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Nominated organizations, their constituents and the Long Island business community are expected to attend. More than 130 entries were submitted for consideration in 5 categories, including Innovation, Leadership Excellence, Social Entrepreneurism, Rising Star, and Social Impact.

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“LICADD is thrilled to be able to compete for the Rising Star Award and grateful to the panelists who have thought us worthy of this prestigious award,” says Executive Director Steve Chassman, LCSW, CASAC. In the midst of the heroin crisis, LICADD continues to serve more than 1,000 individuals and families that are in crisis each month. As the crisis has grown so has the demand for our programs and services, more now than ever before.”

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Broken Lines By: Jamie Lynn Ryan

Joseph A. Edgar Intermediate School students and staff participated in a supersized food drive for local pantries this winter.

With the help of the student council, students

and staff members collected many non-perishable food times during their twoweek “Souper Bowl” drive.

As an incentive to bolster donations, the student council vowed to reward the class who donated the

Used to be, if you wanted to get in touch with someone, you picked up the phone and called. most items with a bagel If you couldn’t reach party. them immediately, you left a message – either on Photo courtesy of: an answering machine Rocky Point School or with another person District associated with them – and then waited patiently for a return call. Tedious, right?

So why is it that, these days, with every gadget and method of communicating lunch. it seems In addition to collecting imaginable, money, student council more difficult than ever members shared to actually, you know, information with their communicate? classmates about the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society.

Raising Funds The Port Jefferson Middle School student council has raised more than $1,000 for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society through a Pennies for Patients fundraiser.

During the month of

January, the students collected money through a combination of an online and in-school fundraiser, including a “Pay To Play” fundraiser where students could buy passes to play computer games during

Day In Clay taught students how to make a multicultural ceramic vessel out of clay.

Students were able to mold and paint their creations, which will be fired in a kiln and placed on display in their school in the coming weeks.

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enrichment program aims to not only expose the Port Jefferson students to the process and effort involved in creating ceramic pieces, but also teach them appreciation of the skills I have a deeply ingrained needed to craft any type of love for music, particularly art. listening to new things and

DAY IN CLAY - Visiting Artist Cliff Mendelson taught Port Jefferson fourth graders how to work with clay. Photo courtesy of: Port Jefferson District

and, oh yeah, actual missed calls and voicemails, I suppose the easiest course of action for some is to simply “ignore all” and move on.

Too bad there are those of us on the receiving end of that dismissive approach – people who, for all our technology and gadgets, actually yearn for that human connection in the form of a personal acknowledgement that said communication was received, processed, appreciated for what it was worth and responded to appropriately.

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MUSIC’S PLACE IN THE DIGITAL AGE looking further into the artists I find interesting.

Unfortunately, what I have noticed as a high school freshman is that I often struggle to find people to share discoveries with who are willing to explore new musical grounds. The general trend seems to be that young people don’t recognize music as a main focal point in their lives like past generations have. Instead, the idea of immersing oneself in this highly spiritual, universal experience is being practiced less, which is evidenced by many of my peers.

On countless occasions, my parents have recounted their time in high school with stories that can all be drawn back to a mutual appreciation for music.

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Although not all friendships were rooted in their love for the same bands or genres (but many were), people could always find a way to relate to one another through this medium. When people my age find themselves without something to talk about, discussion about a new favorite tune is hardly ever even considered. It is easier to simply default to social media or other means of digital distraction to break the tension.

There is also an astounding lack of devotion to artists nowadays. With the advent of streaming services like Pandora and Spotify, individual songs are played on stations created by the user. Allowing unfavorable songs to be skipped and offering unlimited access to an endless list of tracks gives young people no reason to purchase a musician’s entire

album. To constantly browse through fragments of what is really a large cohesive work does a great disservice to the listener. In order to allow yourself to grow with the artist, you must see the whole picture.

This develops a story that can be interpreted differently for anyone and is what should drive people to become engrossed in other similar compositions. A fast paced society is creating a youth who undervalue music and cannot fully appreciate it.

We are neglecting many opportunities for expanding our knowledge of the world of music and are failing to forge lasting bonds with others within it. While this may be very disheartening, popular culture can embrace new ideas very rapidly, providing some hope for fully inviting music into our lives.

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Fourth-graders at Edna Louise Spear Elementary Schools learned about Native American ceramic art through a visiting artist program on February 10th.

During the handson program, artist-inresidence Cliff Mendelson

Between cell phones and texting and social media, there are more ways to reach friends and family – and even complete strangers – than ever before. Everyone has at least one gadget easily accessible at all times, and yet how often do you find yourself waiting hours (or days) for a response? That is, if one ever comes.

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Funding Education Joseph A. Edgar Intermediate School fourth-grade students are working to raise money for others by doing something they love – reading.

As part of the school’s annual month-long reada-thon to benefit the Madagascar/Ankisy fund, students are seeking sponsors to continue the school’s effort to increase

educational opportunities in the island country.

Since 1999, JAE has raised enough money to not only build a school in Madagascar but also support it through the years.

Throughout the month, students will receive donations from sponsors for the reading they complete. Students who

read 300 pages will be invited to the building’s “Prime Time” reading event in March, which will include several games, reading opportunities and a discussion session with the founder of the Madagascar/ Ankisy fund, Dr. David Krause, a paleontologist/ humanitarian.

Top Honors Rocky Point High School varsity wrestling team have been racking up top honors during this year’s winter season.

The talented Eagles won the League 5 Dual Meet title, finishing with a 7-0 league dual meet record for the second consecutive year. The team also finished in second in the Suffolk County Dual meet championship, earning the distinction of being rated #2 Dual Meet Team in all of Suffolk County.

Most recently, the Eagles

won their third consecutive League tournament title and several students placed at the competition. These students now qualify for the next step, which is the Suffolk County Wrestling Championship.

