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24 Feature

A Walk Down Memory Lane With Ronald Christiansen

— Long Islanders’ race to the moon.

News

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Independent/Stephen J. Kotz

Independent/T. E. McMorrow

Independent/Andrés Rojas

9 Candidates Focus On ‘Moral Compass’ Lys, Vilar in collegial debate.

16 Bridgehampton Home Now A Landmark Topping-Newman residence acknowledged.

20 Felony Cocaine Possession In EH Scale and 23 packets of coke allegedly found.

21 Man Found Dead In Riverside Preliminary investigation indicates it was a suicide.

B1 Chamber Hosts Fall Festival Music, games, and fun to be had at Herrick Park.

B3 Kelly Dennis Awarded fellowship for leadership in the arts.

11 Audit:PSEG Overbilled EH Town billed for lights it didn’t have and bulbs it wasn't using.

18 Board Blocks Space Limitations Southampton town votes 3-2 against legislation.

21 Felony Charges For Woman In EH Police say she backed into two cars in parking lot.

22 A Day At The Beach Ocean rescue teams practice their training.

B2 Don Christensen Paints to the beat of his own drum.

B6 Guild Hall Openings Works by Solomon, Johnson, and Kriendler exhibited.

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B23 La Parm The made from scratch menu includes pasta, pizza, and sauce.

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C10 Time To Check Your Chimney Cap Most have never seen the tops of their chimneys.

32 Cortina Green Is Killing It Jayne proves just as good in Westhampton sweep.

34 Late Bonac Surge Pays Dividend NF boys soccer teams also headed to playoffs.

B24 Ram’s Head Celebrates Oktoberfest, a pumpkin cocktail, and date night.

B25 Greek Lamb Sliders Guest-worthy recipe by Chef Gerron Douglas.

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33 Tennis Teams To Take On Playoffs Westhampton, Mattituck undefeated in league play.

36 Panic Disorder Shining a personal light on a widespread mental health issue.

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Publisher James J. Mackin Associate Publisher Jessica Mackin-Cipro Executive Editors Rick Murphy Jessica Mackin-Cipro

Fairy Tale Dear Rick Murphy, Again, I commend you and your team on the form and substance of the new Independent. I would remind your readers that Deepwater Wind, which went to all that trouble to beguile and coax East Hampton Town into okaying their 15 or so wind turbines off the shore of East Hampton, has now sold out to a Danish company for a good profit. What appeared to be an American corporation bearing gifts in exchange for a major town approval has now turned into a Danish, that is non-American, act, so to speak. Is it now that Denmark comes bearing gold and silver in order to provide expensive energy to East Hampton and elsewhere? No, the American toe in the ocean becomes the foreign foot, perhaps, even the leg, and then some. The ocean’s coastal resources, the fish, squid, lobsters, sea scallops, marine mammals, and marine birds, all those wonders we hold in high esteem will be sure to suffer while the waters off Denmark will not feel the same slings and arrows. That’s good for the Danes, because those waters are already suffering from over wind milling. It gives them a relative respite. Meanwhile, our own fishermen face a mounting “toil and trouble” that even Shakespeare would find troubling and possibly worth another play. Solar energy provides the same benefits, is more efficient, and holds more promise than these 100-foot high towers with their 80-feet in-diameter turbine blades whirring away. Do our local politicians think that all marine fish are deaf and don’t make sounds to help them get on with one another, that whales and porpoises don’t need quiet from static for their own sophisticated language systems and communications, that pelagic birds will some how see the turbine blades and avoid them, not only in the light of day, but in the dark of night, as well? What happens when one, say, a gannet, flies into a turbine and is cut down? Will we be able to find it 20 miles at sea? Of course not. It will be immediately swallowed up into the marine food chain. It was the Danish brothers Grimm that created the most pleasing fairy tales, in which most of the characters, which after being mislead, mistreated and otherwise troubled, finally survive to live “happily ever after.” Deepwater Wind has started a new fairy tale that the Danish will happily finish, but the main characters in this one, the fishermen, sea creatures, and most of us on the shore, will not live happily ever after as a result. Julie Penny

Open and Transparent Dear Editor, I was told a long time ago that you could judge the elected and the government they run by how good they treat the government employees. Progressive elected officials will be sure to provide

a workforce with a living wage and benefits commensurate with the community cost of living. The belief is that if the employees cannot afford to live in the community they serve, how dedicated will they be to the values of that society? In short, their job should not be a paycheck but rather a vocation for the better of the community they live and work. There is an expectation that the elected will then have the same progressive forward-thinking values as they serve the community. Sadly, East Hampton Town employees on average earn 30 percent less than the other eastern Long Island towns and villages. The median average wage for fulltime East Hampton Town Employee is $40,500. HUD divides low incomes up into three categories Low income: 80 percent of the median income, $56,700 or less Very low: 50 percent of the median income, $38,800 or less Extremely low: 30 percent of the median income, $23,300 or less. In my opinion, the town board has lost its way. Over 50 percent of town employees only earn enough income to qualify for section 8 low-income housing. If the town board cannot figure out how to apply progressive values in town hall, how can they solve the many complex problems our community faces? One-sided total control of the town board by a small group of political party insiders is not capable of solving our problems. We need an open and transparent town board dedicated to the electorate and not party leaders. I bring 34 years of state level independent, governmental, regulatory and administrative expertise. On Election Day, vote for Manny Vilar and together, let’s reform town hall. Thank you for your support. Manny Vilar

Unpopular Dear Editor, Re: Your “Pay Attention” editorial: Thank you. Please keep writing about the seemingly “unpopular” side of the issue. Sincerely, Julie Lofstad Editor’s Note: The writer is referring to the editorial in our October 3 issue.

Deeply Flawed Dear Editor, The Republican controlled Senate rammed through the confirmation of Brett Kavanaugh for the Supreme Court out of fear of losing control of the Senate in the upcoming mid-term elections. The vote was along party lines, 49 Republicans and one Democrat for him, and 48 Democrats against him. Unfortunately, they put the Republican Party ahead Continued On Page 28.

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October 17, 2018

News & Opinion Candidates Forum Focuses On ‘Moral Compass’ Lys, Vilar in collegial exchange hosted by Clericus By Stephen J. Kotz sjkotz@indyeastend.com With a yawning political divide on the national level before them, the two candidates for East Hampton Town Board took part in a more nuanced and collegial political debate sponsored by the East Hampton Clericus, an organization of East Hampton clergy members, and Vote Hamptons on October 11. David Lys, who was appointed to the town board and is seeking election on the Democratic ticket, sat next to Republican challenger Manny Vilar, amid a circle of voters in the community room of Calvary Baptist Church in East Hampton. In introductory remarks, Greg Meyers, one of the event’s organizers, said the sense of the group was that the United States had “veered off the track a little bit” when it came to decency, morality, and ethics in the political sphere and that organizers were more interested in learning about the deeper motiva-

tion of the two candidates than hearing a political stump speech. So, even though Lys touted his role as chairman of the committee that oversaw the restoration of the Amagansett Lifesaving Station, and Vilar discussed his work as a lobbyist for the Police Benevolent Association of New York State, they more often mirrored one another’s comments in discussing their reasons for wanting to serve the public. Questions were posed by the Reverend Walter Silva Thompson Jr. of Calvary Baptist Church and the Reverend Ryan Creamer of Most Holy Trinity Catholic Church in East Hampton. “We need to promote legislation that helps lift the downtrodden,” said Vilar when asked how his moral compass informed his agenda. The best way to do that, he added, would be “to try to make an economic environment that is

David Lys Debates Manny Vilar By Justin Meinken justin@indyeastend.com The East Hampton Group for Good Government and East Hampton Library will sponsor a debate between the candidates for East Hampton Town Board, David Lys and Manny Vilar. The debate will be held at the East Hampton Library on Tuesday, October 23, at 7:30 PM and will be televised by LTV on Channel 20. Election Day is November 6 with the following registration deadlines: October 30 is the last day to postmark appli-

cations for absentee ballots, and November 5 is the last day to apply in person for and postmark an absentee ballot, which must be received by November 19. Finally, November 6 is the last day to deliver the absentee ballot in person to the County Board of Elections. Ballots must be delivered to the board by someone other than the voter. For additional voter registration information, visit www.elections.ny.gov.

Republican Manny Vilar, left, and Democrat David Lys took part in a candidates forum at Calvary Baptist Church in East Hampton October 11. Independent/Stephen J. Kotz

going to be good for the community.” A community with a strong economy would allow people to stay here and get involved as volunteers, he said. He got no argument from Lys, who said his own moral compass was “based on my hometown, based on my family, based on my life out here, and every decision I make has been based on that.” Asked how he would overcome legislative opposition, Vilar said elected officials had to know they would win some and lose some. “The real

work is helping to reach a consensus, working across the aisle,” he said. “Homework,” responded Lys. “Do your homework.” Refusing to work along with other officials doesn’t fly at the state level, and it doesn’t work at the town level, he said. Asked who would be their core constituents, the candidates offered similar responses. Vilar said while he would represent “locals. He added East Hampton’s demographics are changing with newcomers moving out from the Continued On Page 42.

Getting The Vote Out LWV hosts three candidate debates By Justin Meinken justin@indyeastend.com

The League of Women Voters of the Hamptons has organized three candidate debates in anticipation of the general election on Tuesday, November 6. The first two debates will be on Thursday, October 25, from 7 to 9 PM at the Hampton Bays Senior Center, at 25 Ponquogue Ave. First will be a faceoff between the incumbent Republican State Senator Ken LaValle and Democrat Greg Fischer, challenger for the two-year State Senator term. Immediately following, there will be a debate

for the two-year State Assembly term between the incumbent Independent Assemblyman Fred Thiele and Republican Patrick O’Connor. The final debate will be Monday, October 29, from 7 to 9 PM at the Hampton Bays High School Auditorium on 88 East Argonne Rd. This debate will be between incumbent Republican Congressman Lee Zeldin and Democrat Perry Gershon for the next twoyear term for the First Congressional District seat.

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Search boats in the waters off Quogue Village Saturday hoping to find survivors from a small plane crash. Newsday/James Carbone

Plane Crash Claims Three Lives Onlookers heard engines sputter and fail during light rain By Rick Murphy rmurphy@indyeastend.com

Three people are dead after a plane crashed in the ocean off of Quogue Village Saturday, October 13. Authorities have confirmed the body of the pilot, Munidat “Raj” Persaud, 47, was one of three recovered near where the plane went down at about 11 AM on Saturday. The bodies of two passengers, an adult male and female, were recovered Sunday.

Keith Holloway, a press officer for the National Transportation Safety Board, said his agency was still awaiting the identification of the two passengers as The Independent went to press on Monday, October 15. He confirmed there were three people on the plane. “We haven’t recovered the plane yet. We are in the process of collecting information and checking

communications with air traffic controllers,” Holloway said. The Federal Aviation Administration’s database lists Persaud as the owner of the plane. Persaud, from Westbury, CT, operated a flight school in the state. The plane that crashed was a twin-engine Piper PA-34 flying from Connecticut to Charleston, SC. It had touched down briefly in Danville and was only a couple miles from Gabreski Airport. Holloway said he had no information that the plane was going to land there. Persaud owned two other planes involved in crashes in recent years, including one fatality, according to published reports. Another Piper Persaud apparently owned, a Piper twin-engine airplane, crashed into a mountainous area in Vermont in May and the pilot, the only passenger, perished. According to Southampton Town Police, the plane crashed about a mile off shore of Quogue Beach on Saturday morning. Onlookers said there was a light rain failing and some moderate winds, but nothing extreme. Persaud,

a father of two, had worked for several major airlines as a mechanic and operated Oxford Flight Training, in Oxford, CT, for more than a decade. Last year, he reportedly opened a second flight school in Danbury, CT. Holloway said the NTSB will study weather patterns in the crash area as part of its investigation. He noted a bystander had indicated the plane seemed to fall in pieces into the ocean. Others said the engines were sputtering before stopping abruptly. “We will be interviewing everyone who saw anything,” said Holloway. He said he did not know why the place touched down in Danville or if it was going to make an unscheduled stop at Gabreski. “It’s too early to speculate,” Holloway said. It was the third fatal plane crash on Long island this year and second in the Hamptons, On June 2, four people, including Ben Krupinski and Bonnie Bistrian Krupinski of East Hampton were killed when their Piper Navajo went down off an Amagansett ocean beach during a squall.

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October 17, 2018

While Fort Pond looks beautiful, “It is not good to recreate in the pond at all,” Laura Tooman told the East Hampton Town Board last week. Independent/T. E. McMorrow

Algae, Bacteria Contaminate Fort Pond Nitrogen from aging septic systems feeds toxic blooms By T. E. McMorrow t.e@indyeastend.com

Laura Tooman, the president of Concerned Citizens of Montauk, presented the East Hampton Town Board with an alarming study focused on the health of Fort Pond, a freshwater lake in Montauk. According to Tooman, CCOM has been regularly testing Fort Pond once a week since the beginning of the summer season, for both bacteria levels and

blue-green algae bloom, and has found high concentrations of both. The water tests are done both on the south and north sides of the lake. But while the chart she presented to board members, along with Town Supervisor Peter Van Scoyoc, shows sporadic spikes in the level of bacteria, which frequently far exceed the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s

Audit: PSEG Overbilled East Hampton By $80,000 Town billed for lights it didn’t have and bulbs it wasn’t using By T. E. McMorrow t.e@indyeastend.com

The Town of East Hampton has, for the past couple of years, been overpaying PSEG for power to light its streets by over $1500 per month, it was revealed last week during the East Hampton

Town Board’s work session, held at the Montauk Fire Department headquarters. The town stands to get a refund of about $80,000, based upon an audit of the town’s street lights by Severo Kristofich.

guidelines for safe water in which to recreate, the algae bloom has sky-rocketed in recent weeks, now far exceeding levels at which water is considered dangerous to recreate in. The algae bloom, for example, was at about 28 micrograms per liter of water, over the 25 micrograms the Department of Environmental Conservation considers the maximum allowable amount. The spikes in the bacteria levels shown in various tests sometimes double or even triple the 104 colony forming bacteria units per 100 milliliters the Environmental Protection Agency considers the maximum. “It is not good to recreate in the pond at all,” she said. The Suffolk County Department of Health Services has posted warning signs around the pond, advising people to not swim near the blooms, and to keep their pets away from them. It appears from the chart that as the summer season progresses, more and more nitrogen from aging septic systems from around Fort Pond flow into the lake and feed the algae,

causing an explosion of growth. The short-term warning, simply put, is to stay out of the lake. Tooman warns that Montauk is in danger of losing events that involve the lake, such as the recent triathlon. The swimming portion of that event was moved from Fort Pond to Fort Pond Bay in the Long Island Sound. The long-term answer for what ails the lake is finally getting a downtown waste water treatment system in Montauk, and encouraging all businesses and residents on and near Fort Pond to install modern septic systems, which would greatly diminish the amount of nitrogen flowing into the water. One such installation of a new septic system is slated for the Surf Lodge on Edgemere Street. As part of the resort’s settlement with East Hampton Town over a variety of zoning issues, the owners agreed to install a modern septic system. “They are on track,” Tooman said October 15. She is hoping that businesses and residents in the area will follow Surf Lodge’s lead.

“It took me seven weeks,” he told the board about the audit. Kristofich, who is normally a crew leader for the town’s buildings and grounds department, took on the assignment because of his familiarity with Geographic Information Systems mapping. He has recently been working on GIS mapping the town’s garbage truck routes. Kristofich started the survey of the town’s lights after Barry Bennett, East Hampton Town’s electrical supervisor, noticed a discrepancy between the number of street lamps the town believes it has and the number PSEG was billing for. “PSEG had us down for 883 lights, and Barry found 764, which is a difference of about 115,” Kristofich said. Not only was the town being charged for lights it did not have, Kristofich’s audit revealed that the town was being billed for bulbs using much more wattage than what is actually in place. The difference per bulb was significant, he said. For example, the electric company assumed that many of

the lamps in town were using 400-watt bulbs. In fact, Kristofich explained, 250 is the maximum wattage used by the town, with many lamps carrying only 75 watts. A 400-watt bulb costs $23.70 to run per month. A 75-watt bulb? Only 46 cents. The total PSEG was overbilling the town per month was $1577.03, or $18,924.26 per year. Retroactively, the town is now anticipating an $80,000 refund. PSEG has already presented the town with a credit memo for the refund. After giving the board the good news about the town’s electric bill, Kristofich touted the value of GIS mapping. It can save the town time and money, he said. Also, invaluable knowledge that one town employee might have can be shared with all the town’s agencies. For example, an employee of the highway department might know where every drain is along a certain stretch of road. The day that employee retires, that knowledge disappears. But, with GIS mapping, that knowledge can be permanently saved and shared.

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Naming the stadium at SUNY Stony Brook after New York State Senator Ken LaValle is illegal and provides the incumbent state senator with an unfair advantage in elections, says Greg Fischer. Independent/Courtesy SUNY Stony Brook

Honor ‘Usually Reserved For Dead People’ But State Senator Ken LaValle is very much alive By Rick Murphy rmurphy@indyeastend.com

The New York Mets sent shock waves through the sports industry when the team sold naming rights to its new stadium to Citibank for a whopping $200 million over 20 years. It’s not just professional sports teams. The University of Albany — hardly a Division I powerhouse — received $10 million to rename its football field. It’s not only sports. The Richard

S. Shineman Science Center at SUNY Oswego set the Shineman family back $5 million. At SUNY Cortland, everything is for sale. A SUNY Board of Trustees-approved naming program offers donors the opportunity to attach a name to a designated facility or space, or to a nonphysical asset, such as a school, department, faculty position, or scholarship.

At Stony Brook, the crown jewel in the SUNY system, naming rights would figure to bring in a small fortune. The school plays Division I big time schedules, and the field holds 12,500 and often sells out. Yet Kenneth P. LaValle Stadium at SUNY brings in no revenue — it’s named for the longtime Senator Ken LaValle, who as chairman of the State Higher Education Committee, has a significant say in budgetary matters at the university. He doesn’t pay anything to see his name in lights, and that rankles his opponent in the upcoming election, Greg Fischer. “Does it hurt my chance of getting elected against a 41.5-year incumbent if he has a very large, long-term in-kind campaign contribution ‘election advantage’ of having a SUNY Stony Brook sports stadium named after him?” Fischer asked. The candidate is filing suit, claiming the name of the stadium is illegal by law, and over-limit, even it were deemed a campaign contribution. SUNY Oswego President Deborah

Stanley, in announcing the gift of the Shineman family, acknowledged state law and SUNY regulations are in place to monitor such gifts. In accordance with state education law and state university regulations, Stanley, the Oswego College Foundation, SUNY Oswego College Council, and SUNY Board of Trustees all had to sign off on the deal. Fischer filed a notice of claim against LaValle, SUNY officials, the State Board of Elections and the Brookhaven Town Department of Highways, among other entities. The suit charges that LaValle has held the naming rights since October 2002 “without reporting the proper full market value of the in-kind campaign advantage. Nor has he reported the advertisement value of printed and media announcements which cause the garnering name recognition . . .” the suit states. The heart of the claim is that LaValle, in his position as the ranking member of the State Education Committee, helped procure $22 million for SUNY for the purpose of building the stadium. Fischer calls the money “pork” in court papers. He also said it was ludicrous for a sitting member of the legislature to have such an honor bestowed on him. “Most people who have a field named after them are dead,” he quipped. Fischer wants the court to force LaValle to amend all his campaign filings since 2002 and for a special prosecutor to consider criminal charges. The notice was originally filed in October 2016. According to SUNY guidelines: “The naming of a physical or nonphysical asset of the University is appropriate when a significant gift is received for the benefit of the University, directly or through a campus-related foundation, and to honor the character, service, or other positive merits of the donor or the donor’s honoree.” Senator LaValle did not return calls for comment.

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Ørsted is the world’s largest producer of offshore wind farms. Independent/Courtesy DONG

What’s Next For Deepwater? Proponents, opponents weigh in on Ørsted buy By Rick Murphy rmurphy@indyeastend.com

When Ørsted, the Danish power company, gobbled up Deepwater Wind last week for $512 million, it did so to keep pace with international rivals who control the offshore wind farm industry; the United States, a newbie in the use of wind-generated power, nevertheless finds its ocean floor leases almost completely owned by foreigners. Deepwater Wind, one expert theorized, probably was given just enough rope by D.E. Shaw, the hedge fund that owns it, to get the South Fork Wind project going before it was put up for sale. John Droz, an anti-wind activist and founder of the Alliance for Wise Energy Decisions, theorized that Shaw’s investors may have gotten cold feet as delays mounted for the South Fork Wind Farm. Ørsted, on the other hand, is a huge power entity with unlimited funds at its disposal. Ørsted is

the largest offshore wind farm company in the world, with a market share of 16 percent. The company owns more than 1000 operating wind turbines in waters all over the world and thousands more to come. That 90-megawatt Deepwater project earmarked for East Hampton Town has become the subject of intense debate and is facing a lengthy state review before construction can begin. But Clint Plummer, a Deepwater vice president who has shepherded the project through the review process in East Hampton, said that Deepwater’s South Fork Wind Farm — 15 turbines off the coast of Montauk — is ready for state review, “and stronger” because of the 18-month process of getting input from the community, critics, and supporters alike. “We are very proud of it,” he said. Critics like Droz and Tom Bjur-

loff, an energy consultant, say LIPA and Deepwater have never been truthful with the public and East Hampton Town officials. Bjurloff said long-term industry plans are crystallizing and will become public probably at some point next year, and when the ink dries the worst fears of critics would be revealed: East Hampton Town doesn’t need the power from Deepwater, and never did. But the players in the deal need the local foothold the small-town government is set to grant them — not to bring power into East Hampton, but, as critics claim, to funnel a massive amount of wind-generated power west, probably all the way to New York City. Wainscott is slated to become the loading dock, though LIPA officials, like its CEO Tom Falcone, deny that scenario. “The grid on the East End is very weak,” Plummer said. It would be very difficult to bring more power in. “Part of our commitment is there will be one cable and one cable only,” he added. Officials from LIPA and Deepwater have been vague about the master plan because of contractual restraints and because unveiling the details would weaken their bargaining chips in upcoming negotiations, and thus increase costs. Plummer said he, too, was restrained from talking about certain spaces of the project and of future plans because of the deal with Ørsted. “I’m limited in what I can say, but we

are standing by our commitment to the community,” he said. New York State Governor Andrew Cuomo has called for an additional 2400 megawatts of wind driven power by 2030; the federal Bureau of Ocean Energy Management is being pressured to award leases for 1200 megawatts in December. Of that, 800 will come from the area in the Atlantic called the New York Bite and 400 from points north and east of East Hampton, off the Massachusetts coast. Ørsted and its rivals will be among the bidders. “I can’t talk about hypotheticals,” Plummer said. As for the charge Deepwater is gearing up to lay conduits for at least four times as much power needed to solve East Hampton’s “peak” problem, Plummer was perplexed. “I have no idea where they come from,” he said. “I find the assertions ridiculous.”

