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SPOTLIGHT

By Danny [email protected]

Suffolk County’s Department ofPublic Works is pushing Smithtownto take a closer look at traffic andpublic safety concerns before signingoff on a proposal in Commack thatincludes a Chick-Fil-A restaurant.In a July 23 letter to Smithtown’splanning department, SuffolkCounty Department of Public

Works commis-sioner Gil An-derson urgedSmithtown to“look into ex-isting and fu-

ture traffic challenges that will befaced” due to Chick-Fil-A’s popu-larity, and to develop a public safe-ty and law enforcement plan before

shovels go in the ground.The letter was sent before a sched-uled July 28 public meeting at Smith-town’s board of zoning appeals.“As you know, Commack Roadhas significant traffic capacity is-sues in this area and this projectmay exacerbate current conditionsand as such should be thoroughlyreviewed,” Anderson stated in hisletter to the board.The Chick-Fil-A, which is pro-posed to be built on the Smithtownside of the town line in Commack,has Dix Hills residents on the Hunt-ington side concerned about traffic,especially when it comes to enter-ing and exiting the New ImperialGardens residential development.Huntington Town officialsechoed residents’ concerns in a

Official Urges A Tough Look At Chick-Fil-A PlanDIX HILLS


A Melville woman is accused ofstealing tens of thousands of dol-lars from the Huntington insuranceagency for which she worked as abookkeeper for more than adecade, Suffolk County DistrictAttorney Thomas Spota’s officesaid Monday. The defendant, Amy Musumar-ra, 64, pleaded not guilty to onecount of second-degree grand lar-ceny after being arrested July 23. Musumarra had been insurancefirm Lloyd Keith Friedlander Part-ners’ bookkeeper since 2002,Spota’s office said, and the allegedtheft was discovered during the

course of an outsideaudit conducted thisyear.Spota’s office al-leges that Musumar-ra, “acting in con-cert” with anothersuspect, stole morethan $50,000 fromthe Huntington-based firm betweenMarch 2010 and Feb-ruary of this year.Spota’s spokesman,Robert Clifford, saidit’s unclear who the alleged sec-ond co-conspirator is.During the nearly five-year peri-od, the district attorney’s office al-leges Musumarra “altered bank

slips, issued fraudu-lent checks, and falsi-fied records” whileoperating theagency’s computer-ized accounting sys-tem.Musumarra is dueback in court on Sept.15, according to on-line court records.She was released onher own recognizancefollowing her arrest.An email seeking

comment from Lloyd Keith Fried-lander Partners was not returnedMonday. Musumarra’s GardenCity-based attorney, Brian Davis,did not return calls for comment.

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Amy Musumarra

County public works officials are joining Dix Hills residents and HuntingtonTown officials in raising concerns about a new proposal that could result in anew strip mall and a Chick-Fil-A in Commack near Dix Hills.

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HUNTINGTON

SUPERSTARBUSINESS

CONTEST

AND THE

WINNER IS...

Lights, camera, action – your votes are in, and the winner of ourHuntington Superstar Businesses Contest has been chosen!

Over the past couple of weeks, Town of Huntington residents have all been casting their votes in ourexciting, new contest. Nearly 50 local businesses were put up to vote. It was a close race, and we

could tell there are multitudes of businesses in our Town that you absolutely love.At the end of the day, every business in Huntington truly is a superstar business!

With that said, only one competitor could win the title of Huntington Superstar Business –– And that business was Better Homes & Gardens Real Estate Atlantic Shores!

Congratulations!!!

As promised, for Better Homes & Gardens Real Estate Atlantic Shores, we will be custom-creating aprofessionally made video that will spotlight their business and highlight the characteristics that have ultimate-

ly earned them the title of Huntington Superstar Business.

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Thank you to all ofthe businesses that registered, to the individuals whovoted, and to everyone who showed their Town of Huntington pride!

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After being named Miss Teen NewYork, a ris-ing Half Hollow Hills High School East fresh-man is hoping to capture the national crown.Rachel Goldsmith, 13, who was crowned Miss

Teen New York International Oct. 4, landed inthe Jacksonville, Florida, with a week ofpageantry ahead of her and hopes of winning thecrown the minimum entry age.Goldsmith and her mom were on a plane Mon-

day en route to the Sunshine State, where shewill represent New York in the Miss Teen Inter-national pageant.“She’s really the youngest one there,” said

Lidia Szczepanowski-Goldsmith, Rachel’smother and pageant coach. A champion pageantparticipant in her own right, Goldsmith capturedthe Mrs. New York America in 2006, Mrs. NewYork International in 2009 and Mrs. CorporateAmerica in 2013 titles after jumping into thepageant world at age 41.Since October, Rachel has used her bully pul-

pit afforded to her through the beauty pageantcircuit as a springboard to reach out to teens bat-tling depression.

Rachel runs UWILLBOK.com, which is dedicat-ed to giving struggling teens a safe place to share.Goldsmith said she saw many teens on Tumblr

share about going through difficult times withdepression like she did, but what she did not seewas one unified website dedicated to the cause,and launched the site in line with her commit-ment as Miss Teen NewYork to dedicate her yearof service to a particular cause.In addition to pageantry and all it entails,

Goldsmith keeps busy with her studies in ad-vanced courses and studio art; when she growsup, Goldsmith hopes to be a special effectsmakeup artist with an emphasis on prosthetics.In her spare time, she’s also keen on archery,

developing a proficiency for it at the Usdan Cen-ter in Wheatley Heights.But her current focus this week has been

pageantry. Wednesday was set to be a day ofone-on-one interviews with judges and Thursdaywas the stage-work day, in which she and her fel-low competitors show their mettle in fitness wearand evening gowns and other attire. The field istrimmed to 10 finalists on Saturday, from whichMiss Teen International is chosen.“It’s been a great little journey,” Szczepanows-

ki-Goldsmith said.

Miss TeenNewYorkEyesNational Crown

MELVILLE

Rising Hills East freshman Rachel Goldsmith is hopingto bring home the Miss Teen International crown toNew York.


QUOTE OF THE WEEKSONIAKELLOGG

“I can’t believeI’m living

this nightmare.”

Mailbox Mania

Residents on Red Cedar Court and SugarMaple Court, both in Dix Hills, reporteddamage to their mailboxes July 18. A sim-ilar report came in from Gorham Lane thesame day, where a light post and mailboxwere damaged. Mailboxes at Pettit Drive,Stoll Court and High Pasture Circle, all inDix Hills, were also reported damaged July17. Similarly, an Old East Neck Road resi-dent in Melville reported the same predica-ment of a broken mailbox on July 18.

Cars Stolen

A 2013 Volvo XC90 SUV was reportedstolen from a Rustic Gate Lane home inDix Hills at 1:30 a.m. July 18. Between6:30 p.m. July 16 and a call to cops the nextday, a 2012 GMC Acadia was reportedstolen from a Honey Locust Court home inDix Hills, where a window screen to anunoccupied pool house was also reportedlycut. Nothing was taken from inside. And,between 10 p.m. July 19 and a call to copsJuly 20, a 2010 Nissan Xterra was stolenfrom aWentworth Drive home in Dix Hills,but was later recovered in Wyandanch.

Thief Cleans Out Cars

A wallet, sunglasses and money werestolen from a 2014 Jeep Wrangler and a2013 GMC Acadia parked at a PuddingLane home in Dix Hills between 10:30p.m. July 17 and a call to cops July 18.

Lost, Then Found

A 1999 Kawasaki dirt bike was stolenfrom the shed of a Deerhurst Lane home inDix Hills between 9 p.m. July 19 and a callto cops the next day. The bike was laterrecovered on Rustic Gate Lane in DixHills.

