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Town officials said their plan to build asecond ice rink at Dix Hills Park is withinits budget and expected to be finished inlate spring, but critics are checking thatnotion into the boards, arguing the planis still considerably more expensive thaninitially promised.
The Town approved plans to build the$16.5 million, nearly 80,000 square-footfacility on Feb. 9, 2009, with money to bedrawn from reserves, bonds and openspace funding. Eleven months later, theproject is coming in on time and withinbudget, thanks to the Engineering De-partment’s stewardship, CouncilwomanSusan Berland said.
“[They are] keeping involved in what’sgoing on during a day-to-day basis, andthe company we’re using knows we’re go-ing to keep them on budget,” Berlandsaid.
Town spokesman A.J. Carter said thecold snap of recent weeks is setting theproject back a “couple of weeks,” but thatthe delay had been accounted for and thecontractor made good on the down timeby working on the existing rink. The newice rink is expected be finished in May orJune, and once the new one is up and
running, the existing rink will be closedfor five to six months for renovations.
“Steel is going up right now and themasonry on the exterior is going up,”Carter said. “It’s proceeding very well andwithin budget.”
Tom Dana, a real estate broker fromDix Hills and one of the rink’s most out-spoken critics, said even if the project isbuilt at its estimated cost, it’s still going tobe twice as expensive as initial plans toexpand the ice rink and is imprudent to
pursue during a recession.“I believe they could have renovated the
original rink and made it a little larger for$2-$4 million and it would have beenvery adequate for the town,” he said.
On Aug. 29, 2006, the Town Boardpassed a resolution to allocate $8 millionfrom bonds and its capital budget to builda 53,024 square-foot addition to the ex-isting rink. Initial research by the Engi-neering Department put the estimated fi-nal cost between $11 and $12 million, di-rector Pat Del Col said, but when theproject was put to bids in October 2007,they came back at about $15 million. Thehigher-than-expected bids led Town offi-cials to downsize the plan by 8,474 squarefeet before awarding the project to theL.D. Wenger Company, which specializesin ice rink construction, on Sept. 23,2008.
Berland said the skating community is“very excited” at the prospect of more ice,which could open the door to new, morediverse programs.
“We want to have a senior skate, ahandicapped skate,” Berland said. “Overthe break, there was an autism skate…and they do it once a year. If we can dosomething like that more often, that’ssomething we’re looking forward to.
Suffolk police admitted Monday thatan officer pulled the trigger of his serviceweapon on a man who was only guilty ofnot complying with orders.
An officer from the Second Precinctshot the 31-year-old man at 4:15 a.m.near Dix Hills Plaza after pulling a carover in connection with the robbery of aHuntington Station Taco Bell just min-utes before.
“This is a very unfortunate incident.The investigation of this incident is ongo-ing. We are conducting a thorough inves-tigation,” Chief of Detectives Dominick
Varrone said.Varrone refused to name the 14-year-
veteran. Police initially responded to the fast
food business on New York Avenue aftera 911 call reported the robbery. ThreeHispanic men armed with handgunsstole cash from the manager, Varroneconfirmed, before fleeing the scene.
Three miles away on Jericho Turnpike,the officer in question was driving amarked patrol car when he initiated afelony car stop of a sedan with three menand called for back-up. All three passen-gers were Hispanic, causing him to be-come increasingly suspicious, the chiefsaid.
The officer ordered all three men not tomove in both English and Spanish. How-ever, police said, the driver abruptly exit-ed the vehicle. He complied with orders
Man Shot By Cop Not A SuspectPD: Man matching robbery suspect’s description near crime scene ignored officer’s orders
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Steel beams are up and masonry is ready to go to build a nearly 80,000 square foot, $16.5million addition to the current Dix Hills Ice Rink, which Town officials say is on time andwithin budget.
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A Suffolk County police officer shot a manbelieved to be involved in the robbery of aHuntington Station Taco Bell on Mondaymorning. He was later deemed not a suspect.
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Dix Hills firefighters wererescuing victims from theirsecond serious motor vehicleaccident in as many days whenanother happened right infront of them.
Volunteers first respondedto a collision between aChevrolet sedan and a stateDOT dump truck along North-ern State Parkway near WolfHill Road on Jan. 5. Firefighters usedheavy extrication tools to remove twodoors and push back the dashboard tofree the woman driving.
The 19-year-old, Second AssistantChief Tom Magno said, was lucky to bealive. Her car did not have an airbag, butthe truck was sporting a bumper de-signed to minimize collisions.
“She was lucky,” Magno said. “She has abunch of injuries, but nothing major.”
Dix Hills firefighters were called back tothe Northern State Parkway on Jan. 6 foranother accident. A Ford Mustang Cobrawas destroyed after crashing into a treenear the Deer Park Avenue exit. Magnosaid witnesses saw the sport car speedingwestward before it lost control and wentairborne. The passenger side collided withthe tree, ripping apart half the car.
The man driving the car sustained alaceration on the wrist and other injuries;Dix Hills firefighters took him to Hunt-ington Hospital. His daughter, however,
was in the front passenger seat. She wasout of the car when rescuers arrived,Magno said, although it isn’t clear if sheclimbed out or was thrown out. She sus-tained a badly compounded facture onher femur and was airlifted in a Suffolkpolice helicopter to Stony Brook Univer-sity Hospital.
“The air bags probably saved theirlives,” the chief said.
But while rescuers worked with the fa-ther and daughter victims, two cars in theeastbound lanes collided. Everyone wastreated on the scene, Magno said, and no-body was taken to the hospital. However,he added that accidents like that are amajor concern when firefighters respondto calls.
“That’s a very big concerns of ours, es-pecially on the highway,” the chief said,adding that heavy rescue vehicles not inuse at the scene are used to buffer the vol-unteers. “It only has to happen once andwe could lose a lot of lives.”
Rescuers Kept BusyFire department aids three in accidents
Statistically, Huntington has fewerthan average homeless residents; justdon’t tell the nonprofits in the area.
It’s no surprise that the homeless pop-ulation in Suffolk County has jumped inthe past few years. Rolland Hampson, aspokesman for the county’s SocialServices department, said the numbersare up “dramatically.” Suffolk had 280families and 173 childless adults in shel-ters as of December 2008; those numbersclimbed to 356 and 214 last month.
“The numbers are up consistently overthe last 12 months,” Hampson said.
JoAnne Collins with the Family ServiceLeague and Marilyn Borghard with theHuntington Interfaith HomelessInitiative (HI-HI) both said they’ve seendramatic increases in the number of peo-ple using their locally-based services.
Borghard said HI-HI, a group ofchurches, temples and communitygroups that offer shelter for a night at atime, have taken in more single men thanever in their sixth year of operation. OurLady Queen of Martyrs Church inCenterport, for example, used to accom-modate no more than 20 individuals andonly on Saturday nights. Now they pro-vide shelter for 30 people and addedsome Mondays and Fridays to the sched-ule.
Their help was needed last week, whena dozen homeless men were moved froma makeshift tent village in the woodsnear East Fifth Street in HuntingtonStation. Town of Huntington codeenforcement officers, accompanied bypolice and representatives of FamilyService League, urged the men to takeshelter that night through the HI-HIprogram because temperatures wereexpected to drop into the 20s thatevening. The men were aware of theprogram and were able to take shelterovernight, but the issue of what to do for
shelter during the day remained.“If they don’t have work, [we advise
them to] go to places where there is heat,”said Peggy Boyd, Family Service League’svice president for community service andadvocacy. “With the interfaith program,yes, it’s an overnight respite, but then wedo have to bring them back to the point ofhomelessness in the morning.”
Collins, the director of HomelessServices for the Suffolk County-basednonprofit, said she’s received 30 percentmore requests for assistance in 2009from Suffolk residents – similar to the 26percent increases Hampson referred to.However, she also said that aid requestsfrom the Town have increased about 20percent.
“This is a pretty severe increase,”Collins said. “Huntington mirrors the restof the county.”
On the contrary, Hampson saidHuntington was home to just 28 cases ofhomelessness. East Hampton, ShelterIsland, Riverhead and other East Endtowns had single digit totals, while the84, 131 and 135 in Babylon, Islip andBrookhaven are the most prolific. Suffolkofficials also believe 45 homeless peoplein shelters came from outside countylines.
But regardless of how many, everyhomeless person has access to help, allthree sources said. During daylight hours,they are instructed to visit their localsocial services office, while anyone on thestreets at night or on the weekend cancall the county’s emergency services hot-line at 631-854-9100. Nobody will bedenied shelter, Hampson said, althoughlate night callers may be placed at a hos-pital or Suffolk County police precinctsdue to logistics.
“It would depend on the circum-stances,” he said. “We’re not turning peo-ple away. The alternative is that they dieon the streets. That’s not happening inSuffolk County.”
Homeless people who ask for help areactually not placed in shelters owned oroperated by the County. Instead, Suffolkofficials work with Family Service Leagueand other nonprofits who run the shel-ters. Every lodging is secure and includes24-hour supervision. Many also incorpo-rate a free meal.
Clothes, shoes, garbage and other debris surround the tent village in Huntington Stationseveral homeless men were moved from last week. The Town said they urged the men toleave the woods because of fears that frigid temperatures would put their health at risk.
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Banker’s hours went out the windowat Bethpage Federal Credit Union thispast weekend. At least, they did for U.S.Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, who was atBethpage Federal’s Huntington branchon Gerard Street Sunday to drum upsupport for a bill she said will spursmall business growth and create jobsby increasing access to loans from cred-it unions.
Gillibrand’s bill, the Small BusinessLending Enhancement Act of 2009,would increase access to credit unionloans by increasing the percentage of assets they may loan. By a simplechange in banking regulations, she said, some $10 billion in creditcould be made available to small businesses without increasing govern-
ment spending.“Small businesses just can’t get loans
and lines of credit,” said Gillibrand. Thebill she has proposed would free up ad-ditional money for business loans withno government expense.
“This is not a bailout, but a correctionof an arbitrary regulation,” said Beth-page Federal’s president and CEO KirkKordeleski, who introduced the senatorat Sunday’s event. Credit unions cur-rently are required to limit memberbusiness lending to 12.25 percent of thecredit union’s total assets, he explained.Gillibrand’s bill would raise that cap to25 percent of total assets and increasethe minimum business loan subject tothe cap from $50,000 to $250,000.
Gillibrand quoted the Credit UnionNational Association saying that thelegislation would help create more than
TOWN OF HUNTINGTON
Sen. Pushes Lending BillWould free $10B for business borrowers
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, explaining legislation that would free up capital for creditunions to lend in the business community, with County Legislator Jon Cooper, left, andHuntington Supervisor Frank Petrone.
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Dix Hills firefighters and other rescuers prepare a vic-tim with a compound fracture to fly to Stony Brook Uni-versity Hospital after one of three accidents last week.
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BABY FACES / PET OF THE WEEK
When Dogs Attack
A Dix Hills woman called Suffolk County police onJan. 10 after her dog was attacked by two others. Shetold police she was walking her pet along ConcordStreet that morning when two dogs exited a nearbyhouse and went after her dog. The other owner re-trieved the dogs after a few minutes. The victimized an-imal was taken to the Commack Animal Hospital withextensive injuries. A neighbor confirmed the incident,and the owner wanted it documented.
A Least It Wasn’t For Recreational Use
Suffolk police rushed to a Dix Hills home after a res-ident may have taken too many oxycontin pills just af-ter midnight on Jan. 10. The victim’s wife said he mayhave taken more than one. The Dix Hills Fire Depart-ment took the 49-year-old to Huntington Hospital.
