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What are your plans for Valentine’s Day?

By Kevin Redding

Anthony and Sandy White, Setauket Mike Napolitano, Port Jeff This year, my wife and I are going to Monterey, California, to visit friends. We usually don’t make a real big deal out of Valentine’s Day ... it’s usually just a card and a couple glasses of wine somewhere special and that’s about it.

Grace Tesoriero, Port Jeff Believe it or not, my husband Joe and I have a reverse plan this year because we go out for dinner a lot so we’re actually going to stay home for Valentine’s Day. We celebrate every year — it’s a special day. We usually just exchange cards, no real gifts. I get a present every day of the week ... I’m happy, I’m healthy, so that’s my gift.

Our girls are freshmen in college now, so this is our first year not doing Valentine’s Day for or with them. We’ll make dinner at home.

Beverly Perrone, Stony Brook Usually for Valentine’s Day, my husband and I just buy each other a card and flowers and we keep it simple. To us, it seems kind of like a Hallmark holiday; we do special things for each other all the time, all year round.

Gordon and Yuliana McEwan, Lake Grove Gordon: We’ll probably celebrate Valentine’s Day but I have to work that day, so I guess we’ll be going out to dinner and I have to make sure I get her flowers. Otherwise I’d get in trouble. With her, Valentine’s Day is not such a Russian tradition.

Yuliana: In Russia, we usually share small presents, like cookies or perfume and definitely flowers.

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Stephanie Stasik and her daughter Kasumi, Port Jeff We’ve got four kids, so we’re probably just going to hang out at home with them and enjoy our family. My husband and I usually do something sweet for each other, like he’ll get me flowers, we’ll give each other cards, and we try to have a little bit of quiet time by ourselves, like go hang out on the couch and watch a movie.

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Community news

Open House at the Atelier The Atelier at Flowerfield will host an Open House titled For the Love of Art! on Sunday, Feb. 12 from noon to 4 p.m. Attendees are welcome to view live painting demonstrations by artists Christian White, Lana Ballot and Tyler Hughes, take a tour of over 5,000 square feet of art studios and experiment with pastels to create their own Valentine’s Day card, all while enjoying hot chocolate and homemade crepes.

Meet the Atelier artist instructors and staff, view artwork

by Atelier students and learn about the art studio’s upcoming museum trips, art lectures and events. Guests will also receive a free trial class gift certificate valued at $55 and can enter to win a 50 percent discount off their Spring Semester tuition. The Atelier is located at 2 Flowerfield, Suite 15, St. James (off Route 25A). For further information or directions, please call 631-250-9009. Photo courtesy of The Atelier

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‘An Affair to Remember’ hits local theaters

In celebration of its 60th anniversary, “An Affair to Remember” will return to select cinemas nationwide on Sunday, Feb. 12 and Wednesday, Feb. 15, just in time for Valentine’s Day, courtesy of Fathom Events, Turner Classic Movies and Twentieth Century Fox. Named the fifth most romantic movies ever by the American Film Institute, “An Affair to Remember” has captured the hearts of generations of moviegoers and moviemakers and was the inspiration for the blockbuster hit “Sleepless in Seattle.”

Cary Grant and Deborah Kerr star as the two lovers who meet by chance on a trans-Atlantic voyage and fall in love despite their existing relationships. When they agree to meet six months later atop the Empire State Building, they cannot foresee the tragic circumstances that will test the limits of their devotion.

The two-day event will also include exclusive commentary from Turner Classic Movies host Ben Mankiewicz, who will give insight into this classic film. Participating movie theaters in our neck of the woods include AMC Loews Stony Brook 17 (at 2 and 7 p.m. on both days), Farmingdale Multiplex Cinemas (on Feb. 12 at 2 p.m., Feb. 15 at 2 and 7 p.m.) and Island 16 Cinema de Lux in Holtsville (on Feb. 12 at 2 p.m., Feb. 15 at 2 and 7 p.m.). For more information or to purchase your ticket in advance, visit www.fathomevents.com.

Italian Studies Meet and Greet On Tuesday, Feb. 14 at 4 p.m., the Center for Italian Studies, located in Stony Brook University’s Frank Melville Memorial Library, Room E4340, will hold a reception and an opportunity for the community to meet and interact with foreign students from Italy enrolled in various programs at SBU. Refreshments will be served. To RSVP, call 631-632-7444.

ON THE COVER: Marshall, a Pembroke Welsh Corgi from Stony Brook, is on our cover this week! See more photos of our readers’ adorable pets in our Love My Pet Special Feature on pages B13 to 18.

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Plain talk

Ser ving the Communit y 31 Years

Forging ahead into unchartered territory

M A SSAGE & PH YSICA L T HE R A PY CE N T E R

brace a language that speaks of On Jan. 20, 2017, a new and bold respect and inchapter began in American history. The tegrity for ev45th president of the United States was ery American, sworn in as the new leader of the free no matter what world. The America we knew is now radi- their social, ecocally changing course. It will take time nomic or political perspective might be.

The leaders of our faith community, to know if this new course is life-giving and if it truly is able to make “America both locally and nationally, must move out of their coma of silence and not beGreat Again.”

During his inauguration speech, come political or feed the rhetoric of hate and divisiveness; rather they Donald Trump spoke about must stand up and call us to giving the people back civility and to a discourse the power. The people rethat supports and respects sponded the day after his the human dignity and inspeech by marching on tegrity of every American Washington, D.C., over a citizen. million strong; with hunTrump is our president, dreds of thousands of whether we like it or not. He voices walking/marching was fairly elected. We must around the country and support the unity and healaround the world. ing he spoke about at his inTheir voices spoke loudly auguration. As citizens, we about building bridges not must hold him accountable walls and affordable health for what he says and what care for all that does not dishe does. He is not above the criminate against those with pre-existing conditions and/ It will take time to law. We must urge him to or the poor. Those voices know if America’s engage in a civil discourse about our complicated sospoke about respect for womnew course is cial issues and the future of en and the undocumented; life-giving and if our nation. for our Muslim brothers and As this new chapter of sisters, for all people no matit truly is able to American history unfolds, ter what their sexual orientamake ‘America we have a powerful opportion or gender identification. tunity to engage and/or reTheir voices loudly echoed Great Again.’ engage in our democratic concerns for civil rights and process. If you are not haphuman rights.

The people heard the president’s voice; py with the way things are, get involved; I hope that the president heard their make a contribution; run for public ofvoices and during the next hundred days fice. Recognize that your voice counts responds to those important issues they and that you can make a difference in spoke to on that Saturday after the inau- our nation and in our world.

Remember hope does not abandon guration.

Change is difficult no matter when it us! We abandon hope! I am hopeful that occurs. We all become very comfortable if we all take responsibility for the fuand at times complacent. The landscape of ture of our country, this new chapter in our nation is riddled with conflict and divi- our history can make our great nation even greater! sion. The rhetoric is hateful and divisive.

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We in the medical community, of course, know what the optimal blood pressure levels should be with medication. Or do we? How can that be, when we have been treating hypertension (high blood pressure) for years?

This is very important to know, since according to NHANES data, approximately 76 million adults over 20 in the United States have hypertension (1). Target blood pressure may depend on age and comorbidities, such as diabetes. We know that blood pressure should be less than 150/90 mmHg for everyone. From there, the data gets a bit fuzzy.

If optimal levels are unclear, then prevention of hypertension should be crucial; if you don’t have it, you don’t have to think

By David about this conunDunaief, M.D. drum. It turns out that exercise reduces the risk of this disease. No surprise there. But the level of physical activity needed to reduce the risk is intriguing. The intensity and the duration are a lot less than we had thought, though the frequency may be higher.

Another question frequently asked is, does it matter what time you take the medication? The answer may be yes. Not only for controlling blood pressure but also for preventing diabetes.

Finally, is it ever too early to start controlling high blood pressure in those who are 18 and older? No, according to a study with significant durability. Let’s look at the research.

Lower is better — maybe One study has suggested that lower is better when it comes to treating hypertension with medication. In the Systolic Blood Pressure Intervention Trial (SPRINT), results showed that lower was better when it came to controlling blood pressure (2).

What levels did the research suggest? It was a systolic (top number) blood pressure (SBP) of approximately 120 mmHg, which is very aggressive.

To achieve this, at least three blood pressure medications were used in each patient. Compared to the standard less than 140 mmHg systolic blood pressure target (mean SBP of 136 mmHg), there was a significant 27 percent reduction in all-cause mortality and a 25 percent reduction in cardiovascular events with an intensive group (mean SBP of 121 mmHg).

There were over 9,000 patients in this randomized controlled trial, the gold standard of studies. The patients had hypertension plus one additional comorbidity (except diabetes and prior stroke) and were over age 50. This means the population was at high risk for cardiovascular events.

Interestingly, a quarter of patients were at least 75 years of age, making this one of the few studies with a substantial number of older hypertension patients.

What are the caveats to this study? For one thing, the population demographics are only viable for a fraction of those with high blood pressure being treated

with medication. The population used in the study had a 20 percent increased risk of cardiovascular event according to the Framingham risk score. This means that only about 17 percent of those being treated for high blood pressure would fit this population demographic.

Also, as the authors note, achieving the 120 mmHg systolic blood pressure target is time and medication-intensive and difficult to achieve. And, the effects on the kidneys and central nervous system are unknown and still being evaluated. Finally, more intensive blood pressure treatment could and did result in higher risk of becoming hypotensive (low blood pressure).

levels below 70 mmHg, but this was not tested. And two, patients may or may not have had cardiac events without dying, which was also not an end point.

However, another study, based on the Framingham Heart Study and the offspring of that study, showed that those with isolated systolic hypertension (>140 mmHg) and DBP <70 mmHg had increased risk of recurrent cardiovascular disease events regardless of whether they were on medication or not, compared to those who had DBP between 70 and 89 mmHg (6). In other words, there was a J-curve effect when the DBP was <70 in those with systolic hypertension.

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The guidelines as of 2013/2014 from both the JNC 8 and the ASH/ISH may differ slightly, but they recommend loosening the target systolic blood pressure to less than 150 mmHg for patients over 60 and 80 years of age, and 140 mmHg for most everyone else (3). Isn’t medicine wonderful? It always has the potential to change with new study data.

Exercise is important for blood pressure control. But how much? In a study, results showed that walking for 10 minutes three times a day was more effective than exercising 30 minutes once per day in those with prehypertension (SBP 120-139 mmHg) (7). In another study, standing, walking or cycling at a snail’s pace (1.0 mph) every hour for 10 to 20 minutes was significantly more effective at controlling blood pressure than sitting continuously for eight hours (8).

What about younger populations with hypertension?

Timing is everything!

Even though we talk about high blood presIn a prospective study, sure affecting younger results showed that those adults, we don’t see a took their blood Even if you are taking who lot of studies focused on pressure medications at this topic. In the CARDIA blood pressure medica- night had a 57 percent destudy, results show that tion, lifestyle changes creased risk of developing the cumulative effects diabetes as well as a betof high blood pressure can help you control and ter controlled blood presfrom young adult age to prevent hypertension. sure during the night (9). middle age had signifiThis was a randomized cant negative effects on controlled trial involvthe left ventricular function (a chamber ing 2,012 patients for almost six years. The of the heart involved in pumping blood to medications used were mainly from the ACE the body and brain), increasing the risk of inhibitor, ARB and beta-blocker classes. heart failure (4). Interestingly a high diaWe know controlling blood pressure is stolic (lower number) blood pressure had important, but to what levels with medicathe most detrimental effect on left ventric- tion remains to be determined. The potenular function, though a high systolic num- tial J-curve with diastolic blood pressure ber also had significant negative impact. may add to this complication. Remember, This was a prospective (forward-look- high blood pressure can be present at any ing) study with a very solid duration of 25 adult age. But taking medication at night years. The patients were 18 to 30 years old seems to be beneficial. Treating hypertenat the start of the trial and completed it at sion with lifestyle modifications is impora mean age of 50. The moral of the story: tant to avoid medications’ dilemma. treat patients who have high blood presReferences: sure, regardless of age.

