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VOLUME SIXTEEN, ISSUE 16

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THURSDAY, MAY 29, 2014 DIX HILLS

Aspiring Composer Tops Class Five Towns College celebrates 40th commencement Long Islander News photo/Arielle Dollinger

By Arielle Dollinger adollinger@longislandergroup.com

The Paramount Spotlight Dan Finnerty had the audience in stitches when The Dan Band came to The Paramount May 28.

It Started With A Night Of Drunken Karaoke By Peter Sloggatt psloggatt@longislandernews.com

If everyone could turn a night of drunken karaoke into a successful career the way Dan Finnerty has, there’d be a lot more Bentleys on the road. Not to say that Finnerty has reached that level of success, but the 43-year-old singer-comedian from Rochester is making a living. Best known for roles in movies like “The Hangover” and “Old School,” Finnerty has carved a unique niche in the entertainment industry performing raunched-up versions of songs best performed by women. Finnerty gained fame as the wedding singer who performed an expletive-laced rendition of “Total Eclipse of the Heart” at Will Ferrell’s wedding (Continued on page A13)

As a fresh slew of graduates throw their caps into the air this graduation season, one cap knows its home to be the head of Five Towns College valedictorian Harrison Ingemarson – a Pennsylvania-native walking away with a four-year Bachelor of Music degree after just three years of college. Ingemarson’s father, who drives a delivery truck, was passing through New York one day a few years ago when he heard a radio commercial for Five Towns College in Dix Hills. He mentioned the school to his son, who graduated on Saturday. “It was easier than I was expecting, actually,” said the 21-year-old graduate. “I was able to waive a lot of classes and test out of a lot of things… I had already done so much practicing and musical projects on my own throughout high school that a lot of the curriculum that they provided here was already at a level lower than what I was capable of.” Ingemarson is one of 194 members of the Class of 2014, the school’s 40th group of graduates. Known for its emphasis on the arts, Five (Continued on page A18)

Five Towns College Valedictorian Harrison Ingemarson graduated on Saturday, with a fouryear Bachelor of Music degree after just three years.

MELVILLE

Economics, Politics Convene In Melville By Danny Schrafel dschrafel@longislandernews.com

About one week after the dust settled following the New York State Democratic Committee’s convention at the Huntington Hilton in Melville, local impacts remain beyond the political machinations that unfolded there. For starters, the influx of thousands into the Melville area – by way of delegates, Democratic elected officials and media professionals, and plenty of protestors looking to give Governor Andrew Cuomo a piece of their mind – all means money for Melville and surrounding communities, said Mike DeLuise, president of the Melville Chamber of Commerce. Since they can’t fit them all at the 304room Huntington Hilton, hotels around the

area absorbed plenty of overflow delegates. In town for three days, those Democratic delegates went out to dinner, bought souvenirs, shopped and spent money in local shops, and all the while Huntington and Melville were in the media spotlight as a hub of political action. “Because you have a governor who has national prominence, media around the country puts a focus on the area,” DeLuise said. As new eyes are cast upon a part of Long Island many were previously unfamiliar with, the perception of the region changes, he added. “When people think of Long Island, they might think of the Hamptons, they might think of the LIE or the Long Island Rail Road, but now you’re showing the meat and potatoes of the business commu-

nity,” DeLuise said. “It’s a great, great way to show off what we have.” As the impact comes into focus, how the convention ended up here speaks to the political value in places like Long Island to Cuomo and his challenger, Westchester County Executive Rob Astorino. Pundits across the political spectrum agree that Long Island and upstate New York will be critical to determining Cuomo’s fate this fall. Stanley Klein, a Dix Hills resident who has spent the better part of six decades as a political science professor at LIU Post and serves as a Huntington Republican committeeman, argued the Melville convention was aimed at bolstering support in an area where Cuomo has recently taken some lumps. (Continued on page A13)

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HillSPORTS BADMINTON

Hills Sweeps Badminton Championships By Andrew Wroblewski awroblewski@longislandergroup.com

Half Hollow Hills made a name for itself last Tuesday. Where? On the badminton court, of course. “We had a very experienced lineup with seniors and juniors that have been on the team for a while,” Bill Davey, head coach of the badminton teams, which encompass both boys and girls from high schools East and West. “They allowed us to be very successful.” In just Davey’s first year of taking over the program, the Thundercolts swept the boys and girls Suffolk County badminton championships. Divya Rao and Monica Chen took home the girls doubles championship for Half Hollow Hills while John Stanis and Jason Scheingold got the job done in the boys’ doubles category. “I told the kids that it could be anybody’s tournament; that nobody is un-

beatable,” Davey said. “These guys have been working hard, waiting for this opportunity, and they definitely stepped up.” In the singles, Alfred Shim and Carly Cordano both saw success in the boys and girls championships respectively. “He’s truly something special,” Lavey said of Shim. “He can make some of the most unbelievable badminton shots that you’ll come across, and this year he worked hard and set out on a mission.” Lavey spoke highly of Cordano as well, calling her a great athlete that works hard. “That’s what led her to the singles championship,” Lavey said of Cordano. “She had her mind set that this is what she wanted and she got it.” With such talent still remaining on the Thundercolts roster after this year – as Lavey stressed the importance of his junior team members – one can only imagine what is next in store for the Half Hollow Hills badminton dynasty.

The boys and girls badminton teams of Half Hollow Hills, pictured, celebrate their respective team runner-up and championship efforts.

BASEBALL

Colts Clinging To Baseball Playoff Lives Hills West falls to West Islip in Class AA winner’s bracket final awroblewski@longislandergroup.com

The hits kept coming for the Half Hollow Hills West baseball team last Wednesday, but not in a good way. Instead of base hits, the team saw several hits coming down upon its playoff life. The Colts fell to No. 8 West Islip (19-4) on Wednesday 2-1 in the winner’s bracket final of the Class AA Suffolk County playoffs. In the loss, Hills West also lost its number two pitcher in junior Jon Faraci who will be sidelined with an injury for the rest of the season. “We decided to play our worst game in a long time at the wrong time,” Tom Migliozzi, head coach for Hills West, said. “There were base-running mistakes, we let good pitches go by, and after Mike Marino came in for [Faraci] we had a lack of clutch hitting to get us back into the game.” The loss marked the first time since May 1 that the Colts were defeated and sent them to the loser’s bracket final for a game between either Ward Melville or Commack, which was played after press time. “We were in the driver’s seat and now our back is against the wall,” Migliozzi said last week. “The road to where you want to go becomes a lot longer now.” That road became so much longer due

to West Islip pitcher, James Kory, who pitched a three-hitter last Wednesday while striking out the Colts 6 times. Junior centerfielder Owen McMenamy had one of the few hits for Hills West when he ripped a double to right-center to give the Colts a scoring opportunity. However, the Colts were silenced as Kory ended the threat shortly after. “We had our shot and we blew it,” Migliozzi said of the game. Depending on whether the Colts were successful on Tuesday, they would have faced West Islip again on Wednesday in a do-or-die situation. However, with the Colts ace, junior Aaron Glickstein pitching in Tuesday’s game – and with Faraci done for the season – Migliozzi would have to trust his number three pitcher with the Colts’ lives. With West Islip presumably sending Kory to the mound once again for the game, the matchup could spell disaster for the Colts. “The whole goal if you get to West Islip again is to get to the second game,” Migliozzi said. “The first game is going to be a lot more difficult than the second so we’ll just have to take it inning by inning.” If the Colts did make it to and survive Wednesday’s matchup they would have to face West Islip yet again, at home, since were already defeated by them last week. The Suffolk County championship game will be played today at 4 p.m.

Long Islander News Photo/ Andrew Wrokblewski

By Andrew Wroblewski

With injuries a concern for the Colts, Aaron Glickstein, Hills West’s ace, will have to be a major contributor for the remainder of the playoffs.

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Towns College graduates students with degrees in such programs as music performance, music education, theater, business management, film/video production and childhood education. The class valedictorian and salutatorian are chosen through a speech contest with entry open only to those with the highest GPAs in the class. Five of the Class of 2014 graduates are already employed as music teachers. Six theater students have already been signed by agents in New York City. Others have secured employment, as well. Ingemarson himself has not yet made any career decisions, but he found his general direction just over a decade ago. “I first started just writing my own little compositions when I was 10,” he said. “But then, my dad showed me a cassette tape that was a collection of a whole bunch of [composer] Danny Elfman’s scores and… I was just so captured by what Danny Elfman was writing that it all just kind of snowballed from there.” Today, Ingemarson writes orchestrations using software that simulates an orchestra. He has also had live ensembles

Left: Graduate Corondi Kingsberry (center) with siblings Devonne Heyward and Yanara Porter. Above: Nicole Costantino holds her diploma. perform his compositions on three occasions. He himself plays the piano and the trombone and aspires to compose film scores. “I guess my favorite part is just, you know, the joy of creating something that I myself can enjoy… It’s hard to describe,” he said. “It’s just really cool knowing like, ‘Wow, I made that; I was able to contribute to the body of music that a lot of my idols

are a part of.’” The only-child returned to Pennsylvania after graduation this weekend, but said he does not plan to stay there long. As he attempts to decide whether or not he will attend grad school – “that’s still up in the air” – he will consider moving somewhere he thinks will provide more career opportunity for an aspiring composer. In his valedictory address, he took on the

topic of fear. “I just looked at myself and thought, ‘What have I felt during college, and what have my experiences been,’” he said. “And I do tend to be afraid of a lot of things in regards to the world and education and what not… I’ve been fighting feelings of fear.” Fear of what? “Fear of failure, fear of success… just, I don’t know,” he said.

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Every Thursday except holidays, “Caring and Sharing,” gives women a chance to share joys and concerns and in turn receive support and confidentiality. 11 a.m.-1 p.m. $10 members/$15 non-members, per session. Advance registration: 631-549-0485.

Calendar From Bagels To Bocelli Former Dix Hills resident and Half Hollow Hills High School student, award-winning singer/PBSTV host Cristina Fontanelli, debuts her new show “From Bagels to Bocelli: the Musical Journey of My Life” at the Dix Hills Performing Arts Center at Five Towns College on Sunday, June 1 at 2 p.m. The show chronicles her singing career from her childhood as a producer of Long Island neighborhood shows to her professional start as an entertainer. Through funny anecdotes and songs, including Broadway show tunes and songs in Italian and Yiddish, the show will go around the world through music highlighting Fontanelli’s world tours and highlighting her career accomplishments singing in the Clinton White House, at the inauguration of President George W. Bush, with major orchestras, opera companies, nightclubs and festivals throughout the world.

