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SPOTLIGHT

By Jason [email protected]

More than 1,000 students fromaround the world took part in a four-day-long leadership program thisweek hosted by Huntington-basednonprofit International Youth Fel-lowship.With events held across Long Is-

land, including in Huntington,“World Camp” focused on helpingstudents learn to improve their com-munication skills.“IYF in general aims to open stu-

dent’s hearts to help them make con-nections and get used to talkingthose around them,” said Glen Heil,an IYF spokesman. “The reason wedo World Camp is we want youth tobe able to have really open minds.”The program started Aug. 17.

About 1,350 students ranging in agefrom 11 to 25 were shuttled aroundLong Island to take part in team-building exercises, spiritual perform-ances and hands-on training classes. The camp is hosted at the Ma-

hanaim campus in Huntington pri-marily, but events were also held atthe Tilles Center at LIU Post in OldWestbury, Hecksher State Park inEast Islip. The camp’s closing event,a musical performance by the Gra-cious Choir, will take place tomor-row night at 7:30 p.m. at the Pen-nysaver Amphitheater in Farm-ingville.Students went to four of 25 differ-

ent academy classes throughout theweek. The diverse classes rangedfrom practical lessons on makingsoap, hand lotions or personalized

Students Converge In Town For World CampTOWN OF HUNTINGTON

Volunteer Teacher Jean-Claude Michel Jr. and his team Challenge 24 took agroup shot in front of the Mahanaim campus main building to complete one ofthe challenges for their scavenger hunt.

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Huntington town board members voted lastweek to authorize a long-running golf programthat benefits developmentally disabled athletes.Unanimously approved at last week’s town

board meeting, the resolution authorizes SpecialOlympics NewYork’s Long Island chapter to con-tinue a golf program for developmentally disabledathletes at the Dix Hills Golf Course on Tuesdayevenings from 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. through Oct. 13.The program, which began in July, has been

supported by the town since 2008, townspokesman A.J. Carter said Monday.“It’s incredibly important that we keep provid-

ing these opportunities for all of the town’s popu-lation, including the developmentally disabled,”said Councilwoman Susan Berland, who secondedthe resolution sponsored by Councilman GeneCook. “Not only does this program teach the ath-letes the fundamentals of golf, but also proper golfetiquette and how to behave on the course.”The resolution waves all fees for SONY, aside

for those related to golf carts, which is of little ex-pense to the town. During the program time, ath-letes are permitted to use the driving range and

practice putting on the green. Athletes of properskill levels can play rounds on the course.If schedule conflicts or overcrowding issues

arise, SONY has come to an understanding that itmay need to limit the program’s schedule in orderto accommodate the general public.

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Special Olympics New York’s Long Island chapter is once again hosting its long-running golf program for de-velopmentally disabled athletes at the Dix Hill Golf Course on Tuesday evenings through Oct. 13.


After a year-long traffic calmingstudy, Huntington Town Boardmembers last week unanimously ap-proved the next step in implementingsafety improvements to a dangerousstretch of Woodbury Road.The 2.5-mile portion ofWoodbury

Road, which straddles the ColdSpring Harbor, Huntington andHuntington Station borders, hasbeen the site of two fatal accidentssince 2013.On June 25, 2013,Andrew Garafa-

lo, 21, of Melville, was killed in atwo-vehicle crash.Almost a year later, on May 20,

2014, a man unidentified by policedied after losing control of his ve-hicle and crashing into several treeson the side of Woodbury Road.There have also been several seri-ous, but non-fatal, accidents on theWoodbury Road stretch from MainStreet south to West Pulaski Road,including a July 31, 2014 two-vehi-cle crash that sent three people tothe hospital.On Aug. 19, 2014, Huntington

town board members approved a$24,818.52 traffic-calming studyconducted by Gibbons, Esposito &Boyce Engineers, of Uniondale, for

the town’s Department of Trans-portation and Traffic Safety in orderto analyze the road and determinemethods to improve safety.The results of that study were re-

leased on June 15. Ttown board mem-bers are now “taking the next step,”Councilwoman Susan Berland saidafter theAug. 11 town board meeting.

“We are now in the process of im-plementing many of the recommen-dations to calm the traffic on Wood-bury Road,” Berland, who spon-sored the resolution approving theimprovements, said in a release. “Ilook forward to assessing the suc-cess of these measures as they areimplemented.”

The board has agreed to pay anadditional $16,625 to the engineer-ing firm in order to implement im-provements such as updated pave-ment markers and rumble strips andfurther studies including a topo-graphic survey of curves aroundWoodbury Road and state-of-the-artskid resistance testing.

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Huntington Town Board members approved the the next step in implementing safety improvements to this stretch ofWoodbury Road on the Cold Spring Harborm Huntington and Huntington Station borders.

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Portions of the south parking garageat the Huntington Long Island RailRoad station are closed due to a wa-terproofing project that is the lastphase of the garage’s rehabilitation.The entire roof level of the garage

will be closed for an estimated 24 daysstarting from Monday, Aug. 17.The project will then continue to

the garage’s lower levels, one level ata time. During these spans, each esti-mated to be 24 days in length, three-fourths of the level being worked onwill be closed.Commuters are advised that park-

ing should be available in the surface

parking lot on the west side of NewYork Avenue between Railroad andChurch streets, but that they should al-low some extra time to walk to the sta-tion.The closure comes four months af-

ter more than 100 parking spaces onthe fourth level of the south parkinggarage were closed as part of an emer-gency repair project on the fifth level.The waterproofing project at the

south parking garage at the Hunting-ton Long Island Rail Road station isbeing performed by Patterson-StevensInc. of upstate Tonawanda.

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Project Closes Parking SpotsTOWN OF HUNTINGTON

The Huntington Long Island Rail Road station.

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Suffolk County Crime Stop-pers and Suffolk County PoliceSecond Precinct Crime Sectionofficers are seeking the public’sassistance in identifying theman, pictured above, who theysay broken into a car parked inthe driveway of a home onNorthcote Drive in Melville onAug. 6.The suspect stole miscella-

neous items from the vehicle andfled, police said.Suffolk County Crime Stop-pers offers a cash reward of up to$5,000 for information that leadsto an arrest. Anyone with infor-mation about this crime is askedto call anonymously to CrimeStoppers at 1-800-220-TIPS. Allcalls will be kept confidential.

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PD Searching For ThiefMELVILLE


QUOTE OF THE WEEKDAVE SIBEK

“This was a derelict piece ofproperty, littered with garbage anddrug paraphernalia before we tookit over and built this oasis.”

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Mail Box Down

A mailbox of a residence on Half HollowRoad in Dix Hills was reported damaged onAug. 15.

Egged House

Someone threw eggs at residence on NewYork Avenue in Melville between 9 p.m.Aug. 13 and a call to police the followingday.

Ford Explored

A medicine cabinet and a suitcase filledwith auto supplies were reported stolenfrom a 2015 Ford Explorer on JerichoTurnpike in Dix Hills. Aug. 13.

Car Window Broken

The front window of a 2013 Lexus wasbroken at Link Fitness in Melville Aug. 11.

Home Invasion

A woman reported that someone brokethe rear glass of her Durham Drive resi-dence in Dix Hills and entered the buildingsometime between 10 a.m. Aug. 10 andAug. 11. Nothing was reported missing.

The Day The Music Died

Someone rummaged through 2006 Fordparked at a W. Farm Drive residence in DixHills and stole music CDs Aug. 11.

Toners Stolen From Canon

More than a dozen copier toners werestolen from Canon USA headquarters onBroadhollow Road between March 1 andAug. 10, according to a grand larceny com-plaint.

Tools Swiped

A chainsaw and other tools were stolenfrom a home on New York Avenue inMelville sometime between 2 p.m. Aug. 5and a call to police on Aug. 10.

