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After she was crowned Mrs. Corpo-rate America on March 2, LidiaSzczepanowski-Goldsmith, a practicingattorney, mother and martial arts blackbelt, believes she has shown that womencan have it all.Szczepanowski-Goldsmith, 48, of Dix

Hills, participated in a national businessand beauty pageant in Orlando, Fla.where she competed against 20 womenfrom across the country for the Mrs.Corporate America title. Contestantswere judged based on an interview sec-tion, formal wear, fitness wear, and theirresponse to an on-stage question.Szczepanowski-Goldsmith won the bestof three, claiming her use of nunchucksduring the fitness portion is what wonthe judges over.“This to me is the epitome of having

it all, being the universal, modern-dayRenaissance woman,” she said. “I cele-brate and embrace my femininity.”To compete, contestants must be ei-

ther business owners or work in the cor-porate America environment, wherewomen are typically outnumbered orunderpaid relative to their male coun-terparts. According to a 2009 “Women in the

Workforce” report by the U.S. CensusBureau, men still earn over $10,000more annually than women. In addition,firms with 76-90 percent male employ-

ees paid wages that, on average, were 40percent higher than similar firms whoseworkforce was almost entirely female.From a young age, Szczepanowski-

Goldsmith decided she was going to“check her ordinary at the door” and as-pired to be an independent, successfulwoman. After she was a victim of sexu-al assault at the age of 13, Szczepanows-ki-Goldsmith said she realized the im-portance of being able to take care ofherself. “I didn’t realize it back then but that

probably changed me… I said to myselfthat if I don’t want to be a victim of anykind, financially and physically, I’dhave to take care of myself, and that ledme on that path,” she said. The Walt Whitman High School grad-

uate earned her undergraduate degree inInternational Business from HofstraUniversity and received her law degreefrom St. John’s University in 1990. Shefounded the Szczepanowski Law FirmP.C., in Melville. In addition to having worked as a ra-

dio talk show host and producer,Szczepanowski-Goldsmith in 2007founded the National Organization forWomen’s Safety Awareness, a nonprof-it safety an advocacy effort to educateyoung women and teens on safety is-sues. Szczepanowski-Goldsmith saidshe uses practical scenarios wherewomen can protect themselves usingbasic accessories, such as the “handbag

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Lawyer Crowned Mrs. Corporate AmericaDix Hills resident, 48, wows judges with nunchuck demonstration

Dix Hills’ Lidia Szczepanowski-Goldsmith, an attorney in Melville, was crowned Mrs. Corpo-rate America at the Rosen Centre Hotel in Orlando, Fla, last month.

By Jacqueline [email protected]

Part of Pinelawn Road is completelyclosed to northbound traffic until the fall,beginning this week.The New York State Department of

Transportation (DOT) closed those laneson the Pinelawn Bridge over the Long Is-land Expressway on Monday as construc-tion begins. The closures are part of a $5.5-million

state project to renovate the aging bridge.Built in 1962, the bridge was deteriorating.

Although nobody was ever hurt, DOT of-ficials decided it was time to improve thestructural safety, DOT spokeswomanEileen Peters said.Plans call for construction crews to rip

up all of the pavement and the concretedeck underneath. They will then repair thesteel below that, before pouring new con-crete and blacktop.“This will bring it into good condition,”

Peters said.The southbound lanes are significantly

busier, she said, and cannot be closedwithout significantly impeding traffic.

Instead, northbound traffic will be de-toured along the Long Island Express-way to the Half Hollow Road Bridge andback to Pinelawn via the LIE. Route 110also offers a close detour. The west sidelanes will be repaired first, with south-bound traffic eventually moving to theeast side lanes.The two southbound lanes will remain

open most of the day, but may be limitedto just one lane between 10 a.m.-3 p.m. onweekdays. Workers may also close off ei-ther the HOV or right lane of the express-way between 11 a.m. and 3 p.m. The main

line of the LIE will be closed in both di-rections for a week in mid-April and aweek in June while demolition of thebridge deck occurs.The Pinelawn bridge project was one of

six projects Governor Andrew Cuomoawarded a contract for design-build workon Long Island last year. At Belmont Roadover Bethpage Turnpike and Robert MosesParkway over Ocean Parkway, parts ofconstruction began as the design stagecontinued. Those two projects will be fin-ished this week, seven months after theybegan.

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DOT Closes Part Of Pinelawn RoadState shuts northbound lanes until fall to repair bridge over LIEBy Mike [email protected]

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Are you looking to give back as a fire-fighter or EMT? The Dix Hills Fire De-partment wants to meet you.Fire department officials are encourag-

ing residents with an interest in joining tocome down to headquarters on April 21,when they will host a recruitment fair from11 a.m.-1 p.m. at 115 E. Deer Park Road,near the Northern State Parkway.Ex-chief Richard Sorrentino, now a re-

cruitment officer, is organizing the fair.Guests will be able to tour the facility andmeet some of the department’s 160 mem-bers, who will join their chiefs in describ-ing what it takes to volunteer and sharing

experiences from the front lines.Daytime volunteers are always in high

demand, but overall, membership has beensteady in recent years, Sorrentino said.“Our roles are pretty high, but as you

know, people come and people go. I justlike to have people coming in,” he said.Prospective volunteers must be over

age 18, live in the Dix Hills Fire Districtand pass a physical, a drug test and abackground check. Once a member, thefire department provides the training,equipment and professional developmentrequired to be a New York State licensedfirefighter or EMT.When Sorrentino became a firefighter

46 years ago, he said he was inspired by asimple desire to help his community.

There are also tangible rewards to gowith the good feeling of giving back – vol-unteers are eligible for free life insurance,enrollment in the Length of ServiceAward Program (LOSAP), a free mem-bership at the Gold’s Gym Heartland lo-cation, tuition assistance at Suffolk Coun-ty Community College, a New York Stateincome tax credit and myriad discounts atlocal businesses. In addition, memberswho accumulate five years of service areeligible for a 10-percent reduction in townproperty taxes.Anyone who is interested in joining but

cannot attend the recruitment fair can callSorrentino at 631-499-8836, ext. 133, orfill out an information request form atwww.dixhillsfd.org/memberinfo.php.

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FDPrepares For Recruitment Fair

The Dix Hills Fire Department, pictured inaction, will host a recruitment fair April 21at headquarters.

By Danny [email protected]

Huntington Town Hall may be poisedto take a major step in the comingmonths to preserve one of the Half Hol-low Hills School District’s originalschool buildings.During the April 9 town board meet-

ing, the board was expected to schedulea May 7 public hearing to consider buy-ing the Lower Half Hollow School, lo-cated at 5 Seaman Neck Road in DixHills, using Environmental Open SpaceAct (EOSPA) bonds.“It’s a historic structure where if we

don’t keep it and maintain it, it’s goingto disappear forever,” Councilwoman

Susan Berland, who is sponsoring theproposal, said.Approving EOSPA involvement would

clear the way for the town to appraisethe land and begin negotiations with theproperty’s owner – the estate of MarjorieBlachly, founder of the Half Hollow His-torical Association, who died in 2009.The town board posted a historic

marker at the Lower Half Hollow Schoolin June 2011. Until 1931, it was one ofthe district’s two schools, along with theUpper Half Hollow School. The markerprevents it from being demolished,Berland said.The schoolhouse became the Half Hol-

low Historical Association’s headquartersin 2003 when Blachly bought the build-

ing and started the association. Since shedied, there has been uncertainty as toLower Half Hollow’s future.Town ownership would be amajor vic-

tory for the historical association andensure the preservation of a nearly 110-year-old school building, PresidentCharlotte Muchnik said.“We have some ideas for fundraising,

to do some repairs and use a lot of ourown energy to get things rolling so wecan get this back into action,” she said,noting that the biggest problem is theschoolhouse’s roof. An engineer’s reportwill be presented during the May 7 hear-ing, she added.The Lower Half Hollow Schoolhouse

was built in 1894 after the Whitson fam-

ily offered a piece of their land to be usedfor a school. After the 1931 school year,the district doubled its capacity whenthey phased out Upper and Lower HalfHollow in favor of the four-room HillsSchool, which was built about 2 milesfrom the Lower Half Hollow School. Inthe 1940s, Lower Half Hollow was con-verted to a private home before it be-came the historical association’s head-quarters.With the building under town owner-

ship, the historical association would beresponsible for raising money to main-tain the schoolhouse, Muchnik said,which she said could be used to hostclasses, meetings for community organ-izations and tours for schoolchildren.

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TownConsidering BuyingHistoric SchoolBy Danny [email protected]

In the four years since his best friend was killed bya drunken motorcyclist, Dix Hills native Danny Silversaid the pain of losing Matt Scarpati is still very fresh.“I still have dreams and/or nightmares with him in

it at least once a week. It still feels the same way threeyears ago [when I was still in shock],” Silver said.Scarpati, 19, a student at the University of Buffalo,

was killed July 2009 when a motorcyclist collidedwith him on the side of the Wantagh State Parkway.He had stopped to replace a flat tire on his bicyclewhen the accident occurred; friends said he moved offthe bike path so others could go by.The motorcyclist, Jack Ryan, went through a legal

battle to determine if injuries sustained in the crashrendered him incompetent to stand trial. The NewHyde Park man ultimately pleaded guilty tomanslaughter, DWI and reckless endangermentcharges in August 2011. He was sentenced to 3-9 yearsin prison.Scarpati had only recently discovered the bike path

at the time of his death. His routes often brought himclose to speeding cars, friends said, so he wasn’t con-cerned about pedaling next to the parkway.But as passionate as he was about bicycling,

Scarpati enjoyed soccer just as much. He played onclub teams growing up and joined the Half HollowHills East varsity team for three years.Silver used his friend’s love of soccer to create the

Matthew Logan Scarpati Memorial Soccer Tourna-ment at Hills East. The tournament served as achance to remember his friend’s story and support thecommunity.All proceeds from the event go to the Miles For Matt

Foundation, started by Scarpati’s mother, Lynn. In thetournament’s first three years, as much as $50,000was raised for the foundation. They expect to raise upto $20,000 this year.In 2010 they announced a $25,000 donation, in

$5,000 installments over five years, to Sunrise DayCamp. The Wheatley Heights camp is the only sum-mer camp in the country designed for children withcancer ages 3-16 and their siblings. A field was namedin Scarpati’s honor last year, designed with a canopyto shade children going through chemotherapy.The foundation also awarded more than $4,000 in

scholarships last year, including funds to students atHalf Hollow Hills and University of Buffalo, as well asfinancial support for MADD.“We try to support them because they’ve been sup-

portive of us,” Lynn said.This summer, Scarpati’s mother and friend will host

the fourth annual tournament on June 8, again atHills East.Participation has been growing through the first

three years. They capped participation of varsity, cluband alumni teams at 16 teams the first year, 20 teamsthe second year and 28 last year. Silver said they’reexpanding to 32 teams in 2013, but doesn’t expectany more.“Once we get past 32, we get into a very long day.

We think 32 is a good natural expansion,” he said.Just a few teams have registered so far, but cheaper

early registration – $250 a team – is coming to an endon April 15. The price rises to $275 until May 15, afterwhich it bumps up to $300.“A lot of it comes in right before we close registra-

tion,” Silver said.Many of the teams are comprised of high school

or college students or recent graduates, although

some older soccer aficionados join the tournament.One team carrying multiple Hills East teachers hasbeen playing, challenging a Hills East alumni teamlast year.But before any of the games begin, Silver, Lynn and

other family members take the microphone and re-mind the 200 players on hand for the first round whyeveryone is gathered on the field.