FRIDAY Red Is For Passion

Love the color red and enjoy living it up? The Red Hat women are looking for new members who enjoy going places and making new friends. Their motto: Fun, Frolic and Friendship. 631-271-6470 or flarpp@yahoo.com.

Live local bands take over Finley's of Greene Street, 43 Greene St., Huntington, every Saturday night at 11 p.m. Join in the fun and food!

SUNDAY Find Your Center

Find inner peace in an ongoing weekly class for beginners and newcomers every Sunday, 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. at Dipamkara Meditation Center, 282 New York Ave., Huntington. 631549-1000. www.MeditationOnLongisland.org.

MONDAY Fore!

The Huntington Township Chamber of Commerce’s 30th Annual Golf Outing is June 2 at the Huntington Crescent Club, 15 Washington Drive, Huntington. Visit huntingtonchamber.com for more information.

Argentine Tango Classes

Experience the subtle communication between partners as you learn the passionate dance known as the tango. Come dress to impress (but be comfortable) for classes on Monday nights, 7-9:30 p.m. at Spirit of Huntington Art Center, 2 Melville Road North, Huntington Station. 631-470-9620 or email noconintended@gmail.com. Suggested donation: $10 per person/$15 per couple.

TUESDAY Free Mommy And Me Class

Sing! Stretch! Dance! Play! Enjoy a fun-filled class that includes parachute play and bubble play and meet other Jewish moms at The Chai Center in Dix Hills. The free class takes place Tuesdays at 10 a.m. For children ages 6-36 months. Pre-registration required by phone or online: 631-351-8672. www.thechaicenter.com.

Free Help For Vets

Every Tuesday from 12-4 p.m. is “Military Appreciation Tuesdays,” when Long Island Cares specifically assists veterans, military personnel and their families at the Hauppauge and Freeport emergency pantries. Appointments can be made by contacting jrosati@licares.org.

WEDNESDAY Cooking For A Cause

Enjoy a gourmet food and wine tasting event to raise funds for the IDS, Long Island's Pay-itForward, as top Long Island chefs cook samples of their best dishes. Help makeover the living room for homeless children staying at

p.m. in Dix Hills.

Harborfields Public Library

31 Broadway, Greenlawn. 631-757-4200. harborfieldslibrary.org. • May 2014 featured artist Annie ShaverCrandell’s show, “A Collection of Views: Landscapes, Cityscapes and Interiors,” is on display May 1-29.

Huntington Public Library

Councilman Mark Cuthbertson invites residents to attend the “Second” Crab Meadow Watershed Community meeting on June 5, 3-5 p.m. or 7-9 p.m., at The View at Crab Meadow Golf Course, located off of Waterside Avenue in Northport. There will be a short presentation by the town’s contractor, GEI Consultants, on the inroads that have made and to identify the issues and goals in the stewardship plan. For more information or to participate, call 631-351-3171 or email MCuthbertson@HuntingtonNY.gov.

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Main Branch: 338 Main St., Huntington. 631427-5165. Station Branch: 1335 New York Ave., Huntington Station. 631-421-5053. www thehuntingtonlibrary.org. • Artist Susan Phillips exhibits “Observations” in the main gallery through June 24.

Northport-East Northport Public Library

Northport: 151 Laurel Ave. 631-261-6930. East Northport: 185 Larkfield Road. 631-261-2313. www.nenpl.org. • Award-winning gardener Rita Rover explores the fundamentals of growing exhibition mums, starting from rooted cuttings and ending with magnificent, show-quality blooms on Thursday, May 29, 7:30 p.m. in Northport. • In an informative program sponsored by Syosset Hospital-North Shore LIJ, registered nurse Joyce Harris will provide important information about stroke and stroke prevention Friday, May 30, 10 a.m. in East Northport.

South Huntington Public Library Family & Children's Association Walkabout Residence in Freeport and help Brendan Wagner of Far Rockaway have an accessible and functional place to come home to. Restaurants La Parma, Culinary Sensations, Piccola Bussola, Chef Lance, Catering by Buenos Diaz and Fado are all participating on June 4, 7- 10 p.m. at Appliance World, 414 New York Ave., Huntington.

Free Elder Care Conference

A free HR conference entitled “Elder Caregiving: Is It Sapping Your Employees and Your Bottom Line?” will give human resource professionals and business owners valuable tools and techniques to help reduce absenteeism, downtime and turnover and promote productivity and job security. The event is June 4, 8:30-10:30 a.m. at The Bristal Assisted Living at East Northport, 760 Larkfield Road, East Northport. RSVP to Lynn Orfinger at 631-588-8102 ext. 11 or lynnorfinger@nationaleap.com.

Israel On Israel

come. 631-853-8200.

Open Mic Night

Play your heart out at an acoustic open mic night every Wednesday at Caffe Portofino, 249 Main St., Northport, 7-10 p.m. www.facebook.com/cafportopenmic.

Power Breakfast

Join business professionals at BNI Executive Referral Exchange’s breakfast networking meeting every Wednesday, 7-8:30 a.m. at the Dix Hills Diner, 1800 Jericho Turnpike, Dix Hills. 631-462-7446.

95 Harbor Road, Cold Spring Harbor. 631-6926820. cshlibrary.org. • A free combo SAT/ACT practice test helps students decide which test is right for them on Saturday, May 31, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Student receive feedback that compares their performance on each of the analogous test sections of the two exams. For teens in grades 6-12. Registration required.

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The Suffolk County Office for the Aging brings senior advocates to the Town of Huntington assist seniors with information gathering, completion of eligibility or recertification applications and referrals to appropriate community agencies. Catch them at: Huntington Nutrition Center, Wednesday, June 25, 9 a.m.-noon; Paumanack Village I & II (Greenlawn): Tuesday, June 17, 10 a.m.1 p.m.; Paumanack Village V & VI (Melville): Tuesday, June 10, 9 a.m.-noon. Appointments are encouraged; drop-ins wel-

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18 Hauppauge Road, Commack. 631-4990888. commack.suffolk.lib.ny.us. • Enjoy a friendly game of bridge or mah-jongg in the Community Room every Friday, from 15:30 p.m.

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THEATER and FILM 423 Park Ave., Huntington. www.cinemaartscentre.org. 631-423-7611. • Based on David Peace’s book, “The Damned United,” set in 1974, flashes back to the 1960s, and is about controversial soccer manager Brian Clough’s ill-fated 44-day reign as coach of Leeds United, then one of England’s most successful soccer teams of all time. Shows with author David Peace inperson Thursday, May 29, 7:30 p.m. Members $25/Public $30 – includes reception and a copy of Peace’s book, “Red or Dead.” • A new show of electronic dance music, a night full of upbeat, experimental music by The Electronic Musicians Collective: Long Island-based artists MEME, Orbiter and Machine Girl will play on Friday, May 30 at 10 p.m. in the Sky Room. $5 students and CAC members/$10 public.

All are invited to hear Congressman Steve Israel (D-Huntington) speak about the case for the land of Israel. The congressman will be addressing issues such as BDS, the unfair comparison to apartheid and other anti-Israel sentiments on June 4, 11:30 a.m. at The Chai Center, 501 Vanderbilt Pkwy, Dix Hills. Question-and-answer session to follow the address. 631-351-8672. www.thechaicenter.com. Do you qualify for a scholarship? Five Towns College in Dix Hills invites you to stop by during Spring Enrollment Days every Wednesday between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. to find out if you qualify. New and transfer students welcome for on-the-spot evaluations. Application fees will be waived. Five Towns College focuses on audio recording technology, music, music business, theatre arts, filmmaking, mass communication and more. For more information, or to schedule a private tour or visit the next open house, call 631-656-2110 or go to ftc.edu.

145 Pidgeon Hill Road, Huntington Station. 631-549-4411. www.shpl.info. • Celebrate an afternoon of poetry in honor of Walt Whitman’s birthday on Saturday, May 31, 2-3 p.m. Those who want to read their poem aloud can do so on the stage.

44 Lake Ave., Deer Park. 631-586-3000. deerparklibrary.org. • Through a grant from New York State, the library offers Google Nexus 7 tablets for borrowing. Browse the web, download a book, play games and more with just a touch of your finger. Tablets can be checked out for two weeks on an adult Deer Park library card.

Elwood Public Library

3027 Jericho Turnpike, Elwood. 631-499-3722. www.elwoodlibrary.org. • An Empire Safety Council Defensive Driving course will be offered Saturday, May 31, 9:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. $35.

Half Hollow Hills Community Library

Dix Hills: 55 Vanderbilt Parkway. 631-4214530; Melville: 510 Sweet Hollow Road. 631421-4535. hhhlibrary.org. • Is your French a little rusty, or are you planning a trip to France? Join this fun group and practice speaking French on Tuesday June 3, 7-8:30 p.m. in Melville. • Learn what the latest issues are and how to best protect your assets while obtaining long-term care on Thursday, June 5, 7-8

350 Main St., Northport. www.johnwengemantheater.com. 631-261-2900. • “Plaza Suite” opens May 29.

Township Theatre Group

At the Helen Butler Hall Theatre at Dominican Village, 565 Albany Ave., Amityville. 631-2139832. www.townshiptheatregroup.org. • Township Theatre Group presents the screwball comedy “Meet My Husbands,” a hilarious foray into the world of advertising. When a divorced ad executive tries to find a suitable “spouse” to introduce to a client who admires family values, she suddenly winds up with not one, but three husbands instead. All performances feature cabaret-style seating plus a wine/beer bar, May 31, June 6 and 7 at 8 p.m. and June 1 and 8 at 2 p.m. Tickets $20, student/senior $18.

AUDITIONS/SUBMISSIONS Audition For The Nutcracker

Auditions for children’s roles in New York Dance Theatre’s 2014 production of “The Nutcracker” (six performances presented at Hofstra University) will be held on Sunday, June 8 at 1 p.m. at the Frank Ohman School of Ballet in Commack. Children ages 7-14 may attend ($20 audition fee). Advanced dancers on pointe may attend the Saturday, June 7 audition at 1 p.m. The audition fee for advanced dancers includes a full ballet tech-

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nique class. Proper ballet attire is required for all ages. You must call ahead for important information, 631-462-6266. www.ohmanballet.org.

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Happy Birthday Walt!

Artistically Gifted Needed

The Gurwin Jewish Nursing & Rehabilitation Center in Commack is seeking artistically gifted volunteers to partner with residents in a new program, “heART to heART” aimed at helping people with varying levels of cognitive ability express themselves through art. Contact Judie at 516-931-5036 or jatlas1@optonline.net.

Northport Symphony Orchestra

The Northport Symphony Orchestra seeks new members in all sections. Repertoire ranges from Baroque through classical and romantic to early 20th century. Music Director Richard Hyman is an award-winning music educator and composer. Rehearsals are on Wednesdays from 7:30-9 p.m. usually at East Northport Middle School. Email info@northportorchestra.org to arrange an audition. Website: northportorchestra.org.

