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DIX HILLS

Dix Hills Dad Gone Missing Robert Mayer never returned home from electrician job in Brooklyn

By Mike Koehler mkoehler@longislandernews.com

Robert Mayer was supposed to spend Father’s Day eating lobster with his wife, son and daughter.

Instead, Ida Mayer has been a wreck since Friday, since her 46-year-old husband never came home.

“He’s never done this,” she said, tears flowing down her cheeks.

Suffolk police confirmed Monday the Dix Hills man has been missing since Friday afternoon.

His wife said he ran out the door to his job as an electrician with JG Electric early Friday. His red 2004 Pontiac GTO pulled away from their Leroy Street home at 4:45 a.m.

She spoke to him on the phone around

9 a.m., and his co-workers saw him working shortly after noon. Police were able to go back and track his cell to Route 110 around 1:45 p.m., although his signal disappeared at 2:45 p.m.

Robert Mayer usually returned from work between 3 and 4 p.m., Ida Mayer said, depending on the traffic. While she waited, she walked into the garage and noticed his wallet with all of his identification was still there. She believes he accidentally left it at home, something he did last month.

Ida Mayer texted and called her husband just before 5 p.m., but his phone went right to voicemail.

“By 6:30 p.m., I was in a panic,” she said.

Family on Saturday found his GTO parked in the Deer Park LIRR station,

where he had no apparent reason to be.

The front seat was pulled forward, as if he reached for something in the back seat.

His car, Ida Mayer said, was a prized possession.

“He never would have left his car,” she said.

Police officials confirmed the car was discovered at the train station and had been impounded. Second Squad detectives are investigating the situation as a non-criminal missing person’s case. Police fliers were expected to be published earlier this week.

Meanwhile, neighbors reiterated Ida Mayer’s depiction of her husband as a family man and homebody. He could often be seen working on their home or spending time with their children – a 15-year-old son

Robert Mayer and 11-year-old daughter.

In fact, his wife said their son was playing a rock concert at Otsego Park on Saturday, which Robert Mayer missed.

“He would move heaven and earth to be with them,” his wife added.

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MELVILLE/DIX HILLS

Crash Claims Life Of Son On Father’s Day Sedan breaks through LIE guardrail and into trees; rescuers able to save passenger

By Mike Koehler mkoehler@longislandernews.com

A 20-year-old Dix Hills man died in a car accident early on Father’s Day, a year after his mother died.

Blake Marcus was pronounced dead at Nassau University Medical Center on Sunday morning after his 2001 Acura crashed into the woods off the Long Island Expressway in Melville.

Suffolk police confirmed Marcus and passenger Dorian America, of Wheatley Heights, were driving eastbound in the four-door sedan at 4:25 a.m. Det./Sgt. John O’Sullivan was not positive, but suggested they may have been returning from New York City.

O’Sullivan said witnessadminister first aid while es watched the Acura drivrescuers cut the roof off. ing at a high rate of speed “The car was completely before it abruptly lost conpinned in on each side,” trol. The car broke through O’Sullivan said. a piece of guardrail and slid Marcus sustained multidown the embankment, ple trauma to his body, potaking out trees before filice said, before he was taknally coming to a rest. en to the hospital and proWith only the bumper nounced dead. visible from the road, poAmerica, 21, sustained lice confirmed a few monon-life-threatening injuries torists stopped to call 911. to his head and leg. He, too, Melville firefighters and was taken to Nassau Univerpolice Emergency Service sity Medical Center. A hospiBlake Marcus Section officers arrived to tal spokeswoman said he was extricate the passengers. A police officer in stable condition on Monday. A man who climbed in through the back window to identified himself as America’s father said

he fractured his tailbone but was expected to make a full recovery.

Although he will be fine physically after the crash, America lost his best friend.

“He’s dealing with it. We’re here for him. Everything is play it by ear. He may need crisis counseling,” his father said.

Marcus’ neighbor, Michael Mack, said the young man was always polite and respectful. He had lots of friends, many who frequented the house. Mack said those friends always drove Marcus until he got his Acura just a few months before the crash.

“He seemed like a good kid,” the neighbor said.

Mack added that Marcus’ father, Roger, (Continued on page A18)

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TOWN OF HUNTINGTON

Dog Walkers Eye Heckscher Trails LI-DOG president agrees, but says approval to use town’s matinee park will take time Half Hollow Hills photo/Danny Schrafel

By Danny Schrafel dschrafel@longislandernews.com

At Greenlawn’s Frazer Park Monday morning, Lin Eberhardt, joined by her 11month-old Golden Retriever, Charlotte, reflected on 40 years of the green, grassy plot being a destination for dog owners.

“This was just a field before it was a town park. We always were up here with dogs; always running them… It’s always been a great place to gather,” she said.

Now that experience could soon expand beyond Greenlawn, where a pilot on-leash dog-walking program inspired new town code that will allow residents to nominate additional parks for on-leash dog walking.

Councilman Mark Cuthbertson sponsored the legislation, which was approved June 4.

The code change allows residents and the Huntington Greenway Trails Committee to nominate trails where on-leash dog walking would be permitted. After a park is nominated for on-leash dog walking, the Trails Committee will then prepare a report for the town board, and make a recommendation to either approve or deny the request. The town board is tasked with making the final decision on proposals.

In the weeks after changing the code, members of the Huntington-based LI-DOG (Long Island Dog Owners Group), some of whom met at Frazer Park Monday morning,

From left, Huntington’s Brad Thayer, with his poodle, J; Centerport’s Marianne Moore with her standard poodles Bentley and Baxter; Lin Eberhardt and her Golden Retriever Charlotte and Ginny Munger Kahn with her Golden Retriever Amber enjoy a walk in Greenlawn’s Frazer Park Monday. The park was the site of a pilot program that allowed on-leash dog walking. are coming up with ideas.

Huntington’s Brad Thayer, with his 8and-a-half year-old poodle, J, was one of several LI-DOG members who said Heckscher Park in Huntington village is one he would like to see opened up to dogs.

“It’s such a great park,” he said. “It’s right in the center of town.”

A new park being developed in Melville – the Sweet Hollow Park at the corner of Old Country and Round Swamp Roads – is also another prospect.

Greenlawn’s Eberhardt is hoping the town will expand the program’s reach beyond the land in the near future.

“We’d also like there to be some times at

the town beaches where you’d be able to go and take your dogs to swim,” Eberhardt said. “We’d do that early in the morning or late at night when there’s nobody there, but I’d like that to be allowed at some places.”

“West Neck has that spit away from the beach that would be a perfect place,” Thayer added.

“So does Centerport,” Eberhardt said.

“It’s a good thing for them, and we get a lot of exercise, too.”

Marianne Moore, of Centerport, with her standard poodles, Bentley and Baxter, said the benefits go beyond dog owners and their canine companions.

“It brings entrepreneurship – people going there stop and get a cup of coffee. It helps the whole community,” the longtime LI-DOG member said.

Now, instead of walking around the park, Ginny Munger Kahn, the president of LIDOG, said she is looking forward to walking in the parks with her Golden Retrievers, Amber and Gus. But she understands that it might take some time to convince the Greenway Trails Committee and the town board to sign off on dog walking in a matinee park like Heckscher Park.

“I walk around Heckscher all the time and look longingly at it,” she said, with a chuckle. “But I know we have to wait for that. We have to prove that people will pick up after their dogs, keep them on leash and follow the rules.”

MELVILLE

Honing In On Housing Issues Action Long Island event features Petrone, Renaissance CEO on panel of experts

By Danny Schrafel dschrafel@longislandernews.com

Two major players in Huntington will be featured on Action Long Island’s June 27 panel discussion about how to best diversify the region’s housing stock.

Action Long Island has called on regional experts to weigh during a morning breakfast discussion at the Crest Hollow Country Club in Huntington. Amongst the five-person panel, Supervisor Frank Petrone and Don Monti, the CEO of Renaissance Downtowns, the master developer chosen by the town for Huntington

Station revitalization, bring local flavor to the group.

A major focus, said Action Long Island CEO Sheldon Sackstein, is housing for young adults.

“We’re hearing from our young people and companies on Long Island that it’s hard to retain that young talent when they don’t have adequate housing,” he said.

“Many return to live at home or in illegal apartments in basements, so that really doesn’t work.”

Action Long Island officials highlighted Petrone’s efforts to bring Renaissance Downtowns on board to work in Huntington

Station as a recent example of his efforts to diversify the town’s housing stock. Others include: affordable housing equipments for denser projects, the town’s Take Back the Blocks program, and his stewardship of a complex land-swap deal that cleared the way for The Club at Melville senior community and a BAPS temple on 18 acres on Deshon Drive and Sweet Hollow Park off of Old Country and Round Swamp Roads. The Club will have 261 units of for-sale, affordable homes for seniors 55 and over.

Meanwhile, Monti is at the helm of a major revitalization plan for Huntington Station. Earlier this month, the Huntington

TOWN OF HUNTINGTON

Morrow Mulls Primary Against Cook

By Mike Koehler mkoehler@longislandernews.com

Huntington Bay Mayor Herb Morrow confirmed he may force a primary to win the Republican line for town supervisor in this fall’s election.

