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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 2013 HALF HOLLOW HILLS

Mixed Feelings At PTA Meetings District officials answer tough questions at Chestnut Hill; Forest Park

Half Hollow Hills photo/Jacqueline Birzon

By Jacqueline Birzon jbirzon@longislandernews.com

Bruce Hornsby and Ricky Skaggs play The Paramount Nov. 20.

MatchMade InHarmony

By Tom Mortensen info@longislandernews.com

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Parents at the Chestnut Hill Elementary School PTA meeting last week question administrators and members of the board of education, demanding answers about why their children’s school will close.

DIX HILLS

Rare Mikvah Opens In Dix Hills Half Hollow Hills photo/Kristen Schultheiss

Bruce Hornsby and Ricky Skaggs, two artists with more hit singles, awards, accolades and nods from fans and contemporaries alike, are set to descend upon the stage of The Paramount on Wednesday. While it may seem at first to be a most unusual pairing, it is not as far fetched as it appears.

In the 1980s, country superstar Ricky Skaggs set the bar early on with an impressive string of no. 1 hits including the iconic “Country Boy,” while on the pop charts Bruce Hornsby’s “The Way It Is” became the mostplayed record of 1987 and sent his debut album multi-platinum.

“Bruce and I met while he was at the top of his game in the pop field and I was at the top of mine in the country field,” recalled Skaggs. “We were on

Chestnut Hill Elementary Parent Teacher Association (PTA) members last week offered a platform in which they promised unity and collaboration with other parent groups in preparing for their school’s closure next year.

But moments after the PTA’s co-presidents pitched their unity-based plan to an audience of parents, discord and resistance among individual members grew apparent as they filtered out into a crowd of more than 60 who attended the Nov. 4 meeting.

The meeting was used as a question-andanswer forum. Parents demanded specific answers from district officials after the Half Hollow Hills school board announced last month that both Chestnut Hill and Forest Park elementary schools would close next year due to declining enrollment.

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The mikvah at The Chai Center in Dix Hills, one of only 400 in the United States, is complete after two years.

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‘Sweet’ Plans For New Dix Hills Park A3

By Kristen Schultheiss kschultheiss@longislandernews.com

The Chai Center in Dix Hills is now home to a mikvah, one of only about 400 in the United States.

A mikvah – a symbolic pool Jewish women use for religious ritual and spiritual renewal – and its surrounding rooms might remind one of a spa, complete with bath and powder rooms. According to The Chai Center’s education director, Zoey Saacks, the purpose of a mikvah is to help women follow the Jewish commandment of family purity. Although a woman refreshes herself for the revival of her marriage and her relationship with her husband, benefits reach the entire family.

The Chai Center’s mikvah, which opened last month, contains two beautiful wash rooms with lavish tile. Each contains a top-of-the-line

shower, bath, sink, soaps, a fresh robe and clean towels.

Before a woman enters the mikvah, she must be completely clean so the water stays pure.

“In an informal survey, we found most ladies weren’t even aware of what a mikvah is,” Rabbi Yackov Saacks said. “Having one here makes it enticing.”

In Hebrew, the word “mikvah” literally means a gathering of water. A mikvah can either be natural or manmade, and must contain rainwater. It is cleaned and filtered like a pool. At the Dix Hills mikvah, bromine is used instead of chlorine to avoid a strong smell.

A blue and beige color scheme in The Chai Center’s mikvah room evokes a sense of peacefulness, and a prayer is illustrated on one of the walls across from the mikvah.

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TOWN OF HUNTINGTON

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By Jacqueline Birzon jbirzon@longislandernews.com

Superstorm Sandy accumulated a heavy bill, footed by the taxpayers in the Town of Huntington. Residents who paid their normal property tax bill in 2013 will have the chance to voice their opinion on the possibility of the town’s adoption of a local law that would provide assessment and tax relief to property owners impacted by the storm.

If town officials authorize the local law, residents who documented damages that occurred from Oct. 29-Nov. 3, 2012 to their home could apply for some financial relief.

According to Councilman Mark Cuthbertson, who co-sponsored the legislation offering a public hearing on the potential law, while a great deal of residents have requested assessment relief because of damages incurred by Sandy, approximately 10-20 homes in the town were 100-percent destroyed and required demolition.

“Certainly there were people who had partial issues, vis-à-vis trees into roofs…

This is a recognition of the economic damages that people suffered as a result of Sandy, and that’s why we’re putting it forward,” Cuthberston said.

All refunds and tax relief would be for the 2013 tax year, the councilman added.

The extensive application would require home and business owners who apply for a refund to submit a written request to the town assessor and supply materials

Home and business owners whose property values were impacted by Sandy may have a tax refund coming their way, as the town board considers a passing a new law. required by Governor Andrew Cuomo’s Relief Act, part of which permits local governments in New York to pass laws to allow “retroactive downward adjustments of property tax assessments to account for losses in value due to Superstorm Sandy damage.”

The new law, according to the governor’s office, will allow a tax refund or credit for homeowners whose property suffered and declined in value after the storm.

Huntington town officials will utilize a predetermined scale in which they will reward refunds based on criteria set by the relief act.

For example, home and business owners in the town who lost at least 10 percent but less than 20 percent of the “improved value of property as a result of Superstorm Sandy” could receive a 15-percent reduction in property taxes for 2013 because of Sandy-induced reductions to property value. Those who owned property that suf-

fered at least 30 percent but less than 40 percent in property value could see a 35percent reduction in taxes owed on their property.

As a result of massive overtime payments to town workers and contractors, town officials said this month the municipality expects to receive more than $30 million in Federal Emergency Management Agency reimbursements.

The public hearing on the Sandy Relief Act will be held Dec. 6 at 9 a.m.

MELVILLE

Details Emerge On Plans For Sweet Hollow Park

By Danny Schrafel dschrafel@longislandernews.com

Fitting all the puzzle pieces together to create Sweet Hollow Park may have just become a little bit easier.

By using special materials, the town can put parking on the more than 5 acres of passive parkland, part of the 8.2 acres that were once part of Meyer’s Farm on Old

Country Road. Doing so would free up about a half acre of land on the active 3acre portion of the parkland.

“It can have a gravel – they have a very tough kind of gravel that is almost solid,” Alissa Taff, president of the Civic Association of Sweet Hollow, said during an Oct. 30 meeting. “And we can put parking there.”

The designers of Sweet Hollow Park

will need every bit of space they can get.

Bob Sands, co-president of the Tuxedo Hills Civic Association who lobbied with Taff to create Sweet Hollow Park, said the current plans call for walking trails, chess tables, bocce, tennis and basketball courts and plantings. Outside exercise equipment for adults is also under consideration.

The combination will “really make this a multi-generation park for our area,”

TOWN OF HUNTINGTON

Town Looks To Increase Site Plan Application Fees

By Jacqueline Birzon jbirzon@longislandernews.com

A new fine structure for submitting site plans to the Huntington Planning Board, if adopted, stands to generate a significant amount of revenue for the town department.

With a code in place that has not been updated in over 15 years, town officials will hold a public hearing Dec. 10 to discuss a new fee structure.

According to legislation offered at the Nov. 7 town board, the current fee structure, with its division into site plans and amended site plans, is “difficult for people to understand.” In addition, planning board subdivision fees “do not accurate-

ly reflect that all residential units do not have their own lot.”

The new fine format would also impose different fees for telecommunication site plans.

Councilman Mark Cuthbertson, who proposed the amended fine structure, said Huntington’s policies were outdated and the payment configuration will be updated to align with codes currently utilized in other municipalities across Long Island.

The code change will also address issues with a local telecommunications company that has been installing equipment without necessary permits throughout the town, officials said.

The site plan or amended site plan

application fee, according to the proposed legislation, would be: the greater of $500 per acre, with each property rounded up to the nearest full acre unless the area is less than one acre, in which case a flat fee of $500 would apply; or a $500 fee plus $0.25 per square foot for all building gross floor area added to the property. The older, current law charges a fee of $1.65 for every 20 square feet, while the new law would charge $5 per 20 square feet.

Telecommunications facilities would be expected to pay a flat fee of $250 per location, the amended law states.

The public hearing on the planning board code amendment is scheduled for Dec. 10 at 7 p.m. at town hall.

Sands said.

“We looked at a rough plan, which was very good. We tweaked very little of it – just a few things,” Taff added.

The next step is to finalize the designs for Sweet Hollow Park, which will then be presented at an upcoming civic association meeting for “final tweaking,” Taff said.

Once finalized, the plans will be sent out to bid. Sands said the expectation is that groundbreaking will take place within 1824 months.

Sands added that the most active portions of the parks, such as the basketball courts, would be located near Old Country Road to reduce noise and visual impacts to residential neighbors.

The town is also pursuing a grant for a statue that would serve as a focal point of the park, Taff said. The statue would evoke the roots of the Sweet Hollow community, as well as the cultural identity of the BAPS Hindu religious organization. The BAPS sold the 8.2-acre parcel to the town as part of a three-way land swap deal that also yielded a new BAPS mandir and 261 units of affordable senior housing on 18 acres at 25 Deshon Drive in Melville.

Town officials are looking for local residents to sign up as park stewards. The new park will also give local student volunteers an opportunity earn community service credits right in their backyard.

While the town owns the 8.2 acres, Sands urged continued vigilance to ensure Sweet Hollow Park’s potential is fully realized.

“The park is not a done deal,” he said.

