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THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 2012

TOWN OF HUNTINGTON DIX HILLS

Capt. Byler: ‘It’s A Wonderful Life’ Hundreds welcome war hero to overhauled Huntington home Half Hollow Hills photos/Danny Schrafel

Homicide Charge In Boat Crash

By Mike Koehler mkoehler@longislandernews.com

A Suffolk County grand jury has indicted a Dix Hills man who allegedly killed a man while piloting his speed boat drunk, and slapped him with a charge that has never been levied in Suffolk County.

Brian Andreski, 27, was hit with a 19-count indictment on Sept. 12 in connection to the June 23 incident. Among the five different felonies he is accused of is aggressive vehicular homicide, the first time in county history the class B felony charge has been levied in a boating incident.

Suffolk District Attorney Thomas Spota said Andreski met all three requirements for the charge: high level of intoxication, reckless driving and second-degree vehicular manslaughter.

“This is such a tragic event for a family, leaving a wife and two young children, we felt this was an appropriate charge,” he added.

Suffolk County police were dispatched to a two-vessel accident in the Great South Bay by the Robert Moses Causeway around 4:50 a.m. on June 23. When police arrived, they found a 38-foot fishing boat with major damage on one side and a 25-foot Skater powerboat capsized 200 feet away with Andreski and another passenger hanging onto the hull.

The initial investigation revealed that fishing boat passenger Christopher Mannino, 39, of West (Continued on page A23)

Captain Byler welcomed hundreds of supporters to his newly refurbished home, including St. Anthony’s graduate John Feinberg, who raised more than $2,500 toward the project with a memorial run.

By Danny Schrafel dschrafel@longislandernews.com

Moments before Rev. David Aldridge of Huntington’s Central Presbyterian Church asked the hundreds assembled to join hands in prayer to bless the home of U.S. Marine Captain James Byler, the family pastor summed up Saturday afternoon’s tidings in an instant.

“We say to you, Captain James Byler: God bless you, and welcome home!” the pastor said, to booming applause.

Powered by more than $300,000 in cash and donations, Building Homes for Heroes unveiled five and a half months of handiwork to the Bylers’ Huntington home before hundreds of well-wishers on a sunny Saturday afternoon.

In his full Marine dress uniform and standing on his prosthetic legs with the support of a black cane, Byler paid tribute to the men who saved his life after he was gravely wounded Oct. 17, 2010 by an IED while serving in the fifth regiment of the U.S. Marines’ decorated third battalion.

Byler said his family and friends in Hunt-

U.S. Marines Captain James Byler, his mother, Janet, dad, Phil and Col. Willy Buhl stand at attention during a parade leading up to the dedication of the 26-year-old Marine’s retrofitted house. ington help make him the man he is today.

“I’m a product of you. I’m a product of my community. Thank you for raising me, thank you for welcoming me home, and thank you for continuing to be the wonderful people you are,” he said. “It is a beautiful life – I am lucky. It’s a wonderful life.”

Andy Pujol, president of the board of Building Homes for Heroes, and many others shared another word – hero.

“There is a no finer example of selfless service and strength, courage and commitment,” he said in introducing Byler.

The process leading to Saturday’s triumphant unveiling began in the months after Byler returned from Afghanistan.

In the days before Christmas in 2010, hundreds of people turned out to welcome Byler home. Councilman Mark

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Mayoka was one of them, and he said the experience inspired him to action.

“On that day, I resolved to find the funding and an organization to make his home handicapped-accessible for the injuries he sustained serving our country, protecting our lives and protecting our liberties,” he said.

Pujol said the councilman has been a hands-on force in making the project a reality.

“He has truly walked the walk,” he said.

Pujol said many of the features of Byler’s home were crafted to create an atmosphere of serenity. The young Marine said he was amazed by the transformation.

“If I was driving the car, I would have kept going because I would have missed (Continued on page A23)

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TOWN OF HUNTINGTON

Schumer Wants Capacity Limit For All Boats Senator pushing to require Coast Guard to set maximum load for large pleasure boats

By Danny Schrafel dschrafel@longislandernews.com

A flurry of legislation following the Fourth of July boating disaster that killed three young children in Oyster Bay has been punctuated by a new proposal in the U.S. Senate.

Senator Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) announced Sept. 13 he is sponsoring legislation that would require the U.S. Coast Guard to develop capacity limits for recreational boats larger than 20 feet long, and require the passenger limit and weight load to be visibly posted.

The legislation follows his request to the U.S. Coast Guard in July to develop new guidelines, which he said they could do without legislation. The interest in such a law came after a 34-foot Sliverton boat, carrying 27 passengers, capsized in Oyster Bay on July 4. David Aureliano, 12, of Kings Park, Harlie Treanor, 11, of Huntington Station, and Victoria Gaines, 7, were trapped in the boat’s cabin after it capsized.

Schumer stressed an investigation into the disaster is still underway, but in the meantime, “numerous questions” have been raised about the proper passenger load of the vessel and whether that was exceeded.

“The Boat Capacity Standards Act of 2012 will ensure that all boaters, no matter the size of their vessel, are aware of how many people should be on board, and will help honor the memory of the children who died on that terrible day,” Schumer said.

Mike Della, an attorney representing the Gaines family, said the proposal is “a huge step in the right direction” and praised Schumer’s ongoing work with the family.

“Right from the very beginning, he’s been more than welcoming to the family,” Della said. “He understands how important the safety bill is.”

Schumer’s proposal would accomplish one leg of a legislation package Victoria’s parents, Lisa and Paul Gaines, are championing in her memory. Named “Victoria’s Law,” they are urging lawmakers to also create a boating license law with a requirement for continuing education and to establish stricter controls on event security.

An anguished Lisa Gaines, with a photo of her daughter, Victoria, listens to testimony during a hearing with state lawmakers on boating safety last month. A law sponsored by Senator Chuck Schumer accomplishes some of the goals the family has been championing since Victoria’s death.

“It’s growing rapidly,” Della said. “We set up a website. We have over 1,500 signatures and it just went live a week and a half ago.”

Around the same time Schumer introduced his legislation, the county and Town of Huntington adopted measures aimed at bolstering boating safety. Legislators unanimously adopted the “Suffolk’s Safer Waterways Act,” sponsored by Legislator Steve Stern, which requires all boaters operating a pleasure vessel in Suffolk County waters to have passed a boating safety course and have proof of taking

that course in their boat. A first violation brings a $250 fine; the fine doubles for subsequent infractions up to the third offense, when the violation becomes a misdemeanor, caps at a $1,000 fine and brings up to a year in jail.

Once County Executive Steve Bellone signs the law, it will take effect one year after being filed with the New York State Secretary of State.

“Although this law won’t prevent every accident, and it doesn’t take the place of common sense, it will make Suffolk County waterways safer,” Stern said.

In Huntington, the town board unanimously approved legislation Sept. 12 that allows the Huntington Harbormaster to authorize a temporary 5 mph speed zone during events on the water.

The town board approved a special speed zone during the Huntington Lighthouse Preservation Society’s annual Lighthouse Music Fest Sept. 1, and organizer Pam Setchell said the lowered speed limit in a one-mile radius around the lighthouse was a big help in boosting event safety and creating a more pleasant atmosphere on the water for attendees.

DIX HILLS/HUNTINGTON

Upgrades For Round Swamp Road New markings, signs and signals designed to calm traffic underway

By Danny Schrafel dschrafel@longislandernews.com

Town officials confirmed that a series of upgrades have been completed on Round Swamp Road between the Northern State Parkway and Jericho Turnpike from Dix Hills to Huntington – and more are on the way.

Neighbors and civic leaders said the improvements are the result of nearly 10 years of lobbying Town Hall for traffic calming measures –

an effort they said intensified this year.

Huntington town spokesman A.J. Carter said last week that all of the traffic signs along the stretch have been upgraded, and added new pavement markings have also been applied to the road.

A new project is also to begin any day now, he added. Four driver feedback signs – two in each direction – will be added, which flashes a driver’s speed to them as they pass through the area. A traffic signal is also to be

installed at the intersection of Manetto Hill Road, Carter added.

Work has already begun on those projects and should be completed within the next few months.

The Civic Association of Sweet Hollow became involved a few years ago, President Alissa Taff said, noting that Round Swamp Road resident Laura Glen had led the charge for nearly a decade before then.

“I knew it was bad, but I didn’t know how bad,” she said.

She said the lobbying efforts inten-

sified within the last year, ultimately leading Supervisor Frank Petrone and Councilmen Mark Mayoka and Mark Cuthbertson to attend a Civic Association of Sweet Hollow meeting with Traffic Safety Director Steve McGloin earlier this year. Shortly after, studies were on the stretch commissioned and improvements started to begin.

“Finally now, there’s better lighting and roadway markers. Now they’re getting ready to install the traffic signals,” Taff said.

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We Can Be Heroes – Forever And Ever Ooh-Rah! Unveiled on Saturday for the first time

mark your calendars if you plan to go to the town board meeting next week. Don’t show up on Tuesday night because you’ll be bitterly disappointed and probably mighty lonely! The September nighttime meeting is on Monday, Sept. 24, at 7 p.m.

Much of the rest of the year’s a wee bit wonky, so look for occasional reminders.

was Captain James Byler and his family’s Huntington home, which underwent a $300,000 makeover and extension to make the young war hero’s home completely accessible. You might recall the groundbreaking on a cold, damp, late March afternoon, and five and a half months later – under much more temperate conditions, might I add! – the Real neighborhood watch… I’m not sure why neighbors were back, hundreds of them, to celethis intrigues me so much, but I was very happy to brate a truly noble, remarkable accomplishment. see a pair of Suffolk County Folks, this is what it looks like when a community police officers in Huntington rallies around a family in village on Thursday evening.

