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‘Thinking Money’ At The Library

By Janee Law jlaw@longislandergroup.com The Half Hollow Hills Community Library was one of 50 libraries across the country that was selected to host “Thinking Money,” a museum-quality traveling exhibition designed to teach tweens, teens and adults about financial education.

“Money affects all of us, however many need access to reliable information to make smart decisions about their financial future,” Helen Crosson, director of the Half Hollow Hills Public Library, said. “We are pleased to bring ‘Thinking Money’ to the Half Hollow Hills community.”

More than 130 public libraries (Continued on page A10)

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INSIDE

The Half Hollow Hills Community Library hosted a ribbon cutting Oct. 24 to open Thinking Money, a museum quality exhibition designed to teach tweens, teens and adults on financial education. Pictured, from left: library trustees Wayne Griffith, Jacob Goldman and Maxine Roeper Cohen; Library Director Helen Crosson; state Sen. Carl Marcellino; and trustees Bruce Gordon and Larry Bloomstein.

SPOTLIGHT

Cheech & Chong To Light Up Stage

DA: Day Camp Worker Arrested For Child Porn An Oakdale who allegedly used an 11-year-old boy in “sexual performances” and was in possession of a “massive collection of child pornography” pleaded not guilty to 112 counts last week, according to Suffolk District Attroney Thomas Spota.

Keith Meyn, 34, is “believed to have been” a group leader, camp counselor and director of maintenance operations at Melvillebased Camp Kenwal, Spota said.

A representative of the camp emailed a statement last week.

The statement said, “We are shocked and saddened to learn today that a former employee was

arrested on charges related to sexual abuse and child pornography.

We had no reason to suspect he was involved in such activity while he was employed at camp, and at this time the authorities have not given us any reason to believe that this arrest is related to his employment at Kenwal.

“We also have contacted all our camp families and will continue to keep our families up to date, cooperate with the authorities and work in the best interest of our campers. Our first priority has always been, and will always be, the safety and well-being of our children and their families.”

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MELVILLE

Keith Meyn According to Spota, Meyn “appears to have participated in illegal activity involving children for over a decade.”

Spota added that Meyn alleged(Continued on page A10)

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Q: What do you see as the leading issue regarding corruption and how would you resolve it?

A: “First of all, we’ve done a wide variety of things to be helpful in that regard. There have been more significant changes in the law in the last John Flanagan five years than 50 years prior to that.

We have more transparency and more (R, C, I), [Incumbent] disclosure than any other state in the country. There are other questions that are involved with ethics reform like public financing of campaigns, which is spending $300 million in taxpayers’ money on politicians’ campaigns, which I do not support, and the taxpayers are vehemently opposed to. There are discussions about things like banning outside income, which I think is a bad idea because I think it’s important to have people with a wealth of experience and diversity who can serve in the legislature regardless of their party or community.”

Q: Lowering nitrates in our waters has been a goal for many municipalities in the area. Would you focus on sewering more or promoting on-site septic treatment? Where would the funds come from?

A: “I think it’s got to be a multifaceted approach…

Nobody’s been more of a supporter of an advocate in this area than Sen. Marcellino. When he chaired the environmental conservation committee, whether it was a bond act, or Brownfields money, or record levels of investment in the Environmental Protection Fund, or hundreds of millions of dollars in water programs just this year alone. I’ve worked very closely with Sen. Marcellino and I’m proud to do so.

It’s got to be multifaceted, and it can’t just be one level of government. The federal government needs to chip in…

It’s a very wise investment for the State of New York to put money into sewers.”

Q: What would you do to combat Long Island’s heroin epidemic?

A: “We have been much more outspoken and aggressive on this issue than the democrats either in the Senate or the Assembly… We have passed 30-40 pieces of legislation. And, this year, we were able to secure, along with the Assembly and governor, $189 million in new funding. There’s a multilevel, interdisciplinary approach on that. The question is treatment, the question is prevention, the question is awareness. Where we fall short, frankly, is the democrats don’t really want to do anything in terms of enhancing penalties for the people who are getting young boys and girls and young men and women addicted. Penalties alone is not going to do it.

You have to make sure people have treatment, make sure they have access to that treatment, make sure there’s appropriate insurance coverage to take care of that.”

Q: State funding has recently been diverted to Brentwood to install more than 50 license plate cameras to help provide intelligence to solve crimes. What are your thoughts on this initiative?

A: “We, at the state level, are endeavoring to provide money to all levels of government. Largely, policing is an almost a purely county function... Whether it's in Brentwood or wherever it may be, I think that is largely within the discretion of the county, the county executive and the county legislature. So, if they need to deploy additional assets, and they do that within their existing budget, I don’t necessarily want to step in and judge that. If we can help provide funding for cameras and things of that nature, that’s something we can certainly work on.”

Q: What do you see as theleading issue regarding corruption and how would you resolve it?

A: “The biggest problem is that there's so many loopholes that there’s basically no limit on how much money can be Peter Magistrale pumped into a campaign... The (D) number one thing to reform, the biggest loophole is the LLC loophole. That basically allows any one person to create as many entities, LLCs, as they want. Number two, if we had a publicly financed campaign system, that would give us the ability to compete with big money donors who are trying to influence our elections. Money was invented to buy things, and as long as private interests fund elections, the government will serve private donors. It’s just a fact of human nature.”

Q: Lowering nitrates in our waters has been a goal for many municipalities in the area.

Would you focus on sewering more or promoting on-site septic treatment? Where would the funds come from?

A: “I know sewering is a very good long term solution, the only problem is of course where's the money going to come from. It’s going to cost several hundred million dollars, so here’s where the money would come from… There’s a loophole that exists at the federal level that’s called the carried interest loophole. It allows hedge fund portfolio managers to pay 20 percent federal income tax instead of 40. NY could close that loophole, working with other local states like Connecticut and New Jersey... and if we did that, we could raise $3.7 billion a year.”

Q: What do you see as the leading issue regarding corruption and how would you resolve it?

A: “Stop the huge amounts of campaign contributions going into the campaigns. Another thing would be term limits, we need term Stephen Ruth limits on every position. There should be no more appointed posi(Libertarian) tions. Nobody should be appointed anymore. Everyone should have to go through a hiring process or an election process... We have to get the money out of politics. How am I supposed to compete with corporate America? I can’t. So, the people can’t have a representative... That doesn’t make a fair playing field.”

Q: Lowering nitrates in our waters has been a goal for many municipalities in the area.

Would you focus on sewering more or promoting on-site septic treatment? Where would the funds come from?

A: “What I support is all organic fertilizers. No sewers because sewers need to be bonded… what’s going happen is more debt put on the shoulders of our kids. We can’t have that, it’s already out of control… And also, the contracts associated with these politicians and local governments going to the people that would be installing the sewers are going to be based on campaign contributions.

We don’t have the ethics right now in place to allow for legitimate contract bidding. In order to reduce the nitrates, we have to enforce organic fertilizing. And, we can give incentives for state-of-the-art septic systems in the houses.”

Q: How do you aim to stem the tide of Suffolk’s heroin epidemic?

A: “Well, I think there’s two approaches. One is proactive, speaking with kids in middle school and high school, having programs that talk about the effects of these drugs on you as an individual. And also, on a more human level, we all know drugs are bad, but the reason people turn to them is when things go wrong in life. If kids knew before things went bad, that they had a support system that they could go to someone in the community... If someone is addicted to these drugs, especially heroin, we can't have insurance companies dictating how long they can stay in treatment center... Nobody’s going to get cured in a week. It's a disease. The state can increase funding for treatment centers, so that when insurance runs out the Medicaid program can come in and cover a longer period of time so people have a chance to recover.

Q: State funding has recently been diverted to Brentwood to install more than 50 license plate cameras to help provide intelligence to solve crimes. What are your thoughts on this initiative?

A: “That’s a very reactive way to approach crime. It doesn’t address what the cause of why young people are joining gangs. The reason is because of poverty, that’s the main cause. You can put as many cops on the streets, you can put as many license plate readers as you want. If you’re not addressing the cause, it’s going to keep happening. Poverty is not something that can be solved in a year, and it can’t be solved by any one law. But, you can invest in education, you can invest in afterschool programs, so that kids have somewhere to go after school. Once again it comes down to support systems. When people join gangs, it’s because they feel no other way of protecting themselves.”

Q: How do you aim to stem the tide of Suffolk’s heroin epidemic?

A: “We have to treat it as a mental health problem, not as a criminal problem. By putting a person who gets caught with heroin or hypodermic needles in prison or jail, they can access heroin in jail very simply. By putting them in jail, they’ll be doing heroin in jail. In order to get these kids in treatment, we can’t rely on Suffolk County government to do so. We have to have a citizens, or civilian heroin coalition to try and attack the heroin epidemic… We can take them under our wing with a program where we mentor the kids. I think that they need love. I think that they’re feeling excluded from society. The only thing that’s really going to cure this epidemic is love. I also think that firemen would be the ones to do it. They’re role models in the community. They’re caring.”

Q: State funding has recently been diverted to Brentwood to install more than 50 license plate cameras to help provide intelligence to solve crimes. What are your thoughts on this initiative?

A: “My thoughts are that that’s just more extortion. It has absolutely nothing to do with preventing crime or solving crime. It has everything to do with more extortion, and that the only way you're going to stop the violence in those areas is to put police on foot patrol and bike patrol. License plate readers are nothing more than another systematic form of extortion. And, the reason that they’re so quick to put them in Brentwood and Bay Shore is because they prey upon the lower- and middle-income areas.”

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Q: What would you do at a state level to encourage further economic development in these Huntington’s downtowns and make them more appealing for young people to live, shop and work in?

A: “One of the key things is we have to keep the 2-percent property tax cap and I’m going to fight to reverse what’s going on now, which is that, for every $3 we send to Albany in state income taxes and sales taxes, we only get $2 back. We have become the Jim Gaughran bankers for New York City and for upstate New York and that (D, WF, WE) trend has continued since Sen. Marcellino has been in office. I am going to fight to reverse that trend so that we are getting our fair share of funding back here for this district, for Huntington, Oyster Bay and Glen Cove.

If we can reverse this trend, we will have more money for grants for revitalization projects and for good development.”

Q: What would you do at a state level to ensure Huntington residents that issues of gang violence are being addressed, and that it doesn’t continue to spread?

A: “We are not getting our fair share for assistance to law enforcement, to hire more police or [purchase] more equipment. I am going to push to get a grant for the license plate technology specifically for Huntington Station. Other members of the legislature were able to get funding for the community of Brentwood, so I want to get the funding for the community of Huntington Station. When I was a Suffolk County legislator over 20 years ago, I sponsored legislation that funded a [police] substation at the corner of Pulaski Road and Route 110. For whatever reason, that’s gone now, but I’m going to work closely with the county executive to bring in funding so we can bring that back. That’s a critical part of the problem, we need more resources, more police, and for them to be more-centrally located in the Huntington Station area. We also need more funding for programs for the schools and for the communities to try to stop kids from joining gangs in the first place.”

Q: What would you do to combat Long Island’s heroin epidemic?

“The problem of heroin and the problem of opioid abuse is over prescription by doctors, and we have to address that. We need to also come up with more [funding]… for programs to help people, to help medical intuitions, nonprofits and other organizations that can help people when they need help. Somebody needs to recognize that they need help… What often happens is there’s no place for them to go because we’re just lacking in funding for that.”

Q: What do you see as the leading issue regarding corruption in stated government and how would you resolve it?

A: “I support legislation to ban outside income completely because we have to take away the ability for anybody to abuse their office. If we can’t get that passed, then real, strict limits in terms of how much income should be put in place, and also total conflict of interest laws so that, if you’re elected to the Senate, you can’t take $1 from anybody who has legislation pending in the legislature. We also have to ban senators, elected officials and candidates even from using their campaign funds for personal purposes. The limited liability corporation loophole is something that has to be eliminated because it gives the ability of special interests to, almost in an unlimited way, contribute money to one person. They can buy someone and put them in the state legislature. That has to end… I would also introduce legislation that is going to amend the criminal laws of the state to say that, if a public official is convicted of public corruptions, we’re going to give tools to prosecutors and judges that say, in addition to sentencing these people to jail, the judge can determine how much their corruption cost the public and sentence them to restitution for the full return of the money for the taxpayers, including attaching their entire pension.”

Q: How will you work with fellow senators to ensure that Long Island and Huntington have their fair say in government?

