Half Hollow Hills Newspaper - May 23, 2013

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THURSDAY, MAY 23, 2013

MELVILLE

Neighbors Allege Drug DealsIn Park

Air Show Or Bust!

By Danny Schrafel dschrafel@longislandernews.com

(Continued on page A16)

After damaging his plane during an emergency landing on Route 231 earlier this month, Melville’s David Windmiller went in search of a new plane, as close as possible to his old one, to fly in the air show at Jones Beach this weekend – and he found one, in New Jersey. Read more on the story on page A3.

DIX HILLS

Dix Hills Man Tackles ‘Millionaire’ Photo/Disney-ABC

Residents in a Melville neighborhood urged police to step up their patrols amidst growing concerns about drug activity in the quiet residential community.

Longtime resident Marsha Kahn, who led the charge during a community meeting at South Huntington Public Library May 15, said some of that drug use is taking place in nearby Whitman Park.

“We know for a fact it’s marijuana – there’s no ifs, ands or buts about it,” Kahn said. “This has been going on for years, especially during the summer months.”

Recently, however, Kahn said she and her neighbors believe the drug activity has intensified. “[A neighbor] was approached by a number of kids who asked him if he wanted to buy drugs,” she said.

Kahn, who has lived in Melville for more than 36 years, said she is looking for increased police patrols and tighter security at Whitman Park.

“I want to see the neighborhood the way it was… Certainly, we don’t have to put up with drug trafficking here. We’ve put up with this long enough. No more,” she said.

She also added that motorists have started to use Elderwood and other neighboring streets as a cutthrough to avoid traffic on Route 110, resulting in increased traffic and speeding in the residential community.

“This neighborhood is loaded with small kids. I don’t know what I would do if one of the kids were hurt,” she said.

Since the meeting, Second Precinct Inspector Edward Brady said COPE officers have increased patrols since and have written about 10 tickets, most for drivers who ran stop signs.

Brady said he encountered one such motorist after he drove down to Elderwood Lane following the

By Danny Schrafel dschrafel@longislandernews.com

Who wants to be a millionaire? 2002 Half Hollow Hills West grad Jonathan Reinstein, that’s who.

Reinstein had his chance to run the table on the popular syndicated game show earlier this week, appearing on two episodes of “Millionaire” on Monday and Tuesday.

Reinstein, who majored in Library Science like his mother, Donna, also of Dix Hills, is a legal researcher and a law student at New York Law School.

His passion for education and learning was well-suited for the high-stakes quiz show. As a student at SUNY Stony Brook, he developed and co-taught a seminar “Just the Facts,” in which students studied the history of game shows, fundamentals (Continued on page A16)

Who’s lovin’ it? Dix Hills’ Jonathan Reinstein is. Knowing that McDonald’s drew their famous jingle from a Justin Timberlake song netted him $10,000 in his “Millionaire” bank.

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DIX HILLS

FDNY Wins Hard-Hitting SCPD Benefit Fifth annual charity game at Dix Hills Ice Rink raises $3,000 for Police Memorial Fund Half Hollow Hills photos/Mike Koehler

By Mike Koehler mkoehler@longislandernews.com

Sue Ciano lost her husband, Suffolk County Police Officer Glen Ciano, four years ago amid tragedy in Commack.

In the years since, she praised the Suffolk County Police Memorial Fund with funding their daughter’s graduate studies, introducing her to other families who lost a police officer, and supporting her family in their time of need.

On Saturday evening, she returned the favor when the Suffolk County Police Department Hockey Team hosted the FDNY Fire and Ice Hockey Team at the Dix Hills Ice Rink in their fifth annual benefit game.

The memorial fund helps children and spouses of officers killed in the line of duty with secondary education bills. In their 41 years in existence, Executive Director Craig Vasey said, they’ve given away more than $1 million in donated funds. They give away about $45,000 every year.

Vasey said they first partnered with the hockey team 15 years ago; the team now supports the fund with benefits.

“The hockey team put this all together and made it a fundraiser,” he said. “All I did was show up and drop the puck.”

Goalie Joe Mucha said their team competes in a police and fire league, as well as various tournaments, and the memorial fund helps defray their expenses. In a show of appreciation and support for the cause, the team organizes an annual charity game for the memorial fund.

The Dix Hills Diamonds, a synchronized figure-skating team based out of the ice rink, entertained the crowd during intermission.

“This is a thank you for our support all season. More importantly, the proceeds are raised for the family members,” Mucha, a detective in the Special Victims Unit, said.

As of Monday afternoon, the goalie said they raised about $3,000.

“I think it’s tremendous. I think the support both financial and otherwise has been tremendous. We look forward to the event every year and we’d like it to grow bigger and bigger. When police officers make the ultimate sacrifice, to support their spouse and children, it should be primary,” Mucha said.

Officer Ciano was killed in 2009 when a drunk driver talking on a cell phone struck his patrol car in Commack. The cruiser crashed into a utility pole and erupted into flames. The driver, Jose Borbon, was convicted and sentenced to four years in prison.

Suffolk County police kept the game interesting, but were ultimately outscored 5-4 by the FDNY Fire and Ice squad.

“The memorial fund has supported my family and other families, so I wanted to support them,” Sue Ciano said. “Through the memorial fund, I’ve met other families and have become friends with them.

Knowing them has helped. We’re all in the same situation.”

At the game with family and a friend,

she admitted her brother-in-law was divided since he’s a New York City firefighter.

Commack resident Mike DeRasmo was surer of his loyalties. Joined by his wife and two sons, DeRasmo went to cheer on his friend, Officer Bob Strehle.

“He hasn’t got knocked down, so he’s (Continued on page A16)

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DIX HILLS

From Student To CEO Hills East senior starts own export management company

By Jacqueline Birzon jbirzon@longislandernews.com

In January, while most high school seniors were busy finalizing college applications, preparing for midterms and vacationing over winter break, Half Hollow Hills East High School senior Jake Schmigelski was busy founding his own company.

“From the ground up, I made sure it was entirely my business. When it comes to the work, I want it to be mine.

No one is going to be holding my hand,” he said.

The 17-year-old student is the sole proprietor and chief executive officer of Gale International Trading, LLC, an export management company based in Mineola. The entrepreneur works entirely on a commission basis, marketing his firm as a “low-risk, high-reward” investment for potential clients.

“There’s a huge potential for generating revenue. I have positive energy, there’s zero overhead – in my mind, that would attract anyone. No risk, high reward; what better investment is there?” he said.

Schmigelski currently represents six different companies, marketing products for clients in the food, service and construction businesses. He is the national representative for Crispy Natural Foods and a metro-area representative for Mister Snacks and the South Huntington-based Divine Brine Foods brand. In his professional role, Schmigelski will market his client’s products to small bodegas, supermarkets, and other food vendors in hopes of stocking shelves with his clients’ brands.

With social connections limited to his peers, Schmigelski finds business leads by placing cold calls and networking to reach prospective customers. Rather than seeing his age as a setback, Schmigelski said his youth is a strength rather than a weakness.

“My work ethic is just as good, if not better, as someone who is older, who maybe can’t take the same risks or put in the hours. I work a lot harder because I’m young and have more energy,” he said.

Mentor and part-time employer Henry Montag, a certified financial planner based in Uniondale, agreed that Schmigelski’s age can work to his advantage. Montag met the student one year ago, following a fiscal planning lecture he gave in the Half Hollow Hills School District.

Schmigelski introduced himself and continued to keep in touch with Montag over the course of several months.

“Anyone who has that kind of persistence, I of course respected,” Montag said. “I recognized a lot of good qualities in him, qualities I had nothing to do with. He on his own is a self-starter – goal-oriented, motivated, determined. For a 17-year-old, he is incredibly polished and mature, and just a pleasure to be with, and that’s all on his own.”

Working 14-hour days out of an incubator office in Mineola, Schmigelski has big plans for the future of Gale International. With clients in Illinois and California, he hopes his company will go international within the next five months. He dreams of having his own shipping division, an inventory warehouse and employees.

Following high school graduation, in the fall Schmigelski will attend Stony Brook University, where he will major in economics rather than business. The decision, he said, was a strategic choice, as he saw greater long-term benefits the study of economics.

“Business will brush up your etiquette. I can do that on the job. With economics, you learn markets,” he said.

Bottom line, Schmigelski says he is the real deal.

“I will do whatever I can to sell your company. I only get paid if the company gets paid. If I can’t do my job, you will not pay me. If I do my job well, we both get paid,” he said.

Half Hollow Hills High School East senior Jake Schmigelski is the founder and CEO of Gale International Trading, LLC. Within the next several months, the 17-year-old hopes his company will go global.

MELVILLE

Grounded Pilot Will Fly With Borrowed Wings

By Mike Koehler mkoehler@longislandernews.com

Melville stunt pilot David Windmiller dodged telephone wires and trucks to bring his plane down on a busy Route 231 sans propeller and engine on May 2.

Despite damaging his plane, on May 2526, the Windmiller will still be in the skies over Jones Beach for the 10th annual Bethpage Air Show.

The 49-year-old pilot confirmed he found a replacement plane and will be prepared to fly again. He flew in the very first Jones Beach show and had hoped not to miss this year’s after his emergency landing on Route 231 in Babylon grounded his plane.

“I was going to make sure nothing would stop me from being in it. It’s a special year,” he said, adding that it’s the only air show in New York.

After the engine on his Zivko Edge 540 literally fell apart earlier this month, Windmiller was left grounded with just three weeks before the show. He began tapping connections across the country looking for something he could fly, even if it wouldn’t allow for his full routine.

Fortunately, he had plenty of connections to tap. The Melville man is a household name in the stunt pilot industry. First piloting a plane at 16, flying aerobatics for almost 30 years and competing in the difficult Unlimited category, Windmiller has a strong reputation that served him well in the search.

He reached out to the factory that built his custom Zivko, which helped uncover very similar planes in Oregon and southern Jersey. A New Jersey owner knew Windmiller from their time flying and offered his Zivko Edge 540 at no charge.

“This gentleman was incredibly good to me and said I could have his plane for the

Piloting a borrowed plane very similar to his, David Windmiller will fly in the Bethpage Air Show at Jones Beach this weekend. His appearance was in question after an emergency landing on Route 231. show. It meant a lot,” the Melville pilot said.

Windmiller picked up the plane on Mother’s Day and quickly resumed his tri-daily practice routine. With the new plane also a custom job, the engine and controls are slightly different. However, Windmiller said he has had no problem adapting to the changes.

He also said the memory of his emergency landing is history now.

“That’s always in one’s mind, but I’ve been doing this for a very long time and you get over it,” he said.

Windmiller admitted it was a thought during his first few practice flights afterwards, but nothing more at this point.

His family isn’t worried, either. The pilot is a married father of five children, and said they are used to him training for long periods of time in a sport that sees the occasional emergency, not unlike professional racing.

“It’s part of the package deal when she said ‘yes,’” he said with a laugh.

This weekend’s air show will still be the first major marketing opportunity for Windmiller’s custom-designed water bottle. He

created the Waterfiller after watching local kids playing soccer leave their disposable water bottles on the ground alongside geese droppings. The bottles will also be on sale, two for $29.95, with proceeds going to the Red Cross’ Sandy Relief Fund.

Windmiller’s plane was supposed to be part of the marketing plan, obviously in jeopardy after the highway landing. But he was able to replace the vinyl ads for both Waterfiller and Bethpage Federal Credit Union on his borrowed plane and expects the debut to go on as planned.

