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TheReturn Of‘TheKing’ By Peter Sloggatt psloggatt@longislandernews.com

Are you ready for “The King?” BB King, the reigning patriarch of the blues and a man considered be many to be among the greatest guitarists playing today, is coming to The Paramount. King, who came in at no. 6 on the 2011 edition of Rolling Stone magazine’s all time top-100 guitarists list, is returning to The Paramount for a second time, having played the Huntington concert venue in 2011. He’ll perform with a full band at 8 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 19. King’s first appearance at The Paramount came shortly after it first opened. He was perhaps the first living (Continued on page A6)

The stars came out for the first big fundraiser to benefit the John Coltrane Home in Dix Hills this past Sunday, led by guitar legend Carlos Santana. Santana, a veteran of Woodstock and arguably one of the most influential guitarists of the century, drew a sizable crowd of Coltrane Home supporters to EN Japanese Brasserie on Hudson Street in New York City. Among them were Elvis Costello, jazz drummer Roy Haynes, Jimmy Heath and Ravi Coltrane, whose quartet performed. Santana, who serves as honorary chairman of the Coltrane Home board of directors, feels a deep affinity for Coltrane’s music, which he said can be felt “at the molecular level.” He feels the same way about the jazz composer’s life, which was a spiritual pursuit of pureness and beauty. He sees the mission of the Coltrane Home as a means of social change. “The brothers, brown and black, have a

lack of self worth. This is why they behave the way they behave,” he said. “The more you invite the youngsters, the rappers, to connect with John Coltrane… this will stop the carnage and the shooting. They will carry themselves differently and behave differently.” The message resonated in the crowd of 150 supporters who have thrown themselves behind efforts to preserve the home on Candlewood Path in Dix Hills where in 1963 Coltrane locked himself in a second-story room for six days and wrote his opus, “A Love Supreme.” The culmination of the saxophonist/composer’s career, “A Love Supreme” reached new levels and remains in the eyes of many among the greatest music ever written. “If you want to know John Coltrane, you have to know ‘A Love Supreme,’” said Coltrane biographer Ashley Kahn, who also spoke at the event. Efforts to preserve Coltrane’s home on Candlewood Path and build an education (Continued on page A6)

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By Peter Sloggatt

BB King plays The Paramount, Saturday, Oct. 19.

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THURSDAY, OCTOBER 10, 2013

Carlos Santana told supporters of the Coltrane Home in Dix Hills that the composer’s music can bring about social change.

DIX HILLS

A Central School District Divided By Jacqueline Birzon jbirzon@longislandernews.com

Although there was no special red tape marking which side of the auditorium Chestnut Hill and Signal Hill parents should sit, there might as well have been. A divided audience filled more than 200 seats in the Candlewood Middle School auditorium to rally Half Hollow Hills’ Board of Education members to keep their children’s elementary school open, following an announcement that the district will close at least two elementary schools in the 2014-2015 school year. At Monday’s public forum,

residents came out with prepared speeches and talking points for the board’s consideration following the Sept. 26 unveiling of findings from the Facilities Steering Committee, a special task force formed to investigate impacts of declining enrollment. The 28-member committee, comprised of parents and residential stakeholders, told board members and Superintendent Kelly Fallon that it would be in the district’s best interest to close either Signal Hill or Chestnut Hill, and either Vanderbilt or Forest Park elementary schools, in (Continued on page A6)

Brandon Weiss, the parent of two boys attending Chestnut Hill Elementary School, rallied that the largest, most central of the district’s seven elementary schools stay open next year at Monday’s school board meeting.

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HUNTINGTON STATION MELVILLE

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Variances allow parking lot, façade improvements at Ruscio Mall By Danny Schrafel dschrafel@longislandernews.com

The Huntington Station Target was set to open its doors to the public this week. Target assumed ownership of the 124 E. Jericho Turnpike location after a Lowe’s store project fell through. Lowe’s developers knocked down the former Huntington Townhouse but decided to cancel plans to open in Huntington Station.

A new traffic light was installed outside of the traffic-heavy location to improve customer access and calm traffic in the area. The official grand opening is slated for Sunday, Oct. 13. The chain will have opened 17 New York sites by the end of 2013.

MELVILLE

Women’s Networking Event Presents A Prism Of Possibilities Half Hollow Hills photo/Jacqueline Birzon

A Melville shopping center’s owner has been given the green light by the town Zoning Board of Appeals and is now one step closer to upgrading the parking lot and façade of the Ruscio Mall on Route 110. On Thursday, applicant Albert Ruscio received a parking variance allowing him to provide 85 stalls where 140 are required and a buffer variance which allows him to reduce the setback along the rear lot line, which permits parking within 5 feet of the lot line, for the mall on southbound Route 110, located near the Route 40 interchange of the Northern State Parkway. Ruscio’s attorney, Lawrence Gurkin, said the variances will allow Ruscio to perform needed upgrades, including: new dry wells, realigning and repaving the parking lot and installing new curbs and herringbone pavers on curb cuts. Façade work and new windows are also planned for the shopping center. “What we have is a smaller lot, and that’s the basic difficulty here,” he said. The attorney stressed that there will be no structural changes made to the mall which features a Harmon discount store. William Walter, chairman of the Huntington Beautification Council, raised concerns about impacts the buffer variance would have on a dentist’s office neighboring the mall on the south side. “Hopefully it will not intrude upon the effect that he’s had on his property – that’s what I was concerned about,” Walter said. ZBA Chairman Chris Modelewski said the proposed improvements and lot restriping will now go before the town Planning Board for site plan review. He urged the Planning Board to allow deficient spaces noted in the proposed site plan to be allowed in their final decision. “It may not be perfect, but they can probably be helpful to the operation of the center,” he said.

Bringing 250 jobs to the Huntington area, Target was set to open the doors to its Jericho Turnpike location, at the site of the former Huntington Townhouse, during a soft opening on Wednesday. The 150,000 square-foot location boasts an extensive selection of grocery, hygienic and household items as well as an inhouse Starbucks coffee, Optical and Pharmacy shop stations. The new store also features an expanded food section that includes fresh packaged meat and pre-packaged baked goods, in addition to the name brand frozen foods and fresh produce section many other Target stores carry. The store also carries bedding, household kitchenware, clothing, jewelry and accessories, toiletries and electronics. Samir Shah, senior vice president of Target’s eastern region stores, spoke in a press release of the retail giant’s enthusiasm about opening the Huntington Station store. “We are committed to being a good neighbor and developing long-lasting relationships with guests and the Huntington community,” Shah said.

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The Grand Ballroom of the Melville Marriott transformed into a networking hub for women of all ages in the Huntington area on Monday for the twelfth annual Women’s Networking Day, this year titled “People, Passion, Purpose… A Prism of Possibilities.” The event, focused on female empowerment, allowed for female small business owners, not-for-profit representatives and up-and-coming entrepreneurs an outlet to communicate and share their expertise on a variety of community-centered issues. Over 60 different organizations, a combination of business and advocacy groups, set up camp at the Melville hotel, marking the largest turnout in the 12-year history of the event. Rhonda Shepardson, deputy director of Women’s Services for the Town of Huntington, which organized the event, said the networking day promotes the many not-for-profit, charitable organizations throughout the town and Suffolk County that provide services to women and their families. The agencies that table at the event, Shepardson explained, share the services they offer with residents who could benefit from them but who may be unaware that such services are available right in their backyard. “It’s only through knowledge that we have the power to help each other,” Shepardson said. Twelve years ago when Shepardson took the helm of the Women’s Services division, only 13 not-for-profit agencies were partnered with the town department. Over a decade later, roughly 75 organizations have joined forces with her department, thanks to the networking event’s

Visiting Nurse Service and Hospice Marketing Coordinator Sue Dlugokencky explains some of the support services the agency provides to a resident at Monday’s Women’s Networking Day in Melville. success. The Visiting Nurse Service and Hospice of Suffolk, a not-for-profit that provides inand out-patient medical and hospice care, came to the Oct. 7 event with 260 informational gift bags. Within the first two hours of the event, only eight bags were left. Marketing Coordinator Sue Dlugokencky said Monday’s forum was the ideal platform through which to inform women of the support services the hospice agency offers. The Northport-based center has between 8 and 10 in-house beds for residents in need of end-of-life medical and emotional care. “A lot of these people have experience

with hospice services, and those who approach me are very grateful. Some come up and realize they have a loved one at home who need our services… It’s very helpful to be in this type of setting,” Dlugokencky said. A plethora of small business owners and local arts organizations also reaped the benefits of Monday’s networking event. Charlotte Koonis, a board member of the not-for-profit Northport Arts Coalition, said she was in awe of the event’s evolution over the last 12 years. Koonis recalled tabling at the Larkfield Manor, where the event had taken place in earlier years, and (Continued from page A18)


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Most Wonderful Time Of The Year

POLICE REPORT Compiled by Danny Schrafel

A Scammer’s ‘Taxing’ Call

Festivaling…

It’s festival time! Oh how I love response to a Dear John letter makes you look a little festival time. The Long Island Fall Festival at desperate and clingy. In any case – thank you to Huntington, next to the St. Patrick’s Parade, is prob- Town Clerk Raia for the kind mention! ably my favorite Huntington tradition. I can’t believe Snuggling up with a good book… Not only is the it’s been around for 20 years! The largest parade in the tri-state area, the Fall Festival takes over annual town budget packed full of enough numbers and facts and figures to make your Heckscher Park Oct. 11-14. The food court is one head spin, there’s also a lot of neat of my favorite parts (every stuff you can learn about your town. year I go home with at least IN THE KNOW For instance – did you know the four roasted corns!), and WITH AUNT ROSIE town’s residents will recycle 9,500 the nieces and nephews tons of paper, 21,000 tons of yard love the carnival. I must say I am always waste, 4,900 tons of bottles, cans and impressed with the quality of the musical acts. And if you haven’t watched those incredibly ambitious plastics, and 120 tons of e-waste in 2013? (page 133)? people chow down at the meatball-eating contest, Did you know that, according to the 2010 U.S. Census, well, you really haven’t lived. Be sure to stop by 203,264 people live here (page 11)? There’s lots more Long Islander News’ table on Saturday and Sunday goodies to be found in there. Let me know what you find. and say hi to the staff. See you there!

And Dining… Another reason it’s my favorite time of year is that Dine Huntington Restaurant Week starts on Sunday! It’s the only time I’m grateful for an eight-day week. From Oct. 13-20, the best restaurants in Huntington will offer a $27.95 three-course prix-fixe menu. So right after I load up on roasted corn, I make my way to a restaurant I haven’t tried before for a feast. We’ve got some great restaurants in the mix this year, so visit an oldie but a goodie, or try a new place and let our friends in the kitchen show you what they can do. See if your favorite dining spot is in, and check out the menus at www.DineHuntington.com. We’re in the budget… Yes, that’s right – Long Islander News makes an appearance in the Town of Huntington’s 2014 preliminary budget, and not for the reason you might think. If you turn to page 191, in Town Clerk Jo-Ann Raia’s list of 2013 accomplishments, you’ll discover bullet point no. 12 – “The Archives was featured in The Long-Islander newspaper in February to highlight ‘two love letters’ in the collection on the occasion of Valentine’s Day.” The letters, as I recall, proved that, even as early as 1819, “let’s just be friends” was a tried-and-true kiss-off way back when. And, that writing a five-page

Help control the pet population… have your pet spayed or neutered! I’m sure you’ve heard that turn of phrase uttered somewhere in your life, but now, my pals at the Town of Huntington are helping residents do just that. The month of October is Pit Bull Awareness Month, and the town is again teaming up with the League for Animal Protection to offer free spay-neuter procedures for your beloved pit or pit mix. Bring proof of residency to the town shelter on Deposit Road in East Northport and you’ll receive a voucher for a participating vet. Not only do you help control the pet population, there are heath benefits for your pooch. The League says fixing your pet helps prevent several types of cancer, stops male dogs from wandering around in pursuit of a mate, improves behavior and, of course, prevents the ladies from going into heat and the gents from “marking” their territory. (Aunt Rosie wants to hear from you! If you have comments, ideas, or tips about what’s happening in your neck of the woods, write to me today and let me know the latest. To contact me, drop a line to Aunt Rosie, c/o The Long-Islander, 145 East Main Street, Huntington NY 11743. Or try the e-mail at aunt.rosieli@gmail.com)

QUOTE OF THE WEEK RHONDA SHEPARDSON

PICTURE THIS D.H.F.D. TO THE RESCUE

A would-be scammer was reported to police Sept. 28 after impersonating an IRS employee on the phone. The complainant said they received a phone call shortly before 9 a.m. Sept. 28 from a person who claimed their brother owed the IRS back taxes. However, the Melville resident knew it was a scam call because their brother lives in Italy.

