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New York State Assemb. James Conte (R-Huntington Station) is working on a bill that would require administrators at Republic Airport to stop adding on to the facility until they create a master plan. “A master plan would be a five year description of where the airport would be expanding or growing,” Conte said in an article by Mike Koehler in the Half Hollow Hills newspaper
Julia O’Brien, a recent graduate of Huntington High School, earned her first college credits backpacking, rappelling and studying nature firsthand as part of 94-day outdoors program known as the National Outdoor Leadership School’s Semester in the Rockies. “I think it was one of the best experiences of my life. I made such great friends. I basically had a blast,” she said in a Mike Koehler story in The Long Islander.
And the Times of Northport gave out a series of year-end awards, including a Woman of the Year and a Man of the Year. Charlotte Koons made the list a Educator of the Year.
By now many holiday gifts have been opened and have replaced old ones.
If you have an abundance of old computers, cell phones, electronic toys, etc., which have passed their usefulness, the Town of Huntington provides a recycle program.
Just bring the electronic items (E-Waste as it is known) to the Town Recycling Center, located at 641 New York Avenue, Huntington, New York. The center is opened for this program from Tuesday to Saturday from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. For further information call 427-6377.
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The January/February calendar of Happenings at the village library just released shows a wide variety of films and performances for adults and teens.
Of particular interest to me is the HPL Cafe offering of Miller's Crossing on Friday, January 18 and the Gershwin Piano Concert on Sunday, February 10.
Different strokes for different folks. If my picks don't appeal to you check out http://hpl.suffolk.lib.ny.us. There are plenty of other worthy offerings to choose from.
Despite the inclement weather last Friday, more than fifty seniors visited the Don Weidman Computer Learning Center in the Family Service League building on Park Avenue.
They participated in the second of two December Open Houses hosted by SeniorNet@FSL, to preview new computer courses for the Winter semester which begins on January 8, 2008 and lasts for eight weeks.
Since its debut in Huntington in 1999, SeniorNet@FSL has taught basic computer applications to more than 4400 area seniors.
Visitors at the Open Houses were invited to view the modern computer lab, meet and greet with instructors and coaches and preview the Winter semester courses.
The Open Houses were considered a success as 35 additional students signed up for courses.
All told, there are 128 students registered, an all-time record high for the Fall semester.
A recent visit was a welcomed respite after shopping. It's a pleasure to be able to sit and be served (unlike the eateries at the mall where self-serve and fast food are prevalent).
Although I arrived early for dinner at 5:30p.m., there was a long line of hungry patrons ahead of me, resulting in a 35 minute wait. However, the wait was worth it! In addition to it's famous Cheesecake, the restaurant offers more than 200 menu selections.
The Cheesecake Factory is located at the south end of Walt Whitman Mall by the Bloomingdale's entrance.
Although Huntington certainly has enough restaurants, all I want to say is Cheese (cake)!
Huntington Town Supervisor Frank Petrone will preside over the town’s inauguration and celebration of recently re-elected town officials on Wednesday, Jan. 2.
The festivities kick off at 6:30 p.m. in the auditorium of Half Hollow Hills High School West, 375 Wolf Hill Road in Dix Hills.
Councilwoman Susan Berland, Councilwoman Glenda Jackson, Town Clerk Jo-Ann Raia, and Town Receiver of Taxes Ester Bivona will be sworn in for another four year term.
Bivona’s son, Major John C. Bivona Jr., who recently returned from Iraq, will lead the Pledge of Allegiance and present the town board with an American flag that was flown during the time he was stationed in Iraq. Local veterans will lead the color guard.
The invocation, prayer and benediction will be offered by clergy from houses of worship from throughout the town. Refreshments will follow.
For more information, call Fran Evans at 631-351-3349.
A burglary was discovered yesterday at Bobby’s Hair Design shop on Commack Road. The owner said money was taken. The police report said entry was made through a back door.
Elwood
A resident on Verton Court said his car was keyed by vandals yesterday.
Fort Salonga
A burglary was discovered yesterday at a house on Old Bridge Road. The homeowner said jewelry was taken. A window in the back door was broken to gain entry.
A car was broken into yesterday on Milemore Drive and a laptop computer was stolen.
A window was broken yesterday on a car on Allenbry Drive and the stereo system and a DVD player were stolen.
Greenlawn
Jewelry was taken during a burglary yesterday at a house on Derby Avenue. The police report said entry was made through a sliding glass door.
Huntington
A woman told police her purse and other items were stolen from her locker at the YMCA on Main Street yesterday.
