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‘Forgotten War’ Not Just A Memory jbirzon@longislandernews.com

When Edward Billia returned home from the Korean War in 1953, all he wanted to do was to forget. Sixty years after the armistice was signed, last Friday Billia vividly recalled returning from battle with 22 of the 128 soldiers he fought beside.

Billia, of Huntington Station, was one of 450 who attended a commemorative breakfast at the Melville Marriot July 26, when Huntington town officials and the town’s Veterans Advisory Board honored those who served in the Forgotten War, the significance of which many say was overshadowed by World War II. “We bow our heads in reverence for the unimaginable sacrifices,” said Hyung-Gil Kim, vice consulate general for the New York City Korean Consulate. “We Koreans will never forget your service. The mission is not yet over... It will be over when the Korean peninsula is free and united.”

Honored with those who attended the breakfast were eleven Huntington residents; soldiers who were listed as missing in action after the Korean War. From June 1950 to July 1953 more than 33,700 Americans were killed in action and more than 8,000 were listed as missing in action.

Billia and thousands of other American soldiers flew to the Korean peninsula after North Korean communist forces crossed over the 38th parallel separating the North from the South, invading the Republic of Korea.

Once that happened, Billia said, American soldiers were called on to assist the South Koreans because of the country’s proximity to Japan, in addition to thenPresident Harry S. Truman’s commitment to containing communism.

“We went to help them [South Korea]. It was probably the first time we’ve fought under two flags, the United States and the United Nations,” Billia said.

Drafted during his freshman year of college at Bayloi University in Waco, Texas, Billia left school to train in Fort Dix and Fort Knox, Kentucky, before he became a member of the 25th Infantry Division of the United States Army.

In South Korea, Billia lucked out and was able to sleep most nights in an army tank which he drove, commanded, fired from and slept in. Most soldiers were forced to sleep in fox holes during the freezing, below-zero winter months and sweltering summers, unlike army camps with barracks soldiers sometimes inhabit (Continued on page A12)

Korean War veteran Edward Billia, pictured with his wife Annita, was one of thousands who were honored at a commemoration of the war’s 60th anniversary at the Melville Marriott.

TOWN OF HUNTINGTON

What ‘Nunsense’!

Photo by Alan Pearlman

Republican Chair Cries Foul Play Accuses town hall loyalists of meddling in party primary politics

By Danny Schrafel dschrafel@longislandernews.com

What’s black and white and hilarious from start to finish? The John W. Engeman Theater comes alive “Nunsense,” a rip-roaring comedy about a convent’s fundraising attempt. Read our review on A13.

Half Hollow Hills photo/Jacqueline Birzon

By Jacqueline Birzon

Huntington Republican leaders say the fact that several top staffers at town hall have filed signatures for Republican and Independence party primary challengers is proof of an attempt by town and county Democrats to meddle in the party’s affairs.

But town and county Democratic leaders, who are backing incumbent Supervisor Frank Petrone in November, maintain the signatures are only evidence that town and county employees are exercising their right to be involved in the political process.

GOP chair Toni Tepe’s claims focus on Independence

Party signatures gathered for supervisor challenger Harry Acker and Republican filings on behalf of supervisor primary candidate Robert Lifson and town board challenger Mark Capodanno. Acker and Lifson are seeking to knock supervisor candidate Gene Cook, a current councilman, from the Independence and Republican lines, while Capodanno is hoping to bump either Councilman Mark Mayoka or challenger Josh Price from the Republican line.

Part of the group who filed signatures for either Acker, Lifson or Capodanno include staffers for two local Democratic county legislators; a staff member from the administration of Democratic Coun-

ty Executive Steve Bellone; another Bellone staffer’s husband; a former Democratic councilman; the husband of Petrone’s deputy; a handful of Town Hall department heads; and a top aide to Petrone.

Tepe alleges their presence is proof that Democratic leaders coordinated an effort to throw a monkey wrench into Republican politics.

“When you have individuals carrying petitions that work in the supervisor’s office or are related to someone working in the supervisor’s office, you would be foolish not to believe that the supervisor hadn’t put his seal of approval on this,” Tepe said.

Lifson, Capodanno and Acker have previously denied that

their decision to run was influenced by town hall or Petrone specifically.

Petrone did not return a request for comment by press time Monday. However, his running mate, Councilman Mark Cuthbertson, said Tepe’s conclusion is misguided.

“People who carried for me also wanted to carry for Harry Acker. There’s no mystery or subterfuge to that,” Cuthbertson said. “There were people who supported me for my quest to get the Independence Party line who supported Harry Acker and don’t support Gene Cook, so they weren’t going to carry Independence for him.”

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DIX HILLS DIX HILLS

A Dix Hills man was one of two arrested over the weekend in East Farmingdale as part of a police crackdown on drag racing.

Raymond Miranda, 21, was arrested at the scene of the drag race, which took place shortly after midnight July 27, police said.

Police said Miranda, who was driving a 2003 Nissan 350Z, was racing 18-year-old Nicholas Manteria, of Wantagh, who was driving a 2002 BMW M3.

During the race, the two reached speeds in excess of 80 mph, driving side-by-side on a divided road, according to officials in the First Precinct Crime Section. In addition to the risk of a head-on crash, hundreds of spectators typically line the streets to watch.

As officers detained Miranda, they got Manteria’s license plate number and a good look at the driver and his car. Manteria was arrested at his Wantagh home the next day.

The two were charged with participating in an illegal speed contest, a misdemeanor, and reckless driving.

Police impounded Miranda and Manteria’s cars, which are subject to forfeiture.

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Councilman ‘Segways’ Into Election Half Hollow Hills photos/Jacqueline Birzon

Dix Hills Driver Nabbed In Drag Race

By Jacqueline Birzon jbirzon@longislandernews.com

Huntington Councilman Mark Cuthbertson, a Democrat, is taking a liberal approach to campaigning with his 2013 “Segway Sunday” series.

Up for re-election this year, Cuthbertson, who has served on town board since 1998, decided to roll through more than 40 of Huntington’s 177 voting districts on a Segway – a motorized, electric apparatus meant for a single rider.

Decked out in NASCAR-inspired “Team Cuthbertson ’13” gear, consisting of “Pit Crew” members Jake Turner, his aide Stephen Jimenez, and led by “Crew Chief” Cuthbertson himself, the group visited the homes of select registered voters in the Dix Hills area on Sunday.

So far, the councilman and his crew have visited “persuadable voters” in Huntington village, Northport, Melville and Greenlawn, campaigning almost every Sunday since the end of June.

Using NGP Voter Activation Network (VAN) technology, a data-driven system used to target impressionable voters, Team Cuthbertson identified households of registered voters who, statistically, can be potentially swayed to vote left—for instance, a registered Republican voter who also subscribes to The New York Times can be considered persuadable during an election year.

According to the NGP VAN website, the VAN technology. It was used by President Barack Obama in his campaign.

Prior to their visits, Cuthbertson’s crew distributes postcards informing residents that they will be stopping by. So far, the councilman said, the face-to-face interactions have been well-received by voters. “[It’s been a] Very good response. We get to hit on local issues which is nice…

[We communicate] In so many ways between Facebook, Twitter and email, it’s all very impersonal, but this is a whole-

Huntington Town Councilman Mark Cuthbertson speaks with Dix Hills resident Patricia Macdonald during Sunday’s Segway Sunday tour of the targeted area. sale retail stop in politics; talking to people in their comfort zone, face to face,” he said. “It’s great to be able to talk to people in that setting.”

During his trips to Northport, for instance, the LIPA tax certiorari case arose as a common theme, while residents in Huntington village presented concerns of their own, Cuthbertson said. One Dix Hills resident complained about code violations by business owners who install small signs on the side of the road promoting their business without the town’s consent.

Once a Segway visit is over and all is said and done, constituents are assigned a number ranking of one through five. Voters who are labeled a “one” were determined to be exceptionally receptive and friendly; “threes” are in the middle, and the infrequent “five” is someone entirely unreceptive to the Democrat’s effort.

Cuthbertson is running on the Democratic ticket with Supervisor Frank Petrone, who is also up for re-election, and Tracey Edwards, who is seeking a position on the town council.

According to the “Markometer” on his

Councilman Mark Cuthbertson, “crew chief” of Team Cuthbertson ’13, operates his segway in Dix Hills as part of a creative campaign effort. The councilman is up for re-election in November. campaign website, since January Cuthbertson has taken 84,294 steps, walked 47.71 miles and logged 13.29 segwaymiles.

TOWN OF HUNTINGTON/EDUCATION

‘Hearing’ Concern Over Education Reform Series of meetings slated to address concerns over new state testing; student standards

By Jacqueline Birzon jbirzon@longislandernews.com

Responding to concerns over education testing reforms mandated by the New York State Board of Regents, the New York State Education Committee will hold throughout the state a series of hearings, the first of which will be held on Long Island.

State Senator John Flanagan (R-East Northport), chairman of the education committee, said the hearings will target concerns associated with state assessments, implementation of the Common Core standards and the protection of student privacy.

Flanagan said last Thursday’s announcement was made with the upcoming school year in mind. He is hoping to engage parents and educators in September during the committee’s review of the newly implemented policies.

“I believe one of the genuine challenges is determining exactly how many tests children have to take. A subtext of all that is the timing of those tests in terms of when they occur and the length of those tests,” Flanagan said.

A main focus of the discussions will be a review of the 2010 reforms implemented by the state regent’s board, known as the Regents Reform Agenda, the senator said.

While the agenda was designed to “prepare students for college and 21st century careers, close the achievement gap and instill a lifelong love of learning in children,” school districts, students, parents and educators have been left to adapt to those changes in the context which those standards are applied – inside the classroom.

An education reform hearing on Long Island will focus on concerns associated with state assessments, implementation of the Common Core standards and the protection of student privacy.

