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42 Feature

Serge Kovaleski: A Reporter Reflects

â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Mocked by Trump, Kovaleski says journalists wonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t back down

News

Police

Arts & Entertainment

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6 Making A Splash Boaters, town supes face off in cardboard boat races.

16 Tick Forum The tick population is veering out of control.

33 Leader Faces Life Cops say Vargas-Munoz was raking in thousands.

35 Louis Vuitton Stolen Thieves caught on video in East Hampton Village.

57 Fiona Waterstreet Sculptor debuts her studio work at The Drawing Room.

62 Designer Showhouse The showcase of design talent concludes Monday.

12 Stop-Work Order Town freezes construction in Montauk.

22 LIPA Utility sparks ambitious course for the future.

34 Two Flee Crash Investigation finds one involved with sex trafficking.

36 Drug Charges Two charged with felony cocaine possession in Montauk.

58 Ed German Radio host shares passion for Coney Island, plans Amazon theme park.

64 North Fork TV Festival The independent celebration returns for its third year.

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101 Another Goldberg’s? Hamptons Market Place may be changing hands.

104 Opening Day Bloomberg heiress wins Boar’s Head Jumper Challenge.

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Making A Splash Boaters, town supervisors face off in cardboard boat races By Peggy Spellman Hoey peggy@indyeastend.com

It was close, but in the end, there was only one winner. Riverhead Town Supervisor Laura Jens-Smith steadied her cardboard boat, then waited for the signal to go and immediately gained a lead in her Peconic Riverfront face-off against Southampton Town Supervisor Jay Schneiderman on Sunday, August 26, in the 10th Annual Cardboard Boat Races in Riverhead. The two supervisors began paddling, propelling their three-to-fourfoot war machines along the water, passing a buoy to make their way back to the dock. Throngs of spectators cheered them on. The two vessels drifted into each other, provoking some playful pushing from their captains, who tried to untangle them on the way to the finish. Rival spectators alternated between shouts of “Go Laura,” and “Come on, Jay.” But then Jens-Smith began edging ahead, eventually crossing that finish line before Schneiderman. The Supervisors’ Cup was on its way back to Riverhead after

three long years. “It was a little bit scary getting into the boat. It was sort of tipping from side to side and taking on water, but once I got myself settled and started rowing, it all worked out okay,” said Jens-Smith, who set another record last year as the first female to be elected to lead the town in its 226-year history. She described her boat, a navy blue vessel reminiscent of an amphibious military machine, as only the best configuration of cardboard and duct tape that one can get. Truth be told, her secret weapon was designed and constructed by a couple of volunteers from Brookhaven National Laboratory. “They built a beautiful boat — a nice, sleek boat that would just rip through the water nice and easy,” she said, which propelled Jens-Smith to overtake Schneiderman and end up victorious. Schneiderman, who wore a Southampton High School Mariners T-shirt, successfully defended the town’s title last year against previous town Super-

visor Sean Walter, but after he saw photos of Jens-Smith’s vessel on Facebook a few weeks ago, he became concerned. He thought of it as sleek and mean. “I always get a little nervous,” he admitted while carrying his vessel — which looked like a sailboat with the town’s seal emblazoned on the top — down to the riverfront minutes before the race. Afterward, he called it a good day in the water. “The trophy will go back to Riverhead for a little while. Not for too long though,” he said. “Laura ran a great race. It’s all about the fun of it.” Schneiderman did withstand some playful razzing from at least one spectator. “Hey, Jay, I’m going to tell the whole town you lost the trophy,” yelled a man. A good sportsman, Schneiderman took it all in stride and laughed it off.

Pirates and Gnomes The Supervisors Cup Race was not the only one throughout the day. There were four different races, which included all age levels, as well as races for single boaters. The crew of the Cardboard Black Pearl — a nod to the pirate ship from Pirates of the Caribbean — also took their third place for what it was and enjoyed their time on the water. “We were spinning around in it a bit, but after we got ourselves together, it went pretty well,” said 14-year-old Aquebogue resident Kate Foley, an eight-year veteran of the races who formed a team with her high school friends from Latin class. The youngsters wore pirate costumes as they manned their boat; some carried little

skeletons on their shoulders. “We made it around the turn without any problems and we came back,” added Foley. Mostly all of the entries carried a theme. Some boaters chose the theme of pirates, others gnomes — taking it far enough to create a gnome mascot to pose in different positions around the parking lot like the character in the movie, Amelie. Still others tapped 1970s cartoons like “Scooby-Doo” and conjured up the Mystery Machine van for inspiration. The winners of the Grand National Regatta and Outlaw Race christened their boat Avengers Assemble and donned costumes like Spider-Man and Captain America. The Most Creative Boat went to a Wayne’s World ensemble, which featured crew members dressed as the “Saturday Night Live” skit heavy metal heroes Wayne and Garth inside their robin’s egg blue 1976 AMC Pacer. Other teams drew their inspiration from real-life heroes. Team USA, which featured the Farruggia cousins dressed as a firefighter, police officer, soldier, and angel in a tribute to the Twin Towers attack on 9-11, took first place in the Youth Regatta and won the Commanders Choice Award. The quartet’s spokes-kid, eightyear-old Jemma Farruggia, described the race as a nail biter because the group almost came in second. Gasp. “I was scared because I felt like we were going to tip over, but at the last second we came in first, so we are kind of happy about that,” she said. The cheers from kayakers nearby boosted their morale and the crew began to row furiously until they reached the finish line, overtaking their competitors, The Green Slime of the Ancient Mariner, in the process. They were going so fast, they hit each other with their paddles. “We got brave,” she said. Eddie Farruggia, age nine, said he was also worried they wouldn’t make it. “I tried to tell everyone to row the same way, so that we could actually turn,” he said. After that, it was smooth sailing as the group sailed into first place. The boat races drew an estimated 300 spectators throughout the day, many of them on hand to cheer for friends and family. For her first time at the races, Mattituck resident Sherri Kelly was in awe of the young children that participated. “They were adorable and they worked so hard,” she said. “It was great. The boats were beautiful.” She was supposed to partner up in the races with a friend, but she could not make it when the date was rescheduled. “I was trying to pick up some pointers for next year,” she said.

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Ridiculous Policy Dear Editor, I commend Trump for implementing a $717 billion Defense budget, but I am concerned he has to backtrack on major issues. At the G7 talks, Trump agreed to the dissemination of a joint statement at the conclusion of the talks. After leaving the meeting, and away from the other attendees, he rescinded his support of the statement. Trump imposed tariffs on imports from China, the European Union, Canada, and Mexico without analyzing the consequences. He had to walk back the Canada and Mexico tariffs and is trying to reach an agreement with the European Union. China retaliated by imposing tariffs on our agricultural exports so Trump has to bail out U.S. farmers with $12 billion of U.S. taxpayer funds, and China is developing European Union and other sources for importing agricultural products U.S. farmers previously provided. On immigration, he rescinded the ridiculous policy of separating parents and children at the Mexico border, and his border wall is not going up because Mexico will not pay for it. This is the price we pay for having a Pretender President who, according to White House sources, does not comprehend complex information nor consult with knowledgeable people. Donald Moskowitz

Repeated Challenges Dear Rick: Republicans have rarely challenged Southampton’s incumbent Town Supervisor, Democrat Jay Schneiderman. On the other hand, Southampton’s Highway Superintendent, Alex Gregor, a member of the Independence Party who caucuses with the Democrats, has repeatedly challenged Schneiderman throughout the Supervisor’s tenure. In the style of Republican President Donald Trump, Gregor uses theatrical, but often effective, criticisms to portray himself as the only elected official willing to defend the average taxpayer, although Gregor’s “bravado” often appears intended to merely enhance his image. So, it’s of interest that Southampton Democrats, including Jay Schneiderman, endorse Gregor. In a column published in The New York Times Sunday Review Section on May 27, 2018 about Donald Trump (“Grifters Gone Wild”), Maureen Dowd points out that confidence men thrive in times of transition and fast change. A high degree of uncertainty exists in Southampton due to the town’s multitude of “let’s make a deal” zoning vehicles, the town’s annually changing assessment base, and the unpredictability of the town’s Highway Superintendent. Perhaps it’s unfair to hold Supervisor Schnei-

derman to a difficult standard of reform, but he did argue that he was competent to manage Southampton and he is currently arguing he can manage the office of Suffolk County comptroller. However, it appears he has not really shown himself to have conquered Southampton’s zoning, assessment or political cultures. Respectfully, Susan Cerwinski

Childish Behavior To the Editor, As a Democratic Committee person for over 10 years and one that has witnessed the stealing of lawn signs by the Republicans over the years, it’s now the Democrats that are actually stealing the lawn signs of the Reformed Democrats. We used to mock the Republicans for this childish behavior and now the Democrats are involved in the same tactic. Shame on them! The largest contributors to lifelong Republican David Lys’s campaign seem to be the Republicans. It stands to reason that Republican Lys has now organized, by petition, a separate ballot line to make sure he can continue to run against the Democratic candidate duly elected on Primary Day — September 13. Lys and Kelley are not taking any chances on losing the fourth vote on the board. I guess there is no loyalty, by Lys, to the Democratic Party . . . after all, he was able to find some Democratic values on the internet that he could believe in. Is this how Lys proves he is actually a Democrat? It seems the takeover of the East Hampton Democratic Committee by Republicans is now complete. Rona Klopman

Major Influence Valerie, We received the two copies of my “Walk Down Memory Lane.” Thank you. I have received several messages and emails along with two phone calls about your article about me. One of the best was a call from Jack Maginsky, my old shop teacher who you mentioned in the article. Jack is delighted to be mentioned as having had the greatest influence upon my college studies and career. I think he always knew he was a major influence, but really was gratified for the mention in the paper. Thank you again. Bruce King Editor’s Note: Valarie Bando-Meinken writes “Walk Down Memory Lane” for The Independent.

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Stop-Work Order From Town Freezes Construction Project A lack of handicap access and a wall built in the public right of way stops work By T. E. McMorrow t.e@indyeastend.com

A new 1100-square-foot building on South Euclid Avenue in Montauk stands silent, a stop-work order from the Town of East Hampton taped to its front door. The building looks finished, with three potted plants in front. But looks, in this case, are deceptive. Mistakes made along the way during the site’s development have rendered it, for the time being, ineligible for a final certificate of occupancy. The property is small, at 4100 square feet. It is surrounded by Pete’s Potting Shed to the east, and the old Neptune Motel, now used for worker housing, to the west. The building has an open commercial space on the first floor, and a two-bedroom apartment on the second. The occupant-in-waiting of the ground floor of the building, which has two front doors that open into a common space, was supposed to be an art gallery run by Kathleen Semergieff. The building also has a second-floor apartment. Semergieff spoke to the East Hampton Town Planning Board on Wednesday, August 22, telling its members that the opening date for her gallery had been scheduled for July of this year. The owners received their building permits in August 2017. When they began excavating, however, they discovered that “we were dealing with a different reality than the site plan,” Semergieff said. Many of the changes to the project happened, said Eric Schantz, the town planner working on the site plan, because the original survey lacked elevations. South Euclid Avenue, particularly on the north side where the structure is, has a fairly sharp upward slope. That “different reality” that Semergieff described led the owners to diverge from the site plan that had been

approved by the planning board in January 2017. Instead of using asphalt for the parking area in front of the building, they poured concrete. Instead of coloring the concrete sidewalk between the parking area and the structure pink, as is the norm in East Hampton, they used white concrete. The new sidewalk ends on its eastern side at a concrete wall the owners, a limited liability company called Home Team 668, installed. And, most noteworthy, while the site plan that had been approved included a ramp for handicap access in front, the owners found that the pitch from the street to the building was too steep for the ramp. Instead, they built two sets of steps leading to the two front doors. On August 8, Dariusz Winnicki, the attorney for Home Team 668, had proposed a solution to the missing handicap access entrance: the owners would install a ramp on the side of the building, leading to a back door. While the town’s planning department, as well as the board’s attorney, John Jilnicki, both conceded that they were not experts on the law regarding handicapped access, Jilnicki told the board that it was his belief that if the side ramp access point opened up into the same common space as the front doors, that ramp would probably pass legal muster. The board voted 5-2 on August 8 in what Job Potter, planning board chairman, called a “straw vote” to approve the side ramp. That vote was contingent, however, on an approval from the East Hampton Town fire marshal’s office, as well as from the East Hampton Town disabilities advisory board. Neither approval was forthcoming. Glen Hall, chair of the disabilities board, as well as founder and chair of

This building at 87 South Euclid Avenue in Montauk stands empty, with work halted. Independent/T. E. McMorrow

the not-for-profit East End Disabilities Group, gave a sharp rebuke to the planning board for even taking that vote. “Not in the back of the bus,” he told the board August 22. “Not separate but equal,” he continued. He told the board that the side ramp leading to a backdoor of the building was in direct violation of the Americans with Disabilities Act, signed into federal law in 1990. He said that the handicap entrance must be at the main entrance in front. “Your job is to obey the law,” Hall told the board. “Get

Many of the changes to the project happened, said Eric Schantz, the town planner working on the site plan, because the original survey lacked elevations.

yourself a little more acquainted with the ADA,” he said. He told the board that, going forward, every site plan should be examined to ensure compliance with the ADA. When fire marshal Dave Browne weighed in with a memo, he told the board that at least 60 percent of all entrances must be ADA compliant. Since there are three doors on the building, at least two of them have to provide handicap access. Winnicki suggested to the board that the owners could make the back door the main entrance, since it was going to be ADA-compliant. “Are you going to remove the two front doors?” Potter asked. “No, those will be the service entrances,” Winnicki answered. Potter quickly shot that idea down. “No way. That is deceptive.” Jilnicki addressed the wall built onto the public right of way, without approval, as well as the altered pitch on the public right of way. “You altered the grade from what we agreed to on the site plan. You changed it,” he said. “We are going to do it in the highway right of way and we are not going to ask the highway superintendent?” Jilnicki asked rhetorically. “When you are going to change the grade of property you don’t own, you would think you would ask the owner. Or ask the owner’s representative. Not just do it and say, ‘We’ll ask for forgiveness.’” After some back and forth, Potter said, “Please request approval for the wall that is already built.” For Home Team 668, it is back to the drawing board.

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planned to attract a concessionaire and visitors. Rather than going that direction, the board decided to have an onsite food truck. Under the new plan, a 16-foot deck, which will be constructed behind the building, will be paid for with CPF money. However, the viewing platform will be bonded to the tune of $100,000. “That will really add a lot to the recreational experience in that area, so people can come off the beach and they can go to the observation deck. They will be able to go out to the food truck and get something to eat. So, I think we did the fiscally responsible thing to do, and I think that it is going to work out very well,” Schneiderman said. Board members also discussed the possibility of applying for federal grant money because the building was once a United States Coast Guard Life-saving Station that was manned entirely by African Americans. Once complete, the building will remain empty until a steward is found to take it over. The board will decide later how a museum to be included in the building will be curated. “That is something that will take some thought,” said Councilman John Bouvier.

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concerted action fast, the Lyme disease epidemic will grow much worse. Thirty years ago, Lyme disease was thought to be an inconvenience outdoors enthusiasts on the East End had to deal with. Those who suffered from it knew better, however. For too long, Lyme and other tick-transmitted diseases were treated as necessary nuisances. Now, federal, state, and local governments are dealing with an epidemic that is quickly spreading. The footprint of infested area covers much of the country, and New York State is inundated. Scientists are left to wonder if it’s too late to control not only Lyme, but also other tick-related ailments that in some cases could be fatal. On August 20, the Accabonac Protection Committee sponsored a forum, “Ticks: Facts, Fictions & the Unknown.” The fact that 80 or so people

Last month the New York State Health Department released a report with an alarming finding: Lyme disease, and tick infestation in general, is multiplying quickly across the state and beyond. It’s not solely the problem of the East End anymore, let alone Lyme, CT, where the first ever case was supposedly reported in 1975. An increasing number of cases of Lyme, caused by a bacteria spread through the bite of deer ticks, are coming from areas such as Central New York and the Adirondacks. “What I call the leading edge is a line between Syracuse and Rochester,” said Bryon Backenson, the health department’s deputy director of communicable disease control. “Syracuse is seeing a higher incidence of cases than Rochester is, but with every year it moves further and further.” Just over half of adult deer ticks collected in New York State carry the bacteria that causes Lyme disease, newly released state data shows.

Five years ago, the East Hampton Group for Wildlife championed a trial program of “Four-Posters,” plastic deer feeding stations. The stations are placed in areas where deer are known to forage and congregate. Each feeding station is stocked with corn meal, which attracts deer (and other animals, like raccoons, squirrels, and mice). A deer feeding at a four-poster comes into contact with the rollers, which apply permethrin, an insecticide to their ears, face, head, neck, and shoulders. Cohen pointed out the deer could be given some sort of contraceptive as well when feeding at the stations. The town seemed of mind to implement the plan, at least on a trial basis, but Cohen said the then East Hampton Town Supervisor Larry Cantwell got cold feet. “He was afraid of the liability,” Cohen said. He said the town was concerned that children would play on the feeding stations and get exposed to the chemicals. “It’s expensive, but it has been shown to reduce deer population,” Dr. Wellins said. “There has to be a coordinated, regional approach.” Cornell University conducted a Four-Poster Deer and Tick Study from 2008 through 2011 on Shelter Island and Fire Island, to investigate human and wildlife associated risks due to changes in deer movement and behavior from placement of Four-Posters and permethrin residues in and on deer, and the efficacy of the technology for control of blacklegged and lone star ticks. The study was conducted on Shelter Island and Fire Island where fourposters are being deployed, and in the

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Village of North Haven, which was included as a control site. There was also a significant fiveyear study conducted in Massachusetts that ended in 2014. “We deployed a total of 42 four-posters among seven treatment sites and sampled for nymph and adult ticks at these sites and at seven untreated control sites during each year of the study. Study sites were distributed among Cape Cod, Martha’s Vineyard, and Nantucket,” reported scientists at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency in Narragansett, RI. Blacklegged tick abundance at treated sites was reduced by approximately 8.4 percent, which disappointed the testers. That is, “considerably less than in previous four-poster studies,” they noted. Researchers weren’t sure why. Governor Andrew Cuomo just announced a new state initiative to fund a four-poster program; that story appears in this issue of The Independent.

Homebodies At the epicenter of the Lyme disease problem is deer. Deer carry the blacklegged tick but do not themselves transmit Lyme as small rodents like mice, etc. do. But they are the primary carriers of the disease. “The deer have an abundant food source here, delicious flowers,” Dr.

Wellins pointed out. Any suggestion that the local deer policy has remained about the same over the years is erroneous. They exist in unprecedented numbers. “They aren’t even afraid anymore,” she added. The blacklegged ticks tend to be homebodies — until they latch onto a deer capable of carrying hundreds of ticks. Deer fencing helps keep them out of some yards, but it doesn’t decrease the herd. Southold Town, its farm fields ravished by deer, instituted a deer management program in 2008. “Since the initial 2008 hunting season with seven deer harvested, we have grown each year with a total of 241 deer taken during the 2016 season, with 129 donated. In cooperation with Fish & Wildlife Unlimited, our program to date has donated over 45,000 pounds of venison for Venison Coalition, feeding the hungry on Long Island,” wrote Jeffery Standish, director of the Southold Public Works Program. The Southold Town Board has selected the use of archery as its deer management tool and allows trained bow hunters to safely remove deer from both rural and urban areas. “The Southold Town Board and staff will continue to pursue the implementation of other, non-lethal management methods of the white-tail deer

when suitable options become available,” the town policy on the matter states. A deer sterilization program enacted in East Hampton Village in 2015 proved to be a disaster. Deer were trapped and surgically sterilized in the middle of the night before being released back into the cold of winter. A team from White Buffalo Inc., a Connecticut nonprofit that specializes in deer management, claimed 114 were sterilized. However, horror tales began circulating about the grisly methodology and effectiveness of the program, and several mutilated deer carcasses were found. The village, though loath to admit it had made a mistake, quietly backed away from the plan. It is now considering a controlled shoot.

Long Term Policy Dr. Wellins said every method of reducing the herd should be on the table. “In the old days, people ate the meat,” she said. “I don’t know why they don’t now. It’s like deer have become cute pets.” The problem is, like Southold, East Hampton Village is not an island. It is impossible to achieve an accurate count when the deer run from one jurisdiction to another. Old-timers recall back in the ’60s when deer season

opened in Mashomack Preserve on Shelter Island, the animals would simply swim across the bay to Cedar Point the first time a gun was fired. When the state hunting season began, the deer would move to non-hunting areas and so on. It is obvious a concerted, costly, and long-term policy of deer control must be agreed upon and implemented. A regional approach is the only sensible way to go about the business of controlling ticks by addressing the deer herd. If females are taken from the herd, the remaining females will give birth more often. “Given the severity of the disease and the costs to society, we are grossly under-spending,” Cohen pointed out. In East Hampton, he would like to see four-posters installed at the Montauk Downs golf course and Shadmoor preserve as test sites. He has urged the town to clear trails it owns four or five feet wide to alleviate the infestation of ticks. “No one wants to go out on them anymore,” he said of hikers. Deer ticks aren’t the only kind prevalent on the East End that can get you sick, and Lyme disease is but one of several tick-transmitted ailments. See an accompanying article elsewhere in this issue.