IN THE KNOW their time of need. And this No, they weren’t sitting beWITH AUNT ROSIE is precisely the type of thing hind the wheel of a cruiser. that makes me so proud to They were actually on bicycles call Huntington my home. behind the Huntington Historical Society, talking with a few other bicyclists The Land Of The Free… While we have young until the traffic light changed. No offense to the Captain Byler on our minds, did you know that dedicated officers who regularly patrol our fair town “The Star-Spangled Banner,” our national anthem, by car, but this is a step in the right direction. These just turned 198 years old on Sept. 14? That’s right – bicycling policemen don’t have to worry about conthat was the day way back in 1814 that Francis Scott trolling a hulking, enclosed machine and have a Key penned the legendary prose that became a beabetter connection with the environments they pedal con of patriotism. The story goes like this: Key was through. Boots on the ground is always a good opinspired to write it after watching Baltimore’s Fort tion, and bicycles are just as good.

McHenry be bombarded on Sept. 13, 1814 – hence, “rocket’s red glare” and “bombs bursting in air.” He What is that man doing... and why have nearly woke up the next morning and arose to see that 200 million people watched it? I was flipping “our flag was still there,” proudly flying above Fort around the other day and stumbled onto “The ToMcHenry. The battle was a turning point in the War day Show,” where a middle-aged Korean fellow of 1812, and a firm reminder that the United States named Psy (a stage name short for psycho, natch) are in it for the long haul. Here’s to that! was stomping around on stage, pumping his fist Talk about a turnout… How about the crowd at and strutting like Michael Jackson meets MC Hammer meets bad wedding dancer. Well, I put my last week’s post office meeting? Just in case you’re Google finger to work, and here’s the skinny – the not from that part of town, the Postal Service consong is called “Gangnam Style,” and it’s a viral senfirmed they’re looking to move carriers to East sation – 188 million views on YouTube as of Sunday.

Northport and consider selling their old Main Wow! Frankly, it’s not much different than most Street facility. After learning about the possible American pop music today – it’s loud, synthesizermoves from a memo USPS administrators sent to heavy and I can’t understand a doggone word of it, the local post office a few weeks ago, Northport Vilbut hey, maybe that’s why it crossed over so well. lage officials called an emergency meeting for resiAnd before you ask, “Where’s the video of Aunt dents, businesses, legislators and anyone possibly Rosie doing the horse-dance,” forget about it this connected to the post office in hopes of saving it. instant. I’m not risking a broken hip to be hip, kids.

They ended up packing the nearby American Legion Hall; more than 200 people attended in sup(Aunt Rosie wants to hear from you! If you have port. I don’t know if the post office is really that imcomments, ideas, or tips about what’s happening in portant to everyone or just holds a special place in your neck of the woods, write to me today and let me their hearts, but it seems hard to believe the Postal know the latest. To contact me, drop a line to Aunt Service can continue to stand against such turnout.

Rosie, c/o The Long-Islander, 149 Main Street, Hunt-

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A Dix Hills resident contacted Suffolk County police on Sept. 14 about a theft the day before. The complainant said someone stole all four tires and rims from their 2011 Toyota Venza while it was parked in the driveway.

Or Just Lock Your Car Suffolk police responded to a Huntington social club headquarters about a theft on Sept. 13. The complainant said a wallet was stolen from her unlocked car while it was parked in a municipal lot.

Teen Picked Up For Assault Charge A 17-year-old Huntington Station male was charged with assault on Sept. 13. The defendant allegedly punched and kicked a man in the head on West Hills Road.

Thief Picks Fresh Greens Suffolk police responded to a Dix Hills supermarket on Sept. 13 about a theft. The complainant said a wallet was taken out of her purse while it sat in a shopping cart.

Mom: Daughter Pushed To Ground Suffolk police received a complaint about possible harassment at the Huntington LIRR station on Sept. 13.

The complainant said her daughter was pushed to the ground by a man.

Suffolk Water Workers Reopen Road Northport Village police were dispatched to Fox Lane on Sept. 13 after getting reports of barricades blocking the road. The responding officer found Suffolk County Water Authority working in the area.

Workers agreed to open the road and close it only when absolutely necessary.

What Deserved Keying A New Car? The owner of a 2013 Hyundai Sonata parked along the South Service Road on Sept. 12 called the Suffolk County police about criminal mischief. Someone apparently keyed the vehicle.

A Melville staffing business called Suffolk County police on Sept. 11 about a possible theft. The complainant said an employee submitted altered time cards and cashed checks, beginning earlier this year.

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TOWN OF HUNTINGTON

Spencer Backs County Bill Targeting Hookah Bars Law requires carbon monoxide monitoring

By Laura Jungreis info@longislandernews.com

A new law requires hookah bars in Suffolk County to have fully operating carbon monoxide detectors on premises at all times.

The law, introduced by Legislators William Spencer (D-Centerport), Sarah Anker (D-Mt. Sinai), Rob Calarco (DPatchogue), Kara Hahn (D-Setauket) and DuWayne Gregory (D-Amityville), was approved earlier this summer and took effect Aug. 1 upon filing in the office of the Secretary of State.

Smoking flavored tobacco through a water pipe, known as hookah, is an activity gaining popularity on Long Island.

The tobacco is heated by burning charcoal, which emits high levels of carbon monoxide, a poisonous, odorless gas.

Inhaling the gas deprives the body’s organs of oxygen, and can lead to headache, fatigue, breathing problems, nausea and dizziness. More severe symptoms include confusion, vomiting, loss of muscle coordination, abnormal heartbeat, coma and death. Long-term exposure can lead to heart problems and brain damage.

Spencer, chairman of the county’s health committee, explained that the bill stems from alarming findings by the Suffolk County Department of Health Services. In hookah bars, officials found carbon monoxide levels of 10 parts per million when two hookahs were in use.

Lighting a third hookah upped the level to 35 ppm. At 35 ppm, mental capacity is impaired. This level is above the stan-

dards of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration and National Fire Protection Agency.

In some hookah bars, there are as many as 10 or 20 hookahs going at the same time.

“Think about a worker who is in there for eight hours,” Spencer said. “You’re getting a lot of carbon monoxide.”

The carbon monoxide detectors work like smoke detectors; when a dangerous level is detected, an alarm sounds.

Spencer insists the law does not infringe upon people’s rights.

“This is all about safety,” he said. “If they want to do hookah, they can do it.”

But Spencer, an ear, nose and throat doctor, warns that carbon monoxide is not the only danger associated with smoking hookah.

“It’s a misconception that hookah smoke is safer than cigarette smoke,” he said. “One session is equivalent to smoking 100 cigarettes.”

The World Health Organization has reported that in an hour of smoking hookah, a person can inhale 100 to 200 times as much smoke as they would in one cigarette.

The Suffolk County Department of Health Services will enforce the new law.

A first-time violation results in a $500 civil fine, with additional $1,000 fines for each subsequent offense. The detectors will be tested annually.

Any customer can report an inactive detector, or it could be found by the fire department or other law enforcement.

“It’s a major step forward for protection of consumers,” Spencer said.

TOWN OF HUNTINGTON

Bond Refinancing Nets $2M In Savings For Town

By Danny Schrafel dschrafel@longislandernews.com

After refinancing nearly $23 million in municipal bonds, the Town of Huntington will save more than $2 million on interest over the next seven years – three times more than original projections, officials announced last week.

Last week, the town refinanced $22.6 million in debt at a rate of 0.92 percent.

That rate is a more than 75-percent improvement on the average 4-percent interest the town was previously paying on those 2002-2005 series bonds. Over the next seven years, the town will save $2.029 million on the bonds, just shy of an average of $290,000 a year.

The relatively short term of the bonding reduced the risk to borrowers, Huntington spokesman A.J. Carter said, further reducing the interest rate.

“Nothing changed in terms of the offer,” Carter said. “Because there’s a reaffirmation of the AAA bond rating and the efforts by NYMAC to help us time the sale, this came in at a very, very good rate.”

“These savings are a direct result of the hard work keeping the town’s fiscal affairs in order to preserve the AAA bond

rating and of the invaluable advice and expertise provided by our bond counsel and fiscal advisor for bonding issues,” Supervisor Frank Petrone added. “In particular, I would like to thank Bob Kerr at New York Municipal Advisors Corporation for helping arrange and time the sale to achieve the maximum savings.”

Three years ago, NYMAC suggested refinancing about $13 million of other town debt, which netted taxpayers about $700,000.

The announcement concludes a monthslong process of re-bonding town debt that got off to a rocky start earlier this spring. On May 8, the town attempted to bond $24 million to refinance the debt. Original estimates indicated the town would save $100,000 in savings the first year and $700,000 in over the life of the loans.

But citing a need for more time, additional research and stronger controls over the savings that would be generated, Councilmen Mayoka and Gene Cook defeated the measure by abstaining. Four votes are required to adopt any bond measures. Two weeks later after a series of meetings with bond counsel and the town’s financial advisers, the measure was reintroduced and adopted, setting the stage for last week’s sale.

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Flanagan Challenger Suspends Campaign out of the way.

“A lot of the people I talk to say, ‘It’s never any one thing in isolation… It’s the proverbial death by a thousand cuts…’ It’s State Senator John Flanagan is not shy systemic. It’s not isolated,” he said. about telling you that he has a pretty great Flanagan argued that the State Senate job. has led the charge on manAs chair of the Educadate relief for schools, but tion Committee, he gets to said more must be done by tour the state and take in the Assembly and Goverits rich diversity. But legisnor Andrew Cuomo after a lation signed in April that sluggish 2012 session. The requires health facilities to Education Committee has notify women if they have been a strong gatekeeper dense breast tissue is paragainst new mandates, he ticularly special to him. said.

“This is a great example “Seventy-five to 80 perof why I have a cool job. We cent of the bills are mangot to work on legislation dates and the overwhelmwhich I unequivocally and ing majority did not get out unabashedly believe will of committee because we’re save women’s lives,” Flanatrying not to do mandates,” gan (R-East Northport) Flanagan said. “Annual said.

John Flanagan Professional Performance Knowing whether one Review (APPR) was has dense breasts is key bebrought up as a significant new mandate. cause growths might not show up in I fought like heck to get a piece put in the mammograms performed on women budget to allow districts to get reimwith dense breast tissue. bursed for costs associated with APPR, “We had a constituent come – [Dix and it’s in there.”

