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TOWN OF HUNTINGTON

Hatton: Precinct will continue to focus on town’s drug, gang problems

By Andrew Wroblewski awroblewski@longislandergroup.com

Christopher Hatton is walking in his father’s footsteps, but he’s taking a slightly different path.

“My father was a New York City fireman, he wasn’t a cop,” said Hatton, whose father, the late James Hatton, spent 30 years with the New York City Fire Department. “But he got me interested in civil service.”

That interest soon built into a “desire” to serve the community, and he opted for police duty.

SPOTLIGHT

After a 28-year-long, distinguished career in the Suffolk County Police Department, which has taken him to the Third, Fourth and Sixth precincts, the Internal Affairs Bureau and Marine Bureau, that choice has led him to Huntington.

Hatton, 52, of Miller Place, is the Second Precinct’s newest commanding officer, replacing Edward Brady, who retired in July.

At the Second Precinct, Hatton has had little time to gradually get acclimated. On July 19, the day before the inspector assumed his new role, a man was shot in the leg in Huntington Station. Four days later, police arrested and charged a Holbrook man for the shooting. And this past weekend, there were separate shootings in Greenlawn and Huntington Station by unknown assailants.

Welcome to the precinct, inspector.

The shootings took place in one area Hatton said the precinct is focusing on: Huntington Station.

“It’s no secret, we have gangs in Huntington Station,” he said in an interview.

One gang the Second Precinct has identified is the Tip Top Boyz.

In March, a suspected member of the gang, Sheldon Leftenant, 22, was arrested and charged in connection to the shooting of Second Precinct Officer Mark Collins earlier that month.

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Meet Huntington’s New Top Cop

Todd Rundgren’s A8 Global Tour

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Inspector Christopher Hatton joined up with the Second Precinct on July 20, filling the role left by previous inspector Edward Brady.

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By Carl Corry ccorry@longislandergroup.com

The Dix Hills Fire Department has been awarded $99,000 in federal funds to recruit more volunteer firefighters and train new members.

The award, announced by U.S. Rep Steve Israel (D-Huntington), was part of the Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response Program, known as SAFER, which is administered by FEMA. Currently, Dix Hills Fire Department consists of about 175 volunteer firefighters, EMTs and fire police that have responded to over 1,100 alarms since the start of the year.

Commissioner Larry Feld said the money will be equally split over four

years and is pegged to specific efforts that are meant to recruit and retain volunteers. Feld said the department with get $24,750 each year: $15,000 for accident disability policy payments; $1,000 for required training, $3,000 for public relations and marketing; $5,000 new-recruit physicals; and $750 for administrative costs.

Feld, who said the department had tried unsuccessfully for several years get SAFER funds, said the award “offsets the costs to the fire dire strict and ultimate to the taxpayers.”

Feld said he hopes the money will help to bring in and retain a halfdozen members per year.

With department’s busy call volume, he said, “the more we get, the better.”

A rendering depicts a proposed Melville Shake Shack location.

MELVILLE

Shake Shack Plan Approved By ZBA The Huntington Zoning Board of Appeals unanimously approved a parking variance for a planned Shake Shack location in Melville at its Aug. 6 meeting.

Shake Shack’s plan for a 3,040square-foot restaurant and 795square-foot outdoor dining patio at 849 Walt Whitman Road in Melville had been scrutinized due to concerns over parking at the site. The restaurant chain had initially allotted 65 parking spots, 12 short of town code requirements. At a June 11 ZBA hearing, it agreed to add two more

spaces for employee parking.

ZBA Chairman Chris Modelewski said at the Aug. 6 meeting that Shake Shack’s clientele generally turn over quickly, which mitigates parking concerns.

“In spite of the offerings being higher quality than, say, a McDonald’s or a Burger King, it [Shake Shack] does turn over relatively quickly,” Modelewski said. “It’s not like a conventional restaurant in terms of people staying, so you would have a lot of turnover on the traffic.”

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TOWN OF HUNTINGTON

Transplant Advocacy Takes To The Hardwood

By Danny Schrafel info@longislandergroup.com

Three months after his successful heart transplant, the story of Greenlawn’s Christian Siems continues to spread around the country and the world.

Most recently, a pack of basketball Bearcats halfway across the United States are in his corner, spreading the word at the University of Cincinnati about the importance of organ donation.

Troy Caupain Sr.’s son, Troy Jr., is a rising junior and point guard for the University of Cincinnati Bearcats. Troy Sr.’s father, Robert, heard Christian’s story and relayed it to the family. They, in turn, shared it with Cincinnati.

“He mentioned to me that Christian loves basketball and what he was going through,” Troy Sr. said.

“We took that to heart. I spoke to my son, spoke to his coach and let him

Christian Siems and Troy Caupain Sr. hold a signed Cincinnati Bearcats basketball, for which his son, Troy Jr., is a star player, on July 29. know that Christian was an official Bearcat.”

That commitment came with a

signed Bearcat and Cincinnati swag, including a banner, a hat and a decal.

There are also plans for Christian to

meet up with the Bearcats when they play at the Barclays Center during the Thanksgiving tournament in November. More importantly – a pledge to do all they can to spread the gospel of organ donation awareness.

“It brings organ donation awareness. People are talking about it and realizing the need for it,” said Christian’s mother, Michele Martines, of Greenlawn. “He’s the same age as kids in college.”

On April 24, Siems and his family rushed to Westchester Medical Center when a viable heart became available. The procedure came six weeks after he was added to the list of New Yorkers in need of a heart transplant, and six months after being airlifted there for an emergency procedure was performed on Nov. 6 to equip him with a Left Ventricular Assist Device – an artificial heart.

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POLICE REPORT Compiled by Carl Corry

Welcome, And Kudos!

Welcome, Inspector!… I just wanted to

Cops: Men Were Loitering, Had Drugs

Red means stop, blue means hot… Now

that summer is finally in full take the time to give a special welcome to swing, many of us are enjoying Huntington’s new inspector. As I’m sure you all our beaches and boats clad in know, the Second Precinct’s light, cool garments to keep IN THE KNOW previous inspector, Edward the heat at bay. So I was espeWITH AUNT ROSIE Brady, retired last month and cially sympathetic to a few Christopher Hatton has since boys in blue – blue jeans and assumed the role. My staff here at Long Isconstructions boots, that is – lander News has always spoken highly of Inwho were standing under the beating sun holdspector Brady as an excellent communicator ing red stop signs to ward off drivers as electriwith the community and, from what I’m hearcal or construction work was being done downing, it seems that Inspector Hatton wishes to town. I saw one lad standing in the same spot at continue that mindset of approachability. Wel8 a.m. and again at lunchtime, looking like he come, to Huntington, Inspector Hatton. I’m sure was in need of, oh, a gallon or so of water. “I you’ll do great in keeping the people of Hunthope you have a good rest of the day,” I said. ington safe.

“I’ll do my best,” he replied, sweating and swaying back and forth.

Wait a second… I was skimming through our staff’s email the other day when I came Back to school already?... It seems like the across a familiar name. Constance Sloggatt Wolf school year just ended, but here we are, just a – the sister of Long Islander News Associate few weeks away from another start to school.

