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JULY
2016Volume 29Number 9
Keeping you up to date onSALES, HAPPENINGS& PEOPLEIn Our Town - St. James
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17 Three Sisters Road, Saint James, NY 11780 631-584-5555 www.hcdsny.org www.CampHarbor.org
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OUR TOWN • JULY 2016
STAFFRuth Garthe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Editor
Robin Clark . . . . . .Associate Editor
Elizabeth Isabelle . . Feature Writer
William Garthe . . . . . . . Advertising Sales
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I N T H I S I S S U E
MERCHANT SPOTLIGHTDougie’s Delights............................4
AROUND TOWNSpecial Thanks fromSherwood Brothers Post ..............6
Elks Lodge Garage Sale ................8USPS Food Drive a Success ..........8SJFD Make Generous Donation 10
IN THE NEWSRotary Club of Smithtown Swearing In Ceremony ......................12Peter J. Biegen Award Recipient Officer David Young ..............14Smithtown’s Historical Society’s Heritage Ball Honorees ............16Smithtown’s Historical Society Clam Bake ....................................16Little Shelter’s Annual Pet-A-Palooza ............................................59
HISTORICALLY SPEAKING ..........................................................20-26
ARTS & ENTERTAINMENTStudio 455 Grand Opening Set for July 23 ....................................28Mills Pond House Gallery Schedule ..........................................30-32On Stage at Smithtown Performing Arts Center ..........................34LI Museum and Bluegrass Club of Long Island Join Forces ..36-37Dennis Cannataro Family Summer Concert Series ......................37The Jazz Loft Happenings ..........................................................38-40Annual Gallery North/Joseph Reboli Wet Paint Festival ..............42Free Family Fun Day at Long Island Museum ..............................42George Washington’s First Spy Ring ..............................................44Long Island Museum 2016 Calendar ........................................46-47Smithtown Historical Society Happenings ....................................48Programs Offered at the Library ................................................50-55
HOME & GARDENDesign Ideas......................................................................................56Naturally Speaking ......................................................................57-58
REALTY WISE ......................................................................................60
MONEY MATTERSSmall-Business Owners Must Protect Their Futures ..................62-63
IN THE SCHOOLS ..............................................................................64
SHORT STORYSecond Time Around ................................................................66-68
SPORTS ................................................................................................69HEALTH NOTESAsk Ron Villano..................................................................................70Sweet Sounds of Summer ..............................................................72Power & Possibilities of Essential Oils ..........................................74-75
CELEBRATIONS ..................................................................................76MEMORIALS / OBITUARIES ........................................................78-80
POET’S CORNER ................................................................................82
CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING .............................................................. 84
DIRECTORY OF ADVERTISERS .................................................. 86-87
PLEASE NOTE:Advertising & Editorial Deadline for the AUGUST edition of OUR TOWN • ST. JAMES isTHURSDAY, AUGUST 4, 2016 - 12 NOON.
Distribution takes place on Wednesday, August 17, 2016.
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M E R C H A N T S P O T L I G H T
Dougie’s DelightsLONG ISLAND’S FINEST CONCESSION STAND
CATERERS
631-871-0606DougiesDelights@gmail.comwww.DougiesDelights.com
by Elizabeth IsabelleWelcome to the world of
Dougie’s Delights – Long Island’sfinest concession-stand cateringcompany. St. James resident andowner, Douglas Toledo, whileworking for a photobooth com-pany and the Smithtown KickersSoccer Club, learned the fine artof customer service and satisfac-tion. A motivated entrepreneur,Doug was inspired to create abusiness dedicated to makingpeople happy and making theirevents memorable. With a knackfor interacting with guests at so-cial events and a dream to ownhis own business, Doug soon de-veloped his business plan for acarnival food catering companyand Dougie’s Delights was on itsway! A 2014 Smithtown High
School East graduate and a 2013National Champion for theSmithtown Arsenal soccer team,Doug is also a volunteer EMTwith the local Fire Departmentand is working on his NursingDegree at Stony Brook Univer-sity.I asked Doug what sets
Dougie’s Delights apart from thecompetition. “Dougie’s Delightsis incorporated, licensed and in-sured. In addition, I hold a Certi-fied Food Handlers license.Dougie’s Delights is meticulous,professional and ensures thateach guest at your event enjoysthemselves, making your specialoccasion a memorable one. Ourservice includes transportation,set up and service of concessionfoods such as cotton candy, pop-corn and snow cones. Instead of
just dropping off an old table topmachine, we bring our new,spotlessly clean vintage conces-sion stands and serve for severalhours.”Dougie’s Delights offers their
clients the latest and best foodstand equipment in the industry.Each appliance is made in theUSA. Dougie’s colorful and im-pressive food stands are guaran-teed to enhance your party,please your guests and add to thefun! Enjoy your party or otherevent confident that the staff ofDougie’s Delights is comprisedof experienced employees thatwill always smile and do their ut-most to accommodate you andyour guests with complete pro-fessionalism.Watch the delight as your
guests line up for cotton candyfrom a beautiful cotton candymachine and stand. Vibrantlycolored and featuring a roll topcover, your guests can watchtheir candy being spun as theywait! Everyone loves popcornand Dougie’s red theater pop-corn machine wows the crowdand makes delicious hot, freshpopcorn throughout your event.Dougie’s snow cone machinehas windows on all four sides toallow optimal viewing as itshaves ice for that perfect snow
cone. All of Dougie’s DelightsFood Stands are full size – mak-ing a decorative and fun additionto any event. If you are planning a Sweet
16, Bar or Bat Mitzvah, chil-dren’s party, graduation, block orholiday party, let Dougie’s De-lights add to the fun. Dougie’sDelights also does corporateevents, fund raisers, grand open-ings and more. Dougie’s Delights– “You have the party, we’ll bringthe fun!”
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John H. MulvehillAttorney at Law
Tel. 631.862.8889 Fax: 631.862.0535
Email: jmulvehill@myway.com
St. James, New York 11780
Specializing In
Civil Tort Litigation
Premises & Product Liability
Real Estate
Probate & Estates
Wills & Trusts
Contracts
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New York State
United States District Court for Eastern District of New York
United States District Court for Southern District of New York
United States Court of Appeals - Second Circuit
Supreme Court of the United States
United States Court of Military Appeals
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A R O U N D T O W N
The members of the AmericanLegion Sherwood Brothers Post#1152 in St James held theirSpaghetti fundraiser on April 30,2016. The members would liketo thank all the local businessesin the St James community, whogenerously donated goods andservices to their annualfundraiser: • Akira Steak House & Sushi Bar• BLT Cafe• Grape Culture Wine & Spirits• King Kullen• Kupat Barber Shop• Mercep Brothers Meats• Pat’s Place Salon• Pleasant Inn• St. James Pasta & Pork• Terry’s Pawfection Groomers• Villa Sorrento• Yumi NailsAll the proceeds raised by the
fundraiser will go directly to themaintenance of the post.The Members were very hum-
bled by the St. James Businesswho contributed to make theirfundraiser a success.
Special Thanks to the Local Businesses Supporting Our Veterans
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A R O U N D T O W N
Elks Lodge Garage SaleSet forSaturday, August 6
Elks Lodge #2036 will hold amassive Garage Sale on Satur-day, August 6, 2016, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. rain or shine at the Blue Blinds Mansion, located at 120 Edgewood Avenue in Smithtown.In addition to the items do-
nated by members, they are of-fering spots for rent at a nominalfee of $15. All proceeds will gotowards the renovation of thegrounds. If interested in renting a spot contactjoycefamularo@yahoo.com orcall 631-681-8896 for details.
USPS LETTER CARRIER FOOD DRIVE A SUCCESS
This year the St. James Post Office was helped at their annual Letter Carrier FoodDrive by the son of one of their carriers. Pictured is JT Keefe and his friend Vin-cent helping with the very generous donations made by the residents of St. James.
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St. James Fire Department En-gine Co. #3 has been donating tothe Suffolk County VolunteerFirefighters Burn Center for over30 years. On June 1, 2016 thefire company presented DawnMeyer, president of the BurnCenter Foundation, with a checkin the amount of $1,000, fromsome of the proceeds from their5 Mile Run though the Village ofHead of the Harbor on April 16,2016. The fire company has donated
to the New York Firefighters BurnCenter Foundation in New YorkCity for 34 years. The companyin the past has also donated tofunds for groups of firefighterswho lost their lives inCharleston, SC, Houston, TX andPrescott, AZ.Engine Company #3 wants to
thank the following sponsors ofthe race this year: Applebee’s,Bike Discounters of St. James,DiGiovanna Brothers Landscap-ing, East Side Sports Grill, East-
ern Climate Control, Energy Fit-ness, Frank Sapienza DDS, GoldMedal Gymnastics, GregoryThomaier, DC, PC, HenriettaHomes & Properties, Hi Tech Fire& Safety, Rocco’s Pizza, St. JamesFuneral Home, St. James,Nesconset Football & Cheerlead-ers, Seaqua Deli of St. James,Spuntino Brick Oven Pizza of St.James, Strategic Safety Dynamicsand Prestige World Wide Indus-tries.
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Pictured (L-R) are the new Rotary Club of Smithtown Boardof Directors: Charter MemberVito Poveromo;Jeanne MarieWickel - Bridge-hampton Nation-al Bank; GlenWilliams -Williams &Williams Insur-ance; Steve Gottlieb - Sum-mit Express/Medical Supply;Robert Jacoutot - BayShore Moving &Storage/Allied Van Lines; Laura Endres - Taylor, Eldridge & Endres, P.C.; Smithtown Rotary President RichardSmith, Mayor of Nissequogue - First National Bank of L.I.; Tom Gillen - 3/27 Computer Services; MichaelWalsh, former Superintendent of Smithtown Central School District - Walsh Associates; William Smith - St. Catherine of Siena Medical Center.
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In recognition of his excep-tional service to the communityand the Police Department, Offi-cer David Young with the 4thPrecinct (Smithtown) has beenawarded the Peter J. Biegen “Ser-vice Above Self” award from theSmithtown Rotary Club.
Officer Young is a 24-year vet-eran having joined the SuffolkCounty Police Department in1992. For the past eight years hehas been assigned to the FourthPrecinct Crime Section, and forthe past year as a member of thegang team. Within that unit he
has been working closely withthe Fourth Precinct’s special op-erations detectives. Officer Younghas been with the FourthPrecinct for his entire career.Officer Young has been in-
volved in numerous communityevents over the years includingparades, 5K runs, bike rodeos,bike safety lectures for children,as well as educating parents onthe proper installation of childseats.Recipients of this annual
award, selected from proposalsmade by the Fourth PrecinctCommander, are judged by acommittee based upon the theirdedication to community, toduty, and although non-Rotari-ans, to Rotary’s adherence tothose ideals of conduct which allRotarians strive to display.“Service Above Self” in this in-
stance is the norm. The Peter J.Biegen award honors those whoexcel. Congratulations to OfficerDavid Young.
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The Smithtown Historical So-ciety is proud to acknowledgeand award members from the sixmajor hamlets of SmithtownTownship for their significantand ongoing contributions to theSmithtown community at its an-nual Heritage Ball on October20, 2016. The 2016 Heritage BallHonorees are: Jim Dowling of St.James, Bob Creighton of KingsPark, Al Hornberger of Nescon-set, Mark Mancini of Smithtown,Paul E. Borowski of Hauppauge,and Jeff Gumin of Commack. On Friday, June 3, honorees
visited the Smithtown HistoricalSociety grounds and shared per-sonal stories about their relation-ship with the society overbreakfast. One honoree creditedCharlie Embree Rockwell’s visitsto his school as a significant in-fluence in his choosing to be-come a pilot. The visit concludedwith a tour of the grounds, led byBoard President Bradley L. Harrisand Executive Director MarianneHoward. “It is our privilege topresent the Partnership in HistoryAward to each of these recipientswho have demonstrated a pas-sion in sharing our missionthrough the civic and volunteerwork they do for our commu-nity,” Howard said, “I hope theentire Township will join theSmithtown Historical Society incelebrating their achievements.”The Heritage Ball will take
place on Thursday, October 20,2016 at the Watermill in Smith-town. There will be a cocktailhour beginning at 6:30 p.m. fol-lowed at 7:30 p.m. by an awardsceremony, dinner and dancing,and raffles. Tickets are priced at $125 per
person. This event will benefitthe Smithtown Historical Societyand help to celebrate its morethan 60 years of commitment tothe preservation, restoration andinterpretation of Smithtown’s richheritage for the education and
enjoyment of current and futuregenerations. To purchase ticketsor to be included in the com-memorative journal marking thiscelebration, please contact theSociety at 631-265-6768.Since its founding in 1955, the
Smithtown Historical Society hasstrived to serve the communityas both a viable and valuablecultural resource. To learn moreabout their events and programs,please visit their website atwww.smithtownhistorical.org.
Smithtown Historical Society’s Heritage Ball Honorees
2016 Partnership in History Award recipients Al Hornberger (Nesconset),Paul E. Borowski (Hauppauge), Jeff Gumin (Commack), Jim Dowling (St.James), Mark Mancini (Smithtown), Bob Creighton (Kings Park).
Smithtown Historical Society’sClambake at the BeachSet for Friday, July 29th
On Friday, July 29, 2016 the Smithtown Historical Soci-ety will hold a Clambake at Schubert’s Beach (a/k/a LittleAfrica) from 6-8 p.m.Enjoy an evening of delicious clams, corn and potatoes
with complimentary Italian Ices from Uncle Louie G’s ofSmithtown. Be sure to bring your own cooler stocked withyour beverages.Tickets are $30/members; $35/non-members. For reserva-
tions, which are required, and additional information call631-265-6768.
