September 13, 2023 Amityville

RIBBON CUTTING - ANGELO’S LITTLE ITALY

The Amityville Chamber of Commerce recently held a ribbon-cutting ceremony to celebrate the opening of Angelo’s Little Italy Restaurant at 221 Broadway in Amityville Village. On hand to celebrate were Owner Tina Aprea and her outstanding staff, Suffolk County Legislator Jason Richberg, TOB Councilman Tony Martinez, TOB Town Clerk Gerry Compitello, Amityville Deputy Mayor Kevin Smith, and Trustees Michael O’Neill and Owen Brooks, friends, family and members of the Amityville Chamber of Commerce including Vice President Maureen Pecorella, Treasurer Jeff Erath, and Board Members Rich Griffin and Bob Liquorie. Good Luck! Photo by TOB Photographer Steve Gravano.

Moriches Field Brewing Company received $18,750 to revitalize an empty downtown space.

(Cheers to that.)

Revitalization grants are just one of the ways we help businesses on Long Island and in the Rockaways. For Moriches Field Brewing Company, a grant from our economic development program was a perfect fit to help them renovate a previously vacant property. A discount through our Vacant Space Revival Program saved them more than $4,000 on their electric bills, and rebates for upgrading to LED lighting are keeping them saving month after month.

Helping revitalize our Island, one business at a time, is something we’re proud to be part of and something definitely worth celebrating.

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For more information, visit PSEGLINY.com/EcoDev

September Happenings

Kiwanis Club Of AnnualAmityville Craft & Antique Fair

Make a submission! Events must be submitted at least two weeks prior to the event date and will run free of charge on a space available basis. For more info, call 631.226.2636 x211 or send events to nataliealmeida@longislandmediagroup.com.

The Kiwanis Club of Amityville is having its annual Craft & Antique Fair on September 16, 2023, 10:00 am – 4:00 pm at the Amityville Beach Pappas Pavilion (end of South Bayview Ave in Amityville). Tons of vendors with beautifully crafted items, scrumptious food creations, and unique antiques! Plus, many raffle baskets to take a chance on. You’ll find lots of great things to buy while supporting the Amityville community. Want to become a vendor?

Email AmityvilleKiwanisCraftFair@gmail.com for an application.

Want to join the Amityville Kiwanis? For membership info contact: amityvillekiwanis@gmail. com or follow on Facebook: AmityvilleKiwanisClub

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WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 13

6:00PM-9:00PM

ISLIP'S BAY HERITAGE PROGRAM

The Historical Society of Islip Hamlet will present "Islip's Bay Heritage" at the Islip Public Library. A moderator will be coordinating a panel of lifelong Islipians who have made their living or have a home on the Great South Bay. Questions for the panel are welcome. For more information visit isliphamlethistory.org or call 631-559-2915.

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 14

7:00PM

THE HISTORY OF AMITYVILLE

The Seaford Historical Society presents the history of Amityville which will be presented by Joe Guidice of the Amityville Historical Society. Admission is free to members. All others $5. For more information visit seafordhistoricalsociety.org.

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 15

8:00AM-3:00PM

FOOD COLLECTION DRIVE

PSEG Long Island’s Power to Feed Long Island summer food collection drive comes to West Babylon. Food collection bins and a drive-through option will be set up at the Stop & Shop supermarket at 575 West Montauk Highway, West Babylon, where members of the public can donate nonperishable items and household essentials for neighbors facing food insecurity.For additional information on Power to Feed Long Island, visit psegliny.com/feedLI.

6:00PM-10:00PM

LI FAMILY FESTIVAL

Hosted by Copiague Chamber of Commerce, held at Tanner Park. The

festival will be held until September 17th. For more information visit lifamilyfestival.com

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 16

10:00AM-4:00PM

CRAFT AND ANTIQUE FAIR

The Kiwanis Club of Amityville is having their annual Craft & Antique Fair at the Amityville Beach Pappas Pavilion. There will be refreshments and raffles. Email AmityvilleKiwanisCraftFair@gmail.com for more information.

