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MELVILLE

To Haiti From Long Island With Care Businesses trying to get $1 mil in supplies; Huntington Hospital nurses also volunteer Half Hollow Hills photos/Mike Koehler

By Mike Koehler mkoehler@longislandernews.com

Politicians and Suffolk County business leaders seemed relaxed when they announced last week that $1 million in medical supplies would be donated and shipped to Haiti. The effort, however, is no more complete than ongoing efforts in the devastated country itself.

Congressman Steve Israel (DHuntington) used the headquarters of Melville-based Henry Schein to announce the relief effort. Schein CEO Stan Bergman, Northport Trustee Tom Kehoe and several members of the Haitian community were also on hand Friday morning.

“The people you see here represent all walks of life,” Israel said. “Today we are united as Long Islanders.”

Bergman confirmed his company is working with NGOs to collect the supplies. He added that Henry Schein did similar work during the Sept. 11 attacks, Hurricane Katrina and 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami.

“We care about people across the globe,” the CEO said.

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Huntington Hospital nurse and Haiti native Marie Cazeau thanked everyone on behalf of her countrymen.

Rep. Steve Israel announces plans for $1 million in medical supplies to be flown down to Haiti.

ST. ANTHONYS

‘No Limits’ To Students’ Friendship More than 1,000 walk in memory of St. Anthony’s junior Matthew Gonzalez

By Sara-Megan Walsh swalsh@longislandernews.com

Students hold hands during the inaugural lap of “Miles for Matt,” an overnight relay remembering St. Anthony’s student Matthew Gonzalez who died of hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis in May 2009.

If a life can be measured by those it touched, then friends and family of a St. Anthony’s High School student will ensure he lives forever.

More than 1,000 gathered in St. Anthony’s Student Center for “Miles For Matt” on Friday in memory of Matthew Gonzalez, who died of a rare blood disease in May 2009. On the evening of what would have been his 18th birthday, the overnight relay raised funds to find a cure for the disease that killed him, hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis [HLH].

“I don’t think St. Anthony’s has ever done anything like this. This is the first event the school has ever had like this, and the first event here on the [indoor] track. I can’t think of any better way to remember Matt,” said senior Jonathon Gallagher, co-organizer of the event.

Gallagher and co-organizer Chloe Forman, a senior, both traveled with Gonzalez on the chorus’s 2009 Italy trip to sing for Pope John Paul II shortly before he was diagnosed with the disease.

By June, they had approached Assistant Principal Brother Joshua DiMauro with plans for the event modeled on Relay for Life.

“The minute we started to do this thing, it took on a life of its own,” Forman said.

After Opening Mass and remarks, the Northport Pipe and Drum Corp with Gonzalez’s family lead 68 student teams, two teams of St. Anthony faculty and 15 teams comprised of Miller Place residents – where Gonzalez lived – around the inaugural lap of the track. Teams switched walkers every hour while others participated in basketball, soccer, karaoke, contests and other activities in celebration of Gonzalez’s life. They were (Continued on page A19)

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MELVILLE

Businesses Honored For Community Ties Melville-East Farmingdale Chamber awards companies who reached out in 2009

By Sara-Megan Walsh swalsh@longislandernews.com

Melville companies who measured their worth by more than their profit margin were given special recognition last week.

The Melville-East Farmingdale Chamber of Commerce held its annual 2009 business awards ceremony at AMF’s 300 Long Island on Jan. 14. The evening recognized seven companies who despite the economic recession continued to reach out and serve as examples of businesses that give back.

“You look at companies that not only do well for themselves, but reach out to the community and help other businesses,” Chamber President Mike Deluise said. “They have been various generous in the time they dedicate to not only their employees and employees’ families, but to help other people’s families.”

Town of Huntington Supervisor Frank Petrone, recognized by the Chamber as Business Advocate of the Year, led the ceremony with his remarks about the corporate build-up of Route 110 corridor and current changes.

“The dream 10 years ago was to be able to look at the Route 110 corridor and call it the gem of Long Island,” Petrone said. “That vision has come true and the

Melville – East Farmingdale Chamber of Commerce Board members stand with Town Supervisor Frank Petrone, center, recognized as 2009 Business Advocate of the Year and representatives from each of the seven Business of Year honorees: Holtz Rubenstein Reminick, Jackson Lewis, Newsday, Courtyard Marriot, Salvation Army, the EGC Group and 300 Long Island.

Chamber played an integral part in making it happen.”

At the heart of Melville business, the Route 110 corridor saw many changes in 2009, including the widening

of Route 110 and the LIE’s South Service Road. Biotech giant OSI Pharmaceuticals announced it would be leav(Continued on page A19)

HUNTINGTON STATION

Work Crew Tears Down Tent Village Family Service League leader says staff in ‘ongoing interaction’ with displaced men Long Islander photo/Danny Schrafel

By Danny Schrafel dschrafel@longislandernews.com

After a makeshift tent community in the woods along East Fifth Street was dismantled last Monday, Family Service League leaders said the organization’s staff is in “ongoing everyday interaction” with the homeless men who lived there to make sure their welfare is accounted for.

The tents, used by a dozen homeless men – some believed to be undocumented day laborers – were taken down and cleared Jan. 11 by a work crew hired by the property’s owners.

Family Service League Vice President for Community Service and Advocacy Peggy Boyd said the property owner and government officials acted responsibly and “made a decision out of deep concern for these guys” during the events leading up to Monday. Less than a week prior, Town code enforcement officers along with Family Service League representatives urged the men to abandon their tents for the night and seek refuge in a local homeless shelter.

“People were compassionate and it got to a point of, how long do you permit the law to be broken?” Supervisor Frank Petrone said.

Boyd was standing outside the private property when the encampment was taken down and said police were not present at that time. “[The landlord has] not pressed charges and is not looking at this in a maliced way toward these individuals… I felt [the Town and Social Services] acted extremely respectfully to the homeless, not only this time but in other times over the years when situations have come up,” Boyd said. “We are proud to have partners that are so concerned and caring and a volunteer base that is willing to stand up and support our homeless.”

Attempts to reach the property’s owner, Starlight Construction in

Huntington Station, at a listed number were unsuccessful.

Boyd said Family Service League workers have had “ongoing everyday interaction” with the men since Jan. 11 and continue to provide food, shelter and services for them. During the day, some find work, while others take shelter indoors.

“None of the guys have come in to us and said, ‘I’ve got nothing,’” Boyd said.

“They come in every day and every night; sometimes multiple times.”

If the men are undocumented immigrants, they are ineligible for services funded by the State, Social Services commissioner Greg Blass said. The County provides emergency shelter for as long as they are able – usually a day or two – and follows up with interfaith organizations like the Huntington Interfaith Homeless Initiative (HI-HI) to ensure the people are cared for after receiving emergency shelter.

“We supplement all of our housing programs and all of our shelter/homeless person services; it’s a 50-50 share,” he added. “We will go beyond budget if we start using exclusively local funds for undocumented applicants. Our system of emergency shelter with us, followed by

A makeshift tent village occupied by a dozen homeless men was cleared by the property’s owner on Jan. 11. Based on past experiences with the owner, the move was not unexpected, Huntington officials said. contract agencies not funded by the state or county after the emergency shelter, is what works best. We are sure that no one has gone without shelter who seeks it.”

On Jan. 5, Town Public Safety, accompanied by Family Service League representatives as well as Spanish-speaking Public Safety officers, advised the men to seek more suitable shelter and gather their belongings, Town spokesman A.J. Carter said.

“We went out because of the weather, because of the cold, to make sure nobody died out there in those woods,” Carter said. “This is what we had done in the past. We went over to tell the people camping out there that it was dangerous.”

During similar instances in the past, Starlight Construction had cleared the property of debris and removed makeshift shelters when the Town requested they clean the debris and litter,

Carter added.

County officials first learned of renewed activity at the encampment after receiving calls from residents that children were living in the woods. That led the County to send caseworkers to investigate several weeks before the story hit the press, Blass said.

Since the site was cleared Monday, Rev. Allan Ramirez of Brookville Reformed Church in Glen Head is collecting work clothes, sleeping bags and the like to benefit the men; former County Legislator Paul Tonna said interfaith organizations have been hard at work to assist the homeless, as they have been for years.

Ramirez took aim at the Town and County, arguing tearing down the tents was “inhumane” in the absence of alternate housing.

“Those tents were their homes. That (Continued on page A19)

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POLICE REPORT Compiled by Mike Koehler

On The Road With Rosie

PD Called Over Spilled Water

300-mile days, Low told the Grand Rapids Press last Have GPS, will travel… This weekend, Rosie and week (for those keeping score, my rear falls asleep afher BFF packed our overnight bags and hit the road. ter 20 miles in the Buick.) What’s his secret? Good, Along for the ride was a smooth-talking gent – I’ll call clean living – he doesn’t smoke or him Mr. Garmin – whose job it was to guide my drink; snowmobiling is his main friend’s car into uncharted (at high – some pre-excursion fitness least by us) territories. OK, it’s IN THE KNOW training and perhaps most imjust a GPS device, but it was WITH AUNT ROSIE portant of all when you’re tooling my first experience with one of around the frozen, bumpy tundra the things, and boy did it make for a fun weekend. with mere feet between your posNever mind that one can comfortably go just about terior and the frigid north – a heated seat. anywhere without having to worry about getting lost, Mr. Garmin (actually, he spoke more like that SpeakNo, Buicks can’t fly… Now for the “captain obviand-Spell toy) gave us more than a few laughs. At one ous” moment of the day – this actually happened to point, we parked the car and set out on foot to find a me the other day, sadly enough. In the future, when I meal. Suddenly Mr. Garmin, from inside my friend’s am about to turn the corner and big, honking 18purse, instructed us to “turn right” in a muffled elecwheeler is blocking the road ahead of me, I am not tronic voice. I’m afraid we made a spectacle of ourselves moving one inch. Don’t honk at me; don’t honk at the we laughed so hard. Next time it happened we were traffic gods who smite you on a daily basis for jollies. better prepared. We were heading into a rest stop bathJust sit there, deal with it and listen to Lady Gaga on room somewhere on the New Jersey Turnpike and of the radio like everybody else. (OK, in my case it’s course my friend popped the GPS into her bag. As we Sinatra on the cassette player, but I digress.) Key walked into the busy restroom, again came the muffled point – the eagerly awaited driver-vaporizing doohickelectronic voice from her purse telling her “satellite sigey gun for my car, designed to fix situations like these, nal has been lost.” Raising a finger to her lips, my coolis on back order with GM. Estimated arrival date? as-a-cucumber friend said to the astonished looking Never. I’ll settle for Miss Gaga’s hat, though – I have a woman to her left, “can’t explain… we’re undercover.” stray bird that needs a nest.

I’m supposed to trust you?… If you’ve driven Songwriting fail… While we’re on the topic of popthrough our fair town lately, you probably have seen ular music, I was listening to the radio with my these bright-colored atrocities. Somebody has been adorable nieces and nephews, and this loud, thumping posting fliers up advertising gift cards for laser hair electronic-sounding dance song came on. It was called removal on street signs. I used my Google finger with “Sexy Chick,” Mr. Radio Voice said. I found out though the phone number on the ads, and apparently it’s for a that the real name of the song indeed starts with Sexy, real company in Hauppauge. Just being real doesn’t but instead of chick, uses a five-letter pejorative I shall exactly attract me, though. I’d much prefer not to base not use in the paper. Which, if that’s the real title, my cosmetic future on shoddy, illegal fliers. What we makes the lyric in the chorus, “I’m trying to find the need around here is a good laser flyer remover. words to describe this girl/without being disrespectful”

Age is just a number… Here’s another reason not to rag on us old-timers. Starting from Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan, 82-year-old David Low will be embarking on a 3,700-mile trip to Alaska by – wait for it – snowmobile. Low, a Michigan native who was named 2009 Snowmobiler of the Year by that state’s Snowmobile Association, is joining 71 riders on a 20-day snowmobile journey to raise money for diabetes research. The riders will average 200 miles each day with a couple

sound really, really dumb. You’re trying to be upstanding and be a gentleman, and then you call her that?!?