Door Dented

The driver’s side door of a 2008 BMWparked on Seward drive in Dix Hills wasreported dented in a criminal-mischiefcomplaint at 3:05 p.m. July 19.

Easy-breezy… Saturday night was a realtreat, wasn’t it? It was just one of those perfectnights out on the town, with a breeze in the airperfect for lounging al fresco with a meal, adrink, a coffee or just a conver-sation. There’s nothing quitelike it, and I’ve got to tell you,Huntington township has somany wonderful places to enjoy all that sum-mer has to offer.

You know what bugs me...As much as Ilove this time of year, there’s one thing – oneswarm of things, for that matter – that really getmy goat. Mosquitoes! One of my friends hadtheir feet chewed up the other day by the ornerylittle blood-suckers, and if there’s anything moreannoying than having pock-marked, itchy feet, Ican’t think of it right now. In any case, I turn toyou, dear readers. What is your preferred mos-quito-repelling technique. And what do you doto ease the itching if some part of your body be-comes a bug buffet? Write to me, or email, callor tweet us.

Tweet-a-la-deedily tweet... Back to thatlast bit – yes, Twitter, kids! We’ve been throughtwo world wars and a civil war, the Great De-pression, a few hurricanes and now Long Is-lander News is on Twitter. I have absolutely noidea how this Twitter thing works. Google isenough of a digital workout for me. So I’m justtaking the kids’ word for it when they say to fol-low us @LongIslanderNws and get your latestbreaking news updates in 140 characters or lessand let us know what’s going on in your world.Happy tweeting!

Housing Homeless Heroes… I’m so veryglad to hear that the “Housing Our Homeless

Heroes Act” is starting to help veterans acrossSuffolk County! For those ofyou who might not recall, theact was assembled by Hunt-ington’s own Suffolk CountyLegislator Steve Stern lastyear. With it, county officialshave vowed to help gethomeless veterans off of thestreets and into affordable

housing. Last week, Stern announced thateight tax-defaulted properties across Suffolk,but none in the Huntington township, will berehabilitated and utilized by homeless, or atrisk of becoming homeless, veterans. This is agreat start and I can’t wait for the day whenthe Town of Huntington can join in on housingthese homeless heroes!

Keep it up... It seems like every page I turnto over the last few weeks has yet another in-credible story detailing the amazing accomplish-ments of yet another youngster in the township.Whether it’s an Eagle Scout giving back to a firedepartment, the pint-sized powerhouse of a pi-anist who played Carnegie Hall, or even theCommack High School senior who recently pre-sented to U.S. government officials, each andevery story brings a smile to my face. And,please, if you know a young man or womanwith a story to tell, then have them drop us aline at [email protected].

(Aunt Rosie wants to hear from you! If youhave comments, ideas, or tips about what’s hap-pening in your neck of the woods, write to me to-day and let me know the latest. To contact me,drop a line to Aunt Rosie, c/o The Long-Islander,14 Wall Street, Huntington NY 11743. Or try thee-mail at [email protected])

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One Chris Algieri floats like abutterfly and stings like a bee in theboxing ring. The other makes surethe bees keep floating with the but-terflies.The dueling Chris Algieris –they’re cousins – teamed up July 18

for a fundraising concert to benefitthe Long Island Beekeepers Club, a66-year-old organization dedicatedto educating beekeepers on theproper practices for the manage-ment of honey bees in a suburbanenvironment and the general im-portance of honey bees.The bee-keeping Algieri, 44, of

Creating A ‘Buzz’TOWN OF HUNTINGTON

Beekeeping advocate Chris Algieri, right, got a hand from his cousin, boxing ringmaster Chris Algieri, July 18 in raising funds for the Long Island BeekeepersClub in memory of Craig Byer.

DIX HILLS

‘Fire News’ Fetes Chief

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Chief Robert Fling is honored for his service to the Dix Hills community andbeyond. From left, Tim Edwards, Executive Editor of Fire News, Tim Sendel-bach, Editor-In-Chief of Firehouse Magazine, Dix Hills Fire Chief RobertFling, and Frank Trotta, Publisher of Fire News.Firehouse Expo and the FireNews organizations recognizedDix Hills Fire Department ChiefRobert Fling with the 2015 Out-standing Leadership Award.The national award recognizesthe management and leadershipskills of a fire chief, and the im-pact those skills have made with-in their department. The presen-tation took place at Firehouse

Expo in the Baltimore Conven-tion Center.“Our department is extremelyproud of him,” said Bob Commis-so, chairman of the board of firecommissioners.A fourth-generation firefighterand a 19-year department mem-ber, Fling is a lifelong Dix Hillsresident.

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More Needs To BeDone On Wages

Congratulations to thefast food workers for theirbrave fight that goes to thevery heart of the income in-equality that plagues NewYork more than any otherstate. It showed the determi-

nation of all low-wageworkers looking to earn adecent wage for themselvesand their families.Now is the time to do

more to address this ram-pant problem. I give Gover-nor Andrew Cuomo the ben-efit of the doubt that thiswage board wasn't just anisolated political stunt to

score some cheap points.There are some meaningfulactions he can take on hisown right now to close thewage gap and benefit lowwage workers, starting withhis own state work force andthe neglected workers ofnot-for-profit agencies fund-ed by the state:• Raise the wages of state

workers making federalminimum wage becausethey aren't included understate minimum wage by law.• Address the state's scan-

dalous disregard of low-wage human services em-ployees of not-for-profitagencies under state con-tract who received a cost-of-living increase this yearafter enduring years withoutone.These actions don't even

begin to address the needsof child care providers orthe thousands of underval-ued local government andschool employees – many

work for much less than $15per hour – who take care ofour kids, maintain our roads,water and sewer systemsand do a whole lot morenecessary work. Leading byexample would be a goodstarting place.Let's be clear: the gover-

nor doesn't need a wageboard to make a bigger dentin this enormous problemand show he's really seriousabout income inequality.

DANNY DONOHUEPresident

Civil Service EmployeesAssociation

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

We’ve said it before and we’ll say itagain. The Town of Huntington deservesto have some input when developmentprojects in neighboring towns that arelikely to have a significant impact on res-idents.Specifically, the Smithtown planning

board has before it a development pro-posal to bring a popular fastfood restaurant – Chick-Fil-A – to a Commack Roadsite. The plan would also see a shutteredstrip mall redeveloped. The property isliterally right on the border of the townsof Huntington and Smithtown, and assuch is likely to have an impact on Hunt-ington residents.The county’s public works depart-

ment, in a letter to Smithtown’s planningdepartment, has asked the town to take ahard look at traffic and safety concernsbefore it approves the proposal, andthat’s a good thing. But ultimately thedecision is Smithtown’s.The development is in an area that has

seen a significant amount of retail devel-opment in recent years with the additionof a Home Depot,WalMart, and other re-tailers, and a Lowe’s Center not too far

away. That development already createda significant amount of traffic congestionon Commack and Crooked Hill roads.And still ahead is the impending openingof a major medical center being built bySloane Kettering. Add in the planned de-velopment of Heartland Town Square –just to the south (where the Town of Is-

lip has decision-making pow-er), and the area could soonfind itself gridlocked by a per-

fect storm of development projects.The area needs more than the piece-

meal attention being paid to it by townplanning departments – ours included –where local interests supersede those ofthe region as a whole. Huntington andSmithtown, maybe Islip too, should un-dertake a joint study of the area. Theyshould jointly prepare a master plan thatwill guide local municipalities on what’sbest for the region.The idea is not without precedent;

Huntington and Babylon have put inplace a collaborative approach towardeconomic development and traffic issuesalong the 110 Corridor. The area whereHuntington, Smithtown and Islip meetdeserves a similar collaboration.

