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No One Cares Dear Rick: The Independent’s November 7 editorial, “Tread Lightly With CACs,” makes sense. In some cases, Southampton’s citizens advisory committees don’t always reflect broad-based public opinion. Recent efforts in East Quogue to incorporate as a village seem to reflect this belief, although incorporation doesn’t guarantee objectivity.

In my opinion, The Independent has identified the most important reason for the existence of CACs, i.e., “. . . much of what comes before a CAC involves land-use issues . . .” The Independent’s recommendation to broaden participation at CAC meetings by allowing all attendees to vote should ensure everyone’s opinion is recorded.

A degree of irony has emerged with respect to an application by Discovery Land of Arizona to build The Hills golf course resort in East Quogue via a PRD. I’ve opposed The Hills development in letters to The Independent, however, that opposition doesn’t make me a member of the “civic-group-cohort.” In fact, a member of “the pro-Hills-cohort” who has ridiculed me on social media has pointed out that none of the opposition to The Hills has expressed concern about the polluted water sites in East Quogue.

What my critic doesn’t realize is that, for over a decade, I’ve written to no avail to every state, county, and local official imploring them to install public water on the street bordering the proposed Hills devel-

opment. So, I agree with my critic that no one has addressed the water quality issue in the vicinity of The Hills.

Further, on the same street as The Hills, a horse farm driveway was created via a PRD. Unfortunately, the driveway wasn’t designed to help a horse farm business succeed. In brief, due to an angle in the street, the horse farm driveway is set back from the adjacent property and is therefore partially hidden.

Southampton’s rules for installing a business sign happen to require a set-back from the street. But because of the angle of the street, the horse farm business sign is effectively set back on a partially-hidden driveway.

In order for the sign to be clearly visible, an exception is now needed to circumvent the set-back rule. The larger issue is why the driveway, created via a PRD, was designed in this fashion. This driveway has been the site of four accidents including a fatality.

So, both water quality and safety issues exist on the street on which The Hills development is proposed, and no one cares.

Respectfully, Susan Cerwinski Editor's Note The Southampton Town Zoning Board of Appeals in a split 5-2 vote November 15 approved Discovery Land's application to include an 18-hole golf course as part of a 119-unit major subdivision in East Quogue.

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Ørsted is the largest offshore power generator in the world. Eventually, thousands of wind turbines will be located off the shores of Long Island — and they are getting bigger and more powerful. Fishing industry experts said the increased vibration from the blades and the more intense drilling required to install the turbines will wreak havoc on fish. Independent/Ørsted

Deepwater’s Scope, And Perhaps Relevance, Shifting Grid system braces for upgrade with or without wind power

By Rick Murphy rmurphy@indyeastend.com

“It’s not about East Hampton. It’s never been about East Hampton,” said Michael McDonald.

Dr. McDonald, as the coordinator of the Global Health Response and Resilience Alliance, oversaw $50 mil-

lion in advanced technology programs while directing the Koop Foundation with the former U.S. surgeon general.

But as a Springs resident, he is worried about the town he calls home.

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400. There are going to be thousands around Long Island. Yet East Hampton is the only township currently targeted to handle the load. They’ve been lying to us all along.”

New York State is racing to meet a 2030 deadline imposed by Governor Andrew Cuomo to shift to wind driven power. The state recently issued a bid request for 800 megawatts more of wind-generated power and the New York Energy Research and Development Authority will begin awarding contracts in a matter of months.

McDonald and others fear that tiny Wainscott, where Deepwater Wind plans to bury its cable carrying electric power from its South Fork Wind Project, will become Ground Zero for offshore power and used to power points west — including Manhattan. “It’s not just for East Hampton,” McDonald said. According to LIPA documents obtained by The Independent, a massive upgrade in the Deepwater Wind officials vow that Wainscott roads will remain passable during the installation of power lines scheduled to begin in 2020 and take a year to complete.

But a longtime critic and Main Street resident said a recent federal filing reveals a much more labor-intensive process that will shut down residential streets and clog traffic.

“Contained in Deepwater Wind’s submission to Bureau of Ocean Energy Management are specifications for 20 vaults which are similar in volume to a standard 40-foot shipping container.

system is already well into the planning stages, with or without Deepwater.

Thomas Bjurlof, an industry entrepreneur and observer, said that future landing points for offshore wind power include Huntington, Holbrook, Southampton, and Shoreham, among other locations, according to documents filed with the New York Intercom Systems Operations.

Last month, Deepwater Wind was acquired by Danish wind-giant Ørsted.

And just two weeks ago, PSEG — Long Island announced the size of the South Fork Wind Project would increase by 44 percent because it will now use larger turbines than originally planned.

Bjurlof pointed out Ørsted, despite buying Deepwater, isn’t necessarily married to the current plans.

“They may value Deepwater, but they don’t want egg on their faces,” he said of Ørsted officials involved with the Deepwater operations. “They do not want to jeopardize their relationships for this rinky dink operation.”

At a hearing held by the federal Bureau of Ocean Energy Management in Amagansett on November 5, McDonald and others voiced concerns over the project’s expansion.

Larger Blades BOEM Environmental Impact Statement Coordinator Mary Boatman said if the project is approved, Deepwater Wind would be allowed to build only within existing criteria laid out in its original proposal. “The only thing we are looking at, and what can be built if approved, is for 15 turbines,” Boatman said.

Clint Plummer, a Deepwater vice president, said in an interview this week even though the turbines may be Continued On Page 41.

These vaults are to be constructed underground along the cable route rightof-way between Beach Lane and the substation in East Hampton,” wrote Simon Kinsella to members of the Wainscott Citizens Advisory Committee.

“On Beach Lane alone, Deepwater Wind plans to install four vaults underground beneath the asphalt in the middle of Beach Lane between the beach and Wainscott Main Street. By way of comparison, the recent installation of water mains throughout Wainscott involved burying water pipes with Continued On Page 17.

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A new bar at Journey East Hampton, shown here, and similarities to one at Hero Beach in Montauk, had East Hampton Town Planning Board members asking questions November 7. Independent/T. E. McMorrow

Planning Board Grills Applicant Over Bar SLA ignored request from East Hampton to withhold liquor licenses

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

One of the executives of Bridgeton Holdings, the owners of the new highend resort hotel on Pantigo Road, Journey East Hampton, sat In the audience at the East Hampton Town Planning Board’s November 7 meeting, as the company’s local representative mistakenly told the board that Bridgeton had no cross-ownership with the Montauk high-end resort, Hero Beach.

Laurie Wiltshire of Land Planning Services was pressed on the crossownership question by Job Potter, the board’s chairman, as soon as she took the podium. She was before the board seeking to legalize a bar at Journey East Hampton that was installed without a permit. Potter asked Wiltshire about a report in that day’s Independent that Bridgeton Holdings, whose CEO is Atit Jariwala, was a partner in Hero Beach. “Absolutely not,” said

Wiltshire. “That’s news to me.”

But according to documents on file with the New York State Liquor Authority, Bridgeton Holdings owns a 3.4-percent stake in Hero Beach.

More to the point, Jariwala, who owns Bridgeton Holdings, also owns 50 percent of the liquor license for Hero Beach.

Last week, Wiltshire was presented by The Independent with the documents from the SLA showing the ownership structure of Hero Beach.

She responded, addressing her previous statement to the planning board, “I actually had no idea. I thought Jon Krasner owned Hero Beach.” In fact, Krasner, who is the public face for Hero Beach management, is just one of about 20 partners in the limited liability company, Oceanside Owners, that owns Hero Beach.

The question of ownership came

up because of parallels planning board members were seeing between the development of Journey East Hampton and Hero Beach. Both were rundown motels (Wiltshire called The Dutch Motel and The East Hampton Hotel, the hotels Journey East Hamp-

The liquor licenses allow both resorts to hold mass gatherings while serving alcohol, up to 499 people at Hero Beach, and 200 for Journey East Hampton. ton replaced, “knockdowns”) that were converted by Bridgeton Holdings into high-end resorts. In both cases, liquor licenses were obtained for the properties without the knowledge of the planning board, and bars

were built, again without the board’s knowledge or approval. “I feel that is a breach of trust,” Potter told Wiltshire at the meeting.

The liquor licenses allow both resorts to hold mass gatherings while serving alcohol, up to 499 people at Hero Beach, and 200 for Journey East Hampton. Live and recorded music is allowed at both sites under the liquor licenses, with dancing allowed as well. Wiltshire told the board that the potential gathering of up to 200 patrons on the property was to accommodate the occasional wedding, for which Bridgeton Holdings would still have to obtain a mass gathering permit from the town.

While the board and the East Hampton Town Planning Department had no idea that Bridgeton Holdings applied for liquor licenses, the town attorney’s office was notified in advance, as is required by law. In both cases, letters were sent to the SLA, written by NancyLynn Thiele, an assistant town attorney.

After laying out in each letter why she believed each proposed license would be harmful to the town, Thiele concluded, “To allow this establishment a license to expand the use of the property would conflict with our zoning code. The town requests that no alcohol license be issued for the above applicant at this premises.”

The SLA ignored the town’s request to deny the licenses.

Wiltshire told the planning board that the bar at Journey East Hampton Continued On Page 36.

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Bill Mott, commander of American Legion Post 419, with realtor Carol Sharks from The Corcoran Group, and Joshua Cardona, Cassandra Ceva, and Bianca Delgodo help collect turkeys for the Clamshell Foundation’s annual turkey drive. Independent/Justin Meinken

Cassandra Ceva , Bianca Delgodo, and Joshua Cardona collect turkeys for the Clamshell Foundation’s annual Turkey Drive at the Amagansett IGA on November 16. Independent/Justin Meinken

Special Delivery The Clamshell Foundation’s turkey drive

By Justin Meinken justin@indyeastend.com

Carol Sharks, who normally works as a realtor with The Corcoran Group, led a group of children to deliver 114 turkeys for the Thanksgiving season on November 16. The turkey drive was sponsored by the Clamshell Foundation, whose co-founder, Billy Kalbacher, made a special guest appearance. The three children, Joshua

Cardona, Bianca Delgodo, Cassandra Ceva, delivered the turkeys to the Montauk School, the Montauk Food Pantry, Cavalry Baptist Church, the Jewish Center of the Hamptons, Meals on Wheels, The Retreat, and the American Legion in Amagansett.

The turkeys will be distributed to the needy for the holiday.

On The Cover: Alice Houseknecht, Carol Sharks, Cassandra Ceva, Bianca Delgodo, Joshua Cardona, and Billy Kalbacher collect turkeys for the Clamshell Foundation’s annual Turkey Drive at the Amagansett IGA on November 16.

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Future Of Springs Development Discussed The gravel mine, traffic woes, and bike paths on the table

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

Speakers last week urged East Hampton Town to purchase vacant land at the entrance to the town recycling center on Springs-Fireplace Road. Independent/Stephen J. Kotz

Bike paths, the acquisition of land to prevent over-development, and the future of the gravel mine known as the sandpit were among the topics discussed at a November 15 public hearing on the Springs hamlet study before the East Hampton Town Board. About 15 members of the public addressed the board.

The comments of Carl Irace, an attorney representing a group known as the Citizens to Preserve the East End, encapsulated the comments of many of the speakers.

Purchase the vacant land in the gateway area, he told the board. He was referring to Springs-Fireplace and Three Mile Harbor roads, which provide access to Springs for most of its residents. Irace zeroed in on two lots in particular, one located between the entrance and exits to the town recycling center on Springs-Fireplace Road, the other, just next door. “If developed,” he said, these lots would “worsen conditions in the gateway area and increase the burden on Springs citizens.” A car

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wash has been proposed for the lot Catskills now provide New York with between the entrance and exit roads. 40 percent of its daily drinking water, In 1999, Irace told the board, their pre- according to the city’s website. decessors passed a resolution regardDavid Buda called for “mixed use ing those roads. “That resolution spe- paths for bicycles and pedestrians, to cifically reserves the recycling center’s get both off dangerous roadways.” Dan ingress road for recycling center users Hayes, an East Hampton Village resionly,” he said. It is a resolution the dent, also called for more bike paths. board should adhere to, he advised.

Such paths don’t need to be too wide.

Another point Irace made that “Just give us two feet,” he said. was echoed by other speakers was the Besides Buda, several other memneed for a moratorium on commercial bers of the Springs Citizens Advisory development similar to what was done Committee spoke. One of those was in Wainscott. “The town board took Tina Plesset. She expressed concern serious steps to protect the gateway to that the planners who helped craft the Wainscott,” he said. “The issues with study made a mistake in isolating “the the gateway to Springs require similar sandpit, as most of us call it” from the serious steps.” larger picture.

Another of those who spoke of The study calls for the sprawling the need for a moratorium was Alex Bistrian Sand and Gravel mine, which Rodriguez. “There must be a master another speaker said could be operatplan,” he said. He sought to remind the ing for another 20 years, to eventually board of the 19th Century planners in become a mixed-use area, with an inNew York City, who had the foresight dustrial park, housing, and parkland.

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Rhodi Winchell, left, and Jeannie Notturno, put ribbons on Christmas stockings. Independent/Stephen J. Kotz

Charlotte Van Houten, Bethany Deyermond, and Rita Smith, from left to right, of Sag Harbor’s American Legion Auxiliary stuff Christmas stockings to be sent to service members at Minot Air Force Base in North Dakota. Independent/Stephen J. Kotz

Spreading A Little Christmas Cheer Sag Harbor American Legion auxiliary sends stockings to North Dakota base

By Stephen J. Kotz sjkotz@indyeastend.com

With their monthly meeting over, about two dozen members of Sag Harbor’s American Legion Auxiliary filed into the main hall of the Chelberg and Battle Post 388.

One member opened a large cardboard box containing Christmas stockings. Another volunteer opened a carton stuffed with warm, comfy cold-weather socks. Others passed boxes containing

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toiletries like toothbrushes, deodorant, and soap, or treats like candy bars, peanuts, and crackers, around the room.

Like clockwork, the women began passing the stockings, which were soon filled to the brim until they circled back to the main table, where other volunteers tied them off with ribbons and enclosed a card wishing the recipient “Merry Christmas and Best Wishes for a Safe and Healthy New Year.”

In less than an hour, four large cartons had been taped closed and addressed to Airman First Class Henry Kotz — this reporter’s son — who is stationed at Minot Air Force Base in North Dakota.

Kotz, who comes from Bridgehampton, will be tasked with distributing the stockings to the men and women he works with maintaining the base’s fleet of B-52 bombers, which while aging, still

play a vital role in American defense.

Sag Harbor’s American Legion Ladies Auxiliary has been sending the Christmas care packages for the past five or six years. Usually, they are sent to a Sag Harbor serviceman or woman who is stationed overseas with the request that they distribute the 50 stockings to their comrades in arms.

“They usually go to Iraq or Afghanistan,” said Debra Guerin, an auxiliary member who leads the effort. “But this year, we don’t know of anyone there.”

Although remote by anyone’s standards, Minot is in the continental United States. The Air Force base is about 15 miles north of the city by the same name and it enjoys a reputation for being cold and windy. As the saying goes, “Why not Minot? Freezin’s the reason.” The first snow fell there on September 30 this year.

Guerin said the auxiliary will continue to send out the packages. “It’s just a nice way to say, ‘Hey, we haven’t forgotten you,’” she said.

Donations can be sent to: American Legion Auxiliary, Chelberg & Battle Post 388, P. O. Box 541, Sag Harbor, NY 11963.

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“In reading this whole thing, which I read many times, I get the impression we can only speak about things relating to issues that the town board talks about,” Haresign said. “Most of the issues in every hamlet relate to development — site plans and so forth. For over 20 years we’ve never had anyone challenge that or say we can’t work with the planning board. They send us the plans by mail, we go to hearings, speak our concerns, and I’ve had the planning board tell us our concerns are valid and they’d like them addressed.”

“It’s a complex issue and I understand your concern,” Supervisor Jay Schneiderman said. “But the town board can’t advise the planning board or the zoning board. We appoint those people, but they make the decisions.”

Board members have grown concerned that CACs may be overstepping their authority by commenting on planning and zoning issues.

After Haresign mentioned that the Water Mill CAC has its own website, Schneiderman, who has been critical on how the committees operate, brought up additional concerns. Information on CACs is currently found on the town’s website.

“The CACs were created by the town board to advise the town board.

Some of the things you’re talking

Southampton gives committees more time to review rule changes

By Desirée Keegan desiree@indyeastend.com

After finding out that the Water Mill Citizens Advisory Committee hadn’t met to discuss proposed rule changes for how those committees will operate in the future, the Southampton Town Board held off on formally adopting the new rules this week.

“We don’t want to suppress voices,” said Councilwoman Julie Lofstad, the sponsor of the measure, who added others had also asked for more time to review the proposed rule changes.

“And maybe we’ll do more digging on the legal end of this.”

Marlene Haresign, a member of the Water Mill CAC, brought the issue to the board’s attention at its work session on November 13.

She also questioned the board

about how the number eight was chosen for the minimum number of CAC members, saying small hamlets like Water Mill and East Quogue frequently have fewer than that number on their committees. She also asked about the wording of legislation that says the town “may” refer matters to the committees that relate to the community.

“What problems prompted the town to revise these rules?” she asked the board. “If we have fewer members, are we then being disbanded? Shouldn’t the ‘may’ say ‘will’? Why does the town have the option? We also feel strongly a need to review site plans to make sure they reflect the character of our town.

Why weren’t we included in any of these discussions?”

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about sound more appropriate for the civic association than a CAC,” he said.

“Most communities have a CAC and a civic association, and the civics can make their own comments at these meetings and have their own website.

As a town agency, because of liability concerns, it’s very important that we know what’s being done in the town’s name in an official capacity.”

Southampton Town Civic Coalition president Andrea Spilka came to the defense of CACs.

“The CACs encourage town members to get involved,” she said. “There’s no monetary benefit to them. They work as partners with the town. Their members also sit on several advisory boards.

Public participation has always been considered essential to the well-being of this town and any town. With CACs, it’s about the service to their community.

Give them a level playing field.”

Lofstad said it seems like the Water Mill CAC has a “handle on its community,” but said others don’t, which is why some of the rule changes are being considered, such as committees being mandated to keep track of minutes and have public comment periods at meetings. The rule changes are meant to generate more community opinion and make results of discussions more inclusive, she said.

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Southampton May Not Purchase Bel-Aire Property Decision to be based on State Environmental Quality Review Act result

By Desirée Keegan desiree@indyeastend.com

The Bel-Aire Cove Motel in Hampton Bays has been the subject of multiple code enforcement violations over the years. Independent/Desirée Keegan

Southampton Town may walk away from redeveloping the Hampton Bays Bel-Aire Cove Motel.

With advice from town attorney James Burke, the board postponed making a decision until its November 27 meeting, citing the State Environmental Quality Review Act, and the possibility of having to do an environmental impact study because the town is looking to purchase and renovate the parcel.

Many community members in previous meetings have questioned the town’s motive getting into the real estate business, and rewarding a land owner who has been the subject of multiple code enforcement violations over the years.

“The town is negotiating against itself, and the land owner is getting a gift from God,” Hampton Bays resident Thomas McSherry said during a November 13 town board meeting. “The poorly behaved get rewarded. This owner is the

poster boy for bad behavior and we’re throwing money in his lap,” he said.

The motel, which has operated as a year-round residence, was found to have several units with bedbugs, electrical violations, missing smoke detectors, overcrowding, and property maintenance issues during a code enforcement raid in October 2017.

In a first-of-its-kind proposal, the town is looking to purchase the property for $1,060,000, raze the motel, and ready the property for redevelopment for potential luxury condominiums. Under the proposal, Southampton would secure all necessary construction permits — including for an advanced on-site wastewater treatment system because the property is along a canal leading to Shinnecock Bay. Jay Anthony, who has lived in Hampton Bays for the last year and a half, said he’s worried about an increase

Discovery Land Gets Its Golf Course ZBA decision likely to wind up in court

By Rick Murphy rmurphy@indyeastend.com

The Southampton Town Zoning Board of Appeals approved the Discovery Land Company’s proposal to build a luxury housing development and private golf course in East Quogue on Thursday, November 15 — a decision that will almost surely be challenged in court.

At issue is the 18-hole golf course that is billed as a private recreational

amenity for those who purchase one of the 119 residential units on the almost 600-acre property off Spinney Road in East Quogue.

With board member Helene Burgess and chairman Adam Grossman voting no, the proposal passed by a 5-2 majority.

Cornelius Kelly, a board member,

in traffic because of a condo build, the burden additional students may place on the school district, and the fact that the bay water continues to become polluted as a result of the structure.

“I don’t see why we would take town money that could be redistributed back to lower the taxes or go toward something else useful when there’s another fund where the property could be kept open,” he said, referring to the Community Preservation Fund. “It just seems to me that open space is at such a premium around here, especially in Hampton Bays.”

Many at the November 13 meeting continued the call from previous meetings that the property should be purchased using CPF money. Kevin McAllister, of the nonprofit organization Defend H2O, which works to protect and restore the environmental quality of groundwater, surface waters, wet-

lands, and beaches on and around Long Island, was one of them.

“Don’t put additional, real property in harm’s way — you need to account for sea level rise,” he said. “Acquire the property, but examine fully how to utilize the property taking into account environmental factors. We could add rain gardens to deal with storm water runoff. I advise against redevelopment.”

Southampton Town Supervisor Jay Schneiderman ruled out that option following the meeting, and said if it wasn’t feasible to develop the property into condos, he would leave the property available for another 22-unit motel — this time, two stories and 11 units on each floor. Depending on the result of the SEQRA review, he said the board may walk away from the project altogether. The issue will be brought up again at the November 27 town board meeting at 6 PM.

read from a pre-written decision. In the end the majority of the board felt the application was allowable under their interpretation of a Planned Residential District, or PRD.

