November 25, 2011 - Oyster Bay Guardain

By David J. [email protected]

Every year, before Carol and Randy Daub of Oyster Bay sit down to their own Thanksgiving dinner with their family they prepare boxes of groceries for over 115 dinners for local families in need.

The couple co-chairs the Interreligious & Human Needs Council’s Community Social Ac-tion Committee (CSAC) Holiday Sharing Pro-gram, which collects, sorts and distributes the

food and food certifi cates.Donations were accepted and organized at

the First Presbyterian Church on East Main Street in Oyster Bay on November 21st & 22nd.

The program begins in October when CSAC sends out 1,000 letters to all churches, schools, residents and other local organizations seeking food and monetary donations.

Recipient families are chosen through recom-mendations made by local churches, the Youth & Counseling Agency, Hispanic Cultural Center,


He may not be able to cook a turkey this year, but a homeowner at 32 Orchard Street in Oyster Bay can be thankful that he’s got car-ing neighbors.

At 10:05 PM on Wednesday, Novem-ber 16th they alerted him that his house was on fi re.

The man, who was home alone, was able to escape un-harmed as Atlantic Steamer Fire Com-pany and Oyster Bay Fire Company #1 collectively battled the blaze, calling in mutual aid from East Norwich, Bayville and Locust Valley fi re companies.

“The fi re was showing more on the outside than the inside initially. When we got there it was burning pretty good on the outside and just starting on the inside,” said Atlan-tic Steamer Fire Chief Ty Jimenez.

The homeowner had kept a fi re burning in his fi replace all day and into the night and the Nassau Coun-ty Fire Marshal determined that the fi re spread from the fi replace.

“There might have been cracks in the fi replace because the home is 150-200 years old,” said Ji-menez. “The fi re got released into the walls of the house and trav-elled through the void spaces up to the second fl oor and into the at-

tic. We needed to open the walls to get to it.”

OBFC #1 Chief Anthony Caro-lis and Atlantic Steamer’s First As-sistant Chief Doug Schadler werefi rst on the scene, immediately fol-lowed by Chief Jimenez.

By the time he ar-rived, the fi re was coming out the sideof the house wherethe fi replace was.

Once the fi re-men secured a water source, the fi re wasextinguished within 20 minutes. How-ever, they worked an additional 45 min-utes to make sure they had opened and inspected all thevoid spaces, ripping through walls to fi nd where the fi re washiding.

“We had an aggressive approach pulling three lines. We stretched a hose to the second fl oor, one tothe bottom of the stairs and one to the outside of the house,” said Chief Jimenez.

The house is not in livable con-dition but is repairable.

This fi re is a wake up call for all residents to get their fi replaces checked before using them this holiday season.

“It was a great stop by the guys. We got there in the nick of time and got fast water on the fi re,” said Chief Jimenez. “Another 5-10minutes and it would been a dif-ferent story.”

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Band gives voice to spirit of Christmas givingBy David J. [email protected]

The Christmas season is about the spirit of giving and for the past decade the band J has given their time and talent to raising funds for the HPS (Hermansky-Pudlak Syndrome) Network of Oyster Bay Cove. They stage a pair of Christ-mas concerts at the Oyster Bay High School Performing Arts Cen-ter each year.

Now, in celebration of its 10th anniversary, J is doing even more. The band has released an album, A Very Merry Christmastime, fea-turing original Christmas music and updated versions of Christmas standards. One hundred percent of the CD sales and iTunes down-loads go to the HPS Network.

The band is a family affair, con-sisting of the brother and sister musical duo — vocalist/acoustic guitarist John DiGennaro of Pla-inview and vocalist JoAnn Criblez of Bayville — plus pianist/guitar-

ist Charlie Kulis, bassist Daniel Criblez, fl utist Belanne Ungarelli, keyboardist Sonny Mirabelli, gui-tarist/bongo player Scott St. De-nis, guitarist Jim Guarini, violinist Johana Guarini, violinist Laura Zu-kowski, saxophone player Mervin Hernandez and drummer Thomas Criblez.

The fi rst show is scheduled for Friday, December 2nd at 7:30 PM with an encore performance Sunday, December 4th at 2 PM.

Admission is free and dona-tions will be accepted for the HPS Network.

Rare genetic disease

Hermansky-Pudlak Syndrome (HPS) is a rare genetic disease, which causes albinism, legal blindness and a bleeding disorder.

In some individuals, the disease may progress to include infl am-matory bowel disease, kidney dis-ease and, ultimately, pulmonary fi brosis (hardening of the lungs).

Donna and Richard Appell of Oyster Bay Cove founded the HPS Network in 1992 in response to the diffi culties that they faced try-ing to fi nd medical research that could benefi t their daughter, Ash-ley Anne.

In 1986, Ashley was born with this rare medical disorder and was hospitalized for almost two months just before her third birth-day after developing the Crohn’s-like colitis that is typical with this disease.

The HPS Network is the only organization serving HPS families internationally. Through educa-tion, outreach, advocacy and re-search support they follow their mission of fi nding a cure.

Generous community

Every year Donna Appell is deeply touched at the effort the band puts into the concerts.

“Knowing all the work that goes (Continued on page 6)

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Museum honors Prey’s artistry and advocacyBy David J. [email protected]

Artist Barbara Ernst Prey of Oyster Bay was honored by The Heckscher Museum of Art in Hunting-ton, along with As-toria Federal Sav-ings, at museum’s annual Celebrate Achievement Ben-efi t on Saturday, November 19th.

Prey was being recognized for her artistic achieve-ments as well as her advo-cacy for the arts community.

“Barbara truly is one of the great treasures of Long Is-land. She is truly a gifted wa-tercolorist,” said Dr. Michael

W. Schantz, Executive Direc-tor and CEO of the Heckscher Museum of Art. “Barbara is known to be one of the most

important artists who ever painted in the medium.”

Prey is an inter-nationally recog-nized artist rooted in the traditions of American land-scape painting.

She serves on the National Coun-cil on the Arts, the advisory body of the National En-

dowment for the Arts. Prey is also an artistic ambassador for the State Department’s Arts in Embassies program.

She was commissioned four

Photo by David J. Criblez

Students from the James H. Vernon Intermediate School in East Norwich helped pack food for the needy as part of the Interreligious & Human Needs Council’s Holiday Sharing Program.