Morrow said June 12 he is considering a run and expected to reach a decision by the weekend.

“I’ve been called by numerous people in the party, committee people as well as people in the executive committee who believe there should be a qualified Republican challenging for supervisor,” he said.

Huntington GOP Chair Toni Tepe was

surprised by the news.

Huntington,” she said.

“I don’t know who he’s speakMorrow screened with the ing to in the party,” she said.

Republicans for the superintenCouncilman Gene Cook dent position. received both Republican and The GOP candidate will chalConservative backing to run for lenge incumbent Democrat supervisor last month. Cook, an Frank Petrone, who was first Independence party member, won elected in 1993. a seat on the Town Board in 2011 The supervisor job may not with Republican, Conservative be the only primary for and Independence support.

Herb Morrow Republicans. Vivienne Wong Tepe said the Huntington announced last week that she is Republicans are “100 percent behind seeking a primary to run for a town Gene Cook” and have no intention of board seat. changing their nominee now.

Hopefuls have until July 18 to gather “We have put a team together that will enough signatures to be on the September best serve the residents of the Town of primary ballot.

Frank Petrone

Don Monti

Town Board unanimously adopted Renaissance Downtowns’ development strategy for Huntington Station.

Despite the presence of two heavy hitters in Huntington, the event, Sackstein said, is taking a regional look at housing problems and solutions to them.

“We’re looking for communities to work together to find strategic places to be able to have higher density housing, and again, with the focus that it’s affordable, it works in conjunction with transportation and other businesses,” he said.

The panel is rounded out by Emmy-winning journalist Giovanna Drpic; Michael Dubb, principal and founder of The Beechwood Organization, the largest developer of residential housing on Long Island and one of the largest developers of residential two-family homes in New York; and Cara Longworth, the executive director of the Long Island Regional Planning Council.

Tickets are $50 for Action Long Island members and $75 for non-members. For more information and to register, call 631427-2700 or visit http://actionlongisland.org.

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POLICE REPORT Compiled by Mike Koehler

Here Today, Gone Tomorrow

Burglar Enters Home Through Window

Nice to see folks take it up an additional step and line our main drag with it, too.

Tossing away beauty… When is it OK to throw away perfectly good flowers? I saw government employees ripping out flowers leading up to the Gerard Can someone help me…

Street roundabout in Huntkeep track of everybody IN THE KNOW ington village on Friday and it who’s running for HuntingWITH AUNT ROSIE made me so sad. The flowers ton Town Board this year? were perfectly good, bursting with color and standIt’s been like a spirited game ing tall (or as tall as those little flowers can get), of Whack-A-Mole the last likely in their prime, and they were getting tossed in few months – as soon as one party gets their house a big garbage pail. I suppose the timing is such that sorted out, look out to the right – there’s another they replace the flowers just before they start to primary contender or three popping up! With so wilt, because if there’s one thing I know about flowmuch on the line this year, it seems people are realers, it’s that overnight they can go from beautiful to ly fired up, and you should be, too. Don’t forget to beastly. Nonetheless, it hurt my heart a bit to see get active, and don’t forget to register to vote this such pretty things get thrown away. Is that what it summer – you’ll probably have ballots to cast in feels like to be an aging Hollywood actress?

September to sort out one party or another’s primary. We’ll do our best to keep you informed as the Toast to Larry… I didn’t get a chance to express process continues to unfold, and don’t be afraid to send your Aunt Rosie a tip or two about any new my condolences in my column regarding the loss of faces on the scene.

“Huntington’s best friend” (as Judge Rebollini so eloquently put it) Larry Kushnick. I did not know him personally, but I certainly knew of him and his I know they call it silly season… so here’s my amazing contributions to this town and its various first entry into the Silly Season Anthology for 2013. nonprofits. He was a good friend of many at this I saw a flier in town urging me to write-in a candinewspaper, and I know he will be missed every sindate for Highway Superintendent. Not too unusual, gle day. We toast to you, Larry, and know you will until you figure who – or what, more precisely – continue to watch over us and our town. they’re trying to elect. That’s right – a 1931 Ford Model A named Emma. That’s right – one of Jon Flying proudly… It was nice to see the American Cooper’s buddies (hi, Jon!) decided he would start a write-in campaign to get his car, an 82-year-old gal, flags lining Main Street in Huntington village last elected. I know it sounds crazy, but it can’t be any week. If anybody’s wondering why, that’s because crazier an idea than voting for Hank the Cat, who June 14 is Flag Day, a celebration of the day in 1777 ran for U.S. Senate in Virginia last year and finished when the Second Continental Congress passed a third. At least Emma knows her subject very well resolution adopting the Flag of the United States. indeed.

President Woodrow Wilson then in 1916 issued a proclamation making June 14 Flag Day, and 33 (Aunt Rosie wants to hear from you! If you have years later, National Flag Day was established by comments, ideas, or tips about what’s happening in Congress. Huntington was doing just what custom your neck of the woods, write to me today and let me orders: the entire week preceding Friday is a celeknow the latest. To contact me, drop a line to Aunt bration of the flag, in which Americans are encourRosie, c/o The Long-Islander, 149 Main Street, Huntaged to display the flag, and all government buildington NY 11743. Or try the e-mail at ings are supposed to fly the red, white and blue. aunt.rosieli@gmail.com)

Suffolk police responded to a Dix Hills home on June 14 about a burglary. Police found the thief entered through an open window before making off with a laptop, television and jewelry.

That’s Unsettling Suffolk police were dispatched to a Huntington home on June 14 about a burglary. A door was forced open, and cash and jewelry were stolen.

At Least It Was Just The Glass Suffolk police responded to a Cold Spring Harbor home on June 14 about criminal mischief. The rear window of a 1993 Lexus was broken while it was parked in the owner’s driveway.

HVAC Company Heated Over Theft Suffolk police responded to reports of a theft in South Huntington on June 13. A climate control company reported copper piping and roofing material had been stolen from their property.

Stop Throwing Rocks!

A Melville resident called Suffolk County police on June 13 to report criminal mischief. The complainant said youths were throwing rocks at old cars on his property. The windshield of a 1962 Ford had been broken.

Thief Snatches Jewelry Suffolk police were dispatched to a Melville home on June 12 about a burglary. The complainant said someone entered by unknown means earlier this month and made off with jewelry.

No Five Finger Discounts Today A Huntington man was arrested on petit larceny charges on June 10. Suffolk police were investigating a shoplifting case at a Dix Hills supermarket when they arrested the 32-year-old.

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“Alzheimer’s is overwhelming us. It’s time for New York to do what New Yorkers always do best – fight back.”

Northport police met a Suffolk County police officer on June 10 to take custody of a defendant. The subject had been wanted for violating an order of protection and was found on Malcoms Landing. The defendant was held at Northport Village Police headquarters until the Suffolk officer arrived.

Avery Grace Parker is the beautiful 6-month-old daughter of Sean Parker of Huntington and Farah Parker of Dix Hills, currently living in Coram.

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Suffolk police responded to a Huntington bar on June 9 about an assault. The complainant was punched by another man. He was treated for a laceration at Huntington Hospital.

Cops Transfer Subject

One Hurt In Bar Fight

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DIX HILLS

Moving To ‘Calm’ Traffic Town hires outside firm to assess options

By Jacqueline Birzon jbirzon@longislandernews.com

Responding to resident concerns, the Huntington Town Board will hire an outside engineering firm to assess traffic calming options along parts of Dix Highway and Carll’s Straight Path in Dix Hills, and parts of Little Plains/Cuba Hills Road.

Several residents complained the areas are plagued with “frequent accidents” and “high vehicle speeds.” Following an analysis by the town’s Traffic and Safety Division, it was determined the focus areas did “not meet the minimum warrants for the installation of stop signs.”

The town authorized the execution of a $14,474.32 contract with Gibbons, Esposito & Boyce Engineers P.C. HiRise Engineering, P.C. to probe the issue further.

Despite the town’s determination that the area did not meet federal requirements for stop signs, Director of Transportation and Safety Steve McGloin said an outside

firm can offer alternative suggestions to subdue traffic concerns.

“Certain areas, like the three we’re looking at right now, the speeds are extremely high, and that’s when we’ll hire a consultant to look at the study we did, look at the area and authorize some recommendations for traffic calming mechanisms that can be applied,” McGloin said.

“We looked at our study [which] indicated there is a speeding problem that needs further study.”

The resolution was sponsored by Councilwoman Susan Berland, who met with some of the residents who issued the complaints. Berland said she hopes the consultants will come up with an alternative that will satisfy all parties involved.

“Hopefully we can think outside the box here and see if there’s something else we can come up with to try to alleviate the situation,” she said. “We can always learn something new and I think it’s important to try to explore new and avenues.”

TOWN OF HUNTINGTON

Minor Parties Weigh In Libertarians, Working Families name few picks

By Danny Schrafel dschrafel@longislandernews.com

Two minor political parties in Suffolk County are rolling out part of their slates for the 2013 town and county races this week.

So far, there are few surprises, as the Working Families party is backing three Democratic incumbents for Suffolk County Legislature and the Libertarian party is supporting a Republican-backed candidate for Huntington’s town board and supervisor.

