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Publisher James J. Mackin Associate Publisher Jessica Mackin-Cipro Executive Editors Rick Murphy Jessica Mackin-Cipro Editor - News Division Stephen J. Kotz Managing Editor Bridget LeRoy Staff Writers Bridget LeRoy T.E. McMorrow Nicole Teitler Justin Meinken Valerie Bando-Meinken Desirée Keegan Copy Editor Lisa Cowley

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Address Reform Dear Rick, Now that Supervisor Jay Schneiderman is back to his routine running the Town of Southampton, perhaps he might consider addressing reform of Southampton’s assessment and zoning systems.

I could put together a little portfolio of assessments to ask Supervisor Schneiderman to explain.

As for zoning, the recently-approved application to build a golf course resort in East Quogue would be a good place to start. The golf course resort — originally filed as The Hills Planned Development District — is frequently described as being located off Spinney Road in East Quogue. That’s not correct. It’s located off Lewis Road, an important distinction. That’s why, when the developers refiled their application as a Planned Residential Development or PRD, they renamed the application the Lewis Road PRD.

On November 15, by a vote of 5-to-2, Southampton’s Zoning Board of Appeals approved the inclusion of an 18-hole golf course as part of the Lewis Road PRD. The golf course was determined to be an accessory use of an approved 118-home subdivision.

I believe one of the members of the ZBA who approved the Lewis Road PRD is the former legislative aide to Supervisor Schneiderman. Because Mr. Schneiderman publicly supported the golf course resort when it was originally filed as The Hills PDD, the Supervisor’s former aide might have been influenced by the opinion of his former boss and therefore might have recused himself.

Another ZBA member who voted to approve the PRD is an activist from Sag Harbor. Since this ZBA member is on record for embracing sociallyconscious principles, one wonders why he voted to increase density on environmentally-sensitive land in the East Quogue Pine Barrens?

The five ZBA members who approved the East Quogue golf course appear to have used as a prec-

edent a nine-hole golf course located on a 540-acre preserve known as Cow Neck. However, the owner of Cow Neck relinquished development rights to build 80 houses. I’m not sure how one can use a reduceddensity preserve to justify an increased-density resort.

The ZBA’s conclusion seems to prove that Southampton’s zoning code needs reform.

Respectfully, Susan Cerwinski

Stop Vaping Dear Editor, The FDA is taking a good step in restricting sales of flavored electronic cigarettes, but we need more.

Right now, more than 10 million American adults and roughly 20 percent of New York high schoolers use e-cigarettes. With youth vaping increasing, the need for action is urgent. So, while the FDA has taken a good first step, the fight against big tobacco hasn’t been won yet. We need to do more than just limit sales to a restricted section in stores. The FDA needs to ban flavored e-cigarettes outright and stop companies from marketing products in ways that appeal to kids.

The American Heart Association is fighting to raise the minimum age to buy tobacco products — including e-cigarettes — to 21 across the state. This measure can help keep dangerous products out of the hands of children and help keep kids from becoming lifetime smokers. Kids are getting cigarettes and flavored vaping pods from their older friends. By raising the age to 21, we can remove cigarettes from a young teen’s social circle. E-cigarettes are often a teenager’s first step towards a lifetime of nicotine addiction.

Let’s stop it.

Sincerely, Dr. Herbert Hirsch Cardiologist Board Member, Long Island American Heart Association

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News & Opinion East End Officials Demand Action Riverhead supervisor and others call on FAA to hear concerns on helicopter noise and safety

By Desirée Keegan desiree@indyeastend.com

Riverhead Town Supervisor Laura Jens-Smith likened the Federal Aviation Administration workshop held November 14 to a junior high science fair or show and tell. Independent/Desirée Keegan

Local, state and federal officials are banding together to ensure the message of their constituents to the Federal Aviation Administration is heard.

Following the passage of a law reauthorizing the FAA, which was cosponsored by Congressman Lee Zeldin and signed into law by President Trump in October, the FAA was required by law to hold a public hearing on proposed helicopter routes over the East End within 30 days, but the meeting constituents attended in Riverhead two weeks ago was far from what they expected.

The hearing, held November 14, did not allow residents to be heard, or let them tell their stories, nor did the FAA hear concerns about quality-oflife issues, according Riverhead Town Supervisor Laura Jens-Smith. She joined other public officials in taking the agency to task at a press conference

November 28 over helicopter routes.

“The workshops they held were more equivalent to a junior high school science fair or a child’s show and tell,” Jens-Smith said at Riverhead’s Iron Pier Beach Wednesday. “As elected officials we know all too well what a public hearing is supposed to look like, and the session that the FAA held was clearly not a public hearing.”

State Senator Ken LaValle reduced Jens-Smith’s junior high comparison to the elementary school level.

“People deserve to be treated like the citizens they are,” he said, formally addressing the FAA. “Open your ears and listen to what the people are saying. If people were to take pictures of the Long Island Sound today, those waves, that’s the anger that people feel here on the East End of Long Island.”

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tell their constituents’ stories of noise so loud and helicopters so low that picture frames have been shaken off the walls of homes, or of families having barbecues not being able to hear one another talk because yet another helicopter flies overhead every 30 seconds to a minute.

The Riverhead supervisor also addressed her concern of helicopters flying over fuel tanks, saying the safety of citizens shouldn’t be compromised for those wealthy enough to save a few minutes by taking a helicopter out to the Hamptons.

“This is a potentially life-threatening situation, and the FAA could have heard about that from the people who live in this area if they had the courtesy and respect to hold an actual public hearing,” Jens-Smith said. “The worst part of it all is that there are clearly answers to these issues. It’s time we’re placed before the profits of the helicopter companies.”

She and other officials called for an all-water route for aircraft, either over the Long Island Sound or the Atlantic Ocean, adding there should also be a no-fly zone over the fuel tanks. JensSmith said the North and South Forks will no longer be pitted against each other, creating a united front that Suffolk County legislators Al Krupski and Bridget Fleming, and Deputy County Executive John Kaiman said is of the utmost importance moving forward to make sure changes are made.

The FAA assumes East End residents are accustomed to the background noise, according to Southold Town Councilman Bob Ghosio, who also heads his town’s Helicopter Noise Committee.

“When you live in the city and live near LaGuardia and Kennedy Airport and the heliports, this background noise Continued On Page 35.

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Water Management Debate Heats Up Hampton Bays residents remain in support of their water district

By Desirée Keegan desiree@indyeastend.com Keep the Hampton Bays Water District. That’s what many angry residents told the Southampton Town Board at a meeting on November 28 to discuss its possible merger with the Suffolk County Water Authority.

Hampton Bays resident Bill Hughes asked Supervisor Jay Schneiderman to let the people decide who will manage their water — echoing another speaker when he said, “Why should five people decide what we’re going to do? You may be the commissioners, but we own the water district.” His comment came after the supervisor read the results of a survey, which indicated 37 percent of those who filled it out were not at all satisfied with the water district, while 15 percent said they were completely satisfied. About 39 percent of those who filled out the survey supported

the idea of SCWA taking over the dayto-day management in Hampton Bays, while 22 percent “strongly opposed” it.

Hughes, calling the survey a poor indicator of public opinion because only 300 of the hamlet’s 6400 residents took part, asked those in attendance at Hampton Bays High School to raise their hands if they were in favor of protecting the Hampton Bays Water District.

Hands flew up in support. A portion of those were water district employees.

Workers relocating to SCWA’s Westhampton office is what bothered some residents, who wondered if response time would decrease. Water authority members responded by saying there are field workers out on calls across the water authority’s coverage area — from Melville to Montauk — ensuring the closest workers would respond to any call.

Suffolk County Water Authority Chief Executive Officer Jeff Szabo gives Hampton Bays residents an overview. Independent/Desirée Keegan

Hampton Bays resident Debbie Sarube’s water was discolored for months this past summer. Independent/Courtesy Debbie Sarube

SCWA has promised a $6.1 million investment in infrastructure, but it’s not a gift. If the town were to decide to pull out of the agreement, which it can do at any time, it would be responsible for paying that money back. Schneiderman said the work, including recoating of water tanks to prevent them from developing leaks, and installing filter systems to remove iron and manganese, as well as the addition of booster pumps to create higher water pressure, would need to be done regardless, and the town would be paying extra to borrow the money if it turned over management of the district to SCWA. He estimated it would cost residents of the water district about $80 a year more in taxes over the 15-to20-year life of a bond. He said the water district’s debt would go down over time

with a merger, and all future improvement costs would be incurred by the entire SCWA customer base.

SCWA Skepticism “SCWA didn’t come knocking on my door saying they wanted to take over.

People are nervous, paying for the water but buying bottled water,” Schneiderman said. “I want people to know that they can walk up to their faucet and they can open it up and drink the water without fear. Or get into the bathtub, shower, and have no fear. Whether we go with these guys or not, we need to address these problems. People need to know their water is safe.”

While many said not wanting to relinquish control was a major reason Continued On Page 35.

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Facts About SCWA And Potential Merger

By Desirée Keegan desiree@indyeastend.com

What is the Suffolk County Water Authority?

The water authority is an independent public benefit corporation started in 1951, operating under New York State law. It’s not part of Suffolk County government. The not-for-profit is one of the largest groundwater suppliers in the country.

How big is SCWA? SCWA has 586 active wells on 235 wellfields across its service area, which stretches from Melville to Montauk.

There are 64 storage tanks that hold, on average, 68 million gallons of water.

In-house standards for drinking water quality are often more stringent than state and federal regulations, which is a policy decision the water authority board adopted long ago.

The Riverside, Brentwood, East Farmingdale, and Dering Harbor water districts have entered into managing agreements with SCWA.

Who makes up the water authority?

There’s an in-house staff of engineers and hydrogeologists. The Hauppaugebased lab houses one of the largest groundwater testing laboratories in the United States, with over 40 chemists and lab personnel. The lab developed a treatment for 1,4-Dioxane, a contaminant in certain ingredients used in cosmetics, detergents, shampoos, and some pharmaceuticals.

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Details about the testing?

Tests for nearly 400 chemical compounds, about 250 more than required by state and federal regulators. By comparison, the Hampton Bays Water District tests for 131 compounds.

SCWA analyzed 53,000 samples last year and produced 165,000 test results.

SCWA has the ability, when an issue is suspected, or a possible compound detected in a well or wellfield, to do in-house testing and get results back within days.

The water authority also tests at a higher frequency than required by the Suffolk Department of Health Services.

Samples are taken at the wellhead at various stages of treatment within the distribution system, seeking organic and inorganic chemicals.

Rates?

The Suffolk County Water Authority has some of the lowest drinking water rates in the country when factoring in the cost of living, according to a 2018 study by Goldman Sachs. SCWA has AAA ratings from Fitch Ratings Inc. and Standard & Poor’s, which were upheld when the not-for-profit went out to market to borrow money this past fall.

SCWA rates are comparable to what Hampton Bays residents are now paying. Southampton would still set the rates though, keeping them stable.

What will happen to current Hampton Bays Water District employees?

Workers would maintain seniority and be assigned to the Westhampton office, and work 8 AM to 4:30 PM shifts Monday through Friday. Depending on the positions, Tim Hopkins, general counsel with SCWA, said workers would receive salaries $10,000 to 15,000 higher than what they’re currently making.

There’s also overtime options available, and employees can apply for any open position, which is awarded based on seniority and experience.

Employees remain part of the state retirement system and have health benefits provided through an Empire plan.

With many of the employees reaching the retirement age, according to Hopkins, advancement could be realized sooner than later.

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Gregor: Town Owns Road Shinnecock Hills Golf Club claims it is a driveway

By Rick Murphy rmurphy@indyeastend.com

Southampton Town appears ready to take the hard line in a dispute with the Shinnecock Hills Golf Club.

At issue is a dispute over a road that runs through the golf course property near its southern border adjacent to County Road 39 and the Long Island Rail Road tracks.

The disputed portion of the road is from a loop in St. Andrews Road, where the Southampton Montessori School is located, west to Tuckahoe Road. St. Andrews is a town road that runs from Old Montauk Highway northward and terminates in the loop that passes under County Road 39

and exits into the westbound lane.

But another road cuts west from the loop to the course. It is blocked off from the public and has been used by the club for years, but apparently not exclusively, at least according to the town.

After questioning the legality of the town taking over the road, the club threatened the Southampton Town highway superintendent with legal action.

On November 8, Highway Superintendent Alex Gregor submitted a document signed by 80 individuals who swore “they have traveled the two-lane paved section by automobile many times in the past,” including the

section that “begins at Tuckahoe Road and proceeds to the East . . .”

A fence, however, blocks the road right now. A “Private Road” sign delineates its usage: for golf club business.

Anthony Pasca, an attorney representing Shinnecock Golf Club, said the club considers the portion of the road “its private driveway.” The dispute traces back to 1932. The club believes it made a valid deal with Suffolk County and Southampton Town to abandon a portion of the road when CR 39 was being laid out.

Pasca, in a letter to Gregor dated September 20, listed the following chain of events:

“This was an historic public/private transaction, which involved three principals: (1) the County, which acquired Club property to open CR39, (2) the Town, which reconfigured and relocated the terminus of St. Andrews Road over other Club property, to allow St. Andrews to join up with the new county road (where the two roads currently connect), and (3) the Club, which acquired the abandoned portion of St. Andrews Rd for private use.”

Gregor said town records are murky, but the town board at the time didn’t have the authority to make the deal with the county anyway.

His latest submission, he said,

proves that town residents have been using the road as a public road, making whatever happened in the 1930s moot.

The attorney and Gregor have exchanged barbs and threats ever since.

“They put in a (Freedom Of Information Law) request. Now they want my emails. I guess they don’t like egg on their face,” Gregor said.

The bottom line, Gregor said, is “the road has value to the town.”

Windmill Lighting

Stony Brook Southampton University’s Lighting of the Windmill will be held on Friday, December 7, from 5:30 to 7:30 PM. Participants can expect refreshments, music, guided windmill tours, crafts, a photo booth sponsored by alumni, a holiday display by Stony Brook Southampton Hospital, and much more. All are welcome to attend the free holiday event. The campus is located at 39 Tuckahoe Road in Southampton.

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Schneiderman Comes Up Short Southampton supervisor concedes county comptroller race after recount

By Stephen J. Kotz sjkotz@indyeastend.com

Southampton Town Supervisor Jay Schneiderman acknowledged on Wednesday, November 28, that after a recount, he had come up just short in his bid to unseat incumbent Suffolk County Comptroller John Kennedy.

Schneiderman said that after the recount he still trailed Kennedy by 4536 votes. The margin was less than one percent after more than 500,000 votes were cast in the November 6 election.

On the morning after the election, the challenger trailed by about 8600 votes with about 30,000 absentee ballots to be counted.

Schneiderman said he had called Kennedy to concede. “I congratulated him on his victory and pledged to work together to help the county get through

its financial challenges,� he said.

A Republican, Kennedy also ran with the backing of the Independence, Conservative, and Reform parties.

Schneiderman, a former member of the Independence Party, switched his affiliation late last year to Democrat.

In doing so, he lost the support of Independence Party boss Frank McKay. Kennedy picked up nearly 6500 votes on the Independence line.

The race was the first Schneiderman has lost in two decades. He previously won two terms as East Hampton Town Supervisor and six terms as a Suffolk County legislator, before successfully running for Southampton Town Supervisor in 2015. Schneiderman has another year on his current term.

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Sagaponack Subdivision Public Hearing Monday Farmland vista to be changed

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

A plan to subdivide and develop part of what is now more than 140 acres of contiguous farmland on the south side of Montauk Highway west of Town Line Road will be the subject of a public hearing at Sagaponack Village Hall on Monday, December 10, at 3 PM. The property’s owner, Kenneth Schwenk, wants to create nine lots on the southeastern corner of his 41.3-acre property. In a proposal originally aired about 10 years ago before being revived this year, Schwenk wants to create a cul

de sac, to be accessed from Montauk Highway by a 50-foot-wide private road.