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by Bradley Harris, Smithtown Historian
I have been writing of thelarge estates that once existedin the St. James area and ofthe people who owned them.This article is a continuationof last month’s article aboutCharles Stewart Butler, thelawyer and gentleman farmerwho owned the 400-acreBranglebrink Farm offMoriches Road in St. James.Charles Butler was electedSmithtown Supervisor in1923 and served one term inoffice from 1924 to 1925. Thisarticle deals with the story ofhis life after the voters retiredhim from the office of Super-visor in 1925.
Charles Butler’s defeat in hisre-election campaign for Smith-town Supervisor in 1925 musthave soured him on politics. Asfar as I know, he did not run forelective office again. He returned
to his practice as an attorney inNew York City and commuteddaily from St. James to his officein Manhattan. He spent a lot oftime in the city at work and atplay, frequenting concerts,Broadway musicals, and plays.He was a member of a numberof clubs in New York City includ-ing the Harvard Club, the DownTown Association, the UniversityClub, and the Church Club. Hejoined the Colonial Lords of theManor and the Union Society ofthe Civil War. Professionally, Mr.Butler was a member of the BarAssociations of New York Cityand of New York State, and was amember of the Phi Delta Phichapter of the New York LawSchool. All of the activities con-ducted by these organizationskept Charles Butler active and in-volved in the social life of thecity. His position as Treasurerand Director of the Garden CityCorporation kept him actively in-volved in the development ofGarden City on Long Island, and
his 400 acre dairy farm in St.James ensured that he continuedto play an active part in hishometown community of St.James.In St. James, Charles Butler
lived at Branglebrink Farm in ahouse that his brother Lawrencehad designed for him. The farm-house occupied “the top of a hillrise” on the farm and com-manded “an extensive view ofLong Island Sound.” Here he su-pervised the operation of hisdairy farm where his herd of fiftymilch cows supplied milk to“three routes of about five hun-dred quarts each,” routes that de-livered milk to householdsthroughout St. James, Smithtown,Stony Brook, and Kings Park.Branglebrink Farm milk was insuch demand that “additionallocal milk had to be obtained forresale” and other nearby dairiesbenefitted as a result. (Biographi-cal information on Charles Stewart Butler contained in the
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continued from page 20“Butler” files of the Long IslandRoom, Smithtown Library.)Charles Butler was a big man
with a big heart. Like his mother,Cornelia Stewart Butler, and hisolder brother Lawrence Butler,he had a philanthropic streak inhis heart. It was Charles Butlerwho was “a chief organizer ofthe St. James Fire Department in1922.” He was the one who per-suaded his brother to design thefirehouse; then in 1925, he do-nated land where the firehousewas erected, and finally it washis money that paid for the mate-rials to build the firehouse. Be-cause of his generosity, the menof the St. James Fire Departmentmade Charles Butler an honorarychief and he held that distinctionuntil the end of his life. Membersof the St. James EpiscopalChurch were also beneficiaries
of Mr. Butler’s philanthropy. In1929, he “made a gift of theparish hall” that was built to theeast of the Episcopal Church.(“Charles Butler Rites Are Set;Widely Known,” Smithtown Star,October 27, 1954, pg. 1.)Pete Micciche remembers how
Charles Butler helped his grand-father, Joseph Micciche, duringthe Depression. Pete’s grandfa-ther could not find work duringthe depression and to try andfind work, he would report toTown Hall to see if he could se-cure one of the town jobs thatthe town occasionally madeavailable. He always made surethat he would report early in themorning and get his name firston the sign-up sheet before any-one else. But when men were as-signed jobs, his name wasalways ignored. In the 1930’s,there was a lot of prejudice di-
rected at Italians and his grandfa-ther would go home every day,frustrated and bitterly disap-pointed. When Charles Butlerheard about his plight, he offeredPete’s grandfather a job as gar-dener at Branglebrink Farm, andhe went to work maintaining thegrounds and gardens for $25 amonth. He worked for CharlesButler for almost thirty yearsmaintaining a beautiful flowerand vegetable garden that wasjust behind the farmhouse. Mr. Butler was a friendly, gre-
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continued from page 22father worked as Mr. Butler’s gar-dener, they were always invitedto the party. Peggy and Cissy re-called that the party was held ina “big dark room” (the parlor)where everyone gathered, andthen Mr. Butler would personallyhand out the Christmas presentshe had purchased for the chil-dren.Mr. Butler was also a proud
man, proud of the fact that hewas a descendant of the bullrider, Richard Smythe. In fact, in1936, during Smithtown’s annualHorse Show, he demonstratedhis prowess at bull riding by actually riding one of the bullsfrom his farm. Two employeesfrom his farm had the bull care-fully in check, one with a halteraround the bull’s neck and theother with a pole attached to thering in the bull’s nose. Charles
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continuedplay better than that of RichardSmythe. For a costume ball, hehad a special red velvet suit witha matching pilgrim’s hat createdso he could play and look thepart of his famous ancestor. Hiscostume is now a part of theSmithtown Historical Society’sgarment collection.Charles Butler was also a very
funny man. Perhaps the funniestline he ever delivered was at atown board meeting that is saidto have happened in the early1950’s when Paul Given was Su-pervisor of Smithtown. It seemsthat it wasn’t too long after thestatue of the bull was unveiledthat the young women in theSchool of Nursing at the KingsPark State Hospital decided tomake an annual pilgrimage tothe statue to paint the bull’s testi-cles red. The girls thought it wasa hilarious stunt, but the men ofthe town parks department whowere assigned to clean up thebull were a little put off by thetask. To make matters worse,other pranksters in town beganto do the same thing. The wholematter of what to do about cur-tailing the decorating of thebull’s privates was discussed at atown board work session and no-body could come up with a solu-tion until one board membersuggested in jest that the thing todo was to castrate the bull. Atthat point, Charles Butler, whojust happened to be in atten-dance that day, jumped up anddemanded to be recognized. Hetook a long and serious look ateach and every board memberand then said to the members ofthe board, “I object! I object! Youcan’t castrate the bull becausethere are no descendants ofRichard Smythe presently on theTown Board. And there shall beno castration without representa-tion!” That ended any further dis-cussion of castration.When Charles Butler passed
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months after his brotherLawrence, he was laid out at hisown request in the parlor of hishome at Branglebrink Farm. Theparlor was a long narrow roomthat had a ceiling that wasshaped like the interior of a cof-fin and Mr. Butler had the ceiling
and walls painted with a copperycolored paint. The overall effectwas that you felt as if you werein a large coffin whenever youentered the room. What pos-sessed the man to create thisroom, and to entertain and live
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continued from page 25in the room long before his ac-tual death, is something that isonly known to Charles Butler.But it was in this room whereCharles Butler was actuallyplaced in his coffin, and peoplecame to pay their last respectsbefore his body was taken to theSt. James Episcopal Church forhis funeral service and intern-ment.Since Charles Butler never
married, everyone wonderedwhat would happen to his estate.When his heirs petitioned theSurrogate Court for probate, thevalue of Charles Butler’s estatewas estimated to be “over$50,000” in personal propertyand “over $100,000 in realty.”When the will was probated, itwas revealed that Mr. Butler hadmade a number of bequests. Hegave the St. James EpiscopalChurch $20,000; the trustees ofSt. Mark’s School in Southbor-ough, Mass., $2,000; the Episco-pal Cathedral of the Incarnationin Garden City, $3,000; and theNew York Association for theBlind in Manhattan, $5,000. He
bequeathed $5,000 to his cousinCornelia S. Osborne; $1,000 tohis cousin and godson James L.Osborne; $1,000 to his godsonTudor H. Owen; and $1,000 tohis goddaughter Mary C. Hiller.He left $5,000 to Walter H.Grimm of Rancho Sante Fe, Cali-fornia; $40,000 to his secretary,Reginald C. Massonneau; $5,000to Mrs. Elizabeth Shaw of Amar-illo, Texas; and to Mrs. Mar-guerite Swann Musgrave ofPittsfield, Mass. And to the chil-dren of her marriage to PeterMusgrave Jr., he bequeathed theproperty known as “Linwood” atStockbridge, Mass. There were anumber of other small bequestsincluding personal effects that hegave to friends and family mem-bers, a gift of $1,000 to his attor-ney James Stanislaw of LakeAvenue, St. James, and a $500gift to the St. James Fire Com-pany. The rest of his estate was“devised to Susan L. Hunting-ton,” his sister, and Jack Stanis-law, his “friend and attorney,”was appointed “executor.”(“Church at St. James to get$20,000 in Supervisor’s Will,”
unattributed newspaper clippingfound in the “Butler” file in theLong Island Room of the Smith-town Library.)Charles Butler left a remark-
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Editor’s Note: Brad Harris is the Town of Smithtown’sofficial Historian. Brad was a High SchoolSocial Studies teacher who spent 30years teaching in Commack. As Historianhe has written many newspaper articleson the history of our town, he has pub-lished pamphlets and written histories ofCommack, Nesconset, St. James, KingsPark, Hauppauge and Smithtown Branch.He resides in St. James.
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18Jazz in the Living Room ConcertThis is an evening where Jazz inthe Living Room participantshave an opportunity to perform,showing off their newly learnedskills to the audience. Admission$5 to listen; FREE for Jazz in theLiving Room participants/players.
DECEMBER-18Member Artist ShowcaseA unique exhibition of originalfine art for sale by memberartists.
2, 3, 4St. James Model Railroad Club32nd Annual Holiday Train Dis-playDec. 2 - 6-9 p.m.Dec. 3 & 4 - 11 a.m.-5 p.m.10 trains running simultaneously.Admission: $2/adults; 50¢/children
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The Smithtown Performing ArtsCenter, located at 2 East MainStreet in Smithtown, brings pro-fessional live entertainment toour backyard at affordableprices.Ticket prices range from
$20-$35 unless otherwise noted,group rates available. Call thebox office at 724-3700 for reservations or visit their websiteat www.smithtownpac.org.
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Not Fade AwayFriday, August 5, 8 p.m.Tickets: $35; Members/$31.50A tribute to the music of BuddyHolly, Ritchie Valens, The BigBopper and more.
HairsprayThrough August 28, 2016The Broadway Musical
Curious George - The Golden MeatballThrough August 28, 11 a.m.Tickets: $15 all seatsCHILDREN’S THEATER
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The Cast of BeatlemaniaSaturday, September 3, 8 p.m.Tickets: $40This yearly Beatles tribute isback. Enjoy a night with John,Paul, George and Ringo as theysing all the classics.
RentSeptember 10-October 2, 2016RENT follows a year in the life ofa group of impoverished youngartists and musicians strugglingto survive and create in NYC’sLower East Side.
Forever MotownSaturday, October 8, 8 p.m.Tickets: $45; Members/$40A non-stop, high energy trip
down memory lane featuring thesongs America grew up on. Cele-brate the music of your life.
Urinetown The MusicalOctober 15-November 6, 2016In a fictional city a 20 yeardrought has led to a governmentban on private toilets. Everyonemust “PAY TO PEE.” This side-splitting send up of greed, love,revolution (and musicals) isworth its weight in gold.
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The Long Island Museum andthe Bluegrass Club of Long Island(BCLI) announce a new partner-ship offering a series of highquality bluegrass entertainment. The series kicks off at the Long
Island Museum, located at 1200Route 25A, Stony Brook, on Fri-day, July 22, 2016 at 6 p.m. witha performance by The MichaelDaves and Jake Jolliff Duo.Doors open at 6 p.m. and themusic starts at 6:30 p.m. Wine,beer and cider will be availablefor purchase at the show. Heralded as a leading light of
the New York bluegrass scene bythe New York Times, Mike Daveshas garnered attention for hiswork with Chris Thile, Steve Mar-tin, Tony Trischka, and RosanneCash – in addition to his soloperformances. His most recent
project is Sleep With One EyeOpen, the debut album fromThile and Daves, which wasrecorded live to tape over fourdays at Jack Whites Third Manstudio in Nashville. The duomakes for “a rip-roaring partner-
ship,” says the New York Times.“Bluegrass, in their hands, getsroughed up in the best possibleway, with skill and fervor, and atouch of abandon.” Sleep WithOne Eye Open received a 2011Grammy Nomination for BestBluegrass Album.Jacob Jolliff has been playing
the mandolin since he was sevenyears old. Growing up in a musi-cal family, he got his start takinglessons from his dad, Bill, a well-known Oregon banjo player. Bythe time Jacob turned 11, theirband was a mainstay at bluegrassfestivals around the Northwest.At age 16, after hundreds of gigsand four full-length recordedprojects, Jake decided to take abreak from working with his dadto explore performing in a vari-
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The Friends of the SmithtownLibrary and Leg. Rob Trotta arepleased to present the 2016 Den-nis Cannataro Family SummerConcert Series for your enjoy-ment. Bring your chairs or blan-kets with you for these FREEconcerts!In case of inclement weather onthe day of the event, please call631-360-2480 ext. 230 or go towww.smithlib.org after 3:00pm.Pets and smoking are not permit-ted at the concerts.The Friends of The Smithtown
Library continues its 12th annualfree outdoor summer concert se-ries. The shows are held onThursday evenings and beginpromptly at 8 p.m., but it is rec-ommended that you plan on ar-riving early. The concerts takeplace on the front lawn of theSmithtown Main Building. NO PETS or SMOKING AL-
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Petty Rumours -Tom Petty & Fleetwood Mac Tribute Thursday, July 21 • 8 p.m.
Just SixtiesHits of the 60’sThursday, July 28 • 8 p.m.
Jimmy Kenney and the Pirate Beach BandBeach Party TributeThursday, August 4 • 8 p.m.
45 RPMHits of the 70’sThursday, August 11, 8 p.m.
Yeehaw Top 40 CountryThursday, August 1, 8 p.m.
