Half Hollow Hills - 7/16/2015 Edition

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MELVILLE

More Time For Hyatt Place Zone Change

By Danny Schrafel dschrafel@longislandergroup.com

The town board was expected to approve a 90-day extension for considering a proposed Hyatt Place hotel in Melville.

Huntington’s Town Board on Tuesday was expected to give a developer seeking to build a new hotel in Melville 90 more days to hash out differences with neighbors opposed to the plan before voting on a necessary zone change, officials said.

Attorney William Bonesso, representing applicant OTO Development, said his client has “made some proposed modifications” aimed at easing the criticisms leveled by the owners of Rubie Corporate Plaza, located next door at the intersection of Route 110 and the Long Island Expressway service road, and others.

“We’re trying to work out an agreement with him, and the town

board is giving us time to do that,” Bonesso said Monday.

Plans call for a 160-room, fourstory Hyatt Place hotel to be built on 3 acres at 500 Broadhollow Road in Melville, located on the western side of Route 110 just south of the Rubie Corporate Plaza and the LIE. If a zone change from I-1 Light Industrial to C-10 Planned Motel District is awarded by the Huntington Town Board, OTO Development can proceed to the zoning board of appeals for variances.

Neighboring property owners have objected, arguing the proposal overdevelops the parcel and creates dangerous traffic conditions by offering only southbound ingress and egress onto Route 110.

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TOWN OF HUNTINGTON

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Town Eyes New Parking Plan

By Danny Schrafel dschrafel@longislandergroup.com

After decades of wrestling with the issue, the Town of Huntington is within weeks of seeking plans from private developers to build as many as two parking structures in downtown Huntington village, a top figure on the town’s Huntington village parking consortium said.

The move could add up to 350 spaces to the area.

The request for proposals would seek “private developers who want to come in, build a garage, possibly (Continued on page A19)

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SPOTLIGHT

The New Street municipal lot, pictured in foreground, is being considered as a possible site for a parking garage. In the meantime, the town was poised to allocate $1.6 million to buy a parking lot adjacent to the former A.G. Edwards building at 24 West Carver St.

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MELVILLE

Off-Price Macy’s On The Way

Macy’s new off-price department store concept, Macy’s Backstage, is coming to the Melville Mall.

By Danny Schrafel dschrafel@longislandergroup.com

Work on Macy’s new off-price concept at the Melville Mall, one of the department store giant’s six pilot

locations across the New York metropolitan area, is under way and should be completed this fall, Macy’s officials have announced.

The former Kohl’s department (Continued on page A18)

TOWN OF HUNTINGTON

Grant Approved For Energy Plan

By Andrew Wroblewski awroblewski@longislandergroup.com

The Town of Huntington has been awarded a $100,000 state grant to evaluate the possibility of adding a microgrid system to provide electrical and thermal energy to town hall, Huntington Hospital, the Huntington Wastewater Treatment Plant and other key buildings during emergencies.

Town officials are expected to explore adding a microgrid that would utilize methane- and natural gasfired generation, with waste heat recovery, solar power and energy storage technologies. Microgrids are en-

ergy systems that, in the event of a power outage, can stand alone and operate independently of the main grid.

In a New York State Energy Research and Development Authority release, town officials cited “widespread power outages” in Huntington village in recent years as reasoning behind their application for the grant. During the April Huntington town board meeting, members unanimously approved a resolution allowing Supervisor Frank Petrone to apply for the grant.

“Creating the community microgrid would be aimed at making it (Continued on page A18)

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Swastikas Found On Phone Pole

By Danny Schrafel dschrafel@longislandergroup.com

Suffolk County Hate Crimes detectives are on the hunt for whoever is responsible for drawing two swastikas on a telephone pole in Lloyd Harbor July 8.

Suffolk County police said that the symbols were discovered scrawled in red marker on a telephone pole along the access road to West Neck Beach and the Lloyd Harbor Village Park off of West Neck Road. Police believe they were drawn between 6 and 10 a.m.

“The telephone pole is not in front of a residence so police do not believe it is targeted, or related to any other previous case we are cur-

rently investigating,” a police spokeswoman said Friday.

Lloyd Harbor police Sergeant Larry Migliore said the case is being investigated as a hate incident, not a hate crime.

“We have no complainant and it does not seem to be aimed at anyone in particular,” he said of the distinction. “That being said, we did have the Hate Crimes division from Suffolk County come out, and they are investigating it.”

Lloyd Harbor highway department workers were called in to quickly remove the “distasteful” graffiti, Migliore said.

Anyone with information on the case can call Suffolk County Crime Stoppers at 1-800-220-TIPS (8477).

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POLICE REPORT Compiled by Danny Schrafel

And Many More

SUV Stolen

you imagine the conversation that must have What do you get someone… for a 95th been had to get that phone birthday? Lovely problem to have, isn’t it? back?

Well, the Heckscher Museum of Art celebrated their big 9-5 this weekend with A gentle ringy-dingy… I free admission and cupcakes, a IN THE KNOW really like these new traffic community Lego build and car- WITH AUNT ROSIE control signals at the corner of icatures on Sunday. Make sure Wall and Gerard streets by our to take advantage of this little gem in your office in the village. Instead of backyard all summer long as they continue to that harsh beep, it’s a gentle ring, like a scanner celebrate a significant milestone. Visit heckschat a supermarket checkout. It’s nearly music to er.org and peruse the array of exhibits coming my ears, and I’m sure it’s going to make for a down the pike – and start planning for their little bit quieter atmosphere in Huntington vil100th shindig. I’m sure it’ll be a dandy in 2020! lage. Now to get the walking man to tell the You go, girl… Who’s that raising a ruckus for truth a little more often and we’ll be golden. etiquette? Hometown gal Patti LuPone, the great Bully! I’m penciling in a trip to Sagamore Broadway diva, that’s who! You might have Hill, former president Theodore Roosevelt’s heard that recently, she’s been making some “summer White House” reopened for visitors waves in the fight against rotten theater manthis Sunday after a three-plus-year $10 million ners. The Northport native recently employed a renovation. It’s certainly worth a visit to see bit of sleight of hand to snag the cell phone of a what they’ve done to revitalize the homestead of rude near-the-front patron who was texting all one of the great figures of American politics and the way through the first act of her current play, the artifacts that defined him.

“Shows for Days.” To do it, she decided to turn a portion of her performance, in which she interacts with the audience, into a bit of a “bounty (Aunt Rosie wants to hear from you! If you hunting” mission. She shook the woman’s hand, have comments, ideas, or tips about what’s hapand, as she tells it, used the other hand to unpening in your neck of the woods, write to me toloose the phone from the woman’s hand, walked day and let me know the latest. To contact me, off stage to end the act and handed the phone to drop a line to Aunt Rosie, c/o The Long-Islander, the stage manager. Good for Patti for very clev14 Wall Street, Huntington NY 11743. Or try the erly enforcing theater decorum. As an aside, can e-mail at aunt.rosieli@gmail.com)

PICTURE THIS THANKS FOR THE HELPING HAND!

The Dix Hills Fire Department assisted the Asharoken Police Department by providing an EMT to accompany the police boat on patrol during the July 4 fireworks show in Asharoken Village.

Asharoken Police Officer-in-Charge Ray Mahdesian, left, thanks Dix Hills Firefighter/EMT Tom Nostramo, center, who was on board Asharoken Marine One with Officer Sid Lynn.

A 2008 Lincoln Navigator was stolen from the parking lot of an office building located at 510 Broadhollow Road in Melville. Police said the incident occurred sometime between 8 p.m. July 7 and a call to cops the next day.