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“He mentioned to me that Christian loves basketball and what he was going through. We took that to heart. I spoke to my son, spoke to his coach and let him know that Christian was an official Bearcat.”

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Someone stole a watch from a Lucille Lane residence in Dix Hills after entering the home by cutting a window screen sometime between 8:30 a.m. Aug. 1 and a call to police two days later.

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Someone drove off from the Sonoco station on Deer Park Avenue in Dix Hills on Aug. 4 at 7:40 p.m. without paying for gas, according to a complaint filed with police.

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A homeowner on Hunting Hill Drive in Dix Hills reported that a package that was supposed to be delivered to her house must have been stolen sometime between 6 p.m.

Aug. 3 and a call to police the following day.

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A 27-year-old Northport man and a 45year-old Kings Park man parked near the intersection of the Long Island Expressway South Service Road and Commack Road in Dix Hills were arrested Aug. 5 at 10 p.m. on loitering and drug-related charges. The younger man was charged with loitering and unlawful use of a controlled substance.

The other man was charged with criminal possession of a controlled substance.

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On May 3, 1783, Sgt. Elijah Churchill received the Badge of Military Merit from Gen. George Washington for his efforts in the battle of Fort Slongo. Washington established the badge on Aug. 7, 1782. Illustration by U.S. Army.

TOWN OF HUNTINGTON

A Revolutionary War Link To The Purple Heart

By Jason Lee info@longislandergroup.com

Last Thursday was National Purple Heart Day, a time to commemorate an award established in 1932 to honor soldiers who return with injuries or are killed in action.

But the date actually is pinned to the founding of the Purple’s Heart precursor, the Badge of Military Merit, which Gen. George Washington created on Aug. 7, 1782 to honor acts of valor by servicemen during the Revolutionary War. The first soldier to receive the award, and only one of three on record, was given the honor for valiant actions during the invasions of Fort St. George and Fort Salonga, then known as Fort Slongo.

Sgt. Elijah Churchill, a soldier from the 2nd Continental Dragoons, was part of a raiding party from Connecticut led by Major Benjamin Tallmadge and received the heartshaped purple medal for his actions at Fort Salonga, said Huntington Town Historian Robert Hughes. “He led the charge on the fort and was wounded in the process.”

The fort was located just north of the current Huntington Town border and overlooked the Long Island Sound. Churchill and his men were

targeting essential resources in an attempt to starve the enemy out.

More than 230 years after Churchill was recognized by Washington for his efforts in the Revolutionary War, his name still resonates for some in the community.

Elijah Churchill Public House in Northport is named after the war hero, who was 27 years old when he received the Badge of Military Merit.

“It’s paying homage to the area we are in and the history this town has,” said Cory Hendrickson, the pub’s head chef.

While it’s not a museum by any means, calligraphic writing on the restaurant’s walls describe what Churchill did to earn his award.

In the order conferring the Badge of Military Merit to Churchill, Washington said: “At the head of each body of attack he not only acquitted himself with great gallantry, firmness and address; but that the surprise in one instance, and the success of the attack in the other, proceeded in a considerable degree from his conduct and management.”

Since the honoring of Churchill

by Washington, more than 1.8 million veterans have received the Purple Heart.

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

Welcome, Inspector Hatton Christopher Hatton, the Second precinct’s continued outreach to the comPrecinct’s new inspector, has a big job on munity to build stronger ties and trust. his hands. Whether it’s gangs and vio- This is especially crucial at time when lence in Huntington Station and the sur- trust between the public and police across rounding area, or a heroin epidemic cen- the country has dwindled following nutered in the region’s North Shore commu- merous incidents in which police have nities, the challenges for the precinct to been video recorded beating suspects, combat are many and diverse. causing widespread outrage.

As we know, the Huntington communiLocal community members and local ty has seen a tragic four murpolitical leaders are encourders since 2013. And in the EDITORIAL aged, as are we, by Hatton’s past month alone, there have initial efforts to connect with been four shootings, two this weekend. the public, including his attendance at the In an interview with Long Islander recent annual National Night Out event in News (see cover story), Hatton said he Huntington Station. will continue to focus on addressing Hatton notes in the interview this week gangs and drug issues plaguing the Hunt- that be believes his nearly 30-year police ington area through techniques such “de- training has prepared him for his first briefings” of anyone who is arrested. It’s stint as a precinct’s top cop. That configood to cull as much information as pos- dence and experience will come in handy. sible within legal limits from potential It will take strong leadership to make big sources of information. strides against the challenges facing the Equally important, however, is the precinct.

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Huntington Residents Denied Democracy TO THE EDITOR, For a brief moment, it looked like Huntington Democrats would have a vibrant range of choices in the race for Town Council. The Town Democratic Committee had backed an incumbent, Susan Berland, and local businessman, Keith Barrett. And there were two challengers: Bill Naughton, ex-highway superintendent and party renegade, and newcomer Andrew Merola.

As a Democrat, I was looking forward to campaign offering different perspectives

and possible new ideas.

Yet we will not have those choices come Primary Day. Once again, party insiders have used New York’s election laws to undermine the democratic process. The election laws are an Orwellian construct that claim to protect voters, but in fact, limit the rights of voters and access to the ballot. New York’s laws have been routinely criticized by good government groups.

Elsewhere in the country, we have seen the use of election laws to disenfranchise minority voters. This year in Huntington, they have been used to deny voters choices and to keep newcomers and those who challenge party

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orthodoxy off the ballot.

It does not have to be this way. In recent elections, the presidential candidates of both major parties have agreed not to challenge another candidate’s petitions. In Huntington, the party designees could have said they wanted to run on their character, track records and ideas. They did not. Instead of standing in the public forum to discuss ideas and what is best for the town, the candidates worked with party insiders to shut down debate. They were more interested in retaining power than working for what is best for the Town of Huntington or protecting our democratic ideals.

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Some say that avoiding a primary fight is good for the Democratic Party, but I disagree. Blocking challenges to the current hegemony leads to a rotting from within and a dearth of new and younger voices. Had the national party done the same, we never would have seen Barack Obama reach the White House.

What happened is a shame for the Town of Huntington and the Democratic Party.

We want more voices and ideas, not fewer, and we particularly want to encourage younger and newer candidates like Mr. Merola. Ms. Berland and Mr. Barrett have much to offer voters, but their support of this insider maneuver taints their candidacies. Denying candidates access to the ballot and limiting voter choices suggests they are afraid of open debate. If they sacrificed the

interest of the town and democratic principles for the sake of their own self-interest, what other choices will they make to put their personal interest ahead of the town’s interest?

If we shrug our shoulders and say that’s just the way it goes, then we are complicit in a process that favors the insiders over the public interest. What can we do as citizens? I urge two actions.

We should withhold our support from any candidate who manipulates the election law to serve their self-interest.

Deny these candidates your time, money and, most of all, your vote. And we should demand reform from our State elected officials so that the election laws protect the public interest, not the political insiders.

Sincerely, MARK X. CRONIN Huntington Bay

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Medicine During The Civil War

Harrison Hunt, a retired senior curator of history for the Nassau County Parks Department, displays a Civil War-era instrument that was used to pull teeth at a Northport Historical Society event.

By Jason Lee info@longislandergroup.com

Harrison Hunt, a retired senior curator of history for the Nassau County Parks Department, delivered a presentation on Civil War medicine Sunday at the Northport Historical Society.