The decision for the most part mirrored attorney Wayne Bruyn’s arguments advanced during the extended review of the project. Bruyn, representing Discovery, offered other examples of residential golf courses in Southampton Town, including one in Bridgehampton and a nine-hole course in North Sea, and also across the country. “They are so commonplace that Wikipedia offers the defined term ‘golf course community,’” Kelly read.

The Southampton Town Board previously turned down an application from Discovery to create a Planned Development District.

Discovery offered a number of enticements to sweeten the package, including purchasing 33 acres nearby for preservation and upgrading the septic system at the East Quogue School Dis-

trict. Those incentives were withdrawn after the PDD was rejected by a 3-2 margin and Discovery sued the town.

Environmental groups opposed to the creation of a golf course on the property will likely test this decision in court: those include the Group for the East End and the Long Island Pine Barrens Society.

Grossman told The Independent before the vote he expected legal action regardless of which way the board voted. Carolyn Zenk, an attorney representing neighbors opposed to the project, parried with Bruyn repeatedly during the course of the proceedings.

She said Chapter 330 of the town code, which reads: “all unlisted uses are prohibited” applied to golf courses.

Listed uses include residence uses, residential community facilities, general community facilities, business uses, industrial uses, and accessory uses.

Bruyn said that interpretation of the town zoning code is erroneous and has been rejected by multiple courts.

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Springs Taxpayers Could Benefit From Bus Barn

Hampton for use as a school bus depot.

Town Supervisor Peter Van Scoyoc explained the process and thinking that was involved, and the potential benefits for Springs taxpayers. “The property in question,” Van Scoyoc said, “was the former scavenger waste treatment plant site.” When the town deactivated it, the supervisor told the room, the land became surplus.

“At the same time, the school district in East Hampton which includes the high school, which all hamlets feed into, was looking for a bus depot site. They had actually considered placing it on school property on Cedar Street, which is a much smaller street,” he continued. Springs

Savings there if district switches, East Hampton Town supervisor says

By T. E. McMorrow t.e@indyeastend.com During the public hearing before the East Hampton Town Board concerning the Springs hamlet study Novem-

ber 15, a question was raised about the sale earlier this year of land on Springs Fireplace Road to the Village of East

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Fireplace Road was a more appropriate site for the depot, the supervisor said.

Van Scoyoc continued, “We entered into negotiations about [placing] the bus depot there. In addition to the bus barn being built, they would have a maintenance facility.” This, he said “would certainly benefit Springs, if they would have their buses maintained in that location as well, since they now send them up to Patchogue to be worked on. There would be cost savings on the fueling as well. I think there are opportunities to save Springs taxpayers money.” The town will be accepting bids from surveyors for the project in the coming weeks, according to the supervisor's office.

Highway Super: ‘We Need More Funds’ Alex Gregor asks Southampton board to create long-term paving plan

By Desirée Keegan desiree@indyeastend.com

Southampton Town Highway Superintendent Alex Gregor remains unhappy with his allotted paving budget, urging the town board to create a long-term strategy to tackle projects more efficiently. Gregor wants his department to be able to repair and resurface roads before having to reach the “reclaiming” process, which is where the department grinds the road, injects it with oil and makes a new road bed before paving on top of it.

“We try to take our pool of money and spend it evenly throughout our six districts,” Gregor said to the board during a work session November 15. “Reclamation is the most intensive process, and because we’re able to tackle less roads each year, we’re finding more and more of these roads are falling into that category. We try to take the money and spend it as efficiently and wisely and expeditiously as possible to get things done, but everyone wants their roads paved.”

Gregor said for the last two years, half of his funding has been dependent on state aid, mainly from the Consolidated Local Street and Highway Improvement Program, from which the town has received roughly $850,000 a year.

Roads that have been resurfaced, or overlaid with asphalt, in 2018 include Halsey, Hildreth, and Church lanes in Bridgehampton; Ponquogue Manor and Wakeman Road in Hampton Bays; Bay Avenue and Jones in East Quogue; and Ring Neck Road in Rem-

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senburg; among about a dozen others.

Roads that have reached the reclaiming process that were completed this year include Harrys Lane in Sag Harbor, Narrow Lane South in Water Mill, North Bayview Road in Southampton; and Higbee Road in Hampton Bays.

“We look at roadway that if we don’t do it in a particular year it might slip from resurfacing to reclaiming, so we push that one up higher on our priority list,” said Vincent Gaudiero of Smithtown-based Pavement Services Inc. “This is the last resort — it’s very expensive and time-consuming and weather intensive. Moisture is our biggest enemy, because if they pulverize the road, open it up and then we get a storm and moisture gets in the soil, it could take a week to dry it out before we can get to putting stabilizing agent in.”

Since reclamation turns a potential $136,000-per-mile project into a $240,000 one, this also means the town’s budget results in fewer miles being paved with each reclaiming project it must add. To compare, back in 2012 the paving allocation, including CHIPS funding, was $3,760,000, and the town was able to pave 25 miles of roadway.

The following year, as a result of the tax cap reduction, the highway department received $1,490,000 and finished 10 miles. Last year, the town received $2,050,000 and worked on 15 miles of roadway, and this year paved 16 with $2,450,000. The highway department

Year Southampton Town’s Highway Department paving project budget, which has relied more and more on state aid over the past eight years, has seen up and down variation above and below the asked-for $3.5 million. Independent/Courtesy Southampton Town Highway Department

received additional grant money this year to reach that mileage. According to town Comptroller Len Marchese, the 2018 budget includes $3.2 million for paving, which includes the potential $850,000 in CHIPS funding. The town finds out in April exactly how much state aid it will receive.

Since 2010 Gregor, who has been at the helm of the department for nine years, has requested $3.5 million a year to maintain the town’s 450 miles of road. His goal is to complete 25 miles a year. He said he believed a long-term strategy would also be perfectly timed to begin now while asphalt and crude oil prices are low, before they eventually become more expensive again in the future.

The town has a 10-year program introduced in 1999, which concentrat-

ed much of its work in Bridgehampton, a district that Gaudiero said at the time was “in serious need of repair.”

“That program, unfortunately, focused a lot on reclamation because many of the roadways were in reconstruction mode at that time,” he said.

“If we can get a program started and get on top of some of these roads now, with the future of the program, like what happened after 1999, we can focus on milling and overlay.”

“We’re doing what we can,” Gregor said. “The cold, rain, and traffic beats the heck out of our roads, and this is all of our responsibility. We are asking even for a bond — could ask the public to vote — and try to knock this out instead of doing a few miles at a time. It’s a lot of roads and we need to meet the challenge. I’m asking for your help.”

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Criminal Justice Ed In East Hampton EH High School students get a look behind the scenes in court

By T. E. McMorrow t.e@indyeastend.com Nine East Hampton High School students, sophomores through seniors who are currently studying business law with Catherine Tyrie, got a look at a different side of the legal profession Thursday, November 15. That is when they sat through the criminal calendar of East Hampton Town Justice Steven Tekulsky.

The class got a brief look at a variety of defendants, from those facing violation charges of harassment, to one defendant who is facing a multitude of felony charges, and possible extended prison time.

Afterward, the teens spoke with the professionals who make the court clock tick. That included court reporter Gloria Rosante, court translator Sandra Ramos-Connor, a defense attorney from the Legal Aid Society, Matt D’Amato, as

well as a social worker from the society, Mayra Mera, two assistant district attorneys, Patrick Fedun and Krystal Matos, the court officers, Gabe Grenci, Dick McKee, and Keith McMahon, and of course, Justice Tekulsky.

During the court session, they heard Justice Tekulsky make his standard warning to defendants before him on misdemeanor unlicensed driving charges: “If you are arrested on this charge again, and you are convicted before me, you will go to jail.”

Justice Tekulsky explained to the students afterward the need for both compassion and judicial certainty. “But the court always prefers compliance [versus] punishment,” he said. He gave an example. “If the crimes are related to an alcohol problem, I would prefer

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that the person gets help, and is dealing with their alcohol problem.”

Ramos-Connor explained that when she is translating, not only is it done instantaneously, but it is vital that she pass on the tone of the words. If the judge is scolding, she explained, she will scold, too.

The young attorneys gave their educational backgrounds. Fedun and Matos explained that justice, not convictions, are paramount. The two teamed up to convict a defendant earlier this year in East Hampton court on a drunken driving charge, while D’Amato has also had success from his side of the aisle, getting several not guilty verdicts for defendants.

Mera, the social worker, told the

group, “People don’t just wake up and say, ‘I’m going to commit a crime.’” It is her job to look at a defendant’s past, to build an understanding of the factors that brought them where they are today.

The felon was the last defendant the group saw. He was told by Justice Tekulsky that the charges in East Hampton against him were being dropped because he had been indicted in county court. He was taken away by deputy sheriffs.

Afterward, the students were given a tour of the facility, including a look at the holding cell. A court officer demonstrated how the steel bars slide closed, with a metal on metal bang at the end.

“That is one place you don’t want to be,” a court officer joked. Tyrie’s class agreed.

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We’ve Been Doing This for a While.

The Damascus Road landfill in East Quogue has been a cause of concern since earlier this year when water tests discovered chemicals at levels well above federal advisory levels. Independent/Desirée Keegan

East Quogue Calls For Water Fix Residents ask for contamination issues to be addressed before ground freezes

By Desirée Keegan desiree@indyeastend.com

East Quogue residents are calling for urgency in dealing with the hamlet’s drinking water problems.

Jessica Insalaco asked the Southampton Town Board to act swiftly and finance a hookup to get residents affected by contaminated drinking water to get connected to a public main before winter sets in and the ground freezes.

“If it gets too cold and the ground turns frozen it could take months and months and months,” Insalaco told the town board on November 13. “The Suffolk County Water Authority said it could take just a month to lay down a new water main.”

In February, the state Department of Environmental Conservation found the chemical perfluorooctanesulfonic acid, commonly known as PFOS, at levels 150 times the federal health advisory limit at the former Damascus Road landfill in East Quogue. The testing was conducted as part of a broader state investigation into how pollution from closed landfills affects groundwater.

Forty-four homes can currently access clean drinking water, but there’s an $1850 tap-in fee, plus thousands of dollars in plumbing costs to connect a home. Insalaco said she’d venture to say a significant portion of the 106 other properties in the area could not afford the cost, either.

“I know several people personally who cannot afford to do that, even

though the water main is in front of their house,” she said. “It could be 100 feet away and it’s a million miles away.

Let’s get people feeling confident in their drinking water again.”

Kevin McAllister, the executive director of the nonprofit organization Defend H20, said he hopes the town can follow in the footsteps of East Hampton Town which had to deal with a similar issue of contaminated water in Wainscott earlier this year.

“Wainscott’s issue provides precedence,” said McAllister, whose organization works to protect and restore the environmental quality of groundwater, surface waters, wetlands, and beaches on and around Long Island. “Community Preservation Fund capital to provide water mains to address this issue is extremely important. We can quibble about point of origin, and we do need to find that out. I applaud the town board for exploring this further, but nevertheless, there is contamination.”

The town is still doing testing near the old landfill to see if it is the source of contamination, or if the water is being polluted by a neighboring property.

Supervisor Jay Schneiderman said the town applied for a grant to clean up the Damascus Road site, and said if the town is not successful with acquiring the grant, its second option would be to look into using the CPF, as East Hampton is doing in Wainscott.

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Government Briefs

By Rick Murphy rmurphy@indyeastend.com

County Internships Applications Available Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone announced this week the Suffolk County Leaders in Training Program for undergraduate and graduate students seeking internship opportunities in county government is now accepting applications.

The session will run from the week of January 22 until May. The program offers real world experience for students interested in gaining professional public sector experience and a true understanding of the mechanics outside of the classroom.

Students must submit applications no later than January 5, 2019.

“An internship with the Suffolk County government is the perfect way to supplement classroom education with firsthand, invaluable experience,” said Bellone. “Interns will be able to immerse themselves into the inner workings of government and work closely with the teams in our many departments.”

The program will provide students

with an opportunity to interact with Suffolk County’s residents and key community groups, including exposure to the inner workings of county departments and agencies. Over the course of an internship, interns will have the opportunity to liaise with staff on key initiatives and projects to enhance the Suffolk community. Students interested in this program should be detail-orientated professionals, with strong time management and communication skills.

The Suffolk County Leaders in Training Program selects and places candidates within multiple agencies or departments within Suffolk County government. Interns are required to work a minimum 15 hours per week, must be 18 years or older, and currently enrolled in a college or university. All internships within the program are unpaid.

Students of all areas of study who reside in both Suffolk and Nassau Counties are encouraged to apply. Check out the link to Bellone’s webpage off of the site www.suffolkcountyny.gov.

Attorney General Reaches Settlement New York Attorney General Barbara Underwood announced a $10.75 million settlement with offshore art purchaser Porsal Equities Ltd. for tax fraud in connection with over $50 million worth of artwork and other goods purchased in New York from prominent art institutions. The settlement is the latest in the attorney general’s continuing investigation into the abuse of resale certificates in the purchase and sale of artwork.

“Wealthy art collectors are not above the law,” said Underwood. “Just like any other consumers buying items for personal use, art collectors must pay sales and use tax when making a purchase. They cannot skirt the rules and make law-abiding New York tax payers foot the bill.”

From 2010 through 2015, Porsal Equities Ltd., a company based in the British Virgin Islands, certified it was exempt from paying sales tax on the basis that the art was purchased for resale. In reality, Porsal Equities purchased the artwork for personal use, including for display at New York City apartments belonging to the company’s director. Porsal also failed to pay use tax on artwork purchased outside New York and shipped into the state for

display at the same apartments.

New York law requires sellers of goods to charge sales tax. A purchaser may claim an exemption where it is also a seller that is purchasing retail property exclusively for resale. In such cases, the purchaser may submit a document known as a resale certificate to certify intent to purchase for resale. If, after purchase, the buyer ends up using the goods initially bought exclusively for resale, then the entity must pay a compensating use tax at the same aggregate rate as the sales tax. Use tax may also be due where state sales tax was not collected at the time of purchase because property was delivered outside the state, but the property was subsequently used within the state.

The attorney general’s investigation uncovered that Porsal Equities was repeatedly put on notice that its purchases did not qualify for the resale exemption. Nevertheless, Porsal Equities failed to make basic inquiries regarding its tax obligations and continued to improperly claim the resale exemption for its purchases. The company also persisted in failing to pay use tax on artwork displayed in New York, despite its director receiving a letter from a tax authority specifically explaining use tax obligations associated Continued On Page 17.

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a diameter of eight to 16 inches, which required digging a trench of about 24 to 40 inches wide,” he said. Kinsella added there was a good possibility that some residents would be blocked from their houses.

Clint Plummer, a Deepwater Vice President, said Kinsella is mistaken.

“There are manhole covers in the road. That’s what they are for,” he said.

“We’ve been absolutely upfront there will be some temporary road closures.”

The original Deepwater plan filed with the Town of East Hampton assures one lane of traffic will be kept open at all times except for the occasional brief interlude when tractor-trailers are unloading something.

Further, the East Hampton Town Police Department central station is on Wainscott Northwest Road, the only direct access out is south to Montauk Highway. Police Chief Michael Sarlo acknowledged Deepwater hadn’t contacted him about a change in its original routing that would necessitate running the cable down that road, likely disrupting traffic and perhaps even temporarily closing the road. Almost all police vehicles use the road on a daily basis.

with the display of artwork within New York State.

In the settlement agreement, Porsal Equities admitted its conduct violated the New York False Claims Act and Executive Law and agreed to pay $10.75 million in taxes, penalties, and damages under the Act. Additionally, the company agreed not to claim the resale exemption on purchases of artwork and other goods for personal use, including for display on personal property. Porsal Equities also agreed to report and file use tax returns for any artwork used in the state, including any artwork displayed on personal property, for which sales tax was not otherwise charged.

The investigation was led by Assistant Attorney General Sujata Tanikella, with the assistance of Legal Support Analyst Bianca LaVeglia.

The Taxpayer Protection Bureau, overseen by Bureau Chief Thomas Teige Carroll and Deputy Chief Scott Spiegelman, enforces the New York False Claims Act, including tax claims made thereunder. It is a unit of the Division of Economic Justice, which is led by Executive Deputy Attorney General Manisha Sheth.

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Editorial Happy Thanksgiving

This Thursday, families on the East End, like those across the rest of the country, will come together to celebrate that most traditional of American holidays, Thanksgiving.

It’s a holiday said to have been first observed by the Puritan settlers who, one imagines, were truly grateful to have survived in the hostile environment of the New World, thanks in no small part to the Native Americans who showed them how to plant and harvest their first crops.

Today, when we celebrate Thanksgiving, we typically feast on plump turkeys with all the trimmings, not to mention a dessert menu featuring pies of every variety. During the day, we get to catch up with our families and friends, and those who are not comatose from overeating might venture forth into the great outdoors to walk it off or into the family room to tune into a football game nobody really cares about or plot “Black Friday” shopping strategies.

Americans are a generous bunch, by and large, and Thanksgiving, as the kickoff of the annual holiday season, is also the time of year many start thinking of making a difference in their communities.

When we are too full to take another nibble of candied yams or green beans, let’s take a moment to remember that there are people in this country who cannot afford to put food on the table. Help them out by making a donation to your local food pantry.

Remember, too, that there are people in our neighborhoods who can’t afford to buy their child a warm winter coat. Donate your gently used clothing to one of the many clothing drives taking place across the East End.

And then there are families whose children can only dream of finding under the Christmas tree one of those toys they see being incessantly advertised on TV at this time of year. When you shop for gifts, remember to pick up a little something extra to donate to one of the many toy drives around town.

One of the best ways to show you are thankful is to share with others who are less fortunate. And it feels just as good, although not in such a filling way, as a Thanksgiving feast with loved ones.

IS IT JUST ME?

JUST ASKING

By Karen Fredericks

Do you listen to audio books?

Helen Smith I love audio books. My husband used to mind that my nose was in a book all the time. And I spend a lot of time driving to work and meetings, so audio books are perfect.

I can also cook, do laundry without stopping the story. The only problem with audio is, with multiple voices it can be hard keeping track of who’s saying what.

Alice Maeder My husband and I drove to a wedding in Maryland. We listened to an audio version of James Patterson’s book Quickie. When we got to the hotel in that night he didn’t want to get out until the book was done. That’s how gripping the book was. And we couldn’t have done that with an actual book.

Norena Baird I went to North Carolina with my 11year-old grandson. We both listened to Rush Limbaugh’s book about the Revolutionary War. I think he enjoyed it. Maybe, as a young boy, he’d rather watch a movie, but on a long car trip there’s time for both. And we both got to listen to it together.

Lanie List I have two small children. One is five the other is three-and-a-half. So, I’m reading lots of books about parenting.

My husband and I watch some online courses related to the books, like Peaceful Parent, Happy Kids so I think that’s similar to an audio book.

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A Poem For Thanksgiving The attitude is gratitude...

And that’s not just some platitude!

Thanks to all our Indy readers, Happy Holiday to one and all!

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North Fork

Riverhead Town Historian Georgette Keller speaks at a press conference announcing the preservation of two key parcels in Jamesport on November 14. Behind her, from left to right, are David Martine, Shinnecock tribal history information officer; William Van Helmond, president of the Greater Jamesport Civic Association; Riverhead Councilwoman Catherine Kent, Councilman James Wooten Supervisor Laura Jens-Smith, Suffolk County Legislator Al Krupski, and historian Richard Wines. Independent/Courtesy Suffolk County Legislator Al Krupski

Elected Officials, Community Celebrate Land Deal Farmland, open space near downtown Jamesport to be preserved

By Stephen J. Kotz sjkotz@indyeastend.com

Suffolk County Legislator Al Krupski announced on Wednesday, November 14, that the county acquired the development rights to more than 32 acres of prime farmland and the adjacent 11.2 acres of open space in the heart of historic downtown Jamesport. The acquisition comes after 15 years of community effort to protect the land and despite two prior development proposals.

At a press conference announcing the deal, Krupski thanked the many individuals, including the previous land-

owner who agreed to preserve his property rather than develop it, and the organizations that worked to protect the historic and culturally significant parcels, including the Greater Jamesport Civic Association, Riverhead Town, and the Native American community.

After walking the site that morning, Krupski said, “This is such an important site, really impressive and part of our history that should be memorialized properly.”

The open space parcel, which is

known by many as Sharper’s Hill, will be improved as a hamlet park in partnership with Riverhead Town and includes land that sited a Native American cemetery.

The farmland development rights were purchased for $58,000 per acre, the open space for $175,000 per acre.

The owner of the farm acreage will retain ownership while the open space will be owned by the county and maintained by the town. Legislator Krupski sponsored the legislation, which initiated the preservation process, and he successfully shepherded the acquisition through the county legislative process.

“Sharper’s Hill will be a beautiful addition to our community, for all our residents to enjoy,” said Riverhead Supervisor Laura Jens-Smith. “None of this would have been possible without multiple levels of government and private individuals coordinating to better the quality of life for their neighbors. I cannot thank Legislator Krupski, the Greater Jamesport Civic Association, and all the town officials enough who worked so hard to preserve this land for future generations, and maintain Jamesport’s rural character.”

Greater Jamesport Civic Association president William Van Helmond said it was “a wonderful day for Jamesport’” and that the vision of his group

was to preserve its downtown area. He went on to recognize his predecessor, South Jamesport resident Angela DeVito, calling her a “pioneer” and stating, “the preservation wouldn’t have happened without her hard work.”

In a written statement, DeVito said, “I would like to thank Legislator Al Krupski for listening carefully and thoughtfully to our plea for assistance with this significant preservation effort. Once we met, we found not only interest, but a determination to find the means to affect a decidedly win-win resolution to a long-standing source of concern for our community.

I shall forever cherish his hard work and that of his staff throughout the entire process as well as his ability to include all parties at the table. Thank you. This work’s celebration is a tribute to your remarkable capabilities as a legislator and your vision for the North Fork as a citizen.”