A: “We’re not getting our fair share of school aid. We have 19 percent of the student population here on Long Island, but we only get 12 percent of the funding. We also have the highest cost of living. They have been ripping off our taxpayers and our kids for years. We’re not getting what we’re entitled to under our state aid formulas… Our representation is hurting us in the Town of Huntington.

I am going to be a very independent senator. I’m going to reach across the aisle to other senators and I’ll work with local assembly delegations to fight this imbalance that has us continuing to send money to New York City and upstate New York. When I was a legislator and [Huntington] councilman, I would often vote against my own party and sometimes join the Republicans to make sure my district was represented.”

Q: What would you do at a state level to encourage further economic development in these Huntington’s downtowns and make them more appealing for young people to live, shop and work in?

A:“What the state can do is get the towns and county as much economic aid as it can. I put a couple of hundred million dollars into the state budget to sewer areas since there are many downtowns where there are no sewers. So, you can’t expand the local restauCarl Marcellino rant, for example, because the septic system can’t handle it. We also (R, C, I, Ref.) need to build housing in areas where it’s affordable so that the young people can move in, and older people can stay in their homes, keeping taxes down for them. We can provide [local municipalities] with the wherewithal, we can assist them when they ask with grants, if possible, to help with economic development and any other project they’re looking for. Also, we can help to support public transportation. Again, that means you have to work with local municipalities to find out what they want and need.

I’ve been doing that for 20 years and I will continue to do that.”

Q: What would you do at a state level to ensure Huntington residents that issues of gang violence are being addressed, and that it doesn’t continue to spread?

A: “We need to work with the local community, the local police force and the local towns, counties and villages to make sure that police have whatever they need to do what has to be done. By all means, we’ll work it out and try to find the money and the technology for them. My job is to help. We’re there to assist and help, but that requires work with the local municipalities. Kids need to have a place to go after school to play that’s safe. We need to make sure the parks are open and safe, and not used as drug bins. We need to identify locations that are gang ‘safe havens,’ where they think they can go and do their thing safely. We need to make sure we don’t have them. There should be community meetings, and we’ve held them. It’s communication, keeping the lines open and not being partisan in situations like these, because there’s no such thing as partisan safety.”

Q: What would you do to combat Long Island’s heroin epidemic?

A:“It seems heroin has become the drug of choice because it’s cheap. It’s cheaper than opioids. Opioid addiction has become a problem with doctors over prescribing.

I’ve done drug collections, Shed the Meds programs, where people come in with literally boxes of drugs that they’ve had for who knows how long that they don’t need any more and they want to get rid of them. I was part of the governor’s task force on heroin and opioid addiction and we came up with recommendations that are now law, including keeping opioid prescriptions to just seven days. That’s important. This year’s budget includes $30 million in additional funding for initiatives for heroin and opioid abuse peer programs, recovery centers and treatment beds for people. They need to have a place to go for treatment.”

Q: What do you see as the leading issue regarding corruption in stated government and how would you resolve it?

A: “There are 211 legislators working in Albany, and a handful get themselves in trouble from time to time. It’s human nature. It’s against the law now to steal, it’s against the law now to sell your vote. Some people do it. When they’re caught, they should be punished. I have zero tolerance for anything like that. We put in the pension forfeiture bill. We’ve got the requirements for everybody to make everything open.

Anything you get, as far as campaign contributions, should be published. It should be open for people to look at, so that there’s no doubt about it. I want to move the enforcement capability down to the public level, as well, so they don’t have to rely upon elected to enforce themselves. We also need lobby disclosure reforms. There should be disclosure for anybody lobbying state or local legislators.”

Q: How will you work with fellow senators to ensure that Long Island and Huntington have their fair say in government?

A:“New York City, which is an economic engine that drives our state, is important. It has a big role, and a large voice in government, but when the Democrats controlled the state Senate between 2008-2010 we were getting, on Long Island, 14 percent of the state aid with, at that time, 17 percent of the students. We were cut back to 5 percent of the state aid.

The difference went into the city. Nobody wants to see the city hurt, but I don’t think we should be paying for their schools and their government. We can help them, sure, but it shouldn’t be balanced on the backs of Long Island taxpayers, who pay an awful lot to live in their homes.”

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Q: What can be done at a state level to protect the Long Island Sound and its marine life from harmful pollutants?

Q: Long Island Sound is a treasure beloved by many Town of Huntington residents. What can be done at a state level to protect the Sound and its marine life from harmful pollutants?

A:“I’ve seen first-hand when we take care of the environment the impact it has on the water quality. Particularly, take a look at the Northport Power Plant when they went back and rehabbed it, and cleaned up the nitrates. For the first time in many years, you can actually swim at Centerport Yacht Club. So, we’ve been very Andrew Raia proactive with respects to, just this year alone, $200 million dol(R, C, I, Ref.) lars for drinking water and sewer improvements. Sewers are not a [Incumbent] sexy issue, but probably one of the most important things that can help Long Island preserve not only the Long Island Sound, but also our own drinking water. [Another important aspect is] education, alerting people to the fact that what you put on your lawn winds up in the water. Fertilizers are directly related to nitrates. I also signed on a letter with Gov. Andrew Cuomo to the federal government demanding that Connecticut not be allowed to dump dredge spoils into Long Island Sound. We share that body of water and if we can figure out how to do it, then Connecticut should be able to figure out how to do it.”

A; “Basically what you have in this town is sewer lines and water lines for storm water that have to be fixed. Some of the sewer lines go back to 1934. When Franklin D. Roosevelt was president, the Works Projects Administration was putting these Spencer Rumsey pipes in and that’s when government was putting people to work (D) in infrastructure. What I would like to do is recreate that in some way because we have so many serious infrastructure needs and this employs people who’d be willing to work hard to put this infrastructure in the ground. That protects the harbor and the Long Island Sound. I certainly support all efforts to stop the Army Corp. of Engineers from dredging and dumping in the middle of the Sound. It’s a precious resource. At the state level, I would do all I can to ensure that the Sound is protected for all species: Humans and shellfish.”

Q: With the recent increase in violence, regarding the Brentwood murders and the Greenlawn Park murder that took place in August, what are you hoping to do at a state level to ensure public safety?

What are you hoping to do to deter these acts of violence?

Q: With the recent increase in violence, regarding the Brentwood murders and the Greenlawn Park murder that took place in August, what are you hoping to do at a state level to ensure public safety? What are you hoping to do to deter these acts of violence?

A:“I’m the co-sponsor of numerous pieces of legislation…that would increase penalties for members of gangs. The penalty phase is just one part of it, you need to help improve the economy and get people jobs. When we’ve been able to do that, with respects to capping property taxes, as well as providing record amounts of money for education. Keep in mind, as state lawmakers we don’t have direct control over the Suffolk County Police Department. That is a county issue. That being said, the state has offered their services with the state police to secure funding. We try to provide legislative grants for the police department for various things, such as surveillance, and if we give the police department the tools and the resources they need, then they can certainly do a much better job at tracking the gangs. It’s not just one particular thing that we can do. It’s education, law enforcement and economic.”

A; “These things are tragedies and you have to have a combination of tough law enforcement to crack down on the gangs. You also have to have a socioeconomic component because you have to figure out who are these gangs recruiting and why and how are gangs making their money. I would love to be part of a task force or at least be able to draw attention to efforts that are being done from a legal world as well as a socioeconomic world. You just want to make sure that your law enforcement agencies are working on the same page and then you have to focus on economic opportunities for these young people who are in these gangs. [Another] big thing is to crack down on the guns. I know that police presence has picked up... but clearly if you patrol one place, gangs move to another place so the idea is to get rid of the gangs and I think you do it by attacking the root causes.”

Q: What is your stance on the state tax cap, which the Town of Huntington is planning to pierce with its 2017 budget? Is it preventing municipalities from being able to fund large-scale infrastructure projects? What changes can be made to make the tax cap more effective?

A; “The problem is the federal government has been keeping the rate of inflation low artificially so it’s always been less than 2 percent. No local government can survive on a half of percentage increase when they have contracts, health care and pension costs that are certainly going up more than that. I am the co-sponsor of legislation that would ensure that the 2-percent cap is really 2 percent. Also, I’ve been working with the Huntington Supervisor Frank Petrone on potentially doing a carve out for environmental bond acts. The voters themselves decided that they want to tax themselves for environmental preservation or various environmental projects. In my opinion, because the taxpayers are voting for that than maybe that debt service should come out of the tax cap. The tax cap has been hugely successful and, being one of the highest tax states in the country, I think it’s only fair that residents have the ability to gauge how much their taxes may go up before we did the tax cap. One of the biggest things we need to do is we need to do mandate relief first. If you relieve mandates upon the towns and schools and local governments then they can stay within the tax cap no matter what it is. The problem is, we passed the tax cap and never did the mandate relief.”

Q: What is your stance on the state tax cap, which the Town of Huntington is planning to pierce with its 2017 budget? Is it preventing municipalities from being able to fund large-scale infrastructure projects? What changes can be made to make the tax cap more effective?

A: “I know that costs are always going up. I think the imposition of the tax cap, as it is 2 percent or the consumer price index, whichever is lower, forces draconian cuts at some levels that really do impede growth. Long Island has to protect its environment but it also needs to protect its senior citizens from onerous taxes. We have to have a balance but clearly without growth there’s no taxes to be had. We know that prices are going up, costs are going up. How are we going to fix the led in our drinking water in the schools without an investment? It has to come from somewhere and it has to be paid for.

Fortunately, interest rates are low so that government could bond and borrow to pay for some of this stuff, but the tax cap is an artificial means to reign in government waste. I appreciate the goal but I think it’s gone too far and has to be readdressed.”

Q: There have been over 1,300 overdoses, 235 fatal, in Suffolk in 2016. What can can you do at a state level to fight the drug problem?

“Some people are calling it a crisis; some people are calling it an epidemic. I’m calling it a pandemic. Suffolk County has the highest overdose rate of the heroin and opiates in the state. I’ve held numerous press conferences calling on Gov. Cuomo to open up beds at Pilgrim State Psych Center. It would be nothing for them to open up a wing and make sure that our young people, our teenagers that are dying from this scourge have the ability to get immediate treatment. One of the biggest problems is when you go to the dentist and you get a tooth pulled, you walk out with a 30-day supply of Oxycontin. No one needs that. What we did was reduce the prescription length from one month to one week. By reducing the number of pills on the market, that’ll prevent somebody from getting addicted in the first place. We are also requiring that doctors get additional continuing education about how to treat pain and pain management. I’ve also held Narcan training courses, along with Assemblyman Chad Lupinacci, because there’s no reason why every person shouldn’t have Narcan kit.”

Q: There have been over 1,300 overdoses, 235 fatal, in Suffolk in 2016.

What can can you do at a state level to fight the drug problem?

“A: “In my career as a journalist, I studied the role of pharmaceutical industry in treating heroine and how it came up with methadone as a way to regulate the addiction and not provide the high. So, addicts would be on a more regulated program. There has to be a law component because the way you solve this is through medicine. You have pain, pleasure and craving and what I learned in my research is that you have to deal with the craving so that the people don’t crave these drugs and abuse them, and that’s not an easy thing to solve. Certainly, it takes more beds and more treatment and that’s how I feel that at a state level I could funnel more money into that. Not having enough beds to treat these people is a serious issue that could be more easily addressed along with improving insurance coverage so people can do so.”

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Q: New York is commonly cited as one of the most, if not the most, corrupt state in the nation. What do you see as the leading issue regarding corruption and how would you resolve it?

A: “I think definitely we took some positive steps this past year in terms of making sure that public elected officials who violate their oath of office and who end up in jail shouldn’t be able to receive taxpayer-funded pensions. But, I think we need to go even Chad further. We need to get term limits for legislative leaders. I think Lupinacci we need term limits for all elected officials. I think we need to (R, C, I, Ref.) limit the amounts of outside income that legislators can get and [Incumbent] ban all income that conflicts with your state duties. And, also make sure that campaign funds can’t be used… for criminal charges against you and for personal uses… We need to televise or committee meetings.

When we televise our chamber debates, but we don’t televise our committee meetings.

We need to make sure that we term limit our legislative leaders because sometimes they can hold up the whole legislative process.”

Q: Lowering nitrates in our waters has been a goal for many municipalities in the area. Would you focus on sewering more or promoting on-site septic treatment? Where would the funds come from?

Q: New York is commonly cited as one of the most, if not the most, corrupt state in the nation. What do you see as the leading issue regarding corruption and how would you resolve it?