Not if you want a call back, buddy.

(Aunt Rosie wants to hear from you! If you have comments, ideas, or tips about what’s happening in your neck of the woods, write to me today and let me know the latest. To contact me, drop a line to Aunt Rosie, c/o The Long-Islander, 149 Main Street, Huntington NY 11743.

Or try the e-mail at aunt.rosieli@gmail.com)

QUOTE OF THE WEEK COMMANDER CARL MEUSER

BABY FACES

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“The cranes, the container pier where you would pull in a shipyard and start off loading materials, that just fell in the water. Even if you could get a shipload of supplies down here, you would still have to get it onto the beach and distribute it from there.”

The Dix Hills Water District called Suffolk County police about a burst pipe in a Melville building on Jan. 15. The district official reported the pipe was on the second floor and wanted police assistance checking inside. The responding officer gained access through a rear door and the water district shut off the water.

Deliveryman Takes Furniture With Him A Dix Hills woman called Suffolk County police to report a disagreement on Jan. 17. She told police a Florida man arrived at her house to deliver furniture, but would not actually deliver the furniture due to a stipulation in the contract the complainant had with the delivery company. The two could not agree on a form of payment, and the driver left without incident.

Woman Suffers a Seizure Suffolk police rushed to a Melville home on Jan. 18 after a 27-year-old resident had a seizure. The Melville Fire Department took the woman to Huntington Hospital.

Caller: Gang Shooting To Occur A Huntington Station man called Suffolk County police about a gang shooting before dawn on Jan. 17. He told police a member of the Bloods gang was going to shoot a member of the Crips sometime that night. Someone also told police that both already fired shots at each other, although police found nothing when they responded.

Resident Hears Gun Shots An anonymous complainant called Suffolk County police before midnight on Jan. 16 about gunshots in Huntington Station. The caller heard four gun shots come from a black man at a blue house. Police determined the house was the first on the street, although a search of the area revealed nothing.

Thief Makes Off With Old Newspapers A Huntington convenience store owner called Suffolk County police to report that a suspect took a stack of dummy newspapers before dawn on Jan. 16. He told police there had been a series of thefts of newspaper bundles from his store, prompting him to leave a stack of old newspapers out. The complainant observed a subject in a black Jeep with a partial license plate 79 take the dummy bundle. Police advised him to call again if the thefts continue.

This Is Just Creepy Suffolk police received a call from a Centerport man on Jan. 15 who said he’s in a dispute with a neighbor over her actions at a nearby school bus stop. The complainant said she drives to the corner of Fillmore and VanBuren Streets, stops, puts the flashers on and stares at the children at the bus stop. He told police she waits for a few minutes and drives slowly by after a few minutes. The subject has been doing this for almost a month, the complainant told police, and the students are scared and uncomfortable.

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TOWN OF HUNTINGTON

Councilman Mayoka Casts 18 ‘No’ Votes New Town Board member opposes funding day laborer site, calls for thriftier spending Half Hollow Hills photo/Luann Dallojacono

From left, Councilmen Mark Mayoka and Mark Cuthbertson analyze the first Town Board agenda for 2010. Mayoka voted no on 18 of the 57 resolutions presented Jan. 12.

By Danny Schrafel dschrafel@longislandernews.com

“Resolution is adopted, 4 – 1. The ‘no’ is Councilman Mayoka.” Those are words residents might want to get used to, if the Jan. 12 Town Board meeting is any indication of what is to come.

Councilman Mark Mayoka wasted little time in speaking out at Town Hall, casting 18 “no” votes during his first board meeting.

His first no came on resolution No. 4, which provides funding for social services organizations. He objected to the Town allocating $79,000 for the day laborer site in Huntington Station, saying he supported the other organizations being funded but could not vote yes because of the site’s inclusion.

“I take exception to a line item for the Family Service League’s… labor ready site.

If the labor ready site were removed, I would approve the resolution,” he said. “In times of financial crisis, we need to be vigilant on how we are spending our taxpayer dollars, so I must vote no.”

He called for greater fiscal prudence as he voted against resolutions authorizing service contract renewals while urging the Town to seek current bids to ensure the best price for Huntington residents.

Mayoka also opposed a resolution hiring H2M and H2M Labs to provide annual retainer services for the Town’s water and sewer districts because the request for proposals (RFPs) for the Melville-based company’s services were 4 years old.

“They’ve had a good record with us. We have a good relationship and we want to continue,” Mayoka said. “We would like to review the contracts to see if we can have

any savings.”

Councilman Mark Cuthbertson said the Town bids contracts with the possibility of renewals to achieve lower prices up front, and that department heads are required to check into current market conditions before a renewal is pursued. Issuing contracts with the possibility of renewals saves money by cutting out expenses for RFPs and publishing legal notices, he added.

“You don’t, then, incur the costs of having to re-bid these contracts each year. An element of that that comes into pricing – if you have the possibility of a contract for two years instead of one, or three instead of two, you should be able to give a better price,” Cuthbertson said.

The Town might also get stuck with a higher bid and higher expenses if new bids are sought, Cuthbertson added.

“Just because you re-bid doesn’t mean you’re getting a lower price. Those are the bids you’re going to have and you’re going to have some of the same companies doing it,” he said.

Mayoka also voted against adopting the operating budget because he claims it violates the Town’s hiring freeze. He opposed retaining Thomas Teresky as outside legal counsel regarding Pineridge Park and former councilman Thomas Casey to work for Dix Hills Water District, arguing the Town Attorney’s office is equipped to handle both. Cuthbertson argued Casey and Teretsky have developed expertise in their specific areas and should stay.

Huntington spokesman A.J. Carter added that having Casey as the water district’s independent counsel ensures residents outside of the Dix Hills Water District don’t pay for services they don’t receive.

TOWN OF HUNTINGTON

Tips For Going Green Small actions can lead to big savings when it comes to going green, and no one knows that better than the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation.

To jump-start the new year, the DEC is presenting a series of online videos highlighting small actions that can add up to big household savings this winter.

These short, handy features will cover topics such as sealing drafty doors and windows, improving water heater efficiency, lowering energy costs while you are away from home and preventing radiator-generated heat from escaping.

The series of videos will be available on the DEC TV web page, www.dec.ny .gov /dectv/dectv134.html.

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DIX HILLS

Hills West Alum Responds To Crisis Navigational Officer Andrew Jahier arrives in ravaged Haiti with USS Higgins

By Danny Schrafel dschrafel@longislandernews.com

Andrew Jahier

A Hills West graduate is one of the American military personnel on the front lines of recovery efforts following the aftermath of the devastating earthquake in Haiti.

Andrew Jahier has been stationed off the shores of Port au Prince since Thursday as part of the crew of the USS Higgins, the first U.S. Navy vessel to arrive, mother Debi said. About 10 more vessels are on the way or have already arrived in Haiti to provide humanitarian aid.

Now serving as a Navigational Officer on the ship, his days as a first responder to calamities go back to his teenage years, Debi said. Andrew and his brother became EMTs with the Dix Hills Fire Department after joining the junior squad when he was 14.

“That is what started him on his way.

Community service has always been a big part of his makeup,” she said. “I’m pretty proud of them.”

A 2002 Hills West graduate, Andrew was a senior at Tulane University and the director of Tulane Emergency Medical Services when Hurricane Katrina hit. His crew helped evacuate 600 students and teachers to Jackson, Miss. and returned to Baton Rouge, La. to assist with triage, rescue and recovery relief. He stayed in the New Orleans area for six weeks to pitch in to the effort. Now serving on the Higgins, the crew was returning from a seven-month deployment before their ship was diverted to Haiti.

Andrew was commissioned to the U.S. Navy in January 2007 and served

MELVILLE

Lions Club Boss En Route Global non-profit club members bringing Haitian counterparts $350,000

By Danny Schrafel dschrafel@longislandernews.com

A pride of Lions around the world – the philanthropic kind – are mobilizing to assist Haitians in peril, and the chairman of Lions Club’s International Foundation planned to land in the Dominican Republic yesterday so he could be on the scene.

Melville’s Al Brandel said on Monday that the Lions Club released $350,000 in immediate assistance for the devastated nation, with much more expected in the future. The initial response will focus on essentials, such as food, clothing and water, before long-term goals take precedence. The group would call on their experience responding to the Sept. 11 terrorist attack, the China earthquake and the Southeast Asia tsunami for guidance in this latest crisis.

“We’ll be looking at rebuilding some homes as we did in China, with the possibility of helping with the educational system, restoring eye care and probably getting in glasses,” Brandel said, noting the importance of second-hand eyewear in a nation where many people have lost everything. “We want to find out what our

long-term mission will be, which we are discussing with the United Nations and the State Department.”

There are three Lions Clubs in Haiti, Brandel said, and the first time they heard from members of those organizations was on Sunday.

“We don’t know how many have perished, but we still have some members who are still there and have met in the Port-au-Prince area and are organizing and asking for our assistance,” he said.

Brandel said he and wife Maureen Murphy planned to leave for the Dominican Republic on Wednesday, where volunteers would meet and begin their push into a Haitian border city with a convoy of supplies in tow. Before their mission, the Lions coordinated where the supplies would go, who would receive them and what steps to take to ensure volunteers were safe in the face of increasing violence and unrest.

The president expects he’ll be taking “at least two trips” to Haiti to oversee the response after first responders leave. To make a donation, visit Lions Club International online at http://www.lionsclubs.org.

in Japan for two years aboard the USS Essex.

Upon their arrival, Commander Carl Meuser said in a conference call Saturday morning that the crew has helped coordinate communications between American forces on the ground in Haiti and helping those forces get into the area and begin distributing aid as quickly as possible.

“You have two to three million people who need humanitarian aid materials, and it is very difficult to get that to them, just to get it into the country because of those limitations you have,”

Meuser said.

Those obstacles, he added, were the small size of Haiti’s main airport in Port-au-Prince, making it difficult for large cargo ships to fly supplies in; helicopters from aircraft carriers are picking up the slack. The port facilities, he added, were also “wrecked.”

“The cranes, the container pier where you would pull in a shipyard and start off loading materials, that just fell in the water,” he said. “Even if you could get a shipload of supplies down here, you would still have to get it onto the beach and distribute it from there.”

TOWN OF HUNTINGTON

Wife: Doc Husband Still Alive In Haiti

By Mike Koehler mkoehler@longislandernews.com

While her husband primarily stays in Haiti raising orphans and providing medical care, former Northport resident Bernadette Kummer Joseph admits she has trouble remaining in the poor country, even temporarily.

“Not too many people want to go to Haiti. Every time I come back, I come back sick,” Kummer Joseph said, referencing the poor diet. “I’ve never found any way I could live there for a length of time. They have no protein in their diet. It’s not uncommon for one chicken to be served to a whole house. Rice, beans and oil is what keeps those kids alive.”

But when a major earthquake struck Haiti just before 5 p.m. on Jan. 12, Kummer Joseph said the situation managed to turn even worse. At their Carrefour property – 10 miles or an hour away from Port-au-Prince – Rev. Dr. George Joseph survived, and managed to contact family members, but the price of whatever gasoline remained spiked to the equivalent of $20 per gallon.

“My husband was out of food, but he couldn’t afford to drive with the price of gas to look for the price of rice, which he probably couldn’t afford anyway,” Kummer Joseph said.

His wife, who had returned to Northport from Florida last month after her daughter and Artisan House owner Kathie Kitts apparently suffered a heart attack from shoveling snow, added that she has not been able to speak with her spouse directly.

But through their five children, Kummer Joseph learned that their orphanage which houses more than 100 children was “miraculously” not damaged. The church, with a congregation of 1,000, was slightly damaged and the school, with about 500 young students enrolled, sustained more extensive damage.

The immediate neighborhood, however, is in far worse condition.

Houses all around their property have

been leveled and Joseph has taken in many people.

“In his own words, people living on the church property are so numerous they are beyond counting,” Kummer Joseph said.