Drunk Knocked To Ground By Bar Staff
A Huntington bar employee called Suffolk Countypolice before dawn on Jan. 10 to report throwing adrunk patron out. The employee said the Deer Parkman was causing a disturbance in the doorway of thebusiness and had to be removed. When they did, he fellon the sidewalk and injured his hand. The intoxicatedman then got up and began running through the streetscausing a disturbance. Police officers took him to thetrain station without further incident.
Drunk Wakes Up At Boss’
A Huntington Station man called Suffolk County po-lice after waking up at his boss’ house shortly after mid-night on Jan. 10. He told police he didn’t know wherehe was. The intoxicated man was taken home by the re-sponding officer.
Fill’er Up For Free?
A Dix Hills woman called Suffolk County police aftergetting fuel oil she did not pay for on Jan. 9. The womantold police she had a standing contract with the com-pany to fill her tank. However, she said she did not re-new the contract this year and the company filled hertank on Saturday anyway. She wanted to document theincident.
White Powder Found In Food Boxes
A Greenlawn supermarket manager called SuffolkCounty police to report possible product tamperingon Jan. 9. He told police two boxes of Jell-o puddingwere returned by an unknown woman the day beforeand six other boxes were removed from the shelf. Po-lice removed all eight boxes and examined them; theinvestigation revealed an unknown white powdercontained in a zip lock bag in each box. No one isknown to have ingested the substance or become ill atthis point, but all Jell-o products were removed fromthe shelves.
Woman Seeing Al-Qaida Everywhere Flees
Suffolk police were called after a Huntington womanfled involuntary hospitalization on Jan. 8. A socialworker was going to her home to serve the order, whenthe 24-year-old fled the house. The social worker saidshe is not suicidal, but the woman believes everyone isout to get her and that everyone is a member of Al-Qai-da. The area was checked with no results.
Pothole paradise… I’m having a hard time ad-justing to this crazy weather – one day it’s freezingand the next it’s like spring. My aching bones justcan’t keep up with the temper-ature changes. Still, it’s a goodthing I’m not a road. You heardme right. A road. I didn’t thinkanything could complain louder than my creakingknee and elbow joints, until I hit the road last week-end. I can’t say I’ve ever seen potholes this bad in re-cent years, and the experts say that it’s a result oftemperatures that repeatedly go from below freezing,to warm, then back again. It seems every time wewarm up or go in the other direction, cracks in the as-phalt become fissures, then holes, and eventuallythat crevasse that nearly swallowed my Buick onPark Avenue last week.
Derek and Minka… So much for being discreet.Seems that when word leaked that Yankee shortstopDerek Jeter and his main squeeze planned to marryNov. 5 at Oheka Castle, management at the platinumweddings venue was mum. Discretion, after all, is anecessity when dealing with celebrities. It took anenterprising reporter (OK, call her sneaky anddeceitful) to get the confirmation. A NY Post reporterbroke the story by going in and pretending she waslooking to book a Nov. 5 wedding celebration of herown. She was told the date was booked, and that noamount of money would be likely to budge thealready booked couple from their date. She also got apeek at the reservation book, which said pretty clear-ly in large capital letters, JETER wedding.Personally, I like to think that in these parts we’rejust a little more sophisticated than the typical Peoplemagazine reader. In fact, we’re pretty jaded. Youdon’t have to worry about us. However, if there’s any-one out there with knowledge of a secret tunnel intoOheka, give me a call.
Nice comeback… There’s a reason I could never bein politics. I hear that while Senator KirstenGillibrand was in town to hold a press conferenceSunday, a reporter asked her about former governorEliot Spitzer’s comments made a day earlier on theradio in which he criticized Governor Paterson forappointing her to fill the seat vacated when HillaryClinton went to the State Department. Spitzer saidher views on important issues are “either wrong or
too malleable.” Of Spitzer, who would have been theone to make the appointment had he been able tokeep his pants on, a Gillibrand spokesperson com-
mented that “because of hisown actions it wasn’t his callto make.”
Poorly looped … I guess it’sa trend because for the past
several holiday seasons, no one has given me a scarf.I mention it because the opposite was true for manyyears; I could always count on getting one or severalas gifts. Well, for the first time in a long time, I wentout and bought myself a scarf, only to discover thatI’m horribly behind the times when it comes to neck-wear. Seems they make the things much longer thanthey used to, I guess because the current fashion is towear them loosely looped several times around one’sneck. No big deal, right? Wrong. I had no idea it tooksuch talent to have a strip of cloth hang casually fromone’s neck. It’s a talent I apparently do not possessbecause after 15 minutes in front of a mirror, my newscarf looked like exactly that – a strip of cloth.
Enough wrinkles… Another thing I noticed duringmy scarf search was that wrinkles are in. Lots ofscarves, and shirts, too, are manufactured with thewrinkles all starched into them. Like I need helpwith that! It’s the first time in my life I can actuallysay I was ahead of the fashion curve.
News worthy… To the wise guy who sent an e-mailasking why Aunt Rosie isn’t on the panel at theHuntington Chamber’s annual media breakfast…Thanks, but I think I’m washing my hair that morn-ing. Not that the rest of you should miss it. It’s nextThursday, Jan. 21, 7:30 a.m. at the HuntingtonHilton. For those unfamiliar, the main event is apanel of journalists discussing the top stories of thepast year. A dozen storytellers passing a microphonealways makes for a good time.
(Aunt Rosie wants to hear from you! If you have com-ments, ideas, or tips about what’s happening in yourneck of the woods, write to me today and let me knowthe latest. To contact me, drop a line to Aunt Rosie, c/oThe Long-Islander, 149 Main Street, Huntington NY11743. Or try the e-mail at [email protected])
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QUOTE OF THE WEEKROLLAND HAMPSON
“We’re not turning peopleaway. The alternative is
that they die on the streets.That’s not happening in
Suffolk County.”
Homeless Rates Are On The Move, PAGE A3
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The Town of Huntington now has a newdoor to turn to in answering its search forfresh fruits and vegetables year round.
Plum Crazy hopes to answer the com-munity’s demand for affordable freshproduce, as the indoor farmer’s marketwas expected to open its doors for busi-ness today. The Huntington Station storewill be open seven days a week beginningJan. 14, offering a selection of fresh fruit,produce, meats and dairy products in ad-dition to a full-service deli.
“The way the economy is, it’s crazy tobe going into business right now,” co-owner Luke Ruzgas admitted. “We wantto let the people eat fruit at crazy prices,‘Plum Crazy’ prices.”
Ruzgas has been working with co-own-er Mark George to transform the 6,000square-foot building at 1345 New YorkAve., across from the LIRR station, into acolorful farmer’s market since September2009. Inside, dark purple-hued fruitstands pop alongside bright yellow ac-cents, and a 20-foot deli counter awaitspatrons. George said they initially aimedto open Plum Crazy on Nov. 1 but weredelayed waiting for necessary building
permits. The owners rushed to put thefinishing touches on purchase orders asthe first shipments arrived last Friday, tobe stored in a state-of-the-art air condi-tioning refrigeration system.
“A variety of people from all over theworld will be able to come and shophere,” Ruzgas said. “We are going to becarrying everything from basil to Africanbitterballs.”
The co-owners are relying upon almost60 years of combined experience to makePlum Crazy stand out from other super-markets. George said they will carry in-ternational foods from fresh herbs totropical produce, including plantainsand yucca.
“You want your family to be eatingfresh fruits and vegetables. It’s better,”George said.
Huntington resident Billy Iarrobino,who owns 13 of his own produce stores,was hired to help select produce, and anon-site butcher from Cold Spring Harborwill offer tips on choice cuts. Iarrobinosaid Plum Crazy hopes to beat the com-petition by following a “volume business”model, selling large quantities of freshfruit and vegetables at low prices.
“We have a saying in the business: ‘Letthe people eat,’” he said.
TOWN OF HUNTINGTON
Time Ripe For Plum CrazyIndoor farmer’s market set to open its doors
If you’re going to diss anassemblyman in a robocall tohis district, at least say hisname right.
A robocall targeted at AndyRaia’s 9th Assembly constituentsdistorts his record and is so loosewith the facts that the English-sounding woman on the otherend didn’t get his last name right,the Republican legislator said.
Raia, whose office is in Northport, saidresidents in his district have receivedcalls paid for by the DemocraticAssembly Campaign Committee (DACC)that denounce him for voting against the$2.7 billion Deficit Reduction Act.
“The Assembly and Senate both passed
legislation to reduce the budgetdeficit by $2.7 billion, yetAssemblyman Raia voted no,”DACC Executive DirectorKathleen Joyce said. “He waselected to make the tough choic-es, yet failed to take even the firststep in solving the state’s fiscalcrisis, despite the fact that fellowRepublican Senators JohnFlanagan, Owen Johnson andCarl Marcellino did the respon-sible thing and voted yes.”
Hogwash, Raia said – the act left thestate $500 million in debt and teetering onthe brink of insolvency with $383 millioncash on hand, while cutting education,health care, higher education and munici-pal aid for Suffolk County and tapping$100 million into the MTA’s coffers.
TOWN OF HUNTINGTON
Raia: Robocall Twists FactsMessages denounce official for ‘no’ vote
Plum Crazy, an indoor farmer’s market carrying a selection of fresh fruit, vegetables, meatsand dairy products with a full-service deli, is expected to open its doors across from theHuntington LIRR station today.
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Opinion‘Not the types set up by the printer return their impression, the meaning, the main concern.’
Humble Thanks
DEAR EDITOR:I want to warmly thank you
for making me your “Person ofthe Year.” I was truly hum-bled by your selection andoverwhelmed by the tremen-dous support from the entireHuntington community. I wantto thank all your staff with aspecial mention to DannySchrafel who obviously workedvery hard on the supplement. Iam a truly blessed person tohave such wonderful friendsand family. I promise to workvery hard to make you and thepeople of the Town of Hunt-ington proud of our deci-sion. Have a very healthy andhappy new year.
STUART BESENEast Northport
History Tells A Story, TooDEAR EDITOR:
I read with more than a littledisgust the claims of the Free-dom From Religion Foundation[in The Long Islander, Dec. 24].Disraeli once said that “statisticsdon’t lie, but liars use statistics.”The drivel quoted by their co-president is absurd regarding“more people have died in thename of religion than for anyother reason.” A historical re-view of facts would better serveto define what should be allow-able versus not.
World War II cost 50 millionlives, plus tens of millions more
with other wounds and shat-tered lives and families. Stalinkilled up to 25 million of hisown people in his infamouspurges prior to World War II.None of those had religiousbases as the root cause. I can goon ad nauseam. Despots, greedand power are the root cause,not religion. Religions areabused by master manipulators,and those are whom we mustguard against.
President George Washingtonwas given considerable latitudeas our first president to developthe path he felt appropriate tolaunch our great nation. Toquote from [Page 105 of] thebook “George Washington,Leadership Lessons” by JamesC. Rees, the executive director ofMount Vernon, our first Presi-dent, said, “I was but the hum-ble agent of favouring Heaven,whose benign interference wasso often manifested in our be-half, and to whom the praise ofvictory alone is due.”
The Constitution and ourAmendments provide for free-dom from religious persecution,not freedom from religion.Somewhere along the way, thewires got crossed up. If the ag-nostics want to show a symbolof their belief, then let themsupply one. Do not allow a14,000-member organization todrive the beliefs of the other 250million-plus people in our coun-try. Or did we lose the majorityrules concept also?
I looked at their website, andI agree with many of the con-
cepts, but concepts require prac-ticality, common sense and re-spect of other beliefs. That goesboth ways. To ignore that is toundermine our society, as wellas their mission and credibility.
CRAIG NORTHACKERExecutive DirectorVets-Help.org, Inc.