Let’s Cooperate

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Life&Style

By Jason [email protected]

Every musician knows that it takespractice to get to Carnegie Hall. Buthow much practice, exactly? For 9-year-old Caterina Dottino, about sixyears worth.Caterina, who will be entering

fourth grade in September at theLong Island School for the Gifted inHuntington, was among 15 soloists 8to 17 years old to perform in the win-ners’ concert of theYoungArtists Pi-ano Showcase in front of family andfriends at one of the most prestigiousconcert halls in the world on June 28.

The opportunity to appear in theshowcase was available to musicstudents from around the country.The standards were high. The 30 ap-plicants were required to submitvideos of themselves performingtwo contrasting classical pianopieces by memory.“Everyone performs at a high lev-

el,” said Anthony Newton, founderand director of the event and an ad-junct teacher at the Lawrence Eis-man Center for Preparatory Studiesin Music at Queens College in Flush-ing, Queens.In order to advance to the winners’

concert, the soloists first auditioned

live in front of three judges.Caterina said she was not nerv-

ous during the auditions. “It wasfairly easy for me,” she said. “Theywere nice.”Caterina takes four one-hour pri-

vate piano lessons a week, and prac-tices another two hours on her owndaily. She practiced her concertpiece, “Sonatina in C Major,” byFriedrich Kuhlau for three months.“Kuhlau is my favorite,” she said.Caterina, the second youngest pi-

anists in the group, said she alsowasn’t nervous about performing atCarnegie Hall. Instead, she focusedon her technique while playing --

“trying not to make any mistakes.”“It was perfect,” said Caterina

about her performance. As shewatched a video of herself playing atthe concert, the 4-foot, 5-inch pi-anist’s hands meticulously air-played the piece on a table.While at Carnegie, Caterina was

taken by the hall’s magnificent deco-rations and the grand piano she per-formed on.“I really liked the piano,” she said.

“…and the chandelier. It was sparkly.”Caterina’s parents, Amos and

Janet, have encouraged her musicalambitions.

Pint-sizedPianoPowerhouseCaterina Dottino, 9, of Huntington, performed in the Young Artists Piano Showcase at Carnegie Hall on June 28.

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“She was always happy when shewas around music,” said Janet.After Caterina walked up to a pi-

ano in the mall at 3 years old, satdown and started to feign playing,the Dottino’s began looking into pi-ano lessons for her.“We found out Queen’s College

offers class for kids from 3 to 18,”Janet said. “She could read at 2, soshe was able to focus and followrhythm.” Caterina has been studyingmusic at CPSM ever since.For the past five years, Caterina

has also taken private lessons withMichele Jordan, an instructor in PortWashington.“I appreciate her dedication,” Jor-

dan said of Caterina. “She has comea really long way in her past year ofstudying. Her ability to convey the

feeling of the music has matured.She plays very musically and is verytechnically proficient.”Jordan said she wasn’t surprised

when she heard Caterina got in toplay in the showcase. “I thought shewould probably get in. It’s a greatexperience.”In addition to playing piano,

Caterina sings in the Saint PatrickYouth Choir.However, more of the young mu-

sician’s energy goes to learning pi-ano and her education. “First isschool, then piano,” said her father,Amos.The Dottinos said they would sup-

port their daughter if she decided tobecome a professional pianist, butCaterina isn’t sure if that’s what shewants to be. “Maybe a scientist, oran artist,” she said.

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By Andrew [email protected]

After more than a decade of playing Billy Joel’smusic with the tribute band Big Shot, Mike Del-Guidice was asked to join the Billy Joel Band as apermanent member in October 2013.Just a month later, the lifelong fan of Joel’s mu-

sic took the stage alongside the man himself atHuntington’s Paramount.“Now we’re coming back to where it all start-

ed,” said DelGuidice, who will play The Para-mount on Aug. 8 with Big Shot for the first timesince his debut in the Billy Joel Band.“It’s a home run to be able to perform there,

right in Joel’s backyard. To be able to play wherehe’s played before is just fantastic.”Joel, 66, is a former resident of Lloyd Harbor.“Big Shot has neglected the North Shore for

quite a few years so it’ll be nice to get back to thatwhole neck of the woods and bring Billy’s musicto the people there,” said DelGuidice, 44, of SoundBeach, who first started Big Shot in 2000. “The setis going to encompass a lot of stuff – the deepscuts, the hits, stuff that we haven’t yet covered inthe tour. We’re even going to include some of theextra rarities that people haven’t heard in a while.”With a lineup slated to include musicians like

John Scarpulla and Carmine Giglio – both ofwhom have performed with Joel – the Big Shotshow promises to be a celebration of Joel’s musicand not a Vegas knockoff, DelGuidice said.“We don’t dress up or any of that. We’ve always

been about playing the music,” said DelGuidice,who plays guitar, piano, bass guitar, drums andsings with a voice nearly indistinguishable to thatof Joel’s.

DelGuidice said touring the world with Joel –including playing Madison Square Garden about20 times – has further contributed to making theBig Shot experience an authentic one. Listening toJoel’s music ever since his childhood in MillerPlace, DelGuidice said he’s picked up on Joel’smannerisms, the way he carries himself and theway he’s able to connect with a crowd.“His songs are just a diary of his life. He’s not

afraid to acknowledge anything. He just grasps it.He’s good at that and he’s just a humble dude,”said DelGuidice, who has played guitar and singswith the Billy Joel Band. “He’s a great boss, too.If anything, what I take away from him is the wayhe deals with people.”While it may be hard to make a distinction be-

tween the two musicians’ voices, DelGuidice saidthere is one to be made. “He’s him and I’m me –there’s only one Billy Joel.”And while Joel has become one of the most suc-

cessful musicians ever, DelGuidice has been busypenning music of his own, which is where his pas-sion truly lies.“To be able to have my own career is a top goal,”

he said. “There’s nothing more amazing than be-ing personal, talking about yourself and tellingyour life’s story to a crowd. I want to give peoplesomething they can relate to.”DelGuidice has released two studio albums

since 2007, “Miller Place” and “My Street,” and iscurrently in the process of releasing a third, hesaid. DelGuidice – a singer-songwriter who sight-ed some of his influences as Joel, The Beatles andElton John – is unsure whether the project withyield a full album or a smaller collection of sin-gles, but he’s already finished three songs.On Aug. 8, doors for DelGuidice and Big Shot

open at 7 p.m. The show is scheduled to go on at8 p.m. Tickets are available from the box office orat paramountny.com for $15-$35.

DelGuidice Returning To Site Of First ‘Big Shot’

Mike DelGuidice, third from left, is set to bring his Billy Joel tribute band, Big Shot, to The Paramount on Aug. 8.

SPOTLIGHT


By Debbie Carbone

Back in the ‘80s,when I had a housefulof small children, I of-ten craved a little adult

conversation. So, when I received aninvitation to a Tupperware party, I wasmore excited than the average person.When I arrived at the party, the

women were gathering into groupswithin a large circle. To one side werethe women with small children whoalways refer to the ladies room as “thepotty.” The other group was the olderwomen who didn’t need Tupperware,but needed a little company. These

were the “empty nesters.” They werethe ones with the clean, quiet, organ-ized houses, but they didn’t seem hap-py about it.My group, the sleep-deprived, potty

group, joked around about renting aroom at the Commack Motor Inn –and just sleep.As fun a time as I had that evening,

there was this one woman I felt so badfor. Her children had fledged a fewyears back and she seemed so de-pressed. I kept thinking, “Didn’t sheever have a dream of doing one specialthing when free time presented itself?”Myself – I don’t remember the mo-

ment it hit me – but I knew there was

something I had to do. I knew I livedon an island. I kept telling myself thatsomeday I would ride down everyblock, north shore and south, thatleads to water.Some 10 years now into my travels,

I never seem to tire of the driving. I’veloved seeing our wildlife: the herons,osprey, eagles, owls, fox, muskrat,deer and pheasant. What a beautifulplace we live in!My latest discovery is something I

saw on a piling at the LindenhurstMa-rina. It was an albatross. I really did adouble-take because they are ab-solutely not from around here. I foundout online that the one I saw in might

be a relative of one spotted on Fire Is-land a few years back. They say thatthey’ve come here looking for loveand a full nest.As for me and my fledglings, our

family is growing. This June, we wel-comed our second grandchild – a guar-antee that we will never be lonely.It turns out you have to have an

empty nest so that the chicks can flyoff and find love.

