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THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 2014 HALF HOLLOW HILLS

After Collapse, Talent Show Goes On Dehydrated Greens resident rushed to hospital after fall Long Islander News photo/Arielle Dollinger

Imelda May will perform at The Paramount on Sept. 28.

Irish Twist On Rock And Roll

By Arielle Dollinger adollinger@longislandergroup.com

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The show went on at The Greens at Half Hollow’s talent show Saturday, even after Larry Ganca collapsed due to dehydration.

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A performer in The Greens at Half Hollow’s Saturday night production of “Hooray for Hollywood: Reel Music” collapsed on stage mid-song, an organizer of the senior talent show confirmed.

Those in attendance at the show, held at Half Hollow Hills High School West, thought that Larry Ganca was having a heart attack, show director Jane Rosen said. After audience members performed CPR and used a defibrillator on Ganca, he was taken to Huntington Hospital where doctors found that he had fallen as a result of dehydration.

“We had a big sign up with the words, and he was reading my lips,” said Rosen, noting that Ganca has a “great voice” but trouble remembering the lyrics. “But every word that (Continued to page A12)

MELVILLE/DIX HILLS

$3.75 Million For New Parks In ’15 Budget

By Danny Schrafel dschrafel@longislandergroup.com

Supervisor Frank Petrone’s proposed $188.9-million town budget and $13-million capital plan for 2015 calls for millions in upgrades to parks and facilities in the Half Hollow Hills area.

Chief amongst those are funds for two new parks: Sweet Hollow Park, to be built on an 8-plus acre portion of the former Meyer’s Farm at the corner of Old Country and Round Swamp Roads, as well as the Burr’s Lane Park, where $2 million – $1.25 million in bonds and $750,000 in grants – is earmarked to fulfill tentative plans for a regulation-size soccer field as well as a half-sized field with on-site parking, on 5 acres formerly part of the Erb Farm. A home on the property will be used for bathrooms, offices and storage.

The town paid $1.5 million for the land

in mid-2013, buying it from the non-denominational Sadhu Vaswani religious order.

Including $1.75 million in funding – $750,000 in grants and $1 million in bonds – for Sweet Hollow Park in this year’s budget should quell some trepidation amongst some Melville civic leaders about the town’s commitment to the project. Civic leaders earlier this year argued funding for the park had been re-allocated elsewhere; town officials said no formal allocation had yet been made.

Park Steward Bob Sands, co-president of the Tuxedo Hills Civic Association, said he was pleased funding appeared to be in place for the multi-generational park.

“We are in an area that pays the highest taxes and carries the greatest number of corporate entities whose taxes we subsidize,” he said. “We don’t have a park, (Continued to page A12)

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Dublin-born singer/songwriter Imelda May would prefer that that those who attend her shows leave looking worse than they did when they arrived.

“I like when people sweat; people let down their guard when they sweat,” she said. “They forget how they look… You don’t care anymore and you have a great time.”

The 40-year-old singer will perform at The Paramount for the first time on Sunday, Sept. 28.

Her music, as she described it, is a mix-

By Arielle Dollinger

Melville’s Bob Sands is pictured earlier this year outside the future home of Sweet Hollow Park, to which the town plans to dedicate $1.75 million in funds in the 2015 capital program.

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HALF HALLOW HILLS

Greens Residents Take Weekend Spotlight

A Greens resident performs Stephen Sondheim’s “Comedy Tonight.”

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Residents of The Greens at Half Hollow staged “Hooray For Hollywood: Reel Music” last Saturday night.

Pitching in were Half Hollow Hills High School West student volunteers, who show director Jane Rosen said were very helpful during a medical emergency mid-show.

The show, which Rosen has directed before, is the result of months of planning.

“It’s a big endeavor,” she said. “From May through July, I’m pretty busy; July to now, I’m buried… I go for therapy and handle the show and a lot less in between.”

The show becomes the “main part” of her life, she said; but the result is satisfying.

“People feel good about themselves doing it,” she said.

The oldest performer this year, to Rosen’s knowledge, is 92 years old. The youngest is 55.

Proceeds from ticket sales are donated to charity by The Women’s Group of the Greens – a group Rosen founded about eight years ago. The group has donated over $150,000 to different causes so far; its three legs are education, socialization and philanthropy.

This year, the money raised will benefit Huntington Hospital Emergency Room renovations.

The show included both singing and dancing. This couple danced to recorded music.

Each performer was in the appropriate costume for their act.

Some performed on their own, others in ensembles.

Before a performance by a woman dressed as Dorothy came this Four residents of The Greens perform a number from Broadway musical “Bye Bye Birdie.” sultry performance of “Whatever Lola Wants (Lola Gets).”

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DIX HILLS

Church Gets Town’s Blessing To Expand

By Danny Schrafel dschrafel@longislandergroup.com

A church on Carlls Straight Path has the OK to expand its footprint.

The Huntington Planning Board on Sept.

3 signed off on plans by the Bible Korean United Methodist Church in Dix Hills to expand.

Site-plan approval for the church, located on 4.7 acres at 1201 Carlls Straight Path, clears the way for the construction of a 14,000 square-foot addition, which would bring the building’s overall size to just shy of 49,400 square feet, according to town Planning Director Anthony Aloisio.

“We have found the plan is in conformance with town standards. We see no reason at this point for the board not to entertain the attached resolution to approve the site plan,” Aloisio said.

Attorney Andrew Levitt, who represented the church at the Huntington Zoning Board of Appeals three years ago, said the expansion will result in the construction of

Expansion plans for the Bible Korean United Methodist Church in Dix Hills, pictured in white, call for a new gymnasium as a part of a 14,000 square-foot expansion, town officials said. a multipurpose room, including a chapel, gymnasium and classrooms.

Parking requirements will be met by maintaining 116 parking stalls on the site, Aloiso said, while land-banking 124 stalls and a shared-parking agreement with the

Half Hollow Hills School District, which opens up another 68 spots across the street for services at Candlewood Middle School.

Town code requires 240 spots for the expanded church, but officials said the current proposed arrangement should be suitable.

“We think that is appropriate at this time based on the actual parking demand,” Aloisio said, adding that if there is a crunch, “we can take it out of land-bank parking and meet any perceived parking difficulties they have on site.”

DIX HILLS

PD: Burglars Strike Fire-Damaged Home Long Islander News photo/Danny Schrafel

Burglars struck 3 Woods End Road South Sept. 17, a home rendered uninhabitable by fire damage.

A Dix Hills home that was placarded by the town after being damaged by a fire this winter was burglarized last week, Suffolk County police said.

Police said that sometime between 3 p.m. Sept. 17 and 8 a.m. Sept. 18, someone got into the unoccupied residence, located at 3 Woods End Road South, through a side door, and then proceeded to steal three televisions, computers, jewelry, assorted liquor and a camera.

The home was placarded by Public Safety, according to town spokesman A.J. Carter, after a Jan. 22 fire rendered the home uninhabitable.

The fire caused damage to components of the den and basement of the residence.

The utilities were then turned off, and town inspectors determined the property should be surveyed by a design professional and electric underwriter before repairs begin.

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TOWN OF HUNTINGTON

Hospital Restricts Visits Due To Respiratory Illness

By Arielle Dollinger adollinger@longislandergroup.com

In an effort to prevent the spread of a respiratory illness that has sickened nearly 200 children across the country as of Monday, only visitors over the age of 14 will be allowed to walk the halls of Huntington Hospital for the time being, according to a Sept. 22 statement by the hospital.

The preventative measure is one that all North Shore Health Systems Hospitals are taking, the statement says, being that the respiratory illness Enterovirus D68 reached the New York Metropolitan area last week.

“Currently, there is no presence of the virus at Huntington Hospital, but the Hospital is heeding these measures for the safety of its patients, visitors and staff,” the statement reads.

According to the CDC’s website, there have been 175 confirmed cases of Enterovirus D68 in 27 states between mid-August and Sept. 22, and, according to a release by

U.S. Senator Chuck Schumer (D-NY), over a dozen cases in New York State alone.

Some of the symptoms of the virus resemble those of the common cold: fever, runny nose, sneezing, coughing, body and muscle aches. But, in a case of Enterovirus D68, those symptoms are accompanied by difficulty breathing and wheezing, the release says, citing the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

In a letter, Schumer urged the CDC to provide resources – “additional testing supplies,” “additional personnel” – to help New York to protect its public against the virus.

“Due to the rising number of hospitalizations of children with respiratory symptoms, there is a great need for testing and confirming suspected cases of EV-D68,” he writes. “The New York public health laboratory system is one of the only laboratories in the country equipped to analyze and confirm these cases. Therefore, CDC should focus and provide additional resources for this time sensitive and increasing volume of work.”

Children under the age of 14 will not be allowed to visit Huntington Hospital, according to a temporary policy aimed at stopping the spread of a respiratory illness.

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Pickles For Me, Pickles For You I do enjoy a nice pickle… Were you at the pickle

means not only colder days, but shorter days too. I already don’t have enough hours in the day; how am I supposed to make this work?!

festival in Greenlawn last weekend? Gosh, it is wonderful every year, but this year it was particularly wonderful. It was so nice to I don’t miss… bugs! Gnats, watch the kids riding the LolIN THE KNOW in particular – there had to be a WITH AUNT ROSIE lipop Train – I remember seeswarm of the little buggers ing that train in the ’50s and feasting on human prey outside ’60s, when it operated at an old amusement park in the Huntington Y over the the area, and it made the kids then just as happy as it weekend. I wonder what causes those little pests to made the kids over the weekend. But the point of the come out of the woodwork. If anybody can explain it festival is pickles. The day’s activities take place at to the rest of the class, I’m all ears. Oh, and if you John Gardiner Farm, which is actually where the know how best to repel them, I’m very open to that, pickle industry in the area started. Years and years too. I couldn’t bring myself to even crack the window ago, a man named John Gardiner took a train into the city with some cucumbers and tomatoes, found a man of my Buick after I saw them all over the place – but it’s not like I would have, anyway, given the humidity. named Abraham Golden, brought him back and brought pickles to Greenlawn! It’s such a nice story, I Where are people’s manners?… I’ve had so think, because it’s something that nobody here thinks many people ask me for my age over the last couple about. As you chomp on the pickle that’s served with of weeks, and I can’t help but wonder where peoples’ your deli sandwich, do you think about John Garmanners have gone. Haven’t you ever heard that it’s diner and good old Abe Golden? I doubt it! The truly rude to ask a lady her age? All that matters is that great thing about this festival is that it’s a time during I’ve been here, am here and will continue to be here which we can think about things like that. This is the for as long as I can be.

35th year it’s run and, I have to tell you, I look forward to it every time!

Now accepting… Book ideas. That’s right, your Aunt Rosie wants to write a novel. But I fear my own …and a nice road race… Don’t you love it? life will not be as exciting to other people as exciting Thousands packed Northport all weekend long for as it is to me, so an autobiographically inspired story what has become an indelible tradition – the Great is probably not the route I should take. However, such Cow Harbor 10K! There wasn’t a whole lot of drama an approach did work for Mr. Larry Austin, the travel in the elite running divisions, I’m told – the winners agent you’ll read about in our Business Section. Unseem to have pulled away early and held their ground like my life, his life really does seem to be worth nicely ’til they crossed the finish line on Main Street. reading about! What crazy stories the man has. And But, our annual prayer for sunshine (or, a lack of he was able to put it all in a book. But back to me. rain, at least) came true for Northport, and the village What should I write about? Any good ideas out there? was packed both days with thousands and thousands How about “60 Things I Wanted To Do By Age 60”? of athletes and revelers celebrating all things patriotic Or “70 Reasons To Love Your 70s”? Or “80 Things I and Northport. Oh, and the Leadership Huntington Wish I Knew Before I Turned…” Oh, never mind. gang absolutely stole the crowd with a gigantic cow float and dozens of cow-clad marchers, cheerfully (Aunt Rosie wants to hear from you! If you have mooing at the crowd, which replied in kind. Just recomments, ideas, or tips about what’s happening in member: They’re not booin’; they’re mooin’. your neck of the woods, write to me today and let me know the latest. To contact me, drop a line to I miss… the sun. If there’s one thing I can’t stand Aunt Rosie, c/o The Long-Islander, 14 Wall Street, about the changing of the seasons it’s that the darn Huntington NY 11743. Or try the e-mail at sun is only up for what, 10 minutes a day? In all seriaunt.rosieli@gmail.com) ousness, summertime is coming to a close and that

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A Farmingdale teen, 17, was arrested Sept. 15 on criminal trespassing charges. Police said she entered a Curtis Path home in Dix Hills without permission at 3:22 p.m.

