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DEEPWATER: THE WRONG WAY TO DO THE RIGHT THING? Developing alternative energy sources, including wind, is a good thing. So, why the rising tide of resistance to the way Deepwater is doing it? BAIT-AND-SWITCH TACTICS Assemblyman Fred Thiele withdrew support for Deepwater because of their “classic bait-and-switch” behavior and “unethical tactics.” With little notice to the town Deepwater announced their sale to Danish energy giant, Ørsted, who promptly sold off half their interest to another energy company, Eversource. Also with little notice, Deepwater/ Ørsted expanded their original power capacity request by at least 40 percent to 130 megawatts— far more than needed to power just the South Fork. And in a three-hour meeting with Wainscott residents in January they somehow “forgot” to mention their plan to start boring one-hundred-foot test holes at Wainscott Beach in less than a month. UNNECESSARY DISRUPTION TO THE COMMUNITY Deepwater claims to be “committed” to our community. But, their proposal to

land their expanded, extra-high power lines at Beach Lane in Wainscott would industrialize a residential and farming hamlet, endanger an already fragile beach property, and cause massive and extended disruption to residents, businesses, farms, and traffic. All of it unnecessary. Because their own filings and statements conclude: “(we) have a viable alternative landing site with minimal environmental and historical property impact on New York state owned property at Hither Hills.” OPEN UP A CLOSED PROCESS Given the disconcerting nature of these past actions, how can we trust their future actions? Go to Wainscott.org. Get the full story. Join more than 1,300 residents, businesses, farms, and the town’s own appointed Wainscott Citizens Advisory Committee who’ve registered their objections. Tell the town board to protect our beach and our hamlet. Let Deepwater know Wainscott is the wrong choice. It’s our community. Not the board’s, Deepwater’s or Ørsted’s. It should be our decision that represents our best interests, not theirs.

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An Important Story Dear Editor, I tip my hat to you, Bridget LeRoy! Your article “Lucian Truscott IV Continues His Mission” — which is the first I’ve read from The Independent — is a true demonstration of discovery and truth without a trace of the hyperbolic. You are an artist who understands the intricacies of such an important story and you provide us with a stark explanation as to why the story of Thomas Jefferson is wildly incomplete without the story and understanding of Sally Hemings, who she is; and the education her story provides us all. Thank you for furthering this vital cause and thank you very much for an article worthy of praise and celebration. James Cashman Cashman is referring to the cover story in the February 20 issue of The Independent, written by managing editor Bridget LeRoy.

Significant Cost Dear Rick, In the editorial published on 2/20/19, The Independent wrote that proposed affordable housing in Southampton would be accessed via Hillcrest Terrace in Southampton, a small inconvenience to residents of Hillcrest Terrace. An interesting comparison can be made to The Hills/Lewis Road PRD to build a golf course community in East Quogue. Lewis Road is very diverse, with houses selling in all price ranges and with a sand mine and hundreds of acres of produce, landscaping, and horse farms. The farms and sand mine are accessed directly from Lewis Road. Additionally, several streets intersect with Lewis Road including both Spinney Road and Damascus Road (the site of a polluted landfill). In fact, marine scientist Chris Gobler lives off Lewis Road on a street named William Street. The Hills property has traditionally been accessed by driving up Spinney Road to the base of the hills of East Quogue. Spinney Road is a wide well-paved street that by rights should be the access point for The Hills. However, Discovery Land, the developer of The Hills, changed that access. Why? The homes in and around Spinney Road are suburban-style on small lots. A few years ago, when a developer proposed to build golf course with access through existing developments, homeowners loudly protested. Wayne Bruyn, the lawyer for The Hills, would know this. It’s my belief that Discovery Land would prefer to avoid Spinney Road because of potential homeowner complaints and because Spinney Road doesn’t lend itself to the image of rural exclusivity of The Hills. So, instead the entrance to The Hills has been move to a farm owned by the Kijowski family directly off Lewis Road.

The Kijowskis received planning board approval to build a cul de sac for five houses to be occupied by members of the family. Wayne Bruyn was the lawyer for Kijowski family. The Kijowski street is not part of The Hills property and was not designed to accommodate automobile access to 600 acres. On the other hand, Spinney Road can handle the traffic. Additionally, the point at which the Kijowski cul de sac intersects with Lewis Road is unsafe, prone to flooding and traffic accidents. Ironically, in a memo to the Planning Board, Alex Gregor pointed this out. He suggested widening Lewis Road to accommodate traffic from The Hills development. Widening Lewis Road would be a significant cost to taxpayers. Susan Cerwinski

Transportation Option Dear Rick, The South Fork Commuter Connection — a rail and shuttle bus alternative to commuting by car — is coming on March 4, and I am hoping that East Hampton commuters will take advantage of the opportunity to skirt the traffic and leave their cars at home. Town-provided shuttle buses will meet two morning LIRR trains each day, transporting commuters to locations along a fixed route throughout the town designed to provide “last mile” transportation to workplaces, and in the afternoon, the route will run in reverse to shuttle workers back to the trains. Schedules and complete information about the SFCC can be found at sfccLIRR.com and on the town websites for East Hampton (EHamptonNY.gov) and for Southampton, which is also benefiting from the program. The pilot program is a result of efforts by Assemblyman Fred Thiele and Senator Kenneth LaValle, who worked with the LIRR to arrange for the dedicated East End trains and obtained significant state funding for the last-mile shuttle buses. Officials and staff at both East Hampton and Southampton towns have been working for months on the launch of the program. We are hoping for its success, so that it will become a permanent transportation option, easing the daily burden of workers heading to and from East Hampton and Southampton. I urge commuters to utilize the service, which will not only save time in traffic for your commuting, but will reduce carbon emissions and pollutions by getting cars off the road. I would also urge employers to get on board and help make efficient train and bus service in East Hampton a permanent offering, by allowing some flexibility in the schedules of employees who would like to use the service and, perhaps, arranging their own pickup and drop-off service between train stations and the workplace. The Continued On Page 22.

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Republican candidates gathered with committee chairman Manny Vilar (front, left) at a meet and greet on Saturday, February 23, at the American Legion in Amagansett. Independent/Justin Meinken

Bragman Coup Would Be An East Hampton First Freshman town board member eyed for run at the top spot By Rick Murphy rmurphy@indyeastend.com

East Hampton Town Councilman Jeff Bragman, who isn’t even a declared candidate, could easily find himself in a race for the town supervisor position. In fact, he could be an overwhelming favorite if he decides to pull the trigger. And he could find his name across the ballot in unprecedented ways. It was no surprise Bragman’s name was not mentioned when the East Hampton Town Republican Committee

announced its official slate of candidates on Monday, February 25. After all, Bragman was just elected in November on the Democratic Party line. The GOP did choose “a bipartisan slate of candidates that brings tremendous expertise,” according to Chairman Manny Vilar. The focus was on bringing “different political views” into the system and “not the same old, same old,” he said. The Republicans have nominated

Richard Meyers — an inventor and retired corporate CEO who is a 10-year member and current chairman of the town Architectural Review Board — for supervisor. But it should be noted that Meyers, a Republican, could be challenged in a primary, which Bragman, said to be a friend and an ally of his, would not do, sources said. However, Meyers could step down or be removed from the top spot, leaving it there for Bragman. Sources said the local GOP, tired of losing elections hereabouts, sees the popular councilman as a winner. For town board, the Republicans selected Bonnie Brady, a Democrat and a long-time government affairs representative for the commercial fishing industry and Betsy Bambrick, an Independence Party member and a retired East Hampton Town administrator. Brady, like Bragman, has emerged as one of the most vociferous anti-Deepwater Wind critics in town. The Independence Party was scheduled to announce its slate on Tuesday, February 26, after this paper went to press. Sources said the Independence membership is overwhelm-

ingly against the Deepwater off-shore wind project and will endorse Bragman right out of the gate if he doesn’t object. Otherwise, there could be a primary in June that would offer another opportunity. The Democrats have already nominated three incumbent board members: Supervisor Peter Van Scoyoc, Councilwoman Kathee BurkeGonzalez, and Councilman David Lys. A renegade group called the Reform Democrats has other ideas, and Bragman almost certainly will get their nod for the top spot if he wants it. Incumbent Justice Rana will seek reelection on the GOP line. For trustees, the Republicans have also nominated incumbents Susan Vorpahl (R), Rick Drew (D), Jimmy Grimes (R), and Dell Cullum (D), as well as former members David Talmage (R) and Stephan Lester (D), and new candidates Fallon Blocker Nigro (R), Mike Havens (R), and Rona Klopman (D). The Republicans have endorsed Republican Stephen Lynch for highway superintendent and the Republican Jill Massa and the Democrat Jeanie Nielson for assessors.

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Democrats Seek All-Blue Board Southampton GOP unveils town board challengers By Desirée Keegan desiree@indyeastend.com

Speonk resident Craig Catalanotto, 50, a Democrat, is running for Republican Councilwoman Christine Preston Scalera’s soon-to-be vacant seat. Independent/Craig Catalanotto

Democrat Craig Catalanotto says he is hoping to cut the divisiveness. The Southampton Town Board candidate said, if elected, he’s looking to make the council position his fulltime job and work with local chambers of commerce to see how the town can help foster viable businesses. “I have big plans,” he said. “I think being a member of the town board is a part-time job in name only. I love this work, and given the opportunity, I will be out there. I want to be a candidate approachable by anyone.” Catalanotto will join the incum-

bents Supervisor Jay Schneiderman and Councilman John Bouvier at the top of the Democratic ticket this November. Meanwhile, the Republicans, who met last week to pick candidates, have announced that North Sea’s James Ding and Hampton Bays’ Rick Martel, neither of whom were available for comment, had been chosen to run for town board. The GOP has yet to pick a candidate to challenge Schneiderman after Christine Preston Scalera, who has reached her two-term limit as a town board member, quashed scuttlebutt that she may be interested in the town’s top job.

“While I love what I do, the demands of a campaign and the physical and mental commitment required to do the very best I can — and I wouldn’t know how to do less — make running for supervisor not in the best interest of my family right now, and that has to come first,” Preston Scalera said. “I am grateful for the support many people have given through the years. I hope that while some are disappointed with my decision not to run that, overall, they have been proud of the way I have represented them in Town Hall and know that I poured my heart into my work. I remain grateful, humbled, and proud to have been able to serve our community and intend to maintain the same level of commitment through my term.” Republican Chairman David Betts in an email this week would only say, “Things are evolving a bit” as to the Republicans’ plans. Catalanotto, a 50-year-old small business owner, Speonk resident, and father of two has lived in the community since 1999, building a home with his wife and getting involved in local issues. Most recently, Catalanotto, who is co-chair of the Citizens Advisory Committee West, became the liaison of sorts between the community and the town board regarding an affordable housing complex on North Phillips Avenue. “I worked really hard to try to settle the nerves of the community,” he said. “I’m not very political by nature, and I think I offer a little bit of a different perspective because of that. I like to gather information. I like to analyze the information, and then come up with the best possible strategy for the best possible outcome. I think I take a very calm, rational approach, and I think when others see fairness and transparency, it resonates. My feeling is that people are ready for that sort of candidate.” The first-time political candidate owns a business — Spire Awards & Gifts in Speonk — that acts as a wholesaler for employee-recognition awards programs.

Outgoing Councilwoman Christine Preston Scalera will not challenge incumbent Supervisor Jay Schneiderman. Independent/Desirée Keegan

With Catalanotto running for the seat of the board’s only Republican, Preston Scalera, the Democrats could have a 5-0 majority on the board should Bouvier, who is seeking his second term, also win. “John has a big heart. He cares about people, and he cares about this place,” Catalanotto said. “The way he goes about things inspired me to make this run. I love Southampton. I’m very passionate about my town. If you look around Long Island, there’s not many places like it. We have a vacation and maritime economy, so our surface water and our groundwater are pretty much the backbone of that economy. We need to do everything we can to make sure it’s healthy and protected. And when I say everything, I mean real, strategic plans to make sure our bays and drinking water are clean.” The Speonk resident said he also sees Amazon putting significant pressure on Main Street businesses, and the exodus of both young and more mature residents who can no longer afford Continued On Page 22.

Strong To Speak At Dem Breakfast The J.P. Spata Southampton Town Democratic Club will host guest speaker Andrew Strong at Restaurante Tres Diamantes in Westhampton Beach on March 9 from 10 AM to 12 PM. Strong, the new attorney for the Organización Latino-Americana, will address immigration challenges on a local level during the breakfast event. Tickets are $21 for club members, $26 for non-members, and $15 for youths and registered students. Space is limited. Reservations can be made at info@shdemclub.com or by calling Joy Flynn at 631-470-6121. GK

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February 27, 2019

Duryea Dock Deal Challenged In Fiery Exchange Bragman says town board got little in return from owner By T. E. McMorrow t.e@indyeastend.com Duryea’s Dock, a Montauk fixture on Fort Pond Bay, was the subject of a heated debate at a February 21 town board meeting. Independent/T. E. McMorrow

The East Hampton Town Board’s February 21 meeting produced the kind of fireworks rarely seen at Town Hall, as Councilman Jeffrey Bragman attacked the recently agreed upon settlement between the owner of Duryea’s Dock and the town. “I don’t think we fought hard enough for the town,” Bragman said. “I don’t think we fought hard enough for Montauk. This is a pretty good deal for the other side.” The town’s lead attorney, Michael Sendlenski, explained to the board that out of the five attorneys on the town’s payroll, three had conflicts with some aspect of the matter, and had to recuse themselves, leaving only Sendlenski and John Jilnicki, who advises the town’s

planning board on legal matters, to wrestle with the negotiations. Bragman clarified that he wasn’t referring to the town attorney’s office, rather his fellow town board members. Supervisor Peter Van Scoyoc countered, “Four of the five of us worked very hard on this,” Van Scoyoc said, referring to the board members minus Bragman. “I just don’t think that this is a favorable deal for the Town of East Hampton,” Bragman reiterated. Though he never mentioned him by name, Bragman, during his extended critique of the settlement, repeatedly alluded to Marc Rowan. According to Forbes Magazine, Rowan, whose personal net worth is over $3 billion, “is the cofounder of Apollo Global Management, one of the

Arbor Restaurant, one of investor Marc Rowan’s Montauk holdings, will sell you a bottle of Chevalier Montrachet for a mere $725. Independent/T. E. McMorrow

More Luxury Living Comes To The End Remaking Montauk, one bottle of Montrachet at a time By T. E. McMorrow t.e@indyeastend.com

While building plans at Duryea’s Dock on Fort Pond Bay in Montauk have been on hold since 2015, Marc Rowan, who reportedly purchased the property for

in excess of $6 million in 2014, has been busy elsewhere around Fort Pond Bay, and in the hamlet. In 2015, he picked up a bay front

biggest U.S. private equity firms, with $269 billion in assets.” In 2014, Rowan purchased the iconic casual seafood eatery Duryea’s Dock, where lobster rolls and other fare is served on paper plates. He paid about $2.5 million for a residentially zoned lot — the lesser valued of the two parcels that comprise the site, according to online records. The amount paid for the commercial property where Duryea’s is located is unknown; it likely was a considerably higher amount. The two properties straddle Tuthill Road next to Fort Pond Bay. Since buying Duryea’s, Rowan has quietly been scooping up properties around Fort Pond Bay, and across Montauk.

Bragman called the town’s negotiations with Rowan’s attorneys a “supine reaction” that will allow Rowan to convert Duryea’s Dock into a “full-scale high society restaurant.” “I don’t think we have to sit back and salute him while he is doing this,” Bragman added. Under the terms of the agreement with Rowan, there would be an expedited site plan review process, which, the councilman said, he did not perceive as legal. He also questioned the legality of the town board setting timelines for the planning board.

property by the Montauket for $2.2 million, apparently eyeing the creation of an exclusive, upscale, mini-resort. There are currently four ramshackle cottages on the property. Rowan brought in the firm of Stelle Lomont Rouhani Architects. Viola Rouhani designed three larger cottages to replace the current ones. Each would have a swimming pool, and would be situated to maximize sunset views. Those plans were stalled when the East Hampton Town Planning Department found that there was a bluff ridge running perpendicular to the bluff facing the sound, meaning variances would be needed to start the project. This finding was upheld by the East Hampton Town Zoning Board of Appeals. But the conclusion by the ZBA and the town was challenged, and the courts reversed that decision last year, now allowing Rowan to move forward with his plans. Later in 2015, he purchased a property housing a restaurant opposite the Roughriders Condominiums and the Montauk Train Station for about $2.7 million. Extensive renovations changed what was once the raucous Ciao by the Beach restaurant into a relaxed luxury setting, the Arbor restaurant, with an extensive patio and, yes, an arbor. A look at Arbor’s wine list shows a 2013 Grand

Cru Chevalier Montrachet at $725, which you can follow up with a Chateau Lynch Bages at $495. When Arbor’s site plan was up for review in 2016, planning board members expressed concern about the restaurant’s aging, outdated cesspool. They were told by their attorney, John Jilnicki, that the matter was in Suffolk County’s hands. The site plan was eventually approved, with the cesspool remaining, and with the county’s blessing. With all these upscale businesses in tow, workers are needed, which means the need for workers’ housing, always a concern in Montauk. Rowan’s company bought the former Neptune Motel on South Euclid Avenue for just under $3 million in 2016. Now, within the last few months, he has purchased more space for workers when he bought what are currently known as Ann Breyer’s Cottages. Located on West Lake Drive near the docks, the selling price for the under oneacre property was $2.7 million, according to online records. For decades, the cottages have been the summer home for many Irish students in Montauk on summer work visas. That may well change now, unless those Irish students are employed by Rowan’s company.