David Martine, who represented the Shinnecock Nation as its tribal history information officer, referenced the tribe’s 10,000-year history on Long Island when he stated, “The site represents a most sacred time period of our life here. It’s so ancient; it is hard to imagine. To have something like this preserved is very moving.”

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Police Appeals Court Rejects ICE Detainers In NY Administrative warrants violate habeas corpus rights, court finds

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

In a decision that has major ramifications for police departments across the East End, and especially the Suffolk County Sheriff’s office, a New York State Court of Appeals has ruled that the practice of holding prisoners for up to 48 hours after their scheduled release based on an administrative request from Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents, is unconstitutional under state law.

“We have altered our policy, as we have done in the past,” Suffolk County Sheriff’s Department Chief Michael Sharkey said November 16. He said sheriffs will no longer honor ICE administrative requests.

It had been a sore point for defense attorneys who practice criminal law, frequently causing uncertainty for

defendants, as to whether to post bail or not after being arrested when a hold was in place.

“We are really, really pleased with the decision,” said Andrew Strong, attorney for the Organización LatinoAmericana.

“Administrative warrants are not legal. That fits with our position as well as with the position of the Town of East Hampton,” Strong said.

The appeal was brought by both the New York Civil Liberties Union as well as the American Civil Liberties Union, and involved an Indian national, Susai Manickam Francis, who had been living in Northport. In December 2017, he pleaded guilty in Nassau County to a misdemeanor charge of aggravated drunken driving. He then was taken

to Suffolk County, where he entered a guilty plea to a violation charge of disorderly conduct, and was sentenced to time served. However, then-Sheriff Vincent DeMarco’s office held Francis, who was picked up less than 48 hours later, based on an administrative request, termed a warrant by ICE.

Before Francis was picked up by ICE, the NYCLU and the ACLU challenged the legality of DeMarco’s office’s decision by going to the New York State Supreme Court’s Appellate Division, Second Judicial Department, on a writ of habeas corpus, saying that the sheriff was acting contrary to state law. The ACLU and NYCLU asked for an immediate decision, but, as the court explained in its written decision, the process of arguing such a case is more involved than an instant decision would allow. However, the court recognized that ICE detainer requests were an ongoing issue, both in Suffolk and Nassau counties, and so took up the Francis case.

The policy of honoring administrative request from ICE was put in place in December 2016.

The sheriff’s office was joined by the U.S. Justice Department in the action, while the New York Attorney General’s office sided with the ACLU and NYCLU.

When Errol Toulon was sworn in as the new sheriff in January of this year, he agreed to continue Sheriff DeMarco’s policy with ICE, and also agreed to rent space in the Riverside jail to ICE.

Part of the legal thinking in rent-

ing the space to ICE is that local officers would be acting as federal officers while the prisoners were being held for ICE.

The court made it clear in its decision that it was not in any way addressing national immigration policy, but only the very narrow question of the legality under New York State law of honoring ICE detainer requests. They rejected the idea that the sheriff’s department could, essentially, re-arrest someone who was scheduled for release without a new crime being committed. “Determining only the narrow issue before us, we conclude that the Sheriff’s policy, issued on December 2, 2016, directing the retention of prisoners, who would otherwise be released, pursuant to ICE detainers and administrative warrants is unlawful, and that Francis’s detention by the Sheriff on December 11, 2017, which commenced after the termination of Francis’s court proceeding that day, was thus unlawful.

“The relief requested by the petitioner of immediate release of Francis from the Sheriff’s custody is no longer available because Francis is no longer in the Sheriff’s custody. Accordingly, the writ is sustained, and the detention of Susai Francis by the Sheriff of Suffolk County on December 11, 2017, which detention commenced after the termination of Francis’s court proceeding that day, was unlawful,” the decision read.

Francis was taken into custody and deportation proceedings were started. His present whereabouts were not known at deadline.

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A High-Speed Chase Ends In Arrest Unruly patient assaults staff, flees

By Rick Murphy rmurphy@indyeastend.com

On Sunday, November 4, the Southampton Village Police Department received a call from the Emergency Room at Stony Brook Southampton Hospital.

An unruly patient had assaulted a nurse and two security guards, police

said witnesses told them, and then fled the building. He was seen on foot racing down Lewis Street and onto Meeting House Lane.

The patient, later identified as Napoleon Owens, 28, of Wainscott, jumped

Bust Snares Riverhead Crack Dealers Fifteen arrested, many had ties with the Bloods street gang

By Rick Murphy rmurphy@indyeastend.com

A nondescript single-family house in a quiet neighborhood in Jamesport probably provided cover for a while, but in the end, an extensive investigation into gangrelated drug trafficking in the Riverhead area led investigators to the Washington Avenue residence, guns in hand.

The Jamesport house was one of several locations raided early Wednesday morning, November 14, by enforcement personnel armed not only with weapons but also with court warrants.

It was a coordinated bust designed to take a significant chunk out of the vast distribution network. At least one arrest was made at Holiday Inn Express hotel in Riverhead, and a motorcade of official cars rumbled the Calverton Hills condo complex just after dawn.

Reports of 12 arrests swelled to 15 by day’s end, and many of those taken into custody were bad hombres, police who aided the operation said: member of the Bloods street gang.

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into a stopped 2017 Ford Explorer occupied by a 73-year-old woman and attempted to throw her out of the vehicle.

Police said as she was holding onto the door from the outside, Owens took off.

He headed eastbound on Meeting House Lane, while two Southampton Village Police cruisers pursued. Owens proceeded northbound on North Sea Road and then onto County Road 39 westbound onto the Sunrise Highway.

Members of Southampton Town Police and the New York State Police joined Village Police in the chase. The pursuit continued on Sunrise Highway westbound where the Suffolk County Police deployed a Spike Strip. Despite losing a tire, Owens allegedly managed to continue at a high rate of speed before he ran off the road near exit 49 while coming into contact with another vehi-

cle. He finally exited the vehicle and fled on foot while attempting to gain access to the vehicles of other motorists before being taken into custody by the Suffolk County Police and the State Troopers.

A nurse at the hospital and two security guards received medical treatment; the owner of the 2017 Ford Explorer was not physically harmed.

On Monday, November 5, Owens was arraigned on charges of third degree robbery, third degree grand larceny, and second degree assault, all felonies; second degree reckless endangerment, reckless driving, and unlawfully feeling, third degree, all misdemeanors; two counts of harassment, a violation; and multiple violations of the Vehicle and Traffic Law. Other charges by the Southampton Town Police, State Police, and Suffolk County Police were forthcoming.

The United States Department of Justice coordinated the takedown which involved FBI agents, Riverhead Town Police, NYS Troopers, the Long Island Gang Task Force, and the Suffolk County East End Drug Task Force.

“The toxic mix of street gangs, drug dealing, and illegal firearms poses a direct threat to the safety of our citizens and our community,” said United States Attorney Richard Donoghue in a statement announcing the arrests.

“The Eastern District and our law enforcement partners in the FBI, ATF and Suffolk County will continue to target, penetrate and destroy criminal gangs that inflict addiction, violence and grief on the people of Suffolk County,” he added.

Dayna Barrow, 35, of Riverhead, Kenneth Belcher, 31, of Riverhead, Tramaine Brown, 29, of Jamesport, John Gamble, 37, of Shirley, Kotarra Jackson, 36, of Riverhead, Daniel Harris, 25, of Riverhead, Terrill Latney, 39, of Riverhead, Quandol Lewis, 34, of Riverhead, Matthew Pittma, 43, of Southampton, Deon Shorter, 22, of Mastic, and Demario Weston, 34, of Riverhead

were among those arrested.

On Wednesday, three separate indictments were unsealed in federal court in Central Islip charging 12 defendants as part of a coordinated federal and state takedown of several large-scale crack cocaine distribution operations on the East End, according to a release from the United States Attorney. Three other arrests were apparently made in the course of the raids.

The investigation began early in the year. Police said cocaine was cooked and processed into crack, which was sold on the street. Search warrants were executed Wednesday at multiple locations and police recovered seven firearms, including an AR-15 rifle, three kilograms of cocaine, four pounds of marijuana, a quantity of crack cocaine and heroin, and $10,000 cash. Several of those arrested have prior convictions for drug related charges.

The cases are being handled by the Department of Justice’s Long Island Criminal Division and Assistant United States Attorneys Nicole Boeckmann and Michael Maffei are in charge of the prosecution, officials said.

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Martha Edelheit, Circus Tree, 1961,

The Nude As Wallpaper Martha Edelheit channels the '60s at Eric Firestone Gallery

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By Nicole Teitler nicole@indyeastend.com

On Monday, November 12, Eric Firestone Gallery on East Hampton held a panel discussion “Let Me Hear Your Body Talk,” moderated by Nancy Princenthal at its second location in New York City. The talk coincided with the exhibition of work by artist Martha Edelheit “Flesh Walls: Tales from the '60s.” The show, greatly focusing on an influential decade in America, is on view through December 15. The Independent caught up

with Edelheit to talk to her about the exhibit.

What is your connection to the East End? I have lived in Sweden for the past 25 years, but before that, I lived in New York City. In the '50s I visited Amagansett, staying in a cottage in the middle Continued On Page B5.

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Celebrating Ideas And Cultural Diversity Guild Hall’s artXchange offers interactive afternoon

By Nicole Teitler nicole@indyeastend.com

Guild Hall in East Hampton presents its annual artXchange on Sunday, November 25, from 1 to 4 PM. The free event,

open to the public, celebrates cultural diversity across the East End. Kids and adults alike are invited to join an af-

Meet Me In St. Louis Chaos Theory — Friday, November 23, 7 PM Southampton Cultural Center — Southampton Cultural Center presents A Live Radio Play: Meet Me In St. Louis

by Joe Landry. Performances are Fridays and Saturdays at 7 PM and Sundays at 2:30 PM through December 9.

— Reception: Saturday, November 24, 1 to 5 PM Chaos Theory Gallery, Sag Harbor — View the works of Max Siebel and Amy Wickersham at Chaos Theory Gallery in Sag Harbor. A reception will be held on Saturday, November 24, from 1 to 5 PM, with wine and cheese to showcase their work.

ternoon filled with activities centered around the exchange of ideas to foster respect and inclusion within the community. Local visual and performing artists will lead interactive workshops, such as the Lobby Community Art Project led by the Guild Hall Teen Arts Council.

Families will enjoy a family scavenger hunt throughout the day, and all are invited to enjoy a free empanada truck. From 1:30 to 2:30 PM, there will be theatrical performances by local groups such as East Hampton High School and Middle School Dance Teams. At 2 PM, Golden Eagle Art Supply will present two art workshops inspired by Guild Hall’s fall exhibitions, in the Green Room and Boots Lamp Education Center. Fall exhibitions currently on view at Guild Hall through December 16 include works by Syd Solomon, Sara Mejia Kriendler, and Ray Johnson.

In addition to interactive workshops and performances, there will be

bilingual gallery tour and talk with Esperanza Leon and Casey Delane at 2:45 PM. Guild Hall was established in 1931 as one of the first centers in the United States combining museum, theater, and educational space all under one roof. Very much like the artXchange event, the purpose of its inception was to serve as a gathering place where art would foster civic participation and ideas. Nearly nine decades later, this interdisciplinary center continues to educate, inspire, and connect a thriving community and those who visit.

From live performances of Circque du Fabuleux and The Nutcracker, live screenings from The Met, holiday bazaars, gingerbread house workshops, and operatif lectures, Guild Hall provides an array of programs for many ages and interests.

Guild Hall is located at 158 Main Street in East Hampton. Visit www. guildhall.org or call 631-324-0806.

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Continued From Page B1. of a potato field. I later spent several summers in the North Woods in East Hampton in the '80s.

How did you get involved with the Eric Firestone Gallery?

A friend knew Eric Firestone and when she heard he was going to be in Stockholm on holiday, she suggested he call me and see my work. He did.

Describe your artwork, Circus Tree. What does it symbolize?

I’ve always been fascinated by the circus. The masked clowns, the death-defying feats, the macabre, the expert skills honed to perfection, the grubbiness, and the drama. There is a great classic film Freaks, by Todd Browning, made in 1932, that’s harrowing and heartbreaking, that inspired me. Women make up half the world but most circuses have ring masters, not ring mistresses.

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In the late '50s and early '60s I was working with ideas about the surface of a painting and how it could cover a wall without using a huge canvas. Paintings were like windows (as described

by Robert Motherwell). I wanted to dissolve the “window.” I went from extension paintings, building the surface of the canvas out into the room, to flowered wallpaper. I was working with nude models in my studio and it occurred to me that no one had ever used the nude as wallpaper. Eventually, walls of flowers became walls of flesh, the walls became dreamlike.

What impact has the '60s decade had on your life?

Simone de Beauvoir had a devastating impact on me in the late '50s, early '60s when I first read her. The assassination of Kennedy and Oswald and Ruby, the Vietnam War. It all affected me profoundly. I also had many personal losses. The underlying influences have always been art history, all the art I have seen and absorbed and loved. Everything becomes part of the process of making artwork.

What other decades have influenced your creations?

Sammy Davis, Jr.: I’ve Gotta Be Me

The first major event that had an unending impact was much further back.

Hitler in the '30s and World War II in the '40s. The second was Hiroshima and Nagasaki. The '40s and '50s were times of incredible world-wide horror as well as repression of women. Most of the language and customs you take for granted didn’t even exist when I

was a young girl and woman. TV didn’t exist! Most women stayed home and baked perfect cakes, had two or three children, and were homemakers.

Eric Firestone Gallery is located at 4 Great Jones Street #4 in New York, NY. Call 917-324-3386 or visit www.ericfirestonegallery.com.

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Guild Hall Visionaries Luncheon Held In NYC Creativity touted at culinary destination, Riverpark NYC jessica@indyeastend.com @hamptondaze

On Thursday, November 15, I became a lady who lunches as I headed to Tom Colicchio’s culinary destination, Riverpark NYC, for the Guild Hall Visionaries Luncheon. The panel included creative visionaries Zoë Buckman, Jayma Cardoso, and Marcela Sapone. The event featured compelling stories from these three artistic innovators who are at the forefront of ideas in art, lifestyle, business, and design. Guild Hall’s Executive Director Andrea Grover moderated the panel.

The event started with champagne while guests shopped Guild Hall merch and Joan Hornig jewelry. All of the proceeds went to Guild Hall. Once seated, lunch included a wonderful roasted chicken with squash, roasted mushrooms, cranberry gastrique, and wheat berries, and for dessert, a pearcranberry tart with vanilla Chantilly, salted caramel, and chocolate sauce.

Each of the panelists went through a brief slide show to discuss the work they do.

Sapone is the co-founder and CEO of Hello Alfred. Through Alfred — a digital in-home concierge service

that helps you manage daily tasks like dry cleaning, grocery shopping, and cleaning — she has worked to redefine urban living. “What I do is very women-centric,” said Sapone during her slide show.

Cardoso is the owner of the Surf Lodge in Montauk. She has also been a partner in New York City venues like Cain, Gold Bar, and Lavo. Cardoso, a native of Brazil, came to New York 23 years ago to study at Rutgers University in New Jersey. She has worked her way up the nightclub chain to become the successful club owner she is today.

“Part of what we do at Surf Lodge involves wellness, music, art,” said Cardoso. “I have an amazing team that convinces really amazing people to be a part of what we believe,” she said of the many musicians and artists who have participated in Surf Lodge’s programming. “Part of what we do is discover emerging artists.”

Buckman is a multi-disciplinary artist working in sculpture, installation, and photography. She explores the themes of feminism, mortality, and equality. Her work has been shown

across the globe and she has had solo exhibits including “Heavy Rag” at Albertz Benda in New York and “Let Her Rave” at Gavlak Gallery in Los Angeles. In February, Buckman unveiled her first public sculpture presented by Art Production Fund on Sunset Bou-

levard at The Standard in Los Angeles.

The large-scale outdoor version of her neon sculpture Champ will rotate on the strip for a year. Buckman described how she puts captivating phrases on tea napkins to promote female empowerment.

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Meet Me In St. Louis Radio Play Comes To SCC

Joe effortlessly transports us through sounds and spoken word. And in this case, with a familiar score, to boot.”

Based on The Kensington Stories

by Sally Benson, it’s best known as the Vincente Minnelli MGM film classic starring Judy Garland, Margaret O’Brien, and iconic Hugh Martin, and Ralph Blaine; tunes like “Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas” the eponymous title song, along with “The Boy Next Door” and “The Trolley Song.”

Meet Me in St. Louis captures a year in the life of a family when the World’s Fair came to the budding midwestern city in 1903. Landry’s 2013 radio play is adapted from the book

by Hugh Wheeler. Featuring Michael Casper, Gabriel DiFrancesco, Joey Giovingo, Amanda Jones, Alyssa Kelly, John Lovett, Katrina Lovett, Catherine Maloney, Pamela Morris, Michaal Lyn Schepps, Anna Schiavoni, Lon Shomer, and Edna Winston, this Center Stage

Classic features ‘Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas’

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Clang, clang, clang goes the trolley at Southampton Cultural Center’s Center Stage, when the Long Island premiere of Joe Landry’s Meet Me in St. Louis: A Live Radio Play opens on Friday, November 23 and runs through December 9.

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holiday tradition is a season-perfect family outing.

Landry, the evening’s creator, will be joining the cast and audience for a talk back after the two-hour musical (15-minute intermission included) on opening night. This is the fifth year that Center Stage has presented Landry’s holiday works, which in the past have included It’s A Wonderful Life and A Christmas Carol.

Please note, there is no performance on November 24, the evening of Southampton Village’s annual tree lighting ceremony.

Performance times are Fridays and Saturdays at 7 PM and Sundays at 2:30 PM.

General admission tickets are $25 and children’s tickets (under 21) are $12. Dinner and theater packages are available, as well. For more information and tickets, visit www.scc-arts.org or call 631-287-4377.

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Welcome Home East Hampton Historical Society hosts its House & Garden Tour

By Nicole Teitler nicole@indyeastend.com

The East Hampton Historical Society presents its annual House & Garden Tour on Saturday, November 24, from 1 to 4:30 PM, with a kick-off Cocktail Party at the Maidstone Club on Friday, November 23, from 6 to 8 PM. All proceeds from the event benefit the Historical Society.

A 34-year annual tradition held over Thanksgiving weekend, the selfguided tour will showcase five unique homes in the area, ranging from historical to modern architecture. Each location was specially selected to showcase the diversity and spirit of living on the East End, a place with deep rooted history and a promising future. The tour gives viewers a one-time-only look inside some of the most storied residenc-

es of the area and gives a glimpse into picturesque designs.

“The House & Garden Tour is one of our most important fundraisers. From sea to bay and south-of-the highway, this year’s tour is a visual feast of stylish houses. So, while you’re breathing in the sea air and enjoying the varied terrains and architectural styles, your dollars will support the East Hampton Historical Society’s museums and programs,” said Joseph Aversano, East Hampton Historical Society’s event chairman.

Take a walk back in time with The William H. Babcock House, built circa 1720. It was originally built on Main Street before being relocated to its south of the highway location in 1964,

and maintains a replica white picket fence from its heyday. The historic timber frame house was renovated in 2016 into 2017, breathing new life into this nearly 300-year-old home.

The David Huntting House, circa 1800, is located in East Hampton’s Historic District. Local architectural historians have marveled at this house for its pilastered front door and curving stairway inside. Over the course of the past two years, this home has undergone renovation and restoration, giving it an old meets new appeal.

One home on the list with a more modern look is set amid white pine trees. The custom-built residence was inspired by a resort in the Adirondacks and stuns from the outside in. Near the beach on Bluff Road, overlooking the Atlantic Ocean, a quintessential East End view, is a modern home warmed up by interior designer David Netto, dubbed the “Mid-Century Summer’s Night Dream.”

Jessie Della Femina, homeowner of “Salty Dog” in Wainscott, described how she went from attendee to participant. “I’ve gone on the East Hampton House Tour for the last decade and it’s always been the absolute highlight of my year. To me, the house tour is like the best of Instagram comes to life! The house tour offers the opportunity to explore beautiful spaces and

be inspired by the creativity of others.”

Traditional in style, Della Femina adds modern touches with amenities and technology. Despite being on a smaller lot, the home amazes with an outdoor pool, dining area, sitting area, and a fireplace. Over 75 percent of interior items were discovered at estate sales, showcasing Della Femina’s passion for making the old new again.

Opening night cocktail party tickets are $200 each, which includes entry to the House Tour. Tour-only tickets are $65 in advance and $75 day of. Visit www.easthamptonhistory.org or call 631-324-6850.

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By Jessica Mackin-Cipro jessica@indyeastend.com

Holiday Coat Drive L&W Market in Bridgehampton is holding a coat drive. Through December 31, L&W Market will be collecting lightly used or new coats, which will be donated to those in need on the East End through the local organization Maureen’s Haven. As a thank you for donating, L&W will offer a free cup of coffee to those donating coats.

Pavé The Way Trunk Show A special holiday trunk show featuring Pavé The Way jewelry by Joan Hornig will be held on Thursday, November 29, from 1 to 4 PM at Parrish Memorial Hall in Southampton. One hundred percent of profits from each purchase directly benefit your choice of Stony Brook Southampton Hospital, The Ellen Hermanson Breast Center, or The

Regional Tick-Borne Disease Resource Center. To RSVP, email kellie.pettit@ stonybrookmedicine.edu.

Maureen’s Haven Maureen’s Haven homeless outreach will host its winter benefit on Saturday, December 1, from 6 to 9 PM at Seasons of Southampton. The event is being held to raise awareness of East End homelessness. The event will include wine, small bites, dancing, and auction items. Tickets are $50 per person.

Contact Dan O'Shea at 631-727-6831.

