West Islip Sophomore Selected For All-State Piano Showcase
Congratulations to West Islip High School sophomore Ruslan Ermakov, one of 10 pianists selected from approximately 150 applicants in New York State to perform in the 18th annual New York State School Music Association Piano Showcase. Ermakov, an active member of the
West Islip High School music department, participates in wind ensemble, jazz ensemble, pit orchestra and marching band, is currently enrolled in International Baccalaureate music and achieved a perfect score on his AP Music Theory assessment. His selection was based on his perfect
100 adjudication score. The performance will take place in Rochester at the annual All-State Winter Conference. Ermakov will perform an impressive work titled “Soaring Opus 12 No. 2 Fantasiestucke” by Robert Schumann. Photo courtesy of West Islip Union Free School District
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PSEG Long Island And Island Harvest Thank Community For Generous Donations To ‘Power To Feed Long Island’ Collection Drive
Long Island and Island Harvest Food Bank thank the people of the Town of Babylon for donating the equivalent of nearly 4,000 meals at PSEG Long Island’s Power to Feed Long Island food collection on Friday, Sept. 13. The
event, held at Stop & Shop located at 365 Route 109 in West Babylon, brought out dozens of community members who opened their hearts, wallets and trunks to provide cash, food, personal care items and pet supplies to their neighbors
in need. As a thank you for contributing, PSEG Long Island employeevolunteers handed out reusable shopping bags and LED lightbulbs – gifts that help preserve the environment and conserve energy.
Massaro, of West
and his colleagues at PSEG Long Island collected food, personal care items and monetary donations as part of PSEG Long Island’s Power to Feed Long Island collection initiative in West Babylon Friday, Sept. 13.
Islip Fall Senior Advocate Schedule
Suffolk Legislator Tom Donnelly (D-Deer Park) is pleased to inform Islip residents about the local Suffolk County Office for the Aging Fall 2024 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.
“It is so important for us to provide our senior citizens with the assistance and information they need in ways that are most convenient to them. These visits allow our seniors to connect with our 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.”
• Connetquot Library, 760 Ocean Avenue, Bohemia: Thursday, November 14, 10 am – 12 pm
• East Islip Library, 381 E. Main Street, East Islip: Mondays, October 21 & December 9, 10 am – 12 pm
• Islip Library, 71 Monell Avenue, Islip: Monday, November 18, 10 am – 12 pm
• St. Anne’s Gardens, 80100 2nd Avenue, Brentwood: Fridays, October 25 & December 6, 8:30 – 11 am
“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.”
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) 8538200.
This fall, Senior Advocates will be visiting the following locations in the Town of Islip:
• Bay Shore Library, 1 S. Country Road, Brightwaters: Friday, November 15, 10 am –12 pm
• Bishop McGann Housing, 200 Bishop McGann Drive, Central Islip: Mondays, October 28, November 25 & December 23, 10 am –12 pm
• Brentwood Senior Nutrition, 16 Second Avenue, Brentwood: Mondays, November 25 & December 23, 11:30 am – 1:30 pm
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OCTOBER HAPPENINGS
FRIDAY, OCT. 18th
10:00am-1:00pm
GRAND REOPENING SALE
Simpson UMC is having a Bag Sale! 30 Locust Avenue in Amityville. Thrift Shop Treasures. Stuff a bag full of clothes for $5. New items are not included in the bag sale. For more information, please call Mary at516-991-8098
SATURDAY, OCT. 19th
9:00AM-4:00PM
AMITYVILLE COMMUNITY
GARAGE SALE
Amityville to hold its first Community Garage Sale in the Village of Amityville. (raindate Sunday, Oct. 20th). A huge assortment of items will be available at various homes. Check Amityville.com to see registered locations.
10:00AM-2:00PM
GOOD, OLD-FASHIONED YARD SALE
United Methodist Church, 350 Main Street in Islip, will be hosting a Good, Old-Fashioned Yard Sale. The church Thrift Shop will also be open from 10:00am– 2:00pm. For more information, please call 631-581-7663
10:00AM-4:00PM
HARVEST FESTIVAL & YARD SALE
Join us for a festive day featuring local craft vendors, a congregational yard sale, a pumpkin patch, mums for sale, raffles, delicious food, hot apple cider, a bake table, free pony rides, a bouncy house, live music, and more. Our Redeemer Lutheran Church, 2025 Washington Avenue in Seaford. For more information, please call 516-781-6374. Email: office@ ourredeemerlutheran.church
HOLIDAYS
2nd - Rosh Hashanah begins at sundown 11th - Yom Kippur begins at sundown 14th - Columbus Day/Indigenous Peoples' Day 31st - Halloween
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10:00AM-4:00PM FALL HARVEST FAIR
Grace Evangelical Lutheran Church 1294 Bellmore Avenue in North Bellmore. Vendors, raffles, raffle Baskets, food & children's activities
For more information, please call Terry at 516 785- 5029 email gelcnb@aol. com. VENDORS WANTED!