School districts’ responses to the reforms have varied, however. The Huntington School District Board of Education on July 2 called on the New York State Board of Regents and the state commissioner of education to stop what they called an over-reliance on standardized tests as a measure of student performance and principal/teacher effectiveness.

In an official statement, the board said the recent education reforms are debilitating and fail to accommodate the needs of students with disabilities as well as English language learners.

“Despite the fact that research recommends the use of

multiple measures to gauge student performance and teacher effectiveness, the state's growing reliance on standardized testing is adversely affecting students across all spectrums, the morale of our educators and further draining already scarce resources,” the board wrote in the official statement.

Since the 2011 school year, districts throughout the state have been asked to comply with changes made to the English Language Arts and Mathematics standard subject tests. Forty-five states throughout the country have adopted the standards, which, according to the Common Core website, focuses on “core conceptual understandings and procedures starting in the early grades, thus enabling teachers to take the time needed to teach core concepts and procedures well—and to give students the opportunity to master them.”

Flanagan said he anticipates a broad spectrum of local voices to speak at the education hearings. While the hearings are open to members of the public and the educational community, only individuals who receive formal invitations will be allowed to speak at them.

“Teachers are now evaluated in a new way than they ever were before, and there are legitimate points that have been raised. What we are trying to do is provide a forum in a professional environment and seek peoples input to determine whether or not what the level of effectiveness is for changes that have come and that are potentially coming,” he said.

The date of the first hearing will be announced in the next month, Flanagan said.

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Aunt Rosie, Your Huntington GPS Rosie at your service… I have an update to

young people make good in a big way this week.

share with you about my tandem biking friends from When’s the last time… you’ve heard of a good a few weeks ago! Turns out they saw my note in this old-fashioned jewel heist? It seems like it’s the basis of column and have written in to report their doings. As half of the old mystery/crime dramas I grew up watchyou might recall, there’s a male-female pair that typiing. And it turns out a jewel thief struck the Carlton cally rides along Park Avenue on their tandem bicyHotel in Cannes. In a mere cle during the days. Turns out the female half of minute, the thief held up guards the Huntington Station duo IN THE KNOW and absconded with $136 million has been fighting through WITH AUNT ROSIE in diamond jewelry, one of the some health issues, which biggest heists in years. Gladly, norequired her to be hospitalbody was hurt in the quick and ized in mid-May. In mid-June, though, the duo got simple break-in, during which the perp got in through back to the bike, I’m glad to say. They’ve made a the locked French doors, held up the participants in a small change, though – to avoid the worst heat, jewelry showcase with a handgun and ran away – no they’ve restricted rides on really hot days to early getaway car, folks. I don’t write this to glorify jewel mornings and early evening. So that’s why I haven’t thievery – far from it. But I write more to share that seen them! Their message, dated July 18, leaves me feeling I had of, “when’s the last time you heard of with a word of advice. They write: “We hope to see THAT happening?” You know the feeling, I’m sure. you again as the weather cools off a bit. Thanks for thinking of us, and try biking again – it’s a lot of fun Therapeutic or annoying?… Another issue I and good exercise.” Well wishes to you, my friends! need you to weigh in on: food shopping – therapeutic Speaking of at your service… What do you all or a pain in the tush? I’ve heard both sides. I have friends who love trips to the grocery store; they find think of the new town website? I’ve been puttering something calming about it, walking in with nothing around on it the last few weeks, and although I’m and walking out with all kinds of goodies and possistill learning the ropes, I think I’m getting the hang bilities. For others, it’s the worst experience; too many of it. It was designed, of course, with casual web choices, they say. Myself, I am torn as of late. I used browsers of a certain age like me in mind, I’m wondering – how’d they do? Email me or send me a letter to love food shopping. But now, when I need something specific, I find myself aggravated. I mean really, and let me know what you think. how many different kinds of toothpaste does one need to consider? And now that there are all of these hidDr. Spencer goes to Washington… So my den chemicals on the market and foods you “should” folks in the legislature tell me Legislator Doc buy organic, food shopping has really become a lot of Spencer was to testify this week in Washington about work. But on days when I’m just generally browsing, energy drinks. It’s always neat when local experts I find it relaxing. Until I get to the check-out counter, head to D.C. to share their insight, but there’s a piece that is. We all know the adventures that can happen here that makes the whole thing so amazing that here. I’ll save that one for another day. some folks haven’t picked up on yet. Doc is from West Virginia, and he was invited by Senator Jay (Aunt Rosie wants to hear from you! If you have Rockefeller of his native West Virginia. Here’s where comments, ideas, or tips about what’s happening in it comes full circle – who was governor of West Viryour neck of the woods, write to me today and let me ginia when young Doc-to-be Spencer was awarded know the latest. To contact me, drop a line to Aunt his state scholarship, the one that got him on the road Rosie, c/o The Long-Islander, 149 Main Street, Huntto medical school? You guessed it – Jay Rockefeller. ington NY 11743. Or try the e-mail at I hope the good senator enjoyed seeing one of his aunt.rosieli@gmail.com)

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POLICE REPORT Compiled by Danny Schrafel

No Five-Finger Discount For You A Huntington Station man faces petit larceny charges after being arrested at a West Jericho Turnpike pharmacy at 4:20 p.m. July 27. The man is accused of stealing items from the Rite-Aid in Huntington Station.

Mailbox Takes A Beating Suffolk County police are investigating a July 26 complaint of fourth-degree criminal mischief in South Huntington. At approximately 11 p.m., a metal mailbox on a Engelke Avenue home was damaged, the complainant said.

Nothing Left In The Tank Suffolk County police responded to a grand larceny complaint at 8 p.m. July 26 on West Hills Road in Huntington Station. The complainant said that a welding cable and tanks were stolen from a home.

That Won’t Be Cheap Suffolk County police responded to reports of criminal mischief on S. Woods End Road in Dix Hills July 25. The complainant reported damage to the windows of their 2013 Audi A6.

Burglars On The Run Suffolk County police rushed to a Melville home July 25 at noon after receiving reports of a burglary. Officers discovered that jewelry and money were taken from the home during the incident.

Identity Thieves Strike Suffolk County police responded to reports of secondand first-degree identity theft in East Northport and Huntington, respectively, on July 24. In the East Northport case, an unknown person opened up a checking account using the complainant’s personal information. In the Huntington case, an unknown person opened up a new account using the complainant’s personal information and transferred money to the new account.

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Are You Sure You’ve Got Mail?

Members of Greenlawn American Legion 1244 listen as town officials thank Korean War veterans for their years of service at the Melville Marriot July 26.

“It wasn’t the Korea I left—most was bombed out, during the war.

When I went back in the late 1970s, the city had been built up, the streets were paved and nobody was shooting at you.”

Northport Village police responded to a Church Street home at 1:15 a.m. July 25 following a confrontation over allegations over stolen mail. The complainant told police that she received a letter from a building maid accusing her of taking her mail. The complainant also said the letter states that the woman accusing her is going to ask the landlord to evict her. The complainant felt threatened and wanted police to document the incident.

Arson Investigation The Arson Squad is investigating a suspicious July 23 fire outside a business in Huntington village. The fire happened outside the Sedoni Gallery store at approximately 6 p.m.

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Councilwoman Susan Berland presents official proclamations from the Town of Huntington to Cathy Colligan, Donna Freck-Hasel, Judy Arth and Cathy Di Gennaro all recently retired from Candlewood Middle School.

DIX HILLS

Well Wishes To Retirees Several Candlewood Middle School teachers turned in their last lesson plans in June and retired, ending lengthy careers in education. Cathy Colligan, Donna FreckHasel, Judy Arth and Cathy Di Gennaro all recently retired.

Colligan started teaching in the Half Hollow Hills School District in 1980 and has worked with the school district for over 33 years assisting students with special needs.

Freck-Hasel has also taught in the Half Hollow Hills School District for 33 years

and leveraged her love of music as the director of the orchestra program at Candlewood Middle School.

Arth has taught in the Half Hollow Hills School District for 34 years and dedicated her time at Candlewood to leading her students in chorus and musical productions.

Di Gennaro has taught students in every school in Half Hollow Hills Italian and Spanish for over 30 years. She also served as the Kickline adviser at Half Hollow Hills High School West.

TOWN OF HUNTINGTON

Outline Of GOP Platform Emerges

By Danny Schrafel dschrafel@longislandernews.com

Promising lower taxes, more transparency, term limits and a focus on growing the town’s infrastructure, the Republican ticket for Huntington Town Board of Gene Cook, Mark Mayoka and Josh Price are looking past September’s primary and envisioning a faceoff with their would-be Democratic challengers.

But their Democratic challengers are saying their platform is long on platitudes and short on hard facts.

At a fundraiser July 25, Cook, a current councilman who is running for supervisor, told supporters he and his running mates have “a great vision for the Town of Huntington in the future.”

“We want to pay down the debt… We can work that out,” Cook said. “We want to make sure our waters are clean – we can bring in more sewage treatment… and take care of our infrastructure. That is what the town board should be doing, and that is what it will be doing in the future.”

The Republican ticket is committed to “to less taxes and more transparency in the Town of Huntington,” according to campaign literature.

But Supervisor Frank Petrone, who is running for re-election on the Democratic ticket, has done just that, said his running mate Councilman Mark Cuthbertson.

“Our tax levy for the last year – the average increase has averaged less than one half of one percent,” Cuthbertson said.

“It’s ironic – they [Cook and Mayoka] voted against every budget we passed and never offered an alternative of how they could make taxes lower.”

Petrone did not return a request for comment by press time Monday.

Cuthbertson also raised doubts about the GOP’s platform, which he dismissed as a vague effort to “throw out buzz words and tap into people’s cynicism.”

