Half Hollow Hills Newspaper - October 25, 2012

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TOWN OF HUNTINGTON

Assemblyman Conte Laid To Rest Longtime lawmaker remembered for his love of life, commitment to family and service Half Hollow Hills photo/ Danny Schrafel

By Danny Schrafel dschrafel@longislandernews.com

“The just man, though he die early, shall be at rest. For the age that is honorable comes not with the passing of time, nor can it be measured in years.”

Hundreds of mourners – family, friends and elected officials alike – heard those words, read from the Holy Bible’s Book of Wisdom by late Assemblyman Jim Conte’s youngest daughter, Samantha, during a funeral Mass at St. Hugh of Lincoln Church Saturday morning. Burial followed at St. Patrick’s Cemetery. He was escorted there under giant flags staged by Huntington Manor, Greenlawn, Huntington and Cold Spring Harbor fire departments.

They remembered Conte, who died Oct. 16 at age 53, as a man who loved his 24 years as an New York State assemblyman for the opportunity to help people, delighted in entertaining by singing and playing guitar, and cherished his family dearly as he fought to the very end. He succumbed to T-cell lymphoma after spending nearly five months at Mt. Sinai Hospital in Manhattan.

“In my heart of hearts, I don’t believe Jim Conte ever gave up. I believe his body just gave out,” State Senator John Flanagan said in his eulogy.

Conte was baptized at St. Hugh’s when he was a little boy, and the church remained a constant in his life. There, he

Pallbearers exit St. Hugh of Lincoln Church Saturday morning following a funeral Mass celebrating the life of Huntington Station’s Jim Conte. The longtime Assemblyman died Oct. 16 after battling T-cell lymphoma. He was 53. sang, acted in plays and grew his faith that never waned, even in his darkest moments, his family said.

His sense of humor and penchant for a good joke and a hearty belly laugh shined

through the Mass. Before younger brother Rob Conte eulogized Jim, a man he called “my hero,” he said, “I just have a few words I’d like to say about Jim” and promptly unfurled a scroll of paper sev-

eral feet long over the lectern.

“You laugh? That’s how long John Flanagan’s speech is,” Rob quipped as hundreds laughed.

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MELVILLE

Canon U.S.A. Pulls Wind Turbine Proposal Green energy plan at new headquarters draws concerns from Sweet Hollow Civic

By Mike Koehler mkoehler@longislandernews.com

Canon U.S.A. officials were expected to appear at Huntington Town Hall last week about wind turbines at their future headquarters, but pulled back as neighbors criticized the plans.

According to a July 25 letter from the Department of Planning, Canon sought to erect 11 wind turbines to create green energy on the Melville site. They also wanted to move a guard tower and alter signs that would require special approval.

Plans had Canon erecting three 35-

foot turbines 50-10 feet from the northern property line and eight 16-foot turbines atop the northern parking garage’s (25-30 feet tall) northern wall.

Town spokesman A.J. Carter said the planning department issued Canon a letter of denial, sending them to the Zoning Board of Appeals (ZBA) for all three items. Scheduled to appear at the Oct. 18 meeting, Carter said Canon separated the wind turbine proposal and withdrew that from ZBA consideration.

“They still need to provide additional information for the wind turbines, which will take a little bit of time,” he said.

Canon issued a statement on Monday afternoon.

“Canon appreciates the support we have received from the Town of Huntington and the local community since the inception of our new headquarters project. We currently have three variances under review with the Town of Huntington Zoning Board including the proposed addition of wind turbines to our site. We understand this is a new venture for both Canon and the Town of Huntington and we look forward to working together to explore this renewable energy option,” a spokesman said.

Alissa Sue Taff, president of the Sweet

Hollow Civic Association, was among those contesting the turbine plans. The Town of Huntington has no codes on wind turbines, she said, and no noise or environmental studies had been conducted. Taff also cited concerns about proposed wind turbines neighboring the Millennium Hills residential development.

The other two parts of Canon’s ZBA request – having a guard booth 20 feet too short of a property line, relocating one freestanding sign and increasing another to 40 square feet – were expected to be heard. No action was taken in either.

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TOWN OF HUNTINGTON

Concerns Bubble Over Town Budget

By Jacqueline Birzon jbirzon@longislandernews.com

The public hearing on the Town of Huntington’s proposed 2013 fiscal budget drew a packed house at town hall, where residents expressed concerns over potential parking fee increases for commuters and wage increases for town board members.

Themes that emerged Oct. 16 regarding the $187.1-million budget addressed the proposed $50 to $600—a 1,200-percent— increase for parking garage permits at the Huntington train station. The proposed budget also calls for an increase from $50 to $75 for annual commuter parking lot permits. If passed, the town expects to receive upwards of $4.1 million in revenue.

Many residents said they would be open to a smaller increase in parking fees, or a gradual installment process rather than immediately enforcing a drastic hike in fares.

Anthony Ferguson, a Huntington Station resident, said that in light of the economic climate it would be more reasonable to apply fare increases in stages.

“Many would be open to a fair increase.

The ridership of the Huntington transit system consists mainly of working-class families, immigrants, the elderly and seniors, all of whom are on a fixed income, and would be handicapped further by fare increases,” Ferguson said.

Working-class residents said that they felt excluded from the board’s consideration process, and many agreed that the board’s proposal has forced them to reevaluate their reasons for living in Huntington if their needs are not taken into consideration.

Michael Clark, of East Northport, said while he understands the need to raise fees, there are more practical ways of doing so.

“I pay $4,886 a year to travel to work day in and day out. I understand the need to raise funds – it is a recession – but putting the burden on the middle-class or working families like mine who make up the Town of Huntington and support the local economy, you’re just asking that I might as well leave,” Clark said.

According to Supervisor Frank Petrone, in the beginning of the month the town sent out approximately 6,000 surveys, of which they received 1,000 back, as a way of gauging resident feedback on the proposed parking outline. However, many community members at the hearing said they had never received a copy, to which Petrone resolved to make copies available to residents on the town’s website or at the train station.

At the hearing, residents outlined concerns over the idea of assigned parking in the garage, protesting the idea as unfair when some commuters can’t always predict their work schedule and when they’ll need access to the garage.

Ashley Handlin, of Melville, presented a young person’s perspective on the proposed fee increases. Handlin argued that, due to a lack of job opportunities on Long Island, it is not uncommon for young adults who are starting their career to travel into the city for work.

“The $600 fee is completely ridiculous.

Unless you have a lot of money to blow, you’re going to pay the $75. In addition, if someone lost their job like I did, just a few months into the year, I’m now out $600— am I then going to sell my pass to someone? The pass is non-transferable,” Handlin said. “Young people like myself don’t

have any jobs out here… Our wages, especially for young people, are going down, not up. Where am I supposed to get the money from?”

In addition, residents were displeased with the proposed salary increases for 2013. The proposed budget calls for a 2.67percent increase in wages for town council members, the Town Clerk, the town supervisor and the Receiver of Taxes. Many speakers agreed that it is unfair for board members, in positions designed to be parttime, to be financially compensated at a rate equivalent to a full-time job.

Steven Dombruer, a Greenlawn resident, said he was disappointed by the board’s insensitivity and felt that the planning process involved in formulating the budget is flawed.

“Anybody who can put that type of an increase out as a proposal with a straight face has to really think about what they’re doing,” Dombruer said. “At the same time, considering increases in salaries is absolutely unconceivable. There has to be another way to do it.”

According to the supervisor, some residents he spoke with were open to the suggested fee hikes as a means to secure a spot in the parking garage. Petrone said his parking proposal is not set in stone, and that there is potential for wiggle room in other areas of the budget.

“We have to come to some medium here,” he said. “Depending on when we look at revenues and we now start projecting, if my health insurance comes in lower, yeah, there’s wiggle room. If mortgage taxes change we may be able to start looking at wiggle room. I’m sitting with the CSEA and we’re very close in terms of their leadership and the town coming to some kind

Steven Dombruer, a Greenlawn resident, disagreed with proposed parking fee and salary increases outlined in the proposed 2013 town budget. of an agreement that too will save. Part of that agreement is cost-saving measures.

It’s still coming alive.”

In conjunction with the proposed town capital budget, a Huntington village traffic study, co-funded by the Huntington Township Chamber of Commerce’s parking committee, the Town Economic Development Corp., the Huntington Village BID and The Paramount, was set up to assess the downtown area and produce recommendations about parking. The study comes as Petrone’s capital budget calls for $300,000 to install a central parking meter system for downtown municipal lots in the village.

After the hearing, Petrone said that assigned parking was a topic he would consider further.

Councilwoman Susan Berland said the board will meet on Nov. 7 to vote on the proposed 2013 budget.

TOWN OF HUNTINGTON

Mayoka: Task Force Re-Established Over Deficit

By Jacqueline Birzon jbirzon@longislandernews.com

Huntington Councilmen Mark Mayoka and Eugene Cook publicly announced on Oct. 15 the formation of the Town of Huntington Budget Task Force, an initiative formed to address the projected $9 million deficit in the proposed 2013 general budget.

Mayoka put fourth a freedom of information request to rating agencies in order to obtain information regarding the deficit, which was originally projected to be $7 million, and along with Cook decided it was their responsibility to take initiative on behalf of the taxpayers.

“The situation is similar to a runaway train. We have to take positive action. The first step is the formation of this important committee,” Mayoka said.

According to the councilmen, the Budget Task Force existed in the 1990s as a means of advising the town during a period of economic recession. The committee was later abolished, although the councilmen said they do not know why.

Mayoka admits that the task force was formed at least partially in response to Town Supervisor Frank Petrone’s proposed parking fee increases to generate revenue in the 2013 budget.

“We want to drastically reduce or eliminate the proposed Petrone parking fee structure that would raise commuter lot fees from $50 to $70 for residents and municipal garage fees from $50 to $600,” Mayoka said.

According to Mayoka, other issues the committee plans to address include the

personal use of town cars, to reject a proposal to raise town board salaries and cut them by 10 percent instead, and require a supermajority vote to allocate funds from reserve accounts.

Mayoka said that the $9 million deficit can be attributed to rising costs and expenses that tend to increase without fail on a yearly basis.

“One reason for the deficit is if you look at expenses they go up on a year-to-year basis, and from 2012 to 2013 expenses are going up $8 million throughout in almost every category,” Mayoka said.

Specifically, Mayoka identified increases in pension costs by $1 million, and increases in health insurance by $1.5 million as major contributing factors to the proposed 2013 deficit. Further details on the deficit were not immediately available; however Mayoka said it is likely due to the retirement of resource recovery debt reserves, which Mayoka said is not a part of the budget.

Two overall goals the councilmen stressed were the importance of maintaining the town’s AAA-bond rating, which according to Mayoka is difficult to achieve during the present economic climate. The second goal is to be proactive on behalf of what’s best for town residents, and to make the governing body more efficient by “strengthening internal controls.

“We are actively searching for ways to control costs and save money,” Mayoka said.

While the councilmen said they formed the committee in the best interests of the town, other council members were excluded from the formation of the task force.

Councilman Mark Cuthberson said that

he didn’t see the value in forming a separate task force to address the proposed budget.

“We are the people who get elected to review and make public policy decisions,” Cuthberson said. “We don’t need a political buffer of a committee to make those decisions. I don’t see the value. We have plenty of time between now and when the budget passes for people to confer with inside and outside experts.”

Mayoka said that according to the Sunshine Law, it is only necessary to have two members of the board agree to form a committee and become a “public body.”

Only two council members can head the committee; however Mayoka said that his fellow councilmen who were not involved in the process are welcome to join the committee as delegates.

The Budget Task Force committee is slated to meet on a weekly basis, on Friday’s at 2 p.m., and according to Mayoka will continue to meet through 2013.

“This will be an ongoing committee to refine the budget process and will continue to ask questions, review it and work with Supervisor Petrone,” Mayoka said.

In response to Petrone’s statement calling the task force a “duplication” of an already established committee, Mayoka issued his apologies for any misunderstanding within the town board.

“Frank says he was offended by the creation of the Budget Task Force, and it wasn’t intended [to offend] and I apologize,” Mayoka said. “I am welcoming town board colleagues to be present and representatives on the committee.”

According to Mayoka, Petrone’s com-

ment was made in reference to the Town of Huntington Audit Committee, whose purpose is to support the board’s oversight of the management, reporting and controls of the town’s finances. Responsibilities include the selection of an independent auditor, and annual audit, evaluation of internal controls, and open communication and reporting.

Mayoka claims that, since assuming his town board position in 2009, he has not received a single report from the audit committee.

“I’m looking into the status of those committees and what reports were issued by those committees, and what actions were taken in response to those reports in times where everyone needs to put their heads together, work together to improve and better the budget process,” Mayoka said.

Mayoka said that the state audit, which began in June, will mirror a forensic audit, as it makes the audit process apparent and is conducted in greater depth than most audits.

“The audit committee shouldn’t have anything to do with the budget process; it’s a different type of committee. I think it’s going to be done over a longer period of time, and it’s similar to a forensic audit in that it presents a reasonable basis for our opinion—can there be things that aren’t uncovered?,” Mayoka said.

Despite differences in opinion, Mayoka said he encourages his fellow town board members to join him as delegates on his task force committee.

“I will continue to extend my invitation.

The door is always open,” Mayoka said.

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POLICE REPORT Compiled by Mike Koehler

God Bless You, Jim Conte

Were They Looking For Something?

Farewell to a hometown hero… You’ve all

shortage of people jumping the gun when it comes to the holidays. Not only are major chains setting heard the very sad news by now, I’m sure. Jim Conup their Christmas trees and other winter holiday te, our beloved, straight-talking assemblyman from stock, but Toys For Tots boxHuntington Station, died last es are showing up in Northweek after valiantly battling IN THE KNOW port and signs advertising cancer. He was laid to rest WITH AUNT ROSIE registration for spring 2013 Saturday, with his family and Little League are already up. hundreds of friends and colleagues from all over Don’t get me wrong – I love gathered at St. Hugh’s to say a most bittersweet both causes and encourage you to support them. goodbye. In his quiet, unassuming way, he was a But my immediate question is – what are you going hero, and should be remembered as such. You know to be for Halloween? why I say that? He saved lives. That’s what heroes do – they rescue people in their time of peril and ‘Leaf’ it for someone else… I don’t know if I shepherd them to safety. Well, by using his platshould be impressed or angry, but I watched someform, he advocated tirelessly for nearly 25 years for one outside a Huntington village restaurant last New Yorkers to give the gift of life by becoming orweek use water being pumped onto the street to degan donors. How many of us, as we’ve renewed our leaf the property. As he raked, he pulled the leaves licenses, have gotten to the “Would you like to be an into the street and helped the water carry them organ donor?” box, and said, “Oh, that’s what Jimdown the road. That’s a clever solution for him, but my talks about all the time!” and checked it off makes for a bigger pile of leaves for others. I wonwithout a second thought? Count me among one of der how the drain down the road handled all those them, and I hope you’ll do the same as soon as you wet, gunky leaves, too. can. It’s a great way to pay tribute to a great man who has left this world entirely too soon.