A: “You can mitigate that by making sure that there’s full disclosure of any client that you have and also you will not do any business with any client that does business with the State of New York… You don’t have to use your position of power and influEdwin Perez ence and contacts within state government to be able to curry (D) favors from people...If there’s a client that you have that you know is going to be potentially a conflict of interest because of the nature of the work they’re going after, you should have to disclose all your clients… We work for the public and don’t get too comfortable where you’re at because you may not be there for long. And I think what happens is longevity… gives people the false impression that they’re untouchable, so they get careless with the business dealings.”

Q: Lowering nitrates in our waters has been a goal for many municipalities in the area. Would you focus on sewering more or promoting on-site septic treatment? Where would the funds come from?

A: “I think that you would want to do a mix. I know that the county along with the state over the past several years has been working on sewer system for the Huntington Station area, and there are now concrete plans in place. Building off that, the state will have to kick in money to help with that process, too. The second thing is when we look at the septic tanks in private homes and such, I think it’s important that the state give incentives for residents to turn over to those newer septic systems.

And, especially to alleviate some of the cost associated with them. So, I think it’s going to balance of both. In some communities, septics will be more of a choice, but I think more in commercial areas, definitely going to a sewer system that will provide more viability for businesses to locate there would definitely be an option.”

A: “Protecting the environment is so important for Long Islanders... We need to make certain that we protect clean drinking water, clean air and healthy soil... You have to invest in infrastructure, investing in infrastructure creates jobs and also helps rebuild communities. With that in mind, we have a section of Huntington Station running from Pulaski Road all the way down to Jericho Turnpike, which is un-sewered. And, to the investment of promoting on-site [septic systems], requires incentives, and I don’t know if they’re all there yet. I know that the county is tinkering around with some pilot programs to try to provide people with some incentives to have on-site septic systems.”

Q: How do you aim to stem the tide of Suffolk’s heroin epidemic?

A: “It’s again one of these issues that affect multiple communities and age ranges. We look at people being addicted to opioids, through perhaps gateway drugs like pain management and pain medications… Unfortunately, here in Suffolk County, our budget is so bad that a lot of these programs are going away, and I don’t know if that’s a good thing…

I believe there’s an over prescription of this, so I think that we have to write legislation that limits the amount of these drugs that can be given to people perhaps to just a shortterm period… we have to go after insurance companies to make sure that the aftercare programs are paid for and people are getting the programs that they need… There’s also other ways, holistic medicine, maybe we should have the insurance companies pick up the tabs for some other approaches to pain management. It doesn’t have to be opioids all the time.”

A: “First of all, we always want to first try to aim for prevention and education. We put $25 million into the budget to help with prevention and education. That includes bringing speakers to high school and middle school classes, making sure the health curriculum is more robust in terms of how addicting heroin and other types of medical drugs can be. So, after that, we also held hearings throughout the state in the early part of the year and we heard from people first hand that were on the drugs, we heard people that were in recovery, we heard people that were in the medical profession… And, from that, what we did is we wanted to make sure the insurance companies have to chip in more and pay more for recovery. We increased the numbers of beds across the state where people can go for service… The aftercare portion is where it was lacking. So, people were relapsing back on the drugs. We want to make sure that the relapse doesn’t occur.”

Q: State funding has recently been diverted to Brentwood to install more than 50 license plate cameras to help provide intelligence to solve crimes. Would you advocate for something similar for the Huntington Station area, which is part of the district?

A: “I think definitely what we see here is that the money that was granted to Brentwood, was not reactive to what has happened over the past few months. It was done back in February or March as part of the budget process and that was specifically for license plate readers... I’ve had conversations with Commissioner Sini and legislators in the area, and we are going to hopefully work on a program in terms of the technology that we think would be most useful to Huntington Station. At this point, the commissioner and 2nd Precinct would be the best to choose the type of technology that would be best for combatting crime in the area, and hopefully we can get some state funding for it.”

Q: How will you work with fellow assembly members to ensure that Long Island and Huntington have their fair say in government?

A: “I think one of the great things is even though Long Island is represented by republicans and democrats, the Long Island assembly delegation works as a coalition to make sure that suburban Long Island needs are met. So, it’s reaching across the aisle with our colleagues… and, though that coalition, we’re definitely able to deliver for Long Island and suburban needs… So, we want to make sure that we continue that flow in terms of increased funding to Long Island, not only for education, but for other vital programs.

The other thing is, we enjoy the Senate being suburban-controlled… I think it’s important to have the Senate kept, in terms of its current balance, because that would play well for Long Island, too.”

Q: How do you aim to stem the tide of Suffolk’s heroin epidemic?

Q: State funding has recently been diverted to Brentwood to install more than 50 license plate cameras to help provide intelligence to solve crimes. Would you advocate for something similar for the Huntington Station area, which is part of the district?

A: “I’ve seen this work in Allentown, Pennsylvania, where the crime was really running rampant. By putting these cameras on some key intersections, it quieted it down, and it worked… One of the things that concerns me a little bit… what message do we give to communities when we’re employing these kinds of tactics? I fully support any governmental cooperation on this front, whether it’s local, state or federal law enforcement to work together on this issue… I will work with the state agencies to make sure they are coordinating with local law enforcement… All of this costs money, so one of things we can do from a public safety perspective is that the county monitors and patrols the Long Island Expressway and Sunrise Highway for the State of New York and we’re not getting any of that money back… let’s get that money back and redirect it into local law enforcement.”

Q: How will you work with fellow assembly members to ensure that Long Island and Huntington have their fair say in government?

A: “One of the things that we know in the Assembly, we have -- and I’m speaking from the democratic candidate perspective -- the majority in the Assembly, as opposed to my opponent, which makes his job a lot more difficult… So, I think that I would be in a better position and a more effective leader in caucusing with my fellow democrats in the Assembly to get the resources coming back, to get the representation that our community in the 10th Assembly District needs. My opponent, his expertise is in education, and we can’t get anything passed even on the educational front... this is why I want to run and bring our share of resources back here to Huntington. A lot of people are talking about fixing Albany… I want to fix Huntington, I think my efforts are best spent here and to be able to bring back the resources that we need.”

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Real Estate Agent Breaks A Running World Record 3

tHE Foodies Sardinian Delights At Village’s Osteria Da Nino 6

Business Housing Coalition Addressing ‘Youth Flight’ Issue 9

Television Hills Grad Lands Role In ‘Chicago Fire’ 13

A Fresh Start After fire, village laundromat reopens under new ownership

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Get Out And Vote!

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walking over to their vehicle after a long Election day is upon us…In a few days, day at the office. Thankfully it wasn’t my Americans around the country will make car that was involved in the their mark on history as they pick the next incident. Parked a few stalls president of the United States. Whether over in front of my car, the it’s Hillary Clinton or DonIN THE KNOW window of a white jeep ald Trump, we can all WITH AUNT ROSIE was smashed in by a light (hopefully) agree on one post that tipped over a fell. thing: We want our country The cop had parked behind to improve. That’s why voting is such a my Buick to inspect the significant part of being an American citiscene and speak with the owners of the zen. For those undecided voters, I urge car. The look on their faces could only be you to take another look at the candidates.

You may not agree with everything they’re interpreted as frustration and stress. I don’t know the details as to how the light proposing, but your vote is very important post fell but if that was my car, frustration to the outcome of this race. Go back and would be an understatement to what I do some more research and figure out would be feeling. Looks like I will be what’s most important to you and your avoiding parking near light posts in the way of life, even if that means disagreeing parking lot from here on out. with a friend or family member. After all, our country wouldn’t be what it is today if Halloween snapshots… Did you see all we all shared the same views. Every voice of the wonderful Halloween costumes that matters in helping our country succeed.

Although some may not be happy with the were on display across town on Monday?

We had a great view of all the trick or results, we need to stand as a united front treaters that strolled through Huntington thereafter and support whoever will take village, and it was adorable! Do you have the torch and lead this great nation. To the most adorable photos ever? Send them find out your local polling location, visit to us at info@longislandergroup.com and Voterlookup.elections.state.ny.us/votwe’ll do our best to publish them in next ersearch.aspx. week’s publications and/or on Longislandernews.com.

Beware of light poles…Walking over to my car, which was parked in the municipal (Aunt Rosie wants to hear from you! If you parking lot in Huntington village, I nohave comments, ideas, or tips about what’s hapticed a cop car was closely parked behind pening in your neck of the woods, write to me my Buick. A light wave of panic ran today and let me know the latest. To contact me, through me, thinking to myself if I had drop a line to Aunt Rosie, c/o The Long-Islander, gotten a ticket or if someone vandalized 14 Wall Street, Huntington NY 11743. Or try the my car. As I got closer to the scene, I saw e-mail at aunt.rosieli@gmail.com) a sight that no one wants to see when

PHOTO OF THE WEEK A SWEET SHOWING

Bon Bons Chocolatier, based out of 319 Main St., Huntington, was one of several businesses to attend the 2016 Business Expo that was hosted by the Melville Chamber of Commerce last week at the Hilton Long Island.

A 24-year-old Brooklyn woman was arrested for allegedly stealing four dresses from Macy’s at the Walt Whitman Shops in Huntington Station at around 2:50 p.m. on Oct. 25, Suffolk police said. She was charged with petit larceny, as well as criminal trespass because she was previously told not to enter the store.

Illegal Gambling Suffolk police said a 36-year-old Huntington Station man was arrested for allegedly permitting unlawful gambling and alcohol consumption at a location on East Pulaski Road at around 11:10 p.m. on Oct. 22. Police said patrons were playing cards for money and consuming alcohol without a required permit. The man was charged with unlicensed bottle club and on premises gambling violation.

Imprisoned In Vehicle A 27-year-old Huntington Station man, Suffolk police said, was arrested for alleged unlawful imprisonment while driving while intoxicated at around 4 a.m. on Oct. 24 on 11th Street in Huntington Station. Police said he prevented a woman from leaving his 2003 Nissan Pathfinder before he crashed the vehicle. He was charged with first-degree unlawful imprisonment.

Engagement Ring Stolen Suffolk police said someone allegedly stole more than $100,000 in jewelry left in a bag left on the passenger seat of a 2015 BMW on Walt Whitman Road in Elwood at around 4 p.m. on Oct. 20 . The bag contained jewelry including an engagement ring, according to police.

Bush Thief

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A 35-year-old Huntington Station man was arrested for allegedly purchasing items he knew were stolen and resisting arrest on Oct. 20, according to Suffolk police. The man, police said, purchased a stolen iPad and foreign money on Sept. 29. At around 2:59 p.m. on Oct. 20, upon arresting him, the man refused to come out of a bush he was hiding in, ignored commands and swung his arms in a violent manner, according to Suffolk police. He was charged with fourth-degree criminal possession of stolen property, breaking parole and resisting arrest.

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MUSIC Cheech And Chong To Light Up Huntington Stage SPOTLIGHT

By Jano Tantongco jtantongco@longislandergroup.com Check out famed comedy-duo Cheech Marin and Tommy Chong as they light up The Paramount tomorrow as part of their “Cheech & Chong: Up In Smoke” tour, which is burning up around the country.

The duo who essentially created the stoner-comedy genre will bring its hazy humor to Huntington on Nov. 4. The show will feature some of the comedic songs and routines that have made botanicallyinclined audiences laugh around the world for decades.

In their time performing together, six of their albums went gold, with four nominated for Grammys, and the “Los Cochinos” comedy album won the 1973 Grammy for Best Comedy Recording.

Their joint efforts allowed them to easily transition to films, starring in eight features as a pair.

Comedy duo Cheech and Chong are set to light up The Paramount’s stage tomorrow night.

The doobie duo split up in 1985, due to creative differences. But, they reunited in 2009 to start their “Cheech & Chong: Light Up!” tour, followed up by their “Cheech & Chong: Light Up America” tour.

Cheech Marin, also has a memoir to be released in March 2017, called Cheech is Not My Real

Name...But Don't Call Me Chong. He’s also touring his extensive art collection, which is one of the largest private collections of Chicano art.

Doors open at 7 p.m., with the show beginning at 8 p.m. Tickets range from $35-$90 and are available at the box office or from Paramountny.com.

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By Janee Law jlaw@longislandergroup.com When she raced in the women’s 5K at the 24th annual Syracuse Festival of Races, an event is the 2016 USATF Masters 5K Championships, Kathryn Martin, of Asharoken, finished in 19:57, which was good for first place in the women’s 65-69 age group.

It was also good for a world record.

Martin was then sent to Perth, Australia to represent the United States in the World Masters Track & Field Championship.

