Half Hollow Hills Newspaper, November 8, 2012

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Pictured in this 1967 photo, former president Bill Clinton and his college roommate Tom Campbell stand in front of the Campbell house in Lloyd Harbor.

TOWN OF HUNTINGTON

Clinton No Stranger To Huntington

Hurricane Sandy downed this utility pole on Candlewood Path in Dix Hills, which has obstructed the road since Oct. 29, residents said on Monday. But the largest impacts in Dix Hills were caused by downed trees, which knocked out power to most of the neighborhood.

By Jacqueline Birzon jbirzon@longislandernews.com

Former U.S. President Bill Clinton served the nation from the oval office in Washington, D.C. for eight years.

But prior to that, the Arkansas native paid regular visits to the Huntington area, since Tom Campbell, his college roommate at Georgetown University, was a resident of 23 Fiddlers Green Drive in Lloyd Harbor.

According to a July 30, 2012 Gallup poll, two-thirds of Americans, or 66 percent, have a positive opinion of the former president. Some remember Clinton for his charisma, whereas some recall his “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” legislation. Others remember him for the notorious Monica Lewinsky scandal. But Campbell, Clinton’s roommate from 1964-1968 at Georgetown, would say that Clinton’s greatest strength was his ability to fall sleep on command.

“His biggest gift is that he could sleep on command, and that is a gift he still has. [He could do it] almost literally. He would come back between classes, say ‘I’ve got 20 minutes,’ and would literally lay down on the bed and fall asleep,” Campbell said.

Clinton received his Bachelor of Science in Foreign Service from George(Continued on page A10)

By Danny Schrafel dschrafel@longislandernews.com

Like the rest of Long Island, Dix Hills and Melville were walloped by Hurricane Sandy’s relentless, historic force. And as much of the neighborhood went dark and the trees came down, residents rolled up their sleeves and got to work.

James Ptucha, a longtime leader of the Four Towns Civic Association and president of the Half Hollow Hills Board of Education, recalled one such scene by his home after a tree fell into a neighbor’s driveway, striking their house.

“The adrenaline kicks in, and they do what they need to do,” Ptucha said. “A neighbor came with a chainsaw and

everyone was just clearing out, to free these people from their house.”

Similar scenes unfolded through the night in Dix Hills and Melville as Sandy, a record-breaking, 1,000-mile wide posttropical “superstorm,” made landfall in Atlantic City, N.J. Oct. 30 and lashed the region with winds in excess of 85 mph.

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DIX HILLS

‘Electricity’ On Soccer Field

By Danny Schrafel dschrafel@longislandernews.com

On Friday morning, a co-ed group of dozens of youngsters, ranging in age from 6 to around 11, were on the soccer fields at Chestnut Hill Elementary School in Dix Hills, not chasing twigs from downed trees, but soccer balls.

That’s because a pair of youth soccer coaches were helping the kids pass the time after Hurricane Sandy with a series of pickup soccer games at the elementary school.

After the Oct. 29 storm, which closed most schools for a week and half, coaches Bart Nason, of Dix Hills, and Chris Gannon, of Farmingdale, reached out to parents on their contact lists by email and text message, alerting them of where they would be meeting.

“I do a lot of soccer training, Chris does a lot of soccer training, and we work with a lot of these kids during the year,” Nason said. “We didn’t know who would be able to respond and get out here, but we’re doing this, and the kids are having a blast.”

Just days removed from what was likely the biggest, most frightening storm of their young lives, the young soccer players

Bart Nason instructs young players before a pickup soccer game at Chestnut Hill Elementary School in Dix Hills Friday. them to get out of the house, get some exercise and get their minds off the storm. He said the major impacts affecting the Dix Hills and Melville communities were widespread power outages and downed trees.

“There’s no electricity, so it’s nice to be out on the soccer field – where there’s electricity,” Nason said, with a laugh.

seemed carefree and energetic, focusing on plays and finding the back of the net. Since they began on Oct. 31, turnout has been strong – about 20 kids came to the first day, another 30 on Nov. 1 and 28 on Nov. 2.

Nason said many of the children playing on Friday were without power, and the pickup soccer games were a great way for

TOWN OF HUNTINGTON

Relief Resources Across Town Half Hollow Hills photo/Danny Schrafel

Recovery efforts in the wake of Hurricane Sandy will turn to flooding damage and assessing when it is safe to turn the power back on in those areas, Supervisor Frank Petrone said Monday.

Much of the town’s coastline is represented in four villages – Huntington Bay, Northport Village, Asharoken and Lloyd Harbor. Engineers will be assessing homes in those areas to determine which ones are safe to re-power, the supervisor said.

“There are homes and structures that did [sustain flood damage] in all of those areas but it’s not widespread,” he said.

Petrone said Huntington Bay has been a hard-hit area that has seen little power restored in the week since Sandy came ashore.

“Huntington Bay is a big pocket,” he said. “That’s an area with much difficulty, and we’re hopeful they’re getting in there now. It’s a large area where people are cut off.”

Power was restored to Town Hall late Monday afternoon, Petrone said, as well as the Village Green. The Village Green was to be opened on Tuesday.

But getting town residents back on the power grid remained a major concern.

“We continue to experience problems with reconnections,” Petrone said Monday. “LIPA’s still saying Wednesday night; I’m not that optimistic yet.”

He said he has been pressing LIPA to get more crews in the Huntington area, and as of Monday night, more than 350 tree trimming and line crews from across the country were working on getting power back in the town.

As the town grappled with prolonged outages and a lingering gasoline shortage, Petrone said both should provide guidance for long-term solutions.

Backup power sources for gas stations should be required in the future to ensure fuel isn’t trapped in a tank during a future crisis.

“The stations should be required to have a secondary power source… to operate the pump” he said.

And Petrone said he is also exploring what it would take financially for the town to begin a long-term investment in putting power lines underground.

Downed above-ground wires have been a major stopper in recovery efforts; Petrone said.

“The problem here is our aboveground wiring. That’s been the biggest, biggest detriment to the communities,” he said. “I’m sure we’re not the only community saying that. If it means bond acts and taxes that go along with it… I’ve sampled 40 or 50 people, and no one has said ‘no.’ They’ll pay the extra money because they’re losing it now [in the power outage.]”

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Attention Turns To Flooding

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A coalition of religious institutions and social services agencies teamed with the town to open a network of warming centers in Huntington to serve powerless residents as temperatures dropped following Hurricane Sandy.

“The weather is getting colder, people are feeling more stressed as they continue to live without heat or electricity, and they need places where they can go to relax, get warm and feel less isolated because of the lack of power,” Supervisor Frank Petrone said. “The town, the religious institutions and the social services agencies all help people in their times of need, and coping with the effects of Hurricane Sandy defines a time of need.”

Petrone said the Red Cross shelter at Walt Whitman High School in Huntington Station was seeing more use as of Monday.

“The weather’s changed, the temperature’s getting colder,” he said.

The warming centers came together following meetings with Petrone and the Family Service League. Tri-Community Youth Agency, Helping Hand Rescue Mission, Temple Beth El of Huntington, Central Presbyterian Church, St. Hugh of Lincoln Roman Catholic Church, Light of Salvation Church, Bethel AME Church, United Methodist Church and the Huntington YMCA. They were staffed by volunteers and town employees. Petrone asked Peggy Boyd, vice president of community services and advocacy at

Peggy Boyd, vice president of Community Services & Advocacy for the Family Service League, announces Friday a network of warming centers opening in Huntington. the Family Service League, to coordinate the effort.

As of Monday at press time, the warming stations were: • Dix Hills Ice Rink, 575 Vanderbilt Parkway, Dix Hills 11746, Sat.-Sun. 10 a.m.-8 p.m.; Mon.-Fri. 6 a.m.-10 p.m., providing free skating, coffee and hot chocolate, showers and charging stations; snacks for sale.

• Central Presbyterian Church, 240 main St., Huntington, Mon. – Sun. 10 a.m.-3 p.m., offering food, charging stations and Internet.

• Temple Beth El, 660 Park Ave., Huntington, Sunday 2-9 p.m., MonThurs, 10 a.m.-9 p.m., offering a warming area, water and charging stations.

• St. Hugh of Lincoln R.C. Church, New York Ave. at East 9th St., Huntington Station, Mon. – Sat. 9 a.m.-5 p.m., Sun. 1-5 p.m., offering warming center and charging stations.

• Light of Salvation Church, 1599 New York Ave., Huntington Station, Mon. – Sat. 9 a.m.-6 p.m., Sun. 9 a.m.-1 p.m., offering warming center and food.

• Huntington YMCA, 60 Main St., Huntington – 8 a.m. – 5 p.m., providing showers.

The American Legion Hall was also open as a warming station over the weekend in Northport, as was the William J. Brosnan School in Northport from Sunday-Tuesday.

With a gasoline shortage expected to be winding down by the end of the week, be sure to call ahead to the warming station sites to ensure those services are still being provided.

Huntington Councilman Mark Mayoka also announced Nov. 2 the town will be working with local banks and the Small Business Administration (SBA) to assist local merchants in the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy. Pursuant to the Major Disaster Declaration declared for all of NYC and Long Island, there are a number of emergency programs, including Home Disaster Loans, Physical Disaster Loans and Economic Injury Disaster Loans. The SBA hotline is 1-800-659-2955, or visit www.sba.gov or www.fema.gov to learn more. Councilman Mayoka’s office number is 631-351-3175.

Each of the town’s Suffolk County legislators’ offices were open as of Monday night. Legislator Steve Stern, located in Dix Hills, can be reached at 631854-5100. Lou D’Amaro, in Huntington Station, is at 631-854-4433. Legislator William Spencer in Centerport can be reached at 631-854-4500.

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With personal generators powering houses and Long Island residents returning to the roads more than a week after Hurricane Sandy walloped the region, the gasoline shortage continues to ignite strong feelings.

Motorists sat in lines for hours late last week and over the weekend in hopes of finding gasoline.

Jay Fels and Aaron Hoffman both work at Huntington Hyundai and were part of the half-mile line up Park Avenue for the Mobil station on Jericho Turnpike Friday morning. Some were filling up their personal vehicles, but they also had to fill up gas cans for cars on the dealership’s lot.

“People are still buying cars. We can’t deliver cars without gas in them,” Hoffman said. “For Huntington specifically, it got hit pretty hard.”

Hoffman said at the time that his family’s Huntington village home was being powered by a generator, while Fels said neither of his homes in Baldwin or Hicksville had electrical service.

Half a dozen Suffolk County police officers could be seen directing traffic and taping off makeshift lanes at the Mobil station. Half of the pumps were allocated for the long list of cars, while the other half were saved for pedestrians with gas cans in hand. That scenario repeated itself across the island as the mad rush for gasoline began.

Pedestrians with gas cans, like these at the Mobil station by Jericho Turnpike, have become a common sight on Long Island.

Eve Schwager, of Dix Hills, filled up her car and 5 gallons of gas for a generator at a station in Commack the day before. But as she stood in line with two gas cans at her side on Friday, she said the generator would run dry in five hours without additional fuel. She was lucky; after sitting on line in her car for 30 minutes, she parked and stood in line for 15 minutes before

finding herself close to the pumps.

But Peter Crescenti, director of Public Information for AAA New York, said many were not so lucky. Long Island residents dedicated this past weekend to finding gas, even if that meant sitting in lines for as long as five hours.