1:00PM-5:00PM

ST. BERNARD'S SCHOOL REUNION

Open to anyone who attended, graduated or worked at the school in Levittown. $65 includes hot buffet lunch. Please respond at reunion@stbernarchurch.org.

7:00PM-9:00PM

BOB ROSS PAINT NIGHT Paint like Bob Ross in a day at Danford's Hotel & Marina. No prior experience. This is a step-by-step process. All material included. Children are welcome. $45 per person. Please call to reserve at 631-252-1425.

SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 17

9:00AM-3:30PM

COMMUNITY DAY AND VETERANS CAR SHOW

The Kiwanis Club of the Islips and Bay Shore is having a Community Day and Veterans Car Show at the Islip Town Hall Parking Lot. For more information contact Sandy at 631-882-4994 or by email at sandyflandina@hotmail.com.

11:00AM

OMPAHFEST 2023

Plattduetsche Volksfest Vereen is hosting Ompahfest 2023 at Plattduetsche Park Biergarten in Franklin Square. $12 adults, Kids 12 and under are free! For more information call 516-354-3131 or visit parkrestaurant.com.

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 23

9:00AM-3:00PM

2023 ANNUAL CHURCH FAIR

First Presbyterian Church of Greenlawn will host their annual church fair. For more information call 631-261-2150 or please email fpcgoffice@gmail.com.

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 23

9:00AM-3:00PM

FALL YARD SALE

The Yaphank Historical Society seeks vendors and shoppers for their annual fall yard sale on the grounds of the Robert & Isabella Hawkins House in Yaphank. (Rain date is Sept 24). Shopper admission is free, Vendor Fee is still only $10 per spot. First come, first served; no reservations. For questions call 631924-4803 or visit yaphankhistorical. org.

SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 24

10:00AM-4:00PM

HARVEST FAIR

The Seaford Historical Society will host their annual Harvest Fair. Pumpkins, mums, vendors, baked goods, hot dogs, raffles and fifty fifty. Grand Prize is $500. This is their annual fundraiser to help support their museum built in 1893. The museum will continue to be open the 1st and 3rd Saturday of September with activities for the children. For more information visit seafordhistoricalsociety.org.

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What Is Rosh Hashanah?

Rosh Hashanah is an important holiday on the Jewish calendar. According to the Jewish National Fund, Rosh Hashanah marks the Jewish New Year and is a celebration of the anniversary of the creation of Adam and Eve. Adherents to the Jewish faith wish each other a good, sweet year ahead on Rosh Hashanah, a day that is steeped in tradition. One such tradition is the sounding of the shofar, which the JNF notes are representative of the trumpet blast that sounded the coronation of kings. The sounding of the shofar also symbolizes a call to repentance. The shofar itself is a ram’s horn that calls to mind the story of the Blinding of Isaac, an event that occurred on Rosh Hashanah and involved a ram taking Isaac’s place as an offering to God. Of course, no celebration of Rosh Hashanah, which takes place over two days, is complete without a festive meal. Foods served during Rosh Hashanah celebrations tend to be sweet and are meant to symbolize hope for an enjoyable year ahead. In addition, the JNF says it is customary for Rosh Hashanah to eat foods with names that allude to blessing and prosperity. Rosh Hashanah begins September 15, 2023, at sundown and it concludes at nightfall on September 17, 2023.

Suffolk Legislator Tom Donnelly (D-Deer Park) is pleased to inform Babylon and Huntington residents about the local Suffolk County Office for the Aging Summer 2023 Senior Advocate Schedule. Senior advocates are County representatives who come out into the community and assist seniors with information gathering, completion of eligibility or recertification applications and referrals to appropriate community agencies.

“This is an excellent

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chance for senior citizens to get the assistance and information they need by connecting with the County’s senior advocates right in their own communities,” said Legislator Donnelly. “I hope all those interested in the services that the Suffolk County Office for the Aging provides will take advantage of this opportunity.”