“When I was running toward the finish line I heard [the announcer] say, ‘A new American and world best time,’ ” said Martin, 65, an agent at Signature Premier Properties’ Northport office. “It is the first time in the world a 65-year-old female has broken the time of 20 minutes.”

On Oct. 29, Martin won gold in the 8K cross-country category at the championships with a time of 34:36.30. On Monday, she came in second place with a 2:41.34 time in the 800-meter race. She was also set to compete in the 10K, which occurred after deadline Monday.

She’ll continue to compete over the next few days as she races in the 1500meter and 2,000-meter steeplechase events.

“I am so humbled and honored to be representing USA in Australia,” Martin said. “This will be the toughest competition in the world.”

Martin said her passion for running began 35 years ago, when she decided to go running with husband Charles Gross, who’s an active runner.

“I laid down on the road with him standing over me telling me to get up, that a car was going to hit me,” Martin said, adding that she felt exhausted and defeated.

She told him, “Good, I hope it does.” That was a defining moment for Martin, she said, one in which she decided to make changes to her lifestyle.

Although she was not overweight at the time, Martin said that, if she couldn’t run a mile at 30 years old, she might not be able to walk at 60. From that day forward, Martin resolved to get in shape, and each day she would

Photo by Bob Brock

Local Breaks Running World Record

Kathryn Martin, of Asharoken, recently set the world record for ages 65-69 in the women’s 5K race at the 24th Annual Syracuse Festival of Races run and/or walk, taking an extra step to improve herself.

Throughout the years, Martin said running has truly become a passion of hers.

“Running helps me maintain balance in life,” she said. “Whatever problems that face me when I go out the door, are no longer a problem when I return. Just being out in the air refreshes and puts life in perspective.

For the World Masters, Martin said that her training includes fine-tuning for each event, adding that training for a variety of distances has been rigorous. She added that her goal is to set American and world records in each of her events.

While running is an outlet for her, she also wants to set an example for generations to come.

“I love that we are role models for the younger generations,” she said.

“Our lives should include fitness for life and we are a generation that can lead the way.”

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S E I D O O F the Sardinian Delights To Bring You Home

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before you start cooking,” he said.

“Simplicity is a very difficult thing to achieve.”

Osteria Da Nina owner Nino The Baked Artichokes ($13) are Antuzzi knew since he was 13 years baby artichokes baked with an herb old that he wanted to be in the restau- bread crumb crust. They are pulled rant business. apart and easily fall apart as one takes And when he opened Osteria Da each bite. The overall dish has an The Baked Artichokes pull apart and easily fall apart, with an powerful MediterNino in September 2003, he added to undeniable Mediterranean flavor that ranean flavor that makes this a light, yet hearty appetizer. his repertoire a prime destination for makes this a light, Italian cuisine with a Sardinian focus. yet hearty appeAntuzzi added that he and his tizer. restaurants use only the freshest local The Zucchine ingredients. In his creation, he cherish- Fritte ($9) are not es simple dishes with relatively few your ordinary ingredients. zucchini sticks.

“You got to have a great ingredient They are lightly fried with a semolina dusting, served with garlic aioli, that retains the fresh zucchini taste while adding just a touch of crispiness.

The Nino The zesty Nino Insalata serves up semolina dusted calamari, red onion, green beans, lemon vinaigrette, baby arugula, romaine lettuce and halved grape tomatoes.

Insalata ($12) features semolina cream sauce. The plate is rich with a dusted calamari, red onion, green chewy pasta that pleases on multiple beans, lemon vinaigrette, baby arugu- fronts. la, romaine lettuce and halved grape To bring in the season, try the special tomatoes. A truly delightful and upbeat Pumpkin Ravioli ($28), which is made salad, the salad is a healthy gateway to with a sage and butter sauce, with bits the rest of the meal. of walnuts. The dish marries hints of For a heavier appetizer, try the cinnamon with a traditional ravioli for Melenzane Parmigiana ($12) to go a unique, autumnal pasta dish. back to home-cooked basics, with a The Pollo Limone ($23) offers a rich marinara sauce adorned on a soft, floured chicken cutlet topped with a Nino Antuzzi, owner of Osteria Da Nino, baked eggplant that blends all the tradi- lemon parsley sauce and garlic string samples a seafood risotto to ensure tional Italian tastes you’re sure to love. beans. The lemon flavor is delicately the finest quality in his cuisine.

Going even further, the added in and doesn’t overpower the Italian Mac and Cheese dish. Touches of olive oil shine ($12) serves up a three- through to complement the sauce.

The three-cheese Italian Mac and cheese blend of parmigiana Serving up pan-seared filets with Cheese combines parmigiana regreggiano, gorgonzola and salsa verde, the Branzino ($28) adds giano, gorgonzola and mozzarella with mozzarella, mixed with roasted cauliflower with olives. Taking an organic fried egg for a decadent truffle oil, with ditalini a bite of the lightly crispy fish with the appetizer. pasta, mushrooms, all olive juxtaposes the mild, delicate flatopped with an organic vor of the branzino with the potent, yet fried egg. The truffle oil subdued olive taste.

292 Main St., Huntington underscores the dish with For a magnificent dessert, the Apple 631-425-0820 earthy undertones that bal- Turnover ($8) is topped with vanilla Osteriadanino.com ance the medley of cheeses. gelato, paired with raspberry and cusFor a taste of home, the tard sauce that create a cornucopia of Cuisine: Rustic Italian Hay and Straw ($19) will fruity and creamy flavors.

Ambiance: Cozy and Upscale bring you back to your The Tiramisu ($8) is also a great Price: Moderate childhood home with post-meal treat that brings together Hours: Monday-Friday: 11:30 a.m.spinach and semolina mascarpone cream and espressoThe warm and flakey Apple Turnover is topped 10 p.m.; Saturday: 11:30 a.m.-10:30 with vanilla gelato, paired with raspberry and cus- strand pasta, with wild dipped lady fingers for a moist cake tard sauce. p.m.; Sunday: 11:30 a.m.-9 p.m. mushrooms, truffle oil and that will replace your after-dinner cup.

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SIDE DISH

Learn the ins and outs of wine etiquette with certified Sommelier Pascal Zugmeyer, inset, at the Huntington Public Library on Saturday.

LEARN WINE ETIQUETTE: Why does the very mention of wine in public make people so nervous? Learn the protocols for ordering, tasting, sending back and leftovers; how to pair with different foods; and how to store it; on Saturday, Nov. 5, 2 p.m., at the Huntington Public Library (338 Main St., Huntington). Certified Sommelier Pascal Zugmeyer will lead the free event that is open to all. To register, call 631-4275165.

CHICK-FIL-A COMMETH: The Town of Huntington’s first Chick-fil-A location is set to open Nov. 3 in Commack. The Commack restaurant and another set to open in Hicksville are bringing nearly 300 new jobs and will collect books for local youth organizations. The first 100 adult customers that hail from an eligible zip code in line at each restaurant for the grand opening will receive free Chick-fil-A for a year. For the list of eligible zip codes, visit Chick-fila.com/Locations/Openings.

The Commack location is at 682 Commack Road. It’s operated by Bryan Beasley, who was born and raised in Westhampton Beach. He joined Chick-fil-A after a 10-year successful career with Morgan Stanley where he helped the practice grow from $90 million to $220 million in assets under his management.

Beasley is inviting his first 100 guests and restaurant customers to celebrate the new location by participating in a children’s new and gen-

tly-used book drive. Beasley is collecting books at his Commack restaurant between 6 a.m.-10 p.m. on Nov. 2 and Nov. 3 to benefit Madonna Heights School. The Commack location is open 6:30 a.m.10 p.m., Monday-Saturday (breakfast until 10:30 a.m.).

TURKEY DRIVE INCOMING: The 6th annual Turkey Drive hosted by Huntington Station-based PAS Automotive is set for Tuesday, Nov. 22, 5:30 p.m., at 627 New York Ave, Huntington. Andre and Pat Sorrentino, owners of PAS Automotive, host the drive to donate turkeys to less fortunate families in the community. To participate, bring a donation down on the day of. For those who can’t attend, a turkey or monetary donation, can be made by contacting Andre at 631-385-7349, or Nancy Bayley at 631-404-6551.

MUSIC AT ALMARCO: Each Thursday, 7-10 p.m., local singer/songwriter and acoustic performer Chelsea Takami will perform at Almarco Italian Grill (13 Wall St., Huntington). For more information, visit Chelseatakami.com. To make a reservation, call 631-935-1690.

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business New Owner, Fresh Start At Village Laundromat Long Islander News photos/Janee Law

Craig DelloIacono, co-owner of Huntington Village Laundromat, took over the 2,300-square-foot location at 28 New St. in July.

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By Janee Law jlaw@longislandergroup.com Although it’s not a choir everyone looks forward to, cleaning laundry is a necessity to everyday life and, at Huntington Village Laundromat, owner Craig DelloIacono operates the business with experience to ensure that customers are comfortable and stress free.

With 34 washers and 36 dryers, the laundromat is coined-operated.

DelloIacono said dryers, which dry clothes in 18-24 minutes, are 25 cents per eight minutes, and washing machines are $3 and up per cycle.

There’s also an 80-pound washer typically used for comforter, which is priced at $9.50 per cycle.

“I wanted that one machine because a king comforter you can’t put in a 60 pounder. There’s not enough water to clean it,” DelloIacono said. “You have to put in what the machine recommends because you need half water, half cloths. If you put too much cloths

in there, the water is not going to flush and clean them out.”

In addition, the 28 New St. laundromat offers commercial services, such as drop off and pick up, wash and fold, and delivery.

DelloIacono said that customers can drop of clothes and the laundromat will weigh, clean and fold them at 90 cents a pound.

With new, high-efficiency machines, DelloIacono said he likes to keep the laundromat spotless.

“I was in the restaurant business for 32 years and my kitchens were always clean and I told my employees that work here, ‘The place has to be like you want to eat off the floor so that customers want to do their laundry here,’ ” he added. “If the place is dirty and dusty, they’re not going to want to come here. That’s my biggest thing is keeping the place immaculate.”

Every day, employees mop, wipe down the machines with white vinegar and, once a month, clean the inside of machines with ammonia.

“It’s those little steps that you do to make the place look nice,” he said.

The laundromat took over the space where Jane’s Wash N Shop formerly operated for 56 years. After a fire caused the shop to close in March 2015. DelloIacono and his business partner and cousin Christopher DelloIacono took it over in July.

“I’ve been wanting to do this since the early 80s,” Craig DelloIacono said. “I wanted to do it as a side thing, but I got involved in the dry-cleaning restoration business and we’ve been looking for a place for the last five years and this came along.”

In addition to owning the laundromat, DelloIacono is also the president of Cleaning Solutions Industries, a Freeport-based business that specializes in removing and cleaning clothes affected by house fires.

Huntington Village Laundromat spans around 2,300 square feet, and will be offering different specials The Huntington Village Laundromat provides 34 washers and 36 dryers, and is kept spotless for for the months to come. customers.

For November, DelloIacono said, on Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays, the laundromat is offering a special for customers who purchase the wash and fold service for comforters. For every one purchased, the 28 New St., Huntington second will be available at half price.

631-824-6809 In addition, DelloIacono is offerFacebook.com/Huntington ing free light steaming and pressing VillageLaundry for clothes that are washed and dried at the laundromat.

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By Jano Tantongco jtantongco@longislandergroup.com In considering why young people have been leaving Huntington and Long Island at large, Richard Koubek, president of the Huntington Township Housing Coalition gained some valuable input from his daughter.

“Dad, it’s boring,” Heather Koubek Jameson said to him.

Richard Koubek agreed with that sentiment, but elaborated and explained that a lack of affordable housing also contributes to the so-called “youth flight.” The coalition is set to tackle that topic at a community summit meeting slated for Nov. 19.

“We have discovered in the last 20 years, we’re losing our young people at a much higher rate,” he said. “They’re fleeing the more affluent communities like Huntington at a faster rate.”

Koubek added that another contributing factor is that younger Long Islanders are not necessarily looking to buy homes the way their predecessors had done.

“They’re not the picket fence model of marrying and raising your kids that we were,” he said.

Young people today tend to shoulder greater student loan debt and seek out a lifestyle that’s decidedly more “urban,” he added.

Koubek also said his niece and nephew, Benjamin and Elizabeth, went through the Half Hollow Hills School District, but have since moved to Long Island City for similar reasons.

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Tackling ‘Youth Flight’ From Huntington

Rents in the Heatherwood apartment complex, which is on Gerard Street in Huntington village and made up of studio, one- and two-bedroom units, start at $2,950 per month, according to the Heatherwood website.