Leave The Gun, Take The Cannolis A Syosset man was arrested Sept. 30 and accused of unlawful possession of a weapon on school grounds. Police said the 51-year-old man had a spring gun in his car at 2:34 p.m. while at West Hollow Middle School in Melville.

All This For A Red Bull? Suffolk County police arrested an Amityville man Oct. 3. The 29-year-old man is accused of trying to steal an energy drink from the Huntington village Rite-Aid at 1:20 a.m.

Sticky Fingers Snatch Cash, Jewelry Suffolk County police rushed to a Dix Hills home at 9 a.m. Oct. 1 after a burglary was reported. According to the complaint, someone entered the Leroy Street home by cutting a screen window to the unlocked kitchen window. The burglar stole cash and jewelry.

Out Of The Woods Two men were arrested Sept. 23 for criminal trespassing in Dix Hills. Police said the men, ages 31 and 66, were trespassing on wooded private property at the corner of Commack Road and the LIE South Service Road.

Steer Clear Of This Fella A Centereach man was arrested in Dix Hills Oct. 2 on charges of aggravated unlicensed operation of a vehicle. Police said the man was driving on the westbound Long Island Expressway Service Road near Deer Park Avenue when an officer pulled him over. He was arrested after police discovered the man was allegedly driving although his license had been suspended three or more times.

Not Stone-Cold Sober, As A Matter Of Fact A Wayne, Penn. man was arrested shortly before 4 a.m. and accused of DWI. The 36-year-old man was driving eastbound on the LIE near Exit 52 when he was pulled over for speeding at 3:55 a.m. Officers said they determined during the stop that he was drunk.

Crashing His Way To Jail

The Dix Hills Fire Department came to the rescue of a cat stuck 40 feet up a tree on Branwood Drive Oct. 2. The drama began when a dog came into the house and scared the 4month-old kitten. Firefighters retrieved the cat and returned it to a boy, who was celebrating his birthday that day.

‘It’s only through knowledge that we have the power to help each other.’ Women’s Networking Event Presents A Prism of Possibilities, PAGE A3

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TOWN OF HUNTINGTON

Fund Balance Crisis? Hardly Agencies disagree with claim that $500K fund withdrawal will blow top bond rating By Danny Schrafel dschrafel@longislandernews.com Huntington Councilman Mark Mayoka is arguing that the town’s current 2014 budget proposal, if enacted and followed, would jeopardize Huntington’s stellar bond ratings by spending too much of its General Fund reserves and falling below a critical threshold. However, representatives of the bonding agencies that review the town’s financial practices each year say there is no hard cap of general fund reserves that would jeopardize Huntington’s straight AAAs in and of itself. Citing previous town comptrollers, Mayoka argued that the town must keep in reserves the equivalent of 10 percent to the town’s General Fund budget in its General Fund reserves. “It’s my understanding... that the formula the rating agencies use to assign a AAA bond rating is by virtue of the general fund balance equaling 10 percent of the spending in that year. No other fund balances come into play,” the councilman said. Huntington’s 2014 budget calls for appropriating $500,000 from the town’s $9,903,005 estimated General Fund balance. Mayoka alleged that if the town does that, it will drop the unassigned General Fund balance below $9,497,677.20. If the town draws the full $500,000 as planned, the town will “blow the AAA bond rating,” Mayoka said in an interview last week.

While the town’s fund balance policy says officials must make “all reasonable efforts” to keep the General Fund balance at 10 percent of its operating budget, the three major rating agencies – Moody’s, Fitch and Standard & Poor’s – do not set hard figures that would force a downgrade if breached. All three rating agencies gave the town a AAA rating this year, although Moody’s assigned a negative outlook based on a decision to amortize a portion of pension debt. Supervisor Frank Petrone said that was because of Superstorm Sandy and it will not happen again this year. While Standard & Poor’s does set a reserves-activated rating cap, it comes into play only if a government entity is running a deficit in its fund balance, according to their Sept. 12, 2013 report, “U.S. Local Governments General Obligation Ratings: Methodology and Assumptions.” Government agencies are capped at an A+ bond rating if they report an available fund balance of less than negative 10-percent of general fund expenditures in the most recently reported year. “What we are saying is that if your fund balance is, essentially, a deficit, or that your general fund owes money, that we will limit your ability to achieve a rating above A+,” S&P’s Edward Sweeney said. Sweeney added that S&P defines available fund balance as “the sum of the available general fund balance and any other fund balances of the government legally available for operations.” Fund (Continued on page A18)

DIX HILLS

Capital Plan Outlines Water District Upgrades By Danny Schrafel dschrafel@longislandernews.com

Ongoing improvements are planned for Dix Hills Water District facilities next year, according to the Town of Huntington’s proposed 2014 capital budget. This year’s capital budget also sets the foundation for transferring the water district over to an automated meter system by 2018, according to a five-year plan paired with the budget. The town is planning to spend $1,280,500 in 2014, according to the 2014 budget proposal. Included in that plan is $950,500 for improvements and a number of the district’s facilities. A total of $230,000 is earmarked for removing a 1,000-gallon gasoline tank at Plant No. 1 and replacing it with a 2,000-gallon tank. Another $130,500 is earmarked for adding a calcium hypochlorite pump for wells 1-3, along with other routine improvements like painting and replacing pipes. This year’s plant rehabilitation is focused on upgrades to electrical systems and pumps, Supervisor Frank Petrone said in a capital budget message explaining the

projects. Also planned is $140,000 for rehabilitation of plant 6, which includes installing a building and raising a well. Another $680,000 is slated for rehab work on Tank 2, which includes sandblasting and painting the exterior of the 750,000-gallon elevated tank. The town will also set the foundation for a $2.1-million, five-year project water meter replacement project. In 2014, the town will use $100,000 to replace 400 electric water meters with telemetry. Those meters will help the town to automate its data collection in homes and businesses served in the district, and will transfer the data it collects to a central database. They are also equipped to allow mobile meter reading as water district workers drive by in their trucks. By 2018, approximately 8,600 meters will have been installed. Building repairs are planned for several wells at Plant 3 in 2015-16, as are electrical system upgrades. That year, they will also replace the heating system with gas heat and upgrade a caustic pump and tank suction lines. General repairs and electrical system upgrades are slated for Plant 6 in 2017, according to the five-year plan.

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TOWN OF HUNTINGTON

Democrats Take Shots At Cook ‘Gun’ Comment By Danny Schrafel dschrafel@longislandernews.com

Bang-bang, indeed. Huntington’s Town Board candidates are trading verbal fire over a comment supervisor candidate Gene Cook made last year as he updated members of a local conservative club about his first 30 days in office. Town Democrats are saying in a new series of ads that the comments, in which Cook, a current councilman, joked with a constituent about bringing a gun to town hall, are insensitive, inappropriate and further proof of the Republican slate’s Tea Party sympathies. However, Cook, an Independence member running with Republican backing, dismissed the charges as an out-of-context, desperate effort to distract voters. During a Jan. 26, 2012 question-andanswer session during a Conservative

Society for Action meeting, one man in the audience suggested Cook carry a camera with him at all times. “Document everything. And then put a slide show together,” the man said. Cook replied, with a smile, “I think it’d be a whole lot easier to carry a gun,” a line that got big laughs from the audience. But Democrats seized on Cook’s gun comment, featuring it prominently in two mail ads and a third television ad called “Carry.” Supervisor Frank Petrone, a Democrat running for reelection, blasted the comment when video of the meeting surfaced last April. He said then, “I’m embarrassed for Gene Cook.” His condemnation has not wavered since. “I find it reprehensible that an elected official would joke about bringing a gun to town hall to solve his problems,” Petrone said in a statement announcing the ad cam-

paign. “His comments and views are reckless and irresponsible, and Huntington families deserve better.” But Cook said he was confident that the ads will backfire, and said he is receiving calls from Democrats offended by the series. “What they’re doing is pathetic. It’s sad,” he said. Cook said the current campaign is analogous to criticizing an “X Factor” contestant for saying “I’m gonna kill it” before going on stage. “All of these things are taken out of context, and that’s what Frank Petrone and Mark Cuthbertson did, and it’s a shame they would stoop to that level,” Cook said. Democratic Councilman Cuthbertson is also running for reelection. Democrats are pounding away on the gun issue, using Cook’s comment as a springboard to criticize his running mates – Republicans Councilman Mark Mayoka

and Commack attorney Josh Price – as out of touch on public safety and gun issues. In TV and web ads, the Democrats allege Mayoka backed cuts to public safety funding. The claim is based on a 2011 Mayoka proposal to cut town spending by 5 percent across all departments, a motion that was not seconded. “Reckless across-the-board cuts to the vital town services that residents depend on is not how we are going to keep Huntington families safe,” Cuthbertson said in the statement announcing the ad campaign. Mayoka, however argued that even though he supported the across-the-board cut, the commercial takes his proposal out of contest. “I don’t believe I ever said that I would cut the fire marshal and that I would cut public safety,” he said. “It’s being applied to magnify it and make it look like more than what it is.”

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light of declining enrollment over five years and budget cuts. Trustees, district administrators and parents strongly agreed that the board map out and analyze – from an objective, fiscally responsible standpoint – how district lines would be redrawn when schools close next year and how kids would be impacted. The issue would also need to be looked at from a safety and transportation standpoint, as parents were concerned over excessively long bus routes and child safety in that vein. Despite advice from Douglas Elliman Vice President Mark Murphy that leasing is not an option for a closed school, Fallon said on Monday that to date, she has met with five different parties, company representatives, who have expressed interest in potentially leasing a vacant school building. Parents of students attending Signal Hill, the elementary school adjacent to High

School West, urged the board to proceed with caution before shutting the building’s doors to students. Signal Hill advocates, including Suzanne Barone, a mother of four young children, said an empty building will attract deviant behavior from outsiders and potentially, students at High School West. Barone, along with several other parents, said she tried to form her opinion as objectively as possible, and said a closed building that close to High School West would inevitably draw acts of vandalism, graffiti, drinking and even sexual activity. “Closing it will compromise the safety of children in Half Hollow Hills… It will give High School West students access to bad activity and closing Signal Hill will make our students less safe,” Barone said. However, proponents of keeping Chestnut Hill open said the building is both central, allowing a 360-degree feeding pattern, and robust, boasting the largest student capacity of the district’s seven ele-

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legend to play the newly opened venue. Production manager Sean Early recalls, “We were still getting the hang of things.” King’s manager had informed Paramount’s management that he play seated and would require a chair be on stage. “I grabbed a chair at Bed Bath and Beyond the morning of the show,” Early said. “His drummer took one look and started laughing and said, ‘That won’t do.’” And the hunt was on. Paramount coowner Stephen Ubertini found the right chair around the corner at Classic Galleries, and with showtime approaching, carried the throne-like, leather-seated chair back to the concert hall. King’s bum adequately cared for, the show went on. For blues lovers, King needs no introduction. The man behind “Lucille” brings sterling creds. Born on a cotton plantation in the heart of Mississippi, he grew up singing gospel in the church choir. At age 12 he bought his first guitar and began a lifelong relationship that some would say is touched by the divine. A relentless entertainer, King landed his first recording contract when he was 24 and in his prime was known for performing some 300 shows a year on the road. His most famous, perhaps, revolved

around a 1949 show in Twist, Arkansas in which a barrel of burning kerosene – used to heat the hall – was knocked over by two men fighting. As the hall went up in flames, King fled with everyone else, until realizing he had left his guitar inside. He ran back into the burning building to retrieve it. The next day, King learned that the fight that sparked the fire was over a woman named Lucille. He named his guitar Lucille and every one he ever owned since as a reminder to never do anything so stupid again! In a career spanning five decades of touring, nearly 40 albums and close to two-dozen Grammy awards, BB King played with the legends of the blues. But don’t let his age or pedigree fool you. As he approaches his 80s, he remains an entertainer to the bone, and eternally hip. He’s collaborated with Eric Clapton (Ridin’ With The King, 2000) and U2 (When Love Comes to Town), and still maintains a busy touring schedule. The Paramount’s “famed” BB King chair is still around. One of Paramount’s managers, Kevin Doyle, perches regally at his desk, having co-opted the chair after King left the building. It will return to the stage next Saturday, Oct. 19, when BB King returns to The Paramount.

mentary schools. Larry Shulman, a parent of Chestnut Hill students, said that while a complete rezoning would be wise, Chestnut Hill as a facility offers the best refuge for a large influx of students. “It can hold the largest amount of students, it creates flexibility and cost efficiency, you can maintain class sizes without worrying about increasing class sizes; and it has accessibility and centralization. A repurposed Signal Hill gives us a lot of options, [including] more space for administrators… Chestnut Hill has almost no repurposing benefit,” Shulman said. The board, prior to the public forum, held a work session where they established what additional information they would need going forward before making any decisions on building closures. Board members said they would look at building infrastructure, map out how district lines would be impacted in all closure scenarios,

and explore leasability options. Board members said they will look into when they can hold a second work session to discuss all relevant issues before their next regularly scheduled board meeting on Oct. 28. Herbert Agin, CEO of Lake Successbased Colliers International LI Inc. and resident of Port Washington, said that school districts never make out with the savings they anticipate in closing a school. Agin, principal of the global commercial real estate firm, said there are costs associated with closing a facility, such as security and maintenance expenses, that are often overlooked during budget season. “No school district that has gone this route [comes out with] the dollars you thought you’d save,” Agin said. “There is no real estate market for these markets. None of them are viable for lease… It might be smarter not to close anything and go in a different direction.”