Sept. 13 and removed belongings from inside.

A Mirror Image Police responded to an Arrowood Lane residence in Melville Sept. 17 on a criminal mischief complaint.

Officers were told that, at 9:30 p.m. the night before, someone broke the driver’s side rear-view mirror of a 2002 Volvo S80 parked in front of the home.

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First Precinct Officers charged a Dix Hills man, 29, with DWI Sept. 15. Police said that, at 1:20 a.m., the man lost control of a 2000 Ford Taurus he was driving northbound on Nantucket Lane in Wheatley Heights and crashed into another vehicle. Police later determined he was under the influence.

Touch And Go Suffolk County police are investigating a Sept. 15 complaint of a creepy touchy-feely guy at Abercrombie & Fitch in the Walt Whitman Shops. Police say the man, at 7:30 p.m., touched a woman’s lower back at the store, then followed her around.

So Much For The Joyride A Melville man, 43, was charged with aggravated unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle Sept. 14. Police pulled the man over at the corner of Broad Hollow and Baylis Roads at 4:22 p.m., where they discovered he was driving with a suspended license.

Dented Car’s Owner Jumps For Joy A 17-year-old Huntington Station male was charged with criminal mischief Sept. 15 following a summertime incident. Police said the teen, at 10:25 p.m. July 25, launched himself onto the hood of a 2013 Honda Fit at the intersection of northbound Oakwood Road and West 11th Street, causing damage to the car’s hood. Police said the jumpy teen was part of a group of youths who were crossing the street.

Fifth Precinct officers charged a Dix Hills man, 33, with DWI Sept. 15. Police said he was under the influence when he ran a stop sign in Patchogue, for which he was subsequently pulled over.

Bumper Car A Huntington Station man was arrested Sept. 16 on a DWI rap after he whacked into a few things with his 2003 Chevrolet Tahoe. Police said he crashed into a utility pole on Fifth Avenue, then fled southbound on the road.

However, someone called 911 and police caught up with the man soon enough and cuffed him.

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DIX HILLS

Pedestrian Hit By Car In Commack

By Danny Schrafel dschrafel@longislandergroup.com

A Dix Hills man was critically injured early Saturday morning after he was hit by a van on Veterans Memorial Highway near the Sunken Meadow Parkway, Suffolk County police said Saturday.

The man, 56-year-old Mehmet Aydin, of Dix Hills, was walking on Veterans Memorial Highway, near Sunken Meadow Parkway, when a 2003 Chevrolet van driving westbound at 1:20 a.m. hit him, Fourth Squad Sgt. Dean Joseph said. He noted it was unclear whether he was on the roadway or sidewalk, which direction he was walking in, and where he was coming from.

Aydin was rushed by Suffolk County Medivac to Stony Brook University Hos-

pital with internal organ injuries and a broken ankle. He was in critical condition Saturday, Joseph said. The driver of the van, a 45-year-old man from Massapequa, was not hurt, and his van was impounded for a safety check.

No drugs, alcohol or other impairment is suspected in the driver, Joseph said.

The driver pleaded guilty in 2004 to charges of aggravated unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle and resisting arrest, for which he served 60 days in jail and paid a $500 fine, according to court records.

Police said the driver was ticketed for driving with a suspended license, but not criminally charged.

Anyone with information on the crash can contact the Fourth Squad at 631-8548452.

TOWN OF HUNTINGTON

New Rules For Rented Houses?

Proposal: require annual inspection for permit

By Danny Schrafel dschrafel@longislandergroup.com

A new proposal coming before the Huntington Town Board next month would require owners of rental houses in which they do not live to submit to a yearly inspection and pay new fees to get a permit from Town Hall.

Councilwoman Tracey Edwards, the measure’s sponsor, said on Sunday the new regulations would improve quality of life in neighborhoods and better protect first responders.

“They would believe they were coming into a single-family house when, in fact, there were other walls put up,” Edwards said of firefighters.

Under the new proposal, a permit for a “class I” home, classified as a one- or twofamily house and buildings providing up to three dwelling units, would cost $475 per property, per year. A “class II” home – which includes multi-family residential buildings of four or more units, hotels, motels, bed-and-breakfasts, boarding houses and all other multi-unit residential buildings – are $750 a pop.

Currently, Edwards said, owner-occupied accessory apartments are also subjected to those inspections and higher fees. However, owners of rental homes do not have to have routine inspections and must pay only $75 to register the home on a town registry.

Edwards said she aims to create parity in the law with her new proposal.

“It doesn’t seem fair that, if you’re a business owner and you own multiple properties in town and you’re renting them for a profit, you’re paying less than those who have accessory apartments in their homes,” Edwards said, noting many use the rent revenue to help make ends meet.

Landlords who rent homes without a permit are subject to a $250-$1,000 fine, and up to 15 days in jail. For a second offense within five years, the fine climbs to $1,000-$1,500. Third and subsequent offenses within five years of the second of-

fense are $1,500-$2,500.

The proposal treats every week the violation continues as a new offense, meaning a reticent landlord could move up the fine schedule rapidly if they don’t shape up quickly.

Edwards’ proposal would also make it illegal for real estate agents to list or show rental properties that do not have a permit.

Under the code, permits and renewals will not be issued until the property complies with town code.

Brokers and tenants who show and rent illegal apartments, respectively, can be fined $250-$1,500, with the weekly fine provision in effect as well.

The town attorney’s office is also permitted to seek civil penalties of up to $500 per day and take landlords, tenants and brokers to court to create compliance.

Properties owned by the government, the Huntington Housing Authority and any affordable housing unit for which a plan has been or is being filed with the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) are exempt.

A similar attempt to toughen rental housing regulations in 2002, backed by former Councilwoman Marlene Budd and current Councilwoman Susan Berland, was stymied by threats of lawsuits by landlords.

Prolific landlord Don Pius, owner of Northport-based Pius Realty, argued the 2002 law was an unconstitutional overreach that would decimate Huntington’s rental market, according to a Sept. 19, 2002 Long Islander News report. The proposal did not come to a vote.

Rich McGrath, a Huntington Station resident and longtime advocate for tougher rental regulations, said he supports Edwards’ proposal and urged the board to stand firm.

“It’s constitutional,” he said. “It will be upheld. It’s reasonable. The good landlords won’t have any problem with it…

The bad guys will have to clean up their act.”

The town board hearing is set for 6 p.m. on Oct. 21 at Huntington Town Hall.

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By Danny Schrafel dschrafel@longislandergroup.com

Huntington’s Dairy Queen fix is one step closer to being satisfied.

That’s because on Sept. 18, the Huntington Zoning Board of Appeals (ZBA) signed off on variances that clear the way for a 3,392 square-foot Grill & Chill drive-through to be built at 321 Jericho Turnpike.

A former 2,800 square-foot OTB betting parlor, which has been vacant for several years, would be leveled and the new restaurant built in its place, according to plans.

Attorney William Bonnesso, representing Dairy Queen franchisee Laura Maier, said the project will result in a “total redevelopment of that property.”

Dairy Queen and Maier are now off to the Huntington Planning Board for site plan approval after being awarded a special use permit and parking, buffers, depth extension, setback and sign variances.

Dairy Queen will be required to plant a dense evergreen buffer in the rear of the parcel. Bonnesso told ZBA members that the planted buffer would include a “staggered doublerow of evergreen plantings” to ensure year-round greenery. A six-foot PVC fence will also be built around the entire property on the exterior side of the plantings, and all lighting will be compliant with town “dark skies” laws.

“Landscaping, fencing and the additional landscaping within the drivethrough semicircle will provide a very attractive appearance… and will also buffer visual and audio impacts,” Bonnesso said.

The drive-through’s intercom will be equipped with sound attenuating equipment, so that the system will automatically adjust when ambient noise is lower, such as in the earlymorning hours.

Drive-through hours will be restricted to 10 a.m.-1 a.m. SundayThursday and to 2 p.m. Friday and Saturday. The ZBA also directed the town’s planning board to work with the owners to locate a dumpster “as far into the commercial property as is feasible.” The parcel is split between C-6 and R-40 zoning.

According to a traffic study conducted by Atlantic Traffic and Design Engineers dated July 7, 2014, the project is expected to be complete within two years.

Dairy Queen has signed a 20-year lease with Dix Hills-based Ok-Sal Realty.

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Red’s going up, as owner Nino Antuzzi makes the most of a disastrous fire that wrecked his restaurant this spring.

The Huntington Zoning Board of Appeals signed off on an off-street parking variance Sept. 18, giving Antuzzi’s Lupetti Ltd. the go-ahead to add a second floor to the 417 New York Ave. building that houses his restaurant, Red. The second floor will contain one twobedroom apartment and one single-bedroom apartment, according to plans.

Next door, 425 New York Ave. was gutted by fire in early March, and has been vacant ever since. So too have neighboring businesses Fad and Red, where severe smoke and water damage “destroyed” Red, Antuzzi’s attorney Tom Abbati said.

However, the attorney said the disaster gave Antuzzi a chance to make the most of a tough break, similar to a larger proposal at 425 New York Ave., where the owner hopes to build three stories – retail on the ground level and two floors of apartments above.

“The devastation did provide Nino Antuzzi an opportunity,” Abbate said. “If he’s going to be doing all this construction, why not take this opportunity to attempt to go up and create apartments?”

Repairs at Red have been ongoing since a building permit was obtained later in March.

The plans for that permit, the attorney added, were designed to accommodate the load of a second story, just in case he got the approvals needed to add a floor. The restau-

More apartments are coming for Huntington village, this time over Red Restaurant, right. rant is expected to reopen in about a month, Abbate said.

As a condition of approval, two spots will be set aside in a 20-space parking lot Antuzzi leases from Emerson J. Dobbs to use for Red. He’ll provide those spots so long as he continues to lease a parcel for off-site parking. Town code would have required three off-street parking spots. Otherwise, the plan was for an as-of-right use, Abbate said.

Even if that relief was not provided, traffic expert Wayne Mueller, of RMS Engineering, said the three-space off-street parking variance would have little impact on Huntington village parking conditions.

“The peak parking activity associated with apartments is really overnight,” Mueller said. “The people who live in the apartments may not be home during the

day... It’s a good synergy between the uses.”

The apartment approval at the Red site is among a growing number of plans that, should they come to fruition, would yield increased elevation and dozens of new apartments above Huntington village retail spaces.

Those locations include: the current home of Classic Galleries on Stewart Avenue near the Hotel Huntington site; a new mixed-use building at 288 New York Ave.; the triangular Sidney Mack building on New York Avenue near Gibson Avenue; a three-story building at 10 Wall St.; a three-story mixeduse building by Heatherwood Communities on Gerard Street replacing a one-story building and a three-story, mixed-use building at the former Losquadro Ice House site, also on Stewart Avenue.

