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THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 2015 DIX HILLS
Longtime FD Paramedic Dies On Duty Ralph Oswald, 64, went into cardiac arrest The Paramount Spotlight The Chris Robinson Brotherhood is set to take The Paramount’s stage on Feb. 19.
Chris Robinson Brotherhood Brings Distinct Sound By Andrew Wroblewski awroblewski@longislandergroup.com
With decades of experience under their belts, the members of blues rock band Chris Robinson Brotherhood refuse to phone things in. “As you move on in life, in everything you do, phoning it in really is a disservice to being alive,” Neal Casal, who plays guitar and provides backing vocals for the band, said of the group’s live performances. “Of course there are certain things (Continued on page A22)
By Danny Schrafel dschrafel@longislandergroup.com
A longtime Dix Hills Fire District paramedic died suddenly Monday morning responding to a call in Hampton Bays, ambulance corps officials said. Ralph Oswald, 64, of Hampton Bays, was responding shortly before 9 a.m. Monday to a call for an unresponsive man with the Hampton Bays Volunteer Ambulance Corps. While caring for the man, he fell ill and told the crew he was “experiencing distress.” According to the Hampton Bays Volunteer Ambulance Corps, Oswald went into cardiac arrest moments later.
Oswald was rushed by Hampton Bays Volunteer Ambulance and Southampton Village Volunteer Ambulance Corps to Southampton Hospital, where he was pronounced dead after resuscitation efforts en route to and inside the hospital were unsuccessful. Dix Hills Fire Department Chief Robert Fling said Oswald’s sudden death is a huge blow to the department. “When they called me this morning, I was in absolute shock. I couldn’t believe it,” he said. Fling said Oswald was a perdiem paramedic for both Dix Hills and Hampton Bays and a longtime fixture at the Dix Hills firehouse who could frequently be seen
Ralph Oswald walking laps around the firehouse. His sterling bedside manner – with colleagues and patients alike – always stood out. (Continued on page A22)
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Eight Beds Saved At Sagamore Center By Danny Schrafel dschrafel@longislandergroup.com
After advocates and lawmakers successfully averted the closure of the Sagamore Children’s Psychiatric Center in Dix Hills last year, one area lawmaker expects another battle to preserve funding beyond April 1 of this year. Already, plans in December to close eight of the 54 in-patient beds at the facility have been staved off until at least this spring, state officials confirmed. According to a State Senate aide, New York State’s Office of Mental Health (OMH) planned in December to eliminate eight of
the existing 54 beds. In their place, eight short-term crisis/respite beds were proposed. However, in mid-January, the OMH tabled those plans; officials said they will revisit the idea in three to four months. In essence, the facility is “in a holding pattern,” said Chris Geed, spokesperson for State Senator Phil Boyle (R-Bay Shore,) an advocate for the Sagamore center. Already, though, advocates are again raising concerns about the center’s future, Geed said. While the bed count remains at 54, some advocates allege the OMH is “in effect, eliminating beds by eliminating staffing.” There’s also a
disagreement between the state and advocates, Geed said, over whether waiting lists exist for long-term care at Sagamore and neighboring Pilgrim State. “There’s just no way that’s ever going to be possible because of the wait,” Geed said of cutting beds. Official word on funding for Sagamore in the 2015-2016 budget is expected later this week, Assemblyman Chad Lupinacci (RMelville) said Monday. But Lupinacci said he and other Long Island lawmakers are gearing up to go into battle again to advocate for the psychiatric center, and he (Continued on page A22)
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Faulty concrete is to blame for emergency repairs to the top deck of the South Parking Garage at the Huntington train station, town officials said. The repairs have forced the closure of 228 spots on the fourth and fifth levels, town officials announced last week. Town spokesman A.J. Carter said the emergency repairs are due to a construction error tied to 2013 repairs to the garage, performed by Long Island City-based contractor Structural Preservation Systems. “Some time last year, the engineering department took a look at that top level and saw some issues… some sort of deterioration that shouldn’t be there, but especially in a project that was a year old,” Carter said. The cause? Bad concrete, Carter said. Industry standards indicate that concrete should include no more than 5 percent of a stone called mica schist because of its absorbent qualities. The cement used in the 2013 repairs, however, was 100-percent mica schist. Carter said the current repairs are being done by Structural Preservation Systems at no cost to the town. The emergency repairs on the fifth level include removing concrete in certain areas, repairing some posttensioned cables and installing a new, epoxy-coated welded wire steel fabric for reinforcement. While the work is confined to the fifth floor, town of-
ficials are closing stalls on the floor below to prevent damage and injuries to cars and people from possible falling debris. Affected parking includes 112 stalls on the fifth level, located on the northern lane of the parking deck and the eastern half of the bridge, and 116 stalls on the fourth level, located directly below the fifth level work areas. Once concrete removal work is done, the town is hoping to reopen some of the fourth-floor spots. That should happen within the next two or three weeks, Carter said. In the meantime, town officials are encouraging commuters to use the municipal parking lots, starting at Railroad Street and extending down Route 110, as temporary overflow parking if needed.
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Cuomo Outlines Plans For Republic Airport Long Islander News photo/Danny Schrafel
Governor Andrew Cuomo speaks to an audience member after a speech at Farmingdale State College Feb. 5.
By Danny Schrafel dschrafel@longislandergroup.com
Much of the attention paid to Governor Andrew Cuomo’s State of the State address has largely been focused on controversial education reforms he has proposed – tied to a $1.1-billion boost in state aid if approved – and sweeping ethics reforms he is demanding before signing off on the state budget. But behind the big headlines and the issues on which sharp battle lines have been drawn, Cuomo, in a speech at Farmingdale State College Feb. 5, touched on proposals which will have direct impacts here, including plans to revamp the use of Republic Airport. The comments came as part of a 45-minute address at the college neighboring Melville – in essence, a condensed version of his State of the State address. Republic Airport on Route 110 in Farmingdale came up in the context of Cuomo’s proposal to modernize and better coordinate downstate New York State’s four major airports.
“We talk about economic development – the gateway is the airport system,” the governor said. “And LaGuardia and Kennedy Airports, frankly, are a disgrace.” Cuomo proposed redeveloping Kennedy and LaGuardia, privatizing the management of Republic – New York State DOT currently runs it – and redirecting some flights from Kennedy and LaGuardia with many Long Islanders on board to Republic to promote more efficient travel. The governor also said he supports turning the Republic Airport campus into a tax-free zone, complete with a business park and free trade zone. “There are all sorts of exciting economic development potentials for Long Island, and we’ve got to try and get this done this year,” he said. When more concrete plans emerge, however, Cuomo and state agencies should expect scrutiny from Melville-area civic associations. Nearly two years ago, civic leaders from Melville and Farmingdale flagged plans by air carrier SheltAir, which included reorienting a runway and adding as many as seven hangars
and a new 30,000 square-foot operations building on 41 undeveloped acres located south of its current headquarters. Civic leaders spoke out against the plan, citing concerns that the project would mean more airplanes flying over Half Hollow Hills and Huntington school buildings and arguing it would also set the stage for larger corporate jets using Republic. However, airport officials said at the time since the runway wasn’t growing, the planes wouldn’t be, either. Cuomo’s 2015-2016 plan – his “opportunity agenda,” as described by the governor – “builds on everything that we have done over the last four years – and we’ve done a lot of good things.” He pledged to continue efforts to cut taxes, cut spending and, after capping property taxes in recent years, take steps toward cutting them by providing approximately 1.3 million households a direct property tax rebate averaging about $1,000 per home. “People say to me, ‘New York is a (Continued on page A22)
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POLICE REPORT Compiled by Danny Schrafel
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Weigh in by dropping me an email. Or, by the You’re saying it wrong… Journalism propost, if you prefer. fessors and fans of better reporting around the world recently cringed when Brian Williams Playoffs… It’s that time of announced he’d be going off the air a while afyear, ladies and gentleman; the ter it came to light that he… playoffs start for our Town of well… made up a story that he IN THE KNOW WITH AUNT ROSIE Huntington schools’ basketball was in a helicopter hit by a teams this week. In case you grenade during the Iraq war 10 haven’t been following along years ago. The cringe came not only because of with our coverage, I’m sure the pickle he got himself into, but because of a you’ll be pleased to know that we have several word choice: He said, “It has become painfully representatives heading into this year’s tournament apparent to me that I am presently too much a – both boys and girls teams. Cold Spring Harbor, part of the news, due to my actions.” Some Commack, Harborfields, Hills East, Hills West, wordsmiths say he used “presently” wrong beHuntington, John Glenn, Northport and Walt cause it really means “soon,” not “now.” Others say the words “presently” and “currently” can be Whitman high schools all have at least one team prepped to enter the postseason. Now sit back, used interchangeably with no difference in read up and learn about how they’re all doing! meaning. I can’t find any consensus on the proper use, so this might be one of those words I Where are my spiked boots? Please don’t steer clear of – just so I don’t twist my brain intake this the wrong way – but some of the sideto knots! walks in town really leave much to be desired. It Print that email… I’m sure you’ve seen this seems like after this last round of snow, the accumulation of snow quickly became ice along more frequently lately – lord knows I have. the curbs, and that’s not good for an old gal like Those emails that end with something like, “Please consider the environment before printing me – or young guys and gals, for that matter. Business owners, please do your due diligence this email.” Makes sense, right? Save electricity, and get this stuff up before you have to break save the trees, save whatever they make printer out the ice picks. And motorists – help the town ink out of. There is a counterpoint, however. help you; stow your cars away and get them off Consider this recent signature we received on an the curb before the snow plows come through email: “It’s OK to print this email. Paper is a and do their thing, curb to curb. biodegradable, renewable, sustainable product made from trees. Reforestation and harvesting trees provides jobs for thousands of people. (Aunt Rosie wants to hear from you! If you Managed forests are good for the environment. have comments, ideas, or tips about what’s hapTrees absorb carbon dioxide and give off oxygen pening in your neck of the woods, write to me toproviding clean air and water, as well as habitat day and let me know the latest. To contact me, for wildlife. Thanks to improved forest farming, drop a line to Aunt Rosie, c/o The Long-Islander, we have more trees in America today than we 14 Wall Street, Huntington NY 11743. Or try the had 100 years ago.” To print, or not to print? e-mail at aunt.rosieli@gmail.com)
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Jennifer Mittelman, a seventh-grader at Oldfield Middle School in Greenlawn, showed her football spirit Jan. 29 with her costume, “Souper Bowl Girl.” Soup bowls on her cape included New England Patriots Clam Chowder, Seattle Seahawks Seafood Bisque, Tom Brady Beef Barley, Marshawn Lynch Matzoh Ball, Touchdown Tomato, and the fan favorite, Deflate-Gate Gazpacho!