Senior Advocates will be visiting the following locations in the Town of Babylon:

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• Deer Park Library, 44 Lake Avenue, Deer Park: Friday, September 22, 9 – 11 am

• North Amityville Senior Nutrition, 48-C Cedar Road, Amityville: Wednesday, September 20, 10 am – 1 pm

• Tanner Park Senior Nutrition, 2 Tanner Park, Copiague: Wednesday, September 13, 8:30 am –1 pm

• Spangle Drive Center, 4385 Spangle Drive, North Babylon: Tuesday, September 26, 12 – 3:30 pm

• West Babylon Library, 211 Route 109, West Babylon: Thursday, September 28, 10 am – 12 pm

In Huntington, they will be visiting the following:

• Huntington Senior Nutrition Center, 423 Park Avenue, Huntington: Wednesday, September 20,

8:30 am – 1 pm

• Paumanack Village 3 & 4, 150 Duncan Elder Drive, Greenlawn: Friday, September 29, 10 am –12 pm; residents only

• Paumanack Village 5 & 6, 100 Adriatic Drive, Melville: Tuesday, September 19, 10 am –12 pm; residents only Advocates assist with the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP – formerly known as food stamps), Medicare Savings Program and Heating Emergency Assistance Program (HEAP) applications. They also can provide information on Medicare, answer questions and make recommendations and referrals. For more information about available services or directions to any of these locations, please call the Suffolk County Office for the Aging at (631) 853-8200.

“For more than three decades, the Suffolk County Office for the Aging has been providing full and trouble-free access to critical services,” Donnelly said. “I am glad to see their great professional community outreach program continue and hope that every senior resident will make full use of it.”

Amityville’s Staff Members Rejoice At Superintendent’s Conference Day

The Amityville School District welcomed returning staff members during Superintendent’s Conference Day at

Amityville Memorial High School from Aug. 30-31.

Superintendent of Schools Dr. Gina Talbert promoted this year’s theme,

“Believe,” as she welcomed staff and provided words of motivation as they enter the 2023-24 school year.

On Aug. 31, Dr. Talbert

led staff members in dancing the Electric Slide to kick off the celebration. Additionally, district administrators gave

speeches and they split up into different groups throughout the building to participate in several team activities.

Amityville’s staff members look forward to an exciting and fun-filled year.

DANCING THE ELECTRIC SLIDE - Amityville School District Superintendent of Schools Dr. Gina Talbert led staff members in dancing the Electric Slide during Superintendent’s Conference Day at Amityville Memorial High School on Aug. 31. Photo courtesy of Amityville Union Free School District

“BELIEVE” - Superintendent of Schools Dr. Gina Talbert promoted this year’s theme, “Believe,” during Superintendent’s Conference Day. Photo courtesy of Amityville Union Free School District

SUPERINTENDENT’S CONFERENCE DAY - Staff members gathered at Amityville Memorial High School’s gymnasium for Superintendent’s Conference Day from Aug. 30-31. Photo courtesy of Amityville Union Free School District

What Is Yom Kippur?

Yom Kippur is an annual holiday in the Jewish faith. Considered the holiest day in Judaism, Yom Kippur is also known as the Day of Atonement. According to History. com, Yom Kippur marks the culmination of the 10 Days of Awe. Those 10 days represent a period of introspection and repentance. On Yom Kippur, faithful Jews are asked to make amends and seek forgiveness for sins committed during the previous 12 months. Yom Kippur has many traditions, including a roughly 25hour period of fasting and prayer. Jews believe that God judges all people’s fate for the coming year during the 10 Days of Awe, which begins with the Jewish New Year celebration of Rosh Hashanah. Due to the significance of Yom Kippur, Jews refrain from working on the holiday. That includes high-profile professional athletes. In fact, Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Sandy Koufax, a practicing Jew, famously refused to pitch in Game One of the 1965 World Series because the game was scheduled to take place on Yom Kippur. Religious services on Yom Kippur bear such significance that some congregations seek additional space to accommodate all worshippers. While the 25-hour fast is a significant component of the holiday, some people are exempt from fasting. Women who have recently given birth, the sick, and the elderly are allowed to eat during Yom Kippur. Those who observe the fast do so because it is believed to cleanse the body and spirit. As significant as the fast is, food still plays an essential role in Yom Kippur observations. For instance, feasts on the eve of Yom Kippur tend to be plentiful, so people who will fast can gather strength for the holiday. In addition, once the fast has ended, another festive meal takes place. Yom Kippur begins sunset of Sunday, September 24, 2023. Ends nightfall of Monday, September 25, 2023.