Based on his observations, Crescenti of(Continued on page A18)

Gas Shortage Not Stopping USPS

By Jacqueline Birzon jbirzon@longislandernews.com

Hurricane Sandy couldn’t stop local postal employees from delivering their services, despite challenges brought on by electrical failures and gas shortages throughout the Huntington area.

According to Huntington Postmaster Pat Bifulco, the Huntington Post Office in Huntington village regained power on Oct. 31 and was able to fulfill most of its delivery routes with the exception of areas in Lloyd Neck, where roads were blocked

by Long Island Power Authority trucks.

While post office fleets are technically considered emergency vehicles, Bifulco said her couriers were refused special treatment at the gas pumps since Sandy hit. Last week and over the weekend of Nov. 2, workers were paid overtime to report early knowing they would have to wait on 2-to-3-hour lines just to fuel up.

Early this weekend, three workers fueled up as many trucks as they could. On Nov. 3, five trucks were low on gas and had to switch trucks with co-workers just to get deliveries out.

The Huntington Post Office carries a fleet of 45 USPS trucks.

“It’s been a major problem, waiting twothree hours in line just for gas. We were nervous for Monday’s routes,” Bifulco said.

However, on Sunday, Nov. 4, a tanker

from Texas answered the postmaster’s prayers. Arrangements were made for the tanker to meet all 45 trucks at a gas station in Hicksville, but at the last minute the trucker agreed to drive to the post office on Gerard Street.

“He was so nice, but it was a one-shot deal,” Bifulco said. “We do what we can and we get it done.”

The postmaster said that trucks hold approximately 23 gallons of gasoline, and can usually run for three days before they need to be refueled.

At the Huntington Station USPS branch, which serves the Half Hollow Hills area, concerns over gas supply were quelled—for the time being—on Nov. 2, when Postmaster Greg Gallienne approached Town Supervisor Frank Petrone at his office.

“I didn’t think he’d take my call, so I just showed up. He offered us a little relief for our 10 worst routes,” Gallienne said.

That relief came in the form of 100 gallons of gasoline on Friday, and another 100 gallons on Saturday. Gallienne said the supervisor took it upon himself to extend an additional 100 gallons on Nov. 5, and he is grateful for Petrone’s generosity.

“Frank Petrone came through for us,” Gallienne said. “We’re very thankful.”

Earlier on Friday, the postmaster had to send eight trucks to western Nassau to fill up, and he also paid employees overtime

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Every public school within the Town of Huntington was still closed on Monday, a week after Hurricane Sandy hit, and many were scheduled to stay closed on Tuesday.

No buildings in the Half Hollow Hills School District were damaged and all were powered by Monday, spokeswoman Chris Geed said.

They elected to wait until Wednesday to re-open due to downed power lines, traffic lights being out, and narrow roads due to fallen trees and debris.

“We are going back on a limited lunch schedule because we did lose some food due to limited refrigeration,” she said, adding that the Nov. 9 end date for the first marking period has been extended until Nov. 19.

The Commack School District will also be closed until Wednesday.

An update on the district website Monday evening revealed too many roads were impassable and some school buildings lacked telephone service.

The situation in the South Huntington School District was a little more serious. Superintendent Dave Bennardo posted a letter on the district’s website, explaining why schools would begin at Wednesday at the earliest.

Two dozen roads were still impassable due to downed trees and low-hanging wires, he said, while power had not been restored to Maplewood Intermediate Center or the District Office. He added that power went out again at Oakwood Primary Center.

“We also chatted with several of our residents and staff members and found that power remains a problem in many areas. LIPA continues to assure us that they are working but some of the individual homes might be out well into the week,” Bennardo said.

He went on to address the fuel shortage in the letter, confirming the district, staff and parents all report diminishing personal supplies.

But the biggest problem may not be finding gas for the school buses, spoiled food or forgetting a lesson.

State Education Department officials confirmed some action will have to take place regarding the number of school days. State law requires New York districts offer 180 days of instruction for state aid purposes.

Education Commissioner John King is permitted to excuse up to five days for extraordinary circumstances, but only if they cannot be

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USPS trucks head to their Huntington village home after a long day delivering mail, dealing with the same gas concerns as other drivers in the wake of Hurricane Sandy. for the time they spent waiting for gas.

The Huntington Station Post Office has a fleet twice the size of the Huntington village office, with a total arsenal of 90 trucks.

“Its tough but we manage to get it done.

We’re taking it one day at a time and we hope it eases up soon,” Gallienne said.

As of Monday, Nov. 5 the Huntington Station Post Office had 13 trucks that were running low on gas, but the postmaster was confident they would prevail as the week went on.

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shared to charge up some widget or another. It’s a heck of a way to meet the neighbors – and I know Needless to say… it’s been a rough week. A lot with the hurly-burly of modern life, you don’t always of people are suffering, and not very far from home. know your neighbors as well Just look to the south shore of Long Island and as you should. There’s not you’ll see some of the most IN THE KNOW much to like about Sandy, heartbreaking scenes ever to WITH AUNT ROSIE but I think I found a few reach our shores. Homes, things that we can certainly livelihoods, memories – destroyed, washed away cherish – and as the lights go with the storm surge. It almost seems like a bad back on – get into the habit of doing. dream, but after a week or so of wondering, ‘Is this really happening?’ you come to terms with the fact that yes, every tree you see pulled up by the roots, Pedal on the left, please… For the record, every house damaged, every mammoth gas line – please take this lesson from Hurricane Sandy – a it’s all real. But if we all stay together, it will change, blacked-out stoplight is equivalent to a stop sign. and it’s going to get better, I promise you. Stick with Yes, in all directions – including yours. It does not us. We’ll get there together. mean, “go faster through the intersection so people don’t hit me.” Not only is that a good way to cause a crash – the last thing any of us need right now – it’s Was this the big one? ‘Cause if it isn’t, I don’t a good way to get a ticket. Remember: black interacknow what they’ve got in store for us to top Sandy. I tion means stop. It’s the law. And I’m sure it’ll come have to tell you, scientists have been warning us in handy again during some future weather calamity. that “the big one” – something to match the dreaded Hurricane of 1938, the category 3 nightmare that barreled through Long Island – was on its way to If you see something, say something… Gang, wreak havoc on Paumanok. Based on the averages, as we come into the 11-day mark post Hurricane we get whacked with a massive hurricane every 80 Sandy, please use your neighborhood newspaper as years or so. If that’s the case, at 74 years out, Sandy your resource – and an advocate. If you see somewas sadly right on schedule. After Irene and now thing, say something – tree still down after two this monster, hopefully we get a little break for a weeks? A pocket of town that’s still out of power? while – at least after the nor’easter that was supSome jerk charging eight bucks for gas? Or on a posed to hit on Wednesday night. Sheesh! Give us a happier note – is some intrepid soul holding a worbreak, Mother Nature! thy fundraiser or supply drive to benefit hurricane relief? Let us know, and we’ll do our best to get on the case, get on the right person’s case, and get you Some good to be had… I know people are havsome relief. Call us at 631-427-7000, email us at ining a rough time right now and will be for a while to fo@longislandernews.com or come visit us at 149 come. But amidst the widespread ill will on the gas Main St. in Huntington village. In our collective lines and the irritation with LIPA, there’s plenty of time of need, we’re here to help. That’s what we’re good that came out of this. How many families do here for, and Walt wouldn’t have it any other way. you think got together, in big numbers, for the first time in a long time? How many impromptu family (Aunt Rosie wants to hear from you! If you have dinners, everybody scrambling to the one house with comments, ideas, or tips about what’s happening in power, to save – and savor – the perishables? How your neck of the woods, write to me today and let me many neighborhoods pouring out to get a tree out of know the latest. To contact me, drop a line to Aunt somebody’s driveway, off someone’s house? And the Rosie, c/o The Long-Islander, 149 Main Street, Huntcountless number of homes that were opened up, ington NY 11743. Or try the e-mail at showers that were offered and extension cords aunt.rosieli@gmail.com)

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Hard To Hide A Stolen Cab A 28-year-old Huntington Station man was arrested on grand larceny charges by Suffolk County police on Nov. 2. The complainant reported parking his taxi cab outside a Huntington Station tire business earlier that day, when it was removed from the lot

That’s Neither Trick, Nor Treat A Melville resident called Suffolk County police on Nov. 1 to report a burglary on Halloween. The complainant said someone broke a window on the east side of the house to get in. A Wii system and three televisions were stolen.

Beer Muscles At Work Suffolk police were dispatched to a Huntington village bar on Nov. 1 about criminal mischief. The complainant, a representative of the bar, said they asked the subject to leave. At that point, the subject allegedly punched the glass front door, breaking it.

Man: Dog Bit My Face A complainant went to Northport Village police headquarters on Oct. 31 to report a dog bite. The complainant said a large black dog bit him while he was petting the animal. The complainant said he did not know the dog’s owner and was unable to describe the individual. He went to Huntington Hospital and received stitches on his lips and mouth due to the bite. No further police action was required.

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Suffolk police were dispatched to a South Huntington sandwich shop on Nov. 3. The complainant said a man became irate when given the price of his order and pushed the cash register off the counter. It was damaged when it hit the floor. The subject fled on foot.

Two Northport police vehicles were damaged while being used during Hurricane Sandy between 8 a.m. on Oct. 29 and 9 p.m. on Oct. 31. One vehicle sustained minor damage to the driver’s door, possibly from falling debris. The other vehicle had damage to the passenger side rear fender, possibly from debris being kicked up off the road.

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A motorist called Suffolk County police to South Huntington on Nov. 3 about a grand larceny. The complainant said their 2002 Kawasaki motorcycle had been parked in the lot of a Jericho Turnpike grocery store before it was stolen the day before.

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Northport Village police were dispatched to a Woodbine Avenue home about a suicidal woman on Oct. 27.

Police said the 28-year-old defendant called Suffolk County police from her cell phone to report that her roommate was suicidal. The responding officer spoke with the alleged victim, who said the defendant was making the story up to cause her problems. The defendant later admitted her roommate never threatened to kill herself. She was arrested for falsely reporting an incident.

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By Danny Schrafel dschrafel@longislandernews.com

Organizations across the Town of Huntington are taking initial steps toward rallying for victims of Hurricane Sandy across New York, New Jersey and right here in their own backyard.

The Paramount, located in downtown Huntington, will host the “Strong Island Hurricane Sandy Relief Concert” – a special concert event scheduled for this Thursday, Nov. 8 at 8 p.m. The show, headlined by The Script, will include other special guests, to be announced. All ticket proceeds from the event will go to benefit The Long Island Red Cross, to aid in the relief of Hurricane Sandy on Long Island.

The Script, who were originally scheduled to headline The Paramount on Dec. 5, agreed to reschedule their show as a way to assist Long Island. All ticketholders for The Script on their original concert date, can use their tickets for Thursday night or get a refund at their point of purchase.

Also on Thursday, from noon to 8 p.m., the Huntington Manor Fire Department is collecting “gently-used and secondhand items” like coats, clothes, and toys, at their headquarters, located at 1650 New York Ave. between East 12th and 13th Streets in Huntington Station.

Organizer Mike Bruno said the drive is designed to focus on the needs of the youngest victims of Sandy, especially those who were displaced by the mammoth storm.

