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The Paramount Spotlight

Guitar Prodigy Wows Ellen Photo by Gary Niederauer

By Jacqueline Birzon jbirzon@longislandernews.com

Dark Star Orchestra lead guitarist and vocalist Jeff Mattson, a Long Islander, performs Jerry Garcia’s role in the band’s concert re-creations.

Channeling TheDead For over 16 years and more than 2,200 shows played, Dark Star Orchestra has embodied the Grateful Dead’s live experience for fans both old and too young to have ever seen their own Grateful Dead show. The tribute band that “Rolling Stone” magazine called “quite possibly the most talented and accomplished tribute band out there,” will play The Paramount in Huntington for two nights, Dec. 30 and New Year’s Eve, Dec. 31.

To understand Dark Star Orchestra, one has to understand the Grateful Dead, who performed over 2300 shows over their four decades together as a band. Their lasting impact on American culture cannot be overstated – particularly in our music, with artists in genres as diverse as metal and Americana citing them as a major influence.

The Grateful Dead only released 13 studio albums, but countless live recordings are still rabidly sought after, traded and collected because every (Continued on page A20)

Brandon Niederauer and his father, Gary, had just de-boarded the plane at JFK airport returning home from Brandon’s Dec. 4 guitar solo on “The Ellen DeGeneres Show” when he got a call from musician Gregg Allman congratulating him on his performance.

“It must’ve been through social media,” Gary Niederauer said. “He called and told him how impressed he was with his playing and that he wanted him to play with him and the Gregg Allman Band at some upcoming gigs.”

Still reeling from his debut on “The Ellen DeGeneres Show,” Brandon, a 10year-old fifth-grader at Paumonak Elementary School said he felt “pretty nervous” stepping on the Ellen stage, unable to envision just how the taping would go. But afterward, a whole different set of emotions swept over him.

“I didn’t even, like, imagine it [before]; I felt pretty nervous. When it was all over, it felt so good, like, imagining it… I couldn’t stop thinking about it,” Brandon said.

Before he debuted his original piece, (Continued on page A20)

Brandon Niederauer, a 10-year-old student at Paumonak Elementary School in Dix Hills, waits anxiously before his Dec. 4 solo performance on “The Ellen DeGeneres Show.”

MELVILLE

Advisor Targeted In Sexism Suit Woman: Melville man, others at golf club fired her based on gender

By Jacqueline Birzon jbirzon@longislandernews.com

According to a lawsuit filed in Nassau County Court, the Wheatley Hills Golf Club, an exclusive organization in which members have a “prehistoric mindset” and is run by a board of “dinosaurs,” made a 28-year employee’s contract extinct when they fired her based on her gender.

Club House Committee Member and bondholder Louis Russo, a Melville resident and financial consultant, is one of five men targeted a gender discrimination suit brought against the club by a former employee, Toni DeMay, in 2011. Despite the club’s attempt to dismiss the suit, Nassau County judge Hon. Randy Sue Harber on Nov. 29 ordered that the case proceed to court based on “triable issues of fact” in the lawsuit.

DeMay, an East Williston resident,

began working at the club in 1982 and was an assistant manager for 17 years. In 1999 after the male general manager left the club, DeMay, who received “much praise” from earlier club presidents, was promoted to general manager that same year under an “entirely different set of board members,” the suit claims.

Russo, chief executive officer of C.F.M. Holdings, a financial consulting firm on Walt Whitman Road, is accused in the lawsuit of “constantly criticizing” and “defaming” DeMay. Russo, the lawsuit claims, discriminated against DeMay based on her gender, instructing her to “listen to his male friends” and “questioned why the club would listen to a woman when they have these two [male] restaurateurs.”

According to court documents, the Wheatley Hills Golf Club restricts its few female members from certain areas of the

building, including certain staircases and doorways. One board member instructed DeMay to place pornographic magazines in the men’s bathrooms, stating “the guys are going to love this,” court records said.

When the five men targeted in the suit rose to power in the club around 2009, members, the suit claims, had the opportunity to “rectify what they believed to be the wrong of having a strong, independent woman in power.”

Through discreet committee meetings, the suit claims, the board ultimately decided to fire DeMay, not based on her performance but upon her gender.

While three of the individual defendants—one of which has since died— denied “involvement or memory” of DeMay’s review resulting in her termination, Russo admitted he voted against the renewal of DeMay’s contract. Court (Continued on page A20)

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TOWN OF HUNTINGTON

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The Marty Lyons Foundation celebrated a grand opening of its re-located national headquarters right in Commack on Dec. 4.

Marty Lyons was a football player in the National Football League during the 1970s and 1980s. He spent his entire professional career of 12 years as a defensive lineman for the New York Jets.

Lyons established his foundation, a charity aimed at granting the wishes of children with life-threatening illnesses, in 1982, after experiencing a series of events that had deeply altered his view on life.

Early in his career, the football player befriended a 3-year-old boy suffering from severe disease. Lyons became extremely close with the young boy and took on the role of a surrogate father. In the spring of 1982, the boy died. During the same time period, Lyons’ father died, and his first child was born, healthy.

At that point, Lyons became determined to create a group dedicated to fulfilling the

wishes of children with terminal illnesses.

Lyons says his group has sponsored nearly 7,000 kids in its 32 years of existence.

“Every single story has a meaning,” Lyons said. “Every single life has a meaning.”

The Marty Lyons Foundation has brought joy to sick children and their families by making various dreams happen, such as trips to Disney World, meeting a celebrity, creating a swimming pool filled with spring water, swimming with dolphins and many more.

“If we can improve the quality of life for these kids, then we’ve done something good,” Lyons said. “Every kid teaches us something and I’m reassured every day through faith.”

When the foundation opened in 1982, it was stationed in Suffolk County. For the past 12 years, it operated out of New York City, and when it was time to move again, the group decided to move back to Long Island and chose its Commack location of 354 Veterans Memorial Highway.

Half Hollow Hills photo/Kristen Schultheiss

By Kristen Schultheiss

Marty Lyons, pictured fourth from the top left, poses for a picture at the Marty Lyons Foundation grand opening with fellow members of his nonprofit organization.

TOWN OF HUNTINGTON

Artist Paints For U.S. Postal Service kschultheiss@longislandernews.com

If that stamp you just put on that envelope has a picture of a flower on it, it may have been designed by a Huntington resident.

The United States Postal Service recently released a new stamp designed

by Huntington’s very own, William Low. The poinsettia stamp is the first in a collection of five flower stamps, called “Forever”, to be released.

About two and a half years ago, the postal service contacted the award-winning artist and asked him to design the set of stamps. Low was given a specific list of five different flowers, including the poinsettia.

“It was kind of a surprise for me because I had never painted flowers before,” Low said. “But I said sure!” He said he had always wanted to work with the postal service.

Low, 54, has been successful in the art industry for about 25 years. He is known mostly for his drawings and paintings of cityscapes, but his depiction of light is what drew Ethel Kessler, a recruiter for

the postal service, to his work.

In his stamp designs, Low beautifully portrays the visual of light falling upon a flower.

“When I was doing the poinsettia, I wasn’t trying to draw the flower petals to look like flower petals. I was really just trying to capture the shape and the color of the light on the flower. The more accurate the color and the shapes, the more the flower will come out,” Low said, explaining his approach.

The artist even grew the flowers at his own home with the help of his family. As the flowers reached perfect blossoming stages, Low took photographs of them during different times of the day and in different light. He then chose an idea from a photo to make into a stamp.

The poinsettia was the only image he captured from life.

“I put the flower right next to me and just started painting,” Low said. It took him about a year to grow the flowers and finish all of the paintings.

Interestingly enough, the flower illustrations are actually digital paintings.

Low has a special digital monitor that looks like a computer screen set up in his

MELVILLE

Man Found Dead

By Kristen Schultheiss kschultheiss@longislandernews.com

A man was found dead Monday afternoon at an industrial site in Melville.

The body of Mauricio Edy Zambranovera, 23, was found lying behind his commercial truck where he had been unloading material at 110 Sand and Gravel, located at 136 Spagnoli Drive in Melville, according to the Suffolk County Police Department.

Employees of 110 Sand and Gravel called 911 at 1:11 p.m. on Monday after they discovered the body. A physician assistant from the Office of the

Suffolk County Medical Examiner pronounced Zambranovera dead at the scene.

Zambranovera, who lived in Queens, had suffered severe internal injuries.

According to a police spokeswoman, the cause of death is still under investigation. The Queens man may have been struck by another vehicle or machine.

The type of commercial truck he was found behind is called a “moving floor truck” which may have played a part in the accident, according to a police spokeswoman.

Zambranovera worked for City Recycling in Brooklyn.

Half Hollow Hills photos/Kristen Schultheiss

By Kristen Schultheiss

William Low, of Huntington, with his poinsettia stamp design. studio. The monitor is used for digital painting. Its screen is pressure sensitive, so an artist can control the width and texture of a stroke made with a special drawing tool. An artist can also create different colors of paint with the unique digital art software.

“I am trained as a traditional painter and I moved over to the computer,” Low said. “I wanted to bring the traditional skills into the computer. A lot of illustrators are doing it now. It’s fun!”

Low also continues to paint traditionally.

He began to draw when he was about 10 years old and learned how to paint at the High School of Art and Design in Manhattan. Two years after he graduated college, from Parsons School of Design, he began illustrating. He grew up in the Bronx and moved to Huntington more than 20 years ago.

“I always liked to draw,” Low said.

“Everyone likes to draw, but I really, really liked it.”

Low is a full-time art teacher at New York’s Fashion Institute of Technology.

One of the classes he teaches is digital painting techniques.

William Low demonstrates how to paint on his digital screen.

“I love to teach,” he said. “I love when I’m teaching about art and a light goes on for the students.”

He somehow finds the time to complete many projects he is requested for, such as illustrating books, magazines, creating artwork for New York City’s MTA, and painting the stamp collection for the US Postal Service.

Low expects the rest of the stamps in the US Postal Service Forever set to be released in 2014.

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POLICE REPORT Compiled by Danny Schrafel

Music To My Ears

Can You Hear Me Now, Officer?

Lift your voice in song… Now this is the sort of

That was the day that the lifeboat of the Gwendoline Steers washed up on Hobart Beach in Eaton’s Neck, can-do spirit that I can get behind! I’m well aware frozen over with the body of Second Engineer Hugh that districts all over New York are having a really Reid inside. The tug sank one hard time with finding money to do everything they day earlier on Dec. 30, killing want in athletics, arts and muIN THE KNOW all nine men aboard. Several of sic. So when I hear that famiWITH AUNT ROSIE the deceased washed ashore in lies, like the Shaer family in the coming days and months.

Dix Hills, see an issue arise in Hear the whole story once their community and take action to make things betagain at the Northport Public ter, it does my heart a world of good. They did that Library Dec. 18 when Ed Carr, a noted Asharoken by teaming up with a West Hollow Middle School and Eaton’s Neck historian and the town’s current diteacher and other concerned parents to start the Long rector of maritime services, tells the story of the Island Children’s Choir, which now offers opportunidoomed tug starting at 7:30 p.m. Last year, on the ties for children grades 1-12 from Queens to River50th anniversary of the disaster, the library had to head to participate in choral music programs. Not onturn away some members of the overflow crowd, so ly are they providing a wonderful service for commuget there early so you don’t miss this important look nities across Long Island, they’re teaching all of us a into a historic maritime tragedy. valuable lesson – don’t just sit there, do something! I can’t wait to see these kids sing at the Barnes & NoPuppy love… I wouldn’t dare end on a downer ble in East Northport next Friday. Hope to see you like that, so let me send you away with some good there! news, thanks to the town’s League for Animal Protection. You might have heard they did their first “giving Thanks for the sand… to the folks from the tree” fundraiser, which they capped off Sunday when Town of Huntington Highway department who were they lit up the tree as carolers from Northport High hard at work Sunday night to take care of the first acSchool sang. No, I stand corrected – “trees.” Figuring cumulation of the season. Leaving nothing to chance, they’d sell about 100 ornaments, either to honor a pet the big plows were out and sanders were spitting the or remember a dearly departed one, they had one tree gritty stuff all over the roads to make sure we all for the special ornaments. Demand was such that made it home safely. I’m glad to see Mr. Naughton they had to bring in two more – and put extra ornaisn’t leaving anything to chance; please know your ments on garland strung along the fence. All told, diligence is much appreciated. they sold about 400 ornaments – Jane was stringing up the ornaments fast and furious moments before No screws loose… In the “random acts of kindthe trees were lit – and at $10 a pop, that’s a whole ness file” – my friend noticed a bit of kitchen-table lot of kibble! Paired with other events on Saturday, stationery stuffed under the windshield wiper of her they raised about $5,000 last weekend, which helps Mercedes. She figured it was a “sorry I hit your car, them operate the Grateful Paw Cat Shelter (without here’s my number” note. In fact, it was much more taxpayer money, mind you) while supporting the considerate – the writer posted the note to inform her town’s work at the dog shelter next door. Go check that there was screw in their front right tire, and out the trees sometime, and check out the dozens of telling them not to turn the wheel so they could see it wonderful pets up for adoption while you’re there. for themselves. I always enjoy catching people being good, especially when it involves being considerate (Aunt Rosie wants to hear from you! If you have and helpful to your neighbors. Think of how much comments, ideas, or tips about what’s happening in better off we’d all be if everybody did one little thing your neck of the woods, write to me today and let me like that every day. It adds up. know the latest. To contact me, drop a line to Aunt Rosie, c/o The Long-Islander, 145 East Main Street, Historic tragedy… New Year’s Eve 1962 is a day Huntington NY 11743. Or try the e-mail at most of us Huntington old-timers will never forget. aunt.rosieli@gmail.com)

Fourth Precinct officers arrested a Dix Hills man shortly after 9 p.m. in Commack Dec. 3 after he allegedly stole cell phones from the Wal-Mart on Crooked Hill Road.