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Scarpati Soccer Tournament Sets Date

Twenty-eight teams played in last year’s Matthew LoganScarpati Memorial Soccer Tournament, raising money for asummer camp, scholarships and MADD in honor of a DixHills native.

By Mike [email protected]


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QUOTE OF THE WEEKAMYGILES

“I like to be able totell parents,‘You’re going tosee, in the nextyear, everything’sgoing to turnaround – there’sgoing to beimprovement.’”

Attacked From Behind

Suffolk police responded to Huntington Station onApril 5 about a robbery the day prior. The com-plainant said he was walking on East 19th Street whenhe was struck in the head by two unknown men. Mon-ey, keys and an iPhone were stolen.

Let’s Try Something Original

A South Huntington woman called Suffolk Countypolice on April 5 about attempted grand larceny. Thewoman said someone called and said her husband waskidnapped and she needed to pay them for his release.The complainant did not fall for the scam.

Resident Finds Fence Damaged

A Dix Hills resident called Suffolk County policeabout criminal mischief on April 5. They said someonehad damaged a PVC fence the day before.

And… It’s Gone

Suffolk police responded to a Huntington Station homeon April 5 about a burglary. The side door was kicked inand various items, including a credit card, was stolen.

Hand Over Your Wallet

Suffolk police responded to Huntington Stationabout a robbery on April 5. The complainant said hewas walking on Depot Road when three men armedwith a gun robbed him of money and a cell phone.

That’s Peanuts

A Huntington Station man was arrested by Suffolkpolice for petit larceny on April 5. The 21-year-old al-legedly stole peanuts from a convenience store.

Who Breaks A Memorial?

Suffolk police responded to Breezy Park in Hunting-ton Station on April 4. A granite dedication plaquewas found broken.

No Charges Over That Punch…

Suffolk police were dispatched to Huntington abouta possible attack on April 4. The complainant said heand a known male go into argument, with one punch-ing the other in the face. The complainant wanted theincident documented for informational purposes only.

… Or This One

Suffolk police received a second complaint about ha-rassment in Huntington on April 2 involving a fight.Two men got into an argument, with one hitting theother in the face. The complainant wanted the inci-dent documented for informational purposes only.

Please Make Sure He’s OK

Northport police fielded a call on April 2. The com-plainant said her brother, a heart patient, was intoxi-cated. She wanted him checked out. The NorthportFire Department took him to Huntington Hospital.

Best TV couple?... I saw a poll in a magazinethe other day asking readers who they think thebest TV couple of all time is, and I’m wonderingyour thoughts. My thoughtswent immediately to Rickyand Lucy, although I’m notsure they made a good coupleso much as an entertaining one. There certainly wasa lot of love there, though, to still be together afterall those shenanigans! My niece immediately de-faulted to Ross and Rachel of “Friends,” althoughshe admitted they weren’t technically together formost of the sitcom’s life, but mentioned somethingabout them being each other’s “lobsters.” Whatabout Debra and Raymond? (Heck, even Ray’s par-ents stuck it out all those years.) Sam and Diane?Ozzie and Harriet? Roseanne and … what was herhusband’s name again? Perhaps Felix and Oscartake the cake. Shoot me an email and give me somefood for thought.

Take a look at Lidia…Have you seen the beauti-ful woman from Dix Hills who was crownedMrs.Corporate America? An article about her is this week’sissue. The 48-year-old is not only stunning and ele-gant, she’s also a smarty pants with a talent fornunchucks! How does she do it? Lidia Szczepanows-ki-Goldsmith is a mother, a practicing attorney, and amartial arts black belt. She has also overcome a verypersonal situation to rise to where she is. In fact, it ledher to start a nonprofit to help women protect them-selves. She seems like quite a role model for youngladies, encouraging them to be “confident, realisticand resilient.” Here’s to you, Lidia! I’m sure you’ll lookjust as wonderful when you’re my age – which, youknow, I can’t say at the moment.

Can someone explain to me… why supermar-ket shopping can be so therapeutic? I was chattingwith one of the young ladies in the office, and shecompletely agreed with me: the supermarket is oneof the happiest places on Earth. Maybe it’s the mu-sic. Maybe it’s the feeling of being lost in the frozenfoods section, like you’ve been transported awayfrom the hustle and bustle of your life. Maybe it’show label-reading (sugar? gluten? strange dairy

protein whose name I cannot pronounce or remem-ber but know I am allergic to?) requires so much fo-cus that it is just not possible to think of any of the

stresses that await outsidethose automatic doors.Whatever it is, I have to say,the supermarket is my thera-py (although I cannot say itis cheaper than having an ac-

tual therapist – impulse buys, ugh!).

You’re a fewmonths early… Did anyone elsecatch the brief fireworks show in Huntington onFriday night? I was driving along Park Avenuewhen the sky almost overhead erupted into reds,greens and bright colors. I pulled around the near-est corner to get a better view of these backyardfireworks, but they stopped as quickly as theystopped. Unexplainable! I cannot condone some-thing illegal or dangerous – people do really stupidthings with explosive materials – but I will admitthat I enjoy fireworks of all types and sizes.

Attention Vietnam veterans…My dear Viet-nam veterans, my brave, brave friends: I want topass along a bit of information sent my way. If youwant to learn more about health care programs atthe Northport VA Medical Center, you may want topay a visit during its Vietnam Veteran Informationand Enrollment Day on Saturday, May 4, from 9a.m. to 3 p.m., in the Primary/Specialty Pavilion.Presenters will also explain about health conditionscaused by exposure to Agent Orange, post-traumat-ic stress disorder treatment and other VA, state andcommunity resources available to you. It’s a greatchance to gather a ton of information all at onetime from the people who know best. For more in-formation, call Northport VA Community Relationsat 631-261-4400, ext. 7239.

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A public art installation Fridaybrought the town one step closer tocompleting a pedestrian plaza alongRoute 110 in Huntington Station.Artist Madeline Wiener flew in

from Denver, Colo. to oversee theinstallation with Town Cultural Af-fairs Director John Coraor andSteven Haber from the HuntingtonPlanning Department. She said thearea means a great deal to her – herlate sister, Karen Fink, raised herfamily in Greenlawn, and her

cousins, Barbara and BarryAronowsky, also live nearby.Installed by a crane – the largest

sculpture exceeds 5,000 pounds –the musical-themed “Generations”includes a drum, a guitar case, a gui-tar-playing man and a grandmotherholding her grandchild. The sculp-tures, which also act as benches,were designed to reflect HuntingtonStation’s past, present and future.

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Town Cultural Affairs Director John Coraor oversees a public art installationnear the Huntington train station with artist Madeline Wiener.

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In the New York State Assembly, there’sno such thing as training wheels – espe-cially this year.Having completed his 100th day in of-

fice representing the 10th Assembly Dis-trict yesterday, Chad Lupinacci (R-Huntington Station) immediately en-tered the red-hot gun control debate fol-lowing the Dec. 14, 2012 mass shootingat Sandy Hook Elementary School inNewtown, Conn.After being sworn in Jan. 1, he was

sworn in again alongside his six fellowGOP freshman by Minority Leader BrianKolb on Jan. 8. The next day was the Stateof the State address. About aweek later, heand his 149 colleagues voted on the NewYork Secure Ammunition and FirearmsEnforcement (SAFE) Act.“We kind of had some thinking that gun

legislation was going to come up,”Lupinacci said. “But I don’t think anybodyrealized how fast it was going to come.”As the debate raged and accelerated, his

thoughts turned to former AssemblymanJim Conte, the man Lupinacci succeededin the 10th Assembly seat after Conte diedOct. 16 of last year.“I was kidding around with my col-

leagues – Jim Conte’s probably smilingdown and saying, ‘Chad, you like the jobthe first week?’” Lupinacci said.Lupinacci ultimately vote in favor of

the SAFE Act, but it was a challengingdecision.“There were some parts I didn’t agree

with,” he said. “But coming into office andhaving a very wide array of constituents

that I do represent, I believe that votingyes was the proper thing for the 10th As-sembly District.”One of Lupinacci’s sticking points – the

capacity of a legal magazine limit – wasaddressed in budget negotiations. TheSAFE Act originally outlawed magazineslarger than seven bullets; however, nomanufacturers produce such a magazine.The law was amended last week in budg-et negotiations to allow the continuedsale of 10-round magazines, but onlyloaded with seven bullets. Lupinacci alsofavored an exemption for retired and cur-rent law enforcement officers, includingpeace officers.A second amendment clarified that law

enforcement continues to be exempt fromthe new gun restrictions.After grapplingwith gun control, the as-

semblyman’s attention shifted to the

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100thDay Reflections

Weeks after Assemblyman Chad Lupinacci,pictured debating in Albany, joined thestate legislature, he faced a major vote onnew gun control legislation.




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Hearts were full last month as a group ofMelville families filled their cars to the brimwith household items they purchased to helpa Far Rockaway family badly affected bySuperstorm Sandy.Ruined by flooding, sewage, and mold,

the family was forced to discard everythingand start over. With the house restorationnearly complete, the family now faces thehuge task of restocking the house with basichousehold items that typically take years toaccumulate.The donation was initiated by Slovie

Wolff of the Hineni organization, who knewof the family's situation and made a requestfor help at a parenting class she taught lastmonth. Robyn Schmigelski, who attendedthe class, heard the request and got startedorganizing an effort in her neighborhood.The result was eight Melville families

who banded together for a common pur-pose: to help restore this family's sense of

normalcy and comfort.In the end, the Melville group purchased

a variety of household items, such as bed-ding, dishes, toys and books. They got toknow each other during dinner at a localrestaurant, after which the children un-loaded their cars, excited to present every-thing to the grateful family.“I would hope that if something like this

happened to my family, others would bethere to do the same thing for me,” saidMar-la Dubler, one of the contributors.The rest of the Dubler family, as well as

the Alfords, Keschners, Lippmans, Millers,Propis, Schmigelskis and Wilds, felt thesame way, and were grateful for the oppor-tunity to help.Participants said that what started as a link

between strangers blossomed into so muchmore. By the end of the evening, everyonesaid goodbye with hugs and promises tokeep in touch.

MELVILLE

Packing TheCar For Charity

Ben Keschner, Jack Lippman, Dylan Dubler, Leo Wild and Rachel Propis with donationstheir families and neighbors prepared for Sandy victims.