Would you like to be a contribu-tor to our Life & Style section?Email your short story [email protected] forconsideration.

An Empty Nest, But Never Alone With My FledglingsLEISURE

Whaling Museum Honors Kelly, Crosson At LuauTOWN OF HUNTINGTON

Honorees James Kelly and Half Hollow Hills Community Li-brary Director Helen Crosson.

Nobel laureate James Watson is joined by Chamber Treas-urer Vita Scaturro, left, and Huntington Town HistorianRobert Hughes.

Paramount Unveils New Radio Studio In VillageHUNTINGTON VILLAGE

Singer-songwriter Andy Grammer, third fromleft, inaugurated The Studio at The Paramountwith a live on-air interview and performance inHuntington Saturday. With him, from left, areParamount General Manager Kevin Doyle, andParamount partners Dominic Catoggio, StephenUbertini, Brian Doyle and Jim Condron.The studio is a partnership with Connoisseur

Media Long Island, which will broadcast con-tent on five of its radio stations: WALK 97.5, K-98.3 FM, The New 103.1 MAX FM, 94-3 TheShark and WHLI 1100/1370.Contest winners of the various radio stations

were given front-row streets to the interview andwere treated to a performance by Grammer. Fansalso took part in a question and answer session.

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Long Islander News publisher JimKelly and Half Hollow Hills Commu-nity Library Director Helen Crossonwere honored on July 23 by the ColdSpring Harbor Whaling Museum’sHawaiian Luau luau fundraiser.The event, held at the Crest Hol-

low Country Club in Woodbury,featured Hawaiian-inspired food,open bar and live entertainment.The fundraiser supported the Whal-ing Museum and Education Cen-ter’s mission of education and his-toric preservation.Crosson, a previous director of

the Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory,received the Changes in Our Com-munity Award. Kelly received themuseum’s Improving Long Island’sFuture Award.

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Now, we know that Luigi and JoeyPetrone, the culinary and marketingwhizzes behind Tutto Pazzo inHalesite for the last two decades, saytheir latest dining venture, TheStoop, aims to recreate a certain five-boroughs style of al fresco dining onLong Island. But let’s be real. Yourstoop in Brooklyn never had a killerview of the harbor like this.Open since Memorial Day, The

Stoop grab-and-go dining option atTutto Pazzo is perfect for gettinggreat, fresh finger foods on the gofor a price that you simply can’tbeat. Nosh indoors at the bar or thelounge area; take a seat on the cushyfurnishings situated on “the stoop”facing NewYork Avenue, or do whatwe did – take your lunch to theHalesite marina, sit on the woodenbeam by the harbor, soak up the raysand dig in.The $5 seafood menu has all your

bases covered: shrimp cocktail andfried shrimp, calamari fritti andmore. Raw bar lovers will be happyto see a half dozen clams on the halfshell and arrays of three juicy, suc-culent oysters available. Each is

paired with a wedge of lemon, a sin-gle-serve hot sauce and zesty cock-tail sauce. Juicy mini manila clamsand PEI mussels, whether preparedin marinara or traditional garlic andwine, shine from the freshness ofthe seafood.

Sliders are impressive in theirtheir simplicity and quality. Theycome in a variety of styles, rangingfrom mozzarella with roasted pep-pers to crab cake and Kobe ham-burger. Each is $5 and comes with amound of tasty, crispy fries. Grilledto medium, the Kobe beef is juicyand flavorful. The lobster slider isoff-the-claw fresh and summery.Both sliders we had were piled intobuttered miniature buns.

Gluten-free and vegetarian dinersare included, too. They’ve got theirchoice of zucchini spaghetti withpomodoro sauce and grated walnuts,as well as gluten-free penne withfresh veggies, garlic and oil, friedbaby artichokes with spicy mayoand zucchini sticks with marinara(all $5). It’s a nice, affordable addi-tion to a restaurant with plenty ofpersonality.Luigi and Joey took over the

sprawling space in 1991 and openedTutto Pazzo a year later. Luigi com-mands the kitchen, while Josephhandles the front of the house. Thereare 200 seats indoors, as well as a280-seat outdoor patio, all part oftheir major redesign following a2005 fire that closed the space fornine months.With that legacy in hand, The

Stoop is sure to be another feather inthe Petrone brothers’ caps fromwhich diners will be the biggestwinners.

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Midday sidewalk dining is on the rise in Halesite since The Stoop opened its doors on Memorial Day weekend.


BUZZ ON THE STREET – Bee-Organic(24 Wall St., Huntington village bee-organic.com) is on its way to thespace formerly held by Red Mangoin Huntington village. A juice bar,vegetarian cafe, tea house and ecoboutique, Bee-Organic promises thatall juices and meals are preparedfresh daily using organic ingredients,reverse-osmosis filtered water andlocal produce in season. The plan isalso to make Bee-Organic a gather-ing place for healthy minded peoplewith monthly events featuring nutri-tionists, healers, raw and macrobiot-ic chefs, alternative medical practi-tioners and other speakers. Featuredbrands include: Dr. Alkaitis organic“edible” skin care, Auroshikha or-ganic oils and incenses, Fresh Or-ganics natural body care for babies,Earth Mama Angel Baby teas andbody care for pregnancy and nursing,Fine and Raw raw chocolates, Gno-sis raw organic vegan chocolate, Er-baorganics organic mommy and ba-by body care, Little Twig organic ba-by skin & hair care, Oregon’s WildHarvest organic teas and herbal sup-plements, Peacekeeper mineral nailpaints and lipsticks, pHresh Greens

organic powder greens, Rockin’Wellness whole-body nutritionalshake, Kedem wild crafted skin carefrom Israel’s Judean Desert andYarok vegan hair care.

REOPENING – The Gourmet Wok (441Walt Whitman Road, Melville, 631-673-8018) is on the road to recovery.After an allegedly drunk driverplowed through the window of therestaurant June 17, the window hasbeen replaced and the restaurant isset to reopen imminently.

CHANGING HANDS – La Spada restau-rant (315Walt Whitman Road, Hunt-ington Station) has shut its doors inrecent weeks and is preparing tochange hands to become Emilio’sFine Italian Cuisine. The place has asoft place in our heart – our Foodiefeature on the restaurant from 2009exclaimed, “Finally – an Italianrestaurant whose menu we don’thave committed to memory beforewe even walk through the door!”With an eye on freshness, grilled spe-cialties and impeccable service, theywill certainly be missed on therestaurant scene here.

