Half Hollow Hills Newspaper - Feb 16, 2012

N E W S P A P E RHALF HOLLOW HILLS

Online at www.LongIslanderNews.comCopyright © 2011 Long Islander Newspapers, LLC. LONG ISLANDER NEWSPAPERS

TELECOMMUNICATIONS/MEDIABUSINESS OF THE YEAR

VOLUME FOURTEEN, ISSUE 48 THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 2012 20 PAGES

75¢

THE FOODIES DO

Zaro’s

Cafe A10

School Board

Explains $6.8M

In Budget Cuts A3

LONG ISLANDER NEWSPAPERS: WINNERS OF EIGHT N.Y. PRESS ASSOCIATION AWARDS SINCE 2008

STANDARDRATEUSPostage

PAIDCRRTSORTHicksville,NY

11801PermitNo.66

HALFHOLLOWHILLS

Celebrating DiversityIt was a day of international enter-

tainment, cultural crafts and foodsfrom around the world as the Half Hol-low Hills PTA Council Diversity Com-mittee hosted the district’s 12th annualUnity Fair Feb. 12.Held at High School West, the day is

dedicated to celebrating and embrac-ing the diversity within the school dis-trict community. This year’s theme was“D’ARTSity” with a special focus on the

Hills students greet visitors to the Unity Fair in the front lobby by the district-wide art

project. Top right, a dancer from the Chinese School of Dance.

(Continued on page A19)

MELVILLE

Slowing Round SwampTraffic lights, signsmay be coming soon

Improvements to Round SwampRoad may finally be coming after adecade of waiting.Melville residents have long com-

plained about dangerous drivers androad conditions, said Civic Associationof Sweet Hollow President Alissa Taff.“There are so many accidents. The

homeowners have had so much dam-age,” she said.Taff said her civic association members

have been complaining to the Hunting-ton Highway Department for years. Theyheard tales of widening the one-lane roadand other traffic improvements, but nev-er actually saw change.

But at the Feb. 6 Huntington TownBoard meeting, the town council au-thorized spending $23,900 to improvethe road in the wake of a traffic study.Resolution supporter Susan Berlandsaid the town wants to make the roadsafer, especially the “dangerous stretch”between Jericho Turnpike and North-ern State Parkway.“People are definitely speeding,” she

said. “It’s a windy road, so you can’tstraighten it out, but you can slow thetraffic down.”While early plans call for a variety of

traffic calming improvements, the coun-cilwoman confirmed two primary sites arebeing examined. The intersection withMannetto Hill Road is likely to receive a

By Mike [email protected]


TOWNOFHUNTINGTON

ManDies InHouse Fire

Firefighters desperately tried to save a78-year-old man as flames devoured hisCommack home, but couldn’t reach him.Louis Donolli was killed Friday after-

noon in a blaze that almost captured thelife of his son as well.“It’s a horrible tragedy. Our thoughts

and prayers go out to the family,” Com-mack Fire Chief Kieran Keane said.According to Suffolk County police re-

ports, Donolli and son Timothy Donolli,48, were on the second floor of their Deep-dale Drive home around 1:30 p.m. whenthe son smelled smoke coming fromdown-stairs. Timothy Donolli went to the firstfloor and unsuccessfully tried to extinguish


Only an empty shell remained of a Deepdale Drive home after fire tore it apart and killed a

resident Friday afternoon.


Half

Hollow

Hills

photo/Mike

Koehler

Food, glorious food! Candlewood PTA members serve up different kinds of rice from

around the world at Half Hollow Hills’ Unity Fair.

Photos

byFelice

Kristall

www.LongIslanderNews.comA2 • THE HALF HOLLOW HILLS NEWSPAPER • FEBRUARY 16, 2012 Please mention The Long Islander Newspapers when doing business with our advertisers.

TOWNOFHUNTINGTON

NoMoreMandatoryMail Orders?Brick andmortar pharmacies yet to benefit from new state law on drug sales

By law, insurance companies cannotforce customers to have their drugs deliv-ered by mail, but local pharmacies saythey haven’t been able to reap any bene-fits from that yet.A bill signed by Governor Andrew

Cuomo went into effect Jan. 12. The newlaw bans insurers from preventing cus-tomers from picking up medications atbrick and mortar pharmacies, and re-quires they charge the same co-paymentas for mail-order.“If you get the prescription by mail for

free and if you want to go to the localdrugstore and they want to charge you aco-payment, you’re obviously not goingto the local drugstore,” State Assembly-man Andrew Raia (R-East Northport)said. “This basically gives you the choice.”Raia, a member of the assembly’s

Health Committee, championed thecause for years. Early in his career, whenRaia worked as an aide for State SenatorRalph Marino, he learned about localpharmacies. Years later, he watched asCVS and Rite Aid invaded the turf ofthree independent pharmacies inGreenlawn. Both of the chain stores re-main, but only one of the smaller storessurvived.“It’s tough out there. The reim-

bursement rate is extremely low, espe-cially if you’re dealing with Medicaidand Medicare,” he said, adding that

pharmacies make a profit from non-medication sales.That made the new law much needed,

said Larry Sussman, a manager at 110Pharmacy & Surgical in HuntingtonStation.

“Most of my customers would prefernot to mail order. It’s a hassle,” Sussmansaid.

However, he noted the new law doesnot affect ongoing insurance policies andwill never apply to policies negotiated byunions. Customers will only benefit whenthey begin a new plan or on the anniver-sary of their policy; most begin on Jan. 1.“Insurance companies managed to de-

lay this until after Jan. 1,” the managersaid.

He also accused insurance companiesof hiding, albeit legally, this information.They’re not heavily promoting thischange, Sussman said, and customerscontinue to learn from pharmacies, nottheir insurers.“My gut feeling is it’ll be on page 72 of

the contract in very small print,” themanager said.


Four teens were rescued after theircar struck a tree on Sweet Hollow Roadin Melville on Friday.Melville Fire Department volunteers

responded to a call about a crasharound 11:20 p.m. on Feb. 10. A Saturnsedan struck a tree on Sweet Hollowjust north of Old Country Road.The teenagers sustained non-life-

threatening injuries and were trans-ported to North Shore PlainviewHospi-tal by theMelville Rescue Squad. Underthe direction of Chief Michael Carrieri,three ambulances and a first responderunit were dispatched to the scene.

MELVILLE

Four Teenagers Injured In Crash

Rescue workers tend to one of four

teenagers hurt in a crash on Sweet Hollow

Road on Friday.

Photo

bySteve

Silverman

www.LongIslanderNews.com THE HALF HOLLOW HILLS NEWSPAPER • FEBRUARY 16, 2012 •A3Please mention The Long Islander Newspapers when doing business with our advertisers.

HALFHOLLOWHILLS

Technology Aids College Application ProcessNaviance software helps students prepare for life after graduating from high school

Many teens know they want to attendcollege after high school, but somemay beundecided on what major to choose orwhich school to attend.To ease the process, the Half Hollow

Hills, Huntington and Commack schooldistricts are making an effort to helpstudents and parents prepare for collegeby implementing a new system called

Naviance Succeed.Naviance is a software that enables

schools to develop andmanagemulti-yearplans for every student to guide them to-ward graduation while preparing for col-lege and the workplace.“What we try to provide at the high

school level is the comprehensive curricu-lum of our own, which is really geared to-ward the individual student,” Rob Citrano,guidance director at Half Hollow HillsHigh School East, said at the Feb. 6 board

of education meeting. “We try to provideas personalized service as possible to eachof our students.”Each school gives students a log-in and

password so they can access the program.There is also a parent portal.Hills High Schools East and West lay

out the foundation of the college readi-ness program in ninth grade. Citrano saidstudents will complete a learning style in-ventory through Naviance, where theycan look at themselves and explore thetype of learner they are as well as howthey respond to their environment.In 10th grade, students complete a per-

sonality inventory called “Do What YouAre,” where they learn about differentprofessions and what is entailed in thoseparticular careers.“If they have aspirations to become a

doctor they can specify which medicinethey would like to get into [and] the prosand cons in their profession,” Citranosaid.Students and their parents have a one-

on-one college conference with theirguidance counselor in the spring of junioryear.“What we try to do as we go through

this process is provide students with awindow of opportunity to help find theright fit in the university,” Citrano said.Naviance helps students apply to

schools in their senior year. Teachers writeletters of recommendations through thesoftware and guidance counselors submitPDF versions of their transcripts. If any-thing is outstanding in their application,the college will notify the high school.Parents with students who have yet to

reach high school but who want to learnto navigate the system can contact theirprospective high school and receive aguest log-in to view the site.Kitty Klein, guidance director at Hunt-

ington High School, said the school is inthe process of involving all their studentsin Naviance.“We have a spin-off of the program on

Feb. 29, where students and parents arecoming in and we’re showing them howto use the program in an efficient way,”Klein said.She said Huntington High School had

Naviance in the past but hasn’t used it to

its full potential until this year.To prepare for college, each student

and their parent has an opportunity tomeet with their counselor once a yearwith any specific questions they mighthave, Klein said. They’re also taught howto work through the program and how toconduct their own searches.Like Hills, Huntington’s college office

monitors students’ college applications interms of transcriptions, sending out let-ters of recommendations and whetherstudents were accepted or deferred froma university.Besides Naviance, Huntington High

School also has a program called Guid-anceDirect, which allows students to takea personality test and connect dominanttraits they have to find a particular major.They can then search through differentcolleges based on the major.“We’re confident students and parents

will benefit through the program,” Kleinsaid. “This is a program we purchased inour district specifically.”Klein said Guidance Direct is used as

early as middle school. She also notedparents have a choice to move over toNaviance or continue through GuidanceDirect.Commack High School also hopped on

board with Naviance. Jonathon Macalu-so, guidance director at Commack HighSchool, said the school has been usingthe program for more than four yearsand recently started to take advantage ofsubmitting college applications throughthe program.“Stepping into the application transi-

tion went very smoothly and it’s verybeneficial to students,” Macaluso said.“Colleges receive the application morequickly and we can track status of theirapplication.”Commack High School introduces the

program in ninth grade during classmeetings and utilizes the inventory por-tion of career exploration during tenthand eleventh grade, like the other schools.Macaluso said the school highlights the

importance of Naviance during parentand student events. He noted although itis notmandatory to take part inNaviance,it’s a program he finds extremely valuablefor the school, parents and students.

By Stephanie [email protected]

Firefighters work to free a woman from this car after she crashed into a tree on the

Northern State.

DIXHILLS

Firemen FreeWoman

The Dix Hills Fire Department freeda woman trapped in her SUV after itslammed into a tree on the NorthernState Parkway last week.The accident occurred Feb. 7 in the

eastbound lanes of the Northern State,east of the Wolf Hill Road exit around8:20 p.m. Dix Hills firefighters usedmultiple heavy rescue tools includingthe “Jaws of Life” to remove all fourdoors and the roof of the car to free thewoman.The victim sustained traumatic in-

juries and was airlifted to Stony BrookUniversity Medical Center by SuffolkPolice Medevac.The Dix Hills Fire Department was

on the scene with 35 firefighters andrescue personnel, using three heavyrescue trucks, two ambulances, and afirst responder paramedic unit, un-der the direction of Chief RichardGranahan.The crash resulted in the closure of

eastbound traffic on the parkway atWolf Hill Road.

HALFHOLLOWHILLS

Hills School Board Details Budget Cuts

The community asked, and the HalfHollow Hills School District delivered.Hills’ board of education provided de-

tailed information of its projected 2012-2013 budget reductions at its Feb. 6meeting.“We have been working extremely hard.

The board of education has been dedicatedto presenting to you a responsible budget,”Superintendent Kelly Fallon said. “As Isaid, the feedback that I did receive, peoplewanted to see more detail.”The school district plans to cut $6.8mil-

lion from its rollover budget of$228,700,000, to meet the 2-percent taxcap mandated by New York State. The es-timated budget sits at $221,900,000.The board plans to eliminate 35 teach-

ing positions and 26 other staff members.Fourteen teachers will be excessed from

the elementary level due to declining en-rollment. This will save the board$1,645,000.Since the incoming sixth-grade class is

estimated to be smaller than in previousyears – estimates are 150 fewer studentsbetween the two middle schools – foursixth grade teachers will also be cut, saving$475,000.Other staffing positions that will be ter-

minatednext year include art,music, phys-ical education and health positions at theelementary andmiddle school level as wellas three reading specialists, a special edu-cation literacy specialist, a psychologist, ajob coach and world language teachers, to-taling savings of $870,000.Any teaching positions terminated will

be based on seniority which is governed byNew York State Education Law, boardmembers said.The school board lastmonth voted in fa-

vor of a hard salary freeze for administra-

tors for the 2012-2013 and 2013-2014school years, which will result in about$1,260,000 in savings over those twoyears. Fallon said at last month’s meetingno positions will be cut within the twoyears.Plans also call for cutting the dean posi-

tion at Hills East, saving an additional$100,000. This is a teacher-stipend posi-tion that serves as an administrative role.

