Half Hollow Hills - 9/3/2015 Edition

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By Andrew Wroblewski & Janee Law info@longislandergroup.com A crash Sunday night killed a 17year-old girl and injured three other people, including a Wheatley Heights man who was driving the vehicle that struck a telephone pole and slammed into a home, Suffolk police said.

Aramis Broadus, 19, was behind the wheel of a 2010 Nissan Maxima going northbound on Little East Neck Road near Gordon Avenue in West Babylon around 8:50 p.m.

Sunday, police said, when he lost control and struck the pole and hit a home at 1152 Little East Neck Road.

There were three passengers in the vehicle: Chyna Adams, 18, of Deer Park; Robert Jones, 20, of

Deer Park; and Kenya Jimenez, 17, of Deer Park. All four were transported to Good Samaritan Hospital Medical Center, but Jimenez succumbed to injuries, police said.

As of press time Monday, Adams and Jones were being treated for serious, but non-life-threatening injuries. Broadus was treated and released. There were no injuries to the occupants of the home struck by the vehicle.

The crash drew attention from neighbors, including Balmaine Broderick, 65, and Yvonne Broderick, 58, of nearby N. Arizona Road.

Yvonne Broderick didn’t see the crash, but on Monday compared the sound of the crash to the thud of a heavy dumbbell hitting the ground.

“Cops were working on the folks and taking them out of the car,” (Continued on page A23)

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PD: Local Man Was Driver In Deadly Crash

Workers put up a fence around a West Babylon home that was struck by a vehicle Sunday night in a fatal accident. Town of Babylon officials have condemned the house due to extensive damage.

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District Discusses Additions, Improvements

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By Andrew Wroblewski

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SPOTLIGHT

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Jess Lustig and Najah Williams, both 14, practice their tennis skills Tuesday morning at the Half Hollows Hills West High School's newly revamped tennis courts.

As the Half Hollow Hills school district prepares for the first day of school Sept. 8, the students and staff will be welcomed by a host of additions and improvements made over the summer.

First up, as of last week, the finishing touches were being put on High School West’s tennis courts, one of three capital projects approved last May in the 2015-16 budget that are projected to cost around $1.4 million all told.

“If you haven’t seen them, you must,” said Anne Marie Marrone (Continued on page A23)

Team Ahearn Runs For A Cause Page A7

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DIX HILLS

By Carl Corry ccorry@longislandergroup.com State Department of Transportation Commissioner Matthew J. Driscoll came down from Albany to meet with local leaders Aug. 26 who were incensed over the agency’s now-pulled plan to build an expanded rest area on the Long Island Expressway in Dix Hills. The project would have included a 9,000square-foot building and 200 parking spaces.

Driscoll held a meeting with Huntington Supervisor Frank Petrone, Councilwoman Susan Berland and Suffolk Legislator Steve Stern (D-Dix Hills) in the morning and later with members of

the state delegation representing Huntington at state Sen. Carl Marcellino’s office in Oyster Bay. A number of officials who attended the meeting said they aired their frustration over the DOT’s clearing of trees at the current “text area” between exits 51 and 52 and its move to seek bids for the rest stop, which until recently was expected to be built at Exit 67, near the Suffolk County Farm and nearer to other farms and wineries.

The DOT pulled the project, which was slated to accept bids on Sept. 3, late last week after ferocious opposition by local and state officials representing Huntington, who say they were blindsided by the plan (Continued on page A23)

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DOT Meets With Officials Over Rest Area

The state Depapartment of Transportation bulldozed trees behind the “text area” off the Long Island Expressway in Dix Hills. The work has since stopped.

TOWN OF HUNTINGTON

5 MPH Boating Limit Set For 2015 Lighthouse Music Fest Town of Huntington officials will once again impose a 5 mph boating speed limit and establish a safety zone during the Huntington Lighthouse’s annual Music Fest this Saturday.

The speed limit will be in effect from 9 a.m.-10 p.m. Sept. 5 within half a mile of the lighthouse. A safety zone will be established around the lighthouse so to keep vessels clear of the dock and rocks and to protect swimmers in the vicinity of the lighthouse. A rain date is set for Sept. 6.

The Huntington Town harbormaster will work with the Suffolk County Police Department, the U.S. Coast Guard, the U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary and the Lloyd Harbor Village in order to set up patrons in the area of the festival, which is expected to attract more than 1,000 boats carrying more than 10,000 people.

The Town of Huntington will also have

rapid rescue recovery units on standby and work in coordination with local fire departments on resources.

Among the agencies that have committed resources to assist in enforcement and rescue operations are the U.S. Coast Guard Station in Eatons Neck, the Suffolk County and Northport Village police departments, the Lloyd Harbor Village harbormaster, U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary and the Centerport, Cold Spring Harbor, Halesite, Huntington and Northport fire departments.

This is the fourth-straight year Huntington has employed safety regulations during the music festival. The move to establish speed limits during aquatic events was originally prompted after three children drowned when the boat they were watching a fireworks display capsized on July 4, 2012 in Oyster Bay. -WROBLEWSKI

Town of Huntington officials will establish a 5 mph boating speed limit, displayed above, during the Huntington Lighthouse’s annual Music Fest this Saturday.

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TOWN OF HUNTINGTON

By Andrew Wroblewski awroblewski@longislandergroup.com

A Huntington-based sports drink company announced a giant signing last week.

Odell Beckham Jr., the star wide receiver for the New York Giants, joined Roar Beverages as its national spokesperson and is working with the company to develop a line of its coconut water-based sports drinks.

“I am blessed to play an important role in a sports drink company whose mission is to provide healthier options for the next generation,” Beckham Jr., 22, born in New Orleans, said in a press release.

Roar says its drinks are made with coconut water, B vitamins and electrolytes, 25% less sugar than traditional sports drinks, and without artificial flavors, caffeine, preservatives, gluten or brominated vegetable oil.

Beckham Jr. was selected by the Giants as the No. 12 overall pick in the 2014 NFL Draft and last season became, statistically, one of the mostsuccessful rookie wide receivers the league has ever seen.

Beckham Jr. will be featured in Roar’s first-ever national advertising campaign and will be a partner in marketing efforts, product development and both social and digital programming. Beckham Jr. is also working to develop Roar’s eighth flavor, which will be available for purchase from retailers and at drinkroar.com when the NFL’s regular season kicks off next week.

“Today marks the biggest day in the history of ROAR Beverages,” Roly Nesi, Roar CEO, said in the release. “Odell with his unique blend of style and charisma aligns perfectly with our vision that your beverage should be an extension of your personality.”

Founded in 2012, Roar currently produces seven varieties of its peakperformance sports drinks, which are manufactured in Pennsauken, New Jersey. Roar’s products are currently available in more than 2,000 retail locations across New York, New Jersey, Connecticut and Vermont. The company has retail partners including 7-Eleven, Fairway and King Kullen.

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Huntington Biz Signs Giant Spokesman

Odell Beckham Jr., a star wide receiver for the New York Giants, joined Huntington-based Roar Beverages as a national spokesman last week.