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At the beginning of her essay “The Sev-en-Year Twitch,” Amy Giles describes her3-year-old daughter Julia’s diagnosis of apervasive developmental disorder, not oth-erwise classified. Two years later, the diag-nosis was refined to Asperger’s Syndrome.At that time, Julia was struggling to ex-

press herself verbally, and her parents werewracked with worry about their little girl’sfuture. Julia been enrolled in rigorous spe-cial education classes, and her entire fami-ly – Amy and her husband Pat, as well astheir oldest daughter, Maggie – incorporat-ed the principles of Applied BehaviorAnalysis (ABA) into day-to-day life.But in the final sentences ofAmy’s essay,

found on pages 26-28 of the latest antholo-gy of “Chicken Soup For The Soul – Rais-ing Kids On The Spectrum,” more hopefultimes are at hand. Julia, now 9, has made re-markable progress and is now enrolled inmainstream classes in fifth grade at Wood-hull Intermediate School, as well as an en-richment program for academically talent-ed children.Then, the problem was helping Julia

emerge from silence. Today, Amy writes,“Now we have trouble getting her to stoptalking.” She is also emerging as a talentedwriter and artist.“We call it the seven-year twitch because

we’re now seven years into it and things areso much better than they were in the begin-ning,” Amy said.Amy’s account of the transformation and

her family’s journey marks her second con-tribution to the popular anthology series.The first, “SwingWithMe,” appeared in the“Parenthood” edition.With the family’s story in mind from her

first submission, co-editor Nancy Burrowsreached out toAmy and invited her to con-tribute. The deadline was short – about aweek – but Amy hit it with little trouble.She said the essay was composed in abouta half-hour while she was trying to shakeoff a case of writer’s block for anotherproject.“I couldn’t get a handle on a project I was

working on,”Amy said. “I was sitting in mybackyard. I felt like writing, but not aboutmy project.”While the whole process came together

quickly, it wasn’t complete until Julia readit and gave her blessing.“She was very proud of the role she

played in it. It was an emotional journey forour entire family,” Amy said.Today,Amy is working to help other par-

ents of children on the spectrum as a vol-unteer and parent member of the Hunting-ton School District’s Committee on SpecialEducation. The commitment, she ex-plained, gives her an opportunity to tellconfused, worried parents who were in thesame position as she was seven years agothat things can get better.“I remember being terrified that first year

and nobody ever being able to give me ashred of hope,” she said. “I like to be ableto tell parents, ‘You’re going to see, in thenext year, everything’s going to turn around– there’s going to be improvement.’”

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AMom’sHopefulMessage

Amy Giles, pictured at home in Huntington Station with her daughters, from left, Maggieand Julia, shares her family’s experiences with Asperger’s syndrome in the latest edition ofthe “Chicken Soup For The Soul” anthology series.

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A Healthy Thumbs-Up

DEAR EDITOR:On March 18, in conjunction

with Women’s History Month, Isponsored a Women’s Health &Information Fair at the DolanFamily Health Center in Green-lawn. This fair was designed forwomen from adolescents to sen-iors and all those in-between.

Twenty-two organizations aswell as the Suffolk CountyHealth Department, the Office ofthe Aging and Cornell Coopera-tive Extension, provided vital in-formation about issues relatingto health care, education, anti-bullying, self-esteem, housingand much more. In addition,Soke Joe Droual of New YorkMartial Arts offered two self-de-fense demonstrations which werevery well received.

For a first-time occasion, anddespite the unpleasant weatherconditions, I was very pleasedwith the number of people whoattended. I was particularly hap-py to hear the positive commentsfrom the women as they exitedthe fair. Each person indicatedthat there was some useful infor-mation there for everyone.

In fact, I received an emailfrom an appreciative constituentwho was in need of health insur-

ance. She had been researchinghealth plans for the past sixmonths and was dismayed tolearn how high the rates were;certainly more than she could af-ford. She was truly concernedthat she would have had to gowithout preventative health care.However, after speaking withtwo of the agencies in atten-dance, she was relieved to findthat she did have options thatwould fit her budget.

I would like to extend my sin-cerest thanks to the Dolan Fami-ly Health Center as well as to allof the organizations and agencieswho made this event possible.Community outreach events suchas this one will help to ensurethe good health and well-beingof all of the important women inour lives!

WILLIAM R. SPENCERSuffolk County Legislator

18th District

State Budget’sDangerous Diagnosis

DEAR EDITOR:As a board member of the

American Heart Association, Icouldn’t be more distraught atthe budget that Governor Cuo-mo and state legislators have

agreed upon.It slashes funding to public

health programs critical to heartdisease and stroke prevention bymore than $2.5 million. Publichealth programs are supposed toimprove the public’s health, andwithout them, New Yorkers willsuffer the effects of ill health.

Obesity continues to be a bur-den we all bear – even the mostfit of us share in the financialcost to the state of obesity. Two-thirds of adults and one-third ofchildren in New York are obeseor overweight. We should betrimming our waistlines – notfunds for obesity prevention orthe state’s healthy heart program.And while the Senate rightfullycalled for funding for obesityprevention targeted at elementaryschool children, this proposal isalso missing in the final budget.

We have long known thatfunding the Tobacco ControlProgram prevents smoking, par-ticularly among youth. This pro-gram has taken the greatest hit–woefully underfunded com-pared to the CDC’s recommend-ed investment – it has been re-duced by another $2 million.Why don’t our legislators justhand out cigarettes at schools?

It’s common sense. If we wantto lower health care costs, then

let’s focus on keeping peoplehealthy. I urge you to contactyour legislator, or log onto ourgrassroots advocacy network,You’reTheCure.org, and tell law-makers in Albany to fund thepublic health programs that willhelp all New Yorkers.

CINDY MCLOUGHLINBoard Chair

Long IslandAmericanHeart Association

Budget Leaves NYTreading Water

Editor’s note: The followingwas adapted from a press release.

DEAR EDITOR:After 15 hours of debate, [I]

recently cast [my] votes in favorof the 2013-14 New York StateBudget. While the 3,091-pagebudget is relatively fair and re-sponsible, there is still muchwork to be done in the comingyear to rectify the shortfalls.

This budget, while modestlyproductive, merely leaves NewYork treading water overall. Thisis certainly a step in the right di-rection, away from the disastroustax-and-spend budgets of old,but it leaves much to be desired.

My Long Island colleaguesand I are happy to say that wehave secured nearly $22 billionfor Sandy relief and successful-

ly restored the $121 million forour children’s schools. Howev-er, contained within these billsis $90 million in troubling cutsto non-profit groups that sup-port the developmentally dis-abled.

I am proud to say that I joinedmy colleagues in voting yes on anamendment to fully restore thesedevastating cuts, but unfortunate-ly the amendment did not pass.

The continued increase infunding to our state’s librariesand to repair our crumblingroads and bridges is great news,as is the increased share ofMedicaid payments the state isremoving from the backs of lo-cal governments, but taxpayersare still in desperate need ofmandate relief.

The budget extends the mid-dle-class tax cuts and reducestaxes on small businesses, butalso extends the energy tax thatwill cost those same middle-class families and businesses$1.7 billion dollars over the nextthree years.

Long Island families have alot to be excited about in thisbudget, but at the same time, wewill need to work together in thecoming months to accomplishall of our goals.

ANDREW RAIAStateAssemblyman

12th District

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There was something about the crowd thatgathered this past weekend at Huntington’sfotofoto gallery; there were dozens of youngpeople, from hip to edgy, who came together tolaunch an initiative aimed at creating opportu-nities for young and emerging artists on LongIsland.

The initiative is called SparkBoomand it’s the work of a coalition of artsorganizations that – naturally – arecentered around Huntington. We’ve all heardthe discussions about Long Island’s “braindrain” (young people leaving the Island be-cause of a lack of housing and the high cost ofliving). SparkBoom addresses the other half ofthe conversation: the lack of opportunity forLong Island’s talented young artists to show-case their work, express themselves and (darewe say it?) affect change through their art.

With some of the finest arts education pro-grams in the country, Long Island school dis-

tricts produce plenty of artistic and creative tal-ent. Much of that talent finds its way to NewYork City and Brooklyn. Led by HuntingtonArts Council and sparked itself by a grant fromthe NewYork State Council on the Arts, Spark-Boom is an effort to “provide opportunities foremerging artists that could simultaneously pro-

mote Long Island as a GEN Y cul-tural mecca.”

The arts are an important part ofthe fabric of the community in the Town ofHuntington, and are important contributors tothe vibrancy of our downtown areas. There’s areason places like The Paramount, EngemanTheater and Cinema Arts Centre call this townhome. SparkBoom will simply expand the sta-tus quo of the arts to create more opportunitiesfor young and emerging talent.

To tap a theater term… Bravo!Watch for more SparkBoom events in the

months ahead by visiting the website Spark-

Seeing Where Sparks Lead

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Tracy Turnblad has only one desire: todance on TV’s popular “Corny CollinsShow.” Audience members can watch whathappens when her dream comes true as“Hairspray” takes the stage at the Dix HillsPerforming Arts Center this week.

The comedic musical plays four per-formances from April 11-13 at 7:30 p.m.and Sunday, April 14 at 2 p.m. Tickets are$18 for general admission and $15 for sen-iors and students.

The Broadway play was based on the fa-mous 1988 movie starring Sonny Bono andRuth Brown, directed by John Waters. A2007 remake starred John Travolta andQueen Latifah.

The Dix Hills production will be directedby Five Towns College Professor MarieDanvers of the Theatre Department, a long-time Dix Hills Performing Arts Center as-sociate who is also currently directing anupcoming production of “High School Mu-

sical 2” at the center.“Hairspray” follows the story of teenager

Tracy Turnblad in 1962 Baltimore. Whenshe is chosen to dance on the “CornyCollins Show,” she is transformed from so-cial outcast to sudden star, but she must useher new-found fame – along with the helpof a crazy cast of characters – to de-thronethe reigning teen queen, win the affectionsof heartthrob Link Larkin and integrate aTV network.

With music by Marc Shaiman and lyricsby Scott Wittman and Marc Shaiman, theproduction features hits “Mama, I’m a BigGirl Now,” “You Can’t Stop the Beat,” and“Good Morning Baltimore.” Mark O’Don-nell and Thomas Meehan wrote the book.

The Dix Hills Performing Arts Center islocated at Five Towns College, 305 NorthService Road, Dix Hills. For more informa-tion and ticket sales, contact the box officeat 631-656-2148 or visit www.DHPAC.org.

PERFORMING ARTS

Can’t Stop The Beat Of ‘Hairspray’

1960s Baltimore comes alive in Dix Hills this week with a production of “Hairspray.”

April is National Poetry Month, butevery month is about poetry at the WaltWhitman Birthplace Association, whereon Saturday a daylong series of eventswas capped off by an evening reading fea-turing Long Island poet Dan Giancola andinternationally renowned poet and essay-ist Pierre Joris.

The pairing produced a dynamic blendof perspective and style, and drew fre-quent applause from the audience mem-bers, all of whom remained in their seatslong after the last poem was read to askquestions and listen to the poets discusstheir craft.

The reading represented the latest install-ment in the Birthplace’s “Walking withWhitman: Poetry in Performance” series,now in its third year, under the direction ofWriter-in-Residence George Wallace, for-mer poet laureate of Suffolk County.

Each reading in the series features aregional poet alongside a nationally knownpoet. In its first two years, the series estab-lished a foundation of “range, diversity,inclusiveness and a sense of communalityof experience,” Wallace said. Year threebuilds on that foundation and presentspoets with “outstanding performance skills,tremendous emotional range and a sharedsense of responsibility as custodians of thespoken and written word.”

For Joris, who has published over 40books of poetry, essays and translations,visiting Walt Whitman’s historic home inHuntington Station represented “a littlebit of a homecoming.” As a young mangrowing up in the geographicallycramped nation of Luxembourg beforelater moving to America, Joris admiredthe “open spaces” and “traveling” inWhitman’s poetry.

“[Whitman] was a core figure for the

whole century, particularly for interestingpoetry that opened new things and thatwas not imitative of the old,” he said.

