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<strong>Our</strong> <strong>Town</strong><br />

PUBLISHED<br />

S • T • J • A • M • E • S<br />

may<br />

2011<br />

Volume 24<br />

Number 7<br />

Keeping you up to date on<br />

SALES, HAPPENINGS<br />

& PEOPLE<br />

In <strong>Our</strong> <strong>Town</strong> - <strong>St</strong>. <strong>James</strong><br />

MONTHLY<br />

<strong>hello</strong><br />

<strong>sunshine</strong>!<br />

it’s good to<br />

see you again!


– 2–<br />

Independent and nonprofit since 1958<br />

OPEN HOUSE<br />

Sunday, May 22nd<br />

1-4 p.m.<br />

Exceptional Early Childhood Programs * Robust Academics ~ Nursery - Eighth Grade<br />

Preschool classes for 3 & 4 year olds include:<br />

Physical Education ~ Music~ Library<br />

Computer ~ Spanish ~ <strong>St</strong>udio Art<br />

~<br />

~ Toddler time for 2 year olds available ~<br />

Nursery through eighth grade ~ Full day kindergarten<br />

Please call 584-5555 for more information.<br />

<br />

-11 a.m. - Visit us and take a tour.<br />

Rain date: Sunday, June 5th<br />

17 Three Sisters Road, <strong>St</strong>. <strong>James</strong><br />

631.584.5555 ~ www.hcdsny.org<br />

OUR TOWN • MAY 2011


<strong>Our</strong> <strong>Town</strong><br />

S • T • J • a • m • E • S<br />

STaFF<br />

Ruth Garthe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Editor<br />

Robin Clark . . . . . . Associate Editor<br />

Elizabeth Isabelle . . Feature Writer<br />

William Garthe . . . . . . . Advertising<br />

Sales<br />

OUR TOWN<br />

– ST. JamES –<br />

is a monthly publication produced<br />

exclusively for the people of<br />

<strong>St</strong>. <strong>James</strong>, Nissequogue and<br />

Head of the Harbor, L.I., N.Y.<br />

Call 862-9849 for<br />

Advertising & Copy Deadline<br />

OUR TOWN is mailed directly to<br />

every residence & business in the<br />

11780 zip code area<br />

(6459 total copies mailed)<br />

<strong>St</strong>. <strong>James</strong> Post Office Permit #10<br />

<strong>St</strong>. <strong>James</strong>, <strong>NY</strong> 11780<br />

Published by<br />

Graphics du jour, Ltd.<br />

359 Lake Ave., <strong>St</strong>. <strong>James</strong>, <strong>NY</strong> 11780<br />

631-862-9849 / Fax: 631-862-9839<br />

email: ourtown@optonline.net<br />

website: www.ourtownstjames.com<br />

Not responsible for typographical errors.<br />

We reserve the right at our sole discretion to edit or<br />

refuse to print editorial or advertising material<br />

deemed detrimental to <strong>Our</strong> <strong>Town</strong>’s public image<br />

or unsuitable for its readers. Advertising is offered only<br />

to those who live in, or have a business in, <strong>St</strong>. <strong>James</strong>,<br />

Nissequogue or Head of the Harbor, or any business<br />

offering services not available in said area.<br />

Copyright © 2011<br />

Graphics du jour, Ltd.<br />

All Rights Reserved<br />

– 3–<br />

I N T H I S I S S U E<br />

MERCHANT SPOTLIGHT<br />

American Real Estate Associates ............................4<br />

AROUND TOWN<br />

Harbor Country Day School’s <strong>St</strong>rawberry Festival ..6<br />

Memorial Day Parade on May 30............................8<br />

Lioness Garage Sale on May 21 ............................10<br />

<strong>St</strong>rawberry Festival & Yard Sale ..............................12<br />

<strong>St</strong>. <strong>James</strong> Fire Department at 31¢ Scoop Night ............................14<br />

Scouts Host Senior Prom for Senior Citizens....................................16<br />

Memorial Garden in Loving Memory of Sara Long Harte............18<br />

Hannah Gives Locks of Love ..........................................................22<br />

The <strong>St</strong>ory of Christ’s Passion Brought to Life in <strong>St</strong>. <strong>James</strong>..............24<br />

IN THE NEWS<br />

Friends of Karen’s 9th Annual Golf Tourney ..................................29<br />

Temple Beth Chai Calendar ..........................................................29<br />

A Letter to Smithtown H.S. Grads....................................................30<br />

HISTORICALLY SPEAKING ..........................................................34-35<br />

ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT<br />

Trutner and Sutherland Co-Author Anti-Bullying Book..................36<br />

Swing Dance Long Island ................................................................38<br />

On <strong>St</strong>age at Smithtown Performing Arts Center ......................40-41<br />

Book Lecture and Signing on May 19 ............................................41<br />

STAC News ..................................................................................42-46<br />

<strong>St</strong>ony Brook Film Festival ..................................................................48<br />

EDUCATIONAL ENTERTAINMENT<br />

Programs at the Library ..............................................................50-55<br />

HOME & GARDEN: Design Ideas................................................56-57<br />

POSTAL CORNER ..........................................................................58-60<br />

YOU CAN HELP<br />

Pets for Adoption at Smithtown Animal Shelter ............................62<br />

Little Shelter Needs Your Help ........................................................64<br />

FINANCIAL SAVVY<br />

Investing Beyond Short-term CDs ..............................................66-67<br />

Don’t Rely Solely on Uncle Sam’s Help During Retirement ....68-69<br />

HIGHWAY SAFETY<br />

Motorcycles – Riding With the Right Gear................................70-71<br />

LEGAL-EASE<br />

How to Buy a Home ....................................................................74-75<br />

Long Term Care Insurance for the Elderly......................................76<br />

IN THE SCHOOLS ..............................................................................78<br />

HEALTH NOTES<br />

True Sport Care Opens <strong>St</strong>ate-of-the-Art Facility ......................80-81<br />

Caring for One Generation to the Next ........................................82<br />

Preventative Back Care ..................................................................84<br />

CELEBRATIONS..............................................................................86-87<br />

SPRING EGG HUNT ......................................................................88-90<br />

POET’S CORNER ................................................................................91<br />

OBITUARIES ..................................................................................92-96<br />

CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING .................................................... 102-103<br />

DIRECTORY OF ADVERTISERS .............................................. 106-107<br />

PLEASE NOTE:<br />

Advertising & Editorial Deadline for the JUNE edition<br />

of OUR TOWN • ST. JAMES is<br />

THURSDAY, JUNE 2, 2011 - 12 NOON.<br />

Distribution takes place on Wednesday, June 15, 2011.<br />

OUR TOWN • MAY 2011


–4–<br />

M E R C H A N T S P O T L I G H T<br />

American<br />

Real Estate<br />

Associates<br />

www.realestate-longisland.com<br />

631-862-6605<br />

by Elizabeth Isabelle<br />

Wondering where you stand in<br />

today’s real estate market? For<br />

many of us, stepping into the<br />

process of buying or selling a<br />

home, commercial property or<br />

looking for a rental property can<br />

be a daunting, emotional journey.<br />

The purchase or sale of real<br />

estate is one of life’s major financial<br />

investments, be it for business<br />

needs or finding a place to<br />

call home. The experienced team<br />

of professionals at American Real<br />

Estate Associates, located in the<br />

heart of <strong>St</strong>. <strong>James</strong>, are proud of<br />

their commitment and uncompromised<br />

service for the past 25<br />

years, in helping their clients real<br />

estate dreams become a reality.<br />

The office of American Real Estate<br />

Associates offers their clients<br />

assistance in sales, purchases,<br />

rental properties, development,<br />

building and management services.<br />

Comparative Market Analysis<br />

(CMA), is an essential component<br />

of the real estate process. It<br />

is used to determine the value of<br />

a property through comparison<br />

to similar property transactions<br />

located within a specific radius.<br />

A CMA accurately establishes a<br />

sales price and also guides buyers<br />

on making a fair and reasonable<br />

offer. The agents at<br />

American Real Estate Associates<br />

are both well versed in today’s<br />

current market conditions and<br />

have a broad knowledge of the<br />

area in which a property is listed,<br />

giving their clients a distinct advantage.<br />

Taking into account remodeling,<br />

updates and interior<br />

and exterior conditions of the<br />

property, the agents at American<br />

Real Estate Associates help their<br />

clients with the critical step of<br />

proper pricing, crucial to helping<br />

you receive the maximum return<br />

on your real estate investment.<br />

Financing, another critical<br />

component of your real estate<br />

transaction process, is an area in<br />

which the agents at American<br />

Real Estate Associates excel. The<br />

current market for financing a<br />

property can be extremely challenging.<br />

Having access to a real<br />

estate agent with connections to<br />

reliable lenders is an invaluable<br />

asset. The professional staff at<br />

American Real Estate Associates<br />

has an established, proven track<br />

record of assisting their clients in<br />

making connections with the<br />

right lender at competitive rates.<br />

For the buyer, it is not only important,<br />

but essential to be preapproved<br />

for a mortgage in<br />

advance of beginning the offering<br />

process in earnest. Pre-approval<br />

means you have been<br />

fully screened by the lender and<br />

approved for a loan. The vast<br />

majority of sellers will go with a<br />

buyer that has taken this step, as<br />

there will be less risk that the<br />

transaction will fall through, alleviating<br />

precious time and holding<br />

up the sale of the property.<br />

For the buyer, your agent is critical<br />

when it comes to negotiating<br />

OUR TOWN • MAY 2011<br />

a property and presenting an<br />

offer. The home buying process<br />

can be long and involved, but<br />

with the proper resources, it can<br />

be exciting and fun.<br />

The staff at American Real Estate<br />

Associates offers the individualized,<br />

professional service that<br />

you deserve. Using the highest<br />

standards in marketing your<br />

property or finding you the investment<br />

of your lifetime, the<br />

agents at American Real Estate<br />

Associates are committed to<br />

serving you with honesty and integrity.<br />

Check out their website at<br />

www.realestate-longisland.com<br />

or give the office a call at 631-<br />

862-6605. American Real Estate<br />

Associates wishes their friends<br />

and family in <strong>St</strong>. <strong>James</strong> a healthy,<br />

happy and safe Memorial Day<br />

Weekend!<br />

For<br />

Sale


– 5–<br />

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• Design Services<br />

• New Homes<br />

• Renovations<br />

• Award-Winning Designs featured in major publications<br />

• Winners of the Double Diamond LIBI Award<br />

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• 7 Time Participants in Extreme Makeover: Home Edition<br />

• Plans by Joseph Mile, R.A.<br />

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OUR TOWN • MAY 2011


Harbor Country Day School, in<br />

<strong>St</strong>. <strong>James</strong>, is banding together to<br />

help bring the first children’s hospital<br />

to Suffolk County with a<br />

strawberry festival fundraiser.<br />

Harbor Country Day School’s<br />

1st Annual <strong>St</strong>rawberry Festival will<br />

be held on Saturday, June 4, 2011<br />

from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. (rain date:<br />

Sunday, June 5, 2011) at the<br />

school’s 11-acre campus located<br />

at 17 Three Sisters Road in <strong>St</strong>.<br />

<strong>James</strong>. This celebration of Long Island-grown<br />

strawberries, will include<br />

strawberry fun for all, craft<br />

and food vendors, local musicians,<br />

children’s entertainment<br />

and games. Tours for the first time<br />

of the historic “Tulip Knoll” mansion,<br />

the former home of WWII<br />

philanthropist Alice McLain and<br />

the current home to Harbor Country<br />

Day School.<br />

–6–<br />

A R O U N D T O W N<br />

HCDS’s <strong>St</strong>rawberry Festival to Support<br />

<strong>St</strong>ony Brook Children’s Hospital<br />

Be sure to start perfecting your<br />

strawberry pie recipe for the<br />

“Bake Off” Challenge. Also, get<br />

ready for a <strong>St</strong>rawberry Shortcake<br />

Eating Contest and the Children’s<br />

<strong>St</strong>rawberry <strong>St</strong>emming Contest!<br />

Simply <strong>St</strong>rawberry fun for everyone!<br />

All proceeds from the event<br />

will benefit <strong>St</strong>ony Brook Long Island<br />

Children’s Hospital, Suffolk<br />

County’s only children’s hospital.<br />

Harbor Country Day School is<br />

an independent, non-profit<br />

501(c)(3) day school located in <strong>St</strong>.<br />

<strong>James</strong>, successfully serving students<br />

in nursery through grade 8<br />

since 1958. <strong>St</strong>aying true to their<br />

mission – Harbor cherishes childhood,<br />

cultivates wonder and inspires<br />

confident learners and<br />

leaders – they are pleased to offer<br />

an enriching, integrated learning<br />

environment and a summer camp<br />

to children from many surrounding<br />

communities.<br />

For more information about the<br />

<strong>St</strong>rawberry Festival and how to<br />

support <strong>St</strong>ony Brook Children’s,<br />

go to www.hcdsny.org and<br />

www.<strong>St</strong>onyBrookChildrens.org or<br />

contact Charles Mugford, Head of<br />

Communications at Harbor,<br />

cmugford@hcdsny.org (584-<br />

5555); Nicole Robinson, for sponsorship<br />

opportunities,<br />

nrobinson@hcdsny.org; and<br />

Jacqueline Evans, for vendor inquiries,<br />

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– 7–<br />

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OUR TOWN • MAY 2011


–8–<br />

A R O U N D T O W N<br />

Memorial Day<br />

Parade Set for<br />

Monday, May 30<br />

The Sgt. John W. Cooke Post<br />

395 in <strong>St</strong>. <strong>James</strong> extends an invitation<br />

to the community to join<br />

them in celebration of Memorial<br />

Day on Monday, May 30, 2011.<br />

The parade and ceremony is our<br />

chance to remember all veterans<br />

especially those who made the ultimate<br />

sacrifice.<br />

The parade group will assemble<br />

at 9:30 a.m. at the intersection of<br />

Lake and Woodlawn avenues, <strong>St</strong>.<br />

<strong>James</strong> and step off at 10 a.m. They<br />

will march to the <strong>St</strong>. <strong>James</strong> Elementary<br />

School where the appropriate<br />

ceremonies will take place.<br />

For additional information, call<br />

Parade Chairman Lee Dike at<br />

(917) 865-8899.<br />

FAIRFIELD CIVIC HOSTS GUEST SPEAKER... The Fairfield Civic Association<br />

of <strong>St</strong>. <strong>James</strong> was honored to have Darlene M. Jyringi, MPS, as guest<br />

speaker at their monthly membership meeting in April. Ms. Jyringi is the<br />

project director for the Alzheimers Disease Assistance Center of Long Island<br />

at <strong>St</strong>ony Brook University. The topic: Things you can do to keep your<br />

memory sharp. Pictured (L-R): President John McNulty; Project Director<br />

Darlene M. Jyringi and May Chasten, recording secretary.<br />

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OUR TOWN • MAY 2011


– 9–<br />

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OUR TOWN • MAY 2011


Harbor Country Day School, located<br />

at 17 Three Sisters Road in<br />

<strong>St</strong>. <strong>James</strong>, is pleased to announce<br />

the appointment of two new<br />

board members: Rob Antonacci<br />

and Jim Verdi. Rob and Jim share<br />

a passion for education and bring<br />

both enthusiasm and a diverse set<br />

of skills the Harbor Country Day<br />

School Board of Trustees.<br />

Roberto “Rob” Antonacci, M.D.<br />

and his wife Bridget are the parents<br />

of two young Harbor students<br />

and are both active participants in<br />

their children’s school activities.<br />

After completing his medical doctorate<br />

studies and postgraduate<br />

– 10 –<br />

A R O U N D T O W N<br />

Appointed to Harbor Country Day School Board<br />

The Smithtown Lioness will hold their annual<br />

Garage Sale on Saturday, May 21 at 1 Cindy Drive in<br />

<strong>St</strong>. <strong>James</strong> (Edgewood Avenue to Glenrich Drive to<br />

Cindy Drive) from 9 a.m.<br />

Annual Garage Sale Set for May 21<br />

training, Rob and Bridget went on<br />

to own and operate several radiology<br />

practices and healthcare<br />

businesses. Rob is a vocal advocate<br />

for early cancer detection<br />

screening and enjoys providing<br />

young adults with career and educational<br />

guidance.<br />

<strong>James</strong> Verdi, CFP and his wife<br />

Angela have two children attending<br />

Harbor Country Day School.<br />

Jim received his Bachelor of Arts<br />

degree from Adelphi University<br />

and completed his education requirement<br />

for the Certified Financial<br />

Planner designation at The<br />

American College. Jim is currently<br />

the President of Synergy<br />

Wealth <strong>St</strong>rategies, an independent<br />

financial services firm specializing<br />

in the use of an in-depth financial<br />

analytical approach to<br />

creating effective client wealth<br />

management strategies. An active<br />

member of the broader community,<br />

Jim is a frequent speaker at<br />

local education and business forums<br />

and enjoys presenting lectures<br />

on financial planning to a<br />

variety of charitable and civic<br />

groups. Jim also serves on the<br />

boards of several other regional<br />

organizations.<br />

All proceeds will go to benefit local charities and<br />

the needy of Smithtown <strong>Town</strong>ship. Toys, household<br />

items, furniture and clothing will be available for purchase.<br />

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OUR TOWN • MAY 2011


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A R O U N D T O W N<br />

<strong>St</strong>rawberry<br />

Festival and<br />

Yard Sale<br />

on June 11<br />

The <strong>St</strong>. <strong>James</strong> Episcopal<br />

Church, located at 490 Route<br />

25A in <strong>St</strong>. <strong>James</strong>, will hold<br />

their <strong>St</strong>rawberry Festival and<br />

Yard Sale on Saturday, June 11,<br />

2011 from 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m.,<br />

rain or shine.<br />

Fresh strawberry treats, jams<br />

and jellies, yard sale goodies<br />

and plants will be available for<br />

purchase.<br />

For additional information<br />

call the Church at 584-5560.<br />

RIBBON CUTTING FOR NEW RECREATION ROOM... Residents at Mills<br />

Pond Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in <strong>St</strong>. <strong>James</strong> celebrated the opening<br />

of their new Recreation Room with a Victorian Tea. The residents and staff<br />

enjoyed an afternoon of tea, scones and beautiful music by longtime volunteers<br />

Harriet and Harold McMahon of <strong>St</strong>. <strong>James</strong>. “The room brings to life<br />

many aspects of Long Island from our beaches to the theatre. The residents<br />

are looking forward to enjoying many programs in their new room.”<br />

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OUR TOWN • MAY 2011


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Henrietta Homes<br />

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PRICE REDUCED<br />

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MULTI-FAMILY<br />

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OUR TOWN • MAY 2011


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A R O U N D T O W N<br />

<strong>St</strong>. <strong>James</strong> Fire Department at 31¢ Scoop Night<br />

<strong>St</strong>. <strong>James</strong> firefighters teamed up<br />

with Baskin-Robbins at their 5th<br />

annual 31 Cent Scoop Night in <strong>St</strong>.<br />

<strong>James</strong> on April 27. This year’s<br />

theme was “Scooping Up Thanks<br />

for <strong>Our</strong> Firefighters.” The firefighters<br />

had a great time, passing out<br />

fire hats to all the kids, big and<br />

small, along with pencils, stickers<br />

and fire safety info.<br />

The event was a huge success<br />

and everyone had a great time,<br />

kids and firefighters alike.<br />

The <strong>St</strong>. <strong>James</strong> firefighters also<br />

took this opportunity and passed<br />

out pamphlets about the <strong>St</strong>. <strong>James</strong><br />

9/11 memorial that’s being built<br />

on Woodlawn Avenue near the<br />

fire house. Donations are being<br />

sought in labor, materials and<br />

money. For more information and<br />

to be a part of this project honoring<br />

all the people who lost their<br />

lives on 9/11, please call 584-<br />

5799.<br />

OUR TOWN • MAY 2011


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A R O U N D T O W N<br />

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Scouts Host Senior Prom<br />

for Senior Citizens<br />

Girl Scout Troop 2185, of <strong>St</strong>. <strong>James</strong>, hosted a Senior<br />

Prom at the Eugene Canataro Senior Citizens<br />

Center in Smithtown on April 20, 2011 with over<br />

100 senior residents in attendance. This was the culminating<br />

project to earn their Silver Award, the highest<br />

award for Cadette Girl Scouts.<br />

The Scouts planned, financed and ran the event<br />

with the cooperation of Laura Greif and the staff at<br />

the senior center. Each attendee was given a handmade<br />

corsage or boutonniere. Individual and couple<br />

pictures were taken, placed in frames the girls had<br />

made and distributed at the end of the party. Finger<br />

food and punch were prepared and served, followed<br />

by cake and cookies. Posters with photographs of<br />

the high schools they attended were displayed. Their<br />

favorite songs were played by the DJ.<br />

A King and Queen of the Prom were crowned.<br />

The girls conducted a survey of party attendees before<br />

the event. Awards were given for Nicest Smile,<br />

Best Hair, Nicest Eyes, Best Dressed and Best<br />

Dancer as well as Longest Resident of Smithtown,<br />

Attended High School Farthest From Smithtown, and<br />

Earliest High School Graduate.<br />

Troop 2185, of <strong>St</strong>. <strong>James</strong>, consists of Jessica Bradbard,<br />

