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DIX HILLS

Toy Drive Hoping To Wind Up After SandyAfter delayed start for fundraising efforts, Dix Hills drive kicks into high gear

What started out as a young girl’sdream of helping others has blossomedinto an annual toy drive that alleviatesthe burden of holiday purchases forfamilies in need.The “Sunshine Toy Drive,” which usu-

ally collects donations starting in earlyNovember, faces unforeseen challengesthis year in promoting their fundrais-ing initiative. Hurricane Sandy delayedthe drive, and organizers Victoria, 14,and mother Hope Plumitallo are advo-cating for families more now than everbefore. The Plumitallos have widenedtheir initiative to include not only fam-ilies throughout the Huntington area,but also to residents of the South Shorewho were devastated by Sandy.The Sunshine Toy Drive, which has

collected from 500-1,000 toys in pastyears, accepts new, unwrapped toys intheir original packaging for childrenages 1-15, as well as non-specific, holi-

day-neutral wrapping paper. Offset by the hurricane, the drive only

had about 100 toys to donate as of Nov.26. Donations this year are being accept-ed until Dec. 14, with a “shopping” eventfor needy families the next day, on Dec.15. Some schools in the area are collect-ing donations for the drive, and the DixHills Fire Department (next to theNorthern State Parkway) is the sole do-nations drop-off spot.Six years ago, as a fourth-grader at

Otsego Elementary, Victoria Plumitalloand her classmates received a lesson onthe importance of giving during theholiday season. The lesson resonatedwith Victoria, who took the messageoutside of the classroom and beganpushing her parents, Michael and HopePlumitallo, to help her help others.The dream for Victoria, or as her fa-

ther calls her, “Sunshine,” materializedinto what is now an annual toy drive,bringing happiness to the homes ofneighbors and children Victoria will

Dix Hills’ Victoria Plumitallo sits with hundreds of toy donations from the Sunshine ToyDrive in December 2010. Delayed this year after Superstorm Sandy, drive organizers aremaking a massive push for donations.

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DIX HILLS

Holiday Spirit Riding High In Parade

All aboard the float! Holiday cheer was in the air on Saturday as thousands flocked to Huntington village for the lighted parade. Among the participants was the Dix Hills Fire De-partment, which brought the classic “A Christmas Story” to life on its float, left. At right, a Dix Hills firefighter works the crowd from atop a fire truck with an assist from Santa.

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TOWN OF HUNTINGTON

Holiday Cheer Lights Up Huntington

With dozens of fire departments, non-profit or-ganizations and local business on display beforetheir eyes, thousands of onlookers kicked off the2012 holiday season in Huntington village.Elected officials, led by Huntington Supervisor

Frank Petrone, lit trees at the end of Wall Street,at Park Avenue and Pulaski Road, at Town Halland at the Village Green Saturday night after theparade concluded. When it came time for prizesfor the best floats, the Girl Scouts won the non-profit prize, while Huntington Jeep won the cor-porate division and Huntington Manor Fire De-partment took the title for fire departments.With the original holiday tree destroyed by

Hurricane Sandy, Petrone thanked local fire de-partments for finding a suitable replacement onthe fly.“They found a tree on someone’s property that

was over, and now it stands tall, bringing in theholiday season,” Petrone said.The Huntington Chief ’s Council, the Hunting-

ton and Huntington Manor Fire Departments,the Huntington Township Chamber of Commerceand the Huntington and Huntington StationBIDs sponsored the parade.

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Huntington’s Michael Weiser Sr. accompanies his sonMichael Jr. to his first Huntington Holiday Parade.

A float full of penguins – members of the HuntingtonTownship Chamber of Commerce bring their “Happy Feet”to Main Street.

The Commack Fire Department keeps tradition alive by decoratingand manning the Hess Truck.

Santa and the missus make theirgrand entrance, escorted by theNorthport Fire Department.

TOWN OF HUNTINGTON

Anchors Up On The Holiday SeasonDozens of vessels paraded through

Huntington Harbor on Black Friday tobring nautical holiday cheer to thousandsof onlookers.Co-organizers Laurell Frein and Pam

Setchell, president of the HuntingtonLighthouse Preservation Society, said whilethe number of participants declined fromyear-to-year – there were 43 boats last year,but just shy of 40 this year – many werenew participants. Setchell said there weremany late entries to the parade, includingfive the day of the event.“The really cool thing is thatwe have a lot

of newpeople that are really energized. Thespirit is there, and we’re really happy aboutit because we’ve all had a couple of roughweeks here with the hurricane,” she said.The Lighthouse Preservation Society

raised money through entry fees and spe-cial parade parties at homes, yacht clubsand restaurants along theHarbor, and CubScouts and food trucks that sold glow sticksand refreshments to onlookers contributedto the cause.Before the parade, Setchell said the

group had raised $83,000 of $250,000

they need to earn a matching grant fromthe State of New York. Those funds will bededicated to repairing the lighthouse’sgranite riprap. She said they have about an-other year to complete the task.“We’re getting there,” she said. “We need

to keep it rolling.”With the new participants and those laid

up by the hurricane, 2013 could be a ban-ner year.“It’s just a lot of fun. People want to get

their boats out one last time, want to deco-rate them for the holiday season and get to-gether with people who share their love ofthe water,” Councilwoman Susan Berlandsaid.

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It’s a barge full of Santas! Coneys Marine’s illuminated, water-spewing spectacular was fullof holiday cheer on Huntington Harbor Friday.

Boats of all shapes and sizes set the harboraglow with as many holiday lights as theirgenerators could handle.

Saturday marked the third year Amer-ican Express urged its members to buylocally, but the results through the Townof Huntington were mixed.Book-ended by Black Friday and Cyber

Monday, Small Business Saturday en-courages customers to shop in theirdowntowns. Created in 2010, AmericanExpress card members can register on-line and gain rewards, like bonus pointsor money, for shopping at participatinglocations.Several parts of town reported that

Small Business Saturday was largely abust. Melville Chamber of CommercePresident Mike DeLuise and Cold SpringHarbor BID President Tom Hogan bothsaid their members saw minimal, if any,increases in sales.“The biggest shopping day of the year

is Friday, after Thanksgiving. This wasthe day after that. It seems illogical to ex-pect a surge in sales from the precedingday,” Hogan said.Debi Triola, owner of Fashions in

Flowers and second vice president of theNorthport Chamber of Commerce, alsosaid Saturday was not particularly betterfor businesses along Route 25A in North-port.But even though they failed to reap the

benefits, all three praised Small BusinessSaturday for the message it spreads.“I think the whole advertising cam-

paign makes a difference. That helps,”Triola said.DeLuise said every dollar spent in local

stores is multiplied six times; the mer-chant takes profits and pays employeeswho in turn spend that money locally.“Every dollar you spend locally only

helps us to grow stronger as a communi-ty,” he said, adding that buying locally

helps create strong community founda-tions in the wake of Superstorm Sandy.It isn’t just American Express-accept-

ing merchants or card members whobenefit from Small Business Saturday.Melissa Wawrzonek, owner of North-port-based Clipper Ship Tea Company,does not take that credit card, but shesaw a substantial increase in business.“It was more than we expected. A lot of

people were excited about supportingtheir local communities, which was niceto hear,” Wawrzonek said.Many customers, she said, were un-

aware of American Express’ involvement,only alert of the fact they were supposedto shop locally on that day.Clipper Ship opened for an additional

three hours on Saturday, which helpedthem turn a very profitable Small Busi-ness Saturday. While last year’s rivaledtheir 2011 Black Friday, Wawrzonek saidthis year’s Small Business Saturday ex-

ceeded their Black Friday.But it wasn’t just the tea company who

did well over the weekend. Wawrzoneksaid pedestrians meandered aboutdowntown Northport all day. MainStreet Café established its own event.Gathering people in the bar at 3 p.m.,they visited several different stores.And once the shopping ended, Wawr-

zonek said many customers ditched theirmerchandise in cars, grabbed a bite to eatin the nearby restaurants and then at-tended the Leg Lamp lighting.“It’s the most shopping activity I’ve

seen on Main Street for quite a while,probably since the last holiday season,”she said.In Huntington village, Huntington

Township Chamber of Commerce Chair-Elect Larry Kushnick said he was wor-ried customers wouldn’t spendmoney af-ter Sandy and the ensuing cleanupsucked up so much money. But on Mon-day afternoon, Kushnick said there wasno shortage of people in town, likely sup-plemented by the annual holiday paradethat evening.“It was a good idea to tie it into the pa-

rade. The parade was moved an hour lat-er so more people had time to shop,” hesaid.However, Book Revue owner Robert

Klein challenged that comment, sayingthe parade hindered their Small BusinessSaturday. The independent book storehosted Tony Bennett over the weekend,and Klein said he sold more books laterthat night and on Sunday than while thesinger was present.“They [the parades] don’t help the

merchants. Maybe it’s good for the townoverall, I don’t know,” he added.Marsh’s owner Chris Mitchell was re-

luctant to criticize the parade, confirm-ing he was closed by the time Saturday’sparade began and praising any effort tobring inmore customers. However, he al-so failed to see specific benefits fromSmall Business Saturday.The entire weekend was very good for

Marsh’s he explained, although Fridayand Monday both yielded better num-bers.“I didn’t hear our clients talking about

it,” Mitchell said.

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DIX HILLS

PD: AbandonedBoat Near LIE For 3WeeksThe question remains: Who knew

about the abandoned boat off the LongIsland Expressway before a car crashedinto it?The boat was sitting on a trailer and off

to the side of the South Service Road,when a silver Mazda sedan hit it late onNov. 20. The force of the collisionknocked the boat off the trailer andcaused the car to flip, landing upright.The Dix Hills Fire Department dis-patched an ambulance and heavy rescuetruck, taking the male driver to GoodSamaritan Hospital with minor injuries.But multiple emergency response

sources confirmed the boat had beenmarked as abandoned and to be pickedup.What has yet to be determined, is justwho marked it.A Suffolk County Police spokesman

said they were aware of a boat near theSouth Service Road for approximatelythree weeks. It was far enough off theroad, he said, that it should not have beena hazard to motorists.The police spokesman suggested it was

tagged by the Town of Huntington forpickup, which town spokesman A.J.Carter refuted. Carter said they were notaware of the boat until the accident oc-curred. He added that it was scheduled tobe taken away on Tuesday.Meanwhile, Suffolk County Sheriff

deputies were patrolling the road untilpolice resumed patrols on Nov. 21. Aspokeswoman for Chief Mike Sharkeysaid they had no records of the boat, letalone the accident.

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MELVILLE/HUNTINGTON STATION

WinterMarketMoves To AbramsThe popular winter market at Sweet

Hollow Hall in Melville has a newhome in the heart of Huntington Sta-tion.Starting Dec. 2, G&G Winter Mar-

kets will open their third season by set-ting up shop in the gymnasium at JackAbrams School, located at 50 Tower St.in Huntington Station. Featuring localand organic produce from four LongIsland farms, using season extensionand hydroponic growing techniques,artisanal breads, cheese, dairy, freshpasta andmore, G&G’s mission is to al-low consumers to “meet the face be-hind the food” and support local grow-ers.Themarket is scheduled to run every

Sunday from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. through

April 28.“It is going to be a wonderful season

full of new beginnings,” Lona Graepel,themarket organizer, said. “Withmanyof the vendors sourcing ingredientsfrom the New York region this is goodnews for local producers as well as thecommunity.”Their Northport farmer’s market,

scheduled for 11 a.m.-3 p.m. each Sat-urday from Jan. 5-March 30, will con-tinue in its third year at St. Paul’s Unit-ed Methodist Church.Graepel said Jack Abrams is a per-

fect location. Located off the 110 corri-dor, just minutes from Huntington vil-lage, it’s a large, bright and well-main-tained space that gives the marketroom to grow. G&G started the firstWinter Farmer’s Market on Long Is-land in 2009-2010, and had been host-ing a winter market at Sweet Hollow

Hall in West Hills County Park for thelast two years.“[Jack Abrams is] a space that will

allow the market to grow significantlyand easily accommodate craft tablesfor children, live music by local musi-cians, and a place for the whole com-munity to reconnect in a family-friend-ly atmosphere, while at the same timesupporting local farmers and buddinglocal entrepreneurs,” Graepel said.Cooking demonstrations, talks by lo-

cal authors, and other presentationswill be a feature of thismarket. A cook-ing demonstration by Derrick Princefrom FOX’s second season of “MasterChef” is already lined up, with a date tobe announced in the future.For more details on vendors, visit

G&G Winter Farmer’s Market’s web-site at: www.winterfarmersmarket-longisland.com


TOWN OF HUNTINGTON

Mediocre Returns For Local Shopping PushSmall Business Saturday drives growth in some neighborhoods, quiet in othersBy Mike [email protected]

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QUOTE OF THE WEEKMARKRAMPMEYER

“Sandy really got a bunch of usdown for a while. I think gettingout of the house and having anopportunity to go somewhere andescape for just a couple of hours isjust what we need.”

