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THURSDAY, JUNE 17, 2010

TOWN OF HUNTINGTON

A Photo Tribute To Huntington Dads This Father’s Day

Fight For Seat In Congress Israel seeks sixth term, faces challenger with Hannity support

By Danny Schrafel dschrafel@longislandernews.com

Rep. Steve Israel is seeking a sixth term as the person advocating for Huntington in the House of Representatives. Former talk radio personality and businessman John Gomez, however, has other plans as he seeks his first elected office.

Israel, a Dix Hills resident, was elected to the Huntington Town Board in 1993 and won a seat in Congress in 2000. If re-elected, he said his three top priorities are jobs, veterans and tax reform.

“The construction workers you see on the overpass at Walt Whitman Road are on the job because of the investments that I brought to our community,” Israel said. “The green technologies being installed in the Town of Huntington are creating jobs because I was able to secure funds.”

Those infrastructure improvements helped bring Canon to Huntington, Israel said.

He touted his efforts to pass the largest increase in veterans’ health care funding in Veterans Affairs history, and has worked to secure $3.7-million in back pay for veterans in his district.

Working with Rep. Peter King (R-Seaford) and Rep. Tim Bishop (D-Southampton), Israel demanded real-time monitoring of progress in the British Petroleum oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico and an emergency plan for Long Island should the spill propagate. Israel supports repealing “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell,” and cosponsored legislation that would repeal the program and require the military to develop a timeline ending in full repeal.

Gomez, of Bayport, is a graduate of Fordham Law who began a career in talk radio after graduation. He parlayed

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Congressman Steve Israel is seeking a sixth term as Huntington’s representative, but will have to take down talk radio alumnus and communications consultant John Gomez, of Bayport. that into analysis gigs on FOX News and News12. He met Sean Hannity, one of TV and radio news’ superstars, as a third-grader at Sacred Heart Seminary in Hempstead.

They went through school together, graduating from St. Pius X Preparatory Center in Uniondale.

After talk radio, Gomez began working in telecommunications consulting, with a focus on cellular systems maintenance. Gomez, who said he’s never wanted to run for elected office before, was inspired by recent political developments.

“It’s business, coupled with the Obama administration (Continued on page A21)

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Final Credits Roll For Vic Skolnick Arts leader and co-founder of the Cinema Arts Centre recalled as a passionate mentor Photo by PJ Schlem Sherris

Cinema Arts Centre co-founder and arts advocate Vic Skolnick, left in an undated photo and right more recently, died in his sleep on June 10. He was 81.

By Sara-Megan Walsh swalsh@longislandernews.com

Before hundreds of independent films shown in Huntington, there was a man in front of the big screen who brought to audiences his passion for the arts.

Vic Skolnick, an arts visionary as cofounder and co-director of the nonprofit Cinema Arts Centre (CAC), died in his sleep on June 10. He was 81.

“Vic was as much a part of the Cinema Arts Centre as the seats, the screen and the projectors,” said Brett Sherris, founder of the CAC’s Summer Theater Camp.

Born in Brooklyn, Skolnick was a

frequent attendee of New York City’s early movie houses, becoming a young cinephile, or film fanatic, and earned his master’s degree in history from Columbia University. He met his partner of nearly 60 years, Charlotte Sky, before moving to Long Island to teach at Adelphi University and Long Island University’s C.W. Post campus.

“They were quite shocked in ’73 that there was nothing out here in way of movies. This was before there was cable, VHS, etc.,” said Skolnick’s son, Dylan.

Skolnick co-founded the Cinema Arts Centre – originally The New Community Cinemas – by renting a friend’s Huntington dance studio,

hanging a bedsheet and rolling film on a loaned library projector. Attendees brought pillows and collapsible lawn chairs before the operation moved to its current location in 1977.

“Vic was truly dedicated to great, thought-provoking films. I cannot count the number of times he would tell a customer who didn’t have the money, or was late, or was undecided to just ‘get in there and see that film’ for free,” said Galen Pittman, a former CAC employee of eight years.

Anyone who has attended a showing at the CAC was greeted by Skolnick as he charmingly greeted audiences to provide information on the film and (Continued on page A21)

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POLICE REPORT Compiled by Mike Koehler

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in Huntington village, threw open their doors with an unbeatable grand opening special. I myself fell cream was such a hot issue? While visiting a for the Bloodhound Dawg, a grilled wiener with banephew in Nassau, I came across a most interesting con, cheddar and barbecue sign indeed. Resting on a telesauce. I figured I’d try it phone pole, a humble, plyIN THE KNOW since it’s not something I’d wood-and-spray paint conWITH AUNT ROSIE likely make at home. No surtraption said: “DEAR ICE prise – it was good, and like CREAM MAN: COME DOWN OUR BLOCK.” I’ve any good piled-high hot dog heard of screaming for ice cream, but lobbying for creation, would have been best eaten standing over it? That’s a new one, even to this old girl. Wonder the kitchen sink. which 7-year-old on that block is going to run for Hempstead Town Council in 20 years.

He put the art in cinema… I was saddened this week to learn that Vic Skolnick, founder and co-diScrivener made a no-no… So, the town signed rector of Cinema Arts Centre in Huntington, died. I on a few weeks ago to settle a class-action lawsuit can personally say that Vic broadened my horizons. regarding MTBE, a nasty chemical gasoline compaMe, I’d rather pick up a book than sit for a movie, nies added to their product some years ago. To do but Vic’s enlightening and often rambling monothat, the town has to pass a resolution, which was logues at the start of some film gem he was introapproved. This week, they passed another one to do ducing made me a movie-goer. And it wasn’t just the same – because they forgot to include everyone film. He offered sharp banter on nearly any subject they’re settling with in the first resolution. Apparyou wanted to talk about. I’ll miss him. ently, they forgot to add all of the subsidiary companies and such to the first bill, so it’s back on the pile Short-sighted… I have a friend whose grandagain. The town is listing it as a “scrivener’s error,” daughter is studying industrial design at a prestiwhich means simply that the intent was there, but gious university. When I asked my friend exactly the person doing the writing – the “scrivener” – what an industrial designer does, she informed me screwed up. You learn something new every day. that these are the folks who shape the everyday objects in our lives. Computer keyboards, calculators, Booked ’til 2099… While we’re continuing on telephones, tea kettles, elevator buttons and the the oopsie file, you should have seen the East like… the list is infinite. So I gave my friend an asNorthport Chamber of Commerce’ s website a few signment to pass on to her granddaughter – a teledays ago. Pull up their meeting section, and it had vision remote that I don’t need reading glasses to meetings for its board of directors scheduled see. Seems to me if you’re watching TV, you’re not through Dec. 15, 2099! I’m sure it’s a typographical wearing your reading specs. So why is it that the error or an internet gremlin that caused the supernumbers and letters are microscopic? proactive scheduling, but I’m still glad to know this soon – I was going to get my hair done on Nov. 17, (Aunt Rosie wants to hear from you! If you have com2099. ments, ideas, or tips about what’s happening in your

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Suffolk police were called to a Huntington Station home on June 11 about a grand larceny. The complainant said an unknown person entered their unlocked vehicle and stole cash, credit cards, a cell phone and an iPod during the overnight.

So Much For Rolling Up The Windows Suffolk police were called to Planet Fitness in Melville on June 11. The complainant told police someone broke the side window of their 2002 Jeep and stole a pocketbook containing checks, credit cards and personal papers.

Resident: Burglars Stole My Money A Huntington man called Suffolk County police on June 11 after two men burglarized his apartment. He told police two men wearing masks and armed with a bat stole cash from him.

Pool Stick Used In Assault Suffolk police were called to a Huntington bar before dawn on June 10 for a reported assault. The complainant said they became involved in a verbal dispute after leaving the bar, only to be attacked with a pool stick. Friends took the victim to Huntington Hospital, where they were treated.

Sebring Found Damaged Suffolk police were called to a Melville home on June 10 to report criminal mischief. The complainant said someone damaged the windshield wiper grill on their 1976 Chrysler Sebring.

Thief Drops School Computer Suffolk police responded to West Hollow Middle School on June 10 after getting reports of an attempted theft. An unknown man tried to steal a computer from a classroom, but dropped it when confronted. The man then fled the scene.

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Suffolk police were called to a Greenlawn home about a petit larceny on June 9. The homeowner said someone entered an unlocked vehicle and removed change.

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Suffolk police responded to a Dix Hills home on Buckingham Drive on June 9. The complainant said a GPS was stolen out of a parked, unlocked vehicle in the driveway during the overnight.

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Suffolk police were called to a Greenlawn home on June 3. The complainant told police someone took a laptop and briefcase from a 2008 BMW parked in the driveway during the overnight.

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Business Partnership Takes Hold

Memorial Comes Full Circle Garden tribute to Anne Frank dedicated after years in the making

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The regional collaboration used to attract Canon U.S.A. to Melville has sparked a potentially revolutionary movement.

Huntington Supervisor Frank Petrone and Councilman Mark Cuthbertson announced the formation of the Melville Business Partnership at the monthly meeting of Commercial Industrial Brokers Society of Long Island on June 7. They hope it will bring together public and private entities, including the Melville-East Farmingdale Chamber of Commerce and Canon, for corporate development of Melville into Long Island’s downtown.

“We’re building off the momentum of Canon. We were required to do so many things to incentivise and attract them to Melville. We want to continue to work with the business community to work on strategies to attract businesses to Melville and improve infrastructure,” Cuthbertson said.

Petrone said under the former Route 110 Partnership with the Town of Babylon, each township realized they had independent objects – for Huntington, it was redeveloping Route 110 from the Northern State Parkway to Farmingdale State College.

“We need to revisit the area to determine what kinds of things will help.

Melville is a destination that corporations would like to be at,” Petrone said.

The supervisor expects to consider LEED-certified building, more underground parking and to re-examine building heights. He said a vision/master plan and marketing are needed.

The chamber is expected to take a leadership role in the partnership.

“Melville Chamber of Commerce hopes to play a very important role in the marketing area and looking to solutions to transportation issues,” said President Mike Deluise. “We’re not looking for headlines ourselves, but looking to see what we can do.”

Deluise said several businesses have stepped forward to be part of the partnership. Two problems in developing the region are transportation and sewage system capacity, he said.

Businessmen in the area, including Executive Vice President David Pennetta of Oxford & Simpson Realty, heralded the announcement.

“As a real estate broker representing businesses in the community, I know of the importance of being able to accurately understand the needs and desires of that community when trying to get a project approved,” Pennetta said. “This public-private Melville Business Partnership will provide such guidance and differentiate Huntington and Melville specifically from less innovative townships that are competing for businesses.”