Raymond P. Drake of Commack, on December 18, 2007 at the age of 77. Beloved husband of Marjorie. Cherished father of James, John, Ray Jr., Pamela, Richard, Alan, Paul and the late Peter. Loving grandfather of 11 and great-grandfather of 3. Reposing Wednesday 7-9pm and Thursday 2-5 and 7-9pm, Commack Abbey Inc. 96 Commack Rd., Commack, NY 11725. Religious service Thursday 8pm. Funeral Friday 10am. Interment Calverton National Cemetery.
Althea N. Wetherbee, 88, of Huntington Station, on December 15, 2007. Beloved wife of the late Dana. Loving mother of Lawrence, James, Jule W. Nelson and Daniel. Cherished grandmother of Courtney, Kelly, Jennifer, Molly, Daniel, James and Joseph. Visitation 2-5 and 7-9pm Thursday at the A.L. Jacobsen Funeral Home Inc., 1380 New York Avenue, Huntington Station. Mass of Christian Burial 9:30am Friday, St. Hugh Of Lincoln RC Church. A proud World War II veteran, Althea will be interred in Calverton National Cemetery. Donations in lieu of flowers may be made in Althea's name to V.N.S. Hospice, 505 Main St., Northport, NY 11768 or ALS, 116 John St., Suite 1304, NY, NY 10038
Lucy Zazzarino of Melville, on December 17, 2007, in The Woodlands, Texas. Beloved wife of the late Victor. Loving mother of Victoria Pilaroscia. Cherished grandmother of Stephanie Pilaroscia. Dear sister of Adrian Ippolito. Visitation Thursday 2-5 and 7-9pm at the A.L. Jacobsen Funeral Home Inc., 1380 New York Ave., Huntington Station. Mass of Christian Burial Friday 10:30am at St. Hugh of Lincoln RC Church. Interment Memorial Cemetery in Cold Spring Harbor.
The village of Northport last night scheduled a public hearing for Jan. 8 on an $11.9-million proposed budget for 2008-2009 that calls for a 3.77 percent increase in the tax rate.
The increase is the lowest since the 2004-2005 budget and follows increases of 8.2 percent, 6.4 percent and 4.9 percent in the past three years.
The budget provides nearly $4 million for public safety, $2.3 million for employee benefits and $1.7 million for general government support.
The hearing will begin at 6 p.m. On that evening, the board will also hold a hearing on adopting new storm water management regulations that are going into effect around the state.
For a closer look at the budget, here is a draft copy of the proposal that was handed out at last night's meeting.
A lot of people are worried about the effects of global warming. Hunter Gross, a middle school student from Dix Hills, decided to do something about it.
With his parents' help, the West Hollow Middle School student started Project Kool Inc., a company that designs and sells reusable canvas lunch bags as part of Hunter's campaign to eliminate plastic and paper lunch bags from elementary schools nationwide. He is the chief executive and his dad, Jeff, and mom, Stacy, are co-presidents.
The $5 bags come with recyclable markers for doodling. The company emphasizes that the markers are made in Hauppauge and are lead-free. Project Kool also makes canvas snack mats for small children as well as tote bags, both of which also come with markers. All the products are made in India and come in a natural color or tie-dye shades.
So far the 4-month-old company has sold 4,000 bags, primarily through PTA fundraising events, Jeff Gross said. PTAs have sold the bags at the Chestnut Hill, Sunquam and Forest Park elementary schools in the Half Hollow Hills School District and the Willits Elementary School in Syosset, Gross said. The bags also sell at some local specialty retail stores, such as Lester's in Huntington, Greenvale and Manhattan.
Hunter, 12, began to obsess about global warming after a science class discussion about it in May, toward the end of the last school year. "He kept talking about it," his mom said. "The only way to stop him from talking about it was to sit down and come up with something that helps."
The family did, and the idea for the company and the bags was born.
Hunter, a student in the Half Hollow Hills district, is a beaming chief executive. "I'm pretty proud of myself," he said. "I think it's really going to help fight global warming."
Denise Tantillo, PTA president of the Chestnut Hill Elementary School in Dix Hills, said the bags were a hit at a meeting Hunter attended. The demand exceeded supply, she said, and Hunter's dad had to make a U-turn.
"We had to send him home to get more bags," she said. And she said the PTA has sent fliers about the bags home with students.
She said she feels especially proud of Hunter, an alumnus of her school. "A lot kids have great ideas," she said. "It's just that it's very impressive that this was carried out."