Giancola, who has published six collec-tions of poetry and also teaches English atSuffolk Community College, began theday’s activities by hosting a workshopduring which he led poets through aprocess of poring through their old jour-nals and taking snippets and cast-off linesto form new poems. Participants includedmany local talents, including BarbaraReiher-Meyers.

“It challenged us to think in newways,” she said.

For those interested in learning moreabout the Long Island poetry community,Reiher-Meyers publishes a weeklybrochure of events and informationthrough an e-mail group and welcomesrequests through her address: [email protected].

Prior to the reading, incoming audi-ence members were treated to a recep-tion of chamber music, wine, and horsd’oeuvres as well as the opportunity tomingle with the featured poets.

“We do something very unique,” saidthe Birthplace’s executive director,Cynthia Shor. “A whole day of poetry

immersion.”At the podium, Giancola read from his

most recent books, Part Mirth, PartMurder (2007) and Data Error (2012),which includes “Horoscopes,” a poem ofnot–to-be-missed ego-arresting wit. ToScorpio, for instance, the poem foretellsthat, “Your kids will judge & find/youwanting…” and for Pisces advises that,“The weeks will go by in dog foodbags./Obscurity will waggle a finger atyou/but keep reaching for satisfaction.”

Joris followed with a variety of hisworks old and new, offering internation-al insights as well as reflections on theNew York poetry scene and Brooklyn,where he currently resides. He closedthe reading with a dazzling burst ofselections from the forthcomingMeditations on the Stations of Mansural-Hallaj.

Next month, on Saturday, May 4, theBirthplace will feature a workshop host-ed by Nassau County’s first poet laure-ate, Maxwell Wheat, followed by a dualreading by Wheat and Mary Jo Bang, apast winner of the National Book CriticsCircle Award and most recently theauthor of an updated translation ofDante’s Inferno.

In addition to hosting the “premierpoetry series on Long Island,” WaltWhitman’s birthplace is home to a num-ber of other dynamic events, accordingto Media/Events Director Susie Byrnes.For the entire month of April, the “KidsWrite in our Poetry Corner” programinvites families to the Birthplace to cre-ate poems and crafts. On April 24, thesite will present “Poetry for the HART”awards to local teen poets who will thenread from their work.

More information on future readingsand events can be found at the WaltWhitman Birthplace Association’s web-site at www.waltwhitman.org.

POETRY

Poetry Dazzles AtWhitmanBirthplaceBy Todd [email protected]

At the Walt Whitman Birthplace Association on Saturday, a series of events was capped offby an evening reading featuring Long Island poet Dan Giancola, right, and internationallyrenowned poet and essayist Pierre Joris.

A newly-formed coalition of local artsgroups set off on a quest to advocate foryoung artists Saturday night as theykicked off the SparkBoom series of artproductions and events at Huntington’sfotofoto Gallery.A project of the Huntington Arts

Council funded by the New York StateCouncil on the Arts, SparkBoom has asimple goal: to help young artists acrossall media work, live and display their arton Long Island while giving them moreexposure.Sandy Hinden, executive director for

the Dix Hills Performing Arts Center atFive Towns College, which has become amajor supporter of the endeavor, saidSparkBoom is a “natural fit” with thecollege’s programming. Sixteen groupsteamed up to launch SparkBoom earlierthis year.“We look forward to SparkBoom help-

ing young people on Long Island keeptheir creativity alive,” he said. “Hopeful-ly, they’ll be able to find housing, cre-ative opportunities and stay on Long Is-land creatively.”Farmingdale-based installation artist

Michelle Carollo, whose “In A Split”creation of aluminum, plastic, metal andwood installation adorned the fotofotowalls during SparkBoom’s launch, saidthis was her first time showing on LongIsland.“I grew up on Long Island. I went to

grad school in California, so I had a lotof shows in California and in Brooklyn,but I’ve never had a show here on LongIsland,” she said. “It’s tougher if you’re ayoung, contemporary artist. There arespaces around, but they’re more gearedtowards a little bit of an older, estab-lished artist.”In the face of federal cuts to the Na-

tional Endowment for the Arts and theNational Endowment for the Humanities,Hinden said localized initiatives likeSparkBoom become more important.“This is a way of getting the arts back

into the public’s awareness, and we hopethese activities for the arts and youngpeople in the creative arts will help thepublic realize the power of creativity toimprove communities,” he said.Richard Gardner, whose “New York

Underground” photo series is also on dis-play at the gallery through April 28, saidthe kickoff event was especially impor-tant to fotofoto, which moved to its cur-rent 14 West Carver St. address about ayear and a half ago. He is the currentvice-president of the co-op fine arts pho-tography gallery,“It’s a great opportunity for us as a

gallery. It’s brought a lot of attention to us,which I think is wonderful,” Gardner said.“People are really excited about it. The

place is packed, and they’re really excit-ed to see young, fresh work,” Carolloadded.The SparkBoom series of networking

events concludes in September. Two up-coming events will be in the Town of

Huntington. “Science On Screen: Ex-traordinary Measures” comes to the Cin-ema Arts Centre at 7:30 p.m. on April 17,

and “Car Culture: Art and the Automo-bile” opens at the Heckscher Museum ofArt on April 27.


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ART

A ‘Spark’ For Youthful CreativityKickoff event for Arts Council’s SparkBoom begins new push for young artists

SparkBoom artist Michelle Carollo discusses her installation, “In A Spilt,” with guests at thefotofoto gallery.


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As the only juried exhibition on LongIsland that offers high school studentsthe opportunity to show their artwork ina museum, the Heckscher Museum ofArt in Huntington has been offering aprestigious opportunity for the past 17years in its “Long Island’s Best: YoungArtists at the Heckscher” exhibit.This year the museum received 288

pieces to jury, of which 80 were chosen,including a piece by Half Hollow HillsEast senior Molly Samuel.On Saturday, an opening reception

and awards ceremony were held. Hon-ors were given out to students winningtop Best in Show awards as well as cat-egorical awards such as Achievement inPainting, Achievement in Charcoal,Achievement in Digital Media, Achieve-ment in Colored Pencil, and Achieve-

ment in Interpretation.Entry into the exhibit came as a shock

to Christopher Castrillon, who took thisyear’s top award of Best in Show, win-ning the Judith Sposato MemorialPrize.“I was called in the morning. I was

still half asleep. It was surreal. I’m stillin shock that I got in,” the SonderlingHigh School student said.Castrillon has his painting teacher to

thank for this opportunity.“If it wasn’t for him I wouldn’t be

painting,” he said.His advice to other aspiring young

artists is simple: “Be patient. If there’ssomething you don’t like, don’t be afraidto change it.”The exhibit will be on display at the

museum, located in Heckscher Park at 2Prime Ave. in Huntington, until April21. On that day, a closing reception willbe held from 3-5 p.m.

ART

Heckscher Names LI’s Best

“Made for Living”By Half Hollow Hills East’s Molly SamuelMixed media collage“I was inspired by the print Williams

Bros. BBQ Chicken by Don Eddy. Thisyear, in AP Photography, my concentrationis typography. When I saw this piece, itimmediately reminded me of the advertis-ing in clothing stores.“I was inspired to photograph a sign out-

side of Billabong. Since my photographwas taken and printed using traditionalblack and white darkroom photography, Iwanted to add color using tissue paper. Tomake reflections as in Eddy’s print, I also added transparencies of buildings that I pho-tographed.Eddy’s print was created in the 1970s and the era of the 1960s and ’70s has inspired

me throughout my photography career.”

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The statistics on America’s childhoodobesity epidemic are well known, but thatdoes not make them any less shocking.According to the Centers for DiseaseControl and Prevention, obesity amongchildren ages 6-11 has more than doubledin the past 20 years. The rate among ado-lescents (12-19 years) has more thantripled, growing from 5 to 16 percent.And the problem does not stop at child-

hood. Overweight young people are morelikely to become overweight adults at in-creased risk for future health problems,including heart disease, diabetes and os-teoarthritis.Lack of activity and poor eating habits

are the main contribution to these healthproblems. The good news is that you havethe ability to help effectively deal withthis health crisis.Education is the key to help our chil-

dren have a healthy and bright future,stating with nutrition. It’s no secret – get-ting your kids to eat the right foods can betough, but the first step to establishingtheir healthy eating is to understand ityourself.Kids who eat properly are more atten-

tive in school, more physically fit, andhave more energy than those who don’t.Making smart nutritional choices during

childhood can reinforce lifelong eatinghabits and help kids grow to their full po-tential.It’s important to know where to start.

Good nutrition should include eatingthree meals a day and two nutritioussnacks. Try to limit high-sugar and high-fat foods, and make sure your kids get theright amounts of fruits, veggies, leanmeats, and dairy products every day.There’s also the fitness side of it. Aer-

obic activity should make up most ofyour child’s 60 or more minutes of phys-ical activity each day. This can include ei-ther moderate aerobic activity, such asbrisk walking, or vigorous activity, suchas running. Be sure to include vigorousaerobic activity at least three days perweek. Include muscle-strengthening ac-tivities, such as gymnastics or push-ups,at least three days per week as part ofyour child’s 60 or more minutes. Includebone-strengthening activities, such asjumping rope or running, at least threedays per week as part of your child’s 60or more minutes.Keeping your child healthy is a big job!

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CAMP EDUCATION&&A Commack High School graduate has taken the New

York State Regents curriculum and synced it with smart-phone technology in an effort to maximize on modern stu-dent study habits.Frederick Feraco, a science teacher at Columbia Sec-

ondary School in NewYork City, launched a series of “Re-gents Buddy” applications that are available for purchaseon iPhones, iPads and some Driod technology.“Every spare second, students are looking through their

phones,” Feraco said. “I thought, ‘Wouldn’t it be fantasticif we put something on there to make it a little fun to getthat extra review on the way to school, while looking attheir phones?’”In March 2012, Feraco launched the first of what would

be more than 15 educational apps: the Biology RegentsBuddy Application for the Living Environment Regents.He gradually released apps for other subject areas duringthe year. Feraco said all of the NewYork State Regents ex-am information is made publicly available over the inter-net, allowing for easy transition from computer to app—after he taught himself the fundamentals of java coding,that is.Since launching the biology app, Feraco has created

App Buddies for subjects like chemistry, physics andearth science, as well as global and U.S. history, astrono-my, integrated algebra and geometry. Recently, some ofhis apps incorporated new, augmented reality technology,where a student can point his phone over an image and theapp will recognize and permanently label an object. Fera-co said the feature can be useful in identifying parts of a

skeleton for the biology or human body app.Each application contains a main menu from which stu-

dents can chose to take interactive quizzes, use flashcards, access daily science news articles, take practice Re-gents exams and refer to an answer key, and take noteswithin the app.“These apps are designed for all students, and basically

incorporate most resources a teacher uses in the classroomand gives out. I’m trying to give parents and students – es-pecially on Long Island, because I grew up around here –

a way to study… iPhones and iPads are a great way tostudy with kids,” he said.Feraco’s apps are not free, however the Deer Park resi-

dent allows for teachers and school districts to try out hisinvention free of charge for a trial period.He said he has received positive feedback from parents

of children with special needs, who often find success us-ing iPad and other interactive, touch-screen technology.For more information, visit www.buddyappdevelop-

ment.com.

Studying For The Regents, On Your PhoneHigh school teacher and Commack native merges curriculum with modern technology

Science teacher and Commack High School Graduate Frederick Feraco, with a close-up of his Bio Regents Buddy app andthe iPhone technology used to access it.

