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Leave Music Alone

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Dear Editor, Let’s go backwards a bit. I have been living in this community for 30 years. I owned several businesses and I have many passions, but I have always been an avid and prolific live music participant.

I am reading all the postings on social media about the latest attempt by the town board of East Hampton to focus in on one establishment accused of several overcrowding infractions last summer. It’s about OCCUPANCY. We must not let this be again against our live music. Fine this establishment for their infractions, leave the live music alone.

All noise violations in East Hampton are down, as stated by our Police Chief Sarlo. In 2000, I worked with Jay Schneiderman, then East Hampton Supervisor, to put in place what we have in the code today. Literally, before that, it read that live musicians were illegal.

As a band leader, a band member, and live music aficionado, I have, over the years, offered to our community many musical options for their parties, events, restaurants, fundraisers, etc. As of late, and for the past five years, live music is all I do for a living. It is a passion and choice, but trust me, it is already a challenge to earn my keep, and it is becoming even harder as East Hampton Village last year put in the same “no amplification rule” in their zoning. Hence, I, and others, have lost many engagements.

FYI, Sag Harbor Village has had the same rule since 2010: no amplification, no more than three musicians, no percussion. It’s a law that is not “enforced” . . . but should one establishment go rogue and begin to do what is happening in Montauk, I can assure you these laws would be enforced.

We had a situation with a fire at one spot and it was immediate, “No amps,” we were told. These laws were put on in 2010 or so because of one establishment back then, “Rocco at La Playa,” who had the Gypsy Kings do a show and 2000 people showed up. This law is still on today!

Last year the Bilboquet restaurant on Long Wharf in Sag Harbor applied for a music permit — DENIED!

Now imagine a plumber with no tools. A dentist without a drill. Imagine someone told you, you can’t work as an artist. Tell that to the children in school and let it sink in . . .

Is this the America you want?

Alfredo Merat

Dear Rick, It may not be appropriate to say that one enjoyed reading an obituary. However, your tribute to Terry Remkus was both heartwarming and heartfelt. Your kind words were not only a tribute to your friend Terry, but also a touching eulogy to the Sag Harbor of many years ago. I didn’t know Terry as well as many longtime locals.

Although I was much younger than him, he took the time to teach me how to pitch a fastball in the Sag Harbor Softball League. Although the radar gun may not have reached the same heights as Terry, I did alright.

Every once in a while, during a game I would hear Terry cheering me on. He did that type of thing for many people throughout the years.

As for the history of Sag Harbor and your fond look back to those glory days, I can attest to the fact that there is still some life in the old whaling town! First, second, third, and fourth-generation residents will remember those days through storytellers like you. The youth of today will build their own memories.

They won’t be exactly the same sentimental recollections that the old-timers have; but they will also occur at Long Beach, on the diamond at Mashashimuet Park, on the court at Pierson High School gym, on the Lance Cpl. Jordan Haerter Veterans Memorial Bridge, at the end of the Long Wharf, and on Main Street (where one can still drive in endless circles as they build new memories).

There is no doubt that Terry Remkus will be looking down upon the new generation and cheering them on!

Best, Chris Hall

Best Gift Hi Ricky, I hope this finds you well.

I wanted to write and say how much I liked your article about Terry. It was so well written and captured so much about him and the real Sag Harbor. So well done!

You are such a natural. What a gift that was to his daughters as well. I have always said that words are the best gift of all.

Great job Ricky.

Nancy Remkus

Beautiful Tribute Dear Rick, What a beautiful tribute to Terry!

With much appreciation, Carol (Remkus) Gloninger

A Great Run Great job with Terry’s obit. Many, many facets to his soul and his life. We all had a great run with him.

Really nice job with Snuffy and your mom too!

Paul Babcock Editor’s Note: We printed as many as we could fit, but the response was overwhelming. Thanks to all who took the time to remember Terry Remkus.

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News & Opinion Is it ‘Taps’ For EH Music Permit Revision?

Overflow crowd at East Hampton Town Hall voices opposition

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

It was a standing-room-only crowd as Nancy Atlas and other East End musicians appeared before the East Hampton Town Board on March 21.

It was not a paying crowd and there were no instruments. Instead, the local musicians gathered to express their angst over proposed revisions to the town’s code regarding the issuance of music permits to restaurants, bars, and taverns. They were joined by politicians, lawyers speaking for clients, restaurant and bar owners, music lovers, and even a couple of teachers. More than three dozen speakers took to the podium that night, all speaking against the proposed amendment.

They were proceeded by Michael Sendlenski, town attorney, who explained the purpose of the proposed revisions, as he had done two days earlier during a town board work session.

Currently, restaurants, bars, and taverns must obtain a music entertainment permit before they can offer music, live or recorded, for their clientele. That would not change under the new law.

However, instead of a permit essentially lasting into perpetuity, owners and managers of restaurants would now have to apply annually.

Sendlenski explained that ownership and management teams of bars and restaurants in a seasonal community come and go, and the permits need to reflect who is actually running the show.

Whereas music permits currently are free, the amended law would allow the town board, in the future, to set a fee for them.

The proposed amended law contains a clause, Sendlenski said, making it clear that having a music permit does not give an establishment the right to convert

its space into a dancehall, nightclub, or concert venue. Sendlenski specifically named two venues permitted as restaurants that had been removing chairs and tables from their floor areas at night to create room for dancing. The town has successfully addressed the issue in court against two Montauk restaurants, Ruschmeyer’s and Grey Lady, he said.

There are currently only three sites classified as dancehalls or nightclubs operating in the Town of East Hampton.

Two are in Montauk, The Memory Motel and Sloppy Tuna, with the other being the Stephen Talkhouse in Amagansett.

Such sites do not need music permits, Sendlenski explained, because music is inherent to their business classification.

A fourth, the site on Three Mile Harbor Road which has had many iterations over the years, such as NV Tsunami, Lily Pond, Cafe de la Musique, and SL East, appears to be headed in a different direction this year, operating as Spur East.

Convictions Required Perhaps the most controversial proposed change to the current law, at least judging by the comments from speakers, involves the grounds for the denial of a music permit to an establishment.

Currently, the town clerk, upon learning that an establishment has been issued citations three times by code enforcement or police officers during the permit year for alleged violations of the town’s laws governing noise, should schedule a hearing before the town board to weigh the possible revocation or modification of the establishment’s music permit.

The problem with that approach, legally, Sendlenski said, is that the town

Nancy Atlas spoke at the packed Town Hall meeting on March 21. Independent/T.E. McMorrow

then is potentially removing a music permit based solely upon an officer’s allegation. Instead, the new law requires convictions, not simply charges.

If the revision is approved, two convictions on violations of the town code in a year could result in the revocation of a permit. In addition, when applying for the annual permit, the town clerk can, at her discretion, deny an application for a music permit if the applicant has had two such convictions over the previous three years.

The town board would no longer be involved in the appeal process. Instead, a special committee would be set up for applicants who want to contest such a denial. That committee would consist of the town’s chief fire marshal, police chief, and the head of the town’s code enforcement and emergency preparedness division.

After Sendlenski spoke, it became open mic night at Town Hall, with sporadic raucous cheering and laughter. The hall was filled past capacity.

Lynn Blumenfeld, who goes by Lynn Blue when she sings, was first up.

She called the proposed amendment “anti-Montauk.” She said that two convictions for a small business owner on town code matters in a three-year period was too low a number to be used to trigger a revocation of a music permit.

Blumenfeld was followed by Nancy Atlas of the Nancy Atlas Project. Atlas

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was a major player in the large turnout at Town Hall that night, after she posted the following on her Facebook page: “They are trying to take away my Surf Lodge Wednesdays. They are proposing a bill that will effectively wipe out the right for businesses to have live music for whoever they choose but here is the catch. I’m young, I’m calling in the troops, and I’m ready for the fight. Bring it, Town of East Hampton.”

While Atlas appeared to be aiming her ire at the town board and its proposed amendments to the music permit law, it is the New York State Liquor Authority that is directly responsible for the possible loss of her “Surf Lodge Wednesdays.” SLA chairman Vincent Bradley had a scathing exchange with Surf Lodge impresario Jayma Cardoso on March 6, Continued On Page 32.

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Surf Lodge Not for Sale, New Rules For 2019 Cardoso: Montauk nightspot will be ready despite SLA booze ban

By T. E. McMorrow t.e@indyeastend.com Ground has been broken in the parking lot of the Surf Lodge in Montauk for a new septic system. Independent/ T.E. McMorrow

The Surf Lodge, the best known and most popular venue of the summer Montauk nighttime party music scene, is currently in prohibition mode after a pair of hearings March 6 and March 20 before the New York State Liquor Authority.

However, Jayma Cardoso, the face of the franchise, promises Surf Lodge will open on time, though with some new rules.

Vincent Bradley, chairman of the SLA, said on March 6 that the board would not allow the sale of alcohol at Surf Lodge while music is being played, unless and until East Hampton Town signs off on it.

The town and the Surf Lodge have been in litigation for years, with both sides having agreed to a settlement in 2016, which was modified in April 2018.

According to the Town Attorney’s office, the terms of that settlement, which promised interior and exterior changes, have not yet been met. In particular, the town wants a new septic system in place before it will consider issuing a music permit.

In addition, the town charges that, while Surf Lodge is classified as a bar or restaurant, it is actually run as a live music venue, like a dancehall, catering to numbers far in excess of its permitted capacity.

The chairman of the SLA had some heated words for the business’s management. In turn, Cardoso, a founding part-

ner and its popular front person, also spoke at the March 6 hearing in Albany.

“It is literally impossible to do business in this town and sell the property that we own,” she told the SLA board about East Hampton. “It makes a difference if we or a new partner can do music.”

In an interview on Monday, Cardoso said what she said to the SLA was spoken out of frustration. “We really try to give back and be a good member of the community,” she said.

It has taken years to obtain a permit from the county for a new septic system, she said. A building permit, which covers the changes promised in the 2016 settlement, including the septic system, was issued by the town on March 11.

As for the suggestion that Surf Lodge might be for sale, she said that her partners remain on board. The partners, Cardoso said, all own houses In Montauk, and have “a common and shared goal of a healthy, cleaner Montauk.”

The Surf Lodge may be a victim of Cardoso’s winning touch. The SLA chairman said, “I understand that it is a very popular place, and people want the live music. I get that,” Bradley told Cardoso.

“You said you wanted to include everybody. You can’t include everybody. You had 600 people in this place at one point.

You don’t have parking for 600 people.

Where are they parking their cars?”

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“I agree,” Cardoso answered. “But it is being painted as the worst place in the world. Meanwhile, families go there.”

“It is not being painted as the worst place in the world,” Bradley responded. “It is being painted as a place, at least from what I can see, that has been asked to follow certain rules, and has agreed to follow them, and that didn’t all the time.” As an example, he cited multiple maximum occupancy violations issued last year by the East Hampton Fire Marshal’s office.

Cardoso promised major changes this season. “We are willing not to have live music on Saturday,” she said. In addition, instead of crowds waiting outside to get in, there will be a reservation system in place on weekends. The Surf Lodge will take cell numbers and contact customers when space is available. “We have never taken reservations until this year. We have no choice,” Cardoso said.

Cardoso agreed to pay a $55,000 fine to the SLA.

On March 6, Bradley asked if the permits for the work needed to comply with the 2016 settlement were in place.

“We haven’t applied yet,” Cardoso said.

“We don’t know if it continues to make sense in a town that doesn’t want us.”

Again, Cardoso said Monday, this was spoken out of frustration. “We try to listen to the concerns of the town

Jayma Cardoso, the face of the franchise, promises Surf Lodge will open on time, though with some new rules. board and its departments,” she said.

As noted above, building permits for the work were issued March 11. Cardoso said that the changes called for in the settlement with the town, including the installation of a state-of-the-art septic system, are under way. She is hoping that the town will “support us by helping get timely approvals from all the various agencies necessary to issue a certificate of occupancy.”

Bradley said that, if the town signs off on a music permit for Surf Lodge, the SLA would quickly act to turn the music back on at Surf Lodge.

“Time will be tight for the start of summer,” Cardoso said.

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the process,” Becerra said. “Even for us it’s a complicated world, so for those on the outside, it’s even more complicated. These new initiatives will help us more broadly communicate.”

The task force received a line of funding this year to help some of these projects take shape through recruitment, development, and promotion advancement, and future initiatives. Perez pointed to targeted online postings of open positions; civil service information and test prep workshops in collaboration with union, BOCES, and high schools biannually; and active partnerships with guidance counselors discussing the positives and opportunity of working in government and how to present that to students. She said task force member John Wyche, who also sits on the Eastern Suffolk BOCES board, helps open up doors for students as well.

“We especially want to get students to see that even if they don’t go on to college, there’s opportunity to build a career and progress in that way,” Becerra said.

“That it’s an option.”

“There’s a lot of benefits, intrinsic and otherwise, to government,” Councilman Tommy John Schiavoni said. “It’s serving the people.”

Another way the task force wants to help is to partner with local community groups to find ways to raise funds to help those who cannot afford to take the civil

By Desirée Keegan desiree@indyeastend.com For the first time since 2011, Southampton’s Affirmative Action Task Force has a full-time officer, and he’s got some big ideas.

Juan Becerra, along with the task force’s chairwoman Minerva Perez and other members, presented trends and statistics, and ideas for increasing and maintaining diversity within the town.

According to Perez, executive director of OLA of Eastern Long Island, from 2014 to 2019, of the nearly 500 town employees, approximately 17 percent were or are non-white, and of the current 470 town employees, 44 hold a position considered mid-to-high-level management, and only 10 percent of those positions, or four employees, are held by a person of color.

“We’re studying trends and statistics with human resources to determine where affirmative action gaps exist,” the chairwoman said. “All department heads show a general interest in broadening their understanding and hiring diverse candidates.”

She added, “Our goal is to provide actionable recommendations to present to the town board that would positively affect not only hiring practices but retention, promotion, and diversity in management through local outreach to change the perception that civil service is a mythically-closed shop. The town has been really accepting of this. This has been a labor of love, and together we can achieve great things for our town and its residents.”