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center there began with a chance discovery by Dix Hill resident Steve Fulgoni. A jazz lover, Fulgoni made the connection between the composer and a house that was slated for demolition as part of a planned subdivision over 10 years ago, and raised the alarm in the music community. Government officials in the Town of Huntington rallied behind the cause and voted to acquire the house as a museum/study center and turn its operation over to a nonprofit. Plans for the site include a museum dedicated to Coltrane’s life and music, recreation of his recording studio, and a spiritual meditation garden, in tribute to Coltrane’s wife, Alice. Alice Coltrane, herself a talented musician, immersed herself in Eastern religions and influenced her husband’s spirituality and music. Fulgoni recalled discovering Coltrane’s music. “Most of us have had that Coltrane revelation and it hits you,” he said. After growing up listening to hard rock, “his music was like magic. It touched me in a way music never had,” Fulgoni said.

With Sunday’s fundraiser, the Coltrane Home is on the way toward meeting its initial fundraising goal of $350,000. But the day was as much about spreading the message as it was about raising money. “This was a fantastic kick-off event for the Coltrane Home. The love of the Coltranes for their music and their message of goodwill and integrity was palpable. The buzz in the room over the incredible musicians and celebrities – Carlos Santana, Dr. Cornel West, Ravi Coltrane – who were integral to the event and have taken this project to heart was fantastic,” said Coltrane Home COO Ron Stein, adding, “Carlos Santana’s message about the importance of young people to develop a sense of self-respect and dignity as an antidote to the hatred and violence was very much in tune with Coltrane’s message of self-actualization, the triumph of hope, and the pursuit of excellence.” And the Coltrane message continues to spread. A partnership with The Paramount in Huntington last week brought an opportunity to engage musician Robert Randolph in the cause, Stein said.


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A Huntington man with ties to the town Republican Party filed a lawsuit claiming that Democratic candidates’ Stop The LIPA Tax Hike ballot line is nothing more than an attempt to mislead voters. But a judge on Oct. 1 dismissed the man’s claim and ruled that the independent line is a legitimate one. Walter Long, treasurer of the Huntington Republican Committee, filed a lawsuit in Suffolk Supreme Court asking that a judge deem “invalid, null and void” the nominating petition to get Democratic candidates Supervisor Frank Petrone, Councilman Mark Cuthbertson and Tracey Edwards on a new Stop The LIPA Tax Hike voting line. According to Lawrence Silverman, who is representing the three candidates on the Stop The LIPA Tax Hike line, a judge dismissed Long’s claims in court on Tuesday, saying their petitions were neither confusing nor fraudulent. Long, a Huntington-based attorney and

Dix Hills resident, alleged their petitions were inexcusably misleading and fraudulent, confusing constituents into thinking they were actually signing a citizens’ campaign petition that the Town of Huntington and Northport-East Northport School District are promoting on their respective websites urging Governor Andrew Cuomo to protect residents from possible tax hikes looming upon resolution of a tax certiorari lawsuit involving LIPA and the Northport power plant. Petrone said Wednesday that he and his running mates chose to form an official nominating body to assert their stance on the tax certiorari battle. “We had to create that to show our position. This is serious enough that it should come to the electoral process,” Petrone said. But Long said adding to the confusion is the fact that the nominating petitions used the same stop sign emblem as the citizens’ campaign, signed by 11,168 residents as of Tuesday. Long’s lawsuit also initially attempted to throw out 1,429 of the 2,687 signatures

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Vote With Knowledge Election Day is just weeks away and with In the weeks ahead, this newspaper will be possible control of the Huntington Town Board profiling the candidates’ qualifications, ideas at stake, there’s a spirited contest under way. and views with the aim of providing readers unHuntington Supervisor Frank Petrone, a De- biased, balanced information on which to mocrat who is seeking re-election to a fifth term weigh the candidates. There’s nothing like seein the town’s top job, is facing a serious chal- ing them in action, however, which is why we lenge from Councilman Gene Cook, an Inde- encourage readers to attend any of the upcompendence Party member who is also running ing debates that will be held between now and with Republican endorsement. Election Day. Councilmen Mark Cuthbertson, a Democrat, The Huntington Township Chamber of Comand Mark Mayoka, a Republican, are likewise merce and League of Women Voters are colooking to return to the town board sponsoring a pair of debates at seats they currently hold, and Democ- EDITORIAL Harborfields Public Library in rat Tracey Edwards and Republican Greenlawn. Candidates for town Josh Price are also in the fray. The top two vote- offices will face off on Monday, Oct. 21; coungetters in the four-way race will win election to ty candidates will debate on Monday, Oct. 28. the town board. Both start at 7 p.m. Highway Superintendent William Naughton, The Huntington branch of NAACP hosts its a Democrat, is also asking to be returned to of- Meet the Candidates night Thursday, Oct. 17, 6 fice. He’s facing Conservative/Republican can- p.m. at the South Huntington Library. The Half didate Pete Gunther. And there are races for Hollow Hills PTA’s Meet the Candidates night county offices, including the legislature, to be is Oct. 29, 6:30 p.m. at Half Hollow Hills High decided School East. From the lead-up to primary voting to today, A vote cast without knowledge can be a danthe campaign season has been a spirited one so gerous thing. We encourage readers to keep infar. It’s only likely to heat up more as Election formed through our newspaper, and to attend Day grows closer. debates so you can make informed decisions.

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Shutdown Solution DEAR EDITOR: There’s a lot of blame and finger pointing for the recent federal government shutdown. Today I’m offering a common-sense solution. Originally, House Republicans, who are in the majority, offered a resolution to temporarily continue governing operations. It had two conditions: 1) Fund the government at a level that many Democrats felt was insufficient; and 2) Defund and delay the Affordable Care Act (known to many as Obamacare). I could not support both of those conditions, particularly using a shutdown of the federal government to effectively repeal the Affordable Care Act. Now I have been advancing a common-sense compromise that would reopen the federal government immediately. We should vote on a budget that agrees to the original funding level pro-

posed by Republicans, but does not defund or repeal the Affordable Care Act. This extension would give us the time to negotiate long-term budget issues while keeping our government open. If you are on the far right, you will disagree with me that we should not defund or repeal the Affordable Care Act. If you are on the far left, you will disagree with me that we should accept, even temporarily, the Republican-proposed budget levels. However, I believe that most people whom I represent do not want to use the Affordable Care Act to shut down services they are paying for with tax dollars, and they expect that I will work hard and responsibly to keep the government open while negotiating our differences. I believe that there are enough votes in Congress today to pass this compromise immediately. I have urged Republican Speaker John Boehner to just bring it to a vote. People can vote for it or

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Doc Works For Our Well-Being DEAR EDITOR: I am a Huntington resident who has become increasingly concerned about the stigma that the media places on individuals who suffer from mental illness. Mental illness, no matter the degree, is a disease that needs to be diagnosed, treated and respected like any other disease. Mental illness effects untold numbers and can be potentially deadly. It is my concern about to our most vulnerable residents that has driven me to write this letter today. I want to thank Suffolk County Legislator William Spencer for his attention to this

problem and for his commitment to public health. Doctor Spencer has a distinguished record of addressing pressing health concerns of his constituents. He has been a strong voice on the legislature fighting to ensure that health education was restored in the 2013 budget. This included an essential mental health component for children of all ages. As the chair of the legislature’s Health Committee, Doctor Spencer sponsored the resolution to keep Health Smart curriculum available to local school districts. The Centers for Disease Control endorsed this curriculum which meets, and even exceeds, the NYS Health Education standards. Most importantly, Spencer worked to expand this program into every school district in the county that requested it, while cutting over 85 percent of the cost of the program. He did so by working with Health Department educators to restructure the way the county disseminates the information and curriculum, saving the taxpayers over $100,000 and dramatically increasing the numbers of students receiving critical health information. Health Smart is one of the only county programs that offer comprehensive mental health information, and I am grateful Doctor Spencer fought for those who need it the most. Doctor Spencer understands that the health and well-being of our county residents starts with the wellness and success of its youngest members. I am grateful to him for fighting for the resources to help the County’s most vulnerable residents. Thank

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Highlights Of The 2013 Long Island Fall Festival Oct. 11-14 at Heckscher Park in Huntington www.lifallfestival.com VERIZON ISLAND There is something for everyone at Verizon Island. * NFL ticket raffle * ESPN Tent Saturday and Sunday, 11 a.m.-6 p.m. * Snapple * Seasonal arts and crafts station * Island Harvest food collection

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LIVE ENTERTAINMENT Bands will take to three stages – including the main Chapin Rainbow Stage – throughout the festival to fill the air with music, from rock to pop and everything in between. Be sure to catch the Battle of the Bands on Friday night starting at 6:45 p.m.

HOME DEPOT’S KIDS WORKSHOPS Grab a hammer and come on down to visit the Kid’s Workshop, sponsored by Home Depot. While the children are making their projects, visit with in-home services experts to discuss all your household needs.

SENSORY TENT New this year, provided by Gersh Academy, there will be a unique quiet area to allow children on the autism spectrum downtime while their siblings and family members get to enjoy the Long Island Fall Festival. The tent will provide sensory equipment in an air-conditioned environment with trained intervention specialists and therapeutic providers such as speech pathologists, occupational therapists and counselors.

MEATBALL EATING CONTEST DELICIOUS FOOD Smell the mouth-watering aromas radiating from the two huge international food courts! You’ll find all your festival favorites – from roasted corn to funnel cakes – plus a tempting array of delectable dishes.

SHOP ’TIL YOU DROP Hundreds of vendors, including local artists and craftsmen will line Prime and Madison Avenues adjacent to Heckscher Park.

HECKSCHER MUSUEM Explore the museum on Saturday, Oct. 12 and Sunday, Oct. 13, 11 a.m.-5 p.m. and enjoy half-price museum admission. Take a tours of the “Stan Brodsky: Retrospective” and Recent Acquisitions exhibitions, or participate in an art activity, “Drawing on the Terrace” on Saturday, Oct. 12, noon-4 p.m., when visitors of all ages are invited to sketch on the museum terrace throughout the afternoon (rain date: Sunday, Oct. 13).

Eat your heart out at the Meatball Eating Contest, held at the Carnival Stage on Sunday at 2:45 p.m.

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More than 25 lodges, including Northport’s Perry Como Lodge, will march down Main Street in Huntington for the Columbus Day parade on Sunday at noon.