Where’s my summer?… Does anybodyelse feel like summer hasn’t even begun, letalone is ending in a just one month? I’m inshock, honestly. Take our nexttwo issues for example: We’realready running our “Back toSchool” coverage! And this is-n’t your typical, “department store displayingChristmas decorations out in July” type of sit-uation. The first day of school closing in andit’s coming fast. I can’t believe it, and I’m sureall you students, parents, teachers, staff andadministration can’t believe it either. Buthere’s to another school year, loyal readers.We’re excited to spend another one here withyou, detailing all of the wonderful achieve-ments, activities and news that come alongsidethe backpacks and textbooks.

Of course, don’t forget… that along withthe textbooks and backpacks, it’s also time forthe cleats to hit the fields! That’s right, keepan eye out for Long Islander News’ award-winning sports coverage over the next fewweeks. I know I’ve missed it. Did you? I can’twait to see and hear about all those amazingBlue Devils, Colts, Cougars, Friars, Knights,Seahawks, Thunderbirds, Tigers, Tornadoesand Wildcats. We wish you all the best of lucktowards the upcoming seasons.

Small gestures, big implications… I’venoticed that a little something goes a bit unno-ticed nowadays. Now, I really mean a “littlesomething” when I say that – making a smallgesture towards someone you care about,

someone you work with, someone you mightnot even know – really can goa long way. I’m not sayingyou have to run around givingaway money, people. Butsmall gestures, like holdingopen a door, helping someonecross the street, or lending ahelping hand really can make

a difference in brightening someone’s day. Sospread the word and pay it forward. We’re allin this together, after all!

Now that’s smokin’… The first time I no-ticed it was a stop light in Huntington. Abeach-going fellow in a Jeep was puffing onthis electronic thingamajig on Park Avenue inHuntington. The amount of smoke that cameout of his mouth was surprising, to say theleast. Then I bumped into a young man alongNew York Avenue – Vinny Roccisano, of EastNorthport. He was taking a break and breath-ing in pink watermelon vapor. “Vaping,” asthe kids call it, has helped him drop from be-ing a pack-a-day smoker to only smoking oneor two cigarettes a day. And he’s saving $100a week! I’ll still take my air clean and simply,thanks.

(Aunt Rosie wants to hear from you! If youhave comments, ideas, or tips about what’s hap-pening in your neck of the woods, write to me to-day and let me know the latest. To contact me,drop a line to Aunt Rosie, c/o The Long-Islander,14 Wall Street, Huntington NY 11743. Or try thee-mail at [email protected])

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Asharoken resident Laura Presssays she has tried just about every-thing to keep deer away from herhome, but to no avail.“Every day I see deer in my yard.

Every day I check myself and mydog for ticks,” Press told Hunting-ton town board members at a publichearing Aug. 11 on a proposed lawthat would allow for in-seasonlongbow deer hunting in Asharokenand Eatons Neck that drew 29speakers.These deer are the reason why,

Press said, she developed Lyme dis-ease in 2013 and was treated againthis summer. Wild deer can carrydisease-infected ticks.“We live in the woods. We accept

we live in the woods. But we stillneed to be protected from healthhazards by our government,” addedPress’ husband, Jonathan, at thepublic hearing. “Something needsto be done.”Huntington Supervisor Frank

Petrone proposed the resolution,which can come up for a vote asearly as the Sept. 16 town boardmeeting, as one of several potentialsolutions to the problem over deerover-population.If approved, licensed hunters us-

ing longbows would be permitted tohunt deer on private properties inAsharoken and Eatons Neck duringSuffolk County’s deer hunting sea-son. Both a valid hunting licensefrom the New York State Depart-ment of Environmental Conserva-tion and a bow hunting licensewould be required.But some speakers Aug. 11

claimed bow hunting may actuallycause more headaches for the town.Longbow hunters can wound, notkill, deer and – along with causingthe animal to suffer – lead them torun into traffic.Councilman Gene Cook brought

up this issue during the hearing.“Usually they get hit and they

run,” he said. “We’re a little con-cerned that, in an urban area, wemay be jumping too far head” byapproving the change.Alternatives, such as sterilizing

deer or using contraception to pre-vent further reproduction, were alsosuggested. But others, such asMichael Tessitore, president of the

nonprofit Hunters For Deer and anavid hunter, said archery huntingremains the most effective way todeal with overpopulation of deer inresidential areas.“One or two deer in the yard, we

wouldn’t be having this meeting,”he said. “When people are seeing17 in their yard, that’s when wehave an issue.”Huntington’s proposal comes as

Suffolk’s deer hunting season ap-proaches. From Oct. 31-Jan. 31,2016, regular deer can be huntedwith bows.But Huntington faces a large is-

sue, one that may take more thanhunters to solve. Petrone said hewas told by the state DEC that deeroverpopulation is a “20-year prob-lem” facing the town.The resolution would just be one

step in solving it.“We have to band together to do

something because it is getting outof hand,” Petrone said. “Are wehappy with this alternative, withbows and deer running that areshot? No.” But the board needs tostart somewhere, he said.“My feeling is, this year, this is

what’s before us as an initial [plan].I think what we have to do is, if wepass this, we just can’t say: ‘OK wetook care of it.’We’ve got to use thetime now to really get into this.”Petrone suggested the board work

with other local municipalities andstate officials to solve a problem“that’s bigger than Huntington.”

DozensSpeakOutOnDeerHuntingPlan

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Michael Tessitore, president ofHunters For Deer, speaks at lastweek’s town board meeting about aproposal that would allow for in-sea-son longbow deer hunting in Asharo-ken and Eatons Neck.

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Marino To SeekWorking Families Nod

LETTERTOTHE EDITOR,There are many of us who

live in Huntington who feelthat its time to stand up andsay, “Enough is enough.” Ourgrassroots movement be-lieves that our town and localgovernment belong to all ofus, not to just a handful of bil-lionaire developers and ca-reer politicians.I am a loyal, registered

Working Families memberwho strongly supports allcounty and local unions. Forthis reason, I have decided to

run for Huntington TownBoard. I believe that thepromise of our democracyhas been broken when theviews of a single, wealthydonor has carried moreweight than the needs ofthousands of hard workingfamilies in our town. It fright-ens me when an incumbentseeks the endorsement of asmall party line to strengthenthe chances of being re-elect-ed, but does not share thesame beliefs and principlesof that party.My decision to commit

myself to this cause has comeover time after having metwith many members of our

community, many of whomhave shared my fight of hav-ing to have lived paycheck topaycheck with the hauntingthought of the possibilities ofloosing our home.As your representative on

the town council, I will worktirelessly to ensure that weconfront these challengeshead on, pursuing the best so-lutions for them. On Thurs-day, Sept 10, I will run, hop-ing to be victorious in aWorking Families primary. Iwelcome your feedback andask for your vote.

