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THURSDAY, OCTOBER 2, 2014 MELVILLE
Town Orders Soil Plan Review Zoning board to hire independent soil consultant By Danny Schrafel dschrafel@longislandergroup.com
The Kooks are taking the Paramount stage Oct. 9 as part of a world tour.
Kooks Bring Eclectic Sounds To Town By Danny Schrafel dschrafel@longislandergroup.com
The Kooks, a British band of pop-rockers celebrating 10 years on the music scene this year, will take the Paramount stage next Thursday, Oct. 9, as part of a world tour to promote their latest record, “Listen.” The band’s newest album, which debuted at no. 16 on the UK charts after a Sept. 8 release, incorporates elements of jazz, gospel and R&B into their sound. A glowing review from Britain’s Telegraph
Huntington Town Hall will hire an expert to ensure the soil that will serve as the foundation for a long-awaited affordable housing community is up to snuff. The town’s zoning board of appeals signed off Sept. 18 on an order mandating D&F Development Group, the builder of the limited equity co-op community on Ruland Road in Melville to be called Highland Green Residences, to provide $2,000 to pay for the town to hire an independent soil consultant to review the applicant’s soil management plan. Peter Florey, a principal of the development group, said the plan addresses some minor issues on the site. “We have a remediation plan to take care of that,” he said. “It
Pictured above is a rendering for D&F Development Group’s limited equity co-op community planned for Ruland Road in Melville. was a former nursery… There are always one or two little things that have to be taken care of.” Town Planning Director Anthony Aloisio said the estimated cost is $1,300, but the extra money was ordered in case of overruns. Any surplus will be re-
turned to D&F Development. As a soil plan is being worked out, Florey said he’s once again racing against the clock to make the development come to fruition. “We have to close before year’s end. That is fast approaching. (Continued on page A17)
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TOWN OF HUNTINGTON
Town: Parking Fees, Tickets Are $1.6M Short By Danny Schrafel dschrafel@longislandergroup.com
A delayed rollout of the town’s new multi-meter parking system and technical glitches has resulted in the the Town of Huntington coming up $1.6 million short of revenue projections, town officials have confirmed. The town had budgeted for $3,053,000 in parking meter and ticket revenue in 2014, but is only expected to bring in $1.2 million, according to budgets. The big difference between anticipated and projected revenues appears in Supervisor Frank Petrone’s 2015 budget proposal. The town tapped $1.6 million from a $7,687,468 general fund reserve to close the gap, which represents more than half of the general fund balance used for the year. The town also applied $500,000 to the 2014 budget and allocated $600,000 in legal fees related to the LIPA tax certiorari; the general fund is expected to be about 42 percent smaller by year’s end, or $4,454,285. After introducing his proposed 2015 budget last month, Petrone said that efforts are underway to develop a retirement incentive for town employees; savings accrued from that program would be used to replenish the town reserve funds. While town officials initially forecast $1.8 million in revenue to be generated by the new multimeter system and increased parking rates of $1 an hour for prime parking and 50 cents per hour elsewhere, the town is expected to come up $1.2 million short, with projected year-end revenue estimated at $600,000. Anticipated 2015 revenues are $850,000. Town spokesman A.J. Carter said that the loftier revenue projections on parking fees came because a new multi-meter system was expected to go live by the first of the year. “The [2014] budget had both going into effect Jan. 1 but because of technical issues, the installation of the multi-meters was delayed until the end of April,” Carter said. And until the meters went live, the parking rates
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Town officials estimate a $1.6 million shortfall in parking meter revenues in 2014 after plans to upgrade coin-operated meters, pictured, were delayed. remained at a quarter per hour, regardless of location, throughout Huntington village and in other metered areas. The parking meter and fee overhaul stemmed from a recommendation in the Huntington Village Parking Study, funded by the town, Huntington Township Chamber of Commerce, the Huntington Village BID, the Town Economic Development Corp. and The Paramount, which provided the town board with recommendations from the Nelson/Nygaard consulting firm as to how to resolve parking congestion and a lack of access to parking in the downtown village.
Similarly, on the parking violations revenue line, the town is expected to be about $653,000 off after having budgeted $1,253,000 in revenue for the year. However, the town is anticipating $1.25 million in parking fine revenues in 2015. Changing the vendor which the town uses to print and write parking tickets also posed problems, Carter said. “There were some logistical difficulties in getting the old vendor to transfer data to the new vendor, and some other technical issues in getting the new handhelds to communicate with the multimeters,” he said.
TOWN OF HUNTINGTON
No Smoking Allowed On Town Beaches Addition to town code further resticts public use of tobacco, herbal products By Andrew Wroblewski awroblewski@longislandergroup.com
The Town of Huntington is set to soon expand its ban of using tobacco and herbal products to public beaches. Previously, town law only covered public playgrounds, but an amendment, adopted Sept. 16 by the Huntington Town Board, will expand
that. The law will become effective as soon it is filed with the State’s Office of the Secretary of State. “People have expressed health concerns in regard to being exposed to a smoker’s secondhand smoke while at the town [beaches],” Huntington Councilman Mark Cuthbertson, the measure’s sponsor, said in a press release. “I am pleased that we have passed a common-sense meas-
ure to limit exposure to secondhand smoke at our wonderful beaches.” In its expanded state, the law prohibits the use of “tobacco [and] herbal product cigarette[s], pipe[s] and cigar[s]” at any point past “no smoking” signs at outdoor beaches – just as it already does for playgrounds. These signs will not extend to the parking lots of the beaches – which
include Crab Meadow, Geisslers, Asharoken, Hobart, Centerport, Fleet’s Cove, Crescent, Gold Star Battalion and Quentin Sammis/West Neck Beaches. “This legislation is not designed to place a ban on smoking at our beaches entirely,” Cuthbertson said. “It’s simply asking that if you are at the beach, you give people the courtesy of going to the parking lot.”
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Police are investigating a phone scam that a Melville resident was roped into. Police said that the woman, starting in April, began wiring money to a bank in Costa Rica. The culprits extorted money from her by telling her that she would be entered into a contest to win $350,000, so long as she continued wiring the cash. Someone got wise to the scam Sept. 24, when they called Suffolk County police.
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MELVILLE
New Inspections Expected To ‘Fire Up’ Revenue Town plan to pick up commercial, some multi-family duties to raise $334K By Danny Schrafel dschrafel@longislandergroup.com
Town fire safety inspectors will be taking a larger role when it comes to inspections in the Melville area when 2015 rolls around, town officials said. Starting in 2015, the town will take the lead on inspections of com-
mercial properties and some multifamily homes – those containing three or more units. Phil Ingerman, the director of intergovernmental affairs for Huntington Supervisor Frank Petrone, said Friday that there are approximately 300 of those properties in Melville; however, since some inspections are yearly and others every three years, the town ex-
pects to pick up an average of 150 to 200 inspections annually. The Melville district is one of the last in which town inspectors do not currently serve in that expanded role, Ingerman said. “In other districts the town has been handling required inspection for more than a decade,” he said. “We have a cooperative working re-
DIX HILLS
Armed Robbery Rap For Resident By Danny Schrafel dschrafel@longislandergroup.com
A Dix Hills woman is facing armed robbery charges after she and an accomplice, armed with a rifle, allegedly robbed a person at the Commack Motor Inn, Suffolk County police said. Kayla Spicer, 22, and Leonard Holm, 43, of West Hempstead, allegedly brandishing a rifle, stole
cash from an unknown victim at the motel at 1:30 p.m. Sept. 27, according to police. Fourth Precinct officers arrested the duo in Hempstead shortly before midnight that day. Spicer was ordered held on $30,000 cash and $90,000 bond by Judge Paul Hensley Sept. 28, and an order of protection was issued. She is due back in court Oct. 3. This is Spicer’s second brush with the law in about a year’s time.
Police cuffed her Nov. 15 on grand larceny charges after she allegedly Kayla Spicer grabbed a cell phone from a victim and ran out of a Mastic Beach store with it in her hands.
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lationship with all our fire districts. Huntington and the Melville fire districts concluded this change will provide economies of scale benefiting both parties.” According to Petrone’s proposed 2015 budget, the town will have a total of five fire safety inspectors on staff after starting the year with three. Ingerman said the town board already signed off on hiring another inspector this year. Combined, the two new inspectors are expected to generate $334,000 in new revenue from fire inspections. In addition to this new policy, Melville and Dix Hills are a major focus of the town’s proposed capital spending in 2015. Earmarked in Petrone’s budget are two new parks for the area, including $1.75 million for Sweet Hollow Park on the former Meyer’s Farm property in Melville and $2 million for the new Burrs Lane Park at Erb Farm in Dix Hills. Both projects are earmarked to be funded by $1.5 million in grants in addition to town bonds.