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Your child is notspeaking at all or is notputting words togetherlike his/her peers. Howdo you know if yourchild will eventuallycatch up without help?

Here are some questions you shouldask yourself:

• Does my child understand language?• Does my child use different toys to-

gether in an imaginary way?• Does my child use appropriate ges-

tures to try to communicate?• Does my child point to things that are

of interest to call attention?• Is my child interested in other kids?• Is my child using a variety of differ-

ent speech sounds (the earliest sounds totypically emerge are b, p, m, w, t, d, nand h)?

If you answered “no” to any of theabove questions, then you should proba-bly have your child evaluated by aspeech-language pathologist.

If you answered “yes” to all of theabove questions, then things are not asclear. It is possible that your child is a“late bloomer” who will eventuallycatch up to his/her peers. It is also pos-sible that your child may need help to

communicate more effectively. You mayseek out the advice of a speech-languagepathologist.

There is also a lot that you can do tomake language easy and fun.

• Don’t feel pressured to set up a spe-cific time to work on getting your childto speak. You can stimulate language allday by commenting and asking questionsabout vocabulary and actions.

• Talk about activities that are mean-ingful to your child such as his/her body,toys, food, family and actions.

• Read repetitive books and sing famil-iar songs. Don’t be concerned about al-ways reading the words on the page; talkabout the pictures and be silly.

• Be a good model for your child.Speak clearly, look at your child whenyou are speaking and listening, and slow-ly expand on his/her utterances.

• Any form of praise (kiss, smile, hand-clapping) will help your child feel moresuccessful in his/her attempts.

• Have realistic expectations and keepin mind what your child is capable ofsaying. If a sound, word or sentence isnot said perfectly, that is OK as long asyour child is trying to communicate.Each child learns at different rates.

Deborah Hoch, MA, CCC-SLP is aspeech-language pathologist with apractice in South Huntington.

Helping Late TalkersBy Deborah Hoch


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A Taste of Long IslandPRESENTED BY THE EAST NORTHPORT CHAMBER OF COMMERCE - ROTARY CLUB OF EAST NORTHPORT

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Thursday, April 18, 2013, 6:30-9:30 p.m.The Chateau at Coindre Hall

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HonoringLisa PerezFlanaganfor OutstandingCommunityService

Jack Palladino doesn’t have any pre-tenses about Christopher’s CourtyardCafé’s place in the sun. It’s one of themost popular bars on Restaurant Row(Wall Street) in Huntington village – andthat gives them a chance to surprise folkswho don’t already know what they do.“We’re a bar that serves really good

food,” Palladino explains. “You’ll getfood that you’re not expecting in a barenvironment.”Jack got started at Christopher’s in 1982

as a manager. Ny the 1980s, he had boughtinto the popular pub, fulfilling his high-school ambition to become a restaurateur.Christopher’s, the oldest patio café in

Huntington village, enjoyed a refreshabout two months ago, creating a brighter,airier space. The revamp also brings apractical benefit – more bottles behind thebar. Jack estimates they’re up to about 50varieties.Jack gave us an extensive sneak peek at

Chef Frank Arcarola’s upcoming spring-summer menu, which debuts April 17.Naan pizza ($10), which pairs leavenedbread with mozzarella and well-balancedpops of flavor from roasted pepper and ar-tichoke tapenade, is a satisfying starterthat’s great for passing around the table.Several other menu items have sharing

in mind, like their popular slow-roastedbaby back ribs platter ($13 for one, $25for two). It’s an impressive platter atthat, crowned by onion rings atop a mas-sive slab of fall-off-the-bone ribsdressed in sweet, mild barbecue saucewith a bit of tang. Linguine Pescatore ($14 for one, $26 for

two), a medley of clams, mussels, shrimp,calamari and cod in a fresh pomodorosauce, is perfect for seafood lovers or any-one looking for a light plate with Italianflair. Peppery, citrusy shrimp are the cen-terpiece of the Shrimp and Avocado Salad($14), which come with avocado, chick-peas, onions, tomatoes, cucumbers andmesculin greens served with cilantro limevinaigrette.Roasted Leg of Lamb au jus ($16) has

aromatic rosemary accents. The grilled,tenderized 16 oz. ribeye steak ($18), sea-soned with Frank’s savory secret blend, is

a go-to for meat eaters. Or, you can comefor “The Game of the Week,” as a differentgame meat, like boar or venison, will befeatured every week this spring/summerseason.But should you be looking to satisfy a

devil-may-care moment, look no furtherthan the Belly Buster Burger. For $17, youget a massive 12 oz. bacon cheeseburger.But the cheese isn’t on the burger – it’s ontwo grilled cheese sandwiches which sur-round the burger. As if Christopher’srenowned burgers weren’t enough, thisone deserves to have Guy Fieri making apit stop in Huntington village, stat.

Christopher’s Springs Ahead

Christopher’s Courtyard Café8 Wall St., Huntington631-271-0111

Atmosphere: Your classic neighbor-hood pubCuisine: Traditional American, burgersand sandwichesPrice: ModerateHours:Mon-Thurs: 11:30 a.m.- 2 a.m.;Fri & Sat 11:30 a.m.-4 a.m.; Sun: noon-2 a.m.

By Danny & [email protected]

The Belly Buster Burger – a monstrous 12oz. patty topped with bacon and sand-wiched between a pair of grilled cheese“buns” turns heads at any table.

Foodie photo/Danny Schrafel


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DUCK CONFIT PIZZA: After making a fewappearances as a special, Chef JimmyTchinnis’s duck confit pizza has earned aplace on the regular menu at Swallow (366New York Avenue, Huntington 631-547-5388 swallowrestaurant.com). Salt-curedand fat-poached, duck confit is – like mostFrench cuisine -- not something you wantyour cardiologist to catch you eating.Swallow’s personal-sized pizza is gener-ously topped with shredded duck andparmesan cheese; its dry, earthy flavor aperfect accompaniment to a hearty redwine. We paired ours with a cup of trufflefroth-topped butternut squash soup and alively scallop, shrimp and bass ceviche.

WHAT’S IN A NAME?: A lot of you ask repsof the pork industry. Pork’s most popularcuts have gotten an upgrade, at least froma nomenclature perspective. Borrowing

from the name of beef cuts, we now havethe New York chop, the porterhouse chopand the sirloin chop. “Names have thepower to transform the 'everyday' into the'extraordinary,'” says pork industry web-site www.porkretail.org. Pork producersand retailers hope the name changes willhelp with sales after a challenging yeardue to drought and increased price of cornfeed. The hope is the name change, cou-pled with new labeling, will also help cus-tomers figure out how best to prepare thecut. Expect to see this in grocery storesthis summer.

MILK SNATCHER OR SOFT-SERVE INVENTOR?: TheIron Lady may have hada sweet spot after all: ap-parently she helped cre-ate soft-serve ice cream.Before Margaret Thatch-er, who died Monday atage 87, became primeminister of the UnitedKingdom, she was achemist for food giant J.

Lyons and Company. She and her teamwere tasked with studying ways to makethe treat cheaper, and figured out how to in-creased the air in each serving. The methodalso made a product that could be pushedthrough a machine, and soft-serve as weknow it was born. J. Lyons's soft scoop (asthe Brits say) was served under the brandMr.Whippy.As we all know, Thatcher did-n’t stick with chemistry, and went back toschool in 1952 to study law.

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Duck confit pizza has earned a place on themenu at Huntington’s Swallow.

state’s budget. After Governor AndrewCuomo’s budget drew the ire of schoolleaders, Long Island school districts lob-bied hard for increased aid, and Lupinac-ci, a former South Huntington schoolboard trustee and current ranking mem-ber of the Higher Education committee,jumped in. He led a press conference, col-lected petition signatures and sent mail infavor of increased aid.The efforts appear fruitful. In the final

budget adopted March 30, high-tax aidwas fully restored, and $1 billion in newschool aid – amounting to $75.8 millionfor Suffolk County – was added.“This year’s state budget demonstrates a

very serious commitment to our children’sfuture,” Lupinacci said. “After the initial

proposal by the governor, my office heardan overwhelming response in support ofschool aid restoration. With the supportof residents across Long Island, we’vebeen able to restore this proposed cut andadd on more.”Looking ahead, Lupinacci said he is

working on legislation that would repealthe MTA payroll tax for community col-leges, is cosponsoring legislation to makesolicitation of minors near school groundsfor gangmembership a felony, and backedan Assembly bill, now before the StateSenate, which would restrict when petscan be de-vocalized. As the weatherwarms, Lupinacci said he, his staff and in-terns will be going out into the district tocheck in with his constituents and seewhat’s on their minds.

Lupinacci said his lifestyle hasn’tchanged much since becoming an assem-blyman – previously, as an adjunct profes-sor, attorney and school board member,he’d always had a full plate, he explained.He’ll return to teaching in the secondsummer session and the fall, he added.One of his favorite parts of the seven-

days-a-week schedule, he explained, ismeeting his constituents.“I’ve done everything – from holding

up the finish line at Caumsett Park tomarching in the St. Patrick’s Day Paradeand going to Eagle Scout ceremonies… tocommunity meetings that people inviteme to,” he said.The Eagle Scout ceremonies, always a

favorite of his predecessor, continue to bea key tradition in the 10th district.“I haven’t missed one that I’ve been

home for,” Lupinacci said. “I want to keepthat up.”

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“We wanted the players to be of theage Matt was – to tell kids, this is agreat person, someone you should as-pire to be like. He was just taken tragi-cally,” Silver said. “It’s a little tough tokeep everyone in a positive mindset andmake sure people know why we’rethere.”The event has grown to the point that

people who don’t know of MatthewScarpati are playing, which is goodnews to Silver. Not only does he wantthe event to grow, he wants it to last.But as long as the tournament exists, itsoriginal purpose must never be lost.“We don’t want it to be just another

soccer tournament,” he said.For more information or to register,

visit www.mlstourney.com.


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hurl” or the “stiletto stomp” to de-fend themselves in threatening situa-tions. She spends time visiting class-rooms and speaking with female stu-dents about how women can leadsafer lives through self-esteem andgood decision making.Szczepanowski-Goldsmith also

founded Everything Lidia, Inc., hav-ing recently launched her “StylishSafety” line, selling bedazzled whis-tles for women to keep in case of anemergency.“I wanted it [Stylish Safety] to be

very un-intimidating and approach-able for all women and teens, and in-

corporate a real woman’s lifestyle in-to safety awareness and martial artsprinciples, to increase awareness andavoid becoming a victim,” she said.Szczepanowski-Goldsmith said her

main message to women is to be con-fident, realistic and resilient.“We have such a great balancing act

that we do, and ‘having it all’ is dif-ferent for every woman… There’s al-ways going to be obstacles and chal-lenges we face, and women by nature,we just want everything; we don’t set-tle,” she said. “You’re not going to besuccessful if you are ordinary; youneed to do something that distin-guishes yourself.”


Mrs. Corporate USA

Job FairThe Suffolk County Department of Labor’sOne-Stop Employment Center hosts a job fairon April 11, 1-4 p.m. at the Half Hollow HillsCommunity Library, 55 Vanderbilt Parkway, DixHills. Employers in a variety of fields fromretail, education, healthcare, finance and themilitary are scheduled to attend.

