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By Janee Law jlaw@longislandergroup.com

Melissa Triolo has the same routine for every softball game she plays for Walt Whitman High School.

The 17-year-old second baseman from Melville, standing at 5-foot-7, puts on her socks, shorts and uniforms bearing the number 15, pants and then belt. But her Boombah cleats remain off until she gets to the field. She does it for superstitious reasons, she said.

And the tack may just be paying off. The Wildcats’ senior co-captain was awarded All-Conference honors last season and this season is batting .354 and slugging .492 to help the Wildcats earn a playoff spot.

And, last week, she was informed that she is the recipient of the Town of Huntington Softball Hall of Fame’s annual softball scholarship.

Steve Henry, a committee member of the hall, surprised Triolo with the award during her team’s Senior Day game against Northport on May 8.

“Her passion for the game is probably one of the biggest things that stands out,” Henry said. “You don’t do it unless you really love it because it takes a lot of sacrifice.”

Triolo said she was “happily surprised” to earn the $500 scholarship, which she intends to this fall put towards her continued education at SUNY Geneseo.

Her devotion for the game was, perhaps, most evident during her junior year, when her season was cut short by a broken left arm. During the offseason, Triolo said, she worked tirelessly to build back her strength so that she could be ready to go for her senior year.

Ralph Miranda, Whitman’s head coach, has been coached Triolo through two of her four years at the varsity level. He called her a “student of the game” and said she takes her craft “very seriously.”

Miranda added, “She’s always thinking, and that’s one of the most important aspects of this game. You have to know what you’re going to do next.”

And Triolo knows what to do in every situation, “whether she’s in the field, at bat or on the bases. She has a very good game sense in all aspects.”

Throughout her softball career, Triolo has been regarded as a versatile infielder. She played third base last year, but made the move to second in 2017. In both positions, Miranda said, Triolo has showcased good range, and the ability to handle infield plays very well. At the plate, she’s a very selective hitter with a great eye who knows when to swing, and when not to swing.

Off the field, she’s regarded as caring, said her mother, Benizia, adding that she and Triolo’s dad, John, are very proud of their daughter.

Triolo said she was first inspired to play softball for by her father, a lifelong baseball fan. After watching her older sisters Sarah and Emma hit the diamond, she eagerly awaited the opportunity to do so herself.

“My dad would always take me out playing T-ball and I would see how far my sisters would hit it. I wanted to be just like them,” she said, adding that her dad had her swinging a bat since she was 3.

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Walt Whitman senior awarded Hall of Fame’s annual scholarship

Melissa Triolo, a senior at Walt Whitman High School, was recently inducted to the Huntington Softball Hall of Fame for her achievement and dedication to the sport.

When she turned 5, Triolo’s softball journey officially began as she joined a little league team at St. Hugh-St. Elizabeth. By the time she turned 12, she was suiting up for travel teams. She’s played for three of them, including the Long Island Express, which she’s still a member of today.

Ken Passante, her coach on the Express for the past four years, said that every time Triolo steps on the field, whether it’s for a game or practice, she puts in her blood, sweat and tears. He’s enjoyed every minute coaching her, he added.

She’s “an incredible young lady who also happens to be a very talented softball player and is the leader of our group,” Passante said. “I have been blessed to have some great people play for me over my 30 plus years of coaching and [Triolo] sits right among the best of them.”

Triolo also played both volleyball and soccer when she was younger, but stopped to give her full attention to softball. She favored softball because she feels it’s more of a team sport, and she likes that.

“Softball has given me so much,” she said. “It’s given me my best friends. It’s given me a positive attitude, and the knowing that no matter what obstacles

I face in life, if I give my all, I can get through them.”

Sarah Glaser, 17, of Melville, one of Triolo’s teammates at Whitman, said she’s a strong player who contributes to the team both on and off the field. Glaser said Triolo typically gives the girls pep talks after tough losses.

Another teammate and co-captain, Taylor Epstein, said Triolo is a clutch player who comes up big when the going gets tough.

“She’s always focused on the game and what she can do to help the team,” Epstein, 18, of Huntington Station, said. “Even if people are down on themselves, she tries to keep us up no matter what the score is.”

One game in particular came to mind, Epstein said.

Earlier this season against Connetquot the Wildcats were down after making some errors and enduring some tough breaks. They ultimately fell, 6-4, but Triolo wouldn’t quit.

“She started us back up. She was the first one to hit and then everyone started hitting and making plays. It just came together,” Epstein said.

After this season, which was still ongoing as of deadline Monday, when the Wildcats were slated to play their first playoff game, Triolo plans to attend SUNY Geneseo and continue her softball career. She also wants to major in either special education or early childhood education.

She’s going to miss her Wildcat teammates, many of whom she regards as her best friends.

“My freshman year, I was quiet on the varsity team, but as I got older I opened up to my teammates and it made a better experience,” she said. “My coach has seen me grow up and become the player I am today, and I’m really going to miss it.”

Triolo, a student with a 4.0 GPA, is also active off the softball diamond. She participates in many organizations, such as Project Hope, and the school Booster Club and PTA. She said she participates in community service work because her peers are very important to her and the opportunity for them to continue their education is important as well.

“I want to give back to these programs because they’ve given me so much,” Triolo said.

In June, on a date yet to be determined as of deadline, Triolo will be presented with her scholarship check and a plaque during Whitman’s senior athletic awards dinner.

Steve Henry, committee member of the Town of Huntington Softball Hall of Fame, presenting Melissa Triolo with the scholarship before her senior game against Northport on May 9.

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Summer Fun Is Coming Clean up, clean up… everybody everywhere.

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to recognize what the day stands for and to thank all the men and women who have fought for this county and continue to fight today.

Now that the local school board elections are over – and thank you all to those who ran, and good luck to those who won – please be a dear and make sure IN THE KNOW Safe boating… Before your lawn signs are cleared WITH AUNT ROSIE you hit the water this sumand collected! I don’t want to mer, make sure to take part in see a bunch of visual litter lining the highways the town’s annual Safe Boatand byways as I’m strolling around Huntinging Week, which kicks off Saturday, May 20. ton. And remember: If your favorite candidate On Sunday, the wonderful nautical flea marwon, those signs might prove useful a few elecket and festival will be held at Mill Dam Mation cycles from now! rina in Halesite. That event sets the stage for a week of classes and events promoting boatHonoring our heroes… Memorial Day is ing safety. Even if you fancy yourself a safe steadily approaching as the month of May conboater, why not brush up on safety techtinues to fly by. Recognized every year on the niques? It’s always good to dust off some of last Monday of May, the federal holiday serves the old cobwebs, and I bet you’ll learn someas a means to remember those who perished thing new that just might save your life, or at while serving in the country’s armed forces. Inithe very least make your summer a lot more tially, the holiday was called Decoration Day afenjoyable on the water. ter the American Civil War in 1868, for which it was established by a Union veteran organization as a time for the nation to decorate the (Aunt Rosie wants to hear from you! If you graves of the Union war dead with flowers. By have comments, ideas, or tips about what’s the 20th century, Union and Confederate holihappening in your neck of the woods, write to day traditions, which were celebrated on differme today and let me know the latest. To conent days, merged together and Memorial Day tact me, drop a line to Aunt Rosie, c/o The eventually extended to honor all Americans Long-Islander, 14 Wall Street, Huntington NY who died while in the military service. Al11743. Or try the e-mail at though this day also marks the start of the unaunt.rosieli@gmail.com) official summer vacation season, it’s important

Photo Of The Week Sea Scouts Sail

Members of Sea Scout Ship 460 are pictured during a Blessing of the Fleet in Northport Harbor. This year’s blessing is set for June 10. On June 9, 7-9 p.m., the Sea Scouts will be having an open house at Britannia Yachting Center (81 Fort Salonga Road, Northport).

A 23-year-old Dix Hills man was arrested at around 12:10 p.m. on May 9 for allegedly trespassing and possessing burglar tools, Suffolk police said. On May 9, at around 4:49 a.m., he was found with flashlights and attempting to open doors on vehicles on Randolph Drive in Dix Hills, police said. Later, at 5:20 a.m., he attempted to cut an electric meter lock on Saxon Avenue in Bay Shore. Then, at around 7:50 a.m., he attempted to walk into a backyard he didn’t belong in on Cobblers Lane in Dix Hills.

He was charged with trespass, possession of burglar tools and criminal mischief.