Rowan’s Plan After Rowan purchased the property, he presented the East Hampton Town PlanContinued On Page 14.

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Businesses in the Gosman’s complex in Montauk are wrestling with a shortage of workers for the second consecutive year. Independent/T. E. McMorrow

EH Town Board Writes Washington For Help DC restriction of temporary worker visas hurting local businesses By T. E. McMorrow t.e@indyeastend.com

East Hampton Town, due to recent decisions to limit the number of foreign workers allowed to enter the U.S., has been facing a shortage of qualified workers that become essential during the bustling summer season. The East Hampton Town Board agreed last week to send Congressman Lee Zeldin and Senators Chuck Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand each a letter, asking for relief.

The shortage, Town Board Supervisor Peter Van Scoyoc said last week, is particularly acute in Montauk, though it affects the entire town. The visas apply to specialized non-agricultural workers who staff businesses such as motels, or fish wholesale markets, or restaurants. The workers are considered non-immigrants, who are here for a specific time, then return home. The

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workers enter the country temporarily on what are called H-2B work visas. Under President Donald Trump, the number of workers allowed into the country under the program has been reduced to 66,000 for the past two years, down from the 83,000 issued in 2017, forcing businesses into a nationwide lottery system, in which some win, and some lose. “I urge you to support immediate action on the program to ensure that these businesses can assemble critical summer season work forces in a timely manner,” the letter, generated by the office of Supervisor Peter Van Scoyoc, and signed by town board members, reads. “Three elements of the H-2B Visa Program are negatively impacting East Hampton businesses: the annual quota/cap on the number of visas issued, and the lottery procedure; the lack of an expedited process or exemption for returning workers, and — particularly this year, following the government shutdown — delays in issuing visas that leave business owners unsure of staffing until late February or March, or even later into the spring.” The letter calls upon the Washington, D.C. lawmakers to provide exemptions for foreign workers who been compliant with the law, previously leaving the country when their visa expired. These workers have all passed background checks, the letter notes. The Independent reported on the H-2B worker shortage last spring. Gosman’s Wholesale Fish Market and Gosman’s Restaurant were two of the businesses impacted last year. Bryan Gosman, one of the owners and managers

of Gosman’s Wholesale Fish Market, talked again about the shortage of workers this week. He explained there are certain jobs, like cleaning and deboning fish, that the usual influx of student workers into the East End during the summer season don’t have the interest or skillset to accomplish. Many of the H-2B workers at the wholesale market hail from Jamaica, where fish is a common food staple. Last year, he said, the wholesale market lost in the lottery, and workers who had worked there in previous years were barred from returning. However, Gosman’s Restaurant won the 2018 H-2B visa lottery, and its workers from previous years were allowed back in. This year, the situation is reversed. The restaurant lost the lottery, while the wholesale market won. The former now will have to scramble for workers, while management at the wholesale market will have to decide what to do with their sudden glut of employees, between the H-2B workers, and those hired to fill in last year. “It’s a mess,” Gosman said. Southampton Town Supervisor Jay Schneiderman, whose family owns the Breakers Motel in Montauk, is very familiar with the shortage of qualified workers from his experience at the Old Montauk Highway resort. The problem is not as acute in Southampton, he said last week, where there are far fewer motels, but he voiced support for the East Hampton Town Board’s action, and said he would bring the matter up himself at the next meeting of the East End Supervisors and Mayors Association, which he chairs.

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Talk, Concern Over Montauk Hamlet Study All views, pro and con, will be included in final draft, public told Laraine Creegan, the executive director of the Montauk Chamber of Commerce, and Steve Kalimnios of the Royal Atlantic Resort, addressed the East Hampton Town Board on the Montauk hamlet study on February 19. Independent/Richard Lewin

By T. E. McMorrow t.e@indyeastend.com The hamlet study process, now years in the making, had another go-round at Town Hall during the East Hampton Town Board work session on February 19. As they have at recent town board meetings, almost a dozen Montauk residents spoke, with most expressing concern, asking the board to “take a pause” as one speaker, Bonnie Brady, said, before finalizing the study concerning Montauk. Brady has previously expressed concern that the voices of Montauk residents were not being given enough weight in the process. The studies, which focused mainly on the business districts in Springs, Amagansett, East Hampton, Wainscott, and Montauk, are not for immediate action, Lisa Liquori, a consultant with the firm Dodson & Flinker, who has been shepherding the

study process, told the room. Rather, she said, they are a look at the direction the town would like to take over the coming decades. It would be added to the town’s comprehensive plan, which has not been updated in many years. Still, most of the Montauk residents who spoke were clearly ill-at-ease with some of the objectives put forth in the study. The objective that raised the most eyebrows, it seemed, was the plan to slowly retreat, over the years, from the Atlantic Ocean, relocating motels further north. Steven Kalimnios, one of the owners of the Royal Atlantic, which was built many years ago where a dune once stood, called for an economic study of the plan, and the idea of moving the motels. “A complete study has not been done,” he said.

Priscilla Dunne told the board that she has been the general manager of Motel Blue since 2011. She said that last year, for the first in her memory, rooms went unrented. She said that there was agreement among motel owners that business was down last year a full three percent. The problem, she said, is that not enough focus has been placed on saving and strengthening the beaches. “No beach, no Montauk,” she said. Ed Braun, chairman of the Concerned Citizens of Montauk, said he would like to participate in a committee dedicated to preserving downtown Montauk, where the group has its office. Laraine Creegan, executive director of the Montauk Chamber of Commerce, called the retreat strategy an “extreme” plan. “People’s jobs and quality of life are all at stake,” she said.

Sylvia Overby, vice supervisor of the town board, said after the public spoke, “All of the comments we heard today, all of the comments we have heard in the past, all of those are part of the plan.” For the next few hours, Liquori reviewed each comment, either spoken, or written, that the board has received over the past few years, reinforcing the idea that, whether in support or against the study, all views would be included in the final draft. Councilman David Lys noted that that one of the speakers had stated that property owners would be having their land “taken from them.” He said, “I don’t see the word ‘taken’ in the hamlet studies.” Overby agreed, saying there was no plan of using eminent domain to force owners to retreat.

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The Spur Owner Looking To Press On Entrepreneurial think tank may move into East Hampton By Rick Murphy rmurphy@indyeastend.com

This building, a former nightclub at 44 Three Mile Harbor Road in East Hampton, is being eyed for a Spur. Independent/Rick Murphy

Shared work space where new business startups might attract capital and partners seemed a welcome idea in the Hamptons. In fact, doors for such a venture, called The Spur, opened with much fanfare in Southampton Village and attracted a modest, though dedicated, paid clientele. A bigger venue, the old Buick building on Hampton Road near the Route 27/27A junction, was recently purchased to expand the business, and yet another hub was planned for East Hampton, to be opened next month. If membership numbers were at least sustainable and were indeed growing, The Spur would quickly emerge as an important player in the marketplace. Ashley John Heather, the dynamic founder, found himself happily juggling the three properties, brimming with enthusiasm. The former Buick dealership at 630 Hampton Road was undergoing a complete facelift, The Spur sign featured proudly outside.

What a difference a week makes. Heather, who had engineered the purchase and the ongoing renovation of the Hampton Road property, found himself at odds with both the seller and construction company. It left him shaken, though certainly still on his feet. “I am an entrepreneur. I walk up a hill every morning,” he said. “We continue to work with all the players.” In December, The Spur was awarded a $500,000 state grant through the Long Island Regional Economic Development Council for the development of the building. Included in the plans were 15,000 square feet of interactive space, dining and cocktail facilities, and room for just about anything needed to make a contact and collect a hashtag. But Assemblyman Fred Thiele, who helped procure the grant, said, as The Independent was going to press, “I’m not sure they’ve even gotten the application yet.” Further, he pointed out, it is a matching grant, with the state money coming in on the back

end. In other words, there will be no grant money available to make ends meet. “I don’t think they can use the money for any of the costs,” he said. Members who pay $100, $200, or more per month, plus an annual fee — with different prices offering different perks — were lining up to join, Heather said. But the 200 or so potential new members for the new Southampton space are frozen out. The owner of the Hampton Road property, Bruce Lewin of BRL Hampton Road LLC, reportedly bought the building and leased it to Heather with an eye on eventually selling it to the entrepreneur. Instead, he notified Heather via a letter from his attorney earlier this month their lease was in danger of being voided. Lewin’s attorney, Peter Guirguis of Mintz & Gold LLP in Manhattan, informed The Spur owner that Lewin wanted the building back. Heather’s attorney Kevin Mulry of Farrell Fritz, P.C. in Uniondale refuted the charges. Frank DeVito, the contractor, re-

portedly withdrew from the project as well. Heather said there was a personal conflict between the two. Guirguis sent a letter and a surrender agreement on February 13 to Heather’s attorneys. Mulry wrote to Guirguis on February 15 stating the agreement for 630 Hampton Road was still valid. “No change in circumstances that would require the lease of the security deposit or the surrender of the premises” has occurred. “Litigation is not in the interest of any of the parties,” he stated. The letter was sent the day after The Spur announced its new East Hampton location at the venue space at 44 Three Mile Harbor Road, which is slated to be ready to open by midMarch. It has been home for a dozen or more nightclubs over the past four decades. Frank Cilione, said to be the owner, did not return calls by press time. “We’re up to date on the bills. We have the support of 500 people who want this to happen,” Heather said.

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Wellness For Seniors At Ashawagh Hall Free classes offered by EH Town in Springs, as well as in Montauk By T. E. McMorrow t.e@indyeastend.com

Ashawagh Hall and the Springs Improvement Society frequently provide a home for the arts, particularly during the summer season’s various exhibitions. Now, Ashawagh is also providing space for wellness sessions for seniors. “We were looking to see if there was a need for more, and it sure looks like there is,” Diane Patrizio, the East Hampton Town director of Human Services, said as she watched the debut session of the Core Strength Class, led by Rosie Orlando, the health and wellness director of the East Hampton YMCA RECenter. There were at least two-dozen seniors, aged 60 and older, mostly from Springs, following Orlando’s lead. “Come on, lift those feet up,” she called out. At the same time, since it was her first class

with some of those on hand, she was checking on any conditions or limitations those exercising might have. A few took the class seated in chairs. Orlando encourages the students to only do what they feel comfortable doing. Most, though, were going enthusiastically full out. “By spring, we are all going to get out our bathing suits,” Orlando promised. “I’ve been in Springs a long time, since the late ’80s,” one of those taking the class, Doris Wray, said. “I know Rosie from the YMCA.” The free Wednesday classes are broken down into two sessions. The first is called Core Strength, and runs from 12:30 to 1:15 PM, and the second, Balance and Strength, goes from 1:30 to 2:15 PM. The town is also partnering with

Rosie Orlando led a couple of dozen enthusiastic seniors in a class focusing on stretching and strength last week. Independent/Richard Lewin

Southampton Stony Brook Hospital to bring wellness sessions to Montauk on Mondays, as well, Patrizio said. On Mondays at Ashawagh Hall, there now is a one-hour class of QiGong, the ancient Chinese exercise and healing technique led by Margaret Iannaccone of Bamboo Roots Acupuncture. About fourdozen people attended the first session on February 11, Patrizio said. Patrizio said the town is going to continue expanding wellness programs, partnering with different organizations and reaching out to seniors. East Hampton Town Board mem-

ber Kathee Burke-Gonzalez, the board’s liaison to the town’s human services division, said “we are excited about this new collaboration” and the town’s ability to offer free wellness classes to seniors, in a press release announcing the program. Donna Wagner has lived in the hamlet for 34 years. She said that Springs is increasingly becoming home to retirees. “If you don’t offer something for people to stay up and mobile, it is going to be a problem. This is not an easy place to get help, or get someone to do something for you, so you need to stay mobile as long as you can.”

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Westhampton Beach Library Gets New Look Renovations will provide more space for programming By Desirée Keegan desiree@indyeastend.com

The Westhampton Free Library is closed for renovations through Monday, March 18. The project will convert a 2500-square-foot area into usable space, including expansion of the children’s program room and a reconfiguration of the main floor to accommodate a more efficient flow, additional book stacks, a media room, and a fireplace and quiet study room. The plan was designed after a series of community charrettes, and while the library will reopen March 19, the makeover is expected to be completed in May. “This will provide our patrons with much-needed program space

and the ability to offer additional programs based on the needs of the community,” said library director Danielle Waskiewicz. The teen department will be located upstairs with its own program room, while the “tween” area is expanding. The children’s room will not have to share program space with adults or teens, and the space will be larger. While the specifics of the additional programs are not yet known, there will be more to offer with more space. The area was not usable, Waskiewicz said, due to sanitation code restrictions. “We are very excited,” said Sonja Roese, head of the children’s depart-

ment. “The Idea Place staff and myself are looking forward to offer expanded programming with multiple sessions so our families will have more opportunity to join us in our wonderful space. The Tween Scene will be expanded with a gaming area and study section. We are very fortunate to be serving a community that supports their library as the heart of that community.”

“We are fortunate to be serving a community that supports their library.” The project is being predominantly funded through private donations, including $1.3 million bequeathed to the library by Westhampton Beach resident Ann Skovek in her will. Skovek, who died June 2013, also donated $780,000 to the Westhampton War Memorial Ambulance Association, $392,000 to Bideawee animal shelter, and $130,000 to the Westhampton Beach Historical Society.

Please check with the library regarding cancellations, rescheduling and relocation of previously scheduled programs during renovations. “We were very pleased and excited to receive such an amazing gift to our library,” Waskiewicz said. “We are very much looking to the completion of this project.”

Rotary Club Spaghetti Dinner The Southampton Rotary Club will host its annual Spaghetti Dinner at Edgewater Restaurant in Hampton Bays on Monday, March 4, from 12 to 9 PM. The dinner benefits the Rotary Scholarship and Endowment Fund and will include spaghetti with meatballs, salad, and a dessert. There will also be a Sinatra tribute, performed by Beau Hulse. Takeout options with free delivery are also available. Tickets are $20 and can be bought at the door, from a Rotarian, at the Southampton Chamber of Commerce, or on southamptonrotary.org. GK

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Southampton Southampton High School French students recently took an educational trip to Quebec City. The students experienced the language and culture of the city as part of a tour by a Quebec City native. Led by teacher Jacqueline Fritz, the students went dog sledding, visited the Ice Hotel, tubed at Valcartier, and tobogganed in front of the Chateau Frontenac. They also visited the Huron-Wendat Nation at Wendake to learn more about the natives’ culture and visited a traditional sugar shack, where they learned about maple syrup and traditional meal and dance. The high school’s chess team, The Maters, were co-champions at the Suffolk County Chess Tournament at Hauppauge High School for the first time in history. Gabe Camacho and Eli Halsey, who each won four out of five matches and finished among the top five players, received individual honors. Remi Wesnofske provided two wins and two draws for three points, while Griffen Schwartz and Oscar Avendano both had two wins. The junior varsity chess team also participated in the tournament. Southampton High School’s theater

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Continued From Page 7. ning Board, in 2015, with an expansive plan for the site. Under this plan, the current buildings housing Duryea’s various businesses would be torn down, including the ice factory, the retail area, and the take-out food business, to be replaced by a 6360-squarefoot restaurant, seating 100 inside, and 50 outside, with a total capacity for over 350 patrons at a time. There also would be a new 780-square-foot retail shop. A cottage currently on the Pond View Bay side of the property would be moved closer to Tuthill Road, and a portion of the cottage would be relocated. There would be 47 parking spaces on the land zoned business. On the other side of Tuthill Road, currently zoned residential, a modern septic system would be installed, along with parking for 22 more vehicles. JoAnne Pahwul, the town’s assistant planning director, wrote a memo to the planning board regarding the proposal in 2015. A special permit would have to be obtained by the applicant for the restaurant, she said, citing a 1997 Zoning Board of Appeals determination that Duryea’s was a takeout food business, not a restaurant. Pahwul also told the planning board in the 2015 memo

program put on a production of “Mamma Mia!” on February 8 and 9. The 26-member cast, directed by Jim Tartaglia, performed the romantic comedy set to the tunes of the Swedish pop group ABBA. “The students had a great time working on the show,” Tartaglia said.

Bridgehampton The Bridgehampton School commended Southampton Town Police officer Eugene LaFurno for his work in the School Resource Officer program and Lt. Susan Ralph for her work in the Law Enforcement Career Exploring program. Ralph introduced the students to the Law Enforcement Career Exploring Program, which offers leadership skills, lessons in law enforcement protocols, and opportunities to participate in various community-related activities. LaFurno has read to students, assisted in ensuring a student did not drop out of school, and has helped students and parents with crises at home, Principal Michael Miller said in a statement. LaFurno also brought Milton Creagh to speak at the school on separate occasions for the elementary, middle, and high schools. Creagh, an author, motivathat Rowan would need numerous variances from the town, for matters such as setback distances, as well as a permit from Suffolk County for the septic system. She also questioned the legality of placing the septic system on a property zoned residential when it was servicing an adjacent business zoned property. When a mini-firestorm broke out over the application, it was withdrawn.