“As far as it being called a park, it’s a done deal… if you want it to be a useful park, there has to be an allocation of funding, and the people who are currently in power at that time have to be able to support it and want it to be a park.”

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POLICE REPORT Compiled by Danny Schrafel

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Saks Thief Sacked

that now!’ he said that evening. And did he deliver – Think again… So, one of the reporters in the ofwith a donation to the Huntington Arts Council of a fice told me that when he was at JFK the other day, magnificent Steinway ‘D’ Grand Piano! Every tourhe saw a person going threw security with a carry-on ing pianist who has performed bag. Nothing surprising there. However, the tag on at the [Summer Arts Festival] the bag read: “WARNING: IN THE KNOW since, including the likes of DiTOXIC SOCKS.” Without WITH AUNT ROSIE ane Schuur and Paula Cole this passing judgment on the genpast summer, has loved playing tleman’s allegedly foul on it and joined us in thanking footwear, I may take this time to comment on his Billy for his generosity! The common sense. With everything going on these days ‘Billy Joel Steinway’ is truly the gift that keeps on with airport security – take your belt and shoes off, giving!” Again, a nod to Mr. Joel for his generous naonly being allowed teeny-tiny bottles of liquids, body ture. scans, TSA pat-downs and like – if I’m getting on a plane, I’m sure as heck not getting aboard with anyA traffic note… If you tend to drive down East thing that says “toxic” on it.! Knowing my luck, I’d Fifth Street in Huntington Station, you probably end up pulling the grouchiest TSA person in line for know this already – but for the rest of us who use it a cavity search and end up missing my flight. just now and again, take note that you’ll need to find Red pen… I wonder if this is exclusive to news re- a detour. According to the town, because of utility construction, East Fifth Street between Park Avenue porters – but the aforementioned flyer said to me and the Armory building will be closed until Friday, when he got back: “When you’re sitting there listenNov. 22. So, if you want to get to Manor Field Park, ing to the pre-boarding spiel, did you ever want to come onto East Fifth through Lenox Road. grab a red pen and copy-edit the script to get rid of all the unnecessary words?” All I know is that if Happy birthday, Marines… The United States newspaper reporters wrote the airline announcements, Marine Corps has a wonderful birthday tradition. On they’d be much faster, just as informative and a Nov. 10, they hold cake-cutting ceremonies wherever whole lot less annoying.

Marines gather, and the first piece goes to the oldest Marine, while the second goes to the youngest. This Memory doesn’t always serve me… properly. year, as the Marines celebrated 238 years, our HuntThat happens with age, apparently. A few weeks ago ington group congregated at Finnegan’s pub in HuntI mentioned the time Billy Joel played in Heckscher ington village, where the oldest was 88 years old and Park, but as I was still basking in the excitement of the youngest was 28. I like traditions that include his recent charity performance at The Paramount, I cake, but this one is special for so many more reamistakenly said it was for a Long Island Fall Festival. sons. And while I’m chatting about Marines, let me I was gently reminded that the Piano Man actually take a moment to thank all of our veterans for their took the stage during the Huntington Summer Arts Festival in August 2006. My friend from the Hunting- service. We wouldn’t be here without you! ton Arts Council writes a wonderful recollection: “Pianist Richard Joo, the scheduled artist that evening, (Aunt Rosie wants to hear from you! If you have comincluded Billy’s classical compositions on his proments, ideas, or tips about what’s happening in your gram. Billy indeed surprised everyone by joining the neck of the woods, write to me today and let me know talented young musician on stage and even accompathe latest. To contact me, drop a line to Aunt Rosie, nying him on an electric keyboard! More surprising c/o The Long-Islander, 145 East Main Street, Huntwas Billy’s statement that we should have a better piington NY 11743. Or try the e-mail at ano for the Chapin Rainbow Stage than the old baby aunt.rosieli@gmail.com) grand in use at the time. ‘I guess I’m on the hook for

Fightin’ In The Street A workplace dispute spilled out onto the street at the northbound corner of Half Hollow Road and the Long Island Expressway Nov. 8. Police said a man was assaulted by a male coworker on the street at 10:30 a.m.

Hey, I Didn’t Write That…

A Melville resident called the cops Nov. 9 after discovering someone had written fraudulent checks on their Chase bank account. The incident is believed to have occurred on Nov. 1

Car Damaged In Lot Police are investigating a Nov. 5 complaint of criminal mischief that resulted in damage to a car parked at the Developmental Disabilities Services Office in Melville.

At 11:30 p.m., someone scratched the driver’s side door and handle of a car at Rainbow Commons on Carman Road.

Cutting Off An ID Thief A Melville homeowner pulled the plug on an identity thief Nov. 4. Suffolk police said the homeowner called the cops shortly before 5 p.m. after discovering someone had used their credit card and made two unauthorized purchases.

Victim Treated After Punch Suffolk County police are investigating a Huntington Station assault that sent one man to the hospital Nov. 8.

Police said that at 2:30 p.m., a man got out of a dark-colored SUV on East 11th Street and punched the victim in the face, breaking his jaw. The complainant went to their dentist for treatment and was then taken to Huntington Hospital for further treatment.

Vandal Hits Close To Home

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A Melville man was arrested on a petit larceny charge Nov. 5 at the Walt Whitman Shops. The man is accused of stealing a long-sleeved shirt from Saks Fifth Avenue.

The suspect’s age was not available.

A vandal damaged an SUV parked in a Dix Hills home’s driveway at 11 p.m. Nov. 1, according to Suffolk County police. Someone scratched the paint of a 2005 Toyota Highlander, which was parked in the driveway of a Wentworth Drive home.

Smash And Grab A thief smashed the window of a 2011 Nissan Pathfinder to steal a handbag at 8 a.m. Nov. 2, according to a complaint. The handbag stolen during the incident, which happened in a Ruland Road parking lot, contained credit cards, keys and personal papers.

Who needs a knife when you’ve got a sword? On Nov. 10, the Marine Corps’ birthday, a contingent gathered for a cake-cutting ceremony at Finnegan’s in Huntington village.

The first piece went to the oldest marine present, Frank Susczynski, 88 (fifth from left), and the next piece went to the youngest Marine, Sgt. Paul Honig, 28, who cut the cake.

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HUNTINGTON STATION

Crews Level Sitar Half Hollow Hills photo/Danny Schrafel

A work crew demolishes the former home of Sitar restaurant last week.

By Danny Schrafel dschrafel@longislandernews.com

The former of home of Sitar, once a hotspot for Indian Cuisine in Huntington, has been demolished – and just in the nick of time for the property owners to avoid a hefty fee from Town Hall.

A demolition permit was issued Oct. 29 after inspections confirmed that no asbestos was still in the building.

Demolition began on Halloween.

The Sitar property has been on the town’s code enforcement department’s radar for two years. Property owners ELA Management signed an agreement with the town in late September to tear the building down by Nov. 1.

Because ELA Management agreed to level the building by Nov. 1, the town waived $10,000 in commercial blight registry fees for 2012 and 2013. Otherwise, the town would have torn it down themselves, and charged them the blight fee and the cost of demolition, town spokesman A.J. Carter said. The town, he added, deemed that ELA Management was in compliance with the deal.

Sitar has been closed since September 2008. The 0.4-acre parcel at 665 West

Jericho Turnpike in Huntington Station was added to the town’s blight registry July 9. The town began taking steps toward demolishing the building themselves over the summer.

Over the summer, real estate agent Stephen R. Preuss, of Massey Knakel Realty Services, said Huntington Stationbased ELA Management LLC was looking to sell the property to a developer and acknowledged that the building might need to be leveled.

He said offers focused on a 4,000-5,000 square-foot, one-story strip mall with multiple stores, or a “pad site” for a fast food restaurant, a national bank or credit tenant.

According to a fact sheet published by Sabre Real Estate, the previous agents for the property, the 0.4-acre site has been described as a prime new development site on Jericho Turnpike that boasts an approximately 25,000-vehicle-per-day traffic count and approximately 200 square feet of frontage on Jericho Turnpike.

Keith Archer, attorney for ELA Management, said there are no concrete plans for the property yet.

“They want to develop it,” Archer said.

“It’s a good location.”

TOWN OF HUNTINGTON

Budget Taps Reserves To Fund Capital Projects

By Jacqueline Birzon jbirzon@longislandernews.com

In a 3-2 vote, the town board last Thursday adopted its 2014, $182.5-million budget and authorized tapping two reserve funds to pay for capital improvements.

Councilmen Gene Cook and Mark Mayoka voted against the plan. The pair also voted against the town’s $8.8-million capital budget, which includes funding for Coral Park in Greenlawn, a bulkhead replacement at the Halesite town dock, a new boathouse for rowers, technology upgrades, environmental protection initiatives, general infrastructure improvements, and reconstruction of the Gerard Street municipal lot in Huntington village.

Officials also authorized using funds from the town’s General Reserve and Parks and Recreation Capital Improve-

ment Reserve to fund projects internally rather than issue bonds “without incurring any additional debt service payments.” Bonds require four votes to pass.

Using $84,500 from the two reserves and $95,000 in funding originally set aside for heat, postage, contractual expenses and instructional services, the town will support maintenance improvements to: the heating and ventilation systems at the Dix Hills Ice Rink, town hall and the Village Green; outdated trucks and vehicles; and telephone systems at all town-owned facilities. The money will also be used to purchase an aerator for both Dix Hills and Crab Meadow golf courses.

About $70,000 will be spent on telephone system repairs; $46,000 on new truck bodies or vehicles to replace older, unsafe ones; $38,000 for new equipment and $25,000 for building repairs, maintenance and supplies.