Good luck… getting through the Park Avenue/Route 25A intersection. Construction crews Another way you can help… If you want to take have part of 25A ripped up, and seemingly even a step further and support the cause Jim Conte supmore of it coned off. It took me almost 10 minutes to ported so passionately, you can pitch in by making a get there from Bottles and Cases – half a mile! – last donation to the Long Island Transplant Recipient week.

I understand roads have to be repaired, mainInternational Organization. Send any contributions tained and replaced, and I get that the winter makes in Jim’s memory to: P.O. Box 81, Garden City, NY it nigh impossible with the freezing temperatures.

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But can we please find a better solution that accomIt’s the least wonderful time… of the year… es- plishes the goal without jamming up traffic so badly? If you have any suggestions, send ‘em my way. pecially if you don’t like politics. That time of the I’m all ears – and I’m sure the rest of you are, too. year where the airwaves are inundated with ads extolling the virtues of one candidate and explaining why the other guy is a no-good nincompoop. I know (Aunt Rosie wants to hear from you! If you have the amount of advertisements in New York overcomments, ideas, or tips about what’s happening in whelms me. Think of what it’s like in a battleground your neck of the woods, write to me today and let me state like Florida or Ohio! I’d probably have know the latest. To contact me, drop a line to Aunt chucked the ol’ TV out my window by now.

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A Queens woman was arrested by Suffolk County police in Huntington Station on Oct. 18 on petit larceny charges. The 28-year-old allegedly stole 18 boxes of cold and allergy medicine.

Stop Calling A Melville lending company called Suffolk County police on Oct. 18 about aggravated harassment. The complainant said a former employee was calling the office with threats.

At Least Hide The Keys A Centerport resident called Suffolk County police on Oct. 17 about a stolen vehicle. The complainant said their 2007 Chevrolet Suburban was parked in the driveway the night before when it was stolen. The vehicle was unlocked and had spare keys in the console.

Lack Of Communication A high school in South Huntington called Suffolk County police on Oct. 17 about a major theft earlier in the week. Somebody cut a hole in the fence to their football field, entered a press box via an open window and stole PA equipment.

Suffolk police were dispatched to a Huntington village theater about a reported assault on Oct. 16.

The complainant said two dozen security staff were beating up two people in an alley. Police confirmed one person was punched in the jaw during a fight at the venue and taken to Huntington Hospital for treatment.

“Every morning when I come in I always say ‘Hi, Lillian,’ and we keep her favorite stove nice and neat for her. I’m not a skeptic, but I’m not a non-believer.”

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A Wyandanch man was arrested by Suffolk County police in Melville on Oct. 19 on petit larceny charges. The 29-year-old allegedly stole a GPS from an unlocked vehicle parked on Roundtree Drive.

Suffolk police rushed to Huntington Station after getting reports of an assault on Oct. 16. The complainant said he was walking along 11th Street when an unknown male came up to him and stabbed him once in the chest. He was taken to Huntington Hospital for treatment.

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MELVILLE/HUNTINGTON

Crash Reignites Calls Photo by Laura Glen

A Friday afternoon crash has renewed a call for widening a stretch of Round Swamp Road in Huntington near Melville.

By Danny Schrafel dschrafel@longislandernews.com

A Friday afternoon crash on Round Swamp Road in Huntington sent two people to the hospital with serious injuries – and has reignited residents’ demands for the road to be widened.

Suffolk police and the Huntington Manor Fire Department rushed to the scene at about 4 p.m. Friday after a 51-

year-old woman, driving a 2007 Toyota Prius northbound on Round Swamp Road, was struck head-on by a 2002 Nissan sedan driving southbound. The Nissan was coming around a bend and veered into the Toyota’s lane, police said.

The Toyota then struck a Verizon pole, causing the transformer to leak onto the road, police added.

Huntington Community First Aid (Continued on page A17)

DIX HILLS

Fire Budget On The Rise Half Hollow Hills photo/Mike Koehler

By Mike Koehler mkoehler@longislandernews.com

In front of just two firefighters and one reporter, the Dix Hills Fire Department passed their budget for 2013 last week.

The $4,778,475 budget was unanimously approved on Oct. 16. That includes a 1.97-percent increase in spending and the tax levy.

“We stayed within the 2-percent cap,” Larry Feld, chair of the board of fire commissioners, said. “I think that’s a testament to the board.”

Utilities, health benefits and retirement system expenses are among the biggest increases and affect most fire districts, Feld said. A $55,000 increase – 37.93 percent – up to $200,000 was allocated for the New York State Retirement System.

But the single largest increase by percentage came in the rescue supplies and training account. Spending for that rose from $20,128 to $52,258 – a 159.63-percent increase. Feld attributed the rise to more expensive rescue supplies and more ambulance calls. Through September, the department responded to 1,184 rescue calls in 2012. They also responded to 727 fire calls.

“Our call volume has gone up for ambulance calls. We’re the third busiest in Suffolk County,” he said, citing age of residents for the rise in calls.

The budget also called for a 51.43-percent increase in the emergency food fund, up $9,000. That account is used to feed volunteers during extended calls and while they’re holed up on duty, Feld said, noting that crews are stationed in all three houses around the clock during blizzards. Tropical Storm Irene exposed a

The Dix Hills Fire Department will have $4,778,475 to spend in 2013. need for more funds in that account.

An account for education, fire prevention and inspections rose by 25.77 percent, up $21,000, for 2013. Used primarily to train both volunteers and community members, Feld admitted a 2012 Department of Labor inspection revealed deficiencies.

“We have to hire speakers to come in [on topics like sexual harassment and escape harnesses],” he said.

Personnel services increased by $32,340, or 2.37 percent, although district officials said they did not fill an empty maintenance position. That was expected to save $50,000 in salary plus benefits.

The budget, however, did not include any funds for major renovations or construction of a new headquarters. A $19.75-million plan to erect a new headquarters, maintenance building and training center was voted down by the public 1,179-359 in June 2011.

The building is still in need of repairs, Feld said, but nothing has been decided.

“We’re evaluating our plans,” the commissioner said.

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TOWN OF HUNTINGTON

Fighting Energy Prices Or Tax Bills?

Federal investigation of LIPA and National Grid may have two goals for locals

By Mike Koehler mkoehler@longislandernews.com

The Town of Huntington and Northport-East Northport School District officially joined a federal investigation of energy prices created by LIPA and National Grid, but LIPA’s active tax certiorari proceedings has repeatedly come up.

According to a joint press release issued Oct. 17, both the town and school district voted to join an action initiated by the Village of Port Jefferson asking the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) to investigate and hold a hearing into alleged fraudulent practices and illegal exercise of market power by National Grid. Grid owns power plants in Port Jefferson and Northport. The FERC complaint seeks an order forcing Grid to rid itself of some of these plants.

“We are certain that the Commission will review the cost of power to ratepayers on Long Island and investigate the allegations of fraudulent practices and illegal exercise of market power,” said Northport-East Northport Board of Education President Steven Waldenburg.

School attorney John Gross said he recommended the district join the administrative proceedings so they could monitor the situation.

“All that does is give us a seat at the table. Allegations have been made about inappropriate price setting and

issues like that,” Gross said.

However, he denied any connection between his recommendation and the lawsuit National Grid filed on behalf of LIPA in October 2010 to lower their taxes, which would have a serious impact on the school district. He described them as “totally separate issues” only “related to the extent it’s the same cast of characters.”

But according to the press release, the town board at least partially became involved because of the tax challenge.

“LIPA has used the assessment on the generating plants as a smokescreen for the real reason electricity costs are so high: the way it has colluded with National Grid to freeze out competition and ignore proposals to power Long Island more cheaply and efficiently,” Huntington Supervisor Frank Petrone said. “We hope a FERC investigation and full airing will lay bare how National Grid and LIPA are keeping electric costs high.”

Councilman Mark Cuthbertson said their involvement is partially as a representative of people paying some of the highest energy rates in the country, but he also revealed it’s part of their defense against the lawsuit.

“This is a part of that,” he said.

The press release also claims that the school district joined the FERC action because more than one-third of their annual tax revenue comes from the tax-

es paid on the Northport plant.

“The school district believes that joining the FERC action will help to ensure that the school district’s interests are represented in this proceeding,” Waldenburg said.

Representatives of LIPA and National Grid declined to comment.

Meanwhile, the Town of Huntington has retained as experts a land appraiser, an engineering appraiser and an economist looking at the financial impacts of the Northport plant to defend against the tax certiorari. They’ve also conducted settlement discussions with LIPA; those are ongoing.

DIX HILLS

Grand Jury Indicts Alleged Drug Ring A Dix Hills man has been indicted by a grand jury in his alleged role with a marijuana distribution network in Suffolk County.

Steven Polizzi, 51, was originally charged with first-degree criminal possession of marijuana, a class C felony, and fourth-degree conspiracy to sell marijuana, a class E felony. The grand jury indictment was to be unsealed Tuesday morning, after press time, and could include more severe charges.

Suffolk County District Attorney

spokesman Robert Clifford said Polizzi was one of five arrested for importing marijuana from northern California and selling it in Suffolk.

Two hundred pounds of the drug and hundreds of thousands in cash from the ring were to be displayed during a press conference on Tuesday afternoon.

Polizzi is currently being held in Riverhead on $250,000 cash bail.

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TOWN OF HUNTINGTON

Bamboo Back For Round Two New proposal eases fines but bans planting of ‘running bamboo’

By Danny Schrafel dschrafel@longislandernews.com

Bamboo is on the Huntington Town Board’s radar once again.

While new legislation by Councilwoman Susan Berland will greatly trim penalties from her first proposal by fining bamboo violators monthly instead of daily, it cracks down harder by banning residents from planting “running bamboo” on their property, which is defined in the law as any bamboo that “encroached, spread, invaded or intruded upon any other property or right of way.”

Those who have it will be allowed to keep it, Berland stressed – that’s a constant between the current proposal and her former one. However, residents will still be required to keep the plant on their own property.

“If you have it on your property, you can keep it, but you have to maintain it,” Berland said. “Do whatever you want to do if you want to keep it on your own property, but you have to keep it on your own property.”

Previous legislation that was rejected by the town board earlier this summer only regulated the spread of running bamboo and required residents to keep bamboo on their own property.

Under the new proposal, anyone whose bamboo encroaches on private property will be issued a notice of violation and be subject to fines ranging from $250 to $500 for a first offense, $500 to $1,000 for a second offense and $1,000 to $2,500 for third or subsequent offense. Each month’s continued violation will constitute a separate, additional violation. Anyone who plants or replants running bamboo will be subject for a $250 to $500 fine

TOWN OF HUNTINGTON

Gala Off A planned Halloween gala at Oheka Castle in support of Building Homes for Heroes has been canceled, organizers confirmed Oct. 17.

The cause was a lack of ticket sales, said Carolyn Paszke, the director of Special Events and Corporate Relations for Building Homes For Heroes. A formal costume ball, complete with teacup raffles, a band and live orchestra had been planned for the evening of Oct. 30.

Building Homes for Heroes is a nonprofit whose purpose is to build or renovate homes for severely wounded veterans from the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. Earlier this summer, they completed work on U.S. Marine Captain James Byler’s Huntington home. Byler was gravely wounded by an IED and lost both legs shortly after being deployed in Afghanistan.

Anyone who still wants to support the organization can make a donation by visiting http://BuildingHomesForHeroes.org or calling the office at 516-684-9220 for more information.

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for every month it is allowed to exist.

Those who encroach onto town property will be subject to an administrative hearing process, and if an agreement is not reached, the town will have the power to remove the bamboo themselves and bill the owner on their tax bill.

Supervisor Frank Petrone said during a town board workshop meeting Oct. 16 that he will second the proposal when it comes up for a vote. That means Berland needs to swing one of her three colleagues, who last time either voted no or abstained, to her side to pass the law.

Councilman Mark Cuthbertson, who

voted no and steadily opposed the previous proposal, said he is reviewing the new legislation.

“In the past I’ve had a general concern about whether you can really regulate in this area effectively, and I really need to sit down and study the changes this time out,” he said.

Councilman Mark Mayoka, who abstained, shared similar sentiments.

“It appears that the fines are still onerous, but I have to review the document in its entirety,” Mayoka said.

A public hearing is scheduled for 7 p.m. on Nov. 7.

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Celebrating Not-For-Profits In this week’s edition is a section this ty Council, a unique consortium of not-fornewspaper publishes annually during Not- profits that encourages a spirit of cooperafor-Profit Week in the Town of Huntington. tion among those who give their time to Like the declaration naming this coming charitable organizations. The Community week “Not-for-Profit Week,” the special sec- Council was put together some years ago as tion aims to raise awareness and generate an initiative of the Huntington Township interest in the community’s not-for-profit Chamber of Commerce. Those who run organizations. not-for-profits share similar ideals and enThe people of the Town of Huntington counter many of the same problems and support a diverse group of charitable or- pitfalls. Admittedly, they are all tapping the ganizations. Each has its own specific same community resources to raise funds mission. Each has its own way of and attract volunteers, but achieving those goals. One thing EDITORIAL sharing ideas and resources, that they all have in common is and simply communicating, this: all are dependent upon a group of strengthens their group. like-minded people who give selflessly There is an idiom that says the whole is to achieve their organization’s goals – greater than the sum of its parts. In the case volunteers. of the Huntington Community Council, it is Volunteers are the lifeblood of the not- the whole that allows each of its parts to be for-profit community. And like funding, it greater, to achieve more. is something virtually every charitable orWe encourage you to read about the ganization could use more of.

Council’s member organizations and perThe organizations profiled in this section haps be inspired to contribute – either fiare members of the Huntington Communi- nancially or as a volunteer.

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Heart Attack Symptoms DEAR EDITOR: If you think you're having a heart attack, call 9-1-1 or your emergency medical system immediately.