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POLICE REPORT Compiled by Chris Mellides

Hello, September

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Chris Mellides and Janee Law. We’re excited Empty nest alternative… First, let me for both Chris and Janee to preface this by saying that I love the feedback join the team and contribute to I’ve been getting over the last few weeks! So, Long Island’s longest-running in reference to my bit about parents saddened newspaper. by their children leaving for IN THE KNOW college, reader Mimi Taylor September, really?... wrote to me with a suggestion. WITH AUNT ROSIE Take a look at the upper-leftOf course, one’s child can nevhand corner of this page. Do er be replaced, but perhaps adopting a canine, you see that? Nope, that’s not feline or another pet could help to soften the a typo. It’s really September. With Labor Day blow. Stop by any one of the great animal shelapproaching this weekend, summer is officially ters in the area for a look-see. “There are cats, coming to a close. Gone are the promises of kittens, dogs and puppies just waiting for forevbeach days, barbecues, shorts and fireworks and er homes,” as Mimi says. in come the sweatshirts, football, pumpkins and A new face… has joined the Facebook com- school days. I, for one, don’t mind the transition. Fall is a great time of year, in my opinion. munity. Yes, yes, your Aunt Rosie keeps up But there’s always something slightly sad about with Facebook. Surprised? Anyway, the Huntsummer coming to an end. Alas, welcome to ington Historical Society has created a page for September. its museum shop last week to promote its offerings. So, whattya say? Are you a faithful patron of the shop? If so, head on over to facebook.com/MuseumShopHuntingtonNY and (Aunt Rosie wants to hear from you! If you show your support! have comments, ideas, or tips about what’s happening in your neck of the woods, write to me toWelcome… You might have already noticed day and let me know the latest. To contact me, a few new names in our newspapers this week drop a line to Aunt Rosie, c/o The Long-Islander, and last. Long Islander News is happy to wel14 Wall St., Huntington NY 11743. Or try the ecome its two newest full-time staff writers, mail at info@longislandergroup.com)

Three laptops and various other electronics were reported stolen from the Usdan Center for the Creative and Performing Arts on Colonial Springs Road in Wheatley Heights. The incident occurred on Aug. 24 at around 12:40 p.m.

Keyed Mercedes On Aug. 21, police received a report from the owner of a 2010 Mercedes who claimed that someone damaged his vehicle while it was parked outside of Air Techniques at 1295 Walt Whitman Road in Melville.

Unhappy Camper A wallet containing credit cards, cash and a driver’s license was reported stolen from a changing room at the Driftwood Day Camp pool on Aug. 21 at roughly 10:30 a.m.

Wallet Stolen A wallet containing cash and a credit card was reported stolen on Broadhollow Road in Melville between 5:30 p.m. Aug. 19 and Aug. 21.

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Numerous pieces of gardening equipment, along with a motorbike, power washer and a generator were reported stolen from a Dix Hills residence on Melrose Road on Aug. 19 at about 5:30 p.m.

QUOTE OF THE WEEK BALMAINE BRODERICK

“Cops were working on the folks and taking them out of the car. The surprising thing about it, though, was we didn’t hear any breaks, just heard the impact.”

Damaged Fence On Aug. 20, a fence was reported damaged on Soulagnet Court in Dix Hills. The incident is believed to have occurred Aug. 16 at about 9 a.m.

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PD: Local Man Was Driver In Deadly Crash, PAGE A1

On Aug. 28, a parked dirt bike was reported stolen from East Lyons Street in Melville. The incident was believed to have occurred at approximately 5:30 a.m.

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THE HALF HOLLOW HILLS NEWSPAPER • SEPTEMBER 3, 2015 • A5

TOWN OF HUNTINGTON

Huntington Upgrades App, Wi-Fi Service

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The Town of Huntington has upgraded its smartphone app with new tools for residents.

By Janee Law jlaw@longislandergroup.com

The Town of Huntington has upgraded its smartphone app, expanded Wi-Fi at Town Hall and added wireless accessibility to the Dix Hills Ice Rink.

Since the app, called Huntington @ Your Service, was launched in April 2012, the town has received more than 40,000 requests for services.

Recent updates to the app make it easier for users to enter service requests. For instance, complaints about potholes can be made from the home screen, and the app uses geolocation to look up garbage and recycling schedules. There’s also onetouch dialing.

Additionally, the free app, which requires users to sign in to make requests, provides a variety of functions that link directly to the town’s website

and social media accounts, such as Facebook and Twitter.

Users are also able to take and upload images, read the town’s news feed, learn the refuse pickup day for a particular location, view and find recreation facilities, nearby restaurants, businesses and libraries based on location services. The last update of Huntington @ Your Service went into effect in late March and early April, and can be downloaded at the Apple App store and Google Play.

“The town upgraded the mobile app and added Wi-Fi as part of the ongoing efforts to incorporate technological advances and residents’ preferences into the workings of town government,” Carter said.

In addition to the app upgrades, the town added wireless Internet access in the Town Hall lobby, the town board meeting room and at the Dix Hills Ice Rink.

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

R-E-S-P-E-CT Although summer doesn’t officially New York did a poor job of preparing its end until Sept. 23, the Labor Day holiday own teachers and administrators to meet traditionally brings the season to a close. new standards, and rushed the curriculum Students already have started heading into place anyhow. The governor only back to school in some Long Island dis- complicated matters by tying test scores tricts and the remainder will be filling to new teacher evaluation standards. classrooms in the days ahead.

Amid this atmosphere of dissatisfacThe back-to-school season is one of ex- tion, mistrust and outright revolt, a new citement and anticipation. It brings an education commissioner stepped into ofend to those easy days of fice July 1. Commissioner summer, when families are EDITORIAL MaryEllen Elia is facing the free of the obligations and daunting task of having to rerigorous scheduling of the school year. store public confidence in the education This year in particular it brought a respite system while getting that system in line from the controversy that followed the with national standards. That’s going to state’s implementation of Common Core take a different approach, and it’s going educational standards. to take time. It’s going to take greater It was a tumultuous year in the educa- transparency, and it’s going to have to action community as dissatisfaction with commodate public input. the Common Core standards – and the Long Island residents pay some of the testing that came with it – led to outright highest property taxes in the nation, with revolt. A grassroots movement that most of the bill going to local school sysgained traction both locally and national- tems. Residents are rightly fearful of losly resulted in New York leading the na- ing the local control that they believe altion in the number of students opting out lows their school districts to excel and of the testing. Reports put that number at better meet the needs of their communi20 percent statewide, with Long Island ties. districts seeing even higher numbers.

The state’s education department is Much of the blame for those startling looking for respect? From the governor numbers can be placed with the state. on down, it needs to give respect as well.

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

NY Should Opt Into Public Financing of Elections In 2014, I faced one of the hardest decisions of my career: Should I opt into a public financing program for the comptroller’s race or not?

For years, I had called for public financing of political campaigns. I’d even pushed my own legislation to start with the state comptroller’s

office.

But now I was faced with a deeply flawed pilot program that had been rushed into law for an election a mere seven months later. The legislation was sloppy, inadequate and unsound in so many ways that good government groups that had spent decades fighting for this change were outraged and encouraged me to reject it.

In the end, I agreed with the advocates and chose not

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to participate in the pilot.

There were too many signs that the program was doomed from the start. Perhaps it was designed to fail.

A report from the state Board of Elections validates these concerns, noting the “extremely short” time frame to implement the plan and the hurdles that made it impractical or impossible for candidates to participate.

But the failure of one poorly designed plan should

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not dissuade New York from adopting real public campaign finance reform.

I commend the Board of Elections for making thoughtful suggestions on how to make a new public finance system viable: officials must have at least two years to implement a program and those seeking public financing need the proper time to opt-in and meet participation thresholds.

According to the National Conference of State Legislatures, 13 states offer some kind of public financing to political candidates, and those systems have been proven to work. New York City has operated under a voluntary publicly funded system for more than 20 years. While not perfect, it is successful in promoting competition and reducing the influence of private donations.

In this era of extreme voter cynicism brought on by a seemingly endless series of corruption scandals, it’s time for the state to get on board.

We need comprehensive campaign finance reform in New York now, including public funding of elections for all state offices: governor, comptroller, attorney general, Senate and Assembly.

Campaigns are big business in New York, and vast sums are required to mount an effective race, especially for statewide office. Anyone who is not wealthy but wants to run for office is often de-

nied the opportunity because he or she simply can’t selffund a campaign.