Branding: How They Remember You

By Mindy F. Wolfle info@longislandergroup.com

As a practitioner of integrated marketing, my role is to coordinate and deliver the concepts communicated by a business or organization, which can include advertising, website, social media, public relations, graphic design, printed materials, proposals and special events, among other initiatives. The word “integrated” is crucial, as each marketing component is essential to the brand.

Simply stated, a brand resides within the hearts and minds of customers, clients and prospects. It is the sum total of their experiences and perception of your business or organization. It is a cumulative experience, beginning with the logo… and so much more. To delve deeper into branding, I’ve turned to two experts in the fields of marketing and graphic design.

Ellen Fleury, the owner of Fleury Design in Huntington, weighs in on the overall impact of branding when she said, “A positive brand image is a tremendously valuable bottom line asset today as competition for attention in the marketplace increases.

Since a brand is actually perception on the part of the public, there must be an investment in defining the brand and creating a strategy to make sure it is clearly communicated in a consistent way across all touch points with the audience. A logo is a visual part of brand strategy that is often the first point of contact with your audience and should be a constant reminder of your unique brand message. The best logos are singular and memorable with an organic quality where choices of style, imagery, color and font add up to communicate intangible ideas relating to the spirit of the brand in the blink of an eye.”

Theresa Jacobellis, assistant vice president of public affairs and marketing at Good Samaritan Hospital Medical Center in West Islip, said, “Brand consistency is critically important. Our marketing efforts often focus on image rather than calls to action. Through various channels, including advertising, social media, press releases and newsletter articles, we focus on communicating our brand strengths – compassion, clinical excellence, advanced technology and the skills and experience of our physicians, nurses and other caregivers. We use consistent visual imagery to capture our audience’s attention and high

frequency to create associations with our brand so that we become easily identifiable and remain top of mind when health care decisions are made.”

Jacobellis includes both images and the written word (newsletter articles, press releases and social media, for example) in her reference to brand consistency.

And finally, a few words from Simon Mainwaring, an award-winning branding consultant, advertising creative director, social media specialist: and “Perhaps the most effective way to describe the approach a brand must take is to think of themselves as social cartographers. By that I mean that brands must simultaneously inspire, engage and maintain a series of conversations taking place within a certain cultural landscape specific to their business goal.”

Mindy F. Wolfle, a board member of Women Economic Developers of Long Island and a member of Public Relations Professionals of Long Island and the Social Media Association, is president of Neptune Marketing LLC, chief marketing officer of Vishnick McGovern Milizio, LLP, and an instructor of business writing and not-for-profit marketing in Hofstra University’s continuing education program.

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THE HALF HOLLOW HILLS NEWSPAPER • SEPTEMBER 25, 2014 • A7

Raking In The Cow Harbor Day Moo-Lah Long Islander News photo/Danny Schrafel

By Danny Schrafel dschrafel@longislandergroup.com

Ask a local Northport Village business owner what will make or break their sales on any given weekend, and they’ll probably look to Mother Nature.

That fact is never truer than on Cow Harbor Weekend, perhaps Northport’s largest annual showcase, starting with a world-class running race on Saturday and a parade and festival on Sunday, which turns downtown Main Street and the village park in a commercial bonanza.

Have a good Cow Harbor Weekend – like the one that just passed – and the combination of brisk sales and good publicity benefits everybody. But add cold, wet drizzle into the mix – like Cow Harbor Day in 2009 – and merchants can really take a bath.

Carol Burke, a partner of the Power of One fitness center, located behind Robke’s in Northport, has kept a table on Cow Harbor Day the last seven years. On her best Cow Harbor Day, she signed up 15 new clients; on her worst, just three.

“You don’t have time to talk to people.

No one’s looking to stand and talk about what we have to offer,” she said.

Charities also rely on a Cow Harbor Day bounce to fulfill their missions. The Northport-East Northport Kiwanis Club, a longtime participant in the Sunday festival, raises money by collecting contributions, selling food, T-shirts and used books.

“On a good Cow Harbor Day, whatever

Business is brisk outside La Porta Pizza on Main Street during Cow Harbor Day Sunday.

With good weather and strong turnout, the event can provide merchants a short-term sales boost, as well as new year-round exposure. we bring in, we’ll donate money right back into community,” said James McKenna, incoming president of the Northport-East Northport Kiwanis Club, noting the club focuses on aiding children and veterans.

But Cow Harbor Days in years past has left the club in a bind.

“We’re out all the food,” McKenna said.

“There was such a washout, one of the members donated the money to recoup all the costs… We would have been out a couple thousands of dollars, and we would have to do other things because there are certain things that rely on us.”

However, some restaurants said they can tailor their Cow Harbor offerings to match

the weather.

“Because it was cold, we did a lot of food out here,” Twenty-six year Cow Harbor Day vendor Darin Parker, owner of the Main Street Café, said of the 2009 washout.

This year, she sold $6 helpings of penne a la vodka, chicken and sausage gumbo and chicken tenders, as well as $3 Schaffer’s cans – a popular commodity on a warm, muggy Sunday.

“It certainly brings the volume of people that we need for the long, cold, lonely winter,” she said. “I don’t know that anybody depends on it solely – it’s good exposure for the rest of the year.”

Outside Wilkes Gallery, Linda Frey, who sells jewelry inside gallery, said Cow Harbor Day is a bargain hunter’s bonanza, and a great opportunity to get a business’ name out there.

“If they see things they like, they come back into the store during the rest of the year,” she said.

The same goes for brick-and-mortar stores, Holly Levis-Dolan, owner of Petport, said. On the street, she had a staff member in a red dog uniform with her store’s name emblazoned on its chest. Inside, the air conditioning was cranked up high – always for the benefit of her canine customers, but something their human companions appreciated, too.

“It’s an automatic promotion. You get so many people,” she said. “That is key for any business for growth.”

Travel Agent Tells Stories In New Book Dix Hills resident has been in the industry for 60 years - and has no plans of stopping

By Andrew Wroblewski awroblewski@longislandergroup.com

After spending 60 years in the travel industry, Larry Austin’s résumé reads more like a movie script – actually, make that several movie scripts.

Comedy?

Now a Dix Hills resident, Austin once arrived to Bermuda with 200 guests ready for a relaxing vacation and comfy hotel room. But as Austin approached the owner of the hotel those rooms were supposed to be in, he heard these words: “I’m fine, nice to meet you, too. Unfortunately we don’t have any rooms.”

Action thriller?

In the 1970s, Austin and his company, Austin Travel, had nearly 2,000 clients stationed in Iran helping to teach the local people how to fly service airplanes that were sold to the government by Grumman Aerospace – Austin’s largest corporate account. On a Thursday in 1979,Austin got a call.A war was breaking out and Austin was tasked with hopping on a plane to Iran and getting his people out; his mission was successful.

Drama?

After spending a few days on the road to

speak at a travel conference in Las Vegas, Austin was just one plane ride away from home. However, as he made his way through a St. Louis airport, a voice came over the loudspeaker asking for him to report to “Gate 24.” Confused, he did so and when he arrived, Austin was told that his granddaughter had arrived safely. To his knowledge, he didn’t have a granddaughter, but as it turned out, he said, Amanda – the new arrival to the family – was born during his travels and awaited him at Huntington Hospital.

“Over the 60 years I have been in business, many unusual things – some funny – have occurred and I wanted to share them,” Austin said of his book “...And Away We Went!” which was published in July.

“They’re all true… Every story in my book is based on actual events that took place.”

But while the book details the tales of Austin’s past, the 83-year-old is still hard at work making new stories.

In 1955, after graduating from what is now Baruch College in New York City, Austin founded Austin Travel. The company had success and merged with Protravel International in 2010 to become the then 18th largest travel management company in America In 2012, another move was

made, this time to join with Tzell Travel – a Travel Leaders Group company. The move made Austin Travel even bigger.

Today, Austin is still going and he believes the travel industry – an industry not typically thought of as prominent as it once was – is only getting bigger.

“If you look around… 10-15 years ago there was a travel agency on every corner; now they’ve become concentrated,” he said. “The travel industry is growing, travel agencies are not.”

According to a statement issued by the U.S. Commerce Department in April, the facts and data seem to match Austin’s claims. Based on the National Travel and Tourism Office’s 2014 Spring Travel Forecast, it is projected that international travel to the United States will continue experiencing growth with a 3.5-percent increase, bringing 72.2 million visitors who stay in the United States for more than one night.

But the market is changing, and the industry knows that just as well as Austin does.

Home representatives, Austin said, with the advent of new technology making the planning of trips easier and easier, have swarmed the industry and led to the near(Continued to page A12)

Larry Austin, a Dix Hills resident, has been in the travel industry for more than 60 years and has used those experiences to write his book, “...And Away We Went!”

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School Boards Should Remember In what could best be described as a mild There seems to be a growing trend of school confrontation, the town board heard com- board activism against development. The plaints from the Huntington school board trend, disturbingly, seems to be a desire to preabout development issues and tax abatements vent anything that will result in children movon development projects within the school dis- ing into the school district. We saw it when the trict’s boundaries.

Elwood School District opposed The Seasons School board President Emily Rogan, speak- senior housing development – even though the ing on behalf of the board and the superinten- project will send no children into the schools. dent of schools, said they felt like they have We have seen it in the Half Hollow Hills been left in the dark by the town on matters School District, where it sometimes seems like that could affect the school district. the only development allowed is Two specific projects – a boutique EDITORIAL for senior citizens with no chilhotel in Huntington village and Rendren. And we see it happening aissance Downtowns’ developments in the now with the Huntington School District.

Huntington Station revitalization area – were Planning and zoning issues belong with the brought up. professionals in the town and county planning The exchange at the town board meeting was departments. Education of the district’s chilnot explosive, as it has been characterized else- dren belongs with the schools. When those where, but there was clear conflict. The town lines become blurred, we don’t know who is supervisor pointed out that his and his fellow responsible for what. town board members’ doors are always open, We realize that school board members have and if the school board has concerns they fiduciary responsibilities toward their taxpayshould simply get in touch with them. He won- ers, but their primary responsibility – which dered why they simply did not call. they are legally bound to pursue – is providing The school district’s concerns about being for the education to the children in their diskept informed are valid. District officials trict. Obstructing development projects – projshould be kept in the loop. ects that bring in tax revenues – is not part of We have concerns of our own. the mission of educators.

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Thanks For The Support DEAR EDITOR: On behalf of the Cow Harbor Warrior team and our numerous dedicated volunteers, we would like to wholeheartedly thank our caring sponsors and outstanding community for its most generous support of the Second Annual Cow Harbor Warrior Weekend. The weekend’s festivities were a resounding success and quite simply, this would not have been possible without our community’s help.

We would like to also commend Congressman Steve Israel, Suffolk Legislator William Spencer, Huntington Supervisor Frank Petrone and Town Board members Mark Cuthbertson and Tracey Edwards, Assemblyman Andrew Raia, Senator John Flanagan, Northport Village Trustee Henry Tobin and Asharoken Mayor Greg Letica for attending and supporting our weekend’s events.

Our elected leaders from Northport Village, our dedicated

volunteers from the Northport Fire Department and the entire Northport Police Department all played integral roles in carrying out our mission to honoring and enabling our veterans.

We would also like to thank The Long-Islander for its coverage and assistance in raising awareness of our weekend’s events.

We are pleased to report that Cow Harbor Warrior Weekend, along with various other yearlong fund raising activities and donations was a massive success all around. The funds raised will allow us to grant support to the well needed programs that the Semper Fi Fund, Paws of War and the Northport VA Medical Center provide our tri-state wounded warriors and warriors in need as well as to continue to support Warrior Weekend on an annual basis.

America goes to great lengths to protect our soldiers on the battlefield, but we need to protect them on the home front as well.