One piece of positive news did come through – a shipment of food arrived safely just days before the earthquake and provided sustenance for two days. The wife said the Refuge, an Assembly of God church in East Northport, sent food for 9,500 through Kids Against Hunger. The Minnesota-based organization provides free food, but charges $1 per mile for transportation costs.

Kummer Joseph found out a shipment was coming to Naples, Fla, the next town over from her hometown of Ft. Meyers.

“We usually can’t take advantage of free food, it’s just too expensive for us,” she said. “We were just fortunate to find out a shipment had come to Florida as we were shipping the container.”

In the meantime, Joseph has told his children that he’s still operating the orphanage, school and church as the country struggles to recover. When he’s not serving as “Pappi” for the children, he’s providing basic medical care at no cost. The couple gratefully receives free medical supplies from a bishop in Georgia who normally sells those supplies at a discounted price through his Christian organization.

They cover other bills with donations from churches, a pension from his service in the Haitian Army and other self-sufficient sources.

But while Joseph can continue to his work, his wife cautioned against large American contingents traveling to Haiti.

“I know there are people from my church who want to go over. I have no plans to go over, because I think they are so limited with food, and for Americans to go over there and eat that food… I think Americans can do better by connecting with organizations,” she said.

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Hills Idol Back In Spotlight School expands musical competition after 300 auditions

By Alessandra Malito amalito@longislandernews.com

Hills Idol is back to please the community with its many talents, but this year it’s even better than ever.

Instead of just a selected handful of students performing in one semi-final show

this weekend, there will be two shows in the next two weeks. This is occurring because 300 students auditioned for only 40 spots.

“A lot of the eighth-graders came up to high school and gave the high schoolers a run for their money,” said PTA President and coordinator CorrieAnn Young. “The

high school level was really intense.”

The results will still be the same – there will be only one high school winner, middle school winner and best entertainer.

“It feels pretty good [to be back] because within the last year I’ve worked a lot on my voice and it’s matured a lot so I have a new sound to offer to the competition,” said

TOWN OF HUNTINGTON

Taking Up ‘ARMS’ For Soldiers Town program to make up any difference in salary for reservists

By Danny Schrafel dschrafel@longislandernews.com

Any Town of Huntington employees called on to defend the United States will not have to worry about a potential pay cut, thanks to a program being reinstated for 2010.

Launched in 2003, Americans Reactivated for Military Service [ARMS] requires the Town to make up any difference between an employee’s Town and military salaries when that person is called up to duty.

ARMS was reinstated after Councilwoman Susan Berland, the program’s original creator, said she learned a Huntington employee – a man in the Highway Department – was being called up from the National Guard to serve fulltime. This is the third time since 2003

that ARMS has been called into action.

“I made sure it was re-enacted,” Berland said. “He was very grateful for it, and I told him it’s the least we could do to thank him for his service.”

She said the measure will protect Town employees from the possibility of financial strain when they are away.

“With an increasing number of soldiers being called to serve in our nation’s defense, many families in this situation will face difficult monetary challenges in the ensuing months. It is my goal to ensure that this economic burden does not affect any Town of Huntington employee,” Berland said.

The policy of ensuring a serviceman or woman’s salary is kept whole after being called up for active duty is common in the business world, Berland said, but Huntington’s extension to National

Guardsmen appears to be unique. Islip Town employees keep their health benefits and other perks while in active duty, but it doesn’t apply to National Guardsmen. In Smithtown, a spokeswoman said workers accrue seniority while they’re serving – if one’s department gets a raise, so does the employee in battle, she said. Brookhaven has similar insurance to make sure salaries are kept whole, but that only applies to Army, Navy, Coast Guard, Marines and Air Force members.

Councilman Mark Mayoka co-sponsored the legislation with Berland and thanked her for allowing him to be a part of the program she launched.

“Sacrifices are being made and they’re continuing to be made and we need to support the veterans… even more now, given the recent terrorist activities and the

Hills West's Nick Reguerio takes the stage at last year’s Hills Idol Competition. This year’s semifinals begin this weekend.

Hills West’s Nick Regueiro.

But Regueiro’s not the only one coming back.

“The competition is very tough because many people from last year are in it and they have been working very hard and they have improved as well since last year,” he said. “Many of us are actually pretty good friends and give each other advice and help each other out. It’s a very friendly competition.”

Regardless of who wins in the end though, everyone seems to enjoy their turn in the spotlight.

“Everybody wins,” said Young. “Kids who get to perform get a wonderful experience and the community gets a wonderful show.”

The shows are being sponsored by Atlantis Marine World. The final winners will receive season tickets to the aquarium, recording time and a spot as guest DJ on WBLI. They will also receive an iPod Touch.

The semifinals are scheduled for Jan. 23 and Jan. 30 at Hills East.

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Help For Haiti The devastating earthquake that killed tens Many have stepped up to the plate already. of thousands in Haiti and left hundreds of Melville-based medical supply company thousands more homeless struck what may Henry Schein put together $1 million worth be the poorest of all Western nations. of medical supplies to send to Haiti. Shellfish Already a nation with poor infrastructure, wholesaler Tom Kehoe of Northport, who cothe earthquake has left the country’s inhabi- owns an air shipping business, volunteered to tants in a desperate state. Their homes are prepare the donated supplies for shipping. destroyed, food supplies disrupted and the And at Huntington Hospital, where some 60 most basic sanitary needs cannot be met. In employees are from Haiti or have relatives on parts of Haiti, it appears medical needs are the island, staff will be allowed to convert being met in makeshift hospitals, comp time to donations. by exhausted doctors and nurses, EDITORIAL Dozens of local organizations and the lines of those needing help are doing their part, from the appear to grow no shorter. smallest of school groups and churches, to Many with friends and family in Haiti en- humanitarian organizations such as the dured days without answers. We are sure Red Cross and Salvation Army. Haiti faces there are many who still have not heard years of rebuilding, but for now, more imwhether their loved ones were among the mediate concerns need to be met. Even the countless victims. smallest contribution – the cost of your Haiti is a nation that has little to begin next cappuccino – would help give relief to with, and any aid that can be sent its way will those suffering. More generous contribumake someone’s life better. However, after a tions could literally mean the difference bedisaster of this magnitude, we literally can- tween life and death. not send enough help their way.

Think about it, and give generously.

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Another Opportunity Goes Out The Window DEAR EDITOR: Governor David Paterson missed yet another opportunity in his State of the State address to set an environmental agenda that would create jobs and protect our state’s parks, trails and green spaces.

An investment in public parks, trails and other green spaces, such as our state nature preserves, not only helps the environment, public well-being and beauty of our state, but also creates economic benefits.

New York’s state park system generates $1.9 billion for private businesses near its parks and supports 20,000 jobs. The state enjoys $5 in benefits for every $1 it invests in its parks. A commitment by Paterson to our park system makes complete fiscal sense and would likely enhance New York’s economic recovery – especially so in places like upstate New York and Long Island, home to many state parks and preserves.

Despite the importance of these green spaces to New

York and our ailing planet, the state park system is teetering at the edge of collapse. Unless something is done soon, many parks will likely close, and our nature preserves are on life support with no money or staff to manage or protect them.

The budget of the state parks department alone has been cut by 25 percent and the state parks department, as well as the Department of Environmental Conservation, has lost thousands of permanent and seasonal staff, many of those being rangers and other crucial field and research staff.

If the state continues to cut the budgets of these agencies, unprecedented and tragic consequences will surely follow.

The Governor and the State Legislature must never forget that they are the caretakers of our parks and preserves. If the Governor continues to ignore the importance of our green spaces, he does so certainly at his own great peril. What kind of New York will our children inherit because of Governor Paterson’s refusal to invest in things that matter, things that

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Sex Offender Shelter Stopped, But Work Remains DEAR EDITOR: As Suffolk County Legislator representing the 16th Legislative District, my most urgent priority is ensuring the safety of our most vulnerable citizens: our children.

Recently, our community was once again faced with a proposal to place a shelter for homeless registered sex offenders in our area. The proposed location was in Farmingdale, near an ice rink, Adventureland, Fun Zone and other recreational facilities patronized by local children and their families and in close proximity to the Half Hollow Hills Central School District.

I am pleased to report that working in a bipartisan manner, with my colleagues in both Suffolk and Nassau

Counties, we were able to stop this plan.

However, we are faced with an alternative that is also unacceptable. At the present time, homeless registered sex offenders are housed in trailers located on the grounds of the County Jail in Riverhead.

This is ideal because it is in a secure location and it is a costeffective way to house those offenders who may continue to pose a threat to our children.

The new proposal would give each homeless registered sex offender a $90 a day voucher to secure housing, presumably in a motel. This is completely unacceptable for a number of reasons.

First, it is too expensive.

During these difficult economic times, when so many of our hard-working neighbors are either losing or at risk of losing their homes and are having difficulty making ends meet, it is outrageous that homeless registered sex offenders could receive more money each month than most Social Security recipients.

The plan also does little to ensure that sex offenders will

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not cluster in motels, as they have in the past, posing a threat to the surrounding communities. Alternatively, the plan could scatter sex offenders throughout residential communities, making it more difficult to monitor their activities and protect public safety.

As the co-sponsor of some of the most aggressive sex offender legislation in the nation, including extensive residency and social network restrictions, GPS monitoring requirements and most importantly, as the parent of two young children, I know that there is nothing more vital than protecting our children. I firmly believe that the best plan is the plan already in place and that housing homeless sex offenders on the grounds of the County Jail makes sense economically and most importantly, makes sense for public safety.

Please know that I will continue to work towards a plan that meets these important goals and best protects our children.

STEVE STERN

Legislator, 16th L.D.

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Jodi Picoult Returning To Town Best-selling author headed to Huntington H.S. with book about Asperger’s syndrome

By Danny Schrafel dschrafel@longislandernews.com

Tickets for a March book signing and discussion of Long Island author Jodi Picoult’s newest book are on sale at Book Revue in Huntington as of Tuesday.

Picoult’s event to promote “House Rules,” scheduled for March 5 at Huntington High School’s auditorium, is underwritten by Bethpage Federal Credit Union and presented by Book Revue in cooperation with the Organization of Music Parents – Huntington for Arts in Education [OOMPAH-AIE]. Their assistance has been crucial, said Book Revue publicist Julianne Wernersbach.

“They’re right on top of so many details… they’re terrific to work with,” she said.

A portion of the event’s proceeds are to be donated to OOMPAH-AIE, and Huntington’s Special Education PTA is selling refreshments during the event.

A Nesconset native, Picoult has been a Book Revue staple for “at least 10 years,” Wernersbach said. Now an established literary star, the event is moving to Huntington High to accommodate overflow crowds and make sure everybody gets a seat.

“She’s the kind of author who really cares about their fans,” Wernersbach said. “She takes criticisms and concerns into account. She wants people to come, sit down and be comfortable.”

Along with Picoult’s literary star power, the subject matter – autism and the many permutations throughout its spectrum – is likely to draw additional attention.

“House Rules” chronicles the story of Jacob Hunt, a teenager with Asperger's syndrome and an obsession with forensic analysis. When he is questioned about a murder in his town, the common behaviors of a person afflicted

with Asperger's, such as not looking someone in the eye, stimulatory tics and twitches, and reduced emotional expression make law enforcement personnel suspicious.

His family soon has to grapple with the possibility that Jacob committed murder. The book aims to look at what it means to be different in our society, how autism affects a family and how the legal system is affected by how people communicate.

“House Rules” continues Picoult’s works in which she takes a complicated issue and personalizes it, like she did in “My Sister’s Keeper” and “Nineteen Minutes,” Wernersbach said.

“We’re expecting this one to be particularly big because of the subject matter,” the publicist said.

The not-for-profit OOMPAH-AIE works out of Huntington High School but is independent of the district.

Tickets are only available beforehand and are a must to be a part of the event. A copy of the book and a ticket are being sold for $30.42 – the cost of the new book after tax.

With 1,400 seats up for grabs, the sooner you buy, the better your spot on line when it comes time for Picoult to sign books, Wernersbach stressed.