“Sewers are massive infrastructure projects that can’t be done without federal or state assistance,” he said. “You want to lower taxes and are going to build sewers.

What are the specifics?”

In his campaign, Cuthbertson is highlighting his role in the town’s recovery efforts following Superstorm Sandy, promoting economic development programs and promoting environmental and open space protection.

Tracey Edwards, who is running alongside Petrone and Cuthbertson for town board, is focusing on forging new government partnerships to reduce town spending, increasing resident accessibly to town hall, partnering with school districts and local businesses to enhance youth programs, and promoting job growth, financial stability and quality of life in town.

Meanwhile, Sept. 10 is a big day on the political calendar for town Republicans.

That day, Cook will face off with former State Supreme Court judge Robert Lifson for the Republican line for supervisor, while Cook will also face former Maritime Services Director Harry Acker for the Independence line. Price and Mayoka will face former Councilman Mark Capodanno in a race for two Republican Town Council designations.

Mayoka said he plans to “stand by his record” of focusing on small businesses, working to strengthen financial practices at town, and working to retrofit the Huntington home of wounded U.S. Marine Captain James Byler, who lost both legs to an IED in active duty.

“The voters will make the ultimate decision,” he said.

Price added that he strongly supports the term limits for town offices.

Price said he is optimistic that the vote will be in their favor this September.

“The Town of Huntington is craving a town council that will govern with a more conservative philosophy than the one we see currently,” he said.

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DIX HILLS

Building Support For Schoolhouse

By Danny Schrafel dschrafel@longislandernews.com

Advocates for the Lower Half Hollow Schoolhouse in Dix Hills are making their final push to show the town they can care for the historic building.

Charlotte Muchnik, president of the Half Hollow Historical Association, said the group is taking steps to increase membership and raise awareness about the historic structure. A July 23 email blast sent by the historical association’s vice-president, Jackie McGrath, urges community members to get involved. A petition, located at http://chn.ge/12hzJBv, urges the town to buy the Lower Half Hollow Schoolhouse.

“We need to put some money together and get some interest from the outside and stir up some new membership so we can prove to the town that we can take care of it,” Muchnik said.

But before the town makes moves to buy the Lower Half Hollow Schoolhouse – a public hearing to that end was held May 7 – the Half Hollow Historical Association must become a 501c(3) not-for-profit organization to take custody of the building or partner with an existing one, Councilwoman Susan Berland said.

“They need to take the next steps in their own organization before the town can give them the responsibility to run the building,” Berland said. “We have to have an organization that’s ready, willing and able to care for it and run it.”

McGrath writes that “the owners are looking to sell this property as soon as possible,” but a historic marker awarded by the Town of Huntington in June 2011 prevents the structure from being leveled, which will likely diminish its value amongst prospective buyers.

While the town is also exploring a partnership with the county, funding to buy a historic structure is hard to come by. The county hasn’t contributed funds to a purchase in at least five years, county officials said.

The Lower Half Hollow Schoolhouse, located next door to the Paumanok Elementary School at 5 Seaman Neck Road in Dix Hills, served as a school from 18951931, one of just a handful of one-room schoolhouses remaining in the area.

Until 1931, it was one of the district’s two schools, along with the Upper Half Hollow School. The schoolhouse became the Half Hollow Historical Association’s headquarters in 2003 when Marjorie

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Historical association begins petitioning, launches membership drive

Advocates hope a push for increased membership and interest in the Half Hollow Historical Association will help plans to form a nonprofit to care for the Lower Half Hollow Schoolhouse become a reality.

Blachly bought the building and started the association. Since she died in 2009, though, there has been uncertainty as to Lower Half Hollow’s future.

The Lower Half Hollow Schoolhouse was built in 1894 after the Whitson family offered a piece of their land to be used for a school. After the 1931 school year, the

district doubled its capacity when they phased out Upper and Lower Half Hollow in favor of the four-room Hills School, which was built about 2 miles from the Lower Half Hollow School. In the 1940s, Lower Half Hollow was converted to a private home before it became the historical association’s headquarters.

HUNTINGTON

$10K Gas Gouging Deal

By Cat Tacopina info@longislandernews.com

The owner of this Huntington BP gas station agreed to pay $10,000 in a settlement for alleged price gouging after Superstorm Sandy.

MELVILLE

Motorcyclist Injured In Pinelawn Road Crash A Suffolk County man was still in critical condition Monday after he was in a motorcycle accident late Saturday evening.

Brentwood resident John Grant was riding a 1992 Harley Davidson on July 27 around 11:15 p.m. when he collided with a Volkswagen driven by North Amityville resident Dwight Bogle, carrying one other passenger, police said.

Grant was driving southbound on Pinelawn Road in Melville and collided with Bogle as the latter was turning into

the Newsday parking lot.

Second Precinct Sergeant Richard Auspacker said Grant is still at North Shore-LIJ Hospital in Plainview. He said Grant is currently suffering from a broken neck, head injuries, a broken pelvis and may have to have his right hand amputated.

Both Bogle and his passenger were treated for minor injuries at the North Shore-LIJ Hospital in Syosset.

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In continuance with his probe of post-Superstorm Sandy gas prices, New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman charged a Huntington gas station as one of several in New York with price gouging.

The attorney general reached a $10,000 settlement with the Huntington BP located on West Jericho Turnpike within the past two months.

A spokesman for the attorney general’s office said the station raised their price for regular unleaded gas to $4.30 immediately after the storm. It is an offense Schneiderman said exploited the direness of the struggle those affected by the storm.

“Today, we are continuing to send the message…that those who engage in illegal price gouging will be held accountable” he said in a press release.

Several gas stations on Long Island were also charged with price gouging after Sandy. The USA Petroleum gas station on Main Street in Farmingdale is being charged with $23,733, while the owner of a Massapequa BP reached a settlement of $4,500.

But Huntington BP owner Mirza Aliamad defended his increases. Aliamad said he raised the price of gas after the storm due to the extra expenses he said the storm forced him to incur.

“We had lost power immediately after the storm and we had to go out and get a generator so we could operate,” he said.

“The lines for gas were so long that I also had to hire extra man power so that all of the gas pumps could be operated and the lines could move faster.”

Aliamad said he didn’t know why his gas station and several others are being charged for price gouging while others weren’t, especially since he claimed that his station was charging less than other

competitors on Jericho Turnpike.

The attorney general’s spokesman said the gas stations that are being charged with allegedly price gouging were unable to provide invoices of expenses during the storm and documentation of what the extra expenses went toward.

New York State’s Price Gouging law only goes into effect “during any abnormal disruption of the market” and specifies that businesses are only charged with violating the law when there has been an unconscionable increase in the price of goods that cannot be backed up.

The representative also said there were multiple gas stations on Long Island who had been investigated for price gouging, but were able to provide what the extra expenses went toward and had the charges were dropped.

However, Aliamad claimed he offered proof of his extra expenses. He said he provided an invoice to Assistant Attorney General Sandra Giorno-Tocco a week after Sandy. He also claimed he was able to provide an additional invoice two weeks after the storm.

“I’ve been very forthcoming for what those expenses are for, and they were all made so that this community that I care about could get back to normal,” the owner said.

He also said he believes that with certain gas stations being charged while others are not, Schneiderman is having a “difficult time separating the good guys from the bad guys.”

“I was really looking out for the people in my community and what was in their best interests,” Aliamad said. “What this whole situation is telling me is that if there is ever a crisis like this again, I should close down my business, tell people I’m unable to help and not do anything to help them.”

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TOWN OF HUNTINGTON

Highway Objections For Naught?

Superintendent’s petitions come under fire by challengers

By Jacqueline Birzon jbirzon@longislandernews.com

Bearing allegations that Huntington Highway Superintendent William Naughton failed to correctly label primary petitions, members of two different political parties filed specific objections against the 25-year incumbent.

Stephen Jimenez, a Huntington Town Democratic Committee member and aide to town Councilman Mark Cuthbertson,

filed objections with the Suffolk County Board of Elections Monday, July 22 as did Huntington Station resident and town Conservative Committee member Michael Helfer.

Kenneth Savin, Naughton’s Northportbased attorney listed on the objection, said Jimenez and Helfer’s claims are unsubstantial and without warrant.

Specifically, the objections accuse Naughton of omitting the geographic location of which highway office he is

seeking. However, Savin said Naughton not only designated the Town of Huntington on his cover letter, but also on every page of his petition.

Rather, Savin said that Jimenez and Helfer’s motivations are likely to be political in nature, since Conservative party opponent Peter Gunther received backing from three different party lines.

“It’s very simple… if they can knock Naughton off they can replace some other Democrat on the Democratic

DIX HILLS

Stern Running Unopposed

By Danny Schrafel dschrafel@longislandernews.com

Voters in the Suffolk County Legislature’s 16th district will have one less decision to make this Election Day. That’s because Steve Stern, a Democrat from Dix Hills, is running unopposed for his fifth two-year term.

Stern said the absence of a challenger is proof that he has served his constituents well during the last eight years.

“It’s an overwhelming message that I’ve delivered on my promises to hold the line on taxes and to make the tough decisions during these challenging times,” he said.

Looking back on his last two years in office, Stern said his greatest accomplishment was to continue playing a role

in balancing the delivery of essential services with avoiding general fund property tax increases. Taking steps toward expanding sewer infrastructure and developing ways to fund those upgrades has been another priority, he said.

Improvements to the Southwest Sewer District are critical to continued environmental improvement as well as economic growth along the Route 110 corridor and in surrounding residential areas, Stern said.

“We are looking at areas throughout Suffolk County that are prime areas for expanded sewer infrastructure, as well as expanding sewer infrastructure that we already have in place,” he said. “It makes perfect sense to use existing infrastructure and grow it outwards.”