“I can’t talk about hypotheticals.” – Clint Plummer, a Deepwater vice president

The Independent

Fire Chiefs Urge Swift Action Over Antenna Without it, “We can’t respond as quickly as we need to,” said Franzone By T. E. McMorrow t.e@indyeastend.com

Montauk Fire Chief Vincent Franzone was joined by fire department officials from across East Hampton during the East Hampton Town Board work session October 9, once again sounding the alarm over the aging communications system currently in place. “The current towers that we have now are over 20 years old,” Chief Franzone said. “I’ve been in a situation where there is no communication” during a fire, the chief said. “It is a horrible place to be. It causes havoc.” Chief Franzone said that the current system is so old, new parts are no longer manufactured. East Hampton Fire Chief Gerard Turza Jr. addressed the board next. He pointed to the Sag Harbor Cinema fire in December 2016, during which he had to

order his men out of the interior for safety’s sake. He was unable to communicate with one of the men involved. That firefighter had to be rescued from the third floor, Chief Turza said. Manny Vilar, a candidate for town board, spoke in his capacity as head of the New York State Policemen’s Benevolent Association. Beside supporting the proposed Montauk project, he also urged the board to step in in the Springs fire department’s efforts to utilize an antenna on their property. Also speaking in support of swift action for the tower was Montauk Fire Commissioner Richard Schoen, Amagansett Fire Chief William Beckert, and former Montauk Fire Chief Peter Joyce. The plan the town board is consid-

ering in Montauk is the replacement of the 158-foot tall communications tower near the entrance to the Montauk recycling center with a 300-foot-tower. Town Supervisor Peter Van Scoyoc said he understood that aesthetically a new 300-foot tall tower might not be pleasing to some, but that “We will be forced to choose between aesthetics and emergency communication.” The East Hampton Planning Department prepared an environmental assessment form for town board members, a required step under the State Environmental Quality Review Act. Edward Schnell, communications technician with the East Hampton Town police, then walked the board through the various plans to improve communications in times of crisis. Schnell said that the town had considered raising the antenna located behind the courthouse in the East Hampton Town government complex on Pantigo Road, but that was not possible due to Federal Aviation Administration rules regarding flight paths to the East Hampton Airport. Schnell said that $250,000 has been budgeted for the Montauk tower, which will be placed north of the two towers currently standing on the west side of the entrance to the recycling center. The next step for the town board will be to decide whether or not to make

A 300-hundred-foot tall antenna to improve communications during emergencies is proposed for this site by the entrance to the Montauk recycling center. Independent/T. E. McMorrow

a positive SEQRA declaration. This would mean the planning department would have to prepare an environmental impact statement for the board to consider before moving forward. The East Hampton Town Board was scheduled to discuss their next step October 16. Chief Franzone urged the public to support the Montauk proposal. “Without this upgrade, we are kind of dead in the water. We can’t respond as quickly as we need to.”

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SH Town OKs Water Quality Improvement Projects

still allowing for public access. It’s a great project to restore the natural conditions in this area and it’s a good opportunity to analyze Round Pond.” Opening and closing the inlet at Mecox Bay in Water Mill is important to maintaining its health. Stony Brook University’s School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences is working with the town to create $271,922 worth of monitoring stations in the bay that will show results in real-time to test salinity, oxygen, and other levels to know when the best times are to open and close the inlet. “We’ve been managing the water there for 300 years,” Ed Warner, the president of the Southampton Town Trustees, said. “We were doing it on a limited budget and eventually selling sand to have the ability to manage the pond. I’m really looking forward to seeing this long-term fund take the politics out of it.” He said he is working on developing a long-term plan to better manage the area, which the public will be able to see in the future. Trustee Scott Horowitz, who serves as the board’s treasurer, pointed out how the project will not only save the environment but save money that can be used to improve deteriorating infrastructure.

Board approves all proposals, authorizes use of CPF money By Desirée Keegan desiree@indyeastend.com Bay in Water Mill, and the Hampton Bays Hampton Hills Association, Village of Westhampton Beach, and Village of Sag Harbor will soon see the benefits of the funding. Three of the applications are storm water-related projects. Round Pond will undergo a $187,000 storm water mitigation and habitat project proposed by the town in cooperation with Sag Harbor. The bulkhead at the end of Round Pond Lane will be removed and a stabilized slope, vegetative rain garden, and bioswales will be added. This will also make space for a canoe launch. “They’re restoring the whole area,” Scherer said. “It will be much more natural — bringing back that habitat while

It’s full steam ahead for seven water quality improvement projects in Southampton Town. The town board approved the proposals to a smiling audience on October 9. It marks the first round of 2018 funding from the Community Preservation Fund. Twenty percent of the revenue from the fund can be earmarked for water quality improvements each year. “They’re all in the buckets of our reduction, remediation, and restoration strategies,” town Principal Planner Janice Scherer said. “They’re applications for different ways to improve water quality in various watersheds.” Lake Agawam in Southampton, Round Pond near Sag Harbor, Mecox

“Making sure we’re able to provide the necessary services to all people of this town and manage water bodies and ecosystems is important,” he said. “Obviously, it takes money. This is going to allow us to pay major debt services so people can enjoy the water. I think this is a classic example where there has to be a very synergistic relationship between the trustees and the Town of Southampton.” The Hamptons Hills Homeowner’s Association is already putting in a bulkhead in Hampton Bays, so Scherer said the group’s proposal to put in a $168,178 permeable reactive barrier behind the bulkhead made sense. “The way groundwater comes through to Shinnecock Bay at this point is with such a force that they’re able to understand the hydrology behind this and can tell the barrier will catch so much nitrogen coming through,” Scherer said. “And they can measure in sections how it works, so there’s a bit of citizen science going on while they’re going a long way with nitrogen removal.” Lake Agawam will receive some drainage system updates. Catch basins and culverts, which allow water to flow under roads, railroads and trails, will be added pull storm water out of the sysContinued On Page 43.

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Bridgehampton Home Now A Landmark Topping-Newman residence acknowledged for historic value By Desirée Keegan desiree@indyeastend.com The Alanson Topping-Arthur H. Newman residence on Lumber Lane in Bridgehampton will forever be marked for its historic significance. Area chairman for the Landmarks & Historic Districts Board, Edward Wesnofske, said the house, brought forth in an application by the grandchildren of the Newman family that currently own it, is import to the history of the hamlet and the surrounding town. Because of its detailed and lengthy history, both with politician Alanson Topping and architect Arthur Newman, Southampton Town Board members unanimously voted to designate the property a historic landmark October 9. “Their presence in Bridgehampton is quite powerful,” Wesnofske said of the home’s most prominent owners.

“Their place in the history of the community is also very significant.” The committee chairman said the property met four of the six criteria in the town code designating a landmark: It is special aesthetic interest to the cultural, political, economic, and social history of its locality; it is identified with historical people of the town; it embodies distinguishing characteristics of an architectural type; and because of its unique location, it is a familiar place for many who travel through the Bridgehampton community. Its architectural design reflects a Greek revival style in an American farmhouse variation, according to Wesnofske, distinguished by its triangular pediment, or roof shape. It also has dental ornamentation, or trim, along

The Alanson Topping-Arthur H. Newman residence on Lumber Lane in Bridgehampton was unanimously voted to be designated a historic landmark during a board meeting October 9. Independent/Desirée Keegan

the pediment, much in character of old Greek temples. Topping built the home for his sister when she married in 1854. The captain was a member of what was known to be a political quartet in Southampton. “It was very powerful in town, county, and state politics,” Wesnofske said. “Some members of the group even served as presidential electors in the middle of the 19th century.” Judge Henry Hedges, who was a Suffolk County judge and assemblyman, was another member of the group. When Topping’s sister moved,

the house was sold to the Jacob Strong family, which owned it through 1939. It exchanged hands between farmers before being purchased by Arthur Hempstead Newman, an architect born in Bridgehampton in 1884 who trained at Union College as an engineer. Newman went off to France to serve in World War I, studied architecture at Yale University, and worked for the U.S. government in the Dominican Republic until the mid-1930s before resettling in Bridgehampton. His father was a 41-year pastor at the prominent Continued On Page 43.

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Editorial

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When fire swept through the Sag Harbor Cinema in late 2016, East End residents were left to wonder whether the days of being able to catch a quirky, offbeat independent film in the village were over. But soon after the fire, the Sag Harbor Cinema Arts Center was created to purchase the ruins and restore the theater. Although the group was able to quickly raise the $8 million needed to purchase the building, it still needs millions of dollars to complete the restoration. Enter the Southampton Town Community Preservation Fund. Recently, the town board floated the idea of using nearly $4 million to buy an easement to protect the historic façade of the theater and its Sag Harbor neon sign. The decision has raised some eyebrows. Most people think of the CPF as a tool to protect open space such as woodlands and farm fields. But the fund also can be used to protect historic properties. While that may conjure up images of colonial-era saltbox houses or windmills, a strong argument can be made that the cinema sign may be the most recognizable landmark in Sag Harbor, a village with an extensive historic district. Furthermore, until it agreed to ante up some $10 million to purchase the property that will become the John Steinbeck Waterfront Park, Southampton Town had earmarked very little in preservation funds for properties in Sag Harbor Village. You could not blame Sag Harbor if it questioned the benefit of the two-percent transfer tax that fuels the CPF if the village continued to be shut out of expenditures, despite a booming real estate market that has added millions of dollars to the pot. Given that the building is a landmark and will be used for the cultural benefit of the entire region — and not to subsidize a private business owner — this is a reasonable use of CPF money, provided the town does not try to micromanage the center by imposing limits on ticket prices as has been suggested. When the Southampton Town Board holds a hearing on the matter at Town Hall on October 23, it should be encouraged to vote yes on this proposal.

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Board Blocks Space Limitations

Remsenburg-Speonk’s Bond Vote Next Week

Southampton town votes 3-2 against councilman’s legislation

Money would fund major repairs By Justin Meinken justin@indyeastend.com

By Desirée Keegan desiree@indyeastend.com

Many questioned the motive behind Southampton Town Councilman Tommy John Schiavoni’s proposal to limit the amount of active recreational space planned residential developments could have. Others were just plain against the idea. At a town board meeting October 9, a handful of people spoke against the proposed legislation that would put a cap on the amount of active recreational space to 10 acres, or less than seven football fields or 150 tennis courts. After hearing residents weigh in during public portion of their meeting, board opposed bringing it to a separate public hearing in a 3-2 vote. Some said Schiavoni’s proposal was another attempt to thwart Discovery Land Company’s proposal to develop The

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Advisory Board Created For Culturally Sensitive Properties By Desirée Keegan desiree@indyeastend.com Shinnecock Nation tribal member Chenae Bullock sings during a prayer service on Hawthorne Road in Shinnecock Hills September 2 at a construction site where human remains suspected to belong to a tribal chief were unearthed in August. Independent/Courtesy Jeremy Dennis

Town Unanimously Approves Shinnecock Hills Purchase Tribal members share thanks for historic preservation of gravesite By Desirée Keegan desiree@indyeastend.com

Shinnecock Nation tribal member Serena Lee said she wasn’t asking for Southampton Town to give her people the stars and the moon, she was just looking to heal. And with a unanimous vote from the town board to purchase a Shinnecock Hills property on Hawthorne Road, she’s hoping that healing can begin. “Reality is, you took everything, and we’re asking for a little something back — life is more than money,” she told the town board during a public hearing October 9 prior to the vote. “We’re not discrediting anyone’s history, or this town’s history, but we’re saying it’s about time that we are recognized as the founding fathers.” The town voted 5-0 to purchase the land, where the remains and a flask thought to be from a tribal leader were found during a construction dig in August, from owner Konstantin Beladidze of KB Southampton LLC with $450,000 from the Community Preservation Fund, which is financed through a two-percent tax on real estate sales. The tribe has agreed to contribute an additional $50,000 to the deal,

money that will pay Beladidze to return the land to its natural state, though Lee criticized this portion of the agreement. “We’re asking you to pick up the tab,” she said. “It’s not your fault, but correct those that have faulted us in the past. You’re in a position to do that.” Town Supervisor Jay Schneiderman said the town is forbidden by law to pay more than fair market value for any piece of land it’s looking to purchase. The cost of this parcel is 4.6 percent higher than the fair market value, but the higher price is justified due to the property’s cultural significance, according to the resolution approving the purchase. “We can’t pay more than that. Otherwise it’s considered an illegal gift of taxpayer money,” Schneiderman said. But many in attendance sided with Lee. “The Shinnecock Nation should not have to buy back stolen land,” Southampton resident Tony Ernst said. People who would like to help the tribe pay for its share of the purchase can donate to their GoFundMe effort at www.gofundme.com/ytver. Steve Anderson said it would be

a small price to pay. “Everywhere you look is their land. Everywhere,” he said. “They welcomed us with open arms and we’ve lied, we’ve stolen, we’ve cheated, we’ve raped, we’ve murdered, we’ve pillaged, and there’s nothing any of us can do to erase that. I’d like to encourage everyone to change their perspective. We have an opportunity here to stand and be counted and bring about change. This is a finite planet with infinite possibilities if we would love and respect each other instead of dividing and conquering and picking apart the differences.” Regardless, tribal member Chenae Bullock said she was appreciative that the town has been transparent throughout the process. “Things like this have been happening all around the world,” she said. “It’s hard sometimes when your emotions are struck — when your ancestors are dug up — but through the teachings from our elders we’re doing our best as young people to be stewards, to be young leaders.” Several other non-tribal members stood with Ernst and Anderson, saying it’s a step forward in bringing people together to try to reconcile the crimes of history. With all that stored injustice, Shinnecock member Shane Weeks said this does help heal the wounds. “It’s really a good thing to see the awareness being spread and the willingness to accept what we have to say and what we have to offer,” said Weeks, who is also a Southampton Town Arts and Culture Committee member. “Today, we’re able to be who we are freely. It’s a historic time for the relationship between the Shinnecock Nation and Southampton Town, so in the words of a once illegal language, ‘tabutne,’ or thank you.”

In lieu of a previously discussed stewardship agreement to manage the Shinnecock Hills property on Hawthorne Road, where suspected tribal remains were found in August, Southampton Town unanimously voted to create a joint-management advisory board for culturally sensitive properties. “I’d like to thank the Shinnecock Nation for its heartfelt advocacy for the preservation and the sanctity of this property,” Supervisor Jay Schneiderman said. “There were concerns about insurance issues and liability issues for the Shinnecock Nation to manage the property outright, but I look forward to working with this nation to manage this property so that its importance is forever protected.” The coordinated communication will have members of the town and Shinnecock Nation on a committee that will guide the management of properties where gravesites or historic artifacts are found. “We’re not at the table that you’re sitting at, and it may be difficult because we have a cultural way of looking at and speaking about things, but we ask that when you’re making decisions — at meetings, making conference calls, and sending emails — that you include us,” tribal member Chenae Bullock said. “There are times when my ancestors have been in a similar position to this talking about similar issues, so we hope going forward we can all uphold our word, because that hasn’t always happened.” That’s exactly what Schneiderman is hoping to do. He said there will be three members of the Shinnecock Nation and the town’s CPF Manager Mary Wilson, Chief Environmental Analyst Martin Shea, and Historic Landmarks Committee Chairman Edward Wesnofske Continued On Page 43.

The Independent

Police Felony Cocaine Possession In East Hampton Scale and 23 packets of coke allegedly found after traffic stop By T. E. McMorrow t.e@indyeastend.com

A traffic stop on Floyd Street led to the arrest of a long-time East Hampton resident who now lives in Florida on felony cocaine possession charges late Saturday afternoon, October 13. Aaron Petty, 27, was driving a 2007 BMW when he failed to yield for oncoming traffic near the intersection of Floyd and Spinner Lane. After making the stop, the officer reported smelling marijuana, and initiated a search of the vehicle, which turned up 23 small plastic packets of cocaine, hidden in the glove box, the police said, with a total weight of over one-eighth of an ounce. Police allegedly also found a small electronic scale.

Petty was charged with two felonies, possession of cocaine with intent to sell, and possession of over an eighth of an ounce of the narcotic. He was also charged with one misdemeanor, with police saying they found a half tablet of Xanax. After transporting Petty to police headquarters, they added a violation charge of unlawful possession of marijuana. The packet of marijuana was allegedly found in the back of the patrol car Petty had been transported in. Petty denied the drugs were his. He claimed a friend had been using the car, which is registered to Petty at his North Miami address.

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Felony Charges For Woman Allegedly High On Lithium

Man Found Dead In Riverside

Police say defendant struck two cars in Reutershan lot

Preliminary investigation indicates it was a suicide By Rick Murphy rmurphy@indyeastend.com

By T. E. McMorrow t.e@indyeastend.com

A Brooklyn woman who maintains a house in Northwest Woods was arrested by East Hampton Village police on a felony charge of driving while ability impaired by drugs after striking two cars in the Reutershan parking lot Friday morning, October 12. According to the police, Deborah Jean Lyons, 57, was driving a 2019 Mercedes Benz when she tried to pull into a parking space, striking two cars as she did so. When the arresting officer spoke to her, Lyons’s speech was slurred, the police said, and she could not maintain her balance in order to take roadside sobriety tests. She allegedly told the officer she had taken lithium a couple of hours earlier. The incident occurred about 10:30 AM, almost exactly one year after Lyons was last arrested. On October 15, 2017, Lyons was behind the wheel of a 2016 Mercedes when she crashed into a tree, and was charged with misdemeanor driving while intoxicated by East Hampton Town police, a charge she eventually pleaded guilty to in East Hampton Town Justice Court. Justice Lisa Rana had suspended Lyons’s license after that arrest, leading to a second felony charge against Lyons Friday, aggravated unlicensed driving. Prior to the 2017 arrest, Lyons was

Deborah Jean Lyons enters East Hampton Town Justice Court in handcuffs for the second time in a year. Independent/T. E. McMorrow

convicted on a DWI charge in 2006. If convicted of the latest charges, Lyons faces a possible multi-year revocation of her driving privilege by the New York Department of Motor Vehicles. The 2019 Mercedes was seized Friday by police, as required by county law governing such felony charges. Her attorney, Rob Connolly, told Justice Steven Tekulsky during Lyons’s Saturday morning arraignment that his client has never missed a court date, asking that she be released without bail. Citing the seriousness of the charges, Justice Tekulsky set bail at $2500, and transferred the case over to Justice Rana. Bail was posted by Lyons.

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Perez’s proved false, police said. According to published reports, Perez, 32, was Mexican but had been in the U.S. since he was a young adult. He was a landscaper and worked in Bridgehampton. Riverhead police reported Perez was charged with misdemeanor criminal obstruction of breathing or blood circulation in Aquebogue several months ago. He was held for arraignment and released on $100 bail, officials said. The area where the body was found is known as Maritime Trail Park, a 14-acre swath of woodland that runs along the Peconic River, opposite downtown Riverhead. There have been public complaints made that it is not safe, particularly at night.

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A man found hanging on countyowned property near the McDonald’s in Riverside likely committed suicide, authorities said. A passerby spotted the body on October 3 at about 4 PM in a heavily wooded parcel. Southampton Town Police said the deceased was identified as Cesar Perez, a landscaper who lived on Main Street in Riverhead. A Suffolk Medical Examiner’s Office investigator responded. Police said their investigation was continuing. The hanging sent shock waves through the Latino community, which has endured several other hangings in the past two years, at least two of which were deemed as suspicious by some. A rumor that another body was found around the same time as

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Town CPF Fund Buys Noyac Land Property between Trout Pond and Mill Creek will be preserved By Desirée Keegan desiree@indyeastend.com

provide recreational access to Mill Creek via the existing catwalk and dock area,” CPF coordinator Mary Wilson said on October 9. “The property also provides an opportunity to extend the trail system to include a scenic water view.”

A Noyac parcel in a wetland preservation target area will be acquired by Southampton Town. Town board members unanimously approved a resolution to purchase the land from Rotondi Properties LLC and amend the Community Preservation Fund list to include the 1.7 acres of land on Noyac Road that it will buy for $1.75 million. Town-protected Trout Pond is immediately south of the parcel and drains north into Mill Creek, which feeds into Peconic Bay.