The presentation took a look at how Civil War-era doctors handled surgery. Though the medical practices may sound barbaric, Hunt explained that health care from that time isn’t so different from today’s techniques.

“People then were doing the best they could with the technology they knew, and that is what we are doing now,” Hunt said.

Rather than a shot of whisky and a stick to bite down on for pain relief, doctors would use a variety of opiates or chloroform. The patients wouldn’t be knocked out during an operation -- such as amputations, which were common during the Civil War -- but they would at least be numb and disoriented.

The instruments Civil War-era doctors used are similar to modern equipment, Hunt explained on Sun-

day, displaying a mixed collection of antique and replicated medical instruments. Hunt’s favorite, he said, is Hey’s saw, a small, hatchet-like cutting instrument used for an early form of facial remodeling.

“It speaks to the sophistication of the procedures they were doing,” he said, explaining that Civil War-era doctors were concerned about their patients’ post-surgery appearance.

Yet some medical experts were more advanced than others.

Case in point: “Sometimes they would use a probe to find soft lead bullets,” Hunt said, holding a long

metal wire with a swab at the end.

“Other times, doctors would stick their hands in and fish around.”

Even with the medical achievements of the mid-19th century, the chances of surviving Civil War-style medical operations weren’t great.

“Nothing is sterilized; you always run the risk of a second infection,” Hunt said. “They didn’t know about germs. They didn’t wash their hands and used the same sponges.”

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American musician, songwriter and producer Todd Rundgren is bringing his Glob Tour 2015 to The Paramount’s stage Aug. 18.

Todd Rundgren’s Global Tour 2015 SPOTLIGHT Nearly 50 years into his career, Todd Rundgren continues to rock, and soon he’ll be rolling into Huntington for a one-night-only show at The Paramount set for Aug. 18.

A Philadelphia native, Rundgren, 67, has been playing guitar since he was a teenager.

In 1967, his first big break came when he fronted psychedelic and garage rock band The Nazz and assembled classics like 1972’s, “Hello It’s Me.”

Since then, Rundgren has continued to develop a distinct style of rock that’s taken him to stages across the globe.

He’s also produced music of his own, such as 1972’s “I Saw The Light,” while simultaneously engineering and producing for artists including Hall & Oates, Meat Loaf and Badfinger.

On April 7, Rundgren release his 25th solo studio album, “Global,” a 12-track contemporary fusion of rock, soul and EDM stylings.

Rundgren will bring that music and more to Huntington village on Aug. 18. Doors will open at 7 p.m. and the show is scheduled for 8 p.m. Tickets are available from the box office or paramountny.com from $25-$55.

Chris Strub, a Huntington Station native, is a man on a mission.

He wants to visit all 50 states in just 100 days and volunteer with 50 youth organizations, one in each state. On Monday, he made a pit stop in Huntington Station to work with the campers of the Project PLAY & St. John’s Camp at Jack Abrams Intermediate

School – a school he attended as a child – on day No. 88 of his journey. Strub, 29, had visited 43 states as of Monday. Above, Strub and his mother, Jane, pose for a selfie with Huntington Supervisor Frank Petrone and the campers and staff of Project PLAY and St. John’s Camp.

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Huntington’s Strong Boat-Racing Heritage

By Henrietta Schavran Sail and powerboat racing on Long Island Sound is a long and cherished tradition. The victory of the United States when it won the prestigious British Trophy in the 19th century that became known as The America’s Cup helped create a major pleasureboating activity on our shores for sailing yachts and early motorboats.

Did you know that in our local waters, sail- and motorboat-racing was very popular in the late 19th and early 20th centuries? With the founding of yacht clubs in those decades, boat races and regattas were taken very seriously. For example, when the Huntington Yacht Club was formed in 1894, its principal activity was racing, as witnessed by the numerous trophies from that era still on display.

At around 1900, the introduction

of the gasoline-fed internal combustion engine to replace the naphthadriven engine promoted the popularity of powerboat racing. Here, on the waters of Huntington Bay in the early 1900s, powerboat racers were involved in the first international powerboat races in our region, the British Trophy Races, which were held at The Casino des Beaux Arts, right off Huntington Bay. In those decades also, the Cornfield Light and other overnight races were racing traditions that continued (at least at Huntington Yacht Club) until the 1990s. Those races were discontinued because of difficulty to navigate at night among the numerous lobster traps dotting the

surface of Long Island Sound.

Articles in The Long-Islander, Newsday and other newspapers attest to the popularity of long-distance and local races among nautical clubs. In the 1920s and 30s, small boat sail races became very popular.

Here, in our area, a type of small sailboat, the SUICIDE class, became so popular that it was featured in a 1931 issue of Yachting Magazine.

Not really a one-design class, rather it had to meet certain parameters, among which was the requirement that its sail area be no more than 125 square feet. With its skull and cross bone logo, the boat was raced by both men and women.

Racers were not idle in cold weath-

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er. Frostbite racing in small sailing dinghies became a pleasant competition in late fall and early spring, and is still an ongoing sport “until the harbor freezes over.”

In 1963, the Skipper Moore Race was introduced, to be raced by women of Huntington, Centerport and Northport Yacht clubs. The race was established by Robert Moore, an avid sailor and racer, to promote racing for women. The event was raced in 14-foot BlueJays by women from the three clubs. It remained popular through the early 1990s.

The Tri-Club Race was another sailing event that local clubs raced in.

Each of our numerous boat and yacht clubs can boast of races among their members and races with other boating organizations. Boat racing is challenging, exciting, fun and definitely here to stay!

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Temple Beth Torah To Donate School Supplies Photo courtesy of Temple Beth Torah

By Carl Corry ccorry@longislandergroup.com

Temple Beth Torah in Melville plans to continue an annual charitable tradition later this month by donating backpacks filled with school supplies to needy students in elementary schools in the Half Hollow Hills School District.

Over the past six years, the temple’s members have donated more than 1,000 backpacks filled with school supplies to needy students in the neighboring community, said Randi Bender and Mary Resnick, project co-chairs at Temple Beth Torah.

Following a three-month donation drive, on Aug. 20, TBT Hebrew School children, their parents and other volunteers will convene at the temple to pack the backpacks with the school supplies for delivery to the elementary schools.

Temple Beth Torah Rabbi Susie Heneson Moskowitz said the temple has focused on the needs of children in the kindergarten to second grades based on requests from Half Hollow Hills.

Moskowitz said the project helps fulfill the Jewish value of tzedakah, which translates from Hebrew to mean social justice and is often carried out through charity.

Temple Beth Torah volunteers packed donated school supplies for elementary school students in need in the Half Hollow Hills School District last August.

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At The Wine Cellar, More Than Just Wine

By Tes Silverman info@longislandergroup.com

When Michael O’Brien and Lindsay Ostrander opened The Wine Cellar on Main in June 2012, their individual expertise brought them together. O’Brien, an expert on craft beers, and Ostrander, a sommelier, combined their passions to create an establishment unlike any other.

While typical wine bars offer various types of red and white wines, what differentiates the Wine Cellar from others is an impressive selection that hails from local, regional and international vineyards, which produce organic, biodynamic and sustainable wines. Its wines are categorized to fit not only the vintner’s tastes, but tailored to the patron’s palate. In addition, O’Brien and Ostrander pair these wines with delicious tapas that are made in-house.

