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Sound Smart at a Party Here’s an invention that blows to the age of seven. It found that of the automobile, the telephone and the the 45 percent of children who did light bulb out of the water. Sprinkles not have sleep-disordered breathing,
Beverly Hills has unveiled a 24-hour cupcake ATM dispenser providing fresh treats that will be continuously restocked and individually boxed. Soon ATM users will also be able to dole out cupcake mixes, doggie cupcakes and Sprinkles apparel. And we didn’t even get to the best part: The company recently announced that the next three locations for the machine of wonder are Midtown, Downtown Upper West Side. That’s only a train ride away…
According to new research, young children who snore or have other sleeping difficulties may have a heightened risk of behavioral and emotional problems like Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) or anxiety later in life. The study followed more
only 8 percent had signs of behavioral problems by the time they were seven years old. The “worst” case set of children, made up of 8 percent of the total group, had breathing problems that peaked between the ages of two and three and persisted. Researchers found that 18 percent of this group had signs of behavioral and emotional problems by age seven. While this isn’t the first study to make the connection between sleep disorders and emotional problems, it’s the largest… A man in Colorado went to great lengths to skip out on his bar tab last week. Robert Engles was arrested after
he allegedly cut a hole in the plastic patio wall of Centro Latin Kitchen and crawled through it in an attempt than 13,000 children from infancy to dodge his $33 bill. Unfortunately
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for him, a 4.5-foot metal fence surrounds the patio, thwarting his escape. Employees were able to restrain him until the cops came and took him to jail for suspicion of felony menacing, defrauding an innkeeper and criminal mischief… How much money does a three-year-old McDonald’s Chicken McNugget go for? Well,
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Letter from the Reporter
A Few Rotten Apples
For more than 25 years I have reported on the Nassau Police. My stories often involved me spending days, weeks, and sometimes even months observing the cops on the street. It meant getting into their minds and sometimes into their souls. Those years enabled me to cross over the “Blue Wall” and learn not only what the job was about, but what it took to do that job. I watched officers as their adrenalin spiked while waiting to make a major undercover narcotics bust, and I watched them as their eyes teared up when a baby died in an ambulance. I developed a deep respect for the people who had to deal with one of the hardest jobs a person could have. I learned that these men and women brought with them a strong sense of integrity and honesty. When I first began my police reporting, a Deputy Commissioner named Charlie Spahr became my mentor. He saw something in me that made him open doors that few reporters ever got through. He wanted me to see firsthand what it took to be a cop—a good cop. He never hid anything because he believed every cop in the county was a good cop. Now, I know that if Charlie was still alive, he would be angry and ashamed—not of the cops on the street who are still doing what they did when I first started working with them, but
of the few bad apples who have cast a dark light on the whole department. Nassau County has been known nationally as one of the best police departments in the country. Scandals were very few and far between. The people who ran the department had strict standards, and every cop on the street knew they had to meet them. They were the gold standard of policing. When I first heard of the scandals that were occurring in the department, I was reluctant to report on them. I felt they were, at the very least, exaggerated. That’s why it took nine months to fully research the story that led to the Nassau County District Attorney’s recent arrest of three high-ranking officers. But it’s important for the public to know that these few are the exception, not the rule. Despite what was happening at the top, the cops on the street kept doing their job. They still do. This is a time when the cops need the public’s support, not their disgust. The public is sheltered from the reality of what cops face—the dark side of Nassau County, where residents have illegal guns, knives and other weapons, and are not afraid to use them. Where drug deals go down daily, and where someone high on these drugs will lash out at anyone, cop or not. And despite the perception, not every cop in Nassau brings home $100,000-plus salaries. An entry-level officer makes $34,000 for risking his or her life on a daily basis. When we are in trouble we call a cop. Now they are in trouble, and they need to call the public. The public shouldn’t paint the department with one brush. The cop that is there when you call has done nothing wrong. Shelly Feuer Domash
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The Plantar Wart Solution The Cherrywood Footcare located in Bellmore was recently voted “Best Podiatrist on Long Island” by the Long Island Press for good reason. Dr.Burke and the staff of Cherrywood Footcare offer cutting edge emerging technologies that treat many ailments as well as boasting a friendly staff and a modern office. Cherrywood Footcare is a leader in podiatry. It’s not only affiliated with two local hospitals but also has a state of the art operating room within the office. In fact, Cherrywood Foot Care is one of only a handful of podiatrists in the county offering laser therapy for fungus nails with one of the most advanced laser systems. Plantar warts, also known as verruca plantaris, are the most common viral infection of the skin. Plantar warts are noncancerous skin growths on the plantar surface, or the sole, of the foot. They can be found anywhere on the foot but tend to produce symptoms in areas of pressure and friction causing pain and discomfort. The human papilloma virus causes warts infecting only the superficial layer of skin entering through tiny cuts, breaks or other vulnerable areas on the skin. It is estimated that 7-10 percent of the U.S. population is infected, most commonly affecting children but also seen in adults. Infection typically occurs from moist walking surfaces such as showers or swimming pools. The virus can survive many months without a host, making it highly contagious. After infection, warts may not become visible for several weeks or months. Because of pressure on the sole of the foot or toe, the wart is pushed inward and a layer of hard skin may form over the wart that can often be mistaken for a callus or corn. They may fuse or develop into clusters called mosaic warts. Some signs and symptoms of a plantar wart include small, firm, fleshy, grainy lesions or growths on the soles of your feet, which NE eW wS s
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Mitt Romney—partial score R-Money takes six of 10 states on Super Tuesday—not quite enough to knock out Rick Santorum, but still a statistical win for Mitt. Well, he does seem like the least unelectable of three totally unelectable candidates!
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Newt Gingrich—partial score And Newt takes home the bronze, winning one state and splitting the far-right vote with Santorum, allowing Romney a slight edge in the polls. So right now, the only person standing between a fundamentalist bigot and the GOP nomination is…Newt Gingrich. How has it come to this? Peyton Manning—partial score The Hall of Fame-bound QB has parted ways with the Indianapolis Colts, his team of 14 years, and among his suitors are none other than our own New York Jets. It’s not easy to imagine a scenario in which Peyton Manning comes to a new stadium and is not only the second-best QB in that stadium, but the second-best QB in that stadium sired by Archie Manning. But remember, folks: This is the Jets we’re talking about. Snooki—bull’s eye The Jersey Shore star confirms she is pregnant with fiancé Jionni LaValle’s baby. Well, it’s good to know that amid all these “sluts” and “prostitutes” demanding contraception, someone out there is taking on the responsibility of populating the Earth! Kirk Cameron—off target After appearing on Piers Morgan’s CNN show and saying he feels that homosexuality is “unnatural…detrimental and ultimately destructive to so many of the foundations of civilization,” the former Growing Pains star writes an e-mail to ABC News in which he asks for tolerance of his views. Why is he asking for tolerance? He should be asking to share the ticket with Santorum!
Rush Limbaugh Rush Hudson Limbaugh III has made millions with his motor mouth. And every working day millions of Americans—those self-proclaimed “ditto heads” —hang on every word. This right-wing radical political pooh-bah has ruined “Republicans in Name Only,” championed the Tea Party conservatives and mocked “wacko environmentalists” and “feminazis” (feminists). Yet he didn’t register to vote until he was 35, and, though he attacks liberals for having no cajones for fighting wars he supports, he avoided Vietnam by having a cyst on his ass. He says he can say whatever he wants because he’s really just an entertainer. But just as Rep. Joe McCarthy did years ago, Rush finally went too far when he called Georgetown University law student Sandra Fluke a “slut” and a “prostitute” because “she wants to be paid to have sex. She’s having so much sex she can’t afford contraception. She wants you and me and the taxpayers to pay her to have sex.” Fluke, whose name Rush had so much fun with on his radio show, testified before a House Democratic committee that the insurance policies of her Jesuit university were having a harmful impact on female students who depended on contraception coverage for their health and well being. Rush, married four times with no children, looked at her this way: “If we are going to pay for your contraceptives, thus pay for you to have sex, we want something for it, and I’ll tell you what it is: We want you to post the videos online so we can all watch.” This sick fat man has been using the First Amendment like toilet paper. It’s time we flush Rush right into the sewer where he belongs. Hang up your headphones and go, Rush Limbaugh, you’re fired!