Supervisor Jay Schneiderman said while there is parking at Trout Pond, he thought the area could provide some additional parking spaces for those accessing the marina, especially since crossing the road from Trout Pond to the dock is dangerous.

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water,” he said. “And we could use the vista being protected to see the water over the property.” The land has been cleared prior to the sale, Wilson said, but would be restored with native grasses and

monitored to make sure no non-native species gained a foothold. “You can see the water heading northeast,” Wilson said. “Particularly if you’re enjoying Trout Pond from the vista, it’s a nice view.”

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Hamptons Farmstead at last year's Fall Festival.

Chamber Hosts Second Annual Fall Festival Music, games, and fun to be held at Herrick Park By Bridget LeRoy bridget@indyeastend.com

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The leaves are starting to pop, the weather is turning brisk, and it’s time for the East Hampton Chamber of Commerce’s second annual fall festival

in Herrick Park, on Saturday, October 20. The event, which runs from 10 AM to 5 PM, is completely free and open to

the public, and offers up something for everyone, according to the Chamber’s Executive Director Steve Ringel. “Building on last year’s success, we’re expecting a crowd in the village,” he stated. “It’s a true community event to celebrate fall and the harvest season, as well as to showcase our wonderful businesses and organizations.” And showcased they will be — more than 50 tents will display the works of local artists, shopkeepers, and artisans, along with over 20 non-profits. Along with shopping and enjoying the day with fellow visitors, attendees can listen and boogie to live music all day, featuring choice acts like the Hoo

Doo Loungers, the East Hampton Bluegrass All Stars, Steven Tekulsky’s Judge and Jury Americana Experience, and the East Hampton High School Jazz Band. There’s plenty of the little ones as well — art projects sponsored by the Children’s Museum of the East End, a climbing wall and a bouncy castle, and a spooky haunted pumpkin patch, plus a place to carve up the gourds, too. Antique fire trucks, boats, and other emergency vehicles will be available for families to explore, along with a “magical tree house” created by tree house experts and East Hampton residents David and Jeanie Stiles with materials supplied by Riverhead Building Supply (see article elsewhere in this issue). Live mural painting will amuse and occupy the young artists at the fair. Want to strap on the feed bag? Offerings include fresh lobster rolls from Buoy One, wood-fired pizza from Around the Fire, hand-made pretzels from Knot of this World, and tasty offerings from Noah’s on the Road. Kona shave ice and Mr. Softee will offer cool treats, and village eateries will be open all day, offering specials through the New York State Craft Beverages Program. Participating non-profits include the Guild Hall Gift Shop; the Hamptons International Film Festival’s “garage sale,” featuring collectible movie poster and merchandise from past years; the East Hampton Historical Society, and Ladies’ Village Improvement Society, among others. Sponsors include The Independent, DiscoverLI, People’s United Bank, Halstead Real Estate, Tesla, and BK Builders. For updates and news, visit the website at www.easthamptonchamber. com, or follow the chamber on Facebook at @EastHamptonChamberofCommerce.

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making the cross paintings though I didn’t call them that at the time. To me it was a convenient and satisfying way to make color combinations, like the stripe paintings that so many artists have made, except one vertical and one horizontal. One day I’m looking at them and it hit me: “OMG I’m making crosses!” Then I started seeing them everywhere. I didn’t realize how prevalent that symbol is in our culture. It is a basic mark. X marks the spot. The progression is, if there is a progression, is looking for new ways to put colors together in a harmonious or beautifully discordant way and to also satisfy my desire to draw. I really try to keep things intuitive.

Why name the show “Stax and Meters?”

Christensen Paints To The Beat Of His Own Drum Ille Arts show pays tribute to artist’s favorite band and record label By Nicole Teitler nicole@indyeastend.com Nebraska raised musician turned artist Don Christensen is having his third solo show, “Stax and Meters,” at Ille Arts Gallery in Amagansett. The show, now on view through November 12, includes wood panel and oil on paper paintings. After living in Lower Manhattan for 40 years, Christensen is now nearing a decade of calling Springs home. He has been involved with Ille Arts since its beginning, calling Sara DeLuca, the owner of the gallery, his life partner. “But don’t get the idea that it

was nepotism that got me a show there, she only shows what she likes,” he lightheartedly noted.

You used to be a professional musician. What was the “life change” that transitioned you from music to painting? I had been a touring and recording professional musician for many years, and by the time I was 40, I was exhausted, broke, and sick and tired of being sick

and tired. I sought help, cleaned up my act, and one of the good byproducts of all that was that I started painting.

Drumming and painting both require handson talent. Describe the similarities and differences between the two forms. That’s a good observation. I’ve always enjoyed making things and using my hands, and I like the physicality and the dance of drumming and painting. The differences are pretty major though. Making music is participatory and collaborative while painting is solitary, sometimes meditative. Music is so magical. It is this invisible force capable of affecting people emotionally instantly. Painting however, is slower, but paintings can be very moving and stimulating over time. A good painting will be soul nourishing for years.

How has your style progressed over the years? When I first started painting, I was

Stax was one of the best record labels ever. The soul music of the 1960s and ’70s is so good. It knocked me out when I was a teenager and it continues to inspire me. I listen to R&B from that period all the time. The Meters were the funkiest band. Their drummer, Zigaboo Modaliste created the most abstract, funky but super groovy beats that drummers, even today, 40 some years later are trying to emulate. The show is mostly made up of two series of paintings, one that I call “Stacks” and another series that I call “Meters” and for some time now, I’ve been wanting to exhibit some drum kits that I’ve assembled, customized, and painted. Just a little shout out to my favorite band and label.

What song in particular has made an artistic impression on you? That’s hard to have just one. There are so many. I’d have to say, “Are you Experienced?” by Jimi Hendrix pops into my mind. The first time I heard that, it blew my mind. It opened up whole new possibilities in music and consequently, art.

Who are some artists you admire? Milton Avery, Hans Hoffman, Henri Matisse, Pierre Bonnard, Ken Noland, Frank Stella, Philip Guston, R. Crumb, Jackson Pollock, Jimi Hendrix, Miles Davis, Charles Mingus, Stuart Davis, Fra Angelico, Giotto, Caravaggio, Morris Louis, Larry Poons, Anthony Caro, David Hockney, Philip Glass, and Sly Stone . . . to name a few. Visit www.donchristensen.com. Ille Arts is located at 171 Main Street in Amagansett. Visit www.illarts.com.

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The Watermill Center Celebrates Diversity Kelly Dennis awarded fellowship for leadership in the arts By Nicole Teitler nicole@indyeastend.com The Public Programs & Residency Coordinator at The Watermill Center, Kelly Dennis, has been awarded the Alliance of Artists Communities second annual Diversity and Leadership Fellowship, funded by the Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts. She is one of seven chosen across the United States, among a large pool of submissions. Other awardees were from New Orleans, Los Angeles, New York City, Columbus, Ohio, Paonia, Colorado, and Red Wing, Minnesota. Dennis is rooted in her Long Island community as a tribe member of the Shinnecock Indian Nation of New York, and Hassanamisco Nipmuc Nation of Massachusetts. In 2016, Dennis was a part of The Watermill Center’s El Colegio del Cuerpo group, led by choreographer and dancer Álvaro Restrepo, who will also be returning to the WMC later this month. The joining of the two cultures in a ritual performance will include Colombians and Shinnecock tribe members. “I am honored to be chosen and

grateful that the Director of The Watermill Center, Elka Rifkin, recommended me for this program and to represent our organization,” Dennis said. The program aims to help administrators of color and those with disabilities at the start of their residency careers to be part of the larger Diversity + Leadership Initiative. Each fellow receives professional development opportunities such as cost-free attendance to the Alliance’s Annual Conference, a retreat, along with a mentor in the arts. “The fellowship is a wonderful opportunity for me to better understand how I may support today’s artists, provide a safe space for marginalized groups, make international connections, as well as explore solutions to challenges that artist-centered organizations face. I also want to develop strategies for more accessible, inclusive, educational, and intergenerational programming that features the work of WMC resident artists,” she added. Founded in 1991, the Alliance of Artists Communities is an “interna-

tional service organization for artist residency programs and artist-centered organizations” and a registered non-profit. To date, the organization has more than 400 members across the U.S. Across 20 countries there are more than 1500 in the international residency program. Since 2004, it has awarded over $2 million in direct grant funding. “There is so much I need to learn about the arts administration world as I endeavor to promote diversity, con-

nect artists to resources, and advance community engagement all while ensuring nonprofit organizational sustainability,” added Dennis. Join Dennis at The Watermill Center, at 39 Water Mill Towd Road, on Saturday, November 3, for Family Day with El Colegio del Cuerpo. Tickets are $10 to $15. To learn more, visit www.watermillcenter.org or www.artistcommunities.org.

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— Friday, October 19, and Saturday, October 20, 8 PM Bay Street, Sag Harbor — Bay Street Theater in Sag Harbor presents Eagles Weekend with “the world’s greatest” Eagles tribute band, Eaglemania!

Real Men Wear Pink Guild Hall Openings Russian | American — Saturday, October 20, 5:30 PM The Clubhouse, East Hampton — This year’s Real Men Wear Pink cocktail party will be held from 5:30 to 7:30 PM. The event will benefit The Coalition for Women’s Cancers, Lucia’s Angels, and the Stony Brook Southampton Hospital’s Ellen Hermanson Foundation. Tickets are $100. Contact 631-324-0803.

Haim Mizrahi: It’s A Yes! A solo exhibition of paintings opens at Ashawagh Hall By Jessica Mackin-Cipro jessica@indyeastend.com

“It’s a Yes!,” an exhibit of artwork by abstract artist and East Hampton resident Haim Mizrahi opens this weekend. “‘It’s a Yes!’ is part of a puzzle, an unique glance into the honesty of an artist. One who tries to tell an honest story, honestly,” said Mizrahi. The solo exhibit, which will be held at Ashawagh Hall in Springs,

will take place on Saturday, October 20, from 3 to 7 PM, with an opening reception held from 5 to 7 PM. The show continues on Sunday, October 21, from noon to 5 PM. The show is sponsored by Janet Lehr Fine Art in East Hampton. For more information on the artist, visit www.janetlehrfineart. com.

— Saturday, October 20 Guild Hall, East Hampton — Guild Hall in East Hampton presents a trio of major one-person shows. The exhibits include Syd Solomon’s “Concealed and Revealed,” “Please Send To: Ray Johnson,” selections from the permanent collection, and Sara Mejia Kriendler’s “In Back of Beyond.”

— Saturday, October 20, 5:30 to 7 PM The Grenning Gallery, Sag Harbor — The Grenning Gallery presents “The Russian | American Painting Alliance.” The show will run through November 18. The gallery, with Ben Fenske’s guidance and leadership, is hosting the second such exhibit, which is showcasing the works from a budding relationship between the two nations’ painters.

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Eco-Friendly Treehouse Brings Magic To Fair The Stiles’ construction to bring out the kid in all ages By Joan Baum

Community festivals usually mean tasty tidbits, music, arts and crafts, rides, games . . . but constructing a magical treehouse? Why not! David and Jeanie Stiles have been building child-centered, storybook treehouses for a long time, including putting one together in just three hours before a live audience for NBC’s “The Today Show” at Rockefeller Center several years ago. Lucky locals: On Saturday, October 20, as part of the Second Annual East Hampton Village Fall Festival in Herrick Park, the Stiles will again demonstrate how constructing a familyfriendly tree house can be done. As for why? If you have to ask, you’ve forgotten what it’s like to be a kid — or an imaginative adult. In a world that is too much with us, where we lay waste our powers, getting and spending, giving our hearts away to sordid pursuits, as the English poet William Wordsworth once wrote, the Stiles and long-time collaborator, artist Toby Haynes — “the tres amigos” Haynes says — assisted by good friends Andrew Cafourek and his wife, Dakota, will remind everyone of the joys and challenges of working creatively and respectfully with nature. Kids will love what they do, grownups will be in awe, and advocates of the environment will be impressed. As David notes with pride, “We’re building a 12’ x 12’ structure that will not touch

the tree with metal objects, not one nail. We respect even the roots.” The truth is in the viewing: On Thursday, October 18, sections of the treehouse, which had been assembled at the Stiles barn-house in East Hampton, will be moved to Herrick Park close to a tree off Newtown Lane. The wood, mostly cedar, along with hardware and rope, comes courtesy Riverhead Building Supply. Those hoping to catch the actual evolution of the “eye-catching” castle/cottage-like structure, however, will have to wait for Saturday. For sure, grown-ups attracted to the Stiles’ delightful architectural confection, are likely to attempt the lower ladder, even though they’ll see that the treehouse, designed for children, starts at a comfortable five-and-a-half feet up. There are, in fact, two ladders, the first to the flat level, the second to the “upstairs” window, perfect for peeking out of. And, of course, as any decent treehouse should have, there will be a bucket on a pulley for the delivery of important messages or provisions. Wit and whimsy will be wonderfully on display. Haynes has had a grand time, he reports, painting the red tile roof, the shuttered windows that open and close, the arch of surrounding stone. Inside, more eccentricities invite engagement. These include a wheel of fortune, fashioned out of an old bicycle wheel. “Ecofriendly found objects” rule in Stiles

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designs, Jeanie noted. There will also be activities — checking out a secret treasure chest, and “a special box with a dangerous animal within” that David with mischievous glee notes is a mirror! “The kids will love it,” he said. But parents, don’t tell them. Their hope, said David and Jeanie, is to offer kids — and grown-ups —a broader way of looking at life beyond the iPhone, and to prompt “an exciting and unique” interaction with a world that reflects skill, challenge, and love. And, as “the three amigos” point out, though the treehouse comes down the next day, the basic sections are reusable. Who knows, the East Hampton Chamber of Commerce is planning to sponsor a Spring Festival as well. Authors of the recently published A Fantasy Tree House Coloring Book,

with captions, quotations, and charming ink drawings, David and Jeanie Stiles — he, an architectural designer, builder and illustrator, she, a writer and photographer — have been called “America’s first couple of do-it-yourself building projects.” With 23 “howto” books on woodworking projects already to their credit, including not only various styles of treehouses (check out the Tudors on their website), but forts, sheds, gazebos, garden sheds, and cabins, David and Jeanie Stiles are eager to promote what they do as having both aesthetic and educational significance, and trust that their fabulous treehouse will prove inspirational. The Second Annual East Hampton Village Fall Festival in Herrick Park will take place from 10 AM to 5 PM. See www.stilesdesigns.com.

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Syd Solomon’s Night on Bastille Day (George Plimpton’s), 1978

Guild Hall Kicks Off Fall Season Works by Syd Solomon, Ray Johnson, and Sara Mejia Kriendler exhibited By Jessica Mackin-Cipro jessica@indyeastend.com

Guild Hall in East Hampton presents a trio of major solo shows opening Saturday, October 20. The exhibits include Syd Solomon’s “Concealed and Revealed” in the Moran Gallery, “Please Send To: Ray Johnson,” selections from the permanent collection in the Woodhouse Gallery, and Sara Mejia Kriendler’s “In Back of Beyond” in the Spiga Gallery. Each artist has lived or currently lives on the East End, and each exhibition will focus on art that has been nurtured and has flourished in the area. The shows run through December 16.

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works that were exhibited for the first time at the Museo de Arte de Pereira this past spring. This exhibit investigates her maternal Colombian roots inspired by pre-Colombian gold, the history of the Spanish conquest of

the New World, and the legend of El Dorado. Kriendler’s sculptures show artifacts in gold leaf, terracotta, and plaster. Historical references in material choice and color palette present ideas

of consumerism. The pieces are a reminder that the products of today will tell the story of our time. On Saturday, December 8, at 11:30 AM, there will be a gallery talk with the artist.

Taken from Guild Hall’s Permanent Collection and curated by Jess Frost, “Please Send To: Ray Johnson” features more than 30 works by the artist. Most of the works in the exhibit are considered Mail Art, a movement pioneered by Johnson in the 1950s. The famously reclusive artist sent small, mixed-media works to a network of fellow artists, instructing them to add to the original work or forward the materials to another member. The result included cryptic arrangements of notes, doodles, newspaper clippings, and rubber stamped texts. The artist was always wary of the public eye, although he did have regular exhibitions with Feigen Gallery and a 1970 show of his Mail Art at the Whitney Museum of American Art. In 1995, Johnson committed suicide by jumping off the North Haven Bridge in Sag Harbor. Upon the artist’s death, his works became more readily available for public consumption. The work began to be recognized as early examples of Pop art and Conceptual art. A film screening of How to Draw a Bunny: A Ray Johnson Portrait will be shown on Sunday, November 25, at 4 PM. On Sunday, December 2, at 12:30 PM, there will be a gallery talk with Jess Frost.

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HAMPTON DAZE By Jessica Mackin-Cipro

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It’s finally arrived, and what better way to celebrate than with red wine and pasta. On Saturday night my husband Joe and I headed over to our friend Christine’s house where Joe taught us how to make the perfect gnocchi dinner. I’m no expert in the kitchen, and have a very short attention span for any type of cooking class, but I was ready and excited to learn. And by the end of the dinner I felt like I did retain a small bit of the information. Even if it was learning that there are no real truffles in most truffle oil. Joe is a pasta expert. Me, I barely know how to boil water. He’s manned the pasta stations at restaurants like Della Femina and trained with Tom Colicchio to open Topping Rose House. Red wine and pasta created the perfect pairing to celebrate the first brisk weekend of fall. To start, Joe went over the ingredients and put the potatoes and tomatoes in the oven. To be honest, during this part I kind of lost

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focus, knowing this probably isn’t a dish I’ll ever master on my own. A lot of the recipe goes by feel and I’m more of an exact measurement kind of person. For the sauce options, we created a classic tomato and a pesto with black truffle. Both turned out really well, probably because I had nothing to do with making them. I always know when to step back and let the professionals take over. For me, the night was a good excuse to try out my new Polaroid camera that I bought on a whim last week. (See photos. I’m thinking about phasing out the iPhone camera and going all Polaroid, but we’ll see.) Then came the fun part. Joe taught us how to roll a few of the gnocchi, which may have resulted in some non-perfect gnocchi shapes, but they tasted just as good nonetheless. The result was a set of light and fluffy little morsels of heaven. The final product included a mix of gnocchi with pesto and gnocchi with classic tomato. First served separately, mixed together in the same dish, they were even better. Every bite was more delicious than the last. I urge everyone to host a gnocchi night on a brisk fall or winter night. If you’d like to learn Joe’s recipe it’s up on www.indyeastend.com, just click on dining. The next day, as a lower calorie activity, we went apple picking. This went really well until I accidentally ate a berry that was definitely not a blueberry next to a sign that read “Blueberries, ready to pick.” Luckily, no calls to Poison Control. Like I said, I am no expert in the kitchen.

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Sand In My Shoes By Denis Hamill

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I am driven to distraction by my kid learning to drive. I just read a story online about a motorcyclist named David Sargent, 23, of East Quogue, driving his bike on County Road 39 past Magee Street at 7 AM on October 11, when he collided with a SUV driven by Jorge Velasquez, 60, of Riverhead, who was turning left into Suffolk Laundry. Sargent was pronounced dead at Stony Brook Southampton Hospital. There were no arrests. It appears to be an accident. A young man’s life is over in a moment of unforgiving fate. The other driver lives forever with the memory. I asked myself: Do I really want to send my kid to driving school? I grew up in Brooklyn, where I rode the subways, hopped buses, and pedaled a delivery bike as a butcher boy. Deep into my 20s, whenever someone asked what I drove I’d say, “I have

two cars: My left car and my right car.” I didn’t learn to drive a car until I took a job with the Los Angeles Herald Examiner at age 26, where my editor blew a gasket when I informed him on the first day on the job that the only thing I ever drove was a nail. And hammered my thumb. The Hearst Corporation paid for my driving school in L.A., and soon I was tooling down those mean streets I’d read about in Raymond Chandler novels and speeding the Santa Monica and San Diego freeways in a spanking new red Mustang for which the newspaper had co-signed the lease from Colby Ford. Now I have a son who is 19, has voted in his first election, a sophomore at an upstate college, and he still doesn’t have a driver’s license. If he’s gonna corkscrew north and south on the Taconic Parkway in the black-ice months of winter, I want him to learn

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tears instead of cheers on New Year’s Eve in the McMorris home as the ball drops. My son’s mother was almost killed as a teenager by a drunk driver. His aunt was killed by a drunk driver. These stories and memories made me want to buy my kid new sneakers and an Amtrak pass. Then I remembered covering a couple of horrendous train crashes in years past, one of which claimed the son of a dear friend. Even if my kid never touched a drop of booze before starting the ignition, these were the treacherous roads I was steering him onto by sending him to driving school. So, I hesitated. “Dad, c’mon, please, I gotta get my license,” my son said. I promised I’d call the driving school. Then came news of the horrendous limo crash killing 20 people in upstate Schoharie, NY when a driver with a suspended license raced down a steep hill, blew through a stop sign in a limo that had not passed inspection, and killed two people in a parking lot before detonating into a tree. Four loving sisters gone in an eye blink. Newlyweds who would never celebrate their first anniversary. All killed in reckless, mangled indignity. It evoked the horrible July 2015 limo crash in Cutchogue on the North Fork, in which a pickup T-boned the limo, killing four beautiful young women on a winery tour. Images of dead and mangled young people killed in automobiles flashed in my head. I hesitated calling the driving school again. But my son implored me to call. His lessons start next week. As soon as I booked the lessons, I read about the motorcycle colliding with the SUV in Southampton. I thought of canceling the lessons. But instead I grabbed my keys and climbed in my car and drove to work.