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POLICE REPORT Compiled by Mike Koehler

Point And Click It So simple… your Aunt Rosie can even figure it

Seven Years Of Bad Luck

You know what really grinds my gears… Just

out. That’s what I’m really enjoying about the town’s kidding – this makes me very happy, but the pun spiffy new website. And for a girl whose expertise was too good to pass up. It only goes as far as her Googleturns out the replacement finger (patent pending) takes parts for the big clocks on IN THE KNOW her, that ain’t so bad. One of Main Street near the old WITH AUNT ROSIE my favorite features has to be Hamburger Choo-Choo are the “notify me” feature at the all-new www.huntingon the way. My team of tonny.gov. Follow the link on the “keep in touch” snoops (also known as the window, put in your email address and go right kids in the office) tell me the local shop owners have down the list and check off what you want to reordered the parts, and that before long, the clock ceive. You can get agendas for the town, planning will be beautiful and timely once again. I hope the and zoning boards, updates from the town council younger generation enjoys the stately grandeur of members, and notices of bids if you’re a busithese public time pieces and puts them to good use nessperson or just want to keep an eye on what the – after all, it’s quicker to sneak a peek than it is to town’s spending money on. I also love being able to pull out your fancy phone to see the time. go directly to a particular vote or public hearing in a town board meeting video with just one mouse All on the same team… When it comes to solvclick. Why don’t you visit the new website and ing our downtown Huntington’s parking issues, the check it out for yourself? Shoot me an email and let bottom line is that we’re all on the same team, yes? me know what you think.

This newspaper has been following the discussions of the parking problems in the village very closely, including the recent study. All kinds of solutions have Click it, or ticket… A word from our friends at been proposed, including the following from a reader the Suffolk County Police Department – if you’re a who recently wrote to me: “I have always thought frequent seatbelt scofflaw, stop it! The SCPD will be that if Parking Lot 3 (between New and Green participating in a statewide crackdown on seatbelt Streets) had meters with reasonable hourly rates, it violations through June 2. The name says it all – would go a long way towards turning over those “Buckle Up New York: Click It, Or Ticket.” A friendparking spaces instead of being tied up all day; shoply reminder, care of the SCPD, of what you’re suppers and merchants would benefit from the hourly posed to do: All front seat occupants 8 years old or turnover of spaces in what is the premier parking lot older must wear a seat belt; backseat seat passenin the heart of Huntington village.” Good idea, my gers ages 8-15 must wear a seat belt; children friend! He ends his note with something I think we younger than 4 years old must be in a child safety should all take to heart: “Like you, I walk and drive seat, or if the child’s weight exceeds 40 pounds, a in our lovely village and want to see it prosper.” And child restraint system in conjunction with safety just like the hokey pokey, that’s what it’s all about. belts; and, all children ages 4-7 must be in an appropriate child restraint system. The cops want to (Aunt Rosie wants to hear from you! If you have use the crackdown as a way to get people into good comments, ideas, or tips about what’s happening in habits, and not only can taking these simple steps your neck of the woods, write to me today and let me regularly save a bundle of cash on tickets, you could know the latest. To contact me, drop a line to Aunt also save something much more valuable. The comRosie, c/o The Long-Islander, 149 Main Street, Huntmish, Ed Webber, says it best: “Fastening your seat ington NY 11743. Or try the e-mail at belt takes seconds and it can save your life.” aunt.rosieli@gmail.com)

Suffolk police responded to a Dix Hills home on May 17 about criminal mischief. The complainant said a mirror was damaged.

What Did They Want?

A Huntington Station resident called Suffolk County police on May 16 after hearing banging on glass on the first floor. When he looked out a window, the complainant saw four men walking away. The window was broken.

Elderly Man Pushed To Ground Suffolk police responded to the Huntington Library about a possible assault on May 16. The complainant, an elderly man, said he was pushed to the floor by an unknown man for unknown reasons.

One Knuckle Sandwich, Please A Huntington man was arrested on harassment charges on May 15. The 30-year-old allegedly punched another man in the face at a Huntington Station restaurant.

Cops Nab Suspect In Burglary Suffolk police arrested a suspect in connection with a burglary on May 15. He allegedly broke into a Huntington Station home, stealing jewelry and a laptop.

And… They’re Gone Suffolk police were dispatched to Cold Spring Harbor about a theft on May 15. The complainant said two backpack leaf blowers were stolen from their work truck on Crosby Place.

You’re Doing It Wrong Northport Village police responded to Constitution Square on May 15 about a youth sitting in a basketball hoop. The responding officer asked him to get out of the hoop, which he did. No further police action was taken.

Was It For Use Or Abuse?

QUOTE OF THE WEEK DR. JAMES WATSON

PICTURE THIS

Suffolk police made an arrest in connection to a Greenlawn theft on May 13. Police charged the man with petit larceny for allegedly stealing cold medicine from a Broadway pharmacy.

That’s No Way To Get A-Head Suffolk police rushed to a Huntington village concert venue on May 11 about an assault. A man was struck on the head with a bottle and required medical treatment at Huntington Hospital.

Thief Cuts Phones, Steals Safe

Let ‘er rip! Local elected officials and firefighters pose in front of one of the 30 vehicles Gershow Recycling donated for use for the 6th Annual Chuck Varese Vehicle Extrication Tournament on May 11.

“I don’t think after 30 years everyone really has a very good memory of details. And now, after 60… the few of us left, we don’t remember anything.”

A Dix Hills company called Suffolk County police on May 11 about a theft. The complainant said someone pried the door open to enter the business. While inside, the thief stole a safe and a 2013 Freightliner van.

Telephone lines were cut.

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TOWN OF HUNTINGTON

Town Gets $4M In Sandy Reimbursement Additional $6.6 mil likely to be recovered

By Jacqueline Birzon jbirzon@longislandernews.com

Superstorm Sandy cost residents disquieting days without power, gasoline to fuel transporation and, in many cases, a sense of normalcy. For the Town of Huntington, the storm generated a tab of over $15 million, $4 million of which was reimbursed in cash earlier this month.

The town filed an initial request with the federal government for $9 million, and was approved for $6.8 million. The government follows a 75-percent standard formula for reimbursements, town spokesman A.J. Carter said, and the town anticipates recovering the remaining $2.8 million in the near future.

Following the initial filing, the town will look to recover the remaining $6,647,620, anticipating recovery of the entire $15.6 million expended in the fallout of the storm.

“Unlike other storms, because Sandy was such a massive storm, we made a mechanism for getting interim funding for some reimbursement; the updated request will be filed later,” Carter said.

“Since FEMA is working with us to refine filing we believe they will validate the $15 million in costs. We will get our proper reimbursement.”

The Highway Department applied for upwards of $14 million, roughly 91.5 percent of the total $15,647,620.14. That includes more than $12 million in funds for motor vehicle rentals, $14,993.57 for “other equipment rental,” and $1.8 million for overtime salaries.

Highway Superintendent William Naughton was unavailable to comment on the equipment and services rendered for department clean up following the storm; Deputy Highway Superintendent Patricia Irving did not return phone messages.

Despite the hefty tab town officials

“Since FEMA is working with us to refine filing we believe they will validate the $15 million in costs. We will get our proper reimbursement.”

— A.J. CARTER, Town spokesman were left with following Sandy, the town was able to cover the emergency response costs immediately after the storm.

“Because of the Supervisor’s [Frank Petrone] conservative fiscal management, the town has a healthy cash position that allowed us to cover these costs…there is enough cash on hand to meet these expenses; the key point here is the town was able to meet the costs with the expectation of being reimbursed,” Carter said.

Overtime salaries for the town’s general services and maritime general fund, part town planning and building inspectors, sewer, consolidated refuse, street lighting and the Dix Hills Water District totaled $212,721.55.

Since the Oct. 29 storm hit, the supervisor has declared a state of emergency for the Town of Huntington. This allows the town to continue to apply for FEMA reimbursement, Carter said.

The town, he added, expects to recover about 10 percent reimbursement from the state.

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TOWN OF HUNTINGTON

Cook Moving Forward In Supervisor Bid GOP screening committe recomends councilman, also backs Price for town board

By Danny Schrafel dschrafel@longislandernews.com

Gene Cook may be their man once again.

Huntington GOP’s screening committee recommended choosing Huntington Councilman Gene Cook, an Independence party member on the Town Board for the last year and a half, to run for supervisor against Frank Petrone, who is seeking his sixth term.

The committee also recommended Commack’s Josh Price, an attorney, to run for Huntington Town Board alongside incumbent Councilman Mark Mayoka.

Mayoka and Price would challenge incumbent Councilman Mark Cuthbertson, who is seeking his fifth term, along with a second candidate.

Huntington Republican Chairwoman Toni Tepe said the GOP screening committee made its decision after reviewing the candidates’ oral presentations, candidate questionnaires and committee members’ evaluations.

“After looking at those three components, they felt Gene and Josh were qualified to run, well respected, and par-

Councilman Gene Cook is the Huntington GOP Screening Committee’s recommended choice to run for supervisor. They also recommended Josh Price and incumbent Mark Mayoka as Town Board candidates. ticularly in Gene’s situation, he’s been an advocate for the people on the Town Board.”

Tepe stressed that committee members will make the final decision at the party’s upcoming convention. Tepe said no date has been set for the Republican nominating convention. Huntington Democrats are expected to hold their nominating convention in Halesite on May 23.

The GOP screening committee did not, however, recommend a nominee to run for

superintendent of Highways, and some party insiders say that is a result of pressure from Huntington Conservative Committee Chair Frank Tinari.

Insiders claim he is playing hardball with Tepe, demanding the GOP back their superintendent of Highways candidate, Peter Gunther, in exchange for Conservative support of the GOP Town Board slate.

Tinari denied those accusations.

“We never said that,” he said. “We des-

ignated Pete Gunther and we want him because we feel he is the best candidate this time. We want to build a winning slate, and we’re open to suggestions.”

When asked if there was any Conservative pressure to back Gunther, Tepe only said she’s had many conversations with Tinari.

“The Conservatives appear steadfast in running Peter Gunther,” she added.

Earlier in the week, the Suffolk County GOP named its three candidates to run for Suffolk County legislature seats in the 16th, 17th and 18th districts. The slate includes: Lisa Taranto-Fernandez, of Melville, to challenge incumbent Steve Stern in the 16th; Melville’s James Martin to face Lou D’Amaro in the 17th, and Robert Conte, of Huntington Station, to face incumbent William Spencer in the 18th.

Of the three nominees, Conte has drawn the most buzz, and his family name looms large in Huntington Station and nearby communities. He is the brother of Jim Conte, who served Huntington Station in the New York State Assembly for nearly a quarter century. He died Oct. 16, 2012 at age 53, following a lengthy battle with cancer.

TOWN OF HUNTINGTON

Gearing Up For The Convention Battle Pick for second Democratic councilman nominee coming down to the wire

By Danny Schrafel dschrafel@longislandernews.com

It may be a long night for Huntington Town Democrats as they convene in Halesite May 23 to nominate their ticket for the 2013 town board election.

While a floor fight between Huntington contractor Kevin Orelli, town Parks Director Don McKay of Dix Hills, and incumbent Highway Superintendent William Naughton, was a foregone conclusion and a primary is likely to follow, the possibility of a second floor fight, to determine who will join Councilman Mark Cuthbertson as a candidate for town board, has since emerged.

Earlier this month, the Democratic screening committee recommended Orelli and South Huntington school board Trustee Ed Nitkewicz as their picks to carry the Democratic banner alongside Supervisor Frank Petrone and Cuthbertson.

While Nitkewicz said the designation is “very humbling,” it doesn’t necessarily put him in “any better or worse position than I’ve been in before.”

“I think the committee is going to vote for the best

Ed Nitkewicz

Keith Barrett

candidate… I do know that the recommendation of the leadership of our party is certainly a great vote of confidence,” he said.

Meanwhile, at least one other candidate is hoping that he can pull off an upset. Melville’s Keith Barrett, owner of an automotive repair shop in Huntington Station and

president of the Huntington Station BID, is reaching out to committee members.

“It looks pretty good, but we won’t know until the final vote is tallied,” he said.

