The Massapequa Chamber of Commerce proudly held the exciting Grand
member, Khamdee Thai Kitchen! Khamdee serves freshly made Thai food daily, and the owner
in Thailand. Check them out at 4887 Merrick Road in Massapequa Park, or contact them at
information. Congratulations to business owner Head Chef Wanpen; Daniel Yee; and the
NEW YORK SENIOR LITTLE LEAGUE CHAMPIONS - The Massapequa International
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ME. Team members include Nick
SALADINO, HAND HONOR KOREAN WAR VETERANS - Oyster Bay Town Supervisor Joseph Saladino and Councilman Thomas Hand joined VFW Post 7763 of Massapequa Park for the annual Korean War Memorial Ceremony. Surrounding the Korean War Memorial in Massapequa Park, officials honored the legacy of Korean War Veterans and commemorated the anniversary of the end of the war on July 27, 1953. “Together, we honor the brave men and women who served in the Korean War, recognizing their courage, sacrifice, and the enduring legacy they have left behind,” Supervisor Saladino said. “Their service is a testament to the strength and resilience of our nation, and we are forever grateful for their contributions to our freedom and security.”
MONDAY-THURSDAY 4PM - 9PM
$1799 $1999 $2299 Includes House Salad, Homemade Italian Bread, Cheesecake For Dessert & Coffee
Baked Ziti
Meat Lasagna
Baked Manicotti
Baked Stuffed Shells
Baked Cheese Ravioli
Spaghetti with Tomato Sauce
Penne with Butter Sauce
Penne with Garlic & Oil
Penne alla Vodka
served in a pink, cream sauce
Spaghetti with Meatballs
pasta topped with our homemade meatballs
Spaghetti with Sausage
Penne with Meat Sauce
Spaghetti Carbonara
bacon, peas and onions in a white cream sauce
Fettucine Alfredo served in a white cream sauce
Rigatoni Bolognese
ground beef & veal with tomato sauce, onions, peas, herbs & a touch of cream
Rigatoni Buttera
sausage & spinach, topped with fresh mozzarella in garlic & oil
All Served With Penne Pasta
Chicken Parmigiana fried chicken cutlet, baked with mozzarella and tomato sauce
Chicken alla Vodka Parmigiana fried chicken cutlet, baked with mozzarella and vodka sauce
Chicken Francese lightly battered, lemon, white wine & butter
Chicken Marsala lightly battered with mushrooms & marsala wine sauce
Chicken Milanese diced tomatoes, red onions, basil, olive oil, balsamic glaze
Chicken Sorrentino
sliced chicken, eggplant, melted mozzarella, served in a brown demi-glace
Eggplant Parmigiana
fried eggplant, baked with mozzarella & tomato sauce
Eggplant Rollatini ricotta, mozzarella and tomato sauce
Sausage, Peppers & Onions
The Massapequa Chamber of Commerce proudly held the exciting Grand Opening Ribbon Cutting Ceremony for their member, Khamdee Thai Kitchen! Khamdee serves freshly made Thai food daily, and the owner is a Culinary Chef trained in Thailand.
The immersive buildout of Khamdee blends authentic food and technology for a culinary journey to the heart of Thailand. Khamdee hired TIPtech to combine physical art with projection mapping to transform windows that previously overlooked the street into majestic vistas of hidden tropical beaches and other exotic locations in Thailand that TIPtech traveled with the owners to attain. This story is not just about Khamdee’s award-winning food; it is about the cultural transformation of Khamdee into an authentic Thai experience through all five senses. This story will resonate with food enthusiasts, techies, artists, and travelers alike. It showcases the commitment to preserving cultural heritage through the future of art and technology.
Check them out at 4887 Merrick Road in Massapequa Park, or contact them at (516) 804 - 9424 for more information. Congratulations to business owner Head Chef Wanpen; Daniel Yee; and the Khamdee Thai Kitchen team!
- The Massapequa Chamber of Commerce proudly held the exciting Grand Opening Ribbon Cutting Ceremony for their member, Khamdee Thai Kitchen! Khamdee serves freshly made Thai food daily, and the owner is a Culinary Chef trained in Thailand. Check them out at 4887 Merrick Road in Massapequa Park, or contact them at (516) 804 - 9424 for more information. Congratulations to business owner Head Chef Wanpen; Daniel Yee; and the Khamdee Thai Kitchen team!
SATURDAY & SUNDAY
AUGUST 3 & 4
11:00AM-8:00PM
JONES BEACH
95TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION
The New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation is pleased to announce the Jones Beach 95th Anniversary Celebration, a two-day celebration. This event will be held near the East Bathhouse and Central Mall. For more information, visit parks.ny.gov, download the free NY State Parks Explorer app or call 518-474-0456.