A 10th lot would be created along Montauk Highway, where there is currently a house, a barn, and a garage. Schwenk has indicated, over the course of several Sagaponack village meetings, dating back to March, that the newly created property facing Montauk Highway could eventually be sold and redeveloped.

Schwenk’s 41.3 acres is the only land in that large agricultural vista for which Southampton does not own

Town Tables Bel-Aire Vote, Again SEQRA review to be completed

by December 11

By Desirée Keegan desiree@indyeastend.com

Community members are going to have to wait a little longer to find out what action Southampton Town will take toward potentially acquiring the Hampton Bays Bel-Aire Cove Motel.

The property at 20 Shinnecock Road has been the center of community complaints, both for its alleged

overcrowding and unsafe conditions, and for the fact that some say the town is trying to get into the real estate business because of it. The town began a State Environmental Quality Review Act study of the property November 13, and on November 27, town attorney James Burke said he expected the study

What is now farmland will soon be nine one-acre-plus buildable lots if subdivision is approved. Independent/T. E. McMorrow

either the development rights, or the land itself. Southampton Town Supervisor Jay Schneiderman was asked Friday if the property sounded like one the town might try to purchase with its Community Preservation Fund.

“We would definitely take a look,” Schneiderman said. “We are always interested in farmland.” However, he cautioned, “Sagaponack is one of the highest priced zip codes in the nation.”

Even at a high price, though, Schwenk told village officials earlier this year that he was not interested in going the CPF route.

Sagaponack Village Mayor Donald Louchheim, during ongoing, monthly trustee meetings and negotiations with Schwenk and his attorney, Alice Cooley of Matthews, Kirst, & Cooley, PLLC, was adamant from the beginning of Continued On Page 33.

to be completed by next month, forcing the board to once again table a resolution to buy the property.

“SEQRA is based on a potential as-of-right — that’s what’s slowing it down,” Burke said. “Since we can’t pinpoint an exact use just yet, the parameters of the potential as-of-right use covers a large scope.”

Supervisor Jay Schneiderman said he’s still unsure why the town can’t just transfer the title under the motel’s present 22-unit use. Councilwoman Christine Preston Scalera said she understands that because the town is proposing an action, or changing the future use of the property, the review must be done.

“The goal is to go right to the community after acquiring it and have a conversation about what makes most sense,” Schneiderman said.

In a first-of-its-kind proposal, the town is looking to purchase the prop-

erty for $1,060,000, raze the motel, and ready the parcel for redevelopment. Under the proposal, Southampton would secure all necessary construction permits — including for an advanced on-site wastewater treatment system because the property is along a canal leading to Shinnecock Bay. The motel, which has operated as a year-round residence, was found to have several units with bedbugs, electrical violations, missing smoke detectors, overcrowding, and property maintenance issues during a code enforcement raid in October 2017.

Many residents asked at recent meetings to see the land purchased and preserved using the Community Preservation Fund, but Schneiderman shot that idea down. Others griped the town shouldn’t be rewarding a land owner who has been the subject of multiple code enforcement violations over the years.

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East Hampton Town Planning Board Vacancies Job Potter, possibly two others, need to be replaced in 2019

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

The current East Hampton Town Board will be reshaping the town’s planning board come the new year, with two or possibly three of the seven seats becoming vacant.

Patti Leber is one of those who will need to be replaced. Leber, whose seven-year term was due to expire at the end of 2022, recently sold her Montauk residence. The buyer wanted

to take occupancy by the Thanksgiving holiday. Leber made the decision to move to Boulder, CO to be closer to her daughter and her newborn grandson, Hudson Samot. Unfortunately, in the process, she broke her ankle, and is now recovering in Boulder.

She and her now late husband had purchased a property in Montauk on the sound in 1980. In the mid-

1980s, they built a house on the property, and began spending off-seasons there. They made the transition to full-time Montauk residents in 1994, she said on the phone Saturday.

“I will miss the planning board,” she said. Leber was always active in the community, whether as a 17year member of the Montauk school board, or as a 17-year member of the Third House Nature Center.

Her proudest moment as a planning board member was the Amagansett affordable housing project. “That was nice to see that take form,” she said. While her assigned area was Amagansett, she also brought a Montauk prospective to the board, “keeping an eye on things.”

Job Potter, the board’s chairman, is also stepping down. Potter has two years left in his term. Since being elevated to the post of chair two years ago, he has been extremely influential on the direction the board has taken, particularly in controversial cases.

He has been critical of the practice by some of building first, then seeking permits from the town later. He said recently about Journey East Hampton, a resort on Pantigo Road whose owners are seeking to legalize a bar they have already built, that they had the incorrect attitude of “Get a liquor

license, open a bar, then fight it out.”

Potter was also very active in the community, formerly chairing the town’s business committee and community housing and opportunity fund advisory board.

Those two members are certain to be replaced. Up in the air is Nancy Keeshan, whose term as vicechair ends on December 31. She, too, has been a voice for Montauk over the eight years she has served on the board, having grown up in the hamlet. She is a familiar face in downtown Montauk, where she has worked for years with Keeshan Real Estate, which became part of Compass in 2017. Keeshan was originally appointed to the planning board in 2010 to replace the retiring John Lycke, whose term ran through 2014, after which she was appointed to fill out the balance of another retiring board member’s term, Patrick Schutte.

Keeshan’s appointments to the planning board in the past have been by town boards controlled by both major political parties, and she has been vice-chair of the board since 2013. The current town board will need to reappoint her in January if she is to continue holding a seat on the planning board.

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sistency certification. New York State should want it,” said Bonnie Brady, a representative of the fishing industry.

The developers of Vineyard, Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners and Avangrid Renewables LLC, need to settle objections from fishermen and CRMC staff in a timely manner. The project is under pressure to get approved so that it can meet deadlines for financing and qualify for a federal tax credit.

At issue is the layout of the project.

Fishermen want wide corridors, specifically a mile or wider, oriented east to west. Current plans offer two one-mile corridors, with only one running east to west. As an alternative, Vineyard Wind has proposed using larger turbines with nearly 10 megawatts of capacity, thereby reducing the number of towers to 84 and shrinking the project’s footprint.

On November 21, the Fishermen’s Advisory Board, which advises the Coastal Resources Management Council on fishing issues related to offshore wind, voted unanimously to withhold its support out of fear that the layout of the project’s 84 towering wind turbines would close off fishing grounds that are considered some of the most productive for the state’s commercial fleet.

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Rhode Island fishing interests, given the authority to weigh in on offshore wind projects that could damage their livelihoods, are flexing their muscles.

As a result, a 94-turbine wind farm planned for waters south of Martha’s Vineyard is in serious jeopardy.

Like Deepwater Wind’s South Fork Wind farm planned off of Montauk, the Vineyard Wind project is owned by European energy companies with global wind-farm interests. Rhode Island, as part of the permitting process, asked for and was given “Federal Consistency” because even though the project originates in Massachusetts, it affects fisheries in neighboring states. New didn’t ask for the right to weigh in, even though local fishermen extensively fish that area.

On Tuesday, November 27, the

Rhode Island Coastal Resources Management Council agreed to postpone its decision to grant a “consistency certification” for Vineyard Wind until the end of January. If Rhode Island denies certification, Vineyard Wind could appeal to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.

It is not clear how the latest news affects the Deepwater Wind project off of Montauk Point but it is sure to come up during the state’s review of the project. In fact, fishing industry proponents are urging New York State officials to be proactive in the review of any proposed offshore wind farm in the immediate region.

“Governor Cuomo should direct the Department of State to contact Massachusetts with an objection to its con-

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At the November 13 CRMC meeting, CRMC executive director Grover Fugate said redesigning the layout of the wind farm, known as mitigation, was preferable to paying the fishermen for lost revenue. Dean Wagner, an attorney representing Vineyard Wind, testified on November 27 that compensation was on the table. “Vineyard is committed to making the fishermen whole as required by the Ocean SAMP,” Wagner said.

But Evans and others in the industry fear that with literally thousands of wind generators planned for the North Atlantic region, there is a “real possibility there will be no fish out there to catch” and that, “all that will be left is the farm bred crap like Tilapia.”

Under the ambitious plan to go all in on offshore water generated power set by New York State Governor Andrew Cuomo, the state greased the skids to make it easier to get approval to develop offshore wind farms. In 2016 the NY Coastal Management Program was changed to read: “The state recognizes offshore projects directly connected to the New York Grid as qualifying as a water dependent use at the same level as though the facility were located in New York State.” In other words, the subtle change to “water dependent use” cuts through layers of red tape — and review.

“The fishermen didn’t want to give them the extension,” noted Julie Evans, No Fish? the East Hampton Fisheries representa- New York is not the only state on the East tive. And while Rhode Island fishermen Coast looking to set up shop offshore.

According to The Institute for Enhave a say in that project, “Deepwater ergy Research, Massachusetts has three ignored the fishermen in Montauk.”

Brady said the Block Island Wind new proposed offshore wind farms Farm, owned by Deepwater, is only five planned for an area 15 to 20 miles off turbines, tiny by comparison to Vine- Martha’s Vineyard and 30 miles from yard. Yet charter fishermen, who tradi- the Massachusetts mainland. Deepwationally operate south of the wind farm ter Wind, Bay State Wind, and Vineyard from January through April, reported a Wind are submitting bid documents dismal fishing season: the once bounti- that are due with state regulators on ful cod had disappeared. Ørsted Energy, December 20.

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Hampton Bays Civic Association Turns 100 Celebrating the past and looking to the future

By Valerie Bando-Meinken valerie@indyeastend.com The Voices of Hampton Bays Panel, Fran Oldeack, Sylvia Catena Smith, and Chet Sinclair. Independent/Justin Meinken

Incorporated in 1918, the Hampton Bays Civic Association celebrated its 100th birthday on November 26, bringing the past, present, and future together with presentations from some residents who have lived in the community for more than 90 years.

“The Hampton Bays Civic Association has always had a string of outstanding leaders who have never hesitated to roll up their sleeves and work to improve their town,” said Suffolk County Legislator Bridget Fleming during her presentation of a proclamation to the HBCA. “The service and dedication of the Hampton Bays Civic Association makes this a remarkable community and a model for all of us throughout Suffolk County. Their te-

nacity is reflected in Hampton Bays’ economic vitality,” she said.

Southampton Town Supervisor Jay Schneiderman also presented HBCA with a proclamation, stating, “This is a group who knows how to organize and speak with one voice to get the message to its elected officials. It is an organization that has been incredibly effective and critical to Hampton Bays’ prosperity. This proclamation is in recognition of their 100-year legacy and the outstanding work and activism they so consistently exhibit in their community.”

The centennial celebration included a documentary compiled and narrated by Anthony Capone, a lifelong resident of Hampton Bays who recently

passed away at the age of 96. His film, Olde Hampton Bays from the Memory of Tony Capone begins in 1925. The film is filled with village nostalgia, walking the viewer through the buildings on Main Street. It also includes footage from the Shinnecock Canal, the Ponquogue Bridge, the Hurricane of 1954, and more. HBCA director John Capone provided the introductory remarks and 11 letters from his father, Jack Capone, which provided a historical reflection of Hampton Bays over a 90-year span.

Brenda Berntson, president of the Hampton Bays Historical and Preservation Society, chaired a panel discussion which included lifelong Hampton Bays residents Frances Oldeack, Sylvia Catena Smith, and Chet Sinclair. Each

member of the panel was given an opportunity to recount their family history and favorite memories.

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December 5, 2018

Editorial The Need For Bus Service Those of us who must travel to get to our jobs — and that’s most of us — have little recourse but to drive. That means having the wherewithal and funds to purchase a vehicle. It also means bearing the cost of insurance and maintenance, and having a state authorized license to drive.

The lack of a valid license plays out most publicly in the Latino community, where undocumented drivers, needing to get to work to survive, say they have no recourse but to do so illegally since they cannot obtain a valid license.

Latino advocacy groups bemoan the fact that penalties accrue for repeat violators, and could lead to deportation. Certainly, that is an extreme punishment. But let’s not overlook the facts in our zeal to find a solution.

One in every five fatal car crashes in the United States each year involves a driver who does not have a valid license, according to a highly reputable study released just a week ago. The report, “Unlicensed to Kill,” released by the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety, concluded that 8400 people die each year in crashes with unlicensed drivers. It also found that 28 percent of the law-breaking drivers had received three or more license suspensions or revocations in the three years before their fatal collisions.

Rhetoric aside, these are not victimless crimes.

A recent court decision turned back a deal Suffolk County had with federal immigration enforcement officers to lease holding cells to house repeat offenders, a practice that had been harshly condemned by Latino advocacy groups.

But the AAA study cited above illustrates the downside of leniency. People are maimed, innocent folks die, and lives are ruined. At its worst, unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle can be a violent attack on an innocent victim with a lethal weapon. Those responsible should be punished to the full extent of the law.

There are no mitigating circumstances. They belong behind bars.

What’s to be done? Clearly, informal carpooling already takes place, but an effort to expand it would probably run afoul of livery laws. The county needs to ratchet up its public bus schedule to be sure; but towns, always willing to blame the county for public transportation woes, need to foot some of the bill for a system that works locally and meshes with neighboring municipalities. Every worker should have an opportunity to board a public bus in the morning and another to get home at night, and it is a cost that should rightly be at least partially underwritten by all taxpayers.

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What are your memories of President George H.W. Bush?

Gail Thompson Just watching him on the news it was clear he was an amazing person. He really cared about this country. And he had such a good, long, marriage. They both lived such long lives together and seemed so happy. I think that's something that's very rare and wonderful.

Kenneth VanDood When I think back on his presidency, I believe that more than any other president in our times, he was truly qualified for the job. And he celebrated his 75th, 80th, 85th, and 90th birthdays by jumping out of an airplane. You can't beat that.

Doug Severance He was a real patriot. And as a naval aviator he performed a great service to his country. As president it was clear he cared a great deal about his country. He was more of a bipartisan guy. I don't remember this country being so divided under his presidency.

Overall he was just a great guy.

Ann Severance He was a great president. I remember that he didn't want to raise taxes. And he loved his family very much. He was a wonderful father and husband. I remember how clear that was at his wife's funeral. She was a great lady too. Remember how he jumped out of airplanes when he was in his 90s?

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Police Two Charged With Felony DWI In East Hampton An East Hampton woman, Daisy Guerrero, faces possible prison time

By T. E. McMorrow t.e@indyeastend.com The East Hampton Town police made two arrests on felony drunken driving charges during the early morning hours Sunday, December 2. For one of those arrested, Daisy Guerrero, 33, of East Hampton, it was the fourth time she has been charged with felony crimes.

She was taken to county jail after her arraignment Sunday in East Hampton Town Justice Court, and will remain in custody until at least Friday.

Guerrero was driving a 2004 Nissan on Stephen Hands Path near Cedar Street at about 3 AM when she was pulled over.

Police said she was swerving across the double yellow lines, into the oncoming lane of traffic. She was charged with two felonies, unlicensed driving and drunken driving. She was also charged with having an open container of alcohol in the car, a violation.

After her arrest, she was taken to East Hampton Town police headquarters, where she refused to take a breath

With three felony convictions in her past, Daisy Guerrero is looking at a possible prison sentence.

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test, police said. While she was being processed, police said they found a packet of cocaine in her purse, leading to a misdemeanor drug possession charge.

She already has been convicted four times previously on drunken driving charges, according to the

complaint, all after arrests in East Hampton. The first two, in 2010 and 2011, were as misdemeanors. The next two convictions, in 2013 and 2015, were at the felony level. She also has at least one, possibly two arrests before 2010 on misdemeanor drunken driving charges. She was allowed, at the time, to plea bargain down to a simple violation charge of driving with ability impaired by alcohol, which does not leave one with a criminal record upon conviction.