Alleged Dealer Arrested Suffolk police said a 40-year-old Dix Hills man was arrested during a search warrant at his residence on Vernon Street in Dix Hills for allegedly having heroin and crack with intent to sell at around 6:01 a.m. on May 4. He was charged with third-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance.

Loitering With Crack Two women, a 35-year-old from Central Islip and a 40-year-old from Huntington Station were arrested at around 12:30 p.m. on May 4 on 9th Avenue in Huntington Station for allegedly having crack and loitering to do drugs, Suffolk police said. They were both charged with seventh-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance and loitering unlawfully to use a controlled substance.

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QUOTE OF THE WEEK Jillian Steele

“I don’t think people know all the hard work that goes into making an album, or staging a performance, and, honestly, the payoff is finally getting to release it or to perform your show in front of people. I’m so grateful to them just for a chance to play in my hometown at [The Paramount]. That’s definitely going to be the most rewarding performance.”

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An unknown person or people broke the driver’s side front window of a 2013 Toyota on Jericho Turnpike in Elwood and stole a Macbook Pro at around 2 p.m. on May 9, according to Suffolk police.

Grand Theft Auto; Wallet Left Behind Suffolk police said a 2012 Jeep Liberty was stolen from a residence on Grange Street in Greenlawn at around 12:01 a.m. on May 5.

In another incident, at around 2 a.m., a 2014 Jeep was stolen from the driveway of a residence on Quebec Drive in Huntington Station.

In a third incident, at around 11 p.m. on May 3, an unknown person or people entered a residence on Roundtree Drive in Melville, took keys in the home and stole a 2014 Nissan Rogue. Cash from a wallet was also taken, but the wallet was left behind.

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By Janee Law jlaw@longislandergroup.com

Before country music star Hunter Hayes takes The Paramount’s stage in June, a local, up-and-coming singersongwriter is set to put her passion for music on display.

Jillian Steele, a Cold Spring Harbor native, said she started musical theater when she was five years old and had aspirations of one day taking a stage on Broadway.

“I did every musical you could think of in community theaters,” said Steele, now 19 and living in Nashville. She added that her passion shifted to both singing and songwriting when she first learned guitar at the age of 12.

Steele, who just released a new EP, “Find Me,” this year, said her passion for music was always present, but her

career in it was really sparked by songwriting.

She never saw herself as a songwriter – she used to mainly cover songs – but over the past seven years she’s been writing her own songs and found that it to be yet another passion of hers.

“I know that’s what I love is to write songs and perform them myself,” said Steele, a Cold Spring Harbor High School graduate.

She just finished her sophomore year at Belmont University, where she’s majoring in songwriting.

Her performance at The Paramount will be the biggest of her career, she said, but Steele has performed locally before, including at Great South Bay Music Festival, and the Long Island Fall Festival at Huntington.

Steele said she loves the audience’s reaction when she performs.

“I don’t think people know all the hard work that goes into making an album, or staging a performance, and, honestly, the payoff is finally getting to release it or to perform your show in

front of people,” Steele said. “I’m so grateful to them just for a chance to play in my hometown at [The Paramount]. That’s definitely going to be the most rewarding” performance.

Steele’s performance on June 23 will run 30 minutes and serve as an opening for Hunter Hayes. Her performance will include songs from “Find Me,” including a song of the same name as the EP, and tracks “Property” and “Mile.”

When she learned she’d be opening up for Hayes, she was shocked.

“He’s awesome. I’ve always wanted to open up for people and Hunter Hayes is a really big name for me, which got me super excited,” Steele said. “It was unexpected and I’m just very excited.”

Steele added, “I want to give it the best shot I can and I want to impress everyone. I feel like there’s such an anticipation and I’m so ready to deliver everything that I’ve been working on.”

The show is set for 8 p.m., June 23.

Doors will open an hour prior, and tickets are available both at the box office and Paramountny.com for $35-$75.

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Cold Spring Harbor native Jillian Steele will take to the stage come June, opening up for Hunter Hayes at The Paramount.

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The U.S. Airforce Thunderbirds will dazzle with tight formations and aerial acrobatics at the Bethpage Air Show in Jones Beach on Memorial Day weekend

By Jano Tantongco jtantongco@longislandergroup.com

After watching “Top Gun,” Long Island native Kevin Walsh dreamed of taking to the skies like his childhood hero.

“I think a lot of kids probably say that, so I’m sure my parents might have laughed initially, but I knew that’s what I wanted to do, and I just got a lot of support along the way,” Walsh said.

After graduating from St. Anthony’s High School in Huntington Station, he initially didn’t make the into the Air Force. With “brute force determination,” he enrolled in Valley Forge Military Academy for one year, then earned a spot in the Air Force Academy to carve out his path into the air.

And today, he’s one of the nation’s most premiere pilots, serving as the director of operations for the U.S. Air Force Air Demonstration Squadron and Thunderbird pilot No. 7.

Walsh, of Levittown, will be evaluating the 14th annual Bethpage Air Show, which will be held Memorial Day Weekend at Jones Beach. The show will feature the Air Force’s world-renowned Thunderbirds, who will perform around 40 maneuvers in an air demonstration featuring a mix of formation flying and solo routines.

The Thunderbirds will also honor fallen soldier Sgt. Anthony L. Mangano, of Greenlawn, who was killed in action in 2006 while deployed in Afghanistan. As part of the honor, they’ll place Mangano’s name on Thunderbird Jet No. 1 during the

Lt. Col. Kevin Walsh show for a tribute performance.

Mangano’s family members will also be attending the show as guests of the Thunderbirds.

The team has performed for over 280 million people in all 50 states and 57 foreign countries.

They’ll be flying the signature F-16 Fighting Falcon, an $18 million, 19,700-pound fighter aircraft, also known as the Viper, that can travel at speeds up to 1,500 mph.

“Breaking through your own selfpreservation barriers and building up trust in your other team members, knowing they are not going to make an aggressive movement is probably the biggest challenge and what takes the most time,” Walsh said.

For up-to-date information about this year’s show, please visit Bethpageairshow.com or Facebook.com/BethpageAirShow, or call the New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation, Regional Office, Recreation Department at 631-321-3510.

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By Jano Tantongco jtantongco@longislandergroup.com

Stepping into Sweet Mama’s, diners may feel transported back to their own mother’s kitchen.

Pots and pans brimming with flavor permeate the room with a feeling that can only be described as comforting.

Classic Coca-Cola advertisements and nostalgic decor, including Miami Maid Bread packages and dated egg beaters, also line the walls at Sweet Mama’s, sending patrons back to the 1950s.

And it’s all done as a compliment to dishes that pack the extra touch of a home cooked meal.

When owner Marios Patatinis first encountered the restaurant around nine months ago, he saw an opportunity to take the Northport diner and turn it into a premiere American comfort food establishment “The minute I walked in and sat down, I thought there’s so much potential here,” Patatinis, of East Setauket, said.

While well-versed in the field of business, Patatinis is a newcomer to the restaurant industry. He’s currently in the process of transitioning the menu to focus on breakfast and brunch items to satisfy palates of all kinds.

“If a customer leaves here happily with what they had, that’s what I’m doing it for,” Patatinis said, adding that it’s a given that customers walk out with a satisfying, “filled-up gut.”

“It’s not just the food, it’s the whole experience.”

One of Patatinis’ favorite new brunch special is the Chicken Fried Steak & Eggs Platter ($14.99) serves up a mouth-watering, tender steak battered in a crunchy fried chicken batter, topped with Sweet Mama’s Sawmill Gravy with two eggs, any style, all

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Sweet Mama’s: A Comforting Blast From The Past

Sweet Mama’s owner Marios Patatinis said he’s transforming the establishment from a diner to premiere breakfast and brunch restaurant with a revitalized menu that’s planned to debut next month The Cookie Dough Sundae mixed together vanilla ice cream and edible cookie dough for a dessert experience that reminds one of that moment before putting a tray of cookies in the oven.

A soon-coming addition to the menu, the OMG! Chicken and Waffles Sandwich is both sweet and savory, all with a side of maple-infused honey mustard. served with buttered grits and biscuits.

The steak straddles the line between crunchy on the outside and buttery soft inside, topped with a thickly spread gravy that elevates this savory special to new heights.

Turning to the Ricotta & Lemon Zest Pancakes ($12.49), the plate features a full stack of pancakes topped with lemon zest with a side of homemade honey citrus maple syrup served with a choice of bacon, sausage or ham. The pancakes carry a slightly creamy and richer texture from the ricotta, topped with lemon zest further enhanced by the mildly sweet honey citrus syrup.