The dean position no longer exists at HillsWest. Kevin Hill, the current dean at HillsEast, will go back to being a social studiesteacher, which is his tenure.The personnel assistant in the central of-

fice will also be eliminated as well as 10paraprofessional and monitor positions,one custodial position, two clerical posi-tions and one transportation position. Sav-



Major Reductions To Hills’ 2012-2013 Budget At A Glance

• Teaching positions....$3,310,000 in savings

• Other staffing positions....$1,519,000

• Extracurricular clubs….$420,000

• Instituting mandatory lunch period…. $400,000

• Salary freeze for administrators….$1,260,000 over two years

Photo

bySteve

Silverman

www.LongIslanderNews.com Please mention The Long Islander Newspapers when doing business with our advertisers.A4 • THE HALF HOLLOW HILLS NEWSPAPER • FEBRUARY 16, 2012

BABY FACESBENJAMINNIETER

We at this newspaper hope Benjamin Martin Nieterinherited the graphic design skills of his father, LongIslander Newspapers’ former production manager RobertNieter. Robert and his wife, Concetta, of Fresh Meadows,welcomed Benjamin, their first child, on Jan. 23 at 7:47p.m. He weighed 6 pounds, 11 ounces.

QUOTE OF THE WEEKCOMMACKFIRE CHIEFKIERANKEANE

“It was sad but there was noway anyone was alive in thathouse…We tried, we made anattempt.”

Man Dies In House Fire, PAGE A1

Hard To Explain All That Paint

A Huntington man was arrested by Suffolk Countypolice on Feb. 10 for allegedly making graffiti. The 18-year-old was allegedly spray painting on walls anddoors. He was also charged with possession of graffitiinstruments.

Smash And Grab

A Huntington resident called Suffolk County policeon Feb. 10 to report a break-in. The complainant saidthe burglar smashed through a rear kitchen window.Jewelry, cash and a laptop were reported missing.

Was It Mario Or Luigi?

Suffolk police were dispatched to a Greenlawn homeon Feb. 9 about a burglary. The resident said a burglarentered through a kitchen window and stole a jar ofcoins.

No Arrests For Her Black Eye

Suffolk police responded to a Huntington Station baron Feb. 7 about a reported attack. The complainant saidan unknown man punched her in the face. She went toHuntington Hospital on her own with a swollen eye,but no broken bones.

Copper Is Worth Money

Suffolk police responded to an AT&T cell tower in DixHills about a theft on Feb. 7. A company official saidsomeone stole copper wire from the site.

None Of Those Are Small Items

A Melville resident called Suffolk County police onFeb. 7 about a theft earlier this winter. The complainantsaid a mountain bike, minibike, snowblower and golfclubs were taken from a shed on the property.

Window Pains

A Lloyd Harbor resident called Suffolk County policeon Feb. 6. Someone attempted to gain entry to thehome via a window. Nothing was taken.

At Least The Bills Can’t Arrive Now

Suffolk police were dispatched to aGreenlawn home onFeb. 5. The complainant said someone ripped off the topof a mailbox at the curb during the overnight. Accordingto the complainant, several other homes were affected.

Getting High Before Class?

An anonymous complainant called Northport Villagepolice on Feb. 3 about drug paraphernalia at the top ofstairs along Gilbert Street leading to a nearby school. Theresponding officer retrieved anddisposed of thematerials.

Hands Off My Money

A complainant went into Northport Village policeheadquarters on Feb. 3 to report identity theft. She toldpolice an unknown subject attempted to charge$378.96 to her debit card; she did not actually lose anymoney. The bank advised her to fill out a police reportand the case was forwarded to a detective.

Send a photo of your pre-school age child along with a brief anecdotal back-ground and we’ll consider it for “Baby Faces.” Include baby’s full name, dateof birth, hometown and names of parents and grandparents. Send to: Babyof the Week, c/o Long-Islander, 149 Main St., Huntington, NY 11743. Pleaseinclude a daytime phone number for verification purposes.

Save the fruitcakes… I have ranted about peo-ple picking on fruitcake before, but I have nowcome to the conclusion that the bad reputationfruitcakes have is undeserved.It’s become the holiday foodyou stay away from, re-gift if itcomes your way, or just toss inthe garbage. I have even heard that there is a “GreatFruitcake Toss” in Colorado, where, if you don't owna fruitcake, you can actually rent one for a quarter.But not all fruitcake is created equal. I have had myshare of bad ones, but I have also had ones thatwere simply delicious. I go on this rant now becauseI just ate some fruitcake that I froze a few monthsback, and I have to say, I really enjoyed it. That leftme wondering, how did fruitcake become such ahated dish, anyway? Then I remembered… “TonightShow” host Johnny Carson. He used to tell us thatthere was only one fruitcake in the whole world andpeople kept sending it to each other. Rememberthat? Well, I’d like to start a campaign to save thefruitcake. Think it will catch on?

Merry Valentine’s Day? Now I’m not com-plaining, but I noticed a few Huntington homeswho are still flaunting their Christmas lights. Mostpeople tend to rip them down shortly after the holi-day; my nieces and nephews try to keep them up atleast until mid-January. But if you drive down ParkAvenue, there is one house with a few multi-coloredstrands by the door and another with blue lights onthe bushes. Congratulations on keeping the Christ-mas spirit alive and don’t let anyone say otherwise.It never seems to last long enough in December.

Toothy ingredients…We get a lot of press re-leases at this newspaper championing a host of is-sues, stories and causes, but one that caught my eyethe other day came from “oral health care expert”Harold Katz, who wanted to warn me about ingre-dients in my toothpaste. As if I didn’t have enoughto worry about. Nevertheless, I thought I’d pass thisinformation on to you in case you find it helpful, es-

pecially considering that most people ingest a bit oftoothpaste at least twice a day. Katz, who is a den-tist, says to avoid: FD&C blue dye No. 2, sodium

lauryl sulfate, triclosan, sac-charin and aspartame, andsodium lauryl sulfate. Bettersafe than sorry, I suppose?

Car makeover?... I don’tunderstand people who give their car a makeover.Some during the holidays adorn their vehicle with awreath or antlers and a Rudolph nose. But as I waswalking to get my lunch in the village I saw a carwith eyelashes over the headlights. What are theytrying to accomplish by doing that? Do they want tomake sure everyone knows their vehicle is a female?I’m confused. If anyone has an explanation as towhy people decorate the outside of their car pleaselet me know.

You know what I want… An FBI file. That’swhat. I just read that the late Apple magnate SteveJobs’ file was released to one of the newspapers pur-suant to a Freedom of Information Law request.Turns out President Bush (that’s the father, not theson) was thinking about putting Mr. Jobs on someboard in the early 1990s, so as a result, Steve had tofill out all sorts of paperwork, and the governmentinterviewed a bunch of his friends and co-workersto see what he was all about. That seems like themost likely route for me to get on the FBI’s radar –I’m not nearly radical enough and I’ve never been aCommunist, so the whole national security threatroute is out, undesirable as it is. I guess that onlyleaves one option – hey, President Obama… gotsomething you need ol’ Aunt Rosie to do for you?

(Aunt Rosie wants to hear from you! If you have com-ments, ideas, or tips about what’s happening in yourneck of the woods, write to me today and let me knowthe latest. To contact me, drop a line to Aunt Rosie, c/oThe Long-Islander, 149 Main Street, Huntington NY11743. Or try the e-mail at [email protected])

IN THEKNOWWITHAUNTROSIE

Hands Off My FruitcakePOLICE REPORTCompiled byMike Koehler

Yes!… I want to subscribe toThe Half Hollow Hills Newspaper

NAME

ADDRESS

CITY STATE ZIP

PHONE

E-MAIL

Mail to:Long-Islander Newspapers, LLC.

149 Main Street,Huntington, NY 11743

THE HALF HOLLOW HILLSNEWSPAPER

Check One:1 Year � . . . . . . $21

2 Years � . . . . . . $37

Senior Citizens:1 Year � . . . . $17.50

2 Years � . . . . . . $31Please add $10 per subscription, per year

for addresses off Long Island. Sorry, no refunds.

CREDIT CARD NO.

PaymentMethod � � �

� Check

expires

HALF HOLLOW HILLSNEWSPAPER


TOWNOFHUNTINGTON

Town Is ‘AtYourService’Officials unveil new citizen request system

The Town of Huntington is keeping upwith technological advances by launch-ing a new service to help residents easilyobtain and request information fromTown Hall.The town partnered with Qscend

Technologies of Waterbury, Conn. to cre-ate a citizen request management systemcalled Huntington at Your Service.“We know we have to meet technology

at the crossroads and utilize that to thebest we can, so that we can bring forth toour residents every possible way that theycan receive information,” said SupervisorFrank Petrone.Residents can access Huntington at

Your Service two ways – either on thetown’s website or by downloading the ap-plication to their iPhone. CouncilmanMark Cuthbertson said the application iscurrently only available on the iPhonebut they’re working on having one forDroid users.Residents can either go online or use

the application to find information they

are looking for, whether it’s to reportgraffiti, a lost dog, a broken street signal,find out permit information, or any oth-er information that can be obtained atTown Hall.If sending a request, it will be directed

to a specific department associated withthe request, and the resident will receivean email with a confirmation number.Town spokesman A.J. Carter said theywill respond as soon as possible.“[Residents] should be able to come to

Town Hall without being pointed fromdepartment to department,” Cuthbertsonsaid. “They should be able to do this inthe quickest and easiest way.”The project, which will cost the town

$16,000 a year on a three-year contract,will launch on March 1.The town will promote the new ap-

plication by putting Huntington atYour Service bumper stickers on towncars, and all employees will be wearingbuttons.Residents can view tutorials on how to

use the new application by visitingYouTube, the town’s website, huntington-ny.gov, or the town’s Facebook account.

From right, Supervisor Frank Petrone, Councilwoman Susan Berland and Councilmen Mark

Cuthbertson and Mark Mayoka unveiled Huntington at Your Service, a new citizen request

management system, last week.

Half

Hollow

Hills

photo/Stephanie

DeL

ucaBy Stephanie [email protected]

Exciting parties for all ages!

Private Party Rooms

Route 66 Bowling

Safe Family Environment

Fun Filled-arcade now open

Ready for spring:Batting Cages 18-hole Mini-Golf

Target Paintball Whiffle Ball Cages

Buy $10 Game Tocken & Get

5 FREEGame Tokens

with coupon onlymust be purchased at counter

not to be combined w/ other offers1 per person Exp: 4/30/12

February & MarchBirthday Specials!

All Parties Include:Private Fun Filled Party Room

Slice of Cheese PizzaSoft Drinks

Balloon CenterpieceParty Paper Supplies

Party Coach to facilitate FUN!12 Arcade Tokens for each guest

100 Free Prize tickets for the B’day ChildDownloadable Invites & Thank You Notes

Book a Birthday Party & Get

BIRTHDAYCHILD FREEwith coupon only w/ min purchase

Basic Package $14.99Per person (10 min)

Upgrade Your PartyStuff a Bear Package add $6.99ea

Includes Basic Package PLUSeach guest makes their own furry bear

and designs a T-shirt too!

25 Depot RoadHuntington Station

631• 673•1830 L

L

Weather PermittingAll Activities Open!

Batting CagesMini Golf

OPEN PRESIDENTS DAY WEEK 12pm-9pm


Panera Bread is coming to Hunting-ton village.A Panera Bread bakery-café, a fran-

chise owned by Doherty Enterprises, willtake over the space of the former Guido’srestaurant at 354 Main St. and NOMARestaurant and Bar at 70Gerard St. Rep-resentatives said the café will have en-trances leading to both Main Street andthe Gerard Street parking lot.Tim Doherty, vice president of develop-

ment at Doherty Enterprises, said PaneraBread has been targeting Huntington vil-lage as a potential location for a number ofyears and finally found the perfect spot.“We chose this location because we

feel that Huntington village isa community that will accept,enjoy and support the PaneraBread brand,” Doherty said.“The specific location waschosen because it is situatednear the heart of the village sothat we can be easily accessi-ble to our guests who arewalking through town.”Doherty Enterprises have

yet to finalize their budget forthe Huntington village loca-tion, but they are anticipat-ing investing over $1 millionin construction costs, he said.“We are currently working with the

village’s planning and zoning boardsand building department,” Dohertysaid. “We hope to begin construction inthe next six to nine months.”It is uncertain as to when Panera

Bread will open, Doherty said, but henoted that it takes approximately 120 to150 days for a café to open its doors af-ter construction begins.“We are excited to come to the vil-

lage,” Doherty said. “Like all of our LongIsland cafés, the communities are very

receptive to adding a warm and com-fortable café with quality fresh-bakedofferings, [and it’s] a business that sup-ports many community organizations.”Panera Bread bakery-cafes offer

sandwiches, salads, soups, pastries, cof-fee and espresso drinks, and of course,

freshly baked bread. The franchise has21 locations throughout Long Island,including one at the Walt WhitmanMall and one on Jericho Turnpike inEast Northport.Doherty said Panera Bread will hire

about 50 employees for the new location.

Panera Bread will be opening up a location in Huntington village, taking over closed Gerard Street restaurants Guido’s

and NOMA.