Hills’] JoAnn Pushkin – and she’s aweHowever, there’s only so much the state some, just awesome,” Flanagan said. “We can do on mandate relief, Flanagan said, were able to get legislation passed after because the lion’s share of district costs quite an effort that not only thrilled her, are derived from labor. but a number of advocacy groups.”

“We don’t mandate those costs. Those With his opponent confirming last contracts and the largest single compoweek that he is suspending his campaign, nent of every school district budget in the it’s very likely Flanagan will have a chance State of New York is controlled by collecto serve a sixth two-year term. Errol D. tive bargaining between the school board Toulon Jr., of Lake Grove, ran unopposed and their bargaining units,” he said. in the Second Senate District’s DemocratOn the agenda for a likely sixth twoic primary Sept. 13. year term? Flanagan said taxes, jobs and Flanagan, who served in the Assembly spending – issues he describes as “inextrifor 16 years before rising to the Senate, cably linked” – are key, along with educasaid New York has made steady improvetion and health care, especially with new ments during the last two years, chief guidelines likely in the works for federal amongst those revising the tax code, enhealth care. But jobs, he said, remain acting a property tax levy cap, adopting paramount for new college graduates, the on-time budgets that address future conunemployed and those who have jobs, but cerns and keeping state spending increasare underemployed. es under the cap.

“All the other things we touched on, The New York State Production Film they’re important, but they pale in comtax credit has also boosted New York’s parison to what people want,” Flanagan economy and attracted productions to the said. “Give me a good job, I’ll pay my taxEmpire State from Los Angeles, Flanagan es. Just give me a fair shake.” said. Closer to home, Flanagan said he After nearly a quarter-century repretakes pride in providing high-quality consenting the community in Albany, Flanastituent services, which he described as gan said a simple truth helps him stay the crux of his office’s community role. grounded.

But he said there’s still plenty of room “It is not ‘my’ office. It is ‘our’ office,” to improve. Near the top of the list, he Flanagan said. “I represent the taxpayers. said, is streamlining the art of doing My name is on the door, yes. But every business in New York by limiting govtwo years, I have the opportunity to ask ernment to what he believes is its proper for, and fortunately have been given the role – protecting the health, safety and privilege to continue to serve.” welfare of the public, and then getting

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2012 TOWN OF HUNTINGTON

Lupinacci Wins Line As Write - In Candidate Dujmic downplays Working Families primary loss

Chad Lupinacci, left, won the Working Families line last week as a write-in candidate against Joe Dujmic.

By Danny Schrafel dschrafel@longislandernews.com

By way of his Working Families primary victory, Huntington Station’s Chad Lupinacci earned a fourth line on the ballot in the race for the open 10th Assembly District seat. However, his Democratic challenger said he is prepared – and has planned all along – to win with one line.

Lupinacci, 34, won the Working Families primary on Thursday as a write-in candidate, garnering 52 votes to Dujmic’s 29. Lupinacci was selected to run after Republican Assemblyman Jim Conte, who has held the seat for 24 years, announced in July he was dropping out of the race amidst a battle with cancer.

The turnout may seem tiny, but Huntington’s 10th AD has about 400 registered Working Families voters, and the approximately 20 percent turnout was better than other, more hotly-contested primaries across Long Island and the state.

Lupinacci, who now adds the Working Families line to his Republican, Independence and Conservative backing, said the results were “very positive” and the result of several weeks of additional outreach to Working Families voters.

“It’s a very hard process to win a writein. It doesn’t happen too often,” Lupinacci said. “It represents the grassroots campaign we’re running.”

Even though he did not prevail, Dujmic, 34, also of Huntington Station, said he was pleased with the results and said the primary proves the Democrats have a strong get-out-the-vote effort ready for

Election Day. “Historically, every two years the line is going to the Republicans,” Dujmic said.

“But the highest vote-getter on the Working Family primary on the Democratic said [before this election] was 10 votes.

We got 29 and nearly tripled the high. It was a great get-out-the-vote effort and we were really happy with what we were able to produce.”

When he entered the race in February, Dujmic said he expected that Conte, who didn’t leave the race until July, to have Working Families backing.

“I was never really counting on the line, but I’m still positive that my message of controlling taxes and creating jobs is resonating with the vast majority of families in my district,” Dujmic said. “I was almost positive I was only going to have the Democratic line.”

Dujmic said that he has knocked on about 4,000 doors so far in walking his district and said he is very confident he can win in November.

“Steve Stern did it. Sue Berland did it.

What about ‘one-line Jane Devine?’

That’s what they used to call her,” Dujmic said. “It can be done, and it certainly can be done in Huntington.”

Lupinacci said he is also hard at work to reach as many voters as he can to get a full sense of what’s on voters’ minds in the district he hopes to represent.

“It’s a very good, very intense grassroots campaign and we’re going to speak about positive issues – how we’re going to make the 10th district better, how we’re going to make, Long Island better and how we’re going to make the State of New York better,” Lupinacci said.

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$2 Million Saved Is Money Well-Earned The Town of Huntington last week com- ther savings would be possible. Meanwhile, pleted a $22.6-million refinancing of exist- the Democratic majority complained that ing debt at a rate so favorable taxpayers will their colleagues’ abstentions could cost the save more than $2 million in interest over town money if interest rates rose or other the next seven years. A shorter term, favor- conditions changed. able market conditions and the town’s AAA In the end, the council members and the bond rating were all factors that con- supervisor did what they ought to have tributed to the.92-percent interest rate the done in the first place; they met, they talked town will pay on the newly issued bonds. and they amicably worked out a plan.

It almost didn’t happen.

As it is the package unaniJust a few months ago the town EDITORIAL mously approved by the town board failed to achieve the fourboard is not much different that vote super-majority required for bonding that first proposed a few months ago. The resolutions and the refinancing was put off. difference is that all town board members Councilmen Gene Cook and Mark Mayoka had an opportunity to examine details, abstained from voting the first time the re- make suggestions and perhaps contribute financing packing was put up for a vote. to greater savings.

Both men wanted more time to examine We should expect no less from our electdetails of the deal and explore whether fur- ed officials on a regular basis.

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Support Fair Elections DEAR EDITOR: Many residents of the former Soviet Republic of Georgia believe that the current president, Mikheil Saakashvili, is attempting to emulate the power grab and total control sought by of Russian President Vladimir Putin.

Georgia has applied for membership in NATO and even sent troops to Afghanistan. Georgia's prowestern, pro-American stance and its support for the War on Terror have helped keep the Caucasus stable for the past two decades.

However, the current president sees himself as just another authoritarian despot, and is attempting to take over as Putin has done in Russia. There is a palpable fear that he intends to permanently install himself as Georgia's leader emulating conditions in Russia which of late has been wracked by prodemocracy demonstrations.

But allowing rigged elections without protest will undercut America's moral authority in its relations with Russia, especially since the United States has formally complained about President Putin’s attempts to stay in power by any means.

Thus I am asking for Rep. Steve Israel's help in securing fair and honest elections in Georgia on Oct. 1. Rep. Israel is known in his district and in Congress as a strong defender of the rights of citizens in foreign countries who wish to live in freedom and work every day of their lives to achieve that goal.

I believe he should apply his knowledge of foreign affairs to the situation in Georgia also.

Rep. Israel has the knowledge, the reputation and the appropriate position in our government help an emerging democracy retain the independence it so richly deserves.

There is not much time before the elections in Georgia, so immediate action is required DANA DIGANGI

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Mission Accomplished DEAR EDITOR: Thank you all for making possible the home renovation project for Captain James Byler, our own hometown Huntington hero.

I first met James almost two years ago when I was part of a crowd of hundreds that greeted him at MacArthur airport during a busy holiday week.

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On that day I resolved to find the funding and organization needed to make his home handicapped accessible for the injuries he sustained serving our country and protecting our lives and liberties. My father is a Korean War veteran and my father-in-law is WWII veteran. I am a 9/11 survivor and have always been a strong supporter of veteran causes and I felt that this was my duty.

In my quest, I found Building Homes for Heroes, a nonprofit organization led by Andy Pujol.

They have worked tirelessly to help raise funds and coordinate the construction project. I am grateful to Andy Pujol and his team for their efforts.

I next held a town hall meeting to ask for help in raising funds. The support was overwhelming.

Shortly thereafter, the Blue Sky Reign band and Nag’s Head Ale House in Huntington village hosted the first fund raiser that raised over $10,000. I want to thank them.

Kevin O’Neill from the John W Engeman Theater in Northport sponsored a Broadway salute that raised over $30,000. I want to thank Kevin.

At the same time BAE Systems pledged $15,000 I want to thank BAE Systems, Donna Linke-

Klein and Maria Felix and all the employees from BAE for making that happen.

By this time I knew that the goal was in sight and that WE would accomplish our task at hand.

I want to thank the Huntington Veterans Advisory Committee, the East Northport Chamber of Commerce, the Ronald Reagan Club, the Kiwanis Organization, the Lions Club, the Girl Scouts, the Boy Scouts and the many other organizations that made this day possible.

I want to thank all the Huntington fire departments and the Huntington Community First Aid Squad for sponsoring the many fund raising drives that took place.

I want to thank Fred Giachetti who came to the town hall meeting and established a contact with JP Morgan Chase Bank and Building Homes for Heroes which resulted in a deal to provide 10 homes to wounded veterans each year through 2016.

What a remarkable accomplishment!

I want to thank Brothers Gary and Joshua from St Anthony’s High School for sponsoring a 5K race organized by senior John Feinberg that raised over $10,000.

I want to thank the architect Matt Korn who donated his services.

I want to thank the general contractor Doug Hermann and all the 63 other contractors that donated their time and materials.

WE accomplished our goal and should be proud of the many individuals and businesses that

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Medicare Debate, Straight DEAR EDITOR: Paul Ryan and the Republican team seem to think they can win over seniors by convincing them that Obama cut Medicare by $716 billion.

What they aren't telling you, and Clinton articulated it in his speech, is that the cuts are not to benefits, but to reimbursements. Thus, under Obama's plan, seniors will not feel the pinch, at least not immediately.