The Order Sons of Italy in America Columbus Day Parade is a much a Long Island Fall Festival tradition as any. The parade on Main Street in Huntington, sponsored by the Order of the Sons of Italy in America and the Town of Huntington, will kick off Sunday, Oct. 13, at noon. This year’s Grand Marshals are: Joan Rondinelli, First Lady New York State Order Sons of Italy in America; Don K. Reed, radio personality; Paul Richards, WHLI radio personality; and Joe Satta, WHLI radio personality. They will march to the drums of

marching bands from East Meadow High School, W.T. Clarke High School, Kings Park High School, Walt Whitman High School, Islip High School, Ft. Schuyler Maritime Academy and the Paul Sangenito Italian Band. More than 25 lodges from Queens, Nassau and Suffolk counties will be participating with their individual banners, marching with pride as they celebrate the 108th anniversary of the Order Sons of Italy in America. The oldest and largest organization of Italian Americans in the United States, the order now has more than 745 chapters throughout the country.

Last year, “Christopher Columbus” made an appearance at the parade.

Contest For Meatball Munching Think you have what it takes to win a meatball-eating contest? Has mom’s cooking prepared you enough to take on the big leagues? The Italian theme continues after the Columbus Day parade on Sunday with the annual meatball-eating contest at the Long Island Fall Festival. Sponsored by Rosa’s Pizza, the contest is always a crowd favorite in Heckscher Park. The rules are simple – scarf down as many meatballs as you can in 60 seconds. Rosa’s makes about 500 meatballs for the contest, and with their kitchen crew on the task, it takes about an hour to an hour and a half to make all of the meatballs. The contest begins at 2:45 p.m. To sign up, call 631-423-6100 or visit the website, www.lifallfestival.com.


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Taylor Dayne, who lived in Lloyd Harbor for much of the 1990s, continues to be a fan favorite nearly 25 years after her breakthrough single, “Tell It To My Heart,” topped the charts.

Telling It To Our Hearts By Danny Schrafel dschrafel@longislandernews.com

Octobers in Huntington are good for Taylor Dayne. Last year at this time, the star singer brought down the house with her performance when she was inducted into the Long Island Music Hall of Fame, hosted by The Paramount in Huntington village. This year, she will headline the Long Island Fall Festival at Huntington. Dayne, who lived in Lloyd Harbor for most of the 1990s, is famous for songs like her 1988 smash “Tell It To My Heart.” The Baldwin-born artist has other close ties to Huntington, including Paramount co-founder Brian Doyle, who was once her manager. Dayne also saw many performances at the late Michael Rothbard’s IMAC theater, Paramount’s predecessor. Dayne learned her singing craft by performing in nightclubs in Brooklyn. She signed a record deal in 1987 for two singles, with the option of an LP. She first had success in Europe. Then she and her manager were looking for a crossover hit

to launch her career in the United States. As chance would have it, she encountered an old friend on the West Side Highway, who gave her “Tell It To My Heart.” She borrowed $6,000 from her father, cut the record, played it for an A&R rep at Arista Records, and as the old saying goes, the rest is history. “We had a real plan – he knew how hungry we were,” Dayne told Long Islander News last year of her father. “And that was the song we were recording in the middle of the night.” Dayne enjoyed continued success in the United States, with hits like “Love Will Lead You Back,” “Don’t Rush Me” and “I’ll Always Love You.” She has also made her mark in soundtracks, most recently receiving a Hollywood Music in Media Award for “Change The World,” which was featured in the blockbuster film “The Help.” Dayne recently cracked Billboard’s Top 10 for the 18th time, climbing the dance charts with “Floor on Fire.” She continues to perform around the world, and will hit Huntington’s Chapin Rainbow Stage on Sunday at 7 p.m.

‘Lost In Emotion’ With Lisa Lisa By Kristen Schultheiss kschultheiss@longislandernews.com

Channel the late ’80s and early ’90s when Lisa Lisa and Cult Jam perform as a headlining band at the Long Island Fall Festival at 7 p.m. Saturday at Heckscher Park. Lisa Lisa and Cult Jam were one of the most successful bands of the 1980s and early 1990s. Some of their most popular hits include “Head to Toe,” “Lost in Emotion,” and “All Cried Out.” The group consists of Lisa Velez, Mike Hughes and Alexander “Spanador” Mosley. They were one of the earliest acts to perform freestyle, and they were trailblazers of hip hop and R&B. Velez was born in Hell’s Kitchen, N.Y. and dreamed of becoming a recording artist. At 16 years old, she learned that Madonna was discovered at Fun House, a city hangout for rappers and producers, and she began to sneak out of her family’s apartment to the club. Hughes, a percussionist for the group Full Force, met Velez at Fun House and invited her to audition for a new group. Her

voice was easy to sing with and just what Full Force was looking for. They signed Velez and gave her the name “Lisa Lisa.” They added Hughes and guitarist Mosley as Cult Jam. Their debut album, “Lisa Lisa and Cult Jam Lisa Lisa and Cult With Full Force,” Jam will play on the was released in Chapin Stage at 7 1985 and went p.m. on Saturday. platinum. Their second album, “Spanish Fly,” in 1987 also went platinum. Their song “Head to Toe” was listed as no. 1 on the R&B charts and hit no. 1 on the pop charts in 1987. “Lost in Emotion” took the no. 1 spot on the R&B charts and hit no. 1 pop song in the summer of 1987. They released two other albums. “Straight to the Sky” in 1989 and “Straight Outta Hell’s Kitchen” in 1991.

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Grab your knife and fork – the restaurant event of the year in Huntington, the dining capital of Long Island, starts this Sunday. Dine Huntington Restaurant Week is Oct. 13-20, 2013, showcasing more than 40 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). Now in its fourth year, Dine Huntington Restaurant Week attracts diners to Huntington Township restaurants from all over Long Island. With some of Long Island’s finest restaurants among the 44 participating eateries, Huntington Restaurant Week is a foodie’s delight. “Huntington is famous for its topquality dining scene. From exotic cuisine to expertly prepared American fare, this town has it all, and Restaurant Week gives all of its dining stars a chance to shine,” said Peter Sloggatt, associate publisher of Long Islander News, which organizes Dine Huntington with the Hunt-

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DINEHUNTINGTON.COM SAY HI TO ALBERT: Dine Huntington 2013 participant Albert’s Mandarin Gourmet (269 New York Ave., Huntington 631-6738188) is open with a new look and new features – namely, a sushi bar with a lot of promise. We had a chance to sit down for a roll or two recently, and the new design, with backlighting and a dark base, brings a more urbane feel to one of Huntington’s classic Chinese destinations. Service at the sushi bar is fast and friendly and the sushi top-notch, making it great for a quick bite on the go. THINK PINK: Dine Huntington is in October,

and it falls right smack in the middle of Breast Cancer Awareness Month. So, before (or after) you visit Prime – An American Kitchen & Bar (117 North New York Ave., Huntington 631-385-1515 http://restaurantprime.com) for Dine Huntington, support their breast cancer awareness fundraiser while you’re at it. They’re presenting a special “Eat, Drink, Think Pink” menu for the month. Not only does $1-2 from each menu item go to the Huntington Breast Cancer Action Coalition – you know we love Karen Miller and her band of crusaders over there – each of the menu items feature items that are known to be rich in antioxidants. Just look for the pink ingredients on their special menu. Beet lovers will particularly enjoy the Pan-Seared Pink Snapper ($33) paired with

Fried Chicken Friday is one of many reasons to celebrate The Chicken Coop in Huntington. So, too, is their Oct. 17 ribbon cutting. roasted beets and red beat foam. Pink ribbon pins are also available for a $5 donation. CELEBRATE: Want to help Allison and Eddie Nobre celebrate their second restaurant in Huntington? If you’ve not been, Oct. 17 will be a great time to discover The Chicken Coop (44 Gerard St., Huntington 631423-2667). At 1 p.m., Town Clerk Jo-Ann Raia will officially help them cut the ribbon on the all-American favorite featuring hearty and wholesome grilltisserie chicken and sides. Oh, by the way – every Friday is “Fried Chicken Friday” at the Coop; spread the word! And don’t forget to visit their other restaurant, Portuguese hotspot Fado (10 New St., Huntington 631-3511010, Huntington) up the road during Dine Huntington Restaurant Week.

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What’s Happening: The Entertainment Lineup CHAPIN RAINBOW STAGE Presenting Tom Dana as Master of Ceremonies

Friday, Oct. 11 6:15 p.m. Tree dedication /celebration of the life of former Festival Chairman Larry Kushnick 6:30-6:45 p.m. Opening Ceremonies – Shardae Hale sings the National Anthem

Battle of the Bands Larry Kushnick

Sunday, Oct. 13 12-3 p.m. 3:30-4 p.m 4:15–5 p.m 7–8:30 p.m. 8:45–9:30

Local area youth talent Youth Be Told Modern Justice Taylor Dayne Liverpool Shuffle

Carnival Stage Presented & hosted by Village Connection Magazine in association with Scotto Savitt

Friday, Oct. 11 7-9:30 p.m. Rock Underground all ages concerts

Saturday, Oct. 12 6:45-10 p.m. BATTLE OF THE BANDS: Watch as four local acts, (clockwise from top left) Echo Sonic, Schoffel, Bears & Motorcycles, and Sunken Meadow, compete for a chance to open at The Paramount theater.

Saturday, Oct. 12 12-12:45 p.m. 1-1:45 p.m. 2-2:45 p.m. 3-3:45 p.m.

The Heartland Jillian Rae Charlie Dane Captain Jack (Billy Joel Tribute) 4-4:45 p.m. The Raddle Chains and Straw Walkers 6-6:45 p.m. Desert Highway (Eagles Tribute), sponsored by Major Properties, Inc. 7-8:15 p.m. Lisa Lisa and Cult Jam 8:30-9:30 p.m. Lisa Matassa

12-5 p.m. 12:30 p.m. 1:30 p.m. 1:30 p.m. 3:30 p.m. 4:30 p.m.

Celebrity D. J. Tommy Bruno: interactive crowd activities Slightly Damaged Goods Grand Boulevard Counterclockwise Ensemble The Johnny Q Band Cola 7 p.m. KidzHitz all ages musical review 8 p.m. Big Tuna

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Celebrity D. J. Tommy Bruno: interactive crowd activities 1 p.m. All Nite Audio 1:45 p.m. Inner Spirit Yoga/Belly Dancers 2 p.m. Tony Barca’s Bucket List 2:45 p.m. Rosa’s Meatball Eating Contest 3:15 p.m. Michael Guido’s Allman Brother’s Tribute 5 p.m. Bodhi Infusion 5:15 p.m. Akiva the Believer 7 p.m. DNR 8 p.m. Party On The Moon

Monday, Oct. 14 1-5 p.m. Rick Eberle’s PopCore Entertainment presents Cass Dillon and Long Island’s best musicians Lisa Lisa

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Dine Huntington Restaurant Week • OCTOBER 13-20, 2013

DineHuntington.com Whos In? DineHuntington Participating Restaurants Acacia 371 New York Ave., Huntington Albert’s Mandarin Gourmet 269 New York Ave., Huntington 631-673-8188 Almarco 13 Wall St., Huntington 631-935-1690 Andrea's 25 Ristorante Italiano 6300 Jericho Turnpike, Commack 631-486-7400 Besito 402 New York Ave., Huntington 631-549-0100 Bistro Cassis 55B Wall St., Huntington 631-421-4122 Black & Blue 65 Wall St., Huntington 631-385-9255 Bravo! Nader 9 Union Place, Huntington 631-351-1200 Buoy One Seafood Restaurant 279 Main St., Huntington 631-923-2550 Café Buenos Aires 23 Wall St., Huntington 31-603-3600 Christopher's Courtyard Café 8 Wall St., Huntington 631-271-0111 Doppio 24 Clinton Ave., Huntington 631-923-1515 Fado 10 New St., Huntington 631-351-1010 Grasso's 134 Main St., Cold Spring Harbor 631-367-6060 Honu Kitchen & Cocktails 363 New York Ave., Huntington 631-421-6900