As a fluffy, creamy treat, the Ricotta & Lemon Zest Pancakes offer up a full stack with lemon zest and a side of homemade honey citrus maple syrup and served with a choice of bacon, sausage or ham.

The Chicken Fried Steak & Eggs Platter brings together a sumptuous steak battered in a crunchy fried chicken batter, topped with Sweet Mama’s thick and hearty Sawmill Gravy.

The California Avocado Toast ($12.49) spreads a fresh homemade guacamole on a toasty slice of multigrain bread with fresh tomatoes, two eggs, any style, topped with a thinly sliced turkey bacon with a side of garden greens. A crunchy, creamy delight, you’ll never go back to a standard eggs and bacon plate again.

The Summer Strawberry & Shrimp Salad ($12.99) mixes together chargrilled shrimp over mixed greens, freshly sliced strawberries, goat cheese, sliced almonds and red onion with a raspberry vinaigrette. The succulent shrimp pairs well with the sprinkle of goat cheese, and grounded by the earthy almonds and sweet strawberries.

The OMG! Chicken and Waffles Sandwich is set to appear on the revised menu scheduled to debut next month. Between two fluffy waffles is juicy chicken with mozzarella cheese and sweet coleslaw with a side of honey mustard sauce with a maple syrup infusion, next to sweet potato cross-cut fries. The soul food staple takes on new life as a sandwich, with all the richness of the American dish packed into a sandwich that will leave your jaw dropped from delicious cre-

The Summer Strawberry & Shrimp Salad tosses together char-grilled shrimp over mixed greens, freshly sliced strawberries, goat cheese, sliced almonds and red onion with a raspberry vinaigrette. ativity.

One way to end a meal is the Cookie Monster Milkshake ($6.49), which features Oreos and chocolate chip cookies that are delicious and dyed blue in a homage to a certain fuzzy cookie enthusiast.

Meanwhile, the Cookie Dough Sundae, which could pop up on the regular menu soon, blends vanilla ice cream and edible cookie dough for a satisfying sundae experience that tastes straight out of a baker’s prep line.

Sweet Mama’s Good Kitchen 9 Alsace Place, Northport 631-261-6262 Sweetmamasnorthport.com Cuisine: American comfort food Atmosphere: Traditional, homey Price: Moderate Hours: Monday-Saturday, 7:30 a.m.-9 p.m.; Sunday, 7:30 a.m.-8 p.m.

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The bacon belly buster burger at Christopher’s in Huntington village is one of our Foodies’ favorites.

BURGER MONTH: Did you know that May is National Hamburger Month? Well, it is, so fire up the grill and line it with as many delicious burgers as you can. What’s your favorite burger in Huntington? Our Foodies would love to hear about and see them, so send us a picture of your favorite burger to info@longislandergroup.com. Be sure to let us know where it’s from and what’s on it, too!

WINE & WAGYU: IMC Restaurant (279 Main St., Huntington) is hosting a wine and Wagyu tasting dinner tonight, 7:30 p.m. For $75 diners can taste the four-course dinner and wine pairing (or $55 without wine). The meal will start with the steak tartare that’s served with ginger lime vinaigrette, baby mustard greens and a quail egg and paired with the Chateau Minuty Rosé from Provence, France.

The second course will feature Wagyu meatballs flanked by pickled green daikon and served with spicy mayo, and paired with the Lyric Pinot Noir from Santa Barbara, California. The main course will be a Wagyu New York strip steak that’s served with pea shoots and topped with garlic and soy, and paired with the Vall Llach Embruix Mertiage from Catalunya, Spain. Top it all off with dessert, the lychee panna cota that’s served with coconut ice cream and paired with the Nivole Moscato from Piedmont Italy.

For more information, or to make a reservation, call 631-824-6222.

BEER WEEK CONTINUES: Long Islander Craft Beer Week 2017 continues through May 21. The week, which kicked off May 12, raises awareness for the island’s thriving, local craft beer culture and encourages beer lovers to get up and get out to their favorite local

HAPPY ANNIVERSARY: Sweetie Pies on Main recently celebrated its seven-year anniversary.

The 181 Main St. coffee shop in Cold Spring Harbor also serves fresh treats like macarons, mini pies and fresh doughnuts. It’s open seven days a week, 7 a.m.-5 p.m.

For more information, call 631367-9500. establishments, or to try a new one.

There are a whole bunch of support from restaurants and breweries – including locals like Northport-based Sand City Brewing Company. For the full list of events and specials, visit Longislandcraftbeerweek.com.

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y t i n u m m o c Breakfast Honors Veterans The 4th Annual Veterans Appreciation Breakfast drew veterans from across Suffolk and recognized a local lawmaker for his contributions to the county’s veterans over the past 12 years.

The breakfast, held May 1 at the Larkfield in East Northport, was hosted at the hall thanks to owners George and Harry Mountanos, and was coordinated

by Suffolk Legislator William “Doc” Spencer (D-Centerport).

This year, Suffolk Legislator Steve Stern (D-Dix Hills), chairman of Suffolk’s Veterans Committee for the past 12 years, was honored for his advocacy efforts.

“Today we join together to personally express our deep and sincere appreciation to our veterans. You are all a beautiful example of what our country stands for and an inspiration; we’re eternally grateful for your service,” Spencer said to open the ceremony. “Our honoree, Legislator Steve Stern is a true friend to the veterans of Suffolk. He has humbly stood as a voice for our service people, fighting for what is right and for their dignity and respect.”

Since taking office in 2006, Stern has sponsored and co-sponsored several landmark resolutions that directly affect local veterans. They include the introduction of the “Housing Our Homeless Heroes Act,” an initiative aimed at ending homelessness for veterans and their families. He also led the “Protect Our Fallen Heroes Act,” which protects military funerals from protests upon grieving families.

Veterans from American Legion Post 694 Northport enjoy good food and company at the appreciation breakfast in their honor on Monday, May 1, 2017.

Stern said, “Throughout my tenure as a Suffolk County Legislator I have been privileged to serve as the Chairman of the Veterans Committee, working with and for the brave men and women who have sacrificed so much to protect our great nation and their families.”

“I am proud of my legislative accomplishments… but I am most proud of our active duty military, our reservists and guard members and our veterans. Thank you for your service.”

Bruce Brenner, past commander of VFW 1469 and commander of the Combat Infantrymen’s Association of Huntington, said veterans “look to forward to the breakfast every year and greatly appreciate it.” He added, “How wonderful of Legislator Spencer and the Larkfield for recognizing the men and women who have served and are serving.”

Attendees of the breakfast were asked to sign a Suffolk County Flag that will be raised in honor of our veterans and will fly above the William H. Rogers Building in Hauppauge on Veterans Day.

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Suffolk Legis. Steve Stern is recognized for his 12 years of service to the veterans of Suffolk. From left: Tom Ronayne, Suffolk Veterans Service Agency Director; Huntington Councilwoman Susan Berland; Huntington Councilman Mark Cuthbertson; Stern; Legis. William Spencer; Legislature Presiding Officer DuWayne Gregory; Huntington Councilwoman Tracey Edwards; and Legis. Tom Barraga..

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By David Weber info@longislandergroup.com

Twenty-five teams of firefighters from 15 departments across Long Island took part in the 10th annual Chuck Varese Vehicle Extrication Tournament on Saturday.

The tournament was held at the Northport Fire Department’s Training and Fair Facility, a small clearing on the corner of Clipper Drive and Steers Ave., amid downpours of rain.

Designed for participants to train in real-life scenarios, the tournament was established after Northport Fire Department ex-Chief Robert J. Varese’s son, Chuck Varese, was killed in the line of duty.

“I remember feeling very grateful for allowing my son’s memory to live on,” Varese said. “And now, 10 years later, we are still doing it.”

Varese said he hopes participating teams learned a thing or two from the training session.

“These guys should be learning from each other, that’s what this is all about,” Varese added. “I hear some of them say, ‘I didn’t know you could do that!’ And that makes it all worthwhile.”

The vehicles were donated by Gershow Recy-

cling, which buys scrap metal that would otherwise be thrown into landfills.

Using hydraulic tools, such as the Jaws of Life, the firemen raced against the clock to efficiently and safely pry open one of the 30 mangled cars in the area. Judges took note of mistakes and promptly recorded them in their notes.

East Northport’s team hit a snag when their tools did not produce enough force to cut through the car metal. As their team struggled to find a solution, the windshield shattered, scattering glass throughout the immediate area.

But, even with the minor setback, East Northport took second place with their time of 5 minutes and 35 seconds. Commack Fire Department’s squad finished just shy of five minutes, earning them the top prize.