Brave men and women who sac-

rifice so much to win our wars are losing their internal battles with overmedication, depression, posttraumatic stress (PTS), traumatic brain injury (TBI) and other wounds — mostly invisible and often untreated.

The hard fact that some 22 veterans take their own lives each day is a tragedy beyond measure. Each year, the number of veterans who die by their own hand eclipses the total OEF/OIF U.S. military killed in action since 9/11. In solidarity for our veterans in need as well as our mission to honor and enable tri-state OIF/OEF wounded warriors during Cow Harbor Warrior Weekend, our organization made a commitment for 22 weeks leading up to Warrior Weekend to raise awareness and funds to support our weekend as well as organizations like the Northport VA, The Semper Fi Fund, and Paws of War, that have programs to help advance the wellbeing of our veterans in need. Many will note that there is a number “22” behind our

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DEAR EDITOR: I thought I heard it all, but when the Senate Democrats proposed to give illegal immigrants in New York State citizenship including the right to vote, taxpayer-funded public assistance benefits, serve on juries, run for public office, obtain a driver’s license, and hold professional licenses, I just found it hard to believe. This is in addition to Senate Democrats' plan to provide illegal immigrants with taxpayer-funded college tuition assistance, even though 3 out of 4 current New York students do not qualify for that same benefit.

This incredibly misplaced and dangerous bill is a clear illustration of the difference between Republicans and Democrats in the State Senate and an insult to hardworking, overtaxed Long Island families. Long Islanders are struggling to pay their property tax bills; they are coping with the rising cost of energy and how to pay for their children’s college education. Yet the Senate Democrat conference put forward this legislation. It just shows just how out of touch they are.

The fact that this is being considered by the Democrats speaks volumes about their misplaced priorities. When they were previously in the majority in 2009-10, we saw what happened: $14 billion in new taxes, a $10-billion budget deficit, and total dysfunction.

Rest assured as long as I represent you in the NYS Senate, I will fight to stop this misguided bill from ever becoming law.

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logo for this year’s campaign and weekend. By highlighting “22” we felt it was our duty to bring awareness to our community and to our veterans that there is hope, and that solutions and recovery are within their reach.

Working in conjunction with our partners, we successfully hosted a total of 20 wounded warriors and their families for a weekend of appreciation, celebration and recreation. The weekend kicked off with a Welcome Parade down Main Street, Northport. The warriors were greeted and cheered by roughly 1,000 grateful residents. On Saturday, the warriors, their families, and the community, participated in several different events including a four-mile road race; golf tournament; fishing tournament; and adaptive water sports. The event culminated with a grand sunset clambake celebration at Crab Meadow Beach and a Sunday farewell breakfast hosted and sponsored by the East Northport Fire Department, East Northport Rotary and East Northport Chamber of Commerce.

Cow Harbor Warriors was founded to honor and enable wounded veterans of the 21st century wars in Afghanistan and Iraq.

Warrior Weekend was launched with the idea that no one community could do everything, but together…for one weekend a year, we could do something incredible to help our veterans who are injured or in need to understand that we respect their service and appreciate their sacrifice.

Cow Harbor Warriors sincerely thanks you for your patriotism, friendship, philanthropy and support of our mission to honor and help enable these brave men and women to advance past their injuries and challenges.

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Life&Style FESTIVAL

Pickle Festival A Big ‘Dill’ In Huntington!

Photos by Ross McTyre

There was no shortage of pickles at the Annual Greenlawn Pickle Festival on Saturday.

On the grounds of the John Gardiner Farm, the Greenlawn-Centerport Historical Association’s annual event attracted thousands who shopped for not only every kind of pickle under the sun, but also baked goods and other tasty treats.

Kids also ran through a corn maze, hopped on hay rides, watched a dog show, got their faces painted, and hunted for potatoes in a potato dig.

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PARADE

Popular Priest To Lead St. Pat’s Parade Long Islander News photo/Danny Schrafel

By Danny Schrafel dschrafel@longislandergroup.com

A Huntington priest who has distinguished himself in a bit more than four years at St. Patrick R.C. Church will lead the 81st annual Huntington St. Patrick’s Parade this March.

Father Stephen Donnelly, 59, an associate pastor at St. Patrick’s on Main Street since June 23, 2010, was an easy choice to lead the Ancient Order of Hibernians’ annual celebration, said Rich McGrath, a 2008 grand marshal who co-chairs the selection committee with 1979’s grand marshal, Dominick Feeney, Sr. “Father Donnelly has been embraced by the Huntington community in a way we don’t see too often,” McGrath said. “Parishioners and non-parishioners all seem to know and love Father Donnelly.”

The Hibernians will officially introduce Donnelly, who serves as the organization’s chaplain, to the community during a $50-a-head “halfway to the parade” celebration at Finley’s on Green Street, with food by Storyville American Table, on Oct. 5.

Donnelly said he’s touched by the honor.

“I feel very blessed that I’m here at St. Patrick’s Church.

It’s a wonderful honor to be selected as the grand marshal,” he said. “Looking back at the people who have been grand marshal, it’s a great honor.”

When he graduated Deer Park High School in 1973, he aspired to be involved in law enforcement and earned a degree in criminal justice. When that didn’t pan out, he took work with an A&P supermarket. After 15 years as a manager, he began his theological formation in September 1991 and was ordained in June 1997. He then began assignments in New Hyde Park, North Merrick and Sound Beach before coming to Huntington a little over four years ago.

“For me, it’s a wonderful community because of the warmth of the people,” he said. “This is a very vibrant parish in the fact that we have many different activities

Associate Pastor Stephen Donnelly, pictured in St Patrick’s Church on Saturday, will lead the Ancient Order of Hibernians’ 81st annual St. Patrick’s Day Parade this March. and the people come forward.”

McGrath said the “gentle giant” embodies all of the best traits of an exemplary grand marshal: a devout Irish Catholic committed to uplifting Huntington’s residents and local Irish culture.

“This year’s pick was an easy one. Although he is diehard Jet/Met fan, the Giant/Yankee fans are equally part of his flock, as is anyone who needs an ear with any problem,” McGrath said.

Personal Experience Drives Ministry Among those problems he counsels parishioners on,

Donnelly is well known for his hands-on work when it comes to addiction and recovery.

Donnelly, who became a priest in 1997, is a recovering alcoholic, something he’s deliberately open about. His candor is as much for his benefit, he said, as that of anybody else.

“I have to be honest,” Donnelly said. “I don’t go blabbing through the rooftop, but I’m not ashamed, because my weakness became my strength. A day doesn’t go by where I’m not helping somebody or assisting somebody.

Just by helping them, I’m helping myself.”

At the beginning of his priesthood, Donnelly said he was still drinking. Then, in November 2000, an intervention, staged by the diocese, put him upstate for four and a half months in rehab – and on the road to recovery. Sept.

11 of this year marked his 12th anniversary of sobriety.

Donnelly said the vast majority of his parishioners know he’s in recovery, and about once a year, when the gospel reading is geared toward a topic of healing, he shares his story. The rocky road he traveled, he said, gives him an opportunity to better connect with parishioners in crisis.

“We’re all wounded healers – I believe that,” he explained. “As a wounded healer, and because of my own personal experience, I’m able to reach out and touch many other people.”

In addition to person-to-person work, he’s been involved in a number of drug awareness organizations and has hosted and participated in community forums.

It’s a calling with life and death implications. Donnelly said he’s led several funeral Masses for young people who have died of overdoses and stressed the disease of addiction doesn’t discriminate.

“I think another asset, another benefit of me, is they see a priest,” Donnelly said. “Sometimes there’s that stereotypical attitude toward alcoholics and drug addicts– ‘Oh, it’s the bowery bum.’ But it could be the attorney in Lloyd Harbor, it could be the doctor. It could be anybody.”

TOWN OF HUNTINGTON

Experience, Care And Smiles Is Car Repair Center’s Motif At AloeTech, no job is too big or small for team of knowledgeable auto technicians Huntington Businesses

By Andrew Wroblewski awroblewski@longislandergroup.com

More than 15 years of auto technician experience, deep ties to the Huntington community and a couple of big smiles – whenever a vehicle is left in the hands of Franco and Laura Aloe of AloeTech Inc., that’s what their clients can expect.

“I’ve been working at dealerships my whole life,” Franco, formerly a mechanic for Huntington Honda, Rallye Acura and European Motor Works, said. “The one thing I love to do is help out.”

To do just that, Franco, co-owner and lead technician of AloeTech in Huntington, uses his experience to offer his customers auto repair expertise – with no project too big or small, Laura, his wife and co-owner, said.

“He can handle it [all]… Everything a dealership has, we have here,” said Laura, who manages the desk-side work of the shop – but who, according to Franco, is also no slouch when it comes to evaluating cars herself. “We have the newest equipment – scan tools, A/C machines, [etc.]…

We stock all oils – Euro and Synthetic blends – a variety of dealer oil filters, belts,

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higher-quality brake pads. We also stock a variety of engine and cabin filters and interstate batteries.”

To go along with that, Franco and his pair of technicians are Automotive Service Excellence (ASE) certified and offer a variety of repair and maintenance work covering everything from engines, brakes, suspensions and exhaust to air conditioning, transmission, dents, air bags, computers – and everything in between.

The shop even offers services and equipment that only a dealership can: like a smoke machine capable of pinpointing any leak – oil, coolant, water, etc. – battery tester that can evaluate any vehicle’s battery in just one minute, and much more.

With the expertise and equipment taken care of, the community ties come with Franco and Laura being born and raised in Huntington, and being a part of families with businesses spread across town. This inspired Franco’s desire to jump feet first into the world of business, Laura said, something he’s always dreamed of.

“I wanted to be in Huntington village…

So I was looking to rent, but I ended up finding a great deal on the building so I bought [it],” Franco, who opened AloeTech in October of 2012, said. “I had a vision basically. I came in here, saw the room and the space it has [and knew]… It was going to be pretty busy.”

Moving forward, Franco wants to see more of his specialty in the shop: Japanese cars.

“I want to get more of those [Hondas and

Right on New York Avenue, AloeTech, owned by Franco and Laura Aloe, puts all of your automobile worries into the hands of experienced technicians eager to help the community.

Acuras] in the shop,” Franco said. “I know the cars inside and out.”

And AloeTech’s aspirations don’t stop there; in fact, they get even bigger. “[Eventually we want] want to expand into a dealership,” Franco said, “A used car dealership and then, maybe one day, a new car dealership.”

Until then, though, Franco and Laura will always be around the New York Avenue

shop solving whatever motor repair conundrums come their way.

AloeTech Inc. 514 New York Ave., Huntington 631-421-2563 www.aloetechny.com

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Imelda May to rock The Paramount this weekend (Continued from page A2)

ture of the music she loves to listen to – rockabilly, blues, jazz, country, punk, “sometimes a smidgen of traditional Irish.”

Put simply, “It’s rock and roll.”

“It shouldn’t work, but it does,” she said.

She grew up in the middle of Dublin and now lives on the English countryside, just outside of London, but often she lives on the tour bus – a life that sometimes means just getting off of the bus when it stops, she said.

She remembers getting off of the bus once, after an eleven-hour ride, and learning that she had been traveling north and not south.

“I said, ‘Wow, this is a lot colder than I thought it would be in the South,’ and they said, ‘What do you mean in the South?

We’re in Canada.’”

Most of the time, she said, she knows where the bus is going. She looks forward to trying different drinks and foods at each location – she is excited to try Long Island Iced Tea. Having started performing in pubs and clubs at age 16, Imelda May has now been

working in the music industry for 24 years.

She has had other jobs, “to make ends meet,” but said that music is it for her.

“I don’t really know how to do anything else; I don’t want to do anything else,” she said. “I can’t not do it. It’s a calling… I’d like to be an old woman and still sing.”

