Half Hollow Hills - 10/8/2015 Edition

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MELVILLE

Hyatt Hotel Developer Seeks More Time

By Andrew Wroblewski awroblewski@longislandergroup.com

The developer proposing a 160room, four-story Hyatt Place hotel in Melville is requesting that the Huntington Town Board once again delay a decision to rezone the property while it continues speaking with neighbors opposed to the hotel.

During its meeting Tuesday, the town board was scheduled to vote to delay ruling on a proposed I-1 Light Industrial to C-10 Planned Motel District zone change, which would be necessary for the plan to move forward to the town’s zoning board.

The board delayed ruling on the zone change during the July 14 meeting due to emerging opposition of the plan from neighbors of the property at 500 Broadhollow Road.

“We’re hoping that the board will

approve another extension,” attorney William Bonesso, representing applicant OTO Development, said Monday.

In the meantime, Bonesso said his client continues to talk with neighbors, including the owner of Rubie Corporate Plaza, which is located immediately north of the proposal’s 3-acre plot. Bonesso said that his client hopes to “accommodate” Rubie Corporate Plaza’s owner, Broadhollow Associates LLC, in hopes of “doing away with opposition.”

First, Bonesso said, his client has proposed to flip the building so that its main entrance would be facing Rubie’s property. “We think it’s a more attractive appearance,” he said.

The flip would also free up some space between the proposed hotel and the northern property line leav(Continued on page A18)

The Huntington town board was expected to vote Tuesday on a decision to delay a zone change necessary to move forward a proposal to build a 160-room, fourstory Hyatt Place hotel in Melville.

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Ex-NFL Player Visits Middle Schools

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By Janee Law

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SPOTLIGHT

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Former NFL player Tim Green speaks to more than 300 students at West Hollow Middle School in Melville Tuesday.

Tim Green, a former NFL player who went on to become a lawyer and author of numerous books, paid a visit to middle school students in the Half Hollow Hills community to speak about the importance of literacy.

“My mission really is to get kids to read, to think about reading and promote the importance of education and character,” said Green, 51, whose first stop was at West Hollow Middle School in Melville, where he spoke to more than 300 students. “The other thing I do is, I’ll always ask students (Continued on page A18)

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MELVILLE

By Chris Mellides cmellides@longislandergroup.com

Before Rubie’s Costume Co. became a multi-million-dollar costume industry juggernaut, with wholesale operations reaching 14 countries and employing more than 3,000 workers worldwide, the brand had much more humble beginnings.

The business gots its start as Rubie's Candy Store in 1951 under Tillie and Rubin Beige. The couple ventured into marketing and selling novelties, and with Halloween becoming increasingly popular in American culture, the brand exploded with the addition of Halloween costumes to its inventory.

In 1972, Rubin died, and with his mother widowed, son Marc Beige took over the family business for what he thought was going to be only a short period of time.

“The idea was to run it for a year or so and then go back to teaching and I never did go back to teaching.

Sometimes I wish I had, but it’s been a very interesting road to travel,” Beige said.

With a flagship retail location in

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Rubie’s, Now In Retail, Readies For Halloween

A giant Hulk statue greets customers who enter the front door of Rubie’s Costume Company in Melville at 540 Broadhollow Road.

Richmond, Queens, Beige has branched out, opening two additional Long Island stores in Westbury and Melville, both of which launched within the past year.

“It’s usually a good idea to have a retail store, because this way you get

first-hand exposure from the customers, you get the feedback and comments as far as what they like, and more importantly, what they don’t like,” Beige said. “It allows us to design products that will be successful in the market, and we bring

those products to our retail stores.”

At the Rubie’s Melville store, two contractors worked on a welding job on the roof of the building, readying the outside of the storefront for the Halloween rush.

The inside of the store is filled with costumes for infants, teens and adults. Colorful and creepy masks line the far wall by the store’s entranceway with life-size props of Star Wars characters, along with Marvel and DC Comics superheroes like, the Hulk, Spider-Man, Batman and the Joker.

Beside a true-to-scale replica of Anne Hathaway’s Catwoman, four office co-workers laugh at the sight of some of the props, before continuing to wade through the large variety of superhero costumes littered around them.

One of them, Darlene Gladstone, 36, is a first-time shopper at Rubie’s.

She and her colleagues are searching for costumes to wear at their office the Friday before Halloween.

“We went through a couple of options and sent out an email with a bunch of costume ideas,” Gladstone

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TOWN OF HUNTINGTON

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Huntington Town Firefighters Awarded For Bravery

From left, Halesite Fire Chief and Town of Huntington Fire Chiefs Council Second Vice President Dan McConnell, Medal of Valor recipients Firefighter Ryan Sammis of Halesite, chiefs Joe Ervin and Dan Heffernan of East Northport, Firefighter Matt Monahan of Commack, Huntington Fire Chiefs Council President John McKenna and Huntington Chief Fire Marshal Terry McNally.

Four volunteer firefighters from Town of Huntington fire departments who went above and beyond the call of duty were recently among those honored and presented with Medals of Valor at the Suffolk County Medal Day ceremony.

The annual event was held Sept.

27 by the Suffolk County Fire Academy Vocational Education and Board at Farmingdale State College.

Assistant Chief Dan Heffernan and Chief Joe Ervin of the East Northport Fire Department were both presented with Silver Medals of Valor for their heroic efforts at a

house fire with a trapped victim in May 2014.

Firefighter Ryan Sammis of the Halesite Fire Department was awarded the Silver Medal of Valor for his bravery at a water rescue call involving a victim trapped in a submerged car in May 2014.

Firefighter Matt Monahan of the Commack Fire Department was awarded the Silver Medal of Valor for his heroic actions after coming upon the scene of a motor vehicle accident with a victim trapped in an overturned car on fire in March 2014.

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POLICE REPORT Compiled by Chris Mellides

A Sign Of The Times

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Election Day approaches...

cast for this week will be in the low 70s. Curse I decided to you, Mother Nature! take advantage of the free fares the Town of Huntington offered this week on its Huntington Waiting til the end... As Area Rapid Transit bus system and was hit with we wait for Waldbaum’s to fian important reminder in an ad IN THE KNOW nally meet its demise before it by the Suffolk County League makes way for a Stop & Stop of Women’s Voters: Local elec- WITH AUNT ROSIE on Wall Street in Huntington, tions are coming up on Nov. 3. have you noticed that aisles In fact, you’ll get a chance to get to know the keep creepily compressing, candidates running for office in Huntington at a with fewer and fewer products available? The Huntington League of Women’s Voters “Meet supermarket touts “up to 50 percent off” as it the Candidates” night on Oct. 26 starting at 6:30 hopes to gets as much stuff off its hands as posp.m. at the Harborfields Library, 31 Broadway sible. I’m not biting until the last minute, howin Greenlawn. The NAACP Huntington Branch ever, because the sales are usually closer to 10 will also be hosting a “Meet the Candidates” percent than 50 percent. I can can get that kind event Oct. 15, starting at 7 p.m. at the South of deal with the click of a little computer mouse.

Huntington Public Library, 145 Pidgeon Hill Road in Huntington Station. Be sure to get inDine away.... Dine Huntington’s Fall Restauformed and get informed, my friends. It’s your rant Week 2015 is almost upon us. From Oct. civic duty.

