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Forced To Listen Dear Editor, From the North Shore Helicopter Route’s planning to its continued use, the Federal Aviation Administration has flat out ignored the residents directly affected by the persistent issue of helicopter noise. Established in 2004, the route’s renewal was jammed through again in 2016 without a public hearing or public comment period and against the wishes of those affected on the East End. The FAA and Department of Transportation have sole jurisdiction over the aircraft routes that have impacted these communities, but they have turned their backs on the residents whose quality of life has suffered summer after summer. On behalf of my constituents, I introduced a bipartisan legislative proposal that became law, requiring the FAA to reassess the North Shore Helicopter Route to address the noise impact on affected communities, improve altitude enforcement, and assess alternative routes, including an all water route over the Atlantic Ocean. Additionally, it would require the FAA to hold a public hearing on the NSR in impacted communities and open a public comment period. Working across the aisle, I secured House and Senate passage of this proposal, including it in this year’s FAA Reauthorization Act, which was signed into law on October 5. With the enactment of this legislation, the FAA was now required to hold a public hearing and open a public comment period for my constituents affected by this route, and, in a failed effort to comply with this new legislation, recently held a series of “workshops” across Long Island. Although the FAA is now forced to listen as enshrined in federal law, these “workshops” have given Long Islanders a bad case of déjá vu. These “workshops” fail to comply with the public hearing mandated in this new law, and many strongly believe they were seemingly formatted to stifle the true negative impact of this route. The FAA was required by law to hold a public hearing within 30 days of enactment of the FAA Reauthorization Act of 2018, which was signed into law on October 5. On the heels of these “workshops,” Senator Schumer and myself each just sent a letter to the FAA Eastern Region Regional Administrator underscoring the fact that these forums fail to comply with federal law and demanding the FAA hold a public hearing immediately. The FAA must understand the gravity of this situation, the widespread adverse impact the North Shore Helicopter Route has had on so many Long Islanders’ everyday lives, and they will do so by hearing from everyone affected. It is imperative that the FAA schedule this public hearing immediately, and address the concerns and improve the quality of life of impacted Long Islanders. My message to concerned constituents is this: Don’t allow your family member’s or neighbor’s comment speak for you. Everyone must submit their com-

ment to the FAA on or before January 2, 2019, by visiting the public comment period webpage online. [A link was provided that can be accessed on Zeldin’s website, zeldin.house.gov.] Congressman Lee Zeldin

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Dear Editor, I write this letter in protest of a recent decision by the Southampton Town Board to narrow down the town CACs’ procedures to answering only specific queries from the board. In other words, don’t speak unless spoken to. All of the town’s citizens who serve on the hamlet and village CACs do so without any recompense, nor have. We serve because we are vitally interested in the geographic areas we live in. We try to keep our ears and eyes focused on the local turf and when we see something in that turf that is out of whack or being neglected and which could be remedied, we bring it up for discussion and then vote to take a stand on a recommendation for correction or restitution. It is also my understanding that the town’s CACs came into being when the Honorable Fred Thiele Jr. served as supervisor of Southampton Town some 20 years ago and that they were created by the then town board to provide the town with information and recommendations that might improve a given hamlet or village. They were not created merely to sit and wait to be asked to provide information on a specific matter when specifically requested to do so. I have found that most CAC members are extremely knowledgeable about things going on or about to go on in their specific political territory and I find it ingratiating that the town board chooses to treat us like school kids who should sit quietly by and only speak up when asked to do so. Sincerely, Larry Penny Noyac CAC Member

What’s Wrong? Dear Rick, On November 16, Southampton’s Zoning Board of Appeals approved an application submitted by Discovery Land of Arizona to include a golf course as part of a 118-house subdivision in East Quogue known as The Hills. The ZBA determined the golf course was an accessory to the subdivision and therefore allowable. Discovery Land’s application was originally submitted as a Planned Development District or PDD but that application was rejected in 2017 by Southampton’s Town Board. Discovery Land then re-filed its application as a Planned Residential District or PRD. Supporters of The Hills are now suggesting that the town board may have made a mistake last year when it rejected the originally-filed PDD. Therefore, it might Continued On Page 28.

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News & Opinion SCWA Could Help Hampton Bays Southampton Town hosts community forum to unveil deal benefits By Desirée Keegan desiree@indyeastend.com

The Suffolk County Water Authority’s potential agreement to oversee the Hampton Bays Water District could bring major improvements to community members. Confidence in the water district has eroded, according to Southampton Town Supervisor Jay Schneiderman, especially after myriad issues this year, including unsafe drinking water, discolored water, and low water pressure. “It’s critical that we supply good, clean water and that the residents have confidence in the water that is coming out of their tap — that they can drink it, that they can bathe in it,” he said. “The

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district faces a lot of challenges at the moment — it faced a tough year, and it caused a lot of residents to request that the town explore involving Suffolk County Water Authority in the management.” With the SCWA taking over dayto-day control comes a $6.1 million investment in improving the district’s infrastructure, testing for more chemicals, collecting test results faster, automating billing, online bill paying, and automated meter readings, according to Schneiderman. “They test for a couple hundred more chemicals than we currently test for, which is a huge positive,” Schneiderman said this week. “Sometimes we’ll take a sample from a well and we find out

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six weeks later whether it was safe water or not after it’s already passed through, so day-of test results are also huge.” SCWA is a large water supplier, with 1.2 million customers, boasting in-house scientists and engineers and its own laboratories. Hampton Bays is one of the last remaining independent water districts in the county, with most of the others having long since merged into the county water authority, according to Schneiderman. The supervisor added that the capital investment is also a big bonus for the town. He said the infrastructure upgrades need to be done no matter what, but if the board doesn’t approve a merger with SCWA, the bill will have to be footed by residents of the water district, resulting in a major property tax increase.

“I think there’s more positives than negatives with an agreement, but what’s worth noting is it’s reversible — it can be canceled at any time should we not be happy,” Schneiderman said. “We’re not selling any of the infrastructure. We’re not relinquishing control. The town board will remain the commissioners, will set the rates for water consumption, which will not increase, and we want to give the public a chance to weigh in.” He said he expects some pushback from workers, but added he’s been assured personnel can be based out of the SCWA’s Westhampton office, and with a larger organization, employees will have better opportunities for career advancement. SCWA salaries are Continued On Page 35.

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Southampton Adopts Budget Scalera casts sole ‘no’ vote over opposition to tax levy hike By Desirée Keegan desiree@indyeastend.com

Councilwoman Christine Preston Scalera was the only board member to vote against Southampton Town’s $102.7 million budget for 2019 that marks the first time town spending has breached the $100 million mark. Scalera also opposed several other budget-related resolutions at the November 20 meeting. While total spending will rise by about $3 million, the tax rate will decline slightly, from $1.39 per $1000 of assessed value to $1.38 per $1000. That means a person whose house is valued at $1 million would pay $1380 in town taxes. The councilwoman said her major concern is with the tax levy going up $3 million, which she said is the highest year-over-year tax levy the town

has seen in at least the last 10 years. “It bothers me, because when you think about the fact that we’re one of the only municipalities that is at fair market value and we average fair market assessed value going up three to five percent every year, the fact that we’re going up still for a $3 million ask from our residents above and beyond what our revenues are providing is very concerning to me,” she said. “We’re getting to a point where we’re not able to sustain ourselves.” Scalera abstained from a vote on amending the budget for a $76,436 increase in spending, which includes $50,000 in funding for the South Fork Commuter Connection service;

$20,000 for a contract with Stony Brook Hospital for deer tick testing and analysis, $8100 for repair and inspection of a building used to train firefighters at Jackson Avenue in Hampton Bays; and a $1664 decrease in adult day care salary spending.

Hoping For Grant Money She voted against a $9170 staffing budget decrease as well, saying it was misleading. The resolution abolished a town management services administrator in the general services center, but created a new Department of Human Resources with a director of human resources with an annual salary of $125,000. It also increased the salary of the attorney in the Department of Human Resources by $5000, and changing the title of “community development administrator” to “director of housing and community services” in the Department of Housing and Community Services with a salary increase of $8056. “I think these departments shouldn’t be reorganized, because they’re doing well as they are, on top of the fact that it adds expenses,” she said. “And by the way, more than what the resolution said, because the department head started in April, so it’s showing a half-year salary.” Scalera said she decided to ab-

Councilwoman Christine Scalera Independent/Stephen J. Kotz

stain on the added budget expenditures because while she may have supported those efforts ordinarily, they were last-minute additions to the budget and she did not have time to adequately examine them. “To put them on last minute, you don’t have a fair assessment,” she said. “There may have been other things I would have taken out to add these items if I felt strongly about them. I didn’t want to say ‘no,’ because I might have actually supported some of them.” Continued On Page 35.

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EH Town Board Adopts Budget The East Hampton Town Board, at its November 15 meeting, unanimously passed an over $80 million budget for 2019, essentially unchanged from the proposed budget that was the subject of a public hearing November 1. According to the adopted budget posted online by the town, the total of $80,722,380 is just slightly higher than the $80,666,796 originally proposed. The final number is slightly under $3 million more

than the 2018 budget of $77,757,527. The Town of East Hampton maintains a AAA credit rating from Moody’s. The tax rate on property in the Town of East Hampton is going up by 67 cents per $100 of assessed value, a 2.2 percent increase, while the rate in East Hampton Village is increasing by slightly under 38 cents per $100 assessed value, an almost 3.3 percent rise. TEM

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Toys For Tots Returns Thiele’s office serves as collection point By Justin Meinken justin@indyeastend.com

Assemblyman Fred Thiele will once again open his office as a collection point for the annual U.S. Marine Corps Reserve Toys for Tots program. The toy drive runs through December 7, and donations can be brought to his office at 2302 Main Street in Bridgehampton between 9 AM and 5 PM, Monday through Friday. The Toys for Tots program charity was established in 1947 by the Marines’ Los Angeles reserve unit to bring toys to children in need. Since then, more than 530 million toys have been

donated to over 244 million children. “I am so proud to be a part of such a fine organization that helps make the holidays special for children who are less fortunate,” Thiele said in a release. “I encourage residents to take part in the Toys for Tots program and drop off a new, unwrapped toy to my office. If everyone does their part, we can make this holiday season a magical one for all children.“ For more information, call Assemblyman’s Thiele’s office at 631-537-2583.

Light Up Amagansett On Saturday, December 1, from 4 to 8 PM, Amagansett’s Main Street hosts a holiday stroll to celebrate the hamlet’s community spirit. This event expands on the 28-year tradition of holiday caroling and tree lighting established by the Amagansett Village Improvement Society. There will be entertainment from end to end on Main Street, beginning with a visit from Santa at the Amagansett Firehouse at 4 PM. Music will be provided by the Sweet Adelines. Refreshments will be served and all are welcome to attend. At dusk, the AVIS will again host the tree lighting by the train station with caroling led by the Sweet Adelines. Afterward, carolers will make their way up Main Street, and Hugh King will lead a historical holiday tour.

The stores and restaurants of Amagansett will offer extended hours for holiday shopping, and each business will put their own spin on the celebration with items perfect for gift giving. Highlights include music at the Amagansett Library and Innersleeve Records, a winetasting at Amagansett Wines & Spirits, and hot chocolate and cider at Grain Surfboards, plus much more. This celebration is the result of a collaboration between businesses, nonprofits, and service organizations, and the public is invited to join and enjoy all that Amagansett has to offer. Laureen Vellante from Main Street’s Destination Haus spearheaded the campaign to coordinate the shops adding to the AVIS’s annual holiday festivities. BL

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Bike And Pedestrian Trail Across East End? Proposal would connect Long Island to statewide trail By T. E. McMorrow t.e@indyeastend.com A proposed trail would connect with existing trails, like the one through Hither Woods in Montauk, an entrance to which is shown here. Independent/T. E. McMorrow

The expansion of a New York State bicycle and pedestrian path that currently runs from Battery Park in Manhattan all the way up to Montreal, with another section that runs from Albany to Buffalo, was discussed by the East Hampton Town Board November 20. The idea is to extend the path across Long Island, all the way to Montauk Point. Councilman David Lys, who is shepherding the possible extension of the Empire State Trail across East Hampton, led the talk. He was joined by Andrew Drake, an environmentalist with the town’s land acquisition department. Drake had attended, at the board’s behest, a November 7 meeting in Hauppauge held by the New York State Bicycling Coalition and the Trust for Public Land. The meeting served as a

preliminary discussion on how the entities would extend the trail to Montauk Point. Drake said the trail currently in place is about 750 miles long; and that as of 2016, 80 percent of the statewide trail had been completed. In January 2017, Governor Andrew Cuomo approved $200 million of funding to complete that final 20 percent, he said. However, funding has not yet been allocated for the eastern Long Island part of the trail, he said. If the project goes forward on Long Island, Drake said, it would reap major benefits for the community. One being, he said, “to get people out to recreational opportunities, get people out into nature.” The trail would be safer for cyclists keeping them away from vehicular traffic, he said.

Drake said the existing trail is 10 to 12 feet wide, and never goes above or below grade by more than 2 percent, making the Empire State Trail compliant with the Americans with Disabilities Act. In upstate New York, the trail frequently runs along utility cable corridors. That will not be so easy on Long Island, Drake said. Instead, particularly on the East End, a path adjacent to state roads would be considered. The eastern portion of the trail would run along the North Fork, then go south along Route 114 to Montauk Highway, and east to Montauk Point. The portion of the trail on state roads would not simply be a bike lane, but, rather, a path separated from the vehicular roadway, for the safety of bikers,

joggers, and walkers. On its way to the Montauk Lighthouse, it would connect with existing bike paths, such as the one that runs through Hither Woods. Lys presented fellow board members with a design guide. He said that water kiosks would be dotted along the trail. He also said that it is possible that state or even federal funding could be obtained to expand shared use paths throughout the town. Springs, for example, would greatly benefit with the addition of a network of paths for bikers and pedestrians alike. As part of the hamlet studies, a proposed map was created that shows a series of trails throughout Springs, including a Springs to Amagansett trail, as well as a trail from Springs that leads to the beach in Amagansett.

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The Springs Fire Department, with mutual aid from the East Hampton and Amagansett fire departments, on November 25 battled a fire in an unoccupied house at 21 Old Stone Highway near the Springs General Store. There were no injuries, and the East Hampton Town Fire Marshal’s Office was on scene to investigate the fire’s origin. Independent/Michael Heller

New East Hampton Law Tightens Resort Parking Spaces on-property, not off-property, required for new bars By T. E. McMorrow t.e@indyeastend.com The East Hampton Town Board on November 20 amended the town zoning code to strip away the ability of motel and resort owners to include grandfathered parking spaces when calculating the total number required when they are seeking site-plan approval for accessory businesses, such as bars or restaurants. Although the amendment has been opposed by several business leaders, others, including many Montauk residents, have supported the change. The language in the amendment is specific in demanding adherence to the code in place when a permit or siteplan approval for a bar or restaurant is sought, not when the original structure was built. Many of the resorts in town predate the zoning code, which has allowed their owners to grandfather in non-conforming items, such as parking. The issue is a major one in Montauk. For example, if the new law had been in place when the Beach House, a high-end resort in the former Ronjo Motel in downtown Montauk, developed by Chris Jones and Larry Siedlick earlier this decade, had come before the East Hampton Town Planning Board, the owners may well have had to scramble to find the required number of parking spaces on their property. Many of the parking spaces included in the calculation for the site, located on

the southeast quadrant of Carl Fisher Plaza, sit in the public right of way, and not on the property itself. The entire matter of grandfathered versus actual parking spaces on a property came to the forefront, in part, when the owners of what was once known as the Oceanside Resort, aka the Smiley Face Motel, on the western edge of downtown Montauk, now known as Hero Beach, applied for site-plan approval from the town’s planning board, to be allowed to run a bar/restaurant on the property. Hero Beach applied for, and was granted, a liquor license by the State Liquor Authority that allows it to serve up to 499 customers on the property at any one time, despite the town’s strong statement of opposition to the application. The current application by Hero Beach counts, in part, on including parking spaces that are not on the property itself, but rather, in the public right of way, which have been grandfathered in for the property, which predates the town’s zoning code. The vote on the amendment was taken at the tail end of the November 20 town board meeting. After all the other business was done by the board at that meeting, Supervisor Peter Van Scoyoc said the Continued On Page 33.