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For the last 32 years, the Kelloggfamily’s renowned doll-making shophas been a fixture on Main Street inCold Spring Harbor. But those daysmay soon come to an end.Long Island restaurant magnates

Lessing’s, owners of the neighboringSandbar restaurant under develop-ment, are poised to buy the land at 49Main St.OnMonday, Sonia Kellogg said she

was told by her landlord that shewould be soon served with evictionpapers, and that she had until the endof August to leave.It couldn’t come at a worse time,

Kellogg said. Kellogg’s Dolls’Housesis heading into the prime revenue pe-riod of the year, and she doesn’t havethe resources to move or rent a newstore.“I can’t believe I’m living this

nightmare. I cannot believe this,” shesaid. “All I ask for is time, and Less-ing wants me out immediately.”Mark Lessing, owner of the Sand

Bar and now the Kellogg’s property,said in an email that he has “no plans”as of yet for the property or the circa-1850 structure that stands there.Asked specifically about Kellogg’spending eviction, he did not respondby press time Monday.Kellogg said she’s endured quite a

bit next door to the development –noise, dust, traffic and having theview of her shop while driving west-bound on Route 25A obscured by thenew restaurant building. But she stuckit out with hopes that a third down-town restaurant would bring newbusiness to Cold Spring Harbor’squaint historic village. But, if theeviction comes to pass, she won’t bethere to enjoy the boom.Dollhouse making has been the

Kellogg family trade for nearly fourdecades, she said.After her late husband, Ned, sold

his dry-cleaning business in Manhat-tan, the Kelloggs started migratingeast with hopes of raising a family insuburbia. They first settled in LittleNeck, Queens, where they launchedthe Kellogg Doll Houses business in1977. Initially, Ned Kellogg soldcommercially-manufactured dollhouses, but started making his ownafter growing displeased with thequality.“He just got better and better. He

became a master. He could do any ar-chitecture just by looking at it,” Soniasaid. “He was able to look at struc-tures, draw them out, restore housesthat are in terrible disrepair and makethem beautiful.”Ned made dollhouses there for sev-

en years until the building he workedin was torn down; then the familyheaded further east to Huntington,

where he set up shop on Route 25A in1983.“It’s been a fixture on Long Island

for all these years,” Sonia said.Over the years, the master imparted

some of his knowledge to his life part-ner, a woman who became his doll-house apprentice in a sense. Much ofthat knowledge was unlocked whenshe took the helm after Ned Kelloggdied seven years ago following alengthy battle with cancer.“People have been very kind. They

gave me a chance to grow and learnmy craft,” she said.

During those years, Ned’s knowl-edge of the finer points of dollhousecraft transferred to his wife almostsymbiotically – without her evenknowing it at the time.“He taught me so much. I just close

my eyes and remember things,” shesaid. “I evidently have the ability todo it, which I never knew.”Now, with a backlog of new orders

and repair jobs in the hopper, Kelloggsaid that if she’s forced to move, itcould be curtains for the business.“I have no idea what I’m going to

do,” Kellogg said.

Kellogg’s Dolls’ Owner: I’m Being Evicted


BUSINESS

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OK, after you have created yourbudget and balance sheets, you nowknow where your dollars and centscome from and where they go eachmonth. You are ready for the next

step toward a complete financial plan.Write down your long-term and short-term

goals. Remember a goal is adream with a date on it. You wantto buy a new suit for work and itcosts $400. How long will it takefor you to save that much? Youwill need a new car in three years.How much do I need then? Col-lege costs will start in 11 years foryour 7-year-old. Have you startedto save? You plan to retire in 31years. What’s that cost you? This seems dauntingand if you do not start getting serious about the fu-ture it will become more so.

You now have established a budget for the future.Become aware of debt management. Control whereyour money goes. If you have credit-card debts,which one should you pay down first? Write downeach credit card debt you have, how much you oweand what is the rate you are charged on each card.Now put them in order from the highest interestrate to the lowest. Starts paying down the highestrate first making sure you pay at least the minimum

on the other cards so you do notget penalties and late fees. Also,if one of the cards has a reallysmall balance and you have themoney to pay it off, do it.Once you have paid a card off,

put it in your file cabinet and donot plan using it again. Now goon to the next highest card and

start paying it down until you are debt fee. Thenyou should have a little celebration, but don’tmake it too expensive, and don’t put it on a credit

How To Bring Your Debt Under Control

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Huntington’s Jon L. Ten Haagen, CFP*, runs TenHaagen Financial Services, Inc., a full-serviceindependent financial planning firm – and now, heis here to answer your questions!In this bi-monthly column, Ten Haagen will answeryour financial questions and help you with hisexpert financial advice. Don’t be shy – our expert ishere for you, so feel free to ask away!Email your questions to [email protected] today, and let our expert help you.

*Ten Haagen is an Investment AdvisorRepresentative offering securities and advisoryservices offered through Royal Alliance Associates,Inc., member of FINRA/SIPC, and a registeredinvestment advisor. He is also an active communitymember, serving on several nonprofit boards and asexecutive officer of the Greater Huntington BoatingCouncil.

** NEW OFFICE LOCATION: Due to a fire in theoffice building, the offices of Ten Haagen FinancialServices, Inc. are now at 12 Bayview Ave.,Northport.

Sonia Kellogg, who has operated Kellogg’s Doll Houses inCold Spring Harbor since her husband Ned died seven yearsago, said Lessing’s, which recently bought the land and

building on which her shop is located, wants her out by the end of August. Inset,Ned and Sonia in their Little Neck shop in the late 1970s.


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giving? What can possibly be donein that regard? But, like most sec-tors, innovation is coming to the

philanthropic sector. There are theapps that assist in fundraising ef-forts (love that little thermometerthat increases as you raise moremoney!) and the like, which is mak-ing giving more, let’s say, efficient.But the innovation I am talkingabout is more focused on impact.

How can giving be more impactful?More focused on the end nonprofitor cause? So allow me to paint a picture.

Your family is charitably minded,and some years back you started afamily foundation or perhaps adonor advised fund. Since then youhave made a series of grants to sev-eral initiatives spanning a wide andsomewhat eclectic spectrum. Thefamily is sitting around the tableand discussing the giving you havemade over the years and expect to inthe future, and the youngest mem-ber of the family asks innocently,“What have we accomplished?”That leads to some head scratchingand reflection. What has been ourimpact? Have we solved any of theproblems that we set out to do? This is not going to be an article

on philanthropic impact necessarily,a topic that has received a lot of dis-cussion as of late. This will discuss,however, impact with respect to

maximizing it for philanthropic en-tities. Foundations and DAFs have aspecial opportunity to fill the gapsthat exist where private or publicfunding cannot assist and. As such,these entities need to embrace thisopportunity effectively. Not justgive because they “have to” (as inthe case of foundations and their 5percent rule) but do so meaningful-ly—to make a difference. But thereis a lot of space in between—spacethat can clog up the maximizationof desired impact (i.e. infrastructureexpenses, bureaucratic expenses,finding the right spots, etc.). Butwith innovation comes opportunity.Givers today, be it through a de-

fined approach like a foundation, aDAF, or even the simple “check-book giver,” can actually focus theirgiving on a specific topic or causeand provide funding to a researcherat a university or think tank that isactually doing that work. Direct ac-

Trudy Fitzsimmons has beennamed the 2015 recipient of theHuntington TownshipChamber ofCommerce’s JohnKlaber Memorial Awardfor Community Service. Fitzsimmons has

been a volunteer onLong Island for 40years. While raising herfamily, she served herchurch, children’sschool and local theater groups. In 1998, she was sponsored by

her employer Cablevision to par-ticipate in the LeadershipHuntington program. She was sodeeply inspired that she spent thenext 12 years volunteering forLeadership, serving as a memberof its board of directors and chairof its curriculum committee, andassisting in organizational devel-opment. When Leadership Huntington

became an independent organiza-tion in 2007, Fitzsimmonsstepped up to lead the organiza-tion’s flagship program, develop-ing, connecting and engagingeveryday people to help thembecome extraordinary citizens. She was an active volunteer on

the steering committee of“Community Conversations,” anin-depth civil discourse series thatwas a collaboration of Leadershipand the town’s eight publiclibraries.Trudy’s initial Leadership expe-

rience in 1998 connected her withRon Stein and Eric Alexander,who were launching LongIsland’s pioneering smart growthorganization, Vision Huntington,which quickly grew to becomeVision Long Island. For over a decade, Trudy has

served on Vision’s board and invarious officer positions, becom-

ing co-chair in 2014.This organization hasbrought national andinternational expertisetogether with diverselocal entities to fosterhealthier, more vibrantcommunities. In 2012, a group of