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RICK’S SPACE By Rick Murphy

The Legend Of Trout Pond Skinny-dipping teenage girls beware rmurphy@indyeastend.com Once every August a few of us would go camping for a weekend and live off the land. We would gather our own firewood and catch and kill our food. Of course, in those days cans of pork and beans roamed free on the vast prairies that are Noyac today. Trout Pond was said to be the southernmost pond in the United States fed directly from a glacier. That meant it was pure enough to drink, or at least we believed that. Basically, we’d arrive at the campsite Friday (one of our parents would drive us), gather some firewood (though not nearly enough), and unload our camping gear (I had a blanket). We also had a case of Budweiser, which we drank sitting around the fire telling tales. We had a couple of cans of pork and beans for dinner. We forgot a can opener so, as you can imagine, the whole thing was a messy affair. The highlight was swimming in the glistening pond under the moonlight. Then we passed out on our blankets and that was that. The next morning the plan was to fish for our breakfast. Instead, we had eggs and bacon someone’s mother packed for us, which we ate with our fingers because no one remembered to

bring forks. Someone suggested we forage for edible roots to cook up, which drew robust laughs from the rest of us and scorn that lasted for years. We were so hungry later we hiked for miles to steal corn from the Bridgehampton fields, boiling the ears in the water from the pond. There were two problems with ingesting the water from where I stood: one, we all swam nude in Trout Pond, which tempered my enthusiasm and also raised legitimate questions about its purity. Then there was the infamous snapping turtle, said to be 150 pounds or more. According to legend it claimed two lives, both teenage girls who were skinny dipping, their bodies disappearing forever. That was back in the '50s but the legend lived on. I can remember my spinster aunt saying the girls disappeared because they were skinny dipping, the implication being God punished them. The part of the pond you see off Noyac Road, with the rope swinging out over the water, was benign enough. Teddy Babula informed us The Snapper hung on the other side of the pond. (There’s something about “snapping” turtle and swimming with no trunks

that unnerved me, though). But it was a rite of passage, as was jumping off the North Haven Bridge. Late at night, a dare would be made, and the beer, and the peer group pressure, would demand tradition be honored, so off came the clothes and in we went (even the good girls). Saturday night we sat around the fire looking out at the pond. We were half asleep when something very large slowly cracked the surface. Then we saw the wrinkled neck and grisly shrunken head. It was like periscope on a submarine, turning slowly, looking for something to attack — probably something with no clothes on. We moved our sleeping bags back 100 yards but none of us slept. By dawn, one of the guys had already left to walk all the way home and alert our parents that we were alive, fully clothed, but starving to death. When I got home I ate manly food an outdoorsman craves, like Corn Pops, and sat on the couch, watching cartoons, still spooked. I told no one — no one would believe me. Most kids who grew up in Sag Harbor have heard the stories. Many years later, on July 3, 2012, a press release came across my desk from the Southampton Town Police. It seems a young

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Jason Butler Harner and Janet McTeer in the world premier of Bernhardt/Hamlet on Broadway. Independent/Joan Marcus

One should not be fooled by the title of the Roundabout Theatre’s current production, Bernhardt/Hamlet, by Theresa Rebeck. Regardless of the title, the soulgripping center of this show is Janet McTeer, and what a whirlwind she is. McTeer encompasses Sarah Bernhardt’s self-dramatizing style, her shameless self-promoting, her altogether eccentric nature, with utter aplomb. She’s wildly amusing. And all the more so when, in Rebeck’s new play, the theatrical world rains misogyny on the most famous actress of the day. That was, in part, the reception Bernhardt received in 1899, when at the age of 55, she became the first woman to play Hamlet. Not only did she play the role in a French adaptation, she also played it in London, and in Stratford. She even made the movie. No small roles, or small actors for Bernhardt! Bernhardt’s ambition to play Hamlet unfolds here, side-by-side with her love affair with the French writer and playwright, Edmond Rostand. As a matter of fact, the stage door to her theater is plastered with a poster of her in his play La Samaritaine. It’s a famous image, by the artist Alphonse Mucha. Still, she walks all over Rostand, in dominatrix fashion, when it comes to her demand that he “rewrite” Hamlet for her to make the poetry and the character more accessible to her, and more relatable for the audience. In modern times, ideally, women would find more subtle ways of enforcing their will. Still, Rebeck makes the most of the volatile interplay between the two. The masculine side of the woman, and the feminine side of the man — in Jungian etymology, the animus and the anima — are fundamental

concepts explored through their relationship. Indeed, a large part of the second act is about Bernhardt’s quandary over playing Roxane in Cyrano de Bergerac, a role Rostand (Jason Butler Harner) wrote for her, according to his wife, Rosamond. In that role, Ito Aghayere is convincingly smooth, vulnerable, and coy. But the argument between the playwright and the actress is very much to the point of this play. EDMOND: Roxane is the embodiment of female perfection. SARAH: If you like them pretty and silent. For fans of the television series “Ozark,” it’s a wonderful opportunity to see two fierce opponents — the FBI agent (Harner) and a representative of the Colombian drug lord (McTeer) face off. The two actors ignite wonderfully here. But more important, the historical setting is colorful and evocative of the outpouring about women’s roles today. As directed by Moritz von Stuelpnagel, McTeer achieves her #MeToo moment fairly early in Act II. “Of course he loved me in Camille!” she tells us. “All the men love the beautiful whore who is there to adore the prince and remind him of feeling and passion, then renounce him and conveniently die so he doesn’t have to sully himself with tawdry melodrama anymore when he needs to marry and pass on all that money to children who are, you know, unsullied.” Rebeck’s play is based on historical characters. Dylan Baker is astonishingly comic and chameleon-like as the prominent French actor, Constant Coquelin. In the role of Alphonse Mu-

cha, the artist who became famous for his portraits of Bernhardt, Matthew Saldivar occupies himself tirelessly in her employ. And Nick Westrate suitably portrays her doting, spoiled son Maurice. In this play, as in history, Sarah Bernhardt reigns. Set amidst the bones of the stage, Beowulf Boritt’s design makes us feel like we really are in the guts of it all. And Bernhardt’s dressing room, with her collection of artifacts from around the world, is enchanting — an appropriate signature for a woman who was known to be truly exotic. Similarly, Toni-Leslie James’s costumes of both periods are character revealing, in and of themselves. It’s in the shaping of a woman’s history that this story unfolds, ambitiously of course.

The Nap Watching a bunch of grifters, in The Nap, is a guilty pleasure because it’s silly and delightfully inconsequential. It’s a comedy well timed for the zeitgeist. Author of the popular Broadway farce, One Man, Two Guvnors, British playwright Richard Bean’s cockeyed whodunnit is the season opener at the Manhattan Theater Club’s main stage. The titular Nap refers to the grain of the green cloth on snooker tables. Originally a British sport, snooker is like our game of pool, but its historical development and the culture that surrounds it are completely different. In modern times, it’s a worldwide sport, with championship matches and financial stakes. As the play opens, Dylan Spokes (Ben Schnetzer), a successful professional snooker player, is practicing his game in a seedy Sheffield pub, and sharing tales with his ex-con dad, a

sweetly appealing John Ellison Conlee. Sheffield, being the home of snooker, is a kind of mecca for the pub-centric sport. Schnetzer’s Dylan is a wide-eyed, millennial-appealing vegetarian, whose innocence, it turns out, is a big draw for con artists. Enter the cops — a flirtatious young woman played by Heather Lind, and her consort, a threatening authority portrayed by Bhavesh Patel. Their story about match fixing places Dylan at the center of criminal activity, and threatens his career. Director Daniel Sullivan drives this big game of fraud into a rabbit hole of deceit and misadventures, mining the farce with exquisite flare. One of the much-exaggerated characters who interact over the game include Max Gordon Moore as Dylan’s over-the-top agent. His physical comedy and bizarrely colored suits (Kaye Voyce) are loudly out of place in designer, David Rockwell’s seedy Sheffield pub. But that is just the start. Johanna Day, a recognizable dramatic presence on many a New York stage, is totally unrecognizable here, as Dylan’s mother, Stella Spokes. Dressed really oddly, in bright yellow, with hair that dwarfs the rest of her, she plays the cheap and narcissistic mom of the sports star. Her partner in crime Danny Killeen (Thomas Jay Ryan) is filthy and indestructible in his pursuit of The Pound. And her ex-boyfriend, now transitioned into an elegantly beautiful woman, by the name of Waxy Bush, is Dylan’s sponsor. Their antics and manipulations are deft, and remain opaque, at least for a while. Anyway, it’s full blown comedy, and a very well-acted farce flaunting innocence as well as romance. I, for one, felt completely snookered.

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KISS & TELL By Heather Buchanan

Boy Erased Shares Painful Truths Kidman and Crowe star in memoir-based film on conversion therapy kissandtellhb@gmail.com One of the amazing results of sharing something deeply personal openly and honestly is the depth of the subsequent response. The closing film of the Hamptons International Film Festival, Boy Erased, is based on the memoir of Garrard Conley, who was on hand in East Hampton to receive a standing ovation. The coming of age story portrays the horrors of a gay conversion therapy program where Conley was sent when he came out to his parents. Conley is the son of a small-town Baptist pastor in the South. The film stars Lucas Hedges as Garrard with Nicole Kidman and Russell Crowe as his parents. In a word, it is powerful. At times it is extremely uncomfortable to watch, enraging, engaging, and heart affirming. We are lucky in the Hamptons to have an inclusive community where love is love is love. This is not the case in many parts of the country and especially within some religions. Some of the best, brightest, and most accomplished gay people I know have faced the agony of religious parents who love them but truly believe they are going to hell. I have seen it tear families apart. In the film, Conley turns to his mother to save him from the terrifying conversion program, which he described as mental and emotional torture. The psychological effects of being forced to say things that aren’t true has had a lasting effect on Conley’s brain patterns, and he sometimes doubts his own judgment. Sharing painful truths can be difficult, especially to share them with one’s parents. Kidman does an amazing job in the film playing his mother, who has the courage to stand up to her husband and the community to save her son. Conley’s mother was at a previous screening with him, so sitting through the difficult parts of the movie with her was particularly unnerving. I asked if having Kidman portray her was a bit of a silver lining and he said for sure, and

that she felt he had portrayed her in the memoir honestly, even though it was hard to read. Conley also shared a story of getting a phone call before production from a rep asking where Crowe was. Apparently, Crowe went undercover to the church where Conley’s father still preaches in order to do a little research and went rogue. One of the most moving scenes of the film is the final conversation between Garrard and his father to decide if they are going to have a relationship or not. It stands in such stark contrast to last year’s film festival choice Call Me By Your Name, which has one of the most positive and moving conversations I have ever seen between a father and gay son. While Boy Erased was amazing, it was being with Conley afterwards which was the most inspiring. The question and answer following the film was deeply moving, and then so many people rushed to the stage to engage with him afterwards and share their stories. This continued in the VIP green room at Guild Hall in East Hampton and spilled over to Stephen Talkhouse in Amagansett where he joined the HIFF staff party and continued the conversations. Conley, who has only a thin layer of separation from his on-screen persona, who is Jared, is profoundly aware of the importance of this film and also the renewed interest in his memoir. For someone who has endured so much, he has a strikingly serene spiritual demeanor. As an energy reader, I can say he is very centered in his vortex and knows the importance of what he is doing. As a writer, I also appreciate that he felt he could certainly be an activist but writing was not only a more fulfilling, but maybe even a more effective way to initiate understanding, compassion, and change. Boy Erased from Focus Features opens in theaters on November 2. Please go.

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Pet Philanthropy Circle Pet Philanthropy Circle presents its Pet Hero Awards sixth anniversary ceremony on Friday, October 19, at Gotham Hall in New York City. Join honorary chair Naomi Judd along with co-hosts David Frei and Jewel Morris. Terri, Bindi, and Robert Irwin will be receiving the Inaugural Humanitarian Family of the Year Award for their tireless commitment to saving animals across the globe. The Pet Hero Awards showcase outstanding contributions inspiring everyone to become involved in defending the rights of animals. Visit www.PetCircle.org/Tickets.

Shelter Island 5K The 19th Annual Shelter Island 5K Run/Walk, a USA track and field certified course, will be held on Saturday, October 20, at 11 AM. The race is held in honor of Breast Cancer Awareness

Month and supports the North Fork Breast Health Coalition, the Coalition for Women’s Breast Health at Southampton Hospital, and Lucia’s Angels. All proceeds go directly to patient care via these local breast health organizations. The beautiful and scenic 5K course starts on a tree-lined street with stunning fall foliage and finishes along the beautiful Crescent Beach. Visit www.shelterislandrun.com for more info.

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Gurney’s Montauk presents its annual Girls Night Out benefit on November 16. The event benefits The Coalition for Women’s Cancers at Southampton Hospital. Enjoy wine and cocktails, hors d’oeuvres, raffles, spa pampering, dancing, psychic readings, and more. Tickets start at $45. Visit www.gurneysresorts.com.

The Long Island Sound Chorus will host its 2018 Membership Drive on Wednesdays from October 17 and October 24 from 7 to 10 PM. Free vocal lessons will be given. The chorus meets at Anderson Warner Hall in Hampton Bays. For more information, call Thea at 631-267-6502 or visit www.longislandsoundchorus.org.

Real Men Wear Pink The annual cocktail party remembers those lost to cancer By Nicole Teitler nicole@indyeastend.com

Sag Wag N’ Walk The Sag Harbor Volunteer Ambulance Corps presents the Sag Wag N’ Walk dog walk on Sunday, October 21, at 9 AM at Havens Beach in Sag Harbor. Pre-register by emailing sagwagandwalk@gmail.com. The cost is $20; day of registration is $25. There will be pooch activities following the walk at Havens Beach.

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The Real Men Wear Pink cocktail party will be held on Saturday, October 20, from 5:30 to 7:30 PM at The Clubhouse at 175 Daniels Hole Road in East Hampton. It will feature cocktails and hors d’oeuvres. Raffle and silent auction items include golf outings, overnight stays, art work, restaurant certificates and more. Each year the annual party honors and remembers Teresa Montant, Cecilia Avallone Babinski, and Karin Anderson, three friends who succumbed to different forms of women’s cancer. With a goal of $30,000, the hope is to donate $10,000 each to the East End groups The Coalition for Women’s Cancers, Lucia’s Angels, and the Ellen Hermanson Foundation at Stony Brook Southampton Hospital.

Founder of the event, Barbara Borsack, is a breast cancer survivor. In 2009, she underwent breast cancer treatment and all services were done in Southampton, prompting the idea to start a charity event in her local area. Through the help of social media, in 2011, the idea came to life. “I went on Facebook and posted ‘Would anyone like to do a cancer fundraiser?’ All of these women wanted to help and now I have about 15 women who work their tails off for this party,” Borsack said. “There’s an amazing group of women who put this party on every year. They’re just volunteers.” At the event, men (and women) are encouraged to dress in pink to show support. Tickets are $100. Contact 631324-0803.

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rom making $1 an hour in her high school years to brokering million-dollar deals, Ann Marie Francavilla has always remained firmly planted in the Hamptons real estate scene. Here, we celebrate her 60 years in the business with a look back at her illustrious career that’s even included a stint as a hotelier.

Congratulations on 60 years in the industry! First, tell us how you got your start. I was a high school junior and was on split session because the school was overcrowded, and they were in progress to build a new school. My sessions were from 7:30 AM to 12:15 PM and I had the rest of the day off. So, I thought I would get a part time job. I put an ad in the local newspapers stating that I was in high school and had knowledge in shorthand, typing, and bookkeeping. I got three replies — one from a real estate company, and two from insurance companies. The rest is history. I worked [at the real estate company] until I graduated high school. My salary was $1 an hour, $20 a week. I thought I was on top of the world. I saved my money and bought a new 1955 Chevy Bel Air hardtop. Wish I’d never sold it.

What prompted you to start at such a young age? Did you always know this would be your career?

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I never thought that this would be my career. I had dreams of working in New York City in advertising, but I ended up enjoying real estate so much, especially getting leads and working on them. I was only almost 16 when I started.

Is there anything you miss in today’s day-to-day dealings? What I miss in today’s world is the immediate personal connection that was present years ago. Everything was on a one-on-one basis and it was truly about that personal relationship, where loyalty mattered to all involved in the process. Also, there were no exclusives. Everyone put their signs on the lawns and it was the luck of the draw of who sold it first. Obviously, this was before the internet. I did my appointments with a composition book and my leads were on index cards in a tin recipe box. But it worked. I would constantly look

Real Estate News By Rick Murphy rmurphy@indyeastend.com

Sales Dropping? It’s the end of the world as we know it. Ben Foldy, writing for the Financial Times, surely sent local real estate agents to the window ledges with his unnerving proclamation that home sales in the Hamptons are dropping. The median price has slipped below the $1 million mark. The culprit: the general malaise of real estate nationwide, blamed by insiders on rising mortgage rates. The uncertainty is magnified in New York

State, already burdened with high property taxes, which suffers further from the new federal tax laws that favor fiscally responsible states. “Higher-end properties have been affected by the 2016 federal tax reform, which imposed new limits on the deductions of mortgage interest and state taxes — the latter a particular concern in high-tax New York,” Foldy wrote. Worse, data suggests the trend downward isn’t going away in the short term. The inventory of homes

through the recipe box to keep me focused with my customers, who they were, what they wanted, where they lived, etc.

We hear you also have experience operating a hotel. Tell us how this came to be. In 1966, with my young family, we bought a waterfront home on 1.2 acres in Hampton Bays. It was our thought to build a marina and rent out boats. But in order to do that, we had to build cottages and/or a motel. That was the zoning. You couldn’t have A without B. So, we got mortgages and proceeded to build cottages, a marina, a motel, and swimming pool. Plus, we rented boats, sailboats, had dockage, and gave water skiing lessons.

When did you decide to listed at more than $4.25 million rose 36.5 percent year over year in the second quarter, according to Miller Samuel, the real estate appraisal and consulting company affiliated with Douglas Elliman. Sales in the luxury market were down 11.6 percent from last year’s level. That usually means asking prices must fall before sales pick up.

The North Fork is Heating Up The folks at Out East looked at East End home asking prices over the past year in order to determine the villages and hamlets that are “up and coming” right now. Some highlights below: North Fork prices are climbing. While Montauk, on the South Fork,

The motel was operated until May 1984, when I sold it. It was at that time that I went back to real estate, got my broker’s license, and opened up my own real estate office in 1986 with my son, Eugene. It was Premier Properties in Hampton Bays and it was operated for 16 years until 2002, when we sold it to Century 21. By that time, the mom-and-pop operations were getting to be a thing of the past. So, with the new technology, changes in listings, and more, it was time to move forward. That’s when I joined Douglas Elliman, because they had the best suite of services for agents and for clients and customers. They still do. Even more so now.

What do you think has been your key to success? As far as being successful, I think it comes from me living in Hampton Bays for 52 years, having the motel for 18 years, being on a great team (the Porto Team with Connie Porto Carol Pugliese and Mary Binder), plus knowing all of the people I have met throughout the years. I was never pushy and I always felt that if it was a good “fit” with the buyer or the seller, then I would be able to put together a deal or close a deal. In my experience, honesty, being upfront, and loyalty are key traits in being respected and successful in this business. takes the top spot on our list of hamlets with the largest annual increase, the study found that four of 10 areas with the largest increase in price are on the North Fork. Southold comes in right behind Montauk with a 43 percent price increase since last year. Still, the median asking price is considerably lower than the East End median of nearly $2 million. The Cutchogue median asking price now sits at $949,000 up from $699,000 in 2017, an annual increase of 36 percent. East Marion didn’t fall far behind, with an annual increase of 30.3 percent. The Out East study compared median asking prices from the past two years.