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Someone Trying To Get In?

A Huntington resident called Suffolk County policeon Nov. 23 to report damage to their home. The frontdoor had been damaged sometime the day before.

Tooled Up Over Theft

A Melville resident called Suffolk County police onNov. 23 to report a major theft. The complainant saidsomeone had taken assorted tools from their home.

Robbers Attack, Steal Chains

A Huntington Station man was arrested on Nov. 22in connection with a robbery. Suffolk police said the vic-tim was sitting in his car when two people approachedhim. They punched him and stole two chains fromaround his neck. The 26-year-old was charged with sec-ond-degree robbery.

Keep It Out Of Sight

Suffolk police responded to the Walt Whitman Shopsabout a theft at a nearby restaurant. The complainantsaid someone broke the side window of their 2003Volkswagen and stole a pocketbook.

Throw It In The Trunk

Suffolk police were dispatched to an elementaryschool in Dix Hills about a theft on Nov. 20. The com-plainant said someone broke the rear driver’s side win-dow on their 2003 Tahoe and made off with a pocket-book.

PD: Salesman Takes Five-Finger Discount

An Amityville man was arrested in connection with atheft at a South Huntington store on Nov. 19. The 19-year-old allegedly was an employee of the store andstealing merchandise. He was charged with grand lar-ceny.

Not Going Anywhere Soon

A Huntington Station resident called Suffolk Countypolice on Nov. 19 to report criminal mischief. The re-sponding officer found tires slashed on a BuickLeSabre.

Vodka Thief Caught By Camera

Northport Village police responded to Fort SalongaRoad on Nov. 19 about a possible theft. The com-plainant said they had video footage of an unknownman stealing a bottle of Grey Goose vodka. The subjectwas described as white, in his 50s and standing at 5 foot10 inches. The complainant said he was a regular andmay live in the area. The case was forwarded to a de-tective, as well as to neighboring police departments.Police said a name has emerged in their investigation,but have not revealed the identity.

Hopefully It Wasn’t Into Traffic

Suffolk police were dispatched to Melville on Nov. 18after getting a report of assault. The complainant saidtheir 16-year-old son was standing on a sidewalk whenhe was shoved from behind.

Yuletide tunes… equal brain-dead driving? Bearwith me here. It seems like just about a week and ahalf ago, people started driving a whole heck of a lotworse – you know, that Christ-mastime, I’ve-gotta-be-there-10-minutes-ago, frantic mo-toring. And I think I knowwhy. The traffic picked up about a week ago, and Ifigured at first it was just everybody coming out af-ter being stir-crazy from Sandy and able to get gasagain. But I think it’s something different. Now, thisis purely anecdotal – but the quality of driver safetygreatly deteriorated almost precisely at the sametime the Christmas songs started playing on the ra-dio. It’s almost as if there’s a teeny-tiny “panic” but-ton in some people’s heads that gets hit with a mal-let as soon as they hear Karen Carpenter sing “Mer-ry Christmas, Darling” the first time. That, or it’sthe more logical solution that people are frazzledover Thanksgiving dinner and gathering all the fix-ings for that. I don’t know. I like my version better,personally.

Not to sound dated… and I always hate to starta column with, “back in MY day…” but gosh darn it,I am. Back in MY day, if Elkin’s opened on Thanks-giving Thursday, they would have been ridden outof town on a stick! Now, I know much has im-proved since those days gone by, but one thing Isimply cannot bear is the thought of door-busterson Thanksgiving Day. When do those people run-ning the stores get to… I don’t know… have Thanks-giving dinner with their families? Now, I’m fullyaware that consumers and their desire to do a bit ofshopping on Thursday drove that change. But Ihave a new idea for next year – eat on Thursday,sleep off the food coma for most of Friday and startshopping on Small Business Saturday. Deal?

Speaking of small businesses… I implore youto try and remember to buy local this season. Now Iknow, I know – it’s not the easiest, most convenientthing to do, nor is it the cheapest, but don’t you lovethe idea of money staying in your community andgoing to your neighbors instead of some big-box

whoever miles and miles away? Some merchantsaround town really make the effort to keep theirprices competitive, so please, if it’s at all feasible

and cost-effective to skip theInternet and visit your localmerchants. One thing’s forsure, your gift will be themost unique of them all!

One last humbug… I’ve been wrestling with thepresence of Christmas in the Thanksgiving Day pa-rade and everything following it. I guess the unspo-ken rule is that if it’s after the parade, anything re-lated to the winter holiday season is approved. ButThursday was only Nov. 22. That left eight moredays of November, plus another eight untilHanukkah and another 25 until Christmas. Thiscomes on top of stores stocking Christmas treessince late October. At least I wasn’t one of the manybusting their butts to get the parade in gear. I can’timagine how desensitized I’d become to the holi-days if I was working on floats for weeks, probablymonths, before.

Surprise! The holiday season is upon us and yetI’m still looking at the October page of my calendar.Not only did Sandy eviscerate homes and powerlines for many, but the ensuing cleanup and recoverysucked up Halloween and most of November. Iwouldn’t be shocked if LIPA was still a hot topic byNew Year’s. But the Town of Huntington was fortu-nate to avoid the worst that Sandy brought, some-thing I’m sure many reflected on at Thanksgivingdinner. Now before you blink and the 2012 holidayseason is just a fond memory, stop and take a mo-ment to help your neighbor, even if they’re on thesouth shore, in New York City or on the Jersey shore.

(Aunt Rosie wants to hear from you! If you havecomments, ideas, or tips about what’s happening inyour neck of the woods, write to me today and let meknow the latest. To contact me, drop a line to AuntRosie, c/o The Long-Islander, 149 Main Street, Hunt-ington NY 11743. Or try the e-mail [email protected])

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BPA Ban For ReceiptsClears Early HurdleA proposal to ban the use of paper con-

taining BPA in printing cash register re-ceipts is headed to the county legislature’shealth committee Thursday.After a Nov. 20 hearing at the Suffolk

County Legislature, the Safer Sales SlipAct, sponsored by Legislator Steve Stern(D-Dix Hills) was closed and assigned tothe Nov. 29 meeting of the health com-mittee, scheduled for 2:30 p.m. at theWilliamH. Rogers Legislative Building inHauppauge.The county should ban the use of BPA-

laden thermal paper, Stern has argued,because the coating can easily transferonto anything it touches, including hu-man skin, exposing consumers who com-monly handle the receipts as well as em-ployees, many in food services or retail,who commonly distribute them duringtheir workday.KarenMiller, founding president of the

Huntington Breast Cancer Action Coali-tion, read comments from Philip Landri-gan, dean for Global Health of the MountSinai School of Medicine, in support ofStern’s law as a vital step to protect chil-dren’s health.“There is an urgent need to invest in

primary prevention strategies today toensure the health of future generations tocome,” she read. “This legislation has thepotential to reduce exposure, and thusprotect women and children, born andunborn, by eliminating a widespreadsource of BPA exposure.”“When we know of great danger to our

family, we must address the issue head-on,” Miller said.

Since the 1960s, BPA has been used tomake polycarbonate plastics and epoxyresins. These hard, clear plastics are oftenused in containers that store food andbeverages, such as some water bottles andfood cans. The resins are also used to pro-tect foods from microbial and other con-tamination by coating the inside of metalproducts, such as food cans.Tests in animals indicate the potential

for adverse affects following the inges-tion of BPA, including: neurobehavioraldisorders, including hyperactivity andlearning disorders, disorders of theprostate and uterus, links to heart dis-ease, abnormal liver function and dia-betes and increased susceptibility tobreast and prostate cancer.The law has gained support from cancer

advocates across Long Island, includingLaura Weinberg, president of the GreatNeck Breast Cancer Coalition. She saidStern’s proposal would keep the county atthe vanguard of public health legislation.“Your legislature was a national cham-

pion of protecting public health in 2009by banning BPA in children’s products,while setting a precedent for the entirecountry,” she said. “We hope you’ll set aprecedent once again by banning it as aningredient in the widespread usage ofthermal cash receipts.”In their place, she suggested electronic

receipts, like those in use by Macy’s,Lowe’s and other major retailers; andreaching out to green chemists to developenvironmentally friendly alternatives.Elsa Ford, president of the Brentwood

Bay Shore Breast Cancer Coalition, saidthe law would help protect public health.“It’s simple – take the toxins out of our

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THE AFTERMATH OF SSAANNDDYYA One-Stop Shop For Sandy RecoveryEvent brings town officials, builders and banks under one roof to assist homeowners

Builders, bankers, town officials andsmall business advocates will all be underthe same roof next Thursday to helpHuntington residents as they recoverfrom the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy.Hurricane Sandy Recovery Night,

scheduled for 6-9 p.m. Nov. 29, will beguided by three Rs: helping homeownersrepair, restore and rebuild, CouncilmanMark Cuthbertson said.“We want to make this process as sim-

ple as possible,” he said. “People have fin-ished, or are in their process of talking totheir insurance company about how theymake a claim, how they go about doingthis restoration, which is why we put thisevent together this night where peoplecan come together and ask questions.”The town’s Building Department will

be on hand at Hurricane Sandy RecoveryNight to answer questions and to processpermit applications and issue them asearly as that night. Petrone announcedafter Hurricane Sandy that the buildingpermit process for Sandy-related permitswould be streamlined, and all permit feesfor storm-related repairs would bewaived.Supervisor Frank Petrone said the

event will provide hands-on, fast-actingand comprehensive assistance for town

residents, and credited Cuthbertson withcoming up with the concept.“People are going to come in and get

assisted right here. It’s not assistance tocome. It’s assistance that night, and that’sgoing to be unique, I think,” he said.“This program is a great opportunity to

have a one-stop shop for everyone… tohave one location where all of thosethings can be dealt with at the sametime,” Councilwoman Susan Berlandsaid. The town is also partnering with the

Long Island Builders Institute (LIBI)and the National Association of the Re-modeling Industry (NARI). LIBI andNARI will offer advice about choosingcontractors, assessing competing bidsfrom contractors and to answer specificquestions. Gold Coast Bank will on handto offer advice about financing possibili-ties both for homeowners and business-es. The town will also work with the

Huntington, Melville and East North-port chambers of commerce to promote

recovery efforts for businesses; they willalso work with the Suffolk County Indus-trial Development Agency, which has es-tablished a program to grant sales tax re-lief to small businesses.Councilman Mark Mayoka said the

event would build on a previous seminarhosted last week by the town’s SmallBusiness Resource and Recovery Centeraimed at small business owners. Heurged affected town residents to watchthe seminar – and to get a FEMA appli-cation in now to be in the running fordisaster relief aid.“You must register with FEMA before

Dec. 31 in order to be eligible,” Mayokasaid. “Before you do anything, registerwith FEMA. It’s imperative.”Petrone said he and Councilwoman

Susan Berland would be collaborating onefforts to replenish the shelves of areafood pantries, many of which weretapped out after supplying food for townwarming stations in the weeks followingSandy. “A lot of people went without. A lot of

people are in need, and we need to worktogether as a town to build these foodbanks back up,” Berland said. She en-couraged residents attending this Fri-day’s annual downtown holiday paradeto bring non-perishable foods with them,which they can donate along the paraderoute.