Sincerely,CHARLES MARINO

Candidate forHuntington Town Board

Governor MustReconvene Assembly

To the Editor:As the Suffolk County

Legislator for the 16th Leg-islative District, I stronglybelieve that my top priorityis to ensure public safetyand protect the most vulner-able residents of our com-munity, our children. That iswhy I am writing to you to-day, and reaching out to mycommunity, not just as arepresentative, but also as aparent of young childrenand as the author of the mostaggressive legislation in thenation to protect our chil-dren from sexual predators.In February, the highest

court in the state, the Courtof Appeals, overturned localresidency restrictions, leav-ing our children unprotect-ed. In fact, recently, a Level3 offender, the highest levelof predator, moved in justthree doors away from a lo-cal elementary school! Ad-ditionally, registration re-quirements for thousands ofLevel 1 offenders are set toexpire at the end of Decem-ber. These offenders, whoare statistically most likelyto re-offend, will drop offthe radar if protections arenot renewed.Recently, I joined with

my colleagues in countygovernment, Laura Ahearn,Executive Director of Par-ents for Megan’s Law and

Assemblyman Andrew Raiato call on Gov. AndrewCuomo and AssemblySpeaker Carl Heastie to im-mediately convene a Spe-cial Session of the Assem-bly to pass Assembly BillA2864, and restore the abil-ity of local governments toestablish residency restric-tions for our communities.The State Senate has al-ready passed this bill, butthe Assembly ended thisyear’s session without pass-ing its companion bill thatmust be approved andsigned by the Governor toensure that our children areprotected when they returnto school in September.The New York State Leg-

islature is now on vacation.Many of our children are onvacation as well. But sexualpredators don’t take vacation.Without a Special Session,the Legislature will not re-convene until January, leav-ing our children vulnerable.

Please call GovernorCuomo at 518-455-6539 orvia governor.ny.gov/contact

Please also contact As-sembly Speaker Heastie at518-455-3791 or [email protected]

Thank you for your helpas we work together to pro-tect our children and ourcommunity.

STEVEN STERNSuffolk County

Legislator

Opinion‘Not the types set up by the printer return their impression, the meaning, the main concern.’

Like many areas of Long Island, theTown of Huntington is grappling with anincreasing deer population. A recenthearing before the town board on a lawthat would allow for longbow hunting ofdeer inAsharoken and Eatons Neck drewmore than two dozen speakers on bothsides of the issue and drew attention towhat is a growing problem.The new law would allowarchers to hunt during thecounty’s regular deer hunting season andas proposed would be limited to theEaton’s Neck and Asharoken communi-ties. Both are largely wooded areas thatin recent years have seen dramatic in-creases in deer populations, along withassociated health and safety issues. Tickscarried by deer bring greater exposure toLyme disease, a significant health risk.Deer on the roads are a hazard to drivers;damage to property is unavoidable.

The return of deer to residential areasin Huntington Township is a relativelyrecent event. But having no natural pred-ators, deer have proliferated.The proposal before the town board toallow licensed hunters using longbows tohunt deer brings its own set of problemsand is hardly a solution that will work, as

deer inevitably spread to moredensely populated areas. Al-ready deer have been showing

up south of Route 25A in Huntington.It’s an issue that will need to be ad-dressed.Huntington is hardly the first munici-pality to face the problem. Indeed, theVillage of Lloyd Harbor has sanctioneddeer culls for many years. Rather than apiecemeal approach, Huntington shouldbe looking to its neighbors and exploringall of the options so that a more compre-hensive plan can be put in place.

Deer Problem NeedsAttention

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Life&Style

By Janee [email protected]

Tracy Bennett has been going toGateway Community Garden salesince it started in 2010.The sale raises funds to support

the garden of 127 beds tended to byadults, children and people withphysical limitations. The nonprofit’smission is to maintain a source ofhealthy, organic food for the town,while raising awareness for the en-vironment and developing farmingskills.“This is a great event and I’ve al-

ways been a supporter of the gar-den,” said Bennett, of Huntington,who purchased tomatoes, zucchini,cucumbers, kale, greens and garlic.“It’s brought a lot of people with dif-ferent ethnicities together in thecommunity. It’s a good way to break

ice and trade gardening tips. I’m try-ing to get a bed here so I can join in.”Although all beds are taken, Gate-

way board member Irene Mooresaid that they are always looking fornew gardeners and have applicationsonline and at the garden, on the cor-ner of Lowndes Avenue and NewYorkAvenue, in Huntington Station.Founded by Frances Whittelsey,

president of the board of trustees,and Larry Foglia, in 2010, GatewayGarden was established by the LongIsland Community Agriculture Net-work before branching out as a non-profit in 2014.“This is the fifth year of the sale,

but it’s the first time doing it exclu-sively as our own 501(c)3,” saidBarbara Wildfeir, a board memberand a certified gardener.Sixteen gardeners form the board

of trustees. Every year, they organ-

ize the sale and maintain their ownbeds, with help from the Town ofHuntington.“Huntington has been involved in

providing gardens for its citizens fora long time,” said Gateway boardmember Dave Sibek. “This was aderelict piece of property, litteredwith garbage and drug paraphernaliabefore we took it over and built thisoasis. The town has been unbeliev-ably supportive and we wouldn’t behere without them.”Some beds are specifically used

for donating to local food banks.“Generally, we donate to Food

Not Bombs every Tuesday night,”Wildfeir said. Last year, the gardendonated more than 1,000 pounds tothe organization. With support fromthe public, these gardeners can con-tinue their work and communityservice.

“We want people to know thatwe’re here because we need theirsupport,” Sibek said. “If the towndecides to build a WalMart here, itwould be terrible. So to keep some-thing like that from happening, weneed community support.”At Saturday’s event, held on Aug.

15, a variety of different vegetableswere sold below supermarket prices,including sun-ripened tomatoes, cu-cumbers, okra, peppers, collards,herbs and more.Among the first-timers was Hunt-

ington native Laura Childs, wholoves organic and healthy foods.“The event is fantastic,” she said,carrying a bag full of cabbage, kale,beans and collard greens. “The peo-ple are really nice and it’s a worth-while cause to help those in need.”For more information, visit gate-

waygarden.org.

GatewayCommunity GardenGrowing StrongNancy Berg, Barbara Wildfeir and Viera Oszlak are board members of the Gateway Community Garden, which held its annual sale on Saturday.

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TeqNamedState’s ExclusiveSMARTProvider

Internships: AWin-Win For Employers And Interns


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By Mindy Wolfle

In October 2010(could it have beenthat long ago?), Iposted an article on

my blog entitled “I LoveInterns…and So ShouldYou!” It be-gan like this: “I love interns. If youhaven’t engaged the services of anintern, you are missing out on one oflife’s ‘win-win’ situations. Not onlydo students gain real-life, on-the-jobexperience, but you gain a certainintangible that can only be felt in abright, young person’s aura.”While I wrote these words nearly

five years ago, my feelings about in-ternships have remained steadfast.Although there are no formal fig-ures, Forbes magazine has estimatedthat more than 1 million U.S. stu-dents do internships each year. Con-troversy surrounds unpaid as op-posed to paid internships, as in thecase of Glatt vs. Fox SearchlightPictures, heard in the U.S. DistrictCourt, Southern District of New

York. The issue at hand:Were the in-tern/plaintiffs in fact employees, en-titled to the wage-hour protectionsof the Fair Labor Standards Act andthe NewYork Labor Law?Legal arguments aside, the col-

lege learning experience can be en-hanced overwhelmingly by a suc-cessful internship. One of those Ifeatured in that blog post was LeePeretz, who came to me from theUniversity at Albany a decade ago.Here’s what Lee, who is now mar-keting director at Anchin, Block &Anchin LLP in New York City, hasto say:“The experience of being an in-

tern is truly invaluable. Whetherpaid or unpaid, the experience youget exposed to a real work environ-ment is something on which youcannot place a value. When I in-terned, I was able to quickly learnabout things like office behavior,proper business etiquette and othermeaningful lessons that far out-weighed any compensation. It alsoallowed me to learn from a mentor,

motivated me to network with oth-er business professionals andhelped me to land my first full-timeposition. Networking then helpedme chart my own course, but it allbegan at that first internship. Thebond I formed with my mentor isone that 11 years later is strongerthan ever. While I believe it is rightto compensate interns for the usefulwork they do, they are often com-pensated much more than their offi-cial hourly rate.”My Public Relations Profession-

als of Long Island colleague, JeffMorosoff, is assistant professor anddirector of the graduate program inpublic relations at Hofstra Universi-ty. Jeff received PRPLI’s Mentor oftheYear award in 2014, so he knowsa thing or two about guiding the ca-reers of his students and those be-yond the walls of his university.According to Morosoff, “Hofs-

tra's public relations program re-quires every PR major to do at leastone internship. I tell my students totry to do two or three internships be-

fore they graduate. A real-world ex-perience at an internship enhancestheir degree and provides them withthe background they'll need whenthey begin their job search.”As I wrote back in 2010 of anoth-

er one of my law firm interns, “Whata delight working with this dynam-ic, motivated and clever intern. Shetook on every job without complaint– stuffing envelopes, conducting re-search, helping to keep me organ-ized – you name it. I satisfied my‘mentoring spirit,’ and together, wegot the job done.”