Current contribution limits for statewide offices are $19,700 for a primary and $41,100 for a general election. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the median annual household income in New York state in 2013 was $58,000. How can New Yorkers believe in a system that lets statewide candidates accept contributions larger than the average family’s income?

Public financing allows regular citizens who do not have access to established political fundraising circles the ability to raise money and compete in elections.

Matching funds for smaller contributions also forces candidates to focus on grassroots donors.

The non-partisan Campaign Finance Institute suggested the cost for public financing would be $26 million to $41 million annually — a few dollars per New Yorker for a sound investment in a more open, transparent state government.

The bottom line is that we must change the old ways of raising money in Albany. It’s time for the state to build a new foundation of public trust by enacting campaign finance reform in time for the next state election.

THOMAS P. DINAPOLI Comptroller

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THE HALF HOLLOW HILLS NEWSPAPER • SEPTEMBER , 2015 • A7

Life&Style EYEBROW

Running To Swim The English Channel

By Carl Corry ccorry@longislandergroup.com

Judy Ahearn-Juliano was known as the anchor of the family. She was the one to suggest family reunions or meetups in the city, and she generally connected everyone together.

So when she died in February 2013 from a rare form of cancer at 59 years old, it was a big loss for the family. Ties, through grief and the lack of Ahearn-Juliano’s nurturing ways, naturally relaxed a bit.

In the past few months, however, those ties have strengthened around a shared mission. Inspired by the memory of Ahearn-Juliano’s robust life, a group of nine runners, many of them from the Huntington area, including her brother, James, and his wife, Francine, who live in the Huntington Station home AhearnJuliano grew up in, will be running in the inaugural Suffolk County Marathon and Half Marathon on Sept. 13. They will all be running -or walking and jogging, depending on the participant -- the 13.1-mile half marathon.

The idea of a group run got its start when Francine Ahearn, a social worker in the West Islip Schools, heard people at work talk of starting a running club and participating in the event, which will aid veterans’ causes in Suffolk County, officials say. Ahearn-Juliano’s husband, Michael, and her identical twin brothers, James and Chris -- the latter lives in Oakdale, near the Hecksher State Park, where the race will begin -- are all U.S. Air Force veterans.

“Judy used to run 5 miles a day.

That side of the family is very athletic. I thought Judy would love it,” said Francine Ahearn, of having family and friends participating in the run.

In addition to Ahearn-Juliano’s brothers and Francine, other runners in “Team Ahearn” include James and Francine’s daughter, Michelle, Judy’s maid of honor Lucille Weisberg (a cancer survivor) and her daughter Alanna Cameron, two other family friends, and Ahearn-Ju-

Jim Ahearn, Chris Ahearn, Lucillle Weisberg and Michelle Ahearn gather on Aug. 30 after one of their Sunday runs to prepare for the inaugural Suffolk County Half Marathon. liano’s daughter, Alexandra “Ali” Juliano, who is driving four hours from upstate Glen Falls for the race.

Her father and one of her two sisters will be joining her for moral support.

“We all started running on our own during the week and we would come together on Sunday night to run long distances,” said Francine Ahearn. “During the week, we did 3 miles, three times a week. When we

come together, we want to do 4-6 miles.”

This past Sunday, James Ahearn ran 10 miles and a group of others ran 8.4 miles in the Huntington area.

Ahearn-Juliano graduated from Stony Brook University with a degree in respiratory therapy and worked at Huntington Hospital as an apnea specialist, where her mother was a nurse, before she moved to Glen Falls in 1990 with her husband

and children. She played piano for her church for 25 years.

Ali, who is 19, designed a special yellow T-shirt (the color represents angiosarcoma, the type of cancer Ahearn-Juliano was stricken with) for the group, with “Ahearn Family Run 2015,” a heart-shaped ribbon, “Judy” and her mother’s birth and death dates on the front, and the runner’s names and a number on the (Continued to page A18)

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A brown bandana emblazoned with a sinister skull design is draped over the face of a Native American tribal chief statue. The figure has an arm lopped off at the elbow, stands near 6 feet tall and greets customers of Station 1 Tattoo parlor on East Jericho Turnpike in Huntington Station.

The walls of the shop are covered with tattoo flash art depicting colorful designs of coy fish, devils, skulls and Chinese dragons. Behind the counter, 23-year-old tattoo artist Jordan Galluccio scrolls through the notifications on his cell phone while waiting patiently for his 4 p.m. appointment.

“He’s getting a lighthouse tattoo on the inside of his arm,” Galluccio says of his client. “It’s going to be the second piece I’ve done for him.”

An East Northport resident, Galluccio studied art throughout high school and wanted to become a comic book illustrator. When he was unable to land any scholarships, his art teacher recommended

that he go into tattooing.

“I’d heard of Chuck, the owner of the shop I’m working at now, and brought him what was part of my college portfolio,” Galluccio said.

“It had been turned down and deemed not good enough for schools, and Chuck looked at it and said, ‘Yeah, you can do it.’”

Galluccio says that he was amazed at how well received his drawings were and was glad that he got the offer to tattoo professionally. In the five years since then, the young artist shows no signs of slowing down.

Before becoming a licensed artist, Galluccio apprenticed under the shop’s owner, Chuck Brady, who established the business 15 years ago.

Brady is also an assistant chief at the Huntington Manor Fire Department and has been a volunteer firefighter for 13 years.

“When I was a kid getting tattooed, there were only four shops on Long Island that I knew of,” Brady said. “And as you can see, there’s probably about 167 in Suf(Continued on page A22)

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Local tattoo shop owner Chuck Brady, 44, sits at his workstation at Station 1 Tattoo on East Jericho Turnpike in Huntington Station.

A Playbook To Navigate The Market Correction

By Peter Klein The volatility of the last week that brought the major indices down to correction territory (down more than 10 percent from recent highs) should not be a surprise. This, of course, is the nature of extended markets – volatile swings. That said, such gut-wrenching volatility is not easy to stomach, especially if you weren’t prepared for it. Therefore, I thought it important to offer this briefing on how best to navigate corrections – our “Market Correction Playbook.”

Our game plan, for the last several months, has been to use this expected correction as an opportunity to allocate capital – slowly, mindfully and strategically – into market opportunities. But the first step is having “dry powder” to put to work. We have been an outspoken advocate for maintaining caution in light of a market that was on the top end of the historical valuation metrics. It’s never easy being cautious in a rising market – being a contrarian can be lonely – but we

stuck with our thesis and now are beginning to put some of the dry powder to work.

Step 1 is being mindful that this manufactured economy (thanks to global central banks and their zero interest rate policies) has caused many misallocations of capital and, hence, a value-timing overlay was necessary. A value-timing overlay is doing the fundamental macro analysis to determine a fair value for the indices much like we do for cash flows of stocks. Sure its hard work – and doesn’t always work when you expect it should – but homework is like insurance – you do it and it is there when you need it.

Step 2 is finding the opportunities to put the dry powder to work. Where are these opportunities? In what sectors and what individual stocks?

From my perch, you want to start off with especially in tumbling markets – with sectors NOT individual stocks.

As we know, there are myriad of ETFs and index funds to choose from.

They track, it seems, every sector in the investing universe. So many to choose from, how do we know where to start? We started in the energy and healthcare sectors; two of the hardest-

hit sectors with some of the largest, blue chip names. You like dividends (who doesn’t)? Well these are yielding 3 percent and 2 percent, respectively.

Step 3. How much of the dry powder do we commit to each index? This is where one needs to temper optimism – the execution phase is one of baby steps—moving decisively, but with an awareness that prices rarely snap right back up again, more likely to see lower values (and we are never going to call the bottom or the top; no one ever does). Our job is to allocate capital over time at advantaged prices – to use the market’s volatility to our favor. So you start slowly and carefully – 10 percent or even 5 percent to an investment – and as the market provides further opportunity (read: goes lower), we can then add more exposure.