One can argue that reimbursement cuts to hospitals and doctors can result in fewer doctors taking Medicare or more hospital closures, which may ultimately affect seniors but such things take years, if not decades.

Ryan did say the day after the Clinton speech that he and Romney welcome the Medicare debate. If I were them, I would not. Seniors of Florida (a crucial swing state) don't care how much you pay their doctors and hospitals. They care whether or not their benefits are affected.

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I want to thank everyone again and again for giving of themselves and being there to give Captain James Byler and his family the support that they deserve.

God bless Captain James Byler and God bless the United States of America.

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Filmmakers Are Finalists In Long Island Biennial

By Melissa Holzberg info@longislandernews.com

The Cinema Arts Centre is preparing for the film portion of the annual Long Island Biennial, when it will open its doors for a screening of six local films.

Coming up on Sept. 27, the six handpicked films will be shown and voted on by a jury of three individuals who are heavily involved in the arts. Livia Bloom, a film curator and writer, Michael Tuckman, a film distributor, and Alexandra Brodsky, the filmmaker of “Bittersweet Place,” served as the Biennial’s jurors, picking the six final films out of a pool of 12.

“It’s great that these filmmakers are able to have their work shown to others in this industry and were able to be chosen by people in their field,” Cinema Arts Centre co-director Dylan Skolnick said.

The films range in length from two minutes to just under an hour, and the filmmakers themselves come from all walks of life, backgrounds and interests.

Peter Scheer, of Dix Hills, is the filmmaker behind “Midnight Dream,” a music video with a heart-wrenching tale featuring pianist Lola Astanova. Filmed at the Steinway & Son’s Factory in Astoria, viewers are taken on the personal journey of an unconventional pianist.

“She doesn’t fit the normal persona of a pianist. The film stems from the way others in the classical community view [Astanova]. She doesn’t wear the long gowns and she’ll wear her heels while performing,” Scheer said. “The film starts off with her as a mannequin with tape over her mouth as a metaphorical symbol of her being silenced by the community. Throughout the piece we see her becoming animate and brave, only to then become a mannequin once again and tossed aside.”

Elizabeth Friedman of Melville is behind “The Man in the Suit.” It’s a story of two disconnected people who find their lives to be strangely connected through their mutual curiosity of how others live and thrive. Friedman’s inspiration for her film stems from her experiences growing up on Long Island.

“What really inspired me was when I was a teenager, the Walt Whitman Mall used to have a theatre and they closed it down and it was abandoned. My friends and I used to go in there and hang out sometimes,” she said. “It was a really cool place; the seats were kind of ripped out of the rows and you could see a square where the movies used to be and I always thought, ‘What kind of person would inhabit such a space?’ That’s really where I go the inspiration for [the film].”

Brian Paccione of East Northport brings a darker perspective to the Biennial with “Not Dark Yet.” His film explores a father and son’s relationship that is forced to evolve as the world around them shifts. It’s a tale of abuse and sorrow, yet the courage to move on and to work on oneself.

“Midnight Dream” filmmaker Peter Scheer, of Dix Hills, films pianist Lola Astanova. Scheer is one of six finalists whose work will be shown as part of the Long Island Biennial next week.

Much of Paccione’s research for the film occurred in Hudson, N.Y. He stayed with a group of men living on the outskirts of society, and he and his crew had to gain their trust. Paccione also took much of his research from a substance abuse clinic in Hudson, the Red Door.

“I saw a photograph of Red Door in Hudson and the people in those photographs inspired me. I had the opportunity to meet them, and for one to two months I was able to ask them a series of questions and created this story in essence of them,” Paccione said. “I wanted to tell a story about addiction, not so much addiction relating to substance abuse, but a relationship between two people; where one person is addicted to the other. They have a hold on them and they are constantly drawn back, even if they want to move on.”

Ally Acker of Roslyn Heights, Ilana Schwartz of Woodbury, and David Weiner of Jericho round out the six finalists.

Acker’s “The Flowering of the Crone” is an exploration of the life and works of artist Leonora Carrington. Schwartz’ “Umbra” is an animated tale of a man who finds more than he bargained for when he opens a mysterious box. In Weiner’s “Changing Phases & Cloud Point,” images of water and fire illuminate two short visual poems.

Presented in partnership with the Heckscher Museum of Art, the films are being screened at the Cinema Arts Cen-

Another Long Island Biennial film finalist, Ally Acker’s “The Flowering of the Crone” is an exploration of the life and works of artist Leonora Carrington. tre, located at 423 Park Ave. in Huntington, at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $10 for Cinema members and $15 for nonmembers, and can be purchased at

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Bonds Funding Housing For Autistic Kids Not-for-profit confirms $8M plans for new construction and school renovations

By Mike Koehler mkoehler@longislandernews.com

Bond revenue to the tune of $20 million will help Developmental Disabilities Institute (DDI) finally construct longsought housing for special needs children in Huntington.

Director of Development Dan Rowland confirmed the bonds issued by the Town of Huntington Local Development Corp. (LDC) on Aug. 29 will go towards construction and refinancing existing bonds at lower rates. ”Working with the Town of Huntington was clearly superior to anything else we looked at,” Rowland said.

The Huntington Town Council said the move helps a local not-for-profit and creates new jobs for the local economy.

Councilwoman and LDC Secretary Susan Berland added that the bonds show how the corporation can help other agencies.

“In the long run, measures that make these groups stronger make our community stronger,” Berland said.

Founded in 1961, DDI serves special needs children with autism and other disabilities. It serve more than 1,500 children and adults through educational, vocational, day habilitation and residential services, as well as 5,000 patients through medical and dental services across Long Island.

Starting several years ago, DDI was looking for somewhere to house local children. Many of those with severe dis-

A new front entrance and other renovations at DDI’s school on Little Plains Road, as well as new housing, will be funded through bonds issued by the Town of Huntington Local Development Corp. abilities, Rowland said, live out of state or upstate in other facilities and rarely see their families.

The not-for-profit maintains some housing in Smithtown and group homes in other parts of Huntington, but has only a school on Little Plains Road in Huntington. The plans, which have already been approved by the Town of Huntington, call for new construction capable of

housing 24 autistic children and renovating the school. The existing building was erected in the 1960s and acquired by DDI in the 1980s.

Building the new housing could start by the end of the year and finish a year later. The director said he hopes children are moved in by the end of 2013.

“The whole idea is to bring these kids back to Long Island, their families and

the communities they live in,” Rowland said.

School renovations, he added, will include new roofs, a new front entrance, revamped electrical, revamped HVAC and more handicapped-accessibility. Construction has already started in some classrooms and on one roof.

Both projects combined will cost about $8 million of the available $20 million.

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Jellyfish To Swim Town board grants parking relief Half Hollow Hills photos/ Danny Schrafel

Jellyfish owner Ralph Colamussi looks on as the town board prepares to allow his Thatched Cottage lot to be used to satisfy parking requirements on his neighboring restaurant.

By Danny Schrafel dschrafel@longislandernews.com

Jellyfish restaurant in Centerport received long-awaited relief from parking covenants thanks to last-minute action during the Sept. 12 town board meeting.

The town board voted 4-1, with Councilman Mark Cuthbertson abstaining, to amend covenants on the Thatched Cottage property, at 445 E. Main St. in Centerport, so owner Ralph Colamussi can use the lot for overflow parking Jellyfish, located at 441 E. Main St. That will allow Colamussi to use his Thatched Cottage parking to meet requirements that he have at least 78 off-site parking spots to satisfy conditions of a variance he received to open the restaurant.

After extending its time to consider the request for relief in August, Supervisor Frank Petrone, who sponsored the approval with Councilman Gene Cook, said the town needed to act quickly following the delays.

“When we have things that are extended, we try to expedite them for the benefit of the applicant, especially when it is something that has an economic development impact,” Petrone said.

However, Cuthbertson said he did not have an adequate explanation for con-

flicting planning memos on the project.

“I learned 10 minutes before this meeting that this resolution was going to be on, and I wanted to meet with [Planning Director Anthony] Aloisio to discuss why the memos were changed and what is different,” he said.

Petrone said he understood Cuthbertson’s concerns, but added that developments emerged quickly that cleared a path to act on Colamussi’s requests.

“I was advised that legally, it’s fine, and everything is order,” Petrone said. “As a result, I decided to move forward… I’m sorry we didn’t know until very late. I wish we did prior to the workshop so this could have been aired and discussed then.”

Colamussi has been working on Jellyfish since 2010. The grand opening is expected in the coming weeks, although the restaurant has been hosting private parties for several months. With approvals in hand, the owner said he can open the restaurant completely in the next few weeks after a three-year restoration of the Whitney Estate, a structure with a long history of restaurants, including Bella Vista, The Schooner, Johnny’s Crab House, Ay Carumba and Pier 441.

“It’s a labor of love of the building, and it’s going to be great for the neighborhood,” he said.

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Pictured at the 16th Annual Long Island Golf & Tennis Classic reception are Park Strategies Senior Vice President Robert McBride and New York State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli, a member of the event’s Honorary Committee.

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Dix Hills resident Robert McBride, senior vice president at Park Strategies, LLC was recently honored by Israel Bonds at the 16th Annual Long Island Golf & Tennis Classic at Fresh Meadow Country Club in Lake Success, N.Y. McBride has been a staunch supporter of Israel Bonds which helps develop every aspect of Israel’s economy, including building its infrastructure, absorbing new immigrants, creating jobs and expanding a nationwide network of industrial, agricultural, and high-tech projects.

Thanks to the efforts of McBride and others, bond sales topped $4 million.

Founded in 1951, the Israel Bonds organization is among Israel’s most valued and strategic economic resources.

Worldwide sales since the first Israel bonds were issued in 1951 have exceeded $34 billion.

From left, Marty Lyons of the Marty Lyons Foundation, Doug Partrick of the Heatherwood Organization, Dix Hills resident Howard Stein of Certilman Balin Adler & Hyman, LLP, and Robert Curcio Jr. of New Pointe Estates at Certilman Balin’s annual client golf outing on Sept. 10, 2012. Two courses at the Seawane and Inwood Country Clubs were necessary to accommodate the 262 golfers. That night, over 400 people enjoyed a fabulous meal and camaraderie at the Seawane.