Some heart attacks are sudden and intense — like the "movie heart attack," where no one doubts what's happening. But most heart attacks start slowly, with mild pain or discomfort. Often people affected aren't sure what's wrong and wait too long before getting help. Here are signs that can mean a heart attack is happening: • Chest discomfort. Most heart attacks involve discomfort in the center of the chest that lasts more than a few minutes, or that goes away and comes back. It can feel like uncomfortable pressure, squeezing, fullness or pain.

• Discomfort in other areas of the upper body. Symptoms can include pain or discomfort in one or both arms, the back, neck, jaw or stomach.

• Shortness of breath. May occur with or without chest discomfort.

• Other signs: These may include breaking out in a cold sweat, nausea or lightheadedness.

If you or someone you're with has chest discomfort, especially with one or more of the other signs, don't wait longer than a few minutes (no more than 5) before calling for help. Call 9-11 or get to a hospital right away.

Calling 9-1-1 is almost always the fastest way to get lifesaving treatment. Emergency medical services staff can begin treatment when they arrive — up to an hour sooner than if someone gets to the hospital by car. The staff is also trained to revive someone whose heart has stopped. You'll also get treated faster in the hospital if you come by ambulance.

If you can't access the emergency medical services (EMS), have someone drive you to the hospital right away. If you're the one having symptoms, don't drive yourself, unless you have absolutely no other option.

A doctor who's studied the results of several tests must diagnose a heart attack. The doctor will: • review the patient's com-

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Public Servant Through And Through DEAR EDITOR: With profound sadness, the members of the New York State Assembly mark the passing of our esteemed colleague and friend, the Honorable

James D. Conte, who succumbed to cancer after a long and courageous battle.

Jim was elected to the Assembly in March of 1988, and served his hometown of Huntington Station and all of the residents of the 10th Assembly District with grace and distinction. A leader committed to improving education in the state, Jim will always be remembered for his intensely personal and passionate campaign to increase organ and tissue donation in the State of New York.

Devoted to a life of public service, Jim Conte was admired and respected on both sides of the aisle and throughout the halls of government. It was an honor and a privilege to serve in the Assembly with him.

As we mourn our friend, our thoughts and prayers are with the Conte family and with Jim’s many friends. May he rest in peace.

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Share Your Good Work DEAR EDITOR: Everything we plan at the chamber involves a great deal of input from the hundreds of Long Island based companies that represent the Melville Chamber family.

Recently you are likely aware that the combined voice of the Melville Chamber has been gaining strength and expanding the chamber's influence regionally as well as in Albany and Washington. Along with the

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Foot Traffic More Important Than Parking DEAR EDITOR: The Clinton Street parking lot has been repaved.

It seems to me that the Town needs to prioritize its repairs. The sidewalks on both Clinton Street and Green Street are cracked, uneven and actually have holes in them.

The safety and aesthetics of our town should be a priority.

Parking lots need to take their turn and come in second to the pedestrians in our village.

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Because we are anxious and willing to share our worthy goals, important leaders and the organizations now have decided to partner with the chamber and pay attention to our good work.

Many of our ideas for success have been implemented on behalf of the businesses and residents of Nassau and Suffolk counties.

With your continued input we can do even more to make this great community we call home thrive. We are so proud of our loyal membership that we want to share your good work and worthy ideas with the world.

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Grill 454 Staff Embrace ‘Ethel’ dschrafel@longislandernews.com

A number of unusual incidents led the staff of a new Commack restaurant to call in the Long Island Medium, TV psychic Theresa Caputo, to figure out if supernatural forces were at play.

Grill 454 has been open since December. General Manager Cyrus Kabir said in the three months prior, when the 10,000 square-foot split-use pub and Modern American steakhouse was serving customers, the first signs of supernatural activity appeared.

“We would see a lot of things being moved when there weren’t people at the location,” Kabir said.

The general manager said wine menus in the restaurant’s galley have been moved and tossed aside without reason, and the base of a new water glass shattered while his back was turned.

“It was lunchtime. I looked at it, I turned my back and it shattered,” he said.

“The base had kind of come away from the actual stem. Initially, the glass was still standing, but then, the base had come away. There’s no reason that something like that should happen. Everything’s brand new.”

A contractor installing surveillance cameras at the restaurant also had an upclose and personal encounter with a spirit, Kabir noted.

“While he was setting up the cameras, he saw one of the seats in the booth get indented like someone was sitting on it.

He looked down, and he left shop, saw the seat rise again and felt this rush of cold air pass him,” he explained. “He never returned. Even when the show came, we wanted him to come and tell Theresa about that occurrence, and he said he’s never coming anywhere near here.”

The show he speaks of is “Long Island Medium,” a TLC network program hosted by Hicksville psychic medium Theresa Caputo. Kabir said he has always believed “there are energies other than us that exist that surround us,” but his experiences at Grill 454 were the most profound he’d ever come into contact with.

During a July visit, Kabir said Caputo read the presence of younger energies on the property – not malicious ones, but playful, slightly mischievous beings looking for company.

“It made sense because this was the site of a Revolutionary War camp,” Kabir said.

“There were a lot of young soldiers who died, young people who were killed in battle. So it makes sense a lot of their energy is found.”

The energy only affects the longtime staff, he explained, and has not interacted with any customers so far.

“Much to our relief,” he said, with a smile. “That’s the last thing we need.”

The staff at Grill 454 has embraced the

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By Danny Schrafel

Cyrus Kabir, the general manager of Grill 454, explains an uncanny occurrence in which the base of a water glass shattered while his back was turned, inset. energies on the site. They named her Ethel – a most suitable name for an 18thcentury era woman, Kabir explained.

They’ve even named a salad after Ethel – a $12 dish including grilled shrimp, bacon, tomato, roasted red and yellow peppers, green beans, red onions and shallot dressing.

And the exposure on “Long Island Medium” has helped put Grill 454 on the map – for ghost hunters and foodies alike.

“It’s been well received. A lot of people have come to the restaurant as a result of it. We’ve had several parties because people didn’t realize we existed. It was a parallel match-up.”

HALLOWEEN

The Real Ghost Stories Of Huntington

By Jacqueline Birzon jbirzon@longislandernews.com

With Halloween season underway, ghost investigator and historian Kerriann Flanagan Brosky’s schedule is filling up quicker than you can say “boo!” The author of “Ghosts of Long Island” spoke with us about her encounters with ghosts and spirits that have haunted the north shore for hundreds of years.

The village of Cold Spring Harbor has a rich history as a whaling town in the 1800s. That also contributes, Brosky said, to it having the highest frequency of supernatural activity reported in the Huntington Township. Cold Spring Harbor was a popular stop for sea men, and at the time was known as a home for many brothels.

“Cold Spring Harbor is the most haunted area in Huntington, by far, and almost every building on Main Street has a ghost in it. I’ve done a lot of research [on the area] and owner after owner has reported tons of activity, whether hearing footsteps, doors opening or closing, seeing apparitions of little girls, or broken phone lines, and a lot of these things can’t be explained,” Brosky said.

One supernatural hotspot in Cold Spring Harbor is the Gourmet Whaler.

According to Brosky, Lillian Feldman was a French cook at the store back in the 1950s, and it is said Lillian loved every-

thing about her trade.

“Every morning when I come in I always say ‘Hi, Lillian,’ and we keep her favorite stove nice and neat for her. I’m not a skeptic, but I’m not a non-believer,” current co-owner Constance Olson said.

Olson said that in 2011, when Hurricane Irene hit, the entire storefront on Main Street was completely shut down.

Olson was attempting to close the store when some spooky occurrences started to take place.

“I was closing down the store and I was the last man standing at the time. It was about 2 p.m., and all of a sudden I started to feel something, a presence, and the next thing I knew the chandelier I had just turned off was back on,” Olson said.

Next, Olson tried to close out the register as she does every night, when it started making a strange bussing noise that persisted for about 10 minutes, and all the while the register remained shut.

“I’ve heard that when a ghost likes you, they don’t want you to leave. I interpreted all of those things as Lillian telling me not to go,” Olson said. “But I’ve gotten more used to it, and more comfortable with it over time.”

Brosky said it is important to differentiate between a ghost and a spirit.

“People get confused between spirits and ghosts. A ghost is more place-centered that hasn’t really crossed over to the

other side, and for reasons unknown it stays earth bound, whereas spirits are people just like us who have passed away and have moved on. If heaven is a perfect place they can come and go more easily between the two worlds to help us on our own human journeys, and a lot of time they are our loved ones, or angels or spirit guides,” Brosky said.

Brosky herself has had experiences with spirits, recalling a time when her late father manipulated an iPod to communicate with his daughter.

According to Brosky, other places where ghosts linger include Oheka Castle, where employees claim to have seen apparitions, and what was formerly known as the Peace and Plenty Inn in Huntington, which has since been converted into a private residence. The Conklin House, which is now run by the Huntington Historical Society, is said to be haunted by a man in an old time military uniform that dwells in the upper apartment area of the building.

When asked about the ghost stories surrounding Sweet Hollow Road in Melville, Brosky said tales like those are considered to be a part of the local culture. People often visit the bridge on Sweet Hollow road searching for signs of the supernatural, however, Brosky said that as far as she is concerned, the legend of Sweet Hollow road is merely that—a legend.

“There are all sorts of stories about it, from a lady in white who walks the woods to a police officer who walks along the road and will stop cars and turn around half his head is missing. All of these stories are a part of our culture. They’re more like camp fire type ghost stories that have been handed down like a game of tag; they just get bigger and bigger and bigger,” Brosky said.

Brosky said she and paranormal investigator Joe Giaquinto probed the area and found little evidence of ghosts or spirits.

The Nightingale Building in Cold Spring Harbor has also experienced a fair share of ghostly activity, according to Alyssa Nightingale, president of Nightingale public relations. Oftentimes, late at night, the phone lines will light up as if someone were using them. However, when Nightingale would pick up the lines, no one was on the other end, and no one else was in the building. However, Nightingale said she feels a positive energy in the building rather than a daunting one.

“Ghosts and spirits aren’t like what is portrayed in movies, when they’re associated with clanking pots and pans, and blood on the wall. Most people every day experience little small pieces of connecting with the spiritual world. It’s usually a very positive experience and proves life does exist beyond this lifetime,” Brosky said.

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CAMP& EDUCATION Honoring Columbus Day Photo by Felice Kristall

Like little explorers, students in Half Hollow Hills celebrated Columbus Day with lessons about the Nina, Pinta, and Santa Maria, and where we all live on the globe. Above, the littlest explores proudly display their artwork of the three ships in Mary Byrnes’ class at Signal Hill Elementary School.

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Paumanok Elementary School implemented a school-wide campaign, “Got kindness? Paumanok does!” on the first Friday of every month. Students, faculty, and staff all don the tees with the message.

No Bullies Allowed With October newly designated as National Anti-Bullying Awareness Month, Half Hollow Hills has taken the cause seriously.

“The Dignity for All Students Act (DASA)” went into effect on July 1, 2012.

The legislation amended State Education Law by creating a new Article 2, Dignity for All Students, which combats biasbased bullying, harassment, and discrimi-

nation in public schools, and includes awareness and sensitivity in the relations of people including individuals of different races, weights, national origins, ethnicity, religions or religious practices, mental or physical abilities, sexes, sexual orientations, gender identities or expressions.

In the beginning of each school year, the District Code of Conduct is reviewed with students and families. This position of kindness, respect, and tolerance are important life lessons.

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TOWN OF HUNTINGTON

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By Mike Koehler mkoehler@longislandernews.com

For Brian Diez, CrossFit was an avenue back into a physically-intensive lifestyle.

He also said the fitness program can be a portal for anyone and everyone trying to improve their physique.

Diez opened CrossFit Limitless in Huntington village in September 2011.

Business has been so good that the Nassau County resident is hopeful of reaching so many people by the time his lease is up that he needs to find an even larger venue in town.

“There’s nobody CrossFit isn’t right for.

I have people who have never worked out before or recovering from very serious injuries,” he said. “I have a number of my clients who never leave Huntington.”

A fitness fanatic since his older brother hooked him on martial arts at the age of 12, Diez’ foray into CrossFit began in 2007. Having coached friends and customers like UFC legend Matt Serra on strength techniques for years, he caught wind of a new program. Watching an online video of someone doing three rounds of barbell thrusters and pull-ups – an exercise set known as a “Fran” – in three minutes, a confident Diez tried it in his

Levittown gym.

“I did it in about 13 minutes and it took me about an hour to get off the floor,” he said with a laugh.

Diez was hooked. He kept at the CrossFit exercises, slowly winning people over at the gym.

But when he injured his back exercising during a trip to South America in 2008, it looked like he and CrossFit were through. Unable to lift almost anything for a year and a half, doctors said he had scoliosis, a bulging disc and arthritis.

Outside of the painkillers he was taking, the only other option they offered was surgery.

Meanwhile, Diez bought a copy of P90X in hopes of doing basic exercises like push-ups and pull-ups. The system also came with a video of yoga exercises, which Diez found greatly reduced his pain.

In May 2010, he was doing pull-ups as part of a two-day CrossFit certification.

Finished with the course and aware how to properly execute the exercises, Diez only had intentions of getting back into the personal training business.

He ended up at his friend’s CrossFit gym in Levittown, taking classes in exchange for helping him coach. While helping one client complete their first pull-up and watching the pride that followed, Diez had a revelation – this was for him.

“All the businesses I had before were about making money. There was a lot of stress and it wasn’t very satisfying,” he said. “I decided to stop chasing money and deliver to this to as many people as I

could.”

He happened past his current Huntington location in August 2011, knowing immediately it was the right space. After a month of negotiating with the landlord and preparing the gym, he opened CrossFit Limitless.

“I wanted to share what CrossFit gave back to me,” Diez said.

Like all CrossFit gyms, Limitless emphasizes high-intensity and variation in their system. A new Workout of the Day is revealed the evening before, combining exercises using weights, medicine balls, boxes, gymnastics rings, pull-up bars, jump rope and other equipment. At least one trainer supervises patrons as they push through, also helping them choose appropriate weights to scale the workout for each individual.

At CrossFit Limitless, Diez said they’re going through a strength phase. Every class includes 10 minutes of additional training, in addition to 10 minutes of warm-ups and 10 minutes of stretching.

Some of the workouts are replaced by benchmarks – a uniform set of exercises designed to measure improvement. All of the benchmarks are named after women, hailing back to the founder naming the Fran workout after his ex-girlfriend.

“You get an idea how much your fitness improved,” the owner said.