11-18, 31 restaurants around the Town of Huntington will be participating by offering threeBrrr?… Well, the temperature sure went course prix fixe options for $27.95. Where will down quickly within a matter of two days. I you be chowing down? Check out dinehuntingstarting last week by blaring my air conditionton.com to help you decide! ing throughout my home and went to shivering my tookus off, wearing my winter robe and fuzzy wool slippers. If it wasn’t for Hurricane (Aunt Rosie wants to hear from you! If you Joaquin, the storm that happily skirted Long have comments, ideas, or tips about what’s hapIsland, I’m sure the transition into fall weather pening in your neck of the woods, write to me towould have been slower for us this year. With day and let me know the latest. To contact me, the tip of my nose as cold as ice from this drop a line to Aunt Rosie, c/o The Long-Islander, weekend, I got my heater out and my sweaters 14 Wall Street, Huntington NY 11743. Or try the tucked neatly into my drawers, ready to eme-mail at auntrosie@longislandergroup.com) brace the cold, only to find out that the fore-

A 20-year-old Huntington man was arrested Sept. 28 and charged with petite larceny, criminal possession of stolen property and harassment, after he allegedly stole an iPhone 6 Plus from a Conklin Avenue location in East Farmingdale and struck a man in the face on the Long Island Expressway South Service Road in Melville.

Volvo Vandal Police received a report from a Melville resident whose 2011 Volvo had its brand emblem stolen from the vehicle’s grill. The incident was believed to have occurred between Sept. 26 at 3 p.m and Sept. 28.

Stolen Blower Police received a report that a backpack leaf blower was stolen from a landscaping truck belonging to a crew that was doing routine work on Landview Drive in Dix Hills. The incident was believed to have occurred Sept. 26 at around 8:40 a.m.

GMC M.I.A. On Sept. 27, police received a report that a 2013 GMC Acadia was stolen from the driveway of a Melville residence. The alleged theft was thought to have occurred Sept. 21 at about 12:15 a.m.

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TOWN OF HUNTINGTON

Kelly Honored At LIBN Awards Night

Jim Kelly, publisher of Long Islander News and CEO of the supply chain and risk management consulting firm JVKellyGroup, was named an Around 50 honoree by Long Island Business News. Kelly was among 33 recipients who were recognized at a special dinner at the Crest Hollow Country Club in Woodbury last week “for setting an example for others with their longevity, integrity, motivation and wisdom.”

Kelly was also recently honored by the Cold Spring Harbor Whaling Museum and Whaling Museum and Education Center for his contributions to the community.

MELVILLE

Firm Raises $5K For Alzheimer’s Association

A team of 25 employees and friend of Melville-based elder law and estate planning firm Genser Dubow Genser & Cona raised nearly $5,000 for the National Alzheimer’s Association last month during its Long Island chapter’s annual Walk to End Alzheimer’s at Belmont Lake State Park. From left: Pam Wolf, Paralegal, GDGC; Jack Genser, partner, GDGC; Karen Blank, associate director, Alzheimer’s Association; and Jennifer Cona, managing partner, GDGC.

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Time To Celebrate Huntington Get ready to celebrate Huntington.

Corridor is known as Long Island’s busiThe Long Island Fall Festival at Hunt- ness address. Visitors to Heckscher Park get ington takes over Huntington’s Heckscher to know some of the companies that make Park this weekend – as it does every up the business community, learn about our Columbus Day Weekend – and welcomes not-for-profits and the good work they do tens of thousands of visitors to celebrate all and, mostly, have fun. that makes Huntington a great place to live, Plan to visit the Long Island Fall Festival work and play.

– you’ll have nothing but fun, you’ll learn A collaborative effort between the Hunt- more about your community, and you’ll ington Township Chamber of support both the chamber of Commerce, the Town of Hunt- EDITORIAL commerce and its member busiington, and countless individnesses. uals, the Fall Festival is an epic party over And the fun continues. Sunday kicks off four days with non-stop entertainment, a another favorite event – Dine Huntington world-class carnival, food, food and more Restaurant Week – an eight-day celebration food. of the township’s thriving restaurant indusThe Fall Festival is more than just a par- try. The promotion, organized by Long Isty, though. It’s an opportunity for business- lander News and the Huntington Chamber, es, community groups, nonprofits and arts features 32 restaurants offering 3-course organizations to show to visitors from all menus at $27.95 per person. Dine Huntingover Long Island. ton Restaurant Week is the perfect time to And there’s plenty to show off. The Town try some of Huntington’s top restaurants. of Huntington is Long Island’s culture capWhat a great way to celebrate Huntingital, the dining capital, and our Route 110 ton.

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Colleges Need To Sync Student Skills With Employer Demands DEAR EDITOR: Many of today’s college students are stunningly illprepared for the professional world. What’s worse, they don’t even realize it.

A new survey from the Association of American Colleges and Universities finds that about 70 percent of college students think they possess the critical thinking skills needed to succeed in the workplace. But less than a third of employers think recent college grads are ready for the real world.

There’s good reason for this divide. Employers increasingly value skills that often aren’t taught on the average college campus. And most students are completely unaware of employer demands because they don’t plan for life outside the academic bubble.

Colleges need to repair this disconnect. Faculty and administrators must ensure students develop the aptitudes that can actually secure them long-term, satisfying employment.

Consider skills like teamwork and collaboration.

While 60 percent of college students think they excel here, just 40 percent of employers agree. When it comes to the

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quality and speed of their decision-making, student confidence is double that of employers’.

At the same time, many employers have stopped assessing academic achievements alone. Indeed, only 2 percent of employers consider GPA the most important factor when evaluating job applications, according to a survey from the research firm Millennial Branding.

These discrepancies are exacerbated because many students don’t take advantage of the opportunities provided by school administrators to acquire professional skills.

Fortunately, there are ways to improve student ca-

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First, colleges can adjust their curricula to better simulate real-world working conditions. Most jobs don’t require the sort of sustained, independent work it takes to finish a paper; collaboration is common. That’s why Purdue University lends some of its business students out to local small businesses to act as consultants. Professors in all academic programs should look for similar opportunities.

Leadership matters, too.

Only micro-managers provide employees with minuteby-minute orders. Often, workers are expected to identify employer needs, adapt accordingly and guide colleagues when appropriate. Given that, American University has launched a public affairs leadership program, which challenges students to identify a social ill and try to resolve it.

Career-service programs also have an important role in prepping students for life after college.

Administrators should focus on increasing the number of internships available, expanding the variety of participating employers, and allowing students to accrue credit from part-time professional opportunities.

Notably, Alma College in Michigan has installed a careers services program that provides students $2,500 grants toward off-campus internships, fellowships, or

research.

Here at New York Institute of Technology, we provide extensive professional development opportunities. The skills our students acquire translate into real job opportunities. Fully 87 percent of our graduates are employed in their chosen field within six months of commencement. Nationally, only 55 percent of college grads secure full-time jobs before the six-month mark.

Most recently, we started an urban administration course that introduces students to the inner-workings of city governments and non-profits through traditional classroom instruction – and then empowers them participate first-hand with a community service project. This program isn’t simply aimed at exposing students to these fields. It also cultivates the problem-solving skills employers demand.

American institutions of higher education must narrow the gap between what the average student learns and what the average employer demands. If not, future generations of graduates will find themselves locked out of the job market and deprived of the chance to find fulfilling work. .

