I'm an editor and writer with almost two decades of experience who's proud to call Lindenhurst my home. I've lived here all of my life, and love the town, all of it, especially the people and its history.
Lindenhurst and the people who live here have their own unique ebb and flow, and the town has given rise to such famous people as rock star Pat Benatar, Dan Lauria, star of The Wonder Years and Broadway's Lombardi, and Jack Barry, host of 1980s game show Joker's Wild.
Like Benatar, Lauria and Barry, I, too, am a graduate of Lindenhurst Senior High School, where I actually met my now husband of almost 15 years.
After graduating from the high school, I went to Stony Brook University, where I majored in History and Social Sciences, and minored in Socio-Legal Studies. While attending college I worked at the Lindenhurst Memorial Library as a Page.
I started college with the intent of becoming a lawyer, but that chapter of my life ended with an opportunity to go into publishing. I graduated from the university and started working as an assistant editor for a local B2B trade magazine.
I fell in love with publishing, and so during the next decade-plus, I worked my way up covering the residential and commercial design industries - even doing a start-up that served the metro-New York salon industry and becoming editor of a design website.
In recent years I turned my attention to covering the communities of Long Island, especially those on the South Shore.
Now I get to cover and serve the Lindy community as editor of Lindenhurst Patch. I truly love it here, and am proud to have lived here in Lindy on the Great South Bay all of my life.
My intent is to cover Lindy through the eyes of a life-long resident, providing the scoop on everything from the village and town government and school board and sports to the annual festivities and activities that we've all come to love through the years.
I want Lindenhurst Patch to continue to be the news and information resource for my fellow residents, all with their help, input and support.
I hope they enjoy this site, and turn to it for all things Lindy.
Beliefs
At Patch, we promise always to report the facts as objectively as possible and otherwise adhere to the principles of good journalism. However, we also acknowledge that true impartiality is impossible because human beings have beliefs. So in the spirit of simple honesty, our policy is to encourage our editors to reveal their beliefs to the extent they feel comfortable. This disclosure is not a license for you to inject your beliefs into stories or to dictate coverage according to them. In fact, the intent is the opposite: we hope that the knowledge that your beliefs are on the record will cause you to be ever mindful to write, report and edit in a fair, balanced way. And if you ever see evidence that we failed in this mission, please let us know.
Politics
How would you describe your political beliefs? I have them.
Are you registered with a certain party? I’m a registered voter.
Religion
Do you consider yourself really religious? I have beliefs.
Do you identify with a certain religion? I have beliefs.
Local Hot-Button Issues
What do you think are the most important issues facing the community?
Specifically, school budget is a hot-button issue, as is attracting and supporting local business, and broadly keeping Lindenhurst a beautiful, safe and vibrant community and decision-making that takes into account all of the segments.
Where do you stand on each of these issues?
I think a strong community is one that respects residents, as well as the business community, and takes both into consideration when it comes to planning and legislation.
Danielle Bombara, a certified physician assistant from Lindenhurst, recently became one of the first PAs to earn a new specialty credential from the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants.
Highlights include Lindenhurst sports, SEPTA, LOOM and KofC meetings, prom dress drive, BACCA classes, PARP, book swap, polls, feedback, newsletters and business listings.
Jason Tyree, 27, of Farmingdale was nabbed while driving the wrong way on Route 109, just West of Wellwood Avenue, in North Lindy early Sunday morning, police say.
Ping Xie and Hui Zhao, from Queens, were nabbed on Saturday afternoon in a raid at Sunflower Spa in Lindenhurst, according to Suffolk Police.
Incident resulted in minor injuries, police said.
Lindy residents could register to vote on March 24 at the Lindenhurst Memorial Library in order to be eligible to cast their ballot in the library's 2012-13 budget vote and trustee election on April 3.
Highlights for March 23 to 25 include library voter registration, Fiddler on the Roof at Lindenhurst Middle School, LMS field renaming ceremony, LOOM food drive, BACCA and LML concerts, Fish Fry, sports, PARP, book swap, polls and newsletters.
Kristin Muscarello, a teacher at the Lindenhurst Middle School, is up for KJOY's Teacher of the Month.
The lobbying effort by the Save Long Island Schools Facebook group, that includes Lindenhurst residents, parents and PTA members, follows the rally held on March 18.
The Lindenhurst School District will officially rename the middle school field after Mike Canobbio on Saturday.
District commends Harding Elementary janitor Tom Frey for quickly alerting authorities to Joseph Ciambriello - the Lindenhurst man who was arrested earlier this month after trying to gain access to the school.
Tom Brennan elected to another four-year term as mayor of the Village; Trustee Mike Lavorata also re-elected as Joan M. Masterson elected to board for first time.
Today marks one year that the site has been live and covering the Lindy community.
The March 22 concert featuring elementary students from around the district will begin at 7 p.m. at Lindenhurst High School.
Take the poll and read what your neighbors would like to see in this business space in Lindenhurst.
Superintendent Richard Nathan and Board of Education Member Ray Doran recently met with New York State Assemblyman Robert Sweeney to discuss how the Triborough Amendment is affecting the school district.
The March 19 budget workshop will spotlight personnel (instructional and non-instructional), and It's the last one in the series before the finalization of the Lindenhurst school budget for 2012-13 on March 27.
Alcoholic beverages not permitted on trains, at stations, including Lindenhurst, or platforms, note officials.
First Lieutenant Robert Gervasio is an observer controller with Charlie Company, Georgian 23rd Light Infantry Battalion, which was deployed to Germany before heading to Afghanistan.
The purported burglars, Ryan O’Malley and Nicole Oliva, were linked to multiple burglaries in the First Precinct, according to the SCDA's office.