Katie Hyland, Vicky Johnston, Caitlin Jones,<br />

Kristin Leone, Meg Malkasian, Grace Parker, Maria<br />

Pinggera, Arielle Rosasco, Gillian Scholz, Laurie<br />

Tatem; troop leader Linda Rosasco and assistant<br />

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OUR TOWN • MAY 2011


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submitted by the<br />

<strong>St</strong>. <strong>James</strong> Elementary PTA<br />

The <strong>St</strong>. <strong>James</strong> community is<br />

coming together to build a memorial<br />

garden to honor one of our<br />

nearest and dearest teachers at <strong>St</strong>.<br />

<strong>James</strong> Elementary, Sara Long<br />

Harte. Those of you who had the<br />

honor to know her, realize the impact<br />

she had on our children and<br />

community. Sadly, Mrs. Harte lost<br />

her fight with breast cancer last<br />

year. She will be missed dearly.<br />

We are reaching out to the<br />

community for donations to put in<br />

a memorial garden in front of her<br />

school (<strong>St</strong>. <strong>James</strong> Elementary). The<br />

garden will be built by R.J.K. Gardens<br />

of <strong>St</strong>. <strong>James</strong>.<br />

Mrs. Harte spent so much of her<br />

off time involved with the Sunrise<br />

Fund program. Any of the funds<br />

we receive that are above our goal<br />

will go directly to the fund she<br />

held dear.<br />

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A R O U N D T O W N<br />

Memorial Garden In Loving Memory of Sara Long Harte<br />

A number of seniors at Smithtown<br />

East were her first students.<br />

We would like to reach out to<br />

everyone to join us in our endeavor<br />

to raise the monies needed<br />

to put this memorial together.<br />

On Wednesday, May 18 and<br />

Monday, May 23, (Superintendent’s<br />

Days) California Pizza<br />

Kitchen will donate a portion of<br />

your meal (just mention “<strong>St</strong>. <strong>James</strong><br />

Elementary”) to the memorial<br />

fund.<br />

An unveiling has been planned<br />

for June 13, 2011 in front of the<br />

school.<br />

Donations can be made to:<br />

<strong>St</strong>. <strong>James</strong> Elementary PTA.<br />

Please put Sara Long Harte<br />

Memorial Project in the<br />

memo and mail to<br />

<strong>St</strong>. <strong>James</strong> Elementary<br />

580 Lake Avenue<br />

<strong>St</strong>. <strong>James</strong>, <strong>NY</strong> 11780.<br />

Sara Long Harte<br />

Volunteers are also needed –<br />

please contact Brooke Shatles at<br />

bshatles@gmail.com with any<br />

questions.<br />

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OUR TOWN • MAY 2011


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OUR TOWN • MAY 2011


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Debarbieri associates, inc.<br />

Your Real Estate Professionals Since 1960<br />

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Contracts for aPril: 2009 2010 2011<br />

st. <strong>James</strong> 11780 3 17 7<br />

head of harbor 11780 2<br />

nissequogue 11780 2 1<br />

nesconset 11767 5 12 4<br />

smithtown 11787 10 27 12<br />

total 372 363 81<br />

above information as per multiple listing service of l.i. as of 4/30/11<br />

Liz Jongebloed<br />

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OUR TOWN • MAY 2011


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Debarbieri associates, inc.<br />

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iNTERNATiONAl<br />

Relocation Services<br />

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Well built 5 Br, 2 bath colonial. Large<br />

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ST. JAMES “TOTAllY REDONE”<br />

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appliances, Great room<br />

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oak floors. diamond<br />

condition. Full<br />

basement. New cAc,<br />

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NiSSEquOguE “SCENiC WATERFRONT”<br />

Gorgeous waterviews<br />

from virtually every room<br />

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HW floors, 2 frplc, 9’<br />

ceilings, 4 Brs all with<br />

private baths, 2 with private<br />

decks, gourmet eIk,<br />

formal Lr, banquet dr.<br />

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acres. Must see! $2,190,000.<br />

lAND<br />

NiSSEquOguE. Waterfront on <strong>St</strong>ony<br />

Brook Harbor with sandy beach. enjoy scenic<br />

views from this beautiful level 1.6 acre<br />

lot. Build your dream Home. 695,000.<br />

HAMPTON BAYS. vacant Lot. Level<br />

wooded .33 acre building lot which is 121’ x<br />

125’. Great location in Hampton Bays, Sd<br />

#5. Many new homes in area. Near<br />

beaches. $195,000.<br />

ST. JAMES<br />

“gREAT HOME FOR lARgE FAMilY”<br />

Lovely oversized colonial w/large rooms. 4<br />

Brs, 2.5 baths, oak floors thru-out, FLr<br />

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garage, full bsmnt., 200 amp electric. convenient<br />

location, walk to all. Must See!<br />

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COMMERCiAl<br />

ST. JAMES lAND. Level 1/4 acre commercial<br />

property zoned professional Business.<br />

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$140,000.<br />

ST. JAMES RENTAl. 800 sq. ft. <strong>St</strong>orefront.<br />

Beautiful colonial brick building on route<br />

25A. plenty of parking. Great visibility.<br />

$1733 mo. + utils.<br />

ST. JAMES RENTAl. Free standing building<br />

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14’ high ceilings. excellent exposure. plenty<br />

of parking.<br />

$2250 mo. + utils.<br />

CAll FOR A FREE MARkET ANAlYSiS<br />

OUR TOWN • MAY 2011<br />

SMiTHTOWN “lARgE DiAMOND CAPE”<br />

updated expanded<br />

cape featuring 3 Brs, 2<br />

full baths. Formal Lr<br />

with fireplace, large formal<br />

dr, den with 2nd<br />

fireplace, eIk, 1st floor<br />

laundry. HW floors.<br />

thermo windows. Fenced<br />

rear yard, manicured<br />

grounds. Must see!<br />

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ST. JAMES “THE PRiCE iS RigHT”<br />

pride of ownership.<br />

rocking chair front<br />

porch. Lr with stone<br />

fireplace, eIk with maple<br />

cabinets. formal dr, 1st<br />

floor master Br w/full<br />

bath, + 3 Brs, office. Full<br />

bath. New Belgium Block<br />

lined blacktop driveway,<br />

full basement. A gem!<br />

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lAND<br />

HEAD OF HARBOR. 3.69 acres property.<br />

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acres of protected conservation land. 3v<br />

Schools, includes all permits, plans for<br />

6,000+/- sq. ft. colonial w/3 car garage.<br />

$499,000.<br />

PORT JEFFERSON STATiON. vacant land.<br />

Level 100’ x 300’ lot with health dept. approval.<br />

Backs to nature preserve. Great location<br />

at end of young subdivision. Approx<br />

5 mins to port Jeff. village & Ferry.<br />

$280,000.<br />

EAST SETAukET “MOvE RigHT iN”<br />

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New: vinyl siding, roof, windows, doors &<br />

front porch. Lr/frplc, eIk w/ceramic tile, formal<br />

dr, 4 Brs, 2.5 baths. Interior freshly<br />

painted. Fin. bsmnt., 2 car garage, private<br />

rear yard w/deck. $409,000.


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A R O U N D T O W N<br />

Hannah Gives Locks of Love<br />

Six-year old Hannah Rathburn,<br />

of <strong>St</strong>. <strong>James</strong>, donated her hair to<br />

Locks of Love on May 4, 2011.<br />

She decided at the age of 3, when<br />

she watched her little friend lose<br />

her hair to cancer, that she<br />

wanted to grow it so another little<br />

girl could have beautful hair. She<br />

is truly an inspiration to all around<br />

her.<br />

Locks of Love is a nonprofit organization<br />

that provides hairpieces<br />

to financially disadvantaged<br />

children in the United<br />

<strong>St</strong>ates and Canada under age 21<br />

suffering from long-term medical<br />

hair loss from any diagnosis.<br />

Locks of Love meets a unique<br />

need for children by using donated<br />

hair to create the highest<br />

quality hair prosthetics. Most of<br />

the children helped by Locks of<br />

Love have lost their hair due to a<br />

medical condition called alopecia<br />

Hannah is pictured holding her<br />

Locks of Love.<br />

areata, which has no known<br />

cause or cure.<br />

Hanna’s hair was cut by<br />

Meaghan at T. Carlton’s.<br />

VFW<br />

We Care Program<br />

Frank Todaro, Commander<br />

The Sgt John W. Cooke<br />

VFW Post 395<br />

The WE CARE PRoGRAM, in<br />

which the <strong>St</strong>. <strong>James</strong> VFW Post 395<br />

pays the postage for packages and<br />

mail to the troops fighting overseas,<br />

has been an unqualified success.<br />

An average of 33 packages<br />

per month have been sent to our<br />

military by families and friends,<br />

and also by special arrangement<br />

from groups such as schools, catechism<br />

classes and scout troops.<br />

If you know of a soldier who is<br />

not getting any mail, do a good<br />

deed. Let us know and we will<br />

make sure that individual doesn’t<br />

go empty-handed at mail call.<br />

A card or a letter goes a long<br />

way to boosting morale.<br />

For additional information contact<br />

Ed Gaskell at 584-5226.<br />

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OUR TOWN • MAY 2011


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A R O U N D T O W N<br />

The <strong>St</strong>ory of Christ’s Passion Brought to Life<br />

in Downtown <strong>St</strong>. <strong>James</strong><br />

Downtown <strong>St</strong>. <strong>James</strong> was alive<br />

with angry crowds shouting “Crucify<br />

Him, Crucify Him!” as a<br />

group of 30 young actors, with<br />

Pastor Neil Mittelstaedt narrating,<br />

brought the Biblical account of<br />

Holy Week to life. The play began<br />

with a donkey and streets lined<br />

with crowds waving palms and<br />

cheering Jesus on as he entered<br />

Jerusalem.<br />

The players took 150 worshipers<br />

on an emotional journey<br />

as Jesus tossed out the money<br />

changers in the Temple, prayed in<br />

the Garden of Gethsemane, was<br />

arrested, tried before Pilate and<br />

ultimately was crucified and<br />

killed. The role of Jesus was<br />

played by Scott Miceli. The re-enactment<br />

took place at <strong>St</strong>. <strong>James</strong><br />

Lutheran Church on Woodlawn<br />

Avenue. All the actors, youth from<br />

the congregation, were directed<br />

by Ms. Jill Spage and Mr. Jason<br />

Gudzik. This Passion Play is performed<br />

every year on Good Friday.<br />

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– 25 –<br />

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OUR TOWN • MAY 2011


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A R O U N D T O W N<br />

LOCAL VOLUNTEERS PITCH IN...<br />

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After the successful Chamber of Commerce Spring<br />

Egg Hunt at Deepwells volunteers stayed after to help<br />

unwrap 100 new chairs. The chairs were purchased<br />

by the Deepwells Farm Historical Society to replace<br />

the very worn and tired chairs. Now event attendees<br />

will be treated to comfortable and sturdy new chairs.<br />

On Monday, May 2, the Fairfield Civic Association of<br />

<strong>St</strong>. <strong>James</strong> was honored to have Superintendent of<br />

Schools Edward Ehmann as their guest speaker. The<br />

presentation by Mr. Ehmann was informative and insightful<br />

with an open dialogue regarding the proposed<br />

2011-12 budget. Pictured (L-R): Neils Carlin,<br />

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I N T H E N E W S<br />

A SPECIAL<br />

BIRTHDAY GIFT<br />

The Smithtown Emergency Food<br />

Pantry received a special<br />

donation from Grace MaGee of<br />

Hauppauge who, for her 9th<br />

birthday party, requested that<br />

instead of gifts the guests bring<br />

items for the food pantry.<br />

Grace is pictured here with the<br />

special donations. What a great<br />

idea... what a great kid. Thanks<br />

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include guided independent study<br />

with a faculty mentor, group studies<br />

and online learning, as well as<br />

credit earned through collegelevel<br />

experiential learning. With<br />

continued on page 98<br />

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OUR TOWN • MAY 2011


– 29 –<br />

I N T H E N E W S<br />

Friends of Karen’s 9th Annual Golf Tournament<br />

Friends of Karen is hosting their<br />

9th Annual Golf Outing on Tuesday,<br />

June 7, 2011 at Meadow<br />

Brook Golf Club in Jericho sponsored<br />

by Capital One Bank.<br />

Friends of Karen provides support<br />

for children birth to age 21<br />

who are diagnosed with cancer<br />

and other life-threatening illnesses<br />

and their families. Their vital services<br />

include household expenses,<br />

rent or mortgage payments, transportation<br />

for medical treatment,<br />

hospital and doctor co-payments,<br />

childcare for siblings and bereavement<br />

support. The organization<br />

serves the New York tri-state area.<br />

In 2010 alone, 1,291 children<br />

were helped with Friends of<br />

Temple Beth Chai<br />

Calendar<br />

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Sabbath Services<br />

Friday evenings, 8 p.m.<br />

Saturday mornings, 9:30 a.m.<br />

Temple Beth Chai, a Conservative/Egalitarian<br />

Synagogue welcomes<br />

the community, all ages,<br />

and interfaith families for Sabbath<br />

services.<br />

FREE Early Childhood Programs<br />

Sunday School for kids in first<br />

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Defensive Driving Classes<br />

Call for dates<br />

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The National Safety Council, in<br />

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and reduce your driver record violation<br />

points. For further info,<br />

and to register call 631-360-9720.<br />

Karen’s services.<br />

For information on golf sponsorship<br />

opportunities, call 473-<br />

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OUR TOWN • MAY 2011


Dear Smithtown High School<br />

Graduates,<br />

As president of the Smithtown<br />

Alumni Association, I am pleased<br />

to announce to you the launch of<br />

our new website. You will find it<br />

at www.smithtownalumni.org.<br />

The SAA is a tax exempt corporation<br />

representing all graduating<br />

classes of the Smithtown<br />

School District High Schools:<br />

Branch, Central, East and West.<br />

We were organized and incorporated<br />

a few years ago at the request<br />

of the School District and<br />

developed a mission to:<br />

• promote education by supporting<br />

programs that enhance the<br />

classroom education and extracurricular<br />

activities in the high<br />

schools,<br />

• create a scholarship fund for<br />

deserving students,<br />

• recognize outstanding alumni<br />

through a Hall of Fame,<br />

– 30 –<br />

I N T H E N E W S<br />

A Letter to Smithtown H.S. Grads<br />

• facilitate reunions, formal and<br />

informal, among alumni, and<br />

provide a forum to enhance<br />

personal and professional communication<br />

among alumni.<br />

our website allows you to register,<br />

find old friends, learn about<br />

events, advertise your products<br />

and services, and donate money<br />

for sponsorships and scholarships.<br />

Last year we awarded four<br />

scholarships to graduating seniors,<br />

and expect to do the same<br />

this year. We are asking for your<br />

help should you be in a position<br />

to contribute. You may do so by<br />

credit card on the website or by<br />

sending a check to:<br />

Smithtown Alumni Association<br />

P.o. Box 1267<br />

Smithtown, <strong>NY</strong> 11787<br />

We are also asking for your involvement<br />

in helping our – and<br />

your – organization to grow and<br />

do more for the students and<br />

graduates of Smithtown High<br />

Schools. Please contact us<br />

through the website to learn how<br />

you can help.<br />

The Smithtown Alumni Association<br />

is incorporated as a charitable<br />

corporation under Internal<br />

Revenue Code Section<br />

501(c)(3). All contributions are<br />

tax deductible to the extent allowed<br />

by law.<br />

Finally, should you know of<br />

anyone who would like to support<br />

the SAA or otherwise become<br />

involved, please pass this<br />

message along.<br />

We believe you will enjoy<br />

using our website. We welcome<br />

your feedback and invite you to<br />

get involved in your alumni association!<br />

Sincerely,<br />

Joseph A. Bollhofer, Esq.<br />

President, Smithtown<br />

Alumni Association, Inc.<br />

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<br />

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<br />

This is a magnificent setting to build your dream home in the<br />

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level interior lots of 2 acres or more. Smithtown SD #1.<br />

MLS# 2296975. $1,650,000.<br />

<br />

Hamlet Windwatch – Sought after Carlisle Model with first floor<br />

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fairway. Hauppauge SD #6. MLS# 2367507. $759,000.<br />

<br />

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OUR TOWN • MAY 2011<br />

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Smithtown, <strong>NY</strong> – Golf Community<br />

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Smithtown SD #1. MLS# 2372167. $2,200,000.<br />

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OUR TOWN • MAY 2011


y Bradley Harris,<br />

Smithtown Historian<br />

Especially for <strong>Our</strong> <strong>Town</strong>, I<br />

am writing a series of articles<br />

about people who<br />

made <strong>St</strong>. <strong>James</strong> their home<br />

not so long ago. This article<br />

takes a look at the role<br />

baseball played in the summer<br />

fun that the actors’<br />

colony enjoyed in <strong>St</strong>. <strong>James</strong><br />

at the turn of the 20th century.<br />

With the return of the actors’<br />

colony to <strong>St</strong>. <strong>James</strong> each summer,<br />

it wasn’t long before one could<br />

hear the familiar cry of “Play<br />

ball!” The actors’ colony boasted<br />

of the exploits of its two baseball<br />

teams known as the “<strong>St</strong>. <strong>James</strong>”<br />

and the “Bohemians.” The antics<br />

of the actors on their playing field,<br />

located on the site where the <strong>St</strong>.<br />

<strong>James</strong> Lumber Company now<br />

stands, opposite the <strong>St</strong>. <strong>James</strong> Elementary<br />

School, were well known<br />

to the local folk and provided<br />

many hours of entertainment and<br />

fun.<br />

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H I S T O R I C A L L Y S P E A K I N G<br />

LIVES, LOVES AND LAMENTS OF THE PEOPLE OF ST. JAMES:<br />

Take Me Out to the Ballpark….<br />

Willie Collier seems to have<br />

been the major organizer of the<br />

actors’ baseball teams. It was said<br />

that he had the only ball and bat<br />

in town. Actually the actors<br />

fielded two complete rosters and<br />

the “<strong>St</strong>. <strong>James</strong>” and “Bohemians”<br />

would frequently battle it out on<br />

the baseball diamond on any<br />

given Sunday afternoon. The “<strong>St</strong>.<br />

<strong>James</strong>” team was captained by<br />

Willie Collier, and the scrub team,<br />

the ”Bohemians,” was headed by<br />

Bert Leslie. Between these teams<br />

there was “great strife” and the<br />

Bohemians seem to have usually<br />

taken a beating since in 1904 it<br />

was noted in the local papers that<br />

the Bohemians had won only<br />

“one game out of thirty.” And apparently<br />

that game was won when<br />

Lionel Barrymore “introduced a<br />

noted Princeton pitcher as a new<br />

English actor” and had him play<br />

on the Bohemian squad.<br />

When things got really serious<br />

and the “hated rival, Smithtown,<br />

and other enemies less dear” were<br />

to be played, the “Bohemians”<br />

and the “<strong>St</strong>. <strong>James</strong>” contributed<br />

“their best players, and a picked<br />

company, attired in their distinctive<br />

costumes” supplied by Willie<br />

Collier, made ready to do battle<br />

for the hamlet of <strong>St</strong>. <strong>James</strong>. The<br />

team seems to have been a good<br />

one and there is frequent mention<br />

of this squad being a championship<br />

ball club for all of Long Island.<br />

The cast of actors on the ball<br />

team changed annually but in<br />

1904, the roster of the <strong>St</strong>. <strong>James</strong><br />

club had the following members:<br />

“Bob Dailey, captain; Willie Collier,<br />

pitcher; Ben Wilson, catcher;<br />

Tom Lewis, first base; Mike Hackert,<br />

second base; Frank Lawlor,<br />

shortstop; Teddy Burns, third base;<br />

Johnny Barton, right field; Teddy<br />

Burns, third base; Johnny Barton,<br />

right field; John Collier, left field;<br />

continued on facing page<br />

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H I S T O R I C A L L Y S P E A K I N G<br />

continued<br />

Charley Mason, center field; and<br />

Billy Lorraine, Bert Leslie and<br />

William Kerugood, substitutes.”<br />

Sometime after this date, an<br />

actor by the name of Lionel Barrymore<br />

joined the squad. “Lionel<br />

was a good third baseman; too<br />

good not to be fed and housed”<br />

by Willie Collier. “Not withstanding<br />

his strength and skill as an athlete,<br />

Lionel was so lazy that he<br />

earned the nickname Turn-me-<br />

‘round Barrymore. Once with a<br />

runner wide off first base, Lionel<br />

didn’t throw the ball. Captain Collier<br />

upbraided him. ‘But I didn’t<br />

know there was a runner on first<br />

base,’ said Turn-me-round. Collier<br />

called the team into a quick huddle.<br />

‘Listen,’ he said acidly, ‘we<br />

want no secrets in this ball club.<br />

The next time there is a runner on<br />

first base, I want you to tell Lionel.’”<br />

(Gene Fowler, Good Night,<br />

Sweet Prince, New York: The<br />

Viking Press, 1944, p. 112.)<br />

One can just imagine the fun<br />

and laughs that these actors had<br />

on the field as they played a wild<br />

game of baseball. We are assured<br />

that there was always “a physician<br />

in attendance,” and the “ladies…<br />

organized an ambulance corps”<br />

to carry off the wounded. Sometimes<br />

the tension mounted in their<br />

games and it looked as if the ambulance<br />

corps might be needed.<br />

“The <strong>St</strong>. <strong>James</strong> team played<br />

against the nine of the Kings Park<br />

Insane Asylum each year and then<br />

put on a theatrical entertainment<br />

for the inmates. During one of<br />

these games Collier pitched what<br />

he believed to be a strike. The umpire<br />

called it a ball. Collier began<br />

to argue with the umpire, a dignified<br />

but firmly resolved arbiter.<br />

The superintendent of the asylum<br />

interceded to admonish the angry<br />

Collier: ‘I would bow to the umpire’s<br />

decision if I were you,<br />

Willie.’ Then he whispered, ‘You<br />

see, he’s one of our inmates.’”<br />

(Gene Fowler, Good Night, Sweet<br />

Prince, op. cit., p. 112.)<br />

With a baseball game to look<br />

forward to and enjoy, on every<br />

Sunday afternoon, the days would<br />

pass quickly for the actors in <strong>St</strong>.<br />

<strong>James</strong>. In the evenings, one could<br />

find them back in their clubhouse<br />

enjoying a beer and reminiscing<br />

about the ball game and the heroes<br />

of the day.<br />

Editor’s Note: Brad Harris is the <strong>Town</strong> of<br />

Smithtown’s official Historian. Brad was a<br />

High School Social <strong>St</strong>udies teacher who<br />

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A R T S & E N T E R T A I N M E N T<br />

Trutner and Sutherland Co-Author Anti-Bullying Book<br />

Pat Trutner of <strong>St</strong>. <strong>James</strong>, and Dee Dee Sutherland<br />

formerly of <strong>St</strong>. <strong>James</strong>, now of Hawthorn Woods, Illinois,<br />

are excited to announce that they have co-authored<br />

a book called “There’s Always A Bully.”<br />

“We have seen what bullying can do to a child’s development<br />

and self-esteem,” Pat said. “When our children<br />

were younger, we were at a loss as to what to tell<br />

them, and there weren’t many resources for them. Bullying<br />

has gotten so out of hand, and it often starts at a<br />

young age and then progresses. Now schools are really<br />

stepping in and trying to stop the bullies with consequences<br />

for their actions as well as offering<br />

anti-bully programs. I hope our book and presentation<br />

will be a part of their anti-bully programs.”<br />

The authors wanted to write a children’s fictional<br />

story which elementary school age children could relate<br />

to. This way, when kids read the book, they can<br />

relate to what is happening and see how the characters<br />

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Pat and Dee Dee have taken a unique approach to<br />