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CENTERPORT

Vanderbilt Revitalization Plan FloatedPublic-private partnership model calls for grander vision for museum, new facilities

The Vanderbilt Museum’s board is re-visiting a revitalization plan that, if im-plemented, would add a restaurant, anamphitheater, an expanded Education-al and Arts Center and more to the his-toric property.In his Sept. 19 president’s report,

Vanderbilt Board President Ron Beat-tie said it was vital for the museum toadopt a sustainability plan.Beattie’s proposal contains similar

threads to one he presented in early2011, and another plan offered in De-cember 2010 by Robert Pilnick, exceptit does not include $25 million in fund-ing from Suffolk County.Facing the expiration of the Hotel-

Motel Tax in December 2014 – whichbrings in hundreds of thousands in rev-enue every year – and a cash-strappedcounty, the Vanderbilt must think bigand create bold public-private partner-ships to thrive, Beattie said.“We know we’re not going to get that

$25 million anymore,” Beattie said.“What we need to do is, we need tothink bigger, and we need to createeven more venues in order to just get tothat same level.”The proposed venues include: a year-

round, high-end catering facility, builtinto a hillside under the lawn area be-hind the mansion; an amphitheater,with a covered stage, to be built in a

natural gully; and a conference centerand resort, built into the side of the hillbelow the planetarium, with rooms ter-raced on the side of the hill heading to-ward the waterfront.The concept is designed to promote

synergy, Beattie explained, so that eachnew venue will cohesively build an au-dience for the other and pay their fairshare of infrastructure improvements

and ongoing maintenance, allowing theVanderbilt to become completely finan-cially sustainable.Under the plan, the Vanderbilt Muse-

um and Planetarium’s educational mis-sion would expand to become an Edu-cational and Arts Center. That wouldinclude a new welcome center in a gal-leria to be built on the southeast wall ofthe planetarium and an educational

center built into the side of a hill adja-cent to the proposed galleria. New fea-tures would include a gift shop, WillieK’s Cosmic Café, classroom and exhibitspace, a NASA Space Lab Camp and anobservatory, administrative offices anda climate-controlled curatorial lab. Thebuilding would be LEED-certified.The sustainability plan also recom-

mends restoring the Seaplane Hangaras a destination restaurant. Generator,tool and work buildings on the south-west of the planetarium are being eyedto create the Suffolk County Automo-tive Museum, which was previously lo-cated in Southampton.A final touch, according to the plan,

is a waterfront esplanade, which willprovide waterfront access to the Van-derbilt, by ferry, water taxi service andtransient boat slips, when docks andseaplane ramps created by William K.Vanderbilt are recreated. The propertywould gain nature trails and hikingpaths on the southeast promontory; along-term goal is to make the propertyan arboretum.To address potential traffic concerns,

shuttle service from off-site parkinglots is being considered, as is requiringgroup tours to arrive by bus.Constructing a cell tower on the

property, which was met with stiff pub-lic opposition when first presented insummer 2011, would still be under con-sideration.

The board of the Vanderbilt Museum is considering a sustainability plan to expand the serv-ices the museum provides.



We Supplied Goodies,They Supplied Power

DEAR EDITOR:Thank you CC Power from

Kallaska, Michigan.We live on a court in Green-

lawn so we certainly understandthat we weren’t a priority inopening the roads or restoringpower in the aftermath ofSandy. We do, however, have 5-through 90-year-olds who weretrying to survive without heat,electricity and phones.After eight days with no sign

of LIPA or the Town of Hunt-ington, we had already clearedthe road ourselves, and a truckfrom CC Power of Michigan ap-peared. They explained thatthey had just received the work-order for our court that morn-ing. We told them of the 90-year-olds and he said, “You justbecame a priority.”They worked that day and

through the nor’easter, the nextday we all were up and running.We supplied the hot chocolate,coffee and goodies; they sup-plied the power. They took thetime to explain what was need-ed and what we had to do whenpower was restored. Not only

were they helpful and courteous,they were very reassuming inwhat had become a stressful sit-uation.Thank you CC Power; we are

most grateful.

GAIL GRONBACK ANDTHE NEIGHBORSOF AROSA COURT

Greenlawn

A Safe Haven

DEAR EDITOR:The trustees of the Northport-

East Northport Public Librarywish to express their gratitudeto the staff for providing aplace of warmth and comfortfor many in the communitywhen the East Northportbuilding was re-opened onNov. 1 after Hurricane Sandy’sdevastation.Under the leadership of Di-

rector James Olney and Assis-tant Director Nancy Morcerf,more than 4,300 people cameto the building for lighting,warmth, charging stations, ca-maraderie, and a warm cup ofcoffee or cocoa.Staff from the Northport

building (which remained

closed awaiting power restora-tion for nearly two weeks)joined the East Northport staffto serve capacity numbers ofpatrons. One patron referredto the library as a sanctuary.The staff ran the fireplace dai-ly, ran out of most of our warmfood supplies at the café, andused every chair, power strip,outlet and table available toprovide some level of comfort.However, they were nevershort of smiles, kind words,and listening ears as patronsreached out eager to share sto-ries and seek informationabout returning to somewhatnormal lives.Library staff showed a selec-

tion of family-friendly movies,old friends reunited and newfriendships were formed, andthe hopeful sign of power re-stored to homes was evident aschairs became empty and thecongestion in the parking loteased. The most importantconnection made at our libraryduring those post-storm dayswas the human connection.The trustees and the staff al-

so want to thank the commu-nity for seeing the library as asafe haven and showing usyour resilience and neighborly

consideration, and allowing usto serve you.

NORTHPORT-EASTNORTHPORT PUBLICLIBRARY TRUSTEES

The Heart Of Huntington

DEAR EDITOR:The past fewweeks have pre-

sented extraordinary challenges inour community due to Super-storm Sandy. I have beenwarmedby the spirit of kindness and gen-erosity that I have observed.During this week of giving

thanks, I would like to acknowl-edge and thank some of the busi-nesses and organizations in ourcommunity who gave generouslyduring and after the storm.Food for the out-of-town line-

menwas provided by Junior’s ofHalesite, SouthdownKitchen,Prime, Caruso’s of Halesite,Healy’s Inn, Buffalo Grille, theRitz Café, Copenhagen Bakery,Maroni’s of Northport, Jellyfish ofCenterport, A Rise Above, Rein-wald’s Bakery, BagelWorks, V&FCountryMarket, and RestaurantJoanina. Lodging was provided bythe Centerport, Cold SpringHar-bor, East Northport, Eatons Neck,Greenlawn,Halesite, HuntingtonandHuntingtonManor Fire De-partments, as well as the ChaletMotor Inn and theNorthportAmerican Legion.TheHuntington Bulldogs Foot-

ball League suspended the rest oftheir season to donate the remain-der of their funds to the Sandy re-lief effort. The Paramount collect-ed food for Long Island Cares,hosted a blood drive for the Long

Island Blood Center, hosted abenefit concert with proceeds go-ing to the Long Island Red Cross,gave free ice, and set up a warm-ing and charging station with freebeverages to assist individuals andfamilies for the duration of the cri-sis.The Cold SpringHarbor/Hunt-

ington Soccer Club, consisting ofabout 1,100members, hosted acharity golf tournament and col-lected and donated 100 large bagsfilled with food, cleaning supplies,andwarmweather clothing to theFamily Service League and theManor Field Family Center. TheYoung Leaders rented aU-Haultruck and parked it at HuntingtonHigh School for two days until itwas packed full with food, clothes,toys and furniture. They deliveredsome of the food to local sheltersand the balance of the food andother itemswere also donated tothe Family Service League to begiven to local families in need.I recognize thatmany other or-

ganizations, businesses, fire de-partments and individualsworked, and continue to work,tirelessly to help those affected bySuperstorm Sandy. Please joinmein thanking those that I havemissed here.I am so proud to be your legis-

lator and part of this extraordi-nary community.My family and Iwish you and yours a wonderfulThanksgiving. Please continue tokeep all of the people affected bySuperstorm Sandy in yourthoughts and prayers.

WILLIAM R. SPENCERSuffolk County Legislator

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Opinion‘Not the types set up by the printer return their impression, the meaning, the main concern.’

When did it become OK to take timefrom the workday to shop on one’s employ-er’s time?That apparently is what online retailers

were not only encouraging but banking onwith their “Cyber Monday” sales and deals.The third in a trifecta of hyped up pro-

motions to kick off the holiday season, Cy-ber Monday follows the box-store feedingfrenzy, Black Friday, and the more recentlyinstituted Small Business Saturday, whenholiday shoppers are encouraged tohead downtown and shop locally.On Cyber Monday, the deals are onthe internet and except for a few dollarssaved by individual consumers, there’s lit-tle or no benefit to the local economy.The lost productivity of employees who

spend time surfing the internet on compa-ny time is the least of it. Unless you countUPS employees, internet sales do nothingto create local jobs. They don’t generate taxrevenues, and they create no demand for

real estate, so property values may fail toreach their full potential.When you spend locally, the opposite is

true. Downtown retailers, even chainstores, employ local people and generatetax revenues. Sales tax, payroll taxes andproperty taxes generate money for localgovernment; online sales generate rev-enues in other states, sometimes othercountries.We have long been advocates for shop-

ping locally, not only duringthe holiday season but all yearlong. A few dollars saved on a

purchase simply doesn’t outweigh the ben-efits to your own community when you doyour spending close to home. And dollarsspent here tend to be re-spent here, gener-ating further benefits.This year especially, with the region still

reeling from the effects of HurricaneSandy, shoppers should keep in mind thebenefits of shopping locally.

Spend At Home For The Holidays

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PERFORMING ARTS

AWinter Festival Of Performances In Dix HillsPerforming Arts Center presents exciting lineup, from children’s show to guitar extravaganzaNovember and December bring a jam-packed schedule of music and theatricalentertainment to the Dix Hills Perform-ing Arts Center, from comedy and musicto a children’s show and guitar festival.The Winter Festival of Performancesincludes comedian David Brenner, pro-ductions of “The Jungle Book,” holidayconcerts, “TheMostly Barbershop” a cap-pella show, and the always popular Gui-tar Extravaganza, this season titled “HowHigh the Moon,” featuring a tribute toguitarist and inventor Les Paul.December will feature children’s the-ater performances of “The Jungle Book,”based on Rudyard Kipling’s famous fablethat is said to have inspired the foundingof the Cub Scouts. Performances will beon Dec. 1, at 11 a.m. and 2 p.m., and Dec.2 at 3 p.m. Tickets are $10.OnDec. 4 at 7:30 p.m., the center pres-ents an “Evening of Jazz” with the FiveTowns College Orchestra and Five TownsCollege Swing Band under the directionof Demetrius Spaneus at 7:30 p.m. Tick-ets are $10.On Dec. 5 at 7:30 p.m., a winter con-cert will feature the Five Towns CollegeConcert Pops conducted by Dean Kara-halis and the Five Towns College Chorusdirected by Jeffrey Lipton. Tickets are$10.On Dec. 6 at 7:30 p.m., “The MostlyBarbershop” a cappella show will featurethe Five Towns College Men’s and

Women’s A Cappella Chorus, the FiveTowns College Barbershop Quartets, TheLong Island Sound, and other top re-gional groups, singing popular music ex-ploring the diversity of cultures and mu-sical genres. Tickets are $10.On Dec. 7 at 7:30 p.m., David Brennertakes the stage with “What’s So Funny?”featuring a host of up-and-coming youngcomedians. He is producing the show,merging some of the best young talentwith his own experience. Brenner’s careerbegan with his debut National TV ap-pearance on “The Tonight Show,” wherehe went on tomake themost appearancesof any guest on the show – 158 in total. Hecontinued to be the most frequent talk

show guest of any entertainer, as con-firmed in “The Book of List 2.” Today,Brenner’s act is primarily based on “very”current events and news, and he is recog-nized as a political pundit, appearing onTVNews shows. Tickets are $30 and $25.OnDec. 9 at 2 p.m., the center presentsthe latest installment in its Great Ameri-can Songbook series. Directed by ArnieGruber, “The Great American Songbook”tells the story of the first 50 years ofAmerican popular music. The night willinclude romantic songs with the FiveTowns College Rising Stars who touchand inspire audiences time and again.Tickets are $10.A free show on Dec. 10 at 5 p.m. will fea-

ture theFiveTownsCollege JazzEnsembleswith students performing jazz from manytime periods and styles from the first 100years of jazz, performing repertoire fromthe blues, American Songbook standards,pieces from the early formative years ofjazz/dixieland and BeBop, mainstreamjazz, fusion, and contemporary jazz.On Dec. 12 at 7:30 p.m., the center willpresent a holiday concert with the FiveTowns College Chamber Orchestra con-ducted byMathew Pierce, the Five TownsCollege Choir directed by Jeffery Lipton,and the Five Towns College Vocal JazzEnsemble under the direction of StephenGleason. Tickets are $10.On Dec. 13 at 7:30 p.m., the Guitar Ex-travaganza returns with a “HowHigh theMoon” tribute to the late Les Paul,named after his historic single recordingwith his wife, Mary Ford, and his top twoinventions – the solid body electric guitarandmultitrack recording. Under the mu-sical direction of Professor Peter Rogine,the event will feature soloists, smallgroups, vocalists and the large FiveTowns College guitar ensembles. On dis-play at the Meet-the-Artists Receptionwill be vintage Gibson Les Paul guitarsand guitar memorabilia from the 1950sand 1960s. Tickets are $10.The Dix Hills Performing Arts Center islocated at Five Towns College, 305 NorthService Road, Dix Hills. Call 631-656-2148or visit online at www.DHPAC.org.