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Lone Star Tick Population Rising Tick spreads other, lesser known illnesses than Lyme By Rick Murphy rmurphy@indyeastend.com

The lone star tick. Independent/CDC

If the Lyme disease epidemic, carried by black-legged deer ticks, weren't enough of a problem, the East End is now infested with lone star ticks, which carry their own, though lesser-known, illnesses, such as the alpha-gal allergy, ehrlichiosis, babesiosis, and anaplasmosis. The Independent broke the story of the first diagnosed alpha-gal reaction, a severe allergy to red meat triggered by a bite from the lone star tick. For some people with severe allergies, that could mean a life-threatening reaction called anaphylaxis as their immune system releases chemicals that flood the body. This can lead to anaphylactic shock. Dr. Scott Commins, an allergist and immunologist then associated with the University of Virginia, was interviewed in this newspaper in 2009 after a local man, Ivan Peill, developed a severe allergy to meat after he was bitten by lone star tick nymphs at Cedar Point Park in East Hampton. Dr. Erin McGintee, a Southampton-based specialist

in the field, has said she’s treated 450 cases since. Commins was one of the first researchers to pinpoint the allergy. Technically speaking, the alpha-gal allergy, also known as meat allergy or Mammalian Meat Allergy, is a reaction to galactose-alpha-1,3-galactose (alphagal). “The body is overloaded with immunoglobulin E antibodies on contact with acarbohydrate” transferred to the victim by a tick. “A delayed allergic response which is triggered by the consumption of mammalian meat products,” occurs up to eight hours after consuming the meat according to researchers. Commins told The Independent recently he has been researching the allergy ever since, with shocking results. “At first we thought it was only the lone star but now we’re seeing it in places where there are no lone star ticks.” Dr. Anne Marie Wellins, who is on the advisory panel of the Regional Tick-Borne Disease Resource Center

at Stony Brook Southampton Hospital, pointed out one factor is the migration of ticks. “The lone star used to be only down south,” she pointed out. One reason could be the milder winters, another factor could include bird migration. Whatever the case, the East End has proven to be fertile ground for the creatures. Zachary Cohen, one of the hosts at a deer forum on August 20 (see accompanying story), pointed out the lone star is much more aggressive in finding hosts. “They are hunters,” Cohen said. They will travel hundreds of feet, and once again, deer are a most convenient host. Lone star ticks feed on the blood of various animals (domesticated and wild) as well as humans. The tick was at first not considered a nuisance as it does not transmit Lyme disease, but more recent studies have shown that this species can transmit various other pathogens to humans and other animals, such as those that cause eh-

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Cuomo: State Will Confront Ticks New York will launch offensive to bring pests under control By Rick Murphy rmurphy@indyeastend.com

New York State will answer the call for help. With the sheer number of ticks at record levels, and tick-borne diseases skyrocketing, Governor Andrew Cuomo promised the state will intensify its efforts to get the problems under control. In May, Cuomo announced an aggressive Lyme and tick-borne disease control plan. He directed the Office of Parks, Recreation, and Historic Preservation to identify areas most affected. “Lyme disease and other tick-borne illnesses are a major threat to the health and well-being of New Yorkers, and we are taking aggressive actions to help stop the spread of these diseases,” he said. A state study revealed an alarming increase in the tick population in upstate New York, though the East End remains the epicenter. Curiously the first target areas do not include locales on eastern Long Island. Tick control methods will include strategic application of eco-friendly tick control treatments on parkland in the Hudson Valley, Capital Region, and Southern Tier, where the public is at risk of tick exposure and Lyme disease. Additionally, the state will expand the use of four-poster “tickicide” deer treatment feeding stations that help to control ticks spread by white-tailed deer. While the deer feed on corn at the station, treated rollers brush insecticide against the animal’s neck, head, and ears where many adult ticks tend

to feed. The stations are already successfully in use in certain areas on Long Island, including Robert Moses State Park and Connetquot River State Park. Experts urge the public to take every precaution to minimize the chance of getting bitten while hiking, working, or spending time in wooded areas: Wear long pants and long-sleeved shirts and perform frequent body checks. Consider use of repellents containing DEET, picaridin, or IR3535, following label instructions. Governor Cuomo has directed the Department of Health to establish a new working group on Lyme and other tick-borne diseases comprised of representatives from professional organizations, academic institutions, and local health departments. The working group will join participating state agencies at a one-day summit to review New York State’s current initiatives and make policy recommendations on actions that New York State can take in the next one to three years to advance prevention, diagnostics, and other best practices. “These new initiatives complement the department’s renowned research efforts and aggressive actions to better inform and better protect New Yorkers from tick-borne illnesses,” New York State Health Commissioner Dr. Howard Zucker said. “I commend Governor Cuomo for this commitment and for instituting bold new control measures to help limit the spread of these

Governor Cuomo has announced a state effort to control tick-related illnesses. Independent/State of NY

diseases and protect public health.” The governor has also directed the Department of Health to pursue private research partnerships to develop a better diagnostic test, which can ultimately lead to more effective treatments. “Lyme disease and other tickborne illnesses are a major threat to the

Manafort Guilty The good news for Paul Manafort this week was that a federal court in Virginia failed to convict him on 10 counts of money laundering and tax evasion related charges. The bad news is he was found guilty of eight others. Manafort, who served as a campaign chairman for President Donald Trump, keeps a swanky estate on Job’s Lane in Bridgehampton. He was convicted of five counts of tax fraud, two counts of bank fraud, and one count of failure to disclose a foreign bank account. The jury was unable to reach a verdict on the remaining 10 counts, and the judge declared a mistrial on those charges. During the trial, several local

health and wellbeing of New Yorkers, and we are taking aggressive actions to help stop the spread of these disease,” Governor Cuomo said. “With this control plan, New York is making a major commitment to research, awareness, and prevention of this public health crisis to keep New Yorkers safe and free of these preventable diseases.” contractors were called to testify about their financial dealings with Manafort. Michael Regolizio of New Leaf Landscaping said he was paid more than $400,000 by international wire between 2010-2014. A number of the transfers originated from Cyprus. Kevin Downing, a lawyer for Manafort, said the defense was “disappointed” by the verdict and that his client was “evaluating all of his options at this point.” Manafort still faces a second set of criminal charges in a Washington, DC, federal court, for failure to register his foreign lobbying, and of money laundering conspiracy related to the same Ukrainian political work that was central to the Virginia case. R.M.

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LIPA Officials Make Their Case utility strikes an ambitious course for the future - Part I By Rick Murphy rmurphy@indyeastend.com It’s NOT your father’s electric company. And LIPA officials can’t stress that strongly enough. On Friday, August 24, a contingent of Long Island Power Authority officials sat down with The Independent to talk. Its predecessor, the Long Island Lighting Company, was the utility everyone loved to hate, and with good reason: at one point rates were among the highest in the country, blackouts were frequent, outages occurred often, and getting someone on the phone for help was akin to calling up heaven and expecting God to answer. But since taking over the LILCO grid two decades ago, LIPA has dramatically improved service, though the grumblings continue, albeit on a smaller scale. In 2014 LIPA turned over the

maintenance of the grid from National Grid to PSEG-LI. “We own the grid, we pay a service charge. They get paid some extras for things like customer service,” said Thomas Falcone, LIPA’s CEO. The system is a big one: 1.1 million customers, 2400 employees, 189,000 transformers, and a $3.6 billion annual budget. In other words, it is a system that has a lot of moving parts, one that requires constant upkeep and updating. LIPA has delivered, according to an independent study by JD Power & Associates. In 2018 Power named LIPA, “The Most Improved Utility in The Nation.” Consider that in 2013 it not only ranked last, but it ranked last by a large margin. “We’re mid pack now, but that’s

not where we want to be,” Falcone said. It comes down to customer service and reliability. One intuitive that has really paid off is the utility’s storm-hardening program. Occasionally some local groups have complained about trimming trees along utility lines, for example. But the alternative is frozen tree branches tumbling onto electric wires. “Everyone loves trees, I understand that. But you don’t want a tree coming down,” Falcone pointed out. An aggressive plan to replace aging poles also met with fierce opposition in some quarters. Though the poles were aging and in some cases unsafe, their replacements were taller. “Some of those were built in the ’50s and ’60s,” Falcone said of the poles that were replaced. “Construction standards are better now.” “Nobody wants brownouts,” Falcone said. In 2018 storm-hardened circuits greatly reduced outages and damages. During 2018 nor’easters the average restoration time to repair went from almost seven hours to four and storm-hardened systems were 80 percent less likely to be damaged. But improving service is just one component of being a good provider. The public clamors for lower rates, and Falcone said LIPA’s recent history compares well with any of its competitors,

despite criticism by some politicians. The average monthly bill was $154.26 in 2008 and is $158.61 so far this year. Those rates are “competitive for the region,” though higher than some elsewhere in the county, where expenses are cheaper, Falcone said. The Independent’s news division editor, Stephen Kotz, brought up the prospect of burying future electric lines as opposed to stringing them along poles. Falcone said the company does both. “Trimming trees is cheaper than going underground, so we use overhead lines whenever possible,” Falcone said. However, LIPA is always willing work with the community to find common group in the event a neighborhood is dead set against installing poles. The system in 66 percent overhead and 34 percent underground currently. In addition to Falcone, LIPA’s director of customer service, Michael J. Deering, its director of communications, Sidhartha Nathan, and deputy director of communications, Jen Hayen, also attended the meeting. The Independent’s executive editor Rick Murphy spent a good portion of the meeting discussing Deepwater Wind, an offshore project slated to bring power into Wainscott. That conversation will be related in next week’s issue.

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Historic Graves Protocol Considered Southampton Town officials look to East Hampton for guidance By Peggy Spellman Hoey peggy@indyeastend.com Southampton Town Board members are discussing a protocol for officials and developers to follow in the event human remains are found at construction sites. The topic was prompted by the discovery of remains two weeks ago at a site in Shinnecock Hills, an area once inhabited by the Shinnecock Indian Nation. Supervisor Jay Schneiderman said he tapped the East Hampton Town Planning Department, looking for advice, but learned East Hampton does not have a protocol in place, either. In his conversations, Schneiderman said he learned New York State has a map of archaeologically sensitive areas, known as the “circles and squares” map and East Hampton had considered hiring an archaeologist to “dive deeper” and

make a more detailed map, but nothing had come to fruition. However, he noted East Hampton Town officials do seem willing to sit down with Southampton officials to discuss a protocol. “It may be something for September or October,” he said. In the meantime, Schneiderman said the town is facing two issues: how to pre-identify likely archaeologically sensitive properties before digging starts and when to have an archaeologist on site. Councilman John Bouvier, who visited the construction site with Schneiderman, credited the developer for doing the right thing and stopping work. “It was good to see that we are going to work hard and try to do this and

Members of the Shinnecock Indian Nation met with an archaeologist on Saturday, August 18, at a Shinnecock Hills construction site where human remains were found. Independent/Peggy Spellman Hoey

have more protocol involved, particularly in a sensitive area,” he said. But Councilwoman Christine Scalera said the town does have a protocol, which has been used in the past, and has been signed with the Shinnecock Tribal Council. “So, we can use that as a starting place for potential future finds,” she said. A skull, leg bone, and a blue glass flask were unearthed by construction workers digging a foundation at 10 Hawthorne Road in Shinnecock Hills on August 13. Construction on the project was immediately halted pending an investigation. At the time, a Suffolk County Police spokeswoman said the bones were believed to have been buried for at least 50 years. A detailed analysis has not been completed by forensic scientists and archaeological consultants. The town is currently considering preserving the property using

money from the Community Preservation Fund. “We are doing our best to just try and preserve that property. If not, we will have to wrestle with how to develop it, so obviously, it is going to be a sensitive matter. So, preservation would be the best option, but we can’t always come to an agreement on the price,” Schneiderman said. Tribal members have previously stated that they would like to see the land preserved, but also a protocol ironed out for future finds. Burials and other artifacts have been found in the Shinnecock Hills area, the supervisor said. “I understand why the Shinnecock Nation is particularly concerned about the Shinnecock Hills area. So, if nowhere else but that area, we do a little more homework and try to maybe prioritize our acquisitions in that area, I think that would go a long way.”

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Around And Around It Goes East Hampton builds a new traffic circle on Route 114 By Justin Meinken justin@indyeastend.com East Hampton’s new traffic circle on Route 114 came with over a milliondollar price tag, serves five different intersections, and has been the subject of a heated debate among many local residents. One critic, who chose to remain anonymous, stated that he works right by the new traffic circle. He described it as “a nightmare” and “a total disaster.” He explained, “Try to make a right when you’re coming from the Stephen Hands Path and Route 114 intersection and you’ll have to drive over an island to make the turn.” Conversely, East Hampton Town Highway Superintendent Steve Lynch said he hasn’t met any challenges while driving trucks or various other vehicles through the new traffic circle. Lynch

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The Invasion Of The Cicada Killers Digger wasps take up residence By T. E. McMorrow t.e@indyeastend.com

Them. They are cicada killers. Ken Rafferty is an expert on them. Every August, a different crop of cicada emerges in the woods of East Hampton, living in the treetops. Also emerging from underground are Sphecius speciosus, also known as the cicada hawk, a large digger wasp species. Ken Rafferty met up with the cicada killers when he was constructing a new house on Bull Path. Working as a contractor on the project, he had cleared an area around the house to stage its construction. “These cicada killers took up residence,” he said. “Now, they want to live here permanently.”

For Rafferty, that was a major problem: He is highly allergic to the wasp’s sting. He learned about their ways “for my own preservation. If I am stung, I have three minutes” to apply an antidote, he noted. “These cicada killers can displace over 100 cubic inches of soil to make their nests underground,” he added. The wasps are attuned to the cicada. When the killer wasps emerge from their tunnels, which can wind for several yards, and they hear a cicada, they zip up to the top of the tree and capture it. At the end of the season, they will bring a dead cicada down into their tunnel, and lay their eggs on it. Another

A breed of wasp that digs long tunnels underground emerges every August to feast on that year’s cicada crop. Ken Rafferty has become an expert on them. Independent/T. E. McMorrow

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Holy Fish Hawk! Osprey thriving across the East End By Stephen J. Kotz sjkotz@indyeastend.com

It’s no secret to anyone who spends any time close to the water on the East End: Ospreys are seemingly everywhere. Places like Long Beach in Noyac have several occupied nests within a mile of one another. The same is true on the North Fork, where nests are commonplace along the bayfront and Long Island Sound. Even nesting platforms along back roads in Bridgehampton and Water Mill seem to be at full occupancy. Aaron Virgin, the vice president of the Group for the East End, says those conclusions are not just anecdotal and that osprey, which were once laid low by the scourge of DDT in the 1960s before starting a slow rebound, are thriving. This week, the Group announced that a five-year monitoring program of

osprey nesting sites on the East End had shown a dramatic 50-percent increase in occupancy, with 420 of the known 519 sites active. There are two major reasons: a readily available supply of menhaden, fluke, snappers, and the other saltwater fish the birds prefer to feed on, and the availability of suitable nesting sites, thanks in large part to volunteers who have erected large numbers of nesting poles over the past 20 years. “There’s no question there’s an abundance of bunker and other fish,” Virgin said, adding that regulations limiting the catch of menhaden, commonly known as bunker, and other species have been vital to the fish hawk’s resurgence. On average, a male osprey can

A pair of ospreys in their nest. Independent/Courtesy George McLanahan

catch 18 fish a day to feed itself, its mate, and any young birds in the nest, Virgin said. Osprey also have plenty of places to set up housekeeping, thanks, in, part, to a longstanding effort by the Group to erect manmade nesting platforms in suitable sites. PSEG-Long Island, which maintains electrical transmission lines for the Long Island Power Authority, has also proven to be an un-

likely ally, Virgin said. “Nesting in trees we want, which is what some osprey once did, but nesting along electrical lines not so much,” he said. Osprey are not known for keeping their nests clean and when they nest near electrical lines, wet fish can lead to shorts and even fires, which can kill young birds and disrupt power. Virgin said in recent years, when it removes Continued On Page 32.

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Continued From Page 31. nests from poles, PSEG has provided nesting platforms nearby to encourage the birds to rebuild their nests. The Group continues to field calls from private homeowners who want to erect nesting platforms on their property. “On average, I receive an inquiry a week seeking information about how to place an osprey pole on private property or to see if someone has the right habitat,” Virgin said. “The Group is very particular on where to place a new pole, as our goal over the past five-year study has been to see if pairs will return to nesting in trees, old boat docks, and on other natural areas or places in disrepair. At some point, it would be Home nice if osprey could make it Automation Home Automation on their own, and with the current robust population, we may be near that time.” Frank Quevedo, the director of the South Fork Natural History Museum in Bridgehampton, said he too has seen an upswing in the number of ospreys. “Their numbers have been increasing over time, but the last year or two it has really been noticeable,” he said. “A lot of that has to do with the abundance of food sources.” “The ocean is pretty robust at this moment,” he said, pointing out that the abundance of menhaden has attracted whales to the Long Island coast. Ospreys mate for life and will return to the same nest for the approximately 15 years they mate, Quevedo said. The birds have apparently found the key to long-term happiness: sepa-

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Police Alleged Drug Ring Leader Faces Life In Prison Cops say Vargas-Munoz was raking in thousands By T. E. McMorrow t.e@indyeastend.com

One of the six men indicted on August 20 as part of the alleged Montauk drug distribution ring arrests made earlier this month is facing 20 felony charges, including one of operating as a major drug trafficker, with a personal profit of $75,000 or more. Geraldo Jose Vargas-Munoz, who was working in the kitchen of Swallow East as a dishwasher for nominal pay, is facing possible life in prison if convicted of even one of the most serious charges, which are classified as A felonies. Those charges include three counts of selling a half-ounce or more of cocaine in one sale, along with an even more serious charge of selling two ounces or more of cocaine, apparently all to undercover agents, along with a charge of criminal possession of eight ounces or more of cocaine, and the charge of directing a major drug ring. Besides those six charges, there are 14 more felony charges hanging over his head. District Attorney Tim Sini said in a press conference August 16 that many of the sales the group made were out of the back doors of the various Montauk restaurants where they worked. According to the District Attorney, they all were working for low wages as a front for their criminal activity. Israel Padilla-Rojas, who, according to police, was in possession of a small amount of narcotics at one of five locations police raided that morning, told the court during his arraignment that he works as a dishwasher at the Gig Shack. He said

that he works 80 hours a week, and makes $600. Five other indictments were handed down by the grand jury, according to court records. William Crespo-Duran is facing one A felony, possession of four ounces or more of cocaine, along with two other felonies, conspiracy to sell drugs and possession. Elvin SilvaRuiz has also been charged with an A felony, for allegedly selling a half ounce or more to an undercover agent. He is facing five additional drug related felony charges, as well. Silva-Ruiz was arrested August 14 at JFK Airport, where he was attempting to board a plane. After his arrest, he was taken to Stony Brook Southampton Hospital for an undisclosed medical condition. Southampton Justice Barbara Wilson performed his initial bedside arraignment under the watchful eye of a Suffolk County deputy sheriff. Silva-Ruiz has since been released from the hospital, and is in county jail in Riverside. Gilberto Quintana-Crespo, Eric Mendez, and Antonio Ramirez-Gonzalez were all charged by the grand jury with one felony count each of conspiring to distribute cocaine. Except for Mendez, who posted $10,000 bail before the indictment was handed down, the group is being held without bail. The men were arrested as part of an operation that combined the forces of the East Hampton Town police, the federal Drug Enforcement

Geraldo Jose Vargas-Munoz, the alleged ringleader of a Montauk cocaine dealing group, is facing multiple life in prison sentences. Independent/Justin Meinken

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tice Timothy Mazzei tomorrow. All are natives of Puerto Rico who have been coming to Montauk for the summer season for several years.

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Police: Two Flee Crash, Leave Guns Behind Investigation finds one involved with sex trafficking

Four Charged In Stickup Police: Robbers held victim at gunpoint, stole cash and cell phone By Peggy Spellman Hoey peggy@indyeastend.com

By Peggy Spellman Hoey peggy@indyeastend.com A 27-year-old Westhampton Beach man and his passenger allegedly ran away from the North Bellport scene where he crashed his BMW — containing two loaded handguns, one of which was stolen — with two other cars, only to be apprehended later by Suffolk County Police on Sunday, August 26. Police said Pierre Grace and Rakeem Holland, 27, of North Bellport were apprehended after a foot pursuit at about 5:18 PM, then transported to Long Island Community Hospital in East Patchogue where they were examined. The pair was slapped with two counts felony weapon possession and misdemeanor possession of stolen property. A subsequent investigation of Holland found he was involved with sex trafficking and drug dealing, police said. Holland allegedly used women as prostitutes to repay their debts. The investigation is continuing, police said. Further east, Southampton Town Police say a 58-year-old Hampton Bays man was drunk when he fled the scene of a crash on Dogwood Road at about midnight on Monday, August 27. John Sweeney was behind the wheel of a car that crashed with that of another driver’s just after midnight and he fled the scene on foot, hiding in the woods, police said. He was located later with the assistance of K-9 units from the Suffolk County Sheriff’s Department. Sweeney, who was previously convicted of drunk driving, was

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charged with felony driving while intoxicated, and misdemeanor charges of aggravated unlicensed operation and leaving the scene of a motor vehicle crash with property damage. Two others were arrested on charges of driving under the influence of drugs or alcohol last week also. They included Wilmer Garcia Rodriguez, 23, of Riverhead who was arrested at about 1:30 PM in Riverside on Monday, August 27, for not only DWI but, menacing a woman with a pocket knife. Police said the victim told an officer Rodriguez displayed the knife and told her to get inside his car, but she called 911 and he drove off in his car with his friend. He was seen by an officer backing out of Vail Avenue and was placed under arrest with additional charges including weapon possession, police said. Rogelio Lopez Perez, 47, of Riverhead, was arrested for DWI after the car he was in crashed with another, as well as a utility pole just before midnight on Sunday, August 26.

Robert Miller, Terrance Trent, Taiquon Trent, Terrance Latimore. Independent/Courtesy RTPD

Four men were arrested for allegedly robbing at gunpoint a 24-year-old Hampton Bays man in a home at 54 Fanning Avenue on Tuesday, August 21, Riverhead Town police said. Police reported that they received a 911 call at about 4:45 PM from a man reporting he had been robbed. The victim reported that he was hanging out at the house with a friend, when he was confronted by a group of AfricanAmerican males, a number of whom “repeatedly struck” him while one “displayed a handgun” and demanded that he give them all his money, police said. The victim told police his assailants took his cash and cell phone before fleeing the scene in one or more cars. A short time later, a car matching the description given by the victim was located on East Main Street in Riverhead and police took several of its occupants into custody.

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Forklift, chainsaw, pressure washer swiped in nighttime grab

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East Hampton Village detectives are seeking the public’s help in identifying a couple who they say stole a $2700 handbag from What Goes Around Comes Around on Main Street the afternoon of August 11. Village police are working with the Suffolk County police and have offered a reward of up to $5000 for the person that can identify the duo. Images of the couple were captured on the store’s surveillance cameras, as well as a video. The video shows the man, wearing a white T-shirt with a large black Nike Swoosh across the chest, grabbing a Louis Vuitton handbag from atop a shelf over a clothes rack. A female approaches the man, and the two come

together. The female pulls a dress off the rack, concealing the man’s actions. When she puts the dress back on the rack, the handbag is gone. The two then walk off. Store employees apparently noticed that the bag was missing the morning of August 14 and contacted police. The video can be viewed at Facebook.com/SCPDTV address, under Grand Larceny East Hampton Village. The police ask that anyone who can identify the duo contact village detectives at 631-324-0777 or Suffolk County detectives at the Crime Stoppers hotline, 800-220-TIPS. All calls will be kept in confidence.

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A farmer with a pitch fork — or at least some police officers — might be waiting for the thief or thieves who swiped a harvest’s share of farming equipment from a Riverhead farm stand earlier this month. Riverhead police said a Datsun forklift, Husqvarna chainsaw, two Northstar pressure washers, a Schumacher battery charger and three jump packs, and a Remington pole saw were stolen from Anderson Farms on Middle Road sometime overnight between August 11 and 12. Suffolk County Crime Stoppers is offering a cash reward of up to $5000 for information leading to an arrest in the case. Anyone with information about

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Two weeks after a major drug bust in Montauk, cocaine is still apparently readily available in the hamlet’s nightspots, with police making two felony possession arrests over the weekend. Mateusz Pieta, 20, was driving a 2002 Lexus at about 1:15 AM on Saturday, August 25, when he was pulled over on Carl Fisher Plaza for allegedly passing a police car by crossing into the oncoming lane of traffic. Failing sobriety tests, the Baiting Hollow resident was arrested on a misdemeanor charge of drunken driving. Following his arrest, police searched the Lexus, and reported finding packaging materials, a scale, and “a quantity of cocaine to sell.” According to police, he was in possession of over an eighth of an ounce of the narcotic. He was charged with two felonies, criminal possession, and criminal possession of a controlled substance with intent to sell, along with a misdemeanor charge of marijuana possession. During his arraignment later Saturday morning, East Hampton Town Justice Lisa Rana said that Pieta has a prior arrest on a driving while intoxicated charge which was plea-bargained down to the violation level in 2015. He also, she said, was alleged to have initially presented police with false identification. She set bail at $25,000. Pieta remained in county jail as of Monday.

Samuel Huffman, left, and Mateusz Pieta, were both charged with cocaine possession this weekend. Independent/T. E. McMorrow

Samuel Huffman, 21, of Flushing, was arrested outside of the Memory Motel around midnight Friday, August 24. Police said he had over a half gram of cocaine in a plastic pouch. Huffman allegedly told police he bought marijuana at the Surf Lodge and was given the pouch as well. The Surf Lodge was one of several bars and restaurants where one of the six men indicted last week for allegedly taking part in a cocaine-dealing ring worked. Besides the felony possession charge, Huffman is also facing two misdemeanor charges of possession of a controlled substance, namely Xanax and Adderall. Bail was set at $5000 for Huffman, which he eventually posted.