Roger Weaving Jr., vice president of the Huntington Township Housing Coalition, said, “We spend about $300,000 in taxes educating our kids out here in our terrific school systems, and then they leave.”

“I think, as a community, we do ourselves a disservice… those are tax dollars we could keep more in town,” Weaving said.

Turning to business, Weaving additionally pointed to the recent move of IDP Consulting from Nassau to Suffolk as an example of how increased costs of

living are influencing businesses to relocate.

“The lack of affordable housing is really starting to drive to business decisions,” Weaving said.

Weaving said that the current town code mandates that when a single-family home is converted to a more dense zoning, 20 percent of the residence must be designated as “affordable.”

However, when it comes to mixed use properties with a residential component, no such regulation exists.

“We really need to start mixing in affordability into everything that we do because if we don’t, there will be no affordability,” Weaving said.

“Everybody will leave and there will be nobody… and the businesses will follow the workers…”

Looking into the future, Weaving speculated that if affordable housing is not created to meet demand, it could mean a decline in property values. He added that a lack of supply doesn’t mean that “demand goes away just because you’re not looking at it.”

“We have to recognize that we may have to reach a point where our homes are just not going to be worth what we think they are because there isn’t going to be a market for them. The market has moved elsewhere,” he said.

The housing coalition’s community summit, which will focus on the issue of “Keeping Our Young People In Huntington,” is slated for Nov. 19, 9 a.m.-12 noon, at the Cinema Arts Center (423 Park Ave., Huntington). For more information, visit Huntingtonhousingcoalition.

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business Glossophobia: The Fear Of Public Speaking

By Mindy Wolfle info@longislandergroup.com As reported by the Statistic Brain Research Institute, 74 percent of the U.S. population suffers from speech anxiety, which is known as glossophobia. It tops the list of all phobias, with fear of death in the number two spot at 68 percent. Imagine that: People are less afraid of dying than speaking in public.

I turned to Stephanie Scotti, of Professionally Speaking Consulting, and 2016 Enterprising Women of the Year Award winner, to learn how she guides clients to overcome the dread encountered by three quarters of all Americans. What I learned is that fear can be managed or reduced by proper planning and honing your presenta-

tion skills.

SS: Too often, presenters focus more on being perfect than being prepared and making an impact. It’s so easy to get wrapped up in superficial details; we lose sight of what’s really important – connecting with our audience. Developing content and weaving powerful stories into a presentation are fundamental to engaging the audience fully.

MW: How does a speaker project confidence when that may not be how he or she is felling?

SS: The answer: Keep a bold face and forge ahead! No matter what happens the show must go on and it is up to you. Audiences empathize with a speaker. If you are awkward, listeners will feel ill-at-ease, too. Keeping a bold face will assure the audience that as a speaker you have everything ‘well in hand’ and in turn, boost your confidence.

MW: What element in a presenta-

tion is fundamental to making an impact on one’s audience?

SS: Making it relevant is the key to getting your listeners’ attention. That’s because today’s on-demand world has trained us to hone in on what’s customized to our needs, wants and desires and to basically ignore what’s not. We are constantly surfing, picking and choosing; our brains are filtering all incoming information to concentrate our attention on what fulfills a need for us. Anything that is not relevant is treated as noise and filtered out.

MW: You use the word ‘inspiring’ to make yourself heard. Inspiring can be a lofty goal. What do you do to inspire your audiences?

SS: Think-the-thought (TTT) is key to delivering an inspiring presentation.

Listeners know when you’re mindlessly reading your message. It comes across as lifeless and emotionless, because you’re not thinking about what

you’re saying. You have to think-thethought and be fully engaged in your presentation or your listeners will tune out. This means believing in what you’re saying and being confident in your ability to deliver the content. If you are not personally engaged, why would you expect your audience to be?

So, there you have it: Expert advice on trading fear for confidence.

Mindy Wolfle is the president of Neptune Marketing LLC, chief marketing officer of Vishnick McGovern Milizio LLP, and instructor of business writing and not-forprofit marketing in Hofstra University’s continuing education program. She is a member of Women Economic Developers of Long Island, Public Relations Professionals of Long Island, the Social Media Association and Direct Marketing Association of Long Island. Her LinkedIn profile describes her as a marketing/public relations/social media executive, writer, editor, educator, connection maker, semiotician and do-gooder.

‘A Robot Couldn’t Do That…’ - Part 2

By Peter J. Klein, CFA, CRPS, CAP pklein@hightoweradvisors.com We are continuing with our series which highlights the difference between an independent, client-centric and fiduciary mandated wealth management practice versus that of a firm that simply feeds their computer model some data on the client and spews out an allocation model which is occasionally rebalanced (otherwise known as a Robo-Advisor). This article looks at the added services, beyond that of capital allocation, that differentiates a wealth advisor from a Robo-Advisor.

When we speak of the definition of wealth management we, of course, turn to the all-important function of capital allocation – knowing where to invest clients’ assets most effectively – to meet their stated objectives (codified in their bespoke Investment Policy Statement) without impeding upon their constraints (i.e. liquidity issues, tax issues, risk tolerance, etc.). That’s investment consulting 101, but wealth management, as faithful readers of this column would certainly know, is much more than that. Comprehensive wealth management includes an array of proactive services that insures the client will meet their stated goals. Understanding the client’s cash flow needs, tax issues, making sure that their assets are protected via efficiently priced insurance policies and orchestrating their eventual legacy plan.

That’s our definition of wealth management.

Allow me to share a couple of examples of wealth management by a human versus a computer. The refrain after each one of these is, and please join me in chanting, “A robot couldn’t do that!”

OK, so a client is a physician in his early 50s – very active and seemingly in good health. His proactive, fi-

duciary-minded wealth advisor, during a recent portfolio update, inquires about his life insurance policies (he has three kids). He proceeds to tell his advisor that he is extremely healthy, eats right, exercises every day, etc. The advisor agrees that he does look to be in excellent health. The advisor then proceeds to explain the importance of life insurance even if you are healthy – the benefits of long term compounding and having a non-correlated asset class in your portfolio.

“The notion that life insurance is just there to protect against a pre-mature death is only a part of the benefit”, the advisor explains. The client relents to his longtime advisor and agrees to apply for the insurance policy, expecting it to be very easy and, given his health, the lowest risk ranking and therefore the least cost. During the underwriting process, something is found, a pretty serious heart condition that had gone misdiagnosed and unexplained to the client (he was told years ago that it was nothing to worry about). Bottom line, this healthy, middle aged doctor needs open heart surgery to repair his valve. If his advisor didn’t ask the right questions in a proactive fashion, he may have never made it to his 60s (this condition is often called the widow-maker; no symptoms whatsoever).

Now, all together… “A Robot couldn’t do that!”

How about the advisor who is visiting his client’s home and reviewing their portfolio when he notices their usually ebullient and positive son acting very down and out.

“What’s wrong with Bobby? Didn’t he just graduate from college?”

He goes on to learn that Bobby is feeling dejected because he hasn’t been able to land a job in the field he studied for and has been interested in since junior high school. A couple of days later the advisor is sitting at his desk reviewing some notes and comes across a contact that he sees at the periodic board meeting for the

nonprofit that they both sit on. That guy is at a company in the field that Bobby is interested in! The advisor asks his client for Bobby’s resume, makes an introduction to his fellow board member and Bobby, after many interviews and convincing these folks that he will work harder than anyone else, gets the entry level position. “A robot couldn’t do that!”

Finally, it’s the family that is down-beat during a recent call. In speaking with the matriarch, he learns that the family dog has just passed away; very sad, for sure.

The advisor tries to console his clients and empathizes with them being a dog owner as well. In fact, his newest dog is a great dog and the advisor’s wife is friendly with the breeder. A call is made to the advisor’s wife and a word is put in that there may be an interest for a pup when there is a new litter. Before you know it, the family is very happy with their new puppy. “A robot couldn’t do that!”

Klein Wealth Management is a team of investment professionals registered with HighTower Securities, 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. This is not an offer to buy or sell securities. No investment process is free of risk and there is no guarantee that the investment process described herein will be profitable. Investors may lose all of their investments. Past performance is not indicative of current or future performance and is not a guarantee. In preparing these materials, we have relied upon and assumed without independent verification, the accuracy and completeness of all information available from public and internal sources.

HighTower shall not in any way be liable for claims and make no expressed or implied representations or warranties as to their accuracy or completeness or for statements or errors contained in or omissions from.

This document was created for informational purposes only; the opinions expressed are solely those of the author, and do not represent those of HighTower Advisors, LLC or any of its affiliates.

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b u s in e s s TD Bank Opens Photo courtesy of Susan Berland’s office

Photo courtesy of Susan Berland’s office

TD Bank recently opened a new Melville location at 1148 Walt Whitman Road.

Pictured above at a ribbon cutting ceremony, from left, are: Dawn Grzan, vice president of the Melville Chamber of Commerce’s Board of Directors; Ted Macaluso, executive director of the Melville chamber; David Gustin, president of the chamber’s board; Huntin-

gotn Councilwoman Susan Berland; Nikhil Kake, manager of the Melville TD Bank location; Christopher Monroe, sale and service manager for TD Bank; Brian Finnegan, chief of staff for state Assemblyman Chad Lupinacci; Mathew Pickett, regional manager of Government Banking of Long Island; and Michael Esposito, TD Bank regional manager.

CHAMBER OF COMMERCE

Business After Hours The Huntington Township Chamber of Commerce is looking forward to a fun evening with digho as it’s set to host a Business After Hours on Wednesday, Nov. 9, at the Huntington Historical Society’s Conklin Barn (2 High St., Huntington village). This casual networking event is a free benefit for chamber members and $20 for future-members. Stop by any time between 6-8 p.m. to say hello and check out a unique historical space in the heart of downtown.

For the past six years, digho continues to grow as a full-service art and design studio in Huntington village.

The company consists of three different branches that all encompass a passion and approach of completely custom, client collaboration from brainstorming to concept and execution. Image marketing focuses on creating new business brands, rebranding or supporting a consistent established brand. Invitations has the same concept but is executed on a larger scale for events such as weddings, galas, fundraisers.

PAURA is a love of the arts. It is a 10-year art club that supports local

artists looking for a place to express, share their thoughts and show their work in shows around Long Island.

On Nov. 12 and Nov. 13, digho will host its 2nd annual Marketplace at the Conklin Barn from 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Supporting local artists and artisans has become a staple in digho’s business, so this two-day event was a natural spinoff. Start your holiday shopping with handmade, custom and unique products such as crocheted creations, pottery and ceramics, wax seals, signet rings, dreamcatchers, ornaments, ecofriendly fashion, soaps, jewelry, floral designs and décor, mixed media bowls, candles, stationary and enjoy local food vendors while browsing. Along with shopping, digho encourages guests to bring toiletries and/or diapers for a donation to Huntington-based charity Family Service League.

Stay connected with digho; image marketing, invitations and PAURA online, Digho.com, or visit the office at 376 New York Ave. #4, Huntington. To learn more, or to register for Business After Hours, visit Huntingtonchamber.com.

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Theater Life Is A ‘Cabaret’ “Cabaret” is a classic musical written by Joe Masteroff, with music by John Kander and lyrics by Fred Ebb, and it’s coming to Five Towns College Performing Arts Center in Dix Hills.

Students of the award-winning center will capture the essence of 1930s Berlin with the 1966 Broadway production that won “Best Musical” and “Best Original Score” in 1967. The 1998 production also won “Best Revival” of a musical in 1998.

The musical is adapted from John Van Druten’s play “I Am a Camera,” which was based on novella “Goodbye to Berlin.”

“Cabaret is set in Berlin in the year 1931 as the Nazis are rising to power.

The show takes place in a dingy night spot, the Kit Kat Klub, and revolves around Cliff Bradshaw, an American writer, and his relationship with a young, English performer from the Klub named Sally Bowles. Fräulein Schneider, the elderly owner of a boarding house, and her partner, Herr Schultz, a Jewish fruit-shop owner, are threatened by the impending

Showing of “Cabaret” at Five Towns College Performing Arts Center in Dix Hills begin Nov. 11. takeover by the Third Reich.

Five Towns’ production of “Cabaret” is directed by professor Marie Danvers, choreographed by professor Amy Dolan Fletcher and musically directed by Dr. Hosun Moon.

Performance dates are Nov. 11, Nov. 12, Nov. 18 and Nov. 19 at 7:30 p.m., and on Nov. 13 and Nov. 20 at 2 p.m.