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In East Hampton, Trash Outlook Still Good Clean stream of recyclables still bring in extra money annually By Daniel Hays

Self-haulers bring a wide variety of trash to East Hampton Town’s recycling center. Independent/Stephen J. Kotz

A spot to socialize, a moneymaking concern, and a place where everyone’s unwanted is deposited — welcome to East Hampton Town’s dump. “This is like the fashionable meet-

ing place. I meet all my friends here,” commented a smiling Sam Mizrahi as he toted trash from his vehicle to drop in the containers at the East Hampton Recycling and Disposal Center on

Craig Fick, a labor crew chief at East Hampton Town’s recycling center, with baled cardboard ready to be shipped out. Independent/Stephen J. Kotz

Springs-Fireplace Road. Mizrahi, 65, of Springs, is one of an estimated 11,000 town residents with dump permits who deliver their castoffs to an operation that

handles about 86.5 million pounds of trash disposed of yearly at centers in East Hampton and Hither Hills in Montauk. Unlike some towns on Long Island and elsewhere that are experiencing problems handling refuse since January 1 when China sharply cut back the amount of mingled recyclables it accepts, East Hampton has avoided problems. Town Supervisor Peter Van Scoyoc recently declared East Hampton’s recycling effort “successful” in a 2019 budget proposal which projects recyclable sales will reach $250,000 next year. Len Bernard, the town budget officer, said that number is on the conservative side. This year, the town has pulled in $254,965 from recyclable sales. In 2017, it made $269,469. But, over-optimistic projections can cause fiscal problems, he noted, and cited the variability of prices and the negative impact of the Chinese market on up-island towns. East Hampton in 2017 earned its money from sales of 159 tons of newspaper, 331 tons of mixed paper, 609 tons of cardboard, 526 tons of scrap metal, 3289 tons of leaves, 1503 tons Continued On Page 35.

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A Salvage Bazaar

“Costco East,” exclaimed a woman gleefully as she pulled away with her latest finds from the home exchange area at the East Hampton Town Recycling Center. Fridays and Saturdays, the town lets residents drop off useable items they don’t want, but others might. The home exchange area with a metal roof and giant columns near the dump exit attracts people waiting eagerly to see what they can salvage. On a recent rainy Friday, the area bustled with happy scavengers like

Pete Kazura, a 76-year-old retired schoolteacher, who marvels at what he and others can retrieve. That day, he said, he watched one family scoop up a Stickley brand chest of drawers worth $2000. “It’s amazing what comes in here,” said Kazura, ticking off items such as signed first edition books, volumes with cash hidden in the pages, paintings, and jewelry. Among his past finds, a set of Bose speakers and an inflatable bounce house for his grandkids. Continued On Page 35.

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Montauk Bike Shop Closing Bike rentals a thing of the past, owner makes difficult decision By T. E. McMorrow t.e@indyeastend.com

After about 55 years in business, the Montauk Bike Shop will be closing its doors for good before the end of December. The decision to close was not an easy one for its owner, bicycle guru Chris Pfund. The reason he made the heart-wrenching decision to close (“I love this business,” he said at the shop on Thanksgiving) was a matter of dollars and cents. While customers might know the store for some of the highend bikes on display, and for the repair shop in back, the business itself was founded back in the early 1960s to rent bikes to visitors to Montauk. That market has vanished in the past few years, as resorts across the hamlet are now supplying their guests with bikes.

Income from bike sales and repairs do not come close to making up for the loss of rental revenue, he said. It was the rentals that, in turn, paid the rent on the shop, which is a family-owned property. Pfund put off the decision to close as long as he could, wanting to get a look inside the numbers. By the end of October, with the 2018 summer season numbers in, the fate of the shop was sealed. Pfund’s Hardware first started renting bikes to Montauk visitors in 1963. “We had a fleet of 50 bikes,” Pfund remembered. In the 1980s, he took over running the shop from his brother Kurt Pfund. Bikes weren’t the only thing Pfund rented. “We were the first ones to rent surfboards, scuba tanks, the first to do

t-shirts, chairs, umbrellas . . .” In 1999, the hardware store side of the business closed, and it became all bikes all the time for Pfund. A couple of years later, the building was ravaged by fire. “There was nothing left,” he said. He built the business back up. Soon, he will be locking up the shop for the last time. The mom-andpop stores that were once the norm in downtown Montauk are now the exception. But, Pfund says, Montauk is, and always has been, an evolving place. The idea of keeping Montauk as it was in some imaginary past is anathema to Pfund. “A lot of people complain about how terrible things are, the way they are going. I don’t feel that way. Every 10 years, it is a completely different game,” he said.

Chris Pfund, shown with his son, Chris Pfund Jr., loves biking, but the business no longer pays. Independent/ T. E. McMorrow

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November 28, 2018

FAA Hears Complaints About Helicopters The federal agency is only entity empowered to change the status quo By Rick Murphy rmurphy@indyeastend.com The message Federal Aviation Administration officials heard was undeniable: Residents of the North Fork have had it with helicopter-generated noise. The problem is no one else wants to listen to the incessant drone, and that there are residential neighborhoods all around the East Hampton Airport whose residents have said so. About 100 people showed up at Riverhead Middle School on November 14 to discuss the North Fork route. Congressman Lee Zeldin has been pressuring the FAA to hold hearings on the matter. On October 5, President Trump signed the FAA Reauthorization Act of 2018, which requires the Federal Aviation Administration to reassess the North Shore helicopter route. The common-sense approach,

coming in off the Atlantic, seldom is an actual option: the fog is often thick, and the control tower operators have trouble spotting incoming aircraft, a problem exasperated by the fact the tower is too low to see above the tree line. “We tweak it all the time,” Jeff Smith, the chairman of the Eastern Region Helicopter Council, told The Independent in a recent interview. “But fog shuts us down. In May, June, and July, we have a cold ocean and hot air.” That means the helicopters almost exclusively take the northern route, cutting in from Robin’s Island into North Sea/Noyac and following the power lines. Meanwhile, though, jets, prop planes, seaplanes, and the like land from the south side. The noise situation, especially dur-

Helicopter comings and goings can be charted on the East Hampton Town website, and the North Fork clearly is a favored route for most.

ing the summer, has worsened to the point that some East Hampton Town Board members have said they will seriously consider shutting the airport down. Attempts to negotiate a reasonable solution with the helicopter shuttle companies have been futile, and the courts have thus far failed to deliver a knockout blow to stop the stream of helicopters. “No longer can the FAA ignore the concerns of residents as they have,” Senator Chuck Schumer said. The North Shore route has caused “the day-to-day quality of life to suffer due to the persistent issue of helicopter noise.”

Robert Skinner, a Jamesport resident, said in a letter to this newspaper that he charts the frequency of helicopters passing over his house and they can be as many as 15 in a matter of a half hour. Former Riverhead Supervisor Sean Walter stressed every municipality has tried to address the noise problem without success. Ultimately only the FAA can change the route but that doesn’t mean it’s more effective. Like Zeldin and countless other politicians and officials, Schumer has Continued On Page 33.

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Marshall’s Service Station, said. “Just because it is full, doesn’t mean that it is good.” Antifreeze that sits in a car for several years can go bad, he said. Cooling hoses and radiators can crack. That can lead to the engine block being damaged. “Then you are in real trouble,” he warned. “Next, have your battery checked and load-tested,” he said. “Every winter we replace 30 to 40 batteries, and it costs an hour, two hours of extra labor” involved with emergency towing, etc. Servicing vehicles is key. “The worst thing for a vehicle is having low, dirty oil” and starting your engine in the freezing cold, he noted. Snow tires? If you have a rearwheel drive vehicle, they are a great idea, he said. One of the worst things Rucano has seen making winter emergency calls was a frozen fuel system. Low gas tanks are an invitation for condensation, and a frozen fuel line is a recipe for disaster, he said. “Spending a little money on winter maintenance and getting yourself through is better than being on the side of the road, and then losing your vehicle in the worst circumstances,” he said. Providing examples of what can go wrong, Rucano said he was called to rescue a 2015 Honda Accord last January. The vehicle was stuck in the munici-

Save money, and drive safely following these basic tips By T. E. McMorrow t.e@indyeastend.com

Thanksgiving gave East End residents a frozen taste of the cold winter ahead. If your car made It through the sudden deep freeze, knock on wood, and prepare for more of the same. Every winter, car owners on the East End who ignore common sense tips end up paying, — sometimes with a totaled automobile. “The first thing car owners should do is have their antifreeze tested,” Peter Rucano, a mechanic at Montauk’s

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With the driver locked out, the engine running, and the wheels spinning in reverse, this 2015 Honda was on its way to the scrap heap last winter. Independent/Peter Rucano

pal parking lot in Montauk in icy snow, transmission in reverse, the front-wheel drive wheels spinning. Unfortunately, the driver was not behind the wheel. With the car not moving, the driver had gotten out and shut the door when he got stuck, not realizing that, because the transmission was engaged, the doors would lock automatically. By the time Rucano was able to get past the locked door and into the interior, the engine was smoking. With a blown head gasket and an estimate of repairs exceeding the value of the car, the vehicle had to be totaled.

The East Hampton Chamber of Commerce hosts the East Hampton Santa Parade on Saturday, December 1, beginning at 10 AM. The parade starts on Main Street and finishes at Newtown Lane. Town Crier Hugh King will act as grand marshal. Besides Santa and his reindeer, attendees can expect to see Mayor Paul Rickenbach in the antique No. 5 fire truck, the Lions Club, Kiwanis, the Girl Scouts, the Boy Scouts, the Ross School, the YMCA, antique tractors, 5 Hamlets Fire Trucks, Dance Hampton, the Historical Society, the Springs School Band, the East Hampton Classic Boat Club, the WELJ Mobile Studio, and the East Hampton Library. Additionally, children can get photos with Santa at Eileen Fisher on Newtown Lane following the parade. For further information, visit the Chamber website at www.easthamptonchamber.com. BL

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November 28, 2018

Editorial Better Late Than Never A major loophole in the East Hampton Town zoning code was closed last week when the town board voted to no longer allow businesses to use off-site parking spaces to help meet their parking requirements if they want to add an accessory use. The change largely targets motels, which in the past decade have begun to transform themselves into “resorts” by offering improved amenities such as on-site bars and restaurants. Until now, when such businesses sought siteplan approval from the planning board, they often referred to “grandfatheredin” spaces like those in the municipal parking lot next door or those in that town-owned alley out back. The problem is that the town has grown astronomically since 1957 when it adopted its first zoning code, and it was not a problem if a motel that enjoyed full occupancy for only a couple of months a year used off-site parking for overflow. But it is a problem today. With weekend crowds showing up almost year-round and new accessory uses like bars and restaurants attracting even larger crowds to the town’s business districts, it makes sense for town planners to ask an applicant how it wants to handle the need for parking, just as Suffolk County would ask how it plans to handle the increased flow of wastewater. Too often, applicants have tried to do an end-run around the town by first seeking liquor licenses from the State Liquor Authority, which, for reasons unknown to us, seems to approve those requests with nary a concern for what the town might say. In some cases, businesses have used that state-granted license as an excuse to open an on-site bar and then come to the town to get retroactive approval. Everyone knows it’s tough to run a business. And it’s tougher yet to run one in an area with inflated real estate prices like those in East Hampton. It’s not surprising that business owners, faced with making huge mortgage payments every month, might look to maximize their revenue stream through expansion. Nobody is saying that is necessarily a bad thing. It just requires a little due diligence beforehand.

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Jennifer Lyons I had a great holiday. This year, my birthday and Thanksgiving fell on the same day. A friend took me, my mother and a few friends to The American Hotel for dinner to celebrate. It was such fun! A birthday, a holiday and getting to spend such a wonderful time with people you love. You can't beat that.

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Police Towns Crack Down On Drunk Driving Drivers charged in East Hampton, Southampton, and Riverhead By T. E. McMorrow t.e@indyeastend.com

Suffolk County District Attorney Tim Sini’s East End DWI Task Force conducted anti-drunken driving sweeps in East Hampton, Southampton, and Riverhead towns Friday night into Saturday morning, resulting in eight arrests. Two of those arrests occurred in East Hampton, one of which was not on a drunken driving charge, but, rather, a felony narcotics possession charge. That arrest is detailed below.

Michael Muller, 48, of East Hampton was charged with misdemeanor driving while intoxicated. He was pulled over a little before midnight Friday, November 23. Police said Muller was behind the wheel of a 2018 Ford pickup on Route 114 when he was stopped for tailgating. Muller refused to take a breath test at headquarters, leading East Hampton Town Justice Steven Tekulsky to suspend his license for the

Traffic Stop Leads To Drug Bust Two remanded to jail on felony charges By T. E. McMorrow t.e@indyeastend.com

next year, pending a follow-up hearing at the Department of Motor Vehicles. Muller, who has owned a home in East Hampton for many years, was released without bail. Besides village officers, the East Hampton Town police patrols were augmented by New York State troopers during the sweep. Riverhead Town police were joined by officers from the Westhampton Beach Police Department and the Quogue Village Police Department. Multiple checkpoints were set up across the town, resulting in three arrests on misdemeanor charges. Coleen Wright, 30, of Rocky Point was charged with DWI, and Matthew Fineron, 22, of Riverhead was charged with driving with ability impaired by drugs. Alexander Blue Logan, 25, of Farmingville, apparently a passenger in Fineron’s car, was charged with possession of both cocaine and marijuana. All three were held overnight, to be arraigned in the Riverhead Town Justice Court. The bail terms were not released.

In Southampton Town, police were joined by members of the Suffolk County sheriff’s office operating what are called saturation patrols, when the extra officers are stationed in areas police believe have a higher percentage of drunken drivers. In three cases after midnight Saturday, those stops led to DWI charges. Harrol Zapata-Borrero, 44, of Hampton Bays was pulled over on Main Street in that hamlet after making an alleged illegal U-turn, while two Riverhead residents were arrested in Flanders, Valerio Zet-Canel, 46, and Kener Gonzalez-Hosollos, 25. The two men were said to have swerved across lane lines, leading to their stops. All three were arraigned in Southampton Town Justice Court Saturday morning, with release conditions not known. The East End DWI Task Force is funded in part through Suffolk County’s asset forfeiture program and, in part, from fines and fees collected from those convicted of drunken driving.

Participating in an anti-drunken driving sweep Friday night in East Hampton Town and Village, New York State troopers ended up arresting a Riverhead man on a felony cocaine possession charge. Marcus Johnson, 40, was pulled over on Main Street near Buell Lane because his vehicle allegedly did not have taillights. After searching the car, New York State police reported finding over a gram of cocaine, along with a digital scale. Johnson was also charged with a misdemeanor, possession of drug paraphernalia for the scale.

