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SPOTLIGHT

By Andrew [email protected]

The Huntington town board hasapproved a $189 million operatingbudget for 2016, slightly reducingoverall spending and remaining with-in the state’s tax cap. The board alsoapproved a $15 million capital budg-et focused on town infrastructure.“This was a difficult budget to put

together, given the limitations of thetax cap and increases in costs such ashealth insurance,” Huntington Super-visor Frank Petrone said in a state-ment. “But I am pleased that we wereable to maintain services and pro-grams our residents want and havecome to expect.” The $188,663,991 operating budg-

et, which was proposed in Septem-ber by Petrone and approved 4-1

Board Approves $189M Budget For 2016TOWN OF HUNTINGTON

The Huntington Town Board approved 2016 operating and capital budgets during its Nov. 5 meeting.(Continued on page A24)

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Huntington Supervisor FrankPetrone and Fred Amore ofVFW Post 9263 in East North-port lay a wreath commemorat-ing the service of the country’sveterans at a ceremony at TownHall’s Veterans Memorial Plazaon Sunday. See page 19

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Fire engulfed a structure at the Crestwood DayCamp in Melville last Thursday night, causingheavy damage, fire officials said.Melville Fire Department Assistant Chief Jason

Bernfeld said an emergency call came in ataround 6:23 p.m.Bernfeld said one of the camp’s maintenance

garages was fully engulfed when he arrived at the

scene. He said that liquids and other flammableobjects, including an uncapped propane tank inthe garage could have contributed to the fire’s in-tensity. The engulfed garage was connected toclassrooms and another garage, Bernfeld said.“Luckily enough, there was a fire wall be-

tween the classrooms and the garage,” he said.“Because of this, there was minimal damage tothe classrooms.”Along with Melville, the Huntington Manor,

Dix Hills, Greenlawn, Plainview, East Farming-

dale and Farmingdale Village fire departmentsalso responded.The fire was under control by 7:04 p.m.The camp, located at 313 Round Swamp Road,

was unoccupied at the time of the fire. There wereno reported injuries.An investigation by the Suffolk County Police

Department Arson Squad and the Town of Hunt-ington fire marshal was ongoing as of Monday, butpolice said the cause of the fire appears to be non-criminal.

Fire Damages Crestwood Day CampMELVILLE

A fire engulfs a structure at the Crestwood Day Camp in Melville lastThursday.

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QUOTE OF THE WEEKJACKPALLADINO

“Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays,people drive around 20 minutes fora parking spot and when they startdoing that once or twice, they startlooking for other places to go andshop.”

Town Seeking Parking Garage Proposals, PAGE A16

Holding Pot At Traffic Stop

On Nov. 4, police arrested a Dix Hillsman at a traffic stop at 231 FoxmeadowDrive in Dix Hills for possession of mari-juana. The time of the arrest was approxi-mately 1:45 p.m.

Pot In Plain View

A 25-year-old Dix Hills man was arrest-ed after police found him on the corner ofNorth Hill Drive and Pulaski Road inNorthport allegedly with marijuana in hispossession. Cops say he had the pot inplain view. The arrest occurred Nov. 5 atabout 9:37 p.m.

Park Pot

On Nov. 6, police arrested a Deer Parkman who was found in a parking lot locat-ed at Otsego Park on Commack Road inDix Hills at 9:10 p.m. The man wascharged with unlawful possession of mari-juana.

Sloppy Burglar?

A Springfield Gardens woman wasplaced under arrest after police found herallegedly attempting to remove propertyfrom Mystique Boutique, a women’s cloth-ing store located at 925 Walt WhitmanRoad in Melville. Police say the womanhad burglar’s tools in her possession, alongwith a silver magnet used to remove anti-theft tags from clothing store items. Shewas arrested Nov. 4 at about 7:10 p.m. andcharged with petit larceny.

Stolen Pills From Residence

Police received a report alleging that anunknown person entered a Dix Hills resi-dence located at Randolph Drive and madeoff with prescription medication. The inci-dent was believed to have occurred Nov. 7at about 1:04 p.m.

Leaves everywhere…With the fall leavescoating my lawn, car and house, all I see isred, yellow, orange and brown. It’s amazinghow something so beautifulcan also be so much work.Back in my day, you can de-pend on the neighborhood kidsto come by and rake up the leaves for you, butnow I can’t find them anywhere. It takes timefor ladies like me to pick up my shoes in themorning and now I have to worry about rakingup leaves and shoving them in plastic bags.Even so, I’m still a tough ol’ bird and to play itsafe, I’ll take this task one day at a time.

Stay in the stands… To start off, I justwant to give a big congratulations to all of ourhigh schools that have enjoyed wonderful fallsports seasons, some of which are continuingon through the playoffs. But something hasstuck out to me as I’ve bounced from game-to-game this season, and it’s been a bit dishearten-ing, to be honest. Too many times, I have beenwatching from the sidelines, only to hear nega-tive comments from parents, fans and whomev-er else toward the players and/or referees onthe field. That’s just unacceptable, folks. I’mnot singling anybody out, but please don’t en-gage in or encourage this negative, disrespect-ful behavior. Let’s remember that these are ourkids, our youth -- whether they hail from theTown of Huntington or not -- and they deservenothing but our support. Or, if you don't haveanything nice to say, perhaps you shouldn’t sayanything at all.

Pain in the ATM... It’sbeen a long while since I waslast at an ATM. So it was abig shocker to me when, in anemergency, I had to go to abank other than my own topull out a few dollars and, loand behold, I was hit with a

$4 surcharge. That’s just outrageous! Where arewe, Manhattan? I should have kept my moneyunder the mattress like my parents taught me.

It’s time to stock up…With temperaturesdropping and wind gusts picking up the pace,my hands start to feel like sandpaper from thecold weather drying them up. I’ll be outside foronly 15 minutes and the skin on my hands willstart to crack while my lips begin to burn. It’stime to start stocking up on lotions, chapsticksand, for the more severe cases, Vaseline. Don’tget me wrong, I enjoy spending an hour inBath & Body Works sifting through the variouslotion scents for the season but if your skin islike mine, you’ll want to start moisturizing nowbefore your skin starts to look like a mummy’s,scaring the little ones away.

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Parking fees in Huntington villagewill once again be waived this holi-day season.During its Nov. 5 meeting, the

Huntington Town Board voted unan-imously to waive parking fees in thedowntown shopping area known asHuntington village from Nov. 27-Jan. 1, 2016. Time limits will contin-ue to be enforced in the village.“We want people to come and not

worry about parking,” HuntingtonSupervisor Frank Petrone said fol-lowing the meeting.Councilman Gene Cook, who sec-

onded Huntington’s resolution, said:“It’s the holidays. Why kill people?Let them spend money in the stores.”The Huntington Town Board also

approved holiday lights and decora-tions to be installed by the Hunting-ton Township Chamber of Com-merce and Huntington Business Im-provement District in Huntingtonvillage; by the Huntington StationBID along New York Avenue in

Huntington Station; and by the EastNorthport Chamber of Commerce onLarkfield Road in East Northport.The East Northport chamber was

also granted permission to display amenorah and Nativity scene at theNorthport Railroad Station.The Northport Village board will

vote at its Nov. 17 meeting on a sim-ilar proposal to waive parking fees inthe village.

FreeParking!BoardEmbracesHolidayPlans

TOWN OF HUNTINGTON

The Huntington town board hasapproved its 2016 meeting schedule,opting for a structure that calls forseven daytime and five nighttimemeetings.In 2016, the board will meet seven

times at 2 p.m., one time at 6 p.m.and four times at 7 p.m. The daytimemeetings are slated for Jan. 12,March 8, April 5, June 7, July 12,Aug. 16 and Nov. 10. The 6 p.m.meeting will be Oct. 19 and the 7p.m. sessions will be Feb. 9, May 10,Sep. 13 and Dec. 13. This is the samemeeting schedule structure that theboard used in 2015.Prior to its Nov. 5, the board con-

sidered a schedule that would haveshifted the ratio to eight daytime andfour nighttime meetings. However,Huntington Supervisor FrankPetrone said after the meeting thatthe board decided against thatchange.Still, the consideration was a con-

cern for resident Wendi Stranieri,who spoke during the meeting’s pub-lic portion, before Petrone an-

nounced the structure would remainunchanged from 2015. Stranieri’sconcerns still carried weight, though,as she said she believes daytimemeetings can be detrimental to pub-lic voice.“I think many people work during

the day, they have kids they have totake care of, back and forth to schoolactivities. I think that denies a lot ofpeople access to the process and tovoice their concerns in a public ven-ue,” she said. “Cutting down thenumber of nighttime meetings,where people have this access, Ithink, does a terrible disservice to thetown and to the residents here.”Another resident, Robert Rock-

elein, remained unsatisfied even afterthe board decided to revert back tothe 2015 structure.He said, “Seven day meetings and

five night, it’s not a good ratio.”Rockelein agreed with Stranieri’s

point that some residents are not ableto free themselves, schedule wise, toattend daytime meetings.