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A Kenmore Street home in Dix Hills was burglarized Feb. 1. Police said that the culprits got in through the front door and stole coins at 6:44 p.m.
Trade Show Thief Sought Police were called from the Long Island Hilton in Melville Feb. 1 related to a theft that occurred during a trade show. Police said the complainant noticed at 11:40 a.m. that his wallet was missing from his pants.
This Is Not Nap Time A Wheatley Heights man, 19, was charged with DWI Jan. 30 after police found him asleep at the wheel of a 1994 Toyota Corolla stopped on northbound Walt Whitman Road at 4:16 a.m.
Not Like The Movies A woman called the cops Feb. 3 after being accosted in the parking lot of the Elwood Cinema in Dix Hills. Police said that at 7:15 p.m. the woman reported a male approaching her and threatening her verbally.
Squeaky-Clean? Hardly Cops were called to a Dix Hills home on Euclid Avenue Feb. 5 on a petit larceny complaint. Police were told that someone stole shampoo and body wash from the home at 8:30 a.m.
Sprinkler Damaged Management of the Homewood Suites on Round Swamp Road in Melville called Suffolk County police Feb. 3 after discovering damage to a sprinkler in the hotel. The call to cops came in at 1:19 p.m. Feb. 1.
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TOWN OF HUNTINGTON
Lawyer Threatens Suit Over Denied Documents By Danny Schrafel dschrafel@longislandergroup.com
A Northport attorney who is fighting Huntington Town Hall over payments for representing a former harbormaster in a sexual harassment suit against a former councilwoman is threatening to sue again. This time, Ed Yule, who represent-
ed Centerport’s William Perks, a former harbormaster, in his sexual harassment suit against former Councilwoman Susan Scarpati-Reilly, alleges the town is violating the Freedom of Information Law (FOIL) in relation to a recent request for financial information regarding law firms retained by the town. Yule said he was wrongly denied
copies of bills, invoices, retainers and resolutions delineating payments made to “about 15 different lawyers and law firms.” He claims that he has FOILed similar information in the past – in “the early 2000s… 2006 and 2009,” and received information in each of those cases. “This time, they refused to give it to me,” he said. Photo by Steve Silverman
MELVILLE
Bronco Bursts Into Flames Melville Fire Department volunteers rushed to Wintergreen Drive at 4 p.m. Feb. 7 to extinguish a Ford Bronco SUV that had burst into flames on the street. Officials said an electrical short caused the truck to stall and ignite. The driver was not hurt. About 20 firefighters were on the scene with three Melville fire engines and fire police, led by Third Assistant Chief Chris Nolan.
Melville FD volunteers extinguish a blaze that engulfs a Ford Bronco on Wintergreen Drive.
Yule said the information, in his case, would “verify the work that was done on the Perks case” by town-retained counsel. That would not only prove how much he is owed, Yule said, but how much town-retained firms earned as a result of the case. Yule plans to demand access to the information and payment of his legal fees in the suit. Town spokesman A.J. Carter said the request was denied because Yule FOILed the wrong office. “In October of 2014, Mr. Yule made a FOIL application to the town clerk’s office for copies of bills from some of the town’s outside counsel,” Carter said. “The application was denied on the grounds that the town clerk did not have custody of the records sought. Mr. Yule had previously obtained many of these same records from the office of the Town Attorney. Mr. Yule appealed the denial by the town clerk’s office and an appeal decision dated Nov. 18, 2014, was issued, upholding the denial by the town clerk’s office.” That’s not Yule’s only bone of con(Continued on page A22)
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TOWN OF HUNTINGTON
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Suffolk County Legislator William Spencer (D-Centerport) understands that there can be religious and philosophical differences from person to person. He understands that some parents are skeptical of having their children vaccinated for those very same reasons. But on Feb. 5 as Spencer and other officials gathered to address the recent measles outbreak currently affecting the United States, Spencer left those people with one message. “The decision that you make does not only impact you and your family, but it impacts the entire community,” Spencer said. “The message is very simple: get vaccinated. The benefits of vaccination outweigh the risk.” In January 2015, the number of confirmed cases of measles surpassed the number of diagnosed cases of measles during an entire topical year, according to a press release issued by Spencer’s office. There have been 102 reported cases spanning 14 states from coast to
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Officials Gather To Stress Importance Of Vaccination
At Huntington Hospital on Feb. 5, Suffolk County Legislator William Spencer, left, and Suffolk County Health Commissioner James Tomarken talk over the measles outbreak affecting the United States in 2015. coast, including New York – but none yet in Suffolk County. “The vast majority of cases,” Spencer said at a recent press conference held at Huntington Hospital, “were people who were unvaccinated.” The measles infection is typically apparent within 10-14 days of expo-
sure and can include high fever, dry cough, runny nose, sore throat, inflamed eyes, tiny white spots inside the mouth and a skin rash that is made up of large red, flat blotches beginning on the face and spreading downward. Those most at risk to the infection are children under 5 years old, pregnant women and immuno-
compromised individuals. “Measles is preventable and measles is highly contagious,” Suffolk County Health Commissioner James Tomarken said. “There are estimates that, if you are in a room, you’re unvaccinated and you’re with someone who has measles, you have a 90 percent chance of getting the measles. It lingers in the air for two hours and on surfaces for two hours.” Suffolk County has yet to have a confirmed case of the measles in 2015, Tomarken said, and in the last 17 years there have been just four cases of the infection. The concern, he added, is that one in 12 children is not receiving their first dose of the measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) vaccine on time. “When measles gets into communities of unvaccinated people, outbreaks are more likely to occur,” County Executive Steve Bellone said in a press release. “We are advising everyone in Suffolk County to do their part in keeping their families and community safe by making sure they and their children have received all recommended immunizations.”