In addition to performances, on display at the reception for the Guitar Extravaganza will bevintage Gibson Les Paul guitars and guitar memorabilia from the 1950s and 1960s.

THEATER

It’s ANewKindOf Christmas CarolThe ghosts of the past, present and fu-ture show Ebenezer Scrooge the beautyof a happy life and the audience the funof experiencing new adaptation in theJohn W. Engeman Theater’s “A Christ-mas Carol.”The classic story by Charles Dickens isas much of a tradition during the holidayseason as a lighted tree and wrappedpresents. However, Engeman’s 2012 pro-duction, which opened Nov. 20, has itsown twist.Director Mark Rampmeyer said he de-cided to do this new twist after seeing aproduction of “A Christmas Carol” at Al-ley Theater in Houston, Texas.“I was swept away with how differentand unique it was,” he said. “I have beenrunning ideas through my head since themoment we announced it for this season.”Rampmeyer, who started dancing infifth grade and joined the drama club ayear later, is not new to “A Christmas Car-ol,” and hasn't been for quite some time.But he felt like he was when he saw it inHouston.“I was quickly proven wrong when, inthe first few minutes of the show, I was

surrounded with various specters and en-thralled with all the visual effects,” hesaid. “It really felt like I was watching thepiece for the very first time.”He is working towardmaking that hap-pen for his viewers in Northport this year.“Long Islanders have been through alot lately,” Rampmeyer said. “Sandy reallygot a bunch of us down for a while. I thinkgetting out of the house and having an op-portunity to go somewhere and escape forjust a couple of hours is just what weneed.”Rampmeyer directed “42nd Street”last year. He also directs for the chil-dren's theater.The size of the theater makes for atruly intimate viewing of the play, leav-ing the audience feeling as if they areright there in the room with Scroogewhen he is visited by the three ghosts.The costumes and set for the show arebeautiful, sticking to the time period ofthe original story.“The show is touching and exhilarat-ing,” Rampmeyer said. “It is a perfectnight out for a family and loved ones. Youcan come in and warm your toes with hotchocolate or a cocktail from the bar andwarm your soul with a really funnyretelling of a familiar holiday tale.”

Tickets are $65 and can be purchasedby calling 631-261-2900, by visitingwww.engemantheater.com, or at the En-

geman Theater Box Office at 250 MainSt., Northport.

Nicole Brems contributed to this article.

Wilbur Edwin Henry as Ebenezer Scrooge talks to child actor Ryan Goldfarb in EngemanTheater’s “A Christmas Carol.”

By Alessandra [email protected]


WHEATLEY HEIGHTS

Portrait Of UsdanFounder DonatedAn oil portrait of the late Suzanne

Lemberg Usdan, a founding trustee ofthe Usdan Center for the Creative andPerforming Arts, has been donated tothe center. Painted by internationallyknown artist Norman Blackwell, itcommemorates the 10th anniversary ofher death.The portrait was donated by Jerrold

Ross, a former trustee of the center andits longtime president. Ross is dean ofthe Department of Education at St.John’s University in Queens, and aca-demic vice president of the university’sStaten Island campus.“We are thrilled to have this beautiful

portrait honoring our beloved foundingtrustee. Its donation reminds us of Dr.Ross’s continuous dedication and com-mitment to the children of the NewYork metropolitan area, and we aregrateful to him for this most imagina-tive and generous gift,” said Usdan Ex-ecutive Director Dale Lewis. “Mrs. Us-dan and Dr. Ross, together with theircolleague Andrew McKinley, createdthis vibrant arts education centerunique in the United States, where, for45 years, more than 60,000 young peo-ple have experienced life changingsummers of immersion in the visualand performing arts.”Suzanne Usdan was the daughter of

the philanthropist Samuel Lemberg,who named the center for her. As presi-

dent of the Lemberg Foundation, shededicated her life to providing opportu-nities for students and young profes-sionals to express themselves throughthe arts. A graduate of Bennington Col-lege, she served on the boards of theLincoln Center Institute, the WhitneyMuseum, and the Usdan Center. The artmuseum at Bennington College bearsher name, as do the student centers atBrandeis and Wesleyan Universities.Artist Norman Blackwell is the re-

cipient of many honors for his work,which has been shown in art galleriesthroughout the world. His paintingsare in the collections of celebritiesand royal families in several coun-tries. Blackwell received his art edu-cation at Savannah High School, TheUniversity of Georgia, UCLA and TheUniversity of Cincinnati, and he wasthe first gallery director at the Savan-nah College of Art and Design, theUniversity For Creative Careers(SCAD), which also has branches inAtlanta and Hong Kong.Jerrold Ross is a nationally recog-

nized leader in higher education policyand practice. He was Usdan's foundingeducational coordinator, and subse-quently the board's longest-servingpresident (1968-2004). During thecenter's formative years, he worked



Dr. Jerrold Ross and Usdan Center Executive Director Dale Lewis in front of new portrait ofSuzanne Usdan, painted by Normal Blackwell.

Portrait donatedclosely with McKinley to create Usdan'seducational plan, and in recent yearshas collaborated with Lewis to expandthe center's curriculum. He the formerpresident of the New York College ofMusic, director of New York's TownHall, and chairman of the Departmentof Music and Music Education andhead of the Division of Arts and ArtsEducation at New York University.Presently he chairs the Arts Education

Advisory Committee of the Departmentof Education of the New York CitySchools. He continues to serve UsdanCenter as a member of the board oftrustees.Usdan Center for the Creative andPerforming Arts, whose alumni includeactors Natalie Portman and OliviaThirlby and singers Jane Monheit andMariah Carey, has introduced the artsto more than 60,000 tri-state area chil-dren since its founding in 1968.

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Shleby Poole and her husband, chefHarry Poole, will celebrate seven years atJackson’s in February, sticking to amantra of straightforward Americancooking all the while.“We don’t try to fancy it up – it’s good

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squash seafood soup – pairs tendermorsels of the sea’s best with a warm,homey base. And prepared with top-quality beef, the Roadside Sliders ($9),topped with sweet sautéed onions andcheese, offer an enticing glimpse intoJackson’s deep burger selection.Entrees are impressive. Bourbon

Street Jambalaya ($20) is a Jackson’sstaple, boasting savory chicken, shrimp,Andouille sausage, fried banana andCreole rice in a tempting medley thatbrings New Orleans to your plate. Sea-faring souls will enjoy sesame-crustedAhi Tuna ($23), pairing sushi-grade tu-na that’s delightfully pan-seared with a

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OPENING AND CLOSING: Twisted Vine,which opened earlier this year in theformer XO Restaurant on Clinton Av-enue, has closed. Keeping the restau-

rant count even, La Notte (15 NewStreet, Huntington Village 631-683-5595 lanotteristorante.com) hasopened its doors at the space that old-time foodies will remember as Orlan-do’s. The family style Italian eaterydazzled diners during grand openingseatings on Monday. We’ll keep youposted.

FREE KIDS: No, they’re not giving awaykids at Andrea’s 25 of Commack (6300Jericho Turnpike, Commack 631-486-7400 andreas25.com), but kids do eatfree there on Sundays. You can orderone item from the kids menu for eachadult entrée ordered, and they get tomake their own desserts in the kitchen.There is a charge for the dessert.

DINING FOR SANDY RELIEF: Many localrestaurateurs have been doing their partto keep those effected by superstormSandy fueled and fed while they rebuildtheir neighborhood. Next they’ll be rais-ing some cold hard cash for relief effortswith An Evening of Relief, an evening ofwining and dining to benefit Long is-land victims of Sandy. The event is setfor December 10, 5:30-9:30 p.m. at TheCarltun at Eisenhower Park. The bigguns of the industry are on board, so itpromises to be a memorable evening.Tickets are $75 in advance or $90 at thedoor. Purchase online athttp://www.eventbrite.com/org/2963726875

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MUSIC

Taking Back Sunday Performs 10-Year Album TourThe members of Taking Back Sunday,

a Long Island band that formed in 1999,didn’t need a Twitter feed to promotetheir first album back in 2001. Rather,the album “Tell All Your Friends” han-dled the promoting in itself.The band sold out The Paramount the-

atre on Nov. 21, as part of their TAYF10tour marking the decade anniversary ofthat first album.“That’s literally how we’d hear about

good music, mostly by word of mouthfrom friends. Music was part of oureveryday lives, so we’d hoped peoplewould [hear our music] and tell theirfriends about it,” Shaun Cooper, theband’s bassist said.The band stopped in Huntington to

play one of the last sets on their tour,which comprised of 40 shows through-out the country including two benefitshows for the victims of HurricaneSandy; 100 percent of the proceeds fromtheir Nov. 16 show in Manhattan weredonated to victims in Long Beach.Bassist Shaun Cooper, drummer Mark

O’Connell, and guitarist Eddie Reyes allgrew up on the South Shore, which influ-enced their decision to hold benefitshows for hurricane victims in the area.Guitarist/vocalist John Nolan is alsofrom Long Island.“Lot of things have gone on during this

tour. Lots of friends and family have beenreally affected by Sandy… We’re alwayshaving the time of our lives nomatter what

else is going on around us, so we hope thattranslates for the crowd,” Cooper said.The concert was a night to remem-

ber—fans never stopped singing (orscreaming) along with lead singer AdamLazzara, who miraculously climbed upand down the indoor balcony of the the-atre and swung his microphone aroundhis neck, an act Cooper said “he has downto a science.”Cooper said the band’s sound has

transformed a great deal since the bandfirst entered the music scene.What started as a band of 20-some-

things with an “emo” musical sound, nowgravitates more toward a rock genre,which, according to Cooper, correlateswith lead singer Lazzara’s vocal transfor-mation. Cooper said he started out as a19-year-old singing in a “yelpie” key, buthas matured from experience into adeeper, more mature sound.

Not only has the band’s sound ma-tured, but so, too, have the lyrics.“I think lyrically our newmusic is more

diverse, and the songs have more of arock edge. In particular with Adam’svoice, it drastically changed and becameso much stronger – he’s really learnedhow to sing – so I think that made us ap-peal to a lot better songs that are overallbetter crafted,” Cooper said.The band’s development was marked

by their third album, “Louder Now”(2006), and their single “Make DamnSure,” which took the band to a wholeother level. Cooper said the track is a“fantastic rock song” that a lot of peoplecan relate to melodically and lyrically,and marked their appeal into a widerrange of audience.Cooper was one of the founding mem-

bers of the band, however he left the groupalongwithNolan in 2003 to pursue a “soft-er” musical sound and formed the bandStraylight Run. Cooper and Nolan re-joined Taking Back Sunday in 2010 and re-sumed their original roles in the lineup.“After Straylight Run came to an end,

I thought I would move on from musicand find something else, but got a callfrom them [Taking Back Sunday] and Ifigured, ‘I can put off getting a day jobfor another few years or maybe forever,’and I had no idea how it would workout,” Cooper said. “But [this tour is]proof that we’re all in the right head andmature enough to understand each oth-er and where were coming from…it’sbeen nothing but fun every since we gotback together.”