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TOWN OF HUNTINGTON

The Town of Huntington has onceagain waived parking fees in Hunting-ton village this holiday season.

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Huntington’sAffordability Crisis

Dear Editor:It’s not a secret that living

in the Town of Huntington iscostly. What we often don’tappreciate is how this af-fordability crisis impacts us

at every turn.A new study by Reclaim

New York is showing thatacross income levels toomany people in our commu-nity are struggling to save,and it’s threatening the fu-ture of families in the area.This is a crisis that pre-

vents new graduates from

being independent, newfamilies from buying homes,parents from saving for col-lege, and retirees from hav-ing the financial stabilitythat they have earned.When families making the

median income across dif-ferent villages and hamletsin Huntington can end up in

the red or barely saving – it’sa problem that should getevery citizen’s attention.Reclaim New York’s re-

port combined the total taxburden with the costs of ba-sic expenses to assess the re-al impact the affordabilitycrisis has across Huntington.Families are suffering. In

Harborfields, a family offour is in the red after cost ofliving and taxes chew uptheir $94,929 income.They’re underwater by 1percent, or $657.Families at the median in-

come level in Elwood, HalfHollow Hills, Northport andEastport, as well as Com-mack, are only slightly bet-ter off. They pocket 1 per-cent, or – at most – 2 per-cent, of their incomes aftertaxes and basic expenses(but before making creditcard or other debt pay-ments).In the hamlets of South

Huntington and Huntington,median-income families areonly narrowly better off thantheir neighbors, having 3percent and 4 percent left intheir pockets, respectively.Despite this crisis, govern-

ment – which drives up thecost of living in our area - isessentially saying to middle-class families: “Good luckpaying off credit-card debt,let alone investing, or send-ing your children to col-lege.”What’s worse, these

trends extend up and downthe income spectrum. Al-most nobody can afford

what should not be a luxury:savings.Making more money

doesn’t mean a family is onthe path to financial stability.In Northport, a family offour making as much as$361,000 only has 6 percentof it left after taxes and costof living.Imagine how difficult it is

for folks making far less.This is a big reason why

young Long Islanders haveto live at home, or flee thestate altogether to survive fi-nancially.Recent college graduates

lucky enough to land a job intheir area of study, earn amedian of $48,707. The bestthey can hope to do in theTown of Huntington is keep4 percent of that after taxesand cost of living – but be-fore student loan payments.How is the next generation

supposed to see a future inHuntington under these con-ditions?The findings from Re-

claim New York’s reportmake it clear that the costsimposed on Long Islandershave reached a crisis level.Saving Huntington’s futureneeds to begin now, and pol-itics as usual isn’t the an-swer.Are you ready to be part of

the solution and turn NewYork around?

BRANDON MUIRExecutive Director

Reclaim New York Centerfor Government Reform

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

Huntington has put out the call to devel-opers seeking proposals to build a multi-level parking structure in the village ofHuntington. The town is offering use ofpublic land on which a private entity wouldbuild and maintain a structure. The devel-oper would own any buildings and pay tax-es on them, but not the land.More parking is needed in Huntington

village. A vibrant downtownwith unique retail shops andrestaurants, Huntington vil-lage is also home to The Paramount, a liveperformance venue that attracts visitorsfrom across the Island. These alone creategreat demand for parking at peak times.Add in more than 100 apartment units ap-proved within a year by the zoning board –some already built and some under con-struction – plus dozens more under consid-eration, and parking demands will soonoutstrip supply. Some say it already has.And when that happens, customers stopcoming.The solutions developers will offer re-

main unknown for the time being; propos-als are due by Feb. 5, 2016. However, we doknow one of the requirements is to doublethe existing parking. So, if the lot has 250spaces, the solution must have stalls for 500cars. With this in mind, you would have togo up at least two levels to accommodatecolumns and ramps. Add in retail on theground level and we are talking about astructure in downtown Huntington villagethat will take up a full block and requirethree or four more stories.

Another consideration is that any privatedeveloper is seeking a profit, so it’s likelythat proposals will include other uses andwill probably also include fees for parking(which is now free). We’ll wait to see whatcomes back, but we have to wonder howmuch adding uses that will increase de-mand for parking are going to solve theproblem.

Town officials will argue thatthey cannot finance constructionwithout piercing the state-im-

posed 2 percent tax cap.We’re not sure theyhave explored all of the options.Before they give away the candy store,

the town needs to explore creating a park-ing district. A special district could imposeits own taxes, ensuring that the propertyowners who would benefit most would bearthe cost. Likewise, the fees and fines gen-erated within the district should be dedicat-ed to benefitting the district.It seems the public/private partnership

approach will result in unnecessarily largestructure that will create still more demandfor parking. If solutions can be accom-plished without adding to the parking prob-lem, why wouldn’t the town explore it?If we must pierce the 2 percent cap, then

we should organize to get an exemption forbonding that school districts and NewYorkCity currently enjoys.We call upon the town board to issue a

moratorium on any new buildings thatwould require variances to parking. It istime to say enough is enough and fix theproblem before we add more to it.

Put A Halt To Parking Variances

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Nassau County Executive EdwardP. Mangano, developer Bruce Ratnerand Brett Yormark, CEO of BarclaysCenter, officially broke ground on athe long-awaited renovation of theNassau Veterans Memorial Coliseumin Uniondale last Thursday.When complete, the Coliseum will

host hundreds of events annually, in-cluding six New York Islandersgames, a Brooklyn Nets preseasongame, boxing, minor-league sportsand college basketball, as well as star-studded concerts and family-fun enter-tainment.In the months after construction of

the Coliseum begins, work will beginon the plaza surrounding the arena tobuild a movie theater, family sportsand entertainment facilities, andrestaurants.The renovation of the 43-year-old

Nassau Coliseum and construction ofits surrounding retail and entertain-ment center is expected to create morethan 1,035 direct construction jobs,and more than 570 additional indirectand induced jobs in Nassau, accordingto the county. Construction will alsogenerate more than $330 million ineconomic activity for the county. TheColiseum is scheduled to reopen inwinter of 2016.Both the Coliseum and the retail

center are funded by $260 million inprivate investment from Ratner’s Nas-sau Events Center. No tax dollars arebeing used to construct the Coliseum

and its surrounding retail and enter-tainment center.Under terms of the agreement,

$194.5 million is the minimum guar-anteed revenue the County will re-ceive during the 34-year lease termwith NEC.“This is only the beginning as the

property will be further developed tocreate healthcare-related jobs, includ-ing Memorial Sloan Kettering CancerCenter and other exciting initiatives,”Mangano said.“Long Islanders have waited far too

long for a premier entertainment des-tination that they can be proud of,”Ratner said. “Today marks an impor-tant milestone and step forward in de-livering a state of the art entertainmentvenue and retail destination that willtruly have an incredible impact on theregion.”Added Yormark, who will oversee

the new venue: “From sports, to mu-sic, to family entertainment, to out-door festivals and other special events,our soon-to-be-announced program-ming schedule will complement thelocal audience and bring the best toLong Island.”A day after the ground-breaking, the

Nets announced the formation of a D-League franchise called the Long Is-land Nets that will be based at the Col-iseum. The new team will play at Bar-clays Center next season before relo-cating permanently to the Coliseumfor the 2017-18 season.

NassauBreaksGroundOnColiseumRevamp

Nassau County Executive Edward P. Mangano takes a sledgehammer to a wall ofthe Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum to mark an official ground-breaking ofrenovations to the center.

By Chris [email protected]

Some people slow down for a quicklook. Others come to a complete stop,if only for a few moments, to take acloser look, and move on. Still otherslinger to observe the neatly arrangedhand-drawn illustrations that line thebrick wall outside Starbucks alongWall Street in Huntington.Drawings of ancient warriors,

Vikings and dragons leap from the pa-per on top of cardboard or sheets ofwhite construction paper stapled tothick card stock, while interpretationsof animals, limbs often extended out-ward and cut off at the corners of thepage are complemented by trimmedbar fliers stapled to the canvas.In Huntington village, Travis Hunt,

38, is either the guy you’ve alwayswondered about, or someone you’veknown for years simply as Travis.His hair, matted and long, is tucked

beneath an orange baseball cap thathe wears backwards. Occasionally,he’ll scratch at his beard or shift hisweight under his blue walking cane,but he will usually smile or strike upa conversation with anyone interestedin his creations.When he’s showing his work, Hunt,

who lives in Huntington, is invariablysitting Indian-style due to his clubfoot, which he has had since birth. Itcauses him to walk with a limp.In addition to Starbucks, Hunt can

be found at Escape Pod Comics onMain Street, at The Book Revue, oreven hanging around on weekendsnear the farmer’s market.Vendors andregulars to those locations knowTravis well, and likely have eitherbought or been given one of his art-works.Before his parents’ separation

when he was a young child, Huntlived in upstate New York, where hisfather’s family resided. They wouldmake trips to Long Island to visit withhis mother’s grandparents. By 7,Long Island became his permanenthome.Remembering his time upstate

fondly, particularly because of his ex-posure to nature, Hunt said the woodsand wildlife populating the area sur-

rounding his childhood home in-spired him to become an artist.“Because I’m from upstate New