Public Backlash Last year, Michael Walsh, Rowan’s litigator on these matters, brought three lawsuits against the town. One suit concerned patents granted to Perry Duryea, and before him, Tuthill, for the land under water upon which the dock and other structures sit. That patent means that specific land is under the jurisdiction of New York State, Sendlenski told the board February 21. Walsh launched a second suit, calling for the immediate issuance of a certificate of occupancy, and a third, challenging the zoning issue. Bragman called these suits a “Trojan Horse” to get a restaurant built. The settlement reads, in some ways, like the site plan application from 2015, but without mention of a restaurant. The septic system will be placed on the property currently zoned residential, along with parking spaces.

Southampton High School French students recently look an educational trip to Quebec City, where they experienced its rich cultural offerings, enjoyed winter sports, and visited the nearby Huron-Wendat Nation community. Independent/Southampton School District

tional speaker, and television personality, spoke to the students encouragingly about balancing schoolwork with other life demands. Brendan Ahern, a Suffolk County assistant district attorney, also visited the school for educational program on drunk, drugged, and other reckless driving situations. Ahern talked about the importance of safe driving, good judgment, and making an alternative plan for transportation if students feel they are in an unsafe situation. The school also recognized Melanie Bria, Jaden Campbell, Nava Campbell,

Jaeda Gant, Jalisa Hopson, Alanah Johnson, Kimberly Rojas, and Melissa Villa, who as Honor Roll students achieved high grades, perfect attendance, and a commitment to athletics.

In the settlement, Rowan agrees that he will never bring in ferry service. Sendlenski also pointed out that the deal includes the new septic system. But Bragman chafed at both points. He told the board that the septic system was something that would have to be done, anyway. After the meeting, Bragman pointed out that, while there would be no ferries, the settlement allows Duryea’s to shuttle patrons from the flotilla of yachts that drop anchor in Fort Pond Bay every summer season. The fireworks at Town Hall February 21 were sparked by comments made by Springs resident David Buda, a constant observer and sometime critic of the town and its attorney’s office. Buda had obtained a copy of the settlement, which he shared with the media, then brought to the town board’s attention. Buda had a couple of stringent exchanges with Sendlenski, as well. While a restaurant was not mentioned in the settlement, the right to employ a wait staff “for those customers requiring assistance, or any other condition” is in the agreement. Buda called the arrangement a restaurant, as did Bragman. Sendlenski said that the settlement “gives them exactly what they have now. They have service to individuals who request accommodation. That is some-

thing they provide under the Americans with Disabilities Act.” On file at the courthouse are four open charges in East Hampton Town Court brought by the code enforcement division, against Duryea’s Dock, all written on August 29, 2017 by Kelly Kampf, who has since become a police officer for Sag Harbor Village. One of the counts charges Duryea’s with discharging untreated waste water on August 20, 2017, onto the ground, of which code enforcement allegedly received a photo. Kampf visited the site on August 29, and reported “a strong odor of septic waste in the air.” Walsh challenged that charge, according to court papers, since Kampf hadn’t actually seen the waste being discharged on August 20. Two other charges were for the use of structures by “patrons and wait staff,” which had never received site-plan approval, and the lack of a certificate of occupancy. While there is no charge, as Sendlenski told the board, of an “illegal change of use,” as with a restaurant, the words, “expansion of use” are used in the accusatory documents, themselves, written by Kampf. Rowan’s attorney challenged those citations, as well. The Town of East Hampton dropped all local charges against Duryea's in East Hampton Town Justice Court on Monday.

Hampton Bays Hampton Bays Elementary School students celebrated the 100th day of school on February 13. The students took part in several projects related to the number 100. They counted 100 blocks and other items, painted murals and added 100 items to them, and made “100th Day of School” hats.

February 27, 2019

Editorial

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By Karen Fredericks

What’s your favorite flavor ice cream and how do you like to have it? Thomas Favorite flavor: Strawberry. Favorite way to have it: In a banana split with hot fudge on top.

Politics, Anyone? In Southampton Town, where for years Republicans had a stranglehold on just about every elected office, the Democrats now have the upper hand and a very real chance to claim a 5-0 absolute majority on the town board in November’s election. Meanwhile, in East Hampton Town, where the Democrats currently have their own 5-0 majority on the town board, there is growing restlessness over the way town business is conducted as evidenced by new signs of life for a Republican Party that was all but moribund a year ago. The opposing scenarios being played out in the neighboring towns are actually just the opposite ends of the same political cycle, in which one party’s fortunes rise while the other’s suffer. The difference is the emergence of new parties, including the Independence and Conservative parties and factions within existing parties, such as the Reform Democrats in East Hampton, now play a bigger role and might help accelerate the process. That would appear to be mirrored on the national scene, where there are signs that the Democrats are splitting into a left wing that more resembles the Social Democrats of European politics, and a more conservative centrist wing, while some Republicans show signs of being willing to decouple their political fortunes from the extreme right-wing, hardline approach of President Donald Trump. How well that will play out nationally is yet to be seen. Locally, at least, having leadership drawn from as broad a political spectrum as possible is a good thing, and having more than a token opposition is almost required to make sure those in control are not asleep at the switch or engaged in nefarious activities. That’s why we welcome the efforts of Republicans in East Hampton to reinvent themselves by casting a broader net in their search for viable candidates who might be able to provide a much needed counterbalance to the sitting town board. Similarly, we bemoan the status of the Southampton Town Republicans, who in recent years have seemed to be struggling to find dynamic candidates who will appeal to a broader public. This year, although the Republicans have nominated two newcomers, James Ding and Rick Martel, to run for town board, a week after their convention, they have yet to have chosen a candidate for town supervisor, and that’s a sorry state of affairs.

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Karen was chosen Best Cartoonist by the New York Press Association in 2017. She’s also the recipient of multiple awards for her illustration of the international bestseller How To Build Your Own Country, including the prestigious Silver Birch Award. Her work is part of the permanent artist’s book collection of the Museum of Modern Art.

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Police Another Guilty Plea Following Montauk Drug Sweep Six have now pleaded guilty to felonies, with more likely to come By T. E. McMorrow t.e@indyeastend.com

Yet another of those arrested in Montauk last August in a major drug sweep has pleaded guilty. William Crespo-Duran, 35, also known as Flaco, pleaded guilty to possession of over four ounces of a narcotic, an A felony, which is the most serious level of felony charges. He could face a sentence of eight to 25 years in state prison when he appears in the courtroom of Justice Timothy Mazzei on April 10. He had the cocaine in a plastic bag in his room he rented in the Gates Avenue residence in Montauk when police conducted their raid. He is the sixth defendant who has pleaded guilty to a felony charge since the arrests were made by a combined operation of the East Hampton Town police, and elements of the East End Drug Task Force, run out of the office of District Attorney Tim Sini. Antonio Ramirez-Gonzalez, a.k.a.

Tete, 30, pleaded guilty on February 6 to conspiracy to distribute drugs in the second degree, a B felony. He is facing the same potential time upstate as Crespo-Duran, and will be sentenced March 13. Also pleading guilty on February 6, and scheduled to be sentenced March 13 was Gilberto Quintana-Crespo, 32, who went by the street name in Montauk as Jimmy. He pleaded to a lesser felony conspiracy charge, and faces a possible year and a third to fouryear sentence. Bryan Ruiz-Sanchez, 23, pleaded to a conspiracy charge on September 12, and was sentenced in October to nine months in jail. Most of the men who have pleaded guilty are from the Rincon area of Puerto Rico, where the operation was run from, and were working in various restaurants in Montauk, from where they distributed

Three of the many defendants originally arraigned in East Hampton last August after a major drug sweep in Montauk. The man at the rear in the striped shirt is Geraldo Vargas-Munoz, a.k.a. Chelo, who is described by police as the kingpin of the operation. Independent/T.E. McMorrow

narcotics, including cocaine and heroin. Two of those who have pleaded guilty to a felony charge of attempted conspiracy to distribute drugs were Montauk residents. Kevin Becker, 30, was sentenced to one and a third to three years in state prison, while John DeMelio, 33, will be sentenced on March 12. Not all those who pleaded guilty will go forward with a criminal record. Louis Madariaga-Medina, 32, pleaded guilty in East Hampton Town Justice Court to a charge of disorderly conduct,

which is considered a simple violation, like a parking ticket. He was fined $375. Geraldo Vargas-Munoz, a.k.a. Chelo, who was charged with a voluminous number of felonies, and is considered by the DA’s office to have been the kingpin of the operation, is due back in court March 11. Police are still looking for one of the men indicted, Angel DeJesusRodriguez, who is facing five felony charges. He disappeared from Montauk at the time of the raid.

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Two Drivers Face DWI Charges East Hampton police say both were involved in crashes By T. E. McMorrow t.e@indyeastend.com

A crash on Montauk Highway in Wainscott led to the arrest of a Hampton Bays man on a driving while intoxicated charge by East Hampton Town police, just after midnight Friday, February 22. Johannatan Merchan-Heras, 23, was headed west in a 2003 Chevrolet van when, police said, he apparently fell asleep at the wheel. His van veered toward the right, striking first a utility pole on the passenger side, then a street sign at the entrance to the HomeGoods parking lot, police said. The Chevy then hopped the curb, smashing through a concrete bollard and striking a water meter. It came to a stop after striking the elec-

trical panel and the store’s exterior wall. Unhurt, the driver was asked to perform sobriety tests, which police said he failed. As a first-time offender, the police said, he was charged with DWI as a misdemeanor. At headquarters, his breath test was over the .18 mark, according to the police, automatically raising the charge to aggravated DWI, which, while still a misdemeanor, is considered by the justice system a more serious offense. Merchan-Heras told East Hampton Town Justice Lisa Rana Saturday morning during his arraignment that, while his vehicle and license have a Danbury, CT address, he is currently

living in Hampton Bays. He posted $250 in bail, and was released. Another accident led to a second arrest on a DWI charge, this one coming late Sunday night. East Hampton Town police said Luis Pajoc-Xuya, 27, of Springs was driving a 2007 Toyota pickup on Spinner Lane approaching Floyd Street when he lost control of his vehicle, leaving the road, and striking a stop sign. The pickup finally came to a stop on the lawn of a nearby house. Pajoc-Xuya left the scene, police reported. After a resident called police, the defendant was spotted in East Hampton

Village. “The truth is, I did hit something with my car,” he reportedly told an officer. Charged with drunken driving, he was arrested and taken to police headquarters, where he refused to take a breath test. During his arraignment late Monday morning, East Hampton Town Justice Lisa Rana suspended his license for the next year, pending a hearing at the Department of Motor Vehicles, for the refusal. Besides the driving while intoxicated charge, he was also charged with leaving the scene of an accident. He was released without posting bail.

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Police: Man Threatened Customer With Mallet Encounter leads to arrest of mechanic on felony charge By T. E. McMorrow t.e@indyeastend.com

A chance encounter, followed by an alleged threat, led Sag Harbor Village police to arrest a Hampton Bays man on a felony criminal contempt charge Friday, February 22. It was about noon, according to police, and Tristan Tutching was at work at the service station on Hampton Road. “That’s what I was doing when I was confronted,” Tutching told Sag Harbor Village Justice Lisa Rana, during his Saturday morning arraignment. According to the police, a cus-

tomer, Justin Napolillo, started walking towards the retail store at the station to buy a beverage. That is when the two men saw each other. Napolillo told police he didn’t initially recognize Tutching, and continued to walk toward him. Napolillo said that Tutching picked up a rubber mallet and threatened him with it. There currently is a court order in place that requires Tutching to stay away from, and not to threaten, Napolillo in any way. Sag Harbor Village police charged Tutching with a felony, for allegedly

Felony Drug Charges By Rick Murphy rmurphy@indyeastend.com

A Flanders man is facing felony drug charges following a traffic stop in East Quogue. Justin Adamo, 33, was stopped for traffic infractions on February 17 and found to be in possession of a large quantity of heroin and cocaine, Southampton Town Police said

in a press release. He was charged with possession of a controlled substance in the third degree, criminal possession of a controlled substance in the fifth degree, and criminal possession of a controlled substance fourth degree, all fel-

violating that court order, as well as a misdemeanor charge of menacing. The court order stems from an incident from May 2018, when the two men had an altercation outside Napolillo’s Amagansett residence. Napolillo was carrying a shotgun at the time, East Hampton Town police reported last year, while Tutching was behind the wheel of a 2002 Volvo. Tutching struck Napolillo with the car, though he told police at the time, he was only going about 10 miles per hour. Napolillo dropped the shotgun, which was not loaded, and Tutching got out of his car and picked it up, then threw it to the ground as well. After East Hampton Town police sorted everything out last May, they arrested Tutching on multiple charges, including two felonies: burglary (Tutching had entered Napolillo’s house to retrieve a woman both men were acquainted with) and assault with a weapon, namely, the car. In December, that case was moved to County Court, where the felonies were dropped. Instead, Tutching pleaded guilty to charges of misdemeanor assault and trespassing. Tutching is scheduled to be sentenced on those charges in county court April 4, after New York State

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Southampton Town Police alleged Justin Adamo was carrying dangerous drugs. Independent/Courtesy STPD

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Justice Mark Cohen reviews a report on Tutching being prepared by the probation department. The Sag Harbor arrest could complicate all that. Tutching also has a prior misdemeanor conviction on a charge of menacing stemming from a 2015 incident in Southampton. Tutching’s father was in the courtroom Saturday morning, and agreed to post the $1000 bail set by Justice Rana, and Tutching was released, now looking at a potentially thorny future in court.

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Arts & Entertainment Creativity Is Taking Over Southampton Arts Center has new artists in residence By Nicole Teitler nicole@indyeastend.com Artist Laurie Lambrecht. Independent/Courtesy Southampton Arts Center

Approximately 600 people gathered at the Southampton Arts Center on February 9 for the opening reception of “Takeover! Artists in Residence.” The new exhibit, curated by Amy Kirwin, has proven to be a successful breeding ground of creativity for not only the artists but the public as well. Two of the artists featured are Laurie Lambrecht, a Bridgehampton resident who integrates fiber work into her photography and Ruby Jackson, who currently lives in Sag Harbor. Indy caught up with Kirwin and the two artists to see how things have been panning out.

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Amy Kirwin: I chose some based on knowledge of their work or personally knowing them and their personalities. A couple were recommended based on me looking for specific mediums to have diversity among each artist in residence. It was important that they be comfortable with the format — being open to working with people watching them, talking to the public, and also being willing to give a certain amount of time to SAC in the galleries during visitor hours. Some of the artists are already friends, and have been placed in the galleries near each other to promote

collaboration and conversation.

Have any surprising collaborations come from it? AK: Collaborations are beginning to happen, but something that is even more satisfying are the new friendships that are being formed between the artists.

What is your artistic medium/style? Ruby Jackson: Some of my work is abstract but inspired by nature, especially marine life. Other work, like my clay miniature food, and rooms are figurative. I guess I would say my style is the Ruby Jackson style. I play with different materials, like polymer clay, plaster, wood, and paper. For the past eight years, I’ve been intrigued by glitter glue. It dries to a sturdy plastic that wears well with time, and has endless possibilities.

What aspect of Takeover do you find most exciting? Laurie Lambrecht: Sharing my work and the process of making it to the local community has been rewarding and a pleasure, as has been being with the other artists and having spontane-

ous conversations in the relaxed atmosphere nurtured by the Southampton Arts Center.

In what ways has your creativity changed during the Takeover? LL: Last weekend I taught a workshop in weaving for the first time at the SAC. It was a joy to have the opportunity to share something that I love doing and to potentially inspire others. Teaching there has led to me thinking about planning more workshops. I have been using the journeys to and from Southampton as an opportunity to start a new photo project that has been in my head for a while. Most days I spend time observing with my camera the tidelines in the bays in the vicinity. In the coming weeks, I’ll be sharing the accumulation of images in my studio at Takeover as proof prints. RJ: I took Laurie Lambrecht’s class in weaving, and am totally inspired. She is a wonderful artist and teacher, and she’s opened a new, wild, wonderful world of weaving to me. I hope to take every one of the artist’s classes. The best part of Takeover has been getting to know these other fabulous artists. Not only are they each uniquely talented, but they each have a lot of heart, warmth,

and passion for what they do. Bravo to Amy for bringing together a very compatible, creative group. And, for even thinking of this in the first place. She is forming a genuine artists’ community.

How does working in the public eye differ from working remotely? LL: The work I do while at the Center is really process work rather than thought centered. It is very difficult for me to concentrate and make choices without being immersed in solitude and quiet. I work a bit at home to develop ideas and then bring pieces to continue on at SAC. RJ: Being a teacher and performer prepares a person for being, speaking, and working in public. Acting classes, and 18 years of giving tours at the Pollock-Krasner House was good practice. Many years performing magic shows as the Amazing Rubini was also helpful. Personally, I am easily distracted, and I want to be available to talk to visitors. So, I have not been productive. But I’ve gotten lots of good ideas. I really need solitude and quiet to create. “Takeover” is on view through April 14. Visit www.southamptonartscenter.org for more information.