Though being well-known isn't generally listed as a reason to start a company, Project Kool has had some early brushes with fame.
Global-warming activist Laurie David, ex-wife of writer and actor Larry David, has agreed to post a mention of the company on her Web site, Stacy Gross said.
And after Project Kool sent company information to former Vice President Al Gore, who won the Nobel Peace Prize this year for calling attention to global warming, he ordered about 20 lunch bags to give out as holiday gifts in his office.
"He was so happy to know that a child age is contributing," Stacy Gross said.
Mary "Mickey" Schultz, 82, of Huntington, on December 16, 2007. Retired assistant to the commissioner for the former Suffolk County Environmental Control. Loving mother of Florence Schultz-Alvarado and Mary Ellen Smith. Beloved grandmother of William and Robert. Loving friend to all who knew her. Visitation M.A. Connell Funeral Home, 934 New York Ave.,Wednesday 2-5 and 7-9 PM. Religious service at funeral home Wednesday 8 PM. Interment Thursday Long Island National Cemetery. In lieu of flowers donations to the Suffolk County SPCA or League for Animal Protection-Huntington would be appreciated.
Police beat: Man arrested in Huntington Station assault
By Joy Vestal
Commack
A burglary was discovered yesterday at an apartment on Fairfield Way. The police report said a crowbar was used to gain entry to the residence.
A car was broken into yesterday at the Howard Johnson motel on Moreland Road and an amplifier, CDs and a radar detector were stolen.
A woman told police her wallet was stolen in the parking lot of the Meat Farms store on Commack Road. yesterday.
The navigation system and two walkie talkies were stolen from a pickup truck on Harvest Lane, yesterday.
East Northport
A man called police from Laurel Road yesterday after he found the windows on his parked car broken.
Greenlawn
The license plates were stolen from a car on Railroad Street today.
Huntington Station
A man was arrested at a motel on West Jericho Turnpike yesterday and charged with assault. Police said a woman called them and said a man had cut her face with a razor. The report did not indicate if she required medical attention.
Melville
A man reported yesterday that his tools were stolen from a job site on Round Swamp Road.
The case of the wild turkeys wandering through Greenlawn has been resolved.
Their owner has relocated the birds to an 85-acre lot in Southhold that he calls a piece of “turkey heaven,” Newsday's Bart Jones reports.
Their new owner says the birds seem to be enjoying their new habitat, which includes a shelter to fend off the cold winter air and regular feedings.
The birds were found wandering through Greenlawn on Thanksgiving morning by some local residents who had never seen them before and declared the sighting a “Thanksgiving miracle.”
The Huntington YMCA hopes to broaden the sports knowledge of youngsters by offering a new International Sports Program -- a five-week class exploring cricket, rugby, volleyball, European handball and soccer. Instructors are planning on focusing on the rules of each sport as well as catching, throwing, batting, passing and kicking skills, according to the Y.
Class is offered on Thursday afternoons at 5:15 beginning January 3rd for children in grades 2-6. The Y is at 60 Main St., and for more information about this class or other youth sports programs you can contact Paul Culff, sports coordinator, at 631-421-4242, ext. 145.
JOHNSTON, Iowa — Shannon Mallozzi was standing in a drafty barn basement here yesterday, coughing uncontrollably but still buzzing from her first stump speech on behalf of Hillary Rodham Clinton.
Mallozzi, a lifelong Republican from East Northport, never thought she’d be working for Clinton, or any Democrat, a few years ago. That was before she approached Clinton after a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Long Island in 2004 to talk about her then-3-year-old daughter Isabella, who suffers from an incurable but treatable brain malady called hydrocephalus.
“I’m not going to say I disliked Hillary, but I wasn’t an advocate,” said Mallozzi, 36, who was forced to cut her two-day visit to Iowa short due to a terrible cold. “The perception was that she was, you know, kind of remote. Let’s put it this way: a parent would make a deal with the devil to help their child, but I was pleasantly surprised. There was no reason for her to do as much as she did.”
That day, Clinton ushered Mallozzi into a staff car and listened quietly to Isabella’s story for a half-hour. At the end, Clinton pledged her personal support and said her office would help lobby to fund federal research into the disease.
“I’m not just yes-ing you,” Clinton told her. “I’m really going to help.”
About 700,000 Americans suffer from hydocephalus, which causes a damaging build-up of fluid in the brain that can lead to cognitive damage, paralysis and blindness. During the next few years, Clinton and her aides popped in and out of Mallozzi’s life as they worked on securing funding to increase research on curing the disease. The effort hasn’t succeeded yet but Mallozzi remains optimistic.