JOHN HYDE Dean, NYIT Office of Career Services & AMY BRAVO Assistant Dean

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Life&Style Sharks, Jets Come To Life At Engeman At the end of an emotional rollercoaster at the John W. Engeman Theater in Northport on Thursday, the audience rose to provide a standing ovation for the performers of “West Side Story.”

The rendition of Arthur Laurents’ famous American musical was dripping with eloquence, as the young cast commanded the stage, drawing out laughter and tears from the audience.

Directed by Igor Goldin, the appearance of “West Side Story,” hosted at 250 Main St., was the theater’s 50th production, said Season Ticket Manager Jackie Polden.

Opening the show with a dance number, Jeffry Denman’s choreography was captivating, as members from the Jets and Sharks gangs jumped in the air at one another to portray their hatred for each other.

When the leader of the Jets, Riff (Sam Wolf) and the leader of the Sharks, Bernardo (Nikko Kimzin), entered the stage and come face to face, the intensity thickens, as their strong demeanors and stern expressions clash at the sight of each other.

The dramatic undertone that dictated the energy of the show was lead by musical director, James Olmstead, whose live orchestra remained hidden underneath the stage throughout play.

Set in New York City in 1957, “West Side Story” tells a story about hate, love, crime, fear and violence.

In the midst of the chaos between the Sharks, a Puerto Rican gang, and the Jets, a white gang, ignites a romance between Barnardo’s sister, Maria (Samantha Williams), and former Jet, Tony (Zach Trimmer).

Their love begins during an energetic dance scene, “Dance at the Gym,” where the Jets and the Sharks face off in a dance competition, infused with ballet and salsa. Williams and Trimmer lock eyes amongst the chaos and become a calming center for the audience.

In their songs with one another, including “Tonight,” “One Hand One Heart” and “Somewhere,” Williams, a Huntington resident,

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By Janee Law jlaw@longislandergroup.com

In the “Dance at the Gym” scene, Samantha Williams (Maria) and Zach Trimmer (Tony) portray love at first sight in a rendition of “West Side Story,” at the John W. Engeman Theater. and Trimmer, deliver a heartfelt performance and, while Williams releases an operetta form of voice and Trimmer produces a soft vibrato, their voices remain in sync.

Other memorable performances were by Karli Dinardo, Anita, whose bold presence shined wildly on stage, during the “America” number and the emotional duo with Williams, “A Boy Like That/I Have a Love.”

The show also gave the audience a good laugh in the “Gee, Officer Krupke performance,“ sung by the wide-eyed, hothead of the Jets, Action (Scott Shedenhelm).

Parallel to William Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet, the final scene brought watchers to tears, as Maria delivers a heartbreaking performance as the girl who loved and lost.

When asked about playing the lead, Williams, said that it was

thrilling.

“This show could never get old for the people performing it,” said Williams, 25. “It’s just a timeless piece that everyone loves.”

John W. Engeman Theater will be hosting West Side Story until Nov. 8. Shows are between Thursdays and Sundays and tickets range from $69-$74.

For more information visit http://engemantheater.com/

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By Chris Mellides cmellides@longislandergroup.com Blending pop, folk and world music together while adhering to the Celtic form of syncopation and instrumentation, Canadian native Loreena McKennitt has toured the world bringing her unique sound to concertgoers looking for a touch of something different.

With 14 million albums sold worldwide, McKennitt’s recordings have achieved gold, platinum and multi-platinum status in 15 countries spread over four continents.

Since beginning her career three decades ago, the 58-year-old singersongwriter has since been nominated for a Grammy Award, and has won two Junos and a Billboard International Achievement Award.

While she’s received notable recognition and industry nods for her large body of work, McKennitt says that she doesn’t let notoriety impede on continuing to do what she loves doing most: making music.

“I studied piano from the age of 5 and I was part of a children’s choir from that age. So I always was engaged in music,” McKennitt said. “I

knew I would wonder how far I would go in music as I got older.”

While attending the University of Manitoba in Canada, she put her plans of studying agriculture on hold to explore and pursue the arts, with music and live performing taking center stage.

“When I think back now on how slender these opportunities were and to abandon one’s formal education in pursuit of them is really quite remarkable,” McKennitt said.

She added, “As long as the quality of my work continued to move and improve and I felt that there was promise that I would actually be able to sustain myself, I would continue on pursuing music.”

McKennitt’s performances during her U.S. and Canadian tour this fall are a departure from the multi-instrumental and instead focus on the collaborative spirit of just three musicians, including McKennitt herself.

Joining her onstage are Brian Hughes and Caroline Lavelle, who will help to create an atmospheric show featuring music and tales inspired by McKinnitt’s travels in pursuit of the history of the Celts.

If you want to experience an intimate night of Celtic folk, come see Loreena McKennitt live. Tickets can be purchased at the box office or from paramountny.com starting at $49.50. Doors open at 7 p.m. Oct. 18.

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World Artist Bringing Unique Sound To Town

Loreena McKennitt is bringing her intriguing blend of pop, folk and Celtic music to The Paramount on Oct. 18

The Sad Fate Of The Kennedys’ Flash II

By Henrietta Schavran

In past articles I wrote about vessels whose names are associated with nautical lore that has become rooted in our collective maritime memory. Most of these events relate to wartime moments, famous disasters, glorious racing victories, or great explorations. Some vessels have become famous for their design characteristics, which have expanded the possibilities for commercial and pleasure-boating activities.

Unfortunately, the very qualities that gave fame to their success have, in recent decades, been sought for more nefarious activities. The work of the U.S. Coast

Guard often involves probing into illegal activities by individuals who utilize boats that previously were owned by well known and admired persons, especially popular high performance speed boats. These were used by drug dealers to bring cocaine and other illegal substances into the United States and elsewhere, casting a shadow on the names of high performance classes of boats.

I recently read an interesting report about the forfeiture of a small racing sailboat that was used for drug trafficking, which, in its prior life had happily won races for

two young dedicated sailors.

In fall 2005, federal agents seized this sailboat, stating that the current owner had purchased the vessel with proceeds derived from illegal sale of marijuana. The owner was living in Florida and was involved in large scale drug distribution activities along the East Coast.

The boat, a 22-foot Star class sloop named “Flash II,” was built in 1930 and was originally purchased by John Kennedy and his brother, Joseph, in 1934. The original name of the boat was “Jubilee” but was changed by the Kennedy

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brothers to “Flash II” because it was their second Star class sailboat.

In addition to competing in the Atlantic Coast Championship Race, John sailed the sloop to victory two years later in the Harvard McMillan Cup Race held at Annapolis, Maryland. John Kennedy sold the boat in 1942 just before he shipped out to the Pacific during World War II. How sad that a championship class racing sailboat formerly owned and raced to victory by one of our beloved presidents had become enslaved as a carrier of illegal drugs. More power to the Coast Guard for its constant vigilance. May “Flash II” some day regain its fame as a source of joy and challenge to a new generation of young, inspired athletes.

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TOWN OF HUNTINGTON

By Andrew Wroblewski awroblewski@longislandergroup.com

Coming on the heels of star New York Giants wide receiver Odell Beckham Jr. joining Huntingtonbased Roar Beverages as a national company spokesperson, the company released last week its first product in a planned series of sports drinks through the partnership.

