BEACON RECORD The Village
Mount Sinai • Miller Place • Sound Beach • rocky Point • ShorehaM • Wading river • leiSure country September 24, 2015
volume 31, no. 9
$1.00
‘Sweeney Todd’ at Theatre Three
also: St. Charles Hospital Moviethon, Women’s eXPO in Centereach, grateful Fest in Centerport
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Brookhaven town officials fight more water quality issues:
Photo by giselle Barkley
Brookhaven officials flood public works offices with hopes of addressing issues with the build up of sediment deposits in Stony Brook harbor. the creek flowing from Stony Brook Mill Pond, above, flows into the harbor. read the full story on page a4.
Lee Zeldin talks numbers
Congressman visits North Shore to discuss enhancing the quality of life for Long Islanders
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North Shore native ready to ‘ruin’ truTV Shoreham-Wading River theater program helps propel Smithtown-born resident to very own television series By Giselle Barkley
Adam Conover never used to ruin anything. More than one year later, that is exactly what Conover will do every Tuesday during “Adam Ruins Everything,” a new show on truTV. Conover, a Smithtown native who grew up on the North Shore, hosts the comedy show, which blends comedy, history and science to entertain and enlighten viewers about common misconceptions in society. The show touches upon various topics including giving, security, crime scene investigations, childhood, sex and more. His first episode covers giving and touches upon the history of engagement rings, why shoe companies that give away free shoes are harmful and the reality of food pantries. But for Conover, creating a show wasn’t something he just set out to do. Everything simply fell into place. Once Conover reached middle school and high school, he became more interested in drama and theater. His mother, Stony Brook
native Margaret Conover, said she remembers her son being a handful as a child, saying that it was hard to keep him focused on a task. But his Shoreham-Wading River High School’s theater program was one of the few things that grabbed and maintained his attention. Conover got his first acting break after a teacher selected him for one of the star roles in the school’s production of “The Clumsy Custard Horror Show.” Conover, who now lives in Los Angeles, said his overall experience in his high school’s theater program made an impression on him as it gave him a glimpse into working in a performing arts career. “I think the biggest thing I took out of it was that ... it was like a real theater program,” Conover said in a phone interview. “We’re not just kids putting on a show. We are putting on a real show with a real audience that has expectations and the show has to be good.” Adam Conover’s father, David Conover, of Stony Brook, said he remembers his son TRUTV continued on page a5
Photo from Jamie Marsanico
adam conover, who went to Shoreham-Wading river high School, has a new show on trutv.