Leadership Huntingtongraduates formed the

Moon Jumpers CharitableFoundation. Fitzsimmons offeredinitial consultation and served asa board member to this groupwhich is dedicated to hosting funevents and volunteer initiatives tobenefit children and veterans.A director of the Huntington

Township Housing Coalition,Fitzsimmons is also active witharea veterans organizations. Sheis a member of the SuffolkCounty Community EmergencyResponse Team and was designat-ed a coordinator for theHuntington area from 2006 to2012. She is a trainer for this pro-gram through F.E.M.A. andhelped establish CERT’s standardoperating procedures and stan-dard operating guidelines. She is the proud mother of four,

and a favorite nanny to all fivegrandchildren.The John Klaber Memorial

Award will be presented toFitzsimmons on Aug. 25 at theWoodbury Country Club. Visithuntingtonchamber.com for moredetails.

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Secrets of the SoundCome on a guided hike on Caumsett’sbeach, where you will learn about crea-tures living in the shores along the LongIsland Sound. Caumsett State HistoricPark Preserve, 25 Lloyd Harbor Road,West Neck Road north from HuntingtonVillage to the park, Lloyd Neck; 1:30-3:30 p.m. Tickets are $4 for adults, $3per child, free for children under 3.Parking fee is $8. Registration isrequired, call 631-423 1770.

Lighthouse at NightOne of two opportunities this summer totour the Huntington Lighthouse by boat.Admission is $66.63, and includescatered dinner. Guests must wear flatrubber soled shoes -- no flip flops,wedges or sandals -- and are invited tobring their own wine or beer. Ticketsmust be purchased in advance. The tourstarts at Gold Star Battalion beach offWest Shore Road, Huntington, 6:30 p.m.For information, call 516-768-2575.

Happenings on Main StreetHappenings on Main Street, presentedby Northport Arts Coalition, brings musicto the streets. Singer/songwriters, jazz,blues, folk, pop, Americana and open-mic nights. Friday evenings, 7 p.m. atNorthport Village Park. Weekly throughSept. 4.

Poets in PortOngoing series every 4th Friday of themonth at 7:30 p.m. Guest poets andopen readings. Aug. 28 and Sept. 25.Presented by Northport Arts Coalition atCaffe Portofino, 249 Main St., Northport.northportarts.org .

Get Pop-CulturedBarnes & Noble in East Northport cele-brates Dr. Seuss in its final “Get Pop-Cultured” evening. Free. Friday, July31, 7 p.m.

Brett Sherris’ Summer CampCinema Film FestivalA double feature at the Cinema ArtsCentre featuring “The Big Lebowski” and“Raising Arizona” on Aug. 1 starting at10:30 p.m. Tickets for members are $9;$13 for non-members.

Detox WorkshopThe Vitality Center in Commack will holda workshop for people who want to learnabout the importance of detoxification ofthe body. The workshop will include tipson how to take charge of your healthand how to detox. Saturday, Aug. 1, 11a.m.-2 p.m.

Suzanne Ernst &Walt Sargent ConcertSuzanne Ernst and Walt Sargent willperform acoustic contemporary songs atLong Island Writers House, 45 GreenSt., Huntington. Saturday, Aug. 1, 7-9p.m. Tickets are $15

7 in Heaven - Speed PoolSign in and mingle at FELT Billiards andBar, 6133 Jericho Turnpike, Commack.Receive one bar drink or soda, sand-wiches and a salad, followed by speeddating-style pool in teams of two menand two women in appropriate agegroups; $30 pre-paid, $35 cash at thedoor. Saturday, Aug. 1, 7:30-10 p.m.

6th Annual Soccer for a CauseTournament for the Michael MagroFoundation7v7 tournament presented by TheMaster Mind Unit with tee shirts, music,and entertainment provided. Minimumdonation of $500 per team in order toparticipate, sponsorships available.Saturday, Aug. 1, at 9 a.m., Kevin KolmField, Hicksville

The Music of Marty BalinDix Hills Performing Arts Center presentsthe music of Marty Balin, founder and leadvocalist of Jefferson Airplane and hit songmaker of Jefferson Starship. Saturday,Aug. 1, 7:30 p.m. Tickets $40-$60

Northport Paint & Music FestivalAll levels of artists, and anyone whowould like to be an artist for the day, areinvited to attend. Bring your own equip-ment and creative ideas to NorthportVillage Park. 1 Main St., starting at noon.Free; no registration required.

Guillaume TellThe Royal Opera House presentsGioacchino Rossini’s “Guillaume Tell.”The four and a half hour on-screenopera (three intermissions) begins atnoon Aug. 2 at the Cinema Arts Centre.

Tickets for members are $10; $15 fornon-members. Featuring Gerald Finleyas Tell, Jon Osborn as Arnold and MalinBystrom as Mathilde.

Canta Libre Chamber EnsembleFeatured in Huntington Summer ArtsFestival as part of its 50th anniversary,Canta Libre Chamber Ensemble will per-form at The Chapin Rainbow Stage inHecksher park in Huntington for free.Sunday, Aug. 2, 8:30-10:30 p.m.

Long Island Sound & Art Festival atNorthport ParkLive music, live painting and exhibitsoverlooking Northport Harbor featuringComo Brothers, Sam Woolf, Ken TalveTrio, Dave Kellan Band, and DjembeMovement. Free, 12-6:30 p.m.

Free Help For VetsEvery Tuesday from noon-4 p.m. is“Military Appreciation Tuesdays,” whenLong Island Cares assists veterans, mili-tary personnel and their families at theHuntington Station, Hauppauge andFreeport emergency pantries.Appointments can be made by contact-ing [email protected].

Awaken The SpiritKatherine Mitchell will make connectionsto family and friends from the “otherside” and communicate their messagesto each other. The evening will takeplace at The Vitality Center in Commack,$70, Wednesday, August 5, 7-9 p.m.

Comedy NightComedy fundraiser to benefit the EliMollineaux Fund, Wednesday, Aug. 5, atGovernor’s Comedy Club, 90 DivisionAve., Levittown. Doors open at 6:30p.m.; show starts at 8 p.m. Tickets are$20 and must be purchased in advance.Send a check made out to MollineauxFund, c/o Alyssa Mancuso, 552 DaCostaAve., Oceanside NY 11572. Tickets willbe mailed to you.

Dragon Ball Z: Resurrection ‘F’Dragon Ball Z, the sequel of last sum-mer’s Battle of Gods, is back in theaters.The film runs 92 minutes and showing isAug. 5, at 7:30 p.m. at HuntingtonCinema Arts Centre.

Bocce TournamentHuntington Councilman MarkCuthbertson is hosting a bocce tourna-ment at Mill Dam Park (West Shore andMill Dam roads) in Huntington, Saturday,Aug. 1, at 9 a.m. Download the registra-tion form at bit.ly/1I7vCX9. For moreinformation, call 631-351-2877.