Roar says OBJXIII is an all-natural coconut water-based sports drink that melds strawberry and watermelon flavoring with a mix of B-Vitamins and electrolytes. The beverage was made available for purchase on Roar’s website (drinkroar.com) Sept. 22.

“This has truly been an unbelievable experience and I am blessed to have had the opportunity to work with the people at ROAR Beverages,” Beckham Jr. said in a press release. “To see your vision come to life and know that the product is going to benefit the next generation

of sports drink enthusiasts is something I am proud of and stand behind 110 percent.”

Four games into the young 201516 NFL season, Beckham Jr. leads the Giants (2-2) in receiving yards (307) and is tied with fellow receiver Rueben Randle for total touchdowns (2).

But, as productive as Beckham Jr. has been on the field, Roar CEO Roly Nesi said OBJXIII encompasses more than just the receiver’s athletic prowess.

“We have worked with Odell to create a product that is superior in hydration and vitamin packed that is tailored for his on the field needs and also matches up to his personal style and attitude that represents Odell off the field,” he said in a press release. “Odell has been an unbelievable partner throughout every step of the process from label design to flavor profile; this new product is our version of a onehanded game changing catch.”

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By Janee Law jlaw@longislandergroup.com

Since the Brigati family started farming on Long Island in 1886, they moved twice before settled at 250 Old Country Road in Melville in 1932.

The farm was commonly known as the Brigati farm, but as business grew, they gave it an official name -- identifying it with the white fences that stood at the front entrance: White Post.

Owning the 30-acre farm with his twin brother Rich and older brother Ron, 49, Rob Brigati, 44, said the fourth-generation farmers were brought up into the agricultural life and worked very hard, along with their sister, Kim, 47.

Although Rich and Ron first started on different career paths before returning to the farm, Rob Brigati went straight into the family business at 17 years old. Now, Brigati, who resides in Melville, runs its market and garden center.

The farm began selling plants and flowers in 1965, then added pies and breads in 1981.

Brigati expanded the market from one aisle of fruits and vegetables to now include catering, a sushi chef, homemade soups, cookies, preservatives, fresh-baked breads, pies and more.

Offering more than 30 varieties of breads, White Post began selling its pastries online.

“Traditional flavors seem to never fade,” Brigati said, referring to popular pie flavors such as pumpkin, coconut and blueberry cream. In April, White Post took first place for both best apple crumb pie

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BUSINESS White Post Uses ‘Pizza Pie’ Mix For Lasting Success

Working on his family farm since he was 17 years old, Rob Brigati of Melville is a fourth generation co-owner of White Post Farms in Melville. and best pecan pie in the American Pie Council’s National Pie Championship.

However, the market isn’t the only slice of White Post’s business “pizza pie” that keeps customers coming back.

Starting with the introduction of Billy the Goat in 1989, White Post began to develop an animal farm.

It hosted its first farm festival in 1991 and then started with kids birthday parties in 1993.

These attractions, what Brigati calls agritourism, is what has kept the farm in business for decades.

“We are the pioneers,” Brigati said, about being the first farm on the Island to have a fall festival. Although some farmers had hayrides and a selection of pumpkins that customers payed for, White Post began charging for entertainment.

Other services that White Post offers includes hosting field trips. “The educational field trips are huge here,” Brigati said, adding that children’s senses come to life when they are surrounded by the atmosphere of the animal farm.

Brigati said this is only the beginning for the farm, and he wants to continue expanding.

“We’re going to put a big kitchen in, and I envision us being a manufacturing farm stand, where we’re making everything here,” he said. “That’s the next level, that is the future of farming [and] we’re only scratching the surface with what we can do.”

White Post Farms 250 Old Country Road Melville, New York (631) 351-9373 whitepostfarms.com Owner of White Post Farms in Melville, Rob Brigati, pours pumpkin bread batter into container to prep for the week ahead.

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BUSINESS The Basics Of Diversification, And Why It’s Important

By Jon L. Ten Haagen asktheexpert@longislandergroup.com

Diversification does not mean having five large cap value stocks or 10 small cap stocks in your portfolio. Diversification is spreading your investments over many asset classes. Diversification always makes sense. Markets go up and markets go down. That is what they do.

Spreading money over several kinds of investments may help you achieve growth throughout market cycles and mitigate the effects of market swings short term and long term.

No asset class is the top performer all the time. The best performing asset classes change dramatically from year to year. In 2006, real estate investment trusts, or REITs, were the top performer and in 2007 they were at the bottom. In 2007, foreign stocks performed best, and in 2008, they were at the bottom in performance.

In 2008, investment-grade bonds

were the best performers, followed by high-yield bonds the next year and small-growth stocks in 2010 and investment-grade bonds again in 2011.

The point is, broad diversification gives you a better chance of achieving your long-term goals.

When markets are especially strong or weak, diversification somehow doesn’t seem quite as important.

Until it changes, and hindsight reminds us it would be smart to diversify.

Failing to diversify properly can mean not only losing money when a segment deteriorates, but also losing out when it improves.

The concept of diversification is that investors can improve their riskreturn profile by investing in multiple investments verse concentration the balance in a single investment.

Inter-generational planning for families is an important function of the proactive financial advisor— insuring that the next generation (and the one after that) is efficiently set up and has a wealth management plan to help them navigate volatile markets.

This is true fiduciary-minded wealth management—acting as the family’s trusted advisor, stewarding the family’s assets over a long period.

But how does an advisor get to that position? How do they bring it up?

Well, one way is to discuss, with the family, the things that make them tick. There may be a daughter who is environmentally focused and, as such, is looking for investments that screen well under a socially conscious lens. Stocks which do not add to the carbon footprint but assist in its mitigation could certainly be interesting. Perhaps a son is in the medical field and is interested in the cutting-edge technologies in genetics or healthcare management in gener-

Huntington’s Jon L. Ten Haagen, CFP*, runs Ten Haagen Financial Services, Inc., a full-service independent financial planning firm – and now, he is here to answer your questions!

In this bi-monthly column, Ten Haagen will answer your financial questions and help you with his expert financial advice. Don’t be shy – our expert is here for you, so feel free to ask away!

Email your questions to asktheexpert@longislandergroup.com today, and let our expert help you.

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*Ten Haagen is an Investment Advisor Representative offering securities and advisory services offered through Royal Alliance Associates, Inc., member of FINRA/SIPC, and a registered investment advisor. He is also an active community member, serving on several nonprofit boards and as executive officer of the Greater Huntington Boating Council.

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Intergenerational Wealth Management Planning

By Peter Klein

During the last bull market, many investors assumed that diversification would sacrifice performance. Now, amid economic uncertainty and a volatile market, many investors are afraid to take cash off the sidelines.

Simply put, investors act on emotion. This can cause them to abandon their long-term financial plans–short selling, chasing returns and making lump-sum transactions.

The simplest reason for diversifying your portfolio is that no one can successfully predict market cycles. If they say they can, they are lying. Occasionally, they are right short term, like a broker clock is right twice a day!

Over the past 20 years, the top performing asset classes have moved between U.S. bonds, U.S. Stocks, REITs and foreign stocks. It is pos-

al. An advisor needs to understand the children and help them plan accordingly. It’s good for them, good for the parents, and of course good for the advisor-client relationship.