Four-Legged Gala The North Fork Animal Welfare League presents its Four-Legged Gala at Giorgio’s Baiting Hollow on Sunday, December 2, from 6 to 10 PM. The league celebrates 55 years of lifesaving on the

East End. From humble beginnings, the league has evolved from a handful of fully committed volunteers, to becoming the nonprofit organization holding the animal control contracts for both Southold and Riverhead. The event will include dinner, dancing, and a live performance by The Rakiem Walker Project Band. It will also honor the Mattituck Laurel Veterinary Hospital & the North Fork Animal Hospital. Tickets are $125. Visit www.main.nfawl.org for more info.

Ugly Sweater Party The Southampton History Museum presents “Hearthside Cheer: An Ugly Sweater Party!” on Saturday, December 8, from 5:30 to 7:30 PM at Rogers Mansion in Southampton. There will be food, drinks, music, and surprises.

Make sure you wear your ugliest, most original holiday sweater to celebrate the pleasures of the holiday season at the Gilded Age Rogers Mansion.

The cost is $65 in advance and $85 day of, or $35 in advance and $45 day of for those ages 21 to 35. Visit www. southamptonhistory.org.

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By Joan Baum

Grandpa Magic Aims To Reconnect Generations Sag Harbor’s Kronzek’s book has a few tricks up its sleeve

And now for something a little different with the holidays coming on — Grandpa Magic by Sag Harbor author, educator and professional magician Alan Zola Kronzek. Hello grandparents, here is true magic: a book about the illusory art of doing tricks that seem to suggest supernatural powers that will work wonders after all — namely, get the kids’ heads out of their digital devices for a while to connect live with those who love them.

Kronzek’s hope, he says in a delightful, breezy introduction, is to engage kids in an imaginative world full of mystery, secrecy, and surprise and have fun with older adults — grandmas are invited as well as grandpas, and, of course, parents, too. “So, there you are,” Kronzek says, “sitting around the table with the family. The grandkids are glued to their devices. So are their parents. Everyone appears to be enchanted — and not in a good way. How do you break the spell?”

“Counter-magic” to the rescue — 116 amazing brain teasers, perplexing puzzles, and simple stunts that will wow kids of all ages, starting with toddlers!

Kronzek, who has been performing, writing, and talking about magic

for decades, is a bestselling author whose fascination with illusion and tricks has extended to writing about the magical world of Harry Potter and the history of magic, not to mention poker. But it’s magic for children that has always caught his heart — and creative impulses. Grandpa Magic takes on all manner of tricks that need no special equipment and that can be done on the spur of the moment. These include tricks with coins, cards, toothpicks, utensils and more: “how to hypnotize a napkin, bounce a dinner roll off the floor, remove your thumb, make a spoon cry, even read minds.”

Straws get a chapter of their own, tricks that suggest telekinetic and magnetic powers. And did you know that one Marvin Chester Stone invented the modern drinking straw in 1888? Or that his dad invented the cheese press and washing machines? And do you know that in executing the “disgusting” trick of shoving a straw up your nose and pulling it from your mouth” you really don’t do it, though “it sure looks that way”?

A magician never tells, but if a grandchild really wants to know the secret so he or she can perform it, do “share.” You can even embellish —

Kronzek includes all manner of tips, many boxed in a section called “But wait. . . there’s more.”

The three-toned descriptions are simple, the step-by-step illustrations whimsically attractive. Let it also be noted that Kronzek’s stand-in, The Great Zucchini, bears a striking resemblance to the author, including a wry signature smile. But it’s Kronzek’s tone that really sets this book apart.

Kronzek’s presentation is at once affectionate, witty, humorous, sensitive, patient (he’ll wait while grandpa does some nimble practicing) and appreciative of what it means to be young.

The ultimate magic is what Kronzek believes will occur when the generations get together, though parents anxious about educational value will obviously like noting that the tricks can reinforce motor and cognitive skills.

Kronzek, though, has broader, deeper, and wiser goals. “Mentoring a kid in magic is different from sharing any other pursuit,” he writes in the introduction. Magic is more than a collection of tricks and secrets. “It’s a rich, creative art with affinities to acting, writing, psychology, science, and math — all areas where the generations might connect.”

He starts with the under six set, “believers” he calls them, kids who will think Grandpa has magic powers, and extends through the “skeptics” — kids who have outgrown Santa and the Tooth Fairy. They especially will respond to the book’s last section of “mental mysteries,” wherein Zucchini takes deception to a new level.

Not to mention the outrageous puns: Where do fish keep their money? In a riverbank. Penguins? In a snow bank.

Dracula? In a blood bank. Grandpa? In a trust fund.

Yes, the kids are still obsessed with their electronic gizmos, but deep down, Kronzek says, “they crave real-world, in-person experiences. They want something live, something real, something special.

Grandparents can provide, and magic can be the means. Performing magic is good for the soul. It builds confidence and self-esteem and is a proven way to coax shy ones out of the shadows and into the limelight.” And what if the kids are not interested?

So what? Nothing ventured, nothing gained. And who knows. Though he doesn’t say so, this delightful book could also connect older adults with one another.

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OLD DOGS NEW TRIPS

By Vay David & John Laudando

Enjoying Spain’s Diversity From quiet sheep-filled meadows to the lively Feria of Seville olddogsnewtrips@gmail.com

For our first trip to Spain, we settled ourselves into a tiny town, Cazalla de la Sierra, in the heart of the national park area called Sierra Norte. We had chosen a newly built “hacienda-like” inn, Vega De Cazalla, with a central courtyard, just as one would want in their warmer climate. What we didn’t know was it was on a new road that hadn’t yet received a road sign. The good thing about that unmarked road was the circuitous route we had taken to find it, a route we immediately headed for the next day, exploring sunny, flower-strewn meadows filled with grazing sheep and a beautiful and friendly galloping horse.

Every time we ventured out from our little hacienda, we headed for that road, discovering some new picturesque treat each time. We’d park the car and just wander along the quiet road, enjoying the variety of country scenes we found. Or we headed into town, where we had several very pleasant meals at a little restaurant on the square. For breakfasts, we enjoyed the generous array offered at our inn. (Vega De Cazalla was a very reasonable B&B, and even today a room can be rented for only $218 for a three-night stay, up only a slight amount from the $68 we paid per night.)

On this trip we ventured forth from Sierra Norte, to Granada (The Independent, August 14, 2018), Cordoba, Seville and points in between before heading back to Madrid for the trip home. We did a lot of driving, on wide roads that skirted immense orchards of cork oaks, and on tiny, twisting hillside roads. But our most amazing foray was to Seville. Seville was celebrating Feria de abril de Sevilla, a weeklong fair/festival that was unlike any “fair” we’d ever been to before.

Feria began not as a festival, but actually as a livestock market. Back in the 1800s, people came to Seville to sell

cattle and other animals in the spring.

Over many years, the market took on a more festive feel, and it eventually expanded from just a couple of days to a wildly colorful six days of celebrations.

Today, you don’t find cattle for sale at the Feria — instead, you are treated to an array of horses, carriages, brightly colored casetas (tents), and traditional clothing worn by just about everyone.

This means bright, colorful flamenco dresses for the ladies, and the traje corto, or short suit with wide-brimmed hat for the men. And the ladies don’t stop with just colorful dresses — shoes, purses, mantillas, and, usually, a flower in the hair — all are completely coordinated. Much to our delight, this even applied to babies in carriages and strollers. It was like being surrounded by a walking rainbow.

One of the most elegant displays we saw comprised a group of gauchos, six young women and two men, who were crossing the street coming toward us. I aimed my camera at them, and they stopped and posed for me — looking like a photo shoot for some highfashion magazine — then cheerfully went on their way. One of the most entertaining was the young lady, in full regalia, riding side-saddle on the back of a motorbike.

We don’t have a real parallel to Feria — it’s far more than a fair — it’s a gathering of clans for dining, drinking, dancing, and delight. Interested?

The Feria de Abril starts on a Monday evening roughly two weeks after Easter. The dates vary by year since Easter doesn’t fall on the same date all the time, but it’s usually in mid/late April or early May. In 2019, the dates will be May 6 to 12. The fair officially begins at midnight on Monday, and runs six days, ending on the following Sunday.

It happens at the Real de la Feria, which is in Los Remedios to the southwest of city center, next to the river, about a

Cork oaks fill the landscape beside a country road. Independent/John Laudando

The full effect of extravagant costumes for Seville’s Feria. Independent/John Laudando

Sheep grazing in a quiet meadow. Independent/John Laudando

30-minute walk from the Seville Cathedral. Don’t know the way? Just follow the ladies in their brightly hued, wildly ruffled dresses! Look for the public tents or hire a friendly guide when you arrive.

Find lots more photos of the beautiful countryside and this remarkable event 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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KISS & TELL

By Heather Buchanan

Modern Day Dating Lingo Getting lost in translation kissandtellhb@gmail.com

Millennial dude: “I swiped right on this girl and we were DM sliding but then I started freeclimbing and realized she was kittenfishing me so I ghosted her.”

Whaaa? Did someone spike my skinny vanilla latte with a little CBD? It’s challenging enough to date at a certain age but when you realize that you no longer speak the language, it can prove problematic. When breadcrumbing has nothing to do with Hansel & Gretel or a chicken cutlet, I am pretty much lost in the dating forest.

When I got a text from a guy asking if I wanted DP, I was like, “Yes! I love Dom Perignon!”

I decided to dive in to do a little translation work to help my generation figure out just what is going on with our in-significant others.

Catfishing: Pretending to be someone you aren’t. Old School Equivalent (OSE): Cyrano de Bergerac minus the eloquence.

Kittenfishing: Not as serious as catfishing. False advertising such as using an old picture or overly ambitious air brushing. OSE: A push-up bra.

Freeclimbing: Scrolling through someone’s social media to see what you can glean. OSE: Seeing what car is

in their driveway early Sunday morning.

Caspering: Saying something nice to let them down easy before breaking up (not as bad as ghosting). OSE: Dear John letter.

Ghosting: Thinking everything is going fine, then they disappear and never respond again. OSE: He’s just not that into you.

Shaveducking: Worried you’re only attracted to them because of their beard. OSE: Okay I got nothing on this, is this a ZZ Top thing?

Stashing: When he doesn’t introduce you to any of his family or friends.

OSE: He’s married.

Catch & Release: Flirtatious texts but once you agree to a date, they lose interest. OSE: A pen pal.

Tinder: Hook up app. OSE: A bar at closing time.

Submarining: When a relationship has ended but they re-emerge from the depths. OSE: Booty call.

IRL: In real life. OSE: WTF . . . do you really need to create an acronym for that?!

FBO: Making your relationship status official on Facebook. OSE: Standing with a boom box outside her window

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Cushioning: Keeping a plan B in case your current main relationship doesn’t work out. OSE: **** ing your personal trainer or yoga instructor.

Venmo: This is also tied to “Rebating,” where after a date if one person pays and the other doesn’t want to meet again, you Venmo them for half the meal. OSE: Going Dutch or putting out.

DTR: Define The Relationship talk which, done too early, can be a buzz kill. OSE: Think “Sex and the City” — Premature WE-jaculation.

Netflix and Chill: A pretense for get-

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Jean Shafiroff On Giving Back To The East End She urges everyone to be a philanthropist

By Jessica Mackin-Cipro jessica@indyeastend.com

It’s the season of giving. Embodying all that it takes to be a modern-day philanthropist, Jean Shafiroff knows what it means to give back to her community, whether in New York City or the Hamptons.

“My life is centered around philanthropic work,” said Shafiroff.

She is one of the most successful fundraisers on the East End, raising money for foundations large and small.

And she is arguably the best dressed while doing it.

Just last summer alone she cochaired of the American Heart Association’s annual Hamptons Heart Ball, hosted the kick-off party for the Stony

Brook Southampton Hospital gala at her home, was the Honorary Chair at the Southampton Animal Shelter’s Unconditional Love gala, chaired the Ellen Hermanson Foundation gala, was Chairman of the Presidents Committee for the Stony Brook Southampton Hospital gala, chaired the United Negro College Fund’s “A Mind Is . . .” gala and brunch, and was honored by The Pioneer Chapter of Hadassah in Westhampton Beach. And this doesn’t include the charities she supports by attending the fundraisers, like the Parrish Art Museum gala. “I don’t think we’ve ever missed a gala,” she said of the annual Parrish function in Water Mill.

“A good honoree has to give a nice gift,” she said. With that said, Shafiroff’s philanthropic work goes beyond financial contributions and includes extensive time and energy.

Jean and her husband, Martin Shafiroff, an investment advisor, moved to the Hamptons around 1996 when they purchased their Southampton home from friends Steven and Debra Tanger of Tanger Outlets. It started as a summer home, but now they spend time on the East End year round. “If we’re not traveling, my husband will want to go every weekend. It is beautiful and it’s very peaceful,” she said.

“You can completely switch gears and relax.” Together they have two daughters who also share their mother’s interest in charitable causes.

Since moving to the East End, Shafiroff slowly became involved in East End charities.

It started when the family joined Southampton Bath & Tennis, a private club on Gin Lane. The club has a charitable foundation that gives to smaller local charities that don’t have the ability to do major fundraising themselves, Shafiroff noted. She began chairing their winter gala in the early 2000s.

Shafiroff has also become one of the top fundraisers for Stony Brook Southampton Hospital. “When you live in a community, I think the number one thing to support is the local hospital,” she said. The hospital “is there for everybody, all year round.”

She became involved with the hospital as an auction chair for its annual summer gala. “I took the job very seriously,” said Shafiroff. Later, she was asked to chair the gala in 2010, 2011, and 2013. She noted that each year they raised about $5.4 million.

“I worked like crazy and I wasn’t afraid to ask people,” she said of the work that goes into raising funds at this level. “I make a lot of introductions,” she added. “What I’ve learned with fundraising and philanthropy is people have to be asked. It’s very important

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that charities try to engage people.”

She also noted the importance of giving back to the community you live in. “In the Hamptons you see tremendous wealth. There’s also a lot of poverty that’s hidden,” she stated. “People need help.”

“I think when you live in a community, you have a responsibility to that community,” she opined. Shafiroff believes that those with summer homes on the East End should take a good look at the community, and give back where needed by helping the underserved populations. “I have a home here and it’s my obligation,” she said.

While involved with the hospital, Shafiroff noted that Southampton Animal Shelter approached her, and she became chair of its annual Unconditional Love gala. Changing the format from a cocktail party to a dinner party, the gala now raises $600,000 to $700,000 for the foundation, she noted.

She is also very involved in the Ellen Hermanson Foundation. “Ellen Hermanson is the largest funder of the breast cancer center at the hospital,” she stated. And there’s a great need.

Long Island has a high rate of breast cancer.

More recently, she has become involved in the American Heart Association and UNCF. Both national organizations host galas on the East End each summer.

There’s no doubt that the need for giving back on the East End is year round. How can others get involved?

“For people who have financial resources, they really have an obligation to give. But for those who don’t, they can give their time and their knowledge,” said Shafiroff. This is also outlined in her book Successful Philanthropy: How To Make A Life By What You Give, a how-to guide for giving back.

She seeks to empower all individuals to become philanthropists.

On the East End, there are a multitude of charities. This time of year, Shafiroff noted, all would be appreciative of an end of year donation.

“The Hamptons is a very special community,” said Shafiroff. “It’s very important for people to spread their wings and be involved.”

“My life is centered around philanthropic work,” said Shafiroff.

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Delicious Holiday Dishes Choices from my favorite local restaurants

By Vanessa Gordon @eastendtaste

Treat yourself and your loved ones this holiday season by savoring cozy, comforting holiday dishes from my favorite local dining spots. Think Peconic Bay scallops, pumpkin gnocchi, and a sticky date cake that deserves every spoonful.

Almond The flagship dish of the season: Peconic Bay scallops. This dish is served with Laytons parsnips and cauliflower, pomegranate, duck skin chicharron, and smoked yakitori.

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Nick & Toni’s A masterful holiday dessert by Rachel Flatley is her maple crème caramel with poached pears, salted maple honeycomb, and feuilletine crunch.

This spiced crème caramel has a layer of caramelized maple syrup, and is plated with maple poached Seckel, or sweet pears, salted maple honeycomb, and a cinnamon and maple feuilletine crunch.

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The 1770 House Chef Michael Rozzi always knows how to impress for the holidays. In addition to his annual Thanksgiving menu, this season Rozzi has whipped up his signature spicy Montauk fluke tartare with hijiki, wasabi tobiko, and radish. Wind down with one of the restaurant’s most beloved desserts: sticky date cake with toffee sauce and vanilla gelato.

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Claude’s Savor the season with Chef James Carpenter’s pumpkin gnocchi with roasted autumn vegetables, sage brown butter, and parmesan. Finish your dining experience with a luscious slice of its homemade award winning four-layer carrot cake. Claude’s is also taking reservations for Thanksgiving.

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Holiday Spirits Make your fiesta extra festive with these cocktails

By Zachary Weiss

Whether you like it or not, your social calendar is about to get very, very full of holiday soirées. With that in mind,

steal the show with one of these artisanal cocktails, all inspired by the holiday spirit.

The Salty Caramel at Ocean Prime New York

2 oz. Half & Half 1 egg white

Ingredients:

Combine all ingredients in small shaker. Fill larger shaker with ice and shake vigorously until mixture is integrated and chilled. Strain cocktail into chilled coupe and garnish with smoked sea salt.

1 1/2 oz Ketel One Vodka 1 oz Giffard Vanille De Madagascar 1/2 oz. Baileys Irish Cream Salted Caramel Liqueur 1 oz. Caramel

Clicquot Rich + Orange Peel + Cinnamon Stick Ingredients: 5-6 large ice cubes 2-3 zests of orange 1-2 cinnamon sticks

Veuve Clicquot Rich Champagne Place five ice cubes in a large wine glass, sprinkle in zests of orange, top with Veuve Clicquot Rich, and finish with a stick of cinnamon.

Woodbridge by Robert Mondavi Harvest Cocktail Punch Ingredients: 1 (750 ml) bottle Woodbridge by Robert Mondavi Red Blend 1/2 c apple juice 1/4 c cranberry juice 1/4 c apple brandy 5 cinnamon sticks 5 dashes Angostura bitters 1/2 tsp almond extract Add Woodbridge by Robert Mondavi Red Blend, apple juice, cranberry juice, apple brandy, cinnamon sticks, bitters, and almond extract to a pitcher or punch bowl and stir to combine.

Allow to sit at room temperature for at least 30 minutes.

Pour over ice and serve immediately.

Cocoa Buie II Ingredients: 2 parts Drambuie 9 parts hot milk 3 Tbsp hot cocoa mix 1/8 tsp ground cinnamon

1/8 tsp Kosher salt Optional: garnish with miniature marshmallows

In a saucepan, combine all ingredients and warm over medium heat. Stir slowly until simmering. Serve hot.

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Stir/strain into Nick & Nora glass.

Flame orange peel on top. Garnish with brandied cherries.

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Add all ingredients to a cocktail shaker, add ice, shake hard, and strain into a cocktail coupe.

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The Ultimate Hamptons Thanksgiving Pamela Morgan of Flirting With Flavors shares her expertise

‘Tis the season for gathering, and lifestyle and entertaining expert Pamela Morgan of Flirting with Flavors, a special events and culinary company serving both New York City and the Hamptons, offers up how to prepare the ultimate Hamptons Thanksgiving celebration. Morgan is committed to executing unique celebrations that take guests on an unforgettable sensory journey.

She enjoys the Thanksgiving holiday because it combines her passion for food and love of bringing people together. Here, Morgan shares her exclusive Hamptons shopping list for a stellar celebration.

The Turkey The biggest decision one will make in preparation for the Thanksgiving Feast is the perfect turkey. On her quest to find one, Morgan visits North Sea Farms in Southampton for its fresh, free-range turkey. A 12-pound turkey can serve around eight people, so esti-

mate one pound of turkey per serving.

Do not hesitate to buy an extra bird because there is nothing like Thanksgiving leftovers many days later.

For more information about North Sea Farms, call 631-283-0735.

The Produce For a sustainably farmed and freshly prepared meal, Morgan sources Green Thumb Organic Farm in Water Mill for all her organic produce. The farm boasts more than 100 acres of certified organic, homegrown vegetables and supplies some of the top-tier restaurants in the Hamptons. The crops are seasonal, but just in time for the harvest are traditional Brussels sprouts, squash, cabbage, cauliflower, tomatoes, plus much more.

For more information about Green Thumb Organic Farm, visit www. greenthumborganicfarm.com.

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The Dessert Dinner is not complete without dessert and Thanksgiving is truly delicious with a helping of Morgan’s favorite pie from Round Swamp Farm in Bridgehampton or East Hampton. The national bicentennial farm is famous in the Hamptons for its homemade baked goods. Perusing the warmly aromatic bakery, customers will find that it is one of the most irresistible places to find pies, muffins, and cakes straight from the oven.

For more information about Round Swamp Farm, visit: www. roundswampfarm.com.

The Wine & Spirits Morgan finds an excellent selection of wines for her Thanksgiving gathering at Amagansett Wines. Keeping everyone in high spirits is especially important, particularly when reuniting family members. There is nothing a splash of wine cannot

fix, but Morgan’s signature seasonal cocktail to enhance any celebration — no matter the family ordeal — is a pomegranate martini.

For more information about Amagansett Wines, call 631-267-3939.

The Glassware The right glassware truly defines the overall dining experience because it highlights and complements what is being served. Those looking to entertain using the finest glassware, china, and silverware can book an event with the help of Flirting with Flavors. Hailing from her elegant New York City private venue to the Hamptons, Morgan brings her own signature wares to the celebration. Take advantage of her design expertise as she perfectly arranges eye-catching table settings.

For more information about Flirting with Flavors, visit www.flirtingwithflavors.com.

The Décor Morgan is enamored by the beauty of the seasons and enjoys decorating to fit carefully selected themes when her events take place. For example, while the summer is the perfect time for Mexican-inspired fiestas, the fall season’s deep reds, rusted oranges and dark greens produce a beautiful Tuscan-themed celebration. She finds unique, imported home-décor items and tableware at Hildreth’s Home Goods in Southampton. She combines her personal style with the trendy theme to express her best ideas, utilizing the best selection of decorative accessories and home accents.

