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A grand slam of a dream Valley Stream native pitches in All-Star Home Run Derby many notable successes in his long and accomplished coaching career, most recently helping Chuck Ristano Jr., the pitch- Notre Dame climb to No. 2 in the ing coach of Notre Dame’s base- national rankings and finishing ball team and a Valley Stream just one win shy of the making native, shared a big-time it to the College World Series — moment with Trey where the Fighting Mancini, first baseIrish haven’t made man for the Baltian appearance since more Orioles, as the 2002. But just when two teamed up for Ristano might have the Home Run thought he had Derby at Coors Field reached his profesin Denver on July sional ceiling, Man12, part of Major cini asked him to League Baseball’s break through it in a All-Star festivities. way only a “guy like Mancini, rememTrey” could do. bering a promise he ChUCk Ristano was at an had made to his forAtlanta airport, capRISTANo JR. mer pitching coach ping off a recruiting more than a decade Valley Stream native trip, when he got a ago, when he was an call from Mancini. up-and-coming The last time Ristaheavy hitter at Notre Dame, no had seen his friend or heard asked Ristano to pitch to him in his voice was at the funeral of the contest. Ricky Palmer, an Orioles team“We always joked about if mate of Mancini’s, a former [Trey] ever got to the major Notre Dame player and a friend league Home Run Derby, he’d of Ristano’s, who died of brain call me and ask me to do it,” cancer. Ristano recalled. For both of Shortly after Palmer’s diagthem it was little more than a nosis, Mancini had his own ardream. duous battle with Stage 3 colon And then the dream came cancer, and at one point Ristano true. Ristano had already enjoyed Continued on page 15
By JUAN lASSo jlasso@liherald.com
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Joe CoNNeelI AND Sarah Terry showed off their vegetables.
A fresh stop at the Valley Stream Farmers Market By JUAN lASSo jlasso@liherald.com
On a quiet early Thursday morning, a handful of vans and trucks wheeled into one end of the Valley Stream pool parking lot. In minutes, tents begin to sprout in a section normally reserved for resident pool-goers’ cars. And from 7 a.m. to 1 p.m., it became the domain of farmers, artisans and vendors as they worked quickly to haul and unload their crates, baskets and bundles of home-
grown, handpicked and handcrafted food and goods. Now in its third year of operations at Hendrickson Park, the Valley Stream Farmers Market has become a place where visitors can find fresh, locally sourced foods — everything from homemade brittle to empanadas, vegetables, honey, wines, baked goods and deserts. Unlike some overcrowded venues where people jostle with one another trying to snag the best-quality produce, customers can expect to find a
relaxed atmosphere in an unassuming spot in the village. The hope, however, as expressed by Joe Conneeli, who has worked for the event’s sponsor, the Long Island Growers Market, for seven years, is that the market will soon include more vendors and attract more people. He hopes the faithful patrons will attract droves of new ones to come and see the goods on display. “People are coming out of hibernation,” Continued on page 4
his is the most surreal baseball experience I’ve ever had.