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Her black-and-white striped shirt, actually a bodysuit with a ballerinastyle back, is of her own creation; so is the jacket her daughter is wearing. Northport native Kelly Donovan, 33, runs “Sewing Seeds” out of vintage boutique Suite Pieces in Huntington Station – a hobby-turnedbusiness for the mother of two, who started sewing children’s clothing after leaving a job in ad sales at Yahoo several years ago. “I really have been finding that the clothes that I was able to make for my girls far surpass the styles and the wear-ability of the clothes that I was finding in retail stores,” said Donovan, who lived in New York City for ten years before moving to her current Huntington residence. Donovan also liked the idea of her girls wearing “one-of-a-kind pieces that were made with love and made by me,” she said. The clothes she designs are, by her description, classic with a whimsical edge. There are Peter Pan collars and bows. There is a dress in thick, blue and purple plaid fabric, and there is a navy blue dress covered in tiny gold polka dots. The hobby-turned-passion gave Donovan something to focus on, aside from raising her children, she said. She had previously interned at ABC, worked in publishing for Harper Collins and held a job at CNET. “I needed something other than childrearing to fill my brain,” she
said. “I had never had a hobby before, and I can’t tell you what it’s done for my sanity.” But eventually, as friends continually asked her when she would open a store, she decided to turn the hobby into a business. “I felt gluttonous continuing to make all of these clothes for my family, and there was such an abundance that we didn’t need anymore,” she said. “Finally I thought it was the right time to really bring this to a larger audience and allow people to enjoy the benefits of handmade clothing that are heirloom quality… and also not have their children wearing the same thing that all of the other kids on the playground are wearing.” The hobby-to-business transition has been a slow one, Donovan said. “Being a parent myself and buying clothes for my own children, I thought about the experience I would want it to be and also how I want to represent myself and my brand,” she said. She considered running an online Etsy shop, but continued to think about her business model. She then found the shop in Suite Pieces. “This shop in Suite Pieces provided the perfect venue because I don’t need to be here 24/7, which is great because I’m a stay-at-home mom to two little girls,” she said. “And I really like and respect what they’re trying to do with the building overall as more of a renaissance of not only the building, but Huntington Station.” Suite Pieces Owner Amanda Pep-
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Kelly Donovan and her younger daughter, Annabelle, 2, sit beneath a rack of dresses in Donovan’s Sewing Seeds shop. pard said that she and Donovan met when Donovan attended a crafting event at the store. Eventually, they decided that Donovan would open up shop there. “I think that it brings a whole different market to the store,” Peppard said. “I think not only her style but
the quality is impeccable. It almost makes me want to have a child.” The store as a whole is “very DIY-focused” and “crafty at heart,” Donovan said – a fact in accordance with Donovan’s goal to eventually hold nighttime events at Sewing (Continued to page A25)
‘Ice House’ Plans Get Planning Board’s OK By Danny Schrafel dschrafel@longislandergroup.com
A mixed-use vision of the former Losquadro Ice House on Stewart Avenue in Huntington village is cool with the Huntington Planning Board. The board voted unanimously Sept. 17 to grant site plan approval for the project, set to transform the former Losquadro Ice House at 50 Stewart Ave. in Huntington village to a mixed-use building with 8,000
square feet of retail on the ground level and a total of 26 apartments – 10 two-bedroom and three one-bedroom homes on each of the two upper levels. Plans also include a “green roof,” which planning officials say will help prevent storm water runoff. “That’s something we’re really encouraging in the village,” Huntington Planning Director Anthony Aloisio said, noting the Hotel Huntington project, located at the corner of Stew-
art Avenue and Main Street, just up the block from the Ice House project, is planned to have similar features. Twenty-four parking spaces will be provided on site, with seven in front for retail use and 17 in the rear for residents. The project was granted a special-use permit to use a municipal lot adjacent to the Elks clubhouse on Main Street for overflow parking. Peter Pastorelli Sr., owner of Value Drugs in Huntington village and Greenlawn, bought the property in
September 2012 and went before the Huntington Zoning Board of Appeals for variances the following June. Aloisio said the architecture of the structure is designed to “preserve the Ice House and the look of that building.” “It’s an interesting view – I think it’s within the spirit of what we’ve tried to accomplish,” he said. The project will be back before the planning board in the future for architectural review.
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By Danny Schrafel dschrafel@longislandergroup.com
With some familiar faces at the wheel, a new look and new businesses are coming to Huntington’s village’s Wall Street, a place known by many as the epicenter of the village’s top-flight dining district. Where a cupcake chain once operated, a Japanese restaurant is coming. Work crews are hard at work putting together the new 11 Wall St. home of Osaka Japanese, which was displaced this spring by a fire that gutted its former home. And where The Potting Shed once stood, at 4 Wall St., a new restaurant, by Spice Village Grill owner Tabassum Ali, is in the works – a complementary eatery to his existing authentic Indian locale, which he’s operated since late 2009. Also in the works is a new nail salon, located at the former 26 Wall St. home of The Laughing Moon; and Ben Benharon is opening his second Salon Mayan location at 27 Wall, the former home of Lina’Z. His first Huntington salon, which opened in 2012, is located at 20 Clinton Ave. and will remain, Benharon said Monday. But the most profound transformation began Monday at 10 Wall St., where crews prepped for the planned Tuesday demolition of the former home of The Black Lantern. The tear-
down will clear the way for a threestory, 8,000 square-foot building, with a restaurant proposed for the ground floor and two apartments each in the second and third floors above. The building’s owner, Mary Smith, said community feedback for her plans has been strongly positive. “Everybody has been so wonderful,” she said. Smith, of Huntington, said she is hoping to have shovels in the ground for the new building by April 2015. Not only will the building provide new retail and residential uses on Wall Street, the new structure at 10 Wall will serve as a brick-andmortar tribute to her late husband, Richard, whose name will be etched into a brick on the third story. Smith will also be paying tribute to the Huntington Fire Department through special design features to be incorporated near the building’s elevator. The building that was to be torn down Tuesday was the first Huntington Fire Department headquarters in 1889 until the department moved to Main Street in 1911. Recently, the building has fallen into disrepair, and historic preservation officials at Town Hall cleared the way for demolition after determining much of the historic value of the structure had diminished. Still, before demolition, Hunting-
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Wall St. To Welcome New Businesses, Building
Demolition prep work begins Monday at 10 Wall St., where shovels are expected to go into the ground next spring for a three-story building. The new construction is one of several changes coming to one of Huntington’s key thoroughfares. ton Fire Department officials collected items from the site for a museum exhibit, Smith said. And when Christmastime comes, organizers of the annual Huntington Village Holiday Parade will take advantage of the open lot at 10 Wall St. for a little yuletide cheer. There, parade organizers and Smith con-
firmed the space will play host to the town’s Wall Street holiday tree, which will be illuminated upon the conclusion of the town’s annual lighted fire truck parade. “The town and the community has been amazing with me,” Smith said. “It means everything to me. It really does. It’s pretty incredible.”
The Business Of Beer, Wings And Football By Andrew Wroblewski awroblewski@longislandergroup.com
The NFL rocks in Huntington. On Sundays, Mondays and Thursdays, the National Football League has come into Huntington with a bang over the course of the ’14-’15 season’s first month; and it’s brought along with it loads of food and drink specials around town. Starting with the local folks, Napper Tandy's Irish Pub at 229 Laurel Ave. in Northport is currently offering a bevy of game time specials like 2-for-1 buffalo wings and bites; $13 buckets of Miller Lite and Coors Lite; and discounts on spe-
cialty meals like Kickoff Nachos ($8.50), Giants French Dip ($9.95) and a Jets Chicken Cutlet Sandwich ($8.95). Other specials, like discounts on Corona/Corona Light buckets ($17) and on Blue Moon and Sam Adams drafts ($4) can also be expected. Continuing into Huntington village, Rookies Sports Club at 70 Gerard St. has been attracting fans with the promise of showing every game, no matter the teams. “We have NFL Sunday ticket so we get lots of different fans, all kinds of different people,” Deanna Bradshaw, manager at Rookies, said. “We even just had a makeover
new paint and some more TVs.” Watching the games at Rookies is a given, and to go along with that fans have been welcomed to a $14.99 special including 12 wings and a pitcher of Coors Light or Bud Light to boot. A pitcher of beer on its own – of either Coors Light or Bud Light – costs $10 on game days, with Blue Moon and Long Ireland Celtic pitchers also seeing a discount to $14. Also in the village, Christopher’s at 8 Wall St. offers specials during the games like $1 hotdogs – with either sauerkraut or onions – and $4 Bud and Bud Light 16 oz. aluminum cans. Owner of Christopher’s, Jack
Palladino, also mentioned a $4 pint draft special that regularly changes. “We’ve been getting a nice crowd… especially on Thursdays,” Palladino said. Moving down to Huntington Station, Instant Replay Sports Bar – found 282 E Jericho Turnpike – offers up game day beer specials like $3 domestic pints, $4 import pints, $6 Miller Lite pitchers, $9 domestic pitchers and $12 import pitchers on game days. Buckets, domestic ($15) and import ($20), are also available; with a basket of chicken wings to top it off for $5. Food, beer and football – in Huntington they’re a perfect comb.
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Deer Park Road Can’t Take Any More DEAR EDITOR: The Sept. 18 edition detailed plans for an environmental impact study of the large Mediavilla Project on Jericho Turnpike in Elwood. One of the concerns voiced was the negative impact of increased traffic. One nearby intersection that is bound to be negatively impacted is East Deer Park Road and Broadway at the Northern State Parkway Exit 42, where the Dix Hills Fire Department is located. Anyone who has traveled through that intersection in recent years knows how congested it becomes, especially around rush hour. (Full disclosure – I
live on the intersection). It is a major safety issue for the police, fire and EMTs entering and exiting their station. Inevitably, traffic on that intersection going to or from the Mediavilla development will render this intersection unbearable. Major improvements will be needed to keep traffic moving safely. The same edition included a piece on other roadwork planned for the Half Hollow Hills area (Carlls Straight Path Bridge Rebuild Underway). The article listed three other road improvement projects in the works. I was amazed that Deer Park Road/Northern State Parkway is not under consideration. I'm sure a new bridge over the LIE Service Roads
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would make Carlls Straight Path safer, but that intersection can't remotely compare to the Deer Park Road/Northern State Exit 42 intersection. Lets hope the Town of Huntington and Suffolk County incorporate the Exit 42 intersection improvements into the environmental impact study of the large Mediavilla Project. MARK BRADY Dix Hills
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ally seen in infants, young children and teenagers as they lack the proper antibodies to defend against infection. Children with asthma are especially susceptible. As there is currently no vaccine that can protect against EV-D68, prevention must start with you. Despite its infectiousness, the virus is not fatal and transmission can be easily prevented. The easiest method to prevent infection is to wash your hands frequently with soap and water for 20 seconds, especially after changing diapers. Avoid touching your eyes, nose, and mouth with unwashed hands. Disinfect frequently touched surfaces like doorknobs, toys and cell phones. Practicing good respiratory etiquette by covering your coughs and sneezes, and staying home when sick will also go a long way in keeping us all healthy. I encourage you to not panic, stay informed and share this vital information with family and friends. WILLIAM SPENCER County Legislator 18th LD Centerport
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Life&Style THEATER
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Don’t cry for her, Argentina! The spirit of the legendary Eva “Evita” Peron is alive and well, and temporarily living in Northport at the John W. Engeman Theater. “Evita,” the Andrew Lloyd-Webber-Tim Rice operetta, opened on Sept. 18 and runs through Nov. 2. If you haven’t already purchased tickets, you should. The resounding reactions of early audiences should mean this production will soon sell out. In Broadway’s original “Evita,” Northport native Patti LuPone’s portrayal of Eva Peron set the gold standard for anyone else who undertakes the role. The beautiful Janine Divita’s performance of Evita at the Engeman is one that LuPone would applaud. Divita is the real deal. She becomes Evita with every breath she takes, every elegant move she makes, as well as with every incredible word she sings in a play that has no spoken dialogue. Divita’s voice is glorious, filling the theatre with a majestic quality that captivates audiences just as the real Evita Peron captured the work-
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Janine Divita dazzles as Eva Peron in Engeman Theater’s “Evita.”
