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Welcome to our Winter Newsletter! This edition will be going out to over three thousand local residents and business people. It's a wonderful way to introduce your business as well as any special promotions you might be having.
It has really impressed me this season how we pulled together and weathered this winter's 'storms'. As a group we seem to be able to withstand what this season has thrown at us. The friendship and comradeship between the members of ThreeVillagePeople .com has never been more evident as it was at our February Networking Night. It was truly fantastic and we received many wonderful, heartfelt reviews from our members. I am looking forward to our next event on March 11th at the Velvet Lounge a Networking Happy Hour Buffet a good cure for the winter blues. If you are not a member join us and meet some of our wonderful villagers!! Come see what ThreeVillagePeople.com is all about.
Become a member, and you not only get a web ad on our site, but you too can be a contributor to this publication. In addition you get to be included in our calendar, email promotions, and Networking Night privileges. But that's not the best part; you get to be part of a group of like minded people who support and encourage each other. So far, it's been a winning combination.
Warm regards,
Wendy Martin
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'Duck Pond' - Stony Brook Village
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Message from the Editor to our members:
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Hello all!
On these cold snowy days that seem to never end, it's a good time to catch up on some tasks that can be beneficial for your web site. Linking to threevillagepeople.com is good for all of us. Since threevillagepeople.com has a strong ranking in the search engines, linking to us should help to raise your own ranking. The more back links we have from other sites raises us even more. It's a win win for all of us. The following HTML code will link you to the ThreeVillagePeople.com website. You can ask your webmaster for help.
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If you would like our logo as well, please email me and I will send it to you. service@threevillagepeople.com Everyone who links back to the site will be entered into a raffle for a gift basket of treasures donated by our villagers.
Spring is coming!! Hang in there!!!
Best regards,
Charlene Burton
Editor threevillagepeople.companion
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Three Village People.com's Featured Business
The Three Village Baseball & Softball League
The Three Village Baseball & Softball League has been proudly serving the Three Village Community with a quality youth baseball league since1969. We are currently accepting registrations for the 2010 Spring season for both baseball and softball. Opening Day is April 17th. Go to our web site (www.3vbb.org) for convenient on-line registration. Interested in Coaching a team? Our next Managers Meeting is March 1stat 7:00 at Murphy JHS. Interested in a sponsoring a team? Contact Perry Cassidy at perry22@verizon.net. Team sponsorships are a terrific way to promote your local business to the Three Village Community. Check our website frequently for information about upcoming events such as Opening Day, Picture Day, Aquafina Pitch, Hit & Run competition, Dodge Ball Night, League Dinner and other fun events!Three Village Baseball & Softball is also pleased to be working with the Three Village School District and their Athletics program. All of our games and practices occur on school fields, as well as select Town of Brookhaven fields. Our partnership with the TVSC extends beyond just using their fields. We also offer baseball and softball scholarships, provide funding to assist the development of their athletic program, and continually support their coaches, players and athletic administration.
Three Village Baseball & Softball - Providing a Positive Baseball Experience for our Community.
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'Snowman'- Port Jefferson
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New Beginnings…..What's on Your List?
by Eileen Koff
To The Next Level
Before I meet face-to-face with a client I always have a phone assessment. I use the assessment to extract important information and the true needs of my clients. Last week, I met with a client who needed a time management over-haul. There was no way she could even think about getting organized until she could carve out the time necessary to devote to adding on one more task. We talked about her habits, the things she thought went well for her and the things she felt were more difficult. We came up with 5 things that would make her life
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'Hollow Road'- Stony Brook
by Wendy Martin
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- Wow! 5 things that she truly wanted to do and could actually accomplish! We stepped back and looked at that list, it was intimidating.
We picked two things from that list that she determined would have the greatest impact on her; the things that would make the most difference in her day-to-day life. We all have dreams and desires of what would make life meaningful. Sometimes that list can be overwhelming, so like clutter, we run from doing any of it because the thought is just too daunting.
In any life-style change, we need to start small. Taking on all 5 items at once might set her up for failure. Stating with just the 2 makes it do-able and allows her to breathe. She also knew that the other 3 items would still be there for her to accomplish once she had a better idea of the bigger picture.
