August 19, 2011 - Oyster Bay Guardian

by David J. [email protected]

Friends and family of the late Isa-bella Grasso gathered at the Nassau Country Club in Glen Cove on Sat-urday, August 13th to remember the 17 year-old from Lattingtown who died in a tragic car accident on Old Tappan Road in January. The occa-sion was a luncheon fundraiser put together by Maryann’s Dance Studio of Locust Valley to raise funds for an annual scholarship in her name.

“Isabella was a beautiful dancer and a beautiful person. She’d walk into the studio and light up the room. She had great energy,” said Caitlyn Rapelje, 25, of Bayville, owner of Maryann’s Dance Studio. “We all wanted to do something in her honor because we loved her so much.”

Isabella danced at Maryann’s for 15 years and was heavily involved with the program attending classes

four times a week. Rapelje taught her for many years as well as being a close friend. “We’re all a family because we spend so much time to-gether,” she said.

Jaime Jaget, 17, of Bayville, who

also has danced at Maryann’s for 15 years, came up with the idea of a scholarship with help from Lindsey Ciardullo, 17, of Locust Valley. “Isa-bella was the most genuine person that I’ve ever known,” she said. “I

wanted to create something positive out of something so negative.”

From now on at the end of each school year Maryann’s Dance Studio will give out a scholarship to a grad-uating senior who best exemplifi es “all of the things that Isabella was.”

One hundred and fi fteen peopleshowed up at the Nassau Coun-try Club to purchase tickets for the event as well as tickets for a 50/50 raffl e and Chinese auction. Everyone shared memories of Isabella and itwas evident that the experience of losing her has made them all closer.

Isabella’s mother Linda Grasso was amazed at what the girls from Maryann’s Dance Studio had accom-plished on her daughter’s behalf. “We are so grateful for all of them,” she said. “Caitlyn has gone above and be-yond. Not only did they all suffer the loss of Isabella but Caitlyn was a grief counselor for 350 girls at the studio. They all supported each other.”


Bayville resident Joan Imhof suffered from a brain aneurysm several years ago and luckily she survived making a full recovery. As a way to give back to the or-ganization that helped her she chairs an annual Brain Aneu-rysm Awareness swim fundraiser called “Hope Floats.” This year the event was held at Oyster Bay Cove Beach on Saturday, August 13th

with proceeds going toward the Brain Aneurysm Center at North Shore University-LIJ in Manhas-set, which treats 200 patients a year.

Dr. David J. Chalif, Chief of Neurovascular Neurosurgery at North Shore Hospital in Manhas-set, was on hand at the event to see his successful patients off at the swim. “One third of people who rupture a brain aneurysm will die instantly. It’s a very dangerous thing,” he said. “An aneurysm can

come out of nowhere or it might be brought on by high blood pres-sure, smoking or kidney disease.”

Imhof ruptured the most com-mon kind of aneurysm – an ante-rior communicating artery aneu-rysm. Dr. Chalif treated her with coils, which is similar to having astent put in your heart. “It wasn’t easy but she made a beautiful re-covery,” said Dr. Chalif.

Kim Winslow of Oyster Bay suf-fered her fi rst aneurysm in No-


Award-winning director Drake Doremus began shoot-ing his fourth feature fi lm at Oyster Bay High School on Sat-urday, August 13th. The shoot, which lasted until Tuesday, August 16th, featured scenes being fi lmed in the OBHS hall-ways for the currently untitled family drama.

The fi lm, written by Dore-

mus & Ben York Jones, will star Felicity Jones, Guy Pearce and Amy Ryan.

The story centers on a high school teacher (Pearce) who is tempted to cheat on his wife (Ryan) with one of his students (Jones) in Westches-ter. The tagline reads: “A fi lm about love, fi delity, marriage and music.”

Doremus is coming off win-ning the Grand Jury Prize at the Sundance Film Festival for

his third fi lm, “Like Crazy,” a romantic drama that will be re-leased this fall. His other fi lms include “Spooner” (2009) and “Douchebag” (2010).

The new untitled fi lm will wrap in one month and is produced by Steven M. Rales, Mark Roybal, Jonathan Schwartz and Andrea Sperling with original music by Dustin O’Halloran and cinematogra-phy by John Guleserian. It is set to be released in 2012.


After pushing for landmark status for the Community United Methodist Church in East Norwich at Oyster Bay Town Hall on July 27th, the East Norwich Civic Association has withdrawn the application.

In a letter to the Town of Oyster Bay Landmarks Preser-vation Commission, ENCA President Matthew Meng said he met with mem-bers of the church who made it clear that they don’t want “to pursue landmark status at this time.”

At the July 27th hearing Meng recounted the history of the 111 year-old church noting how Theo-dore Roosevelt, while Vice Presi-dent, laid its cornerstone on May

18, 1901.However, Kathy Nastri of East

Norwich, who serves as Chair of the church’s Board of Trustees, in-sisted the timing wasn’t right for

its designation. The church is

currently involved in a legal caseagainst the Town of Oyster Bay over the installation of cell antennas in itssteeple. The Town’s Building and ZoningCommission deniedthe antenna applica-tion and now Veri-zon and the church are challenging the Town’s decision.

When asked whythe East Norwich Civic Associationchanged its mind,

Meng noted that it was for two reasons. “First, the church is not prepared to go forward with the application right now. They are

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Have a ball, but... just don’t show upby David J. [email protected]

A unique fundraiser is currently being presented to the Oyster Bay commu-nity through the mail and in their imagination. The “Shadow Ball” is set to take place “on April 35th in the Ballroom of the Oyster Bay Opera House, 15000 Cove Road, entrance via the Oyster Bay to Rye Bridge,” accord-ing to the invitation. This virtual

event is being put together by the Oyster Bay Historic Preservation

Roundtable (OBHPR) in order to raise fundsfor emergency repairs to “Hillside,” the former Trousdell House, located at 198 East Main Street next to Oyster Bay High School.

Earlier this year the North Shore Land Alli-ance (NSLA) closed on

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Swimmers go the distance for aneurysm center

Photo by David J. Criblez

Oyster Bay High School was the setting on August 13th-16th for a new Drake Doremus fi lm.

Director gives Oyster Baystar turn in new feature


(From left) Caitlyn Rapelje, Jaime Jaget and Lindsey Ciardullo with Linda Grasso at the Nassau Country Club in Glen Cove on August 13th.

EN Civic Association now agrees:

Don’t landmark historic church during dispute

Tragic teen’s friends raise scholarship funds

Brain aneurysm survivor Joan Imhof

of Bayville swam with her granddaughters

Madison Callinan, 11, (right) and Jackie

Callinan, 9, (left) at the “Hope Floats” swim

at Oyster Bay Cove Beach on Saturday,

August 13th.