“We’re trying to concentrate on the kids and get some normalcy back into their lives,” he said.

Bruno said the initial response to the drive has been overwhelming – something that might very well take on a life of its own when it comes time to collect on Thursday.

“My phone keeps going dead because so many people keep calling me,” he said.

The Script agreed to reschedule their December show at The Paramount for this Thursday as part of a benefit concert to aid Long Island victims of Sandy.

“I have friends from 10 years in the Marine Corps. They’re sending stuff from Florida and Ohio, whatever stuff they can round up.”

And the Huntington-based children’s charity Toys of Hope is also on the case, turning their storefront at 640 New York Ave. in Huntington into a Sandy collection drop-off point. Toys of Hope is specifically collecting: men’s, women’s and children’s fall and winter clothing of all sizes; hygiene items; non-perishable food and pet food; shoes, sneakers and boots and comfort items. Toys of Hope is asking donors to adhere to that list strictly, and also ensure donated items are clean and in excellent condition. Anyone thinking of donating gift cards should buy them in values of $50 or less.

Founder and Director Melissa Doktofsky said Toys of Hope will distribute the items in “stages” during the next couple of weeks, and has partnered with FEMA and temporary shelters to ensure people get exactly what they need.

For more information about the Huntington Manor drive, call 631-427-1629.

And for more information about the Toys of Hope drive, call 631-271-TOYS (8697).

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Hotels In Short Supply Residents, utility workers seeking warm beds

By Mike Koehler mkoehler@longislandernews.com

When Hurricane Sandy smashed into the eastern seaboard Oct. 29, one of the many side effects was flooding hotels with guests.

More than a week after the historic storm, five hotels in the Town of Huntington said they are still booked solid.

Staff at the Melville Marriot and Extended Stay America said they had been busy since the storm hit and continued to be on Monday afternoon.

Over at Oheka Castle in Huntington, owner Gary Melius said he has seen a lot of locals seeking refuge at his castle. All 32 rooms have continued to be filled through the week. Local families with pets occupied the halls of the castle before and after this past weekend, with a few weddings taking place in the interim.

Sandy knocked out power at the castle, but natural gas generators kept the hallways and rooms lit as usual, aside from an occasional flicker. In the large dining room on the first floor, Melius had a 15foot screen set up for movies and cartoons to play.

“We’re trying to make people feel at home,” he said.

Back on Route 110, staff at the Huntington Hilton said they’ve seen a mix of local families and people responding to the storm.

“We were booked as of Oct. 29, the night of the hurricane, and have been booked every day until Nov. 11,” General Manager Ellen Ruane said.

With at least 750 people filling their 303 rooms during the overnight Sandy hit, Ruane said Huntington Hilton hotel staff handed out glow sticks at the front desk as power went out for 13 hours. A generator kept guestroom corridors, public bathrooms, the lobby and kitchen lit.

Most of their guests were Long Island residents with no heat or power. None of the people sleeping in the Hilton’s rooms were employees, as Ruane said they’ve directed all employees to head home after their shifts to keep more rooms open for guests.

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DIX HILLS

Hero Cop Also Fought Fires Locally Arthur Lopez spent two years in Dix Hills before becoming a Nassau policeman

By Mike Koehler mkoehler@longislandernews.com

The Nassau County police officer killed in the line of duty on Oct. 23 was also a hero back in Huntington.

Officer Arthur Lopez, of Babylon, was shot in the chest during a traffic stop in Floral Park about a hit-and-run accident.

Lopez, 29, was allegedly killed by Darrell Fuller, who has also been charged with killing a Brooklyn man in a nearby carjacking.

A funeral for the office was held on Oct. 27, when he was posthumously promoted to detective.

But Lopez was also a recent member of the Dix Hills Fire Department. Department leadership confirmed he was a volunteer from 2003-2005.

Asharoken Officer-In-Charge Ray Mahdesian, also a member of the Dix

Hills Fire Department, worked with Lopez in Company 2, based out of headquarters.

“He was a wonderful young man who worked hard and learned to be a good fireman. He left to join the Nassau County Police Department,” Mahdesian said.

A member of the firefighting corps, Lopez had a reputation as a hard-working, well-adjusted and outgoing individual within the department.

It was also no secret that Lopez was interested in a career as a police officer. In fact, that interest in law enforcement created a special bond between Mahdesian and the young man.

“It was just natural that we would talk about things police. He wanted to go into that line of work. We had a special connection. There were several police officers in that company,” Mahdesian said.

Lopez left the fire department when he

moved onto the police department. He joined Nassau’s Emergency Service Unit. ”The fact that he was in ESU at such a young age speaks well for him,” Mahdesian said, noting they usually take veteran officers with years of experience.

Despite moving away, Lopez still maintained friendships with some in the department. He even stopped in the firehouse not too long ago, the Asharoken police officer said.

Mahdesian learned about Lopez’ death from someone at the Nassau County Police Department who knew the two were close. Since then, he said the volunteers at the fire department were devastated to learn the news.

“It was a despicable, cowardly act perpetrated on a brave community servant,” Mahdesian said of Fuller.

Emergency Services Unit officers could not be reached for comment last week.

Arthur Lopez

TOWN OF HUNTINGTON

Deadline Extended To File MTA Tax Claim

By Mike Koehler mkoehler@longislandernews.com

The hotly-contested MTA Payroll Tax suit is still making its way through the State Supreme Court, but anybody who has contributed should take immediate action to secure their refund, depending on the court’s decision.

Feeling the impact of Superstorm Sandy, the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance extended the deadline for businesses, schools, fire departments, nonprofits and others to file a protective claim for refund for the amount they paid into the Metropolitan Commuter Transportation Mobility Tax (MCTMT) in 2009.

The deadline was originally Nov. 2.

It is now Nov. 14.

“What we’re trying to do is give individuals and businesses impacted by the storm the time they need to recover and meet their tax filing obligations. Anyone who has a complica-

tion, questions or needs further assistance, should contact us directly,” state spokesman Geoffrey Gloak said.

The tax originated in May 2009, when MTA officials projected a $1.8 billion shortfall. New York State legislators responded by the passing the MTA Tax Bill in May 2009. Sixty percent of the Assembly voted for it and 52 percent of the Senate approved it; then-Governor David Paterson also supported the bill.

Employers were charged 34 cents for every $100 of payroll to help fund the MTA. Schools were eventually approved for reimbursement, while legislators trimmed the amount smaller employers were paying.

But it didn’t take that long for the tax to upset municipalities, school districts and employers. At least eight lawsuits were filed against the tax in State Supreme Court, including one by the Town of Huntington. Many of those were dismissed, including the

Huntington’s case in September 2011.

The lawsuit filed by Nassau County in 2010, however, won favor with Judge Bruce Cozzens Jr. in August when he agreed the MTA Payroll Tax failed to abide by special rules.

Nassau’s lawsuit called the legislation approving the tax a special law in that it does not affect all of New York State; the MTA Payroll Tax only affects seven counties from Dutchess to the East End within the Metropolitan Commuter Transportation District.

Unlike a general law applying to all counties, special laws require either two-thirds support from both houses of the state legislature or Home Rule permission from local municipalities.

The MTA appealed the decision and the court case is still ongoing.

Councilmen Mark Cuthbertson and Mark Mayoka both issued public letters last week, calling on employers to take action before the original Nov. 2 deadline expired.

Should the appeal be denied and the

tax be ruled unconstitutional, payments from the first year could be lost due to New York State’s threeyears statute of limitations. The protective claim would secure those funds.

Mayoka said the town has already filed to recover their 2009 contributions.

Around town, business representatives said they’ve urged everyone to file for refunds.

“It’s important for everyone to apply. Hopefully it’ll stand and everyone will get their money back,” Melville Chamber of Commerce President Mike DeLuise said.

John DeFalco, a member of the East Northport Chamber of Commerce’s Board of Directors, added that self-employed individuals have until April 30, 2012.

No claims can be filed by mail.

They can either be filed online or by phone; call the state at 518-457-5181 for more information.

TOWN OF HUNTINGTON

Receipts Are Subject Of New BPA Battlefield Legislator wants all cash register paper to be free of controversial chemical

By Danny Schrafel dschrafel@longislandernews.com

A Suffolk County legislator’s ongoing battle against bisphenol-A, a common chemical compound used in hard plastics, food packaging and other plasticbased items, is moving on to a new front – cash register receipts.

After championing legislation in mid2009 to ban the sale of BPA-bearing children’s drink containers – like baby bottles and sippy cups – in Suffolk County, Legislator Steve Stern (D-Dix Hills) has moved his sights to common cash register receipts.

Stern announced Oct. 25 he would introduce legislation that would ban the use of thermal paper containing BPA in Suffolk County.

The reason, he said, is that most of the paper used to print receipts is a material called thermal paper, and many thermal papers contain large amounts of BPA, which is used to “develop” the print on the receipt.

The county should ban the use of BPAladen thermal paper, Stern said, because the coating can easily transfer onto anything it touches, including human skin, exposing consumers who commonly handle the receipts as well as employees, many in

food services or retail, who commonly distribute them during their workday.

Scientific studies of BPA show the substance can be directly absorbed through the skin into the body. Once internalized, animal studies revealed that BPA, a synthetic estrogen, can cause myriad health maladies by disrupting healthy development, altering the immune system, promoting hyperactivity and learning disabilities, and increasing the risk of breast and prostate cancer, obesity and diabetes.

However, pro-BPA advocates at the American Chemistry Council have steadily rebutted that BPA plays an es-

sential role in protecting public health and food safety and has established a track record over the last 50 years as one of the safest, most heavily tested chemicals in use today for food-contact materials. The risk of lingering BPA in the body, they argue, is rapidly cleared from the body and results in limited exposure.

Jackson’s Restaurant in Commack, which was to be the site of a press conference on Oct. 30 before Hurricane Sandy devastated Long Island and the North Shore, is a restaurant that uses one of several types of BPA-free receipt paper, Stern said. The press conference has not yet been rescheduled.

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New Bus Routes To Roll Out In January

By Danny Schrafel dschrafel@longislandernews.com

For the first time in 35 years, Huntington Area Rapid Transit (HART), the town-operated bus system, is considering major route and schedule changes.

The changes, which will be implemented in January, follow a three-year study conducted by consultants AbramsCherwony & Associates, which concluded in 2010. Since then, the town has been hammering out the feasibility and logistics of the new routes being suggested.

“We’ve been working on it for a couple of years,” Steve McGloin, director of the town’s Department of Transportation and Traffic Safety, said. “We’re

ready to roll it out. There’s been a lot of preparation.”

The town is considering replacing the existing three routes with four new routes, adding 20.5 miles to the system.

On the new H-10, H-20 and H-30 routes, buses are to arrive every 45 minutes, more frequently than the current one-hour headway. On H-40, a longer route, arrival times would remain hourly.

Town officials said the changes would result in better direct service and less transferring, which they hope will, in turn, encourage more people to use HART to get around.

“The genesis of changing the routes is to improve the public transportation in the Town of Huntington,” he said.

The new routes would maintain service to all major facilities, town officials said. However, two weekday peak-rail feeder routes that have lost most of their ridership will be eliminated. The new routes can also be viewed at http://huntingtonny.gov/hart_bus.cfm.

The announcement comes after the town proposed a new rate structure for HART bus service in the town’s 2013 budget.

