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This home features a first-floor office, and much more. The primary bedroom includes an en-suite bathroom. Three additional guest bedrooms and a guest bathroom complete the second floor. Winter water views from the wrap around porch and living room. The community offers two additional private beaches, constable service, private parks, and a sports court.

$1,300,000

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Calling all art lovers! Spend the afternoon at two of Stony Brook’s most beloved institutions!

On Sunday, October 6 from noon to 3 p.m., visit Stony Brook University’s Paul W. Zuccaire Gallery, 100 Nicolls Road, Stony Brook to view Nicole Cohen: SUPER VISION before heading down the road to the Long Island Museum’s Art Museum, 1200 Route 25A, Stony Brook to see A Noble Art: A New Look at the Portraits of William Sidney Mount and take an exclusive trip to visit the historic Hawkins-Mount House*.

Bus transport will take visitors to all three sites and educators and artists will be on hand in the galleries. This event is free for all — no registration is required.

Participants can check in at either location. Let a staff member know you are there for the LIM x Zuccaire Gallery Afternoon of Art. A staff member will also direct you to the shuttle bus. To check in at the Long Island Museum, head directly to the Art Museum building. At the Zuccaire Gallery at the Staller Center, you can check in at the front desk of the gallery. The first bus will leave from the Zuccaire Gallery at 12:30 pm.

For more information, call 631-751-0066 (LIM) or 631-632-7240 (Zuccaire Gallery)

*Please note that the historic Hawkins-Mount house is not handicap accessible. 

 

David Wilson Pleaded Guilty in April

Suffolk County District Attorney Raymond A. Tierney announced on Oct. 2 that David Wilson, 42, of Coram, was sentenced to 10 years in prison and five years of post-release supervision after pleading guilty in April to Criminal Possession of a Weapon in the Second Degree and Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance in the Second Degree. Wilson had been found in possession of a loaded pistol modified to function as a machine gun and several ounces of cocaine.

“A drug dealer with an illegally modified firearm poses a clear threat to public safety,” said District Attorney Tierney. “Anyone who brings dangerous drugs and illegal weapons into our community will be caught and prosecuted. We remain committed to working with our law enforcement partners to get these illegal substances and firearms off our streets.”

According to court documents and the defendant’s admissions during his guilty plea allocution, during the early morning hours of March 3, 2023, members of the Suffolk County Police Department executed a search warrant at Wilson’s home in Coram. Wilson was found in possession of eight ounces of cocaine, a loaded pistol modified to function as a machine gun with an extended magazine, packaging materials, a digital scale, and more than $11,000 in cash.1

David Wilson had been previously convicted of several narcotics and weapons related felonies in January 2016, including Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance in the Third Degree, a Class B felony, Criminal Sale of a Controlled Substance in the Third Degree, a Class B felony, and Criminal Possession of a Weapon in the Second Degree, a Class C violent felony.

Additionally, in August 2004, Wilson was convicted of Attempted Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance in the Fifth Degree, a Class E felony. In June 2003, Wilson was convicted of Criminal Sale of a Controlled Substance in the Third Degree, a Class B felony.

On April 5, 2024, Wilson pleaded guilty to Criminal Possession of a Weapon in the Second Degree, a Class C violent felony, and Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance in the Second Degree, an A-II felony, before Acting Supreme Court Justice Richard I. Horowitz.

On October 2, 2024, Justice Horowitz sentenced Wilson to 10 years in prison and five years of post-release supervision. He was represented by George Duncan, Esq.

This case was prosecuted by Assistant District Attorney Jennifer Wickers of the Narcotics Bureau, and the investigation was conducted by the Suffolk County Police Department’s Narcotics Section.

Artwork by Robyn Bellospirito will be on view at the Huntington Public Library through Oct. 29.

Now through October 29, the Huntington Public Library, 338 Main St., Huntington will present Beyond Words: Healing With the Arts After Stroke, a unique gallery exhibition by artist Robyn Bellospirito.

For one year after the artist had a series of strokes in 2022, she only painted abstracted circles and many of these will be in the exhibition. The exhibition will also include more representational paintings that were done more recently, along with art works incorporating words and phrases provided by fellow stroke survivors. 

‘Impact’ by Robyn Bellospirito will be on view at the Huntington Public Library through Oct. 29.

The range of artistic styles of Bellospirito’s art has changed with the artist’s healing process. “My strokes left me with mild aphasia, making art and music far easier than words. I have created many new paintings for this exhibition that are visual representations of non-verbal language, particularly as it is interpreted through themes of music and nature. My intention is to share how I have used art and music to express myself so that others might feel inspired to find their own voice through creative mediums,” she said.

Bellospirito has noticed by attending stroke support groups and through her own healing process that though there is a lot of assistance available to stroke survivors for physical recovery, finding help for the emotional trauma of brain injury is not so easy. Not many psychologists are familiar with strokes and the grief, frustration, and sense of loss of self that many stroke survivors experience. 

Furthermore, if a stroke survivor has any level of aphasia which is a communication issue, not only does the person have difficulty expressing their thoughts and needs, but it can be incredibly isolating. Through this exhibition, the artist is hoping to raise awareness for this under-served community.

An artists reception will be held on Sunday, Oct. 6 from 1 to 4 p.m., with a presentation by Bellospirito from 2 to 3 p.m that includes interactive art and music experiences in which all will be invited to participate.

This program is made possible with funds from the Statewide Community Regrant Program, a regrant program of the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature and administered by The Huntington Arts Council, Inc.

For more information, call 631-427-5165.