The Community United Methodist Church.

AMY RYAN FELICITY JONES GUY PEARCE DRAKE DOREMUS

Virtual party to benefi t ‘Hillside’ house.

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By David J. [email protected]

Nearly 200 swimmers dove into Long Island Sound and swam to Morgan Park Beach in Glen Cove to battle cancer at the 11th an-nual Swim Across America “Sound to the Cove” Swim fundraiser on August 13th.

The swim was set all various levels from the 1/2 mile swim to the 1 mile swim to the 5K swim to the 10K swim from Larchmont across Long Island Sound. Swimmers were guided and watched over by over 60 kayakers, harbor patrols boats and lifeguards in the water throughout the swim.

The funds raised at the event went to benefi t the Miracle Foundation Pavil-ion at Mercy Medical Cen-ter, Memorial Sloan Ket-tering Cancer Center, the Cold Spring Harbor Labora-tory, the Children’s Hospi-tal at Montefi ore, Fighting Chance in Sag Harbor and the Feinstein Institute at North Shore-LIJ.

“This whole event is fo-cused on volunteers getting together to raise funds to kill cancer and we think we can,” said Gerry Oakes, Vice President and Director of Swim Across America and Chair of the SAA-Nassau/Suffolk Committee.

Oakes, who lost both his parents to cancer, works with Pam Danbusky to put together the “Sound to Cove” Swim. Over the past 10 years, the event has raised over $4 million and they hoped signifi cantly increase that number this year.

TEAM HOPEMike Ford of Port Wash-

ington heads up “Team Hope,” which featured 58 people and has been in ex-istence for the past eight years. They collectively

raised over a 1/2 million dollars in the last 7 years and were confi dent they’d take in $75,000 for this year alone.

“On Team Hope we are a family and this swim is a family effort,” said Ford, who gets help from his daughter Keira. He used to just be a swimmer but once all three of his good friends got struck with cancer he felt he needed to do more so he started Team Hope. “There’s something special about going out into the water and swimming all to-gether,” said Keira.

TEAM STACEYEllen Leondis of Garden

City led her very personal group called “Team Stacey” named after her daughter who died three years ago from osteosarcoma that de-veloped into leukemia.

“Stacey was truly an amazing person,” said El-len fi ghting back tears. “She was heading to medi-cal school. She was a real go-getter who loved people. People were just drawn to her. She was magnetic.”

As a tribute to Stacey, the team of 47 people strong raised over $70,000. “It’s

wonderful because it’s for Stacey and we all honor her memory but it very diffi cult because she’s not with us,” said Ellen. “She wanted to do a lot of work for cancer research. In fact she started her own foundation when she was fi rst diagnosed. Now we do it for her. ”

TEAM FEINSTEINGraduates from the old

Chaminade swim team were called in by their old coach Angelo Pellicone to join Team Feinstein at the “Sound to Cove” Swim. The 25 members were on the

lookout for any dolphins that were recently sighted in local waters.

Liam Carey, 22, of Long Beach, said, “One of my friend’s mom got diagnosed with cancer. We got all the Chaminade guys together to rally for the cause,” he said. “It was a fun time.”

Joining Carey were fel-low Chaminade grads Rob-ert Frawley, 23, of Syosset, Mike Pepi, 25, of Hunting-ton and his brother Kevin Carey, 24, of Long Beach.

FAMILY REUNIONFor Charlie Murphy, 56,

of Bernardsville, New Jer-sey the “Sound to Cove” Swim is a family reunion. For the last seven years his family members and net-work of friends from Gar-den City have participatedin the event.

Swimming in honorof his late mother Eileen, Murphy enjoyed the water conditions and the cama-raderie. “This is as good as it gets – the water was fl at, warm and best of all - no jellyfi sh,” he said with awide grin. “Plus I’m with allmy people. It’s like coming home.”


Do you know this man? Look close…something is missing from the picture to the right. Yes – that’s a beardless Tom Hogan, Lo-cust Valley Middle School Principal. Beware this new look might confuse students on the fi rst day of school.

When asked where his trademark facial hair went, Hogan said, “My 8 year-old daughter Claire asked me to shave it off. She walked up to me with a pair of scissors and said, ‘I want to cut your beard.’ She was just curious. Now my son wants me to grow it back.”

Hogan had his beard for 20 years making it almost as famous as the beards worn

by Billy Gibbons and Dusty Hill of ZZ Top. In fact, his wife of 15 years had never seen him without it. “She thinks I’m another man,” he joked. “I can go anywhere and no one recognizes me. People scowl wondering if that’s me but they are afraid to say something.”

The question is: how does it feel to be facially bald? “It’s nice,” he admit-ted, “but it’s very weird.”

Photo by Shirley Reed

Photographer Shirley Reed of East Norwich is current-ly showing her work in her fi rst public display entitled, “Sueno” (dream) at the Oyster Bay-Easy Norwich Public Library during the month of August. “I want people to feel as if they can walk into my photos,” said Reed, who still uses fi lm. “I take a long time be-fore I snap a photo. I wait until the light is just right.” (Picture above) Shirley Reed’s “Peaceful Paola” fea-turing Beekman Beach overlooking Oyster Bay Harbor towards the end of summer.

Who is this guy?

Battling cancer one stroke at a time

Photos by David J. Criblez

Team Stacey: (from left) Jessica Foschi, Pamela Danbusky – Executive Committee, Sta-cey’s brother Tony Leondis, Stacey’s mom Ellen Leondis and Michelle Rea.

Event Chair Gerry Oakes (left) shakes hands with Bob Fos-chi of Glen Head (right) as they exit the water.

Cousins Caroline O’Connor, 13, Manhasset and Carlin Sheridan, 15, New York City slap each other a hi-fi ve.

Team Hope: (From left, back row) Al DePhil-lips, Mike Ford and Keira Ford. (From left, front row) A.J. and Michaela DePhillips.


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Locust Valley High School’s Falcon Pride Athletic Booster Club held its annual Fred Smith Scholarship Fund Golf Outing at the Muttontown Country Club on Monday, August 8th. Alumni, fac-ulty and local residents gathered to raise funds for an athletic schol-arship for a graduating LVHS se-nior for the Class of 2012.

“We had a terrifi c turnout of 21 foursomes and some women’s golfers. The weather held out and we got a full day of golf in,” said Event Chair Ed Tini. “A portion of the proceeds will go toward a Community Service Scholarship

in the name of the late Ed Mini-cozzi, Sr. Next year we are going to expand the scope of this event by adding a women’s athletic scholarship as well.”