MindyWolfle, a member of WomenEconomic Developers of Long Is-land, Public Relations Professionalsof Long Island, Direct Marketing As-sociation of Long Island and the So-cial Media Association, is presidentof Neptune Marketing LLC, chiefmarketing officer of Vishnick Mc-Govern Milizio, LLP, and an instruc-tor of business writing and not-for-profit marketing in Hofstra Universi-ty's continuing education program.


Huntington Station-based professional devel-opment company Teq announced an agreementMonday that will make it the exclusive distribu-tor of SMART Technologies software and prod-ucts to K-12 school districts across New Yorkstate beginning later this year.“We couldn’t be happier to align ourselves

with the innovation SMART is bringing toclassrooms around the world,” Damian Scarfo,Teq’s chief executive officer, said in a press re-lease. “The combination of SMART’s solutionsfor natural collaboration in the classroom withour service level agreements and PD [profes-sional development] is the ideal way to bringthese products to classrooms throughout NewYork State.”The exclusive partnership is set to begin Oct.

1, 2015.“Teq has an incredible reputation for profes-

sional development, enabling educators to deliv-er best-in-class learning,” Greg Estell, presidentof SMART Education Solutions, said in the re-lease. “This coupled with SMART's world-lead-ing education technology makes for a powerfulcombination.”With the partnership, schools across the state can

purchase SMART interactive displays and softwarefrom Teq and couple the products with Teq’s pro-

fessional development offerings and technical sup-port from SMART-certified professionals.Teq President Chris Hickey is excited for

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Trudy Fitzsimmons is the 2015recipient of the HuntingtonTownship Chamber of Commerce’sKlaber Award. She will be honoredTuesday, Aug. 25 at the WoodburyCountry Club from 6-8 p.m. Comeout and celebrate Trudy’s distin-guished leadership and recognizeher outstanding devotion to thecommunity. Tickets are $50 forchamber members / $60 for futuremembers and available by visitinghuntingtonchamber.com or calling631-423-6100. Trudy has been a volunteer on

Long Island for 40 years. Whileraising her family of four, sheserved her church, children’s schooland local theater groups. In 1998,she was sponsored by her employer,Cablevision, in the LeadershipHuntington program. Deeply inspired by the program,

she spent the next 12 years volun-teering for Leadership as a memberof its board, chair of the curriculum

committee and assisting in organi-zational development. When Leadership Huntington

became its own independent organ-ization in 2007, Trudy stepped up tolead the organization’s flagship pro-gram, developing, connecting andengaging everyday people to helpthem become extraordinary citi-zens. To better serve Leadership

Huntington, in 2010 Trudy foundedLaible & Fitzsimmons Inc. withKatheryn Liable. For more than a decade, Trudy

has served on board of Vision LongIsland and became co-chair in2014. From 2013-2015, Trudy served

on the board of the Moon JumpersCharitable Foundation, whichhosts fun events and volunteer ini-tiatives to benefit children and vet-erans.Trudy is a favorite nanny to all

five of her grandchildren.

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Local politicians and Nassau Educators Federal Credit Union members celebratethe opening of the credit union’s Huntington Station branch Aug. 13.

Nassau Educators Federal CreditUnion opened a Huntington Stationbranch Aug. 13. NEFCU, a 76-year-old Westbury-

based credit union, now operates twobranches in Suffolk County, the oth-er is in Commack, along with 10branches in Nassau County.The 3,178-square-foot Huntington

Station branch features full-servicebanking for NEFCU members and

It holds Saturday hours, along withoperating Monday through Friday.“Suffolk County represents a great

opportunity for NEFCU, and Hunt-ington Station is a natural location aswe expand to the east,” Edward Pa-ternostro, president and CEO of NE-FCU, said in a release. “We’re eagerto be part of this vibrant and growingcommunity.”

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Ravagh’s Persian Grill is a fami-ly-owned Middle Eastern restaurantwith roots stretching back to NewYork City. Since its inception about20 years ago, four more locations,including one on Main Street inHuntington village, have beenestablished.Owner Matt Tazari opened

Huntington’s Ravagh in February

2011 to continue his family’sIranian culinary traditions. ThisPersian restaurant has no reserva-tions against creating unusual andflavorful dishes through the use offruits such as sour cherries and cur-rants, as well as spices like turmericand saffron meant to challengepatrons’ palates.

“Good food and good servicedoesn’t matter if there is no consis-tency in quality,” Tazari said. “Ouraim is to create a dining experience

where quality is optimal.”To start off, the kashk bademjan

(cooked eggplant in tomato saucetopped with yogurt, $6 lunch/$7dinner) has a tangy taste, comple-mented by the yogurt. The sam-buseh (crispy fried dumplings withchickpeas and herbs, served withspicy chutney, $6) is crispy and lightand the Traditional kashk-bademjan(sautéed eggplant mixed with kashk[whey], topped with sautéed onions,$7/$7.50) may seem heavy, but isactually surprisingly light.For entrees, kebobs are the most

popular and Ravagh has a variety tochoose from. The jujeh kebob (cor-nish game hen in lemon-saffronmarinade, $12/$15) is delicatelyseasoned with a hint of its lemonflavors. The koobideh kebob(chopped beef, $11.50/$13.50) andbarg kebob (marinated sirloin strips,$12/$15) are hearty, yet melt in yourmouth.Stews are just as popular and fill-

ing. The khoresh bademjan (chunksof boneless baby lamb leg with egg-plant and tomato, $12/$16) is ahearty choice. For those who preferchicken, the khoresh fesenjan(chicken with crushed walnuts,cooked in pomegranate sauce,$13/$16) is the dish to try.

No entree is served withoutchoice of an interesting array of riceoptions.Basmati rice is safe, but those

feeling adventurous can try theZereshk Polo (basmati rice with bar-berries, currants and saffron, $6) orAlbaloo Polo (basmati rice withsweet and sour cherries, $6. If youprefer a different side, the mastkhiar (yogurt with cucumber andmint, $5/$6) or torshi (mix ofchopped pickled vegetables, $5/$5)may be for you.Dessert may be too much after

eating generous portions of this cui-sine, but choices like baklava androsewater and saffron ice cream,made in-house, may sway you tosatisfy your sweet tooth.

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Ravagh ownerMatt Tazari displays kebob platter (jujeh kebob-cornish game hen,koobideh kebob-chopped beef, barg kebob-marinated sirloin strips)with basmati rice.

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SideDishIDEAL’S ELEMENT CLOSES: Just threemonths after a revamp that broughta name change and a remodeling,Ideal’s Element closed its doors onSunday. “It seems that Huntingtonhas lots of choices for dining andthe business has not done as well aswe expected after our latest renova-tion in May. We tried our best toplease our customers and hopefullya new owner with a different con-cept can do better,” owner Julius Bi-netti said Friday. Binetti said agroup has made an offer on the busi-ness that Ideal Element’s has ac-cepted. A contract went out Friday.The prospective buyer liked the ideaof another restaurant, he said. Ide-al’s Element, located at 308 MainSt.,. opened in Huntington in 2013as the outgrowth of the Binetti fam-ily’s Ideal Cheese shop in Manhat-tan. It expanded to Huntington in2012 in shared space with TheCrushed Olive before moving outon its own. The business closed forgood on Sunday. “You need to have

a business in these locations thatcan support the rent,” Binetti said.“Our business and the way we mar-keting the business was not able tosupport the rent.”