Half

Hollow

Hills

photo/Stephanie

DeL

uca


HUNTINGTON VILLAGE

Panera Expands ToHuntingtonVillage

HeroHonored For SaveOn Train Tracks

Huntington Station’s Keith Tetrault, atown Public Safety officer for the last 15years, was honored by the town board lastweek for rescuing a man who fell face-first on to the tracks.The incident occurred on the south

side of the Huntington Rail Road stationon Jan. 10.Deputy Public Safety Director Dennis

Ryan said Tetrault’s reaction provessomething he knew – that Tetrault is oneof the department’s best, especially on thenight shift.“He’s a real dedicated officer. He makes

great decisions, he’s up on everything. Hegoes for training… he’s one of our go-toguys,” Ryan said. “It’s something a lot ofpeople wouldn’t do. It was somethingthat happened and he reacted. A lot ofpeople in that situation would have run.”That night, commuters rushed to

Tetrault and told him what had hap-pened. When he arrived on the scene,Tetrault discovered a grim situation.“He was unconscious – blood all over

his face and on his nose/mouth area,” hesaid. “He was choking on a lot of blood. Itlooks like he went down and hit straighton his face.”Springing into action, Tetrault radioed

for police and fire assistance and toldLIRR employees in a nearby office of theincident. While they were at work divert-ing trains and powering down the tracks,Tetrault jumped onto the tracks and began

monitoring the victim’s pulse and keepinghis airway clear.“I felt bad, standing on top of the plat-

form, seeing a man injured, shaking andseverely injured,” the rescuer said. “Iwanted to make sure I was down there,especially with my training.”The veteran public safety officer might

have been the best person to be on thescene. In addition to being a public safe-ty officer for the town, Tetrault has been aHuntington Manor Fire Department vol-unteer for 22 years and a member of theHuntington Community First Aid Squadfor 12 years. He’s also had emergencytraining with the LIRR, and participatedin a train station drill over the summer.As a result, he was able to follow his in-stincts, act on his concerns and let histraining guide him.“It was very, very reactionary. I just re-

acted,” Tetrault said. “Being in the [Hunt-ington Manor] Fire Department for 22years and Huntington Community FirstAid Squad, we deal with these things…After seeing all this – being through 9/11,the Avianca plane crash… I got that feel-ing where I was amped up afterwards be-cause I realized what was going on.”Before long, his colleagues from the

Huntington Manor Fire Department andthe Suffolk County Police Departmentwere on the scene, helped Tetrault securethe victim on a backboard and collar, andgot him off the tracks and into an ambu-lance. In the ambulance, the man, whohad previously been unresponsivethroughout the entire incident, started to

come around.Huntington Community First Aid

Squad spokeswoman Andrea Golinskydescribed Tetrault as a quiet, dedicated,no-nonsense volunteer.“He’s a very nice person,” she said. “He

does what he needs to do.”This isn’t Tetrault’s first time being

recognized by the town. In 2006, he

was honored for helping evacuate resi-dents and their pets from a house firein Huntington Station. He later helpedfind an elderly Alzheimer’s patientwho had been missing for several days.“He’s an outstanding citizen and a ded-

icated volunteer,” Huntington ManorSecond Assistant Chief Frank McQuadesaid.

By Danny [email protected]

Public Safety Officer Keith Tetrault is congratulated by the town board and Public Safe-

ty Director Ken Lindahl for rescuing a man who fell on the tracks at the Huntington train

station.

HUNTINGTON STATION

Half

Hollow

Hills

photo/Dan

nySchrafel


Jeff Frayler, President of the SuffolkCounty Police Benevolent Association(PBA), will lead the St. Patrick’s Pa-rade in Huntington as Grand Marshalthis year.Sponsored by the Ancient Order of

Hibernians John F. Kennedy Division,Huntington’s St. Patrick’s Parade stepsoff at 2 p.m. on Sunday, March 11, be-ginning near the Huntington train sta-tion and marching north through Hunt-ington village to the reviewing stand onMain Street at West Neck Road.A former Marine sergeant and police

officer, Frayler has served as PBA presi-dent since 1998 and previously as trusteefor the organization for nearly a decade.He is a highly decorated police officerwho first joined the police force in 1975.His awards and commendations includea Combat Gold Award, Exceptional Mer-itorious Police Duty Award and numer-ous other awards and commendations.Frayler’s qualifications in police work

are extensive. He is certified as a policeinstructor, firearms instructor and bombtechnician, and trained in such special-ized areas as hostage rescue, executiveprotection, bomb investigation, firearmstraining and tactical team development.The paradewill be a family affair of sorts.

Sons Brian, an MTA police officer, andScott, a vice president of Mutual Incorpo-rated, will be among the aides marching atFrayler’s side, and daughter Elizabeth willbe one of the Colleens. (Another daughter,

Katie, is on a fellowship in Zimbabwe.) Afair amount of police brass will also be athis side. Additional Aides to the grandmarshal will be Pat Lynch, president ofthe New York City PBA, James Carver,president of Nassau County PBA, JamesBurke, chief of department for SuffolkCounty Police, and Mike Applequist, fi-nancial secretary for Suffolk PBA. Joiningthem will be Regis O’Neil, a past grandmarshal, and Clark Gillies, former NYIslanders captain.The parade, the largest and longest

running on Long Island, is second only toNew York City’s in the number of pipebands participating. This year, accordingto Applequist, paradegoers may see aScottish “tattoo” (a marching band madeup of many regiments), made up of piperfrom Suffolk, Nassau and New York City.To pay the bands, and all of the other

expenses associated with the paradeweekend, members of the sponsoringAncient Order of Hibernians are hittingthe streets soliciting area businesses forsponsorship and advertising in the Pa-rade Journal which will be published byLong Islander Newspapers and be in-cluded with the March 8 editions of TheLong-Islander and Record newspapers.Businesses can call Journal ChairmanAndrew Brady at 631-673-0500 to placean ad.The parade weekend kicks off with the

Grand Marshal’s Ball, held this year atthe Huntington Crescent Club.

HUNTINGTON

PBABoss Leads Parade

The planning committee for the annual Huntington St. Patrick’s Parade with Grand Marshal

Jeff Frayler, center, president of the Suffolk County Police Benevolent Association.

TOWNOFHUNTINGTON

Sewer Bank Study OK’dLegislation directing Suffolk County to

investigate the feasibility of establishinga sewer infrastructure bank was ap-proved unanimously.Sponsored by Legislator Steve Stern

(D-Dix Hills), the law directs the coun-ty’s Planning and Public Works depart-ments to file a report on how to create apublic-private partnership to fund sew-er system expansions and upgrades forexisting facilities.Stern has argued that creating an in-

frastructure bank would open the door tomeeting countywide priorities like eco-nomic development, environmental pro-tection and workforce housing.“In these challenging economic times

we are too often faced with the difficultdecisions of making draconian cuts to vi-tal services, such as public safety andhealth care, or repairing and expandinginfrastructure,” Stern said. “This public-private partnership will support econom-ic development and create local jobs

while protecting essential core servicesand taxpayer dollars.”An infrastructure bank would pair

seed money from the county with sub-stantial private investments. For exam-ple, if the county was pursuing a $60-million project, the county might putdown $20 million and seek private in-vestments for the remaining $40million.Such a bank would appeal to capital

markets, pension funds and stakeholdersin the sewer district, and investors seek-ing conservative investments with a rea-sonable rate of return, Stern said. Inter-est on the private investments would bepaid with revenues from the new sewerdistrict, allowing the county to avoid in-creased debt and debt service. Financialincentives for the investors would also begiven for hitting certain benchmarks, likegetting the project done early or underbudget.

-SCHRAFEL

Looking Out For

Mass Transit Riders

Editor’s note: The following isa letter to the Honorable JohnBoehner, Speaker of the UnitedStates House of Representatives.

DEAR SPEAKER BOEHNER:We the public transporta-

tion riders’ organizations rep-resenting commuters aroundthe nation are writing to youon an issue of utmost and im-mediate concern to millions ofAmericans who commute towork daily by mass transit. Wehave come together because,as you know, the cost of com-muting by public transporta-tion is a substantial expensefor working families, and fareincreases resulting from finan-cial strains on transit systemsmean that this burden is be-coming even greater. Many ofour riders rely on pre-tax com-muter fringe benefits to defraytheir cost of commuting. Forthe last two years, the maxi-mum public transportation

benefit has been made equalto a similar parking benefitavailable to those driving towork. Because these higherlevels were not extended, how-ever, the maximum availabletransit benefit has nearly beencut in half. This is effectively atax increase that hardworkingAmericans can ill afford, andwe call on Congress to correctthis failure without delay byimmediately reinstating andmaking permanent the higherbenefit limits prevailing in2011.We urge you to support the

permanent restoration of pari-ty between the parking andtransit benefit provisions ofthe Internal Revenue Code, asreflected in H.R. 2412. AsCongress failed to act on thisvital issue by Dec. 31, 2011, themaximum transit and vanpoolbenefit reverted from its priorlevel of $230 per month to$125 per month at the end of2011. This provision of the taxcode is valuable not only toworkers, who are able to pay

for commuting with pre-taxdollars or an employer-provid-ed benefit, but also for em-ployers who can exclude thesebenefits from the calculationof employment-related taxesthat they must pay. Allowingparity provisions to expire hasunfairly hit the pocketbooks ofmillions of American masstransit riders and the tens ofthousands of employers whoprovide commuter benefits.Legislation introduced last

year by Congressman Jim Mc-Govern (MA), the “CommuterBenefits Equity Act” (H.R.2412), would establish perma-nent parity between workers’pre-tax parking and transitbenefits by increasing themaximum transit and vanpoolbenefit to a level equivalent tothe maximum benefit forparking. We ask that you topersonally support therestoration of these higherpre-tax transit benefit limitsand to work to promptly ap-prove legislation to accom-plish this result.

Action on this issue wouldresolve uncertainty as to theauthorized maximum level ofthe benefit and would provideAmerican workers with agreater incentive to use publictransportation and vanpoolsfor their commute. This wouldin turn help to ease trafficcongestion, reduce dependen-cy on foreign sources of oil,and provide small businessesand other employers with a fi-nancial incentive to help em-ployees increase their dispos-able income. This is a particu-larly effective example of howtargeted federal policy canachieve important aims whileimproving the economic situa-tion of both employers andworkers.We urge you to give this im-

portant matter your promptattention and to ensure thatlegislation permanentlyrestoring parity between pre-tax transit fringe benefits andcommuter parking benefits isimmediately brought to thefloor of the House for ap-

proval. This is a critical issuefor American workers, andpublic transportation com-muters and their employersappreciate your support inrestoring this important taxprovision.

LONG ISLAND RAIL ROADCOMMUTER COUNCILAlongwith 17 other public

transportation riders’ organiza-tions

www.LongIslanderNews.com Please mention The Long Islander Newspapers when doing business with our advertisers.A8 • THE HALF HOLLOW HILLS NEWSPAPER • FEBRUARY 16, 2012

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

Letters to the editor are welcomed by Long IslanderNewspapers. We reserve the right to edit in the interest ofspace and clarity. All letters must be handsigned and theymust include an address and daytime telephone number forverification. Personal attacks and letters considered in poortaste will not be printed. We cannot publish every letter wereceive due to space limitations.

It’s important to support the economy inyour own backyard by buying locally. Weall know it. Right? Yet it seems we all needto be reminded.The Huntington Township Chamber of

Commerce does more than its share ofthat with its “It Starts Here… Buy Locally”awareness campaign now entering itsthird year. Currently the chamber’s VillageMerchants Committee is launching a neweffort with its first “cash mob” to be stagedtonight, Thursday, Feb. 16 in Hunt-ington village.A “cash mob” is sort of like a

“flash mob” – a spontaneous gatheringbrought together by email or text messageto stage some kind of happening. The cashmob – the first of what organizers hope tomake a monthly event – will converge at 6p.m. sharp at a single retail location, inthis case, Value Drugs. Each member ofthe “mob,” which organizers hope will be100-strong or better – will be asked tospend at least $20. For their part, the storeis offering a discount to participants.Honu restaurant, located a few doors

down, is sweetening the deal with specialsat the bar for cash mobbers starting at 5p.m.Each month a different location will be

“mobbed” and retail locations will be se-lected by a lottery process.What’s it do? It reminds people to sup-

port the local economy by buying locally.What’s that do? It makes for a better

community, because the folks who runbusinesses in our downtowns are our

neighbors who in turn spendat their neighbors’ stores.The multiplier effect of

every dollar spent at a downtown shop in-stead of on the internet is what keeps ourMain Street occupancy rates high, ourstreets vibrant and our real estate valuesup. Through sales tax it funnels money tolocal government, reducing the burden onproperty tax payers.While the cash mob is in Huntington vil-

lage, the concept of buying locally is onewe should all practice every day. The cashmob is one way to remind ourselves of thatwhile having a little fun.

Buying Locally…With Flair

EDITORIAL

LETTERS TO THEEDITOR

Send letters to:The Editor, Half Hollow Hills Newspaper,149Main Street,Huntington, New York 11743or e-mail us [email protected]

149 Main Street, Huntington, New York 11743

631.427.7000

Serving the communities of: Dix Hills, Melville

and the Half Hollow Hills Central School District.

Founded in 1996 by James Koutsis

Copyright © 2012 by Long Islander Newspapers, publishers of The Long-Islander, The Record, Northport

Journal and Half Hollow Hills Newspaper. Each issue of the The Half Hollow Hills Newspaper and all con-

tents thereof are copyrighted by Long Islander, LLC. None of the contents or articles may be reproduced

in any forum or medium without the advance express written permission of the publisher. Infringement

hereof is a violation of the Copyright laws.

N E W S P A P E RHALF HOLLOW HILLS

Michael Schenkler

Publisher

Peter Sloggatt

Associate Publisher/Managing Editor

CorrectionIn the article “Beating The

‘Silent Killer’ At Its OwnGame” on Jan. 19, Hunting-ton Hospital, in conjunctionwith North Shore-LIJ HealthSystem, did not offer a screen-ing for abdominal aorticaneurysm at their free hearthealth screening on Feb. 10.The screening included cho-lesterol, glucose, blood pres-sure and electrocardiogram.