The Fred Smith Scholarship will go to a high achieving senior who played two varsity sports. The Ed Minicozzi Sr. Community Service Scholarship will go to someone who gives back to the community like Mr. Minicozzi did. Funds were raised through tickets to the event plus a 50/50 raffl e, Chinese auc-tion and a 46” fl atscreen TV raffl e.

Fred Smith coached football at LVHS for 30 years from 1969-99 capturing multiple championships making him one of the most suc-cessful coaches in Nassau County’s

history. Today Coach Smith is re-tired in Wilmington, North Caro-lina where he plays golf every day. He still tries to catch at least one Falcon home game every year.

“I appreciate all Falcon Pride has done naming the football fi eld and scholarship after me,” he said. “It’s nice to see a student get some meaningful amount of money and Falcon Pride works hard to make that happen,” he said. “I enjoy coming to this event and seeing all my old players. It’s wonderful to see them all grown-up.”

Golf results of the day were: Men’s Low Gross: Frank France-schina, Women’s Low Gross: Carol Lehman, Men’s Low Net Team: Ed Minicozzi, Jr., Pete Gioia, John

Doyle and Rich Sumcizk, Women’s Low Net Team: Carol Lehman, Nik-ki Demos, Cookie Tini and Buffy Paladino, Longest Drive: Tom Nev-

ille and Jen Terrell, Closest-to-the-Pin: Elaine Sumcizk and Most Accurate Drive: John Kinta andNancy Tarantino.


Leave it to the B-52’s to turn a rainy night into a massive party as thousands gathered at Eisenhower Park on Saturday, August 6th to bring back the days of ‘80s new wave. In the heyday of WLIR, the B-52’s ruled the radio airwaves and developed their own cult of fans. Those followers were out in full-force and they were ready to dance.

The B-52’s are unlike any other band. They are quirky and weird but most importantly they bring the fun. When they took the stage to the sounds of open-er “Pump,” singers Kate Pierson and Cindy Wilson bopped about to get the crowd going.

“Hey Long Island,” shout-ed Pierson. “Let’s go to Idaho!” The band launched into their hit “Private Idaho” with singer Fred Schneider peppering in his unique tw-ang and oddball behavior.

Once things got heated up, Schneider addressed the crowd. “From East Meadow

to Mesopotamia, let’s do it,” he said as the B-52’s whipped up oldie “Meso-potamia.” Keeping it zany, Schneider announced, “Join us on our never-ending search for the G-spot!” The song was “Ultraviolet” and the crowd ate it up.

After renditions of “Dancing Now” and “Give Me Back My Man,” the band went into the title track to their latest album, Funplex. While their vibe and sound were sharp, their rendition of one of their best tunes, “Whammy Kiss” fell fl at mostly because Schneider didn’t deliver the vocal with enough bite.

“This song is about danc-ing in the rain,” said Pier-son introducing “Deadbeat Club,” which was followed up by “Roam” fi lled with rich melodies. But perhaps the most nostalgic song was “Party Out of Bounds,” which was a staple on WLIR played by DJs like Larry the Duck and Malibu Sue. The party crashers anthem brought the energy up.

The B-52’s chose to showcase newer material

like “Love in the Year 3000” and “Hot Corner” over old favs like “Strobe Light,” “Quiche Lorraine,” “Song for a Future Generation” and “Legal Tender.” This was a mistake as the crowd craved the classics and the more recent tunes aren’t of the same quality.

The rain didn’t dampen the spirits of the crowd who celebrated during showclos-er “Love Shack.” During the encore Pierson delivered an insane vocal performance on “Planet Claire” that was done without any special effects making the song the best of the evening.

Perhaps the most under-rated member of the band is guitarist Keith Strickland whose surf guitar chords provide the B-52’s signature sound. This was most preva-lent during the fi nal song of the night, “Rock Lobster,” which caused everyone to explode into a dancing fren-zy while the B-52’s manic humor served as the potion.

“There’s nothing like a party in the rain,” said Pier-son. “Thanks for sticking it out with us!”

Preparing PearlsOyster Bay artist Jerelyn Hanrahan of Atelier Studio/Fine Arts is shown, left, sanding down small pearls for her upcoming public art project, “Graduated Pearls” on John Lancia’s property in Muttontown on August 12th. Nick Pereira of Locust Valley has helped Hanrahan do the pouring for the pearl molds while Lancia is as-sisting her with the fi nishing work. The 40-foot string of pearls will be temporarily installed in Theodore Roos-evelt Memorial Park. She is currently seeking fi nancial support from local business-es to cover the insurance for the piece. So far, only Nobman’s Hardware and Oakcliff Sailing have rose to the occasion. Call (516) 205-0907 to contribute.

The 28th annual Oyster Festival, the East Coast’s largest waterfront festival, has an-nounced the participation of the historic fi reboat John J. Harvey at the 2011 Festival on October 15th and 16th.

Built in 1931 in Brooklyn, John J. Harvey is 130’ long and one of the most powerful fi reboats ever in service. She is powered by fi ve 600 hp diesels turning generators coupled to two propulsion motors, and has capacity to pump 18,000 gallons of water a minute.

Although retired by the New York City Fire Department in 1994, the John J. Har-vey was pressed into service on 9/11. Along-side FDNY fi reboats Firefi ghter and John D. McKean, she pumped water at the disaster site for 80 hours, until water mains were restored.

The Oyster Festival offers a fun mixture of new activities and old favorites for the

entire family. Originally a hometown pa-rade honoring Theodore Roosevelt, it has evolved into the largest outdoor festival on Long Island under the auspices of the Oyster Bay Rotary. Every year, more than 200,000 visitors fl ock to an Indian-summerweekend on the waterfront in downtown Oyster Bay – drawn by live entertainment, Tall Ships, top-notch artisans, pirate shows, midway rides, and the iconic oyster eat-ing and shucking contest. The Food Court,where volunteer chefs and culinary proswork side by side, serves dozens of unique oyster, clam and other seafood concoctions along with traditional festival fare.

The Oyster Festival is a project of theOyster Bay Chapter of Rotary Club Interna-tional for the benefi t of local not-for-profi ts.For more information, visit: www.theoys-terfestival.org.

Retired FDNY fi reboat John J. Harvey

Falcon Pride holds Fred Smith Scholarship Fund Golf Outing


(From left) Event Chair Ed Tini, Coach Fred Smith, Falcon Pride Presi-dent Cathy Rapelje and Falcon Pride Vice President Steve Minicozziat the Fred Smith Scholarship Fund Golf Outing at the MuttontownCountry Club on Monday, August 8th.