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Bluegrass Clubcontinued from page 36ety of other contexts. He playedconsistently in a swing groupwith violin prodigy Alex Harg-reaves and worked in several folkand pop duos. In 2008, Jakejoined the New England basednew acoustic group, Joy Kills Sor-row. They released three albumson Signature Sounds, featuringJake on mandolin. In 2011 hegraduated from the Berklee Col-lege of Music in Boston, and inSeptember, 2012 he won TheNational Mandolin Champi-onship in Winfield, KS.Tickets are available at longis-
landbluegrass.org for $18 each. Ifavailable, tickets may be pur-chased at the door the day of theshow for $22.For additional information call
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Thursday, July 21, 7 p.m.Harbor Jazz FestivalRich Iacona’s Little Big BandTickets: $20/adults, $15/ seniors,$10/students, children 12 andunder/free
Friday, July 22Harbor Jazz Festivalwith Freddie Cole and His Trio2 Shows: 7:30 p.m. and 9:30 p.m.Special LIMITED VIP tickets at$90 each for the 7:30 p.m. showincludes a 6 p.m. meet & greetwith Mr. Cole and his trio in the
Jazz Loft library; food and winewill be served. Tickets for 7:30 or9:30 performance only/$45
Saturday, July 23, 7 p.m.Harbor Jazz Festivalwith The Warren Vache TrioTickets: $20/adults, $15/seniors,$10/students, children 12 andunder/free
Sunday, July 24, 7 p.m.Harbor Jazz Festivalwith The Jazz Loft Big Band.Concert will take place outsidein front of the Stony Brook Post
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Wednesday, July 27, 7 p.m.Jam SessionArrive for 7 p.m. performance ofthe FM Band/$10; Arrive at 8 p.m. for open jam/$5
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continued from page 38Friday, July 29, 7 p.m.Bill Rignola QuartetTickets: $20/adults, $15/seniors,$10/students, children 12 andunder/free
Wednesday, August 3, 7 p.m.Jazz Lecture Who Is Duke Ellington? Tickets: $10/adults, $7/seniors,$5/studentsArrive for 7 p.m. performance ofthe FM Band/$10; Arrive at 8 p.m. for open jam/$5
Thursday, August 4, 7 p.m.The Jazz Loft Big BandTickets: $20/adults, $15/seniors,$10/students, children 12 andunder/free
Friday, August 5, 7 p.m.Bass Drumbone TrioTickets: $20/adults, $15/seniors,
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Wednesday, August 10, 7 p.m.Jam SessionArrive for 7 p.m. performance ofthe FM Band/$10; Arrive at 8 p.m. for open jam/$5
Wednesday, August 17, 7 p.m.Jam SessionArrive for 7 p.m. performance ofthe FM Band/$10; Arrive at 8 p.m. for open jam/$5
Friday, August 19, 7 p.m.Swing N’ Dixie Band Tickets: $20/adults, $15/seniors,
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Wednesday, August 24Jam SessionArrive for 7 p.m. performance ofthe FM Band/$10; Arrive at 8 p.m. for open jam/$5
Thursday, August 25, 7 p.m. Interplay Jazz OrchestraTickets: $20/adults, $15/seniors,$10/students, children 12 andunder/free
Friday, August 26, 7 p.m.Bill Rignola QuartetTickets: $20/adults, $15/seniors,$10/students, children 12 andunder/free
Wednesday, August 31Jam SessionArrive for 7 p.m. performance ofthe FM Band/$10; Arrive at 8 p.m. for open jam/$5
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Gallery North is pleased topresent the 12th Annual GalleryNorth/Joseph Reboli Wet PaintFestival, a tribute to late artistJoseph Reboli and a celebrationof pleinairpainting.JosephReboli,a nativeof LongIsland,wasknownfor his
ability to create finely detailedpaintings of well-known loca-tions, including local beaches,the Three Village area and BlockIsland.Artists of all styles will paint at
The Gamecock Cottage in StonyBrook. All work created by par-ticipating artists of the festivalwill be shown alongside work byJoseph Reboli at an exhibition atGallery North, 90 North CountryRoad in Setauket, through Sun-day, July 24, 2016. A receptionfor the show will be held onThursday, July 21 from 5-8 p.m.
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North presents original exhibi-tions and offers communityevents, educational and arts inhealth care programming and arange of classes suitable foradults and children of ages andabilities.For additional information
call 631-751-2676 or emailinfo@gallerynorth.org. Galleryhours: Tuesday-Saturday 10 a.m.-5 p.m. and Sunday 12 noon-5 p.m.Website: www.gallerynorth.org
12th Annual Gallery North / Joseph Reboli Wet Paint Festival
On Sunday, July 31 from 1 to 4 p.m. the Long Island Museum,located at 1200 Route 25A inStony Brook, will welcome parents and children of all ageswith FREE admission on FamilyFun Day.Activities for the day include
1960s-inspired crafts, high-en-ergy, interactive musical enter-tainment by Funky TownPlayground and a visit from theStaller Center’s Instrument Petting
Zoo with students from StonyBrook University. Museum ad-mission and activities are FREEand suitable for all ages.Exhibitions currently on dis-
play include Long Island in theSixties and The Brush is My Pen:Art That Tells Stories; both on dis-play in the Art Museum. The Visi-tors Center includes thepermanent wildfowl decoygallery, A Bayman’s Art and theRock & Roll Hall of Fame and
Museum’s traveling exhibition,Common Ground: The MusicFestival Experience. Finally, theCarriage Museum is home to 10galleries exploring the history oftransportation before the inven-tion of the automobile.
For information about exhibi-tions and related programs call(631) 751-0066 or visitwww.longislandmuseum.org.
Sunday is FREE Family Fun Day at the Long Island Museum
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On Saturday, July 23,2016 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.,the Long Island Museum, theWard Melville Heritage Or-ganization in Stony Brook,and Tri-Spy Tours and theThree Village Historical Soci-ety in Setauket will team upfor a day of spy related toursand activities for the 2nd an-nual Culper Spy Day, namedfor the Culper Spy Ringfounded by Benjamin Tall-madge, George Washing-ton’s chief intelligenceofficer during the Revolu-tionary War.The Three Village area,
made up of Old Field, Se-tauket and Stony Brook, isfull of hidden intrigue and storiesof how America’s first spy ringcame together secretly to provideGeneral George Washington theinformation he needed to turnthe tide of the American Revolu-tion. Fans of the AMC hit seriesTurn are familiar with the LongIsland based spy ring and theycan see where all the action tookplace on Culper Spy Day whileenjoying tours, colonial cookingdemonstrations, reenactmentsand many more family-friendlyactivities on the Village Green inSetauket and around the ThreeVillage area.The Three Village Historical
Society hosts an interactive
Culper SPIES! exhibit and willgive walking tours of the VillageGreen, the Setauket PresbyterianChurch and Cemetery, and theThompson House MedicinalGarden. Ward Melville HeritageOrganization will host tours ofthe Brewster House in Setauket,considered the oldest home inthe Town of Brookhaven. Kidscan visit the schoolmarm in theone-room schoolhouse on thegrounds of the Long Island Mu-seum in Stony Brook. Revolu-tionary War artifacts will be ondisplay in the museum's VisitorsCenter and two sleighs onceowned by a Revolutionary heroare located in the Carriage Mu-
seum.In addition, the Emma S.
Clark Memorial Library andStony Brook University willhave Revolutionary artifactson display, including a rarelydisplayed letter written byGeorge Washington to Ben-jamin Tallmadge. Weatherpermitting, Tri-Spy Tours willlead 45-minute bicycle toursfrom Frank Melville Park inSetauket at 11 a.m. and 2p.m. Various other tours andactivities are planned in andaround the Three Villagearea throughout the day.Tickets for Culper Spy Day
are $25 for adults and maybe purchased at the Three
Village Historical Society, 93North Country Road in Setauket;the Long Island Museum, 1200North Country Road (Route 25A)in Stony Brook and at the WardMelville Heritage OrganizationEducation and Cultural Center inthe Stony Brook Village. Childrenunder 12 are FREE and ticketsare good for admission to all ac-tivities and 16 area attractions.For additional information,
call the Long Island Museum at(631) 751-0066 or the Three Vil-lage Historical Society at (631)751-3730 or the Ward MelvilleHeritage Organization at (631)751-2244.
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Thirst, weakness, nausea, irritability, dizziness,confusion, headache, abnormal heart rhythms,and fluid accumulation in the abdomen and/or thelungs may be signs of dehydration.
Dehydration can happen much quicker when aperson is physically exerted. For example, an ath-lete can get dehydrated after an hour or less of ex-ercise.
Fluid requirements vary. For example, infantsneed more liquids than adults because their bod-
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1200 Route 25AStony Brook, NY 11790
(631) 751-0066mail@LongIslandMuseum.orgwww.longislandmuseum.org
HOURS:Thursday-Saturday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m.; Sunday, 12 noon-5 p.m.
ADMISSION: $10/adults, $7/seniors 62 andolder, $5/students 6-17 yearsand college students with I.D., under 6/FREE; 2 for 1/Thursdays
Please Note: All events are freewith museum admission, unlessotherwise noted. Please call 751-0066 x212 to register where indi-cated. For information aboutbecoming a museum membercall 751-0066 x246.
ADULT PROGRAMS AND EVENTS
July 22, 6:30 p.m.Michael Dave & Jake Jolliff DuoProgram is presented by the LIMand the Bluegrass Club of LongIsland. All performances willtake place in the Gillespie Roomof the CARRIAGE MUSEUM. Visitlongislandbluegrass.org for ad-vance tickets ($18). If available,tickets may be purchased at thedoor ($22 cash only) on the dayof the show.
July 23, 9 a.m. - 4 p.m.Culper Spy DayActivities in the Three Villagearea highlighting the history be-hind George Washington’sCulper Spy Ring during the Rev-olutionary War. Tickets $25 peradult at LIM, Three Village His-torical Society and WardMelville Heritage Organization.Free under 12. Call 751-3730 orvisit culperspyday.com for infor-mation.
July 31, 1-4 p.m.Family Fun Day! Spend the day at the museumwith the whole family! Don’t
miss the high energy interactivemusical performance for all agesby Funky Town Playground, visitthe museum’s exhibits, enjoy re-freshments and more! FREE ad-mission all day.
August 7, 2 p.m.Film Screening & Talk: Neil Young, Heart of Gold(2006)In the fall of 2005, Neil Youngperformed a set of favorites andhis Prairie Wind album in full fora pair of special concerts atNashville’s Ryman Auditorium,the original home of the GrandOle Opry. Filmmaker JonathanDemme was on hand to film theshows, and Neil Young: Heart ofGold was culled from the bestmoments of those two concerts,including interviews in whichYoung talks about his life andmusic. This screening will featurea special live introduction andQ&A by film editor Andy Keir,known for his editing in Man-dela, The Secret Lives of Dentists,and True Blood among manyothers.
August 9, 10 a.m. - 12 noonSenior TuesdaySeniors 62 and older are invitedfor a free, self-guided tour ofCommon Ground: The MusicFestival Experience, on display inthe VISITORS CENTER
August 12, 6:30 p.m.Bluegrass ConcertThe LIM and the Bluegrass Clubof Long Island present Jeff Scrog-gins & Colorado – A high-energyfive-piece bluegrass band featur-ing world-class banjo and man-dolin playing, incredible vocals,a solid and energetic rhythm andan easy stage banter that has de-lighted listeners all over theworld. All performances will takeplace in the Gillespie Room ofthe CARRIAGE MUSEUM. Visit long-islandbluegrass.org for advancetickets. If available, tickets maybe purchased at the door on theday of the show.
August 21, 2 p.m.You Say You Want a Revolution:John Lennon, The Beatles, andthe Politics of the 1960s & 70sMuch of the popular music ofthe 1960s and 70s reflected thesocial and political climate inthe states. The Beatles were theleaders of this trend, creatingrevolutionary music with pur-pose. Join Dr. Terry Hamblin, As-sociate Professor of History andEconomics at SUNY Delhi, for apresentation based on his newbook which highlights the Beat-les’ political, cultural and socialimpact on 1960s culture. Follow-ing the lecture, view the exhibi-tion Long Island in the Sixties.
ExHIBITIONS
Through July 30The Brush is My Pen: Art that Tells StoriesThe Brush is My Pen exploresAmerican art in the narrative tra-dition, from the 1820s throughtoday. From the classically-influ-enced historical and genre paint-ings of 19th century artists topowerful contemporary narrativework, artists have long createdrichly evocative stories. The exhi-bition explores narrative artthrough four separate themes –work, satire, drama, and hope –and includes a range of workfrom artists of every era.
Common Ground: The Music Festival ExperienceThrough September 5Sweaty and loud, familiar yet ex-otic, muddy and exuberant – anorganized chaos of discoveryand adventure. That is the musicfestival experience. Music festi-vals didn’t start with Coachella,or Woodstock, or even Newport.People have been coming to-gether for music festivals sinceancient Greece. Festivals draw usout into the open air, and inspireus to believe that we can breakthrough barriers of age, geogra-phy, race and class – that we can
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continuedcreate common ground. In thisexhibition, visitors will connectwith the intangible elements in-herent in the festival experience– identifying with a community,participating in a social eventand being part of the creativeprocess.
Long Island in the SixtiesThrough December 31The early-to-mid 1960s was anera of optimism on Long Island:the age of Camelot, the Beatles,and rock and roll. Amidst all ofthis positive energy, more con-tentious change was underfoot,and the island was a microcosmof the same powerful forcesshaking up the rest of the nation.The Civil Rights Movement im-pacted school district and hous-ing integration throughout theregion. Long Island residents,
like Americans everywhere,questioned the status quo in for-eign policy, gender relations, andthe meaning of “traditional” inAmerican life. This exhibitionwill take visitors on a tour of thedecade when Long Island stoodat the precipice of transforma-tions that still hold legacies forour present.