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TOWN OF HUNTINGTON

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until just before the results were announced, admitted she was at church when the polls closed. A Verizon executive from Dix Hills who has twice run unsuccessfully for the town board, she said a grassroots approach made the difference.

“I feel absolutely amazing. It’s a remarkable day,” she said.

Highway Superintendent William Naughton was absent from the Democrats’ victory celebration. He lost to Conservative candidate and Republican-backed Pete Gunther, a retired firefighter whose platform focused on increasing efficiency and transparency in the highway department.

Meanwhile, at Albert’s Mandarin Gourmet in Huntington, where Republicans set up shop, anxious anticipation gave way to dejection as the reality of a town board sweep came into focus.

“We’re sad to see the results. We’re proud of the race we ran – I thought we ran a great race. We ran an honest race,” Cook said.

Gunther’s victory over Naughton, as well as the victory for two new judges – Dix Hills’ Deborah Poulos on the Family Court bench and Northport’s David Reilly, in the State Supreme Court race – brought brief smiles to the night.

There were no concession speeches from the Republican camp, but GOP Chair Toni Tepe said Republicans ran a strong campaign to retake town hall.

“I believe we put forth the issues that the taxpayers are interested in,” Tepe said.

Price congratulated Edwards on her new role and said the town “will be in good hands.”

“She’s a wonderful, warm, gracious person,” Price said.

Mayoka, who will leave the board at the end of the year, congratulated the winners and urged them to focus on issues he championed, like small businesses, the town’s bond rating, and Huntington’s fiscal health.

“I hope my opponents will be able to grapple with those issues and benefit the residents,” Mayoka said.

Cook, who will begin the second half of his four-year term in January as the only non-Democrat on the board, vowed to keep fighting for issues close to his heart.

“I’m still going to do everything for the people that I’m there for,” he said.

Supervisor Frank Petrone congratulates Tracey Edwards, who was elected Nov. 5 to serve as a town councilwoman starting January 2014.

Half Hollow Hills photo/Danny Schrafel

The atmosphere was electric at the Larkfield Manor Nov. 5 as Democratic town board candidates Supervisor Frank Petrone and Councilman Mark Cuthbertson stepped into the limelight for another four years, this time joined by Tracey Edwards, who unseated Councilman Mark Mayoka to win a term on the town board.

In the race for Huntington’s highway superintendent, Pete Gunther, the Conservative-Republican candidate, defeated Democrat Bill Naughton, who has held the job for 25 years.

Petrone (D, WF), the supervisor for nearly 20 years, defeated Councilman Gene Cook (I, R, C) by 595 votes. A total of 36,547 were cast in the race, according to unofficial Suffolk County Board of Elections results.

Just a few percentage points separated the four town board candidates.

Cuthbertson led the pack with 26.46 percent, while Edwards secured her win with 25.67 percent. Incumbent Republican Mark Mayoka was third with 24.5 percent.

His running mate, Josh Price, took 23.33 percent.

“The people of Huntington spoke, and they like what’s going on in Huntington,” Petrone said in his victory speech. “We will not let you down.”

Voter turnout was heavy for the highstakes election. According to the board of elections, this year’s supervisor election drew nearly 7,000 more voters than the last supervisor race in 2009.

Cuthbertson, who was first elected as a town councilman in 1998, said that after four election cycles, this year’s campaign was exceptionally trying.

But he said that risks taken by the Democrats on the town board, including their support for The Paramount theater in Huntington village and bringing Canon’s headquarters to Melville and AvalonBay to Huntington Station, were progressive steps the town needed to take to ensure a greater quality of life for residents in the long term.

“We ruffled some feathers, but [those steps] will move this town forward tremendously,” Cuthbertson said.

Edwards, who was nowhere to be found

Half Hollow Hills photo/Kristen Schultheiss

By J. Birzon & D. Schrafel

Half Hollow Hills photo/Danny Schrafel

At the Republican gathering, Gene Cook watches as the race between him and Supervisor Frank Petrone tightens.

Victories by Pete Gunther, left, in the Highway Superintendent race, and David Reilly, second from right, who won a judgeship, gave Huntington Republican Committee Chair Toni Tepe and Conservative Committee chair Frank Tinari a moment of solace.

Incumbents Win County Three Democrats who represent the Town of Huntington scored big victories Nov. 5 to earn re-election to the Suffolk County Legislature.

The closest race was in the 18th LD, where Legislator William Spencer (DCenterport) won a second two-year term by nearly 12 percent against Robert Conte (R-Huntington Station). Spencer won by more than 2,000 votes of more than 17,500 cast, according to snap returns.

Spencer said he was “humbled” by the support and thanked Conte for stepping up.

“I still have a vision for a lot of things we can do to make our quality of life and our families safer, and to continue to keep Long Island as one of the best

places to live,” Spencer said.

In the 17th LD, Legislator D’Amaro (D-N. Babylon) won a fifth term by defeating James Martin with 61.81 percent of the vote.

“I am honored for the support that constituents once again placed in me, and I take my win as a reaffirmation of my approach to government in Suffolk County,” D’Amaro said.

Legislator Steve Stern (D-Dix Hills) won a fifth term in the 16th LD. He ran unopposed.

“I’m grateful to my neighbors for giving me the opportunity to serve them these next two years,” Stern said.

Democratic-backed candidates won 12 of 18 seats in the Legislature, according to early projections.

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TOWN OF HUNTINGTON

Gunther Ousts Naughton

By Danny Schrafel dschrafel@longislandernews.com

While Democrats swept policy-making posts in the Nov. 5 election, the one they didn’t win might have been the most surprising of all.

Conservative Pete Gunther of Centerport unseated Highway Superintendent William Naughton, who was first elected to the post in 1987, according to unofficial results.

Gunther captured 18,402 votes, or 51.3 percent, to Naughton’s 17,442 votes, or 48.62 percent.

“Everybody worked hard. I appreciate it. I promise not to let you down as your highway superintendent,” Gunther told supporters Tuesday.

Until now, Naughton had proven to be a political survivor. A maverick Democrat who has clashed with the Town Hall establishment, Naughton beat back a double primary challenge this September, and last year staved off an effort championed

by Supervisor Frank Petrone and Councilman Mark Cuthbertson to consolidate the highway office into a public works department and eliminate the elected superintendent of highways post.

Naughton said he is waiting for the

Centerport’s Pete Gunther claimed victory over 25-year Highway Superintendent William Naughton on election night, but Naughton isn’t conceding until the final vote is counted.

Suffolk County Board of Elections to verify the results before conceding, and is holding out on a glimmer of hope for a dramatic shift.

“It won’t be verified until next week.

We’ll see what comes out of that, in case there’s any mistakes,” he said Nov. 6.

“Let’s see what happens.”

DIX HILLS

Dix Hills Attorney Elected To Family Court

By Danny Schrafel

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The third time was the charm for Family Court justice-elect Deborah Poulos.

Her successful bid for the bench is the Dix Hills woman’s third run for elected office – she came up short in 2007 for a seat on the Huntington Town Board and in 2011 for a spot on the Suffolk County Legislature.

But now Poulos is celebrating the realization of a lifelong dream.

It was about midnight Nov. 5, she said, that the realization she was going to be a judge sank in.

“You just realize what you’ve dreamed of and worked for is going to become a reality, and it’s a great feeling,” she said.

Poulos, a Republican-backed Conservative candidate, defeated incumbent Judge John Kelly in the countywide race, with 50.54 percent of the vote, earning 95,901 votes to Kelly’s 93,773. Poulos won a 10-year term on the bench with the victory.

“The most important lesson is that every vote counts. It empowers people to get out and vote when they realize their vote counts and it will make a difference,” she said.

Poulos is already a fixture in family court, but as an attorney. For nearly 24 years, Poulos has handled divorce, child custody, legal separation and other aspects of family law as part of the Hauppauge law firm, Lefkowitz & Poulos, of which she was a founding partner.

“I’ve tried thousands of cases in the family court. I know the issues in family court, I know the law and I also know what the problems are,” she said.

Come January, she will be experiencing the cases from the other side of the bench.

Her primary goal, she said, is to bring closure to families who come to her courtroom in crisis.

To Subscribe To These Publications: • The Long-Islander • The Record/Northport Journal • The Half Hollow Hills Newspaper Deborah Poulos “To bring closure for families, without a doubt, and to let them feel that they’ve had their voice heard – that’s most important to people,” she said. “They can deal with the outcome of things but they need to feel that someone listened to what they had to say.”

There’s some business to take care of before Poulos becomes a judge. She has to wind down her law firm and ensure that her clients are notified and that they “get the best representation possible,” she said.

She also gave up her roles in the Huntington and Suffolk County Conservative Committees when she was nominated for the judgeship candidacy.

Poulos said she excited for the new chapter in her life that is about to begin.

“This is my field, and I am so looking forward to being able to adjudicate cases and have an even hand on the bench, and I just pray for wisdom,” she said.

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

The Voters’ Message A long and often contentious campaign is very hard to meet and listen to every resident.

Gene Cook, Mark Mayoka and Josh Price over and the people have spoken. Huntington voters have returned Frank Petrone to the su- can be proud of the parts they played to engage pervisor’s office along with longtime Council- and motivate voters. We thank them for that. man Mark Cuthbertson, and brought a new- But in the end, voters elected to continue the comer, Tracey Edwards, to the town board. course.