Trophies were given to the teams with the best times and overall performance.

Richard D’Angelo has served as director of Gershow’s Huntington facility for nine and a half years. He said he does all he can to help the local fire departments. “I feel like I am part of their family,” he said.

“But, at the end of the day, it really is about saving lives.”

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Firefighters Honor Fallen Comrade At Annual Tourney

A Cold Spring Harbor digs in during the 10th annual Chuck Varese Vehicle Extrication Tournament.

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business Expanding ‘For The Love Of The Game’

By Janee Law jlaw@longislandergroup.com

A father, son duo from Huntington is bringing their lacrosse company and program to the village next week.

What started out as one lacrosse team, soon grew to 17 and has since delved into business aspects of the sport, For the Love of the Game Lacrosse plans to open at 345 Main St. on May 25.

Mike Winkoff founded FLG Lacrosse in 2006 after observing the sport’s growing popularity across Long Island. He now serves as CEO of the company and has since brought on his son, Corey Winkoff, in an official capacity as program director.

“It’s a big lacrosse community, not just in Huntington, but in the surrounding towns,” said Corey Winkoff, 28, a Cold Spring Harbor High School grad. And the duo thought it was about time that they opened up a spot in a town they know so well, he added.

Winkoff said they want it to be regarded as “a really nice hub for people within our program and within the surrounding Town of Huntington to come through, learn about what we do and” about lacrosse, a sport that can open doors for middle and high schoolers.

The soon-to-be opened 1,700-square-foot store in the village will sell FLG-branded apparel like hats, sweatshirts, t-shirts and more. There won’t be any lacrosse gear for sale, but the space will also have room for offices and FLG’s line of educational seminars and webinars. They’ll also make use of a green screen and studio space for video interviews with coaches and high schoolers.

Next year, Winkoff said, he and his father hope to take FLG online blog and transition it into a print magazine.

The duo’s come a long way since FLG’s founding, and so has the company itself. In fact, when it was first launched, FLG wasn’t a company at all. Instead, Winkoff, said, it was intended to be a way coach a group of talented teens and help them through the recruiting process as they moved through high school.

“When my dad started that team it really was just for the love of the game. He wasn’t making any money from it, he was just doing it because he loved coaching and helping kids,” Winkoff said.

“And then it kind of grew organically by itself into a lacrosse program.”

Over time, it became harder to raise money for the program, prompting the father and son to launch a pay-for-play company as they continued to grow, he said.

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Corey Winkoff, left, and his father, Mike Winkoff are the minds behind FLG Lacrosse, and plan to open a Huntington village location next week.

Now, FLG fields 10 boys and 7 girls travel teams that are made up of players hailing from across Long Island.

FLG also hosts camps, clinics, leagues, tournaments and events on Long Island, and in Manhattan and Maryland. They also run team and individual recruiting showcases – such as the FLG Boys Premier Showcase that’s set for June 3 at LIU Post – for both boys and girls from the island, country and Canada.

Winkoff, who grew up playing lacrosse, said he loves everything about his job.

“It’s always been a sport that I’ve connected with and it’s really given me a lot of opportunities in my life,” he said. “I saw what it did for me, so I hope that it can do the same for a lot of the players in our program.”

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business Long Islander News photo/Janee Law

Firm Takes Holistic Approach To Law

Melissa Negrin-Wiener, Esq., a partner at Genser, Dubow, Genser & Cona, LLP, has been with the firm for 15 years and enjoys educating and giving back to the community.

Spotlight On

Huntington Businesses

By Janee Law jlaw@longislandergroup.com

Melissa Negrin-Wiener, Esq., partner at Genser, Dubow, Genser & Cona, said the firm is set apart by its holistic approach to law.

“I think it’s being flexible. It’s being able to figure out the person as soon as you sit down, knowing who you’re talking to and what they need,” Wiener, 40, of Smithtown, said. “People feel comfortable here and they are taken care of.”

GDGC, based in Melville, is a full service law firm that concentrates on elder law, estate planning, estate administration and litigation and disability planning. It also represents health care facilities.

But, in addition to representing clients, GDGC also works to educate people across Long Island, Wiener said. The firm’s typical seminars include “Ask the Elder Law Attorney,” through which GDGC members visit assisted living facilities to set up mini appointments with family members

who have questions. GDGC also has a “Savvy Senior” seminar series, through which they discuss the interrelation between real estate, estate planning and asset protection.

“I love educating people,” Wiener said. “I love making sure that the community knows the rules and what’s right and what’s wrong, regarding asset protection and estate planning, and that they’re not being taken advantage of.”

GDGC is also active in the local community through its own charitable organization. The signature program under that charitable organization is Senior Dreams Come True.

The idea behind the program, which is in its fifth year, is to grant wishes for low-income seniors who need basic, everyday items they couldn’t otherwise afford. This year’s senior was Denise Marino, a 74-year-old Shirley resident for whom GDGC granted two wishes, an over $1,800 payment to fix her car, and a new pair of dentures.

The firm was founded in 1968 by David Genser, who specialized in personal injury. He partnered with Howard Debow in 1985 to form a general litigation practice. The additions of Jack Genser and Jennifer Cona came around 1993. It was Cona who brought elder law and estate planning to the firm, Wiener said.

The firm continued to grow and, four years ago, moved to its current location at 225 Broadhollow Road. The

13,000-square-foot suite holds GDGC’s 40 employees, said Wiener, who joined the firm 15 years ago.

She added that it was “really amazing” to watch the firm grown from when it was “just a handful of people” to what it is today.

Wiener manages the government benefits department while concentrating her practice in the areas of Medicaid eligibility planning, asset protection planning, disability matters, guardianships, estate planning and Veteran benefits.

She said that, on top of knowing the rules and laws, she tries to set herself apart from other elder law and estate-planning attorneys by really listening to and nurturing her clients.

“I think it takes patience and understanding to work with people who are really in crisis,” she said.

“There’s a balance, and you want to make sure that they feel comfortable while making sure you’re able to” get the specifics of each case across.

Genser, Dubow, Genser & Cona, LLP 225 Broadhollow Road, Melville 631-390-5000 Genserlaw.com

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business What Interesting Times We Live In

By Peter J. Klein, CFA, CRPS, CAP pklein@hightoweradvisors.com

Well the old Chinese proverb of wishing one to live in interesting times certainly rings true in 2017 thus far. Allow me to take you around the world for a look at how indeed interesting things have become: • The EU: France rebuffed populism and voted overwhelmingly to stay in the EU, but that doesn’t end the concerns about the state of the EU’s economy. There are still concerns about the unintended consequences of Brit-Exit and possibly other exits as well as the structural issues in a “union” where there is a common currency but vastly different economic motivations.

• Japan: The oldest demographic on the globe with the largest debt pile. Unsustainable growth in debt can only keep you afloat for so long. Sooner or later the piper has to be paid.

• China: Speaking of debt, Chinese debt is growing faster than their economy, and is now approaching 250 percent of their GDP, according to a Bloomberg report. What really has me concerned is the fact that China has been their latest clampdown on credit.

This deceleration on credit availability suggests weakness ahead for this overleveraged economy that is addicted to debt.

• U.S.: So how are things going in the good old U.S.A.? Well, they have certainly been interesting. On the financial side of things we have had fairly strong earnings from the first quarter, but that’s after nearly two years of flat to declining earnings growth.

And while interest rates are still low, the over-leveraged corporations – U.S. companies have taken on an extra $7.8 trillion of debt and other liabilities since 2010; median corporate leverage is the highest since at least 1980, according to FPA Capital – can continue to play their game of musical chairs until the music stops and rates rise. And then who is left without a chair? And why shouldn’t they rise? We are pretty close to full employment and are still at an interest rate zone that many would call “extraordinary.” Couple that with expansionary policies from a populist administration and a Fed that needs to get back to normal and it’s the perfect cocktail for higher rates.

Now I would like to provide you with some facts on my favorite topic: valuation. For it has been shown, and I

have discussed, the price you pay for a security is the no. one determinant of investment success or failure over the long term. The short term is noise and the vestige of traders and speculators, not investors.

Please consider the following: • Average stock in the U.S. is at highs from every conceivable valuation metric. No matter where you look, you can find valuation metrics flashing yellow “Caution.” But what are investors doing in face of this? Borrowing more on margin, adding to their debt levels versus their portfolios. Margin debt is now at a new peak. The last peaks were, you guessed it, 2000 and 2008, according to FPA Capital.