Making sure no one goes hungry for Thanksgiving

Fireplace blaze spreads to burn Oyster Bay home

Photo by Nick DeJesu

A fi replace blaze gut-ted one side of this Oyster Bay home.


Now in its tenth year, the band J will perform a pair of benefi t Christ-mas concerts at the Oyster Bay High School Performing Arts Center.

Even Santa gets gift ideas at church’sVictorian FairPatrick, 8, Nicole, 5, and Connor Walsh, 5, of East Norwich visited with Santa Claus at the First Presbyte-rian Church’s Victorian Fair in Oyster Bay on Saturday, November 19th. The annu-al fair, held from November 18th-20th, is a three-day celebration of fellowship, friendship and community where people shop for holiday gifts, crafts, fashion jewelry and homemade baked goods. “It’s a won-derful experience where all sorts of people come together from the church and surrounding neighbor-hood. Everyone seems to enjoy it,” said the church’s pastor Rev. Jeffrey Prey. Photo by David J. Criblez (Continued on page 6)

Barbara Prey

Scrooge ReturnsThe North Shore Theatre Group will present Greg Oliver Bodine in “A Christ-mas Carol,” a one-man, stage adaptation of Charles Dickens’ classic holiday tale at the Matinecock Lodge in Oyster Bay on Saturday, December 3rd at 7:30 PM. Call (516) 922-3897 for tick-ets or visit: www.nstg.org.

On Saturday, December 3rd from 11 AM to 4 PM, Sagamore Hill National Historic Site in Cove Neck will host “Christmas with the Roosevelts at Sagamore Hill.” Activities will include holiday music performed on a harp and fl ute by Musica Dolce, Christmas carols sung by Close Enough, and original and seasonal poems read by the Nassau County Poet Laureate Society. Finally a very special appearance by “Theodore Roos-evelt,” as portrayed by James Foote, will share his reminiscences of how the Roos-evelts celebrated Christmas at Sagamore Hill and White House.

Ranger-guided tours of the Roosevelt Home will feature information about Christmases past and the festivities that the family enjoyed. Complimentary hot cider and cocoa will be provided by the Friends

of Sagamore Hill. For further information, visit: www.nps.

gov/sahi or call (516) 922-4788.


The Ireland family opened their hearts and the doors to their store, Martin Viette Nurseries in Mut-tontown, for the 12th an-nual Holiday Reception to Benefi t the INN (Interfaith Food Network) on Saturday, November 19th. Hundreds of attendees enjoyed hors d’oeuvres while listening to carols from the Huntington Choral Society, perusing the Chinese and Silent Auction items and purchasing holi-day decorations with 10% of everything sold going to the INN.

The INN is a non-profi t human service agency that started 28 years ago when they opened the fi rst soup kitchen in Nassau County. Today they have a network of 16 soup kitchens across both Nassau and Suffolk Counties. Also have three emergency shelters and long term housing for those who have been chronically homeless.

“This is one of the most important fundraisers we do and easily the most festive. We are thrilled at the turn-out and that Martin Viette does all this phenomenal work on our behalf,” said Jean Kelly, Executive Direc-tor. “We are very blessed and grateful for all of this. It gets bigger each year.”

The partnership between

the Ireland family and the INN began in 2000 when Martin Viette started giv-ing out vegetable and herb seeds in the spring so their customers would plant an extra row in their garden and drop off the produce for those less fortunate.

“We were looking for an organization that helped many people on Long Is-land. We get a lot of re-quests for donations and we were getting diluted. We wanted to focus our major philanthropic effort with one organization,” said Mi-chael Ireland, Martin Viette co-owner. “The INN touched our hearts when we visited the soup kitchen in Hemp-stead and met Jean and her staff. We knew that at any point and time anyone in our community could need

the help of the INN.”Every year Martin Viette

selects a unique ornament to feature where 100% of its proceeds goes directly to the INN. This year Christ-mas Manager/Buyer Tara Balian selected glass train ornament, which was prom-inently displayed at the reg-ister. The ornament serves as a keepsake and guests collect the different ones through the years.

“This is a great time of year but it’s also a struggle for some. We decided to tie in our open house with a fundraiser for the INN,” said Ireland. “We are a part of their family and they are a part of our family. It’s been a great partnership for us.”

For more information, visit: www.the-inn.org or call (516) 486-8506.


Bayville Intermediate holds annual HoedownThe Bayville Intermediate School held its annual Bayville Hoedown on Friday, No-vember 18th where physical education teachers Carlyn Gordon and Frank Kollias orchestrated the third, fourth and fi fth graders collectively square dancing. “The teachers’ enthusiasm and everyone dressing up makes it fun,” said Kollias. Gordon added, “Many kids have seen their siblings do it and they look forward to their turn with great excitement.” The event closed with the 5th graders performing the “Cotton Eyed Joe.” (Pictured above) The fourth graders form an arch during the annual Bayville Hoedown on Friday, November 18th.


Martin Viette Nurseries co-owners Russ (left) and Michael Ireland (right) pose with Jean Kelly, Executive Director of the Interfaith Food Network (center).

Martin Viette hosts INN Holiday Reception

‘Christmas with the Roosevelts’ at Sagamore Hill

James Foote as Theodore Roosevelt

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Canadeo will be receiv-ing the “Entrepreneur of the Year” award at the ACIT Annual Business Leadership Awards Lun-cheon on December 2nd at the Crest Hollow Country Club in Woodbury. ACIT recognizes their nominees for their entrepre-neurial spirit and their commitment to hard work to further the growth and development of communities on Long Island.

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“As a lifelong lover and player ofmusic, I am thrilled to be a part ofcreating a place to celebrate the his-tory of music on Long Island,” Ca-nadeo said. “There is no more vi-brant place in the United States thathas contributed more to the historyof music than Long Island.”


Exercising is essential to life but let’s be honest it can be can be a bit boring. How-ever, Don Hauner of Oyster Bay has the answer to the workout blues with Fit Fu-sion Interactive – a training center that mixes interactive fi tness with video gaming and self-defense. A Grand Opening celebration was held on Wednesday, Novem-ber 16th at the Octagon Ho-tel building in Oyster Bay.