A Baldwin man remained in county jail as of Monday, August 27, unable to raise the $500 bail set for him during his arraignment Friday, after trying to outrun, first in his vehicle, then on foot, the arresting officer, according to Sag Harbor Village police. Mohammad Negadi, 27, was headed south on Hampton Road in a 2001 GMC van a little after 1 AM on Friday, August 24, when a patrolman clocked the vehicle at 57 miles per hour in a 25-mph zone, the police said. Negadi allegedly briefly lost control of the van, crossing into the northbound lane, hopping the curb and the sidewalk, before righting the vehicle, police said. When the officer activated his emergency lights, Negadi allegedly refused to stop, turning, instead, onto Lincoln Street where police said he ran two stop signs. With police after him, Negadi reportedly turned onto Harding Terrace, finally stopping at the dead end. Negadi then tried to elude police on foot, but was finally stopped “by means of a taser deployment and physical contact,” the police report reads. Negadi appeared intoxicated, according to the police, who decided against having him perform sobriety tests because he was “extremely combative and violent” at the time. He was taken by ambulance to Stony Brook Southampton Hospital, where the taser prongs were removed from his body. He was asked to take a chemical test to determine the level of alcohol in his blood, which police said

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It’s the biggest card game in town, and the East Hampton Independence Party doesn’t have a seat at the table. East Hampton is one of the few local municipalities with a town board seat up for grabs — one to be exact, currently being filled by David Lys, who was appointed after his predecessor Peter Van Scoyoc was elected town supervisor. David Gruber, a longtime activist in the local Democratic Party, emerged as the Independence Party candidate for Lys’s seat, a move that did not sit well with some Independence Party members. Gruber was the choice of Indy party chairwoman Elaine Jones and her executive committee, who went about the business of gathering petitions to have Gruber placed on the ballot. Republican Party chairman Amos Goodman and Gerard “Jerry” Larsen, a former East Hampton Village police chief and town board candidate, challenged the petitions, alleging forgery and distributed copies of the petitions publicly. Many, in fact, did appear to be questionable. Goodman challenged on behalf of Manny Vilar, the Republican candidate.

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Last week the Board of Elections also noted improprieties in some signatures and the matter moved on to court to decide. On Friday, August 24, State Supreme Court Justice Carol Mackenzie dropped the other shoe: There were a sufficient number of bogus signatures to invalidate the attempt to get Gruber on the ballot. Lisa Larsen, an Independence Party member, who is married to Jerry Larsen, had ostensibly wanted the spot on the ballot. But Jones said Larsen’s candidacy was a ploy to have her eventually replaced with Vilar. Jerry Larsen, an Independence Party member, said his wife had to back out of consideration because of an illness in the family. He joined Goodman and the GOP in the challenge to have Gruber removed. Seeking the spot on the ballot at all was a reach for Gruber, a longtime Democratic committeeman and onetime candidate for supervisor. But his presence on the Democratic ticket was blocked by Lys, who was chosen by the Democrats to finish the last year on Van Scoyoc’s term, despite the fact he was a registered Republican and is legally barred from switching parties until after the election.

“I am of course disappointed to lose the Independence party line in November,” Gruber said. “I hope that Independence Party members will come out to vote in November and have the opportunity to vote for me on the Democratic party line,” Gruber said. He had nothing to do with gathering the petitions, he added. Many of the signatures questioned by the judge were submitted by Independence Party member and former East Hampton Town Councilwoman Pat Mansir, who was reportedly lambasted by Justice Mackenzie on several occasions in court. The Justice insinuated there might be grounds for a charge of fraud but did not suggest she would take any other steps beyond invalidating the petitions. Goodman said he considered the matter closed. Gruber and Lys face off in the

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Democratic Primary on September 13. As it stands now, Vilar will face the winner, though earlier this week Lys threw another curve. He’s attempting to get another line on the ballot validated before the election to guarantee himself a place on the November ballot even if he loses the Democratic primary. “I can confirm that we filed a perfunctory general objection to Lys’s petitions to preserve our rights to challenge,” Goodman said. “I’m not interested in wasting anyone’s time with a frivolous challenge, but if it’s dodgy, yes we will challenge. Such a challenge would hopefully just be an administrative challenge at the Board of Elections.” Jones said she thinks Goodman submitted irregular petitions, but since no formal objection was filed within the allotted time frame the matter is moot.

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North Fork So Bad, It’s Good Bad Seed brings horror, murder, and family secrets to the stage By Jade Eckardt jade@indyeastend.com

Twelve-year-old Chloe Keil stars in Bad Seed as Rhoda Penmark.

A classic tale of horror, murder, and dark family secrets will be told on stage in Bad Seed, coming to Riverhead’s VailLeavitt Music Hall in October. Directed by Charles Calabrese and Adrienne Pellegrino of the Long Island Repertory Company, Bad Seed is an adaptation by Maxwell Anderson of William March’s novel The Bad Seed, and was a Broadway hit in 1954. “We chose it because it’s so wellwritten, and our goal is to present classic plays that are not often produced,” Calabrese said. “It’s a true edge-ofyour-seat thriller, like an Alfred Hitchcock film.” Bad Seed tells the story of a seemingly perfect little girl named Rhoda Pen-

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“What horrifies is that something terrible might be within the realm of possibility,” Calabrese said. “Not that something did happen — or will happen — but rather that it could happen. We spend our lives in quiet dread of what might occur.” The play debuts in sync with Halloween, a timing Calabrese called “fortuitous.” Bad Seed will be on stage Saturday, October 27, at 3 and 8 PM, and on Sunday, October 28, at 4 PM. “Bad Seed presents the very reasonable possibility that criminal insanity could be inherited. That may not be true — but it just might be. Therein lies the horror,” said Pellegrino. Bad Seed is produced by the LIRC, a community theater company in Suffolk County. Its mission is to produce classic plays, as well as high quality original works, for Long Island audiences. Recent productions include To

Kill A Mockingbird, Doubt, and The Miracle Worker. “We love the Vail-Leavitt. We’re hoping to partner together to bring more high-quality performances to the East End while elevating awareness of the theater. It’s one of the best kept secrets on Long Island for historical places,” Calabrese said. The historic Vail-Leavitt Music Hall is the oldest theater in downstate New York and is 20 years older than Broadway’s oldest theater. It’s been an uninterrupted source of entertainment, an important meeting place, and a wealth of local history since 1881. The Vail-Leavitt Music Hall is located at 18 Peconic Avenue in Riverhead. Matinee performances are $20 and $15 for seniors, and the evening performance is $25 or $20 for seniors. Tickets are available at www.badseedtheplay.com and at the box office.

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More than 40 paddlers got in the water to preserve Plum Island.

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grassroots activists and those in Congress to halt sale of the island. Connecticut Fund for the Environment/ Save the Sound brought an action in federal court in 2016 claiming that

the government’s decision to sell the island violates numerous federal environmental laws. A judge ruled earlier this year that the suit could go forward.

Paddlers hit the water to raise funds and awareness for Plum Island By Jade Eckardt jade@indyeastend.com

More than 40 kayakers and one standup paddle boarder hit the water on Saturday, August 18, for the first “Paddle for Plum Island,” organized by Save the Sound, a local non-profit dedicated to preserving the Long Island Sound region. Over $2000 was raised to support STS’s efforts to lead a visioning process for the future use of the 840-acre, federally-owned island. It is home to

threatened and endangered birds like the piping plover and roseate tern, as well as other rare species. The nonprofit and other Plum Island enthusiasts aim to prevent the island from commercial sale and development once the Plum Island Animal Disease

Center moves to Kansas, a transition expected to be completed by 2023. The event kicked off with brief speeches from Louise Harrison, New York natural areas coordinator for Save the Sound, Orient Beach State Park manager Sue Wuehler, and Steve Berner, president of the Long Island Paddlers. Participants paddled through the park’s northern bays and creeks on a threehour trip, followed by an after-party in the park with a barbecue and a raffle with donations from local restaurants, farms, and other small businesses. More than 100 Connecticut, New York, and Rhode Island organizations work together as the Preserve Plum Island Coalition, partnering with

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Serge Kovaleski: A Reporter Reflects

Mocked by Trump, Kovaleski says journalists wonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t back down By Bridget LeRoy bridget@indyeastend.com

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ay the name Serge Kovaleski, and you’ll likely get a blank stare from most people, even though he is a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist who has spent a lifetime at the world’s best publications — including The New York Times, where he is currently assigned to the national desk, The New York Daily News, and The Washington Post — that is, when he’s not following The Rolling Stones around the world on their latest tour. But say the words “mocked disabled reporter,” and just about everyone will nod their heads in acknowledgement. Those words were as shocking as a slap in the face to those who came up with Kovaleski in Manhattan in the late ’70s. Besides being a star high school soccer player, he played a mean bass in his own rock band, and was known for his original tunes. His dad, Fred Kovaleski, was an international tennis champ and CIA agent. His mother, Manya, was the definition of grace and style. Serge was, let’s face it, one of the cool kids. There was never anyone who was less defined by his physicality, and now, it seems, no one who is more so. The media has taken a beating since that day in November 2015, when then-candidate Donald J. Trump allegedly imitated Kovaleski’s congenital joint condition at a campaign rally. “Fake news” is now a common expression. Walmart removed from its online store a t-shirt that read: “Rope. Tree. Journalist. Some Assembly Required.” There have been two media shootings in one summer; in Annapolis at the Capital Gazette on June 28, which claimed the lives of five, and on August 5, when a masked man entered the studios of radio station WORT-FM in Wisconsin and shot another five people (luckily there were no fatalities). And the press has been referred to as “the enemy of the American people” by the president in not one, but two tweets, in February of 2017 and as recently as July of this year. Kovaleski took the time to talk with The Independent about the current state of the media, his alleged mocking by then-candidate Trump, and how Mick and Keith keep rocking after all these years.

Newspapers have always been criticized by those in power, but never more so than today, it seems. What’s your take on this? My take on this is that lies and obfuscation are the enemies of the people, certainly not a free press. Truth is the currency that serious media organizations use, and Mr. Trump has shown that he’s incensed by this. Financial challenges aside, journalism in this

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country is in the midst of a golden age of reporting, I’m happy to say, lead by The New York Times, The Washington Post, The New Yorker, Politico, to name a few, which are breaking stories on a regular basis that are vital to understanding how this administration works and how the president’s words and those of his surrogates often don’t reflect reality. Beat reporters, investigative journalists, and editorial writers are all stepping up in Herculean ways to shine a bright light on this and slice through the lack of transparency that, sadly, is too common with this administration. Mr. Trump would like to have a monopoly on information, and the American press is not going to allow that to happen. We are doing our jobs with vigor, pride, and accuracy. Like the president of the United States, we in the fourth estate also derive our role in American society from the U.S. Constitution. Indeed, mistakes get made unfortunately, like they have throughout the history of American journalism. But no matter how hard you come at a great reporter, she or he will not bow to intimidation. Not going to happen. On the contrary, it hardens the spine.

“My strongest reaction to his behavior at that campaign event was pity — pity for Mr. Trump.”

George Polk Award for You were one of the team Military Reporting. that broke the — at the time — shocking ElHere again, I was part of a superb New York Times iot Spitzer prostitution team of reporters from various desks guided by anediting great, Rebecca Corbett. The challenge scandal, and received a Pu- other we faced was formidable: peel back the secretive litzer Prize for your work. workings of Navy Seal Team 6, the unit best known killing Osama bin Laden. What was it like to get this for One of the top paragraphs in the piece summastory and see it through? rized our findings this way: “Team 6 has successfully out thousands of dangerous raids that military And why are we so inured carried leaders credit with weakening militant networks, but to this now? its activities have also spurred recurring concerns First of all, The New York Times team involved in the Spitzer story was a highly talented, dogged, and responsible group of journos who knew that the revelations we were publishing would surely impact the history of the state and the country. Our leader was thenMetro editor Joe Sexton, one of the strongest editors this industry has ever had. He kept us super focused, energized, and careful as a result of his intensity, his heightened critical thinking, and an unrelenting sense of fairness. I’ll never forget the morning we were standing around the TVs on the metro desk watching a breathless CNN report about the initial Spitzer story we had just published minutes earlier on the Times website. The CNN segment included an image of the digital version of our story plastered across the television screen. I could really feel the weight and profundity of the moment. As a society, we have gotten used to unsavory and corrupt behavior by elected officials because, among other reasons, people have been numbed by the avalanche of information available to them at any moment, and the rapid clip of news cycles that doesn’t leave much time for readers or TV viewers to reflect on what is in front of their eyeballs.

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about excessive killing and civilian deaths.” This was another prime example of accountability journalism by The Times. A grueling part of the project was trying to get former and current SEALs to talk to us. Chatting with reporters is definitely not part of the culture and we were getting considerable pushback. But through lots of convincing, reassurances, traveling, and patience we were able to engage with some of them — and that helped to make our reportage a real breakthrough. We didn’t take “no” for an answer. Every time we hit a wall, we reset and made another tireless go at it. As for our Times team, we each brought different talents and experiences to the SEALs project and, consequently, we learned a lot from each other. As a journalist, you can never stop learning about craft.

What was is like growing up with Fred Kovaleski as your dad? As an only child, I know you were always close, but it seemed like you two bonded so strongly toward the end of his life. I’ve always felt that I am the luckiest person in the universe because of the mother and father I had. My

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mother was magical and spiritual and deeply devoted to me. She still is, just on another plane. She passed away in early 2014, leaving my father and I to carry the torch. My mother and I still communicate all the time. She is my guardian angel. My dad was my greatest pal. He was the paradigm of compassion, decency, selflessness, grandeur, class, and patriotism. He was the best of The Greatest Generation — a veteran of the Second World War and the Cold War during which he worked as a CIA spy. Both were voluntary assignments that he relished because of his love for this country. He was also a blast to be around. A worldly man, he was an amazing raconteur and a deft, informed debater. Over the decades, he gently taught me so many lessons about life and shared so much wisdom with me. He stressed the importance of never selling yourself short no matter how badly you want something. One’s dignity, in his eyes, was paramount. Amen to that. One of the greatest memories I have was taking the Queen Mary II across the Atlantic from Brooklyn

to Southampton, England, with my father. I was one of four New York Times journos on the weeklong crossing who were aboard the ship to give a series of talks on a wide range of topics. The most poignant moment came when I was talking to an auditorium filled with a few hundred passengers about a magazine cover story I wrote on the topic of my father and the relationship he developed with a high-ranking KGB operative who had defected to the United States in the height of tensions between Moscow and Washington. Near the conclusion of my talk, in which I mentioned that my dad was on the ship with me, someone in the audience asked if he was in the auditorium. I proudly said that he was and noted that he was sitting in the back of the room in a pink Lacoste sweater. Suddenly, the audience gave him a thunderous standing ovation for his service and greatness. It was one of the most moving moments in my life. I stood on the stage covered in goosebumps. He left this earth in May of this year at the age of 93. The world is a bit darker without him. But I felt so much joy when I found out that The Times, without

any prodding on my part in the slightest, told me that the paper was preparing an obituary on him and the writer needed my assistance. I had never been happier to help with something than I was that day.

Okay, let’s talk about the elephant in the room. When you first saw Trump talking about you, what affected you more — his alleged imitation of you, or the fact that he was calling out your journalistic integrity? What went through your head? It’s definitely not the elephant in the room. As a professional journalist, it was my responsibility to pub-

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“No matter how hard you come at a great reporter, she or he will not bow to intimidation. Not going to happen. On the contrary, it hardens the spine.” licly point out that Mr. Trump was trying to distort a story I had written about 9/11 to fit his agenda at that moment. Anyone who can read can easily see that he was misstating and exaggerating a number of key facts in the article. Then, like clockwork, came the mocking. Someone in Washington had emailed and said I should look at the video of the South Carolina campaign stop. I wasn’t surprised when I saw it. By then, a fuller picture of Mr. Trump’s character was emerging. And I developed a clear sense of his temperament when I was covering him back in the late 1980s, early ’90s. My strongest reaction to his behavior at that campaign event was pity — pity for Mr. Trump. To me, it was sad as well as concerning that Mr. Trump’s insecurities were so powerful and overwhelming to him that he would act in such an undignified and embarrassing manner. I can’t imagine what that must be like. I decided right away that I was not going to engage with him even though he kept lashing out. My wise, dear father concurred. “Keep it classy, like I know you will, pal-o,” he said to me over dinner one night. The outpouring of support that I received after this episode was simply beautiful. My colleagues in journalism and friends from high school and college and elsewhere showed how much compassion and class they had. And they were outraged. I was overwhelmed by their kindness and sen-

sitivity. It is not often that you get a clear picture of where you stand in life. I will never forget how everyone was there for me. I will return that favor one day, for sure. This past weekend, a gentleman from Australia stopped me and my girlfriend in the Port Authority to share how “moved” he was to meet me. He had tears in his eyes as he said this. He then congratulated me for standing up to Mr. Trump and went on his way.

How was the Stones’ tour in Europe? What is it about them that still excites you after all these years? Yes, let’s talk Stones. I’ve now seen them close to 80 times in a total of 13 countries, from Lima, Peru, to Columbus, Ohio, to Warsaw, Poland. And I feel that I am just getting started. My first Stones show was in the summer of 1975 at Madison Square Garden when I was 14. I owe a lot to the band not only for bringing me so much joy and inspiration over the decades, but for opening up the entire world of music for me. I am today a passionate music omnivore. My collection is vast: rock, house music, electronica, world beat, jazz, acid jazz, blues, bossa nova, and more. I play the electric bass, studied music theory, and wrote lots of tunes, from rock to

country to blues. I am now learning a lot about classical music as my girlfriend is a classically trained cellist. But I always come back to the Stones. This last tour, in Europe, was full-on Stones. I went to gigs in Marseille, Stuttgart, Prague, and Warsaw. At each concert, we were treated to fabulous grooves, electrifying energy, and a band that keeps evolving even after 55 years or so together. I just listened to the Stones cover of the classic “Route 66” from their ’98 tour and I could feel the energy rattling my bones — still after all these years of playing the band’s records. It’s the grooves in between the beats that make the Stones so great. Keith, Charlie, and Daryl have a chemistry that no other rhythm section can match. Before you know it, a song has crescendoed into a runaway freight train while changing tempo two or three times. There is a loose discipline to the Stones that is unique and enviable. But who would have ever thought that the Stones would become aspirational in terms of longevity and staying hip and stylish well into your 70s? The band that mastered the wasted, decadent image and was once reviled as les enfants terribles has outlived all expectations and labels. I am hearing talk about another U.S. tour next year, possibly kicking off in May in California. I’ll be there, of course.

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A Walk Down Memory Lane With Andrew Rowsom Preston’s co-owner gives store history By Valerie Bando-Meinken valerie@indyeastend.com

Above: Preston’s after a storm.

Top right: George Rowsom and Frank Fagan in Preston’s.

Bottom left: Frank Fagan and George Rowsom look over a ship’s cannon brought over from England.

Photos Courtesy Andrew Rowsom

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y Dad used to say, ‘If you’re going to live by the water, you’re going to get wet,’” Andrew Rowsom said with a chuckle as he perused old photographs of S. T. Preston & Son in Greenport after a storm left the store under three feet of water. A family run business since 1957, and around since the 1880s, Rowsom said, “My grandfather, Frank Fagan, bought the business from Captain Preston’s son-in-law. My grandfather was an avid boater and he needed a retirement project. He also knew that if he bought the store, it would always be stocked with everything he needed for his boat.” “When my grandfather did finally retire, it was around the same time my dad was getting out of the army. Together they started a mail-order business producing a digest size black and white catalog. It was the mid-1960s and back then, they were pretty much pioneers in the direct mail industry and direct mail marketing,” Rowsom said. “My grandfather was in the advertising business and knew how to promote the catalog and gain customers. They did a lot of advertising in [publications such as] The New York Times, The Smithsonian, National Geographic, and even Playboy. They would usually put an item for sale in the ad so they could cultivate business and develop a customer base. It grew to the point that we were mailing out three million catalogs a year. Once the internet came, that sort of changed the whole dynamics of it and now we do everything online,” he added. Rowsom, who owns Preston’s with his brother, Peter, and mother, Andrea, began working in the store when he was 18 years old. With a marketing degree from the New York Institute of Technology, Rowsom has worked with the family business ever since, helping to further their client base and provide boaters and seasonal shoppers with the quality items and service the store has become famous for.

All In The Family An example of their customer service is one of Rowsom’s favorite memories told to him by his grandfather. “Our lawyer, Bill Price, who was our local judge up until last year, also worked at the store as a teenager. He was working one Sunday with my grandfather and a guy comes in looking for a pair of Sperry Topsiders shoes. Bill said to him, ‘Well I can’t let you try them on if you’re not wearing socks,’ and the guy said,

‘Well then I can’t buy them.’ So, Bill took his shoes off and took his socks off and the guy put Bill’s socks on, tried the shoes, and bought them. My grandfather was always enamored with Bill because of that,” Rowsom related. With the passing of Rowsom’s grandfather, his father took the helm and with the help of the family, the business continued to thrive. Even when his father officially retired, “He still came to work every day,” Rowsom stated. “We were all involved in the business in one way or another. I remember that my grandmother used to run an art show every year in July and all the local artists would come and display their work on the dock outside. She did it for many years but eventually she gave it up as she got older. It was a lot of work to coordinate everything.” Rowsom met his wife, Heather, when she worked in a salon down the street from Preston’s. Married for 15 years now, she has her own salon down the street aptly named Heather’s Salon. Although Heather worked down the street, it took 10 years before the couple actually met. The business, however, takes a great deal of time away from the things that both Rowsom brothers enjoy. “Peter loves fishing and we both love sailing. We do have a sailboat that we actively race. It’s named Mutiny. We race every Saturday for the 10 weeks in the summer and we’ve won our fair share of races. We have a very competitive fleet now. We have about 15 local boats and we race in Orient Harbor. Sometimes we’ll host an event and people will come from different countries as well as all over the East Coast,” he said. “The problem is though,” admitted Rowsom, “If you do that, the racing, then there’s not much time to do other things. We have to wait till the fall to do fishing when things die down a bit.”

Celebrity Count According to Rowsom, Preston’s owners and their staff do a “celebrity count” every year. “Greenport is a good spot for celebrities because they can kind of fly below the radar. It’s a little low key. Nobody’s looking for them here. Billy Joel comes in every year. Last year, he came in with Governor Cuomo. Martha Stewart’s been here several times. It’s always been like that. When they filmed the movie Devil’s Own here in Greenport 20 years ago, Harrison Ford came in every day to buy stuff like hats and clothing.” With a laugh, Rowsom recalled when Christie

“My grandfather was in the advertising business and knew how to promote the catalog and gain customers." Brinkley came into the store. “That’s when I knew I was getting old,” he said as he relayed the story. “Christie Brinkley came into the store and she had just bought a new boat. This was maybe 10 years ago and a friend of mine, Freddie, and his family were living on a boat at the dock. So, I went out and helped her and put some stuff on her boat and installed some things and got her all setup with her new boat. She was thrilled and she left.” He continued, “I walked over to the dock to say hi to my friend Freddie who was 20 at the time and I said, ‘Know who I just helped out on the dock?’ Of course he says, ‘No, who?’ So I told him it was Christie Brinkley. Then Freddie looked at me and said, ‘Who’s Christie Brinkley?’ It was at that point that I knew I was way too old!” Bob Seid, a retired high school Massapequa teacher, has worked with the Rowsoms for five years. “The family bought the store in 1957 and they have always hired local kids to work here,” he said. “I have had people come in who are in their 40s and 50s who worked here when they were teenagers. The family has always helped the community. I tell the young people when they work here that these guys are going to spoil them. They’re so good natured. But I tell them you have to do your job,” he continued. “I also kid around and tell them that we teach them how to add and subtract. The cash register is from 1911 and there’s no button that says what the change is going to be. I often joke,” Seid said with a smile, “the guys should get a tax break because they teach the local kids how to add and subtract!”

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Hope Fragrance Body Mist Debuts HDRF’s Audrey Gruss hosted a garden party to celebrate the launch By Jessica Mackin-Cipro jessica@indyeastend.com

Philanthropist Audrey Gruss hosted 50 of her closest friends for a lady’s White Tea Garden Party at Fairwind, her Southampton home, on Saturday, August 18. Gruss is the founder of the Hope for Depression Research Foundation, which she started over a decade ago in memory of her mother, Hope, who struggled with depression. Last year, Gruss created the Hope Fragrance Collection. One hundred percent of net profits from the collection go directly to fund breakthrough depression research. The foundation also hosts the annual Walk Of Hope in Southampton each summer.