Under the new proposal, adult rides would increase by 75 cents to $2, while students grades K-12 will pay 50 cents more than currently, or $1.25. Elderly, disabled and Medicare recipient riders will see fares increase by 25 cents to 75 cents a ride, and transfers will increase

HUNTINGTON STATION

Welcome To Piano Row The Town of Huntington welcomed another store to Piano Row on Route 110. Pictured at the ribbon-cutting for Faust Harrison Pianos, located at 277 Walt Whitman Road, are: Vicky Eaton Varon, Sam Varon, Josh Faust, Jessica Bremer, Town Councilwoman Susan Berland, Sarah Blackman and Huntington Township Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Ellen O’Brien.

by 15 cents to a quarter.

Ten-trip books will increase by $7 to $15, and elderly/disabled/Medicare packages will rise by $2 to $6. All unlimited monthly ride passes and the monthly LIRR/HART UniTicket will be discontinued. Paratransit rates for both clients and companions will increase by $1.75 to $3 a ride.

“Fares haven’t been increased since 1994, and we were very far behind in our fare structure, which means the town is subsidizing for the passengers,” McGloin said.

Several residents wrote to the town board, unhappy with the proposed fare increases.

“The Suffolk County transit buses recently raised their fares. The last thing I need is another bus company raising their bus fare,” Nancy Arocho said Sept. 30.

James Galligan criticized the proposed increase, especially in the area of paratransit bus fares. And Marion Kerst, a senior grappling with physical disabilities, said the fare increases would price her out of riding HART. “I rely on this service and I am happy with it,” she said. “But with the financial increase, I wouldn’t be able to afford this service. I’m sure others are in the same position as myself.”

McGloin said he was not surprised by concerns expressed by riders.

“Any feedback you’re going to get is going to be against it – nobody’s going to volunteer to pay higher fares. But there hasn’t been a lot of feedback,” he said.

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d letters to The Editor, : Half Hollow 149 Main S Hills Newspaper, treet, Huntington , New York 11743 or e-m info@long ail us at islanderne ws.com

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We Made It It has been a harrowing week, to say the they will not be able to go home anytime least. soon. There is a need for food, clothing, Whether you call her a hurricane, a trop- blankets, toiletries, garbage bags, clean-up ical depression or superstorm, Sandy was supplies... the list goes on and on. terrifying. In just this small part of her There are countless food and clothing 1,000-mile swath, she ripped trees from the drives being organized by groups as small ground, snapped utility poles and sent as scout troops and church congregations to them crashing into anything that stood in larger regional organizations like Long Isher way. She caused swollen tides to over- land Cares, Island Harvest and the Amerirun roads, dunes and bulkheads, and sent can Red Cross. Donating is the least we can powerful waves running through homes. do; helping out with collection, organizaLives were lost. tion and distribution is even better.

As the storm clouds receded and we were There are as many heartening stories out left to assess the damage, it has there as there are heartbreakers. been mind-boggling. Whole EDITORIAL Like the group of disappointed neighborhoods are devastated.

New York City Marathon runners Homes destroyed. Infrastructure severely who turned their time and energy to helping compromised. distribute food and supplies in severely Yet it seems that for every horror story, stricken Staten Island. there is a worse one. The Town of HuntingFor those aggravated by spending days ton was hit hard by Sandy, but not nearly as without heat and electricity in their hard as many communities on Long Island homes, or inconvenienced by the excessive and in the New York area. For that we time spent waiting in line for gasoline, should be grateful. there’s no better way to put things into As the Island’s communities are cleaning perspective. At Red Cross centers, the Salup and beginning to rebuild, there are vation Army, local churches and so many many ways that you can help. There are other places, there are opportunities communities not far from here where peo- where you can reach out a hand to help a ple have lost everything. Or their homes neighbor. and communities are so devastated that Reach out.

Letters to the editor are welcomed by Long Islander Newspapers. We reserve the right to edit in the interest of space and clarity. All letters must be handsigned and they must include an address and daytime telephone number for verification. Personal attacks and letters considered in poor taste will not be printed. We cannot publish every letter we receive due to space limitations. is coming from all parts of the country and our neighbors to the north.

I heard that Sagamore Hill made it through the Hurricane intact, which is certainly very good news.

Teddy Roosevelt’s home is surrounded by beautiful old trees, which I understand are still standing. To many of us, Sagamore Hill is an integral part of the community and to see it damaged would be unthinkable.

Pictures of some of the storm damage will be posted on the Friends of the Bay facebook page, and on our website. Shore Road took a pounding from Sandy.

Thank you to all of you who support Friends of the Bay and our programs and initiatives. Now more than ever, we will be working hard to protect your water. Please join with us!

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Insurance Oversight Critical In These Times The following letter to Richard Cordray, director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, was sent by Rep. Steve Israel on Nov. 2.

DEAR DIRECTOR CORDRAY: This week, Hurricane Sandy ripped across the greater New York area and Long Island. In her path, Sandy left devastation and significant damage to homes and businesses across the region.

As our communities rebuild, many insurance claims will be submitted and consumers will be relying on these companies for coverage. With that in mind, I respectfully request that the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) appoint a Federal Insurance Oversight Monitor to ensure that consumers are not being taken advantage of in states impacted by Hurricane

Sandy. As the federal watchdog of consumer financial products and services work for Americans, I believe this effort falls in line with the CFPB’s core mission.

Unfortunately, natural disasters themselves are often followed by scammers, predators and sometimes even legitimate and accredited insurance companies looking to take advantage of people who are in a desperate situation. I ask that the Bureau put a Monitor in place to oversee insurance claims in these states to make certain that people are properly compensated for the policies they have purchased and no unfair practices take place.

Among the core functions of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau are to restrict unfair, deceptive, or abusive practices for American consumers. As many federal and state agencies work together in the immediate aftermath of Hurricane Sandy, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau needs to be both a

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resource for consumers and an ombudsman for state-regulated companies.

In the coming months, millions of people living on the East Coast will be in a vulnerable position as they rebuild their homes, communities and lives.

An appointed federal monitor with insurance oversight will offer comfort to those people as they rebuild, and deter the bad actors.

I look forward to your prompt response regarding this matter.

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Still Standing After Sandy DEAR EDITOR: As I write this, many still have no power (including me!) so I was very encouraged to see at least 20 utility trucks go by, including one from Seattle and three from Canada, proudly flying the Quebec flag. Help

Extraordinary Efforts DEAR EDITOR: Due to the extraordinary efforts of hospital workers at Long Island’s 24 not-for-profit and public hospitals, storm-related issues were kept to a minimum. At no time was patient care or safety ever compromised. The seamless operation of services at all facilities is a testament to the cohesive emergency preparedness plan that has been in

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place on Long Island for 10 years.

This plan ensures constant communication between hospitals, state and local health departments, law enforcement, and municipalities.

At this time, almost all Long Island hospitals are reporting full census of patients. Hospitals are operating on normal LIPA power.

Long Beach Medical Center is not operational and remains closed.

The most pressing issue at this time for hospitals and other essential services is access to fuel. The ability for staff to report to work is becoming compromised. Barges are arriving now in New York City and bringing fuel into the area. As Long Island was one of the hardest hit areas, it is imperative that fuel reach health care facilities. Nassau-Suffolk Hospital Council (NSHC) is working with the State Health Department and other essential agencies to press our concern in this area.

Although all of the hospitals except Long Beach are open and stable, much work will need to be done to repair the damage to the facilities and services that resulted from the storm. We will need to marshal all of the resources of the federal, state and local governments, as well as our communities to fully recover.

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Life&Style TOWN OF HUNTINGTON

Woman Says She ‘Feels’ Animals’ Thoughts

By Alessandra Malito amalito@longislandernews.com

Ever since she was a little girl, Patricia Bono felt she had a gift for communicating with the voiceless – specifically, those we only know to bark and meow.

On Oct. 27 at Just Dogs Gourmet in East Northport, Bono had a line of people waiting for her to communicate with their pets, something she's been doing since she was a child growing up in New Jersey.

“I used to see things, hear things and feel things,” Bono said. “I used to think there was something wrong with me. I'd see animals, domestic and wild, looking at me, and I could feel messages coming from there, and it's just an inherited ability I was born with.”

As she grew with it, she decided to use it for others as well.

“I realized I could use it to help those animals and people too,” Bono said.

“That's how it started. They connect to me. I could feel their thoughts.”

One of the things she's noticed in her work is the frustration animals feel in wanting to communicate to their companions, especially when their owner is going through a difficult time. In one instance, a woman's cat was getting bald spots. After Bono communicated with her, she said it was because the woman was in an abusive relationship. When the client ended the relationship, her cat stopped balding, Bono said.

Another situation that she finds to be difficult is when it’s the pet’s time to pass on, and the possibility of euthanasia comes up.

“People have to make that decision,

Patricia Bono says she can communicate with animals and relay to their owners their feelings and needs. She will visit Just Dogs Gourmet in East Northport on Sunday. knowing when,” Bono said. “I've always felt or I can feel and tell people there's going to come a point when an animal companion is going to give you the look.

You'll know when you see it.”

Bono said some people don't understand what she means by “the look” until it happens, and they'll come back to her saying they understand what she meant.

“It's a gift I've been able to utilize to help people make that decision,” Bono said.

Bono said she has worked with thousands of customers, the farthest being in New Zealand. She said she can communicate with animals who have passed away, as well as animals who are alive but miles away.

“Energy travels through time and space,” Bono said. “It can travel through past, present and future.”

She follows the thought, from a Native American chief, that whatever someone does in one section of the world can be

felt in another section of the world.

“It's what connects us to one another, if we choose to open ourselves to that universal connection,” she said.

What she has learned from her work is that the way animals and people connect are very different. Animals, she said, “do not have a lot of the fears we do. They connect in a very direct way, whereas with people, there's a complexity and a simplicity. It's there.”

By going through physical, mental and emotional layers, she's able to reach a spiritual layer, she said.

“I think people have more layers they have to go through; as with reading a person, as one goes through those layers, that’s when you connect to the soul,” Bono said.

“I have a way to connect with a person or animal on a soul level, the purest layer.”

But one of the strongest lessons she's learned through her work is to be thankful.

“I think I learned a lot about gratitude, being grateful for whatever your situation. There's always something there to be grateful about,” Bono said, adding that no matter who else is in a better or worse situation, there's always something to be more grateful for. “I think we all have our pasts in life. We don't all have to be Mother Teresas. This is something that the universe gave me, it's my life, and it's something that I am thankful for and humble about and as difficult as it can be some times, it can be very satisfying and rewarding to give people comfort.”

Bono returns to Just Dogs Gourmet, located at 3 Hewitt Square, on Sunday, Nov. 11, from 1-4 p.m. For 10 minutes at $20, she said she will communicate with your pet either in person or by a photograph. Call 631651-9292 to make an appointment.

ART

Huntington Photographer’s Artwork In Bloom

By Melissa Holzberg info@longislandernews.com

Aside from coffees and pastries, a local café offers something that a patron can have with no calories at all.

Caffe Portofino in Northport features a different artist on its walls each month.

Recently, Huntington resident Kimberly Glutz had her unique photography on display.

“I exhibited my pieces at Caffe Portofino for the first time in 2009 and it was the first stop of a 14-month traveling gallery show that took my work to libraries, restaurants, yoga studios, and even tattoo parlors across Long Island,” Glutz said. “I think the organic nature of the café and my flower photos complement each other really well.”