Petrone said while the partnership’s structure is not yet decided, he expects action by mid-July. Those interestedshould contact the supervisor or Cuthbertson.

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By Sara-Megan Walsh swalsh@longislandernews.com

“We live differently today. We are lucky, we have freedom. It’s because of Anne Frank and others like her.”

Huntington Supervisor Frank Petrone, town council members and members of the Dix Hills community came together to celebrate the dedication of the longawaited Anne Frank Memorial Garden in Arboretum Park on Sunday.

“I am thrilled to be able to witness the continuation of Anne Frank’s legacy here in Huntington,” said Hilary Eddy Stipelman, program director of the Anne Frank Center, U.S.A. in New York City.

“Anne Frank’s diary holds important significance as one of the first works to be published post-World War II of one family’s struggle against tyranny.”

The memorial garden is designed to be a metaphorical journey through Anne Frank’s life and the Holocaust, said Councilwoman Susan Berland and Steven Dubner, president of Steven Dubner Landscaping, which designed and constructed the project.

The arched entryway path is composed of old-fashioned European paving stones, and an engraved boulder, quoting Frank’s desire to live on through her writings, greets guests.

The next section of the path transforms into rough concrete pavement, embedded with broken glass to remind guests of Kristallnacht, or “The Night of Broken Glass,” Dubner said. Just steps beyond it are three wooden benches to sit and reflect on these past events.

“In many ways my life and experiences in World War II are parallel to Anne Frank’s, with the exception I am alive today and Anne Frank’s spirit is alive,’ said Holocaust survivor Ilana Yaari.

During the ceremony, Yaari and Janet Ickowicz shared their personal stories of surviving World War II and how it has shaped their lives.

“I don’t see myself as a victim of the Holocaust,” Yaari said. “I see myself as a voice to tell the world this event will never ever happen again.”

Rabbi Marc Gellman of Temple Beth Torah gave a blessing invocation over the garden, asking it serve as a remembrance of the Holocaust and those who are still working to save others.

Before visitors exit, the path comes around to a 5-foot-tall steel statue of a young girl’s dress by Huntington artist Thea Lanzisero, designed to remember Frank, her femininity, loss and hope, the

The Anne Frank Memorial Garden in Arboretum Park was officially dedicated and opened this Sunday, offering visitors the chance to take a metaphorical journey through Frank’s life told through quotes from her diary.

From left, Huntington artist Thea Lanzisero works with Councilwoman Susan Berland and Supervisor Frank Petrone to unveil her statue of a young girl’s dress. artist said. Berland noted opposite the garden are two chestnut trees, as frequently mentioned in Frank’s diary.

“The walk takes us in a full circle; life is a full circle. We don’t have to take a path of destruction. We can take a path of respecting everyone despite their religion or culture,” Dubner said.

Arboretum Park Steward Robin Laban was emotional at the dedication, glad to see the project finally completed.

“I hope you will bring people from outside this community to this,” Laban said.

The ceremony ended with a brief poetry reading from Half Hollow Hills High School West students Jeannine

Town Supervisor Frank Petrone leads council members, religious leaders and community members on the first walk-through of the memorial garden.

Hannawi, whose poem “Tore” was the winner of Berland’s Anne Frank Poetry Contest, and Caitlin Dwyer, whose poem “Anne Frank Writes” was recognized at the 32nd Annual International Women’s Writing Guild Summer Conference and was chosen to commemorate Anne Frank’s 80th birthday in 2009.

The garden has been a longtime project of Huntington’s town board, started under former councilwoman Judge Marlene Budd, and was then picked up

by Berland. Plans were approved but the project did not move forward until the town awarded a $65,000 contract to Dubner in June 2009.

Residents placed white roses on the benches within the memorial garden to honor Anne Frank’s life.

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DIX HILLS

Gaughran Leadership Crystal Clear Former councilman and attorney appointed to head of Suffolk County Water Authority

By Alessandra Malito amalito@longislandernews.com

James Gaughran, former Huntington councilman and Northport Village attorney, was recently named Suffolk County Water Authority (SCWA) chairman following a unanimous vote by the Suffolk County Legislature.

Gaughran served as an elected member of the Huntington Town Board from 1984 - 1987, which included being commissioner of the Dix Hills Water District.

While a councilman, Gaughran co-

sponsored the Suffolk County Drinking Water Protection Program, which was funded through a bill he sponsored to buy more land than was originally allowed.

“That was the funding mechanism that gave the county the ability to buy thousands upon thousands of acres of watershed that was preserved for over 20 years,” he said.

Gaughran also wrote the town’s first ethics law and created the first garbage recycling program, among other programs.

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Tips for Going Green Although summer is officially here, children still have a few more weeks to be green at school and later, at camp.

As a way of protecting the environment they’ll soon spend their days playing in again, kids can eat wastefree lunches.

Daily school lunches create 67 pounds of garbage per child every year, according to the Sierra Club, a national environmental organization.

Instead of buying food that only comes in a single serving – like juice boxes or small packs of cookies – buy in

bulk and pack food in reusable, washable containers. Avoid sending food in plastic wrap, aluminum foil or plastic bags that are thrown away once the food is consumed.

By taking these two steps, families can save about $250 per child every school year, according to wastefreelunches.org, a website operated by a group of environmentally conscious mothers who want to reduce food waste.

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“I passed a lot of comprehensive zoning laws that improved environmental conditions for a lot of Huntington,” the former councilman said.

He now works as an attorney in a private practice located in Huntington, where he practices general law.

Gaughran replaced Michael LoGrande, who was chairman of the SCWA for 20 years.

“I thought he did a great job,” Gaughran said. “His biggest accomplishment was professionalizing SCWA. He worked with engineers, scientists, administrators and we have one of the greatest laboratories in the country for any kind of water company. It makes it a lot easier for me to run it with the team already in place.”

Gaughran became a SCWA board member three years ago and will hold his new position until 2013, when the Suffolk County Legislature will decide if they want to reappoint him.

His goal is “really to try to keep the water rates affordable,” he said. “They’re quite affordable and we cut costs where we can. But also we have to deal with replacing our aging infrastructure. A lot of our infrastructure, water mains and wells and systems constantly need to be upgraded. We try to avoid the type of crisis that other water authorities are facing with massive water main breaks. We have an aggressive program to make sure that doesn’t happen here.”

SCWA serves over 1.2 million residents

Former Huntington councilman and Northport Village attorney James Gaughran is the new SCWA chairman. and 85 percent of land in Suffolk County, although some towns have private water authorities.

Gaughran said he was also concerned about environmental hazards getting into wells, which is why the water authority monitors wells often.

“Jim is a very experienced individual,” Suffolk County Legislature Presiding Officer William Lindsay said. “As a former legislator who introduced important environmental laws that have done much to protect Suffolk’s drinking water, he will be an excellent leader for the Water Authority.”

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Legislators Vote To Let The Sunshine In $110K for website posting campaign finance, lobbyist, member item information approved

Suffolk Legislator Lou D’Amaro, right, sponsored a resolution to fund a new website designed to improve government transparency. Original sponsor and former Legislator Brian Beedenbender, left, and Brian Herrington, Assistant Director of Intergovernmental Affairs Office of the Attorney General Andrew Cuomo, join D’Amaro in marking the occasion.

By Danny Schrafel dschrafel@longislandernews.com

Suffolk County legislators will invest more than $100,000 to create a website designed to increase government transparency and give voters a one-stop destination to learn more about their representatives.

Originally sponsored by former legislator Brian Beedenbender, the money will pave the way for a website modeled after New York State Attorney General Andrew Cuomo’s Project Sunlight, Legislator Lou D’Amaro (D-N. Babylon) said.

The county appropriated $110,000 on June 8 to launch the website; after the Suffolk County Department of Information Technology buys the startup software and equipment, the site will be maintained in-house to control costs.

Information, including details about county services, contracts, legislation, campaign finances and lobbyists will be posted, and users will have access to campaign contributions and the ability to cross-reference donors with any legislation that may have affected them. The

“It takes information that’s scattered in various places and puts it all one website,” D’Amaro said. “It’s one-stop shopping… for a relatively small investment, we get this tremendous amount of disclosure in a coherent manner so people can connect the dots.”

— LOU D’AMARO, Suffolk County Legislator

site is also expected to attach lawmakers’ names to their member items.

“It takes information that’s scattered in various places and puts it all one website,” D’Amaro said. “It’s one-stop shopping… for a relatively small investment, we get this tremendous amount of disclosure in a coherent manner so people can connect the dots.”

The legislator said the database would promote transparency, which leads to accountability and then more responsible behavior.

“When legislators are held accountable, it forces a closer examination of priorities. This will reduce waste and promote efficiency since legislators will have to stand behind and justify their actions to the public,” D’Amaro said.

“The public has a right to know what their government is doing and where it is spending their money,” Beedenbender said. “This website will help to create the open and transparent government they deserve.”

County Executive Steve Levy has pledged to sign the resolution.

“Since my days as a legislator, I have championed the need for greater transparency in government, and this bill brings us a step closer in that direction,” Levy said.

The League of Women Voters Suffolk County applauded the legislature’s action, Voter Services Director Judie Gorenstein said.

“The League of Women Voters supports transparency and encourages active and informed participation in government,” she said. “When Suffolk County became the first county in New York to pass legislation approving an independent, nonpartisan redistricting commission, we were pleased that rather than the elected officials being able to choose their voters, the voters will be able to choose their elected officials. Now these same voters will be able to have a website where they can easily access factual information about their County government and elected representatives.”

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Dormer Survives Controversial Votes Resolution to dump commish tabled; Cooper’s fixed-term bill only gets five votes

By Danny Schrafel dschrafel@longislandernews.com

Legislation that would have set a fiveyear fixed term for appointed public safety department heads – and effectively removed Commissioner Richard Dormer from the top spot in Suffolk County’s Police Department - was shot down by the Suffolk County Legislature on June 8.

The bill proposed by Legislator Jon Cooper (D-Huntington), which would have assigned five-year terms to the police, probation and fire, rescue and emergency services (FRES) commissioners was defeated by a 13-5 margin. The legislation would have also required County Executive Steve Levy to reappoint those department heads, likely eliminating Dormer from consideration because of his growing unpopularity in the legislature.

“I knew before the vote I didn’t have the votes,” Cooper said. “I think I really had nine, but it didn’t matter because I needed 12 to override the veto… They may not pass, but you’ve got to fight the good fight for what you believe in.”

Levy, who recently switched parties in a failed GOP bid for New York’s governorship, has lashed out at Cooper in recent days. He dismissed the fixed-term bill as a partisan broadside and said Cooper should be “ashamed of himself.”