Attention to veterans’ services is par-

ticularly important to Stern, who chairs the legislature’s Veterans and Seniors Committee. He pointed to the implementation of the Joseph P. Dwyer PTSD Steve Stern Peer-to-Peer Counseling Program as a crucial accomplishment. The program offers an avenue for returning veterans to share their experiences and seek assistance in a nonthreatening, confidential environment.

“This is a program that is also a great start. It is a model for the rest of New York State and we strongly believe it’s going to be a model for the rest of the nation,” Stern said.

line….Cuthbertson is looking to get rid of Bill Naughton, he’s made no secret about that; they William Naughton don’t like one another. That’s why Bill did not get the endorsement of the Democratic Party,” Savin said.

Jimenez and Helfer did not return calls for comment last week.

However, Town Conservative Party Chair Frank Tinari notarized both Jimenez and Helfer’s objections to Naughton’s petition.

“It was our position that he didn’t comply [with election law] and we’re asking the board of elections to review them [Naughton’s petitions],” Tinari said Wednesday. “At this point we’ve filed the objections at a timely manner and we’re just gonna wait and see when the BOE makes a decision.”

Naughton successfully collected well over the minimum number of signatures to get on a primary ballot and run against highway hopefuls Don McKay and Kevin Orelli, who also met the minimum number of signatures.

McKay said Monday should the Board of Elections discard the objections and fail to reprimand Naughton, the case will go before State Supreme Court.

“It’s unfortunate because the people who are supporting Naughton worked hard to give him credit and hustled to get him signatures, but the law is the law…there are specific laws and you have to be correct,” McKay said Monday.

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

Too Many Tests?

Are schoolchildren being asked to take too have adopted a “core curriculum” in a step many tests? toward a nationalized education goal, and to Is the state’s increased reliance on stan- put in place better assessment standards. dardized testing allowing too many children Assessments are a necessary component of to fall through the cracks? our education system, but many are critical of Are school districts being forced to change the state’s increasing reliance on the stanindividual approaches to meet new state stan- dardized tests as a means of assessing student dards at the expense of students? and teacher performance. And These are some of the questions EDITORIAL when our educational resources likely to be raised at a series of are shifted toward achieving State Senate hearings beginning in Septem- those assessment goals, it kind of takes the ber. State Senator John Flanagan, chair of the fun out of being educated.

Senate Education Committee, who anYes, the fun. nounced the hearings last week, hopes to adBecause when one looks back at one’s own dress a number of concerns that have come education, it seems the teachers who inspired up since the state implemented education re- us are probably not the ones who obsessed forms in 2010. The reforms, mandated by the over performance on standardized tests.

New York State Board of Regents and the It is time to assess the assessments. We state education department, were put in place look forward to the Senate hearings and hope to – among other things -- bring New York in that they can ultimately allow teachers to inline with 44 other states in the country that spire rather than drill.

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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Let Us Decide

Hands Off, Frank

DEAR EDITOR: There is a proposal on the table to save Suffolk County taxpayers over $1 million per year by eliminating waste and inefficiency. Sounds good, right?

Better yet, this proposal places the decision in the people’s hands – those who ultimately endure the overbearing burden of taxation – through referendum this November.

Unfortunately, some have voiced opposition to giving Suffolk County residents a chance to decide the merits of this proposal. I believe our residents deserve an opportunity to reduce the size of government when doing so saves money and preserves important services.

Over the last five years, many of my closest loved ones [have headed] south because they simply could not afford to live in our beloved county any longer. I hope that the legislature votes to give the public an opportunity voice their opinion at the polls on this consolidation effort.

DEAR EDITOR: Frank Petrone should be ashamed of himself! I am a lifelong Republican, and for many years I supported Mr. Petrone both at the ballot box and as a committeewoman with personal donations. I felt betrayed back in [2002] when he switched parties, and took with him all the donations that so many of raised for him since he shared our political philosophy. If shifting political philosophies wasn’t enough, I was disgusted after reading last week’s paper. Unfortunately, you failed to point out that Mr. Petrone is orchestrating the primaries against his opponent, Councilman Cook, in both the GOP and Independence primaries.

I don’t think any voter would mind having more choices, but when insurgent candidates tied to Mr. Petrone attempt to muddy the process, then voters should cry foul. In the Republican primary, former Judge Robert Lifson is conflicted. His [nephew], Brian, was just hired by Mr. Petrone for full-time employment by the Town. Additionally, Mr.

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Lifson was the [second] name that Mr. Petrone [supported] for town attorney after the departure of John Leo at the Town Board meeting this past January. Lastly, it was reported in another publication that the people who collected signatures for Mr. Lifson to primary Mr. Cook on the Republican line are Town employees who work in Mr. Petrone’s Office. In short, Mr. Petrone’s hand in this is obvious.

Likewise, the Town Independence party nominated Councilman Cook, and yet another insurgent candidate has come out of nowhere to challenge this nomination… namely Mr. Petrone’s Harbormaster Harold Acker. Strange that Mr. Acker attended Mr. Petrone’s fundraiser this past spring, and owes Mr. Petrone for his $30,000 parttime job in retirement. But yet Mr. Acker is forging ahead to disrupt the process despite the Independence Party selecting Mr. Cook as their candidate.

This type of Nixonian, sleazy political game has no place in Huntington. If legitimate candidates had come forward to challenge the party designees, then voters would accept this as part of

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Primary Politics DEAR EDITOR: Your [recent] article about the upcoming elections only tells half the story. Republican candidate Robert Lifson stated that he is running because he doesn’t believe that the GOP designee, Councilman Eugene Cook, has the skills to be supervisor.

I find this disingenuous since it was Mr. Lifson, as former GOP chair in the 1980, who nominated and supported Jack O’Neill for supervisor. Mr. O’Neill won the race, and yet his only qualification was being a retired NYC

cop. Mr. Cook, on the other hand, is an entrepreneur who started a small repair business and built it into a multi-million dollar firm that now employs dozens and has contracts all over Long Island.

It has been reported that Mr. Lifson’s primary petitions were garnered by Mr. Petrone’s staff and their families at Town Hall.

It has also been reported that members of Mr. Lifson’s family were recently hired by the Town.

This smacks of a quid-pro-quo, and needs to be further explored so the public knows the extent of this arrangement. The same can be said for the supervisor’s involvement in the Independence party primary where another town employee who works for Mr. Petrone is now engaging Mr. Cook having filed petitions gathered by many of Mr. Petrone's employees.

If Mr. Cook had, hypothetically, used employees working for him at the Town to initiate primary challenges in Mr. Petrone’s political party, I think Cook would have been pilloried for this kind of behavior.

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Life&Style FILM

Movie Magic Needed For 48-Hour Film Challenge

By Katie Schubauer info@longislandernews.com

It takes most filmmakers months and even years to produce a film. But the Cinema Arts Centre is asking contestants to do it in a mere two days in its first annual 48-Hour Filmmaking Contest.

The contest to create a short film (five minutes or less) will begin on Friday, Aug. 16 at 7 p.m. and will end on Sunday, Aug. 18 at 7 p.m. All writing, shooting, editing and adding musical accompaniment must occur during that designated time period.

Contestants will not know the genre of the film until the competition officially begins. They will also find out certain random elements that they must include in their film as part of the challenge.

Although this is the first contest of its kind sponsored by the Cinema Arts Centre, it is certainly not a revolutionary concept. Forty-eight-hour film contests have been held all over the United States and abroad for many years now. Cinema Arts Centre co-Director Dylan Skolnick said he was inspired by a contest of this nature that occurs in New Zealand, for which Skolnick is a judge.

“We saw what we thought was a great idea and decided to go for it,” Skolnick said.

A panel of judges comprised of film industry professionals will vote on the winners on Sunday. Skolnick said contestants will most likely upload their films to a secure website available only to the judges.

Once the winners have been chosen, all the films will be made available to the public. The winning film will make it to the big screen at the Cinema Arts Centre where it will be shown for one week.

Teams of any size can register for $85 per person. Skolnick said he thought a team of four was probably the smallest team a film crew could get away with, but said he would leave it to avid moviemakers to come up with a creative and efficient way to produce a masterpiece. Skolnick said he didn’t think it would be hard to round up a crew among film enthusiasts in the area.

“I hope we have a big turnout and that people start getting excited about the contest,” Skolnick said.

Contestants can sign up at www.cinemaartscentre.org/event/48-hour-filmmaking from now until the start date. Filmmakers, producers, and people simply up for a challenge are encouraged to register.

What can you make in 48 hours? The Cinema Arts Centre is challenging film enthusiasts to make a movie in two days.

LITERATURE

Eight Years Later, Novel Is Labor Of Love

By Lauren Dubinsky info@longislandernews.com

Jessica Lott is many things – writer, art enthusiast, critic, columnist and teacher, and now she is a novelist.

Lott spent eight years perfecting her first novel, “The Rest of Us,” and it is something she says she is very proud of.

She grew up in Northport and went off to live in Venezuela as an exchange student when she was 15. There, she discovered her passion for the Spanish culture. When she returned to America, she went to the University of Vermont and majored in English and minored in art.

After she graduated, she was at a crossroads.

“I knew I wanted to go further with my education but I didn’t have the confidence and I wanted to work a little bit,” Lott said.

Eventually she decided to go to Washington University and pursue a degree in English literature.

“I learned a tremendous amount at Washington University,” Lott said, adding that she honed her skills in writing critically and being precise with her language. “That clarity, you’re always looking for and that precision when you’re writing.”

After she graduated from the university with a master’s degree, her education did not stop there. Her next stop was Boston University where she majored in creative writing. She discovered there that creative writing was her true passion, but was still hesitant.

“It’s a craft, so you really have to learn how to do it,” Lott said. “I think because I wanted it so badly I was a little bit more hesitant to follow through with it.”