A Musical PortraitGuitar maker James D'Aquisto, whosecareer started in Huntington, was consid-ered world's greatest archtop guitarmaker from the late 1960s until his deathin 1995. Peter Rogine, renowned gui-tarist and Five Towns College professor,will discuss the life and work of this inno-vative guitar builder and perform jazzclassics on D’Aquisto instruments. Free.Friday, Aug. 7, 5-8:30 p.m.

Historical Harbor TourThe Northport Historical Society will offera different perspective on local historywith a tour of the community from thewater with its Historical Harbor Tour onAug. 5 (rain date Aug. 6). Attendees willboard launches at Seymour’s Boatyard,63 Bayview Ave. Tours leave at 5:30 p.m.and 6:30 p.m. Tickets are $50 for mem-bers, $60 for non-members. Reservationsare required. Call 631-757-9859, or stopby the museum at 215 Main St.,Northport, Tuesday-Sunday, 1-4:30 p.m.View of Northport Harbor, 2014 (Photoby Donna Moschella)

Cold Spring Harbor Library95 Harbor Road, Cold Spring Harbor.631-692-6820. cshlibrary.org.● Martin Swinger, songwriter: Aug. 6, 4:30

p.m., for children in grades 2-6, work-shop in which participants can write theirown songs with Martin Swinger’s help

Commack Public Library18 Hauppauge Road, Commack. 631-499-0888. commack.suffolk.lib.ny.us.● Enjoy a showing of DreamWorks’

“Home” with a root beer float in honorof national root beer float day, Aug. 6.The movie starts at 10 a.m.. For chil-dren entering the 1st grade to childrenentering the 5th grade.

● On Aug. 6 at 2 p.m. come see a show-ing of “My Old Lady.” Refreshments willbe served.

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Elwood Public Library3027 Jericho Turnpike, Elwood. 631-499-3722. elwoodlibrary.org.● The library is hosting an e-waste recy-

cling day Aug. 1, 10 a.m.-12 p.m..Bring small to medium appliances likecomputers, cell phones, televisions,cables, CD-ROM’s and stereos to thelibrary parking lot to be safely disposedof. Large appliances, microwaveovens, power tools, lawn mowers, andflourescent bulbs will not be taken,

Half Hollow Hills Community LibraryDix Hills: 55 Vanderbilt Parkway. 631-421-4530; Melville: 510 Sweet HollowRoad, 631-421-4535. hhhlibrary.org.● 3D Printer at Dix Hills, ready for you to

print your own creations. STL, OBJ, orTHING files may be e-mailed [email protected] for review. Ifdesigns meet library policy, you will getan appointment to print. For moreinformation, call 631-498-1236.

Harborfields Public Library31 Broadway, Greenlawn. 631-757-4200.harborfieldslibrary.org● The College funding workshop on Aug.

5 at 7 p.m. will be led by financial plan-ner Andy Lockwood. Learn valuableinformation that can make college andgraduate school affordable. Help isalso offered on the complicated appli-cation process. Registration isrequired.

Huntington Public LibraryMain branch: 338 Main St., Huntington.631-427-5165. Station Branch: 1335New York Ave., Huntington Station. 631-421-5053. thehuntingtonlibrary.org.● Paintings by Robert L. Delboy on dis-

play through Aug. 23. Artist reception,Sat., July 11, 3-5:30 p.m. (Main branch)

● John Reid’s Comedy Magic Show, is aninteractive comedy and magic show forthe whole family, children ages 5 andup. Aug. 5, at 6 p.m.. The finale includesa member of the audience being levitat-ed. Registration required. (Main branch)

● Indigo Musicians: Eran Polat, classicalguitarist, songwriter, and composerfrom Turkey; Sicanni (Walter Purizaca),a flutist and flute-maker from Peru. AndAkiva the Believer, master drummer,perform music with flamenco and root-sy rhythmic influences, Thursday, Aug.6, 7 p.m. Register. (Main branch)

Northport-East Northport LibraryNorthport: 151 Laurel Ave. 631-261-6930. East Northport: 185 Larkfield Rd.631-261-2313. nenpl.org.● Simon & Garfunkel Tribute with the

Guthrie Brothers. Aug. 5 at 7:30-9 p.m.The brothers effortlessly blend theirvoices to create signature S & Gsound. Come see them perform Simon& Garfunkel favorites including“Scarborough Fair,” “HomewardBound,” and more. (Northport)

● Join author and film historian CliveYoung for a lecture covering 80 yearsof the superhero cinema starting withold Saturday morning cartoons to thebox office breaking blockbusters oftoday. Aug. 6, at 7 p.m. (Northport)

South Huntington Public Library145 Pidgeon Hill Road, HuntingtonStation. 631-549-4411. shpl.info.● Summer Sculpture Show: Metal Works

with Spirit, through Sept. 1, includesworks by members of Long Island

Professional Sculptors and Supportersin the library building and on thegrounds outside.

● Outdoor concert series: Mostly Motown.Rhonda Denet and the Silver Fox Triowill preform classic jazz numbers fromthe 60’s and 70’s on July 31, at 7 p.m.Featured songs include numbers fromartists like Arethra Franklin, DianaRoss, Marvin Gaye, Stevie WonderMartha & the Vandellas. Registration isrequired, spots are limited.

Free ConcertsPresented by Huntington Arts Council atHeckscher Park, Main Street and PrimeAvenue, Huntington. Shows are Tuesday-Sun, 8:30 p.m.; Tuesday evenings areFamily Nights and performances begin7:30 p.m. huntingtonarts.org.• National Beat Carnival Carivan. collabo-

ration with Cha Wa, Wednesday, July 30• Northport Community Band, featuring

guest conductors Izzet Mergen fromNorthport schools along with one rafflewinner to be featured in the finale.

• Broadhollow Theatre Company presentsNonsense A-Men. Saturday Aug. 1.

• Cante Libre, the experts in classicalchamber music. Sunday Aug. 2.

• Nation Beat Carnaval Caravan. Worldmusic via NOLA and Brazil, Aug. 6.

Cinema Arts Centre423 Park Ave., Huntington. cinemaarts-centre.org. 631-423-7611.● Movie Trivia Night. Participants answer

60 questions based actors andactresses, awards, and everything elseassociated with the world of film onAug. 10 at the Cinema Arts Centre,423 Park Ave., Huntington, 8 p.m.Challenge like-minded film fans. Youcan have teams up to six people, sobring some friends and work together.Feel free to come alone and play solo,or join a team. $5 per person.

John W. Engeman Theate350 Main St., Northport. johnwenge-mantheater.com. 631-261-2900.The Cottage, written by Sandy Rustin,runs July 23- Sept. 6

Art League of Long Island107 East Deer Park Road, Dix Hills.Gallery hours: 9 a.m.-4 p.m. weekdays;11 a.m.-4 p.m. weekends. 631-462-5400.ArtLeagueLI.net.

b.j. spoke gallery299 Main St., Huntington. Gallery hours:Monday-Sunday, 11 a.m.-5 p.m., until 9p.m. on Friday and Saturday. 631-549-5106. bjspokegallery.com.

Cold Spring Harbor Fish Hatchery1660 Route 25A, Cold Spring Harbor.Open seven days a week, 10 a.m.-5 p.m.,Saturday and Sundays until 6 p.m.: $6adults; $4 children ages 3-12 and seniorsover 65; members and children under 3are free. 516-692-6768. cshfha.org.• Wacky Water Wednesdays lets young

children can enjoy sprinklers and watergames on the Hatchery grounds.Picnic tables available. Wednesdays,11 a.m.-2 p.m., through July.