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MELVILLE
Fatal DWI Suspect Indicted His passenger, Ismelda Rodriguez, 25, of Brentwood, died at dschrafel@longislandergroup.com the scene, Spota said. Moreira was A man accused of killing a passen- not seriously injured and the truck ger in his car by rear-ending a pickup driver was not hurt. Moreira’s indictment includes one truck on the Long Island Expressway while driving drunk in Melville has count of aggravated vehicular homicide (BAC over .18), a B been indicted on aggravatfelony, multiple felony ed vehicular homicide and counts of vehicular other charges. manslaughter and other Daniel Moreira, 27, of misdemeanor charges reDeer Park, is set to be arlated to the crash. raigned Friday on a 10“Though police at the count indictment, a scene described the defenspokesman for the Sufdant as smelling of alcohol, folk County DA’s office having bloodshot, glassy said last week. Daniel Moreira eyes and slurred speech, DA Thomas Spota said in a release announcing the indict- Moreira claimed to have had one ment that Moreira was speeding on beer, that he was traveling alone and the LIE at 3:45 a.m. Nov. 9, 2014 that the crash occurred at exit 60,” when he crashed into the rear of a Spota said. He added that blood-alcohol tests pickup truck near exit 49. The vehicle ultimately came to a stop against showed Moreira to have a BAC of .20, two and a half times the legal limit. a Jersey wall. By Danny Schrafel
DIX HILLS
Wrong-Way Driver Faces DWI Charge A Dix Hills man is acaround Exit 37 near Roslyn cused of barreling down Heights after a Highway Pathe Long Island Expresstrol officer saw Messina in way the wrong way Friday action. Police said the offiwhile allegedly driving a cer determined he was drunk Smart car drunk, Nassau and arrested him. County police said. Messina was arraigned According to police, 25Friday on charges of DWI, year-old Vincent Messina second-degree reckless enwas driving eastbound on Vincent Messina dangerment, reckless drivthe LIE at 1:35 a.m. – but ing and vehicle and traffic in the westbound lanes, forcing fellow law violations. motorists to swerve out of the way of Messina was released on his own rethe diminutive vehicle. No injuries cognizance and is due back in court were reported, Nassau police said. Feb. 23. They said Messina was pulled over -SCHRAFEL MELVILLE
New Fence To Deter Beer ‘Brigands’ By Danny Schrafel dschrafel@longislandergroup.com
A top beer distributor in Melville has had a problem with beer-loving “brigands,” and they hope new fencing will be the ticket for deterring those would-be thieves. Huntington’s zoning board of appeals (ZBA) on Jan. 29 awarded East Yaphank-based Clare Rose Inc. a variance needed to install taller fencing on their Pinelawn Road property in Melville. The company, which specializes in the distribution of Budweiser and Heineken products as well as local Long Island craft brews, has had “certain acts of vandalism and attempted
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The State Of The Island New York Governor Andrew Cuomo mat to get its fair share of state aid to was in the neighborhood last week giv- schools. Still, the property tax burden ing Long Islanders a persongrows and no meaningful realized version of the State of EDITORIAL lief from Albany is in sight. the State address he previIn his State of the State adously delivered in Albany. Local govern- dress, Governor Cuomo tied a number of ment officials, community members and reform initiatives to the budget process. business leaders gathered at Farmingdale Ostensibly, he’s told lawmakers that if State College on Feb. 5 to hear the gov- they pass his education reform package, ernor highlight some of the areas of his we’ll get a $1.1-billion increase in state agenda that are particularly relevant to aid. The package is getting pushback Long Island. from teachers’ unions over teachers’ We’d like to interpret the governor’s evaluations and other proposed reforms. visit as an affirmation of the importance Similarly, the governor is tying to the that the region plays in the state’s econ- budget process proposed ethics reforms omy. We wish we could take it as a sign to eliminate corruption by elected state that the region will see a greater return officials. on some of the tax dollars we send the Is legislating by executive arm-twisting government’s way. the new trend? If so, it’s a disturbing one. The Long Island Association, a busi- As a motivator for getting the legislature ness advocacy group, recently sent a re- to act, it apparently works. But it is hardport to the governor that claims Nassau ly an accurate description of how our govand Suffolk counties send Albany $28- ernment was designed to work. We elect billion more in revenues than it gets back local legislators to represent us in the Senin government services. We realize that ate and the Assembly. But too much is degovernment doesn’t work that way; we termined by the “three men in a room” – shouldn’t expect a dollar-for-dollar re- the governor, the Assembly Speaker and turn on revenues generated. But it’s not the Senate Majority Leader – with our unreasonable to expect that as a region, legislators having little or no voice. That, we should not be shortchanged. unfortunately, is the takeaway we get Yet, every year, for as long as any of from the Long Island State of the State adour current state legislators have been in dress, and we see no signs that it will office, Long Island has had to go to the change.
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Why Does Education Have To Be Free? DEAR EDITOR: While like most, I welcome the concept of training and educating the next generation, my concern with the President’s education plan is, why does it have to be free? I am all for assisting in providing tools to become car mechanics, carpenters and doctors, all of which are noble occupations, but like any tool, after it is borrowed, it should be returned. I myself borrowed funds to go to college. While I don’t recall all the specific terms, interest was suspended while you were in college and was repaid when you graduated. It took me 15 years to pay off my student loans. I am not embarrassed, I am not proud; it just is what it is. I believe everyone should be afforded an opportunity to borrow – that’s right, bor-
row – the funds to enter into a trade school, college or university or graduate school and upon completion of that training, they should be expected to return those borrowed funds. Yes, many universities have exorbitant, maybe even outrageous tuition, so don’t use those universities. People can choose the community colleges, the city colleges and the state colleges and/or universities, all of which are already supported by taxpayer dollars. Similarly, with respect to the Dream Act, “dreamers” should not be given a free ride either. We are all dreamers and can all continue to dream, but some dreams do come at a cost, and it is not unreasonable to expect the cost to be repaid. I work in an industry that welcomes lots of new Americans. They come here with a dream and not an expectation that the government will be assisting them. Many succeed and some don’t, but many of those who succeed do it the old-fashioned way: guts, long hours, tenacity and hard work. So let’s give the people all the tools but let them return them when they are done. KEVIN J. O’BRIEN Huntington
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Martina Lopez wants viewers of her photographs to make their own stories. Case in point, Lopez’ “Heirs Come to Pass 3” – currently on display as a part of the Heckscher Museum’s “Modern Alchemy: Experiments in Photography” exhibit – is a collection of portrait photographs, taken of people that she’s never met, that she has laid over landscape photographs of her own. The combination encourages Lopez’ viewers to imagine how these people got to where they are, what they’re doing and why they’re doing it. Born and raised in Seattle, Wash. as one of eight children, Lopez studied photography at the University of Washington and then later earned her master of fine arts degree from The School of The Art Institute of Chicago. The photographer has been working with 19th century portrait,
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Martina Lopez’ Heirs Come to Pass, 3, 1991. landscape and digital media since 1985. Exploring her life, work and creative process, Lopez will be visiting
tration beforehand is recommended; there is a $7 charge for non-members. Light refreshments will be served. Visit www.heckscher.org.
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Time Is ‘Ripe’ For Peace, Love, And Rock And Roll Huntington’s Ripe Art Gallery has made it a habit of making Valentine’s Day edgier than most would expect. The crew is doing it again this year with the gallery’s Ninth Annual Valentine’s Day Group Show, “Peace, Love, and Rock & Roll.” This show is one of the art group’s most anticipated shows every year, organizers said. “Peace, Love, and Rock & Roll” drew submissions form local and international artists, many new and emerging, as well as art-world seasoned artists, working in all types of mediums. The show usually attracts 40-70 different artists, each having a unique interpretation of the yearly theme, through painting, sculpture, photography and digital art, to name a few.
the Heckscher Museum on Feb. 27 from 7-8:30 p.m. as a part of a program, dubbed “A Conversation with the Past,” and meet and greet. Regis-
Past themes included “Love Stinks,” “A RIPE Circus,” and “Through Rose Colored Glasses.” This year’s show will open at Ripe Art Gallery on Valentine’s Day, Saturday, Feb. 14, from 7-10 p.m., featuring live music by DJ Spinner. “Peace, Love, and Rock & Roll” will be on view until March 5. Ripe Art Gallery relocated a little over year ago to a new, expanded gallery space at Rexer’s Crossroads Farm at the corner of Park Avenue and Broadway/Greenlawn Road, 1028 Park Ave. The gallery is open Tuesday-Thursday, 11 a.m.-6 p.m.; Friday, 2-8 p.m.; and Saturday, 11 a.m.-5 p.m. For more information, visit www.ripeartgal.com or call 631-2391805.
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BUSINESS Firm Expands To Huntington By Danny Schrafel dschrafel@longislandergroup.com
A Huntington firm is giving a fast-growing Massachusetts healthcare business a new foothold in the Long Island market. Huntington-based National Examinations Network, (NEN), with offices on East Jericho Turnpike in Huntington Station, has been purchased by Dane Street, a Boston, Mass.-based provider of independent medical examinations (IME) and peer-review services to the workers’ compensation, auto, disability and group health markets. The announcement was made Jan. 29. Dane Street works on behalf of insurance companies, performing independent examinations to ensure services such as physical therapy provided as a result of worker’s compensation and other claims are appropriate in scope. Dane Street, which has 125 employees, bought the 10-employee NEN in late January. Dane Street now has four offices, including NEN’s Huntington office. The purchase allows Dane Street to better serve clients in New York, provide additional services and significantly enhance panel coverage, officials at the firm said. “As our business continues to grow, we felt it important to increase our presence in New York with strong regional expertise,” said Will Fulton, president and CEO of Dane Street. “In an industry were clients expect accuracy, ease of doing business and fast turnaround, we are thrilled to have identified NEN who shares the same commitments to excellence as Dane Street.” Eitan Dagan, the CEO of NEN, said the firm is “thrilled to be part of Dane Street.” “Not only does this partnership ensure we can continue supporting our clients, but now we can confidently expand and unify our respected IME and peer review services,” he said.