To start you on your tasting educa-

tion, pairing Hillinger Secco Rosé, an organic sparkling wine from Burgenland, Austria ($3.50 for 2 ounces, $11 for 6 ounces and $44 per bottle) with soft cheeses ($12 for fresh mozzarella platter, sliced tomato, roasted red peppers, balsamic glaze drizzle, or $11 for warm brie with walnuts and berry preserve served with flatbreads) highlights the creamy texture of the cheeses.

For the palate that is drawn towards fruity, floral and crisp white wines, pairing the 2014 Txomin Etxantiz Txakoli from Toro, Spain ($4/$12/$48) with the artisan toasted flatbread (saucisson sec – cured pork with fresh garlic, sea-salt and black peppercorns, parmesan, mesclun greens, roasted red peppers, cherry tomatoes, EEVO and balsamic glaze, $10) cuts through the saltiness of the saucisson sec, while the understated flavor of the wine emphasizes the

A fresh mozzarella platter with sliced tomato, roasted red peppers and a balsamic glaze drizzle.

The Wine Cellar owners Lindsay Ostrander and Michael O'Brien display a cheese and meat board and an artisan flatbread board. heartiness of the flatbread.

If you’re more partial to red wines that have a smooth and supple finish, pairing the 2012 The Big Easy ($5.75/$17/$68) from Santa Barbara, California, with saucisson sec or spiced coppa (spiced saltcured pork shoulder), reduces the saltiness of the meat, while accentuating the wine’s finish.

Lest you think that wines are the only form of libation at the Wine Cellar, O’Brien’s selection of craft spirits such as Asian pear cider and apple crisp cider, to name a few, indicate his affinity for unique tastes.

For those who may want to pair wines with regular entrees, O’Brien and Ostrander have a distinctive way of accommodating their hungry clientele. With the help of neighboring restaurants such as Maroni’s Bistro 44, Ship’s Inn and Main Street Cafe, patrons can order entrees from these restaurants and have it delivered to the Wine Cellar.

This partnership not only provides the aforementioned restaurants with additional patrons, but also highlights the uniqueness of how the Wine Cellar operates.

If after sampling the wines and

tapas or entrees has you craving for dessert, the owners exercise almost the same idea with bakeries they have established with other eateries. While chocolate-dipped strawberries are prepared in-house, other desserts like Ghirardelli peanut butter brownie, New York-style cheesecake and flourless chocolate cake are procured from Rhapsody Cakes in Centerport and Alfredo’s Bakery in Halesite.

O’Brien and Ostrander’s determination to maintain high standards of procuring and serving organic and sustainable wines, as well as serving craft beers to experts and novices, have made the Wine Cellar a Main Street staple.

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DINEHUNTINGTON .COM HISTORICAL FUNDRAISER: For the rest

of the summer, Black & Blue Seafood Chophouse (65 Wall St., Huntington, 631-385-9255, blackandbluehuntington.com) will donate $2 to the Huntington Historical Society when you order from the restaurant’s threecourse, prix-fixe menu ($28.95 per person) And to make a good deal even better, the restaurant will match every $2 for a total $4 contribution to help the Historical Society present its Wine and Food Tasting event set for Sept.

18. The prix-fixe menu is available Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday 410 p.m., Friday and Saturday, 4-6 p.m.; and Sunday, 4-9 p.m.

IMC Restaurant owner Igor Karateev, right, recently hosted Joseph Cinque, director of the American Academy of Hospitality Sciences, for a private tasting and tour

IMC HOSTS HOSPITALITY GURU: IMC Cinque around the sleek, contempo-

Restaurant owner Igor Karateev recently hosted Joseph Cinque, director of the American Academy of Hospitality Sciences for a private tasting and tour. Karateev, who exports top grade meats to restaurants worldwide, showcased the restaurant’s menu offerings and showed

rary style restaurant. American Academy of Hospitality Sciences confers its prestigious International Star Diamond award to the most exclusive hospitality establishments in recognition of excellence in hospitality, gastronomy, attitude, cleanliness and service.

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BUSINESS Pub Owners Open To Feedback On Rooftop Dining Plan

By Andrew Wroblewski awroblewski@longislandergroup.com

Skipper’s Pub, the longstanding cornerstone of Northport Village, is looking to soon add a killer view to go alongside its menu. And while the proposal made by the pub’s owners, Paul and Marie Gallowitsch, drew critics at July 29 village zoning board meeting, the couple isn’t deterred.

In fact, as operators of the pub since 1978, they’re used to it.

“We were fighting for about 20 years to get our outside dining permit,” Marie Gallowitsch said Aug. 4, after rattling off a long list of changes and renovations Skipper’s has endured over the years – some of which came with headaches, but were well worth it. Skipper’s is located at the corner of Woodbine Avenue and Main Street.

The 2009 approval of outdoor dining in Northport was one of those changes, she said, calling that the

“second stage” in helping make the village more attractive to customers and more prosperous for business owners. “Stage one” was the opening of John W. Engeman Theater in 2007.

“Stage three,” she speculated, might just be rooftop dining, “…another change that could be interesting for the town.”

On July 29, the couple brought their minimum $400,000 proposal before the Northport Zoning Board of Appeals.

They hope to add 109 rooftop seats, a rooftop bar and other amenities to utilize the pub’s view of Northport Harbor and Northport Village Park. The rooftop would be accessible via stairwells or via an elevator, which would be built as part of the proposal.

“The view on the roof is spectacular,” Gallowitsch said, noting that

Owners Paul and Marie Gallowitsch are hoping to soon add rooftop dining and a rooftop bar to Skipper’s Pub. Left, the proposal as rendered by Northport architect Alexander Latham. she has received positive feedback from patrons regarding the proposal.

“We’re very excited. We think it will be a wonderful opportunity for us and a wonderful opportunity for the village.”

But first, the proposal has some hoops to jump through. The North-

port ZBA did not make a ruling on the proposal at the July 29 meeting and instead scheduled to discuss it further at the Sept. 16 meeting at Northport Village Hall.

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Investing Basics Continued: Stocks, Cash And Bonds

By Jon L. Ten Haagen

I am now at a point where I have done a budget and balance sheet and I find I have some extra funds to consider investing in the ‘stock market’. How do I start? Where do I start?

Let’s first look at your age, time to retirement, risk tolerance, whether you should look at taxable or tax deferred investing and who to consider being your “financial advisor?”

Start with the premise that “it is never too late to start saving and there is never an amount too small to start with.” Investing means putting your money to work earning more money.

List your financial goals, such as college costs, buying a home, getting to a comfortable retirement, saving for a burn-the-mortgage party when it is paid off.

You don’t have to start with a lot of money. Most of us start with a smaller amount of money, which has the potential to produce a positive return over time. You have to start and be consistent by putting away money every week or month. If you invest $50 per week at a growth rate of 8 percent annually, this will grow to

over $300,000 in 30 years. Slow, steady and consistent wins the race!

Start now!

Now you must make decisions.

How much to invest? Where to invest? You must know your alternatives to choose from and what the risks are you are taking with each one.