Perez told Supervisor Jay Schneiderman the combination of the current board’s support and the progress the task force has made in collecting data and generating new ideas are the beginnings of a positive trajectory. Councilwoman Christine Preston Scalera credits Perez’s nearly 10-year stint at the helm.

“They’re very passionate about what they do,” Becerra said of the task force.

“And Minerva, she’s been a great teacher.

I’ve learned a lot.”

Becerra, who joined the task force three years ago, is also the human resources liaison and provides sexual harassment prevention training. He said the group has been looking at data to see not only where the town currently stands with diversity and inclusion — interviewing department heads and doing traditional outreach through meetings with schools and community groups — but figuring out ways in which the town can increase those numbers. He came out with several ideas as ways in doing so:

1. Have the town work with the task force to create bi-monthly videos with Sea-TV spotlighting various departments, conducting interviews with diverse workforce and department heads, encouraging more participation, and test taking to build a larger candidate pool.

2. Add a section to the town website that links civil service test preparation sites and frequently asked questions.

3. Create local school competition or link up with youth bureaus on teen initiatives to spread a peer-to-peer message.

4. Have a larger Facebook presence.

5. Work with the task force to have three to four community meetings on-site for Becerra to answer questions about civil service. These meetings would be decentralized — held at various locations across the East End to ensure access for all residents — while meetings could also be broadcasted on Sea-TV or Facebook Live.

“We want to create vibrant PR demonstrating the town’s embracement, utilizing technology and new media to highlight and share possible career paths and opportunities with the town, understanding civil service testing, and demystifying

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And now, as President, DDT continues with his toxicity.

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Continued From Page 4. negative criticism about his comments.

As a former Navy enlisted and officer, I am particularly perturbed with DDT’s ongoing disparagement of McCain’s military service. McCain was a Navy pilot who flew missions against the enemy in Vietnam, and unfortunately, he was shot down and spent years in a North Vietnam prison.

I believe DDT was able to dodge the

service test, and make sure civil servants know of tests available to help with promotions.

“This can help us tap into talent that may otherwise not be able to work for us,” Schiavoni said.

Councilman John Bouvier said he was pleased to hear the group was also interested in “demystifying” the process, saying he thinks that’s a big part of gaining interest. He said the town will be giving Town Hall tours to better highlight what goes on inside government, and what the work entails.

“Some kids are repelled,” he said.

“They’re unsure, they’re uncertain, and that helping hand can make a huge difference.”

Becerra said the task force will also continue to provide yearly training that not only reaffirms standings but builds on the previous year’s training and dialogue.

He said working with the same outside company each year can help do that. Future initiatives include looking to gain a better understanding of the disciplinary process, gathering more data to analyze patterns, and explore hiring a professional to analyze salaries.

“We want our workforce to be reflective of our community and we want to be inclusive of all members of our community,” Schneiderman said. “We want to keep moving the needle in the right direction.”

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Workshop On Going Electric Southampton to host educational course, leads by example

By Desirée Keegan desiree@indyeastend.com Southampton Town is being proactive in protecting the environment, and is paving the way for the private sector and residents alike.

Councilwoman Christine Preston Scalera, with the help of American Green Zone Alliance and the nonprofit Quiet Communities, will be hosting a workshop at Town Hall on Friday, March 29, on going electric with grounds maintenance equipment.

This educational component coincides with the town’s recent process of parks department personnel switching over from gas-powered technology. Last year, the town was referred to AGZA — the global leader in quieter zero-emission sustainable grounds maintenance strategies — through Quiet Communities to create a green zone at East Quogue Village Green, eventually expanding to Town Hall.

“They are the leaders,” AGZA CEO and president Dan Mabe said of the town board members who helped create the first green zone designation on the East Coast.

“What we like with Southampton versus other communities who have basically just enacted bans and ordinances outlawing gas equipment — which, we can understand their frustrations — is that they set the example first and are now going above and beyond to conduct this workshop to extend this education through outreach and resources to private companies before there is any talk of bans and

restrictions,” he added.

AGZA has green-zoned the entire city of South Pasadena, CA, and works globally year-round conducting tests of products, ensuring they pass stringent testing guidelines, and training communities on why and how to use them.

The switchover impacts not only quality of life, but worker health and the environment, according to Mabe. He said on average the noise profile is 50 percent less with electric than using gas-powered equipment across the board. The CEO said when converting from a two-stroke (oil-and-gas-fueled) hedge trimmer to a commercial electric trimmer, the noise profile lessens by 70 percent.

Studies have also shown the toxins workers are exposed to, through tests where hygienic sensors were hooked up to staff members while using their equipment.

“Community health is affected as well, because if you can smell it, you’re exposed to it,” Mabe said. “On a more macro-level, there’s an environmental impact to the planet. When you have to use the chemicals and cleaners to maintain a small internal combustion engine from cradle to grave, there’s a solid-waste component to that, where there’s going to be belts, spark plugs, filters, plastic, and metal cans that really aren’t recyclable that end up in our land-waste system.”

“And then of course there’s seepage of chemicals,” he added. “The chemicals that go with using internal

Southampton Town Board members look over new electric-powered lawn equipment. Independent/American Green Zone Alliance

combustion-style equipment speak for themselves.”

All of this is eliminated when making these conversions, something Preston Scalera has been passionate about through her continuing vision toward the town’s sustainability plan adopted in 2013. She and the town are proving it isn’t being done in a vacuum. Southampton has also recently switched over to LED street lights, and banned plastic straws and polystyrene. Mabe said the town is looking to expand the green zones incrementally and prudently.

Preston Scalera added a resolution to the Southampton Town Board’s March 26 agenda, requiring this electric powered equipment at all townowned facilities, “excluding matters of public safety.” While this transition has already occurred at most facilities, she wanted give it another push.

“This is crystalizing and reaffirming our position to lead by example,” the councilwoman said. “I want to continue to highlight what we’re doing here in the town — creating more environmentally sensitive practices. We want to continue moving the ball forward.”

“I think this action is great,” Councilman Tommy John Schiavoni said. “I love my battery-powered stuff.”

More than 45 people have already signed up for the workshop, which will be held from 11:30 AM to 3:30 PM with

Mabe and Jamie Banks of Quiet Communities, Preston Scalera said. Friday’s participants will start off in the town hall meeting room for a “classroomstyle” lesson that covers environmental and human-health impacts, will introduce how battery-operated technology differs from internal combustion types, will go into some operating safety, and storage and charging procedures. Then the workshop will move outside, where several manufacturers who are bringing tools will allow attendees to test them out.

The councilwoman is hoping other municipalities will join as well. She said the more in attendance, the better public-private buying power she’s hoping the town will have, adding vendors have mentioned their willingness to allow an aggregate price, a 10-percent discount, as long as a certain threshold purchase price is reached.

“That can really make a difference for somebody new or for those whose business models just don’t allow them to lay out that much money,” she said.

“We’re also going to make concerted public service announcements to make sure people are working with contractors that are registered with the town so that we know they’re complying with the laws as another way to help the businesses that are playing by the rules and doing the right thing.”

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Trustees Tax Line Turmoil Southampton members fear politics will hurt freeholders, local waters

By Desirée Keegan desiree@indyeastend.com The Southampton Town Trustees, who were once united, are now divided.

Back in 2016, trustees voted unanimously to have state Senator Ken LaValle and Assemblyman Fred Thiele draft legislation to clarify their board’s rights as Trustees of the Freeholders and Commonalty of the Town of Southampton to protect the public’s easement on the ocean beaches in the town.

A second measure would approve a separate tax line for the trustees, giving them more control over their finances and allowing them to submit a budget to the town board each year similar to the way fire districts do.

At a March 18 meeting, the trustees were unanimous in backing the legislation that would affirm their rights under the Dongan Patent of 1686, which created

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the board of trustees to act as stewards for public underwater land, shores, and waterways. However, they were split 3-2 over the proposed budget line that was unanimously backed last year, with Trustees Bill Pell and Ann Welker voting against it. Welker said she “is absolutely in favor of this legislation,” but said she needed more information before proceeding.

President Ed Warner and Secretary and Treasurer Scott Horowitz, Republicans running for re-election, and maintenance manager Bruce Stafford, who withdrew his bid for re-election citing inner Conservative Party chaos, believe politics are playing a part in the dispute.

They say Andrew Brosnan, chairman of Surfrider Foundation’s Eastern Long Island Chapter, neglected to mention he is a Democratic candidate for the

Southampton Town Trustees President Ed Warner. Independent/Desirée Keegan

trustee board when he spoke with Pell about the budget issue at a town board meeting March 12.

“It’s being politicized when it’s a reassuring framework set up to protect everybody and provide more transparency,” Horowitz said. “We’re trustees of a trust of these lands. We have to protect and defend that trust with all of our might. Both our board and the town board have to recognize each one’s authority and autonomy, be respectful of each’s jurisdiction, and we need consistent, stable funding. It’s about doing the

right thing for everybody.”

Stafford took issue with claims Pell made during the meeting when he spoke of distrust on the board, citing the purchase of a truck and alluding to it being a backdoor deal of sorts that also came with a $2000 upcharge. Stafford called it a “total lie.”

“He said he didn’t know anything about it, when in fact, he did,” Stafford said of the 4-1 vote to approve the purchase, for which Pell was the only opposing vote. “Also, the truck ended up costContinued On Page 25.

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Judge Rejects 2018 Verdict Against East Hampton Town not responsible for erosion caused by Lake Montauk jetties

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

Joanna Seybert, a senior judge in the United States Eastern District of New York, has reversed a decision and the punitive damages incurred as a result, stemming from a lawsuit by owners of properties along Soundview Drive and Captain Kidd path in Montauk against the Town of East Hampton.

The owners had contended that the town was responsible for damage to their Long Island Sound-facing properties, because, they said, the town was responsible for the two jetties that jut out from the mouth of Lake Montauk. Those jetties, built by the Army Corps of Engineers in 1926,

cause a change in wave action and the drift of sand, which washes away the shoreline to the west.

Judge Seybert found several problems with the 2018 jury decision in federal court. “The jetties themselves, which plaintiffs argue are the private nuisance, are reasonable.

They are necessary to keep the inlet open for navigational purposes,” she wrote in her decision.

More important, she found that the “verdict was against the weight of the evidence. The town did not control the jetties, could not and did not engage in conduct, and lacked the requisite in-

A federal judge reversed a jury decision that found the town liable for erosion along Soundview Drive in Montauk. Independent/T. E. McMorrow

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The town will be able to keep the $355,961.27 it had been fined by the jury.

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Hampton Bays St. Patrick’s Day Parade Photos by Jan Mackin The wearing of the green was abundant at the Hampton Bays St. Patrick’s Day parade on Saturday, March 23, with floats, friends, and the requisite bagpipe players.

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Montauk St. Patrick’s Day Parade Photos by Richard Lewin For the 57th time, the Montauk Friends of Erin held its annual St. Patrick’s Day Parade in Montauk on Sunday, March 24. This year’s grand marshal, Gordon Ryan, Esq. and the East Hampton Town Police Department led the celebration on its traditional route through the village. The judges and other local dignitaries watched from the viewing stand on Main Street, as East End fire departments joined local organizations in the celebration.

Grand Marshal Luncheon Photos by Richard Lewin As promised, Gurney’s Montauk on Friday, March 22, was the location of Behan’s Annual Grand Marshal Luncheon, “the party where the grand marshal is introduced and roasted and presented with their parade sash, top hat, and shillelagh.” This year’s 57th grand marshal, Gordon Ryan, was forced to share his secrets with an all-Montauk crowd, as he was roasted by East Hampton Town Supervisor Peter Van Scoyoc, former East Hampton Chief of Police Eddie Ecker, both of Gordon’s daughters, Robin and Loralee, Montauk Friends of Erin president Brian Matthews, and others.

Joan Lycke and Diane Hausman hosted.

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Hampton Jitney Celebrates 45 Years From a humble van to a major bus fleet and a household name

By Richard Lewin

Hampton Jitney founder Jim Davidson with his first van. Independent/Rameshwar Das

It takes a long time and a lot of persistence to become a household name, but that’s what the Hampton Jitney has become for residents of the Hamptons.

In the early 1900s, the term “jitney” was slang for both a nickel and a small public bus that charged that amount as a fare. Today, the company, which chiefly provides bus service between eastern Long Island and New York City, is known around these parts as simply “the Jitney.”

This year, the company, which was founded in 1974 by Jim Davidson,

is celebrating its 45th anniversary.

Davidson’s vision was for an ondemand small shuttle bus that would travel the route back and forth along Montauk Highway between Southampton College and Amagansett, with a bike trailer for passengers.

Today’s Hampton Jitney company, with its full-size buses, has regularly scheduled trips throughout the day and night between New York City and the East End.

Brent and Missy Lynch bought the company from Davidson in 1988. The

founder would pass away just a year later.

The company has been headquartered at the Omni on County Road 39 in Southampton since Davidson purchased the building in 1982.

Today’s more-than-familiar Jitney logo has its own history. The type was designed by art director Thom Speckenbach. The “wave” portion was added later and was originally sketched by artist Roy Lichtenstein on a napkin at lunch with Davidson.

To commemorate the Jitney’s

nearly half a century of service, the Lynches, who still own the business, have recently created a social media campaign themed “Your Story Is Our Story,” asking riders to share a memorable and significant life moment from one of their rides via email to MyStory@hamptonjitney.com.

Many stories have already been shared, from couples meeting on the bus, to old friends, who have not seen one another in years, finding themselves seated next to one another, and many more.

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JUST ASKING

Darren You can play outside more and get more of your energy out. I get all antsy sitting stuck inside all winter because of the cold. And when summer comes you can go to the beach.

Katherine I like that you don’t always have to wear a coat and you’re not always so cold. And soon you can go to the beach and go swimming.

Confronted with a passionate, standing-room-only crowd on March 21, the East Hampton Town Board wisely took a step back from proposed changes to how it issues music permits to local bars and restaurants.

