St. James Farmers Market opens June 3

The St. James Farmer’s Market reopens for the season on Saturday, June 3, in the parking lot of St. James Lutheran Church, 230 Second Ave., St. James from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.

On opening day the market will feature 40 vendors, including Bakewicz Farm, vendors selling microgreens, fresh organic flowers, honey, coffee and teas, mushrooms, pickles, Brooklyn baked breads, treats from Norway, Polish Pierogies, craft beer, self care items, artisan crafts and much more.

There will also be hot empanadas, live music by Perfect Strangers, free face painting, on the spot poetry project as well as a Kids Corner. Organized by volunteers of the Community Association of Greater St. James, the market will run through Oct. 7.

For a complete list of Farmers Markets on the North Shore, see page B19.

guardianship and music law.

Having played guitar since she was seven, she is particularly passionate about music. Her three children are also musicians. This passion for music combined with her knowledge of music law led to her serve as executive music director for the Alive After Five Festival in Patchogue.

It is a series of four summer festivals and boasts 25,000 to 30,000 people in attendance.

“I’m a big believer in promoting original music on Long Island,” Scheuring said. “I think it’s really important that we foster Long Island artists.” She added that this year’s festivals will include some very big names that she can’t yet announce.

Scheuring got into politics because of her son’s interest. He heard that the Smithtown Democrats were looking for candidates to oppose incumbents and recommended that she run for office. She ran for town supervisor against Ed Wehrheim (R) in 2021, ultimately losing.

Scheuring is concerned with the direction in which Smithtown is heading. For example, she said there is no plan to address the empty storefronts on Main Street. “I think a good policy would be to fine a landlord a certain amount every month that it’s empty, because they’re making more money in tax breaks leaving it empty,” Scheuring said.

She said that Huntington employs this tactic, but Scheuring doesn’t see the current administration addressing this issue.

“I still want to be involved in making a difference in this community, and I did, even when I wasn’t running,” Scheuring said. “I would go to school board meetings … and I’m involved with the Smithtown Democrats. Whatever I can do to try to bring attention to what’s happening in this town.”

“I enjoy everything that I do,” she said. “It’d be hard for me to give any of that up.” She added that while she serves in all of these different positions and areas, she would still be able to handle the workload of a councilmember. Since she runs her own law practice, she can decide how many cases she wishes to take on at one time. This provides her a lot of scheduling flexibility.