In 2005, Isabella was undergoing surgery at Stony Brook University Hospital to insert a shunt into her brain, when a nurse walked into the waiting room with surprising news.
“She said, ‘We got a phone call from Senator Clinton saying that she would consider it a personal favor if we took good care of your daughter,’” Mallozzi said. “I don’t even know how she knew Isabella was there.”
The now 6-year-old Isabella, whose curly brown hair is growing back after a recent surgery to install a replacement shunt in her head, is doing well and lives a mostly normal life, her mother said.
Mallozzi’s debut on the stump was part of a five-day Hawkeye State blitz to showcase Clinton’s softer side, amid polling that shows her with the highest unfavorable and lowest likability ratings in the Democratic field.
To make their point, the campaign created a new Web site, www.thehillaryiknow.com, featuring Mallozzi’s story and the tales from seven other satisfied constituents and longtime Clinton friends. The message is to emphasize a seldom-seen motherly side of a candidate who takes a deep interest in the health and well-being of her staff’s children and parents, aides say.
Clinton, who was wary of discussing details of her personal life during the first 11 months of the campaign, seemed a tad squeamish about the up-close-and-personal approach during a 20-minute stop at her Des Moines headquarters yesterday.
“It’s a little hard to be standing there listening to people talk about yourself because that’s not who I am,” she said.
But that didn’t stop Clinton from doing it. The former first lady used Isabella’s story to illustrate her opposition to rival Barack Obama’s health care plan, which she claims would leave 15 million people without coverage. Obama has repeatedly said his plan is comprehensive.
“Who do we leave out?” Clinton asked the 150 Iowans huddled in the restored 19th century Simpson Barn in suburban Des Moines yesterday. “Shannon’s daughter Isabella? She has a deteriorating condition — should we leave her out?”
June W. Carr of Huntington, on December 15, 2007. June was a proud US Navy veteran, a life member of the Huntington Community First Aid Squad, and a retired registered nurse. Beloved mother of Susan (James) Sheppard, June Harris, Nancy (Rocco) Colucci, and Barbara Carr. Loving grandmother of Rocco, Courtney, and Nicole Colucci and Christopher and the late Ronny Harris, Jr. Dear sister of Harry White and the late Millicent Paisley. Visitation Tuesday 2-5 & 7-9PM at the A.L. Jacobsen Funeral Home, Inc. 1380 New York Ave., Huntington Station. Mass of Christian Burial Wednesday morning at St. Patrick RC Church. Burial to follow at St. Patrick Cemetery.
Joseph Fetherston on December 13th, 5 year resident of the Long Island State Veterans Home of Stony Brook. Beloved husband to Eileen. Adoring father to sons Joe (Dianna), and Jim (Diane), and daughters Jane (Mike) Ryan, Eileen (Steve) Fellmeth, Clare (Jamie) Buchalski. Cherished grandfather of 12 grandchildren. Friends and family may visit Brueggemann Funeral Home, 522 Larkfield Rd., E. Northport from 2-5pm and 7-9pm Tuesday. Funeral Mass 10am Wednesday St. Philip Neri RC Church, 344 Main Street, Northport. Followed by interment at Long Island National Cemetery, Pinelawn, NY. In lieu of flowers donations to the SIDS foundation and mass cards accepted.
Robert H. Hill of Huntington Station, on December 14, 2007 at the age of 88. Loving father of Robert and his wife Margaret, Thomas and his wife Joanne, and April Flanc and her husband Michael. Cherished grandfather of Jennifer, Jessica, Justine, Lauren, Rebecca, Amanda, Katy and Teddy. Former husband of June Hill. Memorial Visiting, Tuesday 2-5 and 7-9PM at Brueggemann Funeral Home, 522 Larkfield Road, East Northport. Funeral Service, Tuesday 8:00PM at the Funeral Home. Cremation private.
Beatrice McGowan on December 14, 2007 in her 101st year. Born Kinlough, Co Letrim, Ireland, Jan. 28, 1906, formerly of White Plains, NY. Retired from Macy's Dept Store. Predeceased by her sisters Mary, Margaret, Rose and Kate & predeceased by her brothers Patrick and Dominick. Loving aunt of Patricia (Leo) Dolan, Anne Gilligan and John Skea; grand aunt to Pamela, John, Mary & Enda. Reposing Nolan & Taylor -Howe Funeral Home, 5 Laurel Ave, Northport Tuesday 7PM to 9PM. Funeral Mass Wednesday 11AM St. Philip Neri Church, Northport. Interment Gate of Heaven Cemetery, Hawthorne.