For Johnson, the felony charge may have life-changing implications. He has two prior drug-related felony convictions on his record. He was arraigned Saturday before East Hampton Town Justice Steven Tekulsky, who told Johnson that because of his prior felony convictions, “I have no authority to set bail. I must remand you.” Johnson became distraught. He told the judge, through Brian DeSesa, the attorney representing him for the arraignment, that he had been told Continued On Page 33.

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Police said Raynor was packing 175 bags of heroin and slapped two charges on him: third and fourth-degree criminal possession, one B and the latter a Class C felony. Raynor, who was reportedly driving a department vehicle when he was pulled over, was held overnight held overnight and released the next morning on $5000 bail. Police stressed the investigation is continuing. Southampton Town Police said an intoxicated driver struck and killed a pedestrian with his car on Sunday, November 18, at about 11:45 PM in Flanders. Tyler Gaches of Shirley was apparently headed south on County Road 105 near Flanders Road. Town Police said Ian Costanza, 36, of Riverside, was on the road at the time — though it is unclear if he was walking or attempting to cross, when Gaches hit him with his vehicle.

Routine stop yields 175 bags of heroin By Rick Murphy rmurphy@indyeastend.com

It was a costly traffic violation for Kevin Raynor, an assistant chief with the Westhampton Beach Fire Department. Southampton Town Police said its Community Response Unit stopped the

32-year old from Westhampton Beach around dinnertime Saturday, November 24 near Carols Way in Hampton Bays during a routine traffic stop. But what they found was anything but routine.

Police Seek Riverhead Shoplifters Trio made getaway after a sunset spree By Rick Murphy rmurphy@indyeastend.com

Riverhead Town Police are looking for three women who went on a shoplifting spree at Walmart. Independent/RHTPD.

Three women got out of a Chevy Malibu at the Walmart on Route 58 in Riverhead, walked in, and proceeded to shoplift with gusto. They then calmly walked out the front door, got back in the Malibu, and drove away. Riverhead Town Police said they took about $2000 worth of merchandise on November 11.

The incident occurred at about 4:30 PM — and the speed and precision of the operation caught store security guards off-guard. But a store surveillance camera captured images of the three suspects, described as two black females and one Hispanic female. They drove away in the four-door Malibu and disappeared into traffic.

Anyone having information about the crime has been asked to contact the Riverhead Police Department at 631727-4500, ext. 332, or by stopping in to 210 Howell Avenue, Riverhead. The ever-bustling Route 58 was also the scene of a serious car crash on November 19. Two vehicles, a Toyota Highlander and a Ford Fusion

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Costanza was pronounced dead at the scene. His body was transported to the Suffolk County medical examiner’s office. Gaches, who apparently notified police of the accident, was subsequently charged with driving while intoxicated by officers who arrived at the scene. careened into each other at the Doctor’s Path intersection sending five people to the hospital, including a family of four in the Toyota. Police said all were expected to recover from their injuries. Traffic had to be diverted at about 3:15 PM while the wreckage was removed. In Southold, a youth was arrested November 15 after Southold Town Police said he was found sleeping in someone else’s boat. Milton SantosCuellar, 17, of Southold, was allegedly located inside the boat, which was stored on land. Police had gathered evidence indicating the boat was being used but when they went to check out the inhabitant, Santos-Cuellar became unruly, they said, and resisted arrest. A quantity of pot and a stolen cell phone were also seized, according to police. Santos-Cuellar was charged with third degree trespassing, a misdemeanor, and resisting arrest, among other charges. Police said an electric heater and clothing had been found in the boat two days earlier.

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North Fork Going To The Dogs New space for Riverhead Animal Shelter By Gianna Volpe

After years of waiting — and wading through bureaucratic red tape — the Riverhead Animal Shelter has a new home. The North Fork Animal Welfare League purchased a facility in Aquebogue formerly occupied by Scoshire Kennels & David’s Dog Grooming. The organization is now shifting their focus to renovating the property, and a history-making program expansion. The league’s kennel manager, Gina LaPine, said the organization had spent two years tied up in a complex permit application process with Riverhead Town, which had offered to provide town-owned property for a new shelter, until the Church Lane facility became available. “This place is a little bit of magic,” LaPine said of the space that became the shelter’s new home last month. “Someone said, ‘We can’t believe you’re going to move in before you renovate,’ but even now — without renovation — it’s a thousand times better than where we were.” The Riverhead Animal Shelter was formerly located on Youngs Avenue between the town dump and a space where shelter staff said the highway department often dropped off animal carcasses, making for a noisy and unpleasant enough atmosphere. Several of those interviewed said the need to walk dogs down main roads like Youngs and Osborn avenues also posed a safety risk to staff, volunteers, and animals. “Just getting down the road was a challenge alone, especially in the rain,” said 20-year-old volunteer Malyssa Delgaudio of East Marion. Moving to Church Lane has meant the ability to keep animals on shelter property for their half-mile or longer walks along trails throughout the 6.5-acre site. “The first few days when we walked them, they were like, ‘Oh, my God!’, even the dogs that are more mellow,” said 27-year-old kennel attendant, Katelyn Knapp of Southold.

“This is definitely a much better environment for the dogs.” And dogs won’t be the only ones who will enjoy the benefits of the new shelter. The league’s Gillian Wood Pultz said the organization wants to raise $500,000 for a three-phase renovation project that would expand the shelter to include cats. “Never in the history of Riverhead Town have cats been included in the animal control program,” said Wood Pultz. The league plans to build intake and isolation cat rooms on the facility’s second floor, which will also be the site of the director’s office and a staff locker room. Adoptable animals will live in areas with separate air exchanges to isolate them from new arrivals or those that need veterinary care. Wood Pultz said transforming former grooming space into two dog intake and isolation rooms is the project’s top priority before the organization brings in cats. Ultimately, entrance-level office space will be reduced to make room for meet-and-greets, a dog play group room will be added for social animals, and 24 kennels will become 22 largersized ones. “If we get everything we want, we’ll be separating them into four smaller rooms with less dogs in each room, which gives less stimulation, less stress for the dogs; installing noise-control baffles to cut down on the noise; and adding extra doors and windows for more light and air,” Wood Pultz said of the renovation project planned to begin before the new year. “It’s going to be costly, but we want it to be exactly as it should be for the animals. Our architects designed the entire renovation based on guidelines provided by the Association of Shelter Veterinarians that we should follow to make it the best possible environment for sheltered animals.” She added Denise Lucas, who headed the Riverhead Move the Ani-

Kennel manager Gina LaPine and attendant Katelyn Knapp in the front room of the Riverhead Animal Shelter, at its new location. Independent/Gianna Volpe

A renovation project would divide the kennel room at the Riverhead Animal Shelter into four larger enclosures. Independent/Gianna Volpe

mal Shelter movement, is 100 percent on board with making the Church Lane facility the “best animal shelter Riverhead has ever had.” Those interested in kickstarting NFAWL’s capital fundraising campaign can click the “DONATE” button on nfawl.org, as well as consider buying tickets to the organization’s “Four-

Legged Gala” honoring Mattituck-Laurel Veterinary Hospital and the North Fork Animal Hospital, which will take place Sunday, December 2 at Giorgio’s of Baiting Hollow and include an open bar, cocktail reception, dinner, dancing, live/silent auctions, as well as live entertainment by the Rakiem Walker Project Band.

November 28, 2018

Arts & Entertainment

Curtis Cox of Parsons Close Project works in his Springs studio. Independent/Courtesy Curtis Cox

Parsons Close Project Debuts At Aqua Art Miami Springs couple brings ceramics, jewelry, and painting to show By Bridget LeRoy bridget@indyeastend.com

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Pottery is one of the most ancient of the arts — shards have been found that date back 20,000 years — and the only one which encompasses all of the elements: earth, water, air, and fire. So how, after millennia, could it become high-tech?

Just ask Springs resident Curtis Cox, who designs his unique ceramics on a computer program, then feeds a clay/rubbing alcohol mix into a 3-D printer in his basement to create vases, bowls, and other pieces that resonate with both the primitive and

the progressive. He also creates pieces of unisex jewelry — large gemstone cabochons enrobed in waves of lasercut steel, embedded with tiny precious jewels. Cox and his husband, Steve Cohen — who is a world-renowned concert lighting designer and painter — will be introducing their new arts collaboration, the Parsons Close Project, in the penthouse of the Aqua Art Miami show at the Aqua Hotel, December 5 through 9. But first let’s head back to where it all started: scout camp. “In the late ’80s, I worked at a summer camp. I had done a little bit of pottery in junior high art class, but the camp needed a pottery instructor. I started teaching pottery, and it was something that spoke to me. Even as a little kid, looking at the Sears wish book, I always wanted a pottery wheel. And a rock tumbler,”

Cox said with a laugh. But that was sort of put on the back (Bunsen) burner, as Cox majored in chemical engineering with a premed emphasis and a technical theater minor in college — “because they all work so well together” — and it wasn’t until years later, when he was taking a stroll through San Francisco’s Chinatown, that his love of ceramics came back to him like a punch in the gut. It was a not-so-simple blue vase that captivated Cox. “I was instantly enamored with the glaze,” he said. “I was like, ‘How did they do this?’ And then my chemical engineering kicked in and I decided to find out.” He did research into the crystalline glaze done with zinc, and it was at that point that he realized, “Hey, I’m an adult now with money. I can buy things.” And he promptly renewed his ceramics journey, purchasing a kiln and “making stuff,” mostly giveaways, ornaments and such, for friends. “I use computer-aided design programs to create models which I either print in clay with a 3D printer or cut from sheet metal with a laser. I then use traditional ceramic and jewelry techniques to transform those parts into a final, finished piece. Much of the technology I use in my process is not widely used in the field of ceramics and jewelry,” he stated. Noted for his profound use of glazes in his ceramics, Cox said, “I try to use color and glaze choice to soften the shape and bring in harmony.” His pieces range from simple vases with twisted lines to geometric “Bucky ball” style bowls. Cox met Cohen, who was already creating a different kind of art with his lighting design, and the two paired up, eventually marrying and moving to Springs full time. With a 40-plus year career in the music and television inContinued On Page B16.

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Hamptons Doc Fest: New Name, Same Goals Five-day event features non-fiction films

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First it was the Hamptons Take 2 Documentary Film Festival, which is quite a mouthful by anyone’s standards. But founder and executive director Jacqui Lofaro has rebranded the event as Hamptons Doc Fest as it heads into its second decade. The new name also boasts a new logo, created by Walter Bernard Design, and a new website, www.hamptonsdocfest.com. “Entering our 11th year, with an 'all docs, all year' mantra, we are proud to stake our claim to a new, more succinct name that reflects our passion for the non-fiction film genre,” said Lofaro. This year’s five-day festival, with a full slate of outstanding films, runs from Thursday, November 29, through Monday, December 3, all at the Bay Street Theater in Sag Harbor. At 8 PM on Thursday, the opening night film Every Act Of Life, directed by Jeff Kaufman, will play. Paying tribute to Terrence McNally, the multiple award-winning playwright, librettist, screenwriter, and ardent fighter for LGBTQ rights, is an apropos choice, since McNally has been intimately associated with Bay Street since it opened as a theater in 1992, is a Sag Harbor resident, and once tutored the Steinbeck children. His four Tonys were awarded for Kiss of the Spider Woman, Love! Valour! Compassion!, Ragtime, and Master Class. Filmgoers will be able to see McNally in person at Bay Street for the post-film Q&A, in conversation with actor Harris Yulin. Friday night’s spotlight film, also at 8 PM, is Carmine Street Guitars. Co-presented with the Sag Harbor Cinema Arts Center, it features a cast of prominent musicians and artists captured during five days in the life of Carmine Street Guitars, a shop in Greenwich Village, where custom guitar maker Rick Kelly (guitar maker for the likes of Bob Dylan and Lou Reed) and apprentice Cindy Hulej build handcrafted guitars out of reclaimed wood. A Q&A follows the screening, with Giulia D’Agnolo Vallan, artistic director of the Sag Harbor Cinema Arts Center, interviewing the film’s award-winning director Ron Mann and legendary guitarist G.E. Smith of Amagansett. Sheila Nevins will be honored

with the Lumiere Career Achievement Award at the festival’s gala on Saturday, after a wine and buffet reception that begins at 7 PM. Hamptons Doc Fest is proud to welcome Nevins as a producer and executive producer of more than 1500 documentaries that have won a total of 33 Primetime Emmy Awards, 36 News and Documentary Emmys, 42 George Foster Peabody Awards, and 26 Academy Awards. After the award presentation, Nevins will be interviewed by award-winning filmmaker Mark Levin, followed by two of her executiveproduced films: Triangle: Remembering the Fire, about the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire in 1911, and short film The Number on Great Grandpa’s Arm, about an Auschwitz survivor. Sunday night’s spotlight film, at 8 PM, is To A More Perfect Union: U.S. v Windsor, directed by Donna Zaccaro, Geraldine Ferraro’s daughter and founder/president of New York media production company, Dazzling Media. The film features octogenarian Edie Windsor’s fight, all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court, to have the U.S. government recognize, for estate tax purposes, her 40-year relationship with a female spouse. On hand for the Q&A will be Windsor’s spouse, Judith Kasen-Windsor. Monday night’s closing film, Free Solo, centers on free soloist climber Alex Honnold’s journey to achieve his lifelong dream of climbing the face of the 3000foot El Capitan in Yosemite National Park without a rope. The film is presented at no charge, as part of Monday’s free Douglas Elliman Community Day. There are other festival awards, and a full slate of films every day to suit every taste, including for students. Saturday will bring Jane Fonda in Five Acts at 3 PM, followed by a Q&A with director Susan Lacy, hosted by Jules Feiffer. On Monday, see Pick of the Litter, which follows a litter of puppies from the moment they are born through their twoyear quest to become guide dogs for the blind. Afterward there is a Q&A with Sally Scranton, a longtime guide dog raiser with the Guide Dog Foundation. To see the full roster, and for ticket information, visit the website at www. hamptonsdocfest.com.

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Maureen’s Haven Warms Hearts As Temps Drop The Winter Benefit in Southampton raises funds for homeless outreach By Nicole Teitler nicole@indyeastend.com

Maureen’s Haven will host its inaugural Winter Benefit on Saturday, December 1, from 6 to 9 PM at Seasons of Southampton. Once known as the North Fork’s Reason to Wine event, it has changed names and is now on the South Fork for the first time. Guests will enjoy an evening of light bites, wine, silent auction, and dancing to music by DJ Michael and East End Entertainment. This year’s location was chosen by board member and event chair Russell Blue. “I have been trying for several years to have an event on the South Fork,” he said. “It’s been a while in the making, and we are lucky to have it at such a magnificent venue. We hope that the local community will come out and support us with an overwhelming turnout, and make this a successful fundraiser that will become a tradition in our neighborhood.” The benefit raises awareness and funds for Maureen’s Haven Homeless Outreach program, the East End’s sole homeless advocacy group that spans both forks. The hub is located in Riverhead, with over 20 participating houses of worship from Westhampton to Montauk, Riverhead to Greenport. Together as a community they provide shelter, meals, clothing, supportive services, and altruistic care for those in

need — collecting donations, setting up cots, cooking homemade meals, and more. At the Kay Kidde Achievement Center in Riverhead, named after board member emeritus Kay Kidde, the homeless have access to year-round services such as food, toiletries, clothing, use of restrooms, phones, and TV. In addition, there are a variety of programs offered. Guests can obtain GED preparation, computer skills, learn how to manage finances, get job training, and receive mail. Executive Director Dan O’Shea noted, “On the case management side, we help on an individual basis. We do an intake and ask them what’s the goal. Everyone has a different goal and we try our best to meet that need.” The staff and volunteers help those in need navigate situations that can be very difficult to do without proper resources, such as obtaining housing, medical insurance, or scheduling a job search. “At the end of the day, we’re all supporting a great mission.” With licensed social workers and a mental health counselor on staff twice a week, the center is the first of its kind in Suffolk County. There’s even a foot clinic on Wednesdays, in partnership with the Eastern Suffolk BOCES nursing students.