TUESDAY, AUGUST 6
7:00PM
REPUBLIC AIRPORT COMMISSION (RAC) MEETING
Due to a scheduling conflict, the Republic Airport Commission (RAC) meeting that was to be held on Tuesday August 13th, has been re-scheduled for Tuesday, August 6th at 7:00pm. The meeting will take place at: Republic Airport Main Terminal 7150 Republic Airport, Room 201, Farmingdale. For the latest RAC meeting information, please visit www.republicairport.net .
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 7
7:30PM-9:30PM
OWL PROWL WEDNESDAY
Visit Sweetbriar to meet and learn about some of their resident owls. Embark on a walk into the darkness to enjoy the night and call some owls. Wear bug spray and bring a flashlight. *Must have tickets to attend this event. No walk
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ins permitted* Open to families with children ages 5y and up.
Sweetbriar Nature Center - ECSS 62 Eckernkamp Drive in Smithtown. For more information, please call 631-979-6344
THURSDAY, AUGUST 8
5:00 PM
FARMINGDALE MUSIC ON MAIN 2024
Sponsored by the Farmingdale Village Merchants Association. Music & Fun Along Main St. , between Prospect St & So Front St. For more information, please call 516-249-0093
SATURDAY, AUGUST 10
8:00 PM
IAC CONCERT IN THE PARK
Celebrating the 100th Anniversary of NYS Parks At Heckscher State Park in East Islip. For more information, call 631-888-3525, Isliparts.org
SATURDAY & SUNDAY
AUGUST 10 & 11
Saturday 1OAM-9:30PM
Sunday 10AM-5PM
PAUMANAUKE POW WOW
The Paumanauke Native American Festival Inc., the Babylon Citizens Council on the Arts, and The Town of Babylon present Paumanauke Pow Wow at Tanner Park in Copiague. Audience participation, Traditional Drums, Native Food, Dance Competitions, Quality Traders. For more information, please call BACCA Arts Center 631-587-3696
SUNDAY, AUGUST 11
11:00AM- 4:00PM
SPIRIT OF SUMMER ART FESTIVAL
Proudly hosted by the Spirit of Huntington, Long Island's Largest Non-Profit Art Festival. A day of fine art, community networking, food & dessert, raffles, games, activities and music! Rain Date: August 18th • FREE Admission. Located at 2 Melville Rd. N. in Huntington Station. For more information, please call 631-470-9620
MONDAY, AUGUST 12
7:00PM
LIGHTS OF HOPE
REMEMBRANCE CEREMONY
To honor loved ones lost to an overdose. YES Community Counseling Center’s Annual Lights of Hope Remembrance Ceremony is being held on Monday, August 12, 2024. The ceremony will be held at YES Community Counseling Center’s Levittown office located at 152 Center Lane. For more information, contact Kathleen Coletta, LCSW (516) 799-3203 x127 or email at kcoletta@ yesccc.org
MONDAY, AUGUST 12 -16
9:30AM- 12:30PM
VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL
Community United Methodist Church is hosting a Vacation Bible School for ages 4-11. Children must be potty trained. $10 per child. CUMC is located at 100 Park Blvd. in Massapequa. For more information, or to register, please call 516-541-7008, or email: MASSAPCUMC@aol.com.
The future of Massapequa High School athletics is bright, which is evidenced by the hundreds of children participating in the district’s summer sports camps throughout July. The youngsters are learning the foundational and teamwork skills needed to succeed in multiple sports from today’s coaches and athletes.
The camps, most running for five days but some spanning several weeks, include baseball, basketball, cheerleading, field hockey, football, gymnastics, golf, lacrosse, soccer, softball, speed and agility, track and field, volleyball and wrestling.
Each session is led by varsity and junior varsity coaches, and supported by high school athletes and even some recent graduates.
“I like working with the kids, seeing them have fun making the experience the best for them,” said incoming ninth grader Sienna Erker, a volunteer at the girls basketball camp. She has been mostly working with children at passing and shooting stations.
Due to high demand, this year’s girls basketball camp was expanded to include students entering second and third grades, while continuing to serve
grades 4-8. Sienna said that for the elementary students, they get to meet children from other schools who could become their teammates in a few years on Berner Middle School’s modified teams.
The cheerleading camp also grew this summer because of increasing popularity, with a morning session for grades K-2 and an afternoon program for grades 3-8. Kira Bettineschi, the junior varsity cheerleading coach and assistant coordinator for the summer program, said the younger children learned basic motions and light stunts. With the help of high school
cheerleaders, each group put together a short, twominute routine to show their parents on the last day of camp. The older participants in camp created a competitionready routine, as the goal was to give them as close to a high school cheerleading experience as possible.
The baseball camp runs for several weeks at the high school, where children travel from station to station to learn skills like bunting, hitting, fielding, baserunning and pitching. They are guided by current and former athletes from Massapequa baseball.
“All I did when I was
younger was play baseball,” said 2022 graduate Tim Dorman, who attended the camp as a kid and still serves as a counselor.