Luann Dallojacono

Editor

Mike Koehler

Danny Schrafel

Stephanie DeLuca

Reporters

James Calandrino

Ian Blanco

Production/

Art Department

Linda Gilbert

Office / Legals

Susan Mandel

Advertising Director

Michele Caro

Larry Stahl

Account Executives


Life&StyleHISTORY

Vanderbilt’s Chrysler Nets An ‘Imperial’ $275KMoney will be used to launch endowment fund for maintaining archives and exhibits

A one-of-a-kind Chrysler from 1937 hasearned the Suffolk County VanderbiltMu-seum and Planetarium $275,000, muse-um officials announced last week – andthe car will be staying on Long Island.After all of the sealed bids were re-

viewed, Howard Kroplick of East Hills,was the top bidder, winning the right tobuy the museum’s 1937 Chrysler Imperi-al Town Car for $275,000. Minimumbids started at $125,000; appraisals putthe value of the car as high as $307,750.The money raised by the sale will be

used to launch an endowment for careand maintenance of the Vanderbilt’s his-toric archives, collections and exhibitions.“Selling this Art Deco gem will enable

us to create an endowment fund to pre-serve and care for the Vanderbilt collec-tions,” Interim Director Lance Rein-heimer said. “We’re thrilled that HowardKroplick, a passionate automotive histo-rian and collector, is going to meticu-lously restore this unique piece of Amer-ican automobile history.”The 4-ton, 19-foot-long luxury car was

built for Bernice Chrysler Garbisch, thedaughter of Chrysler founder Walter P.Chrysler; her initials were engraved inthe vehicle. Powered by a 130-horsepow-er inline eight-cylinder engine, the spe-cial Imperial boasts Art Deco design in-fluences and a hand-hammered alu-minum roof and doors. Features includea small, circular porthole window with aprivacy cover, a rear passenger clock,leather upholstery, gray horsehair seats

and a removable top for the driver’s com-partment.Kroplick, 62, is chairman emeritus of

The Impact Group, a medical communi-cations company, and currently serves asthe Town of North Hempstead’s histori-an. He’s also a major Vanderbilt Cup buffwho published a book on the topic in2008 and runs VanderbiltCupRaces.com.He owns several classic cars, including a1966 Shelby Mustang GT350H and a1909 Alco-6 Black Beast racer that wonthe 1909 and 1910 Vanderbilt Cups andwas in the inaugural Indianapolis 500race in 1911.“I had a lot of fun with that car and I’m

looking to revive this car [the Chrysler] asa historic Long Island car so we can show

it throughout Long Island in car showsand bring it back to the Vanderbilt for ex-hibits and car shows,” Kroplick said.He is also president of the Long Island

Motor Parkway Preservation Society,which is dedicated to preserving the firstAmerican road built exclusively for auto-mobiles. William K. Vanderbilt II builtthe road with his business associates.While Kroplick said the history of

the car was a major draw, he was alsoattracted by the fact that his purchasewould directly benefit an organizationhe supports.“I have conducted research at the Van-

derbilt Museum during the past nineyears and am particularly pleased thatthe proceeds will help maintain the mu-

seum’s historic archives and collections,”he said.He first learned about the car in Sep-

tember 2010, when he went to the Van-derbilt’s cottage to pick up their 1909 RioGentleman’s Roadster for an exhibit.“I went down to their cottage, and in

the corner I saw this very unusual-look-ing Chrysler,” Kroplick said.The Imperial Town Car has 25,501

miles on the odometer. The museum de-cided to sell it because the car had no tiesthe Vanderbilts and the museum did nothave the means to restore it or the venueto display it. Huntington resident HarryGilbert donated the Imperial and theGentleman’s to the Vanderbilt in 1959.Kroplick’s first step will be to bring in

experts to analyze the car and determinethe next steps on preservation andrestoration. After he has a road map,he’ll bring in classic car and Chryslerrestoration experts to quote a price andbegin work on the historic car.“The Chrysler is going to be a different

kind of project because it’s going to re-quire some massive love and restora-tion,” he said, comparing it to restorationwork for his Alco Black Beast.The Chrysler, which was on display at

the Vanderbilt for a number of years,was later sent to the Long Island Auto-motive Museum in Southampton, whereit remained until June 1992, when it wasreturned to the Vanderbilt and “de-ac-cessed” months later – in museum lexi-con, removing and selling a piece of themuseum’s collection. It remained instorage until 2006, when it was returnedto the Vanderbilt estate.

The Vanderbilt Museum’s historic 1937 Chrysler Imperial Town Car, with coach work by

LeBaron, has been sold to Vanderbilt Cup and Motor Parkway historian Howard Kroplick

for $275,000.


ART

Historical Figures Featured In Local Gallery

Sands Point artist Dan Christoffel hasfeatured historical icons in his art fordecades, focusing heavily on world-renowned poet Walt Whitman andAbraham Lincoln, America’s 16th presi-dent. The artist’s portraits of both fig-ureheads are currently on display inHuntington at the Huntington ArtsCouncil’s Main Street Petite Gallery.Christoffel uses a multitude of medi-

ums, including charcoal, acrylics andgraphite. He portrays the men with sim-ilar, stoic expressions in most of theworks, but his additions, some subtleand others obvious, evoke very differentemotions in each of his pieces. Mostworks are on sale for between $500 and$3,000.In one work, Christoffel gets up close

and personal, zooming in on Lincoln’seyes. In another he displays Dr. MartinLuther King Jr. on his chest, both madeusing different mediums. The worksmay be featuring the same subject, but

are still almost incomparable.Christoffel was inspired to feature

Lincoln in his artwork after he was com-missioned for the United States bicen-tennial in 1976.

“I researched and realized the quin-tessential American is Abraham Lin-coln,” said Christoffel, who collected bi-ographies on the life of the deceasedpresident. “Often great authors and theway they portray Lincoln influencesme.”His passion for Whitman, founder of

The Long-Islander, started in the 1990s,prompting him to get involved in theWalt Whitman Society. Next to his por-traits in the gallery are some of Whit-man’s quotes.As a child, Christoffel received sup-

port from his parents for his passion forart, attending classes at the Art Stu-dents League of New York, and going onto major in art at SUNY New Paltz.At age 74, Christoffel, a grandfather

and professional artist, continues toteach art at LIU Post and Adelphi Uni-versity after retiring from his 40-year

tenure as an art teacher at BellmoreHigh School.His exhibition featuring Lincoln and

Whitman is on display on 213 Main St.in Huntington in the Main Street Petite

Gallery. The gallery is open to the pub-lic weekdays from 9 a.m.-5 p.m. untilMarch 19. The gallery’s opening recep-tion will be on March 4 from 2-4 p.m.,with a talk by Christoffel at 2:30 p.m.

Artist Dan Christoffel focuses his art on poet Walt Whitman and President Abraham Lincoln.

His portraits of both are on display in Huntington.

By [email protected]


Zaro’s: A Family Affair

On their website, the owners of Zaro’sCafé in Huntington Station lay out a verysimple mission statement: “It’s all aboutthe food.” And that food – and their busi-ness philosophy – is deeply rooted infamily.

Founded in 1993 by Sue and Ed Zaro, thecouple called on their Mediterranean rootsto bring what they believe was the first Ital-ian-Greek restaurant to Long Island.Eighteen years later, Zaro’s remains

family owned and operated, a communi-ty hub rich with familiarity, a personaltouch and generous portions. CynthiaZaro-Solounias, the restaurant’s outgo-ing, gregarious manager, is the welcom-ing voice you’ll hear from the counterwhen you arrive; her sister, Corinne Zaro,handles much of the business operations,and each of the Zaro brothers and sisterspitch in as well.During our visit, we focused on the

Greek classics, although the well-stockedpizza case on the counter certainly caughtour attention. Some Italian favorites,Zaro said, include fried calamari ($9.95),Baked ClamsOreganate ($8.25) and Zup-pa Di Cosse ($8.50) – steamed musselsserved in white wine garlic or garlic plumtomato sauce.We got started with a generous helping

of hummus ($6.75), served with pitawedges, tomatoes, olives and cucumberslices that are ideal for scooping up theGreek chickpea staple. Next was a bowlof Avgolemono, or Greek Lemon soup($4.50), a creamy, mild dish with chunksof tender chicken, rice and vegetables. Ithas a bright, citrusy finish.For the main course, we sampled a

platter of Greek classics, including theirpopular Greek salad ($6.75 small; $9large), gyros ($6.95 sandwich, $14.50 fordinner platter), chicken souvlaki ($7.25sandwich, $15.50 for dinner platter) andSpanakopita ($5.50), spinach pie. Thegyro was particularly tender and flavor-ful, which Zaro said is thanks to usingtop-quality meats, all-natural ingredi-ents and no preservatives. Large, tenderchunks of chicken souvlaki have a great

peppery, grilled taste. The spinach pie isespecially satisfying, crispy and fresh.From its roots as a neighborhood

eatery, Zaro’s Café is expanding its reachinto other segments. They offer cateringfor affairs of all sizes and wholesalingtheir rich, flavorful tzatziki sauce, mari-nara sauce, hummus and vinaigrettedressing. Several markets in Manhattan,Corinne added, have picked up theirspinach pie, and private labeling is also agrowing market for the family business.As we bid our farewells that after-

noon, we were given dessert for theroad – homemade baklava ($3.50),crunchy, flaky and sweet, with a littlebit of a salty note. Of note are theshaved pistachios atop the baklava. It’sattention to detail like that which willalways make you feel like an old friendwhen you come by.

TheFoodieS E C T I O N

Zaro’s Cafe in Huntington Station brings Greek and Italian cuisine with an eye for freshnesssteeped in Mediterranean family traditions. From right, business manager Corinne Zaro,restaurant manager Cynthia Zaro-Solunias and their nephew Edmund Zaro

Greek staples like gyro, souvlaki andspanakopita (spinach pie) shine at Zaro’s.


Zaro’s Café135-6 W. Jericho Turnpike,

Huntington Station631-271-4400

www.zaroscafe.com

Atmosphere: Cozy, familiarneighborhood eatery

Cusiine: Traditional Greek andItalian

Price: InexpesniveHours: Closed Monday; Tuesday-

Saturday 11 a.m.-10 p.m.;Sunday 3-9 p.m.

Foodiephotos/D

anny

Schrafel


SMALL PLATES, BIG GLASSES: Vitae Restau-rant and Wine Bar (54 New St., Hunt-ington 631-385-1919 www.vitaeli.com)hosts its monthly wine tasting on Sunday,Feb. 26 from 3-5 p.m. The flight includesArgentina and Chile estate wines pairedwith small plate selections, prepared byExecutive Chef Steven Del Lima, at $40plus tax and gratuity. The tasting will beeducational. Conducted by LucianoCastiello of Castello Banfi, it will include:Trivento “Amado Sur” Torrontes – Men-doza, Argentina; Emiliana “Natura”Carmenere, Chile; Trivento “Amado Sur”Malbec Reserve, Argentina; CoyamEmiliana, Colchagua Valley, Chile.

BUY LOCAL, EAT LOCAL, DRINK LOCAL: Plan-ning on joining the “cash mob” converg-ing in Huntington village Thursday? Or-ganized by the Huntington TownshipChamber of Commerce’s Village Mer-chants Committee, the cash mob will re-mind folks of the importance of shoppinglocal. Cash mobbers will converge on Val-ue Drugs and start shopping at 6 p.m.sharp on Feb. 16. The store is throwing ina 20-percent discount to cash mobbers,but to make the whole thing even morefun, Honu Kitchen and Cocktails – locat-ed right next door – will get folks in aspending mood, offering $5 drinks, wineby the glass, even martinis – along withcomplimentary hors d’oeurvres to cash

mob shoppers beginning at 5 p.m.

THINK ITALIAN: Not that the Foodies needan excuse to eat Italian, but for those whodo, Porto Vivo (7 Gerard St., Huntington631-385-8486 pww.porto-vivo.com) Ex-ecutive Chef Joseph Balbo has put to-gether Chef ’s Week in celebration of hisItalian heritage. From Feb. 27 throughMarch 4, in addition to Balbo’s signaturedishes, Porto-Vivo will feature specialson everything Italian – something differ-ent every night. Mangia!

Side DishBy [email protected]

DINE HUNTINGTON.COM

Executive Chef Joseph Balbo has specialdishes in store for his Chef’s Week, begin-ning Feb. 27.


SchoolNotebook Compiled by Luann Dallojacono

The Number Of The Day… 100!

Feb. 13th marked the 100th day of school, leaving on-ly 81 more days of attendance until summer vacation.Many of the younger elementary students celebratedthis milestone in creative ways.At Signal Hill Elementary, kindergartners created t-

shirts with 100 stickers, sew-ons, and buttons, wore spe-cial hats, and counted 100 beads which were then strungto make a necklace.At Paumanok Elementary, every second-grader

brought in a can of food, collecting 100 cans (plus) forthe 100th day, representing 100 acts of kindness. Thecanned food products will be donated to ManorfieldFood Pantry in Huntington Station, a subsidiary of Fam-ily Service League.

Hills Hosts Legislative Luncheon

There were more aides than elected officials at HalfHollowHills’ annual Legislative Luncheon, but that did-n’t stop student leaders from making the event count.The Legislative Committee of Half Hollow Hills’ PTA

Council hosted their annual Legislative Luncheon atThe Fran Greenspan Administration Center earlier thismonth. Attendees included elected local and state offi-cials, district administrators and high school students.However, last minute, most officials sent their aides torepresent them because Governor Andrew Cuomoscheduled a press conference on Long Island to discusshis budget.While student leaders emphasized the educational

opportunities in Half Hollow Hills, speakers focusedon the challenges of the tax cap and multi-million-

dollar reductions in the school budget. The event wasco-chaired by Carolyn Cipriano and MichaelPetruzzelli.