The members of Taking Back Sunday: (from left) bassist Shaun Cooper, drummer MarkO’Connell, guitarist Eddie Reyes, lead vocals Adam Lazzara and guitarist/vocals John Nolan.


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HUNTINGTON OPEN HOUSESTown Address Beds Baths Price Taxes Date Time Broker PhoneCenterport 15 Lone Oak Dr 4 3 $559,000 $11,213 11/29 11am-1pm Signature Premier Properties 631-673-3700Northport 21 Oleander Dr 4 3 $649,000 $12,432 11/30 12:30pm-2pm Douglas Elliman Real Estate 631-549-4400Dix Hills 5 Talman Pl 4 3 $369,000 $10,414 12/1 2pm-4pm Coldwell Banker Residential 631-499-0500Huntington 83 Madison St 3 2 $499,000 $11,709 12/1 12pm-2pm Daniel Gale Agency Inc 631-427-6600Huntington 58 Maple Hill Rd 4 3 $725,000 $15,043 12/1 2pm-4pm Daniel Gale Agency Inc 631-427-6600Fort Salonga 48 Brookfield Rd 4 3 $799,900 $15,345 12/1 1pm-3pm Coach Real Estate Assoc Inc 631-757-4000Melville 50 Honeysuckle Ct 4 4 $925,000 $12,467 12/1 1pm-2:30pm Shawn Elliott Luxury Homes 516-364-4663Fort Salonga 11 Marions Ln 3 4 $995,000 $24,226 12/1 12:30pm-2:30pm Douglas Elliman Real Estate 631-261-6800Fort Salonga 5 Sleepy Hollow Ct 5 3 $1,199,000 $26,337 12/1 12pm-2pm Douglas Elliman Real Estate 631-261-6800Huntington Sta 21 Aldrich St 3 2 $349,000 $9,530 12/2 1pm-3pm Signature Premier Properties 631-673-3700Huntington Sta 21 Pickwick Hill Dr 4 2 $350,000 $8,850 12/2 1pm-3pm Signature Premier Properties 631-673-3700Huntington Sta 265 Crombie St 4 2 $355,000 $8,700 12/2 1pm-3pm Coach Real Estate Assoc Inc 631-757-4000Huntington Sta 124 E 23rd St 3 3 $359,900 $8,741 12/2 12pm-2pm Coldwell Banker Residential 631-673-6800Melville 96 Morley Cir 2 2 $359,999 $3,244 12/2 12pm-2pm Douglas Elliman Real Estate 516-681-2600Melville 96 Morley Cir 2 2 $359,999 $3,244 12/2 12pm-2pm Douglas Elliman Real Estate 516-681-2600Greenlawn 23 Butterfield Dr 4 3 $409,000 $9,863 12/2 11am-1pm Signature Premier Properties 631-673-3700E. Northport 621 Larkfield Rd 3 2 $429,000 $10,309 12/2 1pm-3pm Coach Real Estate Assoc Inc 631-360-1900Northport 23 Westview Rd 4 4 $429,000 $8,298 12/2 1pm-3pm Coach Real Estate Assoc Inc 631-757-4000Melville 5 Sandgate Pl 3 2 $469,000 $6,803 12/2 1pm-3pm Realty Connect USA LLC 877-647-1092E. Northport 4 Elmore Pl 4 3 $495,000 $6,663 12/2 1pm-3pm Coldwell Banker Residential 516-864-8100Melville 18 Stiles Dr 5 3 $499,000 $12,049 12/2 1pm-3pm Coach Real Estate Assoc Inc 631-427-9100Huntington 50 Turtle Cove Ln 4 2 $539,000 $14,702 12/2 2pm-4pm Douglas Elliman Real Estate 631-549-4400Northport 7 Starlit Dr 4 3 $539,000 $11,175 12/2 1pm-3pm Douglas Elliman Real Estate 631-261-6800Dix Hills 6 Blue Spruce Ln 3 3 $579,999 $12,504 12/2 1pm-3pm Douglas Elliman Real Estate 631-499-9191Melville 2495 New York Ave 4 3 $595,000 $4,178 12/2 1pm-3pm Signature Premier Properties 631-673-3700Huntington 128 Cove Rd 5 4 $599,000 $17,009 12/2 2pm-4pm Douglas Elliman Real Estate 631-549-4400Dix Hills 49 Kendrick Ln 6 4 $659,000 $16,682 12/2 2pm-3:30pm Douglas Elliman Real Estate 631-499-9191Huntington 35 Dumbarton Dr 3 3 $679,000 $13,687 12/2 1pm-3pm Coldwell Banker Residential 631-673-6800Cold Spring Hrbr7 Portland Pl 3 4 $749,000 $14,610 12/2 1pm-3pm Coach Real Estate Assoc Inc 631-757-4000Dix Hills 21 Cobblers Ln 5 5 $769,000 $17,895 12/2 12pm-2pm Signature Premier Properties 631-673-3700Greenlawn 117 Darrow Ln 4 4 $769,000 $17,600 12/2 2pm-4pm Coach Real Estate Assoc Inc 631-499-1000Dix Hills 37 Talisman Dr 5 5 $799,000 $18,300 12/2 1pm-3pm Coldwell Banker Residential 631-673-4444Huntington 85 Old Field Rd 4 3 $899,000 $16,214 12/2 1pm-3pm RE/MAX Beyond 631-862-1100Huntington 8 Landing Rd 4 3 $959,000 $19,580 12/2 2pm-4pm Daniel Gale Agency Inc 631-692-6770Centerport 36 Harned Dr 4 3 $1,099,999 $15,376 12/2 1pm-3pm Douglas Elliman Real Estate 631-261-6800Cold Spring Hrbr199 Harbor Rd 4 4 $1,295,000 $21,210 12/2 1pm-3pm Daniel Gale Agency Inc 631-692-6770Greenlawn 34 Clay Pitts Rd 4 1 $369,900 $11,379 12/4 12:30pm-2pm Coach Real Estate Assoc Inc 631-427-9100Melville 339 Altessa Blvd 3 3 $1,175,000 $8,400 12/8 12pm-2pm Coldwell Banker Residential 516-864-8100Huntington Sta 190 W 21st St 4 2 $329,000 $8,820 12/9 1pm-3pm Daniel Gale Agency Inc 631-427-6600Cold Spring Hrbr553 Woodbury Rd 4 3 $699,000 $14,240 12/9 2pm-4pm Daniel Gale Agency Inc 631-692-6770Huntington 119 Southdown Rd 5 4 $895,000 $20,941 12/9 2pm-4pm Daniel Gale Agency Inc 631-692-6770

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One Pedal At A TimeTrainers happy with success of spin center

Passion is a good word to describeBreak Away Indoor Cycling and Fitness.The three owners have a passion for fit-

ness, passion for the Town of Huntingtonand passion for their customers.Partner Alison Murray described

Break Away as the only dedicated indoorcycling center in Huntington.“People who spin, that’s what they do,”

Murray said. “They don’t like other typesof cardio. They like this.”Murray and partners Stuart Shepherd

and James Walker graduated from theHuntington and Cold Spring Harborschool districts. All three work in the fit-ness industry and as private trainers.Murray spent five years working at theHuntington YMCA, teaching spin, stepaerobics and anything else they asked.Huntington, they agreed, lacked a ded-

icated spin studio. Box gyms offer spin-ning as a class, Murray said, but it’s hard-ly the same experience. Box gyms havesmall rooms with customers just lookingfor the next available class and a corpo-rate staff running the show.At Break Away, Murray said they have

“a big, beautiful space” for 25 spin bikes.In addition to Murray, seven instructorsbring lots of energy to lead their hun-dreds of clients through classes. And un-like those gyms, the local business can in-teract with its customers.“We hear what people say. They say,

‘We wish this class was spin core,’ and wesay, ‘OK, we’ll try it,’” the partner said.Eschewing mandatory monthly rates

at most gyms, Break Away offers its clien-tele pay-as-you-ride rates. Any singlespinning class will run $20, or there arepackages with discounts per ride, up to$270 for 20 rides over six months. They

also offer a $119 monthly unlimitedpackage.“Most people are between the unlimit-

ed and the 20-pack,” Murray said.Break Away does offer some TRX sus-

pension work and circuit training, butthe lion's share of their classes are spin-ning. They offer 60-minute classes ofaerobic and strength interval training, aswell as a 45-minute cardio ride. Theirspin and strength class entails getting onand off the bike to do full-body exerciseswhile burning cardio. They also offer aspin core class, which offers a very in-tense 40-minute ride followed by mattPilates and yoga stretching in the nextroom.“Cycling takes a lot of core strength to

do it properly, but it doesn’t develop corestrength,” Murray said of the latter.Despite intentions to wait for the econ-

omy to gain strength before opening, thetrio celebrated the business’ grand open-ing on May 19. They were pleasantly sur-prised with the results, especially as peo-ple often abandon gyms for the great out-doors in warmer weather.“The summer was OK, and we were

picking up in September and even morein October. We were gaining momentumand then nobody else had power. Nobodywas spinning for three weeks,” Murraysaid.But in the wake of Superstorm Sandy,

she added, business is picking up again.“We’ve got a lot of new faces. We’ve

heard there’s a buzz on the street aboutus,” Murray said.Just six months as owners of their own

spin studio, the trio has hopes of biggerand better things for Break Away. A pro-jection system for virtual rides could beinstalled in the shorter term, and theymay open other venues in the longerterm.“We’re going to bide our time and see

what happens,” Murray said.

Break Away Indoor Cycling andFitness

78 Green St., Huntington631-271-0078

www.breakawayhuntington.com

Indoor cycling coupled with core and strength workouts are all the rage at Break Away In-door Cycling and Fitness in Huntington.

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IF YOU HAVE TRAVELED ON ATRAIN THAT DOES NOTMAKE MANY EXCESSIVE

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Red Is For PassionLove the color red and enjoy living it up? TheRed Hat women are looking for new memberswho enjoy going places and making newfriends. Their motto: Fun, Frolic andFriendship. 631-271-6470 [email protected].

It’s A Wonderful MusicalSt. Hugh Productions presents “It’s aWonderful Life The Musical” Friday, Nov. 30and Saturday, Dec. 1 at 7:30 p.m.; with aSunday matinee Dec. 2 at 2 p.m. at St. HughParish Center, corner of New York Avenue andPulaski Road. Tickets: $15 adults, $10 seniors& kids under 12. For more information call 631-427-1606.

Nominate A NonprofitThe inaugural Long Island Imagine Awards willbe held Tuesday, May 7, 2013 at the CrestHollow Country Club in Woodbury, and nomi-nations are open to acknowledge some ofLong Island’s most effective and innovativenonprofit organizations. Nonprofits recognizedby the IRS as a 501(c)3 organization and locat-ed and serve in either Nassau or Suffolk canapply to win $5,000. Visit www.ceriniandassoci-ates.com. Deadline is Nov. 30.

Harry Chapin Tribute ConcertSinger-songwriter and social activist HarryChapin, whose music and humanitarianisminspired many and who resided in Huntingtonwith his family, would be turning 70 inDecember. The Folk Music Society ofHuntington will pay tribute to Harry with a spe-cial concert on Saturday, Dec. 1, at theCongregational Church of Huntington (30Washington Drive, Centerport). The concert willbe a benefit for WhyHunger, a nonprofit organi-zation launched by Chapin. Headlining will beHarry's daughter Jen Chapin and Long Island-based folk-rock harmony trio Gathering Time.$30 ($25 for FMSH members). www.fmsh.org.631-425-2925.

St. Nicholas BazaarThe annual St. Nicholas Bazaar is Dec. 1, 10a.m.-4 p.m. at Trinity Episcopal Church, 130 MainSt., Northport, featuring a variety of vendors,crafts, Chinese auction baskets, cookie walktable, thrift shop, Bottle Bonanza, great rafflesand more. Have lunch at the cafe and, of course,Santa will be in the house! 631-261-7670.

