturday, June 29
RickSpringfield:The End ofthe WorldTour
Saturday,July 13
All Stars Tour 2013: Every Time IDie with Chelsea Grin, Veil OfMaya, Terror, Stray From ThePath, Capture The Crown,IWRESTLEDABEARONCE, ForAll Those Sleeping, Structures, IceNine Kills & DayshellFriday, July 19
Under The Sun Tour: Sugar Ray(below), Smash Mouth, GinBlossoms, Vertical Horizon &FastballTuesday, July 30
Pat Benatar & Neil GiraldoTuesday, Aug. 27
The Blues Brothers starring DanAykroyd & Jim BelushiFriday, Aug. 9
B.B. King
Saturday,Oct. 19
What’s Hot At The Paramount
Join the Town ofHuntington this sum-mer for their MoviesOn The Lawn program.
Four PG-rated Hol-lywood films will beplayed free of chargeonce the sun goesdown (8:30-9 p.m.),either on the lawn or ata drive-in.
In the event of in-clement weather, allmovies will be held atJames H. Boyd Inter-mediate School in El-wood, starting at 7:30p.m.
Movies On The Lawn Schedule
Monday, June 24: “Wreck-It Ralph” at Heckscher Park (pictured)
Thursday, July 25: “Free Willy” at Crab Meadow Beach (drive-in)
Monday, Aug. 5: “D2-The Mighty Ducks” at Dix Hills Park
Thursday, Aug. 22: “Superman” the 1978 original at Crab MeadowBeach (drive-in)
Lights, Camera, Action!
LLeeAAnnnn RRiimmeessFriday, Aug. 2
Hanson: Anthem World TourSunday, Sept. 1
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Comin’ to ya on Aug. 9, the BluesBrothers, featuring Dan Aykroyd andJim Belushi, will take the stage of TheParamount theater in Huntington vil-lage with a one-of-a-kind musical per-formance.The band originally starred Jim’s older
brother, John Belushi, and gained recogni-tion for their unique musical style, a crosssection of soul, blues and R&B coupledwith rock and jazz influence.After Aykroyd and John Belushi’s
“Killers Bees” sketch aired on “SaturdayNight Live” in 1976, the pair developed amutual affinity for the blues music scene.Prior to the band’s official formation,
Aykroyd was working as the host of a chil-dren’s TV program, while John Belushiwas working on the set of “NationalLampoon.” The two became close friends,and Aykroyd shared his love of the blueswith Belushi, who was open to the idea offorming a band.Two years later in 1978, the pair
returned to SNL, this time under the offi-cial Blues Brothers name.Using a dynamic back story featuring
alter-ego characters Jake and ElwoodBlues, the band became a national sensa-tion. Jake, played by Belushi, was a well-known troublemaker, while Aykroyd’scharacter, Elwood, assumed the role of asoft-spoken younger brother. The brothersgrew up in an Illinois orphanage, wherethey met a janitor named Curtis whotaught them about the blues.With their back story set, the pair decid-
ed on a signature Beatnik-era look fromthe ’50s and ’60s, characterized by a darksuit and tie, worn by many jazz musiciansat the time.The group re-cut Sam & Dave’s track
“Soul Man,” which became a no. 1 singleand best-selling hit. Their first full album,“Briefcase Full of Blues,” sold 3.5 millioncopies and went double platinum upon its1978 release.The 1980 “Blues Brothers” movie,
soundtrack and later album titled “MadeIn America” were relatively less success-ful, and the band went on a hiatus.
Original Blues Brother Dan Aykroyd and actor Jim Belushi, brother of original member JohnBelushi, will perform at the Paramount Theater in Huntington on August 9.
Blues Brothers AddSoul To HuntingtonParamount to host musical comedyduo Dan Aykroyd and Jim Belushi
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Eating well with a killer ocean viewshouldn’t cost a small fortune. And at LaCasa Café on Northport’s famous CrabMeadow Beach, restaurateur Joe Celanomeets both tasks quite well.
Since taking the helm of the restauranton the town beach pavilion in 1993,Celano has built a strong following withneighbors and sun-loving visitors alike.Good news for all – he isn’t going any-where anytime soon, and the generousportions will continue to reign supremeon the beach.
Last year he inked an extended 10-year deal to manage the Waterside Roadaddress. After Huntington’s Town Boardre-upped his contract, extensive renova-tions began, starting with the kitchen lastwinter. The overhaul was completed withan attractive re-do of the dining room
and bar. That’s important, because theextensive investment will allow Celanoto keep La Casa open all year round.
“It’s just as beautiful in the winter-time,” he said.
During a sunset visit last week, Celanogot us started with a classic artichokeand spinach dip ($11.95) and fried clamstrips ($11.95). The dip, creamy and fla-vorful, pairs nicely with assorted tortillachips. The clam strips, a seaside staple,are crisp and juicy with a rich tartarsauce accompaniment.
For entrees, the Tortellini Cremosa($19.95) was a hands-down smash at ourtable, pairing al dente pasta with a richsauce punched up in part by cloves ofroasted garlic.
If you’re looking for something that islight and summery in both flavor andappearance, keep your eye out for the codspecial, a marriage of flaky, mild fish
Loving La CasaAll Summer LongBy Danny & [email protected] La Casa Café proprietor Joe Celano and fans of his family style Italian restaurant are going
to see many more sunsets at Crab Meadow Beach.
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Side Dish
THE STARS ARE OUT TONIGHT: John Tunney’sBesito (402 New York Ave., Huntington631-549-0100 www.besitomexican.com)recently hosted two reality TV stars. OnTuesday night, “Real Housewives of NewJersey” star Teresa Guidice, who was intown to sign her latest cookbook, “Fabuli-cious! On the Grill: Teresa's Smoking HotBackyard Recipes,” stopped by and enjoyedtheir famous guacamole, a specialty martiniand tres leches cake for dessert. One nightearlier, “Long Island Medium” Theresa Ca-puto came by with a party of 11; they sharedthe tableside guacamole, pescado Ver-acruzana, Tacos al Pastor and Besito mar-garitas. Caputo did not conduct any read-ings on site, but did compliment the restau-
rant’s signature ending – mini worry dollsgiven to each diner to keep their worriesaway.
HAPPY HOUR BY THE HARBOR: Summer heatmight make people gravitate to HuntingtonHarbor a bit more. Prime – An AmericanKitchen & Bar (117 New York Ave., Hunt-ington 631-385-1515 restaurantprime.com)is ready for you. As part of their summercalendar from Memorial Day to Labor Day,enjoy half-price sushi in the bar, 4:30-6:30p.m. and live music, 4:30-7:30 p.m. inHuntington’s only Happy Hour on the Har-bor. Acoustifunk is playing this Friday.
RISE AND SHINE: Cookies for breakfast?Sign us up. That’s what Northport’s LisaHarris has pioneered, and the brilliantconcept is the basis of the Lisa HarrisPantry (www.lisaharrispantry.com). It allstarted at Caffe Portofino in NorthportVillage, which Lisa used to own; there,she developed the Morning Sunshinebreakfast cookie, which became a cult fa-vorite. Her customers told her to take itfurther, and she did, setting the founda-tion for the Lisa Harris Pantry. With thebreakfast cookie as the foundation, shehas since added two product lines –“Miraculous Mixes” and “Sexy Spreads.”Check out her website to learn where youcan pick up her products today and trythem for yourself.
Theresa Caputo is all smiles with BesitoGeneral Manager Jose Reyes at the Mexi-can hotspot.
topped in a panko crumb blend andsweet-and-slightly-sour mango salsa. Theflavors bring out the best in each otheratop a bed of vegetables and ginger.
Chicken Cardinale ($20.95), a La Casafavorite for many years, will throw theuninitiated a little curveball – it looksheavy, but is surprisingly light with fla-vors of roasted pepper and tomato shin-ing through the cheese and cream.
Dessert offerings are bountiful. Thelarge chocolate lava cake is lighter andfluffier than it looks at first blush. It’spaired with tons of whipped cream andpremium vanilla ice cream. Anotherdessert classic, tartufo is served sliced insizable, sharable portions.