“In all my years of government, I’ve never seen such a blatantly raw, political statement as Mr. Cooper’s,” Levy said. “He basically said, ‘I will not make my determination of the merits; I’ll make it based on the party affiliation of the county executive with whom I am feuding. It really underscores Mr. Cooper’s sudden emergence as a majority leader… now he’s woken up because the county executive switched parties.”

Cooper argued Levy is twisting statements he made to New York Capitol News, and said he has disagreed with Levy on a number of issues while he was a Democrat, albeit in a more private fashion.

“I lead the Democratic caucus and represent the Democratic Party in the legislature. That’s my job [as majority leader],” he said. “When Levy was a Democrat, it didn’t mean I was going to support an initiative I disagreed with. I would have handled it a different way, and I wouldn’t have been as out-front… Now, if I have a disagreement with him, I can handle it differently… leading the Democratic caucus

Suffolk Police Commissioner Richard Dormer is safe for now after Legislator Jon Cooper’s bill to limit terms was defeated. in the legislature, I’m free to voice my disagreement with Levy more openly because he’s not in my party anymore.”

Both of Cooper’s Democratic colleagues in Huntington, Steve Stern (D-Dix Hills) and Lou D’Amaro (D-N. Babylon), voted no.

“I strongly believe that the executive should have the opportunity to select his or her department heads. That’s clearly a part of the executive function of government and I don’t believe that an incoming executive, whoever that might be in the future, should be saddled with a holdover department head simply because he or she is still serving a fixed term,” Stern said.

D’Amaro said he disagreed with Cooper’s philosophy of championing more autonomous department heads, arguing that by their nature, they should not be autonomous to an executive that appoints them.

“The last thing we need is independent department heads accountable to no one for year after year,” he said. “They’re supposed to serve at his pleasure and carry out his policies and his directives… a department head by definition should not be independent and autonomous.”

The bill that would remove Dormer from his post at the police department was tabled, meaning it will come up again on June 22.

“It keeps it alive for two more weeks, so it actually gives me a chance to build more support,” Cooper said. “I’m not going to back down and stop criticizing [Levy] if he needs to be criticized.”

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Is your Pool Ready for Summer?

Huntington Has Got Pride Human Rights Campaign.

After a noon rally and a march kicking off at 1 p.m., revelers spilled into Heckscher Park for a party in the park

headlined by mistress of ceremonies Ariel Sinclair and disco stars France Joli and Maxine Nightingale.

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Thousands joined gay rights activists and a bipartisan slate of elected officials to celebrate the 20th Long Island Pride parade to march down Main Street.

The vibrant, festive affair attracted elected officials including Supervisor Frank Petrone, Legislator Jon Cooper and Huntington Councilman Mark Mayoka to celebrate its milestone year.

Nassau County District Attorney Kathleen Rice pledged her support for same-sex marriage as a candidate for New York Attorney General, and Steve Rosetti, a Democrat who seeks to replace Cooper in the 18th Legislative District, joined the two marching with the

Nassau County DA Kathleen Rice, left, and Suffolk County Legislature Majority Leader Jon Cooper lead the Human Rights Campaign as they march down Main Street during the 20th Long Island Pride Parade.

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Cooper and Rice joined Huntington Councilman Mark Mayoka, Supervisor Frank Petrone and 18th Legislative District candidate Steve Rosetti in the celebration.

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Funeral Protestors Barred Legislature unanimously rushes to install restrictions targeting anti-gay group

By Danny Schrafel dschrafel@longislandernews.com

Suffolk County lawmakers united to tell a fringe group of protestors with a penchant for anti-gay, anti-military funeral pickets that they’re not welcome here.

Legislators unanimously enacted a bill requiring protestors to stay 150 feet away from a funeral site one hour before, during and one hour following the service.

They must also remain 300 feet away from a cemetery during a burial. Failure to do so is an unclassified misdemeanor punishable by a $1,000 fine and/or one year in prison.

The lawmaking body rushed to enact the law and get the bill to County Executive Steve Levy’s desk so they could regulate a threatened protest at the Shelter Island funeral of Lt. Joseph Theinert. With the law, Suffolk County joins the majority of American states in enacting restrictions on protests around military funerals, which sponsor Steve Stern (D-Dix Hills) said was a sad necessity.

“They’ve shown that they will appear any time and any place to get their message of hate to as many people as they can,” Stern said.

The Westboro Baptist Church first gained international infamy after they protested outside Matthew Shepard’s funeral in 1998. Their often profane, venomous ire in recent years has shifted

toward the funerals of American soldiers killed in Iraq and Afghanistan.

Al Snyder, who sued Westboro Baptist for intentional infliction of emotional distress, invasion of privacy and other counts after the group protested outside his son Matt’s funeral in 2006, called Stern to thank him for the legislation.

“When my son died in 2006, there were no laws for them to obey. They were 30 feet from the main vehicle entrance,” he said. “What they did before and after the funeral was even more disgusting… it was a three-ring circus. They’re a bunch of idiots. There’s something mentally wrong with them.”

Snyder’s case, which Westboro successfully appealed, is headed to the Supreme Court in October, which will decide the constitutionality of bills like the one Suffolk County passed. Stern is confident in the bill’s legality, and 48 states’ attorneys general and the District of Columbia’s DA have filed amicus briefs in support of upholding those laws.

The resolution restricting the rabidly anti-gay, anti-Semitic group’s protests was passed just days before Huntington’s 20th annual gay pride parade and during National Gay and Lesbian History Month.

“It was mostly coincidental, but I was not unmindful of the reach and the underlying purpose of this legislation,” Stern said.

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He Left A Better Huntington The Town of Huntington, indeed all of Long cultural fabric of the community. There were Island, lost a shining star last week. Vic Skol- struggles, yes. But that’s the reality for any nick, a founder and co-executive executive di- not-for-profit organization. But there were rector of the Cinema Arts Centre, died quiet- also angels, some of whom helped Cinema ly at his home Wednesday night.

Arts Centre become the cultural powerhouse Skolnick was an integral part of the cultur- it is today. al fabric of Huntington – a major reason the Skolnick’s loss is tremendous. His personal town has earned the nickname “The Little introductions for independent, controversial Apple.” Indeed, it was nearly 40 and visionary films, and his comyears ago when Vic and his partner, ments afterwards were insightful EDITORIAL and thought-provoking. And he Charlotte Sky, had a desire to bring the New York City independent cinpersonally introduced many a star ema experience to Huntington. They started to Cinema Arts Centre audiences: Edie Falco, showing movies on a white bed sheet in bor- Isabella Rossellini, Ed Burns, Hal Hartley, rowed space. Moviegoers, in addition to the Vanessa Redgrave and many more. But Vic nominal price of admission, had to bring has left the community a legacy that will live their own lawn chairs up to the second floor. on and continue to flourish. He left a better Vic and Charlotte’s dream took hold and Huntington, and for that, we are grateful. has flourished. It is an integral part of the Thank you, Vic.

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Support Legal Apartments DEAR EDITOR: I read with both amusement and disbelief John Condon’s letter to the editor. His opening attack on me undermines a few good points he makes in the letter regarding accessory apartments and illegal housing. I can only believe that this attack stems from a perceived grievance he had with me when I was a Town Board member and he was employed by the town.

He has taken previous opportunities to verbally attack me over the last 15 years, so I am not surprised. But our spat is of little consequence to anyone else compared to the misrepresentations he makes in regards to the accessory apartment ordinance.

The accessory apartment law was an outcome of a committee appointed by then-Supervisor Jack O’Neil to study and make recommendations regarding illegal housing called the Task Force on Illegal Housing. I was the representative from the Huntington Chamber of Commerce and was elected the chair of the task force by the committee. After many months of research and consultation, this very diverse group made a unanimous report to the Town Board in 1986. One of the many

recommendations made in the report was the legalization of accessory apartments under very strict conditions that would not change the single-family nature of our community. It was not meant to be the end-all to the affordable housing crisis, but is was one of the ways to provide legal, safe, controlled housing that would protect the community and answer the needs of both landlords and tenants in a way that would not be a detriment to the community.

We then fast-forward to 1989 when I was elected a councilman in the Town of Huntington and began to champion those previous recommendations made by the task force. In 1991, the original accessory apartment legislation was enacted into law, which applied to all properties in the Town of Huntington. Upon adoption of that legislation, the town was able to finally get a handle on over 2,000 previously illegal apartments in homes, getting them all up to code, providing for yearly inspections and obtaining control over them to make sure they were not detriments to any neighborhood.

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complaints on the legal accessory apartments, and when they do, they have the power to correct the violation or revoke the permit. The ability to have an accessory apartment is a privilege extended by the town and is not a matter of right. The town has broad powers in how the home with the accessory apartment is maintained and presents itself to the neighborhood.

Initially, absentee landlords of single-family homes were allowed in the program for the first three years, which was extended by a subsequent town board for an additional four years. That whole effort was to bring the existing stock of illegal apartments under control. Mr. Condon is blatantly wrong in that there was widespread speculation that allowed investors to outbid young couples for homes with accessory apartments and that structural footprints were expanded to two apartments and soon became three. That did not happen legally under the accessory apartment ordinance, as there were limitations to protect against that. In no case could there be more then one accessory apartment in any home, and the size of that apartment is strictly regulated. Once again, don’t make the mistake of mixing up the legal with the illegal. The enactment of the ordi-

nance created very few new apartments but mainly converted existing unregulated, unpermitted, uninspected illegal apartments to legal accessory apartments.

At no time were legal accessory apartments allowed to be legalized without proper building permits and certificates of occupancy as Mr. Condon states. In fact, the town was the recipient of considerable revenue for the permits that were needed to bring these previously un-permitted improvements to homes up to code. I never issued any accessory apartment permits, as Mr. Condon alleges. I was a town councilman and a policy maker, not part of the regulated departments under the ordinance that determine if a home was ineligible, issued the permit, and did the annual inspections.

I had no desire to turn Huntington into anything but the wonderful town that it is but sought to provide a mechanism to try and get the illegal housing that was rampant under some kind of control.

Mr. Condon is correct, however, when he states that subsequent Euclidian Zoning requirements (frontage and area) imposed by the Town Board later blocked older, more densely, developed communities from participation and that these communities were where the law would have the best opportunity to prove successful. Since the imposition of these restrictions the number of new legal accessory apartments has dramatically decreased. That does not mean that the illegal apartments are not out there. It just means that they are illegal, not under control and making it an almost impossible job for Code Enforcement and the town attorney’s office to effectively clean up illegal housing in these areas.