She graduated from the university with another master’s degree, this time in creative writing. It was then that she started to write “The Rest of Us.” Over the next few years, she took her

Northport native Jessica Lott has released her first novel, “The Rest of Us,” about an affair between a student and her professor.

talents many different places. She became the editorial adviser for the opening of The Elizabeth A. Sackler Center for Feminist Art at the Brooklyn Museum. She went on to teach writing at universities and workshops and edited art catalogues for the New Museum, The Studio Museum in Harlem, Joan Mitchell/CUE Foundation, Philbrook Museum, and Brooklyn Museum.

In 2007, she published her first novella, “Osin,” and won the Novella Award from Low Fidelity Press. She also wrote short fiction, essays and art reviews for many reputable publications including The New York Times, frieze magazine, and NY Arts. One of her art critiques won the Arts Writer’s Prize from the Frieze Foundation in London.

Despite her busy work schedule, Lott was still cultivating her novel. In 2011, she finally completed it.

The author said when she started writing it, she never imaged it would turn into a novel; she intended it to be a short story. But as the years went by, it snowballed into something much larger than she expected.

“I had an idea and I just kept writing it and it got bigger and bigger and bigger and it became a novel,” Lott said.

The tale is a love story that explores the

affair a young student had with her older professor.

“When I’m writing, I hear the voices first. I hear people speaking almost, and I write out conversations first, and from those conversations I start to build around it,” Lott said.

She said her characters, Terry, the narrator, and Rudolf Rhinehart, spoke to her and gave her the inspiration she needed, but the road she took to write the novel was not an easy one. Lott described it as a stairway that she kept climbing; when she got to the top, she didn’t know how she got there.

“I remember having that moment with the novel where I had 400 pages or something and I didn’t even know that it accumulated that much,” Lott said.

She said she struggled with perspective. She had never written in the first person female voice before, but that was something she had to take on.

“It was very hard for me to do that because it didn’t feel natural,” Lott said.

But a challenge was something she wanted to take on.

“At the time, it was a challenge and usually when you’re writing something and you come up to this challenge, it’s usually a really good sign,” Lott said. “If everything is coming too easy to yourself, you’re not challenging yourself.”

After toying with the novel for more than eight years, Lott can say that she has created something she is proud of.

“I feel really proud of the work; I get behind it,” Lott said. “It really does represent my very best effort.”

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Small World, Big Taste

By Jackie & Danny foodie@longislandernews.com

Nestled in a Jericho Turnpike shopping center for the last eight years, Piccolo Mondo of Huntington is a hidden gem among Italian-American restaurants.

While owner Roland Mizaku hails from Albania, he and head chef Joao Encarnaco found their culinary inspiration from Italy.

Mizaku said his menu is dedicated to a well-rounded demonstration of Italy’s best, offering items popular in the north such as pasta and steaks as well as southern-influenced seafood dishes.

Big on their specials menu, which changes weekly, Piccolo Mondo wanted us to see just how special these dishes are.

While offering mostly cold soups during the summer months, Piccolo Mondo has a warm vegetarian puree ($7.95) that is a deceivingly creamy balance of blended spinach and squash, served side by side in what we wish had been an endless bowl.

The halibut and beet ravioli was the foodie favorite of the three-course meal.

The marinated beet salad ($8.95) spotlights crumbled feta, chopped almonds and beets dispersed nicely over a pile of fresh baby arugula.

The seafood salad ($13.95), served cold, was a hot pick at our table. The sautéed

The seafood salad makes for a light, savory meal for either lunch or dinner.

Piccolo Mondo head chef Joao Encarnaco and owner Roland Mizaku stand in front of the restaurant’s impressively stocked bar.

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DINEHUNTINGTON.COM cides or to produce an insecticide. Concerns over health impacts and safety have emerged since the dawn of this biotechnology, and as a result, the New York Assembly’s Committee on Consumer Affairs and Protection has scheduled a public hearing on the matter, to be held July 30 in New York City, to bring to the surface information regarding scientific research and data on the health and safety of GMOs in foods, policies related to these foods, and potential economic and legal implications

Piccolo Mondo 1870 E. Jericho Tpke., Huntington 631-462-0718 www.piccolomondoli.com Cuisine: Italian-American Atmosphere: Rustic Price range: Moderate Hours: Lunch: Wed.-Fri. noon-3 p.m.; Dinner: Sun.-Thurs. 4 p.m.-10 p.m.; Fri.-Sat. 4 p.m.-10:30 p.m.; Closed on Mondays until Labor Day.

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Side Dish GMOhNo?: Are you up to date on your food news? If not, here’s a quick summary of what’s been going on in New York regarding genetically modified organism (GMO) foods. A bill currently before the state legislature would require that manufacturers list whether their products contain genetically engineered ingredients. In a nutshell, a GMO is a plant or animal that has been genetically engineered with DNA from bacteria, viruses or other plants and animals, often in order to withstand herbi-

Just when we thought we hit the peak of our evening, we tried the Oreo cheesecake dessert, a homemade creation drizzled in raspberry and mint syrup, coated lightly in shaved almonds and topped with whipped cream and a maraschino cherry. Let’s just say we wanted more than a forkful of that scrumptiously decadent dessert.

medley of grilled calamari, shrimp and mussels dripping in a light lemon sauce has a clean and savory flavor—so much so that we ordered even more seafood as entrées.

The halibut special ($28.95) was the heavy-hitter. The dish, which is a frequent special, features a thick cut of fresh halibut, neatly stacked over thinly sliced vegetables. The fish is evenly cooked with a slight hint of butter to keep out mouths watering. The real prize on the plate, however, was the beet ravioli, artfully presented around the halibut. The thin layer of pasta is the perfect vessel for the tangy mashed beets.

Piccolo Mondo, which translates to “small world,” showed us how to turn up the heat in a seafood dish with its shrimp and grilled calamari ($23.95). Nailing the presentation, the main course offers sautéed shrimp and fresh calamari, saffron risotto and julienne vegetables in a light spicy sauce, which Mizaku explained comes from pepper and oregano.

ton. With an already established location in Commack on Jericho Turnpike, Nisen plans to open another restaurant in the former home of Barolo in Melville on Route 110, likely by the end of the year.

Another location is planned for St. James, at the intersection of Route 347 and Route 25. However, with these planned expansions came the closing of Nisen’s Woodbury location in June, so if you went west for sushi, consider redirecting your GPS. SIP ON THIS: Do you like a bit of alphabet

Nisen co-owner Tom Lam and his sushi/Asian cuisine empire are planning new restaurants in Melville and St. James. of requiring these foods to be labeled.

SUSHI ON THE MOVE: The Nisen name has

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soup with your tea? Then make your way to Poetry Night at Sip Tea Lounge (286C New York Ave., Huntington, 631-683-5777 http://siptealoungeny.com) on Friday, Aug. 2. It’s sure to be a tasteful experience. Want to participate in poetry night? Email store@theteaplant.com to register. And while you’re at it, check out Sip Tea Lounge’s blog, http://blog.theteaplant.com, for tips on how to cool down by making freshly brewed ice tea.

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today, the veteran said.

Billia recalled the battle of the Pusan perimeter, when it took his infantry one month to travel from the southern to northernmost tip of Korea.

Billia was one of the 22 survivors of his group who fought in the first Battle of Pork Chop Hill in April 1953, when 128 soldiers in his group climbed the 980-foot mountain and only 22 survived to make the descent.

Twenty years after the armistice was signed, Billia returned to South Korea and said he found it was a very different place than the war zone he remembered. The biggest difference, he noted, was that no one was firing weapons at him.

“It wasn’t the Korea I left—most was bombed out, during the war. When I went back in the late 1970s, the city had been built up, the streets were paved and nobody was shooting at you,” he said.

Billia made an impressive life for himself after returning from the war in 1953.

The first-generation Italian war veteran came to New York, where he attended Iona College, married his wife, Annita, and became a father of three children—one of whom has passed—a grandfather of eight and great-grandfather of one. He studied to become a math and science teacher, worked for a publishing company, joined the Huntington Manor Fire Department Half Hollow Hills photo/Danny Schrafel

Toni Tepe, pictured at a fundraiser for Supervisor candidate Gene Cook Thursday, alleges Democrats are attempting to meddle in Republican politics.

Sergeant at Arms Fred Amore, Commander, VFW 9263, sounds a bell for Huntington’s 11 servicemen missing in action following the Korean War as Mario Buonpane, Chairman of Huntington’s Veterans Advisory Board reads the names of the missing. and the Huntington Community First Aid Squad, and is a chaplain to many civic and professional groups. Billia and his wife have lived in Huntington Station for the last 50 years, during which he became a deacon of the Roman Catholic faith.

Honored at the town’s memorial breakfast was Dominick Feeney, a commissioner at the South Huntington Water District who received the Len Totora, Jr. Award for his service as a decorated Army combat veteran of the Korean War. Town Supervisor Frank Petrone thanked

United States servicemen hold the American and South Korean flags during the Presentation of Colors at the 60th anniversary of the Korean War memorial breakfast Friday. the Korean War veterans for their dedication and service, noting the town’s two Korean War memorials at Huntington Town Hall and the Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Building on Main Street.

“We remember…so that generations

that are here and generations to come can remember why they’re alive, why they’re free and why we stand here as a group of people on Long Island that will never forget what you have done for us,” Petrone said.

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hall staffers in the petition filings, Cuthbertson added, serves only as proof of Petrone’s political roots. The supervisor switched parties and became a Democrat in October 2002.

“When he changed registrations, he didn’t clean house and fire the Republicans that were working for or with him,” Cuthbertson said. “Those people remained as Republicans – they weren’t asked to change. They still have feelings about the Republican ticket and a First Amendment right to express those feelings.”