Step 4. Once the market settles down a bit (still down, just maybe not as volatile) then we can search through the rubble for individual ideas that look attractive. Here again we do the heavy lifting of fundamental (and some technical) analysis.

Cast a skeptical eye on growth, valu-

ation and free cash flow measures, as well as reviewing the company’s growth plans and industry positioning. We have a list of companies that we have been waiting to get into but didn’t want to “pay-up” for. So now we can use the correction as an opportunity to review those stocks and investments to find excellent opportunities for our clients.

Stewarding capital entrusted to us is our No. 1 function. We do so in the same manner as we invest our own capital. We buy when times are scary (best values!) and sell (dial back on exposures –as we did some time ago) when things are heady and overly optimistic. It is this contrarian approach that will provide for excellent outsized returns – risk adjusted – over market cycles.

Klein Wealth Management is a team of investment professionals registered with HighTower Securities, LLC, member FINRA, MSRB and SIPC & HighTower Advisors LLC a registered investment advisor with the SEC. All securities are offered through HighTower Securities LLC and advisory services are offered through HighTower Advisors LLC.

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BUSINESS Action Demanded On Plant

By Andrew Wroblewski awroblewski@longislandergroup.com

A Connecticut environmentalist leading a lawsuit against the state Department of Environmental Conservation and National Grid demanding action on a long-expired Northport Power Station permit called the DEC’s efforts to move the process along “lackadaisical” and an “embarrassment” last Wednesday.

Terry Backer, of Soundkeeper Inc., said the agency’s lack of movement on the permit has led to billions of fish kills each year in the Long Island Sound due to obsolete technology.

A lawsuit filed in Nassau County

Supreme Court Aug. 11 by Soundkeeper wants the court to compel the DEC to act on an expired State Pollutant Discharge Elimination System permit. The permit expired in 2011 and is required under the federal Clean Water Act, the suit said.

DEC spokesman Tom Mailey said the agency “does not comment on pending litigation.”

In a statement emailed Aug. 26 by a National Grid spokeswoman Wendy Ladd, the utility said it operates the Northport plant in compliance with DEC regulations and has applied for a new cooling water permit. Since the permit is in the process of being renewed, the plant (Continued on page A22)

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LI Fall Festival: Last Call for Vendors & Sponsors Don’t miss your chance to get involved with the area’s most anticipated community event, the Long Island Fall Festival. The festival, a premier event for family fun and is the largest event of its kind in the Northeast, will be held over Columbus Day weekend, Oct. 9-12, at Heckscher Park. Hosted by the Huntington Chamber of Commerce and the Town of Huntington, this exciting event attracts tens of thousands of families from all over the tri-state area. There is something for everyone and the highlights of the festival include three stages of live entertainment, a world class carnival and two international food courts.

More than 300 craft, promotional, retail and not-for-profit vendors will line the streets of Prime and Madison adjacent to Heckscher Park, as well as exhibit within the grounds of the park. Admission to the festival is free and there is free parking at the Huntington LIRR station, with a $1 round-trip shuttle service to and from the festival on Saturday, and Sunday from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Make sure you are a part of this year’s festival and submit your application today!

Vendors: Hundreds of vendors including local artists, businesses, arts and crafts and non-profit organizations line the streets showcasing

their products and services. If you are interested in becoming a vendor, act fast! Space is limited so get your application in to guarantee your space.

Sponsorships: The festival offers corporate sponsors unparalleled marketing, advertising and promotional opportunities. Sponsors to date include: Verizon, Presenting Sponsor; Newsday, Chief Festival Sponsor; Town of Huntington; Newton Shows; Long Island Festival Caterers; John W. Engeman Theater at Northport; Canon USA; Best Yet Market; Mercedes Benz of Huntington; TD Bank; Ford Lincoln of Huntington; Huntington Hospital; GoHealth Urgent Care; CareConnect; Habberstad BMW; Astoria Bank; MetLife; West Hills Animal Hospital; Bartlett Tree Services; Bridgehampton National Bank; H2M Architects + Engineers; Digho Image Marketing; Len Marks Photography; Connoisseur Media; JVC Broadcasting; The Long-Islander and the Times of Huntington. Don’t hesitate to inquire, sponsor space is going quickly!

For more information and to get involved in this year’s festival, call 631-423-6100 or visit lifallfestival.com

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Holding On To Summer At Feed & Grain

Calamari Calabrese with garlic, oil and cherry peppers with Gorgonzola cheese.

By Tes Silverman foodies@longislandergroup.com

As summer winds down, finding a place to dine outside is the main objective to while away the hours and Feed & Grain of Northport in Northport village fits that bill.

Established in the ‘70s by owner Robert Tyler, as Clam Bar & Tavern on the Harbor, it was restored as

Feed & Grain seven years ago. Since then, the menu of American restaurant has expanded and a patio overlooking Main Street gives patrons another option for dining.

Once you’ve decided whether to dine indoors or out on the patio, appetizers such as baked clams with panko bread crumbs and garlic ($9.95 for six and $16.95 for a dozen) and calamari Calabrese, with

Baked clams with panko bread crumbs and garlic.

Server Megan Kelly presents The Pounder, a ¾-pound shell steak and a ¼pound lobster tail with baked potato and vegetables. garlic, oil and cherry peppers with Gorgonzola cheese ($13.95) are great starters. The baked clams are lightly breaded so patrons taste the freshness of the whole clams within.

The calamari Calabrese is flash fried, then tossed with gorgonzola cheese, cutting through the medium spiciness of the cherry peppers.

For entrees, it offers burgers,

grilled chicken sandwiches and fish and chips, but if you want something more filling, you can’t go wrong with the lobster and mussels special ($13.95 on Monday and Tuesday; $18.95 the rest of the week) or The Pounder, a ¾-pound shell steak and a ¼-pound lobster tail with baked potato and vegetables ($22.95). The lobster and mussels is a great choice since it can ordered be every Monday and Tuesday at a discount.

The Pounder’s shell steak is grilled and well seasoned, and the lobster tail is not overcooked.

Patrons who value quality will be pleased to know that Feed & Grain is committed to excellence in every aspect of their service. The day I dined there, a shipment of mussels was rejected from its supplier because it didn’t meet its high standards. That attentiveness to detail outweighs a risk of losing profits.

For drinks to accompany dinner, Feed and Grain offers margaritas, beers like Dogfish IPA, mojitos and sangrias. One popular drink is Meg’s Sangria, named after a staff member who created the recipe.

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creme brûlée and key lime pie are the dishes to order. The key lime pie is creamy and not very tart. The crème brûlée’s creamy custard and the caramelized topping is thin, but just enough to give it a little sweetness.

The restaurant’s longstanding appeal is in part due to staff members who have been around since the 1970s, including manager Jody Bunura, who said the staff strives to provide “great food and a good time in a relaxed, down-home atmosphere.”

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annual Long Island Apple Festival is coming Sept. 20. Hosted by Homestead Arts, Three Village Historical Society and the Society for the Preservation of Long Island Antiquities, the festival promises to bring old-fashioned games, colonial cooking demonstrations, tours and hikes to the Sherwood-Jayne Farm at 55 Old Post Road in East Setauket. The festival will be held from 11 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Sept. 20 with admission ranging from $5-$7. No pets, please. For more information call 631-692-4664.

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nual Long Island Apple Festival, hosts Homestead Arts, Three Village Historical Society and the Society for the Preservation of Long Island Antiquities are also assembling an apple pie baking contest Sept. 20, also at Sherwood-Jayne Farm at 55 Old Post Road in East Setauket. Contestants can show off their favorite family recipes and participate in an old-fashioned blue

ribbon competition. Entries must be traditional apple pies made by homemade amateur bakers. Early registration is preferred, before Sept. 17, but registration will also be accepted the day of. Pies, a written recipe and the name and address of the baker must be delivered before 11 a.m. to the festival-grounds. For more information, visit threevillagehistrocialsociety.org.