With a full year of dining ahead andrenovations under his belt, Celano isplanning to bring an array of entertain-
ment to the matinee location. Expect arotation of acoustic performancesthroughout the summer, wrapping up onLabor Day, and during the winter, aseries of Happy Hours and football view-ing events. It’s all more of a reason to begrateful Celano isn’t riding into the sun-set for a long time.
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While most of the world worriedabout life coming to an end in 2012,Brett Sherris sat down in Novemberto look at films.Brainstorming a theme for his
eighth annual Summer Camp CinemaFilm Festival at the CinemaArts Cen-tre, he settled on dystopian views ofthe future with a touch of pop culture.“It wasn’t that much of a jump. My
attitude was, as a human being youlive with the concept of ‘tomorrow isgoing to be better than today, worsethan today or tomorrow simply won’thappen at all,’” Sherris said.
The festival runs for 13 weeks,showing a movie every Saturday dur-ing the late evening.Films with disturbing depictions
of the future became popular in theearly 1980s, beginning with “BladeRunner” in 1982. In the decadessince, Sherris said there’s been noshortage. The problem is, he admit-ted, it’s tough to make a list of filmswithout creating a sense of hope-lessness.“A lot of the films we watched and
simply threw out because I said tomyself, ‘It’s a little much, people willbe wanting to slit their wrists,’” Sher-ris said.Included in the final 13-week
schedule are blockbuster hits like“Terminator 2,” cult classics like“Rocky Horror Picture Show” andrequested films like “Gattaca.”Before starting the movies, Sherris
said he tries to put them into contextand answer questions from the audi-ence. During the films, he wants tosee and hear people react to what’shappening on screen.“We do not treat the program like
it’s reverential. We treat movies as anentertainment to be enjoyed.”The season begins May 25 and
ends Aug. 24 with the Pay-To-Get-Out Horror Marathon. Tickets aresold at the theater, $9 for CinemaArtsmembers and $13 for the public.
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Watch Your FriendsRock The RainbowHigh school musicians will go head-
to-head next month at a “Battle of theBands” at Heckscher Park.Sponsored by the Huntington Youth
Council, the battle will take place onthe Chapin Rainbow Stage on June 15.The winner will earn the right to openfor an act at The Paramount.Featuring 10 bands and singers from
the Town of Huntington, the top per-formers will win $75, $50 and $25 giftcards to Murphy’s Music, respectively.Special guest judges will include theNick Tangorra Band (Nick, Rafe Tangor-ra and Will Ahrens) and a representative
from The Paramount. The Nick TangorraBand will also perform.Admission is free. The Youth Coun-
cil will be accepting donations andraffling off prizes donated by localHuntington village merchants.The Huntington Youth Council was
founded in 2003 by CouncilwomanSusan Berland and is comprised ofstudents from every public highschool in the Town of Huntington.They meet twice a month to discuss is-sues that affect the youth in our com-munity and plan events that engagetheir peers in local issues.For more information, call Allison
Jones in the town council office at631-351-3018.
The Nick Tangorra Band will judge and perform at the Huntington Youth Council’s Battle ofthe Bands next month.
Crafts Galore At Art In The ParkAs summer approaches, are you looking
forward to having more time to completecrafts? Or maybe you are looking for aone-of-a-kind piece to complete a room inyour home. Either way, look no further.The Dix Hills-basedArt League of Long
Island will be returning to Heckscher Parkin Huntington village this summer to hostthe 46th annual Art in the Park Fine Artand Craft Fair.The fair, which will be held Saturday,
June 1 and Sunday, June 2 will featuremore than 70 artists and craftspeople whowill show and sell original works of artand handmade crafts. Crafts available willinclude paintings, photographs, ceramics,jewelry, sculpture, woodwork, glassworkand art. The juried fair will award prizes toartists and craftspeople for superiorartistry and craftsmanship.The event will be also feature live art
demonstrations by Art League instruc-tors and live music throughout both days.Food vendors will provide a variety oftreats to round out the experience. Atten-dees can participate in a 50-50 raffle,which will run both days, to benefit vi-sual arts education programs at the ArtLeague of Long Island.
The event will run, rain or shine from 10a.m. to 5 p.m. both days. For more infor-mation, call the Art League at 631-462-5400 or visit www.artleagueli.org.
More than 70 artists will take over HeckscherPark this weekend for the Art League of LongIsland’s annual Art in the Park Fine Art andCraft Fair.
Time To Explore Huntington’s MuseumsInterested in museums? Has there always
been a museum in Huntington you wantedto visit, but couldn’t find the time? June isthe perfect time to visit the museumsaround Huntington, when many around thetown will celebrate the second annual NYSMuseumWeek.From June 10-16, the state-wide event
aims to encourage museum attendance byoffering discounts and special events atmultiple museums across the state.Huntington-area museums participating
this year include Heckscher Museum of Artin Huntington, Huntington Historical Socie-ty, Huntington Lighthouse, Northport His-
torical Society, Suffolk County VanderbiltMuseum in Centerport, TheWhaling Muse-um in Cold Spring Harbor and the WaltWhitman Birthplace in Huntington Station.Among those offering specials are
Heckscher Museum of Art (www.hecksch-er.org) and Walt Whitman Birthplace(www.waltwhitman.org).On Wednesday, June 12 the Heckscher
will host a docent-led tour of its “Car Cul-ture” exhibit. An educational program willrun from 1:30- 3 p.m., including the tour at1:45 p.m.That same day, the museum will also be
offering a musical performance, sketchingin the gallery, docent tours and art activities.On Friday, June 14 at 7 p.m., the muse-
um will host a Friday Gallery Talk with
photographer Neil Scholl. Museum pa-trons are invited to join Scholl as he travelsback in time, discussing digitization andrestoration of Hal B. Fullerton’s historicand artistic photographic documentationfor the Long Island Rail Road.Across town, the Walt Whitman Birth-
place will host a poetry event, “Long Is-landVoices: The Next Generation” on Sat-urday, June 15 at 7 p.m. It will be in col-laboration with SparkBoom, a local artsinitiative aimed at helping young artists
shine. In addition, patrons can receive afree ticket for a tour to use anytime and a10-percent discount in the gift store.In addition, several museums in Hunt-
ington will be offering free admission forthe week: Heckscher Museum of Art,Huntington Historical Society (for theConklin House museum) and NorthportHistorical Society.For more information on each museum,
Find discounts and specials at, from left, the Heckscher Museum and Walt Whitman Birth-place during NYS Museum Week 2013 June 10-16.
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Mini Golf, BattingCages AndMore
For old-fashioned family fun, StationSports at 25 Depot Road in HuntingtonStation is ready for its second summer.Head indoors with arcade games such asski ball, Pac-Man and bowling. Want toenjoy the outdoors? Across the street is an
18-hole mini golf course and battingcages. Munchies are also available at theSnack Shack. For more information call631-673-1830.
Put your fear of ghouls and gargoylesaside and enjoy 18 holes of glow in thedark fun atMonster Mini Golf. The mon-ster-themed mini golf at 410-C CommackRoad in Deer Park is the way to go forsome indoor family entertainment. Toswitch it up a bit, there’s also an arcade
with ski-ball machines, video games andair hockey. Check their website monster-minigolf.com/fran-ny-deerpark for theirmonthly deals. For more information call631-940-8900.
Fairs And FireworksFirst up this year is the St. Anthony’s
Family Feast & Festival at 20 CheshirePlace in East Northport is June 26-30.Free admission lets you enjoy fireworkson Wednesday and Saturday, excitingrides, games of skills, an internationalfood court, an entertainment stage, pet-ting zoo and Las Vegas table games. Getyour fill at a zeppole eating contest onFriday. Visit saintanthonyofpadua.org.
Get ready for the annual HuntingtonManor Fireman’s Fair July 16-20 atStimson Middle School on OakwoodRoad in Huntington Station. The fair isopen from 7-11 p.m. on weekdays and 5p.m.-midnight on Saturday. Get yourthrills on the rides and listen to live musicevery night, and watch the sky light up
with fireworks at 9:30 p.m. on July 17, 18,19 and 20. Be sure to catch the parade,celebrating the fire department’s 110thanniversary, on July 17 at 7:30 p.m.