The B-52’s partied at Eisenhower Park on Saturday, August 6th in the rain.

The B-52’s rock Nassau in the rain

Historic fi reboat to appear at Oyster Festival

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OPINIONEDITORIAL

Before the punishing winds blow

Long Island is due for at least an indi-rect hit by a hurricane, and the prime time for one is just a few weeks away.

The Island feels the effects of a ma-jor ocean-borne storm nearly every three years. The last occurrence was in 2008, when tropical storm Hanna brushed New York City and Long Island. Last September we dodged a bullet when Hurricane Earl took a turn to the northeast, leaving us with beautiful beach days instead of disastrous storm damage, and it’s just that kind of a near-miss that leads resi-dents to become compla-cent and fail to plan for the day when the destruction will come.

And it has come. Since 1856, Long Island has been hit by 12 hurricanes, six rated as Category 1, one Category 2 and fi ve Cat-egory 3’s — major hur-ricanes with devastating damage — according to the GeoGraphics Laboratory at Bridgewater State Univer-sity in Massachusetts. The worst storm to ever hit this area was one called the Long Island Express, in September 1938. It was responsible for some 700 deaths and the destruction of 4,500 homes. The millions of dollars in damage the storm left in its wake would be many billions today. The Great At-lantic Hurricane of 1944, Hurricanes Carol and Edna in 1954, Donna in 1960, Gloria in 1985 and Bob in 1991 have all wreaked havoc on Long Island.

The most likely time for a storm to ap-proach us? According to the experts’ sta-tistics, it’s between Sept. 14 and 20. And although the GeoGraphics Laboratory gives Nassau County only a 1.1 percent chance of being hit during the remainder of the 2011 season, which ends Nov. 30, almost any storm has the potential to develop into the “big one.” We may not be able to ac-curately predict it, but that’s precisely why the advice the experts offer always makes so much sense: be prepared.

Put together a hurricane kit, make a plan and stay informed, the Red Cross advises.

BEFORE A HURRICANE HITS■ Pack a fi rst aid kit, batteries, cell phone

charger, a camera for photos of damage, rain gear, food and water.

■ Make a list of emergency contact num-

bers.■ Make copies of your house and car keys

as well as important documents.■ Store plywood and sandbags for board-

ing windows and preventing water damage.■ Know your community’s evacuation

route.■ Determine the location of your local

shelter.■ Make a plan for your pets.

■ Have cash on hand.

AS A STORM APPROACH-ES

■ Pack a personal bag (clothes, toiletries, medica-tions).

■ Fill your vehicle’s gas tank.

■ Bring in items that can be picked up by the wind.

■ Turn off propane tanks and unplug household ap-pliances.

As New Orleans learned so tragically during and af-ter Hurricane Katrina, the

full impact of a major storm is unforesee-able. But extensive research makes clear the potentially devastating consequences of a hurricane hitting Nassau County. According to the New York State Offi ce of Emergency Management, a Category 1 storm surge — an abnormal rise of ocean and bay waters — would affect part or all of Long Beach, Island Park, Oceanside, Valley Stream, Hewlett, Lawrence, Cedarhurst, East Rocka-way, Baldwin, Freeport, Merrick and Sea-ford. A Category 3 storm surge would reach into Rockville Centre, Bellmore, Lynbrook and Massapequa.

Using the computerized program SLOSH (for Sea, Lake and Overland Surge from Hurricanes), the National Hurricane Pro-gram concluded: “In a Category 4 hurri-cane, John F. Kennedy International Airport would be under 20 feet of water, and sea-water would pour through the Holland and Brooklyn-Battery tunnels and into the city’s subways throughout lower Manhattan.” While this sobering prediction does not es-timate casualties, the NHP report described a “heavy loss of life.”

We simply must never forget that we are in the hurricane danger zone.

To learn more, contact the Red Cross at (516) 747-3500, or visit http://liprepares.com.

THINGS TO DO - PLACES TO GO

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Friday, August 19th

■ The Marshall Tucker Band and Kansas will per-form at the Lakeside Theatre in Eisenhower Park, East Meadow at 7:30 PM. Free.

■ Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory 2011 Public Concert Series presents pi-anist Margarita Shevchenko and violinist Lev Polyakin in concert at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory’s Grace Auditorium, located at One Bungtown Road in Cold Spring Harbor, at 6 PM. Individual tickets will be sold at the door in Grace Auditorium for $20. Call (516) 367-8455 to reserve seats or visit: http://www.cshl.edu/campus-events.

Saturday, August 20th

■ Nature at Night - An evening of exploring nature, including a campfi re sing-a-long and marshmallow roast. All ages are welcome. TR Sanctuary and Audubon Center, 7:30 PM. For more information and to regis-ter, call (516) 922-3200 or write: [email protected].

■ Zumba for a Cure to benefi t Susan G. Ko-men for a Cure (breast cancer). $10/adult; $5/ages 12-17; free for up to age 11. St. Dominic Church Social Room from 10-1:30 AM. For more information, contact Daniela Venegas at (516) 849-2571 or (516) 922-2548 or write: dan-

[email protected].

Sunday, August 21st

■ Summer Sundays at Sagamore Hill: Hallock-ville Museum Farm: Hands-On Agricultural Activities for Children. Sagamore Hill at 2 PM. For more informa-tion, call (516) 922-4788 or visit: www.nps.gov/sahi.

Wednesday, August 24th

■ Town of Oyster Bay Landmark Commis-sion Meeting, featuring a proposal to landmark the Maine Maid Inn in Jericho. This meeting will determine if the Commission will recommend the landmark designation to the Town Board for further consider-ation. Town Hall Hearing Room off Audrey Avenue in Oyster Bay at 7 PM.

Friday, August 26th

■ Teaching Studios of Art Inaugural Plein Air Competition at Sagamore Hill. Entry is by applica-tion only and is limited to a selection of 35 artists. For more information, visit: http://www.teachingstu-dios.com/php/events/tsa-sagamore.php. Also Satur-day, August 27th.

Saturday, August 27th

■ Runner’s Edge/TOB Junior Triathlon (for ages 8-13) to benefi t the

LI chapter of the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society and Life Enrichment Center of Oyster Bay. Volunteers to assist in the day’s events are welcome (contact Mindy Davidson at 349-7646). TR Park in Oyster Bay at 9:15 AM. For more information, call Linda at (516) 349-7646 or visit: www.glirc.org.