Part of her sentence after the 2015 conviction was to serve five years of probation, along with six months in jail. On top of all her other new legal challenges, she could be found to be in violation of probation, if that sentence is still active.

The first time she was charged with a felony, Guerrero was 23. She was convicted of grand larceny, for stealing from a Montauk business at which she was an employee.

Town Justice Lisa Rana was clearly not happy to see Guerrero Sunday morning. “I did not really want to see you here again,” Justice Rana said. Carl Irace, who was on hand to represent those being arraigned Sunday, told the court he had explained to Guerrero that she was not eligible for bail.

Guerrero has been sentenced to jail time several times, both in East Hampton and in county court, with the six-month sentence following her 2015 conviction being her longest stint thus far. She has never served time in state prison.

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O’Connor took the breath test at headquarters, which produced an alleged reading of 0.21 of one percent alcohol content in the blood, raising the DWI charge to the aggravated level, which is automatic when the reading is 0.18 or higher. Justice Rana set bail at $5000, which was posted.

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Felony Charges Against Manhattan Teen Dropped He was accused of rampage in George Stephanopoulos’s former EH house

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

Felony charges against the Manhattan teen accused of burglarizing the Dunemere Lane home formerly owned by the journalist George Stephanopoulos, and his wife, actress Alexandra Wentworth, have been dropped. Conor Patrick Daly Harkins, 19, was arrested by East Hampton Village police after being found unconscious on the lawn at 20 Dunemere Lane early June 1, police reported at the time.

The police said that Harkins, the son of a prominent Wall Street attorney, had broken into the house and gone on

a rampage, before passing out. “Among the items destroyed or badly damaged, according to the complaint, was a dining room table, the walls of the dining room, the front and rear screen doors, and several screen windows,” The Independent reported at the time.

On October 9, in the courtroom of New York State Justice Richard Ambro in Riverside, Harkins entered a guilty plea to one misdemeanor count of trespassing. The two felony charges of burglary and criminal mischief were dropped in satisfaction to

Upisland Gas Station Hit A new twist on a local problem

By Rick Murphy rmurphy@indyeastend.com Brazen armed robbers have been targeting local gas station/convenience stores for several years now, with at least six such crimes in the Riverhead area alone.

The modus operandi is frequently the same: one or two robbers will barge in while a single clerk is working, and often times flash a gun. On other occasions, they will enter in the middle

of the night when the establishment is closed. The booty is often the same: money, beer, and cigarettes. Police suspect drug dealers but have so far had little success arresting suspects.

A new twist occurred Saturday: A Riverhead man has been charged in connection with a similar robbery — but police said he traveled to

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that plea, according to court records.

His attorney, Richard Pellegrino II, said Friday, November 30, that when Harkins returns to court for sentencing on October 9, 2019, the trespassing charge will be dropped. Pellegrino would not comment on the terms of the deal struck with the district attorney’s office, or whether his client paid restitution to the owners of the property, which was purchased from Stephanopoulos and Wentworth by a limited liability company in 2013.

“The initial [news] reporting was very inaccurate,” Pellegrino said. “They made my client out to be a drug abuser.”

Pellegrino said the only drug found in Harkins’s system at the time was alcohol. There was no reference to any drug

other than alcohol in The Independent’s coverage, which is available online.

The incident occurred following a post-prom party at the home on Further Lane belonging to Marc and Diane Spilker, according to a statement of a friend of Harkins who was at the party. According to court documents, that teen told police that he and Harkins were part of a group picked up by a chartered bus on Sutton Place in Manhattan. Harkins’s friend also said the group was consuming alcohol from the very beginning of the bus ride.

The incident occurred at about 6 AM, according to the teen, when Harkins jumped out of an Uber car headed back to Manhattan at the intersection of Dunemere and James lanes.

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Jesse Huber, 40, waved a gun around and demanded cash at a BP Gas Station/convenience store on 272 East Jericho Turnpike, according to Suffolk County Police, and the clerk complied. Huber pulled off the heist in broad daylight — about 1:30, December 1, police added. After the clerk handed over cash, the thief took off. Apparently, though, police picked up a lead on a video surveillance system in the store.

Shortly after 10:30, on detectives from the SCPD Second District picked up Huber at the Commack Motor Inn on Jericho Turnpike and charged him with robbery in the first degree, a felony, and held him for arraignment. The

Southold Town William Mokus, 25, of Orient was speeding on Route 25 in Greenport, Saturday morning, December 1, at about 1:21 AM, according to accounts furnished by Southold Police. He was stopped and arrested for driving while intoxicated after police said they ascertained he had been drinking excessively.

A Greenport man lost his cool on December 4 shortly after midnight at the 7-Eleven in Greenport and popped someone in the head. Manual Cante, 20, was charged with harassment in the second degree and criminal contempt in the second degree, both misdemeanors, police said.

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North Fork And In This Corner . . .

Riverhead Town Board rivals may duke it out

By Rick Murphy rmurphy@indyeastend.com

Riverhead Town Supervisor Laura JensSmith and Town Councilwoman Jodi Giglio may well be on a collision course, and the town’s decision to sell a huge tract of land in Calverton will likely be the issue that defines the budding rivalry.

Giglio, a town board member since 2009, has made no secret of her desire to hold the top job. In fact, she beat party mate and incumbent Sean Walter in the Republican primary in 2015 only to have him prevail in a three-way general election that November. Instead it was a Democrat, Jens-Smith, who took Walter out in 2017, breaking an eight-year Republican stranglehold on the board.

At first, the two women shared common ground. Giglio initially voted against selling a 1640-acre parcel to Calverton Aviation and Technology, a joint venture between Triple Five Realty and Luminati Aerospace. She acknowledged in an interview this week that Daniel Preston, the mercurial CEO of Luminati, had raised a number of red flags during earlier negotiations with the town, especially about his ability to raise the $40 million purchase price.

“There were doubts, but Daniel is a brilliant guy, not a bad guy,” she said.

“Part of my job is to listen.”

While Giglio took a wait-and-see attitude, Jens-Smith vowed to stop the deal should she be elected.

But Preston proved to be resilient. After gaining some time from the board, he brought in Triple Five Worldwide, a developer that boasts the Mall of America in Bloomington among its holdings, to finance the venture in Cal-

agement team, would have no voting rights. That tipped the scales, and she ended up reversing her earlier position and supporting CAT. Catherine Kent, elected with Jens-Smith on the Democratic line, joined the supervisor in voting against the deal. James Wooten and Tim Hubbard, both Republicans, joined Giglio in voting to approve the deal.

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verton. Triple Five, owned by the Ghermezian family, recently purchased the Dowling College campus as well.

Stuart Bienenstock, director of business development for Triple Five, complained in January that the Calverton project “had a target on its back” and urged the town board to give CAT a chance to make its case, and the town agreed to hold what’s called a Qualified and Eligible Hearing with the company to weight the pros and cons of the deal.

But on March 13, without the knowledge of the other town board members, Giglio met with the CAT hierarchy in Manhattan. “I did my due diligence,” she said. “I went in on my own dime.” Giglio said she was assured that Preston, though still a part of the man-

Riverhead Supervisor Laura Jens-Smith. Independent/Desireé Keegan

It’s what got Giglio to that point — reversing her position over the course of a year — that troubles critics and rankles Jens-Smith. “It makes me uneasy,” the supervisor said, especially the relationship between Giglio and Chris Kempner, the former head of the Riverhead Community Development Agency, who stepped down a year ago. For one thing, Kempner is rumored to have attended the same meeting in Manhattan.

For another, she reportedly struck up a business deal with Triple Five, though has been reluctant to discuss it.

To add even more intrigue to the mystery, Kempner was arrested in July in Riverhead and charged with DWI. Her attorney has charged the arrest was a set-up and that she was punished because of her political affiliations.

The Calverton property is a New York State designated Urban Renewal Area as well as a federally designated HUB zone. In 2018, the U.S. Treasury Department designated Calverton as an Opportunity Zone, a new federal program designed to boost private investment in underserved urban and rural communities via benefits such as temporary tax deferrals on capital gains or investment profits. Triple Five, the other founding partner of CAT, is creating an Opportunity Zone Fund to invest into the site and other designated zones across the United States.

“We believe working in partnership with New York State, the local community, Suffolk County, and the federal government, we can restore Long Island’s aerospace heritage along with the associated high-tech manufacturing job base,” Bienenstock said.

“Our goal is to invest into this site and others on Long Island and throughout New York State, including our recent purchase of the former Dowling National Aviation & Transportation Study Center in Brookhaven Town,” he added, “to curate the most significant

Riverhead Town Councilwoman Jodi Giglio.

aerospace projects and propel the Long Island eco-system to a leadership position in advanced technology.”

How quickly CAT wends its way through the zoning and planning process, and how quickly the money starts flowing into Riverhead coffers, could decide the next election.

Giglio, who has not said she wants to run for reelection, and Jens-Smith are not the only two names being bantered around. Former Riverhead Republican Chairman Mason Haas has resigned from the party committee, and his name has been bandied about for several years as a possible candidate for supervisor.

Not coincidentally, he is an unabashed CAT supporter. Wooten, too, is known to be flirting with the possibility of making a run at the top spot.

It hasn’t been much of a honeymoon for Jens-Smith, who must mount a defense for her seat after less than a year on the job. A public vote was taken in 2016 to extend the supervisor’s term to four years, like those of the council members, but it was overwhelmingly defeated.

Having gotten to this point, both women have vowed to make the deal happen. “There’s a definitive agreement in place,” Jens-Smith noted. “Triple Five is going to be held responsible.”

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The Hampton Ballet Theatre School celebrates its 10th anniversary performance of The Nutcracker. Independent/Eric Striffler

Hampton Ballet Rings In Season With The Nutcracker The school celebrates its 10th anniversary performance

By Nicole Teitler nicole@indyeastend.com

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’Tis the season for a theatrical tradition, The Nutcracker. The Hampton Ballet Theatre School ushers in the holiday season with four showings of Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky’s classic this Friday, December 7 through Sunday, December 9, at Guild Hall’s John Drew Theater.

The Nutcracker had its professional premiere in St. Petersburg, Russia, in

December 1892. It was from here that Tchaikovsky took eight of the most popular songs into an internationally recognized hit with The Nutcracker Suite. By 1940, Walt Disney had incorporated the score in his dramatic animation, Fantasia. Nearly half a century after its inception, it was first performed by the San Francisco Ballet company in the United

States in 1944. Since then, the ballet has become synonymous with the holiday season.

Sara Jo Strickland, founding artistic director of HBTS, has been immersed in the local production from its conception, aiding in everything from choreography to costumes. With a cast of 90 dancers and a student company of 22 girls, Strickland recalls starting with only six children. “This is a huge accomplishment for the school as it has taken many years to develop these dancers,” she noted.

Celebrating its 10th year of bringing the Nutcracker Prince to life on stage, it’s an enchanting stage for all. The narrative rings true to form as Clara saves the Nutcracker from the wicked Mouse King, but each year the dancers try their talents at a new role. “Of course, we have families of the dancers in the audience, but we also have a community following that has seen all our ballets, and families and the community audience members follow our dancers as they grow up

on stage. It is very exciting to see,” said Strickland.

Audience members will be taken away with a newly choreographed Arabian dance, as Jillian Hear and Holiday Bovio share the role of the Arabian Princess, partnered by guest artist Nick Peregrino. With all dancers Pro Student Level 7, the Dew Drop Princess will be graced by Beatrice DeGroot and Samantha Prince, partnered by guest artist Josep Maria Monreal; the Snow Queen will be performed by Lauren Gabbard and Sedona Silvera, partnered with Hudson Galardi-Troy; Devon Friedman will dance the role of the Sugar Plum Fairy as final guest artist James Stevko takes the role of Cavalier.

A few new costume designs will be shown, all designed and hand sewn

by Yuka Silvera, with lighting design by Sebastian Paczynski.

Strickland reminisced about her days in The Nutcracker prior to her involvement with HTBS. “I’ve danced most roles in the production and have been in about 30 years of Nutcrackers. Hard to believe, but it never gets old! It is just so magical, I love every moment,” she said.

The 10th annual Nutcracker is sponsored by Sugar Plum Platinum sponsors SM Law Group and Bridgehampton Chiropractic, Dew Drop Gold sponsors Saunders Realty and Channing Daughters Winery, and Snow Queen Silver sponsors Bridgehampton National Bank, Almond Restaurant, Rylan Jacka at Sotheby’s International Realty, and Walbridge Surveyors.

John Drew Theater is located at 158 Main Street in East Hampton. Showtimes are Friday at 7 PM, Saturday at 1 and 7 PM, and Sunday at 2 PM. Tickets are priced $15 to $45 in advance and day of performance $20 to $50. Group rates for 10 or more people are available.

To reserve, call 888-933-4287 or visit www.hamptonballettheatreschool.com.

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O’Donnell’s Artwork Reflects Travels An artistic journey through encaustic wax & photography

By Nicole Teitler nicole@indyeastend.com

Folioeast presents two more weekends featuring the photography and paintings of Beth O’Donnell now through December 16, Saturdays and Sundays from noon to 5 PM, in the Art Barn at Larkin Pond in East Hampton.

O’Donnell has lived a life of inspirational accomplishments beyond the confines of a studio. She took her photojournalistic efforts to Nairobi, Kenya, in 2000 where she then published works in Daily Telegraph, Financial Times, and other publications. Her work “Angels in the Slums” and “AIDS and Orphans,” landed her a repeat guest spot on Oprah Winfrey’s Oxygen Network. O’Donnell has exhibited her work at the United Nations, wrote a successful book Angels in Africa, and has continued to positively impact her world while also raising a family — the achievement closest to her heart.

How did you get involved with folioeast?

My friend met an artist on the Hampton Jitney who had great things to say about Coco Myers, the founder. After I heard that, I Googled folioeast and bravely sent an email to Coco. I wasn’t sure how she’d like my work.

What’s your connection to the East End? Why a studio here?

I moved to New York City after a divorce of a 25-year marriage to take a photography course at the International Center

of Photography. I bought an apartment and rented houses in the summer until 2005, when I bought my first East Hampton home. I lived there for 11 years with a nice studio in the basement but wanted a studio separate from the house so my partner in life, Paul Shavelson, and I went looking at houses to buy that had everything we needed as artists and for our blended families.

What drew you to encaustic wax paintings?

I lived for a short time in Santa Fe, Tesuque Canyon, New Mexico, and met a couple of wonderful artists who introduced me to the encaustic method.

When I was then back in East Hampton, I decided to learn more by going to R & F Paints in Kingston, New York. That was in 2005. For my newest encaustic work, I paint with encaustic wax on Japanese rice paper, tissue paper, and the very thin Japanese gampi paper. I do this on a Roland hot box, a box heated up to 170 degrees with a stainless steel plate on top. I paint directly onto the paper or on to the plate making monotypes. I sometimes use vintage children’s book pages to make single, diptychs, or triptych images.

Tell me about some of your photojournalistic work.

What drew you to Kenya in 2000?

I went on safari with my family in 1997 and fell in love with the landscape and

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O'Donnell's encaustic wax art is on view in the Art Barn over the next two weekends. Independent/Courtesy Beth O'Donnell

people there. I could feel that this is the land where we were born. I met a friend and starting working on a book about amazing African women and work with Marie Claire and other magazines. Eventually the book Angels in Africa was published in 2006, after seven years in the making.

Artistic photography is very different from photojournalism. Do you find yourself preferring one as the years progress?

Yes, I am leaning now more on shooting flowers with a macro lens but would still love to do another photojournalism project if it were brought to me. I just love the camera, especially shooting on film. The slowness of it and the surprise of not knowing and just reloading of it slows me down to look again and again.

In your opinion, of the two styles, which is more powerful to the viewer?

I think there is more story to photojournalism. It can spark an emotion which can bring about change. But also, artistic photography can bring also the emotion of joy and stillness. A meditation of sorts.

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What photographs will be shown at your open studio?