7:00PM
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The North Lindenhurst FD Company #5, 1630 Straight Path, N. Lindenhurst, will be hosting their Annual Halloween Party. Please join them! DJ, Dinner, Beer, Wine and Soda. Prize for best costume, 50/50, door prizes. Doors open at 6:30pm. $50.00 p.p. For more information, and tickets, please call 631-226-5809 or 631-879-1211
SUNDAY, OCT. 20th
1:00PM-4:00PM
ANNUAL COLUMBUS DANCE
LISIA’S Annual Columbus Dance, at the Piermont in Babylon. Dinner and dancing. Sit down menu (antipasto, pasta, salad and choice of entrees, dessert coffee, house wines). $95.00 p.p. For more information, please call Diane Langella 516-398-3484
2:00PM
BLESSING OF THE ANIMALS
Farmingdale United Methodist Church, 407 Main St. (Grant Ave), in Farmingdale will be having a Blessing of the Animals. Bring your creatures great & small on a leach or in a carrier (or stuffed) for the event. For more information, please call 516-694-3424
MONDAY, OCT. 21st
7:00PM
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Learn How to prevent an opioid overdose--participants will be trained in how to administer nasal Narcan. Free Narcan kits will be provided. Save a life--an overdose can be experienced by a stranger or even by a family member not used to a new medication. Christ Lutheran Church, 117 Carleton Ave. in Islip Terrace. For more information, please call 631-581-1710
SATURDAY, OCT. 26th
10:00AM-1:00PM BOOK SALE
The Friends of the Lindenhurst Memorial Library, One Lee Avenue in Lindenhurst, is sponsoring a Book Sale, with a preview for current Friends of the Lindenhurst Library from 9:00am10:00am. Anyone may sign up for membership at the sale. For more information, please call 631-957-7755
10:00AM-2:00PM CARS & COFFEE
The South Huntington Public Library, 145 Pidgeon Hill Road in Huntington Station will be hosting Cars & Coffee. Join the Centurion Cruisers Car Club in the parking lot for a day of classic cars and trucks. Enjoy coffee and meet other car enthusiasts. No entry fee. For more information, please call 631-549-4411
2:00PM-4:00PM TRUNK OR TREAT
Simpson United Methodist Church, 30 Locust Avenue, in Amityville, is hosting a Trunk or Treat event. Vote for your favorite decorated car. Free Trick or Treating! Please come in costume. For more information, please call Mary at 516-991-8098
Legislator Steven J. Flotteron recognized The Fire Island Lighthouse Preservation Society as they celebrate their 60th Anniversary with a gathering of community members at The Fire Island Lighthouse. Fire Island National Seashore was established by Congress on September 11, 1964, following a long history of preservation efforts, most with grassroots support. In 1908, part of Fire Island that had been the site of the Surf Hotel, just east of the Fire Island Lighthouse, was preserved for public use by New York State.
The Fire Island Lighthouse Preservation Society Celebrates Their 60th Anniversary
Governor Charles Evans Hughes signed a bill authorizing Fire Island State Park, the first state park on Long Island. This park was expanded in 1924, and was later renamed Robert Moses State Park. That portion to the east of the Fire Island Lighthouse was transferred to Fire Island National Seashore on November 10, 1978. One of the first portions of Fire Island to be protected from development was the Sunken Forest.
In the 1950s, a concerned group of private citizens designated a 50-acre stretch of beach, dunes and ancient holly forest just east of Point O'Woods through a fundraising campaign spearheaded in 1952 by the Wildlife Preserves, Inc., and The Nature Conservancy. Sunken Forest Sanctuary was officially dedicated as the Sunken Forest Preserve in 1960. In May
1966, the Sunken Forest Preserve, Inc. donated the property to the recently established (1964) Fire Island National Seashore, under the condition that the property shall always be maintained in its natural state and operated as a sanctuary, and that no public road or highway shall be built through it. The Wilderness Act was passed on September 3, 1964. Fire Island National Seashore's enabling legislation refers to a zone between Davis Park and Smith Point County Park for which access shall be provided by ferries and footpaths only and no development or plan for the convenience of visitors shall be undertaken therein which would be incompatible with the preservation.
Pictured (L-R): Fire Island Lighthouse Preservation Society (FILPS) President Ginny Marchase, Suffolk County Legislator Steven J. Flotteron, FILPS Trustee Tony Femminella, and FILPS Executive Director Jonathon Gaare.
Alzheimer’s Foundation Of America Announces Plans To “Light
The Alzheimer’s Foundation of America (AFA) announced plans to “Light the World in Teal” for Alzheimer’s awareness on Friday November 1 to kick off National Alzheimer’s Awareness Month. Sites around the world – from skyscrapers and stadiums to small businesses, town halls, and homes – are invited to sign up to illuminate in teal by contacting AFA at 866232-8484 or visiting www. lighttheworldinteal.com.
The World In Teal”
Teal is AFA’s Alzheimer’s awareness color.
“Light the World in Teal aims to literally shine a spotlight on Alzheimer’s disease and show support for the millions of people living with it,” said Charles J. Fuschillo, Jr., AFA’s President and CEO.