Sunday, August 28th

■ Runner’s Edge/TOB Triathlon to benefi t the LI chapter of the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society and the Life Enrichment Center of Oyster Bay. Volunteers to assist in the day’s events are welcome (call Mindy Davidson at 349-7646). The fi rst wave of entrants will enter the water at TR Park in Oyster Bay at 7:30 AM. For more information, call Linda at (516) 349-7646 or visit: www.glirc.org.

Tuesday, August 30th

■ Board of Education Meeting will be held at Oyster Bay High School Li-brary at 8 PM. The meeting can be viewed live online at http://www.obenschools.org/boe/.

To have your event listed:Send calendar items to [email protected] by the close of business on the Monday before pub-lication. Items are subject to editing for length and style.

Disservice to the community

To the Editor:I am writing to you in op-

position of the appealed cell antenna at the Community United Methodist Church in East Norwich.

The church houses a nurs-ery school with pre-school aged children. Although there is no conclusive evi-dence that cell towers and antennas are linked to some serious and deadly diseas-es there are many articles and studies showing prob-able links to diseases. I feel it is irresponsible on the church’s part to continue to pursue the antenna. It is only in their interest as the church may gain substan-tial yearly funds. I believe they are doing a disservice to the community and am highly against a tower be-ing placed in a commercial space that houses young de-veloping children.

Please hear my voice and the voice of many others.

ABBY STEINUPPER BROOKVILLE

Thank you sponsors

To the Editor:The Oyster Bay-East Nor-

wich Community Band, hav-ing successfully completed its second season of pri-vately-funded summer lawn concerts, wishes to express its deep thanks to this year’s sponsors who made it all possible. Large audi-ences and beautiful weather made for three very enjoy-able summer nights.

We thank: Oyster Bay Rotary Club, Edward C. Mohlenhoff (in memory of Beverly Mohlenhoff), Robin G. Senior, A.B.I. Re-search, East Norwich Civic Association, Anthony Petro-vic Memorial Foundation, Inc., Kathryn A. Prinz Flute & Music Studio, Oyster Bay Civic Association, Diana & Patrick Gorman, Dr. & Mrs. Lawrence Bassin, Mr. & Mrs. David B. Townsend, Mr. & Mrs. Robert Klipera, Ms. Barbara J. Comstock (in memory of Harold & Jessica Kraft), Mr. & Mrs. William Demaria & Family, Mr. & Mrs. Daniel Savary & Family, Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Egan, Ms. Alice O’Hagan, Mr. & Mrs. James Madden, Mrs. Mary Compton, Mr. & Mrs. Salvatore Lecci & Fam-ily, Mr. & Mrs. Larry Henin and Ms. Robin Ritter.

Additional thanks are due to last year’s spon-sors as well: Stephen A. Weiss (In honor of Melvyn & Barbara Weiss), Oyster Bay Rotary Club, O.B.H.S.

Music Fund, RhapsodyComputer Subscription Ser-vices, Edward C. Mohlen-hoff (In honor of Beverly Mohlenhoff), Friends of O.B.H.S.P.A.C., Oyster Bay Chamber of Commerce,Kathryn A. Prinz Flute &Music Studio, Walter Im-peratore, The Sommerhal-ter Family, Robin D. Ritter,Richard & Marie Ander-son and Mr. & Mrs. Russell Karpp.

The band highly enjoyedsharing its music with thecommunity this summer. The tradition of summerlawn concerts started 61years ago by Donald N.Luckenbill. Plans are cur-rently being made for theband to contribute its musicto Oyster Bay’s commemora-tion of the 10th anniversaryof 9/11, on the morning ofSaturday, September 10thon the Western Waterfront.

STEPHEN V. WALKERCONDUCTOR, OYSTER

BAY-EAST NORWICH COMMUNITY BAND

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The most likely time for a storm to approach us? According to the experts’ statistics, it’s between Sept. 14 and 20.

With the 10th anniver-sary of the September 11, 2001 attack on America quickly approaching, Nas-sau County Executive Ed-ward P. Mangano recently announced that the County will honor the memory of those who lost their lives. The region’s largest Re-membrance Ceremony will take place on Wednesday, September 7th at 7 PM at Harry Chapin Lakeside The-atre in Eisenhower Park.

Participating in the cer-emony will be Tom Van Es-sen, former New York City Fire Commissioner; Bishop William Murphy of the Dio-cese of Rockville Centre; Rabbi Dr. Marc Gellman of the Temple Beth Torah in Melville; the United States Marine Corp. District Honor Guard, the Nassau County Police Department Pipe and Drum Band and Color Guard; many Nassau Coun-ty Fire Departments; Long Island Harmonizers; and the North Shore Pops.

“Nearly ten Septembers have come and gone, yet time does not diminish the pain and the loss of that day, nor dull the meaning of this remembrance ceremo-ny,” said County Executive Mangano. “As we gather to remember those we lost,

we will read their names in admiration and hold their photos close to our hearts. We will recall the beauty and meaning of their lives and share the grief of the 350 Nassau County families whose lives were forever changed.”

Names of Nassau County residents who lost their lives in the attacks will be read by family members at Lakeside Theatre, adjacent to Nassau County’s 9/11 Memorial in

Eisenhower Park. The me-morial features two semi-transparent aluminum tow-ers, representing the WorldTrade Center towers, rising30 feet from a fountain, and also contains two pieces of steel recovered from theWorld Trade Center.

Immediately following the Remembrance Ceremo-ny, attendees will partici-pate in a candle light vigilat the County’s 9/11 Memo-rial.

State Senator Carl L. Marcellino will commemo-rate the 10th Anniversary of September 11th with a ceremony at the Western Waterfront 9/11 Memorial, located at West End Avenue in Oyster Bay, on Saturday, September 10th at 10 AM.

The event will include the dedication and bless-ing of a section of a beam from the World Trade Cen-ter Twin Towers obtained by the Atlantic Steamer Fire-Company #1. Refreshments will follow. For more infor-mation, visit: www.senator-marcellino.com.

Friends of the Bay, the Oyster Bay Power Squad-ron, the Town of Oyster Bay and community volunteers will be working together to remove marine debris from the beaches and bays on Sat-urday, September 17th. The

action starts at 8:30 AM, at the boat launch ramp sites in Theodore Roosevelt Me-morial Park in Oyster Bay.

Participants will be docu-menting and counting the trash removed and report-ing it to the International

Coastal Clean-up, a world-wide coalition of environ-mental groups working together to make a change in people’s behavior. Stu-dents and school groups are strongly encouraged to par-ticipate.

Mangano to host Long Island’s largest September 11th Remembrance Ceremony

Marcellino to hold 9/11 ceremony in Oyster Bay

Harbor clean-up set for Sept. 17th

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vember 2009 and she had multiple. After spending most of 2010 recovering, she said, “Now I’m good, thank God.”