Swing And A Miss Police were called to a Commack Road address at 8:40 p.m. July 7 on a harassment complaint. Police said that someone got out of a car, threatened the complainant and then tried to punch him, but missed.

Parcels Stolen A Lucille Lane resident in Dix Hills called Suffolk County police July 7 after five packages left out on the front step to be picked up had been stolen some time after 2:30 p.m. July 6.

Quads Stolen Three quads – a 2014 Honda, a 2003 Kawasaki and a 2001 Honda – were stolen from the backyard of a Dix Hills Road home between 10 p.m. July 5 and a call to cops from the Dix Hills residence the next day.

Vandalism Reported QUOTE OF THE WEEK KEN STRIER

“We were at a show and I saw someone who made a flower out of spoons… that’s where I really started with this, and I found I really liked it and thought it was a lot of fun to work on.”

Embracing Northport’s Art In The Park, Page A12

Police were called to a Sunderland Street home in Melville July 6 after graffiti was discovered spray painted on a wooden fence there. The incident occurred sometime after 8 p.m. the day before.

Thief Breaks Into Avalanche A wallet, iPhone 4 and debit cards were stolen from a 2013 Chevrolet Avalanche parked on Gleason Drive in Dix Hills July 5. Police said the incident occurred sometime between 2 p.m. July 4 and a call to cops the next day.

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TOWN OF HUNTINGTON

Whaling Museum To Honor Two At Luau Long Islander News publisher Jim Kelly and former Cold Spring Harbor Library Director Helen Crosson will be the honorees of the Cold Spring Harbor Whaling Museum’s Hawaiian Luau event on July 23.

The summer luau will be held “Coral Beach,” the Crest Hollow’s tropical-themed outdoor venue, and will feature Hawaiian-inspired food, open bar and live entertainment. Blenders will whir during a cocktail hour featuring tropical frozen drinks and authentic Hawaiian hors d’oeuvres. A luau-style buffet dinner follows.

Entertainment will be provided by Therapi, a four-piece rock/reggae band, and feature an authentic Hawaiian dance performance. Dress is “loud, Hawaiian casual.”

The event is a fundraiser to support the Whaling Museum and Education Center mission of education and historic preservation.

“Our trustees are proud to recognize two individuals who work to enrich our communities in lasting

ways. I hope Long Islanders will join us in congratulating two individuals who are Helen Crosson making a difference in our neighborhoods,” said Executive Director Nomi Dayan.

In their own ways, both honorees play important roles in Jim Kelly local history.

Chief executive officer of JVKellyGroup, a consulting company that advises Fortune 500 companies, Kelly keeps alive a piece of local history as publisher of Long Islander News. The group of community newspapers in(Continued on page A18)

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Opinion ‘Not the types set up by the printer return their impression, the meaning, the main concern.’

D-Day For Parking Crisis Like any successful downtown, Hunt- pact on the business community. The ington village struggles with a parking Paramount is drawing thousands of visicrunch. With unparalleled dining and en- tors a week, and a well-earned reputation tertainment offerings, the village is a des- as the dining capital of Long Island tination, drawing visitors from across the makes Huntington village a destination.

Island. Providing places for those visitors The addition of numerous downtown to park is becoming a bigger issue every apartment units – most tapping municipal day. parking lots to satisfy parking requireOver the past several decades, the town ments – is just adding to the crisis. and business organizations The good news is that the such as the village’s business EDITORIAL town board this week was eximprovement district and pected to approve the $1.6Huntington Township Chamber of Com- million purchase of an existing, unused merce have made serious efforts that at parking lot adjacent to the former A.G. best have chipped away at the problem. Edwards building next to the New Street The town added additional parking parking lot. That will add about 65 spaces through land acquisitions and imple- to the inventory. But more are needed. mented some of the recommendations of Toward that end, the town is looking to a parking study that have improved day- see what the private sector can do. A retime parking conditions, but a long-term quest for proposals expected to go out solution has remained elusive. within the next few weeks will ask develNearly 30 years ago, the business com- opers for ideas. Town officials say the munity saw the need for a parking struc- state’s 2 percent tax cap leaves no room ture that would not just chip at the short- for a publicly funded project, so a publicage, but create hundreds of new spaces – private partnership is being sought. enough to sustain continued growth. But The need for more parking is well espublic opposition was too strong and a tablished, and with even more apartments proposed garage on the New Street park- coming on line, the continued prosperity ing lot never got past the design stage. of the downtown business district reMore than 10 years later, a plan was ad- quires new spaces. Any proposals will vanced by the business improvement dis- have to satisfy the needs of the business trict to build parking decks into the hill- community as well as the public, while side at the top of the existing municipal generating profit for the developer. lots on Elm Street. That plan likewise The town is opening the door for a posnever got past the design phase, primari- sible solution and should be commended. ly because of the cost.

At the same time we remind them that Fast forward another decade and the public support is crucial. The process village is again in a situation where the must be transparent, and the public must lack of parking is having a negative im- be kept informed.

TO THE EDITOR: Following the conclusion of the 2015 legislative session, my Assembly minority col-

leagues and I are returning to our districts with a heightened sense of frustration and disappointment. Although there were many meaningful and beneficial reforms supported and ultimately passed by the

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people of New York to remember the 2015 legislative session for the wrongdoings of a few, as opposed to the accomplishments of the Assembly as a whole.

The distractions mentioned above, coupled with a perpetual one-party legislative agenda, caused some very meaningful legislation to be ignored this year. While I am dissatisfied with much of what was left out of this session, I am also hopeful that next year we can shed light on these many neglected issues, such as: Passing Comprehensive Ethics Reform. New York State must reform its ethics code to regain the public trust.

Increasing Tuition Assistance Programs. As the ranking member on the Assembly Committee on Higher Education and a college professor, I

know that college affordability is an extremely important issue in our communities.

Delaying, reforming and releasing all Common Core tests.

Voting in the Assembly on mixed martial arts.

Putting an end to unfunded mandates.

When we reconvene next year, it is my hope that we address these important matters. It is my responsibility to represent my constituents, the thousands of local businesses in the 10th Assembly District and the millions residing on Long Island while in Albany. We must set a higher standard for the people of New York State.

CHAD LUPINACCI (R10th District) New York State Assemblyman Huntington

Facebook comments of the week On the story about former Suffolk legislator Jon Cooper being tapped as finance chair of a super PAC to lure Vice President Joe Biden to run for president: “Jon Cooper might as well take the money used for this, douse it with gasoline and set it ablaze. He's basically doing that now. I detest Hillary, but still can admit she’s an infinitely better choice than Biden.”

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minority conference, this session was tainted by controversy caused by the betrayal of public trust from scandal-ridden members of Assembly leadership. These actions, unfortunately, will cause the

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A Lego Salute to Heckscher Museum At 95

By Danny Schrafel dschrafel@longislandergroup.com

Having trouble wishing your favorite neighborhood museum a happy 95th birthday? One way to say “happy birthday” is to do it with Legos – lots and lots of Legos.

Lego artist David Haliski did just that, unveiling his miniature Heckscher Museum built of the little toy blocks this weekend.

Work on the artistic tribute began last year at a museum workshop last year with a number of children and adults,” said Haliski, of Laurel Hollow.

The end product includes about 5,000 Lego bricks, strategically placed Lego people patrons and even working electricity for the lampposts and some of the windows.

A digital designer by trade with a background in fine arts and graphic design, Haliski first became interested in Legos as a youngster.