Along with Nitkewicz and Barrett, the field includes: Tracey Edwards, a high-level Verizon executive; Jim Kelly, a retired supervisor in the Nassau County PD’s Emergency Ambulance Bureau and the former bioterrorism coordinator for the Office of Emergency Management; Patricia Grant Flynn, an assistant town attorney; Michael Kiesel, an investment banker; and Ed Perez, a former director of community relations and minority affairs for former County Executive Steve Levy and Huntington Station community activist.

The first candidate to receive more than half of the delegate votes, which are distributed to election districts based on a weighted formula drawn from the most recent governor’s election, is the party’s official nominee. But with as many as seven possible contenders, that could take some time to sort out.

There’s also the possibility that the final Democratic ticket might not be established until a September primary.

Half Hollow Hills photo/ Mike Koehler

TOWN OF HUNTINGTON

Bringing Drug Tests Home

By Mike Koehler mkoehler@longislandernews.com

“You may never drug test your kid, but having it in the cabinet could be a deterrent.”

Sheriff Vincent DeMarco introduced his free “Test, Don’t Guess” program at Huntington Town Hall Wednesday armto-arm with town officials and Northport-East Northport Drug and Alcohol Task Force.

Councilman Mark Cuthbertson, who reached out to DeMarco, called the growing opiate abuse issue a “scourge” that cuts economic lines and geographic boundaries.

Teenagers and twenty-somethings are dying from overdoses.

“We cannot stick our heads in the sand,” Cuthbertson said.

Task Force Co-Chair Anthony Ferrandino called the situ-

ation an epidemic. His group took kits to hand out at their own events, like their drug panel at Northport Library on Tuesday.

Northport Social Studies teacher Darryl St. George served as a Navy corpsman (medic) in a Marine unit overseas in Afghanistan, a country that produces 90 percent of the world’s heroin. While serving, one of his students died from a heroin overdose and his younger brother, Corey, started using. Corey died last year after abusing other drugs.

St. George joined Northport anti-drug advocate Tammy Walsh as an advisor of SADD in Northport High School.

“It’s taking way too many lives,” Walsh said.

DeMarco’s kits actually include three separate tests. One test includes a “six-panel” test reveals six different substances like cocaine, opiates and benzoates. Another test reveals the presence of salvia – a hallucinogenic sometimes

Anthony Ferrandino, leader of the Northport-East Northport Task Force, thanks Suffolk County Sheriff Vincent DeMarco, right, for bringing drug tests to the Town of Huntington. seen as an alternative to marijuana, and the newest test reveals the presence of alcohol.

All three can be obtained by contacting the town’s Youth Bureau anonymously at 631-351-3061.

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HUNTINGTON

One Dead After Harbor Crash Police believe SUV flipped over guardrail and landed upside down in the cold water Half Hollow Hills photo/Mike Koehler

By Mike Koehler mkoehler@longislandernews.com

Speed may be to blame for a fatal accident in Huntington on Saturday, a problem several residents confirmed is only getting worse.

Edward Franz, 29, of Huntington Station, died after his SUV flipped over a guardrail and landed upside down in Huntington Harbor. His passenger, Liam O’Mara, 20, of Huntington, survived.

Franz was driving a 2005 Chevrolet Suburban south on West Shore Road just before 5:30 p.m., Suffolk County police said, when he abruptly lost control on a curve near Anoatok Drive. Det./Sgt. Steven Bluethgen said the Suburban fishtailed, struck the guardrail, went airborne and landed in the harbor.

Police officers and volunteers from the Huntington Fire Department were quickly dispatched to the scene, where they found just the tires emerging from 8 feet of water.

Neighbors said the harbor was at high tide when the accident occurred.

But before emergency responders arrived, a quartet of good Samaritans saved O’Mara’s life. Police confirmed Nicholas Lamanna, 38, of Center Moriches, brother Joseph Lamanna, 34, of Center Moriches, Pete Keller, 43, of Huntington, and Michael Fodera, 20, of Elwood jumped into the cold water after watching the Suburban crash. Using a rock, they broke open a window and pulled O’Mara to safety.

The younger Lamanna broke his hand in the rescue, although both brothers were taken to Huntington Hospital where they were treated and released. The other two Samaritans were not injured.

Huntington Community First Aid Squad took O’Mara to Huntington Hospital Meanwhile, police from the Second Precinct were dispatched just minutes after the accident, with a crew from their Marine Bureau arriving a short time later. Hunting-

The driver of this submerged Suburban, Edward Franz, died after the SUV flipped into Huntington Harbor. His passenger, Liam O’Mara was rescued by good Samaritans. ton Fire Department Chief Ken Cochrane said their dispatcher overheard initial calls on the scanner and sent firefighters before the official call came over.

When Huntington firefighters arrived just two minutes after the crash, O’Mara was on dry land but Franz was still trapped in the SUV’s now water-filled cabin.

Between both departments, a dozen men jumped into the harbor. Cochrane had one or two of his members don cold water “Mustang” suits and Marine Bureau Officer Charles Marchiselli pulled on a cold water “Gumby” suit, but many were wearing just street clothes or uniforms.

“We have special suits to hold in your body temperature,” Marchiselli’s partner Officer Mike O’Leary said.

“These guys jumped right in with their uniforms, which was pretty heroic. The water is still pretty cold, maybe in the lower 50s, if that.”

And as the tide went out later that night, O’Leary said the water revealed pipes, rocks and other underwater dangers.

They found Franz pushed up against the rear window.

Firefighters used Hurst tools to get into the vehicle and pull the driver out. Cochrane confirmed the tools worked underwater.

“I don’t know how good it is for the tools. We’ll find out later on,” he said.

Franz was recovered unconscious, Bluethgen said, with Huntington firefighters performing CPR. Huntington Community also took him to Huntington Hospital, where he was pronounced dead a short time later.

“It’s a shame we couldn’t save him. We did everything in our power,” Cochrane said.

O’Mara, Second Precinct Officers Jeffrey Michaels, Robert Musial, John Murray and John Dreyer, and Huntington firefighters were all taken to Huntington Hospital, where they were treated and released. Cochrane said his members were treated for exposure to the cold water and gulping salt water.

“Every time you dove down, they were actually gasping for air,” the chief said.

Franz is survived by his parents, Joan and Edward H., sister, Theresa, and many aunts, uncles and cousins. Visitation was held at A.L. Jacobsen Funeral Home on Tuesday and Wednesday, with a funeral Mass scheduled for 9:30 a.m. May 23 at St. Elizabeth of Hungary in Melville, followed by a burial at Melville Cemetery.

Neither family of the victims could be reached for comment.

Meanwhile, Bluethgen confirmed the investigation is ongoing. The wet road from rain earlier that day is being considered as a cause, as is the SUV’s speed.

Several onlookers said speeding is a problem in the neighborhood. Anoatok Beach Association member and resident Jim Sullivan said they asked the town for a stop sign at Anoatok Drive and West Shore Road, only to be told it wasn’t necessary.

“Nobody obeys the speed limit on this road,” Sullivan said.

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Keeping It Safe A series of events held over the past week by licensed, or, for that matter, that they be educatthe Greater Huntington Council of Boating ed in boating safety. andYacht Clubs had one purpose in mind: proThis is in spite of the fact that every boating moting safe boating. season brings another tragedy. Last year Recreational boating is a big part of what brought the death of three children trapped in makes this town a great place to live. But just the cabin of a boat that capsized in a crowded as our roads continue to grow more and more Cold Spring Harbor. A week earlier, a fishercrowded, so are our waterways. The difference man on the south shore was killed when his is that New York State regulates who is on our vessel was rammed by another whose operaroadways, requiring that drivers be licensed, tor, police say, was drunk. while pretty much anyone can operate a boat.

These incidents were the catalyst behind a That situation must change, and county law that will require Sufwith continued perseverance by the EDITORIAL folk County boat operators to boating committee, perhaps it will. pass a boating safety course.

There are – thankfully – laws prohibiting al- That law won’t take effect until November, afcohol use while driving a boat, and stiff penal- ter the current boating season is over. New ties for boating while intoxicated. But NewYork York State should require the same, and exState law currently does not require that adult plore joining several other states that currentoperators of pleasure crafts on our waterways be ly require that boat operators be licensed.

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‘SCAT’ With That Increase!

DEAR EDITOR: Nursing home residents on Medicaid have not received a Personal Needs Allowance increase since 1981. Currently the monthly allowance is $50. Out of that meager allowance, residents are expected to pay for phone, clothing, stamps, newspapers, toiletries, haircuts and styling, SCAT (Suffolk County Accessible Transportation) tickets, etc.

I attended and gave testimony at the March 6 public hearing concerning the SCAT fare increase. Instead of raising the fare, SCAT was urged to clean up the waste in dispatching.

For example, there were four members from my nursing home that attended a meeting on April 30. SCAT dispatched three buses to send us to the same destination at the same time. This inefficiency occurs regularly.

I feel that it is unjustified to bridge the budget gap by expecting nursing home residents to pay an increase of $3 to $4 per ride one way, a 33-percent increase, for a SCAT bus ticket.

Residents of nursing homes include many disabled individuals who use SCAT to attend events and visit friends and family. The county needs to review SCAT operations before closing the budget gap by increasing the bus fares for nursing home residents.

JOAN DUBOIS Nursing home resident Commack

Why We Celebrate Nursing Homes DEAR EDITOR: National Nursing Home Week, which [began] on Mother’s Day, May 12, and [ended] May 18, is a special week to recognize “Team Care: Everyone Pitches In!” Today’s skilled nursing care facilities (a.k.a. “nursing homes) encourage resident and family involvement in designing a personalized, resident-centered care plan – a program of medical, therapy, nutrition and social activities. Participation in care is the best way to ensure residents and families are satisfied with the quality of care that

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This year’s theme of “Team Care: Everyone Pitches In!” is a perfect backdrop to visit loved ones, friends, and neighbors residing in a skilled nursing care facility. If you can’t visit, do something else like make a phone call, send a greeting card or flowers.

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Setting A Good Learning Example at Home DEAR EDITOR: As any parent knows, what you do and say has a direct influence on your child--and your words and actions about learning and school are no exception.

"At the root of a child’s success in school is his or her parent’s commitment to and attitude about education," says Vicki Sieven of the East Northport Huntington Learning Center.

"Parents’ expectations for their

children and their general stance about school being a priority have a tremendous impact on their students’ excitement to learn and overall success."

How can you be a good role model for your child when it comes to learning, thereby helping him or her become a lifelong learner? Sieven offers these tips: • Chase your passions. Show your child that you, too, believe it is important to pursue interests. If you love writing, take a class and share what you learn with your family. Even if your interest isn’t necessarily academic in nature, showing your child that you are willing to commit time and effort to explore a hobby or activity sets a positive example.

• Get organized--together. An important part of effective learning is good time management and organization. Do you harp on your child to keep his or her backpack and desk clean, while your home office is a disaster?

Do you want your child to keep better track of homework assignments, yet you struggle to keep an organized planner yourself? Try setting aside daily time for you and your child to get or-

ganized. Each evening, have your child go through his or her backpack while you organize your briefcase or purse. Get out your planners together to see what the next day holds: to-dos, obligations and more.

• Read for fun. It may be tough to convince a child that you think reading is enjoyable if he or she rarely sees you doing it. Let your child see you reading books, the newspaper, even magazines. Join a book club, or explore parent-child book clubs in your community. Make nightly reading a family activity. Go to the library together.

• Work hard and persevere. If you’re always telling your child to never give up, to try, try again, be sure you practice these things yourself. Set goals and work toward them, and share that progress--as well as your successes and failures along the way-with your child. Help your child learn the value of hard work.

Most importantly, teach by example that it is important to put forth genuine effort in all that you do.