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“The truth is worse than we could have imagined, but it’s reality.”
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—Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone, in his opening remarks to the Suffolk County Legislature Tuesday, preceding a report from an independent fiscal task force which stated that the county’s budget deficit could be as high as $530 million by 2013.
The Equation
William House of Huntsville, Ala., waits for Republican presidential candidate, former House Speaker Newt Gingrich, to arrive during a campaign stop at the U.S. Space and Rocket Center, Tuesday, March 6, 2012, in Huntsville, Ala. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
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3. GOOGLE “DICK CLARK FLINTSTONE HOUSE”: One of Dick Clark’s many humble abodes, the 23-acre Malibu property that looks like it was built in Bedrock is up for sale. It sits on top of a bluff, has a 360-degree view of the ocean and mountains, and for a cool $3.5 million it can be all yours, brontosaurus not included. 4. CELEBRATE ST. PATRICK’S DAY WITH THE DROPKICK MURPHY’S: March is synonymous with everyone’s favorite Irish holiday, and the Irish punk-rock icons, along with folk/punk singer songwriter Frank Turner, come to The Paramount in Huntington March 11 to celebrate and help set the mood for next week’s festivities.
5. DOWNLOAD THE APP LADIDA: If you love to sing but Adele is just way out of your league, then you’re in luck, because there’s an app for that. The application, created by Khush Inc., is essentially a reverse karaoke program. You simply sing into your iPhone and it creates a melody to complement your singing, it also adjusts your pitch to make you sound like a diva. For $2.99 this app is absolutely worth it, just don’t try using it in the shower. 6. TIVO THE BOBBI KRISTINA INTERVIEW: Pretend you’re not interested all you want, but you know you want to see it. Oprah Winfrey’s exclusive interview with Whitney Houston’s 18-year-old daughter on Oprah’s Next Chapter airs March 11 on OWN at 7 p.m. 7. GO SEE JOHN CARTER: Based on the “Barsoom” novels by Edgar Rice Burroughs, the Disney movie follows the story of its title character, John Carter. A weary civil war veteran trying to find his place in the world, Carter’s life changes paths when he is transported to the red planet. With a charming cast and impressive special effects, John Carter comes to Earth March 9.
8. AUDITION FOR THE ROCKETTES: If you’re over 5’6”, proficient in tap, jazz and ballet and at least 18 years old, you could be kicking on the Radio City stage come next Christmas. From March 6 through March 26, Rockette hopefuls can submit their best dance video on www.facebook.com/therockettes to compete for the chance to “Jump the Line” and participate in Rockettes open auditions taking place at Radio City Music Hall in May. A Rockettes Choreographer will review the video submissions and select the top 10 finalists whose videos will be posted on Facebook and open to fan voting in April. 9. QUOTE ALBERT EINSTEIN ON HIS BIRTHDAY: “Put your hand on a hot stove for a minute, and it seems like an hour. Sit with a pretty girl for an hour, and it seems like a minute. THAT’S relativity.” The genius born on March 14, 1879, has amongst his long list of accomplishments: the theory of relativity (E = mc2), alerting the U.S. of Germany’s nuclear plans during WWII, the Manhattan Project—and hundreds of great quotes and one-liners. 10. BEWARE THE IDES OF MARCH (MADNESS)! The first three rounds of the NCAA tournament kick-off March 13 and 14, as the first four go head to head. With that in mind, its time to start scrambling to get your brackets straight! Not a game is to be missed if you want to come out on top. With the volume of games going on throughout the tournament, it’s important to get your stats set up ASAP. The second and third rounds continue through the weekend of March 15 before the final four wrap up March 31, and the championship April 2. News
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2. CELEBRATE OREO’S 100TH BIRTHDAY: You’re probably going to want a treat with that free coffee and you just happen to be in luck, it’s Oreo’s special day. In celebration, everyone’s favorite cream-filled cookie—20.5 million of them are sold each day— has transformed, for a limited time only, into a sexier version of itself, the Birthday Cake cookie, sprinkles and all.
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1. LOSE AN HOUR, GET FREE COFFEE: It’s that time of year again…when Daylight Saving Time begins. The good news is: it’s almost spring. The bad news: you lose an hour. But Ikea in Hicksville is looking to help people wake up after losing precious sleep by offering free cups of coffee to commuters on their way to work on the first Monday after Daylight Saving Time begins (March 12) from 6 a.m. to 9 a.m. But first, remember to set your clocks ahead one hour on March 11 at 2 a.m. Do it for yourself, but most importantly, do it for the coffee.
The Book It Chooses You By Miranda July It’s expected that anything with the name Miranda July on it will be charming and probably oppressively twee. But charming! Don’t forget the charm. July has established a singular voice that runs throughout her prolific work, which spans performance art, music and multimedia art, but is best-known to most through her films (Me and You and Everyone We Know; The Future) and her fiction writing (the short-story collection No One Belongs Here More Than You). Now turning to nonfiction, July’s It Chooses You is a series of interviews conducted by the author with folks selling things through the Pennysaver (the last bastion of nonInternet commerce). And the result turns out to be very low in twee, by July’s usual standards. The book is sweet, varied and offers a story in the end about a feisty married couple wherein the man wrote dirty limericks to (and about) his wife for many, many years. This story made me cry. July is also very candid when writing about the interviewees and the circumstances she was in while putting this together (also writing her script for The Future), which made the book read like a long and excellent personal essay. —Jenn Kane For more of Jenn Kane’s book reviews, go to allreadup.wordpress.com. /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
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B-List B-Day Fabio “I Can’t Believe It’s Not Butter!” Lanzoni March 15, 1959 International fashion model Fabio Lanzoni is a Pisces known for being “dreamy”—or in the vernacular of the Jersey Shore, “a tan, gorilla juicehead”. Pisces are represented by the element water, which Fabio likes to trickle down his oiled up chest while reclining his nude body under a very tiny fig leaf. Sexually alluring, Piscean men are often pigeonholed as mimbos. But this Italian Stallion doesn’t just pick things up and put them down. Fabio not only appears on the covers of romance novels, he writes them. A sign of thinkers, those born under Pisces spend much of their time contemplating the mysteries of life, whether it be recording soliloquies about their philosophies of love (Fabio after Dark) or simply holding a tub of butter substitute while thinking, “It’s the taste I love, but…without the cholesterol.”
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President Christ Tim Pawlenty must be ready to hang himself. With Rick Santoruminejad defying the polls and pundits at every turn and stymieing Super PAC’s and Romneybots, surely this field would have been accepting of another milquetoast social conservative candidate like Pawlenty. Alas, this is now the Romney/Santorum show as the GOP accepts that its fate is linked to the enthusiasm of the evangelical Christian voter. When then-Sen. Barack Obama proclaimed that “there is not a liberal America and a conservative America — there is the United States of America” at the 2004 Democratic Convention, he couldn’t have been more wrong. But it sure sounded great. The 2012 GOP primary season has proven beyond a shadow of a doubt that there are indeed two very distinct Americas. Having grown up as a Republican in a blue state, I can honestly say that the only thing I share in common with Republicans in red states is contiguous
land because our idea of what constitutes democratic principles couldn’t be further apart. The New Millennium has ushered in a resounding victory for democracy and with it the greatest placebo ever absorbed into the global body politic. Citizens of the world have bought into the hype that the American Dream is now available anywhere on the globe and is as attainable as a fake diamond necklace on a late-night infomercial. For my money, it is the inimitable H.L. Mencken who best captured the folly of American democracy as the means to prosperity nearly a century ago saying, “Of all those ancient promises there is none more comforting than the one to the effect that the lowly shall inherit the earth. It is at the bottom of the dominant religious system of the modern world, and it is at the bottom of the dominant political system. Democracy gives it a certain appearance of objective and demonstrable truth.”