Although board members stressed their intentions were good, some of the proposed changes could have unintended negative consequences. One of them would make it possible for a business to lose the right to present live music if it were convicted of two code violations in a three-year period. Critics say that is too few a number, and they argue the wording is too vague and could result in a business losing its live music permit for a totally unrelated — and minor — zoning offense.

Even though the updated version is less strict than the law that is currently on the books, which allows the town clerk to deny a permit to an establishment that has been ticketed — but not necessarily convicted — three times in a single year, it needs a closer look to make sure the punishment fits the crime.

The updated law would also create an appeals committee to hear the cases of businesses that believe their permits have been unfairly revoked. Although on the face of it, the notion of an appeals committee sounds good, the idea that such a committee be made up of the town police chief, the head of code enforcement, and the fire marshal is a non-starter. Those charged with enforcing the law should not be empowered with adjudicating it as well.

Because businesses change hands so quickly, it is understandable the town board wants music permits to be renewed each year, so, at a minimum, the town does not have to waste valuable time trying to hunt down owners should a problem arise. But if it does move ahead in this regard, it would be wise to make it a relatively painless and inexpensive process for those businesses that have good track records of acting within the law.

It’s clear by the conciliatory tone it took that the board knew it hit a nerve with this proposed legislation. Now it has the opportunity to make things right by asking those who would be affected by it to sit down at the table to help it frame a fair and reasonable compromise.

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Police Sag Harbor Man Guilty Of Rape Refugio Saldivar victimized young woman over a 10-year period

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

Five of the six men are all named Saldivar, and are related.

A sixth man, whose name is not Saldivar, is a cousin to the other men.

The third of six men accused of sexually abusing and raping a Sag Harbor woman over a period of 10 years, starting when she was a child, through her mid-teens, pleaded guilty as charged March 22 in the county courtroom of Justice Mark Cohen in Riverside.

Before entering his guilty plea, Refugio Saldivar, 32, was told by Cohen that he would likely be sentenced to five years in state prison when he returns to court April 24, and would be classified as a sex offender. He also was told that, after being released, he would have 15 years of monitored freedom, though that may be moot, since it is expected that Saldivar will be deported back to Mexico.

The parents of the victim, whose identity will not be released due to the nature of the charges, were acquainted with Saldivar, and had trusted him.

Saldivar’s attorney, Jason Bassett,

spoke privately with three women who were in the courtroom in support of the guilty man, before Saldivar was brought into the courtroom, shackled.

Saldivar was facing up to 50 years in state prison. Cohen explained that, in allowing Salidvar to plead guilty as charged, including counts of rape in the first degree, sexual conduct against a child, and compulsion to commit an illegal sex act, all B felonies, Cohen was accounting for the welfare of the victim, and the possible trauma she would undergo if she was put on the witness stand during a trial.

Before Saldivar’s guilty plea was entered, Suffolk County Assistant District Attorney Melissa Grier, a prosecutor with the Child Abuse and Domestic Violence Bureau, went through the allocution, in which Saldivar admitted to two specific crimes. The first time he had sex with the victim, she was not even 10 years old, he told the court. Then, last year, she was riding in his pickup truck on Route 114 when he pulled off the road and forced himself upon her.

Five of the six men are all named Saldivar, and are related. A sixth man, whose name is not Saldivar, is a cousin to the other men.

Previously, it appeared that Miguel Saldivar was headed to trial. He was facing three felony charges, including sexual conduct against a child, and committing a criminal sex act by force. A jury was actually selected in that case. But, on March 14, the day the trial was supposed to begin in earnest, Miguel Saldivar pleaded guilty as charged. He will be sentenced April 17.

Saldivar’s attorney, Jason Bassett. Independent/T.E. McMorrow

Marco Saldivar pleaded guilty to similar charges as Miguel on February 28, and will be sentenced April 2.

The remaining two defendants named Saldivar are Felix and Gregorio.

As with all the others, except for Felix, Gregorio Saldivar has been in county jail since his arrest last June, unable to post the $300,000 bail Cohen had set for him.

Gregorio is facing three felony charges, and is due back in court April 18, while Felix Saldivar, who is facing one felony charge, was due back in court March 27.

The sixth man’s name is not currently known to The Independent, though the District Attorney’s office has said it is forthcoming.

The Southampton Town police, the arresting agency, has never released the names of the defendants.

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Post-Parade Montauk Crash Leads To DWI Charge

for precautionary reasons, and was later released.

The arresting officer spoke with Sabo for some time before asking him to perform roadside sobriety tests. Sabo did not make it through the tests before saying to the officer, “Just arrest me,” according to the police.

At headquarters, a breath test to determine the level of alcohol in his system produced a .17 of one percent reading, well over the .08 that defines intoxication in New York, and just below the .18 mark that would have raised the charge to the aggravated driving while intoxicated level.

Besides the DWI, Sabo was also charged with driving an uninsured vehicle. He was held overnight, and released the next morning.

Less than an hour later, another parade visitor was charged with misdemeanor DWI. Miguel Martinez, 20, of Mastic Beach, was behind the wheel of a 2007 Hyundai when he was pulled over for allegedly swerving across lane lines, leading to a traffic stop and his arrest on South Emery Street.

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‘Just arrest me,’ Westhampton Beach man allegedly told police

By T. E. McMorrow t.e@indyeastend.com A two-vehicle crash in Montauk a few hours after the Friends of Erin St. Patrick’s Day parade on March 24 resulted in the arrest by the East Hampton Town police of a Westhampton Beach man on a misdemeanor drunken driving charge.

“I was coming from the skate park,” Kevin Sabo, 27, reportedly told the arresting officer. “I was here for the parade. I know I skipped the stop sign.” The stop sign was the one at Essex Street and Montauk Highway.

Sabo’s vehicle, a 2000 Ford Fo-

cus, which was headed south on Essex, broadsided a 2004 Toyota minivan headed east on Montauk Highway, according to the police. The collision was forceful enough to send both vehicles spinning, with the Focus ending up in the middle of the intersection, front end totaled, pointing west. The minivan slid to the side of the road, coming to a stop just yards from the gas pumps at the Montauk Fuels gas station on the northwest corner.

A passenger in the Ford was taken to Stony Brook Southampton Hospital

Assault Follows Parade In Montauk, Cops Say MTA Police: Train station altercation leaves man with broken nose

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

While the Montauk Friends of Erin St. Patrick’s Day parade took place on Sunday, March 24, without incident, there were three arrests made afterward in Montauk on misdemeanor

charges. Two were for drunken driving, one following a car crash on Montauk Highway, and are detailed elsewhere.

There was also an arrest on a mis-

demeanor charge made by MTA police at the Montauk train station. Tristan Johnson Weigle, 21, of Shirley, beat a man at the train station about four hours after the parade, police said.

Johnson Weigle punched the man repeatedly in the face, then slammed his face into a wall, breaking his nose, and causing multiple cuts on the victim’s face, according to police. It was not clear from the police report what the relationship between the two men was.

Held overnight, Johnson Weigle was arraigned in East Hampton Town Justice Court Monday morning.

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Martinez presented was fake, adding a felony charge of possession of a forged instrument to his docket. He was released on $400 bail.

Town police also brought DWI charges this past week against an East Hampton man, Rolando Merchan, 49.

Merchan was pulled over in a 2013 Chevrolet van after running the stop sign at Abraham’s Path and Town Lane early Friday morning. His breath test also produced a .17 reading, police said.

He was released on his own recognizance later that morning after being arraigned in East Hampton Town Justice Court.

Rana expressed concern about the alleged seriousness of the injuries, and set bail at $400, which was posted.

Unrelated to the parade, an East Hampton woman was charged with assault Sunday evening, as well. Police said that Nina Schafer, 54, attacked her 85-year-old mother, causing cuts on her face. Police responding to the Oakview Highway address where the incident allegedly occurred, said the mother’s face was bloodied. The assault charge was at the felony level due to the age of the alleged victim.

The mother appeared in court for her daughter’s arraignment, asking that she be released. Rana granted the mother’s request, but only after issuing a court order that Schafer refrain from any criminal conduct against her mother.

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Charged In Phone Scam Hampton Bays woman was intended victim

By Rick Murphy and Bridget LeRoy rmurphy@indyeastend.com, bridget@indyeastend.com

A 25-year-old Brooklyn man was arrested on Friday by Southampton Town Police, who said he scammed a Hampton Bays woman out of approximately $10,000.

On March 22, members of the Southampton Town Detective Division arrested Thomas Figueroa-Aquino, who they said was part of a network that scammed people by demanding money

over the telephone to get their relatives out of jail.

Police said the targeted victims are often older members of the Latino community, who have trouble dealing with the intricacies of the system.

The Hampton Bays woman paid several thousand dollars but was contacted again the next day with a demand for more money, police said.

Demanded Cash At Gunpoint Area gas station ground for brazen robbers

By Rick Murphy rmurphy@indyeastend.com

On Tuesday, March 19, Southampton Town Police responded to reports of a

motor vehicle accident on Flanders Road near Bellows Pond Road at 7 AM. Two vehicles were involved in the accident, a Ford pick-up and a Chevrolet Trailblazer. Officers found the driver of the Trailblazer unresponsive and trapped in the vehicle.

Members of the Hampton Bays Fire Department and Hampton Bays Ambulance responded to assist.

Marcelo Viscalla-Diaz, 20, of Flanders, who was driving the Trailblazer, was pronounced dead at the scene. The driver of the pick-up truck was identified as Kevin Montano, 18, of East Hampton.

Police said Montano had been traveling north on Flanders Road and Viscalla-Diaz traveling south, when the two vehicles collided.

The New York State Police Accident Reconstruction Unit responded to assist town police with the investigation.

A terrorized employee painted an alltoo frequent picture to Riverhead Town Police: a man wearing a dark hoodie stormed into the market, gestured he had a gun, and demanded money. The incident occurred about 10:15 PM on March 23 at the Speedway on Route 58, but it could have been at a small gas station mini-mart in the Calverton, or Flanders, or Wading River areas. About a dozen similar reports have been filed within the

past three years.

The Speedway cashier removed the cash from the register and handed it to the robber. The suspect, apparently alone, fled north on foot. Patrol units arrived shortly after and called in a K-9 unit as well, but as has been the case in the past, the suspect evaded capture. The suspect was described as being of medium height and weight, and with a dark Continued On Page 24.

She contacted the police and reported that the person who demanded a larger amount would be arriving at her home within a few hours. Detectives showed up as well and arrested Figueroa-Aquino, charging him with two counts of grand larceny in the third degree and one count of scheming to defraud in the first degree.

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Arts & Entertainment Zen & The Art Of Women Artistic portrayal of calm in a hurried society

By Nicole Teitler nicole@indyeastend.com

The White Room Gallery presents “Zen & The Art of Women,” on view April 4 through April 21. The show’s opening reception, on Saturday, April 6, at 5 PM, features four international creatives: Nella Lush, Italian native living north of Boston, MA; Joanne Handler, who enjoys summers in Westhampton at a home that’s been in the family for over 40 years; Adele Venter traveling in from Calgary, Canada, but originating from Johannesburg, South Africa; and Oz Van Rosen, a worldly woman, living as far as Tel Aviv before she settled on Long Island, spending time in Southampton.

Describe your artwork and how it will be depicted in the upcoming exhibit.

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Nella Lush: Art making is vital to my existence. Each piece contains my history, my connection to the universe.

Creating textures, the adding and subtracting, the losing and finding, are all steps needed to reveal that history.

Joanne Handler: They incorporate bold, vibrant colors with a sense of whimsy and fun. I use an array of

Joanne Handler's "Dazed and Confused."

different tools in addition to brushes.

Some are unconventional, others are everyday household objects, the use of which add an element of surprise and mystery.

Through my method of layering the varied marks they make, I weave

together images that allow the viewer to discover something new each time they see them.

Adele Venter: The landscapes are rich in color and pattern, but are flat in design. The people remain three dimensional and form part of the

landscape, but remain removed and slightly detached from the world they inhabit. Atmosphere and lighting are created in the studio generating the shadows that connect people with their environment.

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Oz Van Rosen: I describe my work as “Abstract Techspressionism,” a new form of abstract photography characterized by generating intentional and erratic image errors. I destroy to create. I create abstract images by data bending and manipulating the underlying pixels. Glitching pushes the boundaries of photography into new visual possibilities. I found a way to turn light and pixels into pigment and paint.

A common thread in my work is the use of intense, deep saturated colors as a means of projecting emotional content and eliciting that same response from my audience. My art will be printed on various materials: cotton rag, textile, and face-mounted on acrylic.

Why is practicing mindfulness and finding a peaceful place so important to women today?

NL: History shows that women had to always work harder to achieve success and independence. It is still true today, but thankfully the gap in disparity is shrinking somewhat. We are still being judged and scrutinized. It is imperative for us to stand firm and confident with our convictions and beliefs.

Art making is my contribution to be that person. Through hard work, diligence, focus, and faith, everything is achievable.

JH: Women are still finding their voices against all the injustices they have had to endure, many just coming to light in the last few years. But in order to make those voices louder to effect change, we women must have the inner strength to do so. That takes confidence in oneself, to build that confidence and start believing in ourselves even more. Practicing mindfulness and finding a peaceful place affords us that opportunity.

AV: It is of value because it teaches us as women to trust our intuition and not our training when making important life decisions. To know that we can be who we decide to be and not how other define us.

OVR: It’s a known fact that women multitask more than men and are better at it. Multi-tasking in this age of distraction leads to stress and fragmentation. As women, we need to fight our natural inclination to accomplish everything on our plate.

Practicing mindfulness centers us, alleviates anxiety, improves our mental and physical health, and lets

Nella Lush's "O.F XII."

us do less, but do it better. Saying “no” to doing it all and focusing on what is truly important is empowering. I say less noise and politics, and more art.

What does artistic Zen feel or look like to you?

NL: These pieces become part of that intimate journey of me and my soul.

I am guided by intuition and the realization that my art matters. I become aware of that power when I see others connecting and reacting emotionally.

JH: Zen for me is being alone in my studio, immersed in a painting, unabashedly singing along to my favorite playlist. For me, the two art forms go hand in hand. My paintings are greatly influenced by music and the emotions that are evoked by a particular song.