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Joe “The Irish Bomber” Smith Jr. is headlining Star Boxing’s Rockin’ Fights 20 at The Paramount Sept. 11 with a light-heavyweight bout against Shujaa El Amin.

‘Irish Bomber’ In Rockin’ Fights 20 SPOTLIGHT

By Andrew Wroblewski awroblewski@longislandergroup.com

Joe “The Irish Bomber” Smith Jr. has proved he’s more than deserving of his nickname, as of late.

Of the 25-year-old’s last four bouts, Smith has taken a total of just eight rounds, of 34 possible rounds, to defeat his opponents.

“I know I have a lot of power,” Smith Jr., of Mastic, said Monday.

“When I hit somebody hard, I can see it. I can see in their eyes that I hurt them.”

Smith will seek that look, once again, Sept. 11 as he headlines Star Boxing’s Rockin’ Fights 20 with a light-heavyweight showdown against Shujaa El Amin at The Paramount.

“I love fighting at The Paramount. It’s so close to home for me and a lot of my friends and family are always there,” said Smith (18-1, 15 KOs). “I’m really hoping that after this fight I’ll be ready to jump up a little to the top 10 or top 15. I think I’m ready.”

But first, El Amin (12-7, 6 KOs) stands in Smith’s way. Smith said he doesn’t know much about the 28year-old boxer from Flint, Michigan, but after watching some tape, he dubbed El Amin a “good boxer who knows how to survive in there.”

“But I know he’s been stopped before,” Smith said. “My game plan

is to go in there just like any other fight and listen to my coach [Jerry Capobianco].”

Smith said he’ll look to keep the pressure up early on El Amin with intentions ending yet another fight early – this one is scheduled for 10 rounds.

The fight was originally scheduled for July 17, but had to be postponed when Smith suffered an injury to his eardrum, which he’s since recovered from.

The Irish Bomber is coming off of a TKO victory over Cory Cummings, which was fought on April 18, also at The Paramount. The fight against Cummings, a 35-year-old veteran, was said to be a major test for Smith, but one that he passed in just two rounds.

“A lot of people were worried I would lose that fight, but I proved that I can handle anything that they throw at me,” he said.

Along with Smith, Rockin’ Fights 20 will feature matches, including Anthony “Showtime” Karperis (102, 3 KOs) against Jose “El Asesino Caro Niño” Morales (8-6, 2 KOs); Ronica “Queen” Jeffrey (13-1, 1 KO) against Brenda “Boom Boom” Gonzales (4-1, 1 KO); and John “Hitman” Hernandez (4-1, 1 KO) against Helario Medina (2-7). The complete undercard is expected to be announced in the coming days.

Doors open at 7 p.m. on Sept. 11, with the show slated to begin at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are available at the box office or from paramountny.com for $50-$200.

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A Time To Reconnect And Chas Cancellare, Highway Treat Each Other Well Dept. Deputy Super, Dies At 64

By Debbie Carbone It’s almost that time again. That time when we think of people besides ourselves and remember those families that will never be the same. Sept. 11 had the capacity of making us better people, better neighbors, more empathetic.

We really were changed then, although now it's really hard to remember.

For a while, we weren't so selfcentered. The tragedy that caught us all by surprise brought all the survivors together. Those of us who lived through that day felt more compassion, more connected to our fellow man. It was the only good thing that came from that horrible day.

So here we are, 14 years later and our old habits are creeping back in.

Don't think so? Try hesitating for a moment when you're the first car in line waiting at the light and it turns green. Most of us hesitate deliberately before proceeding, hoping not to be struck by a car running the red light. Patience. Now there’s something we had a little more of back

then. Sept. 11 seems an appropriate time to look back into that mirror and see if we are the persons we are supposed to be; good citizens, good neighbors, decent and kind-hearted people.

I recently heard about a list of the happiest places in the world to live. Sad to say, we Americans didn’t fare very well. We came in 15th on the list. People from countries that came out on top cited feeling truly connected and cared for by their fellow man. Get this: People in Switzerland, which came in first, said they felt very little stress, even while stuck in traffic. Apparently, honking a horn is looked down upon also.

Most importantly, not one of the 14 finalists ahead of us cited affluence as a “happiness factor.”

It’s true there are many good things going on in our town, such as fund-raisers and runs and concerts for good causes. However, in between all of those events, moments to do good and be kind will surely arise. These are the things that make us a happier people. And let’s remember what our kindergarten teachers taught us and “just be nice.”

WALT’S CORNER

By Andrew Wroblewski awroblewski@longislandergroup.com

The Town of Huntington has lost one of its all-stars.

Chas G. Cancellare, of Dix Hills, deputy superintendent of the Huntington Highway Department, died Aug. 20. He was 64.

When Huntington Highway Superintendent Peter Gunther was elected at the end of 2013, he was posed with selecting a partner.

While he said that process was difficult, Cancellare ultimately solved that.

“When you talk about picking somebody, Chas was the college all-star top-dog,” Gunther said Aug. 26. “He was a confidant, friend and co-worker. He was there for whatever I needed him to do. I’m very blessed to have worked with him so closely for two years.”

Gunther said that Cancellare made an impression on him immediately as the two spent many hours together at work, especially

through the winter when Huntington was slammed with record snowfall totals. He also made his mark on the department as a whole.

This is evident, Gunther said, by the roughly 1,000 people who mourned Cancellare’s death at a memorial service held Aug. 25 at the Vanderbilt Planetarium in Centerport.

“He was loved by so many and touched so many people,” Gunther said.

Cancellare lived in Dix Hills with his wife, Deborah Poulos, a judge in Suffolk County Family Court.

Cancellare practiced law in Hauppauge, a career he started after a period of working as successful photojournalist, Gunther said.

Along with his wife, Cancellare is survived by his mother Dolores; siblings Michael and Margaret; nieces and nephews. He was predeceased by his father, Charles.

Arrangements were made by Moloney’s Hauppauge Funeral Home in Hauppauge.

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A look back at

Booming Pickle Season

FOUND

(Sept. 7, 1895) A Sept. 7, 1895 report said Greenlawn pickle houses were filled to capacity, with more than 12 million pickles taken in. An abundance of cucumber farms in Greenlawn created a booming pickle industry in the 1870s. Greenlawn continues to celebrate its pickle heritage with an annual pickle festival.

We are in the magnolia blossoms the pink azaleas, the blue crocus in the robin’s choir of spring in the cloud that fills the rivers dampens the earth, swells the oceans

Walt Whitman

in pitch pine, maple, oak in the fog of an early morning forest in mediation, answers come we are in the stardust of shifting sands in the bones of ancestors in the blink of the hour glass

Carriage Accident On Main Street (Sept. 9, 1870) As Thomas Tilden was driving around the corner of Bowery and Main Street, the wheels of his carriage got caught up with those of Capt. Jarvis. Mrs. P.C. Jarvis, along with her daughter and infant granddaughter, were thrown from the carriage. Mrs. Jarvis’ knee was severely sprained, and her daughter the child escaped with minor scratches.

find me there find me a part of everywhere PAULA CAMACHO Farmingdale 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.

Boy, 14, Gets 30 Days In Jail For Stealing Clothing (Sept. 3, 1852) A 14-year-old boy who lived with a farmer near Huntington was taken in to serve a 30-day sentence in county jail on Aug. 30, 1852 for stealing various articles of clothing from several stores in Huntington.