Even Mencken would be impressed by the effectiveness of today’s political hucksters who peddle faux versions of democracy. Modernday snake oil salesmen dressed in suits adorned with flag pins on their lapels preach the gospel of the American Dream with the zeal of born-again evangelists. Their wide-eyed followers devour their every word believing that But the system was intuitive and they too might someday reach the flexible enough to allow its citizens to Promised Land. battle one another and hammer out Gone are the days of dreaming universal suffrage and civil rights. It of white picket fences and a pension; is also our right to freely and openly this is the era of winning lottery criticize the government and protest tickets and gaining salvation through perceived injustices. No system works instant affluence. The most troubling perfectly for all of its inhabitants but phenomenon is the gospel of Jesus liberties such as these that we often Christ as capitalist that has somehow take for granted are glorious enough tethered itself to our new collective to make America’s democratic system interpretation of democracy. This enviable by most standards. mixing of religious and ideological I am an insider, an avowed metaphors has seeped into the con- critic of the hand that feeds me. I’m sciousness of American politics and not writing in exile or from behind given life to a bizarre fundamental- a prison wall, but that is not to say ist ideology that has inculcated the we aren’t metaphorically imprisoned public with the notion that financial by the image we project of ourselves. success is the product of divine right. Much of what we believe to be true According to this newly adopted about democracy is belied by our very testament of faith, Jesus Christ is a real actions and circumstances. champion of corporate rights and free Americans are trapped by the markets who offers his disciples unfet- conviction that we live in a free society tered VIP access to the pearly gates of despite having the highest incarcerathe hereafter. tion rate per capita of any nation in “All these forms of happiness, of the world. We see ourselves as the course, are illusory. They don’t last,” purveyors of peace and democracy, warned Mencken. “The Democrat, having defeated the Communist leaping into the air to flap his wings menace and dethroned dictators, yet and praise God, is forever coming no other nation in modern times has down with a thump. The seeds of his initiated unprovoked foreign wars disaster lie in his own stupidity; he more than we have or dropped a can never get rid of the naïve delusion nuclear bomb (twice) on its enemies. — so beautifully Christian! — that We believe in the theory of fair comhappiness is something to be got by petition and the ability to achieve taking it away from the other fellow.” success through hard work and disIt is the idea that only the uncompro- cipline but we exist within a system mising person in the self-righteous that discourages competitiveness and pursuit of wealth emerges triumphant has consolidated 40 percent of the in a life that has separated humans nation’s wealth into the hands of 1 from their humanity. Community, percent of the population. environment and the welfare of others Our state of denial has caused us have been subjugated by a new dogma to drift far from the nation we believe that places faith over reason, prosper- ourselves to be while holding tightly ity over compassion. to an image of the nation we wish Capitalism and to be. And whoever Christianity, mutually prevails on the GOP exclusive by design, ticket will have no are no longer distinct facebook.com/jedmorey choice but to continue from one another touting the conservaunder the all-encompassing umbrella tive agenda and wooing the evangeliof democracy. And who could argue? cal vote. I am a Republican living in a We credit democracy with ushering blue state; an American capitalist who in the most technologically innova- was born in socialist Canada. I have tive century in recorded history. There Mohawk and Dutch roots. In short, have also been real victories along I’m a walking contradiction. But the way. America as it was originally I’m far from confused because this I conceived was a place where inalien- know: Jesus Christ isn’t on the ballot able rights were intended exclusively and fundamentalism is the opposite for white, male property owners. of freedom.
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Jerry’s Ink BY JERRY DELLA FEMINA, Publisher, the Independent
My Troubles With Fake Phone Voices Continues Last week was a strange week when, after a half hour of being switched from fake voice to fake voice by American Express, I finally reached a human, a man in India who insisted that he must cancel my American Express card because someone using my card number tried to buy a $1,500 refrigerator at a Virgin Megastore in Beirut, Lebanon. You can’t make this stuff up. I also had an encounter last week with a humorless fake voice at Delta Airlines, who answered my call for flight information, “Delta, KLM, Air France. Are you a Sky Miles member?” My stupid answer was, “Is that anything like the mile high club?” Naturally the voice immediately switched me to the dreaded Delta Flightline service voice. I wrote this a few years ago:
GULFPORT-BILOXI BLUES I don’t know what got into me. I’m so ashamed. One minute I was a normal, upstanding citizen politely seeking information on the telephone. The next I was screaming out incredible profanities. And then I was a defeated, broken man. But in the end I emerged victorious. The only excuse I can make for myself was that at no time did I ever converse with a human voice. Have you tried to call anyone for information about anything lately? There are no humans answering phones these days. They all have these voice systems that are activated by any sound you make. So I called Delta Airlines (1-800-221-1212) and all I wanted to know was, “Does the Delta Shuttle fly to Washington D.C. on the hour or on the half hour?” A simple question that a human could have answered in a second. What I got was a recording of an incredibly deep, fake male voice asking me if I wanted to use their web site for discounts and to warn me that this call may be monitored for quality assurance. Let me get this straight: This is a fake voice worrying about the quality of the message I was going to get from other fake voices? Mr. Testicle Throat (my name for him) gave me a menu choice of four numbers which I could push. None of the choices was about whether the plane
to Washington was leaving on the hour or the half hour. I pressed number two because he mentioned schedules. Now came this recording of a woman’s voice, who I will call Deaf Dora, and she came on with a breezy “Hi!” as though I was her next-door neighbor in her totally fake world. She was too cheerful and sounded like she had swallowed a handful of uppers. Deaf Dora asked me if I had a flight number and what was my departure or arrival city. Now you must understand this voice recording stuff is in its infancy and all of the equipment is so sensitive it can pick up the slightest sound and then translate it into the name of a city. At that point I coughed and the fake automated woman’s voice immediately said, “PITTSBURGH!!!! Is that your arrival or your departure city?” “Oh damn,” I said. “SPOKANE!!!” she said happily. “Is that your arrival city?” she wondered. “NOT PITTSBURGH. NOT PITTSBURGH. YOU DEAF PUTZ!!!” I screamed. “Let me repeat that,” she said. “You are departing Pittsburgh and you are arriving in Pittsburgh? Is Pittsburgh your arrival city?” “OH %@#&!” I screamed. “Let me see if I have this right. You are departing Pittsburgh and your arrival city is Gulfport-Biloxi.” This simple call was now taking more than 15 minutes and I was heading for Gulfport-Biloxi — a place I didn’t even know existed before I made the call. It was like a conversation with my late father who, when he was 92 was deaf in both ears and when I kissed him on the forehead and said, “I love you, Papa,” he would answer, “She went to the store. Why do you ask?” Of course the smart thing to do was to hang up and quit, but I couldn’t let go. The voice was now in complete control of the conversation and I must admit I was intrigued. Just what could I say to this automated voice and what would she hear? This is my dirty little confession. I said, “You sound cute. I’m a fake voice, too. What if the two of us find a place where we can talk privately?” That’s when, I swear, the automated voice said,“Please hold while I connect you to a Delta representative.”