MUSEUMS/EXHIBITS Art League of Long Island

107 East Deer Park Road, Dix Hills. Gallery hours: 9 a.m.-4 p.m. weekdays; 11 a.m.-4 p.m. weekends. 631-462-5400. www.ArtLeagueLI.net. • More than 70 artists and craftspeople will show and sell original works of art and handmade crafts such as paintings, photographs, ceramics, jewelry, sculpture, woodwork, glasswork, wearable art, and more at the Fine Art & Craft Fair at Heckscher Park in Huntington on Saturday, May 31 and Sunday, June 1, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. The event will also feature live art demonstrations by Art League instructors, family-friendly hands-on activities, food vendors and live music. Free admission.

b.j. spoke gallery

299 Main St., Huntington. Gallery hours: Monday-Sunday, 11 a.m.-5 p.m., until 9 p.m. on Friday and Saturday. 631-549-5106. www.bjspokegallery.com. • May brings Ilene Palant’s solo exhibition of sculpture and photography titled “Naked Stones & Intimate Landscapes” and a member exhibit that fills the rest of the gallery. Both exhibitions on display May 1-31.

Cold Spring Harbor Fish Hatchery

1660 Route 25A, Cold Spring Harbor. Open seven days a week, 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Saturday and Sundays until 6 p.m.: $6 adults; $4 children 3-12 and seniors over 65; members and children under 3 are free. 516-692-6768. www.cshfha.org.

Cold Spring Harbor Whaling Museum

279 Main Street, Cold Spring Harbor. 631-3673418. www.cshwhalingmuseum.org. • Save the date for the Hawaiian Luau on Saturday, July 19, 7-11 p.m.

fotofoto Gallery

14 W. Carver St., Huntington. Gallery hours: Friday 5-8 p.m., Saturday 12-8 p.m., Sunday 12-4 p.m. 631-549-0448. www.fotofotogallery.org.

Gallery Thirty Seven

12b School Street, Northport. www.gallerythirtyseven.com. • Visit Northport’s newest gallery and check out the resident artists.

Heckscher Museum Of Art

2 Prime Ave., Huntington. Museum hours: Wednesday - Friday from 10 a.m.-4 p.m., first Fridays from 4-8:30 p.m., Saturday and Sunday from 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Admission $68/adults, $4-6/seniors, and $4-5/children; members and children under 10 free. 631-3513250. • “Rhythm & Repetition in 20th Century Art,” on view through Aug. 10, focuses on artists who use repeated shapes depicting natural, manmade, or abstract forms as a method to organize their compositions.

Holocaust Memorial And Tolerance Center

Welwyn Preserve. 100 Crescent Beach Road, Glen Cove. Hours: Mon.-Fri.: 10 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Sat.-Sun.: noon-4 p.m. 516-571-8040 ext. 100. www.holocaust-nassau.org. • The permanent exhibit explains the 1930s increase of intolerance, the reduction of human rights, and the lack of intervention that enabled the persecution and mass murder of millions of Jews and others: people with disabilities, Roma and Sinti (Gypsies), Jehovah’s Witnesses, gays and Polish intelligentsia.

to help ensure they receive quality care and their rights are protected. 631-427-3700 ext. 240.

Don’t Hibernate. Help

Celebrate Walt Whitman’s 195th birthday on Saturday, May 31, with Walt Whitman Birthplace’s 2014 Poet in Residence Li-Young Lee, who will give an evening reading with a book signing at 5 p.m. $10 per member/$15 non-member. 246 Old Walt Whitman Road, Huntington Station. www.waltwhitman.org.

Huntington Arts Council

Main Street Petite Gallery: 213 Main St., Huntington. Gallery hours: Monday - Friday 9 a.m.-5 p.m.; Art in the Art-trium: 25 Melville Park Road, Melville. Gallery Hours: Monday Friday 7 a.m.-7 p.m. 631-271-8423. www.huntingtonarts.org. • The Got Talent? Long Island competition is May 31 at the Dix Hills Performing Arts Center. Tickets on sale now.

Huntington Historical Society

Main office/library: 209 Main St., Huntington. Museums: Conklin Barn, 2 High St.; Kissam House/Museum Shop, 434 Park Ave.; Soldiers & Sailors Memorial Building, 228 Main St. 631427-7045, ext. 401. www.huntingtonhistoricalsociety.org. • Exhibit “The Times They Were A-Changing – 1960s & Huntington’s Response” on display at the Soldiers & Sailors Memorial Building. • Hop a boat and tour the Van Wycks-Lefferts Tide Mill, built in 1795, throughout the spring and summer: June 11, 10 a.m.; June 25, 10:15 a.m.; July 14, 1 p.m.; July 28, 12:30 p.m.; Aug. 11, 11:45 a.m.; Aug. 22, 1:45 p.m.; Sept. 8, 10:30 a.m. $10 members/$15 nonmembers. Reservations required.

LaMantia Gallery

127 Main St., Northport Village. 631-754-8414. www.lamantiagallery.com. • Following the success of their display of exclusive featuring never-before-seen Dr. Seuss artwork, the gallery displays a permanent collation of estate-authorized art.

Northport Historical Society Museum

215 Main St., Northport. Museum hours: Tuesday - Sunday, 1-4:30 p.m. 631-757-9859. www.northporthistorical.org. • “Window Shopping Through Time” is a recreation of 10 stores that were located on Main Street and Woodbine Avenue spanning about 100 years, from the 1880s’ Morris City Grocery with their fresh produce and dry goods to the 1980s 5&10 with their ribbon and toys.

for high tea and transport yourself back in time as your group experiences High Tea in a private gathering house at the Birthplace. $25/person. 631-427-5240, ext. 113. educator@waltwhitman.org. • Celebrate Walt Whitman’s 195th birthday on Saturday, May 31, with WWBA’s 2014 Poet in Residence Li-Young Lee, who will give an evening reading with a book signing at 5 p.m. $10 per member/$15 non-member.

MUSIC & DANCE Dix Hills Performing Arts Center

Five Towns College, 305 N. Service Road, Dix Hills. Box Office: 631-656-2148. www.dhpac.org. • Christina Fontanelli sings her life story in “From Bagels to Bocelli: The Musical Journey of My Life” on Sunday, June 1, 2 p.m. $25-$30.

Lynch School of Ballet

• About 140 students will take the stage at Huntington High School for a production of “Sleeping Beauty” on Saturday, May 31 at 6 p.m. and Sunday, June 1 at 3 p.m.

The Paramount

370 New York Ave., Huntington. 631-673-7300. www.paramountny.com. All shows begin at 8 p.m. unless otherwise noted. • The Paramount Comedy Series presents The Plastic Cup Boyz featuring Lavar Walker, Na’im Lynn & William Spank Horton on Friday, June 6. $25-$35. • Robert Earl Keen performs with special guest Andrea Davidson Saturday, June 7. $26.50$50.

DONATIONS WELCOME Help The Troops Call Home

Assemblyman Chad Lupinacci’s Huntington Station district office is an official drop-off site for Cell Phones for Soldiers. To help the troops call home by donating your old cell phone, stop by or mail your phone to 1783 New York Ave., Huntington Station, 11746. 631-271-8025.

Ripe Art Gallery

1028 Park Ave., Huntington. TuesdayThursday, 11 a.m.-6 p.m.; Friday, 2-8 p.m.; Saturday, 11 a.m.-5 p.m. www.ripeartgal.com. 631-239-1805.

Vanderbilt Museum and Planetarium

180 Little Neck Road, Centerport. Museum hours through April 15: Tuesday, Saturday and Sunday, 12-4 p.m. Grounds admission: $7 adults, $6 students with ID and seniors 62 and older, and $3 children 12 and under. Mansion tour, add $5 per person. 631-854-5555. www.vanderbiltmuseum.org. • The planetarium’s new show, “Black Holes: Journey into the Unknown,” has regular showings on Tuesdays and Sundays at 2 p.m.

Walt Whitman Birthplace

246 Old Walt Whitman Road, Huntington Station. Hours: Wednesday-Friday, 1-4 p.m.; Saturdays and Sundays, 11 a.m.- 4 p.m. April admission: $5 adults, $4 seniors, $3 students, and children under 5 are free. 631-427-5240, ext. 114. www.waltwhitman.org. • Schedule at a time convenient for your group

VOLUNTEERING Cosmetologists Wanted

Hospice Care Network is seeking New York State-licensed cosmetologists to provide 2-4 haircuts per month for community members facing life-limiting illnesses. Download an application at www.hospicecarenetwork.org or call 516-224-6423.

Be A Museum Docent

The Huntington Historical Society is currently seeking volunteers to train to become Museum Docents at the historic David Conklin Farmhouse Museum. The museum is located at 2 High St. in Huntington village and is a fascinating interpretation of the Colonial, Federal and Victorian time periods. No experience required – an interest in local history is a plus. Training is provided. Call 631-427-7045 ext 403.

Seeking Volunteer Advocates

The Family Service League’s Ombudservice Program of Suffolk County is seeking volunteers to train as advocates for nursing home, adult home and assisted living facility residents

The Retired Senior Volunteer Program (RSVP SUFFOLK) needs adults 55+ to help in organizations throughout Suffolk County. Dozens of opportunities available in this federally funded program for just about any interest or skill. Visit www.rsvpsuffolk.org or call 631-979-9490 ext.12 for more information.

Friends At Home

Looking to earn some community service hours while changing a life? As part of the Friends@Home program, a project of The Ariella's Friendship Circle at the Chai Center in Dix Hills, visit a child with special needs in an environment they are most comfortable: their own homes. Together, bake cookies, play games, create arts and crafts, read books and more. Contact Nati or Sara at 631-351-8672 or fcchaicenter@gmail.com

Be A Friend Of The Bay

Friends of the Bay is in need of volunteers who can help convert water quality data, which is currently kept in an excel sheet, into a Microsoft Access database. Assistance is also needed with ArcView GIS, to configure maps of the watershed. Call 516-922-6666 or email info@friendsofthebay.org.

Be A Host Family

Huntington Sanctuary is seeking families or individual adults to become Host Homes, which provide temporary shelter to youth between ages 12-17 who are experiencing a family crisis. Contact Jennifer Petti at 631-2712183 for more information.

Helping Furry Friends

Little Shelter Animal Rescue and Adoption Center is looking for volunteers who want to make a difference in the lives of animals. Free training provided. Visit www.littleshelter.com or call 631-368-8770 ext. 204.

Walt Whitman Birthplace

If you are interested in literature or history, the Walt Whitman Birthplace has fascinating and rewarding part-time volunteer positions available. Free training provided. 631-427-5420 ext.114.