Investment basics are basically three: stocks, bonds and cash. These are called asset classes and put your money to work in different ways. The returns on these investments vary with each one.

Many people invest in all three classes.

• Stocks are ownership shares investors buy in corporations. You have a percentage ownership in that corporation and you will make or loss money as the corporation prospers or fail.

• Cash investments are in a money market, CDs, U.S. Treasury bills, notes and bonds. Maturity rates can be a short as six months to over 30 years. Currently, interest rates are very low; however, your money will not lose face value if held until matu-

rity. You may lose to taxes and inflation.

• Bonds are investments in which you loan money to a corporation, government or municipality. Their interest can be taxable or tax-free in specific situations. Bonds can also have a maturity of ‘overnight’ to over 30 years. The longer the bonds go out to maturity, the more it can fluctuate in value (up and down). If you hold a bond until maturity, you are assured to get your money back along with the interest rate paid to you each year if the corporation or municipality does not default. Bonds are rated as to their ability to repay you. The highest rating is ‘AAA,’ which is the strongest financially. Their ratings decrease as their ability to repay lessens. ‘AA,’ ‘A,’ ‘BBB,’ etc.

Be sure you work with a knowledgeable and competent financial advisor. Be aware that there are many “financial” titles and labels and some mean little or nothing. Ask lots of questions about the advisor’s experience and expertise.

ASK

THE EXPERT

Next time we will discuss the various investments and the ways and whys of investing.

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

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

Email your questions to asktheexpert@longislandergroup.com today, and let our expert help you. *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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The Town of Huntington and the Northport-East Northport School District won separate but similar rulings in a state appellate court July 29 giving them the ability to continue fighting LIPA’s attempt to substantially reduce the Northport power plant’s tax assessment.

In unanimous rulings, the fourjudge court agreed with a lower court ruling that former LIPA Chairman Richard Kessel and former Gov. George Pataki promised not to challenge taxes on the Northport plant back in 1997 and that the town and school district are intended third-party beneficiaries. That status enables them to move forward with breachof-contract suits filed in 2011 against LIPA after the authority filed tax challenges on the plant, which is operated by National Grid.

“This allows us to take a deposition of Chairman Kessel, go through

thousands of pages of National Grid documents and allows us to continue to push LIPA in a sense of holding them to the promise that they made the Town of Huntington,” said Stuart Besen, an attorney representing the town in the matter.

Besen said his plan is to make a summary judgment motion or go to trial in Supreme Court.

John H. Gross, an attorney with Ingerman Smith in Hauppauge who represents the school district, said, “We are extremely pleased by the decision. It reaffirms the district’s role in this and shows that promises were made by both Gov. Pataki and chairman of LIPA not to file such a claim.”

LIPA has the option to file an appeal with the New York State Court of Appeals, the state’s highest court, but Gross said that is often very difficult after losing in two lower courts. It would need permission to file.

A LIPA spokesman did not respond to a call for comment.

CHAMBER OF COMMERCE

Member Orientation At Huntington Chamber Please join the Huntington Chamber for new member orientation Friday, Sept. 18. The orientation will be held at the chamber’s office, 164 Main St in Huntington, from 8-9 a.m.

This event is for new and old members who want to engage with the chamber and learn more about the benefits of membership. The orientation is also a great event to invite your employees who want to be involved with the community and give them the opportunity to meet chamber staff, distinguished board members, and members of the membership committee.

Network with other members while you learn about the cham-

ber’s many committees, member benefits and upcoming events for the fall. The prestigious Long Island Fall Festival, held over Columbus Day weekend, is the chamber’s largest event of the year.

Along with the Festival, Chamber committees host interactive and educational events throughout the year that are free to members.

Find out more about these events and how you can get involved by attending the new member orientation.

We hope to see you Sept 18!

Please register online by going to the event calendar at huntingtonchamber.com, or call 631-423-6100.

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WALT’S CORNER

PERMANENT PICTURE A controlled hand Lines so fine Colors so deep Expression through ink Each piece tells something of Love, achievement, happiness and loss People see art as An image in a photo A formed sculpture A canvas covered in paint It doesn’t matter how it’s created It’s for your own individual pleasure

Walt Whitman

Tell me, tell me Why the pain I’m asked, It’s my story Skin instead of paper My body is my book It’s a memory masterpiece CARISSA KOPF Patchogue NY Walt’s Corner is edited by George Wallace, former Suffolk County poet laureate.

Submissions of original poetry, short stories, photographs and drawings are welcomed. Send items to Long-Islander Newspapers, 14 Wall Street, Huntington, NY, 11743. All submissions become the property of Long-Islander Newspapers and cannot be returned. Call 631-4277000 for more information.

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Long-Islander Editor’s Father Dies (Aug. 18, 1865) Eliphalet H. Shepard, the father of the Long-Islander Editor George Shepard and three other children, died on Saturday, Aug. 12, 1865 at West Cornwall, Connecticut. He was 76. “He fought the good fight and has gone to his reward,” an obituary noted.

Church Gets New Organ (Aug. 18, 1865) The Methodist Episcopal Church in Huntington purchased a new Enley organ to be used during services on the main floor with the choir.

Scaffolding Accident (Aug. 13, 1869) William Crankshaw, a mason, and Geo Hays, a laborer, were injured after falling 12-15 feet from a collapsed scaffold and being hit by two or three barrels partly filled with mortar, sand and plaster at the new Presbyterian Church in Huntington. Hays suffered two sprained ankles and both men received minor scratches and bruises. The incident was one of two scaffolding accidents to occur during the week of Aug. 18, 1865.

Temperance Movement Grows (Aug. 13, 1869) The Temperance Organization in Northport reportedly grew to more than 100 members.

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THURSDAY Driven to Abstraction

Presented by the Main Street Gallery, explore the invented realm of your imagination, with this galleries abstract art.

The show opens Aug. 13, from 9 a.m.-5 p.m., at 213 Main St. Huntington.

Admission is free. For information call 631-271-8423.

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FRIDAY 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.

Ongoing series every 4th Friday of the month at 7:30 p.m. Guest poets and open readings. Aug. 28 and Sept. 25.

Presented by Northport Arts Coalition at Caffe Portofino, 249 Main St., Northport. northportarts.org .

Long Island Singles Speed dating

Go on up to 15 dates in one night at Basil’s Bistro 598 Broad Hollow Rd. Melville. on Aug. 15. From 7:30-9 p.m. is for males age 38-52 and females age 35-49. From 8:30-10 p.m. is for males ages 25-39 and females 25-37.

Admission is $35.75. Proof of age and prepayment is required. Visit WeekendDating.com, or call 516-9089638 for more information..

Snapper/Bluefish Fishing Derby

The Cold Spring Harbor Lions Club will host its annual fishing derby Sept. 12.

Registration begins at 9 a.m. at seafarer’s parking lot on Main Street in Cold Spring Harbor. The derby is open to kids 16 years and under. The fish weigh-in starts at 3 p.m. Hot dogs, pizza and soda will be offered to participants. For more information, call 516-241-0761. (picture: Johnny Fishing Derby 2008.jpg)

SUNDAY Piano Performance

Hosted by Isabella Eredita-Johnson, director of Opera Night, Long Island, seven local pianists will perform at the Steinway Piano Gallery on Aug. 16 starting at 3 p.m., 505 Walt Whitman Road, Melville. Admission is free, but reservations are required. For more information and to reserve a seat, call 631-424-0525.