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Cover Story Update INDICTED: (L-R) Retired Nassau Police Detective Sergeant Al Sharpe, former Deputy Chief Inspector John Hunter and former Second Deputy Commissioner William Flanagan
Press Investigation Sparks Indictments of Three Ex-Top Nassau Cops source: D.A. Probe Ongoing By Shelly Feuer Domash and Christopher Twarowski
Shortly after sunrise on March 1, former Nassau County Police Second Deputy Commissioner William Flanagan, former Deputy Chief Inspector John Hunter and retired Detective Sergeant Al Sharpe surrendered, heads down, in silence, to the Nassau District Attorney’s office. Reporters and camera crews clamored to get a shot as they turned themselves in to face charges they had squashed a criminal investigation into the son of a wealthy police foundation donor. Some had staked out the building’s two entrances in the drizzling rain for hours to get a peek. Handcuffed, the former law enforcement officials were soon led past flashing bulbs, shouts and video cameras into tinted-out black Suburbans, whisked to their longtime home at police headquarters for processing, and before long, seated before Nassau Court Judge John Kase in a packed courtroom. All pled not guilty. All face potential jail or prison time. For Flanagan, 54, of Islip, the spectacle marked the first day of his retirement. With nearly three decades on the job, the third-highest ranking police official in Nassau had abruptly resigned less than 24 hours earlier— just nine days short of his scheduled departure. So had Hunter. “I’ve been a police officer in Nassau County for 29 years,” said Flanagan outside the courtroom, flanked by his attorney Bruce Barket, following his indictment. ”I committed no criminal acts here. I’m confident at a trial I’ll be vindicated and exonerated.” For the NCPD, the trio’s lengthy indictments—of which Flanagan holds 10
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the top charge, receiving reward for official misconduct, a felony—were just the latest bombshells in what’s been an unprecedented proceeding. Last year, the department became the subject of national scrutiny when its police crime laboratory became the only one in the country to be put on probation for a second time and then shuttered—a scandal that required Gov. Andrew Cuomo to appoint the state Inspector General’s Office to investigate. Earlier this week, the Nassau Legislature approved a historic plan by County Executive Ed Mangano to shutter half its precincts and shed more than 100 positions within the department. As earth-shaking as the recent indictments are, however, the scandal once again involves the 87-year-old department’s top brass, not its rankand-file members. A March 31, 2011, Long Island Press cover story titled “Membership Has Its Privileges: Is NCPD Selling Preferential Treatment” sparked an investigation by the Nassau District Attorney’s Office, which led to the indictments, according to its own press release announcing the charges. The article—the first of a five-part investigative series last year into the NCPD and its dealings with the nonprofit Nassau County Police Department Foundation, of which former Nassau Police Commissioner Lawrence Mulvey was the brainchild— detailed a May 2009 break-in at Bellmore’s John F. Kennedy High School, in which more than $3,000 worth of electronic equipment was stolen, and the thwarting of its subsequent police investigation. The latter was stalled
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despite the school principal’s desire for prosecution. The alleged perpetrator, Zachary Parker, 20, of Merrick, whose name was kept out of the initial Press article but included in an Oct. 20 follow-up titled “Press Article Sparks Investigation, Arrest,” is the son of Gary Parker, an associate and donor of the foundation, the Press reported. The group has raised more than $1.6 million to date for a new police academy. The March 31 article reported how Foundation members were given police shields and police identification, and detailed a March 5, 2010, memo sent out to all commands of the department informing personnel of the group’s “benevolent business executives” and instructing that should officers “come into contact with any of these individuals”...“in the course of your police work,” a 24/seven hotline was available for their verification. After the Press expose, Zachary Parker was indicted by a grand jury last October on three felony counts related to the incident and charged with burglary, grand larceny and criminal possession of stolen property following an investigation by the Nassau County District Attorney. Then-Commissioner Mulvey retired from office the day after the Press’ March 31 story. In addition to Flanagan’s felony count, all three are charged with official misconduct and conspiracy. Flanagan faces up to four years in prison, Sharpe faces up to two years, and Hunter faces up to a year in jail. “Commissioner Flanagan committed no crime, he did nothing improper, he was acting in the course of his police responsibilities and simply went about that,” Barket told reporters outside the courtroom March 1. “To have his 29-year career come down to this indictment for this petty theft is nothing short of outrageous.” Hunter and Sharpe, through attorneys William Petrillo and Anthony Grandinette, respectively, also maintained their innocence. The district attorney’s indictment says differently, documenting a long paper trail of e-mails, “gift cards,” the wining and dining of Hunter, Flanagan and other Nassau police brass with “lunches and dinners”—totaling more than $17,000, says a source close to the investigation—from Parker, and failed
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attempts to get the school principal to sign a withdrawal of prosecution. Flanagan called the gift cards, which totaled several hundred dollars, says a source close to the investigation, “[o]ver the top” in a Sept. 10, 2009, e-mail included in the indictment. In an e-mail the day before, he replied “de nada family” after informing Parker that some of the stolen property had been returned to the school. Parker donated $110,000 to the Foundation, according to 2010 tax filings with the U.S. Internal Revenue Service. His son Zachary’s license had been checked by law enforcement more than 20 times for traffic violations but had never received a ticket, says a source close to the investigation. Besides the Bellmore burglary, he also faces drug charges in Nassau and Broward County, Fla. A law enforcement source close to that investigation tells the Press that when arrested, Parker displayed two official-looking badges and told police he was an EMT. He also insisted his father was connected with the police. Hunter “was instrumental” in getting the younger Parker a civilian job within the police department, according to the indictment. Hunter intervened when the case was referred to the Internal Affairs Unit when Parker was named as a suspect in the Bellmore burglary, it reads. As an NCPD employee, he would automatically be investigated by Internal Affairs, per police procedure. Hunter, “who was not in this unit’s direct chain of command,” continues the indictment, “informed the commanding officer of the 7th Precinct Detective Squad that the felony investigation would be handled by the 7th Precinct Detective Squad and not by the Internal Affairs Unit.” A spokesperson for the NCPD tells the Press that the police commissioner, who is briefed at least a couple of times a week about Internal Affairs investigations, would have had the ultimate authority to dismiss or move a case out of Internal Affairs. “Our office would review any Internal Affairs investigation that contained an issue of criminality,” says Nassau District Attorney’s Office spokesman Chris Munzing. A source close to the District Attorney’s probe tells the Press its investigation is ongoing.
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Has The New Heroin Hit Long Island? By Jaclyn Gallucci jgallucci@longislandpress.com
ell-known by New Yorkers as one of the last places to get cheap gas in Jersey, the Vince Lombardi Service Area off the New Jersey Turnpike is a popular stop for Giants fans and concertgoers headed back to Long Island from the Meadowlands Arena just down the road. But last Fourth of July weekend, outside the lines at the food court and the gas pumps, it was the last stop on a 1,700-mile journey that began in Mexico for 700,000 bags of methamphetamine headed straight for the streets of New York City. Instead of simply crossing the border into California, where there is a huge and profitable market for meth already established, drug traffickers moved the drugs via a complex network of truck drivers carrying loads of bulldozer parts across the border, through multiple states and into the hands of New York-based reputed drug trafficker, 61-year-old Jose Mauro Mota, who was waiting in the New Jersey parking lot for an unassuming black suitcase with contents worth $10 million. In the past, LI seemed worlds away from the meth-ravaged towns of the Midwest. Not only are these areas thousands of miles away, but they are isolated within miles of empty land, perfect for producing a drug that gives off strong chemical odors. That is, if the drug needs to 12
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be produced at all. With booming super labs—where meth is produced in bulk—located just over the Mexican border, the ready-made drug is readily available in large quantities, and therefore cheaper than heroin, cocaine and prescription drugs, the drugs of choice in wealthier areas like Long Island. But at this popular family rest stop, just 20 miles away from Nassau County, a record-breaking 51 pounds of meth—five times the amount seized in the New York area in all of 2010, according to the Office of the Special Narcotics Prosecutor—was intercepted by DEA agents, who said it was “remarkably pure” at levels higher than 90 percent, a purity level rarely seen in the drug market, especially on the East Coast. “Methamphetamine is not historically a drug of choice in the New York area,” DEA Special Agent in Charge John Gilbride said in a statement following the bust. “[This case] shows the influence drug traffickers based in Mexico are having in the New York area, where they are bringing in methamphetamine and trying to create a market for that methamphetamine.” Meth is a threat that has so far remained distant from the Island. A “poor man’s cocaine” made from common household items, typically on farms and in cabins in the woods—meth has made few headlines in the Northeast, until |
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recently, when these homemade labs began popping up on familiar ground. In 1999, only two meth labs were reported in New York, both of them upstate, according to the DEA. In 2010, that number jumped to 31 and included labs in dense residential areas of New York City and Long Island. And as Nassau and Suffolk counties are in the midst of dealing with a heroin and prescription drug crisis, meth has become an easier sell than ever before. For the first time in the New York area drug market, meth is a cheaper buy than heroin. One hit can cost as low as $5. It’s considered a stronger alternative to other drugs and is becoming more available where it never had been before. And because meth can be made at home, eliminating dealers and public transactions, its use generally eludes an increasingly watchful public eye. “Our picture of the heroin user had once been a long-term chronic user hanging out on the Lower East Side with a needle in his arm, and the drug trade found a way to get young people to sell this, to freshen up the image,” says Jeffrey Reynolds, executive director of the Long Island Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence (LICADD), a pioneer not-for-profit agency that helps individuals and families prevent and recover from addiction. “Heroin gained increased News
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acceptability, and you wound up with a whole bunch of addicted kids on Long Island who, in order to finance their habit, turned their friends on to it, and then applied all the power of social networking. The dealer was not a guy in an Escalade, it was the kid on the cul-de-sac, and we should learn from that because the same thing could happen with meth. I look at this beginning to pop on the horizon, and I hope it’s not the same thing, but I feel like the stars are aligned for this to happen.” And now, for the first time, news headlines reporting on the national meth epidemic not only include far-off places like Missoula, Mont., and Searcy, Ark., but upscale, suburban communities— like East Hampton.