Drawn from Life: Objects and Stories from William SidneyMount’s PaintingsAugust 12 – December 31, 2016William Sidney Mount’s depic-tions of people at work, play,rest, or posed in their finestclothing provide a vivid windowon rural life in and around mid-19th century Stony Brook. Butmost of what Mount captured oncanvas with his brushes andpaints is gone; only a handful ofthe exact objects that he used for
reference survive. Today, audi-ences of Mount’s work only seehis interpretation of the people,places, and things that once sur-rounded him. Pairing Mountpaintings with objects from LIM’scollections and contemporaryphotographs of buildings andlandscapes that the artistpainted, the exhibition will allowthe visitor to see how Mount in-terpreted the world around him,and how such sites havechanged over time.
OngoingTHE CARRIAGE MUSEUMEight galleries housing more than100 horse-drawn vehicles andrelated artifacts explore the his-tory of transportation before theautomobile became the every-man’s primary mode of trans-portation in the U.S.
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Ongoing - November 2016 Tuesdays & Thursdays 12-4 p.m.;Saturdays 10-2 p.m.Smithtown Gets Married: Weddings Past and Present: Smithtown Historical Society’snewest historic cultural exhibittakes a walk down the aisle toexplore 200 hundred years ofarea weddings. The exhibitionexamines changes in bridal tradi-tions from the 19th century wed-dings to the suburban weddingsof our modern era. Somethingold, something new, there'ssomething for everyone to appre-ciate in this beautiful new exhi-
bition. Caleb Smith II House, 5North Country Rd., Smithtown.Admission is FREE.
Sundays, July 24, 31 at 10a.m.Yoga on the Farm60 Minute Morning Flow withDiane on the Brush Barn lawn.Bring your yoga mat and water.Park vehicles in the Brush BarnLot. Fee: $10 per person
August 12Tales for Tots - CampingDiscover a new theme throughreading each and every month.Storytime for children ages 3-5with adult at the Historical Soci-ety’s Roseneath Cottage, 239Middle Country Road, Smith-town. Register by calling theMain Branch of the Library at360-2480 Admission is FREE.
September 9Tales for Tots - SportsDiscover a new theme throughreading each and every month.Storytime for children ages 3-5with adult at the Historical Soci-ety’s Roseneath Cottage, 239Middle Country Road, Smith-town. Register by calling theMain Branch of the Library at360-2480 Admission is FREE.
October 14Tales for Tots - HalloweenDiscover a new theme throughreading each and every month.Storytime for children ages 3-5with adult at the Historical Soci-ety’s Roseneath Cottage, 239Middle Country Road, Smith-town. Register by calling theMain Branch of the Library at360-2480 Admission is FREE.
November 18Tales for Tots - ThanksgivingDiscover a new theme throughreading each and every month.Storytime for children ages 3-5with adult at the Historical Soci-ety’s Roseneath Cottage, 239Middle Country Road, Smith-town. Register by calling theMain Branch of the Library at360-2480 Admission is FREE.
December 9Tales for Tots - WinterDiscover a new theme throughreading each and every month.Storytime for children ages 3-5with adult at the Historical Soci-ety’s Roseneath Cottage, 239Middle Country Road, Smith-town. Register by calling theMain Branch of the Library at360-2480 Admission is FREE.
Smithtown Historical Society HappeningsSince 1955 the Smithtown Historical Society has
worked to ensure that the history of SmithtownTownship and our Long Island heritage are preservedand interpreted for the education and enjoyment ofcurrent and future generations.Their mission is carried out through collection,
conservation and preservation, research, exhibitions,publications, educational programs, support of re-gional heritage organizations, living history events,
community library and archives.
The Historical Society maintains six houses andeight outbuildings at three locations: Obadiah SmithHouse, Caleb Smith House and their 22-acre Villageof the Branch Historic District Site.
The Smithtown Historical Society, holds a numberof events during the year. For further informationabout any of their programs call 265-6768.
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The Smithtown Library offers avariety of programs during theupcoming weeks and months.The Library has one number(360-2480) which will connectcallers to all four Library build-ings. The Main Branch, is locatedat 1 North Country Road, Smith-town. The Nesconset Branch(Administration Business Office)is located at 148 SmithtownBlvd., Nesconset. The CommackBranch is located at 3 IndianHead Road, Commack. TheKings Park Branch is located at 1 Church Street, Kings Park. Call for Library hours.For more information visit the
library website at www.smithlib.org. You may register at the above
phone number for programs un-less otherwise noted.
REGISTRATION INFORMATIONIn-person, online and tele-
phone registration for all pro-grams is ongoing. Registration isrequired unless otherwise noted.Programs that require fees can bepaid by credit card, cash, checkor money order to The Smith-
town Library. To pay by creditcard, use the online payment op-tion. For more information aboutpaying by credit card, see the Li-brary website. If paying in cash,bring exact change only. Pro-gram fees are non-refundableand non-transferable.
MOVIE MATINEES
NESCONSETWed., July 20, 1 p.m.JoyRated: PG-13; Runtime: 124min.Call for additional dates, timesand movies
SMITHTOWNFri., July 22, 2 p.m.RaceRated: PG-13, Runtime: 134min.
Fri., July 29, 2 p.m.Hail, Caesar!Rated: PG-13, Runtime: 106min.Call for additional dates, timesand movies
BOOK DISCUSSION GROUPS
Tea-rrific Reads Book DiscussionNESCONSETTues., July 26, 2:15-3:15 p.m.The Book of Speculation by ErikaSyler. Call for additional books,dates and times. Registration en-couraged.
Killer Reads Book Discussion GroupNESCONSETWed., August 3, 11 a.m.The Cold Dish by Craig Johnson.No registration required.
A Novel Idea Book Discussion GroupSMITHTOWNWed., July 27, 2:30 p.m.The Good Luck of Right Now byMatthew Quick. Call for addi-tional books, dates and times.Registration encouraged.
Historical Non-FictionBook Discussion GroupSMITHTOWNThurs., July 28, 10:30-11:30 a.m.or 2:30-3:30 p.m.The Pirate Hunter: The True Storyof Captain Kidd by RichardZacks. Call for additional books,dates and times. In-person regis-tration only.
BUS TRIPS
BUS TRIP TO WEST POINT ANDTHE NATIONAL PURPLE HEART
HALL OF HONORSMITHTOWNWed., October 5, 7:15 a.m.-6 p.m.Fee: $106 per person includes
lunch, all expenses & gratuities.
Enjoy an informative tour andlearn about West Point’s impor-tance in shaping history. This tripwill also be an opportunity toenjoy fall foliage in the HudsonValley area. A buffet lunch at TheThayer Hotel and admission tothe National Purple Heart Hall ofHonor are included. Please meetthe bus in the Smithtown Main
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continuedBuilding parking lot at 7:15 a.m.All who attend must bring Gov-ernment Issue Photo ID to enterWest Point; please include yourtype of ID with your registrationinformation. Registration is re-quired.
BROADWAY SINGS BUS TRIP TO NYCB THEATER
AT WESTBURYNESCONSETTues., Nov. 1, 9 a.m.-5:30 p.m.Fee: $91 per person includes
lunch, all expenses & gratuities.
Enjoy lunch at Verdi’s and thenhead to the NYCB Theater atWestbury, where Broadway per-formers will sing popular songsfrom musicals such as Beautiful -The Carole King Musical,Mamma Mia and Come FlyAway, as well as songs from toprecording artists such as JoshGroban, Andrea Bocelli, MarioLanza, Elton John, ABBA, BillyJoel and more. Registration is re-quired and is ongoing. Pleasemeet the bus in the NesconsetBranch parking lot at 9 a.m.
ADULT PROGARMS
COMPUTER BASICSSMITHTOWNFri., July 22, 11a.m.-12 noonLearn about the different parts
of a Windows computer, how toopen and close programs, get onthe internet and more.
IS THERE A BOOK IN YOU...WRITING COMMERCIAL FICTION CONFERENCE
NESCONSETSat., July 23, 12-4 p.m.Writers... (LIRW) is the local
chapter of the Romance Writersof America (RWA), a nationalwriter’s organization with over10,000 members worldwide.Meet and join award-winning,best-selling published authors ofyoung adult, romance, mystery,historical, science fiction and
fantasy in an exploration of thepublishing world through mini-workshops: marketing, craft,business and personal inspira-tion.
USING LINKEDIN FOR YOUR JOB SEARCH
NESCONSETMon., July 25, 7-8 p.m.LinkedIn is the leading social
media platform for professionalnetworking. Today’s job seekersmust have a presence onLinkedIn. Participants will learnhow to create a strong LinkedInprofile and use its powerful fea-tures to build strategic network-ing connections.
HISTORY OF THE WILLIAM FLOYD ESTATE
SMITHTOWNWed., July 27, 7-8 p.m.This program will examine the
ancestral home of William Floyd,a signer of the Declaration of In-dependence. Two hundred andfifty years of history are pre-served at the William Floyd Es-tate.
LUNCH BOx SOLUTIONSNESCONSETThurs., July 28, 7-8:30 p.m.Learn easy and healthy
lunchtime recipes that the wholefamily will enjoy. There will besimple health tips and a discus-sion on the impact of lunchtimechoices on our overall health.
AUTHOR TALK WITH ERIKA SWYLER
NESCONSETMon. August 1, 7 p.m.Homegrown author, Erika
Swyler, will discuss her debutnovel, The Book of Speculation.Born and raised on Long Island,Erika was inspired by her recentmove back to her hometown,which provided the setting forthis book. Erika’s discussion willbe followed by a question andanswer session. Copies of hernovel will be available for pur-chase and signing.
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SCORE FREE COUNSELING FOR SMALL BUSINESSES
SMITHTOWNMon., August 1, 1:00 p.m., 1:50 p.m. or 2:40 p.m.Are you an entrepreneur seek-
ing help with the formation,growth and success of your busi-ness? A representative from theService Corps of Retired Execu-tives (SCORE), which has helpedthe likes of Vera Bradley Designsand Jelly Belly Candy Company,will sit down with you one-on-one to address your business-re-lated problems.
GETTING STARTED WITH FACEBOOK
SMITHTOWNMon., August 1, 7-8 p.m.Stay in touch with family and
friends using Facebook. This in-troduction will show you how tocreate an account, fill out yourtimeline and complete your pro-file. You will learn how to poststatus updates, organize yournews feed, update photos, tagfriends and more. You will alsoget some important tips on safetyand privacy. Note: Participantsmust have an email address anda mobile phone number in orderto create a Facebook account.
KNOTTED SAILOR BRACELETNESCONSETWed., August 3, 7-8:30 p.m.Fee: $7 per personUse rope, an anchor charm
and brass findings to create thisnautical bracelet.
ART OF FENG SHUISMITHTOWNWed., August 3, 7-8 p.m.Feng Shui is the art and sci-
ence of creating balance andharmony in our lives through ourenvironment. Applying Feng Shuiprinciples to your home hasbeen found to be a beneficialway to make quick, effectivechanges to the dynamics of yourfamily atmosphere. A Feng Shui
practitioner will provide this in-formational presentation on thebenefits of this ancient practice.
ONGOING ADULT PROGRAMS
ADULT GAME DAYSMITHTOWNFri., July 22, 29, 11-1:30 p.m.NESCONSETMon., July 25, 12-3 p.m.Call for additional dates andtimes.We provide the space, tables
and chairs. Bring your friendsand board or card games to play.Space is limited and is availableon a first-come, first-served basis.No registration required.
AARP DEFENSIVE DRIVING CLASSES
SMITHTOWNThurs., July 21, 10 a.m.-5 p.m.Thurs., August 18, 10 a.m.-5 p.m.NESCONSETSat., August 20, 9 a.m.-4 p.m.KINGS PARKCall for dates and times.Phone, online and in-person
registration for the next twomonths of classes is ongoing.Classes are open to SmithtownLibrary cardholders only until 1week prior to the program,when, space permitting, all indi-viduals regardless of library dis-trict are welcome to register.Open to all adult drivers regard-less of age.Fee: $20 with an AARP mem-
bership card; $25 without. Checkor money order only made out toAARP is due to the instructor atthe beginning of class. Must havea library card to register; one reg-istration per library card.
TEEN PROGRAMS
GRADES 6-12The Smithtown Library offers a
variety of programs geared to-ward teens. Join one or join all –you’re sure to have a great time!(In-person, online or telephoneregistration for all programs is re-
quired and ongoing.)
TEEN VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES
A variety of volunteer opportu-nities will be offered at the Library throughout the year. Onehour of community service willbe given. Register for this pro-gram. Call for dates and volun-teer opportunities.
Book Sale Room Teen Volunteer OpportunitySMITHTOWNMon., July 25, 4-5 p.m.Teen volunteers are needed to
keep its sale room in order. Tasksinclude straightening of saleitems on shelves, alphabetizingbooks, boxing books for ship-ment and more. Please call Mr.Salas at 360-2480 x128 for moredetails; space is limited.
Library Buddies VolunteersNESCONSETFri., July 29, 10:45-11:45 a.m.Earn community service by
being paired with a young childto assist him/her with readingand an art project. Each teen willreceive one hour of communityservice
Summer Concert VolunteersSMITHTOWNThurs., July 21, 28, August 4,11,18, 6-8 p.m.The Friends of The Smithtown
Main Library is seeking teen vol-unteers to help raise funds duringthe Family Summer Concert Se-ries on the lawn of the Smith-town Main Building. Pleaseregister for each date you wish toattend. You will receive 2 hoursof community service per con-cert.
Rock-Paper-ScissorsTournament VolunteersSMITHTOWNMon., August 1, 6-7 p.m. (Training); & Wed., August 10, 6-8 p.m.Teen volunteers are needed to
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continuedtown Library’s first ever Rock-Paper-Scissors Tournament. Teenvolunteers will receive commu-nity service and must attend boththe training session and tourna-ment. Space is limited.