Those students are: • CJ Archer – Champion (132 lb) • Thomas Dutton – Champion (145 lb) • Jackie Gold – Champion (126 lb) • Nick Pagnotta – Champion (106 lb)

• Anthony Cirillo Second Place (113 lb) • Anthony DeVito ¬¬Second Place (160 lb) • James Matias - Second Place (138 lb) • Anthony Sciotto – Second Place (99lb) • Bobby Casazza – Third Place (126 lb) • William Romero – Third Place (120 lb) • Dylan Zabbara – Fourth place (152 lb weight class)

FUNDING EDUCATION - Joseph A. Edgar Intermediate School fourth-graders are volunteering to read for a worthy cause during a month-long read-a-thon. Photo provided by: Rocky Point School District

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School House Rock Audiences clapped and cheered as the Port Jefferson Middle School’s Drama Club presented “School House Rock Live!” on February 6th and 7th.

The musical production featured 19 middle school students, as well as high school volunteers and a full orchestra made up

of volunteer community members.

Highlights of the show, included drama club president Saoirse Cohen singing, “Interplanet Janet” and Cole Fortier, drama club past president, belting out “Conjunction Junction” and “Magic Number.”

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TOP HONORS - Rocky Point High School varsity wrestling team is pictured with their winning trophy and proudly showing their three-peat win at the League entertaining was when Individual Champions. Photo courtesy of: Rocky Point School District Katie Ambrozy sang, “I’m Just a Bill” and Ava Schully performed “The Preamble.”

During a workshop and works as a freelance many careers available “We are very proud of Port Jefferson sound editor and mixer, in music and the this talented ensemble with industry. cast and crew,” said Mary alumni Ja-Ann Wang, spoke to the students about entertainment LaSita, the middle school music students at Earl her personal experiences Wang’s resume includes L. Vandermeulen High and the process of adding editing and mixing sound drama co-advisor.

School explored careers sound effects and music for movies, including in the entertainment soundtracks to film.

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Additionally, Wang Giver,” Mortdecai” and At the February 5th encouraged the young “Foxcatcher.” workshop, Wang, who musicians to follow their holds a degree from NYU dreams and explore the

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SCHOOL HOUSE ROCK - The cast and crew of School House Rock Live, which was presented by the Port Jefferson Middle School Drama Club. Photo courtesy of: Port Jefferson School District LEARNING ABOUT FILM - Ja-Ann Wang (center) with Port Jefferson music students.Photo courtesy of: Port Jefferson School District

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On Saturday, February 7th, Mount Sinai High School from Mount Sinai, New York competed and won the Bay Scallop Bowl, a regional ocean science academic competition that is part of the National Ocean Sciences Bowl (NOSB). The Bay Scallop Bowl, which was held at Stony Brook University, tests students’ knowledge of ocean science disciplines through buzzer-style, multiple-choice questions and open-ended, teamchallenge questions.

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Teaming Up W.S. Mount Elementary School students and staff got into the football spirit by participating in a two-week Soup-er Bowl food drive for local food pantries.

During the event, which was coordinated by the Site Based Management Team and several sixth-grade students, Mount collected more than 550 non-

perishable food items. In the spirit of competition, the donors used their contributions to vote on which team they thought would win this year’s Super Bowl by placing the items on tables that were decorated with each team’s name.

To increase participation in the drive, Principal Kathryn White and

Arctic Adventures Assistant to the Principal Brian McCarthy each supported one of the competitors and vowed to donate an additional 100 items if their team lost.

Unlike the actual NFL game, Mr. McCarthy’s Seahawks edged out Mrs. White’s Patriots with a final total of 297 to 254 donations, respectively.

Nassakeag Elementary School kindergarten students strengthened their understanding of the arctic by participating in a hands-on learning activity with the help of their classroom buddies.

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which has become a staple in the grade-level’s curriculum over the last several years, provided students with the chance to learn about the animals, environment, people and traditions of the Arctic in a fun and interactive way. In

a classroom transformed into a frozen tundra, students visited seven education stations. They took part in activities such as ice fishing, sculpting animals with clay, and feeling “blubber.”

TEAMING UP - W.S. Mount Elementary School coordinated a Soup-er Bowl food drive for local food pantries. Many of the students who coordinated the effort are pictured here with Principal Kathryn White and Assistant to the Principal Brian McCarthy. Photo provided by: Three Village Central School District ARCTIC ADVENTURES - Nassakeag Elementary School kindergarten students participate in the Arctic Adventure with their fifth-grade buddies. Photo provided by: Three Village School District

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In honor of American Heart Month, Joseph A. Edgar Intermediate School students and staff members participated in the annual Jump Rope for Heart event.

During the after-school program, the students had the chance to demonstrate their jumproping skills to the beat of popular music, and

through their participation collected donations for the worthy cause. Students participated in an hour of “free jump” before competing in grade level challenges to determine who could jump rope the longest.

Under the leadership of physical education teacher Maria Amoscato, approximately 200 students

helped to raise more than $12,800 for the American Heart Association.

Jump Rope for Heart is an annual program sponsored by the American Heart Association in an effort to raise not only awareness of heart health issues, but also funds for continued research.

Parking Sticker Discount The Town of Brookhaven Department of Parks, Recreation and Sport, and Cultural Resources announces the pre-season sale of the 2015 Seasonal Resident Parking Sticker at selected locations throughout the town. This year resident seasonal stickers bought prior to Friday, May 22nd will be discounted.

The price of the 2015 Seasonal Parking Sticker

is $15.00 and is good for the entire 2015 season. If purchased before Friday, May 22nd the sticker cost will be $10.00.

Resident Senior Citizen, Handicapped and Veteran’s seasonal stickers will be $5.00 throughout the season.