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Just minutes away from the brick-lined sidewalks of Main Street, a short walk away from the pristine beaches and high-end shopping that keeps East Hampton on the national radar, a one-lane road marked by the kind of white picket street sign familiar to the East End reads Neighborhood House Drive. In the basement of a typical shake-shingled home on this private gravel road, police discovered the makings of a small meth lab in June 2011, including the volatile and explosive chemical red phosphorus, just yards away from neighboring homes. It was the last place anyone expected it. But the news didn’t come as a complete shock to LICADD’s Reynolds, who has seen it all play out before. “We denied heroin was a problem that could impact our kids; we said it could never happen here, this is Long Island after all,” he says. “Well, it found a way to get past the white picket fences.” Reynolds says he’s seen a significant increase in meth use on LI in the past few months alone. One local school district has recently reached out to him after
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Faces of Meth (www.facesofmeth.us) is a project of the Multnomah County Sheriff’s Office in Oregon that began when a deputy in the Corrections Division Classification Unit, Bret King, put together mug shots of those booked into the Multnomah County Detention Center. Deputy King worked with his co-workers to identify people who had been in custody more than once. He then worked to verify criminal records and files to determine a history of methamphetamine-related use in order to create a realistic presentation about the drug. (Photos: Multnomah County Sheriff’s Office)
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several students were found under the influence of meth on school grounds, and the drug was found in their possession. “The areas I’ve heard the most concern are precisely those areas where heroin first emerged—the South Shore, Nassau/Suffolk border,” he says. “That’s what’s frightening is if you look at the pattern we endured through the heroin crisis—you begin to hear the anecdotal reports about young people using heroin, everyone says, ‘No, really?’—it was in very specific communities, and over time it grew and grew and grew, and so here we are today.” New drug use often sprouts in pockets lingering just below the public radar. And local police confirm that meth is not something they come across regularly as they do in some other states that report thousands, not dozens, of meth lab busts per year. In Montana, where meth has surpassed epidemic proportions, 50 percent of the state’s adult inmates are incarcerated due to meth-related crimes, according to the Montana Attorney General “We have almost zero meth arrests,” Nassau County Police spokesman Deputy Inspector Kenneth Lack tells the Press. “We’re nowhere near experiencing the issues they’re experiencing out west.” The same holds true for local treatment centers, where methaddicted clients are seen far less than those addicted to heroin and prescription drugs. “At our Long Island treatment centers, we have not seen an increase in the number of clients listing meth as their primary drug of choice,” says Traci Donnelly, regional director of Phoenix House New York. “This does not necessarily mean that meth isn’t affecting our communities. When a particular drug hits the streets, it may take a year or longer before users seek help and treatment admissions rise.” And that is exactly what Reynolds worries is happening while LI’s focus is elsewhere. “We’re only now just beginning to deal with a prescription drug crisis that started 10 years ago, and as we constrict the supply of opiate pain killers and we shut down doctor shopping and pharmacy hopping, and do all those things that we should absolutely be doing, some of those folks will wind up going into treatment when their supply dries up,” he says. “Some of them will turn to other drugs, and those other drugs are likely [to include] methamphetamine.”
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His concern isn’t without just cause. Tennessee, one state currently dealing with a large meth problem, reported three treatment admissions for meth addiction statewide in 1996, according to the Center for Behavioral Health Statistics and Quality, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. Since then admissions gradually increased each year and by 2004, less than a decade later, they had hit 558, a figure that has remained relatively steady. After all, meth has one major advantage over other drugs—it can be made in the privacy of the home with relatively easy to come by materials. A handful of meth labs on LI were discovered in dense, residential areas of Patchogue, Ridge and Farmingville in 2006 as part of a sting the DEA called Operation Red Fusion, named after the primary chemical used in making meth— red phosphorous. Each suspected “cook” was working alone, making meth for personal use. They were only caught because they bought ingredients on the Internet through transactions the DEA intercepted. Agents arrested seven in all, including a corporate Citigroup executive who had been cooking meth in the living room of his Manhattan penthouse overlooking the United Nations and a doctoral student and Fulbright Scholar at Columbia University cooking meth in his apartment in order to stay awake to write his dissertation. The faces of meth were changing. Meth was no longer the poor man’s cocaine. Not only had cooking it become a do-it-yourself project that eliminated the middle man of a dealer, but new methods were also making the process simpler than ever. The science had evolved and, like everything these days, dozens of “recipes” became available on the Internet provided by users claiming to be experts, hiding under the Web’s veil of anonymity.
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In the AMC series Breaking Bad, which brought the terrifying realities of meth into the homes of millions across the nation, a terminally ill and broke chemistry teacher partners with a former student to cook and sell high-quality meth. The first thing they do is buy a trailer: a large space they fill with complex lab equipment and drive into the middle of nowhere, to mask the odor given off by the battery acid, drain cleaner, lithium, ammonia and other highly toxic substances used in meth m a rc h 8 - m a rc h 14 , 2 01 2
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production. Things have gotten a lot easier than on the show. “My way was developed to be quick and to not give off as much smell as other methods,” boasts one nameless blogger who posts step-bystep, detailed instructions on how to make meth using a two-liter soda bottle. “I still only recommend doing it if you have had previous experience making dope.” Above the instructions on the Web page, a disclaimer states: “This material is for educational purposes only…to inform the general public of the materials and methods used in manufacturing this highly illegal substance.” Various users explain potentially deadly procedures, some that are portable. In fact, one of the seven arrested in Operation Red Fusion was found with a meth lab in the back of his pickup truck. Writers promise the ultimate high, glossing over the very real and high risk of death from toxic fumes, chemical explosions and fires often ignited by amateur chemists mixing volatile chemicals while already under the influence of drugs. In February, 52-year-old Brion Peters was found guilty of causing the fire that killed a 20-year-old woman in a rural upstate New York cabin being used as a meth lab. Kanisha Wood of Elmira was killed when a plastic pitcher
In 2011, a recordbreaking 51 pounds of meth—five times the amount seized in the entire New York area in 2010—was seized by the dea. The drugs originated in mexico and were headed to the nyc drug market, but the shipment was intercepted by agents as it was being transferred in this black suitcase [right] from a tractor trailer to a car trunk at the vince lombardi rest stop in new jersey. (Photos: DEA)
containing liquid fuel exploded on a wood stove. Between 2004 and 2011, 89 meth labs were reported in New York, according to the National Clandestine Laboratory Register, a federal database compiled by the DEA, containing addresses of some, but not all, locations where law enforcement agencies said they found chemicals or other items indicating the presence of either clandestine drug laboratories or dump sites. Currently there is no comprehensive method for tracking or listing former meth labs. “Sooner or later, what happens is if you have a strong enough network of people who are using it, you’re going to have people who will say, ‘[Meth] is a cash crop, we should make it right here,’”
says Reynolds. And tracking those people is a whole other ball game. Since meth tends to be sold in tight circles or produced at home, law enforcement is often only tipped off when a lab explodes or a user turns violent, an all-too-common side effect of the highly addictive stimulant.