GIANT JENGA AND PIzzASMITHTOWNMon., July 25, 6-7 p.m.Challenge your friends to an
over-the-top game of Giant Jengaand enjoy some pizza and musicwhile waiting your turn. Thanksto our teen volunteers for assem-bling the giant Jenga blocks.
HAWAIIAN HULA DANCESMITHTOWNMon., August 8, 7-7:45 p.m.Let your hips sway to the
music and allow your hands tellthe stories of the Hawaiian Is-lands and its people. Instruction
will take place on the Library’slawn; in the event of rain, theprogram will take place in themeeting room.
ROCK-PAPER-SCISSORS TOURNAMENT
SMITHTOWNWed., August 10, 6:30-8 p.m.The Smithtown Library’s first
ever Rock-Paper-Scissors Tourna-ment promises to be a fun andwild experience honoring one ofthe world’s oldest strategy games:Rock-Paper-Scissors. What’smore the tournament championwill walk away with a wonder-fully gaudy trophy to treasure foryears to come. This tournamentwill be refereed by teen volun-teers.
CHILDREN’S PROGRAMSRegister in person, online or
by phone for all Children’s Pro-grams – 360-2480 unless other-wise noted. Call the library fordates and times and age restric-tions for ALL programs.Visit the Library website at
www.smithlib.org for a completeprogram listing and additionaldetails or go to the library andpick up a program flyer.
Note: Each child must havehis/her own Library card to regis-ter for programs.
For School Age ChildrenA variety of literature-based pro-grams which include a widerange of activities are offeredthroughout the school year. Eachchildren’s department providesspecialized programs, unique toeach branch.
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NESCONSET (3-5 years w/adult)Fri., July 22, 11-11:45 a.m.A favorite children’s author
will be spotlighted, read storiesand create a special projectbased on one of the author’sbooks. Dress to make a mess.
ART AT YOUR FEETSMITHTOWN (8-12 years)Fri., July 22, 11-11:30 a.m.Raindate: Mon., July 25, 11 a.m.Come with your ideas and cre-
ate a colorful sidewalk drawingoutside at the Library. Coloredchalk will be provided and thepavement below will be yourcanvas.
READY, SET, READNESCONSET (7-10 years)Fri., July 22, 3-3:45 p.m.Get your mind ready for some
adventures and team-buildingactivities. Work together to read,solve puzzles and complete taskswhile earning prizes.
MONSTER PARTYSMITHTOWN (4-5 years)Mon., July 25, 2:30-3:15 p.m.Come to the Library for a mon-
strously good time filled withnot-so-scary monster stories anda fun craft.
BABY BOUNCENESCONSET(birth-11 months w/adult)Tues., July 26, 11-11:30 a.m.Join this program especially for
babies. There will be songs andprops and most of all, fun.
STRETCH IT OUT STORYTIMESMITHTOWN (3-5 years w/adult)Tues., July 26, 2:30-3 p.m.Enjoy a storytime where you
will move and stretch whilepracticing some “yogalike”poses.
GO WILD ABOUT LLAMASSMITHTOWN (5-12 years w/adult)Tues., July 26, 11-11:45 a.m.Raindate: Wed., July 27, 11 a.m. Llamas, members of the
camelid family, offer a unique
glimpse into South Americanculture and the animal world.Learn more about these gentle,intelligent and extremely usefulanimals; what jobs they haveand what you call a baby llama.Includes a visit with two llamas,so bring your cameras!
DIY SLEEP MASKNESCONSET (8-12 years)Tues., July 26, 3:30-4:15 p.m.Snooze in style. Design and
decorate your own sleep mask towear at home or on sleepovers.
LIBRARY PLAYDATENESCONSET (2-4 years w/adult)Wed., July 27, 11-11:45 a.m.Enjoy an informal playdate –
meet other children and familieswhile playing with toys and cre-ating an art project.
CAMPFIRE TALESSMITHTOWN (5-7 years)Thurs., July 28, 10-10:45 a.m.Gather around our cozy in-
door “campfire” for some slightlyspooky stories and create yourown campfire crown to wearhome.
TODDLERS ExPLORENESCONSET (2-4 years w/adult)Thurs., July 28, 11-11:45 a.m.Explore fun-filled activities that
will stimulate your toddler’ssenses. Siblings are welcome.
READING PASSPORTNESCONSET (6-10 years)Fri., July 29, 2:30-3:15 p.m.Travel far and wide with
books. Enjoy some Chinese folk-tales and create a cupcake in-spired by a traditional dish.
zUMBA KIDSSMITHTOWN (8-12 years)Sat., July 30, August 6, 20, 272:30-3:15 p.m.Designed exclusively for kids
ages 8-12, Zumbatomic classesare rockin’ high-energy fitnessparties packed with speciallychoreographed, kid-friendly routines and all the music kidslove. Wear comfortable clothesand sneakers and bring a
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DROP-IN FAMILY COLORING TIME
SMITHTOWN(families w/children under 12)Thurs., August 4, 2:30-3:15 p.m.Enjoy coloring fun for the
whole family with an array ofcoloring sheets, crayons and col-ored pencils. This is an excellentopportunity to spend qualitytime with friends and family. No registration required.
DROP-IN NURSERYRHYME TIME
SMITHTOWN(birth-35 months w/adult)Tues. August 9, 2:30-3 p.m.Enjoy a traditional time of
nursery rhymes and songs forbaby. A great introduction to theLibrary for the youngest of chil-dren. Siblings are welcome. No registration required.
ONGOING PROGRAMS
Art StartsSMITHTOWN (2-4 years w/adult)Thurs., July 21, 2:30 p.m.Call for additional dates and timesDifferent crafts that encouragechildren’s hand-eye coordinationand gross and fine motor skills.Dress to make a mess.
Fun For 4s and 5sSMITHTOWN (4-5 years)Call for dates and timesThis program is designed for children who can listen inde-pendently. Engage your child inthe world of books and imagina-tion.
LEGO LeagueNESCONSET (5-12 years)Thurs., July 21, 3 p.m.SMITHTOWN (5-12 years)Thurs., July 28, 3 p.m.Call for additional dates and timesDo you enjoy building things?Using LEGOs and your imagina-
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continuedtion, you can create and buildmany wonderful things. We sup-ply the LEGOS.
Little Book BuddiesSMITHTOWN, (4-7 years)Thurs., July 21, 10:30 a.m.Book Buddies is a program inwhich a child is paired with ateen for a rewarding reading ex-perience.
Little Library BuddiesNESCONSET (4-7 years)Fri., July 29, 11 a.m.Library Buddies is a program inwhich a child is paired with ateen for a rewarding reading andcreative art experience.
Nursery Rhyme TimeSMITHTOWN(birth-35 months w/adult)Sat., July 23, 30, 10 a.m.
NESCONSETCall for dates and times.Enjoy a traditional time of nurs-ery rhymes and songs for baby.Siblings are welcome.
Pajama StorytimeNESCONSET (3-6 years w/adult)Wed., July 20, 7-7:30 p.m.SMITHTOWN (3-6 years w/adult)Mon. July 25, 7-7:30 p.m.Come to the Library in your paja-mas and listen to stories andsongs. Bring your favorite stuffedanimal if you like. Siblings arewelcome. No registration re-quired.
Terrific ThreesSMITHTOWN(36-47 months w/adult)Fri., July 29, 10 a.m.Call for additional dates andtimesEnjoy free play, stories, crafts and
circle time. Siblings are wel-come.
Time for TwosSMITHTOWN(24-35 months w/adult)NESCONSET(24-35 months w/adult)Call for dates and timesBuild social skills in a relaxed,friendly environment, includesfree play, songs, stories and acraft. Siblings are welcome.
Wonderful OnesSMITHTOWN (12-23 months w/adult)NESCONSET(12-23 months w/adult)Call for dates and times.This action-packed program en-gages little ones in languagebased activities; includes freeplay, stories and fun! Siblings arewelcome.
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H O M E & G A R D E N
by NatalieWeinstein, Allied ASID
I’ll neverforget my firstcollege dormexperience asmy son Davidembarked onhis freshman
year at Carnegie Mellon. I hadread the brochure. I was smart. Iwas organized. I was ready totake my first-born to the nether-land of higher learning in style.Was I ever clueless! Today, I lookback and chuckle at the remem-brance of my husband and me“walking” a newly purchased oc-casional chair through the streetsof St. Louis to the WashingtonUniversity freshman dorm for myyounger son, Jason, only to findthat it couldn’t fit in his roomwhen we got there (Me – the de-signer and great space planner!).You’d have thought we’d learnedsomething by then. But no one,absolutely no one, designer in-cluded, can imagine how small adorm room shared by two stu-dents, two beds, two desks, oneinfinitesimal closet, a refrigerator,a microwave (if allowed),mounds of books, luggage, com-puter equipment and sundryother clothing and necessitiescan be – and the dorm roomsseem to have shrunk! Maybe youcan when you realize how unbe-lievably small they are withnothing in them!
So here are some tips (fromsomeone who’s been theretwice) to help the “getting readyand setting up a viable dormroom” stage of life for you andyour college bound student.
• If you can, try to get the size ofthe assigned room in advance.If, by some good fortune, youcan get information on the sizeof the bed or other providedfurniture, as well as closetspace, you’re ahead of thegame. Lay out the room ongraph paper and think verti-cally. A clever arrangement wedevised for David and later,Jason was to raise the bed (ormattress) above the dresserdrawers and storage area tomaximize floor space.
• Next, find inexpensive butworkable organizers to utilizeevery area of closet space, in-cluding the back of the door(Command hooks are great butnot for heavy stuff). Chooseclothes carefully and makesure your college student getsa lesson in doing laundry aswell as judiciously organizingdrawer and hanging space.
•Desk and study areas are mostimportant especially if yournewbie collegiate can’t dealwith studying in the library. Ifsharing a room, back to back
desks may provide more spacefor both students to work andallow for wall shelving for text-books, computer and other ma-terials, while being a naturalroom divider.
• Before buying bed linens, re-member to ask if the dormmattress is “extra-long.” Youwill need to buy sheets to fit.Consider buying a “husband” –not the kind you marry, but thekind you lean back against onthe floor or in bed for readingor studying.
• When you arrive in town, lo-cate the nearest hardware storefor incidentals. You may needto hang a fixture, buy a win-dow treatment, or make repairsin a hurry. Then kiss yourgrown-up college kids good-bye and wait for the dirty laun-dry to come home at firstbreak. Here’s the good news.You won’t have to see whattheir dorm room became 24hours after you headed hometo clean up the room they leftbehind!
Editor’s Note:Natalie Weinstein is an Allied ASID, IDSinterior designer, media personality, author, speaker, president of Natalie Weinstein Design Associates (www.natalieweinstein.com), a full service interior design firm and owner ofUniquely Natalie, a quality consignmentfurniture and accessory shop in St. James.Visit for full service interior design. Join www.nataliesclub.com for FREE seminars, tips, and discounts. Listen forDesign Tips by Natalie on WALK 97.5FM. For more information about NatalieWeinstein Design Associates, please call 631-862-6198 or email at info@natalieweinstein.com. For information about Uniquely Natalie Quality Consignment, call 631-686-5644 or visit www.uniquelynatalie.com.
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H O M E & G A R D E N
by June A. Liardi
“Arranging a bowl of flowersin the morning can give a senseof quiet in a crowded day – likewriting a poem or saying aprayer.”
–ANNE MORROW LINDBERGH
That is a nice way to start aquiet, sultry summer morning. Itis best to take a bucket of waterwith you to plunk the flowers inas they are cut. It is lovely tohave even a small bouquet inevery room. Don’t pass overgrasses, leaves and weeds either,they are pretty on their own or asfillers. A bouquet of herbs looksand smells good too, especiallyon the dinner table. There aremany pretty flowers to find alongthe road sides. This time of yearthe white Queen Anne’s Lace
and lovely blue chicory lookgreat together. Train your eye topick out these beauties as you goby, the price is right too.With the heat and humidity of
August, the moisture in our soil,even our ponds and pools, evap-orates at a greater rate, so wewill be needing to water morefrequently. Some of our con-tainer plantings may need watertwice a day. We can not be
wasteful with water though, it isprecious. One simple way is tocollect water on those rainy daysto use to water your plants. Makesure you use this collected waterwithin a day or so, or cover it, toprevent mosquitos from using itas a nursery. Another idea is tocollect gray water which is leftover from your everyday activi-ties. For instance, save the waterwhen you wash produce, boileggs, steam vegetables or boilunseasoned noodles. Just let thewater cool and then pour it inthe garden. Use the water fromthe children’s kiddie pool too.Collect the water in a bucketwhile you wait for the dish andbath/shower water to heat up.When you water your hanging
containers, put another plant or
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continued from page 57pail underneath to collect therun off. Soaker hoses are an effi-cient way to water, all the watergoes directly into the ground andnot off into the air. Mulchingwell also conserves the wateraround your plants. A long soak-ing a couple times a week foryour lawn and garden is muchbetter than those short, everymorning waterings. Also turn offthose automatic sprinklers whenit is raining or going to rain.When planning a garden or
adding to it, try and choose na-tive plants which are happy withnature’s watering schedule.Doing the light/easy watering is agreat job for the children to do. Itis a simple and enjoyable choreand they will quickly see the re-sults if they’re not doing their jobon time. Let them plant a smallgarden of their own to water and
take care of. Some herbs or gera-niums for instance can be grownin pots and then brought in to begrown by a sunny window forthe winter, a great project and re-sponsibility for a little one.Your garden will need all this
water now, faithful watering isimportant and doing it by handmay be your best bet. Someareas and types of plants dry outfaster than others and also havedifferent needs.You should apply a 2-3 inch
layer of organic mulch and/or re-fresh existing mulch. This willhelp the soil to retain moistureand keep the nutrient-suckingweeds at bay.During this growing season
keep fertilizing your plants. Theperennials will be fine with justthe spring feeding, but if youhave cut back a plant it can usea dose of fertilizer when water-
ing, this will help it to recover.Make sure to deadhead yourflowers whenever you are in thegarden, it encourages new andbushier growth. Keep harvestingyour produce, this too encour-ages new growth. Trim off deadleaves and branches, and checkfor pests. Things can get prettywild this time of year, so find acool, shady spot and enjoy theselast months of summer.