A Pauma-Palooza!

This year’s theme for Paumanok Elementary School’sannual curriculum fair was music. Dubbed “Pauma-Palooza,” it was a celebration of everything music acrossthe curriculum. Each grade level had a special focus:“Kindergarten Rocks,” first grade – “Rockin’ in theU.S.A.”, second grade – “Moving Through Music,” thirdgrade – “Hall of Fame,” fourth grade – “Let the MusicPlay,” and fifth grade – “Hard Rock Café.”The building had a beat of its own Jan. 26, with live

performances from the School of Rock, Garage Bandtechnology, Dance Dance Revolution, a DJ booth, andgames, crafts, karaoke and brain teasers.

Signal Hill students celebrate the 100th day of school.Meet the students from Half Hollow Hills High Schools East

and West who are participants on the district’s Legislative

Committee.

Hills East’s Vocal Jazz group, directed by Danielle McCroy,

sang The National Anthem.

“DJ Mr. B” gets the music pumping at Pauma-Palooza.

The boys on Paumanok’s street… singing karaoke.

These girls play in musical harmony.

DIXHILLS

SonsOf Italy LodgeWelcomes Songstress

Italian singer Giada Valenti packed the Dix Hills Performing Arts Center Feb. 4, delivering a captivating performance of Italian and

American classics. The audience was filled with members of the Sons of Italy, including many from the Northport-based Perry Co-

mo Lodge, for whom Valenti sang at their anniversary gala in November. After the show, Perry Como Lodge representatives Fran

Felpo, editor of the lodge’s newsletter “The Lion’s Raaw,” and President Charlie Lucie gave Valenti the latest copy of the “Raaw,”

signed by lodge members.

Photo

byFelice

Kristall


Coindre HallHuntington, New York

101 Brown’s Road631-751-0339

@@

A Place ToCall Your Own...

The Chateau hosts only one event per day

,

The Chateauat

www.lessings.com

Discount Packages Available ForSweet 16’s, Anniversary Parties

& Birthday CelebrationsCall now as dates are booking fast!

TOWNOFHUNTINGTON

School In TuneWith

MusicalMessagePiano teacher expands business in 20 years

Music became a way of life for DianeGaretano when she was a child. Now, shewants to return the favor.Garetano, of Huntington, owns The Pi-

ano Studio for Kids. With locations inGreenlawn and Smithtown after 20 yearsin business, the main goal is solely aboutsharing the love of music.“I had a teacher that made it so im-

portant and exciting for me,” she said,noting she’s watched her young stu-dents grow. “The most exciting thing iswatching them grow as musicians andsome of my students, who I’ve had sincekindergarten, go on to be music majorsin college.”The business had its very beginnings in

the basement of Garetano’s HuntingtonStation home. A music education gradu-ate from Hofstra University, she taughtpiano lessons while doing other jobs.Within the first year, Garetano rented

her first retail space in Greenlawn. An-other year or two later, she hired her firstteacher. It’s been about eight years sincethey opened the Smithtown location.Just recently, The Piano Studio cele-

brated the grand opening of their newGreenlawn location. On Broadway, thenew venue is an obvious downstairsstorefront – an improvement on beingtucked away in a second floor.“There were people who didn’t even

knowwewere there after 20 years,” Gare-tano said.About 100 students attend weekly 30-

minute piano, guitar or violin lessonstaught by 12 teachers, including the own-er. Students learn scales, how to sight readand prepare for NYSSMA competitions.

Every teacher at The Piano Studio isrigorously trained to ensure they canconnect with and properly educatestudents, said Garetano. That meansin addition to their college degrees,each new hire must complete severalweeks of training before they can workwith students.“Our teachers are young and fun,” the

owner added.And while Garetano makes an effort to

properly train her staff, she only sellswhat they can provide. Her crew ofteachers has success teaching just thethree instruments they offer and theirboss has no intentions of rapidly expand-ing the selection.“I won’t add an instrument until I

know I have a great, great teacher teach-ing it. If I can’t have the kids loving whatthey do, it’s not a good reflection on meor the studio,” Garetano said, adding thatviolin lessons are very new.A month’s worth of weekly lessons at

The Piano Store runs $110 a month, re-gardless of how many lessons that en-tails. And while the owner boasted abouther reasonable prices, she also allows les-sons to include multiple students.“I don’t do this to make a million dol-

lars. I do this because I love it. I’ll allow aparent to send whatever children theywant to that time slot. They can have twosiblings go together, they can split itup…” she said.Garetano also participates in the Town

of Huntington’s Parks and Recreation’sSaturday program, through whichgroups of children are taught art, karate,music and a wide variety of other sub-jects for a very low rate.“The relationship with the parents

and kids is the most important thing.It’s what I love to do – make the kidshappy and love music is the no. 1 goal,”she said.

The Piano Studio for Kids owner Diane Garetano poses with student in one of her Green-

lawn lesson rooms.

The Piano Studio for Kids52 Broadway, Greenlawn

631-754-4100www.thepianostudioforkids.com

Spotlight On

HuntingtonBusinesses

Spotlight On


Hard Luck CaféThe Folk Music Society of Huntington takesover the Cinema Arts Centre’s Sky Room Feb.16 for its’ Hard Luck Café series. CarolannSolebello and Bob Westcott will take the stageat 7:30 p.m. (open mic sign-up at 7 p.m.) $10general/$7 FMSH and CAC members. 423Park Ave., Huntington. www.fmsh.org.

Women Inspiring WomenGroup meets Thursdays – Feb. 16 and 23 – 7-9 p.m. at the Women’s Center, 125 Main St.,Huntington. $10 members/$15 non-members,per session. Take time to explore yourself, yourvalues, your relationships, your dreams andyour hopes. 631-549-0485

3-On-3 Hoops TourneyThe Town of Huntington Parks and RecreationDepartment is offering a 3-on-3 basketball tour-nament for children in grades 5-6 and 7-8 onFeb. 22 and Feb. 23 respectively from 9 a.m-1p.m. at Walt Whitman High School. Teams con-sist of four players. Trophies and T-shirts willbe given out. Children must coach themselves.No AAU players or teams are permitted. Thecost is $78 per team. Registration starts Jan.26 online at tohparks.com and in person at theParks and Recreation Department in Town HallMonday-Friday, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. or at the Dix HillsIce Rink Monday-Sunday from 8 a.m.-8 p.m.Call 631-351-3071.

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].

Live MusicLive local bands take over Finley's of GreeneStreet, 43 Greene St., Huntington, everySaturday night at 11 p.m. Join in the fun andfood!

Stopping BullyingLocal author Jamie Isaacs will sign her book,“In Jamie's Words,” on Feb. 18, 7 p.m. at BookRevue, 313 New York Ave., Huntington. She isa survivor of over six years of intense bullyingand helped to write and pass two anti-bullyinglaws, and to have legislation passed that creat-ed an Anti-Bullying Task Force. 631-271-1442.

Memorial SetA memorial honoring the life of Peggy Teufelwill be held April 15, 2 p.m. at the HarborfieldsPublic Library, 31 Broadway, Greenlawn. Teufelwas instrumental in founding the library and itsFriends organization, and many other charita-ble organizations, including the Guide DogFoundation for the Blind, Townwide Fund ofHuntington, Western Suffolk Girl Scout Counciland Greenlawn-Centerport HistoricalAssociation. She died Dec. 13, 2011 at the ageof 91.

Aging And SagingDeal with changes in your life with a splash ofempathy and humor at the Aging and Sagingsupport group. Meets Mondays except holidaysfrom 10 a.m.-noon at the Women’s Center, 125Main St., Huntington. 631-549-0485. $10 mem-bers, $15 non-members, per session.

Visits From Senior AdvocatesSenior advocates will assist seniors with foodstamps, Medicare savings programs, Medicaidapplications and Heating EmergencyAssistance Program (HEAP) applications, aswell as answer questions and make additionalrecommendations and referrals on severaldays throughout the winter: HuntingtonNutrition Center on Wednesdays, Feb. 29 andMarch 28, 9 a.m.; Paumanack Village I & II(Greenlawn) on Tuesdays, Feb. 21 and March27, 10 a.m.-1 p.m.; South Huntington Libraryon Thursdays, Jan. 26 and March 22, 10-11:30a.m.; Paumanack Village III & IV (Greenlawn)

on Thursday, Feb. 9, 10 a.m.- noon.;Paumanack Village V & VI (Melville) onTuesdays, Feb. 14 and March 13, 9 a.m.-noon. and Huntington Library on Monday,March 12, 10 a.m.- noon. 631-853-8200.

Caregiver Support GroupConducted by Jewish Association Serving theAging, a caregiver support group meets Feb.21, 6-7 p.m. at The Bristal, 760 Larkfield Road,East Northport. RSVP recommended; contactPatricia Damm at 631-858-0100 [email protected]. This group is intendedfor but not limited to family members andfriends of those who suffer from Alzheimer’sDisease and other memory impairments.

Free Help For VetsLong Island Cares dedicates every Tuesdayafternoon from 12-4 p.m. to “MilitaryAppreciation Tuesdays,” specifically assistingveterans, military personnel and their familiesat the Hauppauge and Freeport emergencypantries. Appointments can be made by con-tacting [email protected].

Tips For Business OwnersSerious about growing your business? LeTipmembers are respected professionals whounderstand how to give and get tips toincrease everyone's bottom line. Join themevery Wednesday, 7-8:30 a.m. at their weeklymorning networking meeting. For more infor-mation, contact Dave Muller, 631-831-1921.RSVP a must.

Power BreakfastJoin business professionals at BNI ExecutiveReferral Exchange’s breakfast networkingmeeting every Wednesday, 7-8:30 a.m. at theDix Hills Diner, 1800 Jericho Turnpike, DixHills. 631-462-7446.

Cold Spring Harbor Library95 Harbor Road, Cold Spring Harbor. 631-692-6820. cshlibrary.org.• Learn the principles and elements of floraldesign from award-winning floral designer LizPiazza on Wednesday, Feb. 22, 11 a.m.-2p.m. $35.

• Men’s Bridge meets Tuesday, Feb. 21, 10a.m.-1 p.m.

Commack Public Library18 Hauppauge Road, Commack. 631-499-0888. commack.suffolk.lib.ny.us.• Join instructor Tildet Varon Schoenbrot and

learn how to develop your own meditationprogram Monday, Feb. 20, 7-8 p.m.

• A professional makeup artist will give helpfultips on applying makeup Tuesday, Feb. 21, 7-8:30 p.m.

Deer Park Public Library44 Lake Ave., Deer Park. 631-586-3000.www.deerparklibrary.com.• Students in grades 4-6 can use their forensicskills to figure out who committed a crime inthe library on Feb. 22, 2:30-3:30 p.m. Lift fin-gerprints and study hair samples.

Elwood Public Library3027 Jericho Turnpike, Elwood. 631-499-3722.www.elwoodlibrary.org.• Watch “The Way” (PG-13), directed by EmilioEstevez, on Friday, Feb. 24, 1 p.m.

Half Hollow Hills Community LibraryDix Hills: 55 Vanderbilt Parkway. 631-421-4530; Melville: 510 Sweet Hollow Road. 631-421-4535. hhhlibrary.org.• The Greenlawn American Legion and theMelville branch are sponsoring a flag drop-off program so old flags can be retired anddestroyed according to recommendationsfrom the National Flag Foundation. Whenthe library is open, look for the U.S. mailboxwith the custom paint job in the lobby untilMarch 5.

• Trained AARP counselors will provide freeassistance in completing your income taxforms on Tuesdays, 10 a.m.-2p.m., Feb. 7-April 10 in Dix Hills. Bring your W-2 and 1099forms, last year’s tax statements, and othersupporting documents. No appointment isnecessary.

• Join the Mother’s Club of Wheatley Heights& Concerned Fathers as they celebrate theachievements of African Americans in aBlack History Month celebration Sunday,Feb. 18, 2 p.m.

Harborfields Public Library31 Broadway, Greenlawn. 631-757-4200. har-borfieldslibrary.org.• Teens can join others who share a passion ofwriting and storytelling on Friday, Feb. 17, 5p.m. Local and published author TeresaTomasino will offer tips and techniques toenhance your writing.

• Learn how to play Bridge in a six-week classstarting Tuesday, Feb. 21, 7 p.m. $10.

Huntington Public LibraryMain Branch: 338 Main St., Huntington. 631-427-5165. Station Branch: 1335 New YorkAve., Huntington Station. 631-421-5053.www.thehuntingtonlibrary.org.• Ross Barbera’s “Sunlit World of the NortheastLandscape” is on display through Feb. 26.

• Local historian Rex Metcalf highlights notableAfrican Americans in Huntington’s historywithin the context of several migrations fromthe 1600s to 1900s, noting what they did,where they lived, and where they wereburied, in a presentation Thursday, Feb. 16, 7p.m. in Huntington.

• Author and playwright Gregory Murphy dis-cusses his book, “Incognito,” Saturday, Feb.18, 2 p.m. in Huntington.

Northport-East Northport Public LibraryNorthport: 151 Laurel Ave. 631-261-6930. EastNorthport: 185 Larkfield Road. 631-261-2313.www.nenpl.org.• In both branch galleries throughout Februaryis the “Reflections Showcase” of drawings,paintings, photography and literary works byelementary schools in the Northport-EastNorthport School District

• Registration is now open for parenting pro-gram “Getting Ready for Adolescence,” forparents of children ages 8-12, on Tuesday,Feb. 28, 7 p.m. in Northport. Jane Golub,R.N. will help parents teach about healthyrelationships, conflict resolution skills, andresponsible decision-making, safely navigat-ing the Internet as well as ways to cope withpeer pressure. Use online code NENJ670.