If there’s a message to be gleaned from the Voters also elected a new highway superintendent, giving Pete Gunther the nod over results, it is that town government is run well, William Naughton who has held the post for but there’s room for improvement. Petrone and Cuthbertson represent the “well-run” part of 26 years.

Voter turnout reflected the importance of that equation; the town’s finances, its triple-A bond rating and the quality of this election, with a significantly EDITORIAL services offered to residents regreater number of voters going flect that. Councilwoman-elect to the polls. This in part may be due to the LIPA tax challenge issue, which ap- Tracey Edwards represents the “room for imparently is the reason behind very heavy provement” part of the equation. Voters returnout in Northport and East Northport. It is sponded to her qualifications as a successful also likely that the contentiousness of the race business person and community advocate, and stirred greater interest. Both sides in the super- past service on the planning board and her lovisor and town board races spent enormous cal school board. She will raise the bar, and the amounts of money getting out there messages, Town of Huntington will benefit.

The town is facing critical issues: the LIPA and unfortunately it wasn’t always pretty.

But at the end of the day, voters returned tax challenge, revitalization of Huntington Petrone to another term as supervisor, and re- Station, creating housing opportunities and turned Cuthbertson to the town board. They al- furthering economic development. We are so brought on Tracey Edwards, a hard-work- confident this team can face those challenges ing candidate who during her campaign tried to the benefit of those who elected them.

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Thank You, Huntington!

To all Huntington residents: Thank you for your vote of confidence. I am very excited and can’t wait to get started.

Whether you cast your vote for me or for the other candidates than ran for office during this election season, you can be assured that I will do my best to reach out, listen and learn about what is important to you. You have my commitment that the focus of my efforts will always be to do what is best for all communities throughout our great Town of Huntington.

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ty’s elections across the board will be good for the members of our organization. Those officials who have been re-elected and those who have been elected for the first time have demonstrated their support for responsible development.

The results in the Town of Huntington, in particular, with the re-election of Supervisor Frank Petrone and town board member Mark Cuthbertson, along with the election of Tracy Edwards to the town board, show that you can be supportive of large-scale housing development in a town and still win an election.

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Editor’s note: In the following letter, U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer calls for the Department of Justice (DOJ) to create and fund a program to provide voluntary tracking devices for children who have autism or other developmental disorders.

DEAR ATTORNEY GENERAL HOLDER: As you may have heard, early last month a young child diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) named Avonte Oquendo vanished from his Long Island City school.

Unfortunately, this is not uncommon among children with ASD; according to a study conducted by the Interactive Autism Network, children with autism are four times more likely to wander than non-autistic children. In the wake of this terrible incident, and the many similar occurrences across the nation, we must do all that is necessary to ensure the safety of our children.

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reach this goal. Some parents have chosen to have their children with ASD use small wearable tracking devices, that aid trained emergency responders or law enforcement to locate a missing individual.

According to Project Lifesaver, the use of such devices reduces the amount of time and resources required to locate an individual that has wandered by approximately 95 percent.

The Department of Justice has awarded grants in the past to organizations that assist with missing or disappeared individuals with Alzheimer’s disease. I would ask that the Department of Justice also look into awarding these types of funds to local law enforcement agencies or organizations if the parents of children with ASD decide that they would like to use these individual tracking devices and/or consult with trained specialists like those at the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children so that they are better equipped to handle scenarios that involve missing children with ASD. We must do everything possible to keep all children safe and it is essential that we pay even more attention to those with special needs.

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PERFORMING ARTS

Hot Lineup For Winter Arts Festival Broadway shows, fairy tales, concerts and guitar extravaganza to take stage in Dix Hills If variety is the spice of life, it is going to be a hot winter at the Dix Hills Center for the Performing Arts.

The center’s annual Holiday Festival of Performances, which begins Nov. 21, features a variety of entertainment events for audiences of all ages – from a Broadway musical to children’s theater, from classical holiday performances to jazz.

The season kicks off with the Broadway hit musical “How to Succeed in Business without Really Trying,” showing ThursdaySaturday, Nov. 21-23 at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday, Nov. 24 at 2 p.m. The Tony Award and Pulitzer Prize-winning musical is being directed by Broadway veteran and Five Towns College Professor Marie Danvers.

Tickets are $18 general admission and $15 for seniors and students.

On Dec. 4 at 7:30 p.m., listen to the sounds of the Winter Concert by the Five Towns College Chorus and Concert Pops, some of Five Towns College’s most outstanding student musicians and vocalists.

The Five Towns College Concert Pops is conducted by Dean Karahalism and the Five Towns College Chorus is directed by Jeffrey Lipton. Tickets are $10.

The world premiere of “Moey’s Fairy Tale Adventure,” an original musical comedy fable, directed by Broadway veteran and Five Towns College Professor Marie Danvers, debuts Saturday, Dec. 7 at 11 a.m. and 2 p.m., and Sunday, Dec. 8 at noon and 2 p.m.. The play is written by acclaimed children’s performer Melissa Levis, also

The Dix Hills Performing Arts Center’s winter lineup includes several concerts featuring Five Towns College students. known as Moey. This production is ideal for children 10 years old and younger. Tickets are $10.

Monday, Dec. 9 at 7:30 p.m. brings to the stage The Mostly Barbershop A Capella Show directed by Marc Silverberg. This lively show featuring dynamic pristine voices is a perennial favorite of Dix Hills audiences. Tickets are $10.

The center presents “An Evening of Jazz” with the Five Towns College Jazz Orchestra, under the direction of Demetrius Spaneas on Tuesday, Dec. 10 at 7:30 p.m., when some of Five Towns College’s most talented student performers perform an evening of exhilarating jazz and swing music. Tickets are $10.

On Wednesday, Dec. 11 at 7:30 p.m.,

enjoy the annual “Holiday Concert” with the Five Towns College Choir, Vocal Jazz Ensemble and Chamber Orchestra under the direction of Jeffrey Lipton, Stephen Gleason and Matthew Pierce, respectively.

Tickets are $10.

“The Guitar Extravaganza Volume II,” celebrating the greatest jazz guitar teachers of the 20th Century, then takes the stage on Thursday, Dec. 12 at 7:30 p.m. Directed by Peter Rogine, the show provides guitar enthusiasts with a special event hand-tailored for their appreciation. Students, educators, professionals and members of the music industry will have an opportunity to socialize and network following the concert.

Tickets are $10.

On Sunday, Dec. 15 at 2 p.m., “Broadway

Bound to Love” takes the stage, featuring the great songs of Maury Yeston, Ervin Drake and many others, directed by Marie Danvers and Rob Gallagher under the musical direction of Arnie Gruber. The students of Five Towns College will perform a musical review of some of the world’s most popular love songs from the Broadway stage.

Tickets are $10.

The winter season ends Monday, Dec. 16 at 5 p.m., when jazz lovers can enjoy a free concert with the Five Towns College jazz ensembles.

The Dix Hills Performing Arts Center is located at Five Towns College, 305 North Service Road, Dix Hills. For more information, contact the box office at 631-656-2148 or visit online at www.DHPAC.org.

LITERATURE

The Dix Hills Roots Of Writer Djuna Barnes

By George Wallace info@longislandernews.com

These days a lot of attention is being paid to the preservation of John Coltrane's house in Dix Hills as a tangible reminder of the presence of one of the most noted 20th-century American artists who lived for a time in Huntington Township.

Less known locally is the fact that a seminal period in the life of Djuna Barnes, a central figure in the expatriate writing communities of Paris and Berlin in the ’20s and ’30s – and later a reclusive and legendary denizen of Greenwich Village – was spent on a family farm in Huntington.

The family of Barnes, whose family name at the time was Gusafson, resided in what was then known as “Upper Half Hollow Road,” today’s Half Hollow Road just west of Deer Park Road in the southern portion of the town.

Historical research has revealed that Djuna’s grandmother, Zadel Gustafson, bought two parcels of property on July 1, 1902, near what was then known as “Heck's Drug Store” a few hundred yards west of Deer Park Road. And while Barnes moved from the farm as a young woman and began associating with artists and writers in Greenwich Village as early as 1915, Zadel continued to live on the

farm until her dying day in 1917.

Primarily known in American literary circles today for “The Book Of Repulsive Women,” a collection of overtly lesbian poems, Barnes’ literary output was once lionized by the likes of TS Eliot and Peggy Guggenheim, and two of her novels – “Ryder” and “Nightwood” – were considered vital reading in the modernist canon.

She was a sought-after columnist and essayist on the New York journalistic scene, like her grandmother before her. Barnes’ colorful lifestyle in the inner circle of the American avante garde and later expatriate community revealed her socially radical leanings and informed the forthright and daring nature of her literary work.

Her circle included many legendary figures. In her early years, they were Edna St. Vincent Millay and Eugene O'Neill; later, it was modernists and surrealists that included Gertrude Stein, Charles Henri Ford, Ernest Hemingway, Mina Loy, Berenice Abbott, William Carlos Williams, James Joyce and Kay Boyle.

And over the course of her flamboyant early years, the combination of challenging of social conventions with a deeper need for privacy caused her work and her personality to be confused and misunderstood by many. These days she is held up by gay and lesbian writers as an important

early example of forthrightness and courage in addressing these themes.

However, as in other matters, Barnes’ sexual orientation was far more complex than that – and in fact, was deeply influenced by the singular household life she experienced on the farm in Half Hollow Hills.

It seems that Zadel was a product of the Free Love movement of the late 19th century. According to Barnes biographers, the farm was home to an experimental lifestyle that included multiple marriages, wide-ranging liaisons and the distinct suggestion of incest.

