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TOWN OF HUNTINGTON

CommunityWaging OwnWarOnDrugsFor Huntington

resident MeganRoethel, the futurewas finally at her fin-gertips. Brilliant bothas a student and arower, Roethel wascommitted to Prince-ton University as arising high schoolsenior.But within just a

couple years, a seem-ingly innocent changein lifestyle ignited achain reaction thatsent Roethel spiralinginto drug abuse. Threeyears of drinking, pop-ping pills and using heroin dragged this shoot-ing star 6 feet into the ground. She was just 22when she died on May 19.“I had a beautiful young woman and she got

addicted to drugs. She had a great future. Shewas like any other child,” her mother, SusanRoethel, said.

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DIX HILLS

TownOffering$1.5MFor FarmSports fields could go in spot eyed for Sadhu Vaswani church

After receiving a new, higher ap-praisal for the former Erb Farm onBurrs Lane in Dix Hills, members ofthe town board are interested in buy-ing the 5-acre parcel from theOrder ofthe Sadhu Vaswani for up to $1.5 mil-lion to convert the property into activeparkland.“It was $1.4 million the last ap-

praisal,” Councilwoman SusanBerland, cosponsor of the resolutionto buy the land with SupervisorFrank Petroe, saidMonday. “This onecame in at $1.5 million, and the Sad-hu Vaswani agreed to sell.”The appraised value is the maxi-

mum amount by law that the towncan spend to buy it. But the SadhuVaswani spent $1.75 million – $1.5million on the property and the rest toimprove the land – andwere adamantthey would not sell the property at aloss, their attorney John Breslin saidin July 2011.About a month after the non-de-

nominational order bought the parcelfrom theErb family estate in February2009 and announced plans for a 200-seat church, opposition from neigh-bors emerged.Negotiations have been ongoing

since then to reach a compromise,Berland said. Michael Neidell, aDix Hills resident who led neigh-

bors in raising traffic and otherquality of life concerns, praised theemerging agreement.“The purchase by the town re-

flects the clear will of the sur-rounding communities, and we be-lieve will be a terrific benefit to ourcommunity and children,” he saidMonday. “I would like to thank allinvolved parties for their willing-ness to reach a mutually agreeableand favorable resolution.”The vote to purchase the land was

scheduled for the town board meet-ing on Sept. 12, after press time forThe Half Hollow Hills Newspaper.

The current plan for the propertywasto build a regulation-sized multipur-pose field and a smaller field with on-site parking. A structure on the 5-acre property will be maintained as arestroom-type facility.Berland said the deal would also

help address the lack of active park-land on the south side of the Townof Huntington.“Anytimewe find a piece, the fellow

backs out or the community says theydon’t want it there. It’s been very dif-ficult,” she said.But it was not certain before the

The town was poised to approve an agreement to buy the 5-acre Erb farm onBurrs Lane in Dix Hills from the Order of the Sadhu Vaswani during Wednesdayafternoon’s town board meeting.

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COMMACK ROADAmerican Community Bank 100 Commack Rd, CommackANC Food 134 Commack Rd, CommackThe Everything Bagel 217 Commack Rd, CommackDeli Beer Smoke 223 Commack Rd, Commack

JERICHO TURNPIKECommack Lucille Roberts 6534 Jericho Tpke, CommackNew York Sports Club 6136 Jericho Tpke, CommackThe Cutting Edge Hair Design 6065 Jericho Tpke, CommackMozzarello’s Pizza 1957 E Jericho Tpke, East NorthportStop & Shop 3126 Jericho Tpke, East NorthportBagel Boss 1941 Jericho Tkpe, CommackDix Hills Diner 1800 E jericho Tpke, Dix HillsThe Critic’s Choice Deli 1153A E Jericho Tpke, Huntington StationStop & Shop 1100 E Jericho Tpke, Huntington StationDesi Bazar 905 E Jericho Tpke, Huntington StationBrooklyn Pizza 881 E Jericho Tpke, Huntington StationRuby Salon 822 East Jericho Tpke, Huntington StationDunkin’ Donuts 795 East Jericho Tpke, Huntington StationRoy’s Deli 669 East Jericho Tpke, Huntington StationGolden Coach Diner 350 W Jericho Tpke, Huntington StationBagel USA 573 W. Jericho Tpke, Huntington Station

DEER PARK AVENUEDix Hills Fire Department 580 Deer Park Ave, Dix HillsBethpage Fed’l Credit Union 1350-35 Deer Park Ave, North Babylon

Nelly’s Deli Grocery 1737 Deer Park Ave, Deer ParkGigi’s VIP 1747 Deer Park Ave, Deer ParkDeer Park Nails Inc 1749 Deer Park Ave, Deer ParkTony’s Pizza 1829 Deer Park Ave, Deer ParkDeer Hills Delicatessen 2122 Deer Park Ave, Deer ParkPark Avenue Barbers 2150 Deer Park Ave, Deer Park

OLD COUNTRY ROAD/SWEET HOLLOW ROADDix Hills Hot Bagels 703 Old Country Road, Dix HillsHalf Hollow Hills Library 510 Sweet Hollow Road, Melville

ROUTE 110/BROADHOLLOW ROADDeli Beer Cigar Walt Whitman Road, Huntington StationDunkin Donuts 281 Walt Whitman Rd, Huntington StationBerry Healthy Cafe 350 Walt Whitman Rd, Huntington StationMarios Pizza 1 Schwab Rd #17, MelvilleInternational Haircutters 439 Walt Whitman Rd, MelvilleBethpage Fed’l Credit Union 722 Walt Whitman Road, MelvilleRoast 827 Walt Whitman Rd, Melville

PIDGEON HILL RDSouth Huntington Library 145 Pidgeon Hill Road, Huntington Station

HAUPPAUGE RDCommack Public Library 18 Happauge Rd, CommackVANDERBILT PKYHalf Hollow Hills Library 55 Vanderbilt Pky, Dix Hills

Huntington town officials put the newengine for their Huntington Alert notifi-cation system to the test, and they said itpassed with flying colors.The town began using Emergency

Communications Network’s CodeREDsoftware Sept. 1 to maintain the town’sdatabase of phone numbers to be calledwhen Huntington Alert is activated.Early Monday afternoon, the town

pressed the new system into action bysending a message blast to warn DixHills Water District customers of scamartists posing as a collections agencyclaiming to be collecting on past-duewater bills.“We put out an alert by phone to say

that the Dix Hills Water District doesnot use a collections agency,” townspokesman A.J. Carter said.It’s one of the new ready-to-go capa-

bilities of the CodeRED system, whichSuffolk County has used successfully inrecent years, Carter said. Several localmunicipal agencies are pre-loaded intothe software, greatly streamlining theprocess of sending an alert to residents.“If we want to send an alert to the Dix

Hills Water District, the HuntingtonSewer District or the fill-in-the-blankfire district, we can do it,” he said.That feature was on the wish list of

Sheila Saks, president emeritus of HouseBeuatiful Dix Hills Civic Association anda member of the Dix Hills Water DistrictCitizens Advisory Committee. She saidtheir ongoing relationship with SuffolkCounty is “a big positive.”“The town level should be something

they could manage,” she said. “Hopeful-ly, Dix Hills Water District homeownerswill be segregated in a way that won’tpresent a problem should we need to

communicate with our customers.”The town announced they would be

changing emergency alert serviceproviders after a boil-water order was is-sued for the Dix Hills Water District inthe last days of 2011. Efforts to send arobocall to customers were unsuccessfuland tech support efforts to make the sys-tem work were insufficient, town offi-cials said at the time. In the days afterthe incident, the town announced itwould be seeking a new vendor once thecontract expired.Carter said a similar robocall failure

shouldn’t be an issue with CodeRED inplace – one Suffolk County has used suc-cessfully in recent years, he added. Andif something does go wrong, trou-bleshooting should be a much smootherprocess.“Having had some experience today as

we got through the transition phase – wereally believe their tech support is supe-rior,” Carter said. “The issue was that wewent to tech support for help [on NewYear’s Eve] and we didn’t get help.”In addition to landline robocalls, the

CodeRED database now in place allowsalert messages to be sent to cell phoneand by text messages. Anybody whodownloads the CodeRED app to theirsmartphone will receive notifications ofactive alerts in that area.“If you’re driving into an area that has

an alert, you will have a notice on yourphone. It’s really neat,” Carter said.To sign up for Huntington Alert, visit

http://huntingtonny.gov, click on theHuntington Alert icon on the home pageand complete the sign-up form. If youdon’t have Internet access, call 631-351-3044. Required information includesfirst and last name, a physical, non-P.O.box street address, city, state, zip code,and primary phone number. Additionalphone numbers may be entered as well,

and signing up allows residents to spec-ify preferred contact numbers and signup for email alerts.If you are already signed up for Hunt-

ington Alert, there’s no need to re-regis-ter, unless you want to change call op-tions or add information.While many residential and commer-

cial phone numbers are included in thenew database, unlisted homeowners andanybody who wants to have a cell phoneas their primary contact number mustsign up. Businesses and anybody whohas changed their phone number or ad-dress within the last year are especiallyurged to sign up. Don’t assume you’re onthe contact list, even if you’re listed, Su-pervisor Frank Petrone stressed.“No one should automatically assume

his or her phone number is included,”Petrone said. “Because we want to en-sure that our emergency notificationsreach the widest possible audience, weencourage residents and businesses –even if they have listed numbers – to reg-ister for Huntington Alert.”

HUNTINGTON STATION

Townhouse Caterer Is Still In Court

While the future of the former Hunt-ington Townhouse land is moving for-ward now that Target has filed site plans,the catering hall’s owner is very muchstill engaged in its past.Townhouse owner Rhona Silver, who

sold the property in 2007, has a round ofappearances in the weeks ahead in StateSupreme Court as part of five ongoinglawsuits – one of which claims her attor-ney and a former lover were in cahootsto prevent her from making any money

on the sale.Silver sold the Huntington Townhouse

and the 18 acres it sat on to Lowe’s HomeImprovement for $38.5 million in 2007,according to court documents. Last year,Lowe’s demolished the 148,000 square-foot building before abruptly abandon-ing plans for a combined store and gar-den center in October.One of the ongoing lawsuits involves

Howard Ritberg, an attorney with Bing-hamton law firm Levene, Gouldin andThompson, who represented Silverwhen she sold the catering hall. Silversued Ritberg in May 2010 alleging mal-

practice that resulted in her receiving noprofits from the sale, according to Rit-berg’s attorney, John Bracken.Bracken said some of Silver’s allega-

tions were due to the fact that Ritberg’sfirm also represented Barry Newman, adeveloper whom Silver identified incourt documents as someone wholoaned her money and with whom shewas romantically involved.Depositions were scheduled for Aug.

27-28. The case is slated to return tocourt on Sept. 18.“Our view is, very simply, the case is

without merit,” Bracken said.Another suit filed by Silver also goes af-

ter the Binghamton law firm for her lackof profit, but also includes Newman, hisbusiness interests, Lowe’s and a numberof anonymous respondents as defen-dants. Bracken said Silver’s suit claimsRitberg helped Newman steal her money.The respondents were served in Octo-

ber 2010. A still pending motion to dis-miss the case due to lack of triable con-tent has been filed by attorney MatthewDidora, who represents several clients inthe case, including Newman. An answeris not expected until some time this fall.Bracken said the facts between the two

cases are very similar.“The difference is only that she’s

added Barry Newman as a defendant,”Bracken said.According to the motion, Silver agreed

to release Newman and his business en-tities from possible litigation as part of


Huntington Townhouse owner Rhona Silver is due back in court this month.