Don’t forget about the bottom number — diastolic blood pressure There was a fear that lowering diastolic blood pressure (DBP) too far would have ill effects. This is called the J-curve effect, where lowering with medication is good, but too low could have negative effects.

However, in a study involving 4,000 patients, there was no increased risk of dying when the diastolic blood pressure was decreased to less than 80 mmHg (5).

There were two problems with this study. One, the J-curve could happen at

(1) Natl Health Stat Report. 2011. (2) N Engl J Med 2015; 373:2103-2116. (3) JAMA. 2014;311(5):507-520; J Clin Hypertens (Greenwich). 2014;16(1):14-26. (4) J Am Coll Cardiol. 2015; 65:2679-2687. (5) ESH 2015 Abstract LB02.06. (6) Hypertension.

2015;65:299-305. (7) Med Sci Sports Exerc.

2012;44(12):2270-2276. (8) Med Sci Sports Exerc. Online Aug. 17, 2015. (9) Diabetologia online Sept. 23, 2015.

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Labyrinth walk The Unitarian Universalist Fellowship, 380 Nicolls Road, East Setauket will host an indoor labyrinth walk on Tuesday, Feb. 14 at 8 p.m. featuring Maria Maier playing her crystal singing bowls. Veriditas facilitator Linda Mikell will explain how to get the most out of your time on the labyrinth and help you set an intention for the walk.

Come to remember, celebrate, consider, clarify, discern, express gratitude … your intention is your choice. Free will donation. Questions? Call Linda at 631-543-0337.

Having trouble sleeping?

The Cold Spring Harbor Library, 95 Harbor Road, Cold Spring Harbor will present a lecture titled “Good Night, Sleep Tight: Eight Tips for Improved Sleep Quality” on Wednesday, Feb. 15 at 1 p.m. Learn why sleep is critically important for good health and how to improve your sleep habits. Followed by a Q-and-A. Free and open to all.

Advance registration is requested by calling 631-692-6820.

Heart Health discussion February is American Heart Month and a great time to improve your lifestyles and learn about the steps you can take to support a lifetime of heart health. The Northport Public Library, 151 Laurel Ave., Northport will present a free program titled Heart Health on Wednesday, Feb. 15 at 7 p.m. Cardiologist Dr. Paul Maccaro of Northwell Health will be on hand to lead an informative discussion of hearthealthy practices. Open to all. For more information, call 631-261-6930.

Health Care Job Fair St. Catherine of Siena Medical Center of Smithtown will hold a Job Fair on Wednesday, Feb. 15 from 4 to 7 p.m. Positions are available for registered nurses, patient care assistants and certified nursing assistants in various departments at the hospital.

On-site interviews will be held. Bring your resume and license. The fair will be located in the Conference Room in the lower level of the Nursing and Rehab Center at 52 Route 25A, Smithtown. Questions? Call 631-862-3000.

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Answers to last week’s puzzle:

The Big Game

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2. Reduced Instruction Set Computer 3. Amazon’s smart speaker 4. Not here 5. India VIP 6. ____ Zhen, played by Bruce Lee and Jet Li 7. Hudson’s Bay Company’s original ware 8. Irritate by rubbing 9. *4-time Grammy nominated Ja ____ 10. Part of house frame 11. U.S. President’s special power 12. “Pretty in Pink” formal 15. “Once upon a time...,” e.g.

20. Do like a volcano 22. Popular pickup 24. Sayonaras 25. *Desiigner’s nominated hit 26. Cool & distant 27. Motionless 29. *”____ Aint Your Color” 31. Hindu serpent deity 32. Like TV with browsing capabilities 33. Locomotive hair 34. *Adele’s multi-nominated hit 36. Dunking treat 38. Ownership document 42. Golden Globes’ category 45. One of Fanning sisters 49. “____ the season ...”

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15. Kind of space 16. *8-time Grammy winner and “Climax” (2012) performer 17. Victorian time, e.g.

18. Mickey Mouse’s pet 19. *2017 Grammy host 21. *BeyoncÈ’s nominated rap song 23. Listening device 24. British comedy’s Mr. ____ 25. Baryshnikov’s step 28. Red gemstone 30. Good guy 35. Amy Winehouse’s voice, e.g.

37. Same as pleaded 39. Chinese silk plant 40. Film ____ 41. Rode in a tube 43. Insolence 44. Dished out 46. Observer 47. Seed cover 48. Like flotsam 50. Red-encased cheese 52. Chinese “way” 53. *Prince’s 1986 Grammy winner 55. Spanish sea 57. *Justin Bieber’s Grammy nominated album 61. *Best Rap Song nominee (2017) 64. Apathetic 65. Ante up 67. Reflective thinker 69. Ringworm 70. Rub the wrong way 71. Open-mouthed 72. Perching place 73. *1995 Grammy nominee, ____ of Base 74. ____ and rights

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NEWS AROUND TOWN

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Robert Hansen

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A psychic evening Psychic medium Robert Hansen will return to Theatre Three, 412 Main St., Port Jefferson on Friday, Feb. 17 at 8 p.m. Hansen will share with the audience his psychic gifts of communication with loved ones that have crossed over to the other side. Messages of love will be randomly demonstrated to the audience and sensitively shared through Hansen. Tickets are $30 each.

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Karaoke fundraiser Sing your heart out for a cause!

The Crazy Fish Bar & Grill, 9 Trader’s Cove, Port Jefferson will hold a Karaoke Fundraiser, Sing From Your Heart, on Friday, Feb. 10 at 9:30 p.m.

Proceeds will be donated in full to AMBUCS Long Island, a nonprofit organization that donates adaptive cycles for individuals with disabilities. $10 cover charge, half off appetizers and 25 percent off the bar. For more information, call 631-509-4848.

Singing Valentines Don’t miss a great opportunity to surprise and thrill your loved one this year with a Singing Valentine gift by quartets from the Harbormen Chorus! For a donation of $75 he or she will receive two professionally sung love songs, a box of chocolates, a decorative rose and personalized card. Call 631-644-0129 to schedule your expression of love on either Sunday, Monday or Tuesday, Feb. 12, 13 or 14, between 8 a.m. and 8 p.m., anywhere in Suffolk County. VISA and Mastercard accepted. Call 516658-7581 for more information.

Spaghetti Dinner fundraiser Do you love Italian food? Resurrection Byzantine Church, located at the corner of Edgewater and Mayflower Avenues in Smithtown, will host a Spaghetti Dinner Fundraiser on Sunday, Feb. 19 from 1 to 6 p.m. with live music and a Chinese auction. Admission is $20 per adult, $7 per child under 12 and includes all you can eat spaghetti and meatballs, salad, garlic bread, dessert and coffee. Cash bar available.

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with GREG DROSSEL

Ever since Greg Drossel was young, he’s had a love for the great outdoors.

The 64-year-old Ridge resident grew up in Three Villages when it was still a largely wild area and spent most of his days reveling in and examining nature.

Whether it was flipping rocks over for indepth analysis or chasing animals through the woods, Drossel’s upbringing on Long Island laid the foundation for his career as a naturalist, an animal caretaker and, ultimately, the permanent handler of Holtsville Hal, the North Shore’s cherished groundhog and meteorologist, for 21 years.

From 1979 until 1997, Drossel crossed his passion for nature with a desire to get more kids to appreciate the outdoors as general manager of the Long Island Game Farm, a family-owned wildlife park in Manorville that currently features hundreds of animals and has been a frequent destination for school kids for decades.

He currently serves as assistant director of student life at Ross School in East Hampton, where he holds lectures and mentors students on all things nature related and started an archery program, for which he is the instructor.

Drossel also served as a consultant for many zoos across the country and was involved in a lot of animal-related confiscation work with the federal government, retrieving illegally kept mountain lions and alligators from people’s homes.

The naturalist has even handled animals for films, like Woody Allen’s “Alice” and the 1993 drama “Searching for Bobby Fischer,” and TV commercials and has appeared on “The Today Show” and “Live with Regis and Kathie Lee” with renowned zoologist Jim Fowler.

I had the opportunity to speak with Drossel right before Holtsville Hal made his famous Groundhog Day prediction at the Brookhaven Wildlife and Ecology Center in Holtsville on Feb. 2.

Have you always loved animals?

Absolutely. My dad was brought up on a farm in East Setauket up off Sheep Pasture Road, and I’ve always been around the outdoors, grew up hunting and fishing and camping and having a respect for the natural world and it’s just stuck with me all these years. I hate to use the word, but that’s my drug. My kids say “put dad out in the middle of the woods with a pocketknife and a rock and he’ll be fine for the rest of his life.”

Where did you grow up?

I grew up in the Stony Brook-SetauketPort Jefferson area and then moved to Lake Grove and now I live in Ridge out in the Pine Barrens.

Did growing up in that area make you the person you are today?

Definitely. Like anything else, I get to go back there quite often because I still have some friends and relatives that still live there. I remember grouse hunting with my dad as a kid where Stony Brook University is now ... that was all wild, there was no Nicolls Road [back then].

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Greg Drossel with the great prognosticator Holtsville Hal on Groundhog Day last week I remember riding down Nesconset Highway when it was two lanes, one going, one coming, and it’d be nothing to see deer and fox standing on the side of the road in Setauket.

How did you become Hal’s handler?

Just being here. I’ve always enjoyed coming to the Wildlife and Ecology Center. Years ago when I ran the Long Island Game Farm, I used to handle the groundhog Malverne Mel and then when I left the game farm, I was able to spend more time here. This is such a great jewel in the Town of Brookhaven.

Where did Hal come from?

I believe Hal was rescued after being hurt and so that’s why he’s here now. And he’s permanently here [at the Ecology Center.] He’s got his own pen that he lives in.

What’s the life expectancy of a groundhog?

Well, there are understudies and I don’t want to give it all away. Of course, he’s the original Hal and always will be — he’s immortal.

Do you only see Hal on Groundhog Day? No, I bring my grandkids here a lot and I have a summer camp at the Ross School and twice throughout the six weeks I make a trip out here with a bunch of little five, six and seven-year-olds.

What’s Hal’s personality like?

It depends, we all wake up in the morning in different moods and we’ll find out [today on Groundhog Day] how he’s feeling.

Do you think the little guy enjoys the festivities?

How could he not? I think he does, yeah, but you’d have to ask his agent. I’m just his lowly handler.

Does Hal get any special treats after the Groundhog Day event?

Actually no, he just wants to go back to sleep [like the rest of us], so they bring him back to his pen.

Why do you think it’s important for kids to learn about wild animals and nature?

It’s part of who we are. We all come from nature and we’re all caught up in technology, and I’m not saying that technology is bad but you got to get outside and really appreciate the outdoors.

There’s a book called “Last Child in the Woods” by Richard Louv about kids having nature-deficit disorder. You want to learn about geometry? Let a kid look at a pinecone. You want to learn about physics? Let them float a stick down a stream and see where it goes and how it gets there. It’s all out there.

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COOKING COVE

A Valentine’s Day dinner that’s easy to love YIELD: Makes 6 to 8 servings INGREDIENTS:

By BarBara Beltrami Nothing says “I love you” more than a home-cooked dinner on Valentine’s Day. Well, of course, there are certain tokens of love that come in tiny boxes, I suppose. Let’s not underestimate them!