As of now, Diez and his staff offer eight hour-long classes between 6:30 a.m. and 7 p.m. for his 150 customers, although an 8 p.m. class could be coming soon.

Customers pay depending on the frequency at which they exercise. Attending two classes a week costs $149 a month,

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What’s Your Fran Time?

A Limitless customer works on handstand pushups during a “Diane” benchmark workout. three classes costs $169 and unlimited classes runs $189. Diez recommends newcomers limit themselves to three classes a week for the first month until their body adjusts to CrossFit workouts.

He also offers clients a nutritional guide and monthly weigh-ins.

With the gym regularly filled with 1215 people per class, Diez said he’s come to love Huntington and the people that call it home.

“I have an awesome crowd. My wife and I are trying to refinance now so we can rent out our house and move into Huntington,” he said. “That is my circle of friends now.”

CrossFit Limitless 345 Main Street, Huntington 631-479-2253 www.crossfitlimitless.com

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Gimme 2: One For Now, And One For The Road

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Why might one call their new restaurant Gimme 2? In this case, it’s unbridled optimism.

Owner Mike Massetti, of Dix Hills, said the name came during a brainstorming session with a friend on a possible name for the shop. His goal, he said, was to offer customers a selection of topnotch food so they can’t help but say, “Gimme two.”

Their menu is diverse, ranging from Sabrett hot dogs – he was friends with the late owner of the hot-dog purveyor, Gregory Papalexis – to tacos, Reubens, Cubans, falafel and everything in between.

“We have a little bit of something for everybody, and our prices are very good,” he said.

Breakfast offers a menu of hearty rolls, bagels and wraps, along with steel-cut oatmeal and omelets. Get a morning jolt with fresh-ground, cold-brewed Georgio’s Iced Coffee, made in Georgio’s famous coiling, slow brewing pots. For later in the day, there’s a selection of salads to be had, and Mike tells us it’s a popular portion of his menu.

Sandwiches of all sorts are right in Gimme 2’s wheelhouse. Check out the Brooklyn’s Best Reuben ($6.95), hearty fare which combines rich corned beef

The steak sandwich is hearty and full of tender meat, cheese and onions. and Swiss, sauerkraut and sweet Russian dressing on toasted rye. Their Cuban Sandwich ($6.95 on a roll, $7.95 wrap/hero) is a true belt-buster, packed with generous helping of roasted pork and ham, Swiss, mustard and “Devilish Dill” pickles from Huntington Station’s Divine Brine. They start cool and sweet but finish tingly and zesty, adding a new dimension to their Cuban sandwich. His Sliced Filet Mignon Sandwich ($12.95) pairs tender morsels of teak with melted mozzarella and onions on a roll.

Chicken salad ($5.95 roll, $6.95 wrap/hero) combines white wine, celery and red onion for a simple, tasty sandwich, and those in the mood for disco

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The steak sandwich is hearty and full of tender meat, cheese and onions. fries (or poutine, as our neighbors up north call it) should look no further than the Gimme 2 Special Fries ($4.95), a plate crisp, flavorful fries mixed with bacon, onion, sour cream and cheddar.

Have a sweet tooth? Fear not – Gimme 2 has that covered as well. Bubble tea – a Taiwanese treat popular in Flushing and full of tapioca beads that taste like gummy bears, but not quite as sweet – is a popular choice, Mike says. Cookies and cupcakes galore are available via the Randa Bakery in Ronkonkoma. And oldfashioned soda pop lovers can take advantage of a selection of pure sugar cane sodas with no high-fructose corn syrup.

That’s something just about anybody can say “Gimme 2” to.

Owner Mike Masseti, of Dix Hills, shows off Gimme 2’s Cuban sandwich.

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PRIME GOES PINK: Something pink is going on at Prime: An American Kitchen & Bar (117 New York Ave., Huntington 631385-1717 restaurantprime.com). Everyone’s favorite waterfront restaurant is marking Breast Cancer Awareness month with a specially prepared pinkthemed menu through the month of October. For every menu item ordered from the Think Pink menu, Prime will donate $1 to $2 to Huntington Breast Cancer Action Coalition. Executive Chef Gregg Lauletta had fun with the menu, dishing out much menu selections as pink lentil soup, spicy tuna roll with pink watermelon radish, pink peppercorn-crusted pork chop, and skirt steak with pink Hawaiian sea salt, among others. And because prevention is as important as the educational and support services that HBCAC provides, every dish contains one or more ingredients rich in anti-oxidants.

LONG ISLAND RESTAURANT WEEK: Ready for another restaurant week? Many Huntington area restaurants are among the 200 from across the Island participating in Long Island Restaurant Week, Nov 4-11. For eight days, Sunday to Sunday, participating restaurants will offer a three-course prix-fixe for $24.95 all night, every night they are open except Saturday when the menu must only be offered until 7 p.m. Restaurants spanning Long Island’s full 118 miles are signing on daily. Each will serve its own unique $24.95 menu with a minimum choice of three appetizers, three entrées and three desserts. It’s a win-win for

everyone. Foodies are provided the opportunity to save money and try out restaurants they might not otherwise try.

For restaurateurs, the event delivers a surge of customers and a chance to win over new and returning patrons with a positive dining experience. Restaurants throughout Huntington Township are participating. They are: from Cold Spring Harbor: Grasso’s and Harbor Mist; Commack: Andrea’s 25, Ciaio Baby, Jackson’s, Perfecto Mundo Latin Fusion Bistro; East Northport: Mascali Restaurant; Greenlawn: Ruvo; Huntington: Besito, Bistro Cassis, Black & Blue Seafood Chophouse, Bravo Nader, Legal Sea Foods, The Clubhouse, Crew, Honu Kitchen & Cocktails, Jonathan’s Ristorante, Mac’s Steakhouse, Osteria de Nino, Piccolo Mondo, Red, Ting, Tutto Pazzo, Twisted Vine Cocktails and Cuisine, XO Restaurant & Lounge; and in Melville: Four Food Studio and Jewel.

There are always late additions, so check the website www.longislandrestaurantweek.com for up-to-the-minute details. Cheers!

NERAKI SPEAKS GREEK: Celebrating their first year in the village, Neraki (273 Main St., Huntington village 631-384-3474) owners Alex and Olga Moschos have introduced a $9.95 soup and salad special on the lunch menu that will have you speaking Greek in no time. Nearly a dozen sandwiches with names like the Yia Yia (Keftedes, or Greek meatballs, with feta and tomato), Loukaniko (grilled Greek sausage, broccoli rabe and feta), Theya (grilled chicken with feta and eggplant), and Ptolemaida (Keftedes, kefalograviera cheese and tomato)

are on choice of regular or whole wheat pita and served with soup of the day. Call it comfort food, Greek style.

LA NOTTE: From the owners of Da Silvana Ristorante in Forest Hills comes La Notte Ristorante & Lounge, set to open in Huntington village at the former Bel Posto (Orlando’s for the old-timers) on New Street. Executive Chef Joseph Cacace brings an impressive resume from well known New York City kitchens, including Gramercy Tavern, Mercer Kitchen, Tapika and Mesa Grill where he worked with Bobby Flay. He returned to his roots (Italian cuisine) and to Long Island with a gig at Uncle Bacala’s before signing on to launch La Notte. Staff ironed out the wrinkles with soft opening nights for friends and family over the past weeks and La Notte – in Italian it means “the night” – is ready to shine. The light is almost on at La Notte.; check their website at lanotteristorante.com for updates.

After a career in some of New York City’s top kitchens, Executive Chef Joseph Cacace returns to his roots – Italian cuisine – at La Notte. er neighborhood dining destinations in Suffolk Nassau and New York City, will be recognized as Restaurateur of the Year. Tickets are $200 per person; 631427-3700 or www.fsl-li.org.

WEDNESDAY IS WINE DAY: Huntington Social (330 New York Ave., Huntington 631923-2442 www.huntingtonsocial.com) will be offering half-priced bottles of wine all night every Wednesday evening beginning at 5 p.m. The promotion is available only in the dining room and bottles must be selected from the wine list. In addition, the restaurant will host Social Hour from 5-7 p.m. featuring $7 selected appetizers, $4 draft beers and $5 wines by the glass.

Selections can be paired with the new fall dinner menu featuring such items as: Grilled Jerk Shrimp Skewers ($7) with cilantro and papaya dressing; Maine Lobster Gratin ($16) with pistachio nuts, cranberry beans, lemon and parsley, both from the appetizers menu; Diver Sea Scallops ($26) with parsnip, Asian greens and almonds and a pear ginger vinaigrette; or Crispy Black Sea Bass ($27) with watercress, jasmine rice and green curry in coconut mussel broth.

GREAT CHEFS: Long Island’s premier tasting event is Great Chefs of Long Island, presented annually by Family Service League of Long Island. We say that loosely because, in fact the event was deferred last year in favor of an anniversary gala.

We’re happy to see the return of Great Chefs on Sunday, Dec. 2, 2-5 p.m. at Crest Hollow Country Club in Woodbury.

It’s a who’s who of the Long Island restaurant scene where chefs and owners bring their A-game to give guests a memorable experience. Among the honorees, Huntington-based Reststar Hospitality Group – owner of Bistro Cassis, Café Buenos Aires and Bin 56, plus seven oth-

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Conte shakes hands with President Ronald Reagan in 1988.

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Rob said his older brother was a man full of love – he loved being an assemblyman and helping people. He was also passionate about music, concerts and entertaining his friends and family at annual backyard “Jimmy Jams.”

“You’d yell out, ‘Guys and Dolls,’ and he’d start singing, ‘I’ve got a horse right here,’” Rob recalled. “He loved to sing. He loved to entertain.”

But his paramount loves were his wife, Debbie, whom the Conte family credits with saving Jim’s life in 1988 when he went into renal failure, and his three children – teaching Samantha how to play the ukulele, trying (and failing) to help Jeff with his math homework, and raving about his oldest daughter, Sara, as she was on the front lines advocating for him at the hospital.

“There isn’t anyone at Mt. Sinai who doesn’t know how proud he was of you,” Rob said to Sara. “He was incredibly proud of his family.”

All of that wouldn’t have been possible if Jim had not received two kidney transplants, Rob stressed. Jim was one of New York’s leading advocates for organ donation in his life, and many those in attendance embraced that message, wearing “Donate Life” bracelets and lapel pins.

A lifetime resident of Huntington Station, Jim was a Huntington High School

graduate who later earned his bachelor’s degree from SUNY Stony Brook in economics and political science. He was known as a man who never forgot where he came from and loved that place with all his heart.

He interned with then-State Senator James Lack in the mid-1980s before working with Senator Martin Knorr, then-Assemblywoman Toni RettaliataTepe and Suffolk County, as a liaison between the county and state. But when Rettaliata-Tepe was elected Huntington Supervisor in 1987, her seat became vacant. Conte ran and won, prevailing in a special election in March 1988.

Flanagan, who drove with Conte to Albany when they were both young Assemblymen –a tradition he resumed for much of this year – recalled the scene at Mt. Sinai on Oct. 15 before doctors removed Jim’s respirator. They asked, what did he teach you? His three children, Flanagan recalled, replied in unison – “Everything.”

As he grew older, he became a leader of the Conte family, organizing Christmas Eve gatherings, ministering to his family along the way – an awesome sight to behold, Flanagan said. Like much of the rest of his life, he did so humbly and quietly.

“We should all be so lucky to meet people like Jim Conte,” Flanagan said.

Squad transported both victims to Huntington Hospital. The woman had neck pain; the male was semiconscious but is expected to survive.

Neighbors said the most recent crash highlights exactly what they have been saying for the better part of a decade – that the road is too narrow, and a hilly portion with a sharp bend must be widened.

Traffic safety officials said the town is installing a rest-on-red traffic signal at Round Swamp and Manetto Hill Road, and four driver feedback signs – two at Westvale Lane and Round Swamp Road, and another two near Kingsley Road – should be installed by mid-November.

Part of the lag time is caused by the wait for cement to cure.

Traffic-calming markings – white hashmarks up and down Round Swamp Road – were added in early September, which are designed to give the driver a sense they’re going faster than they really are.

Town spokesman A.J. Carter said the town is waiting for parts, and Traffic Safety Director Steve McGloin reached out to the contractor Monday.

“Steve will be in contact with the contractor today to get a firmer schedule,” he said.

Neighbor Sandy Etuwaru, who lives at 129 Round Swamp Road – right in front of where Friday’s accident happened – said she is grateful for the traffic mitigation efforts that are under way. But she believes that may not be enough.

“They need to widen that road. There’s no room for error,” she said.

Laura Glen, who has led the charge for widening the road since the early 2000s, said the installations of the traffic light

and feedback signs are “moving at a snail’s pace.”

“One car was over the double line, and now, two serious injuries,” she said. “This may still have happened even with the traffic signal (pending) as the bend form Manetto Hill Rod to 129 Round Swamp is still hidden by greenery with no sight of vision with no more than 1 foot shoulder on each side.”

At the time, Glen said a major contributing factor to the accidents is a sharp, hilly bend on Round Swamp Road hundreds of feet north of her house.

While the speed limit is 20 mph for that bend, there is also hardly any shoulder – 2 feet at most at the widest point – so if a vehicle breaches the double-yellow line on the two-lane road, there are few options to navigate the stretch safely.

Traffic Safety Director Steve McGloin said widening the road would be counterintuitive because it would make motorists more comfortable going faster.

The town’s goal, he said, is to calm traffic within existing road conditions.

But Glen argued expanding the shoulder on Round Swamp Road around that bend would do little to encourage speeding.

“This small stretch it is not enough to make a difference in speed. It would, however, give drivers a place to avoid an oncoming car,” she said.

Etuwaru said that she missed Friday afternoon’s crash by about 15 minutes – something that frequently crosses her mind.

“What goes through my mind? I’ve either just pulled in 15 minutes ago or just left, and I’m thinking – ‘I’ve just missed [that] by 15 minutes. When is it going to be me, or my husband, or my children?’” she said.

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ELECTION 2012

Long Island In The Political Spotlight dschrafel@longislandernews.com

With Alessandra Malito and Luann Dallojacono

In the hours before President Barack Obama and former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney were to square off in a town-hall style debate Oct. 16, downtown Hempstead felt a bit like a ghost town until you arrived at the gates of Hofstra University.

Driving through Uniondale and Hempstead to a media parking lot illustrated how well the area had been locked down.