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Emilia Klonowski has been Maureen’s Haven chair for three years. “I’ve always been a patient advocate and homeless advocate,” she said. “I had worked with homeless men that were mentally ill in graduate school and I always said one day I am going to give back. Everybody says they don’t have enough time but I said I am going to make the time to do this,” she explained. Klonowski envisions a transitional house as part of Maureen’s Haven’s future. “They come in from very different circumstances,” she said of the program’s clients. “Each of them has basic needs but they all have their unique circumstances.” It’s up to the staff to evaluate each client’s need. “That’s what we’re best at. We have a compassionate team; we’re a smiling face,” she said. The Maureen’s Haven Program was created in 2002, modeled after the Room In The Inn program in Nashville, TN, meeting the needs of homeless men and women during the coldest months. In winter, Maureen’s Haven sees up to 30 people a day. Last year, the winter shelter program saw over 100 individuals and over 2400 used the program’s resources during the season.

It is sometimes the only place people have to go during the harshest weather of the year. “A guest was here last season, in between jobs before moving down south,” O’Shea reminisced. “He had about two weeks while the move was going on with some time on his hands and he was in here every day helping out.” O’Shea takes pride in watching his staff aiding those in need directly. “I joined the organization like many other people, feeling that this was the place I could make a direct impact. The thing I noticed about Maureen’s Haven is that once you become a part of it, whether you’re a guest, volunteer, or staff member, you tend to get very attached to the organization and the folks.” Everyone at Maureen’s Haven humbly thanks those who have helped in all of its efforts, from this year’s event sponsors to the volunteers and its staff who have become the beacon of hope for so many. Tickets to the event are $50 per person. For more information, or to see how you can help, call 631-727-6831 or visit www.maureenshaven.com. Seasons of Southampton is located at 15 Prospect Street in Southampton.

Sweet Charities By Jessica Mackin-Cipro jessica@indyeastend.com

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.

Michelle Farmer Collaborate Michelle Farmer Collaborate in Southampton will hold its Holiday Party to benefit Southampton Animal Shelter Foundation on Saturday, December 1, from 1 to 4 PM, as part of the Southampton Village Shop and Stroll. Join for bubbles and nibbles with a portion of sales going to the foundation. For more information, visit www.michellefarmer.com.

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.

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.

Arts & Entertainment

November 28, 2018

ing later. Good art should grab the viewer fast with color and design, while the message may dawn slowly. My own messages frequently don’t even occur to me until I finish painting the works. I had no idea what the first hourglass series meant until I had my second child. Then, I knew it was about the biological clock. Now, it’s about mortality.

What is it about the hourglass that fascinates you?

Mimi Saltzman's Woman in Gold.

Timeshapers At Sara Nightingale

I get stuck on one, I’ll move to another for a while until I’m ready to do the next step. There’s one piece still in my studio after almost a year that I just can’t seem to finish.

Exploring time as a fluid, artistic concept

Describe your “meditation holes.”

By Nicole Teitler nicole@indyeastend.com

Sara Nightingale Gallery in Sag Harbor presents "Timeshapers," an exhibit featuring the works of three friends: Paul O’Connor, Mimi Saltzman, and Johnny Wong. Opening Saturday, December 1, from 5 to 7 PM, and running through December 28, Timeshapers explores O’Connor’s “meditation holes,” Saltzman’s hourglass figures, and Wong’s diamond shapes.

Paul, how did the three of you meet? Paul O’Connor: I met Mimi Saltzman’s brother, Robert, in Taos, New Mexico in 1989 when my wife and I moved there. I knew who she was and we knew people in common, but didn’t actually connect personally until 2012. I was publishing a book of my black and white portraits and the image I used for the cover was one of her old boyfriends, Bill Gersh, so Mimi wrote the story that accompanied his photo in the book. It was through that project that we clicked as likeminded enthusiasts for art and life. Mimi introduced me to Johnny Wong on my first visit to New York City. There was an instant synergy of style and manner of approaching the moment. I hosted a show of Mimi’s work at the Philip Bareiss Gallery in August

2017, and it was truly a collaborative effort between Mimi, Johnny, and myself. It was a fantastic show that was well attended by the Taos art scene. I think that show and creative process of putting it together was one of the seeds of this current exhibit.

How does your approach to woodworking and painting differ? PO: My relationship with materials has its origins in the building trade. I started working for a contractor in Malibu, California, in 1982, when I got out of the Navy. It was always something more than just a way to make money. I had an affinity for making things beautiful, precise, aesthetic, and lasting. I got that from Don Bird, who took me under his wing and taught me how to use power tools, paint and stain, mix and match, essentially how to see things from the ground up. Bird always got these jobs working for people where time and money didn’t seem to matter and we could do things without looking at the clock. I still work that way. Often people ask me how long it takes me to make a piece, and the fact is I have no idea. I’m usually working on about four pieces at a time, and when

PO: I refer to them as “voids,” although that word can have a negative connotation to it (as well as hole). That black hole symbolizes “vast spaciousness, so vast that even light gets lost in it,” and indeed that is what is happening. Light is going in, but not coming back out. There is also a “purity” of black because it is not influenced by materials. In the absence of form, one finds limitless space. It’s also as simple as the play of form and formlessness, to the degree that these wall hanging constructions may be meditative in nature, then I would attribute that to my daily practice of focusing on the infinite space that holds all things.

Mimi, what’s your connection to the East End? Mimi Saltzman: I grew-up part time in Montauk as of 1957 and have a lifelong, deep connection to the East End. I moved to Sag Harbor four years ago and have an awesome studio here.

How do you incorporate your studies in psychology into your artwork? MS: My fascination with psychology vis-á-vis painting (both mine and other artists) is analysis of the impact a work has and the content it carries. For me, making art in the studio happens with the materials and often finds its mean-

MS: The hourglass fascinates me for a few reasons. I lived in Taos for years and an artist I loved gave me an antique hourglass. He also taught me a lot about art and life. The shape is decidedly feminine and elegant. The sand that moves “her” is dynamic and full of urgency but cannot be rushed. The glass surrounding it has clarity and fragility. The object is ancient and very precise. It has nothing to do with technology. Neither do my paintings.

Johnny, what does a single line symbolize to you? Johnny Wong: Each single line responds to our path traveling in this universe. How we cross paths with one another and create an electricity of social interaction. My work is about time and using the strongest element of design, the line. Without line, there’s no shape. Without shape, there’s no form. Without shape and form, there’s no texture. And without line or shape, there’s no pattern. For the last 10 years, my series of works in media such as mirrors, wood, and canvas has incorporated the line element with my interpretation of time.

What are some parallels between yours and Saltzman’s work? JW: I see Saltzman’s work as highly emotional and very profound. Her art on canvas in materials of salt, tears, and personal clothing are her reflection of the time she lived and still accelerating on. It’s the tiny details of a living female artist today magnified into a canvas baring it all.

How does your study of motion graphics play a role in your artwork? JW: My study of motion graphics in television and film initiated my attraction to the interplay among history, culture, and society. The motion led me to discover more on the idea of time, and graphic design supported the ideas I want to create in my artwork.

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HAMPTON DAZE By Jessica Mackin-Cipro

Collaborating For A Cure The event benefitted The Samuel Waxman Cancer Research Foundation jessica@indyeastend.com @hamptondaze

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It was the first winter storm of the season, but that wouldn’t stop me from celebrating at The Samuel Waxman Cancer Research Foundation’s annual Collaborating for a Cure Benefit Dinner and Auction. So, I swapped out my snow boots for stilettos on the steps of Cipriani Wall Street. For those who are wondering: No. There is no graceful way to do this. After 30 minutes trying to get a cab in the snow, followed by a treacherous taxi ride from uptown, it was time to be less “Abominable Snowman” and more

“Snow Queen.” Each summer The Independent is the media sponsor of the SWCRF’s annual Hamptons Happening, a superfun multi-chef event that takes place in Bridgehampton. The Collaborating for a Cure New York City gala is among the top fundraising events in New York. The 21st anniversary event took place on Thursday, November 13, and featured a musical performance by Dawes. It was the band’s only NYC stop as part of their North American “An Evening With Dawes: Passwords Tour.” Past

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November 28, 2018

KISS & TELL By Heather Buchanan

The Dog Years Version Of Dating Trying to find someone to love truly and unconditionally kissandtellhb@gmail.com Remember when we used to talk about love as forever? When a man looked deep in your eyes and asked, “What are you doing for the rest of your life?” These days you are lucky to get, “What are you doing for the rest of your coffee break?” There’s now even a half-night stand: a one-night stand without the sleepover. When did we get so afraid to commit to the future, where a night feels like a month? Is this the dog years version of dating? I admit there was a New Year’s Eve in Sun Valley when I knew midnight was approaching, and I was without a date. “I’ll be back soon,” I said to my sister and set off

into the bar. I approached a strapping young man who admired the temporary parrot tattoo on my face (don’t ask), and I asked if he thought he could be in a committed relationship with me for (looking down at my watch) 17 minutes. He agreed and valiantly saw me through the new year with a sexy kiss, and when I led him back (now with matching tattoo) to the rest of my posse, I perceived a small gasp of admiration. I knew this ski vacation romance came with an expiration date, but, all too often, a spark of a relationship gets doused before it can even become a flame. “‘Til death do us part” is now “‘til something better comes along.”

The problem is that romance seems disposable. It’s like instead of your favorite mug, you choose a Styrofoam cup that you toss after the coffee . . . which only pollutes the environment. The modern generation is choosing quantity over quality and thus has become the Made in China of dating pools. The thing is, if you keep snatching the first tendrils of new growth, the plant never evolves into its beautiful flowering maturity. And by the way, just picking clover is called weeding, not gardening. Guys say they don’t have time for a relationship but they have hours a day for social media posturing, Netflix binging, and Kitten Cannon (like parrot tattoo, don’t ask). And gals, we have time for mani/pedis, blowouts, false eyelashes, highlights, laser treatments, shopping for the perfect thigh-high boots, and gossip on Ariana Grande’s love life, but not a relationship. We spend more time getting ready for the date than the date. Both men and women are focused on their careers and the demands that come with it. But wouldn’t it be lovely if you had someone who supported you and cheered you on and listened to your woes and assured you that you are wonderful and they have your back? Isn’t that worth your time? There is a general confusion around intimacy and what it means. It may be a woman thing, but sometimes we assume

that is the beginning of the relationship, not the end. You can see the look in a guy’s face when you are asking when you are going to see him again. Personally, being a bit of a prude, I believe there is still value in waiting and seeing if there is actually more than just physical attraction for a relationship. Of course, there needs to be chemistry but when “What’s your favorite position?” is the new “What’s your sign?” We’re not in Kansas anymore, Toto. However, I believe, deep down, that there is a bit of angst on both the male and female sides about this new future with endless possibilities. I see fear. Fear of trusting someone. Fear of rejection. Fear of being vulnerable. Fear of investing in a relationship that doesn’t last. Fear of false promises. Fear of wasting your best years on someone who isn’t worthy. Fear that behind your Tinder/Bumble/Instagram/ Facebook/Zoosk carefully curated façade there is an imperfect, flawed, poorly Yelpreviewed, “please God turn down the lights before you see me naked” soul. So, the truth about dogs, to get back to the original and very mixed metaphors of this column, is that they love so truly and unconditionally that even a few years is like a blessed and fulfilling lifetime. They don’t need to weigh in on the favorite position. They just need to remind us time is precious and how and with whom we connect will define our happiness.

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RICK’S SPACE By Rick Murphy

The Big Shop An adventure with the Checkout Guy from hell rmurphy@indyeastend.com

I used to love going to the supermarket the day before a big holiday, even though everyone warned me not to. Yes, the crowds are going to be insane — you know that going in. But Wednesday was the last time I’ll ever do it. I had a few things to do, but I put aside an hour to shop, which I thought was plenty of time. I grabbed a shopping cart and hurried in. We live in a world where we’ve created cars that go 200 miles an hour. We’ve made trucks that cross streams and climb mountains. But we can’t make a grocery cart with four wheels that point in the same direction — at least that’s the one I always end up with. There’s always that one wheel, the crazy one, that spins around like Linda Blair’s head. It spins left, right, and when it finally stops, it’s pointing sideways. This can be tricky when you are in a crowded aisle. There’s a little old lady coming the other way. You try to swing out of her way and bam! Tardo wheel says no. Tardo wheel, which has been

spinning wildly, suddenly plants itself in such a way that the entire cart is immobilized. You can’t even pick the cart up. You can either call a tow truck or drag it around until it straightens out. So, I’m already running behind when I finally finish shopping and, of course, I run into the Checkout Guy from hell. Most of them are pretty efficient. They scan each item rapidly without hesitation. Some scan and bag, simultaneously, in one fluid motion. I always get the other type, the one who is in no hurry. He stares at every item, and then scans it in slow motion. It’s as if he is studying the ingredients. Wednesday the guy in front of me was checking out and I was fuming, because he bought like, $1435 worth of crap, none of which he needed for Thanksgiving. The checkout guy is casually perusing each item as if there is going to be a quiz. He held a jar of green olives up for a good 30 seconds. Finally, I snapped. “Dude, it’s a freaking jar of

olives. Why are you reading the ingredients?” Is he hoping to learn what the red thing in the middle of the green olive is? Hell, no civilian on Earth knows what that is. It’s like Soylent Red. If they tell you, they have to kill you. When he got to the produce, things hit rock bottom, because there is no code to scan . . . the checkout guy needs to know the name or the code number of the product. “Hey Shirley,” he yells to the woman at the checkout next to ours. “What’s this?” “A tomato!” “What kind of tomato?” “A tomato!” “Is it a plum tomato?” “No!” “Is it a cherry tomato?” “No!” “Is it an heirloom tomato?” “No!” “So, it’s just a tomato. Why didn’t you just say so?” At this point, I’m boiling over, but the torture continued. It was time for the excruciating process known as store coupons. The guy ahead of me had a pocketful. It looked like a pile of tissues belonging to someone trying to corner the mucous market. “Hey, it was supposed to be $1 off the Dannon yogurt!” “That was only the low-fat peach Dannon yogurt!” “But it doesn’t say that!” “You’ll have to see the manager!” Oh no. Once they say that, you know you’re screwed, because the manager is inside that cage behind the steel bars and 800 cartons of cigarettes. There are 40 would-be terrorists on line waiting to wire money to the mother land and a lady with a bad hairdo telling you, “You have to wait your turn!” She always — always — has a chain attached to her eyeglasses. They hang from around her neck, though she has never actually been seen with her glasses on.

The manager hardly ever comes out. He’s like Big Foot. Every time you think he doesn’t exist, some crazy hillbilly with a beard swears he saw the footprints in the snow. “Yep, I reckon that was the store manager.” So, you wait until he finally shows and clears the Dannon. Was it worth a dollar? Finally, my turn. When we’re done the checkout guy gets his ultimate revenge. They all do this. You’ve all seen it. You scan your credit card. As if on cue they say, “Hit the green button.” I know that. I went to Catholic school, for Christ’s sake. But it’s his checkout counter, and he gives the orders. Suitably chastised, I limp away, defeated and bowed and $300 poorer. Then, the final indignity: The cart won’t move. It has a stiff wheel again.