ing-class hearts of Juan Peron’s Argentina during the World War II and post War era. For those who aren’t familiar with the play, the story focuses on the meteoric rise to fame and fortune of Maria Eva Duarte Peron (“Evita”), who began life as a poor girl in the slums of Argentina, but with steely determination and the use of her sexual wiles, climbed the ladder of success to become a model and stage actress and then, First Lady of her nation. Eva Peron may have been the first of many modern-day women who knew how to use the media to help build and maintain the image she wished to convey to her adoring public. While the working class loved her, she was ridiculed by the upper class. Divita portrays Evita with a fire in her belly and sheer determination in her eyes. Bruce Winant and Janine Divita in “Evita.” The play is
told with the use of a storyteller, Che (the rebel Che Guevara, one of Juan Peron’s political foes). Che is played by Aaron C. Finley. Finley’s stage presence is commanding, his voice astounding. Evita begins as an audience of working place Argentines sit in a theater enjoying a film. A voice breaks in telling them their beloved Eva Peron has died. Deep shock and sadness ensue, and the people reverently sing a Requiem to their cherished Evita. Che cynically dismisses all the mourning, singing, “Oh, What a Circus.” In a few flashbacks in time, the audience witnesses the teen-aged brunette Eva, convincing a tango lounge singer to take her out of the slums to Buenos Aires, where she is determined to become a star. Che sings of her ability to hitch her wagon to the star of any man who can further her career. We see the young Eva sleeping her way up the ladder of success. After an earthquake severely damages one Argentine city, the now blonde Eva attends a fundraiser hosted by military leader, Juan Peron. In a bold gesture, she seduces Peron by serenading him with “I’d be Surprisingly Good for You.” Peron agrees with her words. He takes her home with him, that night, where she immediately moves in, dismissing his
current mistress. Peron’s election and the success he and Evita eagerly embrace are ridiculed by Che in the song, “High Flying and Adored.” In Act 2, the operetta’s amazing showstopper, “Don’t Cry For Me Argentina,” has Evita singing to the masses of her willingness to leave her acting career behind and work with her husband to make their peoples’ lives better. Divita’s rendition of the song produced goose bumps and won resounding applause. Throughout the rest of Act II, we see Eva planning a trip to Europe in order to bolster the image of the Peron presidency. She also starts a charitable foundation to help her beloved working-class citizens, but soon becomes so taken with her own fame that she falls victim to the lure of money and power. The saintly image, now tarnished, is lambasted by Che. Sadly, Evita’s young, charismatic life is threatened by an advanced cancer, and she dies at the age of 33, leaving Peron and her people behind in deep mourning. Evita is a classic soap opera set to an exquisite score. The cast members embrace their roles fully. Credit Director Igor Golden for eliciting believable performances from all – even the chorus members. Aided by a beautiful set by Daniel Willis, amazing costumes by Kurt Alger, and excellent music direction (James Olmstead), choreography (Antoinette DiPietropolo) and lighting (Zach Blane), this production is nearly picture perfect. Bruce Winnant is the proud President Juan Peron, whose dedication to his people and tender love for his Evita are presented beautifully. One last shout out needs to go to young Ashley Perez Flanagan, who, in one brief solo, brought the house down. Flanagan plays the Peron mistress whom Evita dismisses on the night she moves in with Peron. Flanagan’s beautiful voice and tragic questioning, “Where will I go?” tugged at the heart strings of audience members. She definitely has a future!
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ART/MUSIC
Fifth ArtWalk In Perfect Harmony
The Northport Community Jazz Orchestra performs outside Heartichoke during the fifth annual Northport ArtWalk Sunday.
Outside Caffe Portofino, Jacob Restituto sings and plays as Rebecca Chiraz paints pet portraits. By Danny Schrafel dschrafel@longislandergroup.com
Steps away from Heartichoke in the heart of Northport Village, the Northport Community Jazz Orchestra attracted a crowd of dozens who enjoyed their swinging sounds during the fifth annual Northport ArtWalk. The orchestra was one of seven musical acts on display along Woodbine Avenue and Main Street, a sign of the show’s success in 2014, according to Northport Arts Coalition Director Dan Paige. “I was thinking of more music – I was leaning that way, but we always have to watch the budget,” he said. “Then we had more artists than we anticipated, so more artists equal more money… [so we said], why don’t we get more music? We’re not looking to make money – we just want to break even, and it’s going to add to a festive day.” Paige and Heather Johnson of the Northport Historical Society took the helm for the fifth ArtWalk installment, divvying up labor much as the arts coalition and the Northport Chamber of Commerce did in the three years of their support – the arts coalition found and placed the artists, while the chamber handled the books and outreach to local merchants. After three years, the chamber stepped aside, but last fall, the Huntington Arts Coalition and its project, SparkBoom, sponsored (Continued to page A25)
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Local Artists Celebrate Their Hispanic Roots By Danny Schrafel dschrafel@longislandergroup.com
A native of South America who has now set down roots in Dix Hills is taking center stage this month at a special art exhibit dedicated to Hispanic-American artists. Anahi DeCanio, selected by the Long Island Arts Alliance as its artist of the month for September, is headlining a special Hispanic Heritage Month exhibition at the Bloomingdale’s Furniture Gallery in Roosevelt Field through Oct. 26. The Arts Alliance and Long Island Hispanic Chamber of Commerce are presenting the exhibit, which celebrated an opening reception Sept. 18. Also included in the show is Juliana Bedoya, a Harborfields High School student and the show’s youngest participant. A native of Bogota, Colombia who came to the United States at age 8, she is a painter hoping one day to have a career in the arts. They’re just two of a dozen Hispanic-American Long Islanders featured in the show. DeCanio, the creative director of ArtyZen Studios, which offers fine art, product design, print designs and photography and provides trending artwork for art licensing purposes, said it’s a great thrill to play a prominent role in the show. “As if the excitement of being in Bloomingdale’s wasn’t enough, they put me in the front of the store. I’m still pinching myself. It’s pretty awesome,” DeCanio said. The mixed-media, mostly abstract artist, has been painting and collaging since she was a child in Uruguay. She came to the United States in 1972, and has lived in Dix Hills the last four years. “I was always just grabbing little bits and pieces that I had available to me… always putting things together and decorating my room with collages,” she said. Today, she incorporates photography into some of her paintings and collages, and has created 3D art installations from objects she finds. “I’m very eclectic,” she said. It’s been in the last 10 years or so, DeCanio said, that she realized she could make a living in art. Not only is she doing that, her work has received some high-profile exposure, with her art being featured in the CBS sci-fi drama “Under The Dome,” Jennifer Anniston’s “We’re The Millers,” and
Dix Hills’ Anahi DeCanio, standing in front of “Vanity Fair,” on display at the Bloomingdale’s Furniture Gallery at Roosevelt Field Sept. 18. an upcoming Nicholas Sparks film. DeCanio will soon be an “Artist in The Attic” – the name of the group that rents studio space in Suite Pieces, formerly Yankee Peddler Antiques in Huntington Station. DeCanio has rented space and is looking forward to moving in Nov. 1. The Hispanic Heritage Month Exhibition is a prelude to the celebration of Arts Alive LI – October Arts Month, a month-long celebration of cultural events taking place across Long Island. Kicking off Sept. 27 and running through Oct. 31, the celebrations will include over 100 events at 40 venues in Nassau and Suffolk County. Now in its third year, Arts Alive LI is presented by the Long Island Arts Alliance and Bethpage Federal Credit Union, with additional support from Long Island Community Foundation, New York Community Bank Foundation, The Macy’s Foundation of Bloomingdale’s and Music & Arts. Additionally, Arts Alive LI is part of an important effort to encourage economic development on and increased cultural arts tourism to Long Island. The project is supported by a grant awarded to the LIAA by New York State's Empire State Development and the I Love NY Division of Tourism under Governor Andrew Cuomo's Regional Economic Development Council Initiative.