Guests, donned all in white — including Judith Giuliani, Sharon Bush, Hilary Geary Ross, and Anne Eisenhower— enjoyed classic tea sandwiches, and learned that Gruss would be launching Body Mist Light, the newest product from the Hope Fragrance Collection, and were given samples to review. The product is set to launch this fall. Gardenia, jasmine, lily-of-thevalley, and tuberose are the four flowers that make up Hope Fragrance’s crisp garden notes. Guests including Debbie Bancroft, Katherine Embiricos LeFrak, Mai Harrison, Kim Heirston, Carol Mack, Nancy Schaeffel,

Sharon Bush, Audrey Gruss, and Hilary Geary Ross. Independent Eugene Gologursky/PMC

and Edwina von Gal enjoyed coconut cupcakes, petit fours, and white teas while learning about the cause and the fragrance line. “Even though this may not be the most pleasant thing to talk about, it is our reality. We all know someone who has struggled with depression,” said Gruss at the event. According to HDRF, depression is the number one cause of disability worldwide. Twenty million people are

diagnosed with depression in the U.S. each year. It is still misunderstood and under-researched. The fragrance collection currently includes an eau de parfum, an eau de parfum purse spray, a hand and body creme, and a scented candle. Price points range from $40 to $115 and are available to purchase at www.hopefragranceint.com. To find out more about HDRF, visit www.hopefordepression. org.

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SummerFest Arrives In Southampton Benefit offers combo of culinary sensations and art installations By Nicole Teitler nicole@indyeastend.com

The Southampton Arts Center presents its fifth annual SummerFest benefit on Thursday, August 30, from 6 to 10 PM, a combination of culinary delights and artistic sights. Savor signature dishes from dozens of celebrated chefs from the East End, move to the music of a DJ under the stars. The event marks the concluding fundraising event for the summer season, and its largest, raising close to a half-million dollars in support of its world-class exhibitions and over 200 annual programs. As a not-for-profit, the signature building in the heart of Southampton Village retains the mission “to provide the highest quality programming to the entire community through partnerships with a diverse slate of world-class

artists, performers, educators and culinary institutes.” In 2017, Southampton Arts Center welcomed over 40,000 visitors to six exhibitions and nearly 200 events. The center has acclaimed partnerships with New York Academy of Art, Hampton International Film Festival, the Watermill Center, Jazz at Lincoln Center, Telluride Mountain film, and more. In addition to high quality art, film, and music programming, SAC also dedicates its efforts to the environment, with an annual Earth Day celebration, wellness awareness, with daylong activations including the popular Southampton Sweat and new Healthy Guru, and year-long classes; and programming especially geared towards children. This year’s Champion of the Arts

Award will go to Peter Marino, of Southampton, and principal of New York-based architectural firm Peter Marino Architect PLLC. Marino is known for integrating art in his building designs. Guests will have the opportunity to explore through “one of the largest assemblages of world-class contemporary art” shown on the East End in the gallery, “Counterpoint: Selections from the Peter Marino Collection.” In this collection, Marino displays hundreds of pieces such as FrancoisXavier, Joel Morrison, Andy Warhol, Robert Mapplethorpe, and Anselm Kiefer. “Counterpoint” is organized into four thematic chambers: Gardens Gallery, Pop Art Gallery, Treasury Room, and Modern German Art Gallery. Creating art on site, AmericanSpanish artist Domingo Zapata will construct an interactive piece during cocktail hour while also donating an existing work to be auctioned off to support the SAC’s programming. The Mallorca, Spain native explores vitality, sexuality, and opulence in his wildly colorful and creative signature style of layering fantasy and reality against each other. There will also be a workshop with Long Island’s premier chalk artist, Kara Hoblin. Hoblin has created pieces for LongHouse Reserve and Guild Hall, along with other local organizations, all while running The North

Fork Art Collective in Greenport, a community space for artists and locals. This year’s event chairs are Simone and David Levinson, Katharina Otto-Bernstein and Nathan Bernstein and Alex Roepers. Other notable guests will be Jill Braufman and Dan Nir, Bob Colacello, Lisa Dennison, Diano and Joe DiMenna, Jane Holzer, Dorothy Lichtenstein and Hal Bruckner, Isabelle Marino and Ryan Hoffman, Tiffany and Claus Moller, Susan and David Rockefeller, J. Whitney Stevens, and Edwina von Gal. Culinary partners include Boa Thai, Catena’s Market, Citarella, Clamman Seafood Market, EMP Summer House, Golden Pear Café, Hampton Coffee Company, Hamptons Farms Social Eatery, Janet O’Brien Caterers, Juice Press, Kalamazoo/Plessers, Le Charlot, Little Red, Maison Vivienne, Red Bar, Saaz, Sant Ambroeus, Sip ’n’ Soda, The Fudge Company, Topping Rose House, and Union Cantina. A wine bar will be provided by Bottle Hampton, event décor by Frank Alexander, and additional catering from Tastings. Tickets are $500 for individuals. Southampton Arts Center is located at 25 Jobs Lane in Southampton. Call 631-2830967 or visit www.southamptonartscenter.org. Post Labor Day hours are Thursday through Sunday, 12 to 6 PM, with a $5 suggested donation per person. Kids 12 and under are admitted free.

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Late Summer Cocktail Party Southampton Historical Museum will host a Late Summer Cocktail Party on Saturday, September 8, from 5:30 to 7:30 PM. The event is hosted by Peter Hallock and Marge Sullivan and is held in honor of Mayor Michael Irving. For tickets and more info, visit www.southamptonhistory.org.

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SummerFest Southampton Arts Center will host its fifth annual SummerFest benefit on Thursday, August 30, from 6 to 10 PM. The event is the center’s final major fundraising event of the summer season. SummerFest is SAC’s premier annual event, raising nearly a halfmillion dollars, to support world-class exhibitions and 200-plus programs annually, many of which are free of charge. Attendees will enjoy signature

dishes from the most celebrated chefs on the East End plus DJ and dancing under the stars on the historic grounds of 25 Jobs Lane. Tickets for SummerFest start at $500 for individuals, with VIP tables starting at $10,000, and can be reserved online at www.southamptonartscenter. org, by calling Southampton Arts Center at 631-283-0967 ext. 13, or by emailing Advancement Coordinator Molly Bishop at mbishop@ southamptoncenter.org.

Old Steeple Community Church in Aquebogue is holding its second annual Scholarship Benefit Concert on Sunday, September 9, at 4 PM. The ticket price is $20 and includes live music by Joe Hampton & Friends and refreshments. All proceeds go towards Old Steeple’s Scholarship Fund. For tickets, call 631-722-3070 or email oldsteeplecc@gmail.com.

Heart Of Springs The Heart Of Springs gala will be held on Saturday, September 15, on the green at Ashawagh Hall from 5 to 7 PM. Tickets are $100. The attire is fisherman formal. Heart Of Springs’s mission is to promote and celebrate the cultural, historical, and spiritual significance of the Springs Historic District in the Town of East Hampton. Visit www. heartofsprings.org.

Operation International Operation International’s 21st annual Summer Benefit will be held on Saturday, September 22, from 6:30 to 10:30 PM at Laurel Lake Vineyards in Laurel. Funds raised will benefit Team NY’s medical outreach and work at the Rakai Infant and Elementary School Orphanage in Uganda. The event will honor Jack Van De Wetering and Maryellen Spandonis (in memoriam). Tickets are $125 for individual and $200 for VIP and include dinner, live music, silent auction, and dancing under the stars. VIP tickets include luxury bus service to and from the event. For more info, visit www.operationinternational.org.

Breast Cancer Awareness The North Fork Breast Health Coalition is holding the 20th anniversary “5K Walk for Breast Cancer Awareness” on Sunday, September 23. The fundraiser takes place at the Riverhead Tanger Outlets. Participants can pre-register or register from 7:30 to 8:45 AM that morning. The walk begins at 9 AM. The registration fee to participate in the 5K Walk is $25 if paid by September 15 and $30 if paid after that date or on the day of the event. The first 300 entrants will receive an official walk gift bag. Visit www.nycharities.org to register.

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SAND IN MY SHOES By Denis Hamill

Celebrate All Workers On Labor Day denishamill@gmail.com

“Nothing will work unless you do,” Maya Angelou wrote, living up to her tireless body of work. And so now as summer ends and the vacations dwindle, leases on the summer rentals expire, and the sunset white parties on the ocean decks of the East End fade to black, it will soon be time to get back to work. “Without labor, nothing prospers,” wrote Sophocles, after a hard day’s work. So after the final party guest says goodbye, think of those who have mowed the lawns and trimmed the hedges and prepared the food, served the drinks, and now clean the mess, and pick up and haul away the garbage. Tip your end-of-summer party hat to the workers. Because they are who Labor Day is meant to celebrate — the working class people of the United States of America, a country that was built on the sweat and toil of immigrants. There is a historical debate over who did the initial work to create Labor Day. But both sides of the argument trace it to the trade union movements of the late 19th century. Some say the idea was hammered out at the general assembly of the clandestine Knights of Labor convention in New York City in 1882. Others credit the genesis of Labor Day to a labor leader named Matthew Maguire, secretary of the Central Labor Union, who, in that same year of 1882, organized the first Labor Day parade in New York City on September

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5 and lobbied for a national holiday celebrating the working classes. After that first parade, the CLU held a big picnic, where the working people — who built this nation from the roads and rails of Montauk Point to the transcontinental railroad connecting us to the Pacific Ocean — celebrated themselves and their families. Others think Labor Day can be traced even further back to these timeless words from Ecclesiastes: “A person can do nothing better than to eat and drink and find satisfaction in their own toil. This too, I see, is from the hand of God.” Whatever its roots Labor, Day should be a time to celebrate the common working stiff. So this Labor Day raise a glass to those workers who build our homes, patch our roofs, remodel our bathrooms and kitchens, do our landscaping, bus our tables, and wash the dishes from which we eat gourmet food in the marvelous summer restaurants of the Hamptons. On this single Labor Day, at least, let’s celebrate the people whose labor makes our lives better 365 days a year. Many have traveled thousands of miles, distancing themselves from their home countries, families and loved ones not to steal, sell drugs, or murder or rape as one unindicted co-defendant in a national scandal has claimed in endless bigoted rants. No, they came to work. That’s why my immigrant parents came to America from Ireland. Not in

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search of a handout or a life of crime. They came to America for that celebrated four-letter word called w-o-r-k. My mother sold tickets in a movie theater and folded clothes in an industrial laundry through the night. My father worked in a sweatshop factory, standing all day on his wooden leg at an assembly line so that he could feed his seven American children reared in a tenement and a housing project. “If any man tells you he loves America yet hates labor, he is a liar. If any man tells you he trusts America, but fears labor, he is a fool,” said Abraham Lincoln, our hardest working president. My immigrant parents had the benefit of being white and speaking English, but our family never went on a real vacation until my father’s factory was unionized by Local 3 of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers. Then for the first time in his American life, my father earned a living wage, received paid sick days and paid vacation, medical coverage, and a pension. My mother was a devout Catholic, but the Good Book in our house was not the Bible. It was my father’s union book. That IBEW Local 3 union book earned us our first vacation in a tiny beach bungalow for a week in Keans-

burg, New Jersey, and we thought we were living as large as the movie stars on Dune Road. This was the fruit of my father’s American labor. He celebrated Labor Day with his Local 3 union book in his breast pocket because it was like a second beating heart. So I celebrate my father and my mother’s immigrant sweat and toil every Labor Day. I think of them every time I hear some willfully ignorant xenophobic fool denigrate the calluses and aching backs of the undocumented workers among us. These are the hardworking people who instead of marching in parades or celebrating at official picnics this weekend must live in the shadows with ICE agents tracking them like bloodhounds, Javert trailing Jean Valjean. For the crime of work. “No work is insignificant,” said the Reverend Martin Luther King Jr. “All labor that uplifts humanity has dignity and importance and should be undertaken with painstaking excellence.” Exactly. And let’s face it, without the daily toil of these hard-working immigrants, life would be a lesser experience for the legal residents of the East End. So here’s to all workers on this Labor Day.

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KISS & TELL By Heather Buchanan

The Beast And Beauty unleash your inner cougar kissandtellhb@gmail.com

What if you took the time-honored tale of Beauty and the Beast and spun it on its tail? What if instead of Beauty taming the Beast, the Beast brought out the animal in Beauty? Beauty has spent way too much time in pinafores studying correct table manners and talking to teapots. What if she wanted to throw on a romper and eat buffalo wings with her hands, slowly savoring hot sauce off perfectly manicured fingers? It’s not a wonder that “cougar” is

the term for a liberated woman with a younger man. He has the magical power to remind her of her primal animal nature and attraction. Look at the respect we have for French President Macron and his lovely 24-years-his-senior wife Brigitte. Look at the “Sexiest Man Alive” Hugh Jackman, who is 13 years younger than his wife. Look at Harold and Maude. Even Lady was older than Tramp and that’s a lot in dog years. So why is this considered out of reach?

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One matchmaker literally said of women, “We simply cannot take a client that has expectations of dating her own age or younger. Demi Moore didn’t pull it off, and let’s face it, most of us aren’t Demi Moore.” This wet blanket statement is beyond disheartening. I’m not saying that there isn’t truth to the age double standard but the problem is that a woman, Demi or semi-Demi, has a beautiful flame inside of her that is smothered by this thinking. We have absolutely come as a culture to accept men dating vastly younger women to the point that “Daughter/ Girlfriend?” is a popular game on the beach. Many women aren’t looking for a future father with stability and earning potential to protect her offspring as so many suggest is her innate biology, and older men don’t necessarily offer security anyway. She just wants to feel alive. She wants to awaken something that has laid dormant in herself because she has absorbed the cultural backlash that she is not youthful and therefore not attractive. And news alert, not every woman is looking for a relationship to be forever. Mr. Right Now can be hugely enticing and invite you to live in the moment. So, I am telling you, my reluctant sexy soul sisters, go younger. Cue Led Zeppelin’s “In the Evening,” get your

matching Cosabella, and take your hard-earned ballet barre/yoga/spin class/paddle boarding/boot camp/ green juice drinking/maca supplement taking body and put it to good use. Of course, we are smart, discerning women and there are limits. I did get seriously hit on by a handsome 26-year-old, which was flattering, but as I told him, it was beyond cougar into Tea & Sympathy territory. To prove my point, he was too young to understand the reference. The great thing about dating younger men is the appreciation. The way they look at you, push the hair beyond your ear, listen to your experiences, are totally playful, can be surprisingly sweet and tender, make you hopeful again, see your youth you no longer acknowledge and reflect it back at you. And oh yeah . . . they are smoking hot and fit and can match you stride for stride. And don’t demean them as boy toys. Just because they’re younger doesn’t mean they are not chivalrous, interesting, or without worldly experience. Because at the end of the story, instead of the Beast turning into a prince, you may find yourself, Beauty, with your long legs curled under you, deeply purring down to your soul as you gently lick your new patina of fur.

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August 29, 2018

RICK’S SPACE By Rick Murphy

A Fond Farewell To Summer Are you ready for some football? rmurphy@indyeastend.com

I’m not one of those people who bemoans the end of summer. When I was a kid, yeah, because it meant going back to school. I’m also not one of the locals who rejoice because all the obnoxious city people leave town. There are plenty of obnoxious local people here, too, myself included. The weather doesn’t concern me. I don’t care if it gets cold and snows. To me, the changing season has always meant just one thing: It’s time for football. Up until a few years ago, I had a den replete with big screen television, stereo, all my sports stuff, comic books, marbles, and a stash of candy. I felt like I was a teenager again, especially when I developed acne. Then, my wife Karen suggested the den should be converted into a junior suite. This was a cruel blow and part of a deliberate plan to make me miserable — women are really good at that. The way she had it planned, we would move all my stuff downstairs to the junior suite and then she would have the master bathroom to herself.

It was only after I was officially barred from the big bathroom that I realized the whole “den” thing was merely a ploy. The truth is, she wants to have her family visit more, and she figured giving them their own suite would encourage them. I encourage them as well, by making liver and onions whenever they come over even though they are vegetarians. Pretty soon they started showing up with bags of grain and miso paste. Then one of them would cook and we’d sit at the table and Karen would say “Rick, do you want some Bulutim with your Krell?” Then I’d spend three hours in my little bathroom. So that’s when I decided to build my Fortress of Solitude. “Oh so, in other words you don’t want to hang around with me?” Karen asked angrily. “What gives you that idea?” I responded. For those who don’t recall, Superman had a Fortress of Solitude. It was way up in the Arctic and he had to blast through like, nine miles of ice just to find the damn thing. Inside, pictures of Lois Lane and Lana Lang adorned the

walls. (I don’t want to say there’s a fetish at work here but if he starts dating Lorna Luft . . . ) There are a lot of pictures of Jimmy Olsen, too. “I was just out of college . . . it was a time of experimentation!” Superman said. Hey! There is nothing wrong with that, big fella! By the way, love the cape. The trouble with Superman’s Fortress is Global Warming. It’s buried in ice in the Arctic one day and the next? Floating under the Verrazano where Lex Luthor and the other bad guys will find it. I decided to make music the theme of my fortress, because Music Is Me, even though I am tone deaf and do not possess an iota of talent. My fortress was adorned with my *favorite albums of all time. I also have four guitars, including an electric with enough amplification to blow up half of Detroit. I can make the entire house shake. I’ve always had male dogs — big mean ones like my German shepherd, Fang. I don’t want to say Karen and her family are trying to emasculate me, but now I have a little seven pounder named Cocoa-Belle who is, in fact, a female, although I specified I wanted a male. But Cocoa-Bronc, I now call him/ her, thinks he is a manly watchdog and that’s good enough for me. So, Bronc is allowed in the fortress and we hang around and grunt like men are wont to do; when one of my in-laws walks by the door, Bronc snarls. What does this have to do with the weather? I’m getting there . . . football, folks. When the leaves fall and the moon shivers, men turn their thoughts to manly things like football, wherein we are given the chance to bet and lose enormous amounts of money, drink way too much watered down swill that passes as American beer, and eat Slim Jims and other miracle grains from the Far East. To do this, men need the company

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HAMPTON DAZE By Jessica Mackin-Cipro

Thrift & Treasure Shop. This shop, which benefits the Animal Rescue Fund of the Hamptons, is so special and has many amazing finds — both clothing and home goods. I could spend hours

searching. Now it’s time to return to Wölffer, because it’s an appropriate time of day for a glass of wine. I would grab a cheese plate and a group of friends and enjoy the scene and some live music. During the summer months, enjoy Twilight Thursdays in the tasting room as well as Sunset Fridays and Saturdays at the Wölffer Wine Stand — all evenings come complete with live music. When the colder weather rolls in, enjoy Candlelight Fridays in the tasting room.

My Perfect Day: Sagaponack/Wainscott yoga, the best chocolate chip cookie, and wine is a winning combo @hamptondaze jessica@indyeastend.com

I would start my perfect day in Sagaponack/Wainscott with a stop a Wölffer Estate Vineyard. But not for the wine, that comes later. I would start with Yoga in the Vines at Wölffer, which is such a wonderful way to take a yoga class, outdoors and surrounded by the vineyard. Wölffer happens to be one of the most picturesque venues on the East End, so whether you’re enjoying some rosé or practicing your namaste, you’re in for a real treat. Speaking of treats, after class it would be off to the Levain Bakery, where I would completely reverse the yoga class with a cookie, but not just any cookie. The signature Levain cook-

ie may be the world’s greatest chocolate chip. It’s oversized, has a crisp outside, and a gooey center, filled with chocolate chips and walnuts. Every bite is a little piece of joy. Later I would take my beach cruiser and ride around the scenic neighborhood. I’d head to Beach Lane in Wainscott, where I would take a long walk on the beach. For lunch, I would stop by Loaves & Fishes for specialty gourmet food items. This wonderful shop offers fresh and delicious food, prepared daily. The menu changes weekly but you can never go wrong with the lobster salad. After lunch, it's off to the ARF

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MARKET PAGE By Zachary Weiss

Treats & Treasures shop for edible goodies and rare antiques in sagaponack

During your perfect day in Sagaponack, don’t forget to hunt for your own treasures to take home — even those of the edible variety. At Wyeth, shop world-class midcentury antiques, including this rare Carl Aubock penny bank in the shape of a fish that hails from Austria, and at the original outpost of Loaves & Fishes, a slew of delectable items like Chef Anna Pump’s must-have ready-made dinners. Wash it all down with a cocktail full of Sagaponack Vodka, and a cookie

from the nearby Levain, and you’re in business. TOP: Carl Aubock Penny Bank available via Wyeth, $1600 LEFT: Sagaponack Vodka, $22 CENTER: Levain Gift Box of 12 Cookies, $71 RIGHT: Loaves & Fishes Shrimp Stew, Price Upon Request

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Fall Fashion Forecast Hamptons retailers unveil the prints to be seen in next season By Carrie Berk @carrieberkk

This autumn’s style climate calls for a shower of side stripes, metallics, plaids, and stars. Camouflage and animal prints are making a comeback as well, with new updates that allow you to tap into your wild side in the chicest way possible. The Hamptons’ clothing shops are on top of the trends, and are ready to reveal what you should be sporting this fall.

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Trend #1: Animal Print Zebra, cheetah, and leopard are back again this year — no apologies needed. Instead of solely sporting the trend for an occasional walk on the wild side, people are wearing animal-print pieces as part of their everyday wardrobes. Sam Watts, a personal shopper at Alice & Olivia in Southampton, explained why the brand is featuring animal prints this fall: “Leopard and cheetah prints are bold, but they are base pieces that you shouldn’t be afraid of. Put a leather jacket over a leopard dress and you’re effortless, you’re cool. It’s the ultimate day-to-night print that can elevate your look.” J.McLaughlin’s SVP/marketing, Glynis Karp noted that their Southampton and Bridgehampton stores are specifically capitalizing on cheetah. “Women don’t want to take themselves too seriously, and cheetah allows people to have fun with their clothing while still feeling pretty, elevated, and sophisticated,” Karp explained.

Trend #2: Camouflage Despite its reputation for disguise, this trend will not make you blend into the crowd. As Sharon Kerr — the owner of fashion boutique Xanadu in Southampton — asserted, “Camo has always been big for us. People like it because we sell it in different tones. It’s not just green camo, it’s soft pinks with greys.” Karp says that J.McLaughlin also is featuring a camo print this season,

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and sales have been nothing short of a huge success due to the store’s innovative take on it. “Camouflage came into the fashion world a long time ago and hasn’t really moved. That’s why we developed new versions of it. We printed the camo on jeans and cashmere, taking things that are familiar to the customer but adding a twist.” At clothing boutique Mixology, college students have especially embraced the trend. “We have been selling camo sweats and tees, and college kids love them because they can wear them to school,” Natalie Maniaci, the Westhampton Store manager confirmed. “We have definitely seen a rise in sales of camo-printed clothing this summer.”

Trend #3: Metallics Light-catching, lamé fabrics are no longer viewed as fairytale or futuristic; in fact, they are being incorporated into more garments than ever before. “Metallic is something you’re going to see throughout our entire collection right now,” says Watts on behalf of Alice & Olivia. “It adds a bit of edge to your

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outfit, and you can even use it as a base if you pair it back properly. I recommended wearing it with denim or leather.”

Trend #4: Stars Dolce & Gabbana’s Fall 2011 Ready-toWear Collection featured velvet, fur, sequin-embroidered, and chiffon star prints that left a profound impact on the fashion industry. Seven years later, the couture print has finally trickled down into the mainstream, spreading to stores faster than the speed of a shooting star. Maniaci believes that the star print is making a comeback at Mixology because of people’s current interest in astronomy. “I have noticed people are much more in tune with it lately — the stars, specifically. We can’t keep most of our star-printed items in stock here because they just

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blow out so fast.” Xanadu’s Kerr, on the other hand, believes that star prints have come back because “It’s a big European trend, and this past year, it has finally come to the U.S.”