“In summer, the song sings itself.”–WILLIAM CARLAS WILLIAMS
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Little Shelter Animal Rescue &Adoption Center, 33 WarnerRoad, Huntington, NY, will beholding its annual PET-A-PALOOZA on Saturday, August20 and Sunday, August 21. Theshelter will be open both daysfrom 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. for a fun-filled weekend that will includefood, music and entertainment,search and rescue displays, LittleShelter alumni festivities, chil-dren’s games, face painting, anda huge Chinese auction.If you are considering adding a
canine or kitty companion toyour home, Pet-A-Palooza is agreat place to start your search –Little Shelter will have hundredsof adoptable animals looking forloving homes. In addition, theywill be hosting several other res-cue groups with adoptable pets. Coupled with this exciting
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mals. The blessing will com-mence at 3 p.m. on Sunday, Au-gust 21. Everyone is welcome tobring their pets to the shelter, toreceive a special blessing in thisvery touching ceremony that cel-ebrates the bond we have withour beloved pets. Please join the folks at Little
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R E A L T Y W I S E
by AlexandraRich
Buying ahome can beas stressful asselling yourhouse. Buyersface uncer-tainty aboutcost, timing,
value and needs. Starting yoursearch brings questions you ei-ther have not thought about inyears, or have never had to con-sider at all. Being prepared andhaving a plan can take much ofthe uncertainty out of theprocess.
• What is the first step? Getting a pre-approval for
your mortgage. This not the sameas chatting with a mortgage bro-ker over the phone and based onwhat you “told” him or her youhave a ball park figure for howmuch you may borrow. Beingpre-approved means that youhave submitted your tax returns,pay stubs, outstanding debt (suchas credit cards), liquid assets fordown payment and so forth. Thefinancial representative is thenprepared to give a solid numberfor the dollar amount you arequalified to borrow from a bank.There is no point in looking athomes you ultimately cannot af-ford to purchase. It only leads todisappointment or dissatisfac-tion.
• What is a “wish list” versus a“must have’ list?It pays to sit down and draw
up two lists. The must have mayinclude a two-car garage, a fullbasement and an extra bath-room. A wish list might be cen-tral air conditioning, a backyarddeck, a large walk-in closet inthe master bedroom. The first areessential to your quality of lifeand constitute the reasons whyyou are moving to begin with.
You need more room, more stor-age, and four people sharing thesame bath is no longer tenable.CAC you could install later onwhen you have the ready fundsto do it. The deck can be addedat a later time, and the closetmay be resolved with added stor-age elsewhere.
• Where do I start when I wantto make an offer and don’twant to pay the full askingprice? Again it is about being pre-
pared. You have seen a numberof houses in your price range,taken notes on the pros and consof each, and have finally settledon the home which best suitsyour needs. Is it perfect? Proba-bly not. Will you have to makesome improvements along theway? Inevitably. But you havemade a commitment in yourmind that this house mostclosely fits the bill. But whowants to pay full price? Nobodyif they don’t have to. Look atwhat comparable homes havesold for in the area. Is the askingprice within this range? You wantto make an opening offer (antici-pating a counter offer from theseller) based on the features,condition, and location. And youdo not want to insult the sellerwith a low ball offer “testing” theseller’s motivation. If you do youmay not have a chance to openthe “conversation” that could re-sult in the sale. Be informed, besmart, and be reasonable aboutvalue.
• What is a contingency? The need for the buyer to ob-
tain a mortgage in order to pur-chase is a contingency. The needfor a buyer to sell his or her cur-rent house in order to put theproceeds from that sale into thenew purchase is a contingency.Alternatively an all-cash salewith proof of available liquid as-sets is non-contingent. Typically
contingencies are worked outbetween the seller’s attorney andthe buyer’s and are incorporatedinto the contract of sale. In sim-ple terms: the fewer the contin-gencies the better. If you are incontract on your current homeand have a fully “able” (quali-fied) buyer, this can remove onehurdle. If you are currently rent-ing, this contingency is removed.
• What if I change my mind andwant to back out? This is typically “buyer’s re-
morse.” Sometimes it resultsfrom time pressures – you have aclosing date on the house youare selling and feel you have nomore time to keeping looking.Other times you may have beencaught up in emotion and nowfeel you are paying too much foryour new home. Or the engi-neer’s inspection turned up somecostly issues you were not antici-pating. It is OK to change yourmind, but do it with respect forthe seller and all other parties tothe sale. Don’t drag your feet, behonest about your concerns, anddo it quickly. Once you are infull contract changing your mindcan have significant financialconsequences.
Editor’s Note: Alexandra Rich is a Associate Real EstateBroker, Certified Buyer Representativeand Relocation Specialist with DanielGale Sotheby’s International Realty, 499Lake Avenue, St. James, 631-584-6600,alexandrarich@danielgale.com. Ms. Richis a St. James native, and has been a Real-tor for 22 years. If you have any ques-tions or suggestions for future articlesplease call or email Alex.
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M O N E Y M A T T E R S
by Scott Posner, CFP, CRPC, A.A.M.S.If you’re a small-business
owner, you think a lot abouttoday. Is your cash flow suffi-cient… today? Are your productsand services competitive…today? Are you confident in yourmarketing and advertising ef-forts… today? And because youare so focused on today, youmay be neglecting a key aspectof tomorrow – your retirement.Specifically, do you have a goodretirement plan for yourself? Given that your personal fi-
nances are so tied up with yourbusiness, your plans for the busi-ness will obviously greatly affect
your financial situation whenyou retire. Whether you want totransfer the business to anotherfamily member, sell it outright tosomeone else, or possibly justwind it down, you’ll need toplan ahead and consult withyour legal and tax advisors.However, you can take steps
now to help ensure you canenjoy a comfortable retirement.You have access to a variety ofretirement plans appropriate forsmall-business owners, includingthese:
• Owner-only 401(k) – Thisplan, also known as an indi-vidual or a “solo” 401(k), is
available to self-employed in-dividuals and business ownerswith no full-time employeesother than themselves or aspouse. As the owner, you cancontribute to your plan as bothan employer and an employee;your total contribution limit for2016 is $53,000, or $59,000 ifyou are 50 or older.
• SEP IRA – If you have just afew employees or are self-em-ployed with no employees,you might consider a SEP IRA.You’ll fund the plan with tax-deductible contributions, andyou must cover all eligible
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continued• employees. (Employees them-selves cannot contribute.) Youcan contribute up to 25% ofcompensation, up to $53,000annually. (Contributions for aself-employed individual arelimited to 25% of compensa-tion minus one-half of self-em-ployment taxes.) And you canfund your SEP IRA with manydifferent types of investments.Plus, you can establish a SEPIRA for 2016 until April 17,2017.
• Defined benefit plan – Pensionplans, also known as definedbenefit plans, have becomeless prevalent in recent years –but you can still set one up foryourself if you are self-em-ployed or own your own busi-ness. This plan has highcontribution limits, which are
determined by an actuarial cal-culation, and as is the casewith other retirement plans,your contributions are typicallytax-deductible.
• SIMPLE IRA – As its name sug-gests, a SIMPLE IRA is easy toset up and maintain, and canbe a good plan if your businesshas fewer than 10 employees.Still, while a SIMPLE IRA maybe advantageous for your em-ployees, it’s less generous toyou, as far as allowable contri-butions, than an owner-only401(k), a SEP IRA or a definedbenefit plan. For 2016, yourannual contributions are gener-ally limited to $12,500, or$15,500 if you’re 50 or olderby the end of the year. You canalso make a matching contri-bution of up to 3% of yourcompensation.
You need to establish a SIM-PLE IRA between January 1 andOctober 1 of any year. In fact, ifyou’d like to set up any of the re-tirement plans we’ve looked at,don’t delay. The sooner you openyour plan, the more years youwill have to contribute – and, asyou know, time is often an in-vestor’s best friend.
Editor’s Note:Money Matters is a monthly feature written by Scott Posner, CFP, CRPC,A.A.M.S., an investment representativewith Edward Jones Investments. This 130-year-old firm has over 10,000 officesaround the world with one here in townat 542 North Country Road in the Old St. James School House. Mr. Posner hasserviced both personal and institutionalinvestors for over 27 years. For more information, a schedule of free invest-ment classes or to request topics for future columns, call 631-862-2020.
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S H O R T S T O R Y
by June Capossela Kempf There it was: perched on a
chair in a St. James yard sale. Assoon as I saw it, I recognized it.It used to be mine. It was thesame clock I threw out threeyears ago in Northport – actuallyput it out on the curb – in adown-sizing panic attack – andregretted doing so ever since.It is not a rare phenomenon
that items of value often wind uptossed to the curb, only to berescued in the early hours of thenext morning by a guy in a pick-up truck. In this case, the guywas a local resident named Sam,who regularly combs the streetsof North Shore communitiesseeking trash to turn into treas-ure. Sam belongs to a set of in-trepid entrepreneurs who arisebefore dawn to search for dis-carded items – long before thesanitation department has trucksready to roll. Sam is constantlyamazed at the good stuff peoplejust throw away. He and his ilktake pride in restoring what theyfind in the gutters, and love tobring back life and value to thesedecrepit pieces of junk, provingthe adage: One man’s junk is an-
other’s treasure. I never gavemuch thought to what happensafter that transformation occurs. Iassumed that they sell theseitems to some of the antiquedealers that dot historic Route25A and hope to turn a well de-served profit for their hard workand restoration skills. I wouldnever expect to find my clockbeing sold in a garage sale.My clock was merely a replica
of an old Register school housewall clock – battery operated –in itself, no treasure. There mustbe a million of them scattered inantique shops and estate sales allover the country. This clock wasencased by a solid oak frame.The top part surrounding theclock’s face was octagonal. The lower sectionwhich resembled an arrow, ex-tended to enclose a brass pendu-lum. In addition, there was a tiny music box attached to the backof the casing that you could pro-gram to play eight differenttunes. I had chosen the classicWestminster Chimes to an-nounce the hours in my oldhouse. That melody brought asense of peace and order that I
found comforting – especiallyduring some restless nighttimehours.I had it prominently displayed
in my hallway, where it served asa conversation piece. It neverfailed to stimulate interest, espe-cially when I revealed that itonce hung in a Santa Fe train sta-tion. It had the logo of the SantaFe RR etched in the concaveglass that covered its face. Moreremarkable: It once belonged toJohn Denver who gifted it to afriend – who in-turn regifted tous. That’s what made it special tome, but without any proof,American Pickers would chal-lenge that claim and drive downthe value in a heartbeat. Whocares? I know.For 20 years it remained in its
place, molly-bolted to the wall. Itheld steady through two hurri-canes, a reconstruct and a mini-earthquake. It never oncebudged until we signed the con-tract on the sale of our house.Then, on that very day, it mysteri-ously detached itself from thewall and fell to the floor with abooming crash.“There is no way,” my hus-
band, Ron said, “That this clockcould just fall off the wall… Ican’t figure it out. You didn’t tryto take it down did you?” hedared to ask. He remounted itagain and the clock behaveduntil the new buyers came totake measurements. “Are you taking the clock with
you?” they asked.“Let me think about it.” While we debated, the deci-
sion was made for us. Suddenly,in the middle of the night, an-other loud crash woke us fromanother deep sleep. This time theclock self destructed. The glasscovering its face shattered. Thependulum dislodged and thecasing split into three pieces.While the hook on the back ofthe clock remained intact, the lit-tle music box shot across the
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continuedhall, disappearing into a heatingduct – leaving a small squarepinkish scar on the back of thecasing. The clock was done as faras I could see – totally unsal-vageable. Since we were movingvery soon, we had no time todeal with it, so the antique ‘regu-lator clock’ got kicked to thecurb. Just how did it get to thislocation and how did I happenupon it, in its restored state?I questioned Sam intensely. I
had to know how he came topossess this particular piece. Iwondered why he would be of-fering it for sale in this venue. Heexplained that he got it for noth-ing, He enjoyed restoring it andlike the Geico commercial goes,he added, “That’s what I do.” Heexplained that his workshop wascrowded and cluttered. Hewanted to clear the area and he
thought this was the quickestway to unload the clock andmaybe make a few dollars on it.There was a hint of urgency inhis voice.“Unload it. Did you say?”“You can have it for $50,” he
said.“Are you sure that’s the same
clock?” Ron said. I picked it upand turned it over to examine itvery carefully. It took me about asecond to spot the little pink scarfrom the music box on the backof the clock.This was my clock.I said nothing, mulling over
the situation, thinking that if wehad kept it and attempted tohave it restored ourselves, itwould easily cost that much.Hubby was thinking, $50 bucksto buy back our own clock? “There must be a reason that
we are here,” I said. “There is
somekind ofunex-plainedforcethatbroughtus to thisproperty atthis momentbefore it gotsnatched upby someoneelse… Itseems to becalling out, Ibelong toyou,” I saidto a facewith rollingeyes.“You didn’t
want it remember,”he said.
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continued from page 67“Only because it was broken,”
I replied.Sam could stand no more of
this. He may have thought ourbickering was staged to drive theprice down or that he was deal-ing with a nut job that he wantedoff his property ASAP!“Obviously,” he nervously
laughed. “Your clock is pos-sessed by a very powerful spirit –one that has…” He paused, tooka deep breath, and then pickedthe clock up in his arms eagerlypushing it at me. “Forty bucks,”he said. “And it’s yours.” He raninto his garage to fetch a softblanket. “You can wrap this blan-ket around your clock. Here,take it!”We lovingly wrapped it in the
blanket, placed it in the trunkand brought it to our new hometo hang it in our new hall.