One of the best ways that I have found to open discussions with the children (and grandchildren) of my clients is though their philanthropic areas of interest. This speaks to the heart of being a “Legacy Agent”— focusing on helping clients developed legacies that they can be proud of for generations to come. So in this instance we can discuss with the entire family—parents, kids and grandkids—how they see their legacy.

What is their family’s philanthropic mission going forward?

Now this is sure to open a flood of responses—some very unexpected and so its important that this kind of discussion is done in a “non-business” atmosphere (maybe a family vacation home or a family retreat) where true feelings can be heard.

Consider all the good that comes from this—children making a difference with family wealth, parents be(Continued on page A22)

** NEW OFFICE LOCATION: Due to a fire in the office building, the offices of Ten Haagen Financial Services, Inc. are now at 12 Bayview Ave., Northport.

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This Weekend: 22nd Annual Long Island Fall Festival Come out this Columbus Day weekend, October 9-12, and enjoy the premier event for family fun and at the 22nd Annual Long Island Fall Festival, the largest event of its kind in the Northeast.

Hosted by the Huntington Chamber of Commerce and the Town of Huntington, this exciting event attracts tens of thousands of families from all over the tri-state area and is held at Heckscher Park, Huntington, NY. Come out Friday and kickoff the weekend with great music and carnival fun from 5-10 p.m.

Highlights of the Festival include four stages of live entertainment, a world-class carnival and two international food courts. Make sure you stop by two new features this year: COFFEE HOUSE: Whether you need your morning coffee to start the day or like to enjoy a hot beverage while listening to the acoustic music, the Coffee House has you covered. With a variety of

coffees and teas, you can stay caffeinated day and night.

FARMER’S MARKET BY BEST YET MARKET: Our local farmers market showcases the best of New York’s seasonal fare-everything from fresh picked flowers, delicious fruit pies to local heirloom apples, squash, peppers, cauliflower and so much more! Enter for your chance to win Gift Cards, Reusable Go Green Bags, T-Shirts and more when you try your luck at Spinning the Wheel for Fantastic Prizes!

With more than 300 craft, promotional, retail and notfor-profit vendors there is something for everyone at the Long Island Fall Festival at Heckscher Park! There is FREE parking at the Huntington LIRR station with a $1 round-trip shuttle service to and from the festival on Saturday and Sunday from 11am to 5pm. To see stage details with dates and times of musical acts, as well as a list and location of all vendors and map, please visit lifallfestival.com.

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Steamboat Taken Out By Storm (Oct. 13, 1843) A torrential downpour persisted for two days and managed to put a steamboat bound for Stonington, Connecticut, out of commission. The steam pipes on the Massachusetts burst during the storm, leaving it stuck Huntington. Passengers instead took the Narragansett to Stonington.

A Good Haul (Oct. 11, 1850) Charles C. Tappan and two other men of Huntington village caught over 160 blackfish, some weighing nearly 4 pounds, at Webb’s Reef off Eaton’s Neck. It’s “rather unusual fishing for these waters,” a Long-Islander report said.

Poisoning The Well (Oct. 11, 1850) Townsend B. Pettit Esq. and his family were the near victims of a clumsy poisoning scheme. Upon drawing water, Pettit discovered a large quantity of white powder scattered in the well. Tests revealed the powder to be arsenic.

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SEA AND SAND, A BOARDWALK AND A MAN A photograph of my father on a boardwalk, beach and ocean to his right.

He wears slacks and a white shirt.

Wind whips his dark hair.

He is smiling, but not quite at the camera.

Walt Whitman

I remember the moment, him standing there, waiting for my mother always slow with the click to snap the photo.

I remember his gaze shifting to me, five years old, at my mother’s side.

I remember the smile, not for the camera, not at all for the camera.

I remember smiling back at him.

The photograph is timeless, nothing there to date it.

No cars, no women’s fashions.

Just sea and sand, a boardwalk and a man smiling at me for eternity.

Barbara Novack Laurelton, New York Walt’s Corner is edited by George Wallace, former Suffolk County poet laureate.

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Meet Marilyn Oser

Author Marilyn Oser will be at the Book Revue (313 New York Avenue, Huntington) to sign copies of her new book, “Even You”, Oct. 8 at 7 p.m.

Meet the Candidates

The NAACP Huntington Branch is holding its meet the candidates event at Oct. 15, 7 p.m. at the South Huntington Public Library (145 Pidgeon Hill Road, Huntington Station). Call 631-421-4292 for more information.

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THURSDAY

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Under The Radar Pat Ralph’s “Falling” (from the Icarus Series), is among the Huntington artist’s work on display in Under The Radar, through Oct. 22 in the Jeanie Tengelson Gallery at the Art League of Long Island, 107 East Deer Park Road, Dix Hills. Hours: 9 a.m. to 4p.m.weekdays;11a.m. to 4 p.m. weekends. artleagueli.net

FRIDAY Poets in Port

Ongoing series every 4th Friday of the month at 7:30 p.m. Guest poets and open readings. Presented by Northport Arts Coalition at Caffe Portofino, 249 Main St.,Northport. northportarts.org.

Red Cross Blood Drive

American Red Cross will be taking donations of blood and platelets at the Walt Whitman Shops (160 Walt Whitman Road, Huntington Station) Oct. 9, 12-5 p.m.

SATURDAY Just a Hike

A brisk, 6-mile walk through the hills at the Caumsett State Historic Park Preserve (25 Lloyd Harbor Road, Huntington), starting at 10 a.m. Advance registration is required. $4 admission.

Bring lunch and a drink. Call 631-4231770 to register.

UCP Chili Cook Off

Be an unofficial chili judge at the UCP Chili Cook Off Oct. 10 at the Greenlawn Fire Department, 23 Boulevard Ave., Greenlawn. Admission is free; chili tasting starts at 12 p.m. and goes as long as there is chili. For more information, call 631-831-8622. Proceeds benefit United Cerebral Palsy of Suffolk.

Fire Department Open House•

Huntington Fire Department is inviting community members to an open house event at the Huntington fire house (1 Leverich Pl., Huntington) Oct. 10, 7-9 p.m. There will be safety demonstrations as well as raffles.

• Greenlawn FD Open House will be on Saturday, Oct., 10, noon to 5 p.m. Free blood pressure screenings, inflatable rides for the kids, live demos, Suffolk County Fire Rescue All-Hazards trailer, Suffolk County Police units, child finger printing, refreshments.

$10 admission includes snacks and refreshments. Reserve your spot by Oct. 10. RSVP to info@rogersilverberg.com.

Portofino, 249 Main St., Northport, 7-10 p.m. facebook.com/cafportopenmic.

Original songs only.

SUNDAY

UPCOMING & ONGOING

Coin, Stamp and Collectible Show

At the Catapano Engineering Hall (585 Broadhollow Road, Melville) Buy and sell stamps, gold, silver, and more. Free admission. Oct. 11, 8 a.m.-2 p.m. Info: George Schultheis 516-557-7096

MONDAY Meet The Candidates

The League of Women Voters of Huntington hosts a meet the candidates panel at the Harborfields Public Library (31 Broadway, Greenlawn) Oct. 26 at 6:30 p.m. Contact President Judie Gorenstein at JudieL728@aol.com for more information.

TUESDAY Naturalist Don Riepe

Don Riepe, naturalist and manager of the Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge, will speak at the Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory (95 Harbor Road, Cold Spring Harbor), Oct. 13 at 7 p.m. Free.