Pal-O-Mine Equestrian Holding Its Choose Your Horsepower Event September 17th To Raise Funds For Its Military, Veteran And First Responder Program

Pal-O-Mine Equestrian, Inc. (www.pal-o-mine.org, Islandia, NY), a private, not for profit organization providing a comprehensive therapeutic equine program using horses to facilitate growth, learning and healing for children and adults with disabilities, will be holding its Choose Your Horsepower Event on Sunday, September 17th at its farm located at 829 Old Nichols Road, Islandia, NY 11749. The event is a fund raiser to support the organization’s Military, Veteran and First Responder Program which Pal-O-Mine offers several weekly group and individual programs for free. Join PalO-Mine for a day of fast fun whether your horsepower comes from the engine

motorcycle, the strength of a horse or your best pair of line dancing boots. Tickets for this 21 years of age and older event are $20 per person and include parking, admission to the event, food, drinks, and participation in event activities. Tickets can be purchased in advanced online at: https://CYHP. givesmart.com.

On tap for Pal-O-Mine’s Choose Your Horsepower event is a bike run hosted by the Leathernecks MC Derna Chapter. It will start in the Pal-O-Mine parking lot at 11:30 AM and end at Momo’s Too in Bayport. For those who want a real cowboy experience, there also will be a Roping and Driving demonstration by Slick Horns Horsemanship,

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LLC, who will teach veterans how to lasso our “hay bale” cows. Also on hand will be instructors teaching cart driving. For those who like to kick it up on a dance line, Line Dancing with Elena will be featured with instruction by a real pro. Additionally, the event will include a Drill Team performance and a ribbon cutting at Pal-O-Mine’s new Veteran’s Paddock. Music, food provided by The Chubs Food Truck, drinks and giveaways will also be featured.

Long Island businesses take note of the corporate sponsorship packages to show your support to our military, veterans and first responders. They range from the exclusive Fast & Furious sponsorship at

$15,000 which includes the company’s logo on the giveaway t-shirt, an 8-foot fence sign, 20 tickets to the event, the tent/refreshment sponsorship, priority seating at the arena, name/logo of Pal-O-Mine’s website, a call out of the company’s name by the event DJ, the opportunity to distribute pre-approved sample items, and the company name/ logo posted on social media. Other sponsorships include the Arena sponsorship ($10,000) which is also exclusive and includes an 8-foot fence sign, 10 tickets to the event, arena priority seating, name/logo on website, name mentioned by DJ, opportunity to distribute pre-approved sample items, and name/logo posted on

social media. The other remaining sponsorships are the Activity sponsorships for $3,000 which includes named activity with signage, 2 tickets to the event and name/logo posted on social media, and the Fence Rail sponsorships for $500 which includes a personalized plaque with name or phrase on the fence rail at the new Veteran’s Paddock and a company name mention during the ribbon cutting ceremony.

To purchase tickets, sponsorships or to find out more information about this event, visit: https://CYHP. givesmart.com.

About Pal-O-Mine

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Founded in 1995 by Lisa Gatti, Pal-O-Mine is a private,

not for profit organization providing a comprehensive therapeutic equine program using horses to facilitate growth, learning and healing for children and adults with disabilities, as well as those who have been abused or neglected, veterans and the economically compromised.  Pal-O-Mine offers a broad range of programs many of which involve the organization’s herd of therapy horses and livestock. Pal-O-Mine relies on grants and contributions from private citizens, foundations and businesses to help raise funds. For more information on Pal-O-Mine, visit:www. pal-o-mine.org or call: 631348-1389.

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Amityville Historical Society Book Signing

The Amityville Society will be hosting a Book Signing for their new Book “A Walk Down Broadway.”

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Accessing Schooling Options

(NAPSI)—Parents are more optimistic about their children’s academic, emotional, and social development and they

increasingly support school choice according to EdChoice, which wants all K–12 students to access the schooling options—

public, private, charter, homeschooling or other— best for them. Learn more at www.edchoice.org.