Sandy Chapin Writes Biography On HarrySandy Chapin will speak and sign the firstauthorized biography of her husband, “HarryChapin, Story of a Life: The Harry ChapinFamily Album” on April 11, 7 p.m. at BookRevue, 313 New York Ave., Huntington.www.bookrevue.com. The story chroniclesHarry Chapin's ancestry, humanitarian achieve-ments, creative accomplishments in music, filmand theatre, political endeavors, and intimatefamily moments.

Single MingleAre you single and looking for an alternative toonline dating sites? Would you like to meetother local singles? The next Long IslandSingle Mingle is April 11, 7-10 p.m. at The MainCatch, 1095 Jericho Tpke., Commack. 631-486-8864. $10 cash at the door. $5 drinks andfree appetizers. www.lisinglemingle.com.

Parent UniversityLearn important skills in life’s most importantand demanding pursuit – raising successfulchildren – at South Huntington School District’sParent University on April 18, 4:30-9 p.m. atWalt Whitman High School, 301 West HillsRoad, Huntington Station. Dinner and work-shops (on topics such as cyberbullying, aca-demic coaching and drug abuse) are free.Parents island-wide are welcome. On-sitebabysitting provided. 631-812-3928.

Northport One ActsThe Fourth Annual One-Act Play Festival runsApril 12, 13 and 14 at the Playhouse at St.Paul’s, 270 Main St., Northport. Fourteen playswill be performed twice each. Series 1 runsFriday, April 12 at 7:30 p.m. and repeats onSaturday, April 13 at 2 p.m. Series 2 runsSaturday, April 13 at 7:30 p.m. and repeats onSunday, April 14 at 3 p.m. For details visitwww.NorthportPlays.com. Audience talkbackwith playwrights, casts, directors after eachperformance. Tickets $20 at www.brownpa-pertickets.com/event/312758. Phone 631-223-8053.

The Hills Are AliveThe Huntington High School Drama Club pres-ents “The Sound of Music” Friday, April 12 at7:30 p.m. and Saturday, April 13 at 2 p.m. and7:30 p.m. $10 general/$5 students, staff, sen-iors. The high school is at the corner ofOakwood and McKay Roads. For more infor-mation, call 631-673-2106 or log ontowww.hufsd.edu.

Friday Night LiveFriday Night Live, an inclusive, family friendly,musically spirited Shabbat service followed bya community Shabbat dinner, returns April 19,6 p.m. at the Huntington Jewish Center, 510Park Ave., Huntington. Call Debbie at 631-427-1089 ext. 10 or email [email protected].

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

A Festival Of High School ChoirsThe Choral Department of Walt Whitman HighSchool presents “A Festival of High SchoolChoirs” featuring Gerald Custer, guest con-ductor and composer, on April 13, 7 p.m. atWalt Whitman High School, 301 West HillsRoad, Huntington Station. Participating choirsinclude Northport High School. The Voices ofWalt Whitman will perform the world premiereof “That Music Always Round Me” with musicby Gerald Custer and text by Walt Whitman.$5.

Teens Helping TeensA group of concerned eighth-graders fromCommack Middle School, “Teens TakeAction,” hosts a community garage sale April

13 at Commack Middle School (VanderbiltParkway, Dix Hills) from 9 a.m.-1 p.m.Proceeds will help with Sandy relief.

Live MusicLive local bands take over Finley's of GreeneStreet, 43 Greene St., Huntington, everySaturday night at 11 p.m. Join in the fun andfood!

Music And ChampagneChamber Players International’s MusicalCuisine series presents The Verdehr Trio inconcert on April 14 at noon at The Chateau atCoindre Hall, 101 Browns Road, Huntington,starting with a champagne brunch. $60 p.p. Forreservations (required), contact ChamberPlayers International at 877-444-4488 or visithttp://chamberplayersinternational.info.

BowlatorioA bowling fundraiser for the Northport Choralewill be held April 14, 6:30-8:30 p.m. at LarkfieldLanes in East Northport. $25 admission entitlesyou to two games of bowling, shoe rental, buf-fet, door prize, raffles, contests for best teamcostumes, team song, and best score. ContactRachel for more information, 631-261-9395, orvisit www.northportchorale.org.

Huntington Winter Farmers MarketThere’s no need to wait until the weather getshot to enjoy local produce. An indoor market isheld in Huntington Station every Sunday, 10a.m.-2 p.m. at the Jack Abrams School Gym,155 Lowndes Ave., through April 28. www.win-terfarmersmarketlongisland.com.

Aging And SagingMembers of an “Aging and Saging” groupshares their experiences at The Women’sCenter of Huntington, 125 Main St.,Huntington, on Mondays (except holidays) from10 a.m.-noon. $15 members/$10 non-mem-bers. 631-549-0485.

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

Survival, Not VictimhoodSarri Singer, the only survivor of a 2003Jerusalem bus bombing, speaks April 16, 7p.m. on “Maintaining Perspective on ArabTerrorism” at The Chai Center, 501 VanderbiltParkway, Dix Hills. $7. RSVP to [email protected].

Business Breakfast SeriesThe Melville Chamber of Commerce continuesits Business Breakfast Series on April 16,8:30-10 a.m., at Catapano EngineeringAssemby Hall, 585 Broadhollow Road,Melville, with “The Effects of Social Media onYour Business: The Good and the Not soGood.” Free for members/$30 non-members.RSVP to [email protected] or call631-777-6260.

Business After HoursThe Huntington Township Chamber ofCommerce holds Business After Hours atHaven Hair Salon, 249 Main St., Huntington,on April 16, 6-8 p.m. Meet this chamber mem-ber and learn of its services. 631-423-6100.

Mommy And Me YogaFree Mommy and Me yoga classes are offeredin Dix Hills every Tuesday. Walkers: 12Months and up, 9:45-11 a.m. Crawlers: 6-12Months, 11 a.m.-noon. Register by phone oronline: Chai Tots Preschool, 501 VanderbiltParkway. 631-351-8672.www.TheChaiCenter.com.

Free Help For VetsEvery Tuesday from 12-4 p.m. is “MilitaryAppreciation Tuesdays,” when Long IslandCares specifically assists veterans, militarypersonnel and their families at the Hauppaugeand Freeport emergency pantries.Appointments can be made by [email protected].

Caregiver ConferenceGenser Dubow Genser & Cona (GDGC), elderlaw and estate planning firm based in Melville,and Hofstra University School of Law are spon-soring a free Caregiver Conference on April 17,6-9 p.m. at the law school, 121 HofstraUniversity, Hempstead. Topics include caring foraging parents and options for financing healthcare needs. Registration at 631-390-5000 [email protected]. www.genserlaw.com.

Power BreakfastJoin business professionals at BNI ExecutiveReferral Exchange’s breakfast networkingmeeting every Wednesday, 7-8:30 a.m. at the

Dix Hills Diner, 1800 Jericho Turnpike, DixHills. 631-462-7446.

Cold Spring Harbor Library95 Harbor Road, Cold Spring Harbor. 631-692-6820. cshlibrary.org.• Learn how astrology can help you understandyour relationships on Thursday, April 11 at 7p.m.

• The art of Laurie and Jeff Hollman will be ondisplay throughout April.

Commack Public Library18 Hauppauge Road, Commack. 631-499-0888.commack.suffolk.lib.ny.us.• Are you game? Adults are welcome to playBridge and Mahjong on Fridays at 1 p.m.through May.

• AARP provides tax assistance on Fridays from1-5 p.m. through April 12.

Deer Park Public Library44 Lake Ave., Deer Park. 631-586-3000. deer-parklibrary.org.• April is Food for Fines Amnesty Month. Bring inone canned food item to replace one overduebook fine.

Elwood Public Library3027 Jericho Turnpike, Elwood. 631-499-3722.www.elwoodlibrary.org.• Homework help is being offered for students ingrades 3-7 on Tuesdays at 3 p.m. throughMay 28.

• Catch flick “Beasts of the Southern Wild”Friday, April 12, 1 p.m.

Half Hollow Hills Community LibraryDix Hills: 55 Vanderbilt Parkway. 631-421-4530;Melville: 510 Sweet Hollow Road. 631-421-4535. hhhlibrary.org.• The Mid-Morning Book Break group will be dis-cussing the book “The Secret Scripture” bySebastian Barry on Thursday, April 18, 11 a.m.

• Every Wednesday at 7 p.m., meet for friendlyEnglish conversation practice. All are wel-come, refreshments provided. Call to register:498-1225.

Harborfields Public Library31 Broadway, Greenlawn. 631-757-4200. harbor-fieldslibrary.org.• Kevin Stiegelmaier discusses his book “PaddlingLong Island” on Thursday, April 11, 7 p.m.

• “Life of Pi” will be shown on Friday, April 12 at6:30 p.m.

Huntington Public LibraryMain Branch: 338 Main St., Huntington. 631-427-5165. Station Branch: 1335 New York Ave.,Huntington Station.631-421-5053. www.thehuntingtonlibrary.org.• New Horizons String Orchestra invites the publicto sit in on their rehearsals on Friday morningsat 9:30 a.m.

• Artist Joseph Anderson’s “New Horizons” will beon display at the main branch through April 28.

Northport-East Northport Public LibraryNorthport: 151 Laurel Ave. 631-261-6930. EastNorthport: 185 Larkfield Road. 631-261-2313.www.nenpl.org.• “Life of Pi” will be shown at the Northport loca-tion on Friday, April 12, 1:30 p.m.

• The Little Wilson Band plays Sunday, April 14, 2p.m. in Northport.

South Huntington Public Library145 Pidgeon Hill Road, Huntington Station. 631-549-4411. www.shpl.info.• Andrew Lockwood, J.D., attorney turned-certifiedcollege planner and author, will discuss closely-guarded “insider secrets” of college financial aidon Thursday, April 11, 7 p.m.

• “Frankenweenie” will be shown on Friday, April12, 7 p.m.

Bare Bones Theater Companyat the Posey School, 57 Main St., Northport.www.barebonestheater.com. 1-800-838-3006.• The company presents the comedy “Scapino!”on Fridays and Saturdays, April 19, 20, 26, and27 at 8 p.m. and on Sundays, April 21 and 28 at3 p.m. A zany comedy about true love frustratedby arranged marriages, this modern-day adapta-tion of Molière offers colorful characters, verbalrepartee, sight gags, and a jubilant story. $25.

Cinema Arts Centre423 Park Ave., Huntington. www.cinemaarts-

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A Festival Of High School ChoirsThe Choral Department of Walt Whitman High School presents “A Festival of High

School Choirs” featuring Gerald Custer, guest conductor and composer, on April 13, 7p.m. at Walt Whitman High School, 301 West Hills Road, Huntington Station.Participating choirs include Northport High School. The Voices of Walt Whitman willperform the world premiere of “That Music Always Round Me” with music by GeraldCuster and text by Walt Whitman. $5.



centre.org. 631-423-7611.• An April 13 workshop on skills every filmmak-er needs, taught by Long Island-based inde-pendent filmmaker Glenn Andreiev, willinclude interactive discussions, film clips andtake home materials. 10 a.m.-1 p.m. $35members/$45 non-members.

• In honor of Autism Awareness Month, “LovingLampposts: Living Autistic” shows Sunday,April 14, 11 a.m. with a panel discussion fea-turing Daniel Rowland of the DevelopmentalDisabilities Institute, Tammie Topel of K.I.D.SPlus, and Erich Preis of the Spirit ofHuntington Arts Center. $10 advance/$15 atthe door.