York, I like to do a lot of nature-baseddrawings of animals,” said Hunt.“But, I also grew up with dinosaurs,and I used to watch monster moviesas a kid.”Aside from nature, there are facets

of popular culture that he also consid-ers inspirational, including comicbooks, NewYork City graffiti and un-derground music.Hunt has also been known to fash-

ion sculptures out of tin foil and plas-tic and has also tried his hand at per-

formance art, which includes jugglingand magic routines he’s worked on toentertain young parishioners visitingHuntington’s Central PresbyterianChurch.Rev. David Aldridge, Central’s

pastor since 2005, has known Huntfor seven years and first met himwhen he worked with theYMCA be-fore that.“Travis has become part of the fab-

ric of Huntington,” said Aldridge.“He’s on the ground and people walkby him and they don’t see the atten-tion that he gives to his art.”“He takes a certain amount of pride

to be able to take things that arethrown away and to make another useof them, to recycle them and to turnthem into artwork and I think that’spretty cool,” he added.Hunt attended Flower Hill Middle

School in Huntington and graduatedin 1989. During the years he attend-ed the school, he admitted to havinga learning disability, while also beingteased by other students because ofhis foot.“There were a lot of people who

looked down on me and told me thatthey didn’t think I could do anything,and I used to believe them,” Hunt

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Travis Hunt, 38, holding one of his illustrations, is a Huntington-based artist who creates artwork out of discarded itemsand offers them to passersby in Huntington village.

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said. “I had it tough. Back then, theydidn’t have names for dyslexia andstuff like that.”Feeling the pressure of school life

and struggling to keep up with a de-manding curriculum, Hunt would of-ten daydream and sought the comfortthat came with drawing pieces of im-agery he’d imagined while deep inthought.Later, he attended Manor Plains

High School, which is part of West-ern Suffolk BOCES. Hunt said he at-tempted to learn multiple vocations,but found that it was difficult stick-ing to one field.Following graduation from Manor

Plains in 1998, Hunt went into jani-torial work and was working withthe Family Service League, whichprovides housing and health servicesfor the homeless.“I went there for a vocational work

program, but at the same time I didfood service there, and I had to workwith some people that were mental-ly not there.”He said that he tried studying au-

tomotive repair, “which didn’t workout so well,” especially because hewould be picked on and teased byother students because of his disabil-ity.He also tried electrical engineer-

ing, but he “kept burning circuitboards and all of that.”Finally, a friend of his recom-

mended a Dix Hills vocationalschool where they had an art adver-tising program, and that’s where

Hunt says he felt most at home.“It was really cool. I signed myself

up for that program where you got todraw your own signs and you evengot to write and publish your owncomic book, which I thought waspretty cool,” said Hunt.After a while, he connected with

Skills Unlimited, a vocational schoolfor the disabled, where he receivedjob coaching that prepared him towork as a custodian at the YMCA,which he did for about 13 years.“I mopped and took care of the

garbage, but I also looked out for thekids there,” Hunt said. “I made stuffthat was considered a waste of timeback in my school, and it was a goodthing that I worked at the Y becauseI wanted to show all of the kids thatyou can make art out of anything.”Hunt’s own work has not gone un-

noticed.Menachem Luchins, owner of Es-

cape Pod Comics, said Hunt was oneof the first visitors to his shop whenhe opened three years ago and re-turned to go through the old comicsand “talk about how much he used tolove this stuff.”“Eventually, within a month or so,

he started showing me his art, show-ing customers his art and occasional-ly, when we’ve had big events, he’scome and talked to people about whathe does and what he likes about it.”Luchins said Hunt’s work is open

to interpretation. Speaking about itsgeneral appeal, however, he saysthere’s definitely an “outsider art

feel to it.”Huntington resident Beverly

Pribek, a customer at the Starbuckswhere Hunt shows his work quite of-ten, said she always seen him sittingon the sidewalk observing thepassersby.“Huntington is an artsy town and it

seems appropriate that people aresketching and drawing like Travis is.He seems to be using black chalkwhen he draws, and I often see himwith his artwork sort of piling up onthe sidewalk.”She added, “I do see him as a fix-

ture and he’s the only one I’ve ever

seen doing what it is he does.”Coffee house employee Todd

Campofranco said Hunt “has a goodsoul and good intentions. He sharesjoy with people – that’s the way hu-man nature should be.”Travis says he believes in his art-

work, but he doesn’t make a lot ofmoney off of it – a few dollars aweek on average – and he occassion-ally deals with harassment.“I do deal with ignorance, but I

deal with some cool parts, too.That’s why I keep going to work andI keep doing what I do. That’s justwhat works for me.”

A small selection of original artwork created by Huntington artist Travis Hunt.

Travis Hunt sits outside of Starbucks in Huntington village beside a collection ofhis original artwork.

By Chris [email protected]

With the 1998 release of “TurnThe Heat Up,” her debut album,recording and touring artist She-mekia Copeland continues to belt outbangers with roaring and powerfulvocals delivered in a sultry style thatincorporates elements of blues,gospel and soul music.The 36-year-old Grammy-nomi-

nated and critically acclaimed soloartist was born in Harlem, and froma young age received boundless en-couragement from her bluesman fa-ther who recognized a raw talent inhis daughter.At just 8 years old, Copeland’s fa-

ther had his daughter sing atHarlem’s famed Cotton Club, whereCopeland admits that at that age shewas embarrassed and a little shy onstage.When she turned 15, her father’s

poor health and inability to performlive music regularly stirred some-

thing in the teenager.“It was like a switch went off in

my head,” said Copeland. “and Iwanted to sing. It became a want and

a need. I had to do it.”At 16, Copeland joined her father

for some of his stage shows, and be-fore long, she became his openingact, sometimes even headlining herfather’s own gigs. It was during thisshe realized music was her true call-ing in life.“I’m second generation and I was

born to do this,” Copeland said. “I ama very proud blues singer and I loveperforming. I love being on stage andI love making music. What I put out

into the universe is and always hasbeen very important to me.”She added, “I love what I do, and

I do it because I love it.”Copeland has performed thou-

sands of gigs at festivals, club ven-ues and concert halls and has built aloyal following with her touring tak-ing her all over the country withmany dates played internationally toboot.No stranger to collaboration with

some of the music industry’s greats,the 36-year-old singer says thatshe’s sung with Eric Clapton, Bon-nie Raitt, B.B. King, Buddy Guy,and Mick Jagger, just to name a few.Copeland’s 2015 full-length re-

lease, “Outskirts of Love”, finds theseasoned artist saddled with appear-ances and a packed tour schedule,but despite the challenges of beingon the road, Copeland is unswayedand says that she’s got her eyeslocked on the future, and is excitedto see where her musical journeywill take her.“I hope to continue to keep per-

forming, and if God keeps mehealthy and safe, then I’ll keep onperforming and making records andjust doing what it is I do,” Copelandsaid. “Right now I’m making themost exciting music of my career.”Copeland will be performing at

The Paramount in Huntington onNov. 17. Tickets start at $45 for gen-eral admission. They can be pur-chased at the box office or fromparamountny.com. Doors open at 7p.m.


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If you’re looking for a place thatserves Mediterranean-inspired smallplates, great wines and an intimate set-ting, the place to dine is Bin 56 inHuntington village.Owned and operated by Daniel

Pedesich since 2012, with the help ofmanager, Aldo Machado, Bin 56 is awine bar that offers an eclectic menuand a wine selection that can competewith any five-star restaurant. The set-ting is cozy and comfortable, withcouches and small tables fit for inti-mate dining.For bigger parties, there is a long

table that could be used communallyor reserved for special occasions.While the space is small, the menu isextensive and can feed any diner evenin the late hours.To start you on your journey of

international small plates, diners canorder one ($9), two ($15), three ($20),five ($30) or seven ($39) choices fromthe meat and cheese plates and havethem paired with suggested wines.Cheeses like goat gouda and Zigljen(sheep/cow) and charcuterie such asbeef salami and Slavonian-style kulen(pork sausage) are great to pair with abottle of Malvasia’s Kabaj Rebula($100) from Brda, Slovenia. The goatgouda is semi-firm in texture with amild and vaguely sweet flavor, whilethe Zigljen is firm with a smooth andspicy flavor.