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Serving The Neighborhood For 60 Years Huntington Businesses

By Mike Koehler mkoehler@longislandernews.com

With three tables, eight booths and some stools along a counter squeezed inside, Station Coffee Shop is definitely a neighborhood haunt.

Owner Aristidis Charestatos said his New York Avenue dinette can physically fit 40 people, but rarely reaches that threshold. Instead, he averages 25-30 customers at any moment throughout the day.

“This is a typical neighborhood place.

Just about every customer knows each other. We know each other by name,” Charestatos said.

That intimate feel is just part of what makes Station Coffee Shop a relic of years past. The Huntington Station dinette first opened its doors in the mid-1950s.

In the decades since, it’s never changed names, moved or altered the menu of breakfast and lunch.

“We call it a coffee shop, but it’s not a coffee place,” Charestatos said.

Opening at 6 a.m., they offer breakfast staples like eggs, omelets, pancakes and French toast. They also cook up Souvlaki, roast beef, turkey, salads and a number of other lunch options. The owner likens his menu to those of traditional diners, with one notable exception.

“We don’t carry the heavy dinners, like a half-broiled chicken or whole broiled flounder,” he said.

Station Coffee closes in the afternoon, well before the dinner crowd. Not only does tradition dictate that the Huntington Station dinette does not serve the meal, but Charestatos explained it would be a physical burden.

“I work seven days in the place. I open and close. I have workers with me but I’m the main guy. Really for me to stretch into another 4-5 hours, that would mean another shift. I’m doing well the way it is,” he said.

Currently a resident of Syosset, Charestatos is a native of Greece. He moved to America at the age of 17, and has spent his 50 years in the states working in restaurants of all types. He owned a place in Syosset from 1974-1984, and owned a pair of Manhattan pizzerias before that. In between, he spent some time in diners and pizzerias on Long Island.

In 2003, someone approached him about buying his own restaurant and tipped him off that the prior Station Coffee owner was looking to sell. The two made contact, talked numbers and eventually reached a deal.

“I think I made a very good decision.

I’m very happy,” Charestatos said. “The place is good. It’s a place where I have made a very good living for all the years I’m here. I’ve definitely put a lot of hours into it, but that’s my nature.”

The owner arrives every day at 5 a.m. to prepare the daily soups and specials, like meatloaf, goulash and fish. After a few hours by himself, Charestatos joins his short-order cook preparing orders on the grill.

In addition to the cook, the only other full-time employees are a cashier and a dishwasher, while part-time waitresses

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get food from the grill to customers.

But as the owner of a small restaurant with a small staff, Charestatos said he’s barely felt the bite of the economic downturn that ravaged the world. The same amount of people and money continue to find their way through his doors. He did admit that some of his expenses have risen, forcing him to increase prices in 2009.

“I don’t do it regularly. I’m not going to do it every year like some places do,” the owner said, adding that his clientele is middle-class. “I have to go easy. I can’t go crazy over raising the prices.”

On weekends, many of those customers come from the plethora of nearby churches, including a few priests. During the rest of the week, Charestatos said neighborhood residents catch up in his dinette.

“They come in and feel like they’re right at home,” he said.

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Rob Haddow’s Rockin Fish in Northport was well worth the wait.

Haddow, owner of East Northport’s Crossroads Café, opened his latest venture in Northport Village July 1 after several months working with Northport Village officials to launch what he describes as a “burger, oyster and brew house.”

The space he created is warm and inviting, cozy and sophisticated thanks to rich oak and brick. Classic rock on the sound system adds to the laid-back atmosphere. There are plenty of nautical accoutrements to be head, from fishing reels on the wall and seafaring paintings.

On the brew front, it certainly promises to become a favorite for beer connoisseurs. In addition to the standard selection of bottled brews, Rockin Fish boasts an all-star lineup of microbrews and craft beers to meet any discerning palate.

Many of the craft beers hail from New York. Can’t make up your mind? Try a little of each – a flight of four 4 oz. beers goes for $9.

Haddow also dips into his collection of wines from the Crossroads Café, bringing with him an impressive range of Napa Valley reds, some dating back 25 years and ranging from $70-$550 a bottle.

More current vintages in red and white are available by the glass or bottle, as well as a half-dozen varieties of Japanese sake.

Rob started us off with Watermelon salad ($5), which combines Champagnemarinated red onions, Gorgonzola cheese and Raspberry vinaigrette with the fresh summer staple. While highlighting the bold flavors, the salad remains a light, refreshing favorite with the regulars. Also check out the chilled seafood bar, which includes Shrimp Cocktail ($14) and a variety of raw oys-

Whole crispy red snapper is prepared simply, presented dramatically and crunchy, flavorful and flaky. ters and clams on the half-shell. Keep an eye out also for the Ahi Tuna Nachos, boasting fresh fish and zesty accents served atop balanced wontons that are light, yet crunchy and firm.

Main courses are varied, bringing in plenty of seafood, prime steaks, lobster rolls, wraps and burgers. We had one of his staples, a crispy Red Snapper ($25), golden-fried and served whole and topped with cold tomato salsa and drizzled with extra-virgin olive oil. Don’t be fazed by what sits before you – remember, flake, don’t dig and you’ll be enjoying tender and mildly fried white fish with much less fuss than you imagined.

Rockin Fish 155 Main St., Northport 631-651-5200 www.rockinfish.net Atmosphere: Homey, inviting neighborhood hangout Cuisine: Burgers, NY brews, seafood and oysters Price Apps $5-14; Entrees $19-$50 p.p.

Hours: Noon-11 p.m. Sun-Thurs, Noon-Midnight Fri-Sat

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PASTA PARMIGIANA: It seems that Tuesdays are great nights for finding restaurant value deals. At BiVio (1801 East Jericho Turnpike, Huntington 631-499-9133 biviorestaurant.com), newly opened in the former Martoni’s Restaurant, Tuesday is Pasta Parmigiana night. A three course meal including choice of soup or salad, plus entrée and a cheesecake dessert goes for $16.95 per person.

HEY, FLAT TONY! You might have heard about Flat Tony. It’s an Anthony Bourdain fan page on Facebook, designed in an effort to entice the famed chef to come

by Long Island to promote Paumanok and its natives on his new CNN travel show, which is to premiere very early next year. Common to the thread is cozying up to a cardboard cutout of Mr. Bour-

Tom Schaudel cozies up with Flat Tony as part of a campaign to bring the real Anthony Bourdain to Long Island. dain (Flat Tony) at various Long Island events and tagging yourself on Facebook with him. Sure enough, Tom Schaudel, the owner of Jewel (400 Broad Hollow Road, Melville 631-755-5777), has cozied up to Flat Tony and gotten in on the budding trend. Want to join in? Like Flat Tony Bourdain on Facebook and tag your own picture today!

LOBSTER FEAST: Temperatures are getting cooler but summer’s not over yet at Ruvo (63 Broadway, Greenlawn 631-261-7700 ruvorestaurant.com). Ruvo’s summer lobster feast continues with a threecourse prix-fixe dinner featuring a 1-1/2 pound Maine lobster for $34.95 per person. The deal is on Sunday through Thursday. Check out Ruvo’s summer prix-fixe menu ($28.95 per person) on their website.

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ART

Free Day Of Fun At Art League Of LI Dix Hills’ Art League of Long Island drew artists of all ages to their open house, painting a beautiful picture of family fun.

The day of free art activities on Sept. 8 at the facility on East Deer Park Road included demos and workshops with skilled instructors, hands-on art activities with pop artists Michael Albert, original exhibits, a supplies sale, time with storybook author and illustrator J.D. Snoggins,

face painting and crafts vendors. Visitors were also granted a tour of the Art League’s new computer graphics studio.

Also in attendance were the artists and volunteers of Huntington-based Splashes of Hope, a unique charity that creates custom-designed murals to medical and social service facilities across the globe. The Art League will donate a portion of the exhibition sales from the event to the charity.

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A20 • THE HALF HOLLOW HILLS NEWSPAPER • SEPTEMBER 20, 2012 www.LongIslanderNews.com THURSDAY Self-Esteem In Relationships

Women’s group Self-Esteem in Relationships begins again on Sept. 27 at Ascension Lutheran Church, 33 Bay Shore Road, Deer Park. The program is a free and confidential eight-week peer support group open to women of all denominations and backgrounds. Call Vicki at 631-667-4188.

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Calendar O M M U N I T Y

Benefit Fashion Show

Jenna Rose, 13, of Dix Hills is the latest addition to list of performers including singer Aki Starr for the Brielle’s Fairytale Fashions at Oheka Castle. 7 p.m. on Sept. 27. The fashion show’s designer, Brielle Caro, 11, will donate proceeds from her creations Angela’s House. $125. Call BluChip Marketing at 631-337-1603.

Tickled For Pickles It’s time to celebrate everyone’s favorite pickled vegetable at the Pickle Festival on Saturday, Sept. 22, 11 a.m.-4 p.m., featuring specialty pickles, pickle-flavored popcorn, locally grown produce, antiques, baked goods and jarred goods. Join in the fun with the Greenlawn-Centerport Historical Association at the John Gardiner Barn, 900 Park Ave. (at Little Plains Road), Greenlawn. $5 suggested donation. Free for members and children under 12. 631-754-1180,.

Computer Class For Seniors

SeniorNet at Family Service League holds its free open house 10 a.m.-2 p.m. at 790 Park Ave., Huntington, on Sept. 21, where guests ages 50 and up can tour the modern center and review computer course choices. Classes begin Oct. 1 and last up to eight weeks. 631427-3700 ext. 268 or 235.

Award-Winning Clarinetist

Speaking Up On Drugs

The Fallon on Long Island, in conjunction with other community groups, hosts a forum on drug abuse among young people on Sept. 28 at St. Patrick’s Church, 400 W. Main St., Huntington. Topics include signs and symptoms of a user, access to help, personal stories and a candlelight vigil and march. 516-7472606.