There are also dinners out in fancy restaurants with champagne, candlelight and bills the size of your mortgage payment, gargantuan heart-shaped boxes of chocolate that blow away your New Year’s diet resolutions, and sexy lingerie that may be anything but after you’ve eviscerated the box of chocolates.

Except for those tiny-boxed things, forget the other stuff. Get out the vacuum, throw all the usual clutter under the bed or in the hall closet, make yourself a shopping list, tie on an apron and whip up your own elegant candlelight dinner.

Chill the champagne and whip up an elegant and delicious dinner that won’t break the bank or your back. Leave time for a nice long bubble bath or shower and squeeze into that dress or suit you bought for that occasion last year and haven’t worn since.

Start with a dozen oysters (you know what they say about oysters!) and some champagne. Move on to citrus-flavored chicken with a nice dry white or red wine, and finish up with a chocolateraspberry cake. And don’t forget to light the candles.

Generously spread kosher salt around bottom of small shallow baking pan. Set oysters in salt and surround each one with enough salt to keep it from tilting. Distribute the spinach mixture evenly over oysters, then top with bread crumb mixture.

Bake until tops are golden, about 10 minutes, but check often. Serve with lemon wedges and crusty bread.

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Citrus Roasted Chicken

They say these oysters are so named because they’re “as rich as Rockefeller.” Time to update the name maybe?

I wrote about this chicken almost two decades ago and when I run into people from way back then, they still mention how much they love this recipe. It’s also great re-heated the next day.

YIELD: Makes 2 servings INGREDIENTS: • • • • • • • • • • • •

2 tablespoons butter One garlic clove, minced 2 tablespoons bread crumbs 1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil 2 rounded tablespoons grated Parmesan cheese One shallot, peeled and minced ½ cup frozen chopped spinach, cooked 1 tablespoon anise liqueur Salt and freshly ground white pepper, to taste Dash hot pepper sauce One dozen fresh oysters, opened on the half shell 2 cups kosher salt

• 3 squares unsweetened baking chocolate • One stick unsalted butter • 2 eggs • ¾ cup sugar • ¾ cup flour • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract • ¾ cup chocolate chips • One pint fresh strawberries, washed, dried, hulled and halved top to bottom • ¼ cup currant jelly, melted DIRECTIONS:

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Thursday 9 Italian Studies lecture

The Center for Italian Studies at Stony Brook University, 100 Nicolls Road, Stony Brook will present a lecture at the Frank Melville Memorial Library, Room E4340 at 5:30 p.m. Program will include a live reading of select Italian poetry compositions by Dante Alighieri and other authors of the “Dolce Stil Novo” (one of the most important literary movements of the 13th century in Italy) with English commentary by actor Giacomo Rocchini. Free and open to all.

Questions? Call Josephine at 632-7444.

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Friday 10

The Northport Historical Society, 215 Main St., Northport will welcome retired Newsday food critic Joan Reminick who will reflect on the cuisine changes on Long Island over the years and discuss her visits to some of the Island's most interesting and historic restaurants at 2 p.m. Admission fee is $5, members free. Questions? Call 757-9859.

The Kings Park Heritage Museum will celebrate Black History Month with a Ranny Reeve Jazz Festival from 7 to 9 p.m. in the auditorium of the RJO Building, 101 Church St., Kings Park from 7 to 9 p.m. Accomplished musicians will perform throughout the night, ending with Ranny's famous Jazz Jam. Admission is free.

Call 239-3305 for additional information.

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Beatles tribute concert

Saturday 11 Maple Sugaring workshop

Join the folks at Caumsett State Historic Park Preserve, 25 Lloyd Harbor Road, Huntington for a Maple Sugaring workshop for adults from 10:30 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. During a short walk, you will learn how to identify and tap a maple tree so you can make real maple syrup at home. $4 per person. Advance registration required by calling 423-1770.

Poetry reading

All Souls Church, 61 Main St., Stony Brook will host a Second Saturdays poetry reading from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Hosted by Suffolk County Poet Laureate Robert Savino, the guest speaker will be actress, social worker and teacher Margo Goodman who will read the poetry of Elizabeth Barrett Browning. An open reading will follow.

Free. Please bring a can of food to donated to a local food pantry. For additional information, call 655-7798.

Opera Night in Northport

St. Paul’s United Methodist Church, 250 Main St., Northport will host an evening of opera at 7:30 p.m. Soprano Danielle Davis and baritone Eric McKeever, accompanied by pianist Giovanni Longo, will present an entertaining assortment

Join the North Shore Public Library, 250 Route 25A, Shoreham in welcoming the Ventura Smith Duo in concert at 2 p.m. Replica instruments will be used to demonstrate the different sounds and styles from the Baroque era to modern day jazz, blues and folk. Free and open to all. Call 929-4488 for more information.

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Theatre Three, 412 Main St., Port Jefferson will host Friday Night Face Off, Long Island’s longest running Improv Comedy Show, on the Second Stage from 10:30 p.m. to midnight. $15 per person. Cash only. For ages 16 and up. Call 928-9100 for more information.

Ventura Smith Duo in concert

Book Revue, 313 New York Ave., Huntington will welcome body guru to the stars, Ashley Black, who will be speaking about and signing copies of her new book, “The Cellulite Myth: It's Not Fat, It's Fascia,” at 2 p.m. For additional information, call 271-1442.

Celebrate Frank Sinatra at The Ward Melville Heritage Organization's Educational & Cultural Center, 97P Main St., Stony Brook from 7 to 9:30 p.m. with singer Mark Buttice, pianist Wayne Sabella and the Swing Easy Band for Valentine’s Day! $75 per person includes dinner, dessert, coffee and wine. For more information, call 689-5888 or 751-2244.

Friday Night Face Off

Sachem Public Library, 150 Holbrook Road, Holbrook will welcome Gene Casey & the Lone Sharks in concert at 2 p.m. Featuring their own brand of rhythm and twang, the group will perform classic R & B, rockabilly, blues and country music. Free and open to all. Call 588-5024 for further information.

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Celebrating Ol’ Blue Eyes

Are you a Beatles fan? The Smithtown Center for the Performing Arts, 2 E. Main St., Smithtown will present a Beatles tribute concert, After the Beatles …, with The “Cast” of Beatlemania at 8 p.m. Program will include some of the Beatles' greatest hits and selections from each of the Fab Four’s musical careers. Tickets are $40 per person. To order, please call 724-3700 or visit www.smithtownpac.org.

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MAMMA MIA! Dancing Dream, the ultimate ABBA tribute band returns to Theatre Three on Feb. 11.

of vocal excerpts from famous and beloved operas. $20 donation. For more information, visit www.operanight.org.

Taj Express at Staller Center

The Staller Center for the Arts at Stony Brook University, 100 Nicolls Road, Stony Brook will welcome the Taj Express: The Bollywood Musical Revue to its Main Stage at 8 p.m.

Through a fusion of video, dance and music, the ensemble will take you on a sensational journey through modern Indian culture and society. Tickets are $48. To order, call 6322787 or visit www.stallercenter.com.

Homegrown Music Cafe concert

Homegrown Music Cafe at St. Gerard Majella Church, 300 Terryville Road, Port Jefferson Station will welcome singer/songwriters Kirsten Joy, Emy McB and Jean-Paul Vest in concert at 8 p.m. $8 donation requested. Visit www.homegrownmusiccafe.com for more information.

Sunday 12 President’s Valentine Brunch

The Smithtown Historical Society will host a President’s Valentine Brunch fundraiser at the Frank Brush Barn, 211 E. Main St., Smithtown from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Enjoy delicious food from local community restaurants. All proceeds will benefit the historical society. Admission is $15 adults, $5 children. For more information, call 265-6768.

Open House at the Atelier

The Atelier at Flowerfield Art Studio, 2 Flowerfield, Suite 15 (off Route 25A), St. James will hold an Open House from noon to 4 p.m. The community is welcome to view live painting demonstrations, take a tour of the facility and to make their own Valentine’s Day card while enjoying hot chocolate and homemade crepes.

Each attendee will receive a gift certificate for a trial class at the Atelier. For more information, call 250-9009.

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ABBA tribute concert

Theatre Three, 412 Main St., Port Jefferson will present Dancing Dream, the ultimate ABBA tribute band in concert on the Mainstage at 8 p.m. Enjoy ABBA favorites like “Knowing Me, Knowing You,” “Waterloo,” “Mamma Mia” and “Winner Takes It All” all over again. Tickets are $39. To order, call 9289100 or visit www.theatrethree.com.

Comsewogue Public Library, 170 Terryville Road, Port Jefferson Station will present an afternoon of soulful jazz and R & B standards with Gibraltar Jazz from 1:30 to 3 p.m. Featuring guitarist Richie Naef and vocalist Phyllis Novin. Free and open to all. Call 473-1212 for additional information.

An afternoon of Heart Songs

Opera Et Al. will present Heart Songs, an afternoon of opera areas, Neopolitan favorites, Broadway show tunes, American standards and art songs at the Smithtown United Methodist Church, 230 Middle Country Road, Smithtown at 2 p.m. $10 donation requested. Questions?

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The Long Island Museum, 1200 Route 25A, Stony Brook, in collaboration with WUSB and the Greater Port Jefferson-Northern Brookhaven Arts Council, will continue the Sunday Street Music series with a tribute to singer/songwriter Jack Hardy featuring David Massengill, Mark Dann, Abbie Gardner, Rod MacDonald and Jack Licitra in the Carriage Museum's Gillespie Room from 3 to 5 p.m. Tickets are $25 through Feb. 10, $30 (cash only) at the door. For more information, visit www.sundaystreet.org or call 751-0066.

Music on the Sound

The First Presbyterian Church of Port Jefferson, located at 107 Main and South Streets, will present a Young People's Concert featuring favorite classics and musical theater selections at 3 p.m. Artistic Director Daniel Ragone will be joined by students from Port Jefferson, Miller Place, Rocky Point, Mount Sinai, Three Village and Sachem high schools for an afternoon of music on the sound. A reception will follow the performance. $20 suggested donation, free admission for students. Questions? Call 473-0147.

Monday 13 Civic Association meeting

The Sound Beach Civic Association will hold a meeting at the Sound Beach Firehouse, 152 Sound Beach Blvd., Sound Beach at 7:30 p.m.

The North Shore Youth Council will discuss its many youth programs available. All are welcome. Refreshments will be served. For more information, call 744-6952.

Tuesday 14 Adult coloring class

Harborfields Public Library, 31 Broadway, Greenlawn holds an adult coloring class every Tuesday from 1 to 4 p.m. in the Kitchen Meeting Room. All are welcome. Registration is not required. Call 757-4200 for more information.

BOCES Board Meeting

The regular meeting of Western Suffolk BOCES will be held at its administrative offices, 507 Deer Park Road, Dix Hills at 6:30 p.m. with the public portion beginning at 7:30 p.m. Call 5494900, ext. 222, for more information.

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Wednesday 15 Lunch & Learn

As part of its Lunch & Learn series, the Huntington Historical Society will present a lecture titled "The American Revolution on Long Island" with guest speaker Joanne Grasso at Black & Blue Restaurant, 65 Wall St., Huntington from noon to 2 p.m. $50 per person, $45 members includes a gourmet three-course meal. Reservations required by calling 427-7045, ext. 404.

Int'l and Israeli folk dancing

RJO Intermediate School, 99 Old Dock Road, Kings Park will host an evening of Israeli and international folk dancing every Wednesday (when school is in session) from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. All levels, no partner needed. Cost is $9 per person.