Stickers are available at the Town of Brookhaven Parks and Recreation Office in Centereach, the Henrietta Acampora

Recreation Center in Blue Point, the Port Jefferson Marina Annex in Port Jefferson, the Rose Caracappa Senior Citizens Center in Mt. Sinai, the Mastic Recreation Center in Mastic and Kaler’s Pond Park in Center Moriches.

Stickers will be available at the Mt. Sinai Marina in Mt. Sinai and the Holtsville Ecology Site starting March 7th.

Senior Tuesdays The Long Island Museum in Stony Brook is happy to announce the return of Senior Tuesdays for the 2015 season. One Tuesday each month, seniors 62 and older are invited to enjoy a free, self-guided tour of one exhibition, thanks to the generous STAYING HEART HEALTHY - Pictured are the winners and runner-ups of this support of Jefferson’s Ferry, year’s Jump Rope for Heart event at Joseph A. Edgar Intermediate School in Rocky Long Island’s premier retirement community, Point School District. Photo provided by: Rocky Point School District located in South Setauket.

“Jefferson’s Ferry is delighted to sponsor the Senior Tuesdays series as a part of our commitment to enhancing services to older adults in our community,” said Karen Brannen, Chief Executive Officer of Jefferson’s Ferry.

The museum’s first Senior Tuesday event will be held on March 10 from 10 a.m. to noon in the Visitors Center, where

seniors might recognize some of the works of their grandchildren in our annual student art exhibition, Colors of Long Island. The exhibition features 122 works in various media by a total of 405 participating Long Island students in grades K through 12. The Colors of Long Island exhibition is sponsored by Astoria Bank

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Arrowhead Elementary School students and staff focused on positive character traits during a series of events held throughout the month of January.

With the help of talented actors from Theater Three, the Three Village School District students learned how to stand up to bullying during two inschool productions. “Class Dismissed: The Bullying Project,” which was viewed

by the fourth- through sixth-graders, focused on acts of bullying within a school setting and via social media. “Stand Up, Stand Out,” which was shown to the kindergarten through third-graders and involved live actors and puppets, put a twist on familiar fairytales and addressed how the characters dealt with bullying.

During the week of the Great Kindness Challenge, students and staff members

dressed according to different theme days and completed as many acts of kindness as possible.

These included partaking in activities at the kindness stations in the cafeteria and, working with social worker Judy Forgione, to create outdoor “kindness rocks,” which included each students thumb print symbolizing their commitment to the cause.

PROMOTING KINDNESS - Arrowhead Elementary School students worked to complete acts of kindness as part of the Great Kindness Challenge. Photo provided by: Three Village School District

Spelling Champion Sahil out spelled the approximate 115 participants at this year’s regional contest, who spanned grades four to eight. Each had qualified for the event by winning their school spelling bee.

The regional contest went ten rounds and was noted

to be one of the most competitive in recent history.

Sahil will now compete against approximately 300 students from around the county at the national contest this May. The broadcast will be televised on ESPN.

The hard work Rocky Point High School’s robotics team - Quantum Chaos - has displayed since September paid off during the FTC Qualifying Competition, where they won first place and a bid to compete in the NYC/ Long Island Regional Championship.

This year the challenge was called the “Cascade Effect” and called for students to build and program a robot to perform different tasks to complete the overall challenge. The team, which is comprised of students in ninth through 12th-grade, received varying point

values for the activities they completed.

The team will continue to practice and prepare for March competition by make alterations and improvements to their robot to maximize its efficiency.

CAPTURING FIRST - The award-winning Rocky Point High School robotics team.

Pictured: Preston Nichols, Ian Holland, David Driscoll (Coach), Kyle Markland, Travis Ferrie, Jade Pinkenburg, Dr. Christopher Pinkenburg (Parent Volunteer), Barbara Feng and Jacqueline. Hawson (Coach). Not pictured are members Nick Hackett and Nick Roalef. Photo provided by: Rocky Point School District

Scoring A Championship Following their February 4th win against McGann Mercy High School, the Earl L. Vandermeulen varsity girls basketball team clinched the Suffolk League VIII Championship.

Under the leadership of Coach Ed Duddy and Assistant Coach Allyson Wolff, the Port Jefferson team clinched the win with a final score of 51-31.

The win gave the team an undefeated league record of 10-0. Last season, Coach Duddy’s first as head coach, featured a young team and he had to create a whole new program that included hard work and discipline in practices and in games.

“Last year, the team had to learn a new defensive and offensive philosophy,

which is to be aggressive and execute plans,” said Coach Duddy. “They are now reaping the benefits of their hard work and team play. I am very proud of these girls not just because they are winning, but because they care for another, which makes them a special group in my eyes.”

SCORING A CHAMPIONSHIP - The Earl L. Vandermeulen Girls Varsity Basketball team: Coach Allyson Wolff, Jillian Colucci, Courtney Lewis, Jocelyn Lebron, SPELLING CHAMPION - P.J. Gelinas Junior High School eighth-grader Sahil Siobhan Petracca, Gillian Kenah & Coach Ed Duddy; Chiara Rabeno, Annabelle Soucy, Sam Ayotte and Corinne Scannell. Not Pictured Jackie Brown. Photo courtesy of: Port Sangwan. Photo provided by: Three Village School District Jefferson School District

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After correctly spelling the word Afrikaans, P.J. Gelinas Junior High School eighth-grader Sahil Sangwan is now headed for the SCRIPP’s National Spelling Bee after being crowned the winner of this year’s Hofstra Regional Spelling Bee.

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For further information, contact: 631.226.2636, extension 275.

Wednesday, February 18 A Passport Fair will be held at the Lindenhurst Post Office, 65 East Hoffman Avenue, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Also Friday. For information, visit www.usps. com/passport.