“It kind of sparked everything. I work with pixels on a daily basis, so, for me, it was a natural translation into Lego and the colors of Lego,” he said.

Kristina Schaaf, associate director of education and coordinator of digital content for the Heckscher Museum of Art, said the Lego display was

part of a special weekend featuring free admission; Baked by Melissa cupcakes and a color-a-cupcake station for the museum’s 95th anniversary tower. Caricature artist Marty Macaluso drew on Sunday.

The museum has its earlier roots in America’s Gilded Age. German-American industrialist and developer August Heckscher opened the museum and park in 1920. Operated by a private foundation, the museum presented works by old masters such as Lucas Cranach, François Girardon and Henry Raeburn, as well as important American painters like Edward and Thomas Moran, Ralph Albert Blacklock and George Inness.

For a decade, the museum enjoyed a charmed existence. The situation changed dramatically with the crash of the stock market in 1929 and the Great Depression. The foundation governing the museum was no longer able to operate the museum, so the collection remained static and was accessible on a very limited basis.

Efforts in the 1940s of concerned citizens, including local art teachers and members of the Huntington Township Art League (now the Art League of Long Island), with some assistance from the Town of Huntington, resulted in the reopening of the museum to the public. In 1954, own-

Kristina Schaaf, associate director of education and coordinator of digital content, and David Haliski, show the centerpiece of Heckscher Museum’s 95th birthday weekend – a Lego replica of the historic Huntington Museum created by Haliski. ership of the institution passed to the Town of Huntington. Three years later, the town delegated operations for the museum to a newly formed, nonprofit corporation.

Today the Heckscher Museum continues to pursue four major areas –

education and public programs, collections, and exhibitions. With the 95th year celebration winding down, another milestone is on the horizon.

“We are gearing up for our 100th anniversary in 2020,” Schaaf said.

“It’s right around. It’s very exciting.”

Huntington Girl In ’80s Tribute Band SPOTLIGHT

By Carl Corry ccorry@longislandergroup.com

Hills West’s Jenna O’Gara leads Jesse’s Girl, an 80s tribute band, July 31 at Huntington’s Paramount.

Jenna O’Gara was due for a quick respite after a hectic weekend.

The singer and her bandmates in Jessie’s Girl, an ’80s tribute band, played at a lakeside club in Youngstown, Ohio, hopped on a 6 a.m. flight back east for a daytime gig at a country club in upstate Mamaroneck, then headed back to the city for their weekly resident performance at Le Poisson Rouge on Bleecker

Street. Start time: 11:45 p.m.

“We do that all the time, sometimes three or four gigs in a row,” the Cold Spring Harbor native said in a phone interview from her Upper East Side apartment. O’Gara also attended Half Hollow Hills High School West before her family moved to Florida when she was in 10th grade.

The family moved back to New York – they now live in Islip – while O’Gara attended Berklee College in Boston, where she earned a bachelor’s degree in music in 2010.

It was through a New York City voice teacher that O’Gara learned Jessie’s Girl was looking for a female vocalist.

“I went to an audition with a bunch

of other people and wound up getting the gig,” she said.

That was about three years ago.

Along with singers Mark Rinzel and Chris Hall, keyboard player and musical director Sky, guitarist Eric Presti, drummer Mike 'The Warrior' Maenza and bass player Drew ‘The Druce’ Mortali, O’Gara rocks out to out ’80s favorites with over-the-top performances, complete with special lighting, bubbles, confetti and costume changes, and an obvious love of playing together, she said.

“It’s not the same show every time.

There’s always a different audience.

There’s always and different vibe.

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Good Times At Tim’s

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Tim Hess is feeling summer’s good vibrations at his Shipwreck Diner in Northport Village. Being Zagat rated for the first time will do that for a guy, it seems.

The irony that one of Northport’s most famous greasy spoons is featured in the 2015 edition of the dining world’s most prestigious publication is not lost on Hess, who’s had the diner in his family for nearly 50 years now. His father, Otto, ran the Shipwreck out of the famous circa 1924 boxcar diner for 25 years. Tim has run it for 24.

The rating of “very good/excellent” is based on what locals have come to cherish about the cash-only Shipwreck: old-fashioned comfort food, fantastic breakfasts and personable service.

It’s a Northport institution, and in recent months, Tim and the gang have taken steps toward expanding that legacy. Building upon the interior work that Ty Pennington and his team performed last August for the pilot episode of the Food Network’s “American Diner Revival,” Hess recently unveiled a fully enclosed outdoor dining area, which he opened three weeks ago. With high ceilings, big, wooden fans and brick

finishes, the space, augmented by colorful foliage, is quintessential Northport. It feels like a hay loft and a breezy beachside cabana all at once.

“It’s done very well. It’s a structure that’s going to stay in the village way after me,” he said. Every Sunday morning around brunch time, the patio becomes the site of the Breakfast Club, where Northport DJ Tommy Bruno spins tunes, many with a reggae lilt to them, as diners nosh on lobster and crab threecheese quiche ($14.95) and sip homemade sangria and mimosas ($4.95) from 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Don’t be surprised if the staff breaks out into a dance party at any given time.

It’s a perfect time to delve into some of that comfort food in which Tim and the crew excel. Stuffed potato skins with cheddar and bacon ($8.95) are an outstanding surprise.

Crisp like a well-done french fry on the outside and loaded with thick-cut bacon, it’s like no other potato skin you’ve ever had – and probably the only one you’ve had with a wedge of orange on the side.

The Diner Revival-engineered “Wreckfast” burrito ($12.95) is a ribsticking knockout, a fork-and-knife burrito stuffed with perfect scrambled eggs, bacon, sausage, cheese and hash browns and smothered with

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Elizabeth Cassidy’s solo art exhibition, “Life at the Speed of a Woman,” celebrates its opening reception at 7:30 p.m. July 17 at Danyell’s Kitchen (225 Main St., Northport, 631-757-6700). A master of diverse media, Cassidy shows exuberance and wit throughout her varied works. Through her use of color and line, her images become reminiscent of de Kooning and

wholly original feel, seen only in Cassidy's work. Check out the complimentary gourmet tasting table (menu to be announced) by chefowner Danyell Miller, and enjoy beer and wine specials all night.

A ‘WHALE’ OF A GOOD CAUSE – Pencil

in Saturday, Aug. 8 for a visit to The Whale’s Tale (81 Fort Salonga Road, Northport, 631-651-8844, whalestal-

Tim Hess and Janet Eckel have turned Sunday morning at Tim’s into the Breakfast Club in their newly renovated outdoor dining patio.

Lobster rolls are a simple summer treat. thick hollandaise. Go lighter with the “Wreck-less” burrito ($14.95), which includes salmon, egg whites, grilled tomato, avocado, arugula, and lemon aioli on a whole wheat tortilla.

Lobster rolls ($19.95), a seaside summertime staple, shine in their simplicity – fresh, sweet claw meat, a touch of mayo, celery and onion in a fluffy roll. French fries served on the side are crispy on the outside, full of potato flavor inside. Make sure if you’re in the mood for Marion’s homemade cheese blintzes ($13.95) to get there early to beat the rush, enpt.com) when Sosh Andriano and the gang at the popular Britannia Boatyard restaurant will team up with Randy and Cori Kopke of Northport’s Backyard Brine to host Brine on the Bay, a benefit for young Addison Garvey, of Melville. The which runs from 4-8 p.m. at $25 per ticket, includes live music and raffles and a special barbecue menu featuring a burger and pickle bar with Backyard Brine’s exclusive line of artisanal pickles. Addison was diagnosed with Moebius syndrome, a disorder of cranial nerves which results in varying degrees of facial paralysis. In Addison’s case, she cannot blink or move her mouth, resulting in difficulties with eating and speaking. Moebius syndrome affects just two out of every 1 million people. There are no in-utero tests that

because they go quickly.