Yoga And Writing With Poet Barbera Beatus

Poet and yoga instructor Barbera Beatus combines visualization, meditation, breath and movement with creative writing and drawing. The class is appropriate for all levels of yoga and writing experience. Long Island Writers House, 46 Green St., Huntington. Don’t forget to bring a notepad and writing utensil. Aug. 16 1 p.m. Price is $15. Only 15 spots

The Over 50 Fair will offer classes and exhibitors designed to help people over 50 learn to live life to the fullest. Edith Jason, 80, one of the oldest yoga teachers on Long Island, will be running a yoga class. Chef AJ, 11, of Fox TV’s “MasterChef Junior,” will cook quesadillas for all to try. Mark Brier of Laughs at the Library and Howard Newman of Jokesercise will offer a little exercise and a side of comedy. Other class topics include saving for retirement, travel and health topics. Admission is $6 online, $8 at the door; free for veterans. Sept. 27, 10 a.m.-4:30 p.m. at the Melville Marriott, 1350 Old Walt Whitman Road, Melville (Over50Fair.com, 516-621-1446).

Tours of Huntington Lighthouse

Poets in Port

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Over 50 Fair

Snapper/Bluefish Fishing Derby John Messina at the 2008 Cold Spring Harbor Lions Club Snapper/Bluefish Fishing Derby. The next derby will be held Sept. 12. open, prepaid registered attendees will be accepted before walk-ins. Visit liwriters.org to register.

TUESDAY Inspiring Stories with Lois W. Stern

On Tuesday Aug. 18 at 4 p.m., author Lois W. Stern will present true and inspiring stories featured in her latest Tales2Inspire collection at Long Island Writers House, 46 Green St., Huntington. All the presented stories are winners in Stern’s annual inspiring-stories-contest initiated four years ago. The presentation will feature both multimedia and storytelling formats. Admission is free. For more information, visit liwriters.org

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. http://liwriters.org/index.html http://liwriters.org/index.html WEDNESDAY

Sand Castle Contest

On Aug. 19, sand castle contest will be held at Crab Meadow Beach in Northport, starting at 4 p.m. The contest is open to all Huntington residents. Two winners will be chosen for two age groups: 16 and under and 17 and up.

Participants can enter individually or in groups. For more information, call 631351-3171. To register, vist HuntingtonNY.gov/SandCastleContest

UPCOMING/ONGOING The Brush/Lens Project Exhibition

Painter Ward Hooper and Photographer Holly Gordon will debut a collaborative collection of Long Island inspired pieces at the Jeannie Tengelsen Gallery of the Art League of Long Island, 107 East Deer Park Road, Dix Hills. The exhibition starts Aug. 8 and goes through Aug. 23. Gallery hours are Monday-Thursday: 9 a.m.-p.m., Fridays 9 a.m.-4 p.m., Weekends 11 a.m.-4 p.m. A reception will be held Sunday, Aug. 9 at 2 p.m. and a gallery talk will be Sunday, Aug. 16 at 2 p.m.

Sinatra Tribute at Huntington Playhouse

Playing through Sept. 6, “My Way: A Musical Tribute to Frank Sinatra” performances are Fridays and Saturdays at 8 p.m., with one Sunday performance on Sept. 6 at 2 p.m.. Five performers will sing more than 40 songs using Sinatra’s iconic style. To make a reservation, contact the box office at 440-871-8333. The box office is open Wednesday-Friday 1-4 p.m., and 2 hours before each performance.

Run for Your Life 5K Run/Walk

Join the Commack Volunteer Ambulance Corps for the 4th Annual Run For Your Life 5K Run/Walk on Saturday, Aug. 22 at MandracchiaSawmill Intermediate School. Entry fee is $20 for those registered before Aug. 12 and $25 thereafter. This event is intended to raise funds to buy new rescue equipment for the Corps. Registration starts at 8 a.m. The Run/Walk starts at 9 a.m. at 103 New Hwy, Commack, NY. For more information on registration, special group rates and service discounts, visit www.commackambulance.org.

The Huntington Lighthouse will offer its third session of Huntington Harbor Historic Lighthouse Tours on Sunday, Aug. 16, from 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Boats depart from Goldstar Beach in Huntington, and the tour covers the lighthouse interior and the light tower. $18/adult, $15/senior, $10/child 5-12, $40/family of 4 (2 adults 2 children). No children under 5 allowed. To learn about the tour and the important restrictions that apply, see website - huntingtonlighthouse.org http://www.huntingtonlighthouse.org/ http://www.huntingtonlighthouse.org/ Fare Free Weeks Huntington area rapid transit fixed route passengers will ride for free for two weeks. Sept. 21- 26 and Sept. 28 – Oct. 3. The Free fare weeks are in conjunction with International Car Free Day on Sept. 22.

Townwide Fund Accepting Grant Applications

The Townwide Fund of Huntington is accepting grant applications for any registered 501(c)(3) not-for-profit agency licensed in the State of New York whose mission is to assist residents of the Town of Huntington with basic health and human services. Applications available at Townwide Fund office, 148 E. Main St., Huntington, Or see websitewww.townwidefund.org/grants. For more information call 631-629-4950.

AT THE LIBRARIES Cold Spring Harbor Library

95 Harbor Road, Cold Spring Harbor.

631-692-6820. cshlibrary.org. ● Movies on the Lawn: End of Summer Reading Club Party: Aug. 14, 8 p.m.

Outdoor screening of The Incredibles and ice cream provided by the library.

Commack Public Library

18 Hauppauge Road, Commack. 631499-0888. commack.suffolk.lib.ny.us. ● Ken and Marva Winter will share money-saving tips on creating trip itineraries and setting up individualized tours. They will also show a multimedia presentation of their trip through Vietnam. Tuesday, Aug. 8, 7 p.m.

Register at the circulation desk ● Film history writer Glenn Andreiev will lead a program showing forbidden and once shunned movie clips from before the strict censorship codes were

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Deer Park Public Library

44 Lake Ave., Deer Park. 631-586-3000. deerparklibrary.org. ● Landscapes and seascapes by local artist Paul Padovano are on display through August. ● Pandora’s Vox will play popular cover and original music on Saturday, Aug. 15 at 7 p.m. in the library parking lot.

Elwood Public Library

3027 Jericho Turnpike, Elwood. 631499-3722. elwoodlibrary.org. ● Eddie Costello will host an antique road show Saturday, Aug. 15, at 2 p.m.

Learn to identify valuable antiques and collectibles. Patrons should bring items of their own to be appraised. The owner of the most unique item will win a prize. ● For grades 1-3, create superheros and a city at night with the arts and crafts stations. Aug. 13, 3 p.m.

Half Hollow Hills Community Library

Dix Hills: 55 Vanderbilt Parkway. 631421-4530; Melville: 510 Sweet Hollow Road, 631-421-4535. hhhlibrary.org. ● 3D Printer at 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. ● Bring your resume to the Job Fair, Aug. 13, 1-4 p.m., presented by the Suffolk County Department of Labor’s One Stop Employment Center, Registration is not required (Dix Hills)

Harborfields Public Library

31 Broadway, Greenlawn. 631-757-4200. harborfieldslibrary.org ● Plaza Theatrical Productions presents “Shrek the Musical,” for families with children ages 3 and up. Tickets are free. Aug. 14, 7 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.