Infant Supply Drive

Larkfield Family Chiropractic, located at 534 Larkfield Road in East Northport, is collecting charitable donations of infant children’s supplies, such as baby bottles, diapers, and formula. Donations accepted every Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday until Oct. 31. All donations will be given to the Long Island Coalition for the Homeless. Call 631-262-0015 for more information.

AT THE LIBRARIES Cold Spring Harbor Library

95 Harbor Road, Cold Spring Harbor.

631-692-6820. cshlibrary.org.

• Susanne Corbelletta’s landscape, still life, and abstract oil paintings are on display in the lower level through December 2.

• Nathan Hale Garden Club presents Planting for Winter Interest lecture and slide presentation by Judith Ogden, Oct. 13, 9:30 -3 p.m. Free; registration requested.

Commack Public Library

WEDNESDAY

Fall Songwriters Concert

The B.J. Spoke Art Gallery (299 Main Street, Huntington village) hosts its Fall Songwriters Concert Oct. 17. The doors open at 7:30 p.m. for an 8 p.m. show.

Elwood Public Library

3027 Jericho Turnpike, Elwood. 631499-3722. elwoodlibrary.org.

• Clifford's Halloween: for children 3-5 years old. Enjoy a Halloween story about Clifford and Emily Elizabeth, and make a variety of Halloween crafts, Oct. 13, 4 p.m.

Half Hollow Hills Community Library

Dix Hills: 55 Vanderbilt Parkway. 631421-4530; Melville: 510 Sweet Hollow Road, 631-421-4535. hhhlibrary.org.

• 3D Printer at the ready. STL, OBJ, or THING files may be e-mailed to hhh3dprinting@gmail.com for review. If designs meet library policy, you will get an appointment to print. For more information, call 631-498-1236.

• Memory Fitness Program: Oct. 13, 2-4 p.m. Do jigsaw puzzles and other activities to sharpen the mind. Register at 631-498-1236.

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Fire Department Open House

East Northport Fire Department open house will showcase fire safety techniques and procedures at East Northport FD headquarters (1 Larkfield Road, East Northport) Oct. 9, 7-8:30 p.m.

and humorist Margorie Gottlieb Wolfe will talk about the column and modern “Briefisms.” Oct. 8. 2-3 p.m.

• Teens Volunteer: Grades 6-12. This month, put together “Birthday in a Bag” kits to be donated to the Helping Hands Rescue Mission. 6-7 p.m. Oct. 12

Open-Mic Night

Play your heart out at an acoustic openmic night every Wednesday at Caffe

18 Hauppauge Road, Commack. 631499-0888. commack.suffolk.lib.ny.us.

• The “Bintel Brief” in 2015: The “Bintel Brief” was a Yiddish advice column in the Jewish Daily Forward, a newspaper which served immigrants with a newcomer’s guide to America. Writer

31 Broadway, Greenlawn. 631-757-4200. harborfieldslibrary.org • Putting Your Garden to Bed for the Season,” Oct. 14, 7-9 p.m. Workshop with Dylan Licopoli, owner of Home Organic Gardening Service, on how to prepare your vegetable garden for winter so that it is ready in the spring.

Register online. Free.

Huntington Public Library

Main branch: 338 Main St., Huntington.

631-427-5165. Station branch: 1335 New York Ave., Huntington Station. 631421-5053. thehuntingtonlibrary.org.

• Creating Holiday Cards in Watercolor with Anna Gunther: every Wednesday until Oct. 27, 2:30-4:30 p.m. Students will create small watercolor paintings and have one of them used to print a series of greeting cards. Registration is required. Fee: $35.

• Document Shredding with Quality Shredding, 1-3 p.m. Bring any documents that need shredding (Station branch). Oct. 11.

Northport-E. Northport Public Library

Northport: 151 Laurel Ave. 631-2616930. East Northport: 185 Larkfield Road. 631-261-2313. nenpl.org.

• On Your Own Trip to New York City” (Northport): Enjoy a day in the city with reduced-rate group tickets on the Long Island Railroad. You will meet a Library staff member at the station house at 8:55 a.m. The train arrives at Penn Station at 10:39 a.m. Your return ticket is good on any Northport-bound train that leaves Penn Station before midnight. Register in person at the library.

Limited tickets, non-refundable.

South Huntington Public Library

145 Pidgeon Hill Road, Huntington Station. 631-549-4411. shpl.info.

• Dance recital by Special Dance Troupe, featuring teens and young adults from our community, Oct. 11, 23 p.m. Members have been rehearsing with members of NuBella Productions dance troupe, and they are looking for-

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ward to performing their show. Free.

• Wednesday, Oct. 14. Revolutionary War book discussion. 11 a.m.-1 p.m.

Moderator Helen Harris will lead a discussion of the first half of “Founding Brothers: the Revolutionary Generation” by Joseph Ellis, winner of the Pulitzer Prize for history. Located in the meeting room.

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MUSIC & DANCE The Paramount

370 New York Ave., Huntington. 631673-7300. paramountny.com. All shows begin at 8 p.m. unless otherwise noted.

• Oct. 8: Vertical Horizon with special guest Nine Days.

• Oct. 11: Timeflies “Just For Fun” tour with special guest Kalin & Myles and Lost Kings.

THEATER & FILM

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Cinema Arts Centre

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

• Hard Luck Cafe concert series presents Caroline Cotter and Jay Hitt on Oct. 15. The 8:30 concert will be preceded by a 7:30 p.m. open mic. Tickets are $15 for the public and $10 for Folk Music Society of Huntington or Cinema Arts Centre members.

Engeman Theater At Northport

350 Main St., Northport. johnwengemantheater.com. 631-261-2900.

• West Side Story, through Nov. 1.

• James and the Giant Peach, weekends through Nov. 8.

MUSEUMS & EXHIBITS

Urban Birdman Talks Naturalist Don Riepe, manager of the Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge-An Urban National Park, is presenting at the Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, (95 Harbor Rd., Cold Spring Harbor) on ways to clean up and preserve natural refuges, Oct. 13 at 7 p.m. Free. More information at hobaudubon.org.

• If I Were A Whaler… exhibit immerses visitors in the human side of maritime history by combining sailor’s roles at sea with interactive, hands-on stations emphasizing first hand experiences.

Nautical tools and artifacts from the museum’s collection are on display.

Heckscher Museum Of Art 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.

ArtLeagueLI.net.

• Under the Radar, paintings, pastels and monotypes by Huntington artist Pat Ralph, through Oct. 22 in the Art League’s Jeanie Tengelson Gallery.

• Copyright and the Visual Artist workshop. Lisa Renee Pomerantz, intellectual property lawyer informs artists on how to navigate the legalities involved in protecting their artwork, Sunday, Oct. 18. 2 p.m. Fee: $10 for Art League members and $15 for the public.

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. 631-5495106. bjspokegallery.com.

• Poets Aloud”: Open mic, second Friday of each month at 7:30 p.m. Suggested donation of $3.

• Three exhibits will be on view from Sept. 30-Oct. 26. Featuring Barbera Grey, Lorraine Nuzzo and a members group exhibit.

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 ages 3-12 and seniors over 65; members and children under 3 are free. 516-692-6768. cshfha.org.