For more information, call Linda at 269-6894.

Board of trustees meeting

The regular meeting of the board of trustees of the Middle Country Public Library will be held at 6:30 p.m. at the Centereach building, 101 Eastwood Blvd. Open to all. Call 585-9393, ext.

208, for more information.

Audubon lecture

The Huntington-Oyster Bay Audubon Society will present a lecture titled "Woodpeckers: Head Bangers of the Avian World" at the Cold Spring Harbor Library, 95 Harbor Road, Cold Spring Harbor at 7 p.m. Brendan Fogarty will discuss the natural history of this beautiful family of birds. Free and all are welcome. Visit www.hoaudubon.org for more information.

New York Circle Round Table

The Setauket Neighborhood House, 95 Main St., Setauket will host a New York Circle Round Table, fostering understanding through dialectic, at 7:30 p.m. Your participation is encouraged through the suggested reading ahead of the meeting. During the discussion, participants hash out the specifics of the reading and discuss its greater implications. All are welcome. Light refreshments will be served. $3 donation requested. For further information, visit www.NewYorkCircle.org.

Thursday 16 Hard Luck Café Concert

Singer-songwriters Jon Shain and Jessy Tomsko will be the featured performers during the Folk Music Society of Huntington’s monthly Hard Luck Café concert at the Cinema Arts Center, 423 Park Ave., Huntington at 8:30 p.m.

Preceded by an open mic at 7:30 p.m. Tickets, available at the door, are $15, $10 FMSH and CAC members. For more information, call 4252925 or visit www.fmsh.org.

'Running Scared, Running Free'

Back by popular demand, the Ward Melville Heritage Organization's Educational & Cultural Center, 97P Main St., Stony Brook will present a production of "Running Scared, Running Free ...

Escape to the Promised Land" on selected dates through Feb. 28 with performances at 10 a.m. and noon. Tickets, by reservation, are $12 per adult; $12 per student (up to 35 students); $8 per student (over 35 students). To order, call 689-5888 or 751-2244. For more information, visit www.wmho.org.

'Respect'

Theatre Three, 412 Main St., Port Jefferson will bring "Respect: A Musical Journey of Women"

by Dorothy Marcic to its Mainstage from Feb. 25 to March 25. Featuring music by Reddy, Wynette, Gershwin, Rodgers, Hart, Sedaka and many more. Tickets are $35 adults, $20 children ages 5 to 12. To order, call 928-9100 or visit www.theatrethree.com.

'Mill Fire'

The Ammerman campus of Suffolk County Community College, 533 College Road, Selden will present a production of "Mill Fire" by Sally Nemeth on March 9, 10, 11, 23, 24 and 25 at 8 p.m. and March 11, 12, 25, and 26 at 2 p.m. at Theatre 119 in the Islip Arts Building. Contains mature content. General admission is $12, students 16 years old or younger is $10. For more information call 451-4163.

‘Jake’s Women’

The Arena Players Repertory Theater will kick off its 2017 season with Neil Simon’s “Jake’s Women” on March 10, 11, 17 and 18 at 8 p.m. and March 12 and 19 at 3 p.m. Performances are held at the Suffolk County Vanderbilt Museum’s Carriage House Theater, 180 Little Neck Road, Centerport. Tickets for Friday and Sundays are $20, $18 seniors. Saturday shows are $25 (no senior discount). To order, call 516-293-0674 or 516-557-1207. For more information, visit www.arenaplayers.org.

'It Shoulda Been You'

From March 11 to April 15 the Smithtown Center for the Performing Arts, 2 E. Main St., Smithtown will introduce a new musical comedy to the Main Stage, "It Shoulda Been You," with book and lyrics by Brian Hargrave and music by Barbara Anselini. Tickets are $35 adults, $28 seniors, $20 students. To order, call 724-3700 or visit www.smithtownpac.org.

'Carmen'/ 'Romeo & Juliet'

The Staller Center for the Arts at Stony Brook University, 100 Nicolls Road, Stony Brook will welcome the Russian National Ballet Theatre to the Main Stage on March 11 at 8 p.m. Enjoy

two classic stories, "Carmen" and "Romeo & Juliet" in one spectacular evening. Tickets are $48. To order, call 632-2787 or visit www. stallercenter.com.

Festival of One-Act Plays

Theatre Three, 412 Main St., Port Jefferson will present its 20th annual Festival of One-Act Plays, featuring seven original productions, on the Second Stage from March 11 to April 1.

Tickets are $18. Call 928-9100 or visit www. theatrethree.com to order.

'Jekyll & Hyde'

From March 16 to April 30, the John W. Engeman Theater, 250 Main St., Northport will bring the mesmerizing musical "Jekyll & Hyde" to its Main Stage. Tickets range from $71 to $76. To order, call 261-2900 or visit www. engemantheater.com.

‘Death of a Salesman’

The Star Playhouse at Suffolk Y JCC, 74 Hauppauge Road, Commack will present Arthur Miller’s “Death of a Salesman” on March 18 and April 1 at 8 p.m. and March 19, 26 and April 2 at 2 p.m. Tickets are $25 adults, $18 seniors and students. To order, call 462-9800, ext. 136, or visit www.starplayhouse.com.

‘Where There’s a Will’

What happens when a group of down and out show folk are given the chance to each inherit half a million dollars? The answer is “Where There’s a Will,” an original comedy by Jeffrey Sanzel playing on the Mainstage at Theatre Three, 412 Main St., Port Jefferson from April 8 to May 6. Tickets are $35 per person, $20 for children ages 5 to 12. To order, call 928-9100 or visit www.theatrethree.com.

Film ‘Sully’

'Some Kind of Wonderful'

As part of its Cult Cafe series, the Cinema Arts Centre, 423 Park Ave., Huntington will screen the 1987 teen movie "Some Kind of Wonderful" on Feb. 11 at 10 p.m. Tickets are $6, $5 members. Call 423-7611.

'An American in Paris'

The Cinema Arts Centre, 423 Park Ave., Huntington will screen the 1951 classic, "An American in Paris," on Feb. 14 at 7:30 p.m. with a reception at 7 p.m. Tickets are $16, $11 members. Call 423-7611 for more information.

Farmers markets Huntington Station Jack Abrams STEM School, 155 Lowndes Ave., Huntington Station will host a winter farmers market on Feb. 5 and 19 and March 5 and 19 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Featuring fresh regional produce and artisanal foods. For more information, visit www.longislandfarmersmarkets.com.

Port Jefferson The Village of Port Jefferson will host a winter farmers market at the Village Center, 101A E. Broadway, Port Jefferson every Sunday on the third floor from 10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. through May. Find local organic produce, honey, bread and baked goods and international specialties.

Over 20 vendors. Free admission. Call Melissa at 516-551-8461 for further information.

Vendors wanted ▶ The Smithtown Historical Society, 2309 E. Main St., Smithtown is seeking merchandise vendors for its Gourmet Food & Handmade Market on March 4 and April 1 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. For more information, call 335-0653.

'My Bloody Valentine'/'Slumber Party Massacre'

▶ The Town of Brookhaven is seeking business vendors to participate in the 2017 Brookhaven Town Home & Garden Show to be held at the Holtsville Ecology Site over two weekends, March 25 to 26 and April 1 to 2. Deadline is Feb. 24. For more information on exhibit space, size and rates, contact the Ecology Site at 758-9664, ext. 10.

On Feb. 10, Retro Picture Show will present a double feature, "My Bloody Valentine" and "Slumber Party Massacre" at 10 p.m. at the Cinema Arts Centre, 423 Park Ave., Huntington. Tickets are $22, $18 members. Call 423-7611 or visit www.cinemaartscentre.org for more information.

▶ The Art League of Long Island, 107 East Deer Park Road, Dix Hills seeks merchandise vendors for its 2nd annual Welcome Spring Art and Craft Fair on March 25 and 26 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Deadline is March 10. Call 462-5400. ▶ The Smithtown Historical Society, 239 E. Main St., Smithtown is seeking product vendors for its Spring Festival on April 30 from noon to 4 p.m. and its upcoming Farmers Market this summer and fall. All products should be natural, coming from items grown in the garden or from animals on the farm. Call 265-6768 for details.

‘Here’s an Idea!’

The Township Theatre Group will present “Here’s an Idea!,” a collection of short comic plays, at the Cold Spring Harbor Library, 95 Harbor Road, Cold Spring Harbor on Feb. 12 at 2:30 p.m. Free and open to all. Advance registration requested by calling 692-6820.

▶ The Art League of Long Island, 107 East Deer Park Road, Dix Hills is seeking merchandise vendors for its 50th annual Art in the Park Fine Art & Craft Fair on June 3 and 4 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Deadline to apply is May 18. Call 462-5400 for further information.

‘The Full Monty’

The John W. Engeman Theater, 250 Main St., Northport will present the 10-time Tony Award nominee "The Full Monty" through March 5.

Tickets range from $71 to $76. To order, call 261-2900 or visit www.engemantheater.com.

Through Feb. 25 the Smithtown Center for the Performing Arts, 2 E. Main St., Smithtown will present the hilarious comedy "Peter and the Starcatcher," about how Peter became Pan. Tickets are $35 adults, $32 seniors, $20 students. To order, call 724-3700 or visit www.smithtownpac.org.

Join the East Northport Public Library, 185 Larkfield Road, East Northport for a free screening of “Sully” starring Tom Hanks on Feb. 10 at 2 p.m. Rated PG-13. Open to all.

Questions? Call 261-2313.

On Feb. 9 at 2 p.m. the Comsewogue Public Library, 170 Terryville Road, Port Jefferson Station will screen “Sully” starring Tom Hanks.

Rated PG-13. Free and open to all. To register, call 928-1212.

Theater

‘Peter and the Starcatcher’

‘Sully’

A VALENTINE'S DAY TREAT Celebrate Valentine's Day with a rare big screen showing of 'An American in Paris,' starring Gene Kelly and Leslie Caron, at the Cinema Arts Centre in Huntington at 7:30 p.m. Directed

by Vincente Minnelli, the Oscar-winning film features George Gershwin gems including "I Got Rhythm," "S Wonderful" and "I'll Build a Stairway to Paradise." Photo from CAC

CALENDAR DEADLINE is Wednesday at noon, one week before publication. Items may be mailed to: Times Beacon Record Newspapers, P.O. Box 707, Setauket, NY 11733. Email your information about community events to leisure@ tbrnewspapers.com. Calendar listings are for not-for-profit organizations (nonsectarian, nonpartisan events) only, on a space-available basis. Please include a phone number that can be printed.

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Seawolves put up largest margin of victory The Stony Brook women’s basketball team put up its largest margin of victory in the Division I era with an 86-44 victory over the University of Massachusetts Lowell Monday night at the Costello Athletic Center. With the win, the Seawolves improve to 10-14 and 3-8 in the America East, while the River Hawks drop to 3-21 and 0-11 in conference play.

Sophomore Davion Wingate led all scorers with 21 points for the Seawolves, who shot a season-high 56.7 percent from the floor to score a season-best 86 points, which matches the highest total in regulation in the last 10 seasons.

“We talked about our chemistry, playing together and being in sync with each other,” Stony Brook head coach Caroline McCombs said. “We executed that today. We shared the ball – we had 19 assists. I thought we shared the ball well today and had a total team effort on both the offensive and defensive end.”

Stony Brook trailed 9-7 four minutes in before responding with a 10-0 run with five points each from Wingate and senior Christa Scognamiglio, to give Stony Brook a lead it would not relinquish. Wingate and Scognamiglio combined for 17 points in the first quarter to give the Seawolves a 20-13 advantage through 10 minutes.