Dix Hills Performing Arts CenterFive Towns College, 305 N. Service Road, DixHills. Box Office: 631-656-2148.www.dhpac.org.• Go back to the ’60s with “Hairspray” April 11-14.

John W. Engeman Theater At Northport350 Main St., Northport. www.johnwenge-mantheater.com. 631-261-2900.• Tony Award-winning comedy “BoeingBoeing,” the story of an architect jugglingthree fiancées who are all flight attendants,plays through May 5. $55.

Tilles Center For The Performing ArtsLIU Post Campus, 720 Northern Blvd.,Brookville. www.tillescenter.org. 516-299-3100.• Acclaimed jazz trumpeter Chris Botti returnsSaturday, April 13, 8 p.m. $37-$77.

Talent ShowA local cable TV talent show is looking for alltypes of talent (except bands). Singers, impres-sionists, comedians, magicians, and other per-formers/acts welcome. Register online atwww.talent-showcase.com or call 631-223-7011. Auditions are open to all ages.Registration in advanced is required – no walk-ins permitted.

Art League of Long Island107 East Deer Park Road, Dix Hills. Galleryhours: 9 a.m.-4 p.m. weekdays; 11 a.m.-4 p.m.weekends. 631-462-5400.www.ArtLeagueLI.net.• The talent of local visual artists will be celebrat-ed in a competition on view through April 14.

• Entries are being sought for their annual Art inthe Park Fine Art & Craft Fair at HeckscherPark in Huntington on Saturday, June 1 andSunday, June 2.

b.j. spoke gallery299 Main St., Huntington. Gallery hours:Monday-Sunday, 11 a.m.-5 p.m., until 9 p.m. onFriday and Saturday. 631-549-5106.www.bjspokegallery.com.• The EXPO 32 Winners Exhibition is on viewuntil April 28.

Cold Spring Harbor Fish Hatchery1660 Route 25A, Cold Spring Harbor. Openseven days a week, 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Saturdayand Sundays until 6 p.m.: $6 adults; $4 children3-12 and seniors over 65; members and childrenunder 3 are free. 516-692-6768. www.cshfha.org• A fishing seminar, “Get Started in Fly Fishing,”takes place Saturday, April 20, 1:30-4 p.m.Registration is required, space is limited. $35members/$40 non-members.

Cold Spring HarborWhalingMuseumMain Street, Cold Spring Harbor. Museum hours:Tuesday-Sunday, 11 a.m.-5 p.m. $4 adults, $3seniors, $3 students 5 -18, family $12; militaryand children under 5 are free. 631-367-3418.www.cshwhalingmuseum.org.• Celebrate the museum’s 70th anniversary witha 1940s-style party honoring ThomasCangemi, senior executive vice president andCFO of the NYCB Family of Banks, on Friday,April 12, 7 p.m. at Pine Hollow Country Club.

fotofoto Gallery14 W. Carver St., Huntington. Gallery hours:Friday 5-8 p.m., Saturday 12-8 p.m., Sunday 12-4 p.m. 631-549-0448.• SparkBoom, on display through April 28,includes “New York Underground” by RichardGardner and “In A Split” by Michelle Carollo.

Heckscher Museum Of Art2 Prime Ave., Huntington. Museum hours:Wednesday - Friday from 10 a.m.-4 p.m., first

Fridays from 4-8:30 p.m., Saturday and Sundayfrom 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Admission $6-8/adults, $4-6/seniors, and $4-5/children; members and chil-dren under 10 free. 631-351-3250.• “Modernizing America: Artists of the ArmoryShow” focuses on American artists who par-ticipated in the Armory Show and explores theimpact of European Modernism on Americanart in the early years of the 20th century. Ondisplay through April 14.

• “Long Island’s Best: Young Artists at TheHeckscher Museum,” an exhibition of 80works by Long Island high school students,runs through April 21.

Holocaust Memorial And Tolerance CenterWelwyn Preserve. 100 Crescent Beach Road,Glen Cove. Hours: Mon.-Fri.: 10 a.m.-4:30 p.m.Sat.-Sun.: noon-4 p.m. 516-571-8040 ext. 100.www.holocaust-nassau.org.• The permanent exhibit explains the 1920sincrease of intolerance, the reduction ofhuman rights, and the lack of intervention thatenabled the persecution and mass murder ofmillions of Jews and others: people with dis-abilities, Roma and Sinti (Gypsies), Jehovah’sWitnesses, gays and Polish intelligentsia.

• “Portraits of Our Past: Greek Jews and theHolocaust” is on display through April 21.

Huntington Arts CouncilMain Street Petite Gallery: 213 Main St.,Huntington. Gallery hours: Monday - Friday 9 a.m.-5 p.m.; Art in the Art-trium: 25 Melville Park Road,Melville. Gallery Hours: Monday - Friday 7 a.m.-7p.m. 631-271-8423. www.huntingtonarts.org.• “Portraits,” a juried show, is on display in themain gallery through April 22.

• “Living Color” shows in the Art-trium throughJune 17.

Huntington Historical SocietyMain office/library: 209 Main St., Huntington.Museums: Conklin Barn, 2 High St.; KissamHouse/Museum Shop, 434 Park Ave.; Soldiers& Sailors Memorial Building, 228 Main St. 631-427-7045, ext. 401. www.huntingtonhistorical-society.org.• Find hidden gems at “Antiques in April” onSundays, April 14 and 21 at Kissam HouseMuseum from 11 a.m.-4 p.m.

LaMantia Gallery127 Main St., Northport Village. 631-754-8414.www.lamantiagallery.com.• Robert Finale presents captivating land-scapes and Richard Johnson displays exqui-site paintings of the human face and form.

9 East Contemporary Art9 East Carver St., Huntington. Gallery hours:Wed.-Sat., 3-8 p.m. or by appointment. 631-662-9459.• “Transitional Man,” a solo exhibition by JohnFink, is on display through May 5.

Northport Historical Society Museum215 Main St., Northport. Museum hours:Tuesday - Sunday, 1-4:30 p.m. 631-757-9859.www.northporthistorical.org.• The latest exhibition, “Northport Collects II,”celebrates the passion for collecting by high-lighting the unique and varied collections ofmembers. On display through June.

Ripe Art Gallery67 Broadway, Greenlawn. 631-807-5296.Gallery hours: Tuesday - Thursday 11 a.m.-6p.m., Friday 2-9 p.m., Saturday 11 a.m.-5 p.m.www.ripeartgal.com.• “I HAD” by Jeremy Zierau is currently on dis-play.

SPLIAHeadquarters: 161 Main St., Cold SpringHarbor. Joseph Lloyd Manor House: LloydLane and Lloyd Harbor Road, Lloyd Neck. 631-692-4664. www.splia.org.• “Long Island at Work and at Play,” early 20th-century photographs from SPLIA’s collec-tions, is now on display Thursdays throughSundays, 11 a.m.-4 p.m.

Suffolk Y JCC74 Hauppauge Road, Commack. 631-462-9800,ext. 140. Tuesday 1-4 p.m. Admission: $5 perperson, $18 per family. Special group programsavailable. www.suffolkyjcc.org.• The Alan & Helene Rosenberg JewishDiscovery Museum provides hands-on exhibitsand programs for children 3-13 years old andtheir families, classes and camps. Now onexhibit: The Alef Bet of Being a Mensch. “Zyea mensch” is a Yiddish saying that means “bea decent, responsible, caring person,” infusingboth the best blessing and the best that aneducator can wish for his students.

Vanderbilt Museum and Planetarium180 Little Neck Road, Centerport. Museumhours through April 15: Tuesday, Saturday andSunday, 12-4 p.m. Grounds admission: $7adults, $6 students with ID and seniors 62 andolder, and $3 children 12 and under. Mansiontour, add $5 per person. 631-854-5555.www.vanderbiltmuseum.org.• The newly renovated planetarium is now open.Check the website for show times.

• The Arena Players Repertory Theater presents“Last of the Red Hot Lovers” by Neil Simon inthe Carriage House Theater through April 14.www.ArenaPlayers.org.

Walt Whitman Birthplace246 Old Walt Whitman Road, HuntingtonStation. Hours: Wednesday-Friday, 1-4 p.m.;Saturdays and Sundays, 11 a.m.- 4 p.m.Admission: $6 adults, $5 seniors, $4 students,and children under 5 are free. 631-427-5240,ext. 114. www.waltwhitman.org.• Kids can visit the Poetry Corner throughoutApril and “make and take” a poem.

The Paramount370 New York Ave., Huntington. 631-673-7300.www.paramountny.com. All shows begin at 8p.m. unless otherwise noted.• Andrew McMahon performs the songs ofSomething Corporate and Jack's Mannequinon Saturday, April 13. $29.50-$49.50.

• Joe Walsh performs with JD & The StraightShot on Monday, April 15. $59.50-$125.

RidottoConcerts with a Touch of Theater.At Huntington Jewish Center, 510 Park Ave.,Huntington. www.ridotto.org. 631-385-0373

Help The Troops Call HomeAssemblyman Chad Lupinacci has registeredhis District Office in Huntington Station as anofficial drop-off site for Cell Phones forSoldiers. To help the troops call home bydonating your old cell phone, stop by or mailyour phone to 1783 New York Ave., HuntingtonStation, 11746. 631-271-8025.

Help After SandyTouro Law Center has opened a legal hotline at631-761-7198 that is staffed Monday-Friday 9-6by law students and attorneys from the barassociations. Bilingual and Spanish-speakinglawyers are available thanks to the Hispanic BarAssociation.

Seeking Volunteer AdvocatesThe Family Service League’s OmbudserviceProgram of Suffolk County is seeking volun-teers to train as advocates for nursing home,adult home and assisted living facility residentsto help insure they receive quality care andtheir rights are protected. 631-427-3700 ext.240.

Artistically Gifted NeededThe Gurwin Jewish Nursing & RehabilitationCenter in Commack is seeking artistically giftedvolunteers to partner with residents in a newprogram, “heART to heART” aimed at helpingpeople with varying levels of cognitive abilityexpress themselves through art. Contact Judieat 516-931-5036 or [email protected].

Don’t Hibernate. Help.The Retired Senior Volunteer Program (RSVPSUFFOLK) needs adults 55+ to help in organi-zations throughout Suffolk County. Dozens ofopportunities available in this federally fundedprogram for just about any interest or skill. Visitwww.rsvpsuffolk.org or call 631-979-9490ext.12 for more information.

Friends At HomeLooking to earn some community service hourswhile changing a life? As part of theFriends@Home program, a project of TheAriella's Friendship Circle at the Chai Center inDix Hills, visit a child with special needs in anenvironment they are most comfortable: theirown homes. Together, bake cookies, playgames, create arts and crafts, read books andmore. Contact Nati or Sara at 631-351-8672 [email protected]

Be A Friend Of The BayFriends of the Bay is in need of volunteers whocan help convert water quality data, which iscurrently kept in an excel sheet, into aMicrosoft Access database. Assistance is alsoneeded with ArcView GIS, to configure maps ofthe watershed. Call 516-922-6666 or [email protected].

Be A Host FamilyHuntington Sanctuary is seeking families orindividual adults to become Host Homes, whichprovide temporary shelter to youth betweenages 12-17 who are experiencing a family cri-sis. Contact Jennifer Petti at 631-271-2183 formore information.