Jellyfish 441 E. Main St., Centerport 631-261-1900

Perfecto Mundo Latin Fusion 1141-1 Jericho Turnpike, Commack 631-864-2777

Jewel Restaurant 400 Broadhollow Road, Melville 631-755-5777

Piccola Bussola 970 W. Jericho Turnpike, Huntington 631-6926300

Jonathan's Ristorante 15 Wall St., Huntington 631-549-0055

Piccolo Mondo 1870 E. Jericho Turnpike, Huntington 631-462-0718

Kashi 12 Elm St., Huntington 631-923-1960

Porto Fino Restaurant 395 New York Ave., Huntington 631-673-1200

Kura Barn 479 New York Ave., Huntington 631-673-0060

Porto Vivo 7 Gerard St., Huntington 631-385-8486

Legal Sea Foods 160 Walt Whitman Road, Huntington Station 631-271-9777

Prime: An American Kitchen 117 New York Ave., Huntington 631-385-1515

Mac's Steakhouse 12 Gerard St., Huntington 631-549-5300 Mascali Restaurant 277A Larkfield Road, East Northport 631-757-2404 Meehan’s of Huntington 371 New York Ave., Huntington 631-351-0831 Mill Pond House 437 East Main St., Centerport 631-261-7663 Neraki 273 Main St., Huntington 631-358-3474 Nisen 5032 Jericho Turnpike, Commack 631-462-1000 Old Fields Restaurant 81 Broadway, Greenlawn 631-754-9868 Osteria Da Nino 292 Main St., Huntington 631-425-0820

Primo Piatto 138 E. Main St., Huntington 631-935-1391 Red Restaurant 417 New York Ave., Huntington 631-673-0304 Ruvo Restaurant 63 Broadway, Greenlawn 631-261-7700 The Shack West 46 Gerard St., Huntington 631-923-2126 Storyville American Table 43 Green St., Huntington 631-351-3446 Ting 92 E Main St., Huntington 631-425-7788 Tutto Pazzo 84 N. New York Ave., Huntington 631-271-2253 Vitae Wine Bar & Restaurant 54 New St., Huntington 631-385-1919 XO Restaurant 69 Wall St., Huntington 631-549-7074


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THE HALF HOLLOW HILLS NEWSPAPER • OCTOBER 10, 2013 • A9

Life& Style Honors For Paramount At Arts Council’s 50th ldallojacono@longislandernews.com

Despite drawing massive crowds of music lovers to Huntington village for two years now, it took a little recognition from a local not-for-profit for the founders of The Paramount to finally feel truly accepted by the community. The Huntington Arts Council on Saturday celebrated its 50th anniversary in part by honoring the men behind the rising of The Paramount. The speakeasy-themed Founders Room at the theater served as the setting for a gala that drew more than 200 supporters of the arts. The theater and its owners have been recognized several times already for industry achievements – in July, mid-year ticket sales placed The Paramount in the top 25 music venues in the world, according to a trade publication – but being honored by the arts council in some ways meant more to founders and town residents Dominick Catoggio, Jim Condron, Brian Doyle and Stephen Ubertini. “We finally feel like we’re a part of the community,” Catoggio said. “This is more about being accepted.” The setting couldn’t have been more appropriate to celebrate an organization that has advocated for artists since July 1963. The arts council was formed after the Huntington supervisor asked the town’s Committee of the Arts to create and maintain a cultural identity in Huntington. The arts council’s first annual budget was expected to be about $500-700, which was raised by the community. “Since its approval from the town, it’s amazing to see how much it has grown since,” said Diana Cherryholmes, the executive director of the Huntington Arts Council. The arts council is responsible for several of Huntington’s top arts events. Galleries on Main Street in Huntington and at the Art-trium in Melville give local

artists a chance to shine, and its Summer Arts Festival has lit up the stage in Heckscher Park for 48 years. Looking forward, Debbi Honorof, president of the Huntington Arts Council’s Board of Directors, said the council will focus on fundraising and Long Island’s changing demographic. “We need to make local businesses understand how many advantages there are to Huntington being so rich in culture,” she said. “We also want to recognize the changing demographic and make sure we have programming for all ages.” The Huntington Arts Council has been making a pointed effort to reach out to young artists through SparkBoom, an arts initiative with a goal of cultivating artists ages 18-40, several of whom performed at Saturday’s gala. College student Salvatore Valentinetti, electric violinist David Wong, and 20-year-old musician Trish Torrales turned heads with their tunes, as did singer-songwriter Glen Roethel. The lively banter paused when town and state officials as well as arts council staff honored The Paramount’s founders, recognizing them not only as industry leaders who put Huntington on the map, but also as dedicated citizens who have immersed themselves in the community by hosting fundraisers and opening their doors during Superstorm Sandy. Catoggio, Doyle and Ubertini (Condron was not present that evening) beamed as words of congratulations and gratitude echoed over the microphone. Accepting proclamations, citations and a framed photo, the three thanked the community for its support throughout the process of gutting the former IMAC and creating The Paramount. “‘It’s kind of fun to do the impossible,’” Ubertini said, repeating one of the founding quartet’s favorite quotes from Walt Disney, a man whose business approach and vision inspired the founders along the way.

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By Luann Dallojacono

Paramount founders Dominick Catoggio, Brian Doyle and Stephen Ubertini can’t help but smile as politicians and Huntington Arts Council staff thank them for their contribution to the arts.

Celebrating the Huntington Arts Council’s 50th anniversary are staff members Peggy Low, Laura Catlan, Michelle Carollo, Emily McCarthy, John Chicherio, Esther-Marie Chagaris, Florence Dallari and Diana Cherryholmes. “I still stand here now saying it’s hard to believe we actually went through with the whole project,” Doyle said. “I don’t believe it would have been possible if the town

didn’t do so much.” As for the arts council, each time glasses clinked on Saturday, it was to wish the organization another successful 50 years.

Faith From The Paramount Founders’ Families

Stephen Ubertini with daughters Eryka and Krystin

“He’s such a visionary, the way he

“He has a mind no one else

sees things… He taught me that creativity is everything, and if you believe in something hard enough you can make it happen.”

has. He carries out his ideas, and when they’re finished… you’re speechless.”

Krystin Ubertini

Eryka Ubertini

Brian Doyle with daughter Jillian

“It was very inspirational because we watched him come up with an idea and have it come to a finish. I just love him so much. He taught me that hard work pays off.”

Jillian Doyle

Dominick Catoggio and his mother Marie

“I was never worried because everything he ever went into he made a success. He dives into it and puts in his all… I couldn’t be any prouder.” Marie Catoggio


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THEATER

‘Bare Bones’ Presents An Evening Of One-Act Plays By Arianna Davis info@longislandernews.com Sprawling sets and elaborate costumes are unnecessary to showcase raw talent. Eccentric and cutting-edge, Northport’s Bare Bones Theater presents its production of “THREE: An Evening of One Act Plays” from Oct. 10-20. Endless laughs, thrills, and twists are in store for audiences. Written by Alan Minieri, the first of the three plays is titled “Your Life is a Feature Film.” Everything seems fine and dandy as a boy is happily celebrating his 21st birthday with his mother. There are decorations, a beautiful cake, and the air is filled with celebratory cheer. But, in a flash, everything changes once he blows out his candles. A startling secret is revealed, and his life is forever altered. Director Stan Katz invites guests to enjoy the one act’s humor, charm and surprise ending. Funny and relatable, the comedy “Don’t Forget to Write” delves into an amusing relationship between a mother and her lazy, unemployed son. The son, an immature blogger, is challenged by his mother to write the novel he always claimed he would. Audience members will witness whether he rises to the challenge or fails. The winner of the 2011 “Laugh Off” Comedy Competition, Christopher Hackert is both the writer and director of the play. Actress Judy McCormick plays the role of the mother and has no trouble connecting with her character. Because the actors can relate to their roles, it creates a feeling of authenticity. “This isn’t a very hard part for me to play, actually. To get into character, I try to imagine who she is and imagine the relationship between a mother and unemployed son,” she said. Don Nigro’s psychological thriller “Specter” rounds out the trio of performances, and it’s directed by the event’s executive producer, Richie Applebaum. This show is certainly no romantic comedy. It begins on a dark, stormy night with a professor driving calmly down the highway. Out of nowhere, he spots a woman in white up ahead and swerves to avoid her. The man ends up in a ditch with this

The cast of Bare Bones Theater’s “THREE”, a series of one-act plays opening Thursday, Oct. 10. mysterious woman. Shocks and suspense are in store for spectators. Applebaum selected two casts to portray the characters, Marla and Norris, to give each showing a different feeling entirely. “There are two different casts, and they portray the roles very differently. I love that it’s open to interpretation bet-

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CAMP&EDUCATION EDUCATION

‘Reading’ For Preschoolers? Yes! By Eleanor O’Brien Wittrup info@longislandernews.com

Did you know that every year, thousands of children start kindergarten without the language skills they need to learn to read? Research clearly indicates the critical years for language development are between birth and 6 years of age.

You are your child’s first teacher, at home, their first school! “But what do I do?” you may say. “I’m not trained and besides, I have no time and he’s only a toddler!” The answer: five easy at-home strategies even the busiest parent can fit in. 1. Be a Role Model: Let your child witness, on a regular basis, that Mommy and Daddy enjoy reading: newspa-

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Helping Your Baby To Communicate By Deborah Hoch We hear a lot about our children learning how to talk: developing vocabularies, putting words together in a sentence, and putting sentences together to tell about something. But how about when our children are babies? Are there expectations for their communication as well? Of course there are! Before our children learn how to talk with words, they are “telling” us how they feel, asking for things, rejecting what they don’t want or like, and engaging in “conversation” – just not in the same ways that our preschoolers and older are. When babies are first born, I’m sure we all know that their primary means of communication is crying, and how frustrating this can be for parents! This crying changes, however, depending upon the needs of your baby, and then this soon develops into other behaviors. At 1-3 months of age, your baby will start to respond to your voice by smiling, becoming quiet when you speak, and/or getting excited by moving his/her arms and legs and opening the hands. He/she will turn towards sounds and pay attention to faces, often look at you when you speak and respond by smiling or making some vocalizations. Soon your baby will begin to exhibit voice changes and play with different sounds (typically vowel sounds and “p, b, m”) by babbling, cooing and gurgling. In the first 3-5 months, your baby will use jargon (non-meaningful gibberish), laugh and repeat the same syllables in a row. At this point we can engage in “conversations” with our babies by responding to their strings of sounds and voice changes with our own words and sentences, and by imitating what they have said. These vocal exchanges are important for laying the groundwork for actual conversations by teaching our babies how to express themselves with appropriate and effective intonational patterns and how to take turns in conversation. So what can we do as parents to help develop good communication skills in our babies so they will be able to develop the best speech and language skills that they can? Here are a few suggestions of easy, fun and stimulating activities that you can do every day in your own home, in your car

or wherever you and your baby may go: 1. Read to your baby. This is so important for your child to get used to your voice that you can even start to do this while you are still pregnant. After your baby is born, you may read any books, including of course baby books, so your child begins to focus on the tone of your voice and the sounds you are making, and eventually the words as well. 2. Sing to your baby. Because music activates different parts of the brain than talking does, singing any songs at all will help to promote good language skills. But don’t just play songs on CDs, iPods, DVDs and TV. While these may also be helpful, face-to-face human contact is crucial for your baby to learn about human communication skills and social interaction. As your baby starts to become familiar with songs, leave some parts out and see if he/she can fill them in. 3. Play social games and use nursery rhymes. Social games are a fun and great way for you to interact with your baby before he/she has words to express himself/herself. Games and nursery rhymes such as “Peek-a-boo,” “So big,” “This little piggy,” “Row your boat,” “Wheels on the bus” and “Twinkle Twinkle” are old favorites that still work well. 4. Have tummy to tummy time. Lay your baby on your stomach and chest so his/her face is pointing up to yours. While your baby is watching you, play with sounds for your baby to hear. These can be silly sounds, sounds of the alphabet, and if your baby makes any sounds, repeat those back. 5. Talk to your baby. It is never too early to talk to your baby, all of the time, about anything and everything. Once again, turn off the electronics and talk to your child about what you are doing, what he/she is doing, where you are going, what you are observing, etc. This will help to develop your child’s vocabulary when he/she gets older. Expose your baby to as many words as possible and just talk! If you are unsure about your baby’s communication skills, you should contact a speech-pathologist to discuss your concerns and questions. Deborah Hoch, MA, CCC-SLP is a speech pathologist with a practice in South Huntington. Visit www.deborahhochspeech.com with any questions you may have.

pers, novels and magazines, as well as their Kindle. Remember, schools still use “paper books and pictures” for the teaching of reading. 2.Establish a Daily Read- Aloud Routine: Pick a time in the family’s daily schedule that is best for you, and read at that time every day. Bedtime is fine, as long as it can be done daily, and so long as parents aren’t too tired, stressed or on business trips. Bath time, lunch time – there are many options. 3.Squeeze Reading in Whenever Possible: Keep books handy: in the car, or in the baby’s diaper bag, so you’ll be ready to read wherever you go – at the doctor’s office, gas stations, checkout lines, etc. Also, be on the lookout for environmental print (i.e. print that appears in everyday places, such as malls, supermarkets, doorways, road signs, cereal boxes, candy wrappers and TV programs). 4. Make Reading Come Alive: Read aloud actively. Be a “ham,” get involved in the story, change voices for different characters, whisper, scream, laugh, and pause for effect! Before reading, take a “picture walk”; that is, go through the book looking and talking about the pictures, giggle

together and make predictions. Get your child invested in the story. Encourage them to echo phrases known by heart. 5. Pair Reading with Pleasure: Avoid turning reading into a punishment by saying things like, “Look at that mess you made! No cartoons for you today; you can sit and read a book.” Instead, look for opportunities to use reading as a reward for desired behaviors: “Wow! You cleaned up all of your toys! You deserve to hear an extra book tonight!” So there you have it: five easy ways to begin instilling in your preschooler a love of reading while also expanding his or her horizons, developing her language skills, stretching the imagination, making smooth the transition to the school years, and providing untold hours of cuddly times and connectedness for you both. Who knew “reading readiness” could be so much fun? Eleanor O’Brien Wittrup, a longtime Huntington resident, is an assistant professor at Long Island University Post campus in the School of Education. She is a former reading specialist, reading recovery teacher, and classroom teacher in grades K12 for 24 years in Long Island public schools (18 in Northport-East Northport).