Wingate was 10-for-17 from the floor for her 21 points. She added five rebounds and five assists.

Senior Anamaria Skaro scored a careerhigh 12 points on 4-for-6 shooting from beyond the arc. Senior Kori Bayne-Walker

chipped in 10 points, six assists and four rebounds. The 10 points bring her within 45 of 1,000 for her Stony Brook career. Senior Elizabeth Manner also finished with 10 points, and freshman Giolibeth Perez scored nine.

Junior Aaliyah Worley tallied six points, seven rebounds and a career-high three steals.

The 42-point victory surpassed a 77-37 win over the University of New Hampshire March 8, 2008. The win snapped a six-game slide for the Seawolves.

The Seawolves’ 31 points in the third quarter were the most in a quarter this season.

The Seawolves will be off until Feb. 12, when Stony Brook travels to the University of Maine for a 2 p.m. tip.

Photos from SBU

top left, Anamaria Skaro shoots from the free-throw line during a previous game. Above, Davion Wingate drives the lane around an opponent.

Kylie Ohlmiller lifts women’s lacrosse team to win Junior Kylie Ohlmiller scored with four seconds to go off a feed from sophomore Kasey Mitchell to give the Stony Brook women’s lacrosse team a 10-9 win over Towson University Feb. 4 at Johnny Unitas Stadium in both teams’ 2017 opener.

“We did so many uncharacteristic things but we found a way to win,” Stony Brook head coach Joe Spallina said. “Towson has a great team that returned 10 starters from a 16-4 team and 90 percent of its scoring — we knew we had our work cut out for us.”

The Seawolves trailed 9-8 with two minutes remaining before junior Samantha DiSalvo tied the game with 1:53 to go.

Stony Brook forced a shot-clock violation on the ensuing Towson position, giving the ball back to Stony Brook with 17 seconds to go. Mitchell was awarded a free-position shot, electing to pass to Ohlmiller for what proved to be the game-winning tally.

“Down a goal and down two men with four minutes left, we get a stop and then we tie it,” Spallina said. “Our team willed its way to a win, and like I told them, it’s not always sunshine and rainbows.”

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Four Seawolves tallied two goals in the contest — DiSalvo, senior Dorrien Van Dyke, senior Kristin Yevoli and freshman Ally Kennedy. Kennedy had the first twogoal game in a Seawolves debut since Murphy and Van Dyke. She was tabbed America East Rookie of the Week for her efforts.

Ohlmiller had one goal and three assists, and was named Offensive Player of the Week.

Senior Courtney Murphy added a goal, which was the 233rd of her career, passing Sheehan Stanwick and Katie Rowan for sole possession of 19th place in NCAA history.

Sophomore Anna Tesoriero had six saves and was named Defensive Player of the Week.

Stony Brook moves to 6-0 in season openers under coach Spallina. The Seawolves are now 13-2 in the month of February since coach Spallina arrived in 2012.

The Seawolves are off for two weeks before hosting Bryant University Feb. 18 at noon at LaValle Stadium.

File photo from SBU

Left, kylie ohlmiller makes her way around a defender during a previous game.

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Religious ASSEMBLIES OF GOD

STONY BROOK CHRISTIAN ASSEMBLY Connecting to God, Each Other and the World

400 Nicolls Road, E. Setauket (631) 689–1127 • Fax (631) 689–1215

www.stonybrookchristian.com Pastor Troy Reid Weekly Schedule Sunday Worship w/nursery 10 am Kidmo Children’s Church • Ignited Youth Fellowship and Food Always to Follow Tuesday Evening Prayer: 7 pm Thursday Morning Bible Study w/Coffee & Bagels: 10 am Friday Night Experience “FNX” for Pre K-Middle School: 6:30 pm Ignite Youth Ministry: 7:30 pm Check out our website for other events and times

BYZANTINE CATHOLIC RESURRECTION BYZANTINE CATHOLIC CHURCH

38 Mayflower Avenue, Smithtown NY 11787 631–759–6083 resurrectionsmithtown@gmail.com www.resurrectionsmithtown.org Father Tyler A. Strand, Administrator, Joseph S. Durko, Cantor Divine Liturgy: Sundays at 11:15 am Holy Days: See website or phone for information Sunday School Sundays at 9:15 am Adult Faith Formation/Bible Study: Mondays at 7:00 pm.

PrayerAnon Prayer Group for substance addictions, Wednesdays at 7 pm A Catholic Church of the Eastern Rite under the Eparchy of Passaic.

CATHOLIC CHURCH OF ST. GERARD MAJELLA 300 Terryville Road, Port Jefferson Station (631) 473–2900 • Fax (631) 473–0015

www.stgmajella.org All are Welcome to Begin Again. Come Pray With Us. Rev. Jerry DiSpigno, Pastor Office of Christian Formation • 928–2550 We celebrate Eucharist Saturday evening 5 pm, Sunday 7:30, 9 and 11 am Weekday Mass Monday–Friday 9 am We celebrate Baptism Third weekend of each month during any of our weekend Masses We celebrate Marriage Arrangements can be made at the church with our Pastor or Deacon We celebrate Reconciliation Confession is celebrated on Saturdays from 4–5 pm We celebrate You! Visit Our Thrift Shop Mon. – Fri. 10 am–4 pm + Sat. 10 am–2 pm

INFANT JESUS ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH 110 Myrtle Ave., Port Jefferson, NY 11777 (631) 473-0165 • Fax (631) 331-8094

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www.www.infantjesus.org Reverend Patrick M. Riegger, Pastor Associates: Rev. Francis Lasrado & Rev. Rolando Ticllasuca To schedule Baptisms and Weddings, Please call the Rectory Confessions: Saturdays 12:30-1:15 pm in the Lower Church Religious Ed.: (631) 928-0447 • Parish Outreach: (631) 331-6145 Weekly Masses: 6:50 and 9 am in the Church, 12 pm in the Chapel* Weekend Masses: Saturday at 5 pm in the Church, 5:15 pm in the Chapel* Sunday at 7:30 am, 10:30 am, 12 pm, and 5 pm in the Church and at 8:30 am, 10 am, and 11:30 am (Family Mass) in the Chapel* Spanish Masses: Sunday at 8:45 am and Wednesday at 6 pm in the Church *Held at the Infant Jesus Chapel at St. Charles Hospital Religious Education: (631) 928-0447 Parish Outreach: (631) 331-6145

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CATHOLIC

ST. JAMES ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH 429 Rt. 25A, Setauket, NY 11733 Phone/Fax: (631) 941–4141 Parish Office email: parish@stjamessetauket.org Office Hours: Monday-Saturday 9 am - 2 pm

Mission Statement: Beloved daughters and sons of the Catholic parish of St. James, formed as the Body of Christ through the waters of Baptism, are a pilgrim community on Camiño-toward the fullness of the Kingdom of God, guided by the Holy Spirit. Our response to Jesus’ invitation to be faithful and fruitful disciples requires us to be nurtured by the Eucharist and formed by the Gospel’s call to be a Good Samaritan to neighbor and enemy. That in Jesus’ name we may be a welcoming community respectful of life in all its diversities and beauty; stewards of and for God’s creation; and witnesses to Faith, Hope and Charity.

Rev. James-Patrick Mannion, Pastor Rev. Gerald Cestare, Associate Pastor Rev. Jon Fitzgerald, In Residence Weekday Masses: Monday – Saturday 8:00 am Weekend Masses: Saturday Vigil 5:00 pm Sunday 8:00am, 9:30 am (family), 11:30 am (choir), 6:00 pm (Youth) Friday 9:00 am – 12:00 pm, Saturday 9:00 am – 2:00 pm Baptisms: Contact the Office at the end of the third month (pregnancy) to set date Reconciliation: Saturdays 4:00 – 4:45 pm or by appointment Anointing Of The Sick: by request Holy Matrimony: contact the office at least 9 months before desired date Bereavement: (631) 941-4141 x 341 Faith Formation Office: (631) 941-4141 x 328 Outreach: (631) 941-4141 x 333 Our Lady of Wisdom Regional School: (631) 941-473-1211 Our Daily Bread Sunday Soup Kitchen 3 pm

CONGREGATIONAL MT. SINAI CONGREGATIONAL UNITED CHURCH OF CHRIST

233 North Country Road, Mt. Sinai • (631) 473–1582 www.mtsinaichurchli.org

“No matter who you are or where you are on life’s journey, you are welcome here” Worship hour is 8:30 am and 10 am Sunday School and Childcare offered at 10:00 am open to all children (infants to 8th grade).

The last Sunday of every month is our Welcome Sunday Service.

This service has been intentionally designed to include persons of differing abilities from local group homes.

We are an Open and Affirming Congregation.

EPISCOPAL

ALL SOULS EPISCOPAL CHURCH “Our little historic church on the hill” across from the Stony Brook Duck Pond

Main Street, Stony Brook • (631) 751–0034

www.allsouls–stonybrook.org • allsoulsepiscopalchurch@verizon.net Please come and welcome our new Priest: The Rev. Farrell D. Graves, Ph.D., Vicar Sunday Holy Eucharist: 8 and 9:30 am Religious instruction for children follows the 9:30 am Service This is a small eclectic Episcopal congregation that has a personal touch. We welcome all regardless of where you are on your spiritual journey. Walk with us.

EPISCOPAL

CAROLINE CHURCH OF BROOKHAVEN The Rev. Cn. Dr. Richard D. Visconti, Rector

1 Dyke Road on the Village Green, Setauket Web site: www.carolinechurch.net Parish Office email: office@carolinechurch.net (631) 941–4245

Sunday Services: 8 am, 9:30 am and 11:15 am Church School/Child Care at 9:30 am Church School classes now forming. Call 631-941-4245 for registration.

Weekday holy Eucharist’s: Thursday 12 pm and First Friday of the month 7:30 pm (rotating: call Parish Office for location) Youth, Music and Service Programs offered.

Let God walk with you as part of our family–friendly community.

CHRIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH 127 Barnum Ave., Port Jefferson (631) 473–0273 email: ccoffice@christchurchportjeff.org www.christchurchportjeff.org

Father Anthony DiLorenzo: Priest–In–Charge Sunday Services 8 am & 10 am Sunday Eucharist: 8 am and 10 am/Wednesday 10 in our chapel Sunday School and Nursery Registration for Sunday School starting Sunday after the 10 am Eucharist Our ministries: Welcome Inn on Mondays at 5:45 pm AA meetings on Tuesdays and Thursdays at 7 pm/Prayer Group on Wednesdays at 10:30 am/Bible Study on Thursdays at 10 am.

It is the mission of the people of Christ Church to grow in our relationship with Jesus Christ and to make his love known to all through our lives and ministry.

We at Christ Church are a joyful, welcoming community. Wherever you are in your journey of life we want to be part of it.

EVANGELICAL THREE VILLAGE CHURCH Knowing Christ...Making Him Known

322 Route 25A, East Setauket • (631) 941–3670 www.3vc.org

Lead Pastor Josh Moody Sunday Worship Schedule 9:15 am:Worship Service Sunday School (Pre–K – Adult), Nursery 10:30 am: Bagel/Coffee Fellowship 11:00 am: Worship, Nursery, Pre–K, Cornerstone Kids (Gr. K–4) We offer weekly Teen Programs, Small Groups, Women’s Bible Studies (day & evening) & Men’s Bible Study Faith Nursery School for ages 3 & 4 Join us as we celebrate 55 years of proclaiming the good news of Jesus Christ!