Ideal’s Element closed on Sunday.

St. Anthony’s Principal Looks To New School Year


BACK SCHOOLTOBRO. GARY CREGAN, O.S.F.Principal

I hope all ofyou are enjoy-ing the summerand are prepar-ing for school,which is lessthan a monthaway!With a few

weeks of vaca-tion remaining,may I suggest

reading Pope Francis’ newest encycli-cal (only 80 pages and in English)“Laudato Si’.”As with any encyclical,the Holy Father writes as a pastor. Inthis particular resource, he writes toencourage people around the worldwho are committed to building a bet-ter, more sustainable world. In this en-cyclical, the issues of health and wel-fare of the poor, environmental degra-dation, pollution, and waste are direct-ly addressed.Some of what is written in “Lauda-

to Si” makes very practical sense and

can be incorporated into our daily life.For instance, Pope Francis speaksabout the tragedy of wasted food andwater. While in most Western coun-tries it is not all uncommon to throwaway one-third of all food prepared,there is a spiritual harm done in takingwhat many in the world do withouteach day, and treating it as though ithas no value. Reading the encyclicalwould be a good preparation for theHoly Father’s visit to NewYork in lateSeptember!Allow me to inform you of positive

changes to our school community – allwonderful indications of the growthand vitality of Saint Anthony’s HighSchool and how we are preparing forthe next 20-30 years.We now have an English Depart-

ment writing lab, led by ChairwomanNancy Kennedy and staffed by mem-bers of Pax et Bonum, the NationalEnglish Honor Society and membersof the English Department. The lab isopen during certain periods of the dayfor those students who may need as-sistance or guidance with writing as-

signments in any of their classes.Found on the fourth floor next to theEnglish Department office, the lab isfurnished with laptops and printersand will greatly benefit the St. Antho-ny’s school community. I am gratefulto Kennedy, who is certain the lab“will become a hub for those studentsfor whom writing, and conversingabout language and literature, willmeet and share their gifts and lovewith others.”I would like to announce the ap-

pointment of James Medina as thescience department chairman. Medinahas been a teacher at St.Anthony’s for26 years. He also bringsmany years ofexperience as summer school princi-pal and director of driver education.Medina is looking forward to the

competition of the two $3 million lifescience labs this September, adding tothe three labs completed last year.Having the new, state-of-the-art lab fa-cilities will provide an excellent start-ing point for future programs likeS.T.E.M. program (Science, Technol-ogy, Engineering, Mathematics), AP

computer science and the continuedgrowth and success of the independentscience research program.With the new labs and upcoming

technologically advanced scienceclassrooms, St. Anthony’s is poised tomeet our students’ educational needsin science and related fields today andinto the future.You may have noticed our front

field is a hub of activity! Due to theinitiative and inspiration of KeithWieczorek, Don Corrao and KevinAdler, we will be renovating andadding a synthetic turf field whichwilltremendously benefit our athleticteams. We are very grateful for theleadership of people such as JamesMetzger of the Whitmore Group ofGarden City, Alex Fletcher, Class of2004, and the Lagana Family for theirextraordinary philanthropic support ofthe project.The board of trustees, administra-

tion and teaching staff continue to becommitted to providing the best possi-ble educational opportunities for yoursons and daughters.


Sometimes kids don’t want to eatbreakfast. They may tell you it’s tooearly for them to eat. Or they’re nothungry. Or they say they don’t havetime. But breakfast doesn’t have totake long to make and doesn’t haveto mean traditional breakfast foods.A peanut butter sandwich on

whole grain bread makes a great,filling breakfast. Add some slicedbananas or no-sugar apple butter.Have hard cooked eggs ready in thefridge. Make a smoothie with plainyogurt and fresh or frozen fruits fora quick breakfast that they can drinkon the go. And last night’s dinnercan be a great breakfast. Grilledchicken or meatballs give a morningprotein boost. It’s time to think outof the box! Breakfast can help yourchild concentrate at school and cangive them the energy to get throughthe morning.Last night’s dinner can also pro-

vide fixings for a wrap, sandwich orsalad. Don’t forget to include fruit.Have your child plan his or her own

lunch. If they’re buying lunch atschool, encourage them to try thegreat salad bars that are popping upat schools everywhere on Long Is-land.I talk about food with young kids

during the school year at our TeddyBear clinics and they love chattingabout how they eat. They want to eathealthy foods. Kids often are lesspicky than adults; they may surpriseyou. But if they don’t like a newfood, keep trying. Sometimes a per-son needs to try a food up to 10times before they like it, whetherthey are adults or children.If you give your kids a say in what

they eat, they may be more likely totry new, healthy foods. Take themshopping with you. Stroll around theproduce aisle or the local farmer’smarket and have them pick out a newand interesting fruit or veggie, likedragon fruit, star fruit or rainbow-colored Swiss chard. If you don’tknow how to cook or serve what you

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Along with heading back to theclassrooms, the Colts, Thunderbirdsand Thundercolts of the Half HollowHills School District are hitting theathletic fields.Varsity and junior varsity football

tryouts began Aug. 17, but the re-maining Half Hollow Hills varsityand junior varsity squads will reportfor tryouts beginning Aug. 24. Try-

outs for middle school sports will beheld Sept. 8.Combined fall varsity and junior

varsity sports are played at the fol-lowing locations: girls cross country,JV2 boys soccer, girls gymnastics atHigh School East; field hockey andboys volleyball at High School West;and girls swimming at the HighSchool West Natatorium.

Fall TryoutsStartMonday

Half Hollow Hills combined teams fall varsity coachesGirls Cross Country Jason Braun [email protected] Field Hockey Gina DiPalo [email protected] Gymnastics Teri Kindelmann [email protected] Swimming Jason Wiedersum [email protected] Volleyball Todd Donaghy [email protected]

Half Hollow Hills High School East fall varsity coachesBoys Cross Country David Gumbus [email protected] Michael Maratto [email protected] Golf Ed Lein [email protected] Soccer Tiziano Carcone [email protected] Soccer Matt Mayo [email protected] Tennis Tom Depelteau [email protected] Volleyball Lauren Weber [email protected] Trainer Donald Herr [email protected]

Half Hollow Hills High School West fall varsity coachesBoys Cross Country Jim Christian [email protected] Kyle Madden [email protected] Chuck Bartolotta [email protected] Soccer Doug Gannon [email protected] Soccer Amanda Strack [email protected] Tennis Kim Langendorfer [email protected] Volleyball Alexa Armenti [email protected] Trainer Kristen DiPietro [email protected]

*Editor’s note: Information provided by theHalf Hollow Hills School District website.

Tryouts for the Half Hollow Hills School District’s varsity and junior varsity fallsports, excluding football, begin Monday, Aug. 24.

