The Times of Huntington-Northport - September 1, 2016

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September 1, 2016

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The parade includes firefighters and ambulance personnel from surrounding departments who make their way down Broadway to congregate on the fair grounds behind Greenlawn headquarters, enjoy an ice cold drink and a bite to eat.

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11 p.m., is closed on Sunday and reopens Monday from 5 to 11 p.m. for the final night.

“Our fair has become an end of summer tradition for generations of local families,” Chairman Lee Joseph said in a statement.

The fair includes rides, prizes, games, gambling, fair food, music and more.

“Our prizes are of the highest quality, from sides of beef to housewares and brand-name electronics; it’s the prizes that keeps ‘em coming back,” Joseph said.

The grand prize, a brand new automobile, is raffled off the last night of the fair, Sept. 5.

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Huntington looks to pierce tax levy cap for 2017 Supervisor Petrone says staying within tax cap will force town to cut art and youth programs

By Victoria Espinoza victoria@tbrnewspapers.com Huntington residents have the chance to weigh in on possible tax increases for the coming year, as Supervisor Frank Petrone (D) set a public hearing on a proposal authorizing the board to adopt a 2017 budget that would pierce the state tax cap if passed.

This year’s tax levy cap is set at 0.68 percent, and according to town spokesperson A.J. Carter, town employees’ health care costs alone would pierce that tax cap.

The state cap limits the amount a municipality can increase its tax levy, which is the total amount collected in taxes, from budget to budget. While commonly referred to as a “two percent tax cap,” it actually limits levy increases to 2 percent or the rate of inflation — whichever is lower — before certain excluded spending, like on capital projects and pension payments.

Carter said staying within the tax cap would require the town to cut arts and youth programs.

Petrone said when he began the 2017 budget process this summer, he realized how much the town would have to cut to stay within the cap, and started to draft a second budget that Carter said would cost

supervisor petrone receives the 2016 budget last year. residents approximately $18 to $30 more per household.

At the town board meeting on Aug. 16,

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receive the potential increase.

“What we want is a clear direction from the public,” Carter said in a phone interview. “Does the public want us to preserve our existing programs or not?”

Carter said the board will decide at the September meeting if the town will go ahead with either the budget that stays within the tax cap, or the one that pierces it, depending on feedback from the public.

Councilman Gene Cook (R) has disagreed in the past with how Petrone handles the town’s budget, and said he wants to hear how the public feels about a proposed budget that pierces the tax levy cap.

“I am definitely not for it,” Cook said in a phone interview. “I would like to do anything to avoid tax increases. But I am willing to listen to what the public thinks.”

Last year the board passed a roughly $188.7 million budget, which was a 1.3 percent increase in the town’s tax levy, and about a $29 increase for the average homeowner.

Overall spending decreased by 0.2 percent.

Petrone and the board scheduled a public hearing at the Sept. 27 town board meeting to get a feel for how community members would

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Autism awareness group gives smiles

By ReBecca anzel Melonie smiled as she watched her son Justin-Joseph, or J.J. for short, land several backflips on the trampolines at West Hills Day Camp in Huntington last Saturday, Aug. 27. The activities at Suffolk Aspergers/ Autism Support and Information’s first annual Family Fun Day — zip lines, face painting, sand art and a water slide, in addition to the trampoline park — were the perfect outlet for J.J.’s vast supply of energy.

J.J. is on the autism spectrum — Melonie, who declined to give her last name, is, too.

“People look at us differently,” she said. “For me, it’s important for J.J. not to have that painful experience.”

SASI, a not-for-profit support group that provides special needs families with helpful resources, provides that sense of community Melonie wants for J.J. Founded in the living room of co-founder Stephanie Mendelson on Dec. 4 of last year, SASI has grown from 12 parents to over 700 families throughout Suffolk County and across the rest of Long Island in eight months.

Co-founder Priscilla Arena said Family Fun Day was meant to be an event for children on the autism spectrum to have carefree fun, and a way for families to bond. “[I’m excited] for our kids to make friends — to see them smile,” she said, tearing up.