Starting out as a trainer, Hauner ran a 24 Hour Fit-ness gym in California as well as working as a martial arts instructor. He also had a computer background. When it came time to put

his own gym together he simply merged his talents.

“By putting gym fi tness, martial arts, an anatomy class and an arcade together you have a structure where you exercise using the in-teractive equipment. We have video games that ac-tually teach you about the anatomy and we throw in self-defense,” said Hauner. “We rank you like in kara-te school with bands from white to black that you can wear inside the school and outside as well.”

Hauner decided on the Octagon Hotel location af-ter seeing a video on You-Tube featuring the history of the building. “They just remodeled the place and the layout was perfect for

us. Everything fi t,” he said. “We market our business towards kids but when the parents come, they see it and they like it. The parents realize that they are both exercising and having fun. It’s a nice merger.”

The studio offers bikes, a boxing apparatus where lights illuminate the area you hit and a custom wall-size keyboard – fully inter-active and touch sensitive to the programs selected by Hauner, which incorporates fi tness, health education and the human anatomy.

Fit Fusion will offer birthday parties for children featuring a new concept. “The birthday kid becomes a star,” said Hauner. “We put their picture all over the

monitors. We have an inter-active game that is all about the birthday child. It’s very cool and different.”

Believe it or not, Hauner is already thinking about opening another Fit Fusion on the South Shore. “Each studio can interact and

compete with the other one through the network. The North Shore could be racing the South Shore,” he said. “Here exercise is no longer boring it’s always challeng-ing. This is the way we will be exercising in the future.”

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ship classes, exercise class-es and personal training.Classes are set by age. Cur-rently, they are offering a free week trail.

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When you drink beer typically you reach for a slice of pizza or perhaps a pretzel but chocolate is not something that would typical-ly come to mind. However, choco-late and beer are more linked than you’d think. This was the premise of the Oyster Bay Railroad Muse-um’s latest benefi t, a Beer & Choc-olate Tasting, held on Wednesday, November 16th at the Homestead Restaurant in Oyster Bay.

“The concept of a beer and chocolate tasting is not unique, however, it’s not practiced wide-ly on Long Island,” said OBRM Chairman Ben Jankowski, who is a longtime home brewer. “Unlike wine, beer is made of maltose and in chocolate you have the same thing. Chocolate has a fermenta-tion process from aging the beans to the fi nal product. The fl avors in beer are very similar to chocolate. The roastiness of the stout compli-ments dark chocolate. The cara-mel sweet taste of an Oktoberfest goes well with a Milky Way Bar.”

The museum reached out to local chocolatier Lee Perrotta of

the Chocolate Lady, who part-nered with OBRM on the project. The evening was broken into four courses where various pieces of chocolate were served with 3 oz. of beer plus bread to clear the pal-ette.

“Tonight is about the experi-ence of understanding fl avor pro-fi les, nuances and how to slow down and take in the key essences

that chocolate and beer create to-gether,” said Perrotta. “Individual-ly they have their own unique fl a-vors. When paired together they create a whole third experience, which surprises people.”

The fi rst course mixed Pilsner with a vermicelli encrusted milk chocolate meltaway. Next up was an Oktoberfest beer paired with a chocolate turtle. “It’s chunky, deep and rustic,” said Perrotta. “The caramel and toasted pecan fl avors are in both.”

For the third course, Guinness Stout was served with dark choco-late almonds. The fi nale consisted of the perfect pairing Saranac Im-perial Stout with dark chocolate enrobed raspberry crème

“Pairing chocolate with beer is more of a European combination and you will see more and more of it,” said Perrotta. “This event is an experience to the senses. We eat with our eyes fi rst, then with our nose and then we enjoy the fl avor in our mouth. It’s meant to be a multi-level experience.”

For more information on the Oyster Bay Railroad Museum, call (516) 558-7036 or visit: www.obrm.org.


Fit Fusion Interactive, located in the newly renovated Octagon Hotel building on West Main Street in Oyster Bay, held a Grand Opening celebration on November 16th.


(From left) Oyster Bay Railroad Museum Chairman Ben Jankows-ki with chocolatier Lee Perrotta of the Chocolate Lady.

Ernie Canadeo, President and CEO of The EGC Group

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■ Over 600 Boy Scouts will hold their annual Ten Commandment Hike start-ing at St. Dominic Church in Oyster Bay at 8 AM. The participants will visit eight houses of worship, learning about each congregation’s history and particular faith. Three groups of approxi-mately 200 each will spend about 20 minutes at each stop and then hike through the streets of the commu-nity to the next church or synagogue.

Saturday, November 26th

■ The Village Church of Bayville, located at 9 Mountain Avenue in Bay-ville, will host its annual Brunch with Santa, Bazaar and Boutique from 9 AM-4 PM. Photos with Santa from 9 AM-1 PM and pets are welcome for photos from Noon-1 PM. For more information, call (516) 628-3049. All are welcome. Free admission.

Friday, December 2nd

■ The Hermansky-Pud-lak Syndrome Network of Oyster Bay Cove will hold its 10th anniversary Christ-mas Concert starring J at the Oyster Bay High School Performing Arts Center at 7:30 PM. Free admission, donations accepted. Visit: www.hpsnetwork.org. Also Sunday, December 4th at 2 PM.

Saturday, December 3rd

■ The Bayville Cham-ber of Commerce will hold its annual Winter Festival featuring Breakfast with Santa 9 AM-Noon at the Bayville Firehouse, Carriage Rides 10 AM-1 PM from the Bayville Firehouse, Chil-dren’s Games & Activities 4-5:30 PM at the Bayville Commons, Holiday Carol-ers/Band 5:30-6 PM at the Bayville Commons and Tree Lighting Ceremony at 6 PM at the Bayville Commons.

■ Oyster Bay Tree Lighting Ceremony will be held at the Derby-Hall Memorial Bandstand on Audrey Avenue at 4 PM. Hot chocolate, cookies and holiday songs for all.

■ The North Shore Theatre Group will present Greg Oliver Bodine in “A Christmas Carol,” a one-man, stage adaptation of Charles Dickens’ classic holiday tale at the Matine-cock Lodge in Oyster Bay at 7:30 PM. Call (516) 922-3897 for tickets.