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Scarpinato,D &Ciresi Wohlfahrt, T & G Marcos, A & Godoy, M Jones, R & Caruso, J Abramson&BermanTrsts MSM Astoria Realty Satrom, B & D

Constantopolous, G&E Lennon, T & C D’Annunzio, M & E Bernstein, V Makowsky, S Schiff, L& Zemmel, S Zimmer, H & C

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Burr, G & F Trust

Cashel, M & L

825,000

Montauk Ave

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North ForkBeachHouse Kotliar, B & K Sosa & Sosa Petersen Decorative Construct Silva, R & Froes, T Hampton Path LLC Solange, Y Trust McMahon, D Sullivan, M

Occhipinti Jr, J & J Nunez, G Mangel, B & A Sondergeld/Stoeber,L Ippolito, A & T Luchi, C Squatrito, A Roll, E by Exr Perez, M & M

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LAUREL

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Szumski, B Riches Family Trust

529,999 400,000

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MATTITUCK

Tackle Holdings LLC

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724,500

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Featured Below $1M 47 North Shore Road Montauk Buyer: Ortiz, P & N Seller: Bank Of America Price $685,000

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585,000* 685,000 530,000*

269 Fairview Ave 47 N Shore Rd 29 Dewey Pl

NEW SUFFOLK

Randolph, D & C

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995,000

315 Fourth St

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Town of Southold

Midgley Jr, W by Exr

750,000

1080 Carroll Ave

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Plastino, A Berger, J & K Alvarenga Jr, O Petroro, D Mortgage EquityTrust Scalia, J & L Riccio, J Pascual, D &Serrano O’Brien, J Ford, K & A

O’Brien, M & G FennerFamilyVentures Gatz,C&A by Exr&Devs Modica, S & G Hayes, W by Ref Kempf, W by Exr Freeborn, G 87 Sandy Court LLC Cicciari, J & K Rodriguez, L & M

990,000 899,999 409,000 310,000 306,861 415,000 294,000 315,180 278,000 387,000

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SAG HARBOR

Martino, J & R Von Lukanovic &Brown Blue Sapphire LLC 19 Cornell LLC

San Filippo, P Snyder Jr, J Magner, M Early, E

1,065,000 895,000 3,300,000 895,000

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Uncle Chickens LLC

157 N FerryRdShelter

540,000

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SOUTHAMPTON

Davis, J Barker,L&Snyder&Khan Moro, S & J 73 Inlet Rd LLC Ford Jr, M & C Gleason, J & D CLT SH Properties Saar, R & Tobing, T Charlie Dog Too LLC

Mutnick, P Trust Huneken Sr, R & N Wijesinghe, C & M Bocchi, A & K McGrath, M & R & S Deery, T & Niven, E Twin ForksProperties McEnroe, K by Exr Bloom, F

1,175,000 1,200,000 1,850,000 720,000 835,000 1,425,000 750,000 810,000 685,000

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SOUTHOLD

Wiederman, J & A

Doroski, G & G

443,700

1050 Long Creek Dr

WADING RIVER

Corleto,M&Detullio,P Deljudice, R

Lagattuta,D &Sannino Campo Brothers

540,000 525,000

42 North Woods Dr 59 Calverton Ct

WATER MILL

BRYDAV LLC Farrell Cit Buildco Kidd Construction Co

19 Rosewood LLC Trotta, R Goldfine, M by Exr

2,130,000 3,800,000 3,350,000

19 Rosewood Ct 87 Olivers Cove Ln 138 Montrose Ln

WESTHAMPTON

Goldstein, E & J

Sandbar Estates LLC

1,325,000

6 Castle View Ct

WESTHAMPTON BEACH

Dwyer, C & Gula, K Pierce, J & B

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Home Design Made Mobile Free interior insights directly from your phone By Nicole Teitler nicole@indyeastend.com

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Have you been plagued by the dilemma of not knowing where to start in your home design? These days it seems like there’s a paint name for every subtle hue. Try a room in “Dead Salmon,” “Divine Pleasure,” “Grandma’s Sweater” “Spirit Whisper” or “Anonymous,” and that’s just the beginning. Do you go vintage, modern, traditional, a mix? In 2016, furniture and home furnishing stores saw nearly $111.47 billion worth of sales in the United States. With a store for every shopper and a designer for every taste, it’s hard to know where to navigate the world of interior design.

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Smart Homes Keep Homeowners Connected Internet based technology helps homeowners save money, resources

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By Justin Meinken justin@indyeastend.com Have you ever wanted your house to think like you? A home that could monitor its own temperature and lighting? Even one with appliances that could begin cooking meals? A home that knows your schedule and understands the struggles of the day? Well, that dream home exists today and its capabilities are constantly expanding. These houses of the future are called smart homes. Smart homes are automated houses that can control internal systems like lighting, heating or air conditioning, appliances, entertainment, and even security systems. The large majority of the smart homes work by connecting these different systems within the home to a secured internet-based control panel. The homeowner can then adjust any connected system as they see fit by changing the system’s settings with any internet-connected device of their choosing. The smart home system is accessible remotely, and the settings can be changed even when the homeowner is away. For example, a smart home owner could turn on their home air conditioning system and adjust the temperature while driving back home from work. Convenience is just one of the benefits of a smart home. Conservation of the earth’s resources is another. As the world looks toward green technology, a fully smart home, which uses automatic controls to adjust things from window shades to irrigation cycles, provides the homeowner with the ability to take better charge of their consumption. These systems typically provide monitoring

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and usage logs of all the internet-connected devices within the system, aiding the homeowner in their decisions. Through this automatic adjustment of things such as electricity and temperature, a homeowner can reap cost savings as well. Even if your current home was not built with an integrated smart system, there are many companies that offer the technology as an add-on installment. However, in order to work, the individual systems and appliances that are in the home must contain smart technology, which allows them to be connected to the main hub. This may require purchasing new appliances. Regardless of the system, internet access is required in order for the smart system and all the appliances to connect and then be accessible to a homeowner. Many of the smart home systems utilize cloud technology and cloud server providers that provide the remote accessibility to a homeowner’s system. With the constant barrage of hackers who regularly threaten the security of our personal devices as well as regularly unleashing cyberattacks in both the personal and political realms, the risk of having your home hijacked in some way is something that requires consideration. As technology improves, security of the smart home systems will likely improve, but like all other devices, a strong password and up-to-date security software updates need to be in place as one unprotected device within the system can leave a home vulnerable.

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Time To Check Your Chimney Cap Most homeowners have never seen the top of their chimneys By Rick Murphy rmurphy@indyeastend.com

Would-be car buyers kick the tires and take a test drive. Homebuyers are a lot more selective: We’ll check for termites and rodents, bring experts in to inspect the floors and windows, and make sure the roof and appliances come with guarantees. But how many of us even ask about the chimney, let alone take the time to inspect it? I learned my lesson when Superstorm Sandy struck. I was on the west side of the house, after finally coercing the dog to go out for a walk after 20 or so hours indoors. I figured the house would protect us from the driving rain coming out of the east, and it did. But the wind also sent the top of the chimney down from the roof, where it landed with a thud inches from where we were standing. I started to call chimney repair and replacement contractors at once. About a thousand other people in my neck of the woods did as well. Look, I’m not what you would call a handy guy around the house. We figured that out when the lady on the other end of the line started to ask a few questions. “Is it a masonry chimney?” She asked. “I don’t know.” “Is it made of brick? Is it made of stone? What exactly blew off?” “The top,” I said meekly. I can get a guy out there in a couple of weeks,” she said tersely, hanging up on me. Yes, Virginia, most chimneys have caps, and a lot of homeowners install them themselves. Not this guy. If you must though, heed these immortal words from “Ask the Chimney Sweep” — wear gloves! If you have a top-mounted cap and a single flue (if you don’t know, don’t ask), it’s relatively easy — for a normal guy. If you have more than one flue, or any variation from the norm, let the professionals handle it. Within the chimney itself is a chamber known as a flue, which acts as

a ventilation shaft for smoke, gases, and combustible byproducts. If you climbed onto your roof and looked at the chimney, you would see an open hole, the flue, at the top. It is over the flue, or flues, if your chimney has more than one, that the chimney cap is placed.

Fake Chimneys When Quality Pools in Westhampton arrived at my house it was a revelation — about how much I didn’t know. Prefabricated chimneys are usually installed in homes built during the mid-1980s or later. Made of metal and framed in wood, they are sometimes called “fake chimneys” to distinguish them from traditional brick and mortar chimneys. It’s advisable to use a cap manufactured by the chimney maker to ensure the best fit and performance, the guys told me. I really liked the company that built my house (it was new when I bought it) and I was friendly with the carpenter. But he did a lousy job on the cap, which it turns out was not fitted properly; at least I was told that. Who knew? Caps aren’t expensive, at least not in most parts of the civilized world. But here in the Hamptons, be prepared to pay more. The pecking order goes from galvanized metal (around $200 installed), steel ($500), to copper, to custom made. The key thing, though, is to get a service contract, experts say, because nipping a problem in the bud can save a lot of expenses later on down the road. Chimney caps are designed to prevent animals, debris, and water from entering the chimney and wreaking havoc. They also help prevent roof fires and downdrafts. “If your chimney doesn’t have a cap, or the existing one is in disrepair, then it is paramount that you have a new one installed right away to avoid costly repairs down the road,” says Costowl.com. Of course, chimney maintenance only begins up top. As with anything in the house that uses flames or electric-

ity, things can go wrong. The average annual number of U.S. home fires caused by fireplace, chimney, and chimney connectors between 2003 and 2005 was 25,100, and the average cost in damages from those fires was $126.1 million, based on the most recent statistics from the Chimney Safety Institute of America. That’s roughly $5024 in damage per home. Annual chimney maintenance removes flammable creosote, the major cause of chimney fires, and identifies other performance problems.

Never Say Never The Chimney Safety Institute of America says that a properly maintained fireplace will never cause a fire — but that means, in industry-speak, annual inspections. “If the chimney is properly maintained, you’ll never have a chimney fire,” says Ashley Eldridge, the education director of the CSIA. A Level One inspection, basically a visual examination, will flush out minor problems like a bird’s nest or other object stuck in the flue. (If you burn more than three cords of wood annually, get your chimney cleaned twice a year.) To burn a fire safely, build it slowly, adding a bit at a time, and make sure your wood is aged and dry. Consider a level-two inspection if you’ve experienced a dramatic weather

event, like a tornado or hurricane, if you’ve made a major change to your fireplace, or added a wood-burning stove. A level three inspection can resemble a demolition job. It may involve tearing down and rebuilding walls and your chimney, and is usually done after a chimney fire. The cost will vary widely, depending on the damage, according to the CSIA. Wood-burning stoves are another matter altogether. They often are not installed in the fireplace. They are referred to as “freestanding” and can be vented using stovepipe that either gets cut “through the wall” into an existing chimney or out through the roof. But if they do vent through the fireplace, a popular installation method is called a hearth-stove installation. This requires a properly sized liner to be put into the chimney. Fireplaces and heating stoves are the most common and serious causes for carbon monoxide build up and have been reported to account for up to 20 percent of activated CO alarms. When fireplaces and wood stoves do not have the proper venting, the CO remains inside the house instead of being safely expelled outside. Venting problems can include blocked chimney flues, or inadequate venting as a result of poor installation or poor maintenance.

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Dunn And Finished Heather Dunn’s eco wall treatments add texture and health benefits By Bridget LeRoy bridget@indyeastend.com

o those who know the brassy, funny redhead, thinking about Heather Dunn going to finishing school is likely to end in a fit of giggles. However, she did go, just not to the kind of finishing school where you learn which fork to use and how to walk with a book on your head. Located in Floral Park, this was a school, one of the most famous in the world, that specialized in texturized walls, faux finishes, wood graining, trompe l’oeil, and other ways of adding both look and feel to interior walls, ceilings, and floors. Additional study in Venetian plaster and creating medallions, combined with more than 20 years of experience, has led Dunn to become one of the foremost experts on faux finishes in New York, if not the whole country. Her work ranges from the barely noticeable but massively difficult — especially when she is matching existing wallpapers or antique paint that no longer exists — to the ridiculously original, like the rabbit and mushroom themed wallpaper she recently installed in an East Hampton home. She also paints wallpaper, as well as hangs it, everything from Chinoise to modern art canvases to a difficult grasscloth paint job which imitates the much more expensive grasscloth wall covering, which she also installs. She also paints brick fireplaces, to give them a fresh, textured look. But the most challenging times, although not the sexiest, are those when she needs to match color and texture on a wall that no longer exists. “I had to match an old wallpaper at the Barbizon Hotel,” she said. “It looked a little corklike; I had to figure out how they made it. I had to be like a detective and work backward.” Dunn takes her work seriously, but always with a sense of humor too. “No one walking by that little section of the Barbizon would ever know what I went through to make it look good,” she said with a laugh. Recently she finished a job in New York City where the walls were suede, actual suede in shades of blue and beige, which Dunn cut into geometric patterns for installation. “It wasn’t easy, but it looks amazing,” she said.

Rooms That Breathe But what really excites Heather Dunn is the increasing popularity, especially in Europe and other places abroad, of paint made from natural materials, which actually filters the air in a room. “It’s in keeping with this return to the look of natural fabrics, or like the suede and grasscloth, or the wood grain,” she said. “But this is actually good for you. It’s healthy, it’s zero VOC [volatile organic compounds]. It filters allergens. This is the coolest stuff ever.” She and her husband, Rich Kostura, live in Springs, and their own house is modestly and simply designed, but the ceilings in the bathroom are lime; the walls are covered with clay paint. The clay paint comes in different colors, and needs to be mixed from powder (the company Dunn uses is www.unearthedpaints.com), but the increased effort is worth it, she said. “They’re using this all over now, especially in houses where kids have asthma or people have other environmental allergies,” she said. “The clay in the walls filters the air. Isn’t that cool?” The lime plaster, thickly applied, on the bathroom ceilings, absorbs all the condensation from water. “It’s amazing,” she said. “It can literally protect a house.” Next, she wants to use beeswax, also from Unearthed Paints, to refinish the wood floors in her own home. But Dunn continues to enjoy the high-end jobs for her clients — including both designing and installing wallpaper, creating murals, and most of all, the faux finishes. And this time of year, she is busy, as her clients look more toward indoor projects for the fall and upcoming winter season. “Inside projects are great for the winter — installing wallpaper, spiffing up a foyer or a hall bathroom,” she said. What’s a popular trend she’s seeing right now? “Navy blue grasscloth,” she answered immediately. “Faux grasscloth — It’s still expensive but not as expensive, and it can really make a small bathroom look very classy, especially with white trim.” Dunn and samples of her work can be found on Facebook at Heather Dunn & Co. Interior Decorative Artisans.

Marbleizing, graining, strie, and other faux finishes are Heather Dunn’s specialty. Below, Springs resident and fab faux finisher Heather Dunn, with Louie. Independent/Heather Dunn

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A Message from Hampton Septic Services When it comes to Septic Systems most homeowners take the “Out of Sight Out of Mind” approach. If you don’t see it, you don’t have any nasty odors and septic backing up then why have it serviced? This way of thinking can cost you a lot of time and even more money! At Hamptons Septic Services OUR approach is to be Proactive rather than Reactive. More often than not, new customers contact us because their Septic System is failing at which point it becomes very difficult to control. Signs that your Septic System is failing can come in the form of simultaneously slow drainage and/or water backing up in tubs, sinks, toilets, washing machines, unusual gurgling sounds when running water, increasingly unpleasant odors in and around the house, discoloring and softening of your lawn, and depressions in the soil around the system. The good news is YES, IT IS POSSIBLE to prevent septic back-ups! Our customers receive recommended routine maintenance pumping which allows proper functionality of their septic systems preventing the unknown.

understandIng your sePtIc system: The components of modern septic systems are a house sewer drain, a septic tank, a cesspool, and the soil absorption field.

Some older homes have only a cesspool ring acting as the primary Septic Tank which then leaches directly to the soil. When you run water or flush a toilet the discharge from the drain is first collected by the Septic Tank. The Septic Tank is designed to separate waste, solids sink to the bottom forming the sludge layer and the lighter solids such as grease rise to the surface forming the scum layer. Between the solid and scum layers is the waste water layer which will eventually drain to the Cesspool where it then slowly leaches out into the ground to be biologically treated by the soil. common sePtIc system Issues: After the Septic Tank separates waste, the solids that remain in the tank are meant to break down over time, but often the rate of solid accumulation exceeds the rate of the breakdown causing the solids to overflow to the cesspool and ground, eventually causing backup of septic in the yard or house. Frequent removal and pumping of the solids in the Septic Tank will prevent system back-ups. Other reasons for poor drainage of your system could be frequent rainfall, or close proximity to beaches and oceans where the water tables are higher. In this case your system capacity may need to be increased by adding additional Cesspools.

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A Simple Change That Saves Money South Fork Peak Savers offers free smart thermostats By Stephen J. Kotz sjkotz@indyeastend.com

As autumn settles in and homeowners start to think about the grim prospect of paying their winter heating bill, the notion of looking for ways to reduce their electric bill during the dog days of summer ends up on the back burner, so to speak. But Bruce Humenik, the executive vice president of Applied Energy Group, an energy consulting company that runs South Fork Peak Savers, says any time of year is the right time to take advantage of his company’s simple — and cost-effective — program. South Fork Peak Savers contracts with PSEG-Long Island to reduce peak demand for electricity on the South Fork. Statistics show that “demand for electricity is growing twice as fast

on the South Fork” as it is elsewhere across Long Island, Humenik said, “and what drives peak demand on the South Fork is air conditioning.” The company’s goal, he continued, is to reduce demand by eight megawatts a year by next summer and continue that for the next eight years. To help reduce that top demand, which occurs only a few days each summer, Peak Savers will give residential customers smart thermostats. That’s right, it gives them away. In return for the Nest or Honeywell thermostats, which can cost $250, customers agree to allow Peak Savers to raise the temperature in their homes by one to three degrees during those days when the grid is pushed beyond

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the limits of its capacity. The program is only open to homeowners who have central air conditioning. That tiny effort, when spread over thousands of customers, is enough to avoid brownouts and blackouts on those hot and humid days in midAugust when everyone with a second home on the South Fork is in town and the AC is cranked up, Humenik said. It also means that PSEG, which manages the grid for the Long Island Power Authority, does not have to build costlier infrastructure, including small power generators called “peaker plants,” to be able to meet the extra demand. “We are on an island to begin with, and the South Fork is a peninsula with very few ways in and out,” Humenik said. “If you are trying to get more power to the community, it’s a challenge.” Smart thermostats learn the habits of a home’s occupants and automatically adjust the temperature so it is not too hot or cold when they are home and moderate it when they leave. When PSEG anticipates that a given day will be extra hot, it can override the thermostats to reduce demand. “You aren’t even going to notice it,” Humenik said of the temporary change in temperature. Humenik estimates that a home

with smart thermostats can easily result in savings of $175 to $200 for both air conditioning and heating. So far, about 2000 customers have signed up for the program. Humenik estimates that of the approximately 50,000 customers on the East End, about 42,000 are residential customers who might qualify for the Peak Savers program. “Our biggest problem is getting people to believe that it is free,” Humenik said. Peak Savers also offers rebates of up to $950 for residential customers who replace their old pool pumps with energy-efficient variable speed pumps. Old pumps “are energy hogs and you can save 90 percent of your energy use if you go from a normal to a variable speed pump,” he said. The company also works with commercial customers, offering free LED lighting that greatly reduces their electric demand. “It’s like the grand experiment,” he said of the company’s programs. “We want to see if a community can make a choice to reduce its demand or wind up with additional infrastructure.” For more information about South Fork Peak Savers, call 833-346-2181 or send an email to info@southforkpeaksavers.com.

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A Festival Of Fireplaces Photos by James J. Mackin jim@indyeastend.com

Looking for a little warmth and cheer this season? Freestanding fireplaces and stoves can add a cozy centerpiece and value to a home. Whether for use as a heating or even a cooking element, or just as a piece of incendiary art, fireplaces and stoves come in a wide range of styles

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Winter Is Coming: Is Your House Ready? Homeowners can save money following these tips By T. E. McMorrow t.e@indyeastend.com

urst pipes and flooded basements. Every winter, homeowners on the East End have to dip deep into their pockets for emergency repairs that are avoidable, Marshall Prado said last week. Prado heads Marshall and Sons, a Montauk company that has been making such emergency calls for more than 75 years. Such house calls can lead to repairs that easily cost six figures. It is all preventable, Prado says. “We recommend that you have a reliable house watcher, and a system in the house that will call you if water comes in,” he said. This, he said, is preferable to draining water out of the pipes. There is nothing better than to have someone step into your house during extreme cold periods, to make sure that all is well. And that someone should not be a friend or neighbor: friends and neighbors tend to go on vacation, and when they do, your house will not be the first thing on their minds. House watchers check for all sorts of things, like whether animals have gotten into the house. Prado has seen occasions where deer, being chased by dogs, will crash right through a window. That opening for the East End wind and cold can lead to disaster during the winter months. Rodents are another problem. Racoons and squirrels can wreak havoc on a house’s electrical system. Rodents can also create the small opening needed for a winter wind to enter a house and do its worst. Of course, not everyone can afford to hire an insured, experienced house watcher. If the decision is made to drain the plumbing in a house, Prado said make sure you are hiring an insured professional. Marshall and Sons drain and winterize a couple of hundred houses a year. Not only are the pipes in the house cleared of water, but anti-freeze is placed in the drain traps. Homeowners also need to clean their gutters. Frozen, clogged gutters allow for water and cold wind to enter the house. A common mistake made by people who live elsewhere during the win-

ter season is forgetting to shut down outdoor showers. Prado said he has seen numerous cases, over the years, of owners, frequently surfers, coming out for the weekend, and turning on the outdoor shower, then leaving without shutting it down. These frequently are on separate systems, and can be a costly repair if frozen. It is important, Prado said, to contract someone to plow the driveway to the house. If there is an emergency, such as a freeze-up, service vehicles may have to get to the house, unimpeded by several feet of snow. Also, during the winter, Prado recommends leaving plumbing cabinet doors open, so that whatever heat is in the house can get to the interior of the cabinets and the plumbing. Another step in surviving an East End winter is something most homeowners might not think about: their insurance policies. Review your policy and make sure it covers you in even the worst-case winter scenario. A generator for power outages is another important tool in the fight against winter damage. Power outages on the East End can last for days. The proliferation of Nest thermostats that run off your phone is problematic, Prado said. During winter storms, Wi-Fi may go down, and stay down, leaving the homeowner blissfully unaware of the pending danger to the house. Some people put antifreeze in their heating systems. The problem with that approach is that antifreeze will dissipate over the years, so the homeowner must make sure that there is enough present to protect the system. Have a sprinkler fire suppression system in your home or business? You likely will need a specialist to come in and winterize it for you. Last winter, at Sloppy Tuna in downtown Montauk, the plumbing system was drained, but not the sprinkler system. The result was a cascade of water onto South Edison Street. One step a homeowner can take happens before the house is even built. Most homes today are designed around

the view, with an eye on open spaces. It is important, during the design, for owners and architects to avoid placing plumbing in north-facing walls, “where the sun doesn’t shine, and the wind

hits,” Prado said. “You can’t consider your house a summer home,” Prado added, not when a winter mistake can cost hundreds of thousands of dollars.