Her musical education came in the form of club and pub performances and sitting in nightclubs until 5 a.m., listening to experienced musicians play. She writes with her gut instinct, she said, rather than with back-ofthe-mind knowledge of what “should” work.

At the start of her musical career, she was playing in other people’s bands and working on movie soundtracks. Eventually, she decided that she needed to go off on her own.

She has more to write about now than she did when she started out, she said, and has learned to add an element of humor.

“When you get older you can laugh about things that go wrong maybe and, you know, I like to put humor into songs as well,” she said.

She both writes and produces her own music – a process, she explained, that in-

volves several phases and begins as a solitary mission.

“It’s a nice time; it’s quiet and you can get a great buzz off of that when you feel it’s going well,” she said. “It’s just a lovely time creating it all… and then I get in, I work with the guys, I get into the studio and rehearse.”

The process is a long one, but she loves it, she said, save for the “battles” with record companies.

“They’re fine battles, you know; they want to sell me and get me out there, which is their job, and I want to make sure I get the music right and protect that at all costs,” she said. “That’s a normal battle.”

When she and her music finally reach the stage, her husband is there with her as her guitarist. Their 2-year-old daughter, Violet, comes on tour with them also.

“I love being on stage for that hour and a half, two hours,” she said. “For that time that I’m on stage, that is my time with my band and I love it… Nobody can call me and there’s no emails and it’s just me, my band and the audience.”

There is a certain camaraderie, she said,

and an electricity that passes between band and audience. The reception varies in different countries; American and Irish audiences are very similar in that they are “crazy,” she said.

“They’re very accepting of things,” she said. “[In some countries] they’ll kind of segregate the music into different boxes and each will have its own following… American and Ireland, they’re very similar in that they kind of don’t care what it’s called, they either like it or they don’t like it.”

Her typical show audience is “not cliquey,” she said.

“We get rockabilly punk, we get grannies, we get granddads, we get teachers, we get all shapes and sizes,” she said.

And, with any luck, they start to sweat.

“I always say, ‘If you go home after a night out looking like you did when you left, it’s not a good sign. Not a good sign of a great night,” she said.

The Sept. 28 Paramount performance will start at 8p.m. Ticket prices range from $30 to $60. Visit paramountny.com for more information.

Proposed budget calls for millions for new parks (Continued from page A1)

and every other part of Huntington does have a designated park.”

Preliminary plans for Sweet Hollow Park include walking trails, chess tables, bocce, tennis and basketball courts and plantings and possibly outside exercise equipment for adults. The design moves the most active uses, like basketball courts, close to Old Country Road to reduce noise and visual impacts to residential neighbors. A statue evoking the roots of the Sweet Hollow community, as well as the cultural identity of the BAPS, is envisioned as the park’s focal point.

Sweet Hollow Park was part of a complex three-way deal between a developer, town hall and the BAPS religious organization which will yeld 261 units of affordable for-sale senior housing on 18 acres at 25 Deshon Drive, in a development called The Club at Melville. On five of those 18

acres, the BAPS, who sold the Meyer’s Farm parcel to the town, will build a new mandir.

In addition to parkland, Dix Hills Water District facilities are due some upgrades, as well. A total of $230,000 is set for rehabilitating tank No. 2 at Colby Drive’s Plant 4; $35,000 for new water mains on Heller Court and $35,000 for water mains on Seneca Court. For the planning department, $50,000 will also be bonded to fund the department’s long-term planning projects, which include the Melville Employment Center plan for future Route 110 development. The town issued an RFP on that proposal in early July.

For those commuting to Huntington village, look for more muni-meters in the future – the town is planning to bond $125,000 to install 10 new meters, which would support the replacement of the remaining manual coin-operated meters on

side streets in the village, town spokesman A.J. Carter said.

It’s all part of a spending plan that would increase the town’s tax levy by 2.9 percent, which, paired with other savings, will help the town maintain services in the coming year, Petrone said. The proposed tax levy increase comes in below the tax levy cap imposed by New York State.

“It’s not a habit to do this annually. You review the situation, and it’s to keep things stable,” Petrone said of the tax increase.

That would mean about $65 more per Huntington taxpayer on average. But, an anticipated tax rebate to taxpayers in municipalities that have continually adhered to the state tax cap is expected to soften that blow.

Petrone said in his budget message, dated Sept. 16, that he took steps to keep a tight lid on spending increases by holding department heads to fiscal year 2014

spending levels. Some departments cut their spending from year to year, and elected officials will also be subject to a salary freeze.

“The result is a no-frills, bare-bones budget for 2015, which keeps government operating at current levels and provides for the services Huntington residents have come to expect and to rely upon,” the supervisor said.

Petrone said no layoffs are proposed in the 2015 budget. Savings generated by a proposed employee retirement incentive system, which Petrone said he would work with town board members to develop, would be applied to replenishing town reserves. One model being explored, the supervisor said, is offering town workers a one-time opportunity to sign up for retirement health care benefits available to 15year employees before reaching that level of seniority.

Dix Hills travel agent shares 60 years of experience (Continued from page A7)

extinction of local travel agency.

“Everything today is so electronically oriented, everyone is connected to so much information at all times,” said John Vater, partner of Ceviche Tours – an online travel agency that specializes in trips to Mexico, offering “niche” ventures like whale shark tours, snorkeling and sports fishing charters.

“But there’s still really good credence in using a quality travel agent. They pre-screen, they’ve been there, they’ve done it all – it’s a recommendation through experience.”

According to World Travel Market – a leading global event for the travel industry – in its “Global Market Trends Report for 2013”, online travel agencies are showing ann ever-increasing importance in the in-

dustry. Companies like Expedia and Priceline are replacing the travel agencies that Austin and his fellow agents used to occupy on “every corner,” but that hasn’t necessarily doomed those people – it’s just changed the way they do business.

Now, as he sits in his Syosset office, Austin can maintain his team of home representatives while working alongside three

men whom he can trust.

“I’ve worked with my sons for 25 years… They really are good boys, they do a good job,” Austin said of his sons Jeffery, Jamie and Stewart.

As for which genre Austin will step into next, only time will tell. Whichever it may be, though, it’d better have room for a larger cast.

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came out of his mouth was wrong.”

Ganca then turned to look for his wife and walked toward the side of the stage, she said.

“He staggered backwards and went down. Hard. So it looked like he had a heart attack,” Rosen said.

Last summer, Ganca had a heart attack while in a pool, Rosen said, so those who

knew him were afraid he was having a second heart attack.

By the time the ambulance arrived, she said, Ganca’s heartbeat was back and he was breathing. The Dix Hills Fire Department responded with two ambulances, a paramedic first responder unit and about 15 personnel, fire department spokesman Steve Silverman said.

“There [were] medical personnel in the audience that worked to revive him and helped him regain consciousness, and then when the fire department arrived he was alert and conscious,” he said.

The cast voted to go on once the ambulance took Ganca to Huntington Hospital.

The first line of the next comedy routine to go on was “If I should die,” Rosen said. The cast decided to change that to

“If I should fail” and went on without the word “die.”

At the conclusion of the show, Rosen, who is paralyzed and was diagnosed with Guillain-Barre Syndrome in 2010, walked onto the stage with the help of her leg braces and her husband.

“That took everybody’s edge the other way,” she said. “It took the downer away.”

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As sunlight turns to moonlight, the lights dim within the walls of Huntington's Vitae Restaurant & Wine Bar; but the atmosphere does not dull. Blue light emanates from the bar area and General Manager John Estevez visits neighboring tables to ask how things are going.

Located on the corner of New Street and W. Carver Street, Vitae stands in the former home of Abel Conklin's Steak & Seafood.

The Warm “Falling Down” Chocolate Cake ($10) tastes like typical lava cake on steroids. In a good way.

The three-year-old restaurant is "Continental American, with a twist," said Executive Chef Steven Del Lima. Or maybe, "New American with a twist." Its name, "Vitae," comes from the Latin "vita,"meaning "life."

Though many of the words on the menu may be foreign and worrisome to the selective eater, wary of the unknown, Del Lima’s menu is simply a take on the traditional.

“I really like to do classic things with a twist,” Del Lima said. “Very simple ingredients with bold flavors.”

His goal, he said, is to use recognizable ingredients and then to make changes, "so it doesn't scare people away."

The vibrantly-colored Saku Tuna Tartare ($15) is a layered, cylindrical creation. The epicenter of a chili oil circle, raw tuna sits atop fresh-tasting avocado.

At the cylinder’s top are a “crisp gaufrette” – a waffled potato slice that most might identify as a fancy potato chip – and ginger.

The Pan Crisped Teriyaki Chicken Dumplings ($12), served with Thai Chile sauce and pickled ginger, rest on a bed of cashew Thai quinoa.

Underneath a blanket of arugula and encircled by halved cherry tomatoes is the Pan Roasted Boneless Half Chicken ($25). Within the arugula and past a drizzle of balsamic are roasted red peppers, roasted fennel, fresh mozzarella and pears.

In a tomato-vodka cream sauce, the Penne ala Vodka ($23) is perhaps a bit saltier than is traditional, but still flavorful. Prosciutto

Vibrantly-colored Saku Tuna Tartare ($15) is a layered, cylindrical creation.

Roasted Boneless Half Chicken ($25); Within the arugula and past a drizzle of balsamic are roasted red peppers, roasted fennel, fresh mozzarella and pears. and shaved Grana cheese – a cheese with a texture suited to grating – provide added texture.

In the coming weeks, the restaurant will launch its fall menu, Del Lima said. The menu changes twice a year, from summer into fall and from winter into spring.

On the fall menu, for example, is the Burrata salad. A colorful and healthful mixture, the Burrata gets its name from the fresh mozzarella component, which acts as a pocket around ricotta-like cheese curd. The cheese is served on a pile of quinoa and colors – beets, watermelon and asparagus spears – and the salad is dressed with a vinaigrette.

The Burrata is one of Del Lima's many menu additions during his time at Vitae.

Originally from Massachusetts, Del Lima has been on Long Island for 12 years now and served as Vitae's chef from its 2011 opening until he left in 2013 to pursue other career opportunities. Earlier this year, having helped with the openings of three new restaurants, Del Lima returned to Vitae and to a menu that, he said, is still 95 percent of his own creation.

When asked, he struggled to decide which dish was his favorite on the menu.

After brief deliberation, he came to the conclusion that he does not have a favorite.

"I do take a lot of pride in everything I put on the plate," he said.

A big clientele favorite, he said, is the Blue Crab Crusted Sole ($32).

And then there are the desserts.

Served alongside a ball of Tahitian vanilla gelato, on a plate decorated with a swoosh of raspberry coulis – a sauce made of pureed raspberry – and a sprinkle of super-fine sugar, the Warm “Falling Down” Chocolate Cake ($10)

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Vitae’s Milk & Cookies ($8) are served warm and with the same sprinkling of powdered sugar as the chocolate cake. In Chef Del Lima's self-described "classic... with a twist" style, the cookies are relatable, and the milk shake is unique. The "milk" is actually a milkshake - a malted Dolce de Leche milk shake, to be more specific - and the plate glows with the sort of warmth and comfort that are rare finds in the realm of upscale restaurants.

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It’s Almost Time To Dine, Huntington!

Dine Huntington Restaurant Week returns October 12-19 It’s the most wonderful time of the year: Dine Huntington Restaurant Week returns next month, giving diners eight days of prixe-fixe dining at the finest restaurants in in Huntington, the dining capital of Long Island.

Dine Huntington Restaurant Week will be October 12-19, 2014, showcasing restaurants from throughout the Town of Huntington, from Cold Spring Harbor to the Smithtown border.

For eight days, Sunday through Sunday, participating restaurants will treat customers to a three-course dining experience for $27.95 per person plus tax and tip (Saturday until 7 p.m. only).

