The TIMES of Smithtown
Volume 28, No. 20
Serving Smithtown • St. JameS • neSconSet • commack • hauppauge • kingS park • Fort Salonga July 16, 2015
Moving mountains
Commack native preps to punch for good cause By victoria eSpinoza
Stony Brook Film Festival 2015
Also: ‘West Side Story’ at the SCPA and ‘Jack and the Beanstalk’ at Theatre Three
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Kings Park man convicted Long Islander accused of beating infant son faces up to 25 years in prison
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This charity packs a punch. In this corner, Commack native Sinai “The Mountain” Megibow, 41, is one of 20 determined volunteers who will be boxing for charity this Nov. 23 for the 12th annual Long Island Fight for Charity. The mission is to raise money for local charities by putting volunteers from around the Island in the ring for headto-head fights in front of spectators who buy tickets for the event. Megibow, who lives in Commack with his wife and three daughters, said he is eager to contribute to the greater community of Long Island. He is a founding partner of Radius Investigations, a specialized private investigative and security-consulting firm in Melville. He is also a member of the Nassau County Bar Association and a member of the Long Island Chapter of the Association of Certified Fraud
Examiners. “I have very much wanted to get involved in something fun for the community,” Megibow said in a phone interview, adding that he felt this was the perfect event. Every boxer is required to raise $5,000 for multiple charities including the Long Island Community Chest, The Genesis School and the National Foundation for Human Potential. But if they raise more than the minimum, contestants can send half of the excess funding to a charity of their choice. Megibow said he has his eyes set on the Michael Magro Foundation if he is able to raise more than $5,000. The foundation focuses on bettering the lives of children with cancer as well as other chronic pediatric illnesses. “I am far from an expert in boxing,” he said. “I’m much more an enthusiast. But I do very much enjoy training in martial arts, and I have done a little bit of kickboxing as well.” In fact, Megibow said he is more anxious about raising the amount of funds he needs than he is for the actual fight. “[My wife is] more nervous
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Sinai ‘the mountain’ megibow is going to step into the ring for charity.
about raising the money as well, but I’ve got a pretty big support group,” Megibow said. Each person who buys a ticket for the event also has to choose one fighter to support. For this fight, Megibow said he hopes he can garner some sponsors from larger clients and pair that with help from his family and friends.
Each boxer is also required to undergo a certain amount of training before they can step into the ring. Trained boxers volunteer their time to help get each contestant into fighting shape, according to Megibow. Although he doesn’t have any strategies yet aside from MOUNTAIN continued on page A11
Smithtown board splits on promotions By phil corSo
Calling upon previous instructions to be careful with Smithtown’s cash, two town board members voted against promoting two town employees at a public meeting Tuesday, though it was not enough to stop the raises. Town Comptroller Donald Musgnug told the board in a special meeting last month that it must “tighten its belt” to protect its bond rating as the town goes out for bonding later this year to fund certain capital projects. Tuesday’s meeting agenda included two
promotions that were ultimately approved by a vote of 3-2, but they were met with concern from Councilman Bob Creighton (R), who called upon Musgnug’s previous warning. “We had Mr. Musgnug in here recently, and now I have a little bit of a problem,” said Creighton, who voted against the promotions along with Councilman Ed Wehrheim (R). “He tells us we shouldn’t be doing more promotions, and here it is, we have two more on here.” The promotions ultimately PROMOTIONS continued on page A11
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town board members are disagreeing over a recent wave of promotions.