“Make sure you mount it se-curely,“ I told Ron when we gotit home – again, the eyes rolled.Ron hung it in an empty spot
that had been begging for theright wall hanging which wouldmake the correct decorativestatement. We stood back mar-veling at how perfectly it fit inand how incredibly weird theentire transaction went down.“You know,” Ron said “I think
that Sam would have given it tous if you didn’t accept his finaloffer.”“Yeah, he seemed so anxious
to ‘unload’ it.”“Maybe he had a hard time
restoring it.”Maybe the clock gave him a
hard time, I thought.As the evening wore on, the
clock ticked away like a purringengine. It continued to runsmoothly and quietly right to the
midnight hour when suddenlywe were once again awakened.This time we were struck by astrange unexpected resonance.“Did you hear that?”We both recognized that old
familiar sound – that hauntingmelody of Westminster Chimesgently echoing through thehouse, heralding its joyful mes-sage:“I’mmm back…”
Editor’s Note:June is the author of‘Yo God! Jay’s Story’ amemoir about raising a special needs child.Although new to thetown of St. James, she is a Smithtown res-ident for nearly 40 years. She also facili-tates the Smithtown Library WritersGroup and is a member of the Long Is-land Writers Guild. Her freelance articleshave appeared in Newsday, the Smith-town News, the Northport Observer andthe Huntington Review.
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Congratulations to the St. James / SmithtownLittle League Girls Ma-jors Softball Champions,sponsored by Dick’sSporting Goods, on agreat season. Pictured (L-R) top: Coach Vin,Gabby Cassamatis, Julia Kupka, Peyton Hammond, Coach Ted;middle: Julia Loft, BridgetCampanelli, KayleighMakarick, Izzy Grana-han; bottom: VictoriaFortner, Gabby Amicizia,Isabella Tucciarone. Notpictured: Madison Frisciaand Jamie Lilling.
The St. James / Smithtown Girls Minor Champions Angelina Amoroso, Trinity Bergami, Katie Guarino, MadalynnHennig, Kristina Ilasi, Laura Luikart, Kylie Muir, Lilyanna Muir, Angelina Pasquarella, Madison Reisen and Chris-tine Wilkinson are pictured here with their coaches: Bob Wilkinson and Joe Ferguson and Diana of ACA Con-tracting, Inc., the team’s sponsor. Not pictured: Natasha Taskova. Congratulations girls on a stellar season.
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by William KentAs the summer vacation season
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sweet sounds, but it also bringsnoise that can be harmful to ourears. Prolonged exposure to theroar of lawn mowers, powertools, motorized recreational ve-hicles, target shooting, concerts,loud sporting events, and fire-works can wreak havoc on ourhearing. In fact, the single bang ofa firecracker at close range canpermanently damage hearing inan instant, making it forever moredifficult to hear the subtler soundsof summer.While many noisy recreational
activities are part of summer’s de-light, it is extremely important totake precautions to ensure thatthese activities do not damageour hearing.Here are some simple tips to
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• Use earplugs: When you knowyou will be exposed to loudsounds, use earplugs. Dispos-able earplugs, made of foam orsilicone, are typically availableat local pharmacies. They arepractical because you still canhear music and the conversa-tion of those around you whenyou have them in your ears. Butwhen they fit snuggly, they are
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• Leave the fireworks to the pro-fessionals: Make sure your fam-ily and friends fully enjoy thesummer and all its fireworksfestivities by celebrating smart.While watching the show, staya safe distance away – whereyou can enjoy the colors andlights, but not expose yourselfand your family to loud noises.To protect your hearing, makesure you are wearing earplugsand that they are securely inplace before the show begins.And be sure to keep them in forthe entire show.
• Keep the volume down: Whilelistening to smartphones andMP3 players, keep them at alow volume. Importantly, limityour use of headphones andear buds.
• Limit your time in noisy envi-ronments: And when you doparticipate in noisy activities,alternate them with periods ofquiet.
• Take measures to protectagainst swimmer’s ear: Be sureto dry your ears completelyafter swimming. And do your
best to drain any residual waterfrom your ear canal by tiltingyour head to the side. Also,monitor the bacterial countwhen swimming at the beach.Many beaches post signs. Stayout of the water on the daysthat the bacterial counts arehigh.
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Emotions are information-car-rying molecules that bind to andreact with cell receptors; theyare chemical molecules whichimpact function and behavior.This new information (the infor-mation-carrying molecule, theemotion) is received inside thecell, impacting your energylevel, your behavior, and yourmood. It’s FASCINATING to dis-cover how emotions affect ourhealth! Because emotions are chemi-
cals, they are not limited to themind. Emotions flow and areprocessed throughout the body.Science reveals there are com-plex neural-processing functionsin the mind, heart and gut. These“3 brains” are neural networkswith independent memory andintelligence. This means you canactually process feelings in eachof these brains. The mind is like a conductor,
directing the body to feel emo-tionally and behave physically.The heart discerns the messagesour brain receives. The gut re-sponds accordingly, distributinghealth or illness to the rest of ourbody.Dr. Caroline Leaf explains,
“The three brains communicatewith each other. [They] feedbackto, and therefore influence themind.” Your 3 brains instinctivelyprocess your life experiences.Our thoughts create emotional
messages based on a belief sys-tem gained through many of ourlife experiences. The phone ringsand it is the principal of yourchild’s school… you immediatelythink: “This can’t be good.” Abiochemical reaction then oc-curs. You may notice an unset-tled stomach. These negativereactions are the consequence ofthe emotional message whichdisrupts our internal balance. Al-though the purpose of the callwas praiseworthy (your child isgetting an award), our initial
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continuedthought created an unpleasantphysical and emotional experi-ence.How might a new thought or
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Trinity College senior captainattackman Ryan DeSimone, ofSt. James, was named to theUnited States IntercollegiateLacrosse Association (USILA)Men’s Division III Scholar All-American Team and the NewEngland Intercollegiate LacrosseAssociation (NEILA) 2016 Aca-demic All-New England Teamthanks to his hard work in theclassroom this year. Trinity fin-ished the 2016 season with a 5-10 overall record and in ninthplace in the New England SmallCollege Athletic Conference witha 2-8 league mark.A USILA Scholar All-American
must be nominated by his coachand be a student with a senioryear academic standing and acumulative grade point averageof 3.0 (4.0 scale). He will havebehaved in a manner that hasbrought credit to himself, his in-stitution, and to college lacrosseboth on and off the field. Hemust also be an All-American, amember of a North/South team,or an outstanding league or con-ference player. Members of the team NEILA
Academic All-New EnglandTeam are all graduating seniorswho have excelled both in theclassroom and on the playing
field. In order to be selected, astudent-athlete must be in theirfinal year of eligibility, haveposted a cumulative grade pointaverage of 3.0 or higher, and bea significant enough contributoron the field that they were nomi-nated for conference or regionalrecognition. DeSimone, a two-year starter
since joining the Bantams as atransfer from Division I Villanovain the fall of 2014, led Trinity inall scoring categories with 42goals and 14 assists for 56points, as well as shots (141) andman-up goals (4), and added 19ground balls in 15 games and 13starts. He totaled 64 goals and38 assists for 102 points, 36ground balls, and six man-upgoals in 30 games in his fine ca-reer as a Bantam. An alum of Smithtown East
High School, DeSimone gradu-ated from Trinity in June with adegree in economics. He is theson of Joseph and Janine DeSimone.
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Named to the Dean’s ListSt. James residents, Daniella
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on its new locationpatio has moved to 244 LakeAvenue, just a short block fromits prior location of 39 years –reinvesting in the communitythat made patio one of the bestplaces to go for delicious Pizza- takeout, delivery or sitdown.Be sure to stop by their newlydecorated restaurant and enjoythe same great food you havecome to love.
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M E M O R I A L
Friday,June 17,2016, 15years after hisdeath,LawrenceStack, was fi-nally laid torest. Stack, aFDNY battal-ion chief,died re-sponding tothe terror at-tacks on theWorld TradeCenter onSeptember11, 2001. Hisbody wasnever recov-ered and hisfamily wasunable togive him aformal Catholic burial until re-cently when several vials ofblood were recovered from alocal blood bank. With hundreds of mourners in
attendance at Sts. Philip & JamesR.C. Church in St. James,Lawrence Stack was given aproper funeral. The memorialservice, with a motorcade down
Clinton Av-enue, beganwith thou-sands of fire-fighters liningthe streetsaround thechurch. NYCMayor Bill deBlasio andFDNY Com-missionerDaniel Nigrogave eulo-gies. He waslater buriedat CalvertonCemetery ina privateservice thatrecognizedhis service inthe Navy dur-ing the Viet-nam War.
The St. James Fire Departmenthosted the New York City Fire-fighters at their Jefferson Avenuesub-station after the funeral.
Farewell to 9/11 Hero
O B I T U A R I E S
Mildred DragoneMildred Dragone, of St.
James, NY, formerly of Rock-away, NY, passed away on June15, 2016 at the age of 98.Beloved wife of the late Joseph.Loving mother of Joseph (Liz)and James (Barbara). Cherishedgrandmother of Beth, Christine(Sean), Steven, Cassie, Melanie(Christopher) and great grand-mother of Cameron and James.A Funeral Mass was cele-
brated at St. Patrick’s R.C.Church in Smithtown. Intermentfollowed at Calverton National Cemetery.Arrangements were entrusted to the professional
care of The Branch Funeral Home of Smithtown andthe Vigliante family.
Annina M. MusacchioAnnina M. Musacchio, of St.
James, NY, passed away on May17, 2016 at the age of 94. Cher-ished mother of Marie. Adoredgrandmother of Kim (John)Keenan, Susan, Laura (Rachel)Albert and Debbie (Bill) Ander-son. Loving great grandmotherof Jasmine, Savannah, Raquel,Carlo, Gus, Noah, Leo andEthan. Dear sister of MaryRubio. She is survived by manyother family members andfriends.A Funeral Mass was celebrated at Sts. Philip &
James R.C. Church, St. James, NY. Interment followedat St. Patrick’s Cemetery, Smithtown, NY.Arrangements were entrusted to the professional
care of the Branch Funeral Home of Smithtown andthe Vigliante family.
Mildred Dragone
Annina M. Musacchio
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M E M O R I A L
Students from St. James Elementary School, holdingAmerican flags, stood outsidethe school as a tribute toLawrence Stack, a 9/11 fire-fighter who was laid to rest onJune 17, 2016, 15 years afterthe 9/11 terror attacks.
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P O E T ’ S C O R N E R
The Month of Juneby David F. McKell
Well here we are in June againMy favorite month of the year!It features so many wonderful things,Let me list some of them here!
To start with, there is the 14th of June,Or “Flag Day” as it is known to all of us.An annual reminder of all our blessings,We enjoy as citizens of the wonderful U.S.!
Oh and don’t forget dear old’ “Father’s Day”(Right after the one for his wife....!)How appropriate is this celebration,To commemorate their partnership in life.
We also have quite a few graduations,Where boys and girls all appear.And perhaps will then celebrate at the beaches,That all open up at this time of the year.
It’s a beautiful time on Long IslandWith longer days of sunshine and more.Which allows us all to go boating or swimming,On both the South and North Shores!
Or perhaps make a trip to the East EndWith that beautiful countrified scene.Where farm stands and lovely wineriesAre the most elegant you’ve ever seen!
So take advantage of this great opportunityTo find Mother Nature at her best.As you enjoy this wonderful summer,With all your family, friends and the rest!
HAPPY DAYS!
The 4th of Julyby John Taratunio, Fairfield Condos
The 4th of JulyMeans rockets in the sky
And everyone with a flag to waveIt means people cheeringThe whole world hearing
Freedom in the land of the braveIt’s folks watching a parade
Hot dogs and lemonadeBarbecues and corn on the cob
It’s families on picnicsEating watermelon and drumsticks
Celebrating with a day off from the jobIt means Liberty and Freedom
Which our Constitution provides forTwo words that Americans
Have fought, bled and died forFor over two hundred years
Amid joy and cheersAmericans have celebrated this way
Because our forefathers knewThe right thing to do
By signing the “Declaration Of Independence” On this day.
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*These statements have not been evalu-ated by the Food and Drug Administra-tion. The products mentioned are notintended to diagnose, treat, cure, or pre-vent any disease.
Editor’s Note:Mary McManaman – Mary has been de-voted to the use of natural solutions inher life. Her kind and compassionate na-ture now motivates her to share this pas-sion with others as she educates othersabout the versatile and therapeutic uses
of essential oils and other natural prod-ucts.Terri Pace – Terri and her family are long-time residents of St. James and owners ofPace’s Steak House in Hauppauge, NY.Terri Pace is certified Holistic HealthCoach. She is an educator, sharing her ex-periences and knowledge on the use ofsimply natural solutions to support thestructure and functions of the body foroptimal health and wellness.