• Haunted Hatchery, Oct. 24, 2-5 p.m.

Children receive a sweet treat as they trick-or-treat their way through the Hatchery & Aquarium and enjoy refreshments, games and Halloween crafts

Cold Spring Harbor Whaling Museum

279 Main St., Cold Spring Harbor. 631367-3418. cshwhalingmuseum.org.

Tuesday through Sunday, 11 a.m.-5 p.m. (closed Monday). Admission $6 adults, $5 children and seniors.

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

• James Rosenquist: Tripartite Prints, runs through Nov. 22. Rosenquist’s lithographs are characterized by horizontal, tripartite compositions depicting brightly colored icons, including tire tracks, stairs, nails, stars, orbits and the American flag.

• Street Life: PrivateMoments/Public Record, through March 27, includes works from the permanent collection that illustrate the urban experience and create a portrait of New York City in its daily life. Featured artists include Berenice Abbott, N. Jay Jaffee, Martin Lewis, John Sloan, Garry Winogrand.

• Graphic Appeal: Modern Prints from the Collection, through Nov. 29.

Landscape, figurative and abstract work by Romare Bearden, Stuart Davis, Red Grooms, Roy Lichtenstein, Henry Moore, Claes Oldenburg, Robert Rauschenberg and others.

Huntington Arts Council

Main Street Petite Gallery: 213 Main St., Huntington. Gallery hours: MondayFriday 9 a.m.-6 p.m.; Saturday noon-4 p.m. 631-271-8423. huntingtonarts.org.

• Maria Loretta from Sol Y Sombra Spanish Dance will lead teachers in a professional development workshop, Dance in the Spanish Speaking Americas, Oct. 13, 4:30-7:30 p.m. Free for teachers whose district participates in JOURNEY Arts in Education. $30 others.

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. 631-4277045. huntingtonhistoricalsociety.org • The Society is hosting a fundraising

event for the archives on Oct. 29, 6 p.m. in the Founder’s room at the Paramount, 370 New York ave. Huntington. For information call 631-427-7045.

Northport Historical Society Museum

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

• For an afternoon of historical fun, take a self-guided walking tour of the Northport’s historic Main Street, Tuesday-Sunday, from 1-4:30 p.m.

Available in the museum shop at $5 per person.

Vanderbilt Museum and Planetarium

180 Little Neck Road, Centerport.

Museum hours: Tuesday, Saturday and Sunday, 12-4 p.m. Grounds admission: $7 adults, $6 students and seniors 62+, and $3 children under 12. Mansion tour, add $5 per person. 631-854-5555. vanderbiltmuseum.org.

• Planetarium concert: Journey from Johannesburg, Saturday, Oct. 10, 6:30 & 8:30 p.m. Toby Tobias grew up in Johannesburg during the Apartheid era.

His show features theatrical vignettes and songs based on his life there and later in Israel, and includes includes photos and video projected onto the planetarium dome, with the backing of a four-piece band. $20.

Walt Whitman Birthplace

246 Old Walt Whitman Road, Huntington Station. Hours: Wednesday-Friday, 1 p.m.-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. waltwhitman.org.

• The Birthplace hosts The Americas Poetry Festival of New York, a multilingual poetry festival and writers’ conference sponsored by CUNY, Thursday, Oct. 15, 11 a.m. - 2 p.m. Free.For a full list of TAPFNY events, go to poetryny.com

MUSIC & DANCE Five Towns Performing Arts Center Five Towns College, 305 N. Service Road, Dix Hills. Box Office: 631-6562148; dhpac.org.

• Oct. 8-11 Boeing-Boeing: The Play.

Concerts at Huntington Jewish Center, 510 Park Ave. $10, student; $18, members; $20, seniors; $25, adults.

Reservations: 631- 385-0373 or ridotto@optonline.net .

• New York performers Jennifer Choi, violin; Vasko Dukovski, clarinet; Serafim Smigelskiy, cello and Alexandra Joan, piano, perform music from the Romantic composers: Bartok, Schulhoff, Dvorak Bagatelles, Muszynski, on Sunday, Oct. 11, 4 pm

VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITES Be A Museum Docent

The Huntington Historical Society is seeking volunteers to become Museum Docents at the Conklin Farmhouse Museum located at 2 High St., Huntington. No experience required – an interest in local history is a plus. Call 631-427-7045, ext. 403.

Thrift Shop Volunteer

Huntington Hospital Auxiliary Community Thrift Shop needs volunteers for merchandise pricing and floor work on Monday afternoons, Tuesday and Thursday mornings. 631-271-3143.

SOCIAL/SUPPORT Alcoholics Anonymous

Alcoholics Anonymous is a fellowship of men and women who share their experience, strength and hope so that they may stay sober and help others to recover from alcoholism. Call 631-654-1150 from 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Monday.-Saturday, or visit suffolkny-aa.org for a meeting list.

Women’s Cancer Support Group

The Suffolk Y JCC, located at 74 Hauppauge Road, Commack, is offering an ongoing support group for women dealing with the trauma of breast and ovarian cancer. The group meets on the second and fourth Wednesday of every month at 7:15 p.m. Crisis counseling available. Free. 631-462-9800, ext. 129.

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Rubie’s, in retail, readies for Halloween (Continued from page A2)

said. “At first we were going to go with mimes, but then we saw these superhero suits, and I think we’ve changed our minds.”

Asked about her impression of the store, Gladstone said, “It’s really cool. There’s a lot of stuff here and it seems perfect if you’re shopping for Halloween.”

While Halloween is a profitable time for Rubie’s, it’s the holidays observed outside the country that are a big boon to business, Beige said.

“It’s interesting that in Europe, depending on what country you’re talking about, the bigger holiday is usually Carnival and not Halloween,” Beige said. “That usually comes in February or March. Halloween is growing there, but still in most of those countries the bigger holiday would be the Carnival.”

Beige admits that he and his brother Howard were surprised at just how much their company has grown since they were kids in the ‘60s watching mom and dad at work in the tiny

store that started it all.

Now the company’s future looks brighter still with Marc, Howard, and their sister, passing the torch on to their children.

“I think we’re going to continue growing in the wholesale and design end,” Beige said. “The retail stores have a very good place because it gives you direct knowledge from the consumer, and you understand what they want and why they want it. This is an important relationship and one that makes a company a success.”

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Masks line the wall by the entranceway at Rubie’s Costume Company at 540 Broadhollow Road in Melville.

Former NFL player touts importance of reading (Continued from page A1)

I speak with to do or say something kind to somebody who’s not like them, and I think that’s a really important thing.”

Green followed his dream of becoming a writer and an attorney after eight years with the Atlanta Falcons,

recently publishing his 32nd book, “Kid Owner.”

Green said that everything he talks about with students is woven into the fabric of the stories.

Green also visited Candlewood Middle School in Dix Hills as part of a collaboration with the PTAs from

Candlewood and West Hollow, the Half Hollow Hills English Department and the and the Half Hollow Hills Community Library.

Before heading to Candlewood, Green discussed the significance of kindness, character and exercising both physically and mentally to the

students of West Hollow.

“Reading is weightlifting for your brain and your soul,” he said. “In sports you need to lift weights to get stronger and better and, to make yourself a better person, to make yourself a better student, reading is a good an exercise as there is.”