Then gear up again Labor Day weekendto close the summer with the annualGreenlawn Fire Department’sFireman’s Fair - Long Island’s oldestfireman’s fair - at the fire department’sheadquarters on Broadway.
Family FunNightsOver in Northport, what started as a
failed winter pedestrian mall has turnedinto the wildly successful Family FunNights. Slated for their fifth consecutiveyear, Main Street will be closed to vehicletraffic between Gunther’s Tap Room andSkipper’s Pub every Tuesday night inAugust between 6-9 p.m.
The street fair has traditionally includedlive music, antique cars, sidewalk sales,scavenger hunts, children’s entertainment
Fun For The Whole Family
Station Sports is ready for a summer of mini golf and more.
Catch the fireworks, play carnival games and hop on the rides at the Huntington Manor Fireman’s Fair July 16-20 and the Greenlawn Fireman’s Fair Labor Day weekend.
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and other activities. Businesses not outsidetypically keep their stores open longer onthese nights.
Huntington StationAwareness Day
Support one of Huntington’s most his-toric hamlets by getting involved in thefourth annual Huntington StationAwareness Day parade and fair onSaturday, Sept. 7 from 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Theparade starts on E. 15th Street and con-cludes in the Church Street municipal lotwith a fair filled wit food, fun, music andvendors. For more information, call DeeThompson at 631-425-2640.
MuseumFun ForAll Ages
Throughout the summer, the ColdSpring Harbor Whaling Museum(www.cshwhalingmuseum.org) at 301Main St. will be the place to learn andhave fun. Take the dads to the museum onFather’s Day and treat your father orgrandfather to free admission. Memberscan treat their dad to something special inthe gift shop for 20-percent off from June1-16. For the kiddies, enjoy playtime,story time, and crafts about nature and theocean on June 4 and 17. Seniors can bringout their creative side during Senior Days,which will be held the first Tuesday ofeach month throughout the summer start-
ing June 4. For more information or toRSVP call 631-637-3418.
Stop in at the Heckscher Museum ofArt (www.hechscher.org) in HeckscherPark and visit its exhibits. Automobileenthusiasts will love the exhibit “CarCulture: Art and the Automobile,” whichwill be on display through Aug. 11.Celebrate First Fridays with extendedhours and free 7 p.m. performances onJune 7 (with Broadway tribute group “TwoGuys and a Gal”) and July 12 (with an out-door concert by Druumatics). Seniors getin free after 1:30 p.m. on Wednesdays,June 12 and July 10, with special programsat 1:45 p.m.
Visit the Suffolk County VanderbiltMuseum and Planetarium (www.van-derbiltmuseum.org) this summer to learnabout Vanderbilt’s yachts. Ten of his pri-vately owned yachts will be on display.Through photographs, documents andtrophies he received, museum patrons canlearn about Vanderbilt’s wealth andexplorations.
Give your young explorer a hands-onoutdoor adventure with nature crafts, liveanimals at the Cold Spring Harbor FishHatchery’s (www.cshfha.org) summercamp program. Contact the Hatchery toreserve a space at 516-692-6768 or [email protected]. The hatchery willalso be offering free admission to dadsthis year on Father’s Day. CelebratingFather’s Day later? There will be icecream socials throughout the summer, thefirst one on June 22 at 4 p.m.
Take A Trip BackIn Time
Take the family to visit one of thenation’s most celebrated poets at the WaltWhitman Birthplace (www.waltwhit-man.org) at 246 Old Walt Whitman Roadin Huntington Station. The birthplace willbe having a weekend of photography his-tory on Saturday, July 13 and Sunday,July 14. The seminars will discuss pho-tography of historic buildings, landscapesand artifacts.
The Huntington Historical Society
(www.huntingtonhistoricalsociety.org) at209 Main St. in Huntington has a fewevents on their agenda this summer. OnJune 9 the society will host the SpringFestival of Gardens, a day of visits to sixlocal gardens. Several tours of the historicVan Wyck-Lefferts Tide Mill will beoffered, as well as three historic pubcrawls through Huntington village, onJune 27, July 25 and Aug. 22. Don’t missthe Heritage Crafts Fair Aug. 17 and 19.
The Northport Historical Society(northporthistorical.org) at 215 Main St.in Northport will be hosting many eventsthroughout the summer including self-guided historic walking tours for $5. OnSunday, June 30 the society will be host-ing the annual garden tour.
Summer At The FarmsAt White Post Animal Farm
(www.whitepostfarms.com) at 250 OldCountry Road in Melville, kids can seeand feed many animals that live thereyear round. Visit their mining villageplayground where each child willreceive a bag of mining rough that con-sists of raw dirt and rock particles. Theycan put their rough in a sluice watertower and the dirt will wash away toreveal precious wonders.
What was once a working dairy in the1800s, the Lewis-Oliver Dairy Farm(lewisoliverfarm.org), located on BurtAvenue in Northport, the farm is nowhome to many furry friends. The farm isopen all year from dawn to dusk and theirstore is open from early spring to late fallon weekends from 10 a.m.-4 p.m.
Start planting flowers now with plantsfrom Schmitt’s Family Farm(www.schmittfarms.com) at 26Pinelawn Road in Melville. The farmcarries a variety and sizes of hangingbaskets including impatiens and petu-nias. If residents are looking to eathealthy this season, they also carry avaried selection of vegetable plantsincluding tomatoes, peppers, eggplantand lettuces for creating a garden. Thefarm also has a selection of herbs greatto spice up any dish.
The Huntington Historical Society will take you out by boat to visit the famous Van Wyck-Lefferts Tide Mill this summer.
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during negotiations for next collective bar-gaining agreement.Accrued vacation time was also a con-
cern to the comptroller’s staff. Huntingtonemployees receive 10-30 vacation daysevery year. Blue collar and blue collar su-pervisor unit members must “use it or loseit,” unless they receive written permission.They are not permitted to bank more thantwo years of time. The white collar con-tract allows for up to 100 vacation days tobe paid out upon retirement.But according to the audit, that’s not al-
ways the case. Two blue collar employeesand two blue collar supervisors had more
than the 60 days permitted, including oneindividual who had amassed a leave bal-ance of 453 days, 393 days over the limitwith a potential value of $88,028.Petrone admitted that some carryover oc-
curs when an employee cannot use time dueto staffing concerns or emergencies likesnowstorms and hurricanes. However, hesaid no employee has ever been paid morethan two years of vacation time upon retire-ment, even if that means granting lengthypaid time off. Again, the supervisor offeredto discuss the matter during negotiations fornext collective bargaining agreement.The audit also examined the town’s use
of outside legal counsel and how they’re
billed. In addition to 13 employees in thetown attorney’s office, 23 contracted attor-neys were paid $1.9 million during the au-dit period. State law does not require anRFP for professional services like attor-neys, but the comptroller’s staff recom-mended putting in place written policies toensure the town receives competitive rates.In addition, a percentage of the attorneys’
invoices paid during the audit period werenot specific enough to ensure no duplicationin services or that appropriate services wereprovided. Nine attorneys with generic de-scriptions of their duties were paid$487,951 during the period. Three werepaid $98,766, including $20,433 in non-itemized charges on eight invoices.One of the three was paid $10,016 that
year, Petrone said, and is no longer workingwith the town. He agreed that no attorney
invoices should be paid unless they areitemized.The supervisor added that the town at-
torney’s office chooses outside counselthat is best suited to represent the town.Huntington Councilman Gene Cook re-
quested NewYork State audit the town lastyear after questioning inventory controlpractices in the town’s General Servicesdepartment. The comptroller’s office re-vealed intentions to examine the town’sspending last May.“When we voted to ask for the audit, we
did so with confidence that the suggestionsemanating from the audit would be alongthe lines of refinements to existing policiesrather than a need to establish new ones.That is exactly what happened,” Council-man Mark Cuthbertson said.