Walter Astudillo of Port Washington experienced his aneurysm four years ago and was out of work for six months but made a full re-covery. “I was very blessed,” he said as he prepared to swim with his 13 year-old son Nicholas. “Today I feel great.”

Bob Stepankewich of Melville received his an-eurysm while taking a shower six years ago. “I felt like someone was twist-ing a knife into my head. I dropped to the fl oor of the shower but I didn’t pass out. I was able to call 911,” he said. “I was in the hospital for six weeks, but now I’m 100%. I just can’t go skydiving or scuba div-ing.”

Swimmers had a choice to swim the ½-mile or the 1 mile course. Imhof thanked everyone for coming out.

This is not a race. We swim because we love swimming and it’s a great way to raise awareness and funds,” she said. “Let’s have a round of

applause for our hero Dr. Chalif!”

Nicole Salant, brain an-eurysm nurse coordinator at the Center, said, “These

survivors are truly amazing. Their determination and passion to recover and their desire to give back is awe-inspiring.”

a historic circa 1845 “sum-mer” house, which was once used as a hotel where the Roosevelt family stayed. NSLA has secured a bridge loan for the property in or-der to develop a preserva-tion solution for the home.

“When this house went on the market in the win-ter everyone was concerned what was going to happen there. We are in the land business so we were inter-ested in securing the land. It’s a wonderful house on top of the land but we don’t have the money to restore it,” said Lisa Ott, NSLA Ex-ecutive Director.

About $60,000 is needed to make repairs to the house before it can be restored.

“Water is getting into the house, glass has been broken and structure-wise it needs stabilizing to get it through the winter. Mean-while we are continuing to tend to the yard,” said Ott.

Harrison Design Associ-ates of Locust Valley has volunteered, on a pro-bono basis, to develop a restora-tion plan clarifying the steps necessary to stabilize and preserve the structure.

“We want to fi nd a con-servation buyer who would be willing to restore it as a private residence, a bed & breakfast or offi ce space.

“Our mission is to secure the land. We want someone to restore the house so it benefi ts the whole town,” said Ott.

NSLA hopes to stabilize the house before the win-ter. “When the snow comes it puts extra weight on the roof. When ice forms and then melts water fi nds its way into the house and that causes more damage,” said

Ott.Oyster Bay Historic Pres-

ervation Roundtable is com-prised of the Society for the Preservation of Long Island Antiquities, North Shore Land Alliance, Oyster Bay Main Street Association, Save the Jewel, Raynham Hall, Oyster Bay Historical Society, Oyster Bay Railroad Museum, Oyster Bay Town Historian John Hammond and Sagamore Hill.

OBHPR is selling tick-ets to the “Shadow Ball” through the mail with more than 800 invitations released. “We are asking for donations of any incre-ment. We want it to be-come a community project. There’s no gift too small,” said Ott.

The “stay-at-home ball”

idea came from a simi-lar Oyster Bay event that was held in 1928 by Mrs. Chauncey B. Garver, who lived at “Hillside,” along with Mrs. M. Taylor Pyne Jr., Miss Mary Hamilton Davis, Miss Beatrice Baw-tey, Mrs. Lewis Livingston Delafi eld Jr. and George Temple Bowdoin.

A “thank you” event will be held at “Hillside” on Sep-tember 18th from 4-8 PM. “I think people tend to ap-preciate the low-key events as much as the elaborate ones,” said OBMSA Execu-tive Director Isaac Kremer. “It will be a nice social occa-sion. It will be unique.”

When asked what the Trousdell house symbol-izes for Oyster Bay, Kremer said, “This is a house that

ties together many of the most signifi cant parts of our history. It was built in the 1840s, which was a time when Oyster Bay was be-coming a summer destina-tion and people were begin-ning to discover this area. In the 1850’s it operated as a hotel. Many important peo-ple stayed there including members of the Roosevelt family.”

Kremer continued, “There are many interesting people and stories attached to ‘Hill-side’ tying together so many of the different periods of Oyster Bay’s history.”

Kremer feels the prop-erty still has signifi cant po-tential. He said, “It’s a blank canvas for someone with vi-sion to come along and do something really special.”

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appealing the antenna deci-sion and they feel this will impact the antenna applica-tion,” he said.

“Secondly,” Meng added, “I want to maintain har-mony in the community. I’m not in favor of the antenna and neither is the civic asso-ciation, but I want to sepa-rate the two issues.

“The only way we can do that is to withdraw the landmark status applica-tion for now. Plus, you can’t landmark something in the Town of Oyster Bay without the blessing of the landlord,” Meng continued.

Nastri noted that Meng met with members of the church for a 2 1/2 hour work session to sort thing out. “We needed to open up the c o m m u n i c a -tion between all of us. We got together and talked for a long time. We were able to work it through differ-ently than we had before. We went round and round. We were digging at it and pulling it apart,” she said. “We all talked about some of the feelings going on be-tween the church and the civic association. We want-ed to go forward towards a better place.”

It appears the cell anten-na/landmarking issues were creating a bit of a divide in the East Norwich communi-ty with people taking sides adding to the disharmony.

“When we were talking about all this information with the cell antenna it hap-pened to be within the same time that the ENCA was go-

ing to go for an application for landmarking. That cre-ated the discussion,” said Nastri.

At the July 27th Landmark hearing Kurt Vel-sor, a CUMC member for66 years and Chairman ofthe Church Council, called Meng’s landmark status ap-plication a political maneu-ver to block the installation of the cell antenna.

Velsor explained that the income from the antennaswould help the church with building maintenance andprogram expansion.

Current sta-tus of the cellantenna is thatTown of Oyster Bay sent Ve-rizon a written denial. Verizon wants an op-portunity to go over the denial and answer anyquestions that were raised. “I don’t thinkanybody knows quite what’s go-ing to happen,” said Nastri. “Wecan’t do any-thing until the cell antenna sit-uation comes to a rest one way or another.”

Both par-ties agree that the church is worth landmarking in thefuture. At a later date when everyone is ready, they will re-approach the idea of landmarking with commu-nitywide support.

“I think the church is ab-solutely worth landmark-ing. I will continue to de-velop the signifi cance of the architecture,” said Meng.

The church is open to re-visiting the idea. “We reallydo feel that it’s an honor to be considered a landmark,”said Nastri. “But it cannothappen at this time.”

Reminiscing about her child, Linda stated, “Isa-bella was quite a presence. She was fun, witty, talented and beautiful. She was ev-erything anyone could have wished for in a daughter.”