Developer of proposed hotel asks board for more time (Continued from page A1)

ing an estimated 69 feet between the building and Rubie’s property.

Bonesso said his client has also offered to eliminate plans of a vehicular pass-through from the proposed hotel to the Rubie’s property. This would help ensure guests of the hotel do not use Rubie’s parking spaces.

OTO has also proposed to shift the curb cut into the property so that traffic may flow more efficiently and

to create more parking spaces, Bonesso said.

“We’re waiting to hear back from them on some of the concessions we’ve agreed to make,” Bonesso added.

Marc P. Beige, a member of Broadhollow Associates, said he is still “concerned” about the size of the proposal, which he said could sap parking from Rubie Corporate Plaza.

“Where we have adequate parking

at 400 Broadhollow Road, we don’t have an overabundance of parking that can be used by the hotel,” Beige said.

Further opposition has emerged from other neighbors, but Bonesso said those parties do not have “specific objects.” Instead, they feel the proposal is “not appropriate” for the area – a stance that Councilman Mark Cuthbertson has taken in the past. Councilwomen Susan Berland and Tracey Edwards have voiced

their support for the project.

Protest petitions were filed by Alan Katz, a member of Sherwood 510 LLC, owner of property at 510 Broadhollow Road and Jan Burman, president of LBA Melville Associates, which owns property neighboring the Rubie Corporate Plaza on the South Service Road Since the petitions we validated by the town’s planning department, a four-vote supermajority would be required to approve a zone change.

Intergenerational wealth management planning (Continued from page A11)

coming comfortable that their favorite nonprofits or causes will be attended to long after they are gone and finally grandchildren learning valuable lessons about giving, communicating and even financial matters. Again, all good---the proverbial win-win.

But how does the family know that their portfolio—their resources—can continue to provide for the family as well as for their philanthropic interests? That comes down to comprehensive wealth management planning, and that’s where the proactive, legacy-minded financial advisor steps in to insure that a plan is well positioned. That all of the “I”s are dotted and “T”s crossed. That little to nothing falls

through the cracks. Of course, understanding, have a firm grasp on global markets and economies is a key requirement—planning is not enough alone. This advisor needs to be well versed in the science of finance—for without the family’s

wealth being prudently and effectively managed, the legacy will certainly fail—and that is unacceptable.

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LLC, member FINRA, MSRB and SIPC & HighTower Advisors LLC a registered investment advisor with the SEC. All securities are offered through HighTower Securities LLC and advisory services are offered through HighTower Advisors LLC.

The importance of diversification (Continued from page A11)

sible to make a case for nearly any asset class coming out on top in a year. Since it’s impossible to know the next top performer, a sound approach is to spread investments among different asset classes.

Focus on the fundamentals.

History shows that if you adhere to time-tested basics like diversification, you may be poised to enjoy returns throughout market cycles. Here are some other basics you should keep in mind. Don’t get caught chasing returns, take a long-term approach, and benefit from dollar-cost averaging.

Do you have the desire, inclination and skills to create a well-diversified portfolio on your own?

You may want to consult a Certified Financial Planner with proven money management experience to help you understand your investment objectives and plan a strategy to reach them.

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HillSPORTS BOYS SOCCER>> HILLS EAST 4, COPIAGUE 1

By Andrew Wroblewski awroblewski@longislandergroup.com

As temperatures dipped, rain fell and heavy winds blew, the Thunderbirds overcame the elements to claim a 4-1 victory over Copiague Friday afternoon.

Hills East (6-2) started fast, jumping out to a 3-0 lead at halftime. The Thunderbirds’ offense slowed from there, but Hills East added a second-

A senior captain, Richie Hogan, controls the ball for Hills East.

half goal to maintain its lead in the League II showdown.

Junior midfielder Jacob Chizner powered the Thunderbirds with two goals, raising his season total to four.

Midfielders Taylor Kaczynski and Ethan Homler each added a goal.

Spencer Manus dished out two assists on the day. Kaczynski and Sam Steinberg also recorded an assist each.

In net, junior goalkeeper Dan Carfagno made eight saves to preserve the win.

Coming off a 6-2 loss to Central Islip Sept. 30, the win over Copiague served as a bounce back for the Thunderbirds as they prepared for a trip to Bay Shore (2-6) after press time on Tuesday.

In the meantime, Hills East kept pace with the upper-half of the League II standings with the win Friday. As of press time, the Thunderbirds sat in a three-way tie with Northport (6-2) and Central Islip (6-2) in the division. The three teams chased Walt Whitman (6-1), which held a half-game lead coming off a weekend bye.

The Thunderbirds have gotten to this point, in part, because of its twoheaded offensive monster in Kaczynski and Steinberg. The pair has combined for 22 points in 10

Long Islander News photos/Andrew Wroblewski

A Wet Win For The Thunderbirds

Seth Kunoff (24) and Justin Gardner (21), of High School East, battle the rain and the Eagles of Copiague High School Friday afternoon. games this season. Both have recorded at least one point in eight of the Thunderbirds 10 games.

Kaczynski, a senior, has scored eight goals and recorded three assists.

Steinberg, a junior, has added four goals and seven assists.

In net, junior goalkeepers Jordan Lafauci and Carfagno have combined for four shutouts this season.

The Thunderbirds will be in action

once again today, Thursday, when they welcome Connetquot to High School East for a scheduled 4:15 p.m. kickoff.

The two teams first met this season on Sept. 18 when Hills East emerged with a 2-1 victory in overtime. In that affair, Kaczynski assisted Steinberg for the game-winning goal with 29 seconds left to play in the first overtime.

GIRLS SOCCER>> HILLS WEST 3, BELLPORT 0

Colts’ Offense Breaks Out Against Bellport

By Andrew Wroblewski awroblewski@longislandergroup.com

The Colts of High School West served up their second shutout of the season last Thursday with a 30 victory over visiting Bellport in League IV play.

Hills West (3-5) shared the wealth as juniors Nicole Buono, Gianna Cokinos and Marlena Guttman each scored to lead the Colts past the Bulldogs (0-8) Oct. 1. Lindsay Wright, a freshman, recorded an assist for Hills West.

In net, junior goalkeeper Sydney Kahn made four saves to preserve the shutout.

The win was Hills West’s second in three games as it also defeated Eastport/South Manor (2-5-1) on Sept. 26 by a score of 3-1.

The Colts did fall, however, to Deer Park on Saturday 3-1. Hills West trailed 1-0 at halftime, but evened the score at 1-1 early in the second

half. But Deer Park (3-4-1) prevailed when Dominique Guttadauria scored the go-ahead goal with less than 4 minutes in the game.

Jessica Stampfl, a senior midfielder, scored, and Kahn made six saves for Hills West.

With less than half the season remaining, Hills West sat in sixth place in League IV. The Colts were in action again on Monday, after press time, when they were scheduled to make a trip to trip to East Islip (5-2-1). Hills West fell to East Islip 3-0 during the two schools’ first meeting on Sept. 11.

Hills West then traveled to division-leading Kings Park (7-0-1) on Wednesday. The Kingsmen edged the Colts 1-0 earlier this season on Sept. 16.

On Friday, the Colts are scheduled to welcome Deer Park to High School West for another rematch scheduled to kickoff at 4 p.m.

Elise Tevere, left, pictured during a game against West Babylon Sept. 24, is Hills West’s leading goal scorer this season.

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