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DINING
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Dine Huntington Restaurant Week’s name is up in lights this week. In its fifth annual installment, 42 local restaurants had signed up as of Monday to offer $27.95 prix-fixe menus from Oct. 12-19. And Huntington’s’ premier performance venue has offered up its New York Avenue marquee to help spread the word about one of the area’s premier fine dining events. For more information and menus, visit www.dinehuntington.com
TOWN OF HUNTINGTON
‘Seasons’ Opponents File Suit Against Town By Danny Schrafel dschrafel@longislandergroup.com
A lawsuit filed by opponents of a senior housing development in Elwood aims to overturn the town board’s decision to rezone the Oak Tree Dairy property to make way for The Seasons. An Article 78 lawsuit was filed Sept. 18 by Elwood residents Lee and Ann Itzler, Richard Appollonia, Ronald Starrantino, Vincent Modica and David Prestipino, and Huntington resident Lauri Holt. In it, attorney Wendi L. Herman argues the town failed to consider alternate sites for the 256-unit Seasons at Elwood, violated the State Environmental Quality Review Act (SEQRA); conducted a flawed environmental review of the proposal and perpetuated illegal spot zoning with their Aug. 19 vote to rezone the Elwood Road property. The suit also claims the town failed to take a “hard look” at various impacts of the project and argues that approving the approximately 7 unit-per-acre community
violates the town’s comprehensive plan and would cause increased “traffic, congestion, diminished air quality” and groundwater pollution. “The town’s environmental review of this issue is flawed by the fact that it consistently compares the discontinued dairy processing plant to the proposed use in drawing the conclusion that the proposed senior housing would be more compatible with surrounding singlefamily residential development than the shuttered dairy,” the lawsuit reads. “As stated, the record is clear that the dairy operation had been closed for well over a year and, therefore, had lost its legal non-conforming status. As a result, the development of the proposed highdensity senior housing project would be significantly less compatible with surrounding single-family residence zoning.” Town spokesman A.J. Carter declined to comment on the suit. A zone change to clear the way for Garden City-based Engel Burman Group’s Seasons at Elwood was approved Aug. 19 by a 4-1 vote
of the Huntington Town Board after two and a half years of debate at board meetings and multiple downsizings of the project’s scope. A four-vote supermajority was needed to pass the zone change because of petitions filed by neighbors in opposition to the project. Concessions, written into the zone-change resolution, require Engel Burman Group to adhere to eight conditions set by the Huntington Planning Board when it recommended the zone change, including
mandates that cap the development at 256 senior homes; require up to 45 affordable units to be built as per town code; and direct Engel Burman Group to pay for myriad traffic improvements. Engel Burman Group will also pay $500,000 to the Elwood School District; $50,000 to the Elwood Library District; and $180,000 to the Town of Huntington’s Park and Recreation fund – the $128,000 required by law, plus an additional $52,000 for Elwood parks.
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Never A Bad Note By Danny, Sona & Sean foodies@longislandergroup.com
After more than four years of bringing Portuguese cuisine to Huntington, the namesake of Fado restaurant – a deeply soulful, rich genre of traditional Portuguese music dating back to the 15th and 16th centuries – came alive for the first time at the New Street restaurant. There, Fadista Claudia Duarte, direct from the shores of Portugal, brought the unique art form alive in the cozy confines of the restaurant, totally unplugged and unvarnished, every movement made with purpose as she sang in the restaurant’s airy, homey second-floor space which seats 45 comfortably. For the owners – Eddie and Allison Nobre – it was a second dream accomplished. The first was to open a Portuguese restaurant. The second? Well, that’s why Duarte was in town. During a Fado performance, it is customary to remain totally silent so you can best
experience the full depth of emotion in the performance – which is very fitting for a restaurant whose continued focus on excellence in authentic and modern Portuguese cuisine does a stellar job in leaving diners speechless with delight. We started out the same way we always do at Fado – with bread served in Portuguese bread bags and succulent black olives prepared in garlic and oil. New this visit was North American Salmon Tartar ($12), a zesty, citrusy delight bursting with flavor. Lulas Fritas ($13) are perfectly crisp, tender and buttery morsels of fried squid, served with a pair of dipping sauces. Rissois de Carne y Queso ($11), beef puff pastries, are a savory, spiced delight that melts in your mouth. And you can’t go wrong with Fado’s classic starter, fire-roasted Chourico na Brasa ($11). Entrees shine equally bright. Bife a Portuguesa ($34), a succulent rib eye of prime beef, will delight any beef aficionado in your party with every bite. Paelha da Terra e Mar ($32), a decadent medley of chourico,
Direct from Lisbon, “Fadista” Claudia Duarte joined Fado owners Allison and Eddie Nobre, for an evening of traditional Portuguese favorites on Sunday. Duarte was accompanied by Paulo Croft, left, on viola fado (acoustic guitar) and Rui Martins, right, on the 12-string Portuguese Guitar. mussels, squid, clams, shrimp, scallops and a half lobster, is delightful in its simplicity and enhanced by a slight peppery kick atop a bed of saffron rice. And Long Island Duck ($29), a special during our visit, is fall-offthe-bone tender and, filled with tastefully tart oranges, plump cranberries and roasted pumpkin seeds, personifies the homey warmth of autumn. Desserts like dark chocolate mousse, Crème Brulee cheesecake and traditional flan, their signature dessert, remain afterdinner must-haves. Eddie and Allison have plenty on their plates in the coming months. An autumn menu is coming soon; keep your eyes on these pages for updates when it arrives. They’ll be participating in Dine Huntington Restaurant Week Oct. 12-19. You can also catch them at Appliance World Oct. 8, where Fado will commandeer a kitchen sta-
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We’re up to sprint mode now,” he said. The Highland Green Residences project is a result of a settlement, reached by the Huntington Town Board and the Huntington NAACP in February, to build a 117-unit, limited equity co-op community on about 8 acres of Ruland Road’s north side. The development is an affordable-housing offset to the nearby Greens at Half Hollow sen-
ior community. In the settlement, the town agreed to clear the way for 72 one-bedroom, 39 two-bedroom and six three-bedroom limited equity co-op homes. Homes will be set aside for individuals and families earning 50 to 80 percent of the Nassau/Suffolk median income. For a single person, that translates to a range of $37,100 to $59,300; for a family of four, $52,950 to $84,700. Honorably discharged veterans and physically
handicapped individuals will receive preferences. To get the construction loan they need, they’ll need to have all of their financing and approvals in hand, including sewer and highway approvals. But Florey said there are “no roadblocks at the moment.” “We’re still working through the process with the state housing agency that will be providing the bond and financing and other state assistance,” Florey said. “We’re
working with the county, the town… Everybody has been extremely helpful. We’re getting a lot of cooperation.” Should that all come to fruition, Florey’s hoping to break ground as soon as possible. Construction is then expected to take about 18 months. “If it’s a winter like it was this winter, it’ll probably be in March… If it’s a warmer winter, sooner than that,” Florey said of groundbreaking.
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since 1838 when Walt Whitman founded a newspaper for his beloved hometown. Our editorial content has always been first-rate, and now we can present it in a way that readers have come to expect.” The benefit extends as well to advertisers, who know better than anybody that color ads get readers’ attention. “We depend on advertising dollars to provide the resources that fund a top-notch newsroom, and those advertisers want color,” Long Islander News Associ-
ate Publisher Peter Sloggatt said. “With the switch to new printing facilities, color is no longer a luxury – it’s part of the package. I’m looking forward to never again having to answer the question: ‘How much more for color?’” Along with the move to color comes a format change. The newspaper page size is slightly smaller. While traditionalists may be reluctant to embrace the smaller page, the compact size makes for a more portable and readable package, and equally important, helps us to cope with ever-in-
creasing mailing costs. Along with changes to our print edition, Long Islander News is becoming more tech savvy. “Our recently redesigned website offers readers a taste of the print edition, and opens new possibilities for delivering breaking news as it happens,” Kelly said. “The internet, smart phones and technologies yet to emerge are changing the news industry, and we plan to put those technologies to work in a way that will, first and foremost, provide the resources to produce quality community-level reporting.”
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THURSDAY Quit Smoking Sign up for Suffolk County’s free comprehensive Learn to Be…Tobacco Free cessation program, which includes educational classes, pharmaceutical support to medically-eligible participants, and continued support upon completion of the program. Local program held at the East Northport Library, 185 Larkfield Road, East Northport, Thursdays from 67 p.m., Oct. 2, 9, 16. Call 631-261-2313.
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Red Is For Passion Love the color red and enjoy living it up? The Red Hat women are looking for new members who enjoy going places and making new friends. Their motto: Fun, Frolic and Friendship. 631-271-6470 or flarpp@yahoo.com.
Elwood Public Library 3027 Jericho Turnpike, Elwood. 631-4993722. www.elwoodlibrary.org. • Watch the library’s weekly Friday afternoon movie at 1 p.m.
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SATURDAY Piano At The Lab
Fresh Eats The Northport Farmers' Market is in its seventh season running every Saturday until Nov. 22, 8 a.m.-1 p.m., rain or shine. Located in the Cow Harbor parking lot at the foot of Main Street, it overlooks beautiful Northport Harbor.
Chess Challenge Usdan Center for the Creative and Performing Arts (www.usdan.com), presents its eighth annual Usdan Chess Challenge on Sunday, Oct. 5 at its specially designed Hexter Chess Center in Wheatley Heights. Open to grades K-12, the tournament is US Chess Federation-rated. To register, call 631-643-7900, write to info@usdan.com, or visit www.usdan.com. $40 registration fee. conintended@gmail.com. Suggested donation: $10 per person/$15 per couple.
Live Music Live local bands take over Finley's of Greene Street, 43 Greene St., Huntington, every Saturday night at 11 p.m. Join in the fun and food!
SUNDAY Chess Challenge Usdan Center for the Creative and Performing Arts (www.usdan.com), presents its eighth annual Usdan Chess Challenge on Sunday, Oct. 5 at its specially designed Hexter Chess Center in Wheatley Heights. Open to grades K-12, the tournament is US Chess Federationrated. To register, call 631-643-7900, write to info@usdan.com, or visit www.usdan.com. $40 registration fee.