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DIX HILLS

Ladies Lace Up To ‘Pink The Rink’ Breast cancer fundraiser at Ice Rink raises $4K for American Cancer Society dschrafel@longislandernews.com

The New York Lady Islanders turned Dix Hills Park pink and filled the American Cancer Society’s breast cancer research coffers with green. Through entry fees, raffle ticket sales, a bake sale and Saturday morning walk to kick off the festivities, the second annual Pink the Rink fundraiser at Dix Hills Park and Ice Rink last weekend raised over $4,000 for breast cancer research at the American Cancer Society, according to Dix Hills Park Director Matt Naples.

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“It’s just so nice to see this,” Christine Dziadul, vice president of the Lady Islanders board, said. “We want to teach the girls to be well-rounded athletes, and this helps build a sense of team off the ice.” Despite being cut short last year due to an unwelcome party crasher – Superstorm Sandy, to be precise – the Lady Islanders raised $2,000 in their first official year for the American Cancer Society, earmarked for breast cancer research. In addition to the fundraising efforts, others pitched in to help keep costs down. Dziadul said the referees donated their

Participants in the U19 hockey tournament Saturday wear official Pink the Rink t-shirts as their jerseys.

Volunteers help sell raffle tickets and staff a bake sale, all part of an effort that raised $4,000 for breast cancer research.

time for the event, and the Town of Huntington contributed by giving them a discounted rate on ice time for the event, which included four ladies’ travel hockey tournaments at the 12U, 14U and 19U levels. The town also decorated the ice rink in pink and white balloons, painted pink ribbons on glass surfaces throughout, and added large pink ribbons at center ice in both rinks. “Everyone’s really gotten involved,” Dziadul said. The Lady Islanders kicked off the Pink the Rink celebration Saturday morning

with a fundraising walk led by former New York Islander and Dix Hills Ice Rink coach Benoît Hogue. Cactus Salon also pitched in by selling pink hair extensions and donating proceeds to the American Cancer Society. The newly renovated, twin-slab Dix Hills Ice Rink makes Huntington an ideal venue for a charity tournament of this sort, Dziadul added. “The facility here at Dix Hills is amazing,” Dziadul said. “That’s really helped facilitate doing tournaments such as this on this scale.”

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Price Taxes Date 998,000 20,724 10/10 1,299,000 23,485 10/10 369,000 9,175 10/12 445,000 10,051 10/12 450,000 10,600 10/12 525,000 11,584 10/12 999,000 19,683 10/12 265,000 0 10/13 279,000 8,883 10/13 329,000 8,524 10/13 349,000 9,373 10/13 369,000 10,836 10/13 424,900 10,810 10/13 449,000 9,050 10/13 477,000 12,722 10/13 487,000 12,990 10/13 499,000 13,791 10/13 519,000 11,519 10/13 539,900 12,480 10/13 549,000 12,431 10/13 559,000 12,076 10/13 599,900 15,682 10/13 739,000 18,522 10/13 865,000 14,985 10/13 899,000 17,190 10/13 1,175,000 18,711 10/13 725,000 10,501 10/16 389,000 6,219 10/19 600,000 14,974 10/19 518,800 11,302 10/20 939,000 21,245 10/20 2,595,000 14,477 10/20

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collected, but, since it was not the central point of contention in filing the suit, he dropped that portion of the objections after the review process became “tedious.” A group of residents have also launched a grassroots campaign, which Long said he is not affiliated with, claiming they were victims of fraud and a town-wide scam because they didn’t realize they signed a petition to endorse candidates rather than fight a tax hike. The three Democratic candidates, who are running in November for various spots on the Huntington Town Board, filed the signatures with the Suffolk County Board of Elections in August. Last week, Long and at least six other witnesses testified before a judge in Yaphank. The trial occurred at the Suffolk County Board of Elections office in front of Westchester-based Judge J. Emmett Murphy. Attorneys familiar with the case said all Suffolk judges recused themselves due to conflicting political and personal ties to the matter. David Reilly, a Northport resident, practicing attorney, and vice chair of the Huntington GOP Committee, originally represented Long in the lawsuit, but renounced his duties after receiving a nomination to be a State Supreme Court judge. According to Silverman, several witnesses at the trial claimed the petitions were misleading because certain parts of the page were “folded over” or covered the names of the candidates. Long said those behind the formation of the new voting line exploited voters’ vulnerability on an issue of importance. “It would be misleading to the public and create confusion… Speaking with people who had signed the petition, it came to my attention that it might be more serious and not just confusing but also fraudulent,” Long said. Silverman, however, alleged that creating a line based on an issue-oriented campaign effort is exactly the point. “It didn’t create confusion… They culminated as one with lobbying legislation to protect Huntington from a tax hike… and the court found there was nothing improper for that. I would argue it’s perfectly fitting and proper that a citizens’ campaign would evolve into a political campaign,” Silverman said. Cuthbertson said last week that claims of confusion are “ridiculous,” and added that at least one person who testified in court is a friend or political ally of Councilman Gene Cook, who is running for supervisor against Petrone on the Republican line. Cook, a registered Independence Party member, also has backing from the Conservative Party. “It’s ridiculous. They’re political machinations to deprive the people of having the LIPA tax hike issue as part of the political discussion this year,” Cuthbertson said.

“We want this issue front and center.” Cook did not respond to requests for comment. Northport-East Northport Board of Education President Stephen Waldenburg said the district included a link to the citizens’ campaign petition on its website because it was in the best interest of the taxpayers, who may face a devastating tax hike in both property taxes and town taxes if they lose a tax certiorari battle in court. Waldenburg said the petition on the district’s website does not endorse a political candidate or party, and, from the district’s point of view, there is no linkage between that one and the one for endorsing candidates on the new line. “I would hope that people would understand the difference, and I haven’t seen any information that would confuse… but when it comes to politics, what else is new? It’s a big issue, and I would expect it to draw attention on both sides, whether you endorse the current town administration or you don’t – you could spin it either way,” Waldenburg said. The school district filed its own breach of contract suit against LIPA, tandem to one filed by the Town of Huntington in response to LIPA’s tax certiorari requesting a 90-percent reduction on the $3-billion plant. A successful endeavor by LIPA in court would have dire consequences to the tax base. According to the school district’s counsel, Hauppauge-based Ingerman Smith, taxes paid on the Northport power plant currently represent 37 percent of the school district’s budget. A current settlement offer on the table would result in the school’s annual tax base being reduced by $2.9 million starting in 2015-2016, and taxes paid by LIPA would reduce by over $4 million every year for 10 years leading to an overall loss of $43,618,531. LIPA’s annual real estate tax payments of $74,442,383 would diminish to an annual contribution of $30,823,852. The settlement offer expires Oct. 20. The Town is appealing LIPA’s deadline. Wayne Redlich, an election attorney formerly based in Albany and now in Palm Beach, Fla., who said he has no ties to the Huntington area or the case, said the Stop The LIPA Tax Hike line appears to him to be merely a political stunt. Had the petition wordage have used a less suggestive verb than “stop,” and instead used a party name such as the “Anti-LIPA Tax Hike” line, confusion could have been avoided, he said. “It seems pretty obvious it would have a tendency to confuse the voters… These stunts are like something that the insiders live on – they thrive on this stuff – and regular voters don’t care,” Redlich said. “It sounds like voting for it is going cause something to happen.” Long said he is working on an appeal pending approval from Supreme Court personnel.

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How Sweet It Is! Centerport couple launches new venture Spotlight On

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Christopher Daniels and his wife, Rhonda, of Centerport, are the first proprietors of a Chocolate World franchise, and it’s a sweet opportunity that came through Christopher’s military service. Christopher’s friend Joe Whaley joined the family business, Fifth Avenue Chocolatiere, when he returned from active duty. The two met in 2000, served at the ruins of the World Trade Center in 2001 and were activated and deployed to Iraq for several years. Today, Whaley is the head franchiser for Chocolate World and serves as the company’s president. After the company moved its chocolate factory from Queens to Valley Stream, they opened a small store there. Early success there attracted attention from a New York City landlord, leading to the opening of their flagship Fifth Avenue Chocolatiere on Third Avenue in Manhattan. The Fifth Avenue Chocolatiere also has a major presence in Japan, where it sells through 30 retail

kiosks in Japan and provides chocolates for Japan Airlines. In Commack, Chocolate World, which celebrated its grand opening Sunday, focuses on three main business areas – selling chocolate, candy, truffles, ice cream and coffee at retail; hosting children’s birthday parties; and doing corporate sales. Rhonda took charge of the décor and music at their new venture – Louis Armstrong is a frequent favorite on the sound system – and the result evokes a vintage ice cream store ambiance that connects with customers. “When you walk in the front, you get a nostalgic, old type of parlor feel from the 1920s,” Christopher said. Anything they don’t make in the store comes from their factory in Valley Stream. While they can make any sort of chocolate they want, all chocolate made in Commack is nut-free. “This way, if someone has a nut allergy, which seems pretty common these days, they can still participate in the party,” Christopher said. That’s important, because children’s birthday parties are a major driver of sales. During parties, children become a “chocolatier for a day” and learn about the history of chocolate and how it is made before putting their aprons on, picking a mold and pouring and decorating a piece of chocolate. “That’s where the kids get all messy, with all the different color kinds of choco-

Christopher Daniels and his wife Rhonda are the proprietors of the first Chocolate World franchise store in Commack, and the company has its eye on growth. late we have for them,” Christopher said. Children also get to send a cookie, graham cracker or a pretzel through a machine, evoking the famous candy shop scene from “I Love Lucy” that covers it perfectly with chocolate before the children decorate it and eat it. On the corporate front, Chocolate World can make gift baskets, molds of all shapes and sizes, and other gifts for companies. “My mother’s a real estate agent, so she wants me to make 100 houses for her clients with her name on it,” Christopher said. All the while, the couple still works full time – Christopher as a hedge fund trader in Manhattan, and his wife as a physi-

cian’s assistant. Together they’re raising two children, ages 15 and 12. “It’s been a lot, but we’re getting through it,” Christopher said. The initial success could certainly provide a bit of extra drive to keep plugging along. “It’s been so successful that we’ve signed on for Plainview and the rest of Suffolk County,” he said.

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Community Job Fair

A community job fair, sponsored by Suffolk County Legislator William R. Spencer and the Suffolk County One-Stop Employment Center, will be held Oct. 10, 1-4 p.m. at the VFW Post 1469, 210 West Pulaski Road, Huntington Station. 631-421-0535. All are welcome. No registration required. Bring copies of your resume and dress for success.

The Long Island Fall Festival at Huntington’s Heckscher Park, featuring a world-class carnival, vendors, food court, a beer and wine tent, and live entertainment on three stages, is Oct. 11-14. Sunday features the Columbus Day parade and meatball-eating contest. Visit www.lifallfestival.com for more information.

It’s Festival Time!