Then, of course, there are the classics: the sidecar breakfast platters, the breakfast specials, pancakes and French toast, grilled sandwiches, club sandwiches and everything else you’ve come to love over the years.

And, for the first time, you’ll be able to enjoy some of those favorites after hours on the weekend. Tim’s is now open until 9 p.m. on Saturday nights for lunch and dinner dishes.

Asked about the state of affairs at the Shipwreck, Tim is emphatic: “Perfect,” he said, lounging in a chair on the patio. “Couldn’t be better.”

Tim’s Shipwreck Diner 46 Main St., Northport 631-754-1797 Shipwreckdiner.com Atmosphere – Historic, homey diner with breezy outdoor dining Cuisine –American comfort, with nautical influence Price – Inexpensive/moderate Hours – Sunday-Friday 7 a.m.-3 p.m.; Saturday 7 a.m.-9 p.m.

An Aug. 8 fundraiser at Northport’s Whale’s Tale restaurant, sponsored

by Backyard Brine, benefits Addison Garvey of Melville. can detect the syndrome; no determinations on causes and no cure. For more information, or to make a donation, visit anythingforaddie.com.

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Volunteers dedicated a week of their lives to helping others in their backyard through Dix Hills Evangelical Free Church’s Mission Huntington.

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Church’s Charity Begins Here

By Danny Schrafel dschrafel@longislandergroup.com

For leaders of the Dix Hills Evangelical Free Church in Huntington Station, scripture reoriented the focus of their philanthropic efforts from overseas to their backyard.

It was the book of Acts 17, verse 26, according to Kris Mannale, assistant pastor at the church, “From one man he made all the nations, that

they should inhabit the whole earth; and he marked out their appointed times in history and the boundaries of their lands,” that set the tone.

“It must follow that He has things for me to do at this time, in this place,” Mannale said.

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Spotlight On

Huntington Businesses

By Andrew Wroblewski awroblewski@longislandergroup.com

Striking a delectable balance between health and taste can be challenging.

The connotations that healthy foods don’t always taste great and that sweets are a health nut’s downfall are two obstacles that sisters Carolyn Arcario and Mary Mucci set out to overcome four years ago. Arcario, who is gluten intolerant and is sensitive to other food products, and her sister, who also has a gluten sensitivity, opened Huntington village’s only dedicated gluten-free bakery in 2011.

“I love doing new things. I love new challenges,” Arcario said of opening Wild Flours bake shop. “I wanted to start a place where I would be able to eat. I knew there would be other people like me.”

But Arcario stressed that Wild Flours isn’t just a haven for those suffering from food allergies or looking to eat healthy.

“It’s not easy to bake gluten-free, because you have to achieve both the

right texture and the right taste. It’s hard to get both. But once you get them down you have something that’s going to be appealing,” Arcario, of Huntington, said. “In our case, a lot of our customers just come here because they like the taste [of the food]. They don’t have an issue with gluten or dairy, they just really like their yummy baked goods.”

And the appeal of not having a sugar crash afterwards, she added. Most of Wild Flours’ sweets are sugar free and only a few marked items incorporate organic unrefined cane sugar.

Yet cookies, muffins, brownies, cupcakes, pies, turnovers and other dessert items are far from all Wild Flours has to offer. The bakery’s menu offers avenues for breakfast and lunch, to go along with dessert.

“We’re not just a bakery selling sweets. We have a lot of savory items here,” she said. For example, the bakery offers gluten-free pizza – one of the things gluten intolerant people feel most deprived of,” she noted. Wild Flours’ pizza is available WednesdaySaturday and made to order.

The bakery also offers panini, sandwiches, Applegate cold cuts, organic salads, quiche and more. Most of the bakery’s offerings are made using organic products. Wild Flours recently has also seen increased demand for vegan products, with more new customers citing egg allergies.

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BUSINESS Wild Flours Strikes A Delectable Balance

Carolyn Arcario, of Huntington, is co-owner and chef of Wild Flours, a dedicated gluten-free bakery.

Arcario, a first-time business owner who was previously a gemologist in Manhattan, embraced her entrepreneurial side and translated her baking hobby into business after moving to Huntington about five years ago.

To get things going, she teamed up with Mucci, News 12 Long Island’s health reporter, and the pair soon settled on their Huntington village location.

“She’s health conscious and I’m the baker, so it seemed like a good combination to produce healthy baked goods that everybody can enjoy,” Arcario said. “…And that really taste de-

Budgets and Balance Sheets

By Jon L. Ten Haagen asktheexpert@longislandergroup.com

Reader: My parents are always talking about money and how they are going to make ends meet. They both have good jobs, so I am not sure why they are always concerned they will not have enough at the end of the month. I am starting out in my adult life and do not want to be in a similar situation.

How do I properly prepare myself for moving forward and having a secure retirement down the road?

Financial planning has six points.

If you want to be successful in managing your money and liabilities you must follow a form of planning.

If you don’t, it is like running a boat on a dark night with no compass.

How do you know where you are going and if you are making correct adjustments for where you are trying to go?

The six points of financial planning are emergency funds, educational funding, insurance needs, retirement planning, retirement funding and estate planning. Questions to ask include: Where am I now in terms of my finances? Where do I want to go?

How am I going to get there?

There are four steps to answer these questions: Budgeting, goal setting, debt management and cash-flow management.

This week, we will talk about the budget and balance sheets, which are the basics of financial planning. Then we can get a real handle on your expenses. I am not going to sugar coat it. This is work.

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licious,” she added.

Wild Flours also ships to customers across the country.

To view a menu, visit wildfloursbakeshop.com. Or to see the tasty treats Wild Flours’ chefs are cooking up, visit the bakery on at facebook.com/WildFloursBakeShop or Instagram on (WildFloursBakeShop).

Wild Flours 11 New St., Huntington 631-923-1090 wildfloursbakeshop.com

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

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

Email your questions to asktheexpert@longislandergroup.com today, and let our expert help you. *Ten Haagen is an Investment Advisor Representative offering securities and advisory services offered through Royal Alliance Associates, Inc., member of FINRA/SIPC, and a registered investment advisor. He is also an active community member, serving on several nonprofit boards and as executive officer of the Greater Huntington Boating Council. ** NEW OFFICE LOCATION: Due to a fire in the office building, the offices of Ten Haagen Financial Services, Inc. are now at 12 Bayview Ave., Northport.

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BUSINESS Summer Is Prime Time For Business With The Huntington Chamber ment and the economy. The committee makes recommendations to the board of directors with respect to those issues and does not endorse candidates for public office.

Summertime is a great opportunity to focus on and build your business.

The Huntington Township Chamber of Commerce offers events and an abundance of vibrant committees which provide a great platform to become involved with Long Island’s business and community leaders and to showcase your business.

There are many ways to become involved with the chamber and display your business talent and expand your business network. Consider attending or sponsoring the chamber’s signature events, become part of a committee and connect with other business professionals with similar interest, attend any of the year-round seminars and breakfast programs or Business After Hours events.

“The Chamber offers a welcoming and supportive environment for personal development, community stewardship and business networking,” said Chairman Bob Scheiner. “The chamber committees are a great resource and offer unique opportunities to engage with fellow members to improve the business climate and quality of life in our community.”