Usually a congested thoroughfare packed with students and commuters around rush hour, Charles Lindbergh Boulevard was nearly empty. Most of the traffic was from a shuttle service, on which media professionals from across the world commuted to the Hofstra campus to pick up credentials before diving headfirst into an American exercise in democracy.

One of the volunteers making that happen was an 18-year-old Northport resident, Hofstra freshman Joseph Flanagan.

He spent four hours Tuesday morning assisting with the “dirty shuttles” – that’s volunteer code for the buses carrying media professionals who had yet to pick up their lanyards.

A political science major who previously served on the Town of Huntington Youth Court, he learned about the debate as he was researching colleges last year, and was enticed by the opportunity.

“I decided, why not try to start my political career with getting an education with a political experience?” he explained.

He said it was a memorable day, rich with unforgettable experiences. Flanagan one day dreams of taking the place of President Obama or Governor Romney – center stage in a Presidential campaign – and believes volunteering at Hofstra may

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By Danny Schrafel

Former New York Governor George Pataki was a fixture in Spin Alley before and after the debate.

Hofstra senior and Huntington native Rebecca Gianarkis, left, with fellow volunteers in Spin Alley, has been working with the International delegation since Saturday.

get him on that road.

“There’s no way that I could have learned what I learned so far in these four hours through four years of coursework,” he said. “I’ve gotten a very well-rounded education in just a matter of hours.”

In the hours ahead of the debate, Obama and Romney supporters jockeyed behind TV cameras to wave signs and give their candidate a live shout-out.

MSNBC’s stage was a particularly popular destination, and hundreds packed in as anchors beamed their reports to the world, live from Long Island.

“The whole campus was buzzing,” said South Huntington’s Shannon Garofola, a Hofstra freshman who volunteered for the event.

She said the best part of having her college host the debate was knowing that President Obama was half a mile

away from her.

“It was really exciting to see helicopters ahead and Romney's car pass by… all the media and journalists around interviewing,” she recalled.

Meanwhile, Joshua Rosenblum, a media relations manager for AARP, and his colleagues were preparing for a seminar in the campus library. The 1996 Commack High School graduate, now residing in Washington, D.C., was part of AARP’s You’ve Earned A Say tour, in which they will visit all four debate sites to talk about Social Security and Medicare and press the candidates to do the same.

“Voters don’t think they’ve told them enough. They want to hear more, and we’re here to encourage them to tell us more about strengthening the programs,” he said.

As debate time neared, the multitudes

of media caught a bite to eat in the Anheuser-Busch sponsored hospitality tent across the street from the debate hall. The enormity of the whole affair continued to unfold as MSNBC’s Lawrence O’Donnell grabbed a brownie, NBC News’ Chuck Todd worked his way down the dinner line with a plate, and Sean Hannity’s former liberal foil, Alan Colmes, popped in to grab a Pepsi, mingling with news writers and broadcasters from near and far.

Media professionals were filling up for essentially their final destination of the night – across the street in Spin Alley, a place of legend in the Presidential debates. In the back, news organizations set up shop in front of large flat-screen TVs. Up front, campaign surrogates draw huge media scrums, with the mission of extolling the virtues of their candidate while (Continued on page A19)

TOWN OF HUNTINGTON

2008 Presidential Election Results At A Glance It appears that in the 2008 election for president of the United States, the Town of Huntington was mostly in line with the rest of the country, with a few exceptions.

Now-President Barack Obama beat Republican candidate John McCain by 52 percent to 46 percent in the popular vote.

According to data from the Suffolk County Board of Elections, in Legislative District 13, which includes Smithtown, Fort Salonga, Kings Park, San Remo, Nissequogue, Head of the Harbor, and St. James, as well as portions of Commack and East Northport, 51 percent of voters chose Republican nominee John McCain, while 47 percent picked now-President Barack Obama, a Democrat.

In District 16, which includes Centerport, Deer Park, East Northport, Greenlawn, Melville, North Babylon, Dix Hills and Elwood, Obama won by a 2-percent margin.

Obama won by a much larger percentage in the 17th District, picking up 56 percent of the votes.

In the 18th District, 51 percent of voters picked Obama.

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Huntington voted largely for Obama

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ELECTION 2012

Campaign Analysis Klein: Hofstra debate ‘mostly a draw’

By Danny Schrafel dschrafel@longislandernews.com

When it comes to politics, Dix Hills’ Stanley Klein has experience to spare in helping one navigate the twists and turns of the election cycle.

Klein, of Dix Hills, is a respected expert analyst of local politics, calling on 50 years of experience at LIU Post as a Political Science professor. He keeps his finger on the pulse of local politics as an active committeeman with the Huntington Republican Committee.

Klein said Tuesday night’s debate between President Barack Obama and former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney at Hofstra University was the most confrontational, aggressive match-up he’d ever seen.

“It was as close as you get to a fistfight as you will ever see,” Klein said.

For casual viewers, that may have been a turnoff, he said.

“A lot of the people I spoke with today said they watched it for a little bit and then they watched the football game.

Nothing new came out – it was the same old, same old, and what’s quite obvious – and it only takes five minutes to watch this to figure this out – is that Romney and the president have different views of the United States.”

Klein felt the debate was “more or less a draw.”

“There might be a bounce in it for Obama,” he said. “Obama changed everybody’s perception of him from the last debate… Last night, he wanted to be there, and he met Romney at the line on every point.”

Key points raised included Obamacare, Romney’s five-point plan to grow the economy and Obama’s handling of foreign policy. Romney’s major line of attack was that Obama had failed to reduce unemployment during his term and cut the deficit. In response, Obama honed in on Romney’s proposals on contraception and abortion, his plans

Stanley Klein for military spending and the allegation that his tax proposals don’t jibe mathematically.

Klein said few major flubs emerged from the candidates’ 90-minute sparring match, but he highlighted “spin” by Romney as he claimed his father was an immigrant because he was born in Mexico. At the time, George Romney’s father was traveling to Mexico to work as the U.S. Ambassador, but did not take up permanent residence there.

“Romney, in his response, said, well, he knows about the issue because his father was born in Mexico. What he left out is that his father was born in Mexico City, where his grandfather was the ambassador,” Klein said. “That doesn’t make one an immigrant.”

Historically, incumbent presidents have done poorly in their first re-election cycle debate – Ronald Reagan stumbled in 1984’s first debate, as did George W. Bush in 2004. Both rebounded in the final debates and won re-election.

“Incumbent presidents get a little too cozy with the fact that they are the incumbent and they should be handled with kid gloves,” Klein explained. “After they get in the head with a 2-by-4, they wake up.”

Hofstra abuzz during Debate (Continued from page A18)

showing how the other guy will – or has – fallen flat on his face in front of 60 million Americans.

Hofstra senior and Huntington native Rebecca Gianarkis, now living in New Jersey, was volunteering in Spin Alley, working with the international delegation as part of a team of five Hofstra students.

She’s been training for her role since September, and had been with the delegation since they arrived Saturday.

“This has been phenomenal. I can’t believe how up close and personal it has been,” she said. “I’m really excited because I know history is in the making, and I’m part of it.”

When the debate began, the atmosphere quieted in Spin Alley and the media tent, where reporters watched what was going on in the debate hall just feet away. Some studied the TV screens, thoughtfully writing down follow-up questions. Others buried their heads in their laptops, listening attentively but updating Twitter and website feeds for their news organizations. Most all of them piped up at particularly heated moments of the debate – like the candidates’ confrontation over the terror attacks in

Libya – when the two candidates circled each other and shot glares.

After the debate wrapped up around 10:30 p.m., Spin Alley once again bustled with life. Working the press were New York luminaries from both sides of the aisle, including Democratic U.S. Senator Charles Schumer, Governor Andrew Cuomo, Republican Congressman Peter King, former Congressman Rick Lazio, who represented Huntington during his tenure, and former New York Governor George Pataki. Though all had their opinions on how the candidates performed, some commented on the debate format itself. Lazio, for example, was disappointed that so few questions had been asked.

Chiming in with the politicians were national figures on both sides – campaign managers, committee chairmen, renowned bomb-throwers, partisans and firebrands alike – who all jockeyed to get their sound bite in as reporters talked over each other hoping for the quote of a lifetime.

But whatever side of the political fence the politicians, political science experts and volunteers were on, they all agreed that the Hofstra debate once again, as it did in 2008, put Long Island on the map.

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A20 • THE HALF HOLLOW HILLS NEWSPAPER • OCTOBER 25, 2012 THURSDAY Halloween, Animal Style Dress up your pup in their Halloween outfit and prizes may be in store. Just Dogs! Gourmet is hosting a contest for the best costume. Visit the store between now and Oct. 30 to get your pup’s picture taken in costume. Facebook users will pick the winner on Halloween. www.justdogsgourmetny.com. 3 Hewitt Square, East Northport.

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• Don’t forget to stop by the library this Halloween, 10 a.m.-8 p.m. for a treat.

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

• Join Jose Obando, the salsa consultant for the Musical Instruments Department of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, for a lecture/performance on instruments, music, and lyrics used in the African, Taino, and Spanish Catholic rituals that provide a base for salsa, on Saturday, Oct. 27, 2 p.m. A simple meringue will be taught.

Red Is For Passion

Half Hollow Hills Community Library

Love the color red and enjoy living it up? The Red Hat women are looking for new members who enjoy going places and making new friends. Their motto: Fun, Frolic and Friendship. 631-271-6470 or flarpp@yahoo.com.

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, through Dec. 11, 7 p.m. in Dix Hills.

SATURDAY

Harborfields Public Library

Live local bands take over Finley's of Greene Street, 43 Greene St., Huntington, every Saturday night at 11 p.m. Join in the fun and food!

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

• Children and their families can enjoy an evening at the movies with “The Dog who Saved Halloween” on Friday, Oct. 26, 7 p.m.

Psychic For Animals

Huntington Public Library

Animal communicator/psychic Patricia Bono says she can communicate with your pet either in person or by a photograph. Believers and skeptics can catch her on Oct. 27, 1-4 p.m. at Just Dogs Gourmet, 3 Hewitt Square, East Northport. 10 minutes for $20. Schedule your appointment by calling 631-651-9292.

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

• Maxine Jurow: Images of Color art gallery from Oct. 6 to Nov. 11. Her art explores abstraction based in landscape and often includes a low horizon line, and can be seen in acrylic on paper, canvas, wood and Mylar.

Live Music

It’s Time For Howl-Ween Cold Spring Harbor is going to the dogs on Oct. 27 (rain date Oct. 28) at noon for the sixth annual Howl-ween: Corky’s Canine Costume Parade Celebration and Paws for a Cause Event.

Produced by Nightingale PR, it features a street sale, classic car show, live music and the most elaborate parade of canines in costumes. To register, visit www.howl-ween.com. Parade entry fee is $15 before Oct. 26 and $20 the day of.

Free Jewish Workshops Temple Beth El of Huntington (660 Park Ave.) is expanding its “Shalom Friends” pre-K educational program by opening it to nonmembers.

Free workshops for families with children ages 2-4 will be held at the synagogue monthly on Saturdays from 4:30-6:30 p.m., starting Oct. 27 with “My Jewish Family.” Call 631-421-5836.

Trick-or-Treat Some of the best candy can be found in Huntington village on Halloween as the Town of Huntington sponsors the Ninth Annual Children’s Halloween Costume Parade. Children of all ages (and their parents or guardians) are invited to dress in costume and walk in the parade. Meet at the Huntington Village Post Office on Gerard Street at 4 p.m. Merchants throughout the town will pass out candy from 11 a.m.-6 p.m.

Call 631-351-2877.

Womb To Tomb With Jewish Texts A free adult education class with Rabbi Neil Kurshan entitled “Walking With Life: From Womb to Tomb with Jewish Texts” is a study of Jewish life cycle topics including self-care of body/soul, illness, aging/retirement, and death. Held at the Huntington Jewish Center, 510 Park Ave., Huntington, the class is in sessions on Monday evenings at 8 p.m. Oct. 29, Nov. 12, and Nov. 19. To register, call 631-427-1089 ext. 10.

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SUNDAY Halfway To St. Pat’s Day The Huntington Ancient Order of Hibernians presents its first annual “Halfway to Saint Patrick’s Day” fundraiser Oct. 28, 3 p.m. at Finley’s of Greene Street, 43 Green St., Huntington. Open bar 3-5 p.m., with live music and a buffet of Irish classics. $50. Meet the 2013 Grand Marshal!

“Hesed For Heroes” Enjoy an afternoon with Tziki Aud, senior adviser at the Israeli Lone Soldier Center, and other former Lone Soliders in the Israeli Defense Forces. Sponsored by the social action coalition of nine local synagogues on Sunday, Oct. 28, 1:30-3 p.m. at the South Huntington Jewish Center, 2600 New York Ave, Melville. Help us write cards to Lone Soldiers fighting now. debbier@hjcny.org or 631-427-1089.

MONDAY Meet Your Candidates Join the League of Women Voters, Oct. 29 from 7-9 p.m. at Harborfields Public Library, 331 Broadway, Greenlawn. See Third Congressional District minor-party candidates Michael McDermott and Anthony Tolda face off.

Also scheduled to attend are State Senator Carl L. Marcellino and challenger David B. Wright, running for the 5th District; and candidates Chad Lupinacci and Joe Dujmic in the hotly contested 10th Assembly District. Andrew Raia, who is running unopposed in the 12th AD, will be present to meet with constituents after the debate.

Let’s Talk Hominid Evolution Richard Leakey, politician, paleoanthropologist and conservationist, chats with audience members at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, One Bungtown Road, Cold Spring Harbor, on Oct. 29, 7 p.m. Free, but call 516-367-8455 to reserve seats.

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 Kabbalah Of You “The Kabbalah of You” is designed to give participants the insights needed to come up with their own answers, and to live a deeper and more insightful life. Classes offered at The Chai Center of Dix Hills, begin: Tuesday, Oct. 30, 7:30 p.m.; or Wednesday, Oct. 31, 12 p.m.

Call 631-351-8672 to reserve your place or register online at www.TheChaiCenter.com or via www.MyJLI.com.

Free Help For Vets Every Tuesday from 12-4 p.m. is “Military Appreciation Tuesdays,” when Long Island Cares specifically assists veterans, military personnel and their families at the Hauppauge and Freeport emergency pantries. Appointments can be made by contacting jrosati@licares.org.

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Village Post Office on Gerard Street at 4 p.m.

Merchants throughout the town will pass out candy from 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Call 631-351-2877.

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.