The Long Island Fall Festival at Huntington’s Heckscher Park, featuring a world-class carnival, vendors, food court, a beer and wine tent, and live entertainment on three stages, is Oct. 11-14. Sunday features the Columbus Day parade and meatball-eating contest. Visit www.lifallfestival.com for more information.

Piano And Soprano Concert

Born in Leningrad, Mikhail Yanovitsky has performed extensively as concerto soloist and in recital and has conducted master classes throughout the world. Galina Sakhnovskaya, who was born in Moldova, has a voice that has lead to numerous awards and performances around the world. The duo plays the Grace Auditorium of Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, One Bungtown Road, Cold Spring Harbor, on Oct. 11, 6 p.m. $20 Visit www.cshl.edu/campus-events or call 516-367-8455 to reserve seats.

JCC, 74 Hauppauge Road, Commack, holds an open house Oct. 13, 1-3 p.m.

Free Spaying, Neutering

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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.

SATURDAY Enjoy The Gift Of Life

The Gift of Life Wellness Walk and Lunch Party is Oct. 12 at noon at 2 High St. and New York Avenue in Huntington. Raise money for the Gift of Life International, an organization that provides life-saving heart surgery for children and have saved 15,000 to date.

Italian Heritage Night

The Sons of Italy Perry Como Lodge #2846 presents Italian Heritage Night on Oct. 19, 6:3011 p.m. at the St Philip Neri Parish Center, 15 Prospect Ave., Northport. Includes Italian buffet dinner, desserts and beverages, music by DJ Bob of “Classic Sounds of Long Island” featuring Italian favorites, and songs by Linda Catania and her band “Concepts of Sound.” $35 members/$40 non-members ($5 more after Oct. 11.) Call Maryann at 631-757-5946.

Vendors Wanted

Vendors wanted for a wellness expo on Nov. 9, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. for the benefit of Gathering of Light held at Presbyterian Church of Sweet Hollow, 95 Old Country Road, Melville. Discounted rates for vendors who sign up before Oct. 15. Call Margaret at 631-356-9100 or m4snoopy@gmail.com.

SUNDAY Jewish Academy Open House

The Jewish Academy, Suffolk’s only Jewish day school for grades K-8, now at the Suffolk Y

Deer Park Public Library

44 Lake Ave., Deer Park. 631-586-3000. deerparklibrary.org. • Have you been interested in using an iPad to read a book or play a game? The library now has iPads available that are preloaded with preschool apps for use in the children’s room.

Elwood Public Library

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FRIDAY

The Town of Huntington and the League for Animal Protection are offering free spaying or neutering of pit bulls and pit bull mixes owned by town residents during October, Pit Bull Awareness Month. Visit the Town Animal Shelter on Deposit Road in East Northport with proof of residency and receive a voucher for a veterinarian. Contact the shelter at 631-7548722.

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3027 Jericho Turnpike, Elwood. 631-499-3722. www.elwoodlibrary.org. • Need some relaxation in your life? The library is beginning a 10-week yoga class, good for all levels. Classes begin Friday, Oct. 11, 10:15-11:15 a.m. • Make sure to bring a smock or old clothes when things get messy at a painting session for kids ages 2-3 on Saturday, Oct. 12, 1111:45 a.m.

Half Hollow Hills Community Library

Dix Hills: 55 Vanderbilt Parkway. 631-421-4530; Melville: 510 Sweet Hollow Road. 631-4214535. hhhlibrary.org. • If you are looking to add a little rhythm to your life, the library is offering a dance class on Thursday, Oct. 10, 10-11 a.m. The class includes many different dances such as Zumba and Latin. • Homework help with students from Hills High Schools West and East will be available on Thursday, Oct. 10 in the Program Room.

Harborfields Public Library

Huntington Village’s Farmers Market is open in the Elm Street lot. The Long Island Growers Market continues its seasonal tradition in downtown Huntington, which runs through Nov. 24. The market will be open from 7 a.m.-noon each Sunday.

Get Your Flu Shot

Visiting Nurse Service and Hospice of Suffolk County administers low-cost flu shots to patients ages 19 and over during a series of upcoming flu clinics at their 505 Main St., Northport office. The clinic is open: Saturday, Oct. 19 and 27; and Tuesday, Oct. 22. All sessions are from 10 a.m.-2 p.m., except for the Saturday, Oct. 27 clinic, which is from 9 a.m.-noon. $30. Medicare Part B and Medicaid will be billed directly by Visiting Nurse Service & Hospice of Suffolk if you bring your ID Card. If you are enrolled in a Medicare HMO or Medicare Managed Care plan, the charge is $30.00. You will receive a receipt to submit to your insurance company. Preservative-free vaccine available upon request; subject to availability. Call 631-2617200.

MONDAY Larry Kushnick Tribute

A tribute to late Huntington attorney Larry Kushnick will be held Oct. 28, 7-10 p.m. at Honu, 363 New York Ave., Huntington. $75 includes: h’ors d’oeuvres, Tuscan cold table, mini meals, beer and wine, and music by Peter Mazzeo and the Hit Squad. Proceeds to support The Jordan Kushnick College Fund and Leadership Huntington Foundation. Hosted by Moonjumpers Charitable Found, the Huntington Chamber of Commerce and Honu. Checks should be made out to Moonjumpers Charitable Foundation.

TUESDAY Mommy and Me Classes

The Chai Center hosts Mommy and Me classes every Tuesday. Limit of 10 students per class. Walkers: 12 months and up 9:45-11 a.m.; Crawlers: 6-12 months 11 a.m.-12 p.m. Stretch, Sing, dance and bond with your toddler, and meet other Jewish moms. Register by phone or online: Chai Tots Preschool, 501 Vanderbilt Parkway, Dix Hills. 631-351-8672. www.TheChaiCenter.com.

Dr. Alfred V. Sforza and Antonia S. Mattheou share their pictorial history book “Around Huntington Village” on Nov. 6, 7 p.m. at Huntington Public Library’s Station branch, 1335 New York Ave., Huntington Station.

31 Broadway, Greenlawn. 631-757-4200. harborfieldslibrary.org. • SeniorNet teaches older folks how to use Google and its services (besides the search engine) effectively on Tuesday, Oct. 15, 3:30 p.m. Call 631-427-3700 ext. 268 or email svero@fsl-li.org. • Gina Berriola is teaching primary school-aged children Halloween yoga Tuesday, Oct. 15, 7 p.m.

Free Help For Vets

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Around Huntington Village

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 Tools For Tolerance

M’Yad L’Yad – Long Island’s Helping Hands presents “Tools For Tolerance,” a frank discussion about bullying and the value of justice, kindness and social responsibility, Oct. 16, 7:30 p.m. at Temple Beth El in Huntington. The keynote speaker will be Karen Taylor, the director of Jewish Outreach for Long Island Gay and Lesbian Youth. Free, but RSVP to 631486-6636 or email hands@myadlyad.org.

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.

AT THE LIBRARIES Cold Spring Harbor Library

95 Harbor Road, Cold Spring Harbor. 631-6926820. cshlibrary.org. • Get in shape with an intermediate level class that provides total body fitness on Thursday, Oct. 10, 10-11:30 a.m. Bring your own mat and hand weights.

Commack Public Library

18 Hauppauge Road, Commack. 631-4990888. commack.suffolk.lib.ny.us. • “One Amazing Thing” is a book that is just too tempting not to talk about. The library is hosting a book discussion for the book by Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni on Thursday, Oct. 10 from 1-2:30 p.m. • Having a rough time with your child going through the college process? On Thursday, Oct. 10, 7-8:30 p.m., College Admissions Navigator Michael Binder will speak about financial aid and scholarship opportunities and how to find the right college for your

Main Branch: 338 Main St., Huntington. 631427-5165. Station Branch: 1335 New York Ave., Huntington Station. 631-421-5053. www.thehuntingtonlibrary.org. • New Horizons String Orchestra invites the public to sit in on their rehearsals on Friday mornings at 9:30 a.m. • A program for students in grades 1-6, “Discovering Artists: Italian Masters of the Renaissance” takes place Saturday, Oct. 12, at 1:30 p.m. and 3 p.m. Learn about these artists and create your own small portable fresco.

Northport-East Northport Public Library

Northport: 151 Laurel Ave. 631-261-6930. East Northport: 185 Larkfield Road. 631-261-2313. www.nenpl.org. • The library’s next Book-A-Trip is to the Brooklyn Flea & Smorgasburg on Saturday, Oct. 12. $25. Register in at the Northport branch. • Dr. Eliza Pile-Spellman will be answering and exploring all questions concerning breast cancer and imaging on Wednesday, Oct. 16, 7 p.m. No registration is required.

South Huntington Public Library

145 Pidgeon Hill Road, Huntington Station. 631549-4411. www.shpl.info. • Learn to be tobacco free on Oct. 10 and Oct. 17, 5:30-7:30 p.m. Free. • Get all the info you need to know about Medicare at a seminar Thursday, Oct. 10, 1 p.m.

THEATER and FILM Bare Bones Theater Company

57 Main St., Northport. www.barebonestheater.com. 631-606-0026. • “Three,” a trio of one-act plays including a drama, a mystery and a comedy, plays Oct. 10-12 and 17-19 at 8 p.m., with matinée performances Sundays, Oct. 13 and 20 at 3 p.m. $25.

Cinema Arts Centre

423 Park Ave., Huntington. www.cinemaartscentre.org. 631-423-7611. • The Chapin Family and Cinema Arts Centre

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honor hometown hero Harry Chapin’s memory by showing rare clips and performances on Tuesday, Oct. 15, 7:30 p.m. Sandy and Josh Chapin, Harry’s widow and son, and Freeport music archivist Bill Shelley will appear for Q&A and reception following the screening, co-presented by the Folk Music Society of Huntington, at the popular Rock Legends Live! monthly series. $10 members/$15 public. • The little guy from the sun lands in Huntington for an out-of-this-stratosphere multimedia experience with live music on Saturday, Oct. 12 at noon with a cartooning workshop to follow at 2 p.m.

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Dix Hills Performing Arts Center

Five Towns College, 305 N. Service Road, Dix Hills. Box Office: 631-656-2148. www.dhpac.org. • Follow the lives of Becca and Howie in the 1997 Pulitzer Prize for Drama winner “The Rabbit Hole.” While being both serious and humorous, David Lindsay-Abaire creates a story about human resiliency. Catch the play Thursday-Saturday, Oct. 17-19 at 7:30 p.m., and Sunday, Oct. 20 at 2 p.m. $15 general/$12 seniors and students.

John W. Engeman Theater At Northport

350 Main St., Northport. www.johnwengemantheater.com. 631-261-2900. • Would you convict a teen of killing his father? See what “Twelve Angry Men” decide. • “Enchanted Evenings” on Wednesdays, Oct. 16 and 30, and Sundays, Oct. 13, 20 and 27 feature Rob Gallagher from the theater’s production of “South Pacific” and some of his friends singing Broadway classics.

Township Theatre Group

At the Helen Butler Hall Theatre at Dominican Village, 565 Albany Ave., Amityville. 631-2139832. www.townshiptheatregroup.com.

AUDITIONS 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. • The Long Island Craft Guild’s exhibit challenges artists to interpret “Feast or Famine” in media such as clay, fiber, glass, paper, leather, metal/jewelry and wood. Running through Nov. 3, with a reception on Oct. 20, 3-5 p.m.

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. • On display Oct. 1-27, Paperworks 2013 is an exhibit of the winner artworks selected by Mia Curran, curatorial assistant at the Whitney Museum of Art, from a national call. Reception: Saturday, Oct. 12, 6-9 p.m.

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 • On Saturday, Oct. 26, from 4-7 p.m., families can participate in haunted events. Refreshments for all. Kids in costumes will receive an extra treat.