Helping Runaway Kids

Share your ideas and opinions on how Huntington Sanctuary, a program of the Huntington Youth Bureau, can help youth ages 12-21 who run away or who are at risk of running away. The group’s advisory board meets one Thursday a month at 6 p.m. Call 631-2712183.

Eyes For The Blind

Suffolk County’s Helen Keller Services is looking for volunteers to visit blind who are homebound to socialize and aid in reading mail, possibly provide transportation. 631-424-0022.

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Village East Gifted – Teaching with Taste at the current Huntington Station location – with classes operating seven days a week. Later in the year, Phillips expanded her business into Westbury. Even after this, her business continued to grow, and she opened a half-day kindergarten program just this past September. As a prior employee of many of Long Island’s public schools, she said she has seen how gifted children have fallen victim to budget cuts time and time again—and that’s why she’s continually expanding her already large business. But Village East Gifted doesn’t accept just any student, Phillips said. The school has an acceptance rate of 3-4 students for every 10 applicants, but with good reason. Students can anticipate a curriculum in which they become versed in Latin, learn the wonders of marine biology, and, of course, a main curriculum three grade levels ahead of the student’s current grade in school—starting at age 4. The students are taught all of this by teachers with no less than twenty five years of prior teaching experience. In the end, Phillips said she wants her students to walk out of her classroom with “open doors.” “My goal is to have these kids have as many open doors as possible when they leave. I want them to be used to being around the kind of kids that are here, so that when they go into the workforce they have the skills to work on a team and accomplish collaborative goals,” Phillips said.

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Upon walking into Huntington Station enrichment center, Village East Gifted, don’t expect your normal classroom – the children aren’t in desks taking notes, and the teacher isn’t spending the day lecturing. Headmaster Tobi Phillips runs this learning center that acts typically as a supplement for regular K-12 education. She thinks the key to teaching these gifted children involves a little more creativity than what students are probably used to. But what you do see, instead of the typical classroom structure, is something unique—maybe even something tasty. “Everything we do here is very unusual and very lateral. We don’t have desks and chairs here; it doesn’t work that way,” Phillips said. “[The students] are up, they’re spinning wheels, they’re winning things, they’re throwing things, they’re being timed – it’s all interactive. There’s no sitting down and watching.” This innovative learning center for gifted children could only be formed by someone with the credentials to back it, and Tobi Phillips’ certainly do not fall short. She has more than 35 years of teaching experience and a master’s in education; she is even has a doctorate from Columbia University. However, Phillips’ resume is a bit more eclectic, and impressive, than just that. On top of her thorough teaching background, there is one thing that stands a tier above the rest—a cake shop. Sometime in between

Village East Gifted enrichment center’s headmaster Tobi Phillips, right, has a highly competitive acceptance rate and helps prepare children in greades K-12 for their next academic adventure. getting her three master’s degrees and holding teaching jobs in Port Washington and Great Neck, Phillips found the time to make custom cake structures for six years in a shop she owned called Piece-A-Cake. It would certainly be remiss if her students missed out on Phillips’ culinary specialty, so cake-making can become part of the curriculum at Village East Gifted. But don’t be fooled – everything in Village East Gifted must have an academic spin, Phillips said. “It becomes an engineering project, because they have to understand how to construct a wedding cake that might be six tiers high, and know how to do it so that it’s mathematically balanced,” she said.

This is just one example of how the 280 students under Phillips’ wing are lucky to experience her creative take on academics from kindergarten all the way up to college admissions. In fact, Phillips proudly noted that this year marks her first graduating class, with university acceptances from Duke to Yale, and of course her alma mater, Columbia. The Huntington Station location is the largest of her three centers for gifted learning, housing around 260 of her prodigies. However, it was no small feat getting this company to where it is today. Back in 2007, Phillips only offered enrichment tutoring in the Huntington area. However, in September of 2013, she opened Village East Gifted

Village East Gifted 33 Walt Whitman Road Suite 215 Huntington Station 631-549-2313 www.villageeastgifted.com

Democrats give boost to Melville area (Continued from page A1)

“The only place in the state that should be solidly Democrat, besides the big cities, is Suffolk County,” Klein said. “What’s happened is he’s been attacked bitterly in Suffolk by teachers and parents on Common Core, and his handling of the whole issue of education. Therefore, a good place to meet is in the enemy’s country that should be your country.”

Similarly, the decision to name former Congresswoman Kathy Hochul, of Erie County, as his candidate for lieutenant governor, “could only help him upstate,” where Astorino must perform well if he expects to win, Klein said. Congressman Steve Israel (D-Huntington), chair of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC), agreed that Long Island will be pivotal this year in

tipping the scales, calling it “the political center of gravity” in 2014. “He’s got to do well on Long Island. The suburbs I think represent a particularly important battleground for him, and that’s why he’s chosen to have the convention on Long Island,” Israel said. It could also have implications for downticket races, Klein said, particularly for Israel, who is also up for re-election this year.

And after a year of big wins for Huntington Democrats in 2013, they’re well positioned to pitch in for the party’s top candidate. “One way to help him [Cuomo] do well is to get his people in the year before he runs,” Klein said. “Now he has a winning streak going and can go to the Democrats and say, ‘I helped you. It’s time for you to help me.’ And they will. There’s no doubt they will.”

Dan Band keeps laughs coming with parodies (Continued from page A1)

in the movie “Old School.” Other fan favorites are renditions of “I Am Woman,” “What A Feeling (Flashdance),” “Shoop” and “Genie in a Bottle” generously peppered with f-bombs and other choice words. With Finnerty singing lead, and a pair of nattily suited guys as backup chicks, The Dan Band has audiences rolling in the aisles during live performances, and the same was true when they performed at The Paramount in Huntington last week. As funny as it sounds, much of what the Paramount audience saw on May 28 was

thanks to a night of karaoke, under the influence. “It just started as drunk karaoke,” Finnerty said. “After the last night of the show ‘Stomp,’ we went out to celebrate by getting drunk and singing karaoke. I thought it would be funny to do ‘I Am Woman.’” He was living in LA at the time, working on developing a career as a comedic actor. A comedian friend had a gig booked and asked Finnerty to do a few songs before she went on. He did three songs and turned the stage over. But, “after the show, some guy came up to me and said, ‘Do you

have a flier?’” I said, ‘F-no. I don’t do this. My friend just needed someone to open the show so people would think she’s a headliner.’” “Turns out the guy asking was the guy who booked The Viper Room,” Finnerty said. He booked him. And it’s been snowballing ever since. In addition to movie roles, there have been albums, talk show appearances, even a cable special executive produced by Steven Spielberg. Finnerty’s met a few of his “victims” – and he says they take the parodies in jest. He’s even performed with some.

“Once I came home and Alanis Morissette had left a message on my answering machine. She said, ‘I heard you do a pretty good ‘You Oughta Know,’’” Finnerty said. She invited him to perform it together, which they did at an AOL fan show. Even his mom, who caught a show in Connecticut the weekend after Mother’s Day, has learned to like the act, said Finnerty. “She’s come a long way,” he said. “I was a good altar boy who wasn’t allowed to swear. Let this be a cautionary tale for all the moms who don’t let their kids curse. Let ’em curse! Let ’em curse!”

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food and wine tasting event to raise funds for a good cause as top Long Island chefs cook samples of their best dishes in Huntington next week. Funds raised will go to the IDS, Long Island’s Pay-it-Forward Committee, to help makeover the living room for homeless children staying at Family & Children's Association Walkabout Residence in Freeport, and help Brendan Wagner of Far Rockaway have an accessible and functional place to come home to. Who’s participating, might you ask? La Parma, Culinary Sensations, Piccola Bussola, Chef Lance, Catering by Buenos Diaz and Fado will whip up their favorite dishes on June 4, 7- 10 p.m. The host is where the kitchens are: Appliance World, 414 New York Ave., Huntington.

Take in the delicacies of the raw bar at Jewel at its Patio Party on May 30. KICKING OFF SUMMER: Sparkling hotspot Jewel (400 Broad Hollow Road, Melville, 631-755-5777 www.jewelrestaurantli.com) is kicking off summer with an outdoor Patio Party on Friday, May 30, 7-10 p.m., with everything an outdoor party would need – and more. Enjoy the music of Steel Drum Band DNA, nosh on oysters, clams and shrimp at the raw bar, and drink up amazing drink specials. It will certainly get you in the mood to soak in the summer.

CONGRATS, NERAKI: Our friends at Neraki

(273 Main St., Huntington, 631-385-3474 www.neraki.com) celebrated their third anniversary in Huntington village on May 23. How time flies when the fish is fresh! “We would like to thank the many new friends and loyal customers who have made us feel welcome, and paid us the highest compliment by returning again and again. We are grateful for your support and happy to be part of what makes Huntington the dinning capital of Long Island,” owners Alex and Olga wrote on the restaurant’s Facebook page. Here’s to many more!

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The Shack Comes Of Age In 35th Year By Danny & The Foodies foodies@longislandernews.com

For the 35th season, Huntington’s unofficial summertime kickoff officially arrived this Memorial Day weekend. After all, few things say “summer” more clearly in this neck of the woods than a row of cars parked haphazardly along Route 25A, a row of motorcycles near Stony Hollow Road, and the crunch of rocks under your feet as you bring a paper dish filled with fried clams back to your picnic table. And trust us – plenty of people were taking advantage of that opportunity this Memorial Day weekend as the weather broke and the sunshine covered the motorcycles propped up alongside the road. It was perfect “Shack Attack” weather – a good thing, because Mace Colodny and the gang at The Shack in Centerport opened up for the season this weekend. But this year, it feels a bit different perhaps – it’s like they never went away. That might be because Mace is, for the first time, giving Huntington a double feature. The gregarious Colodny has had the Centerport original since 1980, when he was a 19-year-old moonlighting at CBGB while running the family business. He expanded his reach in September 2013, when he opened The Shack “West” on

Huntington village’s Gerard Street, finally solving the age-old predicament of solving a Shack craving when it’s raining – or snowing, for that matter. With age comes maturity, and that promises to be the case this summer at the Centerport original. In Huntington, Mace and Executive Chef Michael Heinlein said earlier this year they’re “on a quest” to get away from fried food, but clamdiggers have nothing to worry about; the classic fried clams, fish and chips and shrimp remain staples. Some of those new dishes from the Huntington restaurant – the ones that can be recreated in the tight roadside cooking quarters – will be making their way to Centerport, so keep your eyes open. But the bread and butter on 25A, of course, are fried clam strips, a nod to the Shack’s way-back roots as a simple clam bar in the Depression years. These delightful little morsels are lightly breaded and gently fried, keeping the outside crispy and the clams sweet and tender. As to table etiquette – forget utensils; just squeeze on some lemon and pop them in your mouth with your hands. There’s plenty more to peruse than clams – you’ve got pasta choices, crab cakes, plenty of lobster selections, burgers, and a good selection of beers on tap, with a focus on local microbreweries and up-and-coming brands.