The photography at my “Open Studio Visits” are a combination of many styles. I have a portfolio of flowers shot with macro of orchids and peonies. I have file drawers full of photography shot over the years all over the world. I have a collection of very small Polaroid type images. My newest work has been shot on our pond of water lilies printed in sepia color on gold metal each one 8x12 to make a large grid of up to 60x60.

Tell me about some of your mixed media work. How do you choose what media to work with?

My mixed media work always consists of photography and/or found objects like feathers or shells or small photographs glued on board, then covered in encaustic wax, oil paint, and finished with brush stroke.

Given all that you’ve accomplished, would you say your work has a worldly, spiritual connection?

I think my work has a spiritual connection in that I’m hoping that when viewing or owning my work you feel that there is still so much good in the world, on our planet. I want to give the idea of hope in this ever changing world.

If you were photographing yourself for future generations to remember you, how would you want to be captured?

That is a very hard question to answer.

I think I would be a very mixed up media picture of an artist, friend, mother, lover, and grandmother to eight.

Art Barn at Larkin Pond is located at 132 Swamp Road in East Hampton.

Learn more about O’Donnell at www. bethodonnell.com and more about folioeast at www.folioeast.com.

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New TSR Editor-in-Chief Named

those hesitations. “There Is Still Something To Be Done” deals with the author’s work as a resident in a pediatric ICU at a time when she was the only female resident on the unit. Despite her utter exhaustion while living almost completely encased in the medical world, there is always more to be done when working with children suffering from horrific health problems.

Poetry selections in the new edition include “Lake” by Cornelia Channing, which came to TSR through the efforts of Poetry Editor Cornelius Eady.

The issue has three poems by Billy Collins, and poems by Major Jackson and Michelle Whittaker, among others.

The new edition of TSR features the winners of this year’s Short Short Fiction Prize; Tara Isabel Zambrano won first place for her story, “New Old.”

Cartoons in the new issue include “Friendship” by Andrew Dicus, and works from previous contributors Matt Collins and Grant Snider.

In addition to the front cover art, “Blue Cat,” and other works by Endre Penovác, other art in this issue was created by Pamela Singh, Star Black, Ilir Pojani, and Jamea Richmond-Edwards.

Gilbert announced this week that the price of TSR has been reduced to $15 for an individual copy; $28 for a one-year subscription (two issues). The new issue of TSR will be available for reading at local libraries. Some pieces

Fresh faces and updated website for The Southampton Review

By Bridget LeRoy bridget@indyeastend.com Stony Brook Southampton has marked two milestones this week for the Winter/Spring 2019 edition of TSR: The Southampton Review. The first is the publication of Vol. XIII, No. 1 of the literary and art journal. The second is the formal announcement of Emily Smith Gilbert as the new editor-in-chief.

“Emily is wonderful, thoughtful, and an absolute delight to work with,” TSR founding Editor-in-Chief Lou Ann Walker said in a recent interview. “She is passionate about literature and the arts and making statements about what is important in the world.”

Gilbert, who earned her MFA at Stony Brook Southampton in December 2015, worked on TSR as an editorial assistant while getting her degree, then as a contributing editor, and then managing editor last year.

At Walker’s behest, in 2017 Gilbert wrote a grant to fund the redesign of TSR’s website. The grant from the Community of Literary Magazines and Presses enabled her to create TSR Online, which had long been a goal of the journal’s editors and publishers.

“Moving forward with TSR, I plan to continue its mission to publish emerging authors alongside estab-

“Emily is wonderful, thoughtful, and an absolute delight to work with,” TSR founding Editor-inChief Lou Ann Walker said in a recent interview.

lished names, as well as seeking out writing that engages with the political and cultural moment,” Gilbert told The Independent.

The updated website, at www.thesouthamptonreview.com/tsronline/, showcases exclusive works that are generally shorter than those in the print journal, along with reprints of pieces from the print edition. The online journal also features original poetry and photography. Submissions are open essentially all year at thesouthamptonreview.com/ submit, although editors have requested that people only submit once every six months so they can manage the flow.

For the new print issue, Gilbert worked closely with Walker — now the Director of the MFA in Creative Writing and Literature program — as the two have done for every edition over the past three years. The new editorin-chief said that she is very grateful to have Walker as someone she can “always turn to and have that resource for a second opinion.”

Going forward, Gilbert will be working with a team that includes Fiction Editor Amy Hempel, Poetry Editor Cornelius Eady, Associate Editor Vanessa Cuti, and Editorial Assistants Paige Chadwick and Jesi Halprin, who are both MFA students.

In fiction, Gilbert singled out as one of the high points a short story, “For the Roses” by Cally Fiedorek, about a group of friends celebrating a 60th birthday at the Kentucky Derby. “This story has everything I look for in a short story,” Gilbert said. “World building, the creation of authentic characters, and taking you somewhere you have never been.”

Other notable fiction pieces in this edition include Jake Lancaster’s first published story, “Holograms,” and “Shovelbums” by Amber Caron, which Gilbert called “a story for our times.”

Memoir highlights in the new edition include “Hesitation,” a first memoir piece by Doug Neagoy, and “There Is Still Something To Be Done” by Esther Entin.

“Hesitation” explores the experience of saving the life of a surfer, the hesitations that punctuate the process, and the internal conflicts that underlie

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Emily Smith Gilbert has been named the new editorin-chief of The Southampton Review. Independent/ Courtesy TSR

in the new issue will be posted on TSR Online. Copies may be purchased on the TSR website, with Gilbert noting that TSR “makes a great Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, birthday, or host or hostess gift.”

Submissions for the Summer/Fall 2019 TSR print edition will be accepted from February 1 to April 1, 2019. Submissions for the Frank McCourt memoir prize, with the winner to be published in the Summer/Fall edition, will be accepted February 15 to March 15, 2019.

For more information, visit the TSR website, www.thesouthamptonreview.com.

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READING OUR REGION

By Joan Baum

The Dog In Photography: 1839-Today ‘Man’s best friend’ in black and white North Haven resident Ray Merritt may be a senior partner with an old-line international law firm, but his creds also include being deeply involved for decades with art and photography. A trustee of the International Center of Photography and a member of the acquisitions committee of the Whitney Museum of American Art and the Norton Museum in West Palm Beach, he collects art, curates exhibitions, and has edited several books on photography. He has also always had an abiding love of dogs (he has two, a mixed breed and an African hunting hound).

These two passions are joined now in a tri-lingual (English, German, and French) volume dedicated to photographic images of what Ogden Nash once famously declared “man’s best friend.”

A handsome, hefty five-by-seveninch book, The Dog in Photography not only delights with all manner of dogs, poses, and contexts, but informs: This is cultural history in the tradition of following a particular subject through time.

Here, two strands come together: the creature “inextricably linked to man . . . by a bond that began at the birth of human civilization,” and the predominant mode of communication in the world

since the start of the 20th Century.”

Merritt notes, by the way, that the reason photography is so popular in small-book format “is that it is closest in size to the original,” as opposed to fine art photography, which is usually printed as nine-by-12 inches, while painting and works on paper and sculpture are typically even larger.

Dogs want eye contact with us, Merritt points out, more than they do with their own species, and “they seek us out when they’re scared or worried, while cats and horses run away.” It would not be until the late 19th-early 20th Century, though, that portraits of dogs would emerge as subjects for fine artists as well as for the early photographers, testimony to man’s love for the dog as noble beast and heroic companion, not to mention faithful adventurer. Merritt reminds us that Ernest Shackleton took 27 men and 60 dogs with him to the Antarctic in 1914.

The juxtaposition of the two strands — dogs and photography — is hardly accidental. As Merritt notes, “The advent of the camera happened to coincide with the emancipation of the ‘underdog’ from feudal servitude.” But what to make of what would become

Sweet Charities Complied by Bridget LeRoy bridget@indyeastend.com

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

Holiday Toy Drive Now through December 17, Community Action Southold Town is holding a toy drive to help make the season brighter

for children of all ages. CAST is collecting toys, gift cards, and monetary donations. To find out more about the many drop-off locations, visit www. castsoutholdtown.org.

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

Make sure you wear your ugliest, most original holiday sweater to celebrate

“photographic obsession” with the dog, nay “addiction,” much of it due to the protective aegis of dog-loving Queen Victoria?

From the earliest days of daguerreotype, dogs have ruled.

Many of them are seen here, embraced by young children and nude women. Dogs stay in our lives forever, Merritt writes, “the children that never grew up.”

Arranged chronologically in six sections, the book is as much about broad Western history as it is about the evolving relationship between canis familiaris and camera obscura.

Sections open with a brief essay about what was happening in the world, particularly America. What the images then show is the growing democratization of dog ownership — even (especially?) the poor have dogs. The dog becomes a sign of prosperity, status, taste, part of the everyday upward-looking family now fitted out with a Brownie Box camera. Merritt celebrates the way the dog has becomes a cultural icon and an affectionate intimate. Images include kitsch as well as art by well-known photographers, a picture of a hot dog a few pages away from scenes of dogs sacrificed to war.

The tri-lingual essays pack in a lot of information, especially on technical achievements. (Oh, those inventive French photographers!) The book is also studded throughout with quotable lively sayings, some gnomic, some fanciful, that show the impressive breadth of Merritt’s literary and historical research into the last 170 years.

Celebs are here, of course, stars of

TV shows and movies, along with political figures and their dogs. (Modestly, Merritt includes only at the end a small black and white picture of himself with a dog from 1940.) The first color image in the book happens halfway through, with a two-page spread of the actress Joan Collins and her dog, followed by two up-close shots of collies. The bulk of the book, however, is black and white, the better to appreciate composition and tone.

In our impersonal, cynical age, dogs remind us of our affinity with other creatures of the earth, Merritt suggests. “It was once said that some of our greatest treasures hang on the walls of museums, while others are taken for walks.” Today, the closeness has deepened with the growing reliance on service dogs and dogs for therapy.

Great photographers sense great moments. And here they are.

the pleasures of the holiday season at the Gilded Age Rogers Mansion. The cost is $65 in advance and $85 day of, or $35 in advance and $45 day of for those ages 21 to 35. Visit www.southamptonhistory.org.

your pets for photos with Santa and purchase holiday gifts from local vendors. There will also be a bake sale to support shelter pets. Visit www.southamptonanimalshelter.com.

Topping Rose Holiday Dinner

The white Shire horses at the entrance to East Hampton Village on Route 27 need winter blankets and contributions to their upkeep. Stable Environment Equine Rehabilitation is a 501(c)3 non-profit, established by Mary Lou Kaler in 2017. To find out more, visit www.shiresanctuary.com.

The fourth annual Holiday Dinner at Topping Rose House to benefit the Bridgehampton Child Care & Recreational Center will be held on Saturday, December 8, at 6:30 PM. Meet Chef Jean-Georges and experience a threecourse dinner with cocktails and wine.

Tickets start at $200. Visit www.bhccrc.org for more info and tickets.

Winter Fair The Southampton Animal Shelter presents its Winter Fair on Saturday, December 8, from 11 AM to 4 PM. Bring

Shire Horses

Springs Food Pantry According to Newsday, East Hampton has the highest poverty rate of all towns in Suffolk County. Last year 13,040 visits were made to the Springs Food Pantry. Of those, 7531 were children. Visit www.springsfoodpantry.com to see how you can help.

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KISS & TELL

By Heather Buchanan

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An Ode To Bartenders A bartender is just a pharmacist with a limited inventory. — Albert Einstein kissandtellhb@gmail.com

We rarely ask so much of a service professional as we do of our bartenders.

We walk in and put our drink order and our happiness in their hands.

They know your name. They are your therapist and your confessional.

They keep your secrets. They break up fights. They have your back against unwanted advances from the creep next to you. They are a kind face in a new town full of strangers. They flirt, they enlighten, and on occasion, they kick you out. They let you drown your sorrows or celebrate your achievements. They suffer fools, albeit maybe not lightly.

And for all of this, they may or may not get a good tip. But no matter who you are, they greet you with a smile and say, “What can I get you?”

I have had a lifelong love affair with bartenders. Or to be more precise, just slightly before the legal drinking age until now. Compared to boys my own age, these scions of worldly wisdom, facial hair, and dramatic pours were infinitely enticing. Where else could an AP English student with a secret stash of Anais Nin find a captive, mature male audience to whisper through watermelon lip gloss, “Sex on the beach . . . please.”

It was Lock Stock & Barrel, home to the start of the Cannonball Run. The legal drinking age was 18. The bartenders were rock stars, pouring 150 proof rum along the copper top bar and lighting it on fire. I was Alice falling down the rabbit hole. I could shed my unpopular, nerdy, social reject caterpillar self and emerge as a beautiful social butterfly. It started with Chip, a Long Islander with some scraggly teeth and unexplained burns on his hands (not apparently from the flammable rum). He was unimaginably sweet and protective but hinted at a darker side of life with some friends in the arson business. Directness was not our strong suit like unexplained funerals and the engagement ring maskingtaped inside a card. This was a crush best left uncrushed.

Then came Mark, the 1000-kilowatt smile and adventurous spirit. We would leave a restaurant in New York City, martinis in hand, and hail a horse drawn carriage to deliver us to Studio 54. Nothing like the inside bartender’s track to get you right in the door with the paparazzi wondering, who was that Cinderella? Like the high proof rum, that one also burned hot and fast.

I vowed to move on and learn to fall for men where there was not a fashionable slab of wood between us. But like all weaknesses, this lasted until I found myself again alone and reluctant to trust men. This time it was young Frenchman who literally hopped over the bar to put his hand gently on my back and look at me like he had known me for centuries and whispered in my ear, “Princess.”

I had to laugh when I woke up one morning into our courtship and he was in my flowered bathrobe sharing a pint of Haagen Dazs with my Bichon Frise.

Ah the kindred French spirit. He corrected me on my schoolgirl French and I taught him American slang like roll in the hay. Translation proved somewhat problematic — I woke up one morning to a long treatise written on my mirror in lipstick (my best Chanel, by the way), which I had to turn to a translation dictionary to decipher. When I saw him, he just gave me a look and said, “Ze lipstick, she is dead.”

And in winter time, my mind often wanders to my old college schoolmate who was a bartender in Aspen who would put me on the handle bars of his bike a la Katherine Ross in Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid but this time it wasn’t rain drops but snowflakes falling on my head. He would ride me through the late-night snowcovered streets with just the sound of him humming in my ear.

While these may not have been the major loves of my life, they certainly were there at turning points to give me faith again, and when I bellied up to the bar told me, “I know just the thing to get you.”

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RICK’S SPACE

By Rick Murphy

The Mick, Levi, And Me The Home Run race, and a trip to Amish country rmurphy@indyeastend.com

It’s hard to be a kid and have your dreams ripped out of you at such an early age.

I know. It happened to me in the summer of 1961, when Mickey Mantle and Roger Maris were engaged in a spirited but friendly competition chasing Babe Ruth’s home run record.

I was a huge Mantle fan, so much so that I hoped I would get leukemia so he would visit me in the hospital. I often risked life and limb by sneaking up to Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, despite repeated warnings from my Mom not to. That all ended one August day, and I blame a vacation trip to Amish country for it.

OK, I didn’t know many Amish people. I had one friend in Brooklyn whose parents took him on a similar visit the previous year. “They’re just like us except they don’t drink, smoke, or curse and they talk funny,” he reported.

He neglected to tell me the one crucial bit of information that made this trip a nightmare: They don’t use electricity.

We spent hours driving there. I was wondering the entire time how The Mick was doing. (No one wanted Maris to break the record.)

We finally got to our cottage. First, I found out I had to share the room with my sister Phyllis, who was one year older than me, but considerably more obnoxious than your average older sister. And then my mom lit two kerosene lamps. It didn’t register at first.

“Hey Mom, where’s the TV?” “There is no TV, son, just like there were no TVs 200 years ago.”

This made no sense to me. There was no Mickey Mantle either. There were no Playboy magazines, ergo, no nude women. That didn’t mean I shouldn’t look at the copies my big brother hid under his bed.