SATURDAY It’s Huntington Awareness Day!

Mark Sept. 22 for the Third Annual Huntington Awareness Day, which includes a parade through Huntington Station and a fair that celebrates the community’s unity, diversity and solidarity and honors the Rosen family. Bands, floats, vintage cars, service groups and local merchants will join the march through Huntington Station, starting at 11 a.m., from West Hills Road to Church Street, ending at the fair in the municipal parking lot between Railroad Street and Church Street. The fair runs until 5 p.m. and includes performances by local artists and a chalk art activity. www.huntingtonawareness.org.

Walking In Memory

The 2012 Diane Emdin Sachs 9th Annual Memorial Walk is Sept. 22 at Jones Beach, Parking Field 5. Sachs died of small cell lung cancer at age 37, and the memorial fund has provided more than $100,000 for lung cancer research at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory.

Registration is at 10 a.m. www.cshl.edu.

Autism Workshop

The Law Office of Tully & Winkelman, P.C. hosts “The Home Environment Matters!”, an autism workshop for parents and caregivers of children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) on Sept. 22, 10:30 a.m. In this free workshop, those in attendance will learn how they can regain some control in helping their child on the autism spectrum. The law firm is located at 150 Broadhollow Road, Suite 120 in Melville.

To reserve your seat, call 866-618-7685.

Fall Fair For Local Charities

The People of the United Methodist Church Huntington-Cold Spring Harbor present the 24th Annual Fall Fair to benefit Huntington charities on Sept. 22, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. at the church, 180 West Neck Road, Huntington. The free fair includes a farm stand, tag sale, bake sale, plant sale, crafts, music, food, pony rides, children’s games, thrifty shipping and silent auction. Proceeds to benefit the Dolan Family Health Center, Huntington Community Food Council, and the church. 631-427-0326.

Helping Homes For Our Troops

The Huntington, Cold Spring Harbor and Northport offices of Daniel Gale Sotheby’s International Realty (DGSIR) hosts a tent and bake sale on Sept. 22, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. to raise

Alternatives For Children

Alternatives For Children hosts an open house Sept. 24, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. at its Melville location. www.alternativesforchildren.org. 631-331-6400.

Its Child Day Care Center, Nursery School and Developmental Preschool offers full and half day programs, extended day programs, music class, educational technology class, safe outdoor playground environments, full time nurse on staff, and NYS certified Early Childhood/Special Education teachers.

See The Light

FRIDAY

Nineteen-year-old clarinetist Narek Arutyunian plays Sept. 21, 6 p.m. at Grace Auditorium, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, One Bungtown Road, Cold Spring Harbor. $20 at the door. Call 516-367-8455 to reserve seats. www.cshl.edu/campus-events. 516-367-8455.

Sept. 24, 7 p.m.

money for “Homes For Our Troops.” The rain date is Sunday, Sept. 23. The tent sale will be held on the grounds of Daniel Gale Sotheby’s Huntington office at 187 Park Ave. in Huntington.

African-American History Tour

Walk through the Huntington Village Green and its surrounding neighborhood and discover the amazing legacy left by the African Americans who lived there, during the past 350 years. The tour will last about two hours and will take place rain or shine, so dress accordingly.

Sponsored by the Town of Huntington African American Historic Designation Council. Meet Sep. 22, at 2 p.m. at the Town Hall parking lot, 100 Main St., Huntington. Free. 631-351-3244.

Blues/Jazz Band At Last Licks

Last Licks Café presents Claudia Jacobs and Band in a concert of rock, blues, jazz, alternative and original music on Sept. 22 at the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship, 109 Brown’s Road, Huntington. Showtime is 8:15 p.m. with an open mic at 7:30 p.m. (sign up at 7). $10 at www.brownpapertickets.com. 631-427-9547 www.lastlickscafe.org.

Groove With Your Coffee?

The Folk-Groovin' Café, hosted by Jim Frazzitta, welcomes Tom Ryan and Michael Wells on Sept. 22, 8 p.m. Performers for the open mic can sign up at 7:45 p.m. $10. 631368-1920. Held at St. Lawrence of Canterbury Church, 655 Old Country Road, Dix Hills.

Kiss Cancer Goodbye!

Gellerman Orthodontics hosts its first annual Kiss Cancer Good-Bye walk to help raise funds in support of the American Cancer Society at Heckscher Park in Huntington on Sept. 29, 11 a.m.-2 p.m., featuring activities for kids with a focus on healthy living, live music and performances from a local dance school. Volunteers are needed to help out; call 631-427-8444.

Pulling Out Unwelcome Guests

Join the Huntington-Oyster Bay Audubon Society’s Shu Crew as it continues efforts to eradicate English Ivy from Shu Swamp. Bring garden gloves. Call Stella Miller at 516-6950763 to register (required).

SUNDAY Antique Flea Market

Cold Spring Harbor Fire Department's 35th annual antique flea market, featuring more than 100 quality antique dealers, is Sept. 23, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. in the park across from the firehouse at 2 Main St., Cold Spring Harbor. $6.

Huntington Lighthouse Tours

Tour historic Huntington Lighthouse, now in its 100th year as an active aid to navigation, on Sept. 23. Tours depart from Gold Star Battalion Beach, West Shore Road, Huntington, 11 a.m.3 p.m. Suggested donation: Adults $15, seniors

$10, children $8, family of four $30. Proceeds benefit the ongoing preservation and restoration of the lighthouse. Only flat rubber soled shoes are permitted. 631-421-1985.

Pops Takes It To Town

The Senior Pops Orchestra of Long Island, under the direction of conductor Stephen Michael Smith, performs a variety of classical and pops favorites, including The Unfinished Symphony, Movement 1 by Franz Schubert, Tango de la Luna by Sholom Secunda, and music from “Guys and Dolls.” Sponsored by Bethpage Federal Credit Union, the concert is Sept. 23, 2 p.m. at the Van Nostrand Theatre at Suffolk Community College (1001 Crooked Hill Road, Brentwood). www.seniorpops.org.

516-414-1831.

Chess Challenge

Usdan Center for the Creative and Performing Arts presents its sixth annual Usdan Chess Challenge on Sept. 23 at its Maurice B. Hexter Chess Center, 185 Colonial Springs Road, Wheatley Heights. Open to grades K-12. Call 631-643-7900 to register. On-site registration also possible. $25 in advance, due Sept. 18, and $35 the day of the tournament. Contact Brian Karen at BrianKaren@usa.net.

Opera Night

Long Island’s best singers perform Sept. 23, 4 p.m. at Christ Church, 61 East Main St., Oyster Bay. $15. www.operanight.org. 631- 261-8808.

Town Clerk Jo-Ann Raia has organized an exhibit of Huntington Lighthouse artifacts and memorabilia to celebrate its centennial anniversary. of The Huntington Lighthouse. The display includes correspondence between the Lighthouse Establishment and Lighthouse Keeper Robert McGlone, and an original painting of the lighthouse, which will be auctioned.

On display in the Town Hall lobby, 100 Main St, Huntington, Monday-Thursday, 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. and Friday, 8:30 a.m.-7 p.m. www.huntingtonlighthouse.org. 631-421-1985.

TUESDAY Business Over Breakfast

The Melville Chamber of Commerce kicks off its Business Breakfast Series Sept. 25, 8:30-10 a.m. at the Courtyard Marriott in the Republic Airport Farmingdale complex. Anthony Manetta, executive director of the Suffolk County Industrial Development Agency, will discus how they are using economic incentives to help local companies grow. RSVP to info@melvillechamber.org or 631-777-6260.

Free for members/$30 non-members.

Financial Peace University

The nine-week Dave Ramsey’s Financial Peace University provides families and individuals with practical tools to gain control of their finances and set themselves up for long-term financial success. Lessons include budgeting, relationships and money, getting out of debt, saving for emergencies and investing. Classes begin Sept. 25, 7:30 p.m. at Christian City Church, 320 Broadway Road, Huntington. 631805-4317.

Calling All Needleworkers

The Suffolk County Chapter of The Embroiderers' Guild of America holds its monthly meeting Sept. 25, 7 p.m. at Half Hollow Hills Library, 55 Vanderbilt Parkway, Dix Hills. All level stitchers welcome. Call Pat at 631-423-3738.

WEDNESDAY Classic Car Show

The Huntington Station Business Improvement District hosts a car show at Station Sports, 25 Depot Road, Huntington Station, from 6:30-8 p.m. every Wednesday.

AT THE LIBRARIES

Ocean to Sound 50-Mile Relay

Bethpage Federal Credit Union partners with The Greater Long Island Running Club to sponsor the Bethpage Ocean to Sound 50-Mile Relay and Charitable Challenge, now in its 27th year, to support the Melville-based Leukemia & Lymphoma Society on Sept. 23.

The route extends from Jones Beach State Park up to Cedar Creek Park, and then through Seaford, Massapequa, Farmingdale, Old Bethpage, Huntington, Cold Spring Harbor, Syosset and Oyster Bay Cove. Register at www.glirc.org.

MONDAY Discussing Personality Types

Discuss different personality types in relationships Sept. 24, 7-9 p.m. at the Women’s Center of Huntington, 125 Main St., Huntington. $10 members/$15 non-members.

631-549-0485.

Lost In The System

New book details the Big Business of Special Education. North Shore, Long Island author Tom Gibson details his experiences fighting for special education services for his hearing impaired son in “Lost in the System.” He and family law attorney Lloyd C. Rosen discuss these issues at Book Revue, 313 New York Ave., Huntington, on

Cold Spring Harbor Library

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

• “Electing the President,” a lecture by James Coll, part of the Speakers in the Humanities Program sponsored by the Huntington League of Women Voters, will be held Thursday, Sept.

27, 7 p.m. A focus will be placed on the road to the White House, as well as the powers and ever-changing role of the President from the Founding Era to the present.

• Empire Safety Council offers its Defensive Driving course from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Sept. 29.

Register in person and bring a check for $30, payable to instructor Ramona Tracy. Deadline to register is Sept. 19.