While no longer a town councilman – I decided not to run again in 1993 because of my own business problems - I have constantly advocated and lobbied for the removal of these unnecessary restrictions to the ordinance. All they have done is to limit the ability to come into compliance, drive the issue under ground and create and

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Although he has this unnecessary fault of personally attacking, Mr. Condon does make some other good points at the end of his letter. “The Accessory Apartment Law stems from a worthwhile concept. The law was never meant to be the single answer for the housing issue.” I also agree with him that we do not want to see Huntington become a two-family town. The code has restrictions both in regards to appearance of the dwellings and over saturation that would prevent that. What we need is for the code to include all residential properties.

Some final points - The 2,000 legal accessory apartments are all over this entire town. They are not concentrated in any one particular area. In very few cases do you recognize that there is a legal accessory apartment in a home. The accessory apartments, are primarily one-bedroom apartments with some two-bedroom. They are strictly regulated and inspected annually. They mainly serve single persons, divorcees, single mothers, the elderly and young couples starting out. According to a recent survey conducted there were only 270 school aged children living within the 2,000 legal accessory apartments spread throughout the eight school districts within the Town.

The need for affordable housing is acute. It is affecting all of us, our children and our parents. It is no longer someone else’s problem – more and more it has become ours. We all need to be far less hysterical about this issue, and become better educated and seek out practical solutions. The Town of Huntington needs to control the situation and manage it, understanding the need and assuring that we protect our neighborhoods. And please remember legal is good! Illegal is bad! Let us start turning more of those illegals into legals.

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Celebrate Patriotism For ‘A Moment’ Award-winning Broadway director to tell tale of soldier overseas at Five Towns College

By Alessandra Malito amalito@longislandernews.com

As the Fourth of July gets closer, reds, whites and blues pop out from within houses and charcoal burns on grills all over the country, but a near Broadway-caliber show will give community members close to Five Towns College a reason to exercise their patriotism just a bit earlier.

Four-time Tony-award-winning Broadway director Stewart Lane, also known as “Mr. Broadway,” has written his first musical. “A Moment in Time” tells the story of a U.S. Marine in Afghanistan thinking back on memories moments before going into a battle. The show is based on the lyrics of John Denver’s songs and features well-known actors from Broadway.

“After looking at the lyrics of the John Denver’s songbook, several things come out. His love of nature comes out, humanitarianism comes out, and a real admiration and love for America come out,” said Lane, who grew up in the Vietnam War era and noticed a lack of positive pieces on the military. “We haven’t seen a show about the American soldier and doing his job and respecting it and taking pride [in a long time.]”

Lane, who has worked in the Broadway

Award winning Broadway director Stewart Lane’s first musical, “A Moment In Time,” tells the story of a U.S. Marine in Afghanistan remembering memories before going into battle. The show is to run at the Dix Hills Performing Art Center June 25-27. industry for 30 years, has written five plays, two of which have been published.

This is his first musical, however, and it is comprised of professional Broadway actors and recently graduated Five Towns College performers.

The show includes Marie Danvers, from Islip, who played the lead role of Christine in “Phantom of the Opera,” and Alexander Green Wald, 11, of Bellmore, who just finished playing Schroeder in “You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown.”

“The cast and crew are very great people to work with,” said Kiley McDonald, the salutatorian of this year’s Five Towns

College graduating class, and the lead role’s girlfriend, Annie. “I’m falling in love with [John Denver’s] songs and storyline.”

The show has also put a twist on Denver’s songs by orchestrator Christine Riley.

“The songs are obscure,” said producer Jared Hershkowitz. “Some have never been published.”

Lane hopes to bring this show to its full potential, eventually going further than Five Towns College and into Broadway.

In the meantime, however, he’s been rewriting the script to make it as relative and possible to the audience members’

wants and needs.

“He rewrites everyday based on what he sees,” said Hershkowitz. “He responds to the audience. Adds new songs, gets rid of others.”

The show will be playing June 25-27 at Five Towns College. For tickets and information, call the Dix Hills Performing Arts Center box office at 631-656-2193 or online at www.dhpac.org.

“It’s very touching. It’s very human. It’s very American,” Lane said. “I think that theater celebrates life and tells us a little bit about ourselves, and that’s what this show does.”

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Yankee's Wine Makes A Great Catch Jorge Posada makes appearance at Bottles and Cases to promote his foundation Half Hollow Hills photos/Casey Schneider

By Casey Schneider info@longislandernews.com

Hundreds of New York Yankees fans and wine enthusiasts showed up at Bottles and Cases in Huntington on Saturday night to meet catcher Jorge Posada. The 38-year-old catcher made an appearance to promote and sign bottles of his new wine.

Posada arrived at Bottles and Cases at 6:30 p.m. to a crowd of hundreds waiting outside cheering, “Hip, hip... Jorge!”

Posada, having hit a grand slam earlier that day against the Houston Astros, was more than happy to sign autographs, take pictures and talk briefly with everyone who came in to see him.

Chris Spira, of Melville, was all smiles leaving the signing.

“He was a great guy. He even let me call him Georgie,” Spira said.

Jorge Cabernet is a 2006 Cabernet Sauvignon, with a portion of its proceeds going towards the Jorge Posada Foundation to help children and families affected by Craniosynostosis – a condition in which a baby’s skull stops growing prematurely. The foundation helps with emotional support and financial help for initial surgeries at partner medical centers.

Anxious Yankee fans anxiously await the arrival of Yankee's catcher Jorge Posada outside Bottles and Cases in Huntington Posada started the foundation with his wife, Laura, after their son was diagnosed with the disease only 10 days after birth. Since then, Jorge Luis has undergone eight major surgeries to fix the condition which, if left untreated, can cause blindness and misshapen facial features.

The catcher continues to raise money to combat this disease through his foundation, as well as through the Bases Loaded Group. Bases Loaded promotes it throughout their stadium with billboards and ads on the scoreboard bear-

New York Yankees catcher Jorge Posada signs autographs to promote his new wine and foundation at Bottles and Cases in

ing the Posada foundation logo.

Through these efforts, Posada said he hopes to help as many families and children as possible. He was grateful to be able to afford his son's procedures, but added that many families are not that fortunate, which is where the foundation comes in.

Jacki Zolezzi and Sean Croft of Northport leave Bottles and Cases with signed bottles of “Jorge Cabernet” and big smiles on their faces.

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The Foodies hit the road this week, heading to the south shore to try Verace, the newest addition to the group of restaurants owned and run by the Bohlsen family, owners of Prime on Huntington’s harborfront.

In Italian, Verace means truth, and authentic reflection of Italian inspiration is the theme for the stylish eatery. Verace is a celebration of things Italian and it celebrates the best that Italian culture has given us: food, design, architecture and, mostly, the passion with which all of these things are enjoyed.

Verace is located on Islip’s Main Street, immediately next door to the Bohlsen family’s vaunted (and vaulted!)

Tellers Chophouse. Diners must walk the length of the red brick building to enter the restaurant at the far end. The warm brick patio is the first sign of the attention to design and detail that is obvious once inside. The walk back to the dining room brings visitors past a bustling open kitchen with fire-engine red stoves and a Woodstone gas-burn-

Verace’s vaulted dining room is both Old Style and contemporary, as seen from the second level dining area. ing brick pizza oven. Steel and glass accents lend a contemporary flair to the Old World architecture. A red Berkel meat slicer built in 1909 on display adds

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The 100-plus seat dining room with its rustic brick walls is contemporary in a Rome-meets-Soho kind of way. The vaulted ceiling overhead is painted with bold graphics that evoke an oversized Emilio Pucci print. Despite the simplicity of the design, there’s plenty for the eye to take in.

We were seated at a table along the wall and even though we were far from home, immediately saw familiar faces at a nearby table – an indication that the buzz about Verace is far-reaching. We were immediately greeted by our server, Kristen, who explained everything we needed to know about the menu and wine list.

First the wine. In addition to an extensive list of Italian and Long Island wines, Verace features “wine on tap,” a concept new to this area. She explained that through arrangements with a leading Italian winery and Long Island-based Raphael winery, Verace receives wine in the steel “barrels” in which it was made.

The result has a two-fold advantage: the wine – never exposed to oxygen – tastes fresher and cleaner; and by eliminating bottling steps in the middle, the cost is less than the typical wine by the glass.

The merlot-Bordeaux blend from Raphael ($9 a glass) was clean and robust with a strong fragrance. The wine list itself is likewise priced affordably, starting in the low $20s and maxing with the $198 Ceratto “Briccho RoccheBrunate” 2001.

Our server explained that the menu at Verace is true to the Italian way of eating several small courses. A $30 threecourse prix fixe encourages just that, and takes the pressure off of the typical menu-selection experience.

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A selection from the “Sfizzi” menu – crusty grilled bread with a tomato-fig marmalade and ricotta ($4) – was a sweetish start, and the Salumi with olives and bits of cheese ($11) was a wise choice. The meat and cheese board was a generous sampling of cured meats, Parmigiana and creamy herbed goat cheese and olives in oil with pink peppercorns. The peppercorns were a highlight of the meal. Also from the “Antipasti” menu, steamed mussels in white wine ($8) featured plump, fresh shellfish with a crusty bread for dipping the flavorful sauce.

From the “Primi” menu, linguine with white clam sauce ($11) likewise featured chunks of plump clams, though the star was the house-made pasta itself which absorbed the delicately flavored broth.

What the pasta missed was eagerly sopped up with crusty bread.

For our main course selections – or “Secondi” – the marinated veal chop ($14) was a gorgeously caramelized chop atop radicchio. The crispy artichokes – battered and deep-fried – were tasty, though overly crisp.

Grilled branzino – as authentic an Italian dish as there is – was a home run.

It is grilled simply with olive oil and sea salt, allowing the delicate flavor of the fish to shine, and served over baby spinach sautéed in olive oil and garlic. A touch of salt made it perfection.

The three-course meal was more than enough and we were content to watch desserts get delivered to other tables while enjoying our espresso. They were as impeccably presented as our entire meal had been – we’ll know to save room on our next trip back.

And there will be trips back. Even being able to make as many choices as we did, there was much more on the menu calling our name. Verace’s elegant back patio, with its cushioned wicker chairs, candlelight and plantings, also called our name. It looks to be a beautiful place to enjoy dessert and espresso.

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AWARD-WINNING WINE SPECIAL: Roberto Onofre,, owner of Jonathan’s Ristorante (15 Wall St., Huntington 631-549-0055 jonathansristorante.com) celebrates his seventh consecutive Wine Spectator Award of Excellence with a mid-week special on his award-winning wine list.