MELVILLE

Regional StudiesLikely ComingForMelville

The town board was expected toconsider legislation onWednesdayto begin studies of the MelvilleEmployment Center, as recom-mended by the town’s Horizons2020 Master Plan.Councilman Mark Cuthbertson

said Monday that he planned tointroduce a resolution during theboard’s Sept. 12 meeting thatwould direct “appropriate studiesbe undertaken” and a respectivecommittee to be formed. Themeeting was scheduled to be heldafter press time for The Half Hol-low Hills Newspaper.“It’s future uses for the area,

traffic impacts, what things can bedone going forward to continue toattract businesses there and thenmitigate the affects of the trafficimpacts for the most part,” Cuth-bertson said of the study’s expect-ed scope.Civic leaders in the Melville area

have been urging the town to con-duct such studies in recent weeks,especially following introductionof a proposal to build a six-storyoffice building at 270 South Serv-ice Road inMelville. They also rec-ommended the town put a mora-torium on new development in thearea until traffic and land usestudies, as recommended by thetown’s master plan, were complet-ed for the Melville EmploymentCenter.Alissa Taff, president of the Civic

Association of Sweet Hollow and aleader of the charge demandingthe town conduct the studies, saidshe is waiting to read the exactwording of the resolution, but isglad that the town is moving to-ward a traffic study.“We’re not anti-business, but we

want to make it safe for every-body,” she said.If development continues at its

current pace, business owners inthe area – and thousands of resi-dents in the surrounding area –will be caught in a traffic snarl, sheargued.“What’s going to happen is that

people won’t want to do businessthere because they can’t get wherethey need to go,” she said.The shape and membership of

the study committee is to be deter-mined, Cuthbertson said. Thestudy is to be paid for with fundspaid by Canon as part of its ap-proval process, which was ear-marked for that sort of traffic im-pact and mitigation studies.


DIX HILLS

Huntington Alert’s New EngineFirst message blast warns Dix HillsWater customers of scamBy Danny [email protected]

Anybody who has an unlisted num-ber or uses a cell phone as their pri-mary phone must sign up to receivealerts through Huntington Alert, nowpowered by Emergency Communica-tions Network’s CodeRED software.Here’s how you do it:

• Online – visit http://huntington-ny.gov and click the HuntingtonAlert icon on their home page.• Download the app on your GPS-enabled smartphone and receiveCodeRED alerts as you enter an af-fected area.• Landline – No internet access?Call 631-351-3044.

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BABY FACES QUOTE OF THE WEEKSUSANROETHEL

“The addiction these kids havewith it… It’s absolutely incredible.They’re dying left and right. I don’tthink they have a chance in hell.”

Drugs Claiming More Lives On LI, PAGE A1

Credit Cards Left In Unlocked Car

A Melville resident called Suffolk County police onSept. 7 to report a theft. The complainant told policethat someone entered their unlocked 2011 Lincoln theday earlier and stole two credit cards.

At Least Grab Some Fine China And Crystal

A 43-year-old Brooklyn woman and 50-year-oldBronx man were arrested on grand larceny charges bySuffolk County police in Huntington on Sept. 7. Thepair was wanted for allegedly stealing silverware from alocal department store.

Robber Slugs Victim In The Face

Suffolk police responded to Main Street in Hunting-ton after an attempted robbery on Sept. 6. The com-plainant said he was in a parking lot when an unknownman asked him for money. When he said no, the manhit him in the face, knocking him to the ground. Noth-ing was reported missing. The victim was taken toSouthside Hospital in Bay Shore.

Lock Your Doors

A Huntington resident called Suffolk County policeon Sept. 6 to report a burglary. The complainant said awhite man wearing gray shorts and a white T-shirtwalked in through an unlocked front door and stolejewelry.

Please?

Another Huntington resident also called SuffolkCounty police about a break-in on Sept. 6. The thiefused an unlocked side door before making off withjewelry.

Was It An Accident Or Intentional?

Suffolk police responded to the Huntington LIRRstation on Sept. 6 about damage to a vehicle. The com-plainant said someone broke a window.

One-Stop Thieving

AGreenlawn resident called Suffolk County police onSept. 6 to report a break-in. The thief apparently en-tered through an unlocked front door before grabbing alaptop, backpacks and clothing.

That’s Not Funny

A Dix Hills resident called Suffolk County police onSept. 5 about a burglary. The complainant said some-one pushed in a rear door before making off with a bot-tle of gin and clown figurines.

Driving Them Mad

Suffolk police were dispatched to Melville on Sept. 4.The complainant said someone drove a vehicle acrosstheir lawn.

Maybe chivalry ain’t dead… So it seems assome folks are still teaching their children their Psand Qs, with adorable – and very helpful – results! Iwas out in town the other daywhen I approached a store’sdoor. As I motioned to get thedoor, a young man – he could-n’t have been more than six years old, tops – rushedahead and opened the door for me. And for a six-year-old, that means putting nearly your entirebody into the effort! Leading with his shoulder, hepushed the door open and held it open until I wassafely inside. With so much chatter about NewYorkers being rude and tacky, this was a mostfriendly, refreshing moment to enjoy. Thanks,young fella – and to his parents, who are obviouslyraising that boy right!

About that ‘Noo Yawk’ hospitality… That actof kindness from such a young chap got me to re-flecting a bit. New Yorkers have this rep for beingcoarse and unkind, but every time you run one ofthose “world’s rudest cities” surveys, we’re nowherenear the top. Why is that? We’re hospitable, but notin the smiley, sugary-sweet way. We’re hospitable byhelping you get things done. Giving tourists thegood directions, carrying baby carriages up anddown train platforms, changing tires, pitching inwithout expecting kudos. It’s just what we do. It’ssomething that was on full display nearly 11 yearsago to the day when the United States fell undersiege – we rolled up our sleeves and did everythingwe could to help our fellow man in our collectivetime of crisis. Some parts of the world might havebeen surprised at the response, but in our darkesthour, we showed the world what we knew to be trueall along.

Too early…Who doesn’t love a holiday? It’s achance to celebrate with friends and family, achance to unwind and a chance to cut loose. With amonth and a half to go, Halloween is slowly draw-ing near. I even have a few friends already planningout their homemade costumes! But I do have togrouse about some people jumping the gun. I’veseen Halloween decorations in parts of town even

before Labor Day, and many more are coming out.Can we at least please wait until the first day of fall– September 22? Otherwise we’ll have Thanksgiv-

ing napkins and Christmastrees on sale by the end ofOctober… whoops. Too late.

Who’s there? The otherday, I was out and about,

minding my own business when suddenly I heard avoice. And not only did this voice seem to be givingcommands I can’t completely hear, but it’s com-pletely disembodied. When this happens, I stop,look around and notice that nobody else gets thecreepy-crawlies. Well, I finally figured out what thelowdown is, and the good news is that yours truly isnot being haunted and has not gone totally bonkers.It appears that several vehicles on the road – bussesand ambulances especially – have very loud voicerecordings. With that spooktacular holiday knownas Halloween coming up next month, keep this inmind the next time strange voices start whisperinginto your ear.

Goose on the loose…Despite my temptation todescribe them as Canadian geese, I know the herdof birds I’ve seen around town lately are more ac-curately described as a gaggle of Canada geese.What I don’t know is if there are more of themaround, but it sure feels like it. These flying poopmachines always seem to linger about Long Islandinstead of migrating, but I noticed a particularlysizeable bunch on one side of Route 25A lastweek. The next day, they were apparently hangingout on the other side of the street. Either way, Ihope they stay out of Heckscher Park and my yard.I need more goose poop like I need one of thoselittle feathered ingrates hissing at me as I shoothem from my yard.

(Aunt Rosie wants to hear from you! If you havecomments, ideas, or tips about what’s happeningin your neck of the woods, write to me today andlet me know the latest. To contact me, drop a line toAunt Rosie, c/o The Long-Islander, 149 MainStreet, Huntington NY 11743. Or try the e-mail [email protected])

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TOWN OF HUNTINGTON

CooCoo ForMobileLIRR Tickets In 2013Huntington company’s pilot goes smoothly

TheHuntington-based company behindthe first mobile LIRR tickets is not sur-prised the MTA wants to introduce theirtechnology across the board next year.Sixteen percent of all golf fans taking

in The Barclays at Bethpage StatePark’s Black Course last month usedLIRR trains to and from the Farming-dale station. Of those, 5,894 tickets,about 20 percent, were sold online viaCooCoo.CooCoo was launched in April 2010

with the intention of making masstransit more convenient. Users couldpull up train times to and from stationsof their choice by sending a text mes-sage from their cell phones.“CooCoo from the very beginning was

about real-time transit,” Huntingtonrestaurateur and CooCoo co-founderJohn Tunney said. “We had plannedthat from inception.”Currently the only options for LIRR

passengers is to buy tickets at machinespresent in some stations, purchasethem online and wait in the mail, orbuy them on the train at a higher price.But when The Barclays arrived on

Long Island, the MTA used the PGAevent as pilot for the first mobile ticket-ing system, through CooCoo.“Our first-ever experiment with live

mobile ticketing has been a huge suc-cess,” said LIRR President HelenaWilliams. “Sales far exceeded our ex-pectations. Customers loved the con-venience of it and the technologyworked well. This experience will helpus move forward to expand mobile tick-eting options for our customers in thefuture.”Customers punched in the CooCoo

website on their phones, and enteredboth a credit card number and emailaddress. Their ticket could then be dis-played on the screen or printed out athome. Conductors were equipped withMTA smart phones to scan the digitaltickets.An MTA survey of 368 online ticket

holders found 99 percent were very sat-isfied with the overall experience, while81 percent gave the process a top gradeof 5. Each one said they would purchasetrain tickets online if the option existed.“Riders really loved it and it was great

to see the technology in the hands ofthe conductors,” CooCoo co-founderRyan Thompson said, adding that hiscompany developed the software for theentire process.Since the golf tournament, Williams

confirmed the LIRR is interested inadding mobile ticketing some time in2013. She also said an RFP to procurethe handheld devices and software forsuch a project should be issued this fall.“We’re excited to see it moving in that

direction,” Thompson, of Northport,said. “We could certainly deliver a prod-uct like the one we did for The Barclays,but scale it for the rest of the system.”CooCoo is already used by the MTA,

LIRR, PATH, Massachusetts BayTransportation Authority, SoutheasternPennsylvania Transportation Authorityand North County Transit District(Southern California).California riders can already pur-

chase digital tickets, as well as tickets toevents serviced by mass transit.CooCoo is available by texting

266266 – which spells CooCoo on thekeypad. While the service also providesweather, traffic, sports, movie and busi-ness information, Thompson said theirmain focus is mass transportation.

CooCoo’s mobile ticketing system, tested by the MTA during The Barclays, could be comingto the LIRR on a full-time basis next year.



Many Children Getting Left Behind

A new batch of 5-year-olds is headed tokindergarten this week, carrying withthem, along with some jitters, big dreamsof success.But a soon-to-be-published study from

Teachers College brings troubling news.Gaps in early childhood services are leav-ing many kids with the odds stackedheavily against them.Childhood services on Long Island are

not a coordinated program, but a patch-work of services, provided by hundreds ofprivate and public entities, ranging fromregulated and unregulated child care andpre-k programs, to medical and mentalhealth services, to social services, homevisiting programs, and public library pro-grams.Previous studies have revealed that the

benefits of these services literally last alifetime, translating into fewer special ed-ucation courses in school, higher gradua-tion rates, higher salaries in adulthood,more home ownership, and less troublewith the law.How? Neuroscientists have learned

that interactions in the earliest monthsand years are crucial in developing boththe cognitive and personal skills childrenneed to succeed. Disadvantages in theseyears don’t just limit kids’ knowledge baseas they start school; they impair children’s

ability to learn. So instead of catching upas they go through school, these kids tendto fall farther behind. That’s one reasonwhy the achievement gap based on in-come widens as kids get older.Half a century of education reforms, in-

cluding themuch ballyhooed reform poli-cies of the past decade, have failed to nar-row the gap – and are not likely to, ac-cording to a study published last year outof Duke University’s Sanford School ofPublic Policy, which labels as “misguided”policies that disregard the educationalchallenges faced by disadvantaged chil-dren.Early childhood programs get results

because they attack the problem at itssource. Unfortunately, while programs onLong Island are working well for many,the Teachers College study finds, manyfamilies lack access to programs, andquality is inconsistent.