• How about corporate insiders – what are these folks doing with their capital? According to Vickers Stock Report’s latest count, insider sales were eleven times larger than purchases, which amount to a three and a half standard deviation above the mean.

That’s off the charts, folks, statistically speaking.

• The ETF revolution has not fully played out, but as I have discussed in the past there very well maybe a bad ending forthcoming. Recall that passive investors – ETFs and index funds, are indiscriminate buyers – never pausing to consider the market’s or securities’ underlying fundamentals. If it is in the index, they buy it. And buying they have been doing. These trillions of dollars (Yes, trillions! Since 2007, $1.4 trillion flowed into passive strategies, according to FPA Capital) are chasing a smaller number of assets that is causing those assets that are lucky enough to be in the index to rise. And, of course, those not in the index, despite being fundamentally cheap and well run and owned in a large degree by insiders, are left for dead, or for the keeneyed analysts to relish.

In closing, I would like to mention the importance of active portfolio management. It’s the opposite of simply, robotically, with no care of price nor fundamentals buying securities because they happen to be in an index. Active share measures the difference between a portfolio and the index. How much replication is there? Is this active manager simply a closet index hugger with a much larger fee? But that is not what an active manager does. That is not what you should be paying a higher fee for, versus a passive manager’s fee.

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Ch am be r St af f Ellen O’Brien, Exec. Di rector Courtney Bynoe, Assoc.

Exec. Director www.huntingtonchamber .com

The Wait Is Over: Applications Available The Huntington Chamber is excited to present the 24th Annual Long Island Fall Festival at beautiful Heckscher Park in Huntington. The largest of its kind in the Northeast, the Long Island Fall Festival at Huntington has become the premiere event for family fun. This event is held annually in early October over Columbus Day weekend and attracts tens of thousands of families from all over the New York tristate area to the 25 acres of Heckscher Park.

Truly a celebration of community This year’s Long Island Fall Festival is set for Oct. 6-9. spirit, this weekend event offers some- four stages of entertainment, world- courts, beer and wine tent, farmer’s thing for everyone. Along with the class carnival, international food market, and numerous activities designed especially for young children there are hundreds of arts and craft vendors. If you are interested in becoming a vendor, you must act fast.

Angels for Warriors is a 501 be happening to the men and Space is limited! The pricing varies (c)(3) non-profit resource and ad- women that protect our freedoms based on vendor type (vendor, nonvocacy center that assists Veterans and defend our country. This profit, Huntington Village Merchant) and their families’ access programs should not be our legacy. This is and there is a discount for Huntington and services they are entitled to why Angels for Warriors was Chamber members. Please visit the with dignity, compassion and unstarted.

Fall Festival website, derstanding. Their misHelping our veterans Lifallfestival.com, to download an apsion is to provide Vetis crucial and desperplication. Street vendors participate erans with assistance ately needed. The inon Saturday and Sunday, Oct. 7-8, 11 in the form of guidvaluable services AFW and a.m.-6 p.m. All spaces inside the park ance, education and their attorneys prorequire the three-day contract. Venlegal services. vides to our men and dors will be accepted and placed in the As the sister of a returning women of uniform, allow them to festival on a first-come, first-served wounded warrior, Rogerlyn Velez- move forward and thrive as producbasis. We look forward to hearing Cipriano encountered many obsta- tive members of society. from you! cles when caring for him. As an atAFW is a grassroots organization torney she was able to overcome that depends on community donamany of the obstacles by cutting tions. They have a small staff and through the “bureaucratic red tape” volunteers. They connect with and reaching out to colleagues, other veteran agencies to provide when necessary. She questioned the most comprehensive and effechow other soldier families handled tive resource assistance possible.

June 2, 5 p.m. – Ribbon Cutting their “road blocks”. The answer for They also assist impoverished and Ceremony for Rising Tide many, unfortunately, is they don’t. modest means veteran’s access pro Acupuncture (76 E Main St., Suite They turn to drugs and alcohol, be- bono and low bono legal assistance.

2, Huntington) come homeless and worse; commit To learn more about AFW, go to suicide. She believes this shouldn’t Angelsforwarriors.org.

Chamber Member Spotlight

Upcoming Chamber Events

Attention Chamber Members This, and the spaces below, are now open for advertisements by Huntington Chamber members.

Call 631-427-7000 to speak with a representative today.

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SCHOOL

WALT’S CORNER

Tracing The Whorls

‘Favorite Teacher’ Honored

The fascination at ten years old, finding a snail shell amid debris around the collapsed chicken coop and inspecting it for intricate minutes, tracing whorls with swirls of fingertips, retracing larger turnings unseen, studied pictures of pinwheel galaxies.

I put the shell on a plank with a shard of quartz, a hawk feather, and a cat’s skull, leavings of complexities small and easily handled by bones of hands.

Walt Whitman

Ray MacNiece Cleveland

Walt’s Corner is edited by George Wallace, former Suffolk County poet laureate, and honors founder Walt Whitman. Submissions of original poetry, short stories, photographs and drawings are welcomed. Send items to Long-Islander Newspapers, 14 Wall Street, Huntington, NY, 11743. Submissions cannot be returned. Call 631-427-7000 for more information.

Daniel Fields, a fifth grade teacher at Bellerose Avenue School, was recently honored with the seventh annual edition of the East Northport Barnes & Noble’s “My Favorite Teacher Contest,” after Lauren Anselm, a previous student and Northport High School senior, submitted an essay for the contest. Of the 33 submissions, Anselm’s essay was the winner.

Anselm, 18, of East Northport, chose Fields because he was a very entertaining teacher and helped guide her to where she is today, planning to study film in college.

Huntington Historical Society

Fields, 41, of Queens, has been teaching at Bellerose for 18 years.

For the contest, middle and high school students submitted letters, essays and poems to tell their communities how much they appreciate their teachers. This year’s contest cited teachers from across Northport, East Northport, Kings Park, Elwood and Greenlawn.

The recognition ceremony honored both Fields and Anselm on May 4 and was held at the East Northport Barnes & Noble.

-LAW

Presents

Passport to the Past summer camp program

2017 Registration is Open!

Time Travel takes on a whole new meaning! A unique summer camp designed to bring history to life!

Offering 1 & 2 two-week, Monday through Friday, half-day summer camp sessions, 9 am to 12 noon for children ages 7 to 12.

Tending to the kitchen herb garden on the historic Kissam property.

Campers can wear colonial costumes, play old fashioned games, tour historical sites, handle various artifacts, and enjoy hands-on colonial-era activities including: Weaving, Candle Dipping Felting Wool, Maypole Celebration

REGISTRATION INFORMATION: $300 for Society Members / $400 for non-members. $180 / one week -members $240 / one week non-mEmbers Family Membership fee to join Huntington Historical Society $60 (for a $100 savings per child) Session I Session II

July 10 to July 21 July 24 to August 4

For more information call: 631-427-7040 ext. 404 or visit huntingtonhistoricalsociety.org

Huntington Historical Society is a private, non-profit organization.

school St. Ant’s Rocketry Flies High

By Jano Tantongco jtantongco@longislandergroup.com

St. Anthony’s High School Aerospace and Aviation Club truly aimed for the skies as they traveled to Great Meadow in The Plains, VA, just outside of Washington, D.C., to blast off their carbon fiber rocket in the national finals of the Team America Rocketry Challenge.

The Friars squad was one of 100 teams to qualify for the finals out of a total 812 from across the nation. They competed for $100,000 in prizes, as well as the chance to represent the U.S. in the International Rocketry Challenge to be held at the Paris Air Show in June. There, teams from the United Kingdom, France and Japan will face the U.S. champions for the international title.

This year’s challenge involved blasting off a rocket carrying a raw egg up 775 feet before returning to Earth, all while keeping the egg un-

cracked, within 41-43 seconds.

With a score of 45, St. Anthony’s took home 10th place, earning themselves a $5,000 prize in the process.

Dr. Mark Capodanno, St. Anthony’s science teacher and the club’s moderator, said the rockets start out with cardboard mock-ups, and are then created with light and durable carbon fiber.

“They’re using some cutting-edge technology. And, it’s part of St. Anthony’s efforts to promote STEM-related [fields] and helping to encourage students to go into those careers in the future,” Capodanno said.

Senior and co-president of the club, Elias Smith, of Greenlawn, described the process of building the rocket from the ground up.

He said the process began with sketching out the rocket on looseleaf paper, estimating ideal dimensions for flight. Then, various parameters are put into a flight simulator to find the best fit.