Charles E. Strub of Huntington on December 15, 2007. Beloved husband of Carol. Cherished father of Stephen, Charles, John (Glenda) and Ronald. Devoted grandfather of Ryan, Christopher, Kerri-Lynn, John Adam and Emma Jean. Ex-chief of Huntington Fire Dept. Past Commodore of Lloyd Harbor Yacht Club and Volunteer at The Cradle of Aviation Museum. Visiting Tuesday 2-5 & 7-9pm at the M. A. Connell Funeral Home 934 New York Ave., Huntington Station. Firematic Service Tuesday 8pm. Mass Wednesday 9:45am St. Patrick's RC Church Huntington. Burial St. Patrick's Cemetery, Huntington, NY. In lieu of flowers donations to Trocaire House Huntington or The Cradle of Avaition Museum would be appreciated.
Police beat: Walls damaged in Lloyd Harbor break-in
By Joy Vestal
Commack
A burglary was discovered Friday at a house on Walter Court. The homeowner said jewelry was taken.
Dix Hills
A resident on Pewter Lane said vandals broke two windows on his son’s car Saturday.
East Northport
A motorist on Fifth Avenue said a group of youths threw ice at her car Friday and damaged the driver-side door.
A passenger-side window was broken on a car on Larkfield Road and the stereo system was stolen Saturday.
Huntington Station
A car was broken into Friday on Birchwood Drive and credit cards were stolen.
Lloyd Harbor
A vacant house was broken into Saturday on Soundcrest Drive and the interior walls were damaged.
Melville
Police received a report yesterday that a car drove across the back lawn at the King of Kings Lutheran Church on New York Avenue and damaged it.
South Huntington
A woman was arrested Friday for shoplifting at Bloomingdale’s on Route 110.
Money was stolen yesterday from a cash register at Macy’s on Route 110. The police report said the register was left open and unattended at the time of the theft.
Families of the “Fighting 69th” Infantry got a visit from Santa and his elves in a decorated Hummvee yesterday at the National Guard State Armory in Bay Shore, with donated toys and other goodies. The battalion’s mechanized division will be deployed to Afganistan on Jan. 16. On hand with soldiers and family members were Huntington Supervisor Frank Petrone (standing in Santa hat and brown jacket), Brookhaven Supervisor Brian Foley and Consumer Product Services President and CEO Darren Krantz (center top). “This is for the families that won’t be together next holiday season,” said Lt. Louis Delli-Pizzi, second from left on top, the LI deployment coordinator.
Dianne Guarino of Centerport, above, recently contacted Newsday Watchdog Gwen Young with this query:
"My question is about the Mill Dam causeway in Centerport, which crosses Mill Pond between the Little Neck peninsula and Huntington Beach. The bridge is closed. How long will we have to wait for this road to be repaired and reopened?"
For the answer to this and other questions raised by Long Islanders, visit Gwen's Community Watchdog blog.
Lawyer, martial arts expert, college professor, author: Jay Nussbaum has many professions on his resume. To promote his new novel, "A Monk Jumped Over a Wall,” he added yet another: YouTube video producer.
"This is my second novel. If the first one taught me anything, it's ‘Don't ever rely on succeeding as a novelist in the 21st century if you stay in the box,'” says Nussbaum, who grew up in Jericho.
His outside-the-box approach extends to book signings, where Nussbaum, 47, sometimes breaks boards with karate chops, or, as will happen next weekend at two Long Island mall bookstores, hangs around all day to chat with visitors and sign his book. He sells more that way, he says.
"I had this notion of a novelist leading this stoic existence, writing,” he says. "I had no idea it would lead to nymphomercials.” That's what he calls the eye-catching (satirical rather than vulgar) videos, featuring a bikini-clad young woman, that he's posted on YouTube to promote his book. The spots are essentially four versions of the same work, ranging from a teaser less than 2 minutes long to a piece that runs nearly 9 minutes, an epic by YouTube standards.
He got the idea, he says, when a film-director friend told him that advertising on YouTube is free, compared to the millions it costs to buy time on TV. He hired the friend, Felix Martinez, to direct a high-definition video, using professional actors.