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Fred Raimondo: Dark Hearts And Little Flowers Singer-songwriter creates thematic stories through music By Bridget LeRoy bridget@indyeastend.com

It may seem hard to believe, if you’ve only been on the East End for the past couple of decades, and have frequented venues where you’ve enjoyed the talents of local singer-songwriters like Inda Eaton, Nancy Atlas, Lynn Blue, Gene Casey, Rob Europe, Bryan Gallo, Mick Hargreaves, Caroline Doctorow, and the myriad others who call the Twin Forks their home, but according to Fred Raimondo, “Long Island used to be where original music came to die,” he said with a chuckle. That’s right. According to the East End resident, there was a point when Suffolk County was populated by almost nothing but cover and “tribute” bands, with the occasional big name that would touch down for a show or two, then vanish. With the exception of a couple of bright spots like Jim Turner or Nancy Remkus, it was a creative wasteland. Raimondo remembers. Back in the ’80s and ’90s, he would work the sound board at the Stephen Talkhouse, and would get up to do a song or two, opening for the big names that would come through. He has stories about all of them: Jorma Kaukonen, Richie Havens, Donovan, Taj Mahal, and many

more. “I remember when Rick Danko played,” he recalled. “It was the middle of the winter, and it was freezing cold, so there were maybe 50 to 75 people there. And just 10 years or so before that, he had played Watkins Glen” — in front of more than 600,000 adoring fans — “so I didn’t know what to expect. But he walked into the room and the moment he started to play, it was like he didn’t care how many people there were. He was part of the music. It was chills,” he said. He has also played with Damaged Goods for almost three decades, and The Woodworkers, a retro-alt-surfgroove band. After developing a treasury topping 200 original songs, Raimondo decided to record a CD. “Really, it was just a way of cataloging them at first,” he said. When he dropped “Stories from the Dark Heart Tavern” in 2014, Bonnie Grice of “The Eclectic Café” on 88.3 WPPB FM named it one of the year’s five best albums, calling it “haunting, sexy storytelling.” “I can’t say enough good things about that station. Brian Cosgrove and Bonnie Grice, they are so supportive. They give a lot of airtime to local per-

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formers,” Raimondo said. “Having Pete Kennedy and Caroline Doctorow coproducing just brought everything to a higher level. We ended up with some of the songs on the folk charts.” It’s really hard not to compare Raimondo’s sound to the “Nebraska”/“The Ghost of Tom Joad” Springsteen years. With “Dark Heart,” Raimondo told the fictional backstories of the denizens of a bar in Anytown, U.S.A., but with “Little Flower,” he took it a step farther. “It’s sort of a continuation of just one of those people, and her interactions with other people, her lovers, casual acquaintances, her observations,” he said. “I’ve had a lot of strong and loving women influence my life,” he continued. “The goal was to present a group of songs that together tell the story of a strong, loving, and empowering woman,” Raimondo explains on his website, www.fredraimondo.com. “‘Stories From The Dark Heart Tavern’ was a collection of songs about a place. ‘Little Flower’ focuses on one person, and the people whose lives are impacted by her. Each song paints a portrait of woman as observed by lovers, friends, and fam-

ily members,” he said. Again, Kennedy and Doctorow lent their support and musical talents, along with Eaton and others. Raimondo is on the roster to perform at two upcoming events: The “Share the Harvest” farm benefit at the Stephen Talkhouse, his old stomping grounds, on March 2, sharing the stage with OC/DC, Cynthia Daniels and Sarah Greene, Rorie Kelly, Glenn Feit, and his old friend, Klyph Black. The show starts at 7 PM; tickets are available at www.stephentalkhouse.com. Then, on April 5, Raimondo will be the featured performer at the “Songwriters Share,” playing to raise money for The Retreat, at the Unitarian Universalist Meeting House on Bridgehampton Turnpike. The show begins at 7:30. Tickets are $20, and can be reserved by calling 631537-0132. “This is such a creative community,” he said, passionately. “Out here, there’s a community of artists, and writers, and songwriters. It’s one of the things that drew me here and keeps me here. To be surrounded by that, to feel that energy and be around creative people all the time, it’s so inspiring.”

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February 27, 2019

Bedside Reading Weekend

Pints For Paws

Three days dedicated to National Reading Month

Kick off begins March 2, benefits SASF By Jessica Mackin-Cipro jessica@indyeastend.com

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Reading has the power to transport us to faraway places and enter the minds of characters. A reader can escape everyday life into the world created by the author's written word. This weekend, to commence March as National Reading Month, the Hamptons will host the inaugural Bedside Reading Weekend, with five authors signing books at five East End hotels. Liz Brodar, owner of White Fences Inn in Southampton, sought to drive tourism to the East End during the off season, and saw the month-long literary celebration as a good opportunity. She contacted Jane Ubell, owner of Bedside Reading; the company provides complimentary books to luxury and boutique hotels such as Chamberlain West Hollywood, The Simpson House Inn in Santa Barbara, Waldorf Astoria, Mandarin Oriental, Casa del Mar, and several Hamptons locations. Then, Ubell reached out to the Tall Poppy Writers. Founded in 2013 by bestselling author Ann Garvin, the Tall Poppy Writers is the only author-driven marketing cooperative in the United States, and its membership is exclusively female. With a combined social media reach of nearly half a million people, the group has collectively raised more than $100,000 for various causes beyond the literary world. Their altruistic efforts garnered attention from Francis Ford Coppola Winery, which launched Books & Bottles products in 2017, featuring company wines paired with Tall Poppy Writer titles. “When our friends at Bedside Reading approached us about this event, my Tall Poppy Writer sisters and I didn’t hesitate for a moment to say yes!” Amy Impellizzeri, author of “Why We Lie,” said. “I think a lot of people picture authors holed up all day in their writing dens, but the reality is that most writers absolutely love to connect with readers. We love to hear their stories. This is our first ever Tall Poppy event in the Hamptons. We’re thrilled and definitely know it won’t be our last!” Impellizzeri will be signing her book on Friday, March 1, at Topping Rose in Bridgehampton from 6 to 8 PM for a “Meet & Mingle” kickoff event for the

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weekend. Author Kristy Woodson Harvey, on Saturday, March 2, will sign “The Secret of Southern Charm” from 11 AM to 1 PM at White Fences Inn. Alessandro and Tathiana Teixeira of Plain-T will additionally provide a unique “Tea Tasting” experience for guests, featuring two of their most popular blends; Detox Lemon Ginger Mint and the Mind & Body. Saturday will be packed with events for literati and nouveau readers alike. The 1770 House in East Hampton will pair Amy Reichert’s signing of “The Optimist’s Guide to Letting Go” with a “Coffee Break with Hampton Coffee” from 2 to 4 PM. Conclude the evening down the road at The Baker House 1650 with a “Pop the Cork” champagne cocktail party with “The Fifth of July” author, Kelly Simmons. Concluding the weekend will be a farewell book signing and light refreshments at The Maidstone Hotel in East Hampton on Sunday, March 3, from noon to 2 PM. Author Sandra Block will sign “What Happened That Night.” The weekend package is $150 plus the costs of the room at each of the inns. It also includes $100 dining credit, all five books, and a gift bag filled with goodies. Contact the properties for more information or to reserve a room.

“Pints For Paws,” a month-long campaign to celebrate the bond between people and their pets, and raise money for rescues, kicks off this week. The Southampton Animal Shelter Foundation, based in Hampton Bays, has partnered with Montauk Brewing Co. for the month of March. Throughout the month, MBC will name one of its brews the “Tail Ale” and will donate a portion of its sales to SASF rescues. The partnership kicks off on Saturday, March 2, from 1 to 4 PM, with a celebration held at Montauk Brewing Co. at 62 South Erie Avenue in Montauk. The event is co-sponsored by The Independent and Whalebone. The campaign was organized by Nikki on the Daily, Nicole Teitler, a reporter for The Independent. “I started becoming involved with the Southampton Animal Shelter in 2017 as part of the Junior Committee for the annual Unconditional Love Gala and have been volunteering ever since,”

said Teitler. “Kate McEntee, Director of Adoptions, and I have grown close. We were out one day having a drink in Southampton and I remember just blurting out ‘Tail Ale’ when I saw a Montauk Brewing Co. beer on tap,” she recalled. Teitler pitched the idea to Vaughan Cutillo, the owner of MBC and “without hesitation, he was in,” she said. “A partnership with MBC seemed like a perfect match.” “Cutillo really does an exceptional job, and I tell him probably every time I’m at the brewery,” continued Teitler. “Part of that allure, I think, is the way he incorporates his ‘a-dog-able’ golden retriever, Sky, as a mascot.” Closing out the month will be a cornhole tournament with plenty of giveaways, on March 30. Details will be announced soon. For more information, visit www.southamptonanimalshelter.com.

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HAMPTON DAZE By Jessica Mackin-Cipro

Hampton Daze Goes To Paris By Jessica Mackin-Cipro jessica@indyeastend.com We took the Chunnel to Chanel – and to all the other wonderful fashion houses Paris has to offer. Paris was the second leg of our trip (I wrote about London last week). Now, continue reading if you’d like to hear all about how we ate and drank our way through the City of Lights. Bon appetit. It’s time to mange. We arrived at Hotel Banke, a fivestar hotel located in the Opera district. The lobby is grand and the staff, more than accommodating. It’s located in an early 20th Century building, created by architects Paul Friesé and Cassien Bernard — the stately architecture is definitely worth mentioning. The first stop on the Paris food tour was Chef Daniel Rose’s La Bourse et la Vie, which served food so good it brought tears to our eyes. I opted for partridge, while Christine had the steak. The next day was spent at the magnifique Palace of Versailles. Fit for a king (or a queen such as myself – I can dream), the palace was Louis XIII’s old hunting pavilion, and was transformed by his son, Louis XIV. We strolled through the Hall of Mirrors, the gardens, and made our way to Marie Antoinette’s Hameau de la Reine, a small village built for the queen in 1783. A place of leisure, it served as a private meeting spot for Antoinette and her closest friends to

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pretend to live a simple life. When we returned to Paris it was off to Bouvette in South Pigalle for dinner (there’s also a location in the West Village). The pesto aux noix tartine and carottes rapees were both delicious. I may not speak fluent French, but I do speak French food. The next day began with a tour of the Palais Garnier, an opera house built in 1861, one of the most spectacular sites in Paris. We then set off to the Musée du Louvre. No trip to Paris is complete without it. After admiring centuries of fine art, it was off to the original Angelina for hot chocolate. Angelina’s hot chocolate is so fantastic, it’s a work of art itself. Confectioner Antoine Rumpelmayer founded the establishment in 1903. Coco Chanel even frequented Angelina’s salon. Who could blame her? Right next door to Angelina is Librairie Galignani, the first English book store in Europe, which was definitely worth a stop. I also couldn’t help but hop on the carousel across the street in the Tuileries Garden, because I’m a child (at heart). We continued to shop our way through Rue Saint-Honoré, and of course made a stop at the Ladurée Paris Royale, the original Ladurée built in 1862, home of the incredible macaron. We decided to go back to Harry’s New York Bar for dinner, since we had such a wonderful dinner in London. Turns out that in Paris, Harry’s is a cocktail bar and the only food item on the menu is a hot dog for two. These New Yorkers weren’t having it, but the cocktails were fantastic. The bar itself was shipped from New York in the early 1900s and the walls are decorated with college sports team banners. The next day was Christine’s birthday, and it was time to celebrate. Our friend Josie joined us in Paris for the rest of the trip. It was off to the Musée Picasso, which houses many of the legendary artist’s works. Next, vintage shopping. Vintage in Paris is unparalleled to anywhere else I’ve experienced. I scored a pair of Chanel pumps and an Yves Saint Laurent faux fur coat, be-

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cause, clearly, I needed both. “It’s fashion,” the store clerk told me. The day continued with lunch at Le Grand Colbert, a Parisian brasserie that serves traditional French dishes. It was also the set of the film “Something’s Gotta Give” (also set in the Hamptons) where Jack Nicholson joins Diane Keaton for a birthday dinner. Later it was Hôtel Costes for dinner and drinks. The last time I was there with Josie we had ordered the cheesecake based on Kim Kardashian’s recommendation, but they were sold out. After three years of waiting, it turns out the cheesecake is just fine, and the chocolate soufflé is the clear winner of the dessert menu. Kim Kardashian may be an expert on many things (contouring, emojis, etc.), but perhaps not dessert. We ended the night at The Bar Hemingway at The Ritz Paris, a place rich in history. It’s a magical spot, once frequented by the likes of Ernest Hemingway, Gary Cooper, Cole Porter, and F. Scott Fitzgerald. Cue the intro music to “Midnight In Paris.” For the rest of the trip, we continued to wander around the beautiful city. Stops along the way included Pierre Herme, to sample and buy some flavorful macarons; a visit to the Eiffel Tower; cocktails at Hotel Plaza Athénée as seen on “Sex and The City;” more cocktails at Prescription Cocktail Club in St. Germain; dinner at Au Petit Riche; a sweet stop at A la Mere de Famille, the oldest chocolaterie in Paris

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(and the best chocolate I’ve ever had); a stroll of Rue Cremieux; and dinner at L’avenue (FYI, a location just opened at Saks Fifth Avenue in NYC). All places I would highly recommend. Dinner at Chez Fernand was one of the best meals we had. I have not stopped talking about the chicken, and the baked Isigny Camembert with honey that elevated cheese to a whole other level. We closed our trip with a stop at the bookstore Shakespeare and Company, where I was able to see East End artist Stephanie Brody-Lederman’s artwork titled “Outdoor Girl” (read our article that ran last month on www. indyeastend.com) that now hangs at the Lost Generation hangout. I also bought a copy of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s “The Beautiful and Damned,” stamped by the bookstore.

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February 27, 2019

KISS & TELL By Heather Buchanan

An Open Letter To Cat A tale of courtship, obsession with stray felines

Project MOST Preps Empty Bowls Annual event helps fund after school programming in East Hampton By Nicole Teitler nicole@indyeastend.com

kissandtellhb@gmail.com My family has a long history of naming cats “Cat.” We are mostly dog people, although when I was little, I was desperate for a kitten. So, when I got a puppy, I called her “Puss In Boots,” which morphed into “Bootsie.” Perhaps the feline phobia was because stray cats seemed to find our family, and we didn’t want to get too attached. My father especially. He was the only card-carrying, anti-cat Buchanan, but when a tiger-striped stray started hanging out at my parents’ house in Darien, CT, he relented and let her in. My dad was her absolute favorite (we always love the ones who don’t love us), and she would snuggle and toss toys to amuse him. Finally, Cat won him over, and he was the first one in tears over her terminal Feline Leukemia diagnosis. My parents had a summer beach house in Sagaponack on Potato Road which was our absolute joy. My father made the purchase in the 1950s, before he met my mom, and argued over the $25,000 purchase price. A slew of family dogs enjoyed the beach house even more than the rest of us, and we as a family deeply mourned their losses over the decades. But as most of us were moving back and forth between different places, it didn’t make sense to have a pet anymore, so that was that. That is, until I saw a black cat with a distinctive white mark hanging around in the dunes. He wouldn’t let me get too close to him but when I saw a poster in the Sagaponack General Store of a lost cat, I knew it was him. I slowly wooed Cat with line-caught free-trade albacore tuna until he started to trust me. Like a man’s primal response to the sound of a Budweiser can being opened, I could just crack the tuna can and Cat would appear. I called the number on the lost Cat poster and the woman came over. I was thrilled for this reunion and already thinking of asking the Japanese prime minister to nominate me for the Nobel Peace Prize when the cat appeared and stared at the owner. “That’s not my cat,” she said and turned on her kitten heels back to her Mercedes. Well, now Cat and I were stuck with

each other. He would appear when I meowed and let me pet his ear, which seemed to have been on the bad end of some sort of fight. He would come and go, and one day when I walked in downstairs the braided rug was fluffed up and there was a dead mouse. “Arghhh,” I said and picked up a one iron to toss the offending carcass (because god knows you never use your one iron for anything else). Over the next few days, there was not one, but two, dead mice. Again, I chipped them over the fence. Then, this gift-giving morphed into a dead baby rabbit. “That’s it!” I said. I saw Cat looking at me as this gift was also tossed and I exclaimed, “If this relationship is going to work, you are going to have to figure out 1-800-Flowers.” I surmised, as most women do, that all this courting only meant one thing. He wanted in my bed. That was my mistake. One night of sweet cuddling quickly led to obsession. When I was gone, he would sit outside my window and meow up a storm. My sister, annoyed, would call out from her room, “She’s not here!” Cat to me felt otherworldly. Not human. Not feline. A powerful spirit trapped in a small furry body. We were connected. And this is long before the term of affection, “You are my spirit animal,” started trending on Instagram. But as many great things come to an end, the beach house was sold, and the last day we cleaned it out, Cat was nowhere to be seen. I kept looking even as some lovely volunteer firemen carried my dad down the stairs in his wheelchair for the last time. I had thought about getting a cage and trying to trap Cat and tame him to stay with me. But he was wild at heart. Not meant to be domestic. So, you can imagine me sitting right now in my little Victorian house in Sag Harbor. I have a visitor. A black cat with distinctive markings. This one doesn’t seem to trust me yet, but we do sit and stare at each other intensely. I left one cushion on the outside chair so he has a comfortable place to sleep when he visits. I have only once given him some overpriced organic tuna just to get close enough to see if he looked okay. He does. I have decided to call him Sam.