Cold Weather Culprits DEAR EDITOR:
Have you ever had the misfor-tune of cleaning up a smelly, wetand very cold mess on a freezingwinter day? I hope you haven’tand never do. Thousands ofpeople, however, suffer throughthis nightmare every year be-cause unprotected water pipesin their homes freeze and break.
A more subtle destructivewinter wonder is the phenome-non known as ice damming.Snow on your roof can lead toice dams that damage the roof,gutters, walls, interior ceilingand even items inside the home.
Two minutes. That’s about aslong as it takes to begin a smalltrickle of water from yourhome’s hot and cold faucetsand to open the doors of cabi-nets with water pipes runningthrough them.
Two weeks. That could be thelength of time needed to findand hire contractors to tear outsmelly, water-soaked carpetand wallboard, dry the remain-ing flooring of your house andreplace all that might havebeen destroyed by flooding
from burst, frozen pipes. Aneighth-inch (three millimeter)break in a pipe can spew up to250 gallons (946 liters) of wa-ter a day, wrecking floors, fur-niture and keepsakes.
There can be a tremendousadvantage to spending a coupleof minutes taking simple, no-cost precautions to preventfrozen pipes. The saying "timewell spent" is certainly an un-derstatement when you consid-er the soggy consequences ofdoing nothing. Here are a fewadditional steps to protect yourhome or apartment:
• Insulate pipes in yourhome’s crawl spaces and attic.
• Use heat tape to wrap pipes.(Use only products approved byan independent testing organi-zation, such as UnderwritersLaboratories, Inc., and only forthe use intended, interior or ex-terior). Closely follow the manu-facturer’s installation and opera-tion instructions.
• Seal leaks that allow coldair inside, near where pipes arelocated.
• Close air vents leading un-der the house.
• Disconnect garden hosesand, if practical, use an indoorvalve to shut off and drain wa-ter from pipes leading to out-side faucets.
After several days of melt-ing-freezing cycles, it's com-mon for the melted water andice to work up under the shin-gles until water enters the at-
tic and eventually does dam-age to the ceilings, wall andcontents. In cases where theice dam goes unnoticed for anextended period of time, itcan do significant damage tothe building and its contents.
There's no way to guaranteean ice dam won't damage yourhome, but you can take steps tocut the chances of an ice damforming in the first place:
• Thoroughly clean all leaves,sticks and other debris fromyour home’s gutters and down-spouts.
• Make every effort to keepsnow on your roof to a mini-mum. Long-handled deviceson the market called “roofrakes” let you stand on theground and pull the snow offthe roof. Keeping heavy snowloads off your roof reduces thechances for both ice dam for-mation and roof failure due tothe weight.
• All winter long, keep gut-ters and down spouts clear ofsnow and icicles.
• Evaluate the insulation andventilation in your attic. Mostexperts agree the R-value of at-tic insulation should be at leastR-30 (R-38 is preferable innorthern climates).
For more information onthese and other home safetytips, stop by my office or visitstatefarm.com.
BRIAN GILLState Farm Agent
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When temperatures stayed in the 20s for aseveral-day stretch last week, Huntingtoncode enforcement officials shut down a long-extant “tent city” that the homeless had es-tablished in Huntington Station. It wasn’t amalicious move, but rather a humane one.With temperatures so low, it was a way toforce even the most reluctant tent dwellers toseek shelter indoors.
Social services agencies and non-profits report that the number ofhomeless seeking shelter and food is on therise. It took a crisis of cold to force actionwhere something should have been donelong ago.
That there are people living in tents is un-
conscionable, even when weather permits.Some speculate there were undocumentedimmigrants among them. Others simply maybe too poor to afford housing.
When temperatures rise, one crisis will beover, but another must remain. That people –many of whom came to this country seekinga better life – are living in the woods is a cri-
sis of conscience that must bedealt with.
We can house them or feed themfor a night, or we can help them to helpthemselves. Putting resources into outreachand education and providing job trainingand employment opportunities will bringbenefits that last far longer.
A Crisis Of Conscience
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In celebrating one’s freedom,Huntington’s African-Americancommunity makes a point of re-membering the difficult path toget there.
The Huntington NAACP branchwill hold its annual “Jubilee” cele-brating the life and legacy of Dr.Martin Luther King Jr. on Friday,coinciding with the civil rightsleader’s Jan. 15 birthday. The eventwill focus on the importance offormer President Abraham Lin-coln’s Emancipation Proclamationand King’s work in African-Amer-icans’ strides for civil rights.
“Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. isone of the persons we have beenable to lift up for the work he hasdone,” said Dee Thompson, presi-dent of the Huntington branch ofthe NAACP. “We can appreciatethe sacrifices he made for all of us,
and I do mean all of us.”The celebration is important,
Thompson said, to stress toyounger generations how signifi-cant both the Proclamation andKing’s work were in laying thegroundwork for the rights African-Americans now have, includingthe right to vote, with strugglesand sacrifices made to get there.Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclama-tion will be read with choir per-formances from local churches.
“When we talk about the Eman-cipation Proclamation in 1862, Dr.King exemplifies these issues, giv-ing us a plan and direction to con-tinue to fight for civic rights,”Thompson said.
Rev. Roderick Pearson of St.Marks Remnant Ministries will bethe keynote speaker.
“The civil rights movement, ifyou go back into American civilrights history and look at the abo-lition rights movement, it’s all a
faith movement. Our struggle al-ways has been on the fact that faithis at the center of our movement,”Pearson said, noting King wasboth a civil rights leader and pas-tor. “We don’t do anything withoutprayer. We pray first, then wemarch. We pray, then we demon-strate. We pray, then we move for-ward.”
The “Jubilee” celebration will beheld at 6:30 p.m. at Bethel A.M.E.Church, located at 291 Park Ave. inHuntington.
“We have still not arrived. Weare still in the forefront fightingfor equality,” Thompson said.
Thompson will be honored bythe Suffolk County Dr. MartinLuther King Jr. Comission at their21st Annual Awards Luncheon forher work as the executive directorof the Huntington Station Enrich-ment Center and Huntingtonbranch NAACP president at noonon Friday.
Celebrating Dr. King’s Lasting Legacy‘Jubilee’ to honor life and accomplishments of civil rights leader on his birthday
Artwork filling a Huntington villagegallery’s walls in vivid splashes of colorfrom flowers to abstract shapes creates“a Grand Central Station” for art lovers.
The annual ‘Sell-a-bration’ is gearingup for its final weeks at the b.j. spokegallery on Main Street. The uniquelymember-owned cooperative gallery haslet its artists take over the walls creatinga mosaic of artwork sure to grab any-one’s attention. Whether you like wood-working or abstract collage, pencildrawings or photography, you can findit priced to bring home.
“It’s when we let the artists take over,show off what they want and play withwhat they want,” said Gallery ManagerMarilyn Lavi.
The nonprofit gallery’s 27 membersand three associate members have putdiscounted pieces of work on displaythrough Jan. 24. One of the new associ-ate members, photographer Jim Sabis-ton, has found success, as Lavi said thegallery has sold three copies of his lim-ited edition print “Cardinal in a SnowyTree.” He has chosen to present hisstrength in photography with severalother black-and-white or sepia-tonedprints for sale.
In stark contrast to Sabiston, gallery
member John McPhee makes a boldcolor statement with his high-glossacrylics work. An abstract piece featur-ing circular color patterns may seemlike watching eyes to some, brought
alive off the wall. “People walk in and they gawk at it,”
Lavi said. “The prices he’s giving peopleare great because in Manhattan theywould be playing close to $5,000.”
Others have used the carte blanche ofdisplaying the artwork of their choice totake a step outside their normal mediums, the manager said. Stan Jorgensen, whose drawings in pen andink can frequently be found at theHuntington Art Council’s galleries, decided to take enlarged pictures of hispen and ink strokes, a closer view of hiswork.
“This is their chance to unload andcreate more. They could be experiment-ing but you still recognize the artists,”Lavi said.
Painter Bernice Taplitz often surpris-es other gallery members with newworks, she said, and this winter is nodifferent as she presents photographs ofbirds including falcons and owls.
“We like them to go explore anotherarea, they’re still using their eyes andplaying with composition,” the managersaid.
Even members of the gallery’s ArtistCircle, a weekly book group, displays itscommunity project called “The DollProject 2009” in a corner of the gallery.
With so many artists on display, thegallery may seem crowded to regularvisitors, but it creates a “grand centralstation” that opens doors to conversa-tions. Visitors are welcome to browse,Lavi said, and all serious offers will beconsidered.
Artwork Mosaic Shows Members’ TalentsAnnual Sell-A-Bration features pieces in a variety of styles, media at affordable prices
The Huntington NAACP branch will hold its annual “Ju-bilee” celebrating the life and legacy of Dr. Martin LutherKing Jr. on Jan. 15, his birthday, focusing on the impor-tance of former President Abraham Lincoln’s EmancipationProclamation and King’s work in African-Americans’ stridesfor civil rights.
Huntington’s b.j. spoke gallery members have taken over the walls, displaying a wide varietyof artwork across all mediums for sale in “Sell-a-bration” through Jan. 24.
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When Roz Marcus was pursuing herDoctorate in psychology from AdelphiUniversity, she never imagined theNorthport Tasting Room and WineCellar would one day showcase her art-work.
Marcus studied art and fashion designin college, but her first career was as apsychotherapist counseling women withgrief issues. However, the Plainviewwoman never let go of her artistic roots,choosing to look at psychology as cre-ative work. She looks at each case as amystery she must solve.
Marcus was drawn back into art bychance, when she received an unexpect-ed gift about 10 years ago.
“Someone gave me a camera as a pres-ent. Before then I wasn’t really into pho-tography. I immediately got into digitalphotography,” she said.
Marcus’ unusual style gradually devel-oped. She began simply framing andmatting – mounting pictures onto otherbackgrounds. Subjects for her photo-graphs varied, but mainly entailed land-scapes and scenery.
“After a while, I started to look at thephotography and how I could enhance itand put more of myself into the photo-graphs. So I started to decoupage onto
the photographs. Then that went a littlefurther and I began painting onto thedecoupage, which were on the photo-graphs,” she said.
Marcus uses decoupage – the tech-nique of layering cutouts onto a back-ground image – to create what shedescribes as “yearnings and oppressionsof the subconscious mind.” These printscan have as many as 30 cutouts per piece.
“I often see pictures in magazines orcoffee table books or NationalGeographic. I go through the books reg-ularly and I cut out pictures which I findinteresting… and save them until theright moment comes,” she said.
As Marcus developed her unique style,others became interested in purchasingher artwork. She joined the Northport ArtsCoalition – a nonprofit organization thatlinks artists within the community – whichconnected Marcus with her opportunity.
“I think people find her artwork inter-esting. Because it is collaged, there aremany different elements. Every time youlook at one of her pieces you find some-thing new,” said Matthew Spirn, owner ofthe Northport Tasting Room and WineCellar. “I have a lot of regular customerswho will say, ‘I didn’t notice that before’and that’s very compelling to the viewer.”
The Northport Arts Coalition providesthe Northport Tasting Room and WineCellar with a new artist every six weeks.
Marcus’s artwork is to be displayedthrough Feb. 4. Her pieces sell forbetween $150 and $500 – depending onthe size and framing – and three havealready been purchased.
“It makes you smile to see how she hascombined all these different images…every person is probably going to comeaway from each piece with a differentperspective,” said Tasting Room curatorKate Kelly.
While these images might appear arbi-trary to others, Marcus says her art isbased upon “where she is in her ownhead.” She tries to incorporate scenicphotos from her travels to places such asVenice and Turkey with cutouts ofobjects ranging from vegetables tohuman figures.