After they met with the committee on Saturday, the Libertarians announced Monday they are backing Republican nominee Josh Price for town board and Gene Cook, an Independence Party member running with Republican backing for supervisor, Suffolk County Libertarian Chair Gigi Bowman said. The town’s Conservative party has also endorsed Cook and Price.

Party members have not met with

Councilman Mark Mayoka, Bowman said, but they are hoping to do so soon to consider backing his re-election bid.

Mayoka, a Republican, is also running with Conservative backing.

While the Working Families party has not made its townwide designations yet, it has committed to backing three Democratic incumbents in the Suffolk County Legislature election. Steve Stern will receive the party’s backing in the 16th LD, while Lou D’Amaro has earned their endorsement in the 17th and William Spencer has Working Families support in the 18th, Jess Carrano, the party’s Long Island Political Director, said Monday.

In the 2011 Legislature race, Stern, D’Amaro and Spencer received 351, 635 and 550 votes, respectively, on the Working Families line. In the 2009 town board race, the Working Families line was good for 644 and 623 votes for Mark Cuthbertson and Stuart Besen, and 675 for Supervisor Frank Petrone.

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Renovations will reduce CO2 emissions

By Jacqueline Birzon jbirzon@longislandernews.com

A $35-million renovation project at National Grid’s Northport Power Station will reduce carbon dioxide emissions (CO2) by over 13,000 tons, a reduction equivalent to removing 25,000 cars from the road, officials announced.

National Grid spokeswoman Wendy Ladd confirmed last week that the project, launched in 2010, was completed this March. Ladd issued a statement on behalf of National Grid, confirming the intent of the environmental and operational renovation.

“National Grid is committed to operating the Northport Power Station in a safe, reliable, and environmentally compliant manner. Investments in the Northport plant are made in accordance with the Amended & Restated Power Supply Agreement between National Grid and LIPA,” the statement read.

The “replanting” project installed new turbine units in each of the four generators, containing nine rows of blades instead of seven, allowing the plant to generate more electricity using the same amount of fuel.

The upgrades, which cut carbon dioxide emissions by over 10,000 tons or the “equivalent of removing some 25,000 U.S. cars from the road,” comes nearly four decades after the plant was built by its previous owner, Long Island Lighting Company (LILCO).

National Grid’s website said the Northport power station is the company’s “largest power station and its largest single source of greenhouse gas emissions,” noting the plant’s four generators produce a “major portion” of the region’s yearly electric generation.

According to Adrienne Esposito, executive director at nonprofit Citizens Campaign for the Environment, upgrades at the Northport power station are long overdue.

“We know this plant has been cited as being one of the most polluting, in terms of carbon dioxide, in the northeast. And obviously, carbon dioxide is one of the prime culprits in climate change,” Esposito said.

The upgrades, she said, will reduce nitrogen emissions. Atmospheric deposition from nitrogen, she said, causes excessive seaweed growth and oxygen depletion.

“The bottom line is that upgrading the plant is good for air quality, it’s good for the Long Island Sound and it’s good for public health,” Espositio said.

Town, School Rally Against LIPA Officials: Tell Albany bill on utility must prevent plant reassessment Long-Islander photo/Jacqueline Birzon

$35M Plant Upgrades Complete

By Jacqueline Birzon jbirzon@longislandernews.com

Town officials urged residents of the Northport-East Northport School District June 11 to join them in a campaign protecting residents from what they say could be Long Island Power Authority (LIPA) tax hikes exceeding $270 million.

The effort, launched by Supervisor Frank Petrone and Councilman Mark Cuthbertson, supports Governor Andrew Cuomo’s proposed legislation to restructure LIPA and transform Long Island’s utility operations system.

Petrone and Cuthbertson are demanding that the governor’s legislation, which goes to a vote June 20, include “language ending the assessment challenge of the Northport power plant.”

The Town of Huntington and school district are involved in litigation with LIPA over a tax challenge LIPA filed to re-assess the value of the Northport Power Station, National Grid’s largest. After LIPA filed for dismissal of the suit, a Suffolk County Supreme Court judge ruled that the Town of Huntington and school district are within their rights, citing the terms of a 15-year agreement with the town prohibiting LIPA from challenging the assessment. LIPA spokesman Mark Gross said June 11 the utility plans to appeal the judge’s decision.

The 2010 tax challenge argues the plant is worth only 10 percent of the assessed value and calls for $270 million in tax refunds. A town property tax increase of 15 percent and school district tax increase of 60 percent would result from the re-assessment, town officials have said.

“With less than two weeks left in the current legislative session it is important that town residents act now and tell their representative in Albany they must stop, once and for all, the prospect of devastating tax increases LIPA seeks,” Petrone said.

Petrone said at a press conference in Eaton’s Neck June 11 he hopes LIPA will honor the 1997 agreement and refrain from challenging the assessment once the contract expires. The supervisor suggested LIPA re-power the plant to reduce pollution and increase output and efficiency.

However, National Grid Spokeswoman Wendy Ladd said the company recently completed a $30 million-plus “replanting” project at the Northport station,

Northport-East Northport School District President Stephen Waldenburg urged residents June 11 to sign petitions urging Governor Cuomo to include in his legislation to restructure LIPA language protecting the Northport Power Station from reassessment. which was built in the 1960s. To reduce carbon dioxide emissions, Grid installed four new turbine units containing nine rows of blades instead of seven, generating more electricity from the same amount of fuel. According to their website, the three-year project, completed in March 2013, “cut annual CO2 emissions by 91,000 to 136,000 tonnes, the equivalent of removing some 25,000 U.S. cars from the road.”

In his May 13 proposal, Cuomo said LIPA’s response during Superstorm Sandy shed light on a wide array of op-

erational deficiencies. If passed, the legislation would call for improved service, including “stabilizing rates, privatizing utility operations, improving customer service and emergency response,” and “reducing the cost of LIPA debt,” exceeding $6.7 billion.

Residents can reach out to local legislators, call the governor’s hotline at 855-693-8690, sign an online petition on the town’s website titled “Stop the LIPA Tax Hike,” or email the governor and the state legislative delegation in Albany.

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FBI Bomb Expert Testifies Guilty verdict in Huntington Home Depot $2-million extortion trial

By Mike Koehler mkoehler@longislandernews.com

The trial against Daniel Sheehan, a former Home Depot employee arrested in November on charges of attempted extortion and use of an explosive device, began on June 11 in at the federal courthouse in Central Islip. It ended Monday with a guilty verdict.

“Though motivated by greed, not political ideology, this crime was an attempt to commit an act of terrorism, pure and simple. The swift, round-the-clock efforts of many law enforcement officers and agents put an end to the defendant’s plot to hold the people of our community for ransom,” U.S. Attorney Loretta Lynch said.

In front of Judge Denis Hurley, Assistant (Continued on page A18)

The trial continues this week in the case of a former employee accused of planting a bomb in the lighting department of the Huntington Station Home Depot last fall.

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Highway Question Lingers For Town Democrats jbirzon@longislandernews.com

Unity was the theme at the Huntington Town Democratic Committee’s pre-campaign rally June 10, when Suffolk County Democratic Chairman Rich Schaffer named Tracey Edwards as Councilman Mark Cuthbertson’s running mate for November’s town board election.

Both will appear on November’s ballot alongside incumbent Supervisor Frank Petrone.

“Tracey Edwards has run this race before, and she has a good sense of what residents in the Town of Huntington need and want in their town government,” Schaffer said at the American Legion Post in Halesite.

Schaffer said he will continue to be directly involved in the committee’s electoral process, and will focus on resolving the issue of highway superintendent. The county chair will meet candidates Don McKay, Kevin Orelli and incumbent William Naughton to see if the three can agree on a single nominee.

“I felt the town board [issue] was more important to get to first, so next I will talk to the three highway candidates and see if there’s a way to resolve the situation,” Schaffer said.

All three highway candidates said they began on June 4 collecting signatures for petitions, which would lead to a primary election in September.

The county chairman became involved in Huntington Democrats’ nominating process after committee members and Edwards accused Chairwoman Mary Collins of distributing inaccurate lists of

which committee members represented which electoral districts. The inaccuracies, Edwards said, amounted to a 52-percent difference in lists.

Edwards’ nomination came at a price for town board hopefuls Ed Nitkewicz, Keith Barrett and Ed Perez. Each ended his candidacy last week after meeting with Schaffer, who said it was in the party’s best interest to identify a sole candidate.

“After meeting with them at all odd hours… the common theme was they wanted this group to be unified behind a ticket that made sense for the residents of the Town of Huntington. It was about what it meant to get a ticket across the finish line, on Nov. 5, that made sense to them,” Schaffer said. “They [agreed we] couldn’t have someone like [Republican supervisor candidate and current Councilman] Gene Cook leading this town in 2014.”

Cuthbertson quoted Will Rogers in his opening remarks at the rally, saying, “I’m not a member of an organized political party, I’m a Democrat,” before criticizing the GOP ticket.

Republicans endorsed Cook, of the Independence Party, on May 30. They are also backing incumbent Councilman Mark Mayoka and candidate Joshua Price, both Republicans. The GOP endorsed Conservative candidate Peter Gunther for highway superintendent.