For more information about Hildreth’s Home Goods, visit www.hildreths.com.

The Floral Arrangements While there are many floral shops across the Hamptons that Morgan browses on a regular basis, King Kul-

len in Bridgehampton carries the freshest variety of beautifully cut flowers and potted plants. She finds a colorful assortment of blooming plants to fit holiday and seasonal themes. She also sources Mother Nature for a seasonal bounty of pumpkin, squash and flowers. She arranges floral masterpieces and seasonal displays herself, aiming to take the utmost care of her recent finds when adding accents to the event space.

For more information about King Kullen, visit www.kingkullen.com.

Those who enjoy the Flirting with Flavors culinary and event experience can learn more through Morgan’s cooking videos and blogs, posted to her website. She shares her impressive roster of vendors and retail sources as a guide to help aspiring entertainers craft fabulous culinary and event experiences.

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Gifts That Pass The Test Of Time The right collectibles increase in value and become family heirlooms

By Rick Murphy rmurphy@indyeastend.com No, that’s not really a cat’s eye in the center of the marble.

The round glass objects we know as marbles are almost always massproduced, oftentimes the variety used to play the popular Chinese checkers game.

But antique marbles that date back to the 18th Century, handmade by craftsmen, are sought after objects, coveted by collectors and increasingly, as investments.

A starter collection of marbles is an excellent holiday gift, and can be a shrewd investment as well. More important, these are treasures that can be passed on from generation to generation, gifts that, hidden in a safe place make a visit a special occasion and a chance to reminisce not only about the collectible but the good old days.

According to Collector’s Weekly magazine, “Antique glass marbles are highly collectible, from handmade examples by German glassmakers of the 1800s to vintage marbles made by machine in the early 20th Century by U.S. companies like Christensen, Peltier Glass, Akro Agate, and Vitro Agate.”

The advent of eBay has proved to be a rebirth for marble enthusiasts, and bids rise rapidly for the right offering.

The game, marbles, originated in the Netherlands during the 1500s and 1600s. To make playing pieces for the game, the Dutch began to grind down semiprecious stones such as marble (hence, the name) and limestone until the rocks formed perfect spheres.

Then, the Germans began to shape marbles out of agate.

Many collectors obsess over old marbles because they remember playing with them as children.

The golden era ended after World War II. The manufacturing of glass marbles shifted to Occupied Japan, and quickly, cheap marbles made in Japanese factories began to dominate the American marble market. By the 1950s, the most common marbles were “cat’s eyes,” which are clear marbles injected with one to three curved streaks of colors in their centers. While some cat’s eyes are rare, most were and are mass-produced.

Know Your Marbles Like any hobby, the first objective of a collector is to enjoy putting together a collection. According to the American Profile article “How To Collect Marbles” by Carol Crupper: Know your marbles, and collect what appeals to you. By narrowing your range of interest, you will develop expertise over a period of time. You can still buy “lots” of marbles, 1000 or more at a clip. Ideally, they are the kind found in attics or closets that haven’t been touched in years.

According to Crupper, “You might find marbles for free or pay as much as $10,000. With handmade marbles, prices can accelerate as the artist’s fame grows.” Mark Matthews, 63, a glass artist in Archbold, OH, made a white geometric marble early in his career that he sold for $25. Years later, it resold for $4800. His highest selling creation was a marble purchased for $10,000 in 2006.

The days of finding baseball cards in the attic worth thousands of dollars are over but yes, all those stories you heard a couple decades ago were probably true. Baseball cards, especially 1950s and earlier, accelerated in value over and over, in some cases fetching thousands of dollars each.

The most endearing star has proven to be Mickey Mantle, an icon whose place among the baseball top echelon is secure.

Last month the Associated Press reported two New Jersey men were stunned when they discovered five Mickey Mantle cards had been stored in an old stash — and one of them valued at $1 million, Mantle’s 1952 Topps card. Heritage Auctions is preparing to auction a similar card: with an estimated value of $3.5 million.

A Typo?

A 76-year-old man, who asked to be identified only by his first name, John, saw a Heritage ad in The New York Times and assumed it was a typo.

"I told my daughter, ‘This is going to be interesting. In tomorrow’s New York Times, they’re going to print they had a typo and they had an extra zero

in it,’” John told The Associated Press in a phone interview. “I really thought they had made a terrible mistake.” Yes, it was his card Heritage is hawking.

As it stands now, the most valuable card is a T206 Series Honus Wagner Company: (1909–1911 Sweet Caporal T206 Series). One just sold for $2.8 million. There are only three or so known to still be in existence.

According to “A Beginners Guide to Sports Card Collecting,” an article

by John Cook on ThoughtCo, the landscape has changed since the rarest collectibles are so expensive. Rookie Cards, inserts, complete sets, and unopened packs will all be valuable down the road.

Think comic books are for kids?

Consider the world’s most expensive comic book sold for $3.2 million: an original copy of the Action Comics #1 that initially cost 10 cents that introduced the world to Superman holds the honor.

Since Marvel comic heroes have become the stars of the super blockbuster movies, comic collectors have been gobbling up not only vintage publications but current ones as well.

Superman and Batman, of course, are always relevant. Classics Illustrated were good enough to surpass Cliff’s Notes as valuable homework tools.

According to the website “Sell My Comic Books,” the top comics to buy this year are Flash, Captain America, Whiz, and Pep Comics.

Stamp of Approval

Stamp collecting isn’t very sexy anymore, but it’s still a popular hobby that could be lucrative for those who know what they are doing.

Rock fans from the golden era

have just missed Janis, Jimi, the Doors and many other icons immortalized on U.S. postage stamps. Will they accelerate in value? Experts say probably not, but they are being tucked away by collectors and will become more difficult to find down the road.

The venerable American Philatelic Society has a number of starter kits that make excellent holiday presents for children and adults alike. Few hobbies match the flexibility of stamp collecting. It is suitable for nearly all ages.

You can collect stamps all 12 months of the year regardless of the climate where you are located. It does not require any special skills or great wealth. Some individuals begin as young as age four and many collect until the day they die.

The British Guiana One-Cent Black on Magenta stamp sold for $9.5 million on June 18, 2014. An anonymous bidder purchased the stamp, participating in the Sotheby auction by phone, a world record for the auction of a single stamp.

The British Guiana 1c magenta is regarded by many philatelists as the world’s most famous rare stamp. It was issued in limited numbers in British Guiana (now Guyana) in 1856, and only one specimen is now known to exist. It is the only major postage stamp ever issued that is not represented in Britain’s Royal Philatelic Collection.

The stamp is proof positive that when it comes to collecting, that less is more. The scarcest items are the most valuable. That’s why even misprinted baseball cards, record albums etc. can be extremely valuable — they are rare, because proofers usually spot the error and correct it before mass production.

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Welcome to the calendar of holiday happenings in the Hamptons! Please make sure to double-check dates and times by visiting the websites of these different organizations and institutions, since plans can be changed due to weather and other reasons. Also, some events last more than one day or even more than one weekend; you may want to peruse the calendar from beginning to end.

Have a wonderful holiday season filled with joy, from all of us at The Independent.

Wednesday, November 21

• The Riverhead Light Show features dozens of larger than life displays, some towering as tall as three stories, and spanning more than 100 feet in length. Attendees can expect to take about 20 to 25 minutes to drive through

the show in its entirety. The light show will continue to be open weekends through the end of December.

Show dates and ticket information are available on the web at www.RiverheadLightShow.com.

Thursday, November 22

Join the Southampton Historical Society for an Ugly Holiday Sweater Party on Saturday, December 8.

• The start location for the 42 annual Turkey Trot “Run for Fun” is the Montauk Green. Race check-in will be between 8 and 9:30 AM at the Montauk Chamber at 742 Montauk Highway.

There will be two races: a three-mile and a six-mile. There are categories for all ages. Pre-register at Montauk Playhouse by noon, November 21. Find out more at www.montaukchamber.com.

• It’s time for the free annual community Thanksgiving dinner at the First Presbyterian Church of East Hampton.

This meal is provided free for all who

would like to attend. Transportation is available, and it is handicapped-accessible. Seating begins at 11:45 AM for dinner at noon. Call the church office at 631-324-0711 for reservations.

Friday, November 23

• From 9 AM to 5 PM all weekend, Marders in Bridgehampton hosts its 43rd open house with daily live music, including the return of the Genesis Gospel Choir, Birds of Prey, bee lecture and honey tasting, bird walks (bring

your binoculars), and events for the children. Traditional cakes, cookies, and hot mulled cider will be served.

Visit www.marders.com to find out more.

• “Birds of Prey: A Live Animal Presentation, will be held from 1 to 2 PM at the Mashomack Preserve on Shelter Island. Raptors have amazing adaptations that allow them to be incredible hunters. A Quogue Wildlife Refuge naturalist will entertain and amaze with facts about our hawk and owl friends.

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December 9. NOTE: There is no performance on November 24, the village’s annual tree lighting ceremony. Performance times are Fridays and Saturdays at 7 PM and Sundays at 2:30 PM. For more information, visit www.scc-arts. org.

• East End Arts’ new Holiday Boutique is open through December 22. The East End Arts Gallery on Main Street in Riverhead will be transformed into a wonderland of handmade items perfect for gifting to special friends and loved ones: heirloom handmade ornaments, one-of-a-kind jewelry and wearables, unique knits, woodwork, crafts, and so much more at a wide variety of price points. All items in the Holiday Gift Boutique are the unique creations of East End Arts’ talented member-artists. The shopping hours this year are Friday and Saturday, noon to 5 PM. Visit www.eastendarts.org.

• It’s time for the East Hampton House & Garden Tour, benefiting the East Hampton Historical Society. Imbibe opening night cocktails at Maidstone Club from 6 to 8 PM. Visit www.easthamptonhistory.org.

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shine. Call 631-749-1001 for more info.

• To celebrate the start of the holiday season, join the Southold Historical Society for its annual Candlelight Tour from 3 to 6 PM. Guests will enjoy an assortment of treats, visit Santa in the Barn, and can tour the historical houses. Free. Find out more at www.southoldhistoricalsociety.org.

• The Country Parlor Holiday Craft and Gift Show rolls into Hallockville Museum Farm on Sound Avenue in Jamesport for the whole weekend. From 9 AM to 3 PM Friday and Saturday and 10 AM to 2 PM on Sunday, the North Fork’s most unique holiday show of fine folk artists and craftspeople graces the historic Naugles Barn at Hallockville. Shop for handmade artisan gift items including baskets, ornaments and seasonal decor, rugs, woodcarvings, Santas and Christmas items, gift baskets, and so much more. There’s something for everyone on your list!

Next weekend as well, visit www.hallockville.com to find out more.

• Center Stage at Southampton Cultural Center presents the Long Island premiere of Joe Landry’s Meet Me in St. Louis: A Live Radio Play today through

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• The East Hampton Holiday House Tour takes place today from 1 to 4:30 PM, benefiting the East Hampton Historical Society, and showcasing some of the finest examples of historical and modern architecture in the Hamptons.

The East Hampton Historical Society’s House Tour Committee has creatively selected five houses that express the unique spirit of living on the East End. The society’s annual house tour offers a one-time-only glimpse inside some of our town’s most storied residences.

Whether you’ve longed to step inside a landmarked residence along East Hampton’s Historic District, yearned to take a peek at well-appointed homes South-of-the-Highway, or prefer the clean lines of contemporary architecture, this year’s tour offers a combination of houses that is sure to delight.

For tickets and more information, visit www.easthamptonhistory.org.

• The Westhampton Free Library invites children (grades K-3) to celebrate fall by making a fall tree globe at 2 PM. For more information and to register, call 631-288-3335 or visit www.westhamptonlibrary.net.

• Montauk Community Church hosts its Annual Christmas Fair from 9 AM to 2 PM. The fair will include baked goods, handmade items, Christmas decorations, new and used toys, handmade rugs and other gifts. Santa arrives at noon. Refreshments will be sold throughout the event. Visit www. montaukcommunitychurch.org to find out more.

• The Mattituck-Laurel Historical Society presents its Festive Holiday Open House at the historic Tuthill house off the Main Road in Mattituck. From 3 to 5 PM, enjoy open hour tours and visits with Santa. At 5 PM, it’s the tree lighting, caroling, and 50/50 raffle with refreshments in the New Egypt Schoolhouse. For more information, check out www.mlhistoricalsociety.org.

• The Montauk Library holds a holiday book sale beginning at 10 AM and ending at 3 PM. Gift books, art books, cookbooks, children’s books, decorations, jewelry, and more are what’s in store. For more info, visit www.montauklibrary.org.

• The annual “Parade of Lights” takes place in Southampton Village from 4:30 to 6 PM. Fire trucks kick off a procession from Windmill Lane to Agawam

Park where the tree is lit at 5 PM. Santa welcomes visitors to a reception after the tree lighting. For more info, check www.southamptonchamber.com.

• Southold Historical Society sponsors its Home for the Holidays show house.

The Anne Currie-Bell House will be expertly decorated. Don’t miss this dazzling display of Victorian enchantment 1 to 4 PM today and tomorrow, plus next weekend as well. Visit www. southoldhistoricalsociety.org to find out all the details.

• Southampton’s “It’s a Wonderful Village” features festive events throughout the entire holiday season; check the www.southamptonchamber.com website for a full roster.

• The winter indoor Riverhead Farmers Market kicks off today from 10 AM to 2 PM. Offering local farm produce, gifts, crafts, and holiday treats, the market runs through March 31. It has a new location at 54 East Main Street, Riverhead. For more information, visit www. ligreenmarket.org.

Sunday, November 25

• See Santa at the Lighthouse in Montauk from 11 AM to 4 PM. Pony rides, caroling, and tasty refreshments add to the festive feel. Visit www.montauklighthouse.com or www.montaukchamber.com to find out more.

Thursday, November 29

• Ring in the holidays, mingling with colleagues old and new and savor the chef’s delectable hors d’oeuvres at Hampton Bays’ Villa Paul Restaurant when the Southampton Chamber of Commerce hosts its holiday party from 5 to 8 PM. To find out ticket prices and more, visit www.southamptonchamber.com.

• The Southampton Hospital Foundation is hosting a special holiday trunk show featuring Joan Hornig’s Pavé The Way, a playful and whimsical line of distinct jewelry. The festive event takes place from 1 to 4 PM in the Parrish Memorial Hall on Herrick Road in Southampton. One hundred percent of the profits of each purchased piece will be donated in the name of the purchaser or gift recipient to benefit Stony Brook Southampton Hospital or any of its medical centers or departments. To view the jewelry, visit www.pavethewayjewelry.com.

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Saturday, December 1

• Santa arrives by fire truck at 3 PM in Sag Harbor Village. Mr. Claus will visit with the kids while WELJ offers Christmas music. At 5 PM, the community is invited to join the lighting of the giant tree at the foot of Long Wharf.

• The entire hamlet of Amagansett will become a holiday wonderland. From 4 to 8 PM, the town is putting together an evening of tree lighting, shopping, Santa, shoppers’ delights, hot chocolate, refreshments, and special treats from all the stores, bands, and associations, with the promise of lots of holiday fun.

• St. Mary’s Episcopal Church in

Hampton Bays holds its Christmas Fair from 9:30 AM to 2 PM. Don’t miss the Famous Cookie Walk, raffle baskets, fresh handmade wreaths and greens, homemade soups, baked goods, and much more. Santa will also be making an appearance from 11 AM to 1 PM and everyone gets a complimentary drink.

For more info, call 631-728-0776.

• Southold Historical Society presents a holiday fair from 9 AM to 4 PM at the Southold Recreation Center on Peconic Lane in Peconic. Find unique holiday gifts and stop into the café for yummy baked goods. Bring the kids for crafts, face painting, and visits with Mr. and Mrs. Claus. Photos and admission are free.

• Cutchogue-New Suffolk Historical Society will hold its annual Tree Lighting on the Cutchogue Village Green at 4:30 PM. As you watch the tree lighting, carolers will be singing and Santa will make an appearance. The event includes seasonal drinks as you visit with Santa inside the Old Schoolhouse.

• Railroad Museum of Long Island presents its Holiday Open House in Greenport today and tomorrow and in Riverhead December 8 and 9 from 11:30 AM to 3 PM. Everyone is welcome and admission is free. Free refreshments are available and Santa will arrive at noon. Souvenirs will be handed out to boys and girls from Santa. A train set will be raffled off as well.

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• Southampton’s “It’s a Wonderful Village” festivities continue with a holiday stroll, horse and buggy rides, from 1 to 4 PM, and a visit by Ol’ St. Nick at the chamber office from 1:30 to 3:30 PM. • Christ Church of Sag Harbor hosts its Christmas Boutique from 10 AM to 4 PM. Tabletop trees and wreaths for sale. A hot dog stand for hungry shoppers and a tea (with $10 admission) featuring sandwiches, cakes, cookies, and of course a spot of Earl Grey.

Baked goods, including gluten-free selections, plus lots of items for sale, like gift baskets from local shops. Anything you buy can be gift wrapped right there.

This year, all proceeds will be donated to the village of Chermaitre in Haiti.

• Hamptons Farms in East Quogue will host a sip and shop event from 2 to 5 PM. Everything local from jewelry to baked goods, with cocktail & bite specials. Visit www.hamptonsfarms.com.

• It’s time for the Eighth Annual Friends Bazaar at Ashawagh Hall in Springs.

From 10 AM to 5 PM, browse and shop for art and fine crafts, including ceramics, glass, mosaics, leather goods, paintings, jewelry, woodware, home décor, fiber works, weavings, scarves, hats, cards, soaps and skin products, baby knits, and more. Original handmade items of quality, large and small, for every price range.

• The Old Steeple Community Church in Riverhead will host its popular sale from 10 AM to 2 PM. The sale will include boxed homemade cookies, kitchen knives and tools, a food and baked goods table, wreaths, swags, poinsettias, and large and small arrangements.

In addition to the Chinese auction, a handmade heritage quilt will be raffled off. A luncheon of salads, sandwiches, soup, hot dogs and beverages will be served from 11:30 AM to 1:30 PM. Visit www.oldsteeplecommunitychurch.org.

• The popular East Hampton Chamber of Commerce Santa Parade steps off at 10 AM, traveling along Main Street and Newtown Lane. At 11 AM, there are pictures with Santa at Rowdy Hall.

Visit www.easthamptonchamber.com to find out more.

• The Westhampton Presbyterian Church hosts its annual Christmas Tea and Bazaar from 1 to 3:30 PM. Silver tea and cookie walk are for all to enjoy.

Decorated wreaths, homemade ornaments, gift items, jewelry, and baked goods will be for sale. Contact 631-2882576 for more information.

• It’s Christmas at Lyzon Hat Shop Museum in Hampton Bays from 11 AM to 4 PM. As you enjoy hot cider and cookies, explore the museum and its new winter hat collection. Learn about the mural reproduction project and preview the 2019 exhibit. Shop with local vendors, purchase the 2019 Christmas

ornament, and visit with your neighbors.

• Suffolk County Historical Society in Riverhead presents its eighth annual wooden wonderland from 10 AM to 4:30 PM. This family-friendly event features local handmade wooden items as well as other local artisans’ wares. Live woodworking and woodcarving demonstrations will go on all day indoors in historic galleries as well as outdoors on the Great Lawn. The event includes dozens of local vendors, holiday arts & crafts, ornaments, home décor, rustic Santas and gnomes, unique handmade carvings and other wooden items, local artisan-crafted holiday and everyday gifts, handmade soaps, candles, hats & scarves, and much more. Visit www. suffolkcountyhistoricalsociety.org.

• Hampton Bays Fire Department holds its annual tree lighting and visit with Santa. Hot chocolate and candy canes for the little ones. The festivities are from 4 to 6 PM. • The First Presbyterian Church of Southampton hosts a Christmas Bazaar from 9 AM to 2 PM Collectibles, fancy pantry (home-made food items), hand-crafted items, gift basket boutique, “children only” room, costume jewelry, and accessories. Lunch is served from 11:30 AM to 1:30 PM with short rib of beef, harvest salad, roasted fall vegetables, spiced ginger cake, hot cider, tea, and coffee. Tickets for the luncheon can be bought in advance by calling 631-283-1296; $15 per adult and $10 per child under 12.

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winter greens and filled with bountiful hors d’oeuvres, sumptuous sweets, and a hot chocolate bar. Visit website for ticket prices, www.southamptonhistory.org.

• There’s a Holiday Open House at the Mashomack Preserve on Shelter Island. From 2 to 5 PM, mulled cider, eggnog, and the good cheer of the season are the perfect complement to the Manor House’s festive decorations.

Join in the holiday spirit with neighbors and friends, sing favorite songs and tour Mashomack’s 19th Century Victorian mansion, decked out in her holiday greens. Nature craft activity for kids. Call 631-749-1001 for more information.

Continued From Page C33. at Havens Barn from 1 to 4 PM. Take a free pic with St. Nick, create holiday crafts, and enjoy homemade refreshments. Sing along with Island Folk and donate an unwrapped toy for a needy child. Visit www.shelterislandhistorical.org.

• Spread the light of Chanukah with a menorah topped car in the MenorahCade, leaving from Chabad of the Hamptons at 3:30 PM, parading through East Hampton to the Grand Menorah Lighting at Herrick Park on Newtown Lane at 4 PM. Featuring music, donuts, hot drinks, and more. To sponsor a menorah and/or reserve one for your car, visit www.jewishhamptons.com/menorah or call 631-3295800.

Friday, December 7

• The Hampton Ballet Theatre School presents The Nutcracker at Guild Hall in East Hampton at 7 PM tonight, Saturday at 1 and 7 PM, and Sunday at 2 PM. Advance tickets range from $15 to $45, $20 to $50 on the day of performance. For more info and tickets, visit www.hamptonballettheatreschool. com.