Police charged him with fourth-degree grand larceny, seventh-degree possession of a controlled substance and resisting arrest. Police said the suspect refused to take his arms out from underneath himself and flailed his head back and forth when officers attempted to arrest him.

Sticky Fingers A Patchogue woman was arrested Dec. 5 after she allegedly filched coins and jewelry from a Dix Hills home.

Police charged the 23-year-old woman with petit larceny.

Houdini Would Have Unlocked Both Someone managed to break the lock on a storage container at an Ostego Avenue address Dec. 4. Police said the suspect broke the lock and chain on one container, but was unsuccessful in doing so on a second location.

However, nothing appears to have been stolen, according to the criminal mischief complaint.

Thief Smashes And Grabs Loot A train pass, money and credit cards were stolen from a 2001 Ford parked on Ruland Road in Melville Dec. 4.

Police said that someone smashed the rear window of the car to steal the property at 6:30 a.m.

A Right Hook To Jail A Dix Hills man was arrested at the Second Precinct Dec. 6 on assault charges. Police said the 20-year-old punched a male victim in the face and head on Edge Place in Dix Hills, causing the victim substantial pain.

Phone Scam Succeeds A phone scammer hit paydirt in Dix Hills on Dec. 3.

Police said someone called a Dix Hills home at 1:16 p.m. that day and claimed to be a federal Drug Enforcement Agency representative. The suspect claimed they had a warrant out for the person’s arrest and that the resident must send money to avoid arrest, which they did.

Thief Swipes Identity PICTURE THIS HAIR TODAY, GONE TOMORROW

QUOTE OF THE WEEK SUFFOLK COUNTY PD HARRY JOS

A Melville resident called the cops Dec. 5 after discovering an identity thief had compromised their accounts a week earlier. The complainant alleged that someone opened a credit card in their name Nov. 30 and made charges to an account.

Eat My Dust!

It was “thumbs up” for 10th-grader Nicole Marchese as she donated for her first time through Locks of Love Club at Cold Spring Harbor Jr./Sr.High School, at a cutting event at Cactus Salon on Main Street in Huntington last month.

“It’s almost like a different breed of cop. These guys were local; they knew everyone and they took the job because it was something they wanted to do.”

An out-of-state employee and his boss got into a tussle at their Melville hotel room Dec. 4, and the employee called the cops after his boss allegedly left him stranded in their Spagnoli Road accommodations. During the 6:30 a.m. dispute, the two men are said to have pushed and shoved each other. After the dispute, the man’s boss went to the work site and left his employee behind in the hotel room with no money. The complainant then grabbed a suitcase and called a friend to get home.

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DIX HILLS

Chai Center Lights Up Hanukkah Celebration Photos/Chai Center

The Grand Menorah lights up the night at The Chai Center’s Glow in the Dark Chanukah Party Dec. 4

Children and adults alike enjoyed music entertainment, and refreshments including delicious latkes.

By Danny Schrafel dschrafel@longislandernews.com

Hundreds of congregants of the Chai Center in Dix Hills lit up the sky Dec. 4 as the community marked the conclusion of the Hanukkah holiday.

Described as a “glow-in-the-dark” party

by Rabbi Yaakov Saacks, the event was the result of the Chai Center thinking outside the box. It brought in illuminating attractions that included a performance artist for whom fire – whether by eating it, juggling it or using it as a jump rope – was a key element.

While the visual spectacle was an enjoyable one, Saacks said the emphasis on light underscores the spiritual message of the season.

“That’s the idea of Hanukkah – light up the darkness. Don’t let anybody quell your fire. We thought it was really consistent with Hanukkah,” Saacks said.

Kids and adults enjoyed entertainment such as music, juggling, and fire juggling and fire eating performances.

The 2013 Hanukkah holiday started on Thanksgiving. For those wondering, the 2014 observance will also bump up against another holiday. Next year, Hanukkah begins at sunset on Dec. 16 and concludes at nightfall Dec. 24.

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TOWN OF HUNTINGTON

The Original Community Police Force Huntington PD Alumni and their families reminisce at Christmas luncheon Half Hollow Hills photo/Danny Schrafel

Alumni of the Huntington Police Department celebrate Christmas at a special reunion luncheon at the Huntington Crescent Club Dec. 5.

By Danny Schrafel dschrafel@longislandernews.com

Before community policing became a buzz phrase amongst law enforcement policy makers, there was the Huntington Police Department.

For more than two and a half decades, Huntington PD officers brought local knowledge to the force – many lived in town and were policing their own communities. It was an inside track and bond with residents that could make the difference.

“It was kind of a unique department, I would say,” retired Huntington PD Sergeant Joseph DeRiso, 87, a Huntington resident who joined the force in 1948 and retired as a Suffolk County PD lieutenant, said. “We had foot men, and they were one-on-one with a lot of townspeople. We would just train to accommodate the people we served, and

they loved it because of that.”

It was a heritage of community service that 11 alumni of the town police department, joined by friends, family members and widows of past officers, celebrated at a Christmas luncheon at the Crescent Club in Huntington Dec. 5.

“That was something that really made a difference. When you get different cops in different areas, it’s not the same connection,” Suffolk County Police Officer Harry Jos, whose father Harry Sr. started his 40year law enforcement career in Huntington in 1954, said. “It’s almost like a different breed of cop. These guys were local; they knew everyone and they took the job because it was something they wanted to do.”

The most immediate roots of the Huntington PD date back to 1913, when the town hired John Trainer for $14 a (Continued on page A11)

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Project TOY Springs Into Action dschrafel@longislandernews.com

Family Service League and Tri CYA supporters are putting on their Santa hats a little early this year to bring holiday season smiles to needy children through their 18th annual holiday boutique.

Project TOY, a partnership between the Family Service League and their counterparts at the Tri CYA, is designed to brighten the holiday season for needy children while giving their parents an empowering, full-service experience.

“In lieu of having the Santa Claus who gives out one toy to a child and the child leaves with the toy and has nothing to open on their holiday, we decided to change it so that the parents would really be part of the process,” said Lisa Jamison, division director for family services.

“They could choose the toys that best fit their child’s needs and wants and they can present it to their child.”

After parents choose gifts and stocking stuffers, gifts are wrapped and prepared to be opened at home. Parents also receive raffle tickets for larger gifts, which are awarded as door prizes.

At the Huntington and Bay Shore sites, Family Service League serves between

700-800 families at each location for an average of 1,500-1,600 children. Jamison estimates that Family Service League needs more than 10,000 gifts to complete the program successfully and meet demand in Huntington, Bay Shore, East Yaphank and Riverhead. The program started in Huntington 18 years ago and expanded to Bay Shore about eight years ago, officials said.

“The only thing that has changed is more demand, and we’re hoping more donors for the program,” Jamison said.

Ahead of the holiday boutiques, scheduled from Dec. 18-20 at the Tri CYA, donations are “slow but steady” with hopes of a big spike ahead of the holiday rush.

“This is the big push,” Jamison said.

If you haven’t given yet – or want to make a return trip to a Project TOY dropoff – Jamison said gifts for teenagers and tweens remain a tricky area to fill. Gift cards, sporting goods and boy-girl gifts for tweens will help them meet that need, Jamison said.

For more information, to make a cash donation or to find a Project TOY drop-off location near you, visit www.fsl-li.org or call Jennie Sandler at 631-427-3700, ext.

255.

Half Hollow Hills photo/Danny Schrafel

By Danny Schrafel

Penny Antonio, director of Family Service League’s Manor Field Family Center, Division Director Lisa Jamison and Courtney Russo, director of the Family Service League’s Bay Shore Center, collect toys for Project TOY during the Great Chefs of Long Island fundraiser Sunday.

DIX HILLS

High Hopes For FEMA Grant FD applies for $105K to aid recruiting, retention efforts

By Danny Schrafel dschrafel@longislandernews.com

Leaders of the Dix Hills Fire Department are hoping to receive a slightly-belated Christmas present come this January.

The district is in the running for a $105,000 Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) grant, which is administered through the agency’s Assistance to Firefighters (AFG) grant. Dix

Hills is applying for funding under the Recruitment and Retention division of the grant program; the SAFER grant also offers a hiring grant for professional fire departments.

Should they win the grant, Dix Hills FD would use the money for recruiting and retaining fire district members, Commissioner Larry Feld said.

“It’s for anything that has to do with a new firefighter that’s coming into the

department,” Feld said.

In Dix Hills, the grant could cover new gear and equipment for recruits, blue Class-A uniforms and offset a recruitment officer’s salary, Feld said.

According to FEMA, the SAFER grant is “intended to create a net increase in the number of trained, certified, and competent firefighters capable of safely responding to emergencies” within the applicant’s coverage area.

The Dix Hills Fire District previously received a $1,000 Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) matching grant for structural firefighting equipment, like fire hoses.

So far, Feld said he likes the district’s chances, adding that Dix Hills has “a really good chance” to secure a grant.

Applicants will find out in January who will receive FEMA money under the grant program.

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Children’s Choir Hits A Key Note With school budgets facing squeeze, parents take action to create youth opportunities

By Danny Schrafel dschrafel@longislandernews.com

A response to budget cuts became a teachable moment for the Shaer family of Dix Hills, and a new children’s choir is the result.

Pediatrician Jennifer Shaer, executive director of the Long Island Children’s Choir, said that she was hearing growing concerns about arts funding in the Half Hollow Hills School District at PTA and school board meetings. An elite singing club that one of her children had participated in saw its funding dry up two years ago, she added.

It’s an all-too-common theme in districts across Long Island as they grapple with a state tax levy cap that will become tighter this year, growing pension and health care costs and new state mandates. But in a difficult funding climate, Shaer saw an opportunity.

“Listening to all the chatter, I decided to take matters into my own hands and show my kids that instead of complaining and sitting back, we could be part of the solution,” she said.

Shaer reached out to West Hollow Middle School choir teacher Colleen Regan, who jumped at the offer to serve as artistic director.

Thus the Long Island Children’s Choir was born in September, and with it, a series of three ensemble choirs serving different age groups. The Prelude group targets children in grades 1-5,

while the Harmonia choir is for intermediate and advanced singers in grades 5-12. The most advanced group, Lyric, is aimed at advanced singers in grades 7-12.

Regan and Shaer said the response has been remarkable, drawing participants from as far west as Queens and all the way out to Hampton Bays.

“We hoped to have 30 kids to start the whole thing off,” Regan said. “And we started off with 150 kids auditioning for the group.”

Currently 115 students participate in the three choral groups.

“It’s kind of taken on a life of its own because there’s a need for it,” Shaer added.

The choir’s first major performances came on Nov. 9 and Nov. 10, when the Lyric and Harmonica groups performed at the Stony Brook Seahawks college football game, and then on Nov. 10 at the Town of Huntington’s Veterans Day ceremony. The Prelude ensemble debuted Nov. 24 at the “Thankful for Music” celebration at the South Huntington Jewish Center.

“For the children performing, it is something that is so incredibly helpful… It builds confidence, self-esteem, camaraderie and helps them in everything they do,” Shaer said.

The group will perform at Barnes & Noble in East Northport Dec. 13. A portion of sales from that evening will benefit the Long Island Children’s Choir.

The Prelude ensemble of the Long Island Children’s Choir performs at the South Huntington Jewish Center Nov. 24.

The executive director stressed that the purpose of the Long Island Children’s Choir is not to supplant school chorus programs, but to provide new opportunities.

“We are specifically trying not to replace choral programs,” Shaer said. “We require a recommendation from a chorus teacher – unless one doesn’t exist in the home district.”