Mace Colodny’s 35th summer season at The Shack began this weekend in Centerport. Thankfully, Mother Nature cooperated and cleared the way for alfresco munching on their signature fried clam-strip morsels.

ART

Rain Or Shine, It’s Time For ‘Art in the Park’ Art League of Long Island to host its annual arts and crafts fair this Saturday and Sunday Even with the possibility of rain, art will shine in Heckscher Park in Huntington this weekend as the annual Art in the Park Fine Art & Craft Fair returns this Saturday and Sunday. Sponsored by the Art League of Long Island, the fair will celebrate its 47th year with more than 70 artists and craftspeople set to make an appearance. Handmade crafts – such as paintings, photographs, ceramics, jewelry, and sculptures – will be on display and for sale as the fair begins at 10 a.m. and closes at 5 p.m. both days. To celebrate these artists and craftspeople, the Art League will also be supplying awards for those that exemplify “superior artistry and craftsmanship,” according to a release issued by the Art League. A raffle will also be available for guests with proceeds that will benefit the Art League, a not-for-profit organization. This year’s event also promises to present live art demonstrations by Art League instructors, along with family-friendly, hands-on activities and live music. Also on-site will be food vendors to keep the crowd ready and fueled for art. Admission is free.

This year’s annual Art in the Park fair promises to provide guests will food, music, crafts, and art – rain or shine – on Saturday and Sunday.

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Life&Style HISTORY

Why Walt Whitman Started The Long-Islander By George Wallace info@longislandernews.com

There is good reason to believe that, had it not been for the Panic of ’37, Walt Whitman would have never started up The LongIslander newspaper. But as a consequence of that economic tsunami (and a series of huge fires which nearly wiped out the newspaper industry in New York City), 18year-old Walt lost his apprentice printer job in Brooklyn and wandered back to his family's ancestral home in the Huntington area looking for teaching and publishing work. Much of Whitman’s journalistic career was based in Brooklyn and lower Manhattan, but to understand why Whitman, whose 195th birthday anniversary is Saturday, started The Long-Islander in 1838 in Huntington, it is necessary to understand that Walt’s extended family was firmly rooted in this area and that he himself was born in West Hills. Of course, over the course of his life, Whitman called many places home, and his experiences as a printing apprentice, newspaper writer and editor figure centrally in his life at work. At age 12 he was learning to set type for handpresses on Long Island, and then setting type on Aldin Spooner’s Star in Brooklyn. However a year into that job, the nation was hit by the “Panic of 1837,” a financial crisis that arose after a period of national expansion and prosperity. Expansion west, fueled by the building of canals and railroads, caused rampant land speculation, overinflation of property values, the growth of “wildcat banks,” and eventually a business crash and panic. It all came to a head on May 10, 1837, when interest rates climbed over 20 percent, cotton prices spiraled crazily, and food riots erupted in New York City. Some 39,000 Americans went bankrupt, and the

depression reduced many people to living in the streets and others to starvation. As bad as the situation was, the impact on the newspaper business in New York was worse – with huge fires in New York City nearly wiping out the major printing and business centers of the city. Jobless, Whitman headed east to Long Island. After stints as a teacher in Long Swamp, Woodbury and Smithtown, he landed in Huntington. In May 1838, he started up The Long-Islander – a newspaper that has continued to serve the Huntington area for going on 200 years. For a year or so, Walt hitched up the wagon and delivered the paper far and wide himself – but then he returned to Brooklyn and lower Manhattan, where the newspaper industry was getting back on its feet. It was a rough and tumble time for the newspaper industry in America, highly charged and turbulent. Whitman established a reputation for outspoken – and often stubborn adherence – to editorial positions that ran afoul of publishers. That, and a simultaneous disdain for the conventions of “hard work,” in favor of submergence in the high and low culture of the day, put the young man in hot water with his employers on more than one occasion. Bottom line? Like others in the field, Whitman’s fortunes with individual publishers were quite tumultuous. The experience of the Aurora, which he was hired to edit in 1842, was typical. After announcing their leading editor as “a bold, energetic and original writer,” within three months Whitman left the position due to editorial differences with ownership and accusations of being a “loafer.” Over the next decade, Whitman went from paper to paper – Evening Tattler, Statesman, Democrat, The Mirror and others – then to the Brooklyn Daily Eagle, perhaps his longest run at a single publi-

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Walt Whitman cation. He also did a stint in New Orleans, joining many enterprising journalists and commentators covering the Mexican War. After that, Whitman’s career in journalism in New York resumed, but in the 1850s, it was his literary work and associations that took center stage. Overall, Whitman’s name is associated with some 35 newspapers in the New York area from the 1830s to the mid-1850s. The experience, some say, helped shape his voice as a poet. “Whitman’s poetry today may stand out for its mystical insights, [but] his poems also contain a great many references to actual events, including political conflicts he would have followed as a journalist,” writes Robert McNamara. “At times Whitman’s poetry seems to be based on reporting, and some passages were reminiscent of a reporter’s notes. And beyond the style of the actual poems, Whitman envisioned

Even in death, Walt Whitman is racking up awards. The great poet, who was born in Huntington, will be the first inductee into the Long Island Journalism Hall of Fame, a new venture by the Press Club of Long Island (PCLI) next week. The club, a chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists, announced that it will create the hall of fame to recognize trailblazing journalists from the past and present. The inaugural induction will take place at the PCLI Media Awards dinner on June 5 at the Woodbury Country Club, to help commemorate PCLI’s 40th anniversary. the book to be popular in the way newspapers are. He wished to be the poet of the common man.” “Biographers have always recognized Whitman's career in journalism as a prominent feature of his life and his development as the ‘poet of democracy,’” writes biographer M. Jimmie Killingsworth. “First through printing and then through news writing and newspaper editing, Whitman discovered the power of the written word in an age of increasing literacy.”

MUSIC

Age Is Just Another Musical Number By Logan Bordiga info@longislandernews.com

Accomplished pianist Stan Wiest is proof that you’re never too old to meet a new goal in life. Wiest, 69, recently released his first solo album titled “Music to Drive By,” as part of his “Music You Will Love” series. The Huntington native who now lives in Fort Salonga said he originally was not interested in the piano, but his love and passion for the music grew. He graduated from Walt Whitman High School and then went to Hofstra University on a piano scholarship. After college, he played for hotels and clubs in Manhattan in the late 1960s while also starring on the NBC soap opera “Another World.” Wiest continued to play in yacht clubs and country clubs across the tri-state area. A number of performances included special guests such as Frank Sinatra, Sammy Davis Jr. and the Tonight Show Band.

He eventually created the A. Wiest Entertainment Group, which provides an array of entertainment from wedding bands to jazz musicians. Wiest is CEO and president of the agency, but still performs as orchestra leader and solo pianist. Wiest said his musical influences are classical pianist Vladimir Horowitz and jazz pianists Errol Garner and Oscar Peterson. His “Music to Drive By” album was a serendipitous endeavor. Wiest recalled being approached by a client to play for the client’s wife’s birthday. The wife and client loved the music so much that they paid for Wiest to record at Euphoria recording studios in Manhattan. The music later became the “Music You Drive By” album. “I started recording at 4 p.m. and recorded on piano nonstop for eight hours – finished at midnight. It was an incredible experience,” Wiest said. “After I came home that night, my wife and I listened to the entire album and I was totally exhausted.” Wiest didn’t make use of many techno-

logical advancements of the day; on this album, there is no over-dubbing or going back and fixing mistakes. For the recording, the songs had to be played in their entirety. Some songs, the musician said, had to be replayed multiple times to get it right. This recording style allowed for a better sound, as if the piano was in the room with you, Wiest said. “This album is the culmination of many years performing as a pianist and band leader. The arrangements are my personal and emotional renderings of wonderful songs from the Great American Songbook,” he said. The album includes instrumentals of famous songs by Frank Sinatra, Ella Fitzgerald, and others. Although starting a new career path by means of recording can be scary for someone in their 60s, Wiest said he still feels like the traveling artist he was in his 20s. Wiest will be at Barnes and Noble in East Northport on Sunday, June 8 from 2:30-3:30

Fort Salonga pianst Stan Wiest performs and shares stories of his days playing with celebrities in East Northport next weekend. p.m. He will perform selections from the album, tell humorous stories from his days performing with celebrities, and sign CDs. The pianist said he wants people to know that those in their 60s are part of a vibrant generation that knows no limitations. He may be 69, but in some ways he is younger and more vibrant than ever.

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You Screamed, They Listened Less than a month after new parking fees went We applaud the town’s quick action on this isinto effect in Huntington village, the Town of sue. Having available parking is critical to the Huntington has added a new option to allow economic vitality of the village, but there’s a balthose who park at metered spaces to pop in a ance that must be struck. The town’s willingness quarter for a 15-minute stay. to make changes and to do so quickly is a good The change comes in response to an uproar sign that they are committed to finding a soluraised by village merchants after fees were tion. So, too, is the town’s pilot program to proraised from 25 cents to a dollar-an-hour mini- vide valet parking at times of peak demand like mum for prime parking on New York Avenue weekend dinner hours. Devoting a portion of a and Main Street, and 50y cents an hour on all municipal lot to valet parking will allow up to other metered spaces. Shopkeepers complained 40-percent more cars to fit. that they were losing business from cusThe parking situation is only tomers who wanted to quickly dash in EDITORIAL going to get tighter as a handful and out. of development projects are comThe increased fees, instituted along with new pleted, including new apartments going up in enforcement hours, were aimed at moving long- the heart of the village. So while these programs term parkers out of prime areas and into all day are being implemented, a committee is studying parking lots, making those spaces in the heart of the economics and viability of building a parkthe village available to shoppers and restaurant ing structure in the village. By gathering that inpatrons. formation now, while other programs are being Unfortunately, many businesses depend on pa- put in place, the town won’t find itself playing trons being able to run in and out, and that traf- catch-up. fic seemed to have dried up after fees went up. It There will be growing pains. It’s good to know appears customers didn’t see it worthwhile to that the town is willing to listen and to make readd a dollar to the price of a cup of coffee. alistic adjustments as needed.