That is why all my works are titled after songs.

AV: I have often had to rely on my instinct in making decisions. Zen aims at enlightenment by direct intu-

ition through meditation. As an artist, to me, meditation is the art of looking and observing.

OVR: I feel Zen when I’m in creation mode. It feels like a state of complete and pleasurable focus on the thing I love doing most — either the making of art, furiously and passionately, or the seeing, thinking, and dreaming of art. I close my eyes and I literally see colors shapes and textures come together.

In what ways do you practice Zen? NL: Zen is a meditative state that is not necessarily practiced but becomes our way of being. It is awareness that who we are, what we do, and how we live our lives has consequences. Zen is kindness to nature and mankind, that kindness will produce immense dividends. It is that interior peace of knowing that we do all that we can possibly do to practice justice and fairness.

By being that person, I am then able to meditate and let my subconscious run free.

JH: Zen is a state of being open to anything. And traveling is another perfect way for me to achieve that. Journeying through a foreign land, camera in hand and detouring off the beaten track with no preconceived ideas of what I might find at the other end. Just thinking about it gives me a sense of calm.

AV: By being a Dharma Bum and practicing truth, beauty, freedom, and love.

OVR: Nature is my Zen. I come out here for the trees, deer, chipmunks, and ocean. I find the city environmentally stressful and being surrounded by green is pure Zen. My giant Bernese Mountain dog Anton is my Zen partner who helps me stay in the moment.

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Bozenna Gilbride: What Hate Looks Like Catholic Holocaust survivor ‘will never stop’ speaking out

By Bridget LeRoy bridget@indyeastend.com

A beautiful home in the woods of Southampton offers a moment of tranquil respite as Bozenna Urbanowicz Gilbride stands on her deck, handfeeding a trio of furry baby deer. One moves in for a nice head-scratching.

It’s like a scene from a Disney movie, but Gilbride is not a princess.

She is one of a handful of Polish Roman Catholic Holocaust survivors, and the song she sings is one of remembrance.

“I was speaking at schools, universities, wherever they wanted me to speak,” she said. On one of these occasions, she bonded with a woman the same age, a German Jewish woman named Inge Auerbacher. Auerbacher tried to convince Gilbride to co-author a book about their similar yet separate experiences, “but I wasn’t ready to relive them,” said Gilbride, who became emotional even recalling her first exchange with Auerbacher.

Eventually, Auerbacher succeeded, and the two wrote “Children of Terror” in 2009, their testimony as young girls, born in the same year, of different faiths and traditions, but who both survived unimaginable horrors during the reign of the Third Reich. The book is divided into two separate stories, with pictures of two young girls on the cover. “That serious one is me,” Gilbride said with a laugh.

“It’s used in schools, alongside ‘Diary of Anne Frank,’” Gilbride said.

She noted that her story broadens the conversation, since, as the population ages and those who remember pass on, most schoolchildren — those who are taught about the Holocaust at all — believe that it was only Jews who were targeted during World War II.

“This is not true,” she said emphatically. “It was Poles, and gypsies, and anyone who was different.”

In 1943, when Bozenna was nine, Poland was divided between Nazi oc-

cupation, and the Soviets, who came from the East, “where I lived,” she said.

Under Communist occupation, “we were not supposed to go to church. We went anyway,” she said. “In school I remember we weren’t allowed to observe Christmas, but the Communist inspectors would come to our school and ask, ‘Children, who gives you candy?’ And we were taught to shout, ‘Papa Stalin gives us candy!’ They would throw candy at us for giving the proper answer, and the teachers were very careful to teach us what to say, to protect us. God forbid a child should give the wrong answer,” she recalled.

Although they were poor, she remembers her mother having her bring food to a shed behind their farm, down by the river, “and I didn’t question it. A parent would never tell a child dangerous things — a child might blab, we tell the truth.” Later she found out that her father was hiding Jewish people.

“The worst time was 1943, the height of the murders of Jews and Poles in that area,” she said. “Gypsies, Jehovah’s witnesses, they were all killed,” she said simply. That’s when she was deported to Germany and ended up in a labor camp, Chemnitz, where she developed tuberculosis and was made to work on the fields with nothing but rags wrapped around her feet.

Gilbride has authored a second book, “Waiting for Mama.” Her mother, Janina Urbanowicz, was arrested and taken from her four children during the war, and lived through the atrocities inflicted upon her at several concentration camps to finally be reunited with her family in the United States more than a decade later. “It is still my most painful memory,” Gilbride recalled.

“The day I lost my mother, and the suffering I went through as a result of that.”

Both books are available in local

stores or online, also as e-books.

Gilbride and her husband, Richard, have been married for 62 years and have lived in Southampton for 22 years. They have three grown children. And she gets to feed the deer who come up on her deck, the fawns gazing in through the sliding doors as she speaks about the overwhelming fear she lived through.

Bozenna Gilbride is still suffused

with passion to speak at schools, to warn against the onset of the hate and bigotry based on different races and religions.

“It’s so important to tell the whole story of the Holocaust,” Gilbride said, choking back tears. “I will never stop.

Today it’s you, and then you, and then you. That’s what hate does,” she said.

“It eats up people. Children need to know what hate did, does, and will continue to do if it is allowed to flourish.”

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Glamp Site Debuts Memorial Day Weekend Terra Glamping pitches tents at Cedar Point

By Jessica Mackin-Cipro jessica@indyeastend.com

The East End has a new glamp site.

Glamping — luxury or glamour camping — is coming to Cedar Point County Park in East Hampton.

Terra Glamping, the Brooklynbased company that focuses on luxury camping and full-service high-end outdoor event production, will set up shop overlooking Gardiners Bay. “The outdoor adventure meets modern luxury aesthetic of glamping is an ideal fit for East Hampton and we’re thrilled to be the first company to offer this new option for seasonal getaways to area vacationers and residents alike,” said Terra Glamping co-founder and CEO Rebecca Martin. “Cedar Point County Park is a picturesque location with lush forests and miles of coastline,

an ideal setting for the Terra Glamping experience.”

The company, founded by Martin and David Levine, has created seasonal glamping hotels in the Catskills and the Rockaways and was selected by the Suffolk County Parks Department to create this concept for Cedar Point.

SCPD issued a request for proposals with the goal of introducing new ventures that would attract more campers to the site.

“There is something for everyone to enjoy this summer as glamping is coming to Cedar Point County Park in East Hampton,” said Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone. “This latest camping trend allows residents and visitors alike to enjoy an outdoor ad-

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venture with luxury amenities at one of our many stunning County parks.”

The site will feature 30 fully furnished and carefully designed sleeping tents that include one or two queensized beds and a six-foot deck overlooking the water. Guests will also enjoy two lounge tents with couches, books, and board games; a dining tent; bathroom and shower facilities; a fully stocked grilling area; a fire pit; and additional outdoor furnishings, including hammocks.

Each morning will begin with a

continental breakfast of fresh coffee, fine teas, local pastries, fruit, yogurt, and homemade granola. At night guests can gather around the campfire and enjoy a gourmet s’mores bar.

Activities will include sunrise yoga, live music, movie nights, wellness festivals, and farm-to-table dinners with guest chefs. Kayaks and stand-up paddle boards will also be available.

Reservations are available from Friday, May 24, through the last weekend in October. They can be made online at www.terraglamping.com.

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By Jessica Mackin-Cipro jessica@indyeastend.com

South Fork Bakery The South Fork Bakery in Sag Harbor is holding a fundraiser to raise money for its 2019 kitchen rental on Wednesday, March 27, starting at 5:30 PM. The bakery empowers adults with special needs through education and employment. For tickets and more info, visit www.southforkbakery.com.

Ladles Of Love “Ladles of Love,” a fundraiser benefitting the East Hampton and Amagansett food pantries, will be held at the Stephen Talkhouse in Amagansett on Friday, March 29, from 7 to 11 PM. The goal of the evening will be to raise $40,000, after the organization fell short in its appeal letters.

There will be musical performances from MamaLee, Jettykoon, Lynn Blue Band, Bastards of Boom, Taylor Barton, Bobbi Terzi Originals, and OC/ DC. Locals will especially enjoy the first ever Supervisors' Jam, when East Hampton’s Peter Van Scoyoc and his band, Supe du Jour, and Southampton’s Jay Schneiderman and Friends share the stage.

Dance and delight with catering from Art of Eating, including rice and beans with corn bread. There will additionally be a silent auction, 50/50 raffle, and merchandise from Polar.

Tickets are $35 and can be purchased by contacting East Hampton Food Pantry at 631-324-2300.

nized by Nikki on the Daily and sponsored by The Independent and Whalebone Magazine.

Jake’s Rescue Ranch A fundraiser brunch for Jake’s Rescue Ranch will be held on March 31 from noon to 4 PM at The Mansion at Oyster Bay. There will be a buffet brunch, open bar, raffles, silent auction, and children’s activities. For tickets and more info, visit www.jakesrescueranch.org.

The Big Duck As part of its “Images of America” series, Arcadia Publishing is releasing the book, “The Big Duck and Eastern Long Island’s Duck Farming Industry.” The Flanders Village Historical Society and Friends of The Big Duck are hosting the first author talk and book signing for the author, Dr. Susan Van Scoy, at the David W. Crohan Community Center in Flanders, on Tuesday, April 2, at 7:30 PM. Refreshments will be served.

Madoo In Manhattan The Madoo Conservancy presents “Enzo Enea: (De)Constructing Paradise” for the sixth annual Madoo in Manhattan Robert Dash Garden Design Lecture. The event will take place on Thursday, April 4, at 6:30 PM at a private club in Manhattan, with a reception to follow. Tickets and more information are available at www.madoo. org.

In The Pink

Casino Royal

The Ellen Hermanson Foundation presents its “In The Pink” breast-cancer benefit on Saturday, March 30, from 6:30 to 10 PM at 230 Elm in Southampton. The event will honor Rita Wasserman, a breast cancer survivor, for a lifetime of community service. There will be chef tastings and a live auction with Angela LaGreca serving as auctioneer.

Music will be performed by The HooDoo Loungers. For tickets, visit www. ellenhermanson.com.

Two local charities, The Paul Koster Memorial Benefit and Have A Heart Community Trust, present a Casino Royal Masquerade party on Saturday, April 6, at Seasons of Southampton.

For more info, call 631-283-3354.

Hair Of The Dog Throughout the month of March, the Montauk Brewing Co has pledged to donate 25 percent of all sales of its Tail Ale beer to the Southampton Animal Shelter Foundation. A closing event titled “Hair of the Dog” will be held on Saturday, March 30, from 1 to 4 PM. There will be a cornhole tournament.

The cost is $5 to enter and funds raised will go to the shelter. The event is orga-

Celebration Of Immigration Neighbors in Support of Immigrants and Corazon de Maria will sponsor a celebration for the fifth consecutive year at St. Rosalie’s Community Center in Hampton Bays on Sunday, April 7, from 5 to 8 PM. The event supports the contributions of immigrants and the East End’s legacy of being a destination to set down roots and a place that attracts many from all walks of life.

Attendees will enjoy entertainment provided by DJ Terramoto, dancing by the SCC Dancers, Jaime Ruiz and World Salsa, Group Folklorico and TENOCGTITLAN, and drumming with Mila Tina.

The admission price is $10, and children

under 15 are admitted free.

Winter Blue Cocktail On Friday, April 13, the Eastville Community Historical Society in Sag Harbor will host a cocktail and raffle party from 5:30 to 7:30 PM. This celebration will feature a specialty Winter Blue Cocktail, sparkling pink champagne, and bites. Raffle tickets are $5 each, five for $20, and 30 for $100, and tickets for the party are $20. Purchase tickets in advance at www.eastvillehistorical.org or at the door.

Katy’s Courage Katy’s Courage will host its ninth annual Katy’s Courage 5K in Sag Harbor on Saturday, April 13. Proceeds from this year’s event will be donated to local scholarships, as well as Katy’s Kids @ CMEE.

Katy’s Kids provides a safe and healing environment for children, teens, and their families as they grieve the death of a parent, sibling, close family member, or friend. Katy’s Courage is a not-for-profit organization honoring Katy Stewart, an inspirational 12-year-old girl who died from a rare form of liver cancer. The organization is dedicated to supporting education, children’s bereavement counseling, and pediatric cancer research.

On the day of the race, registration and check-ins will take place from 7 to 8:15 AM and the run will begin promptly at 8:30 AM. Runners will start at 21 West Water Street, head north and make a right onto Main Street, make a right onto Glover Street, run through the Redwood section of the course and finish back on Water Street. Visit www.katyscourage.org.

Helping Patients Get In The Pink North Fork Breast Health Coalition gala benefits essential services

By Nicole Teitler nicole@indyeastend.com Cancer is an ugly word yet has the power to bring about a beautiful selflessness in people. On Friday, April 5, from 6 to 10 PM at East Wind in Wading River, the North Fork Breast Health Coalition will welcome guests to a sea of pink for the fifth annual Pink Pearl Gala.

Gala event chair Melanie McEvoy Zuhoski is a breast cancer survivor and former client of the organization, having previously received a grant and partaken in the various services offered. “I created it to promote the organization on a bigger scale across the East End. It’s one of those groups no one really knows about until you’re in a situation where you’re diagnosed,” she explained of her labor of love.

In her day job Zahoski organized fundraising events for various companies and non-profits. She thought, what better way to give back to a place than volunteer her expertise? Thus, she created the event five years ago. “The gala has really increased our profile. We are here to service the community and we want everyone to understand our existence so they know where to turn,” she said.

The not-for-profit works to prevent, find a cure, and help those with breast cancer. Its programs, which are held in Riverhead, include guided mediation, gentle yoga, reflexology, and massage therapy.

In honoring women faced with late-stage cancer, the North Fork Breast Health Coalition will pay a special tribute to Lucia’s Angels, named for the late Lucia Terzi Bagan.

President Stacy Quarty and vice president and co-founder, Susie Barry Roden, will represent the organization that provides support through the tough times of cervical, ovarian, and breast cancers.