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art…I’m opening an honest to goodness,real fine art gallery.”Using a construction studio in Dix Hills
with 22-foot ceilings and double 10-footdoors to hone her craft, Horowitz said herwork is influenced by current events in so-ciety, on both a local and national level.Drawing on current events on the local
level, Horowitz has sculpted work based onthe demolition of the Kings Park Psychi-atric Center, which has been abandonedsince the late 1990s. Her two intriguing,life-sized sculptures depict double viewsthrough window panes of various buildingsthroughout the defunct facility.“It gives a feeling of the abandonment,
and the past of the facility and documentswhat went on there. The windows are aview into the past, and work as frames…italso shows the beauty in it,” she said.
Sculpture, she finds, can evoke an emo-tional response from the viewer, even if thepiece does not have an overarching “mes-sage.”“I love structure and the use of space
and lighting,” she said. “I think the reasonI chose sculpture is because when youwalk through [the gallery] it’s a very spa-tial sight…very architectural, and thesepieces are architectural in nature.”Horowitz also plans to launch an artis-
tic series inspired by experiences of dev-astation and loss in Superstorm Sandy.
“Art doesn’t have to be beautiful, it justhas to tell a story,” she said.Admission to Horowitz’s June 1 grand
opening of the 5404 Merrick Road galleryin Massapequa will be free and open tothe public from 4-8 p.m.
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Melville 2 Phaetons Dr 4 4 $1,749,000 $36,358 5/30 12:30pm-2:00pm Realty Connect USA LLC 877-647-1092S. Huntington 29 Oak Crest Dr 2 2 $284,999 $9,120 6/1 12:00pm-1:30pm Realty Connect USA LLC 888-236-6319Huntington 15 Homesite Ct 2 1 $299,000 $8,636 6/1 1pm-3pm Douglas Elliman Real Estate 631-549-4400E. Northport 42 Teaneck Dr 3 2 $349,000 $8,540 6/1 11am-1pm Douglas Elliman Real Estate 631-261-6800Dix Hills 310 Plymouth St 4 2 $379,900 $10,490 6/1 1pm-3:30pm Realty Connect USA LLC 877-647-1092Dix Hills 1 Dooley 4 3 $585,000 $12,366 6/1 2:30pm-4:00pm Realty Connect USA LLC 888-236-6319Huntington 15 Noel Ct 3 3 $599,000 $10,581 6/1 1pm-3pm Signature Premier Properties 631-673-3700Dix Hills 11 Kantor Ave 4 3 $639,000 $14,743 6/1 12pm-3pm Charles Rutenberg Realty Inc 516-575-7500Greenlawn 97 Darrow Ln 5 4 $699,000 $17,477 6/1 1:00pm-3:00pm Daniel Gale Agency Inc 631-427-6600Fort Salonga 48 Brookfield Rd 4 3 $749,900 $16,020 6/1 2pm-4pm Coach Real Estate Assoc Inc 631-757-4000Northport 110 Sea Cove Rd 4 3 $759,990 $9,810 6/1 12pm-2pm Coach Real Estate Assoc Inc 631-757-4000Northport 86 Bayview Ave 6 3 $799,900 $9,566 6/1 1pm-3pm Coach Real Estate Assoc Inc 631-757-4000Melville 17 Beaumont Dr 5 3 $999,000 $21,046 6/1 12:00pm-2:00pm Realty Connect USA LLC 888-236-6319Melville 32 Cottontail Rd 5 3 $999,000 $15,399 6/1 12:00pm-2:00pm Realty Connect USA LLC 888-236-6319Northport 17 Fleet Ct 5 5 $1,499,999 $16,595 6/1 12pm-2pm Coldwell Banker Residential 631-863-9800Commack 11 Ulster Ct 3 2 $429,990 $9,977 6/2 1pm-3pm Coldwell Banker Residential 631-588-9090Greenlawn 5 Cross Ave 3 2 $449,000 $10,642 6/2 1pm-3pm Coldwell Banker Residential 631-673-6800Melville 28 Northgate Cir 3 3 $518,800 $8,942 6/2 12pm-2pm Coldwell Banker Residential 516-621-4336Dix Hills 128 Burrs Ln 4 2 $549,000 $14,416 6/2 1pm-3pm Douglas Elliman Real Estate 631-499-9191Huntington 32 Turtle Cove Ln 4 2 $569,000 $13,429 6/2 1pm-3pm Douglas Elliman Real Estate 631-549-4400Melville 2493 New York Ave 4 3 $575,000 $5,772 6/2 12:00pm-2:00pm Signature Premier Properties 631-673-3700Huntington 9 Greenhill Ln 5 3 $585,000 $17,874 6/2 2:00pm-4:00pm Signature Premier Properties 631-673-3700Huntington 10 Monfort Dr 3 2 $645,000 $12,780 6/2 1pm-3pm Coach Real Estate Assoc Inc 631-673-2222Centerport 5 Sherry Ct 3 3 $654,000 $15,250 6/2 1pm-3pm Douglas Elliman Real Estate 631-549-4400Huntington 33 Woolsey St 4 3 $695,000 $12,731 6/2 12pm-2pm Coach Real Estate Assoc Inc 631-673-2222Northport 46 Wayne Ct 4 3 $749,000 $16,768 6/2 12pm-2pm Coach Real Estate Assoc Inc 631-757-4000Dix Hills 37 Talisman Dr 5 5 $789,000 $19,018 6/2 12pm-2pm Coldwell Banker Residential 631-673-4444Dix Hills 6 Heller Ct 6 4 $799,000 $19,018 6/2 3pm-5pm Coldwell Banker Residential 631-673-4444Northport 147 Lewis Rd 4 3 $799,000 $7,857 6/2 2:00pm-4:00pm Coldwell Banker Residential 631-754-4800Northport 403 Main St 4 3 $829,000 $6,618 6/2 2:15pm-4:15pm RE/MAX Beyond 631-862-1100Dix Hills 9 Brothers Ct 4 3 $969,000 $21,245 6/2 1:00pm-3:00pm Coldwell Banker Residential 631-673-4444Greenlawn 6 Ridley Ct 3 3 $979,000 $22,696 6/2 1pm-3pm Coldwell Banker Residential 631-673-6800Melville 5 Wintergreen W Dr 4 5 $999,000 $16,422 6/2 12pm-2pm Daniel Gale Agency Inc 631-427-6600Dix Hills 105 Deer Park Rd 5 5 $1,250,000 $19,683 6/2 1pm-3pm Signature Premier Properties 631-673-3700Melville 37 Cabriolet Ln 5 4 $1,399,000 $23,044 6/2 1pm-3pm Douglas Elliman Real Estate 516-681-2600Eatons Neck 1 Old Orchard Ct 6 5 $1,999,000 $34,980 6/2 2pm-4pm Daniel Gale Agency Inc 631-427-6600Centerport 50 Mariners Ct 5 4 $2,199,000 $22,040 6/2 2pm-4pm Douglas Elliman Real Estate 631-549-4400Eatons Neck 1 Old Orchard Ct 6 5 $3,499,000 $37,283 6/2 2pm-4pm Daniel Gale Agency Inc 631-427-6600
A Day For ‘Older Americans’An “Older Americans Month” event on May 30will be held at 380 Park Ave., Huntington, 11a.m.-2 p.m. Day includes: Shed the Meds phar-maceutical disposal, sign-ups for the county’sJoint Emergency Evacuation Program (JEEP)and Special Needs Registry, applications forsenior ID cards, legal advice, health care proxyforms, and SeniorNet computer courses.Presented by Legislator Steve Stern and Handin Hand for Seniors.
CSH Cellist PerformsThe Northport Symphony Orchestra, under thedirection of Richard Hyman, presents a freeconcert at Northport High School on Friday,May 31 at 8 p.m., featuring cellist Alec Maire,who will play the first movement of the CelloConcerto in D Major by Franz Joseph Haydn.The Orchestra will also perform works byMozart and Dvorak, as well as Symphony No.99 by Haydn. Maire is a Cold Spring HarborHigh School senior who has studied cello sincehe was four years old. Admission is free; dona-tions graciously accepted. http://northpor-torchestra.org.
Boom In The BarnJoin arts collaboration SparkBoom for “Boom inthe Barn,” a local night filled with jazz, music,craft beer, food and artwork at the ConklinBarn (2 High St., Huntington) May 31, 7-10p.m. Admission is free. A donation of $5 is sug-gested. www.sparkboom.org.