■ Sagamore Hill National Historic Site in Cove Neck will host “Christmas with the Roos-evelts at Sagamore Hill” from 11 AM to 4 PM. Ac-tivities will include holiday music performed on a harp and fl ute by Musica Dolce, Christmas carols sung by Close Enough, original and seasonal poems read by the

Nassau County Poet Laure-ate Society and representa-tion by TR re-enactor Jim Foote. For further informa-tion, visit: www.nps.gov/sahi or call (516) 922-4788.

Sunday, December 4th

■ East Norwich Tree Lighting held Corner of Northern Blvd. and Route 106- near the water basin at 6 PM. Refreshments served.

■ St. Dominic’s Christ-mas Tree Lighting will be held on Anstice Street in Oyster Bay at 7 PM.

■ Syosset Chamber of Commerce will hold its 14th annual Holiday Light-ing Spectacular at 4 PM at Astoria Bank Plaza, located at 50 Jackson Avenue in Syosset. For more informa-tion, call 516-364-7150 or visit: www.SyossetCham-ber.com.

■ Holiday Benefi t - Exhibit and Art Sale to benefi t the Life Enrich-ment Center, with live music, cocktails, and hors d’oeuvres. Held at Seawan-haka Yacht Club on Centre Island from 2-5 PM. For more information, call the Center at (516) 922-1770.

Monday, December 5th

■ “Light Up the Holidays” fundraiser to benefi t the Oyster Bay-East Norwich Chamber of Commerce at Luce Italian Ristorante, located at 1053 Oyster Bay Road in East Norwich at 7 PM.

Tuesday, December 6th

■ The Boys & Girls Club of Oyster Bay-East Norwich will host its an-nual Holiday Luncheon and Fashion Show at The Metropolitan in Glen Cove from 11 AM to 3 PM. The luncheon will also feature

a selection of shopping boutiques, where guests are invited to shop amongst a unique line of specialty gifts. Proceeds derived from this luncheon will be used for the enhancement of programs and to further expand the services of the Boys & Girls Club. For ticket information, contact (516) 922-9285.

■ The Locust Valley Chamber of Commerce and the Matinecock Neighborhood Associa-tion will co-host the annual Locust Valley Holiday Tree Lighting Ceremony at the center of town on the cor-ner of Birch Hill Road and Forest Avenue in Locust Valley at 6 PM. The event will feature music from the Locust Valley High School Chamber Singers, a visit from Santa Claus and il-lumination of the town’s holiday tree.

Friday, December 9th

■ Planting Fields Arbo-retum in Oyster Bay will host its 7th annual Holiday Tree Lighting Ceremony at 6 PM. The event will feature carolers plus a visit from old Saint Nick.

Monday, December 19th

■ A Menorah Lighting, sponsored by the Oyster Bay Jewish Center, will be held at the Derby-Hall Me-morial Bandstand (between Town Hall and the Oyster Bay Post Offi ce) in Oyster Bay at 5:30 PM. Refresh-ments will be served.

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L ocal government can have new paving stones installed. Your Oys-ter Bay town council member can

direct some taxpayer money toward façade improvements. A county legislator can steer money to fund new street lamps and garbage cans. The Public Works Department can clean the streets more often. Villages can devise parking schemes that satisfy storeowners.

But we all know a fa-çade for what it is: an at-tractive face that hides a less pleasant reality.

The reality of owning and operating a small business in one of our North Shore downtowns is grim. While stores and professional-service providers have always had competition, now they battle a hydra of big-box outlets, malls, online shopping, customers’ stagnant wages, higher trans-portation costs to stock the shelves, higher property taxes, the inability to hire more staff, which often means less customer ser-vice — a local merchant’s claim to fame — and less inventory, which drives customers to the bigger stores.

Prettier streetlights and higher-end sig-nage can’t fi x this. But you can.

Shop in your local stores. Dine at your local restaurants. Use the services of your local doctors, dentists, chiropractors, attor-neys, accountants and contractors.

The money you spend downtown not only increases business owners’ revenues, it also provides the resources for those busi-nesses to purchase more inventory, hire more people in the community to help you fi nd what you’re looking for, and improve their operations without the need for any of your tax money.

The money you spend downtown gener-

ates sales taxes, which ultimately fund the services you need and that your village, town, county and state provide.

The money you spend downtown helps local shopkeepers sponsor Little League teams, join Chambers of Commerce to enhance the business com-munity, organize street fairs and do good work for neighborhood schools.

We can’t have it both ways. We can’t complain that the suburban char-acter of our neighbor-hoods is being subsumed into dense developments of megastores while we drive small businesses out by ignoring their value in preserving the very subur-ban character we so prize.

We rail against multiple-unit residences downtown — which would bring custom-ers to local businesses — saying such hous-ing kills the neighborhood, but we take our shopping dollars elsewhere, helping to cre-ate vacant store fronts and abandoned busi-nesses, the last thing we want on our quaint Long Island main streets.

Why not start shopping locally this Sat-urday, otherwise known as Small Business Saturday? The day after Black Friday, the nationwide focus will be on getting people into their downtown stores and restaurants. Join the movement to keep local businesses thriving.

In mythology, Hydra could be slain only by Hercules. You can be part of a Herculean effort to revitalize our villages and towns by going downtown and patronizing your local businesses this weekend, and all year round.

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DENISE A. NASTASIDenise A. Nastasi of Mut-

tontown died peacefully at home on November 18th at the age of 61.

Wife of the late Frank-lin Delano Nastasi, she was the mother of Margaret Belmont, Thomas (Gabri-ella), Anthony (Caroline), Melissa Benick (Tony), and Alexandra, grandmother of Frankie, Anthony, Gabriela, Victoria, Lauren, Emily and Izabella, sister of Audrey Alasia, Nanette Roberts (Mi-chael), Alfred Alasia (Phyl-lis), Thomas Alasia (Darcy) and the late Joanne Quinn. She is also survived by sev-eral nieces, nephews, rela-tives and friends.

A Funeral Mass was held at St. Dominic RC Chapel in Oyster Bay on Monday, November 21st followed by interment Cold Spring Cemetery. In lieu of fl owers, donations can be sent to: St. Dominic RC Church, 93 Anstice Street, Oyster Bay, NY 11771.

For more information, visit: www.oysterbayfuner-alhome.com.

CHRISOULA KAPSALIS

Chrisoula Kapsalis of Bayville died on November 20th at age 83.