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Life&Style CINEMA/SCIENECE

Watson Weighs In, A Half-Century Later Nobel Prize winner critiques film detailing historic discovery at Cinema Arts Centre event Half Hollow Hills photo/Danny Schrafel

By Danny Schrafel dschrafel@longislandernews.com

Meet James Watson – the man who: discovered DNA’s double-helix structure with Francis Crick in 1953; was named a Nobel Laureate in 1962; was a longtime director of the Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory; and now, at age 85, film critic.

It’s not too far off the beaten path for the revolutionary scientist – Cinema Arts Centre co-director Dylan Skolnick said Watson is an occasional viewer at the community theater, but his Q&A and book-signing appearance on May 15 was the first time the Nobel Laureate has spoken there.

Watson signed copies of a new, annotated and illustrated edition of “The Double Helix: A Personal Account Of The Discovery of The Structure of DNA,” following a screening of the 1987 TV movie, “The Race For The Double Helix,” starring Jeff Goldblum.

Watson, noted as a big Goldblum fan, admitted the film has grown on him over the years.

“The first time I saw the movie, I didn’t like it because Jeff Goldblum didn’t look like me,” Watson teased, noting his first pick would have been mercurial tennis star John McEnroe.

He also noted that the film took some liberties with how he and Crick discovered the double helix structure to establish a more appealing story arc. Watson, Crick and Maurice Wilkins, who did not work directly with Watson and Crick, earned the 1962 Nobel Prize for their work.

Time may have also played a role in some of the inaccuracies that made it into the movie, Watson said.

“I don’t think after 30 years everyone really has a very good memory of details.

And now, after 60… the few of us left, we

1962 Nobel Laureate James Watson, part of the team that discovered the structure of DNA, signs a new edition of “The Double Helix” at the Cinema Arts Centre May 15. don’t remember anything,” he quipped.

That sort of punchy banter punctuated Watson’s appearance at the Cinema Arts Centre, during which audience members peppered the 85-year-old with questions about hot-button issues and 21st century scientific controversies.

Never known as one to hold his tongue, Watson tackled one query about the ethics of genetic engineering with his trademark candor.

“I would do it to any species other than humans without much thought of ethical issues,” he said. “When you get involved

in humans, it’s much trickier, and you can’t give a sort of general answer. You can propose something specific there and say if you would go ahead or not.”

He said he would draw the line at anything that could lead down the road to eugenics or would profoundly alter the human being’s nature. But for the most part, he said he would favor proceeding in most cases, especially to address a dire medical situation.

“You have to take risks – I mean, we all do,” Watson said. “In Europe, they have an almost codified precautionary principal

that you’ve got to prove it’s safe before you do anything. That’s not the way we run our lives in most other aspects because it wouldn’t work.”

On the matter of environmental links to DNA structure, Watson said there’s no simple answer, but that the impact is “less than the newspapers report.”

“Luckily, children are very resilient and seem to be able to move ahead despite awful environments,” he said. “That’s often very wonderful when you see it, when people just come out of nowhere and did marvelous.”

And asked to compare the level of collaboration and competition in the scientific world then and now, Watson said his experience showed that a burning desire to succeed is critical.

“The fact that Crick and I won was certainly helped by the fact that we really wanted to win,” he said.

Biology teacher Carolyn Szydlowski made the trip to Huntington with her sons, Evan and Eric, and said the Q&A was a highlight.

“I didn’t realize he was so funny,” she said. “He’s very open – he says it as it is, how he believes it, not what’s politically correct.”

Closer to home, Centerport residents Eric Stern, who runs a small pharmaceutical company, and his wife, Maria, a chiropractor and personal trainer, brought with them an unusual object with them to the signing – a Watson bobblehead from the former DNA Learning Store in Cold Spring Harbor, which Watson later signed for them.

Eric Stern said the chance to meet one of his heroes was one he couldn’t pass up.

“It was so important for me, knowing his age to take an opportunity and make a point to see him,” Eric said.

CAMP

Fair On At Franciscan Summer Camp Centerport’s Camp Alvernia celebrates 125 years with $125K fundraising campaign

By Lauren Dubinsky info@longislandernews.com

Camp Alvernia is again opening its doors to the community to play games, ride on boats and stuff themselves with food.

The fifth annual Family Fun Extravaganza is slated to be held June 1-2 from 16 p.m. at the Centerport camp.

Camp Alvernia is a non-profit eightweek summer camp that serves more than 800 kids from ages 4-14. Opting not to use much technology, camp staff has children engage in outdoor activities. That includes boating, dancing, arts and crafts, reading and yoga on the camp’s 15 acres.

“We try to get the kids to think and learn who they are instead of just being in front

of a TV,” Director of Development Ariel Esposito-Bernard said.

The Franciscan Brothers of Brooklyn founded the camp in 1888; they still own the camp to this day. The brothers are also known as the Congregation of the Religious Brothers of the Third Order Regular of St. Francis. Bishop Loughlin originally invited the brothers to come from Ireland in 1858 to serve the Diocese of Brooklyn in the area of childcare.

They opened high schools and colleges, including the St. Francis Academy, and staffed local parish grammar schools. They even branched out of Brooklyn and founded schools in Florida and California. Camp Alvernia has become the oldest Catholic camp still operating in the country.

The camp started the 125K Campaign

this year to raise $125,000 to go towards the Brother La Faye Tuition Assistance Fund, a fund to help youth in need be able to continue to attend the camp.

Project 125 is one of the ways the camp is going about raising the money. They are asking people to contribute $125, telling them to ask their friends, family, neighbors, and co-workers to donate $125 or getting the kids to raise the money through lemonade stands.

“Everybody can get involved in raising money,” Esposito-Bernard said. “They can be a part of our 125 Campaign but in a smaller way.”

The Family Fun Extravaganza is another branch of the campaign, the largest event of the year. The camp exudes a fair atmosphere with a bouncy castle, trackless

train, slide, boat rides, cotton candy and games.

“It’s just a lot of fun; everybody comes out hangs out on our grounds, has a good time and spends time with their family,” she said.

Admission to the event is free, although the camp raises money through the purchase of ride tickets and food. They’re also hosting a raffle this year for one child to win a free summer at the camp.

About 2,000 people attended last year’s Family Fun Extravaganza, and EspositoBernard expects even more this year.

“Each year we raise more and each year we’ve gotten more people,” she said. “I think people are anticipating Family Fun, I think it’s become something that the community comes to every year.”

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Health Fitness Fifty 50+Plus Scams Targeting Seniors

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While we are all taught to use good manners when answering the telephone, not everyone who calls you necessarily has good intentions.

According to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, a recent spate of lottery scams or advance fee frauds originating in Jamaica are targeting seniors and other Americans by telephone.

While both governments have teamed to tighten laws, it’s important to guard against becoming the next victim.

Knowing the difference between legitimate telemarketers and scammers is crucial. Protect yourself by taking the following precautions: • Never pay money to collect supposed sweepstakes winnings. Legitimate operations won’t require you to pay to collect winnings. It’s against U.S. law to play foreign lotteries. If you get a call saying you’ve won one, it’s probably a scam.

• Never wire money to anyone you don’t know.

• Ignore unsolicited calls from anyone, even charities and companies with whom you already do business. You have no way to confirm the caller is legitimate. Even caller ID can be faked. When in doubt, just hang up.

• Place your telephone number on the National Do Not Call Registry. It’s fast

and free. Visit www.DoNotCall.gov or add your number by calling 888-382-1222 from the phone you wish to register.

• Check unfamiliar area codes before returning calls. Be aware that there are many three-digit area codes that connect callers to international telephone numbers.

• If you don’t make international calls, ask your telephone provider to block incoming and outgoing international calls.

• Never provide anyone with personal information, such as bank accounts, pin numbers or Social Security numbers.

• Prevent criminals from accessing your money. Contact your bank, brokerages, as well as the Social Security Administration to add a password to your accounts.

• If callers insist on speaking with you, call them directly. Don’t take a number offered by a potential fraudster. You’re safer looking up the number independently.

• Scammers often create false deadlines.

If you feel pressured, hang up. You’ve spent a lifetime earning your money. You deserve time to choose how to spend it.

• Help others from falling victim to scammers by warning friends and family.

If you’ve received a call, mail or email you think might be from a scammer, report it to the Federal Trade Commission by calling at 877-FTC-HELP (877-382-4357) or contact local authorities.

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Health & Fitness / Fifty 50+Plus Case Expands Medicare

By Nancy Burner As elder law attorneys, we need to keep abreast of the many topics that affect our clients. While expanding your knowledge in non-legal matters may not be lucrative, it is essential in serving our senior population.

A recent example of this involved a class action lawsuit with respect to Medicare benefits. I attended a bar association meeting and learned about Jimmo v. Sebelius (2011). The outcome of this case will be a lifesaver to many of my clients.

The federal class action lawsuit arose from Medicare recipients being discharged from rehabilitation facilities sooner than their coverage should have allowed. Under traditional Medicare, if a recipient enters a rehabilitation center following a three-day or more hospital stay, they are entitled to 100 days of care in a skilled nursing facility provided they have a skilled need. The first 20 days are fully covered by Medicare, and there is a co-pay for days 21-100.

The plaintiffs challenged the rehabilitation facilities’ practice of categorizing a patient’s condition as having reached a “plateau,” meaning there was no longer a likelihood of improvement. The patient could be discharged for failure to improve with no regard for the patient’s likelihood to deteriorate if therapy had been continued.

This left many patients at risk and was a vi-

olation of the law and regulations.

The case was brought by six Medicare beneficiaries and seven national organizations against the Secretary of Health and Human Service. These Medicare recipients argued that coverage should be determined by the individual’s need for skilled services from a health care professional and not whether the individual was showing signs improvement. The case was settled in favor of the plaintiffs. All six were Medicare beneficiaries receiving care until a determination was made that the patient had reached a “plateau” and coverage was denied.

As a result of this litigation and the recent settlement, patients will now be able to continue receiving vital services provided by Medicare, even where improvement in the patient’s condition cannot be documented.

The case clarified guidelines for other Medicare-covered serves. Home health coverage for skilled needs will have no limit on duration, as long as the doctor finds the care necessary. Out-patient therapy will continue when a health care provider finds that further treatment is medically necessary and the cost of care can exceed the $1,900 limit that was previously applied. If costs reach $3,700 and treatment is still needed, the care provider can submit documentation to support 20 more sessions. This will mean coverage for thousands who need the skilled care but cannot otherwise afford it.

Nancy Burner is an elder law attorney with a practice based in East Setauket.

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A Restaurant With All That Jazz Foodie SECTION

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Grasso’s 134 Main St., Cold Spring Harbor 631-367-6060 www.grassosrestaurant.com Atmosphere – Subtle, yet sophisticated Cuisine – New American Hours – Sun-Tues noon-9 p.m.; WedThurs noon-10 p.m.; Fri-Sat noon-11 p.m.; Sunday jazz brunch 11:30 a.m.2:30 p.m.

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At the age of 5, Gail Grasso knew she would be a part of Cold Spring Harbor when she grew up. She and her family became familiar with the hamlet as they drove from their Plainview home down Route 108, frequently to the Linkslog Cabin in Centerport. It was just a matter of whether she was going to live there or own a business.

And 19 years after she and her parents bought the former Cold Spring Harbor Café and laid the foundation of what Grasso’s is today. The unique restaurant is still a lively hotspot, where fine food and a love of music combine to create an unforgettable dining experience where dancing at the table is more than acceptable – it’s good manners.

After all, with young piano whiz Joe Alterman and his swinging three-piece band in the house last Friday night, you’d be hard-pressed to not have your toe tapping along with all that jazz. Live music is at the heart of the Grasso’s experience; there are live performances all week long from Wednesday to Saturday and a special Sunday jazz brunch. If you’re looking to

dance between courses, check out Grasso’s on Wednesday night, which features an instructor from Huntington Ballroom to get you off on the right foot.