GREEK ORTHODOX CHURCH OF THE ASSUMPTION

430 Sheep Pasture Rd., Port Jefferson 11777 Tel: 631-473-0894 • Fax: 631-928-5131 www.kimisis.org • goc.assumption@gmail.com

Rev. Demetrios N. Calogredes, Protopresbyter Sunday Services Orthros 8:30 am - Devine Liturgy 10 am Services conducted in both Greek & English* Books available to follow in English* Sunday Catechism School, 10:15 am - 11:15 am* Greek Language School, Tuesdays 5 pm - 8 pm* Bible Study & Adult Catechism Classes Available* Golden Age & Youth Groups* Thrift Store* Banquet Hall available for Rental* For information please call Church office*

To be listed in the Religious Directory, please call 631–751–7663

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Religious JEWISH

CHABAD AT STONY BROOK

“Judaism with a smile” Future site: East side of Nicolls Rd, North of Rte 347 –Next to Fire Dept.

Current location: 821 Hawkins Ave., Lake Grove (631) 585–0521 • (800) My–Torah • www.ChabadSB.com

Rabbi Chaim & Rivkie Grossbaum Rabbi Motti & Chaya Grossbaum Rabbi Sholom B. & Chanie Cohen Membership Free •Weekday, Shabbat & Holiday Services Highly acclaimed Torah Tots Preschool • Afternoon Hebrew School Camp Gan Israel • Judaica Publishing Department • Lectures and Seminars • Living Legacy Holiday Programs Jewish Learning Institute Friendship Circle for Special Needs Children • The CTeen Network N’shei Chabad Women’s Club • Cyberspace Library www.ChabadSB.com Chabad at Stony Brook University – Rabbi Adam & Esther Stein

“THE ETERNAL FLAME-THE ETERNAL LIGHT” Weekly Channel #20 at 10 am Shabbat Morning Services 9 am. Free Membership. No building fund. Free Hebrew School. Bar/Bat Mitzvah Shabbat and Holiday Services followed by hot buffet. Adult Education Institute. Women’s Education Group-Internationally prominent Lecturers and Women’s Torah Class. Adult Bar/Bat Mitzvah. Kaballah Classes. Jewish Holiday Institute. Tutorials for all ages.

Put Meaning in Your Life 631-698-3939 Member, National Council of Young Israel All welcome regardless of knowledge or observance level.

NORTH SHORE JEWISH CENTER

SETAUKET UNITED METHODIST CHURCH

Rev. Dr. Richard O. Hill, Pastor email: hopelutheran@msn.com • website: www.hopeluth.com Holy Communion is celebrated every week Saturdays 5 pm and Sundays at 8 am, 9:30 am and 11 am

www.setauketumc.org • SUMCNY@aol.com Sunday Worship Service & Church School 10 am Holy Communion 1st Sunday of Month Mary & Martha Circle (Women’s Ministry) monthly on 2nd Tuesday at 1pm Community Bible Study “Invitation to John” Beginning on February 7th, from 10:30am to 11:30am, Rev. Steven Kim of Setauket UMC will be opening a Community Bible Study in the conference room of Gold Coast Bank, East Setauket.

The textbook is “Invitation to John” ($15 per copy).

Gold Coast Bank is located at 690 Route 25A Setauket, NY 11733.

If you want to join, please contact Rev. Steven Kim at (203) 721–5423 or by email at kyj0910@gmail.com

46 Dare Road, Selden (631)732-2511 Emergency number (516) 848-5386

LUTHERAN–LCMS

MESSIAH LUTHERAN CHURCH Messiah Preschool & Day Care 465 Pond Path, East Setauket www.messiahny.com (631) 751–1775

Rev. Charles Bell, Pastor We welcome all to join us for worship & fellowship Sunday Worship Services 8:15 am, 9:30 am, 11:00 am Sunday School at 9:30 am We have a NYS Certified Preschool & Day Care

METHODIST

385 Old Town Rd., Port Jefferson Station (631) 928–3737 www.NorthShoreJewishCenter.org Rabbi Aaron Benson

BETHEL AFRICAN METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH

Cantor Daniel Kramer, Rabbi Emeritus Howard Hoffman Executive Director Marcie Platkin Services: Daily morning and evening minyan Friday at 8 pm; Saturday 8:45 am and one hour before sundown • Tot Shabbat Family Kehillah • Sisterhood • Men’s Club • Seniors Club • Youth Group Award–winning Religious School • Teen Community Service Program Nursery School • Mommy and Me • Preschool Summer Program Continuing Ed • Adult Bar/Bat Mitzvah • Judaica Shop Thrift Shop • Kosher Catering Panel We warmly welcome you to our Jewish home. Come worship, study and enjoy being Jewish with our caring NSJC family.

Member United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism.

1404 Stony Brook Road, Stony Brook • (631) 751–8518 www.tisbny.org

33 Christian Ave/ PO2117 E. Setauket NY 11733 (631) 941–3581 Rev. Gregory L. Leonard–Pastor

Sunday Worship 10:30 am Adult Sunday School 9:30 am Lectionary Reading and Prayer Wed. 12 noon Gospel Choir Tues. 8 pm Praise Choir and Youth Choir 3rd and 4th Fri. 6:30 pm

COMMACK UNITED METHODIST CHURCH 486 Townline Road, Commack Church Office: (631)499–7310 Fax: (631) 858–0596 www.commack–umc.org • mail@commack–umc.org Rev. Linda Bates–Stepe, Pastor

160 Main Street, Corner of 25A and Main Street East Setauket • (631) 941–4167

Rev. Steven kim, Pastor

STONY BROOK COMMUNITY CHURCH UNITED METHODIST

216 Christian Ave., Stony Brook, 11790 Church Office: 631-751-0574 stonybrookcommunitychurch@gmail.com www.stonybrookcommunitychurch.org Rev. chuck Van Houten, Pastor Connecting people to God, purpose and each other Sunday Worship 10:00 am Sunday School 10:00 am

Renewing, Restoring, Reviving for the 21st Century!

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Auschwitz or America History has its eyes on you

By Michael Tessler For an audio version of this article, visit www.tbrnewsmedia.com.

My great-grandfather Louis arrived at Ellis Island at the onset of the Great War. He grew up in the predominantly Jewish community of Sighet. This small region of Hungary (now Romania) had been occupied and reoccupied by many countries throughout the 20th century. Sighet, however, remained largely the same. Its tight Jewish community maintained its traditions, history and, most importantly, faith.

Louis’ family sent him away in fear he would be drafted into the brewing conflict. So with what money he had, he traveled 1,000 miles from Hungary to the bustling port of Hamburg in Germany. One can only imagine how dangerous that trip must have been — navigating Europe as it began to rip at the seams. He survived though and boarded a ship destined for the promised land of America.

Like so many before him he arrived in New York City. Even as I write this, I smile at the thought of his first gaze upon the Statue of Liberty. At the time, just another face among the huddled masses ... to me, the very reason I exist.

Assimilation wasn’t easy. He ended up marrying a woman from the same village and they started a family together. Their child Sam was a tremendous source of brightness in an otherwise unforgiving city.

... without humanity we are nothing.

Louis’ family kept him going.

He worked long and painful hours for a fur company in Manhattan.

Before unions, before labor laws and before regulations — he inhaled dangerous chemicals daily as he dyed the fur, leaving him with chronic health problems.

His American Dream devolved quickly though as his home was consumed by a fire and with it his wife and only child. One can only imagine his dread. Thousands upon thousands of miles away from his only remaining family, he committed himself to rebuilding his life, and by extension, creating mine.

Louis remarried and had two children with my great-grandmother — my grandpa, Melvin Tessler and his brother Max. They grew up on Riverside Drive, both lovers of the city’s growing jazz scene.

Through an unfortunate reality, my great-grandfather wasn’t wanted in this country. Many anti-Sem-

ites peddled Jewish conspiracies, believing them to be an enormous danger to American society. When my grandfather was a little boy, Louis took him to work at the fur factory so his son could see what he did. His boss, however, hated the Jews and made a point of humiliating my great-grandfather in front of his son. He never took him to the factory again.

Though Louis was sent to America to be saved from joining a global conflict, it was a painful irony that both his sons were drafted into the army and became American soldiers in World War II. My grandfather Mel served proudly in Europe, where he developed trench foot, almost losing his feet to rot. Around his neck he wore the Star of David, his dog tags and a pillbox containing cyanide tablets in the event he was captured by the Nazis, knowing full well he’d be tortured for information if they knew of his Jewish ancestry. His brother Max served in North Africa where he contracted a malaraia type disease. These young boys, the sons of refugee immigrants, served a nation that just a generation prior had not welcomed their father.

My Grandpa Mel would go on to become the head of the English Department at Port Jefferson High School and married my Grandma Sally, a teacher at Scraggy Hill Elementary. No doubt some of my readers had them as teachers.

In his class, he’d have the students read the book “Night” by

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above, back row, from left, Pauline, irene, louis; front row, from left, Melvin and Max, circa 1929 Elie Wiesel, a celebrated Holocaust of their faith or any more deservsurvivor who dedicated his life to ing of our compassion. No civilized serving humanity. Several years society, especially one built on the ago I had the great fortune of be- principles of “life, liberty, and the ing invited to the United Nations, pursuit of happiness” can remain where I heard Mr. Wiesel speak. In ignorant of the world at large. To the halls of the General Assembly do so undermines not just our nahis voice echoed “never again.” It tion’s values but the essence of our was more than just a phrase but a humanity itself.

We cannot forget that our comperpetual call to action, one that we are all responsible to heed. I’ve placency, and more precisely, our fear, allowed countless innocents taken that to heart.

What I did not know at the to die as waves of Jewish refugees time was that Elie Wiesel and I were turned away from the Unitshared something in common. ed States. We must show bravery He too was from Sighet, my an- like those who risked their lives to cestral home. In 1944, the Third hide Jewish families in their baseReich occupied Hungary and deci- ments. If we are so scared that we mated its Jewish population, first are unable to help, then we have by forcing them into ghettos and already lost, for without humanity then eventually to the concentra- we are nothing.

Had America not welcomed tion camp of Auschwitz. Whatever family remained perished there in my great-grandfather all those years ago, he too would be in the during the Final Solution.

Whether by gas chamber in huddled masses lying dead outside Auschwitz or by sniper fire in Alep- Auschwitz. Do not forget, history po ... murder is still murder and is has its eyes on you. equal in the eyes of God. No man is Share your thoughts with greater than the other just because me at mjt@tbrnewspapers.com.

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Knowledge seeKers

CSHL’s Krainer fixes a protein and saves young lives

Horoscopes

for the second week of February AQUARIUS – Jan 21/Feb 18

Your relationships will evolve and there will be many changes in your personal life, Aquarius. Keep your strong personality in check and let others express themselves, too.

PISCES – Feb 19/Mar 20

By Daniel Dunaief The prognosis hit Dianne Larson of Middle Island hard.

Within three weeks, anxiety attacks, a lack of sleep and fear caused her weight to plummet from 135 to 120 pounds.

She found out her daughter Emma, who was 17 months old at the time, had a potentially fatal genetic condition called spinal muscular atrophy in which the motor nerve cells of the spinal cord progressively weaken.

Normally, the SMN1 gene produces the survival of motor neuron protein, which, as its name suggests, helps maintain motor neurons. People with SMA, which has four types and severity, produce a lower amount of the functional protein.

“My mind went to the darkest of dark places,” said Larson, whose daughter couldn’t crawl or sit up to eat. “There was no hope.

There was nothing I could do.”

At the time of Emma’s diagnosis, there was no treatment for a disease that is the leading genetic cause of death among infants and affects about 1 in 10,000 newborns.