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

having previously shown in 2013 and 2015. The exhibition will include acrylic on wood panel paintings and oil on paper paintings.

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Guild Hall Openings Opening: Saturday, October 20 Guild Hall, East Hampton Guild Hall in East Hampton presents a trio of major one-person shows, which highlight the institution’s mission of showcasing artists of the region. Each artist has lived or currently lives on the East End, and every exhibition will focus on the variety of art that has been nurtured and flourished in the area. The exhibits include Syd Solomon’s “Concealed and Revealed” in the Moran Gallery, “Please Send To: Ray Johnson,” selections from the permanent collection in the Woodhouse Gallery, and Sara Mejia Kriendler’s “In Back of Beyond” in the Spiga Gallery. The shows run through December 16.

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Opening: Saturday, October 20, from 5:30 to 7 PM The Grenning Gallery, Sag Harbor The Grenning Gallery in Sag Harbor presents “The Russian | American Painting Alliance.” The show will run through November 18. The gallery, with Ben Fenske’s guidance and leadership, is hosting the second such exhibit, which is showcasing the works from a budding relationship between the two nations’ painters.

STAX and METERS Ille Arts, Amagansett Ille Arts in Amagansett presents Don Christensen’s solo exhibition at the gallery, “STAX and METERS.” The show closes on November 12. This is Christensen’s third exhibition at the gallery,

MM Fine Art in Southampton presents “In Black & White,” an exhibit of paintings, drawing, and sculpture. The show, which is on view through October 28, will include both abstract and figurative work. Artists include Willem de Kooning, Eric Fischl, Dennis Leri, Larry Rivers, Dan Rizzie, and more.

folioeast Malia Mills, East Hampton folioeast presents the first show of the fall season in the Malia Mills space in East Hampton. This exhibit features small-scale abstract works (painting and collage) by nine East End artists. The show will be up through October 21.

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Janet Lehr Fine art presents “Handler & Umbach: Sweet Things,” an exhibition of new works by Adam Handler and Adam Umbach. This combined exhibition of their paintings in East Hampton demonstrates a true ripening of their aesthetic abilities with clear expressions of their on-going maturity and artistic harmonies. The show runs through November 4.

Luxury Graffiti Roman Fine Art, East Hampton Roman Fine Art presents “Luxury Graffiti,” a solo exhibition of new works by artist Stephen Wilson. Wilson’s first exhibition at Roman Fine Art features works from his ongoing Luxury series as well as selections from his newest Model Tapestries and Brick Wall series. The exhibit continues through Sunday, November 4.

Autumn on the East End Amagansett Free Library “Autumn on the East End — Paintings by Gerald D. Rahm” is on display at The Amagansett Free Library. The show runs through October 31.

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Entertainment By Nicole Teitler nicole@indyeastend.com

Wednesday and Friday, from 6 to 9 PM www.ehitclubhouse.com The Clubhouse in East Hampton presents live music with Chelsea Takami on Wednesday, October 17, and Potter/ Tekulsky on Friday, October 19.

Townline 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.

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East Hampton Library presents the family movie, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone. Sign up required.

Bay Street Theater in Sag Harbor presents SEED: The Untold Story.

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www.southamptonartscenter.org Southampton Arts Center presents Strawberry and Chocolate, a retrospective of Cuban filmmaker Tomas Gutierrez Alea, presented with Havana Film Festival. Tickets are $10; $7 for friends of SAC.

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Friday, October 19, at 6 PM www.townlinebbq.com Townline BBQ in Sagaponack hosts live music every Friday from 6 to 9 PM. This week is Tom and Lisa.

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Parrish Art Museum in Water Mill presents pianist Nadejda Vlaeva, as part of its Salon Series. Tickets are $25; $10 for members, children, and students.

Bay Street Theater in Sag Harbor presents Eagles Weekend with “the world’s greatest” Eagles tribute band, Eaglemania!

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Music For Montauk Sunday, October 21, at 2 PM www.guildhall.org

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Etta James Salute Sunday, October 21, at 7:30 PM www.suffolktheater.com The Suffolk Theater in Riverhead presents a blues salute to Etta James featuring Janiva Magness, Ruthie Foster, and Roomful of Blues.

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Bay Street Theater in Sag Harbor presents a new play by Jan Buckaloo. Far Beyond Northern Sea is a political satire.

The Red Badge of Courage Friday and Saturday, at 7 PM Sunday, 2:30 PM www.scc-arts.org Southampton Cultural Center and Boots on thse Ground Theatre present The Red Badge of Courage now through November 4. General admission tickets are $25.

Sunday, October 21, at 8 PM www.whbpac.org Westhampton Beach Performing Arts Center features Meat Loaf’s Neverland Band, spotlighting “American Idol” winner Caleb Johnson.

The Met: Live in HD Saturday, October 20, at 1 PM www.guildhall.org Guild Hall in East Hampton presents a screening of Saint-Saëns’s Samson et Dalila.

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Words Gallery Talk Sunday, October 21, at 1 PM www.guildhall.org Guild Hall in East Hampton presents a gallery talk with Mike Solomon. Tickets are free.

BookHampton Saturday, October 20, at 4 PM www.bookhampton.com BookHampton in East Hampton presents Thad Vogler, author of By the Smoke and the Smell and Robert Simonson, who penned 3-Ingredient Cocktails.

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J. Crew Garments For Good Photos by Richard Lewin On the afternoon of Friday, October 12, the J. Crew stores in East Hampton and Southampton went pink, as both locations held an event to benefit the Coalition of Women’s Cancers at Stony Brook Southampton Hospital. A portion of event sales were donated by J. Crew as part of their “Garments for Good” program. The CWC is headed by Susan Barry Roden and Stacy Quarty, with additional support from Julie Ratner and the Ellen Hermanson Foundation.

Horticultural Alliance Of The Hamptons Photos by Richard Lewin On Sunday afternoon, October 14, horticulture and entomology expert Anne Haines traveled from her home base at RareFind Nursery in Jackson, New Jersey, to Bridgehampton Community House, to speak about “Fragrant Plants for Your Garden” to the Horticultural Alliance of the Hamptons. HAH board president Janet Donohoe Ollinger introduced the guest speaker.

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MFD Annual Inspection Dinner Photos by Richard Lewin Members of the Montauk Fire Department were asked to wear their class A uniforms to Gosman’s Restaurant on Saturday, October 13, for the department’s signature Annual Inspection Dinner. The highlights of an evening of fun, food, and camaraderie were the awards to the best of 2017. MFD Chief Vinnie Franzone, First Assistant Chief David Ryan, Second Assistant Chief Mickey Valcich, and Dustin Lightcap, Captain of Company No. 4 presented Fireman of the Year to Donald Schnell of Company No. 1, Company of the Year to Company No. 2, and Emergency Medical Technician of the Year to Susan Farnham.

Tuesday Club Photos by Richard Lewin Erik Peterson, owner of Peterson Physical Therapy, was invited to be guest speaker at East Hampton Village Mayor Paul Rickenbach, Jr.’s monthly meeting of the Tuesday Club.

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Protecting Our Sacred Land Photos by Xylia Serafy The South Fork Natural History Museum hosted a panel discussion and event on Saturday, October 13, on “Protecting Our Sacred Land — Finding A Common Ground: A Conversation with the Center for Humans and Nature.” The well-attended event included a panel of conservation experts, concerned citizens, and indigenous people. A blessing was performed outside by the Shinnecock Nation Numasis Group, and attendees included politicians along with professionals and locals.

Canine Body Language Photos by Richard Lewin Julie Briggs’s dog Wally stole the show and attracted all the attention on his monthly visit to John Jermain Library in Sag Harbor on Friday, October 12. Besides having the opportunity to pet, scratch, and play with Wally, serious canine fans assembled in the Library’s Friends Community Meeting Room, to enjoy a presentation about canine body language by Gail Murphy, a member of the Certified Council for Professional Dog Trainers. Gail’s lively discussion explained what a dog is telling us with its ears, tail, eyes, and body position.

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Oyster Tasting This Weekend Shelter Island shucks to its history By Nicole Teitler nicole@indyeastend.com

Shelter Island Historical Society presents its annual Shelter Island Oyster Tasting this Saturday, October 20, from 4 to 6 PM at Havens Barn. The event will include raw oysters, Rockefeller oysters, a special local wine pairing of Suhru Wines along with Montauk Brewing Company and Peroni beer, crudité and veggies from Sylvester Manor, and dancing to music by Tom & Lisa and friends. In addition to small plate tastings on eco-friendly compostable tableware, there will be kids activities and snacks. This year’s co-chairs are Janet D’Amato and Beth Swanstrom, with major sponsors Bridgehampton Nation Bank and Alice’s Fish Market. “It celebrates a time in history

when oysters were a thriving industry on the East End,” noted Alice Clark, a member of the Shelter Island Oyster Tasting committee. “In addition to the educational component, the event has evolved into an Island tradition. Attendees savor local oysters and cultivate a relationship with the gatekeeper of their island history.” Walk into Havens Barn and marvel at featured images from the Shelter Island Historical Society archives that highlight the Shelter Island Oyster Company. Formed in 1922, the Historical Society aims to maintain and preserved pieces of history for future generations. Tickets are $60 per person. Visit www.shelterislandhistorical.org.

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La Parm Touts Italian Family Recipes The made-from-scratch menu includes pasta, pizza, and sauce By Hannah Selinger

In August 2017, La Parmigiana, the steadfast Italian Southampton eatery that opened in 1974, went on the market for just under $7 million. In the year that has passed, however, La Parm, as it is known to locals, has remain unsold, its 5500-square-foot building continuing to play host to some of the East End’s most reliable food. Which is to say: This restaurant has an expiration date, but no one knows when that is. Most recently, local reports stated that the owners had, in fact, opted to

take it off of the market — for now, at least. As with so many established East End haunts, La Parmigiana may soon become a relic. Say it ain’t so. Celestino Gambino opened his eatery 44 years ago, having just emigrated from Villa Maria, a small town near Palermo, Italy. Celestino had family in the area. His brother, Peter, owned Westhampton Beach’s Baby Moon, a restaurant that remains, to this day, a family affair. Gambino worked for his brother as an apprentice before

branching out on his own. Lacking any means necessary to employ outside help, Gambino recruited family members to help in his burgeoning business: aunts, uncles, children, and anyone else whom he felt could lend reliable, affordable labor. The business remained Celestino Gambino’s pride and joy until in 2010, when, at 73, he died of cancer. The restaurant was left, in equal shares, to his surviving family members. Well, some of them, anyway. Gambino’s sister, Lina Venesina, owned and operated Sag Harbor’s Conca d’Oro, until 2017, when, after over 40 years in business, she and her husband sold it to restaurateurs Michael Cinque and Laurent Tourondel, who changed the space to reflect modern tastes. The former Conca d’Oro space now operates as the ceaselessly busy Sag Pizza. Post-2010, La Parmigiana has been owned by Celestino Gambino’s son, daughter-in-law, siblings, and grandchildren — 11 people in total. Recipes remain the same as they were

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44 years ago. The restaurant is, perhaps, best known for its pizza. Dough is made in house and sauce is, reportedly, a family recipe, handed down from Celestino’s wife, Josephine (who continues to make — and serve — her own caponata, a condiment made from eggplant, peppers, and olives). In an effort to expand its customer base, La Parmigiana began selling its sauce and frozen pizzas to Bridgehampton’s King Kullen. These items, along with dough, are also available for sale at the restaurant itself, should patrons wish to make their own version in the privacy of their own kitchens. One thing La Parm proudly touts? The menu is almost entirely made from scratch. Specialties include the clam sauce, pizza (of course), and frutti di mare, as well as Josephine’s epic caponata. Mozzarella, served with prosciutto and basil for a refreshing salad, or, alternately, with tomatoes and mesclun in the restaurant’s take on caprese, is made in house. Pasta options crowd an entire menu page — there are nearly 30 options in all, not including the sides of pasta that arrive with the restaurant’s entrées. The wine list is a mostly by-theglass affair, with 20 selections of red, white, rosé, and sparkling wines available. There’s a fundamental emphasis on Italy, of course, though other wine regions — Washington, California, Argentina, Spain, and New Zealand, for instance — are also represented. It remains to be seen how long La Parm will stay open. Conca d’Oro’s sweet spot was snapped up quickly, but other Hamptons restaurants, like Silver’s, have stayed on the market longer than expected. Still, prime real estate east of the Shinnecock is still commanding high prices, and patrons should expect that the time may be nigh for La Parm. In the meantime, soak up all of the pizza, pasta, and Italian delicacies while you still can. Nothing is certain, not even the most reliable of pies.

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RECIPE OF THE WEEK Chef Joe Cipro

Grilled Skirt Steak With Parmesan Baked Egg & Smoky Hollandaise

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Ingredients (serves 4) 1 dozen eggs 1 1/2 lbs skirt steak 1 c grated Parmesan cheese 1/2 lb butter 10 oz mixed greens 1 qt cherry tomatoes 1 tsp Dijon mustard 1 lemon 2 Tbsp chipotle hot sauce 1 tsp chopped shallot

Directions Begin by cutting the steak into four equal pieces and heating up your grill. While the steaks sit at room temperature for a few minutes, begin heating half of your butter over medium heat in a small saucepan. When a white foam develops on the top of the melted butter, skim it off with a spoon or ladle and reserve the clarified butter for your sauce.

To make the Hollandaise, start by boiling some water in a pot. Separate five egg yolks into a metal mixing bowl and whisk the egg yolks in the bowl while holding over the boiling water. Once the eggs become firm and are cooked, use a blender and blend on high with the clarified butter, mustard, shallot, juice from half the lemon, hot sauce, and salt and pepper. Season and grill each skirt steak at four minutes on each side. Once that is finished, allow the steaks to rest for five minutes. Meanwhile, crack the remainder of the eggs into an oiled sauté pan and bake the eggs in the oven for 10 minutes. At five minutes, remove the egg pan and coat the eggs with the grated Parmesan cheese. When the eggs are done, place over the steak. Serve with your favorite side salad of greens and tomatoes and finish with your Hollandaise.

Ram’s Head Celebrates Fall Oktoberfest, a pumpkin cocktail, and date night part of festivities By Jessica Mackin-Cipro jessica@indyeastend.com

This Saturday, October 20, The Ram’s Head Inn on Shelter Island will present its Oktoberfest 2018. The event, which is held from 1 to 5 PM will include a classic pig roast and live music from Points East Band. There will be a raffle to benefit the Island Gift of Life Foundation. Tickets are $40 for adults and $20 for children under eight. The buffet is from 1 to 3:30 PM. For tickets and more info, visit www.theramsheadinn.com. This fall, Friday night is Date Night at the Ram’s Head Inn. For a prix fixe of $35 per person, the chef will prepare a special three-course meal, which is complimented with specially priced wines. Live music in the lounge also makes this a romantic night on the island. Harbor Hall, the classic cocktail

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Guest-Worthy Recipe: Chef Gerron Douglas

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Happy Hour Greek Lamb Sliders By Zachary Weiss

Who: Chef Gerron Douglas

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Chef Douglas’s GuestWorthy Recipe: Conrad New York’s Happy Hour Greek Lamb Sliders

Why? “Our Lamb Slider recipe is perfect for guests trying lamb for the first time or who are enthusiasts of lamb. Including the garlic, shallots, and herbs in the grinding process both cuts the gaminess and enhances the distinct flavor of lamb. Grilling the sliders adds a seasoning you can’t manufacture, while providing a healthier cooking option.

The remaining components work together to tell the complete story. Lamb is the lead, the cucumber crisp, the tzatziki creamy yet cooling, and the feta provides a natural saltiness that brings everything together.”

Ingredients 1.5 lb lamb shoulder (boneless, trimmed) 4 garlic cloves (peeled) 3 shallots (peeled and diced) 2 Tbsp flat leaf parsley 8 mini brioche buns (silver dollar size, two-inches) 1 red pepper (roasted, cleaned, julienned) 1 hot house cucumber (1/4-inch slices) 1 c tzatziki sauce 3 Tbsp feta cheese (crumbled)

Cut Lamb shoulder into one-inch cubes. Pass lamb through meat grinder. Reserve ground lamb and refrigerate for 20 minutes. Pass ground lamb, shallots, garlic, and parsley through grinder. For twice ground lamb mixture into eight threeounce patties. Season lamb patties with kosher salt and pepper to taste. Grill lamb sliders on hot grill for approximately three minutes on each side. Allow sliders to “rest” for five minutes. Toast slider buns until golden,

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careful to not burn. (Pro tip: Use the same grill or grill pan for a smoky flavor.) TO ASSEMBLE Spread tzatziki sauce on both top and bottom of bun. On bottom bun, place one slice of cucumber, a few pieces of roasted pepper. Place one lamb slider patty next and top with crumbled feta. Place top bun and secure with large toothpick or skewer. Serve immediately with remaining tzatziki sauce as dip.

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OLD DOGS NEW TRIPS By Vay David & John Laudando

One World Observatory: Reﬂecting On New York Viewing familiar NYC sights through the eyes of first-time visitors olddogsnewtrips@gmail.com A bird’s eye view of Manhattan. Independent/John Laudando

We took friends from Denmark on a visit to New York City, and it opened our eyes. To begin, when we parked, we heard the skirl of bagpipes and, looking down on it from the parking garage, saw the Tunnel to Tower Race honoring a fireman who bravely took that route to help others on 9/11. Below us were countless firemen, each holding a banner photo of a fireman who had died that day, and cadets all holding American flags. So we had our breath taken away before we even took our first exhilarating ride of the day, to be followed later by the Westfield World Trade Center, with its infinite memorial pools and One World Observatory. What did we do next? We took a ride on the Staten Island Ferry, perhaps the greatest free ride in the world! Even if you are a resident of New York City, if you haven’t ridden the ferry in a while, don’t wait. Get aboard. I can’t imagine even a regular commuter on the ferry easily growing tired of the constantly moving scenery, now reflected all around by the mirrored column of One World Observatory that rises above Lower Manhattan. The wind in your hair, the sun on your cheeks — 5.2 miles aboard what has become one of the most iconic attractions of New York City. (Check the slide show at indyeastend.com to see that ride unfold.) The view from the ferry is, quite simply, spectacular. You see the glitter of Lower Manhattan, Ellis Island, the Statue of Liberty herself, the Verrazano Narrows and the graceful same-named structure that bridges them, even the busy Port of New Jersey. Once we reached Staten Island, we immediately turned around and headed back to Manhattan to repeat our voyage from the alternate perspective. Then it was time to wonder — and again reflect — at the infinite pools of black water that mark the foundations

of the fallen towers. Time to run a finger across the engraved names of some of the many innocent people who lost their lives that day. The pools feel much like the Vietnam Memorial in Washington D.C. Dark and eternal and monumental. Then it was off for total exhilaration — the 47-second ride up the Skypod Elevator to the top of the mirrored tower that is One World Observatory. Your path to the elevator lets you reach out and touch the bedrock that the Big Apple has sprung from. The elevator takes you on a ride from that bedrock through a flashing chronological depiction of centuries of New York’s development, before you arrive, a bit breathless, at the top of the tallest building in the Western Hemisphere. One hundred and two stories. And you wonder if the feeling of movement is simply from the elevator ride — or perhaps the sway of the building? I can’t describe what’s next better than the Observatory itself does. See Forever Theater: Surround yourself with the rhythms of the city. This heart-pumping audiovisual experience sets up your first glimpse of the spectacular skyline. It will take your breath away! Already, we’d lost our breath several times, but that was nothing compared to what came next. The theater itself disappears and all you are left with is the stunning 360-degree view from 1776 feet in the air. You can find the Empire State Building and the Chrysler in Midtown, look across to the New Jersey Palisades, see the Hudson (site of the famous plane landing? asked my Danish friend), see the Brooklyn Bridge, and the Brooklyn Heights Promenade. When we descended (just a bit) to the full circle of the observatory, we encountered several of the cadets we saw earlier as they held U.S. flags.

We pass one Staten Island Ferry while aboard another. Independent/John Laudando

I asked one and was pleased to learn that, in honor of their service that day, they were guests of the Observatory. We were proud to be there with them. We wandered and wondered, covering the full circle of the Observatory, which includes a gift shop and restaurant. You can dine, drink, have your souvenir photo taken, and rent a device-guided tour that let’s you pinpoint what you’re observing. Or like us, you can simply look and look and look. Following our descent from the tower (another opportunity for gasping for breath), we entered a realm neither

John nor I had ever seen —The Oculus. This soaring centerpiece of the World Trade Center’s Transportation Hub comprises 78,000 square feet of multilevel state-of-the-art retail and dining. And it is the entrance and exit from PATH trains and subway lines. Next visit to the area, I certainly want to arrive here on a subway train, to ascend to this giant wonder. You can enjoy many glimpses of the wonders of Manhattan at indyeastend.com. Visit our website at olddogsnewtrips.com, and we welcome your comments on our Facebook page—Old Dogs, New Trips.