Trend #5: Side Stripes Designers are dipping their toes into athleisure by sewing a side stripe onto a wide array of garments this fall. This track star style is a popular request from customers at Mixology Westhampton. “It’s all everybody is asking for!” Maniaci laughed. “What makes the side stripe different than ever before is that it’s now being incorporated into jeans, blouses, and skirts. We also carry trousers with a side stripe on them that you can pair with a long-sleeved, ribbed crop top. That way, you can wear them from day to night,” she added.

August 29, 2018

Arts & Entertainment

Fiona Waterstreet Takes Hands-On Approach Sculptor debuts her studio work at The Drawing Room By Nicole Teitler nicole@indyeastend.com

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Fiona Waterstreet, wife to known artist John Alexander, has a uniquely artistic side of her own. The England native came to the United States to live in the 1980s. She will be showing her clay sculptures at The Drawing Room in East Hampton Friday, August 31, through September 30.

How did you become involved with The Drawing Room? I couldn’t be more excited to be showing at The Drawing Room. Artists friends of mine whom I respect and admire have shown there over the years, which makes it even more special. Gal-

lery owners, Emily and Victoria have been visiting me in New York over the past couple of years and this summer seemed like the right time to exhibit my work outside of my studio.

What inspired you to become an artist? I began working in ceramics at Greenwich House Pottery in the city. For a long time, I worked primarily on the wheel but once I established my own studio a few years ago, I began to express myself in different ways. Sculpting was an extraordinary release from the limitations of the wheel. I am self-taught, and I continue to be surprised by what a pair of hands can do with such a primitive substance, clay. I continue to work in both disciplines but I find myself focused more and more on sculpting. My work is my passion. I consider it a gift to be able to get up in the morning and walk directly into my studio and put my hands on clay.

Tell us about where you grew up and how it molded who you are today. I think spending part of every summer in Long Island surrounded by so many creative people, working in my garden and spending late afternoons on the beach informs one’s senses and, by osmosis, influences the creative process.

Do you have a place in particular where you escape to clear your mind? I do yoga every day. It clears my mind like nothing else. The Drawing Room is owned by Emily Goldstein and Victoria Munroe. It is located at 66 Newtown Lane in East Hampton and open Thursday through Monday, 11 AM to 5 PM and by appointment. Call 631-324-5016, email info@drawingroom-gallery. com, or visit www.drawingroom-gallery.com.

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Things You Don’t Know About Ed German Radio host shares passion for Coney Island, plans for Amazon theme park By Bridget LeRoy bridget@indyeastend.com

If you think of Ed German as the man who brings you John Coltrane, Aretha Franklin, Count Basie, and scores of other jazz and soul legends and deep cuts, five nights a week on Long Island’s only NPR station, you’d be correct. But here’s something you probably don’t know about German, host of the Urban Jazz Experience and Friday Night Soul on 88.3 WPPB FM in Southampton: He licked a meteorite at the American Museum of Natural History. Not recently, you understand, because that would be super weird. No,

he was just an eight-year-old kid on a field trip from Brooklyn, but for some reason he felt compelled to duck under the red velvet cordon surrounding the huge planetary rock when his teacher wasn’t looking and, well, lick it. “I knew it came from outer space; for a kid, that was really cool,” he said with a laugh. “It tasted like a big piece of iron.” Later that same year, sitting outside his home on Willoughby Avenue with his family on a balmy summer evening, German looked up at the exact moment that something colossal and breathtaking and fiery shot across the sky. “No one else saw it!” he exclaimed.

“None of the adults. None of my siblings. I was the only one looking up. And I kept wondering for years afterward, did I just imagine that? Or was I somehow chosen to see it?” Here’s something else about him you probably don’t know: German is the CEO of a company, AmaZone USA Real Estate Holdings, which plans to revitalize a portion of Coney Island into an Amazonian amusement park, a boutique oceanfront hotel, luxury and affordable housing, and retail spaces, to boot, with a price tag somewhere in the half-a-billion range. “Coney Island is still a very vibrant amusement park, as it has been for almost 100 years,” German said. “The Cyclone is still there, Surf Avenue is still the main drag, and if you go on a hot summer day, it’s crowded.” The new theme park will be available yearround, “entertaining and educational, with an indoor river ride to teach visitors about the rainforest. It’s a Brooklyn-Brazilian project,” he said. German has never done anything like this before, but he’s up to the challenge. “It’s daunting, and totally engrosses all of my time,” he acknowledged. “It’s the biggest thing I’ve ever done.” If all goes according to plan, AmaZone is looking to open in 2023.

This came about through an old friend who lives in Brazil, fellow jazz aficionado Philip Agostini. A lot of the capital is already pledged, and when permission to proceed comes from the deputy mayor’s office, there’s also talk of an initial public offering, with Brooklynites being given first dibs. “We’re just waiting for the go-ahead,” he said. The four components in the plan — theme park, hotel, condos, and affordable housing — take up about 375,000 square feet, and complement the existing and historic Coney Island that people remember with fondness, including Ed German. In his book, Deep Down In Brooklyn — yeah, he’s an author too — German recalls, “In the summer, Ma takes us to Coney Island every Tuesday night, not for the amusement rides because she couldn’t afford them, but to see the free fireworks presented by Schaefer Beer from barges in the Atlantic, and we watch them from the beach.” It was those nights of family and familiarity, of community, that German remembers with enthusiasm. “My first memory of Coney Island is the carousel, which was on the north side of Surf Avenue, kind of across from Nathan’s. I only found out a few years ago the name of the song — it’s called

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‘The Poor People of Par-ee.’ There were six of us kids; my mother couldn’t afford to take us on all of those rides, but we could ride the carousel. I remembered the tune all of my life,” he said. Later, “I remember playing hooky and going to Coney Island in junior high school — we sneaked on the subway and headed over. We only had enough money to ride the Cyclone once. All we had was a token each to get back home,” he said. But, he said, “My biggest memory was always going to Coney Island and never having enough money to eat. I remember distinctly being broke and hungry there. And the rich people, who could pull their cars right up to the curb, they could eat! And I could smell mustard and sauerkraut, Nathan’s hot dogs and fried shrimp,” German launches into a bit of The Drifters’ “Under The Boardwalk,” “You can almost taste the hot dogs and French fries they sell . . .” Inspired by “Montauk: The End,” German has trademarked the phrase, “Brooklyn: The Beginning.” Because it is the beginning of Long Island, and hopefully, a new beginning for German and Coney Island. As the CEO of AmaZone, here’s hoping he’ll be able to dine there now, and dine well. And that light in the sky that he

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swears he saw as a kid? It was only in 2010 or so that he heard the late gallery owner Leonard Barton at a fundraiser for WPPB in Southampton — oh yeah, Ed’s work was in the show, because he’s also a self-taught portrait artist — talk-

ing about a poem Barton had written “about a comet he saw when he was a kid in Brooklyn.” “That was it!” German said. “I talked to him. It was the same summer, it was the same night. Finally, I felt validated. But I still think I saw it,” he said,

laughing again, “because I licked that meteorite.” You can learn more about Ed German and WPPB at www.peconicpublicbroadcasting.org, and the Coney Island project at www.amazonenewyork.com.

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— Thursday, August 30, at 5 PM BookHampton, East Hampton — BookHampton in East Hampton presents Ali Wentworth who will present her book Go Ask Ali.

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— Starting Friday, August 31, at 8 PM Guild Hall, East Hampton — Guild Hall in East Hampton present The Summit, written and directed by Isla Hansen, Tucker Marder and Christian Scheider, on Tuesdays through Sundays.

— Saturday, September 1, 6 to 8 PM Roman Fine Art, East Hampton — Roman Fine Art in East Hampton presents “Michele Dragonetti – Reemergent.” Dragonetti’s second solo exhibition at the gallery once again highlights photographs from her Boat Hull series. The show runs through October 1.

— Wednesday, September 5, at 6 PM The Art Barge, Amagansett — The Victor D’Amico Institute of Art at The Art Barge in Amagansett presents the series Artists Speak, with Peter Spacek in conversation with Casey Dalene on Wednesday, September 5, at 6 PM.

Last Call For Hampton Designer Showhouse The showcase of design talent concludes Monday By Jessica Mackin-Cipro jessica@indyeastend.com The 18th annual Hampton Designer Showhouse in Bridgehampton, a showcase of premier design talent, concludes on Monday, September 3. Proceeds from this year’s showhouse will benefit Stony Brook Southampton Hospital. The shingle style home, located at 2148 Scuttle Hole Road and donated by Barsalin Building & Design, features over 20 top interior designers from the Hamptons and beyond.

This year, the showhouse features designers such as Lisa Friedman, Kate Singer, Laura Michaels, Lisa Mende, Mark Addison, and Katharine Jessica. Mario Buatta is the honorary showhouse chairman, while Jamie Drake and Alexa Hampton are the honorary design co-chairmen. Hours are 11 AM to 5 PM each day, with the last admission 30 minutes before closing. Children six and under, infants, strollers, and pets are not per-

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mitted. Admission is $40 and includes the Showhouse Journal.

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Greenport Tunes In To North Fork TV Festival The independent celebration returns for its third year By Jade Eckardt jade@indyeastend.com

The North Fork TV Festival, a threeday celebration of independent scripted television, returns to Greenport for its third consecutive year on September 6. The festival screens independent television pilot shows at the historic Greenport Theatre on Front Street, along with various other events throughout the village. This year is the first time the festival was open to submissions of independent pilots judged and selected by industry professionals and creators. Selected out of 52 submissions, the featured pilots include: “America,” a story of Israeli immigrants living in Los Angeles; “The Russian Cousin,” about a Brooklynite hosting a cousin from Russia; “Russian Room,” which tells the story of a Russian family in the 1980s United States; and “Alive in Denver,” a story of 20-somethings struggling to cope with surviving the end of the world. “This year’s festival is bigger and better than ever. We have an incredible lineup of great television, interesting panels, and fun events. We’re honored the [village] of Greenport is the festival’s home for its third and best year yet,” said Noah Doyle, founder of the

North Fork TV Festival. Festival events go beyond the pilot screenings. It rolls into town on Thursday, September 6, at 7:30 PM with “Cocktails and Comedy” at the Gallery Hotel’s Kon Tiki Bar, with performances by comedians Ben Rosenfeld, Sandip Sen, and Michelle Slonim. Brunch will be served at the Halyard at Sound View Inn on Friday, September 7, at 11 AM, while the venue hosts the festival’s annual Showrunner Panel, with special guests Ben Edlund, Keith Eisner, Rockne O’Bannon, and Theresa Rebeck. Variety magazine’s Debra Birnbaum will moderate the panel. On September 7, the festival hosts its annual Opening Night party at the Greenport Brewery at 9 PM. The Hampton Luxury Liner will provide coach service from the Greenport Theatre to the party. The Hoodoo Loungers will perform live. For the family, a special screening of PBS Kids hit “PEG + CAT” will take place at the Greenport Theatre, on September 8, at 11 AM. The show’s co-creator Jennifer Oxley will be at the screening, followed by a dance party for the kids. The Actors Panel takes place on

September 8, at 1:30 PM at the theater with special guests Eka Darville of “Jessica Jones,” Janina Gavankar of “Sleepy Hollow,” and Italia Ricci of “Designated Survivor.” The actors will discuss their insights and experiences working in New York television. Later that day at 8:30 PM, the Oyster Season Kickoff party will be hosted at the new American Legion. A special art installation, Worlds Within Worlds, a collaborative creation by artists Bridget Elkin, Kara Hoblin, and Anne Sherwood Pundyk, will be on display. Music will be provided by Bandits on the Run. “The North Fork TV Festival is the best way to end the summer. Great food, great fun, and great innovative TV,” said Bill Persky, honorary festival chair. The North Fork TV Festival is an affirmation of “the art of content.” Celebrating the evolution of TV, the festival aims to elevate and draw attention to independent TV while bringing together the innovative minds of television executives, directors, writers, and actors alike. The festival welcomes creators and embraces opportunities for independent program development.

“The Russian Cousin,” 7 PM A young Brooklynite is fully unprepared to host her quirky, sultry, and slightly suspicious cousin visiting from Russia. Created and directed by Theresa Rebeck; produced by Andrew Carlberg; and cast includes Andrea Syglowski, Caroline Parsons, and Nikki Massoud. Elisa Distefano will moderate the Q&A after the show.

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Saturday, September 8: “Russian Room,” 4 PM Struggling to remain on the right side of the law, a Russian family seeks sanctuary in the United States in the 1980s. Directed by Ante Novakovic; produced by Jen Emma Hertel, Brian Chiusano, and Dmitry Shapiro; and written by Brian Chiusano and Dmitry Shapiro. Cast includes Yanina Studilina, Aleksandra Myrna, Gonzalo Vargas, Nikolai Tsankov, and Ruslan Verkhovsky. A Q&A following the film will be moderated by Magdalene Brandeis, a producer and novelist who got her start in development at Hollywood Pictures and Caravan Pictures, and went on to translate and adapt French films, and to produce television series and pilots for ABC, AMC, Bravo, and MTV.

Friday, September 7: “America,” 3 PM A group of Israeli immigrants new to Los Angeles learn the harsh challenges of pursuing the American Dream. Created by Jonathan Avigdori; directed by Jonathan Avigdori and Rani Sa’ar; and produced Jonathan Avigdori, Rani Sa’ar, Scott Rosenfelt, and Asaf Nawi. Cast includes Eliana Tidhar, Moris Cohen, Robyn Cohen, Jonathan Avigdori, and Yuval Segal. There will be a Q&A panel with the creators moderated by Bill Persky, a five-time Emmy Award winning writer, director, and producer.

“Alive in Denver,” 7 PM When a meteor fails to wipe out all life on Earth, a group of young 20-somethings struggle to cope with surviving the end of the world. Created by Michael Levin; directed by Matt Kazman; and produced by Amy Kim and Jaime Burke. Cast includes Brandon Goodman, Danielle Campbell, Dione Kuraoka, Kirby Blanton, and Nathan Kress. The Q&A is moderated by Raj Tawney, the Director of Publicity at Cinema Arts Centre in Huntington, NY and a multi-media journalist/producer with a focus on arts, culture, and entertainment.

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ductions, a production company that develops scripted, episodic content. My goals for the TV Festival are as follows: (1) Help artists who focus on episodic, scripted TV get discovered; (2) Create a marketplace for the buying of independently produced TV pilots; and (3) share with the world why I think the North Fork is so special. If you walk in to the Greenport Theatre, you’ll see a photo on the left side. I don’t know how it was shot, but it must be almost 80 years old. It’s a photo of this group of people all dressed up to go to the theater with their hats and everything in the style of ‘30s or ‘40s — it’s like a true Saturday night at the movies. That picture — if we could do the 2018 version of it, then I think we’ve nailed it. That’s my goal with the TV Festival.

Noah Doyle gives viewers the skinny on the third season By Jade Eckardt jade@indyeastend.com

The North Fork TV Festival is back in Greenport for its third consecutive year, from September 6 to 8. The festival premieres four independent television pilot episodes at the historic Greenport Theatre, along with various other events in the village, including an actors and showrunners panel. North Fork TV Festival founder Noah Doyle shares his goal for the festival, and why he chose Greenport as the festival’s home.

What inspired you to create the North Fork TV Festival? There are hundreds of film festivals around the country, if not around the world, but if I asked you to name a festival that was solely dedicated to sharing independently financed television pilots with the public, you could probably count them on one hand. I grew up going to film festivals and watching cinema. I think they play an important part in our culture — but as

media habits have changed, my personal viewing habits have changed. I’ve fallen in love with the episodic series, which is essentially media dedicated to longform storytelling, which basically started gaining popularity with shows like “Sex and the City” and “The Sopranos.” With the emergence of streaming and binge watching, those habits have only continued to grow in popularity. I think artists have started to realize that they, too, want to be in the business of making, not just movies, but also TV series — without having to follow the traditional system. That’s part of the reason that you need a festival where these artists can be discovered and their work can be shared. Not just for the North Fork community, but also the media world and the buying community.

What’s your background in television and what are your goals with the festival? I am the founder of Orchid Lane Pro-

At its inception, was the initial goal to have the festival take place on the North Fork, or was it first a TV festival, and having it on the North Fork followed? The idea was a TV festival first. Greenport was chosen because I prefer not to commute. I have been going to the Sundance Film Festival for years, and when you visit Park City, what makes the film festival so special is how engaged the community is with the festival’s success. Greenport is very similar, where there are a number of independent businesses on Main Street, you have an independent theater, you have an amazing backdrop of the vineyards and the harbors, and you have a local community that embraces the importance of art, music, and culture.

What put Greenport on your radar?

What makes this year’s festival different from last year’s? Everything! Last year was wonderful, but the idea is that each year, we highlight new venues. The Gallery Hotel is hosting our preview night, the Greenport Brewery in hosting the opening night party, and I am so excited and impressed with the team at the North Fork Art Collective and what they are building with the Worlds Within Words exhibit at the Greenport American Legion. Additionally, this year, we had the first competitive process for the independent television pilot slots. Over 53 TV pilots were submitted, of which four were selected. I think anyone who gets to attend are in for a very special experience. Lastly, the breadth and depth of the talent on both our actors and showrunners panel should give the participant an inside seat to today’s TV business.

What else would you like to tell people about this year’s festival? Buy your tickets early. Our goal is to sell out before the show. For your readers, if they put in discount code NFTV10, they can receive 10 percent off.

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ists Dennis Leri, Aurelio Torres, James DeMartis, Bill Kiriazis, Mary Antczak, Pamela Dove, Perry Burns, Jonathan Glynn, Barbara Groot, and David Rufo. The show will be held at the Jackson Carriage House in Amagansett and runs August 31 through September 3.

Stephen Wilkes Tulla Booth Gallery, Sag Harbor Opening: Friday, August 31, 6 to 8 PM Tulla Booth Gallery in Sag Harbor presents Meet the Artist: Stephen Wilkes on Friday, August 31, from 6 to 8 PM. Wilkes will display his popular “Day to Night” series, including exciting images of the most beloved cities and sites of the world. Wilkes photographs from a stationary 50-foot crane. The exhibit will continue through September 27. For more info, visit www.tullaboothgallery.com.

Drawing Room The Drawing Room, East Hampton The Drawing Room Gallery in East Hampton presents works by artists Charles Jones, including early 20th Century photographs, and sculptures by Fiona Waterstreet. The show will open on Friday, August 31 and run through September 30. For more info, visit www.drawingroom-gallery.com.

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Gallery Events By Jessica Mackin-Cipro jessica@indyeastend.com

Labor Day Art Show Levitas Center For The Arts, Southampton Opening: Saturday, September 1, 4 to 6 PM Closing: Friday, September 7, 4 to 6 PM The Southampton Artists Association Labor Day Art Show will be held Wednesday, August 29, through Sunday, September 9. The show, which is held at Levitas Center for the Arts

at the Southampton Cultural Center, will feature photography, paintings, drawing, and sculptures. For more info visit www.southamptonartists.org.

Festival of the Arts St. Mark’s Church, Westhampton Beach Westhampton Beach Festival of the Arts returns this Labor Day weekend to St. Mark’s Church. The event takes place on Saturday, September 1, and

Sunday, September 2. Each year, artisans and their artwork transform the Great Lawn into an extraordinary outdoor gallery of works in sculpture, jewelry, painting, photography and mixed-media, created using a variety of materials, styles, and techniques. Find exquisite creations in glass, ceramics, fiber art, metalwork, and wood. Enjoy the opportunity to interact with the artisans, and learn how they came to their artform and how the pieces were created. The event is held Saturday from 10 AM to 6 PM and Sunday from 11 AM to 6 PM. For more info visit www.paragonartevents.com.

Bold Jackson Carriage House, Amagansett Opening: Friday, August 31, 5 to 8 PM folioeast presents the group show “Bold.” The show presents paintings, prints, and outdoor sculpture by art-

Roman Fine Art, East Hampton Opening: Saturday, September 1, 6 to 8 PM Roman Fine Art in East Hampton presents “Michele Dragonetti – Re-emergent.” Dragonetti’s second solo exhibition at the gallery once again highlights photographs from her Boat Hull series. The show runs through October 1.

Artists Speak The Art Barge, Amagansett Talk: Wednesday, September 5, at 6 PM The Victor D’Amico Institute of Art at The Art Barge in Amagansett presents the series Artists Speak, with Peter Spacek in conversation with Casey Dalene on Wednesday, September 5, at 6 PM. Peter Spacek was born in Germany and raised in California. His love of drawing brought him to New York to pursue a career in editorial illustration. Visit www.theartbarge.org.

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Insane Asylum at 6 PM and Hot Date Band at 10 PM. Saturday, September 1, will be Low Cut Connie at 8 PM and Hello Brooklyn at 10 PM. Sunday, September 2, at 8 PM will be Lez Zeppelin followed by Rubix Cube at 10 PM.

Hamptons Farms Thursday, August 30, at 7 PM www.hamptonsfarms.com All singing, all dancing? Readings, stagings, and slams? We can’t print it if we don’t know about it. Send your entertainment events to nicole@indyeastend. com by Thursday at noon.

Film Jaws Screening Friday, August 31, at 7 PM www.southamptonartscenter.org

www.sagharborcinema.org Sag Harbor Cinema Arts Center presents the Artists Love Movies series with Spirited Away, hosted by April Gornik at the Pierson High School auditorium.

Music Stephen Talkhouse www.stephentalkhouse.com

Southampton Arts Center concludes the Summer of Spielberg series with a screening of JAWS. It free and open to the public.

Spirited Away Sunday, September 2, at 6 PM

Stephen Talkhouse in Amagansett will have a live performance by Ricky and The Rockets featuring G.E. Smith, Supertramp’s Rick Davies, Mike Reilly of Pure Prairie League, and friends on Wednesday, August 29, at 8 PM. On Thursday, August 30, see Big Sam’s Funky Nation at 8 PM followed by Hot Lava at 10 PM. Friday, August 31, see

Farm Chic kicks it up a notch with live music every Thursday from 5 to 7 PM at Hamptons Farms in East Quogue. Free and open to the public. Hamptons Farms will feature an all-night happy hour at the outdoor and indoor bars along with farm fresh cuisine.

324 Lounge Thursday, Friday, and Saturday at 9 PM www.324events.com The 324 Lounge in East Hampton hosts live music Thursday through Saturday. Local favorite DJ K-Alert spins all night.

516-690-7742 Temple Adas Israel in Sag Harbor presents Shabbat by the Bay, an all-ages musical service with drum circle followed by a BYO-picnic held on Friday at Havens Beach.

Townline Tunes Friday, August 31, at 6 PM www.townlinebbq.com Townline BBQ in Sagaponack hosts live music every Friday from 6 to 9 PM.

Bluegrass at Parrish Friday, August 31, at 6 PM www.parrishart.org Parrish Art Museum in Water Mill presents live outdoor music with the Edith & Bennett Band, performing folk and roots music at the museum’s annual Bluegrass Labor Day weekend event. Tickets are $12 and free for members, children, and students.

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Westhampton Beach Performing Arts Center presents “A Centennial Salute to Alan Jay Lerner.”

Humble Pie Friday, August 31, at 8 PM www.suffolktheater.com Suffolk Theater in Riverhead presents Humble Pie, with Peter Frampton and Steve Marriott.

Johnnyswim Saturday, September 1, at 8 PM www.whbpac.org Westhampton Beach Performing Arts Center presents the husband-and-wife duo of Abner Ramirez & Amanda Sudano in the “Forever On Your Side” tour.