’Krainer has taken his natural gifts, his brilliance in science, ... and has applied himself 100 percent.’

— Joe Slay Thanks to the work of Adrian Krainer, a professor and program chair of cancer and molecular biology at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, that changed early enough to alter the expectations for Emma and children around the world battling a genetic condition that causes progressive weakness and can make moving and even breathing difficult.

Turning to a back up gene called SMN2, Krainer hoped to fix a problem with the way that gene is spliced. On SMN2, exon 7 is normally skipped

and the resulting protein has a different sequence at the end. Krainer developed an antisense olignocleotide that binds to a sequence in the intro following exon 7, blocking the splicing receptor.

The treatment, which is called Spinraza, helps guide the splicing machinery, which carries out one of the steps in gene expression that is necessary to build a functional protein.

Larson had heard of Krainer’s work and was eager to see if his success with animal models of the disease would translate for humans.

As soon as Emma reached her second birthday, Larson enrolled her daughter in a clinical trial for Spinraza. After her daughter had a few shots, Larson was stunned by the change.

“I was in the master bedroom and she was in the den and I heard a voice getting closer,” Larson recalls. “Next thing I know, she was in my bedroom. I couldn’t believe she crawled from the den to the bedroom. I put her in the den and told her to do it again,” which she did.

The SMA community and Krainer received an early holiday present in late December when the Food and Drug Administration not only approved the treatment, but it also gave doctors the green light to prescribe it for all types of SMA and for patients of all ages.

While the SMA community, doctors and Krainer have been delighted with the FDA approval, the excitement has been tempered by concerns about the price tag Biogen, which manufactures and commercializes Spinraza and funded the drug’s development, has placed on the treatment.

For the first full year of injections, the drug costs $750,000.

Every year after that will cost $375,000, which Biogen has said publicly is consistent with the pricing for other drugs for so-called orphan diseases,

You often find yourself attracted to individuals with very strong personalities who also are eccentric, Pisces. Try to expand your horizons.

ARIES – Mar 21/Apr 20

This week you may get caught up in family conflicts that you don’t want to deal with right now. Yet, if you manage the situation the right way, it’ll blow over more quickly.

TAURUS – Apr 21/May 21

Taurus, you could learn some very interesting things about activities that are going on around you. Pay attention to those that grab your interest the most.

GEMINI – May 22/Jun 21

Gemini, you already are a sensitive person, but the activities of the week may tug at your heartstrings just a little bit more.

Don’t be shy to express your feelings.

CANCER – Jun 22/Jul 22 adrian Krainer with emma larson earlier this year. which affect a much smaller percentage of the population.

Knowledge Ecology International, a nonprofit advocate for affordable medicines, sent a letter to the Office of the Inspector General at the Department of Health and Human Services, seeking an investigation. The letter claims that the inventor and maker of Spinraza failed to disclose that the treatment received federal funding. KEI urges the government to use that alleged disclosure failure to end the patent and authorize a generic manufacture of the treatment.

Biogen didn’t return a call and email for comment. Patients and their families, meanwhile, are looking for immediate access to a life-altering treatment.

“To be honest, I really don’t know what we’re going to do,” said Larson, whose daughter has four injections left as part of the extension trial soon. “I’m hoping insurance will cover it.”

Insurer Anthem announced late in January that the treatment was only medically necessary for patients with Type 1 SMA, which include people diagnosed with the disease within six months of birth. Anthem created a pay for performance

Photo from Dianne Larson

model, which will require patients or their families to prove that the treatment is improving the lives of the recipients.

Larson said she has been in touch with a personal liaison at Biogen, which has been “helpful and supportive,” she said.

“They have been going out of their way to reach out to the community to make sure everyone gets access.”

Larson, who is a financial advisor, said she understands the need for the company to generate a profit. “A lot of money goes into” research and development Larson said.

“If they’re not gong to make money, they’re not going to” support the efforts to create a treatment.

Joe Slay, who is the chairman of FightSMA, a group he and his wife Martha founded in 1991 after they learned their son Andrew had Type 2 SMA, sounded hopeful that people who need this treatment will receive it.

“I understand there’s constructive, good conversations between insurance companies and Biogen,” Slay said. “We’re monitoring that.”

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Today you may be receiving mixed messages from others, Cancer. You will have to dedicate some time to separating the fact from the fiction from what others are saying.

LEO – Jul 23/Aug 23

This week you can have an enjoyable time attending social gatherings, Leo. You’ll enjoy relaxing in the company of some friends or family members.

VIRGO – Aug 24/Sept 22

The stars are advising you to get back into the swing of things, Virgo. Forget your past frame of mind and prepare for a whole new adventure that is right around the corner.

LIBRA – Sept 23/Oct 23

Libra, the challenges of the week could be catching up to you. Try to plan a day where your only activity is maximizing on relaxation. There will be time for responsibilities later.

SCORPIO – Oct 24/Nov 22

Scorpio, you are inspired to clarify your personal situation and make some changes in your life. Try a new strategy because the old methods may be inadequate.

SAGITTARIUS – Nov 23/Dec 21

The time has arrived to focus on your personal life, Sagittarius. Things have been quite a roller coaster lately, and you can find a way to even out the landscape.

CAPRICORN – Dec 22/Jan 20

Find a new and creative approach to a routine conflict, Capricorn. You may find that stress is abated with a different perspective to the situation. Scorpio can lend a helping hand.

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POWER OF 3

Continued from page B27 While Andrew, who is now 30, considers the potential benefits of Spinraza, Slay is pleased the treatment is an option for people and is proud of Krainer’s work.

Krainer is “by any definition of the word a hero,” Slay said. “He’s taken his natural gifts, his brilliance in science, his discipline year in and year out approach to his work and has applied himself 100 percent.”

Slay and FightSMA, which has raised over $8 million since its founding, helped provide seed money to Krainer more than 15 years ago, attracting a promising scientist to what was then an intractable medical challenge.

Tom Maniatis, who is the chairman of the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biophysics at Columbia University, said Krainer, who did his doctoral work in Maniatis’s lab, showed considerable scientific promise early in his career.

Krainer “clearly had the intelligence, drive and experimental skills to make important contributions,” Maniatis said. His work is “a perfect example of how deep basic science studies can lead to profound understanding of a disease mechanism and that, in turn to the development of a treatment,” explained Maniatis in an email.

Within Krainer’s own family, there is a connection to patient care. Krainer’s daughter Emily, who is a pediatric neurology resident at Rochester, may one day prescribe a treatment her father developed. “It will be quite something for me if she eventually prescribes Spinraza to one of her patients,” Krainer said.

By NaNcy BurNEr, ESQ.

Photo from Dianne Larson

Emma will be turning 4 this month.

Even as other scientists and companies like AveXis continue to search for ways to treat SMA, Krainer enhances and refines his research.

“We continue to work on understanding aspects of SMA pathophysiology, the role of SMN levels outside the central nervous system and the potential for prenatal therapy,” he explained in an email. “We are also working on antisense therapies for other genetic diseases and cancer.”

Larson, who is overjoyed with her daughter’s progress, calls Krainer her “superhero” who “saved my daughter’s life.”

“It’s such a different feeling when you know you can do something,” she said.

When she found out that the FDA approved the treatment, it was “the best day.”

You have ITneeds.

Cabling Networking Security Cameras

dard and stipulates that the standard for terminating services is not whether the As you may know, Medicare will pay patient’s condition is likely to improve but for a patient to receive rehabilitation in a rather whether the condition will worsen if facility if they have a qualifying stay in a services are terminated.

Therefore, skilled services should be hospital: being admitted to the hospital for two nights. The first 20 days of rehabili- continued so long as skilled therapies are needed to maintain the patation are completely covered tient’s ability to perform rouby Medicare. The 21st through tine activities of daily living or the 100th day will have a coto prevent deterioration of the payment of $161 per day. This patient’s condition. This repco-payment may be covered by resents the current legal stana Medicare supplemental plan. dard for denying skilled nursHowever, it is important to ing coverage under Medicare. note that while there is a potenEven though this issue was tial to receive 100 days of rehasettled by the courts years ago, bilitation, it may be determined many patients are finding it is that rehabilitation is no longer not being followed by facilities. needed and the discharge will It is important for the patient be set up. and their advocates to know The facility is required to the proper standard so they can give written notice that they Receiving the make an appropriate appeal. believe Medicare will no longer maximum On Feb. 2, 2017, a new fedcover the patient. This comes eral court decision stated that as a “Notice of Medicare Non- amount of the standard is established but Coverage.” This notice gives the rehabilitation it is not being adhered to by fapatient the right to appeal the days is the right cilities. The decision is forcing decision. In order to make an efan educational campaign to be fective appeal, it is important to of all Medicare enacted so professionals at faknow the appropriate standard recipients. cilities and individual Medicare that the law requires the facility recipients are aware of the apuse in making a determination.

That standard was inconsistent with propriate regulations. The plan will include Medicare regulations. The true standard is a Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Serwhether the patient needs the rehabilita- vices website dedicated to this issue and the explanation of the appropriate standard. tion to maintain activities of daily living.

Receiving the maximum amount of reIn 2011, a federal court case was decided on this issue. In that case, Medicare habilitation days possible is the right of all skilled nursing service recipients chal- Medicare recipients.

Nancy Burner, Esq. practices lenged the failure to improve the standard.

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Veterans are asked to provide their veterans I.D. card to take part in the offers.

If they do not have one, Joanne DeMarco, a representative from the Northport Veterans Administration, will be on hand at the Educational & Cultural Center in the rear of the Village Center on Wednesday, Feb. 15 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. to create and provide I.D. cards for them.

Offers from shops and restaurants include the Three Village Inn with a complimentary wine or local draft beer and the Country House Restaurant offering a free dessert with lunch or dinner. Mint Apparel, Chocolate Works, Crazy Beans, Stony Brook Auto Care and Latitude 121 Restaurant are offering 10 percent off; The Crushed Olive and Harbor Cleaners, 15 percent off; the MensRoom Barber and Blue Salon & Spa, 20 percent off; Crabtree & Evelyn will be giving free samples and Village Coffee Market will serve up free coffee with purchase; last but not least Roseland School of Dance is offering $20 off a 10-pack of Zumba classes.

For full information visit www.stonybrookvillage.com or call 631-751-2244.

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Business news

Conversation ‘N Connections

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Felicia and barnard Jones, owners of diva’s den

This week in hisTory

Join the Independent Business Women’s Circle’s Valentine’s Day Networking Party, Conservation ‘N Connections, on Tuesday, Feb. 14 at the Holiday Inn Express, 3131 Nesconset Highway, Centereach (6th floor) from noon to 2 p.m. Enjoy lunch, compliments of Chick-fil-A, while promoting your business through the sharing of ideas, business cards and potential leads. $20 per person, $5 members. Call 631-754-6640 or visit www.ibwc.org for more information.

FEB. 9

Estate planning program

1870: The YWCA is founded in NYC. 1897: The New York Times begins printing "All the news that's fit to print" on its front page.

1933: The singing telegram is introduced by the Postal Telegraph Company of New York City.

Huntington Public Library, located at 338 Main Street in Huntington, will present a free program, Personal Finance: Estate Planning, Part 1, on Saturday, Feb. 11 at 10 a.m. in the library’s Meeting Room.

Learn strategies to reduce estate taxes, how to avoid capital gains tax, the differences between a will and living trust and much more. (Part 2 will be held in March.) Open to all. Call 631-427-5165 to register.