The beef salami is air-dried with afirm texture, while the kulen is denseand spicy from paprika and garlic.In addition to the cheese and char-

cuterie, the platter is served withcrostini and Dalmatian fig spread.While fig spreads can be very sweet,this fig spread isn’t quite as sweetand goes well in smoothing out thespicy flavor of the Zigljen cheese.The different textures and complexflavors from the cheeses and meatsare highlighted with the pairing ofthe richly textured and cidery flavorsof the Kabaj Rebula.If dining on cheeses and charcuterie

isn’t enough, Chef Bruno Oliveira willsurely delight you with his culinarycreations such as the Fuzi (bowtiepasta, wild Istrian black truffle,shrimp, Parmesan cream) or thegrilled bratwurst (pretzel roll, red cab-bage, beer horseradish mustard), both$16, and pan-seared scallops withsweet potato espuma ($15).The bowtie pasta and shrimps were

perfectly cooked, and while theParmesan cream can be heavy, theblack truffle, with its garlicky andmusky aroma, cuts through the heavi-ness and highlights the dish, not thecream. Paired with the Malvasia ($12glass/$46 bottle) from Istria, Croatia,this white wine with its crisp and freshtaste cuts through the heaviness of thepasta dish.The grilled bratwurst inside a pret-

zel roll is a hearty, grown-up version

of a hot dog, complete with the redcabbage and horseradish mustard thatgoes so well together. Paired with theSyrocco ($13/$51) from Morocco, afruity, medium-bodied dry red winethat brings out the juiciness of thebratwurst while cutting through theacidity and pungency of the horserad-ish mustard.Of the three small plates that can be

classified as entrees, the pan-searedscallops is the lightest. The scallopswere perfectly seared and served witha sweet potato foam to make it a play-ful experience. Pairing this scallopdish with the Kabaj Rebula is the per-

fect wine to complement the lightnessof this small plate.For diners who would like to end

their meal with some interestingdesserts, you can’t go wrong with thepoached fresh fig ($12) or the home-made pumpkin ice cream with freshberries and caramel sauce ($10).The poached fig has an unusual

combination of fig with rose wine andorange zest that results in a very cre-ative and delicious dessert. If you’reinclined to find a wine to go with thisdessert, it is the Welschriesling($14/$55) from Burgenland, Austria.


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Fuzi, bowtie pasta, wild black Istrian truffle, shrimp and Parmesan cream, is oneof Chef Bruno Oliveira’s culinary creations.


While some Rieslings can be verysweet, this dessert wine, with flavorsof apricot, honey and winter spice, ismildly sweet, which allows the fig tobe the main focus of the dessert andnot an afterthought.Lest one thinks that a small space

like Bin 56 would not have thecapacity to offer more than wines,diners will be pleased to learn thatcraft cocktails, beer and Boylan’scraft soda are offered, as well to gowith one’s meal.Pedisich prides himself in provid-

ing diners a menu that could rival anyother wine and tapas bar. “I want mydiners to come away feeling like theyhad a culinary experience, not just ameal,” he said. “I put a lot of time into

selecting wines for the list, and Ichoose only those that have a specialor unique character to them. The samegoes for the food with the goal of pro-viding our customers with a menu thatthey would probably have to go intoManhattan to experience.”

ALL ABUZZ: Bee Organic, a family-run, eatery serving a variety of juicesand smoothies, will soon be takingover the space formerly occupied bythe frozen yogurt shop Red Mango at24 Wall St. in Huntington. Bee Or-ganic, with a location already inGreat Neck, will be opening its doorslocally sometime later this month,said Elena Pchjolkina. “A lot of cus-tomers come to see us from as fareast as Huntington, and other placeson the eastern Long Island and every-body is saying, ‘There’s nothing likeit there.’ So, that was our drivingforce. We wanted something in thevillage, because that’s how the GreatNeck store is.”

BAH HUM-BUCKS: Some social mediausers have taken a “glass half emp-ty” approach to Starbucks’ newestaddition to its line of seasonal cups.Traditionally decorated with signs ofthe holiday times, such as reindeerand snowflakes, this year’s cups fea-ture the coffee house’s logo on atwo-toned red body. The design, orlack thereof, spawned a #Mer-ryChristmasStarbucks hashtag on

Twitter, enticing users to complainabout the lack of holiday themes onthe cups. In statement Sunday, Jef-frey Fields, Starbucks’ vice presi-dent of design and content, said, “Inthe past, we have told stories withour holiday cups designs. This yearwe wanted to usher in the holidayswith a purity of design that wel-comes all of our stories….. We’reembracing the simplicity and thequietness of it. It’s more open way tousher in the holiday.”

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When searching for custom madegift baskets, arranged with gourmetcrackers, spreadable cheeses, driedfruit, gourmet cookies, chocolatecovered raisins and more, there isno time wasted when ordering fromHuntington–based A Tisket A Tas-ket Anything In A Basket.“I think that’s what kept people

coming here is that they know thatit’s local,” said Lisa Mettrock, 51,Huntington resident and owner ofAnything In A Basket.Being a local business gives Any-

thing In A Basket an advantagesince a customer can order a basketin a day and get it delivered for free,depending on the distance.Though she’s temporarily work-

ing from her private workroom inHuntington, Mettrock started thebusiness as a storefront operationand later moved to an online basedmodel where customers can placeorders on the company’s website orby phone.The website offers several basket

options, including sweets, breakfastbaskets, Italian baskets, baby bas-kets and baskets for teachers.There’s also a build your

own basket feature, whichwas a popular otion whenMettrock had a store-front.“When we had the

shop we had every-thing on the shelvesto, so peoplewould goaround pick-ing their ownstuff,” Met-trock said.Along with get

well, birthdays,thank you, an-niversary andmore, popular occa-sions for Anything In ABasket gift-giving arecorporate appreciation

and sympathy. Depending on theitems in the wicker basket, the priceranges between $39-$99.Mettrock transitioned into basketdesign after working in the

flower industry for sixyears. When she beganworking for AnythingIn A Basket in 1990the business wastwo years old.

When Met-trock tookover theb u s i -ness in1 9 9 2 ,

she movedit to astorefrontin Halesite.At the time,

there was no Tar-get and specialtypackaging companieslike hers were rare.“Now that industry

has exploded.You see it everywhereso it’s not novel anymore,” she said.It’s her personal touch that keeps

customers coming back, she said.When putting a basket together, thattouch is in the details, like makingsure the wrapping paper is neatlyfolded and the bows are custommade.Mettrock said she enjoys basket

design because of the diversity andcreativity.“One day I’m the mail lady, the

next day I’m the accountant, thenext day I’m the basket designer,the next day I’m out meeting peo-ple. I’m not pigeon holed into thesame thing,” she said.Usually operating with four em-

ployees, Anything in A Basket willbump that up to six or seven duringthe holiday season.“Christmas is the busiest and then

Easter [and] Mother's Day,” saidMettrock, adding that preparationsfor Christmas started in July, whenshe was ordering products to get

them delivered by October.As the business has grown, there

is need for larger space, Mettrocksaid. She is hoping to move thebusiness into a warehouse in Hunt-ington early next year.“Its like a small warehouse for

light industry and I’m just waitingfor something to open up overthere,” she said, adding that shenever wants to leave Huntington be-cause of the scenery and friendlycustomers.“What keeps me here is the diver-

sity but also the creativity becauseit’s really fun,” Mattrock said. “Youknow how some people need thatoutlet it’s like where I work is myhuge craft room.”

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We all hope thatour children grow upto be good people –good providers, goodparents and, in a fam-ily that takes giving

back seriously, good givers. It’s noeasy task to teach children the im-portance of giving back – especiallyif it wasn’t a part of their early in life.In many cases, the “giving cam-

paigns” that populate our fall calen-dars, fromwalks, to galas and even thecandy and cookie drives, make an im-pact on a young person, and we hopethat person grows to understand theimportance of “paying it forward.”Why is it so important? I believe

that a person gets much good fromgiving – that they increase their ownsense of self-worth. That they seethemselves in a different, more con-structive light and they see their giv-ing as making a difference.Of course, the skeptics notwith-

standing, philanthropy does make adifference in the world as well as lo-cally. It grounds a person, providesthem with the understanding thatvalue is not just what is on yourstatement but what you have done –the impact you have had. That’swhere the true value is – deep inside.