The whole enterprise cost him around $15,000, he says, about $6,000 for the video and the rest to hire a company to promote it online. One version, titled "The Job Interview” (the only one that doesn't start with a blonde in a blue bikini perusing his novel) is popular with college students, he says. So far, the videos have gotten about 19,000 views, and complimentary comments. He hopes for at least 100,000 views.
"This is a brand-new way to promote a book,” Nussbaum says. Other authors have made short trailers, but he knows of none as elaborate as his, which his director has submitted to film festivals. (His claim is open to challenge: authors James Patterson and Naomi Klein have made polished, though shorter, commercials, and other authors are using video more, too.)
Nussbaum's video contains themes related to the book, which he says is "about the consequences if you don't find the proper path in life, and how you recognize that and change it.” Though the underlying philosophy is heavy, he says, both book and video are "goofy and light on the surface.”
The novel centers on a young attorney at a Manhattan law firm whose clients include a company that brutally forecloses on home mortgages (a timely subject). When he tries to help a family keep its home on the Queens-Nassau border, he gets into big trouble and has to decide what path to take. His title, he says, is the name of a Chinese soup. It costs $150 a bowl at restaurants, he says, and he's never tasted it.
The name derives from a legend about a monk who smelled a wonderful soup being made outside his walled monastery. "He scaled the wall and was never seen again,” Nussbaum says. The story is metaphorical: "When you're living one life but there's another one calling to you, you're not sure how to get there or what the costs will be. You also have to think, what are the costs of you staying. If you've already smelled the soup, maybe you're not happy in your life.”
Nussbaum's story has some parallels to his life. He graduated from Brandeis and from Boston University School of Law, after which he practiced real estate law in Manhattan for a while. (Nussbaum now resides in upstate South Salem, N.Y., with his wife and two sons, and also owns a summer house on Fire Island).
Though he dabbled in martial arts while growing up, he says, he got serious during law school. A teacher steered him to "Tao te Ching,” an ancient text supposedly written by Lao-Tzu
"I started referring to myself as a practicing Jewish-Taoist,” Nussbaum says. He put his background to use after his wife was accepted at veterinary school at Cornell University in Ithaca: He proposed to Cornell that he teach a course combining martial arts and Eastern philosophy. It became very popular, he says. "It was one of the most satisfying things I've ever done.”
He also spent hours writing, as his wife studied. "I gave up my career to help her realize her dreams, and I opened up my dreams for myself,” he says. His first published book, "Blue Road to Atlantis,” (Warner Books, 2002) is a parable -- a fish-eyed sequel to Hemingway's "The Old Man and the Sea” -- about finding a more fulfilling life.
He had started "A Monk Jumped Over a Wall” (Toby Press) while he was still a young Manhattan attorney (also teaching karate all over the world, including Okinawa, Hong Kong, Israel, Malaysia and Thailand), he says. Characters in his book also teach and learn karate.
Nussbaum says he loves to speak at colleges, counseling students not to choose a profession because they think it will define them. "I explain the need to find your way first,” which is "never what you envisioned when you first begin.” He's found his way, he believes -- and it includes the never-envisioned nymphomercials.
Jay Nussbaum discusses and signs "A Monk Jumped Over a Wall” on Saturday, Dec. 22, at Waldenbooks, Walt Whitman Mall, Huntington, and the following day at Waldenbooks, Smith Haven Mall, Lake Grove, all day. At 7:30 p.m. Jan. 8, he reads, signs and demonstrates martial arts at Barnes & Noble, 396 Avenue of the Americas (at Eighth Street), Manhattan. At 7 p.m. Feb. 28, he'll be at Barnes & Noble, Manhasset, and July 12 at The Open Book, Westhampton Beach.
Mary Wueger and Tommy Lonergan were married Oct. 14 at Larkfield Manor in East Northport, with a reception following.
She is an assistant operations manager for Citibank in Brentwood and is the daughter of the late John and Mary Wueger.
The bridegroom is a machinist and federal inspector for the Long Island Rail Road and is the son of Thomas and Carolyn Lonergan of Melville.
The bride graduated from East Meadow High School. The groom graduated from Walt Whitman High School.
They live in Holbrook.
Grant-Jonas
Erin M. Grant and Matthew B. Jonas were married July 7 at St. Thomas the Apostle Church in West Hempstead. The reception was at the Swan Club in Roslyn.
She is a kindergarten teacher for Finley Road Elementary School in Rock Hill, S.C., and is the daughter of Patricia Grant of Hempstead and James Grant of Dalton, Pa.
The bridegroom is a fifth-grade teacher for East Mooresville Intermediate School in East Mooresville, N.C., and is the son of Richard and Lezlie Jonas of East Northport.