By selecting the one or two things that truly meant the most - that resonated the strongest with her - it is much more likely that she will be able to focus her attention and intentions on the steps it will take to carry through and achieve them.
As you reflect back on last year and set your goals for the upcoming year pick the ones that will have the greatest impact on you. Create goals that are clear and specific and understand the steps you need to take you to the next level.
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'Stony brook Garden' - Stony Brook Village
by Wendy Martin
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Generating Abundance in the New Year!
by Karen Lynn Ferraro
The Feng Shui Consultant
Happy New Year to all of you! What an exciting time this is with so many changes taking place in every moment. Each day presents a new event that tests our ability to progress, adjust and accept. Right this very moment, acknowledge yourself for the changes and progress you made over the last year, and be in a moment of gratitude for your accomplishments throughout the year! Just say thank you... to your body for miraculously performing every single day, Just say thank you... to your body for miraculously performing every single day, for all of the
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projects you started and finished—and even for those that sit patiently waiting for you to return, and most importantly for anything you let go of because some activity no longer suited your desires. Give thanks for all of the inspiration you received to create something new, for the energy and love you hold for your family and friends, for nature's abundant beauty and nourishment, for your health and energy wherever it may be, and for all of the people who service you daily that we often take for granted.
Now you are ready to generate abundance in the New Year! To generate abundance you must make room for it… and until you can acknowledge what is already done, you haven’t opened up a space to allow more to enter. So it is time to focus your attention on creating your personal inner space, reviewing your outer surroundings, assessing projects and people you are involved with to determine what is working or not, and getting into relationship with yourself to evolve further. When you do this, you will create a stronger sense of inner balance and well-being, and foster harmony and a sense of peace with those in the world around you. This is progress! And with progress comes abundance.
In each moment we progress and change. As global shifts bring a succession of change toward you, it will become crucial to rely on your inner power to accept, clear negativity, step forward positively, pause and reflect, and listen carefully for new opportunities before you. When you learn to move and adjust to the rhythm of change as opportunity, you progress through your life with a greater sense of well-being.
Acceptance of change is the dance that you can be in that allows abundance to flow. So learn the dance and teach others to dance with you so that you and all around you progress abundantly in the New Year.
Many blessings and all good wishes,
Karen Lynn Ferraro
Certified Feng Shui Consultant/Instructor and Marketing Master
631-294-5686 • karen@wellnessexpressions.com •
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Villager in the Spotlight
IRELAND GANNON ASSOCIATES BRING SPRING TO MANHATTAN!
Come to the Macy's Annual Flower Show at their Herald Square Store.
It is a huge, world reknowned event, to mark the beginning of spring. Many of us weather weary New Yorkers can certainly use some of the sights and smells of spring right now. Only the nations most reknowned and interesting floral designers are involved in this visual extravaganza. People come from all over the globe to see it.
Our own villagers, IRELAND GANNON Associates, are designers and installers of this event!
Don't miss it!
Macy's Herald Square
March 28th 2010 through April 11th 2010
10AM - 9:30PM Daily
Ireland Gannon is another one of our local treasures and a wonderful resource for us in the area!
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MaMacy's Annual Flower Show |
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ThreeVillagePeople.com Announcements |
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Shaolin Defense of Setauket
Shaolin Defense
Anyone from the ThreeVillagePeople.com
community who wants to
try out
our exciting Martial Arts or MMA programs will receive 1 free month
of group lessons.
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Friends of Danielle
Danielle is a 6 year-old girl from Setauket who was recently diagnosed with an inoperable brain tumor.
Come to this family friendly event.• Free Food and
• Entertainment • Actions and Raffles
April 11, 2pm, The Bench, 1095 Rt. 25A, Stony brook.
contact Connie at knw118@aol.com
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Congratulations to
Will and Jennifer
Bass Electric
Daphne Lynn born on February 25, 2010 at 1:02pm
9-lbs 1-oz, 20-1/2 inches.
Mom Jen, Dad Will and big brother Willy jr. are very happy and blessed.