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

AT THE LIBRARIES Cold Spring Harbor Library 95 Harbor Road, Cold Spring Harbor. 631-6926820. cshlibrary.org.

• The library’s gallery in October features the work of Carol Marano, a local artist and teacher who paints in watercolor and oils.

She has led many trips through Italy and many of her paintings reflect these annual visits.

• Children in grades 3-6 can come down to the library for its first ever Halloween party on Saturday, Oct 27. 2 p.m. and enjoy games, crafts, and snacks.

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.

• Is your house ready for winter? Discover how well your home uses energy, and how to improve it on Thursday, Oct. 25, 7 p.m. when a volunteer from the Town of Huntington Renewable Energy Task Force (RETF) shows you how to do a simple assessment of your home's efficiency.

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Deer Park Public Library

Some of the best candy can be found in Huntington village on Halloween as the Town of Huntington sponsors the ninth annual Children’s Halloween Costume Parade.

Children of all ages (and their parents or guardians) are invited to dress in costume and walk in the parade. Meet at the Huntington

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

• Join the library’s popular book discussions series. Next up on Monday, Nov. 19 at 7 p.m. is: “Homer and Langley” by celebrated author and soon-to-be Walt Whitman Birthplace Association Champion of Literacy E.L.

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

• On display in East Northport is “Marilyn’s Fantasy Workshop Dollhouse Miniatures.”

Artist and retired teacher Marilyn Aitken specializes in the design and production of miniature furniture, food products, tools, toys, household items, and artwork.

• The Northport Arts Coalition with the library presents the Cross Island Ensemble Friday, Oct. 26, 7:30 p.m. in Northport. Hailed after their recent Cape Cod performances as “just plain great,” the ensemble features cellist Suzanne Mueller, pianist Elinor Abrams Zayas, and clarinetist Thomas Piercy.

South Huntington Public Library 145 Pidgeon Hill Road, Huntington Station.

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

• Calling all high school students and their parents: Learn what you should be doing now to lay the groundwork for college admissions success and to maximize scholarship potential. College admissions expert Michael Binder will also cover topics such as how to determine your best fit colleges, how to differentiate yourself from other applicants with similar test scores, grades and aspirations; the latest trends in college admissions and more. Open to all on Thursday, Oct. 25 at 7 p.m.

THEATER and FILM Cinema Arts Centre 423 Park Ave., Huntington. www.cinemaartscentre.org. 631-423-7611.

• In time for costume season, Brett Sherris’ Summer Camp Cinema Film Festival presents Long Island's Unconventional Conventionalists' production of “The Rocky Horror Picture Show” on Saturday, Oct. 27, 11:30 p.m. $18. Tickets available online at Brown Paper Tickets [http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/248801] and at the Cinema Arts Centre box office during theatre hours.

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

• Join in a John Lennon celebration with Beatles tribute band The Liverpool Shuffle on Friday, Oct. 26, 7:30 p.m. $35, $30.

John W. Engeman Theater At Northport 350 Main St., Northport. www.johnwengemantheater.com. 631-261-2900.

• Watch the Neil Simon musical about the

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romantic ups-and-downs of an ever-hopeful dance hall hostess, despite endless disappointments and bad luck with men in “Sweet Charity,” showing through Oct. 28. $65.

• The theater and the Steinway Used Piano Gallery host “Steinway Meets Broadway” on Saturday, Nov. 3, 8 p.m. Four of New York’s finest performers recreate their most memorable career highlights and amusing behindthe-scenes anecdotes, sharing the stage with a Steinway Concert Artist and a Sony recording artist.

Cold Spring Harbor is going to the dogs on Oct. 27 (rain date Oct. 28) at noon for the sixth annual Howl-ween: Corky’s Canine Costume Parade Celebration and Paws for a Cause Event. Produced

by Nightingale PR, it features a street sale, classic car show, live music and the most elaborate parade of canines in costumes. To register, visit www.howl-ween.com. Parade entry fee is $15 before Oct. 26 and $20 the day of.

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assistance in the green construction industry.

Contact Tim Scherer at 631-665-1571 or tim@uvbh.com. The course will start at the end of September.

Emergency Home Repair Program Are you “underwater” on your mortgage but making payments on time? Do you need an emergency repair on your home, but can’t get a home equity loan because you are underwater? You could eligible for up to $5,000 for emergency home repairs if your income does not exceed 120 percent of the HUD median income for Long Island ($129,000 for a family of four). Apply to the Emergency Home Repair Program. Call Susan at Housing Help Inc., 631-754-0373.

LIU Post Chamber Musicians Auditions for the 31st Summer Season of the LIU Post Chamber Music Festival continue by special appointment. The LIU Post Chamber Music Festival offers gifted music students (ages 10-18), college/conservatory students and young professionals the opportunity to study and perform in a rich musical environment. To schedule an audition, call 516-2992103 or visit www.liu.edu/post/chambermusic.

Performing Arts Training Open auditions are being held at the Huntington Center for Performing Arts: Musical Theater: Les Petits Danseurs - a dance school for children; Huntington Ballet Academy exclusively offering the American Ballet Theatre National Training Curriculum; Suzuki Music School - string and piano training using the Japanese method and traditional lessons; Long Island Ballet Theatre - providing professional performing opportunities for students.

310 New York Ave., Huntington. www.huntingtonperformingarts.com. 631-271-4626

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,” through Oct. 28.

b.j. spoke gallery 299 Main St., Huntington. Gallery hours: Monday-Sunday, 11 a.m.-5 p.m., until 9 p.m. on Friday and Saturday. 631-549-5106. www.bjspokegallery.com.

• The gallery artists’ exhibition fills two rooms with paintings, mixed media artworks and installations.

Cold Spring Harbor Fish Hatchery 1660 Route 25A, Cold Spring Harbor. Open seven days a week, 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Saturday and Sundays until 6 p.m.: $6 adults; $4 children 3-12 and seniors over 65; members and children under 3 are free. 516-692-6768. www.cshfha.org • It’s Halloween at the Hatchery. Oct. 27-31, 10 a.m.-4:30 p.m., every visitor wearing a costume will receive one mini fish food funtainer.

• Saturday, Oct. 27, 5-7 p.m. is the day of The Haunted Hatchery. Visitors can eye spooky black catfish, pumpkin seed sunfish, make crafts, and enjoy refreshments. Kids in costumes receive an extra treat.

• Witness the centuries-old process of trout reproduction on Saturday, Oct. 27 and Sunday, Oct. 28, at 1 p.m. and 3 p.m.

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.

• Beware as you venture to meet the spirits of Cold Spring Harbor. Be chilled by exhibits coming to life with roving ghosts, wandering pirates, stranded sailors and wailing widows.

Kids can touch what’s icky and sticky, meet a roach and create a Halloween mask. $5 per person, or $20 for the entire family. Members $4 child. Saturday and Sunday, Oct. 27-28, 3-7 p.m.

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.

• Holly Gordon presents “Holly Meets Hokusai,” a debut exhibition of digitally recreated images using NIK software and photoshop of the Ke’anae Peninsula, Maui; and Kristin Holcomb presents “Rapture,” photographs of natural light from around the world, through Oct. 28.

VOLUNTEERING Heckscher Museum Of Art 2 Prime Ave., Huntington. Museum hours: Wednesday - Friday from 10 a.m.-4 p.m., first Fridays from 4-8:30 p.m., Saturday and Sunday from 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Admission $68/adults, $4-6/seniors, and $4-5/children; members and children under 10 free. 631-351-3250.

• 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 through Nov. 25.

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.

• In the Art-trium, “Relationships” is on display through Nov. 12.

• Long Island's student talent will continue to shine (or in this case give off a ghostly glow) at the “Nightmare on Main Street” student exhibition at the Main Street Petite Gallery.

Opening reception on Friday, Oct. 26, 6-8 p.m.

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

Museums: Conklin Barn, 2 High St.; Kissam House/Museum Shop, 434 Park Ave.; Soldiers & Sailors Memorial Building, 228 Main St. 631-4277045, 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 Oct. 30 and Nov. 5. Call ext 403. $10 members/$15 non-members.

• Learn about “Haunted Long Island and Current Paranormal Technology” when the Gotham Paranormal Research Society comes to town on Thursday, Oct. 25, 7:30 p.m. at the Conklin Barn. $12 members/$15 non-members.

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

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

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

• “Serendipity: A Solo Exhibition,” is a comprehensive show of 2D and 3D works of art by Puneeta Mittal, on view Oct. 26-Dec. 2, with an artist’s reception Oct. 27, 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.

Suffolk Y JCC 74 Hauppauge Road, Commack. 631-462-

9800, 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.

• The Arena Players Children's Theatre opens its fall season with “The Ghost of Sleepy Hollow,” bringing Ichabod Crane and the fearsome Headless Horseman to life.

Performances are in the Carriage House Theatre on Saturdays and Sundays at 1 p.m. through Nov. 11. Tickets: $10 for adults, $8 for children. Children under 3 are free.

Reservations suggested. Call 516-293-0674 or visit www.ArenaPlayers.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.

• Enjoy a Halloween Family Day with Magic Bob on Saturday, Oct. 27, 1 p.m. $7 for children in pre-k through grade 6/chaperones free. Magic Bob puts on a family illusion show filled with audience participation, humor, storytelling and a breathtaking musical routine with special effects. Dress up for a chance to win prizes.

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

• Counting Crows take the stage Friday, Oct. 26 with special guests Mean Creek and Tender Mercies.

• Enjoy the music of The Beatles on Thursday, Nov. 1 with The Fab Four.

SUBMISSIONS WELCOME Wishes For Seniors Advocates for seniors, Genser Dubow Genser & Cona, an elder law firm in Melville, is seeking submissions for a program that helps seniors in need. Examples of wishes that GDGC may grant include plane fare to bring families together, home improvements, and prescription drug coverage. Applicants must be 65 or over with income of no more than $1,500 per month for single individuals and $2,000 per month for a married couple. A letter or statement under 750 words describing the senior’s need must be submitted along with a Wish Request form.

Applicants should also document how they have contributed to society. Application on the GDGC website at www.genserlaw.com.

AID & ASSISTANCE Free Training For Post-9/11 Vets United Veterans Beacon House offers post9/11 veterans free training and job placement

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

Be A Host Family Huntington Sanctuary is seeking families or individual adults to become Host Homes, which provide temporary shelter to youth between ages 12-17 who are experiencing a family crisis. Contact Jennifer Petti at 631-271-2183 for more information.

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

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

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

Helping Runaway Kids Share your ideas and opinions on how Huntington Sanctuary, a program of the Huntington Youth Bureau, can help youth ages 12-21 who run away or who are at risk of running away. The group’s advisory board meets one Thursday a month at 6 p.m. Call 631-271-2183.

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

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

631-924-6700 ext 212.

Seeking Volunteer Advocates The Family Service League’s Ombudservice Program of Suffolk County is seeking volunteers to train as advocates for nursing home, adult home and assisted living facility residents to help insure they receive quality care and their rights are protected. 631-427-3700 ext. 240.

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Not-For-Profits tend camp. To celebrate 125 years of camping, Camp Alvernia hopes to raise $125,000 for camper families in serious financial need.

Alternatives For Children knows how greatly a child’s ability to navigate their world impacts early childhood development. Since 1988, their team of experienced and dedicated early childhood professionals has created invaluable educational and therapeutic programs designed to help each child reach their potential. Their Child Day Care Center, Early Intervention and Preschool Special Education Programs all provide a nurturing environment for children, which reflects their longstanding commitment to children and their individual needs.

Using the Creative Curriculum, which is closely aligned with the New York State Department of Education Learning Standards, teachers guide children in learning content and skills through daily experiences.

The curriculum is designed to foster children’s social/emotional, physical, cognitive, and language development, and to enhance learning in literacy, math, science, social studies, the arts, and technology.

A dynamic early childhood environment is one in which children are encouraged to be creative, explore and experiment in order to meet or exceed the criteria established for their age. Children who graduate from Alternatives For Children are given the tools they need to be ready to learn and be successful as they transition to the kindergarten environment.

American Legion Greenlawn Post 1244 The American Legion, founded in 1919 by veterans returning from World War I, is a not-for-profit community-service organization numbering 2.5 million members. It is committed to mentoring youth and sponsorship of wholesome programs in communities, advocating patriotism and honor, promoting strong national security, and continued devotion to our fellow service members and veterans.

American Legion Greenlawn Post 1244 has seen its membership double to over 200 members in the past seven years. The post raises thousands of dollars each year for veterans’ rehabilitation through its Poppy Drive. One thousand unserviceable American flags are collected each year in its mobile flag collection box at local schools and public libraries. These are retired in ceremonies conducted with the Boy and Girl Scouts.

The post supports the American Legion Suffolk County Poster and Essay Contest and Oratorical Contest and sponsors five young men each year to the American Legion Empire Boys State program. As the lead post in New York for the Missing in America Project (MIAP), it was a key to organizing and conducting the interment of 20 unclaimed veterans from New York City at Calverton National Cemetery in 2011 and the interment of the abandoned cremated remains of 62 veterans at Long Island National Cemetery in 2012.

The post newsletter, “The Greenlawn Bugle,” received the 2012 award for best paper by the New York American Legion Press Association. Post 1244 meetings are held at 8 p.m. on the second Wednesday of each month at the K of C, 24 Boulevard Ave., Greenlawn.

Camp Alvernia awards over 100 scholarships per year to families who are unable to pay for their child to at-

Camp Alvernia is a place where kids can be kids.

Campers enjoy boating on Centerport Harbor, playing sports, and swimming in the pools. They win and they lose, and they learn to do both graciously. They make crafts, dance, and perform silly skits for each other. Occasionally they get upset about something, and Alvernia’s counselors teach them how to work through it.

And they come back, summer after summer. Why? Because at Camp Alvernia, kids feel comfortable being themselves.

Located on Prospect Road in Centerport, Camp Alvernia has been owned and operated by the Franciscan Brothers since 1888. The camp, which is one of the oldest in the United States, serves local children ages 414 with a four-session, eight-week day camp program with an old-fashioned sleep-away camp feel. Find out more at www.campalvernia.org.

The Child Care Council of Suffolk, Inc. The Child Care Council of Suffolk, Inc., is the not-forprofit planning and coordinating agency dedicated to making child care work for all of Suffolk County’s diverse communities. Through advocacy, education, resource and referral, the council takes a leadership role in supporting children, families, child care providers, employers and communities with the greatest needs to ensure that quality child care takes its place as an integral part of society.

