SOUTH SHORE WEEKLY

News & events from Tottenville, Great Kills, Huguenot and more

• CHALK TALK
BAY TERRACESome of the South Shore's littlest students took time out yesterday to count their blessings and give thanks during the annual Thanksgiving feast for students at C.B.I. Academy Preschool.

• Getting punchy
SOUTH SHOREHello, my name is Amy, and I'm a Thanksgiving control freak.

• HELPING HANDS
Volunteers are needed to serve and assist clients at the St. Edward Food Pantry on the grounds of Mount Loretto, 6581 Hylan Blvd., Pleasant Plains.

• Help is on the way for 'middle-class millionaires'
The new division, Kelleher Family Wealth Management, focuses on individuals who greatly benefited from an economy that helped portfolios to flourish, said Wall Street Access founder and CEO Denis P. Kelleher.

• More than 5 decades of music-making
HUGUENOTThe South Shore Band will trumpet the arrival of the holiday season with its annual December concert Friday at Bernstein Intermediate School's auditorium in Huguenot at 8 p.m.

• NEED A FIX
Who's responsible: As always, dialing 311 first to report any local safety concerns is the best course of action. The city's Department of Transportation has already denied ownership of the property, even though to the layman it would appear the land is just an unfinished, mapped street. The SIR, whose Great Kills station is almost adjacent to the property, has vowed to look into the matter to determine if maintenance of the property falls under its jurisdiction. Unfortunately, until the proper authority can be notified, the area's commuters will just have to watch their steps.

• Talk about No. 1 with a bullet
TOTTENVILLEIt might not be a conventional mom-and-pop shop, but if fiction were reality, you might find Tony Soprano, Michael Corleone or John McClane muscling through the door of the Majestic Arms.

• Turkey for 200? No problem
GREAT KILLSMost casual South Shore diners know Trattoria Amici as a primo spot for first-class Italian cuisine.

• When passing the turkey, keep germs on the side
SOUTH SHORE Ready to share the year's biggest meal?