The TIMES of Huntington • Northport • East Northport
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July 30, 2015
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A dozen years of going the distance Historic Amusement Parks of Long Island
photos by talia amorosano
left, a swimmer and kayaker congratulate each other on completing the 12th annual Distant memories swim at Knollwood Beach in Huntington. above, Bryan proctor’s family members complete the event.
also: ‘the Cottage’ in northport; beautiful babies; Stony brook Film Festival winners announced
annual distant Memories Swim raises money for alzheimer’s disease research
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By talia amorosano
On Tuesday morning, 21 kayakers and swimmers and a group of supporters gathered at Asharoken Beach in Northport to participate in the 12th Annual Distant Memories Swim to Knollwood Beach, Huntington. The event raises both awareness of Alzheimer’s dis-
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ease and money for its research and prevention. According to the nonprofit Alzheimer’s Association, the disease is the most common form of dementia. Currently, it directly affects more than 5 million people in the United States, including 200,000 people under the age of 65. Alzheimer’s disease SwiM Continued on page a22
Centerport 7-11 hearing rescheduled Zba wants more traffic, environment info By Victoria Espinoza
The Huntington Town Zoning Board of Appeals is pushing pause on considering a plan to build a 7-Eleven in Centerport and wants more information on the proposal’s potential traffic and environmental impacts. The application, which was scheduled for a public hearing before the ZBA today, Thursday, July 30, has been taken off the agenda, according to Robert Riekert, deputy director of planning and environment for the town. The decision came after
the town received an engineer’s analysis of the 7-Eleven proposal earlier this week, requesting the applicant, 7-Eleven Inc., respond to a list of issues. “The meeting was adjourned until a further date due to insufficiencies in their application,” Riekert said in an email. Plans for a 7-Eleven have been in the works for a few years now. The company had tried to establish a new 7-Eleven store two years ago — the ZBA even granted approval for the business in 2013 — however, the effort was 7-ElEVEn continued on page a9
photo by Victoria Espinoza
a proposal to build a 7-Eleven must come before the zBa.