“Here, they’re part of one community. They are the popular kids in SASI.” Mendelson and Arena, both from Mount

Sinai, have children on the autism spectrum.

They found there was a lack of resources on Long Island for families and formed SASI as a support group to fill that void.

“Parents found themselves lost, confused, hopeless, alienated, isolated and alone,” Arena said. “SASI created an environment where they could come together and share their stories and experiences.”

To its members, SASI provides information about available resources, advocacy, financial and emotional support. On the last Friday of every month, the group hosts speakers at John T. Mather Memorial Hospital in Port Jefferson — so far, families have heard from a representative from Parent to Parent, a state planning attorney, a Medicaid broker and a parent advocate for education.

The group’s first speaker, special education advocate Danielle Brooks, was at Family Fun Day giving free advice to families. She said SASI is a special organization because it built a caring network for families in a short period of time. The event, she said, was a great opportunity for children to have fun in a safe environment.

SASI also hosts a birthday party club for its member’s children, who range in ages from kids just shy of 3 years old to adults in their late 20s. Arena said children on the autism spectrum have difficulty making friends, so sometimes there are not many others to invite to a child’s birthday party. The group is also working on a lending library, which will help members borrow books donated to the

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a girl smiles as she jumps on the trampolines at West Hill’s trampoline park on aug. 27 at SaSI’s Family Fun Day.

organization; a job skills program; life coach program; and blue pages resource handbook, which would help parents find services they need across the island.

Legislator Sarah Anker (D-Mount Sinai) said she is “thrilled and excited” that Arena and Mendelson founded SASI. Instead of complaining about a lack of resources, she said, the SASI co-founders work hard to address issues.

“I’m really supportive and beyond happy that Priscilla has taken this concern and made

it into a centerpiece to gather around — creating this organization so people have a place to go for information and resources,” Anker said.

“I think SASI will be able to address problems and advocate with a stronger, louder voice.”

The group has also gained the attention of U.S. Rep. Lee Zeldin (R-Shirley), who is sponsoring a bill to ensure that Americans with disabilities have access to necessary health care equipment.

“In Congress, one of my top priorities is ensuring that all Americans with disabilities have the resources they need to live independently and happily,” Zeldin wrote in a statement. “I thank the Suffolk Aspergers/Autism Support and Information group for their work in our community to help children and adults with disabilities.”

Family Fun Day was held at West Hills Day Camp in Huntington, a facility famous for its autism-friendly Gersh Academy. The facility donated the space for the event, which Anker said had about 800 attendees.

In addition to the attractions, the event also had refreshments from Crazy Crepes, Mr. Softee and Kona Ice. Families could purchase T-shirts or raffle tickets to win one of many donated baskets.

The event was just the first of many more to come, Arena said. “We’re new, but we’re just getting started.”

For Melonie, Family Fun Day was the perfect way to spend time with her son.

“It’s everything to see smiles on all the kids faces,” Melonie said. “They don’t get this a lot.”

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Residents lend a paw to support service dogs for vets

By Sara GinG The dog days summer were far from over Aug. 29 in Huntington.

The 7th Annual VetDogs Golf Classic kicked off at Huntington Country Club on Monday, and since its inception in 2009, the tournament has raised more than $1 million for the Smithtown nonprofit organization, which trains service dogs and places them with veterans and first responders. This year alone, the Golf Classic has raised [EXACT NUMBER TBA] for America’s VetDogs.

Two veterans who received service dogs from the nonprofit were in attendance as guests of honor at the Golf Classic. Retired Army Maj. Peter Way and Retired Navy Lt. Melanie Monts de Oca both credit their dogs with improving their quality of life tremendously.

Way lost his right leg in 2014 due to complications from an injury sustained during active duty service in Afghanistan in 2003, and got his dog Rory right around the time he was discharged from service.

“It’s unbelievable all that he does for me,” Way said at the event. “He’s hands when I need them, he’s a leg when I need it. ... He adapts and takes on new stuff constantly, learns what I need and works with it.”

In addition to helping him adjust to his prosthetic leg, Way credits Rory with helping him cope with his post traumatic stress disorder and reintegrate socially.