Four hundred seats are being set aside for Huntington School District students at $5 each, which does not include a book or an autograph. Students can use their $5 coupon toward buying a Picoult book, which are to be on sale that night.

To purchase a ticket for the book signing, visit Book Revue at 313 New York Ave., Huntington, or call 631-2711442 to order by credit card. Student tickets will be sold in their respective school building. Book signing tickets are limited to one per customer.

Jodi Picoult’s book, “House Rules,” features a teenage protagonist with Asperger’s syndrome who grapples with an accusation of murder. The author will be at Huntington High School on March 5 to sign copies and discuss her latest work.

COMEDY

Teen Getting Laughs Since He Was 3 After starting in talent shows, 14-year-old East Northport comic prepares for NYC stage

By Danny Schrafel dschrafel@longislandernews.com

Don’t think kids are funny? You haven’t met Conor Williams yet. He’s been making his friends and family laugh since he was 3 years old.

Hailing from East Northport, the 14-year-old eighthgrader at Elwood Middle School is fine-tuning his act for his upcoming performance with the Kids ‘N Comedy professional troupe on Jan. 31 at the Gotham Comedy Club in New York City.

Launched in 1996, Kids ‘N Comedy showcases the funniest tweens and teens ages 10-18 in the New York tri-state area and gives them an outlet for their comedic gifts. Josh Peck, from Nickelodeon's “Drake and Josh,” is an alumnus of the program.

So where does a teenager get his material? Gym class, band practice, family trips – the simple parts of being a suburban teen, Williams said. A fair bit is directed at himself – “probably just me being a dork,” he added.

“If you’re not afraid to make fun of yourself, then to me, you can do anything,” he said. “It’s hard to make fun of other people if you aren’t willing to put your own pride on the line.”

Williams got his start early, cracking knock-knock jokes to his family when he was a toddler. He first performed for public consumption when he was in second grade at his talent show.

“My school had a talent show, so you’d get up there in

East Northport native Conor Williams is preparing to take the stage again at Gotham Comedy Club in the Flatiron District on Jan. 31. An up-and-coming comic since age 3, he started with knock-knock jokes and now does slice-of-life comedy from a 14-year-old’s vantage point. a wig and tell knock-knock jokes,” he said, recalling one with a mocking performer’s voice. “I’ve gone pretty far from there.”

With no talent show at Elwood Middle School, he branched out and found new venues. Prior to his Kids ‘N Comedy shows, he acted in plays, sang in a band with his friends and was a finalist in iVillage TV’s “Funniest Kid in America” contest in 2007.

He discovered the Kids ‘N Comedy program at Gotham about two years ago, and has been a part ever since. Every Saturday, Williams heads to the Big Apple to work with comedian David Smithyman and fellow young comics. After eight weeks, the class performs for friends and family.

“I’ll get up there and do my act and he’ll tell me what he thinks works, add some of his own stuff and give me ideas on how to improve the act,” he said of Smithyman.

With three recitals under his belt, Williams was invited to join the Kids ‘N Comedy professional troupe. Since then, he has worked with professional comedians in workshops to fine-tune his act for the big stage.

“Whenever I come in, I have something like four pages of jokes that get cut down a lot. Right now, the act I’m going to do… I started changing it but I’m not sure exactly how long it’s going to be,” Williams said.

Gotham Comedy Club is located in the heart of the Flatiron District at 208 W. 23rd St. Tickets for the Jan. 31 show at 1:00 p.m. are $15, with a one-drink minimum; a light menu is available. The show is appropriate for ages 9 and up. Anyone looking for more information or tickets can call the Gotham Comedy Club at 212-8776115.

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The Foodie crew is out and about townwide. Restaurant owners, chefs and food fans are invited to submit news and notices to The Foodies, c/o Long Islander newspapers, 149 Main Street, Huntington NY 11743, or e-mail foodie@longislandernews.com.

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Seeing Red And Loving Every Minute Foodie photos/Luann Dallojacono

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Usually when people see red, it’s not a good thing, but the Foodies saw “Red” last week and enjoyed every minute of it.

Situated at the entrance to Huntington village on New York Avenue, Red restaurant has made a name for itself in New American cuisine. The character in the back is chef/owner Nino Antuzzi, a bona fide Italian who knows his way around a kitchen. The menu is on the small side, but each item is done well. Diverse and creative, Red offers everything from salads and homemade ravioli to tuna and ribs. Appetizers range from $9 to $12, and entrees $22 to $36.

What’s more, every dish is beautifully prepared, an indication to us that the chef cares about his work.

The sophisticated restaurant beckons one in from the busy streets of Huntington village. A sleek bar, lit from behind by lights of orange and yellow hues, and cozy lounge area seems the perfect place to meet friends to relax after work. On the other side of a curtain lies the dining section, where tables and seats

Tempura-crusted sweet prawn is lightly fried, crisp and warm, served over cold, house-marinated baby artichokes with a honey-wasabi vinaigrette. sit amid vibrant blues and reds. The atmosphere is appropriate for almost anyone, be it a lively group out on the town or a couple looking for a romantic night out.

The drink menu boasts nearly 30 kinds of beer in both bottles and on tap, as well as four pages of wines from across the

Flourless chocolate cake is served with a scoop of decadent caramel gelato.

globe. Wine director and general manager Kelley Danek is there to help guide you. Taken by the impressive cocktail list, we opted for the Darb-Star ($9) – a spritzy, refreshing concoction of Stoli strawberry, fragoli liqueur, orange juice, muddled strawberry and blanc de blanc – and a pomegranate cosmopolitan ($10) – an icy cool combination of Stoli orange, Pom pomegranate juice, cointreau and fresh squeezed orange.

Antuzzi wasted no time flexing his culinary muscles. Our meal started off with a winner: tempura-crusted sweet prawn.

Lightly fried, crisp and warm, it is a nice contrast to the cold, house-marinated baby artichokes it is served on top of. Put it all in a mild honey-wasabi vinaigrette, and it’s a dish whose flavors play perfectly together.

Sicilian-Kissed Calamari ($11) puts a spin on your typical calamari appetizer.

This comes with tender baby calamari, sautéed with a kickin’ tomato sauce, pine nuts, capers and black olives. We loved the incorporation of pine nuts, which brought a special something extra to the dish.

Red also excels at the standards. Bufala Mozzarella ($12) and the Harvest Salad ($10) are safe, refreshing appetizers that get the palate going. The mozzarella is Campania-imported, served with not only fresh tomato but house-roasted, thinly sliced peppers as well. In the salad, baby greens, Gorgonzola cheese, crispy bacon and spiced walnuts are served over house-poached beets with a port wine vinaigrette.

We were impressed by each of our entrees. The risotto special of the day was veal spezzatino served over saffron risotto. Antuzzi clearly takes his time on this one. The veal is slowly cooked osso bucco-style with tomatoes and carrots, and the risotto timed well.

Though other fish entrees caught our eye (namely the Tilapia Oreganata), we went with the Seared Day Boat Scallops ($26), which we would definitely order again. Cooked delicately in a ginger and lime beurre blanc, the scallops are sweet, tender and usually served with jasmine rice and crisp spring vegetables.

Perhaps our favorite of the three

Bufala Mozzarella is Campania-imported, served with not only fresh tomato but house-roasted, thinly sliced peppers as well. entrees was the Grass-Fed Short Rib of Beef ($28). Meat off the bone and so tender you can pull it apart with your fork, the ribs come in a cabernet reduction with salty, crispy onions and mashed potatoes.

Desserts are made in house, right down to the gelato, which, to our delight, came on both of our sweet treats. Though we’re not usually fans of bread pudding, we thoroughly enjoyed Antuzzi’s baked version ($8), firm and warm with a sweet caramel sauce, raisins and vanilla gelato.

Flourless chocolate cake ($8) is good, but the decadent caramel gelato on top of it steals the show.

The short version of this story is, Red is a hit. If you aren’t quite sure what you want or are just in for a big night out, consider letting Antuzzi take care of you with his seven-course tasting menu ($85). The restaurant also offers a $32 three-course prix-fixe menu Sunday through Thursday nights.

Red 417 New York Ave. Huntington 631-673-0304 redrestaurantli.com Atmosphere: Sleek and hip with elements of cozy Cuisine: New American Price range: Moderate Hours: Lunch Mon-Fri, 12-3 p.m.; Dinner Sun-Thurs 5-10 p.m., Fri & Sat 5-11 p.m.

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Side Dish

By Dinehuntington.com Foodie@longislandernews.com Foodie Photo/Peter Sloggatt

Clubhouse owner Jeffrey Bies is offering a $30 prix fixe menu through January.

CLUBHOUSE PRIX FIXE: The Clubhouse (320 W. Jericho Turnpike, Huntington 631-423-1155 clubhousesteaks.com), since 1962 the place for steaks, is now the place for prix fixe dining. Through January, Clubhouse is offering a threecourse menu. Start with white truffle ravioli, clams casino, Caesar salad or soup of the day; choose from boneless sirloin, catfish and shrimp, chicken marsala or pork chop entrees before moving on to choice of dessert, all for $30 per person.

NO SECRET: The weekly specials are always innovative and fun at 34 New Street (34 New St., Huntington 631-4273434 34newstreet.com) Weekly specials change every Friday and they’re never a secret. Just go to the website at www.34newstreet.com, click on the chef ’s specials tab and plan your meal.

STARBUCKS MENU TIGHTENS BELT: If you’re looking for fast food that isn’t junk food, Starbucks might have the answer.

The company has introduced dozens of menu items with calorie savings in mind, just in time to keep that 2010 New Year’s resolution on the rails. Four panini sand-

wiches – Chicken Santa Fe, Roasted Tomato & Mozzarella, Ham and Swiss and Tuna Melt – are each under 400 calories and warmed to order. Have you tried the new goodies? Write the Foodies and let us know what you think of this new concept in fast food.

Brendel’s is the new spot in town for bagels and lox and a whole lot more.

BAGELS AND BAKED GOODS: Brendel's Bagels & Eatery (133 Walt Whitman Road, Huntington 631-923-0559 brendelsofnewyork.com) has opened across from Walt Whitman Mall. Brendel’s is famed for its bagels as well as an extensive menu of sandwiches, salads, wraps and Panini. The new store is their sec-

ond; Brendel’s “mother store” is in the Century 21 shopping plaza in Westbury.

With its location on the southbound side of Route 110 headed toward Melville, we predict this store will be a hot breakfast spot as well. Stop in, and tell them the Foodies sent you.

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DAO SQUARED: Word on the street is that the team that brought you Dao New Asian Cuisine (92 E Main St., Huntington 631425-7788 daorestaurant.com) are eyeing a second location in Melville. All we can tell you is it’s on Route 110 near the LIE. Until we learn more, try their eclectic mix of Chinese, Japanese, Vietnamese, Thai and Malaysian cooking at their Huntington location.

HAPPIEST HAPPY HOUR: Who has the best Friday night Happy Hour in Huntington? We’d have to say it’s a toss up between Bin 56 (6 Stewart Ave. 631812-0060 bin56.com) and Mac’s Steakhouse (12 Gerard St. 631-549-5300 macssteakhouse.com). At Bin 56, the Friday night 5-at-5 special offers $5 wines by the glass and $5 tapas beginning at 5 p.m. It’s a great way to sample the eats and enjoy select wines at an affordable price. Friday night at Mac’s Steakhouse features two-for-one drinks and delicious passed hors d’oeuvres. Try ’em both and e-mail your thoughts to Foodie@LongIslandernews.com.

PRIME TIME: Prime – An American Kitchen and Bar (117 New York Ave., Huntington 631-385-1515 restaurantprime.com) is making a weekend of Valentine’s Day. From Feb. 12 to Feb. 14, Prime celebrates Valentine’s Day with dinner specials in addition to the full a la carte menu. Especially appealing: The surf-and-turf special for two takes a Chinese menu approach. Diners pair “one from column A,” the Surf selections, with “one from column B,” the Turf selections. Surf choices: 2-lb. Canadian hard shell lobster; colossal prawns in a shellfish reduction; or Alaskan king crab.

Choices from the Turf side determine price choose filet mignon ($88); Tellers’ Ribeye ($99) or Porterhouse ($134).