Saturday, December 8

• The Clamshell Foundation and Camp SoulGrow collaborate to present a Holiday Spectacular, from 2 to 4 PM at the camp’s studio in Montauk. Make ornaments, decorate cookies, wrap presents for those in need, and enjoy candy, dancing, hot chocolate, karaoke, and of course, Santa. Visit www.campsoulgrow.org.

• There’s gingerbread house decorating with Citarella at Guild Hall in East Hampton at 11:30 AM. Join the merry team of confectionary experts to make a festive display using frosting on a freshly baked gingerbread house. Reserve your spot early; seating is limited.

Cost: $20, $15 for Guild Hall members.

Visit www.guildhall.org.

• Southampton’s “It’s a Wonderful Village” festivities continue with horse and buggy rides, from 12:30 to 3:30 PM, and a visit by Ol St. Nick at Rogers Library from 2 to 4 PM. • Join the Southampton Historical Society for an Ugly Holiday Sweater Party starting at 5:30 PM. There will be food, drinks, music, and a couple of surprises! Make sure you wear your ugliest, most original holiday sweater and celebrate the pleasures of the holiday season at the Captain Albert Rogers Mansion. The Greek Revival Mansion will be decorated with garlands of fresh

Sunday, December 9

• Have a holly jolly Christmas at the historic Suffolk Theater beginning at 1 PM, when your family can take pictures with Santa, Olaf, and various other characters from the movie Frozen in front of the giant Suffolk Theater Christmas Tree, and then enjoy a screening of the holiday Disney classic. Cost: $5. Visit www.suffolktheater. com.

• It’s the Chanukah Bowl! From 3:30 to 5 PM, enjoy knocking down the pins at the Clubhouse in East Hampton on Daniel’s Hole Road, and enjoy arts and crafts, food, and music, plus a bowling pin menorah lighting. Cost: $10. RSVP at www.jewishhamptons.com.

Wednesday, December 12

• The Montauk Chamber of Commerce hosts its “Starbrite” storefront lighting contest from 5 to 5:30 PM. Judging for the best holiday-decorated Montauk business takes place with prizes for the best traditional, whimsical, brightest, and Montauk-themed storefronts.

Friday, December 14

• It’s Ronnie Spector and the best Christmas party ever at the Suffolk Theater in Riverhead. Tickets range from $55 to $79. The show is at 7:30 PM. Visit the website for tickets, www. suffolktheater.com.

Saturday, December 15

• Kick up your heels with WLNG’s Rockabilly Christmas at the Suffolk Theater in Riverhead at 8 PM. Check the website for tickets, www.suffolktheater.com.

• Mark your calendars now for the legendary Revel in Your Spirits Christmas Show, featuring Sarah Conway and The Playful Souls with special guests. A

The 2018 annual Lighting of the Windmill at Stony Brook Southampton will be held on Friday, December 7, from 5:30 to 7:30 PM.

great collection of little-known gems of Christmas songs — rock, blues, country, and gospel. The show is at 8 PM at the Stephen Talkhouse in Amagansett.

Visit www.stephentalkhouse.com.

• Peconic Ballet Theatre presents The Nutcracker at the Westhampton Beach Performing Arts Center on Saturday at noon and 7 PM, and Sunday at noon and 5 PM. Join Clara as she twirls at a Christmas party, battles the Queen Rat, and embarks on a magical journey to the Land of Sweets in this yuletide classic! Featuring local student dancers alongside professionals, this holiday treat is sure to delight little ones and grown-ups alike. Visit www.whbpac. org.

• Southampton’s “It’s a Wonderful Village” festivities continue with horse and buggy rides, from 12:30 to 3:30 PM. Visit www.southamptonchamber.com.

Thursday, December 20

• Bay Street Theater in Sag Harbor hosts a one-night only benefit reading of the holiday classic A Christmas Carol. Based on Dickens’s beloved story of Scrooge, the miserly man of business who finally comes to embrace

what Christmas is truly about, this holiday presentation will feature actors Paul Hecht, Harris Yulin, Amanda Kristin Nichols, and John Kroft, who will guide theatergoers through this intimate re-telling. After the 7 PM reading, there will be a special sing-along of all your favorite carols, (as well as eggnog to help raise your holiday spirits!).

Entrance is by suggested donation, but reservations are required. Visit www. baystreet.org.

Saturday, December 22

• Last-minute shopping is the American way! Come by Guild Hall in East Hampton to finish up your holiday shopping for one day only in the Moran Gallery, featuring 24 local artisans, the Shop at Guild Hall, free gift-wrapping table, holiday movies screening all day long, seasonal backdrops for fun and memorable photos, with festive treats available, and so much more!

• The Holiday Bazaar will feature ceramics, jewelry, textiles, and other locally sourced handmade items. Nonperishable food sellers are also welcome. Hours are 10 AM to 3 PM. Visit www.guildhall.org.

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Columnists & Opinion

RICK’S SPACE

By Rick Murphy

Thanksgiving Thoughts rmurphy@indyeastend.com

I’m all up in Thanksgiving. Despite my somewhat cynical public persona, we’re all about giving and caring at our house.

We are very much aware how fortunate we are to have a warm house and an abundance of food on this very special day.

I like to honor my forefathers by cooking a suitable Thanksgiving feast.

Well, actually, it was my foremothers who did the cooking because my forefathers, like most of the men in my family, were inveterate gamblers who bet on just about everything, especially football games.

So, the men would gather in the den (while the women cooked) and drink, smoke, and watch football games.

That doesn’t work nowadays, because, as many regular readers know, Karen is incapable of cooking anything edible.

Once, early in our marriage, she insisted on cooking a holiday dinner. All of us, including her family, sat around with a foreboding sense of dread. Many of us drank heavily, even the children.

When she cheerfully announced it was ready — “Come and get it!” — we shuffled slowly to the table as if we were going to receive our last rites.

We took turns hugging each other, the painful glances acknowledging it could well be the final goodbye.

It was like musical chairs, with each of us hoping they would be stuck without a place at the table and thus wouldn’t have to eat.

I wept openly and freely, not only because I was going to have to ingest whatever terrible thing festered in the pot like an open wound, but because the Bears were down 13 points.

Oh, and we “got it” good if you catch my drift, for about a week.

I still shudder at the thought of that meal. Instead of debating what was the best part, we argued over what was the least offensive dish. (I voted for the cranberry sauce because it came directly out of the can.) The marshmallows were a close second. The brown crud with the glop on top didn’t make the final cut.

My Uncle Tom was my idol. He had season tickets to the Giants and he was a passionate football fan who bet a lot of dough on the Thanksgiving games. He would insist that we put a TV in the dining room and leave the games on while we ate. If things didn’t go his way, he would scream obscenities with his mouth full of giblet gravy.

Once he threw a drumstick at Yale Lary, the punter for the Detroit Lions.

Here are the critical times to remember on Thanksgiving Day: 12:30, 4:30, and 8:30. Those are when the three NFL games begin. I arrange it so I can watch all three games by serving breakfast in the morning, a light lunch at noon, and dinner at 7:30.

Granted, 7:30 is a little late for dinner for the younger set. My little nephew Bean, who is as cute as, well, a little bean, pointed that out to me last year at his mother’s prodding. “Uncle Rick, I’m really, really hungry and I’ve been waiting all year for this very special feast.

I have an eating disorder and I should receive my nourishment right about now or my blood sugar will go off the charts.” I just looked down at that angelic little face and I must say my heart nearly melted.

“Tough crap, you spoiled little brat. Have a bologna sandwich and go to bed,” I said tenderly. Bean cried himself to sleep that night, but one day soon he’ll be with the other males in the family watching the games, and then he’ll be crying for another reason: The Bears didn’t cover the spread and

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Every year we argue about what to serve on Thanksgiving. Most of my in-laws don’t like turkey. Every year I get their hopes up. “Well, should we try something different?” I ask. “How about fresh ham?” “How about roast lamb?” “How about osso buco?” I act like I’m deliberating for a couple minutes and then I answer: “No, no, and no. We’re having turkey.”

Like I said, Thanksgiving is a day of feasting, a day to be with loved ones, and a day to enjoy life. In other words, it is a day to eat turkey and watch football — whether you like it or not.

Rick Murphy is a seven-time winner of the New York Press Association Best Column award as well as the winner of first place awards from the National Newspaper Association and the Suburban Newspaper Association of America and a twotime Pulitzer Prize nominee.

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Gallery Events

By Jessica Mackin-Cipro jessica@indyeastend.com

Thanksgiving Saturday Saturday, November 24, 6 to 8 PM Janet Lehr Fine Arts, East Hampton Janet Lehr Fine Arts in East Hampton presents “Thanksgiving Saturday Stocking Stuffer.” Enjoy a night of art and entertainment on Saturday, November, 24, from 6 to 8 PM. Refreshments and light bites will be accompanied by art and conversation.

Get With The Program Opening: Saturday, November 24, 6 to 8 PM Roman Fine Art, East Hampton Roman Fine Art in East Hampton presents “Get With The Program 2018,”

the third edition of its annual holiday group exhibition. The exhibit will feature painting, photography, and mixed media works by eleven contemporary artists working in a variety of media and genres. Artists include Emma Balou, Christina Creutz, Tim Conlon, Ray Caesar, Kelly Franké, Grant Haffner, Lizzie Gill, Elektra KB, Ciara Rafferty, SWOON, and Stephen Wilson. The exhibit opens with a public reception for the artists Saturday, November 24, from 6 to 8 PM.

Romany Kramoris Gallery

Opening: Saturday, November 24, 3 to 5 PM Romany Kramoris Gallery, Sag Harbor Romany Kramoris Gallery in Sag Har-

bor presents a group art show featuring 30 plus local artists with small and affordable art and fine crafts.

Participating artists include Nancy Achenbach, Lianne Alcon, Herbert August, Olivia August, Adriana Barone, Ann Barzola, Eve Behar, Lois Bender, Joyce Brian, Lauren Chenault, Sue & Al Daniels, Christopher Engel, Patricia Feiwel, Suzzanne Fokine, Rick Gold, Barbara Groot, Barbara Hadden, Ruby Jackson, Mary Jaffe, Adrienne Kitaeff, Romany Kramoris, Peter Lipman-Wulf, Ghilia Lipman-Wulf, Mary Milne, Alan Nevins, Maria Orlova, Isabel Pavao, Heidi Rain Oleszczuk, Christina Schlesinger, Veronica Mezzina, and Deby Zum. The exhibit is on display from November 23 through January 13. An opening reception will be held Saturday, November 24, from 3 to 5 PM.

Lederman, Rossa Cole, Erica-Lynn Huberty, Yuliya Lanina, Jennifer Present, and George Singer. The Exhibition runs through November 27, with a reception on Friday, November 23, from 5 to 7 PM.

Student Art Exhibit

Sara Nightingale Gallery Reception: Friday, November 23, 5 to 7 PM Sara Nightingale Gallery, Sag Harbor Sara Nightingale Gallery in Sag Harbor presents “I’ll let you be in my dreams if I can be in yours,” new and recent work

by Scott Bluedorn, Stephanie Brody-

Chaos Theory Gallery Reception: Saturday, November 24, 1 to 5 PM Chaos Theory Gallery, Sag Harbor View the works of Max Siebel and Amy Wickersham at Chaos Theory Gallery in Sag Harbor. A reception will be held on Saturday, November 24, from 1 to 5 PM, with wine and cheese to showcase their work.

The Lyceum Gallery, Riverhead The fall Eastern Campus Student Art Exhibit highlighting exceptional work created by Suffolk County Community College students in the applied arts programs on the college’s Eastern Campus in Riverhead will be up through December 15.

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Entertainment

Thursdays at 7 PM www.unioncantina.net

By Nicole Teitler nicole@indyeastend.com

Union Cantina in Southampton presents The Jam Session Inc. every Thursday with a concert at 7 PM followed by a jam session.

The Weight 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.

www.guildhall.org Guild Hall in East Hampton presents a free screening of How to Draw a Bunny.

Music

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Westhampton Beach Performing Arts Center presents The Weight.

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Parrish Art Museum in Water Mill presents the film Take Every Wave: The Life of Laird Hamilton.

Friday, November 23, at 8 PM www.whbpac.org

Townline BBQ in Sagaponack presents The Last Waltz by Jimmy Lawler and friends on Wednesday and The Realm on Friday.

Jam Session

Fridays, from 5 to 8 PM www.hamptonsfarms.com Hamptons Farms in East Quogue hosts live music by Brian Dyer.

Stephen Talkhouse www.stephentalkhouse.com Stephen Talkhouse in Amagansett will host performances performance on Wednesday, November 21, by Nancy Atlas at 8 PM and Hello Brooklyn at 10 PM. On Friday, November 23, see Elliot

Murphy at 8 PM followed by Hot Date Band at 10 PM. Saturday, November 24, see Ricky and The Rockets featuring GE Smith, Supertramp’s Rick Davis, Mike Reilly of Pure Prairie League, and special guest Taylor Barton at 8 PM.

Art Garfunkel Friday, November 23, at 8 PM www.suffolktheater.com The Suffolk Theater in Riverhead presents legendary Art Garfunkel.

Houston Person Saturday, November 24, at 7:30 PM www.artofsong.org First Presbyterian Church of East Hampton & Art of Song present Houston Person with Jane Hastay on piano and Peter Martin Weiss on bass.

That '70s Band Saturday, November 24, at 8 PM www.suffolktheater.com The Suffolk Theater in Riverhead presents That ‘70s Band.

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Theater

Wednesday, November 28, 6:30 PM www.stonybrook.edu

Meet Me In St. Louis Friday, November 23, 7 PM Sunday, November 25, 2:30 PM Through December 9 www.scc-arts.org Southampton Cultural Center presents A Live Radio Play: Meet Me In St. Louis

by Joe Landry. Performances are Fridays and Saturdays at 7 PM and Sundays at 2:30 PM through December 9.

The Great Gatsby Now through November 25 www.baystreet.org

Stony Brook Southampton presents Alison Fairbrother and Alexandra Scholldorf. A reception is at 6:30 PM; the reading begins at 7 PM in the Radio Lounge on the second floor of Chancellors Hall.

Staged Reading Saturday, November 24, at 1 PM www.guildhall.org Guild Hall in East Hampton presents a staged reading of Little Light

by Marina Gregory. It is a free event.

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Bay Street Theater in Sag Harbor presents its “Literature Live!” production of The Great Gatsby, running through November 25.

Words

On display in The Lyceum Gallery are more than 60 student works in a variety of media and sizes created in photography, graphic design, computer art, and interior design courses. The exhibit provides prospective students with a unique opportunity to see the high pro-

Chaos Theory Gallery in Sag Harbor.

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Support East Hampton’s students and families by donating to Project MOST, the after school enrichment program, during our year-end appeal. Your donation is tax deductible, and you can choose to support our Project MOST After School program or help us grow by supporting our new Capital Campaign Fund.

For more information visit: www.projectmost.com or contact our Development Director, Susan Hanley 631-655-4586.

Project MOST inspires a new generation of students to achieve their utMOST in life through outstanding after school programming and personal, supportive relationships. We strive to create lasting change in our community and a pathway to the future.

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Fall Ladies Night Photos by Richard Lewin A Fall Ladies Night benefiting the Children’s Museum of the East End was held on Wednesday, November 14, at Nick & Toni’s in East Hampton, presented by The Shed. Guests enjoyed wines, hors d’oeuvres, prizes, and a silent auction.

CMX Cinemas Photos by Jared Siskin/ Patrick McMullan

On Wednesday, November 7, CMX Cinemas along with its CEO, Jose Leonardo Martí, hosted an invitationonly red-carpet event to herald the opening of its first New York City outpost, CMX CinéBistro New York 62nd.

The star-studded event paid homage to three celebrated films from the most coveted eras of the ‘30s, ’40s, ‘70s, and modern day, and was hosted by New York film icons that included film director, producer, and writer Spike Lee; renowned actress and model Brooke Shields; and actress and granddaughter of iconic silent film legend Charlie Chaplin, Kiera Chaplin.

The event drew more than 300 guests including Katie Couric and John Molner, Cuba Gooding, Jr., Grace Hightower De Niro, Paul Sorvino, Jay McInerney and Anne Hearst, Lizzie Tisch,Jazmin Grimaldi, and Ian Mellencamp.

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Tuesday Club Photos by Richard Lewin On the afternoon of Tuesday, November 13, East Hampton Village Mayor Paul Rickenbach’s Tuesday Club invited the Hon. Loretta Davis, executive director of The Retreat, to be guest speaker at the luncheon. Besides explaining the mission of The Retreat, Davis spoke about the variety of its services, and the need for fundraising and volunteering.

Hope For Depression Photos by Jared Siskin/ Patrick McMullan On Tuesday, November 6, Hope for Depression Research Foundation, a non-profit dedicated to advanced depression research, held its 12th Annual HOPE Luncheon Seminar at The Plaza Hotel. The seminar focused on “Brain Health and Wellness” with leading scientists and psychiatrists taking the stage to talk about the transformative benefits of meditation, diet, sleep and exercise.

The event honored author, actress, and comedian Ali Wentworth.

Master of Ceremonies Chuck Scarborough began the event on a more somber note with a review of the year’s headlines in mental health, including the tragic suicides of Anthony Bourdain and Kate Spade. HDRF Founder and Chair Audrey Gruss presented Wentworth with the HOPE Award for Depression Advocacy.

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Dining Sip, Savor, & Strike The Rubensteins’ Clubhouse in East Hampton satisfies

By Nicole Teitler nicole@indyeastend.com For 23 years, the Rubenstein family has been a name in East Hampton, breaking ground on East Hampton Indoor Tennis back in May 1995. On that rainy day, years ago, the entire family stood under a big umbrella with shovels in hand and smiles on their faces. That same photo, umbrella in hand, was recreated in 2017 with the groundbreaking of The Clubhouse.

“We have great partners who have a love for the community and want to have a hand in making it even better.

Jerry Cohen, Richard Tarlow, Barry Emanuel, and John Geelan. While it’s still a business, together we find ways to reach out to the community and acknowledge our volunteer first responders, our brave men and women of the military, veterans and active duty, our important town and village employees, both behind the scenes and the face of our community, who work so hard to keep things going and running smoothly,” said managing partner Scott Rubenstein.

The mission of both family businesses remains “to bring a quality and wholesome source of entertainment accessible to everyone in our commu-

nity and beyond. We aim to provide the same exemplary service to our local and seasonal guests year-round.”

Scott’s wife, Holly Rubenstein, serves as events director and his son, Matthew, is the entertainment director.

The Clubhouse is a place to sip, savor, and hang out. In addition to good food, The Clubhouse has several games to keep guests entertained for hours: A 10-lane bowling alley, three indoor bocce courts, 18-hole mini golf, over 40 arcade games, and two pool tables. The Clubhouse also offers big screen TVs and projectors, plush lounges, fire pits, and a space for special events.

Sourcing from as many local vendors as possible, the menu will rotate seasonally. Envision starting your meal with The Clubhouse Salad, with mesclun greens, haricots vert, plum tomatoes, feta cheese, black olives, red onions, and a champagne vinaigrette, before indulging in a main course of local Peconic Bay scallops served over roasted red pepper risotto with sautéed spinach, while sipping on a blood orange margarita. All of this before satisfying a sweet tooth on the housemade ice cream cake, with Black Market espresso and sea salted

caramel gelato flavors serving as the two layers, with housemade whipped cream and fresh berries.

Executive chef Brian Schlitt comes to The Clubhouse after six years as the Catering Chef for East End company, Honest Catering. “Working with the Rubensteins — designing and building the kitchen — has been a fantastic experience from day one. We’ve created a menu that has so much more to offer than your standard bowling alley fare.

Your dining experience will surpass your expectations,” Schlitt said.

If that regular menu item doesn’t tickle your tastebuds, The Clubhouse has daily specials. Lobster Bake Mondays, a 1 1/4-lb lobster, side of mussels, corn on the cob, and new potatoes; Taco Tuesdays, with chicken, shrimp/ fish, or steak tacos served with rice, beans, and a margarita; Wednesday is burger night, with buffalo wings, burger, and fries with a pint of choice; Thursday night is for Surf N’ Turf, with lobster tail, filet mignon served with mashed potatoes and veggies of the day; Friday night concludes the week with prime rib, 18 oz served with mashed potatoes and veggies of the

day. Or opt for one of the signature dishes, the rib eye steak for two, a 42 oz boneless rib eye serves with a side of mashed potatoes and shaved Brussels sprouts with caramelized onions and bacon or the pan seared Atlantic salmon served with whipped parsnips and sautéed spinach.

Upon looking at the beer list, several local flavors will stand out such as Montauk Brewing Company and the new, Westhampton Beach Brewing Company.

Noticeably missing will be wines from the famed Long Island Wine region, but there are plans to incorporate wines from local vineyards in the near future.

Peggy Stankevich, front-of-house manager, said, “The Clubhouse is a family. We all work as a team together to create the best possible experiences for our customers. With so many different activities for people to enjoy, it is truly a fun atmosphere and a privilege to be a part of.” Others involved are Binh Douglas, general manager, Eddie Kassar, bar manager, Greyson Broome, gaming manager, and Anita Boyer, marketing and social media director.

Visit www.ehitclubhouse.com or call 631-537-2695 for more information.

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Eating An Astro Slice Brings Momentary Joy Amagansett pizzeria built on the American dream

By Hannah Selinger

If you’ve ever spent a late night in the Hamptons, foraging for something to eat, you’ve probably stumbled upon Astro Pizza & Felice’s Ristorante, the Amagansett slice spot that opened in 1971. The restaurant’s original space was actually a few doors down, but it remains, 47 years later, owned and operated by family.