‘I just wasn’t living my life anymore, because I was in pain and I was sick all the time. She’s my lifeline. She got me moving again.’

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ret. navy Lt. Melanie Monts de Oca and her service dog Liberty smile at the golf fundrasier in Huntington.

“I thought of myself as highly functional, but I was highly dysfunctional,” Way said of his recovery process before Rory. “I had successfully cut myself off from just about

everybody.” With Rory’s support, Way is now very socially and physically active. He is in training to potentially compete in the Paralympic biathlon, and has been on the

VetDogs board since 2015.

Monts de Oca spent 10 years in the Navy before being medically retired for injuries and illness in 2013. She got her dog Liberty in 2014. Like Way, she credits her dog with helping her both physically and emotionally.

“I just wasn’t living my life anymore, because I was in pain and I was sick all the time,” Monts de Oca says. “She’s my lifeline.

She got me moving again.” Liberty is specifically trained to help with mobility, balance, and to get help in the case of emergency.

VetDogs began in 2003 as Guide Dog Foundation project, and became a separate entity in 2006. Some staff, resources, and training facilities are still shared between the two Smithtown-based charities. Guide Dog Foundation began in 1946 with the aim of helping visually impaired veterans of World War II, and eventually expanded to serve civilians with visual impairment as well.

Unlike Guide Dog Foundation, which only trains guide dogs for the visually im-

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18-year-old man killed in Huntington Station shooting

By Victoria Espinoza victoria@tbrnewspapers.com A shooting in Huntington Station Aug. 27 left one man dead and another injured.

Antoine Butts-Miller, 18, was standing outside a residence on Fifth Ave. with a large group of people when police said he and another man were shot at approximately 3:30 a.m.

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tion, was taken by Huntington Community First Aid Squad to Huntington Hospital where he was pronounced dead. The other victim, a 31-year-old man, was also taken to an area hospital where he was treated and released.

The investigation is ongoing. Detectives are asking anyone with information on the shooting to contact the Homicide Squad at 631-852-6394 or call anonymously to Crime Stoppers at 1-800-220-TIPS.

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a 76-year-old veteran committed suicide on the northport Va campus last week.

Veteran commits suicide at N’pt Veterans Affairs Medical Center

By Victoria Espinoza victoria@tbrnewspapers.com A 76-year-old veteran from Islip committed suicide Sunday, Aug. 21, in the parking lot of the Northport Veterans Affairs Medical Center, according to news sources.

Peter A. Kaisen was pronounced dead at the scene, and according to Northport VA Director Philip Moschitta, in a letter to U.S. Rep. Lee Zeldin (R-Shirley), the body was found next to his car in parking lot I on the campus. Moschitta said an employee of the VA found the body lying on the pavement, and the Northport Police Department, Suffolk County Police Department and FBI responded to the scene.

Moschitta also said there is no record of Kaisen entering the emergency room that day, and that during the 12 minutes he spent at the VA, he didn’t appear to leave the parking lot, as shown on video surveillance.

Multiple news sources have reported that Kaisen was denied service, but Veterans Affairs denies the veteran sought medical attention, although they said the investigation is ongoing.

“Our staff of medical professionals would never turn away an individual who required any level of health care,” Moschitta said in the letter. “We have not found any evidence that the veteran sought assistance from any of our staff, including visiting the emergency room that day. It appears the details of the tragic incident may have been misrepresented in the media coverage.”

Zeldin, a veteran himself, said the loss is heartbreaking.

“The loss of even a single veteran in America due to suicide is one too much,” he said in a statement. “Unfortunately, throughout our country, every day 22 veterans take their own life. It is so important to have the best possible understanding as to why these suicides keep happening. For me personally, I have lost more people I know

due to suicide than in combat. Our veterans are returning home feeling isolated and alone and feeling like their family, friends and colleagues at work don’t understand what it is that they are going through. What is especially tragic, especially here in Suffolk County, is that a veteran will feel isolated and alone even though there are literally thousands of others throughout our county who would move heaven and Earth to shower a veteran in need with love, appreciation and support.”