“Every site that signs up, whether it’s a multi-story building or a singlefamily home, helps to highlight the issue of Alzheimer’s disease. Sign up to shine up in teal for Alzheimer’s awareness
on November 1.”
AFA’s Light the World in Teal initiative is designed to shine a spotlight on this growing, international health issue, which impacts more than 6.7 million Americans and more than 55 million people worldwide. The annual program, one of AFA’s signature Alzheimer’s awareness initiatives, takes place in November as part of Alzheimer’s Awareness Month. Last year, more
than 1,000 sites around the world participated in the initiative, including sites in all 50 states in the U.S. and 13 foreign countries.
Sites interested in participating in the 2024 Light the World in Teal Alzheimer’s Awareness program on November 1 can sign up by visiting www. lighttheworldinteal. com or contacting the Alzheimer’s Foundation of America at 866-2328484.
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Program Connects Future Educators With Elementary Students
West Islip High School seniors in the childhood education program toured the West Islip Union Free School District elementary buildings before starting their work study program at the end of the month.
On Sept. 16, the students, along with teacher Nancy Silvestrini and transition coordinator Ryan Vollmuth, were led on a tour of Manetuck
Elementary School by Principal Vanessa Williams. They will soon be placed in a studentteaching role at one of the district’s four elementary schools from Monday to Friday throughout the school year.
“These high school students who are looking for a career working with younger children now have the chance to translate the
skills they learned into a real classroom setting,” Vollmuth said. Many of the high school students have completed courses in child development, early childhood education and advanced child study and intend to pursue a career in education as part of their postsecondary plans. They have also worked in the district’s in-house Little Lions preschool program.
The Parrot Expo Returns!
Long Island’s only major exotic event is coming to the VFW Post 433, located at 400 Lakeland Avenue in Sayville on Saturday, October 19th from 9-5. It’s an all-day avian extravaganza, featuring presentations by animal scientist, Dr. Amy Zhao, and Long Island Budgie Rescue’s Director, Shana Kersten. Plus, there will
be an Education Center, which is a great resource for parrot owners, attendees can interact
with live birds, enter raffles, purchase cages on sale and much more.
There will be FREE parking on site, handicapped accessible.
Admission: $5.00/ adult, $3 (or 2/$5.00) for children under 12, free for ages 2 and under.
For more information, please call 631-957-1100 or visit liparrots.org.
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West Islip High School student Gianna Ameri connected with students during her visit to Manetuck Elementary School. Photo courtesy of West Islip Union Free School District
Manetuck Elementary School student Emir Mkaiki connects with a student from West Islip High School during a tour of the building. Photo courtesy of West Islip Union Free School District
Manetuck Elementary School Principal Vanessa Williams poses with a group of West Islip High School students. Photo courtesy of West Islip Union Free School District
Thousands Of Students Receive Vital School Supplies Through United Way Of Long Island’s Stuff-A-Bus Program
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United Way of Long Island celebrated its 16th Annual StuffA-Bus school supply distribution in partnership with Suffolk Transportation Service, Inc., delivering over $50,000 worth of essential school supplies to elementary students across Nassau and Suffolk counties. This initiative ensures that students from all communities are equipped with the vital tools they need for academic success.
This year, the event saw tremendous success, special thanks to United Way’s Young Professionals Network, which raised $20,000 to support the program through their annual Cornhole Tournament and Networking Event. In addition, throughout August, United Way of Long Island, alongside local companies, collected essential school supplies for local students.
On September 13, 2024, volunteers from National Grid and Zebra Technologies generously donated their time to pack school buses with boxes filled with school supplies including backpacks, pens, pencils, markers, folders, index cards, glue sticks, and more and delivered them to students in Brentwood and Central Islip school districts. Their assistance with distribution ensured that thousands of local students are prepared for the school year ahead.
Theresa Regnante, president
and CEO of United Way of Long Island, said, “When we provide quality supplies to our students, we alleviate financial burdens and allow them to focus on learning. United Way is extremely grateful to all our supporters and collaborators that help make Stuff-A-Bus a reality.”
“At National Grid serving our customers and community comes naturally, but to work with United Way and partner in Stuff A Bus to be able to support students help set them off into the school year the right way is really, truly an honor,” said Victor Vientos, director of engineering at National Grid.
Several organizations and school districts received supplies from United Way of Long Island to prepare students for the academic year ahead including; ABBA Leadership, Community Development Corporation of Long Island, Colonial Youth, Hicksville Boys & Girls Club, Housing Help, Mineola Ministries, Nassau County Office of Youth Services, Pride for Youth, Pronto of Long Island, Rescue Angel, Restoration Revival, Suffolk County Sheriff’s Office, SCO Family Services, The Retreat, Wings of Empowerment, Wyandanch Homes & Property, YouthBuild Long Island, and Brentwood, Central Islip, Copiague, Hicksville, PatchogueMedford, Uniondale, Valley Stream, and Westbury school
districts.
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