“We’re Democrats; we’re not like that Republican party. The Republican party in our town, they are the party of preordained candidates and proxies… We are a party that doesn’t have to cut a deal every two years with the Conservative Party to exist and to be viable. We’re a party that has all

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Supervisor Frank Petrone, right, announced he will appear on a unified election ballot in November with incumbent Councilman Mark Cuthbertson and town board candidate Tracey Edwards.

Democrats running on our ticket; Republicans had to sell two of their seats… We don’t do that, because we have values and we hold true to those values. We may argue and fight over some things, but we come out better for it,” Cuthbertson said.

Petrone, who was elected supervisor as a Republican in 1994, also took a stab at the GOP ticket. Petrone joined the Democratic Party in 2002.

“We are not the Republican party, where they go from one deal to the next, from one election to the next… There’s no question, I’m not letting anybody take the helm of town hall that’s going to bring it down, and bring it back 20-30 years and ruin it for your children and for my children,” the supervisor said.

Huntington Republican Chair Toni Tepe

dismissed the Democrats’ criticism, saying she is confident in the GOP ticket.

“I would suggest that the Democrats concern themselves about their own party and their own unity and their own fighting that has taken place. The Republican party is a united, strong party that has put forth a very qualified team for the voters to decide who they choose to represent them,” Tepe said.

Edwards ran as the GOP’s candidate for Huntington Town Council in 2003, but was beaten by Councilwoman Susan Berland and former Councilwoman Marlene Budd.

On June 10, however, Cuthbertson, Petrone and Edwards stood united.

“We may argue and fight over some things, but we come out better for it. The stakes have never been higher for us,” Cuthbertson said.

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

Watch Our Backs, Gov. It was the dismal response after Superstorm percent hike in school taxes for residents of the Sandy that put Long Island Power Authority (LI- local Northport-East Northport School District.

PA) in Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s crosshairs, and Remember when LIPA was created as a we’d venture to say that most Long Islanders bailout to relieve crushing debt from the failed welcomed the governor’s proposed restructuring Shoreham nuclear power plant? The greatest of the electric utility to better serve beneficiaries could well have been EDITORIAL the shareholders. Now, so many ratepayers.

But be careful what you wish for. years later, under the guise of proLIPA is the largest single property taxpayer in tecting its ratepayers, LIPA is looking to cut its the Town of Huntington and the governor’s pro- tax bills at the expense of the municipalities in posal currently does not include provisions for which its power plant is located. That must be the utility to continue its tax payments at current stopped. levels.

Never mind that LIPA has recently retrofitted Worse, in a move that pre-dated the governor’s the Northport power station to make it more efproposal, LIPA has sued to reduce the amount of ficient. If anything, that should make the properproperty taxes it pays on its power generating ty worth more. station in Northport and get a refund on some We need the governor to watch our backs here. $270-million in past taxes. If upheld by the Plans for restructuring LIPA cannot result in courts, the grievance would have a devastating crippling tax increases to local government, effect: a 15-percent hike in town taxes, and a 60- school districts and other public entities.

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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Thank You For Your Compassion DEAR EDITOR: Thank you and your staff for the beautiful obituary about Larry that you printed in your newspaper.

We would like to express our gratitude to members of the Huntington Chamber and all of our son Larry's friends for sincere caring and compassion they showed to us in our time of mourning. We are proud that he was able to help so many people during his short life.

JANET AND MARTY KUSHNICK AND FAMILY Greenlawn

We Need Turbines, But Not Near Homes DEAR EDITOR: Regarding your editorial “Get Turbines Moving” in the June 13, 2013 issue of the Half Hollow Hills Newspaper, I agree with your discussion about the need for draft legislation to be adopted so that electricity generating turbines could be considered for

installation in the Town of Huntington.

You also mention that wind turbines dot the landscape in Europe. This is true. However in many trips to Europe I’ve never seen a wind turbine in or near any residential areas such as exist immediately to the south and north of the Canon headquarters site.

They are usually placed on open farmland or in nearby waters well away from any homes.

The rotating propeller blades could be noisy to the point they will diminish the quality of life for anyone living nearby.

In my opinion the Town of Huntington should not permit wind turbines at the Canon Headquarters site.

LEWIS DAMRAUER Dix Hills

Remembering Happier Times DEAR EDITOR: The untimely death of Splashes of Hope Advisory Board member Larry Kushnick has shocked and saddened all of us.

Larry, a close friend of Splashes President Brian Yudewitz, was

a true ambassador for our organization. He attracted new members and supporters while generously donating time and funding to our charity. His devotion to community service –also evidenced in his Huntington Town Chamber of Commerce membership – inspired many people to give back to their neighborhoods and towns.

Larry's energy, enthusiasm, and sense of humor always contributed to the fun at our Splashes events, especially the bay cruise! Part of his legacy was helping to create a colorful, happy environment for children suffering from illness or injury.

Larry was a devoted father to his son, Jordan. We want Jordan to know that the Splashes Castle is always open to him.

We will miss Larry very much, and we offer our sincere condolences to his loved ones.

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driving. The governor’s program complements what we are doing here in Suffolk to address a very serious health and safety threat facing our teen drivers.

[I] began this public safety campaign last year by declaring Sept. 19 “Don’t Text and Drive Awareness Day.” [My] goal was and continues to be to educate the public about the dangers of texting while driving.

With the AT&T “It Can Wait” campaign as a foundation, a 30minute assembly was prepared for high school students, with a corresponding abridged version as a workshop for parents.

These assemblies and workshops were designed to educate drivers, young and old, about this serious issue while encouraging them to take the pledge not to text while driving.

The educational campaign and simple commitment from drivers are huge steps towards making our roads safer and ultimately saving lives. The added benefit of the severe penalties imposed by New York State should serve to dissuade drivers from choosing to take such deadly risks.

WILLIAM R. SPENCER Suffolk County Legislator 18th District

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DEAR EDITOR: [I] applaud Governor Andrew M. Cuomo for increasing the penalties for texting-while-driving. Effective June 1, 2013, texting-while-driving infractions in New York State will increase from the current three-point penalty to five points.

The governor has also proposed new texting-while-driving legislation directed at young and new drivers. Drivers with probationary and junior licenses will receive 60-day suspensions for first convictions and revocations of 60 days (for junior licenses) or six months (for probationary licenses) for subsequent convictions within six months of the time a license is restored after a suspension for texting-whiledriving. This is equivalent to the penalties for speeding and reckless driving.

In 2012, texting-while-driving caused 11 teen deaths every day.

I thank Governor Cuomo for tackling such an important issue in a strong and definitive way.

In conjunction with AT&T and the Suffolk County Department of Health, Health Education Services Division, we developed a comprehensive, informative and productive assembly that educates Suffolk’s teenagers about the dangers of distracted

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Life&Style PERFORMING ARTS

Big Names Heralded At Five Towns College will dedicate schools, centers, theater and library after industry big shots More than just the sun is coming out for Five Towns College.

History will be made next week following a performance of “Tomorrow, the Sun Will Come Out” on June 30. Leaders in entertainment will be honored for their contributions to the world of entertainment by naming four schools, three centers, a theater and a new graduate library after them.

The celebrated artists have been closely involved in the college’s development over the years. Dedicated that day will be: the Charles Strouse School of Music, Jule Styne School of Theatre, Maury Yeston School of Education, Stewart Lane School of Business, Frank Loesser College Theatre, Ervin Drake Popular Music Center, John Lennon Music & Technology Center, Barbara Siman Dance Center, Richard Hayman Graduate Library and Nederlander Worldwide Production Center.

These industry luminaries have had honorary doctorates conferred by Five Towns College and are in its “Entertainment Industry Gallery of Honor.”

Expected to attend the 2 p.m. performance of “Tomorrow” and stay for the 3:30 p.m. dedication are: Charles Strouse, a Broadway and Hollywood songwriter; Barbara Siman-Strouse, a Broadway playwright and choreographer; songwriter Ervin Drake; Stewart Lane, a Broadway producer, playwright and director; Bonnie Comley, a Broadway producer and ac-

The music of Charles Strouse and others will be performed by Rob Gallagher and Marie Danvers in “Tomorrow, The Sun Will Come Out,” which will be filmed for a TV pilot next week in Dix Hills. The show precedes a dedication ceremony honoring industry big shots. tress; and Maury Yeston, a Broadway songwriter.

“Tomorrow” is a fitting opener for the dedication since it features the music of several artists whose names will now be linked to Five Towns College. Strouse, Styne, Loesser, Yeston and Drake all contributed to the music of “Tomorrow,” which will be performed by Broadway’s Marie Danvers and Rob Gallagher, and students from the Five Towns College Theater Division.

Danvers is best known for her starring turn as Christine in the Broadway and

National Touring Productions of “Phantom of the Opera.” She is no stranger to the Dix Hills Performing Arts Center, playing a lead role in its 2010 production of “A Moment in Time.” Gallagher, a Broadway actor best known for his portrayal of Javert in the Broadway production of “Les Miserables,” has also appeared as Emile in “South Pacific.” Gallagher is also directing the show.