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A California mother was convicted of stabbing her newborn baby to death in January. In 2010, an Oklahoma mother drowned her child in a washing machine, a New Mexico woman claiming to be god stabbed her son in the neck with a screwdriver, and a 23-year-old Fresno, Calif., woman fatally shot her two toddlers and a cousin, critically wounded her husband
and then killed herself. These are only a handful of the accounts of violence attributed to meth use. “Most of the drugs out there don’t readily prompt psychosis or psychotic symptoms—meth does,” says Reynolds. “As serious as heroin is, people don’t take heroin and jump off buildings, but people take meth and do all sorts of things they wouldn’t otherwise do—and the level of addiction tends to progress very quickly.” New studies conducted at Brookhaven Laboratory in Upton show that meth, which is known to cause intense paranoia, feelings of invincibility, visual and auditory hallucinations, in addition to aggressive and violent behavior, actually alters the chemistry
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Methamphetamine and a used glass pipe [left] seized by the DEA. In 1999, two meth labs were reported in New York, both of them located upstate. In 2010, that number jumped to 31 and included labs in dense residential areas of New York City and Long Island. Areas where meth labs have been seized in nassau and suffolk counties include farmingville, patchogue, brentwood, ridge and east hampton. There is currently no comprehensive list of homes and buildings once used to produce meth. (Photos: DEA)
of the brain, causing schizophrenia-like psychosis that continues long after the user stops using. The study of meth’s effects on the brain was the first of its kind, and explains why the drug is so highly addictive. “Methamphetamine is one of the most addictive and neurotoxic drugs of abuse,” says Brookhaven chemist Joanna Fowler, lead author on the study. “It produces large increases in dopamine, a brain chemical associated with feelings of pleasure and reward— both by increasing dopamine’s release from nerve cells and by blocking its re-uptake.” Like cocaine, the study showed that meth entered the brain quickly, but it stayed there much longer.
And while cocaine remained concentrated in only the reward center of the brain, meth was concentrated all over the brain. “This slow clearance of methamphetamine from such widespread brain regions may help explain why the drug has such long-lasting behavioral and neurotoxic effects,” Fowler says. “Meth is known to produce lasting damage.” That damage includes extensive physical deterioration. The “Faces of Meth,” a campaign that has gone viral on the Internet, is a series of mug shots of meth users compiled by the Multnomah County Sheriff’s Office in Oregon which show once vibrant people at the beginning of their addiction and—less than a year later, in some cases—they
look like zombies, with rotted teeth and collapsed jaws commonly referred to as “meth mouth,” severely aged and wrinkled skin, and festering sores covering their faces due to compulsive picking at imaginary “meth bugs” that users perceive on their skin. Meth use has also led to a major health crisis in the gay community. Recent reports by the National Drug Intelligence Center show rave attendees are abusing meth at an increasing rate. Over the past decade, crystal meth, or “Tina,” has been used as a sex drug commonly found at raves in the community and has been blamed for spreading HIV among users. “I’m a sex addict when I’m on crystal,” says one participant in
Dynamics of Methamphetamine Markets in NYC, a 2011 study of 132 men in the NYC party scene who used crystal meth. “My morals go out the window. It’s a must-have thing. You have sex with people, with people you wouldn’t normally have sex with.” A series of campaigns targeting the club scene have since been launched, including the Long Island GLBT Community Center’s Crystal Meth Project, aimed at providing education, support, information and referrals to gay and bisexual men on LI who are at risk for or living with meth addiction. But meth is not merely a sex drug. Its use has also increased among teens looking for a new way to get high. According to the CDC’s NY High School Youth Risk Behavior Survey in 2009, 4.8 percent—or 14,288—of teens said they had used methamphetamines one or more times as an alternative to other drugs. Heroin use, which reached epidemic proportions on LI that same year, came in at 3.8 percent. “[Methamphetamine] lasts longer and you don’t have to spend so much money,” said another participant in the study. “The [immediate] rush lasts for 20 minutes; [the overall high] lasts longer. It’s a better high. Nowadays, the crack is garbage.” And for those making it themselves, all it took—until recently—was a trip to the local supermarket.
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A sign at walgreens directs customers to bring a red cardboard ticket [right] to the pharmacy to purchase sudafed pills. Federal law requires all products containing pseudoephedrine, the primary ingredient in cooking meth, to be kept behind the counter. Buyers must show photo ID and can only buy a 30-day supply.
CHANGING TIMES In 2006, the federal Combat Methamphetamine Epidemic Act became effective across the nation, setting restrictions on the retail sale of cold medicines and other products containing pseudoephedrine. The law requires these products to be kept behind the pharmacy counter. Buyers must show their photo ID and can only purchase a 30-day supply. The transaction is tracked and kept on file for at least two years to prevent people from skirting the law by purchasing small quantities of the drug at multiple stores. “Before that was done, all those items that we [now] place under lock and key, they were being stolen daily—loaded backpacks, duffle bags,” a manager at a major supermarket/ pharmacy chain in Nassau County who wishes to remain anonymous tells the Press. “It was obvious what it was going to be used for.” “The stealing has stopped because the access is in the pharmacy now,” he continues. “Now you can tell who the drug addicts are because they are stealing other items that they can quickly sell for cash.” Some states are even considering bills that would require a doctor’s prescription for popular decongestants containing pseudoephedrine. Mississippi and Oregon already require prescriptions
for these products. But many companies are trying to avoid this rule by taking another route. “Because of changes to federal legislation, products that contain the decongestant pseudoephedrine HCl cannot be sold over-the counter, causing many leading brands to reformulate their cold, allergy, and sinus products,” said Tylenol in a statement. “Most of our over-thecounter products containing pseudoephedrine are being discontinued.” Many of Tylenol’s products have undergone name changes to reflect this policy and contain other decongestants—that cannot be used in meth production—in place of pseudoephedrine. All of these measures have resulted in a
significant decrease in pseudoephedrine purchases and thefts, the manager says. “Addicts always find other ways if they really want to,” he says. “But if you saw the amounts being stolen in some of our stores [before], there is no way it hasn’t helped at least a little.” In 2004, Sen. Charles Schumer (D-NY), alarmed by reports that meth seizures in New York had surged 31 percent since the prior year, announced his plans to sharply increase penalties for dealing the drug and to get the state millions of dollars in federal funds for meth education, prevention and treatment. He compared the emergence of meth to the crack epidemic of the ’80s.
“Twenty years ago, crack was headed east across the United States like a Mack truck out of control, and it slammed New York hard because we just didn’t see the warning signs,” Schumer told the media from the steps of DEA headquarters in Manhattan. “Well, the headlights are glaring bright off in the distance again, this time with meth. We are still paying the price of missing the warning signs back then, and if we don’t remember our history, we will be doomed to repeat it.” Schumer said he was shocked when his staff ran an Internet search for “how to make crystal meth” and got 55,200 hits. Today, that same search yields 750,000 hits. “We tend to say, ‘All right, so heroin is on the scene,’ and we wait 10 years before we acknowledge it’s a problem,” says Reynolds. “Then we quickly throw together these two-hour heroin forums—and then another drug pops up and then we just go putting out fires. “It’s like whack-a-mole,” he continues. “Unless you begin dealing with the core reasons why kids and adults use drugs, we’re shoveling against the tide. We have to teach elementary school kids about decision-making and peer pressure and self-esteem and all those core competencies that are going to serve you well—no matter what the next drug du jour is.”