Tim said his goal is to make camp has fun as possible for the children, so they are excited to learn the fundamentals of baseball. He usually has them play games related to a skill because “anything you turn into a competition for them, they love.”
At the girls lacrosse camp at Berner Middle School, students would spend the first half learning different skills and techniques, enjoy a snack, then close out the morning with
scrimmages to put their knowledge into practice.
Incoming sixth grader Marissa Cafiero said she signed up for the camp to get better at the sport, learn the rules and stay active during the summer.
Charley Dittenhoefer, also a sixth grader, participated in the girl lacrosse camp for the third time and enjoyed getting to know other players.
“This helps me get better and it’s fun,” she said. “I want to make Massapequa’s lacrosse teams in the future.”
Striving to make the playground more inclusive for all students at East Lake Elementary School in the Massapequa School
the debut of a say and play board was the culmination of months of planning by administrators, faculty and staff.
The large board, adjacent to the playground, was customized for the needs of East Lake students. Several students in the Eagle
program, which is housed at the school, are nonverbal and require the use of assistive communication devices. As those devices
can be hard to carry around while enjoying the playground, the say and play board has words and images that students can point to.
Teachers designed the board using CoughDrop, a language learning app, and included the specific pieces of equipment available at East Lake’s playground. There are also images for common actions, feelings and questions, as well as letters and numbers. The board was installed by the custodial staff.
Fifth graders in the Kids Care buddies program also learned how to use the board to support their friends. The children get together afterschool for different activities, and the addition of the say and play board now makes the playground a new option for the buddy meet-ups.
“We hope that the addition of the say and play board builds awareness within our school community,” said speech language pathologist Elizabeth Schoepflin. “We want to have out students with disabilities included in the general education setting as much as possible.”
“It gives everyone a voice and way to communicate,” added fellow speech language pathologist Kim Watson.
To better understand the communication needs of their peers, the fifth grade buddies participated in a workshop in which they learned how some children use assistive devices. They then had conversations with each other using devices to experience it for themselves. The goal is for them to serve as role models for the rest of the school to foster a greater appreciation for all ways that children communicate.
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Whether they’re running around on the playground, making crafts or enjoying a special event, it’s a summer of great memories for the hundreds of children participating in the Massapequa School District’s Summer Recreation program.
Joining them in the fun are their high school and college-age counselors, who look after each group. Summer Recreation this year runs from July 1 to Aug. 2 at all six elementary schools, and students can sign up for select weeks or the full program.
During a typical day, each group rotates among different stations. There
are sports in the gym and on the fields, playground time, an arts and crafts room, a game room, movie room, and snack and lunch time. There are also special events throughout the summer such as carnival day, Mad Science assemblies and dressup theme days. Fairfield Elementary School’s camp had a visit from Islanders mascot Sparky the Dragon.
At East Lake Elementary School, children in the extended school year program are invited to Summer Recreation’s special events, like the blue and gold Olympics.
Madison Sugamele, an incoming fourth grader
at Fairfield Elementary School, is participating in Summer Recreation for the second year and is doing all five weeks.
“I can meet new friends before the school year starts,” she said. “There’s a lot of good activities and one of my favorites is art. I also like playing basketball.”
Owen Martin, who will be in fifth grade at Unqua Elementary School, has been coming to the camp every summer of his childhood. He loves playing sports and getting to know the counselors.
“They’re nice and respectful and they make sure we have fun,” Owen said.
Many of the counselors have long ties to the program, like John O’Fee at Unqua, a rising junior who attended the program as a child. He remembers the positive impact that the counselors had on his Summer Recreation experience and wants to do the same for today’s students.
“You get to have great relationships with the kids,” John said, adding that he loves getting to know their individual personalities.
Sophia Vidal, a counselor for the second straight year at Fairfield, is working with a group of girls who are starting kindergarten in the fall. Knowing that Summer
Recreation is their first prolonged experience in Massapequa schools makes it even more important to ensure they are having a good time.
“I really like working with the kids,” she said. “They’re really sweet, very welcoming, excited to be here and eager to make new friends.”
Sophia, who is considering becoming a teacher, said that being a counselor is a great experience. Her favorite activity is art, because she can sit with the children in her group in a relaxed setting, have conversations and really get to know them.
Christopher Kiernan, the camp director at Fairfield, emphasized the importance of strong relationships between the campers and the counselors. The children look up to the high school and college students as role models, so it is important for them to be friendly and responsible.
“Working with kids is a rewarding experience,” he said. “For the counselors, it’s kind of like being a teacher, but instead of teaching, it’s recess for six hours a day. They go above and beyond to make sure the kids are safe and having a good time.”
Photos courtesy of the Massapequa School District
SPENDING
- Camp volunteer Ryan Workman, second from left, and counselor John O’Fee enjoyed spending time every day with their campers.
- Unqua Elementary School Summer Recreation participants played a game in which they moved a ball around the 50 states.