An Open House will be held at the Usdan Center, 185 Colonial Springs Road in Wheatley Heights, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. For information, contact 631.643.7900.

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Harriet Tubman & The Underground Railroad will be held at Suffolk Community College’s Michael J. Grant Campus, in the Sagtikos Arts and Sciences Center, at 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. For information, contact 631.851.6589.

A Book Reading will be held at Stony Brook University’s Humanities Building, Room 1003, from 1 to 2:20 p.m.

Featuring Roger Roseblatt, reading “The Book Of Love: Improvisations On That Crazy Little Thing.”

Magical Music & More will be presented at the Bethpage Public Library, 47 Powell Avenue in Bethpage, at 2 p.m.

Featuring Barry Marshall and Jeri Burns. For information, contact 516.797.7900.

Make A Cornhusk Figure will be presented at the Walt Whitman Birthplace NYS Historic Site, 246 Old Walt Whitman Road in Huntington Station, at 2 p.m.

For information, contact 631.427.5240.

The Moral Foundation Of Worker Rights will be presented at the Student Activities Center auditorium, on the campus of SUNY Stony Brook, at 4 p.m.

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A Lenten Soup/Salad Supper will be held at the Knights of Columbus Hall, 683 Main Street in Rocky Point, at 6:30 p.m. For information, contact 631.744.2433.

Average White Band will perform at the YMCA Boulton Center, 37 West Main Street in Bay Shore, at 8 p.m.

For information, contact 631.969.1101.

Thursday, February 19 A Lunar New Year Celebration will be held at 329 Great East Neck Road in West Babylon, at 10:30 a.m. For information, contact 631.792.5188.

A Dahlias 101 Class will be held at the East Islip Public Library, 381 East Main Street, at 6:30 p.m. For information, contact 631.581.9200.

A Runway Fashion Show will be held at Little Shelter, from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m.

For information, contact 516.671.7575.

Getting Beyond A Blind Date With Science will be presented at Stony Brook University’s Student Activities Center Auditorium, at 7 p.m.

The Great South Bay Audubon Society will meet at the Connetquot River State Park & Preserve, Sunrise Highway in Oakdale, at 7 p.m. For information, contact 631.563.7716.

Israeli Movie Night will be held at the Mid-Island Y JCC, 45 Manetto Hill Road in Plainview, at 7 p.m. For information, contact 516.822.3535.

Windmills Of Eastern Long Island will be presented at the Bay Shore-Brightwaters Library, 1 South Country Road in Brightwaters, at 7:30 p.m. For information, contact 631.665.1707.

A Night At The Races will be held at the Marconi Lodge, 333 Moffitt Boulevard in Islip, from 7:30 to 10 p.m.

The first race will start at 8

Cathy Kreger and Steve Robinson will perform at the Hard Luck Café, held at the Cinema Arts Centre, 423 Park Avenue in Huntington, at 8:30 p.m. For information, contact 631.425.2925.

Tortoise And The Hare will be presented at the BayWay Arts Center, 265 East Main Street in East Islip. For information, contact 631.581.2700.

Friday, February 20 Our Lady of Grace Widows & Widowers will meet at Our Lady of Grace Church in West Babylon, in Room 109, at 12 noon. For information, contact 631.661.5375.

AARP Oceanside Chapter will meet at St. Anthony’s Church, 80 Anchor Avenue in Oceanside, at 12:45 p.m.

For information, contact 516.771.0986.

A Chinese Auction will be held at the North Amityville Fire Company, 601 North Broadway in North Amityville, at 7 p.m.

For information, contact 631.532.7695.

New Beginnings will host a Bereavement Meeting at Emmanuel Episcopal Church, 320 Great River Road in Great River, at 7 p.m. For information, contact 631.277.2063.

WinterFolk will be presented at Our Times Coffeehouse, in the Ethical Humanist Society building on Old Country Road, at 7:15 p.m. For information, contact 516.741.7304.

Time Machine will perform at

the YMCA Boulton Center, 37 West Main Street in Bay Shore, at 8 p.m. For information, contact 631.969.1101.

The Long Island NAIM Dance will be held at the Massapequa Elks, 2162 Veterans Boulevard in Massapequa, from 8 p.m. to midnight. For information, contact 516.781.4763.

Saturday, February 21 A Defensive Driving Course will be held at the Holy Family Ukrainian Catholic Church, from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.

For information, contact 631.360.9720.

Willy Wonka Junior will be presented by Ovations Dance Repertory Company at the Patchogue Theatre, at 11 a.m. and 3 p.m. For information, contact 631.218.0315.

Friends of the Sachem Public Library will host a Book Sale at 150 Holbrook Road in Holbrook, in Community Room C, from 12 noon to 4 p.m. For information, contact 631.588.5024.

The Long Island Photo Gallery will host a “Red” Charity Photography Art Exhibit at 467 Main Street in Islip, from 2 to 4 p.m.

A Valentine’s Day Concert will be held at Grace United Methodist Church, 515 South Wellwood Avenue in Lindenhurst, at 7 p.m.

For information, contact 631.226.8690.

Trio Solisti will perform at Adelphi University, at the Performing Arts Center’s Concert Hall, at 8 p.m.

For information, contact 516.877.4000.

Leo Kottke will perform at the YMCA Boulton Center, 37 West Main Street in Bay Shore, at 8 p.m. For information, contact 631.969.1101.

The Sweet Spot at Cucina “D” will be presented at Campari Ristorante, 225 Main Street in Northport, at 9 p.m. For information, contact 631.757.6700.

Sunday, February 22 A Sunday Morning Breakfast will be held at WadeBurns VFW 7279, 560 North Delaware Avenue in Lindenhurst, from 9 a.m. to 12 noon. For information, contact 631.888.9854.