Glutz’ inspirations stem from a combination of Georgia O’Keefe and Robert Mapplethore, both of whom specialize in creating arts with a focus on floral designs and photographs with a painterly feel.

“This series is titled ‘Petals’ and it illustrates the beauty and eloquence of nature. Flowers are only in full bloom momentarily before they wilt. Their perfection is fleeting, so I wanted to capture their beauty and immortalize it in a photo for others to admire its grace long after the actual flower is gone,” Glutz said.

So how do Glutz’ photographs separate her from other photographers? One can only truly understand the depths of that by seeing her work. Her pictures look like paintings, so much so that many have even asked her if they were photographs at all.

“My pieces have a painterly feel and I print them on stretched canvases to enhance that feeling even more. When I hang my pieces people come up to me and ask if they are photos or paintings because they can’t quite tell,” Glutz said.

Glutz’ artwork ranges from small key rings to 24’’-by-20’’ framed canvases, with prices ranging from $20-$300.

Those interested in buying a piece can visit www.kimberlyglutz.com and order online.

Huntington artist Kimberly Glutz draws inspiration for her flower photography from Georgia O’Keefe and Robert Mapplethore.

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fered two causes for the apparent shortage. Many gas stations have been without electricity, making them unable to pump fuel. With New York City ports laced with debris, ships carrying fuel were not able to access the region until Thursday, Nov. 1.

Those stations that have been able to open, he said, lost their supply quickly to the long lines.

Four of the six stations on his commute to work from Huntington to Garden City on Monday morning were still closed, but he said the situation appears to be improving slowly. As power is restored and more fuel hits the tri-state area, Crescenti said the lines have shortened.

“I think as the week progresses, things are going to get better,” the AAA official said.

A spokeswoman for Congressman Steve Israel (D-Huntington) confirmed that his calls on FEMA to provide commercial generators to Long Island gas stations on Friday paid off. As of Monday afternoon, a supply was sitting at Republic Airport, with one already having been deployed in Central Islip.

“We are facing a gas crisis on Long Island,” Israel said. “State and federal officials have made progress on re-opening

the ports to improve supply but 70 percent of gas stations still lack power. In addition to ensuring power is restored, I am calling on New York State and FEMA to get generators delivered immediately to gas stations that have gas but no power, so we can get the gas pumping again. I also applaud [the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers] and [the National Electrical Contractors Association] members for offering their valuable services to then get these generators up and running,” Israel said last week.

Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone approved limitations at the pump on Friday. Signs at the Mobil station indicated each customer had access to one tank, as well as an additional 10 gallons if they were without power.

County spokeswoman Vanessa BairdStreeter did not return messages for comment, although Suffolk County Consumer Affairs Commissioner Robert Meguin said they have been investigating complaints of price gouging in gasoline, generators, ice and even pizza.

“We were getting calls along Route 110.

They might have been in the lower portion,” Meguin said. ”Cold Spring Harbor must have just recently gotten power because those are coming in. It’s not neces-

Half Hollow Hills photo/Jacqueline Birzon

Lines expected to ease

Forty people waited to fill their gas cans at M’s in Halesite on Friday morning before the pumps ran dry at 1 p.m. sarily about price gauging,” There is no hard-and-fast rule to define price gouging and each report must be investigated, the commissioner said, although he has received some far-fetched reports like those citing regular gasoline prices of $9 per gallon. The highest verified prices they have found in Suffolk County was $4.69, although he would not say where or if that was price gouging.

“You have situations where gas stations have been out of power. They may still have their signs up that say $3.77, but they haven’t pumped a gallon in a week,” Meguin said.

Anyone worried about possible price gouging is asked to contact the consumer

affairs hotline at 1-800-909-5423. The commissioner also urged anyone looking to do business with a contractor to call their office at 631-853-4600 before reaching a deal to ensure the contractor is licensed and has no complaint history.

Meanwhile, Suffolk County police officers at the Mobil station on Monday griped there was no shortage, just panic.

They urged motorists not to flock to gas stations when the needle hits the half-way mark.

“It’s kind of ridiculous, but when you’re running low and have to get to work, you have no choice but to stay on line,” Fels added. “I can’t blame anyone for panicking.”

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town in 1968. He and Campbell were randomly paired for housing during their freshman year, as roommate designations were determined alphabetically. The duo hit it off, and remained roommates for all four years of their undergraduate career, moving to an off-campus house their senior year, living with three other students.

At the time, transportation from the D.C. area was limited, and Clinton was unable to return home for the Thanksgiving holiday.

As a result, the former president often traveled to Fiddlers Green Drive to spend the holiday with the Campbell family. Campbell said he visited the area roughly six times over a six-year span.

“He first came to Fiddlers Green over Thanksgiving of ’64, because he didn’t have the wherewithal or the time to go home to Arkansas… We would ride home on the train, and he spent several Thanksgivings and summers out here,” Campbell said.

Campbell remembers courting local girls and going on double dates with Clinton in Huntington, and they would often ride the train from the Cold Spring Harbor to Manhattan. Campbell specifically recalled visits to the Marshall house in Caumsett, which wasn’t a state park at the time, and Fiddlers Green beach, as well as a visit to Finnegan’s on Wall Street.

Campbell said that while Clinton has always been a people person, he was never a party animal. Campbell said their generation just missed the “sex, drugs and rock n’ roll” era.

“We were pretty normal kids. Nobody drank or did drugs, and the girls we knew were straight up and sharp as a tack. At the time, Georgetown dorms were segregated by sex, which made a huge difference and kept a lot of us from going astray.

Drinking was not an issue at that time the way it is now [among college students],” Campbell said.

A carbonated Clinton favorite, according to Campbell, was a bottle of RC Cola mixed with a pack of airplane peanuts, which Bill used to shake up and drink daily. Campbell also said Clinton would not eat chocolate ice cream, and was “pretty omnivorous.”

Rather than drinking, Campbell said the roommates would often sit around and play cards, and that Clinton introduced his friends to a variety of music, such as jazz, the blues, and Wes Montgomery. Clinton also used to play the saxophone, and played at the Campbell residence during the Thanksgiving holiday.

“We spent little time in the room. D.C. was an incredible place to go to school. It was a pressure cooker atmosphere that drove us together, and I’m quite pleased to

have been a part of it. He was a student of politics, and he was learning his craft there,” Campbell said.

Today, Campbell said Clinton still possesses the innate ability to read people.

He was not necessarily social, and not a party guy, but always with people. He feeds on people, and he’s a voracious people person, always talking, and in many ways he is exactly the same way now, almost no different. He’s the same kind of guy that he was back then,” Campbell said.

Clinton was class president twice at Georgetown, and his dedication to serving his fellow students expanded to serving the needs of an entire nation. His former roommate and current close friend said that he was not at all surprised when Clinton won the presidency.

Over the years, Campbell has stayed in touch with the former president. Campbell was in Little Rock, Ark., with Clinton when his former roommate won his first presidential election in 1993 and recalled joining Clinton and his wife,

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made up through vacation days before Regents exams in June.

The State of Emergency declared by Governor Andrew Cuomo does not allow school districts to offer less than 180 days of class either.

However, the State Legislature can make temporary changes to the requirements. For the 2011-2012 school year, they extended the number of days King can excuse to 10 in the wake of a disaster or declared emergency.

“We can't predict whether the legis-

lature will act to provide relief from the 180 day requirement again this year,” spokeswoman Antonia Valentine said.

Geed said Half Hollow Hills officials are waiting to hear back from the state.

“It’s only November and we’ve already burned seven emergency days and we only give ourselves four. We’ve got several adjustments that have to be made,” she said Monday. “God forbid we should lose power again from the nor’easter we’re expecting…”

now Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, for brunch the following morning. The Campbells also attended his reception after the inauguration, and stayed at the White House several times while Clinton was in office. Clinton returned to Huntington as recently as 2007, appearing at Book Revue to sign his book “Giving.”

Campbell said that Clinton has stayed true to himself over the years, and in many ways hasn’t changed.

“He had an extraordinary drive and staying ability. He was enormously focused, and such a good campaigner…

You could see his mind always working, always trying arguments, and [he] spent an enormous [amount of ] time on people who would never vote for him for student council,” Campbell said. “He would always befriend someone, but he always wanted your point of view that he didn’t get. He always wanted to know why someone was thinking about something differently than he was…you could see his mind working like a Rubik’s cube.”

them away. They kept a waiting list, which grew to about 40 people just before last weekend. As of Monday afternoon, the general manager said there about a dozen names on the list.

She attributed the smaller list to the return of utilities across Long Island. In fact, she said, an elderly Plainview couple checked in on Monday because another family recovered their power and went home.

“We wish we could accommodate more guests,” Ruane said.

But just because locals are slowly returning home does not mean the Huntington Hilton will have any vacant rooms. Director of Sales and Marketing Michael Neuman said insurance companies and National Grid crews have

taken over more of the hotel. The utility had a few rooms even before Sandy hit, with 15 the night of the storm. On Sunday night, he said 100 rooms were occupied by Grid or insurance workers.

There is no shortage of utility workers at the Chalet Motor Inn in Centerport either. Donna Sciortino said they opened up for business on Sunday after finally getting power back earlier in the day. Nearly all of their rooms are now filled with out-of-state contractors working for LIPA and National Grid.

They have rooms reserved until Nov. 19 at a special rate.

“Everybody is trying to do their best,” she said.

Sciortino added that despite having power inside, most of the neighborhood is still in the dark.

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HALF HOLLOW HILLS

ThunderColts: Engage, With $25K Donation

By Jacqueline Birzon jbirzon@longislandernews.com

With school districts under the financial gun, extra-curricular programs that emphasize a student’s creative growth always seem to be the first item cut in prioritizing district budgets.

Bob and Chuck Budah, co-owners of Park Shore Day Camp in Dix Hills, took preventative matters into their own hands when they realized that the ThunderColts robotics team at Half Hollow Hills was at risk of losing fiscal support.

As a result, at an Oct. 22 Board of Education meeting, the Budahs presented the team with a $25,000 donation to avoid that from happening.

“We’ve been in the district for 53 years.

We’re paying it forward,” Bob Budah said.

What was been described by organizers as the “perfect storm,” the team’s formation resulted from a dynamic combination of factors. The club was originally proposed in 2009 by Julian Aptowitz, a physics teacher at Half Hollow Hills High School West, whose daughter participated in another district’s robotics league.

The team had their first official season in 2010, co-lead by Aptowitz and fellow physics teacher Christian Mirchel. During their first season, the team was supported by corporate sponsors, funds from bake sales and the Hills Foundation, a not-for-profit composed of community members who provide additional support to the district.

According to Aptowitz, the team was essentially self-sufficient during their second year, and was fearful of how they

Half Hollow Hills Assistant Superintendent John O’Farrell, Superintendent Kelly Fallon, Chuck Budah, co-leader of the robotics team Julian Aptowitz, Bob Budah, co-leader Chistian Mirchel, and Justin Greene stand with members of the ThunderColts Robotics Team after receiving a $25,000 donation from the Budahs. would stay afloat under the present economic climate.