Through Barnes’ life, biographers suggest, the boundaries of her romantic and emotional relationships were profoundly shaped by this period of her pre-teen and teenaged years, providing her with both a broader range of acceptable behavior than many other people, and at the same time a negativity and pessimism perhaps brought on by the traumatic experiences of that time.

Through the texts of her life and her writing, Djuna Barnes tantalizingly reveals and hides the woman she was – and how her years living in Half Hollow Hills so indelibly shaped her character and disposition. Sadly, there is no longer a trace of the farmhouse on Upper Half Hollow Road where her childhood experiences took place.

Writer Djuna Barnes’ time on a farm in Half Hollow Hills shaped the writer she became.

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The tres leches cake is a standout dish and a Besito signature.

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An intimate and trendy atmosphere, traditional Mexican cuisine, and excellent service are some of the perks you will find at Besito on New York Avenue in Huntington village.

The restaurant was alive on a Friday night, with the dining areas filled as well as the bar. Service is attentive, and the food is worth going back for.

We started with the ever-popular chips and fresh guacamole ($11.95), made tableside. When you go to Besito, do not pass on it; it is a must to complete the unique dining experience.

For appetizers, we ordered the Quesadillas de Calabaza ($8.95) and the Taquitos de Pescada ($11.95). The quesadillas are filled with squash blossoms, roasted green chile, queso Chihuahua (Mexican cheese), organic crimini and but-

The seasonal pumpkin flan dessert melts in your mouth. ton mushrooms, and salsa verde cruda (green Mexican salsa). The freshness and bold flavors of the vegetables in this dish really excite the taste buds.

The Taquitos de Pescada are delicious.

Pickled red onion, shredded organic romaine lettuce, and salsa molcajete

(Mexican salsa) add zest to these fish tacos, which could rival some west coast joints.

For a main course, we ordered the Salmon Manchamanteles ($22.85), a Mexican stewlike dish. The salmon is paired with crispy bananas, pineapple pico de gallo, and mole manchamanteles (Mexican stew-like sauce).

We also tried the Suizas ($18.95), Swissstyle enchiladas filled with shredded chicken, tomatillo cream sauce, queso Chihuahua, onions and cilantro.

Besito strives to sustain extreme freshness of food by utilizing ingredients from local and organic farms here. It makes a difference, as the flavors of all of their dishes are crisp and bright.

Although all courses during our visit were extraordinary, Besito saves the best for last with their dessert. Their rich and sweet tres leches cake just melts in your mouth, as the spongy vanilla cake has been soaked in milk. It is topped with whipped cream and strawberries. A seasonal pumpkin flan was just as tasty, with an excellent, light texture. Desserts change often.

Another unique aspect of Besito is its drink menu. The restaurant serves its Mexican background well with a long list of tequilas, a perfect complement to the guacamole.

The furniture is made of deep-colored wood, which adds to the dark and intimate setting. Dim lighting and candles along with white tablecloths brighten up the restaurant.

Between the food, service and ambiance of Besito, we had a very enjoyable dining experience. Our hats are off to John and David Tunney, and partner John Reiger, who continue to serve Huntington well.

Besito is celebrating Chile Month by offering a special three-course chile menu prix-fixe menu at $26.95 until Nov. 17.

Quesadillas de calabaza are light and flavorful.

The chicken suizas empenadas hit the spot.

Besito 402 New York Ave., Huntington 631-549-0100 Atmosphere: Intimate and trendy Cuisine: Traditional Mexican dishes incorporating organic and local ingredients Hours: Open 7 Days, 12-11 p.m.

Fine salmon manchamenteles is a playful, colorful take on the traditional seafood favorite.

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Melissa Joan Hart prepares to work her magic on the Besito menu during an Oct. 30 visit.

BEWITCHING: Celebrating Halloween a day

early, “Sabrina The Teenage Witch” star Melissa Joan Hart was spotted celebrating at Besito (402 New York Ave., Huntington 631-549-0100 www.besitomexican.com) Oct. 30 after her visit to town to sign copies of her newest book “Melissa Explains it All.” She enjoyed a family night out, dining in a party of 12 including her parents and grandmother. We’re told she noshed on tortilla soup, the famous tableside guacamole and tamales paired with margaritas.

GREAT CHEFS, UNITE: Speaking of magic,

let’s look at some culinary magic. In a little less than one month’s time, the men and women behind 40 of Long Island's premier restaurants will converge on the Crest Hollow Country Club Dec. 8 for the annual “Great Chefs of Long Island” fundraiser in support of the Family Service League.

Many Huntington favorites will be represented, including: Almarco, Besito, Bistro Cassis, Grasso’s, J Michaels Tuscan Steakhouse, Jewel, Jonathan’s Ristorante, Osteria Da Nino, Piccolo, Prime: An American Kitchen and Bar, Red and Tutto Pazzo. For more information or to buy tickets and sponsorships, call 631-427-3700, ext. 255, or email jsandler@fsl-li.org. Bon appetit!

NEW TASTES AT CAMPARI: There’s a new

menu at Campari Ristorante (225 Main St., Northport, 631-757-6700, campariristorante.com), which is hosting a soft reopening on Friday, Nov. 15. Seatings start at 5 p.m., and live music begins at 8 p.m.

Owner of Campari Danyell Miller is changing the menu, serving fresh, seasonal and inspired Mediterranean-style cuisine. Other new offerings at the restaurant include: education classes with guest chefs featuring topics that reflect the Mediterranean lifestyle such as health, nutrition, history, and the art of cooking; jazz music on Friday and Sunday nights; Sunday brunch starting Nov. 17, and a rotating art exhibit gallery.

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Interior Designer Inspires With Creative Flair Main St. businesswoman innovates homes

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Claudia Dowling, owner of the Main Street interior design store, sits in a comfortable, modern living space inside her Huntington village storefront.

Spotlight On

Huntington Businesses

By Jacqueline Birzon jbirzon@longislandernews.com

It’s beauty on the inside that counts, and Claudia Dowling Interiors in Huntington village has been turning heads in Huntington for over 25 years.

The custom interior designer, who renovates and installs living spaces from bedrooms to living rooms to kitchens, takes a collaborative, hands-on approach when it comes to enhancing a client’s living space.

Dowling’s team of designers come prepackaged with construction and contracting professionals, making her business even more marketable.

“We try to keep the highest quality [materials]. We live in a disposable society, but when people want lasting things, they can buy that from us,” Dowling said, adding that her store is the one of the only on the Island that offers custom construction along with design services.

The Huntington-based interior design company has moved between three different locations in the village – first Gerard Street, then New York Avenue, and finally 325 Main St. over 10 years ago.

Most of the wooden furniture, from armoires to night stands, is made in the United States and can be prepared tailored to the client’s liking. A majority of the wooden fixtures come from a vendor in upstate New York, where all luxury pieces Dowling buys are handcrafted and made by designers she trusts.

From the East End to Manhattan, Dowling’s designs are not limited to homes in the Huntington area. She and her team recently designed aspects of the exclusive Cornell Club in Midtown Manhattan, have restored the interior of historic houses on Long Island, and revitalized parts of the mansion at the Vanderbilt Museum in Centerport.

“I like all spaces, and I like a challenge sometimes. [I like working with] people

A transient kicthen set and tile samples on the right are just some luxury home items Claudia Dowling Interiors offers. who have open minds that will allow us to do some different things. But it can be hard; when you’re emotionally involved and it’s your home, it’s not always so easy,” Dowling said.

Transient is a popular look that many of her clients request, a mix between traditional and modern design techniques that Dowling described as a “clean, Manhattan-looking line.”

“We have a lot of different things and we do what a lot of designers don’t,” the owner said.

Dowling said once she forms a professional relationship with the client, she shows them her portfolio, visits the home and develops a floor plan, and takes the time to learn about a client and their needs.

“Once you have a plan, everything can fall into place,” Dowling said. “I work from almost a negative perspective—you can find out easily what they don’t like and what they like. Ruling out is the easiest way to do it because you’ve eliminated a lot of things… I like to feel my way through a project and not impose my own taste.”

Her 5,000 square-foot store will undergo some renovations of its own over the next few weeks, when alterations will be made to accommodate a consignment shop that is currently sharing part of the storefront space. Dowling said she hopes to unveil her new look by the first week of January. Her store will remain open during the construction process for most of the time.

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A14 • THE HALF HOLLOW HILLS NEWSPAPER • NOVEMBER 14, 2013 THURSDAY Support For Seniors The Suffolk County Office For the Aging sends advocates to the area to speak to seniors about financial, social and personal issues.

The schedule is as follows: Monday, Nov. 18, Huntington Public Library, 10 a.m.-12 p.m.; Tuesday, Nov. 26, Paumanack Village I & II, 10 a.m.-1 p.m.; Wednesday, Nov. 27, Huntington Nutrition Center, 9 a.m.-12 p.m.; Tuesday, Dec. 17, Paumanack Village I & II, 10 a.m.-1 p.m.; Wednesday, Dec. 18, Huntington Nutrition Center, 9 a.m.-12 p.m. 631-853-8200.

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meeting every Wednesday, 7-8:30 a.m. at the Dix Hills Diner, 1800 Jericho Turnpike, Dix Hills. 631-462-7446.

Hello, Neighbor Join the Melville Chamber of Commerce at Legal Sea Foods near the Walt Whitman Shops for an evening of networking from 6-8 p.m. on Nov. 20. Cash bar, happy hour prices, complementary food. $20 p.p. non-members.