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bullies need to know that they can change and be a<br />

kind person. If they change, other children could be<br />

Dee Dee Sutherland and<br />

Pat Trutner with their new book.<br />

willing to let them be their friend because often times<br />

young children forgive and forget easily. The authors<br />

continued on page 38<br />

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want the bullies to realize that the<br />

label of “bully” doesn’t have to<br />

stick. If they can be a friend, they<br />

can have friends.<br />

A bookmark which tells in three<br />

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children. The bookmarks and<br />

– 38 –<br />

A R T S & E N T E R T A I N M E N T<br />

Anti-Bullying Book<br />

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In addition to the book and<br />

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A R T S & E N T E R T A I N M E N T<br />

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shows, current and past.<br />

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June 4 - 26<br />

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A R T S & E N T E R T A I N M E N T<br />

Book Lecture and Signing on Thursday, May 19<br />

Performing Arts<br />

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Trip price includes all transportation,<br />

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Tour the grounds of <strong>St</strong>orm King<br />

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A R T S & E N T E R T A I N M E N T<br />

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OUR TOWN • MAY 2011


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Tuesday - Saturday<br />

Recieve a complimentary haircut and finishing<br />

with any color service.<br />

(New & Existing Clients)<br />

*Prom Special*<br />

Upstyling & Make Up $100.00<br />

Hair Extensions $150.00<br />

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Tuesday & Wednesday<br />

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Recieve one complimentary Children’s Haircut & Finishing<br />

(New Clients Only. Same Day. Children 10 & Under.)<br />

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Wednesday & Friday<br />

Full Head of Highlights $100<br />

with Complimentary Haircut & Finishing<br />

(New & Existing Clients)<br />

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OUR TOWN • MAY 2011


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A R T S & E N T E R T A I N M E N T<br />

Native Blooms Exhibit at the Mills Pond House Gallery<br />

Patricia Luppino<br />

Blackberry<br />

The Smithtown <strong>Town</strong>ship Arts<br />

Council is pleased to present<br />

NATIVE BLooMS: Art Inspired<br />

by Long Island’s Diverse Natural<br />

Habitat through May 27 at the<br />

Mills Pond House Gallery, 660<br />

Route 25A, <strong>St</strong>. <strong>James</strong>. This exhibit<br />

celebrates the native beauty<br />

of Long Island and the creative<br />

communities of artists who help<br />

us interpret it.<br />

The exhibit call was for original<br />

artwork that reflects the<br />

beauty and uniqueness of native<br />

Long Island flowers. Juror Vincent<br />

A. Simeone selected a wide<br />

variety of media, all paying homage<br />

to the beauty found in Long<br />

Island plants such as Blackberry/Rubus<br />

frondosus, Bittersweet,<br />

Viburnum, Honeysuckle,<br />

Lady’s Slipper, Massawepie Mire<br />

Pitcher Plants, Winged Sumac,<br />

Pussy Willow, Witch Hazel and<br />

Wild Raspberry/Rubus idaeus.<br />

<strong>St</strong>. <strong>James</strong> artist Mary Ann Vetter<br />

is among the 15 artists featured.<br />

The Mills Pond House Gallery<br />

hours are: Monday through Friday<br />

10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Satur-<br />

Marcia Galletti<br />

Bittersweet and Viburnum<br />

day and Sunday 12 noon to 4<br />

p.m. Admission to the Gallery is<br />

free. For more information, call<br />

the Smithtown <strong>Town</strong>ship Arts<br />

Council at 862-6575, or visit<br />

www.stacarts.org.<br />

ST. JAMES JEWELRY<br />

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Hours: Tuesday-Friday 10-5, Saturday 10-4 • Closed Sunday & Monday<br />

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OUR TOWN • MAY 2011


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Chorus Line Dance <strong>St</strong>udio<br />

“Dedicated To Excellence”<br />

Come See the Difference<br />

Celebrating our 30th Year and the GRAND OPENING<br />

of our MILLER PLACE STUDIO - nOW OPEn!<br />

SUMMER IS COMING!<br />

Register Now for Summer Classes & Summer Dance Camp!<br />

Professional <strong>St</strong>aff of Dedicated Teachers – Award Winning <strong>St</strong>udents<br />

DIRECTOR: Roseann Cousin<br />

ASSISTANT DIRECTOR: Dawn Madden BALLET DIRECTOR: Rachel Tavernier<br />

BEGINNER THROUGH ADVANCED DANCE CLASSES<br />

• Tap • Jazz • Ballet • Pointe • Lyrical • Hip Hop • Modern • eatre • Pre-School<br />

• Tiny Dancers (2 Year Old) • Adult Classes • Hip Hop Classes for Boys • Technique • Alumni<br />

FAMILY & MuLTIPLE CLASS DISCOunTS<br />

CALL NOW FOR INFORMATION ON OUR ONE WEEK<br />

FUN FILLED SUMMER CAMPS FOR ALL AGES!<br />

• PRinCeSS CamP (Ages 4, 5 & 6): Tap, Jazz & Ballet and “Princess for a Week”<br />

• CamP RoCk (Ages 7 & 8): Tap, Jazz, Ballet, Hip Hop, Lyrical<br />

• tHe danCe exPeRienCe (Ages 9-13): Tap, Jazz, Ballet, Hip Hop, Lyrical<br />

• tHe ComPanY danCeR (For Dance Company Girls): Tap, Jazz, Ballet, Hip Hop, Lyrical, Technique<br />

• kiCkline CamP (Ages 8 & up): Prepares Girls for Kickline<br />

• bRoadWaY danCe CamP (Theatre Camp): A Theatre Production that ends with a trip to Broadway, <strong>NY</strong>C<br />

ALL SUMMER PROGRAMS BEGIN JUNE 27th!<br />

<strong>St</strong>. <strong>James</strong> <strong>St</strong>udio<br />

380 Lake Avenue<br />

584-7575<br />

Smithtown <strong>St</strong>udio<br />

385-5 Veterans Hwy.<br />

543-7575<br />

VISIT OUR WEBSITE: ChorusLineDance.com<br />

OUR TOWN • MAY 2011<br />

Miller Place<br />

691-26 Route 25A<br />

821-9575


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A R T S & E N T E R T A I N M E N T<br />

What’s Happening at the Mills Pond House Gallery<br />

The Mills Pond House Gallery, located at 660 Route<br />

25A, <strong>St</strong>. <strong>James</strong>, is dedicated to exhibiting the work of<br />

local, regional, and national artists and is open to the<br />

public Monday through Friday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and<br />

Saturday and Sunday from 12 noon to 4 p.m. Admission<br />

is free. For additional information call the Smithtown<br />

<strong>Town</strong>ship Arts Council at 862-6575 or visit their<br />

website at www.stacarts.org<br />

The Smithtown <strong>Town</strong>ship Arts Council is an independent,<br />

not-for-profit, community arts organization.<br />

Exhibit Sponsorships are available for many exhibits,<br />

concerts and workshops. If you are interested in sponsoring<br />

one of their innovative exhibitions or programs,<br />

call 862-6575.<br />

MAy<br />

-27<br />

Native Blooms. Art inspired by<br />

Long Island’s Diverse Natural<br />

Habitat.<br />

20<br />

Jazz in the Living Room - 7:30<br />

p.m. $5 to participate, FREE for<br />

listeners. Bring your own instrument<br />

Beginners welcome...everybody<br />

plays. Challenge the world of<br />

sheet music and exact chords... If<br />

you are looking to expand your<br />

creative and imaginative horizons,<br />

join this fun and creative<br />

evening of Jazz Improvisation...<br />

or just come to listen.<br />

JUNE<br />

17<br />

Jazz in the Living Room Concert<br />

- 7:30 p.m. Admission: $5. This<br />

is an evening where Jazz in the<br />

Living Room participants have<br />

an opportunity to perform, showing<br />

off their newly learned skills<br />

to the audience!<br />

JULy<br />

2<br />

Imagination -<br />

Opening Reception 2-4 p.m.<br />

2-August 5<br />

Imagination - art that ignites our<br />

curiosity, and delights our senses<br />

encouraging us to take some<br />

time away from the world as we<br />

know it!<br />

AUGUST<br />

2<br />

Mr. Mouse Around the World.<br />

Children’s (pre-K-3rd grade) puppet<br />

performance. 10:30 a.m. All<br />

tickets: $8. Limited seating. Reserve<br />

early. Children will make<br />

puppets after performance.<br />

Special<br />

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science but it is horticultural science!<br />

Spring is a great time to improve your lawn. All lawns should get lime<br />

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and cucumbers you must improve the soil... the same goes for your<br />

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thatch. it’s good to schedule core aeration<br />

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inch) or if your soil is heavy or compacted. You will see a dramatic<br />

improvement in thickness, heat and drought tolerance, and in the color<br />

of your lawn. Slice seeding or feed the birds! When your lawn really<br />

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The timing of this service is very important. if you would like to see<br />

“Before and After”pictures or need more information, please go to our<br />

website or call us anytime!<br />

MAY –TO DO LIST<br />

• Time to Mow – Cut High Water Deep! Trim high.<br />

• let tulip and daffodil foliage dieback. The plant needs this foliage to<br />

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• Don’t rush the vegetables and impatiens! Soil temps are still cold. Wait<br />

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• Cut High – the higher the cut (best 3”) the deeper the roots, the stronger<br />

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A R T S & E N T E R T A I N M E N T<br />

16th Annual <strong>St</strong>ony Brook Film Festival<br />

Scheduled for July 21-30<br />

EARLY BIRD SPECIAL THROUGH MAY 31<br />

The 16th Annual <strong>St</strong>ony<br />

Brook Film Festival will<br />

bring the best in independent<br />

film from around the world<br />

to audiences this summer,<br />

beginning with a unique<br />

opening night on Thursday, July<br />

21, 2011.<br />

More than 15,000 filmgoers<br />

are expected at the 10-day festival.<br />

Feature and short films will<br />

be presented during the <strong>St</strong>ony<br />

Brook Film Festival on the large<br />

Main <strong>St</strong>age screen at <strong>St</strong>aller Center<br />

for the Arts at <strong>St</strong>ony Brook<br />

University.<br />

Prices<br />

Film passes are $75 for 10<br />

days of films. EARLY BIRD SPE-<br />

CIAL – $65 – is good until May<br />

31, 2011; after that the pass<br />

price will go up to $75 when the<br />

schedule is announced on June<br />

1. A pass entitles you to ALL Festival<br />

screenings July 21 through<br />

July 30, 2011. Visit www.stonybrookfilmfestival.com<br />

or call<br />

(631) 632-ARTS to order. Tickets<br />

to the Opening Night party and<br />

the Closing Night awards reception,<br />

at $20 each, are also on<br />

sale along with a Gold Pass this<br />

year for $225.<br />

<strong>Our</strong> 15 th Year<br />

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4 year old classes<br />

1/2 Day Programs – AM, PM<br />

Enrichment, Music & gym Programs<br />

• Caring and nurturing staff<br />

• New York <strong>St</strong>ate certified teachers<br />

• CPR and first aid trained<br />

• From computers to fingerpainting<br />

• Beautiful playground facilities<br />

• Reasonably priced<br />

• Recommended by public school teachers<br />

and administrators<br />

SuMMER PROgRAMS<br />

Pre-School Camp - for 3, 4 & 5 year old boys and girls<br />

• Shaded and fenced playground<br />

• Sand and water play, sprinklers<br />

• Arts & Crafts, music, snack, computers<br />

imagination Day Camp - for girls ages 5 to 8<br />

• Age appropriate crafts:<br />

„ Beading, foam crafts, scrapbooking, sand art<br />

• Music, cooking, painting, outdoor activities<br />

• Cheerleading Class<br />

Both Camps<br />

My<br />

Gym Class<br />

• 9:30 to 12:30 • Flexible Days and Weeks<br />

• Reasonably Priced • Air Conditioned • Daily Snack<br />

• Weekly Special Events • Free T-Shirt<br />

located on Nicolls Road in <strong>St</strong>ony Brook<br />

For Summer and Fall Registration call Miss Eileen: 246-5269<br />

visit our website at www.imaginationPreschool.com<br />

OUR TOWN • MAY 2011


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OUR TOWN • MAY 2011


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E D U C A T I O N A L E N T E R T A I N M E N T<br />

The Smithtown Library offers<br />

a variety of programs during<br />

the upcoming weeks and<br />

months. The Main Branch, is<br />

located at 1 North Country<br />

Road, Smithtown, 265-2072.<br />

The Nesconset Branch is located<br />

at 127-20 Smithtown<br />

Blvd., Nesconset, 265-3994.<br />

The Commack Branch is located<br />

at 3 Indian Head Road,<br />

Commack, 543-0998. The<br />

Kings Park Branch (temporarily<br />

closed for renovations) is<br />

located at 1 Church <strong>St</strong>reet,<br />

Kings Park, 269-9191. Call for<br />

Library hours - Nesconset<br />

closed Sundays.<br />

For additional information<br />

visit their website at<br />

www.smithlib.org.<br />

You may register at the<br />

above phone numbers for<br />

programs.<br />

Programs Offered at the Library<br />

NEIGHBORS<br />

HELPING NEIGHBORS<br />

The Smithtown <strong>Town</strong>ship Emergency<br />

Food Pantry is gratefully accepting<br />

donations of: juice, juice<br />

boxes, canned fruit, fruit cups,<br />

baked beans, jelly, peanut butter,<br />

shampoo, conditioner, toothpaste,<br />

toilet paper. Especially needed now<br />

are gently used blankets, quilts and<br />

comforters. Donations can be<br />

brought to the Main Library, Kings<br />

Park or Nesconset branches.<br />

T<br />

RECyCLE STATION<br />

AT THE<br />

NESCONSET BRANCH<br />

The Nesconset Branch will now<br />

collect the following items for recycling:<br />

batteries - all household, single<br />

use and rechargeable batteries;<br />

cell phones and eyeglasses.<br />

New!<br />

BOOK<br />

A LIBRARIAN<br />

Any Smithtown Library cardholder<br />

can now make an appointment<br />

with a librarian for<br />

one-on-one training in various Library<br />

sources and services that you<br />

can access from home or in the Library.<br />

The Library is offering 30-<br />

minute sessions in the following<br />

areas:<br />

• using the Library Catalog - how<br />

to search for materials, place<br />

holds, request renewals and<br />

more<br />

• Introduction to Library Databases<br />

- access online newspapers, magazines<br />

and reference materials<br />

• Ancestry Library Edition - genealogy<br />

research database (in-Library<br />

use only)<br />

• ReferenceuSA - a business and<br />

residential directory<br />

continued on facing page<br />

New!<br />

SuMMER CAMP & WORkSHOPS<br />

June 27, 2011 - August 12, 2011<br />

• nursery through grade eight<br />

• weekly sessions<br />

• 2, 3, 4, 5 full and mini day programs<br />

• extended hours: 7:30 a.m. - 5:30 p.m.<br />

• swimming, sports, music, nature, art<br />

• red cross swim instruction<br />

• certified teachers as head counselors<br />

• counselor-in-training program grades 9 and 10<br />

• choice afternoon activities for grades 4-8<br />

• weekly specialty, academic and studio art workshops<br />

• half day programs in science, computer, sewing, cheering<br />

• local trips for grades 6, 7, 8<br />

Call for a brochure and tour:<br />

631-584-5555<br />

www.campharbor.org<br />

17 Three Sisters Road <strong>St</strong>. <strong>James</strong> <strong>NY</strong> 11780<br />

Harbor Country Day School does not discriminate on the basis of gender, race or creed. All students are admitted equally to all programs.<br />

OUR TOWN • MAY 2011


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E D U C A T I O N A L E N T E R T A I N M E N T<br />

continued<br />

• Introduction to the Internet -<br />

getting started with online<br />

searching and email.<br />

If you would like instruction in<br />

another area, call the library. For<br />

additional information or to make<br />

an appointment, please call Chris<br />

Bell (Reference Dept.) at 265-<br />

2072, ext. 220.<br />

SUPPORT yOUR LIBRARy<br />

Support the Friends of the<br />

Smithtown Library and see a<br />

Broadway-caliber show. When<br />

you purchase a Preferred Rate<br />

ticket to a show at the John W. Engeman<br />

Theater at Northport and<br />

use the Smithtown Library code<br />

(SSLD), $10/$5 will be donated to<br />

the Friends of the Library, which<br />

funds scholarships, programs and<br />

other projects that benefit the library<br />

and the community. Visit<br />

www.engemantheater.com or call<br />

the box office at 261-2900 for a<br />

listing of upcoming shows.<br />

BOOK DISCUSSION GROUPS<br />

Please register for these programs<br />

NESCONSET<br />

Thursday Morning Book Discussion<br />

Thursday, May 19, 10:15 a.m.<br />

Pompeii by Robert Harris. Note:<br />

this program will be held at the<br />

Nesconset branch due to construction<br />

at the main branch. Call<br />

for additional books, dates and<br />

times.<br />

Sports Page<br />

Book Discussion Group<br />

Call for books, dates and times<br />

,<br />

Tea-rrific Reads Book Discussion<br />

Tuesday, May 24, 2 p.m. or 7:15<br />

p.m.<br />

Art of Racing in the Rain by Garth<br />

<strong>St</strong>ein. Call for additional books,<br />

dates and times.<br />

continued on following page<br />

READ eBOOKS ON yOUR iPAD<br />

Want to read eBooks on your<br />

iPad? Check out Live-brary at the<br />

Smithtown Library. A new iPad<br />

app from the free OverDrive<br />

Media Console has been approved<br />

so you can now download<br />

eBooks directly from Livebrary.com<br />

onto your iPad and start<br />

reading your books. It’s FREE. All<br />

you need is your Library card and<br />

the app for your iPad.<br />

MOVIES AT THE LIBRARy<br />

The Smithtown and Nesconset<br />

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E D U C A T I O N A L E N T E R T A I N M E N T<br />

ONGOING ADULT PROGRAMS<br />

ADULT WRITERS’ GROUP<br />

NESCONSET (Note: The Adult Writers<br />

Group of Smithtown will meet<br />

at the Nesconset Branch until<br />

July)<br />

1st Tuesday of the month, 7 p.m.<br />

This series is the perfect opportunity<br />

for anyone who has the<br />

burning desire to write, but has<br />

trouble getting started or would<br />

like to receive constructive feedback<br />

from fellow writers. The<br />

group is scheduled to meet the<br />

first Tuesday of every month.<br />

Compare ideas on writing as well<br />

as give and receive advice, while<br />

having fun in the process. No registration<br />

is required.<br />

Programs Offered at the Library<br />

PLEASE NOTE:<br />

Due to construction,<br />

the Main Library will be unable<br />

to accommodate the usual<br />

ongoing programs –<br />

Commack Quilters<br />

Chess At Night<br />

Crochet and Knitting Group<br />

Library Art Group<br />

Quilt at Your Library<br />

until further notice.<br />

There will be no<br />

Defensive Driving Classes or<br />

AARP Defensive Driving Classes<br />

until further notice<br />

TEEN PROGRAMS<br />

CALLING ALL TEENS<br />

ENTERING GRADES 6-12<br />

The Smithtown Library at 1 North<br />

Country Road, Smithtown and the<br />

Nesconset Branch, located at<br />

127-20 Smithtown Blvd., Nesconset,<br />

265-3994 is offering a variety<br />

of programs geared toward teens.<br />

Join one or join all – you’re sure<br />

to have a great time! (Registration<br />

is required - 631-265-2072, Ext.<br />

208.)<br />

Teen Volunteer Opportunity<br />

NESCONSET<br />

Wednesday, May 18, 7 p.m.<br />

Tuesday, May 31, 7 p.m.<br />

Call for additional<br />

dates and times.<br />

Make a craft for residents at the<br />

Smithtown Center for Nursing and<br />

Rehabilitation and earn an hour of<br />

community service. Registration<br />

ongoing.<br />

Wish Bracelets for Young Adults<br />

NESCONSET<br />

Wednesday, May 25, 7 p.m.<br />

Make a wish when you put it on<br />

and when it breaks off, the wish is<br />

supposed to come true. Includes<br />

continued on page 54<br />

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E D U C A T I O N A L E N T E R T A I N M E N T<br />

continued from page 52<br />

hemp and beads.<br />

Suggested Reading for Teens<br />

YOUNG TEENS (grades 6 & up)<br />

Close to Famous by Joan Bauer<br />

Slick by Sara Cassidy<br />

Notes From a Totally Lame Vampire:<br />

Because the undead Have<br />

Feelings Too! by Tim Collins<br />

The Heroes of olympus. Book<br />

one. The Lost Hero by Rick Riordan<br />

YOUNG ADULTS (grades 9 & up)<br />

The Education of Hailey Kendrick<br />

by Eileen Cook<br />

unearthly by Cynthia Hand<br />

The Big Crunch by Pete Hautman<br />

I am Number Four: Book one of<br />

the Lorien Legacies by Pittacus<br />

Lore<br />

CHILDREN’S PROGRAMS<br />

Register in person, online<br />

(Nesconset branch) or by phone<br />

Programs Offered at the Library<br />

for all Children’s Programs:<br />

Smithtown<br />

265-2072, ext. 248.<br />

Nesconset<br />

265-3994<br />

Call the library for dates and<br />

times and age restrictions for ALL<br />

programs.<br />

Visit the Library website at<br />

www.smithlib.org for a complete<br />

program listing and additional details<br />

or go to the library and pick<br />

up a program flyer.<br />

For School Age Children<br />

A variety of literature-based programs<br />

which include a wide range<br />

of activities are offered throughout<br />

the school year. Each children’s<br />

department provides specialized<br />

programs, unique to each branch.<br />

Contact your local children’s librarian<br />

for details or visit the library<br />

website at<br />

www.smithlib.org.<br />

PLEASE NOTE: During the month<br />

of May 2011, the Smithtown<br />

Children’s Department will continue<br />

to offer some story-time<br />

programs for all age groups.<br />

However, due to the construction<br />

currently taking place on the<br />

premises, there will be NO REG-<br />

ISTRATION required and all programs<br />

will be on a “WALk-IN”<br />

basis. See website for complete<br />

list of programs or call 265-2072,<br />

ext 248 with any questions.<br />

Marshmallow Peepsicles<br />

NESCONSET (grades 3-5)<br />

Friday, May 20, 4:30 p.m.<br />

Celebrate the season by making a<br />

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continued<br />

ries, we will have plenty of other<br />

springtime treats to dunk in<br />

chocolate.<br />

Spring Soiree<br />

NESCONSET (3-5 years w/adult)<br />

Monday, May 23, 11 a.m.<br />

Celebrate sunny spring time skies<br />

with stories and create a vibrant,<br />

mixed media rainbow art project.<br />

ONGOING PROGRAMS<br />

Creation <strong>St</strong>ation<br />

SMITHTOWN (all ages welcome)<br />

Saturdays: May 21, 28,<br />

10 a.m.-4 p.m.<br />

Complete some cool crafts. Every<br />

Saturday until the building closes.<br />

Lego Club<br />

NESCONSET (grades 2-5)<br />

Wednesdays: May 18, 25,<br />

4:30 p.m.<br />

Call for additional dates.<br />

Programs Offered at the Library<br />

Join the Lego Club at the Library<br />

and create anything you want -<br />

legos provided.<br />

One is Fun<br />

NESCONSET<br />

(12-23 months w/adult)<br />

Call for dates and times.<br />

This action-packed program engages<br />

little ones in languagebased<br />

activities.<br />

Read to Rover<br />

NESCONSET (grades K-2)<br />

Monday, May 23, 7 p.m.<br />

Book individual time with certified<br />

and trained therapy dogs from<br />

Therapy Dogs International, who<br />

will listen quietly as you read stories<br />

aloud. By reading to a nonjudgmental<br />

audience, reluctant<br />

readers can improve their literacy<br />

skills. Appointments are 15 minutes<br />

long. Bring a book that you<br />

would like to read or we will provide<br />

you with a selection.<br />

Toddler Time<br />

NESCONSET (2-3 years w/adult)<br />

Call for dates and times.<br />

Join us for hand clapping, toe tapping<br />

songs, finger plays, stories<br />

and crafts that encourage emerging<br />

literacy skills.<br />

Tumble Book Library<br />

FREE FUN ONLINE!<br />

Log onto www.smithlib.org, click<br />

on the TUMBLE BOOKS icon and see<br />

books come to life. The books are<br />

animated and have narration and<br />

music. For older children there are<br />

games and puzzles that correlate<br />

with the books. There is a broad<br />

collection of titles available, including<br />

multi-lingual books and<br />

classics. A captivating way to<br />

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Coming Soon:<br />

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Personal Training<br />

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Paddle Boarding<br />

• Workshops<br />

• Boutique<br />

• Drum & Dance Circle<br />

• Belly Dancing Lessons<br />

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• Psychic Intuitive Advisor<br />