With Cold Spring Harbor just a quick dash up the road, it’s fitting that seafood is a major focus of Gail’s New American menu. Served raw on the half-shell or baked with pesto and pecorino cheese, Blue Point Oysters ($16 for a half-dozen) are a great place to start. Pan-Seared Diver Scallops ($15) are juicy and tender, paired with a subtle, tasty sweet pea puree.

Starters from the land are equally impressive. The diverse flavors and textures of warm, sweet figs, stuffed with goat cheese and wrapped in Prosciutto ($14) blend perfectly, and the Burrata ($16), a plate of thick-sliced tomatoes, red peppers paired with the creamy, imported Italian cheese, elevates a classic appetizer.

Long Island Duck ($29) is a major winner, thanks to the gentle sweetness from a strawberry-rhubarb glaze that accentuates the rich flavors found in the succulent twice-roasted half duck. Paired with a creamy crimini-shitake oyster mushroom risotto, it’s little wonder why the dish has been a staple of Grasso’s for so long.

Whole fish, like Branzino ($34), are nimbly filleted tableside, leaving behind the firm, white, fresh and delicate-flavored European seabass to enjoy.

For a closing act, the light Napoleon ($8.50), a medley of light Phyllo dough between fresh cream and seasonal berries, is a great place to start. But if you’re looking for an encore to the performance, we suggest the Bananas Foster ($12). Prepared tableside, our waiter coated a skillet with butter and brown sugar before adding bananas and a healthy dose of Cognac and

Gail Grasso and chef Tony Canales show off the Long Island Duck available at Grasso’s Restaurant. Inset, Michael Vilorio turns up the heat in style as he prepares Bananas Foster tableside. dark rum for a fiery display that you’ll both see and feel from your seat. The flash-sautéed bananas, infused with the

liquor and served around a scoop of premium vanilla ice cream, is a most fitting conclusion to a night of entertainment.

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Guy Fieri shows off a signed copy of his latest cookbook in Huntington village.

HI, GUY – As he was pitching his latest installment of his “Diners, Dives and DriveIns” cookbook series, we sure hope Guy Fieri picked up some ideas for his TV show. Huntington and its talented restaurateurs are always ready for a close-up.

HOT DOG SEASON – In just a few days, wieners take the spotlight. According to the National Hot Dog & Sausage Council, “hot dog season” begins Memorial Day and runs through Labor Day. During that stretch, hot dog retailers do about 38 per-

cent of their business, or $614 million, in overall sales. There’s no word, however, on correlated sales of antacids used after having one too many at the family barbecue. It’s all about moderation, folks.

SIGN US UP – Stay in the know, and get a gratis $15 gift card to The Clubhouse (320 W. Jericho Turnpike, Huntington 631-4231155). Sounds like a winner to us! The Bies family’s restaurant has been a steaklover’s destination for more than half a century, and they show no signs of slowing down. It’s not like we exactly have to twist your arm on this one, but visit www.clubhousesteaks.com, get on their mailing list and pick up your gift card today.

PUCKER UP –Before you order, remember to say it right – the second part of macaron sounds like “cone,” not “moon.” But once you dive in, all you’ll be saying is “mmm, mmm, mmm.” All of this is valuable information at Kiss My Cake (387 New York Ave., Huntington village 631-923-3303 www.kissmycake.com), the purveyors of cupcakes, cakes, gelato, sorbet, cookies and confections. Fast approaching its 18month mark, the bakery’s biggest attraction remains, hands-down, their array of French macarons. Rich and creamy fillings are encased in almond flour-based shells for a pairing that is delicate, decadent, and always gluten-free. If you haven’t tried one yet – or even if you have – go fall in love and tell Maryann Santoro, Michael Farruggia and Debbie Burfeind the Foodies sent you.

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TOWN OF HUNTINGTON

More Than Just Picture Books Escape Pod Comics opens the door to stories from superheroes to romance Half Hollow Hills photo/Jacqueline Birzon

Spotlight On

Huntington Businesses

By Jacqueline Birzon jbirzon@longislandernews.com

A pedestrian enters the store at 302 Main St., which currently lacks a sign, but offers a unique window display to catch the eye.

“This is a lot more interesting than I thought it would be,” the customer says.

Nestled in the heart of Huntington village, Escape Pod Comics caters to a market all its own. Exclusively selling comic books and comic art, the modest retail space is dedicated to the beauty of the craft.

Owner Menachem Luchins, a former English teacher, ditched his job in the education field to pursue his dream of owning a comic book store.

“I got burnt out. Comics have always been a love of mine,” he said. “There’s definitely an educational component to comics.”

From the framed art work and posters on the wall, to the hundreds of boxed back issues, to the imperfectly organized collection of graphic novels, superhero comics and more, Luchin’s passion is plastered from corner to corner of the store.

“As comics get more popular, the point is missed.

Comics are a medium—not just a book with pictures,” Luchins explained.

An art form of its own, comics lend themselves to readers of all ages. People often associate comic books with superhero tales, Luchins said, which can affect their understanding of what comics are all about.

“The diversity in the field is so vast—anyone can enjoy it,” Luchins said.

While superhero stories certainly play a role in the world of comics, Luchins said, the spectrum of storytelling in the comic world is limitless.

“You’re open to a lot more in comics than on television… We aim to be accessible to everyone,” he said.

“Comics have their own rules. It’s its own art form; you can cover anything, not like in movies.”

Menachem Luchins abandoned his career as an English teacher to pursue his dream of opening a comic book store.

Comics have the freedom to tell a range of stories, from a student account of the high school experience to adaptations of biblical stories, to romance, to food. The panels used to illustrate the story are almost used as a function of punctuation, as seen in storytelling. The panel size and content dictates how the reader processes the story and can prompt a pause, shift or change in flow and thought.

Escape Pod Comics carries hundreds of back issues that date back to the 1960s. Although they are not in perfect condition, they are a valuable asset to the comic book collector. They go for $1 each or 12 for $10. Smaller books range from $2.99 to $3.99. Medium-sized comics go for $25, and graphic novels and bound collections range from $10-$50. With an upwards of 1,000 comics in his collection, Luchins gains new inventory at the tail end of each week. Customers can pre-order books, or in most cases have a comic shipped to the store if Escape Pod does not carry it.

Comics have the power to illicit the same catharsis and reaction in a reader as a viewer can get from watching a movie or reading a novel, Luchins said.

The store even has a kids section, with a separate room in the back stocked with bean bags, crayons and kidfriendly comics.

“Huntington is kind of a nice town to just walk around and browse. We’re not trying to push our agenda so much; we want to let people wander in and explore,” the owner said.

Co-operating the store with his wife, Sarah, Luchin has no employees, and his presence is pivotal to reeling in curious customers. His extensive knowledge of his inventory, and how to pair customer with comic, is essential to Escape Pod’s success.

“The goal is to be that old-time bookstore. People just want something to read, and something really great is lying on one of these shelves,” he said.

Escape Pod Comics 302 Main St., Huntington Village 631-923-1044 www.escapepodcomics.com

MUSIC

Noteworthy Combo Puts On Free Concert

By Jasmine Weber info@longislandernews.com

A virtuoso on the cello will lend a hand (or two) to a community orchestra next week.

The Northport Symphony Orchestra, directed by Richard Hyman, is holding its biannual concert on Friday, May 31 at 8 p.m. The free concert, which will be held at Northport High School (154 Laurel Hill Road, Northport), will be a collaboration between the orchestra and 17-year-old Cold Spring Harbor High School senior, Alec Maire.

Maire, a young virtuoso who holds a musical resume of epic proportions for someone in his age group, intends to double major in cello performance and engineering in college. He received an Allstate Level 6 perfect score on the cello and bass at NYSSMA and has performed in the Gemini Youth Orchestra, MetropolitanYouth Orchestra, New York Youth Symphony and All County and Long Island String Festival Orchestras.

"Cello is something I will have with me for the rest of my life,” he said.

“He really is extraordinary,” said

Cold Spring Harbor teen Alec Maire joins the Northport Symphony Orchestra next week in a free concert.

Stephanie Branta, the Northport orchestra’s publicity chair and violinist. “We usually have student soloists. Featuring such young talented musicians gives them valuable performing experience, which can be helpful as they move toward musical careers…

Whenever we have a soloist, it’s an opportunity to play a different type of music. It always gives us an opportunity to play something we wouldn’t otherwise play”

The nonprofit music group was founded in 2007 and has been performing concerts ever since – one in the late fall and another in the spring.

“Our mission is to bring classical music to the concert. Our concerts are always free.

There are no tickets required,” Branta said.

“We also do several outreach concerts.”

Any donations will go towards helping the Northport Symphony Orchestra.

Maire is scheduled to play the first movement of the Cello Concerto in D Major

by Franz Joseph Haydn with the orchestra. The orchestra will also perform works by Mozart and Dvorak.

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TOWN OF HUNTINGTON

Continuing The Conversation: What We Value Third installment of series reviews school budgets and need for consolidation Half Hollow Hills photo/Jacqueline Birzon

By Jacqueline Birzon jbirzon@longislandernews.com

More than 60 residents from throughout Huntington went to Northport Library last week to discuss issues like school consolidation, declining infrastructure, and educational disparities among the wealthy and less wealthy at the third installment of the “Community Conversations” series.

Dr. Dana Friedman, of the Early Years Institute, Dr. Tom Rogers, Superintendent of Nassau Board of Cooperative Educational Services (BOCES), and John Cameron, chair of the Long Island Regional Planning Council served as panelists, with Dr. James McGowan of Adelphi University moderating. The panel was presented by the town’s eight public libraries and sponsored by the Huntington Township Chamber of Commerce, the League of Women Voters and the Town of Huntington.

Panelists pushed the issue of school consolidation, a topic becoming a growing reality in the face of declining enrollment throughout Long Island school, as well as declining state assistance in maintaining programs.

“If we don’t have a great educational system here [on Long Island], it’d be game over,” Cameron said, later adding “We can’t guarantee the outcomes, but we’d like to guarantee opportunities.”

With school budget votes on May 21, districts throughout the Town of Huntington have used this year as a wakeup call, with the pressing need to plan not just for next year’s budget, but to widen their analysis to years ahead.

All of the nine public school districts within the town remained under the tax

Cheryl Silberman and other residents ask panelists questions about school budgets and consolidation. levy cap imposed by Governor Andrew Cuomo. Districts like South Huntington proposed a 3.02 percent increase, the maximum allowed under the cap, while the Harborfields School District imposing a tax levy of 3.18 percent. Rather than pierce the cap, districts opted to make cuts to staffing and in some cases, reductions to student programs.

Rogers said property taxpayers on Long Island pay 2 percent more per year than the cost of inflation to pay for state cuts.

“Long Islanders have invested deeply into the education system, but pretty much have gotten what they pay for,” he

said. “But there are huge disparities between the wealthiest and least wealthy districts. We are spending like things are the same, but that’s no longer the case.”

Only two districts on the Island have consolidated in the last decade, Eastport-South Manor and Mattituck-Cutchogue school districts. The state, Rogers said, provides districts with incentives, promising a 40percent increase in state aid as well as a 30 percent increase to building aid.

The challenge to consolidation, Rogers said, is not related to resistance from the state. Rather, it lies in garnering community support. When the issue of merging districts comes up, opponents will often

target the less-informed district and attack the vote.

“You have to trade identity for resource, and often, identity is more valuable than the resource,” he said.

Friedman focused on the need to facilitate learning prior to the kindergarten level, emphasizing the need for children in all districts – including the less wealthy, to be healthy.

“If a child isn’t healthy, they can’t learn. The most vulnerable children live where there are the least amount of services” she said. “Second grade is the new kindergarten; children are being asked to do things they aren’t ready to do, and this is a huge problem.”

According to Friedman, obstacles to educating children in disenfranchised districts include racism, lack of affordable housing, lack of literacy and a lack of cultural competence, as many nativeborn citizens don’t understand why families migrate to America from other countries.