No radio either. I started feeling very uneasy.

We ate funnel bread. We looked at tools carved by hand and watched a barn raising. “Hey mister, you should use an electric drill,” I offered up in the way of advice. I yelled “Hey Levi” just to see how many heads turned.

We watched them make cheese.

“Hey, I hope you washed up first!” I said to the guy with the beard.

We made assorted arts and crafts (Oh boy!) Let’s face it, what could possibly be more fun than a baseball loving kid whiling away the hours making potholders. Hint: how about playing baseball?

After three days, I saw my chance.

We were at a cow milking demonstration when I spotted a six-lane highway in the distance, and across the way from that, a gas station with a light on. I felt like a POW waiting for the right moment to make my move.

Suddenly I was sprinting down the road as fast as I could while dodging the horse-drawn carts. A truck almost hit me on the superhighway.

I ran into the station and blurted out the truth as I knew it: “I’m being held against my will by a cult of religious fanatics!”

“The Amish?” the guy in the gas station asked.

“No, even worse. The Murphys!” I grabbed the guy by the lapels. “I’m begging you man, begging you. How many homers does Mantle have?”

I grabbed the newspaper. Oy! Mantle had blasted one on August 11 and another on August 13. But Maris had also slugged one on the 11th, and two more on the 13th. My parents had picked the worst weekend to go away.

Upon returning home, I became obsessed with the home run race. On Saturdays I would lift a buck from my mother’s pocketbook or dad’s change jar and make the trek from Flatbush to the House That Ruth Built. I would tell my mother, who forbid me from going

to the Bronx, that I was going to the schoolyard to play.

One day she came looking for me because she wanted me to clean up before dinner — my dad was bringing his boss home. She ran into my friend’s mom who told her we usually spent Saturdays at the Yankees game. My mother was livid.

She waited until I took my jeans off and removed the beaded belt I had made in yes, Kutztown, PA. She began to pound it into her other hand. “Didn’t I tell you that you are not allowed to got to the Bronx?

Didn’t I?” Then she got me on my bare thigh with the belt, and then again. It was at this point I emptied an impressive barrage of filthy words, all directed at the Amish. The “foul” language earned me more swats. It wasn’t fair.

In 1985 Harrison Ford, in the movie Witness, goes undercover in Amish country to protect a witness to a killing, played by Kelly McGillis. Of course, he totally corrupted her, broke a couple noses, and killed a guy. He must have thought he was in the Bronx.

I ran into the station and blurted out the truth as I knew it: “I’m being held against my will by a cult of religious fanatics!”

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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.

Student Art Exhibit

The Face of Winter by Paul Dempsey, at the Riverhead Town Hall Gallery.

Gallery Events Compiled by Bridget LeRoy bridget@indyeastend.com

Dix. 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 Short Days “Short Days,” an exhibition featuring the works of Phyllis Chillingworth, Annie Sessler, and John Todaro, will be held at Ashawagh Hall this weekend, with an opening reception on Saturday, December 8, from 4 to 7 PM. These local artists draw connections between nature and abstract, their work includes oils, watercolors, prints, mixed media and photography.

10X10=100 Once again, the South Street Gallery in Greenport is providing artists with 10x10 cradled birch plywood boards.

Each work will be sold for $100.

Works will be featured on www. artsy.net, under “South Street Gallery,” a preview will be held at the gallery on Friday, December 7, from noon to 9 PM.

The gallery space has moved this year to the second floor. All proceeds will be split between the North Fork Environmental Council and 88.3 WPPB FM, Peconic Public Broadcasting. The show will be on view through December 24.

Gallery Talk Sara Mejia Kriendler will give a free talk in Guild Hall’s Spiga Gallery on the exhibition, “Sara Mejia Kriendler: In Back of Beyond” on Saturday, December 8, at 11:30 AM.

On And Off The Wall folioeast will host “On and Off The

Wall,” an installation of 3D works by 10 artists — Carolyn Conrad, James DeMartis, Sarah Jaffe Turnbull, Dennis Leri, Paul Pavia, Justin Peyser, Robert Schwarz, Aurelio Torres, Rosario Varela, and Mark Webber. An opening reception will be held at the gallery at 55 Main Street, East Hampton, from 5:30 to 7 PM on Saturday, December 8. The show runs on weekends, noon to 5 PM, or by appointment, through January 2.

Winter Scenes East End Arts hosts a new art exhibit, “Winter Scenes,” at the Riverhead Town Hall Gallery featuring the photography of Paul Dempsey of Southampton.

Dempsey describes himself as a fine art photographer and a “digital manipulator.” The current series of abstract work focuses on macro images of nature combined with additional exposures of ice, snow, sand, and sky.

The exhibition opens Friday, December 7, and will run through March 1, 2019 and can be visited during Town Hall open office hours: Mondays through Fridays, 9 AM to 4 PM. The artist will host a reception on Tuesday, December 18, from 5 to 7 PM.

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

Sara Nightingale Gallery presents “Timeshapers,” with recent work by Paul O’Connor, Mimi Saltzman, and Johnny Wong. 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.

Small Treasures The Wednesday Group is showing “Small Treasures” at the East Hampton Library through December 20. Participating artists include Barbara Jones, Teresa Lawler, Jean Mahoney, Deb Palmer, Gene Samuelson Frank Sofo, Aurelio Torres, Pam Vossen, and Dan Weidmann.

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

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.

Light Of The Ocean Southampton Arts Center presents the exhibit “Light Of The Ocean” by Francisco Alvarado-Juárez. The show will run through the rest of the year, closing on Monday, December 31. The exhibit is a dynamic, site-specific installation

by Alvarado-Juárez, a New York-based American artist born in Honduras.

With the help of community volunteers and experts from Cornell Cooperative Extension Marine Program, the two main galleries are turned into a magical marine environment with pathways through sand, seashells, and other organic materials indigenous to the East End, plus video projections of water and marine life, approximately 30 of Alvarardo-Juárez’s large-scale acrylic paintings, and thousands of repurposed painted paper bags.

The smell of the sea and sounds of whales enveloping the viewer’s senses will make for a transformative gallery visit.

Guild Hall Guild Hall in East Hampton presents a trio of major one-person shows, which highlight the institution’s mission of showcasing artists of the region. Each artist has lived or currently lives on the East End, and every exhibition will focus on the variety of art that has been nurtured and flourished in the area.

The exhibits include Syd Solomon’s “Concealed and Revealed” in the Moran Gallery, “Please Send To: Ray Johnson,” selections from the permanent collection in the Woodhouse Gallery, and Sara Mejia Kriendler’s “In Back of Beyond” in the Spiga Gallery.

The shows run through December 16.

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Stephen Talkhouse in Amagansett presents Inda Eaton on Saturday, December 8, at 8 PM followed by The Realm at 10 PM.

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COMEDY All Star Comedy Bay Street Theatre in Sag Harbor presents All Star Comedy hosted by Joseph Vecsey on Friday, December 7, at 8 PM. Visit www.baystreet.org.

FILM Director’s Inspirations Southampton Arts Center presents Director’s Inspirations: Spike Lee, with a screening of Sidney Lumet’s Dog Day Afternoon on Friday, December 7, at 6 PM. Visit www.southamptonartscenter.org.

MUSIC Townline BBQ Townline BBQ in Sagaponack presents Woody Boley on Friday, December 7, at 6 PM.

Jam Session Union Cantina in Southampton presents The Jam Session Inc. every Thursday

The Nutcracker with a concert at 7 PM followed by a jam session. Visit www.unioncantina.net.

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

Suffolk Theater Suffolk Theater in Riverhead presents a weekend of performances with a Christmas concert featuring Lords of 52nd St, “legends of the Billy Joel band” on Friday, December 7, at 8 PM and a Sinatra Birthday Bash with the 19-Piece New Millennium Big Band on Saturday, December 8, at 8 PM. Visit www.suffolktheater.com.

Alfredo Merat Bay Street Theatre in Sag Harbor presents “Alfredo Merat Sings Jacques Brel” on Saturday, December 8, at 8 PM. Visit www.baystreet.org.

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An Ugly Sweater Party Southampton History Museum brings in holiday cheer

By Nicole Teitler nicole@indyeastend.com

The Southampton History Museum will host “Hearthside Cheer: An Ugly Sweater Party” on Saturday, December 8, from 5:30 to 7:30 PM at Rogers

Mansion. Guests will enjoy food from Golden Pear, drinks, and music as they delight in a festive evening.

This will be the first Ugly Sweater

Guild Hall in East Hampton presents Hampton Ballet Theatre School’s The Nutcracker, Friday, December 7 through Sunday, December 9. Visit www.guildhall.org for tickets and times.

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BookHampton BookHampton in East Hampton will have Story Time on Sunday, December 9, at 10:30 AM. Visit www.bookhampton. com.

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Guild Hall in East Hampton presents a free gallery talk with Sara Mejia Kriendler on Saturday, December 8, at 11:30 AM. Visit www.guildhall.org.

On Wednesday, December 5, Lloyd Schwartz will conclude Stony Brook Southampton’s Writers Speak Series, at 7 PM. Visit www.stonybrook.edu.

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Canio’s in Sag Harbor will host a Masters Writers Workshop with Jill Bialosku on Saturday, December 8, at 9:30 AM, followed by David Bouchier speaking about humor writing at 4 PM.

Chasing The Bloom

Suffolk County Historical Museum in Riverhead presents Bruce Kagan “Mile Markers of the North Fork” on Thursday, December 6, at 6 PM. RSVP by calling 631-727-2881 ext. 100. Learn more at ww

Horticultural Alliance of the Hamptons presents Donald Hyatt with “Chasing the Bloom in the Southern Appalachians” on Sunday, December 9, at 2 PM at the Bridgehampton Community House. Visit www.hahgarden.org.

themed party for the organization, joining in on the growing, popular trend. “This year we wanted to try to attract a wider range of people,” Nicole Hart, Director of Special Events, explained. A special Ugly Holiday Sweater competition will be held for the ugliest and most original garment, in addition to fun games including Guess The Ornament, and holiday themed trivia games. To sweeten up the evening, there will be a hot chocolate bar, full of options like marshmallows, chocolate chips, and even some extra cheer for the adults, Baileys or Peppermint Schnapps.

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rated in 1910, Rogers Mansion grew to include 12 structures by 1960, including an 1830 school house and 1825 barn.

Rogers Mansion’s library currently holds over 8000 historic documents about Southampton Town. Throughout the historic property will be six different Christmas trees. A specially decorated tree will be in the Music Room, where each ornament was carefully counted by volunteers for another guessing game, with the winner receiving a prize.

Rogers Mansion is located at 17 Meeting House Lane in Southampton.

Tickets are $65 in advance or $80 day of; $35 for young adults 21 to 35 years old. Visit www.southamptonhistory.org.

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Indy Holiday Party Photos by Jenna Mackin and Richard Lewin The Independent and Simple Vodka hosted a holiday party and food drive at Dopo La Spaggia in East Hampton on Wednesday, November 28. Staff, advertisers, and faithful readers comingled and enjoyed cocktails and appetizers at the seasonal soiree.

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The Future Of Media Photos by Nicole Teitler A panel of experts spanning media from books, magazines, newspapers, television, websites, social media, and podcasting discussed the changing face of media with moderator Bridget LeRoy of The Independent. The event was held at The Spur in Southampton on Saturday, December 1.

Hamptons Doc Fest Photos by Justin Meinken and Bridget LeRoy Hamptons Doc Fest took over the Bay Street Theater for five days of events featuring documentary films, discussions, and awards presentations. Actor and director Harris Yulin interviewed award-winning writer Terrence McNally on opening night. Sheila Nevins received this year’s Lifetime Achievement Award.

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MFD Senior Dinner Photos by Richard Lewin The choices were eat in, take out, or delivery on Sunday afternoon, December 2, as the Montauk Fire Department and the Montauk Lions Club made sure that every senior citizen in Montauk who wanted one had a free four-course Holiday Dinner. The MFD Apparatus Room was reconfigured for the occasion, with communal tables adorned with holiday decorations and place settings. Members of the Fire Department’s Ladies Auxiliary and Montauk Boy Scouts Troop 136 provided the expert wait service. The air was filled with classic holiday tunes performed

by Sarah Conway and the Playful Souls.

Groundworks and Whoville Photos by Richard Lewin Mr. and Mrs. Santa Claus stopped by to visit the 6th Annual Holiday Open House at East Hampton Groundworks over the weekend. Kim Hren, Linda Silich, Andy Hren, and their families hosted the fun, which included Whoville with the Grinch, flowers by Anchor & Bloom, and the famous “Department 56 Snow Village.” Linda sang her annual duets with Sarah Conway, while shoppers enjoyed wreaths, decorations, eggnog, cookies, trees, and plenty of holiday goodies.

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Dining Tweed’s: Turn Of The Century Charm Riverhead restaurant known for its bison

By Hannah Selinger

A trip to Tweed’s, the steakhouse and buffalo bar in Riverhead, is a trip back in time. That’s not a cute euphemism, either. The building that houses the iconic Main Street restaurant, a brick façade with gas-lit lanterns, was erected in 1896 and has operated as the 14-room J.J. Sullivan Hotel ever since.

Turn-of-the-century charm and details have been painstakingly restored to recall the space’s provenance. The hotel was originally built by Tammany Hall crony John J. Sullivan and became, necessarily, entrenched in American political history forever after.

Known affectionately — or maybe not so affectionately — as the “Tammany Hall of the County Seat,” the restaurant and hotel have played host to many a political meal. If only the walls could talk. Above the restaurant, the rooms are small, though quaint and comfortable. The restaurant itself, outfitted with a mahogany bar from the 1893 Chicago World’s Fair, boasts time period-appropriate paraphernalia: Victorian light fixtures, an oak fireplace mantel recovered from a South Carolina mansion, armchairs,

and various other bespoke artifacts.

Wooden chairs with leather seats. The stuffed head of the final bison ever shot by Theodore Roosevelt.

Ancient photographs of downtown Riverhead. History opens up in the dining room here.

New York City politicians (most notably, the Democratic politician “Boss” Tweed, known for his cronyism) frequented Tweed’s, giving it caché, though eventually, like much of Riverhead, the restaurant fell into disrepair. In the early 2000s, Tweed’s underwent a renovation, including a restoration of the façade.

But these days, politics play nearly no role in the iconic restaurant, which is now known for its superlative steaks and, yes, bison. A sprawling menu covers most bases. Raw bar? Check. Classic steakhouse Caesar salad? Check. A play on shrimp cocktail? You guessed it. In addition to red meat, entrées include Long Island duck, roasted chicken, seared tuna, baked salmon, veal chops, and Portobello mushrooms.

And then, of course, there are the steaks.

The list of beef and bison feels nearly endless. There is a hanger steak, served with a mushroom-Cognac cream sauce, and a filet mignon with a tarragon demiglace. A grilled New York strip comes with crispy leeks. Prime rib? It’s here.

There is a beef burger, of course, with cheese, onions, mushrooms, and bacon.

There’s also a bison burger, offered with the same accouterment.

As for bison, there is plenty to enjoy, from the appetizer of bison carpaccio to the grilled bison filet to the bison T-bone steak. But the most impressive dish on the menu is the hulking grilled bison cowboy steak, a cut I have never before seen from this animal. It is a massive, impressive thing, arriving on the bone and with an ample helping of maître d’ butter. Bison is leaner than beef, and the steak benefits from the melting fat of the butter (which can

feel, atop a beef rib eye, like overkill, if such a thing exists).

If this feels like not-enough-bison for your particular taste, you can opt to purchase more to bring home. The restaurant sells bison hanger steaks, filets, cowboy steaks, T-bones, and chop meat for those eager to try their hands at bison on the backyard grill.