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Hot Yoga Class – Tuesdays, 6:00 pm & Thursdays, 5:30 pm<br />

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y Natalie<br />

Weinstein,<br />

Allied ASID<br />

I often<br />

begin one of<br />

my seminars<br />

by asking:<br />

What if the<br />

phone rings<br />

and a dear<br />

pal from your far distant past is<br />

on the other end, an hour away<br />

between planes, and just dying<br />

“to stop by for a quick visit”?<br />

What would you do and is your<br />

home “visitor ready” at all times?<br />

Most of us would chuckle at that<br />

one. Here are some of the answers<br />

I’ve gotten over the years<br />

about places people would<br />

“hide” their stuff from soon to arrive<br />

unexpected company.<br />

• “I’d dump it in the front hall<br />

closet, if I knew it was too hot<br />

to wear a coat.”<br />

• “I’d throw it down the basement<br />

steps.”<br />

• “I’d stick it in the bath tub.”<br />

• “under the bed”<br />

• “In the oven”<br />

In the oven??? Clearly – they’re<br />

not planning on serving dinner<br />

to their guests.<br />

But what do you do to relieve<br />

the stress of drop in visitors? Obviously,<br />

if you were “mostly clutter<br />

free,” it wouldn’t be too<br />

difficult to do a quick once over.<br />

Oh – there’s that mostly clutter<br />

free. More of us are mastering<br />

that skill and understand why it’s<br />

so important – even if you’re not<br />

into Feng Shui (A Chinese technique<br />

that addresses our surroundings<br />

and how it can affect<br />

us). Common sense tells us it’s<br />

just plain better, healthier and<br />

easier to live in an organized,<br />

uncluttered, dust-free environment.<br />

Though it might be hard<br />

work to get it that way, the end<br />

result is worth it. However, even<br />

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H O M E & G A R D E N<br />

DESIGN IDEAS:<br />

When Unexpected Guests Are Coming<br />

if you have your house under<br />

control, you still have to live in<br />

it. But day-to-day living “stuff” is<br />

different. It’s the kind you can get<br />

a handle on in an hour before<br />

unexpected company knocks on<br />

your door.<br />

• There are damp towels in the<br />

bathroom and yesterday’s underwear<br />

and socks, as well as<br />

the toothpaste, make-up and<br />

brush on the counter. It takes<br />

less than two minutes to put<br />

the dirty clothes into the<br />

washer and store your personal<br />

things in their designated<br />

places.<br />

• Another 3 minutes to make the<br />

bed and hang up yesterday’s<br />

outfit or put it in the trunk of<br />

your car to go to the cleaners.<br />

The trunk! What a great place<br />

for clutterers to hide their stuff!<br />

Just back the car halfway into<br />

the garage… No – No! Just<br />

kidding.<br />

• 10 minutes to vacuum or dry<br />

mop.<br />

• 5 minutes to clean off kitchen<br />

counter surfaces.<br />

• 5 minutes to top dust in main<br />

areas.<br />

• 5 minutes to check the powder<br />

room for fresh towels, bathroom<br />

spray, and to clean the<br />

sink and bowl.<br />

• 5 minutes to empty all waste<br />

baskets and garbage pails and<br />

take them to an outside pail.<br />

• 5 more minutes to put something<br />

in the oven, like frozen<br />

cookies, not whatever you<br />

dumped from the counter, and<br />

put up a pot of coffee. (Nothing<br />

smells better when guests<br />

arrive.)<br />

• Then a quick shower. Don’t<br />

forget to stick the towels in the<br />

washer, take a deep breath and<br />

get ready to open the door<br />

with a smile and enjoy your<br />

company.<br />

To make entertaining less<br />

stressful, have on hand at all<br />

times: fresh fruit, nuts, cheese,<br />

wine and crackers, and treat<br />

yourself to the purchase of fresh<br />

flowers weekly or pick some<br />

from your own garden. Email<br />

info@natalieweinstein.com to let<br />

me know what you do when you<br />

are expecting company.<br />

Editor’s Note:<br />

Natalie Weinstein, Allied ASID, is president<br />

of Natalie Weinstein Design Associates<br />

and the Natalie Weinstein Home<br />

Decorating Club with over 15,000 members<br />

on Long Island. If you have a design<br />

question or would like to become a<br />

member, visit www.nataliesclub.com, call<br />

631.862.6198, or e-mail<br />

nataliesclub@aol.com. Hear “Design Tips<br />

by Natalie” on WALK 97.5 FM, “Home<br />

Show” on WALK 1370 AM, Sundays from<br />

10 AM - 11AM and podcast 24/7 on<br />

walkradio.com, keyword Natalie.<br />

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P O S T A L C O R N E R<br />

GO GREEN<br />

On April 14, 2011 the Postal<br />

Service issued a Go GREEN commemorative<br />

stamp (Forever priced<br />

at 44 cents), in 16 designs in a<br />

pressure-sensitive adhesive pane<br />

of 16 stamps. With Go Green, the<br />

U.S. Postal Service seeks to raise<br />

awareness of simple actions each<br />

of us can take to conserve natural<br />

resources and promote the health<br />

of our environment.<br />

WEDDING ROSES<br />

On April 21, 2011 the Postal<br />

Ser-vice issued a WEDDING<br />

RoSES commemorative stamp<br />

(Forever priced at 44 cents), in<br />

one design in a pressure-sensitive<br />

New <strong>St</strong>amp Issues<br />

adhesive pane of 20 stamps. The<br />

stamp features a photograph taken<br />

by Renee Comet of Washington,<br />

DC. The photograph shows two<br />

white roses gently resting atop a<br />

piece of wedding correspondence.<br />

A white ribbon is visible in<br />

the background.<br />

HELEN HAyES<br />

On April 25, 2011 the Postal<br />

Ser-vice issued a HELEN HAYES<br />

commemorative stamp (Forever<br />

priced at 44 cents), in one design<br />

in a pressure-sensitive adhesive<br />

pane of 20 stamps. With this<br />

stamp, the U.S. Postal Service<br />

honors Helen Hayes (1900–<br />

1993), who justly deserved the<br />

title “First Lady of the American<br />

Theater” for her radiant presence<br />

on Broadway for much of the 20th<br />

Century. She gave memorable and<br />

award-winning performances on<br />

radio, film and television.<br />

GREGORy PECK –<br />

LEGENDS OF HOLLyWOOD<br />

The 17th stamp in the Legends<br />

of Hollywood series honors Gregory<br />

Peck (1916–2003), one of<br />

America’s most respected actors.<br />

Peck’s own favorite role, and the<br />

one for which he is most remembered,<br />

is Atticus Finch in To Kill a<br />

Mockingbird (1962). The stamp<br />

was made available on April 28,<br />

2011.<br />

MERCURy PROJECT<br />

MESSENGER MISSION<br />

The MERCuRY PRoJECT stamp<br />

depicts Alan Shepard, the Mercury<br />

capsule Freedom 7 and the<br />

Redstone launching rocket. The<br />

MESSENGER MISSIoN stamp depicts<br />

the Messenger spacecraft in<br />

orbit around the planet Mercury.<br />

The stamp went on sale May 4,<br />

2011.<br />

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The <strong>Town</strong> of Smithtown Animal<br />

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Y O U C A N H E L P<br />

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Dakota<br />

Dakota is a four-year-old<br />

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“Dakota” needs to<br />

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Y O U C A N H E L P<br />

Little Shelter Needs Your Help<br />

Life begins so sweet<br />

and innocently. It is<br />

meant to be a time of<br />

growth, exploration, and<br />

learning about the world<br />

around you. Unfortunately<br />

for six baby kittens,<br />

their life was almost<br />

over shortly after it had<br />

begun. On a trip to the<br />

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pile of garbage that<br />

should not have been<br />

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and sludge of the dumpster to find<br />

the source of the little voices.<br />

Eventually he located them – they<br />

weren’t frolicking in the trash<br />

looking for food – they were huddled<br />

inside a wet box – their little<br />

bodies cold, hungry and crying<br />

for their mother who was<br />

nowhere in sight. It seems that<br />

some heartless person had put<br />

them there, and if not for the kind<br />

gentleman whose persistence<br />

saved their lives, they surely<br />

would have died.<br />

Upon arrival at Little Shelter,<br />

these lucky little babies underwent<br />

a thorough medical examination<br />

and found that not only<br />

were they starving, they were also<br />

covered in lice and extremely dehydrated.<br />

Treatment began, which<br />

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course some good old nourishment!<br />

But the care didn’t stop<br />

there! At just a couple of weeks<br />

old, these kittens were unable to<br />

eat on their own, and with no<br />

momma, they would require bottle<br />

feeding every 3-4 hours. One<br />

look into their little faces and Little<br />

Shelter’s vet tech, Maryanne,<br />

knew what she had to do – she<br />

opened her heart and her home<br />

and committed to sleepless nights,<br />

to ensure these sextuplets would<br />

receive everything they needed to<br />

grow into bouncing, playful kitties.<br />

Now at 4-weeks-old, the babies<br />

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getting all the love and TLC that<br />

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Unfortunately this is just the beginning<br />

of kitten season and stories<br />

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they need your help!<br />

They desperately need<br />

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Imagine the reward of<br />

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HEALTH VIEWS by Gregory R. Thomaier, D.C.,C.C.S.P.<br />

This article is part of an ongoing series presented in order to bring you the very best and latest<br />

information about exercise, health and diet.<br />

Headaches<br />

(part II of III)<br />

MigRAiNE HEADACHES<br />

each year, about 25 million<br />

people in the u.S. experience<br />

migraine headaches, and about<br />

75% are women. Migraines are<br />

intense and throbbing<br />

headaches that are often associated<br />

with nausea and sensitivity<br />

to light or noise. they can<br />

last from as little as a few hours<br />

to as long as a few days. Many<br />

of those who suffer from migraines<br />

experience visual symptoms<br />

called an “aura” just prior<br />

to an attack that is often described<br />

as seeing flashing lights<br />

or that everything takes on a<br />

dream-like appearance.<br />

Migraine sufferers usually<br />

have their first attack before age<br />

30 and they tend to run in families,<br />

supporting the notion that<br />

there is a genetic component to<br />

them. Some people have attacks<br />

several times a month;<br />

others have less than one a<br />

year. Most people find that migraine<br />

attacks occur less frequently<br />

and become less severe<br />

as they get older.<br />

Migraine headaches are<br />

caused by a constriction of the<br />

blood vessels in the brain, followed<br />

by a dilation of blood vessels.<br />

during the constriction of<br />

the blood vessels there is a decrease<br />

in blood flow, which is<br />

what leads to the visual symptoms<br />

that many people experience.<br />

even in people who don’t<br />

experience the classic migraine<br />

aura, most of them can tell that<br />

an attack is immanent. once the<br />

blood vessels dilate, there is a<br />

rapid increase in blood pressure<br />

inside the head. It is this increased<br />

pressure that leads to<br />

the pounding headache. each<br />

time the heart beats it sends another<br />

shock wave through the<br />

carotid arteries in the neck up<br />

into the brain.<br />

there are many theories<br />

about why the blood vessels<br />

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one knows for sure. What we do<br />

know is that there are a number<br />

of things that can trigger migraines,<br />

such as lack of sleep,<br />

stress, flickering lights, strong<br />

odors, changing weather<br />

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headaches by making some<br />

lifestyle changes.<br />

CluSTER HEADACHES<br />

cluster headaches are typically<br />

very short in duration, excruciating<br />

headaches, usually<br />

felt on one side of the head behind<br />

the eyes. cluster<br />

headaches affect about 1 million<br />

people in the united <strong>St</strong>ates and,<br />

unlike migraines, are much<br />

more common in men. this is<br />

the only type of headache that<br />

tends to occur at night. the reason<br />

that they are called ‘cluster’<br />

headaches is that they tend to<br />

occur one to four times per day<br />

over a period of several days.<br />

After one cluster of headaches<br />

is over, it may be months or<br />

even years, before they occur<br />

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to a dilation of the blood<br />

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F I N A N C I A L S A V V Y<br />

by Scott Posner, CFP, A.A.M.S.<br />

Many people depend on certificates<br />

of deposit (CDs) to provide<br />

extra income. Yet CD rates<br />

have been fairly low for a while.<br />

In recent months, in fact, oneyear<br />

CDs were paying about<br />

0.5%, two-year CDs topped out<br />

at around 1%, and five-year CDs<br />

paid in the 2% to 2.3% range.<br />

Those rates are scanty enough,<br />

but they can seem even lower in<br />

an economic environment<br />

marked by rising food and gas<br />

prices.<br />

Before you consider alternatives,<br />

keep in mind that CDs still<br />

offer a key advantage: safety of<br />

principal. The Federal Deposit Insurance<br />

Corporation (FDIC) typically<br />

insures CDs up to<br />

$250,000. And since CDs are<br />

relatively short-term in nature,<br />

MONEY MATTERS:<br />

Investing Beyond Short-term CDs<br />

you don’t have to worry about<br />

locking away that money for<br />

long periods of time. So there<br />

can be a place for CDs in the<br />

fixed-income portion of your<br />

portfolio.<br />

However, during times such as<br />

these, you might consider looking<br />

at additional options, keeping<br />

in mind that, when seeking<br />

greater income, you’ll likely be<br />

taking on more risk. Let’s consider<br />

a few alternatives:<br />

• Fixed Annuities<br />

Many people buy fixed annuities<br />

to supplement their retirement<br />

income. But most annuities<br />

also allow you to take up to 10%<br />

of your account value each year<br />

without penalty. Plus, the interest<br />

rate you receive on a fixed annuity<br />

may be more competitive<br />

than that currently paid by a CD.<br />

Keep in mind, though, that annuities<br />

are not backed by FDIC insurance,<br />

and any guarantees are<br />

backed solely by the paying ability<br />

of the insurance company.<br />

Additionally, early or excessive<br />

withdrawals may be subject to<br />

penalties. If you believe a fixed<br />

annuity might be appropriate for<br />

your situation, speak with your<br />

financial advisor.<br />

continued on facing page<br />

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F I N A N C I A L S A V V Y<br />

continued<br />

• Bond Ladders<br />

If appropriate for your situation,<br />

you can potentially gain<br />

extra income through a strategy<br />

known as a bond “ladder.” To<br />

build a ladder, you buy several<br />

bonds with varying maturities –<br />

short-, intermediate- and longterm.<br />

Once you’ve constructed<br />

your ladder, you could gain<br />

some advantage in various interest<br />

rate environments. When<br />

market rates are low, you’ll still<br />

have your longer-term bonds<br />

earning higher interest rates. And<br />

when market rates rise, you can<br />

reinvest your maturing short-term<br />

bonds at the higher rates. But if<br />

you need income in addition to<br />

your regular interest payments,<br />

you can get it from the maturing<br />

bonds. Unlike CDs, however,<br />

bonds are not covered by FDIC<br />

insurance and are subject to<br />

credit risks. Bonds are also subject<br />

to interest rate risk: When interest<br />

rates rise, bond prices<br />

generally fall, and you may lose<br />

some or all of your principal if<br />

you sell your bond prior to maturity.<br />

But by holding your bonds<br />

until maturity, you can avoid loss<br />

of principal, assuming the issuer<br />

doesn’t default.<br />

• Dividend-paying <strong>St</strong>ocks<br />

Some companies have paid –<br />

and increased – their stock dividends<br />

for many years now. If you<br />

don’t need the dividends to<br />

boost your cash flow, you can<br />

reinvest them to help boost your<br />

ownership stake. However, companies<br />

can reduce or discontinue<br />

their dividends at any time, and<br />

since stock prices fluctuate, you<br />

risk losing some or all of your<br />

principal.<br />

By exploring alternatives to<br />

short-term CDs, you may find<br />

other appropriate investments<br />

that may better position you to<br />

reach your financial goals – so<br />

look around to see what’s available<br />

in the financial marketplace.<br />

Editor’s Note:<br />

Money Matters is a monthly feature written by Scott Posner, CFP, A.A.M.S., an investment<br />

representative with Edward Jones Investments. This 130-year-old firm has over 10,000 offices<br />

around the world with one here in town at 542 North Country Road in the old <strong>St</strong>.<br />

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topics for future columns, call 862-2020.<br />

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OUR TOWN • MAY 2011


submitted by Lawrence Glazer,<br />

CLu, ChFC, LuTCF<br />

You can’t watch television or read a newspaper<br />

without being reminded of the uncertain<br />

times we’re in. Disappearing jobs, disturbing<br />

stock market losses – we don’t need to tell<br />

you, it’s rough out there.<br />

This has made retirement planning more<br />

complicated than ever. From October 2007 to<br />

last December, the market lost nearly $3 trillion<br />

in retirement savings. 1 Many who were<br />

counting on their 401(k)s don’t even read their<br />

account statements anymore.<br />

The Truth About Social Security<br />

But other factors have muddied the waters<br />

for mapping a course toward retirement. People<br />

are living longer. An American born in<br />

1955 was expected to live to age 69, on average.<br />

Forty years later, life expectancy was 76. 2<br />

This is good news; but, we need to prepare for<br />

more years of retirement.<br />

continued on facing page<br />

– 68 –<br />

F I N A N C I A L S A V V Y<br />

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F I N A N C I A L S A V V Y<br />

continued<br />

And, if you thought Social Security<br />

would take care of you,<br />

think again. Last year, the maximum<br />

monthly benefit was<br />

$2,1853 – not enough for many<br />

of you to live comfortably.<br />

While there are no easy solutions,<br />

the purchase of a life insurance<br />

policy can guarantee 4 the<br />

protection of your loved ones<br />

and additionally supplement<br />

your retirement savings, 5 if the<br />

death benefit is no longer<br />

needed.<br />

Leaving a Legacy<br />

Life insurance’s primary purpose<br />

is to provide guaranteed<br />

death benefit protection, which<br />

can provide a tax-free legacy to<br />

your loved ones. But, permanent<br />

life also carries many living benefits.<br />

Cash value is money that<br />

accumulates within the policy,<br />

tax deferred. This means you do<br />

not pay taxes on any of the accumulation<br />

within the policy. In<br />

addition, you can access that<br />

money tax free though policy<br />

loans. 5,6 These same funds can<br />

also be used for college expenses,<br />

as collateral for a small<br />

business loan, or any other happily<br />

anticipated or unexpected<br />

event.<br />

In addition to the death benefit<br />

protection provided by life insurance,<br />

it can also be used to supplement<br />

your retirement income.<br />

As such, it can be a vital piece of<br />

the complex puzzle of retirement<br />

planning.<br />

1 Urban Institute, Fact Sheet on Retirement<br />

Policy, “How Is the Recession Affecting<br />

Older Workers?” Dec. 2009,<br />

Richard W. Johnson, www. retirement-<br />

Policy.org.<br />

2 Voice of America, “U.S. Life Expectancy<br />

Hits New High,” Sept. 17, 2007.<br />

3 Fast Facts and Figures About Social Security,<br />

2008, SSA Publication No. 13-<br />

11785. Released Aug. 2008, page 2.<br />

4 Guarantees backed by the claims-paying<br />

ability of the issuer.<br />

5 Loans against your policy accrue interest<br />

and decrease the death benefit and cash<br />

value by the amount of the outstanding<br />

loan and interest; withdrawals reduce<br />

the available death benefit.<br />

6 If your life insurance policy is paid up<br />

and your need for a death benefit decreases.<br />

Editor’s Note:<br />

Lawrence Glazer, CLu, ChFC, LuTCF, a<br />

<strong>St</strong>. <strong>James</strong> resident, is a New York Life Insurance<br />