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New Beginnings in 2010 with Omega Planning Associates
By Camille DiLieto
Omega Planning
I hope by now that everyone has put away their holiday decorations. All the lights are stored in a safe place until it is time to decorate again. The January winds are blowing and winter is here to stay for at least another two months. As you think about the New Year's resolutions that you've made , I'm sure that one of them was to get your financial life in order and reclaim your money!
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'Setauket Bay'
by Wendy Martin
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The secret to reclaiming money you thought was lost is simple, Omega Planning Associates. Many of you at Three Village People know Steven Pagartanis, LUTCF, RIA, founder and senior planner of Omega Planning Associates. He has spoken at the networking events, and helped many of you grow your wealth, whether it be personal or business. His success story began over 20 years ago with a growing number of satisfied clients. The proof lies in being awarded top advisor by his broker dealer, Cadaret Grant, five consecutive years, including 2009.
Would you like to make one of your New Year's Resolutions come true? Take the time out of your busy schedule to make an appointment. Call us at 631-689-5900.
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'Old Fashioned Charm' - Stony Brook Village
by Wendy Martin
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New Beginnings - Take Care of Your Spine
By Dr. Henri Rosenblum
POWER ON Chiropractic and Nutrition
When you neglect your teeth, they decay. Fortunately your dentist can drill them, fill them, cap them and if necessary replace them. When you neglect your spine, it decays. This is called osteoarthritis or spinal degeneration. Unfortunately, once it gets this bad, it can NOT be repaired. This is why people of all ages should take care of their spine.
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Your nervous system controls EVERYTHING that happens in your body.
Your spine houses and protects your nervous system. When the joints of your spine misalign, even slightly, they interfere with your nervous system’s ability to communicate LIFE at 100%. With an impaired nervous system, over time you develop illness and disease and perhaps take drugs that cover the symptoms, but never correct the CAUSE of the problem.
A chiropractor is the only doctor specifically trained to correct spinal misalignments. Chiropractic adjustments are gentle, safe and effective, and enable the body to communicate and heal. With your
nervous system working properly is there any wonder that you no longer have digestive problems, or breathing issues, or headaches, etc. POWER ON!
Want a new beginning? Try taking care of your spine; the most ignored, vitally important structure of your body. Look well to the spine for the cause of all disease. - Hippocrates, the Father of Medicine
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Marlene Weinstein
Photo Works
I’m offering a new product at a special price: glass tile photo
pendants for $12 each! Each pendant is handmade using crystal-clear glass and my own photography. I have both 1” square and 1” circular pendants, each one featuring a unique photograph. The back of the pendant is sealed with a smooth glaze over decorative Japanese Chiyogami paper, ready to hang on a chain of your choice. These can also be personalized with a photo of a child – I made one of my son for Grandma and she loved it!
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Glass Tile Photo Pendants |
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When Evaluating Investments, Look at Value - Not Just Price
George Smith, Edward Jones
ANNCR: You may be tempted to focus only on the price of your investments — but that could be a mistake. For example, you may be tempted to “cut losses” by selling an investment whose price has dropped — even though you might be better off keeping it. Conversely, you could chase after “hot” investments even though they may be about to cool off — and they might be unsuitable to your needs.
Instead of concentrating on price, look at value. One measure of value is the price-to-earnings ratio, or P/E, which can help determine if a stock is considered “expensive” or “cheap.
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'Fire Station'- Stony Brook
by Wendy Martin
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Another dimension of an investment’s value is its ability to help you diversify your holdings. While diversification, by itself, can’t guarantee a profit or protect against a loss, it can help you reduce the effects of volatility on your portfolio.
When evaluating investments, consider their price — but don’t overlook their true value.
This is George Smith, your Edward Jones financial advisor located in
Stony Brook, New York
Member SIPC
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'Reed Beds' - Setauket
by Wendy Martin
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Villagers in the News
Legends Hair Designs: honored as 2010 Talk of the Town Award Recipient
Legends Hair Designs has been honored by Celebration Media, U.S. (CMUS) as one of its 2010 Talk of the Town Award Recipients in the
category of top Hair Salons. This is the second year CMUS has honored companies with the prestigious Talk of the Town Awards.