Many parents are unable to identifyavailable services. Language barriers andtransportation problems also pose obsta-cles. In addition, lack of collaboration be-tween providers impairs program qualityby limiting opportunities for providers toshare expertise and best practices, orshare resources that individual providerscannot afford, from a music teacher to alaminating machine.Chief among the report’s recommenda-

tions was the need to improve coordina-tion. The study also recommends profes-sional development for providers, estab-lishing incentives for providers to partici-pate in New York State’s Quality Starsprogram, and specific actions to improveaccess.But the study strongly highlights the

need to recognize and sustain successfulprograms. “For much of the public, thevalue of early childhood services is notwell-enough known,” says Sharon LynnKagan, lead author of the study. “Thesehundreds of individual service providersdon’t have the money that other groupshave to publicize and lobby for their agen-das. When state and local budgets getslashed in times like these, early child-hood programs are often the first thingscut.”That would be a serious mistake. The

smartmove is to strengthen the programsthat have been proven to work.

Nancy Rauch Douzinas is president ofthe Rauch Foundation, a family founda-tion that supports innovative programscentered on children, the environment,and regional leadership. For more infor-mation visit www.rauchfoundation.org.

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TOWN OF HUNTINGTON

Carpoolers, Start Your EngineCare about the environment, shelling

out less for gas and gettingmore cars offthe road? Then take the Carpool Chal-lenge.The Melville Chamber of Commerce

and 511NY Rideshare have partneredup to coax area employees into com-

muting with others. All participants willreceive a small monetary gift and themost frequent carpoolers win a freeluncheon.“The idea is to save fuel, cut down on

traffic, help emissions and be reallygood corporate citizens,” the chamber’spresident, Mike DeLuise, said.The chamber and 511NY have worked

together on previous projects, DeLuise

said, and the chamber suggested pro-moting ridesharing at one point.Beginning this fall, employees from

participating businesses will be askedto hop in someone else’s car for the rideto work. Employees who carpoolroundtrip at least four times in the spanof a month between October-Decem-ber will each receive a $25 gift card to




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Raia Running UnopposedIt’s a luxury rarely afforded to politicians

– a chance to use an election cycle to get tomeet the new constituents you just gainedas a result of redistricting.But Assemblyman

Andrew Raia, a Re-publican from EastNorthport, will havethat chance. He isrunning unopposedin his effort to earn asixth two-year termin Albany in the new12th Assembly Dis-trict. HuntingtonDemocratic Commit-tee Chair MaryCollins confirmedthat Raia is runningunopposed.Raia takes that as

“a good sign” that he’sbeen doing the rightthing in Albany sincebeing elected in2002.Upon his likely return to Albany, the as-

semblyman said he expects mandate reliefwill be the major issue lawmakers will beforced to tackle.“We implemented the 2-percent tax cap

last year, and our local governments arestill having a hard time with escalatingpension costs and a whole host of increas-ing costs,” he said. “Now that we have a 2-percent cap, it’s becoming increasingly dif-ficult to live within those costs.”While most jurisdictions got by on their

reserves this year, Raia said that wouldn’tcontinue to be the case. Failure to providemandate relief would result in program-ming cuts, he warned.Raia praised recent efforts by Governor

Andrew Cuomo’s efforts resulting in on-time budgets that have cut or frozen

spending in the lasttwo years, but saidmore must be done.“We’re starting to get

our financial house inorder. We need to helplocal governments todo the same,”Raia said.At home, Raia said

he plans to intensifyhis focus onprotectingdrinking water withnew legislation aimedat identifying toxins inthe water supply. Hesaid he’s also workingwith the Village ofNorthport on theirsewer treatment plant.The assemblyman

said he also expectsethics reform will be

back on the table, especially consideringthe recent arrest of a state senator and a sexscandal involving top Democratic Assem-blyman Vito Lopez.Raia will move from the 10th to the new

12th Assembly District. The lines largelymirror his former 10th AD, but shift eastand south to accommodate changing pop-ulation levels. About 11 percent of Raia’sconstituents will be new to him, and heplans to use the run-up to the election tointroduce himself.

Assemblyman Andrew Raia is running un-opposed for the new 12th Assembly Dis-trict.


Proud Of My Friend

DEAR EDITOR:The events of Sept. 11, 2001

documented the reality of evileven while they brought out thebest in our fellow Americans.One such American is Mr. JohnSferazo.A Huntington Station native,

John was working as an ironworker on Marine Parkway-GilHodges Memorial Bridge whenthe first plane collided with theWorld Trade Center.As a Ground Zero volunteer,

searching for survivors beneaththe rubble, John suffered physi-cal and psychological trauma.Today, his lungs straining underlabored breaths, John Sferazocontinues helping others.His organization, American

Greenlands Restoration Inc.(AGRI), has transformed a for-mer asphalt plant in Maine intothe top-rated habitat improve-ment project in the state: a lushforestland where first respondersand military veterans can find aclean, quiet place to fish, hunt ormerely enjoy the outdoors.John’s selfless work with

AGRI has earned him a 2012Heroes of Conservation award.

With additional assistance fromthe Natural Resources Conserva-tion Services, the Pine GroveProject, and the Wildlife HabitatIncentives Program, AGRI in-tends to build wetlands on itsMaine property along withplanting American elderberry,chestnut trees, apple trees andmore.In a time of great tragedy and

hardship, John Sferazo demon-strated what it means to be anAmerican. He has given his fullmeasure to those who have suf-fered incalculable loss, and I amproud to call Mr. Sferazo myfriend.

ANDREWRAIAAssemblymanNinthDistrict

Family Nights A Success

DEAR EDITOR:Many thanks go to Mary Sulli-

van of First National Bank ofLong Island and her committee,Debi Triola of Fashions in Flow-ers, Barbara Sorelle of VisitingNurse Service and Northportresident Bruce Adams, for theoutstanding job they did coordi-nating the very successful Tues-

day Family Nights in August thisyear sponsored by the NorthportChamber of Commerce.A good time was had by all at-

tending, who were treated to thelive music, delicious food, mer-chandise, antique cars and funevents for the children whichwere orchestrated by DJ TommyBruno.Thanks to the Incorporated

Village of Northport for theirpermission to hold the event, theNorthport Police Departmentfor traffic control, the NorthportHighway Department for theirhelp and to all those who partici-pated.Special thanks go to the com-

munity for their support.

FLEMMINGHANSENPresident

Northport Chamberof Commerce

Think Before You Drink

DEAR EDITOR:Drunk driving is a deadly epi-

demic that continues to plaguethe country and Long Island.Over the Memorial Day week-end this year, Nassau and Suf-folk County police reported that

there were at least 71 people ar-rested for driving under the in-fluence of alcohol. In light of arecent series of fatal crashes onLong Island, it is more impor-tant than ever that people moni-tor themselves if and whenchoosing to consume alcohol.Even one drink can impair aperson’s judgment. Remember,responsible people do not drinkand drive.In just a few short months,

Long Island has been struck bytragedy far too many times. Thisinformation was taken from re-cent local newspapers:• A young woman from Lin-

denhurst was killed on June 24,2012 by a drunk driver only afew days after her graduationfrom Copiague High School. Thedriver had a blood alcohol con-tent of .30, causing him to losecontrol of his vehicle which col-lided with her SUV. The colli-sion was so powerful it causedher vehicle to flip several times.• A man fromWyandanch

crashed his vehicle head-on intoa Suffolk County police car onLong Island Avenue on July 14,2012. He was driving drunk onthe wrong side of the road. Twoofficers from Suffolk Countywere hurt and hospitalized.• On July 19, 2012, a man

fromWestbury was drivingdrunk on the Long Island Ex-pressway service road in Brent-wood and was going 100 mph.His car went airborne andcrashed into the side of a 7-Eleven store. His infant daugh-ter, a passenger in the car, waskilled at 11 months old. The dri-ver’s pregnant girlfriend was also

in the car and suffered substan-tial injuries. His blood alcoholcontent was three times over thelegal limit.• A 17-year-old driver from

Mastic killed two passengers af-ter a drunk driving crash on July21, 2012. Two of his teenage pas-sengers were ejected from thecar and killed while another wasinjured. Charges against thedriver were recently upgradedbecause tests results indicated hehad marijuana in his system al-so.• A man stole a vehicle in Pel-

hamManor on August 5, 2012and crashed into a Saturn sedanwith two passengers in theBronx after a high-speed policechase. His blood alcohol contentwas .20 and two women werepulled from the vehicle after sus-taining critical injuries.I’m sure there have been more

accidents that have gone unre-ported. Each of these accidentsis the result of irresponsible, self-ish choices. It is important to re-member that even one drink ofalcohol can impair a person’sability to drive and cause adrunk-driving related accident.Not only is the driver’s life at riskbut the lives of innocent by-standers are often at risk too.If you want to drink: Desig-

nate a sober driver; walk; take acab – never get behind the wheelof a vehicle after drinking alco-hol. Please think before youdrink, and never drink thendrive!

WILLIAM R. SPENCERSuffolkCounty Legislator18thLegislativeDistrict

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

Susan Roethel is a mother on a mission.That mission is to spread the word: Long Is-land, you have a drug problem.Roethel’s daughter, Megan, was 22 years

oldwhen she became another victim inwhatis a growing crisis on Long Island – heroin.A promising student who had her sights seton Princeton, Megan became ensnared in acycle of drug abuse that in more and morecases, leads to heroin, and in toomany cases, to death. She hopesthat by educating parents of therealities of a growing crisis, shewill save lives through her organization,Fallen on Long Island.The crisis is heroin, a quiet killer that is

claiming victims at an alarming pace. From2010 to 2011 there was a 52-percent in-crease in the number of deaths from pre-scription drugs and heroin. And the num-bers are rising.Suffolk County has been identified in an

investigation by the district attorney’s office

as a hotbed of prescription drug abuse – par-ticularly opiate derivatives such as vicodinand oxycodone. Highly addictive, these nar-cotics often lead desperate users to heroin, adrug more easily obtainable on the street.The crisis is quietly growing, in part be-

cause families, fearing the stigma of heroinuse, choose to grieve their losses quietly. Sowhile we quietly bury our children, the

problem quietly grows.Susan Roethel hopes to shed

some light on the crisis. She’s or-ganized a forum to be held Fri-

day, Sept. 28 at St. Patrick’s Church inHuntington. In addition to her daughter’stragic story, experts in drug dependenceand treatment will provide facts and infor-mation and addicts in recovery will sharetheir stories. They are stories that shouldbe heard, particularly by those who mis-takenly think that this serious problem isconfined to other communities. It’s not; it’sright in our backyards.