Cold Spring Harbor Whaling Museum279 Main St., Cold Spring Harbor. 631-367-3418. cshwhalingmuseum.org.• The year-long exhibit “Sea Ink:

American Sailors and Tattoo Art”explores the culture and significance ofnautical tattoos and their historical ori-gins from sailors’ lives at sea. Theexhibit features an array of tattoo arti-facts, antique machines, early inkingtools and Sailor Jerry flash art.

Heckscher Museum Of Art2 Prime Ave., Huntington. Museum hours:Wednesday – Friday, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., firstFridays from 4-8:30 p.m., Saturday andSunday from 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Admission $6for adults, $4-6/seniors, and $4-6/chil-dren; members and children under 10 getin free. 631-351-3250.• “Before Selfies: Portraiture through the

Ages” looks at portraits before theadvent of cameras; through Aug. 9.

Huntington Arts CouncilMain Street Petite Gallery: 213 Main St.,Huntington. Gallery hours: Monday-Friday 9 a.m.-6 p.m.; Saturday noon-4p.m. 631-271-8423. huntingtonarts.org.

Huntington Historical SocietyMain office/library: 209 Main St.,Huntington. Museums: Conklin Barn, 2High St.; Kissam House/Museum Shop,434 Park Ave.; Soldiers & SailorsMemorial Building, 228 Main St. 631-427-7045, ext. 401. huntingtonhistorical-society.org• Take a tour of the historic Van Wyck

Lefferts Tide Mill – first built in 1795.Accessible only by boat, the mill is openfor tours on a limited basis. Tours arescheduled for Wednesdays, July 29 andAug. 12 at 9:45 a.m.; Thursday, Aug.27, at 9 a.m. Tickets are $15 for non-

members, $10 for members.Registration required. 631-427-7045,ext. 404. huntingtonhistoricalsociety.org.

Northport Historical Society Museum215 Main St., Northport. Museum hours:Tuesday-Sunday, 1-4:30 p.m. 631-757-9859. northporthistorical.org.• Northport in the Civil War, A Few Good

Men: exhibit offers a glimpse into thelives of those Northport men whofought in the Civil War 150 years ago.

• For an afternoon of historical fun, takea self-guided walking tour of theNorthport’s historic Main Street,Tuesday-Sunday, from 1-4:30 p.m.Available in the museum shop at $5per person.

Vanderbilt Museum and Planetarium180 Little Neck Road, Centerport.Museum hours: Tuesday, Saturday andSunday, 12-4 p.m. Grounds admission:$7 adults, $6 students with ID and sen-iors 62 and older, and $3 children 12and under. Mansion tour, add $5 per per-son. 631-854-5555.vanderbiltmuseum.org.• Afternoon mansion tours begin in the

courtyard of the historic house onceowned by William K. Vanderbilt II.Tours are Tuesday, Saturday andSunday for a $5 fee, in addition to theprice of admission. Check the muse-um’s website for listing times.

Walt Whitman Birthplace246 Old Walt Whitman Road, HuntingtonStation. Hours: Monday-Friday, 11 a.m.-4p.m.; Saturdays and Sundays, 11 a.m.- 5p.m. Admission: $6 adults, $5 seniors,$4 students, and children under 5 arefree. 631-427-5240. waltwhitman.org.• Schedule at a group high tea and

transport yourself back in time in a pri-vate gathering house at the Birthplace.$25 per person. 631-427-5240, ext.120. [email protected].

Five Towns Performing Arts CenterFive Towns College, 305 N. ServiceRoad, Dix Hills. Box Office: 631-656-2148; dhpac.org.

Northport Community BandLast summer concert will be July 30,8:30-9:45 p.m. at the Robert KruegerBandstand, Northport Village Park. Norain dates.

The Paramount370 New York Ave., Huntington. 631-673-7300. paramountny.com. All showsbegin at 8 p.m. unless otherwise noted.● Back to the Eighties Show with

Jessie’s Girl, July 31, 8 p.m.● “Weird Al” Yankovik - The Mandatory

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June 8 letter to Adrienne Gian-nadeo, chair of the Smithtownboard of zoning appeals, and alsoobjected to the location of theChick-Fil-A’s menu boards and out-door dining, which they arguedwould impact Huntington residentswith noise and light pollutionacross Commack Road.The Chick-Fil-A would be built

on the northern wooded portion ofthe property, Smithtown planningofficials have said. In addition tothe standalone Chick-Fil-A, an ex-isting strip mall would be torn down

and be rebuilt to contain a newMexican restaurant, pizzeria andDunkin’ Donuts/Baskin-Robbinsare proposed to built on property atthe intersection of Commack Roadand Henry Street on the southernpart of the land.Close scrutiny of the project is espe-

cially important, Anderson stated, be-cause of Chick-Fil-A’s cult following.“Their popularity has lasted well

beyond normal local interest to sucha point that other communities havebeen strained providing sufficienttraffic control due to overspill oftraffic from the site to the adjacent

road,” he stated to the board.The commissioner specifically

suggested reaching out the NewYork State Department of Trans-portation in order to learn fromtheir experiences in dealing withtraffic from a Sonic restaurant onDeer Park Avenue in North Baby-

lon. There, Anderson said therestaurant had employees directingtraffic within their parcel, queuedup traffic on the shoulder and usedan adjacent parking lot.“This lasted for about six months

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Huntington, said the fundraiserat the Founder’s Room of TheParamount, featuring perform-ances by Jen Chapin, ChrisCampion of the Knockout Dropsand the Bogmen, was a tribute toCraig Byer, an avid beekeeperwho died June 12, 2014 in a mo-torcycle accident.Byer lived a full life, Algieri

said. In addition to motorcycles,he loved boating, skiing andsnowboarding.“He loved life. He did as much

as he could. He crammed 80years of life into his 40 years,”Algieri said.Then, there were his honey

bees. Byer, who kept bees inFort Salonga, Huntington,Smithtown and Centerport, wasalso an advocate for apitherapy– using bees and bee venom formedicinal purposes – and servedon the board of the AmericanApitherapy Society.“That’s what his passion was,”

Algieri said. “He even had a hivein his house between two win-dow panes so when people came

over they could see the bees.”In life, the two shared a com-

mon interest in music, whichsparked the idea for the tribute.

“An idea came to mind whenI was thinking about some of theconcerts he would have at hishouse. Months ago there was anidea to get his family and friendstogether and dedicate a concertto him in his memory,” he said.“The more we all thought aboutit, we started thinking about,why can’t we make it more thanthat?”After Byer’s death, Algieri’s

interest in bees grew, and his in-terest in advocacy began togrow.“I became a member, began to

research the bees and I didn’tknow they were endangered,” hesaid, adding, “I’m proud to helpthem out as much as I can.”The event raised $1,000, Al-

gieri said, but the awarenessraised for the dozens in atten-dance – the buzz, pun intended –is far more valuable, he said.For more information, visit

longislandbeekeepers.org.



Creating a ‘buzz’cess and direct impact. These areasspan the typical giving sectors—from health care and medical re-search to research in arts and thehumanities.There are also researchers fo-

cused on the environment and alter-native energy solutions. This is notgiving to some multi-layered (withexpenses) organization that then di-rects it to the researchers—folksthat you don’t necessarily have ac-cess to. These grants are going di-rectly to the researchers, and youhave direct access to them. Interfacewith the researchers that you choose

among thousands. Learn what theyfocus on and develop a direct dia-logue. This allows a more focusedimpact and as such permits the giv-er to a stronger, more rewarding ex-perience (which, hopefully, leads tomore giving and more success).This can be set up for as little as$25,000—so you gain access to theresearchers doing the work in acause that you are focused on with-out having to be Bill Gates. That iswhat I call impactful.Innovation is a good thing and

fortunately it is also assisting thephilanthropic sector –allowing it tomove its proverbial ne


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