Wife of the late Grego-ry, she was the mother of James & Leonard (Susan), sister of Nicholas Georgas (Catherine) and grand-mother of Daniel.

A Funeral Service was held at the Greek Orthodox Church of the Holy Resur-

rection in Brookville, un-der the direction of Dodge-Thomas Funeral Home in Glen Cove followed by an interment at Cypress Hills Cemetery.

For more information, visit: www.DodgeThomas.com.

WALTER NAZAREWICZ

Walter Nazarewicz of Centre Island died on Sun-day, November 20th at the age of 84.

Nazarewicz was a long-time employee at Charles Pfi zer. His fi rst job at the company was as a chemical engineer working in Brook-lyn with Penicillin. In the 1970’s he moved to Tokyo with his family where he was responsible for Quigley division of Pfi zer. His long career at Pfi zer culminated in his appointment in 1989 as president of their miner-als business. The company was later spun off and be-came Mineral Technologies in 1992.

Nazarewicz was proud of his Pfi zer and Mineral Technologies family and the many people he considered among his closest friends and family, both in America, Japan and Europe.

As a son of Ukrainian im-migrants born in New York City’s lower East Side, he was a Chemical Engineering Masters Degree graduate of The Cooper Union School in 1949.

A lifetime supporter, ad-vocate and tirelessly devot-ed to all things Ukrainian.

He was a lifetime member of the Ukranian Institute of America in New York City, where he also served proud-ly for many years as its pres-ident. He was an equally proud American who served his country in World War II in 1946 as a paratrooper of the 511th Airborne Signal Co., and was the recipient of the World War II Victory Medal.

Nazarewicz is survived by his wife of 62 years, Frances Ziejka Nazarewicz, his daughter Susan Bozek, his son Scott Nazarewicz , his son in law Mark Bozek, grandson Jude Thomas Bozek and sister Mary Sta-siuk.

A Funeral Mass was held at Wednesday, November 23rd at 10 AM at St. Ger-trude’s R.C. Chapel in Bay-ville followed by an inter-ment at St. John’s Cemetery in Middle Village, Queens.

JOSEPH F. BRENNAN

Joseph F. Brennan of Oyster Bay died on Novem-ber 18th at the age of 91. He served his country in World War II.

Husband of Catherine (nee Bonanza), he was the father of Joseph (Donna) and Kathleen (David) Ba-thie and uncle of several nieces and nephews.

A Funeral Mass was held November 22nd at 10:30 AM at St. Dominic’s R.C. Chapel in Oyster Bay fol-lowed by an interment at Locust Valley Cemetery.

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Robbery occurs in Syosset

Nassau County police are currently investigating a robbery that occurred on Friday, November 18th at 5:25 PM in Syosset.

According to detectives, a 43 year-old male victim was driving when a black GMC truck fl ashed its headlights at him. The victim pulled over at Berry Hill Road and Calvin Avenue and was ap-proached by two white males armed with semi au-tomatic handguns. One of the suspects demanded the victim’s bag. The victim complied and the suspects fl ed northbound on Berry Hill Road in the black GMC truck with and unknown amount of cash, which was in the bag.

The subject that spoke to the victim is described as

late twenties to early thir-ties, tall, black hair with an athletic build. No further description is available at this time. No injuries were reported.

Detectives ask anyone with information regarding this crime to contact Crime Stoppers at 1-800-244-TIPS. All callers will remain anon-ymous.

Gun accidentally discharges at C.W. Post

Nassau County police report the details of an ac-cidental discharge that oc-curred on November 17th at 7:50 AM in Brookville.

According to detectives, an adjunct professor at Long Island University, C.W. Post Campus, who is also a retired New York City law enforcement offi cer was at-

tempting to safeguard hislicensed handgun in a hall-way of Lorber Hall prior tothe commencement of classand accidentally dischargedhis weapon. The round en-tered and remained in hisright leg.

There were no other fac-ulty or staff present at thetime. After injuring himselfhe sought the aide of thestudents that were awaitingthe start of class.

Students in the classroomcalled 911 and stayed with the man as they awaited thearrival of the ambulance.

The professor was taken to an area hospital where hewas admitted with a non-life threatening injury.

The professor is a 72year-old Nassau Countyresident and is expected tomake a complete recovery from this injury.

On Friday, November 25th over 600 Scouts, leaders and parents will converge upon Oyster Bay to hold their annual Ten Commandment Hike.

The council’s All Faith Committee orga-nizes the event. The participants will visit eight houses of worship, learning about each congregation’s history and particular faith. Each religious leader will explain one of the Ten Commandments. Three groups of approximately 200 each will spend about 20 minutes at each stop and then hike through the streets of the community to the next church or synagogue.

The fi rst hike will commence at 8 AM

from St. Dominic Church and continue to Oyster Bay Jewish Center, North Shore Community Church, Mount Olive Baptist Church, Hood A.M.E. Baptist Church, North Shore Assembly of God, Saint Domenic, Christ Church and The First Presbyterian Church. The First Presbyterian will be host-ing a speaker from the Long Island Islamic Center since there is no Mosque in walking distance.

Past hikes have been held in the com-munities of Mineola, Long Beach, Merrick, Hempstead, Garden City, Westbury, Rock-ville Centre, Williston Park, Port Washing-ton, East Meadow and Farmingdale.

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Fashionistas on the riseBoys & Girls Club of Oyster Bay-East Norwich held its Parents’ Council Family Fash-ion Show at the Clubhouse on Friday, November 18th. Thirty-four student models from the club displayed the fashions of Clubhouse Kids of East Norwich with make-up by Bobbi Brown Cosmetics. The event was organized by Philip Castiglione, Rox-anne DeMartino, Meg Reilly and Debbie Reynolds. (Pictured above) Lauren Ruzzier, modeling Eliza B dazzling sequin top, with a vintage Havana pointed fur vest and So Nikki French terry pants in black. This outfi t was featured on the “Today Show.”