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THURSDAY Argentine Tango

Free Argentine tango lesson offered at Anaconda Latin Fusion Bistro, 1624 New York Ave. Huntington Station. Come dance the Milogna from 7-10 p.m. every Thursday. The free class begins at 8 p.m. For information call 631-972-8387.

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

Ballroom and other types of dancing are featured. Gates open 6 p.m., dance lessons, 6:30-7 p.m., dancing until 9:30 p.m. Light dinner, $40 per person.

Living Dinosaurs FRIDAY

The Huntington Oyster Bay Audubon Society will present “Living Dinosaurs,” a discussion on the evolutionary link between dinosaurs of the past and birds today, at the Cold Spring Harbor Library, on Sept. 9 at 7 p.m.

Info at cshlibrary.org, or call 631-692-6820.

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 open-mic nights.

Friday evenings, 7 p.m. at Northport Village Park. Weekly through Sept. 4.

Poets in Port

SATURDAY Chai Center Presentation on Anti-Semitism

Evan R. Bernstein, the regional director for the Anti-defamation League, will discuss the state of anti-Semitism in local communities and around the world. The presentation will begin at 9:30 p.m. on Sept. 5 at the Chai center, 501 Vanderbilt Pkwy., Dix Hills. To register, call 631-351-8672 or email mail@thechaicenter.com.

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 516241-0761.

MONDAY Kiwanis Club of Huntington Golf Outing

The Kiwanis club of Huntington will host a golf outing honoring Raymond A. Mascolo DDS on Sept. 28. Registration and lunch begin at 11 a.m. Lunch, dinner and entry to the course cost $250 per individual, $900 for a party of four.

Checks should be made payable to Kiwanis Club of Huntington Inc. For information call 516-446-8150.

Registration and sponsorship options available on websitewww.kiwanisofhuntington.org

TUESDAY Western Suffolk BOCES Board Meeting

An open meeting will be held on Sept. 8 at 6 p.m. at the Western Suffolk BOCES’ administrative offices at 507 Deer Park Rd. Dix Hills. The public portion of the meeting resumes at 7:30 p.m. For information, call 631-549-4900, ext. 223.

WEDNESDAY Living Dinosaurs Discussion

SUNDAY Family Fun Day

South Huntington Educational Foundation invites children and their families to the 12th annual Family Fun Day on Sept. 6, 11 a.m.-4 p.m., 21 Sweet Hollow Road, Huntington.

Admission is $10 per person. The event will include live entertainment, mini golf and various sports like tether ball and pool tennis. The dunk tank is back and will feature local principals teachers and administrators.

Korean Pianist Ko-Eun Yi will play at the Grace Auditorium in the Cold SPring Harbor Laboratory at 1 Bungtown Road, Cold Spring Harbor. Tickets will be sold at the door for $20 for the Friday Sept.

18 performance at 6 p.m.. To RSVP for the event call 516-367-8455, or email pubaff@cshl.edu.

Greek Fest 2015

Mid-Summer Night Dances

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 .

Ko-Eun Yi Piano Concert

The Huntington Oyster Bay Audubon Society will present “Living Dinosaurs,” Wednesday, Sept. 9 at 7 p.m. Dr. Douglas A. Robinson Jr., evolutionary biologist, will discuss the evolutionary link between dinosaurs of the past and birds today at the Cold Spring Harbor Library, 95 Harbor Road. See hobaudubon.org for updates.

UPCOMING/ONGOING UCP’s Luncheon & Fashion Show

Come to a luncheon and fashion show

hosted by UCP of Suffolk on Sept. 10, at Oheka Castle, 135 W. Gate Drive, Huntington. The cocktail reception is at 12 p.m. followed by the luncheon and show at 1 p.m. Featured clothing artists include White House/Black Market, Vanilla Sky and Marshs of Huntington.

Admission is $150 per person.

Book Talk at the Seminary Library

Author and blogger Elizabeth Scalia will talk about her new book, “Strange Gods: Unmasking the Idols in Everyday Life,” Sept. 13 at 2 p.m. in the seminary library in Huntington, 440 West Neck Road, Lloyd Harbor. Copies of the book will be available for purchase and signing.

Refreshments will be served. For information call 631-423-0483, ext. 141

High Holiday Services

Service for Rosh Hashana with Chabad of Huntington Village will be held at the Elks Lodge, 195 Main St. Doors open to all, with a suggested donation of $72.

No one will be turned away due to lack of funds. For information and reservations, call 631-276-4453, visit chabadHV.com. Sept. 13 evening services at 7 p.m., Sept. 14 morning services at 9 a.m., Shofar at 11:30 a.m., Mincha at 6:15 p.m. and Tashlich in Hecksher Park at 6:45 p.m. Sept. 15 morning services at 9 a.m. Kiddush luncheon to follow.

Asharoken Garden Club Luncheon And Raffle

The Asharoken Garden Club will host a luncheon and raffle Wednesday, Sept.

16, from 11 a.m.-3 p.m. at the Huntington Crescent Club, 15 Washington Dr. Admission is $50, payable to the Asharoken Garden Club.

Call 631-651-8512 to make reservations

by Sept. 4. Checks can be mailed to P.O. Box 263, Northport NY 11968.

St. Paraskevi Greek Orthodox Church presents Greek Fest Sept. 18-Sept. 20, 11 a.m.-11 p.m. each day, 1 Shrine Place, Greenlawn. Come and enjoy the Greek grill and other entrees and refreshments. There will also be rides, games, music and a flea market featuring many vendors. For more information, call 631-261-7272

Pilates in the Park

On Saturday, Sept. 26 at 11 a.m. come to Northport Park for a free pilates class with Melanie Carminati, founder of Vanguard Pilates, a company that combines physical therapy with traditional pilates exercise. Light refreshments will be served and there will be a raffle for a group class gift certificate. To RSVP, call 631-266-4501

Fare Free Weeks

Huntington area rapid transit fixed route passengers will ride for free Sept. 21-26 and Sept. 28-Oct. 3. The free fare weeks are in conjunction with International Car Free Day on Sept. 22.

American Heart Association’s Family and Friends CPR Course

The Dix Hills Fire Department will host a free CPR course for area residents led by certified instructors from the Dix Hills FD rescue squad.The next course will be Sept. 27, at 9:30 a.m. For information and to register, see dixhillsfd.org or email CommunityCPR@dixhillsfd.org.

Students will receive a “Family and Friends” CPR participation card.

AT THE LIBRARIES Cold Spring Harbor Library

95 Harbor Road, Cold Spring Harbor.

631-692-6820. cshlibrary.org.

•The St. Francis Hospital Outreach Department Health Bus will be parked near the entrance to the library, Sept.

3, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Free health screenings including blood pressure, body mass index blood tests for cholesterol and diabetes available. No registration or reservations required. Patient education and referrals as needed are available for adults over 18.

• Empire Safety Defensive Driving, Sept.

10, and Sept. 16, from 6-8:45 p.m. An instructor from the Empire Safety Council will offer a driving refresher course. Certification upon completion will reduce points and save on insurance premiums. Attendance at both classes is mandatory. In-person registration no later than Sept. 2 with a check for $30 payable to Ramona Tracey is required.

• Guided Meditation: Come for a relaxing hour of guided meditation led by Linda Cafiero on Sept. 10, at 7 p.m. Register at the information services desk with

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$5 cash or check payable to the Cold Spring Harbor Library.

• Wednesday Morning Book Discussion: Sept. 9 at 11 a.m. All are welcomed to attend a lively discussion of this months selection, “Outlander” by Diana Gabaldon. Pick up books one month prior to the discussion date at the circulation desk. library membership not required.

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Dix Hills Fire Department CPR Class

Elwood Public Library

3027 Jericho Turnpike, Elwood. 631499-3722. elwoodlibrary.org. Events are free and registration begins on Sept. 3 at 9:30 a.m. unless otherwise noted.