Felice Lupo was born in 1926 in Palermo, Italy, where he met and married Onofria Teresi. He had worked in San Remo as a police officer until, at the age of 45, he decided to pursue the American dream. The duo and their children emigrated to the United States, settling in Amagansett. For 35 years, Lupo worked in the kitchen of Astro Pizza every day, save for a month each year, when he returned to Sicily with his family. When his wife died in 2001, Lupo retired, handing over his business to his three children, Gesualda, Gaetano (otherwise known as Tony), and Angela. After leaving the business, Lupo moved to Baltimore, where he eventually remarried. He returned to Amagansett occasionally, tying an apron on and offering advice about running the restaurant he had created. In 2014, at 88, Lupo died. His legacy, however, lives on in the restaurant.

The pies at Astro — which are available by the slice — are still cooked on the original pizza stones and in the original ovens purchased by Lupo in the early 1970s. Open for lunch and dinner, the restaurant caters to restaurant workers and late-night dalliers; in summer, it stays open, with workers slinging slices until three in the morning. Winter hours are a little more muted, though hungry patrons can still grab a slice or two well into the night.

As for business, well, it remains good, even after all these years.

It helps, of course, that the Stephen Talkhouse, the Hamptons’ most well-known music venue, is mere feet away. In the heat of summer, when boozed up Hamptons visitors have queued up to get in to see whatever band happens to be playing (the majority of them will remain on the sidewalk, admittance denied), the smell of hot, fresh pizza wafting down the Amagansett street is the only marketing that Astro really needs.

Astro, for what it’s worth, is Hamptons affordable. An 18-inch large pie — with eight slices — will set you

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back $19, just one more dollar than the 16-inch medium. Toppings, of course, are extra. There are sandwiches and calzones, too, and specialty pizzas piled high with inventive toppings. But the pizza — the real deal — is the name of the game here. A dedicated following prefers the thick, saucy grandma pizza (and/or slice) to the original, but my money is on the late-night slice, which is crispy the way a New York street slice is, and induces instant nostalgia for my lost 20s, street corners, plumes of smoke rising from vestibules, and taxicab rides near dawn.

But isn’t that what good food — or even halfway decent food — is supposed to do? Recall some distant experience, call us back from the brink? It was the point of Proust’s madeleines, and has been the mission of nearly ev-

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ery chef since the beginning of time: to create something that haunts us, even if it’s only for a minute. Even if it’s fleeting. There’s something about that after-hours slice — the decadence of it, the tinge of regret that begins even as you order it — something about that momentary joy recalls other moments just like it. Maybe that’s why Astro Pizza has survived for nearly five decades, late night crowd notwithstanding.

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Cook until onions are translucent.

Make sure your fire is low during this step so that they cook without acquiring any color.

Add all remaining ingredients and simmer over low heat until the stock is reduced by half.

Take contents and place in a blender.

Puree in two batches until smooth and set aside. Serve with chicken.

Guest-Worthy Recipe: Chef Ricardo Camacho Crispy chicken with beet molé

By Zachary Weiss

Who: Chef Ricardo Camacho

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Chef Camacho’s Guest-Worthy Recipe: Crispy Chicken with beet molé

Why? “A twist on a classic Mexican mole sauce, beet-based molé brightens up this crispy chicken recipe and is a

unique and tasty way to incorporate the nutritious root vegetable into your dinner.”

Ingredients: For the beet molé 2 large red beets, roasted, peeled and diced 2 Tbsp golden raisins 2 Tbsp dried sour cherries, 3 oz Mexican chocolate 2 oz white chocolate 2 Tbsp white sesame seeds 1 Tbsp coriander seed

5 cloves garlic, sliced 1 tsp cumin seed 1 c white onion, diced 1/2 tsp ground canela (Mexican cinnamon), 1 c chicken stock 1 clove 2 oz Ancho chile, blanched and deseeded chipolte morita, Blanched and deseeded 1/4 c vegetable oil For the crispy chicken 2 whole chickens 1/4 c vegetable oil 2 Tbsp soft butter 3 sprigs thyme 3 smashed garlic cloves 1/2 shallot 4 Tbsp kosher salt Cracked black pepper

Directions: For the beet molé

For the crispy chicken Preheat your oven to 400 degrees.

Take a sharp knife and separate one side of the chicken from the breast bone. Repeat on the other side. Make sure to keep the skin intact. Remove the wing and drumstick. Flip over the side that you removed. Using the tip of your blade, find the thigh bone and work your way around it, eventually removing it completely. Now you should have a full breast and thigh both de boned and connected by its skin.

Season both sides with salt and pepper and place in a hot pan with oil, skin side down. Continue to cook the chicken over medium high heat until the skin is a crisped golden brown.

Flip the chicken over to the meat side and place in the oven until the breast meat reaches and internal temperature of 156 degrees.

Remove chicken from the oven and put back on a high burner.

Add butter, garlic, thyme, and shallot, once the butter has melted and begins to foam use a spoon to baste the chicken until it reaches an internal temperature of 162 degrees.

Place chicken skin side up on a cooling rack and let it rest for three minutes before slicing.

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Directions Begin by creaming together the butter, confectioner’s sugar, and salt in a

food processor. Pulse in the flour, half the seeds from the vanilla bean, lemon zest, and egg yolks. When the mixture begins to come together, and looks like coarse breadcrumbs, add the cold milk.

Pat together to form a ball of dough.

Ideally, you want to get your ingredients into dough form with the least amount of movement. This will help produce a nice flaky tart shell. Roll the dough into a sausage shape and let it rest and cool in the fridge for at least an hour.

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Begin by slicing the peaches then cook them with the granulated sugar over medium high heat, stirring often for about five minutes or until they become soft and give up a bit of their liquid.

Strain out the liquid and reduce in a sauté pan until it has reached a nice, sauce-like consistency. Fill the pre-

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While this is happening, you can make the whipped cream by whipping the heavy cream, three tablespoons confectioner’s sugar, vanilla extract, and the rest of the vanilla seeds together in a blender. Let the tart cool for a few minutes when it comes out of the oven. Top with whipped cream and drizzle some of the peach sauce over and enjoy.

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Grand Larceny Charge

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were from a defunct account. Police began their investigation shortly thereafter, positively identifying Payne as their suspect once they obtained records from JP Morgan Chase. In the end, Payne cashed fraudulent checks for a total of $3855 from Montoya Communications, with the business being assessed an additional $240 in bank fees, the police said.

Detectives came knocking on her South Ferry Road door the morning of November 6. When she opened the door and the detectives identified themselves, she allegedly told them, “I’ve been waiting for you guys. This is about the checks.” She also told them she had wanted to pay the money back, but had been unable to, according to the complaint.

Her recent string of arrests began on Memorial Day when Southampton Town police charged her with driving while under the influence of drugs as a misdemeanor. Then, on August 1, Payne was arrested by East Hampton

Town police on the beach at the end of Barcelona Neck Road. Police said they found a quantity of Xanax and Oxycodone Hydrochloride, both considered controlled substances, in her Michael Kors bag, leading to several misdemeanor drug possession charges.

On October 6, she was arrested for the second time by Southampton Town police, this time on a felony grand larceny charge. It is not clear from the charge what Southampton Town police said she stole. Within a day or so of that arrest, Shelter Island police picked her up on another misdemeanor charge of driving with ability impaired by drugs.

All these cases are still pending.

After being picked up by East Hampton detectives on the latest charge, Payne was arraigned in East Hampton Town Justice Court November 7, where bail was set at $12,500, with a $25,000 bond alternative. Initially unable to post either, she was taken to county jail in Riverside, from where she was eventually bonded out.

ing lot, dragging the officer about 20 feet. After he made a sharp right turn, the Denali flipped over onto its side.

Hellman was charged with assaulting the officer, a felony. Metz and the other passengers were questioned by police, who were also searching the Denali. Police reported finding marijuana on Metz, and he was arrested.

Metz was then given a court appearance ticket to be arraigned, and left police headquarters. He likely was not aware that, at that moment, he was the subject of an investigation by the East Hampton Town police detective bureau. They were looking into a string of incidents in which industrial equipment was stolen. All occurred in the vicinity of Metz’s Oakview Highway residence.

Meantime, according to the police, they turned up a quantity of cocaine in Hellman’s vehicle. He was charged with two more felonies, possession of narcotics and possession with the intent to sell.

On October 26, Metz was placed under arrest after being questioned by detectives on multiple felony charges of grand larceny. Because of his two prior felony convictions, he was not eligible for bail at the local level. His attorney, Matthew D’Amato of the Legal Aid Society, waived Metz’s right to be released if not indicted, allowing for negotiations with the district attorney’s office.

On November 14, in the county courtroom of New York State Justice John Collins, Metz pleaded guilty to one felony count of grand larceny. He is expected to be sentenced by Justice Collins on December 17 to one year of incarceration. Because it is only a

On November 14, in the county courtroom of New York State Justice John Collins, Metz pleaded guilty to one felony count of grand larceny.

Shelter Island woman arrested for fifth time since Memorial Day

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

A Shelter Island woman who has racked up a string of arrests across the East End since Memorial Day was taken into custody by East Hampton Town detectives November 6 and charged with felony grand larceny.

According to the complaint, Sarah Payne, 31, cashed six checks from a

closed JP Morgan Chase bank account at a cell phone store that also cashes checks on Springs-Fireplace Road between August 10 and 16. East Hampton Town police Detective Sgt. Dan Toia said November 17 that Payne was known to the woman who was cashing the checks, doing so not realizing they

Jail Time For One, Uncertainty For Another Two men remain behind bars after EH Town police arrests

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

Two men whose paths have apparently crossed often remain in county jail after their recent arrests by East Hampton Town police. The fate of one of them, Christopher Metz, 43, is now certain. The fate of the other, Andrew Hellman, 36, is yet to be determined.

Metz was one of the passengers in Hellman’s 2001 GMC Yukon Denali that was parked in the Montauk 7-Eleven parking lot early September 1 when a police officer, suspicious, approached. Hellman, according to the police, put the Denali into drive.

When the officer reached toward Hellman to try to stop him, police said Hellman peeled out of the park-

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year, he will not be sent to an upstate prison, but will likely remain where is he now, in the Suffolk County correctional facility in Yaphank.

Hellman was indicted within days of his arrest. New York State Justice Stephen Braslow set bail at $250,000. Hellman has remained in the Riverside correctional facility since his arrest.

On November 15, Hellman was brought to the East Hampton Town Justice Court on a technicality. The charges in East Hampton had to be dropped, because Hellman is being prosecuted for the felonies at the county level.

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A Walk Down Memory Lane With Anthony Eaderesto It’s all about family in Center Moriches

By Valerie Bando-Meinken valerie@indyeastend.com

Above: Anthony (L), Amanda, Adrianna, Rico, Alexa, Lisa Eaderesto (R)

Top right: Americo (Rico) and Josephine Eaderesto

Bottom left: Rico Eaderesto with his son Anthony

Photos: Courtesy of Anthony Eaderesto

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y father was a very giving p ers on .

He was also very active in the community. Giving and being charitable was an important part of our family life. We learned it at a very young age just from being around the dinner table. We always had more people eating at our dinner table every Sunday night than I could count,” remembers Anthony Eaderesto, president of Rico’s Clothing in Center Moriches.

Eaderesto’s father, Americo, best known as Rico, was born in 1916 in New Haven, CT while his mother was visiting family in the United States. “When he was two years old,” said Eaderesto, “he returned home to the family farm which was just outside of Naples, Italy. One of 13 children, my grandfather told him, ‘You’re not going to be a farmer, you’re going to be a tailor.’ So, at nine years old, he was sent to school to be a tailor. He stayed in Italy until he was 16 and then, in 1932, he came to the States with three dollars in his pocket and stayed with his aunts and cousins in Connecticut. He worked at a few different jobs and worked in a dry cleaners but each job he had kept him around the clothing business.”

At the start of World War II, Rico enlisted and was stationed in Camp Upton, where the Brookhaven National Laboratory is now located. “He was in charge of handing out the uniforms because he knew about clothing and sizing,” Eaderesto said. “He was in the service for seven years and in 1941 he met my mother, Josephine, at a USO dance. They got married in 1942. My mother was born in 1920 in Center Moriches, where she lived her whole life. Her mother, Marie Cherone, was born in Center Moriches in 1898 where she grew up as well.”

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Eaderesto, one of six children, said his father was a hardworking man. “After the war, he went to work at a dry cleaners in Patchogue and saved his money. In 1954, he bought the building next door, which used to be a movie theater. He started a dry cleaners and he set up a concession stand and put suits on the little stand to sell. He would also go out to the East End, Greenport and Montauk, and go door-to-door and do ‘dollar down, dollar a week’ out of a truck with my brothers.

He’d go into the city on Sundays and buy the suits, clean them, and fix them because most of them were used. And that’s how it really all started. Then, in 1962, the first real storefront for Rico’s Clothing opened.”

“Even though my dad worked 16-hour days, I knew as a kid that I’d get to see him and he’d be home on Sundays,” Eaderesto said. “Sundays were our family days. We would rest, eat, play ball, eat some more, and just relax as a family. My father would sit at the head of the table. I looked up to him. I knew I wanted to have a family and be able to sit at the head of the table with my own family and children and grandchildren. We’ve kept the traditions in the family. It’s really important to us.”

Married since 1984, he and his wife, Lisa have four children, Amanda, Rico, Alexa, and Adrianna and have two grandchildren, with one on the way.

However, Eaderesto sees the store’s staff members as part of his extended family. His son, Rico, has been working in the store since he was 16. Many of the staff members have been there for more than two decades, with one worker, Pat Mondi, being with the store for 35 years.

Eaderesto strives to continue family traditions, live up to his father’s standards, and continue his father’s work and generosity within the community.

“Everyone knew my father,” Eaderesto said. “I was told that one day my father was in the store and saw these three young African American teenagers walk by in just short sleeve t-shirts and it was very cold

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“Even though my dad worked 16-hour days, I knew as a kid that I’d get to see him and he’d be home on Sundays,” Eaderesto said.

“Sundays were our family days.” outside. He told one of his helpers to go get the boys and bring them in. A shipment of quilted jackets had just come in and were being unboxed. He took a few of the jackets out, put them on the boys, and sent them on their way.”

Rico also organized the first fundraising golf outing at Rock Hill Country Club to help local people in need. Upon his passing in 1985, the family started the Rico Memorial Foundation to honor his memory. Through the foundation, the Eaderestos have continued the golf outing, Eaderesto noted.

“We’ve been able to give monies to 10 different local food pantries, helped families or individuals who have had some sort of catastrophic event happen in their lives, given college scholarships, donated to the Lustgarten Foundation, Hope House Ministries, the Heart Association, and even drama clubs and local sports. Basically, anywhere we see a need.”

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Three Southampton High School creative writing students earned top honors in The Independent newspaper’s annual Boo! Short & Scary Contest. The students’ works were selected out of a pool of over 600 entries from across the East End and were published in the Oct. 31 issue. From left, creative writing teacher Tonya Bess-Hodges is pictured with winning students Kyla Culver, Miller Croke, and Asia Cofield. Independent/Courtesy Southampton Union Free School District

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Springs Adam Osterweil’s seventh-grade English classes held a “Lego Crash Competition,” an annual tradition.

Students were paired up and each team had to build a car made out of 27 Lego pieces. The winners were Wesley Farez, Taylor Atwell, and Sophia Rodriguez. Winning cars are shown in the glass display case in the junior high hallway.

Seventh graders in Mrs. Amicucci’s math classes celebrated a “Mathgiving,” where they had a feast and celebrated their thankfulness for all things math. Seventh graders are also

pate, students had to bring in a food donation for the Springs Food Pantry.

The Student Council helped gather the food and organized it into neatly packed boxes.

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selling $5 raffle tickets for a chance to win a Nintendo Switch. All proceeds go toward the seventh-grade trip to New York City in the spring.

The Halloween candy buy-back results are in: Springs School collected 248 pounds of candy. That is up from last year’s total of 210 pounds.

Congratulations to Mrs. McGrath and Mrs. Reiner’s class for collecting the most candy and receiving a lunch party sponsored by the PTA. All candy is sent to troops overseas so they can share it with children there.

Junior high students had a “pajama day” last week. In order to partici-

Madison Geldert from Riverhead High School is now a member of the National Society of High School Scholars, an institution established by the Nobel family of the Nobel prizes. The society recognizes top scholars in the U.S. who have demonstrated outstanding leadership and community commitment.

Fourth graders in the Riverhead Central School District are talking to their peers about antibullying and making a difference as members of the Peacemakers Club, an extracurricular offered at Phillips Avenue and Roanoke Avenue elementary schools.

During the Riverhead Central School District’s Superintendent’s Conference Day on November 6, the educational staff was provided with social-emotional health and wellness training. Throughout the day, Pure Edge Inc. held presentations on educator self-care and the foundational building blocks used to develop a culture of care within the district.

In addition, district staff presented workshops on topics ranging from mindfulness and cultural responsive-

Madison Geldert from Riverhead High School became a member of the National Society of High School Scholars this year.

ness to yoga and restorative practice circles. The day’s theme focused on educating the whole child and meeting the diverse needs of all learners.

Montauk Students designed and built catapults with Mr. Salzman, then launched them in the school hallways.

The eighth grade will go to New York City to see the award-winning musical Dear Evan Hansen later in the school year. For now, they are learning the song “You Will Be Found.”

Hampton Bays Thirty-two members of the Hampton Bays High School Leo Club toured the 9/11 Memorial Museum in New York City on November 3.

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Real Estate Whiz Carl Benincasa, Elliman Regional VP Of Sales Â

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Meet Attorney Turned Real Estate Whiz Carl Benincasa With skill and a dash of wit, this newcomer from the legal world leads his team to success

By Zachary Weiss

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fter five years as an assistant district attorney in New York City, legal eagle Carl Benincasa made the jump to the Hamptons real estate scene just over one year ago, and he’s not looking back.

Here, we sit down with Benincasa to hear all about his role on the Douglas Elliman Hamptons team.

As the Regional Vice President of Sales for the Hamptons at Douglas Elliman, we imagine you’re a busy man! Tell us all about the

scope of your work.

My primary role is providing leadership and support for our agents, sales managers, and administrative staff. Commonly, this role takes the form of assisting and advising on the many issues that can arise in a given deal. In a broader sense, I must provide an atmosphere of support and collaboration throughout the Hamptons region, which is one of Douglas Elliman’s key luxury markets across the nation.

Additional responsibilities include partnering with Douglas Elliman’s man-

Real Real Estate Realty agement here and in other regions to ensure the implementation of smart, strategic growth via agent recruitment and brokerage acquisition, and helping to lead and grow our team’s continued success through the use of Douglas Elliman’s technology, marketing and public relations firm, Knight Frank’s global platform, and of course our national platform across the country where our buyers and sellers are and want to be.

How did you grow into this role, and where did you get your start?

My background is in law, so real estate management was new to me when I started this job just over a year ago. My familiarity with the rules and processes helped, but there’s no better learning than through doing. I’ve learned so much in my time here and am still learning more and more every day.

How does your past experience as a lawyer inform your job at Douglas Elliman? What skills are applicable to both?

The laws surrounding real estate transactions and land use come into play all the time. Having an understanding of those laws certainly helps my work with agents. However, beyond knowing the law, one of a lawyer’s primary roles is to find efficient and effective resolutions to complex situations. In my current position, those skills are invaluable.

We have the best agents in the business, but there are many factors that come into play on a real estate deal and complicated problems often arise.

It’s very effective to use my experience as a lawyer to help craft and implement resolutions.

When it comes to planning and developing a new residence, how early do you get involved in the process?

It really depends on when the client engages one of our agents and when they, in turn, come to me. It’s never too early to familiarize yourself with the laws governing land use and development.

It’s a complex mix of federal, state, and local regulations and anyone looking to develop property needs to be fully aware before they begin the process.

Knowing exactly what you can and cannot do on a parcel puts you at an incredible advantage whether you’re buying, building, or selling.

How do local zoning laws

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affect your projects? Is it ever a tough hurdle to conquer?

Zoning affects every aspect of our clients’ projects and oftentimes the process can be daunting. That being said, there is often a way to achieve development goals in a manner that fully adheres to both the spirit and wording of the law.

We hear you’re a former criminal prosecutor. How did you make the switch?

We imagine your cases these days are quite different!

Yes, I was an assistant district attorney in New York City for about five years. I learned much in that period and, once I left, started a general law practice before I took a job as an attorney for the Town of Southampton. It was in my private practice that I first began handling real estate matters and my time with the town only enhanced my familiarity with land use and zoning.

The switch came naturally as I enjoyed shifting focus. Yes, matters now are much different but the foundation of the job is actually quite similar since, at the end of the day, you’re helping people.

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the opportunity to build and code Botley robots and work with a 3D printer.

In its mission to take history out of the textbooks by honoring a local veteran each month of the school year, the Hampton Bays School District is paying tribute to John Lenihan by flying an American flag in his honor throughout the month of November.

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By Rick Murphy rmurphy@indyeastend.com

Restaurant Legend Buys In Hampton Bays The sale of 7 Nautilus Court in Hampton Bays officially closed on November 6. Purchased by Manhattan-based restaurateur and film producer, Vittorio Antonini, the $1.799 million waterfront property had been completely renovated by architect and interior designer Maria Capoferri, founder of Capoferri Design. Known for her work in luxury markets, including super-yacht design, the designer took what had been an undervalued space and transported it into an elegant and inviting environment.

Vittorio is the owner, chef, and wine director or the Greenwich Village Italian staple, La Lanterna di Vittorio, which opened in 1977. The MacDougal Street restaurant has earned the Award

of Excellence from Wine Spectator magazine.

Double Your Pleasure In Cutchogue Laurie Daly of Douglas Elliman is representing a lovely home at 5775 Nassau Point Road in Cutchogue.

The gorgeous $3.85 million bayfront shingle-style Colonial comes with at least two of everything a luxury homebuyer could desire: double kitchens, living rooms and dining rooms, plus four fireplaces, a Gunite pool, and private stairs leading to a sandy beach.

The five-bedroom, five and twohalf bath home, which is approximately 5300 square feet and is perched on a high bluff, also features a top-of-theline security system, Sonos, and gym.