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All Shores MortgageAll Island-Wide Appraisal ServicesAlpine Pastry ShopAmerican Real Estate AssociatesApex AthleticsArtpix StudioAutonomousdesign, Ltd.Barattini Productions -
D.J. EntertainmentBelleChic BoutiqueBest Pool ServiceBlue Alert Medical AlarmsJoseph A. Bollhofer, Esq.Branch Funeral HomeThe Bristal Assisted Living
at Lake GroveButtons & Bows Baby BoutiqueCapo Design BuildChevrolet of SmithtownChief Chimney ServicesC.A.P.E.S. - Child Advocacy & Parent
Empowerment ServicesChiropractic Healthcare of St. JamesChorus Line Dance StudioCompetition Infiniti of SmithtownCostco WholesaleThe Crafter’s TableCreative WindowsDamianos Realty GroupDance ‘n’ ThingsDaniel Gale Sotheby’s International
RealtyDaniel R. Bracciodieta & AssociatesDeBarbieri AssociatesDel Fuego Tex Mex Restaurant
& Tequila BarDoda’s Gold Shield CateringDowling Brothers AutobodyDowling Knipfing & Klein AgencyEckardt & Eckardt ConsultingEddie’s Power EquipmentEdward Jones InvestmentsElite FabricationEmerald Magic Lawn CareEnergy Interactive FitnessEnspire Design GroupEssenfeld & Co. / CPAEvergreen Planning / Charles PalmaFaith Auto WorksFamily & Personal CounselingFather Nature’s Garden CenterG. Smith Electrical ServicesGeorge’s Innovative InflatablesLawrence Glazer /
New York Life InsuranceGoldstein Associates -
Wealth ManagementGrape Culture Wine & Spirits
Graphics du jour / Our TownGyrodyne Company of AmericaHarbor CollisionHenrietta Homes & PropertiesHither Brook Floral & Gift BoutiqueInside-Out Kitchens, Baths & MoreInspired BlessingsIsland Public AffairsJBL Home ImprovementsKids Smile Children’s DentistryKing O’Rourke Auto GroupThe Knox SchoolLesco ConstructionLiberty TravelLiquorium Wine & LiquorThe Little Gym of SmithtownJoseph Loiodice, MDLong Island HearingLong Island Tax SaversLularoe Tracey AlisonMaginniss Inc. / Re/Max BeyondMazelis Landscape Contracting Corp.Medical ProbioticsMercedes Benz of SmithtownMetro Realty Services /
Jeremy HackettMichael Scarola Rare and Used BooksMills Phone Nursing &
Rehabilitation CenterMister Softee/David KellerMorecraft Construction Co.Murraymade PhotographyNatalie Weinstein Design AssociatesRowena & David Nedvin -
Signature Premier PropertiesNissequogue Fire DepartmentNissequogue Golf ClubNissequogue Village LivingOgden’s Design & PlantingsMaria Orlandi - Douglas EllimanP. DeBlasio BuildersPat’s Place Hair SalonPhysical Therapy & BeyondPrimal Athletics NYPurity SpaRe/Max BeyondReliance Real EstateRely RX Pharmacy & Medical SuppliesRenewal by AndersenR.J.K. GardensRoslyn Savings Bank
Saf-T-Swim of SmithtownMargaret Schaefer -
Tupperware ConsultantScientific Pest ManagementSeaqua DeliSeiskaya Ballet AcademyDr. Raymond A. Semente -
ChiropractorShaggy Dog CoutureShaolin Self Defense CenterSimply Natural SolutionsSmithHaven Chrysler, Jeep, DodgeSmithtown Children’s FoundationThe Smithtown NewsSpage’s PharmacySplash and Dash Groomerie
& BoutiqueThe Sports ArenaSpuntino Brick Oven Pizza Restau-
rant/BarSt. Catherine of Siena Medical CenterSt. James Dental CareSt. James Fire DepartmentSt. James Florist & Gift ShopSt. James Funeral HomeSt. James Jewelry ShoppeSt. James LumberSt. James Lutheran ChurchSt. James Pasta & PorkSt. James PizzaSt. James Post OfficeSt. James Self StorageSt. James United Methodist
Children’s AcademyState Farm Insurance /
Jim Winter AgencyStonehenge ApartmentsStony Brook Learning Center /
JEI LearningStrike Force Maintenance CorpTD BankT J E Dance ForceTakach & Associates - InsuranceTeachers Federal Credit UnionTimes Beacon Record NewspapersTotal Family Dentistry of St. JamesThe TrattoriaTraveling VineyardTriple H ContractingTrue Sport CareUp In Smoke BBQThe Vape ShopVazac Contracting Corp.VFW. Post 395Victorian FenceVilla Sorrento Restaurant & CaterersWBR Plumbing EnterprisesWindmill Oil Tank Service
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C L A S S I F I E D A D V E R T I S I N G
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HOMEWORK TUTOR K-12 Spec.in English/Verbal/Writing, TestPrep & Essay Writing, Exp.Teacher & Prof. Writer, Experi-enced Writing Coach 631-371-1674 7/16dvJOIN THE SMITHTOWN GAR-DEN CLUB – Learn about garden-ing and meet new people. Clubmeets the 2nd Tuesday of themonth at the Brush Barn on Mid-dle Country Road in Smithtown.Call Joan Weicks at 631-361-2007 for more info.RECEPTION / MEETING HALLAVAILABLE FOR USE – St. JamesUnited Methodist Church, offers aspacious meeting hall with com-mercial kitchen for civic and sup-port groups, receptions, clubs,workshops and seminars. The35’x60’ meeting room has tables,chairs, rest rooms and a grandpiano. The Church is located at532 Moriches Road in Head ofthe Harbor. Expansive parkingand handicapped access is pro-vided. Contact the Office at 584-5340 for available dates andsuggested donations. The SJUMCoffers their facilities as a commu-nity outreach to the St. James areaand welcomes all visitors.AMERICAN LEGION HALL FORRENT – The Sherwood BrothersAmerican Legion Post 1152, lo-cated at 95 Lake Avenue, St.James, is looking to rent its hall forall occasions. Reasonable rates,air conditioned, heat, tables, com-plete kitchen and ample parking.Call Marty Thompson at 631-445-8447.
GET THE MOST OUT OF YOURDIGITAL SLR CAMERA – If youare interested in learning how touse a digital SLR camera, contactKen Manwiller of “Laurie Studio –The Art of Photography.” (Remem-ber the “Portrait of the Month”).Private lessons are available.Learn from a pro with over 30years of experience. Go towww.lauriestudio.com/photo-lessons for more information. CallKen at (631) 737-4265 or emailken@lauriestudio.com. 7/16VENDORS WANTED FOR ST.JAMES DAY – Craft vendors arewanted for the St. James Chamberof Commerce’s 29th annual ST.JAMES DAY, Sunday, September25, 2016 along Lake Avenue. 10-foot spaces are being provided for$125 per space, after 8/15/16 ifavailable - $150 (no exceptions) –bring your own table. St. JamesDay has been a huge success inthe past. Call now for further in-formation and to receive an appli-cation to reserve your space, (631)584-8510 leave, name, addressand phone number on machine.Applications are available on theSt. James Chamber website atwww.stjameschamber.org. Therewill be entertainment throughoutthe day. We look forward to see-ing you there. 9/16
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D I R E C T O R Y O F A D V E R T I S E R S
ARCHItECtSEnspire Design groupmichael morbillo301 Seventh Avenue631-471-9500
ARt & ANtIqUESRobert Hall Fine Art631-965-0724www.RobertHallFineArt.com
AttoRNEYJoseph A. Bollhofer, Esq.291 Lake Avenue631-584-0100, Fax: 631-584-2304
John H. mulvehill, Attorney-at-Law631-862-8889
AUDIoLogYLong Island Hearing, Inc.55 Southern Blvd., Nesconset 631-972-5211, 1-800-698-5200
AUtomotIvErepair / parts / GasSt. James gulfRte. 25A & Moriches Rd.631-584-5798
BAKERYAlpine Pastry Shoppe59 Route 111, Smithtown631-265-5610
BANKRoslyn Savings Bank556 North Country Road631-862-4200
BEAUtYFoot Station407 Lake Avenue631-862-2000, 631-862-2003
Pat’s Place Hair Salon230 Lake Avenue631-862-7023, 631-584-9644
Scruples ‘Head to toe’(NEW LOCATION)430 North Country Road631-584-8030
CHIRoPRACtoRSExpress Family WellnessDr. Gary DiBenedetto320 Lake Avenue - Walk -Ins
Dr. gregory R. thomaier338 Lake Avenue631-584-8100
true Sport Care, LLC62 Lake Avenue South, Nesconset631-584-TRUE (8783)
CHILDREN’S CLotHINgButtons and Bows Baby Boutique415A North Country Road347-267-8059
ComPUtER repair / supportCrNet - It Services631-686-8455
DANCESeiskaya BalletBesFI 2016 summer Workshop7 Flowerfield - Suite 16631-584-0192
ENtERtAINmENt / EvENtSDougie’s Delightswww.DougiesDelight.com631-871-0606
St. James Chamber of Commerce FREE Family Summer outdoor movie Night on Deepwells Front LawnZootopia - Wednesday, July 20, 8 p.m.Raindate: 7/27
St. James Chamber of Commerce FREE Family Summer outdoor movie Night on Deepwells Front LawnTBA - Wednesday, August 10, 8 p.m.Raindate: 8/17
EXtERmINAtINgScientific Exterminating599 Lake Avenue631-265-5252, Fax: 631-862-7272
FINANCIALEdward Jones Investmentsscott posner, CFp542 North Country Road631-862-2020
FLoRIStHither Brook Floral & gift Boutique438 Lake Avenue631-250-9300
FUNERAL HomESBranch Funeral Homes190 E. Main Street, Smithtown631-724-9500
St. James Funeral Home829 Middle Country Road631-584-7200
HEALtH / FItNESSAnne marie LisaCertified Nutritional Counselor631-525-1045
Child Advocacy & Parent Empowerment Services542 North Country Road631-686-6021
Complete medical Family Care George Lehner, m.D.735 Middle Country Road631-656-9200
Family & Personal Counseling,Hypnosis and Weight Loss872 Middle Country Road631-758-8290
Light Awakenings meditation and Beyond631-724-9733
Simply Natural SolutionsWellness Consultations - Terri Pace - 631-487-1627,simply.natural@optimum.net
Stony Brook medicinethe Joint replacement Center631-444-4233, 631-444-4000
the vape Shop448 Lake Avenue631-686-5488
HomE ImPRovEmENtAutonomousdesign22 Stonegate631-724-7726
CAPo Design Build30 Lake Avenue South, Nesconset631-250-9200
Debus Painting & Wallpapering631-862-7924
Inside-out Kitchens, Baths & more367A Lake Avenue631-584-5312, 631-942-9636
master Fix It631-584-5993, Cell: 516-380-0727
morecraft Construction631-584-7010
The following is a list of advertisers who can be found in this issue of Our Town • St. James
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D I R E C T O R Y O F A D V E R T I S E R S
P. DeBlasio Builders269 Woodlawn Avenue631-584-5500
Scotty’s masonry631-265-4398, 631-872-1076
St. James Lumber547 Lake Avenue631-584-5140
vazac Contracting333 First Avenue - Suite 1631-584-7817
INSURANCEState Farm Insurance /Jim Winter320 Lake Avenue631-584-5929
INtERIoR DESIgNCreative Windows 347 Lake Avenue631-366-0212
Natalie Weinstein Design Associates 455 Lake Avenue
Uniquely Natalie quality Consignment176 Second Street 631-862-6198, Fax: 862-7834
JEWELRYSt. James Jewelry Shoppe483 Lake Avenue631-862-6775
LANDSCAPINg /gARDEN CENtERDesign / maintenance / plants / tree removal / equipment Competition tree Service631-584-5575
Father Nature’s garden Center 559 Route 25A631-584-5252
Herman Brothers LandscapeCorp.631-360-2939
Homestead Landscaping631-588-5296
R.J.K. gardens, Inc.631-862-7056
LIqUoR & WINEgrape Culture Wine & spirits248 Lake Avenue631-862-4727
Liquorium430-04 North Country Rd.631-862-7020
mUSIC LESSoNSDrum Lessons with John miceli631-240-0690 or email: teachingdrums@yahoo.com
oPtomEtRYStony Brook vision World2194A Nesconset Hwy., Stony Brook631-246-5468
PHARmACYRely Rx Pharmacy & medical Supplies731 Middle Country Road631-656-8900
PRINtINg graphics du jour, ltd.359 Lake Avenue631-862-9849
REAL EStAtEDeBarbieri Associates406 North Country Road631-862-7447
Henrietta Homes & Properties328 Lake Avenue631-862-6999
Liz JongebloedDeBarbieri Associates406 North Country Road631-862-7447, 631-903-0836
marianne KokeDaniel gale / Sotheby’s 499 Lake Avenue631-584-6600, Ext 206
David & Rowena NedvinSignature Premier Properties7 W. Main Street, Smithtown631-767-5221, 631-360-2800
maria orlandiDouglas Elliman Real Estate996 Jericho Tpke., Smithtown631-697-0474, 631-858-6955
Reliance Real Estate359 Lake Avenue631-862-9000, Fax: 631-862-2881
Re/max Beyond177 W. Main Street, Smithtown631-862-1100
REStAURANtSon / off premise Catering Dougie’s Delightswww.DougiesDelight.com631-871-0606
mcDonald’s of St. James614 Middle Country Road631-366-0954
Patio (NEW LOCATION)244 Lake Avenue631-862-7475; Text: 631-356-2729
Rocco’s Pizza & Pasta429 North Country Road631-862-1600, fax: 631-862-6152
Spuntino Brick oven • pizza •restaurant • Bar420 North Country Road631-686-6700
St. James Pizza739 Middle Country Road631-979-9600, Fax: 631-979-9610
villa Sorrento823 Middle Country Road631-265-9865
voila! the Bistro244 Lake Avenue631-584-5686
SCHooLS / tUtoRINg / CoNSULtINg Bridge College ConsultantsPO Box 685, St. James516-662-1612
Harbor Country Day School17 Three Sisters Road584-5555
village Presbyterian Pre-School175 East Main Street., Smithtown631-724-9382
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OUR TOWN • JULY 2016
N O W O P E N
448 Lake Avenue, St. James, NY 11780631-686-5488
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Get a starter kit and quit smoking!
Join us for our
Grand Opening PartySunday, July 24 – 2-4:30 pm
FREE RAFFLES
OPEN 7 DAYS
REAR PARKING & REAR ENTRANCE
20% OFFANY PURCHASE
With Coupon • Expires 8/16/16Cannot be combined.
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