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Mosquito Spraying Reduced Program aims to protect Accabonac Harbor environment By Justin Meinken justin@indyeastend.com Significantly less methoprene is being sprayed in Accabonac Harbor as part of a new cooperative program with County Vector Control, The Nature Conservancy, East Hampton Trustees, and Suffolk County Legislator Bridget Fleming. This program is in response to many years of concern over the potentially harmful effects of airborne pesticides that are sprayed in over 190 acres of wetlands at Accabonac Harbor. This pristine area off Gardiners Bay in East Hampton boasts a wide array of local wildlife and holds an important role in the ecosystem. Fleming brought The Nature Conservancy, Suffolk County Vector Control, the East Hampton Town Trustees, the Town of East Hampton, and 10 volunteer citizen-scientists together to address this issue. Started in 2017, the program worked to reduce pesticide risks while still providing public health protection. The program, implemented for 11 weeks of the 2018 spraying season, from May 21 through September 21, was led by East Hampton Trustees Susan McGraw Keber and John Allred, Nicole Maher of The Nature Conser-

vancy, and Environmental Technician with the Town of East Hampton Planning Department, Mike DeLalio. The team then collected dip samples at almost 6000 geographic information systems data points over the summer to test for the presence of mosquito larvae. The information was then sent to Suffolk County Vector Control where the staff mapped the larval distribution and reviewed the data for a treatment decision by the Director of Vector Control, Tom Iwanejko. If locations were discovered that required treatment, a helicopter was sent to spray the “hot spots” within the area. The results clearly showed that the need for pesticides in certain locations was significantly lower than previously estimated. Only 544 out of 6000 samples contained mosquito larvae, in an area of 70 acres out of 190 acres. The reduction in the amount of spray needed and the reduction in helicopter usage saved the county an estimated $18,000. In addition, the treatments targeting the points identified by the team showed that breeding was predominantly along the upper marsh edge, and applications were therefore

Edible Ed Course Focuses On Local Agriculture University series designed around food skills By Justin Meinken justin@indyeastend.com East End residents now have the opportunity to learn more about the culture of our locally produced foods. Stony Brook University at Southampton is hosting a hands-on, non-credit Edible Education course that will be open to the public. Taught in eight classes with two supplemental gardening intensives

by Edible East End founding editor Brian Halweil, the new course begins on Thursday, October 25 and runs through December 20. All participants must register by October 22. The course is designed around the concept of building food skills, community, and knowledge. The new course will demonstrate why agriculture and

This map details the locations that will be the main treatment locations. Independent/Courtesy Chief Legislative Aide, Ross Slotnick

moved away from the harbor and potential direct contact with the bay. The team has continued to identify hot spots where wetland restoration processes will reduce the number of mosquito larvae. For example, during initial surveying in 2017, the team observed a sunken boat sitting in shallow waters that was harboring larvae breeding. The town trustees removed the boat, eliminating the breeding area

and the need for pesticide applications at that spot. Pesticide applications decreased by 50 percent in 2018 and no spray was determined to be needed for four of the 11 total weeks, with an additional two weeks without spraying during other times. These processes reduce potential contamination, increase taxpayer savings, and decrease the risk of contracting mosquito-borne diseases.

food are the most influential ways in which humans interact with the planet. Finally, the course will examine the impacts of the new American food culture with topics such as school lunch reform, food safety, animal welfare, genetically modified organisms, CRISPR genome editing, farm bill reform, Long Island wines, and more. Each class will include a 30-minute food skill lesson, including cooking, gardening, and food preservation skills. Students will go to South Fork kitchens and the campus staff garden for these lessons. The two gardening intensives will be held on campus as well. When asked who the course hopes to attract, Halweil said, “The course is for teachers, health care providers, food entrepreneurs, parents, or anyone interested in making food a bigger part of their career and life. When we understand food and drink more, we can enjoy it more.” The Edible Education Course will

A student tends one of Stony Brook University’s gardens. Independent/Courtesy Stony Brook University

meet on Thursdays, from 5:20 to 8:10 PM, from October 25 to December 20. The classes will be Chancellors Hall room 237, and the two gardening intensives are from 9 AM to noon on two Saturdays, November 10 and November 17. The course costs a total of $985, with registration and additional information available at www.stonybrook. edu or by emailing SouthamptonArts@ stonybrook.edu.

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A Walk Down Memory Lane With Ronald Christiansen A recollection of working on the lunar module By Valerie Bando-Meinken valerie@indyeastend.com

Above: Ron Christiansen inspects the Descent Rig.

Top right: The Ascent Rig being lowered for testing.

Bottom left: Ron with Flight Operations crew at Grumman Corporation.

Photos Courtesy of Ronald Christiansen

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In 1961, when President Kennedy announced to the world that the United States was going to put a man on the moon, I had no idea that I was going to be part of making it happen,” said Ronald Christiansen of Hampton Bays. “I was working as a mechanic and plane captain in Grumman Corporation’s Flight Operations plant when Grumman won the contract to build the lunar module that would take the astronauts to the moon and back,” he said. “The LM was in the early days of production when Grumman moved me and my family to Las Cruces, New Mexico to work at the White Sands Test Facility. I bought a VW van, put two roof racks on the top, bought some tents, and we took a family vacation on our way to New Mexico.” According to Christiansen, he plotted their relocation vacation route across the Trans-Canada Highway, enabling them to see many of the Canadian Provinces as well as the Dakotas and both rims of the Grand Canyon before arriving in Las Cruces. “It was 100 degrees when we arrived and we stayed in the Mission Inn Motel for some time before we found a place to live,” he recalled.The father of three boys, William, James, and John, Christiansen and his wife Jo-Ann found a home across from the State University. “The boys were 12, 10, and eight years old at the time. They had a lot of freedom in New Mexico,” Christiansen said. “They would like to go over to the college a lot. It was an agricultural college and they had cattle. They were extra-long cattle,” he said with a chuckle. “They were strange looking. They bred them with extra ribs so they were longer than regular cows.” Although Christiansen had many years of working on naval jets and ensuring their precision in flight, he admits that when he arrived at the White Sands Testing Facility, “I was a babe in the woods. I didn’t know what I was testing. They handed me a safety manual and told me to read it carefully. I knew rocket fuels were very dangerous.” “I learned that we had to use special issue Dickson escape suits when we entered certain chambers. They looked like the same suits the astronauts used. They were self-contained with oxygen backpacks and full helmets. But I was too big for any of them to fit me so

they had to give me a different suit. It was made out of one-quarter-inch rubber, an oxygen backpack, a helmet, and an escape zipper that went from shoulder to shoulder. The guys called it ‘the elephant hide’ because it was probably as thick as an elephant’s skin,” he explained. “I remember the first time I saw the LM,” Christiansen said. “I told them, ‘You guys are crazy!’ It looked like a plumber’s nightmare. But working on the LM was a lot of fun and every day was a challenge. The astronauts would come sometimes to see what we were doing at the test site. I would go with them on tour. They would look at it and shake their heads. I had a lot fun with them, especially Rusty Schweickart. He was so young. He looked like a kid.” As a plane captain, Christiansen was part of the

team that tested both the Ascent and Descent rigs of the LM. “The first time we tested the protective blankets on the underside of the Ascent rig, it was Christmas Eve of 1966. The explosion from the Ascent rocket blew the protective blanket to smithereens and ripped everything. We were working 84-hour weeks to get mission ready. We had to deal with all types of issues — fuel leaks, cracks in the fuel tanks, valves that didn’t automatically open as needed — as well as insuring the safety insulation for the astronauts would work and stay intact. And testing didn’t come easy as we had to simulate the conditions of space in our tests to be sure that everything would work when the LM was actually in space and then on the moon. We had huge steam generators that burned liquid oxygen and isopropyl alcohol which created the space simulated vacuum to test in,” he said. “We weren’t mission-ready until April of 1969. Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin were walking on the moon on July 20, 1969. Credit needs to go to the Long Islanders from Plant 5 who built the LM. It was their workmanship that got us to the moon and back,” he said. Once the LM testing was completed, Christiansen moved his family back to New York and settled into a home in Hampton Bays. While, Jo-Ann, who was his childhood sweetheart, opened a quilting store known as the Kalico Kitten on Main Street in their hometown, he continued his work with Grumman as a plane captain, even participating in several helicopter rescue missions. Christiansen retired from Grumman in 1990 and later volunteered time at the Cradle of Aviation Museum in Garden City, taking great pride at answering questions about the Lunar Module that is on display there. “Anytime I’m asked about the LM, I tell everyone about the people of Plant 5 who built it. They gave me nice toys to play with,” the 85-year-old said with a smile, “but they’re the ones that made it all possible.”

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Classic Car Club Photos by Jan Marie Mackin The Long Island Moose Riverhead Lodge 1742 held the Classic Car Club show on Sunday, October 14, adjacent to Tanger Mall. The Batmobile and mint autos representing the decades were show stoppers.

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The exterior of 925 1st Street, known as the Captain King House, in New Suffolk. Independent/Courtesy Douglas Elliman

Historic King House Reimagined Douglas Elliman has the listing, for $1.599 million By Bridget LeRoy bridget@indyeastend.com

Captain Libbeus Vincent King, buried in the Wainscott Cemetery, was commander of the whaling boat, Susan. A letter written home acknowledged that on his last voyage, “The Susan, like most of the vessels of the fleet after 1850, was old and leaky. She leaked so badly by May, 1863, Capt. King put into St. Helena, and there the crew mutinied.” But Captain King was able to return to his house in New Suffolk, which he had built in 1850, and where King Street is named after him. The

whaleboat captain married a Conklin, and his descendants still live on the Twin Forks. The Captain’s 150-year-old house has been reimagined and expanded by the current owner, but has kept the shipyard feel, incorporating lots of wood and even sailcloth into the design. Completely renovated by renowned London-based interior designer Christine Kennedy, the $1.599 million home has three bedrooms and three and one-half baths, fireplace, and expansive water views. It’s only

one block to the beach, where the first submarine base in the United States was located. According to Victoria Germaise of Douglas Elliman, “A 93-year-old neighbor told me he learned how to play poker in that house when he was six.”

Captain's 150-yearold house has been reimagined and expanded by the current owner The family was clearly interested in history, judging by the photo of Isaac Vincent King, son of the captain, shown here in Revolutionary War garb, most likely for a reenactment or a festival in the early 1900s.

Isaac Vincent King, son of Captain Libbeus V. King, in Revolutionary War garb. Independent/Courtesy Douglas Elliman

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civilization-threatening climate disaster. The NY Times Magazine devoted an entire edition in August to a story on how we are too late to save humanity because our politicians will never agree to do so. Climate change is humanity’s greatest threat, and it is happening much faster than the worst-case scenarios previously outlined. I am running for State Comptroller on the Green Party line in support of the simple step of getting the state to divest our pension funds from fossil fuels so that we no longer seek to profit from the destruction of the planet. It is morally wrong and an increasingly bad financial investment. Since 350.org started the divestment campaign five years ago to help create the political will to act on climate, more than 1000 institutions with $7.2 trillion in investments have agreed to divest. New York City and the Republic of Ireland have agreed to do so as well. The hardest task we face is to commit to a society-wide emergency mobilization to save humanity. The good news is that we already know how to do a lot of things that will help, like renewable energy from wind, solar, and geothermal. Moving to those energy sources means millions of new living wage jobs, thousands of fewer deaths annually in NYS from air pollution, and much lower electric rates in the future. Scientists with the Drawdown

Continued From Page 8. of the well-being of the country. Based on the testimony I believe they confirmed someone who probably assaulted a female, and who either lied to the Senate Judiciary Committee, or could not remember the assault because of his highly intoxicated condition. Kavanaugh probably lied to the committee when he downplayed his vast beer consumption in college. Numerous classmates have stated he was a heavy drinker and a belligerent drunk. Kavanaugh appears to be highly partisan and biased as evidenced during the committee hearings when he said there was a left-wing conspiracy against him including “revenge on behalf of the Clintons, and millions of dollars in money from outside left-wing opposition groups.” Kavanaugh is deeply flawed and an unworthy Supreme Court justice. The veracity and unbiased opinions of the Supreme Court are in question. Donald Moskowitz

Greatest Threat Dear Editor: The United Nations climate organization (IPCC) recently released a report saying humanity needed to take dramatic action immediately — unprecedented in scope in human history — if we are to avoid a

Project recently put out a list of the 100 most effective (including on cost) steps we can take to reduce climate change — many of them surprising (increasing education of women, agriculture practices.) We need to vote this election for candidates who are wholeheartedly committed to climate justice and taking immediate action. Ask them how they stand on the issue. Vote knowing that the lives of your children and grandchildren depend on it. Sincerely, Mark Dunlea

Dog Eat Dog Dear Rick, Last week’s Rick’s Space was a classic. You speak better Italian than English. Love The Godfather references. Kidding aside, secular-progressives want to apply today’s rules, regulations, and PC mentality to a bunch of 1492 guys who shed blood, sweat, and tears and miraculously made it across the Atlantic. If they raped and killed American natives for no good reason, that was wrong. No way around it. But the world had a different set of rules back then and, well, it was dog-eat-dog. The pussy-hat crowd could probably find reason to take down the statue of every pre-2000 guy. Dominic Testo

Leftwing Nonsense Dear Rick, The “Indians” didn’t come from India. The ones from India, meaning not Pocahontas, Liz Warren from Boston, or other Democrats, are the real Indians. The socalled “natives” of America crossed the Bering Sea on foot or small canoes from Russia — the Mongolian Plains — to Alaska. It was the first time Russia Collusion was recorded. Then they traveled east and south to harass the rightful white owners of America who came indigenously, er, I meant, ingeniously, later to loot the land that G-d gave them. The Somalis and Syrians came via planes and boats paid from the public treasury, courtesy of a Kenyan with two Muslim fathers who also had an authentic, and as genuine as he was, Hawaiian birth certificate. In fact, the latest studies link the Indians to Europeans — making Europeans the native, better put, “indigenous” people of the Americas. Incidentally, Mr. Murphy, if He was not God who gave everything, including America and the outer planets to the white man who colonized and oppressed everyone, including the extraterrestrials who will no longer come here to vote Democrat, then tell me who did? Unapologetically free of PC and nitwit leftwing nonsense, Andy Benjamin

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Westhampton’s Clarke Lewis rushes with the ball behind Liam McIntyre. Independent/Gordon M. Grant

Westhampton Holds Off Half Hollow Hills Hurricanes pick up 18th straight win behind dominant defense By Desirée Keegan desiree@indyeastend.com

Westhampton Beach’s football team had a rallying cry from day one of practice: Build their own legacy. And in case you didn’t know, the Hurricanes still have a pretty good football team. Don’t believe it? All you had to do was witness the Hurricanes’ 17-14 win over Half Hollow Hills West in a battle of undefeated teams. Westhampton (6-0) was reeling after the Colts’ opening touchdown drive October 13, but it didn’t last

long. Nine seconds to be exact. That’s because Tyler Nolan returned the ensuing kickoff 85 yards for a touchdown en route to what is now the Hurricanes’ 18th straight win. As Nolan ran up the field, his teammates dashed down the sideline with him, leaping and shouting, grinning from ear-to-ear. What may have ignited the team and crowd more was the Hurricanes’ stifling defense, Continued On Page 30.

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Westhampton’s Jaden Alfano St. John bulls his way through Half Hollow Hills West’s defense. Independent/Gordon M. Grant

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Westhampton’s Liam McIntyre carries the ball. Independent/Gordon M. Grant

which held one of the county’s most high-powered offenses — averaging 33 points per game — scoreless in the second half. Fullback Liam McIntyre’s sack and Clarke Lewis’s blocked pass proved crucial on third downs during that span. “Everyone thought we were going to lose once we lost Dylan Laube,” Nolan said of last season’s star running back. “But we’re proving Westhampton is here to play.” Head coach Bryan Schaumloffel said while others may have doubted what his team could do, he never did. Not for a single second. “Dylan Laube was a great player for us, and we love Dylan Laube, but a lot of people thought, ‘How are you going to do it without Dylan?’ And I thought we had great players,” he said. “Our guys wanted to prove this year that they’re good football players too. They feel they have something to prove. And I think they went out there and made a statement.” Lewis’s fumble recovery in the first quarter was another big play at

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“I think that was our nerves showing,” McIntyre said of the Colts’ first touchdown. “It’s human to hang your head and be upset about it, so to have Tyler have a huge run like that and even up the score, it lifts everyone up.”

the right time. Westhampton received the ball on its own 11-yard line, and marched downfield, using a 33-yard catch by Jaden Alfano St. John (14 carries for 69 yards) and a nine-yard run by Nolan (16 carries for 76 yards) to get to the end zone. McIntrye punched it in to give the Hurricanes the lead. “I think that was our nerves showing,” McIntyre said of the Colts’ first touchdown. “It’s human to hang your head and be upset about it, so to have Tyler have a huge run like that and even up the score, it lifts everyone up.” After a Half Hollow Hills score and a blocked extra-point attempt, kicker

Westhampton’s Tyler Nolan rushes toward the end zone. Independent/Gordon M. Grant

Jackson Hulse nailed a 26-yard field goal with four seconds left in the half for the 17-13 lead. Following the win, all McIntyre (17 carries for 61 yards and 12 tackles) could keep repeating was, “This feels so good.” “We all worked hard all week in practice and all summer for this, and it’s showed on the field. Week in, week out we make stops. Every game up to this point we’ve let up just one or two touchdowns a game. To go 180, not many people can say they’ve done that, so it feels good,” he said, and smiled before adding, “And I can’t wait to get another win.”

Westhampton’s Tate Buhl sacks Half Hollow Hills West’s quarterback. Independent/Gordon M. Grant

Westhampton’s Liam McIntyre breaks free of a tackler as he makes his way downfield with the ball. Independent/ Gordon M. Grant

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Cortina Green Is Killing It Olivia Jayne proves just as good in Westhampton sweep By Desirée Keegan desiree@indyeastend.com

Olivia Jayne may be new to the varsity team, but she’s setting a good example. The sophomore setter came up with 25 assists, nine aces, and three digs during Westhampton Beach’s shutout of Amityville on the road October 13, 25-23, 25-13, 25-9. She had a handful of aces during a

Juliette Seeglier slams a hard serve for an ace. Independent/Desirée Keegan

10-point scoring streak in the third set. Jayne was at the service line for seven of them as the Hurricanes (10-2 overall, 7-1 in League VI) went up 10-1, limiting the Colts to fewer and fewer points with each set. “She’s on a very nice trajectory to get better and better,” head coach Lenny Zaloga said. “At the beginning of the travel season last year, she almost couldn’t serve over the net, and now her serving is nice and low and straight. She serves a hard, flat ball.” Jayne said she’s taken her role seriously, replacing a junior that left the team at the beginning of the season. “I had a few double touches — I was making mistakes — so I was nervous, but we pulled through,” she said. “A few of my serves were nail-biters that just rolled over the net, but you have to find their weakest passer, and that was working for me.” Senior outside hitter Cortina Green (14 kills, five digs) picked up two of her kills for Westhampton during the third-set spurt. “She’s definitely our best hitter,” Zaloga said of his captain. “She’s got a weak ankle right now so she’s a little tentative with what she does, but when she’s healthy, she’s really good.” Amityville was up 15-10 and 20-15 during the first set, and spikes

from Green and junior Juliette Seeglier (nine digs, six kills, six aces) helped Westhampton tie the set 23-23 before Seeglier scored the final point to put it away. “We were not very aggressive, but we picked it up,” Zaloga said of the 8 AM road match. “It is an early game, but we have more experience than they do, and long rallies favor us. We understand that we don’t have to hit everything hard. If we get in trouble, we don’t have to score a point on a bad ball. We can give them the ball and eventually get a better swing.” After the Hurricanes came out on the winning side of a 3-2 match against Amityville October 1, the team’s main objectives were to control the serve and double up on Amityville’s top hitters Victoria Erwat and Mary Dexter. “We moved our defense around to counter them, and it worked most of the time, but we still have to get that together for when we play better teams,”

Westhampton’s Olivia Jayne sets up a play. Independent/Desirée Keegan

her team in check and ensured they were on the same page with each play, and especially felt the need to do so after the Hurricanes lost a ton of seniors to graduation last year. “We’ve been struggling with serving and defense, so it was good to pick up their tips and really push to get every ball up and over the net,” she said. “With a new, very young and less experienced team, seniors have had to step up to a lot of important positions.” The team’s only other loss was to senior-laden No. 1 East Hampton (9-0 in League VI) back on September 12. The Hurricanes faced Sayville (7-5 in League VI) October 15, but results were not available by press time. Westhampton narrowly edged the Golden Flashes 3-2 on September 21, the team’s only other match decided in five sets. “We were disconnected during our losses, so it’s been nice to see us come out as a team and really communicate and get some good plays in,” Green said. “I think that last loss was a turning point. It proved we have to step it up and come together each time we hit the court. I think we’re getting there, and I’m happy to say that.”