Make your reservations early.

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Where Creativity Makes Its Mark Studio Art gives children the space and materials to make their inspirations a reality Huntington Businesses

By Sara-Megan Walsh swalsh@longislandernews.com

Children’s handprints mark the walls in a bright assortment of colors, the first signatures of tomorrow’s artists inside the walls of a studio that inspires them to lets their creativity run free.

Studio Art on Main Street in Huntington village is a “dress-to-mess,” paint splatters encouraged zone that offers children and adults the chance to explore their artistic sides. Owner Karen Hogan opened the studio in November as a place children can take up creative projects, learn techniques and feel free to express themselves.

“It’s an art studio, the spills give it character,” Hogan said. “Where else can a kid go, spill something and not get in trouble?”

The studio owner said she’s explored and developed her artistic side over the past 10 years as a stay-at-home mom raising five children. Now that her youngest is a pre-teen, Hogan decided to use her masters in education to continue sharing her passion by teaching others how to unleash

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their imagination.

“The idea’s been in my mind for the last 10 years,” she said. “I just finally got it started. I figured I’ll just take a shot and see what happens.”

Hogan opened her first studio in Westhampton Beach in March 2009, which hosted a successful summer arts camp. But when summer came to a close, she said she looked for a second yearround location where she could continue creating art with children.

“I love being the kids’ inspiration and giving them the tools that they need to get there,” she said.

Colored pencils, brushes, rulers, tape and markers hang in clearly-labeled buckets from the wall with smocks hung underneath them, while a cart full of paint, glitter and glue sits in the center of tables prepped with paper covers, ready for the creation of the next masterpiece.

Those seeking a canvas can purchase one, but Studio Art offers an array of projects for kids from decorating their own sneakers, designing a T-shirt or boots or even painting their own skateboard. Hogan will teach them the techniques – from tie-dye to decoupage or airbrushing – required to make their vision a reality.

“They are learning all different art techniques,” she said, adding, “In teaching, I’m also teaching them the terminology of the arts.”

“Messy Mondays” are geared towards parents and their pre-schoolers, while older students can do their homework,

Studio Art owner Karen Hogan invites children to explore their artistic sides in Huntington village through a variety of hands-on projects then leave their mark on walls. snack and create in the Afterschool Club.

Hogan said parents can drop off their kids while running errands or reserve time for a night out. She also offers classes in pot-

tery and mixed media for adults.

“There’s nothing better than the music on and a studio filled with kids creating stuff,” Hogan said.

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Art Unveiled At HS East Half Hollow Hills East is in for a treat when an advanced placement class reveals a surprise.

The AP Art History students at Hills East are excited to unveil their annual art installation on Art Day. Inspired by Dale Chihuly and titled “True Colors,” cellophane and tape were used to create the illusion of glass. It will hang in the window and act as stained glass, while creating a kaleidoscope of colors on the floor.

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At Vanderbilt Elementary School in the Half Hallow Hills School District, students in Rissa Zimmerman’s secondgrade class used mini Oreo cookies and vanilla frosting to create the multiple moon phases, from a new moon to a full moon. The science curriculum continues

Teacher Allyson Uttendorfer stands in front of the display case explaining the exhibit. to develop inquiry skills within specific units of study throughout the district, and the hands-on learning techniques have students interested and involved.

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CAMP& EDUCATION What To Do When Your Child Struggles Reading When children struggle at reading, not only does schoolwork suffer, studies point to long-term consequences – from being left back in school to having trouble at work and earning less than peers.

It's important for parents to recognize early when kids are having difficulty reading and to help improve this skill, according to specialists at the National Center for Family Literacy (NCFL).

Here are some tips from the NCFL for parents of struggling readers: • Seek help immediately. Parents often wait too long. The window of greatest opportunity for helping a struggling reader is in the early years. Children should be reading pretty well by the end of third grade. Check with your child's teacher to learn how to help.

• Reading is a skill that gets better with practice. Make reading fun. It is not all about drills.

• Encourage reading everywhere. Have your child read street signs and Tshirts. Get them to help with cooking; reading recipes, labels and shopping lists. Have your child keep track of family activities on a calendar.

• Give your child choices in what they read. Magazines are appealing. They have short articles with colorful pictures. Poems are another great way to motivate. They are short and give the child a sense of accomplishment when read.

• Set reading goals. Reward reading with incentives of importance to your child.

Learn what interests your child and connect that to reading. Is there a museum near your home that would be of interest? Read about famous athletes in a favorite sport or a favorite movie.

• Read every day as a family. Make learning new words fun. The more words a reader knows, the more he or she comprehends what the child reads or hears. Have conversations about interesting words. Give your child a “kidfriendly” definition and then use the word in conversation.

• Help your child write a letter to a grandparent, family friend or pen pal.

• Show your child reading is important in your life. Be sure your child sees you (Continued on page A15)

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Science Students Score In Talent Search Intel names Hills seniors as semifinalists in prestigious national contest, award $1,000

By Mike Koehler mkoehler@longislandernews.com

Carly Emmer spent last summer shoulder to shoulder with Stony Brook University students and faculty in the school’s labs doing research. The only difference between Emmer and the others is that she’s still in high school.

At 17, Emmer is now a senior at Hills East and a semifinalist in the Intel Science Talent Search for her work six months ago.

“It was a very cool, I never thought it would happen.” she said. “That was very flattering.”

Emmer and Levent Alpoge, a senior at Hills West, both represented the district.

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“In our 87th year, we expect to see the trend continue of more submissions and even more superior work, thanks in part to the extraordinary teachers guiding these talented youth,” said Executive Director Virginia McEnerney.

Alpoge, 17, worked with professors from Yale University on his project, “A NonParametric, Massively Parallelized Multiscale Vessel Detection Method for Complex Vascular Structures.”

Emmer studied the concentration of Quaternary Ammonium Compounds [QAC] – a class of chemicals – found in sewage sludge during peak H1N1 media coverage. QACs are used in non-alcohol based disinfectants. Her research showed an increase in the chemicals use at the time.

Researchers were already monitoring the concentration of QAC in other circumstances when she joined, leaving her to look into the H1N1 flu angle. They also investigated different sewage processing methods. Researchers found one of four methods from plants across the country to be the best, so far.

“We just found that the addition of the denitrification step in the system,” Emmer said, adding that it’s far from conclusive. “We would have to do this with many more plants.”

The senior compiled a 20-page paper, several short essays on general science topics, basic project information and teacher recommendations for the mid-November deadline. Despite feeling she only had a

Carly Emmer

“slim” chance, Hills’ Research Director Michael Lake was more confident.

On Jan. 13, Intel proved Lake right.

While the top 300 semifinalists were to be announced at 4 p.m. on Jan. 13, Emmer said Lake interrupted one of her classes to spill the beans early.

“It didn’t hit me right away,” she said, adding that she had to leave class early to call her parents from the bathroom.

Emmer, Alpoge, Hills East and Hills West will each receive $1,000. However, the seniors have a chance to earn even more money if they are named a top-40 finalist on Jan. 27. Those students will be invited to compete for $630,000 in awards in Washington D.C. in midMarch.

Learning to read better (Continued from page A14)

enjoying reading for pleasure.

For more tips, visit famlit.org/families.

Above all, families can get kids on the right track. Byron Pitts, contributor to “60 Minutes” and chief national correspondent for CBS News, knows this well.

When he was growing up he hid the fact that he could barely read.

“In elementary school, a therapist determined I was functionally illiterate,” said Pitts, whose new book, “Step Out On Nothing,” chronicles his battle

Levent Alpoge

with illiteracy. “I had to start with the basics, relearning the alphabet around the age of 11. It was a time of great shame in my life.”

Family can make the difference, he stressed.

“There was no single greater force or advocate in my journey to literacy than my mother,” he says. “Her encouraging words drowned out those who said I was 'slow' or 'stupid.' There may be no greater force in a child's life than their mother or father.”

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Katie Brandenstein, a member of the class of 2010 at Muhlenberg College, was named to the Dean’s list for the fall 2009 semester. Students must earn a minimum of a 3.5 grade point average to attain Dean’s list status Brandenstein is a theatre major from Dix Hills and a graduate of Half Hollow Hills High East.

Founded in 1848, Muhlenberg College is a selective liberal arts college in Allentown, Penn. It is affiliated with the Evangelical Lutheran Church of America.

care made me vow to help other people and families navigate the system more easily,” Negrin-Wiener said.

Negrin-Wiener is also the chair of GDGC Charitable Events, a not-for-profit organization focused on enhancing the quality of life for the elderly, disabled and the underprivileged. She dedicates much of her time to raising money for charitable causes, including the Long Island Fight for Charity and GDGC’s annual Midnight Run relief mission to hand deliver food and warm clothes to New York City’s homeless. She is also active in a variety of community outMelissa Negrin-Wiener has reach programs and was instrubeen named partner in the elder mental in initiating a theater law and estate planning firm project at an assisted living Genser Dubow Genser & Cona facility and social activities at (GDGC), based in Meville. As a nursing homes to spend onepartner, she will be responsible on-one time with seniors. for new business development, Currently, Negrin-Wiener is networking, seminar presentathe co-chair of the Suffolk tions including continuing eduCounty Women’s Bar cation courses, managing perAssociation Elder Law sonnel and more.

Melissa Negrin- Committee. She is a member of An associate attorney with the the Nassau and Suffolk County Wiener firm since 2002, Negrin-Wiener Bar Associations Elder Law has worked her way up through the firm Committees, the New York State Bar and now manages the Government Association, the Gerontology Benefits Department while concentrat- Professionals of New York, the Senior ing her practice in the areas of Medicaid Umbrella Networks of Suffolk County eligibility planning, asset protection and Nassau County, the Advanced Elder planning, disability matters, guardian- Law Focus Group and the Library ships and estate planning. She supervis- Connection (LBC). A member and the es the preparation of Medicaid past secretary of the Smithtown Lioness Applications for nursing home care, Club, which raises money to assist the home care and community benefits. elderly, blind and physically impaired, “Recognized for her talent to commu- Negrin-Wiener is also the past secretary nicate and connect with families who are of the Senior Umbrella Network of under great stress when a loved one Suffolk County. needs longterm care, Melissa guides famA Smithtown resident, Negrin-Wiener ilies through the legal process in a sup- received her Juris Doctor from Hofstra portive way,” said managing partner University School of Law where she conJennifer B. Cona. centrated in family law and elder law.

Before joining GDGC, Negrin-Wiener She earned a Bachelor of Arts in was an associate attorney in a matrimo- Philosophy, Politics and Law from nial law firm. Her interest in elder law Binghamton University. In 2009, started as a teenager while observing the Melissa received the Outstanding Pro hardships her grandmother faced trying Bono Attorney award from Touro Law to pay for nursing home care.

School.

“I watched my grandmother struggle A frequent lecturer at professional financially to get the care she needed. organizations, assisted living facilities She had to sell many personal posses- and senior citizen groups, Negrinsions, including jewelry and family heir- Wiener speaks on a variety of Medicaid looms to pay for her care and ultimately and estate planning issues and leads a had to go on Medicaid benefits. series of seminars throughout Long Watching her struggle to secure health Island titled Medicaid Made Simple.

H2M President and CEO John J. Molloy presents a donation to Julie Keffer, founder of the Peer Pals organization with Elizabeth Uzzo, director of Human Resources at H2M, who helped organize the employee raffle.

Melville-based H2M, a multi-disciplined architectural, engineering, planning and environmental service firm, recently held an employee raffle to raise money for a local charity called Peer Pals.

“H2M has been part of the Long Island community for over 76 years and realizes the importance of giving back,” said President and CEO John J. Molloy.

“Peer Pals is an excellent organization and we’re proud to donate to their cause.”

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LI businesses donate $1 m in supplies (Continued from page A1)

In the meantime, Kehoe co-owns Seaflight Logistics – a company created to ship seafood from Kehoe’s seafood business to destinations around the world. He agreed to volunteer his company to prepare the donations to be packed.