The performance is being videoed as a pilot for a Great American Songbook TV series being offered as creative content to major networks and cable systems. The

series will be produced at Dix Hills Performing Arts Center featuring the college’s Concert Pops conducted by Dean Karahalis, the Vocal Jazz Ensemble, Barbershop and A capella Choruses, Jazz Orchestra, and national cabaret artists who appear at the Dix Hills center.

In addition to the June 30 performance, “Tomorrow” also plays Friday, June 28, and Saturday, June 29 at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $15 general admission, and $10 for seniors and students. Visit www.DHPAC.org or call the box office at 631-6562148.

TOWN OF HUNTINGTON

Working ‘Hand-In-Hand’ For Seniors

By Danny Schrafel dschrafel@longislandernews.com

A growing not-for-profit organization is lending a helping hand to seniors and pairing them up with the services they need to improve their quality of life in their golden years.

Attorney Maggie Boba, who heads Huntington-based Hand in Hand for Seniors, said the organization made its first strides about two years ago. The not-for-profit’s mission is to match seniors up with the services they need in order to live as independently as possible.

However, finding their constituents is a critical initial hurdle.

“Seniors, in my opinion, are completely invisible still. They’re all over the place tucked away, and when we do get in there to help them, they are so anxious and nervous about who’s going to come into their home – understandably so,” she said. “So I really come in and try to be the trusted bridge to help them get exactly what they need.”

After coming on board last summer, Boba said she began working directly with seniors and their families last September.

Already, the organization is serving 50-60 families. The organization came online just in time – about a month after beginning their in-person meetings, Superstorm

Hand in Hand for Seniors helps residents with the services they need to live independently.

From left, Hand in Hand board member Anne Meyer, executive director Maggie Boba; Legislator Steve Stern; member Roderick Lowman and board member Julia Jenne.

Sandy wreaked havoc on Long Island.

“Luckily, we existed for that storm period because I did a great deal of work with people helping them recover from the storm,” she said.

Last month, during an event marking Older Americans Month, Legislator Steve Stern, chairman of the Suffolk County Legislature’s Veterans and Seniors Committee, brought services to Hand in Hand

for Seniors. Those ranged from police collecting unused and expired medication to legal advice from Touro Law School’s Senior Citizens Law program, information about reverse mortgages and senior-geared computer courses from SeniorNet. Stern said there are ample services available, but the trick is pairing them up with the right ones to best enhance their quality of life – something Hand in Hand for Seniors specializes in.

“One of the challenges is getting people who are in need of services with the right organizations, the right people to make good matches so that seniors are aware of the services that are available to them and choose the ones that are the right fit, so they continue to live in the communities they helped to build – the communities they love – and they can live as independently as possible in their later years,” he said.

Boba said bringing all of those services under one roof like Stern’s event did will help guide Hand in Hand for Seniors in its future efforts.

“It’s going to help us network what we are all doing and get together as a team,” she said. “But it’s also going to tell us, when we see seniors or we don’t see seniors, how it is we go forward to present events and what it says about how we’re reaching out to people who are not reaching out.”

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By Jackie & Luann foodies@longislandernews.com

From standard humus and tahini to albaloo polo, a sweet and sour cherryinfused rice, Ravagh Persian Grill sheds light on a lesser exposed slice of the Middle Eastern pie.

Ravagh’s menu offers the right balance of familiar Middle Eastern cuisine and authentic Persian delicacies straight from mom’s kitchen in Tehran, the capital of Iran. Ravagh’s well-rounded menu, unique culinary niche and attentive customer service share an equal part in Ravagh’s two years of success in the competitive circle of Huntington village dining.

Manager Omid Tehrani joined the family business two years ago after moving to the area from Iran. The chain of familyowned restaurants opened first in Roslyn in 1996 before adding four more locations in Manhattan, New Jersey and Huntington village in February 2011.

Ravagh offers just the right balance of familiar Middle Eastern options, such as chicken kebobs and stuffed grape leaves, and authentic Persian delicacies, as seen in the combination appetizer platter ($15). Diners can choose from four items on the appetizer menu, excluding the stuffed pepper to create a mouth-watering platter of dips to complement a serving of fresh pita bread, including: babaganoosh, baked eggplant with tahini paste; humus; salad oliveh, a combination of chicken and potato salad with eggs, green paste

Manager Omid Tehrani shows off the deliciously diverse combination platter at Ravagh Persian Grill on Main Street.

The combination appetizer offers a flavorful array of Middle Eastern and Persian sauces. and carrots; or the flavorful kashk-bademjan, cooked eggplant soaked in a homemade tomato sauce topped with yogurt.

Individual sauces cost $6 per serving.

Given the full, distinct flavor of the appetizers, it can be easy to fill up before reaching the main course. It would be wise to save room, because Ravagh serves no ordinary kebob.

The combination platter ($36) boasts a healthy serving of deliciously prepared proteins, including: a skewer of barg, or sirloin steak; one skewer of jujeh, or pieces of boned Cornish hen sautéed in a saffron marinade; and two helpings of koobideh, an open-framed barbeque skewer, in chicken and beef. The jujeh has a clean and smoky taste, and the beef koobideh offers a unique spin on the traditional lamb kebob seen throughout the Middle East.

Tehrani said his chefs use metal skew-

ers when preparing the kebobs so that the skewer heats up and cooks the meat throughout.

“It spends less time on the grill and produces a more succulent flavor,” he said.

“We [our family] love the food and the work. I really enjoy when I can bring something good to the customer’s table…

Based on the smile on their face, I can tell when they enjoy it, and I really enjoy that,” Tehrani said.

The combination platter, like all other kebob dishes on the menu, comes with a serving of Basmati rice, although shelling out $3 for a substitution of the cherry albaloo polo is worth it.

The pistachio baklava is just the right amount of flaky and sweet, while the faloodeh ($7), a frozen dessert of starch noodles, sugar and rosewater drizzled with albaloo and lemon is a refreshing and light palate cleanser after a hearty meal. The mouth-watering Persian ice cream ($7) with saffron, rosewater and pistachio nuts is out of this world, or definitely from out of this country.

Gluten-free diners, eat your hearts out; Ravagh’s menu is 98-percent gluten free.

Most Persian food, Tehrani said, is made without cheese but rather, relies on yogurt as a flavorful staple for most dishes.

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Judy Garland is the focus at a special night of music and dining June 25 at Grasso’s.

OVER THE RAINBOW – June 25 will be a very

special day of dining and music at Grasso’s (134 Main St., Cold Spring Harbor 631367-6060 www.grassosrestaurant.com).

Next Tuesday, the restaurant will celebrate the music of legend Judy Garland. Helping to celebrate the evening is singer Wendy Kimball, who will perform tunes from the Great American Songbook along with Harold Arlen-penned Garland signature tunes. Guests at the Garland celebration will receive a never-before released recording of Garland’s very last performance of “Over the Rainbow” from Nov. 17, 1968. Harold Arlen devotees should also check out George Bugatti, a co-writer and star of “The Wonderful Wizard of Song,” a musical about Arlen playing at St. Luke’s Theater, in upcoming Grasso’s appear-

ances. He’ll be performing July 13 and 27 and Aug. 17 and 31.

GET HAPPY – Just in time for summertime

dining, BlonDee’s Bistro (26 Clinton Ave., Huntington village 631-673-1300 http://blondeesbistro.com) is now offering Happy Hour specials from 5-8 p.m. Wednesday-Sunday. And also, swing by on Friday nights for live music. Be sure to drop in and say hi to Dena and the gang for the Foodies.

ON THE SUNNY SIDE OF THE STREET – Faz’s

Tex-Mex is in the process of making its big move down the road to its new home at 30

The ghourmeh sabzi, a stew of parsley and scallions simmered with chunks of beef, red kidney beans and dried lemon is an authentic taste of Persian flavor. reduced price during lunchtime, but be sure to pick up your order no later than 3 p.m.

Ravagh Persian Grill Ravagh Persian Grill 335 Main St., Huntington village 631-923-2050 Hours: Monday-Thursday 11 a.m.-9:30 p.n.

Friday-Sunday: 11 a.m.-11 p.m.

Atmosphere: Intimate with mood lighting Price: Modest Cuisine: Persian and Middle Eastern

Wall St. in Huntington village. After taking a quick peek inside the new digs, it looks to us that the dining room will be considerably larger, trading in its current old-shoe comfort for more polished trappings. So long as the food doesn’t change, we’re sure they’ll be packin’ ‘em in without a problem. Faz’s is one of no fewer than four restaurants either moving in or opening up, including The Shack on Gerard Street and Acacia next to Meehan’s on New York Avenue.

DAY IN, DAY OUT – Porto Vivo (7 Gerard St.,

Huntington 631-385-8486 www.porto-vivo.com) has a new lunch menu. Available from noon to 3 p.m., the menu includes appetizers, salad, pasta and Panini, along with main course plates and pizzettes to enjoy. If you can’t make up your mind, go for the all-in-one lunch ($19.95) that puts four options on one plate. Also new is Lobster and Ribeye night on Sundays and Mondays, which, for $35 p.p., gets you a soup or salad and a choice of Maine lobster or 14 oz. ribeye. Choose the special, and your apps and desserts are half off, too.