Springs Tavern Saturday, September 1, at 8 PM 631-527-7800 The Springs Tavern will host karaoke night every Saturday beginning at 9 PM. No cover, just bring your best singing voice. There’s also open mic every Sunday 2 PM to 6 PM. For further information, call 631-527-7800.

Joe’s Pub Saturday, September 1, at 8 PM www.joespub.com Joe’s Pub Sound View in Greenport presents a concert by Sweet Megg & the Wayfarers in the Piano Bar.

Saturday, September 1, at 7 PM www.southamptonartscenter.org The Southampton Arts Center New Orleans party music band The HooDoo Loungers. Free and open to the public.

Fleetwood Mac Tribute Saturday, September 1, at 8 PM www.suffolktheater.com Suffolk Theater in Riverhead presents Tusk, a Fleetwood Mac Tribute.

Jazz On The Steps Sunday, September 2, at 2 PM www.southamptonartscenter.org Southampton Arts Center, along with The Jam Session, brings back Jazz on the Steps with Dan Lauter on sax and Jeff Marshall on percussion. It is free and open to the public.

Theater Evita Through Sunday, September 2 www.baystreet.org Bay Street Theater in Sag Harbor has extended Evita through Sunday, September 2. For tickets, call 631-7259500.

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Friday, August 31, at 8 PM through Sunday, September 9, at 2 PM www.guildhall.org Guild Hall in East Hampton present The Summit, written and directed by Isla Hansen, Tucker Marder and Christian Scheider, on Tuesdays through Sundays.

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The Billionaire’s Playground Indy fills readers in on the ‘figures of finance’

Money makes the Hamptons go around. From real estate to charitable fundraising to the exclusive social and golfing clubs with one-page websites, the Hamptons requires a healthy bank balance to make it through the summer season. Who, where, and what the figures of finance are and can be found is the subject of this week’s IndyScene. Enjoy.

Southampton Bathing Corporation Enjoying the reputation of being possibly the most exclusive social club to join on the East Coast since its foundation in 1923, members of the Bathing Corporation of Southampton enjoy access to the beach and swimming pool. Notable members include Muffie Potter Aston and Anne Hearst. www.

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The Amagansett Devon Yacht Club Founded in 1908 and enjoying its 110th anniversary, the Devon Yacht Club is highly discreet, located at the end of Abrahams Landing Road on Gardiner’s Bay. With a beach club and marina, the club is known for its annual Fourth of July fireworks celebrations. www.

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Shinnecock Hills Shinnecock Hills is the most wellknown golf club in the Hamptons, having played host multiple times to the U.S. Open Golf tournament at least once in every century since its foundation. Henry Kravis of KKR and George Herbert Walker IV of Neuberger Berman are amongst the Wall Street elite to test their mettle. www.shinnecock-

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Sebonack Golf Club Out-going CEO of Goldman Sachs, Lloyd Bankfein, and Gary Cohn have been seen working their way around the course designed by golfing legend Jack Nicklaus and Tom Doak. Sandwiched between Shinnecock Hills and National Golf Links, Sebonack has, in recent years, hosted the 2013 U.S. Women’s Open Golf Tournament.

Rob Rich/www.societyallure.com, Patrick McMullan, NCGA, Shinnecock Hills Golf, Southampton Bathing Corporation, Meadow Club

www.sebonack.com Ronald O. Perelman and the Apollo Theatre Fundraising for the arts is led by Ronald O. Perelman’s The Apollo in the Hamptons event, a one-night event bringing together, for a small private audience making substantial contributions to the Apollo Theatre, a concert by some of music’s leading stars. www.

apollotheater.org Michael Milken and the Prostate Cancer Foundation As the capstone of the Charles Evans Pro-Am Tennis Tournament, the Prostate Cancer Foundation Hamptons Gala occurs each August, bringing together the great and the good to raise funds for financier Michael Milken’s charity, which aims to apply the logic of investment to a strategy of finding cures for prostate cancer. www.pcf.

The Meadow Club Behind its immaculate battlements comprised of hedgerows lie the tennis fields and social club founded in 1888. However, one of the nuances of this exclusive club is that you can only apply to become a member if you live in Southampton. www.themeadow-

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John Paulson and the Southampton Hospital Foundation John is the Paulson & Co. founder whom, with his wife, Jenny, has extensively fundraised for the Southampton Hospital and in particular The Jenny and John Paulson Emergency Department, providing the largest single donation in the hospital’s history. www.

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Leslie Alexander and the Wildlife Rescue Center of the Hamptons Named for his mother, The Evelyn Alexander Wildlife Rescue Center of the Hamptons “Get Wild!” event this year included Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross Jr. Originally a bond trader, Leslie Alexander was, until recently, the owner of the Houston Rockets NBA team. www.wildlifecenter.org

The Maidstone Club Perhaps the inspiration behind his famous phrase “I refuse to join any club that would have me as a member,” Groucho Marx was able to play at the Golf Club at the Maidstone as a member guest, but turned down as a potential member. Also, contrary to popular belief, the movie Caddyshack did not result in the membership application of actor Chevy Chase being declined.

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National Golf Links of America The Peconic Bay course derived its name from the fact that its founding 67 members were from across the United States. Although having never hosted one of “the majors” the course, designed by Scot Charles B. MacDonald has a strong private following including Stanley Druckenmiller and Jimmy Dunne III of Sandler O’Neill & Partners. www.ngla.us Atlantic Golf Club A “Links like” course designed by Rees Jones in 1992 on land originally scheduled for a housing development, Atlantic is not just a challenging course requiring golfers to be able to create the full repertoire of shots, but also a haven for wildlife, in particular the Tiger Salamander and Northern Harrier (Hawk). Notable Wall Street players include Eric Gleacher and Eddie Lampert. www.atlanticgolf.org

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My Art Photos by Jessica Mackin-Cipro Sag Harbor Cinema Arts Center presented its Artists Love Movies series at the Pierson High School auditorium with a screening of My Art, hosted by Laurie Simmons. Simmons’s daughter Lena Dunham was in attendance.

Bartending Throw Down Photos by Richard Lewin George’s Lighthouse Café brought together local cocktail masters, draft pourers, and Montauk mixologists for the inaugural “Bartending Throw Down” on Monday, August 20. Judges included Paul Monte and other wellknown Montauk locals. Prizes were awarded to the winners in each category.

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Farewell To Marge Photos by Richard Lewin It seemed like the receiving line would never end at Montauk Lighthouse on Tuesday, August 21, guests came to the “Community Farewell to Marge Winski” Party. Marge, one of Montauk’s treasures, is retiring from her 31 years as Montauk Point Lighthouse Keeper, and is looking forward to moving to her new home in Tenants Harbor, Maine, with her beloved dog, Kate. Montauk Historical Society president Kathryn Nadeau, treasurer Dick White, and the new Lighthouse Keeper Joe Gaviola made presentations.

Box Art Auction Photos by Richard Lewin A Meet The Artists reception for the annual Box Art Auction benefiting East End Hospice was held on Wednesday, August 22, at St. Luke’s Church Hoie Hall in East Hampton. Eighty-five artists took a small, unadorned box and created a unique work of art that was put up for auction.

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Classic Opening Day Photos by Richard Lewin From the Leadline Competition of young riders in the morning, judged with care by Olympic gold medal winner and Show Jumping Hall of Famer, Joe Fargis, to face painting in the Kidsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Tent, there was fun for everyone on Sunday, August 26, opening day of this yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Hampton Classic Horse Show in Bridgehampton.

CTREE at Sebonack Photos by Rob Rich/ www.societyallure.com Horses Changing Lives, the annual CTREE at Sebonack fundraiser, was held on Thursday, August 23, at Sebonack Golf Club in Southampton. CTREE, the Center For Therapeutic Riding of the East End, provides therapeutic riding lessons and equine assisted activities to children, young adults, and veterans with disabilities. Event chairs were Tami Maines and Diana Shiel. Guests enjoyed cocktails, silent and live auctions, and Brazilian bossa nova by Ludmilla Brazil.

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Prostate Cancer Foundation Photos by Rob Rich/ www.societyallure.com Prostate Cancer Foundation presented its annual Gala in the Hamptons on Saturday, August 25, at the Parrish Art Museum in Water Mill. Guests enjoyed dinner, dancing, and a special performance by John Fogerty.

Backyard Talent Show Photos by Jenna Mackin A Backyard Talent Show to benefit The Scarlett Fund was held on Saturday, August 25, in Bridgehampton. The event was hosted by Jennifer and Robert James.

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Pro AM After Party Photos by Jenna Mackin John McEnroe presented a Pro-AM and Hamptons Party Benefit to support the JMTP Youth Tennis Program, on Saturday, August 25. The party was held at a private residence, and was attended by players, guests, and fans.

Gaelin Rosenwaks Photos by Jenna Mackin Gaelin Rosenwaks is a marine scientist, explorer, photographer, and filmmaker. The Amagansett Life-Saving and Coast Guard Station in Amagansett hosted an opening for Rosenwak’s touring photography exhibition, “Science at Sea” on Friday, August 24. The show runs through October 21.

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Rock The Lighthouse Photos by Justin Meinken Montauk Music Festival presented Rock the Lighthouse on Saturday, August 25, with music by Montaukâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s own Kate Usher & The Sturdy Souls, in from Tennessee, Tuatha Dea, and back from touring in Europe, Jessica Lynn. Paul Simon made a surprise appearance.

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Golf Outing Photos by Nanette Shaw Assembly member Rebecca Seawright’s fourth annual Hamptons Golf Classic was held at The Woods at Cherry Creek in Riverhead on Monday, August 20.

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Hundreds attended the second annual Bridgehampton Day on Sunday, August 26 at the Bridgehampton Child Care and Recreational Center. Willie Jenkins, organizer of the new tradition, said the event is intended to bring everyone together to celebrate the community of Bridgehampton. “Bridgehampton used to be a very tight-knit and close community,” Jenkins said. “Bridgehampton Day is about bringing people together from all around, not just Bridgehampton, and to honor the history we have here.”

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Women Artists Photos by Richard Lewin On Saturday, August 25, at LongHouse Reserve in East Hampton, six artists participated in Toni Ross’s “Women Artists: Reshaping the Conversation” series. Elia Alba, Allana Clarke, Bethany Collins, Ilana Harris-Babou, Justine Ludwig, and Aliza Nisenbaum discussed the issues of race and gender in today’s art world.

Blue Dream Gala Photos by Stephen J. Kotz The Dormition of the Virgin Mary Greek Orthodox Church in Southampton held its eighth annual Blue Dream Summer Gala on Saturday, August 25. Proceeds from the event were shared among the Southampton Town Police Department, which was honored for its efforts to combat the opioid crisis, the Long Island Nature Conservancy, which was honored for its land and water conservation, and the church itself.

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For Water, Water Everywhere Photo by E.H. Wallop The Thirst Project held its first Hamptons benefit at the Baldwin family home in Bridgehampton on August 18. Thirst enlists middle school, high school, and college students toÂ educate other students about the global water crisis and challenge them to take action to end it. Currently, Thirst is working in Swaziland with a goal of providing clean, safe water for the entire nation by 2022. Thus far, Thirst has provided water for 280,000 people in 13 different countries. A team from West Islip High School was honored for having raised $12,000, the cost of installing one community well.

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Dining East End Fare Meets Swedish Flair The Maidstone Hotel offers local food and Scandinavian design By Nicole Teitler nicole@indyeastend.com

The Maidstone Hotel is a quintessential part of the East Hampton landscape and an undeniable entryway into town. It stands on the north side of the highway, across from the beautiful Town Pond, with its requisite swans and other water birds, the South End Cemetery, and is just steps away from Guild Hall and the rest of town. Originally built in the late 19th Century by the Osborn family, in the 1920s, the building became a bed and breakfast inn. Fast forward to May 2009, and hotelier Jenny Ljungberg Baker reopened the property. Since then, it underwent renovations in 2010 and again in 2017. Today, “Scandinavian Cozy” is the new concept, a free-spirited Scandinavian decor, combining modern and comfortable, as inspired by Baker’s Swedish-American background. Walking up the front steps, one immediately notices a two-seater swing set on the porch to the right, a chance for visitors to allow a summer breeze to remove the day’s stress before stepping inside for dinner. A warm fireplace, eclectic artwork, and plush couches tempting relaxation span the darkened warmth of the hotel. Restaurant manager Brian Ferraro greeted me and my guest, Sara Fingerman, and we were escorted to a black tufted couch in the corner overlooking the entire restaurant and outdoor area. Executive Chef Ian Lowell Lichtenstein stepped out to welcome us. He has taken over the Maidstone Hotel’s kitchen in a fresh, youthful form. Having had my share of local food, it was a happy surprise to see Chef Ian, after indulging in his culinary work in the past. Chef Ian worked at The Surf Lodge and under chefs Sam Talbot and

Jeremy Blutstein. Dubbing the menu “innovative American Cuisine,” seasonal dishes are inspired by Chef Ian’s expansive network of Long Island fishermen and farmers, keeping things as locally sourced as possible within a 50mile radius. “It’s about subtle innovation while treating the customer to our new classics in seafood, grill, sauces, and the freshest bites on the East End,” Chef Ian noted. “Our goal is to highlight the natural melding of seasonings when preparing a dish.” Dinner started with an Owners Recipe Seafood Salad, consisting of lobster, crab, shrimp, scallops, and calamari with rehydrated seaweed and wasabi dressing. Other places may drown out the flavor of a good lobster with over-the-top garlic, buttery or otherwise. Chef Ian keeps things simple to retain the flavor of the large marine crustacean. The spread of seafood was served on large pieces of lettuce, perfect for picking up with my hands without the mess. Local Striped Bass Crudo, that was caught that morning and paired with a Rosé Apertif cocktail, followed. Thinly sliced striped bass served with jalapeño, lime zest, local micro amaranth, and a smoked lemon olive oil offered the subtle kick of the jalapeño, a refreshing twist. The crudo was all that was needed for a light dish between heartier meals. The Colorado Rack Of Lamb arrived out of the kitchen as the highlight of the evening. Pan Roasted rack of lamb served with a mint chimichurri on the side, not on top, tricolored mashed potatoes, sautéed string beans, and Satur Farms mesclun salad from Cutchogue, was tremendous.

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“The potatoes taste like dessert!” my guest announced as we each took a bite of our crunchy, sweet spuds, assuring none would be left over. The lamb came out pinker than I expected but was deceiving in appearance. Upon forking my way through each bite, the lamb wasn’t rare as the color suggested but rather cooked the way lamb should be done. The oil remained on my mouth like a lip gloss, a flavor to savor, as I encouraged Sara to indulge in another bite before our next course. Handmade in-house Ricotta Gnudi Pasta with blistered cherry tomatoes, dehydrated black olives, basil, pecorino romano, and summer truffle shavings was next. The truffle, being a specific kind, wasn’t as potently fragrant as other truffles but can be added to any dish for $30. Black olives were an unexpected addition but gave the dish a true Mediterranean feel as the gnudi melted in my mouth and burst with soft ricotta. I imaged Sophia Loren at my table with her famous saying, paraphrased here: “Everything you see, I owe to pasta.” In that moment, I embodied her. Concluding the night were two frothy cappuccinos alongside a plate of chocolate truffles and a glass filled with Triple Chocolate mousse between layers of house-made cake. Both were hard to finish and very filling, especially after a hearty meal. A small taste of each dollop sized chocolate truffle and half of the chocolate glass later, Sara and I were perfectly smitten in a subtly sweet food coma. As a conscious consumer, I was pleased to hear that The Maidstone partakes in environment friendly practices. It bottles and filters its water on site, steers away from farmed fish, offers no straws at the bar, and scarcely uses single-use plastic, opting for ecofriendly and biodegradable products. Enjoy all of these culinary delights, and drinks, in one of the 19 individually decorated hotel rooms, restaurant, backyard area, or in The Cozy Lounge.

There’s even the option to take one of the bikes offered by the hotel and fill the picnic basket with food to stroll into town or the beach. Four-legged friends are welcomed at The Maidstone, with a doggy menu of their own. “Jenny and I are offering a highend, raw seafood-focused menu at the Maidstone Hotel because people want it fresh and local. Signature Swedish meatballs set the Scandinavian tone always. We are pleased to have Chef Ian preparing locally sourced and elegant cuisine in his kitchen. He is a rare find hard-working creative,” said hotelier and filmmaker, Jonathan Baker, who has also created special scent in candles and cologne sold exclusively at the East Hampton institution. Exiting the property, I took a final moment to digest on the front decks Swedish garden lounge chairs “Crythyttan,” which were designed for the 1930 World Exhibition in Stockholm.

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Pridwin Cookout Exudes Spirit Of Summer Shelter Island restaurant offers seasonal sunset feast By Hannah Selinger Even if you knew nothing else about it, you would feel, driving up to the Pridwin, which occupies prime real estate on Shelter Island’s Crescent Beach, a sense of history. The waterfront hotel and restaurant has survived 91 years on the island, and has lived to tell about it. Its architecture — floor to ceiling glass windows from a porch that faces the sunset, white clapboard — speaks to easy, breezy summer living, which, truth be told, has not changed all that much since the 1920s. Gatsby-esque aesthetic aside, this is no East Egg. And everyone here is just fine with that. Sitting on 10 acres of land, the hotel continues to operate seasonally, much like its down-the-beach competitor, Sunset Beach. Home to a tennis court, private pool, docks, small beachfront area, bar, and restaurant, the hotel provides lodging in the form of water-facing rooms and woodland cottages. It remains popular even now, close to 100 years after it first opened. Which is to say: Good luck getting a room in season. You’ll need to book well in advance. One event you can attend, however, even if you didn’t happen to book well in advance, is the Pridwin Wednesday Barbeque. Starting at the end of June and concluding right before the Labor Day holiday, the hotel’s restaurant hosts a weekly cookout on its lawn. For $40, diners are treated to an all-you-can-eat outdoor feast, with sprawling water views, communal picnic tables under umbrellas, beer served in plastic cups from mobile keg-

erators, and a lot of food. Alcohol isn’t included for the price, and diners must show their IDs to get an armband for this privilege, but beers are, generally speaking, affordable. The cookout menu changes, of course, on a weekly basis, but the concept remains largely the same week after week: Corn, potatoes, kid-friendly buffet items, some manner of shellfish (beware; the shrimp cocktail goes fast), steaks, hot dogs, hamburgers, fresh fish, salads, and pastas all make an appearance. Diners are welcome to return as many times as they wish, although the lines — which begin right before the buffet opens, at 6 PM — are long. For those with a penchant for a good view and less of a penchant for an elbow-your-way-through dining experience, the restaurant serves memorable food, too. Tempura-battered softshell crabs come with local squash blossoms, and Peeko oysters — from the Peconic Bay — are served with a fresh mignonette. Entrées include an obligatory (but extremely well executed) Crescent Farms duck and sausage, served with seasonal vegetables. Those in the mood for an upscale lunch can enjoy the Pridwin from 12 to 3 PM daily in season, where a lobster roll, Niçoise salad, blackened fish sandwich, and meal of buttermilk fried shrimp are served in an impeccable setting. Still, the Wednesday cookout speaks to the spirit of the Pridwin: casual, freewheeling, lively, and imbued with the exuberance of summer. Live music plays as the sun sinks into the

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bay. Farther down Crescent, at Sunset Beach, you’ll have to wrangle overcoiffed millennials with overactive Instagram habits for a spot anywhere near the sunset, but at the Pridwin — a far more appealing scene, I must admit — the sprawling view is available for every diner to take in. If you end up with a table closer to the hotel, never fear.

Bring your own blanket and take your hot dog and shrimp cocktail down the lawn for a memorable night on the East End. The final cookout of 2018 is nearly upon us, so get there while you still can. The restaurant recommends calling ahead, so that it can adequately prepare for the number of guests.

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EAST END TASTE Vanessa Gordon

2018: My Best Summer gordon shares an East End taste of her favorite experiences

We hear this all the time: Where did the summer go? It just ﬂew by! I felt like I was speeding in a race car through the high season. During these past three months, I’ve had the opportunity to visit several new restaurants, attend many notable seasonal and more intimate events, and even host my very first afternoon event that brought about both new relationships and a new direction for East End Taste. Below, I have noted my four favorite experiences from my 2018 summer season, and what I look forward to in the next couple of months.

Chefs & Champagne This was my first time at this event presented by the James Beard Foundation. Over 35 chefs from around the country created delectable dishes for the celebration, of which my favorites included the Sweet Corn Sabayon by The North Fork Table & Inn’s Owner and Pastry Chef Claudia Fleming and Lobster Crostini Pumpernickel by Chef Peter Botros of The Stone House.

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in Bridgehampton at least three times over the course of the season, where I tasted no less than eight different wines, including five rosés and vermouth variations, all of which are so distinct. My particular favorite is its 2017 Rosato di Refosco.

Restaurant Highlights Some of my favorite spots have included the new Tutto Il Giorno location at Urban Zen in Sag Harbor, lunch at Topping Rose House, Sunday brunch at Calissa, appetizers al fresco at Jue Lan Club, and the Brooklyn Chop House pop-up at The Capri. I still have yet to visit EMP Summer House, as it was just such a busy season for me. I hope to make that happen for next year. For fall, I am looking forward

to dining at the Clam Bar, The 1770 House, and Red Bar Brasserie to name a few, all of which are nearly impossible to snag a reservation or table at during the summer season. For events, SouthamptonFest and the Hamptons International Film Festival are always at the top on my list.

Party for Pink This unique event that precedes the morning Paddle for Pink has become one of the hottest signature soirées. The cheerful pink decor (think Lilly Pulitzer!), delicious food, cozy lounges, and sensational band created such a memorable and vibrant scene. The gift bags were impressive and included Sam Edelman x BCRF paddles, Cosmopolitan Splash Cocktail Mixer, Kendra Scott jewelry, and more.

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Guest-Worthy Recipe: Daniel Sharp Spinach-Basil Pesto By Zachary Weiss

WEEKDAY SPECIALS Who: Chef Daniel Sharp, Executive Chef, The Meatball Shop

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Chef Sharp's Guest-Worthy Recipe: Spinach-Basil Pesto

Why? “Our pesto is nutty, light, and packed with flavor — it’s perfect for a light summer pasta salad, atop chicken or fish, or over one of our signature veggie balls! Because we keep it simple (like everything we do at The Meatball Shop), the pesto is a gorgeous, bright green color and tastes incredibly fresh.”

Ingredients: 1/4 c roughly chopped walnuts 4 c baby spinach leaves 2 c fresh basil 1 tsp salt (or to taste) 1/2 c olive oil 1/4 c grated parmesan cheese

Directions: Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Fill a large stockpot three-quarters full with water and bring to a boil over high heat. Meanwhile, spread out the walnuts on a small rimmed baking sheet and roast in the oven for about 12 minutes, giving them a shake after six minutes. Continue roasting until golden brown and toasted. Set aside and allow to cool thoroughly. Fill a large bowl halfway with ice and water, and set it close to the sink. Dump the spinach and basil into the boiling water and stir. After a minute, strain the greens, and plunge them into the bowl with ice water. Drain the greens again and squeeze them tightly to get as much water out as possible. Chop the greens roughly. Combine the greens and walnuts with the salt, olive oil, and parmesan in a food processor and process until a smooth consistency is reached. Taste and season with additional salt if desired.

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RECIPE OF THE WEEK Chef Joe Cipro

everyone does farm-to-table and dock-to-dish but what happens in between makes the difference.