I recently visited a client at theirhome in New York City – they werehosting an event for a nonprofit thatthe family has been involved with fordecades. After the tour of this amaz-ing apartment in the sky I asked myclient, “What’s the secret to your suc-cess?” He came back fairly quicklyand said, “I really think that there isreport card upstairs and the moregood that I do the better I seem to do.”You have heard this notion before:

“Doing good and doing well.” Itcomes from the corporate social re-sponsibility movement, but thiscould also be done at home, andthat’s what I call a family legacy.I also thought about this after read-

ing an article about Ty Cobb. As weall know, Cobb was a baseball play-er in the early 1900s known for histough style of play and manyrecords. He was a member of thefirst class inducted into the Hall ofFame. But what you might not knowis that once he stopped playing,Cobb devoted his life to philanthro-py. He is lucky to make a fortune, notfrom baseball—not in those days—but from shares in General Motorsand Coca-Cola, which he was ad-vised to buy early on and never sold.This fortune became the basis of

his private foundation that today pro-vides non-athletic scholarships to

thousands of Georgia residents.In 1945, after visiting hundreds of

hospitals in the country (due dili-gence is always important), he fund-ed a hospital in his hometown ofRoyston in his parents’ memory. Hislegacy continues today.While we are not of a Ty Cobb sta-

tus – not by a long shot – in our fam-ily we have always made a point toexplain to our children the impor-tance of philanthropy. This summerwhen my middle daughter was homefrom college (where she heads up ex-ternal philanthropy for her sorority),I got a good dose of the impact fromthese early giving back lessons. Shewas going to the beach and went tothe pharmacy to get sun protectionbefore heading out.That night she told us about her

day and started to discuss a philan-thropic idea, one that she wanted towork on! She was amazed at the costfor sun protection and wonderedwhat economically disadvantagedkids do for the skin protection – bas-

ketball courts, beaches or just out-side working.We dug deeper into this and came

up with an idea to have dispensersfilled with sun protection at parks inlow-income areas. It’s a start. We areworking through the details, but I wasso proud of her thinking outside thebox. I am positive that such thinkingwill always have an impact for thegiver just as much as the receiver.Developing a legacy of giving starts

with a plan – understanding whereyou are today, where you want to bein 5, 10, 50 years, and then puttingcapital to work to achieve those goals.

Klein Wealth Management is ateam of investment professionals reg-istered with HighTower Securities,LLC, member FINRA, MSRB andSIPC & HighTower Advisors LLC aregistered investment advisor withthe SEC. All securities are offeredthrough HighTower Securities LLCand advisory services are offeredthrough HighTower Advisors, LLC.


The Huntington Chamber’sVeterans and Women in BusinessCommittees invite all women veter-ans to a casual morning browsingclothing and a light breakfast.Together, the committees are

looking to support women veteransby collecting donations of gentlyworn business attire, casual cloth-ing, shoes and purses. Please ensuredonation items are clean and ingood condition. Donations can bedropped off at the HuntingtonChamber, 164 Main St.,Huntington, NY, until Nov. 17.Along with shopping, the exclu-

sive event will include a specialpresentation by Jon Ten Haagen ofTen Haagen Financial Group to helpwomen veterans “Prepare YourFinancial Future.” Angels forWarriors, a nonprofit veteranresource center, will host a table to

provide information and guidanceabout the essential resources avail-able toAmerica’s returning warriors.Also, women veterans who attend

will be placed in a free drawing towin great raffle baskets. Pleaseencourage women veterans toattend!

Wednesday, Nov. 18, 20158:30 a.m.-10:30 a.m.Society of St. Vincent de Paul1705 Jericho TurnpikeHuntington, NY 11743Thank you to the following spon-

sors who generously donate theirtime and resources to help supportwomen veterans and this specialevent: Huntington YMCA,JoeMaddalone--Power Strategies,Society of St. Vincent de Paul, TenHaagen Financial Group andAngelsfor Warriors.

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The Town of Huntington put out acall to developers last Thursday forproposals to build at least one multi-level parking structure in downtownHuntington to add hundreds ofspaces to the parking-challenged vil-lage.

Under the guidelines laid out forpotential developers, the town wouldretain ownership of the land and the

developer would pay to build andmaintain a structure or structures ateither the Elm or New street munici-pal lots, or both. The developerwould own any buildings and paytaxes on them.

“In order for the developer to gettheir investment back, they couldpropose some retail space, officespace, even apartments,” said RobertScheiner, chairman of the HuntingtonTownship Chamber of Commerceand a member of a parking consor-

tium formed in 2012 by HuntingtonSupervisor Frank Petrone to addressvillage parking concerns. Developerscould also propose parking fees.

The proposals must double thenumber of spaces displaced, plus addany additional spaces required fornew mixed-use development. ElmStreet currently has 318 spaces andNew Street has 252.

For Jack Palladino, president ofthe Huntington Village Business Im-provement District and owner of

Christopher’s bar and restaurant, aparking structure is “long overdue.”“Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays,people drive around 20 minutes for aparking spot and when they start do-ing that once or twice, they startlooking for other places to go andshop,” he said.

Palladino added that he’d prefer tosee the structure erected over theNew Street lot due to its distancefrom residences and because it is

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ArchivesWhitman Birthplace Goes To Auction(Nov. 12, 1915)The Long-Islander called for the public to support an effort to pur-chase Walt Whitman’s birthplace, which was going up for auction thefollowing week, until it could be conveyed to a body of trustees or theHuntington Historical Society. The birthplace is now a state historicsite and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

Street Signs, Please(Nov. 12, 1915)With visitors often having a difficult time finding their way to placesin Huntington, a story urged the town to place street signs at the cor-ners of all the villages in the town. “It would be a commendableundertaking to number the houses of this village,” the story said.

Hecksher Donates NYC Land, $3M(Nov. 12, 1920)Huntington resident August Hecksher donated a block of ground onFifth Avenue, opposite Central Park, in Manhattan, to the Society forthe Prevention of Cruelty to Children. Hecksher and his wife alsodonated $3 million for the society to erect and building and usetoward its endowment.

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Overhead,ravenous irruptions of seagullssquabble over remains of a baggie,as they pilfer beak from beak,wing tips almost entangling inevasive tactical maneuversof a fierce mid-air flyby.Sustenance on frost crusted shoresescalates into non-stop tug of waras metal trash containers are toppledfor a single Styrofoam cup,a crumpled donut wrapper.Just past the Jones inlet,a few keener, wiser eyes scanand troll the horizon for trawlerstossing leftover chum and viscerainto prevailing winter winds.There is no celebratory chorusin the plaintive litany of hunger;only the seagulls’ soulfuldirge of survival.

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In an event that turned out to be partly a tribute toMario Buonpane, the late longtime chairman of thetown’s Veterans Advisory Board, who died in Sep-tember,more than a hundred people gathered Sundayto celebrate the service of the nation’s veterans atHuntington Town Hall’s Veterans Memorial Plaza.The event was led by current Veterans Advisory

Board chairman William Ober, who recognizedBuonpane’s contributions, including the develop-ment of the veterans plaza and the golf course onthe grounds of the Northport VA Medical Center.Supervisor Frank Petrone said Buonpane was

known for his kind heart “and his ability to twistyour arm” to advance the causes of veterans in thecommunity.Councilwoman Susan Berland, visibly choked

up, recalled how Buonpane would greet her withan, “Ah, a ray of sunshine. Nowmy day can begin.”“Mario, we miss you. We love you,” Berland

said.Fred Amore, commander of VFW Post 9263 in

East Northport, reminded attendees of the “highcost of freedom” and the sacrifices made by veter-ans.“We honor all who have put their lives on the

lines for freedom, and we honor and salute all liv-ing veterans,” he said.

Petrone added that the ceremony was meant to inpart remind young people of veterans’ service to thecountry. And with the event coming just a few daysafter local elections, he said it was also a time foradults to reflect on what it means to be a citizen.“I don’t usually do this,” said Petrone, who

called the voter turnout “the lowest that any of uscan remember” as “pathetic and unfortunate.”“In honor of our veterans, we should go out to

vote. Let’s make sure to go out to vote next year.”The ceremony, which was held amid a Field of

Honor – an assembly of flags organized by the Ki-wanis Club of Huntington – included a laying ofwreaths in honor of each branch of the militaryand performances of the national anthem and“God Bless America” by the Long Island Chil-dren’s Choir.Councilwoman Tracey Edwards congratulated

Bob Santo, past commander of American LegionPost 1244 in Greenlawn, on being awarded a Viet-nam commemorative medal last Friday at theAmerican Airpower Museum in Bethpage, andadded that while memorials are important, “it iscritical that veterans have a home, are healthy andhave a job” when they come home.“The most importance thing is that the veterans’

service is not forgotten,” added Ober on the signif-icance of Veterans Day. “It is a time to reflect onthe contribution that our veterans made to ourcountry.”

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Argentine TangoFree Argentine tango lesson offered atLa Hacienda Latin Fusion Bistro, 1624New York Ave., Huntington Station.Come dance the Milogna from 7-10 p.m.every Thursday. The free class begins at8 p.m. For information, call 631-972-8387.

Noemi DeLeon BruyndonckxBook SigningAuthor Noemi DeLeon Bruyndonckx willbe reading from and signing her chil-dren’s book, “The Chanukah Fairy.” TheBook Revue (313 New York Ave.,Huntington).

Long Island Portfolio DayArt counselors from 45 of the country’sbest art school will view and critique stu-dent artwork at the Huntington Fine ArtsBuilding (266 East Pulaski Road,Greenlawn), 12-4 p.m. Call 631-351-4060, or [email protected] for moreinformation.

Walt Whitman And The NorthAmerican ReviewBook launch of a collection of essaysabout Walt Whitman, and poemsinspired by his works. At the WaltWhitman Birthplace Association (246 OldWalt Whitman Road, HuntingtonStation), 7 p.m.