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Through ups and downs, forClaude Hudson “Butch” Trucks, hismore than 50-year-long career as adrummer has always come down tothe music.“We played not to be rock stars, not

to make money, but because the mu-sic was so incredible that we had toplay it,” Trucks, a founding memberof TheAllman Brothers Band, said inan interview Thursday. “That’s thebest thing I take away frommy careeris that I’ve done nothing but play mu-sic my whole life.”Formed in 1969 by brothers Duane

Allman and Gregg Allman withDickey Betts, Berry Oakley, Jai Jo-hanny “Jaimoe” Johanson andTrucks, The Allman Brothers Bandwent on to become one the most im-portant touchstones in the history ofSouthern rock and one of the mostsuccessful jam bands of all time.But the Allman Brothers Band

played its last show together at theNew York Beacon Theater on Oct.28, 2014.So Trucks has since looked else-

where for his musical fix.He’s now heading up The Freight

Train Band. Its first stop: a one-night-

only show at The Paramount in Hunt-ington scheduled for Friday night.“This is something I’ve been

looking forward to,” Trucks said ofthe Huntington show. The drummer,68, assembled The Freight TrainBand this year with his son, VaylorTrucks (guitar); Bruce Katz (key-board), a veteran musician and aGregg Allman Band member; andBerry Oakley Jr. (bass/vocals), sonof the late Raymond Berry OakleyIII, another The Allman BrothersBand founding member.After Friday, the group will move

down to Florida, Trucks’ home state,for a few more shows in September.As of right now, he said, there are noplans for a Freight Train Band al-bum, but he’s not completely op-posed to the idea.As for the show at The Para-

mount, however, Trucks said TheFreight Train Band plans to unleasha mixture of original tunes and clas-sic cover – including Allman Broth-ers songs, he said – to fill a 90-minute set.“We can jam all night,” Trucks

said. “If you’re not there, you’remissing out.”Doors at The Paramount will

open at 7 p.m. Friday night with theshow expected to begin at 8 p.m.Along with The Freight Train Band,cover band Southbound will also betaking the stage. Tickets are avail-able from the box office or fromparamountny.com for $20-$30.

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Claude Hudson “Butch” Trucks, a founding member of the Allman Brothers Band,is bringing The Freight Train Band to The Paramount Friday night.

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High Tea at theWalt Whitman BirthplaceCome to a formal afternoon tea partyAug. 20, 1-3 p.m. at the Walt WhitmanBirthplace State Historical Site. Admissionis $25 per person. Registration is requiredand space is limited. 246 Old WaltWhitman Road, Huntington Station. Forinformation call 631-427-5240, ext. 112.

Happenings on Main StreetHappenings on Main Street, presented byNorthport Arts Coalition, brings music tothe streets. Singer/songwriters, jazz, blues,folk, pop, Americana and open-mic nights.Friday evenings, 7 p.m. at NorthportVillage Park. Weekly through Sept. 4.

Poets in PortOngoing series every 4th Friday of themonth at 7:30 p.m. Guest poets andopen readings. Aug. 28 and Sept. 25.Presented by Northport Arts Coalitionat Caffe Portofino, 249 Main St.,Northport. northportarts.org .

Run for Your Life 5K Run/WalkJoin the Commack Volunteer AmbulanceCorps for the 4th Annual Run For YourLife 5K Run/Walk on Saturday, Aug. 22,at Mandracchia-Sawmill IntermediateSchool. Entry is $20 before Aug. 12 and$25 thereafter. The event is intended toraise funds for new rescue equipment.Registration starts at 8 a.m. TheRun/Walk starts at 9 a.m., 103 New Hwy.,Commack. For more information on regis-tration, special group rates and servicediscounts, visit commackambulance.org.

Snapper/Bluefish Fishing DerbyThe Cold Spring Harbor Lions Club willhost its annual fishing derby Sept. 12.Registration begins at 9 a.m. at seafar-er’s parking lot on Main Street in ColdSpring Harbor. The derby is open to kids16 years and under. The fish weigh-instarts at 3 p.m. Hot dogs, pizza andsoda will be offered to participants. Formore information, call 516-241-0761.(picture: Johnny Fishing Derby 2008.jpg)

Book Talk at the Seminary LibraryAuthor and blogger Elizabeth Scaliawill talk about her new book, “StrangeGods: Unmasking the Idols inEveryday Life,” Sept. 13 at 2 p.m. atthe Seminary of the ImmaculateConception, 440 West Neck Road,Lloyd Harbor. Copies of the book willbe available for purchase and signing.Refreshments will be served. For infor-mation, call 631-423-0483, ext. 141.

Under the Sun 2015 at theParamountTickets are still available for the Under theSun concert featuring Sugar Ray, Better

than Ezra, Uncle Kracker, and Eve 6 onAug. 24 at 7:30 p.m. 370 New York Ave.Huntington. For tickets or information, call631-673-7300, or visit paramountny.com.

End of Summer BarbequeBarbeque and ice cream sundays com-pliments of the Huntington Town Council,from 10:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m at the SeniorCitizens Beach House, 239 Little NeckRoad, Centerport. Hot Dogs will beserved at 11:30 a.m. and DJ starts at1:30 p.m. Purchase tickets for $1 inadvance at the Senior Center, 423 ParkAve., Huntington. Call 261-9186

A.J. BenzaDaily News Gossip Columnist and AuthorA.J. Benza will talk about and sign hisnew memoir, “‘74 and Sunny,” Aug. 26 at7 p.m, Book Revue, 313 New York Ave.,Huntington. All books signed at the eventmust be purchased at the Book Revue.

Living Dinosaurs DiscussionThe Huntington Oyster Bay AudubonSociety will present the program: LivingDinosaurs, on Wednesday Sept. 9 at 7p.m. Dr. Douglas A. Robinson Jr., evolu-tionary biologist, will discuss the evolution-ary link between dinosaurs of the past andbirds today at the Cold Spring HarborLibrary, 95 Harbor Road. See website forinformation and updates. –www.hobaudubon.org

Asharoken Garden ClubLuncheon and RaffleThe Asharoken Garden Club will host aluncheon and raffle on Wednesday Sept.16, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the HuntingtonCrescent Club, 15 Washington Dr.Admission is $50, payable to theAsharoken Garden Club. Call 651-8512to make reservations by Sept. 4. Checkscan be mailed to P.O. Box 263,Northport NY 11968.

The Brush/Lens Project ExhibitionPainter Ward Hooper and PhotographerHolly Gordon will debut a collaborativecollection of Long Island inspired piecesat the Jeannie Tengelsen Gallery of theArt League of Long Island, 107 East DeerPark Road, Dix Hills. The exhibition startsAug. 8 and goes through Aug. 23. Galleryhours are Monday-Thursday: 9 a.m.-p.m.,Fridays 9 a.m.-4 p.m., Weekends 11a.m.-4 p.m. A reception will be heldSunday, Aug. 9 at 2 p.m. and a gallerytalk will be Sunday, Aug. 16 at 2 p.m.

Sinatra Tribute at HuntingtonPlayhousePlaying through Sept. 6, “My Way: AMusical Tribute to Frank Sinatra” per-formances are Fridays and Saturdaysat 8 p.m., with one Sunday perform-ance on Sept. 6 at 2 p.m. Five perform-ers will sing more than 40 songs usingSinatra’s iconic style. To make a reser-vation, contact the box office at 440-871-8333. The box office is openWednesday-Friday 1-4 p.m., and twohours before each performance.

Over 50 FairThe Over 50 Fair will offer classes andexhibitors designed to help people over50 learn to live life to the fullest. EdithJason, 80, one of the oldest yoga teach-ers on Long Island, will be running ayoga class. Chef AJ, 11, of Fox TV’s“MasterChef Junior,” will cook quesadil-las for all to try. Mark Brier of Laughs atthe Library and Howard Newman ofJokesercise will offer a little exercise anda side of comedy. Other class topicsinclude saving for retirement, travel andhealth topics. Admission is $6 online, $8at the door; free for veterans. Sept. 27,10 a.m.-4:30 p.m. at the Melville Marriott,1350 Old Walt Whitman Road, Melville(Over50Fair.com, 516-621-1446).