“Essentially, all districts are under tremendous pressure with tax caps and increased costs of everything, so as a result extracurricular clubs are always at risk of being cut. So we encouraged our team to seek corporate sponsorship,” Aptowtiz said.

The physics teacher said the ThunderColts barely squeaked by last year, and the students involved took it upon themselves

to seek sponsors outside the school.

Justin Greene, a sophomore at Hills West, was instrumental in securing the Budahs’ contribution to the robotics team. Greene was a counselor at Park Shore, where the Budahs were making plans to start their own science program.

However, the Budahs were unsure what direction the program would go. Justin Greene told them to speak with Aptowitz, and from there, the idea took off.

The Budahs met with Superintendent

Kelly Fallon, who suggested they sponsor the program.

“Everything was happening at once; it was all coming together. We decided it was the right thing to do,” Bob Budah said. “We have a history here, and we’ve been fortunate enough that we like to give back.”

The $25,000 will be used to help the team with competition entry fees, equipment to build robots and salaries for instructors.

According to Aptowitz, there was a lack of student interest when the club first started. Over a two-year span, the ThunderColts have ballooned to a membership of 80 students between the two high schools.

“When we started we didn’t really know what we were doing. During our first year we flew down to St. Louis for the national competition and we won Rookie of the Year,” Aptowitz said.

The ThunderColts Robotics team will host a Half Hollow Hills Invitational on Nov. 17, where 24 schools will bring their basketball playing robots to Hills West and participate in a smaller-scale competition. The Hills team hopes to enhance their robotics skills on their home turf before going into their third official season in January 2013.

The Budahs plan to work closely with the ThunderColts during their third season, and are optimistic about the future of the team.

“If I can see a student achieving, being happy, and if something comes of it, we’ve done our piece,” Budah said. “A student’s thirst for knowledge can’t be stifled.”

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As the recovery efforts following Hurricane Sandy continue, there’s yet another way you can pitch in – by dining out.

Many restaurant owners are facing the same plight as millions on the eastern seaboard following the extended power outages after Sandy brought her wrath ashore – spoiled food, and with that, big losses. Now that many are once again opening their doors, it’s time to help them bounce back – and take a load off at the same time.

For the second year, Northport’s Business Development Committee is hosting Dine Northport Restaurant Week through Nov. 11, during which participating restaurants offer a $25 p.p. prix fixe menu including a three-course meal of appetizer, main course, dessert and coffee.

The goal, organizers said, is to attract new customers to Northport’s many eateries – as well as Northport’s eclectic downtown. Northport Village, already a historical landmark, has now become one of Long Island's most exciting and entertaining destinations in recent years,

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Participating restaurants include: Benkei, Bistro 44, Maroni Cuisine, Napper Tandy’s, Pumpernickels, The Ritz Café, Rockin’ Fish, The Ship’s Inn, Skipper’s Pub, Sweet Mama’s, Main Street Café, Intermezzo and Jellyfish.

Running at the same time is the annual Long Island Restaurant Week, a bi-annual event designed to garner positive publicity and additional business for the region's restaurants. Since 2006, it has been an annual November promotion until the first spring Long Island Restaurant Week was launched in April 2011 due to popular customer and restaurateur demand.

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:

Crispy branzini at Rockin’ Fish in Northport is a tasty dish to try during Dine Northport Restaurant Week.

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.

Due to Hurricane Sandy and a nor’easter expected on Wednesday, be sure to call ahead to make sure your destination is open for business and you don’t waste gas getting to a closed restaurant.

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CHICKEN NIGHT AT PORTO FINO: If it’s Wednesday, think chicken. Porto Fino Restaurant (395 New York Ave., Huntington village 631-673-1200 portofinohuntington.com) offers a three-course chicken dinner every Wednesday starting at 3 p.m. for $17.95. Your meal includes a choice of soup or salad, any one of the 11 chicken dishes off their regular menu along with a side of pasta, and a choice of their homemade desserts (you can't lose with the tiramisu). Satisfy your craving for traditional Italian with chicken parmigiana or marsala; go healthy with a grilled chicken and steamed vegetable option; or go for the house bestseller of their own creation, Chicken Porto Fino, a succulent breast sauteed with artichokes and sundried tomatoes in a brown wine sauce. Tell ‘em the Long Islander Foodies sent you.

Chef Joe Bastianich will preside over the New York City auditions to be held Nov. 10, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. at Flatotel, 135 West 52nd St. Amateur chefs should bring one prepared dish ready to be served to the judges.

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ARE YOU THE NEXT MASTERCHEF? Chef Gordon Ramsay is back along with restaurateur Joe Bastianich and chef Graham Elliot to find America’s next best home cook.

Back for a fourth season, MasterChef producers are looking for America’s most talented amateur cooks through open calls being held across the country. Bring one dish that best represents you – perhaps a recipe in your family for generations, the dish that made your loved one say “I do” or the meal that can tell them who you are.

LI RESTAURANT WEEK STILL ON: Sandy didn’t stop Long Island Restaurant Week from getting under way this past Sunday, and diners have a few more days to take advantage of the dining deals until Sunday, Nov. 11. Participating restaurants offer a three-course prix fixe for $24.95 all night, every night they are open, except Saturday when the menu is offered until 7 p.m. The list of participating restaurants – 225 at last count – and menus is online at longislandrestaurantweek.com.

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CAMP&EDUCATION Capture Their Attention With A Personal Touch By Matt Kindelmann Between ubiquitous phones, muffled roars from neighboring classrooms, and growling buses that idle outside my windows, my students are faced with many distractions. Some days simply discussing the literature isn’t enough, and I have to help my kids connect with what we’re reading.

I show photos I snapped of Scotland’s Doune Castle and of Grand Central Station when I teach “Macbeth” and “Catcher in the Rye.” This certainly helps to get my students to form visuals, but occasionally even more is needed. Everyone likes to be regaled with a tale, and I found that distracted teenagers are no different. Infusing anecdotes from my life helps students better understand, and sometimes appreciate, the works we read. I can tell them about how I followed in Hemingway’s footsteps through Spain, or how I visited poet Pablo Neruda’s house in Chile, but most of the time it’s the seemingly mundane digressions that pack the most punch.

When reading “The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn,” I preface the episodes of Huck on the Mississippi with a description of me on Smithtown’s Nissequogue River. I tell my class about how my friend Andrew and I spent the majority of the summer of 1988 fishing for trout and

riding rubber rafts down the river. I stress how it was just months before I began high school, and like Huck, I was on the verge of a new chapter in my life. While Huck and Jim encounter feuding families, cunning con men, and floating houses on their river, Andrew and I came across snapping turtles, hissing swans, and surly fishermen, on ours. Our small inflatable boats passed sprawling waterfront homes that could have rivaled the Georgian mansions Huck and Jim see on the Mississippi’s banks from their wooden raft.

When I’m done talking about the Nissequoge, I tell my class about when I was in St. Louis and stood on the green and slippery cobblestoned banks of the Mississippi for the first time. I describe how the river’s surface was a smooth as a sheet of glass and how the water looked murky in the darkness. Despite its lazy movement and lack of light, the river’s presence conjured up a Mark Twain vibe inside of me. As I stood there, I also thought about what Jack Kerouac wrote in “On the Road” and inhaled deeply to see if, in fact, the river had “the big rank smell that smells like the raw body of America itself.” I smelled low tide and rain, but I didn’t care. It was cool enough just being where one of my college heroes stood and sniffed forty years ago.

I worked as a busboy at Angelo’s throughout high school and I describe the restaurant’s creepy basement when we read “Cask of Amontillado.” Part of my busboy duties was to head down into the cellar and change the soda canisters whenever one of them ran out of syrup.

Armed with a flashlight and a key, I walked outside to the cellar’s shutter doors, and crouched and descended into the dungeon. Stale air, darkness, and the macabre engulfed me once I reached the catacombs at the bottom of the stairs. I shined the flashlight on to the stone walls and

groped for the hanging light bulb’s string. I moved the beam and illuminated the brick walls and the cobwebbed wine bottles scattered on the cement floor. The floorboards creaked above me and I smelled a medley of dust, antiquity, and the sweetness from the cola syrup as I changed the soda canister. The place screamed Poe and my adolescent imagination secretly wanted to stumble upon a fettered skeleton in a jester’s costume down there.

To set the mood for the opening chapter of “Of Mice and Men,” I talk about a night during a cross-country trip I took with two friends in the summer of 1997. After a long day of driving, we found ourselves on the deserted banks of the Cedar Bluff Reservoir in the middle of Kansas. Crappies jumped and yellowed leaves floated on the water as we collected twigs from beneath the bent birches and started a fire. I opened the cans of beans and placed them in the orange blaze, and we played five-card stud as we waited for our dinner to boil. Under the enormous speckled ocean of stars, we feasted on saltines and spooned searing beans from the can like a trio of hobos.

After eating, I slept deliciously in my tent with a full belly and a clear head. Life imitated art that night as I thought about my American dream of landing a teaching job. Steinbeck’s George and Lennie wanted their own farm, and I wanted my own classroom.

I’m lucky that I get paid to do something I love, and I’m even luckier that I can do it my way. If the stories I share about my life help my students better connect with the literature, I’m doing a good job. And if those scholastic digressions entertain, well, I guess I’m making it fun for everyone in my classroom.

Matt Kindlemann is a teacher at Walt Whitman High School.

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Gusts at nearby Eatons Neck peaked at 94 mph.

As of the weekend, much of the region remained without power, and leaders agreed that downed trees caused the bulk of damage in Dix Hills and Melville, resulting in massive power outages. According to LIPA, 355 line crews from around the country were working in the Town of Huntington, with 352 tree-trimming crews, on a mission to restore power to thousands as temperatures dropped and a nor’easter approached.

“We had a school board meeting today [Monday] with the district administration… out of 12 of us, only three had power,” Ptucha said. “Probably 50 percent of the people still don’t have power in the immediate area – that would be my guess.”

Supervisor Frank Petrone said Monday that Dix Hills and Melville’s power woes were caused by multiple layers of power system failures.

“Those are more complex, where they’ve had multiple outages. We continue to push for that,” the supervisor said of LIPA. Scott Alford, president of the Tuxedo Hills Civic Association, said Sunday evening that about half of the neighborhood was dark. He said he was one of the lucky few that did not lose power, and his home became a respite hub for friends and family.

“We were very fortunate. People were coming to our house, showering, powering up their devices. People brought food over and threw it in the freezer,” he said.

“It was a difficult situation for folks.

Everybody tried to pitch in as much as possible.”

On the other side of the spectrum, Sheila Saks, past president of the House Beautiful Civic Association, said Monday she lost power for six days. It was restored Saturday night at 5 p.m.

“It was a long, cold week,” she said. “I don’t think people minded the flashlights or the respite from TV; no phone, no computer… the most significant problem was the cold weather. Once the sun went down, it got to everybody.”

But still, Saks was counting her bless-

Fire officials said they spent much of the initial storm rushing to calls about downed power lines, trees on houses, automatic alarms and carbon monoxide alarms. ings. Her son, who lives in Huntington Station, told her of a neighbor’s home that was hit by a tree and essentially “split in half.” And the most terrible of Sandy’s wrath inundated the Jersey Shore, lower Manhattan, Long Beach, Fire Island and waterfront communities like Lindenhurst with unprecedented, devastating storm surges.

“You just know how lucky you are,” she said.