HHH Robotics Invitationaland Food DriveThe Half Hollow Hills Robotics Team3624 Thundercolts are hosting a robot-ics competition and food drive at HalfHollow Hills High School West (375 WolfHill Road. Dix Hills) Nov. 14. from 9a.m.-5 p.m.Watch 24 teams from allover Long Island compete in the“Recycle Rush.” There will be food andraffles. For the food drive, please bringthings such as canned goods, toiletries,rice, cereal, stuffing, mashed potatoes,tea and coffee. All donations will go tothe St. Elizabeth Food Pantry.

Celebrating AchievementsIn honor of Robin Hadley and the mem-ory of John Hadley, a cocktail receptionand silent auction is being held at theHuntington Country Club, 483 WestMain St., Huntington. Nov. 14. For ticketinformation and sponsorship opportuni-ties, contact Deborah Johnson at 631-351-3006 or [email protected].

Book Talk at SeminaryDr. Alexander Burke on “the MaverickGospel of John,” Sunday Nov. 15, 2 p.m.at the Library of the Seminary of theImmaculate Conception (440 West NeckRoad, Huntington). Free, no registrationrequired. Refreshments will be served.

Call 631-423-0483, ext.141 for direc-tions.

Lute Concert“The First Booke of Songs and Ayresand Musicke for the Lute” (1597) waswritten by John Dowland, England'sgreatest lutenist and composer of thetime. Performed in Ridotto by one ofNew York's foremost early musicensembles My Lord Chamberlain'sConsort, with a narration by MargarethaMaimone. Sunday November 15 at 4 pmat the Huntington Jewish Center (510Park Ave. Huntington). The hall is handi-capped accessible, free parking, air con-ditioned. Tickets: $10 (student), $18(members), $20 (seniors), $25 (adults).

Holli Ross TrioPerforming at Grasso’s Restaurant (134Main St., Cold Spring Harbor) 7 p.m.Call 631-367-6060 for more information.

General Bereavement GroupMeets weekly for six weeks Tuesdays,Nov. 17-Dec. 22 at the St. Anthony ofPadua Parish (1025 5th Ave., EastNorthport) in the basement of the TrinitySchool. 2:30-3:30 p.m. Call 631-499-4462, or 631-499-8130 to register.

“The Amazing Nina Simone”At the Cinema Arts Centre (423 ParkAve., Huntington). 7:30 p.m. WatchNina’s journey from the segregatedSouth through the worlds of classicalmusic, jazz joints and international con-cert halls. Navigating through the twists

& turns of the 1960s fight for racialequality, the film delves deep into Nina’sartistry and intentions, answering long-held questions behind Nina’s mostbeloved songs, bold style, controversialstatements, and the reason she leftAmerica. Call 631-423-7610 for moreinformation.

Hebrew Reading Crash CourseA seven-week course on learning toread the Hebrew taught by RobinGuttman at The Chai Center, 501Vanderbilt Parkway, Dix Hills. Thecourses are Mondays at 7 p.m. untilDec. 14; $50 per course, with a 10 per-cent discount for members. Registrationis required at thechaicenter.com.

Thanksgiving Food DriveThe Brian M. Gill Agency, State FarmInsurance, is collecting food donationsfor Long Island Cares from Nov. 2-16.Please bring non-perishable food itemsto 713 Walt Whitman Road, Melville.

Kabbalah CourseThe Chai Center (501 VanderbiltParkway., Dix Hills) is putting on a five-week course on Kabbalah, the Jewishtenets of mysticism. The course will talkabout topics such as reincarnation, thesoul and angels. Registration isrequired and costs $50. The coursebegins on Oct. 20 at 7:30 p.m. Call 631-351-8672.

Smoking Cessation ProgramsThe Suffolk County Department ofHealth Services is putting on weekly“Learn to be Tobacco Free” quitting pro-grams, sponsored by HuntingtonHospital. These programs, which endNov. 19, take place at the Dolan Family

Health Center, 284 Pulaski Road,Greenlawn. For more information and toregister, call Irene Housley at 631-351-2385.

“Lights of Hope” ConcertAt the South Huntington Jewish Center(2600 New York Ave., Melville). A con-cert featuring Hazzan Brian BaruchShamash, guest artists and the SHJCconcert choir on Dec. 6 at 3:30 p.m.Hanukkah will begin that evening, whichcan make this concert the start of yourcelebration before you go home to lightthe first candle with your family. Ads canbe purchased in the concert’s program.Ad deadline is Nov. 20. See shjc.org formore information.

Walt Whitman HS Fine Artsand Crafts FairOver 100 vendors will be present sellinghandcrafted gift items Nov. 21 from 10a.m.- 5 p.m., 301 West Hills Road,Huntington Station; $2 admission forthose over 12. All proceeds go towardsbuilding a school art gallery.

Thanksgiving Charity RunThursday, Nov. 26. Two runs will beheld, a 1k “Family Fun Run” and afour-mile run. The 1k begins at 8:30a.m. and the four-mile run at 9 a.m.Both runs begin at the AmericanLegion Post 360 in Halesite (1 MillDam Road). Registration is $20 perrunner before Nov. 10, $25 per runnerafterwards, and $40 per runner on raceday. The 1k entry fee is $7. To registeronline, go to townwidefund.org. Or reg-ister in person at the Super Runner’sShop at 355 New York Ave.

“A Sinatra Centennial”The Rotary Club of Northport is hostinga benefit show for homeless veteransat the Northport Yacht Club (11 BluffPoint Road), celebrating the 100thbirthday of Frank Sinatra. Saturday,Dec. 12, 2-5 p.m. Tickets are $75 perperson, including an open bar, horsd’oeuvres, and desserts. Sponsorshippackages are also available. FeaturingAmerican Idol contestant SalValentinetti. Call 631-930-9310 formore information.

Cold Spring Harbor Library95 Harbor Road, Cold Spring Harbor.631-692-6820. cshlibrary.org.• Writers Workshop: Debra Peopleswill lead 10 classes for new and sea-soned writers. The Workshop runsuntil Dec. 7 every Monday from 10a.m.-12 p.m. or 1-3 p.m. for the sec-ond session. Register at the informa-tion service desk, with a check for$90 payable to the Cold SpringHarbor library. Maximum of 10 stu-dents.

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3000. deerparklibrary.org.• Lego Make and Take: Nov. 18 and

Nov. 20, 4:30-5:15 p.m. Contact thelibrary to register.

Elwood Public Library3027 Jericho Turnpike, Elwood. 631-499-3722. elwoodlibrary.org. Events arefree and registration begins on Sept. 3at 9:30 a.m. unless otherwise noted.• Fall Food Drive: During the month of

November, the Elwood Public Libraryis hosting a fall food drive for LongIsland Cares. Drop off boxes in thevestibule of the library. Non-perish-able goods only. Call 631-499-3722for more info.

• Interactive Diabetes Info Sessions:Participants in the class will learnfrom a registered dietitian and regis-tered nurse about diabetes manage-ment and prevention of complications,healthy eating, and other related top-ics. Registration required.Tuesdays,Nov. 10-Dec. 1, 6:30 p.m.-8:30 p.m.

Half Hollow Hills Community LibraryDix Hills: 55 Vanderbilt Parkway. 631-421-4530; Melville: 510 Sweet HollowRoad, 631-421-4535. hhhlibrary.org.• 3D Printer at Dix Hills. Ready for you

to print your own creations. STL,OBJ, or THING files may be e-mailedto [email protected] forreview. If designs meet library policy,you will get an appointment to print.For more information, call 631-498-1236.

• “Kiss Me Kate”: One of Cole Porter'sperfect musicals opened in 1948.Sixty years later and it remains one ofthe finest comic adaptations of theworks of Shakespeare as well as theepitome of the Broadway clicheknown as the backstage musical. Thislecture, illustrated with videoexcerpts, will provide an opportunityto hear such well-known songs as“Another Op'nin',” “Another Show,”“Wunderbar,” “So in Love” and more,Nov. 12, 2:30-4 p.m. (Dix Hills)

Harborfields Public Library31 Broadway, Greenlawn. 631-757-4200. harborfieldslibrary.org• Teen Tech Squad: Volunteers assist

adults with various technology ques-tions about smartphones, PCs, iPadsand social media. Volunteers canearn two hours of community service.Saturday, Nov. 14 9:30-11:30 a.m.

Huntington Public LibraryMain branch: 338 Main St., Huntington.631-427-5165. Station branch: 1335New York Ave., Huntington Station.631-421-5053. thehuntingtonlibrary.org.• U.S. Propaganda in WWI: Retired

American History teacher Don Parkerdiscusses the propaganda of WarWorld I and the U.S. Registrationrequired. Open to all, Nov. 12 2-4p.m.

• “Work on Campus” by Susan Bird.Gallery runs from Nov. 29- Dec. 27.Artist’s reception: Sunday, Dec. 6 2-4p.m.