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The Talk of the Town Awards recognize a host of businesses and
professionals who have been noted by their customers through multiple websites for their excellent customer service. The awards honor companies and professionals in the following categories: hospitals, dentists, accountants, physical therapists, veterinarians,
optometrists, insurance, chiropractors, lawyers, financial planners, restaurants, bakeries, event centers, home improvement companies, florists, spas, salons and mortgage companies in addition
to several other categories.
LEGENDS HAIR DESIGNS is located in the beautiful historic district of Stony Brook Village. The salon has been a part of the community for over 20 yrs.
We pride ourselves on being an exclusive salon with personal attention and styling excellence..
We would like to thank all our loyal clients for making this award possible.
Thank you.
From all of us at Legends Hair Designs
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Studio 703
Port Jefferson Village
Studio 703 will be holding all it’s children’s classes thru the winter months.
Adult classes will resume in April on my return from Florida.
Casidhe Streeff will be teaching the classes during my absence.
This talented young artist contacted me at just the perfect time.
Casidhe has been teaching for Miller Place school district in their
after school program and has proved her self a talented teacher.
Check out Casidhe's web page: Casidhe E. Streeff
For information about Studio703 class schedule contact www.studio703art.com
Genia Neuschatz
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'Studio 703'- Setauket
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ThreeVillagePeople.com Networking Night
Join us for the next networking event for ThreeVillagePeople.com
Happy Hour at The Velvet Lounge
$15 for members $20 non-members
Buffet
Half price drinks
Thursday, March 11th 6PM
Come unwind at the end of a long week, see friends, and make new connections.
Relaxed networking in a casual atmosphere
Join us!.
RSVP 689 7260
Thursday, March 11th, 6pm
at the Velvet Lounge
(Curry Club, 10 Woods Corner Road
East Setauket, NY 11733)
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“How to Create Happiness in
Your Life”
by Amy Mannarino
Life Coach
As children, our parents may have told us to “be happy in life.”Although their intentions may have been good, our parents may never have taken the time to show us how to achieve happiness. Now as adults, many of us ask the question, “What will make me happy?”
As a life coach, I often speak to clients who are disconnected with their life or themselves. Before one can be happy, you have to be willing to be quiet, listen to your inner voice and
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'Stony brook in the Snow'
by Wendy Martin
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allow your soul to hear it. Sitting quietly for five minutes a day allows you to listen to your inner voice. This inner voice will speak to you either through intuition or signs that are around you. Just as we schedule time to exercise our physical body, we must schedule time to exercise our mind. By exercising our minds, we begin to see a clearer picture of our purpose in life and we begin to see “who we are” rather than “what we do”.
Try this exercise: Take out a piece of paper or small notebook. On the paper, number the lines from one to twenty-five. Reflect on what you have accomplished this year and write these accomplishments down on the paper. The accomplishments can be big or small - list them with no judgment, accepting them for what they are. This is a wonderful exercise to do as we begin a new year. At first, it may seem difficult but allow your mind to be positive and accepting. Next, place a star next to the five that were of the utmost importance in your life. What did you discover?
That is right….that you accomplished much more than you set out to do back in January 2009. Open your mind, heart and soul and receive the signs that will lead you to “your happiness”. Meditate, meditate, meditate…….it works, it works, it works…..try it and your world will be a different and peaceful place. I guarantee.
Amy Mannarino is a certified Life Coach from New York University and has a Master of Science Degree in Counseling from Long Island University. She coaches clients to live their best life. Contact Amy at 631-686-5141 and visit Amy Mannarino - Life Coach on ThreeVillagePeople.com
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'Snowy Trees' - Stony Brook
by Wendy Martin
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Are You an Olympic Investor?
George Smith, Edward Jones
This month, skiers, skaters, hockey players and other athletes are in Vancouver for the Winter Olympic Games. As spectators, most of us can only dream of duplicating the feats of these world-class athletes — but as investors, we can learn quite a bit from the traits that distinguish these Olympians.