Company Agent and can provide<br />

additional information on insurance and<br />

other financial products that can be used<br />

to help you prepare for the future. For<br />

more information call him at 391-3490.<br />

Neither New York Life, nor its agents,<br />

provides tax, legal or accounting advice.<br />

Please consult your own tax, legal or accounting<br />

professional before making any<br />

decisions.<br />

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y Jim Winter<br />

You’ve bought that shiny new<br />

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and are ready to hit the open<br />

road. But what else can you do<br />

to help protect yourself? Wear<br />

the right gear – an approved helmet,<br />

face or eye protection and<br />

protective clothing.<br />

Helmet<br />

Accidents can happen to anyone.<br />

According to the Motorcycle<br />

Safety Foundation<br />

(MSF-USA), one of every five<br />

motorcycle accidents results in<br />

head or neck injuries. These injuries<br />

can be reduced by wearing<br />

an approved helmet.<br />

There are two primary types of<br />

helmets – three-quarters and full<br />

face. They provide different levels<br />

of coverage. To make sure<br />

you get the most protection from<br />

your helmet, make sure it meets<br />

– 70 –<br />

H I G H W A Y S A F E T Y<br />

Motorcycles – Riding With the Right Gear<br />

U.S. Department of Transportation<br />

and state standards, that it<br />

fits snugly all the way around<br />

and that it has no obvious defects<br />

such as cracks, loose<br />

padding or frayed straps. Whatever<br />

type of helmet you chose,<br />

be sure to keep it fastened securely<br />

while riding or it may fly<br />

off your head in an accident.<br />

Eye and face protection<br />

Wind, dust, dirt, rain, insects<br />

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a<br />

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one will<br />

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protect your eyes if you’re not<br />

wearing a face shield.<br />

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H I G H W A Y S A F E T Y<br />

continued<br />

• Be resistant to penetration<br />

• Afford a clear view to either<br />

side<br />

• Fasten securely so it won’t<br />

blow off<br />

• Allow air to pass through to alleviate<br />

fogging<br />

• Permit enough room for sunglasses<br />

or eyeglasses if needed<br />

cold, you may not be able to<br />

control your motorcycle as well.<br />

There are plenty of things on<br />

the highway that can cause you<br />

trouble. Making sure you have<br />

the right gear will help ensure<br />

that you have adequate protection<br />

should an accident occur.<br />

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Agent, located at 320 Lake Avenue in <strong>St</strong>.<br />

<strong>James</strong>. He has over 30 years experience<br />

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Protective clothing<br />

The right clothing will help<br />

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Jacket and pants should cover<br />

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Boots or shoes should<br />

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L E G A L - E A S E<br />

by Joseph A. Bollhofer, Esq.<br />

Buying a house is never an easy<br />

thing. Buying your first house can<br />

be especially trying. First, of<br />

course, you must determine your<br />

price range and approximately<br />

how much of a mortgage you can<br />

afford. Having a “pre-qualification”<br />

letter from a lender will help<br />

to show that you are a serious<br />

buyer. However, it is no guarantee<br />

that you will obtain the mortgage<br />

commitment.<br />

This is not meant to instruct you<br />

as to how to obtain a mortgage, or<br />

how to estimate the size of the<br />

mortgage for which you might<br />

qualify. Rather, this will simply be<br />

an overview of important considerations<br />

and what you are entitled<br />

to expect in a typical real estate<br />

purchase.<br />

First, KNOW THE MARKET as<br />

well as anyone. Read real estate<br />

periodicals, such as newspapers.<br />

Research your target geographic<br />

areas on line. Contact multiple<br />

real estate brokers. Go out on your<br />

own, on weekends and weekdays.<br />

Make sure you have a good understanding<br />

regarding what it might<br />

take to make a house suitable for<br />

your purposes. Make sure you investigate<br />

property taxes (town assessor’s<br />

office), schools and the<br />

general neighborhood. If there is<br />

vacant land nearby, find out who<br />

owns it and how it is zoned. Consider<br />

contacting the local building<br />

and planning departments to find<br />

out if there are any proposals for<br />

How to Buy a Home<br />

construction.<br />

Once you have made an offer<br />

that is accepted, a contract will be<br />

prepared. Before contract signing,<br />

make sure you have made a thorough<br />

inspection of the house so<br />

that any necessary repairs can be<br />

negotiated. Most buyers do hire an<br />

expert to do an inspection precontract.<br />

Make sure you hire a<br />

lawyer you can rely upon. This is<br />

no place to skimp. If the purchase<br />

is new construction, be aware of<br />

“options” (upgrades) that are not<br />

included in the base price, and get<br />

prices before you sign a contract.<br />

You should expect that, in the<br />

typical resale, the seller will be responsible<br />

to make sure that all of<br />

the mechanical systems and appliances<br />

will be in working order and<br />

the roof and basement free of<br />

leaks at the time of closing. It is<br />

only in rare instances that the<br />

seller will be responsible for any<br />

problems that are discovered after<br />

closing.<br />

The typical contract is subject to<br />

an inspection to determine<br />

whether there are any wood destroying<br />

insects or resultant damage.<br />

The seller usually has the<br />

option of treating the condition<br />

and repairing any damage or declining<br />

to do so and refunding the<br />

contract deposit. You can expect<br />

that you will have to pay five to<br />

ten percent of the purchase price<br />

upon signing the contract. This deposit<br />

will be held in escrow by the<br />

seller’s attorney until the closing.<br />

The typical time frame from<br />

contract to closing is approximately<br />

60 days. During this time,<br />

a title search will be done to insure<br />

that the sellers have “clear”<br />

title and you will usually have 45<br />

days within which to obtain a<br />

mortgage commitment. Lenders<br />

usually attach various conditions<br />

to the mortgage commitment, and<br />

it is important that throughout the<br />

process you cooperate and respond<br />

timely to all requests that<br />

the lender makes. If you do not<br />

obtain a mortgage commitment<br />

within the time frame allowed by<br />

the contract, the seller may cancel<br />

the contract and return your deposit.<br />

However, if it is shown that<br />

you did not obtain a commitment<br />

because of your failure to truthfully<br />

and diligently cooperate in<br />

that process, your contract deposit<br />

could be in jeopardy.<br />

Some lenders will give you the<br />

option to “lock in” your interest<br />

rate. I recommend that you do not<br />

lock in any interest rate without<br />

first consulting with your lawyer<br />

so that you can be assured that the<br />

closing will take place before the<br />

lock in period expires.<br />

Lenders are required to give you<br />

a “good faith estimate” of your<br />

closing costs within three business<br />

days after you apply for the mortgage.<br />

Often I find that clients who<br />

simply look for the cheapest deal<br />

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continued on facing page<br />

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L E G A L - E A S E<br />

continued<br />

or two from someone you trust<br />

who has had a good experience<br />

with a lender.<br />

While the purchaser of a newly<br />

constructed home is entitled to<br />

certain minimal warranties under<br />

New York law, no such law exists<br />

in New York. New York does have<br />

a “Property Condition Disclosure<br />

Act” that applies to sales of used<br />

homes, but sellers can easily decline<br />

to provide the disclosure by<br />

giving a $500. credit to purchasers.<br />

Since $500. in the<br />

scheme of things is not a lot of<br />

money, virtually every seller gives<br />

a credit rather than the disclosure.<br />

This means that after closing, the<br />

seller has no liability for any problem<br />

that is discovered unless a<br />

buyer can prove that the seller<br />

fraudulently concealed the problem.<br />

At the closing, the deed is exchanged<br />

for the purchase price<br />

and the buyer reimburses the<br />

seller for any fuel oil, pre-paid<br />

property taxes, common charges<br />

and any other minor applicable<br />

adjustments. Occasionally, the<br />

seller will not be able to move out<br />

before the closing, and the contract<br />

typically provides for the<br />

seller to stay in the house for a few<br />

days after closing under a written<br />

agreement where money is held in<br />

escrow to make sure that everything<br />

is okay after the seller finally<br />

moves out.<br />

Although a house purchase is<br />

always a significant change in<br />

someone’s life, knowing what to<br />

expect goes a long way in making<br />

the process run smoothly.<br />

While this summary addresses<br />

the main concerns involved in<br />

purchasing a home, each purchase<br />

varies. Therefore, it is<br />

strongly recommended that you<br />

obtain the advice of an attorney<br />

before signing any document.<br />

Copyright 2011 Joseph A. Bollhofer, Esq.<br />

Editor’s Note:<br />

Joseph A. Bollhofer, Esq., is an attorney<br />

who practices law in the areas of elder<br />

law, Medicaid, estate and business<br />

planning and administration, and real<br />

estate. He is a member of the National<br />

Academy of Elder Law Attorneys, and of<br />

the Elder Law, Real Property, and<br />

Surrogate’s Court Committees of the<br />

Suffolk County Bar Association and of the<br />

Elder Law and Real Property Law Sections<br />

of the New York <strong>St</strong>ate Bar Association.<br />

He has been serving area residents since<br />

1985 and is admitted to practice law in<br />

New York and New Jersey. His office is<br />

located at 291 Lake Ave., <strong>St</strong>. <strong>James</strong>, <strong>NY</strong>.<br />

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L E G A L - E A S E<br />

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Long-term care insurance is designed<br />

to pay expenses incurred<br />

for the care of elderly persons<br />

who need assistance with daily<br />

activities such as meals, daily hygiene<br />

and proper control of intake<br />

of medications. Long-term care<br />

insurance pays for said costs if the<br />

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in an assisted living facility and/or<br />

a nursing home.<br />

The purpose of purchasing<br />

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elderly person will not be denied<br />

long-term care services for financial<br />

reasons because the insurance<br />

policy will pay for the<br />

services or a substantial share of<br />

the services. The second purpose<br />

is to avoid the need to use all of<br />

the elder’s assets to pay for longterm<br />

care such that the elder can<br />

leave his or her hard-earned assets<br />

to a spouse and/or his or her children.<br />

There are various types of longterm<br />

care services for which insurance<br />

is available as are described<br />

below:<br />

• Adult Day Care at a local facility<br />

for persons living at home<br />

who would otherwise be unsupervised<br />

at home during the day<br />

at which social and recreational<br />

services are provided;<br />

• Assisted Living Facility which<br />

provides assistance to persons<br />

who are unable to perform some<br />

activities of daily living or have<br />

some cognitive impairment but<br />

do not need full nursing home<br />

care;<br />

• Home Health Care which typically<br />

provides skilled nursing<br />

care and speech, physical or occupational<br />

therapy at the elder’s<br />

home;<br />

• Hospice Care provides for persons<br />

who are terminally ill or<br />

have a life expectancy of six<br />

months or less;<br />

• Nursing Home Care provides<br />

assistance with activities of daily<br />

living, including assistance with<br />

bathing, toiletry, dressing and<br />

eating.<br />

Long-term care policies are<br />

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Editor’s Note:<br />

John L. Belford, Jr., Esq., has been<br />

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H E A L T H N O T E S<br />

Pictured at the ribbon-cutting (L-R) are: patient Doug Cody, staff members: Nicole Berry, Denise Napolitano, Jodie Kiss, Susann<br />

Cuccia, Pat Miller, Dr. Hope Miller, Dr. Marc Taczanowski; elected officials Supervisor Patrick Vecchio, <strong>Town</strong> Clerk<br />

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Grand Open House attended by<br />

over 100 guests. In the morning,<br />

Smithtown <strong>Town</strong> Supervisor<br />

Patrick Vecchio and Smithtown<br />

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ribbon-cutting. “It’s nice to<br />

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see businesses in Smithtown<br />

growing over the years and it is<br />

impressive how sports treatments<br />

have advanced,” said Supervisor<br />

Vecchio.<br />

Afterwards, guests were invited<br />

for refreshments and to participate<br />

in some of the<br />

demonstrations given by Dr.<br />

Marc Taczanowski and Dr. Hope<br />

Miller, founders of the practice in<br />

2004. “Today, is an exciting day<br />

for us and I think our patients<br />

were excited to see what we can<br />

offer in our expanded facility,”<br />

said Dr. Hope. “We pride ourselves<br />

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continued on facing page


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H E A L T H N O T E S<br />

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H E A L T H N O T E S<br />

by Catherine A. Kenny<br />

Every generation struggles in its<br />

own way. The baby boomer generation<br />

has been undergoing a lot<br />

of pressure and hardships lately. A<br />

lot of this comes from being in<br />

what is described as the sandwich<br />

generation. They are caught between<br />

caring for their children<br />

and their elderly parents, while<br />

maintaining their full-time jobs.<br />

For the last 5-10 years many have<br />

been struggling to do so. Now a<br />

new problem has been brought<br />

forth. They, themselves are aging.<br />

While their children are off to college<br />

or perhaps starting their own<br />

lives, mom and dad will be planning<br />

their retirement. However,<br />

many will not be able to retire for<br />

another 5-10 years. So they continue<br />

to work. There is one more<br />

generation that also needs accounting<br />

for, that is the parents of<br />

Caring for One Generation to the Next<br />

the baby boomers. Since their<br />

sons/daughters have to continue<br />

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someone there to care for them.<br />

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According to the Alzheimer’s<br />

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Alzheimer’s patients is the rapidly<br />

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Caregivers can be identified as<br />

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disabled individuals that still reside<br />

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the number of job opportunities<br />

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continued on page 98<br />

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H E A L T H N O T E S<br />

by Dr. Linda M. Bocchichio<br />

Many patients find their way to<br />

the chiropractor’s office because<br />

they have some back or neck discomfort<br />

or pain. Sometimes this<br />

pain flares up suddenly. Other<br />

times the discomfort is insidious,<br />

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their backs. By lifting improperly,<br />

sitting for too long<br />

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While back trouble may have<br />

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your body – the muscles that keep<br />

you aligned and erect. By resolving<br />

back pain through quality chiropractic<br />

care you can put your<br />

muscles in top condition. By<br />

Preventative Back Care<br />

using your back and neck muscles<br />

intelligently you can, with routine<br />

chiropractic care, help prevent future<br />

flareups and “beat” back<br />

pain.<br />

<strong>St</strong>anding: Work on maintaining<br />

a natural pelvic tilt. Posture:<br />

head up, back straight and relaxed<br />

shoulders, even stomach,<br />

tightened buttock tucked under<br />

and knees slightly flexed.<br />

Sitting: Avoid too much of it!<br />

Avoid low soft chairs! When<br />

driving, move the car seat forward<br />

to achieve a natural<br />

aligned position.<br />

Bending: Use your knees,<br />

never bend from the waist.<br />

Playtime: <strong>St</strong>rengthen your<br />

back muscles with bilateral<br />

sports, like walking, bicycling<br />

and swimming.<br />

Relaxing: Give your spine a<br />

rest! Lie on your back with knees<br />

flexed higher than your hip.<br />

Take care of your spine, it’s the<br />

only one you’ve got.<br />

Editor’s Note:<br />

Dr. Linda M. Bocchichio is a chiropractor<br />

practicing at 105 Lake Avenue So.<br />

in Nesconset. She is the founder of the<br />

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OUR TOWN • MAY 2011<br />

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275 Moriches Road, <strong>St</strong>. <strong>James</strong>, <strong>NY</strong> 11780 • Fax: (631) 862-6456


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C E L E B R A T I O N S<br />

Rannazzisi / Duddleston<br />

Exchange Vows<br />

Jaclyn Rannazzisi and Benjamin<br />

Duddleston were<br />

united in matrimony on Saturday,<br />

December 18, 2010 at<br />

<strong>St</strong>s. Philip & <strong>James</strong> R.C.<br />

Church in <strong>St</strong>. <strong>James</strong>. The Nuptial<br />

Mass was concelebrated<br />

by the bride’s brother Fr. Gregory<br />

Rannazzisi and Fr. Anthony<br />

<strong>St</strong>anganelli, Pastor of<br />

<strong>St</strong>s. Philip & <strong>James</strong> Church.<br />

The Maid of Honor was Jaclyn’s<br />

sister-in-law Tracy Rannazzisi<br />

and the Best Man was<br />

the groom’s childhood friend<br />

Devan Whitaker. The bridesmaids<br />

were Jessica Magri<br />

Sanders, Katie Lynch, Meredith<br />

Jorgensen Cooke and Sara<br />

Kraft. The groomsmen were<br />

Dustin Mertiff, Gregory Duddleston,<br />

Brian Woods and<br />

<strong>St</strong>ephen Rannazzisi. A wonderful<br />

evening of dining and<br />

dancing followed at the Bellport<br />

Country Club.<br />

Best wishes for a lifetime of<br />

love from your parents, Noel Jaclyn and Benjamin Duddleston<br />

and <strong>St</strong>ephen Rannazzisi, of<br />

<strong>St</strong>. <strong>James</strong> and Linda Duddleston of Interlaken, <strong>NY</strong>, and your many family<br />

and friends.<br />

Alexandra DeGiorgio<br />

Happy Birthday<br />

Special birthday wishes go out<br />

to Alexandra DeGiorgio, of <strong>St</strong>.<br />

<strong>James</strong>, who celebrated her 6th<br />

birthday on May 10, 2011.<br />

Alexandra, a kindergartner at<br />

Mills Pond Elementary, celebrated<br />

with her friends at a party at U-<br />

Bounce. She also celebrated with<br />

her family at home.<br />

Alexandra, who loves to dance,<br />

play basketball and attends pageants,<br />

is wished a very happy<br />

birthday and much love from her<br />

Mommy, Daddy and big sister<br />

Ashley.<br />

We join with Alexandra’s family<br />

and friends in wishing her a very<br />

happy 6th birthday.<br />

the UniqUe boUtiqUe<br />

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OUR TOWN • MAY 2011<br />

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C E L E B R A T I O N S<br />

Once Upon A Time.... In <strong>St</strong>. <strong>James</strong><br />

The following story could<br />

best be described as a fairy tate<br />

about a girl named Julie DeSimone<br />

and a boy named Andrew<br />

Larsen. Both were born<br />

and raised in our little hamlet<br />

of <strong>St</strong>. <strong>James</strong>. They first crossed<br />

paths as six year olds in Mrs.<br />

Goldberg’s first grade class at<br />

<strong>St</strong>. <strong>James</strong> Elementary School.<br />

What an exciting year it was<br />

as the class prepared for their<br />

first play entitled “The Glum<br />

Princess!” With proud parents<br />

beaming, the performance took<br />

place in the spring of 1987.<br />

Julie was cast as the Queen and<br />

Andy as the King. And so began<br />

the story of a friendship that no<br />

one could ever guess would<br />

lead to a true happy ending.<br />

The middle and high school<br />

years followed and then off to<br />

college – Julie to Boston College<br />

then to the University of<br />

Pennsylvania School of Dental<br />

Medicine and a wonderful career<br />

as an Implant Specialist;<br />

Andy off to the University of<br />

Connecticut and then a successful<br />

career as a golf professional.<br />

In 2007 the wedding of mutual<br />

friends would bring Julie<br />

and Andy together again, and<br />

as they say, the rest is history!<br />

In November 2009, Andy<br />

proposed to Julie by spelling<br />

out “will you marry me” in<br />

Christmas lights! And then on<br />

November 6, 2010 their beautiful<br />

wedding took place at <strong>St</strong>y.<br />

Philip and <strong>James</strong> Church, officiated<br />

by Deacon Martin Mcintosh,<br />

the groom’s uncle. Andy’s<br />

best man, Chuck Ruff, has been<br />

his best friend since the 7th<br />

grade; and by Julie’s side stood<br />

her maid of honor and life-long<br />

friend, Rebecca Mowl, who incidentally<br />

played the part of<br />

Julie and Andy’s daughter, the<br />

Princess, in that first grade play<br />

so many years<br />

ago!<br />

Julie and Andy<br />

now reside in East<br />

Northport, but the<br />

most happy memories<br />

of family,<br />

friends and life in<br />

<strong>St</strong>. <strong>James</strong> will be<br />

with them always!<br />

Julie and<br />

Andrew Larsen<br />

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OuR TOWN • ST. JAMES<br />

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OuR TOWN• ST. JAMES<br />

359 Lake Avenue<br />

<strong>St</strong>. <strong>James</strong>, Ny 11780<br />

THE SMITHTOWN<br />

TEACHERS’ ASSOCIATION<br />

held a fundraiser<br />

to raise money<br />

to help find a cure for<br />

Cystic Fibrosis<br />

there is no fee for this service.<br />

For further information please call<br />

862-9849<br />

OUR TOWN • MAY 2011


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S P R I N G E G G H U N T<br />

14th Annual Spring Egg Hunt<br />

Was A Hopping Success<br />

The <strong>St</strong>. <strong>James</strong> Chamber of Commerce’s 15th annual<br />

Spring Egg Hunt was EGG-citing with children<br />

hopping down (splashing down) to Deepwells Farm<br />

County Park in <strong>St</strong>. <strong>James</strong> on Saturday, April 23,<br />

2011. The weather didn’t cooperate this year, but<br />

that didn’t stop the over 120 children who turned<br />

out for this annual event. 1,200 eggs, some with<br />

special prizes, were scattered inside Deepwells.<br />

Megan Shutka, while working towards her Girl<br />

Scout Gold Award, initiated the idea of the Spring<br />

Egg Hunt for children 1 to 10 years of age. In the<br />

past she has come back from college and the U.S.<br />

Navy to officiate over the event each year. This year<br />

she was unable to attend as she is serving our country.<br />

However, her Mom, Meg Shutka (Eddie’s Power<br />

Equipment), stepped in as the Easter Bunny greeting<br />

all the children with candy and posing for pictures.<br />

continued on facing page<br />

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S P R I N G E G G H U N T<br />

A Special Thank You...<br />

...goes out to Linda Cherney (Capital<br />

One Bank), chairman of the event;<br />

Scott Posner (Edward Jones Investments)<br />

for M.C.ing the event; chamber<br />

president Larry Glazer (New York<br />

Life), for getting the word out; and to<br />

bunny helpers: Denise Davis (Art Pix<br />

<strong>St</strong>udio), Ruth Garthe (<strong>Our</strong> <strong>Town</strong>),<br />

William Garthe (Reliance Real Estate<br />

and Mortgage), Peter Kuhn (<strong>St</strong>. <strong>James</strong><br />

Lumber), and Catherine Salerno Amicizia,<br />

(All Island Wide Appraisal Services).<br />

The eggs were stuffed with goodies<br />

and some special eggs held grand<br />

prize slips for an assortment of goodies<br />

including gift baskets, gift certificates,<br />

toys and merchandise.<br />

continued on following page<br />

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Thank you to the following businesses<br />

who donated special prizes to<br />

make this year’s Egg Hunt even more<br />

spectacular.<br />

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S P R I N G E G G H U N T<br />