RSVP at info@melvillechamber.org or call 631777-6250.

AT THE LIBRARIES Rebel WITH A Cause Cold Spring Harbor Library

The Huntington Youth Bureau Institute presents a classic film-inspired evening to support youth programs in Huntington, featuring “Rebel Without a Cause,” beer and wine, fine hors d’oeuvres and desserts, on Thursday, Nov. 14, 6:30 p.m. reception, and an 8 p.m. show, at Cinema Arts Centre, 423 Park Ave., Huntington. $60 in advance/$70 at the door.

Call 631-351-3061 or visit www.hybydri.org/fundraiser.

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

• Looking to practice your Tai Chi? Next session Monday, Nov. 18, 10:15 a.m. Call 631421-1926.

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

• Dance it out during a class on Friday, Nov. 15 at 9 a.m. will emphasize muscle strengthening, balance and coordination, flexibility and range of motion.

FRIDAY No Never No More Author Mike Malone signs his novel “No Never No More” at Book Revue, 313 New York Ave., Huntington, Nov. 15, 7 p.m. Set in New York in 1999, it is a darkly funny novel about guyhood, being Irish-American, rugby, relationships, the agony (and ecstasy) of excess, and a neighborhood – and city – on the cusp of momentous change.

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

Spike Lee is remaking ”Oldboy”, Park Chan-wook’s startling masterpiece about an ordinary man who suddenly finds himself caught in a shocking cycle of punishment and vengeance, but the original will screen in the Late Night Cinema Series on Friday and Saturday, Nov. 22 and 23, at 11 p.m. at Cinema Arts Centre, 423 Park Ave., Huntington. www.cinemaartscentre.org. 631-423-7611. $11 public, $6 members, $7 students and seniors. for antiques, collectibles, fun activities and more. Call 516-692-6368 for more information or visit http://stjohnscoldspringharbor.org.

Commack United Methodist Church, 486 Townline Road, Commack 631-493-7310 presents its annual all-you-can-eat roast beef dinner at 6 p.m. Nov. 18. Dessert, dinner and cider included. $15 for adults, $6 for children.

Call 631-799-7310 to RSVP; no tickets will be sold at the door. Kids under 6 eat free.

High Teen Esteem

Shop With St. Nick

High Teen Esteem by Teen Counselor Rose Molfetta and Sandy O, artistry of makeup, present “Getting to Know You” on Nov. 16.

Topics include social skills, how to make new friends, how to address a bully, self-esteem and body image issues, and using skincare and makeup to look your best. $25. At Sandy O’s Faces, 181 Main St., Cold Spring Harbor.

Call Rose at 631-521-1023.

The St. Nicholas Bazaar returns to Trinity Episcopal Church, 130 Main St., Northport 11768, on Dec. 7, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Includes a variety of exciting new vendors, crafts, their famous Chinese auction baskets, the Cookie Walk table, great raffles and more. Enjoy lunch at the café and meet Santa. Call 631-261-7670 for more information.

Do The Robot

Kick off the holiday season in style with friends and family from 3-6 p.m. at Tanger Outlets in Deer Park on Nov. 23. Come see the tallest tree on Long Island and enjoy a day full of festive music and interactive lights. The ice skating rink opens at 6:15 p.m. with special guest appearances throughout the afternoon.

Nashville-based pop-rock band Hot Chelle Rae will headline the holiday season kickoff with a 5 p.m. concert.

Get an inside look at the best in high school robotics during the second annual Half Hollow Hills Robotics Invitational tournament on Nov. 16, 8 a.m.-4 p.m. at High School West, 375 Wolf Hill Road, Dix Hills. This event is an offseason competition and fundraiser where 24 four Long Island Robotic Teams will play the previous season’s FIRST Robotics game, Ultimate Ascent, in a friendly competition. For more info contact hhhrobotics.publicrelations@gmail.com.

Holiday Kickoff At Tanger

SUNDAY It Doesn’t Get Any Fresher

Join Boy Scout Troop 125 for pancakes, sausage, coffee and orange juice on Nov. 23 at their Pancake Breakfast fundraiser from 8 a.m.-noon in the Fellowship Hall of Commack United Methodist Church, 486 Town Line Road. $5 p.p. Email kgazerro@optonline.net or call 631-368-3602 for information.

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

St. John’s Church in Cold Spring Harbor hosts on Nov. 23 its annual Old-Fashioned Christmas Fair from 10 a.m.-3 p.m. The Christmas Fair has something for everyone, featuring nearlynew bargains, plants, jewelry, handmades, baked goods, cheeses and coffee, books, Christmas items, a raffle and a silent auction

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

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

• What better way is there to prepare for the fall season than making leaves? A two-week workshop concludes Nov. 14 at 4:30 p.m.

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

• Friends of the Elwood Public Library will host a sale at the library on Saturday, Nov. 16 from 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Browse new, handcrafted merchandise, like jewelry, crocheted items, candles, soaps, hair bows, handmade bags, ceramics and more, all perfect for holiday gift-giving.

Half Hollow Hills Community Library

The Chai Center hosts Mommy and Me classes every Tuesday. Limit of 10 students per class. Walkers: 12 months and up 9:45-11 a.m.; Crawlers: 6-12 months 11 a.m.-12 p.m.

Stretch, Sing, dance and bond with your toddler, and meet other Jewish moms. Register by phone or online: Chai Tots Preschool, 501 Vanderbilt Parkway, Dix Hills. 631-351-8672. www.TheChaiCenter.com.

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

• Talk about the Beatles and how they’ve influenced music and life on Thursday, Nov. 14, 7 p.m. in Dix Hills. Lanny Sichel will also perform.

• Stanley Stock, retired music teacher, leads a group of musicians in a Chamber Music Ensemble on Mondays, Nov. 25, Dec. 9, and Dec. 23, 10 a.m.-noon in Dix Hills. For more information or to register, call 631-498-1229.

• Kandinsky: From Blaue Reiter to Bauhaus, is presented on Wednesday, Dec. 4 by Art Historian Mary Vabey at 1:30 p.m. Learn about this transformational figure in the history of modern art, and learn how the artists’ large paintings with musical and theatrical associations from the Blaue Reiter years developed into large-scale Bauhaus.

Free Help For Vets

Harborfields Public Library

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.

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

• Harborfields High School students will be at the library on Monday and Thursday afternoons, 4-6 p.m., when school is in session to assist with homework for kids in grades 3-8.

• The acclaimed Canta Libre Chamber Ensemble will perform a free concert at 2 p.m.

Sunday, Nov. 17. Repertoire for this event will be Beth Anderson’s “February Swale,” which Canta Libre premiered in May 2013; Adrienne Albert’s “Between the Dark and the Daylight,” “Songs for Canta Libre” by Geoffrey Gardner, the Handel/ Halvorsen “Passacaglia” and the Francaix/ Scarlatti “Quintet.”

• Northport artist Jo-Ann Corretti will exhibit her latest paintings, prints and photos at the library through the month of November.

TUESDAY

Visit The Boy Scouts, Bring Your Appetite

An Old-Fashioned Christmas

Free admission. Call Ron Hayden at 631-4629800, ext. 120 for more information.

Longest Night Service The holiday season is often very difficult for those who have experienced loss and hard times during the previous year. A Longest Night Service is an opportunity to acknowledge the reality of life and thus be freer to experience the joy that is the Christmas celebration. Join Commack United Methodist Church on Dec. 21 for a 7:30 p.m. service at their historic 1789 Chapel. Call 631-499-7310 or visit www.commack-umc.org for more information.

Where’s The Beef? At Church

Deer Park Public Library

“Oldboy”, The Original

Mommy and Me Classes

Needleworkers Wanted The Suffolk County Chapter of The Embroiderers’ Guild of America invites you to attend its monthly meeting on Nov. 26 at 7 p.m. at the Half Hollow Hills Community Library, 55 Vanderbilt Parkway, Dix Hills. Stitchers of all skill levels welcome. No fee to attend first meeting; yearly dues are $55. Call Pat at 631423-3738.

WEDNESDAY

Hanukkah For The Whole Family

Open Mic Night

Get ready to get messy as you make and eat latkes and applesauce, create Hanukkah candles and join together to enjoy a PJ Library reading of “When Mindy Saved Hanukkah” and light the Hanukkah Menorah when you join the Suffolk Y JCC from 11 a.m.-1 p.m. for Hanukkah Family Day on Nov. 24. The Y JCC is also collecting new toiletry items for FEGS.

Play your heart out at an acoustic open mic night every Wednesday at Caffe Portofino, 249 Main St., Northport, 7-10 p.m. www.facebook.com/cafportopenmic.

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

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

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

Power Breakfast

Northport-East Northport Public Library

Join business professionals at BNI Executive Referral Exchange’s breakfast networking

Northport: 151 Laurel Ave. 631-261-6930. East

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Northport: 185 Larkfield Road. 631-261-2313. www.nenpl.org.

• Relax in the East Northport Cafe as singer Naomi Zeitlin entertains you with songs from some of Broadway’s most popular musicals at 7 p.m. Nov. 23. Enjoy your favorites from Showboat, Oklahoma, West Side Story, A Chorus Line, Les Miserables, and many more.

• Visit the Northport branch at 7:30 p.m.

Friday, Nov. 15 for an evening of jazz standards and soul classics with vocalist Rhonda Denet and the Silver Fox Songs Trio.