If dessert at a steakhouse often feels like an afterthought, think twice about skipping it at Tweed’s, where the crème brûlée is ever delicate and trapped beneath a thick disk of caramelized sugar. All steakhouse meals should end, I think, with a piece of inappropriately caloric chocolate cake, and Tweed’s takes its seriously enough. What’s the harm in a piece of cake, anyway? You can always take the rest home — assuming there’s anything left to save.

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Wines Of The World The Preston House hosts second wine dinner

By Nicole Teitler nicole@indyeastend.com There’s something especially warm and familiar about celebrating the holidays in a turn-of-the-century, 1905 historical home on Eastern Long Island. The Preston House & Hotel in downtown Riverhead, a transformed 20-room boutique hotel and restaurant once owned by Henry Preston, the first salaried sheriff of Suffolk County, will host a celebratory “Wines of the World” dinner on Thursday, December 6 at 6:30 PM following the sold-out success of their inaugural wine dinner, held back in October.

“For a menu to match a title like ‘Wines Of The World,’ the cuisine would have to be international as well. This menu was composed from my travels and international culinary experiences,” explained Chef Matthew Boudreau, also known as Chef Matty, an American chef with over 100 passport stamps from different countries. “From quail prepared in a southern chicken fried style, to baked oysters with a New Orleans essence, to then venturing to France and

Italy with porcini and boulangerie or the fontina purse, I wanted people to feel that with each bite they get ‘beamed up

by Scotty’ to another place that can only be complemented and faded away by a sip of the next wine.”

For the past 20 years, Chef Matty worked side by side with notable chefs including Eric Ripert, Anton Edelmann, Terry Harwood, Charlie Trotter, and Tommy Giovanni, sharpening his kitchen skills across the United States

in Los Angeles, Chicago, Memphis, and New Orleans —each city a different flavor and flair. When New York City called his name, he joined the opening team at Balthazaar, which is when Andre Balaz of Shelter Island invited Chef Matty to hang his hat at Sunset Beach.

From there, he eventually went on to work across the East End as the chef de cuisine at Vine Street Cafe and Barons Cove in Sag Harbor, all before landing him at The Preston House & Hotel in Riverhead, where he focuses on New American cuisine. Guests at the “Wines of the

World” dinner can expect fresh takes on classic dishes as Chef Matty incorporates new approaches to traditional meals.

Wines chosen for this event will be from Opici Family Distributors, to highlight the uniqueness of such a portfolio. The evening will begin with a family owned Champagne Lombard and move on to an Argentinian Malbec from Malen Ruca, “with very little oak integration letting the fruit shine through.” For the main course, a cabernet sauvignon from Hoopes Vineyard in Napa Valley, paired with a New York Prime. Finishing off the evening will be a Pedro Ximenez sherry with notes of intense, dark, and sweet raisin flavors.

The Preston House restaurant is both historical and modern. Throughout the month of December, one special on the menu will be Peconic Bay scallops gratin with spinach gremolata and lemon. Feel extra cheerful with an Egg Nog cocktail or Candy Cane martini. Other notable, upcoming events include an Underground Industry Night on December 17 and a special prix fix menu for New Year’s Eve.

The Preston House & Hotel is located at 428 East Main Street. The cost for “Wines of the World” is $75 per person. Visit www.theprestonhouseandhotel.com or call 631-775-1550.

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3 large turnips (peeled and sliced thin on a Japanese mandolin) 3 oz horseradish root (peeled and grated on a box grater) 2 oz aged white cheddar cheese (grated on box grater) 2 oz Parmesan cheese (grated on box grater) 1 c panko breadcrumbs 2 oz butter 1 qt heavy cream 3 sprigs rosemary Salt and pepper to taste

Heat your oven to 350 degrees. While the oven is coming up to temperature you can steep the rosemary in the heavy cream over low heat, while you toast the panko bread crumbs. To toast the panko simply heat the butter in a pan. When the butter is melted, add the panko and stir over medium heat until the breadcrumbs have become nice and golden brown.

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Now you are ready to assemble the gratin. First, remove the rosemary from the cream. In a 9 x 9-inch baking dish, add a bit of the cream and put down a layer of the thinly sliced turnip followed by salt and pepper, and a generous layering of the grated

cheeses and horseradish.

Add a bit more cream and repeat, continuing this process until you are out of ingredients. Be sure not to use all the cream if you don’t have to. The idea is to lightly cover the turnips.

Finish with a generous layer of bread crumbs and cheese and let it cook at 350 for two and a half hours.

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

Long Island Sound Environmental Advocates Head To D.C. Connecticut and New York Long Island Sound stakeholder groups traveled down to Washington D.C. on November 28 to meet with U.S. Senate and Congressional leaders to advocate for policy changes. The first change is to increase the funding for the Long Island Sound Program to $20 million.

The next policy change is to give Plum Island preservation status. The final policy change is to increase federal funding for both drinking and waste water infrastructure.

According to the advocates, the

Maureen’s Haven Photos by Nicole Teitler Maureen’s Haven, a sanctuary for the homeless men, women, and families of the East End, held its first South Fork event on Saturday, December 1, at Seasons of Southampton.

Long Island Sound is an Estuary of National Significance that generates between $17 and $37 billion each year in its regional economy. In 2018, Congress based a budget that included record funding of $12 million for the Long Island Sound Program. These funds are then combined with local, county, and state resources to fund preservation and water quality management projects.

In Plum Island’s case, the island was previously overseen by the Directorate for Science and Technology and housed the Animal Disease Center of New York. After the research facility was shutdown, the federal govern-

ment is mandated to sell the property and a long list of environmental advocacy groups are pushing to preserve Plum Island.

The environmentalists met with Senators Chris Murphy, Richard Blumenthal, and Chuck Schumer, as well as Congressmen Lee Zeldin, Tom Suozzi, Eliot Engel, and Joe Courtney, and Congresswoman Nita Lowey.

The participating environmental groups included Citizens Campaign for the Environment, Supervisor of Town of Mamaroneck, Save the Sound, Coalition to Save Hempstead Harbor, Hempstead Harbor Protection Committee, Long Island SoundKeeper, Cold Spring Harbor Whaling Museum and Education Center, Friends of the Bay, Construction Industry Council of Westchester & Hudson Valley, Long Island Sound Funders Collaborative, Preserve Plum Island Coalition, The Nature Conversancy, Audubon NY, REI, Sierra Club,

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Transitions Saxophone Quartet Performs At Custer Head on down to the Custer Observatory on December 15 at 6:30 PM for a jazz-infused concert of holiday favorites. Expect everything from Leroy Anderson’s “Sleigh Ride,” to Vince Guaraldi’s music from “A Charlie Brown Christmas,” and even selections from The Nutcracker. These are just a few of the holiday tunes the quartet will play. Weather permitting, there will be a stargazing event following the jazz arrangements.

The suggested donation is $5 for adults and $3 for children under 12.

Tickets can be purchased in advance at www.CusterObservatory.org or at the door. The observatory is located at 1115 Main Bayview Road in Southold. 631765-2626 for more information.

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LMS Design: Dedicated To Sustaining Local Economy & Talent Laura Sanatore branches out solo

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fter 10 years as the lead designer for Hamptons Design, Laura Sanatore branched out to create her own firm, LMS Design. She consciously incorporates the local economy for sourcing high quality materials and talent to form her team. She seamlessly realizes both contemporary and traditional spaces while collaborating closely with her homeowners.

You started out as the lead designer at Hampton Design. It must be exciting and daunting at the same time. Why did you start your solo career?

I think after being at Hampton Design for so long, it was just time to branch out on my own. A few opportunities came up that gave me a chance to do projects on my own, and that gave me the confidence I needed to take the leap.

What inspires you?

On a personal level, yoga inspires me. It allows me to find this place of harmony and balance, which comes into play when I design.

I really dig modern design. Something about modern architecture really inspires me; it’s letting the outside in with large windows, the clean lines of a relatively minimal space, and the overall feeling that I love. Also having an appreciation for the basics of design, not just the objects or the things that go into a home inspires my design because I believe that is the bones of the house.

Can you describe your design style?

My design style is in the middle of modern and traditional. It’s the space in-between that I really seem to settle in on. I like a space to be comfortable but still with a less is more approach.

It’s not too much, not too little, but still well thought out.

What determined your passion for design?

I never really even considered this as a profession. I have a background in healthcare and that was honestly my passion. But as we know, life has a tendency of throwing us a curve ball or two, and somehow, I landed working for an interior design firm. From there, it was just a matter of learning everything I could to do my job effectively.

Turns out, I really loved it and wanted

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to absorb as much as I could about this industry.

I am a very process-driven person and the process is what excites me about design. Seeing something in its current form, knowing that you can make it something great is exciting. And having a client be as excited about the process and outcome as I am is magic.

when it is in process, which can be intimidating for them, but I know that the end result will be amazing. There are times when I say to a client “Trust me, we have this and it is going to be everything you wanted it to be.” This is the part that is the most challenging, but the part that is equally exciting. It’s when I know that my team has it and we have over exceeded a client’s expectations.

If you weren’t a designer, what would you choose to do?

I would want to be a motivational speaker. I have a way with motivating people, for sure. But I am also a yoga instructor, so that is another passion that I would pursue if I was not designing full time.

Can you tell us any trends our readers should be excited about?

People are starting to incorporate more color in designs and more stark contrast, which I am totally digging.

What makes you stand out among other designers?

My approach. I am a very genuine person, super honest, and I have been told I am refreshing. I get excited about doing this work. I am the designer that walks into a house when something is being installed and literally jumps around with excitement. I also appreciate the team effort that goes into this work. It takes a village to get a project done, and that never goes without saying.

What is your favorite book or magazine on design? How about your favorite website?

Well, I am in love with Victoria Hagen Designs; her latest book was on point.

Love Olson Kudig Design out of Seattle: everything they do is pretty inspiring. And my favorite TV show is “Flipping Out” on Bravo; Jeff Lewis is a ridiculously talented designer and I am in love with his overall approach to design and the industry. I also think that Instagram and Pinterest are my two favorite websites for design.

What is the most frustrating aspect of your job as a designer? And the most rewarding one?

My job is to listen to the client and gain a sense of direction for what they want the space to look like. Sometimes it is hard for a client to visualize a space

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If you had no limits (money, resources), what would you create?

I would build my own house (modern of course), with a ton of windows for natural light, clean, comfortable furniture . . . a phenomenal kitchen with every appliance a girl could ever want, and a place that I could really showcase my work. If all else fails, a TV show on Bravo would be okay too.

Share something you would like the world to know about you or your ideas.

I am intensely passionate about what I do. Anyone that comes in contact with me knows that. That passion is what gets me out of bed every day. I want to be known for collaborating with everyone involved in a project. From architect to contractor and trades, we all play intricate roles in creating a home.

I want to be known for having a team that is inspired daily by each other, motivates each other to do the best that they can do every day and feels like they have the ability to create.

What advice do you have for young designers or architects reading this interview?

Believe in yourself and your talents.

I know it sounds a bit cliché, but it is something I remind myself of daily.

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Lauer, A & J Schoendorf, D & J Rising Tide Realty

850,000 585,000 695,000

11 Bennett Dr 32 Baycrest Ave 10 Bonita Rd

GREENPORT

McMahon, G & M Nigro, L & C

US Bank Trust NA Weinstein, A & H

425,000 1,350,000

515 Madison Ave 150 Fifth St

HAMPTON BAYS

Gastaldi, S & Reuter, K Brille, M Sarris, D & Gorenstein Arias, A & P

Fogarty, E Collum/Reilly, L Bank of NY Mellon Sherter, S&S Trust

538,000 410,000 378,000 510,000

11 Sunset Ridge 10 Head Of Cove Rd 10 Oak St 6 Pine Ct

JAMESPORT

Garcia, A & Rodriguez, S

Goodale & Kappenberg

675,000

30 Town Beach Rd

MATTITUCK

Franco, M & M

Lichota, A & M

612,500

2980 Sigsbee Rd

MONTAUK

467 East Lake Drive Hughes, D & S 5 OVT LLC

Sennefelder Properties Hankin, M & S Conway, E Trusts

5,000,000 245,000 5,000,000

467 E Lake Dr & lot 027.001 236 Edgemere St, Unit 229 5 Oceanview Terr

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Lauback, J

McHugh, P & McNamee, L

319,000*

1600 Hillcrest Dr

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1,525,000

387 Wood Ln

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Miller, J & E Gursky, S & E Surfand Turf Equities

Allan, J McManus, J & C White Alley LLC

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Hallock, H & P Hansen, A Carnaggio, A & C Marascia, F & B Kwasna, J & K Woychuk, K & S Klein, S

825,000 385,000 645,000 300,000 410,000 575,000 267,000

Sound Ave 2304 Cedar Path 66 Foxglove Row 205 Horton Ave 117 Old Farm Rd 32 Sandalwood Ln 156 Union Ave

SAGAPONACK

Miller, M & J

Borkowsky, D & R

900,000

50 Northwest Path

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Thompson & Richmond, A Loeffler, S Ainsley, B McCallum, R & T

Harder, G & Grossman, L Gotlop LLC Slocum & Palmer Terrace Lefkowitz, M & Dupre, K

1,640,000 600,000* 2,475,000 2,400,000

20 Windermere Dr 11 Club Ln 9 Palmer Terr 31 Archibald Way

SHELTER ISLAND

Klaris-Weiss, L 339 Butter LLC

Willing, N & Camarda, M Lampert, S

855,000 3,750,000

20 Congdon Rd 339 Butter Ln

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Waden, H Naclerio, S Scotti, G & Reyes Feliz Marano, L Siegel, D & K 325 Tuckahoe LLC Vitale,P&M & Elam, M&E Aziz, M 298 Sunflower LLC

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1,200,000

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WESTHAMPTON

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4 Sophia Ct 46 Sea Gate Ave 18 & 16 Old Country Rd 18 Station Rd 545 Dune Rd

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Real Estate News

Having three children of her own, Breskin is infinitely familiar with local school districts and the NYC board of education zoning. Given her intimate knowledge of the NYC school system, families turn to Breskin as the expert in finding their dream home in a desired school district.

Breskin holds a bachelor’s degree in economics and an MBA with a concentration in marketing. Her prior career was in the financial services industry, working on a high paced, highly profitable equity-trading desk. Her economics and finance background has helped her identify the effects of global economic events on the real estate industry and provides her with the ability to advise her clients from an investment perspective. She is a highly effective negotiator and always puts her client’s interest first. Breskin is fluent in Russian, and is thus is able to conduct business in Russian.

Breskin will be a part of Compass’s Victoria Shtainer team.

By Rick Murphy rmurphy@indyeastend.com

Breskin Joins Compass After many years of working in real estate, Michelle Breskin has decided to make the move to Compass.

Breskin is passionate about the NYC real estate market at large, but considers herself a specialist in new developments, having collaborated with architects and developers on multi-unit combinations, since they often turn to Breskin to weigh in on aspects from design to construction to help them extract the most value from their projects. As a partner with Breskin Development, she served as lead designer in more than a dozen high-end custom-builds and a no-

table historic renovation in the Hamptons that garnered extensive press.

As a result of this experience, Breskin understands what clients want as it relates to design, what is trending, and has a keen eye to spot quality materials in construction to ensure her clients are buying a valuable property.

This intimate knowledge of design and building and attention to details also positions Breskin uniquely to help sellers as she can speak to a property and show value in ways others cannot.

A native New Yorker, she has a vast knowledge of various neighborhoods, from the Upper East Side to Brooklyn.

Hamptons Sales What kind of woe is this? Jonathan

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Miller of Miller Samuels Inc, the analytical arm of Elliman, confirms what the rest of us feared but refused to say out loud: Sales fell for third consecutive quarter in the Hamptons market.

“Rate of year over year sales declines expanded in 2018 as rate of inventory declines eased,” said Miller.

Somewhat surprisingly, the largest decline in third quarter market activity by price occurred in the under $1 million market, which has seemed active as of late.

Want more proof? Luxury listing inventory surged to the highest level seen in the seven years of tracking.