“I want to convey that you can com-bine the familiar things in life with mun-dane things. The familiar things arebackgrounds, figures, people, hands[and] eyes. The mundane things mightbe fruit or baskets or doors. I try to com-bine them that so that my photos areboth whimsical and fantasies,” saidMarcus.
However, she has not let her artisticsuccess interfere with her psychologycareer in the meantime. Marcus stillcounsels women four days a week ather private practice in Roslyn – com-bining her knowledge in both fields to
help patients.“I encourage psychology clients to use
their artistic and creative abilities,” saidMarcus. “I feel that I am really fortunateto have two careers at the same time.”
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Doc Draws On Creative Side Part-time artist showcases decoupage pieces at gallery in Northport Tasting Room
There are several ways to get the wordout about multiple sclerosis, and music isone of them.
Doug Hochlerin, of the rock bandMAZARIN, and the Deep River Bandperformed at a reunion show in PortWashington to benefit the Long Islandchapter of the National MultipleSclerosis Society, headquartered inMelville.
Though MAZARIN had never beforeconsidered doing charity events, giventhe great turnout at their show they
decided to bill next year’s performance asa benefit for the National MultipleSclerosis Society to assist in the deliveryof programs to individuals with multiplesclerosis on Long Island.
MAZARIN’s music has charted inmajor markets and been included oncollections that feature Bon Jovi andTwisted Sister. They were named “BestRock Band” three times by Good Timesmagazine, and represented New Yorkat the South-by-Southwest MusicFestival.
MELVILLE
Rocking Out For MS
Musician Doug Hochlerin presents the Melville-based Long Island chapter of the NationalMultiple Sclerosis Society with a check for $1,000 after a benefit concert.
Roz Marcus, whose work is on display atNorthport Tasting Room & Wine Cellar, us-es decoupage – the technique of layeringcutouts onto a background image – to cre-ate what she describes as “yearnings andoppressions of the subconscious mind.”
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Sno-Haus was a small store in Hemp-stead when Robert Merrill first startedworking for the ski shop. Forty-six yearslater, it’s much bigger and the businesshas an even larger Huntington store.
Located on Jericho Turnpike in Hunt-ington Station, the store, Merrill boasted,has “everything you could possibly wantfor skiing and snowboarding.”
However, the business has humble be-ginnings. Oscar Kornblatt first openedSno-Haus on North Franklin Street inHempstead in 1959. Merrill came onboard in 1963 as Kornblatt’s first em-ployee.
“It was the two of us. He was a goodmerchant and I was a good salesman. Wegrew at an average rate of 20 percent ayear for about 20 years,” he said.
Merrill worked at the store for threeyears before he left to serve in the U.S.Army. His service lasted just six monthsand he moved onto the Garment Centerin Manhattan, although that lasted for ayear.
In the meantime, Kornblatt took onpartner Bob Schreiber in 1962 andopened a store in Huntington, thenneighboring Battling Barry’s House ofAudio. The partnership failed in 1967and Schreiber took the Huntington storein the split.
But Merrill accepted a proposition tobecome Kornblatt’s new partner and theduo purchased the then-failed Hunting-ton store. In two years they doubled thebusiness. With business picking up, theymoved into a former furniture store –their current location.
“When we took over the store it wasabout 5,000 square feet. It’s about20,000 square feet now,” Merrill said.
Now partnered with Kornblatt’s son,Neal, the owners decided to give theirHuntington store a unique twist during arenovation three years ago. Merrill ownsproperty in Colorado, and owning a logcabin was always a dream.
“I’ve been researching it, I know abunch of the companies and I said it’d bea good look for Huntington. We con-tracted a company in Oregon to cut treesdown for us,” he said.
The log cabin theme is also maintainedinside. Whether it’s shopping for skis,goggles or shirts on the first floor, or evensnowboards on the second floor, Sno-Haus boasts the casual and friendly at-mosphere of a ski lodge.
And apparently the customers like thebusiness; Sno-Haus has outlasted manyother ski shops across Long Island overthe years. But even as one of the few sur-vivors, Merrill said business hasn’t beeneasy lately.
“It has its challenges like all businessover the past five years,” he said.
Still, Sno-Haus isn’t going anywhereanytime soon, and the co-owner revealedthey may expand in the near future. Heconfirmed that they are consideringopening a third store somewhere onLong Island.
“I think we’ll probably expand fromhere now that the worst is over andthere’s not much competition left. We’dprobably expand to doing more snow-boarding stores,” Merrill said. “We havenowhere to expand on the locations wehave now, we’re maxed out.”
Ski Business SnowballsSno-Haus boasts two stores after small start
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oehlerThe log cabin look of Sno-Haus was added three years ago when the building was renovated.
Sno-Haus initially grew its customer basewith ski sales, and continues to boast awide selection today.
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One of Long Island’s rising musicstars rocked Huntington in a specialVIP performance.
Indie singer-songwriter Ryan Stargave a surprise performance at Hunt-ington Senior Citizen Center last Tues-day in honor of his grandfather’s birth-day. He said there was no better way tohonor his grandfather, Huntington res-ident Nick Pappalardo, as the source ofhis musical talent and inspiration.
“I attribute a lot of my musicality tothat side of the family, especially mygrandfather and grandmother,” Starsaid.
The musician recounted childhoodmemories of listening to Pappalardosing Italian operas between performinghis hit song “Brand New Day,” whichserves as the introductory song for thetelevision series “Lie to Me,” and “LastTrain Home,” a pre-release from his up-coming album “11:59.” His grandfather,who turns 90 on Jan. 20, stood in raptattention, joining others in clappingalong to “Breathe,” but he hasn’t alwaysunderstood Star’s musical ambitions.
“I think my whole life it’s been ‘Whatis my grandson doing?’ Then about ayear ago, it all made sense,” Star said.
The Half Hollow Hills West graduateformed his own band in high school,played the New York City club circuit,
was a contestant in the second seasonof CBS’s “Rock Star” and has opened forKISS and Bon Jovi. Yet Star said hisgrandfather had a hard time under-standing his decision to pursue a musi-cal career in favor of something moretraditional. The World War II Armyveteran’s perspective changed when the
World Wrestling Entertainment(WWE) used Star’s song “This Could BeThe Year” to promote its 2008 SurvivorSeries.
“When the WWE played my song, hehad tears in his eyes,” he said.
Pappalardo has since become one ofhis grandson’s biggest fans, even mak-
ing fans out of others at the senior cen-ter.
“He writes his own music. I think he’sa really great singer,” the grandfathersaid.
“He carries his grandson’s card in hiswallet and he shows everyone,” addedProgram Supervisor Julia Frangione.
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‘Star’ Treatment For A Senior VIPHalf Hollow Hills graduate and signer Ryan Star surprises grandfather for 90th birthday
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Indie singer-songwriter Ryan Star, left, gave a surprise performance at Huntington SeniorCitizen Center last week in honor of his grandfather, Huntington resident Nick Pappalardo,who stands watching at right.
Pappalardo and Star, from left, share a mo-ment together after the performance.
Madison National Bank, which has abranch in Melville, has announced threeorganizational appointments.
Kenneth J. Sapanski joins the bank asvice president and credit administrationofficer. He is responsible for managingthe bank’s Loan Administration andLoan Servicing departments, and over-seeing commercial, construction andconsumer loan operations. Prior to join-ing Madison National, Sapanski, ofMassapequa, held various credit admin-istration management positions with anumber of New York-based commercialand savings institutions.
In addition, Theresa E. Going waspromoted to vice president and relation-ship manager. Her new responsibilitiesinclude identifying new market areas,attracting new customers and establish-ing those relationships for the bank. Shejoined Madison National in 2007 as vicepresident and branch manager in chargeof opening and managing the Melvillelocation. Prior to joining the bank, Going,of Islip, spent 24 years establishing hercareer in the banking industry.
Georgeann Cardace has also beennewly appointed to the position of vicepresident and market manager. She isresponsible for the overall operation,market share and staff development ofthe bank’s Merrick and Melville branch-es, as well as the Massapequa branch,which is expected to open soon. Cardace,of Amityville, has been with the MadisonNational Bank family since it opened in2007. Prior to this appointment, she wasmanager of the bank’s Merrick branch.
Students at Quinnipiac University hitthe books hard last semester, and theirhard work paid off. Local students whowere named to the Dean’s list for the fall2009 semester included: Julie Abott ofDix Hills, Jamie Barnstone of Melville,
Steven Bucaro of Dix Hills, AleshaFedner of Dix Hills, Jesse Gaccione ofDix Hills and Christen Samuels ofMelville.
Michael Barone of Melville andJessica Palmetto of Dix Hills werenamed to the Dean’s list at the Universityof New Haven for the fall 2009 semester.Full-time undergraduate students musthave a 3.50 or better cumulative GPA forthe semester to be eligible.
Michael Shampanier, a resident ofDix Hills, recently received a graduatedegree from the State University of NewYork at New Paltz. His degree was inVisual Arts Education.
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Tunes For The TroopsAs part of its charitableholiday outreach efforts, Bethpage FederalCredit Union donated200 iTunes gift cards tothe American troops inAfghanistan. The cardswere given to the troopsby Rep. Steve Israel (D – Dix Hills), who traveled to Afghanistanto visit with the troops on Dec. 26, 2009. CreditUnion President and CEOKirk Kordeleski standswith Israel.
Saving energy means saving money,and your personal computer is one wayto start.
For energy savings and convenience,the U.S. Department of Energy recom-mends turning off your personal com-puter’s monitor if you aren’t going touse it for more than 20 minutes. Youshould also turn off both the computerand monitor if you are not going to usethem for more than two hours.
In addition, make sure your moni-tors, printers and other accessories areon a power strip or surge protector,and turn off the strip’s switch when thisequipment is not going to be used foran extended period of time to preventthem from drawing power even whenshut off. If you don’t use a power strip,unplug extra equipment when it is notin use.
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TOWN OF HUNTINGTON
Turning Up The Heat At The Spice Village Grill
Don’t be fooled – Spice Village Grill isnot just an Indian restaurant.
Born in Lahore, Pakistan in 1952, ownerTabassum Ali came to the United States in1980, providing a key link to his culinaryvision. He watched his mother cook as ayoung boy, and his roots encouraged himto fuse Indian, Pakistani, Persian andAfghani recipes. Now, he’s turned hishobby into a business.
Once he built his roots in the States, Aliracked up as many as 13 storefronts, butsold them all except for his digs on Main
Street in Huntington – the corner of Mainand Wall Streets is just too good to give up,he said. A Huntington resident since 1986,Ali opened a camera shop at the locationin 1991, which he closed last January.Then, the family briefly transformedthe storefront into a hookahlounge before Spice Villageopened about a month ago. Thesmall, cozy dining room, natu-rally lit through its large win-dows and dressed in black table-cloths, maroon linens and throwrugs, was filled to capacity duringour Friday lunch visit.
Ali’s soups of the day – vegetarianMulligatawny and Kaukswe ($4.50) – areboth good starters. The Mulligatawny,with its rich curry and lentil flavor, is thickand satisfying without being dense, whilethe Kaukswe (pronounced cow-sway) is aunique medley of flavors with rice, chickenand vegetables. The aroma hints at a but-tery base, while a bright lemon noteemerges after you take a spoonful.
Chicken Tikka Masala ($10.99) is mildand savory, and the medallions of chickenpair well with Spice Village’s excellent bas-mati rice. Soak up the aromatic creamsauce with some naan bread, which willrun you no more than $2.50.