Find Your Center Find inner peace in an ongoing weekly class for beginners and newcomers every Sunday, 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. at Dipamkara Meditation Center, 282 New York Ave., Huntington. 631-549-1000. www.MeditationOnLongisland.org.
MONDAY Argentine Tango Classes Experience the subtle communication between partners as you learn the passionate dance known as the tango. Come dressed to impress (but be comfortable) for classes on Monday nights, 7-9:30 p.m. at Spirit of Huntington Art Center, 2 Melville Road North, Huntington Station. 631-470-9620 or email no-
Deer Park Public Library 44 Lake Ave., Deer Park. 631-586-3000. deerparklibrary.org. • Through a grant from New York State, the library offers Google Nexus 7 tablets for borrowing. Browse the web, download a book, play games and more with just a touch of your finger. Tablets can be checked out for two weeks on an adult Deer Park library card.
FRIDAY
Pianist Einav Yarden performs Friday, Oct. 10, 6 p.m. in the Grace Auditorium, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, One Bungtown Road, Cold Spring Harbor. $20.
499-0888. commack.suffolk.lib.ny.us. • Enjoy a friendly game of bridge or mahjongg in the Community Room every Friday, from 1-5:30 p.m. • Join the library’s weekly Thursday showing of newly released films; all movies begin at 2 p.m.
TUESDAY Free Mommy And Me Class Sing! Stretch! Dance! Play! Enjoy a funfilled class that includes parachute play and bubble play and meet other Jewish moms at The Chai Center in Dix Hills. The free class takes place Tuesdays at 10 a.m. For children ages 6-36 months. Pre-registration required by phone or online: 631-351-8672. www.thechaicenter.com.
Free Help For Vets Every Tuesday from 12-4 p.m. is “Military Appreciation Tuesdays,” when Long Island Cares specifically assists veterans, military personnel and their families at the Hauppauge and Freeport emergency pantries. Appointments can be made by contacting jrosati@licares.org.
WEDNESDAY Steinway Artist Has New Book Meet Carol Montparker, Steinway artist, who will be signing copies of her new book, “The Composer's Landscape,” Wednesday, Oct. 15, 7 p.m. at Book Revue, 313 New York Ave., Huntington; and again on Saturday, Nov. 1, 4 p.m. at the Steinway Used Piano Gallery, 505 Walt Whitman Road, Melville.
Portofino, 249 Main St., Northport, 7-10 p.m. www.facebook.com/cafportopenmic. Original songs only.
Power Breakfast Join business professionals at BNI Executive Referral Exchange’s breakfast networking meeting every Wednesday, 7-8:30 a.m. at the Dix Hills Diner, 1800 Jericho Turnpike, Dix Hills. 631-4627446.
AT THE LIBRARIES Cold Spring Harbor Library 95 Harbor Road, Cold Spring Harbor. 631-692-6820. cshlibrary.org. • TriCounty Artists of Long Island (TCA), a group of professional fine artists from Long Island and the boroughs of New York City, will exhibit their two- and three-dimensional artwork Oct. 2-Nov. 2 with a reception Sunday, Oct. 5, 2-4 p.m. • Tonito Valderram’s exhibit “Flight of Higher Learning” features two birds in flight, soaring in the upstairs stairwell of the library. Made from recycled bamboo blinds and rice paper, Valderrama’s work expresses the complex relationships between humankind and nature. On display through Jan. 15, 2015. • Author and historian Kerriann Flanagan Brosky will discuss her paranormal investigations and share personal accounts of spiritual encounters on Wednesday, Oct. 22, at 7 p.m. Free and open to all; advance registration is appreciated.
Open Mic Night Play your heart out at an acoustic open mic night every Wednesday at Caffe
Commack Public Library 18 Hauppauge Road, Commack. 631-
Dix Hills: 55 Vanderbilt Parkway. 631421-4530; Melville: 510 Sweet Hollow Road. 631-421-4535. hhhlibrary.org. • Come and see the spectacular Magic of Robert Austin Saturday, Oct. 11. You will be amazed as live doves appear and disappear and are then transformed into a live bunny. One lucky audience member will be suspended from the audience in mid-air. 2-3 p.m.
Harborfields Public Library 31 Broadway, Greenlawn. 631-757-4200. harborfieldslibrary.org. • The Blowout Book Sale starts at 10 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 11.
Huntington Public Library Main Branch: 338 Main St., Huntington. 631-427-5165. Station Branch: 1335 New York Ave., Huntington Station. 631421-5053. www thehuntingtonlibrary.org. • Op-Ed Fridays are weekly at the main branch. Stop by from 2-5 p.m. and discuss your thoughts on a changing world. Registration is required and light refreshments will be served.
Northport-East Northport Public Library Northport: 151 Laurel Ave. 631-2616930. East Northport: 185 Larkfield Road. 631-261-2313. www.nenpl.org. • An AARP smart driving course will be held Monday, Oct. 6, 9:30 a.m. Call for more information.
South Huntington Public Library 145 Pidgeon Hill Road, Huntington Station. 631-549-4411. www.shpl.info. • Learn about reverse mortgages on Tuesday, Oct. 7, 1 p.m.
THEATER and FILM Cinema Arts Centre 423 Park Ave., Huntington. www.cinemaartscentre.org. 631-423-7611. • Depicting the lives of the rural isolated Lakota people of the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation in South Dakota, “Buffalo Nation: The Children Are Crying” shows in the Real-to-Real Documentary series on Tuesday, Oct. 7 at 7:30 p.m. $10
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(Continued from page A18) members/$15 public. • Long Islander Philip Harwood hosts “S’Wonderful! The Gershwins and the Hollywood Musical,” a lively celebration of the legendary brothers whose brilliant music and witty lyrics transformed musicals forever, on Monday, Oct. 6, 7:30 p.m. $10 members/$15 public.
Irish Music In Dix Hills The Dix Hills Performing Arts Center will present “The Wonderful Irish Music and Wit of Ed Ryan,” Sunday, Oct. 5th at 2 p.m. Tickets range from $25 to $30. The Long Island singer/songwriter and multiinstrumentalist has been described as "an unusual blend of unbridled cynic and hopeless romantic," and is a man whose powerful voice and sharp wit have made him a popular favorite in and out of the music scene.
John W. Engeman Theater At Northport 350 Main St., Northport. www.johnwengemantheater.com. 631-261-2900. • The theater presents “Evita,” one of the most passionate and colorful musicals in theater history. Performances run through Nov. 2. • Take your children to a magical land, “The Wizard of Oz,” Saturdays at 11 a.m. and Sundays at 10:30 a.m. through Nov. 2. $15.
AUDITIONS/SUBMISSIONS Northport Symphony Orchestra The Northport Symphony Orchestra seeks new members in all sections. Repertoire ranges from Baroque through classical and romantic to early 20th century. Music Director Richard Hyman is an award-winning music educator and composer. Rehearsals are on Wednesdays from 7:30-9 p.m. usually at East Northport Middle School. Email info@northportorchestra.org to arrange an audition. Website: northportorchestra.org.
MUSEUMS/EXHIBITS Art League of Long Island 107 East Deer Park Road, Dix Hills. Gallery hours: 9 a.m.-4 p.m. weekdays; 11 a.m.-4 p.m. weekends. 631-4625400. www.ArtLeagueLI.net. • On Oct. 10, at 7 p.m., enjoy a lecture by Alex Katlan, a renowned Art Conservator who has analyzed, restored and preserved oil paintings making them readable and viewable while still reflecting their age and history.
b.j. spoke gallery 299 Main St., Huntington. Gallery hours: Monday-Sunday, 11 a.m.-5 p.m., until 9 p.m. on Friday and Saturday. 631-5495106. www.bjspokegallery.com. • Attention all art lovers! Three exhibitions are on view from Aug. 29-Sept. 27. For more information and reception times visit the b.j. spoke gallery website.
Cold Spring Harbor Fish Hatchery 1660 Route 25A, Cold Spring Harbor. Open seven days a week, 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Saturday and Sundays until 6 p.m.: $6 adults; $4 children 3-12 and seniors over 65; members and children under 3 are free. 516-692-6768. www.cshfha.org. • The Hatchery’s Fall Festival is Saturday, Oct. 4 (rain date: Saturday, Oct. 11), 10 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Learn from conservation and environmental groups, play games enjoy food and refreshments, and children under the age of 12 may fish for trout with all gear provided.
Cold Spring Harbor Whaling Museum 279 Main Street, Cold Spring Harbor. 631-367-3418. www.cshwhalingmuseum.org. • Get ready for “Sea Ink: American
Sailors and Tattoo Art” on Saturday, Oct. 18, 6-9 p.m., which kicks off a year-long exhibit that explores the culture and significance of nautical tattoos and their historical origins from sailors’ lives at sea. The exhibit features an array of tattoo artifacts, antique machines, early inking tools and Sailor Jerry flash art.
Gallery Thirty Seven 12b School Street, Northport. www.gallerythirtyseven.com. • Visit Northport’s newest gallery and check out the resident artists.
Heckscher Museum Of Art 2 Prime Ave., Huntington. Museum hours: Wednesday - Friday from 10 a.m.-4 p.m., first Fridays from 4-8:30 p.m., Saturday and Sunday from 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Admission $6-8/adults, $46/seniors, and $4-5/children; members and children under 10 free. 631-3513250. • The Long Island Biennial, a juried exhibition that offers Long Island's contemporary artists an opportunity to share their work, is on display through Nov. 30. • Come to the “Draw Out!” on Sunday, Oct. 5, 12-4 p.m. (Rain date Sunday, Oct. 19). This annual free community event for the whole family and artists of all ages and abilities will feature an array of drawing and collage activities offered in the museum and on the terrace. New this year is ProtoZone Interactive Action Painting on the Museum's 55-inch Digital Touchscreen.