The manager hardly ever comes out. He’s like Big Foot. Every time you think he doesn’t exist, some crazy hillbilly with a beard swears he saw the footprints in the snow.

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Columnists & Opinion

November 28, 2018

Sand In My Shoes By Denis Hamill

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They made Thanksgiving great again. Two of his children had not broken bread at the same table in seven or eight years. Ryan couldn’t remember the exact time the silence started or the reasons that his son and daughter hadn’t spoken in so long. It no longer seemed important. It reminded Ryan of the old joke about Irish Alzheimer’s: You forget everything but the grudge. It was time to forget that too. After years of awkward holiday arrangements — having two Thanksgivings, one on Thursday and another on Black Friday, or doing Christmas Eve at one kid’s house and Christmas at the other’s — Ryan received a phone call from his son in early November. “What’s the Thanksgiving plan this year, Pop?” he asked. “I’m trying to choose between cyanide or drowning in the crap infested waters of Fresh Pond.” “How about a restaurant this year?” “Sounds good,” said Ryan. “No shopping, cooking, cleaning.” “Yeah,” said his adult son. “We’ll drive east to you. Pick a place.” Ryan agreed. And was instantly filled with dread. This would mean he’d have to tell his daughter and son-in-law who also had one of Ryan’s beautiful grandkids that he’d made arrangements with her brother. But this year with all of the institutions, norms, and traditions of the United States of America under daily attack, Ryan was determined to rally the basic unit of human civilization called the Family around the same table on the day we give thanks for our American bounty and our family blessings. Ryan wanted all four of his kids and his three grandkids and his orphaned nephew and his older brother

who lived alone in Manhattan at the same Thanksgiving meal. He called his daughter and asked what she was doing for Thanksgiving. She said she had no plans yet to visit in-laws in Pennsylvania. Ryan told her about her brother’s suggestion of a Thanksgiving in a restaurant. “I’ll come if he’s cool with it,” she said. “The three cousins love each other and deserve to be together.” Half the gridlock that was like the divided nation in microcosm was waving a holiday flag of truce. Then Ryan waited a day and sent his son a text so that neither of them would have to hear the awkward silences in between a father’s request and an adult son’s answer. “I told your sister about your suggestion of Thanksgiving at a restaurant,” Ryan wrote. “She’s game to come with her crew if you are. I am asking you to please do this because I would love to have all my kids and my grandkids who love each other at the same Thanksgiving table.” Ryan reread the text to make sure he had not let autocorrect add or change words so that it sounded like a threat or ultimatum. It was a father’s request that his adult son and daughter that he loved in equal measure sue for long overdue peace for the sake of their old man and their own kids. He hit SEND like a referee firing a starter pistol for a race that hoped would end in a draw. Ryan received a one-word response from his son: “Fine.” He’d read great novels that did not give him as much joy. Ryan’s heart leapt. In a time when families were being ripped apart at Thanksgiving tables, divided by red and blue place settings, Ryan was at long last going to break bread with a united family.

He made the reservation at an Irish restaurant close to him that could accommodate 13 people. When Ryan’s ex-wife learned that all her kids and grandkids would be sitting round the same table, she invited herself and her husband to the dinner. And so, on a Thanksgiving Day that was as cold as a dictator’s heart, all of Ryan’s kids and grandkids and brother and nephew and son-in-law and ex-wife who was Mom and Grandma to the same crew that Ryan called the Wild Kingdom all arrived by car and LIRR at the restaurant near Ryan’s home. They all squeezed around a big table — the three grandkids aged 10, 9, and 3 in the center to remind the adults what was important. Ryan’s son and daughter sat across from each other at center table. Both nodded. Ryan thought he saw each surrender a half-smile. Which added up to one. Ryan watched the bread basket pass from brother to sister in a kind and cordial gesture that reminded him of how close they once had been. There was no melodramatic embrace, no kiss or tears, or maudlin reconciliation. The Irish show emotion like the Amish show skin. But there was not a single cross

word at this American table, no bad vibe or smirk or passive aggressive comment poisoned the meal. The food was mostly a disappointment — several of the meals undercooked, served cold by an understaffed kitchen and amateurish but pleasant service staff. None of that ruined a marvelous time. The kids loved their chicken fingers, burgers, and fries almost as much as they loved each other’s company. That was the most important thing on the menu. The adults lost themselves in cold beer, red wine, loud laughter, dysfunctional family stories, and picture posing, and indulgent desserts and strong coffee. When it was over, a family had rejoined in a nation divided by politics, race, xenophobia, misogyny, and tribalism with howling winds of autocracy straining the timbers of all our cherished institutions. When he hugged his kids and grandkids goodbye, Ryan was filled with more hope than he’d had in years because he had so much to give thanks for on this perfect American holiday of Thanksgiving. And now it was starting to look a lot like Christmas.

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Multi Is The Media The White Room Gallery in Bridgehampton presents “Multi Is The Media,” featuring works by Keith Ramsdell, Jim Gemake, Bengt Hokanson, and Trefny Dix. An opening reception will be held on Saturday, December 1, from 5 to 7 PM. A group show will also include artists Alicia Gitlitz, Karen Kirshner, Phil Marco, Martha Mcaleer, Alyssa Peek, Cindy Press, Linda Sirow, CHO Yea Jae, and Strosberg/Mandel. The show will run through December 30.

Timeshapers Sara Nightingale Gallery presents “Timeshapers,” with recent work by Paul O’Connor, Mimi Saltzman, and Johnny Wong. The show opens on Saturday, December 1, from 5 to 7 PM. The exhibition runs through December 28. “Timeshapers” brings together three friends who met five years ago in the art community of Taos, NM.

Not Nature “Not Nature,” featuring the works of Laurie Lambrecht, Steve Miller, and Darius Yektai, is on display at Madoo Conservancy in Sagaponack. The show is open Saturdays through December 22. Visit www.madoo.org.

Romany Kramoris Gallery Romany Kramoris Gallery in Sag Harbor presents a group art show featuring 30 plus local artists highlighting 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 through January 13.

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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. 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 proficiency attained by students in Suffolk’s Eastern Campus art department.

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Peconic Bay Impressionists Peconic Bay Impressionists and Vintage Long Island Paintings host an art show at Old Orchard Farm Store in Orient. The show features are by Caroline Bell, Julia Wickham, Rachel Beebe, Elliott Alva Brooks, Franklin Glover Brooks, William Steeple Davis, George Hallock, Joseph Beckwith Hartranft, Clara Moore Howard, Whitney Hubbard, Helen Kroeger, Otto Kurth, and Alvert Latham. The show will run through December 1.

Indigenous Histories The Madelle Hegeler Semerjian Gallery presents a solo exhibition of old and new works featuring Shinnecock artist and photographer Jeremy Dennis. The “Indigenous Histories: Ubiquitous Inquiries” show will run through November 30 at the Rogers Memorial Library in Southampton. The exhibi-

tion will feature a selection from Dennis’s work “On This Site,” a collection of site-specific indigenous histories represented by landscape photography and “Stories,” oral stories and legends represented using portrait digital photography.

Promised Land Remembered “Promised Land Remembered,” organized by The Victor D’Amico Institute of Art, has landed at the Amagansett Library and be on display through November 30. The show consists of early tempera on paper paintings by Mabel D’Amico dating circa 1939 through the 1940s, accompanied by a brief historical narrative about Promised Land. Promised Land is illustrated with selected period photographs including Mabel’s own found in the D’Amico Archive.

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FILM Tribal Justice Southampton Arts Center presents a screening of Tribal Justice followed by a panel discussion on Friday, November 30, at 6 PM. Visit www.southamptonartscenter.org.

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Motown Christmas East Hampton Library presents Motown Christmas with Rhonda Denet on Friday, November 30, from 6 to 7:30 PM. Call 631-324-0222 ext. 3.

Bay Street Theater in Sag Harbor will host the Hamptons Doc Fest from Thursday, November 29, through Monday, December 3. Visit www.baystreet. org or www.hamptonsdocfest.com for tickets.

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MUSIC Townline BBQ in Sagaponack presents Charming Disaster on Wednesday, November 28, at 6 PM.

The Perlman Music Program 25th Anniversary Season presents the StiresStark Alumni Concert Series at Clark Arts Center on Shelter Island on Saturday, December 1. Visit www.permanmusicprogram.org.

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Bridgehampton Museum Archives Barn presents seasonal songs with Caroline Doctorow & The Ballad Makers, featuring Chris Kline, on Saturday, December 1, at 7:30 PM. Visit www.bhmuseum.org/upcoming.php.

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Hamptons Farms Hamptons Farms in East Quogue will host live music by Brian Dyer every Friday from 5 to 8 PM. Visit www.hamptonsfarms.com.

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Stephen Talkhouse The Stephen Talkhouse in Amagansett presents The HooDoo Loungers on Saturday, December 1, at 8 PM followed by DJ Paul Jones at 10 PM.

THEATER Cirque du Fabuleux Guild Hall in East Hampton presents Cirque du Fabuleux Friday, November 30, through Sunday, December 2. Visit www.guilhall.org for tickets and times.

Parrish Art Museum in Water Mill presents a talk and book signing: Radiographic by Steve Miller and Carl Safina. It will be held Friday, November 30, at 6 PM. Visit www.parrishart.org.

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WORDS Writers Speak Stony Brook University presents Alison Fairbrother and Alexandra Scholldorf on Wednesday, November 28. On Wednesday, December 5, Lloyd Schwartz will conclude the Writers Speak Series. Readings are at 7 PM. Visit www.stonybrook.edu.

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East Hampton House & Garden Tour Photos by Richard Lewin A kick-off cocktail party on the evening of Friday, November 23, welcomed the East Hampton Historical Societyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s East Hampton House & Garden Tour. This annual event, now in its 34th year, was held at the historic Maidstone Club, ringing in the East End holiday season in style. The following day, EHHS hosted the tour, showcasing some of the finest examples of architecture in the Hamptons.

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Turkey Trot Run For Fun Photos by Richard Lewin Despite the frigid weather, 450 brave souls (runners) participated in Montauk’s 42nd Annual “Turkey Trot Run for Fun” on Thanksgiving morning. East Hampton Town Superintendent of Recreation John Rooney and his crew supervised the three and six-mile runs around Fort Pond. All proceeds from the race, and all donations, benefited The Montauk Food Pantry, The East Hampton Food Pantry, The Springs Food Pantry, and Meals on Wheels. Race co-founder John Keeshan attended.

LongHouse Holiday Gathering Photos by Stephanie Lewin On Saturday afternoon, members and friends of LongHouse Reserve in East Hampton celebrated the season with a holiday gathering. Host Jack Lenor Larsen invited everyone to enjoy food, drink, touring the grounds, and shopping at LongHouse’s INstore. Music was provided by the Calvary Baptist Church Choir of East Hampton.

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Dining Jerry & The Mermaid: The Best Of The Sea Waterfront restaurant in revitalized Riverhead By Hannah Selinger

If you don’t automatically associate Riverhead with dining, you are probably not alone. This East End locale, which connects the North and South forks, has been a late-bloomer. But Riverhead has much to offer beyond mass-market retail stores. Main Street, peppered with old brick buildings and an idyllic water walk, has risen from the ashes of late. And many longtime restaurant owners have embraced the change. Take, for instance, Jerry Dicecco, the owner of Jerry & the Mermaid, which has occupied the space next to the Long Island Aquarium since 1994. In 2012, Dicecco received a grant from the New York State Main Street program for $50,000, allowing him to invest in renovating his restaurant. In fact, the total renovations cost three times that much and included a revamp of the kitchen and the space’s interior. The food, however, and the restaurant’s congenial atmosphere, remain relatively unchanged. The restaurant has kept its nauti-

cal theme. The “Mermaid,” if you’re wondering, was Dicecco’s late wife, and the sea is everywhere at Jerry’s. If you’re fortunate enough to snag a table by the back windows, you’ll be treated to the ebb and flow of the tide and boats bobbing on the Peconic River. The menu invokes the water, too. There are raw bar items, like Blue Point oysters and local top neck and littleneck clams; steamed Shinnecock mussels, served with white wine and compound butter; calamari with marinara sauce and banana peppers; and Marylandstyle crab cakes — and that’s just the appetizers. Entrées cover further seafaring ground, from fried fish (haddock and flounder) to fried shellfish (scallops, clams, and shrimp) to broiled and seared options, like swordfish and salmon. Of course, there are options available for the land-minded, but did you really come to Jerry’s to order a burger? Ok, fine, it’s totally acceptable if you did, because the burger is not an inherently bad choice. The food at Jer-

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ry & the Mermaid is all pretty delicious. It’s simple, and simple can be just what one needs (especially in the event that one happens to be coming from an afternoon spent with young, relentless kids at the aquarium — I’m just saying). Dicecco’s son, Jerry Dicecco Jr., joined the business a few years back, after graduating from Providence’s Johnson & Wales with a culinary degree. He first traveled throughout Italy and France, before landing, however temporarily, in the kitchen of Daniel Boulud. There, the younger Dicecco worked as the Chef de Tournat at DB Bistro Moderne, eventually turning his direction homeward once more. Returning to Riverhead equipped with a formal culinary education, he took over the kitchen and the front of the house. Today, he runs Jerry’s as the de facto

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Slim your waistline with these simple swaps By Nicole Teitler nicole@indyeastend.com

Holiday season is upon us, a prime time for loosening the belt, sticking to stretchy pants, and making way for those delicious meals. The Calorie Control Council estimates that Americans consumed 3000 to 4500 calories at their Thanksgiving meal and are expected to take in over 7000 calories on Christmas Day. Add in all the holiday parties in between, from Friendsgiving and the Ugly Sweaters to the office potluck, and suddenly you’re doubling, or tripling, your average caloric intake. And skipping meals to save calories may only result in overeating. So, what are you to do? Here are a few simple swaps you can make amid all the food festivities to rid that guilty conscience and save your waistline. Veggie platters are typically the centerpiece of every gathering and the ranch, French onion, or blue cheese dip is the center of the platter. With 150 calories in two tablespoons of ranch, skip the dip and opt for hummus. Hummus has only 50 calories for the same serving amount, and with all the different flavors out there, it’s just as appealing. For an appetizer, try a shrimp cocktail in place of fried finger foods. It’s just as simple to set up. Candied yams are delicious. There’s no arguing they may be the best holiday dinner side dish. However, as the name

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Repurposing Luxury Homes As Art Galleries ‘Love Is Not All’ at 230 Bishops Lane is on view until December 10 By Zachary Weiss

s the Hamptons real estate scene blossoms — even in the off season — creative ways of highlighting priceless properties have come to light. Enter curator Kelcey Edwards, the mastermind behind “Love Is Not All,” an exhibit of local artisans set against the stunning backdrop of 230 Bishops Lane — a property by Devito & Company in Southampton — until December 10.

Tell us about this exhibition. How did the idea come to life?

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The idea came out of a conversation I had with Frank Devito of Devito & Company who designed and built the home at 230 Bishops Lane. He’s been a great advocate for my gallery Iron Gate East. He and his wife have attended all of my openings this year — four exhibitions that I have curated and installed at three different locations. Because of this, I think he understands what I am doing — conducting my exhibition series as a “moveable feast,” with each show tailored to a new environment. It’s exciting for me, curatorially, and I believe it’s equally exciting for the artists and audiences to experience an exhibition in a new context rather than the white box that so many of us

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are used to. So less than a month before our opening, we sat down at the location and started brainstorming. We were fortunate that the idea came together quickly.