Get Fit, Help A FamilyFit Body Bootcamp, 586 New York Ave,Huntington, will host a Boot Camp Marathonfundraiser on Dec. 1, in support of a local fami-ly that lost their home for a second time sinceHurricane Irene last year. $20 per person, fea-tures raffles and a three-hour marathon bootcamp workout starting at 11 a.m. Call KathleenTafti at 516-909-8347.

Breakfast With Santa At The MallFor the first time, Walt Whitman Shops will hostBreakfast with Santa from 8-10 a.m. on Dec. 1,sponsored locally by California Pizza Kitchen,Audi of Huntington, Acura of Huntington andLexus of Smithtown. $10 per person/free for chil-dren under 2. Seating is limited. Reservationsaccepted at Simon Guest Services. Proceeds tobenefit Simon Youth Foundation.

Opera NightEnjoy a night of opera in Huntington Station onSaturday, Dec. 1, 8 p.m. at BethanyPresbyterian Church, 425 Maplewood Road.$10 suggested donation. www.operanight.org.631-261-8808.

Half-Off Toy SaleThe Commack Methodist Thrift Shoppe, 486Townline Road, Commack, holds a half-off toysale Dec. 1, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. 631-499-7310.

Hanukkah FairCelebrate the season with a Hanukkah Fair,featuring books, raffles, food, crafts, gamesand vendors, on Dec. 2, 10:30 a.m.-12:30p.m., at Kehillath Shalom Synagogue, 58Goose Hill Road, Cold Spring Harbor. 631-367-4589. [email protected] materials and winter coats will becollected.

Holiday BoutiqueGurwin Jewish ~ Fay J. Lindner Residences ishaving a holiday boutique Dec. 2, 11 a.m.-3p.m. at 50 Hauppauge Road, Commack.Venders will be on hand with many gifts for theholidays including jewelry, clothing, handbags,toys, knit items and much more.

Santa Meets With Everyone This YearHoliday magic has returned to Walt WhitmanShops. From now through Dec. 24, childrencan be photographed with Santa in CenterCourt. Returning again this season is the“Cutest Santa Photo Contest,” hosted on WaltWhitman Shops’s Facebook page. In addition,Pet Photo Nights will be held from 7:30-9:30p.m. on Dec. 2 and Dec. 9. The Caring Santaevent, dedicated to children with special needs,provides a subdued environment to visit Santafrom 9-11 a.m. on Dec. 2.

Usdan Open HouseUsdan Center for the Creative and PerformingArts (www.usdan.com), the summer arts daycamp, hosts a free open house for the 2013season on Sunday, Dec. 2, 11 a.m.-2 p.m. 185Colonial Springs Road, Wheatley Heights. 631-643-7900.

Seniors, Get Your Questions AnsweredSenior Advocates – who provide assistancewith food stamps, Medicare savings programs,Medicaid applications and Heating EmergencyAssistance Program (HEAP) applications – willmake stops throughout town over the next twomonths: • Huntington Nutrition Center:Wednesday, Dec. 20, 9 a.m.-noon; •Paumanack Village I & II (Greenlawn):Tuesday, Dec. 18, 10 a.m.-1 p.m.; •Paumanack Village III & IV (Greenlawn):Thursday, Dec. 13, 10 a.m.-noon; •Paumanack Village V & VI (Melville): Tuesday,Dec. 11, 9 a.m.-noon. 631-853-8200.Appointments encouraged, drop-ins welcome.

See The LightTown Clerk Jo-Ann Raia has organized anexhibit of Huntington Lighthouse artifacts andmemorabilia to celebrate its centennial anniver-sary of The Huntington Lighthouse. The displayincludes correspondence between theLighthouse Establishment and LighthouseKeeper Robert McGlone, and an original paint-ing of the lighthouse, which will be auctioned.On display in the Town Hall lobby, 100 Main St,Huntington, Monday-Thursday, 8:30 a.m.-4:30p.m. and Friday, 8:30 a.m.-7 p.m. www.hunt-

ingtonlighthouse.org. 631-421-1985.

Business After HoursJoin the Melville Chamber of Commerce for anafter-hours networking session on Tuesday,Nov. 27, 6-8 p.m. at Mac’s Steakhouse, 12Gerard St., Huntington. RSVP to [email protected] or 631-777-6260.

Calling All NeedleworkersThe Suffolk County Chapter of TheEmbroiderers' Guild of America holds its month-ly meeting Nov. 27, 7 p.m. at Half Hollow HillsLibrary, 55 Vanderbilt Parkway, Dix Hills. All levelstitchers welcome. Call Pat at 631-423-3738.

Melville Chamber Holiday PartyCelebrate the season with the Melville Chamberof Commerce on Dec. 5, 6-8 p.m. at theHoliday Inn in Plainview. RSVP to [email protected] or call 631-777-6260.

Classic Car ShowThe Huntington Station Business ImprovementDistrict hosts a car show at Station Sports, 25Depot Road, Huntington Station, from 6:30-8p.m. every Wednesday.

Cold Spring Harbor Library95 Harbor Road, Cold Spring Harbor. 631-692-6820. cshlibrary.org.• Do you give many small gifts to a large num-ber of people? Do you need quick giftexchange ideas? Join Chef Richard andlearn how to prepare great economical andfun holiday gifts using food and a little imagi-nation on Monday, Dec. 3 from 7-8:45 p.m.Registration required.

• A monthly book discussion will be heldWednesday, Dec. 5 from 4:30-5:30 p.m. Forchildren in grades 4-6.

Commack Public Library18 Hauppauge Road, Commack. 631-499-0888. commack.suffolk.lib.ny.us.• Create a 20-inch frosty friend out of posterboard to greet visitors to your home all winterlong with Carmela Quinn on Saturday, Dec. 1from 10:30-11:15 a.m. For children in gradesK-2.

• Enjoy “Morrongiello and Young: An Afternoon

of Renaissance Music.” In the age ofShakespeare, English verse rose to newheights and was set to music by the delicatesounds of the lute and renaissance harp.Sunday, Dec. 2 from 2-3 p.m.

Deer Park Public Library44 Lake Ave., Deer Park. 631-586-3000. deer-parklibrary.org/• Create a gift of a cheerful chalkboard for yourspecial someone on Friday, Nov. 30 from 10a.m.-5 p.m.

• Guy Gagliano, owner of the Swan Bakery inPatchogue, returns to share creative and pro-fessional tips and decorate a full-sized ginger-bread house with you on Sunday, Dec. 2 from1:30-2:30 p.m. $5.

Elwood Public Library3027 Jericho Turnpike, Elwood. 631-499-3722.www.elwoodlibrary.org.• Healing Haven Animal Fund on Monday, Dec.3 from 6:30-8 p.m.

• Do you give many small gifts to a large numberof people? Do you need quick gift exchangeideas? Join Chef Richard in learning how toprepare great economical and fun holiday giftsusing food and a little imagination on Tuesday,Dec. 4 from 7-8:45 p.m. Registration required.

Half Hollow Hills Community LibraryDix Hills: 55 Vanderbilt Parkway. 631-421-4530;Melville: 510 Sweet Hollow Road. 631-421-4535.hhhlibrary.org.• Join Guy Gagliano from Swan Bakery, as eachfamily gets one large Gingerbread house todecorate together during this sweet programon Saturday, Dec. 1 from 3-4 p.m. at theMelville branch.

• Turkey has been the crossroads of the worldsince pre-Biblical times. Learn more aboutIstanbul’s palaces, museums and mosquesduring a multimedia presentation presented byCarol and Richard Witkover on Thursday, Dec.6 at the Dix Hills branch.

Harborfields Public Library31 Broadway, Greenlawn. 631-757-4200. har-borfieldslibrary.org.• At the Young Adult Drawing Workshop, teensin grades 6-12 will be able to draw and pickup some tips and techniques to improve theirart work with artist Lilith Jones on Friday,Nov. 30 from 5-6 p.m.

• The third annual Friends of the LibraryHoliday Craft Fair, featuring more than 30vendors, is Friday, Nov. 30, 9 a.m.-5 p.m.;and Saturday, Dec. 1, 9 a.m.-3 p.m.

Huntington Public LibraryMain Branch: 338 Main St., Huntington. 631-427-5165. Station Branch: 1335 New YorkAve., Huntington Station. 631-421-5053.www.thehuntingtonlibrary.org.• Join New York City dancers who have per-formed on many prestigious stages, includingCarnegie Hall, during a Can Can andCabaret style dance on Sunday, Dec. 2 from3-4 p.m. at the main branch.

• Find out about “Greening Your Home: How tomake your home more comfortable and ener-gy-efficient and save money at the sametime,” on Thursday, Nov. 29, 7 p.m. at themain branch. Presented by the Long IslandProgressive Coalition. Call 516-541-1006.

Northport-East Northport Public LibraryNorthport: 151 Laurel Ave. 631-261-6930. EastNorthport: 185 Larkfield Road. 631-261-2313.www.nenpl.org.• Kids can give holiday presents a specialtouch by creating their own gift bags, boxes,wrapping paper and greeting cards onWednesday, Dec. 5 from 4-4:45 p.m. at theNorthport branch.

• Learn the art of drawing on aluminum withinstructor Dona Snow – participants will com-plete a 5x7 matted engraving suitable for fram-ing on Wednesday, Dec. 5 from 7-9 p.m. at theEast Northport branch.

• On display in the East Northport gallery, “Masksin the Sea of Faces” by former Long-Islandergraphic artist Sheauwei Pidd shows off her loveof colors and mood, as well as movement.

South Huntington Public Library145 Pidgeon Hill Road, Huntington Station. 631-549-4411. www.shpl.info.• The library will supply the paper, stickers andscissors, and you supply the creativity. Makea card for someone special for the holidayson Friday, Nov. 30 from 7-8 p.m.

• The North Shore Civil War Roundtable holdsits annual Collectors’ Showcase on Thursday,Dec. 6, 7 p.m. featuring the private collectionsof members, including hundreds of items fromthe Civil War like firearms, items for daily liv-

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Holiday Fine Art & Craft Fair in Dix Hills

The Art League of Long Island’s annual Holiday Fine Art & Craft Fair is Dec. 1-2, 10a.m.-5 p.m., bringing more than 60 highly-skilled craftspeople and artists togetherunder one roof for your holiday shopping pleasure. Paintings, sculpture, art lamps,woodcraft, ceramics, mosaics, fiber art, photography, jewelry, wearable art, and otherunique hand-crafted items made by the artist will be available for sale. Also featuringlive art demonstrations, food and drink vendors, and workshops. Admission is free. 107East Deer Park Road, Dix Hills. 631-462-5400. www.ArtLeagueLI.net.



ing, newspapers, magazines and flags.

Cinema Arts Centre423 Park Ave., Huntington. www.cinemaarts-centre.org. 631-423-7611.• The Barr Sinister Jazz Group and theNorthport Jazz Band will play live jazz in theSky Room Cafe to benefit the Vic SkolnickLife of the Cinema Campaign on Friday, Nov.30 at 9:45 p.m. $10 donation. Wine byBottles & Cases, food by Whole Foods.

• A powerful and personal documentary aboutthe history and legacy of the Kings ParkState Mental Hospital, “Kings Park: Storiesfrom an American Mental Institution” screensSunday, Dec. 2, 1 p.m. Co-Hosted by theSuffolk County Psychological Association.$10 CAC & SCPA members & Students(w/ID)/$15 Public.

Dix Hills Performing Arts CenterFive Towns College, 305 N. Service Road, DixHills. Box Office: 631-656-2148.www.dhpac.org.• The Winter Festival of Performances beginsDec. 1 with children’s theater performancesof “The Jungle Book,” based on RudyardKipling’s famous fable that is said to haveinspired the founding of the Cub Scouts.Performances will be on Dec. 1 at 11 a.m.and 2 p.m., and Dec. 2 at 3 p.m. $10.

John W. Engeman Theater At Northport350 Main St., Northport. www.johnwenge-mantheater.com. 631-261-2900.• Celebrate the holiday season with a thrillingnew twist on the holiday classic “A ChristmasCarol.” Michael Wilson’s adaptation is a cre-ative re-telling of Dickens’ classic tale ofEbenezer Scrooge. Sponsored by NorthShore LIJ and running through Jan. 6. $65.