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$1B Bond Proposed For Alzheimer’s Fight

By Danny Schrafel dschrafel@longislandernews.com

Seven dollars a year can go a long way in the fight against Alzheimer’s disease. And if a proposed bond measure gets voter approval, that’s exactly what New York’s residents will be kicking in each year to amass $1 billion to study the disease.

New legislation would schedule a referendum, in which residents would be asked to approve a bond issue that would pump $1 billion into Alzheimer’s research.

The impact of those new resources would be felt in Cold Spring Harbor and across Long Island, thanks to the research institutions, health centers and universities poised to do the research toward finding new treatment options and ultimately, a cure, bill sponsor Assemblyman Charles Lavine (DGlen Cove) said at a press conference Monday at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory.

“Without a dedicated funding stream to continue to allow for the research that’s necessary… we are going to simply stand

by while more and more Americans continue to suffer,” Lavine said.

The initiative, said Congressman Steve Israel (D-Huntington), would make New York “the international capital of Alzheimer’s research,” stimulating the economy as researchers at facilities like Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory double down on their efforts to find a cure. Israel said the $1-billion investment would return $2.2 billion to the economy by funding research grants and creating thousands of jobs. The cost to taxpayers, Israel said, is approximately $7 a year.

“Rather than surrendering to Alzheimer’s or surrendering to other states in the treatment and research of Alzheimer’s, New York needs to just get out in front,” Israel said.

In addition to the suffering it inflicts on America’s 5.2 million Alzheimer’s patients, their families and caregivers, it is the most expensive illness America faces today, Israel said, and the number of patients is expected to more than triple, to about 16 mil-

TOWN OF HUNTINGTON

Firm To Help Assess

By Jacqueline Birzon jbirzon@longislandernews.com

In trying economic times, even the town assessor can sometimes use an adjustment.

Because of a high volume of filed tax grievances, the Huntington Town Board June 4 unanimously approved a resolution to extend a $200,000-plus, fiveyear contract with an outside appraisal firm to assist the town assessor’s office in defending residential assessment appeals in court, despite budget projections that said no additional help would be necessary.

Michael Haberman Associates, Inc., a Mineola-based appraisal firm, will assist Town Assessor Roger Ramme in the defense of 4,000 to 6,000 small claim assessment review (SCAR) cases pending for the 2012-2013 tax year.

The firm will both “perform an informal market analysis of the value of the petitioning properties” and “negotiate settlements with petitioner’s representatives,” at a rate of $60 per case in the first year and a rate of $50 a case the second year, town spokesman A.J. Carter said.

In 2010-2011 and 2011-2012 the town processed 7,000 appeals, the “largest in the 30-year history of SCAR,” according to the budget. The same caseload is expected for this year.

The town’s 2013 operating budget projected that the number of SCARs, or residential assessment appeals handled in Suffolk County Supreme Court, filed this year is expected to be the same for 2012-2013, with “no minimal part-time staffing to handle the additional workload.”

Longtime assessor Brian Monaghan, who was appointed in 1991, retired in

December. For five months, both Monaghan and Ramme filled the position on a part-time basis until Ramme’s official appointment May 7.

Prior to joining town hall, Ramme served as the Northport Village assessor from 2009 through May, and was appointed assessor of Asharoken Village for a six-month period. Village officials in both Asharoken and Northport said Wednesday they are currently without an assessor.

The record-breaking caseload is the result of a harsh economic climate, coupled with companies that look to take advantage of the unstable economy, Carter said after speaking with Ramme.

Appraisal companies offer their services by mail, often several times a year, saying they will only seek payment if they are successful in court.

“Companies are playing on the fact that it’s a tough economic time, and will file a bulk number of challenges,” Carter said. “It seemed to be the most cost-effective way to deal with this very large caseload to have experts come in and face these companies.”

According to the 2013 town operating budget, the Huntington Assessor’s Office-operates on a $879,720 budget, a 5.4-percent increase from 2012 due to “change of payment of the Assessment Review Board.” The department consists of 15 members, five of whom sit on the review board, a paid position in which members assist the assessor in departmental proceedings.

The assessor’s office is responsible for maintaining the $900 million Town Assessment Roll of over 72,500 properties within the town, including the four incorporated villages of Asharoken, Huntington Bay, Lloyd Harbor and Northport.

lion, by 2050. The ailment, a type of dementia, causes problems with memory, thinking and behavior. Symptoms usually develop slowly and get worse over time, according to the Alzheimer’s Association.

With that increase, anticipated costs could increase six-fold. Today, Alzheimer’s costs the nation $203 billion each year; by 2050, the annual bill will spiral to $1.2 trillion. Meanwhile, federal research funding this year is $480 million, an all-time low, Israel said.

“Alzheimer’s is overwhelming us,” Israel said. “It’s time for New York to do what New Yorkers always do best – fight back.”

The referendum model has worked before in states with all sorts of political stripes, Israel added. In 2004, California voters agreed to fund a $3-billion bond issue to focus on stem cell research; Texas did the same some years later on cancer research. And in Kentucky, a traffic ticket surcharge helps fund spinal cord research.

Federally, Israel is backing legislation that would allow the federal Treasury to bond in support of Alzheimer’s funding and appropriate that money to the National Institutes of Health.

Hiro Kurukawa, an associate professor at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, said the research institution is poised to make a significant impact in researching brain ailments

Half Hollow Hills photo/Danny Schrafel

Referendum measure would ask taxpayers to kick in $7 per year

At Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Monday, Assemblyman Chuck Lavine, left, and Congressman Steve Israel, announce a proposal that would ask voters to bond $1 billion in new funding to fight Alzheimer’s disease. like Alzheimer’s. Paired with adequate funding opportunities, the efforts could reach its full potential.

“Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory has a robust research program for studying the brain – how healthy brains work and what goes wrong in brains that are sick,” he said.

“I know that our work will make a difference in combating diseases like Alzheimer's and public funding for Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory’s research on the fundamental biology of diseases like Alzheimer's is critical to better diagnosis and treatments.”

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Cold Spring Harbor Library

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

• The Adult Summer Reading Club beings on Thursday, June 20. The more books you read and review, the more chances you have to win prizes.

The Folk Music Society of Huntington’s monthly Hard Luck Café series at the Cinema Arts Centre on June 20 will feature two husbandand-wife duos, The Levins and The Twangtown Paramours. The 8:30 p.m. concert will be preceded by an open mic at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $8 for Cinema Arts Centre and FMSH members; $12 for non-members. The Cinema Arts Centre is at 423 Park Ave. in Huntington. www.fmsh.org. 631-425-2925.

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.

Summer Solstice Yoga

Touching Up On The Torah

Looking to brush up on your Torah knowledge?

The Chai Center at 501 Vanderbilt Parkway in Dix Hills will hold weekly discussions concerning Torah views through a contemporary lens.

The discussions take place Thursday evenings from 7-8 p.m. 631-351-8672. www.thechaicenter.com.

FRIDAY Bingo!

Sons of Italy Perry Como Lodge 2846 will host a Bingo Night on June 28 at the St. Philip Neri Parish Center in Northport. The doors open at 7 p.m. with games beginning at 7:30. The event will offer refreshments.

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 Sustainable Solutions

Cold Spring Harbor Library & Environmental Center, the Theodore Roosevelt Sanctuary & Audubon Center will host a workshop for homeowners called “Audubon at Home: Creating Sustainable Landscapes and Organic Gardens.” The event will take place at the Cold Spring Harbor Library and Environmental Center from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. $25 per person.

Yard Sale

Starflower Experiences holds its Community Yard Sale at 210 Manor Road on June 29. The event is rescheduled from June 8. There are still spaces available for those interested in selling. A $20 donation is required. For a space reservation forms go to the website www.starflowerexperiences.org.

Pet Puh-zaz

Little Shelter Animal Rescue and Adoption Center, along with Lens Mark Photography, will host a benefit at Cold Spring Harbor Library & Environmental Center on June 29 from 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Pet owners who provide a minimum $10 donation will be able to have a 4x6 photo taken of them with their pet.

Registrations are requested, but walk-ins will be take on a first come, first serve basis depending on availability. Registration is available at the Cold Spring Harbor Library Information Services Desk, or by phone at 631692-6820 ext.200.

Temple Beth Torah Casino Night

Temple Beth Torah invites you to test your luck

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.

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No Hard Luck Here

Come celebrate the beginning of summer with local resident Erica Settino as she leads a free yoga workshop in the great outdoors of Caumsett State Historic Park Preserve, 25 Lloyd Harbor Road, Lloyd Neck, on June 20, 6:45 p.m. in the Walled Garden. Free.

Power Breakfast

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.

Summer Solstice Yoga Come celebrate the beginning of summer with local resident Erica Settino as she leads a free yoga workshop in the great outdoors of Caumsett State Historic Park Preserve, 25 Lloyd Harbor Road, Lloyd Neck, on June 20, 6:45 p.m. in the Walled Garden. Free. and come on down for a Casino Night fundraiser on June 29 at 7:30 p.m. The event will feature numerous casino games, a full cocktail hour and a buffet dinner. Register at www.tbtny.org.