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Looking For Leaders In this week’s edition we have devoted severLeadership Huntington was created and al pages to Leadership Huntington, a program launched by the Huntington Township Chamthat we feel more people should know about. ber of Commerce as an outgrowth of its own By way of simple comparison, Leadership mission of business promotion. It was eventuHuntington is a farm team of sorts that preps ally spun off and today is independently run the leaders of tomorrow for stewardship roles in and funded by its own foundation. The prothe community. Participants in Leadership gram operates in the belief that the best soluHuntington go through a months-long training tions start locally with citizens who understand program during which time a multi-faceted cur- the issues, their communities and their own viriculum reveals the many aspects of sions and values. Leadership life in the Town of Huntington. It’s a EDITORIAL Huntington provides that educanuts-and-bolts, crash-course education. Its graduates are found in tion in local government and the not-for-profit, leadership positions in business, government business, arts and education communities. and the not-for-profit sectors throughout the Over the course of several months, Leader- community. ship Huntington participants become immersed We urge everyone to learn more about Leadin various aspects of the town’s inner workings ership Huntington and get involved. Whether it and learn what makes things tick around here. is by providing financial support, putting an They learn about the town’s past and look into employee through the program, or going its future, with an eye toward taking service through it yourself, the results consistently conleadership roles in making the community a tribute toward making the community a better better place. place.

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Keep Our Library True To Its Roots DEAR EDITOR: Huntington Public Library is a major part of the traditional life in Huntington village. Our library is an integral part of life for Huntington residents of all age groups.

We do not want to see our library become ultra modern and automated, as that is not in keeping with the lifestyle of Huntington village. Huntington patrons, residents and taxpayers enjoy seeing our library staff at the Circulation Desk, and we do not want to see them downsized. The human element at the library is part of the charm of Huntington village.

Our library is not Wal-Mart, nor is it Middle Country Library. In regard to the recent changes to our library, stop spending taxpayer money on expensive and unwanted automated systems. Stop destroying expensive pieces of furniture, like our Circulation Desk. We do not need 16-page color brochures, and the new Sierra system is not capable of linking with other libraries.

We, as patrons and taxpayers, ask that the director and the board of trustees thoroughly investigate other means of fundraising, survey

the patrons before implementing costly changes and above all, consider the needs of the young people and students who use Huntington Public Library. Closing the library at 6 p.m. on Fridays, and being closed on Sundays from May to October instead of in accordance with the school year is a major disservice to the students and teachers who use our library.

As Huntington residents, patrons and taxpayers, we are confident that the board of trustees will assist the director in addressing the concerns expressed here and act accordingly to return our library to its former state of equilibrium.

If you are reading this letter and are unhappy with the changes to our library, please attend the board of trustees meeting at 5:30 p.m. on Dec. 17 at the library.

JODY KAVANAUGH Huntington Resident

Christmas Trees and Gifts Can Import Pests Editor’s note: The following was adapted from a press release.

DEAR EDITOR: Christmas is one of the happiest times of the year, but pest man-

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agement professionals know from experience that it is also a time when Christmas trees and gifts that arrive by delivery can also include a variety of pest insects that can be easily avoided.

All those packing boxes and cartons that bring Christmas gifts can also include a variety of insects and their eggs. Happily, people can avoid having them infest one’s home or apartment with relative ease.

In particular, gifts sent from warehouses in warm, moist climates where pests tend to thrive often include them in the packaging. Cardboard is a good insulator for insect pests. Even if the weather outside is cold, this kind of packaging provides enough warmth for their survival. Some insects like bedbugs can survive for over a month without food.

Others like cockroaches can dine on the glue in the boxes.

Those foam peanuts make a comfy place to thrive for insects that include cockroaches, moths, beetles, spiders, and bedbugs.

They are places where not only the adults can live, but they also can lay eggs in the boxes.

One favorite gift, exotic plants from tropical places, should be inspected carefully as pest man-

agement professionals know they often include insects when unwrapped and put on display.

In general one good way to avoid importing insect pests is to open gift boxes outside or, if you have one, in your garage. In an apartment, keep gift boxes isolated and, once the boxes are unpacked and broken down, remove them. [I recommend] keeping unopened boxes sealed in a plastic bag because insects cannot survive under such conditions.

What to look for? Insect eggs and immature stages of insects, larvae, resemble tiny seeds.

Pest management professionals are trained to identify these things, but the public is not likely to spot them. Even so, insects like praying mantis and even spiders that arrive in a package will die because they feed on other insects that are unavailable in the winter months.

Christmas trees, freshly cut, do not represent a serious problem so far as insects are concerned. Christmas trees can harbor insects, mites, and spiders, but most remain with the tree and they represent a very low risk factor.

[I strongly advise] against using an aerosol spray to kill any potential insects before setting up a Christmas tree. Such sprays are flammable and should not be applied to the trees.

For those concerned about importing any insects with their tree, they should be left on the tree until it is removed. They are not like-

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ly to migrate and, if some do, they can be easily removed with a vacuum cleaner from ceilings, walls, or windows. They are not likely to survive the short stay.

A variety of insects can be found on Christmas trees.

Among them are aphids, bark beetles, mites, and spiders.

By taking easy steps and being watchful, anyone can ensure that the holiday is not spoiled by these uninvited invaders.

LEONARD DOUGLEN Executive Director New York Pest Management Association

Corrections The Nov. 28, 2013 article, “When Christmas Was King,” incorrectly described Huntington attorney Herbert Haas as “the late.” He has been in touch with Huntington Station historian Al Sforza, who reports Monday that Haas is alive and well.

In the same edition, in the article “Residents Spearhead New Traditions,” Pam Setchell was incorrectly called president of the Huntington Yacht Club; she is president of the Huntington Lighthouse Preservation Society. In that same story, a caption incorrectly described Jack Palladino as president of the Huntington Station BID; he is president of the Huntington Village BID.

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Life&Style DANCE

Melville Eighth-Grader Takes Spotlight

By Kristen Schultheiss kschultheiss@longislandernews.com

Sarah Gavilla of West Hollow Middle School has been cast in the Eglevsky Ballet’s annual production of “The Nutcracker.”

Gavilla, an eighth-grader, will be performing as Clara in two of the five shows being staged Dec. 20-22 at the Tilles Center for Performing Arts.

The Eglevsky Ballet is a prestigious company in Bethpage. Artistic Director Laszlo Berdo is a former Boston Ballet Principal Dancer. He has trained professional dancers for more than 15 years, and his students have danced with top companies such as New York City Ballet, American Ballet Theatre, San Francisco Ballet and more.

Berdo was glad to have Gavilla join the Eglevsky Ballet School.

“She was obviously a talented young girl,” he said. “She’s very intelligent with great drive and very open to learning new information and absorbing it quickly.

She’s always smiling. She’s bright and cheery and she’s an exceptional student to work with.”

Gavilla, 13, has been dancing since she was 4 years old. Until last year, she danced at the North Shore Studio of Dance in Huntington, where she was also cast as Clara in their production of “The Nutcracker” about two years ago.

“She eats, breathes, and sleeps dance,” her mother, Christine Gavilla, said. At North Shore Studio of Dance, Sarah Gavilla was trained in many different styles including jazz, tap, and ballet.

Over the summer, Gavilla won a national dance title at the Starbound

National Talent Competitions, which was held in Orlando, Fla. She was crowned “Junior Miss Star of Hope,” and money raised through the competition went to the Dancer's Care Foundation, a charity that donates money towards the fight against cancer.

Gavilla also spent five weeks living in Manhattan this past summer, participating in a dance program at the Joffrey Ballet School. When she came home from the program, she told her mother that she wanted to find a local ballet training program.

“That [experience] kind of opened me up to realizing that I really liked ballet,” Gavilla said of her time at the Joffrey Ballet School. “And we were looking around at ballet schools [on Long Island] and I decided that Eglevsky was the best choice.”

For its production of “The Nutcracker”, The Eglevsky Ballet hired 20 professionals to work alongside students. There have been 72 people cast and divided into two groups that will divided up the five performances. Rehearsals for the production have been taking place since October.

The Eglevsky Ballet’s “The Nutcracker” will take place at Long Island University's Tilles Center for the Performing Arts.

Show times are scheduled for Friday, Dec. 20 at 7 p.m., Saturday, Dec. 21 at 11 a.m. and 3 p.m. and Sunday, Dec. 22 at 12 p.m. and 4 p.m.

Gavilla will take on the role as Clara at the Saturday, Dec. 21, 11 a.m. show and the Sunday, Dec. 22 show at noon.

During the other three performances, she will fill the role of Polichinelle.

Tickets range from $34.90-$90 on ticketmaster.com. For more information on

West Hollow Middle School’s Sarah Gavilla dressed in her Polichinelle costume during a promotional performance of “The Nutcracker.” the show, visit www.eglevskyballet.org.

“She’s got something special about what she does,” Laszlo said of Gavilla.

“I’m looking forward to seeing her on stage and seeing what she’s going to bring to the production.”

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ART

An Artsy Kind Of Party

By Kristen Schultheiss kschultheiss@longislandernews.com

The Art League of Long Island is bringing a trendy west-coast drawing party concept to the Town of Huntington on Saturday, Dec. 14 and calling it “sat/nite/draw.”

Here’s how it works: Art enthusiasts gather at a designated location. They enjoy a fun evening of socializing and sketching live models, and food and drinks are usually provided.

At sat/nite/draw, three models from Los Angeles, Calif. are coming to Dix Hills to pose in the Art League’s bi-level gallery dressed in “Steampunk” costume. Attendees of the gathering are encouraged to relax, socialize and draw the models.

According to Art League of Long Island Vice President Debbie Wells, the “Steampunk” theme can be described as “British Victorian meets wild west meets futuristic.”

Wine will be served, so the event is for ages 21 and over.

“We’re trying to bring in something kind of cool that will attract all different kinds of people,” Wells said. She emphasized that people do not have to be professional

artists to attend.

Wells was informed of this type of drawing party by a friend, now a celebrity artist, who she attended the Parsons School of Design with. Artist Pierre Bernard Jr., originally from Brooklyn, moved out to California to work on the Conan O’Brien show. He did not know many people in his new location, and when he heard about these model drawing parties, he thought they might be a good place to socialize and make friends.

The artist became very involved in this kind of cultural experience, and published a book of the artwork he created during the drawing parties he went to. The book is called “18 x 24 and Other Sizes: A 3 Year Collection of Life Drawings”.

Bernard will be attending the sat/nite/draw event to explain the concept to gatherers and do a book signing.

“We’re hoping that it’s successful enough that it becomes the kickoff to doing it more Saturdays,” Wells said.

A $20 admission fee includes wine and light snacks.

No RSVP is necessary. Attendees should pay at the door and bring their own art supplies. The event is from 7-10 p.m. at the art league, located at 107 East Deer Park Road in Dix Hills. For more information, check out www.artleagueli.org.

A model poses at a west coast drawing party. The Art League of Long Island brings the concept to Dix Hills on Saturday.

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TOWN OF HUNTINGTON

CrossFit Limitless: A ‘Sport’ Of Fitness Workout concept builds on strength by promoting functional movement at high intensity Spotlight On

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By Jacqueline Birzon jbirzon@longislandernews.com

Confession: It’s been 15 months since I parted ways with my gym membership and consequently, a regular fitness regimen.

Opting instead for scenic 4-mile hikes through the Greenbelt Trail in Cold Spring Harbor to stay active this summer — and a brief stint in a 21 and older kickball league — I lost touch with how it feels to truly “work out” your body; that bittersweet, burning sensory reminder that seems to linger for days following a really great full body work out.

Two days after our one-hour trial session at CrossFit Limitless in Huntington Village, that burning sensation, the one that makes you wonder whether hitting the gym was the best or worst decision you’ve ever made, has stayed with me. But here comes confession number two: I like it.

CrossFit Limitless owner Brian Diez describes CrossFit training as the sport of the fitness world. A sport, Diez explained, involves some form of competition, and with CrossFit that competition is between the client and himself. Fitness is “loosely defined” and can be gauged from assessing different metabolic pathways during a workout. According to Diez, CrossFit is a style of fitness all its own, and offered the “hopper method” comparison that distinguishes CrossFit workouts from most others.

“It’s your ability to adapt to whatever exercise is pulled out of the hopper. So what we try to do is have each workout change from day to day; it’s constantly varied,” Diez said.

Clients who sign up for training packages at CrossFit will receive a different challenge at each session, when trainers will test one day for balance and coordination while another session will instill

CrossFit Limitless of Huntington owner Brian Diez completes a deadlift in his 345 Main St. studio during an open gym session on Saturday. speed and stamina, constantly building on different modalities to prime a client to become as physically well-rounded as possible.

“The objective is not to specialize in any one area, because then you have holes in your armor and your game is weak,” Diez said.

Shortly after stepping into the 1,700 square-foot Main Street studio at 11 a.m.