Torn on our entrée decision, we decided
to go for a little of every-thing, thanks to the Mixed
Grill ($14.99). A good placeto start for first-time visitors,
the platter comes with a small ribeye steak, chicken, lamb and shrimp seekhkebabs, and chicken and lamb tikka. Thejuicy tender lamb is the zestiest of thebunch; the remarkably tender chicken isnext in line on the spicy list. The fresh,juicy shrimp and the rib eye are smoky andmellow, while the seekh kebabs, or meatsausages, are nutty and delicious; the lambsausage packs an extra, spicy punch.
After our entrees, Gulab Jamun, or sugarydough balls, are served warm in sweet, butnot oppressive, rosewater-cardamom syrup,and Sooji Halwa is warm, enticing and semi-sweet semolina browned with cardamomand simmered in scented sugar withalmonds and raisins. All five of the restau-
rant’s desserts, which include Zarda Rice,Ras Malai and Milk Cake, run about $5.
Thus we took advantage one of theuntold joys of splitting a mixed grill forlunch – plenty of room for dessert.
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Spice Village Grill281 Main St. Huntington village
631-271-4800
Cuisine: South Asian-Middle Eastern fusion
Atmosphere: Small, laid-back bistro with service to match
Owner Tabassum Ali, third from left, has owned the location hostingSpice Village since the early 1990s. From left, sons Farooq and Omar,Tabassum and waiter Robert Page take a breather after the lunch rush.
The mixed grill offers a variety of flavors fordiners at Spice Village Grill, with differentspices for each type of meat. Above, right,Kaukswe soup is an eclectic tasty blend ofaromas and flavors.
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TheFoodieS E C T I O N
PRIME ANNIVERSARY: Prime – AnAmerican Kitchen and Bar (117 NewYork Ave., Huntington 631-385-1515www.restaurantprime.com) celebratesits fourth anniversary with a specialedition of its Jet Set menu. From Jan.19 - 23, Prime’s Jet Set menu takes din-ers to Italy. The first-class, three-coursedinner is $40 per person, or $50 withthe special wine pairings. Enjoy unlim-ited tastings from an array of vineyards.
SISTER ACT: Huntington’s Prime has anew baby sister. Michael & Kurt Bohlsenhave opened Verace (599 Main St, Islip631-277-3800), billed as bona fideItalian and bona fide Bohlsen. Tuscan-born Executive Chef Francesco Torrefocuses on fresh ingredients and honestflavors. Portion sizes encourage diners toenjoy three or even five courses startingwith sfizi, or little bites. A state-of-the-art, Ferrari-red colored Montague cook-ing suite will get plenty of attention, aswill the custom-blended wines-on-tapsystem, similar to those used in wineries.We expect we’ll hear plenty more aboutthe newest Bohlsen family member inthe weeks to come.
BISON BURGERS: Canterbury Ales ((314New York Ave., Huntington 631-549-4404 canterburyales.com) is featuringfarm-raised USDA Buffalo flown in fromMontana and Missouri. Bison burgersand steaks have one-third the fat of beef– in fact, they’re lower in fat and choles-terol than turkey or chicken, according toCanterbury’s website. Give it a try!
COOKIE TIME: Girl Scout Cookie season ishere! To stock up on those Do-Si-Dos,Thin Mints and more, find yourself a GirlScout. And if you have a difficult timedoing that, think about the armed service-men and women serving in Afghanistanand Iraq. Fortunately for them, there’sOperation:Cookie. Through this program,Long Islanders have sent more than 2 mil-lion Girl Scout Cookies to troops in Iraqand Afghanistan and to those at WalterReed Medical Center and the NavalHospital in Bethesda, MD. Cookies werealso sent over with the "Fighting 69th"Infantry National Guard unit. To becomea part of Operation:Cookie, go to theSuffolk County Girls Scouts website:www.gssc.us.
550 CALORIE MEALS: Attention, caloriecounters: Diners at ApplebeesRestaurants are finding that they canhave their steak, chicken or shrimp andeat it too with Applebee’s “UnbelievablyGreat Tasting & Under 550 Calories”menu. Selections include: GrilledShrimp and Island Rice, Asian CrunchSalad, Grilled Dijon Chicken andPortobello Mushrooms, AsiagoPeppercorn Steak or Spicy ShrimpDiavolo. Applebees locations are inHuntington Station and Commack.More at applebees.com.
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School Notebook Compiled by Luann Dallojacono
Learning From A ProSecond-graders at Vanderbilt
Elementary School learned about gov-ernment from someone on the inside.
Legislator Steve Stern (D – Dix Hills)visited to discuss Suffolk County govern-ment and the role of a legislator in thecommunity. As part of their social stud-ies curriculum, the children prepared anassignment suggesting ideas for “newlaws.”
“I always enjoy meeting with our chil-dren and teaching them about govern-ment and the good things that govern-ment can do,” Stern said. “These studentsare our future leaders, and it is never toosoon to become interested in govern-ment and to seek new ideas to better ourcommunity.”
A Stand Against BullyingRecognizing that bullying is a problem
that can be prevented, CandlewoodMiddle School invited Child AbusePrevention Services (CAPS) to presentStep Up and Speak Out, a bullying pre-vention program for grades 6 and 7.CAPS is Long Island’s leading organiza-tion dedicated to preventing child abuseand neglect, and provides violence pre-vention and child safety education toNassau and Suffolk schools at no cost.
“Statistics suggest that between35,000 and 55,000 children on LongIsland spend each school day in fear ofbullies,” said Alane Fagin, executivedirector of CAPS. “Those are devastatingnumbers. Candlewood ElementarySchool deserves credit for taking steps to
change them for the better and keeptheir students safe from harm.”
Professionally trained volunteers fromCAPS facilitated Step Up and Speak Outwith students in their classrooms duringthe week of Nov. 2. It is a two-session,multimedia program designed to pro-mote empathy, prevent bullying andteach strategies for dealing with bulliesat the middle school level.
Thanks in part to a legislative grantfrom Senator John Flanagan (R –Northport) and the financial support ofconcerned community members, CAPSprovides Step Up and Speak Out to pub-lic and private elementary and middleschools at no cost. To date, over 600,000Long Island students have participatedin CAPS prevention programs.
“The demand for our student pro-grams increases every year, and so weencourage community members who areconcerned about our children’s safety tocall us if they have an interest in becom-ing a CAPS volunteer presenter,” saidFagin.
Founded in 1982, the Roslyn-basedChild Abuse Prevention Services is LongIsland’s comprehensive resource centerfor the prevention of child abuse, bully-ing, peer harassment and Internet safe-ty. It is a nonprofit underwritten by pri-vate donations, grants and legislativeappropriations. Information about pro-grams, educational materials and volun-teer opportunities are available atwww.capsli.org or by calling 516-621-0552 or 631-289-3240.
Legislator Steve Stern visits Rissa Zimmerman’s Vanderbilt Elementary students to discussthe role a legislator plays in county government.
Mrs. Kaplan’s fourth-graders at Forest Park Elementary School sport their wildestheadgear for Crazy Hat Day.
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Raia stands by deficit reduction vote“If they had $100 million to give, we
should reduce the MTA tax… the neteffect of these changes would be to raiseproperty taxes in Suffolk County withoutgetting New York out of debt,” Raia said.“My opponents would rather misleadthan lead, and obscure instead of debat-ing what really occurred on Dec. 2.”
Joyce bristled at Raia’s suggestion that
the DACC call is dishonest.“The call said he voted ‘no’ on the
deficit reduction plan, which is simplythe truth,” she said. “Maybe he believesthat if he makes enough noise aboutDACC’s supposed ‘distortion’ of the truth,his constituents won’t notice that hevoted against a cut in state spending.”
Raia said he’s received feedback at hisdistrict office, but perhaps not the kind
DACC was hoping for. The womanrecording the message mangled his lastname. She said it with the emphasis onthe “I,” while he pronounces it with theemphasis on the first “A.”
“Most of the people [calling] werepissed that they said my name wrong,”Raia said, laughing. “I got a total of sixphone calls and most of them wanted tobe my volunteers.”
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Shelters seeing more homeless“These shelters operated by nonprofits
do a great job,” Hampson said.There were 15 homeless shelters, for
families or individuals, within Suffolk’sborders as of February 2008, FamilyService League officials said at the time.That includes the Linkage Center inHuntington. Opened in 2005, the facilitygives 40 single adults a safe place to stayfor a night before reporting to SocialServices in the morning.
Collins refused to comment on thenumber and location of shelters current-ly available. However, she confirmed thatthere are several shelters for families andindividuals in the Town of Huntington,including some run by other agencies. In
addition to calling the hotline, needy res-idents can walk into Family ServiceLeague’s offices on Park Avenue and EastFifth Avenue during business hours.
More people have recently soughtshort-term shelter from the lengthy coldsnap, Collins and Borghard said.Temperatures have struggled to break thefreezing mark and aren’t expected toreach 40 degrees any time soon.
“It’s bitter cold,” Borghard said.Both women, along with Hampson,
also said the poor economy is likely thesource of troubles for people in need oflong-term housing help.
“With the economy, our first-timehomelessness is growing,” the spokesmansaid.
People using Family Service Leagueofferings, Collins said, are more likely tohave rented an apartment than owned ahouse. Sometimes, she added, tenantspaying on time are thrown into thestreets when the landlord allows thebuilding to be foreclosed.
She added that more people will likelyseek refuge at a shelter now. Familiestend to seek housing help in time for chil-dren to start school and immediatelyafter the winter holidays, while singleadults are more seasonal.
“When you see a snap like this whereit’s so cold, you’ll see higher amounts,”the director said.
Danny Schrafel contributed to thisreport.
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Officer believed man was involved in robberyto keep his hands on the roof and the pas-senger in the front seat left his hands onthe dashboard, but a passenger in theback seat refused to comply with ordersto show his hands.
“When he made a sudden downwardthrust with his hands, the officer wasfearful for his safety and thought the oc-cupant may have been reaching for agun,” Varrone said.
Police confirmed the officer fired twicethrough the rear driver’s side window.One bullet struck the suspect in the ab-domen while the other is believed to havelodged somewhere in the car.
The passenger was taken to Hunting-ton Hospital by the Greenlawn Fire De-partment, which had no comment. He
was in stable condition, police said, al-though he remained hospitalized as ofMonday evening.
All three men will not be charged withany crimes. The other two were taken to theSecond Precinct for questioning and weresubsequently released. The hospitalizedman will be released once he has recovered.
“They told us they had been drinkingall night, had just left the bar and werecoming home. Whether their drinking af-fected their actions and compliance issomething we’re investigating,” Varronesaid, refusing to identify the men. “At thisjuncture, they haven’t done anythingwrong.”
The officer was also taken to Hunting-ton Hospital for psychological traumaand released. Unlike the NYPD, Varrone
said, the Suffolk County Police Depart-ment does not suspend officers after fir-ing their service weapon. The officer hasa clean record and never been involved ina shooting before. He will be asked toconsider taking some time off and dealwith the post-traumatic stress.
“He’s not being suspended, unless ourcontinued investigation proves other-wise,” Varrone said. “At this point it ap-pears the involved officer was followingprocedures.”
The Homicide Squad, reportedly underthe new leadership of Det./Lt. GerardPelkofsky, will investigate the shooting.The chief said that they investigate when-ever a Suffolk police officer fires his gun,regardless of the outcome.
In the meantime, the Second Squad
Detectives are investigating the robbery.A supervisor could not be reached forcomment on Monday night. Anyone withinformation about either case is asked tocall Crime Stoppers at 1-800-220-TIPS.
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Senator in town7,000 jobs in New York.
“This common sense legislation wouldfree up lending at not-for-profit creditunions in every corner of America tosmall businesses. This would give smallbusinesses more of the capital they needto get off the ground, grow and get thou-sands of Americans back to work,” Gilli-brand said.
