The TIMES of Middle Country
Serving CentereaCh
Volume 11, No. 35
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Selden
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northern lake grove
December 17, 2015
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Santa brings the bacon By giSelle Barkley
For the love of bulldogs
Crossword, Visions of the North Shore, SBU Sports, Holiday movies come to the CaC
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photos by aw Snap Booths
above, heritage trust President lori Baldassare poses for a photo with Santa and event volunteers; left, reindeer food. More photos on A10.
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Santa’s been sticking around the Heritage Center in Mount Sinai for the last few days. On Sunday, Santa paid a special visit to the park for its annual breakfast. Year after year families get a closer look at him. Lori Baldassare, president of Heritage Trust, said residents also bring nonperishable food items that are donated to local pantries. Tuscany Gourmet Market, of Miller Place, provided a buffet breakfast, and families met with Santa individually and could receive a professional photo by Faraz and Patricia Zaidi from Aw Snap Photobooth of Selden.
Children were also given food for Santa’s reindeer to help jolly ole St. Nick find his way around the neighborhood on Christmas day. Baldassare started Breakfast with Santa 21 years ago when she was president of the Mount Sinai Civic Association. The event was held originally in the Handlebar restaurant in Mount Sinai. In 2003, when the park was still in its early construction phase, Baldassare left the civic association for Heritage Trust, and the event followed her. “The community place is the perfect place to hold the event because it was created to be the [local] gathering place,” Baldassare said in an email. “It signifies the tradition of [these communities].”
Hoverboards
Rep. Steve Israel said investing in certain hoverboards is risky business
Festival of lights
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photos by greg Catalano
temple Beth emeth in Mount Sinai held a hanukkah service on dec. 11. Clockwise from top left spanning both pages, the torah is carried down the aisle; menorahs are lit; members of the temple light candles; and say prayers; songs are sung; and passages are read from the torah.