• Christmas has been canceled! Or at least, itwill be if Santa can't find a way to guide hissleigh through a fierce blizzard. Fortunatelyfor him, there's “Rudolph the Red-NosedReindeer,” showing as part of the YouthTheater Series, through Jan. 6 on weekendsand special dates. $15.

The Minstrel Players of NorthportAt Houghton Hall - Trinity Episcopal Church,130 Main St., Northport Village. 631-732-2926.www.minstrelplayers.org.• Charles Dickens’ “A Christmas Carol” takesthe stage Friday, Dec. 7 and Saturday, Dec. 8at 8 p.m.; and Sunday, Dec. 9 at 3 p.m. $15adults/$12 seniors, children.

• Submissions are now being accepted for “ItHappened One Act” play festival. Deadline isJan. 15, 2013. Visit the website for moreinformation.

Tilles Center For The Performing ArtsLIU Post Campus, 720 Northern Blvd.,Brookville. www.tillescenter.org. 516-299-3100.• Internationally-acclaimed singer-songwriterNatalie Merchant will appear Saturday, Dec.1 at 8 p.m. The former lead singer of 10,000Maniacs will celebrate her extraordinarycareer, featuring music from her latest album,“Leave Your Sleep.”

Art League of Long Island107 East Deer Park Road, Dix Hills. Galleryhours: 9 a.m.-4 p.m. weekdays; 11 a.m.-4 p.m.weekends. 631-462-5400.

www.ArtLeagueLI.net.• The annual Holiday Fine Art & Craft Fair isDec. 1-2, 10 a.m.-5 p.m., bringing more than60 highly-skilled craftspeople and artiststogether under one roof for your holidayshopping pleasure. Paintings, sculpture, artlamps, woodcraft, ceramics, mosaics, fiberart, photography, jewelry, wearable art, andother unique hand-crafted items made by theartist will be available for sale. Also featuringlive art demonstrations, food and drink ven-dors, and workshops. Admission is free.

Cold Spring Harbor Fish Hatchery1660 Route 25A, Cold Spring Harbor. Openseven days a week, 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Saturdayand Sundays until 6 p.m.: $6 adults; $4 chil-dren 3-12 and seniors over 65; members andchildren under 3 are free. 516-692-6768.www.cshfha.org• Features New York State's largest collectionof freshwater fish, reptiles and amphibianshoused in two aquarium buildings and eightoutdoor ponds.

Cold Spring Harbor Whaling MuseumMain Street, Cold Spring Harbor. Museumhours: Tuesday-Sunday, 11 a.m.-5 p.m. $4adults, $3 seniors, $3 students 5 -18, family$12; military and children under 5 are free.631-367-3418. www.cshwhalingmuseum.org.• Use melted chocolate to create an ediblemasterpiece for the holidays. Grades 6-12:Sunday, Dec. 2, 3:30 p.m. Seniors: Tuesday,Dec. 4, 1:30 p.m.

Heckscher Museum Of Art2 Prime Ave., Huntington. Museum hours:Wednesday - Friday from 10 a.m.-4 p.m., firstFridays from 4-8:30 p.m., Saturday andSunday from 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Admission $6-8/adults, $4-6/seniors, and $4-5/children; mem-bers and children under 10 free. 631-351-3250.• Enjoy a creative, instructional, and festiveevening inspired by the “Absorbed by Color:Art in the 20th Century” exhibition. Theevening will begin with an insider’s look atthe exhibition followed by a hands-on, col-lage workshop and tastings and libations,Friday Nov. 30, 7-10 p.m. Members

$25/Non-Members $30.

Holocaust Memorial And Tolerance CenterWelwyn Preserve. 100 Crescent Beach Road,Glen Cove. Hours: Mon.-Fri.: 10 a.m.-4:30 p.m.Sat.-Sun.: noon-4 p.m. 516-571-8040 ext. 100.www.holocaust-nassau.org.• The new permanent exhibit explains the1920s increase of intolerance, the reductionof human rights, and the lack of interventionthat enabled the persecution and mass mur-der of millions of Jews and others: peoplewith disabilities, Roma and Sinti (Gypsies),Jehovah’s Witnesses, gays and Polish intel-ligentsia.

• An exhibit of photographs and artifacts hon-oring Abdol-Hossein Sardari, the Iranianenvoy stationed in Paris who rescued thou-sands of Jews from the Nazis, is on displaythrough December.

Huntington Arts CouncilMain Street Petite Gallery: 213 Main St.,Huntington. Gallery hours: Monday - Friday 9a.m.-5 p.m.; Art in the Art-trium: 25 MelvillePark Road, Melville. Gallery Hours: Monday -Friday 7 a.m.-7 p.m. 631-271-8423. www.hunt-ingtonarts.org.• “Bold,” featuring artists that grab the viewerwith their unique and striking artwork, opensFriday, Nov. 16 with an opening receptionfrom 5:30-7:30 p.m. at the Art-Trium includinga music performance by Shenole Latimer.Running through Feb. 25.

• View and bid on over 50 pieces of artwork inthe 2012 “Auction on Main,” through Nov. 30.

Huntington Historical SocietyMain office/library: 209 Main St., Huntington.Museums: Conklin Barn, 2 High St.; KissamHouse/Museum Shop, 434 Park Ave.; Soldiers &Sailors Memorial Building, 228 Main St. 631-427-7045, ext. 401.www.huntingtonhistoricalsociety.org.• The annual Historic Holiday House Tour is Dec.2, featuring five private historic homes in theTown of Huntington that the public will see forthe first time. Noon-4 p.m. Tickets are limited.

LaMantia Gallery127 Main St., Northport Village. 631-754-8414.www.lamantiagallery.com.• Robert Finale presents captivating landscapesand Richard Johnson displays exquisite paint-ings of the human face and form.

9 East Contemporary Art9 East Carver St., Huntington. Gallery hours:Wed.-Sat., 3-8 p.m. or by appointment.631-662-9459.• “Serendipity: A Solo Exhibition,” is a compre-hensive show of 2D and 3D works of art byPuneeta Mittal, on view through Dec. 2.

Northport Historical Society Museum215 Main St., Northport. Museum hours:Tuesday - Sunday, 1-4:30 p.m. 631-757-9859.www.northporthistorical.org.• “50 Years Of Preserving and CelebratingNorthport's History” honors the society'sfounders and their concerns and activities.

• The Antiques Show will be held on Sunday,Dec. 2, 10 a.m.-4:30 p.m. at the William J.Brosnan Building (formerly Laurel Avenue

School), 158 Laurel Avenue, Northport.Originally scheduled for Nov. 4, the show waspostponed due to Hurricane Sandy.

Ripe Art Gallery67 Broadway, Greenlawn. 631-807-5296.Gallery hours: Tuesday - Thursday 11 a.m.-6p.m., Friday 2-9 p.m., Saturday 11 a.m.-5 p.m.www.ripeartgal.com.• Women’s clothing store Rexer-Parkes pres-ents a special showing of paintings by RipeArt Gallery artist Maxine Jurow titled “BlackVelvet” through February 2013. 35 GerardSt., Huntington.

Suffolk Y JCC74 Hauppauge Road, Commack. 631-462-9800, ext. 140. Tuesday 1-4 p.m. Admission:$5 per person, $18 per family. Special groupprograms available. www.suffolkyjcc.org.• The Alan & Helene Rosenberg JewishDiscovery Museum provides hands-onexhibits and programs for children 3-13 yearsold and their families, classes and camps.Now on exhibit: The Alef Bet of Being aMensch. “Zye a mensch” is a Yiddish sayingthat means “be a decent, responsible, caringperson,” infusing both the best blessing andthe best that an educator can wish for hisstudents.

Vanderbilt Museum and Planetarium180 Little Neck Road, Centerport. Museumhours: Tuesday-Friday, 12-4 p.m., Saturdays,Sundays and holidays, 12-5 p.m.; closedMondays except for holiday weeks. Groundsadmission: $7 adults, $6 seniors, students, and$3 children under 12. Museum tour, add $5 perperson. 631-854-5555. www.vanderbiltmuse-um.org.• The Arena Players Repertory Theatre presents“Cliffhanger” by James Yaffe, opening Friday,Nov. 30. Running through Dec. 23.Performances are Friday and Saturday at 8p.m. and Sunday at 3 p.m. Tickets are $20 onFriday and Sunday, and $25 on Saturday. Call516-293-0674 or visit www.ArenaPlayers.org.

Walt Whitman Birthplace246 Old Walt Whitman Road, HuntingtonStation. Hours: Wednesday-Friday, 1-4 p.m.;Saturdays and Sundays, 11 a.m.- 4 p.m.Admission: $6 adults, $5 seniors, $4 students,and children under 5 are free. 631-427-5240.www.waltwhitman.org.• Enjoy an evening of spoken word perform-ance on Saturday, Dec. 1 with poets AndyClausen and Jonathan Cohen as part of thesecond season of Walking with Whitman:Poetry in Performance hosted by GeorgeWallace. Meet the Poets reception at 6:15p.m.; reading 7-9 p.m.

• Join over 30 readers on Sunday, Dec. 2 asthey perform original poems inspired by thework of Rumi, Dante, Hafiz, Milton and otherluminaries. Reception with the poets at 6:30p.m.; reading 7-9:30 p.m. Free.

• Get in the holiday spirit at “A Yuletide FamilyDay” on Sunday, Dec. 2, 1 p.m., featuring aholiday sing-along, visits with Santa, a read-ing of “The Night Before Christmas,” craftsand face-painting. $7/child, chaperones free.Call 631-427-5240, ext. 113 to register.

The Paramount370 New York Ave., Huntington. 631-673-7300.www.paramountny.com. All shows begin at 8p.m. unless otherwise noted.• Tickets now on sale for the Saturday, Jan. 19concert “A Diva, A Comedian & Broadway forthe Children of Huntington Station.”

• Enjoy “An Evening with The Monkees” onSaturday, Dec. 1 at 8 p.m.

• WALK 97.5 FM presents Daughtry and 3Doors Down on Monday, Dec. 3 at 7 p.m.

RidottoConcerts with a Touch of Theater.at The Huntington Jewish Center, 510 ParkAve., Huntington. www.ridotto.org. 631-385-0373• Enjoy the “Musical Splendor of Versailles”with Repast Baroque Ensemble and narratorMargaretha Maimone on Sunday, Dec. 2, 4p.m. $20 general/$18 serniors/$15 mem-bers/$10 students.

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A Yuletide Family DayGet in the holiday spirit at “A Yuletide Family Day” on Sunday, Dec. 2, 1 p.m., fea-

turing a holiday sing-along, visits with Santa, a reading of “The Night BeforeChristmas,” crafts and face-painting at the Walt Whitman Birthplace, 246 Old WaltWhitman Road, Huntington Station. $7/child, chaperones free. Call 631-427-5240,ext. 113 to register. www.waltwhitman.org.


Harry ChapinTribute ConcertSinger-songwriter and social activist Harry

Chapin, whose music and humanitarianisminspired many and who resided in Huntingtonwith his family, would be turning 70 inDecember. The Folk Music Society ofHuntington will pay tribute to Harry with a spe-cial concert on Saturday, Dec. 1, at theCongregational Church of Huntington (30Washington Drive, Centerport). The concert willbe a benefit for WhyHunger, a nonprofit organi-zation launched by Chapin. Headlining will beHarry's daughter Jen Chapin and Long Island-based folk-rock harmony trio Gathering Time.$30 ($25 for FMSH members). www.fmsh.org.631-425-2925.