H2M Looks To The Big Apple By Danny Schrafel dschrafel@longislandergroup.com
H2M Architects + Engineers, a Melville-based professional consulting and design firm dating back to 1933, is eyeing the Big Apple as a prime spot for its next corporate office. The firm’s director of marketing, Gil Brindley, said in an interview Monday that H2M is looking to open a new office in Manhattan this summer. It would be the firm’s seventh. “We think it’s a great time for this… The economy’s been really picking up over the last two years. This is a great opportunity,” he said. Officials have “talked about this many times before over many years,” Brindley said, but in 2015, H2M is hoping to have the office open sometime in either July or August. “The firm is committed to it from a vision and execution standpoint,” he said. Opening in Manhattan not only adds prestige, but practicality. One
Melville-based H2M is eyeing office space in Manhattan. of the firm’s largest current clients is the New York City Department of Environmental Protection. H2M provides water quality expertise for the agency. The firm has also worked for the CUNY system and the MTA. “Our location here on Long Island has been an excellent springboard for
expanding our firm throughout New York and New Jersey,” H2M President and CEO Rich Humann said. “We’ve had New York City in our sights for quite some time, and we’ve decided the time is right for us to set up shop there. It will put us in an even better position to serve our clients and promote our projected growth.”
Bia’s Brazilian Puts Comfort First Spotlight On
Huntington Businesses By Danny Schrafel dschrafel@longislandergroup.com
Bia Medina, owner of Bia’s Brazilian Waxing and Skin Care, is all about making her clients, many of them a bundle of nerves, comfortable. And since her specialty is the Brazilian bikini wax – perhaps one of the most intimate of all popular beauty treatments – it’s not only a good thing. It’s essential. She does that by setting the tone from the moment her clients enter her salon on Union Place in Huntington village. The surroundings are clean as a whistle; her staff friendly and knowledgeable, adept at putting a nervous first-timer at ease. “When they get into our store, they feel very comfortable,” she said. Quality materials are a must. She uses only imported waxes from her
Bia’s Brazilian Waxing and Skin Care in Huntington village specializes in the Brazilian bikini wax – and putting clients at ease. homeland of Brazil, which is more comfortable and more efficient, she said. Paired with a specialized technique, the treatment is complete in 15 minutes, aimed at keeping discomfort to a minimum. Along with Brazilian waxes, Medina and her staff specialize in facials,
electrolysis and body waxing for both men and women. The center also equipped to treat acne and rosacea as well. Medina opened her Huntington village location about three years ago and has about 15 years of experience in the field. She completed her training from top dermatologists, endocrinologists and estheticians as a student at University Hospital in Santiago, Chile, and has been a licensed esthetician in New York State for the last 15 years. Many of her regular clients have grown close. “I feel like they are part of my family,” she said. She said she enjoys doing business in Huntington village. “I like the people… some clients that followed me from the city, where I worked before. We’re doing very well,” she said.
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BUSINESS Business Model Brings Food To The Masses By Andrew Wroblewski awroblewski@longislandergroup.com
As best friends since elementary school, college roommates and, now, business partners, Scott Reich and Michael Winik always knew they would start a business together. But with Reich landing in law and Winik in investment banking, the duo wasn’t sure exactly what that business would be. One thing was for sure, though. “We wanted to focus on something with a social vision,” Winik, 31, said. In founding OurHarvest, a business venture that works directly with food suppliers to get customers fresh, quality, low-cost food, both Reich and Winik are proud of their social vision. With every order of $25 or more placed at www.ourharvest.com, the duo donates a meal to a local food pantry in or around the customer’s neighborhood. Orders are picked up one of OurHarvest’s Long Island community partners, including the Huntington location of Family Service League, a non-profit human services organization. “We felt like Huntington is a great community and has a strong craving for the products that we’re offering,” Reich, 31, said. “Family Service League jumped out at us so we approached them… They loved the idea to raise awareness of hunger and
Co-founders of OurHarvest, Scott Reich, left, and Michael Winik. invited us to use their Huntington location as a pickup spot.” With products ranging from organic Scottish Salmon and rainbow carrots to New York City-grown green leaf lettuce and chicken drumsticks, OurHarvest allows its customers to put products into their cart that are gathered from food suppliers across the United States. Those orders are processed and customers can choose one of 13 Long Island markets to pick up from. There’s no middleman, the business partners said, so prices are low, the food is fresh, quality is
consistent and – perhaps most importantly – hunger is being battled. “Thanks to the generosity of OurHarvest, over 200 meals have been donated to our clients… many of whom are struggling with mental illness or who are homeless,” Karen Boorshtein, president and CEO of Family Service League, said. “Their contribution in the fight against hunger is helping to make a difference in the lives of others. We truly appreciate their partnership.” This vision of Reich and Winik emerged in June 2014 shortly after
Winik was food shopping with his wife and had an epiphany. “The bill between the two of us came to $150 and it just didn’t make sense for literally two meals,” Winik, who splits his time between Manhattan and East Hills residences, said. “I called up Scott and said that there was something weird here, and we studied the food supply chain for about two years.” What the two found out was that farms typically see a 10-20 percent return on their products due to the many instances of middlemen that get in between them and their customers. Starting with just three community partners, OurHarvest was born, and although Reich and Winik were just getting their feet wet in the new business territory, they both fell in love with their customers and social presence. “We’re not a faceless company,” Reich, also of both Manhattan and East Hills, said. “Each day is a little bit different, but we’re focused on customer service. We offer great products, but we also do it with a smile.” So far, over 4,000 meals have been donated by OurHarvest to local pantries thanks to the hundreds of people who visit the website each day. The success has given Reich and Winik aspirations to expand, both even further across Long Island and, eventually, into the five boroughs.
Melville Chamber On The Air With New Radio Podcast By Danny Schrafel dschrafel@longislandergroup.com
The Melville Chamber of Commerce’s maiden voyage in broadcasting is online. The series debut of “110 And Rising” is on the Melville Chamber’s website, and President Mike DeLuise hopes it’s the start of something big. “We’re going to put up one a week… Each month, we’ll produce a few more,” he said. “Hopefully, if it’s well-received, it will go on for a long time.” The series is the result of a year of planning, DeLuise said in an interview last month, and the podcast could one day become a radio program if it goes well. DeLuise said the chamber currently plans to produce four episodes a
month. The premiere episode includes an interview with the provost of Farmingdale State College, Dr. Lucia Cepriano, which last week hosted Gov. Andrew Cuomo for a policy speech. Other programs already recorded focus on the Melville Chamber’s philosophy; the need for business owners to be involved in the community; and the Melville Chamber’s women’s group. They’ll also “probably do one coming up with our young professionals group,” DeLuise said. He also previously said a possible roundtable discussion with top-level CEOs could be a broadcast. “We’re hoping to find things that people are interested in,” he said. The podcast is produced in collaboration with Digital Waterworx Productions.
Melville’s Chamber of Commerce is on the air with a new podcast, “110 And Rising.” From left: Melville Chamber board member Dawn Grazn; David Goldberg, CEO of Digital Waterworx; Kaye Nickerson, a co-chair of the Melville Chamber’s Women’s Committee; Ted Macaluso, the chamber’s executive director; Farmingdale State College Provost Dr. Lucia Cepriano and Melville Chamber President Mike DeLuise.
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Red Rises Again By Danny & The Foodies foodies@longislandergroup.com
Sometimes, beautiful things emerge from wreckage. One of those things is Huntington village’s Red restaurant. Nino Antuzzi’s New American, organic-fixated restaurant, which opened in November 2000, abruptly closed almost a year ago after a devastating fire next door at 425 New York Ave. caused smoke and water damage to the restaurant. But Antuzzi took it in stride; it was
Bartender Michael DeWitt puts the finishing touches on a Standard Sour, one of Red’s signature cocktails.
an opportunity to push renovation plans along. Nine and a half months later, Red, one of three Antuzzi restaurants in Huntington village, reopened its doors on Dec. 16, fully renovated. A fourth restaurant for Antuzzi, a juice bar on Main Street, is also in the works. Attention to detail is central to the dining experience at Red. The trappings are wrapped in earth hues and plenty of red accents pop from the chairs and walls. A stately, climate-controlled wine rack is a homey centerpiece of the spacious, warm dining room. From the selection of small-reserve liquors and reserve wines, to the tableside delivery by a basket of raisin rum, rosemary and ciabatta breads, nothing is overlooked. Red’s fromscratch kitchen exclusively features organic produce, small farm organic and/or pasture-raised meats, handselected wild and/or sustainable seafood and artisan specialty ingredients. Briefly stated, you’re in for a treat. We started with the soup of the day, an earthy parsnip puree ($10),
You’ve probably never had a Napoleon like this one, filled with crabmeat and avocado puree.
Waitress Justine Stokes and manager Kelly Danek present Red’s organic filet mignon and the impressive wine rack, a focal point of the restaurant’s dining room. perfectly complemented by housecured julienned salmon and a dollop of sour cream and diced chives. Crab Napoleon ($14) is just like the classic Italian pastry, but with savories. Smooth as silk in texture and flavor, the medley of Maryland crab salad between layers of paper-thin feuille de bricke and avocado mousse melds effortlessly.