The bride earned a master’s in elementary education from Molloy College.
The groom earned a master of arts in liberal studies from Stony Brook University.
They live in Charlotte, N. C.
Hellman-Maider
Alison Hellman and Bobby Maider were married Aug. 25 at East Meadow Jewish Center.
She is a fourth-grade teacher for Hartshorn School in the Millburn School District in Short Hills, N.J., and is the daughter of Eileen and Robert Baumann of Huntington and Ronald Hellman of West Babylon.
The bridegroom is an attorney for Strasser, Asatrian, Asatrian in Clifton, N.J., and is the son of Joanne and Richard Maider of Fort Lee, N.J.
The bride earned a bachelor of science from the University of Maryland and a master’s in elementary education from Queens College.
The groom earned a bachelor of art from the University of Maryland and a juris doctorate from Seton Hall School of Law. They live in Hoboken, N.J.
Police say stolen credit card used in South Huntington
Police are asking for the public’s help in identifying the person in these video surveillance photos, who they say used a stolen credit card in September in South Huntington.
On Sept. 29, a woman reported that her Astoria Federal ATM card was stolen.
Investigators say the card was used at the King Kullen Supermarket on Jericho Turnpike on Sept. 30.
The suspect, who purchased more than $300.00 of merchandise, is described as a heavy-set white male with thinning hair.
Police ask anyone with information about this crime to call 1-800-220-TIPS. All calls will be kept confidential and the caller will be eligible for a cash reward of up to $2000.00 for information that leads to an arrest.
On the newstands: cleared cops and dangerous bus rides
Two Northport cops were found not liable in a $70-million police brutality suit that a Kings Park man brought against Northport Village and three of its police officers in June. For a story by Patricia Proven and Jim Laino in The Times of Northport, click here.
Two drivers are out of jobs after a toddler was left on a bus for three hours and another student suffered a serious head wound in separate incidents. For a story by Mike Koehler in the Half Hollow Hills Newspaper, click here .
Suffolk Regional Off-Track Betting Corporation recently opened a refurbished racing theatre on Jericho Turnpike just west of Commack Road in Commack. In the 6,500 square foot building, races are featured on flat screen projectors in the main parlor, with individual seats and small flat screen televisions. Suffolk OTB officials, shown at the re-opening above, are: Patrick Byrne, a director; Dominick Feeney, board chairman; Jeffrey A. Casale, president and CEO; and Marietta M. Seaman, vice president.
Laser Show: Featuring music from Pink Floyd’s “The Wall,” 9 p.m. at Vanderbilt Museum and Planetarium, 180 Little Neck Rd., $7, $6 students and seniors, $3 younger than 12, 631-854-5555.
Dix Hills
Book Discussion: “Year Of Magical Thinking,” noon at Half Hollow Hills Library, 55 Vanderbilt Pkwy., free, 631-421-4530.
John Lennon Tribute: Reading from Lennon’s “In His Own Write” and the music of Mostly Moptop, 7:30 p.m. at Five Towns College, Dix Hills Center for the Performing Arts at Five Towns College, 305 N. Service Rd., $20, 631-656-2148.
Holiday Revue: The Folk Music Society of Huntington’s Hard Luck Cafe presents annual gala featuring guitarist and singer / songwriter Bob Westcott with his revue of varied performers, 8 p.m. at Hard Luck Cafe, 30 Washington Dr., $10, fmshny.org, 631-425-2925.
Laser Show: Features hit songs by Nirvana, 9 p.m. at Vanderbilt Museum and Planetarium, 180 Little Neck Rd., $7, $6 students and seniors, $3 younger than 12, 631-854-5555.
Northport
“Frosty”: Join Frosty and his friend Jenny as they try to save Chillsville, noon and 3 p.m. at John W. Engeman Theater, 250 Main St., $15, 631-261-2900.
SUNDAY
Centerport
Holiday Magic: Family laser show, 3 p.m. at Vanderbilt Museum and Planetarium, 180 Little Neck Rd., $7, $6 students and seniors, $3 younger than 12, vanderbiltmuseum.org, 631-854-5555.
Journey Through the Solar System: Show focuses on NASA missions and the solar system’s contents, 1 p.m. at Vanderbilt Museum and Planetarium, 180 Little Neck Rd., $7, $6 seniors and students, $3 younger than 12 vanderbiltmuseum.org, 631-854-5555.