“The district is proud to honor Mr. Lenihan for his bravery and service to the United States,” said Superintendent of Schools Lars Clemensen. As part of the annual Veterans Day breakfast and ceremony held November 7 at Hampton Bays Elementary School, fourthgrade students read Lenihan’s biography, spoke about the importance of Veterans Day and sang the songs of the armed forces’ five branches.

Hampton Bays Elementary School students learned the ropes of boot camp from Ron Hurtado and Doug Weinert, members of the nonprofit Airborne Tri Team, on November 8.

Students in first through fourth grade at the elementary school are engaging in science, technology, engineering and math lessons as part of a new STEM Lab program. For one hour each week, the students visit the new space to take part in handson, multidisciplinary lessons taught

by STEM Lab teacher Jonathan DellaSperanza. Donning a white lab coat, DellaSperanza leads the students in activities that strengthen their standard science curriculum.

For example, first-graders recently investigated sound by experimenting with tuning forks and exploring the differences between wood and metal instruments. Taking these concepts further, fourth-graders tested the sound levels around their school as part of an in-depth sound lab. Meanwhile, second-graders tested Newton’s Laws of Motion using ramps, marbles, and toy cars.

Moving forward, students will have

Southampton High School students participated in a college fair on November 1, where they met with representatives from more than 100 colleges and universities and learned more about financial aid, course offerings and campus life.

In honor of Veterans Day, the Southampton High School Mariner Patriot Club hosted their annual Veterans Appreciation Dinner for more than 50 local veterans on November 6.

Mattituck Christina Hatzinikolaou of Mattituck was recently initiated into the Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi, the nation’s oldest and most selective alldiscipline collegiate honor society.

Hatzinikolaou is pursuing a degree in Special Education at SUNY Cortland.

Greenport SUNY New Paltz student Shannon Colfer of Greenport was part of the cast and crew for the Department of Theatre production of Into the Woods, which opened on November 8 at McKenna Theatre on the New Paltz campus.

Tuckahoe In October, both kindergarten classes had a reading and writing workshop parade. This parade helped celebrate all of the hard work and learning the children have done. In writing workshop, the students completed a unit on narrative writing and for reading workshop, the children have been studying how to put pictures and words together, to work with a partner, and to read.

Then in early November, both kindergarten classes visited the Tuckahoe Community Garden and learned about harvesting crops. They helped to harvest carrots that were then served at school lunches.

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Senior Liam McIntyre breaks free of a tackle as he moves across the field.

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Hurricanes Fall Short In County Final Half Hollow Hills West pulls off 21-10 upset

By Desirée Keegan desiree@indyeastend.com

Westhampton Beach football’s seniors have lost just three games in their entire playing careers.

The last one may be the most painful. The Hurricanes fell short of their goal of back-to-back Suffolk County titles when they were defeated in a 21-10 upset by No. 2 Half Hollow Hills West at Stony Brook University November 17. The loss also snapped Westhampton’s 22-game win streak.

Despite the loss, head coach Bryan Schaumloffel said he was anything

but disappointed in his team.

“We talked about building their legacy, but their legacy was already built,” the coach said fighting back tears. “I’m really proud of our senior class. They’re the greatest senior class in Westhampton Beach football’s history, and we’ve been playing for almost 100 years. Liam McIntyre and Clarke Lewis and the rest of the guys lost three football games in their careers — they’re 33-3. This loss today Continued On Page 33.

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Heather Caputo, Rasa Tarailaite, and Anita LaGrassa of East Hampton Volunteer Ocean Rescue with the group’s new Chevrolet pickup truck. The truck was paid for by East Hampton Town, with additional funding through a state grant secured by Assemblyman Fred Thiele and Manny Vilar. Buzz Chew won the bid to provide the vehicle and donated a number of accessories. Independent/Courtesy EHVOR

Daring To Be Remarkable Ocean rescue team includes six female members

By Helene Forst

The six female swimmers with the East Hampton Volunteer Ocean Rescue took part in a special training with the United States Coast Guard on November 11. The team practiced transferring victims from their jet skis to the Coast Guard’s 47-foot motor lifeboat while underway at 10 knots.

EHVOR members Anita LaGrassa, Alex King, Juliana Duryea, Heather Caputo, Katie Osiecki, and Rasa Tarailaite, packed their winter gear and met at the boat ramp on West Lake Drive in Montauk at 9:30 AM. Forming three jet ski crews, they trained for two hours in Montauk Harbor, braving the chilly 42-degree air temperature, the strong northwest winds gusting to 25 knots, and the 60-degree water temperature.

Their tenacity, fortitude, and courage shine like a bright star in the night sky. They honor their calling, unstoppable, full of inner strength. They are efficient and professional, always with smiles and cheerful encouragements, never giving up, even in the most difficult of situations. They do their best, knowing that they can save a life when there is a swimmer in distress, or in a water related emergency like the two recent plane crashes off East End shores.

EHVOR’s female rescue swimmers are a different breed of people, standing out, volunteering their time, training side-by-side with the male rescue swimmers. Each time they’re called to duty

by East Hampton’s emergency dispatch,

their courage is strengthened as they respond to water-related emergencies.

The six female members of the team come from different walks of life.

LaGrassa is a 57-year-old grandmother of three. “As a cold-water swimmer, who swims outside year-round, I am aware of the dangers of falling into or having prolonged exposure to water temperatures below 60 degrees,” she said. “I always swim with a buddy, but if I ever did run into a problem, I feel safe knowing that my highly trained, highly proficient extended family is only a phone call away if something were to happen.”

King is a writer, director, editor, filmmaker, trapeze artist, and the mother of a 17-year-old daughter. King was inspired to join during a cold January surf session. “It was a big wave day at Ditch Plains. I was out for a couple of hours with one other guy. After I came in, I was told that the other guy didn’t know how to swim,” said King. She said that made her realize she would need better lifesaving skills and was able to obtain them by undertaking the training needed to be part of the EHVOR. Caputo, one of the lieutenants with the Amagansett Squad, is a licensed veterinary technician, the mother of a four-year-old daughter, a runner, a biker, and an outdoor enthusiast. “I have come to think of the members of EHVOR as a big extended family,” she said. “There are no exceptions nor are there any lesser stan-

dards for women as compared to men in this organization. I love the challenges and feel that I have learned a lot of important and useful skills through the training that is both mandatory and voluntary.”

Duryea said her respect for the ocean has deepened since she started surfing 20 years ago. “The ocean has taught me about my own limitations, as well as the sheer pleasure in connecting with the flow of nature. Working as an ocean lifeguard for the last 16 years, and as a rescue swimmer with EHVOR for the last six years, I have grown to understand the importance of my role in our community,” she said.

Osieki, a former captain in EHVOR, joined the summer after she graduated college and worked as a lifeguard in Montauk. “Over the years, Ocean Rescue has turned into a part of my family,” she said. “I know that anyone in Ocean Rescue will have my back in the water or out of it.”

Tarailaite, who was born and raised in Lithuania, is a Pilates teacher, and owner of RasaPilates. She was introduced to EHVOR by friends and first joined as an auxiliary member.

“I wasn’t a lifeguard, nor was I totally comfortable in the ocean,” she said.

“After getting tossed and beat by the waves, while making friends with the ocean, and spending numerous hours taking the lifeguard training, I finally passed the ocean lifeguard test.” She said she is “proud and honored to be a member” of the group.

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Senior Liam McIntyre and head coach Bryan Schaumloffel embrace one another after Westhampton’s loss November 17. Independent/Gordon M. Grant

Hurricanes

Continued From Page 31. doesn’t diminish anything that these guys have accomplished.”

The Hurricanes struck first. With 2:22 remaining in the first quarter, Hills West senior Sadiq Hinds muffed a Jackson Hulse punt that senior Aidan Cumisky recovered on the Colts’ 20-yard line, giving the Hurricanes prime field position. After a run by junior Jaden AlfanoStJohn, a facemask penalty pushed the ball up another five yards. Senior Tyler Nolan took the next toss to his left and into the corner of the end zone. Hulse, who kicked the extra point on the touchdown, extended the halftime advantage to 10-0 with a 25-yard field goal.

But that’s all the scoring the Hurricanes could muster. Freshman running back Dakim Griffin broke a pair of tackles en route to a 46-yard touchdown run, and a Justin Brown score that followed gave the Colts the lead for good. In between those two scoring drives, a long run by Nolan gave the Hurricanes the ball on the Colts' 11. On fourth-and-2 from the 3-yard line, Westhampton considered a field goal, but decided to go for it. AlfanoStJohn was stopped for no gain and Hills West took over on downs.

“There were a bunch of times today where if we make that play it’s a big difference,” Schaumloffel said. “You see what those guys look like. They’re big, and we knew we were going to have to

Senior Clarke Lewis throws a pass as classmate Liam McIntyre provides protection. Independent/Gordon M. Grant

play perfect. We thought we’d have to do something on special teams, which we did, but they play great defense, they made less mistakes, they run to the football and we had our hands full.

We didn’t capitalize on all our opportunities, but I’m proud of how our guys played to the end.”

The coach said his 16 seniors have shown the younger players what it takes — especially the dedication in the offseason.

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“I tell our guys when they come in as freshmen it doesn’t just happen — they don’t just put on the Hurricanes football uniform and the wins happen,” he said. “These seniors were everything.

The leadership — lead by example, lead by being vocal — it’s a special group.”

“It was an honor to play in this program — for these coaches and with these players for the last couple of years,” senior Clarke Lewis said.

“What makes the program so special is the people in it. Saying goodbye to the seniors is what makes this hurt every single year, and now it hurts that much more that I’m going to be the one leaving.”

Both he and Liam McIntyre said what’s been the most comforting is knowing the band of brothers they have behind their backs on and off the field.

“This program has meant the world to me these past four years — football itself is something that I’ve been in love with since I was a little kid,” McIntyre said. “So to have a program that would take me in, shelter me like one of its own, because I’m not from Westhampton, and help me grow as a player and as a man and give me a group of guys that I can rely on no matter what is unreal. The past four years have I ever been sitting in the locker room crying about my boys? No. Now that I know it’s over and it’s the end, it’s emotional, upsetting. Everybody says you don’t really know what you have until it’s gone, but I’ll have this team forever, and I’ll never forget these moments.

Never.”

Senior Edon Popi, on left, and junior Aidan Cumisky, far right, celebrate with senior Tyler Nolan following his touchdown. Independent/Gordon M. Grant

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By Bob Bubka

A Blueprint For Success Former USGA president Jim Hand left a lasting legacy bobthevoiceofgolf@gmail.com

This is a story about a truly remarkable man. It starts when he was a caddie at North Fork County Club when he was eight years old and it goes on to him studying to enter the priesthood and being awarded the Bronze Star as a captain in the United States Army before he eventually became the president of the USGA. James Hand passed away in Manchester, VT, last week at the age of 101. He had quite the journey, quite the life.

As was common in those days, young men in the family took jobs on at an early age to help the family make ends meet. When young James was eight, he was given the choice by his father to pick potatoes or to caddie at the club. James said he didn’t ponder very long before he chose the caddie route.

That experience ignited a lifelong passion for the game and he often said, “Every good thing in my life came out of caddying.” Young James loved the game and everything it

stood for. His talent was good enough to win the North Fork Club championship when he was just 16 years old.

As a teenager, Jim felt a calling to become a priest. However, after being in the seminary for three years, he no longer felt that calling. In 1945 he joined the Army, a decision that would have a profound effect on his life.

While stationed in England, Jim met a pretty young lady named Betty and he knew right away this would be the love of his life. They were married for 59 years until Betty’s passing in 2005.

It wasn’t until Jim became president of the USGA that he and I met. I knew from that first handshake that I was dealing with a straight shooter and an incredible gentleman. Jim was surprised when I told him that my Dad shared his birth year and also lived in Cutchogue.

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Jim was a very accomplished golfer playing off scratch for many years.

Those who knew Jim the best agree the

most enjoyment Jim derived was playing with friends and the good laughs that came from needling each other.

As a caddie, as an almost-priest, as an Army veteran, as a happily married family man, and as president of the USGA, it’s all wrapped up in the truly remarkable lifetime of James Hand.

And if the man upstairs needs any help, I’m quite sure he just received a hand — that’s Jim Hand.

When young James was eight, he was given the choice by his father to pick potatoes or to caddie at the club. James said he didn’t ponder very long before he chose the caddie route.

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By Nicole Teitler

Disconnect To Reconnect Replacing texting with talking: an experiment nicole@indyeastend.com @NikkiOnTheDaily

It’s not exactly breaking news that texting is harmful for relationships, both romantic and otherwise. In today’s technological era, it’s easier and socially safer to formulate a text message than to verbally express oneself.

Frighteningly enough, I recently saw a TV news segment on high school students (and younger!) swiping through dating apps rather than approaching a crush in school. My jaw dropped.

Have our phones become such an addiction that we prefer to incessantly message each other than hear someone’s voice? Or, even scarier, talk in person?

I’m guilty of texting ideas or conversations when it would be quicker and more efficient to place a call. More so, I’m too impatient to wait until the next time I see someone to catch up.

Why? Cell phones have provided instant gratification. Why wait to see your best friend or significant other to catch them up on what’s happened in your life when you could send a message? Yet, upon realizing how it’s affecting the next generation, I opted to do a social experiment with the top five people I communicate with most. Skip the texts, go straight to phone calls and in-

Rain Thwarts Fowkes But the next day, he won the Montauk Dock race

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person meets. I hoped our connection would not only strengthen but would cause us to actually miss one another.

The first few days felt like a detox. After years of adapting to express my every thought whenever I wanted, it was a conscious effort not to reach for communication countless times throughout the day. By the week’s end, I realized that what I deemed topical in the moment wasn’t worth discussing at all. In fact, after a day or so of mulling details over, certain moments were even boring. Sure, with my killer storytelling skills, I could’ve made any mundane moment sound like headline material, but in retrospect, most of it seemed trivial.

However, the bigger moments stood out and therefore lengthened the back and forth over the phone and in person. Suddenly, conversations weren’t one sided catch-ups but rather a two-way street of ideas and talking points. Because we weren’t rehashing all the minute details of our lives, we dove deeper into the things that were impactful. In turn, we got to know each other better.

Even greater, there was less room for miscommunication. We’ve taken for granted the difference tone of voice and facial expression has on a conversation, whether it be serious or lighthearted. By eliminating texting, there was no room for hidden messages or reading between the lines. When we cut out the instant gratification that texting provides, we were quicker to pick up the phone and plan to see each

I’m guilty of texting ideas or conversations when it would be quicker and more efficient to place a call.

East Hampton senior standout Ryan Fowkes, a top-notch runner, found out he isn’t a mudder. Competing in the New York State Class B Cross Country race at Sunken Meadow State Park on Saturday, November 10, Fowkes did not take to the wet, muddy track, went out too fast, and tired late. He placed 72nd overall out of 114 runners in 17:58.8.

Fowkes recovered the next day, winning the Montauk Dock race.

Two Pierson runners competed in the Class C event. Ben McErlean, only a sophomore, completed the Class C boys race in 18:48.4, which placed him 75th out of 131 runners. His teammate, junior Peter Schaefer, finished 116th in 20:12.

Ava Engstrom, an East Hampton sophomore competing in her second consecutive state meet, placed 51st out of 113 runners in her Class B race, crossing the finish line in 20:41.8.

other in person. We saw true value in the simplicity of hearing one another’s voice, of laughing over a meal.

After three weeks of my texting experiment, I saw a difference in these five relationships. Our communication deepened. I also saw a difference in myself. It allowed me to focus on hobbies, my work, and those immediately around me in moments I might have otherwise reached for the phone.

I wasn’t preoccupied worrying about responding to or awaiting a text; I was too focused on what was in front of me.

I’m proud to say I never took these things for granted, but it was nice to be reminded that I could cut off technology in this small way. I disconnected to connect and after feeling the difference, I’ll never go back (with these few at least).

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Mattituck Bows Out Tuckers volleyball team eliminated in pool play at state tournament

By Desirée Keegan desiree@indyeastend.com

The Mattituck girls volleyball team after winning the Suffolk County Class C championship. The team won the Long Island title before advancing upstate for the first time since 2015. Independent/Desirée Keegan

Playing through pain, Jordan Osler dove all over the court to try to keep her Mattituck team afloat during Class C state volleyball championship pool play at Glens Falls’ Cool Insuring Arena November 17. But the Tuckers lost to Voorheesville, Portville and Millbrook in the qualifying rounds to keep them from getting to the finals.

In the most heartbreaking loss of the evening, Osler injured her pinkie but refused to quit. The junior libero wrapped it and clenched her teeth,

fighting through hard hits in a firstset loss to Voorheesville, 25-23. The Tuckers had broken out to a 23-16 lead in that set, and opened the final trailing 5-0 and 10-4, but rallied to tie the score at 13 before taking a 25-21 loss.

Trailing Portville 24-17 in the second set of a two-set qualifying match, the Tuckers climbed back to scare the defending state champions, but ultimately dropped the set, 25-22.

The Tuckers lost the first 25-10.

In their third qualifying match,

against Millbrook, the Tuckers fell behind 20-10 before clawing back to 2015 before Millbrook eventually took the set 25-16. Millbrook claimed the second set as well, by a 25-15 margin.

Besides Osler, the team got strong play from junior Viki Harkin.

The pair will be returning along with starters Miranda Hedges and Ashley Young, among other contributors. Seniors Jillian Gaffga, Rachel Janis, and Emily McKillop, and Dominique Crews, Veronica Pug-

liese, Bayleigh Rienecker, Mikayla Osmer, and Gabrielle Dwyer coming off the bench, ended their high school careers with a Suffolk County Class C title and Long Island Class C championship crown.

Spending the prior two seasons in Class B, Mattituck has continued to work toward improving its state pool record (1-29). Although falling short of that goal, the Tuckers finished the season 16-2 and advanced upstate for the first time since 2015.

Bar Applicant

East Hampton, three owners of the hotel/restaurant business are identified: Atit, Ritesh, and Majendra Jariwala. The three have invested at least $600,000 in the site, the license states. They do not own the property itself. The landlord is identified as Alex Demetriades of Floral Park.

Wiltshire was asked why, if the intent was to simply serve liquor to the guests staying at the hotel, did Journey East Hampton’s website present a lavish display of the grounds and places where one could sit and have a drink?

“That was staged for the website.

A staged picture for marketing purposes,” she replied. Ed Krug, a member of the board, countered by saying, “But Laurie, that shows an intention. This is not a great start for this application.”

Krug pointed out that when Journey East Hampton came before the planning board in July and August, seeking modifications of a 16-year-old approved site plan, owners knew they had already applied and received a liquor license and said nothing. “We did not even know this liquor license existed before we came before you,” Wiltshire said, referring to herself and Eric Bregman, the attorney handling the application.

“Well, somebody did,” CalderPiedmonte said. “The owners, the

company, made that application.”

Calder-Piedmonte also questioned Wiltshire’s using the term “service” bar. He said that in the restaurant business, a service bar is not where customers order drinks, but, rather, where waiters and waitresses pick up drinks to be delivered to customers. Planning board member Kathleen Cunningham called the application an apparent “bait and switch.” She told Wiltshire, “You’ve got to start over.”

Bregman said that Bridgeton Holdings would be willing to have him work out a covenant with John Jilnicki, the town attorney who advises the planning board, that would restrict the use of the property if a permit were issued to allow the bar.

“This is going to have to be a strict covenant,” Cunningham said.

She also asked if the bar would trigger the need for a newer septic system to be installed.

Potter said there was a pattern revealing itself in the application: “Get a liquor license, open a bar, then fight it out,” he said.

Atit Jariwala was not immediately available to respond to this article, though a representative of his indicated Friday he would be amenable to discussing the situation.

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was only a service bar for those who would stay at the resort. “We are talking about 24 tables, with 63 seats. This is coming out of nowhere for us,” Potter said. “It just does not look good.”

Wiltshire gave a lengthy explanation about the use of the tables and chairs on the property at 490492 Pantigo Road. “The hotel is made up of 25 units. That’s 50 people. So, if every single person wants to get a drink at the service bar, and go sit at the pool at the same time, one of them has their grandmother over, and another one has a neighborhood kid visit, you could have 60 something people there, but it’s not a party. It’s not a Surf Lodge. It’s not a Hero Beach,” she said, unaware of the cross-ownership reality.

“But if you can accommodate a wedding, Laurie, you can accommodate a party. That is what a wedding is,” planning board member Ian Calder-Piedmonte responded.

During the meeting, the man Wiltshire identified to the board as one of the owners of Bridgeton Holdings, without naming him, sat in the second row. He did not address the board.

On the liquor license for Journey

Continued From Page 8. the industrial park component of the plan could greatly increase the already heavy flow of commercial traffic In the Springs corridor.

Martin Drew complained about parking on Springs-Fireplace Road near the Pollock-Krasner House, and the use of Ashawagh Hall, which he said is not open enough to the public. He also criticized the signs outside the hall.

Board member Sylvia Overby explained before the hearing began that the consulting company in charge of the hamlet study, Dotson and Flinker, and their team of consultants, will take the entirety of the public’s reaction, including letters and documents submitted to the board, and combine it with the work already done. The final product will become part of the East Hampton Town’s comprehensive plan. Last updated in 2005, this will be the first major modification of the plan, which looks at East Hampton’s long-term future and goals, 20 years out and beyond.

The final hamlet study hearing will center on Montauk, though residents of all hamlets will be free to speak. That hearing is scheduled for Thursday, December 6.

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If BOEM requires additional testing — or if the East Hampton Town Trustees refuse to grant an easement for the Wainscott cable landing (see accompanying story,) the South Fork Wind project will be, at best, curtailed. Deepwater’s backup plan should Wainscott be nixed is to bring the cable ashore in Napeague and run it all the way to Cove Hollow Road in East Hampton, a mammoth and costly undertaking.

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