You Have A Drug Problem

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LITERATURE

E.L. Doctorow: ‘Champion of Literacy’‘Ragtime’ author to be honored by Whitman Birthplace at fourth annual gala

E.L. Doctorow, the decorated author of“Ragtime” who received the NationalHumanities Medal in 1998, will soonhave a new honor to add to his resume –Champion of Literacy.The Walt Whitman Birthplace Associ-

ation will present the acclaimed authorwith the award during their fourth annu-al Benefit for Literacy Gala at Oheka Cas-tle on Oct. 11.“We were certainly looking for a man

of letters, and his name is out there,”Birthplace Executive Director CynthiaShor said. Past honorees in the literarycategory include Amazon.com’s Jeff Be-zos in 2009; the late Ray Bradbury, au-thor of “Fahrenheit 451,” in 2010; andBuddhist philosopher Daisaku Ikeda in2011.Shor noted that a board member sug-

gested Doctorow after seeing him on tel-evision promoting his latest book, 2009’s“Homer & Langley,” during an interviewseries.After trustees selected Doctorow for

the award, he and Shor met at the NewYork Library Association benefit earlierthis year. She said Doctorow is planningto attend the Oheka Castle celebration.“We’re very excited,” Shor said.Doctorow’s work, which is published in

more than 30 languages, has been wide-

ly recognized by literary critics for excel-lence. His novels include: “The Book ofDaniel,” a National Book Award nomineein 1972; “Ragtime,” which received thefirst National Book Critics Circle Awardfor fiction in 1976; “World’s Fair,” whichwon the 1986 National Book Award;“Billy Bathgate,” winner of thePEN/Faulkner prize, the National Book

Critics Circle Award and the WilliamDean Howells medal of the AmericanAcademy of Arts and Letters, 1990; “TheWaterworks”; “City of God”; and “TheMarch,” which received the 2006PEN/Faulkner Award, the 2006 Nation-al Book Critics Circle Award and was aPulitzer Prize finalist. He has publishedtwo collections of short fiction as well as

three volumes of essays.Doctorow is a fellow of the American

Academy of Arts and Sciences, the Amer-ican Philosophical Society, and theAmerican Academy of Arts and Letters.In 1998 he was awarded the NationalHumanities Medal at the White House.He holds the Lewis and Loretta Glucks-man chair in English and American Let-ters at New York University.Not only does the gala and award put

Huntington on the radar for literary lu-minaries like Doctorow, it’s been a valu-able fundraising event, bringing in thou-sands of dollars for the Birthplace. SimonMalls, which operates the namesakeWaltWhitman Shops across the road from theBirthplace, has been a key partner, Shorsaid.“Deborah Weber at Simon is the event

chair. She ran it year and it was very suc-cessful and we look forward to her assis-tance this year,” Shor said. “The mall hasbeen very cooperative and very support-ive, and we appreciate their support.”Tickets for the gala, a dinner-dance

that runs from 6:30-10 p.m., are $250.To purchase tickets, visit www.waltwhit-man.org and follow the links to the Ben-efit for Literacy Gala, buy them in personat the Birthplace on Monday or Wednes-day from 9 a.m.-5 p.m. or call 631-427-5240. Potential sponsors can call Weberat 631-271-1746 or email [email protected].

E.L. Doctorow will be feted as a Champion of Literacy during the Walt Whitman BirthplaceAssociation’s fourth annual gala at Oheka Castle Oct. 11.


CELEBRITY

TonyDanza Still Is The BossFormer TV star coming to Book Revue as a teacher Friday

He may not be telling little Samantha what to do af-ter moving from Brooklyn to Connecticut in the televi-sion show “Who's the Boss?” but Tony Danza is stillteaching youth, and he's doing so with passion.Danza, well known for his roles as Tony Micelli in

“Who's the Boss?” and Tony Banta from “Taxi,” hasbeen in sports as a boxer, in the arts as an actor, andnow in education as a teacher. He has even written abook about it, “I'd Like to Apologize to Every TeacherI Ever Had,” which he will be signing at the Book Re-vue in Huntington on Friday.The book encompasses his first year teaching 10th

grade at Northeast High School in Philadelphia, andwhat he has learned from and about the job. For him,it wasn’t just one role like he’s done in his televisionshows; it has been many different roles.“You're playing father, mother, teacher, social work-

er, sister, brother, a nemesis,” Danza said. “You have toplay a lot of roles. That's what's really hard about it.”Being given the opportunity to be a teacher gave him

insight to what is going on in public schools, which isthe system he graduated from at Malverne HighSchool in Hicksville.The teaching field is one he always wanted to be in.

Even when he was acting on “Who's the Boss?” his

character eventually ended up being a teacher.“It's been on my mind a long time,” Danza said. “I

was nearing 60 and decided it was time.”For him, teaching the youth today is an issue that is

very important to him, as he added that millions ofkids drop out a year. And the only solution, he said, isa nationwide campaign that convinces children thatit’s in their best interest to continue their education.“They only get one life, and this small piece of it will

make a difference,” Danza said.Being a teacher is not important only because it af-

fects the students themselves, but their futures as well.“Teaching is a noble profession. It entails a lot more

than meets the eye,” Danza said. “In order to get thekids to work for you, you have to make sure they knowyou care about them. Then they work harder for youand they open up to you.”Sometimes, he said, it can be upsetting – students

are going through their own tough times as well – andthere is often an “emotional grind.”With much respect for the teachers before him, he

said that people looking to become teachers shouldknow that it “takes time to get this,” he said. Despite thedifficulties and the emotional grind, he offers a tip fromhis boxing days: “Keep your chin down and keep punch-ing.”Book Revue is located at 313 New York Ave. The

Sept. 14 book signing is at 7 p.m.Tony Danza returns to Huntington on Friday to sign hisbook about his teaching experience.

By Alessandra [email protected]


Huntington Jewish CenterA Multi-Generational Egalitarian Synagogue

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DIX HILLS

Patriot Golf Day 2012Golfers visiting the Northport V.A.

Golf Course, Crab Meadow and Dix HillsGolf Courses over Labor Day weekendwere asked to take a swing of support formilitary families who have been adverse-ly affected while serving their country.Patriot Golf Day is a nationwide

fundraiser that provides educationalscholarships to families of those who

have become disabled or lost their lives inthe line of duty. Those playing the North-port V.A. Golf Course, Crab Meadow orDix Hills Golf Courses were asked to do-nate a minimum of $1 for each green feeprocessed. All funds collected were donated to the

Folds of Honor Foundation, a nonprofitcommitted to helping military families.

Director of Parks and Recreation Don McKay, Councilman Mark Cuthbertson, MarioBuonpane, chairman of the Northport V.A. Golf Course, and Leo Giovenco, historian of theNorthport American Legion Post 694, at the Northport V.A. Golf Course announce thetown’s partnership in Patriot Golf Day.


TheFoodieS E C T I O N

TheClubhouseCelebrates 50YearsFor 50 years, The Clubhouse in Hunt-

ington has been the place for steaks.And it’s that expertise, attention to de-tail and commitment to excellence thathas led the Bies family to their goldenanniversary.Owner Jeffrey Bies has been the pro-

prietor of The Clubhouse for nearly 30years. His parents, John and Geraldine,opened The Clubhouse in 1962. At thetime, they owned several other restau-rants, but as they pared down their hold-ings, The Clubhouse was the keeper.The entire space, from the entrance

hallway to the cozy dining room, exudeswarmth and familiarity, andmuch of thatfamiliarity is thanks to the staff. Many,ranging from the busboys to chef CharlieLabartino, have been a part of The Club-house family for more than a decade andknow how to make clients feel comfort-able and part of the place.“The most important thing is my staff,”

Bies said. “I just have some really greatpeople here.”The Clubhouse’s bar boasts mixed

drinks aplenty and an extensive redwine selection to enhance the primarilymeat-eater’s menu. The wine list hasbeen a regular on Wine Spectator’sAward of Excellence since the mid-2000s, and in 2005, The Clubhouse wasnamed one of the country’s Wine-Friendliest Restaurants.Jeffrey started us out with the Duck

Breast and Vegetable appetizer ($12),tender, savory sliced duck breast withjulienne vegetables and avocado dressingwrapped in a tortilla and a tangy Thaidipping sauce. And you can never gowrong with Lobster Claw Cocktail ($18),

fresh, sweet and cool, served with a Ca-jun remoulade.Wrapped Sea Scallops ($13) are a

knockout. Giant, succulent scallops arewrapped in thick-cut ApplewoodSmoked Bacon, which is served suppleand crisp; and finished with a GrandMarnier and Molasses glaze. The combi-nation is a smoky, sweet and savory tourde force.From the beginning, The Clubhouse

has focused on more than straightaway(Continued on page A18)

By Danny & [email protected]

Owner Jeffrey Bies shows us a pair ofprime cuts – he’s holding a Long Bone Col-orado Rib Eye, next to a classic Porter-house; right, a Colorado Rib Eye, servedmedium-rare. Exquisite cuts like those havehelped build The Clubhouse’s reputation asa Huntington steakhouse destination.

Shown pouring a raspberry martini, Bar-tender Carla Brodsky is one of several long-time staff members that give The Club-house its unique rapport with guests.

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The Clubhouse’s 50thsteakhouse broiler work, also opting forfresh seafood, veal, chicken, prime porkand sauces. Seasonal fresh produce andspices come from Labartino’s garden onhis property out east, allowing therestaurant to offer an experiencemost as-sociate with Hamptons restaurants.The Clubhouse’s masterwork contin-

ues to be their selection of top-of-the-linesteaks. Their menu boasts a diverse se-lection of cuts ranging from filet mignon,T-bone, New York strip, chateaubriandand porterhouse. A special offering dur-ing our visit was the Long Bone ColoradoRib Eye for two ($90), served on a bed ofsautéed onions. Prepped with just akosher salt rub, it’s one of the juiciest,most tender cuts steaks we’ve had in ourtravels, bursting with rich beef flavor andmagnificent in its simplicity.It’s no surprise dessertmenus tend to be

short at a place where meat-eaters sitdown specifically to dine on prime cuts,but if you can, save a bit of room becausethere are many treats to be had. Dessertsare in the $8 range, and include offeringslike Geraldine’s classic Pecan Pie, a nutty,balanced presentation that hits the sweettooth just right without overwhelming it.Holly’s homemadeNewYork Style cheese-cake is rich, and creamy with extra atten-tion paid to the crust. Tiramisu is a feath-er-light, melt-in-your-mouth delight.The Clubhouse is winding up its back-

to-school, three-course menu this Friday,which will run you $35 or $40 dependingthe entrée. That clears the way for the50th anniversary celebration from Sept.16-28, when diners can enjoy a starterplate of an appetizer, soup or salad

paired, with Chateaubriand for two andlobster tails and a dessert. It’s a greattime to become acquainted with TheClubhouse, or help an old friend cele-brate their longevity.

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The Clubhouse320 East Jericho Turnpike, Hunt-

ington631-423-1155

www.clubhousesteaks.com

Atmosphere: Warm, inviting andfamiliar

Cuisine – World-class steak,seafood and meats

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PIZZA PARTY: Our friends over at CampariRistorante (225Main St., Northport, 631-757-6700, www.campariristorante.com),across the street from the John W. Enge-man theater, are doing a little somethingspecial for the kids this Cow Harbor Day.On Sunday, Sept. 16, the village closesMain Street from 12-5 p.m. for a paradeand street fair, with performances andvendors selling food and goods in front oftheir stores. In addition to featured fooditems, Campari will have a build-your-own personal pizza station, where kidscan roll the dough, create a pizza withcheese (and add pepperoni if they want),and bake them in Campari’s ovens. Best ofall, there is no charge for the service, orthe food!

SWIRLS & TWIRLS: Long Island’s fifth loca-tion of Swirls and Twirls, a self-servefrozen yogurt shop, opens in Greenlawn(769 Pulaski Road, Greenlawn, in theWaldbaum’s Shopping Center) nextweekend, giving customers an opportu-nity to taste something good and dosomething good. At the opening on Sat-urday, Sept. 22, 11 a.m.-8 p.m., 50 per-cent of the proceeds will benefit the El-wood and Harborfields Booster Clubs.What a way to introduce themselves tothe neighborhood! Franchisee owners,brothers Frank and Danny Capobianco,say to stop by to savor “the ultimate

healthy indulgence” – 24 flavors, morethan 50 toppings, and endless possibili-ties – for half price. Opening day will al-so feature music, games, raffles and liveradio broadcasts from WBLI and 94X.