Sublime spinach and ricotta ravioli in brown butter is a can’t-miss plate. Cauliflower Salad ($12) boasts a unique and enticing medley of award-winning Valley Thunder cheddar, tender, organic roasted cauliflower, raw Brussels sprout leaves, dried cranberry and pumpkin seeds tossed in a honey-citrus vinaigrette. Craving pasta? Keep an eye out for the risotto of the day. Fettuccine, cavatelli and spinach and ricotta ravioli are each $13 for an appetizer size, and $24 for the full portion. Cavatelli, paired with a savory filet mignon Bolognese, is a hearty classic. The ravioli, topped with pancetta, sage and brown butter, is decadent, especially when crowned with Parmesan. Entrees mix adventure and tradition. A Different Surf & Turf ($29), likened by the restaurant manager, Kelly Danek, to a “deconstructed bacon-wrapped scallop,” is deliciously detailed. Scallops come atop fluffy, airy cauliflower puree, and braised Berkshire pork belly, quickly
A Different Surf & Turf pairs scallops and pork belly. pan-finished before serving, is crisp on the outside and tender elsewhere. The pork belly is served atop hotand-sweet chopped squash and apple chutney. Meanwhile, the organic filet mignon ($40), a pairing of succulent beef and balsamic caramelized onions, served with asparagus and silky garlic mashed potatoes, is a timeless classic perfected. For a new twist on a classic finisher, check out raspberry tiramisu ($10), which uses rum to create a light, gently sweet-and-tart way to bid adieu to your night and hello to many more years of making new memories.
Red 417 New York Ave. Huntington village 631-673-0304 redrestaurant.com Atmosphere: Classy, Inviting Cuisine: Organic New American Price: Moderate-Expensive Hours: 5-10 p.m. Mon.-Thurs.; 5-11 p.m. Fri.-Sat.; 5-9 p.m. Sun.
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Heart-shaped ravioli is a hit for Valentine’s Day at Mr. Sausage in Huntington.
Fat Tuesday because the day is marked by feasting before the fasting season of Lent begins. Storyville American Table (43 Green St., Huntington, 631-351-3446 www.storyvilleamericantable.com) is celebrating Fat Tuesday in true New Orleans style. Diners can enjoy a buffet with 1/2-priced drinks for $30, or if buffet is not your style, enjoy a three-course sit-down menu for $29.95. The prixfixe includes small plates like firecracker crawfish, charbroiled oysters and chicken fried shrimp; entrees like shrimp and grits, jambalaya and cornflake catfish; and desserts like Toll House Cookie Pie and beignets.
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tine’s Day and you’re entertaining a special somebody at home, make sure you swing by Mr. Sausage (3 Union Place, Huntington village 631-271-3836 http://mrsausagefinefoods.com) before you break bread. With Valentine’s Day right around the corner, Sal and Rocco’s famous heart-shaped ravioli, which make the perfect romantic flourish on any VDay dinner plate, are in high demand. FAT TUESDAY: Get ready; every food-
ie’s favorite day is quickly approaching. Mardi Gras is Feb. 17, the day before Ash Wednesday, which marks the start of the Lenten season for Catholics. The day is also known as
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doors at 46G Gerard Street in Huntington village, with an interior which melds modern flair with traditional décor, while marrying Japanese and Peruvian cuisine under one roof. The opening menu looks promising, featuring an array of traditional Japanese favorites, including Kushiyaki, ramen, sushi, tempura and more. Maki lunches start at $10 for two rolls and go all the way up to a loaded $25 special bento lunch. Their presence adds to an ever-competitive, crowded Japanese-Asian Fusion cuisine scene, and with MoCA on the way on New York Avenue, the battle for Foodie dollars will only become fiercer still. News and reviews from the restaurant capital of Long Island
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DIX HILLS
Members of the Dix Hills Fire Department Rescue Squad shared the spotlight for a recent rescue effort that saved a person’s life. The Dix Hills Fire Department Rescue Squad crew was recently recognized for their lifesaving actions and received a Pre-Hospital Save Award from the Suffolk Regional Emergency Medical Services Council. At 7:08 p.m. on Dec. 11, 2014, the Dix Hills Fire Department rushed to a home after receiving a report of an unconscious man. The district paramedic on duty, Ralph Oswald, arrived on scene soon after and notified incoming units that the 60-year-old man was in cardiac arrest. The patient was at the dinner table waiting to eat when he passed out and his wife called 911, fire officials said. Oswald, with the assistance of the ambulance crew consisting of Jessica Mattes, Tyler Mielko, and John Marshall, moved the ailing man to the floor and began CPR, while Oswald assembled the Lucas CPR device. Then, another crew arrived, consisting of EMT Matthew Stio, EMT Richard Sorrentino, Captain/Paramedic Scott DiPino, Michael Englander, Assistant Chief Tom Napolitano and EMT Megan Pereira.
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Lifesavers Step Into The Spotlight
Pictured from left, Dix Hills Chief Bill Stio, Matt Stio, Assistant Chief Tom Napolitano, Ex-Chief Richard Sorrentino, Megan Pereira, Jessica Mattes, John Marshall and Scott DiPino were recently honored for rescuing a 60-year-old man in cardiac arrest. Not pictured, but honored, were Mike Englander, Travis Mielko and Ralph Oswald. Captain/Paramedic DiPino intubated the patient, Oswald started an IV, and with the assistance of the crew, administered numerous cardiac medications and shocked the patient once. After a few minutes the patient regained a good pulse and blood pressure, and received the new return of
spontaneous circulation (ROSC) protocol – in essence, a very cold saline/hypothermia treatment. The patient’s condition improved while being transported to Huntington Hospital. The patient was discharged after several days and is doing well, fire
officials said. Editor’s note: Ralph Oswald died suddenly on Monday, Feb. 9 while on duty with the Hampton Bays Volunteer Ambulance Corps. He went into cardiac arrest while treating a patient, ambulance corps officials said. Oswald was 64.
TOWN OF HUNTINGTON
Navy Vet Explores Potential Town Board Bid By Danny Schrafel dschrafel@longislandergroup.com
A high school history teacher, Navy veteran and anti-drug advocate from Centerport announced Feb. 3 he is considering a bid for the Huntington Town Board. Darryl St. George, 32, said his work as a history teacher at Northport High School has inspired him to do more in the community. “Service is a very important thing to me,” he said Feb. 4. “That’s why I went into teaching, that’s why I went into education… Especially after 9/11, that’s why I enlisted in the U.S. Navy. That’s why I want to run for town board.” Should he become the Democratic nominee, St. George, a Huntington Democratic committeeman, would run in an at-large race for one of two four-year town board seats this fall. Councilwoman Susan Berland, a Democrat, and Councilman Gene Cook, an Independence Party member closely aligned with Republicans, are the incumbents. Huntington Town Democratic Committee chair Mary Collins said the nomination process for 2015 is in its infancy. On Feb. 4, the party’s executive committee was scheduled to hold a meeting, at which parameters for potential candidates would be set. From there, a screening committee will be formed. A final de-
cision is expected to be made by May. So far, Collins said she has heard from two people – which includes St. George – expressing an interest in running. “There may be more,” she said. St. George is a 2000 Northport High School grad who taught for several years at his alma mater before taking a leave of absence from teaching, enlisting in the U.S. Navy, and serving in combat as a Navy corpsman with the U.S. Marines in the Helmand province of Afghanistan during Operation Enduring Freedom. Since completing his tenure in the Navy, St. George resumed teaching social studies at Northport High School and has led the high school’s SADD (Students Against Destructive Decisions) club as faculty adviser. His younger brother’s sudden death due to a heroin overdose was a major catalyst in heightening his anti-drug efforts. St. George said in the same statement that he has begun meeting with community members, to learn what their concerns are. Already, the Greenlawn Civic Association vice-president said he’s been attending civic association meetings across Huntington and has met with youth ministries, veterans organizations and with police and fire officials. St. George said he’d bring a “fresh perspective” and a philosophy of coalition-building to town government.
Darryl St. George “We have many challenges in front of us in Huntington, including taking government transparency to a new level, helping businesses to thrive, and keeping our families safe,” he said. “It was a privilege to serve my country in the Navy and now I want to serve Huntington in much the same manner – with passion, dedication, and integrity.”
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Suffolk County Office for the Aging Senior Advocates meet with interested and needy seniors ages 60 and over this winter at the following locations in the Town of Huntington: Huntington Senior Nutrition Center, 423 Park Ave., Huntington: Wednesdays, Feb. 25 and March 25, 8:30-11:30 a.m.; Paumanack Village I & II, 650 Paumanack Village Drive, Greenlawn: Tuesdays, Feb. 24 and March 24, 10 a.m.-1 p.m.; Paumanack Village V & VI, 100 Adriatic Drive, Melville: Thursdays, Feb. 26 and March 26, 8:30-11:30 a.m.; Monday, March 9, 10 a.m.-noon; and South Huntington Library, 145 Pidgeon Hill Road, Huntington Station: Thursday, Feb. 19, 10-11:30 a.m. Advocates assist with the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP – formerly known as food stamps), Medicare Savings Program and Heating Emergency Assistance Program (HEAP) applications. 631-853-8200.