A theme that consistently boiled the surface at nearly all three Community Conversation events was the lack of affordable housing for young people. Residents like Alex Borg, who raised a question on behalf of Huntington’s young adult population, pressed the need for updated infrastructure and transportation to accommodate young people in the work force. Public transportation, Borg said, is lacking from downtown areas to commercial and industrial quarters, like Melville.

“If you take anything away from this, it’s that things are going to change because things have to change,” Rogers said. “All systems are interrelated; none of these problems will be solved independently of each other.”

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Community concerns (Continued from page A1)

community meeting.

“It wasn’t going fast – about 20 mph – but sure enough, it went right through the intersection.”

Officers are also investigating a resident’s report of possible criminal activ-

ity in the area. Brady declined to specify what officers were investigating.

They’re also keeping a closer eye on Whitman Park.

“We haven’t come across any issues down there just yet, but we’ll continue to monitor it,” Brady said of the park.

Hockey benefit (Continued from page A2)

doing alright,” DeRasmo said in the first intermission.

On the ice, the FDNY team grabbed an early 2-0 lead through the first period; Mucha sprawled out on his back for a save in a late power play. Suffolk County wouldn’t go away without a fight, tying the game at 2 all. The city team went up 4-2, but the police again rallied to tie. The Fire and Ice team scored the game-winning goal with seven minutes left in regulation.

“It was just nail-biting the rest of the way,” Mucha said.

There was no animosity on Saturday, but the level of competition was real. A flurry of penalties were called towards the end of the first period and some pushing-andshoving erupted by the FDNY net in the third period.

Mucha said most of the players in the league have previously played competitively, whether it’s collegiate, Junior A or some other division.

“Usually the personalities that go with those kind of occupations, the guys want to win and it does get somewhat competitive out there,” he said.

Last year’s charity game was against the Nassau County Police Department, with the Port Authority Police Department in the two years prior.

Mucha offered thanks to the Town of Huntington for donating ice time.

“Sometimes with running an event like that, you’re going to incur costs and expenses to run it. We’ve been doing a lot of work with Dix Hills lately,” he said. The SCPD Hockey Team hosted a tournament at Dix Hills in March.

Grad on game show (Continued from page A1)

of question-writing and the social evolution of trivia. Suitably for a course on the history of game shows, the seminar concluded with a campus-wide tournament.

Reinstein got off to a quick start in the closing minutes of Monday’s show, racking up $10,000 by correctly answering that

McDonald’s drew its famous “I’m Lovin’ It” jingle from a Justin Timberlake song.

With help from the audience, he added another $2,000 by knowing that “the bee’s knees” is a phrase that describes something “of the highest quality.”

“Millionaire” airs on weekdays at 12:30 p.m. on ABC.

Half Hollow Hills photo/Danny Schrafel

Melville residents are urging police to keep a close eye on the neighborhood surrounding Whitman Park in Melville.

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TOWN OF HUNTINGTON

Sea Lovers Weather Nautical Flea Market Half Hollow Hills photos/Danny Schrafel

Mike Anzone and Bill Gaughan offer nautical antiques and oddities during the Flea Market.

By Danny Schrafel dschrafel@longislandernews.com

Mother Nature may have tried to throw them a curveball, but it was largely smooth sailing for the inaugural Safe Boating Week series in Huntington.

Part of that week included a unique Nautical Flea Market in Huntington’s Mill Dam Park, which drew more than 40 vendors who braved the elements Sunday afternoon to participate.

The vendors offered everything from fishing equipment all the way up to the vessels themselves – American Marine, a major sponsor of Safe Boating Week, displayed a boat in deep left field at Mill Dam – along with boat accessories and the trucks to tow them.

“A couple of people kind of packed it

in early because of the weather, but we’ve had an excellent turnout, a nice steady stream of people… a lot of things going out the gate,” Jackie Martin, commodore of the Greater Huntington Council of Yacht and Boating Clubs, said.

While many vendors focused on boating equipment and the ancillary equipment, others offered nautical-themed artwork, crafts and antiques.

It was a great opportunity for Angel Schmitt, a longtime Huntington resident.

“I have 35 years of collecting. It seems like I’m going to be selling my house soon, so I just have to start clearing it out,” she said.

A love of the sea is apparent throughout her family, which showed up in her collection. Her son, Hank, was a professional

Participants at Sunday’s Nautical Flea Market promote life jackets with Huntington Councilwoman Susan Berland as part of the National Safe Boating Council’s Wear It! Campaign. sailor and all of her children have been competitive sailors.

“It’s been fun collecting. Now, it’s fun selling,” she said.

Martin said the first leg of Safe Boating Week was successful. The initial programming included a free New York State boating safety course on May 13, 15 and 17, along with free on-the-water vessel safety checks on May 18.

“The town had over 150 people enrolled in their class. Neptune Sail and Power Squadron and the Coast Guard Auxiliary did 55 vessel safety checks [Saturday],” Martin said.

Scheduled to follow the Nautical Flea Market were more in-depth coursework involving VHF and VHF/DSC Marine Radio on Monday night; addressing

emergencies on board in a Tuesday night session; and how to respond to being suddenly in command of a vessel on Wednesday night. Also beginning on Wednesday is a multi-week sail course.

Planning for Huntington Safe Boating Week was inspired by the aftermath of a boating disaster in Oyster Bay Harbor last Fourth of July that killed three children. In the wake of the tragedy, efforts to strengthen boating safety have come by way of additional seminars, a new county law and an intensified push to implement stiffer state regulations.

Safe Boating Week concludes on May 23, with the council’s annual Meet the Commodores cocktail reception and officer-installation ceremony at the Huntington Yacht Club.

TOWN OF HUNTINGTON

Logging In To Town’s New Website Half Hollow Hills photo/Danny Schrafel

By Danny Schrafel dschrafel@longislandernews.com

Huntington’s presence on the World Wide Web entered the 21st century this week as the town launched its new website.

The comprehensive overhaul, spearheaded by Supervisor Frank Petrone and Councilman Mark Cuthbertson, was under development for more than a year and is the first major update to the town’s website since 1999.

Petrone said the driving force behind the new site’s design is to make it userfriendly for residents “Most governmental websites are organized according to governmental organization structure. This isn’t – it’s need, service, information,” he said. “People don’t have to know that a certain piece of information is in the Department of Human Services – how would they know that? They just look for information they want, and they’re brought through it.”

Cuthbertson said his major emphasis was to make the town’s website compatible with smart phones and tablets – the increasingly common way residents are reaching the town’s website, he said.

“People are accessing the Internet, more often than not, through those devices, so we needed to upgrade,” he said.

The ultimate goal, Petrone said, is to allow Huntington residents to handle more of their town hall business remotely and speed up the process of, for

Supervisor Frank Petrone displays the home page of the all-new HuntingtonNY.gov at town hall Monday afternoon. instance, signing up for courses or applying for a building permit.

“People should not have to come to town hall unless they want to,” the supervisor said.

Features of the all-new HuntingtonNY.gov include: direct links to the town’s Facebook and YouTube accounts, as well as @HuntTownHall on Twitter; “Notify

Me”, which allows residents to receive updates from each town board member; agendas for upcoming town board, planning board and zoning board meetings; and notice of bids by email.

Archived videos of board meetings are now searchable by keyword and linked to the meeting agendas. Residents can click on a hearing or resolution on the related

agenda and skip right ahead to the portion of the meeting where that agenda item is addressed.

Councilwoman Susan Berland, who several years ago backed plans to record and televise town board meetings, said that new tool will make meetings easier to navigate, especially for those who cannot attend town board meetings.

“The features of the new site make government more transparent and provide the tools to make retrieving information convenient for our residents,” she said.

A “Map Huntington” feature, which is still being finalized, will allow residents to enter an address and pull up basic information – like refuse pickup, school district, library, post offices, nearest hospitals and county, state and federal elected officials – for that address, as well as nearby parks and trails.

QScend Technologies helped develop the website, and Granicus Inc. provides the indexing and archive services for the town board meeting videos.

A website update committee – consisting of Bill Crowley, Stephen Carballeira and Steve Gordon from the town’s IT department, A.J. Carter and Philip Ingerman from the supervisor’s office, Carolyn Plante from the Human Services Department, Paul Bosch from the Parks and Recreation Department and Matt Laux from the Environmental Waste Management Department – worked behind the scenes to bring the project to fruition.

A18 • THE HALF HOLLOW HILLS NEWSPAPER • MAY 23, 2013 THURSDAY Huntington Y’s Memorial Day Carnival

The Huntington YMCA presents its 21st annual Memorial Day Carnival from May 23-27. Lots of exciting rides for the kids and thrill seekers, skill games for every age group, International Food Court, BMX Big Air Show, Jungle Bob Reptile Show, The Magic of Mark & Kym and local entertainment on stage. Buy your tickets before 6 a.m. May 23 and save – visit www.brownpapertickets.com/event/381741.

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Calendar O M M U N I T Y

Tour The Burying Ground

Join the Huntington Historical Society as they stroll through Huntington’s Old Burying Ground at 2 p.m. on May 23 and June 25. Learn a bit of history, folk art and intriguing stories connected with this historic site. Following the tour, you’ll visit The Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Building, which was completed in 1892 as a tribute to the 40 townsmen who died in the Civil War and also as the permanent home of the Huntington Public Library. Tickets required, $5 for HHS members, $10 for non-members.

631-427-7045, ext. 403.

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

• “Madagascar 3: Europe’s Most Wanted” will be shown on Friday, May 24 at 7 p.m.

• Students interested in the summer reading club are urged to attend an orientation meeting on Wednesday, May 29, 6:30 p.m.

Huntington Public Library

Main Branch: 338 Main St., Huntington. 631427-5165. Station Branch: 1335 New York Ave., Huntington Station.

631-421-5053. www.thehuntingtonlibrary.org.

• New Horizons String Orchestra invites the public to sit in on their rehearsals on Friday mornings at 9:30 a.m.

• Jahn Guarino’s “Watercolors” will be on display at the Station branch through June 29.

CSH Cellist Performs

Northport-East Northport Public Library

Huntington Y’s Memorial Day Carnival The Huntington YMCA presents its 21st annual Memorial Day Carnival from May 23-27. Lots of exciting rides for the kids and thrill seekers, skill games for every age group, International Food Court, BMX Big Air Show, Jungle Bob Reptile Show, The Magic of Mark & Kym and local entertainment on stage. Buy your tickets before 6 a.m.

May 23 and save – visit www.brownpapertickets.com/event/381741.

Boom In The Barn

Join arts collaboration SparkBoom for “Boom in the Barn,” a local night filled with jazz, music, craft beer, food and artwork at the Conklin Barn (2 High St., Huntington) May 31, 7-10 p.m. Admission is free. A donation of $5 is suggested. www.sparkboom.org.

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.

SATURDAY

located at 486 Townline Road, Commack. 631499-7310.

Art In The Park

The Art League of Long Island presents its annual Art in the Park Fine Art and Crafts Festival on June 1 and 2 from 7 a.m.-6 p.m. at Heckscher Park in Huntington village. The event rasises money for the Art League and promoting the diverse talents of their many artists. For more information, visit http://artleagueli.org.

Browse alfresco in historic surroundings as the Cold Spring Harbor Main Street Association kicks off its 2013 series of Sidewalk Sale events on Memorial Day weekend. From noon5 p.m. on May 25-27, stroll down Main Street and support local merchants. Keep your eyes open for future events, concluding with the Art & Jazz weekend in late September.

Huntington Station Awareness Day

Support one of Huntington’s most historic hamlets by getting involved in the fourth annual Huntington Station Awareness Day parade and fair on Saturday, Sept. 7 from 11 a.m.-6 p.m.

The parade starts on E. 15th Street and concludes in the Church Street municipal lot with a fair filled wit food, fun, music and vendors. For more information, call Dee Thompson at 631425-2640.