Quality child care programs ensure that children are safe, healthy and successful – even in the most challenged communities. Economic, social and health outcomes for children and communities are heavily influenced by the quality of child care that is available.

The Council continues to adapt to the ever changing landscape of Suffolk County and provides referrals, options, support, assistance and guidance. The following are indicators of the Council’s impact on Long Island’s over $600 million child care industry during the 20102011 year: • 3,182 referrals for child care were given, serving 4,953 children.

• 1,789 referrals were made to parents eligible for child care subsidy.

• 320 Family/Group Family child care programs participated in the Child/Adult Care Food Program, serving 2,698 children. Providers were reimbursed nearly $2 million for serving nutritious meals.

• 5,919 participants attended 387 council workshops, trainings and conferences.

Family Service League restores hope… to parents with children coping with mental illness, to youth looking for a better future, to adults working towards recovery from substance abuse, to children without the academic skills needed to succeed, to the frail elderly, and to the unemployed and under-skilled.

Family Service League rebuilds lives… of families who are homeless, of people struggling with financial hardship, of parents learning to properly care for

their children, of families in crisis, of troubled teens, and of people recovering from psychiatric illness.

Support is asked for Project T.O.Y. (Treasure Our Youth), which is now collecting new, unwrapped toys and gifts for distribution to parents who are struggling with financial hardship. Project T.O.Y. empowers parents to be the providers for their children by allowing them to “shop” in December and choose toys their children would like. Contributions may be dropped off at one of our Family Centers in Huntington, Huntington Station, Bay Shore, East Yaphank and Riverhead. Gift cards for older children are welcome. Cash donations are also welcome.

Businesses willing to collect toys and gifts at their location are also appreciated.

For more information, please contact Jennie Sandler Fiocca at 631-427-3700, ext. 255, email jsandler@fsl-li.org, or contact us through our website at www.fsl-li.org.

Hand in Hand for Seniors is a group of Huntington area residents ages 55 and over who have joined together to help each other remain in their homes and stay active and involved in the community for as long as possible. They offer a variety of services and activities, provided mainly by volunteers, to local seniors.

From in-home assessments to luncheons with speakers and a weekly exercise class, they respond to the needs and requests of our members. Hand in Hand members gain friendships, mobility, transportation, advocacy, referrals to services and much more.

Membership is open to senior residents of the Town of Huntington (suggested annual donation of $50).

Come visit them at our new location at 380 Park Ave., Huntington to meet Executive Director Maggie Boba.

Call 631-629-4449 for more information about donating, volunteering or membership.

Have a Heart Children’s Cancer Society is a local nonprofit charity in Huntington in the Huntington Chamber of Commerce building.

Have a Heart Children’s Cancer Society was formed for the sole purpose of improving the quality of life for courageous children and their families in need. Their team, which includes their mascot, “Nickey the Bichon,” is dedicated to collaborating with hospitals, medical centers and other children's organizations to locate families who have financially fallen prey to this debilitating disease. Once identified, they are able to assist them with medical bills, treatments, equipment, transportation and household expenses.

They accept boat and car donations, are active locally and have partnered with many local businesses including LivingHuntington.com, where they are a listed charity in which the local consumer can give back. They have also partnered with The Paramount in Huntington to provide special show tickets for their cause For more information on how you can help make a (Continued on page A24)

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difference, visit their website at www.haveaheartcharity.org or contact Kerry Walters at 631-470-1198 or info@haveaheartcharity.org.

Housing Help Inc. Housing Help Inc. (HHI) provides programs to help families secure and maintain safe, affordable and legal housing. Their free programs include: • First Time Home Buyer Education – The HUDcertified counselor provides an overall view of the mortgage application process, budgeting, credit counseling, and down payment assistance programs.

• Foreclosure Prevention Counseling – The counselor intervenes with banks and mortgage companies to negotiate a mortgage modification and avoid the loss of the home. Their counselors are trained and certified by NeighborWorks.

• Seniors in Distress – HHI provides financial counseling for senior citizens. They do a complete financial assessment and advise the seniors on the programs available to them, including Huntington’s Restore program, credit counseling, and information on reverse equity mortgages.

• Tenant and landlord assistance • Project H.O.P.E. – The Home Ownership Program for Everyone is the rehabilitation and sale of vacant houses in the Town of Huntington. The program provides the opportunity for a lower income family to own their home, and, rehabilitating vacant or substandard houses will improve the quality of the neighborhood.

• Matinecock Court – is an affordable condominium in the pre-development stage.

• Seminars and Workshops – HHI provides seminars on first-time home buying, foreclosure prevention, credit card debt reduction, and alternative housing for seniors.

For assistance please call the office at 631-754-0373.

events and initiatives, seek and provide assistance and guidance, and explore opportunities for collaboration with other members. Meetings often have speakers that address the current concerns and interests of the membership on matters that help them to better serve their constituencies and effectively administer their organizations. The council has also taken great pride in a new initiative this past year that provides family dinners to Huntington Station families in need and informs them of the variety of services offered by member organizations.

Email Linda Mitchell at linda@huntingtonchamber.com or call 631-423-6100. All not-for-profit organizations are encouraged to join.

Huntington Township Housing Coalition The Huntington Housing Coalition is a not-for-profit corporation whose purpose is to encourage the development of affordable homes, both new and rehabilitated, for low- and moderate-income individuals and families in Huntington Township by assessing and documenting need; educating the public; identifying, monitoring and promoting affordable housing opportunities; and by collaborating with other organizations, both public and private.

The coalition pursues a strong program to educate the public not only on the need, but to address the common fears and misconceptions regarding affordable housing.

One of its tenets is that the economic health of the community and that of the individual existing homeowners within that community are financially best served by providing affordable housing. Their property values will be better protected with the addition of affordable housing within the community and not the misconception that affordable housing lowers property values.

Visit www.huntingtonhousingcoalition.org or write to P.O. Box 1070, Huntington, N.Y. 11743 Huntington Youth Bureau Youth Development Research Institute, Inc. Huntington Youth Bureau Youth Development Research Institute, Inc. (The Institute) is the not-for-profit arm of the Huntington Youth Bureau and has as its pri-

The vibrancy of a community often depends upon the creativity of its citizens. Huntington, with its proud heritage of artistic expression, exemplifies this notion and bears well-deserved distinction as Long Island’s cultural hub for the visual and performing arts. For nearly 50 years, the Huntington Arts Council has served a vital role as the catalyst for advocacy for the arts, offering a diverse palette of services and programs designed to educate, inspire and enfranchise awareness and support for creative communication across the entire spectrum of media and influence.

This is the essence of the charter at the Huntington Arts Council, a not-for-profit that has weathered the test of time to emerge even more vibrant today than it has ever appeared before, with programs and services touching more lives and minds through education, entertainment and intellectual inspiration.

The Huntington Arts Council nurtures the professional development of artists throughout the area and provides many diverse programs and services to over 600 cultural organizations and members. The council actively fosters cultural arts in schools through the JOURNEY program, and is proud to present the annual Summer Arts Festival, a free summer-long festival of musical, dance and theatrical performances at Huntington's Hecksher Park. The Huntington Arts Council is also the official arts coordinating agency for the Town of Huntington, and serves as the primary regranting agency for the New York State Council on the Arts (NYSCA) Decentralization and JPMorganChase regrants for Nassau and Suffolk counties.

The mission of the Huntington Community Council is to provide a forum for the not-for-profit organizations that serve the Town of Huntington to join together for the purpose of mutual education, opportunity, cooperation, collaboration and celebration specifically dedicated to enhance the quality of life for all.

At a monthly meeting, they share their organizations’

mary goal the creation, promotion and implementation of programs and services, which stresses youth development and meets the expressed and demonstrated needs of youth and their families in the Town of Huntington.

The Institute projects include: • The Huntington Drug & Alcohol Counseling/Education Center (271-3591), a state licensed, outpatient chemical dependency treatment prevention provider.

Huntington Drug and Alcohol provides education, prevention and treatment for youth and adults.

• Project EXCEL (271-5499), which helps youth to excel in school, home, in the workplace and in the community. EXCEL offers opportunities in areas such as creative arts, community service, tutoring, college preparation, job help and employability skill training.

• Huntington Youth Court (271-5547), run for youth by youth. Youth Court imparts peer justice by training teens to serve as judges, jurors and attorneys in actual trials of their peers.

• Sanctuary Project (271-2183/2188), which assists youth between the ages of 12 and 21 who run away or are at risk of running away from home. Sanctuary strengthens families to stay together and helps runaway kids stay safe.

For further information about any of The Institute programs or services or to make a commitment to youth by volunteering your time or to make a donation please call 631-351-3061 or visit www.hybdri.org.

Kiwanis is a global organization of volunteers, dedicated to changing the world, one child and one community at a time.

The Field of Honor and the 10K Field of Honor Run, in honor of Veterans’ Day, have become community favorites. One-thousand American Flags, in precision rows on the front lawn of Huntington Town Hall, fly in November to honor men and women who have served in

our country’s military. The proceeds send children to Kamp Kiwanis in the Adirondacks, including children of Military servicemen and women.

Kiwanis has been responsible for the Annual Christmas Shopping Tour, providing a shopping day for 50 deserving children, and sponsors Key Clubs and a Circle K Club, service clubs for high school and college youth.

Other service projects include: 60 Thanksgiving baskets, Building Homes for Heroes renovation to Cpt. James Byler’s home, backpacks for the HSEC, support for Dolan Family Health Center and YMCA, and countless other projects to help children in Huntington.

Founded in 1915, Kiwanis has been a pioneer in empowering community leaders dedicated to local and international community issues.

To learn more, please be a guest of the club at Mac’s Steakhouse any first and third Tuesday at 7 p.m. Visit kiwanisofhuntington.org.

"Whether you work with the Huntington Township Chamber of Commerce, the Huntington Arts Council or any other group that serves your community, Leadership Huntington builds the foundation for bringing your strongest talents to the area in our community where it is needed the most. Talent, trust, instinct, boldness and effort are instilled in this program.” ~ James V. Kelly, JVKelly Group The Leadership Huntington Foundation develops, connects and engages people. Developed by dedicated citizens throughout the region, its flagship program offers a unique community immersion that helps participants better understand their community, their neighbor’s perspectives and their own vision and values. They develop skills, connections and insights that empower them to make a difference. Their 275 graduates join an exceptionally deep and broad network. Many go on to have increasing influence in every corner of our community and beyond.

It’s hard to find a positive local effort that does not have a Leadership grad figuring prominently. Through newsletters, socials and special initiatives, the organization provides continuing value to graduates and the community.

Leadership Huntington is a non-partisan, independent, member supported organization. For more information, email info@leadershiphuntington.org or call 516-5213206. Applications are being accepted now for the 2013 class.

The League of Women Voters The League of Women Voters of Huntington is an active and vibrant nonpartisan voluntary organization. Their mission is to encourage and engage citizens into being active and educated participants in government.

They never ever support a politician or party, however, after a careful and thorough study of an issue, they do come to a consensus. They also advocate and lobby for it as well as for the national and state league legislative positions.

Democracy is not a spectator sport, and the League of Women Voters of Huntington are definitely not spectators.

They do voter registrations drives, sponsor candidate nights, help register new citizens at naturalization ceremonies, visit our elected politicians, attend Huntington Town Board meetings, and sponsor programs at the Cinema Arts Centre and local libraries to educate public on a variety of issues including the environment, health care, government, etc.

The league has a newly formed youth programs committee and will be working on programs to engage the youth throughout the year. In the past they have done programs at local high schools but most recently began a program for Girl Scouts.

If you wish to know more about them, go to www.lwvsuffolk county.org or call 631-421-5164.

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Huntington L.I. Detachment #792 The Marine Corps League Mission statement is to preserve tradition and promote the interests of USMC; promote ideals of American freedom and democracy; voluntarily aid/assist all present and former Marines and Navy FMF corpsmen and to their widows and orphans; and perpetuate the history of USMC. The Huntington LI Detachment #792 is 100 members strong. Regularly scheduled meetings take place the last Wednesday of each month at 7 p.m. at the Elwood-Commack VFW Post #9262, 319 Cuba Hill Road, Elwood, NY 11731.

The Detachment newsletter “Scuttlebutt,” a monthly newsletter published and sent to all members, is rated the No. 1 Detachment newsletter in the USA. National Marine Corps sponsored programs include Marines Helping Marines, Wounded Marines Program, US Marines Youth Physical Fitness Program, Young Marines of the MCL, Scholarship Program, Legislative Program, Veterans Services Officer Program, Veteran Affairs Voluntary Service Program (VAVS), Military Order of Devil Dogs, Toys For Tots and Boy Scouts of America.

Write to P.O. BOX 456, Huntington, NY 11743-0456, call 631-827-8586, visit www.huntingtonmcl.blogspot.com or email mclhuntingtonli792@hotmail.com.

Splashes of Hope organization is dedicated to transforming, enriching and facilitating healing through art. The artists paint bare walls of medical institutions and social service facilities to create a comfortable, friendly atmosphere. Their artwork is designed to stimulate the healing process by giving patients a soothing visual focus during their hospital stay.

The Splashes of Hope murals and focal points are used for therapeutic distraction for pain management during medical procedures. They design and paint these comforting scenes in an art studio located at Coindre Hall in Huntington. Through volunteer programs, they also work with art students who initiate and organize Splash Clubs in the local schools.

Splashes of Hope artists have also written and illustrated a series of coloring and activity books specific to the patient experience, with friendly characters from the murals to help comfort hospitalized children. A masquerade ball will be held on Oct. 28 at Jewel Restaurant in Melville as a fundraising event, with all proceeds to benefit the Splashes of Hope mission.

Visit www.splashesofhope.org, email info@splashesofhope.org or call 631-424-8230.

The Business Boutique/Back To School Boutique The boutique is located at the St. John’s Episcopal Church, 12 Prospect St., in Huntington. Founded in 1998, it is a not-for-profit that helps low-income workers make a successful transition into the workforce.

Each client receives clothing for a job interview and is entitled to a complete seasonal wardrobe. Women and men are referred to by over 30 agencies, and there is no fee for the service.

The Back to School Boutique was launched in memory of Alwyn Patrick Stone Jr., a high school student who died in a car accident in 1997. Each child receives essential supplies such as: notebooks, pens, pencils, glue crayons, markers and folders. These supplies symbolize our faith in every child’s ability to succeed. There are no fees for these services, either.