“God’s blessed all of us, we live in an affluent part of the world,” he said.

The Northport official, however, revealed that a major component of the plan stemmed from personal charity and families. Kehoe’s wife works at Huntington Hospital, and through her he met nurse Marie Cazeau. Cazeau lived in Haiti before moving to America in 1980.

In 2008, she began making trips back to her hometown of Petion-Ville when a school collapsed. She confirmed that she was in Haiti to celebrate Christmas with children in a hospital before leaving on Dec. 19. Seaflight Logistics helped her ship supplies on at least one occasion.

When the magnitude 7 earthquake struck the island on Jan. 10, Cazeau and several other nurses at Huntington Hospital quickly decided to get involved and Kehoe again offered his support.

Several nurses are expected to travel to

Haiti in the near future, but Kehoe added that he had to talk Cazeau out of immediately going due to the lack of police presence.

Thankfully an e-mail to Israel was met with a reply that a Long Island response was already being planned. The announcement came just a few days later, after Seaflight Logistics was on board.

The State Department is currently handling the logistics for the government’s response, Israel said, and distribution of the $1 million in supplies will be coordinated with them. Not-for-profit Airline Ambassadors is in the process of securing cargo space on a plane, although Kehoe said dates and details have yet to be finalized.

“This is an organic thing,” he said, adding that he would return to Schein on Monday to begin planning.

But for Cazeau, some action is better than nothing.

“I’m so grateful. On behalf of the people of Haiti, we’re so grateful,” she said.

The nurse was not able to contact any family members as of last week, although a hospital supervisor was able to contact Nursing Assistant Guilla Juliene shortly

after the disaster. Since Friday’s press conference, a hospital spokesperson confirmed that Juliene had returned via cargo plane on Saturday night. The nursing assistant told her supervisor they her family members were alive, but forced to sleep in a vehicle since the buildings are unstable.

She joined her Western Church of Huntington parish at a prayer vigil at the First Presbyterian Church in Greenlawn recently, although church leaders are still deciding on a course of action. In the meantime, Cazeau said she views work as a distraction during this difficult time.

“It’s like a nightmare and you want someone to wake you up,” she said, adding that “I have my moments. I don’t usually cry in front of people but yesterday I had a meltdown.”

But with more than 60 employees from Haiti or with family on the island, a hospital spokeswoman confirmed all Huntington Hospital staff would be invited to donate comp time so that money could be donated. No amount was available on Friday since the forms were just made available, but about 2,000 people work at the hospital.

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was a community for them, a place to get together, start a little fire, keep warm and make some food,” Ramirez said.

Ramirez claimed Starlight allowed the men to live there and ultimately suc-

cumbed to Town and County pressure to make the men leave. He accused the Town of leaning on the property owner to move the men from the property – the proposed site for a 500-unit AvalonBay development – or face punitive hurdles

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encouraged to share memories of a young man better known as “Gonzo.”

“One night [in Italy] we were getting ready to go to sleep, exhausted, when the kids in the room next door started banging on the walls and we started to recognize songs. Then Matt began banging out Kanye West’s “Love Lockdown,” Gallagher said.

There were plentiful stories of Gonzalez’s sense of humor and witty remarks. During his years at St. Anthony’s, he was a member of the freshman football team, wrestling team, chorus and Greogorian Schola – an elite chorus.

“I was on the trip to Sicily and I remember him being the life of the

party,” Principal Brother Gary Cregan. “I could always count on Matt to make a funny comment or remark to diffuse a tense situation.”

Team “OzNog21,” named after Gonzalez’s XBox Live name, was made up of Gonzalez’s childhood friends from Miller Place, felt the size and scope of the event remembered him well.

“He literally lived with no limits, he wouldn’t think twice about doing things others wouldn’t,” said Nick Pizzi, a Miller Place High School student.

As of Monday, the estimated total raised by the event was not available.

Proceeds will go towards purchase of a church organ for the Romanesque Chapel in Gonzalez’s memory and various HLH organizations.

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ing Melville to consolidate, as Ace Payroll Services and Leviton moved in. Deluise said this year’s honorees are expected to serve as examples.

Honorees recognized as Business of the Year included the Courtyard Marriot, accounting firm Holtz Rubenstein Reminick of Melville and Newsday Media Group.

“Newsday has had its challenges and roadblocks recently, and whatever we can do to help them, that’s what we’re here for,” Deluise said.

Others included national workplace law firm Jackson Lewis, The EGC Group of Melville, Salvation Army of Suffolk and 300 Long Island.

“I think the common heard is that they are experienced in their industry and stand above the rest their specific industry as an example,” said Chamber Vice President Bill Lindsay.

Henry Jimenez, general manager of 300 Long Island who hosted the event, was willing to offer advice to other local business owners.

“Two things: Hire great people and think outside the box. It’s all about people first. That seems simple, but there’s much more to it than you think,” Jimenez said.

His actions served as an example as he invited Chamber members to loosen up their ties, grab a ball and unwind with a bit of bowling – hopefully starting 2010 with a strike.

in getting permits to sell the property and acquire zone changes.

Carter flatly denied Ramirez’s charge.

“That did not happen. That’s not the way the Town does business,” Carter said.

The AvalonBay development will be the subject of a public hearing on March 9.

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A20 • THE HALF HOLLOW HILLS NEWSPAPER • JANUARY 21, 2010 THURSDAY Setting The WWII Stage Bestselling author of “Flyboys” and “Flags of Our Fathers” James Bradley will speak about and sign his new book, “The Imperial Cruise,” at Book Revue, 313 New York Ave., Huntington, on Jan. 21, 7 p.m. In his new book, Bradley, son of John Bradley, one of the men who raised the American flag on Iwo Jima, takes a new look at the events that set the stage for World War II. 631-271-1442

Rejuvenate Your Gardening Spirit Experiencing the winter blues? Learn about growing dahlias with the Long Island Dahlia Society Jan. 21, 7 p.m., at the HG Williams Community Center, Ritter Avenue, Massapequa. Free. www.LongIslandDahlia.com. 631-754-1002 evening, 516-832-3652 day.

My Father’s Paradise Explore the mysterious and forgotten Jewish community of Kurdish Iraq through an examination of “My Father’s Paradise” at Temple Beth El, 660 Park Ave., Huntington, on Jan. 21 at 7:30 p.m. Written by reporter Ariel Sabar, it is a tale of a father and son and the two worlds that kept them apart and finally brought them together: Iraq and modern America. Free. www.tbeli.org. 631-421-5835, ext. 200.

Lend Your Voice The Harborfields Board of Education welcomes residents to a community forum on Jan. 28, 7:45 p.m. in the Oldfield Middle School auditorium, 2 Oldfield Road, Greenlawn.

An Evening with Aspen Baker In recognition of the 37th anniversary of Roe v.

Wade, Planned Parenthood Hudson Peconic and Planned Parenthood of Nassau County welcome Aspen Baker, a leading voice in the nation on the personal experiences of women post-abortion, on Jan. 28, 6:30 p.m., at Cinema Arts Centre, 423 Park Ave., Huntington. 6:30 p.m. reception followed by 7 p.m. conversation with Baker, the co-founder of Exhale, a “provoice” organization promoting post-abortion health and well-being. Suggested donation $10 general/$5 students. RSVP at www.pphp.org, 631-240-1126 or 516-750-2665.

Skiing The Slopes REACH Community & Youth Agency is sponsoring a skiing and snowboarding trip to Shawnee Mountain on Feb. 18, 6:30 a.m. – 7:30 p.m. Open to middle and high school youth and families. $75 per person includes coach bus transportation and lift ticket.

Equipment rentals are extra. 631-549-9417. reachcyainc@aol.com.

FRIDAY Jodi Picoult To Speak Tickets on sale to see author Jodi Picoult speak about and sign her new novel, “House Rules,” at Huntington High School on March 5, 7 p.m., presented by Book Revue and the Huntington Organization of Music Parents for Arts in Education. “House Rules” is the story of a teenage boy with Asperger's syndrome who is suspected of murder. $30.42 includes ticket and book, available at Book Revue, 313 New York Ave., Huntington. 631-271-1442. Portion of the event's proceeds will be donated to OOMPAH for AIE.

Poets In Port The Northport Arts Coalition presents Poets in Port with open mic readings, plus featured poet Kelly Powell, on Jan. 22, 7:30 p.m., at Caffe Portofino, 249 Main St., Northport. 631-2627650 or stevenschmidt@optonline.net

Thrifty Deals Throughout January, all items except clothing are half-off at the Thrift Shoppe at Commack United Methodist Church, 486 Townline Road, Commack. The Shoppe is open Tuesdays and Fridays, 10 a.m. – 4 p.m.; first and third Saturdays, 10 a.m. – 3 p.m. 631-499-7310.

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A Plate Full Of… A witty and thoughtful documentary about kids and food politics, ”What’s on Your Plate?” follows two 11year-olds as they explore their place in the food chain.

Showing at Cinema Arts Centre 423 Park Ave., Huntington, on Sunday, Jan. 24, 2 p.m. A lively cooking workshop for the family to follow. $9 members/$12 public, includes reception and workshop. 631-423-7611. www.cinemaartscentre.org.

SATURDAY

Help In The Housing Crisis Councilwoman Glenda A. Jackson and the Town of Huntington will host free seminar, “Hope for Homeowners: Managing Money in Tough Times and Taking Positive Steps to Avoid Foreclosure” on Jan. 28, 6:30 p.m., at St. Hugh of Lincoln R.C. Church, 21 E. Ninth Street, Huntington Station, with representative from various housing partnerships. Every participant will receive a free initial evaluation with a professional counselor. 631-351-2877.

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Local Talent Takes The Stage Students from Half Hollow Hills School District will compete in their own version of “American Idol.” Semifinals are Jan. 23 at High School East, 50 Vanderbilt Parkway, Dix Hills, and Jan. 30 at Candlewood Middle School, Carlls Straight Path, Dix Hills, both at 7:30 p.m. $7, proceeds benefit the HHH Scholarship Fund and HHH PTA Council activities. 631-253-4151.

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Paws ‘N’ Pins Put your bowling shoes on and get ready to have a “ball” at Little Shelter in Huntington’s Paws ‘N’ Pins bowling fundraiser at JIB Lanes, 67-19 Parsons Boulevard, Flushing, Jan. 30.

Event includes no-tap bowling, 1 – 4 p.m., raffles and free games. $20, portion of the proceeds go to Little Shelter. 631-368-8770 ext.

205, jodi@littleshelter.com.

SUNDAY Princess For A Night Celebrate Valentine’s Day Cinderella-style at Oheka Castle, 135 W. Gate Drive, Huntington, on Feb. 14, 6 – 11 p.m., with a three-course dinner and dancing. $225 per person.

Advanced payment required. 631-659-1400. www.oheka.com.

MONDAY Beginning Jan. 25, a 12-week parenting skills class will teach topics such as effective communication skills, stages of emotional development, parent and child roles, and stress and anger management, and more. Faciliated by a licensed social worker and hosted by the Huntington Sanctuary Project, 423 Park Ave., third floor, Huntington. 631-271-2183.

TUESDAY Calling All Shutterbugs Huntington Camera Club meets every Tuesday at Huntington Library, 338 Main St., in the Main Meeting Room on the lower level, 7:30 – 9:30 p.m. Free. www.huntingtoncameraclub.org.

Children's Story Time Children of all ages can enjoy stories read by a member of Barnes & Noble’s staff every Tuesday and Thursday from 10:30 - 11 a.m.

Barnes & Noble, 4000 East Jericho Turnpike, East Northport. Free. 631-462-0208.

Capture This Centerport’s Simple Gifts Productions presents “Headshot Day” with photographer Yolanda Perez on Jan. 23, 10 a.m. – 5 p.m., at Centerport United Methodist Church, 97 Little Neck Road, Centerport. Part of Simple Gift’s Tools of the Trade program for aspiring young professionals, Perez will shoot minisessions for kids and teens for a discounted rate of $150. DrKVanH@optonline.net. 631261-5999.