Luxury sales at or above $10 million are unchanged from a year ago.

North Fork According to Miller, on the North Fork, median sales price rose year over year for the sixth consecutive quarter to record highs while listing inventory slipped for third consecutive quarter. The number of sales fell sharply year over year for the second consecutive quarter.

East Hampton Cleaners On Newtown Lane Closing All dry cleaning and laundry must be picked up by December 31

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

Eddie Downes, after 30 years, and Grace Labarbera, after six, will both be unemployed when the dry cleaners by the train station closes its doors for the last time at the end of the year. Independent/T. E. McMorrow

After decades of laundering and dry cleaning clothing for year-round and seasonal residents alike, East Hampton Cleaners on Newtown Lane, near the train station, will be closing its doors for the last time at the end of this month.

Grace Labarbera and Eddie Downes are the last two employees at the store, which is not accepting any more clothing to be cleaned. Two other employees were let go, without notice, after the decision to close was made by the current owner of the business, Mattituck Laundry, which purchased it several years ago. Labarbera and Downes are now on a mission: to reunite customers with their clothing before the end of the month.

It is not an easy mission. Labarbera has been going through tickets, calling all those for whom she has a current phone number. Labarbera said Saturday that customers have displayed a range of emotions when they learn the store is closing. “They are so upset. Some of them even get angry, because, where do they go? There is another dry cleaners, on North Main Street, but they don’t do what we do.” She was referring to the laundry-side of the business. “We launder things, the shirts and the sheets, and they don’t do that.”

Labarbera and Downes are not sure why the store is closing. They believe that the owner of the building wants the business out in order to sell the property.

The building has an unusual history: It was once a restaurant, Downes said.

Labarbera, who has worked at East Hampton Cleaners for six years, said she is not sure what she is going to do when the store closes, an uncertainty echoed by Downes, who has been there for about 30 years. For him, it is a major change.

Downes went to work there as a presser at the behest of the former owner, Al Phillips. Both men were from Sag Harbor. Phillips’s father had purchased the business. Downes went to Manhattan with his friend to take classes for the dry cleaning business. “We were in spotting school for 10 weeks, two nights a week.” The classes were at the National Dry Cleaners Association’s

Manhattan headquarters. Downes is licensed to either own, manage, or operate a dry cleaners. The license is needed because of the chemicals involved.

Clothing not picked up by the end of December will be donated to charity.

One problem Labarbera has been dealing with is the practice of some summer visitors to East Hampton of leaving clothing at the cleaners, then forgetting about it until the following year. That won’t be possible in the summer of 2019.

The two have been offered a job in Mattituck Laundry’s Riverhead cleaners. They are both uncertain of their next move, after December 31. “Always keep your hope alive, and your options open,” Downes said.

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graders are looking forward to watching their efforts grow, spreading as much holiday cheer as possible to peers in need.

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Hampton Bays Middle School students participated in kindness activities as part of an “All-In Day” initiative. Independent/Courtesy Hampton Bays School District

School News Compiled by Bridget LeRoy bridget@indyeastend.com

tion. In this non-voting role, he will have the opportunity to provide board members with a student’s perspective and updates on happenings at the high school.

“I think this will be a great experience,” said Cunningham. “I am looking forward to it.”

Westhampton Hampton Bays As part of its character education program, Hampton Bays Middle School held an All-In Day that focused on kindness on November 20.

Throughout the day, the student body rotated through several kindness-promoting activities facilitated by teachers Meghan Bishop and Carolanne Mazur. They wrote kind messages, participated in team challenges led by high school students, and created flyers for a Stuff a Truck event that the school is hosting on December 12.

The Hampton Bays High School social studies department hosted a Diversity Day on November 16. The day provided an opportunity for students to celebrate the community’s rich cultural heritage.

Students heard from a variety of guest speakers, including parents, staff members, and relatives of students, who spoke about their cultural differences, obstacles they have faced, and life experiences. Among the topics addressed were immigration, civil rights, racism, perceptions, and the LGBQT community.

“Our community of learners came together, shared experiences, and

learned from one another,” said Denise Sullivan, the district’s assistant superintendent for curriculum and instruction. “Our students engaged in a dialogue about empathy, compassion, and stereotypes, and hopefully learned that their voices count.”

Riverhead Riverhead Middle School educators received professional development on November 19 and 20 as part of the district’s ongoing efforts to ensure all students thrive in an optimal environment.

Over the course of two days, teachers participated in several workshops related to the theme “Culture of Care.”

With a focus on mental and emotional well-being, they learned how to decrease students’ stress levels by employing mindful and relaxing exercises, gleaned techniques for delivering “brain breaks” to their classes, and learned how to implement mindful movement through the “Pure Power” curriculum. The sessions also explored the effects of stress on educators and students.

Riverhead High School senior Michael Cunningham has been selected to represent his peers as a student representative on the Riverhead Board of Educa-

Westhampton Beach High School has invited the community to attend a free screening of the award-winning National Geographic documentary Science Fair on Thursday, December 6, at 6 PM, at the Hampton Arts Cinema, 2 Brook Road, Westhampton Beach.

The screening, which is being hosted by the Westhampton Beach High School Science Honor Society and Science Research Program, was made possible through the generosity of the Hampton Arts Cinema and National Geographic. Donations to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital at the door are greatly appreciated. To learn more about the film, visit www.nationalgeographic.com/films/science-fair.

Tuckahoe The Tuckahoe third grade classes are collecting items to be donated, as holiday gifts, to children in need. Each class will collect items such as books, clothing, toiletries, and small toys that will be sent to families in need of holiday cheer. As part of their community service effort, the classes expanded their collection to include donations from other grade levels and school staff. They are quickly surpassing their original goal of filling two boxes. Third

Students are in the midst of PARP (Parents as Reading Partners). The theme is “Dig Up A Good Book” and was created by fourth grader Ella Menu. Students are reading each week and will receive a prize at the end of December.

Fifth graders enjoyed a TERN field trip to the back woods last week. Each class learned about local trees and also how to track different animals who visit the area.

As part of the upcoming holiday season, the PTA is sponsoring a “Penguin Patch” bazaar this week where students can shop for affordable gifts for family members. The PTA also sponsors Gingerbread Night. Students pre-ordered their gingerbread kits and will decorate them together with their families.

The school is hosting its “Outwear Drive” and is asking anyone to bring in a gently used coat or vest so we can give them to people in need. Donations of new scarves and gloves are also welcomed. All sizes needed! They are collecting until December 21.

Homegrown For The Holidays

The Hayground School in Bridgehampton will hold its seventh annual Homegrown for the Holidays artisanal food and craft bazaar on Saturday, December 8, from 10 AM to 4 PM. The holiday bazaar will feature the work of more than 50 local artists, food purveyors, and vendors. These goods will include handcrafted items by Morelands Upcycling, Sag Harbor Glass, Love for Mama, Mohawk Gourds and Baskets, gourmet food and drink

by As If Wines, Naked Cookies by Bake My Day, fine jewelry and art

by Scales & Tails Prints, Solo Mio Designs, STARS Cafe, and Danielle Leef Photography.

This event is free to the public and will also feature kids’ crafts, raffles for specialty items, and live local music. Proceeds from the event directly support local artists and business owners.

Hayground School is located at 151 Mitchell Lane in Bridgehampton. For more info, go to Homegrown for the Holidays Facebook page or send an email to HomegrownForTheHolidays@ gmail.com.

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Sag Harbor Kicks Off The Holidays

Santa Comes To East Hampton

Photos by Justin Meinken

Photos by Justin Meinken

Santa and his sleigh made the traditional run down Main Street in Sag Harbor on December 1, to the lighting of the windmill on Long Wharf. “The village spirit was overflowing,” Santa was heard saying. “Thanks to the Sag Harbor Chamber of Commerce for the invitation and the Sag Harbor Fire Department crew for the luxury ride.”

Saturday morning, December 1, saw the arrival of the big man in red with the annual Chamber of Commerce Santa Parade. Between the floats, the crowds, and the awards, plus strolling around Main Street, there was fun for everyone.

Celebration at Marders Photos by Richard Lewin Marders celebrated its 43rd Annual Open House Thanksgiving weekend. Over 3,000 people from all over New York and beyond came over the three days of activities. Many people commented this was the biggest and best yet. “This is first and foremost a celebration for our customers. It is our way of saying thank you to them and our community,” says Kathleen Marder, owner and chief organizer of the event.

Guests were served a wide selection of homemade holiday cookies and hot apple cider. Volunteers from the Evelyn Alexander Wildlife Rescue Center were on hand with their live birds of prey, including a great horned owl, a screech owl, and a red-tailed hawk.

For the kids, there were live turkeys and face painting and of course, the cookies. The “Little Bee” character was also giving hugs and posing for pictures.

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Sports Boys Basketball Preview, Part II Bridgehampton brings back entire roster, Greenport still League VII favorite

By Desirée Keegan desiree@indyeastend.com Greenport continues to prove it’s the team to beat, but the returning Final Four contender can’t take any opposing squad lightly. The Porters came to that realization quickly Friday after a 51-47 nonleague win over Mattituck.

“Mattituck played great against us — I tell the team that we’re circled on everybody’s calendar,” head coach Ev Corwin Sr. said. “We’re always going to be the favorite going into each game.

The other teams in the league don’t have anything to lose — it’d be a feather in their cap to knock us off — so we can’t go into any game thinking any team is just going to lie down and take it.”

Greenport graduated one starter, but the bench is what took the brunt of the blow. None of the League VII players on this year’s backup list have varsity experience.

So, Corwin. is going to rely on returning starters Ahkee Anderson, Tyrus Smiley, and brothers Jaxan and Jude Swann. Joshua Santacroce, who came in off the bench last year, rounds out the fifth spot.

“I’m really leaning on those four returning starters — they’re all such great players,” Corwin. said. “They’ve all been playing together since eighth grade and they all complement each other so well. The best compliment I always get is how we move the ball so well and the fact that the guys are unselfish. They know where each other’s going to be, what they’re going to do.”

Junior Ahkee Anderson scored his 1000th career point in Greenport’s first game of the season November 30. Independent/Courtesy Greenport Union Free School District

Each of the returners from last season’s 22-4 team contribute in a different way. Anderson (564 points last season), is a leader who can do a little bit of everything, Corwin. said. The junior averaged 22.6 points per game last season, scored his 1000th point against Mattituck November 30.

“He’s just so talented — he makes us go,” Corwin. said of his All-State athlete. “His unselfishness is contagious among his teammates. He makes us go.”

Jude Swann (408 points), a six-footfour, 260-pound center, takes care of the rebounding, and his brother Jaxan (375 points), a point guard, has a good shot and is the best defensive player, according to his coach. Smiley (270 points), six-foot-three, was noted by his coach as being a superior athlete who also leads a

Bridgehampton's J.P. Harding.

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balanced attack. While other teams will be pressuring the returners, Corwin. said he’ll be counting on Santacroce to get some shots in, along with Bellport transfer junior Cylus Shelby and his son Ev Corwin Jr.

Mattituck, competing in League VI, suffered two close nonleague loses, falling December 1 to East Islip, 67-54.

The Tuckers return six to the roster this year, including junior Xavier Allen (349 points) who nailed 33 three-pointers and 95 field goals on last season’s 13-8 team. Also back on the court are Jayden Ford (41 points), Christ Nicholson (45 points), Trevor Poole (99 points), Ryan Seifert (119 points), and Matt Sledjeski Continued On Page 33.

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Girls Basketball Preview, Part II

It’ll be up for grabs.”

Southold/Greenport (4-12 last season) also returns to the league. The Settlers lost five and returned six, including freshman Adrine Demirciyan, who scored 106 points as an eighth-grader.

Head coach Skip Gehring said earlier this year that Greenport coaches had tipped him off to his young talent.

“The coaches at Greenport were saying, ‘Don’t let her play JV. Get her right on your varsity team,’” he recalled of his five-foot-five point guard, adding she could be a 2000-point scorer by the time she graduates.

Mattituck head coach Steve Van Dood said playing a Class B/C schedule will help his young team. Two of the girls returning, senior center Julie Seifert (66 points) and junior guard Mackenzie Hoeg (90 points), came off the bench and closed out games for the Tuckers last season.

“Mackenzie Hoeg is a very good ball handler and has a good court presence. She moves the ball well, distributes,” Van Dood said. “Julie Seifert is a good rebounder and has a good inside presence. She’s a leader, both on and off the court. She does a good job for us.”

The Tuckers (19-4 last season) took a big blow in the scoring department, when their all-time scoring leader for both boys and girls, Liz Dwyer, graduated.

“We need girls to step up to the basket and break down defenders and make other people play them,” Van Dood said. “I’m hoping players step up and do that.”

Helping to fill that void for the defending Suffolk County champions will be freshman Emily Nicholson.

“She has a knack for getting to the basket and she’s learning to shoot,” the coach said. “She’s working on getting shots off quicker and getting stronger with the ball and off the ball. She’s progressing quickly, and I think she’s going to do well for us.”

Van Dood sees the team’s toughness and defense making up for the lack of consistent buckets, but said he sees

Pierson boasts 10 seniors; former JV players take over in Mattituck

By Desirée Keegan desiree@indyeastend.com

Ten Pierson/Bridgehampton seniors know this season is their last chance to make something happen.

Last year, the Whalers went 11-8 and were upset at home in a first-round playoff loss to Mercy. Pierson graduated three seniors, but only one started a handful of games. With eight returning, and two new upperclassmen joining the team, the girls seem primed for success.

“We’ve got a lot of girls that have been playing together for a while,” head coach Kevin Barron said. “These girls know that they have a big opportunity.

With 10 seniors, they know this is their last shot.”

The League VI returners can shoot, according to their coach. The team brings back top scorers in senior shooting guard Katie Kneeland (267 points last season), and junior point guard Chastin Giles (231 points).

While the girls have been playing together for years, changes across the court have forced the Whalers to find new synergy.

“We’ve changed our offense to be more of a spread-type offense compared to previous years,” Barron said.

“It’s difficult when you’re asking girls

to step outside their comfort zone. We put the girls in different positions. Since we have a lot of height, we think we can make some mismatches that way.”

Two girls were also pulled up from the junior varsity team, including freshman Sofia Mancino, who had some success on the 10-3 girls volleyball team that fell to Mattituck in the Suffolk County championship.

“We really like what she’s doing right now,” Barron said. “She’s another girl that can handle the ball.”

The coach is unsure what to expect when facing Southampton and Hampton Bays, because the teams haven’t competed against one another in a few years. He said he especially can’t judge them based of their records from last season, because they were up against stiffer competition. Barron said facing Mattituck will continue to be a challenge, despite the Tuckers graduating all five starters. Mattituck’s junior varsity team had a strong season last year, so the Tuckers’ “rebuild” might be more of a reload.

“They may not lose a beat,” Barron said. “We’re expecting them to be one of the top teams in what I think is going to be a competitive league.

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his Tuckers boasting an even bigger strength.

“Our willingness to learn,” he said. “The way they listen and take what we’re teaching them and incorporate it into practice. They work hard. They’re going to get better and better as the season progresses.”

The coach sees Babylon being tough because the Panthers are also a Class B school. Van Dood is also unsure of Southampton and Hampton Bays, but said he sees Pierson as being Mattituck’s biggest league rival.

“There’s a lot of leadership here,” Barron said. “I said to them they all have a lot of experience in different areas of athletics, especially being in the postseason against major competition. We have girls that have played on the championship field hockey team, girls that have played on the championship volleyball team, cross country team, a lot of them have been to states — and they can really make something happen.”

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As December rolls in, so does the cold winter weather. While you’re inside dreaming of your next vacation, why not start planning one? I’ve compiled a list of four travel companies that specialize in escapes that are good for mind, body, and soul. Who knows, maybe you’ll find me alongside you at an upcoming adventure!