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More than 30 local chefs will gather to prepare delicious soups at the 10th annual Empty Bowls event to benefit Project MOST, on Sunday, March 10, from 12 to 3 PM, at the American Legion Post 419 in Amagansett. Project MOST is an East Hampton based non-profit organization providing after school programming at John Marshall Elementary and at Springs School. At the event, guests will have the opportunity to meet the students, their families, and student leaders in high school and college, and learn about the positive impact the organization has had on their lives. Mike Rusinsky will be playing music to warm the soul as the soup warms the bellies of the community. Culinary participants include Almond, Art of Eating, Bostwick’s Catering, Mill House Inn, A Kitchen 4 Liam, Nick & Toni’s, La Fondita, One Stop Market, Springs General Store, Stuart’s Seafood Market, Dreesen’s Donuts, Estia’s Little Kitchen, Wölffer Kitchen, and Sabrosa. The Wellness Foundation will return this year as the event’s nutrition partner, with several plant-based soup options. To top off the celebration, a 10th anniversary birthday cake will be provided by Carissa’s Bakery and donuts served by Dreesen’s. The “Empty Bowl” Award this year will be presented to Colin Ambrose from Estia’s Little Kitchen in Sag Harbor for his continuous support of the after school enrichment programs in East Hampton, and an Empty Bowls participant since its inception. In addition, Ambrose has supported Project MOST’s annual plant sale and the 2015

Eileen’s Angels Fundraiser. “The restaurants, chefs, and local businesses should be applauded for their continuing participation each year for the past 10 years,” said Rebecca Morgan Taylor, Project MOST’s executive director. “The interest and turnout for this event are a shining example of the farreaching impact that our program has had on the entire community. Since 2000, our enrichment programs have touched the lives of over 6000 students — 350 students daily — and their working families who are the backbone of this community. We are very grateful,” she added. The New York state grant of $137,500, for Springs School’s third to eighth graders, ends August of this year with an uncertain renewal. According to Project MOST’s website, its projected goal is an additional $150,000, to bring its total annual donations to $400,000, in order to be financially secure and free of being reliant on NYS grants. “Project MOST has made great progress over the past year. We have re-branded, added five new board members, are in the process of revamping our website, and have a plan for growth. The staff and our board are committed to taking Project MOST to the next level,” Taylor concluded. The American Legion Post 419 is located at 15 Montauk Highway in Amagansett. Tickets are $15 per adult and $5 per child 13 years of age or younger; kids under five are admitted free. Visit www.projectmost.com for tickets and more information.

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RICK’S SPACE By Rick Murphy

Fixed Costs Figuring out your monthly budget, factoring in ossobuco and wine rmurphy@indyeastend.com

I’m wearing a fleece-lined hoodie. Karen, 10 yards away, facing her computer, has on a sweatshirt, scarf, and oversized woolen socks. (Ok, they are Big Bird socks.) In the spirit of full disclosure, I have my Lone Ranger blankie around my shoulders as well. Hey, I have no problem trying to keep the oil bill down; it’s the country. It’s cold and damp out here. The cable TV bill, which includes internet, is $187. When I tell people from other parts of the country — the real world — they are astounded. What I don’t tell them is, I cut way down. I don’t even have MLB or the Football Channel. I don’t have HBO — the last time I saw “Game of Thrones,” Jon Snow’s father had a head. My electric bill is $327 per month, balanced billing. For two people. Why so much? The washer, dryer, hot water, oil burner, stove, dishwasher, refrigerator, etc. are all electric. They say you can save money by unplugging things you’re not using, but let’s get real here. In my den alone, the computer, printer, speakers, fax, cable box, modem, VCR, stereo, turntable, and clock, all glow in the dark. I also have the nightlight from the Burger King “Lord of the Rings” trilogy, but that’s necessary to ward off Orcs.

We seem to forget how much these things cost when we are working, because at least we have a check coming in. If you think Social Security will be enough during your Golden Years (colostomy bags), you better think again. In the next room, the coffee machine (with clock), stove (with clock), toaster oven (with clock), microwave (with clock), blender, TV (with clock), cable box (with clock), and refrigerator are all plugged in. (When my idiot nieces visit, one always asks, “What time is it?” Can anyone be that freakin’ stupid?) These folks, are your fixed costs. When calculating how much money you will need to live on after you retire, it is necessary to correctly assess your monthly “nut.” Go ahead, make a monthly budget. I’ll wait, since I’m at work getting paid. Now let’s compare. I’m gonna guess you got the heat, utilities, etc. Let’s assume the house is paid for; if not, add mortgage payment or rent. But even if you own your house, you have to pay property taxes, and if you are used to making mortgage payments, you may have forgotten the taxes are rolled into the mortgage payments. And then there is yard maintenance, repairs, water, and garbage

pickup. When the town dump was open, I’d drive over every Saturday morning and deposit my junk there. Then the town made everyone, even locals, buy a dump sticker. Then the town changed the name of the place to a recycling center. Then they made us break it down into recyclables, cardboard and the like. Frankly, they started asking too many questions. “What ELSE did you throw away in the bathroom wastepaper basket? Soon, there was a dress code. Pretty soon you’ll have to bribe the maître d’ to get a good reservation on the line. I decided to get home pickup at that point. It’s another 50 bucks a month plus a gas surcharge, but I could stuff Faye Dunaway into the big green container and no one would be the wiser. What’s amazing is all of your fixed costs remain in place when you retire. In fact, they are still there when you die in most cases. They are death taxes. If you stop paying your taxes after you are dead, the Man will swoop in and take the place, leaving nothing for your loved ones to fight over. That means that little niece of mine will have to buy a wristwatch. You need a car, and you need to eat. If there is one segment of my budget that I screw up, it is dining. I’ll look at the numbers and say, “Hmm, $127 for food this month, no problem.” Ya think? Maybe if you enjoy a nice hot platter of sautéed water and puree of salt you can make ends meet. Remember in college how we’d buy a jar of peanut butter and make it last a week. It’s not like our parents didn’t send us money, but we spent it on beer. Nowadays, by the time I’m done with wine and the ossobuco, I’m down for $40 and that’s just brunch. We are not savages, folks. The point is, you won’t be eating much ossobuco when you get old. The cardboard will come in handy, believe me.

In the next room, the coffee machine (with clock), stove (with clock), toaster oven (with clock), microwave (with clock), blender, TV (with clock), cable box (with clock), and refrigerator are all plugged in. When my idiot nieces visit, one always asks, “What time is it?”

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February 27, 2019

READING OUR REGION By Joan Baum

‘Valley Forge’: Artfully Done Tome marks Clavin and Drury’s finest collaboration This well researched, literate, readable, and moving reassessment of one of our country’s most iconic figures — General George Washington, who commanded the ragtag Continental Army during the desperate winter of 1777-78 at Valley Forge, PA — should prompt reconsideration of the way American history is presented in schools. Not to mention altering the way Washington himself is perceived. Blame the 1796 Gilbert Stuart latelife portrait of our first president (d. 1799) which may still dominate many a school auditorium, and the apocryphal story about the cherry tree and Washington’s never telling a lie. The truth about this “larger than life” man at the military encampment 23 miles from Philadelphia to which he moved his men after the British captured Philadelphia, is much more complex, as Tom Clavin and Bob Drury show in their remarkable new book, “Valley Forge,” arguably their finest collaboration. Drury and Clavin, long-time partners writing on memorable moments and men in American history, are hardly the first to argue against simplistic stereotypes (the Valley Forge winter, for example, was not, as legend and paintings have it, the coldest ever),

but they are impressively persuasive in putting forth a detailed reevaluation of that horrific time (practically no food, no clothing, no shelter, a plethora of diseases and desertions, heartfelt traitors, and mercenaries for hire). And a reevaluation of “the father of our country.” The theme of their well-documented narrative is that Valley Forge represented a critical point in the war, becoming “the greatest and most costly symbolic victory of the revolution.” It was the endurance of the men surviving that winter that changed the way the rebellion and Washington were regarded at home and abroad. Battles had been lost, particularly in New York, and the capitol of the country was in enemy hands, but survival at Valley Forge, despite Congressional incompetence and indifference, as well as political machinations in Europe, brought in the French as allies, even though fighting would go on for five more years, primarily in the southern

colonies, until Lord Cornwallis surrendered at Yorktown, VA. Generously crediting scholars who came before them, Clavin and Drury make their point because they are thorough and fair, presenting alternative views and acknowledging paucity or inconclusiveness of evidence. Their footnotes, alone, are fascinating. Did we know that the “gin” in Cotton Gin was a shortened form of “engine”? That “gerrymander” comes from a play on the name of Massachusetts statesman Elbridge Gerry (vice president under Madison) who schemed to redraw boundaries of electoral districts, one of which looked like a salamander? That feuding, corruption, and betrayal at Valley Forge and elsewhere on battlefields, in villages, and at state houses were so rife as to imperil the revolution? That nearly 12,000 American prisoners of war perished in captivity, more than in all the revolutionary battles combined? But through it all, there was the man Lafayette called “superb,” the man whom too many history books still portray as a middle-aged, childless, aristocratic bewigged leader known for his wooden teeth, dumpy wife, and slave-run estate at Mt. Vernon more than for his “inspirational leadership, serene dignity, and sheer physical presence.” That this man “held the Continental Army together throughout a desperate February is no less than astounding,” the authors write. Forty-five at the time, Washington was a shrewd and compassionate commander-in-chief, a master military and political strategist who didn’t let “jealous and power-hungry subordinates” get to him, and there were plenty. He was also a man who believed in proto-

col and courtesy (he had Hamilton send back a dog belonging to Gen. Howe, bathed, collar and all). A fierce believer in civilian control over the military, he ordered his men not to confiscate goods and property from sympathetic locals. And he integrated the army — it was the last time blacks would serve with whites until The Vietnam War. A good reader of character, Washington secured the affection and devotion of two of the revolution’s most colorful and young patriots — the brilliant polymath and future Secretary of the Treasury Alexander Hamilton (22), he of the elegant handwriting and eloquent prose style (Lin-Manuel Miranda got him spectacularly right), and the daring (Marquis) Marie-Joseph-PaulYves-Roch-Gilbert du Motier de Lafayette (19). What a cast of characters — heroic and villainous — and those sitting it out or shifting sides! Men were drawn into the modest commander’s orbit, among them the waggish, womanizing Francophile Benjamin Franklin and the burstingto-be-in-charge-of-training, the Prussian bear, Friedrich Wilhelm. And there was Baron Steuben, who whipped the sloppy, inexperienced, fractious, indifferent Continental Army into a disciplined fighting force, tested finally at the climactic June 1778 Battle of Monmouth Courthouse in NJ (maps attractively dot the narrative). It’s been noted that “Valley Forge” occasionally uses specialized (mostly military) vocabulary. True, and another reason for praising this book. Good literature should make a reader reach and reflect on structure, style, and tone, as well as on content. Drury and Clavin would flatter the reader into following them on their aesthetically informed historical terms: “Come sunset the downpours froze into a wet, heavy snow that virtually interred the men, Bruegel’s peasants bathed in a Rembrandt gloom.” Artfully done.

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Indy Snaps HarborFrost Photos by Richard Lewin Sag Harbor Village was the place to be on Saturday, February 23, as the Sag Harbor Chamber of Commerce held this year’s annual HarborFrost. The classics were back, including ice sculpture, the “Frosty Plunge” benefiting Sag Harbor Volunteer Ambulance, the Culinary Stroll, the meet and greet with Anna and Elsa from “Frozen” at Sag Harbor Variety Store, free tattoos and face painting, and plenty more.

Rich In Black History Photos by Lisa Tamburini The RJD Gallery in Bridgehampton presented an opening reception for “Rich in Black History” on Saturday, February 23. The gallery honors Black History Month with a show that features artists Jules Arthur, Stefanie Jackson, Harmonia Rosales, and Phillip Thomas. Guests joined Don Lemon and Chris Cuomo of CNN for a lively discussion on Black History.

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Indy Snaps Creative Artists Salon Series Photos by Lisa Tamburini LTV hosted its first Creative Artists Salon on Friday, February 22. The event featured videos, performances, songs, and scenes, including skits written by comedienne Joy Behar and featuring Mario Cantone and Aida Turturro. East Hampton High School graduate and up-and-coming musician Bobby Priel spoke, The Independent’s Bridget LeRoy gave a reading, and the event was hosted by LTV’s creative director Angela LaGreca. The audience included some of the area’s most wellknown artists and arts supporters.

African-American Read-In Photos by Richard Lewin On Sunday, February 24, Canio’s Cultural Cafe held its 11th annual “African-American Read-In” in John Jermain Memorial Library’s Friends Community Meeting Room in Sag Harbor. Sponsored by the Black Caucus of the National Council of Teachers of English, and co-hosted by the library’s assistant director Wonda Miller and Canio’s Books co-owner Kathryn Szoka, the event shared insights into the realities and history of life as an African-American, through prose and poetry selections.

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‘Les Miserables’ At EHHS Broadway classic comes to high school By Bridget LeRoy bridget@indyeastend.com One of Broadway’s longest-running musicals, “Les Miserables,” is coming to East Hampton High School this weekend. Debbie Mansir, the director, explained why she chose this Victor Hugo classic — not only for its value as entertainment, but also as education. “It’s one of my favorite shows for many reasons,” she said. “The music is incredible, the lead characters’ evolution through the story is unique and complex. We spent a bit of time before even starting rehearsals understanding the history of the times in the early 1800s in France — the social, economic, and political systems that were in place and how each character was affected by them.” She said the cast has been deeply affected by Hugo’s work, and the music by Claude Michel Schonberg and the book (in English) by Herbert Kretzmer. “The messages of love, forgiveness, and redemption are so powerful and relatable with the kids, even today. I have

heard the kids speak of these themes in their general conversations. Also, because there are only eight lines of actual dialog, and the rest is sung, there is a full orchestra pit, which would include more students in the overall performances. Our pit has full string, woodwinds, brass, and percussion sections, allowing more students to participate,” Mansir said. There were also several deeper discussions about character. “We talked about the role of women during this time and why Fantine ended up as a prostitute, and the lengths she would go to protect her child, Cosette. We discussed why Marius, a privileged and educated young man, would be involved with the student uprising of 1832. Victor Hugo takes the two main characters, Jean Valjean and Javert, on a journey from evil to good, darkness to light, despair to deep faith, and injustice to justice, in reverse proportion to each other.” Productions at East Hampton

High School take quality seriously. “I have been most fortunate in working with an amazing team of people this year,” Mansir said. “Dylan Greene is an extremely talented vocal director and our lighting guru. I am thrilled that Jayne Freedman, one of the founders of Springs Community Theater Company, is on board as assistant director. Troy Grindle is once again the orchestra director and has worked diligently with our students to truly enhance the performances.” She continued, “This is one of those experiences I have dreamed about for a few years, and I am beyond thrilled that I can see it come to fruition. It is my hope that anyone who comes to see the show will have the opportunity to experience something very special and will remember it for years.” Mansir was passionate about the

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WORDS Dreamers Before the Mast East Hampton Library presents a talk with John Kerr, author of “Dreamers Before the Mast,” on Saturday, March 2, at 1 PM. To register, call 631-3240222 ext. 3.

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Bay Street Theater in Sag Harbor and Provisions Natural Foods present “Queen of the Sun” on Sunday, March 3, at 4 PM. Visit www.baystreet.org for details.

MUSIC Denny Laine Bay Street Theater in Sag Harbor hosts lead singer of the Moody Blues and co-founder of Wings, Denny Laine, on Saturday, March 2, at 8 PM. Log onto www.baystreet.org for tickets.

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Suffolk Theater in Riverhead presents Classic Stones Live on Saturday, March 2, at 8 PM. Visit www.suffolktheater.com.

Westhampton Beach Performing Arts Center will show a film detailing the life and music of George Harrison on Thursday, February 28, at 7:30 PM. Get your tickets at www.whbpac.org.

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importance of arts in the schools. “You don’t have enough page space for me to elaborate,” she said. “I have a tendency to get on a soapbox to extol the importance of the arts in schools. All I can say is I have been doing theater in the schools for 16 years, and I have witnessed the transformation of more than one student from a shy, lost individual to one with a purpose and true friends. Kids find their niche, a place where no one judges, and where by the end of a run, they are supported and lifted up to something they might not have been without participating in an arts program.” “Les Miserables” will be performed Friday, March 1 and Saturday, March 2, at 7 PM and Sunday, March 3, at 3 PM. Tickets can be purchased at the door. For more information, call 631-3296462.

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Caitlin Fazio Townline BBQ in Sagaponack offers live music every Friday from 6 to 9 PM. This week, on March 1, will be Caitlin Fazio.

Bay Street Theater in Sag Harbor presents, as part of the Hamptons International Film Festival’s Now Showing series, “In the Heat of the Night,” followed by a talkback with Alec Baldwin on Friday, March 1, at 6 PM. Visit www. baystreet.org.

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Guild Hall in East Hampton will offer The Met: Live in HD on Saturday, March 2, at 1 PM. The featured presentation is Gaetano Donzinetti’s “La Fille du Regiment.” Visit www.guildhall.org.

The Stephen Talkhouse in Amagansett presents Renzo’s Fault on Saturday, March 2, at 10 PM, following a benefit concert for Share the Harvest. Visit www.stephentalkhouse.com for the full line up.

Goat on a Boat Bay Street Theater in Sag Harbor presents “The Perils of Mr. Punch” on Saturday, March 2, at 11 AM. Visit www. baystreet.org.