Huntington Chamber committees include: Education Committee: Provides valuable programs, workshops and seminars critical to small-business owners, as well as corporate leaders with the newest information for employers and employees to utilize in the workplace.

Green Committee: Educates and promotes sustainable green initiatives for chamber members in an effort to assist them in continually improving business practices and processes that help to reduce the impact to the environment.

Government Relations Committee: Reviews current issues to assess their impact on local business, employ-

Health & Wellness Committee: Provides a forum for health care providers to support the Huntington community by promoting healthy lifestyle choices through education and initiatives that encourage habits of wellness, as well as inspire and empow¬er individuals to take responsibility for their own health.

Huntington Village Merchants Committee: Offers an opportunity for local merchants to discuss topics specific to their business and needs within the Township of Huntington.

Utilize the resources of the chamber and participate in networking events, local government policy and group advertising to organize and increase business for all.

Membership Committee: Nurtures the connection, interaction and involvement of new and existing members. Committee members act as ambassadors to add a personal touch and keep members apprised of events and encourage participation. (Must be a chamber member for at least six months before joining.)

Multicultural Business Committee: Encourages cross cultural business collaboration and opportunities to explore, experience and appreciate different cultures in the workplace.

Small Business Advisory Committee: Organizes business experts and advisors who provide confidential one on one and panel counseling sessions to help new and existing businesses strategize and grow.

Women in Business Committee: Supports women in improving business practices with a focus on issues and challenges that women face in the working world and encourages their personal and professional growth.

Young Professionals Committee: Created for Chamber members between the ages of 21 and 35 from

business, not-for-profit and government industries. Young, influential people come together to share their experiences, utilize each other’s resources, generate business and build their careers.

Veterans Committee: Serves as a resource for military members and their families of our Armed Forces through civic, business and volunteer

organizations and efforts. You do not need to be a veteran to be a part of the committee.

Chamber Committees are for members only. Future members can sit in on one meeting to see what it is all about before joining.

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Embracing Northport’s Art In The Park

East Northport’s Erin Foley creates in the shade.

By Danny Schrafel dschrafel@longislandergroup.com

Thirty-three artists set up shop in Northport Village Park Saturday, bringing with them jewelry, furniture, photography, paintings and more for hundreds to peruse during the Northport Arts Coalition’s 13th annual Art In The Park festival.

“We thought we’d stop at 30. We didn’t know if we’d have enough room, and they were pleading to show their art, so we found more space for them,” former Northport Arts Coalition director and event organizer Lauren Paige said.

Of those the 33 artists, 10 were firsttimers, including Northport native SallyAnne Keller, who now lives in Port Jefferson. Keller said participating in Art in the Park as a watercolor painter marked a welcome return to her roots.

“I’ve been inspired since I was a kid

by Long Island scenes,” she said. “I like to share my atmospheric paintings. I like to share my talent with people and network.”

Sculptor Ken Strier, of Commack, found the show through a Port Washington art group’s email blast.

“It’s a beautiful venue,” he said.

“I’ve been looking for a place where more people could see my work, and I wanted something local, so this worked out really well.”

Strier first began working with stone after he retired from his career as a computer technician in 2001, then branched out into materials like steel, bronze and clay.

“I love taking something inanimate and making it look fluid and alive,” he said.

Amidst the array of traditional busts, there is a steel sailboat and striking bouquets of flowers crafted from forks and spoons. The idea came as he and his wife were decorating their Arizona winter home.

“We were decorating our house and my wife said, ‘I’d really like you to make something for the dining room wall,’” Strier said. “We were at a show and I saw someone who made a flower out of spoons… that’s where I started with this, and I found I really liked it and thought it was a lot of fun to work on.”

Meanwhile, Cold Spring Harbor’s Ellie McBroom decided that, rather than decorate her dining room, she would bring the dining room to Northport Village. Her company, Garbagge Art Furniture, focuses on recycling old furniture and refurbishing it into chic, functional art.

“I have a passion for old furniture,” she said. “It’s beautiful. It’s heavy. I go around and try to save as many as I can by turning them into an art pieces.”

She finds her materials in thrift shops, at yard sales, and on curbsides once in a while.

“It literally hurts me emotionally,” she said of seeing old furniture on the curb, destined for the garbage heap.

Village Park proved to be a perfect staging area for her first-ever professional showcase of her work, and for the other 32 exhibitors to shine.

Northport’s Amy Connor, herself a photographer, said she and her family have been going to the festival every year since moving to the community 11 years ago. “Anything that involves the arts is something we’re going to try to attend,” she said.

SallyAnne Keller and canine companion Onyx feature watercolors during the Northport Arts Coalition’s Art in the Park festival Saturday afternoon.

Commack’s Ken Strier specializes in metal sculpture.

Belly dancers are one of the many forms of entertainment hosted by the Arts Coalition during the celebration.

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Local Lawyer Plots A Great Escape

By Danny Schrafel dschrafel@longislandergroup.com

By day, Jim Clark makes his living as the owner of his own law firm and as outside counsel to Huntington Town Hall. On his off time, he’s plotting a great escape of his own, bringing a brain-teasing concept to life in the heart of Northport Village.

Clark and his wife Kelly, along with Jay Dowski, are the gamemasters of the CryptIQ room escape experience, located at 256 Main St., the same building as his law office.

The concept is simple: a group of up to 10 people are brought into a room filled with logic games, puzzles and riddles. Those clues lead participants on the path to finding the key that opens up the door and gets them on their way. They have 60 minutes to crack the code.

“It’s a race against the clock,” Clark said. “It’s just a lot of fun.”

Clark said he first got the idea for the Hollywood-themed CryptIQ after trying the concept in the city. In Northport, the game is set in the office of eccentric movie director and producer Nicholas Van Orton, and, as the story goes, he’s taken a break from reviewing scripts and taking casting calls for his latest big-screen blockbuster to search for new apprentices. Win the job by escaping his office in 60 minutes or less.

“After the last time we did it in Manhattan, I said, ‘We can come up

Find this key within 60 minutes at Jim Clark’s CryptIQ room-escape experience in Northport and you’re a winner. with one of these,’ Clark said. “So we designed it ourselves and found space on Main Street.”

Since opening their doors in June, they’ve received “great feedback,” Clark said. Designed for a 20 percent success rate, Clark said they’re right on target. Of 20 groups that have gone through so far, five have successfully solved the puzzle and escaped.

“Everyone who’s gone through – even if they didn’t get out – they had a good time,” Clark said. “Nobody has ever screamed, ‘let me out!’ But one person had to go to the bathroom, so we let them out to go to the bathroom.”

Individual slots are $25 per person; add a small online registration fee. Pre-registration is required.

The studio is open from TuesdaySunday and by appointment. For more information, call 631-6512622, visit cryptiqinc.com, or email info@cryptiqinc.com.

CryptIQ is set in the studio of eccentric film director Nicholas Van Orton.

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THURSDAY Summer Field Trips

Registration is now open for summer field trips for middle and high school students in the Half Hollow Hills and Commack School districts, through Reach CYA. Visit reachcya.org/summerprograms to view the different trips and details, or call 631-549-9417.

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Princess,” followed by a workshop during which children can create their own puppets.

Commack Public Library

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

• Scavenger hunt for kids grades 6-12.

You will break into teams to complete silly, quirky and hilarious tasks around the library. Monday, July 13, 6-7 p.m.

Deer Park Public Library

FRIDAY

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

• Landscapes and seascapes by local artist Paul Padovano are on display through August.

• Super Con: July 17, 1 p.m.-5 p.m.

Parents and children are encouraged to come to the library in full costumes to celebrate all superheroes.