For the rest of June, take 20 percent off wines by the bottle at Jonathan’s. Wine Spectator's Restaurant Wine List Awards recognize restaurants whose wine lists offer interesting selections, are appropriate to their cuisine and appeal to a wide range of wine lovers. The award recognizes lists that offer a well-chosen selection of quality producers, along with a thematic match to the menu in both price and style.

DOCK AND DINE: Prime – An American Kitchen and Bar (117 New York Ave., Huntington 631-385-1515 www.restaurantprime.com) introduces Prime Picnic Baskets to its 2010 Dock and Dine program for boaters. Prime Picnic Baskets of freshly made snacks, soup, salads, sandwiches and desserts are $300 when ordered the day before scheduled pickup or $350 when ordered the same day as pick-up. Refills are $200 when ordered the day before scheduled pickup or $250 with same-day notice.

Baskets serve four to six people and include: spiced almonds, russet potato chips, crispy wasabi peas, brie cheese with water crackers and red grapes, tomato gazpacho with red onion and cucumber, Caesar salad, spinach salad with bleu cheese and bacon, six sandwiches (choose lump crab salad, Prime dry-aged steak sandwich, lobster roll or curried chicken salad sandwich), plus dessert.

WINE WEDNESDAYS AT HONU: HONU Kitchen & Cocktails (363 New York Ave., Huntington 631-421-6900 honukitchen.com) presents Wine Wednesdays

throughout June from 7-11 p.m. Each Wednesday, a three-course menu offered for $34 is available paired with three selected wines for $44. To add to the atmosphere, there will also be live music by solo guitarists Mike Dorio and Pete Mann. Next Wednesday, June 23, pair Cornmeal Battered Calamari with Martin Codex Albarino Rias Biaxis, Spain; Hanger Steak and sautéed spinach with bacon, golden raisins and pine nuts with Red Belly Black Shiraz, Australia; and chocolate layer cake with Sandemans Founders Reserve Port.

TALKING FRESH: Fresh foods, fresh flavors and fresh takes on favorite classics are behind Panera’s summer menu specials: the strawberry poppyseed and chicken salad; the new tomato, mozzarella and basil salad; and the new frozen strawberry lemonade. But the star by far of Panera’s summer menu is the lobster sandwich, superb in its simplicity: with generous chunks of lobster on soft, freshbaked ciabatta. Visit www.Panera Bread.com.

WINE FESTIVAL: As much as we hate to send Huntington Foodies out of town, a weekend of great wine, food, beer, and fun makes a trip to the North Fork worthwhile during the weekend of June 25-27. The Long Island Wine & Food Festival celebrates a world-class wine region. Meet local chefs. Enjoy local wines and fare. Experience the rural character of Long Island's North Fork.

The three-day festival kicks off with an exclusive cocktail reception on June 25.

On June 26, be sure to keep your glass full while experiencing the wines, food, and activities that our wineries will offer.

The festival culminates June 27 with a grand tasting in the historic village of Greenport, a working seaport since the 18th century. A complete program of activities is at longislandwineandfoodfestival.com.

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Going Hunting For A Great Deal As its name suggests, Campsite is the local place to go for camping and fishing needs Huntington Businesses

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Campsite unofficially opened more than 40 years ago as a family business selling RVs out of an RV. Little has changed since then, except for having an actual store, ditching the RVs, with new family members working there.

Tom Sweezey began working at the Huntington Station business part time in 1974 when he was 12. But the story begins back in 1964.

“My father when he started it, started with camping. He sold RVs,” Sweezey said.

“I think he bought the property from my grandmother and he sold RVs out of an RV.” His father also owned a construction company, the linchpin to Campsite’s creation. Sweezey said he was approached by another man, a fishing and gun aficionado, who proposed a deal – build a store, split the ownership and let him run it.

The store is now owned by the family and is manned full time by Tom, his younger brother, Jon, and his older sister, Patti. The trio has worked together for 15 years, and generally it works out well.

“It could be a little difficult at times.

Generally, you don’t take any family vacations together,” Sweezey said with a laugh.

“If you’re going to get taken advantage of,

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it might as well be by a family member.”

Shortly after the original building was created, the family added a second side to the building to sell more RVs. But during the 1970s, the gas crisis forced the business to stop selling new RVs. “We used to do little repairs. We have some basics, but we don’t sell any units anymore. Every once in a while we sell a used one,” Sweezey said.

The rest of the business, however, is alive and well. Campsite still boasts a solid fishing department, but the real bread and butter is in their hunting gear. Despite losing significant sales on gun ammunition when the Town of Huntington range closed several years ago, Sweezey said gun enthusiasts still pay them a visit.

“People with extra money will go out west hunting, and they don’t want junk.

They’re not going to box stores,” he added.

“We had some people who would go to a range. Instead of doing a bowling league once a week, they would go to the range to relax.”

Campsite also started carrying official Boy Scout supplies last year.

“That’s fairly new, but it’s catching on because the only other scout store is in Massapequa,” Sweezey said.

Location used to be a major selling point for Campsite as well. Huntington, Sweezey said, was between the bustling city and the serene East End. The Internet, however, did siphon some of their business since anyone can sell the same gear from “the back of your garage in Nebraska.”

Still, the co-owner believes Campsite will be able to continue surviving as a “little niche shop for a gun/camping/fishing store” in town. The family is not looking to

Doug Hanson helps Matt Sandvik purchase a rifle from their hunting department.

Originally beginning as an RV seller, Campsite now stocks a variety of hunting, fishing and camping gear.

Rods and reels have long been a part of Campsite since the store opened in 1974.

move from their Huntington Station location, although another annex wouldn’t be out of the question.

“It’s like a second home,” Sweezey said.

“If you’re tired of the big box store, try a local store. You might be surprised.”

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Pride Parade hits 20 years (Continued from page A7)

The cast of the Bellmore staging of RENT performed during the rally before the march in the Gerard Street parking lot.

Miss Gladys, owned by Bay Shore’s Rob Spanier and John Hanauer, was one of dozens of dogs that graced Huntington Pride.

Organizers said the parade has evolved from one where snipers were stationed on Main Street rooftops for their protection to a colorful, exuberant celebration.

Here, marchers work their way down Main with thousands cheering them on.

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Grand marshals David Kilmnick, Eva Sanchez and Barry Jones-Coppola drive down Main Street in convertibles as they celebrate the 20th anniversary of Long Island’s gay pride parade.

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Hats Off To You, Fathers of Huntington

Ava Niemczyk, of Melville, loves watching her dad, Tom, march in the parade.

It’s just another day on the ice for Ryan Williams, of HuntPhillip Kraese, of South Huntington, spend- ington Station, and his father, Mike Williams, left, and goding the day out east with sons Mason, Gun- father, Mark Owen, right. nar and Colton.

David Crimi with his sons Luca and Giovanni, of Huntington Station.

Ethan Mulroy and his dad, Ethan.

Pete Duffy and his son Jonathan, of Huntington, celebrate Memorial Day 2010.

Sean Flick, of Huntington, with his dad Tim.

Rob Grosso, of Huntington Station, with his children Tyler and Michaela at the Yankee game.

Proud dad Dave Lowry, of Huntington Station, with his children David Jr, Christina, Tucker and Jules.

Nathan Soric, of Halesite, loves to go for Jenna Cesario, of Huntington, with her faa ride in his dad Neven's Mustang GT. ther Chris and brother Nicholas.

Jason Verville, of Huntington, with dad Matt at Jason’s First Communion.

Maximilian and Julien Rentsch with their dad, Andreas, of Huntington.

Genna and Mac Lowry, of Huntington Station, with their father, Ed, in 1998 for a family vacation.

Proud dad Thomas Rosselli Sr., of Huntington, with wife Kendall and children Kay, Tommy, Jimmy and

Dean Basil, of Huntington, having Andrew and Ryan Knowles, of Huntington, some fun with sons Matthew and Tyler play a joke on father Ken at their First on Halloween.

Communion.

Julia and Lauren Bavaro, of Huntington, learn to ski with their father, Greg.

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Lena Annunziata, of Huntington, celebrates her First Communion with father Anthony.

Tyler and Jordan, of Huntington, with their father Matthew.

Moira Contino and her dad, Chris, of Huntington, on Moira’s first communion day last May.

Michael Reed goes pumpkin picking with his dad, Darin, of Huntington.

Sammy Camacho with his stepfather, Javier Mendoza, of Huntington Station.

Nayeli Estrada with father Anibal on her birthday.

Emily Cheshire and her father, Matthew, of Huntington, go bone fishing in Florida together.

Megan Agrillo, of Huntington, gives her dad, Ted, a kiss.

Madelyn Reed on vacation with her father, Darin, of Huntington.

Daniel Williamson, of Huntington, with his dad on the first day of school.

Huntington native Jack Wren at Edwin Alfaro and his dad, Joel, of his father Chris’ favorite Huntington, at Chuck E. Cheese’s. restaurant, Peter Luger’s.

Jack, Charlie and their father Frank Raczkowski spend the day skateboarding.

Elizabeth Kelly with her father, Christopher, of Greenlawn, on her fourth birthday.

Michael Walters goes apple picking with daughter Sadie, of Huntington.

Christopher Larkin, of Huntington Station, with daughter Angelina at her First Communion.

Debbie Carbone, of Centerport, with her father, Dan, who passed away last May.

Caroline Hartough, of Huntington, cuddles up with her father, Ira.

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Koenig, who received his M.D. from instability and misalignment.

Total knee replacement surgeries fail SUNY Buffalo School of Medicine, said the robotic surgeries are more successful when the knee is aligned more than three than conventional methods because the degrees with the hip and ankle. With robot is better able to accurately align the robotic total knee replacements, Koenig knee with the hip and ankle; there’s a has aligned all of the knees he has lower rate of infection and a much lower worked on within this margin.

Early knee replacement failures occur early failure rate, he said, pointing to a study of 1,000 consecutive computer- within the first two years following surassisted robotic total knee replacements gery at a rate of 3-8 percent per year. performed between February 2005 and There have been no early failures in the (Continued on page A19) January 2010 at Mercy. He presented the

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Mercy patients that have had their third year follow-up.

Mercy is the only hospital in New York routinely performing this computerassisted robotic knee surgery, although Huntington Hospital has started using magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) to improve the accuracy of total knee replacement surgeries within the past year.

During the robotic surgery, two antennas are hooked up to the patient. These antennas communicate with the robot and the computer. The computer learns where the knee is located by touching different parts of the body. The computer uses this data to calculate how the knee should be properly aligned.

The procedure – which is performed by a doctor, a physician’s assistant and a nurse – takes from 45 minutes to an hour. The patient is given a spinal anesthesia to numb the legs and then valium to put him into a light sleep. There is a two to three day post-op recovery period.