Diva’s Den awarded

Mini Job Fair

The Greater Port Jefferson Chamber of Commerce recently presented its first annual Small Business Award with a value of $1,000 to Chamber Partner Diva’s Den. This investment will help with the upgrading of its lighting and new signage for its new location at 326 Main Street in Port Jefferson Village. This new economic stimulus award helps to support Chamber Partners who are in good standing and acts as a Chamber Partner benefit.

The Suffolk County One-Stop Employment Center, located at 725 Veterans Memorial Highway, Hauppauge will hold a Mini Job Fair on Friday, Feb. 10 from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m.

Companies scheduled to attend include HW Staffing Solutions, Northwell Health, WindowRama, Liberty Moving & Storage, Core Business Technology Solutions and Lloyd Staffing. No registration is required. Bring copies of your resume and dress to impress.

For more information, call 631-853-6600.

1870: The United States Weather Bureau is authorized by Congress. The bureau is officially known as the National Weather Service (NWS).

1942: Daylight-saving "War Time" goes into effect in the U.S. 1960: The first star is placed on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. It is for Joanne Woodward.

FEB. 10

FEB. 11

1929: The Lateran Treaty is signed. Italy now recognizes the independence and sovereignty of Vatican City.

1975: Margaret Thatcher becomes the first woman to head a major party in Britain when she is elected leader of the Conservative Party.

FEB. 12

1879: The first artificial ice rink opens in North America at Madison Square Garden in New York City.

1892: In the U.S., President Lincoln's birthday is declared a national holiday.

1909: The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) is founded.

— Compiled by ernestine FranCo

FEB. 13

1914: The American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (known as ASCAP) is formed in New York City. The society is founded to protect the copyrighted musical compositions of its members.

1935: In Flemington, New Jersey, a jury finds Bruno Richard Hauptmann guilty of the kidnapping and death of the infant son of Charles and Anne Lindbergh. Hauptmann is later executed for the crimes.

1937: The comic strip "Prince Valiant" appears for the first time.

1945: During World War II, Allied aircraft begin bombing the German city of Dresden.

FEB. 14

1876: Alexander Graham Bell files an application for a patent for the telephone.

It is officially issued on March 7, 1876.

1920: The League of Women Voters is founded in Chicago.

1929: The St. Valentine's Day Massacre takes place in Chicago. Seven gangsters who are rivals of Al Capone are killed.

1962: First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy gives a tour of the White House on television.

Feb. 15

1758: Mustard is advertised for the first time in America.

2002: U.S. President George W. Bush approves Nevada's Yucca Mountain as a site for long-term disposal of radioactive nuclear waste.

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KIDS KORNER Programs Tales for Tots

The Smithtown Historical Society will present a Tales for Tots program at its Roseneath Cottage, 239 Middle Country Road, Smithtown on the second Friday of each month at 11 a.m.

This month’s program, with the theme photography, will be held on Feb. 10. For ages 3 to 5 with a caregiver. Admission is free. To register, call the Smithtown Library at 360-2480.

Boy Scout Day

Come celebrate the birthday of Scouting in America at the Cold Spring Harbor Fish Hatchery and Aquarium, 1660 Route 25A, Cold Spring Harbor on Feb. 11. In honor of Boy Scout Day, all Cub Scouts and Boy Scouts wearing their Scouting uniform will receive a free hatchery and aquarium tour at 2 p.m. with paid admission. Questions? Call 516-692-6768.

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Dance and sing with Johnny Cuomo.

Connecting Kids to Nature:

Winter Break Programs in Stony Brook Village Learning about nature through fun events is on the Winter Break menu at Ward Melville Heritage Organization’s Educational & Cultural Center this month with two great programs.

First there’s Morning of Nature: Music and Storytelling for kids ages 3 to 5 on Feb. 20 and 21 with Johnny (“Mr. C”) Cuomo that will include singing, dancing, creating and moving to music followed by storytelling from 10 to 11:30 a.m.

This program is geared toward children of all abilities with their caregivers as well as those children with special needs. Johnny is a local teacher, musician and naturalist who specializes in programming for children in early childhood through young adulthood. Cost is $35 per child per day, $65 for both days.

Let’s Create Together

Gallery North, 90 North Country Road, Setauket will present an art class, Let’s Create Together, on Feb. 11 from 9 to 10 a.m. Explore the art of Jim Dine the painter of hearts for Valentines Day! For ages 2 to 6 with a parent or caregiver. With instructor Larissa Grass. $25 per class includes materials. Pop-ins welcome. To register, call 751-2676 or visit www. gallerynorth.org.

Art Ventures

Gallery North, 90 N. Country Road, Setauket will hold an Art Ventures class on Feb. 11 from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. for ages 7 to 12. Students will explore the art of painter Jim Dine and create unique heart paintings for Valentines Day! Taught by Larissa Grass. $30 per class, includes materials. Pop-ins welcome.

To register, call 751-2676.

Who’s Been Here?

Cold Spring Harbor Fish Hatchery, 1660 Route 25A, Cold Spring Harbor will present a program on Feb. 11 and 12 titled Who’s Been Here? from noon to 1 p.m. Come learn about animal tracks and how to identify them. Use what you learn to go on a scavenger hunt and create your own animal track artwork. For ages 10 and under. Admission is $6 adults, $4 children and seniors, under 3 free. For more information, call 516-692-6768 or visit www. cshfishhatchery.org.

Celebrate Valentine’s Day

Maritime Explorium, 101 E. Broadway, Port Jefferson will hold a walk-in program, Celebrate Valentine’s Day with Heartfelt Messages on Feb. 11 and 12 from 1 to 5 p.m. Design and create your own nautical Valentine as a message in a bottle! For ages 2 to 12. Admission is $5 per person, members free. Call 331-3277 or visit www. maritimeexplorium.org for more information.

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Learn about the Native Americans of Long Island from TeePee Ted.

The second program offered is Teepee Ted of the Traveling Wilderness Museum for ages 6 to 9 from February 21 to 23 from 10 a.m. to noon. Children will learn about how Indians lived as settlers on Long Island, wilderness survival, how to use bow and arrows, making the tools and toys of native children and stringing jewelry. Cost is $35 per day, $90 for all three days.

Both programs will take place at WMHO’s Educational & Cultural Center at 97P Main Street in the Stony Brook Village Center. For additional details or to register, call 631-751-2244 or visit stonybrookvillage.com.

Reading Animal Signs

Cold Spring Harbor Fish Hatchery, 1660 Route 25A, Cold Spring Harbor will present a program for ages 10 and up titled Reading Animal Signs on Feb. 11 and 12 from 3 to 4 p.m. Discover how wildlife biologists read animal signs for science! Join the hatchery on a search for animal tracks and other signs of animals as you hike on a nature trail. Learn what these animal signs can tell you about wildlife on Long Island.

Adults welcome. Admission is $6 adults, $4 children and seniors, under 3 free. For further questions, call 516-692-6768 or visit www. cshfishhatchery.org.

We Love Animals

Calling all animal lovers! Sweetbriar Nature Center, 62 Eckernkamp Drive, Smithtown invites you to be their Valentine and join them for an afternoon dedicated to the love of animals on

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FLYING, FLYING, IT’S A DREAM WE ALL SHARE Catch a performance of ‘The Snow Queen’ now playing at the John W. Engeman Theater.

Feb. 12 at 1 p.m. Meet several resident animals, explore the nature center looking for wildlife couples and create a craft to show your love of animals. Admission is $10 per child, $5 for adults. For more information, call 979-6344.

Prehistoric Hysteria

Join the folks at Caleb Smith State Park Preserve, 581 W. Jericho Turnpike, Smithtown for a program called Prehistoric Hysteria on Feb. 12 from 1:30 to 3 p.m. Journey back in time to explore our prehistoric past. What kind of creatures lived then and how do we know that they did? Discover what it is like to be a paleontologist during a fossil hunt and make your own fossil to take home. $4 per person. Advance registration required by calling 265-1054.

Sailor’s Valentine

The Suffolk County Vanderbilt Museum, 180 Little Neck Road, Centerport will present a program titled Sailor’s Valentine for children in grades kindergarten through 3rd grade on Feb. 12 from 10 a.m. to noon. Explore William K. Vanderbilt’s collection of sea shells and learn about the fascinating animals that live inside. Fee is $20 per child, $18 members. To register, call 854-5539.

Hot Cocoa & Marshmallows

The Ward Melville Heritage Organization’s Educational & Cultural Center, 97P Main St., Stony Brook will welcome Wendy Wax on Feb. 15 at 10:30 a.m. as part of its Children’s Author series, Hot Cocoa & Marshmallows.

Wax will read from her book, “City Witch, Country Switch.” Hot chocolate and marshmallows will be served. Cost is $3 per person and reservations are not required. For further information, call 689-5888.

Theater ‘Shrek The Musical Jr.’

Everyone’s favorite ogre will be starring in “Shrek the Musical Jr.” at the Smithtown Center for the Performing Arts, 2 E. Main St., Smithtown through Feb. 26 with shows daily from Feb. 20 to 26 for Presidents’ Week. (All

youth cast.) All seats are $15. To order, call 724-3700 or visit www.smithtownpac.org.

‘The Snow Queen’

The John W. Engeman Theater, 250 Main St., Northport will present “The Snow Queen” on weekends through March 5. Based on the beloved Hans Christian Andersen story, kids of all ages will be delighted by this heartwarming musical tale of friendship, love and coming of age. Join Gerda as she sets out to save the boy next door — her best friend Kai — from the icy palace of the Snow Queen. Tickets are $15. To order, call 261-2900 or visit www.engemantheater.com.

‘The Tale of the Frog Prince’

Arena Players Repertory Theater will present “The Tale of the Frog Prince” at the Suffolk County Vanderbilt Museum’s Carriage House Theater, 180 Little Neck Road, Centerport on Saturdays March 4, 11 and 18 at 1 p.m. Tickets are $10 adults, $8 children. To order, call 516293-0674 or visit www.arenaplayers.org.

‘Raggedy Ann & Andy’

The world’s favorite and most famous rag dolls, Raggedy Ann & Andy, come to life in a heartwarming adventure about friendship and loyalty at Theatre Three, 412 Main St., Port Jefferson on Saturdays, March 4, 11, 18 and 25 at 11 a.m. A sensory-friendly performance will be held on March 5 at 11 a.m. All seats are $10.

To order tickets, call 928-9100 or visit www. theatrethree.com.

‘Annie Jr.’

The irrepressible comic strip heroine Annie takes the stage at the Smithtown Center for the Performing Arts, 2 E. Main St., Smithtown from March 18 to April 15. Shows will be held on Saturdays at 2 p.m., Sundays at 11 a.m. Shows daily from April 10 to 14 at 1 p.m. (All youth cast.) Tickets are $15. To order, call 724-3700 or visit www.smithtownpac.org.

‘Madagascar ‘

Join Alex the Lion, Marty the Zebra, Melman the Giraffe, Gloria the hip hip Hippo and, of course, those hilarious, plotting penguins as they escape from their home in New York’s Central Park Zoo and find themselves on an unexpected journey to the madcap world of King Julien’s Madagascar in the musical adventure of a lifetime at the John W. Engeman Theater, 250 Main St., Northport from March 25 to April 30. All seats are $15. To order, call 2612900 or visit www.engemantheater.com.

All numbers are in (631) area code unless otherwise noted.

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Mini golf anyone?

Emma S. Clark Memorial Library in Setauket held an indoor mini golf event on Jan. 27, attracting over 80 members of the community for an evening of fun. Children ages 4 through 10 putted their way through the Children’s Department on a mini golf course created by teen volunteers and Mr. Herrel from Gelinas Junior High School. After playing, they worked on a craft and enjoyed refreshments in the library’s 19th Hole Clubhouse.

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