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Bayville Chamber holds wine tastingThe Bayville Chamber of Commerce organized a Wine Tasting Event on Friday, Novem-ber 18th at Over the Bridge Home & Garden Decor with live music by Six Gun Five Unplugged. The wine was provided by Bayville Wines & Liquors, cheese platters were made by Wall’s Wharf and Over The Bridge owner Gerianne Reilly hosted the event. Nancy Pellegrini, wine purveyor from Tri-Vin Imports, chose four top wines to pour for the evening including “Tussock Jumper” Sauvignon Blanc, “LAB” white, “LAB” dark red and “Ciconia” Touriga Nacional Syrah/Aragones. (Above, from left) Bill Reinhardt, Nancy Pellegrini, Carol Reinhardt, Mike Carrozza, Bayville Mayor Doug Watson, Owner of Over the Bridge Gerianne Reilly, Fred Mei, Timothy Fay and Bayville Trustee Kate Naughton.

The Oyster Bay Town Board has approved a schedule of meeting dates for 2012. The schedule of Town Board meetings for 2012 is: January 3rd – 10 AM, January 17th – 10 AM, February 7th – 10 AM, February 28th – 10 AM, March 13th – 10 AM, March 27th – 10 AM, April 17th – 7 PM, May 1st – 10 AM, May 15th – 7 PM, June 5th – 10 AM, June 19th – 7 PM, July 10th – 10 AM, July

24th – 10 AM, August 7th – 10 AM, September 4th – 10 AM, October 2nd – 10 AM, October 16th – 10 AM/7 PM, November 13th - 10 AM, November 27th – 10 AM and December 18th - 10 AM.

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Copies of the Town Board agenda are available at all public libraries.

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LEGAL NOTICEPUBLIC NOTICEPLEASE TAKE NOTICE That the Town Board did heretofore adopt Resolution No. 970A-2011, finalizing the Annual Budget for 2012, for Town Funds, and special districts, for the fiscal year commencing on January 1, 2012. Revenues, as estimated from tax levies and other various sources, will equal and provide funds for the following expenditures: Gener-al Fund (Full Town) - $114,235,363.00; Gen-eral Fund (Part Town) - $12,278,047.00; Highway Fund - $44,696,595.00; Drainage District Fund - $6,558,280.00; Fire Protec-tion Fund - $7,439,878.00; Lighting District Fund - $5,294,287.00; Park Districts Fund - $42,291,313.00; Garbage Districts Fund - $41,009,078.00; Public Parking Fund - $7,420,649.00; Water Districts Fund - $180,000.00; Solid Waste Disposal District Fund - $33,353,804.00. Pursuant to the pro-visions of Town Law, the salaries of the fol-lowing Town Officers are hereby specified as follows: Supervisor - $140,000.00; Town Board Members (6) - $57,500.00 each; Town Clerk $102,000.00. The Town Budget for the fiscal year 2012, as duly adopted by the Town Board, and summary of the enacted Budget with supporting information and data are available for public inspection dur-ing normal business hours, commencing November 22, 2011 at the Office of the Town Clerk in Oyster Bay. TOWN BOARD OF THE TOWN OF OYSTER BAY, JOHN VENDITTO, Town Supervisor, STEVEN L. LABRIOLA, Town Clerk.DATED: November 15, 2011, Oyster Bay, New York.#23008E

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Town Law the salaries of the following Town Officers are hereby specified as follows: Supervisor - $140,000.00; Town Board Mem-bers (6) - $57,500.00 each; Town Clerk $102,000.00. The Town Budget for the fiscal year 2012 as duly adopted by the Town Board and summary of the enacted Budget with supporting information and data are available for public inspection during normal business hours, commencing November 22, 2011 at the Office of the Town Clerk in Oys-ter Bay. TOWN BOARD OF THE TOWN OF OYSTER BAY, JOHN VENDITTO, Town Supervi-sor, STEVEN L. LABRIOLA, Town Clerk. DATED: November 15, 2011, Oyster Bay, New York.#23009E

LEGAL NOTICENOTICE TO BIDDERSSealed Proposals for theSALE OF VARIOUS SURPLUS EQUIPMENTwill be received by the Board of Commis-sioners of the JERICHO WATER DISTRICT at the District office, 125 Convent Road, Syosset, New York, until 9:00 A.M., on Fri-day, December 9, 2011, at which time and place they will be publicly opened and read.Bid packets may be requested as of 9:00 A.M. on November 28th, 2011 by calling the District office at (516) 921-8280.The following items will be sold, as is:1. 1988 GMC Top Kick 7000 dump truck2. 1989 Ford F-250 2 wheel drive pickup truck - parts truck3. 80 gallon vertical air compressor4. Coats type 40-40 tire machine5. Clark fork lift, model C500-206. Ingersoll Rand tow-behind air compres-sor, model G160SL7. 30 gallon air compressor8. Sears Craftsman 15 1/2” drill pressEquipment can be inspected on Thursday and Friday,December 1st and 2nd, 2011 between the hours of 8:00 AM and 12:00 PMNo proposal may be withdrawn until the expiration of forty - five (45) calendar days after the date of the opening proposal. Any withdrawal of a proposal must be in writing and actually delivered to the District. The District reserves the right to reject any and all bids, waive any informalities, and to accept such bids which, in the opinion of the Board of Commissioners, are in the best interest of the Jericho Water District.NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETINGA public meeting will also be held at the time and place noticed aboveWherein the District will conduct such regu-lar and other business which is properly brought before the Board of CommissionersBoard of CommissionersJericho Water DistrictAnthony J. CincottaSecretary#23022E

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into this production, it is amazing that they have had the stamina to do this for 10 years,” she said. “It comes from their hearts, which en-ergizes their music. You can hear the love in each song and the fact that they have been by our side for so long brings tears to my eyes.”

Admission to the con-certs is free, but the net-work accepts donations and through the years Oyster Bay has been kind to them.

“Our friends and neigh-bors are extremely gener-ous and asking them to sup-port us for 10 years is not easy. Seeing their kindness for a decade is incredible,” said Richard Appell.

When asked what she

gets out of the HPS concert experience, JoAnn Criblez stated, “I enjoy the com-plete knowledge that using my time and talent makes a huge difference to so many families affected by this dis-ease. It gives them hope, strength and support and to me that is what Christmas should always be about.”

The Album

The band’s new album opens with a mash up of the Christmas classic “Joy to the World” together with the ‘70s feel good hit, “Love Train.” J also offers a fresh take on “Silver Bells” along with a doo-wop version of “White Christmas” that takes a reggae turn.