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 is open 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.

MONDAY 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 Discussing Dementia

The Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, located at One Bungtown Road, will host a panel discussion titled “Untangling Dementia: Latest Research & Treatments” on June 25 at 7 p.m.

The event will be held in the Grace Auditorium and is free to the public. To make your reservation, call 516-367-8455.

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 Free Summer Concerts For Vets

Northport VA Medical Center’s free Summer Concert Series for veterans, their families, and the public takes place at 6:30 p.m. every Wednesday in the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Garden Courtyard. June 26: Squeaky Clean (’50s-’80s pop); July 3: Danny Kean (jazz/R&B); July 10: The HooDoo Loungers (Mardi Gras/Cajun); July 17: Killer Joe & The Lido Soul Revue (Motown/R&B); July 24: Kerry Kearney Band (Mississippi Delta); July 31: The Liverpool Shuffle (Beatles tribute); Aug. 7: The Bobcats (rockabilly); Aug. 14: Tommy Keys Band (barrelhouse boogie woogie); Aug. 21: Big Daddy & The Blues Brothers (Blues Bros tribute); Aug. 28: The HooDoo Loungers and VA fireworks display. 79 Middleville Road, Northport. 631261-4400, ext. 7275, 7276, or 7183.

Prevent Identity Theft

Assemblyman Chad Lupinacci and the Suffolk County Police Department’s Identity Theft Unit will host an Identity Theft Prevention Seminar on June 26 at the Huntington Public Library at 6:30 p.m.. Members of the Suffolk County Police Department will speak about how residents can protect themselves and their loved ones from identity theft. For more information call 271-8025 or email Lupinaccic@state.assembly.ny.us.

Finding the Festivities

St. Anthony’s of Padua Church and the Knights of Columbus Festival will kick off the summer on June 26 with the 22nd annual St. Anthony’s Family Feast and Festival, continuing through June 30. This year’s festival features free admission, rides, games, a fireworks display, live entertainment and $10,000 worth of raffle prizes. The festival will be held at the Trinity Regional School Grounds on Fifth Avenue in East Northport.

E. Northport Chamber Golf Outing

The annual East Northport Chamber of Commerce Golf Outing is June 26 at the Wind Watch Golf & County Club, including a buffet lunch and awards ceremony. For additional information or to reserve a spot, call 631-2613573. $165 per golfer. Honoree is East Northport’s Dr. Raymond Mascolo.

Elwood Public Library

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

• Catch “Silver Linings Playbook” (R) on Friday, June 21, 1 p.m.

Half Hollow Hills Community Library

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

• Join a friendly group of people from around the world who have fun practicing the English language together on Tuesday, June 18, 10 a.m. For more information call Catherine Given at 631-498-1225.

Harborfields Public Library

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

• “Back Road and Waterfront Photography” by John Ellsworth is on display through June 27.

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.

Northport-East Northport Public Library

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

• On display in the Northport gallery through June is “Watercolors and Collages” by Celeste Mauro.

• The next Book-A-Trip is to The Barnes Foundation in Philadelphia on Thursday, Sept. 26. $75.

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.

• Long Island Professional Sculptors and Supporters (LIPSS) present their 9th annual summer sculpture show. Meet the artists at the opening reception on Wednesday, June 26 at 6:30 p.m.

THEATER and FILM Bare Bones Theater Company

57 Main St., Northport. www.barebonestheater.com.

• Catch John Patrick Shanley’s drama “Danny and the Deep Blue Sea” on June 20, 21, 22 and 27, 28, 29 at 8 p.m. with matinees on June 23 and 30 at 3 p.m. $25.

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Cinema Arts Centre

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

• Direct from London’s West End, watch Charles Dickens’ “Great Expectations,” captured live on Feb. 7, 2013 at the Vaudeville Theatre and shown Thursday, June 20 at 7:30 p.m. in Huntington. $10 members/$15 public.

• Why did they call them “flappers?” Take a journey back with two comedies focusing on the new roles of women. “Bare Knees” and “Almost A Lady” plus “Silk Lingerie”, a compilation of 1920s film censor cuts will screen, with live accompaniment by MoMA’s Ben Model, on Tuesday, June 25 at 7:30 p.m. $9 members/$14 public.

Dix Hills Performing Arts Center

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

• “Tomorrow – The Sun Will Come Out,” a musical revue of Broadway greats Charles Strouse, Jule Styne, Frank Loesser, Maury Yeston and Ervin Drake, plays three performances on Friday, June 28 and Saturday, June 29 at 7:30 pm, and Sunday, June 30, at 2 p.m. Tickets are $15, $10 for seniors and students.

John W. Engeman Theater At Northport

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

• “South Pacific” now showing on the Engeman stage.

• Kids can enjoy a musical adaptation of the children’s classic “Goodnight Moon” until July 14. Shows take place at 11 a.m. on Saturdays and Sundays at 10:30 a.m. $15.

AUDITIONS 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 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.

Help After Sandy Catch Bare Bones Theater Company’s production of John Patrick Shanley’s drama “Danny and the Deep Blue Sea” on June 20, 21, 22 and 27, 28, 29 at 8 p.m. with matinees on June 23 and 30 at 3 p.m. $25. 57 Main St., Northport. www.barebonestheater.com.

through June 30, including photographs of 33 student photographers from Long Island and New York schools.

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. 631-351-3250.

• “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.

• The Summer Arts Festival in Heckscher Park begins Thursday, June 27.

• The Annual Masters Show is on display in the main gallery through July 8.

Huntington Historical Society

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.

• Photography exhibit “Structure: Within and Beyond,” runs through July 7.

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.

• Artist Evan Campanella hosts a solo event for his paintings through June 30.

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.

• The Ocean Explorers Club will start Monday, June 24 at 9:30 a.m. Have a blast exploring the world of sea creatures, participating in outdoor games and arts and crafts.

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.

• “Under The Influence” exhibition is on display

AID & ASSISTANCE

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

Museums: Conklin Barn, 2 High St.; Kissam House/Museum Shop, 434 Park Ave.; Soldiers & Sailors Memorial Building, 228 Main St. 631-4277045, ext. 401. www.huntingtonhistoricalsociety.org.

• Stroll through Huntington’s Old Burying Ground at 2 p.m. on June 25. Learn a bit of history, folk art and intriguing stories connected with this historic site. $5 for members, $10 non-members. Call ext. 403.

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.

9 East Contemporary Art

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

• Al Lorenz presents a solo exhibition “Inner Visions” though July 14.

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.

• Rich Odell’s exhibition, “Outside the Jam,” will open on Saturday, June 22 with a reception starting at 5 p.m. On display through July 13.

SPLIA

Headquarters: 161 Main St., Cold Spring Harbor. Joseph Lloyd Manor House: Lloyd Lane and Lloyd Harbor Road, Lloyd Neck. 631692-4664. 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 & DANCE The Paramount

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

• Calling all Gleeks! Darren Criss performs Wednesday, June 26. $25-$75.

• 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

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.

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 program for just about any interest or skill. Visit www.rsvpsuffolk.org or call 631-979-9490 ext.12 for more information.

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

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 631-271-2183 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.

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FAD: Setting the Trend For 27 Years Specialty toy, accessory story offers toy, fashion must-haves for customers of all ages Huntington Businesses

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Whether you’re scoping out the latest trend or looking to take a trip down memory lane, FAD in Huntington village sells all things fun, relevant and trendy.

Fitting no conventional mold, FAD’s inventory of clothing, toys and accessories caters to adolescents, teenagers, and even young adults. FAD’s 27 years of doing business in Huntington village is in itself a success story, as FAD is part of a dying breed of mom and pop specialty stores able to keep their heads above water in the competitive economy.

Manager Terry Zlochower has been with the store for 24 years, and said part of what makes FAD so successful is the friendly, customer-driven atmosphere the store has, and will continue to offer.

“Our success is because of our customer service, and we have what people want. Everybody knows us, and we try to do everything we can for our customers,” including free gift-wrapping,

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Zlochower said.

FAD sells everything from fashion “must-haves” such as sunglasses, head bands and book bags to arts and crafts projects, old-school prank sets and lava lamps, all at bargain prices. Sunglasses cost $10 for two pairs, or $6 individually. Headbands cost as little as $1. Hackey sacks are $3 and air-born sky lanterns are two for $9. The store even sells African dwarf frogs (two for $50), water dancing speakers ($49.99) and freezable, collapsible water bottles (two for $9).

Zlochower said Hello Kitty items, Beanie Babies and funky hair accessories have remained popular staples for every generation of young customers.

Despite the abundance of prankster armor included in FAD’s diversely entertaining inventory, the store offers children and adolescents recreational alternatives to modern technology, which is often at the forefront of kids choice activities. It’s a much cheaper alternative, Zlochower said, adding that even a $5 gift certificate can go a long way in the aisles at FAD. “It’s a destination,” the manager said.

“Kids who come to visit grandma twice a year can’t wait to come to the store.”

The New York Avenue business will relocate up the road to 630 New York Ave. mid-October. The new storefront will provide customers with a rare commodity in downtown Huntington village—their very own parking lot.