Dine Huntington Restaurant Week attracts diners to Huntington Township restaurants from all over Long Island. As restaurant week approaches and the excitement builds, thousands of Foodies check out the menus posted on the website, DineHuntington.com, and watch for updates on the DineHuntington Facebook page.

“The Town of Huntington has one of the most diverse assortment of restaurants on Long Island; there truly is something for everyone, whether it be ethnic cuisine or a go-to staple. With some of Long Island’s finest restaurants participating, Dine Huntington Restaurant Week gives diners a chance to try something new, or take in the comfort of something familiar, all for a decent price. This is one of the most exciting

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times of the year in town,” said James V. Kelly, publisher of Long Islander News, which organizes restaurant week in partnership with the Huntington Township Chamber of Commerce and additional support from The Paramount and the Huntington Village Business Improvement District.

The thousands of visitors the days-long dining fest brings to town are beneficial to neighboring businesses as well.

Patrons can line up their Dine Huntington Restaurant Week itineraries by logging on to www.DineHuntington.com where menus from participating restaurants are posted.

Dine Huntington Restaurant Week is a collaborative venture of Long Islander News and the Huntington Township Chamber of Commerce with sponsorship support from The Paramount and the Huntington Village Business Improvement District.

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DINEHUNTINGTON .COM FALL INTO BON BONS: If there’s one way to

tell that fall is coming, it’s the changing of the treats at Bon Bons Chocolatier (319 Main St., Huntington, 631-549-1059, bonbonschocolatier.com). The business continues its fall season traditions: starting last week, the store started selling candy, caramel and fudge apples. The Macintosh Apples, from East Northport’s Richter’s Orchard, are also available in the “triple” variety – a version dressed in caramel, fudge and sprinkles.

‘JUICY’ NEWS: A new juice bar and a Red

re-boot are both on the horizon for Nino Antuzzi. We heard at a recent Zoning Board of Appeals that Red restaurant (417 New York Ave., Huntington 631-673-0304 redrestaurant.com), closed by fire in March, will be re-opening in about a month’s time, according to his attorney, Tom Abbate, who was there to help his client get the board’s blessing to add two apartments on a new second floor to be built above. He also shared a little bit of new juice – no pun intended – about Nino’s latest venture, Moda di Vivere, at 322 Main St. His legal eagle said the new spot, coming soon, would largely serve a selection of cold-pressed juices based on Nino’s recipes, as well as “fuel and fitness.”

GREEN CACTUS ON THE MOVE ¬– It’s a case

of bad news for Huntington Green Cactus lovers, and good news for Greenlawn ones. First, the bad news – Huntington vil-

Green Cactus, home of fresh-and-quick Mexican eats, is closing its Huntington village location and opening one in Greenlawn. lage’s location closed up shop on Friday, meaning our Jalapeno Popper fix is no longer within walking distance. Now, the good news – the new one, being built right now in the former home of Greenlawn Card & Stationery on Brodway, and is set to open in about two weeks, we’re told.

BE SHARP: Another Northport eatery

known for its primo burgers, Darin Parker’s Main Street Café (47 Main St., Northport 631-753-5533) is bringing back the Q&A. Their Tuesday night trivia session returned this Tuesday; be sure to swing by every Tuesday at 8:30 p.m. for brain teasers and questions and answers.

Acacia 371 New York Avenue Huntington 631-923-2299

Doppio 24 Clinton Avenue Huntington 631-923-1515

Mac’s Steakhouse 12 Gerard Street Huntington 631-549-5300

Prime: An American Kitchen 117 New York Avenue Huntington 631-385-1515

Andrea’s 25 of Commack 6300 Jericho Turnpike Commack 631-486-7400

Fado 10 New Street Huntington 631-351-1010

Mascali Restaurant 277A Larkfield Road E. Northport 631-757-2404

Ruvo Restaurant 63 Broadway Greenlawn 631-261-7700

Besito 402 New York Avenue Huntington 631-549-0100

Harbor Mist 105 Harbor Road Cold Spring Harbor 631-659-3888

Massa’s Pizzeria Restaurant 80 Gerard Street Huntington 631-923-3473

Sal D’s 208 Wall Street Huntington 631-549-0643

Bistro Cassis 55B Wall Street Huntington 631-421-4122 Bistro 44 44 Main Street Northport 631-262-9744 Black & Blue 65 Wall Street Huntington 631-385-9255 Bravo Nader 9 Union Place Huntington 631-351-1200 Café Buenos Aires 23 Wall Street Huntington 631-603-3600 Char 26 Clinton Avenue Huntington 631-923-3400

Honu Kitchen & Cocktails 363 New York Avenue Huntington 631-421-6900 Ideal Cheese & Wine Cafe 308 Main Street Huntington 631-923-3434 Jonathan's Ristorante 15 Wall Street Huntington 631-549-0055 Kura Barn 479 New York Avenue Huntington 631-673-0060 La Parma II 452 W Jericho Tpk Huntington 631-367-6360 Legal Sea Foods 160 Walt Whitman Road Huntington Station 631-271-9777

Mill Pond House 437 E. Main Street Centerport 631-261-7663 Neraki 273 Main Street Huntington 631-358-3474 Nisen 110 1197 Walt Whitman Road Melville 631-421-8000 Old Fields Restaurant 81 Broadway Greenlawn 631-754-9868 Piccola Bussola 970 W. Jerico Tpk Huntington 631-692-6300 Porto Vivo 7 Gerard Street Huntington 631-385-8486

Storyville American Table 43 Green Street Huntington 631-351-3446 Ting 94 East Main Street Huntington 631-257-7788 Tutto Pazzo 84 N. New York Avenue Huntington 631-271-2253 Vitae Wine Bar & Restaurant 54 New Street Huntington 631-385-1919 XO Restaurant 69 Wall Street Huntington 631-549-7074

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Local Doctor Has ‘Heart’ Councilwoman partners to issue screenings

Councilwoman Susan Berland, together with Dr. David Kavesteen of Heart and Health Medical in North Babylon, will be providing free heart screenings to Town of Huntington employees through Oct. 15. Town employees received a voucher for a free screening bundled with their most recent paychecks, Berland said as she presented Kaversteen with a proclamation Sept. 16.

MELVILLE

After Mother Of Coach Dies, Team Honors Her Memory preach to the kids that we’re a family and this really proved it to me,” Ralph, the defensive coordinator for the team, Donna Marie Milazzo, a native of said. “It meant the world to me.”

In addition to her husband and her son Huntington and resident of Melville, Ralph, Donna is survived by her parents, died suddenly on Sept. 8. She was 54.

Born in Huntington in 1960, she mar- Ralph and Carolyn Giugliano; other ried former Melville Fire Chief Jim Mi- children, Danielle, Dominick and Angelo; and mother-in-law, Lillazzo in 1983, and the couple lian Milazzo. She was also a had four children together. niece and cousin to many.

Jim, who still serves as a She was predeceased by her member of the Melville Fire Debrother, Michael Giugliano. partment, referred to her as his Arrangements were made “rock;” someone who enabled

by M. A. Connell Funeral him to have the success he – and Home and were followed by their children – have had in life. a burial on Sept. 13.

“She was a homemaker, and Memorial contributions the homemaker’s job is somecan be made in her memory times the toughest job,” Jim said. “[My children and I] were suc- Donna Marie Milazzo to Support Our Autism Rainbow (SOAR) P.O. Box cessful because of her… She was 2688 Huntington Station, NY 11746; or the rock behind the scenes to help us.”

On Sept. 12, a funeral service was to Hills vs. Autism 7 Tuxedo Drive held for her and – in order to honor her Melville, NY 11747. memory – the Walt Whitman High School varsity football team came out to M. A. Connell Funeral Home in Huntington Station. Ralph Milazzo, one of her sons, is an assistant coach for the team.

“They all came out in their jerseys to pay their respects… It was a great boost for myself and my other children,” Jim said. “It just goes to show that my son has the respect of these young people… in this crazy world, where sometimes teenagers are not that respectful.”

The next day, the team defeated Central Islip 21-0 in the Wildcats’ first game of the season. Following the game, the The Walt Whitman Football Team dedicated boys gave the game-winning ball to a game winning ball to the memory of DonRalph; dedicating the effort “In Loving na Marie Milazzo – mother of defensive coMemory of Donna Milazzo.” ordinator Ralph Milazzo – on Saturday after she died suddenly Sept. 8.

“It meant so much to me; we always

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Art Comes Alive And ‘Off The Walls’ SPARKBOOM hosted its second annual “OFF THE WALLS: Block Party + Street Fair” last Saturday at Mt. Calvary Holy Church in Huntington.

The New York State grant-funded project hosted by the Huntington Arts Council, works to “expose emerging creative talent on Long Island, [in the Gen-Y population]” said spokesman Raj Tawney.

“It’s great to have a place where I can see my friends

doing all different mediums of art: music, panting, photos,” said Motion Ocean band member Stephanie Tolino.

“You’d be silly not to come and put your money into this… you’re helping the community, as opposed to the corporations that we’re usually supporting every day.”

Donna Irvine brought her hand-made jewelry to sell at the fair – a hobby that she has turned into a business venture.

“I think this type of an event, where the promoters cater to people that are artists in all different genres, I think it’s good for the artists to get themselves exposure and it’s good for the community to see not only that people in their community have talent, but they can be inspired by it,” said Irvine, who took up jewelry making as a hobby about four years ago.

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The KB Jones keyboard player sings during the band’s performance.

The SPARKBOOM event welcomed local artists.

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Another Motion Ocean band member during the band’s performance.

The event face painter would paint only full-face designs.

Stephanie Tolino sings for the band Motion Ocean.

The FreeCycle Action Sports Team puts on a BMX stunt show.

One performer did hat tricks to entertain his audience during the SPARKBOOM event.

Peaches Rodriguez served as the emcee of the event.

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• Op-Ed Fridays are weekly at the main branch. Stop by from 2-5 p.m. and discuss your thoughts on a changing world.

Registration is required and light refreshments will be served.

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

• A class will demonstrate the fundamentals of QuickBooks, including customizing the software for your business, creating and editing a Chart of Accounts, working with Centers, understanding Items, Asset, Liability and Equity Accounts, creating invoices, and more.

Prerequisite: basic accounting or bookkeeping skills. Saturday, Sept. 27, 9:45-11:45 a.m.

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

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• It’ll be fun for the whole family at a showing of “The Lego Movie” Friday, Sept. 26, 7 p.m.

SATURDAY Fresh Eats

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The Northport Farmers' Market begins its seventh season running every Saturday until Nov. 22, 8 a.m.-1 p.m., rain or shine. Located in the Cow Harbor parking lot at the foot of Main Street, it overlooks beautiful Northport Harbor.

Cinema Arts Centre

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

The Cold Spring Harbor Fish Hatchery’s Fall Festival is Saturday, Oct. 4 (rain date: Saturday, Oct. 11), 10 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Learn from conservation and environmental groups, play games enjoy food and refreshments, and children under the age of 12 may fish for trout with all gear provided. 1660 Route 25A, Cold Spring Harbor. 516-6926768. www.cshfha.org..

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60 Is The New 50!

The Over 50 Fair celebrates “60 is the new 50.” The 2014 fair will feature over 90 exhibitors and 30 classes covering a variety of new products and services directly related to life over age 50 on Sunday, Sept. 28, 10 a.m.4:30 p.m. at the Melville Marriott, 1350 Old Walt Whitman Road, Melville. Free valet parking. Cardiological testing available. Classes include saving for retirement, iPad apps, stress reduction, meditation, legal hemp, comedy shows, and yoga. Food samples abound.

Tickets are $6 online, $8 at the door, and free for Veterans. www.Over50Fair.com. Call Director Barbara Kaplan, pictured, at 516-6211446.