“It’s weird and wild but it somehow really works,” said Criblez. “We love the way it came out.”

DiGennaro writes a ma-jority of the band’s original songs and gets inspired by the members of the HPS Network. “What they stand for and what they do for others is what this time of year is all about,” he said.

His songs range from the upbeat, quirky Christ-mas tune, “Santa Santa” to the heartfelt, “Miracle of Life” about the birth of his daughter who was born just before Christmas in 2007.

“I write what I feel,” said DiGennaro. “I get hit with an idea, usually when I least expect it and the material just fl ows. The themes of

the holiday season resonate with me and I think they are pretty universal.”

Criblez wrote an original tune, “Christmas Angel,” about how her vocal student Ashley Appell brought the meaning of Christmas back to her.

“As you get older, you get busy and Christmas takes on a different feeling. What was once a special time be-comes another thing to com-pletely stress about,” Criblez said. “The idea behind the song is that through my re-lationship with Ashley, Don-na and the entire HPS Net-work, Christmas has been brought back to me because of the direct feeling that I am helping someone during this beautiful time of year.”

The Concert

The HPS Benefi t Christ-mas Concert has grown ex-tensively in the past decade with people returning each December and bringing along their friends.

“Many people have told us over the years that it is their favorite part of the holiday season. That means so much to us. It has be-come something that we are all very proud to be a part of,” said DiGennaro.

Special guests at the con-certs will be Ashley Appell, the Glen Cove High School Select Chorale, Locust Val-ley High School Chamber Singers and possibly a visit from ol’ St. Nick himself.

Santa lent his presence

to the video for the album’s title track and fi rst single, “A Very Merry Christmastime,” which was shot all through-out the hamlet of Oyster Bay. To view the video, type in “My Bro Santa” at www.YouTube.com.

The concert, which is open to people of all faiths, is free and will be followed by a complimentary dessert reception on opening night.

Contact Information

For more information about the HPS Network,call 1-800-789-9477, write to: One South Road, Oys-ter Bay, NY 11771, email: [email protected], fax:(516) 624-0640 or visit: www.hpsnetwork.org.

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the Life Enrichment Center at Oyster Bay, the Town of Oyster Bay, local schools and other organizations.

This year over 115 families will be receiving two boxes of food, a bag of produce (apples, potatoes, carrots, onions, etc.), a frozen turkey and several food certifi cates will be issued as well.

The food is collected from Theodore Roosevelt Elemen-tary School, James H. Ver-non Intermediate School, Oyster Bay High School Stu-dent Council, OBHS cheer-leaders, Portledge School, Friends Academy Middle School, East Woods School, Harmony Heights, Matine-cock Lodge, Italian-Ameri-can Citizens Club of Oyster Bay, Oyster Bay Cooperative Pre-School, Oyster Babies and St. Dominic Outreach. Individuals make private do-nations as well.

Members of the First

Presbyterian Church do-nated all the produce and the frozen turkeys come from private donors, though some are purchased with the money raised from the fund drive.

“Without the generous support of the Oyster Bay-East Norwich, none of this would happen,” said Carol. “Everybody is always so surprised at the number of families in need.”

Once the boxes are ar-ranged by number and code

the food is all collected to-gether at the First Presbyte-rian Church where students from various schools come to help sort and pack the boxes.

The food is distributed according to the number of adults and children in each family.

Volunteers from OBHS, the Alternative Learning Center, Harmony Heights, Vernon School and Friends Academy came to volunteer this year.

“The kids make this whole thing happen. We need their energy. They work magic. They want to be involved and can’t wait to come back next year,” said Carol. “We have kids who have been doing this for years who are now in col-lege. When they come home for Thanksgiving break they come here to help. It’s very rewarding to see.”

The families picked up their food on November 22nd. Members of the Ital-ian-American Club helped put food in carriages and distributed it to families pri-vately from 4-7 PM.

“That is what makes this whole thing worth it,” said Carol. “These families are so grateful. You can’t even imagine. They send us thank you notes. It’s a won-derful thing.”

The next holiday mission for the Daubs is the CSAC Holiday Toy Drive.

times by NASA to paint for their collection. Her painting of the “x-43” is included in the Smithsonian’s traveling exhibit, “NASA|ART:50 Years of Exploration.”

Prey explained why the award means so much to her. “Tonight is a real honor for me because I used to come here when I was little,” she said. “Standing here receiving this award really gives me chills. I can’t tell you how important museums are to artists. Please support this gem of a museum that we are lucky enough to have in our backyard.”

The benefi t crowd gath-ered to admire Prey’s painting “Nocturne IV,” which was on display at the Heckscher Mu-seum.

The painting features a sunset scene with deep rich blue, yellow and orange col-ors. “Nocturne IV” will remain at Heckscher through Janu-ary 8th, 2012.

“The painting reminds

me of driving home to Cold Spring Harbor from Hunting-ton at dusk,” said Liz Watson, past honoree. “It sends tingles down my spine.”

Currently, Prey has been spending time out east where she is working on a new painting which she hopes to complete in December. “It is the largest painting I’ve ever done – 60 x 70. The subject is a sunset twlight scene out east in the Hamptons,” she said.

Prey is a past recipient of the New York State Sen-ate “Women of Distinction Award” and State Senator Carl Marcellino was on hand at the benefi t to sing her praises.

“Barbara is an interna-tional star who is very humble and real,” said the Senator. “I’m proud to say that I own some of her work and it is prominently displayed in my home.”

For information about The Heckscher Museum of Art, visit: www.heckscher.org.

Museum honors PreyMaking sure no one goes hungryDonations for the Toy Drive will be accepted on December 19th and 20th at the First Presbyterian Church in Oyster Bay. All contributions can be mailed to: CSAC, P.O. Box 231, Oyster Bay, New York 11771.

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SPORTSOUT IN RIGHT FIELDBy Jeff Davis

The tragedy of Penn State (part one)

The model big time college football program, the legendary head football coach and the horror of child abuse open for public scrutiny. Sports are supposed to be the bastion of all that is good for young people. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s Sherlock Holmes said, “My ramifi cations stretch out into many sections of society, but never, I am happy to say, into amateur sports.” But as Holmes found out, even amateur sports can be a crime scene and to-day we have seen the mighty fall.

