As a child, Melora fell in love with the North Shore of Long Island. Upon graduation from college, she returned to the Three Village community where she grew up and met her husband, a native of nearby St. James. They have lived together in Stony Brook for nearly 30 years and have raised two children—now young adults. After attending graduate school at Hofstra University, Melora became a teacher in the Hauppauge Public School District. Throughout ...