14th Annual Spring Egg Hunt Was A Hopping Success<br />

PLEASE SuPPoRT<br />

THESE BuSINESSES:<br />

Access Intelligence Group<br />

Art Pix <strong>St</strong>udio<br />

Best Pool Service<br />

Capital One Bank<br />

Crumb Belles<br />

DeBarbieri Associates<br />

DeBlasio Capo Design Build<br />

Ecolin Jewelers<br />

Eddie’s Power Equipment<br />

Edible Arrangements<br />

of <strong>St</strong>ony Brook<br />

Edward Jones Investments<br />

Larry Glazer - New york Life<br />

Harbor Hill Dental<br />

Julies Home & Garden Accessories<br />

King Kullen Supermarket<br />

The Little Gym of Smithtown<br />

Mr. Softee - David Keller<br />

My Gym Children’s Fitness<br />

Ocean’s Bounty Seafood<br />

<strong>Our</strong> <strong>Town</strong> - <strong>St</strong>. <strong>James</strong><br />

Reliance Real Estate & Mortgage<br />

Shaolin Self Defense Center<br />

Sound Wealth Management<br />

Group, Charles Palma<br />

<strong>St</strong>. <strong>James</strong> Dental Care<br />

<strong>St</strong>. <strong>James</strong> Florist & Gift Shop<br />

<strong>St</strong>. <strong>James</strong> Fire Department<br />

<strong>St</strong>. <strong>James</strong> Funeral Home<br />

<strong>St</strong>. <strong>James</strong> Lumber<br />

7-Eleven<br />

TD Bank<br />

Total Family Dentistry of <strong>St</strong>. <strong>James</strong><br />

photos by<br />

William J. Garthe<br />

Be sure to see all the Egg Hunt photos<br />

taken by board member William<br />

Garthe (Reliance Real Estate & Mortgage)<br />

in this issue of our <strong>Town</strong>.<br />

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P O E T ’ S C O R N E R<br />

E Pluribus Unun – (Out of May, One)<br />

by David F. McKell<br />

The Terrorist, osama Bin Laden,<br />

Resided in the town of Abbottabad.<br />

Which is located in the territory of Pakistan,<br />

Whose Capital is named lslamabad!<br />

To me, that always sounded like an omen,<br />

of bad things about to occur.<br />

But of course, I’m only an infidel,<br />

And I’m not even up on “Ben Hur.”<br />

So it wasn’t a big shock, when the newsman,<br />

Reporting from Washington, D.C.<br />

<strong>St</strong>ated that now, osama Bin Laden,<br />

Was a big part of history.<br />

He’d been shot down in a gun fight,<br />

That occurred on his palatial estate.<br />

And several other members of his team,<br />

Were also dispatched to their fate.<br />

The mission was carried out by our Navy,<br />

A select group of u.S.N. “seals.”<br />

All of the action taken was quite professional,<br />

And in conformity with Christian ideals.<br />

The report concluded with the statement,<br />

That the deceased terrorist was buried at sea.<br />

A noble gesture to him, in my opinion,<br />

And more generous than he’d be to me!<br />

But let’s not forget what osama stood for,<br />

And all his followers who are still there.<br />

Let’s stay alert to all of the dangers,<br />

That these fanatics still present everywhere.<br />

We are the united <strong>St</strong>ates, the great land of the free.<br />

Many men and women have fought and died for our Liberty.<br />

So let’s all pull together and keep our Country strong,<br />

And ask God to Bless America, as we sing it in the song!<br />

An Angel <strong>St</strong>anding There<br />

by John Taratunio, Fairfield Condos<br />

Now and then I hear a voice<br />

Spoken softly sounding strong<br />

I have to listen, I have no choice<br />

Not to do so would be so wrong.<br />

The words I hear are words of wisdom<br />

Spoken so to guide my way<br />

It doesn’t command, it gently implies<br />

In ways I feel I must obey.<br />

But as I questioned this solemn voice<br />

During my daily prayer<br />

I turned and looked around<br />

And saw an Angel standing there.<br />

Friends Are....<br />

by Sigmund Weiss<br />

Friends are like a tenement<br />

resplendent with life<br />

where children up and downstairs run<br />

as neighbors smile<br />

rays of kindness taken from the sun.<br />

Where laughter rises unrestrained<br />

as what is done<br />

is done without complaint and<br />

everywhere here and there<br />

we enjoy our lives<br />

like vapour rises toward the sun<br />

embracing each and everyone.<br />

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O B I T U A R I E S<br />

Florence A. Altmann<br />

Florence A. Altmann, of<br />

Smithtown, <strong>NY</strong>, passed away<br />

on April 9, 2011 at the age of<br />

101. Florence was one of the<br />

original members of the<br />

Rosary Altar Society of <strong>St</strong>.<br />

Patrick’s R.C. Church. She<br />

was the beloved wife of the<br />

late Edward L. Cherished<br />

mother of Edward (Dorothy)<br />

Altmann, Florence (Bill)<br />

Janovsky and Joseph (Susan).<br />

Loving grandmother of seven<br />

Florence A. Altmann<br />

and great grandmother of<br />

eight.<br />

A Funeral Mass was celebrated at <strong>St</strong> Patrick’s R.C.<br />

Church in Smithtown. Interment followed at <strong>St</strong>.<br />

Patrick’s Cemetery.<br />

Arrangements were entrusted to the professional<br />

care of The Branch Funeral Home and Vigliante family<br />

of Smithtown.<br />

Emma L. Kearney<br />

Emma L. Kearney, of <strong>St</strong>. <strong>James</strong>, passed away on<br />

April 23, 2011 at the age of 80. She was an active<br />

member of the Smithtown United Methodist Church.<br />

Wife of the late Walter. Beloved aunt of Claudia <strong>St</strong>oltz.<br />

She is also survived by many nieces and nephews.<br />

A funeral service was held on April 27, 2011. Interment<br />

took place at L.I. National Cemetery.<br />

Joseph A. LaBue<br />

Joseph A. LaBue, of Oakdale,<br />

<strong>NY</strong>, passed away on<br />

April 13, 2011 at the age of<br />

83. Proud brother of local 52<br />

IATSE since 1966. Beloved<br />

brother of Josephine Sawicki,<br />

Rose Alfieri, Frank, Anne<br />

Faivre, Mary Nuovo, and the<br />

late <strong>James</strong> and Peter. Loving<br />

uncle of 30 nieces and<br />

nephews. Cherished great<br />

uncle of 30 and great great<br />

uncle of seven.<br />

Mr. LaBue reposed at the<br />

Branch Funeral Home where<br />

Joseph A. LaBue<br />

a memorial and religious service was celebrated.<br />

The family requests donations be made to the Long<br />

Island Maritime Museum, Attention June Garben, 86<br />

West Avenue, West Sayville, <strong>NY</strong> 11796.<br />

Arrangements were entrusted to the professional<br />

care of The Branch Funeral Home and Vigliante family<br />

of Smithtown.<br />

Louis Rantz<br />

Louis Rantz, of Smithtown,<br />

passed away on April 15,<br />

2011 at the age of 98. Louis<br />

was a Loyal Life Time Member<br />

of the Moose Club, Past President<br />

of the Kiwanis, Franklyn<br />

Square and a member of the<br />

Elks Club. He was the<br />

beloved husband of the late<br />

Rose. Devoted father of Ralph<br />

(Mary Ann) and Kenneth (Cecelia).<br />

Loving grandfather of<br />

eight and great grandfather of<br />

Louis Rantz<br />

15.<br />

Mr. Rantz reposed at the Branch Funeral Home<br />

where a religious service was celebrated. Interment<br />

followed at Pinelawn Memorial Park Cemetery.<br />

Arrangements were entrusted to the professional<br />

care of The Branch Funeral Home and Vigliante family<br />

of Smithtown.<br />

George K. Tyminski<br />

George K. Tyminski, of<br />

<strong>St</strong>ony Brook, passed away<br />

peacefully on April 12, 2011<br />

at the age of 85. They Shall<br />

Not Be Forgotten proud veteran<br />

of the United <strong>St</strong>ates<br />

Army World War II. He was<br />

the beloved husband of<br />

Louise. Loving father of Carol<br />

(Robert) O’Reilly and George<br />

Tyminski, Jr. Cherished grandfather<br />

of Robert (Andrew)<br />

O’Reilly and Lori (<strong>St</strong>ephen) George K. Tyminski<br />

Reynolds. Adored great<br />

grandfather of Kayla, Meagan and Ryann. Devoted<br />

brother of Donald Tyminski and Leon Tyminski.<br />

A Funeral Mass was celebrated at <strong>St</strong>s. Philip &<br />

<strong>James</strong> R.C. Church in <strong>St</strong>. <strong>James</strong>. Interment followed at<br />

Holy Rood Cemetery.<br />

Arrangements were entrusted to the professional<br />

care of The Branch Funeral Home and Vigliante family<br />

of Smithtown.<br />

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OUR TOWN • ST. JAMES<br />

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www.ourtownstjames.com<br />

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O B I T U A R I E S<br />

Patrick T.<br />

Callanan<br />

Patrick T. Callanan, of Co. Tipperary,<br />

Thurles, Ireland, passed<br />

away on April 22, 2011. First<br />

Class <strong>St</strong>eward on original Queen<br />

Elizabeth; doorman at 993 Fifth<br />

Ave., <strong>NY</strong>C. Leaving behind his<br />

beloved Patricia, Scott and Kathi<br />

Jones. Devoted brother of<br />

Richard, John, Gerald, Andrew<br />

and the late Martin and his wife<br />

Mary. Devoted uncle of Kathleen,<br />

Eileen, Johnny and Martin.<br />

Mr. Callanan reposed at the <strong>St</strong>.<br />

<strong>James</strong> Funeral Home’s South<br />

Chapel. A Funeral Mass was held<br />

on April 26, 2011 at <strong>St</strong>s. Philip &<br />

<strong>James</strong> R.C. Church in <strong>St</strong>. <strong>James</strong>.<br />

Interment followed at <strong>St</strong>. <strong>James</strong><br />

Episcopal Cemetery.<br />

Mr. Callanan’s funeral arrangements<br />

were professionally supervised,<br />

while the Callanan family<br />

was lovingly cared for during their<br />

bereavement, by Kenneth, Kerry<br />

and Ken, Jr. – the Maher family of<br />

the <strong>St</strong>. <strong>James</strong> Funeral Home in <strong>St</strong>.<br />

<strong>James</strong>.<br />

<strong>St</strong>ephen Cea<br />

<strong>St</strong>ephen Cea, of <strong>St</strong>. <strong>James</strong>, L.I.,<br />

passed away on April 14, 2011.<br />

Cherished husband of Dolores.<br />

Loving father of Christopher, Jeffrey<br />

(Barbara) and Cynthia<br />

(Richard) Lombardi. Beloved<br />

grandfather of Alexis, <strong>St</strong>ephen,<br />

Emily, Megan, Joseph and Giovanna.<br />

Mr. Cea reposed at the <strong>St</strong>. <strong>James</strong><br />

Funeral Home’s South Chapel. A<br />

Funeral Mass as held at <strong>St</strong>s. Philip<br />

& <strong>James</strong> R.C. Church, <strong>St</strong>. <strong>James</strong>.<br />

Interment followed at Calverton<br />

National Cemetery, Calverton.<br />

Mr. Cea’s funeral arrangements<br />

were professionally supervised,<br />

while the Cea family was lovingly<br />

cared for during their bereavement,<br />

by Kenneth, Kerry and Ken,<br />

Jr. – the Maher family of the <strong>St</strong>.<br />

<strong>James</strong> Funeral Home in <strong>St</strong>. <strong>James</strong>.<br />

Lena H. DeMeo<br />

Lena H. DeMeo, of <strong>St</strong>ony<br />

Brook, L.I., passed away on April<br />

9, 2011. Beloved wife of the late<br />

Nicholas. Cherished mother of<br />

Mary Lou Betulia, Florence Tomczak,<br />

Matthew and the late Martin.<br />

Dear grandmother of 10 and<br />

great grandmother of four. Devoted<br />

sister of Ernest.<br />

Mrs. DeMeo reposed at the <strong>St</strong>.<br />

<strong>James</strong> Funeral Home’s South<br />

Chapel. A Funeral Mass was held<br />

on April 13, 2011 at <strong>St</strong>. <strong>James</strong><br />

R.C. Church in Setauket. Interment<br />

followed at Nassau Knolls<br />

Cemetery, Port Washington.<br />

Mrs. DeMeo’s funeral arrangements<br />

were professionally supervised,<br />

while the DeMeo family<br />

was lovingly cared for during their<br />

bereavement, by Kenneth, Kerry<br />

and Ken, Jr. – the Maher family of<br />

the <strong>St</strong>. <strong>James</strong> Funeral Home in <strong>St</strong>.<br />

<strong>James</strong>.<br />

Dorothy Owen<br />

Dowling<br />

Dorothy Owen Dowling, longtime<br />

resident of <strong>St</strong>. <strong>James</strong>, passed<br />

away on April 25, 2011 at the age<br />

of 84. She was an avid golfer,<br />

wonderful wife, great mother, loving<br />

grandmother and great grandmother.<br />

Cherished wife for 65<br />

years to <strong>James</strong> Edward. Loving<br />

mother of <strong>James</strong> (Judy), Douglas<br />

(Jeanne), Jeffrey (Aniela), Janet<br />

(Brett), Jean, Elizabeth (Robert),<br />

Gregory (Donna) and William<br />

(Christine). Beloved Nanny of 26<br />

and Grand Nanny of 28. Devoted<br />

aunt to many.<br />

Mrs. Dowling reposed at the <strong>St</strong>.<br />

<strong>James</strong> Funeral Home’s South<br />

Chapel. A Funeral Mass was held<br />

on April 30, 2011 at <strong>St</strong>s. Philip &<br />

<strong>James</strong> R.C. Church in <strong>St</strong>. <strong>James</strong>.<br />

Interment followed at Smithtown<br />

Landing Cemetery.<br />

Mrs. Dowling’s funeral arrangements<br />

were professionally supervised,<br />

while the Dowling family<br />

was lovingly cared for during their<br />

bereavement, by Kenneth, Kerry<br />

and Ken, Jr. – the Maher family of<br />

the <strong>St</strong>. <strong>James</strong> Funeral Home in <strong>St</strong>.<br />

<strong>James</strong>.<br />

Philip L.<br />

Van Gostein<br />

Philip L. Van Gostein, long-time<br />

resident of <strong>St</strong>. <strong>James</strong>, passed away<br />

on April 20, 2011. Retired Sergeant<br />

from New York City Police<br />

Department; Retired Senior Inspector<br />

of U.S. Customs Service;<br />

Charter Member of <strong>St</strong>s. Philip &<br />

<strong>James</strong> Knights of Columbus -<br />

Fourth Degree Knight - John Shea<br />

Assembly. Cherished husband of<br />

Faith. Loving father of Barbara<br />

Belloff, Mary Jordan, Philip,<br />

David, Catherine, William and<br />

John. Beloved grandpa of 10. Devoted<br />

brother of John Holmnund<br />

and Jean Adams.<br />

Mr. Van Gostein reposed at the<br />

<strong>St</strong>. <strong>James</strong> Funeral Home’s South<br />

Chapel. A Funeral Mass was held<br />

at <strong>St</strong>s. Philip & <strong>James</strong> R.C. Church<br />

in <strong>St</strong>. <strong>James</strong>. Interment followed at<br />

Calverton National Cemetery,<br />

Calverton.<br />

Mr. Gostein’s funeral arrangements<br />

were professionally supervised,<br />

while the Gostein family<br />

was lovingly cared for during their<br />

bereavement, by Kenneth, Kerry<br />

and Ken, Jr. – the Maher family of<br />

the <strong>St</strong>. <strong>James</strong> Funeral Home in <strong>St</strong>.<br />

<strong>James</strong>.<br />

Extra Copies of<br />

OUR TOWN<br />

ST. JAMES<br />

are available at the<br />

<strong>Our</strong> <strong>Town</strong> office<br />

359 Lake Avenue<br />

<strong>St</strong>. <strong>James</strong>, <strong>NY</strong><br />

OUR TOWN • MAY 2011


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“Personal Attention & Dignified Service-<strong>Our</strong> Continuing Tradition”<br />

<strong>St</strong>. <strong>James</strong><br />

Funeral Home, Inc.<br />

~ Home for Funerals & Cremations ~<br />

Kenneth J. Maher<br />

Owner, Licensed Manager & Director<br />

Kerry J. Maher<br />

Licensed Director<br />

Kenneth J. Maher, Jr.<br />

Licensed Director<br />

~ In Loving Memory of Aelysche M. Maher ~<br />

Locations:<br />

North Chapel<br />

South Chapel<br />

551 North Country Road 829 Middle Country Road<br />

Route 25A<br />

Route 25 - Jericho Turnpike<br />

<strong>St</strong>. <strong>James</strong><br />

<strong>St</strong>. <strong>James</strong><br />

Office: (631) 584-5200 Office: (631)-584-7200<br />

~ Pre Planning Funeral Arrangements Available ~<br />

www.stjamesfuneralhome.com<br />

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O B I T U A R I E S<br />

Edgar L. Howard<br />

Edgar L. Howard, of <strong>St</strong>ony<br />

Brook formerly of Ozone Park and<br />

Franklin Square, passed away on<br />

April 9, 2011 at the age of 102.<br />

Mr. Howard’s family were the<br />

original setters of Howard Beach<br />

in Queens County. WWII Navy<br />

Veteran. Beloved husband of the<br />

late Vivian (nee Scharkopf). Loving<br />

father of Janice Sassman and<br />

Robert (Robin). Beloved Gramps<br />

of Lisa (Jim), Debbie (Don), Nick<br />

and Matt. Loving Pop-Pop to Amy,<br />

Liam, <strong>James</strong>, Brendan and Jack.<br />

Mr. Howard reposed at the <strong>St</strong>.<br />

<strong>James</strong> Funeral Home’s South<br />

Chapel where a funeral service<br />

was held on April 13, 2011. Interment<br />

followed at Smithtown<br />

Cemetery, Smithtown.<br />

Mr. Howard’s funeral arrangements<br />

were professionally supervised<br />

by Kenneth, Kerry and Ken,<br />

Jr. – the Maher family of the <strong>St</strong>.<br />

<strong>James</strong> Funeral Home in <strong>St</strong>. <strong>James</strong>.<br />

Thomas E.<br />

McDonough<br />

Thomas E. McDonough, of<br />

Manorville, L.I. (formerly of<br />

Smithtown), passed away on April<br />

28, 2011 at the age of 83. Cherished<br />

husband of Mary. Loving father<br />

of Thomas Jr., Terri (Mike)<br />

Genova, Laura (Dennis) Broderick,<br />

Eileen (Kevin) Casey and<br />

Mary (Bob) McAleese. Beloved<br />

Popa Tom of 16.<br />

Mr. McDonough reposed at the<br />

<strong>St</strong>. <strong>James</strong> Funeral Home’s South<br />

Chapel. A Funeral Mass was held<br />

on May 2, 2011 at <strong>St</strong>. Patrick’s<br />

R.C. Church in Smithtown. Interment<br />

followed at Calverton National<br />

Cemetery.<br />

Mrs. McDonough’s funeral<br />

arrangements were professionally<br />

supervised by Kenneth, Kerry and<br />

Ken, Jr. – the Maher family of the<br />

<strong>St</strong>. <strong>James</strong> Funeral Home in <strong>St</strong>.<br />

<strong>James</strong>.<br />

John O’Berry<br />

John O’Berry passed away on<br />

January 18, 2011 at the age of 67<br />

in Kissimee, Florida. He was a<br />

longtime resident of <strong>St</strong>. <strong>James</strong><br />

until he moved his family to<br />

Kissimee, Florida where he lived<br />

until his death.<br />

John, the son of Norman (Bud)<br />

O’Berry of O’Berry’s Garage, was<br />

the proprietor of the Marina that<br />

was alongside the garage. John’s<br />

father was a historian and donated<br />

the land that the Smithtown<br />

Bay Yacht Club was built on, and<br />

was the first commodore of the<br />

Club. John was the grandson of<br />

John O’Berry one of the founders<br />

of the <strong>St</strong>. <strong>James</strong> Elementary<br />

School.<br />

He is survived by a son and<br />

daughter, Danny of Manhattan,<br />

<strong>NY</strong> and Heather of Kissimee, FL.,<br />

two grandchildren and a sister<br />

RuthAnn and brother George also<br />

of Kissimee.<br />

Burial took place in Florida on<br />

the lake that John loved and<br />

fished.<br />

Patricia A. O’Neill<br />

Patricia A. O’Neill, of Smithtown,<br />

passed away suddenly on<br />

April 18, 2011. Beloved wife of<br />

John. Loving mother of Laura<br />

(Rick) Marz, Michael and John<br />

(Jenna). Cherished Grammie of<br />

Nicole (Anthony), Kimberly,<br />

Richie (Serena), Brian, Brittany,<br />

Jack and <strong>James</strong>. Adored Great-<br />

Grammie of Anthony, RJ, Brendon<br />

and Derek. She was an active<br />

member of the Smithtown Fire<br />

Department Auxiliary.<br />

Mrs. O’Neill reposed at the <strong>St</strong>.<br />

<strong>James</strong> Funeral Home’s South<br />

Chapel where a funeral service<br />

was held on April 22, 2011. Interment<br />

followed at <strong>St</strong>. Patrick’s<br />

Cemetery, Smithtown.<br />

Mrs. O’Neill’s funeral arrangements<br />

were professionally supervised<br />

by Kenneth, Kerry and Ken,<br />

Jr. – the Maher family of the <strong>St</strong>.<br />

<strong>James</strong> Funeral Home in <strong>St</strong>. <strong>James</strong>.<br />

sgt John w. Cooke<br />

VFw Post 395<br />

half staff Program<br />

Frank todaro<br />

commander, vFW post 395<br />

When a soldier falls on the field of battle, helping to safeguard our<br />

freedom and the safety of our country, we should show the respect due<br />

by flying the flag of our nation at half-staff.<br />

If you wish to be on an email list to receive a notice to fly the flag at<br />

half staff, send your name and email address to epgaskel@optonline.net<br />

Flying the flag at half-staff can be by an individual, a business, school,<br />

fire station, library, etc... any place with a proper flagpole.<br />

DiD YOu kNOW…..?<br />

If you have a flag on a staff that is attached to a building or structure<br />

at a 45º angle, you can display it at “half-staff” in the following manner:<br />

attach a long black ribbon to the head of the staff.<br />

For further information, and to become part of the Flag Alert email<br />

program call ed Gaskell at 584-5226.<br />

OUR TOWN • MAY 2011


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T H E F I N I S H L I N E<br />