First responders put in constant shifts to overcome the Herculean challenge that Sandy presented. Dix Hills Fire Chief Richard Granahan said the department maintained round-the-clock manpower pools at its three stations on Monday and Tuesday, and had off-duty

members on hand throughout the storm and the aftermath.

“We had a lot of members who lost power so they would be at the firehouse to recoup themselves,” he said.

Monday through Wednesday of last week, many of the calls were for downed power lines, trees on houses, automatic alarms and carbon monoxide alarms, Granahan said. The call volume returned to more normal patterns by Thursday, with the occasional automatic alarm as power was restored.

“Everyone’s been working crazy hours, sleeping at the firehouse,” Larry Feld, chairman of the Dix Hills Fire Department’s board of commissioners, said. “Our members have risen to the occasion.”

A man with a chainsaw clears debris at Upper Room Christian Church on Deer Park Avenue Friday.

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Where can you go to get your hair done and do a little antique and vintage shopping, too?

In Cold Spring Harbor, the answer is: Gorgeous (The Salon) & Treasures – a place that combines the latest in hair coloring and styling with the nostalgia of yesteryear. Owner Janet DeLeva’s establishment – located at 90 Main St. – is aptly named.

DeLeva, a hairdresser for over four decades, loves to help her clients “look and feel gorgeous.” Treasures is a treasure trove of antique and vintage china, glassware, jewelry and fashion accessories for sale.

“There’s something here for every taste,” DeLeva said.

DeLeva grew up styling hair.

“Every morning before school and before dances, my girlfriends came over and I did their hair,” she said.

She’s also a fan of anything antique and vintage.

“You should see my house,” the Greenlawn resident said. She not only has antique and vintage furnishings, but other items, as well. “Like two old [non-electric] irons and an old washboard, among other things.”

DeLeva, who was raised in Patchogue, worked for an upscale salon most days after school.

“I went to beauty school at night,” she said. Upon graduation, she worked at several salons – including several in Alaska. She opened the original Gorgeous Salon in East Northport in the l980s (it employed 16 stylists) and moved to Cold Spring Harbor 20 years ago, taking four stylists with her. She has had four different locations since moving to Cold Spring Harbor. Several of her clients from her original salon, as well as their now grown children, still come to her for their hair care.

In today’s tough economic climate, DeLeva is happy to have two businesses to run.

“If one is slow, hopefully, the other does well,” she said.

The hairdressing industry usually suffers during recessions. People go longer between cuts and they may do their own color, according to DeLeva. In order to meet such challenges, she stresses the importance of remaining on top of current trends.

“I go to hair shows frequently and learn new techniques,” she said.

One thing she has not done, however, is up the price of her services. She offers haircuts and blow-outs, herbal hair coloring, Brazilian Hair Straightening and Beach Waves, as well as more traditional perms. Her prices are moderate.

The cozy salon is tucked inside the back room of the three-room shop. Its hair stations feature antique tables with mirrors hanging above them. In the center of the salon is a huge silver bonnet hairdryer, circa the 1950s. It’s a great conversation piece, and yes, it works!

Opening Treasures coincided with her move to the present location four

Get the best of both worlds at Gorgeous (The Salon) & Treasures – part hair salon, part antique store – operated by owner Janet DeLeva, right, and employee Aida Buttafuoco. years ago.

“I used to dream of opening such a place once I retired from hairdressing, “she said.

She didn’t have to wait. The move coincided with a friend’s retirement from the antique/vintage business.

“I took on the merchandise and have plenty of room to showcase it here,” DeLeva said.

The merchandise is displayed imaginatively in the shop’s two front rooms.

DeLeva and her part-time employee, Aida Buttafuoco, arrange things in unique ways. Vintage, antique, and contemporary jewelry (ranging in price from $20 to $250) are displayed in antique showcases, as well as on a beautiful Cherrywood, octagon-shaped antique table, in the center of the shop’s middle room. A dressmaker’s form, draped in dark fabric, has many vintage brooches pinned on it, too.

There’s a huge selection of vintage cuff links for men and clip on earrings for women.

“Those earrings are hard to find, today,” DeLeva said.

She takes antiques and vintage items on consignment, as well and has just begun to bring in vintage fur coats for the upcoming winter.

People shop here for various reasons, according to DeLeva. She thinks most people appreciate the uniqueness of the items.

“Things were so well-made years ago.

Everything today is mass produced,” she pointed out.

Students from Manhattan’s Fashion Institute of Technology frequent the shop, snapping up vintage handbags and hats. Engaged women stop by to find unique jewelry to wear at their weddings.

“People often buy items that remind them of things their mothers or grandmothers used to own,” DeLeva said.

While she has yet to create a website for her business, DeLeva is planning on launching a gift registry this holiday season.

“So many of my hair clients buy things for their loved ones at Treasures,” she said. “They don’t often buy for themselves, though. I want them to register their likes so they can get what they want, too.”

Gorgeous (The Salon) & Treasures 90 Main St., Cold Spring Harbor 631-692-5206

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A18 • THE HALF HOLLOW HILLS NEWSPAPER • NOVEMBER 8, 2012 THURSDAY A New Book For Bruce Buffs Peter Ames Carlin, author of the definite Bruce Springsteen bio, “Bruce,” is coming to Book Revue, 313 New York Ave., Huntington, on Nov. 15 for a 7 p.m. book signing. The biography, which hits shelves on Nov. 6, is already enjoying rave reviews and has benefited from unprecedented access to Springsteen, his family, his friends, and bandmates past and present, including saxophonist Clarence Clemons in his final major interview. The access allows Carlin to bring intimate detail and context to the first biography in 25 years to be written with full cooperation from Springsteen. For more information, call Book Revue at 631-271-1442 or visit Simon & Schuster’s website to hear Carlin speak about his book.

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The Huntington High School Drama Club presents Oscar Wilde’s “Lady Windermere’s Fan,” a story of love, trust and betrayal – at Huntington High School on Friday and Saturday, Nov. 9 and 10. Showtime is 7:30 p.m.; $10 general admission, $5 students, staff and seniors. All tickets may be purchased at the door.

Huntington High School is at the corner of Oakwood and McKay Roads. For more information, call 631-673-2016 or visit www.hufsd.edu.

Friday Night Live!

Friday Night Live, “FNL,” is an inclusive, family friendly, musically spirited Shabbat service followed by a Fall Feast community Shabbat dinner, including a supervised children’s table.

Huntington Jewish Center, 510 Park Ave., Huntington, on Nov. 9, 6 p.m. $18 adult/$10 children/$54 max per family. To register email/call Debbie at debbier@hjcny.org or 631427-1089.

A Midsummer Night’s Dream

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 Something’s Coming…

this ministry. The Saturday program is the ministries’ annual “Operation HUG” event, which is a concert and fun-filled activity day including a free lunch. For more information and to register for “Operation HUG” call 631-822-3000.

Holiday Craft Fair Trinity Regional School, 1025 5th Ave., East Northport hosts its 21st Annual Holiday Craft Fair Nov. 10, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Call 631-754-3764.

Swirls, Twirls And A Boost Swirls and Twirls self-serve frozen yogurt shop (www.swirlsandtwirlsusa.com) celebrates the grand opening of its sixth location at 769 Pulaski Road, Greenlawn, in the Waldbaum’s Shopping Center, on Nov. 17, 11 a.m.-8 p.m.

Fifty percent of proceeds to benefit the Elwood and Harborfields booster clubs.

Opera Night

Former ‘Idol’ Contender Performs At Showcase

The inaugural Long Island Imagine Awards will be held Tuesday, May 7, 2013 at the Crest Hollow Country Club in Woodbury, and nominations are open to acknowledge some of Long Island’s most effective and innovative nonprofit organizations. Nonprofits recognized by the IRS as a 501(c)3 organization and located and serve in either Nassau or Suffolk can apply to win $5,000. Visit www.ceriniandassociates.com. Deadline is Nov. 30.

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

SATURDAY Disability Awareness Weekend 2012 Friendship Unlimited, a ministry of Island Christian Church, presents “Encouragement Weekend 2012” for special needs adults ages 16 and up on Saturday and Sunday Nov. 10 and 11,at Island Christian Church, 400 Elwood Road, East Northport. The featured guest will be Christian recording artist Jennifer Shaw.

Come hear how God is working in and through

Cold Spring Harbor Library

… to the Tilles Center For The Performing Arts. The tour of the smash hit Broadway revival of “West Side Story” arrives on Sunday, Nov. 11, 7 p.m. $50-$80. LIU Post Campus, 720 Northern Blvd., Brookville. www.tillescenter.org. 516-299-3100.

Live Music

Nominate A Nonprofit

Center yourself in the joy of the Thanksgiving season by joining the Commack United Methodist Church in worship at 486 Townline Road, Commack, just north of Route 25 at Commack Road, on Wednesday, Nov. 21 at Noon. In the evening there will be a worship service with special choral music at 7:30 pm in the main sanctuary. Call 631-499-7310 or visit www.commack-umc.org.

Power Breakfast

Cold Spring Harbor High School and Arts Booster Club present Shakespeare’s “A Midsummer Night’s Dream,” a modern retelling of the famous comedy where lovers and honest actors are toyed with by the fairies, on Friday, Nov. 16, and Saturday, Nov. 17, 7 p.m. at the Performing Arts Center, 82 Turkey Lane, Cold Spring Harbor. $10.

Long Island’s best singers perform in Oyster Bay on Nov. 16, 8 p.m. at Christ Church, 61 East Main St. $15 suggested donation. www.operanight.org. 631-261-8808.

Rejoice and Give Thanks

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.

The Folk Music Society of Huntington hosts “An Evening of Texas Troubadours” at the Cinema Arts Centre on Thursday, Nov. 15, as part of its monthly Hard Luck Café series. The 8:30 p.m. concert featuring Brian Kalinec and Jarrod Dickenson will be preceded by an open mic at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $8 for Cinema Arts Centre and Folk Music Society of Huntington members; $12 for non-members. The Cinema Arts Centre is at 423 Park Ave. in Huntington.

Visit www.fmsh.org or call 631-425-2925.

Students Take The Stage

WEDNESDAY

Classic Car Show

An Evening Of Texas Troubadours

FRIDAY

and their families at the Hauppauge and Freeport emergency pantries. Appointments can be made by contacting jrosati@licares.org.

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

SUNDAY

Join Long Island's own Robbie Rosen, from “American Idol,” who will perform at the ORT Party Planning Showcase and Ultimate Team Party at Crest Hollow Country Club from 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Nov. 11. In addition to the free Robbie Rosen concert, ORT will give away a free Bar/Bat Mitzvah or Sweet 16 party and a multitude of other valuable door prizes. Over 50 vendors including DJs, photographers, videographers, event planners, venues, caterers, hotels, calligraphers, and limousine, tshirts, party favor and invitation companies, will be exhibiting. Showcase visitors can meet with vendors face to face to book their services or purchase their products. Call Legendary Events at 516-222-0550 or visit www.ortpartyplanningshowcase.com.

Busy Day At Just Dogs! Gourmet Long Island GreyHound Transfer, a nonprofit dedicated to finding homes for ex-racing GreyHounds, will be on hand at Just Dogs!