Housing artwork in a new home is a fresh idea. Was it tough to get all of the pieces to fit well together? Getting the pieces to fit well together is a large part of my job. That, and writing about the works in the show, are essentially every curator’s art form. I’m sure every curator has a different process. I spend a lot of time visualizing and measuring, layout out plans and diagrams, sketches, etc. And of course, I don’t hang anything until everything is laid out, because once it is there, the space is transformed, and there are always last-minute changes and adjustments. Basically, there’s a lot of planning that later just goes out the window. And I always have to see the art in person first, so I spend a lot of time visiting studios, etc. Art feels different when you are in its presence rather than looking at it on a screen. That’s part of why I am so committed to making these events happen — so people can experience the art, not just look at it.

Tell us about the home itself. How did you find the space? I’m fortunate to know the builder and developer, and having attended a few events there myself, I feel like I have a relationship to the space. I “understand” it.

Did you curate the selection based on the space or vice versa? This is a great question, and to be honest, it’s a little bit of both. This show specifically explores the idea of the home as both a public facing space, where we gather with friends and family, hosting and entertaining, but also where we have our most intimate, private experiences. The bedrooms where we undress, where children are conceived. The rooms where, when we close our eyes — even as children — we sleep and dream, utterly alone. So, I was drawn to work that was on one extreme, abstract, minimal, and design oriented, like Jeff Muhs’s paintings and Patti Grabel’s spoons, and on the other extreme, Ryan Michael Kelly’s hyper-specific nudes and erotic portraits, Meghan Boody’s fantastical large-scale photographs, and Richard Pasquarelli’s nostalgic feeling landscapes and stark

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paintings of houses at night.

Where did you start the search for artists out East? Can you tell us of any great discoveries? This is an exciting mix of artists, for me. There are people I’ve been aware of for a while who I’ve always wanted to show, since I first discovered their work — Muhs and Pasquarelli. And Boody and Grabel, who have both shown on the East End, but who are new friends. And Ryan Michael Kelly who I consider a great discovery in that he has been primarily working commercially while developing this series. I discovered him on the Bushwick Open Studios studio tour and convinced him to allow me to show his fine art. All of the artists are unbelievably talented, I am so fortunate to have had the opportunity to collaborate with them.

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What’s next for you as a curator? Any more real estate collaborations in the works? I’m working on some proposals for art fairs taking place in New York during spring break and possibly Miami. I thought this exhibition was very successful and I’m very open to doing more collaborations like this in the future. The fact is, there is an incentive for real estate agencies — and business owners of all kinds — to collaborate with curators. When done well, a show like this could help sell a home. Or a membership to a social club. Or bring heat to a restaurant or club or hotel. It allows people to experience the venue in a new way — as a gallery. It’s transformative and sexy. And it’s something new, which we are all dying for. There were over 200 people who came to our opening at an unknown venue on a Saturday in November. I mean, that is just unheard of. And all this for a popup that launched less than a year ago. It’s all really, really exciting, and it gives me the confidence to believe that I’m tapping into something, culturally, that this community wants and needs. I also would very much like to have an opportunity to curate for one of the wonderful cultural institutions in the area. I’m a huge fan of Southampton Arts Center, the Parrish Art Museum, and Guild Hall, and many of the smaller galleries in the area, and it would be my dream to have the opportunity to do some kind of collaborative curatorial project at one of these places.

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AMAGANSETT

Steele, M & Lia, K Buildair LLC

Shields II, D & E Archacki, J by Exr

615,000 2,700,000

32 Railroad Ave 180 Bluff Rd

BRIDGEHAMPTON

Saide, S & Brown, S

Crone, P

3,695,000

70 Hildreth Ave

CALVERTON

Madonia, S & K

Manzi Homes East

471,788

44 Mastro Ct

CUTCHOGUE

Luke, J & M Ireland,M & Romero, C

Bennett, M & D Dowling, J Trust

575,000 400,000

6715 Bridge Ln 450 Depot Ln

EAST HAMPTON

Burke, D Levy, L & S Deutsche Bank Nat Creighton,D & Meier, A Fleiser,C & Golabek, L Santero, M & S Dillon, J Capozzi, L Tintle, J & E

Minamora, B 22 Owls Nest Lane Co Forrester, etal byRef Model, P & Krieg, P Diaz,F & Brown-Diaz, C Jones, R & A Haerle,R & Escobedo, T Collins, D & K West, P by Exr

748,000 3,300,000 868,985 3,385,000 910,000 1,525,000 740,000 1,052,000 2,500,000

78 Waterhole Rd 22 Owls Nest Ln 408 Accabonac Rd 95 Meeting House Ln 24 Horseshoe Dr N 52 Cooper Ln 1 Sherrill Rd 26 Pantigo Rd 8 E Hollow Rd

EAST QUOGUE

Miano, R & D Finnegan, P & R Reale Property Group TAOAMJ LLC

Englezos & Yiannikouro Russell, R Swanik, C Trust Scherr, M & J

555,000 535,000 450,000 895,000

7 Rosebriar Ln 15 Hallock Ave 8 Oakland Ln 24 Marlin Rd

FISHERS ISLAND

Shearman III, T

Rivers, J by Exr

650,000

Wilderness Point Rd

GREENPORT

Main & Central Realty

Dolomite, V & I

1,250,000

400 Main St

HAMPTON BAYS

McCann, M & M Glen, R & E 73 Lynncliff LLC Real Onion LLC Quinn, A & N Picard-Colen, L MacCourtney, K & D

Picchione, Baktidy & Skoff, L Roche, H Rodriguez,S & M by Ref Zats, B & Shafir-Zats, M Picard Family Trust Apps, N

570,000 709,000 218,500* 422,000 605,000 645,000 219,500

1 Dogwood Rd 20 Dogwood Rd 73 Lynncliff Rd 34 Lynn Ave 5 Greenleaf Rd 62 Rampasture Rd 8 Elder Ave

JAMESPORT

County of Suffolk

TDG Jamesport Owner

1,962,100

Main Rd & 2-29 &p/o47-1-3.03

MATTITUCK

Bryan Jr, R & Lee, J Shulz, K & Schulz, M

Menard, R & C Kraft, D & I

575,750 785,000

100 Saltaire Way 1710 Deep Hole Dr

MONTAUK

Griff, L & K McDonough, J & C Laiqi, B & S

35 Hoppin LLC Weimar, W & J Marchisotto, J & M

1,380,000 1,225,000 1,275,000

35 Hoppin Ave 31 S Gibson Pl 23 S Endicott Pl

QUOGUE

Baumgarten, J & J

Brooks, B & Witty, A

2,000,000

2 Piperwoods Ln

REMSENBURG

Clifford, W & P

Pulver, J & R

1,282,000

57 Bridle Path

RIVERHEAD

Vito V & E Van de Wetering Trust Wichrowski, L Trust Arriaza, S & P & Diaz, C Moon Huntress Corp

Scalone, A & E Sullivan, M Lewin Family LLC Young, M & D Branker, D Trust

620,000 542,000 525,000 360,000 239,000

76 Foxglove Row 16 Foxglove Row 171 Stoneleigh Dr, #3501 125 Oliver St 649 Northville Tpke

SAGAPONACK

Lida’s Ranch LLC

134 Narrow Lane East

11,995,000

134 Narrow Ln East

SAG HARBOR

Wong, R & R Allen, J & G Maltz, J MacArthur, J Madden, S Gilbert, R & J Colleton, S

SBC Eastville Assoc Watson, O Wade, E Roberts, A & Jose Trust 22 Short Beach & Squires Kantor, J Trust Heming, S Trust

3,075,000 1,150,000 1,360,000 2,200,000* 1,150,000 2,400,000 3,650,000

11 Eastville Ave 40 Poplar St 114 Northside Dr 1415 Sagg Rd 22 Short Beach Rd 148 Redwood Rd 52 John St

SOUTHAMPTON

Ghose, D Dub, A & Callet, K Manos, A Maroni Cottage LLC Denicola III, P & S Marano, L & D Samash 812 LLC

Derksen, M & W Cosman, A & Harms, L Murray, M Southold Historical Motschenbacher, R & A Massarella, S 68 Louise Ct LLC

1,085,000 1,325,000 585,000* 520,000 515,000 170,000* 800,000

57 Club Dr 155 Hill St 2055 Albertson Ln 54127 Route 25 2435 Brigantine Dr 1610 Paradise Shore Rd 700 Gin Ln

WADING RIVER

Como, S & J Visco Properties LLC Buckley, T & J

Papagianopoulos, G Guarino, F by Admr Esper, L Trust

385,000 337,500 330,000

88 High Hill Rd 1530 N Country Rd 106 Overhill Rd

WAINSCOTT

RNC Wainscott LLC Sorkin, M

McDonald, C Trust Westwood Wainscott

1,714,000 2,550,000

12 Sachem’s Path 43 Westwood Rd

WATER MILL

Axelrod, F & S Bauer, G Cucci, J Sixteen Mecox LLC

Wickapogue Realty LLC Berkoski, W & C & J & R & A Martinez-Huet, E Acierno, J & A

2,250,000 2,400,000 3,000,000 5,100,000

35 Wood Thrush Ln 55 Narrow Ln 88 Westminster Rd 16 Wheaton Way

WESTHAMPTON

Kubanovich III, S & Johnson, M & R Pletka, M & N Wagman, R & C Coren, B

Bancroft, J & D Higgins, C Nill, J Brown, K De Dube, B

334,700 745,000 940,000 1,765,000 3,900,000

733B Cooke St 18 Wood Hollow Dr 18 Hollow Ln 103 Oneck Ln 17 Pine Tree Ln

WESTHAMPTON BEACH

Verzo, A Wolloch, M & B 285 Oneck LLC

Jaramillo, G by Ref Schnabel, M & Johnson, C Oneck Tov Properties

315,000 635,000 6,500,000

739A Cooke St 36 Homestead Ave 285 Oneck Ln

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North Fork

November 28, 2018

Riverhead Welcomes Peconic Crossing Apartments

building was designed to be capable of withstanding another storm of Sandy’s magnitude. The project is part of a $20 billion plan to combat homelessness across New York State. Peconic Crossing is a pet friendly, smoke-free, green building accessible for people of all abilities with easy access to public transportation. In addition to the apartments, there is a fully equipped fitness room, laundry center, 24-hour emergency maintenance, professional on-site management, a community room and 40 on-site parking spaces. Adjacent to Grangebel Park, which recently underwent a $1 million federal funding upgrade, the complex is steps away from the best Riverhead has to offer. In addition to a vibrant dining and social scene, it’s in close proximity to the Long Island Science Center, Peconic Ballet Theatre, and Suffolk Theater. East End Arts, also located in Riverhead, will manage a first-floor art gallery at the new development, switching out exhibitions every three months and allowing an opportunity for community and resident artists to showcase their work. Shawn Hirst, executive director of

East End Arts, said, “As a 46-year-old arts organization, East End Arts is proud to partner on such an exciting new development in the town of Riverhead. The arts are a vital component in helping to spur economic growth and revitalization. East End Arts looks forward to running the gallery space in Peconic Crossing. We are excited to support these artists in their continued growth.” CDCLI aids Long Islanders in achieving affordable homes in vibrant communities, helping more than 220,000 residents and investing a total of $1.45 billion. Funding for Peconic Crossing came in from several avenues, both government and private organizations. For example, $4.5 million came from a Community Development Block Grant/Disaster Recovery Funding from the Governor’s Office of Storm Recovery, $10 million in equity from federal low-income housing tax credits, nearly $2.9 million from the Community Development Trust, $67,500 from New York State Energy Research and Development Authority, $275,000 from Empire State Development, and $350,000 from Suffolk County. Visit www.coniferllc.com or call 631-830-6402 for more information.

ceived its second consecutive national Coalition of Excellence Award from the Community Anti-Drug Coalitions of America, the nation’s leading substance-abuse prevention organization. The Coalition of Excellence award is part of CADCA’s GOT OUTCOMES! award program, which gives national recognition to exemplary coalitions that have clearly documented their impact on population-level substance abuse outcomes. The Riverhead Coalition will receive the award on February 7 at CADCA’s 2019 National Leadership Forum at the Gaylord National Hotel and Convention Center in National Harbor, MD. The coalition received the award for Short-Term Outcomes related to underage drinking prevention in 2017. CADCA’s mission is to strengthen the capacity of community coalitions to create and maintain safe, healthy, and drug-free communities globally. It believes this is accomplished by providing technical assistance and training, public policy advocacy, media strategies and marketing programs, training and special events. For additional information on the coalition and how to participate in it, call Riverhead CAP at 631-727-3722 or visit RiverheadCAP.org.

hospital’s foundation board of directors and lead donor Judith Jedlicka, as well as PBMC’s president and CEO, Andrew Mitchell. The Caregivers Center is currently housed in the Kanas Center Atrium of the Peconic Bay Medical Center located at 1300 Roanoke Avenue in Riverhead. As Long Island’s first hospitalbased resource center expressly dedicated to providing support services for patients’ family members, the Caregivers Center offers a wide range of services. The center’s programs recognize the vital, but often stressful, role of caregiving in providing the best care for loved ones, not just during a hospital stay, but during the recovery period that follows when a loved one returns home. The programs seek to minimize these challenges and provide support during these difficult times. To learn more about the Caregivers Center, call 631-548-6259.

Affordable housing development slated for storm victims and artists By Nicole Teitler nicole@indyeastend.com Peconic Crossing, a new affordable housing apartment building has opened on West Main Street in Riverhead. Conifer Realty, a Rochester-based developer specializing in affordable housing communities, partnered with Community Development Corporation of Long Island for the $18.3 million project that celebrated its official completion on November 19. The building contains a total of 45 energy-efficient apartments, split among one and two-bedroom units, with 40 designated as affordable housing. The Community Development Corpora-

tion of Long Island, which contributed $200,000 to the project, held a lottery in June to rank the more than 900 applications for the apartments. Aiming to service the community and those in need, lottery preference was given to New Yorkers displaced by storms Sandy, Irene, and Lee — about 1340 rental units in Suffolk County were damaged by these storms in 2011 and 2012. As part of an effort to revitalize Riverhead, local artists were given preference as well. Peconic Crossing has no residential units on the ground floor, and the

North Fork News Compiled by Justin Meinken justin@indyeastend.com

Wooden Wonderland Now over 132 years old, the Suffolk County Historical Society Museum is celebrating the holidays with a variety of upcoming events. Head on down to the eighth annual Wooden Wonderland Holiday Craft Show, running from 10 AM to 4:30 PM on December 1. This family friendly event will feature local handmade wooden items as well as other local artisans’ wares. Features include holiday arts and crafts, ornaments, home décor, and much more. Visit www.suffolkcountyhistoricalsociety.org for more information.

Riverhead’s Green World The Riverhead Town Board has formed a new Environmental Advisory Committee. The 12-member committee will exchange ideas and propose strategies focused on conservation, restoration, and the local economy with the goal of creating a more environmentally friendly community. The committee will emphasize finding economically beneficial solutions to reduce energy consumption and minimize waste with a focus on use of disposable plastics. The committee will partner with local businesses and community leader to improve the town’s economic and environmental wellbeing.