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].
Family Fun ExtravaganzaCamp Alvernia hosts its fifth annual Family FunExtravaganza for kids and their families June1-2, 1-6 p.m. with games, boat rides and bar-becue in a true carnival setting to celebrate thecamp’s 125th year. 105 Prospect Road,Centerport. www.campalvernia.org.
Get Your Folk OnThe Stray Birds are the featured performers forthe Folk Music Society of Huntington’s FirstSaturday Concerts series, June 1 at theCongregational Church of Huntington, 30Washington Drive, Centerport. The 8:30 p.m.concert is preceded by an open mic at 7:30p.m. Tickets are $25 ($20 for FMSH members).www.fmsh.org. 631-425-2925.
Huntington Station Awareness DaySupport one of Huntington’s most historic ham-lets by getting involved in the fourth annualHuntington Station Awareness Day parade andfair on Saturday, Sept. 7 from 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Theparade starts on E. 15th Street and concludes inthe Church Street municipal lot with a fair filledwit food, fun, music and vendors. For more infor-mation, call Dee Thompson at 631-425-2640.
Live MusicLive local bands take over Finley's of GreeneStreet, 43 Greene St., Huntington, every Saturdaynight at 11 p.m. Join in the fun and food!
Champagne And Chamber MusicChamber Players International’s MusicalCuisine series will present pianist PhilipEdward Fisher and a string ensemble perform-ing music of Bach and Vivaldi in the sixth con-cert and brunch of its 2012-2013 season, onJune 2 at noon at The Chateau at CoindreHall, 101 Browns Road in Huntington. Includeschampagne brunch. $60. http://chamberplay-ersinternational.info.
It Doesn’t Get Any FresherHuntington village’s Farmers Market is open inthe Elm Street lot. The Long Island GrowersMarket continues its seasonal tradition indowntown Huntington, which runs through Nov.24. The market will be open from 7 a.m.-nooneach Sunday.
Art In The ParkThe Art League of Long Island presents its
annual Art in the Park Fine Art and CraftsFestival on June 1 and 2 from 7 a.m.-6 p.m. atHeckscher Park in Huntington village. Theevent raises money for the Art League and pro-moting the diverse talents of their many artists.For more information, visit http://artleagueli.org.
Chamber Golf OutingThe Huntington Township Chamber ofCommerce host its 29th Annual Golf Outing onJune 3 at the Huntington Crescent Club, 15Washington Drive, Huntington, honoringWilliam Bonesso, partner with Forchelli, Curto,Deegan, Schwartz, Mineo Terrana LLP, andH2M architects + engineers. www.huntington-chamber.com.
Crochet, CrochetThe Long Island Crochet Guild meets at theHalesite Fire Station, 1 North New York Ave.,Huntington the first Monday of the month(except September) from 6:30-9:30 p.m.Beginners welcome. Bring assorted hooks.Contact for questions:[email protected]/631-427-5373. Nextmeeting: June 3.
Aging And SagingMembers of an “Aging and Saging” groupshares their experiences at The Women’sCenter of Huntington, 125 Main St.,Huntington, on Mondays (except holidays) from10 a.m.-noon. $15 members/$10 non-mem-bers. 631-549-0485.
Free Help For VetsEvery Tuesday from 12-4 p.m. is “MilitaryAppreciation Tuesdays,” when Long IslandCares specifically assists veterans, military per-sonnel and their families at the Hauppauge andFreeport emergency pantries. Appointmentscan be made by contacting [email protected].
Party In The Garden At OhekaOheka Castle owner Gary Melius celebrates his30th anniversary of discovering the Gold Coastmansion with a Garden Party on June 12 from 5-8p.m. in the castle’s Formal Gardens or TerraceRoom. Wine, hors d’oeuvres, light dinner anddessert. $60 RSVP; $50 for Friends of Ohekamembers; $75 at the door. RSVP includes anOheka Garden journal. Visit www.oheka.com formore details.
Power BreakfastJoin business professionals at BNI ExecutiveReferral Exchange’s breakfast networking meetingevery Wednesday, 7-8:30 a.m. at the Dix HillsDiner, 1800 Jericho Turnpike, Dix Hills. 631-462-7446.
Cold Spring Harbor Library95 Harbor Road, Cold Spring Harbor. 631-692-6820. cshlibrary.org.• Enjoy a film and discussion of “I Could Writea Book: the Beverly Fite Story,” on Thursday,June 6, 6:30 p.m. Q&A with “B”, a longtimeresident of Huntington and Cold SpringHarbor, to follow.
Commack Public Library18 Hauppauge Road, Commack. 631-499-0888. commack.suffolk.lib.ny.us.• Are you game? Adults are welcome to playBridge and Mahjong on Fridays at 1 p.m.through May.
• Join historian and best-selling author MonicaRandall from 7-8:30 p.m. June 10 for“Gatsby’s Long Island,” a colorful slide pres-entation based on her popular book,“Mansions of the Gold Coast.”
Deer Park Public Library44 Lake Ave., Deer Park. 631-586-3000. deer-
parklibrary.org.• Have you been interested in using an iPad toread a book or play a game? The librarynow has iPads available that are preloadedwith preschool apps for use in the children’sroom.
Elwood Public Library3027 Jericho Turnpike, Elwood. 631-499-3722.www.elwoodlibrary.org.• Kids in grades K-2 can make a desk organiz-er for dad on Tuesday, June 4, 5-5:45 p.m.
Half Hollow Hills Community LibraryDix Hills: 55 Vanderbilt Parkway. 631-421-4530; Melville: 510 Sweet Hollow Road. 631-421-4535. hhhlibrary.org.• An array of Regents review sessions is avail-able at the library. Visit the website to seedates and times for specific courses.
Harborfields Public Library31 Broadway, Greenlawn. 631-757-4200. har-borfieldslibrary.org.• Young adults can watch “The Perks of Beinga Wallflower” on Friday, May 31, 6:30 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.• New Horizons String Orchestra invites thepublic to sit in on their rehearsals on Fridaymornings at 9:30 a.m.
• Jahn Guarino’s “Watercolors” will be on dis-play at the Station branch through June 29.
Northport-East Northport Public LibraryNorthport: 151 Laurel Ave. 631-261-6930. EastNorthport: 185 Larkfield Road. 631-261-2313.www.nenpl.org.• Brooklyn-born author Martin Levinson dis-cusses his book, “Brooklyn Boomer, GrowingUp in the Fifties,” at 7 p.m. on May 30, at theNorthport branch.
• The next Book-A-Trip is to The BarnesFoundation in Philadelphia on Thursday,Sept. 26. $75.
South Huntington Public Library145 Pidgeon Hill Road, Huntington Station.631-549-4411. www.shpl.info.• The Greenlawn American Legion will be col-lecting worn American flags through July 1.
• The North Shore Civil War Roundtable pres-ents a lecture by Walter E. Wilson, a retiredU.S. Navy Captain and author of “James D.Bulloch: Secret Agent And Mastermind of theConfederate Navy” at 7 p.m. on June 6.
Cinema Arts Centre423 Park Ave., Huntington. www.cinemaarts-centre.org. 631-423-7611.• Barbara Sukowa stars in Margarethe vonTrotta’s drama about the legendary intellectu-al whose controversial writings on theHolocaust forever changed the way we thinkabout evil. von Trotta appears with a sneakpreview of her movie “Hannah Arendt” onThursday, May 30 at 7:30 p.m. $10 mem-bers/$15 public.
• Huntington High School’s fourth annual filmfestival screens Thursday, May 30, 7 p.m.Free admission.
Dix Hills Performing Arts CenterFive Towns College, 305 N. Service Road, DixHills. Box Office: 631-656-2148.www.dhpac.org.• Tom Manuel’s Black Tie Affair Orchestra withStrings featuring alto saxophonist ChrisDonohue takes the stage for a once-in-a life-time stage recreation of the classic Jazz-eraalbum “Charlie Parker with Strings,” Sunday,June 2, at 2 p.m. Tickets are $20.