How can you help? Make a tax-deductible donation of clothing, school supplies or financial contribution. Call 631-427-1752 ext. 22.

Huntington Township Chamber of Commerce Incorporated in 1925, the Huntington Township Chamber of Commerce represents the interests of business, industry, financial service, not-for-profit and other professionals within the greater Huntington area. Its mission is the promotion of business, economic development and job creation through the coordinated effort of its membership.

The chamber is dedicated to serving the needs of its members through government advocacy, networking, community development and education. In fulfillment of its service and community goals, the chamber pro-

vides networking opportunities to create a stronger business environment and promotes economic development, job growth, education and an enhanced quality of life for all Long Islanders.

The chamber is the force behind the Long Island Fall Festival which draws tens of thousands of visitors to Huntington each year. Among recent initiatives, the chamber has co-sponsored Dine Huntington Restaurant Week to promote the vital restaurant industry and spearheaded the award-winning “It Starts Here – Buy Locally” campaign in cooperation with local chambers.

The Village Merchants Committee serves the downtown businesses and Village Parking Committee is addressing critical needs in the village.

There are 12 active committees of the chamber providing workshops and seminars in various different target areas. If your company is a chamber member, in addition to having owners, principals and managers participate and enjoy the benefits of membership, we encourage you to have all of your employees participate in our various committees for their own personal development, community stewardship, business networking, and potential strategic alliances.

The Huntington YMCA The Huntington YMCA, a branch of the YMCA of Long Island, has been serving the residents of Huntington and the surrounding communities since the 1950s.

The Y is a cause driven organization committed to strengthening the foundations of communities by focusing on youth development, healthy living and social responsibility. They nurture the potential in every child, and childcare programs (pre-k through sixth grade) provide a safe environment for children to learn, grow and thrive. Youth programs in swim, sports and play are positive fun activities that help youngsters not only learn skills but also build self esteem, social, interpersonal and leadership skills. Youth programs and services including pre-school, childcare, camp, aquatics, health enhancement, youth sports, movement and performing arts. On Saturday nights, from October through May, teens can participate in the free Teen Center.

The Y is a leading voice on health and wellbeing. In addition to programs, the 7,500 square-foot fitness center and two pools for the general population, the Y offers several programs to assist special populations become healthier. Livestrong at the YMCA is a health and wellness program for cancer survivors, “Moving for Better Balance” is a fall prevention program for seniors and “The YMCA Diabetes Prevention Program” is for anyone either diagnosed with pre-diabetes or with risk factors for the disease.

Scholarships are available to reduce or waive the costs of membership and/or programs.

Visit at 60 Main St., Huntington, call 631-421-4242, or get them online at www.ymcali.org.

The MaryJayne Casillo Foundation The MaryJayne Casillo Foundation for Breast Cancer Research is a Huntington-based nonprofit established by chamber member Vincent Casillo with a threefold mission: to honor the memory of his late wife, a victim of breast cancer; to raise funds for breast cancer research; and to assist needy families of cancer victims For information or to make a donation, contact Vince at 516-639-9652; Jen Cassidy at 631-612-0143; or Mike Agnes at 631-388-2042.

The Tri Community and Youth Agency The Tri Community and Youth Agency is a private, not-for-profit agency serving youth ages 5-21 with educational, recreational, cultural, counseling and advocacy programs.

The agency is dedicated to supporting the growth of youth and their families in the communities of Huntington, South Huntington and Cold Spring Harbor. For 40 years, Tri CYA has been providing after-school, evening and weekend programs for youth at no cost.

Programs such as homework help, computer skills, open gym, cooking, mentor ship, and drop in are provided at local sites. In addition, Tri CYA provides anti-bullying programs, conflict resolution programs and co-facilitates the Natural Helpers program, a peer support program in the high schools.

Tri CYA also serves as a site for youth and adults to volunteer and participate in community service. Tri CYA operates at three different locations: 809 New York Ave., Huntington, 631-673-0614; 310 West Hills Road, Huntington Station; and Cold Spring Harbor High School, 82

Turkey Lane. Tri CYA, which serves over 2,000 youth each year, is part of the Town of Huntington’s comprehensive youth service system. Tri CYA is always in need of volunteers and donations.

The Townwide Fund of Huntington In 1961, a group of Huntington residents came together with the goal of helping those in need in our great town.

Their mission was to raise funds within the community to assist the local charities that make the community stronger. As the Townwide Fund approaches its 52nd year, the organization has raised over $10 million and continues to infuse local nonprofits with the support they need to provide vital health and human services to the residents of the Town of Huntington.

Currently, over 20 charitable agencies around the town are partnered with The Townwide Fund of Huntington to further build our wonderful community. As a non-governmental agency, the Townwide Fund of Huntington bridges the gap between dwindling governmental support for local charities and the increasing needs of community residents.

The Townwide Fund board is made up of passionate volunteers from all parts of the town. Their enthusiasm, along with help from neighbors, has kept the Townwide Fund an integral part of the nonprofit community. Led by President James T. Powers, the Townwide Fund board had launched several new initiatives. The Townwide Fund held a hugely successful gala honoring 26 community board members who have provided support over the years. In cooperation with town merchants, the fund’s coin box program is raising visibility and money by offering shoppers a place to donate their spare change. And a payroll deduction program offers residents an easy way to donate all year, every year.

Traditional Townwide Fund fundraisers – the Thanksgiving and St. Patrick’s runs and Focus mailings made to every household in the Town of Huntington – continue to raise dollars and in keeping with Townwide Fund philosophy: “Money raised in Huntington, stays in Huntington.”

Learn more about the Townwide Fund of Huntington and ways you can give by visiting their website at www.townwidefund.org, or find them (and like them!) on Facebook at www.facebook.com/TownwideFundof Huntington. For more information, call 631-629-4950 or send an email to Mary@townwidefund.org.

Walt Whitman Birthplace “Keep your face always toward the sunshine – and shadows will fall behind you.” – Walt Whitman Walt Whitman was born here in 1819. Built by his father, the farmhouse is an excellent example of native LI craftsmanship. In 2001, it was restored and the interior reflects a “day in the life in 1821” of a Long Island family with 350 typical furnishings.

The Birthplace sits on a beautifully landscaped acre.

It was designated a NYS Historic Site (1957), named an “American Treasure” (2000) and listed on the NYS and National Registers of Historic Places.

The modern Interpretive Center exhibit traces Walt’s development from boyhood to international prominence. Designed by award winning Ralph Appelbaum (designer of the Holocaust Museum Exhibit), the exhibit incorporates 133 Whitman portraits, original manuscripts, and a writing desk used when a schoolteacher on Long Island. Glass doors offer a panoramic view of the grand lawn and the 8-foot bronze statue of Whitman with Butterfly. The Gathering House (built in 2004) holds art exhibitions and lovely space for workshops and meetings.

Programs consist of readings by nationally know poets, monthly poetry events and workshops, a student poetry contest, lectures, family events, a summer youth camp and scout programs. School tours incorporate Regents and Common Core Standards. Picnic facilities, Group tours and rentals are available. Open year-round with guided tours and handicap accessibility. Winter hours (Labor Day to June 15) are Wednesday-Friday, 14 p.m.; Saturday-Sunday, 11-4 p.m. Call 631-427-5240 or visit www.waltwhitman.org.

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HillSPORTS FOOTBALL>>HILLS WEST 3, WEST ISLIP 55

Cheering For The Colts At Homecoming The scoreboard may not agree, but Hills West has a lot to be proud of Photo by Felice Kristall

Half Hollow Hills photo/Jacqueline Birzon

Homecoming court nominees ride in style during the Half Hollow Hills West homecoming parade.

By Jacqueline Birzon jbirzon@longislandernews.com

A member of the Half Hollow Hills West varsity football team plows through opponents from West Islip at the Oct. 20 homecoming game.

Half Hollow Hills photo/Jacqueline Birzon

Cheerleaders perform before the Hills West homecoming game on Oct. 20. the game by students on the team who felt these teachers made a difference in their lives.

“We had former students who invited us back as honored teachers, and that’s the best part of teaching, having known we made a difference,” Roberts said.

“My student was in first grade when I had him, and for him to choose me now, I felt honored,” Krapf said.

Moumita Khondaker was nominated to sit on the senior homecoming court, and said she was touched by the support she felt from hr classmates.

“I really liked being in front of everyone, because everyone here is so supportive and it’s nice to be nominated, and with all the stress of applying to colleges during senior year this game is the fun part, just to come out and relax with your friends,” Khondaker said.

Senior Deborah Myrtyl agreed with her classmate, stressing the contagious feeling of camaraderie that can only be understood by a Hills West Colt.

Photo by Felice Kristall

Their football team may be 1 and 6, but Half Hollow Hills West school spirit is hardly amiss. While the Colts had a tough loss against West Islip at their Oct. 20 homecoming football game, the day was balanced with positive energy and no shortage of Hills pride.

The festivities kicked off over two hours before the ball did, with a homecoming parade that should have sent West Islip running for the Hills. Homecoming nominees rolled out in flashy Lamborghinis and Corvettes, with students from each grade level parading around with ‘Olympic’ team banners representing each class.

Senior Danny Osiashvili said that as a senior, homecoming is an especially meaningful, symbolic experience.

“The game really brings us together as a whole. It’s my senior year, and it’ll be over soon, so it’s a nice time when the whole school gets together,” Osiashvili said.

After the parade riled the crowds, the festivities continued inside where each class performed skits for the entire community. There was no doubt that these students put their heart into it, and brought a contagious energy that the crowd couldn’t avoid partaking in.

Steve Merkouris performed during the freshman skit and dance, and while he may be a Hills West newbie, his performance was a comedic masterpiece.

“I had a lot of fun practicing with friends, and I just had a great time making everyone laugh,” he said. “That was definitely my favorite part.”

Homecoming supporters were of all ages and grades. It was a great opportunity for graduates like Dana Passos to return to their former stomping grounds and show their support for a district that gave them so much.

“I graduated last year and I just wanted to come back and see old friends and support my school,” Passos said.

Chris Winthrop, ’80, said he gets a kick out of coming back to the same district he graduated from over 30 years ago.

“My son is in the band, and the school just goes above and beyond for this day. I graduated in 1980 and have been living in the same district since, and I wanted to come back because I had a great experience at Half Hollow Hills West and it’s important to support our district,” Winthrop said.

While the game didn’t end so well for the Colts, who fell to West Islip 55-3, coach Kyle Madden said the support the team felt almost made up for the dramatic loss.

“The school spirit was amazing. The community and student body showed a great deal of support for the football team,” Madden said.

Willie Holmquist, senior kicker for Hills West, scored the only field goal of the game for the Colts.

Assistant Principal Michael Bongino said that homecoming definitely isn’t just about the football game, it’s about the community who comes out to make the day as special as it is.

“There are many reasons why today is important. We want to show support and homecoming is one of the most prestigious, well-known events Hills West has.

It’s really not just about the game, it’s about the entire student body, and Hills West is a tight knit family, so whether we win or lose it’s all a part of having the experience with the school and the community,” Bongino said.

Everyone was happy to be at the homecoming celebration and help out, including Orest Baransky, whose son plays on the varsity football team.

“I’m involved because my son plays for Hills and I feel it’s our obligation to participate as parents if our children are taking the time to be involved in a varsity sport,” Baransky said.

Several elementary school teachers like Crystal Roberts, a teacher at Forest Park School and Ellen Krapf, a teacher at Vanderbilt Elementary, were asked to attend

The Half Hollow Hills football team prepares for the kick off during the Oct. 20 homecoming game.

“It’s more than just being out to support the football team; it’s about celebrating the school. All the different classes, we’re all in different grades but homecoming is an opportunity for us all to come together as a big community,” Myrtyl said.

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GIRLS SOCCER

Lady Thunderbirds Storm The Soccer Field Team needs one more tie or win to clinch a spot in the playoffs jbirzon@longislandernews.com

The Hills East girls varsity soccer team, currently at 4-4-3 in its league, has one more chance to clinch a seat at the county playoffs. That opportunity is on Oct. 24 against Connetquot, and coach Matt Mayo said either a tie or a win will be enough to earn the girls a spot in the playoffs.

The Lady Thunderbirds have had a competitive season.

They took down Bay Shore on Oct. 12, wining 5-3 in what coach Matt Mayo calls a “crazy game.”

“There was kind of an explosion at that game, because we had five different girls score goals, which is nice because not just one player was contributing,” Mayo said.

Senior captains Gina Dolisi, Dani Marx, and Marissa Delgado each scored a goal during the Bay Shore game, as well as teammates Christina Bellero and Meredith Koval, who helped bring the team to victory.

“It was a pretty complete ef-

fort for the team and a nice game for us, and it was an opportunity to improve on our record,” Mayo said.

Up until their Oct. 16 game against Northport, the Lady Thunderbirds were having a good run, having tied Lindenhurst and defeated Whitman and Bay Shore in the same week. Unfortunately for Hills East, the Lady Tigers from Northport walked away with the win. Bellero and Delgado scored the two Hills East goals for that game, and coach Mayo said the game was closer than the score might indicate.

“We were down 1-0 at halftime, and we scored a goal at beginning of the second half and I think at that point, considering who we were playing, I think the girls had trouble continuing the game plan in their head and they tried really hard to get that goal,” Mayo said. “But we left ourselves open for the counter attack and it was really a close game, but the team tactically couldn’t let a more definitive frame of mind so that’s what killed us there – strong game but a loss.”

The team went on to tie with Sachem North on Oct. 18, 1-1.

Had the Lady Thunderbirds won that game it would have guaranteed them a spot in the playoffs, however Mayo said the team still put on a great performance.

“We played really well. We probably beat them in the sense that we really got into their heads a lot more than they were in ours. We had a lot more shots on the goal but we just couldn’t get ball in net,” Mayo said.

According to Mayo, Marx’ single goal for that game really brought the game to life.

“She made an impressive shot 25 yards from the upper corner [of the field]. It was an outstanding game for her and she put on a great performance. It was great to watch her,” Mayo said. “It was still a good game, and the tie still puts us in a position where we have one game left against Connetquot, so if we beat Connetquot or tie we can get in the playoffs. It’s both exciting and stressful, and the girls are really excited.”

Half Hollow Hills photo/Jacqueline Birzon

By Jacqueline Birzon

Teammates from the Half Hollow Hills East soccer team battle for the ball during a practice drill.

A28 • THE HALF HOLLOW HILLS NEWSPAPER • OCTOBER 25, 2012

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