South Huntington Public Library145 Pidgeon Hill Road, Huntington Station.631-549-4411. www.shpl.info.• The Friends of the South Huntington Libraryhave partnered with the John W. EngemanTheater in Northport to offer discount ticketsto performances. Library patrons can save $5per ticket, and in turn, the theater will donate$10 to the Friends of the Library. Use thepromo code SHPL.

• Social media is everywhere, and if usedproperly it can aid a person in creating apowerful online presence. A workshopSaturday, Feb. 18, 2:30-4:30 p.m. will walkyou through applications like Twitter,Facebook, Google +, YouTube and variousblogging platforms.

Bare Bones Theaterat the Posey School, 57 Main St., Northport.www.brownpapertickets.com/event/213059.1-800-838-3006• “The Monkey King,” an original thriller/come-dy written and directed by Long Island nativeDon Intonato, takes the stage Feb. 16-18, 8p.m. and Feb. 19, 4 p.m. $20.

Cinema Arts Centre423 Park Ave., Huntington. www.cinemaarts-centre.org. 631-423-7611.• The centre celebrates Black History Monthwith six movies and guests Feb. 17-27:“Pariah” starts Feb. 17 with producer NekisaCooper appearing at 7:30 p.m. on Feb. 18;“Josephine Baker: Black Diva In A WhiteMan’s World” on Feb. 20, 7:30 p.m.; “TheBlack Power Mix Tape: 1967-1975” onWednesday, Feb. 22, 7:30 p.m.; “Paradox” at6 p.m. and “One People” at 8 p.m. on Feb.23; and “From Mambo To Hip Hop: A SouthBronx Tale” on Feb. 27, 7:30 p.m. $9 mem-bers/$13 public (except “Pariah,” which isregular admission).

Dix Hills Performing Arts CenterFive Towns College, 305 N. Service Road, DixHills. Box Office: 631-656-2148. www.dhpac.org.• February ends at the center on a high note,when the theatrical comedy “Lend Me aTenor,” is produced Feb. 23, 24 and 25 at7:30 p.m. and Sunday, Feb. 26 at 2 p.m.Winner of three Tony awards and four DramaDesk awards, Lend Me A Tenor is about theopera, set in 1934. $15 general/$12 seniorsand students.

John W. Engeman Theater At Northport350 Main St., Northport. www.johnwenge-mantheater.com. 631-261-2900.• “The Sunshine Boys” is now playing. Thislaugh-out-loud comedy follows two fadedvaudeville legends, Lewis and Clark, as theyreunite to perform their old act one last time.The only problem is they can't stand eachother. $50.

Tilles Center For The Performing ArtsOn the C.W. Post Campus of Long IslandUniversity, 720 Northern Blvd., Brookville.www.tillescenter.org. 516-299-3100.• Tony award-winning musical “Fiddler on theRoof” comes to Tilles Center for two perform-ances Sunday, Feb. 19 at 2 and 7 p.m.

WEDNESDAY

THEATER and FILM

AT THE LIBRARIESTUESDAY

MONDAY

SUNDAY

SATURDAY

FRIDAY

THURSDAY

CalendarO M M U N I T Y

“LendMeATenor”February ends on a high note at the Dix Hills Performing Arts Center, when the the-

atrical comedy “Lend Me a Tenor,” is produced Feb. 23, 24 and 25 at 7:30 p.m. andSunday, Feb. 26 at 2 p.m. Winner of three Tony awards and four Drama Desk awards,LendMe A Tenor is about the opera, set in 1934. $15 general/$12 seniors and students.The center is located at Five Towns College, 305 N. Service Road, Dix Hills. Box Office:631-656-2148. www.dhpac.org.



Tickets are $77, $62, and $47.• Take everything you've ever thought aboutballet and modern dance and forget it! Theall-male dance troupe Les Ballets Trockaderode Monte Carlo perform Friday, Feb. 24, 8p.m., and they are bringing their tutus andtights with them. The evening's programincludes Swan Lake, a post-modern dancemovement essay entitled “Patterns in Space,”and “Go for Barocco,” a satire on GeorgeBalanchine's choreography. Tickets are $67,$54 and $42.

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.• “Director's Cut 2012” features a new group ofdynamic young artists. Get a preview of whatart in the new decade may look like in thisexhibit, on display through March 18.

b.j. spoke gallery299 Main St., Huntington. Gallery hours:Monday-Sunday, 11 a.m.-5 p.m., until 9 p.m.on Friday and Saturday. 631-549-5106.www.bjspokegallery.com.• Artists Choice is on display through Feb. 26.

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.

• Fun, hands-on learning stations will be avail-able from 10:30 a.m.-3 p.m. Feb. 20-24 forany hatchery visitor.

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.• A new exhibit, “Right Whales: Yesterday,Today, and Tomorrow,” is on display untilLabor Day 2012. Thought to be on the brinkof extinction, right whales are among therarest animals on earth.

• Enjoy “Flubber” and fun this President’s Day,Feb. 20, noon and 3 p.m. by watching theDisney film and creating your own batch ofslime.

fotofoto Gallery14 W. Carver St., Huntington. Gallery hours:Friday 5-8 p.m., Saturday 12-8 p.m., Sunday12-4 p.m. 631-549-0448.www.fotofotogallery.com.• A group exhibition on display will benefitNorth Shore Holiday House for underprivi-leged girls.

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.• “Coming of Age in America: The Photographyof Joseph Szabo” is the first museum retro-spective of this Long Island photographerwhose work presents a dual portrait of ado-lescence on Long Island and summers oniconic Jones Beach. On display throughMarch 25.

• “A Way with Words: Text in Art” presents artthat includes words, lettering, or numbers assubject, design element, or to convey infor-mation. On display through April 15.

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.• “Using the Lessons of the Holocaust to TeachTolerance,” the center’s new permanentexhibit, is now open. Suggested donation:$10 adults/$5 students/$5 seniors.

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.• Entries for the 10th Annual Juried PortraitShow, which will run from March 23-May 7,are due Feb. 27. Long Island artist KevinMcEvoy will serve as juror. For a prospectus,visit www.huntingtonarts.org or contactFlorence Dallari 631-271-8423 ext. 12.

• “Nature’s Bounty” at the Art-trium Galleryruns through April 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.huntingtonhistorical-society.org.• Enjoy supper and spirits at the speakeasy-themed restaurant Huntington SocialThursday, Feb. 16, 1-3 p.m. Enjoy a specialmenu and learn about “Huntington's WinterCarnival, 1907-1920,” a lecture by ExecutiveCoordinator Robert “Toby” Kissam. $40 mem-bers/$45 non-members (includes lunch & lec-ture), Call ext. 401 for reservations.

• Pre-registration is required for all FebruaryBreak programs: Victorian WatercolorPainting on Feb. 20, $22; Kids’ Quilting KlassFeb. 21, 10 a.m., $20; Tea Time with Dollyand Me, Feb 23 and 24, 2 p.m. $25 perchild/$10 per adult. Call ext. 404.

LaMantia Gallery127 Main St., Northport Village. 631-754-8414.www.lamantiagallery.com.• The gallery welcomes back Edward Gordonand introduces Daniel Del Orfano.

9 East Contemporary Art9 East Carver St., Huntington. Gallery hours:Wed.-Sat., 3-8 p.m. or by appointment. 631-662-9459.• The Inaugural Exhibition continues with theaddition of selected new works by SandraCarrion and Puneeta Mittal in a comprehen-sive show of 30 two-dimensional and three-dimensional works of art is created by the 10founding guild members, on display throughFeb. 28.

Northport Historical Society Museum215 Main St., Northport. Museum hours:Tuesday - Sunday, 1-4:30 p.m. 631-757-9859.www.northporthistorical.org.• Take an informative, guided walking tour ofNorthport's historic Main Street business dis-trict Sunday, Feb. 19 at 1:30 p.m. $5.

• “History Takes A Vacation” Feb. 21-23 willeducate and entertain children in grades 2-6with Snowy Scavenger Hunt (Tuesday), Old-Fashioned Games (Wednesday), and What ifYou Lived in . . . 1962? (Thursday). 9:30a.m.-noon. $20/day for members; $25/day fornonmembers. (All three days: $50 mem-bers/$65 non-members.)

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.• It’s time for the annual Valentine’s GroupShow. This year's theme is “Ripe Love.”

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 Jewish

Discovery 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 Theater pres-ents two comedies, “The Rabbi and theToyota Dealer” and “A Need for LessExpertise” through Feb. 26. Performancesare at 8 p.m. on Friday ($20) and Saturday($25), 3 p.m. on Sunday ($20). To purchasetickets, call the Players at 516-293-0674.

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: $5 adults, $4 seniors/students, andchildren under 5 are free. 631-427-5240.www.waltwhitman.org.• The Birthplace can keep the kids busy duringPresidents’ Week. “Victorian Tea Party” willbe offered Monday, Feb. 20, 2 p.m. $8;“Make a Cornhusk Figure” on Wednesday,Feb. 22, 2 p.m. $8; “Make an Electric Circuit”on Thursday, Feb. 23, 2 p.m., $15. Call ext.113 or email [email protected] toregister.

Long Island Violin Shop8 Elm St., Huntington village. 631-427-3569.liviolinshop.com.• The shop and String Poet present “A Tributeto Nassau County Poets Laureate,” with thepoetry of Linda Opyr, Gayl Teller and MaxwellWheat, and a program of music for violin andpiano featuring violinist Janet Packer andpianist Geoffrey Burleson, on Saturday, Feb.18, 5 p.m. $7 in advance/online, $8 at thedoor.

The Paramount370 New York Ave., Huntington. 631-673-7300.www.paramountny.com. All shows begin at 8p.m. unless otherwise noted.• Jane’s Addiction brings its “Theatre of theEscapists” tour to Huntington on Sunday,March 4.

• Jazz greats Rick Braun and Richard Elliotkick off a new jazz music series March 30.

Walt Whitman BirthplaceIf you are interested in literature or history, theWalt Whitman Birthplace has fascinating andrewarding part-time volunteer positions avail-able. Free training provided. 631-427-5420ext.114.

Friends At HomeLooking to earn some community service hourswhile changing a life? As part of the

Friends@Home program, a project of TheAriella's Friendship Circle at the Chai Center inDix Hills, visit a child with special needs in anenvironment they are most comfortable: theirown homes. Together, bake cookies, playgames, create arts and crafts, read books andmore. Contact Nati or Sara at 631-351-8672 [email protected].

Helping Runaway KidsShare your ideas and opinions on howHuntington Sanctuary, a program of theHuntington Youth Bureau, can help youthages 12-21 who run away or who are at riskof running away. The group’s advisory boardmeets one Thursday a month at 6 p.m. Call631-271-2183.

Eyes For The BlindSuffolk County’s Helen Keller Services is look-ing for volunteers to visit blind who are home-bound to socialize and aid in reading mail, pos-sibly provide transportation. 631-424-0022.

Help American Red CrossThe American Red Cross is a humanitarianorganization that provides relief to victims ofdisaster and helps people prevent, prepare for,and respond to emergencies. The SuffolkCounty Chapter is looking for volunteers toassist in emergency shelters, at fires and natu-ral disasters, with veterans, at communityevents or at the office. Free trainings provided.631-924-6700 ext 212.

Seeking Volunteer AdvocatesThe Family Service League’s OmbudserviceProgram of Suffolk County is seeking volun-teers to train as advocates for nursing home,adult home and assisted living facility resi-dents to help insure they receive quality careand their rights are protected. 631-427-3700ext. 240.

Time For Meals On WheelsMeals On Wheels of Huntington is in need ofmen and women to be volunteers, who work inteams, delivering midday meals to shut-ins. Twohours required, one day a week. Substitutesalso needed to fill in when regular drivers areunavailable. There is also a pressing need fornurses who can volunteer to screen potentialclients. Times are flexible. 631-271-5150.

Nursing/Rehab Center Needs HelpOur Lady of Consolation, a 450-bed nursingand rehabilitative care center located at 111Beach Drive in West Islip, is seeking compas-sionate individuals willing to volunteer theirtime as transporters, Eucharistic Ministers,office assistants, recreational therapy assis-tants and spiritual care companions. Volunteersneeded seven days a week, days andevenings. Age 14 and older only. 631-587-1600, ext. 8223 or 8228.

VOLUNTEERING

MUSIC & DANCE

MUSEUMS & EXHIBITS

Send us your listingsSubmissions must be in by 5 p.m.10 days prior to publication date.Send to Community Calendar

at 149 Main Street,Huntington, NY 11743,

or e-mail [email protected]


Moves FromAnAll-MaleDance Troupe

Take everything you've ever thoughtabout ballet and modern dance and forgetit. The all-male dance troupe Les BalletsTrockadero de Monte Carlo performFriday, Feb. 24, 8 p.m. at the Tilles CenterFor The Performing Arts, and they arebringing their tutus and tights with them.The evening's program includes SwanLake, a post-modern dance movementessay entitled “Patterns in Space,” and “Gofor Barocco,” a satire on GeorgeBalanchine's choreography. Tickets are$67, $54 and $42. The center is on theC.W. Post Campus of Long IslandUniversity, 720 Northern Blvd., Brookville.www.tillescenter.org. 516-299-3100.

(Continued from page A14)


The listings on this page contain open house events conducted by brokers licensed in New York. If you are a broker and would like to get your listings on this page, please contact Associate Publisher Peter Sloggatt at (631) 427-7000, or send an e-mail to [email protected].