Granny’s Attic Sale will be held at Temple Avodah Annex, 3050 Oceanside Road in Oceanside, from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. For information, contact 516.766.6809.

A Bird Walk will be held at the Hempstead Lake State Park, from 9:30 a.m. to 12 noon. Bring binoculars.

For information, contact 516.467.9498.

The Jewish Scouting Religious Emblems & Awards presentation will be held at Temple Beth Chai, 870 Town Line Road in Hauppauge, at 10 a.m. For information, contact 631.981.0453.

A Winter Antiques Fair will be held at the Marriott Islandia Hotel, from 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. For information, contact 516.868.2751.

Andrea Chénier will be presented at the Cinema Arts Centre, 423 Park Avenue in Huntington, at 12 noon.

For information, contact 631.423.7611.

A Brotherhood Week Service will be held at the United Methodist Church of Bay Shore, 107 East Main Street in Bay Shore, at 12 noon.

For information, contact 631.666.7194.

Music Socials will meet at the Bethpage Library, 47 Powell Avenue, at 1 p.m.

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Murder Over New York will be held at the West Hempstead Library, 500 Hempstead Avenue, at 1 p.m. For information, contact 516.481.6591.

Zumba Kids will be presented at the Chai Center, 501 Vanderbilt Parkway in Dix Hills, from 1 to 2 p.m.

For information, contact 631.351.8672.

Military Bridge will be presented at Msgr. Tarrant Hall, in the St. Ignatius Old School on East Nicholai Street, at 1:30 p.m. For information, contact 516.433.7857.

The Long Island Beekeepers Club will meet at the Frank Brush Barn, 211 East Main Street in Smithtown, from 2 to 4 p.m. For information, contact 631.265.8249.

Ismar Gomes & Wan-Chi Su will perform at Le Petit Salon de Musique, 380 Nicolls Road in East Setauket. For information, visit www.uufsb. org.

Monday, February 23 The Music Lovers Club will host its 65th Annual Scholarship Competition at the United Methodist Church of Islip, 350 Main Street, at 1 p.m. For information, contact 631.581.9297.

A NYS Mandated Reporter Class will be held at the YES Community Center, 75 Grand Avenue in Massapequa, from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.

For information, contact 516.799.3203.

A Jerome Huyler Book Signing event will be held at VFW Post 9592, 55 Hickory Lane in Levittown, at 7 p.m.

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Coming Events Around Town Send Coming Events To: Neighbor Newspapers, 565 Broadhollow Road, Farmingdale, NY 11735; Fax To: 631.226.2680; or E-mail To: editorsb@southbaynews.com at least two weeks prior to the date of the event. All events will run in the Coming Events Calendar on a space available basis. For further information, contact: 631.226.2636, extension 275. of the Embroiderers’ Guild of America will meet at the Half Hollow Hills Community Library, 55 Vanderbilt Parkway in Dix Hills, at 7 p.m. For information, contact 631.423.3738.

The Wantagh Preservation Society will meet at the Wantagh Public Library, 3285 Park Avenue in Wantagh, at 7:30 p.m. For information, contact 516.221.1200.

Wednesday, February 25 King Lear will be presented at the Cinema Arts Centre, 423 Park Avenue in Huntington, at 7 p.m. For information, contact 631.423.7611.

The Deer Park Public Library Board of Trustees will host a Board Meeting at 44 Lake Avenue in Deer Park, at 7:30 p.m. For information, contact 631.586.3000.

Thursday, February 26 Fit Zone’s 5th Annual Go Red for Women’s Heart Disease Zumbathon will be held at 715 North Wellwod Avenue, from 7 to 9 p.m. For information, contact 631.592.8480.

Ongoing Events

Focused Imagination will be presented through February 20th at Suffolk Community

Beyond Painting will be presented through February 21st at the Patchogue Arts Gallery, 20 Terry Street in Patchogue.

Breaking Legs will be presented through February 21st at the South Shore Theatre Experience, 315 West Montauk Highway in Lindenhurst. For performance dates and times, and ticket information, contact 631.669.0506.

Shain Bard’s “Landscapes You Can Walk Into” will be presented through February 24th at the Huntington Public Library’s Main Gallery, 338 Main Street in Huntington.

For Gallery hours, contact 631.427.5165.

The Firehouse Plaza Art Gallery will present “Perform” through February 27th at Nassau Community College, in Room 140, of the College Center Building.

For information, contact 516.572.7162.

The Wizard Of Oz will be presented through February 28th at the BayWay Arts Center, 265 East Main Street in East Islip. For performance dates and times, and ticket information, contact 631.581.2700.

Embracing Our Differences Art will be on display through February 28th at Long Island MacArthur Airport, 100 Arrival Avenue in Ronkonkoma.

The High Arts Showcase XI will be presented through March 2nd at the Huntington Arts Council, 213 Main Street in Huntington. For Gallery hours, contact 631.271.8423.

Skin Deep - Revealing New Bodies Of Work will be presented through March 2nd at Studio 5404.

For information, contact 631.748.4196.

County Boulevard, Suite 114, in Farmingdale, from 2 to 3:30 p.m. For information, contact 631.828.7631.

April 16th in the Bingo Room of 22 Grove Place in Babylon.

For information, contact 631.478.2480.

A Farmer’s Market will be held through March 21st at Main Street Nursery, 475 West Main Street in Huntington, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. For information, contact 631.271.0160.

The Man Who Came To Dinner will be presented from April 25th through May 3rd at Houghton Hall Theatre at Trinity Episcopal Church, 130 Main Street in Northport Village. For performance dates and times, and ticket information, contact 631.732.2926.

A Class On Kabala will be held through March 25th at the Suffolk Y JCC, 74 Hauppauge Road in Commack, from 7:30 to 8:30 p.m. For information, contact 631.922.0138.