Happenings on Main Street

Happenings on Main Street, presented

by Northport Arts Coalition, brings music to the streets. Singer/songwriters, jazz, blues, folk, pop, Americana and openmic nights. Friday evenings, 7 p.m. at Northport Village Park. Weekly through Sept. 4.

Half Hollow Hills Community Library

SATURDAY Stillwell Woods Preserve Weed Yank

Join members of the Huntington Oyster Bay Audubon Society removing invasive non-native plant species from Stillwell Woods Preserve. Volunteers will learn why nonnative invasive plants are so detrimental to our ecosystems and will hear about HOBAS' efforts at the preserve. Bring garden gloves and insect repellent. July 18, 8 a.m.

Registration required. 516-695-0763. hobaudubon.org.

Church Yard Sale

Treasures for everyone: toys, furniture, books, linenslamps, glassware, and much more at Union United Methodist Church yard sale, July 18, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., 1018 Pulaski Road, East Northport, 631-26-11303.

Breaking Boundaries

The artworks created by FREE (Family Residences and Essential Enterprises, Inc.) artists will be dispersed among b. j. spoke gallery member’s work, 6-9 p.m

SUNDAY Summer Shakespeare Festival

Arena Players Repertory Theater presents this popular series each July and August on Sunday, Wednesday and Friday at the Suffolk County Vanderbilt Museum, Centerport. On the bill through July 26 is “Twelfth Night” (no performance on Aug. 7). “Othello” runs Aug. 2-30 (no performance on Aug. 7) Performances, on the Vanderbilt Mansion Courtyard stage, are Wednesdays and Fridays at 8 p.m.; Sundays at 7 p.m. Tickets are $15; arenaplayers.org.

SUNDAY Movie Trivia Night

Participants answer 60 questions based actors and actresses, awards, and everything else associated with the world of film. Challenge like-minded film fans. You can have teams up to six people, so bring some friends and

De Temps Antan will be playing at theHuntington Music Festival on Thursday, July 16, starting at 8:30 p.m. work together. Feel free to come alone and play solo, or join a team. $5 per person.

TUESDAY Free Mommy And Me Class

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

Free Help For Vets

Every Tuesday from noon-4 p.m. is “Military Appreciation Tuesdays,” when Long Island Cares 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.

WEDNESDAY Comedy Night

Comedy fundraiser to benefit the Eli Mollineaux Fund, Wed., Aug. 5, at Governor’s Comedy Club, 90 Division Ave., Levittown. Doors open at 6:30 pm; show starts at 8 p.m. Tickets are $20 and must be purchased in advance. Send a check made out to Mollineaux Fund, c/o Alyssa Mancuso, 552 DaCosta Ave., Oceanside NY 11572. Tickets will be mailed to you.

UPCOMING/ONGOING Summer Camp for Grownups

Usdan’s fun and popular one-day arts camp experience for adults grew out of requests by parents and alumni to “have something for me, too.” The day features classes in music, theater and dance, cooking and pottery and other visual arts. Also included are a gourmet lunch, an on-site concert and afternoon recreation, such as nature walks and swimming. Finally, everyone gets ice cream and a diploma. July 17 at Usdan Center for the Performing Arts, 185 Colonial Springs Road, Wheatley Heights. 631643-7900 or usdan.com.

Sea Scout Ship 460 Open House Find out about this high-adventure program for young adults ages 14-19.

Brittania Yachting Center, 81C Fort Salonga Road, Northport, Sunday, July 19, noon-2 p.m. For more information, contact Skipper Jan Rose at 631-3518350 or Tigeress89@aol.com

AT THE LIBRARIES Cold Spring Harbor Library

95 Harbor Road, Cold Spring Harbor.

631-692-6820. cshlibrary.org.

• Author Talk: Lynne Kramer and Jane Mincer on the Brockhurst File.

Thursday, July 16, 7 p.m. Kramer, a CSH native and divorce attorney, and her co-author will discuss their new book and experiences co-writing and getting published. Books will be available for purchase/signing.

• Katie’s Puppets: July 27, 4:30 p.m. For children of all ages and their families. A performance of “Mr. Mouse Saves the

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

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

• Red Poppies Painting Workshop presented by artist Laura Goetz Paint a larger than life size red poppy flower in the style of Georgia O'Keefe. All supplies included. Thurs, July 23, 7 p.m.

(Dix Hills)

Harborfields Public Library

31 Broadway, Greenlawn. 631-757-4200. harborfieldslibrary.org.

• Watercolor artist and teacher, Roberta Erlagen will exhibit her paintings in the Library Art Gallery through July.

• Comic Book Tote Bag workshop for young adults. Make a fun tote bag to carry your books and other essentials.

Monday, July 13, 7-8 p.m.

Huntington Public Library

Main branch: 338 Main St., Huntington.

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

• Paintings by Robert L. Delboy are on display through Aug. 23. Artist reception, Sat., July 11, 3-5:30 p.m. (Main branch) • Oyster Bay Brewing Company’s Gabe Haim explains what goes into the making of local lagers and ales. Tuesday, July 21, 7 p.m. Registration required.

• Long Island actors Robert Lee Oliver and Ralph Carideo perform a one-act play, Lloyd and Lee. A Q&A will follow the performance. Free. Thursday, July 23, 7 p.m. Register. (Main branch)

Northport-East Northport Public Library

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

• Cinema at the Library: Film & Discussion, Wed, July 22, 6 p.m. Join Dylan Skolnick, co-director of Huntington’s Cinema Arts Centre, to view and discuss Wild Tales directed

by Damián Szifrón. (Northport branch)

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Gates open 6 pm, dance lessons, 6:30-7 p.m., dancing until 9:30 p.m. Light dinner, $40 per person.

(Continued from page A16)

South Huntington Public Library

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

• Summer Sculpture Show: Metal Works with Spirit, through Sept. 1, includes works by members of Long Island Professional Sculptors and Supporters in the library building and on the grounds outside.

Meet Attorney-Author Lynne Kramer Cold Spring Harbor native and co-author Lynne Kramer will give a talk at the Cold Spring Harbor Library on Thursday, July 16, about their book, The Brockhurst File, on July 16 at 7 p.m.

SUMMER ARTS FESTIVAL Free concerts presented by Huntington Arts Council at Heckscher Park, Main Street and Prime Avenue, Huntington.

Shows are Tuesday-Sun, 8:30 p.m.; Tuesday evenings are Family Nights and performances begin 7:30 p.m. All shows are held rain or shine unless weather is extreme. Info at huntingtonarts.org.

• De Temps Antan, world music from Quebec. Thursday, July 16.

• Sol y Sombra Spanish Dance, traditional Spanish Flamenco and Tango, Friday, July 17.

• Arturo O’Farrill & Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra perform Saturday, July 18. * L.I. Dance Consortium recital, Sunday, July 19.

• Peter Pan performed by the Broadhollow Theatre Company, Tuesday, July 21 (7:30 pm).

• Huntington Community Band plays classic tunes Wednesday, July 22.

THEATER/FILM John W. Engeman Theater At Northport

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

• Mel Brooks’ musical comedy “The Producers” runs through July 12.

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. 631-4625400. ArtLeagueLI.net.

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.

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.

• Wacky Water Wednesdays lets young children can enjoy sprinklers and water games on the Hatchery grounds.

Picnic tables available. Wednesdays, 11 a.m.-2 p.m., through July.

Cold Spring Harbor Whaling Museum 279 Main St., Cold Spring Harbor. 631367-3418. 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.