SHORT AND SWEET:We can’t think of manythings sweeter than a cookbook full ofdessert recipes, and that’s just what thefolks at SeniorNet have been busy put-ting together. The volunteers at Senior-Net, a program at Family Service Leaguein Huntington and Yaphank that worksto educate seniors on using computersand the Internet, compiled their favoriterecipes in “Short and Sweet, DeliciousDessert Recipes” – 55 pages of them!Lending a hand, the Huntington TownBoard sponsored the printing of thebook.We’re excited to say we can’t wait tomake the sesame seed cookies andpumpkin cheesecake!

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Swirls & Twirls self-serve frozen yogurtopens in Greenlawn Sept. 22.


MELVILLE

Helping People Hear By ListeningIsland Better Hearing provides custom care along with state of the art technology

An audiology center helping peoplehear for more than 40 years also has tofind ways to keep up with the times.Lori Trentacoste, owner of Island Bet-

ter Hearing in Melville, combines newtechnologies with customer service shelearned working in the family-ownedbusiness.Trentacoste originally worked at the

hearing center when it was owned by herfather while she studied for a degree inaudiology. “Exposed to [the practice] be-cause of him,” she decided to pursue a ca-reer in the field and graduated with anAu.D, the highest university degree in theindustry. She’s also continued her father’spractice, making it one of the oldest fam-ily-run audiology centers in the tri-statearea.Although many audiologists make a

living out of selling brand hearing aids,Trentacoste said she’s in the trade to helpothers with specialized attention. Herpassion was brought on because of theimportance of hearing.“[I] love it because it’s a necessity to

people,” she said.Trentacoste believes that when left un-

treated, hearing impairment causes a

number of problems. In order to makesure she is giving customers the hearingaids best suited to their needs, she hasmachines that thoroughly test each cus-tomer’s abilities.The Verifit machine, for example, tests

the unique weakness in the ears of a cus-tomer. Although the variation may seemslight, Trentacoste said, it canmake a sig-nificant difference.While she carries all major brands of

hearing aids, the owner emphasized thathelping people hear is as much aboutpeople as it is the actual device.“It’s not about the product, but the care

and the fit,” Trentacoste said.When a customer picks a low-price

hearing aid without testing what they ac-

tually need, users can hamper both theirhealth and budgets. The value in a cus-tom piece is that with the extra verifica-tion and validation, the needs of the cus-tomer are better met and the purchaseoffers long-lasting satisfaction.In today’s economy, she acknowledged

that health care is a financial burden. Tohelp offset that, Trentacoste works withcustomers to find an earpiece that catersto their needs and still fits their budget.After running the necessary tests, shespends time with each patient going overthe hearing aids that best fit the patient’sneeds and financial plans. She also fol-lows up with three open checkups tomake sure the device is working.That combination of service and tech-

nology not only has local customers pa-tronizing Island Better Hearing, but thebusiness also supports customers in oth-er parts of the country. Despite their of-fices being in the Town of Huntington,Trentacoste said they have customers inPennsylvania, Vermont and even Ari-zona.“They know what they get, is what they

need,” the other said.Island Better Hearing was awarded

Best Practice/Audiologist nationwide in2011 by trade publication “The HearingReview” and is being nominated againfor 2012. The voting is based on manu-facturer representatives reviews.

Island Better Hearing205 E. Main St., Huntington

1-03 Schwab Road, Clock TowerPlaza, Melville631-271-1018

www.islandbetterhearing.com

By Angela [email protected]

Island Better Hearing owner Lori Trentacoste in her store.

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It’s Back To School For Shutterbugs Too

September is a great month for pho-tography. The first half of the monthgives us summer weather, and the sec-ond half gives the colors and activities ofautumn.However, that is not September’s real

claim to fame. Just ask any young per-son what early September means tothem and you’re most likely to get afrown and hear the words “back toschool.”While the end of summer may be

greeted coldly by kids, it is a great timeto “go to school” if your goal is to learnmore about photography. The digitalrevolution has rejuvenated the photog-raphy world. In the days of film photog-raphy, you had hobbyists who pur-chased nice equipment and the rest ofus used their point-and-shoot camerasfor family functions and vacations.In this digital era, everyone can find

their creative photographic side. There isno end to the onslaught of digital devices,software, and other equipment releasedevery six months. This makes digital pho-tography education a moving target, re-quiring a concerted effort to stay current.It may seem like a daunting task, like

staring up a long, winding mountainroad, but like the mountain road, the re-wards are there for those that make thejourney. Plus, it’s not really as tough asit looks and it can be lots of fun, espe-cially if you do it with friends.If you wish to educate yourself on

your own, there is no shortage of web-sites, books, magazines, classes andeven personal instructors to help youwith that task. Just Google “digital pho-tography instruction” and look at all theresults. There is even a new photogra-phy school right here in Huntington vil-lage. Local retailer Berger BrothersCamera recently opened the Center forPhotographic Art on Clinton Avenue.All of these tools are wonderful ways toadvance your knowledge and gaingreater insight into what makes goodphotography.However, if you would rather learn in

a setting with others who share yourpassion for photography, I have a greatsuggestion: Join a camera club.If you live anywhere near the newspa-

per in which this article appears, thenyou are lucky because you have one ofthe biggest and best camera clubs avail-

able to you. The Huntington CameraClub has been helping local residentshone the photo skills since 1968. I my-self am about to start my 25th year as amember. Whether your ultimate goal isto be a working professional or just takebetter family photos, camera clubs offerthe perfect environment for learning.Your skill level when you join is not im-portant – more experienced membersare always eager to share their learnedknowledge on any willing set of ears.The Huntington Camera Club started

with a handful of local camera enthusi-asts and has been going strong eversince. With meetings every Tuesdayfrom September through June, they areable to cover many different photogra-phy topics with their programs anddemonstrations. Every September, themembership grows to about 125, andthey all participate in programs on dig-ital photography, instructional pro-grams on editing software, how-to pro-grams on all types of equipment andmany other helpful topics.Learning how to take good photos is

only one part of the club experience.Viewing beautiful images from mem-bers and getting to show your own cangive you an extra boost of inspiration.You can have your work critiqued andscored by an outside judge at one of themonthly members competitions, or youcan have a gallery of your work dis-played on their website.

The club is also a fun way to get in-volved in community projects. In 1990,the club completed a successful “Weekin the Life of Huntington” presentation,and has completed other town projectsover the years. Every May for the last 22years, the club has hosted its annualHigh School Competition, honoring thework of students from all the areas highschools. One of the more enjoyable clubendeavors, especially for newer mem-bers, is an outing with the SundayShooters group. This group meets everySunday morning at about 8 a.m. at a lo-cal diner. After a quick breakfast, theydecide right then and there where to goshoot. They could find themselves at aparade in New York City or at a localpark here in town. Either way, everyoneis usually home by noon.If you would like to find out more in-

formation about the Huntington Cam-era Club, visit our website at www.hcc-ny.org or stop at one of their meetingsany Tuesday night downstairs at theHuntington Public Library in the vil-lage. Meetings start at 7:30 p.m.If the idea has been kicking around

the back of your head that you need alittle more photographic instruction, oryou just like to keep up with the latestnews in the industry, then the items list-ed above can be a real help. The best, Ibelieve, is joining a club – like every-thing else in life, photography is betterdone in the company of friends.

ThroughThe LensBy Kevin [email protected]

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Sharing the straight dope on drug dangersWrought with emotion, Susan

Roethel’s personal tragedy sent her look-ing to understand what happened. Butthe more research she did and people shespoke with, the more she learned thatdrugs are claiming more and more vic-tims on Long Island – especially in theTown of Huntington.“Every time another kid here in Hunt-

ington [overdosed], or I heard of anotherchild overdosing, I spent another coupleof nights not sleeping. It disturbed me,”the mother said. “The addiction thesekids have with it… It’s absolutely incredi-ble. They’re dying left and right. I don’tthink they have a chance in hell.”The Huntington woman founded the

Fallen on Long Island as a community or-ganization to alert and inform othersabout the severity of opiate crisis sweep-ing both Nassau and Suffolk Counties.Now she’s joining forces with Long Is-

land Council of Alcoholism and Drug De-pendence (LICADD), The Life Center,and other agencies to host a forum at St.Patrick’s Church in Huntington. From 7-10 p.m. on Sept. 28, participants canlearn about the true extent of the drugcrisis on Long Island, signs and symp-toms of abuse and addiction, and re-sources for help and treatment. SusanRoethel will share her tragic tale, whileanother Huntington resident will offertheir story to recovery. The entire forumwill end with a candlelight vigil marchalong Main Street to Town Hall.“I think parents have to become much

more aware of the amount of drugs thatare being circulated here on the island,”Life Center Co-Director Kay Posillicosaid. “I don’t think people know it’s a veryserious problem.”News of widespread heroin, prescrip-

tion drugs and opiate abuse on Long Is-land took off shortly after the new mil-lennium. In 2009, Suffolk County Dis-trict Attorney Thomas Spota said therewere 63 fatal heroin overdoses in 2008compared to less than 40 in 2006 and2007 combined. Northport residentsMichael Iovino and Robert Drost died ofheroin overdoses in the summer of2006. Both were college age, Drost hav-ing graduated Northport High in 2002.The number of news reports about

drug abuse on Long Island has seeming-ly dropped, but Susan Roethel and ex-perts argue the number of cases has actu-ally risen.“I don’t think it’s the story du jour any-

more. That doesn’t mean it’s gone away,”LICADD Executive Director JeffreyReynolds said.According to a recent grand jury report

on prescription drug use in Suffolk Coun-ty, 231 overdose deaths in 2011 were fromcontrolled substances. Heroin arrests bySuffolk County police officers jumpedfrom 486 to 1,315 between 2006 and2010. Suffolk County, the report adds,has significantly more oxycodone pre-scriptions than the state average.When taken recreationally, opiates

like vicodin, oxycodone and heroincause a profound sense of relaxation andintense euphoria. The drug binds itselfto the brain, spinal cord and digestivetract. Users typically develop chronicconstipation, pus-filled abscesses anddecreased kidney function. Breathingcessation is a symptom of overdosing onheroin.But most heroin addicts don’t start

their foray into drugs by jamming a nee-dle into their arm the very first day. Ex-perts believe teens, and even adults, be-gin with prescription drugs. Whether it’sexperimenting at a party or becomingaddicted to a prescribed drug, mostusers don’t actually know what they’reingesting. To make matters worse, theirbodies develop a tolerance and theyneed more of the drug to get the samehigh.“If you’re taking two pills today, you’re

going to need to take four next month. Itgets progressively worse. If you need totake more to maintain the effect, eventu-ally you’ll be priced out of the prescrip-tion drug market [and into the heroinmarket],” Reynolds said.Both Reynolds and LICADD Clinical

Director Steve Chassman also said drugslike marijuana and alcohol have an estab-lished link to heroin.“This isn’t the marijuana of 20 years

ago. It’s been genetically engineered tohave very potent THC levels. We’re seeinga lot of amotivational syndrome [whichhijacks the ability to pursue goals],” Chas-sman said.