Smithtown Artist Ruth Johnson’s work will be on display through March 6th at Apple Bank, 91 Route 111 in Smithtown. For information, contact 631.862.6575.

Wind, Water, Rain - Noyac Bay will be presented from February 25th through March 27th at the College’s Lyceum Gallery on the Eastern Campus in Riverhead. For information, contact 631.548.2536.

Li Kang, Master Chinese Woodcuts, will be on exhibit through March 8th at the Jeanie Tengelsen Gallery of the Art League of Long Island, 107 East Deer Park Road in Dix Hills. For Gallery hours, contact 631.462.5400.

The Other Side - Charles, Caesar, Harry, Sam, Pompey, Lon and Isaac will be on display through March 29th at the Oyster Bay Historical Society, 20 Summit Street in Oyster Bay. For Gallery hours, contact 516.922.5032.

91 Years & Still Going Strong! will be presented from February 21st through March 8th at the Art League’s Jeanie Tengelsen Gallery, 107 East Deer Park Road in Dix Hills.

For Gallery hours, contact 631.462.5400.

Lenten Series: Blessing And Letting Go - The Inspiration of Francis of Assisi will be presented on Sunday mornings from February 22nd through March 29th at the Sayville Congregational United Church of Christ, 131 Middle Road in Sayville, from 10 to 10:45 a.m. For information, contact 631.589.1519.

A Spousal/Partner Loss Support Group will meet through March 11th at the Good Shepherd Hospice Administrative Office, 110 Bi-

American Legion Unit 94 will host a Clothing Drive through

Discovering Black Artists will be presented on Sundays at the Huntington Public Library, 338 Main Street in Huntington, at 2 p.m. For information, contact 631.427.5165.

Road in Great Neck, at 8 p.m. For information, contact 516.829.2570.

Vendors are wanted for the 10th Annual Spring Fling Boutique on March 22nd at Temple Avodah of Oceanside, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

For information, contact 516.763.0263.

Vendors are wanted for a Mother’s Day Fair, sponsored by the Friends of the Farmingdale Public Library, on May 2nd, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. For information, contact 516.454.6813.

Compassionate Friends will meet the second Friday of each month at St. Sylvester’s Church, at 7:30 p.m. For information, contact 631.738.0809.

Vendors are wanted for a Fiesta de Mayo Spring Craft Fair on May 2nd at Westminster United Presbyterian Church, 109 Udall Road in West Islip, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Rain Date: May 9th. For information, contact 631.661.6740.

Spirit Tango will be presented on Saturdays at Spirit of Huntington Art Center, 2 Melville Road North in Huntington Station, from 2 to 4 p.m. For information, contact 631.972.8387.

Vendors are wanted for a Craft Fair & Flea Market on May 30th on the grounds of Emmanuel Epscopal Church, 320 Great River Road in Great River. For information, contact 631.581.8298.

Save The Date Vendors are wanted for the St. John’s Fair on March 7th at 36 East John Street in Lindenhurst. For information, contact 631.884.3057.

The 3rd Annual “Big Break” Showcase Series will be held on March 21st and April 18th at the Gold Coast Arts Center, 113 Middle Neck

Craft Show Vendors are wanted on June 13th and June 14th for the Huntington Historical Society’s Heritage Fine Arts & Crafts Fair. For information, contact wandersen@ HuntingtonHistoricalSociety. org.

Deadline Extended In 2011, the Firemen’s Association of the State of New York (FASNY) unveiled a historic educational initiative called the FASNY Higher Education Learning Plan (HELP). This statewide community college tuition reimbursement program is geared towards recruiting and retaining volunteer firefighters throughout New York.

FASNY announced a deadline extension - to February 20th - for firefighters to apply for the new 2015

semester.

“FASNY HELP has been a tremendous success and a vital initiative for fire departments to boost their recruiting of the next generation of firefighters,” said FASNY President Robert McConville.

“HELP funding comes from our federal SAFER grant, which has driven recruitment initiatives throughout the state.

We urge all interested students to sign up, and apply for this tuition reimbursement program

before the February 20th deadline.”

Under FASNY HELP, an individual who hasn’t already achieved a college degree, or has not taken 80 or more college credits, is eligible for up to 100% tuition reimbursement in exchange for maintaining good grades and fulfilling service requirements in one of New York’s volunteer fire companies. There is no restriction on the type of academic course(s) that the FASNY HELP studentvolunteer firefighter can

pursue either on a fulltime or part-time basis.

Starting with the Fall 2013 semester, FASNY HELP was expanded to cover online courses taken through Empire State College.

FASNY HELP funds can be utilized for tuition costs incurred in the fall and spring semesters. Eligible student-volunteers must maintain acceptable levels of training and volunteer activity while attending school and fulfill a service requirement after they

complete their course of study. They must attend the closest community college or one within a 50-mile radius of their residence. Empire State College’s inclusion in the program has expanded students’ options.

Due to a variety of factors, many volunteer fire departments are experiencing the need to recruit and retain more members. Tuition reimbursement can be an effective incentive for people to volunteer in

their local community.

The deadline to apply for tuition reimbursement for the new semester has been extended to February 20th.

FASNY HELP is made possible by a $4.2 million dollar U.S. Department of Homeland Security Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) grant awarded to FASNY. For more information on the FASNY HELP program, visit http://www.fasny.com/ resources/fasny-help/

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Dinosaur Daze will be presented from February 18th through February 20th at the WMHO’s Educational & Cultural Center in the Stony Brook Village Center. For session information, contact 631.751.2244.

College’s Eastern Campus, at the Lyceum Gallery in the Montaukett Learning Resource Center in Riverhead.

For information, contact 631.548.2536.

The Long Island Council on Alcoholism & Drug Dependence, Inc. (LICADD) announced the 28th Anniversary Angel Ball Honoree Humanitarian Award is Tara E. Conner, former Miss USA. Tara Conner is a Television Personality and Recovery Advocate.