Councilwoman Catherine Kent, the town board liaison to the committee, said “It is critical that we work together to preserve open space and protect our fragile environment. I look forward to working with this committee as we find workable solutions to grow Riverhead in an environmentally responsible way.” Supervisor Laura Jens-Smith said, “As we keep an eye to revitalizing our downtown we need to also make sure we develop it knowing the environmental issues it faces. This committee will help bring smart planning to our future development. It is time we start addressing these issues so that Riverhead’s businesses can flourish.” Riverhead residents who are 18 years or older with knowledge of the related subjects have been invited to apply for committee positions. Interested applicants should submit cover letters and resumes by the close of business on December 14 to townclerk@townofriverheadny.gov. For additional information, call the Supervisor’s Office at 631-727-3200, ext. 654.

Award For Riverhead Community Coalition The Riverhead Community Coalition for Safe and Drug-Free Youth has re-

PBMC’s Caregivers Center The Peconic Bay Medical Center opened its new Caregivers Center on Tuesday, November 20. This facility is the first of its kind on Long Island. The center was formed by the

At Shelter Island Library The Shelter Island Public Library is hosting a variety of events for the holiday season. Starting on Saturday, December 1, the library will host its Friends of the Library Arts and Crafts Fair from 10 AM to 2 PM. On Tuesday, December 4, the documentary film A Not So Silent Night will be shown at 7 PM. The Art/Rich Poetry Roundtable Literary Club will also be meeting on December 4 from 4 to 5:30 PM. For a full list of the library’s events, visit www.shelterislandpubliclibrary.org.

The Independent

Sports Defining One’s Own Limitations Amputee soccer player won’t let disability sideline his career By Gianna Volpe

There are two types of people in the world, according to Jovan Booker, a 25-year-old from Cutchogue who recently competed on the U.S. National Amputee Soccer Association’s World Cup team in Mexico. There are people who decide what they can or can’t do and then there are those who realize the only limitations in life are the ones people place upon themselves. “Anything is possible,” said Booker. “There are no barriers to what your potential is. There’s only how far you want to take something. It’s the path you take — and how you choose to move up — that is really going to define who you are.” Booker, who is a waiter at Little Lucharitos restaurant in Aquebogue as well as a motivational speaker, is a classic case study of those who turn a loss into a gain. Though a birth defect required the amputation of one leg below the knee when he was only 10 months old, Booker sees how it ended up helping his career. “I wouldn’t be able to function without a wheelchair if I didn’t get my leg amputated, so for me, obviously growing up was hard, but it’s not like I had to function after having a leg for so long or have to know what it’s like, even after amputation, to still have pain or be able to correctly walk,” he said. “I hit the ground running.” Amputee soccer teams have seven players who compete without the use of prosthetics. Six of the players are with-

out part or all of one leg, and each goalkeeper is missing part or all of one arm. Those with paralyzed limbs have them taped against their bodies to avoid a blocking advantage. The use of crutches further levels the playing field between athletes with various amputations. “The crutches act, essentially, as an extension of your hand, so you can’t use your crutches to touch the ball, obstruct a shot. You can’t do anything like that. They’re more or less your hands,” said Booker, who had only used crutches a few times before trying out for the national team in Texas last June. “I had metal clunker crutches that weren’t even real crutches that you should be using for amputee soccer,” he said. “I didn’t really know how to move around on them, but I knew I wasn’t going to let the crutches defeat me because that’s the entire game: being comfortable on the crutches. So I was going to go out and I was going to go as hard as I can and try to do as much as I could skill-wise.” Booker ultimately made the team alongside Robert Rodriguez, 31, of Bay Shore and Carlos Ayala, 30, of Brentwood, all of whom traveled to San Juan de los Lagaos to represent the U.S. under head coach and Booker’s lifelong prosthetist, Dr. Eric Lamberg of Stony Brook University. “Immediately when we got to Mexico, we got on a bus with the Brazilian team and drove for three hours,”

Jovan Booker of Cutchogue playing earlier this year on the U.S. National Amputee Soccer Association’s World Cup team in Mexico. Independent/Courtesy Jovan Booker

said Booker, who is no stranger to traveling for sports with the Amp 1 basketball team. “It was the first time I was on a legitimate national team riding around on a bus in another country with another team listening to their music. It was kind of awkward because we hadn’t played a game yet, so everyone had a chip on their shoulder. We all wanted to come in and do really well.” The U.S. team was able to advance high in the group stages but lost its first game to Kenya 2-1. “We had actually scored first, so it was a really exciting game, but it was our first World Cup game ever, and a lot of us were not ready for the pressure or, physically, to have the stamina to play a whole game,” Booker said. Playing conditions also proved to be a challenge. “I couldn’t really play that much because I was cramping up and it was so tough to breathe at the high elevation,” he said.

But the experience of playing for as many as 10,000 fans was a magical one for Booker, who watched in awe as a group of young children attempted their own version of amputee soccer. “It gave me the chills seeing them hop on one leg and have the keeper take one arm and put it in his sleeve to emulate us,” he said. “It was such a special feeling because they’re not only out there playing, they’re out there playing and talking about how, ‘This is kinda hard,’ but it’s fun to them and they’re doing something together. It’s so important because now if they see somebody who is missing a limb, they will understand what it is to be that person.” Booker is looking forward to helping the team send stronger representation to the next World Cup games in four years, as well as advance the popularity of amputee soccer, with hopes it will one day become a Paralympic sport.

Sports

November 28, 2018

Boys Basketball Preview, Part I

team for his second season, and junior Steven Mora, a five-foot-nine junior varsity player who is making the jump into the starting lineup this year. “They’re excited to get started,” Meehan said. “It should be a competitive year. I don’t project wins or playoffs — they come into the gym every day and their purpose is to get better. My goal is for us to be as good as we can be at the end of the year.” League VI will see some changes not just with the loss of Amityville, but with the return of Elwood-John Glenn, the only Class A team in a sea of Class Bs. New additions are Babylon, Mattituck, Port Jefferson, and defending Long Island Class B champion Center Moriches. Southampton, like Westhampton, was knocked out of the postseason by Amityville, falling in the first round. The Mariners lost Elijah Wingfield, but return seniors in twins Marcus and Marquise Trent and Kristian Wheeler, and juniors Dakoda Smith, Lucas Bontempo, Sincere Faggins, James Malone, and Artemi Gavalas. Marquise Trent totaled 230 points last season; his brother racked up 171. Smith scored 79. While the boys won’t have to worry about Amityville, Micah Snowden, who helped lead Southampton to its first Class A title in 2017, and averaged over 20 points per game last year,

SH loses top talent to Center Moriches, East Hampton returns top scorers By Desirée Keegan desiree@indyeastend.com

With a new league comes a new set of challenges for Westhampton’s boys basketball team. But the Hurricanes have one thing on their mind: prove doubters wrong. Westhampton, which won its first league title in 18 years last season, lost four of its five starters to graduation, and its fifth to Florida. “They feel that nobody’s given them a chance, so they want to show they’re better than everyone else thinks they are,” said head coach John Baumiller of his returnees. “They come in every day trying hard, working hard. They’re bummed out if they make a mistake. I don’t think anyone expects us to do well, but we do.” Seniors Alec Small (25 points), Riley MacDonald (21 points), Colby Bloxon, and Brian Mensch return to lead the previously 22-3 team against new League V challengers like Wyandanch, Mt. Sinai, and Amityville, which topped the Hurricanes 83-66 in the Suffolk County championship before going all the way to the state semifinal. Baumiller said what he loves about his players is their unselfishness. “They’re willing to give up the ball, always looking for the open man,” he said. “We execute our offenses very well — we shoot threes. I like their hustle. They play very good defense, they’re smart, and they’re determined.” Westhampton will once again be squaring off against East Hampton (10-10 last season). The Bonackers are bringing back four starters after losing three seniors. Malachi Miller (230 points), Bladimir Rodriguez (179 points), Turner Foster (167 points), Jeremy Vizcaino (96 points), and Max Proctor (90 points) return with big numbers, including a combined 109 three-pointers. “We’re not one-dimensional,” said head coach Dan White. “I think those five will all lead in some way. They are all good kids who work hard and love to play basketball in an unselfish way. All have improved and all have solid potential to have a great year.” White said he’s hoping his team

“We’re not onedimensional,” said head coach Dan White. “I think those five will all lead in some way.” can be more consistent with its defensive effort and execution. “There were too many games last year where we had a bad two to four minutes simply because of a lack of focus and execution on defense,” he said. “I think we will be competitive if we rebound effectively and play for each other.” Hampton Bays drops to Class C in a new League VI, which head coach Pete Meehan said is a better fit for his five returning players. The Baymen lost five seniors to graduation last year. “They’re a good group of kids, high-character kids,” he said. “We’re guard-oriented — we don’t have a lot of size, we don’t have a lot of depth, but we’re going to compete. We’re going to have to defend and rebound, that’s where our focus has been, but with four guards we handle the ball well, and I think we’re a dangerous team from the perimeter. We can shoot.” Returning is senior point guard Antonio Scotto (256 points), a five-footeleven four-year starter. Senior Matt Dean (six-foot-four) will bring the needed height and will be joined by six-foot junior Jaden Ottati (116 points). Also returning are Lucas Brown (177 points), a five-foot-eleven junior who’s with the

transferred to Center Moriches. “That’s a big hit — you expect to lose kids to graduation, but you don’t expect to lose kids transferring to other districts, especially a rival district,” head coach Herm Lamison said. “Regardless of that I feel good, optimistic about what we can achieve with these kids.” Rising sophomore Steven Kraszewski and freshman Lebron Napier will help round out the roster. “He has the potential to be a special talent,” Lamison said of Napier. “They’ve all been working hard, and we’ll see how it comes together on the court.” Southampton in recent years has had several players averaging doubledigit point totals, which the coach said could also be the case this year, making it hard for opponents to scout his team. The team is balanced with inside shooters and those able to hit from beyond the arc as well. “On any given night any kid could be our highest scorer,” Lamison said. “Defense and rebounding are staples we preach learning every day. If we can get after it with the effort, we should be in pretty good shape.” Check The Independent next week for Part 2 of the boys basketball preview, which will include a look at teams such as Pierson, Bridgehampton, Greenport, Southold, and Mattituck.

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INDY FIT By Nicole Teitler

Intermittent Fasting Try it on World Fasting Day, December 1 nicole@indyeastend.com @NikkiOnTheDaily Intermittent fasting may sound like another hoax trend, but in actuality it comes with a number of benefits toward better health. Defined as an eating pattern cycling between eating and fasting, I.F. is concerning less with what you consume but rather when/how often you consume. If you’re the type to skip breakfast, waiting until noon or later to eat your first meal, or you typically don’t eat after, say, 7 PM, there’s a good chance you already partake in the cycle without even realizing it. The most popular cycle is known

as the 16/8 method. That’s when you go 16 hours without eating and allow an eight-hour window of time to eat whatever you want. During the fasting period, you can drink anything you’d like, such as water, simple coffee/tea and other non-caloric beverages. In the beginning, this may seem daunting, but once you begin, the hunger dissipates, and it becomes quite easy to adjust. Other popular types are the 12/12 method or the 5:2 Diet, when during two days a week only, you consume 500 to 600 calories. There is also the

eat-stop-eat cycle, in which you fast for a full 24-hour period from dinner one day through the next. Since I was roughly 10 years old, I’ve fasted on the Jewish high holiday, Yom Kippur, for a startling 25 hours. Although it’s difficult, it does get easier as the years go on. However, my Italian side of the family still doesn’t understand how anyone could give up food. As an adult, I hear more and more people partaking in voluntary fasting for health purposes. They don’t forgo food to lose weight, but rather for all that they gain. Tackling the simplest idea, weight loss makes sense. Fasting between meals allows insulin levels to go down. Lower insulin levels lead to steady blood sugar levels, which bring the sugar broken down from carbohydrates into the fat cells. Once insulin goes down, the fat cells take that stored sugar and release it as energy, allowing us to burn off fat. As body fat is being lost, lean tissue remains at a healthy level. Another benefit is that you may increase your lifespan. When you partake in I.F., your cells restore themselves for optimal performance, ridding what-

ever isn’t working properly. The cells are looking elsewhere for alternative sources of energy, forcing the body to go into survival mode by replacing bad cells with healthy ones. Therefore, the cells are producing less free radicals, which help cause stress, and thereby slowing down the aging process. Intermittent fasting can improve your immune system, as cells begin to regenerate, essentially cleaning out your system. These regenerated cells also aid in clearing our skin, another way to prevent the signs of aging. In short, fasting for periods at a time jumpstarts the body to focus on other functions aside from digestion, taking energy from other sources not related to food consumption. When there’s no food to break down, the body will naturally tap into fat and dead tissues, replacing the old with the new. December 1 is World Fasting Day, a stand against hunger to recognize all of those throughout world suffering from starvation. In light of this global effort, it could be a great opportunity to jumpstart your introduction to intermittent fasting. You can say you’re doing it for yourself and those in need.

Sophia Swanson Swims Personal Best At States East Hampton will return top athletes next season By Desirée Keegan desiree@indyeastend.com

It was Sophia Swanson’s first time competing in an individual event at states, but her nerves became her greatest asset. The junior East Hampton swimmer bottled up those feelings and used them to propel her to her best time in the 100-meter butterfly — 59.25 seconds — good for 33rd place out of 90. “It was amazing because, for two whole years, I’ve been trying to get that time,” she said. “This whole season I kept shaving off seconds, so it felt really good. I felt prepared, and worked really hard for it. But it was also really, really scary despite being seeded well in one of the last heats.” She had gone up to swim in the championships her eighth grade and freshman seasons, and said although she’d missed a year, the atmosphere at

Ithaca College November 16 and 17 was just as exciting as it’s always been. “There’s just so many kids, and so many good kids,” Swanson said. “Everyone’s always breaking new records and new times. Section XI teammates are also always so welcoming.” Swanson was also the third leg in the team’s 200 medley relay and fourth in the 200 freestyle relay that contended for top places at the state meet. On Friday, the medley relay, also consisting of senior Oona Foulser, junior Julia Brierley, and eighth-grader Jane Brierley, swam 1:50.02 to earn a spot in Saturday’s final, and went 1:50.41 in the final to take 13th place. The freestyle quartet of the same swimmers finished 24th overall. “This season, we got a lot closer,

East Hampton’s 200-meter medley relay and 200 freestyle quartet of Jane Brierley, Oona Foulser, Julia Brierley, and Sophia Swanson at the state championship meet in Ithaca College. Independent/Courtesy Craig Brierley

so it was a lot more fun,” Swanson said. “We were helping the younger girls with their swimming. We all just competed really well together.” Jane Brierley finished 25th in the 100 breaststroke, touching the wall in 1:08.33. “It was so inspiring to watch this

year’s group of swimmers compete with heart and give all they had in every race throughout the season,” said head coach Craig Brierley, Julia’s father. “Our athletes represented their school with respect and dignity, and with so many wonderful accomplishments and personal growth,” he said.