Saturday morning, accompanied by my brave editor, Luann Dallojacono, came a round of pleasant introductions, each without incident; first, shaking hands with Diez, another trainer on-site, and then with Amy and Chris, two CrossFit curious local residents who also participated in the Dec. 7 trial session. Each handshake was more pleasant than the last—until the Long Islander News duo met CINDY. CINDY is a “benchmark” CrossFit workout that charges clients to complete as many repetitions as they can of five pull-ups, 10 pushups and 15 squats in 20 minutes time.

The beauty of benchmark Crossfit

workouts like CINDY, Diez said, is that everybody goes at their own pace.

CrossFit incorporates a “sporting” component into exercise by fostering competition between the client and his or herself, as each exercise—pull-ups, pushups and squats — literally pits an individual against their own body weight, testing one’s ability to lift or manipulate your own physical mass.

And, according to Diez, members who attend class two or three times a week also engage in competition between other members in their class. In addition to providing medicine balls, exercise bands and dumbbells, CrossFit Limitless gives each client a small whiteboard where they can track how many repetitions they complete in a 10-or 20-minute exercise circuit.

I am proud to say I completed 3.5 repetitions during our timed circuit, although I’m convinced the trainers gave us some extra time after seeing how ill-prepared Luann and I were for the Saturday morning activity. However, I could not complete a pull-up without using an exercise

band, which Diez tied to the top of the pull-up bar. Instructed to put one foot in the band while crossing my other leg over it, I was able to hang suspended from the bar and was able to lift myself up over the bar just past my chin. Diez made similar adjustments to typical pull-ups, push-ups and squats for each of us in the trial class, according to our abilities.

Relatively speaking, the first one or two “warm-up” circuits were easy, but that was before we began the timed repetitions. After gripping the bars for a third set I could feel my shoulders screaming in agony, and as I took to the floor for a set of pushups, I could feel the burn building up even more—it appeared I had reached my limit. Given my naturally “muscular” thighs I was less perturbed by the squats, but perhaps that was because my form was incorrect for the first several repetitions. Once I finally got the form down, I was convinced that I could do squats all day—that is, until, I went to bed that night and didn’t emerge until 2: 30 p.m. the following day.

Even two days later, Luann and I feel the burn, but we aren’t complaining about it. In fact, we see it is a challenge to get right back into it and show CINDY who’s boss.

Our trial session comrades Chris Butera, of Huntington, as well as Amy, each signed up for training packages at the Huntington studio. Butera said he heard about fitness center through word of mouth, and wanted a change from his normal cardio routine.

“I wanted something more intense. It was tough but fun; the goal is that every time you get a little stronger,” Butera said of his decision to sign up.

Due to the high influx of clients, Diez said he is looking to expand his workout facility in the near future to a larger space in Huntington village.

“Everyone does their own work out here and tries to help each other out. It’s a good atmosphere,” Diez said.

CrossFit Limitless 345 Main St., Huntington village 631-479-2253 www.CrossFitLimitless.com

Huntington Police Department reunites (Continued from page A6)

week to become the town’s first police officer. Nineteen years later, in October 1932, Huntington decided to create its own police department, which hit the streets on Jan. 1, 1933 with six officers. Three months later the department doubled in size, and the roots of the Huntington PD were firmly set.

Huntington Station historian Al Sforza, who has published four books on the Town of Huntington and organized the Christmas luncheon, was eager to dig even further into the history of law enforcement in Huntington.

“The toughest part about doing the history of the Huntington Police Department is there’s scant records. Most of my records of all the information of you guys is pieces of paper you have left over,” Sforza said, speaking to the officers and families in attendance.

There is little record of how settlers enforced the law in its earliest days from

1653-1659, Sforza said. But as of Feb. 4, 1660, town records indicate Joseph Jeninges was named the town’s first marshal. By 1663, the town named John Lome the town’s first constable, marking a shift to a more permanent law enforcement presence. The town’s first lock-up, a “neat little” 12-inch by 21-inch structure on New York Avenue – Sforza estimates it’s close to where the current Burger King is – cost about $675 to build, according to Long-Islander Publisher Charles E. Shepherd in an Oct. 8, 1880 report.

At its peak, Sforza said the department grew to about 150 officers. The department included a motorcycle division, a marine division, and briefly, a bloodhound named Patches.

“Patches came around – Eddie Richards had him,” Sforza said. “He said it cost him too much to feed him and take care of him, and they got rid of him within a short period of time.”

DeRiso recalled that residents who

found themselves on the wrong side of the law might have found themselves cooling their heels in the old town hall on Stewart Avenue and 25A for the night – in the basement, where the prison cells were located.

In 1959, voters in the five western towns in Suffolk County – Islip, Brookhaven, Smithtown, Babylon and Huntington – and five incorporated villages agreed to roll their town police departments into one body – the new Suffolk County Police Department, which began operations Jan. 1, 1960. The transition was fairly seamless – some officers started a late shift as Huntington policeman and ended the shift as a Suffolk County officer.

“They took the boats and cars and they went from town to county,” Jos said. “So did the cops. They issued them new badges, and they went from there.”

When the police department joined the Suffolk County PD in 1960, the new department called on the expertise of each

town’s police force, and Huntington’s marine division was a helpful start.

Another area of expertise of the Huntington Police Department was its marksmanship. DeRiso’s scrapbook of Huntington PD clippings includes numerous news clippings noting victories by the local police in marksmanship contests amongst police departments. As a training officer, DeRiso led target practice, which at the time was conducted in the woods behind the 14th hole at the Crescent Club.

Jos, who now lives in Smithtown, joined the Suffolk County PD in 1995, one year after his father retired. Growing up with an officer on the local force was a unique experience, and the annual gathering of officers gives retirees and their families a golden opportunity to reminisce and share stories new and old.

“It’s a great group of guys,” Jos said.

“They love hearing my stories, but they don’t realize that I love hearing their stories.”

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Restaurants from every corner of Huntington and across Long Island converged at Woodbury’s Crest Hollow Country Club Sunday for the 21st installment of Great Chefs of Long Island, a culinary tour de force that brought delight to foodies and Family Service League alike.

Forty-four restaurants and 10 wine and beer distributors signed up, and 11 of those restaurants call the Town of Huntington home. The $200-a-head event is one of Family Service League’s biggest and most important fundraisers to help them provide community services that meet a wide spectrum of critical needs.

VIP guests got a head start on the action as Michael Bohlsen – a co-chair of the event – and his compatriots at Huntington’s Prime: An American Kitchen and Bar offered up an array of bite-sized

treats like peanut chicken lettuce wraps, toasty mini-lobster rolls, rare steak crostini, and hummus cones that burst with flavor due to a zesty tomato relish.

Those VIPs were also on hand to see Joseph Secreti, who launched the first of 20 Cactus Salons in Dix Hills back in 1978, receive the 2013 Corporate Leadership award; longtime Seaholm Wines & Liquors owner Ted Ryder be honored with the Community Leadership Award; and Family Service League Treasurer Joseph J. Shaffery earn the Vaughan Spilsbury Family Advocacy Award, named after the late Huntington Bay philanthropist and advocate.

But where do you begin when you get upstairs and face an L-shaped room with foodie delights at every turn? Well, the beginning isn’t a bad place to start when you have dozens of tables to tackle. That brought us to Halesite’s Tutto Pazzo and Joseph Petrone, who greeted us with pro-

Prime holds down the fort during the VIP reception. From left: Corporate Chef James McDevitt, new Executive Chef Ben Durham, staff member Franco Pollini, general manager Pat Foley and Michael Bohlsen. sciutto stuffed with goat cheese, red pepper and balsamic – it quite literally melts in your mouth. A chopped Gorgonzola salad with walnut, mango, cabbage and raspberry dressing is refreshingly light and summery.

Our next stop was Huntington’s Besito, and it wouldn’t be a trip to Besito unless you had some of their famous tableside guacamole, which seemed to have a little extra kick Sunday (not that we’re com-

plaining!). Fresh and citrusy shrimp ceviche was another can’t-miss feature.

French cuisine was next, and the team at Bistro Cassis was winning over guests with buttery, garlickly morsels of escargot and knockin’ ‘em dead with duck confit wrapped in breast of duck, one of our favorite plates.

Meanwhile, Blake Mead and the gang at (Continued on page A15)

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BLONDIE-MOBILE: Fire trucks and floats

weren’t the only ones lighting up the street at the annual electronic holiday parade in Huntington village on Nov. 30. Blondie’s Bake Shop (90A Washington Drive, Centerport 631-424-4545 www.blondiesbakeshop.com) was part of the parade, too, with a little lighted truck that had everyone dreaming of baked goods.

I SEE YOUR FUTURE: and it involves a visit to

Perfecto Mundo Latin Fusion Bistro (1141 Jericho Turnpike, Commack 631-864-2777 www.perfectomundoli.com) on Jan. 20.

That night, psychic medium Margaret Russo will take center stage. Dinner seating begins at 6 p.m., followed by a show at 7:30 p.m. that will run approximately two-anda-half hours. Tickets are $70 cash/check, $75 for credit card reservations. Call the restaurant now to book your tickets.

YEAR-END FESTIVITIES: Year-end festivities

are on the agenda at Piccolo Mondo (1870 E. Jericho Turnpike, Huntington 631-4620718 www.piccolomondoli.com). Join the crew for Christmas Eve dinner of the Feast of Seven Fishes, which is available from Dec. 20-24. They’ll also be celebrating New Year’s Eve with a DJ and champagne toast starting at 9 p.m. Dec. 31. And look out for special events on Wednesday, which started

The Blondie’s truck drives by as part of the holiday parade on Nov. 30. this week and will continue into the spring.

SUSHI AND SANTA: There’s only one place where sushi is on the menu along with photos with Santa. The Harbor Club at Prime (95 New York Ave., Huntington, 631-2715600, harborclubatprime.com) hosts lunch with Santa on Sunday, Dec. 15 with seatings at 11:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. Food stations include sliders, sushi, pasta and salad, along with passed bites including fried mac and cheese, veal ricotta meatballs, quesadillas, coconut shrimp and Kobe pigs in a blanket. Tickets are $40 for adults, $10 for children ($5 more when purchased at the door).

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Chefs (Continued from page A14)

Huntington’s Osteria Da Nino were a perfect stop for a little pasta intermezzo. We enjoyed rigatoni dressed up with homemade fennel sausage, sweet peas, tomatoes and a touch of cream, a deceptively light, sweet and satisfying combination indeed.

From there it was off to Huntington’s Red for magnificently tender organic veal spezzatino atop a creamy parmesan risotto, before swinging by Jonathan’s Ristorante for an autumn-time treat – rich, warm-youfrom-the-inside butternut squash soup, punched up with some added holiday cheer thanks to spiced cinnamon walnuts. Don’t forget to grab one of Chef Tito’s famous chocolate brownie cookies!

Around the horn, gregarious Tom Schaudel held down the fort at Melville’s Jewel with smooth-as-silk, savory chilled Roasted Cauliflower Flan, paired with equally attention-grabbing accompaniments of a vibrant red pepper-miso vinaigrette and scallion oil. A few paces down, it was “Bohlsen Row,” so to speak, where Smithtown’s H20 Seafood Grill, East Islip’s Beachtree Restaurant and Bar, Babylon’s Monsoon: Asian Kitchen & Lounge, Islip’s Tellers and Verace: True Italian represented the Bohlsen Restaurant Group’s deep culinary portfolio.

While there were plenty of dessert options on the table, we had one more Huntington hotspot to hit – Northport’s J. Michaels Steakhouse – so five-hour Barolo-braised short ribs did us just fine.

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What Is Leadership Huntington?

If you ask any Leadership Huntington graduate to explain the program to you in a sentence, they would tell you the task is impossible. That is because the program is so diverse and encompasses so many facets that brevity does not do it justice.

Essentially, the mission of the program is to stimulate positive change by engaging and inspiring a broad range of citizens to embrace community trusteeship. The organization’s cornerstone Flagship Program starts and ends with intensive training in team-building and leadership development. The rest of the class is filled with direct exposure to diverse community leaders, lessons in local history, and exploration of local concerns.

The best solutions start locally, with citizens who understand the issues, their communities, and their own vision and values. Leadership Huntington provides that education, fostering individual initiative and community trusteeship, building connections, and inspiring solutions. Over the course of nine months, Leadership candidates meet every few weeks for workshops, with topics ranging from the arts and government to community challenges and healthcare.

There are well over 1,000 community leadership programs nationwide.

Together, Huntington stakeholders have built one of the best, right in the Town of Huntington. Leadership is a nonpartisan organization founded in 1995 by the Huntington Township Chamber Foundation, which was a philanthropic arm of the Huntington Township Chamber of Commerce.