Holocaust Memorial And Tolerance Center Welwyn Preserve. 100 Crescent Beach Road, Glen Cove. Hours: Mon.-Fri.: 10 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Sat.-Sun.: noon-4 p.m. 516-571-8040 ext. 100. www.holocaustnassau.org. • The permanent exhibit explains the 1930s increase of intolerance, the reduction of human rights, and the lack of intervention that enabled the persecution and mass murder of millions of Jews and others: people with disabilities, Roma and Sinti (Gypsies), Jehovah’s Witnesses, gays and Polish intelligentsia.
Huntington Arts Council Main Street Petite Gallery: 213 Main St., Huntington. Gallery hours: Monday - Friday 9 a.m.-5 p.m.; Art in the Art-trium: 25
Melville Park Road, Melville. Gallery Hours: Monday-Friday 7 a.m.-7 p.m. 631-271-8423. www.huntingtonarts.org. • The works of Lois V. Walker are featured in her solo exhibit, “Exploring Gesture & Color” Oct. 4-27, with a reception Friday, Oct. 10, 5-7 p.m. in the main gallery. Walker will be sharing poetry selections at a reading on Saturday, Oct. 25 at 2 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. 631-427-7045, ext. 401. www.huntingtonhistoricalsociety.org. • Exhibit “The Times They Were AChanging – 1960s & Huntington’s Response” on display at the Soldiers & Sailors Memorial Building.
LaMantia Gallery 127 Main St., Northport Village. 631754-8414. www.lamantiagallery.com. • Following the success of a display of never-before-seen Dr. Seuss artwork, the gallery displays a permanent collation of estate-authorized art.
Northport Historical Society Museum 215 Main St., Northport. Museum hours: Tuesday - Sunday, 1-4:30 p.m. 631-7579859. www.northporthistorical.org. • “Window Shopping Through Time” is a recreation of 10 stores that were located on Main Street and Woodbine Avenue spanning about 100 years, from the 1880s’ Morris City Grocery with their fresh produce and dry goods to the 1980s 5&10 with their ribbon and toys.
Vanderbilt Museum and Planetarium 180 Little Neck Road, Centerport. Museum hours through April 15: Tuesday, Saturday and Sunday, 12-4 p.m. Grounds admission: $7 adults, $6 students with ID and seniors 62 and older, and $3 children 12 and under. Mansion tour, add $5 per person. 631-854-5555. www.vanderbiltmuseum.org. • The planetarium’s new show, “Black Holes: Journey into the Unknown,” has regular showings on Tuesdays and Sundays at 2 p.m.
Walt Whitman Birthplace 246 Old Walt Whitman Road, Hunting-
ton Station. Hours: Monday-Friday, 11 a.m.-4 p.m.; Saturdays and Sundays, 11 a.m.- 5 p.m. Admission: $6 adults, $5 seniors, $4 students, and children under 5 are free. 631-427-5240. www.waltwhitman.org. • Schedule at a time convenient for your group for high tea and transport yourself back in time as your group experiences High Tea in a private gathering house at the Birthplace. $25/person. 631-427-5240, ext. 120. teaparty@waltwhitman.org.
MUSIC & DANCE Dix Hills Performing Arts Center Five Towns College, 305 N. Service Road, Dix Hills. Box Office: 631-6562148. www.dhpac.org. • The Dix Hills Performing Arts Center will present “The Wonderful Irish Music and Wit of Ed Ryan,” Sunday, Oct. 5 at 2 p.m. Tickets range from $25 to $30.
The Paramount 370 New York Ave., Huntington. 631-6737300. www.paramountny.com. All shows begin at 8 p.m. unless otherwise noted. • Tickets on sale this Friday, Oct. 3 at 10 a.m. for The Paramount Comedy Series Presents: Pablo Francisco on Jan. 10. Ticket Prices: $30, $35, $45 & $55.
DONATIONS WELCOME Help The Troops Call Home Assemblyman Chad Lupinacci’s Huntington Station district office is an official drop-off site for Cell Phones for Soldiers. To help the troops call home by donating your old cell phone, stop by or mail your phone to 1783 New York Ave., Huntington Station, 11746. 631-271-8025.
VOLUNTEERING Cosmetologists Wanted Hospice Care Network is seeking New York State-licensed cosmetologists to provide 2-4 haircuts per month for community members facing life-limiting illnesses. Download an application at www.hospicecarenetwork.org or call 516224-6423.
Be A Museum Docent The Huntington Historical Society is currently seeking volunteers to train to become Museum Docents at the historic David Conklin Farmhouse Museum. The museum is located at 2 High St. in Huntington village and is a fascinating interpretation of the Colonial, Federal and Victorian time periods. No experience required – an interest in local history is a plus. Training is provided. Call 631-4277045 ext 403.
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TOWN OF HUNTINGTON
Spotlight On
Huntington Businesses By Andrew Wroblewski awroblewski@longislandergroup.com
At this Huntington spa, there’s hair on the floor, the hot tub is actually a bathtub and the food tastes like puppy chow; but the clientele isn’t upset about it – in fact, they’re all smiles. That’s because TLC Doggy Day Spa, located on East Main Street in Huntington, is the one-stop shop for all pups – and even cats – in need of a bath, haircut and styling, however the customer may want it. “If they say, ‘I want a Mohawk’ and to dye it blue, we’ll do it,” Seann Sackett, co-owner of TLC, said. “There’s nothing that we can’t and won’t do [for the customer]… [And] when a dog leaves, the quality is what it should be… It’s perfect.” Sackett, of Glen Cove, has been heading up TLC along with his partner, Hank Chilesky, of Locust Valley, for the last 11 years. TLC first got its start in 2003 after Sackett graduated from the New York School of Dog Grooming; a time when he said he fell in love with the craft. Instead of opening up a day care
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They ‘Specialize In Spoiling Your Pets’
Seann Sackett and Hank Chilesky, not pictured, operate TLC Doggy Day Spa in Huntington, offering a variety of treats and grooming options to pups around town. facility like he and Chilesky had planned, the duo decided to focus only on the specialty of grooming when they originally opened the doors to their Halesite location. Now, TLC has a new face on East Main Street – where it has resided since 2008 – and has even expanded to an additional location on Berry Hill Road in Syosset. But while TLC has changed its face from time to time, Sackett and Chilesky’s mentality has not: they love animals and they especially love to take care of them. “Spoiling a dog, it’s almost like you can’t not do it,” said Sackett, a self-
proclaimed “dog lover” – and, consequently, an owner of four pups. “It’s just something that’s so easy to do out of love.” Keeping that in mind, at TLC the grooming crew “[specializes] in spoiling your pets,” as its sign reads – and they do it in style. Bubble baths, breed-specific grooms, nail filing, teeth scaling, flea and tick prevention and more – at TLC pets are guaranteed a full spa treatment every time they trot through the door. Appointments, which typically last a few hours, can be made in advance either through the spa’s website or by calling ahead of time; Sack-
ett said same-day or next-day availability is usually not a problem. It’s especially not a problem for a town that Sackett said has become known for puppy love. “Huntington is a happening dog town,” Sackett said. “It was obvious to us when we were checking out the surrounding areas [that Huntington] is just booming with young people and dog owners – it was just a good place for us.” Those owners can also further spoil their pets by picking up some healthy puppy chow on their way out. Sackett said, at TLC, “We’re really high on [dog] nutrition.” “Some customers are unaware of what’s good and bad for their dogs… They’re just going by marketing, and it can be very confusing,” he said. “[At TLC] we only stock highly nutritious and species appropriate food.” All of this tender love and care has helped TLC become a hit – not only with the customers, but with the canines, too. As soon as they jump out of the car, Sackett said, he and his staff know exactly who is about to pop through the door – and it’s always with a smile.
TLC Doggy Day Spa 225 East Main St., Huntington 631-470-6092 www.tlcdoggydayspa.com
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Paint Without The Mess At The Draw Out! By Arielle Dollinger adollinger@longislandergroup.com
The Heckscher Museum of Art will publicly debut its ProtoZone Interactive Action Painting Digital Touchscreen – an electronic painting device – at its “Draw Out!” event on Oct. 5. From 12-4 p.m., the museum will be open with no admission cost. Both outside and inside, there will be art-themed activities, including live model figure drawing, watercolor painting in plein air in the park, and a giant American flag collage, said Director of Education and Public Programs Joy Weiner. Two artists featured in the museum’s LI Biennial Exhibition will demonstrate and create art during the event and bands will play throughout the day, she added. “People really want the opportunity
to be hands-on,” said Weiner, when discussing the ProtoZone touchscreen. “And in an art museum, of course, it’s a little harder than other museums [to enable people to do that].” The ProtoZone, purchased by the museum with the help of a $10,000 grant from Ronald McDonald House Charities, New York Tri-State Area, allows artists to “paint” virtually. With their hands or a brush, painters have “the freedom to paint without anything being messy,” Weiner said. Typically, artists will be able to save their creations; at Sunday’s event, because of the other events going on, she said, those who try their hands at the device will not be able to save their artwork. According to museum Director of External Affairs Nina Muller, the new piece of technology is one that falls into step with the museum’s direction. “All museums are looking to in-
corporate technology into their programs, so it is something that’s in line with what we’re doing,” Muller said. When artists are able to save their ProtoZone creations, they may eventually see them on the museum’s website. Protozone Inc., the local designers responsible for the creation of the device’s software, reached out to the museum a couple of years ago, Weiner said. “They wanted to know if we had a group of kids who could kind of play with their new programs and so that they could use that as a basis for any changes that needed to be made, or, you know, see how successful it was going to be,” she said. She “immediately fell in love with it,” she said, and so did the children testing it out. “I think it’s very exciting for the
children to see the colors just pop up and the spontaneity of it is wonderful,” Weiner said. “I think the size of it, to begin with, and the freedom that working on that size screen allows a child to – you know, it’s just all the creative juices – just have an opportunity to flow across this really expansive space.” The device will remain in the museum’s lobby for viewers and visitors to play with, she said – a factor that, Weiner said, may increase the amount of time that visitors spend in the museum. Now in its fifth year, Weiner said, the Draw Out! event brought in an estimated 500 people last year. “I think it’s really important that people feel that our museum is their community space,” she said. “And, you know, not feeling that you have to go into the city to have a day of culture and art, that it’s right here.”