Empire College<br />

continued from page 28<br />

over 19,000 students and 60,000<br />

alumni, Empire <strong>St</strong>ate College is<br />

dedicated to enabling motivated<br />

adults, regardless of geography or<br />

life circumstance, to manage and<br />

master a rigorous program and<br />

earn a degree. Empire <strong>St</strong>ate College<br />

is the SU<strong>NY</strong> College for<br />

Adults.<br />

Caring for One Generation<br />

continued page 82<br />

that mom/dad will be safe and accounted<br />

for. By having both a positive<br />

and meaningful approach,<br />

perhaps the baby boomer generation<br />

will feel more comfortable<br />

about transitioning themselves to<br />

their next stage in life. Hopefully<br />

they will gain this confidence in<br />

knowing that there are many options<br />

for the elderly and that there<br />

will hopefully be a growing number<br />

of compassionate caregivers<br />

waiting to help.<br />

Editor’s Note:<br />

Mercy Kenny, owner of Mercy’s Homemaker<br />

& Companion Services, has been<br />

working in the healthcare field for over<br />

30 years. She has been caring for the elderly<br />

throughout her career as both a certified<br />

nursing assistant and as a home<br />

health aide. Many of which reside in her<br />

own hometown right here in <strong>St</strong>. <strong>James</strong>.<br />

You can visit her website @ MercysHC-<br />

Services.com and view what services we<br />

provide. There you will find testimonials<br />

from just a few of the many grateful families<br />

she has worked with over the years.<br />

Any questions call 584-2001.<br />

The culinary arts sometimes do<br />

not necessarily come easily for<br />

men. While guys often look forward<br />

to grilling season, cooking<br />

indoors lacks the appeal of an<br />

open fire and friends and family<br />

munching on flame-broiled delights.<br />

But cooking inside can be just<br />

as fun and rewarding as standing<br />

over the grill outdoors. Such is<br />

the case with the following<br />

recipe for "Pasta With Shrimp<br />

and Bacon" from Tucker Shaw's<br />

"Gentlemen, <strong>St</strong>art Your Ovens"<br />

(Chronicle Books).<br />

Pasta With Shrimp and Bacon<br />

Serves 4<br />

1 pound medium shrimp,<br />

uncooked<br />

1/2 pound slab bacon, diced, or<br />

4 slices bacon, snipped into<br />

pieces with scissors<br />

2 tablespoons olive oil, plus<br />

more for drizzling<br />

1/2 pound dried linguine or<br />

spaghetti<br />

1/4 cup white wine (use a decent<br />

white, an Italian Pinot<br />

Grigio, one you will drink<br />

with dinner)<br />

2 garlic cloves, smashed<br />

and diced<br />

C O O K ’ S C O R N E R<br />

Guys Can Enjoy Cooking Indoors, Too!<br />

1/2 cup grated Parmesan cheese<br />

Salt<br />

A few red pepper flakes, finely<br />

crushed (optional)<br />

A couple handfuls arugula leaves<br />

(about 2 to 3 ounces), chopped<br />

Zest and juice of 1 lemon<br />

Fill your largest pot with water<br />

and set it on high. Throw in a<br />

handful of salt, more than you<br />

think you need. Cover it and<br />

bring it to a boil. This could take<br />

20 minutes, so get this going before<br />

you pour yourself a drink.<br />

Pour the drink and prepare the<br />

shrimp: Peel and devein the<br />

shrimp by slicing straight down<br />

the back with your paring knife<br />

and scraping out that black intestine.<br />

(Note: You don't have to do<br />

this because it won't kill you to<br />

eat it, but most people do not<br />

like the veins.) Set them aside in<br />

a small bowl with a few cubes of<br />

ice on top.<br />

Put the bacon in a large saute<br />

pan over medium-high heat.<br />

Drizzle it with a little olive oil<br />

and saute it until most of the fat<br />

has rendered and the bacon becomes<br />

crispy. Remove from the<br />

heat until your water boils and<br />

you put your linguine on.<br />

Once the linguine is cooking<br />

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(it should take about 10 to 12<br />

minutes, but check the package<br />

for directions), return the saute<br />

pan to medium-high heat and<br />

add the 2 tablespoons olive oil,<br />

the wine, garlic, and red pepper<br />

flakes. Add the shrimp in a single<br />

layer. Saute for 2 minutes, then<br />

turn the shrimp and saute for 2<br />

minutes more. Reduce the heat<br />

to low. Lay the arugula over the<br />

top of the shrimp.<br />

Drain the pasta, then add to<br />

the pan, covering the arugula.<br />

Mix thoroughly, coating all the<br />

pasta and adding more olive oil<br />

if necessary. Add the lemon zest<br />

and juice and mix. Add the<br />

Parmesan. Remove from the heat<br />

and serve immediately, with one<br />

last drizzle of olive oil (at this<br />

point, use the good stuff if you<br />

have it).<br />

Suggestion:<br />

If they look good at the store,<br />

throw in a handful of grape or<br />

cherry tomatoes alongside the<br />

shrimp while they're sauteing.<br />

You could also throw in some<br />

basil instead of that arugula, or<br />

maybe some olives that you've<br />

sliced in half. Maybe some anchovy<br />

fillets or zucchini shavings.


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is looking for homes to be included on this year’s tour in September.<br />

Do people say your house is great or unique?<br />

Have it considered for this year’s tour!<br />

Call Arline at 584-8969<br />

Proceeds from the tour benefit these four local organizations:<br />

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F.y.I.<br />

ongoing<br />

A.A. MEETiNgS<br />

Alcoholics Anonymous holds<br />

more than 400 open meetings each<br />

week in Suffolk county. the only<br />

requirement for membership is a<br />

desire to stop drinking. All are welcome.<br />

A.A. meets every Monday and<br />

Wednesday, at the <strong>St</strong>. <strong>James</strong><br />

Methodist church, off route 25A<br />

and Moriches road, in <strong>St</strong>. <strong>James</strong>.<br />

on Mondays a Big Book meeting is<br />

held at 6:30 p.m. and a 12-<strong>St</strong>ep<br />

meeting is held at 7:30 p.m. on<br />

Wednesdays a Beginners meeting<br />

and a topic meeting is held at 7:30<br />

p.m.<br />

Meetings are held each thursday<br />

at 7 p.m. at temple Isaiah, 1401<br />

<strong>St</strong>ony Brook road, <strong>St</strong>ony Brook.;<br />

each Friday at 9 p.m. at the united<br />

Methodist church, 792 Hawkins Avenue<br />

in Lake ronkonkoma; 3rd<br />

Wednesday of each month at 7:30<br />

p.m. Grace Baptist church, Hallock<br />

rd., Lake Grove, and each tuesday<br />

and thursday at 10 a.m. at Islip<br />

town Beach pavilion, rosevale<br />

Ave. All meetings are free.<br />

If you have further questions or<br />

would like a list of other open meetings<br />

as well as closed meetings,<br />

call 669-1124, 24 hours, 7 days.<br />

AMvET POST #55<br />

MEETS iN ST. JAMES<br />

AMvet post #55 meets the second<br />

Saturday of each month at the<br />

<strong>St</strong>. <strong>James</strong> vFW, which is located<br />

next to king kullen on Lake Avenue.<br />

the meetings begin at 9:30<br />

a.m. AMvet membership is open<br />

to all men and women who have<br />

served honorably in the u.S. Armed<br />

Forces, reserves or National<br />

Guard including those men and<br />

women who are currently serving<br />

our country. each AMvet post conducts<br />

its own local programs and<br />

participates in AMvet-related state<br />

and national organization activities.<br />

For additional information about<br />

AMvet post #55 in <strong>St</strong>. <strong>James</strong>,<br />

contact don cantwell at 265-0180,<br />

and attend the meetings on the<br />

second Saturday of each month.<br />

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I N B R I E F<br />

opportunities, community services<br />

and general information<br />

AMERiCAN lEgiON HAll<br />

FOR RENT<br />

tables, chairs, kitchen, bar,<br />

heat/Ac; reasonable rates. Sherwood<br />

Brothers post 95, Lake Avenue,<br />

<strong>St</strong>. <strong>James</strong>. call on Monday,<br />

Wednesday or Friday between the<br />

hours of 8 a.m. and 10 a.m. 584-<br />

9633.<br />

CRiSiS HOTliNE<br />

reSpoNSe of Suffolk county,<br />

Inc. provides a suicide prevention/<br />

crisis intervention hotline, every<br />

day, 24-hours-a-day.<br />

call anytime if you are feeling<br />

sad or desperate, if you are concerned<br />

about someone who is, or if<br />

you just want to talk with someone<br />

who understands and cares. talking<br />

helps.<br />

call: 751-7500 ANyTiME<br />

CRiSiS ONliNE HOTliNE<br />

response of Suffolk county, a<br />

24-hour crisis intervention hotline,<br />

now has a new oNLINe crisis<br />

counseling service, called<br />

Hear2Help. Hear2Help counselors<br />

can be reached online Monday<br />

through Friday afternoons from 3-9<br />

p.m. Log on at responsehotline.org<br />

2 FlAg DROP OFF BOXES<br />

iN ST. JAMES<br />

through the generosity of the <strong>St</strong>.<br />

<strong>James</strong> postmaster, reconditioned<br />

mail-drop boxes have been painted<br />

and placed at two separate locations<br />

in <strong>St</strong>. <strong>James</strong>. one can be<br />

found on the side of the American<br />

Legion, Sherwood Bros. Hall at 95<br />

Lake Avenue, <strong>St</strong>. <strong>James</strong>, and another<br />

at the side of vFW post 395,<br />

at the south end of the king kullen<br />

parking lot for the desposal Flags<br />

which are no longer suitable for<br />

use. the flags will be properly disposed<br />

of with an appropriate ceremony.<br />

FOSTER PARENTS NEEDED<br />

Share your heart and home with<br />

children in need. Become a Suffolk<br />

county foster parent. Foster parents<br />

receive stipends, are reimbursed<br />

for expenses, can be single<br />

parents, can work, receive free<br />

OUR TOWN • MAY 2011<br />

training, are supported by caring<br />

caseworkers, help to reunite families,<br />

and may be able to adopt children<br />

who can’t go home.<br />

All orientation meetings are held<br />

in the Social Services Building at<br />

3455 veteran’s Memorial Highway<br />

in ronkonkoma. please call the<br />

Suffolk county department of Social<br />

Services at 853-kIdS for more<br />

information and to sign up for one<br />

of their upcoming orientation meetings.<br />

JEWiSH STuDY gROuPS<br />

“Free” <strong>St</strong>udy Group for community<br />

seniors is offered at temple<br />

Beth chai, 870 townline road,<br />

Hauppauge, on Monday mornings<br />

at 10-11:30 a.m. call the temple office<br />

for further information at 724-<br />

5807.<br />

Lunch & Learn at temple Beth<br />

chai, 870 townline road, Hauppauge,<br />

will meet on the second<br />

Shabbat morning of every month.<br />

No Hebrew or background knowledge<br />

required. Shabbat services<br />

begin at 9:30 a.m., with Lunch &<br />

Learn following. this program is<br />

“Free” and open to the community.<br />

For directions call the temple office<br />

at 724-5807.<br />

JEWiSH WAR vETERANS<br />

MEETiNgS<br />

the three village post of the<br />

Jewish War veterans is seeking<br />

new members. they meet monthly<br />

on Sundays at 9:30 a.m. at the<br />

North Shore Jewish center, Norwood<br />

Avenue at old town road,<br />

port Jefferson <strong>St</strong>ation. call 751-<br />

6421 or 928-1127.<br />

JEWiSH WORSHiP SERviCES<br />

temple Beth chai, 870 townline<br />

road, Hauppauge, a conservative/<br />

egalitarian Synagogue welcomes<br />

the community for Sabbath services<br />

on Friday evenings at 8 p.m. and<br />

Saturday mornings at 9:30 a.m.<br />

call the temple office at 724-5807<br />

for directions.


F.y.I.<br />

ongoing<br />

SENiORS WHO CAN’T gET TO<br />

THE liBRARY...<br />

A VAN-TASTiC SOluTiON<br />

through a cooperative effort between<br />

the Smithtown Library and<br />

the town of Smithtown’s Senior citizens<br />

department, transportation is<br />

provided for library visits on regularly<br />

scheduled dates or on demand<br />

when possible.<br />

on days of planned visits, a van<br />

from the Smithtown Senior citizens<br />

center will take you to any Smithtown<br />

Library Building. If you need to<br />

go to the library when a visit is not<br />

planned, call the Senior citizen<br />

center’s transportation department<br />

to inquire about scheduling an individual<br />

visit. to arrange to be picked<br />

up for a planned visit or to request<br />

an individual visit, call the Senior<br />

citizen center’s transportation department<br />

at 265-8811. one week’s<br />

notice must be given for a pick up.<br />

there is a $1 charge each way for<br />

transportation ($2 round trip).<br />

MEAlS ON WHEElS vOluN-<br />

TEER DRivERS NEEDED<br />

the town of Smithtown, Senior<br />

citizen’s department is in need of<br />

volunteer drivers for its Meals on<br />

Wheels programs. drivers deliver<br />

hot meals to the homebound in the<br />

Smithtown township. Mileage reimbursement<br />

is available. If you are<br />

available between the hours of 11<br />

a.m. and 1 p.m. one day a week, or<br />

once a month, please call center<br />

manager, Laura Swoboda at 360-<br />

7616 for further information.<br />

MOMS Club<br />

the MoMS club of Smithtown<br />

holds its General Membership<br />

meeting on the first thursday of the<br />

month at 10 a.m. We are a chapter<br />

of MoMS club International and<br />

are a support group for the stay-athome<br />

mom and the mom who<br />

works part time. We have playgroups,<br />

park dates, field trips, and<br />

Mom’s Night out. our chapter<br />

serves the Smithtown township.<br />

New members and their children<br />

are ALWAyS welcome. For more information<br />

please contact debbie at<br />

631-467-3723. www.momsclub.org<br />

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I N B R I E F<br />

opportunities, community services<br />

and general information<br />

NARCONON<br />

At Narconon the goal is recovering<br />

the loved one you lost to drugs<br />

or alcohol addiction. the Narconon<br />

program was founded in 1966 and<br />

is based on the humanitarian works<br />

of L. ron Hubbard. In more than<br />

120 centers around the world, Narconon<br />

programs restore drug and<br />

alcohol abusers and addicts to a<br />

clean and sober lifestyle. call 800-<br />

468-6933 or log on to www.stopaddiction.com<br />

to receive your free<br />

copy of Guide to Addiction Recovery<br />

for a Lifetime or to speak to a<br />

counselor immediately for free<br />

counseling, assessments and referrals.<br />

PARkiNSON PHYSiCAl THER-<br />

APY PROgRAM<br />

A physical therapy program is<br />

available to parkinson patients at<br />

the Smithtown parkinson therapy<br />

center. the center conducts an ongoing<br />

program of exercise and<br />

physical therapy, specifically tailored<br />

to the needs of each individual<br />

patient and administered by a<br />

volunteer staff doctor, a physical<br />

therapist, nurses and trained volunteer<br />

aids. the center operates on a<br />

not-for-profit basis with only a minimal<br />

monthly charge to cover expenses.<br />

For more information or if<br />

you are interested in volunteering,<br />

call 265-6621.<br />

RECOvERY MEETiNgS<br />

recovery, Inc., a nonprofit community<br />

mental health organization,<br />

offers self-help for nervous symptoms,<br />

fears, anxiety, depression,<br />

stress, anger, etc. Meetings are<br />

held on tuesdays, at 7:30 p.m. at<br />

<strong>St</strong>. <strong>James</strong> episcopal church, 490<br />

North country road, <strong>St</strong>. <strong>James</strong>.<br />

For additional information call<br />

724-5190.<br />

SuFFOlk vOCATiONAl CENTER<br />

- FREE TRAiNiNg<br />

If you are widowed, separated,<br />

divorced or in the process of obtaining<br />

a separation or divorce, a single<br />

parent or a single parent receiving<br />

Adc/tANF you might qualify for<br />

Free training. registration is in<br />

progress for the F-e-G-S Suffolk<br />

vocational center/displaced Homemaker<br />

program New Directions,<br />

Computer Skills Training and Brush<br />

Up programs. enrollment is ongoing<br />

for programs. the New Directions<br />

program offers morning<br />

workshops. the Computer Training<br />

and Brush-Up programs include<br />

computer literacy classes in Microsoft<br />

Word and excel as well as<br />

personal skills instruction. call 598-<br />

0108 - early enrollment is a must.<br />

vOluNTEERS NEEDED<br />

RESPONSE of Suffolk County,<br />

Inc. a 24-hour crisis intervention hot<br />

line needs open, caring people to<br />

volunteer 4 hours a week as telephone<br />

counselors. training is provided.<br />

call 751-7500 anytime.<br />

Smithtown Parkinson Therapy<br />

Center, route 25, Smithtown is always<br />

in need of volunteers to ensure<br />

the desired goals it strives for.<br />

No experience is needed for just<br />

two hours a day, on Monday,<br />

Wednesday or Friday, from 9:30 to<br />

11 a.m. volunteers are trained by<br />

the professional staff. the center<br />

welcomes present and/or future<br />

students of physical therapy as volunteers.<br />

Anyone with the desire to<br />

become a “Help” or a “Hope”<br />

should call 265-6621.<br />

vFW POST #395<br />

John W. cooke veterans of Foreign<br />

Wars post 395 meets at 8 p.m.<br />

on the first tuesday of each month<br />

at their post next to king kullen on<br />

Lake Avenue in <strong>St</strong>. <strong>James</strong>. vFW<br />

membership is open to all veterans<br />

who have served honorably in foreign<br />

conflicts in u.S. Armed forces.<br />

For further information, call 862-<br />

7965.<br />

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C L A S S I F I E D A D V E R T I S I N G<br />

PRAYER TO THE BLESSED VIR-<br />

GIN (NEVER KNOWN TO FAIL)<br />

Oh, most beautiful flower of Mt.<br />

Carmel, fruitful vine, splendor of<br />

heaven, blessed mother of the Son<br />

of God, immaculate virgin, assist<br />

me in my necessity. Oh star of the<br />

sea, help me and show me herein,<br />

you are my mother. Oh Holy<br />

Mary, Mother of God, Queen of<br />

Heaven and Earth, I humbly beseech<br />

you from the bottom of my<br />

heart to succor me in this necessity.<br />

There are none who can withstand<br />

your power. Oh show me<br />

herein you are my mother. Oh<br />

Mary conceived without sin pray<br />

for us who have recourse to thee.<br />

(3 times). Oh Holy Mary I place<br />

this cause in your hands. (3<br />

times). Holy Spirit, you who solve<br />

all problems, light all roads so that<br />

I can obtain my goals. You gave<br />

me the divine gift to forgive and<br />

forget all evil against me, and that<br />

in all instances of my life, you are<br />

with me. I want in this short<br />

prayer to thank you for all things<br />

as you confirm once again that I<br />

never want to be separated from<br />

you in eternal glory. Thank you for<br />

your mercy toward me and mine.<br />

The person must say this prayer 3<br />

consecutive days, the request will<br />

be granted. This prayer must be<br />

published after the favor has been<br />

granted. B.D. 5/11<br />

“GOD WANTS YOU HEALED” –<br />

Women’s Bible Discussion –<br />

Healing Scriptures to Supernaturally<br />

Heal Your Life – Every third<br />

Thursday of the month - starting<br />

date: May 26, 2011, 11 a.m.-12<br />

noon. Contact Danielle A. Skokan<br />

at 631-361-4970. 5/11<br />

HOUSE WANTED – Elderly couple<br />

seeks small inexpensive home<br />

in <strong>St</strong>. <strong>James</strong> proper. Will pay cash.<br />

No brokers please. Send info to<br />

PO Box 2011, <strong>St</strong>. <strong>James</strong>, <strong>NY</strong><br />