Within that context, long-time community trustees – local notables such as Libby Hubbard, Ken Christensen, Vaughan Spilsbury, Arthur Goldstein, Jill Tane, Rex Metcalf, Dianne Parker, and many others – came together to preserve what was best about the dynamic, eclectic Huntington community while at the same time embracing the cutting edge of modern community leadership development.

“Community Conversations” series.

These events engage community members in discussion with experts and decision makers on the challenges facing the region. Another effort, the Huntington Community Council, is a In 2007, the Leadership Huntington joint initiative with the Huntington Foundation became an independent Township Chamber of Commerce to 501(c)3. Its Flagship Program has cre- connect and serve local nonprofits. ated nearly 300 diverse graduates.

Many hold leadership positions within Leadership is built with professional, businesses, nonprofits, government financial and other support from our community. Early support from the and civic groups.

Huntington Township Chamber of Striving to create a more educated pub- Commerce enabled the organization to lic, Leadership joined with the eight help launch two model childcare cenlibraries of Huntington and others to ters; to work with Huntington Hospital advance civil discourse through the to establish the Dolan Family Health

Center for the medically under-served; to form an eldercare project; and to establish WorkPlus, which assisted transitions due to welfare reform.

Sparking ‘Community Conversations’ Serious issues are coming to the forefront of the Huntington community, and residents are often faced with an onslaught of "information" to process as elected officials begin to make the decisions that will shape the town’s future.

Who can help everyone really understand the issues at hand? Public libraries are community resources are uniquely positioned to serve as modern-day public squares, where knowledge, critical thinking and informed civil discourse come together.

In partnership with the Leadership Huntington Foundation, the town’s local libraries are bringing community residents together with regional and local experts, exploring key issues facing the region.

The 2013 series included:

Suburban America: Future Uncertain: With panelists Ron Rudaitis, Filmmaker of “Suburban America: Problems and Promise”; Eric Alexander, Vision Long Island; Dr.

Nathalia Rogers, American Communities Institute at Dowling College; Moderator: Joye Brown, Newsday. Now on YouTube at www.youtube.com/user/Leadership Huntington/videos.

Growing Community: Who Are We? How Do We Live Together? With panelists Jocelyn Wenk, LI Index; Robert Hoppenstedt, Bethpage FCU; Edward A. T. Carr, Huntington Director of Maritime Services; Craig Turner, Planner Town of Huntington; Moderator: Michael White of Anthony E. Core, P.C.

Suburbs for the Next Generation: What Do We Value Most? With panelists John Cameron, Long Island Regional Planning Council; Dana Friedman, Early Years Institute; Tom Rogers, Superintendent of Nassau BOCES, Interim Superintendent of Western Suolk BOCES; Moderator: James McGowan, Adelphi University.

The second conversation is now on the town’s public access channel. Air times

and direct access to the video are available at the Town of Huntington’s HTTV-Media Center.

Presenting Partners:

Leadership Huntington Foundation, Cold Spring Harbor Library, Commack Public Library, Elwood Public Library, Half Hollow Hills Community Library, Harborelds Public Library, Huntington Public Library, Northport-East Northport Public Library and the South Huntington Public Library.

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“The importance of Leadership Huntington in our town and the larger Long Island community is demonstrated by the actions and activities of our former graduates. The Leadership Huntington Foundation’s work over the years has spawned day care centers, a health clinic, town and village board members and smart growth and community visioning throughout Long Island. We are making real change in our communities.”

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Meet the Class of 2013 Courtney Bynoe

Nishi Behl

Helen Crosson

Luann Dallojacono

Courtney Bynoe has worked for the Huntington Township Chamber of Commerce since 2009, earning the title of Operations Manager in 2013.

She is a graduate of Farmingdale State College, receiving her Bachelor in Business Management degree in 2011.

Courtney has been a member of Business and Professional Woman International (BPW-I) since 2010, currently serving as president of their local chapter, BPW Suffolk. As the Young BPW North America and Non-Spanish Speaking Caribbean Representative, she has attended regional conferences in Italy and Puerto Rico.

In 2010, Courtney began volunteering with Family & Children’s Association; she now serves on its associate board. She is also involved in the Huntington Youth to Camp Initiative, serving on their committee as well as other nonprofit organizations on Long Island.

Nishi Behl holds a master’s degree in literature and published a thesis as part of a Ph.D. program.

Devoted to family, much of her energy has gone into the school PTA, as well as active involvement in her children’s baseball, soccer, cheerleading, music and dance activities. Nishi has taught creative art classes, chaired blood drives and school clubs, organized trips, managed money, and helped run special events.

She was a Boy Scouts of America committee member and a Girl Scout mom.

Highly active in the India Association of Long Island (IALI), she has chaired the Women's Forum of the IALI for three years, the IALI Senior Forum at the Huntington Senior Center for four, and has been deeply involved in IALI social, cultural and religious events, both within IALI and as a representative to the broader community.

Helen is, by all definitions, a Long Islander. This is a good place to start since her identity and lifestyle is so interwoven with her life in the suburbs.

Driven to achieve the way most first-generation Americans typically are, she fell in love with public libraries as a place where everyone is welcome and personal wealth is irrelevant. She finds her keen awareness that economic status has a great influence on an individual's choices most compelling, and the public library as truly a key component of an informed citizenry.

As director of the public library in Cold Spring Harbor since 1999, she oversaw the construction of a new facility that opened in 2006.

Prior to her career there, she spent 10 years at the Great Neck Library, during which she completed a second master’s degree in public administration at LIU Post.

Award-winning writer and editor Luann Dallojacono, a graduate of Georgetown University, joined Long Islander News in 2007 as a reporter and became its editor within a year. “Editor & Publisher” magazine named Luann as one of its “25 Under 35 – Next Generation of Publishing Leaders” winners in 2012. She was also recognized at the Huntington Township Chamber of Commerce’s “30 Under 30” event in 2010 and is a graduate of the Dale Carnegie Training leadership program. She has led Long Islander News to 11 New York Press Association awards.

Luann serves on the advisory board of Huntington Sanctuary, which works to help at-risk children, is a member of the Huntington Chamber’s Young Professionals Committee, and serves on the Family & Children’s Association’s associate board. She is a St. Anthony’s High School graduate.

Lora Gellerstein

Raymond Homburger

Lora Anne (Mavoides) Gellerstein was born in Flushing, Queens. She graduated from Huntington High School and attended SUNY Plattsburgh.

Lora worked for the Huntington School District for many years, Coopers and Lybrand in New York City and then for former Suffolk County Legislator Jon Cooper.

She is now the chief legislative aide to Suffolk County Legislator William R. Spencer.

A dedicated volunteer, Lora works with the Ladies Ancient Order Hibernians and Huntington Interfaith Homeless Initiative, and serves as a Huntington Blue Devils Marching Band volunteer and Unity Day Parade & Festival coordinator, to name a few. She wants to continue to give back to the Huntington community that has brought her so much joy.

Raymond Homburger was born in Queens and grew up on Long Island. He received his MBA from Dowling College, and a B.S. in Physics from NYIT. He worked for the Port Authority at JFK prior to joining LILCO in 1981. He was a reactor operator at the Shoreham Nuclear Power Station and has worked for KeySpan and National Grid in multiple capacities.

He volunteers with Moonjumpers Charitable Foundation, Habitat for Humanity, Heartshare, Junior Achievement, The INN and Island Harvest. He routinely organizes volunteer and fund raising efforts associated with multiple organizations. He is now on the board of Habitat for Humanity.

He also works part time for the Fireworks by Grucci organization, working on World Class displays around the world.

Thank You to the League of Leaders...

Many hands, hearts and minds come together to craft Leadership Huntington. The organization is grateful for the major donors whose contributions make its work possible:

Legacy Sponsors

National Grid Huntington Township Chamber of Commerce H2M Architects and Engineers Town of Huntington Vision Long Island North Shore LIJ Huntington Hospital

League of Leaders

Kushnick Pallaci PLLC; JVKellyGroup; Elizabeth Hubbard;

Les and Sara Bluestone; Briarcliffe College; Blue Sea Development Co.; Lawrence A. Kushnick Memorial Fund; The Corridor; Huntington Buzz; Total Graphics; Arthur Goldstein, Esq.; Prospect Financial Services, LLC; Christensen Family Memorial Fund; Cold Spring Harbor Library & Environmental Center; Lambrides, Lamos, Taylor CPA, LLP

Community Stewards

7 Bus; BNY Mellon; Kenneth & Nancy Christensen; Covanta; Steve Hearl; Elizabeth Hubbard; Deb Ingino; John W. Engeman Theater; Long Islander News; The Moonjumpers; Marks, Paneth, & Schron; Rensaissance Downtowns; The Rider Group; Carol and Arnold Rubin George dos Santos

"Leadership Huntington is the only program on Long Island that pulls together folks from all segments of the community to gain skills, understand the Town and learn from each other with any level of depth. My experience at Leadership connected me with an eclectic group of community and business leaders, historic preservationists, human service and government professionals along with artists, poets and musicians.”

Eric Alexander, Executive Director, Vision Long Island, Class of 1999

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Meet the Class of 2013 Paul Imbriale

Paul Imbriale worked for JVKellyGroup since June 2010. He has worked for several Fortune 1000 companies in various roles and recently accepted a new position at Morgan Stanley in Manhattan. He is excited for this new opportunity and fully intends to stay involved in the Huntington and Long Island community. Paul is extremely appreciative of JVKellyGroup for affording him the opportunity to participate in Leadership Huntington.

Paul graduated from Boston College in 2010 with a dual major in Economics and Psychology.

Ellen Mazzeo

Ellen Mazzeo grew up in Brooklyn New York.

Having been a nurse for 30 years, she recently relocated to Long Island and joined the Huntington Community.

She has one daughter, one granddaughter and six brothers and sisters. She loves playing with her granddaughter.

Peter Tonna

A lifelong resident of Huntington, Peter Tonna is regional sales manager at MagnaCare, a local health care management company.

Outside of spending time with family and work, Peter enjoys staying active and being involved with the community.

Michael Lantier

Michael Lantier has been working for Holzmacher, McLendon, Murrell, P.C. (H2M) for over seven years and is now a senior electrical engineer. He is a licensed Professional Engineer in the State of New York.

He received his undergraduate degree in electrical and computer engineering from New York Institute of Technology. In December of 2013, Michael is anticipating his MBA in Finance from S.U.N.Y Stony Brook.

Rose Molfetta

Rose Molfetta graduated from Half Hollow Hills High School East. After high school, she entered in to the Berkely-Clarmont school of business and received a diploma in administrative assistant studies. She worked as business manager representing Clarins, Lancome and Estee Lauder.

She returned to school and received a BA in Psychology from the University of Old Westbury. She also has a minor in television broadcasting and has produced at Telecare.

Rose continued her education and received her master’s in social work from the State University of New York at Stony Brook.

She has combined her experiences and education and developed a program, High Teen Esteem,” to help teens with self-esteem issues, social skills, body image issues and all topics related to teens. Over the summer, Rose received a National Social Worker of the Year award for Catholic professionals.

Michael Raspantini

Born and raised in Huntington, Michael Raspantini began his career in television and broadcasting at age 6 as a child actor. Highly influenced by his parents, both broadcast professionals, Michael got his first job interning at CBS News as soon as he graduated from Huntington High School. At Hofstra University, he studied film production and broadcast journalism, graduating in 2003. He landed his first job at Nick@Nite in New York City. In 2004, he founded MadChill Productions, Inc. a video production company that has serviced companies like AOL, Motorola, The Princeton Review, Bill Blass and the United Nations. He also worked on television shows like “It's a Big Big World” and “Ugly Betty.” In 2011, Michael launched a new media brand, Broadband News Networks, which includes The Huntington Buzz and NewSouthAsian.com.

He is a board member of the Huntington Township Chamber of Commerce.

Michael Schoolman

Michael Schoolman is the president of 7BUS, which provides frequent service to and from New York City, Ronkonkoma, Melville and Riverhead. Improved high occupancy vehicle access on the LIE is an important issue to improve quality of life in the region. 7BUS encourages commuters and individual travelers to leave their car at home and enjoy the various amenities of the bus including WiFi, power outlets, cup holders, and more.

Michael is on the board of the Long Island Convention & Visitors Bureau and the Brookhaven Business Advisory Committee. A graduate of Colby College, he coaches youth soccer and is a competitive tennis player.

Class of 2013’s Project Takes Root

When Barbara Bombace took her granddaughters to Greenlawn Park on Sept. 28, something was different at the playground. The weeds were gone, the sand had been raked, and a dozen volunteers were hard at work planting a tree in the corner.

The former East Northport resident said the playground was in need of some work and was thrilled to learn that Leadership Huntington’s Class of 2013 had chosen to clean it up as a way to give back to the community

they have spent nine months learning about.

The class had worked all year to grow their roots in Huntington through the leadership program. On that day, they did so literally when they planted a Rose of Sharon tree behind the tire swing, the last step after nearly five hours of weeding, laying new dirt, and planting mums.