• Natural Holistic Remedies: Sept. 17, 7 p.m. Health educator Danielle Zanzarov will discuss natural remedies for staying healthy.

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.

Harborfields Public Library

31 Broadway, Greenlawn. 631-757-4200. harborfieldslibrary.org • “Living Long Island: A Small Standard Flower Show”presented by the Centerport Garden Club, Thursday, Sept. 17, 1 p.m.-8 p.m. and Friday, Sept. 18, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. A donation of $4 is requested. The show will feature floral design, a horticulture exhibit and paintings and photography by members.

Huntington Public Library

Main branch: 338 Main St., Huntington.

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

Northport-East Northport Library

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

• Google Docs tutorial: learn to use the web-based text editor that allows you to process documents and spreadsheets while sharing them with colleagues friends and family. Sept. 17, at 4 p.m. (East Northport) • Windows 10: See a demonstration of the new windows 10 operating system.

Learn how to upgrade and about the new key features. Wednesday Sept. 30 at 4 p.m. (Northport)

South Huntington Public Library

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

• Pinterest tutorial, Sept. 17, 2 p.m.

Learn why 75 million people use the social media website that allows you to save and share ideas with others.

THEATER/FILM Cinema Arts Centre

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

• Spirituality Through Cinema: “A

215 Main St., Northport. Museum hours: Tuesday-Sunday, 1-4:30 p.m. 631-757-9859. northporthistorical.org.

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

Available in the museum shop at $5 per person.

Vanderbilt Museum And Planetarium

Dix Hills Fire Department will host the American Heart Association’s “Family and Friends” CPR course, free for local residents, Sept. 27 at 9:30 p.m. For more information, visit dixhillsfd.org.

Serious Man” Sept. 9, 7:30 p.m.

Tickets are $7 for members, $12 for non-members.

• “Beaux’ Stratagem” by George Farquhar, showing Sept. 2, 2 p.m. $20 for members, $25 for non-members.

• “Skylight” by David Hare, showing Sept. 6, 12 p.m. Tickets are $25.

• “Blues Legends: 1920s-1970s” live lecture and exclusive film clips of featured performers, Sept. 8, 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $10 for members, $15 for nonmembers..

John W. Engeman Theater

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

• “The Cottage,” written by Sandy Rustin, runs through Sept. 6.

MUSEUMS.EXHIBITS Art League of Long Island

107 East Deer Park Road, Dix Hills.

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

ArtLeagueLI.net.

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.

• “Artist Circle” bi-monthly: group discussion on creativity and sharing art with colleagues. 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Next meeting is Sept. 6.

• “Poets Aloud”: Open mic, second Friday of each month at 7:30 p.m.

Suggested donation of $3.

• Three exhibits will be on view Aug. 27Sept. 27. Featuring Ilene Palant, Katherine Leipe-Levenson a members themed exhibit called “A Beautiful Season.”

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

Cold Spring Harbor Fish Hatchery

1660 Route 25A, Cold Spring Harbor.

Open seven days a week, 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Saturday and Sundays until 6 p.m.: $6 adults; $4 children ages 3-12 and seniors over 65; members and children

under 3 are free. 516-692-6768. cshfha.org.

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

Heckscher Museum Of Art

2 Prime Ave., Huntington. Museum hours: Wednesday – Friday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m., first Fridays from 4-8:30 p.m., Saturday and Sunday from 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Admission $6 for adults, $46/seniors, and $4-6/children; members and children under 10 get in free. 631351-3250.

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

City in its daily life. Featured artists include Berenice Abbott, N. JayJaffee, Martin Lewis, John Sloan, Garry Winogrand.

• “Graphic Appeal: Modern Prints from the Collection” runs through Nov. 29.

Landscape, figurative and abstract work using a range of traditional and modern processes by artists

Huntington Arts Council

Main Street Petite Gallery: 213 Main St., Huntington.

Gallery hours: Monday-Friday 9 a.m.-6 p.m.; Saturday noon-4 p.m. 631-2718423. huntingtonarts.org.

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

MUSIC AND DANCE per person. 631-427-5240, ext. 120. teaparty@waltwhitman.org.

Five Towns College Performing Arts Center

Five Towns College, 305 N. Service Road, Dix Hills. Box Office: 631-6562148; dhpac.org.

• The Ivy League Comedy group. Friday Sept. 18, at 7:30 p.m.

Tickets are $30. For information see website.

The Paramount

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

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 • Archives Fundraising Reception In honor of Archives Month the Historical Society is hosting a special archives fundraising event on Oct. 29 at 6 p.m.

The recpetion will take place in the Founder's room at the Paramount, 370 New York ave.

Huntington. For information call 631427-7045

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back, along with the tagline, “Swim The English Channel,” which was among Ahearn-Juliano’s dying words.

“I never really got it at first,” Ali Juliano said. “But she is saying, ‘Do the impossible things.’ She would go do a half marathons. She loved doing adventures. That’s the motto now for this family: Swim the English Channel.”

Chris Ahearn, who is about 6 minutes younger than his brother, said he is excited about crossing the finish line and feeling the sense of accomplishment it will bring.

More importantly, however, he

said it’s about honoring his sister, her life and her legacy. Noting that she was a deeply spiritual person, he said, “To do something like this, I’m sure she’s smiling down from Heaven. It was her type of thing.”

The night before the big race, Team Ahearn plans to meet up for a pasta dinner at the Huntington Station house where Ahearn-Juliano and her brothers grew up.

“I’m really, really excited about it,” said James Ahrean, who’s going to try to run the whole thing. “It’s something my sister would have enjoyed to see. Doing family things.

Getting out being active. I’m very happy that we’re all doing it.”

Judy Ahearn-Juliano (second from left), with her daughters Laura Juliano Rentz, Jaime Juliano-Barnes and Alexandra Juliano. Ahearn-Juliano died in 2013 from a rare form of cancer.

People In The News Gregory C. Smith has pany-wide software probeen named trustee of the grams, improve the effiAmerican Council of ciency and functionality of Engineering Companies the firm’s existing techRetirement Trust. Smith is nologies, and identify new the chief financial officer of and innovative ways for H2M architects + engineers staff to collaborate and in Melville. Smith’s term as learn from each other trustee will begin on Oct. 1. through technology.

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H2M, Smith has worked his “We’re excited to have way from controller to CFO. Ray on board,” said He is a member of the firm’s H2M’s President and board of directors and also CEO Rich Humann. serves as a trustee of its “Information technology 401(k) plan. is core to our business, and we strive to leverage Ray Sirois was named the best available technodirector of information techlogical tools in order to nology for H2M architects + Gregory C. Smith provide our clients with engineers last week. the most effective project In his new role, Sirois will work to outcomes. Ray has the experience, advance the implementation of com- perspective and vision we need to

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Brother Joshua DiMauro, an assistant principal at St. Anthony’s High School, was one of five elected to the Council of the Franciscan Brothers of

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folk County alone currently.”

Brady said because the areas of Huntington and Northport have rich art histories, an interest in local tattoo parlors and body art in general seems natural.

“Long Island’s always had a rich history of art and now that tattoos are more openly accepted in the community and in the public’s eyes. It’s just been flourishing.”

With the high demand for quality body art, and the desire shop artists have for repeat business, establishing a positive relationship with clients is not only important, but absolutely necessary, Galluccio said.

“When you buy a piece of art from somebody, you’re not buying some service they offer, you’re buying the countless hours it took for them to learn how to do that,” he said. “You’re buying the struggle over the years just for them to know how to do that for you and be able to give you something worth having. You want people to really invest in you.”

In the spirit of collaboration between artist and collector, Lou Rubino Jr. of Tattoo Lou’s is presenting the United Ink Convention at the Cradle of Aviation Museum in Garden City.