Commack Public Library

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

• Notary Service is available normally Monday through Friday 9 a.m.-4 p.m., Tuesday and Thursday evenings and occasionally on a Saturday or Sunday. Please call ahead to ensure a notary is available upon your arrival. $2 charge for each document to be notarized.

Deer Park Public Library

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

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• Historian and author Monica Randall’s “Gatsby’s Long Island” features a presentation based on her book “Mansions of the Gold Coast” that includes rare photos of the castle that inspired “The Great Gatsby.”

Randall will share little-known details of the infamous Woodward murder case, the Woolworth Mansion and more on Sunday, Sept. 23 at 2 p.m.

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Huntington Historical Society

Get Creative At The Draw Out! Channel your creativity on Sunday, Sept. 23, 12-4 p.m. at the Draw Out!, a free community event at the Heckscher Museum Of Art for artists of all ages and abilities, featuring an array of art activities and live music in the museum, on the terrace, and throughout Heckscher Park.

2 Prime Ave., Huntington. 631-351-3250.

Elwood Public Library

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

• An SAT review class begins Monday, Oct. 15, 6:30 p.m.

Half Hollow Hills Community Library

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

• If you're a Mad Men maniac or just curious about the show, watch Season 2 with others on Tuesdays, Sept. 11-Dec. 11, 7 p.m. in Dix Hills. No session Sept. 25.

• Learn how to make your relationship work and identify possible destructive elements that should be avoided with Dr. Neil Grossman at “Maintaining Healthy Relationships” on Friday, Sept. 21, 7 p.m. in Dix Hills. These skills and techniques are also useful to divorced people who are coparenting.

Harborfields Public Library

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

• Russian-born musician Sergei Gurbeloshvili will perform an eclectic mix of music ranging from classical to rock-n-roll, using eight different wind instruments, on Sunday, Sept. 23, 2 p.m.

Huntington Public Library

Main Branch: 338 Main St., Huntington. 631427-5165. Station Branch: 1335 New York Ave., Huntington Station. 631-421-5053. www.thehuntingtonlibrary.org.

• The Friends of the Library’s fourth annual book and media sale is Sept. 19-22.

Donations and volunteers welcomed.

• Fill part of your kindergartener’s day with a program designed to enrich the learning experience. Through activities, stories, and crafts, children further explore animals, changing seasons, and other concepts that are introduced in Kindergarten. Kindertales is every Wednesday school is in session from 10-10:45 a.m. at the Main branch.

Northport-East Northport Public Library

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

• Enjoy a day on Long Island’s North Fork with your friends from the library. The morning begins with a visit to the Peconic Herb Farm in Calverton, time in Greenport, lunch at the Sound View Inn, a tour of the Catapano Goat Farm, and a visit to the Pindar Winery.

Thursday, Sept. 27, 7:30 a.m.-6:30 p.m. $90.

Register in person in Northport.

• A new season of “Novel Ideas” book club begins with the non-fiction selection “Girl in Translation” by Jean Kwok on Monday, Sept.

24, 7 p.m. in Northport.

South Huntington Public Library

145 Pidgeon Hill Road, Huntington Station.

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

• Financial adviser Oliver Hudesman will reveal the most common mistakes people make with their finances as they enter into retirement on Thursday, Sept. 20, 7 p.m. Learn how to make your nest egg work hard and last longer, how to create a sustainable stream of income, how to combat the rising costs of health care and more.

• Celebrate h2 Empower’s educational achievements in Ethiopia on Saturday, Sept.

22, 12:30 pm.-2 p.m. in the downstairs meeting room.

THEATER and FILM Cinema Arts Centre

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

• “Patriocracy,” a powerful new documentary, offers a forceful argument for breaking through the current partisan dysfunction of American politics. It screens Monday, Sept.

24, 7 p.m., followed by a panel discussion led by the League of Women Voters of Huntington. $10 members/$15 non-members.

Dix Hills Performing Arts Center

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

• “The Music of Tommy, featuring Wonderous Stories,” is Friday, Sept. 21, 7:30 p.m. $35 and $30.

• Enter “The Amazing World of Comedian Eddie Brill,” Sept. 22 at 7:30 p.m. He is best known as the nightly audience warm-up act for “Late Night with David Letterman” for the past 14 years.

John W. Engeman Theater At Northport

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

• Watch the Neil Simon musical about the romantic ups-and-downs of an ever-hopeful dance hall hostess, despite endless disappointments and bad luck with men in “Sweet Charity,” showing from Sept. 6-Oct. 28. $65.

Township Theatre Group

631-421-9832. www.townshiptheatregroup.com.

• In the Long Island Premiere of Ken Ludwig’s rollicking comedy “The Fox on the Fairway,” members of two rival Country Clubs are utterly devoted to golf and will do absolutely anything to win the annual Inter-Club Tournament – and the large bet riding on the outcome. Shows Sept. 29, Oct. 5 & 6, 8 p.m.; Sept. 30 & Oct. 7, 2 p.m. at the Helen Butler Hall Theatre at Dominican Village, 565 Albany Ave., Amityville. $20 general/$18 students, seniors.

AUDITIONS Minstrel Players

Auditions for the role of Lombard in Agatha Christie’s “And Then There Were None” – By appointment only. Age 30s. British accents required. Rehearsals will either be on Sunday afternoons, Monday or Tuesday nights.

Performed by The Minstrel Players of Northport. Performances will be on Saturdays, Oct. 27 and Nov. 3, 8 p.m. and Sundays, Oct. 28 and Nov. 4, 3 p.m., at Houghton Hall theatre at Trinity Episcopal Church, 130 Main St., Northport. Bring resume and headshot. 631732-2926 or www.minstrelplayers.org.

MUSEUMS & EXHIBITS Art League of Long Island

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

• Sandra Benny and Richard Vaux present “Retrospective Exhibition” Sept. 16-Oct. 28, with a reception Sunday, Sept. 23, 3-5 p.m.

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.

• Beginning Sept. 5, the gallery artists’ exhibition fills two rooms with paintings, mixed media artworks and installations.

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of freshwater fish, reptiles and amphibians housed in two aquarium buildings and eight outdoor ponds.

Cold Spring Harbor Whaling Museum

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

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

• The museum is closed through Sept. 24.

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.

• “still life still” runs through Sept. 30

Greenlawn-Centerport Historical Association

631-754-1180 • It’s time to celebrate everyone’s favorite pickled vegetable at the Pickle Festival on Saturday, Sept. 22, 11 a.m.-4 p.m., featuring specialty pickles, pickle-flavored popcorn, locally grown produce, antiques, baked goods and jarred goods. Join in the fun at the John Gardiner Barn, 900 Park Ave. (at Little Plains Road), Greenlawn. $5 suggested donation. Free for members and children under 12.

Heckscher Museum Of Art

2 Prime Ave., Huntington. Museum hours: Wednesday - Friday from 10 a.m.-4 p.m., first Fridays from 4-8:30 p.m., Saturday and Sunday from 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Admission $68/adults, $4-6/seniors, and $4-5/children; members and children under 10 free. 631-3513250.

• Robert S. Neuman’s “Ship to Paradise” focuses on the colorful, large-scale, mixedmedia drawings in which Neuman addressed the timeless question of human folly. On display Aug. 18-Nov. 25.

• Channel your creativity on Sunday, Sept. 23, 12-4 p.m. at the Draw Out!, a free community event for artists of all ages and abilities, featuring an array of art activities and live music in the museum, on the terrace, and throughout Heckscher Park.

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 new 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.

• With a black lit gallery and visions of ghastly art at the Main Street Petite Gallery, the student exhibition “Nightmare on Main Street,” on display next month, is sure to be a thrill.

K-12 students are invited to apply for this juried show. Visit the website for more information.

• A Comedy Cabaret fundraiser, featuring comedy improv duo Isaacs & Baker as well as a buffet dinner, will keep you laughing Oct. 4, 6 p.m. at the Thatched Cottage in Centerport. $40 members/$50 non-members.

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.

• Tours of the Van Wyck-Lefferts Tide Mill, the only surviving mill in Huntington, offer patrons an unusual way to enjoy Huntington’s rich heritage. Private tours, accessible by a short boat ride, will be held: Sept. 28, Oct. 5, Oct. 19, Oct. 30 and Nov. 5. Call ext 403. $10 members/$15 non-members.

• Walk back in time and stroll through Huntington's Old Burying Ground on Thursday, Sept. 20, 2 p.m. Learn a bit of history, a bit of folk art and intriguing stories connected with this historic site. $5 members/$10 non-members. Reservations required. Call ext. 403.

LaMantia Gallery

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

• Robert Finale presents captivating landscapes and Richard Johnson displays exquisite paintings of the human face and form in a show opening Saturday, Oct. 6, 7-9 p.m.

RSVP by Sept. 28.

9 East Contemporary Art

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

• Elizabeth Mallia presents “Transitory Moments” in a solo exhibition Sept. 14-Oct. 21, with a reception Saturday, Sept. 15, 5-7 p.m.

Northport Historical Society Museum

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

• “50 years of Preserving and Celebrating Northport's History” honors the society's founders and their concerns and activities.

Ripe Art Gallery

67 Broadway, Greenlawn. 631-807-5296.

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

• Award-winning landscape impressionist Shain Bard displays “Familiar Territory” beginning Saturday, Sept. 8.

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: Tuesday-Friday, 12-4 p.m., Saturdays, Sundays and holidays, 12-5 p.m.; closed Mondays except for holiday weeks. Grounds admission: $7 adults, $6 seniors, students, and $3 children under 12. Museum tour, add $5 per person. 631-854-5555. www.vanderbiltmuseum.org.

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

• E.L. Doctorow, the decorated author of “Ragtime,” will be honored as a Champion of Literacy at the fourth annual Benefit for Literacy Gala at Oheka Castle on Oct. 11.

Tickets for the gala, a dinner-dance that runs from 6:30-10 p.m., are $250.

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Grand jury indicts boater in fatal crash (Continued from page A1)

Islip was missing. Police alleged that Andreski was intoxicated, behind the wheel of his boat and responsible for the crash.