Koenig said in the 25 years he’s been practicing orthopedic surgery, this is the most accurate surgery he’s seen. He expects more robotic surgeries will be done in the future and is currently work-

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Knee replacement surgeries such as this allow patients to “get back to functioning,” Koening said. They’re able to return to many of the activities they used to do like golf, swim and play tennis.

“If you can’t walk well without pain, you won’t be in good health,” Koenig said.

The average age of patients in 1,000patient Mercy study was 71, but Koenig said there are a greater number of younger patients, in their 40s and 50s, who need knee replacement.

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and Nancy Pelosi’s Congress. If I lived in Peter King’s district, I would not be talking to you right now,” he said. “The sad thing is, Steve Israel has voted with Nancy Pelosi 98 percent of the time.”

Gomez rapped Israel for voting for the stimulus package, the health care overhaul and blamed the congressman for casting the deciding vote to close the Guantanamo Bay military prison in Cuba.

“Steve Israel has been the quintessential career politician. He has been out in politics since he nearly got out of college,” Gomez said. “When you’re just working in government, I venture to say you come out of there thinking government is the solution... In a free-market system, I venture to say people can think

for themselves.”

Describing current taxation patterns as job-killing and oppressive, Gomez supports a capital gains tax cut. He pledged to bolster national security, defer to the military on how best to handle “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell,” and use his bully pulpit as a congressman to advocate on local issues – including gang violence in Huntington Station, Long Island’s “brain drain” and affordable housing.

Israel said he is opposed to a push by President Obama to repeal tax cuts for families earning more than $250,000 during the Bush administration, and proposed adding a “common-sense costof-living index” in the tax code.

“I am strongly opposed to the administration’s call to repeal tax cuts for middle-

class Long Islanders and I am going to fight like hell to stop it,” he said. “If you’re making $250,000 in Huntington and trying to put a couple kids through college and paying the highest property taxes, utilities and cost-of-living in America, $250,000 is not lavish.”

While Gomez may not be a household name, he’s got some major firepower coming to town to back him up. Former New York Parks commissioner Bernadette Castro is hosting a June 24 fundraiser at her Lloyd Harbor home, an event to be headlined by former House speaker Newt Gingrich. “[Gomez is not] a career politician; he hasn’t been part of the mess in Washington,” Castro said. “He’s out there facing this economy the way all of us are.”

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made an impassioned plea for support of the arts, several staff members said, referring to his routine as “vintage Vic.” Dylan said his father considered himself an educator as films offered the opportunity to expand one’s world view.

“Anyone will tell you they are a better person for having known him, and even to the end he remained a teacher,” said James Taffurelli, former CAC staff member-turned-filmmaker. “The best teachers don’t tell you the facts, they have you actively searching for it. Vic did that both through the movies he chose, through his thoughts and the ideas.”

Staff members, community members and patrons alike knew Skolnick often vis-

ited the Sky Room Café to sit down and engage in conversation on the latest topics.

“One thing that was so endearing about Vic was, in discussion with him, he would sort of sigh with a twinkle in his eye. Then he would let forth some very unique and off-center observation, on whatever the topic was that was insightful, entertaining, thoughtful and thought-provoking,” said Huntington Art Council Executive Director Diana Cherryholmes.

Skolnick strived to make the Cinema Arts Centre into a community organization by working with local organizations to show movies and host fundraising events, provide film showing for school, and – his favorite – creating film series to

Obituaries “Amazingly, my mother accomplished all of this while Lillian Leotta Agoglia, an recuperating from surgery for a active member of the Half brain aneurysm she suffered Hollow Hills community, was during this period of time,” she an inspirational figure who added. encouraged her family to chase Although she could no longer lofty goals. She died on June 11. drive or work following surgery, A mother of eight who she joined Cornell’s Cooperative worked as a Suffolk County Agoglia in 1948 Extension Home Makers – she home health aide since her was an avid painter and seamyoungest child entered junior high stress – and for a while was the youngest school, Agoglia focused much of her member of the Senior Club that met energy on domestic issues, daughter regularly at St. Matthew’s Church. Both Diane Lundegaard said. However, it of these local community groups offered was her mother’s encouragement that Agoglia a means to overcome the isolatfortified her in a pitched battle for the ing effects of living in suburbia and Half Hollow Hills community’s future. being unable to drive, Lundegaard said.

“Like most members of her generaIn January, at age 83, her daughter tion, she left politics and governmental said she was diagnosed with an ageconcerns to the men,” Lundegaard related form of lung cancer and given recalled. “However, during the early four to six months to live. Although the 1980s when the Half Hollow Hills com- illness stripped her of the ability to munity was struck by the multi-town make homemade pizza, cook tradition[incinerator] proposal, my mother did al Sicilian fare, paint, knit and embroiencourage me, a young woman, to do der, she was able to do something she what I could to investigate the pros and loved more – spend time sharing memcons of this state-of-the-art means of ories with all those she loved and loved waste disposal.” her in return.

Lundegaard said this was the first “My mother never complained, never time she heard her mother’s “true voice, looked back without joy, her voice for the grandeur of a mother’s voice is always, even upon her very last breath, not in its audible sound, but in the influ- eager with hope and the fullest measure ential meaning it bears.” of love,” Lundegaard said.

With her mother’s support, Agoglia is survived by her husband, Lundegaard built the confidence to Anthony Joseph Agoglia, former prinengage in heated debates with local and cipal of Candlewood Middle School; state politicians and provided logistical her eight children, Diane, Paul, support by stuffing, labeling, stamping Vincent, Virginia Paolino, Lillian and sealing thousands of mailings from Andrews, Anthony, Mary Agoglia the Four Towns Civic Association, Kowalski and Amy Cohen; and seven which Lundegaard led at the time. grandchildren.

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provoke discussion of a topic, Dylan said.

Frequent patrons recalled visions of him with a bagel dosed with garlic powder at Sunday brunches.

“Vic Skolnick contributed to what makes Huntington a mecca for the arts and deserving of its nickname ‘The Little Apple’ by bringing to Long Island films previously available only in New York City and leading the discussions that help make the Cinema Arts Centre a truly unique place,” said Huntington Supervisor Frank Petrone.

Fellow members of the arts community remembered Skolnick for his personality. Others described him as an openminded, passionate teacher and mentor.

“He was a sweet guy, a friend to the arts and a friend to the community. Most importantly, in my mind, Vic was a nice guy,” said Richard Kline, owner of Book Revue in Huntington.

“There are people who come into your life, make an imprint then they are gone.

Vic was one of them,” added Sherris.

Skolnick is survived by his partner, Charlotte Sky, and their son, Dylan.

Memorial posters have been left in the CAC for fans and residents to sign their memories on; there is also a Facebook tribute page linked off the Cinema Art Centre’s. A memorial service will be held at the CAC on Saturday at 10:30 a.m., though people are invited to share their memories in The Sky Room all day.

“The world has lost a man with incredible magnetism and passion, but the tradition he started and institution he built must continue and immortalize him,” said CAC employee Jacob Stebel.

Radio host Mark Levin and Hannity are both on board with the Gomez campaign; Rep. Michele Bachman (R-MN) is expected to endorse Gomez on July 16.

But Israel didn’t seem concerned about their support; he argued everyday people were ready to send him back for another term.

“It’s going to be a contrast between my opponent, who has the support of rightwing TV radio and pundits and who is a right-wing TV/radio pundit. I have the Huntingtonians who I have been working for in the past years,” Israel said. “The question is… do we embrace those rightwing policies, or do we want to continue the problem-solving I’ve tried to bring to Congress?”

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A22 • THE HALF HOLLOW HILLS NEWSPAPER • JUNE 17, 2010 THURSDAY Honor The Veterans Join the veterans for a day of camaraderie, music and entertainment at the Commemorative Breakfast of the Korean War 60th Anniversary on June 17, 9:30 a.m. at the Marriott Hotel’s Grand Ballroom, 1350 Old Walt Whitman Road, Melville. $25 donation. 631351-3012.

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Join the Fort-Salonga based Long Island Dahlia Society for a dahlias basic class and a sale of exhibition grade dahlias on June 17, 7:30 p.m. in the Carriage House at Bayard Cutting Arboretum, 440 Montauk Highway, Great River. Free. www.longislanddahila.com.

31 Broadway, Greenlawn. 631-757-4200. harb.suffolk.lib.ny.us.

• Improve your computer skills with a class on Power Point 2007 on Monday, June 21, 7 p.m.

• Join the Young Adult and Adult Reading Clubs that begin on June 21.

Discuss Diabetes Future Sit down with the Long Island Chapter of the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation Board of Directors during their annual meeting and research updates focusing on “JDRF Diabetes Research – What have we learned and where are we going?” with guest speaker Dr. Barbara Araneo on June 17, 7 p.m. at the Melville Marriott, 1350 Old Walt Whitman Road, Melville. Free, reservations are required. 631659-2315 ext. 24.

Huntington Public Library

Youth In Suits Network with other young professionals at the Melville-East Farmingdale Chamber of Commerce’s Young Professional Group’s meeting on June 24, 5:30-8 p.m. at The Crestwood Manor, 1036 Fort Salonga Road, Northport.

Complimentary food and one complimentary drink with cash bar. Members free/$20 nonmembers. RSVP mandatory, 631-777-6260 or info@melvillechamber.org.

Love In Every Stitch

Last Chance For ‘Fiddler’ There are only a few days left to see “Fiddler on the Roof ” featuring Eddie Mekkie, who played Carmine “The Big Ragoo” Ragusa on “Laverne & Shirley,” at John W. Engeman Theater At Northport, 350 Main St., Northport. Run ends June 20. www.johnwengemantheater.com. 631-261-2900. $60.

Love to quilt? Join the quilting group at Old First Church to make quilts for cancer patients, every Thursday at 9:30 a.m. 631-427-2101.

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Raise a glass to man’s best friend at Last Hope Animal Rescue’s fourth annual wine tasting featuring wine, food, entertainment by blue grass music by Buddy Merriam and the BackRoads, and a Chinese auction on June 18, 6-9 p.m. at the historical Walt Whitman house, 246 Old Walt Whitman Road, West Hills. $45 at the door. 516-509-0137 or 631946-9528.

Addictive Behavior Learn more about “Addiction: How the Brain Measures Rewards & Response” during a panel discussion at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory in Grace Auditorium, sponsored by St. Johnland Nursing Center on June 29, 7 p.m. Free. 516-367-8455 to reserve seats.

Cold Spring Harbor Laboratories, 1 Bungtown Road, Cold Spring Harbor.