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Dix Hills toy drive extends help to South Shorenever meet. Donations are passed on tofamilies who are being aided by localshelters and agencies, such as Pronto ofLong Island and Head Start EarlyChildhood Center for Children, as wellas families whom school districts rec-ommended for the program.This year, due to the time crunch

caused by Hurricane Sandy, the drive isalso accepting cash or personal checksthat the organizers will use to purchase

toys in case the donor doesn’t have thetime to shop themselves. Plumitallosaid for those who choose to give mon-ey, receipts of purchase will be providedvia mail.History and mission aside, what

makes the Sunshine Toy Drive evenmore inspiring is the way the drive isset up.According to Hope, her daughter Vic-

toria envisioned a drive that would re-semble an actual toy-store. Upon re-

ceiving the donations, volunteers willorganize the toys in such a fashion thatwhen families come in to select pres-ents, it’s as if they are choosing themfrom the shelves of your neighborhoodtoy shop. Then, parents can bring thegifts to the in-house wrapping stationbefore presenting it to their children onthe holidays.The drive is typically held at a local

fire department, and families are busedin from the various agencies that repre-

sent them and assess their level of need.Shoppers are served coffee and cake.Hope hopes that newcomers from the

South Shore enjoy the experience theorganizers strive to capture.“We have no idea how we’re gonna do

it, but we’ll get there,” she said.Those interested in donating should

drop donations at the Dix Hills Volun-teer Fire Department at 115 E. DeerPark Road in Dix Hills, or call Hope at516-807-4044.


Vanderbilt public-private plan resurfaces“Please note that an initiative is un-

derway to construct a cell tower at theVanderbilt, but this initiative is not in-clude in this plan due to the fact that itwould not be built into the topographyof the property,” the proposal reads.Another potential sticking point is a

catering contract. Trustee Peter Gun-ther said he favored the overall vision,but argued the measure would freezeout Thatched Cottage owner Ralph Co-lamussi, who has been in negations with

the Vanderbilt for the last two years forcatering rights for the property.“The contract that we’re almost done

with would be set aside, and maybeopen us up to a lawsuit not only here,but the county, for not going throughwith the contract,” he said.“We have to move forward with some-

thing that’s going to save it overall,”Beattie said. “Everything is on the tablewhen it comes to participation by any-body for any of these other venues. Wehave no choice to save this place than to

develop a plan for long-term economicsustainability.”Gunther said the Vanderbilt should

sign a contract with Colamussi to caterthe property immediately because theeconomic sustainability plan wouldtake time to get online. The Vanderbiltwould need to find financial backersand finalize implementation, he argued.“I still would like to see that person

approved. If we have to change the con-tract to say that it’s only good for a cer-tain mount, we can do that, but I don’t

think we should throw that person un-der the bus,” Gunther said.Trustee Steve Gittelman denied that

the proposal constituted throwing Cola-mussi “under the bus,” and said hiscatering contract should follow imple-mentation of the overall plan.“I’m not going to act or I don’t think

this board should act to favor a poten-tial vendor who’s been in negotiations,”he said. “We have an obligation to theinstitution which rises above our poten-tial obligation to Ralph.”


WRESTLING

ThunderbirdsWrestle For ExcellenceAdvancing leagues, Hills East team prepares to tackle fresh competition

Having advanced into Division ILeague II bracket for the 2012-2013winter season, the Half Hollow HillsEast varsity wrestling squad could facetough competition. But according toCoach Bill Davey, the Thunderbirds willnever turn away from a challenge. If any-thing, it adds fuel to their fire.Davey, who started coaching three

years ago, said that even though they’rein the early stages, the outlook for theseason is promising. The coach said thatthis season’s turnout has been the largesthe’s ever seen despite the demandingnature of the sport.“My points of emphasis [this season]

would have to be the dedication andcommitment not only to the team but towrestling… If you don’t commit yourself100 percent it makes it tough on not onyou but your team,” the coach said.As a testament to the team’s dedica-

tion, Davey said, 15 of his wrestlers wentto Cornell University for a teamwrestling camp, where they learned skillsfrom trained clinicians such as three-time NCAA Champion Kyle Dake.The team enters the season with

returning All-League wrestlers MattHaenel, Michael Morris and JoshSycoff, all of whom are looking toimprove their post on the podium thisseason. All-County wrestler MaleikHenry returns with a “long road aheadof him,” but according to Davey, he is atop contender for a county title, not tomention a trip upstate for the state tour-nament.Davey said sophomores Jack Scurti,

Kris Krauss and Cameron Byrne haveAll-League potential, and he looks for-ward to them making a strong impact onthe team and rising to the occasion for T-Birds.Returning varsity juniors include

Michael Macchia and Joe Longo. Thecoach said players to watch includeChris Martinez, Nick Cleary, StevenMacchia, Cedric Pompey, AnthonoyDisparra andWilliam Terzi.Seniors who Davey said are “instru-

mental” in solidifying the team’s lineupinclude Connor Quinlan, Ben Dukoffand Joe Long.

Davey said that as a coach, he has triedto build a wrestling community in aneffort to emphasize teamwork and cohe-sion, an effort the boys have respondedwell to.“They’ve learned they need to rely on

each other to get through the toughworkouts, losing a match, and a gruelinglong season. Our game plan for this sea-

son is to stick to the basics – do what wedo best, what we’ve practiced day afterday,” Davey said.The Hills East T-Birds will have their

first scrimmage on Dec. 1 against WardMelville followed by another scrimmageon Dec. 1. Their first tournament willbegin on Dec. 7 at Sanford-Calhoun inMerrick.

A member of the Half Hollow Hills East wrestling team takes down his opponent in a tournament during the 2011-2012 season.

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HillSPORTSFriarsWin 20th State TitleBefore the 2012 season began, the Fri-ars lost their starters. It was supposed tobe a rebuilding year.Instead they won the whole thing,again.Coach Dave Prutting led St. Anthony’sgirls soccer to their 20th Catholic Leaguestate title in his 25 years with a dominantperformance in Buffalo.“Some people describe our rebuildingyears as just reloading. We’ve been veryfortunate, at least in my tenure, to attractsome top talent in the area,” he said.Prutting knew his team was young atthe beginning of the season, when he fo-cused on learning who his starters wereand what they needed to work on. Afternon-league games with teams from Ohio– who were already into league playwhile the Friars had yet to start – he be-gan to feel confident.After a strong season, peaking at thetail end, the Friars coaches and playersfound themselves isolated in the wake ofSuperstorm Sandy. School was closed fortwo weeks, Prutting said, during whichthe team was not allowed to practice.They reunited on Tuesday, Nov. 13 forthe Long Island Championship againstKellenberg. Practicing two days later, theytook their act upstate on Friday, Nov. 16.St. Anthony’s played Sacred Heart,from Buffalo, in the semifinals on Nov.17. Despite the 2-0 score, Prutting saidhis team had significantly more scoringopportunities they didn’t capitalize on.

“We only ended upwith a 2-0 win, but itwas pretty clear after the first few minuteswe were dominating the game,” he said.Jessica Lukas and Tricia Hanleyscored for the Friars, while Lukas andMaggie Bill recorded an assist. GoalieKelly DiGregorio earned 4 saves in thewin and her teammate Danielle Mauricemade 3 saves.On Nov. 18, St. Anthony’s decimatedStaten Island-based Notre Dame Acade-my 6-0 in the finals. While Notre Dame

had very few shots on goal, Prutting saidhe played his entire bench.Bill scored a goal and 2 assists,while Lukas and Samantha Wargoeach recorded a goal and an assist.Gabriela Nastasi, Sydney Arestivoand Hanley each scored a goal. KerryMcEntyre and Michelle Santangelloalso earned an assist.In goal, DiGregorio led the defensewith 2 saves. Casandra Davis and Mau-rice each made 1 save.

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GIRLS SOCCER>>NOTRE DAME 0, ST. ANTHONY’S 6

Friars captains Gabriela Nastasi, Jessica Lukas, Maggie Bill and Sydney Arestivo show offtheir plaques after winning states on Sunday.

GIRLS BASKETBALL

Lady Thunderbirds Gearing UpAgainFalling short last year, team returns hungry for county title

For the first time in 10 years, in 2011the Hills East girls varsity basketballteam waltzed onto the courts to play inthe Suffolk County playoffs. CoachChick Hamm said that this year, thegame plan is no different.The team had their first scrimmageagainst Wyndanch, which according toHamm was a less-than-challengingstart to the pre-season. Hamm said thecompetition was weak, and didn’t serveas a strong indicator as to where theLady Thunderbirds stand when itcomes to strength.Scrimmages on the horizon includegames against Bellport on Nov. 26,Center Moriches, and Hauppauge.Hamm said he tried to include teamswho were in the playoffs last year in or-der to ensure a little competition beforethe team’s first non-league gameagainst Islip on Dec. 3; they then placeDec. 6 against Sachem North, and Shel-ter Island on Dec. 10. Their first leaguegame will be held at home on Dec. 13against Northport, who Hamm said, is

a tough team to beat.Fans can expect to see some familiarfaces on the team this season, includingsenior point guard Ashley Walker,junior guard Julia Gneiser and juniorguard/forward Sierra Coleman. Thecoach said he looks forward to two newplayers who moved into the districtfrom South Carolina, Maia and MischaRivers.“This season I don’t know what to ex-pect. I think we’ve gotten a little betterand we have a team that’s athletic, allwe can do is move forward,” the coachsaid.In 2011, Hamm’s first year with the T-Birds, the team made it to the SuffolkCounty playoffs and upset SmithtownWest, but lost to to Sachem East dur-ing the semifinals.Hamm said that after the team expe-rienced a rotation of several differentcoaches, he had no idea what to expect.“I had no idea what happened.[When I came in,] the program was inshambles, so it was kind of a lot ofhard work. You gotta work really hardand get the girls to commit. We’ve gotsome good guard this year working to-

gether as a system, more as a team andnot as individuals. We’re team-orient-ed, not individually oriented,” Hammsaid.This winter, the Lady Thunderbirds’top three competitors in the league areNorthport, Whitman and Lindenhurst.Hamm says his girls will be prepared toplay tougher this year and aim to upsettheir top opponents in order to get anearly edge.“Those teams have a lot of kids com-ing back. We’ll improve but they’re im-proving too. Whitman has everybodyback, all of their starters were juniors,so if we’re better, they’re still [getting]better. So we get to play them twice andit’s important that we upset one ofthem at least one time,” the coach said.Hamm said it’s important to takegames against weaker teams like BayShore and Connetquot seriously to se-cure as many wins as possible.“Playoffs [are] always the goal,”Hamm said. “You can’t have a badgame; if you lose to them [a weakerteam] you can’t make the playoffs.You’ve got to beat every team you’resupposed to beat to get there.”


BOYS BASKETBALL

T-BirdsPrepareFor Flight

The Half Hollow Hills East boysbasketball team is prepared tobring the noise this season.After ending their League II sea-son last year with an 8-11 overallrecord (5-9 in league), Coach PeterBasel said a main focus for theThunderbirds this winter will beteam chemistry.Of 26 hopefuls, 15 were selectedto join the Thunderbirds’ winterlineup. The roster includes twotransfer students and only five play-ers from last season.“We want to keep our focus onplaying the game from start to fin-ish, more team chemistry and teamtogetherness,” Basel said.Basel, who teaches physical edu-cation and has coached the basket-ball team for 11 years, said the play-ers this year are “very athletic,” anatural gift of which he plans totake full advantage.Fans should keep their eyespeeled for returning junior MikeSimon, who last season came induring the last six games andhelped carry the team through thelatter portion of the season. Baselsaid he is looking forward to havingSimon on board full time.Last year, the team lost 6’3’’ Jor-dan McCrae after he moved out ofthe district, re-locating because hisfather played for the New EnglandPatriots. But McCrae has now re-turned. Basel described him as anoverall “good player” and an assetto the team, along with junior pointguard Matthew Boyd, who trans-ferred from Hills West.The team will play six non-leaguegames this season as opposed to lastseason’s four, which will give them agreater opportunity to hone in onstrategy and gage the competition.The coach is enthusiastic aboutgames against Hills West, who theyare slated to play in January, andnon-league games against familiarrivals West Islip, Commack andSyosset.The team held their first scrim-mage of the season against El-wood/John Glenn on Nov. 27. TheThunderbirdswill hold this first non-league game at home on Nov. 30against Smithtown East at 4:30 p.m.Basel said that this season, con-sistency will be instrumental to theteam’s success.“We need more chemistry,” hesaid. “Sometimes we were too farin the hole, so we need to stick withit from start to finish and focus ontogetherness.”



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