Reynolds said Baby Boomers whohaven’t realized “the game has changed”often express relief that their child onlyuses alcohol and/or marijuana instead of“the hard stuff.”But the dealers that sell the more po-

tent marijuana are also carrying prescrip-tion drugs, heroin and other drugs, thedirector said, putting pot-smoking teensin contact with hard drugs. And withyouth already practiced at hiding theirdrug habits from parents and needingmore and/or stronger drugs to get high,Reynolds said it’s not a surprise some endup shooting heroin.“It doesn’t happen all the time, but it

sets the stage,” he said.Susan Roethel also cast blame on doc-

tors for over-prescribing heavy medica-tion. Whereas someone having teethpulled used to take extra-strengthTylenol, she added, now they’re getting amonth-long prescription of oxycodone orvicodin.“They’re handing them out like they’re

candy,” she said. “On the streets, thesepills are $30-$40 for one pill.”The end result in 2011 was 2,700

deaths across America, including 370 onLong Island, Chassman said. LICADDhelped 693 people afflicted with sub-

stance abuse last month, the most ever ina single month during the organization’s57 years in existence.Back in the Town of Huntington, Cen-

terport resident Corey St. George died onJune 23, 2012. Deeply loyal to his friendsand possessing a mischievous sense ofhumor, St. George, 21, had recently comeout of rehab before his death. Heroin andXanax were believed to be the cause ofdeath.St. George died three months after

Megan Roethel. A long-time rower, theteen stopped rowing before her senioryear in high school after a conflict be-tween coaches and clubs. Becoming visi-bly depressed, the teenager had troublegetting out of bed and keeping up withclass work. She graduated fromHunting-ton, but her grades had slipped out of thePrinceton realm.In the years following, she moved in

with a boyfriend and began to self-med-icate with prescription pills. By the springof 2011, she was using heroin. Her moth-er said she was arrested several times forpossession, went through detox severaltimes and twice went to rehab.She had been clean for sevenmonths in

May when she used heroin one moretime.


Order might sell landvote whether the measure would beapproved.Councilman Mark Cuthbertson said

Monday he was keeping an “openmind” on the proposal.“There’s been a problem in the past

there because there hasn’t been aconsensus on the use to which itwould be put. That remains to beworked out,” he said.Councilman Gene Cook said in the

face of economic troubles, the townshould consider every fiscal movecarefully. He said he is “not happy”with the proposal, but remained un-decided pending a conversation with

Supervisor Frank Petrone.If the town buys the land, Berland

said theywould hold communitymeet-ings to guide exactlywhat shape the ac-tive parkland would take. The council-woman said she would like to see turffields on the facility because of the low-er maintenance cost and the smallerimpact on the Dix Hills Water District.“We’re going to get input on what

things people would like there, but it isabsolutely and positively going to beactive parkland,” Berland said.

Editor’s note: Check our website,www.longislandernews.com, onSept. 13for the result of the Sept. 12 vote.



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Whyte

TOWN OF HUNTINGTON

Lighthouse Rocks Out For Rip RapSixth annual Music Fest moves Preservation Society within $10K of starting repair job

“Best Music Fest ever. It’s just been abanner year.”Why might Pam Setchell, president of

the Huntington Lighthouse PreservationSociety, be so gushing inherpraise? It couldbe in part because this year’s LighthouseMusicFest onSept. 1, theonly concert eventheld on a functioning lighthouse, was thebiggest ever, according to early estimates.Per custom, the Preservation Society’s

“pirates,” properly known as the Teens ontheWater, raked in $20 a pop for green T-shirts with the slogan, “Rip Rap Rock” onthe front side, sold other swag and col-lected donations with use of red bucketson a stick. The T-shirts reference rip rap,the hulking granite boulders used to rein-

force the lighthouse’s foundation, whichthe Preservation Society is on a quest toraise a total of $400,000 to repair.With a $250,000 matching grant from

the state in the chute, the approximately$90,000 they’ve raised so far meansthey’re about $10,000 away from a majormilestone.“It’s staggered out in five payments, but

for us to get going, I need to write a checkfor about $200,000,” Setchell said. “So, ifI can come up with $100,000, I canmatch it with $100,000.”And the people who were out there

took full advantage of the beautiful La-bor Day weekend weather. Onlookerslounged on their boats, dove carefree in-to the harbor, swam and rowed andfloated on inner tubes as bands per-formed on the second floor clearing on

the lighthouse.“The spirit out there on the water has

just been magnetic. Lots of people danc-ing, lots of people swimming, lots of peo-ple cheering everything on,” Setchell said.“The spirit has truly been amazing, andthat’s what it’s all about.”Frank Scobbo, who volunteered his

tugboat to set up equipment and was onthe water during the event, said he sawboats a mile and quarter to both east andwest of the lighthouse and a half-milethick in the mooring field to the northand south. He estimated as many as1,200 to 1,500 vessels were on the water.A new sound system, designed by Don-

ald Davidson and commandeered byhimself and Jacob Levitan, carried aneclectic blend of music to the thousandson the harbor.

“I’ve been out on a few boats way, way,way far away to listen to it, and it’s justwild,” Setchell said. “This new sound sys-tem is just beyond comprehension.With the 2012 Lighthouse Music Fest

in the books, Setchell said her attention isshifting toward getting the centenariansome more birthday presents. What alighthouse might really like for its 100thbirthday, Setchell said, is for 2,500 closefriends to send $100 to the HuntingtonLighthouse Preservation Society, or forlocal corporations to step up and supportthe lighthouse.“This is all aboutmaritime preservation

and it’s so important. We all came to thiscountry some way or another, many peo-ple on boats,” she said. “The first thingthey did when they got here was they builtlighthouses to guide ships in for safety.”

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elaSetchell

King Wellington plays to more than 1,000 vessels.Singer Pamela Betti gets into the spirit of the Music Fest from atop the 100-year-old light-house, which remains an active aid to navigation.


Business After HoursEnjoy some after-hours mingling and network-ing with the Huntington Township Chamber ofCommerce 5-8 p.m. on Sept. 13 at NisenSushi, 5032 Jericho Turnpike, Commack.

Cuisine And CompanyEnjoy cuisine from around the world while net-working through the night at Melville Chamberof Commerce’s Business After Hours Sept. 13,5-8 p.m. at Stuart Thomas Manor, 2143Boundary Ave., Farmingdale. Free mem-bers/$30 non-members. RSVP to 631-777-6260, [email protected].

Hard Luck CaféReed Waddle, a New York-based singer-song-writer and the grand prize winner of the 2012Telluride Troubadour Contest, will be the fea-tured performer when the Folk Music Society ofHuntington’s monthly Hard Luck Café seriesresumes at the Cinema Arts Centre on Sept.20 following a summer hiatus. The 8:30 p.m.concert will be preceded by an open mic at7:30 p.m. Tickets are $8 for Cinema ArtsCentre and Folk Music Society of Huntingtonmembers; $12 for non-members. The centre isat 423 Park Ave., Huntington. www.fmsh.org.631-425-2925.

Benefit Fashion ShowJenna Rose, 13, of Dix Hills is the latest addi-tion to list of performers including singer AkiStarr for the Brielle’s Fairytale Fashions atOheka Castle. 7 p.m. on Sept. 27. The fashionshow’s designer, Brielle Caro, 11, will donateproceeds from her creations Angela’s House.$125. Call BluChip Marketing at 631-337-1603.

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

Caring For The CaregiverThe Bristal Assisted Living presents “Caring forthe Caregiver,” a free program on Sept. 15, 9a.m.-noon, addressing issues caregiversencounter as well as counseling for them, atThe Bristal at East Northport, 760 LarkfieldRoad. To register, call 516-921-0755 or visitwww.caringforthecaregiver.org.

Change Your Mind, Change Your WorldIf you’re feeling bored, uninspired, stuck ordepressed, consider making a change at amuch deeper level and change the way yousee things. Resident Teacher Holly McGregorleads “Change Your Mind, Change Your World”Sept. 15, 10 a.m.-1 p.m. at DipamkaraMeditation Center, 282 New York Ave.,Huntington. $20. 631-549-1000.

Huntington Hoe-DownGrab your cowboy hat and boots and headdown to the Huntington Fire Department for ahoe-down on Sept. 15, 6-11 p.m. (rain dateSept. 16, 3-8 p.m.) Sponsored by RookiesSports Club and Village Connection, and host-ed by the Huntington Protection HoseCompany, the evening will include a BBQ,beer, raffles from local restaurants and mer-chants, a 50/50 and music by the Joe BayerBand. $35. Tickets available at Rookies, 70Gerard St., and Southdown Pizza, 211 Wall St.The fire department is located at 1 LeverichPlace in Huntington. Huntingtonhoedown.com.

Giant Yard SaleChoose from hundreds of items from manyattics Sat.-Sun., Sept. 15-16, at the Half HollowHistorical Association Old Schoolhouse, 5Seaman Neck Road (Straight Path), Dix Hills.To donate items, call Jackie: 631-643-6940;items accepted even on day of the sale.Proceeds support the Old Schoolhouse.

Classic & Sports Car RallyMelville-based Alternatives For Children hoststhe 16th annual Classic and Sports Car Rally,sponsored by Competition Automotive Group,on Sept. 15, 8:30 a.m. registration and break-fast. Starting line: Alternatives For ChildrenAquebogue – 1116 Main Road. Finish line:Belle Terre Community Center – 55 Cliff Road,Belle Terre. Call 631-331-6400 ext. 229.www.alternativesforchildren.org.

Autism WorkshopThe Law Office of Tully & Winkelman, P.C.hosts “The Home Environment Matters!”, anautism workshop for parents and caregivers ofchildren with autism spectrum disorder (ASD)on Sept. 22, 10:30 a.m. In this free workshop,those in attendance will learn how they canregain some control in helping their child onthe autism spectrum. The law firm is located at150 Broadhollow Road, Suite 120 in Melville.To reserve your seat, call 866-618-7685.

Kiss Cancer Goodbye!Gellerman Orthodontics hosts its first annualKiss Cancer Good-Bye walk to help raise fundsin support of the American Cancer Society atHeckscher Park in Huntington on Sept. 29, 11a.m.-2 p.m., featuring activities for kids with afocus on healthy living, live music and perform-ances from a local dance school. Volunteersare needed to help out; call 631-427-8444.

Cow Harbor DayThe village of Northport turns into a festival offood and fun on Sept. 16 with Cow Harbor Day.Main Street closes from noon-5 p.m. for aparade and fair, as several merchants giveaway food and goods in front of their storesand the John W. Engeman Theater featuressome of their children’s programming.

African-American History TourWalk through the Huntington Village Greenand its surrounding neighborhood and discov-er the amazing legacy left by the African-Americans who lived there during the past 350years. The tour will last about two hours andwill take place rain or shine. It is sponsored bythe Town of Huntington African AmericanHistoric Designation Council. Meet on Sep. 16,2 p.m. at the Town Hall parking lot, 100 MainSt., Huntington. Free. 631-351-3244.

Huntington Lighthouse ToursTour historic Huntington Lighthouse, now in its100th year as an active aid to navigation, onSept. 16 and Sept. 23. Tours depart from GoldStar Battalion Beach, West Shore Road,Huntington, 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Suggested donation:Adults $15, seniors $10, children $8, family offour $30. Proceeds benefit the ongoing preserva-tion and restoration of the lighthouse. Only flatrubber soled shoes are permitted. 631-421-1985.

Pops Takes It To TownThe Senior Pops Orchestra of Long Island,under the direction of conductor StephenMichael Smith, performs a variety of classicaland pops favorites, including The UnfinishedSymphony, Movement 1 by Franz Schubert,Tango de la Luna by Sholom Secunda, and

music from “Guys and Dolls.” Sponsored byBethpage Federal Credit Union, the concert isSept. 23, 2 p.m. at the Van Nostrand Theatreat Suffolk Community College (1001 CrookedHill Road, Brentwood). www.seniorpops.org.516-414-1831.