Zeldin said that it’s important to note that even though Kaisen’s death was a result of suicide, there are many incidents of veterans whose deaths are incorrectly labeled suicide.

“PFC Joseph Dwyer’s last words when he passed away in 2008 were ‘I don’t want to die.’ He was looking for temporary relief to escape his pain, but he wasn’t looking to leave behind a young widow and 2-yearold daughter.”

Dwyer is known around the country for a famous photo of him carrying a young ailing Iraqi boy during combat. Dwyer’s legacy led to the creation the PFC Joseph Dwyer Veterans Peer Support Program, which provides a safe, confidential and educational platform where all veterans are welcome to meet with other veterans in support of each other’s successful transition to postservice life.

“This program should be in every county in the United States,” Zeldin said.

“Losing one veteran as a result of suicide is unacceptable. As investigations into this suicide continue, I will continue to aggressively stay on top of this situation. What is so incredibly important to me and for others is to identify any specific ways at all that this veteran was underserved, so that it can be immediately and completely corrected in order for something very positive to result from this very tragic event. Every time a veteran takes his or her own life, the system has failed.”

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Nine-car crash in Centerport

By ViCtoriA EsPinozA victoria@tbrnewspapers.com Suffolk County Police arrested a 53-year-old man on Aug. 22 after he crashed into nine cars on East Main Street in Centerport.

Officers said the Centerport resident was driving a 2007 Toyota west on East Main Street when he hit nine cars parked in front of Mill Pond House just before 9 p.m.

He was charged with driving while intoxicated.

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A Centerport resident crashed into nine parked cars while driving drunk.

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Enjoying an all-night scream fest at Cinema Arts Centre Your turn BY kevin redding

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Living corpses, seductive vampires, hungry werewolves, mutant children, body-swapping aliens, a book that unleashes demons and evil spirits, and a whole lot of blood.

Projected on the big screen in beautiful 35mm prints, all these things brought great joy and camaraderie to a roomful of strangers last Saturday night, Aug. 27, at Cinema Arts Centre in Huntington.

A total of 115 eager horror fans packed the theater — fully equipped with pillows, blankets, snacks, and plenty of caffeine — ready to take on the 12th annual Pay To Get Out Horror Movie Marathon that started at 10 p.m. and didn’t finish until a little after 8:30 a.m. the next morning. Five movie titles are released to the public, with the sixth kept a secret until you’re in.

People from all walks of life were huddled together with an instant, unifying bond: a love for all things scary.

At 10 p.m., there was a buzz in the air as everybody settled into their seats. Just be-

fore the marathon started, Michael and Nina Ciani of Retro Picture Show, co-presenters of the marathon, announced three raffle ticket winners and presented each of them with a vinyl soundtrack for Lucio Fulci’s “The House

By The Cemetery,” one of the better and more intense entries of the night.

The movies ranged from schlocky and ridiculous fun with “The Hidden” to a little bit dull ‘The Company of Wolves” to downright scary David Cronenberg’s “The Brood”, and I loved every second of it. When there wasn’t laughing and hollering at cheesy acting and unintentionally funny moments, there was cheering when the protagonists escaped their monsters’ clutches and gasping at grisly kills. We, as an audience, were treated to a reel of classic trailers that ran before the movies, pertaining to the theme of each one. Before “The Hidden,” we got John Carpenter’s “They Live;” before “The Brood,” we got “Videodrome;” and before “The Company of Wolves,” we got Joe Dante’s “The Howling.”

The big question of “what the final mystery film would be?” hung over the theater all night.

As we took our seats one last time at around 7:10 a.m., we were all quiet with anticipation.

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The audience at Cinema Arts Centre enjoys a scene during the horror movie marathon. ognizing the Sam Raimi classic “Evil Dead II,” perhaps the greatest movie choice to be experienced by this kind of crowd in a theater. Bruce Campbell’s demon-induced pratfalls were never more exhilarating.