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Adventures In Plymptoons! @ cinema arts centre A special evening with artist and animator Bill Plympton and Northport filmmaker Alexia Anastasio, celebrating the Long Island premiere of the documentary about the artist world-renowned for his cartoon shorts and feature films, including Idiots & Angels, Guard Dog, Mutant Aliens, I Married A Strange Person, and his work on MTV, in a career spanning three decades. Thursday, 3.8.—JG SPRING CRAFT BEER FESTIVAL @ NASSAU COLISEUM Back for its sixth year in a row, the Spring Craft Beer Festival features more than 50 craft brewers from around the country, pouring samples of more than 100 of their finest brews. This years lineup will include new and award-winning breweries from Long Island as well as stellar craft breweries from across the country. Visit www.springcraftbeerexpo.com for details. Saturday, 3.10.—Jaclyn Gallucci
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By Dave Gil de Rubio It may have started out as the name of the opening song on Bob Seger’s 1976 album Night Moves, but “Rock and Roll Never Forgets” struck a chord with legendary DJ Dennis Elsas, who borrowed the name for his live multimedia presentation, which will be presented on March 11 at the Dix Hills Performing Arts Center. “‘Rock and Roll Never Forgets’ was a great song by Bob Seger that came out in the 1970s,” Elsas remembers today. “When it came out, I was on the air from 6 p.m.-10 p.m. at WNEW-FM. There’s something about the phrase that says to me [it’s] not just the celebration of old songs but it’s about loyalty, friendship and this continuing legacy of the celebration of rock and roll.” Over the past four decades-plus, the Queens native has been a mainstay on New York radio, first as an onair personality and music director for WNEW-FM from 1971 through 1998, and since summer 2000, his on-air home has been at 90.7 WFUV-FM, where he holds down the 2-6 p.m. weekday shift. In 2004, Elsas added satellite radio host of the “Classic Vinyl” channel on Sirius/ XM satellite radio to his resume. Given the fact that Elsas has had a front-row seat for much of the history of New York rock radio, who better to be a kind of gatekeeper for so much of this rich history? Along with the treasure trove of photographs and memories recounted on his site, www.denniselsas. com, he has a wealth of on-air interviews done over the years. While legendary artists ranging from Pete Townshend and Roger Daltrey to Elton John, Ray Davies and John Fogerty make up some of this impressive audio archive, it is the two-hour on-air sit-down he conducted with John Lennon back in 1974 that
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is the segment for which Elsas is bestknown. Elsas had been invited to the Record Plant to watch the ex-Beatle mix Walls and Bridges, prior to the album’s release and after meeting him, flippantly invited the Liverpool native for an onair visit at WNEW-FM. “I asked John to come down full well knowing that no Beatle had ever been up to the radio station,” Elsas recalls. “The phone rang a week or so later, and it was [thengirlfriend] May Pang calling to say John was game to come, [asking] when he should arrive and if it would be all right to bring a few of his own records.” For the next two hours, the late rock legend and his on-air host discussed the new record, his immigration problems and even wound up with Lennon doing a cheeky on-air promotion for New Jersey rock club Joint In the Woods. “The fascinating thing is that years later, so much of what he talked about became Beatles legend—the King Lear lines at the end of ‘I Am the Walrus.’ The description of the person saying ‘number nine” at the end of “Revolution” being an engineer’s voice—if he told that before, I don’t know, I hadn’t heard it,” Elsas explains. This storied lore is just a small part of the music history shared by the Queens College alum throughout the “Rock ‘N’ Roll Never Forgets” live event. “Bob Seger sings, ‘All Chuck’s children are out there playing his licks,’” says Elsas. “I don’t play an instrument but I like to feel like I keep the continuity going.” Dennis Elsas presents Rock ‘N’ Roll Never Forgets March 11 at Dix Hills Performing Arts Center. For more information, visit www.denniselsas.com.
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Cheers for Local Beers Long Island’s Craft Brewery Boom Takes Off By Timothy Bolger tbolger@longislandpress.com A veritable local beer boom is flowing across Long Island, where the number of craft brewing companies building breweries nearly doubled in the past year, drawn from a burgeoning cottage industry of home brewers— despite negative economic news. Long Ireland Beer Co. opened in Riverhead last summer, Port Jeff Brewing Co. set up shop in its namesake village downtown in the fall, and Great South Bay Brewery opened its Bay Shore headquarters this winter. They join Barrier Brewing Co.— poised to quintuple its bare-bones Oceanside operations this spring—by following in the footsteps of LI foamfathers Blue Point Brewing Co., Southampton Ales and Lagers along with fellow newcomers Greenport Harbor Brewing Co., founded just after the 2008 financial crisis hit. It’s no surprise that free samples of fresh, cold beer tend to draw a thirsty crowd. “There’s an interesting thing happening here,” says Mike Philbrick, the Port Jefferson brewmaster, noting how surrounding regions established microbreweries about 20 years ago. “It’s funny it hasn’t happened until now.” And they’re not alone. Fire Island Beer Co.—which, like its rookie craft brewer brethren, is on tap at nearly 100 bars and restaurants—has been looking for a home while outsourcing their four-year-old brewing operations. Spider Bite Beer Co. in Holbrook and Blind Bat Brewery in Centerport are small, home-based brewers among those who may quit their day jobs next. The local brewers are distinct from brew pubs like Brickhouse Brewery in Patchogue, German-owned Back Forest Brew Haus in Farmingdale and Mass.-based John Harvard’s Brew House in Lake Grove, which only sell their suds in-house. Although it may seem like the Island is awash in local beer—enough for charter buses to offer LI brewery tours—a communal spirit comes with the competition. Same as competing restaurants share stock, the brewers swap ingredients when they’re short. “We wouldn’t be able to do what we do if they didn’t do what they did,” says Greg Martin, co-founder of Long Ireland, referring to local innovators Blue Point and Southampton, both established in the mid-1990s. He sold
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his first keg in 2009 after an apprenticeship, then secured investors and found a location in a barn-like old warehouse, ironically in the Polish Town section of Riverhead. The proof is in his crowded tasting room, where traditional Irish folk songs are piped in while East Enders mingle with far-flung daytrippers. Bus-tour stops from nearby North Fork wine country are not uncommon. But the flannel-wearing duo at the lone Nassau County-based brewery of the bunch, Barrier Brewing, were not shy about showing their competitive side after being named best brewery in New York State last year at the TAP New York Craft Beer and Food Festival. “Some people [think] that because it’s local, it’s good,” said co-founder Evan Klein alongside partner Craig Frymark during a recent tasting. “Drink local only if it’s good.” Mark Burfurd, co-founder of Blue Point, who is pleased with the trend and exploring a second location, cautions that despite the successes, “We’re all small guys in the big picture of brewers.” Phil Ebel, director of sales for Great South Bay, likes it that way, given their glowing reception. “Connecting with the people that drink your beer, that’s irreplaceable,” he says. To the average hop head, a local brewer has “made it” when their six packs are sold at neighborhood stores. Aside from Blue Point and Southampton, Fire Island is the only other local beer currently available in 12-oz. bottles. Although some hope to expand into that market, most are only available on tap at bars and restaurants, although tasting rooms and select beer distributors offer the local selections in growlers, or half gallon jugs—often with tasting-room-only special releases. Blue Point, Southampton, Long Ireland and Port Jeff also offer some selections in 22-oz. bottles, dubbed bombers. Some might say these LI craft brewers are still nursing their beer, as this boom has just begun. But they’re confident there’s still a large thirst in need of quenching. “We can use a few more,” says Philbrick from his nautical-themed brewery with a view of Port Jefferson Harbor. “People like to drink local. And when it comes to beer especially, people don’t buy the same beer every time.”