“Just as she is supporting a particular candidate who is not a registered Republican, everybody’s got the right to support whatever candidate they wish,” County Democratic chairman Rich Schaffer

added. “That’s the greatness of the country that we live in.”

Petitioners with ties to Town Hall who submitted Independence signatures for Acker’s campaign include: Jim Matthews, special counsel to the Zoning Board of Appeals; Deputy Town Attorney Thelma Neira; Interim Assessor Roger Ramme; former Democratic councilman and Special Town Attorney Stuart Besen; Zoning Board of Appeals member Jeffrey Naness; and Patricia Flynn, an assistant town attorney who also was a candidate for this year’s Democratic Huntington Town Board nomination. Her husband, Bob Flynn, also submitted signatures.

Huntington Democratic Party Chairwoman Mary Collins also submitted a handful of signatures for Acker, as did

Democratic committee member Lawrence Silverman. Silverman and Collins, like many of the petitioners who filed for Acker, are notaries who can gather and file signatures regardless of political registration.

Meanwhile, signatures gathered by Patricia Flynn also appear in petitions filed on behalf of Capodanno and Lifson. Others who submitted signatures for Lifson and Capodanno who have ties to Town Hall include: Philip Ingerman, the town’s director of intergovernmental relations; Robert Sobieski, the husband of Deputy Supervisor Patricia Del Col; Jennifer McGorry, who shares an East Northport address with Zoning Board of Appeals member Robert Slingo; former Interim Comptroller Andrew Persich and Personnel Director Lisa Baisley.

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Sounds Like ‘Nunsense’ Photo by Alan Pearlman

Brittany Ross, Inga Ballard and Kristina Teschner take the stage in the John W. Engeman Theater’s “Nunsense.”

By Mary Beth Casper info@longislandernews.com

Pardon the pun, but something habitforming is happening at The John W. Engeman Theater. Each of their productions is equally stellar, or more brilliant, than their previous one.

Take the latest show to grace the Northport stage: “Nunsense.” The presentation, which opened July 25 and runs through Sept. 8, rocked the audience to its core, generating raucous laughter, round after round of spontaneous applause, and a feeling of well-being that permeated through the theater during the entire production – even spilling out onto Main Street once the lovable, accomplished actresses took their final curtain call.

The show’s premise is a madcap one. The Little Sisters of Hoboken come to Northport Village’s Engeman Theater to hold a fundraiser to help them secure the necessary funds to bury some of their dead. It seems their cook, Sister Julia, Child of God, inadvertently poisoned most of their members, when the vichyssoise she lovingly prepared was tainted with botulism. Over 40 sisters lost their lives and the cash-strapped convent was forced to raise money to bury their deceased – and keep the incident from leaking out to the media and board of health.

Credit the savvy Mother Superior, Mary Regina, for initially raising enough money by launching a successful greeting card company. But when she fell prey to the lure of money and used a chunk of the profits to purchase cell phones for her remaining sisters, as well as an iPad for the convent, she is in a race against time to raise enough money to bury the final four nuns “on ice back at the convent” and keep the law and the board of health off her back.

Thus, the idea of a fundraiser, showcasing the talents of five very unique nuns, is born.

There’s a reason why Dan Goggin’s superbly written review has been such a hit, both in New York City where it debuted in l985 – and became the second longest running play off-Broadway – as well as in regional productions around the country. It’s hilarious!

The Engeman production features the brilliant comedic timing and spectacular musical talents of Inga Ballard, Marie Danvers, Gwendolyn F. Jones, Brittany Ross and Kristina Teschner. Each woman is perfectly cast in her role and shines as she performs individual monologs or musical numbers, or when involved in ensemble work.

If the set looks familiar, you’ve got a good eye. It’s from Engeman’s last production, “South Pacific.” A special nod should be given to director/choreographer Antoinette DiPietropolo, who had the challenge of helping her actresses walk the fineline between acting in a play that literally is about putting on a show as a fundraiser and incorporating the audience in the process.

The temptation for the actresses might have been to become more stand-up comics than thespians. Instead, each embraced her role with gusto and brought her character to brilliant life while performing.

Jones’ Mother Superior Mary Regina is priceless. Her no-nonsense approach to keeping her nuns and audience members in line is helped along by one of her props – the dreaded clicker, hidden in her right hand. She never hesitates using it when she thinks her nuns or any audience members are getting out of control or off track.

Mary Regina’s second-in-command, Sister Mary Hubert (played magnificently by Ballard) never hesitates to remind the audience that she would make a more effective leader than Mary Regina. Yet, despite the apparent animosity between them, a true respect and affection for one another blossoms as the fundraiser progresses.

Sister Robert Anne, beautifully played by Danvers, laments her “understudy” role during the fundraiser. Believing a true star lay dormant within her, Sister Robert Anne does her best to convince the Reverend Mother that she deserved a starring role.

The two remaining cast members, Teschner, the delightfully charming young novice, Sister Mary Leo, and Ross, the ditzy Sister Mary Amnesia, who lost her memory after a crucifix fell on her head, are magnificent.

Some of the most laugh-producing moments are generated by Sister May Amnesia’s sweet, innocent, and, yes, ditzy quizzing of the audience to make certain they are paying attention to what is ensuing onstage, as well as two hilarious, separate slapstick moments created by Sister Robert Anne and Sister Mary Regina. Denver’s Robert Anne creates long braids by twirling the sides of her headpiece and holding onto them, as she hilariously portrays famous braid-wearers in culture and pop history – women like Pocahontas, the Indian Princess and Carrie Fisher’s legendary Princess Lea of “Star Wars” fame.

Then, there are the show-stopping antics of Jones, as her Mother Mary Regina gets high on some drugs that are found in the theater’s bathroom.

In a rousing finale, Ballard’s Sister Mary Hubert leads the cast in a brilliant gospelstyle performance of “Holier Than Thou,” a song that has the audience members clapping their hands, stomping their feet and swaying back and forth in their seats.

You won’t want to miss this show. Everyone say, Amen!

Nunsense, $55 At the John W. Engeman Theater 250 Main St., Northport 631-261-2900 www.engemantheater.com

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Assemblyman Andrew Raia in conjunction with the Suffolk County Office of Emergency Management hosts free Hurricane Safety seminars from 7-8:30 p.m. on: Monday, Aug. 5 – Commack Library; and Thursday, Aug. 15 – East Northport Library. 631-261-4151.

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Calendar O M M U N I T Y

Free Concerts At Northport Bandstand

The Northport Community Band hosts free concerts at the Robert W. Krueger Bandstand overlooking Northport Harbor every Thursday through Aug. 1. All concerts begin at 8:30 p.m. at Northport Village Park (canceled if raining).

Coming up on Aug. 1, “Final Bow... For Now”, including Tchaikovsky’s “1812 Overture” with dueling cannons. Call 631-261-6972 or visit www.nbc59.org.

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

• An English conversation group meets every Tuesday and ends on Aug. 20, 10:30 a.m.noon. The group will discuss American culture and daily life situations. Free and open to all, no registration required.

• Tales for Tots starts at 2 p.m. on Thursday, Aug. 1. Library volunteers will be reading stories to children during the afternoon.

Looking to brush up on your Torah knowledge?

The Chai Center, 501 Vanderbilt Parkway, 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.

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.

• Come join the library for an early morning yoga class on Thursday, Aug. 1 at 9 a.m.

FRIDAY Red Is For Passion

SATURDAY

Northport-East Northport Public Library

Blues Brothers Comin’ At Ya The Blues Brothers, starring Dan Aykroyd and Jim Belushi, come to town Friday, Aug. 9 at The Paramount. Elwood Blues returns as "the legacy" and joins Brother Zee as "the blood", singing and dancing their way through all the greatest Blues Brothers hits. 370 New York Ave., Huntington. 631-673-7300. www.paramountny.com.

Shed The Meds

Get rid of your old or expired medication safely at a “Shed the Meds” program on Aug. 3, 9 a.m.-noon at the Huntington Fire Department, 1 Leverich Place, Huntington. Call Senator Marcellino’s office at 516-922-1811.

Bocce Tournament

Registration is currently underway for the Annual Town of Huntington vs. Town of Babylon Bocce Tournament. The free event will take place on Saturday, Aug. 10 at 9 a.m. at Mill Dam Park in Huntington (West Shore and Mill Dam Roads). Call 631-351-2877 for information and to register.

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 631-425-2640.

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 Summer Games Are On!

Registration is open for the Townwide Fund of Huntington’s Summer Series Games. Tickets are $65 per person per individual event, or teams of six can purchase tickets for all three events at $150 per player. Upcoming events include: volleyball at Crab Meadow Beach, Waterside Avenue, on Sunday, Aug. 4, 10 a.m.-3 p.m.; bocce ball tournament, Sunday, Aug. 18 10 a.m.-3 p.m. at Mill Dam Park. www.townwidefund.org or call 631-629-4950.

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.

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

• Give your brain a workout while having fun.

Work on simple, easy-to-handle puzzles designed for seniors with memory loss on Thursdays, 1-3 p.m. Call 631-498-1238 to register.

• Children entering grades K-5 can come in on Saturday, Aug. 3 for “Puppy Tales!” at 10 a.m.

Harborfields Public Library

Touching Up On The Torah

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.

Half Hollow Hills Community Library

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

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

• Children up to age 5 can come on down to “Shake, Rattle and Read” on Thursday, Aug. 1 at 10 a.m.

South Huntington Public Library Cabaret Art Show/Art Exhibition

MONDAY FD Golf Classic

The Cold Spring Harbor Fire Department hosts its Annual Golf Classic Fundraiser on Aug. 12, sponsored by the Huntington Country Club on West Main Street in Cold Spring Harbor. BBQ lunch will be served on the course, followed by a buffet dinner at the firehouse. $175 per golfer. 631-692-6772.

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 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. 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.