John W. Engeman Theater At Northport350 Main St., Northport. www.johnwenge-mantheater.com. 631-261-2900.• “South Pacific” now showing on the Engemanstage.
Township Theatre Group631-213-9832.www.townshiptheatregroup.com.• The group presents the bawdy 18th centurycomedy, “A Servant of Two Masters,” featur-ing cabaret-style seating plus a wine/beerbar. June 1, 7 and 8 at 8 p.m. and June 2and 9 at 2 p.m. at the Helen Butler HallTheatre @ Dominican Village, 565 AlbanyAve., Amityville. $20, $18 students/seniors.
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Boom In The BarnJoin arts collaboration SparkBoom for “Boom in the Barn,” a local night filled with
jazz, music, craft beer, food and artwork at the Conklin Barn (2 High St., Huntington)May 31, 7-10 p.m. Admission is free. A donation of $5 is suggested. www.spark-boom.org. Jazz singer JB Baretsky, pictured, is one of the performers.
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Gemini Youth Orchestra’s 45th SeasonGemini Youth is seeking talented young musi-cians for the 2013-2014 season. The GeminiYouth Orchestras is composed of 280 musi-cians from across Long Island, who perform invenues across the metropolitan region. Geminioffers motivated and talented young musiciansthe opportunity to train with outstanding con-ductors who are highly recognized in their fieldand provides a nurturing environment in whichstudents can develop their skills and makefriends. For more information, visitwww.gyo.org and email [email protected] schedule an audition.
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.• Acura of Huntington and the Art League ofLong Island present “Driven by Art”, anexhibit celebrating the automobile and itshighways and byways. The exhibit is on dis-play at the dealership through May 31.
• Photography exhibit “Structure: Within andBeyond,” runs June 2-July 7, with an artist’sreception Friday, June 7, 5:30-7:30 p.m.
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.
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• Calling all turtle and tortoise owners! TheTurtle & Tortoise Pageant is Saturday, June1. For information pertaining to registrationand pageant rules, call the hatchery. Willyour pet win an award?
Cold Spring Harbor Whaling Museum279 Main 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.
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.• “Car Culture: Art and the Automobile” on dis-play through Aug. 11.
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 permanent exhibit explains the 1920sincrease 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.• “Living Color” shows in the Art-trium throughJune 17.
• "Photography" is on display in the MainStreet gallery through June 3.
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.huntingtonhistorical-society.org.• Huntington Historical Society’s SpringFestival of Gardens is June 9.
• Stroll through Huntington’s Old BuryingGround at 2 p.m. on June 25. Learn a bit ofhistory, folk art and intriguing stories connect-ed with this historic site. $5 for members, $10non-members. Call ext. 403.
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.• Sylvia Harnick’s solo exhibition “Under theSea/& Elsewhere” is on display through June 9.
Northport Historical Society Museum215 Main St., Northport. Museum hours:Tuesday - Sunday, 1-4:30 p.m. 631-757-9859.www.northporthistorical.org.• The latest exhibition, “Northport Collects II,”celebrates the passion for collecting by high-lighting the unique and varied collections ofmembers. On display through June.
• The new permanent exhibit, “Our Stories: theHistory of a Community,” transforms half ofthe Society’s gallery space into a timeline,tracing the history of the Northport-EastNorthport community and rarely seen photosand artifacts from the Society’s collection.
Ripe Art Gallery67 Broadway, Greenlawn. 631-807-5296.Gallery hours: Tuesday - Thursday 11 a.m.-6p.m., Friday 2-9 p.m., Saturday 11 a.m.-5p.m. www.ripeartgal.com.• “I HAD” by Jeremy Zierau is currently ondisplay.
SPLIAHeadquarters: 161 Main St., Cold SpringHarbor. Joseph Lloyd Manor House: LloydLane and Lloyd Harbor Road, Lloyd Neck.631-692-4664. www.splia.org.• “Long Island at Work and at Play,” early20th-century photographs from SPLIA’s col-lections, is now on display Thursdaysthrough Sundays, 11 a.m.-4 p.m.
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 3-13years old and their families, classes andcamps. Now on exhibit: The Alef Bet ofBeing a Mensch. “Zye a mensch” is aYiddish saying that means “be a decent,responsible, caring person,” infusing boththe best blessing and the best that an edu-cator can wish for his students.
Vanderbilt Museum and Planetarium180 Little Neck Road, Centerport. Museumhours through April 15: Tuesday, Saturdayand Sunday, 12-4 p.m. Grounds admission:$7 adults, $6 students with ID and seniors 62and older, and $3 children 12 and under.Mansion tour, add $5 per person. 631-854-5555. www.vanderbiltmuseum.org.• The newly renovated planetarium is nowopen. Check the website for show times.
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: $6 adults, $5 seniors, $4 students,and children under 5 are free. 631-427-5240,ext. 114. www.waltwhitman.org.
• Schedule at a time convenient for yourgroup for high tea and transport yourselfback in time as your group experiencesHigh Tea in a private gathering house at theBirthplace. $25/person. 631-427-5240, ext.113. [email protected].
• If you would like to read at the Tenth AnnualMarathon Reading of “Song of Myself” onSunday, June 2, 3-5:30 p.m. at the GraniteProspect in Brooklyn Bridge Park, [email protected] withyour favorite three sections of “Song ofMyself”.
• A Poetry Master Class featuring NaomiShihab Nye will be held Saturday, June 1,12:30-3:30 p.m., with a reading at 5:30 p.m.$100 ($90). $50 auditors. $15 for readingalone. Call to register.
The Paramount370 New York Ave., Huntington. 631-673-7300. www.paramountny.com. All showsbegin at 8 p.m. unless otherwise noted.• Courtney Love performs on June 29.$34.50/$36.50/$47.50/$67.50.
• The All-Stars Tour 2013 comes to town July19 at 3 p.m. Featuring: Every Time I Diewith Chelsea Grin; Veil of Maya; Terror;Stray from the Path; Capture the Crown;IWRESTLEDABEARONCE; For All ThoseSleeping, Structures, Ice Nine Kills &Dayshell. $22/$25/$40.
• LeAnn Rimes performs Aug. 2.$35/$49.50/$54.50/$64.50/$85.
RidottoConcerts with a Touch of Theater.At Huntington Jewish Center, 510 Park Ave.,Huntington. www.ridotto.org. 631-385-0373
Help The Troops Call HomeAssemblyman Chad Lupinacci’s HuntingtonStation district office is an official drop-off sitefor Cell Phones for Soldiers. To help the troopscall home by donating your old cell phone, stopby or mail your phone to 1783 New York Ave.,Huntington Station, 11746. 631-271-8025.
Supply Drive For The HomelessDuring the month of May, the Life CenterCounseling & Health Services, 17 East CarverSt., Huntington will be collecting items for TheINN in support of the hungry and homeless onLong Island. Bring travel-size toiletries, new orgently-used clean towels, new socks, new under-wear, plastic and shopping bags and drop offyour donation any time before the end of May.
Help After SandyTouro Law Center has opened a legal hotlineat 631-761-7198 that is staffed Monday-Friday9-6 by law students and attorneys from the barassociations. Bilingual and Spanish-speakinglawyers are available thanks to the HispanicBar Association.
Be A Museum DocentThe Huntington Historical Society is currentlyseeking volunteers to train to become MuseumDocents at the historic David ConklinFarmhouse Museum. The museum is located at2 High St. in Huntington village and is a fasci-nating interpretation of the Colonial, Federal andVictorian time periods. No experience isrequired – an interest in local history is a plus.Training is provided. Call 631-427-7045 ext 403.Seeking Volunteer AdvocatesThe Family Service League’s OmbudserviceProgram of Suffolk County is seeking volun-
teers to train as advocates for nursing home,adult home and assisted living facility residentsto help ensure they receive quality care andtheir rights are protected. 631-427-3700 ext.240.
Artistically Gifted NeededThe Gurwin Jewish Nursing & RehabilitationCenter in Commack is seeking artistically gift-ed volunteers to partner with residents in anew program, “heART to heART” aimed athelping people with varying levels of cognitiveability express themselves through art. ContactJudie at 516-931-5036 [email protected].