Through her work, she shares her experience, strength and hope with audiences throughout the United States. Conner was crowned Miss USA in 2006. During December of that year, she entered the Caron Treatment Center and completed 30 days of treatment for alcohol and drug addiction. She has since celebrated 8 years of sobriety.

Tara hopes to raise awareness that addiction is a disease and that many people go on to lead a healthy, productive life in recovery. She especially wants educators, families and professionals to know that sobriety at an early age is achievable and that it greatly enhances life’s possibilities. Miss Conner states, “It’s so important to understand that addiction is a family disease,” said Conner. “I experienced this firsthand within my own family. But I’ve also learned that through treatment and recovery you can break the cycle.”

LICADD is working

feverishly to put a stop to the increase in addiction and the tragedies that result from it. Children and families are being devastated and LICADD offers a solution with preventive education and support services to help break the cycle.

LICADD’s Co-Chair of the Angel Ball is Jay Matuk, Board Member and Principal at Cold Spring Harbor Junior/Senior High School. Jay has spent over three decades working in our public schools as both a teacher and building leader. For the last nine years he has served as the Principal of the nationally ranked Cold Spring Harbor Junior/Senior High School in Suffolk County. Mr. Matuk has presented at several statewide and national educational annual conventions and has facilitated workshops for Hofstra University and Queens College. Mr. Matuk is also an adjunct professor at the C.W. Post Graduate School of Education.

LICADD will mark 59 years of service to the Long Island community with another spectacular gala at the Garden City Hotel featuring the sensational sound of the Joel Sikowitz Swing Orchestra.

The event preparations begin on March 3rd, 2015 at the Angel Ball KickOff Celebration, held at

Kellenberg Memorial High School hosted

by Rev. Philip Eichner, S.M. For twenty-eight years, this annual event has brought together parents, educators and leaders in government, law enforcement, and the treatment field in support of LICADD’s programs.

LICADD’s Angel Ball is one of the nonprofit organization’s key fundraising events and organizers hope to raise more than $260,000 through sponsorships, ticket sales and onsite auctions/raffles.

Tickets to this year’s Angel Ball are $500 and are available online or via phone at 516.747.2606.

With offices in Mineola, Ronkonkoma and Riverhead, LICADD conducts screenings, brief interventions, referrals to treatment and relapse prevention services to individuals and families impacted by substance abuse. The agency also conducts evidence-based prevention programs, community outreach initiatives, a mentoring program for children of incarcerated parents and advocates public policy.

More information about LICADD and Angel Ball 2015 is available online at www.licadd.org or on Facebook.

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Volunteers Needed Family & Children’s Association, Long Island’s leading human care agency is seeking volunteers for its new Friendly Visitors program set to begin in May. Family & Children’s Association serves nearly 9,000 seniors each year providing case management, financial counseling, health insurance counseling and

other support services.

They will provide training and on-going support to volunteers enabling them to provide companionship and once-a-week visitation to a local, homebound senior. Volunteers should be able to drive to various locations within Nassau County and commit to one hour per week of socialization with their senior.

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According to Family & Children’s Association President/CEO Jeffrey L. Reynolds, Ph.D., “The Friendly Visitor program will add a much-needed socialization component to our cadre of services devoted to Long Island’s seniors. We assist many seniors’ goals of living independently in their homes and this program will support them in that effort.”

Those interested in volunteering should contact Family & Children’s Association by emailing: lstern@ familyandchildrens.org or phoning: 516.292.1300, extension 2239.

For more information on this event and Family & Children’s Association, please visit www.

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The Sea Tow Foundation is accepting applications from non-profit organizations and boating agencies throughout the country to host a life jacket loaner program in their local area through a new grant from the Sport Fish Restoration & Boating Trust Fund, which is administered by the U.S. Coast Guard.

The Sea Tow Foundation is a non-profit, 501(c) (3) organization with the mission of promoting safe boating practices. To help promote life jacket use, the Sea Tow Foundation stocks more than 250 life jacket loaner stands nationwide

where boaters may borrow life jackets for free for a day of safe fun on the water.

The Sea Tow Foundation Life Jacket Loaner program has been funded through donations and grants since its inception in 2008. Since then, more than 28,500 free life jackets have been loaned to boaters through the program.

“Life jacket loaner programs are most often used by boaters who forgot to pack their own life jackets or decided at the last minute to invite a friend to go boating and didn’t have a life jacket that would fit him or her,” said Sea Tow Foundation

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Life Jacket Loaners Executive Director Gail R. Kulp, CAE. “These new life jacket loaner stations will be open in time for the 2015 summer boating season so that boaters around the country can have the opportunity to borrow a life jacket for a day out on the water.”

Life jacket loaner program applications now are being accepted through March 1st, 2015.

For more information on the Sea Tow Foundation or the grant project, as well as to download a copy of the application, please visit www.boatingsafety.com.

HEART HEALTH AWARENESS - In recognition of Heart Health Awareness Month, Good Samaritan Hospital hosted a free “Open Your Heart To Health” event in February, at Westfield South Shore Mall in Bay Shore. Shoppers had the opportunity to visit four health awareness stations and participate in blood pressure, cholesterol and BMI screenings. Participants received free gifts at the event which also included Zumba demonstrations, a photo booth, face painting and other children’s activities. It was sponsored in part by an educational grant from Teacher’s Federal Credit Union.

Basketball Tournament Set year at the college’s Ammerman Campus in Selden and livestreamed via SharksTV on the College’s website to hoops-hungry fans.

Student camera operators, stage managers, switchers, audio and video technicians are preparing and practicing for the Friday, February 27th to Sunday, March 1st tournament when they will present eight live

games over the three days from five camera positions throughout the Brookhaven Gymnasium; including four instant replay angles.