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Thank A Vet DEAR EDITOR: Memorial Day is synonymous with the unofficial beginning of summer. While we get to enjoy the opening of the beaches and pools, the delight of tasty barbecues and department store sales, we need to remember the true meaning and significance of this holiday. It is the occasion to honor the men and women who have died in all wars defending our freedoms. On May 7, due to the generosity of George and Harry Mountanos, owners of the Larkfield, I partnered with Suffolk County Director of Veteran Services Tom Ronayne to host a veterans breakfast for 200 Suffolk County veterans. In attendance at the event were County Executive Steve Bellone and Presiding Officer DuWayne Gregory, each who served in the military to protect our liberties and has carried their desire to serve into civilian life. Also in attendance was William Ober, the New York State Marine Corps League 2013 “Marine of the Year.” Dignity

Memorial was recognized for their support for veterans and their families by providing fitting tributes to those who do not have the means to pay for a proper burial. This breakfast was our way of letting everyone at the event know just how much their time and sacrifice is appreciated. And on Monday, May 26, numerous parades were held in the Town of Huntington. Remember to say “thank you” to a vet for their selfless act and for caring enough to keep our flag free and secure. WILLIAM R. SPENCER County Legislator 18th Legislative District

Avoid An Electric Summer Editor’s note: The following was adapted from a press release. DEAR EDITOR: For many, the arrival of Memorial Day Weekend signifies the unofficial start to summer – and a time to finally put away snow

shovels and boots in favor of heading outdoors for seasonal fun, projects and chores. During this time, National Grid reminds its customers to work and play safely when around outside electricity sources. Whether tossing around a ball, landscaping or simply enjoying the warmer weather, customers should always exercise caution when around electric facilities, poles or equipment. National Grid reminds customers, especially at this time of year, that contact with power lines can cause serious injury or even death. Individuals should always stay a minimum of 10 feet away from overhead power lines. People can be the conduit through which electricity flows to the ground, so it is safest to never work or play in any area where you are in danger of directly or indirectly contacting power lines. In addition, household projects require extra care. Observe the following tips: • When painting, be careful near electric lines, and try to keep a distance of at least 10 feet, even from those connected to your home. Avoid touching power lines with

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Randy Statham opened his home to an estimated 400 strangers on May 21 for the 63rd Annual FSL House Tour. TOWN OF HUNTINGTON

Family Service League Says House Tour Was Most Successful Yet By Arielle Dollinger adollinger@longislandergroup.com

There are a chicken coop and a vegetable garden in the yard, if one would call it a yard – the grounds are so simultaneously complex and cohesive that backyard blends into side yard and side yard blends into front yard. There are a pool and a patio. The water of the pool is the kind of blue one would find on a Caribbean vacation. The pale yellow lounge chairs with towels and head rests look as if they have jumped the pages of a travel brochure. Randy Statham opened his many doors and windows on May 21 to an estimated 400 strangers. His house was one of five in the areas of Cold Spring Harbor, Lloyd Neck, Huntington and Huntington Bay through which visitors walked during the 63rd Annual Family Service League (FSL) House Tour. Last year, according to FSL Director of Development Jennie Sandler-Fiocca, the house tour raised approximately $80,000 to benefit the not-for-profit human services agency, which offers such programs as counseling and mental health services, alcohol and substance abuse recovery services and services for homeless families. This year, Sandler-Fiocca said, she expects to surpass last year’s total. “This is the most successful tour ever,” she said. “We’ll probably hit $100,000 raised with the tour.” The tour was held in honor of longtime FSL supporter and Beach Glass Designs

owner Jackie Higgins, as well as the late FSL supporter Eugenie V. Kissinger. Ticketholders visit the houses, manned by over 150 volunteers, in the order of their choosing from the hours of 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. “He’s so tactile,” says one woman to several people at separate times as she explores Stratham’s house. She references the uniquely-textured rugs in each room. The indoor rooms, with their abundant windows and earthy tones, could easily pass for outdoor rooms. And it is no accident. “I really believe in interior and exterior; they work together,” Stratham said. “I want you to be pulled and drawn outside and vice versa.” Stratham lives in the house with his partner, Andrew, and their two dogs – a Shorkie and a part-Chihuahua the couple adopted from St. Croix. When he is not designing his own home, Statham is helping others design theirs through his Laurel Hollow flower shop, Scarsella’s Flowers, Greenhouses and Home. Despite apprehension, he committed two months ago to opening his home to ticketholders because he thought it would be a nice thing to do, he said. The house has been a constant work in progress since he bought it eight years ago. “It’s a slow crawl. I do project by project,” he said. He wallpapered one of the rooms the night before his visitors arrived.

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Robert Scheiner’s term as chairman of the Huntington Township Chamber of Commerce may not officially begin until June 1, but he already looks poised for the role. Introduced in his new position at the May 20 annual meeting and breakfast networking event, Scheiner walked to the front of the room in familiar stride. His walk was one of confidence and comfort; his message, one of gratitude and reassurance. He joked with the crowd as if he had been doing it for years. Perhaps that is because the room was filled with friends and colleagues who have known the man for years. Scheiner, a Huntington resident for nearly 30 years, was no stranger to the crowd gathered that morning at the Harbor Club at Prime; he has been serving as the chamber’s co-vice chair and as a member of the nonprofit’s Government Relations Committee. “I think it’s the strongest chamber of commerce on the island,” Scheiner said. Professionally, the Commack resident is senior vice president at H2M architects + engineering, a multi-disciplined firm in Melville. He is a registered architect and professional planner licensed in New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Connecticut. As head of H2M’s architectural group, he has directed all phases of

Meet The Leaders Of The Huntington Chamber EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE Robert Scheiner, H2M Group Robert Bontempi, Otsuka America Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Jim Kelly, JVKelly Group Jim McGowan, Adelphi University Vita Scaturro, Community National Bank Brian Yudewitz, Office of Brian Yudewitz, Esq. BOARD OF DIRECTORS Robert Ansell, Silverman Acampora Robert Berger, Huntington Hospital Sara Bluestone, Leadership Huntington Foundation William Bonesso, Forchelli, Curto, Deegan, Schwartz, Mineo, & Terrana LLP Alex Borg, Borg & Borg Insurance Keith Brown, Brown & Altman John Caracciolo, JVC Broadcasting Jennifer Cassidy, Peoples United Bank Jim Condron, WALK Radio Vincent Casillo, North Shore Financial Group, an office of Metlife Steve Conte, financial adviser Michael DeCristofaro, John W. Engeman Theater Sean Delehanty, BAE Systems Neil Geschwind, Baker Tilly Thomas Glascock, Town of Huntington Mary Ann Hurd, Sunrise Outdoor Advertising Eileen Knauer, Huntington YMCA Maureen Leslie, Adelphi University Joe Maddalone, Power Strategies Jack Palladino, Christopher’s Courtyard Cafe Peter Pastorelli, Value Drugs George Santiago, Briarcliffe College Peter Sloggatt, Long Islander News Jon Ten Haagen, Ten Haagen Financial Group Dolores Thompson, Huntington Station Enrichment Center David Walsdorf, Walsdorf Insurance Agency

The Huntington Township Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors and Executive Committee is sworn in at the Harbor Club at Prime. work in the area and also serves as H2M’s executive director of marketing and business development. Scheiner also volunteers his time with a number of community organizations including Leadership Huntington and the Community Development Corporation of Long Island. He said he plans to continue the many successful programs the chamber has grown, and will continue to make sure the organization is financially sound. But of course, the new chair has new plans of his own. “I’d like to be more aggressive in growing the chamber,” he said, adding that he believes it is critical for the chamber to be more involved in Huntington Station and Melville-area businesses – two important economic drivers for the Town of Huntington – and hopes to work more closely with nearby chambers who share the same mission. “We all have the same goal, which is helping the Town of Huntington and making it a better place for kids and grandkids,” Scheiner said.

Scheiner was sworn in at the meeting, along with the rest of the chamber board, which welcomed back many familiar faces to its ranks as well as new board member, attorney Keith Brown, of Brown & Altman law firm in Melville. Chamber staff also introduced members to a new mobile application, “MyChamberApp,” which members can download to their smartphones to access events, hot deals and a member directory. The new chair has solid ground to stand on thanks in part to outgoing chairmen Bob Bontempi and Jim Kelly, who jointly took over the post when then-chair Larry Kushnick died just a few days into his term in 2013. The pair had served as chairmen at different times over the past decade – Bontempi from 2009 to 2013, and Kelly from 2005 to 2009 – and used their experience to keep the chamber operating smoothly until Scheiner could step into the role. “I have a great deal of admiration for both Jim and Bob. They care deeply about this town, as do I. They did a wonderful job during a difficult time,” Scheiner said.

From left, outgoing chamber chairmen Jim Kelly and Bob Bontempi hand off the position to Robert Scheiner, of Melville’s H2M

Program Touts Vets’ Potential As Employees By Luann Dallojacono ldallojacono@longislandernews.com

Are you looking for an employee who can follow orders, demonstrate flexibility, thrive under pressure, and set and meet goals? Then you might consider hiring a veteran. That was the message conveyed at the Huntington Township Chamber of Commerce’s breakfast program on May 20, which detailed an initiative aptly titled “Hire a Veteran: Good for Them, Better for You.” Presented by the chamber’s Veterans Committee, the program drew speakers from both small and large companies to share their experiences of working with veterans in the workplace. Jessica Carroll, a talent acquisition specialist at Enterprise Holdings, recalled seeing admirable traits in her sister, who served in the military. She had leadership skills, a strong work ethic, flexibility and a goal-oriented mindset – all qualities that are highly coveted in the workplace. “These traits are instilled during basic training and can easily transition to the private sector,” Carroll said. “[Veterans] have real-world, tactile experience.” She spoke of her personal experience interviewing veterans for job openings in her company and said “their professionalism is unmatched.” Michael Gilmartin, of Hamilton commercial moving and storage company, in Huntington Station, had similar praise for veterans in a small business setting. “The greatest thing a vet brings to the table is a moral code of ethics. You don’t find that in every employee,” he said. “It is critical to hire good people. A company’s greatest asset is its people.” Admirable traits aren’t the only benefits veterans can bring to the workforce. Melville attorney Brian Tully told those gathered for the program about several state and national aid programs available to companies that hire veterans. Tax credits from the Hire a Veteran program in New York can range from $5,000 for a non-disabled post-9/11 veteran to $15,000 for each qualified disabled post-9/11 veteran. Joe Maddalone of the chamber’s Veterans Committee said the purpose of the “Hire a Veteran – Good for Them, Better for You” initiative is to raise awareness of the benefits for employers in hiring veterans and help employers understand that not all veterans coming home from tours are suffering from a disability like PTSD. The committee hopes to work through the chamber to match potential employees with employers.

