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Images of fire damage at Nikola Tesla's last remaining lab provided by the Tesla Science Center at Wardencliffe

$3M Needed Urgently to Save Nikola Tesla’s Last Remaining Lab

Thanks to over 100 firemen and the creative optimism of those who've carried this dream so far, plans for Nikola Tesla's last remaining laboratory endure.

Nikola Tesla: The Man, The Myth, The Legacy

We are grateful the rain held off as we traipsed about the site of Nikola Tesla’s last and only surviving laboratory, “Wardenclyffe." There, board member Neil Baggett talked about the great scientist and his time on Long Island, and plans to advance his legacy. While nothing can replace an in-person tour – we highly recommend taking one if you can! -- here is a bit of what we learned:

John’s Crazy Socks Goes Main Street

It’s kind of remarkable how exciting this latest move is for John's Crazy Socks, given the incredible success they’ve already experienced. The father & son enterprise has served the world for a full decade now. Dedicated to proving what’s possible...

Honoring Firefly’s Light: Love you, Jim

Photo of Jim outside our old location soon after our tremendous effort to
Photo of Dolores Thompson in 2008 by Katheryn Laible

Let It Shine: Dee Thompson, 21st Century Icon, Beloved King-Mother of Huntington Station

Photo of Dolores Thompson taken in 2008 by Katheryn Laible Prelude: Please Help
Images of fire damage at Nikola Tesla's last remaining lab provided by the Tesla Science Center at Wardencliffe

$3M Needed Urgently to Save Nikola Tesla’s Last Remaining Lab

Thanks to over 100 firemen and the creative optimism of those who've carried this dream so far, plans for Nikola Tesla's last remaining laboratory endure.
Photo of Dolores Thompson in 2008 by Katheryn Laible

In Memoriam: Dolores Thompson, Kevin Thorbourne Sr., Robert DeSimone

Photo of Dolores Thompson taken in 2008 by Katheryn Laible Three extraordinary souls
From Left: Ken Christensen, Libby Hubbard, Craig Riger, Dianne Parker, Lou Giordano at a Leadership Huntignton Founders Dinner in 2014

In Memoriam: Ken Christensen

“The true meaning of life is to plant trees, under whose shade you do not expect to sit.” ~Google tells me this quote is attributed to Nelson Henderson but to me it belongs to Ken Christensen, who spoke those words often and took them deeply to heart.
Photo of an historically furnished room at the Walt Whitman Birthplace

History Note: Walt Whitman

When poet, teacher, newspaperman Walt Whitman set out to find his brother, who had been wounded in the Civil War, the experience inspired another vocation:

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A Park for Joy!!!

Here’s the story we wrote about Joy Squires, Huntington’s Environmental Sage in 2016. She’s been chair of the Huntington Conservation Board since 1979, and also long-led the NYS Conservation Commission,
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Photo of Gus Scutari and Eagle Scouts of Syosset Troop 205

Syosset Road Renamed in Honor of Gus Scutari

Gus Scutari with Eagle Scouts from Troop 205 in 2019. Photo by Katheryn Laible Today, a portion of Underhill Boulevard in Syosset was renamed in honor of one of Long
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In Memoriam: Gus Scutari

Photo of Gus Scutari at 2019 Memorial Day Parade by Katheryn Laible We are deeply saddened to hear of the passing of Costantino “Gus” Scutari, shortly after his 99th birthday.
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Nikola Tesla: The Man, The Myth, The Legacy

We are grateful the rain held off as we traipsed about the site of Nikola Tesla’s last and only surviving laboratory, “Wardenclyffe." There, board member Neil Baggett talked about the great scientist and his time on Long Island, and plans to advance his legacy. While nothing can replace an in-person tour – we highly recommend taking one if you can! -- here is a bit of what we learned:
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