Suffolk County Legislator Jon Cooper –until recently, a declared primary candi-date for Gillibrand’s senate seat – stoodalongside the senator in support.
“As a small business owner myself, Iunderstand firsthand how critical Sena-tor Gillibrand’s legislation is to jump-starting our economy. Long Island – andAmerica – will not see an end to the cur-rent recession until credit starts flowingagain,” Cooper said. “But the truly greatthing about this bill is that it’s not direct-ed to the multinational behemoths thatdwell on Wall Street. The new creditunion loans will benefit thousands ofsmall mom-and-pop shops like those you
see all around us,helping them to pros-per and grow jobs.”
Huntington Super-visor Frank Petronereiterated the point.
“Credit unionshave become the truecommunity-orientedbanking institution,taking deposits fromlocal residents andinvesting them backin the community,where they will dotheir depositors the most good,” he com-mented. “When enacted, this legislationwill clear the way for a new source of nec-essary capital for small businesses, help-ing them grow and create jobs.”
According to Gillibrand, small busi-nesses generated nearly two-thirds of allnew jobs created in the United Statesover the past 15 years. While banks havetightened their lending, credit unions,which have dollars to lend, are restricted
from filling the gap. The reforms in theSmall Business Lending EnhancementAct would increase small business lend-ing by $10 billion within the first year oftheir enactment, generating more than100,000 new jobs nationwide. BethpageFederal would be able to do $461 millionin business loans under this legislation.
A companion bill has been introducedin the House of Representatives by PaulKanjorski (D-PA) with 48 cosponsors.
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Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand rallied support to ease credit union regula-tions for business lending at Bethpage Federal Credit Union in Hunt-ington village Sunday. At the press conference, from left, are: Hunt-ington Chamber Chairman Bob Bontempi, Huntington CouncilwomanSusan Berland, County Legislator Jon Cooper, Gillibrand and Beth-page Federal Credit Union president and CEO Kirk Kordeleski.
There are so many programs you canput together if you have the ice time.”
Dana said concerns about traffic re-main and is calling on the Town to en-sure all plans will contribute to main-taining a residential feel and protectthe integrity of historic VanderbiltParkway.
“It is very important that they do notchange the front of the park,” he added.“We want to maintain a feel [that isconsistent with] a residential neigh-borhood.”
Carter said officials expect the visu-al impact of the new rink to be “mini-mal,” and that the plans call for ever-greens to be planted around the backof the facility to serve as a buffer. Win-dows will also be removed from thecurrent ice rink during renovations sothat residents will not see the lightsneeded to illuminate the rink at night.
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Driving DefensivelySharpen your defensive driving skills with acourse for insurance and point reduction at St.Matthew’s R.C. Church of Dix Hills, Jan. 14and 21, 7 – 10 p.m., 35 North Service Road,Dix Hills, sponsored by the National SafetyCouncil. 631-360-9720 to register. $45.
Setting The WWII StageBestselling author of “Flyboys” and “Flags ofOur Fathers” James Bradley will speak aboutand sign his new book, “The Imperial Cruise,”at Book Revue, 313 New York Ave.,Huntington, on Jan. 21, 7 p.m. In his newbook, Bradley, son of John Bradley, one of themen who raised the American flag on IwoJima, takes a new look at the events that setthe stage for World War II.
Rejuvenate Your Gardening SpiritExperiencing the winter blues? Learn aboutgrowing dahlias with the Long Island DahliaSociety Jan. 21, 7 p.m., at the HG WilliamsCommunity Center, Ritter Avenue, Massapequa.Free. www.LongIslandDahlia.com. 631-754-1002evening, 516-832-3652 day.
My Father’s ParadiseExplore the mysterious and forgotten Jewishcommunity of Kurdish Iraq through an exami-nation of “My Father’s Paradise” at TempleBeth El, 660 Park Ave., Huntington, on Jan. 21at 7:30 p.m. Written by reporter Ariel Sabar, itis a tale of a father and son and the two worldsthat kept them apart and finally brought themtogether: Iraq and modern America. Free.www.tbeli.org. 631-421-5835, ext. 200.
Love In Every StitchLove to quilt? Join the quilting group at OldFirst Church to make quilts for cancer patients,every Thursday at 9:30 a.m. 631-427-2101.
Neighbors And NewcomersJoin the Huntington Neighbors and NewcomersClub for a program on pain management onJan. 15, 10 a.m., at Harborfields Public Library,31 Broadway, Greenlawn. The club is made ofwomen who enjoy activities, books, games,coffee and conversation. 631-651-9243.
Thrifty DealsThroughout January, all items except clothingare half-off at the Thrift Shoppe at CommackUnited Methodist Church, 486 Townline Road,Commack. The Shoppe is open Tuesdays andFridays, 10 a.m. – 4 p.m.; first and thirdSaturdays, 10 a.m. – 3 p.m. 631-499-7310.
Paws ‘N’ PinsPut your bowling shoes on and get ready tohave a “ball” at Little Shelter in Huntington’sPaws ‘N’ Pins bowling fundraiser at JIB Lanes,67-19 Parsons Boulevard, Flushing, Queenson Jan. 30. Event includes no-tap bowling, 1p.m. – 4 p.m., raffles and free games. $20, por-tion of the proceeds go to Little Shelter. 631-368-8770 ext. 205, [email protected].
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. If interested, contact 631-271-6470or [email protected].
Celebrate Good TimesThe Huntington High School class of 1952 willbe holding a reunion the weekend of July 9 -11, 2010 at the Melville Marriot. 631-499-7163or 301-462-9850.
Down, FidoLearn how to be a responsible dog owner atthe Town of Huntington’s two-hour class, cover-ing basic dog behavior, training advice, laws,health and dog park etiquette, among othertopics, on Jan. 19, 6 p.m., in room 304 at TownHall, 100 Main St., Huntington. The class is forpeople only, children over 10 welcome. Pre-
Calling All ShutterbugsThe Huntington Camera Club meets everyTuesday, September through June, at theHuntington Public Library, 338 Main St.,Huntington, in the Main Meeting Room on thelower level, 7:30 – 9:30 p.m. Free. www.hunt-ingtoncameraclub.org.
Children’s Story TimeChildren of all ages can enjoy stories read by amember of Barnes & Noble’s staff everyTuesday and Thursday from 10:30 - 11 a.m.Barnes & Noble, 4000 East Jericho Turnpike,East Northport. Free. 631-462-0208.
Foreign AffairsLeading Likkud member of Israeli Knesset andChairman of World Likkud Hon. Danny Danonwill deliver a foreign policy speech at the ChaiCenter, 501 Vanderbilt Parkway, Dix Hills, onJan. 20, 7 p.m. Q & A to follow, along with adessert buffet. $18 suggested donation. 631-351-8672.
Brightening The SeasonListen to the children of South Huntingtonbrighten the season with a free concert on Jan.20, featuring the Maplewood IntermediateSchool orchestra, band and chorus, at 7:30p.m. in the Performing Arts Center at WaltWhitman High School, 301 West Hills Road,Huntington Station.
Business BreakfastPull on your power suit and join other businessprofessionals at BNI Executive ReferralExchange’s breakfast networking meetingevery Wednesday, 7 - 8:30 a.m. at the Dix HillsDiner, 1800 Jericho Turnpike, Dix Hills. 800-853-9356.
Help For Kids Of DivorceesChildren in grades 3 - 5 can find support at anew separation/divorce group hosted by FamilyService League on Wednesday nights, 5:30 -6:30 p.m. at 790 Park Ave., Huntington. 631-427-3700.
Cold Spring Harbor Public Library95 Harbor Rd., Cold Spring Harbor. 631-692-6820. www.cshlibrary.suffolk.lib.ny.us.• During the month of January, Spence Ross
will show his photography exhibit “We Treadon Diamonds II,” including interpretations ofvisual experiences from Long Island, NewOrleans and New England to Panama andthe Philippines.
Commack Public Library18 Hauppauge Rd., Commack. 631-499-0888.• All are welcome to participate in the annual
Adult Winter Reading Club. Read five booksand win a prize and a chance to win the raf-fle. Direct questions to Brian Bonelli at theReference & Information Desk, [email protected].
Deer Park Public Library44 Lake Ave., Deer Park. 631-586-3000.• A representative from the Department of
Health Services will discuss various free andlow-cost health plans available from NewYork State, including Child Health Plus andEPIC, on Wednesday, Jan. 20, 11 a.m.
• On Saturday Feb. 6, 10 a.m., expert quilterGloria Bleidiner will instruct on techniquesthat will improve your skills.
Elwood Public Library3027 Jericho Turnpike, Elwood. 631-499-3722.www.elwood.suffolk.lib.ny.us. • Check out the library’s website for the latest
on new arrivals.
Half Hollow Hills LibraryDix Hills Branch: 55 Vanderbilt Parkway. 631-421-4530; Melville: 510 Sweet Hollow Rd.631-421-4535.• Learn how to care for loved ones while tak-
ing care of oneself at “Caregiver SurvivalTips,” Wednesday, Jan. 20, 7 p.m. in DixHills. Presented by the Good ShepherdHospice.
• Explore how a Steinway concert grand ismade note by note through a feature-lengthdocumentary on Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2:30pm. in Dix Hills. Discussion with a Steinwayrep will follow. Free.
Harborfields Public Library31 Broadway, Greenlawn. 631-757-4200.• Dance your way into the new year in a week-
end program for children 3-5, but not inkindergarten, and a parent or caregiver onSaturday, Jan. 16, 11 a.m. - noon. Activitieswill include age appropriate music, move-ment and songs. Call the Children’s Room toregister.
Huntington Public LibraryMain Branch: 338 Main St., Huntington. 631-427-5165. Station Branch: 1335 New YorkAve., Huntington Station. 631-421-5053.• Explore the photography of Peter Blasl,
“Inspired By Nature,” Jan. 9 – Feb. 21 in theMain Art Gallery. Blasl has won numerousawards. He prefers to photograph birds, ani-mals, flowers, and the scenic vistas of theeast end of Long Island, where he has beena lifelong resident.
• Miller’s Crossing dazzles the HPL Café onFriday, Jan. 15, 7:30 p.m. One of LI’s mostpopular bluegrass bands, Miller’s Crossingplays bluegrass music the way they feel it,
resulting in a fresh musical outlook that staystrue to its roots. Free.
• Author Alan R. Davis will speak about theprocess of writing, self-publishing and Kindleon Wednesday, Jan. 20, 7 p.m. He is pub-lished in his major fields of mathematics andcomputer science in addition to writing twoscience fiction novels.
Northport-East Northport Public Library151 Laurel Ave., Northport. 631-261-6930. 185Larkfield Rd., East Northport. 631-261-2313.www.nenpl.org.• In the East Northport gallery, artist Rich
Iaboni shares nautical scenes of NorthportHarbor as well as other areas of Long Island.He has been a resident of Northport for over30 years.
• Relive the Titanic’s fateful 1912 voyage asyou explore reconstructions of the ship in thelibrary’s Book-A-Trip to The Titanic Exhibitand New York Historical Society on Tuesday,Jan. 26, 2010. $93. Register in person at theNorthport branch.
• The Northport Arts Coalition, in cooperationwith the library, presents “Do-ing Music, AnHomage to Robert Schumann,” featuringsoprano Helene Williams, tenor GregoryMercer and composer/pianist LeonardLehrman, all formerly with the MetropolitanOpera, on Friday, Jan.22, 7:30 p.m. The pro-gram will include classic individual lieder andcycles on poems by von Eichendorff andHeinrich Heine, including one by Lehrman, inEnglish translation. Free.