At the time, Andreski was taken to Good Samaritan Hospital in West Islip with non life-threatening injuries, where he was issued a field appearance ticket for misdemeanor boating while intoxicated.

Mannino’s body was recovered by police divers nine hours after the incident.

A more through investigation, according to Spota’s office, revealed that Mannino was killed by head trauma caused the by the collision.

Andreski, Spota said, was returning from a house party in Oceanside. His powerboat was going 60-80 MPH when it veered towards the wrong side of the channel underneath the bridge. At the same time, Mannino and four others were headed from West Islip to the 51st Annual Bay Shore Mako Fishing Tournament.

Fishing boat pilot Richard Leigh Jr., 24, saw the speeding boat on a collision course and steered his east-bound boat further south. Watching Andreski continue to veer towards them, Spota said Leigh turned his vessel due south in a last-ditch effort.

“Unfortunately, the defendant continues right towards the fishing boat,” the DA said.

The powerboat slammed into the left side of the fishing boat, sending Mannino, who had been standing on the transom with a cup of coffee, flying into the

Byler (Continued from page A1)

it,” Byler said. “I would have been like, ‘Oh, no, that’s not it. That’s somebody else’s house. But it is [our home] – and it’s beautiful.”

Congressman Steve Israel (DHuntington) said the day’s events brought British Prime Minister Lloyd George’s famous directive – “to make Britain a fit place for heroes to come home to” after World War I – to life and sends a strong message to the world.

“You know who I wish would see this? The people in the Middle East who think they can burn our flag… attack our embassies and do harm to our diplomats and our troops,” Israel said. “If they were to watch what we do – how we celebrate our heroes and honor our flag and support our military – they would realize our way of life and our democracy and freedom will always triumph.”

Byler’s parents agreed that the days and months culminating in Saturday’s celebration events showed the United States in one of its finest moments.

“The day has been like a photograph of the best America has,” James’ mother, Janet, said. “This has been a moment in time I’ll never forget. It was beautiful.”

“For me, it was a great comfort throughout the whole process that people were working to do this,” his father Phil added. “What eventually happened here was beyond what I ever thought was possible.”

water. The collision also catapulted Andreski’s vessel 200 feet into the air, before it crashed down and capsized.

Crime lab tests later proved the defendant’s BAC was .18 almost 90 minutes after the crash.

Law enforcement officials also believe Andreski lied about financial records. He reported buying the boat for $500 and a homemade trailer for $200 back in March

Brian Andreski

2011. However, paperwork discovered on his boat revealed he paid $19,500; the Texas seller confirmed the price.

The PIN numbers on his twin 200 HP engines also did not match records.

Andreski was charged with aggressive vehicular homicide, vehicular manslaughter, possession of a forged instrument, illegal possession

of vehicle identification number and offering a false instrument for filing, all felonies. He was also hit with misdemeanors for operating a vessel while intoxicated, reckless operation and criminal tax fraud, as well as a violation for unlawful possession of marijuana.

The maximum sentence for the top charge is 25 years.

He is being held after failing to post $250,000 cash bail. His next court date is scheduled for Oct. 26.

Defense attorney Eric Sills declined to comment on the case.

“I intend to litigate it in court, not in the press,” Sills said.

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Northport’s Dora Raleigh cheers on her daughter Renee.

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Mo Hoofs It Into The Record Books Californian becomes first Cow Harbor 10K runner to four-peat as more locals participate mkoehler@longislandernews.com

The results of the 35th annual Great Cow Harbor 10K Race were extraordinary.

Three-time winner Mohamed Trafeh finished Saturday’s race in 29 minutes and 20 seconds – not enough to break the course record he set last year, but plenty to become the first to win four consecutive years. Alisha Williams finished first for the women in her seventh Cow Harbor 10K. Both promised to return in 2013.

“Everyone did a great job completing the race. It’s a tough course,” Trafeh, of California, said, adding that his secret weapon is mental toughness.

Race Director Rich Boziwick admitted he never expected anyone to win four straight years, especially since winning just one requires both skill and luck.

“For him to do that consistently is pretty cool,” Boziwick said.

Elite athlete Coordinator Will Fodor said earlier that Trafeh had sustained a hamstring injury earlier in the year and was debating skipping this year’s race to let it finish healing. Just a few weeks before the race, the runner confirmed he would be back after all.

“He felt committed to Northport,” Fodor said Saturday.

Much of the elite athlete pool spends their time in Northport with a host family, some arriving days in advance. It’s not uncommon for runners like Trafeh to make new friends hundreds and thousands of miles away from home.

“I love it here,” Trafeh said. “It feels like my hometown.”

And like most years, the elite athletes were joined by plenty of Northport locals and other Long Island residents. Boziwick confirmed 5,350 registered. Of those registered, 4,572 recorded times. Mayor George Doll pointed out that the number is vast, considering that there are only 7,000 village residents.

Veteran runners, like friends Andrew Wilson, of Greenlawn, and Sean Laurie, of Huntington, come every year because of the scenery and great crowd. Sue Fitzpatrick, a Dix Hills resident and member

of the Greater Long Island Running Club, has returned off and on for 20 years.

“It’s a challenging, but fun course,” Fitzpatrick said.

Cow Harbor also attracts first time runners like Carmine Buquicchio, of Melville.

Buquicchio previously just cheered on a friend, but registered for the 2012 race after signing up at a CrossFit gym last year.

Turning 50 next month and actively trying new things, he finished Saturday’s race in just over an hour without stopping.

“I’ve never run a race in my life,” Buquicchio said, adding he only started running a month prior.

The total number of runners is slightly higher than last year’s race. The race peaked at 5,500 runners in 2010, but those numbers fell as race registration moved from print to digital. With more runners seemingly accepting online registration, their next goal is 5,600 runners, which they hope to achieve through earlier and more wide-reaching advertising.

“We did find that talking to people in the different parts of the metropolitan area that they were unaware of the race,” the director said.

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Jodie Robertson 27 Stefanie Braun 22 William Dunbar 26 Robert Brugna 49 Peter Bertuglia 27 Steven Lutz 45 Bill Nelson 48 Timothy Moley 51 Kevin Kowalczyk 37 Daniel Pasternak 54 Brian Dell 35 Craig McDonnell 39 Matthew Heller 26 Joshua Nazarieh 30 Dolores Doman 55 Daniel Martella 23 Lauren Hoffman 16 Gene Duenas 57 Joseph Sipala 22 Mikhael Rosenberg 35

Melville Dix Hills Dix Hills Dix Hills Dix Hills Melville Dix Hills Melville Melville Melville Melville Melville Dix Hills Melville Dix Hills Dix Hills Melville Dix Hills Dix Hills Melville

36:22.8 36:50.3 42:09.1 42:12.7 42:34.3 44:09.2 44:11.1 44:18.9 44:22.9 44:45.4 45:13.9 45:22.6 46:00.4 46:15.9 46:17.2 46:45.0 47:08.5 47:19.9 47:40.4 47:54.6

Mohamed Trafeh, seen here finishing on Main Street, won his record-setting fourth consecutive Cow Harbor title.

Half Hollow Hills photo/Angela Pradhan

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Half Hollow Hills photo/Mike Koehler

Half Hollow Hills photo/Mike Koehler

By Mike Koehler

Boziwick admitted there were minor glitches with online registrations this year, although nothing runners would be aware of. Before next year’s race, they’ll look at ways to make the last three days smoother on their end.

“We’re going to revamp a little on our registration process to make it run smoother,” he said.

Once again, the Great Cow Harbor 10K Race served not only as an athletic contest and draw to Northport Village, but also a charitable fundraiser. Boziwick confirmed they donated $20,000 to the Special Olympics. Donations will also be made to the Northport Ecumenical Lay Council Food Pantry and Northport VA Center in the upcoming weeks once all of the finances are settled.

Angela Pradhan contributed to this story.

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Joe Fiozini 23 Matthew Lustberg 23 Russell Spielman 42 John Denuzzo 49 Russell Lella 43 Benizia Triolo 48 Andrew Pesner 45 Jack De Witt 44 Eric Macaluso 41 Quyen Rovner 40 Edward McEnaney 30 Scott Kolin 39 Judy Pasternak 53 Dave Grosskurth 53 Carmen Every-Degel 48 Janet McQueeney 50 Paul Cintron 40 Brad Pareso 26 Frank McDonnell 38 Donna Greenstein 41

Robin and Batman, also known as Sean Rafferty and Greenlawn’s Kyle Digiacomo, were among the 5,350 registered to run.

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Dix Hills Dix Hills Dix Hills Melville Melville Melville Melville Melville Melville Dix Hills Dix Hills Dix Hills Melville Dix Hills Dix Hills Dix Hills Dix Hills Dix Hills Dix Hills Melville

48:04.9 48:52.9 49:03.7 49:11.2 49:24.4 49:25.8 49:36.4 49:55.7 50:08.6 50:26.3 50:26.4 50:34.9 50:37.0 50:52.0 51:09.1 51:15.7 51:17.6 51:26.1 51:27.3 51:40.3

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Meredith Vogel Charles Dennean Nick Frigenti Kim Rothman Sarina Tomel Moo Sam John Fiorzini Nancy Redelman David Silverman Lisa Yaker Shawn Verma Anthony Gentile Michael Gentile Harris Zakarin John Porzio Andrew Barbaccia Lori Mitnick Sue Fitzpatrick Chet Bedell

34 47 23 41 34 24 24 42 48 40 23 49 7 42 47 55 40 52 52

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Melville Melville Melville Dix Hills Melville Dix Hills Dix Hills Melville Dix Hills Dix Hills Dix Hills Dix Hills Dix Hills Melville Dix Hills Dix Hills Dix Hills Dix Hills Melville

51:58.9 52:17.5 52:35.0 52:59.4 53:03.1 53:07.3 53:07.6 53:20.7 53:28.6 53:57.1 54:45.9 55:14.7 55:21.1 55:30.5 55:33.7 55:43.5 55:59.5 56:02.0 56:04.6

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