Power Breakfast

Join business professionals at BNI Executive Referral Exchange’s breakfast networking meeting every Wednesday, 7-8:30 a.m. at the Dix Hills Diner, 1800 Jericho Turnpike, Dix Hills. 631-462-7446.

Huntington artist Erich J. Preis presents a solo exhibition, “Cabaret”, Aug. 7-Sept. 30 at Campari Ristorante in Northport. On Aug. 7 from 7-9 p.m., enjoy complimentary hors d’oeuvres and a live performance of vandal-cabaret style dancing by “HOT in the Kitchen” dance troupe. Full costume 1920s cabaret/gangster attire is encouraged; prizes for best costume. www.erichpreis.com.

AT THE LIBRARIES Cold Spring Harbor Library

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

• Come on down on July 31 at 10:30 a.m. to make butterflies out of coffee filters. The activity is for children ages 2-5.

• Is your child an aspiring architect? Children entering grades K-6 can come join the Lego club on Aug. 3 at 2 p.m.

Commack Public Library

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

• Get your movie fix on Thursday, Aug. 1 for a showing of “Escape From Planet Earth” at 10 a.m. For children entering grades 1-5.

• Looking to get in shape? The library will host a Dancersize class for adults at 9 a.m. on Friday, Aug. 2.

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.

• Are you looking to bundle up for winter early?

The library will be hosting a quilting class on Saturday, August 3 at 10 a.m.

Elwood Public Library

3027 Jericho Turnpike, Elwood. 631-4993722. www.elwoodlibrary.org.

• The Holistic Moms’ Network will meet at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, Aug. 1.

• Get your kids’ energy flowing with some beach volleyball on Tuesday, July 30. The event is for children ages 2-3 and starts at 10:30 a.m.

145 Pidgeon Hill Road, Huntington Station.

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

• The library will have crafts for you to do on Saturday, Aug. 3 from 1-4 p.m.

• Looking to center yourself this summer? The library will be hosting Tai Chi for beginners and those looking to add some relaxation into their life. The program goes until the end of August, every Monday beginning at 9:30 a.m.

THEATER and FILM Cinema Arts Centre

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

• Children with a passion for drawing can come to the Children’s Filmmaking Workshop at 10:30 a.m. on Aug. 3.

• Registration is now open for the first 48-Hour Filmmaking Contest, Aug. 16-18. $85 per person. The winning film will be shown for one week at the Cinema Arts Centre.

Dix Hills Performing Arts Center

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

• Julie Budd stars in “Show-Stoppers: Those Great Musical Moments!” Saturday, Aug. 3 at 7:30 p.m. $30-$60.

• Laughs will fill the room at “The Hilarious Comedy of Uncle Floyd,” back by popular demand on Saturday, Aug. 10 at 7:30 p.m. $20.

John W. Engeman Theater At Northport

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

• Laugh the night away with “Nunsense.” $55 • Try something different at Engeman with comedy nights on Wednesdays, Aug. 7 and Aug. 21.

AUDITIONS A Christmas Carol

The Minstrel Players of Northport are holding auditions for “A Christmas Carol” on Aug. 12 at 7:30 p.m. There will be auditions for all roles, save for Mrs. Dilber and Ebeneezer Scrooge.

Auditions will be held at Houghton Hall at 130 Main St. Those auditioning should bring a resume and headshot. For more information, call 631-732-2926.

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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.

• Photographer Asia Lee’s exhibit “Reflections of Our Own Essence” will be on display at the Jeanie Tengelsen Gallery August 3-18.

Most of Lee’s work at this exhibition feature Long Island spots such as Crab Meadow Beach. A reception will take place Friday, Aug. 9, 5:30-7:30 p.m.

You ‘Haft’ To Laugh Catch East Northport’s Eric Haft along with other comedians on Wednesday, Aug. 7 at the John W. Engeman Theater At Northport for comedy night. $30. 350 Main St., Northport. www.johnwengemantheater.com. 631-261-2900.

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.

• The exhibit “Art in Three Dimensions” is on display through Aug. 29.

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 • Wacky Water Wednesdays start at the hatchery on Aug. 7 and will continue throughout the month. The wackiness features sprinklers and bubbles, and goes from 11 a.m.-2 p.m.

Cold Spring Harbor Whaling Museum

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

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

fotofoto Gallery

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

Heckscher Museum Of Art

2 Prime Ave., Huntington. Museum hours: Wednesday - Friday from 10 a.m.-4 p.m., first Fridays from 4-8:30 p.m., Saturday and Sunday from 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Admission $6-8/adults, $46/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 continues every night Tuesday-Sunday.

Huntington Historical Society

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

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

• Exhibit “The Times They Were A-Changing – 1960s & Huntington’s Response” on display at the Soldiers & Sailors Memorial Building.

• Tours of the historic Tide Mill are offered throughout the summer. The next is Tuesday, Aug. 6, 10:45 a.m. $5 members/$10 nonmembers. Advanced registration is required.

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.

• Richard Vaux’s “The Archetypal Lightscapes” is on display through Aug. 18.

• Stone Temple Pilots returns to Huntington with Chester Bennington and special guest Filter on Tuesday, Sept. 10.

• Tickets are now on sale for an intimate solo/acoustic performance by Citizen Cope on Thursday, Oct. 17.

Ridotto

Concerts with a Touch of Theater At Huntington Jewish Center, 510 Park Ave., Huntington. www.ridotto.org. 631-385-0373

Northport Historical Society Museum

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

• 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.

SPLIA

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

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

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

Suffolk Y JCC

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

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

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

Vanderbilt Museum and Planetarium

180 Little Neck Road, Centerport. Museum hours through April 15: Tuesday, Saturday and Sunday, 12-4 p.m. Grounds admission: $7 adults, $6 students with ID and seniors 62 and older, and $3 children 12 and under. Mansion tour, add $5 per person. 631-854-5555. www.vanderbiltmuseum.org.

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

Walt Whitman Birthplace

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

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

• Schedule at a time convenient for your group for high tea and transport yourself back in time as your group experiences High Tea in a private gathering house at the Birthplace. $25/person. 631-427-5240, ext. 113. educator@waltwhitman.org.

MUSIC & DANCE The Paramount

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

• The Blues Brothers, starring Dan Aykroyd and Jim Belushi, come to town Friday, Aug. 9.

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.

Supplies For Students

Suffolk County Legislator Steve Stern is teaming up with Presiding Officer William Lindsay of the Suffolk County Legislature to bring school supplies to more than 300 homeless children throughout Suffolk County. Legislator Stern will be collecting numerous kinds of supplies, such as glue sticks, markers and many other items.

Items can be dropped off at Legislator Stern’s district office, located at 1842 E. Jericho Turnpike, Huntington, New York 11743.

AID & ASSISTANCE Help After Sandy

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

VOLUNTEERING Be A Museum Docent

The Huntington Historical Society is currently seeking volunteers to train to become Museum Docents at the historic David Conklin Farmhouse Museum. The museum is located at 2 High St. in Huntington village and is a fascinating interpretation of the Colonial, Federal and Victorian time periods. No experience 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 631-2712183 for more information.

Helping Furry Friends

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

Walt Whitman Birthplace

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

Helping Runaway Kids

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

Eyes For The Blind

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

Help American Red Cross

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

631-924-6700 ext 212.

Time For Meals On Wheels

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

Two hours required, one day a week.

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

631-271-5150.

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A Personal Touch On Gift-Giving Half Hollow Hills photo/Katie Schubauer

Spotlight On

Huntington Businesses

By Katie Schubauer info@longislandernews.com

Explore. Discover. Cherish.

The motto of Huntington’s Sedoni Gallery, these are the words that come to mind for any customer who enters the eclectic boutique on New York Avenue.

Sedoni opened in 1992 under Leslie Salant. From its humble beginnings as a sparsely decorated art gallery, the store has grown into a vibrant and colorful sanctuary of high-design. Sedoni carries everything from reclaimed wooden furniture to exquisite designer jewelry to an antique pinball machine.

Salant, who earned her bachelor’s degree in arts from the University of Buffalo and studied at the Parson’s School of Design, said her main selection criteria has been a piece’s design integrity.

“Whatever I bring in, whether it’s a thousand-dollar piece of jewelry or something I sell for $5, is beautifully crafted and has design integrity,” Salant said.

The store is organized not by designer, but

Behind the display case at Sedoni Gallery in Huntington village is owner Leslie Salant with employees Gerri Ryan, Harley Scheck and Dara Casiano. rather by style. As one walks around the perimeter of the tastefully cluttered area, one finds different alcoves decorated with jewelry, home furnishings, and wall art each suited to a specific taste. One might find themselves surrounded by bright colors and funky patterns in one area while several feet to the left, one might be comforted by the earthy tones of more conservative items.

The only consistency among the wide array of items is that each is hand-chosen because of its beauty and artistry. Each year Salant travels across the country to attend hundreds of tradeshows and selects the pieces that will fill Sedoni Gallery’s 4,000

square-foot space. She even hand selects each individual greeting card available at the counter.

Adding to the unique charm Sedoni Gallery brings is the fact that it is run completely by women. Most of the current employees at the store have been working there for more than 10 years. Salant noted that as the store evolved into its current existence today, the staff has evolved into a family.

“Every single person that has ever worked here has been a gift to me,” Salant said.

And Salant is one who truly appreciates the value of a gift. She explained that she recognizes the happiness that a gift can

bring to someone and said that is what Sedoni prides itself on being able to do for its customers, many of whom have been shopping at Sedoni Gallery since its creation.

“We love the fact that we’ve seen our customers through every occasion—engagements, weddings, anniversaries, birthdays, babies, all the holidays, everything,” Salant said. “Being able to see our customers’ children grow up and then return to the store to shop for their own weddings and buy their own gifts is really special.”