High Teen Esteem by Teen Counselor Rose Molfetta and Sandy O, artistry of makeup, present “Getting to Know You” on Nov. 16. Topics include social skills, how to make new friends, how to address a bully, self-esteem and body image issues, and using skincare and makeup to look your best. $25. At Sandy O’s Faces, 181 Main St., Cold Spring Harbor. Call Rose at 631-521-1023.

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

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

• On Thursday, Nov. 14 from 4-5 p.m. the library will be hosting craft time with Joanne to make Thanksgiving turkeys.

THEATER and FILM

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

• Long Island-based filmmaker and film scholar Glenn Andreiev presents Rediscovered Rare Movie Comics, a lively exploration of some vintage funny-people who are becoming mainstream cult movie stars, on Monday, Nov. 18 at 7:30 p.m. $10 members/ $15 public.

• Spike Lee is remaking ”Oldboy”, Park Chanwook’s startling masterpiece about an ordinary man who suddenly finds himself caught in a shocking cycle of punishment and vengeance, but the original in a brand-new DCP will screen in the Late Night Cinema Series on Friday and Saturday, Nov. 22 and 23, at 11 p.m. $11 public, $6 members, $7 students and seniors.

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

• The musical “How to Succeed in Business without Really Trying,” winner of seven Tony Awards, a New York Drama Critic’s Award and the Pulitzer Prize for Drama, takes the stage Thursday-Saturday, Nov. 21-23 at 7:30 p.m., with a Sunday, Nov. 24 matinee at 2 p.m. Tickets are $18 ($15 for seniors and students).

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

• It’s going to be a “White Christmas” in Northport when Engeman’s latest production takes the stage. Call to buy tickets. Previews begin Nov. 21; opening night is 8 p.m. Nov. 23.

AUDITIONS & SUBMISSIONS

www.ArtLeagueLI.net.

• The Art League of will host a free Cabaret Concert for the Holidays on Saturday, Dec. 21 at 8 p.m. Great musical entertainment, wine, cheese, and holiday cheer will be served up in the Jeanie Tengelsen Gallery.

The second half of the concert will feature interactive participation.

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.

• On display through Nov. 24: Stan Jorgensen and Barbara Grey solo shows plus a member show in the third gallery room.

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 • Starting mid Nov, drop off your new unwrapped toy or purchase one in the gift shop. 10-percent discount for any toy donated to Toys of Tots.

Cold Spring Harbor Whaling Museum 279 Main Street, Cold Spring Harbor. 631-3673418. www.cshwhalingmuseum.org.

• Monday Minnows are every other Monday from 1-3 p.m.

• It's almost Hanukkah! Join the Whaling Museum on Sunday, Nov 24 at 2:30 p.m. to learn about nature's sources of oil, from olives to giant whales. See oil lamps and design your own usable menorah to light. $10 children ($8 children of members)/adults regular admission.

• The Whaling Museum hosts its annual fall benefit on Sunday, Nov. 17 at 5 p.m. State Senator Carl Marcellino will be honored during a night of dinner, dancing and raffles.

Tickets are $100.

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. www.fotofotogallery.org

“Scenes From The Zone” Short Play Festival

Gallery Thirty Seven

The Minstrel Players are accepting submissions for “Scenes from the Zone,” its third annual short play festival. Deadline for submissions is Jan. 15, 2014, via email to ray@minstrelplayers.org. Performances will be Saturday, July 26 at 8 p.m. and Sunday, July 27 at 3 p.m., at Houghton Hall Theatre in Northport Village. For more info, rules and specifications, call 631-732-2926 or visit the Players on Facebook or at www.minstrelplayers.org or on Facebook.

12b School Street, Northport. www.gallerythirtyseven.com.

• Visit Northport’s newest gallery and check out the resident artists.

Northport Symphony Orchestra The Northport Symphony Orchestra seeks new members in all sections. Repertoire ranges from Baroque through classical and romantic to early 20th century. Music Director Richard Hyman is an award-winning music educator and composer. Rehearsals are on Wednesdays from 7:30-9 p.m. usually at East Northport Middle School. Email info@northportorchestra.org to arrange an audition. Website: northportorchestra.org.

MUSEUMS & EXHIBITS Art League of Long Island 107 East Deer Park Road, Dix Hills. Gallery hours: 9 a.m.-4 p.m. weekdays; 11 a.m.-4 p.m. weekends. 631-462-5400.

Ripe Art Gallery 1028 Park Ave., Huntington. TuesdayThursday, 11 a.m.-6 p.m.; Friday, 2-8 p.m.; Saturday, 11 a.m.-5 p.m. www.ripeartgal.com.

631-239-1805.

• “Fallon X 2,” a duo show by husband and wife team Jody and Cheryl Fallon, is on display through Nov. 16.

SPLIA

b.j. spoke gallery Cinema Arts Centre

History of a Community,” transforms half of the Society’s gallery space into a timeline, tracing the history of the Northport-East Northport community and rarely seen photos and artifacts from the Society’s collection.

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

• “Stan Brodsky: Retrospective” is on display until Dec. 1. It celebrates the career of one of Huntington’s most prominent contemporary artists. Celebrate the season on the last day of the exhibition with an afternoon holiday reception with food, fun and music from 3-5 p.m.

• The Museum will honor Margy Hargraves, Museum Trustee and Immediate Past Chair of the Board, and Stan Brodsky, prominent artist and Professor Emeritus, LIU Post, for their significant contributions to the arts and culture on Long Island, at the annual Celebrate Achievement Benefit on Friday, Nov. 15. Enjoy dinner and dancing followed by live and silent auctions. Proceeds support the Museum’s exhibitions and educational programs.

• Get half-off your admission price in

November and December by bringing a food donation. Proceeds will be given to Long Island Cares: The Harry Chapin Food Ban.

Holocaust Memorial And Tolerance Center Welwyn Preserve. 100 Crescent Beach Road, Glen Cove. Hours: Mon.-Fri.: 10 a.m.-4:30 p.m.

Sat.-Sun.: noon-4 p.m. 516-571-8040 ext. 100. www.holocaust-nassau.org.

• The permanent exhibit explains the 1920s increase of intolerance, the reduction of human rights, and the lack of intervention that enabled the persecution and mass murder of millions of Jews and others: people with disabilities, Roma and Sinti (Gypsies), Jehovah’s Witnesses, gays and Polish intelligentsia.

Huntington Arts Council Main Street Petite Gallery: 213 Main St., Huntington. Gallery hours: Monday - Friday 9 a.m.-5 p.m.; Art in the Art-trium: 25 Melville Park Road, Melville. Gallery Hours: Monday Friday 7 a.m.-7 p.m. 631-271-8423. www.huntingtonarts.org.

• “Still Life” is on display through Dec. 16 in the main gallery.

• Join the Arts Council on Nov. 15 for the opening reception of "Still Life" 2013, juried

by Susie Gach Peelle. The exhibit features the work of 20 artists using a wide array of media to capture their subject matter. Best of Show and Honorable Mention awards will be presented at the 6-8 p.m. reception.

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

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

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

• The Society presents its sixth annual Native American Day at the Conklin Barn on Nov. 24 from 2-4 p.m. An educational, immersive experience including history, crafts and games aimed at children ages 7-12. $25 per child, pre-registration required.

• The annual Historic Holiday House tour returns for another seaason of sharing insights into from noon-4 p.m. Dec. 8. The tour will feature five private historic homes in the Town of Huntington that the public will see for the first time. The annual house tour will again give the visitors a glimpse of the houses built and the families that owned them throughout Huntington’s history, with holiday lights adding festive flavor. Tour headquarters will be at the Society’s Conklin house, at the corner of High Street and New York Avenue. Tickets are limited, so buy ahead.

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

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

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

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

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

• The Arena Players Children's Theater will present “The Toys Take Over Christmas,” opening Saturday, Nov. 23, in the Carriage House Theater. In the story, a toymaker uses his magic to make dolls that are most realistic. But he refuses to sell any of them. One Christmas Eve, they all come to life and find their way into the hearts of children.

Performances are Saturday and Sunday at 1 p.m. through Sunday, Dec. 29. Tickets are $10 for adults, $8 for children, and children under 3 are free. For more information and to make reservations, call Arena Players at 516293-0674.

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

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

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

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

• Tickets for comedian Jim Breuer’s March 8 performance go on sale at 10 a.m. Nov. 15.

Part of the Paramount Comedy Series.

Tickets are $20, $39.50, $49.50 and $59.50.

• Tickets for The Marshall Tucker Band’s March 21 performance go on sale at 10 a.m.

Nov. 15. Tickets are $25, $35, $39.50, $49.50 and $59.50.

DONATIONS WELCOME

LaMantia Gallery

Help The Troops Call Home

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

• Following the success of their display of exclusive featuring never-before-seen Dr. Seuss artwork, the gallery displays a permanent collation of estate-authorized art.

Assemblyman Chad Lupinacci’s Huntington Station district office is an official drop-off site for Cell Phones for Soldiers. To help the troops call home by donating your old cell phone, stop by or mail your phone to 1783 New York Ave., Huntington Station, 11746. 631-271-8025.

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

• In a collaborative exhibition with fotofoto gallery on West Carver Street, both host exhibitions about Italy on display through Dec. 1.

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

• The new permanent exhibit, “Our Stories: the

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District officials slammed for school closures (Continued from page A1)

Tara Schiff, PTA co-president, said making the transition as seamless as possible for students will be the group’s primary goal going forward. The Chestnut Hill PTA, Schiff said, will maintain an open dialogue with other PTA councils and has plans to cohost ice cream socials, inter-school picnics and walking tours of schools that children will be transferred to so the students will be comfortable with their new classmates and surroundings before the switch occurs.