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FRIDAY Masquerade!
Have a Heart Children’s Cancer Society hosts its 2nd Annual Valentine's Day Charity Masquerade Ball on Friday, Feb. 13 at the Crest Hollow Country Club located at 8325 Jericho Turnpike, Woodbury. www.haveaheartcharity.org.
SATURDAY Valentine Roast Beef Dinner
Celebrate Valentine’s Day with a roast beef dinner on Feb. 14, 7 p.m. at United Methodist Church, 1018 Pulaski Road, East Northport. Entertainment included. $20. Call 631-261-1303 for tickets.
Argentine Tango Classes
Experience the subtle communication between partners as you learn the passionate dance known as the tango. Come dressed to impress (but be comfortable) for classes at a new time on Saturdays, 2-4 p.m. at Spirit of Huntington Art Center, 2 Melville Road North, Huntington Station. 631-470-9620 or email noconintended@gmail.com. Suggested donation: $15 per person/$25 per couple.
Farmer’s Market
Shop at a farmer’s market at Main Street Nursery, 475 West Main St., Huntington, every Saturday until March 21, 10 a.m.-2
Deer Park Public Library
44 Lake Ave., Deer Park. 631-586-3000. deerparklibrary.org. • Through a grant from New York State, the library offers Google Nexus 7 tablets for borrowing. Browse the web, download a book, play games and more with just a touch of your finger. Tablets can be checked out for two weeks on an adult Deer Park library card.
Elwood Public Library
3027 Jericho Turnpike, Elwood. 631499-3722. www.elwoodlibrary.org. • Watch the library’s weekly Friday afternoon movie at 1 p.m. • Calling all cooks! The library is publishing a community cookbook and wants your recipes. Visit the website and click on the graphic.
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Red Tie Gala
Join the Townwide Fund of Huntington on Feb. 12 at the 2015 Valentine’s Red Tie Gala at Oheka Castle, featuring dancing and dining and honoring: Adelhardt Construction, David Altman, Esq., Brown + Altman; Gene Cook, Huntington Councilman; Inna Gellerman, DDS, Gellerman Orthodontics; Kevin Lawlor, Huntington Hospital; Barry D. Lites, Law Office of Barry D. Lites; Laura Maier, Dairy Queen; and Bob Vallario, QuickChek. Tickets are $225 ($2,000 for a table of 10). Call Executive Director Trish Rongo at 631-629-4950.
499-0888. commack.suffolk.lib.ny.us. • Enjoy a friendly game of bridge or mah-jongg in the Community Room every Friday, from 1-5:30 p.m.
Masquerade! Paper Faces On Parade Usdan Center for the Creative and Performing Arts (www.usdan.com), presents its eighth annual Usdan Chess Challenge on Sunday, Oct. 5 at its specially designed Hexter Chess Center in Wheatley Heights. Open to grades K-12, the tournament is US Chess Federation-rated. To register, call 631-643-7900, write to info@usdan.com, or visit www.usdan.com. $40 registration fee. p.m. 631-271-0160. Vendors welcome.
SUNDAY Find Your Center
Find inner peace in an ongoing weekly class for beginners and newcomers every Sunday, 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. at Dipamkara Meditation Center, 282 New York Ave., Huntington. 631-549-1000. www.MeditationOnLongisland.org.
MONDAY Coping With Mental Illness
The Melville-based National Alliance for the Mentally Ill, NAMI, hosts a free, 12week program for family members who are coping with loved ones with severe mental illness. The class is held every Monday from 7-9 p.m. at the Syosset Hospital through March 23. Contact Susan Palmer at 917-838-7436 to register.
TUESDAY Free Mommy And Me Class
Sing! Stretch! Dance! Play! Enjoy a funfilled class that includes parachute play and bubble play and meet other Jewish moms at The Chai Center in Dix Hills. The free class takes place Tuesdays at 10 a.m. For children ages 6-36 months. Pre-registration required by phone or online: 631-351-8672. www.thechaicenter.com.
Free Help For Vets
Every Tuesday from 12-4 p.m. is
“Military Appreciation Tuesdays,” when Long Island Cares specifically assists veterans, military personnel and their families at the Huntington Station, Hauppauge and Freeport emergency pantries. Appointments can be made by contacting jrosati@licares.org.
WEDNEDAY Usdan Open House
Usdan Center for the Creative and Performing Arts (www.usdan.com), the nationally acclaimed summer arts day camp, hosts an open house on Wednesday, Feb. 18 from 11 a.m.-2 p.m. at the center’s 200-acre woodland campus, at 185 Colonial Springs Road, Wheatley Heights. For information and reservations, call 631-643-7900 or visit www.usdan.com.
Open Mic Night
Play your heart out at an acoustic open mic night every Wednesday at Caffe Portofino, 249 Main St., Northport, 7-10 p.m. www.facebook.com/cafportopenmic. Original songs only.
AT THE LIBRARIES Cold Spring Harbor Library
95 Harbor Road, Cold Spring Harbor. 631-692-6820. cshlibrary.org. • Learn what information you should bring with you to your next doctor’s appointment at “To Your Health Tuesday” on Feb. 17, 10 a.m.
Commack Public Library
18 Hauppauge Road, Commack. 631-
Dix Hills: 55 Vanderbilt Parkway. 631421-4530; Melville: 510 Sweet Hollow Road. 631-421-4535. hhhlibrary.org. • 3D printing is here! Watch the MakerBot in action for 50 cents of printing for each 30 minutes. For more information, call the Adult Reference Desk.
Harborfields Public Library
31 Broadway, Greenlawn. 631-7574200. harborfieldslibrary.org. • Come in for some fun and games every Friday from 1-4 p.m. The game room is stocked with scrabble, bridge and other fun board games.
Huntington Public Library
Main Branch: 338 Main St., Huntington. 631-427-5165. Station Branch: 1335 New York Ave., Huntington Station. 631-421-5053. www.thehuntingtonlibrary.org. • Op-Ed Fridays are weekly at the main branch. Stop by from 2-5 p.m. and discuss your thoughts on a changing world. Registration is required and light refreshments will be served. • Tweens through adults are invited to learn about celebrated AfricanAmerican artists on Sunday afternoon, Feb. 15, at 2 p.m. at the main branch.
Northport-East Northport Library
Northport: 151 Laurel Ave. 631-2616930. East Northport: 185 Larkfield Road. 631-261-2313. www.nenpl.org. • AARP Tax-Aide, a free service helping low and middle-income taxpayers, will help you prepare your taxes on: Thursday, Feb. 12, 9-11 a.m. in East Northport; and Friday, Feb. 13, 9-11 a.m. in Northport. Bring current tax records and copies of your last filed federal and state tax returns. All persons listed on the tax return must be present and must bring a photo ID and Social Security card.
South Huntington Public Library
145 Pidgeon Hill Road, Huntington Station. 631-549-4411. www.shpl.info. • If you will be seeking a state driver's permit, practice for the written test with a free, online resource offered through the South Huntington Public Library.
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It’s A “Frozen” Fest! A “Frozen”-themed extravaganza in celebration of winter will be held Monday, Feb. 16 (President’s Day) from 11 a.m.-3 p.m. at the Cold Spring Harbor Whaling Museum. Inspired by the hit Disney movie “Frozen,” the entire museum will be turned into a winter wonderland with family-friendly activities for all ages. Meet “Elsa,” learn about arctic whales, create an “Olaf” snowman, get your face painted, and enjoy frozen-themed crafts and glow in the dark dancing. Then visit the “Frozen” photo booth. Tickets are $10/child and $6/adults. 279 Main Street, Cold Spring Harbor. 631-367-3418. www.cshwhalingmuseum.org.
THEATER & FILM Cinema Arts Centre
423 Park Ave., Huntington. www.cinemaartscentre.org. 631-423-7611. • The debut film of famed filmmaker Christopher Nolan (“Interstellar,” “The Dark Knight,” and “Inception”) is a tantalizing neo-noir about a young writer who follows strangers for material and meets a thief who takes him under his wing Selected for CAC’s monthly Staff Pick series. “Following” screens on Tuesday, Feb. 17 at 7:30 p.m. Members $6/Public $11.
John W. Engeman Theater
350 Main St., Northport. www.johnwengemantheater.com. 631-261-2900. • “Vanya & Sonia & Masha & Spike”, the Tony Award-winning play, runs until March 8.
Township Theatre Group
• “Finnegan’s Farewell” is an interactive comedy by the co-creators of “Tony ’n’ Tina's Wedding.” Come to an authentic Irish wake and pay your respects to beloved U. S. Postal worker Patrick James Finnegan, who won millions in Atlantic City then promptly died. As Father Seamus presides, the audience is treated to eulogies, singalongs, Irish music, dancing and a surprise twist. Enjoy cabaret-style seating complete with wine/beer on Feb. 28 and March 7, 8 p.m. and March 1, 7 and 8 at 2 p.m. at the Helen Butler Hall Theatre at Dominican Village, 565 Albany Ave., Amityville. $25 general/$20 students and seniors. Call 631-213-9832 or visit http://townshiptheatregroup.org.