As an educator for many years, I taught a course on reporting child abuse to teachers, educational administrators, doctors, nurses and others. I have reported child abuse, witnessed it and testifi ed in court in cases that involved child abuse. I also went to Penn State.

New York State law states that any person work-ing with children is mandated to report child abuse if there is a reasonable suspicion. Under NYS law it is the responsibility of the person who has this suspicion to make this report. The State grants an-onymity to the reporting person and as long as the report was made in “good faith” and the reporter may not be sued if the allegations should turn out not to be true. The law basically says that if we err, we always want to err on the side of protecting the child. There are times and in certain situations when a supervisor may have to be told that you have this suspicion.

The supervisor may even want to be the contact person for calling in this suspicion but that does not excuse the person who fi rst has the knowledge from the responsibility of making sure the call has been made and child welfare services contacted. Pennsylvania law differs and only requires the per-son with suspicion or knowledge of abuse to report it to a supervisor.

The young graduate assistant, Mike McQueary who witnessed this felony rape by defensive coach Jerry Sandusky legally was only required to tell his supervisor. Morally that’s another story! As this horror went up the chain of command in the Penn State Athletic Department and it apparently was ignored. The Athletic Director, Tim Curley and a fi nance offi cer, Gary Schultz have been fi red for failing to report this suspected abuse. As the story continues we learn of more and more young boys who claim they too were victims. How is some-thing like this possible?

It happens because Penn State football in the minds of some was “too big to fail.” The Penn State network, the TV revenues, the 100,000 plus in the stands, the hotels, motels and businesses that need the game revenues, the County that depends on the taxes raised, all, although not culpable need Penn State football to thrive. The poisonous atmo-sphere was present and there were enough pres-sures to make looking the other way all too easy. As for breaking the Child Abuse Reporting Law they may be not guilty. If it can be shown that they or any offi cial, or even Coach Joe Paterno were part of a conspiracy to not report the crime, then there may be a case for Obstruction of Justice. But that is for lawyers and prosecutors to thrash about.

“Too big to fail” can never be an excuse to over-look child abuse, child rape or any other crime. I am reminded that Moses never entered the Prom-ised Land and Coach Paterno or any other offi cial isn’t Moses.

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“From day one, they never stopped believing in themselves,” said Coach Gail Baker of the Friends Academy Varsity Girls Soccer team, who after two hard-fought games in upstate New York and an undefeated season, brought home the school’s very fi rst girls soccer state title.

The road to the state championship ran through Keshequa HS, who the Quakers beat 3-2 on Saturday, Novem-ber 19th in the State Semi-Finals. At the end of that game, senior Amanda Edwards of Sands Point earned the Sportsmanship Award. “The fi rst game was just unbelievable,” said Coach Baker. “It was tied 2-2 and ju-nior Krystina Iordanou’s (Plandome Manor) shot put us up 3-2. At that point, the emotions were so elated and pumped up.” Junior Heather Maierle of Wantagh and freshman Alexis Toles of Dix Hills also scored for the Friends team.

On Sunday, November 20th, the Quakers showed their ability to domi-nate the fi eld against Hoosick Falls HS at SUNY Cortland with 12 shots on goal within the fi rst half and 25 shots overall. “We were doing what we wanted,” said Coach Baker. Bat-tling scoreless through both halves, the game was forced into two over-times, followed by two sudden death overtimes.

“I could see the fatigue setting in,” said Baker. “We had numerous inju-ries and some key players had to be re-

moved, but our team continued to play consistently. There were opportunities up until the last whistle. The best part was that the defense remained strong and the offense stayed on the ball. Even though the girls were exhausted, they were still driven to play a cohe-sive game together.”

The physical battle between the two teams reached a scoreless tie and both teams were rewarded with a co-

state championship title. Junior Ma-rissa Tidona of North Bellmore earned MVP for Friends, a distinction chosen by Section VIII coordinators and state representatives.

“We had great team chemistry on and off the fi eld, mixed ages of youthand veteranship – and in the end, both of those two pieces and the good feel-ings of team unity led to this state ti-tle,” said Coach Baker.

The Locust Valley-Bayville Falcons United recently won their division championship defeating the Valley Stream Tornadoes, 4-3, in an epic soc-cer battle. The Falcons United ended the season undefeated with two ties.

Going into the last two minutes of the game the Falcons were down 3-2 and in a full press tactical offense they scored two goals with only seconds left on the clock to win the division.

Coaches Alex Gallego and Larry Van Patten were pleased as they have been building one the most elite travel

teams over the past several years. “These boys learned about commit-

ment, responsibility, teamwork, accep-tance, camaraderie and how to face challenges both on and off the fi eld,” said Coach Gallego. “We are proud of these young men for honoring the game of soccer. They played with skill, passion and sheer determination.”

The Town of Oyster Bay will host its second annual College Hockey Challenge, open to all Town residents. On Friday, December 2nd at 7:30 PM, the Hofstra Uni-versity Pride Ice will take on the Fordham University Rams in a men’s Ice Hock-ey game, with the winner receiving the prestigious Supervisor’s Cup Trophy. The event will be held at the state-of-the-art TOB Ice Skating Center in Bethpage.

Admission to the game is free, and in addition to see-ing some top tier action on the ice, Town of Oyster Bay Youth Hockey players will be given a chances to take part in free pre-game on-ice youth clinics, beginning at 5 PM.

Admission is free but residents are encouraged to help others by donating two canned goods, which will be collected at the event by Island Harvest as part of “Hockey Fights Hunger.”

To help bring overseas troops a feeling of home during this holiday season, the Town is taking part in the American Red Cross “Holiday Mail for Heroes” Program. Holiday greeting cards will be available in the lobby for residents to fi ll out prior to and during the show.

For more information about the games and clinics contact the Town of Oyster Bay Parks Department at (516) 797-4125.

Town of Oyster Bay to host College Hockey Challenge

FA Girls Varsity Soccer captures fi rst state title

Photo by Al Quackenbush

The Friends Academy Girls Soccer Team tied with Hoosick Falls after four over-times causing both teams to be named co-state champions.

Photo by Stan Kaufman

The Locust Valley-Bayville Falcons United defeated the Valley Stream Tornadoes, 4-3, to capture their divi-sion championship.

Locust Valley-Bayville Falcons United wins soccer division championship


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