Heckscher Museum Of Art

2 Prime Ave., Huntington. Museum hours: Wednesday – Friday, 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 for adults, $46/seniors, and $4-6/children; members and children under 10 get in free. 631351-3250.

• “Before Selfies: Portraiture through the Ages” looks at portraits before the advent of cameras; through Aug. 9.

Huntington Arts Council

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

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. huntingtonhistoricalsociety.org • Take a tour of the historic Van Wyck Lefferts Tide Mill – first built in 1795.

Accessible only by boat, the mill is open for tours on a limited basis. Tours are scheduled for Wednesdays, July 29 and Aug. 12 at 9:45 a.m.; Thursday, Aug. 27, at 9 a.m. Tickets are $15 for non-members, $10 for members. Registration required. 631427-7045, ext. 404. huntingtonhistoricalsociety.org.

Northport Historical Society Museum

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

• Northport in the Civil War, A Few Good Men: exhibit offers a glimpse into the lives of those Northport men who fought in the Civil War 150 years ago.

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

Available in the museum shop at $5 per person.

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.

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 Tuesday, Saturday and Sunday 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: MondayFriday, 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. 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 Northport Community Band

Summer concerts every Thursday evening in July, 8:30-9:45 p.m. at the Robert Krueger Bandstand at Northport Village Park. No rain dates.

The Paramount

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

• Joe DeGuardia s Star Boxing Presents: ROCKIN’ FIGHTS 20 Featuring Joe Smith, July 17, 8 p.m.

• Kacey Mesgraves, July 18, 8 p.m.

• George Clinton & Parliament Funkadelic, July 19, 8 p.m.

• Gaslight Anthem with special guest Matthew Ryan and The Northern Wires, July 21, 8 p.m.

Mid-Summer Night Dances

Popular summer dances are held in the Celebration Tent at the Suffolk County Vanderbilt Museum, Centerport, Thursday evenings through Sept. 3.

VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES Be A Museum Docent

The Huntington Historical Society is currently seeking volunteers to train to become Museum Docents at the historic David Conklin Farmhouse Museum. The museum is located at 2 High St. in Huntington and is a fascinating interpretation of the colonial, federal and Victorian time periods. No experience required – an interest in local history is a plus. Training is provided. Call 631-4277045, ext. 403.

Helping Furry Friends

Little Shelter Animal Rescue and Adoption Center is looking for volunteers who want to make a difference in the lives of animals. Free training provided.

Visit littleshelter.com, or call 631-3688770, ext. 204.

Walt Whitman Birthplace

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

Thrift Shop Volunteer

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

Seeking Volunteer Advocates

The Family Service League’s Ombudservice Program of Suffolk County is seeking volunteers to train as advocates for nursing home, adult home and assisted-living facility residents to help ensure they receive quality care and their rights are protected. 631-4273700, ext. 240.

Artistically Gifted Needed

The Gurwin Jewish Nursing & Rehabilitation Center in Commack is seeking artistically gifted volunteers to partner with residents in a new program, “heART to heart,” aimed at helping people with varying levels of cognitive ability express themselves through art. Contact Judie at 516-931-5036 or jatlas1@optonline.net.

Send us your listings Submissions must be in by 5 p.m.

10 days prior to publication date.

Send to Community Calendar at 14 Wall Street, Huntington, NY 11743, or email to info@longislander group.com

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Whaling Museum to honor two at luau fundraiser (Continued from page A5)

cludes Long Island’s oldest, continuously published newspaper, The Long Islander, founded by Walt Whitman in 1838; The Record/Northport Journal; and the Half Hollow Hills Newspaper. The group also publishes The Suffolk Lawyer in cooperation with Suffolk County Bar Association.

Crosson both made history and helped preserve it as director of Cold Spring Harbor Public Library for 16 years.

Earlier this year, she took on directorship at Half Hollow Hills Community Library.

Kelly will receive the Museum’s Improving Long Island’s Future Award. Crosson will be presented with its Changes in our Community Award.

Event tickets are $140 per person.

In addition, sponsorship and journal advertising opportunities are still available. For information contact Judy Palumbo at 631-367-3418, ext.

12, or visit cshwhalingmuseum.org.

Scenes of the tropics will come to Cold Spring Harbor soon when the Whaling Museum hosts its luau fundraiser.

Take four steps for sound financial planning (Continued from page A10)

The best way to accomplish an accurate budget and balance sheet is to take your check book and credit card statements and start at the last entry. Break out each purchase and enter it into its category. Do this going back three months. Then multiply each category by four to get your yearly expenses. Then go through

your checkbook and credit card statements for the year to catch any exceptional purchase/expenses, such as large tax bills and insurance coverage which was not picked up in the first three months.

This should give you a pretty accurate showing of your income and outgo. From here, we can examine and massage the numbers to see if

there is anything we can adjust or cut back on.

Congratulations. You have started on your way to a solid retirement plan. If you would like to expand on any of these areas please contact Ask the Expert and we will be glad to assist. In the coming weeks and months we will address the other areas of a solid financial plan.

Disclaimer: The advice offered in this column is intended for informational purposes only. Use of this column is not intended to replace or substitute any professional advice.

This column, its author, the newspaper and publisher are not responsible for the outcome of following any advice that appears here.

Town earns $100K ‘microgrid’ energy grant (Continued from page A3)

easier to restore electricity more quickly to facilities that provide essential services when there are widespread power outages,” a press release issued after the meeting by town spokesman A.J. Carter read.

Huntington is one of 14 munici-

palities on Long Island and 83 across New York to receive grant monies, which were issued through Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s NY Prize microgrid competition. The competition was administered by NYSERDA and is described as a first-in-the-nation $40 million movement to help communi-

ties reduce costs, promote clean energy and build reliability and resiliency into the electric grid.

“New Yorkers have first-hand experience regarding the need for resilient and efficient power systems that can withstand whatever Mother Nature has in store for us,” Cuomo

said. “This funding will help communities across New York invest in these new systems, which will ensure critically important institutions such as police and fire stations, hospitals and schools can continue operating during and in the aftermath of an extreme weather event.”

Macy’s off-price concept coming to Melville mall (Continued from page A3)

store at 834A Walt Whitman Road in Melville has been subdivided into two lots, one of which will be occupied by Macy’s Backstage.

One of the permits active for the site is to build the wall dividing the department store; others are for interior alterations and exterior façade work for the Macy’s Backstage.

No permits have been issued for the second, newly subdivided space, Town spokesman A.J. Carter said.

Kohl’s shuttered its doors at the Melville Mall in April 2014. Other tenants in the shopping center include Marshall’s, Dick’s Sporting Goods, Waldbaum’s and a card store.

In a press release last month, Macy’s officials identified the Backstage concept as “one of the company’s key growth initiatives,” and said the six stores, which will average 30,000 square feet in size, should be open by the fall.

Macy’s Backstage is designed to offer an assortment of women’s,

men’s and children’s apparel, shoes, fashion accessories, housewares, intimate apparel and jewelry, according to a press release announcing the plans for the six stores. Each store also will include amenities, such as free WiFi, and one location will test a café concept; the selection of merchandise will include clearance items from Macy’s stores and special selections from known fashion brands at steep discounts.

“We continue to be very excited about the coming of Macy’s Back-

stage. Feedback we have heard from shoppers since the initial public announcement of our first four pilot locations has been enthusiastic, and our team looks forward to bringing this fresh new retail concept to life,” Peter Sachse, Macy’s chief innovation and business development officer, said in a statement. “These two new locations will enhance our opportunity to learn from the pilot stores.”