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

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Winter Show Southampton Artists Association presents its Winter Show at the Levitas Center for the Arts at the Southampton Cultural Center. There will be a closing reception on Friday, March 1, from 5 to 7 PM. The exhibit closes March 3. Visit www.southamptonartists.org.

The Drawing Show Folioeast presents “The Drawing Show” with art by Scott Bluedorn, Nadine Daskaloff, Jonathan Glynn, RJT Haynes, Shimon Okshteyn, Barbara Thomas, and Amy Wickersham. The show opens on Saturday, March 2, with a reception from 5:30 to 7:30 PM at Malia Mills in East Hampton. The show will be on view through March 24.

Black & White The White Room Gallery in Bridgehampton presents “Black & White.” The group cxhibition displays paintings, mixed media, sculptures, and photographs in Black and White. Artists include Athos Zacharias, Stephen Bezas, Keith Ramsdell, Lynn Savarese, Andrea McCafferty, Kat O’Neill, Susan Washington, Gerry Giliberti, Abby Abrams, Berges Alvarez, Karen Kirschner, Joseph McCloskey, Christina Stowe, Martha McAleer, and more. An opening reception will be held on Saturday, March 2, from 5 to 7 PM. The show runs through March 31.

William Ris Gallery The William Ris Gallery in Jamesport presents “WRG x NFAC: New Year, New Works.” This exhibition, a collaboration between the gallery and

the North Fork Art Collective, features many new or never-before-seen works. Artists include Emma Ballou, Scott Bluedorn, Dennis Chalkin, Kelly Franké, Chris Hamilton, Kara Hoblin, Cindy Pease Roe, Verona Penalba, and Dalton Portella. An artist talk by the North Fork Art Collective artists will be held on Saturday, March 2, from 2 to 4 PM, and a National Women’s Day artist talk by the women of the NFAC will take place on Friday, March 8, from 6 to 8 PM. The show will run through March 10.

Morris Studio: The Unseen Collection By Jessica Mackin-Cipro jessica@indyeastend.com The Southampton History Museum presents all new images in the show “Morris Studio: The Unseen Collection, Photographs of Southampton 1892-1940.” This exhibit presents a look at the rich history of the East End. Among the photographs are local historic landmarks and family portraits. An opening reception for the installation will be held on Saturday, March 2,

from 4 to 6 PM at the Rogers Mansion. George Morris began taking professional photos in 1892 when he opened his photography store on Main Street in Southampton. The shop closed in 2017 and more than 10,000 glass plate negatives were discovered hidden in the basement. The show includes over 70 framed photographs taken by Morris that illuminate a lost era.

One Under The Sun Suffolk County Community College celebrates Black History Month with an exhibit of paintings by Rani Carson. “One Under the Sun” will be displayed at the Eastern Campus of Suffolk County Community College through March 2 at the Lyceum Gallery. A reception will be held on Wednesday, February 27, from 4 to 6 PM. Carson paints spiritual friends and experiences from within the Jamaican Rastafarian culture. Traveling between her studio in Oracabessa, Jamaica and Riverhead, she has created an intimate body of genre paintings.

Winter Photographs Clovis Point Winery in Jamesport presents Jim Sabiston’s “Winter Photographs,” curated by Alex Ferrone. The show runs through March 31.

Painting Locally The Grenning Gallery in Sag Harbor presents “Painting Locally.” The show runs through March 10.

Artists & Writers

Almond in Bridgehampton presents its next “Artists & Writers Night” on Tuesday, March 5, at 7 PM with “Grids and Threads with Artist Bastienne Schmidt.” The series is a continuation of Schmidt’s artistic search for concepts of space and the systems that define them, which she originally showcased in her book

“Topography of Quiet.” Schmidt is a multi-disciplinary artist working with photography, painting, and large-scale drawings. The cost is $45 and includes a threecourse family-style meal, one glass of Channing Daughters wine or draft beer, and tax. Gratuity is not included. For reservations, call Almond at 631-537-5665.

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

Citizens For Access Rights Citizens for Access Rights will host Trivia Night on Friday, March 1, at the Amagansett American Legion Hall at 7 PM. Teams of four can register in advance for $25 per person ($20 for 2019 CfAR members). Singles may also register and will be put on a team. To register in advance, send your team’s name to citizensforaccessrights@gmail.com. All proceeds will go to CfAR to protect beach access on the East End. Visit www.citizensforaccessrights.com.

Mardi Gras In Montauk Camp SoulGrow presents its fifth annual “Mardi Gras in Montauk” at Shagwong Tavern. Get a real taste of the Big Easy. The party will take place on Saturday, March 2, from 7 to 10 PM. A $25 wristband allows all adults to enjoy unlimited Cajun food (crawfish, gumbo, fried chicken, jambalaya, etc.), authentic King Cakes provided by Manny Randazzo’s of New Orleans, and unlimited beer provided by the Montauk Brewing Company.

Share The Harvest The Share The Harvest farm benefit will be held at the Stephen Talkhouse in Amagansett on Saturday, March 2, at 7 PM. Performers include Fred Raimondo, OC/DC, Sarah Greene and Cynthia Daniels, Klyph Black, Glenn Feit Sr., and Rorie Kelly. Tickets are $20.

Pints For Paws Join The Independent at Montauk Brewing Company on Saturday, March 2, from 1 to 4 PM for the Pints For Paws kick-off party to benefit Southampton Animal Shelter. Through the month of March, Montauk Brewing will dub one of its beers the Tail Ale and will donate a portion of sales to the shelter. The event is also sponsored by Whalebone Magazine and organized by Nikki on the Daily.

Mardi Gras Madness A Mardi Gras Madness Chinese Auction to benefit the Northwell Health Walk at East End will be held at Riverhead Ciderhouse in Calverton on Tuesday, March 5, from 5:30 to 8:30 PM. Admission is $25 in advance and $35 the day of. For tickets, call 631-548-6080.

Empty Bowls The Project MOST 2019 Empty Bowls

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

event, which includes delicious soups prepared by over 30 local chefs and restaurants, will be held on Sunday, March 10, from noon to 3 PM at the American Legion in Amagansett. This year marks the 10th anniversary of this community event. The “Empty Bowl” award will go to Colin Ambrose of Estia’s Little Kitchen in Sag Harbor for his continuing support and understanding of the importance of afterschool enrichment in East Hampton. Project MOST is an afterschool program that inspires a new generation of students to achieve their utMOST in life. Tickets are $15 at the door, or $5 for children under 13.

Academy Of The Arts Guild Hall’s Academy of the Arts achievement awards dinner will be held on Monday, March 11, at The Rainbow Room in New York City from 6 to 10 PM. This year’s honorees are composer Carter Burwell for Performing Arts presented by filmmaker Ethan Coen; Alice Aycock for Visual Arts, presented by Whitney Museum Director Adam Weinberg; Bob Colacello for Literary Arts, presented by author Linda Yablonsky; and Patti Askwith Kenner will receive the Special Award for Leadership and Philanthropy, presented by actress, singer, and playwright Tovah Feldshuh. The ceremony is hosted by Academy of the Arts President and Guild Hall Trustee Eric Fischl, while writer and Vogue theater critic Adam Green will take the reins as the evening’s emcee. There will be a live performance of a Carter Burwell composition interpreted by indie rock legends Yo La Tengo. For tickets and more information, visit www.guildhall.org.

Kendall Madison The Kendall Madison Foundation benefit will be held at the Stephen Talkhouse in Amagansett on Friday, March 22, at 7 PM. The event will raise funds for the Kendall Madison Fitness Center as well as its scholarship fund. The foundation was started in memory of Madison, a local student-athlete who tragically lost his life at the age of 21. The cost of admission is $25.

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Dining Eckart’s: Bringing People Together Diner celebrates more than 100 years serving the East End By Hannah Selinger Independent/Hannah Selinger

Westhampton Beach’s famous luncheonette, Eckart’s, has been serving up breakfast and lunch for an astonishing 108 years. When the luncheonette opened, in 1911, a ham sandwich cost 15 cents, a far cry from today’s East End prices, even a little west of the Canal. Still, the crowd — largely locals in the off-season, met with an influx of hungry beachgoers in summer — remains constant. Eckart’s is busy, always — busy enough to inspire a regular rotation of specials, a chalkboard out front advertising what’s good. It’s cash only, and, even in the age of the credit card, that won’t stop anyone, ultimately, for popping in for a quick meal. In 1949, Warren “Red” Eckart took over the business, a venture some doubted. Red had a reputation for unconventional hospitality, like sticking his thumb in one’s coffee to test its temperature. Eventually, the community warmed to his unorthodox ways, and the luncheonette assumed the un-

official moniker of “Red’s.” Eckart died in 2004, and was survived by his wife, Shirley, who continued to own and operate the restaurant after her husband’s death. Actually, the family nature of the business goes back further than 1949. Red Eckart’s father, Jacob Eckart, originally purchased the property. Jacob Eckart had some restaurant experience (he had been working as a bartender), and, with the help of his wife, Elsie, established a thriving bar, which he named the Outside Inn. During Prohibition, when running a sustainable bar was no longer profitable, Jacob Eckart saw an opportunity and transformed his establishment into a luncheonette. The restaurant immediately became a regular destination for locals and tourists alike. It was, in fact, the unofficial gathering place for the police chiefs, city council members, and highway department employees. The Eckart family worked hard to maintain a certain joie de vivre. For a

while, a sign outside of the restaurant advertised a “Deadbeat of the Day,” poking fun at whichever customer had allegedly failed to pay his or her bill. During the holidays, they hosted enviable parties, the details of which are still discussed among locals in certain Westhampton circles. As for décor, the restaurant feels steeped in nostalgia, from its aging bottles and cash register to its antique phone booth to its newspapers covering the walls that showcase American history. And although the luncheonette maintains a certain approachable camaraderie, it has also been the stomping grounds of the occasional celebrity out for a low-key escape from the Hamptons élite. In truth, Eckart’s is not a place to chase stars, but then, the owners never intended it to be in the first place. The food is expected, but delicious, featuring diner favorites. There is an entire category dedicated to omelets, for instance, as well as the usual cast of early morning characters: eggs

Benedict, French toast, a long list of pancakes, eggs with home fries and toast. For lunch, there are club sandwiches and hamburgers, Reubens and tuna sandwiches, and even — in observance of recent trends, one suspects — a category dedicated to paninis. East End diner establishments are a dying breed. Each season brings more and more city émigrés and, with them, the sense that the traditional, old school greasy spoon is somehow insufficient for eating in the age of Instagrammable food. But there are traditions and loyalties that outweigh trend, that surpass whatever new, fun cronut has inspired the most clicks, likes, and reposts. It is impressive that a restaurant like this can still soldier on, producing food that will not necessarily change lives, but that will bring people together all the same, day in and day out, in both winter and summer. And while we cannot know for sure that Eckart’s will be here 100 years from now, at least we will know that it had a very nice run.

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Craft Beer Takeover One night, three brews By Nicole Teitler nicole@indyeastend.com

Indian Wells Tavern in Amagansett will host “Craft Beer Takeover” on Friday, March 1, starting at 9:30 PM, featuring three breweries. After the success of the inaugural event back on January 25, the event has returned for round two. Ryan Sherman, host of the event, conceptualized the takeover for Indian Wells Tavern to promote craft brewery businesses. “I wanted to incorporate local businesses and companies who resonate with this ‘craft’ quality experience. I figured craft food from local eateries and great craft beer tied together with live music in the winter gives this town and its residents something to do once a month and raised community awareness,” said Sherman. After living in California for

five years and observing the beverage industry change on the West Coast, it was time to bring that vibe out east, he said. Sloop Brewing from upstate New York will serve a DDH Green Islands IPA, Bell’s Brewery from Michigan with have a Hopslam IPA, and the East End’s own Montauk Brewing Company will feature its Coffee Cream Ale. Guests will enjoy free craft food from Bostwick’s, alongside the Indian Wells Tavern. Menu items include chicken tinga sliders, butchers board, mozzarella en carrozza, and chicken pot stickers. There is no cover for this event. Indian Wells Tavern is located at 117 Main Street. Call 631-267-0400 or visit www.indianwellstavern.com.

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Guest Worthy Recipe: Chef Marc Vidal Ensalada de Hinojo y Peras By Zachary Weiss

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Chef Vidal’s Guest Worthy Recipe: Ensalada de Hinojo y Peras

Why? Made with Bosc pears and fennel, this Spanish-inspired salad is a simple and refreshing recipe for the colder months, utilizing winter produce — pears and citrus — at its peak, and can be made in just 15 minutes.

Ingredients: For the salad 1 Tbsp extra-virgin olive oil 2/3 c walnut halves 1 fennel bulb, cored and sliced a scant — 1/8-inch thick 1 small Bosc pear, halved, cored, and sliced a scant 1/8-inch thick 2 oz aged Manchego cheese, crumbled into roughly 1/2-inch chunks Fresh basil leaves, torn, about five or to taste 5 Tbsp Vinagreta de Cítricos (recipe follows) Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper

For the salad Heat the oil in a small skillet over medium-low heat. Add the walnuts and toss continuously to coat evenly with the oil and to toast, about one minute. Generously season with salt, then transfer to paper towels to drain excess oil and to cool. Toss the sliced fennel and fennel fronds, pear, cheese, and basil with the vinaigrette, plus a pinch of salt and pepper to taste, until everything is evenly coated. Taste and add more salt if needed. Transfer to serving plates and top with the walnuts. Serve immediately. For the dressing Combine all of the ingredients with a pinch of salt in a blender and purée until very smooth. Season to taste with salt. The vinaigrette will keep, refrigerated, for up to five days.

For the dressing 2 Tbsp fresh lemon juice 1 Tbsp white wine vinegar 1/2 garlic clove 1 Tbsp honey

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Friday Farm And Food Films Presented by Slow Food East End By Jessica Mackin-Cipro jessica@indyeastend.com

Slow Food East End presents “Friday Farm and Food Films” at the Southampton Arts Center on Friday, March 1. The evening will include several videos, designed to inform and inspire viewers to appreciate and experience the East End’s waterways — from fishing and surf casting, to shellfish farming and harvesting sea salt. The screening will be followed by a panel of local experts including Captain Peter Haskell, fisherman and founder of Haskell’s Seafood; Sean O’Neil, Peconic Baykeeper and fisherman; Deena Lippman, commercial fisher and deck hand; and Matthew Ketcham, owner of Ketcham’s Seafarm Peconic Gold Oysters. Noted on its website, “Slow

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Real Realty Simon Harrison: Environmental Activist, Champion Of Sag Harbor Real Estate

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Simon Harrison: Environmental Activist, Champion Of Sag Harbor Real Estate

Never has there been a more perfectly located real estate office. Anyone who has ever strolled through Sag Harbor has more likely than not passed by Simon Harrison Real Estate, which is directly across from the iconic windmill on Long Wharf. As a vocal opponent of pesticides and a hands-on champion to increase our local oyster populations, Simon Harrison balances life as an environmental activist as well as a leader-at-large of the Sag Harbor real estate market.

You have 31 years of real estate experience. How did you get started in the industry? The first 17 years were at Harbor Cove Realty with the late Carl Marino. Carl set an example of dedication to the business, and while there I learned about the vertical integration of construction enmeshed with yearround living, vacation and luxury housing, all through critical investor lenses. I was recruited by Carl Jr. while I was bartending locally and they came in on occasion after a day’s work “in the field.” My interest in architecture and engineering at Brooklyn Tech came back and mixed well with an Economics major at New York University.

Are you a local? My son was born here, so he has a good start at being a local. I was born in Cambridge, MA while my father was working at MIT, and both of my parents are English. I moved to Southampton as a teenager and worked in restaurants and other trades — cleaning pools, landscaping, carpentry. My local qualifications might be helped by my colorful history as a barman and the fact that I’m more local than any real estate franchise working out here, by decades. I’ve been helping many locals cash out of the area for a quarter century, and that’s bittersweet, even though they’re cashing well.

Are there any homes you’ve sold that you’re particularly proud of? Pointing at all the “castles,” “waterfront compounds,” and “important estates” we’ve sold would probably be the stock answer; but a teacher came to me once and asked me if there was a house worth investing her entire retirement fund in, and I helped her find a preexisting two family which she bought with me. That teacher has since retired early and is globetrotting on a nonprofit lecture circuit as a direct result of the rental income and the current value — five-times her initial investment. I’m proud of that one too, and the fact that it still enables her important work.

Do you personally favor any design or architectural style? I react well to what mid-century modern furniture does to a space. Not all of it, but there are woods and colors specific to the era that are positive for me. I also like the architecture from the time, including common sense capes and ranches, as they’re easily converted to lighter, brighter versions. The midcentury modern thinking fits in brand new transitional homes, Victorian homes, and almost everything in between.

play and could burn your market value, as well as turn off the best buyers, even when price is adjusted to market.

What about advice for buyers? Because the home buying process meets at the intersection of the emotional and the transactional, some buyers think it's a war with winners and losers. Believe it or not, that's rarely true in successful transactions. There is disagreement and occasionally conflict in negotiations, but not actual battle elements, and there's an important distinction. Seasoned brokers regularly put together situations where everyone wins, and it is in those situations brokers generate long term good will and repeat business.