Chess ChallengeUsdan Center for the Creative and PerformingArts presents its sixth annual Usdan ChessChallenge on Sept. 23 at its Maurice B. HexterChess Center, 185 Colonial Springs Road,Wheatley Heights. Open to grades K-12. Call631-643-7900 to register. On-site registrationalso possible. $25 in advance, due Sept. 18,and $35 the day of the tournament. ContactBrian Karen at [email protected].

Ocean to Sound 50-Mile RelayBethpage Federal Credit Union partners withThe Greater Long Island Running Club tosponsor the Bethpage Ocean to Sound 50-MileRelay and Charitable Challenge, now in its27th year, to support the Melville-basedLeukemia & Lymphoma Society on Sept. 23.The route extends from Jones Beach StatePark up to Cedar Creek Park, and thenthrough Seaford, Massapequa, Farmingdale,Old Bethpage, Huntington, Cold Spring Harbor,Syosset and Oyster Bay Cove. Register atwww.glirc.org.

Music At Its BestThe Huntington Choral Society holds openrehearsals for new members on Sept. 17, 8-10p.m. at Huntington High School, Mckay andOakwood Roads, Huntington. If you love tosing, you'll love singing with them! www.hunt-ingtonchoralsociety.org.

See The LightTown Clerk Jo-Ann Raia has organized anexhibit of Huntington Lighthouse artifacts andmemorabilia to celebrate its centennial anniver-sary. of The Huntington Lighthouse. The dis-play includes correspondence between theLighthouse Establishment and LighthouseKeeper Robert McGlone, and an original paint-ing of the lighthouse, which will be auctioned.On display in the Town Hall lobby, 100 Main St,Huntington, Monday-Thursday, 8:30 a.m.-4:30p.m. and Friday, 8:30 a.m.-7 p.m. www.hunt-ingtonlighthouse.org. 631-421-1985.

Training The BrainThe Women’s Center of Huntington leads“Training Your Brain: How to Achieve Flow andStay in the Zone” on Sept. 18, 7-9 p.m. Learnhow to access that quiet, strong focus whenev-

er you need it. $10 members/$15 non-mem-bers. 631-549-0485. 125 Main St., Huntington.

Seniors Learning iPhonesJoin SeniorNet volunteers at 3:30 p.m. onSept. 18 at the Harborfields Public Library tosee why the iPhone makes a great camera. Inaddition, see photography applications demon-strated, many of which are available forAndroid phones. Free and open to all. 631-427-3700 ext. 268. The library is located at 31Broadway, Greenlawn.

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

Fueling The Economic EngineAssemblyman Andrew Raia hosts a small busi-ness forum on Sept. 19, 2012, 8 a.m. atAdelphi University’s Conference Center, 55Kennedy Drive, Hauppauge. Co-hosted by theLong Island Advancement of Small Business.$25 fee, includes continental breakfast. Call631-261-4151.

Business WorkshopActionCOACH of New York & Metro New Yorkpresent a Long Island Manufacturers BusinessWorkshop on Sept. 19, featuring five ways togrow sales and profits in a recession presentedby marketing experts. To be held in Melville,8:30-10:30 a.m. Call 631-692-2760 or 516-801-6452 to register.

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

Cold Spring Harbor Library95 Harbor Road, Cold Spring Harbor. 631-692-6820. cshlibrary.org.• This month’s teen movie night features ablockbuster film. “The Hunger Games” showson Sept. 20, starting at 6 p.m. 142 minutes,rated PG-13.

• Empire Safety Council offers its DefensiveDriving course from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Sept. 29.Register in person and bring a check for $30,payable to instructor Ramona Tracy. Deadlineto register is Sept. 19.

Commack Public Library18 Hauppauge Road, Commack. 631-499-0888. commack.suffolk.lib.ny.us.• Notary Service is available normally Mondaythrough Friday 9 a.m.-4 p.m., Tuesday andThursday evenings and occasionally on aSaturday or Sunday. Please call ahead toensure a notary is available upon your arrival.$2 charge for each document to be notarized.

• Falls are not a natural part of the agingprocess, so come learn how to prevent them!Jared Caspe, DPT, of Head Over HealsPhysical Therapy, will be leading an interac-tive learning experience that will also serve asa screening tool for future fall risk. Jared hasan extensive background in orthopedic,sports, vestibular and pediatric rehabilitationand earned his Doctorate from Stony BrookUniversity. Register online or at the circulationdesk.

Deer Park Public Library44 Lake Ave., Deer Park. 631-586-3000. deer-parklibrary.org/• Historian and author Monica Randall’s“Gatsby’s Long Island” features a presenta-tion based on her book “Mansions of theGold Coast” that includes rare photos of thecastle that inspired “The Great Gatsby.”Randall will share little-known details of theinfamous Woodward murder case, theWoolworth Mansion and more on Sunday,Sept. 23 at 2 p.m.

Elwood Public Library3027 Jericho Turnpike, Elwood. 631-499-3722.www.elwoodlibrary.org.• Tweens can take part in the Series ofUnfortunate and Fortunate Events StorytellingGame at 6 p.m. on Sept. 13. The leader will

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Time For A Huntington Hoe-Down!Grab your cowboy hat and boots and head down to the Huntington Fire Department

for a hoe-down on Sept. 15, 6-11 p.m. (rain date Sept. 16, 3-8 p.m.) Sponsored byRookies Sports Club and Village Connection, and hosted by the Huntington ProtectionHose Company, the evening will include a BBQ, beer, raffles from local restaurants andmerchants, a 50/50 and music by the Joe Bayer Band, pictured. $35. Tickets availableat Rookies, 70 Gerard St., and Southdown Pizza, 211 Wall St. The fire department islocated at 1 Leverich Place in Huntington. Huntingtonhoedown.com.



start a simple story, and every time he or shesays “but fortunately” or “but unfortunately,”the group must come up with somethinggood or bad that happens next. Participantswill be given a copy of the story they createthat evening. Refreshments will be served.

Half Hollow Hills Community LibraryDix Hills: 55 Vanderbilt Parkway. 631-421-4530; Melville: 510 Sweet Hollow Road. 631-421-4535. hhhlibrary.org.• If you're a Mad Men maniac or just curiousabout the show, watch Season 2 with otherson Tuesdays, Sept. 11-Dec. 11, 7 p.m. in DixHills. No session Sept. 25.

• Parents and students will learn helpful tech-niques for generating a study plan, goal set-ting, preparing for and taking tests at “AnOrganized Approach to Learning” onThursday, Sept. 20, 7 p.m. in Dix Hills. A one-hour tutoring session will be raffled off. Call631-421-4530 to register.

Harborfields Public Library31 Broadway, Greenlawn. 631-757-4200. har-borfieldslibrary.org.• Learn how to get through the Medicare mazewith Hands On Huntington on Wednesday,Sept. 19, 10 a.m.

• Baby Boomers can learn important rules andstrategies for collecting retirement benefits andcoordinating Social Security with other sourcesof retirement income on Wednesday, Sept. 19,7 p.m.

Huntington Public LibraryMain Branch: 338 Main St., Huntington. 631-427-5165. Station Branch: 1335 New YorkAve., Huntington Station. 631-421-5053.www.thehuntingtonlibrary.org.• The Friends of the Library’s fourth annualbook and media sale is Sept. 19-22, with amembers preview Sept. 18, 2-8 p.m.Donations and volunteers welcomed.

• Fill part of your kindergartener’s day with aprogram designed to enrich the learningexperience. Through activities, stories, andcrafts, children further explore animals,changing seasons, and other concepts thatare introduced in Kindergarten. Kindertales isevery Wednesday school is in session from10-10:45 a.m. at the Main branch.

Northport-East Northport Public LibraryNorthport: 151 Laurel Ave. 631-261-6930. EastNorthport: 185 Larkfield Road. 631-261-2313.www.nenpl.org.• Enjoy a day on Long Island’s North Fork withyour friends from the library. The morningbegins with a visit to the Peconic Herb Farmin Calverton, time in Greenport, lunch at theSound View Inn, a tour of the Catapano GoatFarm, and a visit to the Pindar Winery.Thursday, Sept. 27, 7:30 a.m.-6:30 p.m. $90.Register in person in Northport.

• Hear about the many ways you can engage inmeaningful service to your community, andlearn how you can contribute to the reach andimpact of volunteerism across Long Island, at“Volunteering: The Basics and Beyond,” onTuesday, Sept. 18, 3 p.m. in Northport.

South Huntington Public Library145 Pidgeon Hill Road, Huntington Station.631-549-4411. www.shpl.info.• If you’ve always wanted to join a book club,but weren’t comfortable or able to leave yourchildren with a sitter, the Literary Mommasare for you. The club meets monthly to dis-cuss a fiction book and enjoy a snack, whilethe little ones play beside them. Next meetingis Tuesday, Sept. 18, 11:30 a.m. about “TheLanguage of Flowers” by VanessaDiffenbaugh.

• Financial adviser Oliver Hudesman will revealthe most common mistakes people make withtheir finances as they enter into retirement onThursday, Sept. 20, 7 p.m. Learn how tomake your nest egg work hard and lastlonger, how to create a sustainable stream ofincome, how to combat the rising costs ofhealth care and more.

Cinema Arts Centre423 Park Ave., Huntington. www.cinemaarts-centre.org. 631-423-7611.• A Brett Sherris’ Summer Camp Cinema FilmFestival Special Event, The Last Starfighterand Night of the Comet will be shown as adouble feature on Saturday, Sept. 15, begin-ning at 9 p.m. In person will be stars LanceGuest and Catherine Mary Stewart.SummerCampCinema.com. $12 mem-

bers/$15 public.• “5 Broken Cameras” is a first-hand account ofnon-violent resistance in Bil’in, a West Bankvillage threatened by encroaching Israeli set-tlements. Shows as part of the Real-to-Reel:Documentary Film Series, sponsored byStuart & Ginger Polisner, Wednesday, Sept.19, 7:30 p.m. $10 members/$15 public.

Dix Hills Performing Arts CenterFive Towns College, 305 N. Service Road, DixHills. Box Office: 631-656-2148.www.dhpac.org.• Drummer Corky Laing, co-founder of iconicsupergroups Mountain and West, Bruce &Laing, comes out from behind the drums andspills all about the Golden Age of Rock,which wasn’t always quite so golden, onSunday, Sept. 16 at 2 p.m.

• Enter “The Amazing World of ComedianEddie Brill,” Sept. 22 at 7:30 p.m. He is bestknown as the nightly audience warm-up actfor “Late Night with David Letterman” for thepast 14 years.

John W. Engeman Theater At Northport350 Main St., Northport. www.johnwenge-mantheater.com. 631-261-2900.• Watch the Neil Simon musical about theromantic ups-and-downs of an ever-hopefuldance hall hostess, despite endless disap-pointments and bad luck with men in “SweetCharity,” showing from Sept. 6-Oct. 28. $65.

Township Theatre Group631-421-9832.www.townshiptheatregroup.com.• In the Long Island Premiere of Ken Ludwig’srollicking comedy “The Fox on the Fairway,”members of two rival Country Clubs areutterly devoted to golf and will do absolutelyanything to win the annual Inter-ClubTournament – and the large bet riding on theoutcome. Shows Sept. 29, Oct. 5 & 6, 8 p.m.;Sept. 30 & Oct. 7, 2 p.m. at the Helen ButlerHall Theatre at Dominican Village, 565Albany Ave., Amityville. $20 general/$18 stu-dents, seniors.

Art League of Long Island107 East Deer Park Road, Dix Hills. Galleryhours: 9 a.m.-4 p.m. weekdays; 11 a.m.-4 p.m.weekends. 631-462-5400.www.ArtLeagueLI.net.• Sandra Benny and Richard Vaux present“Retrospective Exhibition” Sept. 16-Oct. 28,with a reception Sunday, Sept. 23, 3-5 p.m.

b.j. spoke gallery299 Main St., Huntington. Gallery hours:Monday-Sunday, 11 a.m.-5 p.m., until 9 p.m.on Friday and Saturday. 631-549-5106.www.bjspokegallery.com.• Beginning Sept. 5, the gallery artists’ exhibi-tion fills two rooms with paintings, mixedmedia artworks and installations.