The Five Towns College Performing Arts Center is located at 305 North Service Road in Dix Hills.

For tickets and additional information, call the box office at 631-6562148, or visit Ftc.edu/ftcpac.

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Spartans Y IT N U M M O C Basketball League Cougars Support Vets Students, coaches, staff, and administrators in the Commack School District showed their support of our veterans by participating in the 22 Pushup Challenge. A group of over 500 athletes outlined the entire football field and counted out their simultaneous pushups in unison. An American Flag covered 30 yards of the infield as the Commack community joined the efforts of Legislator Steve Stern and Signature Premiere Properties to raise awareness for veteran mental health issues.

Twenty-two is the number of veterans that take their own lives each day, hence the name “22 Pushup Challenge.” The challenge is to complete 22 pushups each day for 22 days, and to challenge others to do so as well.

After hearing of Legislator Steve Stern’s challenge, Commack Board of Education Vice President Janine DiGirolamo, along with Superintendent of Schools, Donald James, organized the overwhelming stadium of support in two days with the help of enthusiastic teachers, coaches, and administrators.

“This is an awesome sea of support for our veterans,” stated James. “Our students and the entire Commack family always unite to support those in need.”

“The more pushups completed, the more Signature will donate to the veterans, up to $100,000,” Stern stated ina press release. Hopefully, the turnout in Commack will push that closer to the goal.

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n o i s i v e l e T

By Janee Law jlaw@longislandergroup.com When Dix Hills resident Joshua DeJesus found out in August that he landed a principal role in an episode of NBC hit drama “Chicago Fire,” he was speechless.

“I dreamed all my life for that moment,” DeJesus, 18, said. When I got the call, my first instinct was to call my mother to tell her. I was so thankful to God and to my family for believing in me.”

The Half Hollow Hills High School West graduate said he auditioned for the role in August flew out to Chicago days after he landed the part to film the episode, which is titled “Scorched Earth.”

In the episode, which aired Oct. 25, DeJesus portrays Chris Brady, a troubled teen who has been abandoned and forced to live in a sewer and befriends firefighter Stella Kidd (played by Miranda Rae Mayo).

DeJesus, who was actively involved in Hills West’s theater productions as a student, said he found the experience “incredibly enriching and forthcoming.”

“The amount of patience that the cast and the crew had with someone new to the television and film world was incredible,” DeJesus said.

“They provided me with insight and knowledge and things that I’m going to need to know while in this business, and they were just amazing to work with. I’ll cherish that experience for the rest of my life.”

Although he grew up with a passion for singing and dancing, performing in school choirs and musicals, DeJesus said he began developing a love for the craft of acting in high school.

“That’s when I really developed a love for the craft,” he said. “I had found a very deep connection with the art of acting and how personal it could be.”

Each play he performed in came with a different experience, but all had one thing in common, he added.

“I really liked the text, reading the script, saying the lines and

Photo provided by Theresa Schaefer-Bell

Hills Grad Climbs Acting Ladder

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Register Now www.hthcsummit.eventbrite.com Keeping Our Young People in Huntington The Need for Affordable Rental Housing and Downtown Revitalization

A Huntington Community Summit Saturday, November 19th 2016 9:00AM - 12:00 Noon Cinema Ar ts Centre 423 Park Avenue • Huntington, NY Free Admission Opening Program: Cool Downtowns Are Needed and Possible (9:00-10:00 AM)

Joshua DeJesus, a Half Hollow Hills High School West grad, is climbing up the ladder in his journey as an actor.

He was recently featured in NBC hit drama “Chicago Fire.” interpreting the lines in different ways,” he said. “That’s what really drew my attention.”

When thinking about how much he’s grown as an actor from high school, during which he also attended Nassau BOCES Long Island High School for the Arts as a senior, DeJesus said the need to continue his growth only increases.

He said, “I’m just looking to see how I’m able to grow and how I’m able to learn from my mistakes or apply what I’m learning now in school and my training to my work.”

Now, DeJesus, who is a freshman in the Conservatory of Theater Arts program at SUNY Purchase College, where he is majoring in acting.

His current goal is to focus on his training, working towards the longevity of his career, he said.

“I want to use my art to change the world,” DeJesus said. “We need to make statements through theater, television and film and I want to make some kind of impact on society and the issues that are currently happening through my art.”

Keynote Speaker: Patchogue Mayor Paul Pontieri Reaction Panel Frank Petrone, Huntington Town Supervisor Russell Albanese, The Albanese Organization (developers of Wyandanch Rising) Jennifer Cassidy, Board Member, Huntington Township Housing Coalition Peter Elkowitz, President, LI Housing Partnership Mitch Pally, Chief Executive Officer, LI Builders’ Institute Brian Yudewitz, Huntington Chamber of Commerce

Workshops (10:10-11:10 AM) Workshop 1: Youth Flight from Huntington: Who Will Be Here to Buy Our Homes?

Workshop 2: Political and Decision-making Resources for Creating Affordable Rental Housing in Huntington Workshop 3: Density and Multifamily Housing: Coping with Sewage, Traffic and Water Conservation Closing Plenary: Hope for the Future and Next Steps (11:15AM - 12:00PM) Co Sponsored By: The League of Women Voters of Huntington & The Huntington Township Housing Coalition

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Minimizing Need For Teeth Extractions For Braces

By Dr. Inna Gellerman info@longislandergroup.com One question parents ask when their children begin their journey to a spectacular smile is whether it will be necessary to extract teeth.

Dr. Inna Our goal is to minimize Gellerman the need to extract teeth, but it is worthwhile to understand the role of extraction in orthodontic treatment.

The orthodontist is trained to look at the patient’s entire face and head, including the jaw, cheeks and chin.

How do all of the parts of the face fit together? Are the proportions correct, both in terms of function and appearance? Just as every person is different, every person’s teeth, jaws and facial structures are unique. A careful examination by a skilled orthodontist will evaluate issues including crowding,

tongue placement and the position of other facial structures.

Today, orthodontists are able to minimize teeth extraction because of the improvements to orthodontic technology. One such advance is the Damon Smile system, which has eliminated the use of elastic ties (rubber bands) and instead uses a slide mechanism to hold a high-tech archwire in place. The system creates a more natural series of forces on the teeth, and as a result, most cases can be treated without extraction.

For children under the age of 13, palate expansion, sometimes referred to as Rapid Palatal Expansion, is used to gain more space on the upper jaw and avoid having to extract teeth. The appliance gently widens the roof of the mouth, and treatment can take a few weeks or months.

The most common reason for extraction is known as “crowding.” Each person’s jaw has only so much space, and

when there’s not enough room, teeth respond by moving out of alignment, overlapping or sticking out at awkward angles. Think of this like putting too much furniture into a small room: You can push furniture in, but no matter how strong the movers are, you won’t be able to open drawers if they are up against the bed. By removing teeth on a crowded jaw, the patient’s teeth have sufficient space to line up to create a straight and smooth surface.

If you have questions about whether

or not your child’s teeth need to be extracted before orthodontic treatment can begin, call 631-427-8444.

Dr. Inna Gellerman is a diplomate of the American Board of Orthodontics. She founded Gellerman Orthodontics, in Huntington, in 2003, and is actively involved with many community organizations.

Northwell Reps Advise On Hazard Planning

Randy Howard, vice president of operations at Huntington Hospital, and James Romagnoli, vice president of Northwell Health’s corporate security, recently addressed military personnel and first responders at Plum Island.

Huntington Hospital Vice President of Operations Randy Howard and Northwell Health Vice President of Corporate Security James Romagnoli recently addressed a crowd of military personnel and first responders as part of the Mass Casualty Response Forum at the Department of Homeland Security’s facility on Plum Island.

Advance planning and practice are the keys to good emergency management. Romagnoli noted during his presentation that all Northwell Health hospitals have emergency plans and procedures for mass casualty incidents, rapid discharges, surges in patients, transportation transfers and staffing.

“This was a great opportunity for us at Northwell Health to share our strategies with our healthcare col-

leagues and law enforcement partners to begin to structure a true regional response to mass casualty incidents,” Romagnoli said.

Howard outlined the procedures that staff at Huntington Hospital used during Hurricane Irene, Superstorm Sandy and other severe weather events. The hospital’s emergency plan includes developing and testing warning systems, response procedures and emergency action plans while assessing after incident reports to work on any performance improvements or changes.

In addition to first responders, the Plum Island Mass Casualty Response Forum on Sept. 23 brought together law enforcement, health, science, IT and government officials from New York and Connecticut.

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Thursday Civil War Roundtable

Dr. Michael D’Innocenzo, distinguished professor emeritus of history at Hofstra, will speak at South Huntington Public Library (145 Pidgeon Hills Road, Huntington Station) on Thursday, Nov. 3, 7 p.m.

The lecture is free. For more information, call 631-549-4411.

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Calendar

Friday Hospital Celebrates 100th Anniversary

Huntington Hospital’s annual black tie gala, which this year celebrates the hospital’s 100th anniversary, will be at the Huntington Crescent Club (15 Washington Drive, Huntington) on Nov. 4. There will be a live band, dancing and a silent auction. For more information, tickets or sponsorship opportunities, contact Dolli Bross at 631470-5204 or dbross2@northwell.edu.

Military Bridge

Play the Military Bridge card game at Union United Methodist Church (1018 Pulaski Road, East Northport) on Friday, Nov. 4. Get a table of four together, or come alone. There’s no experience required (there will be an explanation, and practice hands). Doors open at 6:30 p.m. and the games begin at 7 p.m.

There’s a $12 fee for advance reservation, and $15 fee at the door. For reservations or more info, call Carolyn Falango at 631-368-7911.

Saturday Retro Video Game Event

The Keep Pluggin’ retro video game event is returning to Huntington, and this time it’s bringing virtual reality demos for attendees to try. The event, which will be held Saturday, Nov. 5, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. at Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Huntington, will also have thousands of retro video games and systems for sale from dealers and collectors, video game tournaments for cash prizes, free arcade play and more. The event is part fundraiser for the fellowship, which is located at 109 Browns Road in Huntington. Advance tickets are $12, $6 (under age 10) at Keeppluggin.com; or $15, $8 at the door.

Dealer tables are available for $65. (Contact Ben Farrell at 631-335-1505, ben@keeppluggin.com or at Keeppluggin.com to reserve a dealer spot).

Wellness Expo

Explore what wellness looks like from a physical, spiritual and planetary perspective at Gathering of Light Interspiritual Fellowship’s 11th annual Wellness Expo on Saturday, Nov. 5, 11 a.m. The expo will be held at 95 Old Country Road, Melville. Admission is $10 (free for children under 12). For more info, call 631265-3822 or visit Gatheringoflight.org/wellness-expo-2016.

The Brian M. G Agency, State Farm Insurance, is a sponsor of the Long Island Cares food driver and is accepting donations Oct. 31-Nov. 21. Stop by 713 Walt Whitman Road in Melville to drop off a food donation and receive a free coloring book.

Veterans Day Ceremony

The American Legion Greenlawn Post 1244 is hosting its annual Veterans Day ceremony in Memorial Park (intersection of Pulaski Road and Broadway) on Nov. 11, beginning at 11 a.m.

National Caregiver Month Conference

In honor of National Caregiver Month this November, Melville-based elder law firm Genser Dubow Genser & Cona is hosting its 4th annual Caregiver Conference focusing on “Elder Care Conversations: Communication Strategies.” It will take place on Tuesday, Nov. 15, 6-9 p.m. at the Hofstra University Club in Hempstead. Registration is required by contacting Janet Russell at 631-390-5000 or RSVP@genserlaw.com.

Opera Night, Huntington

Opera Night, Long Island is performing at Bethany Presbyterian Church (425 Maplewood Road, Huntington Station) on Friday, Nov. 4, 7:30 p.m. The performance will be accompanied by pianist Giovanni Longo. Minimum $15 donation.

Refreshments to follow. Visit Brownpapertickets.com/event/2697307 for tickets.

UPCOMING/ONGOING Food Donations Accepted

Retro Video Game Event

LIBRARIES

The Keep Pluggin’ retro video game event is returning to Huntington, and this time it’s bringing virtual reality demos for attendees to try. The event, which will be held Saturday, Nov. 5, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. at Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Huntington, will also have thousands of retro video games and systems for sale from dealers and collectors, video game tournaments for cash prizes, free arcade play and more. The event is part fundraiser for the fellowship, which is located at 109 Browns Road in Huntington. Advance tickets are $12, $6 (under age 10) at Keeppluggin.com; or $15, $8 at the door.