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 It Doesn’t Get Any Fresher

Huntington village’s Farmers Market opens on May 26 in the Elm Street lot. The Long Island Growers Market continues its seasonal tradition in downtown Huntington, which runs through Nov. 24. The market will be open from 7 a.m.-noon each Sunday.

A Prayer For Veterans

The Commack United Methodist Church will open its doors for a special memorial service on May 26, at 9 a.m. to honor the memory of veterans and those who have died in war. The ceremony will be held at its circa-1789 chapel,

for Friends of Oheka members; $75 at the door. RSVP includes an Oheka Garden journal.

Visit www.oheka.com for more details.

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. 631-462-7446.

AT THE LIBRARIES

Northport: 151 Laurel Ave. 631-261-6930. East Northport: 185 Larkfield Road. 631-261-2313. www.nenpl.org.

• Brooklyn-born author Martin Levinson discusses his book, “Brooklyn Boomer, Growing Up in the Fifties,” at 7 p.m. on May 30, at the Northport branch.

• Join Michael D’Innocenzo, professor of history at Hofstra University, to explore significant national and international developments at the Northport branch, 7 p.m. on May 28.

South Huntington Public Library

145 Pidgeon Hill Road, Huntington Station.

631-549-4411. www.shpl.info.

• The Greenlawn American Legion will be collecting worn American flags through July 1.

• The North Shore Civil War Roundtable presents a lecture by Walter E. Wilson, a retired U.S. Navy Captain and author of “James D. Bulloch: Secret Agent And Mastermind of the Confederate Navy” at 7 p.m. on June 6.

THEATER and FILM

MONDAY Cold Spring Harbor Library Crochet, Crochet

Seaside Sidewalk Shops

Dix Hills: 55 Vanderbilt Parkway. 631-4214530; Melville: 510 Sweet Hollow Road. 631421-4535. hhhlibrary.org.

• An array of Regents review sessions are available at the library. Visit the website to see dates and times for specific courses.

• Join Project Hope counselors as they share different strategies parents can use to help their children cope after a crisis like Sandy and learn how to prepare for a family evacuation in the future on Thursday, May 23, 7 p.m. in Dix Hills.

Harborfields Public Library

FRIDAY The Northport Symphony Orchestra, under the direction of Richard Hyman, presents a free concert at Northport High School on Friday, May 31 at 8 p.m., featuring cellist Alec Maire, who will play the first movement of the Cello Concerto in D Major by Franz Joseph Haydn.

The Orchestra will also perform works by Mozart and Dvorak, as well as Symphony No. 99 by Haydn. Maire is a Cold Spring Harbor High School senior who has studied cello since he was four years old. Admission is free; donations graciously accepted. http://northportorchestra.org.

Half Hollow Hills Community Library

The Long Island Crochet Guild meets at the Halesite Fire Station, 1 North New York Ave., Huntington the first Monday of the month (except September) from 6:30-9:30 p.m.

Beginners welcome. Bring assorted hooks.

Contact for questions: katie1111m@yahoo.com/631-427-5373. Next meeting: June 3.

Aging And Saging

Members of an “Aging and Saging” group shares their experiences at The Women’s Center of Huntington, 125 Main St., Huntington, on Mondays (except holidays) from 10 a.m.-noon. $15 members/$10 non-members. 631-549-0485.

TUESDAY Summer Camp Open House

Learn about camp at The Chai Center at open houses on Tuesday, May 28 and Wednesday, May 29. 501 Vanderbilt Parkway. 631-3518672. 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

95 Harbor Road, Cold Spring Harbor. 631-6926820. cshlibrary.org.

• Jeanne Rogers’ work will be on display throughout the month of May. • Historian and author Monica Randall presents “Gatsby’s Long Island,” including details and photos of the infamous 1955 Woodward murder case that took place in Oyster Bay Cover, and Furguson Castle with its floors paved with tombstones, on Thursday May 23, 7 p.m.

Commack Public Library

18 Hauppauge Road, Commack. 631-4990888. commack.suffolk.lib.ny.us.

• Are you game? Adults are welcome to play Bridge and Mahjong on Fridays at 1 p.m. through May. • Join historian and best-selling author Monica Randall from 7-8:30 p.m. June 10 for “Gatsby’s Long Island,” a colorful slide presentation based on her popular book, “Mansions of the Gold Coast.”

Deer Park Public Library

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

• Have you been interested in using an iPad to read a book or play a game? The library now has iPads available that are preloaded with preschool apps for use in the children’s room.

• Hop to it! Children ages 3-5 (with adult) can sign up for a unique session on May 29 from 10-10:45 a.m., where they’ll have storytime and crafts with a real live bunny.

Cinema Arts Centre

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

• Join Jeanne Angus of Brooklyn College for a lively and eye-opening exploration of the science of Asperger Syndrome, featuring a screening of the heart-warming love story, “Adam”, screening in the Science On Screen series on Tuesday, May 28 at 7:30 p.m. $10 members/$15 public.

• Barbara Sukowa stars in Margarethe von Trotta’s drama about the legendary intellectual whose controversial writings on the Holocaust forever changed the way we think about evil. von Trotta appears with a sneak preview of her movie “Hannah Arendt” on Thursday, May 30 at 7:30 p.m. $10 members/$15 public.

Dix Hills Performing Arts Center

Five Towns College, 305 N. Service Road, Dix Hills. Box Office: 631-656-2148. www.dhpac.org.

• Tom Manuel’s Black Tie Affair Orchestra with Strings featuring alto saxophonist Chris Donohue takes the stage for a once-in-a lifetime stage recreation of the classic Jazz-era album “Charlie Parker with Strings,” Sunday, June 2, at 2 p.m. Tickets are $20.

John W. Engeman Theater At Northport

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

• “South Pacific” debuts on the Engeman stage on May 23.

AUDITIONS

Elwood Public Library Party In The Garden At Oheka

Oheka Castle owner Gary Melius celebrates his 30th anniversary of discovering the Gold Coast mansion with a Garden Party on June 12 from 5-8 p.m. in the castle’s Formal Gardens or Terrace Room. Wine, hors d’oeuvres, light dinner and dessert. $60 RSVP; $50

3027 Jericho Turnpike, Elwood. 631-499-3722. www.elwoodlibrary.org.

• Homework help is being offered for students in grades 3-7 on Tuesdays at 3 p.m. through May 28.

• The movie “Cloud Atlas” will be shown on Friday, May 24 at 1 p.m.

Gemini Youth Orchestra’s 45th Season

Gemini Youth is seeking talented young musicians for the 2013-2014 season. The Gemini Youth Orchestras is composed of 280 musicians from across Long Island, who perform in

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venues across the metropolitan region. Gemini offers motivated and talented young musicians the opportunity to train with outstanding conductors who are highly recognized in their field and provides a nurturing environment in which students can develop their skills and make friends. For more information, visit www.gyo.org and email webmaestro@gyo.org to schedule an audition.

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It Doesn’t Get Any Fresher Huntington village’s Farmers Market opens on May 26 in the Elm Street lot.

The Long Island Growers Market continues its seasonal tradition in downtown Huntington, which runs through Nov. 24. The market will be open from 7 a.m.-noon each Sunday..

MUSEUMS & EXHIBITS Art League of Long Island

107 East Deer Park Road, Dix Hills. Gallery hours: 9 a.m.-4 p.m. weekdays; 11 a.m.-4 p.m. weekends. 631-462-5400. www.ArtLeagueLI.net.

• Currently on display in the Jeanie Tengelsen Gallery is the Notations 21 project, an exhibition of contemporary illustrated musical scores. Through May 26.

• Acura of Huntington and the Art League of Long Island present “Driven by Art”, an exhibit celebrating the automobile and its highways and byways. The exhibit is on display at the dealership through May 31.

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. 631-549-5106. www.bjspokegallery.com.

Cold Spring Harbor Fish Hatchery

1660 Route 25A, Cold Spring Harbor. Open seven days a week, 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Saturday and Sundays until 6 p.m.: $6 adults; $4 children 3-12 and seniors over 65; members and children under 3 are free. 516-692-6768. www.cshfha.org

Cold Spring Harbor Whaling Museum

Main Street, Cold Spring Harbor. Museum hours: Tuesday-Sunday, 11 a.m.-5 p.m. $4 adults, $3 seniors, $3 students 5 -18, family $12; military and children under 5 are free.

631-367-3418. www.cshwhalingmuseum.org.

fotofoto Gallery

14 W. Carver St., Huntington. Gallery hours: Friday 5-8 p.m., Saturday 12-8 p.m., Sunday 12-4 p.m. 631-549-0448.

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 $68/adults, $4-6/seniors, and $4-5/children; members and children under 10 free. 631-3513250.

• “Car Culture: Art and the Automobile” on display through Aug. 11.

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.holocaust-nassau.org.

• The permanent exhibit explains the 1920s 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.

• “Living Color” shows in the Art-trium through June 17.

• "Photography" is on display in the Main Street gallery through June 3.

Huntington Historical Society

Main office/library: 209 Main St., Huntington.

Museums: Conklin Barn, 2 High St.; Kissam House/Museum Shop, 434 Park Ave.; Soldiers & Sailors Memorial Building, 228 Main St. 631427-7045, ext. 401. www.huntingtonhistoricalsociety.org.

• Huntington Historical Society’s Spring Festival of Gardens is June 9.

LaMantia Gallery 127 Main St., Northport Village. 631-754-8414. www.lamantiagallery.com.

• Robert Finale presents captivating landscapes and Richard Johnson displays exquisite paintings of the human face and form.

Friends At Home

Looking to earn some community service hours while changing a life? As part of the Friends@Home program, a project of The Ariella's Friendship Circle at the Chai Center in Dix Hills, visit a child with special needs in an environment they are most comfortable: their own homes. Together, bake cookies, play games, create arts and crafts, read books and more. Contact Nati or Sara at 631-351-8672 or fcchaicenter@gmail.com

Be A Friend Of The Bay 9 East Contemporary Art

9 East Carver St., Huntington. Gallery hours: Wed.-Sat., 3-8 p.m. or by appointment. 631662-9459.

• Sylvia Harnick’s solo exhibition “Under the Sea/& Elsewhere” is on display through June 9.

Northport Historical Society Museum

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

• The latest exhibition, “Northport Collects II,” celebrates the passion for collecting by highlighting the unique and varied collections of members. On display through June.

• The new permanent exhibit, “Our Stories: the History of a Community,” transforms half of the Society’s gallery space into a timeline, tracing the history of the Northport-East Northport community and rarely seen photos and artifacts from the Society’s collection.

Ripe Art Gallery

67 Broadway, Greenlawn. 631-807-5296.

Gallery hours: Tuesday - Thursday 11 a.m.-6 p.m., Friday 2-9 p.m., Saturday 11 a.m.-5 p.m. www.ripeartgal.com.

• “I HAD” by Jeremy Zierau is currently on display.

SPLIA

Headquarters: 161 Main St., Cold Spring Harbor. Joseph Lloyd Manor House: Lloyd Lane and Lloyd Harbor Road, Lloyd Neck.

631-692-4664. www.splia.org.

• “Long Island at Work and at Play,” early 20thcentury photographs from SPLIA’s collections, is now on display Thursdays through Sundays, 11 a.m.-4 p.m.

Suffolk Y JCC

74 Hauppauge Road, Commack. 631-4629800, ext. 140. Tuesday 1-4 p.m. Admission: $5 per person, $18 per family. Special group programs available. www.suffolkyjcc.org.

• The Alan & Helene Rosenberg Jewish Discovery Museum provides hands-on exhibits and programs for children 3-13 years old and their families, classes and camps.

Now on exhibit: The Alef Bet of Being a Mensch. “Zye a mensch” is a Yiddish saying that means “be a decent, responsible, caring person,” infusing both the best blessing and the best that an educator can wish for his students.

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 newly renovated planetarium is now open. Check the website for show times.