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

housed in two aquarium buildings and eightoutdoor ponds.

fotofoto Gallery14 W. Carver St., Huntington. Gallery hours:Friday 5-8 p.m., Saturday 12-8 p.m., Sunday12-4 p.m. 631-549-0448.• “still life still” runs Aug. 31-Sept. 30, with anopening reception Saturday, Sept. 8, 5-7 p.m.

Greenlawn-Centerport Historical Association631-754-1180• It’s time to celebrate everyone’s favorite pick-led vegetable at the Pickle Festival onSaturday, Sept. 22, 11 a.m.-4 p.m., featuringspecialty pickles, pickle-flavored popcorn,locally grown produce, antiques, bakedgoods and jarred goods. Join in the fun at theJohn Gardiner Barn, 900 Park Ave. (at LittlePlains Road), Greenlawn. $5 suggesteddonation. Free for members and childrenunder 12.

Heckscher Museum Of Art2 Prime Ave., Huntington. Museum hours:Wednesday - Friday from 10 a.m.-4 p.m., firstFridays from 4-8:30 p.m., Saturday andSunday from 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Admission $6-8/adults, $4-6/seniors, and $4-5/children; mem-bers and children under 10 free. 631-351-3250.• Robert S. Neuman’s “Ship to Paradise”focuses on the colorful, large-scale, mixed-media drawings in which Neuman addressedthe timeless question of human folly. On dis-play Aug. 18-Nov. 25.

• Channel your creativity on Sunday, Sept. 23,12-4 p.m. at the Draw Out!, a free communityevent for artists of all ages and abilities, fea-turing an array of art activities and live musicin the museum, on the terrace, and through-out Heckscher Park.

Huntington Arts CouncilMain Street Petite Gallery: 213 Main St.,Huntington. Gallery hours: Monday - Friday 9a.m.-5 p.m.; Art in the Art-trium: 25 MelvillePark Road, Melville. Gallery Hours: Monday -Friday 7 a.m.-7 p.m. 631-271-8423. www.hunt-ingtonarts.org.• With a black lit gallery and visions of ghastlyart at the Main Street Petite Gallery, the stu-dent exhibition “Nightmare on Main Street,”on display next month, is sure to be a thrill.K-12 students are invited to apply for thisjuried show. Visit the website for more infor-mation.

• A Comedy Cabaret fundraiser, featuring com-edy improv duo Isaacs & Baker as well as abuffet dinner, will keep you laughing Oct. 4, 6p.m. at the Thatched Cottage in Centerport.$40 members/$50 non-members.

Huntington Historical SocietyMain office/library: 209 Main St., Huntington.Museums: Conklin Barn, 2 High St.; KissamHouse/Museum Shop, 434 Park Ave.; Soldiers& Sailors Memorial Building, 228 Main St. 631-427-7045, ext. 401. www.huntingtonhistorical-society.org.• Tours of the Van Wyck-Lefferts Tide Mill, theonly surviving mill in Huntington, offerpatrons an unusual way to enjoyHuntington’s rich heritage. Private tours,accessible by a short boat ride, will be held:Sept. 14, Sept. 28, Oct. 5, Oct. 19, Oct. 30and Nov. 5. Call ext 403. $10 members/$15non-members.

• Walk back in time and stroll throughHuntington's Old Burying Ground on

Thursday, Sept. 20, 2 p.m. Learn a bit of his-tory, a bit of folk art and intriguing storiesconnected with this historic site. $5 mem-bers/$10 non-members. Reservationsrequired. Call ext. 403.

LaMantia Gallery127 Main St., Northport Village. 631-754-8414.www.lamantiagallery.com.• Robert Finale presents captivating land-scapes and Richard Johnson displays exqui-site paintings of the human face and form ina show opening Saturday, Oct. 6, 7-9 p.m.RSVP by Sept. 28.

9 East Contemporary Art9 East Carver St., Huntington. Gallery hours:Wed.-Sat., 3-8 p.m. or by appointment. 631-662-9459.• Elizabeth Mallia presents “TransitoryMoments” in a solo exhibition Sept. 14-Oct.21, with a reception Saturday, Sept. 15, 5-7p.m.

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

Ripe Art Gallery67 Broadway, Greenlawn. 631-807-5296.Gallery hours: Tuesday - Thursday 11 a.m.-6p.m., Friday 2-9 p.m., Saturday 11 a.m.-5 p.m.www.ripeartgal.com.• Award-winning landscape impressionistShain Bard displays “Familiar Territory”beginning Saturday, Sept. 8.

Suffolk Y JCC74 Hauppauge Road, Commack. 631-462-9800, ext. 140. Tuesday 1-4 p.m. Admission:$5 per person, $18 per family. Special groupprograms available. www.suffolkyjcc.org.• The Alan & Helene Rosenberg JewishDiscovery Museum provides hands-onexhibits and programs for children 3-13years old and their families, classes andcamps. Now on exhibit: The Alef Bet ofBeing a Mensch. “Zye a mensch” is aYiddish saying that means “be a decent,responsible, caring person,” infusing both thebest blessing and the best that an educatorcan wish for his students.

Vanderbilt Museum and Planetarium180 Little Neck Road, Centerport. Museumhours: Tuesday-Friday, 12-4 p.m., Saturdays,Sundays and holidays, 12-5 p.m.; closedMondays except for holiday weeks. Groundsadmission: $7 adults, $6 seniors, students, and$3 children under 12. Museum tour, add $5 perperson. 631-854-5555. www.vanderbiltmuse-um.org.

Walt Whitman Birthplace246 Old Walt Whitman Road, HuntingtonStation. Hours: Wednesday-Friday, 1-4 p.m.;Saturdays and Sundays, 11 a.m.- 4 p.m.Admission: $5 adults, $4 seniors/students, andchildren under 5 are free. 631-427-5240.www.waltwhitman.org.• E.L. Doctorow, the decorated author of“Ragtime,” will be honored as a Champion ofLiteracy at the fourth annual Benefit forLiteracy Gala at Oheka Castle on Oct. 11.Tickets for the gala, a dinner-dance that runsfrom 6:30-10 p.m., are $250.

The Paramount370 New York Ave., Huntington. 631-673-7300.www.paramountny.com. All shows begin at 8p.m. unless otherwise noted.• All American Rejects & Boys Like Girls takethe stage with special guest The Ready Seton Tuesday, Sept. 18.

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‘Best Seat In The House’Drummer Corky Laing, co-founder of

iconic supergroups Mountain and West,Bruce & Laing, comes out from behindthe drums and spills all about the GoldenAge of Rock, which wasn’t always quite sogolden, on Sunday, Sept. 16 at 2 p.m. atthe Dix Hills Performing Arts Center.Laing, who wrote the platinum-sellingrock anthem, “Mississippi Queen,” chron-icles his life from his innocent early dayson the Montreal sock-hop circuit(Bartholomew Plus 3 and Energy) to thepinnacle of rock 'n roll. He has recordedwith a long list of legendary artistsincluding Eric Clapton, Mick Jagger, BoDiddley and Ozzy Osbourne. He has per-formed with Meat Loaf, Gov’t Mule, TheAllman Brothers, Voivod, Teenage Headand dozens of others. Five Towns College,305 N. Service Road, Dix Hills. BoxOffice: 631-656-2148. www.dhpac.org.



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their involvement with the HuntingtonTownhouse.Newman said in an affidavit for the mo-

tion that he helped Silver obtain multiplemortgages for the catering hall, and per-sonally loaned and advanced her nearly$10 million he said has not been repaid.In exchange for serving as guarantor onseveral of her mortgages, she agreed to lethim manage the business’ funds.“I told Silver that I wanted to supervise

the collection of revenue from the opera-tions of the Huntington Townhouse andto ensure that the money was used to paythe Townhouse’s operating expenses, andnot to pay for Silver’s extravagant, non-business related, personal expenses,”Newman said in the affidavit.Silver first approached him in 2003

seeking financial help, according to theaffidavit. Through 2007, Newman said,he helped her obtain nine mortgages forher various legal corporations for theHuntington Townhouse. By January2007, he claimed that she owed him$11.9 million.Newman also said in the affidavit that

he secured the $38.5 million sale toLowe’s. He said he first spoke with thecompany in late 2003 before meetingthem on Long Island in 2004. The prop-erty as-is was hardly ideal topographical-ly for a one-story store, he added, butwith his help, they planned the compa-ny’s first two-story branch. The closingwas held on June 20, 2007.When the sale went through, the de-

veloper said Silver owed $34,494,342.41to debtors. Newman also said theyagreed he would receive $3.5 million forhis role in securing Lowe’s as buyers. Theremaining $700,956.05 was used to paynon-secured debt from the Huntington

Townhouse, including reimbursementsfor down payments for events scheduledto be held after June 2007.“She never once asked me in words or

in substance, ‘Where is my money fromthe sale of the Townhouse?’ That is be-cause she knew exactly where it went,and she knew that her prior actionscreated far too much debt for there tobe anything left,” Newman wrote in theaffidavit.However, Alan Ripka, Silver’s attorney

in the Ritberg case, called for forensic ac-counting. The closing statement listed anumber of alleged creditors and dollaramounts, and Ripka said he will subpoe-na them all to verify the money was le-gitimately taken.“[Rhona Silver] sold her life’s work for

$38.5 million and didn’t get one dimeback,” he said. “This woman has donenothing wrong.”Didora declined to comment on any

details and Buck Riley, Newman’s attor-ney, did not return messages for com-ment. That case is due to return to courton Sept. 18.Another lawsuit still active in State

Supreme Court was filed by Silver’sbrother, Howard Silver, in 2007. At thetime, he argued that they made a verbalagreement to split ownership of the busi-ness when she bought it in 1997. He alsoclaimed he worked as a manager, over-saw sales and promoted events in theTownhouse’s early years.That case is scheduled to return to

court on Sept 27. David Kaminsky,Howard Silver’s attorney, declined tocomment.Rhona Silver was also sued in 2007 by

Prudential Douglas Elliman. Accordingto that suit, Silver engaged the real estatefirm to sell the catering hall, but part-

nered with developer Barry Newman inthe eventual deal. The suit seeks a six-percent brokerage commission from bothSilver and Lowe’s, about $2.3 million.Robert Zausmer, an attorney repre-

senting Prudential Douglas Elliman,confirmed the State Supreme Court caseis still active. A settlement was reachedwith Lowe’s in 2008 or 2009, details ofwhich have not been released, but Elli-man is pursuing the remainder of itscommission.“We claim there was an oral agreement

that she made to pay Prudential brokeragefees,” Zausmer said. “They ended up sellingthe property to Lowe’s later on, butclaimed Prudential had nothing to do withthe sale and paid nobody a commission.”The case went to trial in March 2011.

After four days, the judge declared a mis-trial. Zausmer said his key witness’ sig-nificant other died shortly before the wit-

ness was to testify, and the judge was notwilling to delay the case further.“I was down to my last witness and

then Rhona was going to testify,” the at-torney said.In the time since, Zausmer said Silver

has fired her legal counsel, tried to rep-resent herself, filed several unsuccessfulmotions to dismiss the case and hiredanother lawyer.Both sides are scheduled to appear in

front of Judge Elizabeth Emerson onSept. 14.Attorney Jeff Buss is representing Sil-

ver in the case filed by Prudential Dou-glas Elliman and the case against New-man. John Juliano is representing her inthe case involving her brother. Neitherreturned calls for comment.“I am confident that justice will prevail

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