11780. 6/11<br />

BURIAL PLOT FOR SALE –<br />

Pinelawn Cemetery Garden of<br />

Peace. Affordable. Call 862-9274.<br />

5/11jh<br />

GARAGE SALE – The Smithtown<br />

Lioness will hold their annual<br />

Garage Sale on Saturday, May 21,<br />

9 a.m. at 1 Cindy Drive in <strong>St</strong>.<br />

<strong>James</strong> (Edgewood Avenue to<br />

Glenrich Drive to Cindy Drive).<br />

All proceeds will go to benefit<br />

local charities and the needy of<br />

Smithtown <strong>Town</strong>ship. Toys, household<br />

items, furniture and clothing<br />

will be available for purchase. No<br />

Previews. 5/11<br />

CONDO FOR SALE – SAINT<br />

JAMES PLANTATION – Southport,<br />

NC. 2 bedroom, 2 bath, granite<br />

counters, stainless appliances, upgrades<br />

galore! 4 Golf Courses, 4<br />

Club Houses, Marina, Beach<br />

Club. Taxes only $900/yr!<br />

$224,000. Call: 631-553-7168<br />

5/11/sjss<br />

CAREGIVERS NEEDED, Mercy's<br />

H&C Services is looking for caring<br />

and compassionate caregivers to<br />

assist with non-medical services<br />

primarily for the elderly. All types<br />

of days/hours available. Please E-<br />

mail Catherine your resume at<br />

CatherineAKenny@aol.com. 5/11<br />

NEIGHBORHOOD HOME CARE,<br />

INC. seeks homemakers and companions<br />

interested in providing<br />

non-medical in-home services for<br />

the elderly. Positive, compassionate<br />

approach a must. Flexible<br />

hours, including evenings and<br />

weekends. Please contact us at<br />

(631) 741-3350 or email at<br />

kmcgh1@optonline.net. Please include<br />

your phone number and a<br />

convenient time when you may<br />

be reached. 5/11<br />

HELP WANTED – RECEPTION-<br />

IST – AS NEEDED. Financial services<br />

firm seeks individual to cover<br />

office during staff vacations, sick<br />

days and occasional extended<br />

time off. Must enjoy customer<br />

contact and have excellent communication<br />

skills. Ideal candidate<br />

must be available to report to<br />

work on short notice. Please contact<br />

631-862-2020. Equal Opportunity<br />

Employer. 5/11<br />

TUTORING GRADES 1-9 – New<br />

York Certified Teacher – $40/Hour.<br />

Call (631) 645-7508;<br />

22cjm22@gmail.com 5/11<br />

TUTOR – <strong>NY</strong>S Certified (N-6) and<br />

local Smithtown teacher is willing<br />

to tutor students over the summer.<br />

If you’re looking for an experienced,<br />

kind and knowledgeable<br />

tutor for your child, call Lisa at<br />

516-707-0519. 5/11/mfx<br />

STORAGE SPACE AVAILABLE on<br />

1st and 2nd floors of <strong>St</strong>. <strong>James</strong><br />

building with overhead door. Call<br />

631-862-6198. 5/11nw<br />

RECEPTION / MEETING HALL<br />

AVAILABLE FOR USE – <strong>St</strong>. <strong>James</strong><br />

United Methodist Church, offers a<br />

spacious meeting hall with commercial<br />

kitchen for civic and support<br />

groups, receptions, clubs,<br />

workshops and seminars. The<br />

35’x60’ meeting room has tables,<br />

chairs, rest rooms and a grand<br />

piano. The Church is located at<br />

532 Moriches Road in Head of<br />

the Harbor. Expansive parking<br />

and handicapped access is provided.<br />

Contact the Office at 584-<br />

5340 for available dates and<br />

suggested donations. The SJUMC<br />

offers their facilities as a community<br />

outreach to the <strong>St</strong>. <strong>James</strong> area<br />

and welcomes all visitors.<br />

AMERICAN LEGION HALL FOR<br />

RENT – The American Legion,<br />

Sherwood Brothers Post 1152 is<br />

looking for an organization to rent<br />

the American Legion Hall by the<br />

year. Reasonable rates, air conditioned,<br />

heat, tables, chairs, complete<br />

kitchen and good parking.<br />

Located at 95 Lake Avenue, <strong>St</strong>.<br />

<strong>James</strong>. Call Mon., Wed., Fri., between<br />

8-10 a.m. Ask for William<br />

Kennedy. 584-9633. tfn<br />

PLEASE NOTE:<br />

Ad deadline for the<br />

June 2011 issue of<br />

<strong>Our</strong> <strong>Town</strong> - <strong>St</strong>. <strong>James</strong><br />

is June 2, 2011<br />

before 12 noon<br />

For advertising information please call 631-862-9849<br />

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C L A S S I F I E D A D V E R T I S I N G<br />

VENDORS WANTED FOR ST. JAMES DAY –<br />

Craft vendors are wanted for the <strong>St</strong>. <strong>James</strong><br />

Chamber of Commerce’s 24th annual ST. JAMES<br />

DAY, Sunday, October 2, 2011 along Lake Avenue.<br />

10-foot spaces are being provided for<br />

$125 per space, after 8/15/11 if available - $150<br />

(no exceptions) – bring your own table. <strong>St</strong>.<br />

<strong>James</strong> Day has been a huge success in the past.<br />

Call now for further information and to receive<br />

an application to reserve your space, 584-8510<br />

and leave, name, address and phone number on<br />

machine. Applications are available on the <strong>St</strong>.<br />

<strong>James</strong> Chamber website at www.stjameschamber.org.<br />

There will be entertainment throughout<br />

the day. We look forward to seeing you there.<br />

9/11<br />

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This is the watch <strong>St</strong>ephen Hollingshead Jr. was<br />

wearing when he encountered a drunk driver.<br />

Time of death 6:55pm.<br />

Friends Don’t Let Friends<br />

Drive Drunk.<br />

photo by Michael Mazzeo<br />

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or want to sell some of that flotsam & jetsam that’s cluttering up your attic,<br />

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For information call 631-862-9849<br />

OUR TOWN • MAY 2011


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“We are what we repeatedly do.<br />

excellence, therefore, is not an act<br />

but a habit.”<br />

– richard Carlson<br />

Remax-Beyond.com<br />

ST. JAMES – $1,285,000<br />

new listing! spectacular 6400sq ft 6br, 3.55 bath brick masterpiece<br />

set on a pvt cul-de-sac. granite/mahogany flooring<br />

with radiant heat throughout, designer kitchen, cac, two fireplaces,<br />

great room, deluxe master suite and luxurious master<br />

bath set on 1 acre.<br />

Take the Tour! www.eldridgegang.com<br />

jim@eldridgegang.com<br />

HEAD OF HARBOR – $1,325,000<br />

Magnificent 5 bedroom, 4.5 bath colonial with every amenity!<br />

Designer gourmet kitchen, sunken den with coffered ceiling,<br />

living room with fireplace, raised paneled library, luxurious<br />

master suite, custom cabinetry, extensive woodwork and<br />

moldings, heated in ground pool, cabana with kitchenette,<br />

gazebo, decking, cul-de-sac.<br />

Take the Tour! www.eldridgegang.com<br />

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NISSEQUOGUE – $1,299,000<br />

elegant 5 bedroom, 3.5 bath colonial with designer kitchen,<br />

den with fireplace, grand master suite, spa bath, hardwood<br />

floors, cac, custom woodwork, finished basement, heated gunite<br />

pool and spa, cul-de-sac.<br />

Take the Tour! www.eldridgegang.com<br />

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ST. JAMES – $649,000<br />

new to Market! beautiful 4 bedroom 3.5 bath colonial with<br />

designer kitchen, solarium with fireplace, living room with<br />

fireplace, large sky lit master suite with sauna, air jet tub, finished<br />

basement, country club yard with heated gunite pool,<br />

pond, trex decking and gazebo.<br />

Take the Tour! www.eldridgegang.com<br />

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3 bedrooms, 3 baths, large kitchen with granite countertops,<br />

updated cabinets, living room with fireplace, study, new Andersens,<br />

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Take the Tour! www.eldridgegang.com<br />

jim@eldridgegang.com<br />

STO<strong>NY</strong> BROOK – $229,000<br />

new to Market! lovely 2 bedroom set in 55+ community.<br />

eat-in-kitchen with young appliances, living room, dining<br />

room, enclosed porch, active clubhouse, heated pool plus<br />

low taxes and Common Charges.<br />

Maginniss Team 631-382-8817<br />

maginnissteam@aol.com<br />

For property information or a private tour<br />

www.remax-beyond.com • 631-862-1100<br />

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No One In The World<br />

Sells More Real Estate<br />

Than RE/MAX.<br />

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NISSEQUOGUE – $1,199,000<br />

Absolutely stunning 5 br, 4.5 bath home. new kitchen with<br />

granite countertops, custom cabinetry, decorative tile,<br />

vaulted ceiling and skylights, den with fireplace and vaulted<br />

ceiling, private master suite with a new master bath including<br />

spa bath, loft, shy three acres with igP.<br />

Take the Tour! www.eldridgegang.com<br />

regina@eldridgegang.com<br />

HEAD OF HARBOR – $1,499,000<br />

Custom 5 bedroom, 5.5 bath Victorian with gourmet kitchen,<br />

living room with soaring ceiling and fieldstone fireplace,<br />

sunken family room, grand master suite with sitting area, custom<br />

shower and whirlpool tub, radiant heat, custom moldings,<br />

five car garage on shy three acres.<br />

Take the Tour! www.eldridgegang.com<br />

regina@eldridgegang.com<br />

ST. JAMES – $899,000<br />

elegant 4 br, 3.5 bath colonial on shy 2 acres with heated<br />

mountain lake pool, spa & cabana. 2 story den with fieldstone<br />

fireplace, kitchen with cherry cabinetry, granite countertops<br />

and high line ss appliances, lavish master suite w/whirlpool<br />

tub, study, lower level with media room.<br />

Take the Tour! www.eldridgegang.com<br />

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ST. JAMES – $879,000<br />

new listing! stylish and graceful 5 bedroom, 4 bath colonial.<br />

Appointments include gourmet kitchen, den with fireplace,<br />

deluxe master suite, custom woodworking, oak flooring, finished<br />

lower level, private grounds with heated in ground salt<br />

water pool.<br />

Take the Tour! www.eldridgegang.com<br />

regina@eldridgegang.com<br />

Nissequogue – $1,050,000<br />

Fabulous golf course views from this impeccable 5 bedroom,<br />

4.5 bath colonial. soaring 10’ ceilings, designer kitchen, family<br />

room with fireplace, office, quest suite, master suite, oak flooring.<br />

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Take the Tour! www.eldridgegang.com<br />

regina@eldridgegang.com<br />

ST. JAMES – $307,500<br />

Charming 4 bedroom, 2 bath colonial set on private fenced<br />

property. kitchen, sun room, living room, dining room, computer<br />

room, hardwood flooring, full basement with separate<br />

entrance, detached two car garage and within walking distance<br />

to town.<br />

Take the Tour! www.eldridgegang.com<br />

allan@eldridgegang.com<br />

For property information or a private tour<br />

www.remax-beyond.com • 631-862-1100<br />

OUR TOWN • MAY 2011


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D I R E C T O R Y O F A D V E R T I S E R S<br />

The following is a list of advertisers who can be found in this issue of <strong>Our</strong> <strong>Town</strong> • <strong>St</strong>. <strong>James</strong><br />

ANiMAl HOSPiTAl<br />

<strong>St</strong>. <strong>James</strong> Animal Hospital<br />

538 North country road<br />

584-6336<br />

ARCHiTECT<br />

Michael Macrina - Architect<br />

686-6585<br />

ATTORNEY<br />

John l. Belford, Jr., Esq.<br />

217 Lake Avenue<br />

862-8600<br />

Joseph A. Bollhofer, Esq.<br />

291 Lake Avenue<br />

584-0100, 584-2304<br />

law Office of<br />

William C. McCulloh<br />

220 Lake Avenue<br />

584-6800<br />

Janet O’Hanlon - Winkler,<br />

kurtz & Winkler, llP<br />

310 Hallock Ave.,<br />

port Jefferson <strong>St</strong>ation<br />

928-8000<br />

AuDiOlOgY<br />

long island Hearing, inc.<br />

59 Southern Blvd.,<br />

Nesconset<br />

(IN Mt. SINAI MedIcAL)<br />

972-5211<br />

AuTOMOTivE SCRAP<br />

Mid island Salvage<br />

Auto Parts<br />

667-5048 - deer park<br />

AuTOMOTivE/<br />

Repair / Parts/Gas<br />

Mid island Auto Wreckers<br />

586-6599 - deer park<br />

Parkville Motor Sports/<br />

getty <strong>St</strong>ation<br />

255 Lake Avenue<br />

360-1919<br />

Penney’s North Country<br />

Car Care<br />

545 North country road<br />

862-9663<br />

<strong>St</strong>. <strong>James</strong> gulf<br />

route 25A & Moriches rd.<br />

584-5798<br />

BAkERY<br />

Alpine Pastry Shoppe<br />

59 route 111, Smithtown<br />

265-5610<br />

BANk<br />

Roslyn Savings Bank<br />

556-02 North country road<br />

862-4200<br />

BEAuTY<br />

Hart & Co. Salon<br />

412 North country road<br />

584-3900<br />

Pat’s Place Hair Salon<br />

230 Lake Avenue<br />

862-7023, 584-9644<br />

Scruples ‘Head to Toe’<br />

455 Lake Avenue<br />

584-8030<br />

Tru Salon<br />

437-A North country road<br />

584-2210<br />

BEvERAgE CENTERS<br />

Bullseye Wholesale<br />

Beverage<br />

395 Middle country road<br />

406-7730<br />

<strong>St</strong>. <strong>James</strong> Beverage<br />

530 North country road<br />

862-7212<br />

BOuTiquES<br />

Julie’s Home & garden<br />

Accessories<br />

529 Lake Avenue<br />

862-8943<br />

quaint and Classy<br />

415 North country road<br />

686-5525<br />

Rosebud Boutique<br />

459 Lake Avenue<br />

862-0027<br />

BuTCHER / CATERiNg<br />

Main <strong>St</strong>reet Meats<br />

and Catering<br />

36 e. Main <strong>St</strong>., Smithtown<br />

265-2040<br />

CAMPS / WORkSHOPS<br />

Harbor Country Day<br />

School Camp & Workshop<br />

17 three Sisters road<br />

584-5555<br />

CARPET ClEANiNg<br />

Proline Carpet Cleaning<br />

584-2344<br />

Sunny Road Rug Cleaners<br />

104 Lake Avenue<br />

584-5160<br />

CHiROPRACTORS<br />

Dr. linda M. Bocchichio<br />

105 Lake Ave. S., Nesconset<br />

979-9854<br />

Dr. Raymond A. Semente<br />

265 Lake Avenue<br />

584-7722<br />

Dr. gregory R. Thomaier<br />

338 Lake Avenue<br />

584-8100<br />

True Sport Care, llC<br />

(NeW LocAtIoN)<br />

62 Lake Ave. So., Nesconset<br />

584-true (8783)<br />

ClOTHiNg<br />

J. Michaels Men’s Shop<br />

529 Lake Avenue<br />

686-5488<br />

DANCE<br />

Chorus line Dance <strong>St</strong>udio<br />

380 Lake Avenue<br />

584-7575<br />

EvENTS /<br />

ENTERTAiNMENT<br />

george’s innovative<br />

inflatables<br />

757-0294<br />

Harbor Country Day<br />

School’s <strong>St</strong>rawberry<br />

Festival -<br />

Sat. June 4, 10am-4 pm -<br />

17 three Sisters rd.<br />

584-5555<br />

Spring Arts & Crafts Fair<br />

at deepwells,<br />

(516 Moriches rd.)<br />

Sat./Sun. May 21-22,<br />

10am-5pm - 563-8551<br />

EXTERMiNATiNg<br />

Scientific Exterminating<br />

599 Lake Avenue<br />

265-5252, Fax: 862-7272<br />

FiNANCiAl<br />

Edward Jones investments<br />

Scott Posner, CFP<br />

542 North country road<br />

862-2020<br />

North Shore Wealth<br />

Management Advisors<br />

Mark A. Cirelli, CPA/PFS,<br />

CFP<br />

220 Lake Avenue - Suite 6<br />

780-5556<br />

Reliance Mortgage<br />

William J. garthe<br />

Registered Mortgage Broker<br />

359 Lake Avenue<br />

862-9000<br />

FlORiST<br />

Hither Brook<br />

Nursery & Florist<br />

559 North country road<br />

584-5252<br />

<strong>St</strong>. <strong>James</strong> Florist<br />

& gift Shop<br />

213 Lake Avenue<br />

862-9292<br />

FuNERAl HOMES<br />

Branch Funeral Home<br />

190 e. Main <strong>St</strong>., Smithtown<br />

724-9500<br />

<strong>St</strong>. <strong>James</strong> Funeral Home<br />

551 North country road<br />

584-5200<br />

829 Middle country road<br />

584-7200<br />

HEAlTH/ FiTNESS<br />

Balance - Body Mind Soul<br />

420 Lake Avenue<br />

686-5415<br />

Energy interactive<br />

Fitness Center<br />

556 North country road<br />

862-1737<br />

innovative Rehab<br />

Physical Therapy<br />

400 townline rd,<br />

Hauppauge, 360-9075<br />

light Awakenings<br />

Meditation and Beyond<br />

724-9733<br />

Anne Marie lisa<br />

Certified Nutritional<br />

Counselor<br />

525-1045<br />

Mercy’s Homemaker &<br />

Companion Services<br />

584-2001<br />

Neighborhood<br />

Home Care<br />

741-3350<br />

Shaolin Self Defense<br />

Centers<br />

430-08 North country rd.<br />

617-5148<br />

Simply Pilates<br />

87 e. Main <strong>St</strong>., Smithtown<br />

979-4278<br />

Sports Center Athlete<br />

Training Academy<br />

2 Flowerfield - Suite 63<br />

862-5708<br />

<strong>St</strong>. <strong>James</strong><br />

Healthcare Center<br />

275 Moriches road<br />

862-8000, ext. 105/106<br />

<strong>St</strong>. <strong>James</strong> Medical Services<br />

433 Lake Avenue<br />

584-6014<br />

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D I R E C T O R Y O F A D V E R T I S E R S<br />

HOME iMPROvEMENT<br />

AC Painting<br />

457-0017<br />

Autonomousdesign<br />

22 <strong>St</strong>onegate<br />

724-7726<br />

DeBlasio Capo<br />

Design Build<br />

273 Lake Avenue<br />

584-5503<br />

Debus Painting &<br />

Wallpapering<br />

862-7924<br />

House Perfect<br />

Home improvements<br />

584-7527<br />

lighthouse Fencing<br />

452 Lake Avenue<br />

862-6616<br />

Master Fix it<br />

584-5993,<br />

cell: 516-380-0727<br />

Morecraft Construction<br />

584-7010<br />

Scotty’s Masonry<br />

265-4398, 872-1076<br />

Squeaky Clean<br />

Property Solutions<br />

387-2156<br />

<strong>St</strong>. <strong>James</strong> lumber<br />

547 Lake Avenue<br />

584-5140<br />

vazac Contracting<br />

333 First Avenue - Suite 1<br />

584-7817<br />

victorian Custom Homes<br />

774-4017<br />

victorian Fence<br />

240-9716<br />

iNSuRANCE<br />

New York life insurance<br />

lawrence glazer<br />

576 Broad Hollow road<br />

Melville<br />

391-3490<br />

<strong>St</strong>ate Farm insurance<br />

Jim Winter<br />

320 Lake Avenue<br />

584-5929<br />

iNTERiOR DESigN /<br />

DECORATiNg<br />

Creative Windows<br />

367 Lake Avenue<br />

366-0212<br />

Natalie Weinstein Design<br />

Associates and<br />

Home Decorating Club<br />

176 Second <strong>St</strong>reet<br />

862-6198, Fax: 862-7834<br />

JEWElRY / COiNS<br />

<strong>St</strong>. <strong>James</strong> Jewelry Shoppe<br />

483 Lake Avenue<br />

862-6775<br />

lANDSCAPiNg<br />

Design / Equipment<br />

Lighting / Flowers / Plants<br />

Clean Cut Properties<br />

575-1593<br />

Competition Tree Service<br />

584-5575<br />

Di giovanna Brothers<br />

landscaping<br />

666-8485<br />

Eddie’s Power Equipment<br />

553 Lake Avenue<br />

584-6678<br />

Emerald Magic<br />

lawn Care<br />

286-4600<br />

Hither Brook<br />

Nursery & Florist<br />

559 North country road<br />

584-5252<br />

Homestead landscaping<br />

588-5296<br />

R.J.k. gardens, inc.<br />

862-7056<br />

<strong>St</strong>rike Force landscaping<br />

382-9300<br />

MuSiC lESSONS<br />

Drum lessons<br />

with John Miceli<br />

240-0690 or email:<br />

teachingdrums@yahoo.com<br />

PETS<br />

Grooming / Supplies / Care<br />

Pet Expressions Pet Spa<br />

810 Middle country road<br />

361-3331<br />

<strong>St</strong>. <strong>James</strong> Dog grooming<br />

(NeW LocAtIoN)<br />

430-2 North country road<br />

862-7288<br />

Terry’s Paw-fection<br />

532 route 25A<br />

686-5336<br />

PluMBiNg & HEATiNg<br />

Falzone & Son Plumbing<br />

862-6612<br />

goldstar Plumbing,<br />

Heating & A/C<br />

88 railroad Avenue<br />

584-3839<br />

PRiNTiNg & iNviTATiONS<br />

graphics du jour, ltd.<br />

359 Lake Avenue<br />

862-9849<br />

REAl ESTATE<br />

American Real Estate<br />

862-6605<br />

www.realestatelongisland.com<br />

Daniel gale / Sotheby’s<br />

499 Lake Avenue<br />

584-6600<br />

DeBarbieri Associates<br />

406 North country road<br />

862-7447<br />

Henrietta Homes<br />

& Properties<br />

328 Lake Avenue<br />

862-6999<br />

liz Jongebloed<br />

DeBarbieri Associates<br />

406 North country road<br />

862-7447, 903-0836<br />

Marianne koke<br />

Daniel gale / Sotheby’s<br />

499 Lake Avenue<br />

584-6600, ext 206<br />

Dave & Rowena Nedvin<br />

ReMax Beyond<br />

177 W. Main <strong>St</strong>., Smithtown<br />

767-5221, 862-1100<br />

Reliance Real Estate<br />

359 Lake Avenue<br />

862-9000, Fax: 862-2881<br />

ReMax / Beyond<br />

177 W. Main <strong>St</strong>., Smithtown<br />

862-1100<br />

RESTAuRANTS<br />

Deli / Catering / Seafood<br />

lotus East<br />

416 North country road<br />

862-6030<br />

Ocean’s Bounty Seafood<br />

415 North country road<br />

862-4228<br />

villa Sorrento<br />

823 Middle country road<br />

265-9865<br />

voila! The Bistro<br />

244 Lake Avenue<br />

584-5686<br />

SCHOOlS / TuTORiNg /<br />

DAYCARE / CONSulTiNg<br />

Bridge College<br />

Consultants<br />

po Box 685, <strong>St</strong>. <strong>James</strong><br />

516-662-1612<br />

Harbor Country Day School<br />

17 three Sisters road<br />

584-5555<br />

imagination Pre-School<br />

Nicolls road, <strong>St</strong>ony Brook<br />

246-5269<br />

<strong>St</strong>. <strong>James</strong><br />

united Methodist Nursery<br />

532 Moriches road<br />

584-9555<br />

village Presbyterian<br />

Pre-School<br />

175 east Main <strong>St</strong>reet,<br />

Smithtown<br />

724-9382<br />

Whiz kidz<br />

353-0348<br />

SWiMMiNg POOlS<br />

installation & Service<br />

Oasis Pools & Spas<br />

452 Lake Avenue<br />

724-2563<br />

Power Pool Care<br />

430-05 North country road<br />

979-pooL<br />

Sundance Swimming Pools<br />

862-1900<br />

TRAvEl<br />

Executive Fliteways<br />

Private Jet Charters<br />

800-533-3363<br />

For advertising rates & information<br />

please call<br />

631-862-9849<br />

OUR TOWN • MAY 2011


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