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D’Amaro Drops Bid For County Comptroller By Danny Schrafel dschrafel@longislandernews.com

As County GOP Chair John Jay LaValle accepted the GOP nomination to run for Suffolk comptroller last week, the race for the Democratic nomination got messier – albeit just for a moment – as a local legislator representing a portion of Huntington announced he was considering a run, as was another. However, that consideration ended Friday, the county Democratic chair said, when Legislator Lou D’Amaro (D-N. Babylon) and a fellow East End legislator dropped plans to run for the Democratic comptroller nod. While D’Amaro said the skills he built chairing the county legislature’s Budget and Ways & Means committees, as well as his reputation as an independent-minded fiscal hawk, would have made him the best candidate, the right thing to do for the party is to unify behind one candidate. “The most important thing for us as a party is to win this race, and I think in this case, a primary would drain resources and be divisive,” D’Amaro said Friday. “I’m going to do the right thing as far as the party goes.” Both instead will back Jim Gaughran (D-Eaton’s Neck), an attorney and former county legislator and town board member who currently serves as commissioner of the Suffolk County Water Commission. Suffolk County Democratic Chairman Rich Schaffer said Friday that he learned of D’Amaro’s interest a week earlier, on May 16. Similarly, Legislator Jay Schneiderman (I-Montauk) has been considering the race “for the last month or so.” But a meeting Tuesday between the three would-be candidates, Schaffer and County Executive Steve Bellone, also a Democrat, nipped both possible challenges in the bud. D’Amaro said that he and Schaffer met first before the larger meeting to “hash things out” occurred. Three days after that meeting, held following a welcoming reception for the New York State Democratic Convention, D’Amaro and Schneiderman both agreed to back Gaughran, Schaffer said. “Everybody understood the importance of mounting a strong campaign against

Legislator Lou D’Amaro, left, announced Friday he will not challenge Democratic Comptroller candidate Jim Gaughran for the party’s nomination. John LaValle,” Schaffer said. Gaughran said he has no ill will toward D’Amaro; likewise, D’Amaro said Gaughran is a friend and very capable for the comptroller’s job. “Lou’s a great guy, a great legislator a friend. He’s certainly well qualified,” Gaughran said. Now, the party’s attention shifts toward challenging Republican nominee John Jay LaValle, a former Town of Brookhaven supervisor and current chairman of the Suffolk County Republican Committee, who argues his fiscally-conservative ways and work to consolidate Brookhaven Town Hall make him the best choice for the job. “Suffolk families need an independent leader who will work across party lines to safeguard our tax dollars and fight to protect opportunities for our children to live and work here on Long Island,” LaValle said. “As your county comptroller, I will help to bring accountability and transparency to our county government. Effective oversight can help control property taxes and stop the overwhelming debt that is being placed on the backs of my children and yours.” Gaughran similarly has touted his efforts at the Suffolk County Water Authority to streamline operations, and cited past experience as a Town of Huntington councilman and county legislator in enacting tough ethics laws as to why voters should cast a ballot for him. “I have every expectation that I’m going to win this race,” Gaughran said.

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TOWN OF HUNTINGTON

VA Sets War Hero Tribute In Stone Long Islander News photos/Danny Schrafel

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As members of the Northport VA Medical Center team unveiled a permanent tribute Friday to the soldiers who fought in the major wars throughout America’s history, key players behind the project resoundingly applauded the care provided at the facility. As Long Island’s Congressional delegation looked on from the front row, the glowing endorsement came as the care provided at VA hospitals around the country has come under a microscope after reports emerged that dozens of veterans in the care of the VA facility in Phoenix, Az. died waiting for care while on a secret waiting list. “All I can say is [that] we get the job done here. I’m not going to comment on stuff in the news – although I’m actually doing it, right?” Phil Moschitta, director of the Northport VA Medical Center, said. “I just want to make sure people understand that our staff and our mission is very focused, and we do what’s right for our veterans. I thank God for the staff that I have here, and I’m very proud to be their director.” Congressman Steve Israel (D-Huntington) said his family experienced that quality of care first-hand, as his uncle, Jackie, a Korean War veteran, spent the final months of his life in the VA’s care. “When I would visit him on Sundays, I would ask him, ‘Uncle Jackie, what kind of care are you getting?’ He would look at me and say, ‘The best on the planet.’ Thank you for taking care of my Uncle Jackie,” Israel said. Those comments came as the Wall of Wars, a collection of 12 black granite panels, each depicting one of America’s major

The Northport Pipe & Drum Band performs prior to the beginning of the ceremony. wars in its history, was dedicated ahead of Memorial Day weekend. The Wall of Wars is the third and final stage of a project dating back to 2009 to create a tranquil, safe place for veterans and visitors, and the result of countless hours of volunteer labor and scores of donations from benefactors near and far. At the Northport VA center five years ago, the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Garden was constructed. Two years later, a stage and patio were added, setting the stage for the permanent tribute unveiled Friday, which several speakers said fills a void felt since the Dignity Memorial Vietnam Wall, which was on site for three days in October 2011, left. “It was a magical week for us,” said Rich Kitson, president of the Suffolk County Chapter of the Vietnam Veterans of America and chief of voluntary service at the Northport VA. “When it left, there was a void – there was an absolute void. From that void, we created a concept of a Wall of Wars that will live in memory for-

Northport VA Director Phil Moschitta welcomes hundreds to the unveiling of the hospital’s new Wall of Wars, a 12-panel tribute to America’s war heroes situated behind him. ever that salutes all veterans.” The gardens and pavilion have become “the epicenter of our healthcare” and a staging ground for formal programs, clinical offerings like tai chi, recreational events and, most importantly, a place to heal, Moschitta said. “This has brought our community together, it’s brought our veterans together, and it’s brought our staff together,” Kitson added. Where they chose to build the garden,

plaza and Wall of Wars is no accident. Kitson said several mental health outreach centers, as well as drug and alcohol and PTSD clinics, are situated in buildings surrounding the new gardens. Northport arts groups were well represented during the afternoon’s ceremonies. The program began with a performance by the Northport Pipe & Drum Band, while members of the Northport High School Brass Ensemble and Tour Choir performed patriotic staples throughout the ceremony.

HUNTINGTON VILLAGE

After Uproar, Downtown Parking Rules Eased After ‘loud and clear’ demand, town will allow drivers to pay for parking a quarter at a time dschrafel@longislandernews.com

A 15-minute parking option has been added in Huntington village less than a month after $1-per-hour minimums were instituted for street parking. Town spokesman A.J. Carter said Friday that shoppers visiting Huntington village will, hopefully by the end of next week, be able to pay 25 cents for 15 minutes of parking at one of the town’s multi-space meter spots along New York Avenue and Main Street. A quarter will now also buy 30 minutes of parking at street parking on side roads. In late April, the town increased parking in prime areas to $1 an hour, and 50 cents per hour elsewhere in town, up from a quarter per hour everywhere. At the same time, they implemented a 1-hour minimum for parking purchases. The change to allow customers to pay for parking a quarter at a time should be implemented by the end of this week, Carter said, once the manufacturer of the multi-meters is able to reprogram the system. The one-hour minimum, however, will remain in effect for credit card parking purchases. “This is in response to some clear comments, both from store owners and shoppers, that they felt there should be some ac-

commodation made for people who wanted to get a quick cup of coffee or drop something off or pick something up quickly,” Carter said. Town officials previously planned for a quarterly review of the new parking procedures, but Carter said “the message was loud and clear and the adjustments are going to be made much quicker than that.” After the new parking rates and system, which went live April 28, merchants and shoppers argued the one-hour minimum unfairly burdened businesses, especially ones that relied on quick stays and fast transactions. Huntington Township Chamber of Commerce co-chairman Bob Bontempi said a village parking consortium, including the town, Huntington Township Chamber of Commerce, the BID, the Town Economic Development Corp. and The Paramount, brought that feedback to the town board, which then decided to act upon those recommendations. “Twenty-five cents for 15 minutes is an outcome of that,” he said. “It’s another step in this 30-year process toward remedying the parking challenges in the villages, and it’s not the last step.” The new parking fee structure was a byproduct of a village parking study financed by the consortium, which includes

Long Islander News photo/Daniel Bellisimo

By Danny Schrafel

Public safety officers have been seen walking around Huntington village, writing tickets and explaining the new meter fees to visitors. recommendations on how to best resolve parking congestion and a lack of access to parking in the downtown village. Meanwhile, valet parking in the New Street municipal parking lot remains on schedule to begin in the second half of June. Town officials hope the pilot program will increase the capacity of that lot by as much as 40 percent.

A contract with Parkmobile to launch a smart phone parking app, which would allow consumers to remotely “feed the meter,” is still in the works, Carter said. Once it is signed, the app should be live within 2-3 weeks. Consumers choosing to pay remotely would also be charged a $0.25$0.35 service fee in addition to the parking payment.

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MELVILLE

Applications Open For Senior Housing By Danny Schrafel dschrafel@longislandernews.com

Residents looking to move into The Club at Melville can now enter a town lottery for an opportunity to buy one of the 260 affordable senior homes, town officials announced Thursday. The lottery, which is set for July 17, will be run by the town’s Community Development Agency for homes priced at three different income levels in the for-sale, age-restricted development. The income levels and the sales price for each category are: 80 percent of median income (sales price $211,750; maximum income for a two-person household is $67,800); 120 percent of the median income ($317,750/$101,650); and 130 percent of median income ($385,000/$120,281). Applicants who do not meet the income restrictions may apply as well. They may be offered the opportunity to purchase one of the $385,000 units if any are available, depending on the results of the lottery process.

Officials broke ground on The Club in late October 2013. Of the 18 acres, 13 acres will be used for The Club, while the rest will host a BAPS mandir. Plans for The Club include gardens, wooded areas, a pond and a gazebo, as well as a 4,000 square-foot clubhouse including a fitness center, common room with fireplace and a lounge. The BAPS moved to the Deshon Drive site after agreeing to sell to the town the 8plus acre Meyer’s Farm property, where Sweet Hollow Park will be created near Old Country and Round Swamp Roads. Development rights from the Sweet Hollow Park land were transferred to 25 Deshon Drive. To enter the lottery, residents must complete a form, which can be downloaded from the town’s website. That completed form should then be mailed to: the Huntington Community Development Agency, Attention: The Club at Melville; 100 Main St., Room 309, Huntington, NY 11743. Only one application per family is allowed. Forms must be submitted to the Community Development Agency office on

Pictured, an aerial rendering of The Club at Melville. or before 4 p.m. July 10, or be postmarked by that date. The lottery will be held at 9:30 a.m. July 17 at the Cinema Arts Centre, 423 Park Ave., Huntington. Hopeful homebuyers do not need to be present for the drawing. Anyone whose lottery number entitles them to buy a home will then be asked to complete a formal application and provide

income and asset documentation to verify their income-restricted eligibility. To see renderings of the community, call the developer’s off-site sales office at 516597-5040. For questions about the lottery, call Diane Teets, program administrator at the Community Development Agency, at 631-351-2884, or email dteets@huntingtonny.gov.