AUDITIONS & SUBMISSIONS Northport Symphony Orchestra
The Northport Symphony Orchestra seeks new members in all sections. Repertoire ranges from Baroque through classical and romantic to early 20th century. Music Director Richard Hyman is an award-winning music educator and composer. Rehearsals are on Wednesdays from 7:30-9 p.m. usually at East Northport Middle School. Email info@northportorchestra.org to arrange an audition. Website: northportorchestra.org.
MUSEUMS/EXHIBITS Art League of Long Island
107 East Deer Park Road, Dix Hills. Gallery hours: 9 a.m.-4 p.m. weekdays; 11 a.m.-4 p.m. weekends. 631-462-5400. www.ArtLeagueLI.net. • Curated by Long Island master printmaker Dan Welden, an exhibition of large-scale woodcuts by Li Kang, one of China’s most celebrated printmakers, will be seen for the first time in the United States at the Jeanie Tengelsen Gallery through March 8.
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. www.bjspokegallery.com.
• The Artists’ Choice 2015 Invitational Exhibition is on view from Tuesday, Feb. 3-Sunday, March 1.
Cold Spring Harbor Fish Hatchery
1660 Route 25A, Cold Spring Harbor. Open seven days a week, 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Saturday and Sundays until 6 p.m.: $6 adults; $4 children 3-12 and seniors over 65; members and children under 3 are free. 516-692-6768. www.cshfha.org. • On Monday, Feb. 16 from 11 a.m.-3 p.m., children can attend the February Vacation Program and learn about U.S. state flag symbols and create their own animal-themed flag. See the website for more events during the school break.
Cold Spring Harbor Whaling Museum
279 Main Street, Cold Spring Harbor. 631367-3418. www.cshwhalingmuseum.org. • The year-long exhibit “Sea Ink: American Sailors and Tattoo Art” explores the culture and significance of nautical tattoos and their historical origins from sailors’ lives at sea. The exhibit features an array of tattoo artifacts, antique machines, early inking tools and Sailor Jerry flash art. • Frozen Fest: A “Frozen”-themed extravaganza in celebration of winter will be held Monday, Feb. 16 (President’s Day) from 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Inspired by the hit Disney movie “Frozen,” the entire museum will be turned into a winter wonderland with family-friendly activities for all ages. Meet “Elsa,” learn about arctic whales, create an “Olaf” snowman, get your face painted, and enjoy frozen-themed crafts and glow in the dark dancing. Then visit the “Frozen” photo booth. Tickets are $10/child and $6/adults.
Heckscher Museum Of Art
2 Prime Ave., Huntington. Museum hours: Wednesday - Friday from 10 a.m.4 p.m., first Fridays from 4-8:30 p.m., Saturday and Sunday from 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Admission $6-8/adults, $4-6/seniors, and $4-5/children; members and children under 10 free. 631-351-3250. • The museum presents “Modern Alchemy: Experiments in Photography,” on view through March 15.
Holocaust Memorial & Tolerance Center
Welwyn Preserve. 100 Crescent Beach Road, Glen Cove. Hours: Mon.-Fri.: 10 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Sat.-Sun.: noon-4 p.m. 516-571-8040 ext. 100. www.holocaust-
nassau.org. • The permanent exhibit explains the 1930s increase of intolerance, the reduction of human rights, and the lack of intervention that enabled the persecution and mass murder of millions of Jews and others: people with disabilities, Roma and Sinti (Gypsies), Jehovah’s Witnesses, gays and Polish intelligentsia.
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. www.huntingtonarts.org. • The High Arts Showcase, in its 11th year, features the work of 11th and 12th grade high school students who attend the six local schools participating in the Huntington Arts Council’s JOURNEY program. The participating high schools are: Commack, Harborfields, Huntington, Northport/East Northport, Plainview/Old Bethpage & South Huntington. Opening reception Feb. 13, 6-8 p.m. On display through March 2.
Huntington Historical Society
Main office/library: 209 Main St., Huntington. Museums: Conklin Barn, 2 High St.; Kissam House/Museum Shop, 434 Park Ave.; Soldiers & Sailors Memorial Building, 228 Main St. 631427-7045, ext. 401. www.huntingtonhistoricalsociety.org. • The Lunch & Learn lecture, this time on Cold Spring Harbor, is at Black & Blue restaurant in Huntington village on Thursday, Feb. 12. $45 non-members/$40 members. Price includes three-course meal. Reservations required. Call 631-427-7045, ext. 404.
Northport Historical Society Museum
215 Main St., Northport. Museum hours: Tuesday - Sunday, 1-4:30 p.m. 631-7579859. www.northporthistorical.org. • As part of the year-long commemoration of the 150th anniversary of the end of the Civil War, Dr. Kathleen Velsor presents an illustrated lecture about the Underground Railroad on Long Island and the Civil War on Friday, Feb. 13 at 1:30 p.m. Admission is free for members, $5 non-members.
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. www.ripeartgal.com. 631-239-1805.
• This year’s Valentine’s show theme is “Peace, Love and Rock ’n’ Roll.”
Vanderbilt Museum and Planetarium
180 Little Neck Road, Centerport. Museum hours through April 15: Tuesday, Saturday and Sunday, 12-4 p.m. Grounds admission: $7 adults, $6 students with ID and seniors 62 and older, and $3 children 12 and under. Mansion tour, add $5 per person. 631-854-5555. www.vanderbiltmuseum.org. • Educators lead these fun, creative sessions with visits to the marine, naturalhistory and cultural-artifact galleries and wild-animal habitats, which inspire the hands-on artistic projects that follow, Feb. 16-20. Pre-registration required.
Walt Whitman Birthplace
246 Old Walt Whitman Road, Huntington Station. Hours: Monday-Friday, 11 a.m.-4 p.m.; Saturdays and Sundays, 11 a.m.- 5 p.m. Admission: $6 adults, $5 seniors, $4 students, and children under 5 are free. 631-427-5240. www.waltwhitman.org. • Schedule at a time convenient for your group for high tea and transport yourself back in time as your group experiences High Tea in a private gathering house at the Birthplace. $25/person. 631-427-5240, ext. 120. teaparty@waltwhitman.org. • Celebrate an all-American Presidents' week by stepping back in time and following a Native tradition of fashioning dolls using cornhusks on Wed., Feb. 18, 2 p.m. Pre-registration and pre-payment are required. $12/child, ages 6-12. Contact Carolyn at 631-427-5240, ext. 113 or email educator@waltwhitman.org.
MUSIC & DANCE Five Towns College Performing Arts Center Five Towns College, 305 N. Service Road, Dix Hills. Box Office: 631-6562148. www.dhpac.org. • Sensational vocalist and entertainer Steven Maglio performs Frank Sinatra’s Greatest Love Songs on Sunday, Feb. 15 at 2 p.m. $25-$30.
The Paramount
370 New York Ave., Huntington. 631673-7300. www.paramountny.com. All shows begin at 8 p.m. unless otherwise noted. • It’s a St. Valentine’s Day Massacre with Misfits and special guests Two Man Advantage & Haunted Hacienda on Friday, Feb. 13. $25-$60. • The Paramount Comedy Series presents Jim Breuer on Saturday, Feb. 14, 7:30 and 10:30 p.m. $19.50-$59.50.
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Bed-cutting plan at Sagamore stalled (Continued from page A1)
expects to be on those battle lines every year for the immediate future. “That’s something the legislature will be pushing for… to keep the beds open,” the assemblyman said. Advocates staved off the proposed July 2014 closure of Long Island’s
only inpatient psychiatric treatment center for children, collecting nearly 8,000 signatures in the process. On July 10, 2013, the state announced plans to close Sagamore and consolidate 24 long-term, in-patient care centers throughout the state into 15 Regional Centers of Excellence
(RCE). Under the state’s original plan, the closest in-patient childhood treatment facility for Long Islanders would be 30 miles away, located either in the Bronx or Queens.
Supporters of Sagamore Children’s Psychiatric Center rally last year.
Chris Robinson Brotherhood coming to Paramount (Continued from page A1)
our lives that are routine, but music making should not be on that list of mundanity.” Promising three hours of music consisting of two separate sets by the Chris Robinson Brotherhood, the band will be making the trek to Huntington on Feb. 19 for a show at The Paramount. “As with every show, I’m excited to get there and play,” Casal, 46, said. “We have a band here that we’re all excited to be in; it’s a true passion.”