Don’t Hibernate. HelpThe Retired Senior Volunteer Program (RSVPSUFFOLK) needs adults 55+ to help in organi-zations throughout Suffolk County. Dozens ofopportunities available in this federally fundedprogram for just about any interest or skill. Visitwww.rsvpsuffolk.org or call 631-979-9490ext.12 for more information.
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]
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.
Helping Runaway KidsShare your ideas and opinions on howHuntington Sanctuary, a program of theHuntington Youth Bureau, can help youth ages12-21 who run away or who are at risk of run-ning away. The group’s advisory board meetsone Thursday a month at 6 p.m. Call 631-271-2183.
Eyes For The BlindSuffolk County’s Helen Keller Services is look-ing for volunteers to visit blind who are home-bound to socialize and aid in reading mail, pos-sibly provide transportation. 631-424-0022.
Help American Red CrossThe American Red Cross is a humanitarianorganization that provides relief to victims ofdisaster and helps people prevent, prepare for,and respond to emergencies. The SuffolkCounty Chapter is looking for volunteers toassist in emergency shelters, at fires and natu-ral disasters, with veterans, at communityevents or at the office. Free trainings provided.631-924-6700 ext 212.
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She Could Write A Book!Enjoy a film and discussion of “I Could
Write a Book: the Beverly Fite Story,” onThursday, June 6, 6:30 p.m. Q&A with “B”, aBroadway actress and longtime resident ofHuntington and Cold Spring Harbor, to fol-low. At the Cold Spring Harbor Library, 95Harbor Road, Cold Spring Harbor.Registration required. 631-692-6820. cshli-brary.org.
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The Huntington Township Chamber ofCommerce welcomed Chairman LarryKushnick to the helm of their 90-year-oldorganization during the annual meeting atthe Huntington Yacht Club May 21.After Town Clerk Jo-Ann Raia swore in
the 2013-2014 Chamber board, outgoingChairman Bob Bontempi passed the batonand Kushnick laid out his plans for thecoming years.Central to the new chairman’s vision is
a renewed focus on attracting new mem-bers – 250 in the next year, Kushnick said.“We want to get our numbers back up to
where they historically were, so we cancontinue to reach thousands and thousandsof business people and residents,” he said.The new chairman said chamber mem-
bership is a valuable asset for local busi-nesses, providing opportunities to giveback, build new connections, build theircredibility on Main Street and foster busi-ness partnerships in Huntington.“We are the premier business lobby – we
lobby other businesses and we lobby gov-ernment. People don’t realize we have alobbying voice… we try to be the collec-tive voice of the chamber,” Kushnick said.In that role, the Chamber has launched a
Buy Local campaign, Dine HuntingtonRestaurant Week and became one of thestakeholders that backed a parking studyfor Huntington village.
In the coming years, Kushnick said theChamber would add more focus onMelville and Huntington Station throughnew committees dedicated to those ham-lets, as well as additional focus on Hunt-ington village through a stronger VillageMerchants committee. The recentlylaunchedMulticultural Committee is off toa fast start, he added.“It was jammed.What we’re trying to do
is get different cultures to learn how to dobusiness with each other, and we’velearned it’s all about trust,” Kushnick said.Huntington Chamber leaders are also
looking to get a Chamber School-BusinessPartnership Committee off the ground toprovide mentoring, scholarships and ca-reer days for area school districts. An an-nual gala will return, possibly with a fea-ture celebrating the area’s top businesses.“What they try to do is fill a need or a
void that is caused by school budget cuts,”the chairman said.As he assumed his new role, Kushnick
said his goals would not be possible topursue without the work of previous chair-men like Bontempi and Jim Kelly.“JimKelly really helped rebuild the cham-
ber. Through his leadership and guidance,we really came back together and began togrow,” he said. “Then we had Bob Bontem-pi, who is themost gregarious person I know,and he’s able to cut through barriers… andhe is the reason we are all here today. Mygoal is to try to take us to the next level.”
TOWN OF HUNTINGTON
Changing Of TheGuard At ChamberNew chair Larry Kushnick lays out his goals before packed house at annual meeting
New Chamber Chairman Larry Kushnick takes the baton from outgoing Chair Bob Bontempiat their annual meeting on May 21.
Terry Barton has a background in rev-enue and finance. A Kings Park resident,she spent 14 years working for the FirstDistrict Court in Central Islip until layoffscame about two years ago.She spent a year hitting the pavement,
looking to get back into the industry.But after that year ended and Barton was
still without a job, she turned to her passion.On March 3, Barton@Home was born inthe Village of Northport.“Northport was always the place to go.
They always had nice, cool shops. It was al-ways more artsy,” she said.Barton@Home is a mother-daughter run
store that sells home accents, vintage piecesand curiosities. The products, which rangefrom pillows to a piece of mercury glass,are designed to add beauty to customers’homes.Some of their more interesting pieces,
Barton said, include Moroccan-style lights.
“They’re rusty lights hanging from achain you can hang inside or outside yourhouse [with candles],” she said.The new store also stocks marquis signs
with the ampersand and peace signs. Pricedat under $100, these metal signs have littlelight bulbs that flash around the edge.Hard-pressed to identify her top seller
less than two months in business, Bartonsaid her collection of wooden signs with in-spirational slogans are very popular.“I think there’s a trend that people like to
be uplifted. We’re having that now morethan ever,” she said.Barton@Home also stocks a selection of
jewelry, scarves and other small gift items.But no matter what the product is, if it’s
sold in the Northport store, it has history,culture or both.Barton’s daughter, Elaine, graduated
from the Fashion Institute of Technology inManhattan. Elaine is the company’s mainbuyer.“She’s picking out items that are tasteful
and attractive,” her mother said.Actually, both mother and daughter have
spent years collecting items for the store.They enjoy traveling to country fairs up-state and estates sales looking for beautiful,unique pieces. About half of their selectioncomes from these trips.“We share the love of hunting for things
for the home, creating a beautiful atmos-phere,” Barton said.
Ironically, a business about beauty andpositivity replaced a business with a reputa-tion of bikers, trouble and even the infa-mous Ricky Kasso.489 Main Street was the home of Mid-
way and Mr. B’s Accessories – owned bythe Baldwin family and renamed in 2006 inhonor of founder George Baldwin – since1967. The store sold tobacco products,leather goods and motorcycle patches alongwith newspapers and stationary. It was pop-ular with bikers, but word spread in 1984that Kasso either was a regular customer orbought drugs at Midway. “The Acid King”was high on drugs when he stabbed a friend36 times in nearby woods.Fast forward 46 years ahead to a time
where Kasso’s name is slowly fading frommemories, Barton said plenty of locals stillavoid the location due to its legacy.“They’re really having a hard time be-
lieving it’s not here anymore. I have motor-cycle enthusiasts pulling up on their bikes,taking off their helmets and scratching theirheads,” she said.Getting the community involved is also
part of the business plan. Barton hopes tohold trunk shows every few months, serv-ing cheese and crackers while local artistssell their work. Book clubs are also a possi-bility at Barton@Home.“It’s got a good vibe here and we want
it to be a place for the community,” theowner said.
TOWN OF HUNTINGTON
Mother, Daughter Love Vintage BeautyRecently opened Barton@Home to sell pieces collected at country fairs and estate sales
Barton@Home owner Terry Barton withsome of the unique pieces purchased byher daughter or at upstate fairs.
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war chest to compete on a grand scale,”he said.McKay said he surprised by his 10 per-
cent disparity with Orelli. Several com-mittee members he was counting on, hesaid, voted for Orelli while others didn’tshow up.“I was hoping to come out with a ma-
jority, but that didn’t happen,” he said.“Bottom line is there was no clear win-ner; I’m ready to go to a primary.”Candidates running a primary will
need to file a petition with the SuffolkCounty Board of Election containing atleast 1,000 signatures. The primary voteoccurs in September, while the electionitself is in November.Two town board nomination seekers,
Assistant Town Attorney Patricia Flynnand Northport investment bankerMichael Kiesel, withdrew their candida-cies, citing concerns over time con-straints.