“The needs of our stage-four cancer patients are very unique and continually changing. Advances in treatment and treatment options, changing insurance policies and other patient support services determine how we can best help our patients now,” said Quarty. “We continually ask, ‘What would make your life more comfortable today?’ Our goal is to provide the best financial and emotional support we can during a difficult and challenging time.”

Pink Pearl’s cocktail reception will be followed by a seated dinner, and dancing to tunes spun by DJ Phil of Make Some Noise DJs. News 12 Long Island Emmy-Award-winning reporter, Shari Einhorn, will be the evening’s emcee.

Tickets are $125 per person and $95 for breast-cancer survivors.

East Wind is located at 5720 Route 25A in Wading River. For tickets, visit www.northforkbreasthealth.org.

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HAMPTON DAZE

By Jessica Mackin-Cipro

Hello Spring! jessica@indyeastend.com @hamptondaze

The Pints For Paws closing event will be held on Saturday at Montauk Brewing Co. Enjoy a Tail Ale (above).

Hello spring! There’s already so much to look forward to on the East End as winter comes to an end, as the trees begin to bloom, and there are new openings on the Main Streets of our towns.

In the words of William Shakespeare, “April hath put a spirit of youth in everything.”

Last weekend, THAW Fest kicked off the spring with arts events all around the East End. It’s a reminder that the time has come to once again get out and stay out.

Just this weekend alone, there are a handful of events to look forward to.

The Ladles of Love fundraiser, benefitting the East Hampton and Amagansett food pantries, will be held at the Stephen Talkhouse in Amagansett on Friday, March 29, from 7 to 11 PM. It’s also Restaurant Week starting Sunday (see page B19). It’s a perfect opportunity to test out the new spring menus at your favorite East End restaurants.

The Ellen Hermanson Founda-

tion presents its “In The Pink” breastcancer benefit on Saturday, March 30, from 6:30 to 10 PM at 230 Elm in Southampton. The Independent is a proud media sponsor of this event.

The party will honor Rita Wasserman, a breast cancer survivor, for a lifetime of community service. Guests will also enjoy chef tastings, a live auction with Angela LaGreca serving as auctioneer, and music by The HooDoo Loungers.

Saturday, March 30, also marks the closing event for “Pints For Paws,” a month-long activation to raise funds for the Southampton Animal Shelter, at Montauk Brewing Co. Twenty-five percent of MBC’s Tail Ale will go to benefit the shelter. On Saturday, from 1 to 4 PM, there will be a raffle and cornhole tournament. The Independent is also a sponsor.

And speaking of paws, Indy is hosting a Cutest Pet Contest. The winner will be announced at the ARF's Alumni Reunion and Pet Celebration Day on Saturday, May 4. If you haven’t yet, submit a picture of your furry friend to our pet contest. (See page B4 for details).

Coming up, there’s the A Moveable Feast benefit for Slow Food East End and the Joshua Levine Memorial Foundation. Enjoy bites from the likes of Baron’s Cove, Art of Eating, Claude’s at Southampton Inn, noah’s, North Fork Table, Honest Man Restaurant Group, and many others. It’s held at Dodds & Eder in Sag Harbor on Sunday, April 7, from 4 to 7 PM. (See more on page B17).

There’s no better way to celebrate spring than at The Parrish Art Museum’s Spring Fling on Saturday, April 13.

Tickets start at $150. Enjoy open bar and hors d’oeuvres by Elegant Affairs, music by DJ Twilo, and bid on Hamptons experiences in the silent action.

As the weather turns warmer, hike Camp Hero, picnic on the beach, or go wine tasting. It’s time to come alive and enjoy the natural beauty that the East End has to offer.

Bringing Books Back

Harbor Books may be gone now from Sag Harbor Main Street, but Taylor Rose Berry is reimagining “a petite world of magic” where books, tea, and herbs coexist, and has a Kickstarter campaign up and running to realize her dream.

“Get lost in a favorite book: a new release or a vintage classic. Savor a soothing cup of tea or a cup of specialty coffee. Delve into the healing world of herbs, including CBD. Encounter unique and bewitching gifts you never knew you needed but suddenly cannot live without,” reads the website, www. berryandcosagharbor.com.

“The next chapter for Harbor Books” Kickstarter page has already raised almost half of the $25,000 Berry needs to reopen at a new location in the same village, at 51 Division Street.

“I am truly beyond excited to welcome everyone into the new space,” Berry told The Independent. “I was hesitant to take a space off Main Street, but when I saw the cathedral ceilings and the incredible light and the deck, I knew we could make the space a destination and our new home. The next chapter for us is going to be magical and I’ve always said that the store felt like it belonged to the community.”

The Kickstarter, Berry said, is to give the new store “a running start.” Those who donate get specialty thank-you items according to the level of support including books (of course), sweatshirts, and baskets of treats. “We plan on opening in May before the season kicks off,” Berry said, “and we hope to see friends, old and new.”

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KISS & TELL

By Heather Buchanan

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Dating Advice For Men From dress socks to ‘the divorce is almost final’ kissandtellhb@gmail.com

The internet is filled with advice for women on dating. It is a landminefilled landscape from “Look your best but don’t wear too much make-up” to “Don’t ever ask a man to hold your purse or cut your hair.”

In turn, I’m curious, what is the dating advice online for men, especially of a certain age? It ranges from “Be absolutely clear on whether you want children (or more children), to “Beware in a new woman’s shower that the Nair bottle looks a lot like shampoo.”

I like the sites which start off with the positive, namely for men to know their worth and that being older comes with being wiser. Experience breeds confidence. So, here’s some of the advice: Physical perfection isn’t necessary. Women can be attracted to the salt-and-pepper look and laugh lines.

The trick is to realize that women respond to good health habits. You don’t need washboard abs, but a beer belly doesn’t cut it.

Be honest. Men may be anything from single to “the divorce is almost final” to married and cheating. Once you’re in your 40s and 50s, men and women’s lives may be complicated with children, ex-spouses, or incontinent senior dogs. Lies or omissions are a terrible way to start any relationship and set up false expectations.

Google yourself. What is your online footprint or that of someone with your same name? A woman is smart about meeting a man in a bar or someone she found online. She will want background info, more than you enjoy fishing and Netflix.

A search engine may show you have a glowing review of your corporate career or detail the lawsuit from a woman who claimed you peered over the wall in the tanning salon to see her naked and caused emotional damage (that is a true story of mine).

Don’t discuss politics. Normally, I completely agree. However, in our current polarized environment, this has moved from an agree to disagree posi-

tion to a deal breaker. This is not about being a Republican or Democrat. It is about core values. That is a discussion best had sooner rather than later.

Confidence isn’t arrogance. Women and men respond to someone who is confident. However, sitting at dinner with someone from planet “It’s all about me” can be a real turn off. Learning about each other is a two-way street and the only way to see if there is compatibility.

Are you a surgeon with patients in recovery, have a babysitter at home with your child, or are about to be offered a $426-million contract with the Los Angeles Angels? If the answer is “yes” to any of these, no problem to have your phone on the table face up.

Otherwise, pocket it.

Only say you are going to call if you are going to call. I love this one. It is perfectly acceptable to say “Thank you, nice to meet you.” Not every meeting is going to lead to a match, but nothing ventured, nothing gained. Call us crazy, but when we really like you and had a great time and feel a connection and you say you are going to call and don’t — we are confused.

Roll with it. It would be great if everything went perfectly on a date, but that’s often not the case. Adaptability is a Darwinian attractive trait. Put it in perspective. If you can’t deal with a misplaced dinner reservation, how will you be in a crisis?

Be a gentleman. Open the door for her, pick up the bill, see that she gets home safely. This may resonate more with the older generation as simply good manners and a sign of respect.

I don’t understand the younger set, where if things don’t go the guy’s way, he wants to Venmo his date for half the bill.

This is not a Chilean sea bass-forsex exchange. We are living in equal times, and it is totally fine that sometimes he pays and sometimes she pays, no expectations afterwards.

And never, ever wear athletic socks with dress shoes.

Photo by Elena Lyakir in the show "Quivers of Spring."

Quivers Of Spring “Quivers of Spring: Photographs by Elena Lyakir,” the artist’s debut East End show, will be held at The Spur in Southampton. The solo show is curated by Southampton-based art advisor, Heidi Lee Komaromi, and is a celebration of Women’s History Month.

An opening reception will be held on Saturday, March 30, from 5 to 9 PM. Lyakir is a fine art photographer and an internationally exhibited artist.

The show will feature 12 works by Lyakir, who is known for her doubleexposure landscapes created in the style of photo impressionism. Comedian and CNBC host Bill McCuddy will lead a Q&A.

Augustus Nazzaro The Halsey McKay Gallery in East Hampton present Augustus Nazzaro’s “Threshold.” An opening reception will be held on Saturday, March 30, from 4 to 7 PM. The show runs through April 28.

Parrish Perspectives Parrish Perspectives at the Parrish Art Museum in Water Mill presents artists Renate Aller and Jean-Luc Mylayne.

The show runs through July 28. The series features monumentally-scaled photographs drawn from the permanent collection that illuminate the intimate bond between subject and pho-

tographer. For more info, visit www. parrishart.org.

Forms & Figures The William Ris Gallery in Jamesport presents “Forms & Figures,” highlighting the creative energy of nine women artists — Chris Ann Ambery, Deborah Brisker Burk, Shawn Ehlers, Madison Fender, Jan Guarino, Jennifer Hannaford, Margaret Minardi, Anne Sherwood Pundyk, and Susan Saunders.

The show runs through April 14. An artist talk will take place on Saturday, April 6, from 2 to 4 PM.

Takeover!

“Takeover! Artists in Residence” continues at the Southampton Arts Center. Curated by Amy Kirwin, the show includes artists Scott Bluedorn, Daniel Cabrera, Darlene Charneco, Kara Hoblin, Ruby Jackson, Laurie Lambrecht, Jerome Lucani, Paton Miller, and Jeff Muhs. There is a weekly “hangout” every Thursday from 6 to 8 PM. For a full schedule of events, visit www.southamptonartscenter.org. The show runs through April 14.

Guild Hall Members Guild Hall’s 81st Artist Members Exhibition will run through April 6. The guest juror is Jocelyn Miller, the assistant curator at MoMA PS1. For more info, visit www.guildhall.org.

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Indy Snaps THAW Fest Kick-Off Photos by Richard Lewin On Friday, March 22, Bay Street Theater in Sag Harbor hosted a “who’s who” of the East End arts world, as executive directors and others were invited to a private kick-off party celebrating the start of THAW Fest (The Hamptons Arts Weekend Festival). Featured was the music of flutist Dwayne Kerr, sponsored by the Southampton African American Museum.

The Wednesday Group Photos by Richard Lewin The Wednesday Group of the Plein Air Painters held an indoor show at Ashawagh Hall in Springs last weekend. An opening reception was held on Saturday, March 23.

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Indy Snaps Clam Bar Opening Photos by Richard Lewin Saturday, March 23, was the much-anticipated opening day for the Clam Bar on the Napeague stretch, as manager Leigh Goodstein lifted the shutters and set up the stools to prepare for the first customers of the 2019 season.

LTV Salon Night Photos by Lisa Tamburini LTV in East Hampton hosted its second Salon Night on Friday, March 22. Hosted by LTV’s creative director Angela LaGreca, the evening featured film, talks, readings, paintings, and live music, and included a performance

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jor stars of the hottest TV show in the country within one hour — and they weren’t together. And no, I didn’t tell any of them my name was “Mr. Bigger.”

Years later, I had a terrible falling out with Parker. We printed her address in the paper in our real estate section and she was livid. She got my cell phone number and called incessantly.

Once I was playing hoops with the guys and the thing rang for two hours. One of the guys noticed her name on caller ID. “Yeah, it’s her,” I said nonchalantly.

“She digs me.”

RICK’S SPACE

By Rick Murphy

Gawkers Encounters with A-listers rmurphy@indyeastend.com

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Paul McCartney is incredibly laid back, considering the maniacal behavior he used to trigger through no fault of his own. I witnessed my sister fall into hysterical fits at the mere mention of his name.

The fans used to go the airport when the Beatles were scheduled to arrive. They would scream and cry, completely out of control, when a plane came in — any plane.

Paul is a fixture at Indian Wells Beach nowadays. A few years back, he approached my friend Kenny who ran the hot dog truck there while I was hanging out with him talking sports.

They had chatted many times, and Paul wondered if Kenny would do him a favor — let his then-wife, Heather, go behind the truck. Kenny was perplexed, given the public bathrooms were only a few yards away. But he gladly acquiesced.

“She can come in here,” Kenny offered. “I’ll wait outside.” No, behind the truck was fine, Sir Paul insisted.

When Heather came out, Kenny was stunned. Somehow, he did not

know Heather wore a prosthetic limb — her left leg had been amputated after a motorcycle accident. Kenny was flabbergasted, but as the pair walked toward the water, he stuttered out an offer: “You can put that thing in here,” he said, motioning to the prosthetic leg leaning against the back of the truck.

Paul laughed heartily.

Heather did not. *** I once had a run-in shopping in East Hampton. I saw Sarah Jessica Parker, incredibly sleek, and I was going to say hi but I decided against it.

I went over to John Papas for breakfast and I saw Cynthia Nixon, like Parker, a star of “Sex And The City,” in the parking lot with some friends. After breakfast, I went to Newtown Lane and there was Kristin Davis, yet another member of the cast, shopping.

But nothing prepared me for what was next. I went into Citarella and there was Kim Cattrall at the deli counter. Yes, I had seen all four of the ma-

Alec Baldwin looked a little disheveled as he tried to balance a smoothie and an infant in his arms when suddenly a photographer (not a local one) got in his face snapping shots. Baldwin went ballistic and I don’t blame him. I wanted to slug the guy.

There is no excuse for rudeness and children shouldn’t have to grow up fearing whether there is some ogre hiding behind the next tree. But his eyes rolled halfway around his head and he turned purple, I swear. *** Jimmy Fallon and his wife and first daughter were shopping in King Kullen a couple years ago. Fallon, it should be

noted, is extremely approachable and accessible. We passed them several times in the aisles; they were reading the sides of packages and discussing what to buy like shoppers do.