Here are a few of these winning characteristics:
Discipline — To reach the top of their sports, Olympians train diligently for years. Along the way, they also train
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themselves to ignore distractions and avoid negative behaviors that could detract from their performance. As an investor, you too, need the discipline to avoid those emotional decisions — such as taking a “time out” from investing when the market is down or chasing after today’s “hot stocks” — to help you reach your goals.
Long-term focus — Many years ago, skaters, skiers, bobsledders and other athletes started training, while keeping their eyes on the prize — the 2010 Olympic Games. As an investor, you may also want to focus on a distant goal — such as a comfortable retirement — to guide your daily, monthly and yearly investment decisions.
Ability to overcome obstacles — Most Olympic athletes had to overcome obstacles at one time or another. But whether it was a series of bad performances or a career-threatening injury, they persevered . When you invest for decades, you will also encounter obstacles along the way, such as market downturns, recessions and investments that just don’t pan out. But if you’re resilient enough to bounce back from these setbacks, you can keep progressing toward your financial objectives.
Willingness to take reasonable risks — When you watch ski jumpers at the Olympics, you might think that they are taking incredible risks with their lives and limbs. Yet, because they have practiced so many times, have studied the angle of the jump, have mastered the position of their bodies in the air and taken all other factors into account, they have substantially reduced the risk associated with their jumps. And, of course, if they were to eliminate all risk, they’d have no sport. As an investor, you also need to incur some risks. But like the ski jumpers, you can help control risks. How? By familiarizing yourself with all aspects of your investment choices and by building a portfolio mix that reflects your individual risk tolerance, time horizon and long-term goals.
Confidence — Above all else, Olympians must have self-confidence; they must believe that they can succeed. And when you invest, you need confidence in yourself and in your decision-making. While you can’t control the movements of the financial markets, you can control your response to them. You can avoid panic when prices are down and you can avoid complacency when things are going well. You can structure your investment portfolio to meet your needs and you can make changes when necessary. By believing in your ability to succeed, you will free yourself to act in your best interests.
You may never stand on the victor’s platform at the Olympic Games. But emulating the best qualities of the Olympic athletes can help you reach your investment goals.
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RULES OF THE ROAD
George Smith, Edward Jones
Retirement planning workshop with special guest speaker from American Funds.
March 23rd 2010 6-8pm
You will learn:
The most common investing mistakes and how to avoid them.
Investing strategies to help reach your long-term goals.
What you can do now to prepare for retirement.
Complimentary dinner served!!!!
Mario's Restaurant 212 Main St East Setauket RSVP Eileen Quinn 631 444 0179
Don't miss this great event, brought to you by George Ellsworth Smith of Edward Jones in Stony Brook
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'Witch Hazel'- Stony Brook
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Village Raffle
Link back to our site ThreeVillagePeople.com
and be entered in a raffle for goodies from our villagers
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'Snow Storm' by Wendy Martin
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'Three Village Inn' by Wendy Martin
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Become a member!
Join ThreeVillagePeople.com and enjoy the benefits...
• Your articles in this newsletter
• Your events in our calendar (widely circulated on the internet)
• Your own web page on our site
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If you are interested in joining us please email Wendy or Charlene at info@threevillagepeople.com
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A and D Gold
March Madness - Three Village People.com Members and Friends Only
We give 10% normally. Now to our members and friends 15% on gold and silver.
A and D Gold And Silver. mon-sunday 10:30-6pm. email: johnimbriano@gmail.com
contact: John Imbriano, phone: 631 584 7070 web: adgoldsilver.com
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Setauket Park
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ThreeVillagePeople.com Announcements
Legends Hair Designs
Legends welcomes Sharan(a former salon owner from the Boston area)..with a 20 % discount for first time salon clients
Book your perm on Tuesday and receive 15% (offer excludes owner)
New clients receive 15% off(excludes owner)
Japanese staighteners, 20% off and
Brazilian Keratin Relaxer now $175 for short to shoulder length hair (longer/thicker is a little more).
Call for consultation today
Our on-going promotions:
Come in and join our BIRTHDAY CLUB to receive 10% off during your birthday month.
Take advantage of LEGENDS' BUDDY PLAN. Bring in a new color client and receive 15% off your color service.
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