Northport-East Northport LibraryNorthport: 151 Laurel Ave. 631-261-6930. East Northport: 185 LarkfieldRoad. 631-261-2313. nenpl.org.• Page Turners: The book group will be

discussing “A Thousand Splendid

Suns” by Khaled Hosseini. Copies willbe available at the Northport Librarycirculation desk. Thursday, Nov. 12 2-3:30 p.m. (Northport)

South Huntington Public Library145 Pidgeon Hill Road, HuntingtonStation. 631-549-4411. shpl.info.• “Friday Flicks:” Edward Scissorhands.

7 p.m. Nov. 13• “The Power of the Image: How the

Russians Won the Revolution ThroughArt:” Sunday, Nov. 15 2:30 p.m.

Cinema Arts Centre423 Park Ave., Huntington. cinemaarts-centre.org. 631-423-7611.• “Birth of a Nation:” The seminal and

deeply racist film from 1915 is rarelyshown publicly. Join film historian BillJennings for a discussion. Tuesday,Nov. 17, 7 p.m. $10 for members, $15for the public.

Art League of Long Island107 East Deer Park Road, Dix Hills.Gallery hours: 9 a.m.-4 p.m. weekdays;11 a.m.-4 p.m. weekends. 631-462-5400. ArtLeagueLI.net.• Member’s Exhibition Part One:

Through Nov. 29. An exhibit featuringabout 200 works of art created by theArt League’s members will be on dis-play at the Jeanie Tengelsen Gallery.

b.j. spoke gallery299 Main St., Huntington. Gallery hours:Monday-Sunday, 11 a.m.-5 p.m., until 9p.m. on Friday and Saturday. 631-549-5106. bjspokegallery.com.• “Poets Aloud”: Open mic, second

Friday of each month at 7:30 p.m.Suggested donation of $3.

• Three exhibits on view from Oct. 28-Nov. 23. Featuring Bert Winsberg,Nicolette Pach and a membersthemed area called “Celebrations.”

Cold Spring Harbor Fish Hatchery1660 Route 25A, Cold Spring Harbor.Open seven days a week, 10 a.m.-5p.m., Saturday and Sundays until 6 p.m.:$6 adults; $4 children ages 3-12 andseniors over 65; members and childrenunder 3 are free. 516-692-6768.cshfha.org.

Cold Spring Harbor Whaling Museum301 Main St., Cold Spring Harbor. 631-367-3418. cshwhalingmuseum.org.Tuesday through Friday, 12-4 p.m. andSaturday and Sunday, 12-5 p.m. (closed

Monday). Admission $6 adults, $5 chil-dren and seniors.

Heckscher Museum Of Art2 Prime Ave., Huntington. Museumhours: Wednesday-Friday, 10 a.m.-5p.m., first Fridays from 4-8:30 p.m.,Saturday and Sunday from 11 a.m.-5p.m. Admission $6 for adults, $4-6/seniors, and $4-6/children; membersand children under 10 get in free. 631-351-3250.• “James Rosenquist: Tripartite Prints,”

runs through Nov. 22. Rosenquist’slithographs are characterized by hori-zontal, tripartite compositions depict-ing brightly colored icons, includingtire tracks, stairs, nails, stars, orbitsand the American flag.

• “Street Life: PrivateMoments/PublicRecord” runs through March 27.Selected works from the permanentcollection illustrate the urban experi-ence and create a portrait of NewYork City in its daily life. Featuredartists include Berenice Abbott, N.JayJaffee, Martin Lewis, John Sloan,Garry Winogrand.

• “Graphic Appeal: Modern Prints fromthe Collection” runs through Nov. 29.Landscape, figurative and abstractwork using a range of traditional andmodern processes by artists RomareBearden, John Steuart Curry, StuartDavis, Red Grooms, Risaburo Kimura,Robert Kipniss, Roy Lichtenstein,Henry Moore, Claes Oldenburg,Robert Rauschenberg, EmilioSanchez, Tom Wesselman and others.

Huntington Arts CouncilMain Street Petite Gallery: 213 MainSt., Huntington.Gallery hours: Monday-Friday 9 a.m.-6p.m.; Saturday noon-4 p.m. 631-271-8423. huntingtonarts.org.• “Auction on Main” at the Main Street

Gallery. Exhibit runs through Nov. 20.

Huntington Historical SocietyMain office/library: 209 Main St.,Huntington. Museums: Conklin Barn, 2High St.; Kissam House/Museum Shop,434 Park Ave.; Soldiers & SailorsMemorial Building, 228 Main St. 631-427-7045, ext. 401. huntingtonhistorical-society.org• “Sunday at the Society” presents Civil

War era music. Nov. 22, 2 p.m. JoinKen Korb and Lora Kendall as theyend the Historical Society’s year longcommemoration of the 150th anniver-sary of the Civil War.

Northport Historical SocietyMuseum215 Main St., Northport. Museum hours:Tuesday-Sunday,

1-4:30 p.m. 631-757-9859. northporthis-torical.org.• For an afternoon of historical fun, take

a self-guided walking tour of theNorthport’s historic Main Street,Tuesday-Sunday, from 1-4:30 p.m.Available in the museum shop at $5per person.

Vanderbilt Museum and Planetarium180 Little Neck Road, Centerport.Museum hours: Tuesday, Saturday andSunday, 12-4 p.m. Grounds admission:$7 adults, $6 students with ID and sen-iors 62 and older, and $3 children 12and under. Mansion tour, add $5 perperson. 631-854-5555. vanderbiltmuse-um.org.• Afternoon mansion tours begin in the

courtyard of the historic house onceowned by William K. Vanderbilt II.Tours are Tuesday, Saturday andSunday for a $5 fee, in addition to theprice of admission. Check the muse-um’s website for listing times.

Walt Whitman Birthplace246 Old Walt Whitman Road,Huntington Station. Hours: Wednesday-Friday, 11 a.m.-4 p.m.; Saturdays andSundays, 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Admission: $6adults, $5 seniors, $4 students, andchildren under 5 are free. 631-427-5240. waltwhitman.org.• Schedule at a group high tea and

transport yourself back in time in a pri-vate gathering house at theBirthplace. $25 per person. 631-427-5240, ext. 120. [email protected].

Five Towns College PerformingArts CenterFive Towns College, 305 N. ServiceRoad, Dix Hills. Box Office: 631-656-2148; dhpac.org.• Godspell: Nov 13-15 7:30 p.m. Tickets

are $18 for the public, $15 for seniorsand students.

The Paramount370 New York Ave., Huntington. 631-673-7300. paramountny.com. All showsbegin at 8 p.m. unless otherwise noted.• Carlos Mencia. Friday, Nov. 13. See

website for ticket info and pricing• Allen Stone with special guest

Bernhoft. Sunday, Nov. 15. See web-site for ticket info and pricing

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Simone,” playing at the CinemaArts Centre (423 Park Ave.,Huntington), a series of inter-views portrays the jazz legend’slife through the South anddesegregation.


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With music and decorations harkening back to 1965 – as well as golf course em-ployees dressed in garb reminiscent of the Beatles’ “Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely HeartsClub” – the Town of Huntington celebrated the 50th anniversary of the Crab Mead-ow Golf Course Oct. 21 with a special commemorative outing that drew more than80 golfers. Above, Gene Garrote, Integrity Golf president; Jean Stump; HuntingtonParks Director Don McKay; Huntington Councilman Mark Cuthbertson; Steve Dietz,Crab Meadow course manager; and Phil Ammirato, a club champion in the 1960s.

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bounded by one-way streets. “I thinkthat’s the best place for it.”After the Nov. 5 town board meet-

ing, Petrone said the town was wait-ing for proposals to arrive and, oncethey do, “we’ll weigh them. We’llhave a group that sits down to look atthem and then we’ll bring the people

in to talk.”The RFP states that the structure or

structures should be “aestheticallypleasing” and “compatible” with thesurrounding village.The recommendation that the town

pursue a public-private partnershipand mixed-use development wasmade by Nelson Nygaard Consulting

Associates, an engineering firm con-tracted by the consortium to study theissue.Among the recommendations

made in theAugust 2013 report to theconsortium were the installation ofmuni-meters and increased meterfees for prime parking areas. Thosechanges have already been imple-

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during the board’s Nov. 5meeting, con-tains no new initiatives, but does buildon those started in 2015, including con-struction of the Sweet Hollow andBurrs Lane parks, and design and initialconstruction for the James D. ConteCommunity Center, formerly the Hunt-ingtonArmory.Overall spending is projected to de-

crease by 0.2 percent, but the budgetdoes call for a $1.9 million increase infunding for the town’s Highway De-partment budget, due to costs accruedthrough last winter’s severe weather.The increase was offset was decreasingspending in some of the town’s specialdistricts, such as Commack Ambu-lance, Huntington Community Ambu-lance, Huntington Sewer and the DixHills Water District.There will be a 1.3 percent increase

in the overall property tax levy, result-ing in an increase of $29.16 for the av-erage homeowner when looking at thegeneral, highway and refuse funds. Thelevy is increasing despite a slight over-all decrease in spending because of adecrease in use of town reserves tofund operations.There is a salary freeze for all elect-

ed officials and appointed and manage-ment personnel. At its Nov. 5 meeting,

the town board approved a manage-ment plan outlining benefits for ap-pointed and management personneland setting parameters for items such asleave time and medical contributions.The $15 million capital budget, also

approved 4-1, focuses on rehabilitation

of various plants and pump stations inthe Dix Hills Water District, improve-ments in the Huntington Sewer Districtand provides funding for road rehabil-itation, drainage infrastructure andpaving.Huntington Councilman Eugene

Cook was the lone dissenter on bothbudgets. Cook said during the Nov. 5meeting that he opposed the town’sbudget, as he has done for the lastthree years, because “I don’t wantbonding and I don’t want tax in-creases.”