“She’s on a very nice trajectory to get better and better” Jayne said. “They’re a weaker team and we were playing down to their level. We need to start off stronger so that doesn’t happen to us, but we are very resilient and we bounced back well.” The girls said they felt they had something to prove after a 3-1 nonleague loss to Bayport-Blue Point October 5 that put a stop to a six-match win streak. Libero Belle Smith (31 digs, four aces) was absent from the match, which Zaloga said was a big blow to his team. “She’s fantastic,” he said. “We probably lost 30 digs that game without her.” Green controlled the tempo, kept

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Tennis Teams To Take On Playoffs Westhampton, Mattituck finish seasons undefeated in league By Desirée Keegan desiree@indyeastend.com

Westhampton Beach and Mattituck are both taking undefeated records into the girls tennis playoffs. The Hurricanes (12-0 overall, 10-0 in conference play) clinched their first League VII title since 2011 with a 7-0 blanking of East Hampton/Bridgehampton/Pierson (10-2, 8-2) October 2. Helena Jones defeated Catherine LeFaver at fourth singles, 6-0, 6-1, to lead Westhampton. After losing only Avery Lagatolla to graduation last year, the Hurricanes have a core of veteran senior returners heading into the postseason team tournament, plus the addition of a nationally-ranked freshman in Rose Hayes and Katelyn Stabile, who played for the middle school team last year. “The girls have the potential of winning the Suffolk Team title,” Westhampton head coach John Czartosieski said. “This has been the goal since the beginning of the season. Everyone has stepped up, our team has significant depth, and the girls are playing with a lot of confidence at this point of the season.” East Hampton’s only two losses of the season were to Westhampton. Although hoping to share a piece of the league title, East Hampton head coach Kevin McConville said he’s been pleased with the progress, especially of his senior standout Becca Kuperschmid

and sophomore Juliana Barahona, who lost 7-5, 6-3 in the second round of the individual county tournament after being up 5-1 in the first set. “We have a pretty solid lineup all the way through, everybody definitely improved,” McConville said. “We were focused on individual results rather than wins and losses. Unfortunately, the luck of the draw that we’re matched up with teams in our division, I was hoping to see how we matched up against some different teams to test us, but the girls have been working hard these past couple of weeks to be ready.” With a 6-1 win over Center Moriches October 2 the Tuckers (10-1 overall, 10-0 in conference play) finished atop League III. Mattituck improved on a 3-8 League VII record from last season. “We had a great season — we established early on that we had a shot to win the league,” head coach Cory Dolson said, noting though that while the team was senior heavy, there wasn’t a ton of experience. “We had some question marks, but we set out to compete, had some close matches, and ultimately we accomplished our goal.” Mattituck had lost its 1-3 singles players, standouts from the year prior, but juniors have stepped up to fill their shoes. All-County player Kelsey Bundrick,

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at No. 1 singles, was one of those girls. “She’s one of our strongest players,” the coach said. The Tuckers’ No. 1 doubles team of seniors Mia Slovak and Sarah Bihm also had its own undefeated streak going this year. And Slovak is a first-year varsity player. “They had a great year,” Dolson said. “Sarah’s very competitive — that’s one of her best attributes. She hates to lose and played on the state championship-winning lacrosse team, so she’s been playing at the highest levels of competition and that’s helped her out on the court. They complement each other very well. They won a match in the conference tournament and lost a tough one in the second round to fall one win short of being named All-Division.” Westhampton enters the post-

season as the No. 2 seed, earning a first-round bye, and will take on the winner of the No. 15 Half Hollow Hills West-No. 18 Port Jefferson matchup at home October 19 at 3 PM. East Hampton also gets a pass through the first round, coming in at the No. 7 seed, and will face the winner of No. 10 William Floyd-No. 23 Mattituck at home the same day and time. Mattituck faces William Floyd on the road October 18 at 3 PM. “We have a tough match, but we’ve got a chance,” Dolson said. “Regardless, we’ve had a lot of fun.” If any of the teams should make it out of Round 2, the quarterfinals will be played October 20 at the higher seed at 10 AM. The Section XI finale is scheduled for October 23 at 2 PM at William Floyd.

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$1 M Hampton Classic Grand Prix renovation aims to make track safer By Desirée Keegan desiree@indyeastend.com

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It’s funny what a difference a week or so can make in high school sports. At the beginning of the month, the East Hampton boys soccer team was staring down the barrel of a loaded gun, sporting a dismal 2-6 record and facing a grueling League V schedule down the stretch. And then the Bonackers caught fire. The resurgent locals won four straight games, the last three via shutouts, to thrust themselves into the Class A playoffs and a shot at a Suffolk County title. The run began October 2 with a 5-2 home victory over Miller Place. The East Hampton came up with three second half goals to secure the win — Sebastian Fuquin tallied two of them and assisted on another. Zane Musnicki added three points. And then the shutout string began: a 3-0 win at Rocky Point on October 4, another 3-0 home win against Westhampton on October 9, and a 1-0 victory at Wyandanch two days later. Alex Vanegas scored the game winner in that one off a feed from Musnicki. Kurt Matthews sealed the net and was credited with five saves. “The boys have been working hard as a team in training and that work has paid off with positive results in our recent string of matches,” Coach Don McGovern said. “We have had some consistent, solid play from seniors setting the example for our younger play-

ers. Our goalkeeper Kurt Matthews, central defender Cris Criollo, midfielders Musnicki and Fuquen, along with forward Brian Gonzalez have stepped up to meet the expectations placed upon them.” Bonac closes out the league season on Wednesday, October 17, at home against undefeated Amityville but that one is for bragging rights, although a win would probably give Bonac a boost in the seedings, which will be announced any day now. Outbracket games begin October 20.

North Fork Teams Solid A lot of high school soccer teams on Long Island are sweating it out this week, but for three teams just down the block from each other, it’s easy-peazy. Mattituck, Greenpoint, and Southold are all playoff bound. All that’s left to find out is who their opponents will be and when they play again after the regular season concludes this week. The Mattituck Tuckers, 8-3 in League VII and 9-5 overall, go into the Class B tournament looking for a Suffolk County title, and with good reason: The team has won two straight to close out the season, both whitewashes. The latest, a 3-0 victory at home against Greenport, was one of the team’s most impressive: crisp offense augmented by a stingy defense that made it difficult for the Clippers to Continued On Page 36.

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such as perimeter drainage, a new well, and a new irrigation system. The project is expected to be completed in time for the 44th annual Hampton Classic, August 25 to September 1, 2019. The job is being managed by Allen Rheinheimer, the show’s equestrian manager, with Hampton Classic’s turf consultant Steven McDonald. Founder of Turfgrass Disease Solutions LLC, McDonald consults for more than 150 athletic fields, golf courses, and unique turfgrass systems each year. He received a B.S. in turfgrass management from Delaware Valley College and a M.S. in agronomy from University of Maryland. He is currently an instructor at Rutgers University, where he teaches turf management and turfgrass weed science. The 2018 Hampton Classic hosted 1600 horses and riders of all ages and abilities who competed in more than 200 classes — hunter, jumper, and equitation — in six show rings. Riders from 12 nations, including Olympic and World Cup champions, competed at the event, which culminated in a victory by McLain Ward. “I am excited at the prospect of having outstanding grass footing in our field,” said Dennis Suskind, Hampton Classic’s board president. “I am confident this project will get us there.”

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CHIP SHOTS By Bob Bubka

An Unforgettable Trip Monte Mayor: treacherous, but stunning bobthevoiceofgolf@gmail.com

This week, on the European Tour, they will contest the last regular season event, which is hosted by one of Spain’s favorite sons, Sergio Garcia. Personally, even though Sergio is a friend of mine, his name doesn’t have as much impact with me as does the host course, Valderrama Golf Club, which is just a few short miles from the Mediterranean. I have two very distinct “one-ofa-kind” memories of my trip to Valderrama. One is of a true gentleman and a true lover of golf and people and the other involves a golf course like no other. Both recollections summon fond memories so I decided to use the timetested method of flipping a coin to see which goes first in Chip Shots. The golf course story won the flip, which is quite funny because just to get to the course had me flipping with fear. The year was 1997. The reason for being in the Andulacia area of Spain was the Ryder Cup. It was early in the Ryder Cup week, which gave us a little free time. We wanted to play golf and it was suggested that we play this new course, not far away, but it was up in the hills overlooking the Mediterranean Sea and it would be unlike any

golf course we had ever seen. Well, that description was all the motivation I needed and with my partner, Janis, as the pilot, and myself as the navigator, we set out to discover Monte Mayor. Everything was smooth until we reached the turn-off indicating Monte Mayor was a mere five kilometers away. What we didn’t know was that it was five kilometers on a very narrow, winding, severe uphill gravel road with no side barriers. Every so often, there were signs that said: “Don’t be afraid, you’re almost there.” Trust me, the signs were not as comforting as they were meant to be and I was very nervous. We finally reached the summit to see a beautiful valley complete with a golf course and an old farmhouse that was serving as both a clubhouse and a maintenance shed. Francois, the owner, was expecting us and spent some time telling us how Monte Mayor came to be. Evidently, he met with 20 architects who all told him he was crazy if he thought he could build a course on the side of his mountain. Finally, one agreed to do the job and what a spectacular job he did. A lot of golf shots had to be hit from one mountainside to another and looking for a golf ball that missed

the narrow strip of a fairway was a loss cause because, more often than not, the ball would end up in a deep canyon. Treacherous but stunning to be sure. No words can ever convey how different playing golf on the side of a mountain really is. I have been very lucky to have played golf all over the world and nothing comes close to playing this “one-ofa-kind” course, Monte Mayor. Now on to the second “one-of-akind” memory, that of the true definition of a gentleman, Jaime Ortiz-Patiño, who owned Valderrama Golf Club, a beautiful course lined with cork trees in southern Spain, just a few miles from the Rock of Gibraltar. I was lucky enough to have become friends with Patiño a few years before the Ryder Cup. Jimmy, the name he insisted I call him, had purchased Valderrama in 1984 — probably with the money he had in his pocket, as in the early 1940s, his grandfather was listed as being one of the five wealthiest men in the world. While I was at Valderrama riding around the course in a golf cart driven by Jimmy, he asked me if I had time for lunch. I thought the people I was traveling with wouldn’t mind me taking time for a quick lunch so I asked Jimmy where he had in mind and he said he was going to take me to one of his favorite lunch places. Then I asked if it was nearby and he just smiled and said “sort of.” I wasn’t too sure what he meant but just then, a big helicopter came swooping in and landed nearby. Jimmy was on his way to lunch in Paris. To this day, I regret not taking him up on his offer. Shortly after the purchase of Valderrama, Jimmy asked Robert Trent Jones, who was the original architect, to convert Valderrama into one of the finest courses in all of Europe. Robert’s son, Rees, who owns a home in East Hampton and is also a renowned golf course architect, told me that Jimmy was extremely happy with the renovation and treated his father exceptionally well. Patiño was also a generous man.

Everything was smooth until we reached the turn-off indicating Monte Mayor was a mere five kilometers away. Over the years, he donated millions to hospitals in the Boston area and for the 1995 U.S. Open at Shinnecock, he rented a home near the course for a mere $15,000 for the week. Of course, that house wasn’t for Jimmy but it was for his chauffeur. Of course, Jimmy was staying at an exclusive oceanfront villa. How about this for being “one-ofa-kind”? One of Jimmy’s passions was working as a greenskeeper — certainly the only billionaire greenskeeper I had met in my lifetime. During that Ryder Cup week, he got up every day at 3 AM as he was part of the crew mowing the greens. When I asked him why he got up so early to do that he replied, “If you want something done right, you have to do it yourself.” Then he added that he had to be really quiet leaving in the morning so as not wake HRH Prince Andrew, President and Mrs. G.W. Bush, and HRH Prince Bernard of the Netherlands, who were all his personal houseguests for the Ryder Cup. What a trip that was . . . playing golf on the side of a mountain plus spending time with a mountain of a man.

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Some health issues cannot be seen, they are the silent sufferings that are felt with the heart and battled with the mind. It could be a stranger, it could be a friend, it could be you. It is me. Last Wednesday, October 10, was World Mental Health Day and in acknowledgement of that day, I am breaking a very personal story to my readers, in hopes it gives strength to others. I suffer from panic disorder. Panic attacks are classified as a mental health disorder. They are not anxiety attacks, which are short lived and onset by a particular stressor. Panic attacks are unprovoked, unpredictable, and can even occur when waking up. Anxiety Disorder is the most common mental health issue in America, affecting 40 million adults (18.1 percent), in that number six million (2.7 percent) have panic disorder (PD). Women, unfortunately, are twice as likely to be affected than men. This is my story. “I am present, I am here, this is real.” This is the mantra I’ve repeated to myself more times than I’d like to admit over the course of my life. I’ve been hiding in the shadows, but now’s the time to step out of the darkness and shine light on the real issue. I struggle with panic attacks nearly every single day. Inhale, exhale. Life’s most basic function

has become my biggest burden. Many mornings I wake up afraid to take my next breath, each gasp of air becoming a cognitive chore. When I was seven years old, my mother took me to St. Lucia for our first mother-daughter trip and scheduled my first (and only) scuba diving lesson. Unfamiliar with the breathing techniques while using the air tanks, I panicked. I became faint and fearful I wouldn’t get enough air. As memories fade and blend together, this single moment became an irreversible turningpoint in my life. I developed anxiety associated with getting enough oxygen. My life was never the same. Slumber parties, a young girl’s favorite pastime filled with friends, were a dreaded invite. I distinctly remember calling my mother several times from my peers’ houses at odd hours of the night to pick me up. “It’s happening. I’m scared. Can you come get me?” It socially isolated me, “the girl who couldn’t spend the night without her mommy.” I was ashamed. As the months rolled on, so did my emotional triggers. I feared the onset of another attack, thus developing into the classification of panic disorder. Time off from school frightened me, vacation time meant more hours of the day where my

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mind would wander. I couldn’t be alone with my own thoughts; I needed a distraction. It was all happening so fast. Eventually, any place related to darkness became a call for distress. Then, the worst happened. In a plateau of events, I feared the moment the sun went down, and winter was a chilling reminder that the days were shortened. The darker the hour, the less “alive” the world felt. It became a cycle of isolation. Coming from a family where medication wasn’t the answer, I never sought medical help. This was a mental issue and therefore could be overcome naturally. So, up until I was 17, I had my rituals. Everywhere I went I would map out the nearest hospital and keep relatives’ phone numbers on hand in the event of a full-blown attack. These things provided me comfort, as every moment alive became an opportunity for paralyzing fear to strike. In time, each time, the attacks did dissipate and I never actually had to call an ambulance (though I came close several times). Meanwhile, I continued to travel with family, enjoyed nights out with friends, boyfriends, scholarly awards, and other life milestones. From the outside, I was completely normal. On the inside, I was in a near-constant state of panic, afraid of my own shadow. Upon a life-changing travel opportunity with an educational group, People To People, in 2006, I faced my fear and came back panic free. For over a decade, the attacks dissipated. Then, one cold night in December 2017, I awoke unable to breathe, dizzy, and in a sweat. The symptoms persisted and two weeks later I visited a doctor for the first time regarding my symptoms, to confirm what I was experiencing. I knew it all too well and was in disbelief at its return. To help, she gave me a small dose of Xanax to alleviate the pressure, to remind my body what it was like to be calm. It helped for two days, and a rare occasion since. But I still have most of those pills, on standby in case of a real emergency. Over time, the occurrence has be-

come infrequent but the symptoms are terrifying. Like falling into a black hole, where the gravity continues to pull me in. I’m disconnected, disillusioned from all things I’ve known. I’m no longer real, life feels like another dimension I cannot touch. My chest continues to tighten, unable to get a full breath in. The hairs on my arms begin to stand. I feel faint. I question if I’m dying, so I place my palm in front of my lips to check if air is coming out. It is. Stand up, walk around, take a drive, call someone, anything to remind myself that I am connected to what’s around me. Every moment in it has become an irrational moment of fear. I am not a victim. My attacks do not define my life, they merely become moments of an additional breath. I’ve decided to share my story now in acknowledgement of the severity of this illness, gripping those in its path. It is an illness masked in smiles and silence. If you suffer, know you are not alone and you, too, will continue to find your strength.

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Continued From Page 34. maneuver. Net minders James Jacobs (four saves) and Emmet Ryan (three) shared the shutout. Dane Reda and Jack Burkhardt had one goal and one assist apiece to lead the winners.

Girls Soccer On the girls side of the ledger, it looks like Westhampton Beach (6-6 in Conference II and 7-6 overall) should make the grade when the playoff seedings are announced. East Hampton, 6-7, has two games left as of this writing: Sayville, which plays in East Hampton at 4:30 on October 15, and at Hampton Bays Wednesday, October 17, at 4:30 PM. The Baywomen are winless this season. Mattituck/Southold/Greenport, 5-7, needs to win twice. The North Forkers played at Hampton Bays on October 15 and close out the season at home against Pierson on October 17. The Whalers, in a rebuilding year, are 2-9.

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Continued From Page 15. tem. The project comes in at $292,040. “It’s a no-brainer,” Scherer said. “This water contributed to the lake’s degradation. This is much needed.” Main Street drainage pollution prevention and sewer system updates will be undertaken in Westhampton Beach. “It’s going to have a big, positive impact,” said Mayor Maria Moore, who was accompanied by village trustees. A comprehensive Main Street upgrade was approved between Potunk Lane and Mill Road and between Main Street and the outfall to Moniebogue Bay, and filters will be added to sift out any other contaminants. This project totals $1,238,933. “That’s important because Moniebogue is listed as an impaired water body,” Scherer said. The village will also be installing a sewer main. Part of the village’s second approved proposal is $1.13 million for engineering. Sag Harbor will be adding rain gardens and bioswales among other various storm water collection and pollution prevention projects. John Parker, a village Harbor Committee member, said the funds will go a long way. “We’re looking at this as a continuing series of projects,” he said. “The village is involved in pending legislation to require innovative low-nitrogen systems for new constructions and substantial reconstruction. The village has a water-testing plan and we’ve worked with trustees for funding of that and we will have tests to show improvements in water quality. We’re looking at this on a long-term basis and in a comprehensive manner to improve the area.” Along with engineering and design money for future projects, this project comes in at $264,000. “Thank you for taking on this initiative,” Warner said. “Being a fisherman and a community member and seeing how the water quality has been going downhill, it means a lot to me that everyone is uniting to do these projects. We inherited a lot of polluted water and this is a great step moving forward.”

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Bridgehampton Presbyterian Church. “In effect he was the mayor of the town,” Wesnofske said of Newman, “He and the elders were the basic deciders and operators of the community. They were also instrumental in putting together the fountain monument on Montauk Highway.” Newman, according to the committee chairman, is responsible for

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many of the architectural elements in Southampton Town and across Suffolk County. He designed the Presbyterian Church on the Shinnecock Reservation that was built in 1939 after the original was destroyed during the famed hurricane of 1938; redesigned the First Presbyterian Church on Main Street in East Hampton and the American Legion hall in Sag Harbor; added wings to the East Hampton Library; and designed the East Hampton firehouse. Newman, who died in 1983, has a street on the east side of Corwith Avenue named after him. Newman actually married into the Corwith family. “Their history was documented very thoroughly, and we’re impressed,” Southampton Town Supervisor Jay Schneiderman said of Topping and Newman. “It’s great.” Bridgehampton Citizens Advisory Committee Chairwoman Pamela Harwood said she took an informal poll of the CAC members and found they were in support of the landmark designation. “Anything we can do to preserve a property of historic value and in connection to a family of historic significance, we wish to do so,” she said.

everyone is talking about. Now a judge will be deciding this number instead of us. That’s no way to make town code. This will affect the landscape of the town for generations to come.” Others agreed with him. “This will only set a limit; it won’t make it go away,” said Bob DeLuca, president of the environmental advocacy organization Group for the East End. Ed Divita, a partner in Discovery Land Company, said of the 591 acres in his group’s application, 424 are proposed to be permanently preserved and another 33 are proposed to be preserved through revegetation, a concept he said was attractive to the board. The land protected would be 78 percent of the total acreage. Kane was also confused as to why Schiavoni would want to limit recreational space at all. “You said in a campaign story you’d camped in the woods and played golf here,” Kane said to Schiavoni. “I did, too. I couldn’t imagine my beach club where I spent my childhood summers without tennis courts because of a restriction in the acreage to build them. I can’t imagine my brother would’ve have gone on to run a golf camp at his school if he hadn’t been able to play on the golf courses here

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erected. I’m confused why he would argue for a law that would reduce active recreation spaces. Discovery Land has already done so much for the community and has had such unwarranted opposition.” Just three months ago, Schiavoni called for a moratorium on all development in aquifer protection districts — The Hills is proposed for one such area. Discovery Land had filed a lawsuit against the town, and also named Schiavoni, Councilwoman Julie Lofstad, and Supervisor Jay Schneiderman. That proposal was also turned down. Schiavoni’s call for a hearing on the imposing limits on recreational space found only support from Councilman John Bouvier, who cited the public’s right to debate and Schiavoni’s right to bring the potential law forward. Schneiderman, Lofstad, and Councilwoman Christine Scalera voted against it after advice from counsel. “This reeks of bias,” Larry Oxman said. “Considering the pending litigation, this has a strong appearance of a conflict of interest.” Schiavoni said in the case of his most recent proposal that he thought the PRD application pointed out a need for guidelines and limits on space. “The code is silent on active recreation and planned residential developments, and that in my mind is posing a problem to the board,” he said. “This would affect a number of parcels, not just this one proposal that

as a kid. Will Mr. Schiavoni next want to limit the waterways I swim in? I truly can’t imagine the Town of Southampton with limited outdoor recreation space.”

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Continued From Page 19. on the committee. Town Clerk Sundy Schermeyer voiced her opinion on also bringing aboard Southampton’s Historic Burying Ground Committee Chairman Roger Tollefsen. “He has some recommendations from other areas for this type of situation — creating a protocol for when remains are found on private property,” she said. “I think it would behoove the committee to have his input. He does a tremendous job.” The supervisor said he would think about this suggestion, adding that there would also have to be a tribal member added to balance the committee. “This is not going to be the last time this happens,” tribal member Kelly Dennis said, referring to finding remains. “I hope there’s policy and protocol put in place, but thank you for taking our concerns seriously and for meeting with us when our tribal members have called for them.”

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