MELVILLE

4 Inwood Pl Bedrooms 5 Baths 3Price $549,999 Taxes $5,724Open House 2/18 1 - 3 pmColdwell Banker Residential 631-673-4444

DIX HILLS

9 W Shoreham Dr Bedrooms 4 Baths 2Price $569,000 Taxes $15,267Open house 2/18 12:30 - 7 pmCoach Real Estate 631-673-6800

DIX HILLS

19 Crawford Dr Bedrooms 4 Baths 2Price $599,900 Taxes $12,208Open House 2/19 1 - 3 pmRealty Connect USA 888-758-9872

MELVILLE

12 West wood Dr Bedrooms 6 Baths 4Price $2,495,000 Taxes $12,569Open House 2/19 1 -3 pmShawn Elliott Luxury Homes 516-364-4663

DIX HILLS

Want to get your open houses listed? Get

your listings for free on this page every

week in the Long Islander Newspapers.

Call Associate Publisher Peter Sloggatt

at 631-427-7000 or send an e-mail to

[email protected].

35 Stonywell Ct Bedrooms 5 Baths 4Price $899,000 Taxes $17,222Open House 2/18 1 - 3 pmColdwell Banker Residential 631-673-4444

HUNTINGTON OPEN HOUSESTown Address Beds Baths Price Taxes Date Time Broker Phone

Increase traffic at your next open house.Call your sales representative today. (631) 427-7000You open the door...We’ll bring ’em in!

E. Northport 104 5th Ave 4 2 $369,990 $7,507 2/16 12pm-2pm Coach Real Estate Assoc Inc 631-360-1900Huntington 15 Southdown Ct 3 3 $725,000 $18,236 2/16 12:30pm-2pm Daniel Gale Agency Inc 631-692-6770Dix Hills 101 Fig Dr 5 5 $1,499,000 $25,505 2/16 12pm-1:30pm Shawn Elliott Luxury Homes 516-364-4663Northport 901 Fort Salonga Rd 3 2 $349,000 $6,563 2/18 12pm-1:30pm Prudential Douglas Elliman RE 631-499-9191Huntington Sta 75 E Rogues Path 5 4 $439,900 $12,919 2/18 2pm-4pm Coldwell Banker Residential 516-864-8100E. Northport 24 Rocco Dr 3 2 $499,000 $7,390 2/18 1pm-3pm Coldwell Banker Residential 631-863-9800Northport 22 Glenview Ave 4 2 $529,000 $12,282 2/18 1pm-3pm Coach Real Estate Assoc Inc 631-757-4000Centerport 19 Morahapa Rd 4 4 $729,000 $16,712 2/18 2:30pm-4:30pm Coldwell Banker Residential 631-673-6800Northport 22 Brookfield Rd 4 4 $798,876 $18,963 2/18 1pm-3pm Prudential Douglas Elliman RE 631-261-6800Dix Hills 35 Stonywell Ct 5 4 $899,000 $17,222 2/18 1pm-3pm Coldwell Banker Residential 631-673-4444Cold Spring Hrbr21 Fox Hunt Ln 4 5 $1,549,000 $22,123 2/18 12pm-2pm Daniel Gale Agency Inc 631-692-6770Commack 18 Olga Ln 3 2 $299,000 $10,066 2/19 1pm-3pm Coldwell Banker Residential 631-499-0500Huntington Sta 18 Armell St 3 1 $299,000 $7,793 2/19 2:30pm-4:30pm Coldwell Banker Residential 631-673-6800Northport 6 Louisa Ct 3 1 $339,000 $8,491 2/19 1pm-3pm Coach Real Estate Assoc Inc 631-757-4000S. Huntington 2 Rushmore St 3 1 $339,000 $8,899 2/19 2:30pm-4pm Signature Premier Properties 631-673-3700Huntington 80 Brennan St 5 2 $349,000 $10,581 2/19 12:30pm-2pm Signature Premier Properties 631-673-3700Huntington Sta 24 Winoka Dr 3 3 $349,000 $10,364 2/19 12pm-2pm Signature Premier Properties 631-673-3700E. Northport 31 Meadow Haven Ln 4 2 $359,000 $9,439 2/19 1pm-3pm Coldwell Banker Residential 631-863-9800E. Northport 22 Upland Dr 3 2 $449,000 $5,099 2/19 1pm-3pm Coach Real Estate Assoc Inc 631-673-2222E. Northport 204 Cedrus Ave 4 2 $455,000 $12,197 2/19 2:30pm-4:30pm Prudential Douglas Elliman RE 516-921-2262Northport 4 N Creek Rd 4 2 $479,000 $14,180 2/19 12pm-1:30pm Signature Premier Properties 631-673-3700Melville 44 Villas Cir 3 3 $499,900 $9,550 2/19 12pm-2pm RE/MAX Beyond 631-862-1100Greenlawn 20 Duquesne Dr 6 4 $529,000 $13,479 2/19 1pm-3pm Signature Premier Properties 631-673-3700S. Huntington 5 Longwood Dr 3 2 $539,000 $17,346 2/19 12pm-2pm Coldwell Banker Residential 631-673-6800Melville 4 Inwood Pl 5 3 $549,999 $10,074 2/19 1pm-3pm Coldwell Banker Residential 631-673-4444Dix Hills 9 W Shoreham Dr 4 2 $569,000 $15,267 2/19 12:30pm-2:30pm Coach Real Estate Assoc Inc 631-360-1900Huntington 87 Madison St 5 3 $595,000 $14,113 2/19 12pm-1:30pm Daniel Gale Agency Inc NPT 631-754-3400Huntington 257 Nassau Rd 4 4 $599,000 $17,736 2/19 1pm-3pm Coldwell Banker Residential 631-673-6800Dix Hills 19 Crawford Dr 4 2 $599,999 $12,208 2/19 1pm-3pm Realty Connect USA LLC 888-758-9872Huntington 55 Saint Andrews Dr 3 2 $679,000 $9,368 2/19 2pm-4pm Daniel Gale Agency Inc 631-692-6770Huntington 9 Alden Ln 4 3 $699,000 $14,287 2/19 11:30am-1:30pm Daniel Gale Agency Inc 631-692-6770S. Huntington 14 Saddle Ln 4 3 $749,000 $13,714 2/19 1pm-3pm Shawn Elliott Luxury Homes 516-364-4663Dix Hills 60 Buttonwood Dr 4 3 $764,000 $18,413 2/19 1pm-3pm Coldwell Banker Residential 631-673-4444Northport 1 Nautilus Ave 4 3 $849,000 $10,744 2/19 12pm-2pm Daniel Gale Agency Inc NPT 631-754-3400Eatons Neck 27 Westview Rd 4 3 $850,000 $15,868 2/19 1pm-3pm Coach Real Estate Assoc Inc 631-757-4000Huntington Bay 10 Locust Ln 6 4 $1,050,000 $18,012 2/19 1pm-3pm Coldwell Banker Residential 631-673-6800Cold Spring Hrbr42 Snowball Dr 5 3 $1,080,000 $25,078 2/19 2pm-4pm Daniel Gale Agency Inc 631-427-6600Asharoken 9 Kew Ct 5 4 $1,699,000 $18,132 2/19 1pm-3pm Coach Real Estate Assoc Inc 631-757-4000Dix Hills 50 Landview Dr 6 6 $1,799,000 N/A 2/19 1pm-3pm Coldwell Banker Residential 516-864-8100Huntington Bay 200 East Shore Rd 3 3 $1,800,000 $23,616 2/19 2pm-4pm Daniel Gale Agency Inc 631-692-6770Melville 12 Westwood Dr 6 4 $2,495,000 $30,247 2/19 1pm-2:30pm Shawn Elliott Luxury Homes 516-364-4663

OpenHouse

Attention: Real estate professionals

Want to increase trafficto your next open house?

Advertise.

Call your account executive today.

631-427-7000

your newest listing


P U Z Z L EP U Z Z L E P A G EP A G ESTEALINGHARTSPREMIER CROSSWORD / By Frank A. Longo

CRYPTOQUIP

Today’s Cryptoquip clue: N equals V

S Z V R V X V F V Q P

R F Q L R D L A K M Z S

S A B Q E Q I I V Q P S A

L V N V P E B V O A W -

I A R V B . E A K W D M Z S

R Q E D ’ N V M A S S V X

P A S S V X O A S S A X

Answer toInTwo

ANSWER TO LASTWEEK’S CRYPTOQUIP

Published Date Feb 2, 2012

NEW CRYPTOQUIP BOOKS 3 & 4! Send $3.50for one book or $6.00 for both (check/m.o.) toCryptoquip Classics Books 3 and 4, P.O. Box536475, Orlando, FL 32853-6475

©2012 by King Features Syndicate, Inc.

Publ ished DateFeb 2,201

©2012 by King Features Syndicate, Inc.

OLD-TIME GAME SHOW IN

WHICH PLAYERS POSED

QUESTIONS TO RICH LOS

ANGELES ESTATE OWNERS:

“HOLLYWOOD SQUIRES”


Driver- Weekly Hometime. Dryand Refrigerated. Daily Pay! 31Service Centers. LocalOrientation. Newer trucks.CDL-A, 3 months current OTRexperience. 800-414-9569.www.driveknight.com

HIRING EXPERIENCED/ INEX-PERIENCED TANKER DRIV-ERS! Great Benefits and Pay!New Fleet Volvo Tractors! 1Year OTR Exp. Req.- TankerTraining Available. Call Today:877-882-6537www.OakleyTransport.com

INSURANCE INSPECTORFT & PT. For Kings,Queens and Nassau terri-tories. Work independentlyin the field to verifymeasurments and condi-tion of homes for insurance

companies. *No Sales*Paid Training. Computerexperience, digital camera,car, cell phone required.Knowledge of home con-struction and customerservice a plus.Production based pay,

$15/ hour. Very achievable$20-$25/hour for motivatedemployees. Apply at:www.mueller-inc.com Reference #17316

AIRLINES ARE HIRING-Train for hands on AviationCareer. FAA approved pro-gram. Financial aid if quali-fied- JobPlacement Assistance.CALL Aviation Institute ofMaintenance (866)296-7093

REAL ESTATE

HOME SERVICES AUTOMOTIVE

MISCELLANEOUSEMPLOYMENT

MEDICAL

C L A S S I F I E D SC L A S S I F I E D SDEADLINE is Friday at 2 p.m. All Categories TELEPHONE: (631) 427-7000, FAX: (631) 427-5820 HOURS: Monday through Friday, 9 a.m.-5:30 p.m.

Address: Long Islander Newspapers, Inc., Attn.: Classifieds, 149 Main Street, Huntington, NY 11743

THE LONG-ISLANDER • THE RECORD • NORTHPORT JOURNAL • HALF HOLLOW HILLS NEWSPAPER

CASH FOR CARS! We Buy ANYCar or Truck, Running or NOT!Damaged, Wrecked, SalvagedOK! Get a top dollar INSTANToffer today! 1-800-267-1591SELL YOUR CAR, TRUCKor SUV TODAY! All 50 states,fast pick-up and payment. Anycondition, make or model.Call now 1-877-818-8848www.MyCarforCash.net

CASH FOR CARS! We Buy ANYCar or Truck, Running or NOT!Damaged, Wrecked, SalvagedOK! Get a top dollar INSTANToffer today! 1-800-267-1591DONATE VEHICLE: RECEIVE

$$**GET INSTANT CASH!!**$$JUNK & RUNNING CARS WANT-ED!! Get the Most Cash for yourCar! We Beat theCompetition! Free Pick-up!Habla Espanol Call 518-710-4250

DONATE VEHICLE: RECEIVE$1000 GROCERY COUPONS.NATIONAL ANIMAL WELFAREFOUNDATION SUPPORTNO KILL SHELTERS HELPHOMELESS PETS FREE TOW-ING, TAX DEDUCTIBLE, NON-RUNNERS ACCEPTED 1-866-912-GIVE

Any SewerRoto Cleaned

$75

Any Tub or SinkRoto Cleaned

$55

24 Hour Emergency ServiceSewer & Drain Back up

COMPLETE PLUMBINGDEAL LOCAL

TO PLACE YOUR

CLASSIFIED AD CALL

631-427-7000

NAPLES FLORIDA AREA! BankAcquired Luxury Condos.Brand new 2BR/2BA, only$239,900. Same unit sold for$624,771. Own for below

builder cost in warm, sunnySW Florida! High-end commu-nity - walk to over 20restaurants/ 100 shops! Mustsee. Call 1-866-959-2825, x 43

GREAT RETAIL SPACES forrent. Greenlawn/ Huntington/Bethpage. Ready for restau-rant/ store. Anchors: 7-Eleven/ Dunkin Donuts,

great visability, major road-ways, excellent signage, flex-ible terms, free rentCALL NOW!Owner: 516-650-6310

ADOPTIONAdopt: A loving, educated,well traveled couple hoping toadopt a newborn. Home filledwith love,laughter. Nearby

extended family awaits. Pleasecall: Lisa/ Brian 1-888-939-8399 www.Lbadopt.info

SAWMILLS from only $3997-MAKE MONEY & SAVE MONEYwith your own bandmill- Cutlumber any dimension. In stockready to ship. FREE Info & DVD:www.NorwoodSawmills.com 1-800-578-1363 Ext.300N

HAS YOUR BUILDING SHIFTED ORSETTLED? Contact WoodfordBrothers Inc, for straightening, level-ing, foundation and wood framerepairs at 1-800-OLD-BARN.www.woodfordbros.com.SuffolkCty~ License #41959-H Nassau Cty~License #H18G7160000

NYS LAND WANTED CashBuyer Looking for 2-3 farmsor wood lots in your area. 25-1000 acres, cash deal,quick closing. No closingcosts to you. Local NYSForestry Company in businessfor over 20 years. Fullyguaranteed.Call 800-229-7843

NY SPORTSMAN & OUTDOORFAMILY LAND BUYS! This isthe best time ever!! 6AC-alongsnowmobile trail WAS:$29,995. NOW: $13,995.52AC-Near Salmon River WAS:$69,995. NOW $49,995. 5AC-Beautiful woodlands &riverfront WAS: $69,995NOW: $39,995. 97AC-Timber& trout stream WAS:$119,995 NOW: $99,995.