South Huntington Public Library145 Pigeon Hill Rd., Huntington Station. 631-549-4411. www.shpl.info.• The Warren Schein Quartet will present an
upbeat mélange of medleys from the GreatAmerican Songbook, Broadway musicalfavorites and a fitting tribute to entertainerextraordinaire, Al Jolson, with snippets fromsome of the greatest comedy routines thatmade the rounds at Catskill hotels, onSaturday, Jan. 16, 7 p.m. Free tickets areavailable to South Huntington cardholders.
Arena Players Children’s Theatre294 Route 109, East Farmingdale. 516-293-0674. • Learn about the wooden puppet who dreams
of becoming a real boy in “Pinocchio!”, Jan. 9– Feb. 14. Performances at 1 p.m. onSaturdays and Sundays, $10.
Arena Players Repertory Theatre296 Route 109, East Farmingdale. 516-293-0674. All Main Stage Productions performed asscheduled. Friday, 8 p.m. $18; Saturday, 8 p.m.$22; and Sunday, 3 p.m. $18.• Enjoy a few laughs about holiday romance in
“Under The Yum Yum Tree” by LawrenceRoman, in which a bachelor apartment man-ager attempts to romance his female tenants,but watch what happens when a boyfriendand meddling marriage counselor are throwninto the mix. On the main stage through Jan.17.
Cinema Arts Centre423 Park Ave., Huntington. www.cinemaarts-centre.org. 631-423-7611. • Guest speaker and Freeport archivist Bill
Shelley has un-earthed some of the GratefulDead’s finest and more rare performancesthat have never been publicly shown – untilnow. Shows on Tuesdays, Jan. 19, 7:30 p.m.Tribute band the Electrix Jams will play at thereception. $9 members/$12 public.
• Co-Presented by the LI Gay & Lesbian FilmFestival, enjoy a special New York preview of“Watercolors,” a powerful new drama about ayoung artist whose first gallery show triggerspainful memories of his first love and forceshim to explore the impact of the past on hispresent life, on Thursday, Jan. 21, 7:30 p.m.$9 members/$12 public.
Dix Hills Center For The Performing ArtsFive Towns College, 305 N. Service Rd., DixHills. Box Office: 631-656-2148.www.dhpac.org• Township Theatre Group presents “A Chorus
Line”, a musical about Broadway dancershoping to nail their auditions, featuringHuntington residents Jessica Rover andLucille Guarino, on Jan. 15, 16 and 17. $22adults/$20 students/seniors. 631-421-9832.www.townshiptheatregroup.com.
• Things at the Center heat up again inJanuary, starting with live comedy by RichieMinervini on Jan. 22 and The Cars tribute onJan. 23.
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Handle With CareMixed-media artists address
a variety of concerns, includingthe mysterious populationdecline of honey bees andmonarch butterflies, the effectsof deforestation, and the accu-mulation of plastic articles inocean currents in “Fragile:Handle With Care” at the ArtLeague of Long Island, 107 EastDeer Park Road, Dix Hills.Reception on Jan. 17, 3 – 5 p.m.www.ArtLeagueLI.org. 631-462-5400.
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• Watch some of your favorite performances on• DHPAC’s YouTube channel atwww.youtube.com/DHPAC09.
The Minstrel Players Of Northport Performing at Houghton Hall theatre at TrinityEpiscopal Church 130 Main St., NorthportVillage. 631-732-2926,www.minstrelplayers.org.
John W. Engeman Theater At Northportwww.johnwengemantheater.com
• “Run For Your Wife,” the story of a mischie-vous cab driver who has two wives, two livesand one crazy schedule, opens Jan. 21.
Star Playhouse At the Suffolk Y JCC, 74 Hauppauge Rd.,Commack. 631-462-9800 ext. 136. • “Hello Muddah, Hello Fadduh!” will be held
March 13 and 27, 8 p.m. and March 14, 21and 28, 2 p.m.
Tilles Center For Performing Arts720 Northern Boulevard, Brookville. www.tilles-center.org. 516-299-3100.• Let your hair down and dance the night away
with Tony Award-winning musical “Hairspray,”Friday, Jan. 22, 8 p.m. and Saturday, Jan.23, 2 and 8 p.m. $75, $60 and $45.
• Student musicians of nonprofit Nassau-Suffolk Performing Arts perform Sunday, Jan.31. The Wind Symphony and Concert Bandperform at 3 p.m. in the Concert Hall withspecial guest soloist Stanley Drucker, former-ly of the New York Philharmonic. The JazzBand, Jazz Ensemble and Vocal JazzEnsemble perform “An Evening of Jazz” at 7p.m. at Hillwood Recital Hall. $20 generaladmission/$10 students and seniors.
Cloggers WantedThe Bruce Spruce Cloggers Dance Companyis seeking dancers for future shows on LongIsland. Dance background wanted; preferablyexperience in tap, clog or Irish-step dancing.631-476-1228.
Alfred Van Leon Gallery 145 Pidgeon Hill Road. Huntington Station.631-549-4411.Mon., Tues., Thurs., Fri. 9 .am. - 9 p.m. Wed.10 a.m. - 9 p.m., Sat. 9 a.m. - 5 p.m., Sun. 1- 6 p.m.• In “Complimentary Contrast,” two friends
exhibit their vastly different work side by sideJan. 9 – Feb. 11. Sylivia Sherwin Goldbergpaints in oil pastels using the human formand animals as her subject, while MarshaGold Gayer uses materials such as charcoal,and nupastels, to draw the human form.
Alpan Gallery2 West Carver St., Huntington. Gallery hours:Wednesday - Saturday 11:30 a.m. - 5 p.m.631-423-4433. www.alpangallery.com.• “Contemporary Mark Making: Blurring the
Lines Between Drawing and Writing,” a groupexhibition focusing on various processes ofmark making that merge and overlap line,image and text, on display through Jan 23.
Art League of Long Island107 East Deer Park Rd., Dix Hills. Galleryhours: 9 a.m. - 4 p.m. weekdays; 11 a.m. - 4p.m. weekends. 631-462-5400.www.ArtLeagueLI.org.• Starting Jan. 10, mixed-media artists address
a variety of concerns in “Fragile: Handle WithCare,” with most focusing on living organ-isms. Reception on Jan. 17, 3 – 5 p.m.
Artastic Destination372 New York Avenue, Huntington. Galleryhours: Wed., Thurs. & Sun 1 - 8 p.m., Fri. &Sat. 1 - 10 p.m. 631-424-7074. • Jillian Bernstein presents “Inside Pandora’s
Box” alongside Amanda Hawthorne’s“Wondrous Watercolors” through Jan. 31.Hawthorne reception on Saturday, Jan. 16, 7– 10 p.m.
b.j. spoke gallery299 Main St., Huntington. Gallery hours:Monday – Sunday, 11 a.m. - 5 p.m., until 9p.m. on Friday and Saturday. 631-549-5106• Through Jan. 26, enjoy “Short Days and Long
Nights” and the “Sellabration” membershipholiday show, with work sold right off thewall. Crafts and jewelry in abundance, andopen house weekends with hot cider, cookiesand quality conversation.
Cold Spring Harbor Fish Hatchery1660 Route 25A, Cold Spring Harbor. Openseven days a week, 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.: $6adults; $4 children 3 - 12 and seniors over 65;members and children under 3 are free. 516-692-6768. http://www.cshfha.org/• Win prizes in the “Trout Challenge” by catch-
ing the longest fish each month during the“Catch & Keep Trout Fishing” Fridays -Tuesdays, 10 a.m. - 12 p.m. or 1 - 3 p.m. $4per fish. $5 registration fee wavered for thesecond child fishing on the morning fishingsession the first Saturday of December,January and February.
• Every Monday until the end of February, “FishFriends for Mommy and Me” is a 45-minuteactivity for children ages 3 - 5, 11 a.m.Children can learn about fish, feed trout anddo a craft. Pre-registration required.
fotofoto Gallery372 New York Ave., Huntington. Gallery hours:Friday 5 - 8 p.m., Saturday 12 - 8 p.m.,Sunday 12 - 4 p.m. 631-549-0448. www.fotofo-togallery.com. • The Short Show, a group exhibition, opens
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 Rd., Melville. Gallery Hours: Monday -Friday 7 a.m. - 7 p.m. 631-271-8423.www.huntingtonarts.org. • Dazzle your eyes at the juried still life exhibit
on display through Jan. 25 in the PetiteGallery, featuring work created in everythingfrom pastels to soap stone to chicken wireand paper.
• Member artists present “Life Stories”expressed through art on display throughMarch 8 in the Art-trium.
Heckscher Museum Of Art2 Prime Ave., Huntington. Museum hours:Wednesday - Friday from 10 a.m. - 4 p.m., firstFridays from 4 p.m. - 8:30 p.m., Saturday andSunday from 11 a.m. - 5 p.m. 631-351-3250.Admission $6-8/adults, $4-6/seniors, and $4-5/children; members and children under 10free. 631-351-3250.• Bring the family to Family Fun Days at the
museum with Huey, the children’s mascot, forcreative activities on Saturdays, ongoing.General admission fees apply.
• “Arcadia/Suburbia: Architecture on LongIsland, 1930 –2010” highlights the significantarchitectural history of Long Island over thepast 80 years, from Frank Lloyd Wright andPhilip Johnson to Marcel Breuer, from Jan.16 to April 11. The exhibition is a new narra-tive, charting the region’s development froma largely agrarian society with a significantrole as a leisure destination to a mature sub-urban culture.
Huntington Historical Society Main office/library: 209 Main St., Huntington.Museums: Conklin House, 2 High St. Kissam House/Museum Shop, 434 Park Ave. 631-427-7045, ext. 401. http://www.huntingtonhistorical-society.org/• The Society will say thank you all who have
helped it in some way at its “Gratitude Gala”
on Jan. 23, 4 – 6 p.m., at the Soldiers andSailors Memorial Building on Main Street inHuntington.
Joseph Lloyd Manor HouseLloyd Lane and Lloyd Harbor Rd., Lloyd NeckSaturday-Sunday 1- 5 p.m. (last tour at 4:30).Adults $3, Children 7 -14, $2, groups byappointment only. 631-692-4664.www.splia.org.
LaMantia Gallery127 Main St., East Northport. 631-754-8414.www.lamantiagallery.com.
Martin Lerman Gallery 716 New York Ave., Huntington. 631-421-0258.Www.martinlermangallery.com Hours: Monday- Friday, 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.• Works by Nancy Colleary (oils) and Carol
Benisatto (mixed media) on display inJanuary.
Northport Historical Society Museum215 Main St., Northport. Museum hours:Tuesday - Sunday, 1 - 4:30 p.m. 631-757-9859. www.Northporthistorical.org. • The “Low Tech... And That’s the Way It Was”
exhibition brings you on a nostalgic trip intime by examining everyday life and thetasks and tools of a simpler era.
• Find fantastic deals at the museum shop’swinter weekend sale Saturday, Jan. 23 andSunday, Jan. 24, 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. in thedownstairs meeting room. Jewelry, glass,china, linens, art and furniture will be fea-tured.
Ripe Art Gallery67 Broadway, Greenlawn. 631-807-5296.Gallery hours: Tuesday - Thursday 11 a.m. - 6p.m., Friday 2 p.m. - 9 p.m., Saturday 11 a.m. -5 p.m. www.ripeartgal.com.• “Home for the Holidays,” a special holiday
group show, now showing.
Suffolk Y JCC74 Hauppauge Rd., Commack. 631-462-9800,ext. 140. Tuesday 1 - 4 p.m. Admission: $5 perperson, $18 per family. Special group pro-grams available.• With no school on Martin Luther King Day,
don’t miss out on fast-paced NHL action asthe New York Islanders take on division rival,the New Jersey Devils, on Jan. 18. The daystarts with gym and swim at the JCC. Bringlunch or money to buy lunch. Pre-registrationrequired. $66/members, $80 non-members.