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Places To Party On St. Patrick’s Day By Licia Avelar lavelar@longislandpress.com St. Patrick’s Day is March 17, on the slight chance you didn’t remember, and it’s celebrated by people around the world who raise their glasses to the patron saint of Ireland and all that’s green. And there’s no better way to celebrate than with a Guinness. After all, St. Patty’s Day and Guinness go hand in hand as the stout is among the most popular brands of Irish beer. Guiness dates back to 1759 in Dublin when Arthur Guinness founded the famous brewery. And now the company which dubbed St. Patrick’s day “the friendliest day of the year,” is inviting everyone to join the world’s biggest party in an effort to achieve a Guinness World Record by pledging on their website to party responsibly in 2012. After you take the pledge, head down to a local bar, pub, restaurant or a friend’s home and celebrate with a cold one. Here are a few choice party spots. Massapequa Park 516-798-2196
Boston Garden Pub. 596 Merrick Rd, Baldwin. 516623-1830 Brennans Irish Pub. 546 Rte. 111, Hauppauge. 631979-7855 Bulldog Grille. 292 Merrick Rd., Amityville. 631-691-1947. Thebulldoggrille. com. $4 Guinness Pints, $3 Jameson Shots and a Free Irish Buffet from 4-6 p.m. Cavanaugh’s Irish Pub. 255 Blue Point Ave., Blue Point 631-363-2666. Croxley Ale House. Multiple Locations. www.Croxley.com Croxley’s hosts an all-day party Saturday with free corned beef and cabbage at 3 p.m. D.S. Shanahan’s. 515 Old Dock Rd, Kings Park. 631-5444545 Guido’s Irish Pub. 1923 Wantagh Ave., Wantagh. 516826-7623. www. guidospub.com Half Penny Pub. 220 N. Main St., Sayville 631567-1948. www. TheHalfPennyPub. com Irish Coffee Pub. 131 Carlton Ave., East Islip 631277-0007. During March, they host Irish Madness on Mondays, Tuesdays and Wednesdays with corned beef and cabbage and $5 Guinness! Irish Cottage. 1010 Park Blvd.,
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Irish Pub, Baldwin. 734 Sunrise Hwy, Baldwin. 516867-9706 Irish Times Pub, 975B Main St., Holbrook 631467-4330. www. IrishTimesPubNY. com Jack Duggan’s Pub. 145 Tulip Ave., Floral Park. 516-3583690. www. JackDuggansPub. com Jackie Reilley’s Bar & Grill. 3964 Hempstead Tpke., Bethpage. 516-7317544 Johnny McGorey’s, 131 Front St., Massapequa Park. 516-797-8584. www.JohnnyMcGoreysPub.com Katie’s Of Smithtown. 145 W. Main St., Smithtown. 631360-8556. www. katiesofsmithtown. com. A party featuring music of SouthBound and Irish Step Dancers. The Lark Pub & Grub. 93 Larkfield Rd., East Northport. 631262-9700. www. thelarkpubandgrub. com Library Café. 274 Main St., Farmingdale. 516752-7678. www. thelibrarycafe.com Lily Flanagan’s Pub. 345 Deer Park Ave., Babylon. 631539-0816. www. LilyFlanagansPub.
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the Green,” the pub offers traditional Irish fare, step dancers, bag pipers and Irish breakfast. Nutty Irishman. Multiple Locations. www. thenuttyirishman. com. The Bay Shore pub hosts a St. Patty’s Day party with live music by Maniac while the Farmingdale pub will be serving a special Irish lunch and later host That 70s Band, Green Machine and DJ Rumor.
Limerick’s Irish Pub. 742 Middle Country Rd., Selden 631-451-2386. McFadden’s 210 Merrick Rd., Rockville Centre. www. McFaddenRVC.com A special St. Paddy’s event with kegs & eggs from 10 a.m. to noon with unlimited draft for $20. Meehan’s of Huntington. 371 New York Ave., Huntington. 631351-0831. www. MeehanRestaurant. com. Great brews and extensive menu with Corned Beef & Cabbage, Dublin Fingers, Shepherd’s Pie and Irish Stew. Middle Country Beer Garden. 1702 Middle Country Rd., Centereach. www. Middlecountrybeergarden.com. A party with DJ Doug O’Mara and DJ Soco. Mr. Beery’s. 4019 Hempstead Tpke., Bethpage. www. Mrbeerys.com Ten Pints In plays on St. Pat’s at 7 p.m. Corned Beef and Cabbage with potatos and bread. Additional Irish Beer and drink specials offered. Mulcahy’s. 3232 Railroad Ave., Wantagh. 516-7837500. www.Muls. com. From Noon till 5 p.m. on St. Patty’s Day, Roger & JP’s 12th Annual Corned Beef and Chaos 2012 features $1.02 beer, free buffet, t-shirts, performances and special guests.
Paddy’s Loft. 1286 Hicksville Rd., Massapequa. 516798-7660. www. Paddysloft.com Irish Breakfast served at 10 a.m. with Barry’s Irish Tea and festivities. Patty Buchanan’s Irish American Bar. 1095 Route 25A, Stony Brook. 631-6892390. www. PattyBuchanans. com Port Jeff Brewing Company, 22 Mill Creek Rd., Port Jefferson. An afternoon of music and specials with The Fian playing the brewery porch. Post Office Café.,130 W. Main St., Babylon. 631669-9224. www. Thepostofficecafe. com. Kegs & eggs, Irish Buffet and live music. $15 bucket of greens and $4 Guinness pints all night long! RC Dugans, 2314 Hempstead Tpke., East Meadow. 516520-0325. www. Rcdugans.com Party with $3 Green Beers and Corned Beef & Cabbage! T.J. Finley’s—42 E. Main St., Bay Shore. 631-647-4856. www.tjfinleys.com
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Napper Tandy’s Multiple Locations. www.nappertandys. com. “The pub that parties like a club” is definitely a St. Patty’s Day staple. Named after James Napper Tandy, an Irish politician who’s memorialized in the Irish ballad, “The Wearing of
VFW Hall. 400 Lakeland Ave., Sayville. 631-5899674. From 8 p.m. to 12 p.m., VFW Hall will be hosting a St. Patrick’s Dinner and Dance. It’ll be an evening full of delicious buffet, beer, wine, soda, and music. $25 for tickets.
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73 Hire a private eye? 75 Landed 76 Palm Sunday animal 77 Humbug lead-in 79 Act like an antelope 80 Oxford figure 81 Vote in 83 “Watership Down” author 85 Defy a dictator 89 Salad veggie 91 Geronimo’s birthplace 93 Draw 94 Donated 95 Swedish currency 96 Mardi 98 It may be white 99 Signor Ferrari 101 Stockbrokers? 105 Petite pet 108 Blood components 109 Kid at court 110 Former govt. agcy. 111 Carpenter 113 Wine valley 116 Exit 120 FDA-approved snack? 126 “Equus,” for instance? 128 Inventor Otis 129 Dingy digs 130 Pat on the buns? 131 Kuwaiti ruler 132 Blackboard 133 Type of chalcedony 134 Holler 135 Odense denizen
DOWN 1 Man’s altar ego? 2 Like the Kalahari 3 Agra attire 4 Prepared a pineapple 5 Whippet’s warning 6 Keep the shelves stocked 7 Crumhorn cousin 8 Sail support 9 Furniture wood 10 Jacket info 11 Big bird 12 - brakes 13 Canonized Mlle. 14 “- you for real?” 15 Was an optimist 16 Unimprovable 17 Juicy fruit 21 Toast word 23 Await judgment 25 Macabre 28 - Lanka 32 Tennis pro Nastase 34 Moss Hart’s autobiography 35 “- Game” (‘71 film) 36 Up and about 38 Requests 39 Ain’t right? 40 Spanish sherry 41 Author Dinesen 42 “Peter Pan” pirate 43 Tried a mouthful 45 “What?” 48 Crack up 50 Proclamations 51 A nose that shows
53 Coat-of-arms figure 54 Lovett or Waggoner
56 Italian greyhound, e.g. 57 Ignoramus 58 Used up
60 Gaggle gal 62 Wood and gas 65 Sedimentary stuff
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68 Force 69 Lose luster 70 “- Comes Mary” (‘66 song) 71 Dano or Darnell 72 Messy Madison 73 Nickels and dimes 74 Designer Lagerfeld 77 Church sale 78 Bustle 81 Happening 82 Latin class nonos 84 Scratches the surfa ce 86 Zodiac animal 87 Buffalo waterfront 88 Actor Horsley 90 Currier’s partner 92 Memo start 93 On a whale watch, perhaps 95 Asian nation 97 Clothes 100 African equine
102 Quayle or Blocker 103 Eye appreciatively 104 Acted like a chick 105 Garden supplies 106 In the slightest degree 107 “GoodFellas” group 112 Return address? 114 “Hi, sailor!” 115 Battery part 117 - mater 118 Self-smitten 119 Thornfield governess 121 Cornerstone abbr. 122 “Evita” character 123 “- -Tiki” 124 TV Tarzan 125 King’s handle? 127 Costa del -
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