Having just celebrated its 20th anniversary, Sedoni Gallery and the dedicated employees that work there hope to continue to provide their customers with a unique and exciting shopping experience and to attract new customers who have yet to discover the wonders of the eclectic boutique.

Salant expressed her gratitude for the Huntington community’s support over the past two decades.

“People come in to nourish their soul between the kindness of the staff and the beauty of the store,” Salant said. “We have been nourished by the community and in turn we try to spread love and excitement of Sedoni Gallery to shoppers.”

Sedoni Gallery 304 New York Ave., Huntington 631-547-4811 www.sedonigallery.com

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Summer Photography In Black And White Photo by Kevin Armstrong

Through The Lens

By Kevin Armstrong info@longislandernews.com

Summer is a season full of color. Blue skies and oceans, vibrant flowers and even our wardrobes get more colorful during summer.

Summer seems like an odd time to look at the world in black and white, but it really is a good time. Digital photography has changed many things, including an ongoing resurgence in black and white photography as an expressive art form.

Black and white photos have always been popular. In the film days, access to a darkroom was essential, often requiring some home restructuring to practice your craft. Darkrooms are fun but often messy and used chemicals that became more and more difficult to dispose of properly. For most of us, high school graduation marked the end of our darkroom days.

The digital camera and the proliferation of easy-to-use software have now made black and white photos both easy and ecofriendly. However, don’t mistake the newfound ease in creating black and white photos as a replacement for the considerable skill needed to create good black and white images – that has not changed.

The creation of black and white images is easier mainly because of the many dif-

Though summer is bursting with color, it is also a great time for black and white photography. Above, a sunset at Sunken Meadow beach. ferent editing software programs. Programs like Adobe Photoshop, Lightroom and Photoshop Elements are most popular.

Plug-in software titles such as Google’s Silver Efex Pro, OnOne Software Perfect B&W and Topaz’s B&W Effects are some of the more robust made to work within your host editing program.

Before you start with any of these programs, you need to give some thought to the basics of what makes a good black and white image. In digital photography, most black and white images start as color photographs. Your camera may let you shoot photos as black and white images, but removing the color information from your digital file will limit your editing options. The color information will allow for greater tonality adjustment after you have converted your image. Adjusting the red parts after the photo has been converted to black and white will adjust the

tonality of only the red parts of the photo, for example.

Learning to see different tones is essential to good black and white photos, as is the ability to see highlights and shadows as important design elements in your photos. Most people will use the automatic convert to black and white button in their software/camera; that often yields a contrast-lacking grey photo. A grey photo is not back and white photo; grey is just a shade of black. You need your blacks to be black and whites to be white. You will have to learn to use the color filters, the buttons and sliders that control the red, green, blue, yellow and others. They are the digital equivalent to the color filters used in darkrooms.

Good black and white photography also requires the proper use of the dark and bright values, also known as contrast. Most consider black and white photos with strong

contrast pleasing, and all editing programs give you plenty of contrast control. Sliders and controls named contrast, levels and curves will help you add or subtract contrast. Look for scenes that contain strong elements of both lights and darks. Sunsets and sunrises with their long shadows and directional light are excellent subjects to photograph for strong black and whites images.

When you remove the color from a scene, you lose what is the most “recognizable” part of your subject. If we view a photograph of a sunset, we expect to see a scene very saturated with color, mostly orange and red. Remove that color, and the viewer is forced to see the scene in another light – literally. A sunset becomes about long shadows, shapes and lines creating that strong contrast between the light and dark. A bucket of apples with its familiar red color removed becomes a study in shapes and lines.

When you remove what is most recognizable (color in most cases) from a scene, you are starting the process towards more creative and artistic photographs.

There are times and scenes that work better for black and white, so learn them and be on the lookout for them. Look for dramatic and active skies; clear blue skies do not often work well for black and white. The clearing skies following a late afternoon thunderstorm are my favorite.

You can also look to be creative with shutter speed – try slowing it down if your camera allows you to control it. Blur works well in black and white, especially when working with subjects such as water, shadows or clouds.

Make this the summer one in which you look past color.

Kevin Armstrong can be reached at kevin@imagesbykevingarmstrong.com

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Algieri Wins By Decision At Paramount ‘Pride of Huntington’ advances to 17-0 professional record, setting sights on title match Bob Chartuck photos

By Peter Sloggatt psloggatt@longislandernews.com

Huntington’s Chris Algieri’s record remains perfect after a unanimous decision over “Mighty” Mike Arnaoutis in the main event at Star Boxing Rockin’ Fights 9 at The Paramount July 20. Algieri had a hometown crowd solidly behind him as he deftly dodged his opponent’s punches and placed enough of his own to win a unanimous decision from the judges.

Algieri, 29, spent some short intervals against the ropes as the older Arnaoutis – a solidly-built power puncher – came on strong in the beginning. Arnaoutis landed a hard left in the second round that left Algieri momentarily dazed and left the hometown crowd on edge, but Algieri’s lightning-fast defensive maneuvers eventually gave him the edge as his opponent lost steam over 10 rounds.

“He came in great shape,” Algieri said of his opponent in a post-fight interview with The Long-Islander. “We didn’t expect him to be in the condition he was.”

The boxer said his defense gave him the edge.

“He was throwing some big punches, but he wasn’t getting in. I was able to take them with my shoulder and my body,” Algieri said.

“Defense is a major part of my style,” he added. “The name of the game is hit and don’t be hit.”

Algieri controlled the match with superi-

Huntington’s Chris Algieri is declared the winner in unanimous decision after going 10 rounds with “Mighty” Mike Arnaoutis in the headline bout of Rockin’ Fights 9 at The Paramount Saturday. or footwork and his left jab, eventually landing some key punches to win the decision.

While it seemed close to many in the crowd cheering Algieri on, the fighter said he knew by the fourth or fifth round that he would win.

“When I broke his nose in the fourth round, it was the beginning of the end,” he

said. By the eighth round, Arnaoutis was bleeding from a cut over his eye.

The judges were in close agreement awarding Algieri the decision 99-91, 9892, 98-92.

With the win over Arnaoutis (24-9-2), Algieri ratcheted his professional record to 170 and moved another notch up toward the

national recognition that could get him a shot at a national title fight. Back at the gym on Monday, he was hoping to be back in the ring this fall, and in December will travel to Las Vegas for the WBC ranking event. Between his still-perfect record and the buzz building with each victory, Algieri thinks a title match could come within a year.

“Chris Algieri is up and coming no matter who’s in front of him and he keeps progressing and developing,” said Joe DeGuardia of Star Boxing, promoter of the Rockin’ Fights series at the Paramount.

Algieri, who has claimed The Paramount as his home ring, said the Huntington concert hall is gaining a reputation as a great boxing venue in the area. “Huntington is an awesome town and to have the premier boxing venue right here is great.”

Algieri wasn’t the only hometown hero on the July 20 card. Lightweight Alan Gotay, of Huntington, added a sixth win to his undefeated record (3 KO) with a decisive six-round unanimous decision over Michael Doyle.

Wendy “The Haitian Hurricane” Toussaint, also of Huntington, also won a unanimous decision vs. On’rey Towns in his first professional bout.

In other bouts, Hicksville’s Anthony “Showtime” Karperis was stopped in his bid to go 5-1 when his fight with Jonathan Cuba was stopped in the fifth. In the “Rockin Fights 9” professional debut of Vincenzo D’Angelo, the super middleweight won a unanimous decision over Michael Mitchell.

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SOFTBALL

Put Me In, Chief! I’m Ready To Play

By Danny Schrafel dschrafel@longislandernews.com

In its silver anniversary, the combined efforts of the Huntington Manor Fire Department and Second Precinct police officers have hit a golden landmark.

Twenty-five years after collecting $145 the first time they played a friendly charity softball game, the total money raised by the annual softball game between Huntington’s Finest and Bravest has passed the $100,000 mark, organizers confirmed after their game at Peter Nelson Park Sunday night.

Huntington Manor FD ex-Chief Mike Pastore, who started the fundraising game all those years ago, said the game has come a long way. Now, instead of passing the hat, organizers raise money by running raffles and selling T-shirts for $10 a pop.

While fundraising is the primary purpose, bragging rights are on the line, too – Huntington Manor Fire Department and Second Precinct teams face each other in the Huntington Softball League.

“It’s bragging rights at the firehouse, because we do work and play with the police officers in the Second Precinct,” Pastore said. “We’re always there for each other, and it’s just a nice way to get together,

Second Precinct officer Ryan West led the Police Department softball squad in their 32-9 win as Huntington Manor FD’s Phil Kraese catches.

First Precinct Sergeant Tommy Paolicelli, left, and Huntington Manor FD ex-Chief Mike Pastore, right, chat with umpire Dave Hobart, the district manager for Melville Fire Department, moments before the start of the 25th annual Cops vs. Firefighters softball fundraiser. have a barbecue and raise some money for the town that we love.”

The participants paid tribute to their comrades who died in the line of duty during the last 25 years. Since Sept. 11, 2001, the game, which previously rotated between

ball fields in Huntington, has found a permanent home at Peter Nelson Park to honor the Huntington Manor ex-chief who was killed in the World Trade Center attacks, Pastore said.

Tommy Paolicelli, now a sergeant in the

First Precinct, teamed with Pastore as a young police officer in the Second Precinct more than two decades ago to help build the game into the fundraiser it is today. But he stressed that his firefighting compatriot deserves most of the credit for the fundraiser’s continued success.

“Mikey does a majority of the work. He really busts his hump with the fire department,” Paolicelli said.

The final score this year was 32-9 in favor of the Second Precinct, but the score is truly secondary, organizers stressed.

“We just want to get a lot of money to help out somebody’s family on both sides,” Paolicelli said. “When a need arises, we’ll donate whatever we have.”