The project marked the group’s completion of the nine-month Leadership Huntington program.

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Robert Benson, National Grid Helen Crosson, CSH Library Robert DeMarinis, National Grid Sharon Saudino, Education Specialist Vita Scaturro, Community National Bank Matthew Spirn Susan Tully, West Brands LLC

President’s Council Kenneth Christensen, Chairman Robert Bontempi, Huntington Chamber John Caracciolo, La Fiesta Radio Jennifer Casey, Esq. Ahmuty, Demers & McManus Christopher D. Cole, National Grid Thomas Glascock, Esq., Forchelli Curto Deegan Schwartz Mineo Cohn & Terrana, LLP

Libby Hubbard James Kelly, JVKelly Group, Inc. Lee Kilbrith, Prospect Financial Services Michael Quartier, Huntington Hospital Robert Scheiner, H2M Group Robert Taylor, Lambrides, Lamos, Taylor, CPAs LLP Dolores Thompson, Huntington Station Enrichment Center Irving Tolliver, Rotary International

“The program helped me build the confidence that I needed and to further develop the ‘people skills’ and leadership skills that I could need to succeed as an enrepreneur in the field of law. It was a daunting task to build a practice on nothing but my name and skills, but the Leadership program provided the skills to tap my inner strenghts.”

LARRY KUSHNICK, In Memoriam, Class of 1997

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Melville man named in country club suit (Continued from page A1)

records indicate Russo did not wish to renew DeMay’s contract with the club because he “didn’t see significant changes from 2009 and 2010 in the service or quality of the food.”

Russo, in a December 2010 email to other board members, suggested the club

change the job description for DeMay’s replacement, stating “in order to protect the club maybe we post two positions so that we don’t limit o[u]r options and protect the club?”

Neither DeMay’s Manhattan-based attorney, William Dahill, nor the club’s Melville-based attorney, Marcus Wenger,

returned calls for comment Monday.

Based on Harber’s ruling, DeMay and her attorneys will proceed in court to seek financial damages resulting from gender discrimination, breach of employment contract for unpaid accrued vacation days totaling $26,923.07, and for “aided and abetted alleged discrimination and retalia-

tion” on behalf of the club.

The lawsuit also claims the club’s board initially withheld a payment of $30,000 DeMay was owed for two years of deferred compensation.

The club, the suit says, is comprised of 470 members, less than one percent of whom are women.

Guitar prodigy dazzles on Ellen DeGeneres Show (Continued from page A1)

which took him two weeks to perfect before his television appearance, he played live chords for the crowd – upon DeGeneres’ suggestion — including Lenny Kravitz’s “Are You Gonna Go My Way?” and The Allman Brothers’ “Jessica.”

Brandon nailed both pieces, receiving wild applause from the audience before and after he played his original two-minute solo.

“Excellent! Oh my God, that was amazing,” DeGeneres exclaimed, embracing Brandon before presenting him with a Gibson Les Paul Signature Electric Guitar Caribbean Blue and a new Vox amp.

“He was really stunned at that,” Gary said.

Inspired by musical icons such as Jimmy Hendrix, Eric Clapton and of course, the Allman Brothers, Brandon said he is most inspired to write music about

things that strike his curiosity, and he is often inspired by the sound produced by other instruments.

The boy was just 8 years old when he saw the Hollywood feature film “School of Rock” starring Jack Black, who played a rock singer and guitarist-turned-musicteacher. Two years and several guitar camps later, Brandon rose from a fan on the sidelines into the Hollywood limelight.

He began talking classes at the Rock N’ Roll University in Hauppauge, and in June he attended the Music Masters camp in the Catskills, a program that really “kicked Brandon into gear,” his father said. At the summer camp, Brandon rubbed elbows with professional famous musicians, including members of the “Roots Rock Revival” and the up-and-coming rock band “The Crimson Project.”

In July, Brandon’s father took him to New Orleans, where he played at

Tipitina’s, one of the city’s most notable musical venues.

“He was just ripping it, and had such a good experience…he blew everyone away,” Gary said.

Brandon’s performance in New Orleans, his father said, went viral, and prior to his appearance on “The Ellen DeGeneres Show,” the boy landed a gig at Citi Field, where he and several other students from Rock N’ Roll University played at a Sept.

11 Mets game.

Brandon was the youngest student who performed at that game. The band played a medley of Journey’s “Don’t Stop Believing;” Stevie Wonder’s “Higher Ground;” and Bon Jovi’s “Livin’ On A Prayer.”

His Citi Field performance, coupled with the web exposure from his New Orlean’s performance, landed him two live TV offers from “The Queen Latifah Show”

and “The Ellen DeGeneres Show.”

Gary said that after he told Degeneres’ show about the Latifah counteroffer, the producers at NBC said they “absolutely” wanted Niederauer to appear on their show, so the Niederauers gave Queen Latifah’s offer the axe.

The father said Monday that he and Brandon are scheduled to talk with the Gregg Allman Band next week about joining the rock/blues icon during performances on tour in January.

In Dix Hills, Brandon is the lead guitar player and singer for the local band BX2 and often writes his own music for his band to perform.

When asked where he sees himself in 10 years, Brandon said he hopes to make it in the music industry as a guitarist and vocalist.

“I just go with the flow,” Niederauer said.

Dark Star Orchestra raising The Dead (Continued from page A1)

show was different, with its own improvisations and arrangements, depending on the mood of both the band and the audience.

With The Dead it was always about the live performance, and Dark Star Orchestra is doing its part to keep that alive.

Recreating historic Grateful Dead set lists, and intermittently crafting their own, Dark Star Orchestra offers a continually evolving artistic outlet within the Grateful Dead's musical canon. Matching equipment, stage layout and even members (various eras could include female vocals or multiple drummers), Dark Star Orchestra's determined commitment to “raising the Dead” has

earned them high praise. A Chicago Tribune review exclaimed that "Dark Star Orchestra often sounds more like The Dead than The Dead sometimes did.”

Many original members of the Grateful Dead themselves have joined the band on stage as guest musicians for a set or two, as have Mike Gordon and Jon Fishman of Phish, a band whose rambling improvisations have earned them strong comparisons to The Dead.

“Playing with Dark Star Orchestra feels just exactly like it felt when I was playing with the Grateful Dead,” said Donna Jean Godchaux, Grateful Dead vocalist and frequent DSO guest.

While recreating set lists song for song, Dark Star Orchestra does not try to match the music note for note. Anything so formulaic would be of a great disservice to the free spirit of The Dead’s live performances.

It's really about the sound that’s created. It's about a sense of familiarity. It's about a feeling that grabs listeners and takes over.

It's about a contagious energy... In short, it's about the complete experience given by one of the greatest live acts ever.

Dark Star Orchestra has been delivering this to Grateful Dead fans since 1997 when a group of musicians came up with the concept of performing complete Grateful Dead shows from the band’s touring history.

The band secured four Tuesday night gigs at Martyrs' in their hometown of Chicago. The crowd was scant that first night, but through word-of-mouth, they sold out the room on the fourth night. One year later, Gordon and Fishman of Phish dropped in after their own show. Fishman ended up sitting in for the majority of the evening, which included a rollicking drum section of four percussionists!

The buzz that followed sparked national interest. A winter tour sold out almost every performance and their website got millions of hits.

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Every Thursday except holidays, “Sharing Our Lives” at the Women’s Center of Huntington, 125 Main St., Huntington, gives women in the later stages of life a chance to share joys and concerns and in turn receive support and confidentiality. 11 a.m.-1 p.m. $10 members/$15 non-members, per session. Advance registration: 631-549-0485.

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FRIDAY Mix And Mingle

Commack-based New York Dance Theater, under the direction of Frank Ohman, presents its 32nd season of “The Nutcracker” at Hofstra University in Hempstead on Friday, Dec. 20 at 2 p.m. and 7 p.m., and Saturday, Dec. 21 and Sunday, Dec. 22 at noon and 5 p.m. $40 general/$33 seniors and children 12 and under ($20 for all tickets to the 2 p.m. Friday show). www.ohmanballet.org. 631-462-0964.

Eglevsky Ballet’s Nutcracker

Under the artistic direction of Laszlo Berdo, Eglevsky Ballet continues its annual tradition of “The Nutcracker” at Tilles Center for the Performing Arts, LIU Post on Friday, Dec. 20 at 7 p.m.; Saturday, Dec. 21 at 11 a.m. and 3 p.m., and Sunday, Dec. 22 at noon and 4 p.m.

Meet the dancers after the Saturday 11 a.m. performance. $27-$82. Tickets can be purchased in person at the Tilles Center Box Office, located at 720 Northern Boulevard in Brookville, online at www.tillescenter.org, or by phone at 516-299-3100.

SATURDAY Pop-Up Huntington

Join Source the Station and the Huntington Station community as they celebrate local entrepreneurs and the holidays when the Popify shopping experience comes to Source the Station’s office at 1266 New York Ave., Huntington Station. Enjoy free light refreshments, crafts for kids, and a shared retail component on Saturday, Dec. 14, 11 a.m.-3 p.m.; and Sunday, Dec. 15, 1-5 p.m.

Holiday Thrift Shop

Visit Commack Methodist Church’s Thrift Shoppe, 486 Townline Road, Commack 631499-7310 every Saturday before Christmas in December for great yuletide bargains. Different in-store specials on Dec. 14 and 21. Huge after-Christmas sale on Friday, Dec. 27. Shop closed on Christmas Eve and New Year’s Eve.

Live Music

Live local bands take over Finley's of Greene Street, 43 Greene St., Huntington, every Saturday night at 11 p.m. Join in the fun and food!

SUNDAY Living Nativity

Witness the age old story of Jesus’ birth as performed through music and acting on Dec. 15, 5 p.m. at First Presbyterian Church of Greenlawn, 497 Pulaski Road, Greenlawn. A free community dinner will follow the performance. 631-261-2150. Free. Bring if you are able a new unwrapped toy.

44 Lake Ave., Deer Park. 631-586-3000. deerparklibrary.org.

• Through a grant from New York State, the Deer Park Library is happy to offer Google Nexus 7 tablets for borrowing. Browse the web, download a book, play games and more with just a touch of your finger. Tablets can be checked out for two weeks on an adult Deer Park library card.

3027 Jericho Turnpike, Elwood. 631-499-3722. www.elwoodlibrary.org.

• Homework Help for grades 1-5 is now available at the library on Tuesday and Wednesday afternoons from 3:30-5:30 p.m.

Call 631-499-3722 to make an appointment.

Half Hollow Hills Community Library

Dix Hills: 55 Vanderbilt Parkway. 631-4214530; Melville: 510 Sweet Hollow Road. 631421-4535. hhhlibrary.org.

• Stanley Stock, retired music teacher, leads a group of musicians in a Chamber Music Ensemble on Monday, Dec. 23, 10 a.m.-noon in Dix Hills. For more information or to register, call 631-498-1229.

Seiskaya Ballet's Nutcracker

Frank Ohman’s Nutcracker

Deer Park Public Library

Elwood Public Library

The Harbor Club at Prime hosts a small office holiday party on Friday, Dec. 13, 7:30 p.m.midnight. $75 includes passed hors d’oeuvres, chef action and display stations, premium open bar, DJ and dancing. 95 New York Ave., Huntington. 631-271-5600.

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The Seiskaya Ballet’s “Nutcracker” is again scheduled for six performances, Dec. 20-23, at Stony Brook University’s Staller Center for the Arts. The company’s 2013 Nutcracker season should again garner praise. Tickets are on sale now at the Staller Center Box Office at 631632-ARTS and at www.nutcrackerballet.com. $40 adults/$34 children and seniors/$30 for groups of 20 or more.

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• A class designed to improve balance and increase range of motion in joints will be held Monday, Dec. 16, 4:15 p.m.

A Christmas Carol, by the Minstrel Players The Minstrel Players of Northport perform “A Christmas Carol” on Friday, Dec. 13 and Saturday, Dec. 14 at 8 p.m. and Sunday, Dec. 15 at 3 p.m. $20 adults/$15 seniors/children. Houghton Hall theatre at Trinity Episcopal Church, 130 Main St., Northport. 631-732-2926. www.minstrelplayers.org.

“Esmerelda—A Christmas Parable”

Find yourself in the journey of young Esmerelda. A Christmas Day disobedience banishes her from her father’s home, setting her on a journey to find the king who can break the curse—the curse which is both burdening her and separating her from her father. She wanders farther and farther from home, encountering colorful characters who pull her away from her quest. A year passes, and once again it is Christmastime. Will she at last open her heart to the King? Performances, Sunday, Dec. 15, 4 p.m., and Saturday, Dec. 14, 2 p.m. Free admission. Island Christian Church, 400 Elwood Road, East Northport. www.ichristianc.org. 631-822-3000.