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Essentials For Fall Photography Through The Lens By Kevin Armstrong info@longislandernews.com Autumn has come to Long Island, and with it, the warm sunny days and cool crisp nights we come to expect. Fall sports are popular and plentiful, farm stands play host to standing-roomonly crowds, and autumn festivals dot the landscape of every town and village. However, autumn’s biggest attraction, and the one that keeps photographers’ shutter finger busy, is Mother Nature’s annual explosion of color. Fall foliage is what we call it, and it gives even the most ordinary of scenes and fresh coat of paint. Fall foliage photography is very popular with novice and experts alike. Both desire the same end result: a warm, well-composed photo bursting with color. While it may be easier for the expert to achieve their goal, the rest of us need not be shut out from the same outcome. There are certain techniques and equipment that when utilized correctly can produce good fall foliage photos. Fall photos, like all landscape photos, first require a good location. The best locations in the country are any of the New England states, the Colorado Rockies or the upper peninsula of Michigan. However, we will concern ourselves with good locations much closer to home here in Huntington. Some good locations locally are
Heckscher Park, Cold Spring Harbor, Caumsett Historic Park Preserve, Northport Village and Eaton’s Neck for starters. A little farther out of town you can visit Sunken Meadow State Park and its next-door neighbor, the Nissequoge River State Park. These locations offer plenty of trees, water, wildlife and structures; it’s up to you to make it all work. Once you decided on a location, you need to considered several factors. First is time of day. Here, again, there is no difference from landscape photography at other times of the year. You want the golden light of early morning or late afternoon. Don’t be discouraged by bad weather; in fact, it’s just the opposite – you should embrace it. The elements that make up bad weather can and often do help create dramatic photographs. Elements such as fog and mist will always add moody overtones that, when paired with the colorful trees, can create a sense of melancholy. If Mother Nature does not cooperate with sunny skies, that’s fine, too, because cloudy days are excellent for fall color. Bright midday sunshine can rob the leaves of their robust color, and give them a bright waxy appearance. However, a bright cloudy day creates diffused lighting. These are the times when the color will look just as vibrant in your photos as they were to your eye. Be careful not to include any of the cloudy sky in your photos. The bright white sky in your photo will automatically grab your viewers’ attention and your photo will lose its impact. Look for color contrast to photograph. A dark green against a red background would be a perfect example and one that is readily available during peak foliage season. Always
look for the opportunity to photograph around water. Foliage reflections on lakes, ponds and streams are always my favorites. Late afternoon is always best for still water reflections because this is when bodies of water can take on mirror-like qualities. Don’t be afraid to get a little dirty, get down on your knees and see things differently. Changing perspective draws your viewer into your photo as they recognize the subject, but in a way they are not usually used to seeing. You also want to avoid shooting into the direction of the sun. Lens flare can rob a good photo of its contrast and color. Try using the close-up features of your camera; sometimes a simple photograph of one or two colorful leaves gently laying on a rock can convey a stronger autumnal feeling than an image of an entire hillside draped in color. One other creative item you may want to try – and I know this will sound counterintuitive – is taking autumn photos in black and white. I know the season is about color, and the idea of removing that color may not sound interesting, but give it a try; you will be surprised. Make sure you still capture the photo in color and covert to black-and-white in the computer. This way, you have both. We do have to talk about equipment, since it is important to taking successful photos. First on this list is a polarizer filter. If your camera allows you to screw on filters, then the polarizer is the one you want. It cuts down the glare and helps with contrast; always use one when photographing water. The polarizing effect is one of the few effects that cannot be replicated in post-processing editing. On your camera, try setting your
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The foliage in Eaton’s Neck makes for beautiful fall photography. white balance to cloudy or shade if yours has such a setting; this will add a warming effect. While you are looking at your camera’s menu options you may want to also use a capture setting such as vivid to add some punch to your photos. The last piece of additional equipment that I will recommend is a tripod. You will be photographing with low shutter speeds, especially if you are out during sunrise or late afternoon. A tripod helps keep your images sharp, and this helps if you plan to make an enlarged print. Those are my techniques and equipment tips to help you capture the color of the season. Based on the current weather and future forecasts, it promises to be superb in and around Huntington this year!
SOUTH HUNTINGTON
Huntington’s chapter of the NAACP celebrated a pair of national honors during its general membership meeting at the South Huntington Public Library Sept. 18. The chapter recently received the national NAACP’s Thalheimer award, the NAACP’s top award given to branches and units for outstanding achievements. The honors have been given annually since 1944 from a grant established by Dr. Ross Thalheimer, a Johns Hopkins University instructor in philosophy and a University of Wash-
ington instructor in philosophy and Sociology. He was also president of the Thalheimer Foundation, Inc. The chapter also celebrated earning the 2014 Lucille Black membership award, awarded to the chapter with the highest total membership production for the year. As part of that celebration, Legislator William Spencer, a Huntington NAACP member, presented a county proclamation, and Huntington Councilwoman Tracey Edwards, the NAACP’s Long Island regional director, offered her congratulations to members.
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NAACP Celebrates Milestones, Awards
The celebration of the Huntington NAACP branch’s national Thalheimer and Lucille Black Awards came during the Sept. 18 general membership meeting.
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Fifth annual Northport ArtWalk took to the streets (Continued from page A10)
the event along with the Northport Historical Society; now, the arts coalition and the historical society ran the show on their own. Near the jazz orchestra, Cathy Chiavaro of Northport presented an array of paintings inspired by familiar
Northport locales outside of Heartichoke, whose owners invited her to exhibit her work, which included large and small creations of acrylic paints, and get her name out there. “I decided I was going to show today, and it coincided with ArtWalk,” Chiavaro said. “[I’ve had] a lot of
positive input.” Strong interest from artists – there were approximately 30 on display, a blend of in-house artists from Main Street businesses and artists placed by the arts council – meant additional revenues drawn from registration fees, Paige said. Pair that with the
backing of financial sponsors, and the result was a more robust ArtWalk than ever before. Mother Nature’s sunny, warm cooperation – unseasonably so for late September – never hurts, either. “It’s really the best ArtWalk we’ve ever done,” he said.
Northport native ‘Sewing Seeds’ in Huntington (Continued from page A7)
Seeds. Parents could attend wine, appetizer and chocolate-filled threehour workshops, she said, and leave with a simple sewn item of their own creation. Donovan herself started by sewing “small things” – pillow cases, little girls’ clothes – and worked up to more complex designs. Her designs are rooted in both classicism and practicality. She works to make clothing that will be long-lasting, will wear well and will be comfortable for the children wearing the pieces. “In the beginning I would make styles that maybe had a longer skirt or it was constricting and I would watch them [my girls] on the playground and they were constantly tugging at themselves,” she said. “There’s a lot of testing that goes into it, just to make sure that parents are not going to be putting their children and my clothes and then have to take them off 10 minutes later because the kid’s uncomfortable.” She sews mostly from independent designers in small batches and sources many of her fabrics from London and Japan. Sometimes, she bases the style of a garment on the
fabric with which she is working. Those sewn of Japanese fabrics tend to be “more fluid and ethereal,” while those sewn of London fabrics tend to be “more classic, traditional.” In October, Donovan will continue to work on exposing the community to the brand she has been working to create. She is scheduled to participate in the Long Island Fall Festival at Heckscher Park, the Main Street Nursery Fall Artisan Market Place and the Daniel Gale Holiday Boutique. “I’m just thinking very carefully about each element of visual representation,” she said. “Even in terms of packaging and the laundering that I do for the clothes, I use a top-ofthe-line laundry detergent because I want them to smell pretty and I want them to feel pretty.” She strives to make sure that the buttons have been “carefully curated” and that all details are “perfectly finished.” She will go into the city to source buttons from a vintage shop, or peruse thrift stores in the area. She tries not to buy fabric from Michael’s or generic fabric stores. “I want it to be special and I want the parents to know that what their kids are wearing are a one-of-a-kind
garment,” she said. And, for Donovan, her work is about more than just selling the clothes she creates. In the longterm-goal category, along with the goal to host nighttime Sewing Seeds workshops, Donovan said that she would like to start hosting children’s birthday parties and sewing classes. She is also interested in starting a sewing club at her daughter’s school, Jefferson. Peppard said that her overall vision for Suite Pieces, at its founding, was to have a place where people could not only buy crafts but make them – a fact that made her even more excited for Donovan to bring in both Sewing Seeds and her own vision. Elsewhere in Huntington, businesses that incorporate the art of sewing are scarce. The act is “really just a dying breed of a trade,” after all, according to Thomas Mitchell Clothiers owner Thomas Mitchell Watson. “There’s not too many good tailors left anymore,” said Watson, whose Huntington village business caters predominantly to Manhattan businessmen and professional athletes. “It’s not like Americans are going to school to learn how to be a
tailor… But in the old world of Europe, it used to be that you learned the trade when you were young.” The Centerport native opened the “old English-style haberdashery” after going to school for menswear design. Watson himself does not sew; he employs “seven or eight” tailors who custom-make such pieces as suits, shirts and jackets. Patterns are made from scratch, and the tailors take 25 measurements to make a suit alone, Watson said; in-house alterations are an option, as well. There are plaids and stripes and cashmere, from Italy and England, Watson said. The shop works with many “hardto-fit people,” he noted – professional basketball players are often offered few selections in department stores. “It’s really specifically for [the client],” he said. “Just the fit, for when you get off the rack, by the time a tailor has to alter everything it’s just not worth it; you can never get the suit to fit right.” Watson was unaware that Sewing Seeds had planted roots in Huntington Station; businesses like his are uncommon in today’s Huntington, he said.