Gourmet, 3 Hewitt Square, East Northport, on Nov. 11, 12:30-2:30 p.m. While you’re there, catch animal communicator/psychic Patricia Bono from 1-4 p.m. For 10 minutes at $20, she will communicate with your pet either in person or by a photograph. Call 631-651-9292 to schedule an appointment. www.justdogsgourmetny.com.

MONDAY 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. Nov. 12 and Nov. 19. To register, call 631-427-1089 ext. 10.

10th Long Island Fight for Charity Long Island Fight for Charity will host a free event announcing plans for next year on Nov. 19, 6-8 p.m., at the Long Island Hilton, Route 110, in Melville. LI Fight for Charity will announce plans and special events leading up to and including its November 2013 “Main Event.” Complimentary appetizers, beer, wine and soda; cocktails-cash bar. RSVP: 877-2407821. For information or to learn about sponsoring or becoming a celebrity boxer visit www.lifightforcharity.com or call 516-775-0435 ext. 5.

See The Light 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 Parking Over Breakfast?

The Huntington Township Chamber of Commerce continues its Networking Breakfast Series Nov. 13, 7:30-10 a.m. to discuss “Parking in Huntington” at the Huntington Yacht Club, 95 West Shore Rd, Huntington. 631-4236100. www.huntingtonchamber.com.

Do You Quality For Aid And Attendance?

In recognition of Veterans Day, Genser Dubow Genser & Cona (GDGC) will sponsor a free program for veterans and their spouses at the new Susan C. Snowe Caregiver Resource Center on Nov. 13. The center is located at GDGC’s offices – 225 Broad Hollow Road., Suite 200, Melville. Attendees will learn more about the Aid and Attendance benefit from 5:30-7 p.m. Private complimentary conferences can be set up for 6-7 p.m. Registration is necessary for both the seminar and the private sessions. RSVP to Moriah Farrell at 631-3905000 or RSVP@genserlaw.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

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

• In the wake of Superstorm Sandy, the library has charging stations for your devices, WiFi, internet, water and a warm place to relax, read and recharge.

• The acclaimed Canta Libre Chamber Ensemble will be in concert on Saturday, Nov. 10 at 2 p.m.

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

• Cookbook author Margaret M Johnson will tell you why she's “crazy for cranberries” in a fun-filled lecture, cooking demonstration, and tasting of sauces, chutneys, fruitcakes, and cranberry surprises on Tuesday, Nov. 13, 6:30-8 p.m.

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

• As of Nov. 4, the library was still closed due to power outages.

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

• Join for "Chocolate Cornucopia" -- a delicious centerpiece for any Thanksgiving table on Thursday, Nov. 8 from 7-8:30 p.m.

• The Little People's Theater presents “Aesop's Musical Foibles” on Friday, Nov. 9, 7 p.m.

This is a delightful rock musical comedy where all the animals come to life with their own desires and needs.

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

• If you're a Mad Men maniac or just curious about the show, watch Season 2 with others on Tuesdays, through Dec. 11, 7 p.m. in Dix Hills.

• An AARP driver’s safety course begins Monday, Nov. 12, 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Geared to participants 50 years of age & older. Bring driver’s license, check made out to AARP ($17 members/$19 non-members). Course continues Nov. 13.

Harborfields Public Library 31 Broadway, Greenlawn. 631-757-4200. harborfieldslibrary.org.

• The Friends of the Library Craft Fair is Friday, Nov. 9, 9 a.m.-5 p.m.

• The Centerport Garden Club will assist children in grades 3-5 in creating a festive arrangement for the Thanksgiving table on Monday, Nov. 12, 4:30 p.m.

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

• The East End Trio performs classics from the American Songbook in the main branch’s auditorium on Friday, Nov. 9, 7:30 p.m.

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(Continued from page A18) • Love to draw? Love Anime/Manga? Come join others in grads 5-12 who do too! Discuss different drawing techniques, share your drawings, and get guidance from an animator on Thursday, Nov. 15, 5 p.m.

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 now on sale for the Saturday, Jan. 19 concert “A Diva, A Comedian & Broadway for the Children of Huntington Station.”

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

• On display in the East Northport gallery, “Masks in the Sea of Faces” by former LongIslander graphic artist Sheauwei Pidd shows off her love of colors and mood, as well as movement.

• The Friends of the Library present the highly acclaimed Paul Joseph Quartet for a memorable evening of George Gershwin jazz on Friday, Nov. 16, 7:30 p.m. in Northport.

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

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

• Art exhibit “Themes & Variations,” paintings

by Margaret Cibulsky, opens Saturday, Nov. 10, 2 p.m.

• Learn the local lore behind the highly anticipated remake of “The Great Gatsby” movie, starring Leonardo DiCaprio as historian and author Monica Randall takes you behind the scenes of Long Island's Gold Coast on Wednesday, Nov. 14, 7 p.m.

DONATIONS WELCOME Thanksgiving Food Drive

Aesop's Musical Foibles With The Little People The Little People's Theater presents “Aesop's Musical Foibles” on Friday, Nov. 9, 7 p.m. at the Elwood Public Library, 3027 Jericho Turnpike, Elwood. In this delightful rock musical comedy, all the animals come to life with their own desires and needs.

631-499-3722. www.elwoodlibrary.org.

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

• Part of the Anything But Silent series, on Tuesday, Nov. 13, 7:30 p.m., Ben Model will accompany “Our Hospitality,” a silent comedy about a city slicker who gets caught in the middle of Hatfield & McCoy-type feud. $9 members /$14 public.

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

• “Ragtime: The Musical" is a twelve-time Tony nominated musical and revolves around the classic story of American culture, the grandeur of the American sprrit and the epic scale of the human struggle. ThursdaySaturday, Nov. 15-17 at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday, Nov. 18 at 2 p.m. $18/$15 seniors and students.

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

• “A Christmas Carol” opens Nov. 15.

Tilles Center For The Performing Arts LIU Post Campus, 720 Northern Blvd., Brookville. www.tillescenter.org. 516-299-3100.

• The tour of the smash hit Broadway revival of “West Side Story” arrives on Sunday, Nov. 11, 7 p.m.

AUDITIONS 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.

AID & ASSISTANCE Free Training For Post-9/11 Vets

www.ArtLeagueLI.net.

• The first of a two-part exhibit featuring about 200 works of art created by their many talented members will be on display Nov. 4-25.

Huntington Historical Society

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 last colored lightbulb in Louisiana” is on display until Nov. 11.

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.

• Celebrate Native American Day on Nov. 18, 24 p.m. at the Conklin Barn. $25 per child (ages 7-12) includes presentation of the daily life of the Native Americans, face painting, arts and crafts, food and games.

Cold Spring Harbor Fish Hatchery

LaMantia Gallery

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 • Features New York State's largest collection of freshwater fish, reptiles and amphibians housed in two aquarium buildings and eight outdoor ponds.

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.

b.j. spoke gallery

THEATER and FILM

The Brian M. Gill Agency, State Farm Insurance, located at 713 Walt Whitman Road in Melville (next to McDonalds) is proud to be a Food Drive Sponsor for Long Island Cares through Nov. 14. Any non-perishable food donation is greatly appreciated. Receive a free road atlas for your donation.

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.

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.

• A solo exhibition by Ralph Masullo is on display at Nov. 25, with an gallery talk on Thursday, Nov. 15, 7 p.m.

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

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

• The opening reception of the 2012 “Auction on Main” art exhibit is Friday, Nov. 9, 6-8 p.m. at the Main Street Petite Gallery. View and bid on over 50 pieces of artwork until Nov. 30.

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 through Dec. 2.

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

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

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

Vanderbilt Museum and Planetarium 180 Little Neck Road, Centerport. Museum hours: Tuesday-Friday, 12-4 p.m., Saturdays, Sundays and holidays, 12-5 p.m.; closed Mondays except for holiday weeks. Grounds admission: $7 adults, $6 seniors, students, and $3 children under 12. Museum tour, add $5 per person. 631-854-5555. www.vanderbiltmuseum.org.

• 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.

United Veterans Beacon House offers post9/11 veterans free training and job placement 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.

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

Be A Host Family Huntington Sanctuary is seeking families or individual adults to become Host Homes, which provide temporary shelter to youth between ages 12-17 who are experiencing a family crisis. Contact Jennifer Petti at 631-2712183 for more information.

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

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

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.

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THE HALF HOLLOW HILLS NEWSPAPER • NOVEMBER 8, 2012 • A23

HillSPORTS WRESTLING

Hills West Grappler Bound For Harvard Half Hollow Hills photo/Alessandra Malito

By Alessandra Malito amalito@longislandernews.com

When he was in sixth grade, Tyler Grimaldi said he was going to Harvard. Now a senior in high school, he can say the same thing.

Grimaldi, a wrestler at Half Hollow Hills High School West, always wanted to go to the Ivy League school in Massachusetts, and recently the school’s admissions office called to tell him he was accepted.

“It didn't even hit me until I got the letter in the mail a few days later,” Grimaldi said. “It was just amazing.”

He found out while exercising in the gym. After much thought and discussion, he knew going there was the right decision.

“As a little kid, he was always very much attuned to wanting to be successful,” his father, Frank Grimaldi, a member of the Half Hollow Hills Board of Education, said. He recalled a time years ago when his son would run around saying he was going to Harvard. “It was cute.

We thought it was great but we were never ever thinking it'd be a reality.”

When the athlete started high school, Tyler’s parents told him that whatever he does and whatever decisions he makes over the next four years would affect what he would do with the rest of his life.

“We joked those were Harvard decisions,” Frank said.

“When they started calling, we realized this dream could actually be a reality, and the rest is history.”

Even after sixth grade, Tyler held on to the dream of going to Harvard. In eighth grade, he and a friend wrote in their yearbooks saying they were going to go to Harvard.

While he's there, he'll be doing what he loves: learning and wrestling.

Tyler started wrestling in seventh grade but took it more seriously in eighth grade. At one point, it was just a way to stay in shape between football and lacrosse seasons, but he eventually let go of the other sports to focus on wrestling.

“It kind of just changed me,” the wrestler said.

He has since worked very hard, pushing himself to accomplish goals.

“I can't really say it's a challenge because I enjoy it,” Tyler said. “I like to go out on the mat. I like to take it to

Hills West’s varsity wrestling captain Tyler Grimaldi is headed to Harvard next fall. the next level. That's fun for me. So instead of a challenge, I set goals for myself.”

He became a captain of the wrestling team as a freshman in high school, and has remained in that position throughout his four years. In his sophomore year, he ranked sixth in the county. In his junior year, he was a two-time All American. This year, he's going for state championships.

“The greatest accomplishment? I think my improvements I made for myself,” Tyler said.

His father said Tyler has always been a hard worker.

“A friend of ours says he's a genetic mutation gone right,” Frank said. “He's one of those kids that you never ever had to sit down and say, ‘Let me see your homework’ or, ‘You really need to go to practice.’ From our

perspective, it was, ‘Tyler, you really need to go to sleep.

You really don’t have to work out again.’ He's incredibly self-motivated.”

In a few years, Tyler said he would like to see himself becoming a captain of the Harvard wrestling team, doing well in school, and “building a future for myself.”

That's because he works out not just physically, but mentally.

“Physical strength is something that you use but mental strength, I find, is something that's more important,” the wrestler said. “I wanted it more than anyone else. I trained harder than anyone else, so mentally I had a lot more than anyone else did. The difference between mental and physical strength is mental will take you a little further.”

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