Orecchiette With Sausage, Cherry Tomatoes, And Roasted Shallot Cream Sauce

Ingredients 4 c dried orecchiette pasta 1 qt cherry tomatoes 1/2 lb ground sausage 10 oz arugula 3 Tbsp butter 3 shallots 1/2 c heavy cream 1/2 c grated parmesan cheese 2 sprigs of rosemary (chopped) 1 handful of parsley (chopped) 1/4 c olive oil 1/4 c white wine 1 Tbsp ground black pepper Salt, to your liking

Directions (Serves 4) Bring a medium sized pot, full of salted water, to a boil over high heat. Set your oven to 400 degrees. Peel the skins off the shallot and coat each in a bit of olive oil. Wrap them in tin foil and roast for about 45 minutes. While this is happening, you can cook the ground sausage in a sauté pan over medium high heat for about eight minutes or until the sausage begins to brown. Strain the fat and set aside for later. While the shallots roast, chop the

herbs and cut your tomatoes in half so that you’re ready to assemble the pasta when the time is right. When the shallots come out of the oven and are soft and golden brown, put them in the food processor and puree them with a bit of warm water and a touch more olive oil. At this point, you are ready to put everything together. Start by heating a large sauté pan and putting the pasta into the boiling salted water. The pasta will need eight to 10 minutes. Add the olive oil to the hot pan and begin to crisp the ground sausage. When the sausage begins to brown, deglaze the pan with the white wine and allow it to reduce for one minute before adding the cream, butter, cheese and roasted shallot puree. Allow these ingredients to incorporate and reduce until a creamy sauce consistency is achieved. Strain the pasta when ready, and add to the dish, along with the tomatoes and arugula. Toss in the final ingredients and allow them to simmer together in the cream sauce for another three minutes. Finish with the chopped herbs.

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Best Of Summer Wrap Up Beth Landman selects restaurants from Southampton to Montauk that heated up this summer By Beth Landman It’s been an exciting summer on the East End’s restaurant scene as Sag Harbor came into even sharper focus as the culinary capitol, with dueling buzzworthy Italian places Tutto and Dopo, French waterfront hit Le Bilboquet’s second season, an update of sushi palace Sen, the aroma from wood-burning oven bistro Lulu filling Main Street, and crowds swarming to Buddhaberry for dessert. Other places welcomed new chefs or menu programs, while some of the best-loved places held their ground. Below, a wrap up.

Customers lounge on cushy sofas sipping cocktails or watch the Main Street parade while devouring Southern Italian specialties like al dente paccheri with calamari, clams, mussels and shrimp, or prime aged beef with fresh cherry tomatoes, arugula and balsamic reduction. Come fall, there will be a fireplace. 16 Main St, Sag Harbor; www.tuttoilgiorno.com.

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Marcel Link has transformed this location on 27 that has been a range of eateries, into a surprisingly good seafood spot, named after his children, Hudson and Blue. The décor is still rustic but the food is fresh and perfectly prepared. Try grilled romaine and charred avocado salad, seared tuna tacos, and a range of crab offerings including steamed Dungeness, Alaskan red king bites, and snow crab clusters. The grilled corn is so sweet it can double as dessert. 1970 Montauk Hwy, Bridgehampton; www.hbcrab.com.

There is now a reason, other than a stellar view of Sag Harbor bay, to visit this well-appointed hotel dining room. “Chopped” champion Jay Lippin, whose impressive resume includes a post as executive chef at The Odeon and Café Luxembourg in New York, took over the stove at this hotel dining room in July. His focus is on local fare, from cove chowder with Peconic clams to seared espresso-rubbed Montauk tuna with watermelon, ginger and feta salad. Landlubbers can opt for the double-cut pork chop pan roasted with celery root puree, asparagus and bourbon sauce. 31 West Water St; www.baronscove. com.

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turning out remarkable creations like paper thin sheets of green lasagna layered with pesto and parmesan, or beef braised in red wine tossed with perfectly al dente cavatelli. Boldfaces from Billy Joel to Keith Richards love to sit on the outdoor terrace. 6 Bay St, Sag Harbor; www.dopolaspiaggia.com.

Bay Kitchen Bar Chef Eric Miller’s waterfront spot on Three Mile Harbor attracts crowds who feast on his celebration of seafood including cedar plank roasted whole fish, oversized lobsters, and fluke with summer vegetables, kale, spinach, and long grain rice. The outdoor deck also happens to be one of the best places on the East End to watch the sun go down in a burst of pink and orange light. 39 Gann Rd; www.baykitchenbar.com.

RedBar Since chef Todd Jacobs moved into one of the prettiest locations of the East End, the American bistro surrounded by windows has taken a healthier approach, grilling its freshly caught striped bass and plating it with wild spinach, quinoa, and yuzu vinaigrette, and serving its local tile fish with organic vegetable stir fry, but don’t worry, you can still enjoy the homemade Terrine of Foie Gras, and there is a hearty crackling pork shank with sauerkraut, apples, bacon and beer mustard. Leave room for flaming Baked Alaska. 210 NY-27A, Southampton; www.redbarbrasserie.com.

Highway Restaurant and Bar This popular spot, which attracts the finance crowd and has spit-roasted organic chicken and tri-color quinoa with mint worth writing home about, added an omakase from sushi mecca Shuko on weekends this summer, and despite the $150 price tag, seats were almost impossible to come by. 290 Montauk Hwy; www.highwayrestaurant.com.

Claude’s Veteran chef James Carpenter has taken the reins at this spot within the Southampton Inn and seriously upped the kitchen. Appetizers include lobster mango salad with avocado mousse, pickled cucumbers and red pepper vanilla bean dressing; and among the entrée selections are generous cuts of fresh fish like day boat halibut served with a wild mushroom ragu and truffle potato puree. If the weather allows, dine in the garden. 91 Hill St; www. southamptoninn.com.

Sen After a renovation that expanded the dining area and kitchen, this favorite spot reopened for business July 4 week and whether it’s afternoon or evening, there is always a crowd out front waiting to be seated. Though it’s famous for sushi including “exotic rolls’’ like the Orchid — avocado, cucumber, and scallion wrapped with fish and wasabi stem — there are plenty of other Asian offerings such as kale ramen noodle salad, smoked duck steamed buns, and Jumbo shrimp shumai. Lunch is now served seven days. 23 Main St, Sag Harbor; www.senrestaurant.com.

Le Bilboquet A major contributor to Sag Harbor’s burgeoning culinary scene, the French bistro offers favorites from its New York location — like Cajun chicken and crab salad with avocado — amid the backdrop of the village’s docks and awe-inspiring boats. The East End outpost also showcases Instagram-worthy roast chicken and branzino for two. 1 Long Wharf, Sag Harbor; 631-8033767.

Bostwick’s Chowder House Be prepared to wait an hour or more most nights for this spot on the highway that serves with plastic utensils on paper plates. What’s the secret? Anoth-

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er year of consistently good, straight off the boat fish at affordable prices in an upbeat atmosphere. It’s good enough for Bobby Flay and Gwyneth Paltrow . . . 277 Pantigo Rd, East Hampton; www. bostwickschowderhouse.com.

Maidstone After opening a restaurant in Paris, and then working with Sam Talbot and Jeremy Blutstein at Surf Lodge, Ian Lowell Lichtenstein took over the stove at the restaurant of this charming hotel across from the pond in East Hampton. A locavore, he deals directly with East End fishermen and farmers to create offerings like lobster and seaweed salad, and local seafood broil. 207 Main St; www.themaidstone.com.

Duryea’s Lobster Deck You can’t beat this spot for its jaw dropping location on Montauk’s Fort Pond Bay and since it opened with a crisp new look in 2016, it’s become even more of a draw. Plates like the massive lobster Cobb salad or three-pound line-caught fluke, are big enough to feed a group. 5460 65 Tuthill Rd., Montauk; www.duryealobsters.com.

Il Mulino The house on Georgica Pond has always been an ideal setting for a Hamptons restaurant, and Il Mulino, which opened this season, has the food to match. There is a menu of carpaccios and tartares to start, pastas including gragnano spaghetti alla chitarra, pizzas such as mushroom and truffle, and a range of entrees from whole fish to rack of lamb. 108 Wainscott Stone Road, Wainscott; www.ilmulino.com.

Babette’s Whether it’s power vegetables with a poached egg and pesto in the morning, lunch of goat cheese dumplings with roasted beet, haricots verts, baby arugula, almonds and preserved lemon vinaigrette, or candlelit dinner of pan

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roasted fresh Montauk catch with cauliflower, edamame, and fire roasted tomato salsa, this Main Street spot is still the winner for healthy, organic fare. It may be sweet and low key, but fellow diners like Steven Spielberg and Bill Clinton turn up the wattage. 66 Newtown Lane, East Hampton; www.babettesrestaurant.com.

75 Main A sushi menu has been introduced this year to this spot in the center of Southampton that has something for everyone and some of the best people watching around. If raw fish isn’t your thing, try pasta, steak, or “healthy options’’ like stuffed grilled pepper with quinoa and veggies. 75 Main St, Southampton; www.75main.com.

Calissa Mediterranean is a perfect fit for the Hamptons beach vibe, and this sister of New York’s Amali, that entered the East End dining picture last season, does it as well as anyone. Classics like Greek salad and octopus share the appetizer section with farro salad tossed with corn, radish, feta and lemon pepper vinaigrette; and scallop crudo with peach, chili, and lemon verbena. Entrée selections include local catch like Montauk striped bass along with imported staple branzino. The section of entrees for two includes salt crusted black bass, halibut en pappillote and lobster bucatini. 1020 Montauk Hwy, Water Mill; www.calissahamptons.com.

Nick and Toni’s It’s the 30th anniversary of this upscale canteen for the entertainment crowd located in a charming house, where you can easily dine next to Paul McCartney, Martha Stewart, or Alec Baldwin. Herbs and veggies from the garden out back liven up dishes like fluke crudo with amaranth, local radish, pickled red onion, chili, and lime; seared

scallops with Balsam Farms corn risotto and pea salad; or chicken or fish cooked in the wood burning oven. 136 Main St, East Hampton; www.nickandtonis.com.

Sag Pizza Laurent Tourondel put his stylish twist on meat patties and soda shop specials at LT Burger, and in August, he turned his talents to 12-inch Neapolitan pies, partnering with Michael Cinque of Amagansett Wine and Spirits in another high/low Sag Harbor concept. In addition to the classic margherita, variations include Summer Squash with burrata, zucchini, onion, tomatoes, and pesto; Kale Bero with black kale, tomato, radicchio, onion, gorgonzola dolce, and chili de arbol oil; Mushroom and Tartuffo with homemade truffle paste, fontina, taleggio, sage, and garlic; Vongole with clams, garlic ramp butter, guanciale, oregano, and lemon; and a Farmer’s Market pie with tomato, peppers, sweet sausage, mushrooms, Iacono farm eggs, and Mecox cheese. There are also salads, pastas, and gelatos. 103 Main St, www.sagpizza.com.

Scarpetta Oversized glass windows afford a prime view of the ocean at Gurney’s top dining room. In addition to the famous spaghetti with tomato and basil, there are other noteworthy pastas, including duck and foie gras ravioli; English pea mezzaluna with preserved lemon and mint; and lobster tagliatelle with asparagus, tomato, and basil bread crumbs. Fish options include wild black bass with farro, sunchoke, frutti di mare, and gremolata; and halibut with romesco, leeks, potatoes, snap peas, and brodetto; while carnivores can opt for veal tenderloin with gnocchi alla romana, root vegetables, and glazed sweetbreads; or pecorino and herb-crusted lamb loin with crispy lamb neck, artichoke, potato, and olivata. 290 Old Montauk Hwy, Montauk.

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Lulu The wonderful aroma and char of a wood burning oven is imparted to everything from fish to a whole head of heirloom cauliflower presented with yogurt, sesame seeds, and spicy grapes at this year-old spot on Main Street that was an overnight hit. For seafood purists, there is a raw bar displaying everything from local oysters to lobster. Weekly specials include grilled ribeye for two, paella for two, and all you can eat mussels. 126 Main St; www.lulusagharbor.com.

Topping Rose When Jean Georges took over the restaurant at this historic inn, he expanded the outdoor area, adding couches and increasing the seating. An acre of farmland enhances the produce selections, and diners can opt for simply grilled items ranging from local fish to beef tenderloin, or go for the uber chef's more creative dishes like sweet pea soup with parmesan foam and sourdough croutons or crispy New York State duck breast with slow roasted tomato and sour cherry mole. 1 Bridgehampton-Sag Harbor Turnpike, Bridgehampton. www toppingrosehouse.com.

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MAIN BEACH: Prosciutto, mortadella, salami, ham, roasted peppers, lettuce, tomatoes & onion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . GEORGICA: Italian special with roasted peppers, grilled eggplant, basil and fresh mozzarella . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ATLANTIC: Turkey with lettuce, tomatoes & provolone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . INDIAN WELLS: Fresh mozzarella, tomatoes & basil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . THE DITCH: Fresh mozzarella, posciutto, tomatoes & basil . . . . . . . . . . . .

CHICKEN CUTLET PARMIGIANA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $14.95 CHICKEN FRANCAISE white wine & lemon butter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $15.95 CHICKEN PICATTA white wine, lemon butter & capers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $15.95 CHICKEN MARSALA Marsala wine & fresh mushrooms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $15.95 GRILLED CHICKEN in pink basil cream sauce & melted provolone over pasta . . $14.95 GRILLED CHICKEN, SUNDRIED TOMATOES & BASIL CREAM SAUCE with melted provolone over pasta . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $15.95 CHICKEN & BROCCOLI ALFREDO over fettucine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $15.95 FETTUCCINE CARBONARA WITH CHICKEN in a bacon & onion cream sauce . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $15.95 FRIED HONEY-DIPPED CHICKEN served with seasoned curly fries . . . . . . $10.95 CHICKEN FINGERS 4 pieces served with seasoned curly fries . . . . . . . . . . $10.95

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Where to Wine tember 2, it’s Bob Blatchley of Perfect Strangers from 1:30 to 5:30 PM. Visit www.clovispointwines.com for more information.

Looking ahead, the vineyard’s annual stomp party is September 9 from 1 to 5 PM. There will be live music and food, and tickets are $105 per person for VIPs. VIP admission includes inside access to the Manor House, a private hour of stomping, a complimentary glass of wine, and food options. General admission is from 2 to 5 PM at $65 per person for wine club members and $75 for all others. Admission includes a complimentary glass of wine. For more information, visit www. marthaclaravineyards.com.

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Victor Tarrasov and Arizza will play from 5:30 to 8:30 PM on Friday, August 31, and Saturday, September 1, from 1:30 to 5:30 PM. At the same times on Sunday, September 2, it’s The Cuomo Brothers. For more vineyard news, go to www.jasonsvineyard.com.

North Shore Jazz Quartet plays from 1 to 5 PM on Saturday, September 1. If you are looking for a bite to eat, Harvest Moon Shellfish will be serving up fresh oysters and Elegant Eats Food Truck drops by starting at 1:30 PM. For more information, go to www. palmervineyards.com.

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The last Wine Down Wednesday of the summer on Wednesday, August 29. There will be music, a local food truck, and, of course, wine from 6 to 9 PM. There will also be a Wine Glass Paint and Sip with Wine of a kind artist Maggie Carine starting at 7 PM. Reservations are suggested. Tickets are $35 to $40.

Jen Kane plays for the last “Sunset Fridays” on the Wisteria Deck from 6 to 8 PM on Friday, August 31. There will also be a paint and sip party from 6:30 to 8:30 PM. Grab a slice of coal-fired pizza while you are there. On Saturday, September 1, The Atlantics will play from 1 to 5 PM.

By Peggy Spellman-Hoey peggy@indyeastend.com Rosé the end of summer away. If you have an event for our guide, email peggy@indyeastend.com by Thursday 9 AM.

Baiting Hollow Farm Vineyard Bob Stark croons some tunes on “Twilight Thursday,” August 30, from 5 to 9 PM. There will be $5 cheese plates, and drink specials — including 10 percent off bottles of wine, $8 glasses of wine, $5 glasses of beer, and $7 wineritas. Craig Rose will also play from 11:30 AM to 1:30 PM, followed by Gissel Garcia from 2 to 6 PM on Saturday, September 1. On Sunday, September 2, it’s Spectrum from 2 to 6 PM. For more events, go to www.baitinghollowfarmvineyard.com.

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Wölffer Estate Morris Goldberg plays “Twilight Thursdays” — this week Thursday, August 30. Savor wines by the bottle, and enjoy cheese and charcuterie plates while you listen to his music. For Sunset Saturdays, Inda Eaton takes the stage on Friday, September 1.

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The 2018 Hampton Classic

Kay & The Classic In The Saddle With Elliman's Kay Lawson Photo: Janet Smith

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Kay & The Classic Douglas Ellimanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s equestrienne Lawson combines real estate and riding to form a specialty all her own By Heather Buchanan Photos By Gordon M. Grant

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No hour of life is wasted that is spent in the saddle.” Winston Churchill. For those who grew up here, going to the Hampton Classic is like seeing a dear old friend. With 1600 horses, a VIP tent that holds 3000 guests, and 50,000 spectators over the course of the show — which this year runs through September 2 — as well as over 100 vendors, the Hampton Classic has a major local economic impact of over $95 million annually, and since 1977 has contributed $2 million to its official partner, Stony Brook Southampton Hospital. Unlike many horse shows, the Hampton Classic is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization and broadens its charitable mission by partnering with local nonprofits and equestrian-related charities in everything from its Animal Adoption Day — where you often see animal rights ambassador Georgina Bloomberg and other riders interacting with the dogs, cats, and rescue horses to find them homes — to the Jump For Charity, where riders are paired with different local charities, competing for prize money on their behalf. All of this would not be possible without the sponsors, a total of 90 with a wide range of businesses eager to interact with this highly desirable

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demographic. For Kay Lawson, a real estate agent with Douglas Elliman, the Hampton Classic is the perfect combination of business and pleasure. Lawson is an equestrian herself who competes in the Adult Amateur Jumping series at 1.15 meters. Her horse, Bombadella, is her trusted partner-in-crime. “I have a very competitive horse, and if I make a mistake, she can usually cover it up for me,” admitted Lawson with a laugh. With Douglas Elliman as a major sponsor, the Hampton Classic is not just a place to compete but a networking haven, whether it’s in the saddle or in the VIP tent. “It’s fun to be here,” said Lawson. “I see clients and friends and there are a lot of social things happening. Elliman is such a huge sponsor and our president, Scott Durkin, is a dressage rider.” For those unfamiliar, dressage is a discipline on the flat where horses are almost like ballet dancers performing to choregraphed music. “His presence solidifies the company’s support of the horse community,” she added.

From Humble Beginnings This is the 43rd Hampton Classic Horse Show, which had its humble beginnings in 1971 as the Southampton Horse Show at the Topping Riding Club in Sagaponack. Back then, it was a DYI project where riders would polish their tack, braid their ponies’ manes (mine was Aphrodite), and earn the best re-

ward, an Italian ice. Now, the Classic is one of the largest horse shows in the country and has the proud status of a United States Equestrian Federation Heritage Competition, a prestigious title conveyed on certain shows over 25 years old that have provided for their communities, as well as the horse community as a whole, in an unprecedented fashion. Aside from world-class equestrian competition, the Hampton Classic is the pinnacle of the summer social season with leaders in business, fashion, finance, and entertainment turning out to enjoy. You may see Christie Brinkley, Sarah Jessica Parker, Jennifer Lopez, Jerry Seinfeld, Sofia Vergara, Billy Joel, or Mary Kate Olsen. Spectators can see all levels of competition from the Lead Line class with adorable toddlers and ponies to Olympic champions competing in the $300,000 Hampton Classic Grand Prix presented by Douglas Elliman, which takes place on Sunday, September 2. While the well-turned-out riders and horses may look similar, there are many different divisions and categories for all age and skill levels, including the finals of the Long Island Horse Show Series for riders with disabilities. The show also includes a chic boutique garden, petting zoo, international food court, a champagne bar, and luxury cars and boats on display. It is the only time men and women compete directly. The winner of the

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FEI World Cup Jumping title is a woman, Beezie Madden, who is at the top of her game, at 54, and is competing here this week. What other sport would see women in their 50s and even 60s excelling at the top level? It is this longevity that also attracts women amateurs, like Kay Lawson, to the sport. Lawson points out that in both real estate and equestrian sport, women have traditionally been dominant leaders. She commented, “Because of the history of show jumping, you’ve had women Olympians for so long it’s part of the fabric of the sport. Like real estate, a lot of the top brokers are women, and it’s historically been that way and no one is surprised at that. That perception in other industries is shifting which is great.”

Real Estate Plus Riding Lawson grew up around the corner from her current barn, Twin Oak Stables in Bridgehampton, where she now trains with the successful Grand Prix rider from Ireland, Jonathan Corrigan. “I begged my parents to ride, and at seven, they finally let me,” said Lawson, “And it was hopeless after that.” Lawson got back into riding after college and law school when she bought her first horse, an off-the-track thoroughbred which she trained to compete as a hunter. Her dedication was unwavering as she would rise early to ride before heading into her law firm. But a perfect solution to balance her

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passions arrived in the form of real estate. “Real estate plus riding is a great marriage,” she reported, with her specialty in equestrian real estate. “Working with riders and their families is one of my favorite things to do because it’s so specialized and I’m so close to that community. Because I ride, I understand barns, locations, footing, fencing, stalls, and all those details. I can also service my clients in Wellington, FL at the Winter Equestrian Festival, where I compete. But the process and journey of finding a house for anyone, equestrian or not, is always exciting.” Lawson recently sold a dressage barn, but to a non-equestrian family who just loved the land. When asked how she sees the state of the Hamptons real estate market, Lawson responded, “My dad was a broker here with an office next to Candy Kitchen in Bridgehampton. He always said this is two hours from Manhattan with the most beautiful beaches and views and main streets, and it’s always going to be a place people want to be.” Sag Harbor is home for Lawson but her barn also functions as her adjunct home. She said, “My family is my dog and my horse and my barn and my friends.” The barn can be a haven for all sorts, including a top oncologist

from Sloan Kettering who rides with Lawson. “Riding is her favorite thing,” Lawson said. “She just loves horses and connecting with everyone at the barn. That’s why it’s so special.” Lawson also pointed out how the horse world gives back to the broader community, like the recent fundraiser she attended for the Center For Therapeutic Riding on the East End, which services special needs children and adults at their riding program out of Wölffer Estate Stables in Sagaponack. Lawson wanted to relay an important message about riding. “It’s more of an accessible sport than the perception,” she said. “I had a lot of opportunity growing up but I never owned a horse until I bought it myself, and I’ve done this myself for the last 15 years. It’s the real estate that enables me to do this and I feel so fortunate. I have the contacts and connections now because I’m part of the community.” So, for all the parents out there, that first pony ride at the Hampton Classic might just lead to a lifelong passion. To contact Kay Lawson, call 631-7250200 or email kay.lawson@elliman. com. View full gallery at www.indyeastend.com.

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Breskin Development Expertise comes threefold Rob Walford, Michelle and Max Breskin. Photos courtesy of Breskin Development.

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The Morpurgo House at 6 Union Street in Sag Harbor.

Breskin Development Expertise comes threefold By Nicole Teitler nicole@indyeastend.com Breskin Development has been building, designing, and transforming homes in the Hamptons since 2009. A trio of expertise â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Max Breskin, Michelle Breskin, and Rob Walford â&#x20AC;&#x201D; is all part of what makes the magic happen. In 2017, the team tackled a restorative project in Sag Harbor for the Morpurgo House, showcasing their talents in bridging the gap between the old and the new.

Why did you decide to restore the Morpurgo house

in Sag Harbor? A restoration of that scale is daunting! RW: We were aware of 6 Union and its condition problems. However, upon a more detailed examination, we determined that aside from the front porch and rear third of the house, the rest was actually sound. The owners at the time had gutted the house of its lath and plaster. This allowed us to do a detailed examination of the timber framing. To our surprise, it was in excellent

condition. So, coupled with gorgeous (and approved) plans in place, we decided to take the plunge.