Cold Spring Harbor Whaling Museum

279 Main Street, Cold Spring Harbor. 631-3673418. www.cshwhalingmuseum.org. • Design your own sea monster and watch a

Rare Harry Chapin Footage The Chapin Family and Cinema Arts Centre honor hometown hero Harry Chapin’s memory by showing rare clips and performances. Sandy and Josh Chapin, Harry’s widow and son, and Freeport music archivist Bill Shelley will appear for Q&A and reception following the screening, co-presented by the Folk Music Society of Huntington, at the popular Rock Legends Live! monthly series, on Tuesday, Oct. 15, 7:30 p.m. at Cinema Arts Centre, 423 Park Ave., Huntington. 631-4237611 www.CinemaArtsCentre.org. $10 members/$15 public

showing of Disney’s “Monster’s, Inc.” on Monday, Oct. 14 at 11:30 a.m. and 2:30 p.m. For kids ages 4-12.

fotofoto Gallery

14 W. Carver St., Huntington. Gallery hours: Friday 5-8 p.m., Saturday 12-8 p.m., Sunday 124 p.m. 631-549-0448. www.fotofotogallery.org

Gallery Thirty Seven

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

Heckscher Museum Of Art

2 Prime Ave., Huntington. Museum hours: Wednesday - Friday from 10 a.m.-4 p.m., first Fridays from 4-8:30 p.m., Saturday and Sunday from 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Admission $6-8/adults, $46/seniors, and $4-5/children; members and children under 10 free. 631-351-3250. • “Stan Brodsky: Retrospective” is on display until Dec. 1. It celebrates the career of one of Huntington’s most prominent contemporary artists.

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 1920s 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.

Huntington Arts Council

Main Street Petite Gallery: 213 Main St., Huntington. Gallery hours: Monday - Friday 9 a.m.-5 p.m.; Art in the Art-trium: 25 Melville Park Road, Melville. Gallery Hours: Monday - Friday 7 a.m.-7 p.m. 631-271-8423. www.huntingtonarts.org. • The 2013 “Auction on Main” art exhibit and silent auction runs through its closing reception from 6-8 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 25 at the Main Street Petite Gallery. View and bid on over 50 pieces donated by Arts Council artists, and try your luck on raffles. • Learn clay sculpturing from artist Alice Riordan when she teaches the basics and how to choose a medium on Oct. 12, 3-4 p.m. at the Main Street gallery.

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. 631-427-7045, ext. 401. www.huntingtonhistoricalsociety.org. • Exhibit “The Times They Were A-Changing – 1960s & Huntington’s Response” on display at the Soldiers & Sailors Memorial Building. • Take a bite out of the annual fall Apple Festival on Oct. 20 at the Kissam House Museum.

LaMantia Gallery

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

$25/person. 631-427-5240, ext. 113. educator@waltwhitman.org. • The Walt Whitman Birthplace Association presents its fifth annual Benefit for Literacy Gala on Thursday, Oct. 10, 6-10 p.m. at Oheka Castle in Huntington. Enjoy dinner

MUSIC & DANCE and dancing as the association honors its champions of literacy.

The Paramount

370 New York Ave., Huntington. 631-673-7300. www.paramountny.com. All shows begin at 8 p.m. unless otherwise noted. • India.Arie takes the stage for a “SongVersation” on Nov. 3. • The House of Blues 20th Anniversary presents Third Eye Blind on Thursday, Nov. 7.

Ridotto 9 East Contemporary Art

9 East Carver St., Huntington. Gallery hours: Wed.-Sat., 3-8 p.m. or by appointment. 631662-9459. The gallery features a father-son exhibit titled “Redo Reinax2”.

Concerts with a Touch of Theater At Huntington Jewish Center, 510 Park Ave., Huntington. www.ridotto.org. 631-385-0373 • Pianist Vassily Primakov plays an all-Chopin program on Sunday, Oct. 20, 4 p.m. $5 children/$18 members/$20 seniors/$25 adults.

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Northport Historical Society Museum

215 Main St., Northport. Museum hours: Tuesday - Sunday, 1-4:30 p.m. 631-757-9859. www.northporthistorical.org. • The new permanent exhibit, “Our Stories: the History of a Community,” transforms half of the Society’s gallery space into a timeline, tracing the history of the Northport-East Northport community and rarely seen photos and artifacts from the Society’s collection.

Ripe Art Gallery

1028 Park Ave., Huntington. Tuesday-Thursday, 11 a.m.-6 p.m.; Friday, 2-8 p.m.; Saturday, 11 a.m.-5 p.m. www.ripeartgal.com. 631-239-1805. • “Faces” by Swedish artist Cajan Bertilsson and Huntington’s own Rondi Casey, is on display through Oct. 19.

SPLIA

Headquarters: 161 Main St., Cold Spring Harbor. Joseph Lloyd Manor House: Lloyd Lane and Lloyd Harbor Road, Lloyd Neck. 631-6924664. www.splia.org. • “Long Island at Work and at Play,” early 20thcentury photographs from SPLIA’s collections, is now on display Thursdays through Sundays, 11 a.m.-4 p.m.

Suffolk Y JCC

74 Hauppauge Road, Commack. 631-4629800, ext. 140. Tuesday 1-4 p.m. Admission: $5 per person, $18 per family. Special group programs available. www.suffolkyjcc.org. • The Alan & Helene Rosenberg Jewish Discovery Museum provides hands-on exhibits and programs for children 3-13 years old and their families, classes and camps. Now on exhibit: The Alef Bet of Being a Mensch. “Zye a mensch” is a Yiddish saying that means “be a decent, responsible, caring person,” infusing both the best blessing and the best that an educator can wish for his students.

Vanderbilt Museum and Planetarium

180 Little Neck Road, Centerport. Museum hours through April 15: Tuesday, Saturday and Sunday, 12-4 p.m. Grounds admission: $7 adults, $6 students with ID and seniors 62 and older, and $3 children 12 and under. Mansion tour, add $5 per person. 631-854-5555. www.vanderbiltmuseum.org. • The newly renovated planetarium is now open. Check the website for show times. • Twenty teenagers and young adults will be performing songs from the Broadway hit “Godspell” on Saturday, Oct. 12, 2-4 p.m. The event is being produced and directed by Gene Forman of From Stage to Screen.

Walt Whitman Birthplace

246 Old Walt Whitman Road, Huntington Station. Hours: Wednesday-Friday, 1-4 p.m.; Saturdays and Sundays, 11 a.m.- 4 p.m. Admission: $6 adults, $5 seniors, $4 students, and children under 5 are free. 631-427-5240, ext. 114. 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.

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.,

VOLUNTEER Huntington Station, 11746. 631-271-8025.

Be A Museum Docent

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

Seeking Volunteer Advocates

The Family Service League’s Ombudservice Program of Suffolk County is seeking volunteers to train as advocates for nursing home, adult home and assisted living facility residents to help ensure they receive quality care and their rights are protected. 631-427-3700 ext. 240.

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.

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.

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.

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HillSPORTS BOYS SOCCER

Colts Stay On Top Of Their League Undefeated through 10 games, boys remain a powerhouse on the field By Jacqueline Birzon jbirzon@longislandernews.com

Stephen Lauria scored the only goal for Hills West in the first half of play, while Hauppauge responded with a goal in the second half. The two teams tried to settle the score, delving into double overtime, but neither team could find the back of the net to tilt the scale in either direction. Hills West defeated Deer Park, 2-0, on Sept. 24, when Mastrangelo scored one goal and Gabe Agbin scored another. Sweeping the game 3-0 at Bellport on Sept. 20, Mastrangelo added 2 goals for Hills West and Fitzgerald scored the third to lead to yet another Colts win. Interestingly, despite the 1-1 tie against Kings Park last week, Hills beat the Kingsmen 7-0 during their first game of

the season on Sept. 17. Against Kings Park, Mastrangelo scored 2 goals while Reggie Damour, Agbin, Khanat, John Behr and Austin Prucha each scored a goal for the Colts. At the midpoint of the fall season, Gannon said Mastrangelo and Muller have both stepped up on the field and distinguished themselves as disciplined, dedicated players. “Our goal is to honestly always win your league and put yourself in the best opportunity you can for a playoff run. It’s more of a ‘refuse to lose’ attitude,” Gannon said. The Colts were to host Huntington for a game on Tuesday, but scores were not available by press time. Hills West plays at Bellport on Thursday at 4 p.m. Half Hollow Hills photo/Luann Dallojacono

Carrying through-the-roof confidence and the skills to back it up, the Half Hollow Hills West boys soccer team has an undefeated record in League VI this year. Having won eight games and tying two, the Colts continue to be a powerhouse in the Suffolk soccer division at the midpoint of the season. With the exception of last year, Head Coach Doug Gannon said, the team has placed as champions of their league the past six years. The Colts fell to their district counterpart, the Thunderbirds of Hills East, in the semifinals last year and are more determined than ever this year to regain the top spot in soccer. Under the leadership of four senior captains, including center midfielder Cody Tao, forward Moosah Khanat, center back Cole Tobias and defenseman Jaylan White, Gannon’s team has trampled the competition. “It’s a mix between the experience they brought to the table this year as well as their soccer abilities and leadership qualities,” Gannon said of his captains. “We’ve kind of grown accustomed to winning – that’s all they really know – so I think that’s a big advantage mentally against other teams.” The Hills West team walked away from last Friday’s game against Kings Park with a 1-1 tie, after a shutout in both overtime and double overtime. Khanat scored a goal in the second period, and West goalie Ethan Muller had 3 saves.

On Oct. 2, Hills West dominated play against East Islip, winning 6-2. Khanat scored his second goal at the end of the game in the 54th minute while junior forward Richy Mastrangelo, Kory Fitzgerald, Cao and Tobias also scored to lead Hills last Wednesday. The Colts left the West Babylon field on Sept. 30 with a sizeable 5-2 win. The defense worked to keep the Eagles caged, and Colts goalies Muller and Marc Bassuk saved a combined 3 goals. At West Babylon, Fitzgerald, Mastrangelo, Tobias, Khanat and Nick Elkins all scored. The first tie of the season was at the Colts’ Sept. 26 game against Hauppauge, the second place team in League IV. Colt BOYS SOCCER

T-Birds Save 4-1 Win Hills East, pictured playing Whitman last month, was tops against Connetquot on Oct. 4, winning 4-1. Casey Barone and Andrew Kunoff both had one goal and one assist, while Noah Waxner and Matthew Flax scored the other 2 goals. Johnny Gropper had his first assist of the season. Zachary Gillam and Tyler Spellman each had 2 saves.

Exploring possibilities at women’s networking event (Continued from page A3)

“It’s funny with the first aid squad – no pun intended, but – it gets into your blood, and there are so many people who have been there for so many years, and they put more time into the squad than their own careers,” she said. Gaines said both the town government and the community have been beyond supportive in helping her launch her not-forprofit Victoria’s Love Children’s Foundation

in the year since her daughter’s death in a boating accident last July 4th. “So many members of the community have come out to support myself and my

A volunteer from the Northport Arts Coalition shares information about upcoming performances with an interested resident at the 12th annual Women’s Networking Day at the Melville Marriott hotel.

family… An event like this give me a new added platform to spread awareness about boating safety and I will always continue to spread awareness about that,” Gaines said.

Bond rating not in danger (Continued on page A18) Half Hollow Hills photo/Jacqueline Birzon

said the forum has blossomed into a diverse day rich with opportunities for women from all walks of life. YMCA Cultural Arts Director Edie Cafiero, who runs the YMCA’s children’s performing arts camp over the summer, was drawn to the colorful spread of fliers promoting upcoming dance and musical performances through the arts coalition. The cultural dance performances hosted at the NorthportEast Northport Library, Cafiero said, would be the ideal community initiative to bring campers to over the summer. Five distinguished women from the Huntington area – Sherry Pavone, Lisa Gaines, Andrea Golinsky, Brenda Leigh Johnson and Rev. Gloria Artis – were recognized by town officials at Monday’s event for their commitment to empowering women and enhancing the various organizations of which they are a part. Golinsky, public information officer for the Huntington Community First Aid Squad, was both modest and humbled by the recognition.

balance availability is factored into a budget flexibility score, which accounts for 10 percent of the town’s bond rating. David Jacobsen, a spokesman for Moody’s, added that the agency does not have any hard figure that disqualifies a town from receiving a AAA bond rating based on fund balance reserves, let alone any threshold that hangs it solely on general fund balance. “The bottom line is that there’s a lot of things that go into this, but there’s nothing that says if you have this much reserves, you are ineligible for a AAA rating,” he said. Jacobsen also said the agency looks at

any source of town revenue, and fund balance appropriations from any source are considered revenue. “If there’s any revenue streams coming into the town – [it relates to] liquidity and reserves – we will look at that,” he said. A Fitch spokesman agreed, noting that their agency does not set a maximum bond rating based on reserves. Relative weakness in one area, he explained, might be outweighed by strength in another, which would enable a municipal agency to maintain their AAA bond rating. He added that in addition to general fund balances, the agency also analyzes the two other major town fund balances, which are Highway and the Part Town funds.


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