Jr. Firefighters Muster Up Courage The fourth annual Junior Firefighters Muster Competition is Sept. 28, 10 a.m. at Greenlawn Fire Department’s HQs, 23 Boulevard Ave. The tournament features Junior firefighters from area departments, competing in five timed events. Teams from Smithtown, Lindenhurst, Hicksville, Melville, Huntington Manor, Centerport, Northport and Greenlawn fire departments are all slated to participate.

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

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

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

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

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

MONDAY Developing A Social Media Plan Huntington Business Incubator’s seminar and workshop series continues on Sept. 29, 6-8 p.m. with “Developing a Social Media Plan for Your Business” at 1268 New York Ave., Huntington Station. Brian Wasson leads the seminar. Registration is free with RSVP to Diane Teets at 631-351-2881 or by email to dteets@HuntingtonNY.gov.

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

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

• Former Cold Spring Harbor resident Anna Dam-Volkle showcases her oil paintings inspired by her favorite sights in Maine and the West Indies. Her display, called “20 Years Of Seeing,” is on display through Sept. 28.

• TriCounty Artists of Long Island (TCA), a group of professional fine artists from Long Island and the boroughs of New York City, will exhibit their two- and three-dimensional artwork Oct. 2-Nov. 2 with a reception Sunday, Oct. 5, 2-4 p.m.

in the Community Room every Friday, from 15:30 p.m.

• Join the library’s weekly Thursday showing of newly released films; all movies begin at 2 p.m.

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

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

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

• Watch the library’s weekly Friday afternoon movie at 1 p.m.

• Sign up now for an SAT review course every Tuesday, through Oct. 28, 6:45-8:45 p.m. $100, includes book.

Half Hollow Hills Community Library Dix Hills: 55 Vanderbilt Parkway. 631-4214530; Melville: 510 Sweet Hollow Road. 631421-4535. hhhlibrary.org.

• Bring your old papers stored in boxes or clear plastic or paper bags to the library parking lot and watch as your sensitive documents are shredded in the mobile shredding unit. Saturday, Sept. 27, 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. in Dix Hills.

Harborfields Public Library 31 Broadway, Greenlawn. 631-757-4200. harborfieldslibrary.org.

• Enjoy a musical history tour of rock and roll, doo-wop, and pop with the Vic Vincent Band, Friday, Sept. 26, 7 p.m. Sing along, tap your feet, and clap your hands with Vic on keyboard/guitar, Bill on drums, and Jim on sax and trumpet while they entertain you with comical stories and trivia that will bring back wonderful memories of yesteryear. Free tickets are available at the Circulation Desk.

• So you want to be a beekeeper? Moira Alexander, owner and operator of Nissequogue Apiary in Smithtown, will show you how to get started and what you need to know about working with your neighbors and abiding by community guidelines. Enjoy tasting honey from a local apiary after the presentation. Tuesday, Sept. 30, 7 p.m.

Registration required.

Commack Public Library 18 Hauppauge Road, Commack. 631-4990888. commack.suffolk.lib.ny.us.

• Enjoy a friendly game of bridge or mah-jongg

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

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

• Over 100,000 film lovers in over 300 cities across six continents gather in cinemas, museums and universities for one purpose: to view and vote on the Finalists’ Films in the “17th Annual Manhattan Short Film Festival,” which is not a touring festival; rather, it is an instantaneous celebration that occurs simultaneously across the globe, bringing great films to great venues and allowing the audiences to select their favorites. $10 members/$15 public. Tuesday, Sept. 30 at 7:30 p.m.

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

• The theater presents “Evita,” one of the most passionate and colorful musicals in theater history. Performances run through Nov. 2.

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

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

• On Oct. 10, at 7 p.m., enjoy a lecture by Alex Katlan, a renowned Art Conservator who has analyzed, restored and preserved oil paintings making them readable and viewable while still reflecting their age and history.

b.j. spoke gallery 299 Main St., Huntington. Gallery hours: Monday-Sunday, 11 a.m.-5 p.m., until 9 p.m. on Friday and Saturday. 631-549-5106. www.bjspokegallery.com.

• Attention all art lovers! Three exhibitions are on view from Aug. 29-Sept. 27. For more information and reception times visit the b.j. spoke gallery website.

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

• The Hatchery’s Fall Festival is Saturday, Oct. 4 (rain date: Saturday, Oct. 11), 10 a.m.-4:30

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p.m. Learn from conservation and environmental groups, play games enjoy food and refreshments, and children under the age of 12 may fish for trout with all gear provided.

60 Is The New 50!

The Over 50 Fair celebrates “60 is the new 50.”

The 2014 fair will feature over 90 exhibitors and 30 classes covering a variety of new products and services directly related to life over age 50 on Sunday, Sept. 28, 10 a.m.-4:30 p.m. at the Melville Marriott, 1350 Old Walt Whitman Road, Melville. Free valet parking. Cardiological testing available. Classes include saving for retirement, iPad apps, stress reduction, meditation, legal hemp, comedy shows, and yoga. Food samples abound. Tickets are $6 online, $8 at the door, and free for Veterans. www.Over50Fair.com. Call Director Barbara Kaplan, pictured, at 516-6211446.

Cold Spring Harbor Whaling Museum 279 Main Street, Cold Spring Harbor. 631-3673418. www.cshwhalingmuseum.org.

• Get ready for “Sea Ink: American Sailors and Tattoo Art” on Saturday, Oct. 18, 6-9 p.m., which kicks off a year-long exhibit that explores the culture and significance of nautical tattoos and their historical origins from sailors’ lives at sea. The exhibit features an array of tattoo artifacts, antique machines, early inking tools and Sailor Jerry flash art.

Gallery Thirty Seven 12b School Street, Northport. www.gallerythirtyseven.com.

• Visit Northport’s newest gallery and check out the resident artists.

Heckscher Museum Of Art 2 Prime Ave., Huntington. Museum hours: Wednesday - Friday from 10 a.m.-4 p.m., first Fridays from 4-8:30 p.m., Saturday and Sunday from 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Admission $68/adults, $4-6/seniors, and $4-5/children; members and children under 10 free. 631-3513250.

• The Long Island Biennial, a juried exhibition that offers Long Island's contemporary artists an opportunity to share their work, is on display through Nov. 30.

Holocaust Memorial And Tolerance Center Welwyn Preserve. 100 Crescent Beach Road, Glen Cove. Hours: Mon.-Fri.: 10 a.m.-4:30 p.m.

Sat.-Sun.: noon-4 p.m. 516-571-8040 ext. 100. www.holocaust-nassau.org.

• The permanent exhibit explains the 1930s increase of intolerance, the reduction of human rights, and the lack of intervention that enabled the persecution and mass murder of millions of Jews and others: people with disabilities, Roma and Sinti (Gypsies), Jehovah’s Witnesses, gays and Polish intelligentsia.

• The planetarium’s new show, “Black Holes: Journey into the Unknown,” has regular showings on Tuesdays and Sundays at 2 p.m.

Walt Whitman Birthplace 246 Old Walt Whitman Road, Huntington Station. Hours: Monday-Friday, 11 a.m.-4 p.m.; Saturdays and Sundays, 11 a.m.- 5 p.m.

Admission: $6 adults, $5 seniors, $4 students, and children under 5 are free. 631-427-5240. www.waltwhitman.org.

• Schedule at a time convenient for your group for high tea and transport yourself back in time as your group experiences High Tea in a private gathering house at the Birthplace. $25/person. 631-427-5240, ext. 120. teaparty@waltwhitman.org.

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

• Tony Romano “Desert Flower” – come for the Brazil music festival! Sept. 26 at 7 p.m. $10.

Huntington Arts Council

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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.

• Through Sept. 29, impressionist landscape painter Paul Bachem’s work “Landscape” will be featured at the museum from 9 a.m.-5 p.m.

370 New York Ave., Huntington. 631-673-7300. www.paramountny.com. All shows begin at 8 p.m. unless otherwise noted.

• The Paramount Comedy Series Presents Commack’s Carly Aquilino, Fri., Sept. 26, 8 p.m. $25-$35.

• The Paramount Comedy Series Presents Steven Wright, Sat., Sept. 27, 8 p.m., $35$50.

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

Museums: Conklin Barn, 2 High St.; Kissam House/Museum Shop, 434 Park Ave.; Soldiers & Sailors Memorial Building, 228 Main St. 631427-7045, ext. 401. www.huntingtonhistoricalsociety.org.

• Exhibit “The Times They Were A-Changing – 1960s & Huntington’s Response” on display at the Soldiers & Sailors Memorial Building.

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

• Following the success of a display of neverbefore-seen Dr. Seuss artwork, the gallery displays a permanent collation of estateauthorized art.

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

• “Window Shopping Through Time” is a recreation of 10 stores that were located on Main Street and Woodbine Avenue spanning about 100 years, from the 1880s’ Morris City Grocery with their fresh produce and dry goods to the 1980s 5&10 with their ribbon and toys.

Vanderbilt Museum and Planetarium 180 Little Neck Road, Centerport. Museum hours through April 15: Tuesday, Saturday and Sunday, 12-4 p.m. Grounds admission: $7 adults, $6 students with ID and seniors 62 and older, and $3 children 12 and under. Mansion tour, add $5 per person. 631-854-5555. www.vanderbiltmuseum.org.

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

631-271-8025.

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

Be A Museum Docent The Huntington Historical Society is currently seeking volunteers to train to become Museum Docents at the historic David Conklin Farmhouse Museum. The museum is located at 2 High St. in Huntington village and is a fascinating interpretation of the Colonial, Federal and Victorian time periods. No experience required – an interest in local history is a plus.

Training is provided. Call 631-427-7045 ext 403.

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

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

Artistically Gifted Needed The Gurwin Jewish Nursing & Rehabilitation Center in Commack is seeking artistically gifted volunteers to partner with residents in a new program, “heART to heART” aimed at helping people with varying levels of cognitive ability express themselves through art.

Contact Judie at 516-931-5036 or jatlas1@optonline.net.

Don’t Hibernate. Help The Retired Senior Volunteer Program (RSVP SUFFOLK) needs adults 55+ to help in organizations throughout Suffolk County.

Dozens of opportunities available in this federally funded program for just about any interest or skill. Visit www.rsvpsuffolk.org or call 631-979-9490 ext.12 for more information.

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

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

Help American Red Cross The American Red Cross is a humanitarian organization that provides relief to victims of disaster and helps people prevent, prepare for, and respond to emergencies. The Suffolk County Chapter is looking for volunteers to assist in emergency shelters, at fires and natural disasters, with veterans, at community events or at the office. Free trainings provided.

631-924-6700 ext 212.

Time For Meals On Wheels Meals On Wheels of Huntington is in need of men and women to be volunteers, who work in teams, delivering midday meals to shut-ins.

Two hours required, one day a week.

Substitutes also needed to fill in when regular drivers are unavailable. There is also a pressing need for nurses who can volunteer to screen potential clients. Times are flexible.

631-271-5150.

Nursing/Rehab Center Needs Help Our Lady of Consolation, a 450-bed nursing and rehabilitative care center located at 111 Beach Drive in West Islip, is seeking compassionate individuals willing to volunteer their time as transporters, Eucharistic Ministers, office assistants, recreational therapy assistants and spiritual care companions.

Volunteers needed seven days a week, days and evenings. Age 14 and older only. 631-5871600, ext. 8223 or 8228.

Be A Day Care Provider Little Flower Day Care Network is recruiting for those interested in becoming registered New York State Child Day Car providers. Must be 18 years or older. Call 631-929-600 ext. 1239 to arrange for an appointment in your home with a day care social worker.

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.

Be A Friend Of The Bay

A Loving Touch

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

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.