This event is open to the public from Sept. 11-13 and will feature local, national and international tattoo

artists and body piercers who will be honoring appointments and accepting walk-ins during the convention. The event will also feature music, games, seminars and art exhibits, according to the event’s official website.

Among the many shops asked to participate at the convention, Station 1 Tattoo finds itself on the list, and Brady and Galluccio say they are excited.

“Conventions, especially the United Ink one, is a great way for local businesses to really get a different variety of things,” Galluccio said.

“There are plenty of people that would walk by our booth and tell us that they’re surprised we’re located 20 minutes away from their house, so there’s plenty of that word of mouth that goes on and it helps to drive traffic at the shop.”

Brady also agrees that local tattoo conventions help to drive small businesses like his and that they bring in fresh clientele that had not otherwise heard of Station 1 Tattoo.

“If you have a shop on Long Island you would really be a fool not to do a convention in your own backyard,” Brady said. “When you’re in your backyard, that’s where you’re going to get more people interested in your art work and more of the local people you didn’t have before will start to come to you.”

Action sought on plant (Continued from page A8)

has been allowed to continue operating. The statement also says National Grid is working with the state DEC to study the impacts of its cooling water system and the effects it may have on aquatic life. The utility said it “has proposed a suite of technologies to reduce those impacts.”

Backer’s organization, however, claims that a new permit could require National Grid to replace the power plant’s outdated once-through cooling system, which draws water from nearby sources, uses it to cool the plant’s systems and circulates the warmer water back into the source.

Since the Northport plant draws water from the Long Island Sound, it can also suck in organisms living in the water. According to the lawsuit, the plant was linked to about 8.5 billion fish kills in 2003, the latest figure available.

“It’s a giant fish-killing machine committing an act of theft,” Backer said Aug. 26 during a press conference held at Northport Soccer Park, directly adjacent to the power plant.

“When permits are not issued and

this plant runs daily, killing fish daily, it’s stealing them from us.”

A new permit could lead to a closed-cycle cooling system, which Soundkeeper’s attorney Reed Super said is shown to have lesser environmental impacts.

Super, an attorney at Super Law Group in Brooklyn, said after the press conference that there has been precedent for lawsuits similar to this one to put pressure on agencies to take action on expired permits.

Super speculated that, in order for National Grid to retrofit the Northport power plant with a closed cycle cooling system, it could cost tens of millions of dollars, if not more.

Farmingdale-based Citizens Campaign for the Environment has also taken notice of the expired Northport permit, but claims it’s not the only Long Island power plant operating with expired permits and outdated technology.

CCE Executive Director Adrienne Esposito said National Grid’s E.F. Barrett Power Station in Island Park also uses the once-through cooling system.

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A 40-year-old Dix Hills man was arrested on numerous charges, including DWI, after leading police on a 13-minute chase that spanned three Suffolk towns on Aug. 27, Suffolk police said.

Police say Robert Firmbach was driving a 2011 Hyundai erratically and hit another driver’s car while in traffic at Elwood Road and Olympia Place in East Northport. When they arrived at 9:27 p.m. and asked Firmbach to take a field sobriety test, he fled the scene in his car.

During the chase, Firmbach got

PD: Wheatley Heights man was driver in deadly crash (Continued from page A1)

Balmaine Broderick said. “The surprising thing about it, though, was we didn’t hear any breaks, just heard the impact.”

Both the Town of Babylon fire marshal and building inspector responded to the scene and condemned the residence due to extensive damage.

into yet another accident, this time at Route 25 and Commack Road in Commack. Shortly after that incident, he was finally arrested at Wolf Hill Road and Deer Park Avenue in Dix Hills at 9:40 p.m.

Firmbach was charged with obstructing governmental administration, leaving the scene of a crime, re-

sisting arrest, driving while intoxicated and aggravated DWI, which, according to police, suggests that Firmback’s blood alcohol level was above the legal limit of .18 or greater.

Firmback was arraigned on Aug. 28 with his next court appearance scheduled for Sept. 2.

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Broadus’ vehicle was impounded for a safety check and the investigation is continuing.

Suffolk County Police First Squad detectives are asking anyone with information about this crash to call the First Squad at 631-854-8152 or call Aramis Broadus, of Wheatley Heights, lost control of his vehicle Sunday night anonymously to Crime Stoppers at 1- and crashed into a telephone pole and this West Babylon home killing a 17year-old passenger, hurting himself and two other passengers.

800-220-TIPS.

DOT commish meets with officials over rest area (Continued from page A2)

and that it is the wrong place for the expanded rest area considering its proximity to an abutting residential area.

“I had very productive meetings today with local and state officials on Long Island and while no decisions were made, I look forward to continued conversations about the health and safety of all users of the LIE,” Driscoll said in a statement. “I

think we can all agree that LIE motorists deserve a safe place to rest and we’ll keep working on the best way to do that.”

“I made very clear to the commissioner that I will not support any rest stop at Exit 52,” said Huntington Councilwoman Susan Berland, who suggested that the DOT take a look at Exit 49 in Melville, where there is an existing Park-and-Ride she said is under-utilized.

In addition to a building that would house a Taste NY store, the rest stop would have four bus spaces.

Another possibility suggested would to be to reconsider Exit 67.

“I think there is a perception is that it’s too far out, but I think that that perception is of someone who doesn’t live on Long Island,” Berland said, noting that there are numerous places for riders to stop between exits along the LIE.

“This is a meeting we should have had with the commissioner before any stage got started,” said state Assemblyman Chad Lupinacci (RSouth Huntington). “At this point, everything is on hold until they reassess the situation.”

“We pled our case. They listened.

Now we’re going to have to further discussions,” added state Assemblyman Andrew Raia (R-East Northport).

HHH district discusses additions, improvements (Continued from page A1)

Caliendo, the district’s assistant superintendent finance and facilities, of the courts at an Aug. 24 school board meeting. She called the project “quite an accomplishment” considering it was approved in May and already completed. “That took quite a lot of moving of some mountains.”

Along with the tennis courts, High School West is also in the midst of having its auditorium’s partition doors replaced. The project is slated to be completed on time in October, Marrone Caliendo said.

Details on the district’s third capital project, the replacement of High School East’s chilling and cooling tower, were not discussed during the meeting, but district officials also

discussed upgrades to High School East’s planetarium, which are expected to be completed in October.

Regarding staff, Deputy Superintendent Patrick Harrigan announced that the district has hired around 20 new teachers for the upcoming school year.

“Some are part-time, some are brand new to the profession, some are changing tenure areas within the district,” Harrigan said.

Mary Rettaliata, the district’s assistant superintendent elementary education, talked about the Half Hollow Hills push to meld technology and teaching at the elementary level, which spawned after the district’s annual effort to collect feedback from its teachers.

That feedback resulted in the implementation of myOn, an online service the district will use to allow elementary students access to more than 4,000 digital books; the introduction of 1,300 laptops into the district’s elementary program; and the purchase of 35 iPads per elementary building, which can be signed out of the libraries by students.

At the secondary level, John O'Farrell, assistant superintendent secondary education, discussed new and improved classes being offered by the district in the fields of computer programming, digital art and engineering. The district has also purchased tablets, Chromebooks and iPods to be used by secondary students this school year.

O’Farrell was hopeful that the added technology will culminate by the end of September with a “bring your own device initiative” at High School East and High School West that will enable students to access a guest WiFi network using a smart device during free periods, in the cafeterias and in any classroom where the teacher is allowing it.

“We have been busy,” Superintendent of Schools Kelly Fallon said during the Aug. 24 board meeting.

“There has been a lot, a lot going on and we feel confident that we are ready for a successful opening throughout the entire district. We are very much looking forward to all of our students entering through the doors of all of our buildings.”

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