Camp Alvernia Pancake Breakfast

Camp Alvernia hosts a Pancake Breakfast to celebrate the close of its Holiday Help Program on Sunday, Dec. 15, 9 a.m.-noon. Enjoy delicious breakfast items and holiday fun in exchange for donations and gift cards. 105 Prospect Road, Centerport. 631-261-5160.

Lunch With Santa

Have an exquisite lunch and get your photo taken with Santa at the Harbor Club at Prime on Sunday, Dec. 15. Seatings at 11:30 a.m. or 1:30 p.m. $40 adults/$10 children. Food stations include sliders, sushi, pasta and salad, with premium open bar and passed bites. 95 New York Ave., Huntington. 631-271-5600. harborclubatprime.com.

Swing Into The Holidays

C&D Productions presents a night of dinner, dancing and fun at the Huntington Moose Lodge, 631 Pulaski Road, Greenlawn, on Dec. 15, 6 p.m. $20 per person includes dance lessons with professional dance instructors, cash bar, buffet dinner and dessert bar. Contact cndproductionsinc@gmail.com.

MONDAY Red Is For Passion

Love the color red and enjoy living it up? The Red Hat women are looking for new members who enjoy going places and making new friends. Their motto: Fun, Frolic and Friendship. 631-271-6470 or flarpp@yahoo.com.

TUESDAY Support For Seniors

The Suffolk County Office For the Aging sends

advocates to the area to speak to seniors about financial, social and personal issues.

The schedule is as follows: Tuesday, Dec. 17, Paumanack Village I & II, 10 a.m.-1 p.m.; Wednesday, Dec. 18, Huntington Nutrition Center, 9 a.m.-12 p.m. 631-853-8200.

Mommy and Me Classes

The Chai Center hosts Mommy and Me classes every Tuesday. Limit of 10 students per class. Walkers: 12 months and up 9:45-11 a.m.; Crawlers: 6-12 months 11 a.m.-12 p.m.

Stretch, Sing, dance and bond with your toddler, and meet other Jewish moms. Register by phone or online: Chai Tots Preschool, 501 Vanderbilt Parkway, Dix Hills. 631-351-8672. www.TheChaiCenter.com.

Free Help For Vets

Every Tuesday from 12-4 p.m. is “Military Appreciation Tuesdays,” when Long Island Cares specifically assists veterans, military personnel and their families at the Hauppauge and Freeport emergency pantries. Appointments can be made by contacting jrosati@licares.org.

WEDNESDAY Caroling Through The Snow

Join St. Peter’s Lutheran Church for a night of caroling on Wednesday, Dec. 18, 7 p.m. 11 Ogden Court, Huntington Station. 631-4231013.

Open Mic Night

Play your heart out at an acoustic open mic night every Wednesday at Caffe Portofino, 249 Main St., Northport, 7-10 p.m. www.facebook.com/cafportopenmic.

Power Breakfast

Join business professionals at BNI Executive Referral Exchange’s breakfast networking meeting every Wednesday, 7-8:30 a.m. at the Dix Hills Diner, 1800 Jericho Turnpike, Dix Hills. 631-462-7446.

AT THE LIBRARIES Cold Spring Harbor Library

95 Harbor Road, Cold Spring Harbor. 631-6926820. cshlibrary.org.

• Bring the whole family and make a gingerbread house for the holiday season on Saturday, Dec. 14, 2-3 p.m.

Commack Public Library

18 Hauppauge Road, Commack. 631-499-

Harborfields Public Library

31 Broadway, Greenlawn. 631-757-4200. harborfieldslibrary.org.

• Harborfields High School students will be at the library on Monday and Thursday afternoons, 4-6 p.m., when school is in session to assist with homework for kids in grades 3-8.

Huntington Public Library

Main Branch: 338 Main St., Huntington. 631427-5165. Station Branch: 1335 New York Ave., Huntington Station.

631-421-5053. www.thehuntingtonlibrary.org.

• New Horizons String Orchestra invites the public to sit in on their rehearsals on Friday mornings at 9:30 a.m.

Northport-East Northport Public Library

Northport: 151 Laurel Ave. 631-261-6930. East Northport: 185 Larkfield Road. 631-261-2313. www.nenpl.org.

• The six-part discussion series with Michael D’Innocenzo of Hofstra University, “Immigration in America: Melting Pot or Salad Bowl?” continues Dec. 13, 10 a.m. in Northport.

South Huntington Public Library

145 Pidgeon Hill Road, Huntington Station.

631-549-4411. www.shpl.info.

• State Sen. Carl Marcellino and the New York State Department of Financial Services will host a program designed to help families facing foreclosure on Thursday, Dec. 12, 9 a.m.5 p.m. A mobile office will be set up in the library's front parking lot. Homeowners should bring copies of their mortgage documents, loan payment records, letters from their lenders, and any other pertinent paperwork.

No appointment is necessary. For information, call Sen. Marcellino's office at 516-922-1811.

THEATER and FILM Cinema Arts Centre

423 Park Ave., Huntington. www.cinemaartscentre.org. 631-423-7611.

• Join film scholar Long Islander Philip Harwood for a lively exploration of the legendary musical partnership that gave us some of the most magical moments in movie history. “Let’s Face The Music & Dance: The Films of Ginger Rogers & Fred Astaire,” a talk accompanied by film clips, screens on Monday, Dec 16 at 7:30 p.m.

Dix Hills Performing Arts Center

Five Towns College, 305 N. Service Road, Dix Hills. Box Office: 631-656-2148. www.dhpac.org.

• On Dec. 12 at 7:30 p.m., the Guitar Extravaganza, celebrating the greatest jazz guitar teachers of the 20th Century, provided guitar enthusiasts with a special event handtailored just for their appreciation. Students, educators, professionals and members of the music industry will have an opportunity to

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• On Dec. 15 at 2 p.m., Broadway Bound to Love features the great songs of Maury Yeston, Ervin Drake and many others. The talented students of Five Towns College will perform a musical review of some of the world’s most popular love songs from the Broadway stage. $10.

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Fighting Foreclosure State Sen. Carl Marcellino and the New York State Department of Financial Services will host a program designed to help families facing foreclosure on Thursday, Dec. 12, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. at the South Huntington Public Library, 145 Pidgeon Hill Road, Huntington Station.

A mobile office will be set up in the library's front parking lot. Homeowners should bring copies of their mortgage documents, loan payment records, letters from their lenders, and any other pertinent paperwork. No appointment is necessary. For information, call Sen. Marcellino's office at 516-922-1811.

John W. Engeman Theater At Northport

350 Main St., Northport. www.johnwengemantheater.com. 631-261-2900.

• It’s going to be a “White Christmas” in Northport as Engeman’s latest production takes the stage through Jan. 5.

• “Frosty!”, part of the children’s theater, plays: Saturdays at 11 a.m. and Sundays at 10:30 a.m. through Jan. 5 with special performances on Thursday, Dec. 26 at 11 a.m. and Friday, Dec. 27 at 11 a.m. and 2 p.m.

Minstrel Players of Northport

Houghton Hall theatre at Trinity Episcopal Church, 130 Main St., Northport. 631-732-2926. www.minstrelplayers.org.

• The Minstrel Players of Northport perform “A Christmas Carol” on Friday, Dec. 13 and Saturday, Dec. 14 at 8 p.m. and Sunday, Dec. 15 at 3 p.m. $20 adults/$15 seniors/children.

AUDITIONS & SUBMISSIONS “Scenes From The Zone” Short Play Festival

The Minstrel Players are accepting submissions for “Scenes from the Zone,” its third annual short play festival. Deadline for submissions is Jan. 15, 2014, via email to ray@minstrelplayers.org. Performances will be Saturday, July 26 at 8 p.m. and Sunday, July 27 at 3 p.m., at Houghton Hall Theatre in Northport Village. For more info, rules and specifications, call 631-732-2926 or visit the Players on Facebook or at www.minstrelplayers.org or on Facebook.

Northport Symphony Orchestra

The Northport Symphony Orchestra seeks new members in all sections. Repertoire ranges from Baroque through classical and romantic to early 20th century. Music Director Richard Hyman is an award-winning music educator and composer. Rehearsals are on Wednesdays from 7:30-9 p.m. usually at East Northport Middle School. Email info@northportorchestra.org to arrange an audition. Website: northportorchestra.org.

MUSEUMS & EXHIBITS Art League of Long Island

107 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. www.ArtLeagueLI.net.

• Saturday night takes on an artistic vibe when the hottest art trend on the west coast comes to Dix Hills on Dec. 14, 7-10 p.m. Socialize, sip wine and draw live models.

• The Art League of will host a free Cabaret Concert for the Holidays on Saturday, Dec. 21 at 8 p.m. Great musical entertainment, wine, cheese, and holiday cheer will be served up in the Jeanie Tengelsen Gallery.

The second half of the concert will feature interactive participation.

b.j. spoke gallery

299 Main St., Huntington. Gallery hours: Monday-Sunday, 11 a.m.-5 p.m., until 9 p.m. on Friday and Saturday. 631-549-5106. www.bjspokegallery.com.

• “Sell-a-bration 2013”, on display Nov. 27Dec. 30, is a display of fine art: paintings, photography, sculpture and crafts filling the galleries from floor to ceiling.

Cold Spring Harbor Fish Hatchery

1660 Route 25A, Cold Spring Harbor. Open seven days a week, 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Saturday and Sundays until 6 p.m.: $6 adults; $4 children 3-12 and seniors over 65; members and children under 3 are free. 516-692-6768. www.cshfha.org • Drop off your new unwrapped toy or purchase one in the gift shop. 10-percent discount for any toy donated to Toys of Tots.

Cold Spring Harbor Whaling Museum

279 Main Street, Cold Spring Harbor. 631-367-

3418. www.cshwhalingmuseum.org.

• Monday Minnows are every other Monday from 1-3 p.m.

fotofoto Gallery

14 W. Carver St., Huntington. Gallery hours: Friday 5-8 p.m., Saturday 12-8 p.m., Sunday 12-4 p.m. 631-549-0448. www.fotofotogallery.org.

Gallery Thirty Seven

12b School Street, Northport. www.gallerythirtyseven.com.

• Visit Northport’s newest gallery and check out the resident artists.

Heckscher Museum Of Art

2 Prime Ave., Huntington. Museum hours: Wednesday - Friday from 10 a.m.-4 p.m., first Fridays from 4-8:30 p.m., Saturday and Sunday from 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Admission $68/adults, $4-6/seniors, and $4-5/children; members and children under 10 free. 631-3513250.

• Get half-off your admission price in December by bringing a food donation.

Proceeds will be given to Long Island Cares: The Harry Chapin Food Bank.

• “Rabble-Rousers: Art, Dissent, and Social Commentary”, on display until March 16, features works from the Permanent Collection by artists who challenged traditional aesthetics, politics, and social norms. Highlights include prints by Whistler, Rauschenberg, John Sloan, Larry Rivers, and May Stevens; photographs by Larry Fink and Garry Winogrand; and paintings by William Beard and George Grosz, among others.

Holocaust Memorial And Tolerance Center

Welwyn Preserve. 100 Crescent Beach Road, Glen Cove. Hours: Mon.-Fri.: 10 a.m.-4:30 p.m.

Sat.-Sun.: noon-4 p.m. 516-571-8040 ext. 100. www.holocaust-nassau.org.

• The permanent exhibit explains the 1920s increase of intolerance, the reduction of human rights, and the lack of intervention that enabled the persecution and mass murder of millions of Jews and others: people with disabilities, Roma and Sinti (Gypsies), Jehovah’s Witnesses, gays and Polish intelligentsia.

Huntington Arts Council

Main Street Petite Gallery: 213 Main St., Huntington. Gallery hours: Monday - Friday 9 a.m.-5 p.m.; Art in the Art-trium: 25 Melville Park Road, Melville. Gallery Hours: Monday Friday 7 a.m.-7 p.m. 631-271-8423. www.huntingtonarts.org.

• “Still Life” is on display through Dec. 16 in the main gallery.

Huntington Historical Society

Main office/library: 209 Main St., Huntington.

Museums: Conklin Barn, 2 High St.; Kissam House/Museum Shop, 434 Park Ave.; Soldiers & Sailors Memorial Building, 228 Main St. 631427-7045, ext. 401. www.huntingtonhistoricalsociety.org.

• Exhibit “The Times They Were A-Changing – 1960s & Huntington’s Response” on display at the Soldiers & Sailors Memorial Building.

LaMantia Gallery

127 Main St., Northport Village. 631-754-8414. www.lamantiagallery.com.

• Following the success of their display of exclusive featuring never-before-seen Dr. Seuss artwork, the gallery displays a permanent collation of estate-authorized art.

9 East Contemporary Art

9 East Carver St., Huntington. Gallery hours:

Wed.-Sat., 3-8 p.m. or by appointment. 631662-9459.