Walt Whitman Birthplace

246 Old Walt Whitman Road, Huntington Station. Hours: Wednesday-Friday, 1-4 p.m.; Saturdays and Sundays, 11 a.m.- 4 p.m.

Admission: $6 adults, $5 seniors, $4 students, and children under 5 are free. 631-427-5240, ext. 114. 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. 113. educator@waltwhitman.org.

MUSIC The Paramount

370 New York Ave., Huntington. 631-673-7300. www.paramountny.com. All shows begin at 8 p.m. unless otherwise noted.

• Courtney Love performs on June 29.

$34.50/$36.50/$47.50/$67.50.

• The All-Stars Tour 2013 comes to town July 19 at 3 p.m. Featuring: Every Time I Die with Chelsea Grin; Veil of Maya; Terror; Stray from the Path; Capture the Crown; IWRESTLEDABEARONCE; For All Those Sleeping, Structures, Ice Nine Kills & Dayshell. $22/$25/$40.

• LeAnn Rimes performs Aug. 2. $35/$49.50/$54.50/$64.50/$85.

Ridotto

Concerts with a Touch of Theater.

At Huntington Jewish Center, 510 Park Ave., Huntington. www.ridotto.org. 631-385-0373.

DONATIONS WELCOME Help The Troops Call Home

Friends of the Bay is in need of volunteers who can help convert water quality data, which is currently kept in an excel sheet, into a Microsoft Access database. Assistance is also needed with ArcView GIS, to configure maps of the watershed. Call 516-922-6666 or email info@friendsofthebay.org.

Be A Host Family

Huntington Sanctuary is seeking families or individual adults to become Host Homes, which provide temporary shelter to youth between ages 12-17 who are experiencing a family crisis. Contact Jennifer Petti at 631-2712183 for more information.

Helping Furry Friends

Little Shelter Animal Rescue and Adoption Center is looking for volunteers who want to make a difference in the lives of animals. Free training provided. Visit www.littleshelter.com or call 631-368-8770 ext. 204.

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.

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

Supply Drive For The Homeless

Helping Runaway Kids

During the month of May, the Life Center Counseling & Health Services, 17 East Carver St., Huntington will be collecting items for The INN in support of the hungry and homeless on Long Island. Bring travel-size toiletries, new or gently-used clean towels, new socks, new underwear, plastic and shopping bags and drop off your donation any time before the end of May.

AID & ASSISTANCE Help After Sandy

Touro Law Center has opened a legal hotline at 631-761-7198 that is staffed Monday-Friday 9-6 by law students and attorneys from the bar associations. Bilingual and Spanish-speaking lawyers are available thanks to the Hispanic Bar Association.

VOLUNTEERING 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 is required – an interest in local history is a plus.

Training is provided. Call 631-427-7045 ext 403.

Seeking Volunteer Advocates

The Family Service League’s Ombudservice Program of Suffolk County is seeking volunteers to train as advocates for nursing home, adult home and assisted living facility residents to help ensure they receive quality care and their rights are protected. 631-427-3700 ext.

240.

Artistically Gifted Needed

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

Don’t Hibernate. Help

The Retired Senior Volunteer Program (RSVP SUFFOLK) needs adults 55+ to help in organizations throughout Suffolk County. Dozens of opportunities available in this federally funded

Walt Whitman Birthplace

Share your ideas and opinions on how Huntington Sanctuary, a program of the Huntington Youth Bureau, can help youth ages 12-21 who run away or who are at risk of running away. The group’s advisory board meets one Thursday a month at 6 p.m. Call 631-2712183.

Eyes For The Blind

Suffolk County’s Helen Keller Services is looking for volunteers to visit blind who are homebound to socialize and aid in reading mail, possibly provide transportation. 631-424-0022.

Help American Red Cross

The American Red Cross is a humanitarian organization that provides relief to victims of disaster and helps people prevent, prepare for, and respond to emergencies. The Suffolk County Chapter is looking for volunteers to assist in emergency shelters, at fires and natural disasters, with veterans, at community events or at the office. Free trainings provided.

631-924-6700 ext 212.

Time For Meals On Wheels

Meals On Wheels of Huntington is in need of men and women to be volunteers, who work in teams, delivering midday meals to shut-ins.

Two hours required, one day a week.

Substitutes also needed to fill in when regular drivers are unavailable. There is also a pressing need for nurses who can volunteer to screen potential clients. Times are flexible.

631-271-5150.

Nursing/Rehab Center Needs Help

Our Lady of Consolation, a 450-bed nursing and rehabilitative care center located at 111 Beach Drive in West Islip, is seeking compassionate individuals willing to volunteer their time as transporters, Eucharistic Ministers, office assistants, recreational therapy assistants and spiritual care companions.

Volunteers needed seven days a week, days and evenings. Age 14 and older only. 631-5871600, ext. 8223 or 8228.

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

10 days prior to publication date.

Send to Community Calendar at 149 Main Street, Huntington, NY 11743, or e-mail to info@longislandernews.com

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Young Team Takes Big Strides Knocked out of playoffs, prospects high for next year’s Hills West boys lacrosse team Photo by Suzanne Forte

By Jacqueline Birzon jbirzon@longislandernews.com

There’s always next year.

The Half Hollow Hills West boys lacrosse team retired their sticks for the season following a disappointing playoff loss to Bay Shore last Thursday, when they lost 6-5.

At 3-2 in halftime and 5-5 in the fourth period, head coach Nils Haugen said the win was within grasp for the Colts.

Sophomore attackman Ryan Ozsvath scored the tying goal with just six minutes left, and the coach thought his star captain and midfielder senior Willie Holmquist would be able to lock in the sixth point for Hills. With 4.5 seconds left, Holmquist outran a Bay Shore defender, making it 18 yards out. Just as he was about to take the shot, a Marauder caught the tail end of the midfielder’s stick, causing the shot to sail wide and miss the goal.

“I was just about starting to get excited; I thought something good was about to happen. But really it was a testament to this year’s senior group and last year’s senior group,” the coach said. “Both groups have come in with a renewed focus on doing things the right way and competing every day.”

At Bay Shore, Ozsvath score 2 goals, eighth-grader Cameron Mulé added 1

Senior attackman Blake Heller takes down an opponent during a May 4 home game against East Islip. goal, Holmquist scored 1 point with an assist, junior goalie Erik Mikelinich added 1 goal and had 12 saves, and freshman attackman Riley Forte contributed 2 assists.

Mikelinich, Haugen said, was running out of time in the period, and charged down the field to clear the ball, slipped past Bay Shore’s defenseman and stuck

the ball in the corner of the net.

“Bay Shore is a very talented offensive tram and they just executed very well when they needed to execute,” the coach said.

Haugen said that despite the loss to Bay Shore, the Hills West lacrosse program has made great strides this season.

“It was disappointing to lose. I spoke to

the team about it the next day, but it still stung. But there was some piece of a positive feeling lingering knowing we’d gone out there and played the game the way that we did and as well as we did,” Haugen said.

The biggest hurdle for the Colts will be filling the shoes of pivotal graduating seniors, including captain and defenseman Dan Deutsch, left side midfielder and defenseman Brett Nason, Holmquist and defenseman Steven Gurin.

The loss of valuable players aside, Haugen said the relatively young team has a handful of prospective players eligible to fill those shoes. The coach said junior midfielders Pat Leone and Jake Bloom as well as sophomore defenseman Joe Cipoletti are strong face-off contenders.

The most challenging task will be replacing Holmquist, who signed on to play lacrosse at Tufts University next year.

“Maybe it will be sophomore Jeremiah Sullivan or Michael McCarthy, or freshman midfielder Anthony Lucarelli, or sophomore Curtis Weingard. Somebody’s gonna have to step up and do his job,” the coach said. “We are certainly a program taking steps in the right direction. We are improving every year and we are getting back down to what it takes to be a top competitive program in the Suffolk County division.”

Half Hollow Hills photos/Jacqueline Birzon

GIRLS LACROSSE>> HILLS 7, WARD MELVILLE 10

Lady Thundercolts Eliminated

By Jacqueline Birzon jbirzon@longislandernews.com

Looking back on an overall thriving season, the Half Hollow Hills combined varsity lacrosse team was eliminated from the playoffs on Monday in the semifinals of the Suffolk County Class A playoffs.

The No. 6 Lady Thundercolts fell to No. 3 Ward Melville, 10-7.

Hills played a strong first half on Monday, and the scoreboard was tied 4-4 by halftime. However, the Lady Patriots outscored Hills by adding six points in the second period, while the Lady Thundercolts only netted three.

Senior captain and midfielder Julia DiMaria scored 3 goals; senior midfielder Sarah Matzelle added 2 goals; senior midfielder and co-captain Cara Pascarella and

senior attack Ally Makover each scored 1 point.

The Half Hollow Hills team advanced to the second round at Ward Melville after a fiery win against East Islip last Friday, deflecting the Flaming Arrows from furthering their playoff berth. The Half Hollow Hills team (9-5) had a powerful start on May 17, scoring 8 goals in the first period, while Sachem East locked in 5 points. As the game progressed, the Flaming Arrows lost propulsion, falling in a 13-8 victory for Hills.

Pascarella scored 4 goals and DiMaria added 3 goals with 2 assists. Senior co-captain and attack Alexis Maffucci and Makover scored 2 goals each, and senior midfielders Anna Inserra and Mia Inserra both added a goal, while senior goalie Maria Matteis had 4 assists.

Senior goalie Jillian Rocco had 10 saves to lead Hills over Sachem East.

Half Hollow Hills midfielder Cara Pascarell outruns a Sachem opponent during last Friday’s playoff game.

BASEBALL

Colts Baseball Sweeps Through Two Rounds

By Jacqueline Birzon jbirzon@longislandernews.com

Charging ahead, the Hills West Colts tore through the first three rounds of the Suffolk Class AA playoffs, upsetting No. 4 Commack, No 1. East Islip and No. 8 Connetquot all in the course of a week.

The No. 9 team (14-5) had a stellar performance at Commack on Monday, clinching the win in the third round of playoffs, 64. In a clutch play at the top of the eighth, junior starting catcher Justin Pelletier’s 2run single brought pinch runner Nick

Lombardi and senior third baseman David Golinowski home to give the Colts a two point advantage over the Cougars.

Senior All-League pitcher Sal Lovaglio pitched a complete 10-hitter, allowing 4 earned runs striking out 10 Cougars and walking two. Sophomore right fielder Owen McMenamy went 3-for-3, with 2 doubles and 2 RBIs, and sophomore third baseman and pitcher Jon Faraci was 3for-3 with an RBI. Last Wednesday, the Hills West team trampled top-ranked East Islip (16-2).

In a storybook ending, the Colts

rebounded from a 4-0 shortfall to the Redman and secured a 5-4 win at East Islip. In the top of the third, Lombardi had a pinch-hit single. He scored Golinowski’s two-out homerun, taking the win with help from sophomore pitcher Aaron Glickstein and senior pitcher and middle infielder T.J. Montalbano.

Golinowski went 3-for-4 with 4 RBIs, Glickstein was 2-1/3 with 2 hits and 3 strikeouts, and Montalbano pitched two innings, had 2 hits, 3 strikeouts and 3 walks to lead the Colts over the Redmen.

On May 14, the Colts scored a major

upset, defeating the higher-seeded Connetquot Thunderbirds, 10-1.

Golinowski went 2-for-5 with 4 RBIs. Lovaglio threw a 5-hitter, with 11 strikeouts and 6 walks. Faraci went 3-for-4 and junior starting pitcher Tom DiGorgi went 3-for-5 to lead Half Hollow Hills over Connetquot.

The Colts will advance to the Suffolk County Class AA Winners bracket, and are scheduled to play at No. 2 seeded Ward Melville (18-5) on May 22. Scores from the winner bracket were not available by press time.

A24 • THE HALF HOLLOW HILLS NEWSPAPER • MAY 23, 2013

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