Then, the measurements would be put

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The St. Anthony’s High School Aerospace and Aviation Club blasted off their carbon fiber rocket in the national finals of the Team America Rocketry Challenge. into software that laser cuts a mold for the various components of the rocket.

Then, the team spends three days at the Composite Prototyping Center factory in Plainview to create the carbon fiber pieces, which are then epoxied together and baked to produce the final product.

Fellow co-president Nicholas Reda, of New Hyde Park, said the team has practiced at Crab Meadow Beach on fair weather days to fine tune their designs.

“We feel very confident in our

rockets, as we’re able to launch them frequently and get pretty accurate numbers, close to the target altitude,” Reda said.

Matthew Epifania, a junior and twoyear member of the club, designed the fins that help stabilize the rocket.

Epifania, a senior from Glen Cove, said he hopes to eventually major in aerospace engineering.

“I learned that carbon fiber is light, and it is strong, and it is the future of aviation,” Epifania said.

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y t i n u m m o c ‘Cteens’ Shop For Vets, Kids Photos/The Chai Center

Teens donate toys they shopped for and purchased to families residing in United Veterans Beacon House facilities.

Teens of CTeen West Suffolk County pack toys they purchased to be delivered to families residing in United Veterans Beacon House facilities.

Teens from The Chai Center’s CTeen chapter in Dix Hills recently did some shopping for veterans and their kids.

The teens, who purchased more than 50 new toys, donated the haul to families living in United Veterans Beacon House facilities. They also baked cookies to deliver with the toys.

UVBH is a nonprofit with 28 locations across

Long Island that provides both transitional and permanent housing to U.S. Military veterans, along with non-veteran men and women and their families. Launched by a group of philanthropic UVBH works closely with the homeless veteran population of the Tri-State Area, working with veterans who come to them with drug and alcohol addiction, PTSD, TBI and mental and/or physical health is-

sues. The nonprofit eventually expanded its efforts to include assisting the non-veteran population and the issues they face including homelessness, drug and/or alcohol addiction and job skill readiness and development.

CTeen has over 200 chapters globally and tens of thousands of members. It’s the fastest-growing Jewish teen network in the world, and inspires and facilitates teens who want to give back to their community and environment, with an emphasis on positive character development.

The Dix Hills chapter has more than 40 members and is based at The Chai Center (501 Vanderbilt Parkway) and run by Rabbi Dovid Weinbaum.

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THURSDAY Elder Law Hotline

On May 18, 9 a.m.-7 p.m., Long Island and New York City residents can call Melville-based elder law firm Genser Dubow Genser & Cona at 631-390-5000 to speak with an attorney about their specific needs regarding long term care and asset protection.

C O M M U N I T Y

Calendar

FRI DAY Commack Relay For Life

Support the fight for a cure at the 6th annual Relay for Life on May 19, 5 p.m. to 5 a.m. on May 20 on the Commack High School track (1 Scholar Lane, Commack).

Participating teams will walk from dusk until dawn alongside cancer survivors and caregivers under the glow of memorial luminaria. Contact webmaster@commack.k12.ny.us for more information.

StarLight Coffeehouse Presents: Brother Sun

Brother Sun comes to StarLight Coffeehouse on May 19. The trio, comprised of Joe Jencks, Pat Wictor, and Greg Greenway, celebrate the power of a three-part harmony through contemporary folk with touches of gospel, blues, jazz, and pop. Show will take place at St Paul’s Methodist Church (270 Main St., Northport) at 7 p.m. Visit Northportarts.org or call 631-663-3038 for more information and ticket pricing.

SATURDAY Safe Boating Week

Greater Huntington Council of Yacht and Boating Clubs’ fifth annual Safe Boating Week begins Saturday, May 20 with activities through Friday, May 26. The Safe Boating Week Waterfront Festival – the biggest ever – is on Sunday, May 21, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. at the Mill Dam Ball Field in Huntington. For more information, including a day-byday breakdown of the week’s events, visit Huntingtonsafeboatingweek.com.

Jim Frazzitta (the Midnight Busker) will perform his 100th show at the Conklin Barn (2 High Street, Huntington) on Saturday, May 20, 8 p.m. Frazzitta’s 100-show-run began in 1997. Frazzita, who plays drums and percussion, will be joined on stage by David Bartow. The night will kick off with an open mic. Doors open at 7:30 p.m.

Tickets are $10 at the door and include refreshments and entry into a raffle for a CD. Call 631-368-1920 for more info.

Miles For Michael

South Huntington’s Educational Foundation will hold its fourth annual Miles for Michael 5K Run on May 20. Starting at 9 a.m., participants will race through a scenic course beginning on the gentle hills of West Hills Road, a challenging set of hills and curves thereafter and will end with a mile of flat path. The start and finish line will be at the entrance of Walt Whitman High School (301 West Hills

borfields Public Library (31 Broadway in Greenlawn) on Saturday, May 22 at 11 a.m. The lights will be turned up slightly and the sound turned down for maximum enjoyment. Caretakers and families are invited. Registration is not required.

TUESDAY Be Tobacco Free

Suffolk’s “Learn to Be …Tobacco Free” program will be held at Huntington Hospital (270 Park Ave.) from 6-7 p.m. on Tuesdays through May 23. For more info, call 631-853-2928.

Doc’s Listening Tour

StarLight Coffeehouse Presents: Brother Sun Brother Sun comes to StarLight Coffeehouse on May 19. The trio, comprised of Joe Jencks, Pat Wictor, and Greg Greenway, celebrate the power of a three-part harmony through contemporary folk with touches of gospel, blues, jazz, and pop. Show will take place at St Paul’s Methodist Church (270 Main St., Northport) at 7 p.m. Visit Northportarts.org or call 631-663-3038 for more information and ticket pricing.

Road, Huntington Station). For more information, visit shufsd.org.

World War II Weekend

A World War II Encampment Weekend will be held Saturday, May 20 and Sunday May 21, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., inside Old Bethpage Village Restoration (1303 Round Swamp Road, Old Bethpage), where operational tanks, halftracks, armored cars and artillery will be presented in field exercises by living historians that recall an era when our very freedoms were at risk. Admission is $12 for adults, $8 for children (5-12), seniors (60+) handicapped, volunteer firefighters (firefighters need to show ID). For more info, visit Museumofamericanarmor.org.

SUNDAY 100th Show At The Barn

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Stem Cell Walkathon

Calling all Huntington Hadassah Members and Friends: Join your neighbors at the Suffolk Region of Hadassah’s 4th annual Stem Cell Walkathon on May 21 at Heckscher State Park, East Islip. Register at 9:30 a.m.; step off at 10:00 a.m. Rain or shine. Live music and refreshments. $20 per individual, $36 per family. Register on site or at Hadassah.org/suffolkwalkathon.

LI Sound & Art Festival

This unique summer event is in collaboration with Rich Rivkin’s Live Art Fusion Painting and Music Events. The May 21 festival will feature music in the Northport Village Gazebo from 1-6 p.m. and artists painting in the park. All artists are welcome; no sign up required and bring your own supplies. Fun day for the entire family. Free admission and open to the public starting at 12 noon. And on Aug. 2 the festival comes back to the village for a second round.

Art Of Improvisation

Award-winning pianist Alex Pryrodny is performing at St John’s Episcopal Church (12 Prospect St., Huntington) on Sunday, May 21, 5:30 p.m. There will also be a wine and cheese reception following the concert, which will feature styles of music from Bach to jazz. Tickets are $20 in advance, $25 at the door (children 12 and under half price; become a patron for $100 to get four tickets). For more info, call 631-427-1752.

‘Cook Forward’

Huntington Councilman Eugene Cook is making an “announcement” on Sunday, May 21, 12 noon-4 p.m. at West Hills Day Camp (21 Sweet Hollow Road, Huntington). There will also be a barbecue, and special guests, including local Republican politicians. A minimum $25 per person (or $50 per faimily) donation is suggested.

Sponsorship opportunities are also available. For more info, call 631-423-0620.

M OND AY Fate Of Heartland Project

As concerns over Heartland Town Square loom, residents wonder how this project will affect the growth of Deer Park and its millennials. Discuss concerns about the Heartland Project at a talk with real estate columnist and founder of The Foggiest Idea Richard Murdocco on May 22 from 7-8 p.m. in the Community Room of Deer Park Library (44 Lake Ave., Deer Park).

Registration is required and can be completed by visiting the library website calendar page.