Do you have any trends our readers should know about? Yes. Lifting houses; redoing houses instead of buying new; sometimes connecting them; and food gardens instead of lawns. The current tax law changes deductibility over $10,000, which incentivizes buyers to redo smaller resale houses. Also, I’m seeing investors (all buyers are investors) take this elevation guidance to another level. Literally. Not just older houses in the village (which are limited in their expansion capacity), but think about lifting the house to excavate a crumbly musty cramped basement to install a full, 10-foot lower level. Tangentially, without being specific

on how many I’ve seen, buying smaller houses in pairs, and fully connecting them or even linking accessory structures in secret. I’m also really liking food gardens instead of monoculture lawns, and if it takes off fully, my hope is that this will clean all of our connected water and connect kids to clean enough dirt that food grows in it.

What do you do for fun when you’re not working? We had a zero-harvest oyster farming operation to clean the water and repopulate local waters for many years, with full support of our mayor and all the trustees. Seeing the shrimp and small fish nurseries blossom around our oysters is nothing short of magical. Still is. Regulation risk curtailed our activities, but one day we will get back into it publicly so our kids can stay connected to clean water concepts in our tidal wetlands. The tidal reach is fully alive, unless homeowners keep using pesticides and fertilizer, and living, clean water is vital to real estate values. Lately, our family has been going to high school sports, and watching men’s and women’s basketball as well as swimming has been fun, as most of our local teams are undefeated this year. There’s incredible core strength in our year-round communities. I’m very grateful to live and work here. To reach Harrison or inquire about his properties, call 631-725-4357 or visit www.simonthebroker.com.

What is some advice you would give sellers? I would resist using the asking prices of listed houses as hard data. Much of what is listed isn’t really for sale close to trade levels in a second-home market. As an example, a seller might say; “If I get X dollars above market then I’ll sell.” Asking prices aren’t fully connected to the market where trades happen. Also, sellers might speak to some brokers who simply “bid for the listing,” meaning a broker might support a piein-the-sky valuation just to get the listing signed. This practice is still in

30 Bayview Avenue, Sag Harbor | $3,995,000 Dramatic, full transformation offered squarely in the middle of the Old Historic District, in the middle of The Lanes. Ready for spring 2019 on high ground at 30 Bayview, this house was recently a four family house, and was lifted and has been fully rebuilt. 5 Bedrooms, 4.5 baths, pool and moments to Nightlife and Marinas. Active construction site, appointments only, interior photography scheduled...this is a first look. To reach Harrison for a private showing call 917-822-6652 or email simonthebroker@aol.com.

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AQUEBOGUE

Marks, R & K Turetsky, A & Hein, D Warner, M

Timpone, T & K Pressler, M & A Spadafora, R by Exr

250,000 400,000 430,000

50 Phillips Ln 39 Hilton Ct 26 Victor St

BRIDGEHAMPTON

212 Lumber Lane Corp Wein, C

Doherty, M CAHEJA LLC

995,000 1,125,000

212 Lumber Ln 193 Lumber Ln

CALVERTON

Granger, M & L

Manzi Homes East LLC

507,606

54 Mastro Ct

CUTCHOGUE

McGowan, J & Bowles, E

Hansen, E&A by Devise

550,000

1480 Fleetwood Rd

EAST HAMPTON

Town of East Hampton Bartley, P Katsaros, C & Sargenti Damark & Medford Damark Wilmington Savings Tree Tops Two Holes Rodriguez, M & Ramirez

Otten, M Trust GJ Ventures LLC Hannibal, M Yetman, K Owen J by Ref Derrig, M & D Rosenberg, J

250,000* 785,000 762,500 700,000 675,000 4,200,000 850,000

13/17 Crandall St 82 Northwest Landing Rd 461 Old Stone Hwy 15 Gardiner Cove Rd 13 Whooping Hollow Rd 195 Two Holes of Water Rd 26 Diane Dr

EAST MARION

Flinn, A

Garber, R & Deutscher, L

803,500

1500 Bay Ave

EAST QUOGUE

Steven William Realty

HSBC Bank USA NA

354,256

8 Pine Tree Ct

GREENPORT

Kustera, S & Talerman, E Buchanan, S Sanfilippo, L & J

Quinn, A & Kerr, L 415 Second Street LLC Kempner, C

650,000 641,505 745,000

304 Sterling Pl 415 Second St 326 Sixth St

HAMPTON BAYS

McEnroe, M & E Perez & Pizzaro Herrera Gil, R & K Huddleston Loddengaar Perez, M Chen, T & Russo, L

Holewa, W & J Iannone, F Talmage/Buffolino, K Joyce, R & K Mickler, M & K Crawford, M

590,000 420,000 433,000 500,000 316,000 715,000

61 Washington Heights Ave 76 East Tiana Rd 8 Florence Rd 25 Middle Rd 11 Yale Dr 204 Springville Rd

LAUREL

Fenoy, F & DiFranco, A Israel, I & S HSA Holdings II LLC

Oliver, J Capital Asset Retirem Peters, J & E

300,000 335,000 300,000

2030 Bray Ave 300 Private Rd #4 4895 Peconic Bay Blvd

MATTITUCK

Jerome, T & G Filasky, J Mouzakitis, F

Sciacchitano by Ref Nationstar Mortgage Halligan, M

353,911 490,000 329,900

805 Donna Dr 1345 Old Main Rd 820 Bray Ave

MONTAUK

Carimando, M Miller, J & Pollard, E Davis, S & L

Wielage,J & Ryan, L Liberi, T by Exr Panzarino, S

1,150,000 1,095,000 12,000

268 Fairview Ave 57 Seaside Ave 16 S Elroy Dr

PECONIC

Sand Lennox LLC

Moesel, P & S

550,000

1450 Salt Marsh Ln

QUOGUE

Dowling, L & D

McChesney, R by Exr

1,350,000

55 Lamb Ave & lot 15.005

RIVERHEAD

Lopez, E Castro, E US Bank National As East End Disability Viera, M & Soljanich, E CJC Home Builders Co Long Island Home Solutn 55 June Ave & Tulare Rojas, J & Marin-Rojas Tuzel, T

Hallock, D Hale, B Beladidze, K by Ref LoRusso, J Roberts, J Trust Paglia, P & J Jaeger, T by Ref Nizen, D Orlowski, C Synergy Realty Group

272,000 417,000 350,000 607,000 440,000 123,000* 234,000 169,000* 525,000 600,000

90 & 94 Wood Road Trail 162 Ludlam Ave 28 Nassau St 75 Henry Lewis Ln 1301 Willow Pond Dr 16 Tyler Dr 120 Constable Dr 212 Trout Brook Ln 100 Kings Dr 67 E Main St

SAGAPONACK

Gutierrez, N & Vaughan Mosbeard LLC Hubert, V & Wood, C Vaccari, J & Fleming, S 20 Eastview Ct LLC Poopsie Woopsie LLC

Gallo, A & Esser, S Reid, A & E Heirloom Partners LLC Rupert, S by Exrs Wolfe, J & K Topaz Fine Home Bldng

952,750 9,000,000 998,000 990,000 999,000 2,150,000

350 Toppings Path 836 Sagaponack Main St 71 Franklin Ave 56 Harrison St 20 Eastview Ct 10 Hillside Ave

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White, H & K Spencer, J & H Devon, J 520 North Magee LLC Lliguin, J & Chavez, Z ZAK of Southampton 1 Hampton Road JNH & Tou Hayes, G

Norton, M Hohmann, R & A Gazza, J Polacco, M US Bank National As Murphy Sr, E Trust 1 Hampton Road, etal Flessas Family LP

955,000 2,800,000 825,000* 300,000* 722,128 390,000 6,240,000 750,000

48 Peconic Hills Dr 2 Southampton Hills Ct Scrub near Castle Hill Ct 520 North Magee 14 Bathing Beach Rd 108 Hillcrest Ave 1 Hampton Rd 10 Leland Ln

SOUTHOLD

Oracle LLC Lot 13 Northwood LLC FHV LLC Stock, K & B Failla, F & A

Rooney, T & M by Heir 13595 Soundview Ave 53795 Southold Prprts Booth, A by Exr Hatzis, J & B

291,300 190,000* 580,000 340,000 419,000

1135 Calebs Way, Unit 27 13595 Soundview Ave 53795 Route 25 2555 Youngs Ave, Unit 5C 1825 Main Bayview Rd

SPEONK

Deutsche Bank Nat Adams, K & Nucci, D

Heigl, W & N by Ref Berdinka, M & S

429,250 410,000

6 Sherri Ct 10 Howell Pl East

WADING RIVER

Delany, G & Gueracague Daters, A & Z East End Disability

Gross, A Pollard, T & M Cotgreave, W & M

845,000 412,000 525,000

2878 N Wading River Rd 55 Overhill Rd 173 Michaels Ln

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Coast Point Holdings

A. Gugliotta Develop

2,700,000

39 Old Country Rd

WESTHAMPTON BEACH

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Valenti, R Simon, W & P Planagan, R WH Beach Property First Dunes Development

300,000 925,000 745,000 860,000 6,425,000

3 Liggon Ln 28 Bridle Path 258 Sunset Ave 27 Harbor Rd 102 &92 Dune Rd

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Scientists hope a “species barrier” will keep humans from catching CWD. Independent/James J. Mackin

Zombie Deer Disease Raises Concerns Harkens back to mad cow warnings of past By Rick Murphy rmurphy@indyeastend.com They aren’t mad. They’re dead, victims of a newly identified disease that leaves their brains riddled with holes. And though chronic wasting disease, as the illness contracted by deer is known, hasn’t become widespread yet, it has the federal Centers for Disease Control concerned. On the East End, a perfect storm develops: ticks feed of off the deer and mice, spreading tick-borne diseases like Lyme. The only solution, some East Enders

espouse, is to drastically cull the deer herd. This, in turn, would provide fresh venison to help bolster food pantries. So far, nothing locally has suggested the plan isn’t working, and working well. But chronic wasting disease, identified in free ranging deer, began being diagnosed nearly three decades ago with alarming frequency. “Since 2000, the area known to be affected by CWD in free-ranging animals has increased to at least 24 states, including states in the

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turbo props have slightly increased, and the result is about the same as before the shortened runway as far as overall traffic. Much quieter without the jets depending on where you are located. Regards, Alan Levenson

Continued From Page 4. LIRR will be evaluating the program in deciding whether to make it permanent. We will welcome questions and comments, which may be sent to SFCC@ EHamptonNY.gov. Hope to see you on the train. Peter Van Scoyoc East Hampton Town Supervisor

Much Quieter To the Editor, In your recent article on the (East) Hampton Airport, you mention that the shortened runway at Santa Monica Airport resulted in an 80 percent reduction in traffic. Not true. It resulted in an 80 percent reduction in jet traffic. Props, helicopters, and

So Beautiful Dear Editor, What can I say. The article on my work was so beautifully written and the flow was flawless. I’m eternally grateful for your kind words. Happy President’s Day. Jack Kelly Kelly is referring to the article on JK Wedding Collection written by Nicole Teitler for the Independent Bride, our supplement that can be read online at indyeastend.com.

Midwest, Southwest, and limited areas on the East Coast,” according to the CDC. The good news is no human has died from eating the so-called “zombie deer” meat, at least not yet. As people wonder what might happen if humans eat meat from “zombie deer,” there is at least one group of people who already know. According to USA Today, on March 13, 2005, a fire company in Oneida County, NY, fed the meat of a deer that tested positive for chronic wasting disease to 200 to 250 people. The State University of New YorkBinghamton monitored the group of mostly white males over the course of six years to see whether they developed any unusual symptoms. It appears, at least so far, that they have not, aside from observed conditions including vision loss, heart disease, Type 2 diabetes, weight changes, hypertension, and arthritis, all credited to the aging process. “It’s the only study I’m aware of that has this progressive follow-up of a known point source contamination where we know the people ate a contaminated animal,” researcher Ralph Garruto, professor of biomedical and biological sciences at SUNY Binghamton, told USA Today. Garruto said his team checks in with the group every two years and plans another follow-up in the spring. Though he said the chance of symptoms appearing dwindles with time, there’s a small possibility that someone might show signs of the disease. “It only takes one case,” he said. CWD has been reported in reindeer and moose in Norway and Finland, and a small number of imported cases have been reported in South Korea. The disease has also been found in farmed deer and elk. The west, especially Idaho, has the highest concentration of infected

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Continued From Page 6. to live in the area. Those are two issues he’s hoping to tackle. “I see an opportunity here to bring in some more enterprise business if we can tie it to things that we do well here,” he said. “I think it would be neat to have a factory making surfboards — related industries to draw people out here and create jobs and add to our tax base.” In the town trustee race, all five seats are up for re-election, and all five incumbent trustees — Republicans Scott Horowitz, Ed Warner Jr., and Bruce Stafford, and Independents Bill Pell and Ann Welker, both cross-endorsed by the Democratic Party — hope to retain their seats. The Democrats have nominated Eileen Duffy, 53, of Quogue, and

On the East End, a perfect storm develops: ticks feed of off the deer and mice, spreading tickborne diseases like Lyme. areas. Northern Illinois is another hotbed. But a recent outbreak in Oneida County that extends south to northern Pennsylvania is growing. Symptoms in infected animals include lack of coordination, separation from other animals in a herd, excessive salivation, depression, unusual behavior, paralysis, weight loss, difficulty swallowing, increased thirst and urination, and pneumonia. In its final stages the animal dies from holes that form and run through the brain, thus the “zombie” reference. “Right now, most scientists believe there is a pretty strong ‘species barrier,’ which means that it’s unlikely the disease will jump to a new species,” Krysten Schuler, wildlife disease ecologist and co-director at the Cornell Wildlife Health Lab, told USA Today. But some experts have predicted CWD could one day infect humans. Michael Osterholm, director of the Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy at the University of Minnesota, said it’s “probable” that humans will come down with the disease after eating meat “in the years ahead.” David Mayer, 39, of Hampton Bays, to run. The party is still looking for a third candidate. Republicans tapped Don Law, who ran for trustee in 2015 and 2017, and Thea Dombrowski-Fry, who ran for town board in 2017 to round out their ticket. Town Justice Gary Weber’s first four-year term is also set to expire, with Democrat Brette Haefeli, 46, of Westhampton Beach, chosen to run against him. Democratic Committee Chairman Gordon Herr will challenge incumbent Theresa Kiernan for tax receiver. Kiernan is seeking her fourth term. Former Southampton Town Supervisor Linda Kabot has screened with both the Southampton and East Hampton Reublicans to run against Suffolk County Legislator Bridget Fleming, but the county Republican Committee will ultimately make that decision.

February 27, 2019

North Fork Winterfest Kicks Off In Riverhead Photos by Nicole Teitler On Friday, February 22, Hotel Indigo in Riverhead held the kick-off party for Long Island Winterfest. Guests gathered to explore the wares of local purveyors, as the East End got ready for five weeks of celebrating the area’s vineyards, breweries, live music, theater, shops, lodging, art galleries, and more.

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Desire Joins Peconic Landing Peconic Landing, in Greenport, has named Dr. Nathanael Desire as its new medical director. Desire, who specializes in both internal medicine and geriatrics as well as pediatrics, will oversee individual patient care in addition to the organization’s overall medical program. He will also be a key leader in providing innovative and person-centered care options for all Peconic Landing members. Desire was previously the founding physician of NAD Medical Services, which specialized in primary care and geriatric medical consultation in Shelter Island. “I’m excited to join the Peconic Landing family and to help make a positive impact in the lives of those whom we serve,” Dr. Desire said. Peconic Landing was also named one of the best nursing homes by U.S. News & World Report for the eighth year in a row. The Bluffs, Peconic Landing’s new resort-style short-term rehabilitation neighborhood, was also recognized as a

high performing short-stay designation. “It’s an incredible honor to receive ‘High Performance’ recognition from U.S. News & World Report,” said Robert Syron, the president & CEO. Peconic Landing was only one of five of the 619 nursing homes in the New York area evaluated by the magazine to be honored with a “High Performance” designation.

Long Island Regional Seed Consortium The fifth annual Long Island Regional Seed Consortium will be held at Suffolk County Community College’s Eastern Campus in Riverhead on March 10 from 10 AM to 3 PM. The event, which is billed as the “Woodstock” of seed savers, gardeners, and local farmers, is free. Master gardeners will answer questions about how to properly save seeds, starting plants from seeds, and other gardening inquiries. Eli Rogosa, author of “Restoring Heritage Grains,” will exhibit her collection of ancient wheats and be available to sign books. Scott Chaskey, a

poet, farmer, and educator on the East End, will be exhibiting seeds and be available for book signing as well. Attendees are encouraged to bring one or more seed packets, which can be full or partial, for the general seed swap tables. There will also be a farmers market throughout the day, as well as a panel discussion on why and how to save seeds, in the Shinnecock Building from 11 AM to 12 PM. The seed swap will be held in the Peconic Building from 12 to 2 PM.

Mattituck-Laurel Library The Mattituck-Laurel Library will hold a Polar Bear Day for kids ages three to five at 2 PM and kids in kindergarten through first grade at 4 PM on Wednesday, February 27. Kids will be able to fill their own plush polar bear to take home while listening to polar bear stories. The event is free, but registration is required. The library will also host a selfdefense course for teens on Thursday, February 28, at 4 PM. Alex Vamos will teach the basics of self-defense. Comfortable clothing, including socks and sneakers, in encouraged. The event is free, but registration is required.