Dealer tables are available for $65. (Contact Ben Farrell at 631-335-1505, ben@keeppluggin.com or at Keeppluggin.com to reserve a dealer spot).

Cold Spring Harbor Library

Sunday Concerts By The Pond

On Sunday, Nov. 6, 3 p.m., 14-year-old piano prodigy Maxim Lando will present a concert of varied classical pieces to make people smile at St. John’s Church (1670 Route 25A, Cold Spring Harbor). A $20 donation is required (children and students can attend for free). For additional information and directions, visit Stjohnscoldspringharbor.org, or call 516-6926369 ext. 14.

Nature On The Move

Take a slow-to-moderate stroll through Caumsett State Historic Park Preserve on Sunday, Nov. 6, 9:45-11:45 a.m. Observe and discuss the fields and woods of Caumsett over the 4-mile path. Adult program.

For more information, call 631-423-1770.

Rummage Sale

Gently-used and new clothing for men, women, children and infants, as well as baby items, toys, books, shoes and assorted household items will be for sale at the Huntington Jewish Center (510 Park Ave.) on both Sunday, Nov. 6, 9:30 a.m.-3 p.m., and Monday, Nov. 7, 9:30 a.m.-2 p.m. Enter through door in rear of building. For more info, call 631-427-1089.

Monday Yiddish For Dummies

A fun, beginner, four-class course for anyone who wants to learn Yiddish begins Monday, Nov. 7, at The Chai Center (501

Vanderbilt Parkway, Dix Hills). Classes are held 7-8:15 p.m. each Monday throughout November. There is a $40 fee for the entire course. Call 631-351-8672 to RSVP.

Labor And Employment Issues

St Joseph’s College in partnership with the Huntington Opportunity Resource Center is offering a course in computers that will teach students basic applications, navigation of the web, and how to use Microsoft programs such as Word, Excel, Publisher to prepare you for interviews and for interpersonal communication purposes. Class is Monday, Nov. 7, 6-7:30 p.m. at HORC (1264 New York Ave., Huntington Station). To register, visit Huntingtonny.gov/HORC.

Tuesday Election Day 2016

Get out there and vote! Visit Voterlookup.elections.state.ny.us/votersearch.a spx to find out where you can vote.

WEDNESDAY Author Visiting

Eric Mirlis will discuss his new book, “I Was There!” at Barnes & Nobel in East Northport (4000 E Jericho Turnpike) on Wednesday, Nov. 9, 7 p.m. In the book, 65 prominent sports broadcasters and journalists, including Marv Albert, Joe Buck, Bob Costas, Jim Nantz and others, talk about the top five sports moments they have seen in person.

For more info, call 631-462-0208.

Library-hosted events and programs are reserved for cardholders of their respective library unless otherwise noted.

95 Harbor Road, Cold Spring Harbor.

631-692-6820. Cshlibrary.org. · Former Newsday reporter Jim Smith will discuss his book, “Heroes to the End: An Army Correspondent's Last Days in Vietnam,” on Wednesday, Nov. 9, 2 p.m. Free and open to all. Advance registration requested.

Commack Public Library

18 Hauppauge Road, Commack. 631499-0888. commack.suffolk.lib.ny.us. · Join Joy Oddo in a lively program of music, toys, and games for toddlers 18-35 months on Monday, Nov. 7, 11:30 a.m.-12:15 p.m. A parent or adult caregiver must remain with the child during this program. Due to the age of the participants, no older siblings may attend this program. Program will be held at the Elwood Public Library (1929 Jericho Turnpike).

Elwood Public Library

3027 Jericho Turnpike, Elwood. 631-4993722. elwoodlibrary.org. · Help develop skills such as creativity, imagination and resourcefulness by engaging in some unstructured play with cardboard boxes on Thursday, Nov. 10, 10:30-11:30 a.m. Intended for ages 2-5.

Register online.

Half Hollow Hills Community Library

Dix Hills: 55 Vanderbilt Parkway. 631421-4530; Melville: 510 Sweet Hollow Road, 631-421-4535. hhhlibrary.org. · Need help with your career search, résumé or cover letter? Make a half-hour appointment for free career counseling help with MaryAnn Verdolino, certified career counselor. MaryAnn holds an M.S. in Counseling from Long Island University.

District residents only. At the Dix Hills branch, Thursday, Nov. 10, 5:30-6 p.m.

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Harborfields Public Library

31 Broadway, Greenlawn. 631-757-4200. harborfieldslibrary.org · There will be a craft fair on Friday, Nov. 11, 9 a.m.-4 p.m.

On Sunday, Nov. 6, 3 p.m., 14-yearold piano prodigy Maxim Lando will present a concert of varied classical pieces to make people smile at St. John’s Church (1670 Route 25A, Cold Spring Harbor). A $20 donation is required (children and students can attend for free). For additional information and directions, visit Stjohnscoldspringharbor.org, or call 516-692-6369 ext. 14.

Huntington Public Library

Main branch: 338 Main St., Huntington.

631-427-5165. Station branch: 1335 New York Ave., Huntington Station. 631-4215053. thehuntingtonlibrary.org. · Many local businesses will be on hand at a Job and Career Fair sponsored by Literacy Zone of Suffolk County. Dress to impress and bring your resume. Fair is Thursday, Nov. 10, 10 a.m.-2 p.m., in the Huntington Station branch’s community room. For more information contact Mary Kelly at 631-421-5053 ext. 126 or by email, mary_kelly@huntlib.org.

Northport-East Northport Library

Northport: 151 Laurel Ave. 631-261-6930.

(East Northport: 185 Larkfield Road. 631261-2313. nenpl.org) · Make new friends while building with Legos at the East Northport branch. All you need to bring is your imagination.

Your Lego creation will be displayed in the Children’s Room. No registration required, but space is limited. Tuesday, Nov. 8, 3-3:45 p.m.

South Huntington Public Library

145 Pidgeon Hill Road, Huntington Station. 631-549-4411. shpl.info. · The Alfred Van Loen Gallery at the South Huntington Library is exhibiting the work of two landscape painters, Marla Lipkin and Larry Dobens. The exhibit is on display through Nov. 9 and is free to view.

For more information, call 631-549-4411.

THEATER/FILM Cinema Arts Centre

423 Park Ave., Huntington. cinemaartscentre.org. 631-423-7611. · Kalinec & Kj, a singer-songwriter duo with roots in Texas and Pennsylvania, is the featured act during the monthly Hard Luck Café series at the Cinema Arts Centre (423 Park Ave., Huntington) on Thursday, Nov. 17. The 8:30 p.m. concert in the Cinema’s Sky Room will be preceded by an open mic at 7:30 p.m.

Tickets are $15 ($10 for Cinema Arts Centre and Folk Music Society of Huntington members) and will be available at the door. For more info, visit Fmsh.org or call 631-425-2925.

John W. Engeman Theater

350 Main St., Northport. engemantheater.com. 631-261-2900. · Showings of “1776” will run through Nov. 6. For more information, including for show dates, visit Engemantheater.com.

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.

ArtLeagueLI.net. · The Long Island Craft Guild presents the “Branchi-ing Out” exhibit at the Jeanie Tengelsen Gallery of the Art League of Long

Island. Work in clay, fiber, glass, metal, mixed media, paper and wood. Runs through Nov. 6. Art speak: Nov. 6, 2-4 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. 631-5495106. bjspokegallery.com. ·Poets Aloud, open mic night for poets, is held the second Friday of every month, 7:30-10 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 ages 3-12 and seniors over 65; members and children under 3 are free. 516-692-6768. cshfha.org.

Cold Spring Harbor Whaling Museum

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

Tuesday through Friday, 12-4 p.m. and Saturday and Sunday, 11-5 p.m. (closed Monday). Admission $6 adults, $5 children and seniors. · “Thar She Blows: Whaling History On Long Island” is now on display. Smell a foc'sle, work on a ship hull, learn the hows and whys of whaling, and find out how the whaling industry launched a conservation movement.

Foto Foto Gallery

14 W. Carver St., Huntington 631-5490488. fotofotogallery.org. Hours: Wednesday Saturday 11 a.m.–6 p.m., Friday 11a.m.–8 p.m., Sunday 12-5. · “Photo-Synthesis” photography exhibit

by Set Kalowitz on display through Nov. 26. Free.

Heckscher Museum Of Art

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 get in free. 631-351-3250. · Established in 2010, the Long Island Biennial is a juried exhibition featuring artists of Nassau and Suffolk. Selected by jurors Lori Bookstein, of Lori Bookstein Fine Art; Seung Lee, professor of art, director of fine arts and graduate studies for LIU Post; and Christina Mossaides Strassfield, museum director/chief curator of Guild Hall in East Hampton, the Biennial exhibition presents an overview of current artistic practice on the Island, providing Long Island’s artists an opportunity to share their work with a diverse public.

The exhibition will run through Dec. 4.

Holocaust Memorial And Tolerance Center

Welwyn Preserve, 100 Crescent Bea--ch Road, Glen Cove. Hours: Monday-Friday.

10 a.m.-4:30 p.m.; Saturday and Sunday noon-4 p.m. 516-571-8040, ext. 100. holocaust-nassau.org. ·The permanent exhibit explains the 1930s increase of intolerance, the reduction of human rights and the lack of intervention that enabled the persecution and mass murder of millions of Jews and others.

Huntington Art Center

11 Wall St., Huntington. Hours: TuesdaySaturday, 9 a.m.-5:30 p.m.; most Mondays, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Free admission.

631-423-6010. · “The Miniature Art Show” is open to small works, 2-D media, 8x10 and under.

It runs through Dec. 31.

Huntington Arts Council

Main Street Petite Gallery: 213 Main St., Huntington. Gallery hours: Monday-Friday 9 a.m.-6 p.m.; Saturday noon-4 p.m.

631-271-8423. huntingtonarts.org.

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. huntingtonhistoricalsociety.org · The historical society is hosting a twoand-a-half-hour program for kids on Election Day, Nov. 8. There will be crafts and games, and a light snack will be provided during the program, which will be held at Conklin Barn (2 High St., Huntington) from 10 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Price is $30 for members ($35 for non-members). For more information, call 631-427-7045.

Northport Historical Society Museum

215 Main St., Northport. Museum hours: Tuesday-Sunday, 1-4:30 p.m. 631-757-9859. northporthistorical.org. ·For an afternoon of historical fun, take a self-guided walking tour of the Northport’s historic Main Street, Tuesdays-Sundays, from 1-4:30 p.m. Available in the museum shop at $5 per person.

Green River Gallery

117 Main St., Cold Spring Harbor. Thursday 12 a.m.-5 p.m.; Friday 11 a.m.-5 p.m.

631-692-8188. ·Featuring paintings by Robert Patrick Coombs and Eric Sloane, N.A. (19051985) Long Island’s premier gold coast artist of the mid-20th century. Ongoing

NOVEMBER 3-9, 2016 • 17 show on view.

Ripe Art Gallery

1028 Park Ave., Huntington. TuesdayThursday, 11 a.m.-6 p.m.; Friday, 2-8 p.m.; Saturday, 11 a.m.-5 p.m. ripeartgal.com. 631-239-1805. · All the way from New Orleans, Sherry Dooley returns for a Solo Show, bringing her colorful, buoyant work back to the walls of RIPE Art Gallery. “Half the Population” by Sherry Dooley. Opening reception on Nov. 18, 2016, 7-9 p.m. Artist talk and gallery tour on Nov. 19, 2-5 p.m.

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 with ID and seniors 62 and older, and $3 children 12 and under. Mansion tour, add $5 per person.

631-854-5555. vanderbiltmuseum.org. ·Afternoon mansion tours begin in the courtyard of the historic house once owned

by William K. Vanderbilt II. Tours are Tuesdays, Saturdays and Sundays for a $5 fee, in addition to the price of admission. Check the museum’s website for listing times.

Walt Whitman Birthplace

246 Old Walt Whitman Road, Huntington Station. Hours: Monday-Friday 11 a.m.-4 p.m., Saturday-Sunday 11 a.m.-5 p.m.

Admission: $6 adults, $5 seniors, $4 students, and children under 5 are free. 631427-5240. waltwhitman.org. ·Schedule at a group high tea and transport yourself back in time in a private gathering house at the Birthplace. $25 per person. 631-427-5240, ext. 120. teaparty@waltwhitman.org.