‘Bunyan And Babe’

A sensory-friendly version of the movie “Bunyan and Babe” will be shown at Har-

Suffolk Legislator William “Doc” Spencer continues his listening tour across town on Tuesday, May 23, when he’ll be at the village branch of the Huntington Public Library (338 Main St., Huntington) from 7-8:30 p.m. Come share concerns, find solutions to pressing issues and participate in community discussion. Call 631854-4500 for more info.

Campaign Kick-Off

Huntington Councilwoman Susan Berland, a Democrat, is kicking off her campaign for the seat in Suffolk’s 16th Legislative District with an event at Spuntino (687 Old Country Road, Dix Hills) on Tuesday, May 23, 6-8 p.m. The event will also serve as a birthday celebration for the councilwoman. For more info, or tickets ($250 per person), visit Susanberland.com.

WEDNESDAY Gender Throughout History

Michael D’Innocenzo, history professor at Hofstra University, will be giving a lecture on the changing roles of men and women throughout history and around the world.

The lecture will be at the Northport library branch (151 Laurel Ave.) on May 24 at 7 p.m. and is open to everyone.

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Poets In Port

Northport Arts Coalition presents a series of poetry readings on the fourth Friday of every month, 7:30 p.m. at Caffe Portofino (249 Main St., Northport). Each month there is a featured poet followed by an open reading. Bring your own poems and participate.

Happenings on Main Street

Come out to the Northport Village Park Patio to enjoy live music and singing.

Bring your own lawn chairs and blankets for an enjoyable waterside night.

The event is part of Northport Arts Coalition’s ‘Outdoor Summer Events 2017’ series and will take place at 7 p.m. every Friday from May 26-Sept. 1.

LIBRARIES

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Cold Spring Harbor Library

95 Harbor Road, Cold Spring Harbor.

631-692-6820. Cshlibrary.org.

• Anne B. Gunthner will teach watercolor painting for all skill levels beginning at 10 a.m., May 25. Cost is $85. Bring watercolor paper pad, no larger than 12” x 16” (cold press, at least 16olb); and an assortment of watercolor brushes, both round and flat. Suggested sizes for round brushes are #2, #6, & # 10. Bring at least one flat brush of any size.

Commack Public Library

Please note that the 18 Hauppauge Road, Commack location is currently under construction. The temporary location address is 6243 Jericho Turnpike, Commack.

Event locations may be affected. Call 631499-0888. commack.suffolk.lib.ny.us.

• Learn to swing dance at Temple Beth David (100 Hauppauge Road, Commack) with Norma Granofsky. Couples and singles are invited to this adult class on May 18, 7-8:30 p.m. Sign up online.

Deer Park Library

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

Elwood Public Library

3027 Jericho Turnpike, Elwood. 631499-3722. elwoodlibrary.org.

• Join the Walking Club for a morning stroll through Elwood Park (318 Cuba Hill Road, Elwood). Meet at the park on May 19, 9-10 a.m. Group meets every Friday.

Half Hollow Hills Community Library

Dix Hills: 55 Vanderbilt Parkway. 631421-4530; Melville: 510 Sweet Hollow Road, 631-421-4535. hhhlibrary.org.

• Join the Dix Hills branch for Document Shredding Day on May 20, 10 a.m.-12 noon. Bring your sensitive documents to be destroyed on-site and brought to a local recycling center. Three bags per person, and only household documents will be accepted.

Harborfields Public Library

31 Broadway, Greenlawn. 631-757-4200. harborfieldslibrary.org • A sensory-friendly version of the movie “Bunyan and Babe” will be shown on Saturday, May 22, 11 a.m. Caretakers and families are invited.

Huntington Public Library

Main branch: 338 Main St., Huntington.

631-427-5165. Station branch: 1335 New York Ave., Huntington Station. 631421-5053. thehuntingtonlibrary.org.

• Author Terry Tomasino will lead a writer’s workshop at the main branch from 10:3011:30 a.m., May 20. This weekly workshop is designed for children aspiring to write and create stories. Register online.

Northport-East Northport Library

Northport: 151 Laurel Ave. 631-2616930. (East Northport: 185 Larkfield Road. 631-261-2313. nenpl.org) • Michael D’Innocenzo, history professor at Hofstra University, will be giving a lecture on the changing roles of men and women throughout history and

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Commack Relay For Life Support the fight for a cure at the 6th annual Relay for Life on May 19, 5 p.m. to 5 a.m. on May 20 on the Commack High School track (1 Scholar Lane, Commack).

Participating teams will walk from dusk until dawn alongside cancer survivors and caregivers under the glow of memorial luminaria. Contact webmaster@commack.k12.ny.us for more information. around the world. The lecture will be at the Northport branch on May 24, 7 p.m. and is open to everyone.

South Huntington Public Library

145 Pidgeon Hill Road, Huntington Station. 631-549-4411. shpl.info.

• Film historian Irene Eckert will be discussing and showing iconic film “Singin’ in the Rain” on May 19, 6:30 p.m.

Eckert will hold a brief discussion about actress Debbie Reynolds, who died last December. All are welcome, no registration required.

THEATER/FILM

Cinema Arts Centre

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

• The popular screenwriting seminar has returned. Whether you want to be a screenwriter or are just looking for a better understanding of how movies work, Stephen Martin Siegel’s acclaimed workshop on cinematic story structure is wonderfully illuminating. The eight-Saturday course is $195 and takes place through June 10, 10 a.m.-12 noon.

John W. Engeman Theater At Northport

350 Main St., Northport. engemantheater.com. 631-261-2900.

• Oklahoma! runs through Sunday, June 25. Oklahoma! tells the tale of the highspirited rivalry between the local farmers and cowboys in the Indian territory of Oklahoma at the turn of the twentieth century, as well as the love story between Curly and Laurey. Tickets start at $71.

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. 631-4625400. ArtLeagueLI.net.

• Through June 4, join ALLI for the opening of “Essential Water”, a juried exhibition celebrating the many forms and uses of water on Long Island. Dick Lopez, founder of the Long Island Center of Photography, is giving a gallery talk to discuss his selections on Thursday, May 18, 7 p.m.

B. J. Spoke Gallery

299 Main St., Huntington. Gallery hours: Tuesday-Sunday, 11 a.m.-5 p.m., Friday 11 a.m.-9 p.m. 631-549-5106. Bjspokegallery.org • Two solo shows, Kevin Larkin’s “Palimpsest” and Lorraine Carol’s “Danni Strutturali,” remain at the gallery until May 28.

Cold Spring Harbor Firehouse Museum

84A Main St., Cold Spring Harbor. 631367-0400. cshfirehousemuseum.org.

Open Sat. and Sun., noon to 5 p.m., April through Dec., or for tours, group visits by special appointment at any time.

• Learn about the history of Cold Spring Harbor Volunteer Fire Department through exhibits housed in this circa 1896 firehouse building.

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 ages 3-12 and seniors over 65; members and children under 3 are free. 516-692-6768. Cshfishhatchery.org • Celebrate Father’s Day, June 18 with the hatchery with free admission for all dads when accompanied by their children.

Cold Spring Harbor Whaling Museum

279 Main St., Cold Spring Harbor. 631367-3418. cshwhalingmuseum.org.

Tuesday-Friday, 12-4 p.m. and Saturday and Sunday, 11-5 p.m. (closed Monday).

Admission $6 adults, $5 children and seniors.

• Exhibits: If I Were a Whaler explores a whaler’s life for family audiences. Thar She Blows: Whaling History on Long Island explores one of the region’s most important industries.

Foto Foto Gallery

14 W. Carver St., Huntington 631-5490488. fotofotogallery.org.

Hours: Wednesday Saturday 11 a.m.–6 p.m., Friday 11a.m.–8 p.m., Sunday 12-5.

• “down under”, a collection of photographs

by Susan Dooley, will be on display until May 27. Dooley takes the viewer on a visual and spiritual joy ride throughout her travels to New Zealand and Australia.

Green River Gallery

117 Main St., Cold Spring Harbor. Thursday 12 a.m.-5 p.m.; Friday 11 a.m.-5 p.m.

631-692-8188.

• Ongoing exhibit of Eric Sloane oil paintings. Some new works from one of the premier Gold coast artists from the mid-20th century.

Haven Gallery

155 Main St., Suite 4 Carriage House Square Northport. 631-757-0500. havenartgallery.com • Ongoing group painting, sculpture, and drawing exhibition, “Mythos,” is on display on the second floor of the gallery.

Focusing on mystical beings from contemporary and modern times, each artist interpreted the ways their auras influence music, art, and storytelling.