Concerns Rise Over Process
Town board nomination hopeful TraceyEdwards, a Dix Hills resident and NewYork regional president at Verizon Com-munications, alleged that Mary Collins,chairwoman of the Huntington Town Dem-ocratic Committee, distributed “inaccu-rate” district committee lists, hurting hercampaign.In addition, at Thursday’s convention,
several committee members were confusedabout which districts they represent.The Democratic Committee is responsi-
ble for keeping track of elected committee
members and the voting districts they rep-resent in local elections. Collins said thatevery two years, committee members mustcollect signatures from Democrats in theirdistrict to submit to the board of elections.When a committee member fails to do so,they are no longer “technically” a commit-tee member. The chair then has the author-ity to appoint people to the committee,Collins said.“Some people were changed because
other people had carried petitions in thedistricts they had formerly represented,”Collins said. “People don’t carry petitionsfor [reasons such as] illness, family emer-gencies, so they run the risk of not being onthe committee, or not being where theywere originally, and that’s what happened.”
Edwards said on April 23 she was pro-vided with an inaccurate list of district rep-resentatives, resulting in misguided out-reach of mailings and voting informationto at least 80 committee members. The dif-ference between her list and the accuratelist, which she said was given to other can-didates on April 30, differed by 52 percent.When Edwards received a list from the su-pervisor on May 22, dated May 20, she re-alized there was a marked difference be-tween the April and May lists. “To me this is an abuse of power…How
can they continue to run the election likethey had last night, when all the candi-dates did not receive the same informa-
tion?” Edwards said. Huntington resident and 32-year com-
mittee member Ann Berger said thisyear’s nominating convention was morecontentious than she’s ever seen.“I’ve never seen anything like this,
quite so raucous, at these races,” she said. Democratic nominations for town board
were to be held Tuesday, but results werenot available by press time. Candidates EdNitckewicz, Keith Barrett, Ed Perez, JimKelly and Edwards were voted on.
The continuation of the meeting wasto be held after this newspaper went topress; results were unavailable at presstime.
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No decision by Dems
Members of the Huntington Democratic Nominating Committee tally votes for highway su-perintendent Thursday night.
Democratic town board nominee hopefulTracey Edwards, of Dix Hills, address theroom during Thursday’s nominating con-vention. Edwards said the committee failedto provide her with an accurate list of dis-trict representatives.
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HillSPORTS
Coming off a five-game winning streak,the No. 5 Half Hollow Hills West softballteam was knocked out of the Suffolk ClassAA Championships last week after a 1-0loss to No. 4 Hauppauge.An RBI-single – Hauppauge’s only hit
of the game – cost the Lady Colts a chanceat the crown on May 22. FrancescaCasalino pitched a complete game, allow-
ing 4 walks with the 1 hit, while strikingout 9. Unfortunately, Hauppauge’s pitcherproved equally as tough a match for, yield-ing just 2 hits and no walks to go alongwith her 2 strike outs.In the first round of the playoffs, the
Lady Colts defeated No. 12 Lindenhurst5-4 on May 20, in a game that extended 10innings. Renee Pino scored senior leftfielder Kristina Spinelli with an RBI-double in the bottom of the 10th to pushHills in front of the Lady Bulldogs.
Casalino struck out 10, walked 4 and scat-tered 5 hits in a complete game win.Hills West actually defeated Hauppauge
just one week prior to stake their claim inLeague IV title. The Lady Colts andEagles finished with a 15-4 league record.On May 15, Hills West bested
Hauppauge 3-0. First baseman JessicaKleet’s (2-for-3) RBI-triple scoredCasalino to give Hills a 1-0 advantage.Casalino ensured her run stood up, tossinga three-hit shutout. She struck out 8
Hauppauge batters.The Lady Colts defeated East Islip, 4-3,
on May 14. Right fielder GabrielleCasalino’s two-out single in the bottom ofthe third drove in Kleet, who went 2-for-3with an RBI. Francesca Casalino pitched acomplete game with 10 strikeouts, 1 walkand 6 hits.In the game prior, Hills West trampled
West Babylon 11-0 on May 11. Casalinotossed a three-hit shutout, striking out 14and walking 2.
SOFTBALL
Lady Colts Eliminated In Pitching DuelNo. 5 Half Hollow Hills West can’t overcome RBI single against No. 4 HauppaugeBy Jacqueline [email protected]
Half Hollow Hills had a right to bragafter last week’s Suffolk County SectionXI Tennis Championships. Hills Eastsecured their fourth consecutive countychampionship and Hills West came inclose second.When the dust settled in the May 21
title game, the Thunderbirds emergedwith a 5-2 win and the crown.Undefeated in League I play, No.1 Hills
East (16-0) has won eight county titles inthe last nine years, Head Coach TomDepelteau said, racking up 79 straightwins over Suffolk County opponents.Athletic Director Joseph Pennacchio
praised both teams, crediting their suc-cess to a hard work that translates bothinside the classroom and on the tenniscourt.“In Suffolk County, tennis starts and
ends in Half Hollow Hills. You shouldhold your heads up high because a lot ofother teams are not here today,” he said.“The kids work very hard and I’m veryproud of both teams. We have two greatprograms run by two great coaches.”
Suffolk County singles champion andAll-State selection Zain Ali from HillsEast defeated Hills West opponent, AzizRashidzada, 7-5, 6-2 in the deciding firstsingles match.A member of the varsity team since the
seventh grade, Ali was proud to bringhome the win for his team.“I was really pumped, I saw the entire
frame though. Everyone was pumpedbecause the match was close, it couldhave gone either way. I was really excit-ed,” he said. “It feels great just to havemade the significant deciding point forthe team; you gotta do whatever it takes.”East defeated West in both regular sea-
son matches, 6-1 on April 16 and 5-2 onApril 29. But to earn the right to battletheir district counterpart, East defeatedthree other teams in the Section XI cham-pionship bracket.Prior to the final East-West faceoff, the
Thunderbirds defeated No. 4 WardMelville on May 20, besting the Patriots6-1. First doubles pair Jeff Cherkin andTravis Leaf defeated their opponents 6-2, 3-6, (10-3).On May 17, East hosted No. 8 Islip, and
won 6-1. Cherkin, a senior co-captain,
defeated Islip’s second singles player 6-4,7-5.On May 16, Hills hosted Patchogue-
Medford to open the 2013 playoffs.Sophomore doubles player Kyle Alperdefeated his singles opponent 6-3, 6-1.Depelteau said the “friendly but fierce”
Hills East/West rivalry has been aroundfor at least two decades.“Both teams are usually among the top
teams in the county, so the outcomes ofthe matches are usually quite significant,”he said.The Hills East Team will play Cold
Spring Harbor on May 29 for the LongIsland Championship title.Meanwhile, No. 2 Half Hollow Hills
West team ended the season 16-3 overall,with just two regular season losses inLeague I, both to Hills East. The Colts2013 season boasts two 7-0 sweepsagainst Bay Shore and Harborfields. Westalso defeated Huntington, SmithtownEast, Sayville and East Islip 6-1 inLeague I.Prior to the championship game, West
knocked out No. 15 East Islip, No. 7WestHampton and No. 3 Commack.The Colts trampled the Cougars 5-2
overall on May 20, when first singlesRashidzada beat his opponent 6-2, 7-5 inthe semifinals.On May 18, the Colts hosted the
Hurricanes and won 4-3.Hills West dominated the Redmen 6-1
in the first round of playoffs. Rashidzadadefeated his opponent 6-0, 6-0 in a cleansweep.
BOYS TENNIS>> HILLS EAST 5, HILLS WEST 2
EastNetsCountyChampionshipOverWestThunderbirds earn fourth consecutive title, third victory over Colts in 2013
The Half Hollow Hills East Thunderbirds were awarded their fourth Section XI Champi-onship plaque, and title, in a row on May 21.
The Half Hollow Hills West boys tennis team, whose only losses this season were to HillsEast, are the runners up in the Section XI boys tennis championship.
Junior first singles player Zain Ali deliversthe ball to West first singles player AzizRashidzada during the deciding singlesmatch on May 21.
The only page to turn for complete coverage of the: HALF HOLLOW HILLS EAST THUNDERBIRDS and HALF HOLLOW HILLS WEST COLTS
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