One lady, though, was obviously fixated on him. Each time we passed Fallon, the woman was directly behind him, hovering. Finally, Fallon turned around abruptly and nearly bumped into her. “Oh my God,” he said with a big smile. “I keep running into you.

I’m so sorry. You must think I’m stalking you!” Fallon had deftly turned the tables on her.

The red-faced woman, obviously embarrassed, quickly walked away.

Fallon smiled at me and then continued shopping. I’m quite sure he recognized me.

Nicest people I’ve ever interviewed: Donna Summer, Burt Bacharach, Joan Rivers. Summer, patient, witty, talked for two hours. Bacharach was singing and playing cuts of his new album over the phone. He had to hang up to get his two kids on the school bus: One was 10, one was nine. He was 89. The next night he was featured live on “American Idol.”

Rivers is the only celebrity in 20 years who unflinchingly answered the question: “Have you ever worked with someone you really disliked?” Without hesitating she said, “Yeah, Tommy Lee Jones. What a f****** a**hole.”

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By Joan Baum

Tome Tells History Of LI Duck Farming Author talk, book signing to be held April 2

A striking bit in Susan Van Scoy’s little treatise on “The Big Duck and Eastern Long Island’s Duck Farming Industry” is learning that this once-entrepreneurial local enterprise that began with three ducks and one drake in the 1870s and grew into a nationwide business that at its peak could boast 100 farms on Long Island, serving 70 percent of the country’s ducks, is now down to just Douglas Corwin’s Crescent Duck Farm in Aquebogue.

Rather than take this severe drop as a prompt for eulogy, Van Scoy, an art historian who teaches at St. Joseph’s College in Patchogue, uses that fact to celebrate the legacy of Long Island duck farming as part of the East End’s unique history, and to promote one of the area’s most iconic symbols, the 20-foot tall white ferrocement Big Duck, conceived by Martin Maurer in 1931 that, courtesy Saul Steinberg, the famous American cartoonist and illustrator and onetime resident of Amagansett, graced the cover of the May 11, 1987 New Yorker.

Though moved three times over the years, the Big Duck is back on Route 24. It, along with the 13-acre Big Duck Ranch, have both been added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2008 and welcome visitors with a gift shop and community events. These include, as Van Scoy points out, the Rubber Ducky Race in August, various

craft fairs and festivals, the annual Big Duck Holiday Lighting on the Wednesday following Thanksgiving, and at Christmas, “duck carols” along with a visit from Santa, escorted by the Flanders Fire Department.

Though the Big Duck has appeared in celebratory articles, it was Van Scoy’s belief that there was no “centralized source” on the subject or, since 1949 (the height of the industry), on the history of duck farming on Long Island. She was also eager to “showcase never-before-seen historical photographs from family collections before they got destroyed or lost.” She felt that the project would appeal not just to those in the arts — artists, art historians, architects — but “to a broader public that includes Long Islanders, local history lovers, environmentalists, farmers, foodies, tourists, children . . . everyone.”

She happily discovered Arcadia Publishing and The History Press, which promotes itself as “the most comprehensive publisher of local and regional content in the country.”

Those of a, ahem, certain age traveling Route 27 on the South Fork might well remember the Water Mill duck farm not far from Duck Walk Vineyards (established 1994). Though the industry was in decline, the farm was still there, with ducks visible slightly uphill on the south side of the highway. And,

of course, nostalgia buffs will also recall John Duck, a landmark restaurant originally started by John Westerhoff at the Eastport Inn in 1900 but that his son Ben moved to Southampton (it closed in 2008).

The photos tell it all, and indeed, this is a chronological picture book, with a brief introduction and annotated captions that identify farmers, their families, workers, and breeding and marketing innovations. Readers learn that originally the ducks came from Shanghai and were known as Peking ducks, a particularly tasty breed that by 1922 was producing two million ducks a year. The peak period was 1940, when approximately 100 duck farms were concentrated between Eastport and Riverhead.

From the start, success in both breeding and marketing was immediate, with a Peking duck yielding 150 eggs a year. Ducks matured at approximately seven weeks and it took about four weeks to hatch, with ducklings continually transferred to breeding rooms adjusted for temperature and water supply (ducks have to learn how to swim). What Van Scoy’s introduction euphemistically calls “the day of reckoning” took place at approximately

12 weeks, by way of a knife to the jugular as the duck hung upside down. (In the text-enhanced photos, the phrase becomes “duck killing.”)

By the late 1920s, modernization was under way, including electric incubators, improved feed, water pumps, radiant-heated floors, and germicidal lamps. And then, by mid-century, a number of adverse factors started kicking in: overproduction, environmental concerns, fires, and new state regulations, including demand for waste water treatment, lowered prices after spring, not to mention changes in eating habits.

Many farmers sold out to real estate developers. Keeping a duck farm was always hard work, especially for the women who picked the feathers by hand. By the 1960s, only 48 farms were left; by 1974, 27. The Big Duck knows more and would enjoy a visit.

A portion of the proceeds from the sale of the book will be donated to the Friends of the Big Duck, which sponsors the various programs. An author talk and book signing will be held on Tuesday, April 2, at 7:30 PM at the David W. Crohan Community Center, located at 655 Flanders Road.

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Entertainment Guide

By Nicole Teitler nicole@indyeastend.com

FILM Great Art on Screen Guild Hall in East Hampton will show “Caravaggio: The Soul and The Blood” on Friday, March 29, at 7 PM. Visit www.guildhall.org for details.

Minding The Gap Southampton Arts Center screens the documentary “Minding The Gap” on Friday, March 29, at 7 PM. See www. southamptonartscenter.org for more info.

The Met Live in HD at Guild Hall in East Hampton will be Wagner’s “Die Walküre” on Saturday, March 30, at noon.

Beatrix Farrand Film The Horticultural Alliance of the Hamptons will host a film screening of “The Life and Gardens of Beatrix Farrand” on Saturday, March 30, at LTV in Wainscott at 3:30 PM. A discussion with the filmmaker, Emmy award-winner Karyl Evans, and a reception will follow.

WORDS Writers Speak Poet Gary Whitehead will be the next guest speaker at the Writers Speak series at Stony Brook Southampton on Wednesday, March 27, at 7 PM in the Duke Lecture Hall. Visit www.stonybrook.edu/mfa.

Pierson V. Post The Rogers Memorial Library and Southampton History Museum offer a talk “Pierson v. Post: The Sagaponack Foxhunting Case That Made Legal His-

tory” on Thursday, March 28, at 11 AM at the Southampton History Museum.

Visit www.southamptonhistory.org.

Talk & Book Signing Parrish Art Museum in Water Mill will have a talk and book signing with Bastienne Schmidt, author of “Grids and Threads,” on Friday, March 29, at 6 PM. See www.parrishart.org.

BookHampton Book Hampton will host story time on Sunday, March 31, at 10:30 AM. Log onto www.bookhampton.com for details.

Museum Mondays Casey Dalene from Guild Hall in East Hampton will welcome guest juror Jocelyn Muller, Assistant Curator at MoMA PS1 for a free talk on Monday, April 1, at noon.

THEATER Man of La Mancha Hampton Theatre Company debuts its first fully-staged musical at Quogue Community Hall, “Man of La Mancha,” through April 7. For tickets, go to www. hamptontheatre.org.

Goat on a Boat Bay Street Theater in Sag Harbor presents “The Chicken Show” on Saturday, March 30, at 11 AM. See www.baystreet.org.

MUSIC Gene Casey & The Lone Sharks Westhampton Beach Performing Arts Center welcomes Gene Casey & The Lone Sharks on Saturday, March 30, at

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8 PM. Visit www.whbpac.org

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Townline BBQ in Sagaponack hosts live music every Friday from 6 to 9 PM. On March 29, Woody Boley performs.

Bay Street Theater in Sag Harbor brings together the sounds of Eagle River Band and Jay Schneiderman & Friends for a tornado relief benefit concert on Thursday, March 28, from 7 to 9 PM. On Friday, March 29, at 8 PM, Bay Street will honor those in the military with a benefit concert featuring performances by Ohene C & Will T. HeavenSent will perform on Saturday, March 30, at 8 PM with special guests Chico Benymon, Serena Tyson, and Ruby Bias.

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At Greenport Harbor Brewery’s Peconic location will be Butterfly Cody Experience on Friday, March 29, at 5 PM; Rapid Fire on Saturday, March 30, at 5 PM; and Marty Attridge on Sunday, March 31, at 3 PM. For the skinny, visit www.greenportharborbrewing.com.

The Stephen Talkhouse in Amagansett welcomes DJ Paul Jones on Friday, March 29, at 10 PM. On Saturday, March 30, will be Klyph Black & Rumor Has It at 8 PM, followed by LHT at 10 PM. See www.stephentalkhouse.com for the full concert calendar.

Suffolk Theater Suffolk Theater in Riverhead jams out to an Earth, Wind & Fire Tribute Band on Friday, March 29, at 8 PM, The Platters on Saturday, March 30, at 8 PM, and Tusk on Sunday, March 31, at 7:30 PM. Visit www.suffolktheater.com for tix.

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Staycation: White Fences Inn A local escape with boutique breakfast

By Nicole Teitler nicole@indyeastend.com

Steps away from the Parrish Art Museum in Water Mill sits a quaint, fivebedroom inn. Walk over the pebble driveway and up the steps to enter the doorway of White Fences Inn, where you’ll undoubtedly be greeted by Bailey, a seven-year-old Goldendoodle.

As Bailey wags his fluffy, golden tail to newcomers, innkeepers Liz and Eric Brodar are smiling right behind. The happily married couple immediately set a tone akin to entering a family home.

This luxury bed and breakfast was opened by the Brodars in 2015, after owning an award-winning location in Kennebunk, ME.

“What sets us apart is that we are owner-operated and with that, the personalization and attention to detail

are our first concerns. We try to create an experience not just a place to put ‘heads on beds,’” Liz explained of the newly refurbished property.

Each room is renovated with a personal touch: the Corwith, a 250-square-foot room on the second floor of the original home; the Mecox, the newest addition, at 300 square feet; Little Cobb welcomes 400 square feet; Halsey Suite has 450 square feet; and the largest room, at 500 square feet, the Benedict Suite, appropriately named after the original owner. The property was owned by the Benedict family in the 1800s. Alongside modern touches of WiFi, gas fireplaces, heated floors, and private bathrooms comes a traditional guest favorite, breakfast.

It is prepared by Liz using seasonal ingredients from local purveyors.

The banana Nutella muffin melts in your mouth with exploding pockets of hazelnut chocolate, chopped strawberries on the side. Also featured is a maple, strawberry, chia seed, and almond milk parfait, with flavors and textures that are both light and refreshing.

For something more filling, try an egg atop whole grain toast with melted cheese and tomato. All of this served with delicious orange juice and coffee

or tea. It begs the question, why go out for breakfast when you can wake up to such a personalized, guest-only experience? It sets the tone of a true getaway.

Liz also enjoys engaging in the community. She created the first Hamptons Bedside Reading Authors weekend, a literary event that expanded throughout the Hamptons. After the success of this debut event, she is also eager to organize a Hamptons hospitality group, she said.

As the Inn is affiliated with the local chamber of commerce, as well as the Parrish Art Museum Business Council Board, guests receive complimentary passes during museum hours. It’s also a perfect way to enjoy the museum’s upcoming Spring Fling event on Saturday, April 13, without the worry of driving back.

Special spring fever packages are available for locals and visitors alike with pricing starting at $225.

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Sen Blossoms With Recent Growth Marries Japanese tradition with culinary ambition

By Hannah Selinger Sen celebrated 25 years with a reopening event on October 25. Independent/Richard Lewin

Last year, Sag Harbor’s Sen celebrated its 25th anniversary.

During the winter leading up to last season, owners Jesse and Tora Matsuoka and Jeff Resnick executed a massive renovation, expanding the 120-year-old building’s dining room, staff housing, and kitchen capacity. They introduced an expansive new cocktail menu, as well as late-night dining. And although renovations were originally slated to be finished last April, Sen actually opened well into June, making the Fourth of July holiday by the skin of the owners’ teeth.

But it was well worth the wait in order to bring Sen into the next decade. The dining room seats 95 now, and the kitchen staff has an additional 600 square feet in which to cook. As a

result, the catering menu and ambition has blossomed. (The restaurant puts no limit on the number of people they can feed off-premises.)

Sen began as a joint project between top-ranked Sumo wrestler Iwatora Kazutomo Matsuoka and restaurateur Jeff Resnick. Matsuoka impressed upon his Japanese ex-pat sons, Tora and Jesse, a strong work ethic, making them work their way up from low-level positions until he finally permitted them to move on to the front-of-thehouse. That long, slow move to the top gave the Matsuoka boys the discipline they needed to survive the frenetic Sag Harbor summers.

These days, Jesse operates the restaurant’s day-to-day affairs, which includes, broadly, an ambitious saké

program, as well as an equally ambitious culinary one. The Tokyo native impresses upon his chefs the importance of authenticity, often taking them on exploratory trips to Japan in order to learn the craft of Japanese cooking from the masters. Recent trips have yielded smart menu complexities, as well as special events, like a multitiered ramen dinner that features numerous specialized noodles, most of which are made by hand.

Sen occupies a drool-worthy slice of Sag Harbor real estate, and while that’s surely some of the appeal (is there a better people-watching spot than one of Sen’s window-adjacent seats?), it’s only some of it. Regular menu standouts include the ramen, of course, the finest iteration of which comes with a tonkotsu (read: roasted pork bone) broth, pickled ginger, bamboo shoots, and an egg.

Fish is always off-the-boat fresh, the antidote to the blues so often manifested out east when it comes to a true dearth in the ethnic food department.

There are flash-fried shishito peppers, steamed pork buns with hoisin and pickles, and tempura rock shrimp served with aioli. And all that is before you even get to the rolls, which are ample, tasty, and unparalleled east of the Canal.