Helping Furry FriendsLittle Shelter Animal Rescue and AdoptionCenter is looking for volunteers who want tomake a difference in the lives of animals. Freetraining provided. Visit www.littleshelter.com orcall 631-368-8770 ext. 204.

Walt Whitman BirthplaceIf you are interested in literature or history, theWalt Whitman Birthplace has fascinating andrewarding part-time volunteer positions avail-able. Free training provided. 631-427-5420ext.114.

Helping Runaway KidsShare your ideas and opinions on howHuntington Sanctuary, a program of theHuntington Youth Bureau, can help youth ages12-21 who run away or who are at risk of run-ning away. The group’s advisory board meetsone Thursday a month at 6 p.m. Call 631-271-2183.

Eyes For The BlindSuffolk County’s Helen Keller Services is look-ing for volunteers to visit blind who are home-bound to socialize and aid in reading mail, pos-sibly provide transportation. 631-424-0022.

Help American Red CrossThe American Red Cross is a humanitarianorganization that provides relief to victims ofdisaster and helps people prevent, prepare for,and respond to emergencies. The SuffolkCounty Chapter is looking for volunteers toassist in emergency shelters, at fires and natu-ral disasters, with veterans, at communityevents or at the office. Free trainings provided.631-924-6700 ext 212.

Time For Meals On WheelsMeals On Wheels of Huntington is in need ofmen and women to be volunteers, who work inteams, delivering midday meals to shut-ins.Two hours required, one day a week.Substitutes also needed to fill in when regulardrivers are unavailable. There is also a press-ing need for nurses who can volunteer toscreen potential clients. Times are flexible.631-271-5150.

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Yvonne Berger started her photographycareer as a counter girl for an Amityvillebusiness in 1987. Twenty-six years later,she wants to help people enjoy the medi-um as much as she does.Berger is the director for Center for Pho-

tographic Arts, a part of the Berger BrosCamera Exchange. Located in Huntingtonvillage, the center is a photography schoolwith classes for varying abilities and expe-rience levels.“It’s a place where people of all skill

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raphy, a trend in the industry the direc-tor said has made the field far morecomplicated.“The average person today is not so in-

clined to buy a point and shoot camera.They have a camera in their phone. Butpeople have learned if they’re taking pic-tures of their kids on the soccer field,you’re not going to get that picture with apoint and shoot. You need a digital SLR,”she said.Digital Single Lens Reflex (DSLR)

cameras use a mirror and prism system todisplay what is in the shot rather than aless accurate viewfinder. These camerasare larger than point and shoot models, of-fering precision control over shutter speed,aperture and other settings. The digitalversions also add control over simulatedfilm sensitivity to light and other advancedsettings.

People buy DSLRs, Berger said, butdon’t know how to use them. Some peo-ple choose to set everything to automatic,at which point the director said they mayas well buy a cheaper point and shootcamera.And once the camera itself is tackled,

technology has led to digital storage andorganization of photographs, graphics ed-iting programs, printers and other devices.There’s no shortage of books on tack-

ling these topics available, the directoradded, but people learn better hands on.Center for Photographic Arts offers

four-week classes in beginner, intermedi-ate and advanced DSLR photography.Meeting once a week for two hours, be-ginners learn how to read a meter; under-

stand terms like aperture, shutters speed,ISO and white balance; choose a lens; andarchive photos.Carrying a $250 price tag, the beginner

class is the school’s most popular class.Four-week classes on Adobe editing andmanaging programs Photoshop Elements,CS6 and Lightroom are also offered, aswell as one-week classes to focus on spe-cialties like architecture, sports, portraits,food and even paparazzi.“For every type of photography you can

imagine, there’s a class,” she said.Berger is the only full-time teacher at

the school, although 15 instructors are oncall. When not hosting classes in Hunting-ton, she works as a professional photogra-pher with commercial clients.

Her induction into the field happened inthe 1980s. Berger Bros started in Ami-tyville as a camera store in 1951. Berger’shusband’s father took over the business in1964, with her husband taking ownershipin 1972. She joined the company as acounter girl in 1987, growing with thebusiness and eventually marrying theboss. They opened a second store in Syos-set in 1998.The pair began offering classes out of

their stores in 2005, which quickly be-came too small to accommodate their stu-dents. They opened the Huntington schoolin July 2012.“It just grew too much and we didn’t

have the space for it. This location, al-though it’s a school, has very little mer-chandise [e.g. memory card and batter-ies],” she said.They chose Huntington village in part

because it’s close to home, but Bergersaid the community is very supportive ofthe arts.“There is a lot of art in Huntington.

There are many galleries, the HeckscherArt Museum. We felt it was conducive forthat business,” she said.As much as the store’s location was

chosen for the community, the businessattracts clientele well beyond the Town ofHuntington’s borders. In fact, Berger saidthey get people from NewYork City to theEast End, ranging in age from their 20sthrough their 70s. Her pupils have alsofollowed the growing trend of women inphotography.“When I first started – I’ve been doing

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HillSPORTS

The Half Hollow Hills LadyThundercolts dropped the ballagainst West Islip last week, just toscoop it back up at Patchogue-Medford on Friday.The team, which won its prior

two games against non-league foeCommack and later, Longwood,took the West Islip loss to heart.Head Coach Lori Graham said tak-ing care of and transitioning theball were areas where the team suf-fered the most.“We had a very tough time tran-

sitioning and turning the ball over.We need to take care of the ball.Once we do that, we can be anunstoppable team,” the coach said,adding that the “senior leadershipon the team will help us fix whathappened and move on.”The April 2 game at West Islip

was close, with Hills scoring 4points compared to Islip’s 6 in thefirst half, and netting 5 points com-pared to Islip’s 6 in the second half.They lost to the Lady Lions 9-12.Senior captain and attack Alexis

Maffucci added 5 goals and oneassist. Senior midfielder AnnaInserra scored a point, along withsenior captain and midfielder JuliaDiMaria, senior attack CaraPascarella, and sophomore mid-fielder Jennifer Casadonte.The girls traveled to Patchogue-

Medford last Friday, where theydefeated the Lady Raiders 17-9.Maffucci scored 3 goals and threeassists, and Casadonte andPascarella each added 3 goals withan assist for Hills. Senior attackNicole Doran and DiMaria eachscored 2 goals with one assist.Senior attack Jillian Cornettascored a goal, senior midfielderSarah Matzelle scored 1 pointwith two assists, senior attack AllyMackover added a point and threeassists, and sophomore midfielderMia Inserra added a point to leadthe Lady Thundercolts over theLady Raiders.Coach Graham said Maffucci,

who has committed to playlacrosse next year at JohnsHopkins University, has been bothan offensive and defensive assetthis season.“Maffucci is having a fantastic

year in the attack. Not only is she agoal scorer, but she is also a fantas-tic feeder from behind the cage,”the coach said.Graham said this week will be a

“big week” for the team, which ismade of up players from both HalfHollow Hills high schools. Thegirls will take on both SachemNorth and West Babylon; resultswere not available by press time.

GIRLS LACROSSE

Hills Nets ALoss, AWinBy Jacqueline [email protected]

The Half Hollow Hills East boyslacrosse team (0-2) failed to take flight lastFriday during a league game against unde-feated Northport (3-0).The Division I face-off started out slow,

with both teams only netting a single pointin the first period. Northport charged fullforce during the second period however,slamming 7 points on net while Hills onlylocked up another single shot.The tides turned following halftime,

when Hills East secured a total of 7 pointsbetween the final two quarters but stilltrailed the Tigers 9-13 by game’s end.Senior midfield captain Anthony

Ramaizel scored 2 goals and had oneassist, senior captain and attack JesseParker added 2 goals, and attack DanBockelman scored 2 points and had 2assists for the Thunderbirds. Junior attackNick Pellegrino and Justin Rothsteineach scored one point with an assist, andJoe Wulforst added one point. Juniorgoalie Jordan Eicholz had 5 saves againstthe Tigers offense at Veteran’s Park inNorthport.The Hills East Thunderbirds were slated

to take on Lindenhurst on Tuesday, butresults were not available by press time.The team will play Smithtown West athome on Friday at 5 p.m.

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A baseball team with a tradition ofwinning has stayed true to its word,clinching five wins in six games duringthe first two weeks of the spring season.Half Hollow Hills West varsity base-

ball coach Tom Migliozzi, who hascoached the team for 19 years, said thehigh school takes great pride in its base-ball program. Last year, the Colts tookthird place in Suffolk County, losing tothe first- and second-place teams,Eastport South Manor and Connetquot.Migliozzi said that this year, a “nice

mix” of older and younger talent willplay out well on and off the field.Returning this season is senior captain,

shortstop and pitcher Luke Stampfl,who last year won the Silver SluggerAward for being the best hitter in SuffolkCounty, as well as an All-County desig-nation. Stampfl received a scholarshipand committed to play baseball atFordham University next year. Migliozzisaid the player is also being scouted bysome professional teams.Other familiar faces at the “heart of the

senior crew” include seniors SalLovaglio, an All-League pitcher and cen-ter fielder, T.J. Montalbano, pitcher andmiddle infielder, Jonah Glickstein, anacademic, All-League first baseman, andDavid Golinowski, who plays third base.Returning juniors include Sean

Noriega, a left fielder who played varsi-

ty as a sophomore, Justin Pelletier, thestarting catcher, and Tom DiGiorgi, apitcher and first baseman.The team’s young talent is comprised of

four sophomores, Owen McMenamy, aright fielder who played on varsity as afreshman, Michael Marino, a shortstop,Jon Faraci, a third baseman and pitcher,and Aaron Glickstein, a pitcher.The coach said that while the roster is

packed, a full team has benefits.“It’s a nice team because even though

there’s only nine spots, we can fill themwith many kids. It’s a nice problem to have,having too many good players,” he said.The varsity team had two three-game

series against Newfield and NorthBabylon, and walked away victorious

from both.The Colts swept their series against

Newfield last week. In the first game,Lovaglio threw a complete game, a 2-hitter with no walks and 11 strikeouts.Stampfl had 2 hits for Hills, andMontalbano went 1-for-4 with 2 RBIs tolead Newfield 6-1. During the secondgame on April 3, Faraci was the winningpitcher. The coach said the team won thesecond game by scoring 2 runs in thebottom of the seventh inning. Glicksteinwent 3-for-4 with 2 hits and an RBI tolead Hills 9-8 over Newfield. The Coltswon the April 5 game 11-5. Stampfl gotthe win on the mound and went 4-for-5with two runs and an RBI.The Colts lost their first of three

games to North Babylon, but bouncedback and won the next two. In the firstgame, the coach said during the bottomof the sixth, Hills West was down by arun with the bases loaded, but the teamcouldn’t score and lost 4-5. The Coltscame out on top during the secondmatch-up, winning 12-6, and the third,winning 6-1.“I think over the years we’ve really

focused on pitching and throwingstrikes, and we are very impatient withpeople who don’t throw strikes. I thinkwe just play a style of tough baseballthat seems to work at the high schoollevel,” Migliozzi said.The team will play a series of non-

league games this week, facing off withHuntington on Tuesday and Thursday.

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ColtsKeepWinning TraditionAliveBy Jacqueline [email protected] “It’s a nice teambecause

even though there’s onlynine spots, we can fill themwithmany kids. It’s a niceproblem to have, havingtoomany good players.”

— TOM MIGLIOZZI,

Hills West varsity baseball coach

half hollow hills newspaper - april 11, 2013

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