Fare Free WeeksHuntington area rapid transit fixed routepassengers will ride for free for twoweeks. Sept. 21- 26 and Sept. 28 – Oct.3. The Free fare weeks are in conjunc-tion with International Car Free Day onSept. 22.

Townwide Fund Accepting GrantApplicationsThe Townwide Fund of Huntington isaccepting grant applications for any reg-istered 501(c)(3) not-for-profit agencylicensed in the State of New York whosemission is to assist residents of the Townof Huntington with basic health andhuman services. Applications availableat Townwide Fund office, 148 E. MainSt., Huntington, Or see website-www.townwidefund.org/grants. For moreinformation call 631-629-4950.

Cold Spring Harbor Library95 Harbor Road, Cold Spring Harbor.631-692-6820. cshlibrary.org.● The St. Francis Hospital Outreach

Department Health Bus will be parkednear the entrance to the library,Thursday Sept. 3, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Freehealth screenings including blood pres-sure, body mass index, blood tests forcholesterol and diabetes are availableto all attendees. No registration orreservations required. Patient educa-tion and referrals as needed are avail-able for adults over 18.

Commack Public Library18 Hauppauge Road, Commack. 631-499-0888. commack.suffolk.lib.ny.us.● Film history writer Glenn Andreiev will

lead a program showing forbidden andonce shunned movie clips from beforethe strict censorship codes wereenforced in Hollywood. Thursday Aug.27, 6:30 p.m.

Deer Park Public Library44 Lake Ave., Deer Park. 631-586-3000.deerparklibrary.org.● Landscapes and seascapes by local

artist Paul Padovano are on displaythrough August.

Elwood Public Library3027 Jericho Turnpike, Elwood. 631-499-3722. elwoodlibrary.org.● Crochet/Knitters n’ Friends, on

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● DIY tote Bag Craft on Thursday Aug.20, at 7 p.m. for young adults grades6-12. See website to register, spots arelimited.

Half Hollow Hills Community LibraryDix Hills: 55 Vanderbilt Parkway. 631-421-4530; Melville: 510 Sweet HollowRoad, 631-421-4535. hhhlibrary.org.● 3D Printer at Dix Hills. Ready for you

to print your own creations. STL, OBJ,or THING files may be e-mailed [email protected] for review. Ifdesigns meet library policy, you will getan appointment to print. For moreinformation, call 631-498-1236.

Harborfields Public Library31 Broadway, Greenlawn. 631-757-4200.harborfieldslibrary.org● Living Long Island: A Small Standard

Flower Show presented by TheCenterport Garden Club on ThursdaySept. 17, 1 p.m.-8 p.m. and FridaySept. 18, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. a donation of$4 is asked for. The show will featurefloral design, a horticulture exhibit andpaintings and photography by mem-bers.

Huntington Public LibraryMain branch: 338 Main St., Huntington.

631-427-5165. Station Branch: 1335New York Ave., Huntington Station.631-421-5053. thehuntingtonlibrary.org.

●Paintings by Robert L. Delboy are ondisplay through Aug. 23.

Northport-East Northport LibraryNorthport: 151 Laurel Ave. 631-261-6930. East Northport: 185 LarkfieldRoad. 631-261-2313. nenpl.org.● Movie screening of 5 Flights Up, Friday

Aug. 21, at 2 p.m. The film is rated PG13.

South Huntington Public Library145 Pidgeon Hill Road, HuntingtonStation. 631-549-4411. shpl.info.● Summer Sculpture Show: Metal Works

with Spirit, through Sept. 1, includesworks by members of Long IslandProfessional Sculptors and Supportersin the library building and on thegrounds outside.

Cinema Arts Centre423 Park Ave., Huntington. cinemaarts-centre.org. 631-423-7611.● Double feature including Pulp Fiction

and Fight Club both rated R onSaturday Aug. 22, at 10:30 p.m. $13for general audiences $11 for students.$150 for a season pass.

● Ernie Kovacs: TV Comedy Pioneer.Ben Model will lead a lecture on the1950’s TV comedian. Aug. 24 at 7:30p.m. $10 for members, $15 for thegeneral public.

John W. Engeman Theater350 Main St., Northport. johnwenge-mantheater.com. 631-261-2900.● “The Cottage,” written by Sandy

Rustin, runs July 23-Sept. 6.

Art League of Long Island107 East Deer Park Road, Dix Hills.Gallery hours: 9 a.m.-4 p.m. weekdays;11 a.m.-4 p.m. weekends. 631-462-5400.ArtLeagueLI.net.● The Brush/Lens Project, Aug. 8-23.

Dual paintings and photography juxta-pose each other and portray the samesubject.

b.j. spoke gallery299 Main St., Huntington. Gallery hours:Monday-Sunday, 11 a.m.-5 p.m., until 9p.m. on Friday and Saturday. 631-549-5106. bjspokegallery.com.● Summer Harvest of Artists, July 28-

Aug. 23. The exhibit features 41 localartists, and work ranging from photog-raphy to abstract paintings and sculp-tures.

● Three exhibits will be on view Aug. 27-Sept. 27. Featuring Ilene Palant,Katherine Leipe-Levenson a membersthemed exhibit called “A BeautifulSeason.”

Cold Spring Harbor Fish Hatchery1660 Route 25A, Cold Spring Harbor.Open seven days a week, 10 a.m.-5p.m., Saturday and Sundays until 6 p.m.:$6 adults; $4 children ages 3-12 andseniors over 65; members and childrenunder 3 are free. 516-692-6768.cshfha.org.● Hatchling turtles will be shown during

their first outdoor adventure on August22 at 10 a.m. Refreshments will beserved and professional staff willanswer questions about the turtles.

Cold Spring Harbor Whaling Museum279 Main St., Cold Spring Harbor. 631-367-3418. cshwhalingmuseum.org.● The year-long exhibit “Sea Ink:

American Sailors and Tattoo Art”explores the culture, history and signifi-cance of nautical tattoos. Tattoo arti-facts, antique machines, early inkingtools and Sailor Jerry flash art on dis-play through Aug. 30.

Heckscher Museum Of Art2 Prime Ave., Huntington. Museumhours: Wednesday – Friday, 10 a.m.-4p.m., first Fridays from 4-8:30 p.m.,Saturday and Sunday from 11 a.m.-5p.m. Admission $6 for adults, $4-6/seniors, and $4-6/children; membersand children under 10 get in free. 631-351-3250.● “James Rosenquist: Tripartite Prints,”

runs Aug. 15 through Nov. 22.Rosenquist’s lithographs are character-ized by horizontal, tripartite composi-tions depicting brightly colored icons,including tire tracks, stairs, nails, stars,orbits and the American flag.

● “Street Life: Private Moments/PublicRecord”opens Aug. 15 through March27. Selected works from the perma-nent collection illustrate the urbanexperience and create a portrait ofNew York City in its daily life. Featuredartists include Berenice Abbott, N. JayJaffee, Martin Lewis, John Sloan,Garry Winogrand.

● “Graphic Appeal: Modern Prints fromthe Collection” runs Aug. 15 throughNov. 29. Landscape, figurative andabstract work using a range of tradi-tional and modern processes by artistsRomare Bearden, John Steuart Curry,Stuart Davis, Red Grooms, RisaburoKimura, Robert Kipniss, RoyLichtenstein, Henry Moore, ClaesOldenburg, Robert Rauschenberg,Emilio Sanchez, Tom Wesselman andothers.

Huntington Arts CouncilMain Street Petite Gallery: 213 Main St.,Huntington. Gallery hours: Monday-Friday 9 a.m.-6 p.m.; Saturday noon-4p.m. 631-271-8423. huntingtonarts.org.● From Aug 13-28 except on Sundays,

explore the invented realm of imagina-tion, at “Driven to Abstraction,” present-ed by the Main Street Gallery.Admission is free. Open from 9 a.m.-5p.m.