WHEATLEY HEIGHTS

Usdan Center Students Handing Out ‘Hope’ By Andrew Wroblewski awroblewski@longislandergroup.com

In times of destruction and sadness, it’s best to look for a silver lining. That message – a message of hope – was put forth by students of the Usdan Center for the Creative and Performing Arts in Wheatley Heights with a project centered upon the horrors of hate events like the Holocaust, but also upon the achievements and success had by those who were able to live through such events. With the project consisting of pictures and symbols that portray the notion of overcoming death and sadness, the students fittingly dubbed it “Hope.” “I believe it’s very important to note that people were able to live successful lives after the Holocaust,” Rochelle Morgan, Usdan art department chair, said of the project. “We really wanted to get down to what exactly the students’ knowledge of things like the Holocaust was and if they knew any survivors.” On May 18, the Usdan students were rewarded for the project by the Holocaust Memorial and Tolerance Center in Glen Cove, but the story begins long before that. After asking the students if they knew any Holocaust survivors, it “became natural” for Morgan to introduce

Lucy Gutman, left, and Rita Kurz, the inspirations for Usdan students “Hope” project, stand beside the art collaboration that won first place in a contest. the students to her mother and aunt, Lucy Gutman and Rita Kurz, both of whom are Holocaust survivors. Students at Usdan, a summer camp of arts and United Jewish Appeal agency, interviewed Gutman and Kurz to serve as a basis for the project, which two classes – photography and painting, made up of about 40 students – soon got to work on.

Lori Sklar, a photography teacher at Usdan, and Hillary Broder, a painting teacher, headed up the classes as they worked on the project, which consisted of various photographs of Gutman and Kurz, along with symbols of the Holocaust like barbed wire and Jewish artifacts. After its competition last summer, Usdan staff shopped around for venues to display the piece, which stands at 4 feet high and 6 feet wide. “Since it’s a very unusual piece it requires a fair amount of space to be able to be viewed from its two different sides, so we weren’t sure where we could display it,” Dale Lewis, executive director of Usdan, said. “We contacted the center and asked them if they were interested.” Each spring, the center sponsors a competition for students that focuses on themes of social justice, tolerance, and respect for diversity – a perfect opportunity for the “Hope” project. The piece was entered into the “multimedia/still” category and won first prize. However, while the award ceremony was undoubtedly satisfying, Morgan seemed more interested in the overall message put forth by the project: the message of hope. “When you have people who are naysayers of the Holocaust, I think it’s very important for us to have witnesses that lived through it all,” Morgan said. “These people are elderly now and aren’t going to be with us forever.”

HALF HOLLOW HILLS

Hills Incumbents Retain Seats, Budget Passes By Arielle Dollinger adollinger@longislandergroup.com

Half Hollow Hills residents voted to pass its budget and to re-elect incumbents Diana Acampora, Paul Peller and Betty DeSabato to the school board last week. The May 20 election saw 2,084 votes for the budget and 709 against, and a close race for trustee positions. Adam Kleinberg came out with just 9 votes less than DeSabato – cause for an unofficial victory on DeSabato’s part as of last Thursday because of 10 affidavit ballots in need of verification, Kleinberg said. “Following an election, it is imperative to ensure that the community reunites and works as a whole towards the future,” Kleinberg said in post on his campaign

page. “I would like to stay active and am volunteering my services to join any board committee that the board members or administrators would like me to participate on.” According to Kleinberg, he received more in-person votes than two of the incumbents; the other incumbents won as a result of absentee ballot votes. Peller said that the results are representative of community sentiment. “Considering that we cut $18 million out of the budget over the last three years and closed two schools, I think the fact that the three incumbents were reelected is really a testament to the quality of people that we are the hard work and the care and consideration that we’ve given to the community,” he said, “which I think people respect

even though we’ve made some difficult decisions that aren’t necessarily popular but had to be done.” The current school board announced this year that it would close both Forest Park and Chestnut Hill elementary schools, sending students to different schools for the 2014-2015 school year. Meanwhile, despite community unrest after the school closings were announced, the 2014-2015 budget passed by a margin of over 70 percent, according to Peller – a margin wider, he said, than ever before. The budget, which falls within the tax levy cap, represents the district’s lowest budget-to-budget increase in 18 years, according to a district budget brochure. The $234,216,849 budget allows for the

continuation of the district’s educational programs as well as the restoration of such positions and funds as additional psychologist support at Candlewood Middle School, coach and assistant coach positions, and full-time assistant principals in each elementary school. Also included in the budget is a line set to bring a generator to High School East. The school would then potentially become a Red Cross shelter. “[We want to] get back to uniting the community,” Acampora said. “We’re pleased that we can just move forward and get back to the business of education.” The incumbents’ victory, she said, was a “nice affirmation” that the community understood why the board made the controversial decisions it did.

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POLICE REPORT Compiled by Danny Schrafel

In A Puddle, On The Island

Backing Into Trouble

tials were set up – computers, desks, phones, pens, paper, etc. – the rest was done on an “unpack as you please, finally get one thing straight? I’m sick of algo” process. And if you know a thing or two about ways hearing people say they’re “in” Long Island. the hectic world of newspaperYou are not “in” Long Island; you are on it. Long Ising, there ain’t much disposable land is not a city – go home, IN THE KNOW time – in fact, the day after we Long Island City. Long Island WITH AUNT ROSIE moved in, we were putting tois an island. You can be in a gether a paper! – and so, we city so go ahead and be “in” still have boxes to and fro. Any Long Island City all you want. But just remember: unpacking tips for us? you are, once and for all, always and forever, going to be on Long Island. To and fro, up we go… Oh, and we’re sorry for all of those people and things that keep getting lost Floating away… Now don’t get me wrong, I’m – our mail, our readers and our customers alike. all for a little water – especially on Memorial Day Heck, I’ve seen stuff postmarked for three offices weekend – but I’d much rather have that water be acago trundle its way into our new office a few days companied by some sand and sun at the beach and late and covered with yellow stickers. So, first I not dark and dreary clouds. Did you see that rain must ask, if we’re on a mailing list of yours, please storm on Friday night that came out of nowhere? note our new address! And to our readers, advertisDarn near turned Main Street into Main River. There ers and subscribers, next time you’re in town, pay were a lot of wet socks in the office that day. Almost us a visit – we’re on the second floor above Madihad me pulling my best Huckleberry Finn impersonson’s Niche, across from Jonathan’s restaurant, and ation in my Buick except this wasn’t no fun-loving there’s a very nice door on the right side of the front adventure. of the building. Stop beeping… We all understand that you’re the Another story from the fair… My friend Mary most important person in the world and that you abwrote to me about another Worlds Fair 1963 story. solutely need to be at the front of the line every sinHer daughter was 3 years old at the time, and Mary gle time the light turns red, but can you just stop pushed her around the fair in the stroller. As little honking? Maybe now that our office is smack dab in girls do, her daughter grew up and eventually met a the middle of Huntington village, I am just hearing man, married him, and the couple had a son together. the symphony of traffic more than I ever used to, but They at some point find out that they were both at the it seems like impatience has become an epidemic. I fair that day, only the husband was a 17-year-old had a guy on Wall Street the other day honk his horn boy! It just goes to show you that you never know for – I kid you not – 20 straight seconds. Didn’t let where, when and how your paths with cross, so don’t up once. Just 20 straight seconds of HONK. What forget to put on that smile before you leave the could be that important? Did the honk-ee fall asleep house! at the wheel? Was there a tiny man in the hood of the car just screaming for help? Whatever it was, just please make it stop. (Aunt Rosie wants to hear from you! If you have comments, ideas, or tips about what’s happening in your Moving bites… Speaking of our recent move, neck of the woods, write to me today and let me know we’ve been in our (very nice) new digs at 14 Wall St. the latest. To contact me, drop a line to Aunt Rosie, for three months now, and even after the physical c/o The Long-Islander, 14 Wall Street, Huntington NY aches of the great schlep are over, moving remains a 11743. Or try the e-mail at aunt.rosieli@gmail.com) giant pain in the wazoo. For starters, once the essen-

Are we ‘in’ or ‘on’ Long Island?... Can we

A 23-year-old from Melville is in hot water after he allegedly backed into a car, then took off. Police said the man, at 4:45 p.m. on May 18, drove his 2003 BMW into another car, resulting in damage to the complainant’s rear driver’s side door. Instead of stopping and exchanging information, he hit the gas instead, but police weren’t far behind.

Stick-Up Companion Busted Two 18-year-olds, including one from Melville, were arrested in Lindenhurst on robbery charges. Police said the Melville teen accompanied the other suspect when he held another male up at gunpoint – the weapon, police said, turned out to be a BB gun – and stole property from the victim.

Money Man Gets Ripped Off Someone who was at a certified financial planner’s office in Melville May 20 left their office feeling a little lighter in the wallet May 20. That’s because police said someone stole a wallet from the complainant’s office building on Walt Whitman Road at 1 p.m.

Duck! A car parked in the New Street municipal lot in Huntington was damaged May 17. Police said that someone chucked a bottle through the rear window of the 2010 Mazda, breaking the rear window, at 12:30 a.m. that day.

Cat Scratch Fever A motorist was disgruntled to discover someone had taken some liberties on the roof of her 2000 Honda Civic May 18. While parked on the side of Old Country Road in Melville, someone scratched the paint on the hood of her car sometime between May 19 and 9 a.m. the day before.

Well, That Wasn’t Worth It QUOTE OF THE WEEK STEVE ISRAEL

PICTURE THIS FISH OUT OF WATER

Huntington Station resident Shannon Feeney caught this 7pound-plus fluke aboard the James Joseph out of Huntington on May 17.

A push and a shove after stealing a shirt led to robbery charges for a 24-year-old Huntington Station man May 15. Police said the man was at 180 Walt Whitman Road Nov. 3, when he allegedly stole a shirt from the store at approximately 6:30 p.m. When a security guard approached him, he responded by pushing the guard and fleeing. After being arrested May 15 for third-degree robbery, he was also charged with drug counts – for criminal possession of a narcotic drug and criminal possession of marijuana.

Move Your Car… Or Else

“[Cuomo]’s got to do well on Long Island. The suburbs I think represent a particularly important battleground for him, and that’s why he’s chosen to have the convention on Long Island.”

Suffolk County police are investigating a May 16 harassment complaint in Centerport which all revolved around a car. Police said that the suspect wanted the complainant to move his car. When that didn’t happen, the complainant got punched in the face in his driveway at about 9:15 a.m.

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