Heckscher Museum of Art

2 Prime Ave., Huntington. Museum hours: Wednesday-Friday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m., first Fridays from 4-8:30 p.m., Saturday and Sunday from 11 a.m.-5 p.m.

Admission $6 for adults, $4-$6/seniors, and $4-$6/children; members and children under 10 get in free. 631-351-3250.

• Thaddeus Holownia’s Walden Revisited pays homage to the 19th century American writer Henry David Thoreau, whose experiment in simple living unfolded over two years at Walden Pond beginning in 1845. The work will be on display until June 30.

Holocaust Memorial And Tolerance Center Welwyn Preserve, 100 Crescent Beach Road, Glen Cove. Hours: Monday-Friday. 10 a.m.-4:30 p.m.; Saturday and Sunday noon4 p.m. 516-571-8040, ext. 100. hmtcli.org • The permanent exhibit explains the 1930s 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.

Huntington Art Center

11 Wall St., Huntington. Hours: Tuesday-Saturday, 9 a.m.-5:30 p.m.; most Mondays, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Free admission. 631-423-6010.

• Specializing in custom picture framing, delivery and installation, custom mirrors, blown glass, fine art and more.

Huntington Arts Council

Main Street Petite Gallery: 213 Main St., Huntington. Gallery hours: Monday-Friday 9 a.m.-5 p.m.; Saturday noon-4 p.m.

631-271-8423. huntingtonarts.org.

• “Into the Deep”, a collection of two-dimensional artwork inspired by artist’ relationships with the sea, is on display at Main Street Gallery until May 20.

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. 631-427-7045, ext. 401. huntingtonhistoricalsociety.org • The Huntington Historical Society will be having its annual Spring Festival of Gardens on June 4, 12 noon-4 p.m. As summer approaches, the society has a gathering of people who love the art of gardening and the outdoors.

Northport Arts Coalition

A non-profit coalition in support of the arts.

PO Box 508, Northport. northportarts.org • Ann Fox’s collage artwork is on display at Daniel Gale Sotheby’s International Realty (77 Main St., Northport) through May 27.

Northport Historical Society Museum

215 Main St., Northport. Museum hours: Tuesday-Sunday, 1-4:30 p.m. 631-7579859. northporthistorical.org.

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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. ripeartgal.com. 631-239-1805.

• On May 27, come celebrate the work of Long Island photographer Rick Wenner as we look at his portraits of The Patriot Guard Riders. What began five months after witnessing The PGR escort his close friend Sgt. Ryan Dickinson to final rest, and seeing the impact of this important role they play for these families first hand, “The Patriot Guard Riders of NY.” Became a prided collection of Rick Wenner’s photographic effort.

Vanderbilt Museum and Planetarium

180 Little Neck Road, Centerport. Museum hours: 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. vanderbiltmuseum.org.

• Afternoon mansion tours begin in the courtyard of the historic house once owned by William K. Vanderbilt II. Tours are Tuesdays, Saturdays and Sundays for a $5 fee, in addition to the price of admission. Check the museum’s website for listing times.

Walt Whitman Birthplace

246 Old Walt Whitman Road, Huntington Station. Hours: Wednesday-Friday, 1-4 p.m.; Saturday-Sunday, 11-4 p.m. Ad-

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Streetlight Manifesto Plays The Paramount Streetlight Manifesto will be playing the Paramount on May 20 as part of their “The Something in the Between” tour. The band formed four years ago with the goal of producing a single album and vanishing from the music world. However, their album “Everything Goes Numb” kick-started the sickly music phenomenon that the seven-member band is today.

Doors open at 7 p.m. for this general admission show (tickets $20-$40). mission: $6 adults, $5 seniors, $4 students, and children under 5 are free.

631-427-5240. waltwhitman.org.

• Schedule at a group high tea and transport yourself back in time in a private gathering house at the Birthplace. $25 per person. 631-427-5240, ext. 120. teaparty@waltwhitman.org.

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StarLight Coffeehouse

Every third Friday from October to May at St. Paul’s United Methodist Church, 270 Main Street, Northport. 631-6633038. Shows at 7:30 p.m. (doors open at 7 p.m.). Tickets vary per artist and are available at Northportarts.org.

• Brother Sun comes to StarLight Coffeehouse on May 19. The trio, com-

prised of Joe Jencks, Pat Wictor, and Greg Greenway, celebrate the power of a three-part harmony through contemporary folk with touches of gospel, blues, jazz, and pop. Visit Northportarts.org for more information.

Five Towns College Performing Arts Center

305 North Service Road, Dix Hills, NY 11746. 631-656-2110. FTC.edu.

Folk Music Society of Huntington

First Saturdays concerts are held at Congregational Church of Huntington, 30 Washington Dr., Centerport. Other venues as noted. Tickets and info at fmsh.org.

• The Hard Luck Café presents a duet

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of husband-and-wife performances on May 18 at 7:30 p.m.; The Young Novelists and The Whispering Tree. The former, a Toronto-based group made up of Graydon James and Laura Spink, is known for their harmonious storytelling and references to their small-town roots. The latter, made up of songwriter Eleanor Kleiner and instrumentalist Elie Brangbour, haunts audiences with their rich lyrics and deep-reaching sound.

The Paramount

370 New York Ave., Huntington. 631673-7300. Paramountny.com. All shows begin at 8 p.m. unless otherwise noted.

• Streetlight Manifesto will be playing the Paramount on May 20 as part of their “The Something in the Between” tour.

The band formed four years ago with the goal of producing a single album and vanishing from the music world.

However, their album “Everything Goes Numb” kick-started the sickly music phenomenon that the seven-member band is today. Doors open at 7 p.m. for this general admission show.

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Town Recognizes 20 Local Scholar Athletes

This year’s 20 high school seniors recognized at the annual Scholar-Athlete Awards Ceremony are pictured with Huntington Town Board members, back-center, Tracey Edwards, Frank Petrone, Susan Berland and Eugene Cook.

Twenty local high school seniors who excel in both academics and athletics were honored by the town board earlier this month.

Each of the winners, one boy and one girl from each of the 10 local high schools, was selected by their school for the annual Scholar-Athlete Awards Ceremony at the May town board meeting.

The winners and their schools are: • Anthony Aromolo, Elwood-John Glenn High School

• Shannon Boyle, St. Anthony’s High School • Ezra Brody, Cold Spring Harbor High School • Emily Chong, Half Hollow Hills High School West • Samantha Ciappa, Elwood-John Glenn • Ryann Gaffney, Huntington High School • Nicholas Godfrey, Harborfields High School • Caitlin Hooks, Cold Spring Har-

bor • Amanda Kurz, Commack High School • Lawrence Leake, Huntington • Casandra Moisanu, Harborfields • Cole Orent, St. Anthony’s • Alex Park, Half Hollow Hills High School East • Julia Pascarella, Hills East • Vincent Pastore, Walt Whitman High School • Emilie Reynolds, Northport High School

• Jason Salerno, Commack High School • Shawn Weigand, Northport • Jovahn Williamson, Hills West • Shelbi Wuss, Whitman The town board also honored town employee Joe Mannix with the Richard Ford Service Award for his outstanding work with the Town’s skate parks. And it also thanked Reinwalds Bakery and Bon Bons Chocolatier for supplying refreshments after the ceremony.

Annual ‘Relay’ Surpasses $1M In Total Donations The Commack School District will hold its sixth annual Relay for Life this Friday, on the high school track and football field.

Adopted in 2011 as a means of supporting of the American Cancer Society, the Commack Relay for Life has raised $1 million in donations since that time,

according to Leslie Boritz, high school principal.

This year’s Relay, which will kick off at 5 p.m., will have volunteers spend the night on the high school grounds as they set up camp on the open field adjacent to the track.

With the sun fading in the back-

ground, the event will include a silent memorial lap for those who lost their battle with cancer, lit by hundreds of luminaria and haunted by the sounds of “Amazing Grace.”

Boritz said the event would not be what it is today without the tremendous commitment and participation from the

school district’s students and teachers.

“The Commack community has demonstrated a deep commitment to supporting the American Cancer Society over the past six years,” Boritz said.

“Relay for Life is an inspiring community event that brings people together to share in the celebration of survivors, caregivers, and those who lost their fight to cancer.”

With the recent $1 million milestone, Boritz said, she is exceptionally proud of what the community can accomplish when they work together.

She added, “This year we will continue in our tradition of bringing the community together to help celebrate the American Cancer Society’s cause to celebrate more birthdays.”

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Pictured above is the crowd at the 2015 Commack Relay for Life.

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