In-house financing. Over 150land bargains. Call 800-229-7843 Or visitwww.LandandCamps.com

BUYING ALL Gold & SilverCOINS FOR CASH! AlsoStamps & Paper Money, EntireCollections, Estates. Travel toyour home.Call Marc- Near NYC1-800-959-3419

Tug Hill and Salmon RiverArea 6 Acres WAS: $19,995NOW: $12,995. 52 Acres WAS:$59,995. NOW: $49,995.Our #1 Properties for snow-mobilers and fishermen. Seeproperty #1 atLandandCamps.com for pic-tures. Or call 800-229-7843.

ATTEND COLLEGE ONLINEfrom home. *Medical,*Business, *Criminal Justice,*Hospitality, Job placementassistance. Computer avail-able. Financial Aid if qualified.SCHEC certified.Call 888-201-8657www.CenturaOnline.com

OCEAN CITY, MARYLAND.Best selection of affordablerentals. Full/ partial weeks. Callfor FREE brochure. Opendaily. Holiday Real Estate. 1-800-638-2102. Online reserva-tions: www.holidayoc.com

MISCELLANEOUS

ADVERTISING WORKS!ADVERTISING WORKS!TO PLACEYOUR AD IN LONG ISLANDER

NEWSPAPERS CLASSIFIED SECTION,CALLTODAY

631-427-7000

Unity in the community

artistic talents of students.Co-chairs Parish Swaby and Michele

Cole began the festivities with an inspira-tional video featuring Candlewood eighth-grader Jake Willinger, followed by a mov-ing tribute to Whitney Houston, sung byHills West sophomore Ashley Crocker.Other performances included the

Venettes Cultural Workshop, Hills WestAASO, Wranglerettes, cheerleaders andsteppers, Tri-M Music Society, Candle-

wood’s Jazz Band, West Hollow’s SweetSixteeners Choral Ensemble, Vander-bilt’s new Vocal Jazz group, Hills“Idols,” Chinese School of Dance, Hillson Stage, Taiko Drums of Japan, HillsEast’s Hip-hoppers and Indian Club,and Jenna Rose from West Hollow.Craft activities sponsored by variousclubs and organizations included but-ton-making, face painting, beading,flower pot decoration, masks, andvalentine cards.



Venettes Cultural Workshop sings the Black National Anthem, “Lift Every Voice and Sing.”

Town to spend $24K on Round SwampRoadtraffic light, while the junction with theNorthern State could either see a round-about or traffic light. The state’s Depart-ment of Transportation is also involved indiscussions about the latter.The money authorized to Greenman-

Pederson Engineering and ConstructionServices for “comprehensive services” isfor preliminary work, Berland added.In the meantime, Taff was ecstatic to

see progress. Town officials attended arecent civic meeting after the traffic

study was completed, she said, andBerland put her in touch with Trans-portation and Traffic Safety DirectorStephen McGloin.“They’ve already put in better lighting.

They’re going to put in ‘rest on red.’ Ifpeople are going an acceptable speed,then the light stays green. If they’respeeding, the light turns red,” Taff said.“People will have to go slower and therewill be a lot more warning devices, traf-fic calming devices and lighting.”She added that construction along

Route 110 has exacerbated the situationby turning Round Swamp Road into ahigh-speed detour.The president, however, noted that the

town highway department still needs toclean up brush and trees along the road.“It’s a narrow winding road, which is

dark and not cared for very well as far asbrush and tree removal. The neighborshave been telling the town they have todo something,” Taff said.According to Highway Superintendent

William Naughton’s letter in response to

a Round Swamp Road resident back in2002, speeding vehicles on the narrowroadway were a concern among neigh-bors. He told the resident they were ne-gotiating with a property owner about ac-quiring land to remove trees and improvevisibility near Manetto Hill Road. LastJuly, he toldMcGloin a town right-of-waynear the intersection was improved, butmore work requiring acquisitions werenecessary. McGloin responded in Augustwith a letter asking Naughton to trimvegetation at three separate locations.


Commack fire claims life of man, son escapesthe fire.When he tried to go back for his fa-ther, flames blocked his path.Michael Magner, of Huntington, was

working nearby when he noticed the fire.Magner, 49, entered the burning buildingand helped Timothy escape.Keane and his crew responded minutes

after the call went out, finding only LouisDonolli inside and fire already lurchingthrough most of the building.Overgrown vegetation made access to

the backyard difficult, but Commack FireCommissioner JosephDigiose was able tosuit up and access the second floor vialadder. Digiose entered the home througha window, but was immediately chased

out. Keane said the fire was burning sostrong the commissioner’s gear almost ig-nited. He also sustained minor burns tohis ear and hand from the attempt.“It was sad but there was no way any-

one was alive in that house,” the chiefsaid. “We tried, we made an attempt. Hedid the right thing. He went in, feeling hisgear burning up and got out.”A power line fell in the yard shortly af-

ter, chasing firefighters away.Dozens of firefighters from the Com-

mack, East Northport, Brentwood andDixHills Fire Departments spent hours bat-tling the conflagration. They finally got itunder control after 90 minutes, but need-ed almost five hours to fully extinguish the

flames and investigate the house.When they finally could get inside,

flames had ripped apart much of thehome’s structure. The stairs were goneand holes littered the floor.“Thank God nobody fell through the

floor,” Keane said.The chief confirmed that two firefighters

were treated at scene for heat exhaustion.Louis Donolli was pronounced dead at

the scene by a physician assistant fromthe Office of the Suffolk County MedicalExaminer. His son was taken to StonyBrook University Medical Center withnon-life-threatening injuries by Com-mack Rescue.Homicide Squad detectives were called

to the scene, but Det./Lt. Gerard Pelkof-sky said the fire did not appear to be sus-picious, nor was there any evidence of ac-celerants.Homicide, along with Arson detectives

and the Town of Smithtown Fire Mar-shal, are investigating. Neither Pelkofskynor Keane would speculate on the causeof the blaze.The homicide boss did confirm that

Louis Donolli’s wife also lived in thehouse, although she was not home at thetime of the fire.While Commack firefighters were on

the scene, the Greenlawn Fire Depart-ment dispatched volunteers to cover thefirehouse until they returned.


Budget cuts explainedings there total $600,000.The school board also plans to reduce

the use of teacher substitutes and chap-erones as well as monitor overtime,which they anticipate will save an addi-tional $580,000.The proposed budget also calls for a re-

duction in extracurricular activities andeliminating the combined musical forCandlewood and West Hollow middleschools, which shaves another $445,000.“When Dr. Karnilow proposed a com-

bined middle school musical eight yearsago, he asked if Iwould direct it,” saidLu-cille Kenney, former director of the com-binedmusicals. “We started the first Can-dlewood and West Hollow combinedmusical and presented ‘Fiddler on theRoof.’ It is sad to see the program endingafter such success. However, the Districtmust cut spending in all areas.”Mandatory lunch at the high schools

will be implemented which school offi-cials said will help students effectivelyschedule electives. The requirement thatall high school students have a lunch pe-

riod will result in a reduction in both thenumber of electives available within thefamily and consumer science and busi-ness departments as well as 2.5 positionsin other academic departments.Other reductions include athletic

equipment, textbooks and the Safety Sal-ly program, which teaches students theimportance of bus safety, and buildingsupplies, totaling $545,000 in cuts.The district will no longer be printing

and mailing home the district calendar.The calendar will be available on the dis-trict’s website, saving another $11,000.The supervisor’s building assistants

and curriculum liaisons will be eliminat-ed next year, which saves the district$534,000, and changes in the school’spublic relations contract will save an ad-ditional $30,000.“It is our hope that we are providing

you with the detail that you are lookingfor,” Fallon said.Specifics on the budget can be found

on the school district’s website.The next meeting will be at Otsego El-

ementary School on March 5 at 8 p.m.


Students from Hills East

dress their traditional best.

Hills “Idols” wowed the crowds with the harmonious rendition of “We Are

The World,” led by PTA Council Past President Corrie Ann Young.

Once Jesse Parker stepped on the lacrosse field infourth grade, he instantly fell in love.The Half Hollow Hills East junior’s skills and dedi-

cation recently landed him a position as the newestplayer at the National Lacrosse Classic, which enablesstudent-athletes to have an opportunity to gain expo-sure to the college admissions and athletic recruitmentprocess.“I was extremely excited [to be a player] because the

whole fall and summer I’ve been working really hard,”Parker said.The National Lacrosse Classic is a national tourna-

ment in 16 regions. In order to try out, the player mustbe a high school student entering 10th, 11th or 12thgrade.He tried out for the team on Dec. 3 at Hofstra Uni-

versity, where he said he was one of approximately 350hopefuls. About 100 players who made the cut wereasked to come back on Jan. 28 for a second try-out.In the end, Parker landed one out of 25 spots on the

National Lacrosse Classic team for the New York region.“We play a mini tournament from June 29 to July 1

at the Maryland Soccerplex,” he said. “The team thatwins the tournament in Maryland will go on to play na-tional games [for the Brogden Cup in Tampa, Fla].”Parker used to play midfield up until ninth grade,

where he then transitioned to attack.“I like that it’s a fast-paced game and it’s not like

sports like tennis or golf where it’s just one person play-ing,” he said. “The joy of being in a team is unbelievable.You win as a team and lose as a team.”Parker shares his love of lacrosse by teaching kids

with disabilities at Hills East.After high school, he hopes to go to college and be-

come a lacrosse coach. Parker is undecided on a major

or what school to attend, but he noted he wants to geta solid education.“I would also like to thank my mom and dad for all

the sacrifices they make to help me become the best

lacrosse player I could be,” Parker said, adding that heis also grateful for his varsity coaches Gordon Hodgson,George Fox and Michael Conway, as well as his juniorvarsity coaches Brian Harris and Thomas Maloney.

The biggest tradition next to the paradewhen it comes to St. Patrick’s Day inHuntington is the Townwide Fund’s race,set for the same day as the holiday, Satur-day, March 17.

The 4-mile course will be on the usualscenic route along Huntington Harbor.The start/finish area might have to be re-located to Coindre Hall due to anticipat-ed roadwork along Route 110 in Halesite,

making it likely that the American Le-gion Hall will be inaccessible. Partici-pants are urged to regularly check town-widefund.org for information.In addition to 4-mile run, a fun run for

children will be held and the High SchoolChallenge will once more be part of themain run. Any high school student maygather a team of five and come out for thefun of it in a good cause.For the fifth year, Melville law firm

Carter, DeLuca, Farrell and Schmidt, LLPwill be providing the main sponsorship.Partner Ray Farrell, a Huntington resi-dent, has run in the race several times,helped with the set up of the venue andcongratulated the winners as they re-ceived their awards.The St. Patrick’s Run is the kickoff event

for the Townwide Fund of Huntington inits efforts to raise funds for the support of20 health and human service agencies.

The only page to turn for complete coverage of the: HALF HOLLOW HILLS EAST THUNDERBIRDS and HALF HOLLOW HILLS WEST COLTS

HillSPORTSwww.LongIslanderNews.comA20 • THE HALF HOLLOW HILLS NEWSPAPER • FEBRUARY 16, 2012 Please mention The Long Islander Newspapers when doing business with our advertisers.

BOYS LACROSSE

Hills East Student Lands Spot OnNational TeamOf hundreds who tried out, Jesse Parker makes the cut for the National Lacrosse Classic

Hills East junior Jesse Parker landed a spot of the National Lacrosse Classic team for the New York region.


RUNNING

Townwide FundReadies For St. Patrick’s Run

Carter, DeLuca, Farrell and Schmidt, LLP partner Ray Farrell (third from left) with winners

at a previous St. Pat’s run. The law firm returns as main sponsor for the fifth year in a row.

BASKETBALL

Colts Are On FireThe Colts are at the top of their

game, and that isn’t expected tochange.Hills West’s fearless team is at the

top of League IV, tied with Deer Parkas of Monday. The Colts’ odds againstDeer Park look good; they defeatedthem 68-56 on Feb. 2 and lost to themby only one point earlier in the season.It was a night of career highs during

the Colts’ 90-64 win over Huntingtonon Feb. 9. Senior and lead-scorer EmileBlackman had a career-high 29 pointsand added 12 rebounds. JuniorMichal

Boyd had a career-high 29 points andsenior Denzel Williams had a career-high 14 points.Two days earlier, Hills West took

down West Babylon 73-41. Blackmanscored 24 points and added 11 re-bounds.The Colts were 12-1 in league play

and 14-3 overall as of Monday. Theywere scheduled to play Bellport onTuesday, with results coming in afterpress time. Playoffs begin at the end ofthe week, and the Colts are likely look-ing at a high seed.

Half Hollow Hills Newspaper - Feb 16, 2012

Documents

long com

son timothy donolli

louis donolli

traffic improvements

whenthe son

improvethe road

hiscommack home

page a19only