Jesse Matsuoka, himself a saké sommelier, has brought gravitas to Sen’s drink program, featuring Brook-

lyn Kura junmai ginjo nama saké on tap, as well as bottles of about 20 premium sakés by the bottle, the rarest of which, Born Dreams Come True junmai daiginjo saké, goes for $420 for the liter. The aged beverage is traditionally “gifted to monarchs, presidents, and national treasures,” but if it’s not in your budget, there are glasses and bottles available of numerous styles of saké, many of which are plenty affordable.

There is homage paid, too, to the distilled Japanese spirit known as shōchū, which can be made from barley, sweet potatoes, or rice.

Two-and-a-half decades after opening their doors, then, Sen continues to push the boundaries of Japanese tradition with innovative, smart, and comprehensive food and drink. The renovation has breathed new life into an old space, yes, but the bones — the skill inherent of the guys behind the curtain — remain intact. As ever, Sen is dressed to impress.

Sen is hosting the final meal of the season in its Chef’s Dinner series on Sunday, March 31, beginning at 6 PM. This eight-course paired dinner will feature Suntory Whisky Distillery from Japan, fresh fish from Gosman’s in Montauk, and Uni from Portland, ME. Tickets are $75, plus tax and gratuity. Seating is limited. To make your reservation, call 631725-1774. To learn more, visit www.senrestaurant.com.

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Helping Students Plant Ideas, Gardens Slow Food East End benefit on April 7

By Nicole Teitler nicole@indyeastend.com

Imagine planting an idea. Dig deep, lay the foundation, and watch as it takes form. With enough practice, patience, and knowledge, that single idea can grow over a lifetime into a movement.

It can change a person’s way of living.

That is the goal behind the ninth annual fundraiser, “A Moveable Feast,” being held on Sunday, April 7, from 4 to 7 PM at Dodds & Eder Landscape Design Showroom in Sag Harbor. The benefit raises money for local school gardens, held by Slow Food East End with the Joshua Levine Memorial Foundation in partnership with Edible School Gardens Group.

“Gardens are a gateway to learning, discovery, health, and much more.

They increase self-esteem, concentration, and observation skills. Children develop more of a sense of ownership and learn to foster more relationships with family and the community,” said Justine Oudeans, the science coordinator at East Quogue Elementary School.

The Joshua Levine Memorial Foundation was initiated by Myron and Susan Levine after losing their son, Joshua, to a tragic farming accident.

Together with SFEE, they are dedicated to furthering education on healthy eating and sustainable environmental practices.

In the 2017-2018 year, Oudeans initiated the Earth Rangers program, a kids’ conservation organization, at the school, and is furthering her education through the Cornell Cooperative Ex-

tension program. “All schools should implement a garden program, because it gets children outside learning and off of their screens. Gardening increases responsibility and also fosters imaginative play and creativity. And most of all, it’s fun, and every kid loves to get digging in the dirt,” she added.

Roxanne Zimmer, a third-year master farmer, collaborates with students in pre-K through high school to launch and sustain these gardens.

“Thanks to the financial support of Slow Food East End and the Joshua Levine Foundation, the 30-plus schools participating in the Edible School Garden Program receive minigrants, visiting chefs, as well as the assistance of a master farmer,” she noted of the “outdoor blackboard” for learning. By placing the seeds in children’s hands, it allows youth to create a direct connection to the foods they consume, watching them root, sprout, and grow, Zimmer noted.

As a means to increase participation, schools are encouraging student recipe contests, incorporating the produce directly in their cafeterias and even piloting a multi-week “learn how to be a chef” curriculum. Slow Food is a non-profit and the East End chapter encompasses the North and South forks. These children, their teachers, chefs, and master farmers are all part of a network of over 100,000 members across 150 countries, and growing.

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“By growing vegetables, fruit, and herbs in the school garden, all students learn how to source some of their own nutritious and delicious food. This is a critical lesson for our students who experience food insecurity, especially those receiving free or reduced meals.

The seeds, like the children themselves, are full of promise,” Zimmer concluded.

The funds raised from “A Moveable Feast” will go toward stipends for three master farmers, guiding children through growing season, along with mini-grants to get the gardens started.

Participating food and beverage vendors include Art of Eating, Backyard Brine, Baron’s Cove, Bell & Anchor, Breadzilla, Buoy One Seafood, Claude’s at Southampton Inn, Dark Horse Restaurant, Bostwick’s Catering, Grace & Grit Catering, Green Hill Kitchen, Greenport Harbor Brewery, Hamptons Farms, Hamptons Hawaiian, Honest Man Restaurant Group, Lombardi’s Love Lane Market, MattiTaco, Montauk Pearl Oysters, Noah’s, North Fork Roasting Company, North Fork Table & Inn, Pawpaw, Peter Ambrose Events, Simply Nicki, and The Halyard.

Sip on wines from Kontokosta Winery, Bridge Lane Wines, Saltbird

Cellars, Wölffer Estate, and Anthony Nappa Wines.

The event includes dinner by the bite and a silent auction. Dodds & Eder is located at 11 Bridge Street in Sag Harbor. Tickets are $100 for Slow Food members and $150 for non-members.

For tickets, go to www.slowfoodeastend.org.

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The Independent inadvertently published an article in its March 20 issue on O’Murphy’s Restaurant and Pub in Montauk. Unfortunately, O’Murphy’s shuttered its doors on January 3. The Independent, and the entire community, wish the owners and staff this traditional Irish blessing: May the road rise up to meet you.

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A History Of Oysters The raw skinny on our local bivalve

By Gianna Volpe @GiannaVolpeReport

The East End has long been an oystering hotspot with a well-documented resurgence of the industry in both spiking numbers of new producers, as well as programs — like Cornell Cooperative Extension’s Suffolk Project in Aquaculture Training program — that teach folks how to grow them, making this the perfect time for those interested to learn more about the history of the native edible mollusk.

The Southold Historical Society will continue its recent partnership with Peconic Landing to do just that by offering a free lecture at the Peconic Landing Community Center auditorium on Tuesday, April 2, titled “The History of Our Local Edible Oyster.”

There, veteran marine educator with CCE, Mark Cappellino, will discuss the trajectory of the prized pearl producer, which has fed generations of Native Americans and area settlers. Oysters

remain overwhelmingly popular as pint-sized proteins.

“It’s the fastest-growing segment of the food industry,” said history buff and oyster grower, Mike Osinski of Widow’s Peak Oysters, who regularly supplies both area and New York City spots with the succulent bivalve. “From my dock, I can see the old railroad dock where two freight trains left Greenport every day full of oysters — 2000 tons of oysters left Greenport bound for New York. Hard to believe that was nearly a century ago.”

New York City harbor was once the world’s largest source for oysters and one Greenport oyster cannery owner created a cartoon character, “Oscar the Oyster,” with an accompanying radio jingle to promote the business in the 1930s. These days, “diver” oysters are not as common as those that are grown in cages by producers like Osinski, who

then sell stock to area restaurants and fish markets throughout Long Island, New York City, and beyond.

While oysters are most often enjoyed raw on the half shell, they are also baked or broiled with butter, herbs, and bread crumbs on top a la oysters Rockefeller, as well as grilled, smoked, deep fried, and in stews, all of which will be discussed at next week’s lecture.

Like wine grapes, oysters are known for being unique to the place they are produced with subtle differences to their individual “terroir.” This has to do with the animals’ important ecological function as filter-feeders that naturally clean the waters in which

they live.

According to the event’s press release, an adult oyster can filter up to 50 gallons of water each day as they help to remove excess nitrogen and prevent harmful algae blooms. This remains chief among the reasons why an oyster grown in, say, Napeague Harbor will taste differently than one grown in Hog Creek, as will oysters grown within yards of one another in Peconic Bay.

The event begins at Peconic Landing in Greenport at 4 PM. Reservations are recommended by calling 631-7655500. To find out more, visit the SHS website at www.southoldhistoricalsociety.org.

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$29.95 Chef Jason Weiner of Almond Restaurant will be cooking at the James Beard House.

Almond At James Beard Jason Weiner, executive chef of Almond Restaurant in Bridgehampton, will be cooking at the James Beard House on Wednesday, April 10, at 7 PM. Weiner’s dinner, “Smart Catch: Spring Seafood Splash,” will feature a seafood-centric menu paired with wines at each course.

Partnering with several Long Island fishermen, Weiner’s menu highlights local product throughout. Dinner selections include lobster ravioli, Skuna Bay salmon yakatori, and octopus and kimchi taco. Finish the meal with a cherry ice cream sandwich.

Tickets are $180 per person and $140 per person for Beard House members. Tickets can be purchased visiting www.jamesbeard.org or calling 212627-2308.

A Night Out With . . .

Nick & Toni’s and the Golden Eagle Studio 144 in East Hampton are continuing the artist series, “A Night Out With . . . (Artist of the Evening).” The series of art workshops followed by dinner with the artist at Nick & Toni’s

continues with Amy Wickersham on Wednesday, March 27.

The “hands on” workshop, which begins at 5:30 PM at the Golden Eagle Studio 144, will feature Wickersham presenting her work and explaining her process, after which she and guests will create a piece in her style using dyed silk and paint on canvas. Afterward, the artist and the guests will dine on a two-course dinner at Nick & Toni’s.

Space for each event is limited and must be reserved online at www.goldeneagleart.com.

The cost is $75 per person, which includes the art workshop (with any supplies needed) and the dinner, including tax and tip.

Restaurant Week East End Restaurant Week returns Sunday, March 31, through Sunday, April 7. Participating restaurants will offer a unique three-course prix fixe menu for $29.95, every night they are open except Saturday when the menu may only be offered until 7 PM. Continued On Page B20.

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Each participant is required to offer three options per course. The promotion will also feature a lodging component as well, offering an option for a discount getaway on the East End. Each participating lodging property will offer a minimum 10-percent discount off your stay during the promotion.

Restaurant Week was originally created to garner positive publicity and generate additional business for East End restaurants during a traditionally slow period and as a kickstart to the spring season. While it began as a South Fork promotion, it was so wellreceived that over the last 15 years it has grown to encompass all of the East End. “Diners look forward to East End Restaurant Week all year round,” said Steve Haweeli, president of the Long Island Restaurant & Hospitality Group, founder of the event. “It’s a great opportunity to try top-notch East End restaurants, without breaking the bank. We hope to attract diners from all over Long Island and even in New York City with the lodging component as well.”

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Bostwick’s Opens Bostwick’s Chowder House in East Hampton will reopen for the 2019 season on Thursday, April 4. Business hours, leading into the summer, will be

Thursday through Sunday beginning at 11:30 AM.

Bostwick’s classic menu will return with crowd favorites including baked stuffed clams, homemade chowders and soups, fried oysters, seafood pasta, and lobster roll. For more info, visit www. bostwickschowderhouse.com.

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Jessica Gersten Fashions Intriguing Interiors

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fter having worked for iconic fashion brands such as Polo Ralph Lauren, Giorgio Armani, and Kenneth Cole, Jessica Gersten took time off to start her family. When it was time to get back to work, she followed her dream of interior design and as good fortune would have it, found great success.

Jessica, can you elaborate on how you segued from working in the fashion industry to starting your own interior design firm?

Even while working in the fashion industry, I always loved researching vintage furniture and lighting in my spare time. I realized decorating was my passion after designing my own apartment for my family 15 years ago.

I took some time off to have children, but when I decided to get back into the workplace, I luckily met great success pursuing my passion for decorating.

Do you feel your fashion industry background gave you a leg up on high-end aesthetics?

It absolutely did! Working for Ralph Lauren and Giorgio Armani taught me everything about fine fabrics, detailing, and workmanship. And being that they are full lifestyle brands, I developed an eye for all things luxury.

What does “eclectic modern” mean in terms of interior design?

Modern is difficult to define in interiors but there are some underlying characteristics. There is “minimalist modern” and “rustic modern” and so on.

I chose “eclectic modern” because it reflects my style of mixing clean furniture lines with mid-century lighting and infusing interesting patterns and textures. It’s mixed, but it’s modern.

Do your clients find you directly or do you work with specific architects?

Most of my clients find me through word of mouth from other clients whom I’ve previously worked with.

There are a few architects, builders, and contractors whom I work with regularly who refer me to clients as well.

You’re based in New York City. How did you find yourself designing homes in the Hamptons?

All of my Hamptons projects have begun through clients I’ve worked with in the city. Once I get to know clients and build trust with them, it’s natural to expand the design to their second homes in the Hamptons.

What are some differences between creating a lifestyle design vision for the city and the country?

The country is more cozy and relaxed.

It’s an opportunity to play with more natural fibers such as linen, hemp, and aloe, and materials like wood and steel.

Most of the spaces I do in the Hamptons are more soothing and ethereal, based in shades of white.

Then I layer on my signature textures and patterns.

Do you have a design philosophy that your prospects can see interpreted in your work?

Intriguing. I try to make each space with comfort, usability, and intrigue.

Whether it be in the city, suburbs, or the beach, my spaces introduce a mix of pieces that make the eye stop and look more closely.

There has to be tension in a space, something unexpected, but that unexpectedly works amazingly together.

Do you design the room and then retrofit pieces to balance the two worlds or do you start with a piece and design around that?

I always think about the room and the architecture of a space first.

That is a must. And often I can make incongruent architecture and interiors come together in a dynamic way.

Is there a project that was a favorite?

The Tenafly, NJ 10,000-square-foot house will always be dear to me; it was the perfect opportunity to blend natural elements with luxurious interiors.

The home has a strong connection to

Independent/Courtesy Jessica Gersetn Interiors

nature, a motif that can be seen in my Hamptons homes as well.

What trends are you excited about?

Shapes! Interesting shapes in rugs, upholstery, tables, everything. Geometry is really big right now: how shapes come together in a space.

What are some of your favorite go-to magazines, books, or websites for design inspiration?

There is so much inspiration out there.

Instagram has been a great tool to share and receive ideas. I am mostly inspired by innovative, directional product design that inspires whole rooms and homes. One or two amazing pieces can jumpstart an entire space.

What marketing tools are you using to showcase your work? Are you on social media?