Alan Bernstein, Assistant Academic Chair, Department of Communications said the experience garnered by the students is invaluable.

“This is an all hands on deck production and tremendous opportunity for our students to acquire

real life production experience,” Bernstein said.

Bernstein said that alumni of his program will also be involved.

Among those alumni will be Eric Abram and Rich Ballato, who regularly work on professional sports telecasts in the New York area. Prior to tournament weekend, the students will lay cable, check lighting, conduct sound checks

and create graphics and introductions for each of the tournament’s 16 participating teams.

Suffolk County Community College has equipped student-based teams with the skills and systems needed to produce professional, top-quality webcasts, streamed over its website.

The college’s remote production van is equipped with state-of the-art Newtek Tricaster

860 production systems and a Newtek 3Play 425 video record and playback system.

The student tournament webcast was watched last year by an international audience and by viewers state-wide.

This year’s broadcast will be available from the Suffolk County Community College homepage at www. sunysuffolk.edu during the tournament weekend.

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Spring Gala Set Angela’s House, a local non-profit that assists over 600 medically fragile children on Long Island.

Angela’s House offers programs and supports to families who need care for their medically frail children. Angela’s house will coordinate services

needed to safely care for these children at home. For children who cannot be cared for at home, Angela’s House I, II and III are specially designed homes that provide a warm environment with 24-hour nursing care to accommodate the children’s Complex medical and

physical needs.

The Gala celebration will be held at The Watermill in Smithtown, on March 19th.

There will be a cocktail hour, a reception and a formal dinner. There will also be various items up for silent auction and raffles.

Angela’s House will be

honoring Ron and Rob Brigati of White Post Farms.

The past two years they have donated a summer party to the Angela’s House children, parents and siblings. Medical staff also attends to care for the children. This fun filled day lets the children feed the animals, go on rides and

enjoy a fun filled day. Rob said it best, “The smiles and joy that they see as a result, makes it very special.”

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www.angelahouse.org.

Dinner tickets are $100 per person. For additional information call 631 979 2620. Join us on our Facebook page: www. facebook.com/angelashouse.

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By: K. Naomi Hann, Amityville today suddenly a new song pierced the gloom golden notes from warm feathers just arrived! and suddenly it is all bearable the snow, the ice, the darkness; for it is always true always true, always waiting to be heard, the wisdom of the wild

Remembering

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By: Alexander Cook Moving from dreaming to remembering Youth to old age Swords and ceremonies eliminating the past Traveling thru the trenches of my mind Stepping over sleeping alligators If I will awaken them, they will enlighten me Forcing me to shed my skin, they steal the scars from my wounds These trenches make way for caves where my memories are stored with twisted doubt - a belief Something to hold onto, rocking in my arms An ill child fevered with the Grippe Grasping at my flesh Born from my scars Sleeping, not dreaming, but remembering

“Boardwalk at Tanner Park ~ Copiague, New York” Photo by: Denise M. Poveromo, Copiague

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Fluffy mittens on my hands, Scarves on my neck, Clumsy boots And a fireplace to warm me up.

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Island’s groundwater, bays and estuaries.

Pharmaceuticals have been detected at low levels in New York State waterways and Long Island’s shallow groundwater.

Adrienne Esposito, Executive Director of Citizens Campaign for the Environment said, “We are thrilled that DEC was able to provide this critical service, which benefits all Long Islanders and goes a long way toward protecting Long Island’s drinking and surface waters from pharmaceutical contaminants.

Giving health care facilities a safe and convenient pharmaceutical disposal option has already reduced the number of institutions flushing unused medications, and now participation in this program needs to be expanded and strengthened in the future.”

Participating facilities, made up primarily of nursing, extended care and rehabilitation centers, began storing unused and expired medications in October when they were first contacted by DEC. Environmental Conservation Officers (ECOs) then visited each of the 25 facilities this week to collect the stored medications and brought them to the Covanta Waste-to-Energy Plant in Westbury, which volunteered its services to incinerate the products.

Prescription drug take back efforts began in the last few years. Prior to these initiatives the normal disposal practice was to flush unwanted drugs. With technological advances in analytical techniques, it is now possible to detect very low levels of drugs in surface water and groundwater.

Some drugs pass largely unaltered through wastewater treatment plants and enter rivers and other waterways.

Drugs from heath care facilities, pharmaceutical manufacturing facilities and farms can also find their way into the water.

Flushed medications have been found in New York lakes, rivers and streams which can negatively affect the waterways. A nationwide study done in 1999 and 2000 by the United States Geological Survey (USGS) found low levels of drugs such as antibiotics, hormones, contraceptives and steroids in 80 percent of rivers and streams tested.

Medications adversely affect fish and other aquatic wildlife and increase the development of drug-resistant bacteria.

For more information on where you can dispose of unused or expired medications, visit DEC’s website at http://www.dec. ny.gov/chemical/63826. html#Long_Island.

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The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) collected over 52 boxes of pharmaceutical medications during the first DEC Long Island Pharmaceutical Take Back Day at healthcare facilities, DEC Commissioner Joe Martens announced today.

Twenty-five long-term healthcare facilities throughout Nassau and Suffolk counties participated in the program, which collects and responsibly destroys unused or expired pharmaceuticals.

“Health care facilities can produce large amounts of expired or unused medications and many have few options for disposal,” said Commissioner Martens.

“The success of this collection by DEC is a positive step that will help to protect the environment by preventing medications from entering waterways.

We are grateful to all the facilities that enthusiastically agreed to participate in this event.”

DEC received funding through the Environmental Fund for $150,000 to expand the program, which already exists in the New York City Watershed.

The program is designed to reduce the amount of pharmaceuticals that are “flushed” by facilities and can end up in Long

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