Huntington Historical SocietyMain office/library: 209 Main St.,Huntington. Museums: Conklin Barn, 2High St.; Kissam House/Museum Shop,434 Park Ave.; Soldiers & SailorsMemorial Building, 228 Main St. 631-427-7045, ext. 401. huntingtonhistorical-society.org● Take a tour of the historic Van Wyck

Lefferts Tide Mill, first built in 1795.Accessible only by boat, the mill isopen for tours on a limited basis. Thelast tour is scheduled for Thursday,Aug. 27, at 9 a.m. Tickets are $15 fornon-members, $10 for members.Registration required. 631-427-7045,ext. 404.huntingtonhistoricalsociety.org.

Northport Historical Society Museum215 Main St., Northport. Museum hours:Tuesday-Sunday, 1-4:30 p.m. 631-757-9859. northporthistorical.org.● For an afternoon of historical fun, take

a self-guided walking tour of the

Northport’s historic Main Street,Tuesday-Sunday, from 1-4:30 p.m.Available in the museum shop at $5per person.

Ripe Art Gallery1028 Park Ave., Huntington. Tuesday-Thursday, 11 a.m.-6 p.m.; Friday, 2-8p.m.; Saturday, 11 a.m.-5 p.m. ripeart-gal.com. 631-239-1805.

Vanderbilt Museum and Planetarium180 Little Neck Road, Centerport.Museum hours: Tuesday, Saturday andSunday, 12-4 p.m. Grounds admission:$7 adults, $6 students with ID and sen-iors 62 and older, and $3 children 12and under. Mansion tour, add $5 per per-son. 631-854-5555.vanderbiltmuseum.org.● Afternoon mansion tours begin in the

courtyard of the historic house onceowned by William K. Vanderbilt II.Tours are Tuesday, Saturday andSunday for a $5 fee, in addition to theprice of admission. Check the muse-um’s website for listing times.

Walt Whitman Birthplace246 Old Walt Whitman Road, HuntingtonStation. Hours: Monday-Friday, 11 a.m.-4p.m.; Saturdays and Sundays, 11 a.m.- 5p.m. Admission: $6 adults, $5 seniors,$4 students, and children under 5 arefree. 631-427-5240. waltwhitman.org.● Schedule at a group high tea and

transport yourself back in time in a pri-vate gathering house at the Birthplace.$25 per person. 631-427-5240, ext.120. [email protected].

Five Towns CollegePerforming Arts CenterFive Towns College, 305 N. ServiceRoad, Dix Hills. Box Office: 631-656-2148; dhpac.org.● The Ivy League Comedy group. Friday

Sept. 18, at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $30.For information see website.

The Paramount370 New York Ave., Huntington. 631-673-7300. paramountny.com. All showsbegin at 8 p.m. unless otherwise noted.● Creedence Clearwater Revisited, Aug.

20, 8 p.m.● Butch Trucks and the Freight Train

Band ft. Berry, Aug. 21, 8 p.m.● Aaron Lewis, Aug. 22, 8 p.m.● .38 Special: Aug. 29, 8 p.m.● The J. Geils Band: Aug. 30, 8 p.m.

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Elizabeth Scalia will hold atalk about her new book,“Strange Gods: Unmasking theIdols in Everyday Life,” Sept. 13at 2 p.m. at the Library at theSeminary of the ImmaculateConception in Lloyd Harbor.For mor information, contactthe library at: 631-423-0483ext. 141.

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buy, go on the Internet with yourchild and do a recipe search. Whenkids help cook their own food, theybecome more adventurous and ap-preciative of what they’re eating.At home, don’t keep your fruits

and vegetables in the refrigerator’sproduce drawers. Clean them, cutthem up and keep them in the centerof the fridge. If they’re in view,they’re more likely to be eaten.Keep sugary snacks off the countertops, but put out a bowl of fruit. Thisis good for all members of the fam-ily; not just the kids!Many of our kids have sports or

other activities after school, so it’sgood to pack a snack for later in theday. Dinner is often too far off andour kids need the energy. Try hum-mus with whole grain crackers, pret-zels or baby carrots; low fat stringcheese; trail mix with nuts andraisins; or a small bagel with slicedturkey. If they have snacks availablefor after class, they’re less likely to

hit the bake sale table or the candyvending machine. Let your kidsknow that if they eat healthy foods,they’ll have more energy for theiractivities and will be able to runfaster and play longer.Sometimes between homework,

our work, play dates, dance, sportsand other after-school activities, weneglect family dinner time. It’s be-come harder to get together andcook meals at home, but it’s impor-tant. It’s the time when we not onlyshare our meal (hopefully one meal– try not to be a short-order cook),but share the events of our days, ourideas and our time. And it’s a time totalk about our food –what it is,where it comes from and how it gotto our plates. Let’s show apprecia-tion for it and teach our kids to bemindful eaters.

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we’re adults. We can teach themhow to eat well, and help set thetone for the rest of their lives.

- Stephanie Schiff, RD,nutritionist at Huntington Hospital

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fragrances, to acting lessons, cookingclasses and mixed-martial arts fitnesscourses.They also listened to prominent

guest speakers who are well knownfor perseverance in their fields, in-cluding Sandra Cauffman, thedeputy system program director atNASA, and ESPN journalist ChrisBroussard.“What they share in common is

they have a story to tell, not abouttheir success, but about their jour-ney,” Heil said about the speakers.“We are concerned more about thepath not just the end result.”Before the closing event tomorrow,

students will attend IYF innovationacademy, where business owners andentrepreneurs will man booths andtalk to the students. “We want ourstudents to get inspired by these dif-ferent companies and individualswho had a great idea and carriedthrough with the idea they had,” Heilsaid.The first event on Aug. 17 was a

scavenger hunt that took place onIYF’s Mahanaim campus and at es-tablishments along New York Av-enue. The students were put intoteams of no more than 10 and had touse clues to find and complete chal-lenges like word problems or takingselfies in front of different land-

marks.“We want to put them in an envi-

ronment where they will have nochoice but to open up and work witheach other" said Heil.Volunteer teacher Jeane-Claude

Michel Jr. and his middle schoolteam, Challenge 24 had to work to-gether to figure out that their cluewas leading them outside the gymna-sium on the west side of campus.

Once there the group had to solve acrossword puzzle and word search inorder to get their next clue.One of the program managers co-

ordinating the scavenger hunt, Ter-ry Henderson said, “when the stu-dents come they don’t know eachother, they waste the whole day be-ing uncomfortable. When we givethem a task they get to know oneanother quicker. There is no time to

be bashful.”Bashfulness wasn’t a problem for

19-year-old volunteer Ryan Camp-bell from the country of Jamaica,who has been with the program foreight years. He previously attendedWorld Camps in Haiti, Jamaica,Canada and here in NewYork.“My favorite part of World Camp

is when I see the students change,”said Campbell. “It’s touching for meto see the students happy doing theactivities we set up for them.”Richard Larkin, 25, has only been

with the World Camp since last year.“The people are from all over theworld. It’s very cool meeting every-one, you learn more about yourselfand other people,” said Larkin. “I’mhoping to gain a different heart, be-ing here helps me overcome difficul-ties.”The World Camp originated in

South Korea in 2001. Since then theprogram has expanded to differentcountries around the world.New York is the only location in

the United States to host WorldCamp this year, but next year Heilsays IYF might host back-to-backevents in both NewYork and LosAn-geles. “It’s sweet, because there arestudents here from around the coun-try,” Heil said. “Even if we split theregion like we used to, it should stillbe a great turnout.”


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