Each year in the an-nual Maryann’s Dance Stu-dio recital at Locust Valley High School Linda and Isa-bella would perform a spe-cial mother-daughter dance. “We did it every year and it always was a special mo-ment,” Linda remembered.

This year at the re-cital the dancers honored

Isabella by lowering angelwings above the stage dur-ing each number she wouldhave danced in. They also wore shirts that said “MDS Divas” on the front and “Isa-bella always in our hearts”on the back. Then they danced a memorial tribute to her during Janet Jack-son’s “Together Again.”

“All these girls grieved as a unit,” said Lisette Quigley, Isabella’s aunt. “The studio kept them together and fo-cused on a positive thing. They have been a tremen-dous support system for all of us.”

Have a ball... just don’t show up EN Civic Association now agrees:

Don’t landmark historic church during dispute

Teen’s friends raise scholarship funds

Swimming for aneurysm center


The Oyster Bay Historic Preservation Roundtable is raising funds for emergency repairs to “Hillside,” the former Trousdell House, located at 198 East Main Street.


(From left) Survivor Kim Winslow of Oyster Bay, Dr. David J. Chalif - Chief of Neurovas-cular Neurosurgery at North Shore Hospital in Manhasset, Nicole Salant - brain aneurysm nurse coordinator, survivors Walter Astudillo of Port Washington, Joan Imhof of Bayville, Bob Stepankewich of Melville and Myrt Gross of Sands Point.

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Snapper Derby coming up on Sept. 10th

The Mill River Rod & Gun Club will hold its 12th annual Pat & Jimmy Carroll Children’s Snapper Derby on Saturday, September 10th from 10:30 AM- Noon at the West Harbor docks at West Harbor Beach in Bay-ville. The purpose of this derby is to introduce the children of the area to sport fi shing.

Fishing poles and bait will be provided or partici-pants can bring their own. Prizes and lunch will fol-low at the Mill River Rod & Gun Club, located on West Harbor Drive in Bayville. For more information, call (516) 628-9643.

ONAC to hold annual Clambake

The Oak Neck Athletic Council will hold its annual Old Fashioned Clambake on Saturday, September 10th from 7-11 PM on the bay side of Centre Island Beach in Bayville. The event will include a lobster dinner, live music, good friends and fun.

Tickets are $75 per per-son and can be obtained by calling Nancy Staab at (516) 628-0301. Tickets must be

purchased in advance by September 3rd. Participants must bring their own table and chairs. For more in-formation, visit: www.oak-neckfalcons.org.

Family Bike-a-thon to be held in Bayville

The Incorporated Vil-lage of Bayville will host its Family Bike-A-Thon on Saturday, September 17th at West Harbor Memorial Beach. Registration will be-

gin at 9 AM and the Bike-A-Thon will start at 10 AM sharp. The event will startat West Harbor Beach andend at Ransom Beach.

Fee registration is $5. A free t-shirt will be given to the fi rst 200 registered. Applications can be down-loaded at www.bayvilleny.gov. Bicycles only (no roller-blades, skates, scooters, baby joggers/strollers or pets)and helmets are required. For more information, call (516) 628-1439, ext. 16.

SPORTSOUT IN RIGHT FIELDBy Jeff Davis

Donny Jarvis: Master of the linksOne of the best professional athletes to come out of

our local high schools attended Oyster Bay High School from 1967-70. His sport was golf and his record of nev-er losing a match during his high school years remains untouched today. Donny Jarvis is a true local golfi ng legend. Donny not only was undefeated while on the Oyster Bay Varsity Golf Team, he was undefeated in the Section 8 Championships becoming the County Champi-on during his junior and senior years.

After high school Donny at-tended college in Florida and turned pro shortly after. Unfor-tunately, Don, who was ranked and considered a pro with a future, injured his knee and never attained the national recognition he seemed destined to achieve. In spite of the nagging knee problem, Don has stayed with golf. He is presently a teaching professional at the Glen Cove Golf Club as well as a pro at the Timber Point Golf Club.

As a professional golfer Donny has won two PGA As-sistant Pro events and recently was a runner-up at the Senior Good Will Tournament in Bermuda. In 2003, he played in the Seniors’ Tournament at Eisenhower Park and was paired with players of the caliber such as Orville Moody, Craig Stadler and Tommy Aaron. His teaching videos can be seen on “YouTube” just by Googling his name. To this day Donny Jarvis is consid-ered one of the fi nest teachers of the “art of putting.” For those of us who attempt to play the game of golf it is easy to understand why it can be so frustrating.

If you are interested in fi nding out more about play-ing golf or getting a lesson from Donny, you can reach him at: [email protected]. If there is a former Bay-men athlete who should be in the “Baymen Hall of Fame,” it is Donny Jarvis. Hopefully Les Kies the Ath-letic Director at Oyster Bay High School will add Don Jarvis to the OBHS Athletic Hall of Fame soon.

Local fi shing updateCatching keeper fl uke remains a diffi cult challenge.

There are plenty of shorts but few keepers. The best places to land a lunker seems to be the deep holes by the old lighthouse or off Execution Rock. Stripers re-main in the area but catching large ones also is slower.

On the bright side of fi shing, there are certainly a lot of porgies around and big scup are being caught by many anglers. The blue fi shing is getting ready for the September rush. There are lots of small ones and occa-sionally larger fi sh up to 9 lbs. are being landed. Early mornings or evenings are always the best times.

Safety fi rstSo many people are kayaking in our local waters.

The recent tragedy with the drowning of the policeman in Smithtown must act as a reminder that anytime you are on the water it can be dangerous. When you are in a kayak or any small craft it is always a good idea to have a buddy along in another craft. Although you should not have to remind anybody, always have a life jacket on or near at the ready. Accidents can be avoided by thinking ahead of time and realizing that no one is immune to them.

Viva La Cantina!Often I write about “other sports.” One of all adults’

favorite sports is dining out. Recently I had brunch at La Cantana Bay Restaurant at the Tides Motel at the Bayville/Locust Valley border. I had eaten dinner their previously and always enjoyed their Mexican/Italian cuisine. I never realized they also served a brunch dur-ing the week after 11 AM or after 8 AM on the week-ends. The huevos rancheros (Mexican eggs) were great. This inexpensive brunch was delicious and with coffee for under $20 is a bargain.

If you haven’t visited Chief Juan Anthony Morales family restaurant you should certainly put it in your plans. I also recommend eating outside and just look-ing at Long Island Sound. What a terrifi c way to spend a summer morning. Oh, by the way don’t forget to try the homemade fl an or the homemade paella!