Vanderbilt Museum and Planetarium180 Little Neck Rd., Centerport. Museumhours: Tuesday - Friday, 12 - 4 p.m.,Saturdays, Sundays and holidays, 12 - 5 p.m.;closed Mondays except for holiday weeks.Grounds admission: $7 adults, $6 seniors, stu-dents, and $3 children under 12. Museum tour,add $3 per person. 631-854-5555. www.van-derbiltmuseum.org.• Planetarium sky shows are shown year-
round. Visit the website for holiday hours andshowtimes.
Walt Whitman Birthplace246 Old Walt Whitman Rd, Huntington Station.Hours: Wednesday-Friday, 1 - 4 p.m.;Saturdays and Sundays, 11 a.m. - 4 p.m.Admission: $5 adults, $4 seniors/students, andchildren under 5 are free. 631-427-5240.www.waltwhitman.org • WWBA Artist in Residence Annabelle
Moseley reads from her original works onSunday, Jan. 31, 1 – 3 p.m.
The Whaling MuseumMain Street, Cold Spring Harbor. Museumhours: Tuesday-Sunday, 11 a.m. - 5 p.m. $4adults, $3 seniors, $3 students 5 -18, family
$12; military and children under 5 are free.631-367-3418. www.cshwhalingmuseum.org.• School’s out! Paint a watery craft and watch
out for adventure in the film “Nim’s Island” onMonday, Jan. 18, 2:30 p.m. RSVP. Membersfree/public free with admission.
Ridotto, Concerts with a Touch of ClassAt Old First Church, Route 25A in Huntington.631-385-0373. www.Ridotto.org.
Harborfields BOE To MeetThe Harborfields Central School District Boardof Education will meet Wednesday, Jan. 20 inthe board room of Oldfield Middle School, 2Oldfield Road, Greenlawn. Possible executivesession at 6 p.m., public meeting 7:45 p.m.
A Loving TouchThe Hospice Care Network is seeking licensedmassage therapists who are passionate andcommitted to making a difference for their newcomplementary therapy program, which willprovide services at Franklin Medical Center inValley Stream, Peninsula Hospital Center inFar Rockaway and the Hospice Inn in Melville.Two-day training course provided by the organ-ization. [email protected] 516-832-7100.
Voice For The ChildrenParents for Megan’s Law and the CrimeVictims Center are seeking volunteers to assistwith general office duties during daytime hours.Candidates should be positive, energetic andprofessional with good communication skills.Resume and three references required. 631-689-2672 or fax resume to 631-751-1695.
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 insure they receive quality care andtheir rights are protected. 631-427-3700 ext.240.
Hands-On HistoryThe Huntington Historical Society is seekingvolunteers to work in the newly restoredMuseum Shop and serve as Museum Guidesgiving tours of historic property. No experiencenecessary; training is provided. 631-427-7045ext. 403.
Meals On WheelsHuntington’s Meals On Wheels needs volun-teers to deliver midday meals to shut-ins forabout two hours once a week. Substitutes alsoneeded to fill-in occasionally, as well as nursesto screen potential clients. Call 631-271-5150weekdays, 9 a.m. - 2 p.m.
Thrifty Hands NeededHuntington Hospital Auxiliary’s The CommunityThrift Shop needs volunteers for merchandisepricing and floor work on Monday afternoons,Tuesday and Thursday mornings. 631-271-3143.
Eyes For 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.
Seniors Helping OthersThe Retired Senior Volunteer Program offersvolunteer opportunities throughout SuffolkCounty ranging from tour guides and soupkitchens to hospitals and mentoring for ener-gized adults 55+. Training, travel reimburse-ment and liability insurance are included. 631-979-0754
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Building A Legacy“Arcadia/Suburbia: Architecture on
Long Island, 1930 –2010” highlightsthe significant architectural history ofLong Island over the past 80 years,from Frank Lloyd Wright and PhilipJohnson to Marcel Breuer, on displayat the Heckscher Museum of Art, 2Prime Ave., Huntington, from Jan. 16to April 11. The exhibition is a new nar-rative, charting the region’s develop-ment from a largely agrarian societywith a significant role as a leisure des-tination to a mature suburban culture.631-351-3250.
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Some teams need a little bit of luckthroughout the season, but that may notbe so for the boys of the Hills West bas-ketball squad, whose roster boatsimmense talent this season.
Coached by Bill Mitaritonna and ledby captains Tobias Harris, ChrisKaimis, Mike Catapano and AaronMcCree, the team already has a leaguerecord of 3-0. Their goal is to work hard-er and keep their wins consistent.
“Our goal is to get better each day andcontrol today,” the coach said.
Thanks to the recent hype surroundingHarris, the team will be taking on somehigh-profile national games this season,four of which will be featured on ESPN.Because Harris, a senior, was named asone of the top 10 players in the country,“everyone wants to see him play,”Mitaritonna said.
Harris will be attending the Universityof Tennessee next fall.
“It doesn’t affect me,” Mitaritonna saidof having such a highly recognized playeron his team. “He’s the same kid that I’veknown since seventh grade – he’s justbigger now.”
He added that Harris is a grounded,responsible individual.
“His success has not ruined him,” thecoach said.
This year, the team has 15 players onthe roster hoping to continue stickingtogether to play as well as they have been.
“We always had the talent,” saidCatapano, who believes that to achievemaximum success the team must meshtogether.
The team did just that on Jan. 7, when
they played against Deer Park during theCoaches vs. Cancer fundraiser event forthe American Cancer Society (ACS).
“It went really well,” said Mitaritonna.“We raised a lot of awareness for ACS.”
Regardless of the over $1,000 raisedduring the event, the climax of the eventcame when 9-year old Raffy Caronespoke about his leukemia.
“The highlight was when he spokeabout his experiences as such a youngage,” Mitaritonna said.
Since 2004, when the Colts first start-ed the fundraising event, they’ve man-aged to raise over $10,000. Now that theevent is over, the team will be focusing onthe games they have ahead. They hostWest Babylon tonight, Jan. 14, at 6 p.m.
BOYS BASKETBALL
Colts Taking Competition By StormHills West squad boasts strong roster, all-star senior with hopes of stellar 2010 season
“To direct theteam in the rightdirection on andoff the court.”
“To win.”“To push every-one to work hard-er on defense andto keep everybodyon board to stayfocused.”
“To win everygame and keepplayers on theteam focused.”
In Their Own WordsTobias HarrisSenior
Aaron McCreeSenior
Chris KaimisJunior
Mike CatapanoSenior
What is your goal as captain?
Senior Tobias Harris makes a play with brother and teammate junior Tyler Harris and juniorTavon Sledge.
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Junior Tyler Harris gets past the Deer Park defenders for Half Hollow Hills West.
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Tyler Harris practices his technique as he puts a shot up.
Junior Tavon Sledge and senior TobiasHarris go for the basket for the Colts dur-ing the Coaches vs. Cancer game.
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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The Thunderbirds found themselvesgrappling with inexperience andrequired weight classes last Wednesday.Now, they are contemplating whetherthey can hold on to wrestle their way tothe top.
Half Hollow Hills East’s wrestlingteam had its first league meet againstNewfield at home on Jan. 6, shortlyafter winter break. While the mid-weights hunkered down and held theirown, the Thunderbirds grappled unsuc-cessfully with youthful inexperience andfilling-out weight classes in a 43-25loss.
“This is a rebuilding year,” said coachTom Mangino, adding, “We are in thesame situation we were in 2002 –2003.”
Hills East’s wrestling squad graduat-ed a number of senior wrestlers lastyear, creating a young starting line-upthis year with one ninth-grader andfour 10th-graders who frequently takeon larger, stronger upperclassmen.This has been compounded, Manginosaid, by the team’s uneven weight dis-tribution, leaving them pressed to fillout each of the competitive classes.
“We had to bump a lot of kids upbecause we had a lot of empty weightclasses. Bumping up a weight class isn’tthe easiest thing; going up against
someone 10 pounds heavier than youmakes a big difference,” said senior SalSpadaro.
The coach remains confident in histeam’s ability to perform, given theirfirst meet ended in a close scoredespite forfeiting two weight classesand starting down 12 points. He citedthe team’s ability to rebound, winningthe league in 2004 and becoming sec-ond in the county in 2005 after a roughyear.
“This team is just as talented, it’s onlytime that separates us. Our work ethic isthe same,” Mangino said.
Newfield took the first three matchesof the meet, winning the 103, 119 and135-pound lightweight classes, thoughninth-grader Josh Sycoff fought a hardmatch, losing by only 1 point, 9-8.
Junior captain Nick Terzi snappedthe Thunderbirds in the 130-poundweight class, pinning his opponentquickly in 1 minute, 4 seconds. Thecoach said Terzi shows talent and prom-ise to go far this year, having ranked sec-ond in the New York State freestyle lastyear.
Hills East’s second win was from jun-ior Samir Touhamy, in the 135-poundweight class, who pinned his Newfieldopponent in the second period after 3minutes, 51 seconds.
“Even though I pinned my kid in thesecond period I feel like I can stillimprove. You constantly need to work
hard in practice to be successful,”Touhamy said. “You can always be inbetter shape and your technique canalways be improved.”
Sophomore Tom Shair won hismatch for the Thunderbirds in a toughmatch, 5-4, against a Newfield upper-classman.
“I look at it as every time I wrestlethem, I’m getting better and learningfrom my mistakes,” Shair said, vowingto improve on his feet and on top.
Thunderbirds junior ManuelCaballero made the third pin of thematch in 3 minutes, 33 seconds in the145-pound weight class match.
“He’s one of the hardest working guysin the room,” the coach said.
Spadaro said this victorious streakthrough the mid-weight classes showedthe strength at the heart of theThunderbirds team.
Junior Ryan Skinner, who wrestledfor Elwood-John Glenn High School inninth grade, lost a close match, 7-5. Hesaid junior captain DeShawn McNeilreally inspired him to do his best.
“It’s good to go in thinking: I’m goingto go to war. You should go into everymatch like it’s your last match,” Skinnersaid.
Overall, the Thunderbirds won fiveout of the 13 competitive weight classes.The loss puts Hills at 0-1 heading into asix-meet season, with their next matchagainst West Islip on Friday.
WRESTLING>> NEWFIELD 43, HILLS EAST 25
Thunderbirds Take To The MatsTeam grapples with how to overcome youthful inexperience in first league meet By Sara-Megan [email protected]
Sal SpadaroSenior 160-pound weight class
In Their Own WordsWhat do you feel is your team’sstrength at the start of the 2009-2010 season?
“Everyone gives110 percent andleaves everythingon the practicemats.”
Tommy ShairSophomore 140-pound weight class
“We probablyhave the hardestpractice in thecounty. CoachMangino says,‘Endurance, en-durance, en-durance.’”
Samir TouhamyJunior 135-pound weight class
“We have a desireto win that isn’tmatched.”
Ryan SkinnerJunior 160-pound weight class
“I think theteam’s strength isgoing as hard asyou can. Theynever really giveup and go afterevery match.”
On Thursday, Jan. 7, the VarsityClub at Half Hollow Hills HighSchool West hosted their annual“Coaches for Cancer” basketballevent, whose proceeds will benefitthe American Cancer Society. Atthe home game with full grand-stands, the Colts defeated DeerPark 64-29. Above, club adviserand boys varsity basketball coachBill Mitaritonna receives a Certifi-cate of Appreciation for hisfundraising efforts on behalf ofThe American Cancer Society.
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