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

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

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

Helping Runaway Kids Share your ideas and opinions on how Huntington Sanctuary, a program of the Huntington Youth Bureau, can help youth ages 12-21 who run away or who are at risk of running away. The group’s advisory board meets one Thursday a month at 6 p.m. Call 631-271-2183.

Thrifty Hands Needed Huntington Hospital Auxiliary’s Community Thrift Shop needs volunteers for merchandise pricing and floor work on Monday afternoons, Tuesday and Thursday mornings. 631-2713143.

Seniors Helping Others The Retired Senior Volunteer Program offers volunteer opportunities throughout Suffolk County ranging from tour guides and soup kitchens to hospitals and mentoring for energized adults 55+. Training, travel reimbursement and liability insurance are included. 631979-0754

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Victors Moo-ve It To Cow Harbor Title Top runners lap the field in 37th annual Northport 10K run through historic hamlet Long Islander News photos/Danny Schrafel

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Four-thousand-three-hundred-andeight runners from around the United States crossed the finish line Saturday at the 37th running of the Great Cow Harbor 10K in Northport, but two Colorado residents emerged heads and shoulders from the herd.

In his second Cow Harbor run, Aaron Braun, 27, of Alamosa, Colo., avenged his disappointment of four years ago when Mo Trafeh, now retired from running after being ensnared in a doping scandal, nipped him out in the last 100 meters.

“That was my motivation: to come back and redeem myself,” he said.

Redeem himself he did – he lapped the field with a 29-minute time. Braun led the 6.2-mile race from wire to wire, adding distance between his nearest challenger at every mile in a somewhat anticlimactic finish for the elite race – fast enough for a 28-second blowout, but not enough to challenge the course record of 28:11, set in 2011 by Trafeh.

Braun said he knew about halfway that he wouldn’t get the record – and the $5,000 bonus – so his focus shifted to locking up the title.

“I wanted to run hard enough at the beginning to give myself a chance in case I was feeling good to get the record, but not run too crazy that I’d blow up and end up not winning,” he explained.

Meanwhile, first-time Cow Harbor runner Brianne Nelson, of Golden, Colo., made it a race to remember, capturing the women’s title in her inaugural bid. She,

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Stefanie Braun 24 Armann Gretarsson 29 Jamison Homatas 13 John Denuzzo 51 Kevin Kowalczyk 39 Eric Pradas 32 Brian Dell 37 David Coletti 55 Michael Delpercio 38 Gane Duenas 25 Dolores Doman 57 Frank Lofaso 53 Mark Badami 46 Briana Brancato 24 Gene Duenas 59 Joseph Luppy 38 Benizia Triolo 50 Sharon Bentz 46 Timothy Moley 53 Matthew Rippel 28 David Grosskurth 55 Eric Diton 50 Lawrence Bilello 29 Quyen Rovner 42 Ruth Albright 54 Frank Holden 41 Mike Pallonetti 47 Jeffrey Redelman 47 Katie Ehrlich 35 Eric Fuchsman 48 Nicole Sherman 24 Bill Guichard 59 Leah Serlin 42 Susan Schneck 25 Stephanie Gentile 24 Ivan Espinal 26 Christopher Trainor 49 Matthew Connolly 40

Great Cow Harbor 10K winners Aaron Braun and Brianne Nelson lapped the field in their respective divisions to claim the 2014 title and $3,500 each. too, pulled away around the halfway mark and won with a 33:05 time, good for a 38-second victory. Overall, she finished 14th.

“My focus was to keep pushing, pushing, pushing,” she said.

Two past Cow Harbor winners, Alisha Williams and Mattie Suver, sang the race’s praises to her, and she signed up as a tuneup for the New York City marathon. Now, she’s heading into that race with a victory

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and $3,500 in her pocket.

Braun and Nelson agreed the amenities – including an elite runners housing program in which Northport families volunteer to provide lodging for top running stars – is what makes Cow Harbor stand out on the running circuit.

“The crowds are amazing. I stayed with a host family here, which is an unusual thing for us runners. That adds a lot to the race, meeting a family. The town just

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Braun was hosted by Northport Deputy Mayor Henry Tobin and his husband Ted Kaplan; Tobin was one of the first to congratulate his houseguest at the finish line.

“It’s so much fun in a small-town atmosphere like this, having the course lined with fans,” Braun said. “You have a couple of people along the streets who actually know your name.”

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BOYS SOCCER>> HALF HOLLOW HILLS EAST 0, BAY SHORE 0

Despite Chances, T-Birds Stay Even With Bay Shore Solid goalkeeping stumps Thunderbirds through regulation and overtime Long Islander News photo/ Andrew Wronblewski

By Andrew Wroblewski awroblewski@longislandergroup.com

Time after time last Thursday, one boy stood between Half Hollow Hills High School East and a game winning-goal.

That boy’s name is Anthony Sblendorio. He’s a goalkeeper for the Bay Shore High School boys varsity soccer team.

In last week’s League II matchup between the Thunderbirds (3-0-1) and Marauders (1-2-1), Hills East was stumped by Sblendorio through the first half, second half, and accompanying two periods of overtime as the junior accounted for 10 saves to keep the contest even in a 0-0 draw.

“We had many, many chances and we just have to finish,” Hills East’s Coach Tiziano Carcone said after the game.

“You have to put that ball in the net and that’s what we didn’t do today.”

While the ball never found the back of the net for Hills East, it wasn’t for lack of effort; from kickoff, the Thunderbirds came out firing.

Senior Wesley Bosse, Hills East’s leading scorer on the season with 3 goals, had his chances – but physical play from Bay Shore seemed to prevent the striker from generating any sort of rhythm.

“He took a beating today… As much as he’s a warrior and wants to [stay] on the field, I have to take him out and give him

Wesley Bosse, a senior striker for Hills East, finds himself one-on-one with Bay Shore’s goalkeeper last Thursday, but his plans for a goal would be foiled as his shot missed left of the net. some time to rest,” Carcone said. “It’s a physical game… When he’d make a turn he would beat one guy [and then] another guy was there to clean it up; but they cleaned it up physically.”

Despite the physicality, Bosse was able to break through more than once on the

day. Coming out of halftime, the Thunderbirds played a ball to Bosse over the Marauder defense and deep into the box. Bosse took a couple of touches and blasted a shot – but the ball sailed wideleft of the net.

More chances for the Thunderbirds

came in overtime when juniors Robbie Rathgeber and Spencer Manus both had the ball fall to them on offense a few yards outside of the box. Their shots, however, never made it through Bay Shore’s defense or went sailing over the target.

On defense, Thunderbirds’ junior goalkeeper Justin Katz kept the Marauders from stealing the game in overtime with his 7 saves.

“You can’t blame anyone but yourself,” Carcone said. “We had too much space from the back to the front, we have to close that up… We [need to] play as a team.”

To play as a team, Carcone said, he needs the boys to trust each other more.

In doing so, he said, the space will close itself and, in turn, allow the Thunderbirds to move forward together and attack as a team.

“There’s some work to do,” he said, “but it’s the beginning of the season; we’ll be fine.”

Next up for Hills East was a date with the Tigers of Northport (2-1-1) on Saturday, which saw the Thunderbirds come out on top 4-1. Hills East was led by two goals apiece from junior Taylor Kaczynski and senior David August.

On Wednesday, the Thunderbirds traveled to Smithtown East (3-1) in a game that occurred after press time.

Hills East will be in action again on Monday at home against Walt Whitman (1-2) at 4 p.m.

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FOOTBALL>> HALF HOLLOW HILLS EAST 31, COPIAGUE 8

Thunderbirds Defense Stout In Homecoming Victory Hills East ran the ball effectively while keeping Copiague quiet on offense awroblewski@longislandergroup.com

Led by linebacker Blaise Spinelli’s stud performance, the Thunderbirds (2-0) ran over Copiague (0-2) on Saturday in Half Hollow Hills High School East’s annual homecoming game.

Spinelli, a senior, forced two fumbles, nabbed an interception and had a gamehigh 12 tackles to lead the Thunderbirds to a 31-8 victory.

On offense, Hills East road the wave of Malik Williams-Wells, a senior fullback, who averaged 9.5 yards per carry, amounting to 134 yards on the ground for the Thunderbirds. The ground-and-pound of-

fense also helped running back Nick Dipietro to find his stride as the junior pounded the rock for 90 yards and a Hills East touchdown.

Saturday’s effort followed a Thunderbirds win from Sept. 12 where Hills East made a trip to Centereach (0-2) to open up Division II play. With 341 yards of offense on the ground, the Thunderbirds dominated the Cougars 35-14.

The schedule continues to favor Hills East as North Babylon (0-2) comes to town on Saturday. The Bulldogs have surrendered 67 total points in their first two games this season, and the Thunderbirds will hope to pad that number even further after the 2 p.m. kickoff.

Long Islander News photos/ Andrew Wroblewski

By Andrew Wroblewski

Defense wins championships, and the Thunderbirds take that sentiment to heart here as Hills East’s defense records one of its many stops in Saturday’s homecoming showdown against Copiague.

Nick Dipietro, a junior running back for Hills East, records a few of his 90 yards in Saturday’s matchup against Copiague.

The crowd had plenty to cheer about on Saturday as the Thunderbirds rolled over Copiague in its annual homecoming game.

Senior captain and Thunderbirds quarterback Derek Merckling tries to rush for a few yards here against Copiague in Saturday’s homecoming game.

Time after time, the Thunderbirds kept Copiague quiet on offense, just as it does here in Saturday’s homecoming game.

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HillSPORTS FOOTBALL>> HALF HOLLOW HILLS WEST 35, SMITHTOWN WEST 6

Homecoming Fervor Helps Colts Roll Over Smithtown West Forcing two first half turnovers helps Hills West keep momentum rolling to victory Long Islander News photos/Andrew Wroblewski

By Andrew Wroblewski awroblewski@longislandergroup.com

After the Colts (2-0) turned two first-half turnovers into touchdowns, Half Hollow Hills High School West rolled over Smithtown West (1-1) in the Colts’ annual homecoming game on Saturday 35-6.

In the first quarter, with Smithtown West driving into the Colts’ redzone, sophomore defensive back Alexander Filacouris scooped up a fumble for Hills West and took it to the house – giving his team the first lead of the day. Later, in the second quarter, Hills West recovered another fumble – one that would lead the Colts to more points – but the big play this time came from Raymond Lyte, a senior running back. Effectively closing the door on Smithtown West’s hopes, Lyte ripped a 71-yard rush that pushed his final stat line of the day to 95 yards and a touchdown.

Also making waves on offense for Hills West was its junior running back, Lucas DiGiorgi, who rushed for 2 touchdowns and 54 yards.

The win followed a shootout for the Colts on Sept. 12 when the team traveled to Newfield (0-2) to open up Division II play. Though outscored 20-7 in the second half, Hills West held on to win the game 42-27 with Anthony Lucarelli – the Colts’ junior quarterback – leading the charge on four total touchdowns and 281 yards of offense.

This Saturday Hills West will make the trip to West Islip (0-2) for a 2 p.m. kickoff.

Sophomore defensive back Alexander Filacouris scoops up a Smithtown West fumble and returns it for 90 yards and a Colts touchdown on Saturday.

Forcing turnovers wins football games – and senior linebacker for the Colts, Joseph Cipoletti does just that here as he falls on a Smithtown West fumble in Saturday’s homecoming game at Half Hollow Hills High School West.

The Colts celebrate junior running back Lucas DiGiorgi’s second-quarter touchdown effort on Saturday.

With the Colts putting up 35 points, the band played early and often during Saturday’s homecoming game.

Adding to the homecoming festivities, the Colts cheerleaders prepare to throw beads and candy into the crowd on Saturday at Half Hollow Hills High School West.