“Our mission and ultimate goal is to make this a wonderful year for our kids,” Schiff said. “Now is not the time to walk away from the PTA.” But minutes after PTA members presented their plans for a colorful Chestnut Hill yearbook, end of the year parties and a working relationship with other parent groups, the meeting quickly went from highlighting positives, to negatives.

Twenty minutes into the PTA presentation, Board of Education President James Ptucha; Vice President Frank Grimaldi; Trustees David Kaston and Betty DeSabto were joined by Assistant Superintendent for Elementary Education Mary Ann Retaliata and Superintendent Kelly Fallon for an hour-and-a-half back-and-fourth discussion over the closure of Chestnut Hill and Forest Park.

Ivy Greenberg, treasurer of the Chestnut Hill PTA, and Brendon Weiss, a parent of two Chestnut Hill students, urged the board members to reveal which schools each member voted to close.

Ptucha said the decision to close Chestnut Hill and Forest Park Elementary Schools was unanimous and the choice was made after a 7-0 vote. Met with resistance by

community members, Ptucha defended the need for a unanimous vote, and said a “split and fractured board” would have sent a negative message, and poor example, to the community.

“It was clear you were divided… There’s a lot of mistrust in the system,” Greenberg said.

Kaston added that each member weighed the guiding principles differently—from population density to student safety to geography – but still reached a common consensus.

“What was most important to me was affecting the least amount of kids,” Grimaldi added.

District officials reported the closures will save the district $3 million, half of which will be from staff reductions.

Ptucha said on Monday that the meeting with Chestnut Hill parents was much more successful than last Wednesday morning’s meeting with Forest Park parents. Board members, Ptucha said, “accomplished nothing” at their meeting with Forest Park parents.

“At Chestnut Hill, they came in like a lion and out like a lamb,” Ptucha said, adding he was grateful for the parents who respectfully opposed the board’s decision but “agreed to disagree.”

The meeting at Forest Park, Ptucha said, was one of the most difficult meetings in his tenure on the school board.

“The Forest Park people, it’s just more fresh with them still. The Chestnut Hill people have had time for it to sink in and have known for a better part of a year it would close, but for Forest Park people it was very raw and very fresh,” Ptucha said.

Board of Education Vice President Frank Grimaldi, flanked by fellow trustees and district administrators, told Chestnut Hill parents he voted in favor of the students’ best intrest at a PTA meeting last Monday.

A major point of contention for Forest Park parents, he said, was the impact a closed school building would have on the surrounding residential neighborhood.

They cited concerns over the prospect of blight and decreased property values.

A chorus of parents at the Chestnut Hill meeting also stressed the importance of keeping communities together and urged the board to exercise sensitivity when redrawing district lines, especially in the Strathmore community.

Some parents also criticized the board

for waiting until after a decision was made to redraw district lines.

“We want answers so we can start rebuilding our lives,” Greenberg added.

The board of education will meet for a work session on Monday, Nov. 18 at Sunquam Elementary School. There will be no public speaking portion at that meeting. Board members hope to finalize elementary feeding patterns by redrawing district maps, as half of all elementary students will be changing schools next year, Ptucha said.

Pop, country dou to take The Paramount stage (Continued from page A1)

the same bill at a festival in upstate New York and at the end of my show he introduced himself and asked me to sit in for a couple of songs during his set. Fast forward a few years, I find this CD that Bruce had done called ‘Hothouse,’ and on the cover was a caricature of Bill Monroe and Charlie Parker. I just thought, man, what a funny mind to put together this kind of dream band that you know he would have loved to have played with.”

Skaggs was busily gathering artists at

that time to perform on a tribute album to the great father of bluegrass, Bill Monroe.

“Bruce was the first guy to say yes. He showed up in the studio and jumped right in with me and my band and it was effortless.

I remember listening to the playback in the control room and I turned to him and said, ‘Hey, if you’re ever up for doing a whole record like this, I sure would be as well,’” Skaggs said.

That dream reached fruition with the 2007 CD release, “Bruce Hornsby & Ricky Skaggs,” which led to a subsequent tour.

“Recently, I listened to a number of shows that we had recorded during that time,” Hornsby said. “And I was so excited by the quality and energy of the performances that I sent some roughs to Ricky, who got excited and together we decided to put it out.”

In August, the duo released Cluck Ol’ Hen, a compilation of 21 live cuts from their 2007-2008 tour. Now they have hit the road once again and while the evening set lists may remain more or less intact, the musical arrangements are in a constant state of flux, offering a new and very dif-

ferent experience at every show.

“We’re having a ball,” Skaggs said.

“Every night is an adventure. When we’re on stage there is nowhere else that either of us would rather be. The music that we’re making now is music that I honestly believe people will be listening to 50 years from now, and thinking that it was cool enough that they’ll draw some inspiration from it.”

Tickets for The Paramount show are $39.50-$89.50 at the box office, located at 370 New York Ave. in Huntington Village, or go to paramountny.com.

Rare mikvah unveiled Wrestler fights in Bosnia (Continued from page A20)

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The rainwater of the basin is collected from the rooftop of The Chai Center and carried into a water tank through plastic pipes. Plastic materials are used in the process of collecting the water and filling the mikvah so the water makes no contact with metal. In the Jewish faith, metal is used in war, and a mikvah must be a completely pure place.

Any married Jewish woman can make an appointment to use The Chai Center’s mikvah. Only one woman is scheduled at a time. Appointments usually last about an hour.

There are fewer than 10 mikvahs on Long Island. The Chai Center’s mikvah took about two years to construct and cost more than $230,000, most of which came from community donations. An organization called Mikvah USA also aided with the project.

One of the preparation rooms for a mikvah user.

“It’s like reigniting the passion [in a marriage],” Rabbi Saacks said of a mikvah. “It does wonders for a couples’ love life.”

2013 World Championship with the USA Team in Bosnia.

On his way home from the world competition in Bosnia after about five months of extreme preparation, Schettino said he was overwhelmed with a sense of accomplishment and gratitude for his experience.

He kept a journal of his journey, and in it he wrote, “I’ve learned so much about myself. I’ve become a better athlete, wrestler, father, husband, and man through the process.”

Schettino is married and has two children. Tyler, 10, has been wrestling since he was in kindergarten and Lily, 8, is a dancer who will soon also begin playing basketball.

“A commitment like this is tremendous,” Schettino said. “I had an insane training regimen and the sacrifice isn’t just about you, it’s about your family too.”

Schettino has put immeasurable effort into balancing time for his jobs, family

and training for world-class wrestling tournaments. He is also currently the secretary of Section XI USA Wrestling and owns and operates Advantage Wrestling LLC, a wrestling club based out of the Green Vale School Sports Complex.

Schettino watched his beloved sport face a rollercoaster ride as he traveled on his own adventure this year. In February, lovers of wrestling were devastated when the sport was eliminated from the Olympic Games. However, a vote in September brought wrestling back into the games over squash and baseball/softball.

“I watched the whole thing on my computer,” he said of the Olympic vote. “I was in tears when I saw that we made it back in.”

The wrestler plans to continue to work hard and place even higher in next year’s US Nationals and World Championships.

“Now it’s time to begin planning and preparing for the 2014 World Championships,” he wrote in his journal.

“I have unfinished business.”

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Huntington is home to many impressive people, and one of them is the professional wrestler who is currently ranked eighth in the world.

Anthony Schettino, who recently wrestled in the Veterans World Championships in Bosnia, is a native of Long Island. He grew up in Port Washington and has lived in Huntington Station for the past 16 years.

Schettino placed eighth at the Veterans World Championships in October in the 40-45 Veterans age group, and wrestled in the 152 lb. weight class. He also earned a bronze medal at the 2013 US Nationals in Las Vegas in April.

“My whole life is wrestling,” Schettino said. “It teaches a lot of lessons like hard work, responsibility, dedication and determination that play into so many facets in your life.”

Schettino began wrestling in the fourth grade. He went on to wrestle in middle school, high school and college. He is in his 22nd year of coaching wrestling at the Port Washington high school he attended, and he also coaches football and baseball

at the Green Vale School in Old Brookville, where he is a technology teacher.

After not competing for 15 years, Schettino decided to participate in the 2012 US Nationals after he reconnected with a high school wrestling friend. A severe injury to the elbow during training prevented him from competing that year, but his friends inspired him to continue training for the 2013 US Nationals in Las Vegas in April 2013.

It was a long and hard journey for Schettino to get his body and mind back into competition mode. And he wasn’t just going to be going up against average wrestlers – he would be wrestling the best in the nation and even the world.

At the time, he planned to enter at 167.5 lbs., but another injury to his elbow during training changed his mind. At that weight, he would be one of the smallest in his class, so Schettino decided to drop down to 152 lbs., where he believed he would find more success.

The decision to drop such a significant amount of weight added to the intensity of the wrestler’s workouts and training regimen, which he often made time for after a long day’s work. He even traveled into

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Huntington’s global wrestler Anthony Schettino with his proud family – daughter Lily, 8, son Tyler, 10, and wife Reneé.

New York City about three times a week after teaching and coaching to train with top wrestlers.

It was all worth it for Schettino, who went 3-2 at the 2013 US Nationals, which

included winning the bronze medal, two pins, a win over the Russian GrecoRoman champion, All-American honors, and the opportunity to compete at the (Continued on page A18)