Telling Herstory

Get Grilling Meet members of the Kehillath Shalom Synagogue for old-fashioned family fun at a barbeque during its open house and Shabbat service on June 18, 6:30 p.m. Free. Kehillath Shalom Synagogue, 58 Goose Hill Road, Cold Spring Harbor. 631-367-4589.

Every Tuesday, join Herstory writers group “Black, Brown & White” for a bridge-building women’s guided memoir writing workshop taught by Lonnie Mathis at Huntington Station Enrichment Center, 1264 New York Ave., 7-9 p.m. $35 per class with monthly discounts.

Newcomers welcome. 631-676-7395.

Jazz It Up

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Listen to live jazz music every Friday night at The Elks, 195 Main St., Huntington, featuring Halley’s Comets, 7:30-11:30 p.m. $5.

SATURDAY Rock While You Shop Head down to The Tanger Outlets at the Arches for special “Sounds of Summer” performances on Saturdays throughout June. On June 26: Carlos Santana tribute. Street performers, dance teams and local musical groups kick off at 2 p.m., main performances at 6 p.m. and 8 p.m.

SUNDAY New Perspective On Nature Improve your field knowledge of local plants in “Plant Focus,” a hands-on, intensive, program on July 18, 3-5 p.m. at Caumsett State Historic Park. Bring water, sunscreen and plant guides. $4 adults, $3 children. Reservations required, 631-423-1770.

The Huntington Camera Club meets every Tuesday, September through June, at the Huntington Public Library, 338 Main St., Huntington, 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 E. Jericho Turnpike, East Northport. Free. 631-462-0208.

WEDNESDAY Feast Of A Festival Find fun and games at the annual St. Anthony’s Family Feast and Festival June 2427 at Trinity Regional School, Fifth Avenue, East Northport, featuring international foods, games, rides and entertainment. $11 pay-oneprice general admission/$5 seniors. $25 Mega 3-day pass. 631-262-1891.

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

Service League on Wednesday nights, 5:306:30 p.m. at 790 Park Ave., Huntington. 631427-3700.

AT THE LIBRARIES Cold Spring Harbor Library 95 Harbor Road, Cold Spring Harbor. 631-6926820. cshlibrary.org.

• Bring the family to the library for a showing of “Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs” in “Snacks and a Movie” on Tuesday, June 22, 6-8 p.m.

• Watercolors by Marija Lasalde embracing landscape, architecture, still life and floral themes through scenes including New York City’s Central Park, Italy, Slovena and France will be on display through June in the art gallery.

Commack Public Library 18 Hauppauge Road, Commack. 631-4990888.

• Learn about the healing power of laughter from “Laugh A Day,” a documentary by filmmaker Steven Taub that serves up wit and insight from a range of scholars, doctors and comedians including Robert Klein, Richard Belzer, Jack Hanna and others, on Thursday, June 17, 7-8:30 p.m. Register at the circulation desk.

• Discuss events, issues and viewpoints on current events on Tuesday, June 22 at 7-9 p.m. on the theme “Middle East Peace: An Oxymoron?” First hour devoted to recent news, second hour on topic. Register in advance. Free.

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

• Ready to hit the road? Take a pre-licensing course that is the mandatory 5-hour class required by Department of Motor Vehicles for new drivers on Saturday, June 19, 10 a.m.

Bring learner’s permit and photo I.D. $30, pre-registration required.

• Learn more about reverse mortgages from Mark Rizzo including how to tap into the equity of your home, the advantages and negatives, on Tuesday, June 22, 7 p.m. Free.

Elwood Public Library

Pull on your power suit and join other business professionals at BNI Executive Referral Exchange’s breakfast networking meeting every Wednesday, 7-8:30 a.m. at the Dix Hills Diner, 1800 Jericho Turnpike, Dix Hills. 800853-9356.

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

• Learn about the history of women’s fashion from artist and teacher Emilia Rabito Baer based on the exhibit “American Woman: Fashioning a National Identity” currently on display in the Metropolitan Museum of Art on Thursday, June 24, 2 p.m. Free.

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Main Branch: 338 Main St., Huntington. 631427-5165. Station Branch: 1335 New York Ave., Huntington Station. 631-421-5053. hpl.suffolk.lib.ny.us.

• Join attorney Carol Ryder to discuss “Animal Law for the Pet Lover” including the Animal Lemon Law, veterinary malpractice, animal law ordinances and basic information on animal abuse laws on Thursday, June 17, 7-9 p.m.

• “Vacation in Nature” by Deb Di Domenico featuring watercolors inspired by Long Island beaches and parks will be on exhibit in the Station branch’s petite gallery through June 22.

• The library will be closed on Sunday, June 20 for Father’s Day.

Northport-East Northport Public Library Celebrate Good Times The Huntington High School class of 1952 will be holding a reunion the weekend of July 9-11, 2010 at the Melville Marriot. 631-499-7163 or 301-462-9850.

Wine For Woofs

• Reminisce over “Tales from the Stoop” with author Marjorie Gottleib Wolfe as she discusses the days when friends and family used to congregate on the stoop to talk on Thursday, June 17, 2:30 p.m. at the Dix Hills branch. Free.

• Growing up on Long Island can be challenging and funny as author Bill Frohlich tells true stories from unusual situations everyone can relate to while discussing his book “Chalk to Czechoslovakia” on Thursday, June 17, 7:30 p.m. at the Dix Hills branch. Free.

Children in grades 3-5 can find support at a new separation/divorce group hosted by Family

Dix Hills Branch: 55 Vanderbilt Parkway. 631421-4530; Melville: 510 Sweet Hollow Road.

631-421-4535. hhhl.suffolk.lib.ny.us.

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

• Learn how to download and transfer audiobooks, eBooks, and music onto your portable device or computer for free through SuffolkWave digital library at a workshop on June 17, 7:30 p.m. at the Northport branch.

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• Join Michael Libresco-D’Innocenzo, professor of history at Hofstra University, to explore national and international developments in “Current Events in Perspective” on June 23, 7:30 p.m. at the Northport branch. Free.

South Huntington Public Library 145 Pigeon Hill Road, Huntington Station. 631549-4411. www.shpl.info.

• Hit the kitchen with chef Charlie Walsh for “Cooking Class: Pacific & Polynesian Dishes” with their unique tastes and ingredients on Monday, June 21, 7 p.m. $7 includes recipes and tasting samples. Register in advance.

• The South Huntington Board of Trustees will hold its monthly meeting on Monday, June 21 at 7 p.m.

THEATER and FILM Arena Players Children's Theatre 294 Route 109, East Farmingdale. 516-2930674.

• Explore the world of “Alice in Wonderland” as it takes the stage at the Vanderbilt Museum Carriage House starting July 3.

Arena Players Repertory Theatre 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.

• “You Know I Can’t Hear You When The Water’s Running” by Robert Anderson, a comedic series of four one-act plays with a common theme of poor interpersonal communications, steals the spotlight of the main stage June 18-July 11.

• “Dead Certain” by Marcus Lloyd tells the story of an out-of-work actor and a theatreobsessed ex-dancer now wheelchair bound who meet in a large isolation country house.

This psychological thriller takes the stage through June 27.

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

• Let’s Eat! Films on Food presents “Two Angry Moms,” a documentary that asks the question ‘What happens when fed-up moms try to change school food?’ and explores the role of the federal government, corporate interest, school administration and parents in feeding school children on June 17, 7:30 p.m. with guest speaker Jan PoppenDieck,

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author of “Free For All: Fixing School Meals In America.” $9 members/$13 public includes reception.

• See rare performances of Creedence Clearwater Revival from 1968-1972 on Tuesday, June 22, 7:30 p.m. with guest speaker archivist Bill Shelley. $9 members/$13 public.

• “Stonewall Uprising,” featuring archival footage of the three-day rebellion that helped launch the Gay Rights Movement including Stonewall patrons, Village Voice reporters and the police who led the raid, will be shown on June 24, 7:30 p.m. with guest speaker filmmaker Kate Davis. $9 members/$13 public.

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Feast Of A Festival Find fun and games at the annual St. Anthony’s Family Feast and Festival June 2427 at Trinity Regional School, Fifth Avenue, East Northport, featuring international foods, games, rides and entertainment. $11 payone-price general admission/$5 seniors. $25 Mega 3day pass. 631-262-1891.

Dix Hills Center For The Performing Arts Five Towns College, 305 N. Service Road, Dix Hills. Box Office: 631-656-2148. www.dhpac.org.

• The troublemakers of comedians, Scott Paparcuri and John McClellon, steal the stage for a night of laughs on June 18, 7:30 pm.

• Pay tribute to American rock with the premiere Pink Floyd tribute band, the Floyd Project show, who recreate perfect note renditions of the classics on Saturday, June 19, 7:30 p.m. $25.

• See the world premiere of “A Moment in Time,” a musical by four-time Tony-winning producer Stewart F. Lane about a marine in Afghanistan who, moments before battle, recalls a happier, safer place. Shows June 25-27 with shows at 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.

The Minstrel Players Of Northport Performing at Houghton Hall theatre at Trinity Episcopal Church 130 Main St., Northport Village. 631-732-2926, www.minstrelplayers.org.

• “Whodunnit,” a mystery by Anthony Shaffer directed by Edward Kyle III, will be performed on Saturdays, July 24 and 31 at 8 p.m.; Sundays June 25 and Aug. 1 at 3 p.m.

John W. Engeman Theater At Northport 350 Main St., Northport. www.johnwengemantheater.com. 631-261-2900.

• “Fiddler on the Roof” featuring Eddie Mekkie, who played Carmine “The Big Ragoo” Ragusa on “Laverne & Shirley,” will steal the spotlight through June 20. $60.

• Children’s storybook favorites come to life in “Seussical” running through June 19 as part of TD Bank’s Youth Theater Series.

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

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

• Hear the Long Island Philharmonic under the direction of David Stewart Wiley, perform Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No. 4 and Brahms’ Symphony No. 2 featuring pianist Joseph Kalichstein on June 19, 8 p.m. $39.50-$69.50.

CASTING CALLS Seeking Strings The Northport Symphony Orchestra (formerly the Northport Community Orchestra) is seeking new members in all sections. Rehearsals are Wednesday evenings. 631-462-6617. northportorchestra.org.

Cloggers Wanted The Bruce Spruce Cloggers Dance Company is seeking dancers for future shows on Long Island. Dance background wanted; preferably experience in tap, clog or Irish-step dancing.

631-476-1228.

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.

• Long Island Sculptors presents “Read My LIPSS” IV Animals and Objects featuring both indoor and outdoor exhibits ranging from animals to architectural structures, images from the sea at more opening June 24 with a reception from 6:30-8:30 p.m.