Throughout the marathon, the film prints were scratchy and crackly in the best ways possible, only enhancing the atmosphere. But no print was more fitting than the one of “Evil Dead II,” which warped

and fizzled out a few different times early on as characters were undergoing the wrath of the Book of the Dead. An audience member put it best when he shouted out, “This film is possessed!”

It’s a testament to the love and passion for the horror genre that almost everybody in attendance, including myself, stuck it out to the end of the marathon with a healthy dose of energy and excitement intact.

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ple issues, depending on the needs of each veteran. VetDogs also covers any necessary Continued from page A5 retraining and some preventative medical costs for the dogs.

Katherine Fritz, director of developpaired, VetDogs raises and trains a number ment, said there is never a cost to appliof different kinds of service dogs to help with balance issues, hearing impairment, sei- cants who receive guide dogs.

Golfer Jim Barling has participated in the zures, and PTSD, among other disabilities.

VetDogs Golf Classic at the Huntington CounThe cost of preparing each dog to work as a try Club all seven years. He service dog is estimated at more than $50,000. ‘He’s hands when I need is on the golf committee that organizes the event each This includes not only year and considers it a sucthe rigorous special- them, he’s a leg when cess story, with local golfers ized training period that I need it. ... He adapts and sponsors coming from takes place during three Huntington, Brookville, and to four months, but also and takes on new stuff Northport. Participation is the process of breeding constantly, learns what limited by the size of the the dogs, raising them as puppies until they’re I need and works with it.’ green, so the tournament is limited to about 130 people. old enough for training, — maj. peter way He said there is never any and funding a two-week trouble filling those spots. intensive program on “We sell out every year,” Barling said. the Smithtown campus to teach veterans to work effectively with their dogs. Some dogs While there are new participants, he estiare trained to help treat or mitigate multi- mates that 80 percent of golfers return yearly.

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Navy Seal Cadet Corps, NY LPD 21st Division, presenting colors for the national anthem on the green during the America’s VetDogs fundraiser.

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The Elwood Book Eaters were ‘ready for battle’ during the Suffolk County Battle of the Books competition.

Photo from Elwood school district

Elwood Middle School readers earn Battle of the Books awards Several Elwood Middle School students spent the summer months engaging in their love for reading at the local public library and earned recognition in the Suffolk County Battle of the Books competition.

“Battle of the Books is an event sponsored by the Suffolk Cooperative Library System where teens in grades six through

nine from almost 50 libraries across the county go to head-to-head in a trivia competition based on eight young adult novels,” said Elwood Public Library Teen Librarian Jessica Bouchelle.

The 15 participating teens attended weekly battle meetings beginning at the end of June. Six participants represented

the library in the Battle of the Books: Cateyann Bernhard, Sasha Jamal, Chloe Keil, Hannah Kleinman, Caitriona Meehan and Rithika Narayan.

The middle school team, the Elwood Book Eaters, earned sixth place overall in the competition and earned two nonscoring awards: Team Choice and Best Sportsmanship. The

other participating teams selected the Team Choice award winner and the battle’s judges awarded the sportsmanship accolade.

“These two awards show [the] character and true spirit of our Elwood teens,” said Bouchelle, who coached the team alongside assistant Matthew Pinto. “The girls did an amazing job. I am so proud of them.”

Northport musicians tapped for anthems at NFL and MLB games Northport High School Tour Choir and Tiger Marching Band, Flagline and Tigerettes have been selected to perform the national anthem at two professional sporting events in the weeks to come.

The tour choir was at MetLife Stadium to perform the national anthem on Saturday, Aug. 27, prior to the New York Jets vs.

New York Giants preseason football game.

Most of the more than 110 grade seven to

Photos from Northport-East Northpirt school district

Above, the Northport High School Tour Choir performs at MetLife Stadium last year; right, Tiger Marching Band, Flagline and Tigerettes perform at Hofstra University.

12 students who participated in this year’s high school summer choir clinic performed.

The group performed the anthem at the stadium last year.

Not to be outdone, Northport High School’s Tiger Marching Band, Flagline and Tigerettes will perform the national anthem at Citi Field on Friday, Sept. 23, before the New York Mets face the Philadelphia Phillies.

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