The Paramount to get ‘kooky’ next Thursday (Continued from page A1)
newspaper lauds the Kooks for “completely re-evaluating and overhauling their sound ,and the result is an exuberant fourth album bristling with character.” The Kooks are a self-described “pop” band that draw inspiration from various sources to create a unique rock sound, borrowing equally from the ’60s British invasion bands and the post-punk revival of the new millennium to craft uncompromisingly catchy songs. Named after a song written for David Bowie’s son, Duncan, on his 1971 classic, “Hunky Dory,” the
Kooks – then Luke Pritchard (vocals/guitar), Hugh Harris (guitar), Max Rafferty (bass), and Paul Garred (drums) – met while attending Brighton Music College in the mid-2000s. They bonded over a common affinity for the Police, the Strokes, the Everly Brothers and Funkadelic, and the band mates began channeling those influences into their own sound in 2005, when they began releasing singles for Virgin Records’ United Kingdom division. There, the romantically playful “You Don't Love Me” gave the band its first ever top 20 hit. From there, the British hits just
kept on coming. Their quadrupleplatinum debut, “Inside In/Inside Out,” landed in January 2006 and spawned a top 5 hit, “Naive,” by the spring. They earned an MTV Europe Music Award in 2006 for Best UK & Ireland Act. Soon after, they made their American debut at the South by Southwest conference in Austin, Texas that March, and the American imprint of “Inside In/Inside Out” landed on Astralwerks in October. Two years later, the Kooks returned with “Konk,” a release which coincided with the announcement that Rafferty had left the band and was replaced by former Cat the Dog bassist
Dan Logan. At the end of 2010 the band returned to the recording studio with producer Tony Hoffer (Beck, Idlewild, The Thrills), and the new direction yielded “Junk of the Heart,” their third LP. Now they’re on the road to promote “Listen.” In addition to stops in the United States and their native Britain, the Huntington-area gig includes stops in Mexico, Spain, France, Germany, Italy, Ireland, Japan, the Netherlands, Luxembourg, Australia and New Zealand. Tickets for The Kooks, who will be joined by special guests Halsey and Priory, are $35-$70. Visit paramountny.com.
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Taking A Look Back At September By Andrew Wroblewski awroblewski@longislandergroup.com
September is in the books. As October begins, the varsity teams from Half Hollow Hills high schools East and West are primed for playoff pushes and late-season theatrics. Half Hollow Hills There are five teams in the school district that draw students from both high schools to form a super-Half Hollow Hills team: the Thundercolts. First up, the girls gymnastics team has been on a roll. Half Hollow Hills (3-0) has yet to lose a match as of Monday, recording wins over Lindenhurst (0-4) and Babylon (2-3). Today they welcome West Babylon to High School East for a 4 p.m. showdown. Similarly, the girls cross country team is unbeaten in League I as Half Hollow Hills (2-0) won both meets so far this season. On Tuesday, the girls welcomed Commack (0-1), and today they’ll head out to Fireman’s Field in Ridge for the annual Tom Knipfing Invitational at 4 p.m. Both the girls swimming and boys volleyball teams for Half Hollow Hills have started off hot. The swim team (2-1) is, as of Monday, tied atop League I with two other schools. That may have changed on Monday as the girls welcomed Smithtown (1-2) for a meet that took place after press time. Today, they head to Brentwood (1-1) for a 4 p.m. meet. Starting the season with five straight wins, the boys volleyball team suffered its first loss last week to Sachem North (5-0). Before the setback, Half Hollow Hills (5-1) had lost only two games – with shutout wins coming against Huntington (15), Connetquot (2-4) and Center Moriches (1-5). On Monday, a tough matchup at Commack (3-2) occurred after press time, but the team welcomes Bay Shore (5-0) today for a 5:30 p.m. start at High School West. The field hockey team has so far spent its season looking up at the competition in Division I. Hills (0-7) did take Patchogue-Medford (2-5) down to the wire in a game that the Thundercolts would ultimately drop by just a goal. The team was in action on
Monday against William Floyd (0-6) and on Oct. 6 they host Walt Whitman (2-4) at High School West at 4 p.m. Half Hollow Hills High School East Of the seven teams that High School East fields this fall, the school has 26 wins and just 13 losses. Perhaps most impressive, the girls tennis team started the year with nine straight wins. This earned the girls a first-place seating in League I (as of press time on Monday) thanks to big wins like that over High School West (3-3). On Monday, the girls traveled to Ross (1-6); on Tuesday they took on Kings Park (0-6); and on Wednesday the team traveled to Harborfields (4-5). Continuing the trend, the girls will welcome Smithtown East (4-4) today for at 3:30 p.m. Continuing the trend of the unbeatens, the boys cross country team has won both of its meets so far this season. The boys will next meet on Tuesday against Walt Whitman (2-0) at Sunken Meadow State Park. Both the boys and girls soccer teams from Hills East look good this year. Of the six matchups the boys team has played, four were decided by one goal, and one ended in a 0-0 draw. In the one blowout game the Thunderbirds (3-2-1) played in, they dominated 4-1 over Northport (3-2-2). Monday the boys took on Walt Whitman (4-2) and traveled to Central Islip (41) on Wednesday. On Oct. 6, the Tbirds make the trip to Connetquot (14-1) for a 4 p.m. kickoff. The girls team has been on a tear as of late, outscoring opponents 10-1 in its last two games. Despite losing 2-0, the Thunderbirds were impressive on Sept. 17 when they took on Northport (8-0) – a powerhouse. Hills East edged third-place Lindenhurst (6-3) 3-2 on Sept. 11. On Tuesday, the girls took on Connetquot (2-6-1) at home; today they travel to Lindenhurst at 6:15 p.m. Football: In its homecoming game, Hills East (2-1) kept Copiague (0-3) quiet as they won 31-8. However, a loss to North Babylon (1-2) last Saturday may hurt Hills East moving forward. They’ll look to bounce back Wednesday at West Islip (0-3). Teeing off to a swell start has been
the boys golf team, which is tied for second place in League III as of Monday. A win over Hills West (4-1) gave the Thunderbirds (4-1) momentum as they prepared to face Huntington (6-0) and West Babylon (0-4) on Tuesday and Wednesday, respectively. Today, Hills East meets Hills West again at the Bethpage State Park Golf Course. Tee time is 3:30 p.m. Finally, the girls volleyball team has struggled at times this year but was able to get results against Northport (0-4) and Lindenhurst (1-5). Hills East (2-5) would look for success on Wednesday when it traveled to Bay Shore (3-1), and again on Oct. 7 to Northport (0-5). Half Hollow Hills High School West The win column is something the teams from Hills West have found themselves in early and often. The football team has so far put up more than 20 points in each of its three games this season. This has left the Colts looking down at teams in Division II from first place – where it’s tied with Bellport (3-0) and Riverhead (3-0) as of Monday. The team will continue on for an Oct. 11 showdown with Smithtown East (2-1). On to the fútbol – or soccer. Between both the boys and girls, Hills West has lost just two games so far. Here’s an impressive statistic: From Sept. 15-19 the Colts outscored opponents 19-0. The last time Hills West lost was on Sept. 11 at North Babylon, which would ultimately send the Colts on a five-game winning streak – including a win over West Islip (5-2-1) on Sept. 22. After Smithtown West (6-2) on Monday, the Colts will look for revenge against North Babylon as the Bulldogs come to town at 4 p.m. The boys have also been impressive, outscoring opponents 15-7. A 42 setback against Smithtown West (41-1) is the only time the Colts (5-1-1) have lost; they drew with North Babylon 2-2. The push for the playoffs started on Monday when Hills West welcomed West Islip (2-5) and then again as the Colts visited Newfield (16) on Wednesday. Hills West will play Smithtown West on Oct. 6. Following suit, the boys golf team is tied for second in League
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The Colts’ Olivia Sabatino is one of the girls’ major threats on offense. III as of Monday and has recorded two shutout wins this season. The Colts (4-1) prepped for a rematch against West Babylon on Tuesday and another against undefeated Huntington (6-0) on Wednesday. Today, the much-awaited rematch against Hills East is scheduled for 3:30 p.m. at the Bethpage State Park Golf Course. On the tennis court, Hills West’s girls have been successful in League I so far this year, currently sitting in third place. A 7-0 shutout against Smithtown East (4-4) on Sept. 15 was impressive and the Colts (4-3) would look to replicate that success on Monday and Tuesday as they took on Bay Shore (5-5) and Harborfields (4-5). Today, a showdown with Commack (6-2) is scheduled for 4:15 p.m. at High School West. Also on the court, but this time the volleyball court, has been a Colts team that pulled off its biggest win against Hills East (2-5) on Sept. 15. Hills West (2-5) is looking up at the rest on League IV’s teams, but would look to change that on Monday with a match against Deer Park (1-4) and another at Centereach (5-3) on Wednesday. Next comes a trip to West Babylon (1-5) scheduled for Oct. 7 at 5:45 p.m. Finaly, the boys cross country team has still been looking for the spark that will get them going. The Colts (02) have dropped both meets so far, but took on East Islip (2-0) on Tuesday and now look forward to a meet with Huntington (0-2) at Sunken Meadow State Park at 4 p.m. Oct. 7.
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