Manager of 24 years Terry Zlochower stands before FAD’s wide array of beany-toys, flashing sings and African dwarf frogs.

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Compiled by Luann Dallojacono

Fred and Pauline Nelsen Celebrate 71 Years of Marriage

Ralph Rosella of Lazer Aptheker, left, and Steven J. Toto, right, present a check to Zazel Chavah O’Gara, center, of the Brain Tumor Foundation.

Huntington residents Fred and Pauline Nelsen celebrated 71 years of marriage at the Huntington Senior Center last week. Huntington Councilwoman Susan Berland joined them and their family last week as they celebrated the milestone anniversary.

The couple met at a bus station in 1937 as they both waited for the No. 1 bus to Flatbush and Avenue U. Their family said Fred sat on Pauline’s suitcase before striking up a conversation. Five years later, they were married on June 14, 1942 at St. Thomas of Aquinas Church in Brooklyn.

Fred is a retired subway motorman and Pauline is retired from the New York State Department of Labor’s Unemployment Insurance division. The couple has a daughter and son-in law, two granddaughters, three great-grandsons, one greatgranddaughter and another great-granddaughter on the way in August.

A Melville law firm’s sponsorship has helped a foundation fighting for those afflicted by brain tumors.

For the past decade and more, the Greater Long Island Running Club has donated a substantial portion of the proceeds of the annual Lazer Aptheker Rosella & Yedid Kings Park 15Kilometer Run to the Brain Tumor Foundation, and this year the club continued the tradition.

On June 5, GLIRC Race Director Steven J. Toto and Ralph Rosella, managing partner of the law firm of Lazer

Aptheker Rosella & Yedid, presented a check in the amount of $2,000 to Zazel Chavah O’Gara of the foundation. The presentation took place at Lazer Aptheker’s Melville office.

“It is an honor and a real pleasure to be able to make this donation to the Brain Tumor Foundation every year,” said Toto.

“Thanks to the continuing support of Ralph and all the other good people at Lazer Aptheker, we have been able to assist the Foundation once again in its ongoing efforts to battle the deadly scourge of brain tumors.”

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U.S. Attorney Lara Trenis Gatz and defense attorney Leonard Lato debated over a key decision – whether the device found in the Huntington Station Home Depot last fall was an active bomb or just a show of force since the 9-volt battery was not connected to the pull-switch.

Lato admitted his client built and placed the device as part of an extortion plot for $2 million as an unhappy employee.

Back on Oct. 15, the Huntington Station store received an anonymous letter revealing the presence of a bomb inside and demanding $2 million. A second letter threatened more bombs on Black Friday if cor-

porate didn’t pay up.

The letters claimed the bomb, hidden in a box in the lighting department was not rigged to go off, but provided proof of ability. The author threatened to detonate three functioning bombs armed with a pound of roofing nails in three different Home Depots on Black Friday.

Suffolk County police, Nassau County police and the FBI investigated, resulting in Sheehan’s arrest.

Wearing a white polo shirt, khakis and no handcuffs on June 12, Sheehan watched as FBI Special Agent Christopher Rigopoulos made the prosecution’s case. An explosives expert with years of experience, Rigopou-

los told the court that Sheehan’s device was still considered a pipe bomb and still capable of exploding despite the fact that wires not connected to the battery.

According to courtroom testimony and presented evidence, police found a pipe sealed with an end cap on each side. Camouflaged in a lighting box, wires and a 9volt battery were also discovered, while an X-Ray revealed wires connecting to the pipe inside. A pull-chain, similar to those used in ceiling fans, was connected to the circuit outside.

Rigopoulos presented a slideshow to help the jury understand improvised explosive devices (IEDs) like pipe bombs, which

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he said typically include an electronic fusing system. Lato argued the disconnected battery eliminated the system from that checklist, suggesting it should not be considered an IED.

“This crime was an attempt to commit an act of terrorism, pure and simple.”

— LORETTA LYNCH, U.S. Attorney However, the expert told the jury that a pipe bomb does not require an electronic fusing system to be dangerous or considered a bomb. The simple act of capping a pipe containing an explosive creates a weapon. The device found in the store could still have been triggered by heat, friction or shock. That includes a customer dropping the box into a shopping cart, discovering the pipe inside the box and unscrewing an end cap, or a forklift dropping other boxes on top of it.

Rigopoulos said bomb squads employed a cannon-like PAN Disruptor to destroy the device. The disruptor is either manually aimed at the bomb by an officer or remotely via robot before a disintegrating, ceramic AVON round is remotely fired at the end cap. Removing the cap relieves the pressure, preventing the pipe from exploding, and possibly preventing any combustion whatsoever.

Prosecutors confirmed bomb technicians from Suffolk County police removed the device to a safe location before going to work.

Convicted on both counts, Sheehan faces at least 30 years in prison. He is to be sentenced on Oct. 2.

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“is destroyed.” His wife, Denise, died in June 2012. Father and son lived together in the Dix Hills house, although a daughter and other family members were included in Denise’s obituary.

“It’s such a shame,” Mack said.

Nobody answered the door at the Marcus home on Monday morning.

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In addition to his company’s Tshirt, Mayer was last seen wearing jeans, work boots and his gold wedding band. He stands at 6’1” and about 200 pounds with hazel eyes.

He is also likely sporting some stubble.

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More Than Just A Game Of Kickball Social networking a major component of adult league coming to Huntington in July Photo by Let’s Kick Ball

By Jacqueline Birzon jbirzon@longislandernews.com

Social networking, meet kickball. A 27-year-old entrepreneur hopes to bring young adults in Huntington together this summer through an adult, co-ed kickball league.

Originally from Westchester, Jordan Maya graduated from C.W. Post in 2007. Inspired by successful programs in other communities, Maya and business partner Mike Monteleone launched the 21 and up “Let’s Kick Ball” league in Long Beach in April.

The response, Maya said, was incredible.

“This was something we’d seen around but not on Long Island, and thought it would be a great, fun thing just to get people together. It’s not an intimidating sport, and everyone’s played kickball at some point in their life,” he said.

In the very first season, 280 players on 18 teams registered for the Long Beach league.

Players can register individually or as a group. Those who enter as a “free agent” will be placed on a team of a similar age group, which Maya said is a great opportunity to meet new people.

Games will be held on Tuesday nights at 7 p.m. at Stimson Middle School in Huntington Station. Following the seven-inning game, which usually last about an hour, the teams convene at a “designated league bar” to socialize with other players. Christopher’s Courtyard Café is the official sponsor of the Huntington League, which will regroup at the Wall Street pub for drinks and a complimentary buffet.

Christopher’s owner Jack Palladino said he was happy to jump on board as the league’s sponsor.

“It gets the guys and girls of Huntington together, it’s a nice crowd. What’s better than that?” Palladino said.

Regulations require at least three women on a team and eight players present to start a game. Multiple games occur

The Huntington Let’s Kick Ball League, a 21-and-over social networking concept, will kick off on July 9 at Stimson Middle School. at the same time, each monitored by a certified umpire.

“Having that gives it a cool effect, because you’re taking a playground game and making it official when you have umpires calling games…We wanted to make sure people are having a fun time instead of being stressed out about certain rules,” Maya said.

Registration closes July 2, and the league will host

weekly games from July 9-Aug. 27. The $69 per person fee covers the cost of field and equipment rentals, the referee’s salary, league T-shirts and more.

“It’s more than just kickball. We wanted it to be a social experience and bring social networking back where it belongs,” he said.

For more information, visit www.letskickball.com.

BASKETBALL

Colts Basketball Camp Shoots For Eleventh Season

By Jacqueline Birzon jbirzon@longislandernews.com

The Colts basketball camp is shooting for another successful, sold-out youth program this summer.

The Hills West Basketball Camp offers both boys and girls entering grades 3-10 the opportunity to learn the fundamentals of basketball from two seasoned coaches, Hills West varsity coaches Bill Mitaritonna and Stefanie Mouzakes.

The boys program is offered in two week-long sessions, and the girls runs for one week. One week of enrollment costs $175 per student and two weeks costs $300, however family discounts are available when more than one child registers.

Mitaritonna, who has coached at Hills West for 13 years, said last year’s boys camp sold out, while the first season of the girls camp was “really successful.”

The program is capped at 80 kids per session, and play-

ers are divided into teams by age group. The boys program will be coached by Mitaritonna as well as former star players, including Emil and Jamir Blackman and Chris Cox. Campers will learn the basics of the sport, including dribbling, passing, shooting and defensive techniques as well as the importance of “overall team play.”

The first boys session runs July 15-19 and July 22-26; the girls camp runs July 29-Aug. 2. Both sessions begin at 9 a.m. and end at noon.

“If you’re younger, it’s a great introduction to the fundamentals of basketball. If you’re older, it’s a great way to strengthen your skills,” Mitaritonna said. “We give you things to work on on your own. I’ve always said, ‘We can’t make you a better player in one week, but we can give you the skills to make yourself a better player,’ and that’s really what our goal is.”

Parents can register their children for the camp at www.leaguelineup.com/hillswestbasketballclinic or call Mitaritonna at 516-423-1242.

Former Colts star Emil Blackman and others will return to their old school to help coach a basketball camp over the summer.

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