Founded in Los Angeles, Calif. in 2011 by former lead singer of The Black Crowes, Chris Robinson, the Chris Robinson Brotherhood has put out three studio albums – including the 2014 release, “Phosphorescent Harvest.” With Robinson handling lead vocals and guitar, Adam MacDougall mans the keyboards and lends his vocals; Mark Dutton is on bass and vocals; and Tony Leone handles the drums. “We play west coast-inspired psyche-
delic rock with distinct R&B-leaning classic pop; it’s a diverse bag of music that we draw from,” Casal, originally from New Jersey, said. “We all come from different backgrounds, but at the same time, the music community is a lot smaller than you think.” By being a part of such a community, Casal said, the “world” it creates becomes much smaller and the chance that like-minded people will come together to form an organic connection becomes even greater. That’s exactly how the
Chris Robinson Brotherhood got started, he said, and ever since, the band has been putting out music with a distinct rock sound, all while touring the United States. “Our shows change every night,” he said. “Every night brings new possibilities.” Tickets are $15-$30 at the box office or from www.paramountny.com. Doors open at 7 p.m. with the show scheduled to being at 8 p.m. on Feb. 19.
Cuomo speaks on plans for Republic Airport (Continued from page A3)
high tax state; I can’t afford it and I have to move out,’” Cuomo said. “You know why? Because New York is a high-tax state, people can’t afford it and people have to move out.” He also proposed a minimumwage hike and new laws aimed at cracking down on sexual abuse on college campuses. He demanded
sweeping ethics reform before signing the state budget. Cuomo also pushed back on claims that he was targeting teachers unions with a controversial education reform package, part of which ties a $1.1-billion proposed state aid increase to adoption of the package. The package includes linking 50 percent of a teacher’s evaluation to stu-
dent test scores. He also planned on offering college incentives to recruit top teachers; offering $20,000 bonuses to the state’s top teachers to become “master teachers” who mentor struggling educators; and making it easier to remove “ineffective” teachers from the classroom. Signing off on the proposals before offering the more generous aid
package, Cuomo said, is necessary to ensure the state isn’t “throwing good money after bad.” “I love teachers. I respect teachers. My mother was a schoolteacher,” he said. “That’s not what it’s about – but I love my children, too. I love students, too. I want them to have the education that they deserve.”
Lawyer threatens suit over denied documents (Continued from page A5)
tention with the town, though. He also alleges Huntington officials are stonewalling him in an arbitration case related to payments he is due for his work on Perks’ behalf in his suit against Scarpati-Reilly. Yule contends he is owed millions in back fees and interest. That case began more than a decade ago when an alleged affair between the harbormaster and councilwoman broke into the spotlight – and onto the pages of New York City tabloids and The New York Times. Perks argued the Huntington Town Attorney’s office refused requests to represent him in November 1999, and that’s when he turned to Yule. That December, Yule and Perks’ union, Local 342 Long Island Public Services Employees, filed a grievance against the Town of Huntington. While that grievance was denied, he then filed a demand for arbitration with the New York State Employment Relations
Board (PERB) in August 2000. Following a wave of litigation, the arbitrator ruled in February 2009 that the town breached a collective bargaining agreement by not paying Perks’ legal fees. Judge Joseph Farneti signed off on the order in February 2012, finding that Perks acted reasonably in seeking outside counsel. A panel of judges upheld that decision last May. Now, Yule is arguing that the town is deliberately taking steps to gum up the arbitration hearing, alleging that they are “refusing” to go back into arbitration conferences until a ruling is made on whether certain attorneys in the case should be disqualified from the proceedings due to conflicts of interest. While Yule argues the town is stonewalling with hopes of dragging out the arbitration case to his detriment, Carter said it is an obstruction of Yule’s own creation. “Mr. Yule asked the arbitrator to
disqualify the town’s attorneys from continuing to represent the town in the arbitration based upon an alleged conflict of interest. Justice Farneti… has issued a permanent injunction precluding the arbitrator from acting on Mr. Yule’s request to disqualify and
directing that a motion to disqualify must be made in Supreme Court rather than to the arbitrator,” Carter said. “Mr. Yule has yet to make such a motion, so the matter is on hold pending a resolution of the disqualification issue.”
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“Ralph was never in a bad mood,” Fling said. “Every time he saw you, he greeted with you a smile. His demeanor with a patient that was second to none.” In addition, Oswald was a passionate educator who loved teaching others what he knew about the EMS service, Fling said. That passion was evident in his Facebook profile’s unique URL – Medic154.
Recently, Oswald and his fellow paramedics were honored for their efforts to save a 60-year-old main in cardiac arrest during a call on Dec. 11, 2014. The crew received a Pre-Hospital Save Award from the Suffolk County Regional Emergency Medical Services Council. Funeral arrangements for Oswald are pending. He is survived by his wife of nearly 21 years, Suzanne, and two sons.
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A senior and captain, Spencer Stein brings the ball up the court for Hills East.
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Postseason A Lock For Hills East By Andrew Wroblewski awroblewski@longislandergroup.com
Working their way to 11 wins this season – including nine in Suffolk County’s League II – the Thunderbirds (9-5) of Half Hollow Hills High School East’s boys basketball team are ready for the playoffs, Head Coach Peter Basel said. “We’re scrimmaging Hills West and North Babylon this week, two playoff teams and two teams who like to run,” Basel said. “We’re just focusing on who we’re playing next and we’ll see how far we go.” As of press time Monday, Basel estimated that the Thunderbirds would end up with either a No. 10 or No. 11 seed in this year’s Suffolk County Class AA playoff bracket. That would, he said, potentially give the boys a first-round matchup against either Copiague (11-2) or Deer Park (11-3) – two teams he believes Hills East stacks up well
against. “We’ll be going on the road, but we can adjust to both of their strengths,” the 14-year head coach said. On Friday, the Thunderbirds closed out the regular season with a 53-43 triumph over Connetquot (59) and secured Hills East as the holder of third place in League II behind Central Islip (13-1) and Northport (12-2). In the win over Connetquot, Justin Fackler supplied 18 points to lead all scorers and grabbed 9 rebounds. The leading scorer for the Thunderbirds this season at 14.9 points per game in League II contests, Fackler is one Thunderbird that Basel hopes to see big things from in the playoffs. “He’s steady and consistent,” Basel said of the 6-foot-4 senior. Matt Smith, a junior, added 10 points, and D’Nathan Knox, a junior, filled in with 8 points of his own
against Connetquot. Originally a bench player to start the season, Knox has emerged as one of Hills East’s leading scorers. Basel sees even more potential for the junior to grow as a player. “He’s great at driving, but he has to get better at perimeter shooting,” Basel said. “That’ll all come, I’m sure, since he’s a hard worker, but it’s just matter of putting it all together… and being more consistent.” At 13.7 points per game in League II, Knox is one of the catalysts that could propel Hills East to an extended tournament run, which is scheduled to begin for the Thunderbirds on Feb. 18. Depending on the seed Hills East is awarded, the team they’ll face and, in turn, where the game will be played, may change. To keep up with exactly where the Thunderbirds fall – and follow along with the bracket – visit www.sectionxi.org.
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Hills West Prepping For Class AA Tourney By Andrew Wroblewski awroblewski@longislandergroup.com
As of press time on Monday, there were plenty of “ifs” hanging around the Colts of Half Hollow Hills High School West’s boys basketball team. If the Colts played on Monday – Head Coach Bill Mitaritonna was unsure if the team’s game against Copiague (11-2) would be canceled due to deteriorating weather conditions – then Hills West (12-1) would be pitted in a rematch with one of League III’s other top teams. If the Colts won that game, then they’d be League III champions. If they didn’t, they’d be tied with those Eagles of Copiague for tops in the league. But, the biggest “if,” perhaps, has to do with the postseason – which is, regardless of all those prior “ifs,” now where the Colts are heading. If the Colts ended up with that triumph over Copiague, Mitaritonna believed Hills West would be granted the No. 2 overall seed in this year’s Suffolk County Class AA boys basketball playoff bracket. “That’s what we want [the No. 2 seed]; we deserve it,” the 15-year head coach said. “My expectations for the playoffs are that we’ll have a couple of home games, we’ll take things one game at a time and, hopefully, we’ll get to Farmingdale
State College.” To get to Farmingdale, however, the Colts will need two wins in the opening rounds of the tournament – which will begin with a first-round game on Feb. 18 at Hills West. After a small round bump – coming in the form of a 65-59 loss to Newfield (6-8) on Feb. 5 – Mitaritonna and the team were set back on track with a 63-45 win over Smithtown West (6-7) on Saturday. Richard Altenord led the charge for the Colts in that win with 21 points – complemented by Jon Faraci’s double-double consisting of 12 points and 11 rebounds. Justin Leonard, a senior, also worked his way to a double-double with 10 points and 12 boards of his own. Despite the “perfect storm” throwing the team for a loop, he said, Hills West is doing just “fine.” Helping the Colts to bounce back – and find success throughout the season – has been leading-scorer Kian Dalyrimple who, as a junior, is averaging 13.6 points per game in League III games this season. Dalyrimple’s partner in crime and best friend, Altenord is just behind him with 12.7 points per game in League III as a junior forward. Rounding out the Colts’ top scorers has been senior Leonard who sits at 9.5 points per game in 13 League III games this season.
Senior guard Owen Clark carries the ball up the court for Hills West.
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