Northport-East Northport Library

Northport: 151 Laurel Ave. 631-2616930. East Northport: 185 Larkfield Road. 631-261-2313. nenpl.org. ● The Empire State Motorcycle Safety Education Program will conduct a nonriding three part course reviewing proper motorcycle driving practice. Mondays Aug. 17, 24, 31 at 7 p.m.. ● A volunteer HICAP counselor will answer questions about medicare and supplementary insurance on Aug. 18, from 9:30 a.m.-11:30 a.m. Register at the library or online.

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.

Hosted by Isabella EreditaJohnson, director of Opera Night, Long Island, seven local pianists will perform at the Steinway Piano Gallery on Aug. 16

THEATER/FILM Cinema Arts Centre

423 Park Ave., Huntington. cinemaartscentre.org. 631-423-7611. ● Late Night TV veteran comics Aparna Nancherla and Adrienne Iapalucci will perform at the Pop Rock Cafe Aug. 15 at 10 p.m. Admission to the show hosted by Matt Roren is $7. ● Brett Sherris/ Summer Camp Cinema Film Festival. Saturday, Aug. 15.

Double features start at 10:30 p.m. $9 for members, $13 for non-members.

“Point Break” and “Road House” will be shown. ● “Mid-August Lunch” by Pranzo di Ferragosto. Sunday, Aug. 16. $10 for members, $15 for non-members. ● Viewing and discussion of three episodes of the “Twilight Zone.”

Tuesday, Aug. 18, at 7:30 p.m. $10 for members, $15 for non-members. ● Viewing of “Hippocrates” followed by a discussion with Fred Craden, Wednesday, Aug. 19, 7:30 p.m.. See website for ticket pricing and information.

22 at 10 a.m. Refreshments will be served and professional staff will answer questions about the turtles.

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, history and significance of nautical tattoos. Tattoo artifacts, antique machines, early inking tools and Sailor Jerry flash art on display through Aug. 30.

Heckscher Museum Of Art

107 East Deer Park Road, Dix Hills.

Gallery hours: 9 a.m.-4 p.m. weekdays; 11 a.m.-4 p.m. weekends. 631-462-5400.

ArtLeagueLI.net. ● The Brush/Lens Project, Aug. 8-23.

Dual paintings and photography juxtapose each other and portray the same subject.

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. ● “James Rosenquist: Tripartite Prints,” runs Aug. 15 through Nov. 22.

Rosenquist’s lithographs are characterized by horizontal, tripartite compositions depicting brightly colored icons, including tire tracks, stairs, nails, stars, orbits and the American flag. ● “Street Life: Private Moments/Public Record”opens Aug. 15. Selected works from the permanent collection illustrate the urban experience and create a portrait of New York City in its daily life.

Featured artists include Berenice Abbott, N. Jay Jaffee, Martin Lewis, John Sloan, Garry Winogrand. ● “Graphic Appeal: Modern Prints from the Collection” runs Aug. 15 through Nov. 29. Landscape, figurative and abstract work using a range of traditional and modern processes by artists Romare Bearden, John Steuart Curry, Stuart Davis, Red Grooms, Risaburo Kimura, Robert Kipniss, Roy Lichtenstein, Henry Moore, Claes Oldenburg, Robert Rauschenberg, Emilio Sanchez, Tom Wesselman and others.

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John W. Engeman Theater

350 Main St., Northport. johnwengemantheater.com. 631-261-2900. ● “The Cottage,” written by Sandy Rustin, runs July 23-Sept. 6.. ● “Pianomen,” Neil Berg. Sunday Aug. 16, at 7 p.m. ● “Big Dummy,” featuring Mry Dimino Wednesday Aug. 19, at 7 p.m.

MUSEUMS/EXHIBITS Art League of Long Island

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. ● Summer Harvest of Artists, July 28Aug. 23. The exhibit features 41 local artists, and work ranging from photography to abstract paintings and sculptures.

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. ● Hatchling turtles will be shown during their first outdoor adventure on August

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

non-members, $10 for members.

Registration required. 631-427-7045, 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. ● For an afternoon of historical fun, take a self-guided walking tour of the Northport’s historic Main Street, Tuesday-Sunday, from 1-4:30 p.m.

Available in the museum shop at $5 per person.

Vanderbilt Museum and Planetarium

180 Little Neck Road, Centerport.

Museum hours: Tuesday, Saturday and Sunday, 12-4 p.m. Grounds admission: $7 adults, $6 students 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: 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. 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 The Paramount

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

● The Paramount Comedy Series Presents Mike Marino, Aug 14, 8 p.m. ● Breaking Benjamin, Aug. 15, 8 p.m. ● Machine Gun Kelly, Aug. 16, 8 p.m. ● Todd Rundgren, Aug. 18, 8 p.m. ● Creedence Clearwater Revisited, Aug. 20, 8 p.m. ● Butch Trucks and the Freight Train Band ft. Berry, Aug. 21, 8 p.m. ● Aaron Lewis, Aug. 22, 8 p.m. ● Under the Sun 2015: Sugar Ray, Better than Ezra, Uncle Kracker, and Eve 6: Aug. 24, 7:30 p.m. ● .38 Special: Aug. 29, 8 p.m.

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. The last tour is scheduled for Thursday, Aug. 27, at 9 a.m. Tickets are $15 for

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To combat the gang problem, Hatton said the precinct is “debriefing,” or interrogating, anyone who gets arrested.

“Any person who comes in here in handcuffs gets questioned. We ask them what they’ve been involved in, what they know – no matter how trivial they think it might be,” Hatton said. “You’d be surprised what people will tell us when they sit here getting processed for an arrest.”

That information is then shared across the Suffolk County Police Department’s computer network, he said, to help solve crimes not only in Huntington, but across the county.

Along with enforcement, this strategy is also being employed to chip away at Suffolk’s drug problem, which has creeped into the Town of Huntington in a major way. After two Northport men were among 14 people arrested on June 2 in connection to a heroin supply chain originating in the Bronx, Suffolk County District Attorney Thomas Spota called Northport the “center of the heroin storm” that is overwhelming communities on the North Shore.

Hatton agreed.

“We’ve noticed a heroin problem and the consumers of the drug are middle-class white students, which seems to be the North Shore of Long Island,” Hatton said. “From Northport, to Smithtown, Stony Brook and Miller Place – that seems to be where the drug problem is.”

This usage spirals into an even bigger issue, he said. Users steal money from their families and from those around them to get a fix. This includes breaking into cars, stealing and then

Long Islander News photo/Andrew Wroblewski

Meet Christopher Hatton, Huntington’s new top cop

Christopher Hatton, 52, of Miller Place, a nearly 30-year police veteran, is the Second Precinct’s new commanding officer. selling stolen property.

“The drug problem creates a problem for the entire community,” he said.

And it’s the community, the inspector said, that he’s ultimately working to improve.

In his newly assumed role, Hatton has already taken strides to connect with Huntington’s leaders and residents. For example, he spoke at Huntington Station’s National Night Out celebration on Aug. 4.