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By Bob Bubka

Golf Loses A Friend 41st president laid to rest bobvoiceofgolf@gmail.com

President to president, father to son, just three words “I love you” were the last words George H. W. Bush, our 41st president, said before gently passing away at age 94 last Friday, November 30. No doubt the president was speaking not only to his son, President George W. Bush, but also to his extensive, loving family and to the American people.

President Bush had a remarkable life. He was a decorated war hero and was the youngest Naval fighter pilot in WWII. After his tour of duty, he enrolled at Yale, finished in three years with a degree in economics. A gifted first baseman, was the captain of the Yale baseball team in 1947. After establishing a successful oil business, Bush began his love affair with public service and politics. From 1981 to 1989 he served our country as vice president under President Ronald Reagan and then in 1989, he was elected to the presidency.

Not only has the world lost a great man, but the world of golf has lost someone who truly loved the sport. It’s easy to understand President Bush’s love of golf as he was introduced to the game at an early age. He was the son of Dorothy and George Walker Bush, who was a

former president of the United States Golf Association and who created the Walker Cup Matches, a prestigious biennial competition pitting the best amateur golfers from the USA against the best from Great Britain and Ireland. By the way, National Golf Links, one of the finest golf courses in the world, played host to the first Walker Cup Matches in 1922.

One of the biggest problems facing golf, in general, is the issue of slow play. No one ever accused President Bush of playing slow. President Bush was proud that his rounds generally were completed in two and a half hours or less.

I had the privilege and honor to interview “41” on three different occasions with the first being at the Bob Hope Desert Classic. It was a historymaking foursome that day as past Presidents Ford, Clinton, and Bush all played with Bob Hope and it was the only time that three U.S. presidents had ever played together. President Bush had more talent than anybody in the group, and it was quite a thrill to speak with Bob Hope and President Bush after the round. A lot of our conversation was directed at President Ford, whose tee shots found the

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A company called Surf Yoga Beer, recommended by Paddle Diva herself, Gina Bradley, offers numerous trips throughout 2019. I’m talking beach workouts while island hopping in the Philippines in February, surfing and yoga down in Costa Rica in March, Nicaragua in April, Mexico in May, Italy or Morocco in June, Iceland in July, Spain or Croatia in August, Portugal in September, and Cuba in October. The vibe of this fitness tribe is energetic, adventurous, and definitely out of the box thinking. Visit www.surfyogabeer.com.

Ketanga Fitness Retreats landed on the North Fork last summer with its Pilates & Pinot retreat, which makes it a good option for those who might have experienced its local flavor already. The New York-based company has several options for all fitness types. Kicking

off in January are several specially designed trips in Costa Rica, including a Vitality in Movement retreat designed for adults 55 and older; a female-only Power & Empower trip later in the month; and Girls Fitness & Adventure in February. There are also a Cannamaste Yoga Retreat to Denver, Colorado, and Ride & Flow Wellness to Ireland offered both in May and in August. Visit www.ketangafitness.com or call 646454-0704 for information.

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galleries more often than the fairway.

I also had the pleasure of speaking with President Bush at the 1998 Presidents Cup in Australia. However, the opportunity to be with President Bush on the first tee at the 2005 Presidents Cup in Virginia was my most memorable moment and truly revealed the humble nature of this incredible man.

The captain for the international side for this Presidents Cup was Gary Player and for the U.S., Jack Nicklaus. The honorary chairman was, you guessed it, former President George Bush. Let me set the scene for you. It was opening day, and I was broadcasting the action for PGA TOUR Radio on Sirius XM. On that first tee, there was a collection of very famous people and one not-so-famous person, myself.

Both captains, Nicklaus and Player, were standing alongside Tim Finchem, commissioner of the PGA Tour at that

time, and former President Bill Clinton.

As the players got ready to tee off, alongside me was former President Bush.

Here I was just inches away from a war hero, a former captain of his Yale baseball team and a former vice president and president of the United States. As we all waited patiently for the Presidents Cup Matches to begin, I suddenly felt a little nudge in my side from President Bush.

We both leaned a little closer to each other, and he whispered to me saying, “Isn’t this a name droppers paradise?” We both shared a good chuckle.

The 41st president of the United States, George H.W. Bush, is being laid to rest this week. He was a great man before he became president and a great man after he left office. So, to honor President George H.W. Bush, the next time you play golf, play a little faster — it will be good for the game and you’ll make a great man smile.

Tipoff Classic For Kendall The annual Kendall Madison Tipoff Classic will be held this weekend to raise funds for the foundation named in honor of one of East Hampton’s greatest scholar-athletes.

The action begins Thursday when the Greenport and Southampton JV teams play at 6 PM at the East Hampton Middle School.

Games will continue Friday evening at the East Hampton Middle School when jayvee squads face off again. This time Southampton will take on the host team, East Hampton at 4:30 PM, and Greenport will take the floor against North Fork rival Mattituck immediately after.

Varsity action takes center stage

at East Hampton High School when archrivals Bridgehampton and Southampton tip off at 5:30 PM followed by Mattituck against the East Hampton varsity at 7.

Saturday is a dream day for hoop fans. At 1 PM, the Mattituck and East Hampton jayvee squads open a daylong program of action at the East Hampton High School. The Bridgehampton and Mattituck varsity squads will play at 5:30 followed by the Mighty Mariners against the East Hampton Bonackers at 7 PM.

It’s $5 daily admission all weekend long, and all the funds raised go to the Kendall Madison Fund.

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“I’m excited for the guys that are rethe process that no trees or planting turning,” head coach Lucas Grigonis said. be placed along the private access road “They’re older, more mature, their game coming off of Montauk Highway, to has gotten better. Our goals are higher, protect the vista that will remain. our standard is higher. Everything is being

Schwenk also told the Sagaponack pushed a bit further this year.” trustees that he has not farmed the land

Senior leadership will come from himself for over 15 years. Instead, it is captains Max Kruszeski and Eric Confarmed by Dean Foster, who owns the nolly, but point-scoring will come from 88.3 acres of contiguous farmland to the Steven Russell and Nick Grathwohl, west of Schwenk’s. Southampton Town the leading scorers from last year’s 7-14 owns the development rights to that team. Russell (381 points) averaged 18.1 land and also owns outright a long, narpoints per game last year, and finished row strip of farmland that runs south with 92 field goals and 43 three-pointers. from the highway between Schwenk’s Grathwohl (324 points) averaged 15.4, property and Town Line Road, which is Continued From Page 26. including 63 three-pointers. The Settlers (31 points). New to the team is sophothe East Hampton border. will be looking to junior point guard Cole more Luke Woods.

East Hampton Town was asked Brigham and junior guard/forward Nick

Southold graduated four seniors, earlier this year to weigh in on the Eckhardt to fill in the gaps. including two starters, a point guard subdivision. The East Hampton Town

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He said his team has a steep hill to climb, and while good at rebounding, will need to eventually become more efficient shooting.

“They’re beginning to understand how to play the game of basketball, and using more of their brains and less of their athleticism,” White said. “We just need to play hard, not be afraid to fail.”

Pierson (11-10 last season) graduated two starters and a bench player, and returns a relatively young team, boasting three seniors, one of which is a newcomer.

“I’m looking forward to this year,” head coach Hank Katz said. “I think we have a lot of key ingredients. We have kids that work hard, kids that work well with each other.”

Henry Brooks (262 points) and Cooper Schiavoni (66 points) are senior leaders for the Whalers, which are going to rely heavily on Brooks’ scoring ability, according to Katz. Sophomore Habtamu Coulter, called up from the junior varsity team, will fill a starter position this season.

“We have to be able to come with our ‘A’ game each and every day,” Katz said.

“Each position will be really, really important. We need to put an emphasis on not turning the ball over and taking advantage of every possession, but we’ll also be relying heavily on how we defend.”

Katz, like others, pointed to Greenport, reinforcing Corwin's comment of being marked on every team’s calendar, calling the Porters the “class of the league.”

“We’re the hunted. It’s a position that we’ve earned, but everyone is giving us their best game,” Corwin said.

“We have to go through this gauntlet again and nothing is promised. Now that they’ve tasted it, such an amazing experience, they’re locked in and focusing on making sure we get back to that state championship.”

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Continued From Page 5. is a part of your everyday living, but by and large out here on the East End we’re still considered ‘small-town’ and rural.”

Zeldin, although not in attendance, said in a statement read by a representative that the “workshop” gave Long Islanders a bad case of déjà vu, asserting it failed to comply with the public hearing mandated in his proposal.

“Many strongly believe the workshop was seemingly formatted to stifle the true negative impact of this route,” he said. “It is imperative that the FAA schedule this public hearing immediately.”

State Assemblyman Fred Thiele is hoping communities coming together on the East End will help alter the status quo.

“We need an all-water route on both the North and South Fork — we need the approval of reasonable restrictions at the airport, whether it’s curfews, restrictions on the number of flights — all of the things that the Town of East Hampton was attempting to do,” he said. “We’re not going to stop until we get the changes we need.”

Southampton Town Councilwoman Christina Preston Scalera and Councilman Tommy John Schiavino also attended last week’s press conference. After they reported on it at their board’s weekly work session, Supervisor Jay Schniederman suggested the idea of holding a public meeting in Riverhead and inviting residents, state and federal representatives, and the FAA to ensure that in some way stories are told and voices heard.

Water Management

Continued From Page 6. for their opposition, others were skeptical of SCWA’s promises, or thought the same services could be supplied another way. Others asked why the town hasn’t been applying for more grants or done its own cost analysis on the infrastructure updates.

Resident Saul Ash, a geologist, thought the Hampton Bays Water District could simply find other labs to test for more chemicals. Schneiderman said it would be possible that another lab could be found, but he said it was doubtful it could find one that could turn results around in 48 hours, as SCWA can. Typically, it has taken the Hampton Bays Water District three to six weeks to obtain results sent to outside laboratories. In addition, Schneiderman said testing for some of the compounds being found in Hampton Bays water, such as perfluorooctanesulfonic acid and perfluorooctanoic acid, is also costly.

“There’s going to be more stringent regulations handed down by the Environmental Protection Agency or

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state to better protect the people in this room, and we have already been testing for many of these chemicals, and treating the problems,” said Jeff Szabo, chief executive officer for SCWA.

“It’s going to be exceedingly more difficult for the small water districts to function when combining high-level water quality with additional testing. We’re putting $2.5 million into an iron filtration system, which you needed yesterday. You need several million more dollars of work to elevate storage tanks, and that needs to get done today. We’re prepared to make those investments,” added Szabo.

No Comment?

Other attendees at the meeting asked why the rest of the town board has yet to make a single comment, including Councilwoman Julie Lofstad, who lives in Hampton Bays. Each of the members responded saying they’re hearing both sides and have yet to come to a decision.

Anthony DePalma, a past president of the Hampton Bays Civic Association, said he’s spoken with many parents who are “overwhelmingly in support” of a SCWA agreement. Raising a glass of brown, dirty water in a jar from this past summer, he said he was told for months the sample he showed was safe for him and his two young sons to drink.

“The source water assessment has rated most of the wells as having a high susceptibility to industrial solids and nitrates,” he said, reading from a pamphlet passed out to homes by the Hampton Bays Water District. “It’s not a matter of if something is going to happen, it’s when. And then what?” DePalma asked.

Shelley Borkoski, who helped form Hampton Bays Clean Water, sided with the handful of residents like Lauren Korte and Debbie Sarube who spoke out in fear of the safety of the hamlet’s drinking water.

“My doctor gives me advice, but sometimes I don’t know if it’s the best advice, but I like him,” Borkoski said. “So, I go to a different doctor. I get a second opinion. And this is the best of two opinions. I get the opinions of a new person with a newer apparatus, larger equipment, and the comfort of our old doctor by the employees who get to stay together, keep their jobs, and stay here local. To me it sounds like a win-win situation.”

Southampton Town had reached out to the Hampton Bays Water District, which said it was not prepared to make a presentation. The second of two meetings will be held December 18 at Hampton Bays High School at 7:30 PM.

Wind Farm

Continued From Page 13. of Long Island. The 79,350-acre site, secured by Statoil in a federal auction in December 2016, is expected to

generate up to 1000 megawatts of offshore wind power.

More recently, New York requested the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management to lease at least four new Wind Energy Areas off New York’s Atlantic Coast each of which would be capable of accommodating at least 800 megawatts of offshore wind Maryland utility regulators approved two wind farms off the coast of Ocean City. The project owners, U.S. Wind and Skipjack Offshore Energy, plan to build a combined 77 wind turbines with a capacity of 368 megawatts between 12 and 21 nautical miles off the coast of Ocean City at an estimated total of $2.1 billion. U.S. Wind has initial plans for 62 turbines located 12 to 15 miles off the coast of Ocean City at a cost of almost $1.4 billion. U.S. Wind plans to construct future phases, eventually raising the number of turbines to 187.

Skipjack Offshore Energy will construct 15 turbines 17 to 21 miles off the coast of Ocean City at a cost of $720 million. That wind farm is expected to be operational toward the end of 2022.

In other words, it is possible that fisherman plying their trade in the North Atlantic will find fish harder and harder to come by until they reach the point that either it is not profitable to continue or that they will get paid by the power companies not to leave the port.

“There will be no more fish,” Evans said.

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ten,” she told the audience.

Sylvia Catena Smith spoke about her father who emigrated to the U. S. from Italy as a teenager. “He came on a ship and was a cabin boy and he had to light the captain’s pipe every day.

It used to make him so sick, he could never smoke. He got a job building roads in the Bronx and met my mother.

After they were married, he opened a fish market in the Bronx. When a diphtheria epidemic broke out, he sent my mother and the children to live with her mother in Hampton Bays,” she said.

They eventually built a house and opened a fish market in the building behind their home. “But everyone would ask how to cook the fish and he would say, ‘Wait, I’ll get my wife. She’ll show you.’ My father was very generous and soon it became, ‘Oh, I’ll get my wife, she’ll cook it for you,’ and that’s how our family restaurant started,” recalled the 94-year-old Hampton Bays resident. Although she admits to being a little slow moving now and not as active, she has no intentions of leaving her home and moving elsewhere. “I love living in Hampton Bays,” she stated. “I couldn’t bear to leave it.”

Chet Sinclair, owner of Quogue Sinclair Fuels, who at 94 still runs his

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Maria Hults and Janis Landis receive a proclamation from Town Supervisor Jay Schniederman (R).

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family business, has lived in Hampton Bays all his life. “My father was born in Hampton Bays in 1883. My mother was from Ireland and came here by herself when she was 13. She was working in a boarding house in Hampton Bays and my father had a team of horses and a wagon that he would use to pick up people from the railroad station. That’s how they met,” he said.

“I was born in 1924. When my father passed away, I had to quit school and go to work to help my mother but then Uncle Sam came along and I was drafted. I spent two years in the service and spent time on the frontlines. After I got out of the army, I went to work and wanted to finish school. I was hired as a bus driver for the Hampton Bays School. I would drive the kids to school and then I would go to class and that’s how I finished my schooling. Then in 1954, I went into the oil business. I still go to work every day,” he added.

Sinclair reminisced about when he was young, “We used to go down to the canal. It wasn’t all bulkheaded then and we would jump in and go swimming and fishing. I don’t think any of the kids in Hampton Bays went to the beach like they do today. We would just jump into the canal.”

Looking to the future, Schneiderman swore-in the association’s board of directors for the upcoming year. Janice Landis, HBCA’s president for three years, has stepped down, passing the baton to vice president Maria Hults, who will serve as the organization’s new president.

In conjunction with HBCA’s centennial, Hults announced the organization’s plan to bury a time capsule in Good Ground Park in the spring.

The capsule, not to be opened for 100 years, will contain old photographs and maps and the community has been invited to help determine the balance of its contents. “A more fitting burial site couldn’t have been chosen,” Hults said.

“The park is a proud example of the town and community working together to achieve a common goal — the objective of the Hampton Bays Civic Association.” For more information, visit the HBCA website at www.hbcivic.org.

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