What is the history of that home and what is its significance to Sag Harbor? RW: The home is a very important component to the history of Sag Harbor. Like many homes in Sag Harbor, 6 Union Street evolved over time to accommodate the needs of the owner. The original part of the house dates

from about 1760 and possibly was the first home of Captain John Hulbert, a veteran of the Revolutionary War and purportedly the designer of a very early prototype of the American Flag. The house was expanded several times over the years until about 1870. That design, Italianate architecture, is what you see today. It became a boarding house around 1850 and apparently continued as such until the 1980s. Photo: Janet Smith

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What are some interesting things you discovered about the house when you gutted it? RW: Although we found no treasure (everyone asks!), we did find various things that were interesting. Hidden behind some base molding in one of the small bedrooms was a letter from a boarder to his sister. Although there is no date on it, we believe the letter was written in the latter part of the 19th Century. The author of the letter is from an unmarried gentleman who works at a local farm as a laborer. The letter really illustrates what it must have been like living in a boarding house far from his family.

How true to the original design did you stay to when rebuilding it? RW: The footprint of the house is what it was before we started restoration. The front and side window openings are where they were also. We restored or rebuilt all of the exterior corbels and trim. The porch column profiles were rebuilt exactly as they were. The porch ceiling detail was recreated as it was also. We repurposed many of the handhewn beams throughout the house. We added a new foundation to the house

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but repurposed the original foundation boulders as a retaining wall that now surrounds the backyard.

What do you prefer, custom building or restoration? RW: Those are two very different experiences for us. With a custom build, we start with a design but that design is never what we build exactly. Invariably the client will make changes based on their needs or based on something they see or read about. It is always exciting for us to help our clients maximize the potential of their custom home. A restoration doesn’t offer that flexibility in general. However, it is very satisfying for us to know that our restorations could be around for another 200 or 300 years.

What projects are you currently working on? Max Breskin: We’re currently working on a mix of custom and homes for sale. Union Street required a lion’s share of our attention but as we finally near completion we’ve shifted some of our time and focus toward our other projects. The one Michelle and I are most excited about is the home we’re building in Water Mill for ourselves where I will live year-round, while Michelle and the kids will split their time between

NYC and the East End.

Your team has been building luxury homes since 2009. Was it a husband/wife team from the beginning has Rob been a partner since then? MB: We’ve known Rob since he gave me my first job out of college in 1998 working at his trading firm. After a short break to get my MBA in 2002 to 2004, I joined him again on his trading desk at the New York Mercantile Exchange trading natural gas futures. Developing luxury homes has been husband/wife since 2009, until Rob joined us full time in 2016. His unique technical ability and sharp analytical skills have been an integral part of our growth and expansion to custom and historic. Although the team has grown, it still feels like a family — with all the dysfunction that comes along [with it].

Are you incorporating any trends that you’ve seen in any of the homes you’re currently building? MB: Aside from “green” and “smart,” which have become industry standard, we are looking for ways to make our homes more functional for the homeowner. The process really begins at the siting stage, where we pay particular attention to maximizing the site and/or

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view of a particular property. This could mean allocating space for a tennis/sports court while enhancing it with a viewing pavilion or pool house designed with an eye toward entertaining guests. Inside the home, we try to maximize utility and functionality by incorporating features such as a home gym, screening room, sauna, fully stocked bar, and when necessary, an elevator.

When you’re not building luxury homes, what do you do for fun? MB: I’m sure it will sound like a cliché, but Michelle and I enjoy to travel. It’s easy to get consumed by the daily routine. Getting away for a few days helps to re-energize and refocus. With the demanding schedule of raising our three kids while managing a construction and development company, we’ve been taking shorter but more frequent trips rather than longer/extended holidays. Though truth be told, whether fishing, sipping cocktails on a beach, or strolling a foreign city, we’re rarely disconnected from the business. Let Breskin Development build or restore your next home! The office is located at 50 Station Road in Water Mill. Call 631-458-1001 or visit www.breskindevelopment.com.

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$5,449,000. Contact cmatos@bhshamptons.com for more info.

Another Goldberg’s Rumors are flying that the Hamptons Market Place on 36 Race Lane in East Hampton is about the change hands — to an old friend, Goldberg’s. Visitors one recent morning noticed “Goldberg’s” coffee cups, though there was no sign of chicken liver salad, smoked fish, flagels, or schmears of anything. It’s all coming, one insider swears, and the fresh bagels Goldberg’s is loved for will be baked onsite as well. Hopefully there will be a large signing bonus and a long-term deal to keep our main gal Annie at the front register.

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Sports Grand Opening Day For Bloomberg Heiress wins Boar’s Head Jumper Challenge Grand Prix By Peggy Spellman Hoey peggy@indyeastend.com

Georgina Bloomberg rode into first place during the $30,000 Boar’s Head Jumper Challenge — the Hampton Classic’s Opening Day Grand Prix — winning a $9000 purse on Sunday, August 26, at Sayre Field in Bridgehampton. Bloomberg, who lives in Manhattan but spends a lot of time out in the Hamptons, beat out 42 starters, including top competitors like McLain Ward, Peter Leone, and Richard Maloney, in the ring. In a press release, Bloomberg said she had a “decisive moment” in the jump-off round as her mount, Paola 233, landed from fence six, pivoting on one foot to the left toward the final combination without having to add any extra steps to complete the turn. Bloomberg, following her victory lap, described Paola as a really quick horse that can turn on a dime. “This was Paola’s only class this week at the horse show. We really focused on this and this was, in fact, my main goal for the week — to win this class. It feels great to have achieved it,” she said. Runner-up in the event was Canadian veteran Olympic rider Mario Deslauriers, with his 11-year-old mare Cherrypop, owned by Wishing Well Farm LLC of Sands Point. Bloomberg finished the course with no faults and a time of 30.691 and Deslauriers, 31.396. Hampton Classic Executive Director Shanette Barth Cohen said it was nice to see a local girl win the event. “Georgina won, which is exciting for us because she is a board member and she is really engaged in our show,”

she said, adding the Bloomberg is a great supporter of Adoption Day, which was held the following day, on Monday, August 27. “It’s good to see a hometown girl win.” Local rider Sandra Ferrell took the $10,000 Marders’ Local Hunter Derby atop Stephanie Bulger’s Hemingway, scoring 95 points — in a field that saw 39 horses — in the Anne Aspinall Hunter Ring. Ferrell described the Handy Round, which included a long gallop to the first fence and a tight rollback and a trot-fence, as every rider’s nemesis. She said that when she and her mount, nicknamed “Ernie” after his namesake writer Ernest Hemingway, arrived at the trot jump, she ordered him to lift his legs and what happened from there

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became a leap of faith. “He went into the ring and he just kept jumping better and better in such beautiful form. He really rose to the occasion. It’s late in the evening, it’s cooler out now, and it’s dinner time. You don’t really know what will happen in that kind of stressful situation. He just kept going. He did so much more than we ever expected,” she stated. Barth Cohen said the event was designed for Long Island riders. “That competition is for horses that are based on Long Island. So, they have to have been stabled on Long Is-

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land for the past 75 days. If they leave the island to go to horse shows or for a period of time in Florida, that is fine because they are really Long Islandbased horses most of the time. It’s a really fun competition,” she said. The youngest riders also had their chance to shine on Opening Day. In the Leadline classes for ages two-to-four, was Vivienne Van Lith of Brooklyn, NY with Thumbalina, Ian Luca Roman of Wellington, FL with Buttons & Bows, Mariela D’Agostino, of New York, NY with Ledinjadon Exclusively Dun, and Zachary Zukerman

of Huntington, NY with Flower Power. In the Leadline class for five-to-sevenyear-olds, was Isabelle Perkins of New York, NY with Strawberry Smoothie, Ava Patino of Bridgehampton with Longacre Red Rhapsody, Olivia Levine of Bridgehampton with Cocoa Caliente, and Ce Ce Henes of New York, NY with Shananigans. The children were judged by Olympic Gold Medalist Joe Fargis, who asks each child a question as part of the competition, according to Barth Cohen. “He really takes his time with them and it’s really a great experience

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for those kids,” she said. The week’s events culminate with the $70,000 Longines Cup on Saturday and the $300,000 Hampton Classic Grand Prix on Sunday. For those who cannot make it to the week’s events, it will be livestreamed through www.hamptonclassic.com. The official television station of the Hampton Classic, WVVHTV, will also broadcast up to five hours of competition and highlights each day during the Classic on www.wvvh.tv. Most of the Classic’s other classes are also available on ShowNet.biz.

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Tennis Legends Photos by Justin Meinken Tennis Hall of Famer John McEnroe hosted a pro-am and party Saturday, August 25, at Sportime Amagansett. This was the fourth annual event in the Hamptons by the Johnny Mac Tennis Project and it was well attended, with hundreds of fans in the crowd. McEnroe was joined by his brother Patrick McEnroe, and Hall of Famers Lindsay Davenport, Chris Evert, and Martina Navratilova, as well as tennis legends Andrea Jaeger and Ashley Harkleroad. This A-List event was used to raise funds for the support of JMTP programs, which foster the growth of new and young tennis athletes.

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the ground. To do that, the sun had to be directly overhead. At the same time, where he lived in Alexandria to the north, a post would throw a shadow on the ground. For both those conditions to be true, the Earth had to be round and the rest, i.e., how big around was it, was simply some algebra and geometry which, as every high school student knows, the Greeks were very good at. So, Q.E.D, this column is about that math and thus starts a series on celestial navigation.

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Going back centuries, journals of seafarers are peppered with language indicating that they knew the Earth was round. “In the offing” meant, and means today, the waters you can see from where you are to the horizon. “Ahoy, captain, vessel off the starboard bow! Hull down, sir,” might yell the Lookout from the crow’s nest aloft. This meant that all he could see from his vantage point were the sails — the ship’s hull was still below the horizon. So, “round has been around” (pun intended) for thousands of years. Well, how many thousands? About 22 centuries before the epic confrontation between Galileo and the medieval Church, Phoenician sailors circumnavigated Africa, sailing down the east coast and back up the western shores, through the “Pillars of Hercules” at Gibraltar and back to Egypt, to report

to the Pharaoh that, indeed, the world must be round. Why? Because, once they crossed southbound what we now know as the equator, the sun had “flipped around” to reside on the opposite side of their sailing vessel on a given sailing tack. At night, the moon would have become “left-handed,” rather than being “right-handed*” as we see it at night. Thus, they knew the world must round, for, if it were flat, such observations couldn’t occur. So, mirabile dictu, as the Romans would come to say, the world was round — but no one knew how big it was. It took a Greek, named Eratosthenes, in 240 BC, to figure out how big the Earth was. He noticed that in Aswan, a place then called Syene, around the time of the summer solstice, the sun shined directly to the bottom of a well and nearby posts threw no shadows on

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But what did ol’ Eratosthenes do? Well, the shadow from the post in Alexandria created an angle. Having that in hand, plus the “arc distance” from Aswan (Syene) to Alexandria (d), we have the beginnings of a formula. This angle created by the shadow of the post in Alexandria, called “theta” to this day and displayed as 0, is exactly the same angle that would be found at the center of the Earth, as if the sunlight that was shining down that well in Aswan (Syene) could reach the center of the Earth and then “bounce” back up and out through Alexandria. In plain speak, the angle from Aswan (Syene) down to the center of the Earth and back out through Alexandria is exactly the same angle as that created by the sun’s shadow thrown from the post in Alexandria. Thus, Eratosthenes quickly deduced that the arc distance (d) is proportional to the angle 0. If you halve the angle, you halve the distance. This means that you can create a formula from these facts: d = constant x 0. Ol’ Eratosthenes realized further that “d” would be equal to the circumference of the Earth when the angle, 0, was 360o. D = (circumference/360o) x 0 had to be the circumference when 0 was 360o! So, since this was true, all he needed to do was figure out what the constant was, which, knowing the distance

from Aswan (Syene) to Alexandria being about 500 miles, he did some algebra and solved for the circumference of the Earth. Eratosthenes solved the equation above and determined the Earth’s circumference to be 25,500 miles. With our advanced technology, we know the Earth to be 24,874 miles — so pretty darn good for ol’ Eratosthenes with 240 BC technology! So, upon exactly what principle does celestial navigation rest? Eratosthenes’ formula enables someone to determine how far they are from someplace else. If we take Eratosthenes’ formula one step further, i.e., to solve for the constant that, when multiplied by the observed angle as measured at noon, tells you how far away you are from the “well”, i.e., Greenwich, England, we get this: D = (circumference/360o) x 0 we substitute ‘circumference’ for its equivalent – 2*pi*R (where R is the Radius of the Earth, which we know today to be 3,440 nautical miles) D = (2*pi*3440)/ 360o) x 0 D = 60.04 x 0 or, rounding off, D = 60nm. That is the constant and why 60nm is equal to 1 degree of latitude. This is the kernel upon which celestial navigation rests! BTW, if you are interested in being part of USCG Forces, email me at JoinUSCGAux@aol.com or go direct to the D1SR Human Resources department, who are in charge of new members matters, at DSO-HR and we will help you “get in this thing . . .” * Being “right-handed” means that the Earth’s shadow moves from the right side of the moon to the left as the moon wanes from a full moon to a new moon, as viewed from the northern hemisphere.

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CHIP SHOTS By Bob Bubka

Another Loser In Vegas bobvoiceofgolf@gmail.com It really is quite amazing that Black Friday, for shopaholics, is revered much like Masters Sunday is for golfers. Somewhat interesting to note though, Black Friday was not always revered. In fact, the first mention of Black Friday occurred in 1869 when two speculators created a boom and bust in gold prices. A stock market crash followed as prices dropped 20 points. This year, Black Friday, besides being a shopping frenzy, is also the day a $9 million “winner take all” made for TV, totally meaningless money match between Tiger and Phil will take place in Las Vegas. Well, everyone knows that “What happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas” and that’s how I feel about this far from original idea. On select Sundays from 1961 through 1970, “Shell’s Wonderful World of Golf” would show heads-up matches between prominent, popular players. The competition was light-hearted and quite often in an exotic location that was some-

times as compelling as the competition itself. The second version of these “Wonderful World of Golf” type head-to-head matches came about mainly to provide programming for Golf Channel. So, fastforward to 1999, and up pops David Duval and Tiger Woods going head to head, then once more, a year later, when it was Tiger vs. Sergio. Now that Phil Mickelson is 48 years old and Tiger is 42, along comes yet another version — a “Winner Takes All” version. As the news was released, the date was confirmed, your excitement started to build as you started looking forward to this match-up in November — on Black Friday — and then you discovered that it will only be on Pay-Per-View. What? All those other matches were “free.” Not this time, golf fans. If you want to watch these admittedly popular but well-past-their-prime icon-

ic golfers play each other in a $9 million meaningless winner-take-all match, you’ll have to pay for the privilege. I have yet to participate in any Pay-Per-View show and I can assure you, this won’t be the first. However, I’d have a different perspective if all the money was going to charity. Two things: 1) It’s not their own money that they are playing for, and 2) Neither one really needs the money. No doubt that sounds like a lot of money, and it is. While I’m sure for myself, however, congratulations if that’s not the case for you. Trust me, it’s not a lot of money to Tiger and Phil. My sources in the know have pegged Mickelson in the range of $365 million net worth range while Tiger resides in the $760 million net worth range. Another major stumbling block to success is the fact there are plenty of other sports options scheduled for Black Friday. In the TV Guide that day, 15 hockey games are scheduled to air, 14 round ball NBA games, plus six college football games involving top 25 preseason teams, and they can all come right into your living room without the Pay-Per-View option. Right now, in my opinion, golf is at a crossroads. There are fewer new golfers coming into the game than there should be. Some of the early Tiger-Phil pre-match build up claims the match will bring more people to the game of golf. How wrong can they be? Golf’s image is that it is an elitist

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sport and while that image is changing, I just don’t see how forcing the general public to pay to watch two players way past their prime play for money that they do not need is going to do anything to grow the game. Personally, watching John Daly take on Colin Montgomery in a mudwrestling match has more appeal. To switch to something that will be cool to watch, and at no additional charge, The Ryder Cup is right around the corner at the end of September. The top eight players in Ryder Cup points have already made the team and been announced. Now, Captain Jim Furyk has the luxury of choosing four players to complete the team of 12. Those making the team on points are Brooks Koepka, Dustin Johnson, Dustin Thomas, Patrick Reed, Bubba Watson, Jordan Spieth, Rickey Fowler, and Web Simpson. So, who will Captain Furyk choose to round out this team? I think it is going to be Bryson DeChambeau, Tony Finau, Phil Mickelson, and Tiger Woods. (Rumor has it that the last two were highly recommended by NBC Sports who will be televising the matches.) These 12 players will be on a mission to retain the Ryder Cup. It has been 25 years (1993) since a U.S. Ryder Cup Team has won on foreign soil. Oh yes, I will be in France representing The Independent. I mean, it’s a tough job, but someone has to do it.

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Elements Fitness Studio in East Hampton is a year-round go-to for all barrebased workouts, thanks to founder and director, Andrea Fornarola Hunsberger. What makes her studio unique is her AF Series of 25-minute “quickies,” including Toned, Sexy, Sweaty, and Stretch, for those in a hurry but still eager to reap the benefits. It’s been three days since I stepped inside and I’m still sore. Appropriately

so, considering I expressed my desire to be fit and fierce with pro surfer Matthew Barton, of Hamptons Surf Company, in his Shred AF class that recently debuted on August 16.

How did you partner up? Andrea met my brother (Gregory Barton) and I at a pop-up that we were all doing at the Maidstone in 2016. Ever since, we have formed a mutually ben-

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Why make it an express class and not a full hour? These classes incorporate barre, but are more geared to a fast-paced overall fitness class to sweat and tone. We felt that given the nature of the class, it would be more fun to keep things quick with limited breaks/constant action.

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Surf pop-up, surf-build up sequence (from the ground to standing), surf squat (air squats with pulses),

swimming exercise (akin to mountain climbers) and water skiers, are all terminologies used during class . . . along with barre squats, pushups, one legged squats, crunches, and a whole lot of toning. A class perfectly geared for both men and women. The website says 80 percent sweat, 20-percent surf lingo, and 100-percent sexy. I say, 80-percent raising the bar on what I thought I could accomplish, 20-percent comfort zone, and 100-percent worth it. Despite my persistent soreness, I do feel 100-percent sexy AF. You can still try Shred AF for yourself this Thursday and Saturday in East Hampton. Elements has potential plans to move the class into its new Upper East Side location in the fall (details to be revealed at a later time). This Friday, August 31, take Matthew and Andrea’s express class at 10:30 AM followed by an art exhibit opening at 3 PM, as part of a big influencer event. If you’re looking for a full 60-minute workout, try a Signature class of Dance, Toned, Stretch, and Sweat. Or, try the SUP Series, stand up paddle boarding of Barre, Fit, Group Paddle, or with Family & Kids. The studio has all the elements you need. Elements Fitness is located at 68 Newtown Lane, Suite 6, behind Babette’s, in East Hampton. Call 631-6045445, visit www.elementsfitnessstudio. com, or follow @elementsbarrefit.

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Lifeguards Make National Team Paroz, Ferraro, and Dubs headed to Australia By Peggy Spellman Hoey peggy@indyeastend.com

Three of the Hampton Lifeguard Association’s lifeguards have been tapped to compete as members of the United States National Lifeguard Team, which will compete at the World Lifeguard Championships in Australia. Senior lifeguard Ryan Paroz made the men’s team, and Lila Ferraro and Chasen Dubs made the female and male youth teams, respectively. Paroz is one of six men to make the team. In the competition, the team will compete in individual and team events, including paddling, the surfski, swimming, and running. “This collection of talent, and ex-

perience individually, is outstanding, but together, this team has the potential to be one of the U.S.’s strongest teams ever,” Head Coach Tom McGibney stated in a press release. Ferraro and Dubs are two of 12 youngsters — six girls and six boys — to make the cut. Head Coach Casey Graham stated, “We are excited to see these young athletes compete against the world’s best youth teams, but more importantly come together and proudly represent the U.S.” The World Lifeguard Championships will be held in Adelaide, Australia from November 22 to 26.

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PRIMELINE MODULAR HOMES, INC. Builders of Customized Modular Floor Plans that Fit Within Your Budget. Licensed & Insured. Locally Owned Since 1993. Steve Graboski, Builder Amagansett, N.Y. 11930 Tel: 631-267-2150 Fax: 631-267-8923

email: primemod@aol.com www.primelinemodlarhomes.com 48-26-22

SAG HARBOR HOUSE SHARE Professional female to share home in the village. Year round. Text 631-5990866. 49-3-52 SAG HARBOR VILLAGE TWO BUILDING LOTS- 1/3 wooded acre with City Water & Gas asking $398,000. 3/4 Acre wooded corner lot with City Eater & Gas bordering preserve asking $825,000. K.R. McCrosson R.E. 631-7253471. 52-2-2

TREE SERVICE TREE SPECIALIST-Topping for view and sunlight. Tree removal, pruning, etc. 631747-5797. UFN

MARINA TYCHININA PHOTOGRAPHY-Family Sessions, Creative Portraits, Architectural and Interior Design Photography. email: tychininam@gmail.com. Cell: 6 4 6 - 3 1 2 - 9 74 5 . www.mari.nyc. 47-4-5

REAL ESTATE FOR SALE/RENT SAG HARBOR: Spectacular 3BR 3 BA sprawling contemporary salt box nestled in a nature preserve. Elegantly furnished; fireplace, oil hot air, all amenities. 3 parking spaces, newly renovated kitchen & downstairs bath. BBQ & Smoker. Koi pond & waterfall adorn the Japanese gardens. 2 Huge decks. Lots of windows & skylights partially solar heat the

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Johnnie Walker BLUE

Titos Handmade Vodka

750 ML

Mag.

185

Johnnie Walker RED Mag.

35.99

Mag.

64.

124.99

Mag Mag.

99 29. 39.99

Glenlivet 12 Year old

52.

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Clan MacGregor

Don Julio

Basil Hayden's Bourbon

Mag.

750ML

Mag.

21.

Jack Daniels Mag.

46.99

19.

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59.99

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Mag.

21.99 $ 15.99 $

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Mag

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Ruffino Gold Label ................ 39.99 Blackstone (all varieties)3 for 30.00 Kim Crawford Sauv. Blanc..... 13.99 Sterling Meritage .................... 9.99 Crane Lake ...................2 for 10.00 Ecco Domani Pinot Grigio .......8.99 Chateau Ste. Michelle Chard .10.99 Chateau Ste. Michelle Riesling 9.99 Livio Felluga Pinot Grigio .....19.99 Elsa Bianchi Malbac ............12.99 ................................... 2 for 20.00 Chateau St. Jean All Types .....8.99 Santa Margarita Pinot Grigio21.99 ..................................240 for case Bogle Chard ............................ 8.99

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34.99 $ 55.99 $

Inver House Scotch

17.

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Knob Creek Mag

59.

36.

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Platinum 7X Vodka

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750 ML

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21.

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29.99

79.

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750ML

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29.

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29.99

34.99

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Bogle Cabernet ....................11.99 Bogle Pinot Noir...................11.99 Bogle Merlot ..........................9.99 Riff Pinot Grigio .......... 2 for 18.00 Louis Jadot Macon Village ....11.99 Apothic Red or Dark...............9.99 Macrostie Chardonnay .........19.99 Chateau St. Michelle Indian Wells Cabernet ..............................16.99 Simi Chardonnay .................14.99 3 Ring Shiraz .......................14.99 Angeline Reserve Cabernet ..12.99 Domaine Ott Rosé 49.99 3 for 120 Whispering Angel Rosé ........18.99 Wolffer Summer in a Bottle ..24.99

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39.

Tanqueray

39.

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12.99

Johnnie Walker Black

69.

Sobieski Vodka

19.

Chopin Vodka

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2-$38

Makers Mark

49.

Sauza Hornitos Plata and Reposado

29.

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99 ea.

49.99

Belvedere Mag.

49.

Hendricks Gin Mag.

56.99

Goslings Black Rum

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23.$

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Stolichnaya Vodka

32.$

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2- 60

21.

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Smirnoff Vodka

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1-$21.99ea. 2-$20.99ea. 3-$19.99ea.

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Wine Magnums

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Sparkling

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