And by engaging with the public, the inspector has already begun to make his mark.

Huntington Supervisor Frank Petrone called Hatton “an experienced police leader who is highly respected within the department,” in an email Monday.

“I look forward to continuing the good working relationship that

Huntington Town has established with the Second Precinct,” Petrone said. “Already, we have begun to discuss and will continue discussing how collaboratively we can address issues of public safety and quality of life in the Town.”

“Inspector Hatton has hit the ground running,” Huntington Councilwoman Tracey Edwards said in an email. “I look forward to working with him in partnership in Huntington Station and the overall township.”

These comments reflect Hatton’s seemingly glowing reputation among his peers in the Suffolk County Police Department. As the Third Precinct’s executive officer, his most recent post prior to moving to the Second Precinct, Hatton was known a “terrific, even-tempered, calm, confident and smart” man, said Third Precinct Inspector Robert Brown.

“It was a great pleasure working with him,” said Brown, who mentioned that he and Hatton both started in enforcement on the same day with the New York City Police Department in 1986, but the first time they worked together was at the Third Precinct, starting about a year and a half ago.

If his experience in the Third Precinct, which Brown said has varied neighborhoods – including Hatton’s own hometown of Brentwood – and a lot of community groups, is any indication, Hatton “is going to do great” as the Second Precinct’s commanding officer.

After growing up in Brentwood and attending St. Anthony’s High School, which was then located in Smithtown, he enrolled in SUNY Oneonta, where he earned a bachelor’s degree in 1985.

He started with the NYPD in 1986 as an officer and transitioned into the Suffolk County Police Department in 1987. That began his nearly 30-yearlong stint with the department, assuming roles included commanding the Internal Affairs Bureau and the Marine Bureau, and as executive officer, or a precinct’s second in command, at the Sixth and Third precincts. He’s also a graduate of the FBI National Academy in Quantico, Virginia.

Another important role of Hatton’s is as a father. He has two children and two step-children with his wife.

All of this experience is carrying over to his role in the Second Precinct, Hatton said.

“I think I have vast experience in what goes on in all of the areas of the police department,” Hatton said. “It’s all prepared me to do this job. A job that, as an officer, you aspire to do: run a precinct.”

Transplant advocacy takes to the hardwood (Continued from page A3)

darin Gourmet in Huntington, Christian said he was feeling “a lot better” following his operation, dropping water weight, walking around better, and not having to worry anymore about making sure he has charged batteries at the ready for his LVAD. On July 29 at the Caupain family’s home, he was feeling better still.

The road to a transplant began June 28, 2012, a few weeks after Christian had tried to give blood at Harborfields High School. They turned him down after discovering “something wrong” with his heart rate, Michele said.

Following a visit to a neighborhood cardiologist that day and a sequence

of rushed visits to hospitals and emergency procedures, Christian was diagnosed with dilated cardiomyopathy, a condition in which the heart becomes weakened and enlarged and cannot pump blood effectively.

Christian will undergo routine biopsies to test for rejection. Immediately post-op, patients are tested weekly; then every other week before going monthly. The goal is to get to a point where tests are done yearly, which Martines said usually occurs around the five-year mark.

“Getting to the one-year mark is a really good place to get to,” she said.

Once Christian gets the all-clear on the health front, he plans to return to college, but he’s not sure what

he’ll focus his studies on. He also plans to join his mother in stepping up advocacy efforts toward promoting organ donation, a critical need in New York, where only 24 percent of New Yorkers are organ donors. The national average is around 40 percent, Gass said.

Martines said she’s already planning to hit the speaking circuit and host a fundraising bike ride this coming April 25 – Christian’s oneyear transplant anniversary date – in partnership with County Executive Steve Bellone. Christian has already been tapped to speak about his experience at Walt Whitman and Harborfields High Schools.

Already, an impact is being felt

immediately from the family.

“People tell me, ‘I signed my license because of you,’” Michele said.

For Michele, the commitment to the cause emerged in 1990, when her mother, Florence Leva died. The call came, asking her to donate her mother’s eyes.

“I remember when they first called. My mother died and then I get the phone call,” she recalled.

“And I’m like, ‘What’s the matter with you? She just died…’ and I started to think about it. ‘What is she going to do with her eyes?’”

Michele signed off on the transplant. As a result, four people were able to see.

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Pub owners open to feedback on rooftop dining (Continued from page A14)

tion to the plan, particularly related to potential noise and parking.

“I’m extremely concerned about the parking,” Kathie Kitts, owner of Northport village’s Artisan House gift shop said in a phone call Aug. 4.

“Parking is an issue. It always has been. We don’t need anything else that’s going to kill business for the merchants.”

Gallowitsch said that she and her husband are happy to work through any issues with the board and the public.

To ease parking concerns, the 109 rooftop seats would be partially offset by the subtraction of 12 seats indoors and the elimination of Skipper’s outdoor street-level dining along Woodbine Avenue. Gallowitsch said next-door businesses

Benkei and Maroni would also remove outdoor seating along Woodbine Avenue, and Bistro 44 would also remove outdoor dining along Main Street as per a lease agreement.

On the topic of noise, Gallowitsch assured that, should the proposal be approved, the rooftop dining would be in accordance with current village codes for outdoor dining. This means seating on the rooftop would

only be available between codemandated hours during warmweather months. Gallowitsch also said music would not be permitted on the deck.

“It’s not going to be some crazy, rowdy thing up there – we wouldn’t stand for it. We have a wonderful reputation in town. We’ll follow the rules and guidelines for outdoor dining,” Gallowitsch said.

Historian offers peek at Civil War medical practices (Continued from page A7)

from experience to wash their hands before sticking them near an open wound, but Hunt said it wasn’t common practice.

The Civil War remains the most deadly war in U.S. history, but according to Hunt it was also a very important catalyst for the evolution of medical practice.

“There were a lot of experiments that worked,” said Guy Smith, a colleague of Hunt’s and a volunteer at the Huntington Historical Society’s Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Building.

“They attempted saving a damaged bone by excision,” Hunt said.

That experimental procedure involved removing the damaged parts of a bone completely and resetting the two ends of the bone tightly so that they would mend together. Hunt said this would result in the foreshortening of the limb, but the limb would still function.

Hunt portrayed a Civil War surgeon for 40 years in reenactments that included illusions of full-arm amputations. How they do it is a secret of the trade, as well guarded as a magician’s illusions, but the end

result is a compelling surgical removal and disposal of an injured limb.

Pat Desilva, a Huntington resident of 40 years, but a first timer at the Northport Historical Society, was there out of a fascination with how problematic germs were in that time period.

“We take for granted that what we know today was known back then,” she said.

A member of the of the Northport Historical Society, Bruce Adams, said he was impressed by what was achieved during the Civil War, but

likes to compare medical practice from then to now, specifically how some of the diseases that decimated soldiers then are so easily and quickly cured today.

Hunt co-authored “Long Island and the Civil War” with Bill Bleyer in April. The book is an overview of Civil War history specifically targeting Suffolk, Nassau and Queens counties.

Hunt is currently working on a new photographic history project of Cedarmere, the William Cullen Bryant estate in Roslyn Harbor, with his wife, Linda Hunt.

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