Custer Observatory The Custer Observatory in Southold will host an informative presentation on “Understanding Eyepieces, Enhancing the View” on March 9 at 7 PM.

The talk will go over eyepieces, how they work, what the specifications mean, and how one would choose the right ones depending on their budget. The observatory will also open the ASLI dome, which will allow participants to look at the sky through the 14” Meade LX200 computerized telescope. Stargazing will follow, if weather permits. The suggested donation is $5 for adults and $3 for children under 12. Reservations are not necessary, but can be made in advance at www. CusterObservatory.org.

Suffolk County Historical Society The Suffolk County Historical Society Museum in Riverhead will host “Book & Bottle: Frank Turano on Margaret Fuller: America’s First Feminist” on March 7 at 6 PM. Turano will give a presentation on Fuller, a journalist and women’s rights advocate. Fuller’s “Woman in the Nineteenth Century” is considered the first major feminist work published in the United States. Turano will discuss Fuller’s life, work, and connection to Suffolk County’s history. The event, which is free for members and $5 for non-members, will include wine and cheese and admission to current exhibitions. Call 631-7272881, ext. 100, to make a reservation.

The Independent

Sports Pierson Proves To Be A Contender Whalers make a game of it against Mt. Sinai before falling short By Desirée Keegan desiree@indyeastend.com

On paper, the Pierson’s Suffolk County small school championship game against Mt. Sinai may not have seemed set to thrill, but that’s exactly what the Whalers did. The Class C champions closed to within three points against their Class A counterparts after a Chastin Giles three-pointer and Giles-to-Katie Kneeland bucket with 7:12 left in the game. But Gabby Sartori (32 points) and Brooke Cergol (14) were hard to overcome, as Mt. Sinai handed the Whalers their first loss in 19 games, 69-55. “I told the girls I’m proud of them. It’s exactly what we wanted,” said head coach Kevin Barron. “We wanted to keep it competitive, because anything can happen. I thought we seemed a little off during warmups. I told them to avoid the sidelines and they were going straight for them in the beginning of the game. But entering the third quarter, I told them we had to find a way to come out fired up. And we turned it on.” The Whalers were down 41-24 a little over a minute into the third quarter, and after an Aziza El layup off a

Chastin Giles shoots over a potential blocker. Independent/Desirée Keegan

feed from Kneeland and a Celia Barranco three-pointer were interspersed between a field goal and pair of free throws by Sartori, the Whalers went on a 12-0 tear to close to within five, 48-43. The scoring spurt was highlighted by a Kneeland jump-shot and three-point play, a long field goal and layup by Giles, and Barranco’s third three-pointer of the evening. “It was very intense,” Barranco said of the second half. “We had to crash, get every rebound like it was our last. In the third quarter, by grabbing those rebounds, we got more shots in. It’s been a lot of practice to get to this point. It gets very tiring, but the work paid off. We played amazing against them.” Her coach agreed. “We always play up to the competition,” Barron said. “This was, by far, our best game out of the last three. I told the girls they’re going to see competition just like this upstate, if not

tougher. That’s a strong team and they did an unbelievable job.” Barranco (nine points) said her team came in expecting to lose by 30. But Kneeland’s 20 points, Giles’s 11, and El’s 10 told a very different story. “Their coach seemed frazzled — he wasn’t expecting it to be a threepoint game at any time, and we made it happen,” Barron said. “No one was expecting us to win this game. Fourth quarter, we just ran out of steam a little bit, and that’s what’s going to happen when the other team is a little bit better than you. The girls did the best they could.” Giles picked up her fourth foul at the end of the scoring spurt, which led to a Sartori free throw and field goal to end the third with the Mustangs up 5143. A Sartori shot from beyond the arc re-extended her team’s lead, 54-48, but Carly Browngardt intercepted a pass, and on that possession, Kneeland was

fouled in three-point range and made all three free throws to pull Pierson within 3. But Cergol racked up 11 of Mt. Sinai’s final 15 points, and Sartori scored 17 of her 32 points in the second half as Mt. Sinai nailed down the win. “Gabby Sartori, she’s just an unbelievable ball player, and we couldn’t find a way to stop her,” Barron said. Pierson will play in the state regional playoff March 9 against the Section I/Section IX winner. Barron said he sees his team facing off against Section IX’s Millbrook, last year’s defending state champion. Millbrook returns its top two players and is ranked No. 1 by the New York State Sportswriters Association. “We definitely played with Mt. Sinai, and we could have won this game, but we started off slow, and toward the end, we sort of gave up,” Barranco said. “Moving on we need to give every game our all.”

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February 27, 2019

A Career Milestone For Katie Kneeland By Desirée Keegan desiree@indyeastend.com

Katie Kneeland with her mother, Laura Grenning, and father, George Kneeland, after scoring her 1000th career point in Pierson’s game against Mattituck February 20. The Independent/Desirée Keegan

Katie Kneeland walked off the Centereach High School basketball court smiling for more reasons than one. Most important, her Pierson team was heading to the Suffolk County small school championship and was a week away from a regional finals match. But less than eight minutes into the Whalers’ 46-41 win over Mattituck February 20, she hit a career milestone when she scored her 1000th point. “I never wanted to think about it, and thought eventually, if I worked hard enough, it would come,” said Kneeland, who became the third female in school history to reach the milestone. “I knew from the beginning my role was to score. It’s just great to finally take away a huge accomplishment from that.” She hit the mark on a free throw with 32.7 seconds left in the first quarter. The senior forward finished with a

game-high 19 points, to bring her current points total to 1014. “She’s amazing,” teammate Chastin Giles said. “She gets better and better every game, every practice. She’s always the one telling everyone to calm down and really motivates our team, even when things go bad.” While Kneeland said her team was anxious, and a little tired, especially during a 13-0 run that put the Tuckers up by one point late in the third, head coach Kevin Barron said he knew his star forward would come through. She ended up snapping Mattituck’s run with an open look under the basket off a feed from Giles. “She’s put in a ton of work, here, with travel basketball, she’s constantly shooting,” Barron said. “She’s really evolved into a nice offensive player this year, and is a great rebounder for us too. She’s just great all around.”

Kraus, Hulse Make State Debuts Hampton Bays, WHB grapplers give their all in tournament wrestlebacks By Desirée Keegan desiree@indyeastend.com

Hampton Bays 126-pounder Willy Kraus pulled a tough first-round matchup, facing second seed senior Bradley Cheek of Canisteo/Greenwood at the state championships at Times Union Center in Albany February 22. Cheek pinned Kraus in 1:05, but the Division II junior won his first wrestleback match with a 14-1 major decision over freshman Mitchell Barcus of Eagle Academy Bronx before falling 4-1 to junior Colby Petrie of Medina in the next round. Unseeded sophomore Jackson Hulse, of Westhampton Beach, came close in a Division I 4-3 loss to No. 5 Drew Bogdan from Albany Academy in the first round. He earned a penalty point in the first period, and chose to start the second in neutral. Bogdan bounced back with a takedown 1:15 in, but Hulse escaped quick to tie the match 2-2.

Hulse’s opponent chose to start down in the third, hoping for an escape point to win, but Hulse kept him in check, riding him through the first half of the third. Each wrestler was cautioned, and a Bogdan reversal with 15 seconds left, and another Hulse escape gave the match its final score. The Hurricane was unlucky to face No. 4-seeded Steve Gazillo from Cornwall, who was upset early, in the first of wrestlebacks. He lost that match 4-1. Both of Hulse’s opponents were seniors. “He wrestled hard, wrestled tough,” Westhampton head coach Paul Bass said. “You see 0-2 and you think it’s a disappointment, but it was experience mistakes. Hopefully this takes him to the next level, gets him hungry. I hope he realizes he’s right there.”

Hampton Bays 126-pounder Willy Kraus controls Eagle Academy’s Mitchell Barcus during the third round of the Division II state championships at Times Union Center in Albany Feb. 22. Independent/Jim Franco

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McIntyre Caps Historic Career Westhampton Beach wrestler drops 4-2 decision in state final By Desirée Keegan desiree@indyeastend.com

Liam McIntyre can hang with the best of them. Entering the state wrestling tournament as the No. 6 seed, the Westhampton Beach senior 195-pounder felt he had something to prove. And even up against No. 1 Sam Deprez of Hilton, who had pinned every opponent in the first period on his side of the bracket up until the finals, McIntyre was making moves. Deprez got his first two points early, and racked up back points to end the first period, stretching McIntyre’s left leg on several occasions to form a 90-degree angle, even forcing him into a split at one point in the second. But McIntyre refused to go down easy. The Hurricane avoided multiple pin attempts, and earned back points late in the third, but his effort fell just short with a 4-2 loss. “Liam wrestled a very, very smart match,” head coach Paul Bass said, adding that across Deprez’s 51-0 record, he’d either pinned or won by a technical fall in all but two of his bouts, including the one against McIntyre. “Sammy scores a lot of points early, so we tried to keep it close and steal it at the end, and Liam almost did. Deprez hadn’t had a match all year long, and he knew he was in quite a battle. Even their coaches said of Liam, ‘That kid is something. That kid is tough’.”

McIntyre dominated the first two rounds with 6-1 wins, even while wrestling conservatively, according to his coach. He upset No. 2 Jhordyn Innocent of East Ramapo with a 4-3 decision to become the second Hurricane to ever advance to the finals. Innocent had placed second at 195 last year, and was the only other wrestler not to lose by a technical fall or pin to Deprez, losing his match 12-2. McIntyre was in a 2-2 tie with Innocent heading into the final period, and earned a takedown for the win. “That was a crazy feeling,” McIntyre said. “I had watched the states since I was a little kid and dreamed of getting there, so when the clock hit zero and I knew I was actually going to get a chance to finish my high school career on that yellow state finals mat, I was in disbelief.” But it was something Bass saw for his senior all along. After a league loss in seventh grade, the coach sat his young athlete down and told him to keep his head up, that he knew with big hands and big feet his 106-pounder had plenty of room to grow. He even said to McIntyre then, “You and I are going to be in the state finals together your senior year at 195 pounds.” For the pair, it was surreal to see that come to fruition. “People will tell you, I have these visions all the time,” Bass said, laughing.

Liam McIntyre maintains control over 195-pound Matt Kelly of Iona Prep during the second round of the state championships at Times Union Center in Albany Feb. 22. Independent/Jim Franco

“I always have the utmost confidence in him — he’s just a tremendous athlete.” What the head coach also thought was interesting was word spread across his Westhampton wrestler’s challengers that McIntyre (38-1) was strong on top. Both Innocent and Deprez chose to start on top and at neutral, respectively, during their periods of choice. “It was a was very interesting strategy, but guys are afraid to go under him,” Bass said. “His semifinal match was pretty hairy, and he took a great free shot. Liam’s a winner.” McIntyre finishes his career 17137, setting a new record-high in wins at Westhampton. He was the first seventhgrader to make the varsity team, became the first to earn six All-League nods, is a three-time All-County wrestler, named two-time All-State, is the first to earn All-American status, is a two-time Suffolk County champion, and finished his career second in the state. He is the second Hurricane to make it to the finals. Alex Tanzman made it in 2013. “I wasn’t the favorite to win, so all the pressure was off — I knew it was

McIntyre dominated the first two rounds with 6-1 wins, even while wrestling conservatively, according to his coach. going to be my last time wrestling, so I just wanted to enjoy it,” McIntyre said. “Ending with a dominant record I think is just a testament to the work I’ve put in. I don’t expect anything less. Dreaming of something for so long and to see it become a reality, it’ll be a great memory I’ll carry with me for the rest of my life.”

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Hurricanes Overcome By Mt. Sinai’s Hot Hands Westhampton Beach falls in Class A county title game; looks to next season By Desirée Keegan desiree@indyeastend.com

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Belle Smith was frustrated, but the junior point guard said next year it’s her team’s chance to shine. She and her No. 6-seeded Westhampton Beach team struggled to overcome multiple hot Mt. Sinai hands as the Hurricanes fell 71-44 in the Suffolk County Class A title game February 20. “It’s tough when a team is hitting shots and we’re not, but it was a great game,” Smith said. “We played them twice in-season and they were two really good games, so we were excited, and being here a few times definitely helped them.” Smith countered a Brooke Cergol (26 points) three-pointer and a Gabby Sartori (18 points) layup with backto-back threes to give the Hurricanes an early 6-5 edge. After a Sartori free throw, Olivia Rongo’s long jumper put Westhampton (17-6) ahead 8-6 midway through the first, but it was the last time the Hurricanes would have the lead. Westhampton head coach Katie Peters said that Mt. Sinai played a “phenomenal” game. “We didn’t match them on the defensive end, or the offensive end, and sometimes that happens,” Peters said. “I’m proud of my girls. We’re young, so this is a good indication of where we’re heading. All we had we left out there, and what we had today, just wasn’t enough.” By halftime, the 39-19 deficit was just more than the Hurricanes could overcome. The team talked about

taking it one possession, one play at a time, according to Peters, but the Mustangs came out just as hot in the second half as they did in the first. Margaret Kopceinski had 14 points off the bench, entering the game to shoot free throws for Sartori early in the second quarter after she fell hard driving to the basket. After sinking both, Kopceinski knocked down three-pointers on consecutive possessions, extending the Mt. Sinai lead to 29-11. She made four shots from beyond the arc, the last of which put Mt. Sinai (20-3) ahead 60-30 with 37.6 seconds left in the third. “They’ve been here. They’ve seen this stage. They worked well under pressure, and they didn’t miss a shot,” Peters said. “They were on today; you can’t help that,” said Lindsay Rongo. “It’s very frustrating.” Rongo said this past season has been the best of her four-year career. She is the only senior Hurricane, while Mt. Sinai will lose four seniors, including starters Sartori, Cergol, and Holly McNair. “I’ve seen us grow so much throughout these last four years,” Rongo said. “It’s a good year to end on.” Smith (22 points) said she’s already looking to next season with promise, especially with the return of current junior Layla Mendoza, who missed the second half of the season

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Help Wanted RUNNER EH VILLAGE, LUXURY BOUTIQUE INN, The Mill House Inn. Job duties include supporting housekeepers with lifting and supply runs. Also performs light maintenance, grounds keeping and a variety of other tasks. This is a Fulltime, year-round position. Must be willing to work Weekends, work a flexible schedule, and must be able to work holidays. Please send resume or contact information to hookmill@gmail.com 21-4-24 FRONT DESK & CONCIERGE EH VILLAGE, LUXURY BOUTIQUE INN, The Mill House Inn. Job duties include customer service, serving of breakfast, attentive all day guest services, and light phone sales. This is a Fulltime, year-round position. Must be willing to work Weekends, work a flexible schedule, and must be able to work holidays. Please send resume or contact information to hookmill@gmail.com21-4-241 HOUSEKEEPING EH VILLAGE, LUXURY BOUTIQUE INN, The Mill House Inn. Job duties include cleaning guest rooms and public areas. As well as Laundry,

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Pets Dishwasher and evening Turndown as needed. This is a Full-time, year-round position. Must be willing to work Weekends, work a flexible schedule, and must be able to work holidays. Please send resume or contact information to hookmill@gmail.com 19-4-22 FULL TIME OFFICE/CUSTOMER SERVICE REP NEEDED 40 hrs. Mon-Fri 8am-5pm. Full benefits, 401k W/ matching contributions, major holidays off, paid vacation. Fortune 500 company. Duties include answering calls, scheduling appointments, opening up new accounts. Administrative duties. SUBURBAN PROPANE 631-5370930 ask for JOAN or WIL Walfonso-zea@suburbanpropane.com. Inquiries kept confidential 19-4-22

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Heather was dumped in a local apartment complex on a freezing cold January night. She was young and weighed only 5lbs. A good samaritan heard her cries and came to her rescue. Heather was very social and could have easily perished. She has since been tested for Felv-Fiv (negative), vaccinated, treated for parasites and spayed. While in fostercare, she was extremely well behaved with other household pets. Heather can be quite chatty, especially around feeding time and her endearing meows are a reminder of her presence. This precious, wide-eyed angel is gentle, petite and a treasure to behold. Text or call (631) 2198529 for adoption info.incli. Help us help them. “Sponsored by Ellen Hopkins” R.S.V.P. (631) 728-3524 PET SITTER / DOG WALKER Available for daily visits, wknds or extended vaca-

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CHARMING ONE BEDROOM AIR CONDITIONED COTTAGE just a block from Maidstone Park and Beach and Michael’s Restaurant. Showers in and out. Fully furnished and stocked. Small but private and comfortable, Long season-April 15 through Thanksgiving. $15,900 payable upon move in. Call 631-276-8110 or see ad elsewhere in this newspaper. UFN HOUSE FOR SALE BY OWNER IN SAG HARBORRenovated 1400sf Cape in Mt. Misery, 3 BR, 1 Bath, Nice Lot. 123 Denise St. FSBO.com #510289. 631-2047547. $850,000. 24-4-27 www.indyeastend.com www.indyeastend.com www.indyeastend.com www.indyeastend.com www.indyeastend.com www.indyeastend.com www.indyeastend.com www.indyeastend.com www.indyeastend.com www.indyeastend.com www.indyeastend.com

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February 27, 2019

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Pints for Paws Kick-Off

Celebrate the bond between people and pets with a Tail Ale from Montauk Brewing Co.

Saturday, March 2nd • 1-4pm

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