Northport Historical Society Museum

215 Main St., Northport. Museum hours: Tuesday - Sunday, 1-4:30 p.m. 631-757-9859. www.northporthistorical.org.

• The new permanent exhibit, “Our Stories: the History of a Community,” transforms half of the Society’s gallery space into a timeline, tracing the history of the Northport-East Northport community and rarely seen photos and artifacts from the Society’s collection.

Ripe Art Gallery

1028 Park Ave., Huntington. TuesdayThursday, 11 a.m.-6 p.m.; Friday, 2-8 p.m.; Saturday, 11 a.m.-5 p.m. www.ripeartgal.com.

631-239-1805.

• Ripe Art Gallery welcomes Maxine Jurow and her new exhibit, “Then and Now,” a show encompassing Jurow’s long career as a painter and affords the viewer a chance to see some of her early work, large scale paintings from the ’70s and ’80s, alongside some of her newest work. On display until Dec. 12.

SPLIA

Headquarters: 161 Main St., Cold Spring Harbor. Joseph Lloyd Manor House: Lloyd Lane and Lloyd Harbor Road, Lloyd Neck.

631-692-4664. www.splia.org.

• “Long Island at Work and at Play,” early 20thcentury photographs from SPLIA’s collections, is now on display Thursdays through Sundays, 11 a.m.-4 p.m.

Vanderbilt Museum and Planetarium

180 Little Neck Road, Centerport. Museum hours through April 15: Tuesday, Saturday and Sunday, 12-4 p.m. Grounds admission: $7 adults, $6 students with ID and seniors 62 and older, and $3 children 12 and under. Mansion tour, add $5 per person. 631-854-5555. www.vanderbiltmuseum.org.

• The newly renovated planetarium is now open. Check the website for show times.

• The Arena Players Children's Theater present “The Toys Take Over Christmas” in the Carriage House Theater. In the story, a toymaker uses his magic to make dolls that are most realistic. But he refuses to sell any of them. One Christmas Eve, they all come to life and find their way into the hearts of children. Performances are Saturday and Sunday at 1 p.m. through Sunday, Dec. 29.

Tickets are $10 for adults, $8 for children, and children under 3 are free. For more information and to make reservations, call Arena Players at 516-293-0674.

Walt Whitman Birthplace

246 Old Walt Whitman Road, Huntington Station. Hours: Wednesday-Friday, 1-4 p.m.; Saturdays and Sundays, 11 a.m.- 4 p.m.

Admission: $6 adults, $5 seniors, $4 students, and children under 5 are free. 631-427-5240, ext. 114. www.waltwhitman.org.

• Schedule at a time convenient for your group for high tea and transport yourself back in time as your group experiences High Tea in a private gathering house at the Birthplace. $25/person. 631-427-5240, ext. 113. educator@waltwhitman.org.

MUSIC & DANCE The Paramount

370 New York Ave., Huntington. 631-673-7300. www.paramountny.com. All shows begin at 8 p.m. unless otherwise noted.

• Ms. Lauryn Hill takes the stage Thursday, Dec. 26, 9 p.m. Tickets $75, $100.

• Tickets are now on sale to see Boz Scaggs perform Tuesday, May 13, 8 p.m. $59.50$99.50.

Ridotto, Concerts “with a Touch of Theatre” • “The Gaze of Gods” is Sunday, Dec. 15, 4 p.m. when My Lord Chamberlain’s Consort returns to perform “A Renaissance Holiday.”

The Consort is joined by renowned counter tenor Phillip Cheah. The show is at the Huntington Jewish Center, 510 Park Ave., Huntington. $5 (child), $18 (members), $20 (seniors), $25 (adults). Reservations recommended: 631-385-0373 or Ridotto@optonline.net.

DONATIONS WELCOME Every Child’s Dream

Suffolk County Legislator Steve Stern and Legislator Lou D’Amaro are collecting new or gently used coats, sweatshirts, sweaters and blankets (all sizes needed) for “Every Child’s Dream,” a local organization that provides support for needy families. Donations can be dropped off at Legislator Stern’s district office: 1842 East Jericho Turnpike, Huntington, through Friday, Dec. 6; or at Legislator D’Amaro’s district office: 130 West Jericho Turnpike, Huntington Station, through Dec. 3.

Project TOY Underway

Support Family Service League’s Project TOY by dropping off a new, unwrapped toy at The Life Center, 17 E. Carver St., Huntington by Dec. 13. Call Family Service League at 631427-3700 or visit fsl-li.org to learn more.

Help The Troops Call Home

Assemblyman Chad Lupinacci’s Huntington Station district office is an official drop-off site for Cell Phones for Soldiers. To help the troops call home by donating your old cell phone, stop by or mail your phone to 1783 New York Ave., Huntington Station, 11746. 631-271-8025.

VOLUNTEERING Cosmetologists Wanted

Hospice Care Network is seeking New York State-licensed cosmetologists to provide 2-4 haircuts per month for community members facing life-limiting illnesses. Download an application at www.hospicecarenetwork.org or call 516-224-6423.

Be A Museum Docent

The Huntington Historical Society is currently seeking volunteers to train to become Museum Docents at the historic David Conklin Farmhouse Museum. The museum is located at 2 High St. in Huntington village and is a fascinating interpretation of the Colonial, Federal and Victorian time periods. No experience required – an interest in local history is a plus.

Training is provided. Call 631-427-7045 ext 403.

Seeking Volunteer Advocates

The Family Service League’s Ombudservice Program of Suffolk County is seeking volunteers to train as advocates for nursing home, adult home and assisted living facility residents to help ensure they receive quality care and their rights are protected. 631-427-3700 ext.

240.

Artistically Gifted Needed

The Gurwin Jewish Nursing & Rehabilitation Center in Commack is seeking artistically gifted volunteers to partner with residents in a new program, “heART to heART” aimed at helping people with varying levels of cognitive ability express themselves through art. Contact Judie at 516-931-5036 or jatlas1@optonline.net.

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Lady Colts On ‘Track’ For Winter Squad will look to young talent with new coach at helm Half Hollow Hills photo/Miya Jones

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This year, the girls Half Hollow Hills West varsity girls track team plans to "do all the thing we failed to do last year and place higher in the league,” said junior Kayla Hodge.

The team this year is led by Joseph Toles, the new head coach of the team, who is no stranger to the sport.

Toles ran track at Auburn University and said he is excited to coach the team along with a new assistant coach, Melissa Wood. Assistant Coach Jason Braun returns to the team for his seventh year.

Last year the team had many powerhouse competitors who have graduated including shot put thrower Tiara Davis, sprinter Kerry Graber, sprinter Esprit Parker, and several other vital team members that never failed to earn points for the team.

This year the team is still filled with young talent and fresh enthusiasm.

“We have a lot of young talent, and I also believe that we are very well balanced this year with talented people in every event,” said senior high jumper Isabella Dana.

“This season will be tough without our strong seniors [from last year] but their absence gives individuals a chance to step up to the plate and put in work to become star athletes," added sophomore and sprinter Leeyan Redwood.

The bar for the girls this year is set and left to the team members who remain, including junior Alyssa Jean whose best time was 12.74 in the 100-meter race; senior Oyin Adewale whose farthest throw in shot put was 37.5 feet; and Hodge whose best time was 1.49.21 in the 600-meter race.

The girls' skills were put to the test in their first meet on Dec. 8 at Suffolk Community College in Brentwood.

The meet began bright and early at 9 a.m., but despite the early time on Sunday the girls were warmed up and ready to go. The meet began with the 55-meter dash; the team also participated in shot put, hurdles, the 3000meter race, the 300-meter dash, the 600-meter, the 1000-meter race, the 1500-meter race, the 4x200 meter,

Hills West is off and running at the team’s first meet on Sunday. the 4x400 meter, the 4x800 meter, high jump, triple jump, long jump, and the race walk.

Junior Regine Williams came in fourth place in the 55-meter hurdles with a time of 9.97 seconds, and Hodge came in fourth place for the 55-meter dash with a time of 7.99 seconds. Junior Matea Mezic came in eighth place in the 3000-meter race with a time of 12.07.76 minutes. Freshman and runner Victoria Antoine came in second place for the 600meter dash with a time of 1.50.46 minutes. Adewale came in first place throwing 37.10 feet in the shot put, and sophomore Redwood came in second place throwing 32.10 feet. The girls came in second place in the 4x200 race with a time of 1.54.99 minutes; team

consisted of Jean, Hodge, Redwood and sophomore Alexis D'Alessandro.

Junior Taylor McGee said the best part of the meet “was the relays because it is cool how track, which is considered an individual sport, can transform into a team effort.” Many girls on the team, like junior and runner Gabby Barone, said that "the best part is cheering on your teammates.”

The girls are very optimistic and hope to accomplish their goals for the season, which senior and long distance runner Andrea Ramsey said is to "get our best records and win our league.”

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Editor’s note: The writer is a member of the track team.

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HillSPORTS BASKETBALL

When It’s More Than Just A Game Fundraiser game between Hills East and West helps one student’s cause info@longislandernews.com

Spectators at Saturday’s Half Hollow Hills East versus Hills West basketball game experienced a great game of hoops, a fierce rivalry, and all for a great cause.

Fans packed the bleachers, one for Hills East and the other for Hills West.

Hills East hosted Hills West in nonleague varsity and junior varsity basketball games to raise money for multiple sclerosis.

The varsity game began and East started off with a small lead. For the whole first quarter East and West went back and forth.

After one team scored, the opposing team would quickly answer with points of their own. The first quarter ended with East in the lead, 17-12.

The second quarter opened up and saw a continuing back and forth game. Each team scored 13 points and ended the first half at a score of 30-25, East.

During halftime, fans were given a chance to participate in a half-court shot contest. Although some failed, a few successfully made the improbable shot.

Meanwhile both teams were in the locker

rooms preparing for another half of a great game.

Both teams came back onto the court and continued to keep pace with each other. However, East would keep the lead at the end of the third quarter, 50-41.

Both bleachers rocked with cheers for their respective team as fans realized this game was going to come down to the fourth and final quarter. East battled to keep their lead while West fought to catch up. After constant back and forth, East pulled away with a victory of 70-63.

Both teams showed a great amount of determination and heart.

The Thunderbirds’ Jordan McRae led Hills East with 23 points. Grant Rosenberg scored 19 points and Mike Simon added 14 points for the “home” team.

Hills West’s’ scoring was led by senior Ross Greenfield, who scored 22 points, along with key plays by seniors Terry Harris, who added 10 points and Jamal Starling, who scored 7 points for the Colts.

Hills West Coach Bill Mitaritonna commended his team’s hard work.

“I think we played tough and hard. I just

Half Hollow Hills photos/Logan Bordiga

By Logan Bordiga

Hills East takes on Hills West on Saturday to raise money for multiple sclerosis research. think we are inexperienced. We have a lot of young guys. But we have a good group of seniors and a good group of young guys that will fit around them. I think we’ll be fine by January and February,” he said.

Other than for the basketball game, the fans also came out to support and fundraise for multiple sclerosis research.

Shannon Drury, a senior at Hills West, helped put together the fundraising part of the game because her aunt suffers from multiple sclerosis.

“Any amount of money really helps. I’m so thankful to everyone who came out and helped raise money today,” Drury said.

They were able to raise about $500.

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Vanderbilt ‘Turkey Trot’ Keeps Kids Moving

Vanderbilt Elementary School Turkey Trot winners stand proud with Physical Education teachers John Schroeder and Bryan Dugan, along with Assistant Principal Valerie Geiler.

The Vanderbilt Elementary Physical Education Department recently held its 17th Annual Turkey Trot Run, and records were broken as the children raced to healthy lifestyles.

The race is an effort to encourage students to be physically fit and inspire them to live healthy, active lifestyles. The students learn about getting into shape, eating healthy, and the components of fitness.

The 300-yard run allows students to work at their own level, and all students who

complete the trot receive a certificate of accomplishment.

"The students ran extremely fast this year due to the warm and dry conditions," said Physical Education Teacher Bryan Dugan.

"We spent nine days in our Healthy Steps Program prior to the race to practice their cardiovascular endurance," added Physical Education Teacher John Schroeder.

The teachers said all of the students this

Vanderbilt Elementary School Turkey Trot record breakers Jonathon Bragoli, Frankie Posillico and Jeffrey Wilson stand with Physical Education teachers John Schroeder and Bryan Dugan, and Assistant Principal Valerie Geiler. year were very supportive of each other and displayed outstanding enthusiasm and effort.

Three students this year also tied or set new records in the Turkey Trot race.

Jonathon Bragoli and Frankie Posillico tied the fifth grade and overall school records with a blazing time of 50 seconds, and Jeffrey Wilson set a new third grade record with a fast time of 53 seconds.

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