Hidden Treasures A tag sale to benefit Gathering of Light, a multifaith spiritual fellowship, will be held Jan. 23, noon – 5 p.m. at St. Lawrence of Canterbury, 655 Old Country Road, Dix Hills. 631-2653822. GatheringofLight.org.

WEDNESDAY A Finance Wiz Financial analyst and Huntington native Peter Klein will speak about and sign his book, “Getting Started in Security Analysis,” at Book Revue, 313 New York Ave., on Jan. 27, 6:30 p.m. Klein, senior vice president of Investments for UBS Financial Services, advises how to grasp the fundamentals of security analysis.

631-271-1442.

Help For Kids Of Divorcees Children in grades 3 - 5 can find support at a new separation/divorce group hosted by Family Service League on Wednesday nights, 5:30 6:30 p.m. at 790 Park Ave., Huntington. 631-

Winter Waterfowl Walk The Huntington-Oyster Bay Audubon Society welcomes youth ages 10-18 and their parents or guardians for a field trip to Tung Ting Pond, St. John's Pond, and Sunken Meadow State Park to search for waterfowl on Jan. 23, 9 a.m.

Registration required, 516-695-0763. www.huntingtonaudubon.org.

427-3700.

3027 Jericho Turnpike, Elwood. 631-499-3722. www.elwoodlibrary.org.

• Check out the library’s website for the latest on new arrivals.

• The Board of Trustees meets Thursday, Jan. 21 at 7:30 p.m.

Half Hollow Hills Library Dix Hills Branch: 55 Vanderbilt Parkway. 631421-4530; Melville: 510 Sweet Hollow Rd. 631421-4535.

• “For My Father” takes to the screening room in Dix Hills on Friday, Jan. 22, 2 p.m. In this 2009 film, Tarek, a young Palestinian man blackmailed into a suicide mission in Tel Aviv, is given a second chance at life when the fuse on his explosive vest fails to detonate. In Hebrew and Arabic with English subtitles. Free.

• Art Historian Mary Vahey presents “Bernini: An Artistic Genius” on Wednesday, Jan. 27, 2:30 p.m. in Dix Hills. Bernini is known as the Genius of the Baroque.

• Meet with representatives from local area nursery schools and the Child Care Council of Suffolk to learn about their programs, all in one spot, on Thursday, Jan. 28, 7 – 8:30 p.m. in Dix Hills.

Harborfields Public Library

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Athletes For Charity Athletic Long Islanders can put their competitive spirit to good use by participating in charity sports training program “Team In Training,” sponsored by The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, Long Island chapter. Events include marathons, half marathons, triathlons, 100-mile bike rides and hiking adventures. Participants receive training from certified coaches.

Informational meetings are scheduled for Jan. 23, 10 a.m., at Harborfields Library, 31 Broadway, Greenlawn and at the Melville Marriott, 1350 Old Walt Whitman Road, Melville. 631-752-8500, ext. 22. www.teamintraining.org.

18 Hauppauge Rd., Commack. 631-499-0888.

• All are welcome to participate in the annual Adult Winter Reading Club. Read five books and win a prize and a chance to win the raffle. Direct questions to Brian Bonelli at the Reference & Information Desk, bonelli@suffolk.lib.ny.us.

44 Lake Ave., Deer Park. 631-586-3000.

• A senior advocate from the Suffolk County Office of Aging will be on hand to assist seniors with complicated forms and application and answer questions on county programs and services on Tuesday, Jan. 26, 1 – 3 p.m.

• On Saturday Feb. 6, 10 a.m., expert quilter Gloria Bleidiner will instruct on techniques that will improve your skills.

Last Licks Café presents “Lucky 13,” featuring the eclectic styles, tight harmonies and life stories of touring artists Cathy Kreger, Marci Geller and Diane Garisto, on Jan. 23 at Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Huntington, 109 Browns Road, Huntington. Open mic at 7:30 p.m. $15 general/$13 seniors/$3 students.

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Author, rock ‘n’ roller, and Long Island native Chris Campion will host Irish writer Colin Broderick at Book Revue, 313 New York Ave., Huntington, when Broderick will speak about and sign his new memoir, “Orangutan,” on Jan. 23, 7 p.m. With “Orangutan,” Broderick offers a raw, honest glimpse inside the life and mind of a hardcore alcoholic—himself. 631-271-1442.

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• During the month of January, Spence Ross will show his photography exhibit “We Tread on Diamonds II,” including interpretations of visual experiences from Long Island, New Orleans and New England to Panama and the Philippines.

AT THE LIBRARIES

31 Broadway, Greenlawn. 631-757-4200. harb.suffolk.lib.ny.us • Children in first and second grades can join Mrs. Hasher for an exciting hour of stories, poems, crafts, magic, cooking, and more on Monday, Jan. 25, 4:30 p.m.

Huntington Public Library Main Branch: 338 Main St., Huntington. 631427-5165. Station Branch: 1335 New York Ave., Huntington Station. 631-421-5053.

• Wondering what exactly it is that’s in your Friday night dinner? Discover surprising and often shocking truths about what you eat and how it’s produced in the film “Food, Inc.” on Friday, Jan. 22, 7 p.m., with Dylan Skolnick, co-director of Huntington’s Cinema Arts Centre. Free.

• Explore the photography of Peter Blasl, “Inspired By Nature” through Feb. 21 in the Main Art Gallery. Blasl has won numerous awards. He prefers to photograph birds, animals, flowers, and the scenic vistas of the east end of Long Island, where he has been a lifelong resident.

Northport-East Northport Public Library 151 Laurel Ave., Northport. 631-261-6930. 185 Larkfield Rd., East Northport. 631-261-2313. www.nenpl.org.

• The Northport Arts Coalition, in cooperation with the library, presents “Do-ing Music, An Homage to Robert Schumann,” featuring soprano Helene Williams, tenor Gregory Mercer and composer/pianist Leonard Lehrman, all formerly with the Metropolitan Opera, on Friday, Jan. 22, 7:30 p.m. The program will include classic individual lieder and cycles on poems by von Eichendorff and Heinrich Heine, including one by Lehrman, in English translation. Free.

• In the East Northport gallery, artist Rich Iaboni shares nautical scenes of Northport Harbor as well as other areas of Long Island.

He has been a resident of Northport for over 30 years.

South Huntington Public Library Cold Spring Harbor Public Library 95 Harbor Rd., Cold Spring Harbor. 631-6926820. www.cshlibrary.suffolk.lib.ny.us.

145 Pigeon Hill Rd., Huntington Station. 631549-4411. www.shpl.info.

• Enjoy some familiar songs in “Now and Then: A Musical Revue” with new lyrics performed

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by Jacqui Chaskel, Cooky Klein, Lenny Klein and Helen Tiger with director Lois Morton and musical director and pianist Norman Ward, including "School Days, "Margie", "Daisy" and "Mammy" on Sunday, Jan. 24, 2:30 p.m.

THEATER and FILM Arena Players Children's Theatre 294 Route 109, E. Farmingdale. 516-293-0674.

• Learn about the wooden puppet who dreams of becoming a real boy in “Pinocchio!”, Jan. 9 – Feb. 14. Performances at 1 p.m. on Saturdays and Sundays, $10.

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The Town of Huntington hosts a seminar, “Hope for Homeowners: Managing Money in Tough Times and Taking Positive Steps to Avoid Foreclosure” on Jan. 28, 6:30 p.m., at St. Hugh of Lincoln R.C. Church, 21 E. Ninth Street, Huntington Station. Every participant will receive a free initial evaluation with a professional counselor. 631-351-2877.

296 Route 109, East Farmingdale. 516-2930674. All Main Stage Productions performed as scheduled. Friday, 8 p.m. $18; Saturday, 8 p.m. $22; and Sunday, 3 p.m. $18.

• Guy Haines and Charles Bruno meet on a train and, because they are strangers, they think they can say anything while chatting, but when murder is suggested, Guy finds out the conversation may have gone too far in “Strangers on a Train,” showing Jan. 22 – Feb. 14. $20-$25.

Alpan Gallery

Cinema Arts Centre

107 East Deer Park Rd., Dix Hills. Gallery hours: 9 a.m. - 4 p.m. weekdays; 11 a.m. - 4 p.m. weekends. 631-462-5400. www.ArtLeagueLI.org.

• Mixed-media artists address a variety of concerns in “Fragile: Handle With Care,” with most focusing on living organisms, through Feb. 14.

Dix Hills Center For The Performing Arts Five Towns College, 305 N. Service Rd., Dix Hills. Box Office: 631-656-2148. www.dhpac.org • Comedy by Richie Minervini on Jan. 22 • Tribute concert to The Cars on Jan. 23. $25.

• Allow your child to reinforce his or her sense of wonder as local actor and magician Thaddeus performs his magical – and educational – show, “Magical Mysteries” on Jan. 24, 2 p.m. $12 adults/$6 children.

John W. Engeman Theater At Northport www.johnwengemantheater.com • “Run For Your Wife,” the story of a mischievous cab driver who has two wives, two lives and one crazy schedule, opens Jan. 21.

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

• “Hello Muddah, Hello Fadduh!” will be held March 13 and 27, 8 p.m. and March 14, 21 and 28, 2 p.m.

Tilles Center For Performing Arts 720 Northern Boulevard, Brookville. www.tillescenter.org. 516-299-3100.

• Let your hair down and dance the night away with Tony Award-winning musical “Hairspray,” Friday, Jan. 22, 8 p.m. and Saturday, Jan. 23, 2 and 8 p.m. $75, $60 and $45.

• Student musicians of Nassau-Suffolk Performing Arts perform Sunday, Jan. 31.

The Wind Symphony and Concert Band, 3 p.m. in the Concert Hall with guest soloist Stanley Drucker, formerly of the New York Philharmonic. The Jazz Band, Jazz Ensemble and Vocal Jazz Ensemble perform “An Evening of Jazz,” 7 p.m. at Hillwood Recital Hall. $20 general admission/$10 students and seniors.

MUSEUMS & EXHIBITS Alfred Van Leon Gallery 145 Pidgeon Hill Road. Huntington Station.

631-549-4411 Mon., Tues., Thurs., Fri. 9 .am. - 9 p.m. Wed. 10 a.m. - 9 p.m., Sat. 9 a.m. - 5 p.m., Sun. 1 6 p.m.

• In “Complimentary Contrast,” two friends exhibit their vastly different work side by side Jan. 9 – Feb. 11. Sylivia Sherwin Goldberg paints in oil pastels using the human form and animals as her subject, while Marsha Gold Gayer uses materials such as charcoal, and nupastels, to draw the human form.

• “Poor Boy to Rockefeller: Long Island Oysters & Oystermen,” an exhibit exploring the role oysters have played in the lives of Long Islanders is on display.

• Enjoy the New Zealand 2003 film “Whale Rider” about a young Maori girl fighting to fulfill her destiny others refuse to recognize.

Rated PG-13. Showing on Saturday and Sunday, Jan. 23 and 24, 1 p.m.

Help In The Housing Crisis

Arena Players Repertory Theatre

423 Park Ave., Huntington. www.cinemaartscentre.org. 631-423-7611.

• A witty and thoughtful documentary about kids and food politics, ”What’s on Your Plate?” follows two 11-year-olds as they explore their place in the food chain on Sunday, Jan. 24, 2 p.m. A lively cooking workshop to follow. $9 members/$12 public, includes reception and workshop.

• Co-Presented by LI Gay & Lesbian Film Festival, a special New York preview of “Watercolors,” about a young artist whose first gallery show triggers painful memories of his first love and forces him to explore the impact of the past on his present life, Thursday, Jan. 21, 7:30 p.m. $9 members/$12 public.

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2 West Carver St., Huntington. Gallery hours: Wednesday - Saturday 11:30 a.m. - 5 p.m.

631-423-4433. www.alpangallery.com.

• “Contemporary Mark Making: Blurring the Lines Between Drawing and Writing,” a group exhibition focusing on various processes of mark making that merge and overlap line, image and text, on display through Jan 23.

Art League of Long Island

Artastic Destination 372 New York Ave., Huntington. Gallery hours: Wed., Thurs. & Sun 1 - 8 p.m., Fri. & Sat. 1 10 p.m. 631-424-7074.