Have comments, suggestions, ideas or photos? Email: [email protected].

Donny Jarvis

Congratulations to 62 year-old Joanne Gallo of Oyster Bay, who scored fi rst among the women in the 60-64 age group in the Sands Point Preserve Sprint for the Feinstein Insti-tute on Saturday, August 13th. Gallo fi nished with a time of 27 minutes, 55 seconds, a 9-minute per mile pace that brought her to the fi nish line 23 sec-onds in front of her nearest age group rival.

A total of 331 runners and walkers successfully completed the run, a jump of 38 from the 2010 edition. Part of the credit for that has to go to Mother Nature, who supplied event organizer the Greater Long Island Running Club with a picture perfect morning.

The Sands Point course is not a fast

or easy course. The trail in the third mile is not easy to navigate and the hill leading up from the trail is particularly diffi cult.

Race Director Abe Bernstein went all out to ensure the success of this event, as his way of saying “thank you” to the good people from North Shore-LIJ’s Feinstein Institute who got him back on his feet and back on the roads and track after a bout with Lym-phoma. Genentech (“In Business for Life”) was a repeat major sponsor this year, and their support was once again most welcome.

Donations to the Feinstein Institute are still most welcome – and can be sent c/o Abe Bernstein, 54 Trumbull Road, Manhasset, New York 11030.

Muttontown resident Michael Schumer, 14, is or-ganizing “Points for Patri-ots,” a round-robin tennis tournament that will raise money to benefi t America’s heroes through the Intrepid Fallen Heroes Fund, on Sat-urday, August 20th from 4-6 PM at Le Club Tennis on Riverhead Road in Wes-thampton Beach. Schumer lives in Muttontown and at-tends Jericho High School; he and his family live in Westhampton during the summer months. He is a ranked junior member of the United States Tennis As-sociation (USTA).

As the 10th anniversary of 9/11 approaches, we are reminded of the day that changed our lives forever. “It seems the secure future of our nation will require more and more military per-sonnel to be deployed, in-creasing the risk of children losing a parent in combat,” said Schumer in a letter to local businesses, asking for support for the event. “I want to be able to give back to the people who protect us and hosting a charity tennis tournament is the best way

I know how.”The Intrepid Fallen He-

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in 2000, the Fund has pro-vided over $120 million in support for the families of military personnel lost inservice to our nation, and for severely wounded ser-vice members and veterans.The Fund’s most recent ef-fort was construction of the National Intrepid Center of Excellence a $60 million, 72,000 square foot facil-ity dedicated to research,diagnosis and treatmentof traumatic brain injury,which affl icts many thou-sands of veterans of the Iraq and Afghanistan confl icts.The Center was dedicatedon June 24th, 2010. These efforts are funded entirely with donations from the public and hundreds ofthousands of individuals have supported the Fund.

The event will includeround-robin tennis, a silent auction, and refreshments. Cost per player is $100. Players must RSVP in ad-vance to [email protected] to reserve a slot. Details can also be found on Facebook at Points for Patri-ots. Donations can also be made directly to: www.fall-enheroesfund.org.

Gallo of OB scores at Sands Point Sprint

Joann Gallo of Oyster Bay heads forthe Sands Point fi nish line.

Schumer organizes fundraiser for troops & families

Muttontown resident Michael Schumer


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The Boys & Girls Club of Oyster Bay-East Norwich will be holding its annual Gala Benefi t and Auction on Friday, October 21st. The Gala will again be held

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HOME OF THE WEEK

Drama meets elegance in this stunning ranch home

Photos courtesy Laffey Fine Homes

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NEARBY HOMES FOR SALE IN UPPER BROOKVILLE9 Donna Dr$2,149,0001958 7-bedroom Post-Modern on 2 acres.Laffey Fine Homes516-625-6666

11 Pondview Dr$2,149,000 4-bedroom Contemporary on 4.57 acres.North Site Realty Corp 516-921-8400

12 Donna Dr$2,299,000 1958 5-bedroom Colonial on 2 acres.Prudential Douglas Elliman RE 516-759-0400

Attention to detail combined with contem-porary modern touches creates an oasis of luxury in this 6 bedroom, 4.5 bathroom ranch home in Upper Brookville.

This home offers a simultaneous experience of indoor and outdoor space creating an expanded sense of living. Step inside as details unfold with wide-open rooms of endless unique architecture.

When you arrive at this enchanting home, you will be greeted by a gated entryway that leads to a large circular driveway. The entry courtyard creates an exotic introduction to the residence that spans an impressive 5,500 square feet.

The home boasts four sprawling acres, including a 1 bedroom, 1 bathroom cottage equipped with a kitchen.

Upon entering the property you are greeted by a dramatic living room with fl oating columns, warm hardwood fl oors and walls of glass that fl ood the space with light.

An energy-effi cient green pellet fi replace will set the tone for cozy winter evenings. The large formal dining room is ideal for entertaining with custom built-ins and many amenities. The custom eat-in-kitchen features skylights, granite and top-of-the-line appliances in which to create culinary delights. Enjoy the splendor of the outdoors while enjoying your amenities in this spectacular space.

A family room with built-ins is the setting for year-round relaxation, highlighted by a projector and screen for movie night, with views of a beauti-ful pond surrounded by bamboo for your afternoon reading or tea.

The oversized master suite features additional views of the pond with walk-in closets and a dream marble master bath for relaxation.

Step outside to paradise as a beautiful built-in Gunite pool with waterfalls awaits you, and soothe your senses as you stroll the beautiful property.

A one-bedroom guest cottage with kitchen and bedroom will comfortably house your overnight guests.

The home is located in the renowned Locust Val-ley school district.

The listing price for this impressive residence is $2,249,000. Taxes are $27,225.

Don’t miss this one-of-a-kind fi nd in the Brookvilles. For more information, contact Barry Paley, Licensed Sales Associate at 516-503-4242 and Donnamarie Chaimanis, Managing Director at 516-978-9393 of Laffey Fine Homes.

Note: Each week’s featured home is chosen at random from among properties offered by area

realtors. The opinions expressed are those of the realtor and not The Oyster Bay Guardian news

department. For further information, write to [email protected].

Situated on four acres, this contemporary modern ranch home, top, has six bed-rooms and a 1 bedroom cottage on the property. The custom kitchen, above, has top-of-the-line appliances and granite coun-tertops. The living room, left, features fl oat-ing columns and a bar. The master suite has a spacious master bath. The enormous formal dining room, bottom right, is the perfect spot for entertaining.


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Barry PaleyLicensed Sales [email protected]

516-503-4242

DonnamarieChaimanisManaging [email protected]

516-978-9393

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