MUSIC/DANCE Five Towns Performing Arts Center

305 North Service Road, Dix Hills, NY 11746. 631-656-2110. FTC.edu. · Showings of “Cabaret” begin next week.

Performance dates are Nov. 11, Nov. 12, Nov. 18 and Nov. 19 at 7:30 p.m., and on Nov. 13 and Nov. 20 at 2 p.m.

The Paramount

370 New York Ave., Huntington. 631-6737300. Paramountny.com. All shows begin at 8 p.m. unless otherwise noted. · Fitz & The Tantrums with special guest Barns Courtney. Wednesday, Nov. 16.

Tickets $25-$50.

Ridotto

Concerts at Huntington Jewish Center, 510 Park Ave., Huntington. ridotto.org.

Reservations recommended: 631-3850373 or ridotto@optonline.net.

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Huntington, Plainview and Southside hospitals have added a colorectal surgeon to their staff.

Titilayo Adegboyega, MD, completTitilayo Adegboyega ed her medical education at the University of Minnesota and residency at Gundersen-Lutheran Medical Center. She is certified by the American Board of Surgery in general surgery and specializes in minimally invasive laparoscopic and robotic surgery. Dr. Adegboyega completed her fellowship in colorectal surgery at Brown University.

Adegboyega is also a part of the practice of David Rivadeneira, MD, director of surgical services and colorectal surgery at Huntington Hospital. Rivadeneira has offices in Woodbury, Smithtown, Babylon and Riverhead.

Cortland sophomore Nikaylah Williams, of Wheatley Heights, a Half Hollow Hills High School West grad, has been named to the State University of New York Athletic Conference Women's Tennis all-conference second team in singles for the 2016 season.

Williams finished the fall with a 5-2 singles record, including a 5-1 mark in second sinNikaylah Williams gles play.

She earned victories during Cortland’s dual matches versus Oswego, Misericordia, Plattsburgh, Alfred and RIT. She started the fall at number two singles for the Red Dragons, but moved into the number one flight toward the end of the season.

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Get Out And Vote Voters go to the polls next Tuesday, Nov. the spotlight; it’s one of many offices to 8, in the culmination of what has been which we will elect our representatives. Votcalled the most contentious presidential ers will choose who will represent us in the election in modern history.

US Senate, House of Representatives, and The major party candidates, Republican the state Senate and Assembly. These are as Donald J. Trump, and Democrat Hillary vital and important as the presidential race.

Rodham Clinton, represent a divided people.

Our voter’s election guide in last week’s Americans are disillusioned, disappointed edition posed questions to the candidates for and battle weary from harsh economic times, Congress; and this week to the candidates for uncertainty over our nation’s state offices. Answers are presented security and the sharp divide EDITORIAL side by side in order to give readers between political parties that an easy comparison, without the has prevented even the best intentioned elect- distractions of name-calling, finger-pointing ed officials from getting anything done. and political jibing. We hope it helps voters to The presidential campaign has done little make an informed decision based on issues. to bring the nation out from under this cloud, This presidential campaign may be resettling instead into an uncivil battle of name membered by history for its name-calling. calling in which discussion of issues and Keeping in mind that the ability of anyone policies became secondary to name-calling. and everyone to freely speak their minds is It’s against this backdrop we will go to the one of your fundamental rights may make polls Tuesday to exercise what is perhaps that fact more palatable. But the best way to our most important right and privilege as express your opinion is though your vote.

Americans. The race for president has stolen Vote on Nov. 8.

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Trump Crosses The Line DEAR EDITOR: It’s been a tough period in American politics. We have witnessed an incredible lack of serious discussion on issues of national importance in this presidential election. The discourse has reached a new low and it is doubtful the nation will be enlightened by any serious debate of any topics that the next administration will face in the next four years.

And that is a tragedy.

Much discussion has clouded the airwaves regarding the numerous and frequently abusive comments Donald Trump has directed toward women, minorities and the disabled.

Regrettably, this lack of re-

spect from Trump peaked when the so-called Billy Bush video was aired. It is absolutely abhorrent to our system of politics when a candidate refuses to accept the final ballot count that has assured America a peaceful transfer of power since this republic has existed.

Lost in the all this criticism of Trump is another comment he made at the debate held on Oct. 9. Trump made reference to the fact he would appoint a special prosecutor and have Hillary Clinton put in jail.

Without diminishing the low bar already discussed, it must be pointed out that we, the American electorate, in the words of Trump, crossed a line, that we, as American’s, have never broached.

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On the story about Councilman Mark Cuthbertson again calling on the state to revoke the liquor license of Melissa Restaurant after several violent crimes have been committed there over the past five years “Like the shots fired there the other day? As Jon Taffer would say...Shut it the *&^% down!"

-- John Piranian Americans defending the rights of people to speak freely, to assume the presumption of innocence until proven otherwise and to accept the peaceful transition of power from one person to another.

Speech such as we hear from Donald Trump is not only an attack on the credibly of our system of government, but our society as a whole.

Keep telling the base the election is rigged, government is corrupt, blame our problems on people climbing over walls and tell people your candidate is a crook for over a year and it becomes a perception of reality and truth when in fact, it is not.

This country is a beacon to the world because winners and losers settle their differences and accept the transfer of power with a handshake.

Threatening a political opponent with jail is not how we do elections in this country.

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This is the talk of banana republics, expected in third world military dictatorships and by the actions of Putin, of Russia. In many of these political environments, a jail cell, or worse, is the norm for opposition candidates. Fiftysix British subjects pledged “their lives, their fortunes and, their sacred honor" when they signed their names to the Declaration of Independence. Many did so.

Five were captured, tortured and died in captivity. Many had their homes burned to the ground. Nine died fighting the war, and many more had their families imprisoned. Their "fortunes" seized and suffered the final indignity of dying in poverty.

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Are we at risk under a Trump presidency?

The election of 1860 was a bitterly fought debate over an issue that eventually split the republic in half. Yet, Stephen Douglas, his opponent, sat at Lincoln's inaugural and even held his hat while Lincoln delivered his inaugural address without any implication he would be delivered to the D.C. jail house immediately thereafter.

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Leviton Helps Beautify Nonprofit’s Campus More than 40 volunteers from Melville-based Leviton Manufacturing recently devoted a full day beautifying Adults and Children with Learning and Developmental Disabilities’ Bethpage headquarters.

The group of Leviton employees, whose efforts were spearheaded by Leviton’s Human Resources Coordinators Wanda Giaquinto and Elaina Gouramanis, volunteered their time painting stop sign posts to improve ACLD’s Bethpage campus navigation and visibility, assembling planters that Leviton purchased to be used at ACLD’s Bethpage campus and a dozen of its residential homes, planting annuals and perennials throughout ACLD’s Bethpage campus, and spreading mulch to protect the newly planted flower beds.

“Leviton has a strong focus on community involvement,” said Fran Ruderman, vice president of human resources for Leviton, which is a provider of electrical wiring devices, network and data center connectivity solutions, lighting energy management systems, and security and automation applications.

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A team of more than 40 volunteers from Melville-based Leviton Manufacturing who recently devoted a full day beautifying and improving ACLD’s Bethpage campus. we recognize that employee volunteering has measurable significance far beyond spending a day painting, mulching, planting, building, and working with those in need. It’s about team camaraderie and engagement, too.”

Robert C. Goldsmith, executive director of ACLD, said that “Leviton Manufacturing is known for helping individuals save energy, time and costs.”

He continued, “Its employees personified the company’s mission and we are grateful to Leviton Manufacturing and its employees for volunteering their

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Thanks to Leviton and its team of volunteers, our headquarters is now an even more beautiful place to visit and spend time at.”

Leviton Manufacturing connected with ACLD through the Long Island Volunteer Enterprise (LIVE) website, a joint initiative spearheaded by the United Way of Long Island and the Long Island Volunteer Center.

In addition to its on-site beautifying efforts and support of ACLD’s mission

in providing opportunities for children and adults with autism, learning and other developmental disabilities to pursue enviable lives, increase independence and foster supportive relationships within the community, Leviton Manufacturing is also sponsoring a clothing drive. Leviton will be placing collection bins within its offices to support ACLD’s RewearABLE green recycling program, encouraging its employees to donate unwanted clothing and garments to the RewearABLE program throughout 2016.

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In addition to the exhibit, the Dix Hills branch of the library, located at 55 Vanderbilt Parkway, was also awarded $1,000 grant to hosting various programs relating to money management.

“The programs and exhibit focuses on major financial topics geared for ages 10-16 and their families and educators,” Monica Salo, supervisor of children's services, said on Monday. “The feeling is that financial education is not always focused on in the schools and the libraries are now seeing that it is their duty to focus on it and provide information for our patrons.”

The exhibit consists of four informative panels, Salo said, along with two iPad stands that provide questionnaires and games that relate to the panels.

In addition, each panel and includes graphic characters have their own financial personality, and discusses needs versus wants.

“Fifty-two percent of young people engage in expensive credit card behaviors compared to 24 percent of adults, ages 55 and above,” Salo said.

“They need to understand what interest is and how much more they are going to be paying each month if they just don’t pay their bill right away.”

The exhibit along with the programs will be provided at the library until Nov. 28. Programs for adults include “Take Charge of Your Investments,” “Credit Card Debit & Consolidation,” and “Money Talks,” while children and teen programs include “Money Bingo,” “Grocery Fun,” “Online Stock Market Game,” and “Shark Tank-Young Entrepreneurs Workshop.”

Salo said the most popular program is “Shark Tank,” which holds approximately 30 students.

This program gives teens the opportunity to learn how to brainstorm ideas for a business, and pitch a product, while meeting real life entrepreneurs.

Monica Salo, supervisor of children's services of the Half Hollow Hills Community Library, said that “Money Talks” is a very important program for tweens, teens and adults to learn from when it comes to financial education.

“We just want them to start thinking about money, saving and being smart with money,” Salo said. “We’re very proud to have it and we’re hoping we can share it with the community. We just feel that it’s an important topic and we’re glad it’s here.”

For more information on programs, call 631421-4530.

DA:Day camp worker used 11-year-old in sexual performances (Continued from page A1) ly used an 11-year-old boy in sexual performances.

Judge Barbara Kahn set cash bail for Meyn at $250,000 cash or $500,000 bond on the 112-count indictment.

Spota said the investigation has found Meyn was previously associated with a film company, Psych Ward PGCamden 4-6 films, and modeling agencies

Enterprises and StoneAge Enterprise.

“The defendant participated in disturbing photography and videography featuring young boys,” Spota stated.

“We believe there are more victims of this predator out there and we are asking them to come forward, even if the crimes happened years ago.”

Spota continued, “In some cases, depending on the facts, a prosecution may still be possible, and all of the

information we can gather will be helpful to the investigation.”

Victims and others with knowledge helpful to the investigation are urged, Spota stated, to call the Suffolk Police Department Computer Crimes Unit at 631-852-6279. All calls are confidential.

The indictment, unsealed Oct. 26, charged Meyn with three counts of first-degree criminal sexual act, three

counts of use of a child in a sexual performance as a sexually motivated felony, three counts of first-degree sexual abuse, three counts of endangering the welfare of a child, and 100 counts of possessing a sexual performance by a child.

If convicted of all charges, Meyn faces 50 years of incarceration in a state correctional facility, according to Spota

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HillSPORTS BOYS SOCCER>> WALT WHITMAN 2, HALF HOLLOW HILLS EAST 1

The top-seeded Thunderbirds of Half Hollow Hills High School East were upset in the Suffolk Class AA boys soccer semifinals by No. 8 Walt Whitman, the defending state champion.

Hills East, which had lost one game this season prior to the defeat on Friday, led early in the game after Ethan Koval connected with Matt Barery, who scored to put the Thunderbirds 1-0 in the first half.

Whitman responded in the second half, when Sean Zagorski tied the score at 1-1. Then, in the 61st minute, the Wildcats scored again, this time on a Kevin Herrera direct kick from 19 yards out that found the back of the net.

Thunderbirds goalkeepers J.T. Duffy and Jordan LaFauci made

three and two saves respectively.

The game was a rematch of last year’s Class AA semifinals, in which the Wildcats also prevailed over Hills East.

The Thunderbirds defeated No. 17 West Islip on Oct. 25 to secure a spot in this year’s semifinals.

In that game, which Hills East won 3-0, Ethan Homler scored twice, and Matt Hogan scored the other goal. Assists were credited to Koval, Dan Serpe and Sam Steinberg.

LaFauci was credited with four saves in the shutout.

Steinberg finishes as Hills East’s leading scorer this season with 10 goals and 12 assists. He was followed up by Serpe, who scored six goals and dished out five assists. Koval also scored six goals and had five assists.

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