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To cap off an undefeated season in which theyclaimed a league title, the Thundercolts of HalfHollow Hills girls swimming team are heading tothe NewYork state championships next weekend.The Thundercolts (8-0), made up of swimmers

and divers from both East and West high schools,placed second at the county swimming and divingchampionships last weekend. Half Hollow Hills,which scored 239 total points, missed first placeby 7.5 points; Sayville/Bayport Blue Point wonthe county title.Regardless, Half Hollow Hills is now set to

send five swimmers and one diver to the statechampionships at upstate Ithaca College Nov.20-21.“This is the most we’ve had in a while,” first-year

head coach Jan Pisano said Sunday. “This year… isvery exciting for them and for myself” and assistantcoach Jake Pisano, who is Jan’s nephew.Senior Emily Altchiler, juniors Kelly Lennon,

Rhea Randhawa, Baylee Scharf and freshmanElizabeth Park make up Hills’ state-bound swim-mers. Junior Jessica Coffey will represent theThundercolts as their diver.“They’re fast and they just have to swim their

best. That’s all we can ask of them,” Pisano said.“But, I always tell them, ‘I can’t ask for more, butI have to ask for a little bit more.’ I have to get thatcouple more tenths of a second more, just to be alittle bit faster.”Individually, Lennon will compete in the 100-

yard freestyle and the 50-yard freestyle; Scharfwill compete in the 100-yard butterfly. Park will

race in the 100-yard breaststroke.As for the relays, Lennon, Park, Scharf and

Randhawa will compete in the 200-yard medleyrelay, and Altchiler, Lennon, Park and Scharf willrace the 400-yard freestyle.Both of the relay squads set district records this

season, and Park set an individual record in the100-yard breaststroke, Jan Pisano said. Park actu-ally broke a record that she had previously set lastyear as an eighth grader.Formerly the team’s diving coach, Pisano re-

placed former longtime head coach Jason Wieder-sum, who left the program after 14 years.ButWiedersum didn’t leave Hills empty handed.“He left me with a group of kids that he’s been

training for a long time… he brought these kids up

to where they are now,” Pisano said Sunday.Up and down the 42-Thundercolt roster, Pisano

stressed that the team has been a pleasure to coachand that every swimmer and diver played an im-portant role.“They put their hearts and souls into swim-

ming,” Pisano said. “Even though some of themaren’t breaking the records… without the rest ofthe team, we wouldn’t have been able to win asmuch as we did.”Along with the above accomplishments, the

Thundercolts also made a statement this season bydefeating longtime rival Ward Melville. After adominating run where the Patriots hadn’t lost in 23years, Hills was one of three League I teams to de-feat Ward Melville this season.

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Former world champion boxerChris Algieri, formerly of Greenlawn,will get back into the ring at Brook-lyn’s Barclays Center Dec. 5.Algieri, who last fought when he

fell toAmir Khan at the Barclays Cen-ter on May 5, will face off in a 10-round welterweight showdownagainst Erick Bone (16-2, 8 KOs), ofEcuador.“I am very excited to return to Bar-

clays Center, where I have had someof my best showings,”Algieri (20-2, 8KOs), a graduate of St. Anthony’sHigh School, said in a statement. “OnDec. 5, I am looking forward to hav-

ing my best performance yet.”For the 31-yea-oldAlgieri, the fight

will serve as a potential bounce-backfrom two straight losses. Prior toKhan, Algieri lost to Manny Pacquiaoon Nov. 23, 2014.Before that, Algieri was on top of

the world after beating RuslanProvodnikov to claim theWBOWorldSuper Lightweight title at the BarclaysCenter on June 14, 2014.Bone, however, will look to further

stifle an Algieri comeback.“This is a huge fight for me,” Bone,

26, who most recently fell to ShawnPorter on March 13, said in a state-ment. “I knowAlgieri well and I knowthat he is going to bring it. I am fight-ing a great fighter and after my per-

formance on Dec. 5, the world willknow my name.”The fight is part of an undercard that

supports a Showtime ChampionshipBoxing event headlined by a title fightbetween middleweight world champi-on Daniel Jacobs (30-1, 27 KOs) andformer world champion Peter Quillin(32-0-1, 23 KOs). WBA Feather-weight World Champion Jesus Cuel-lar (27-1, 21 KOs) will also face con-tender Jonathan Oquendo (26-4, 16KOs).Tickets start at $50 and can be pur-

chased online at ticketmaster.com orbarclayscenter.com, or at the Ameri-can Express Box Office at BarclaysCenter. The fight will be broadcast onShowtime.

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Chris Algieri, a former world championboxer who grew up in Greenlawn, isgetting back into the ring Dec. 5 at theBarclays Center in Brooklyn.

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Alexander Filacouris torchedSmithtown West’s defense for 257rushing yards and five touchdowns asHalf Hollow Hills West cruised toSuffolk’s Division II semifinals witha 42-24 win Saturday over the Bulls.Filacouris, a junior offensive

weapon and defensive back for HillsWest, made his biggest statementwhen he ripped off a 93-yard touch-down run with just under three min-utes remaining the third quarter. Thetouchdown, Filacouris’ fifth of theday, pushed second-seeded HillsWest to a 42-17 lead over seventh-seeded Smithtown West.“I was just trying to make the best

out of something that was there,”Filacouris said of the score, hislongest touchdown run of the season.“Everybody on our team was stayingwith the blocks and everything, westuck with it. Our effort down thefield was great and I just kept run-ning.”Elsewhere, the Colts (8-1) were led

by junior wide receiver CameronJordan, who hauled in a 15-yardtouchdown pass from senior quarter-back Anthony Lucarelli in the sec-ond quarter. Jordan finished the daywith two receptions for 37 yards.Lucarelli managed 72 passing yardson 6-of-9 efficiency. Kicker RyanBarone tacked on all six of HillsWest’s extra points.“We’re a balanced team so we like

to make sure we’re running and pass-ing the ball based on what the defenseis giving us,” said Kyle Madden, headcoach for the Colts. “We’re prettyexplosive on offense, we’re very effi-cient on defense, so that’s prettymuch our game plan for every game.”Efficient and aggressive, the

Colts’ defense caused three

turnovers against SmithtownWest. Atotal of three interceptions wereforced by Filacouris, freshmandefensive back and running backDeyvonWright and senior tight endand defensive back A.J. Leva.The Bulls’ attack was mounted by

Danny Caroussos, who notched twotouchdown runs, including one inthe first quarter that knotted thescore at 7-7. Smithtown West’sChristian Herdigein also produced a2-yard touchdown run. Kicker MattMcDonnell added three extra pointsand kicked a 33-yard field goal in

the second quarter.“Smithtown West did a nice job

hanging in there, keeping it fairlyclose,” Madden said. “They held theball a little bit longer than we’re useto on offense and kept our defense onthe field a little bit longer than we’reuse to in the last couple of weeks.”Supporting the Colts during the

game was Superintendent of SchoolsKelly Fallon, who said the team hashad a wonderful season and worksextremely well with their coach.Half Hollow Hills Athletic

Director Joe Pennacchio added,“They’re getting better every week.They got some good athletes on theteam and they’ve done well all year.”The Colts will look to get better

Saturday when they’re scheduled towelcome No. 3 West Islip for a 2p.m. kickoff at High School West.“We’ll continue to get one degree

better,” said Madden. “I’m just veryproud of them.”The Lions last came to town Oct.

31 when Hills West earned a 35-7win in conference play. Filacourissaid that preparations from the previ-ous win could be similar to that ofthe impending semifinal showdown.But, he said, “The steaks are a lit-

tle higher now. We’re going to haveto buckle down a little bit more.”

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Junior defensive back Alexander Filacouris (22) extends the Colts’ lead to 27-7with a 25-yard touchdown run Saturday.

The Colts jump in the air with head coach Kyle Madden to celebrate a 42-24 victory against the Bulls on Saturday.

Colts senior wide receiver and defen-sive back Riley Forte (4) receives apass from senior quarterback AnthonyLucarelli, before turning left to make arun for the goal line at Saturday’splayoff game.

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