• Jillian Bernstein presents “Inside Pandora’s Box” alongside Amanda Hawthorne’s “Wondrous Watercolors” through Jan. 31.

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 • Through Jan. 26, enjoy “Short Days and Long Nights” and the “Sellabration” membership holiday show, with work sold right off the wall.

Crafts and jewelry in abundance, and open house weekends with hot cider, cookies and quality conversation.

Cold Spring Harbor Fish Hatchery 1660 Route 25A, Cold Spring Harbor. Open seven days a week, 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.: $6 adults; $4 children 3 - 12 and seniors over 65; members and children under 3 are free. 516692-6768. http://www.cshfha.org/ • Win prizes in the “Trout Challenge” by catching the longest fish each month during the “Catch & Keep Trout Fishing” Fridays Tuesdays, 10 a.m. - 12 p.m. or 1 - 3 p.m. $4 per fish. $5 registration fee waived for the second child fishing on the morning fishing session the first Saturday of January and February.

• Every Monday until the end of February, “Fish Friends for Mommy and Me” is a 45-minute activity for children ages 3 - 5, 11 a.m.

Children can learn about fish, feed trout and do a craft. Pre-registration required.

MUSIC & DANCE

• Member artists present “Life Stories” expressed through art on display through March 8 in the Art-trium.

Heckscher Museum Of Art 2 Prime Ave., Huntington. Museum hours: Wednesday - Friday from 10 a.m. - 4 p.m., first Fridays from 4 p.m. - 8:30 p.m., Saturday and Sunday from 11 a.m. - 5 p.m. 631-351-3250.

Admission $6-8/adults, $4-6/seniors, and $45/children; members and children under 10 free. 631-351-3250.

• Bring the family to Family Fun Days at the museum with Huey, the children’s mascot, for creative activities on Saturdays, ongoing.

General admission fees apply.

• “Arcadia/Suburbia: Architecture on Long Island, 1930 –2010” highlights the significant architectural history of Long Island over the past 80 years, from Frank Lloyd Wright and Philip Johnson to Marcel Breuer, through April 11. The exhibition charts the region’s development from agrarian society and leisure destination to a suburban culture.

Huntington Historical Society Main office/library: 209 Main St., Huntington.

Museums: Conklin House, 2 High St. Kissam House/Museum Shop, 434 Park Ave. 631-4277045, ext. 401. http://www.huntingtonhistoricalsociety.org/ • The Society will say thank you all who have helped it in some way at its "Gratitude Gala" on Jan. 23, 4 – 6 p.m., at the Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Building on Main Street in Huntington.

Martin Lerman Gallery

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 Rd., Melville. Gallery Hours: Monday Friday 7 a.m. - 7 p.m. 631-271-8423. www.huntingtonarts.org.

• Dazzle your eyes at the juried still life exhibit on display through Jan. 25 in the Petite Gallery, featuring work created in everything from pastels to soap stone to chicken wire and paper.

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

Hands-On History The Huntington Historical Society is seeking volunteers to work in the newly restored Museum Shop and serve as Museum Guides giving tours of historic property. No experience necessary. 631-427-7045 ext. 403.

Seniors Helping Others

215 Main St., Northport. Museum hours: Tuesday - Sunday, 1 - 4:30 p.m. 631-7579859. www.Northporthistorical.org.

• The “Low Tech... And That’s the Way It Was” exhibition brings you on a nostalgic trip in time by examining everyday life and the tasks and tools of a simpler era.

• Find fantastic deals at the museum shop’s winter weekend sale Saturday, Jan. 23 and Sunday, Jan. 24, 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. in the downstairs meeting room. Jewelry, glass, china, linens, art and furniture will be featured.

180 Little Neck Rd., Centerport. Museum hours: Tuesday - Friday, 12 - 4 p.m., Saturdays, Sundays and holidays, 12 - 5 p.m.; closed Mondays except for holiday weeks.

Grounds admission: $7 adults, $6 seniors, students, and $3 children under 12. Museum tour, add $3 per person. 631-854-5555. www.vanderbiltmuseum.org.

Planetarium sky shows are shown year-round.

Visit the website for holiday hours and showtimes.

377 New York Ave., Huntington. Gallery hours: Tuesday 11 - 8 p.m., Wednesday, 10 - 3 p.m., Thursday & Friday, 11 a.m. - 8 p.m., Sunday 11 a.m. - 5 p.m. 631-629-4444. www.harborlightimages.com

Hospice Care Network is seeking licensed massage therapists who are passionate and committed to making a difference for their new complementary therapy program, which will provide services at Franklin Medical Center in Valley Stream, Peninsula Hospital Center in Far Rockaway and the Hospice Inn in Melville.

Two-day training course provided by the organization. ependleton@hospicecarenetwork.org or 516-832-7100.

Northport Historical Society Museum

Vanderbilt Museum and Planetarium

Harbor Light Images

A Loving Touch

Thrifty Hands Needed

372 New York Ave., Huntington. Gallery hours: Friday 5 - 8 p.m., Saturday 12 - 8 p.m., Sunday 12 - 4 p.m. 631-549-0448. www.fotofotogallery.com.

• The Short Show, a group exhibition, opens Jan. 29.

P.O. Box 354, Greenlawn. 631-754-1180.

VOLUNTEERING

716 New York Ave., Huntington. 631-421-0258.

Www.martinlermangallery.com Hours: Monday - Friday, 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.

• Works by Nancy Colleary (oils) and Carol Benisatto (mixed media) on display in January.

fotofoto Gallery

Greenlawn-Centerport Historical Association

Ridotto, Concerts with a Touch of Class At Old First Church, Route 25A in Huntington.

631-385-0373. www.Ridotto.org.

• Young, dynamic pianist Konstantin Soukhovetski is rapidly establishing a reputation as a musician who captivates audiences with his “distinctive lyricism” and “immaculate technique.” This Russian artist, who trained in Moscow and at Juilliard, shares his program on Sunday, Feb. 7, 4 p.m., featuring Franz Schubert’s Sonata B flat D.960 and Robert Schumann’s Sonata 1 in F sharp Minor, Op.11. $20/$18 seniors/$15 members/$10 students.

Walt Whitman Birthplace 246 Old Walt Whitman Rd, Huntington Station.

Hours: Wednesday-Friday, 1 - 4 p.m.; Saturdays and Sundays, 11 a.m. - 4 p.m.

Admission: $5 adults, $4 seniors/students, and children under 5 are free. 631-427-5240. www.waltwhitman.org • WWBA Artist in Residence Annabelle Moseley reads from her original works on Sunday, Jan. 31, 1 – 3 p.m.

The Whaling Museum Main Street, Cold Spring Harbor. Museum hours: Tuesday-Sunday, 11 a.m. - 5 p.m. $4 adults, $3 seniors, $3 students 5 -18, family $12; military and children under 5 are free.

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BOYS BASKETBALL>> CENTEREACH 44, HILLS EAST 49

Thunderbirds Rise To Challenge Team rallies from 10-point deficit in the fourth quarter for win against Cougars Half Hollow Hills photo/Sara-Megan Walsh

By Sara-Megan Walsh swalsh@longislandernews.com

After a rocky takeoff, the Thunderbirds have started to rise to the challenge with their second league win.

Half Hollow Hills East boys basketball team took down the Centereach Cougars in front their home crowd last Thursday, 49-44. Tensions ran high through the nail-biter match, whose victor remained unclear with less than 2 minutes in the fourth quarter.

The teams’ comparable skill levels were evident from the first moments on the court, as the Thunderbirds found themselves matched basket for basket throughout the first quarter, 8-7. Centereach drove hard for the basket for the remaining of the foul-riddled first half, hitting back-to-back 2 pointers to take a 18-17 lead.

The stands bristled at halftime as a devoted section of “Cougar Crazies” in bright blue tie-dyed shirts heckled the home team when they returned to the court to warm-up.

Tensions rose as they clashed with cheerleaders and spectators, screaming “We own this

Senior Ryan Dunne attempts to out maneuver Cougar’s defense on a drive to the net.

Hills East ability sunk several free throws into the net in the final minutes to widen their lead on Centereach.

court!”

It appeared the taunting was just was the Thunderbirds needed to take command of the court. Hills East came out refreshed as senior Dylan Horowitz scored the first 2 points in the second half. This sparked a hot streak to 25-26.

Horowitz also ended the game as the leading rebounder with 17.

The Thunderbirds began to

to direct his players. The score began to wildly fluctuate after junior Tyler Mckenzie made a 2-pointer to put Hills East ahead 29-27. Going into the fourth quarter, the home team was down by a single point.

Mckenzie scored 14 points by the end of the game on Friday.

The game appeared to drawing to an end as Centereach rallied, shutting down the Thunderbirds offense and tak-

challenge the Cougars lead, causing the Centerport coach to call a time out with less than 3 minutes remaining in the third quarter. But they were unable to break the team’s momentum as senior Ryan Dunne scored 13 seconds later to tie the score at 27-27. Dunne led the team with 17 points over the course of the game.

Coach Peter Basel was in and out of seat, passionately trying

ing a 10-point lead early in the fourth. But with less than 4 minutes remaining, senior Hakan Saribas scored a bucket to end the run. Hills’ victory was sealed by a series of free throws and a pair of baskets by Horowitz and Mckenzie.

A 64-56 win over West Islip on Saturday gave Hills East a 32 record in League II. They are scheduled to take on East Islip at 4 p.m. today.

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HillSPORTS WRESTLING

Wrestling Squad Making A Comeback Grapplers of Hills West young but determined for success this season

By Alessandra Malito amalito@longislandernews.com

The Colts of Hills West wrestling have improved dramatically; just take a look at the numbers.

The team has an overall record of 7-2 and is 2-0 in the league so far. Last year, they ended with a final record of 2-12.

“We’ve made a 180-degree turnaround,” said head coach Mike Patrovich.

Along with Patrovich, the team is coached by assistant coaches Billy Davey and Mike Lupo and volunteer assistant coach Chris Ferrera. Leading the way on the mats are captains Michael Carter,

Tyler Grimaldi and John Taveras.

“Our strengths are our work ethic, our confidence; that’s what makes us good,” the coach said. “The more we wrestle, the better we get.”

The team this year is young, with approximately 10 freshmen and sophomores and only five juniors and seniors making up the roster. However, that isn’t stopping the squad from having high hopes this season.

“What makes us different is, we’ve developed a winning attitude,” Patrovich said. “We have ninth and 10th-graders coming into the program believing they’re wrestlers and expecting to win.”

Other players that have shown their colors are freshman Zach Aal, who is 91, losing only to a defending state champion, and sophomore Ryan Carter, who is 9-4. Carter also lost to a defending league champion.

Another important aspect of the team is not only the dedication of the wrestlers, but the “dedication as far as the coaching staff ” goes, according to Patrovich.

“They’re in the room every day,” he said.

The team started their season in November and will continue until Feb. 6 when the league tournaments begin.

Following the league tournaments will be the Suffolk County championships Feb. 12 – 13 at Stony Brook University, followed by the New York State championships Feb. 26 – 27.

In Their Own Words What is your goal as a captain?

Half Hollow Hills photos/Alessandra Malito

John Taveras Senior “To get everyone to have a successful season and to get all the young guys…to know what they're doing for next season.”

Michael Carter Senior The team this year is young with only five juniors and seniors, but they are hoping a winning attitude will boost them.

Two Colts go head-to-head practicing their wrestling techniques.

GIRLS SOFTBALL

Hitting A Homerun Councilwoman Susan Berland and the Town Council presented the 9 and 10year-old girls of the Half Hollow Hills Lady Hawks softball team with an official proclamation on Jan. 12. Not only were the girls the champions of the Williamsport Tournament last summer, outscoring their opponents 15126, but they were also the New York State champions.

“Individually, to be Section XI All-County and to have the team improve and be recognized as a powerhouse.”

Tyler Grimaldi Freshman “I want to bring the team up and be the best team we can be, and individually, to make it to that All-County spot.”

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