Alpan Gallery 2 West Carver St., Huntington. Gallery hours: Wednesday - Saturday 11:30 a.m. -5 p.m. 631423-4433. www.alpangallery.com.

• Alpan International 2010 featuring interna-

tional artists selected by Director of Exhibitions/Curator Hitomi Iwasaki of the Queens Museum of Art is on display.

Art League of Long Island 107 East Deer Park Road, Dix Hills. Gallery hours: 9 a.m.-4 p.m. weekdays; 11 a.m.-4 p.m. weekends. 631-462-5400. www.ArtLeagueLI.org.

• The 54th annual Long Island Artist’s Exhibition celebrating the work of local artists from Suffolk, Nassau, Queens and beyond juried by Heidi Lange of the DC Moore Gallery in New York on display through July 3.

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.

• “Water Colors of Happiness” by Joyce Rosen and “Olio” featuring oils by Irwin Traugot is on display through June 27 as gallery artists portray “Roads, Avenues and Intersections.”

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

• Summer Enrichment programs are offered for children in grades kindergarten and older starting in July including “Close Encounters of the Natural Kind” to “Nature Photography.”

For detailed information on various programs, visit the website.

• The Hatchery holds the largest living collection of New York State freshwater reptiles, fish and amphibians. Visitors can tour two aquarium buildings and eight outdoor ponds, feed the hungry trout or try the “Catch & Keep Fishing” program.

fotofoto Gallery 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 Student Invitational exhibition “Persuasion” featuring 39 photography students from area high schools and universities will be on display through June 19.

Greenlawn-Centerport Historical Association P.O. Box 354, Greenlawn. 631-754-1180.

Huntington Arts Council Main Street Petite Gallery: 213 Main St., Huntington. Gallery hours: Monday - Friday, 9 a.m.-5 p.m.; Art in the Art-trium: 25 Melville Park Road, Melville. Gallery Hours: Monday Friday 7 a.m.-7 p.m. 631-271-8423. www.huntingtonarts.org.

• The Seventh Annual Juried Photography Exhibit judged by street and documentary photographer Neil Scholl is on display through June 21 at the Petite Gallery.

• “Streetwise,” an exhibition showing a different perspective of the streets we cross every day or come upon, is on display in the Artrium Gallery through June 28.

• The 45th annual Huntington Summer Arts Festival will kick off on June 26 with blues/rock guitarist G.E. Smith.

• The Masters Exhibit featuring Best in Show and Honorable Mention works from various juried exhibits opens June 24 with reception June 25, 6-8 p.m.

Heckscher Museum Of Art 2 Prime Ave., Huntington. Museum hours: Wednesday - Friday from 10 a.m.-4 p.m., first Fridays from 4-8:30 p.m., Saturday and Sunday from 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Admission $68/adults, $4-6/seniors, and $4-5/children; members and children under 10 free. 631-351-3250.

• “Viewpoints: Exploring Art with Kathyrn Markel” will discuss collecting art, from begin-

ning to buy art or discover new ways to expand an existing collection on June 17, 78:30 p.m. $10 members/$15 non-members.

• “Moving Pictures” a brunch, film and museum visit featuring “Herb & Dorothy” an awardwinning film documentary that tells the story of a postal clerk Herb Vogel and his wife of modest means who built a collection of 5,000 works at 10:30 a.m. on June 19. Brunch prior the film at 10 a.m. All attendees will receive a free pass to the museum. $20 members/$25 non-member.

• “The Heckscher: Now and Then” presenting original works from August Heckscher in celebration of the museum’s 90th anniversary is on display through July 18.

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/ • A new exhibit, “From House Calls to Hospitals” featuring Dr. Samuel Teich’s 1940s-era office and life, is on display at the Conklin House.

• The next meeting of the geneology workshop will be the annual picnic on June 23, 7 p.m.

Joseph Lloyd Manor House Lloyd Lane and Lloyd Harbor Road, Lloyd Neck Saturday-Sunday 1-5 p.m. (last tour at 4:30). Adults $3, Children 7 -14, $2, groups by appointment only. 631-692-4664. www.splia.org.

LaMantia Gallery 127 Main St., East Northport. 631-754-8414. www.lamantiagallery.com.

Vanderbilt’s series of week-long summer programs for children ages 6-12 about rare marine, natural history and ethnographic artifact collectionsm, and the planetarium, bird and animal exhibits on the 43-acre estate of William K. Vanderbilt, July 5-August.

• Image Cycling puts a twist on your typical “spin” classes by combining music, imagines on a ride in the planetarium. Next Session on June 24: “Kilimanjaro: Ride to the Top of Africa”at both 6 p.m. and 8:30 p.m. Bring a water bottle, towel. Imagecycling.com to register.

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 • Registration is open for “A Children’s Paumanok Summer Program,” for a creative literary educational adventure featuring Walt Whitman themes, crafts and writing exercises for children ages 8-12 from July 12-16, 9:30 a.m.-noon at the Birthplace. $100 per child, enrollment is limited.

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.

631-367-3418. www.cshwhalingmuseum.org.

• Take a Historic Walking Tour of Cold Spring Harbor while learning about the families and personalities who lives there in the 1800s on June 30, 2:30 p.m. Members free/free with public admission. RVSP required.

• “Tales & Treasure: From the Attic & Archive,” an exhibition exploring the 1800s through artifacts and stories, is on display through Labor Day 2010.

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

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

MEETINGS Harborfields Board Of Education The Harborfields Board of Education is scheduled to hold a special meeting on June 23 at Oldfield Middle School, 2 Oldfield Road, Greenlawn. Public meeting will begin at 7:45 p.m.

Martin Lerman Gallery 716 New York Ave., Huntington. 631-421-0258. www.martinlermangallery.com. Hours: Monday - Friday, 9 a.m.-5 p.m.

Northport Historical Society Museum 215 Main St., Northport. Museum hours: Tuesday - Sunday, 1-4:30 p.m. 631-757-9859. www.Northporthistorical.org.

• “Parading Down Main Street” offers a historic informative walking tour of Northport’s business district at 5:30 p.m. on June 24 with a Silas Wood Society reception. The society is for individuals interested in history that is coordinated through the Town of Huntington Historic Partnership.

• "Recording Memories, a Historic Overview: Over 150 Years of Scrapbooking, Journaling, Photo Albums and more" is an exhibition sponsored by Not Just a Scrap of Centerport, on display in the main gallery. $3 suggested donation.

Ripe Art Gallery 67 Broadway, Greenlawn. 631-807-5296.

Gallery hours: Tuesday - Thursday 11 a.m.-6 p.m., Friday 2-9 p.m., Saturday 11 a.m.-5 p.m. www.ripeartgal.com.

• Artist Mick Du Russel, founder of Sound Success for ALS, brings his Artist Trading Cards, miniatures created on 2.5-inch by 3.5inch cardstock as a fundraiser.

Suffolk Y JCC 74 Hauppauge Road, Commack. 631-4629800, ext. 140. Tuesday 1-4 p.m. Admission: $5 per person, $18 per family. Special group programs available

Vanderbilt Museum and Planetarium 180 Little Neck Road, 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.

• Take a trip to Wizard University, the

VOLUNTEERING Voice For The Children Parents for Megan’s Law and the Crime Victims Center are seeking volunteers to assist with general office duties during daytime hours.

Candidates should be positive, energetic and professional with good communication skills.

Resume and three references required. 631689-2672 or fax resume to 631-751-1695.

Helping Furry Friends Little Shelter Animal Rescue and Adoption Center is looking for volunteers who want to make a difference in the lives of companion animals. In addition to volunteering to be hands on with our cats and dogs, there are other opportunities available in the offices, at events, satellite adoption locations and fundraisers. Visit www.littleshelter.com or contact Anne Ryan, anne@littleshelter.com, 631368-8770 ext. 204.

A Loving Touch The 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.

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Manager John DiGiorgio’s Nationals wave to friends and family in the stands from the third-base line on the field.

By Luann Dallojacono ldallojacono@longislandernews.com

“I couldn’t believe I was on the field.”

Jack Ecke, 10, was still on cloud nine more than an hour after stepping on the same field as the New York Mets.

Maintaining its annual tradition, the Half Hollow Hills Little League once again ventured to Citi Field in Queens to cheer the Mets on as they defeated the Florida Marlins 4-3 on June 4. As a reward for selling over 800 tickets to that night’s game, Half Hollow Hills teams were allowed to stand on the field during the National Anthem, with the two teams that sold the most tickets lining up near the dugouts while the other teams skipped along the warning track in the outfield.

Jeff Katz and Angelo Tomassi’s group of T-ball players – who coincidentally, are also the Mets – sold over 50 tickets, the most in the league, earning them the right to stand along the first-base line and wave to Major League Manager Jerry Manuel. Selling the second highest

Angelo Tomassi and John Katz’s 6-year-old Mets get a view of Citi Field from a Major League player’s perspective.

number of tickets, John DiGiorgio’s Nationals team of the Rookies division lined up near the third-base line.

“It was exciting because we got to see all the Mets up close,” said T-ball player Justin Bessen, 6.

“It feels awesome,” added teammate Justin Adler, 6. “I’m a huge Met fan and I just love the Mets.”

It was the T-ball group’s second time standing on the field, as last year they sold the second highest number of tickets.

“These kids are a special group,” Tomassi said. “They know baseball. To them, baseball comes naturally, so for them to be on the field is no surprise to

them. They’ve seen it all… at 6 years old!”

The shock value of earning such a major opportunity seemed to stick with many of the young sluggers.

“I was like, ‘Oh my God,’” said Jesse Mann, 9, with a tremendous smile on his face.

However, when asked what he would tell his classmates about his day at Citi Field, standing on the warning track may not have been the ultimate highlight for this Otsego Elementary student.

“I’ll tell them, ‘I went to a baseball game and got interviewed by a reporter,’” he said.

Little Leaguers Hannah Klein, Leah Wohl and Sarah Klein are all smiles in the left field seats with Josh Bailey.

A group of Half Hollow Hills Little League softball players enjoy Citi Field.

Standing along the warning track in the outfield, Half Hollow Hills Little Leaguers hold their hats across their hearts as Dix Hills Fire Department members proudly represent their hometown during the singing of the National Anthem.

The little Mets follow the lead of the big Mets as the National Anthem is sung.

From left, Frank, Laurie, Jesse and Jake Mann enjoy the game with friends John Ecke and his son Jack.

Dembowski siblings Katherine, 6, and Thomas, 8, show off their best baseball poses.

Players on the pee-wee Angels team take in the game from the stands with family and friends.

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