Each Macy’s Backstage store is expected to employ 30 to 45 workers, officials said.

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Mission Huntington stays local (Continued from page A9)

yard, was born.

From July 6-10, volunteers went into homes in the Huntington Station area.

One of the projects included rebuilding a badly worn-down bathroom in a multifamily home.

“One house with many families living in it had two bathrooms, one of them working. The one upstairs looked fine, but was unusable. The piping and plumbing was bad,” Mannale said.

Downstairs – the bathroom that

worked – the sink was sagging and “everything was rotten,” he said. The home, which had five children in diapers, he added, had badly soiled carpeting.

Using donated materials and volunteer labor, they revamped the badly damaged downstairs bathroom and replaced the carpet, leaving behind care packages and toys for the children as well.

On Friday, they went east to the Timothy Hill Children’s Ranch, where they cleared out trees and shrubs and did weeding at some of

the transitional housing, Mannale said.

But some of the giving didn’t necessarily involve heavy physical labor – in one case, it was as simple as putting smiles on kids’ faces on a hot summer day.

Mannale said that, for this year, the Mission Huntington campaign was in lieu of an overseas philanthropic trip.

In future years, it may be a complement to an agenda of charity.

“Once we have this kind of smoothed out, it could be an addition,” he said.

Volunteers from Dix Hills Evangelical Free Church tear up the carpet in a Huntington Staiton home.

More time to consider Hyatt Place zoning (Continued from page A1)

Bonesso said that modified site plans submitted last week “flipped” the Hyatt Place building so the “front of the building” faces Rubie’s, he said. The new plans would also double the distance between the proposed Hyatt Place and Rubie and increase the number of parking spaces from 169 to 180.

Previously, Alan Katz, a member

of Sherwood 510 LLC, owner of property at 510 Broadhollow Road; Jan Burman, president of LBA Melville Associates, which owns property neighboring the Rubie Corporate Plaza on the South Service Road; and Marc P. Beige, a member of Broadhollow Associates LLC, owner of the Rubie Corporate Plaza, filed protest petitions. Those petitions were deemed valid by the

town’s planning department, meaning a four-vote supermajority will be needed to ratify the zone change.

With Councilman Mark Cuthbertson vocal in his opposition to the proposal, the remaining four voting members of the Town Board would have to vote in favor of the zone change. Councilwomen Susan Berland and Tracey Edwards have come out in support of the plan; Su-

pervisor Frank Petrone has not weighed in either way, but said he is “encouraged” by the ongoing discussions, town spokesman A.J. Carter said.

“OTO and the neighbors are still talking, and the supervisor notes that the extension gives them the opportunity to continue talking to resolve their differences,” Carter said.

Town sets sights on new parking structures (Continued from page A1)

build some retail on the lower level to help offset some of the costs,” said Bob Scheiner, chairman of the Huntington Township Chamber of Commerce and a member of the Huntington Village Parking Consortium.

Scheiner said on Sunday that he expects the request for proposals to be issued within two to three weeks. Town spokesman A.J. Carter confirmed that an RFP is under development, but said it was too soon for the town to comment since it has not been finalized.

Both the Elm Street and New Street municipal lots are being eyed as possible sites for structures, Scheiner said.

“What the group did was to assess what lots that the town owns that could be developed for additional parking with minimal impact to the surround-

ing community,” Scheiner said. “The town selected two. That doesn’t mean the developer is going to select both.

But they have the option to pick one or both.”

The end goal, Scheiner said, is 325 to 350 new spots at no cost to taxpayers. Turning exclusively to the private sector was necessitated by the state’s 2 percent property tax levy cap and the town’s desire not to pierce it, Scheiner said.

“The cost to float those bonds has to be paid for by the town within its budget and the 2 percent tax cap. The town does not want to pierce that amount and I respect them for that,” he said.

The apparent move toward parking structures in the village is the latest in several years’ worth of reforms to

parking in Huntington village, many of them spearheaded by the Consortium, of which leadership from the Huntington Chamber, The Paramount, the Huntington Village Business Improvement District, the town and Huntington’s Economic Development Corporation are members.

Others changes included instituting three-hour parking, temporary valet parking in the New Street lot, an increase in parking fees, a shift to multi-meters in prime parking areas, and a change in enforcement hours from 9 a.m.-6 p.m. to 10 a.m.-8 p.m.

During that time, the Gerard Street lot was also repaved and reconstructed.

Meanwhile, the town was expected take another step toward increasing the stock of free municipal parking in

the village at Tuesday’s town board meeting by ratifying the $1.6 million purchase of a parking lot adjacent to the former A.G. Edwards building located at 24 W. Carver Street, adjacent to the New Street lot. A vote to fund the purchase was expected to be held after press time at Tuesday’s town board meeting. Town planning officials said that by re-striping the lot, the town could create as many as 65 new parking spots, Carter said.

Anna Louise Realty 2 LLC, the current owner, will continue to own and operate the 24 W. Carver Street building, Carter said, which also has parking on site. Per the agreement, the new owners will give the town unrestricted access to parking spots immediately adjacent to the building.

“It’s really a win-win,” Carter said.

Huntington girl sings in ’80s tribute band (Continued from page A7)

a show, but we can make it up as we go along, too,” said O’Gara, who is the youngest in the group at 26.

The band will be bringing the act to The Paramount on July 31. The show, starts at 8 p.m., giving O’Gara’s parents a reasonable hour to go see her.

The last time she came to The Para-

mount, she said, her father attended, and he was dancing and singing.

When she’s not singing with Jessie’s Girl, O’Gara is auditioning for voice-over roles. She’s done work for Garnier and Mastercard.

“I’m able to do that during the week and be a rock star on the weekend and it works out really well,”

O’Gara said.

Looking ahead, she might try out for the final season of American Idol – because, hey, why not? – and she’s thinking about going back to school to earn a master’s degree in musical therapy.

For now, she said “it’s hard to imagine it getting better. For one, it’s

hard to find a band where everyone can get along so well. And people love the music and they know every word. People just let loose. It’s very good. I want to maintain doing this band, because I think it’s a special, special band.”

Tickets for the July 31 are $20-$45.

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Lights, camera, action – only one business can be the Huntington Superstar Business – and it’s up to the Town of Huntington to decide who it will be!

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Any business which registers in the contest will immediately be eligible for a heavily discounted advertising package (see below for details).

July 16 – July 26 All of the businesses who registered will be put to a vote. During this period, Town of Huntington residents will be able to pick which business they think deserves to take home the gold.

The aim of Long Islander News’ Huntington Superstar Businesses Contest is to support local businesses through our comprehensive, multimedia approach.

Additionally, for one lucky winner, we will custom-create a professionally made video at no charge, which will spotlight the winner’s business and highlight whatever makes it a superstar business!

July 7 – July 14 Registration will be open during this period.

Simply visit our website and fill out our quick registration form – and you’re in!

July 30 When all the votes are tallied, the winner of our Huntington Superstar Business Contest will be announced – and we will then work with them to create their prize!

Exclusive Multimedia Advertising Package

Businesses that register for our contest are encouraged to promote themselves through our variety of media channels. We will work with all participating businesses to ensure that – whether or not they win our contest – the Town of Huntington knows exactly why they are a superstar business in their own right!* Advertising packages offered to all businesses who register for our contest include:

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*Signing up for an advertising package is not required to register or win our contest.

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Logo on voting page (4 slot size) 200-word write-up 2 month web advertising slot 2 custom social media posts Promotional materials (200 cards)

So tell your family, friends, and neighbors – the search for the Huntington Superstar Business has officially begun!

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