Star of Wonder: Show on the astronomical history of the star of Bethlehem, 2 p.m. Sunday, 8 p.m. Friday, 2 and 8 p.m. Saturday, through Jan. 6, at Vanderbilt Museum and Planetarium, 180 Little Neck Rd., $7, $6 seniors and students, $3 younger than 12,
vanderbiltmuseum.org, 631-854-5555.
Dix Hills
Musical World of Mary Martin: Musical tour of the songs that made Martin famous, 2 p.m. at Half Hollow Hills Library, 55 Vanderbilt Pkwy., free, 631-421-4530.
Huntington
Concert: Solo Noi Tre performs selections from opera, Broadway tunes and holiday songs, 3 p.m. at Huntington Library, 338 Main St., free, 631-427-5165.
Sing Noel: Christmas songs, carols and stories, with vocal soloists and pianist Christine Dore, 8 p.m. at St. John’s Episcopal Church, Main and Prospect streets, $15, 631-427-7404.
Northport
“A Wonderful Life”: Musical adaptation by Sheldon Harnick and Joe Raposo of Frank Capra’s classic film, 2 and 7 p.m. Sunday, 8 p.m. Thursday and Friday, Saturday, through Dec. 30, at John W. Engeman Theater, 250 Main St., $55, johnwengemantheater.com, 631-261-2900.
The owner of a Ford 350 truck on Half Hollow Road called police yesterday to report that the tailgate on the vehicle was stolen.
The passenger side window was found broken yesterday on a car on Caroline Drive.
Elwood
A car was broken into yesterday on Elwood Road and items were stolen.
Huntington
The owner of a 2003 Yamaha ATV said it was stolen yesterday on Willow Avenue.
Huntington Station
A burglary was discovered yesterday at a house on Sedgewick Street. The homeowner said electronic equipment including a television and computer were stolen. The police report said entry was made through a sliding glass door.
South Huntington
A woman was arrested yesterday for shoplifting in a store on Walt Whitman Road.
The town’s Zoning Board of Appeals meets tonight at 6 to consider the following:
Dix Hills
Michael Plumitallo, Thomas Manetti and Joseph Manetti seek variances for lot area, lot width to legalize rear addition with finished basement, basement entrance for letter in lieu of dwelling, legalize barn with five stalls, for the use of three horses, corral and fence, west side of Pine Acres Blvd., north of Old Country Road.
East Northport
Carol DeLuca seeks long-street side-yard variance to finish second-story attic to three rooms and bath, legalize the conversion of porch to den, awning, concrete railroad tie walls, legalize 20-foot by 20-foot detached garage built prior to 1934 and addition to garage for work room, northeast corner of Vernon Valley Road and Clarke Drive.
Huntington
Peter Berman seeks a front-yard variance to build an addition to existing garage, southwest corner of Cherry Place and Maple Lane.
Anna Naccarato seeks lot-width and side-yard variance to legalize a rear addition to two-car garage, conversion of breezeway to living space, removal of 8-foot by 4-foot shed, metal awning and removal of 40-foot by 20-foot below-ground swimming pool and conversion of single family to two-family house, east side of Southview Road, north of Willow Avenue.
Huntington Station
1783 New York Avenue Corp., in care of John Breslin Jr., seeks special-use permits and variances for outdoor storage of materials accessory to permitted uses, parking relief, depth extension, parking and driveways with 5 feet of lot line and overnight parking, west side of New York Avenue, north of West 15th Street.
BAB Realty Llc seeks a renewal of zoning board of appeals grant 17348 to apply to planning board to subdivide the two existing parcels into five new lots for autos for Habberstad sales on proposed lot 3, required special-use permit and business-depth extension on lots 4 and 5, required lot-width relief, west side of Dix Hills Road, north of Jericho Turnpike.
Northport
Mary Kelly seeks front-yard variance to build an addition to the attached one-car garage to create a two-car attached garage, northwest corner of Eatons Neck Road and Essex Drive.
"I had this notion of a novelist leading this stoic existence, writing,” he says. "I had no idea it would lead to nymphomercials.” That's what he calls the eye-catching (satirical rather than vulgar) videos, featuring a bikini-clad young woman, that he's posted on YouTube to promote his book. The spots are essentially four versions of the same work, ranging from a teaser less than 2 minutes long to a piece that runs nearly 9 minutes, an epic by YouTube standards.
Wueger-Lonergan
Grant-Jonas
Hellman-Maider
Police are asking for the public’s help in identifying the person in these video surveillance photos, who they say used a stolen credit card in September in South Huntington.