Sports

November 28, 2018

Girls Basketball Preview, Part I

point guard. She’s going to fill a big pair of shoes, but in my opinion, she’s more than capable.” Peters said she’ll do her due diligence in preparing a strategy for each new opponent, noting League VI titlewinning and Suffolk County championship finalist Mt. Sinai (22-1), returning most of its players, will be a good test. “Each day we want to win the moment, whether getting the timing down on a play or getting the little details down,” she said. “We’re hoping those little things will translate into bigger milestones.” Hampton Bays and Southampton will be returning to the League VI list this season. The Baymen bid farewell to 1000-point scorer Mackenzie Tyler, a six-year varsity talent, but return juniors Rebecca Heaney and Pamela Grajales, and boast five new sophomores and five freshmen. “I like their aggressiveness — they’ve taken to a motto that we’re young, but we’re always going to attack,” said head coach Darryl Johnson, who is new to the group but coached the team once back in 2000. “We run an active practice to get them in game mode every time they hit the court, and I think that will play well for us. We’ll also be rotating players out on a situational basis to keep everyone active and fresh. Instead of waiting for things to happen, we’re going to make things happen.” Newcomers have excited the coach because he sees their eagerness to learn. He said he already sees improvement every day in practice, which is lively, as the team rotates different genres of music while practicing plays, to work on keeping out the noise during game time. “We practice as the music plays as a tool so they can really focus on what they’re doing,” Johnson said. “We’re an underdog — we were 3-13 last year, had a couple of rough years — and we want to get back to the high-caliber play that Hampton Bays had in years past. Every

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East Hampton is returning eight girls to its basketball team this season, and returning to lead the team is former coach Krista Brooks. Although absent from the bench the last few seasons, Brooks, who spent eight years at the helm, is looking forward to injecting her knowledge as she builds up her new team. “I decided to jump back into it — I wanted to return, I needed to — because we’re trying across the board to get girls a little more recognition in the district,” the coach said. “We’re looking forward to our first game, seeing how we fare, and taking each game as it comes, trying to adjust and do something better the second time we face these teams.” League V got a makeover this year, with teams like Mt. Sinai and Shoreham-Wading River bumping up from League VI. Of the eight returning players to the Bonackers, two are seniors. The team is in the process of picking captains and its starting five. “I’m bringing different strategies, different drills,” Brooks said. “They’re learning a lot of different things. My practices are tough, task-oriented, and detailed. I’ve had some teams that did pretty well, coached a lot of good athletes, and I’m trying to bring the best out of these girls.” Because the team is small both in

the number of girls on the roster and in height, the coach said the Bonackers will rely on speed and drive. While some teams are new to the league, others, like Sayville and Westhampton, will be returning, and bringing back top players. Westhampton graduated four role-playing seniors, and return a core consisting of juniors Belle Smith (330 points), Layla Mendoza (217 points,) and Lindsay Rongo (95 points). “Each of them is a dynamic player in a different sense,” head coach Katie Peters said. “Isabelle Smith is an allaround incredible athlete. She’s a spark for everyone else around her.” The guard has been a primary scorer on the team the last three seasons, but her points wouldn’t have been possible if it weren’t for her teammates. “She’s a very strong defensive player,” Peters said of Smith. “But the readability and passing ability of Mendoza and Rongo — she’s able to play off them.” The Hurricanes also return Giana Murphy and Molly Skorobohaty, and add freshmen Olivia Rongo, Lindsay’s younger sister, and Molly McCarthy from East Moriches, whom Peters said she’s excited for. “She really sees the floor,” the coach said of her new point guard. “She can shoot the ball, but she looks to make good passes first. She’s a true

day is a challenge, and we’re looking forward to that this year.” Southampton also boasts two returnees in seniors Taylor Pike (172 points) and Arianna Dozier (32 points). While Johnson said his Hampton Bays girls don’t have any preconceived notions about other teams, Mariners head coach Juni Wingfield said that’s been his task this preseason. “I want them to imagine they’re Wonder Woman, The Incredible Hulk, Superwoman before anything else,” he said. “They need to get rid of selfimposed limitations like, ‘That girl is too big, that one is too fast, that one’s been here longer than me, has more experience.’ I have to get rid of the myths to be able to get them to perform at the highest level.” He will be looking to freshmen Gabby Arnold and Maddison Taylor, players who he said have that “it” factor, especially with basketball being in Taylor’s DNA, as her father is a junior varsity coach. “For me, good coaches are good teachers,” Wingfield said. “I’ve been approaching the game the same way for 30-some odd years — getting kids to adapt, teaching them the subject matter, teaching them to have selfdiscipline. More than leaning heavily on knowledge, I want them to give me imagination.” Because offense can come and go, the coach said he’s been working on the defensive side of the ball. “When talent doesn’t work hard, hard work wins,” Wingfield said. “Defense is the only constant — the only thing you can bring to every single game. What I know is, the girls will be prepared and tested to play hard every time they get on the floor, whether playing for two minutes or 32 minutes. And I’ll get them to play hard.” Check next week’s edition of The Independent for Part 2 of the girls basketball preview, featuring Pierson/Bridgehampton, Southold/Greenport and Mattituck.

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County K-9 Dogs Trained Suffolk K-9 units are being trained to sniff out explosives. Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone announced this week that a

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Obituary Eleanor Forcucci Murphy, 98 Eleanor Forcucci, a Sag Harbor native who was born and raised in little white house at the foot of Howard Street, died early Friday morning, November 16. Eleanor was the salutatorian of the Pierson High School Class of 1937 and became an accomplished violinist. She went off to Brooklyn State Hospital Nursing School where she met her husband, Stanley Murphy. The couple raised three children: Stanley Jr., Phyllis Howell of Brooklyn, and Henry “Rick” Murphy of East Hampton. Eleanor’s husband and son, Stanley, predeceased her.

Stanley Murphy, who earned a doctorate in Nursing Administration from St. John’s University, eventually became the Director of Nursing at Brooklyn State. After the couple’s children graduated elementary school, Eleanor went back to school as well and earned her master's degree in nursing from St. Francis College. She worked at several prominent medical facilities and was the head nurse in the emergency room of Coney Island Hospital. Later she served as a nurse in the New York City school system, did home health visits, and was

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number of votes town wide. Several supporters of The Hills are now alleging that Lofstad made a mistake. However, the zoning board decided that a golf course is an accessory use. The ZBA didn’t consider any of the environmental issues surrounding the application for a PRD, so Ms. Lofstad’s rejection of the PDD for environmental reasons remains sound. Somewhat puzzling is the ZBA’s reference to a nine-hole golf course on

Continued From Page 4. pay to review some facts. Contrary to assertions that in last year’s election East Quogue residents voted for town board members who supported The Hills PDD, it must be emphasized that East Quogue voted for San Glinka and Julie Lofstad. In fact, Ms. Lofstad, who opposed The Hills PDD, received the highest

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a supervisor at private nursing homes. A devout Catholic, she was instrumental in the planning and building of St. Columba’s Church in her Brooklyn neighborhood. Although Eleanor traveled extensively after retirement, her first love was her family. In addition to her children, she leaves three grandchildren and four great grandchildren. Eleanor was noted for her good the Cow Neck peninsula in North Sea as a precedent. Unless I’m mistaken, the owner of the Cow Neck golf course relinquished development rights on his property to create a golf course, whereas the owners of The Hills property will use all of their development rights to build 118 homes. In other words, the owner of Cow Neck reduced density whereas the owners of The Hills will increase density. The argument made by Wayne Bruyn, lawyer for the developers of The

dlers instructed the guide dogs to search the area. The cold and wind made this task even more challenging. The training served to expose the animals to this challenging environment, both to gauge their responsiveness and accuracy as well as for instructional purposes. One K-9 specializing in explosives, Cara, was able to locate a hidden backpack containing explosives, under one of the several hundred seats in the stadium. health and energy. Until she broke her hip — dancing at age 95 — she was vibrant and healthy. Even then, she sped through her rehab, the therapist using her as an example to prod the younger patients. On a recent birthday, she was given a violin. She opened the gift and played several musical interludes and “The Star-Spangled Banner,” despite the fact she hadn’t played the instrument in almost 80 years. She was fascinated by politics, thoroughly enjoying the Trump-fed turmoil that has monopolized the news of late. She worked an iPod seamlessly and exchanged messages and photos with friends and family. She loved to Google songs from her favorite artists and sing along with them. She died in her own bed a few days after announcing she was ready. She will be buried beside her family members at St. Andrew Cemetery in Sag Harbor in the spring. Hills, is questionable. He alleged that since the owner of Cow Neck was allowed to build a nine-hole golf course for one house then . . . what’s wrong with (building) 18 holes for 118 lots?” The issue is the number of structures allowed per nine-hole golf course. Using Wayne Bruyn’s math, the developers of The Hills should be allowed to build only two houses. Respectfully, Susan Cerwinski

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Continued From Page 5. 15 to 20 percent higher than what the Hampton Bays Water District workers are making now, Schneiderman said. The town board will hold a public informational meeting in the Hampton Bays High School auditorium on Wednesday, November 28, at 7:30 PM. Water authority representatives will discuss its proposal to assume management, and the town will gather community opinion and hear concerns. A second meeting is scheduled for the same time and place on December 18. The meeting will be attended by SCWA Chief Executive Officer Jeff Szabo and other senior management. “We want to talk about the improvements we intend to make to water quality, the expertise we have in operating a water system, the capital improvements that we will make to the system, the improvements we anticipate making in reliability, and the benefits of having our laboratory overseeing water quality and the testing associated with the system,” said Joe Pokorny, the deputy CEO for operations. “We also want to also hear community concerns and address those. We’ll answer any questions the residents may have.” Hampton Bays Water District Superintendent Robert King and others have also been invited to present their argument as to why the community shouldn’t support a merger. King could not be reached for comment by press time.

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Scalera was also against a resolution amending errors in organizational charts in the budget and abstained from voting on updating the preliminary budget to remove the $1 million Hampton Bays Water District Dune Road capital project. “Why are we doing this?” the councilwoman asked. “Why would we change it now? To make a resolution out of it sounds kind of weird.” “It’s a planning issue,” Supervisor Jay Schneiderman responded. “It can wait —we could always add it back next year, particularly if there’s funding available. We’re hoping to get grant money, seeing what we’re doing with Suffolk County Water Authority and that may switch over to something that they would pay for.” Schneiderman said with the addition of a beach re-nourishment project for the North Sea Beach Erosion District, also approved during the meeting, he didn’t want to increase the budget. Comptroller Len Marchese

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said the town thought it was in line to receive an $800,000 grant from the state for the Dune Road project, but wasn’t eligible for that funding. Schneiderman said he also thinks the project could be done for less if the town used PVC instead of iron piping. Marchese said his outlook was the town shouldn’t be adding debt.

Increase For Ambulance District The board did unanimously approve an increase in the maximum amount to be spent annually in the town’s special districts. This includes a $202,347 increase for the Southampton Ambulance District. “Of the four ambulance district barn structures that we have it is the smallest and oldest of the four,” Councilman Tommy John Schiavoni said. “They have very little other space aside from the bays where they keep the ambulances. They have the lowest number of members, and as a former volunteer, I do believe the structure and the space matters. This is an investment in the infrastructure in our community.” He added that the new structure could be used in the event of a disaster to shelter residents, and could be used as a polling place for nearby election districts, allowing community members to vote closer to home. Schneiderman said because the ambulance district also provides services to the Shinnecock Nation, he is currently in conversations with federal officials asking for additional money to compensate the district for the services it provides since the reservation is off the tax rolls. “If it ever comes, that would be a relief on the tax burden,” he said. In a press release, Schneiderman’s office said the adopted budget still boasts a one percent property tax rate reduction, a $23 million debt reduction, infrastructure and facilities improvements, and funding for “green” cost-saving projects. It also includes funding to support several capital projects including improvements to the Ponquogue Beach Pavilion, Hot Dog Beach, Good Ground Park, the Old Ponquogue Bridge, Shinnecock Maritime Park, Riverside Maritime/Pedestrian Trail, Tiana Life Saving Station, and the Lobster Inn Marina. It also includes funding to purchase the Hampton Bays Community Center and to replace the heating and ventilation system at Town Hall. “Thank you, Town Comptroller Len Marchese, Deputy Supervisor Frank Zappone, and other department heads for putting this voluminous document together,” Schneider-

man said. “It’s not an easy task. The town provides a lot of functions and it’s a fairly large operation.” Schneiderman is slated to receive $119,490 next year, compared to the $117,147 he made this year, a two percent increase, and all four town board members will be paid to make $67,111 next year. Additionally, both Town Clerk Sundy Schermeyer and Highway Superintendent Alex Gregor will make $113,655.

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Continued From Page 10. of grass, 611 tons of wood chips, and 2926 tons of brush. Homeowners can get three barrels of mulch for free. Craig Fick, a labor crew leader who oversees operations at the center, said the town is getting $100 a ton for scrap metal. An aging baling machine, from the last century, which Fick said might soon need replacement, crushes the cardboard into four-by-4-foot cubes that recently went for $53 a ton. Town Highway Superintendent Steve Lynch explained that other locations, such as Brookhaven, have run into trouble because they allow residents to single stream recyclables and the mixed trash is harder to sell. In the first nine months of this year, the volume of scrap exports to China has fallen 40 percent, according to Adina Adler, senior director of government relations for the Washington-based Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries. The 10,000 communities affected by the market drop, she said, have reacted in a variety of ways. Some are sending recyclable items to landfills, some are stockpiling them hoping for a recovery in what was a $5 billion market, some are requiring residents to segregate previously mixed recyclables, and others are upgrading equipment to do sorting, she reported. Lori Severino, with New York Department of Environmental Conservation, said the state is working “to develop short and long-term actions to bolster recycling markets in New York.” Firms that take the recyclables look on East Hampton’s segregated items favorably because “We’re 90-percent clean,” Fick explained. The biggest problem, he said, is residents throwing out cardboard boxes containing unwanted Styrofoam packing material. Firms that buy the cardboard “are yelling about that,” he said. Lynch said there is currently no market for glass, so it is crushed on site and used for highway projects like catch basins. Plastic, he said, is basically a wash with firms accepting it, but

paying nothing. Despite a sign advising that the plastic containers are only for bottles, residents routinely toss in anything they think fits the description. Still, “vendors don’t complain that much,” Fick said. The town pays an outside contractor to have 12,000 tons of non-recyclable waste and 3908 tons of construction debris trucked away yearly from the facility. The town refuse operation spends about $1.5 million each year in subcontractor costs. East Hampton hasn’t burned or buried its garbage in 25 years. Its hills of trash in East Hampton and Montauk are under an impermeable cap that doesn’t release enough methane “to light a cigarette,” Lynch said.

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Continued From Page 11. By Kazura’s count, there are 20 to 30 regulars who share “a lot of camaraderie.” He said he had never seen any fights over items because “people get along great.” The facility is self-policing as there are no town employees assigned there. “We help each other here,” explained “Joe,” a 66-year-old self-described abstract artist, who declined to give his last name. “I do art, so I’m looking for stuff I can use.” “Look,” he exulted, showing off a cardboard box filled with slim artist brushes and paint. Like Joe, many people sought anonymity. “I don’t want to be known as a dump queen,” explained one woman. “It helps when you have a truck with an eight-foot bed,” she confided as she loaded up some discarded light fixtures. Earlier, a large panel truck pulled up and workmen began unloading items being emptied from a house that had been sold. Wooden furniture in spotless condition, a brass bed shining like new, and a half dozen metal chandeliers were all up for grabs. Off the water because the day’s weather was too nasty, fisherman Clint Bennett, 60, of East Hampton said, like many on the scene, he had stopped in “to see what’s here.” Bennett said he wished the exchange was also open Sunday when “a lot of good stuff goes over the wall.” After 3 PM, anything not taken is scooped up by a payloader and disposed. The entire recycling center is closed Wednesday. Craig Fick, a labor crew leader at the center, said he would love to see the area open more frequently, but it would require more personnel than the 19 the operation has now.

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