Instagram, Instagram, Instagram. It’s been an amazing tool to reach a broad audience, collect followers, and show off an aesthetic.

When you’re not designing gorgeous interiors, what do you do for fun?

I’m a yogi. I do yoga and mindful practices regularly. And I think that mindfulness translates to all parts of my life, including my design work.

To reach Jessica or inquire about her properties, call 646-642-1331 or visit www.jessicagersteninteriors.com. To view a gallery of her work visit www. indyeastend.com.

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Daniel Gale’s Markarian In Top 10

Shelia Delaney Joins T & C Sheila Delaney joins Town & Country Real Estate’s East Hampton office. She practiced as an attorney and ran an interior design business for over 20 years in New York City and East Hampton. Her rich combination of experience and expertise gives her real estate clients a meaningful

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complexion.

In other news, three Riverhead women were arrested on March 18 in Riverside for harassment and trespassing, according to Southampton Town police reports.

The women were allegedly trespassing on the victim’s Randall Street property. Reports said the three women blocked the victim’s car and started yelling at the victim, who felt trapped and endangered.

Kevin Dichtl of Calverton was arrested Sunday evening, March 17, in Riv-

advantage, whether they’re purchasing, selling, or renting on the East End.

Originally from Scarsdale, NY, Delaney has spent summers in East Hampton since 1980. After living in Manhattan for 15 years, she moved to East Hampton full time, in 2007. She enjoys walking her dog Twiggy on Georgica Beach, erside for driving while intoxicated, according to Southampton Town police.

Dichtl, 31, was pulled over at the intersection of Flanders Road and Vail Avenue around 11 PM after he was observed exiting the Route 24 traffic circle too quickly and later crossing over roadway lines. Later, police reports said, he failed to signal onto Vail Avenue. He was charged with four traffic violations in addition to misdemeanor DWI.

A Kew Garden Hills man, whose license was suspended 10 times for failure to pay and answer a summons, was arrested on March 19 following a traffic stop, according to reports.

Ladislav Ruc, 31, was pulled over in

Daniel Gale Sotheby’s International Realty, one of the nation’s leading realtors, recently announced its top 10 production leaders for 2018, one of whom is based out of its Greenport office: Janet Markarian.

Chief Executive Officer Deirdre O’Connell made the announcement at the realty’s Bravos Awards — four meetings that in total addressed the company’s more than 1000 real estate advisors, management, and staff.

The top production leaders represent numerous offices across Long Island and all of them are members of Daniel Gale’s Gold Circle of Excellence.

In addition to recognition and celebration at the companywide meetings, all 10 producers were honored at a special President’s Dinner hosted by Daniel Gale Sotheby’s International Realty chairwoman of the board and president Patricia Petersen.

“It is my great pleasure to recognize the extraordinary efforts of the top ten producers for 2018,” said Petersen. “They set the bar for excellence in achievement and professionalism, and inspire all of us with their success.”

A person stole four wheels and tires valued at more than $4600 from a 2018 Dodge Ram 2500 pick-up truck parked at Riverhead Chrysler Dodge Jeep Ram at approximately 10 PM on February 17. The person fled in an SUV, police said.

Flanders for driving without functional plate lights, police said. He was also driving with a child in the passenger seat of the car. He was arrested at 9:57 PM and

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Remains Of Krupinski Plane CrashVictim Found

Skeletal human remains that were found near Indian Wells Beach in January and were turned over to the Suffolk County Medical Examiner’s office have been positively identified as those of William Maerov, who was a passenger on the ill-fated flight that also carried his grandparents, Bonnie and Ben Krupinski on June 2, 2018, according to East Hampton Town police Captain Chris Anderson.

The pilot of the plane, Jon Dollard, and the three Krupinski family members, all died when the Piper PA 31 Navajo went

down near where the remains were found.

The plane crashed in the ocean after encountering extremely heavy turbulence.

The remains of Bonnie and Ben Krupinski, a renowned builder and developer on the East End, were found soon after the accident. After five days, the search team, led by the East Hampton Town Police dive team, found the wreckage of the plane, as well as the pilot’s body, about a mile off Atlantic Avenue Beach in Amagansett. Police eventually called off the search after failing to find Maerov’s body.

Welker said while she’s in favor of a tax line, she would like more information and an ultimate plan upfront before deciding.

“I’m concerned that our finances are very entangled with the town,” she said. “We need a breakdown of where everything would come from and where it would go.”

Warner said at the board’s March 18 meeting that he would like to discuss the matter with the town board in a work session. On Monday, the town board announced that it had scheduled just such a joint work session with the trustees for 1 PM on April 2.

Horowitz said that with a phase-in plan set to take effect if the measure is approved, a budget line wouldn’t even exist until 2021, so Pell’s point about the cur-

rent board is moot. He said he sees this is a serious issue that affects the townspeople generationally.

“I take a lot of pride and am trying to work on serious issues that affect our community without politicizing things,” he said. “There needs to be a sustainable funding source for us to protect everybody.”

Stafford sees things similarly.

“I’m in it for the locals. I was born and raised here. I enjoy riding on a beach, I enjoy fishing on a beach, I enjoy going to the beach for a barbecue, and I don’t want to lose that. I don’t want to lose that for anybody,” he said. “This is a great place the live, to raise kids, and the ocean and the bays are very important to me.

I’m trying to keep them clean. We try to Appearing in for the following do the right thing the people.”

Discovery was made in January on beach in Amagansett

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Continued From Page 12. ing $524.40 more than anticipated, not $2000.”

Stafford said he found it oddly coincidental that Pell, who ran for re-election in 2016 supporting the budget line like the rest of the board members, now seems to find problems with it. Horowitz agreed.

“We were working together, standing shoulder-to-shoulder on asking everyone to support us,” he said. “We need to work together for the trust, loyally. We took an oath to protect and defend the assets of this trust.”

Stafford added, “At the end of the day, this board needs its own tax line and the public needs to see how much. We felt

it was in the best interest of the public, we were all working toward it, and now we’re shifting gears. All while the same threats are still there on our easement.”

He said if anyone were to address the town board on behalf of the trustees, it should have been the president.

“I think by us having our own tax line, 100 percent separate, things would run a lot smoother,” Stafford said. “Then we can actually plan projects. For us to turn around and take action on something, we have to go to the town board to have them fund it, because they manage the checkbook. The little Town of Southampton is no longer little, and it’s our easement on the ocean. If we lose that easement or something goes wrong, who do you think is coming out to Long Island anymore? Nobody.”

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Laundromat Opens In Southampton Snow White offers many environmentally friendly machines

By Stephen J. Kotz sjkotz@indyeastend.com

Diana Carvelli in the new Snow White Laundry in Southampton. Independent/Stephen J. Kotz

Snow White Laundry in Southampton opened on March 1. The business, owned by Diana Carvelli and managed

by Roger Stehlin, is on County Road 39 just east of 7-Eleven and on the site of the former Snow White Dry Cleaners.

Inside the new white building, customers will find rows of state-of-the-art washers and dryers.

“We have very large machines that can take up to 90 pounds all the way down to 20-pound machines,” Carvelli

said. “And they are all environmentally friendly. We return the water to the ground the way we got it.”

Before opening, the business had to obtain approvals from the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, the Suffolk County Department of Health Services, and Southampton town and village boards.

Besides using less water, the equipment is energy-efficient, with a load of

Steve Israel At League Event Former congressman turned author to talk about second novel at dinner

By Genevieve M. Kotz gmkotz@indyeastend.com The League of Women Voters of the Hamptons will hold a reception and talk by former Congressman Steve Israel on Thursday, April 4, at Seasons of Southampton.

Israel will speak about and sign copies of his second novel, “Big Guns,” which was published in 2018 and is a political satire about the powerful gun lobby. The novel is set in Washington,

laundry being washed in as little as 25 minutes, Carvelli said.

Carvelli also owns a laundry in Riverhead and might look familiar to locals. Her late husband, Vincent Carvelli, owned a shoe repair shop in Sag Harbor for many years. Later, they owned the Yard Couple home furnishing store in that village.

The cost of a load of laundry ranges from $3.40 in one of the smaller 20-pound machines to $13.50 for the D.C., and in Asabogue, a fictional village located between Southampton and East Hampton, with the climax of the book taking place at a League of Women Voters candidates’ debate.

Former Congressman Tim Bishop will lead a question-and-answer session with Israel about his book as well as the current political scene and other topics at the event, which runs from 5:30 to 7:30 PM.

A resident of Oyster Bay, Israel was the U.S. representative from the Second and then the redistricted Third Congressional District on Long Island’s north shore for eight terms, from 2001 to 2017.

Tickets are $65 ($70 after March 28). Checks can be made out to LWV

extra-large 90-pound capacity units, which are designed to handle large items like bedding and blankets, she said.

Snow White, which is located at 50 County Road 39A, is open from 7 AM to 10 PM seven days a week. Carvelli said she expected to expand the hours as summer approaches. The phone number is 631-259-2385. It also has a Facebook page, Snow White Laundry Southampton, NY.

Former Congressman Steve Israel with his new novel “Big Guns,” at an appearance in East Hampton last summer. Independent/League of Women Voters

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North Fork Food Waste To Bio Gas Facility Proposed It’ll make money, but neighbors wonder about the odor

By Rick Murphy rmurphy@indyeastend.com

Even Richard Amper, executive director of the LI Pine Barrens Society, thinks the new facility would be relatively benign, and that’s saying a lot.

But for Toqui Terchun, president of the greater Calverton Civic Association, the whole approval process for this 25,000-square-foot proposal is moving forward just a little too smoothly.

CEA Energy LLC is proposing a $22 million food waste-to-energy facility on five acres on Youngs Avenue at the site of the former Riverhead Town animal shelter. State grant money would be available

to defray some of the costs. The focus would be on diverting food waste from landfills and incinerators to create natural gas which could be used as alternative energy.

Terchun complained that at a February 20 Riverhead Town Board meeting it appeared the town was much further along in the discussions than logical, since it was supposedly a new proposal. The board agreed to place the resolution on the March 21 agenda with little fanfare.

“That’s how we found out about

it,” Terchun said. “We wanted to be fair-minded, but we don’t want it in a residential neighborhood.”

Mark Lembo, CEO and managing partner for CEA Energy LLC, did not attend a CCA meeting in the weeks that followed, angering some of the residents.

However, he was there Thursday night to address some of the neighbors’ concerns.

He could not be reached for comment, however.

Supervisor Laura Jens-Smith said in retrospect that she understood the neighbors might have initially felt left out of the loop. “[Mark Lembo] came here before the election and we made him get his ducks all in a row,” she said.

Lembo told the board local food carters such as farms and grocery stores now haul food waste away for disposal.

He estimated the annual profit to be about $4 million, with the town getting half. That prompted board member James Wooten to express his support.

“It’s a no-brainer,” he exclaimed at the meeting.

CEA has agreements with three local carting companies, Lembo said, to provide food waste. The process “is a

The proposed facility would make money and help reduce food waste in Riverhead. Independent/ Courtesy Town of Nestlé Waters

proven technology in the United States,” he added.

With regard to Amper’s comment, the land in question is not in the Pine Barrens and has already been disturbed by the old dump and the dog pound.

There is a recycling center in operation down the block.

Terchun said traffic, odor, and emissions were among the concerns that need to be addressed prior to approval. Amper promised more intense review from his organization should the project begin to move closer to completion.

Jens-Smith said no decision has been made on where the money would come from if the town agrees to participate in the project.

A New Green Darling Waste to bio gas converter all the rage

By Rick Murphy rmurphy@indyeastend.com

It’s clean, it’s green, and it’s the next big thing — unless you live down the block.

That’s what some Calverton residents are saying about a proposed facility that will convert food waste to bio gas.

Anaerobic digestion is a series of biological processes in which microorganisms break down biodegradable material like food waste and manure and convert it into bio gas, which is combusted to generate electricity and heat.

Proponents, like several members of the Riverhead Town Board, praise its efficiency and safety, and entrepreneurs are attracted to the possibility of making a significant profit.

The Town of Riverhead is contemplating a $22 million food waste-to-en-

ergy facility with a private partner along five acres on Youngs Avenue in Calverton, a swatch of land which contains a transfer station and is used for related uses. Neighbors, who fear foul smells, increased traffic, and possible pollution, aren’t as enthusiastic about the project.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is hyping anaerobic digestion: “Organic materials can be separated from the municipal solid waste stream and processed in an anaerobic digester.

These materials include: Food scraps from residential properties; food scraps from businesses; fats, oils, and greases; and yard waste. Keeping organic materials out of landfills is beneficial for the environment.”

The EPA also states, “If these

Nestlé Waters, which recently opened in Switzerland, is the world’s largest agricultural waste to bio gas plant.

Independent/Courtesy Nestlé Water

materials are allowed to decay in landfills, methane and carbon dioxide can be released into the air and contribute to climate change. The loss of valuable nutrients from our ecosystem is another downside to landfilling organic materials. When these materials are anaerobically digested, the resulting nutrients found in digestate can be used to feed and nourish the soil.”

Of course, for businessman Mark Lembo, who proposed the project, and

the town, it would be mutually beneficial. He needs the land; it belongs to the municipality. The town needs business acumen; that’s what Lembo brings to the table. There is also state grant money available to defray costs, he told the Riverhead Town Board during a February meeting.

If it were to become a reality, the town would likely send the energy produced to the National Grid to bring down electricity costs.

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Sports South Forkers Still Looking To Compete Islanders boys lacrosse team moves up to Division I

By Desirée Keegan desiree@indyeastend.com

Don’t count the South Fork boys lacrosse team out just because of a jump to Division I.

Head coach Matt Babb said despite high enrollment resulting in his Islanders being placed in a league with powerhouse teams like 10-time statechampion Ward Melville and five-time winner West Islip, they’re looking to remain competitive.

“This isn’t a growing year,” he said.

“As we’re building, we’re still looking to compete now. We feel we have the tools necessary.”

Six players graduated from last season’s squad, comprised of athletes from Southampton, East Hampton, Bridgehampton, Pierson, and Ross, including the Islanders’ entire starting defensive line, a starting attackman, backup goalie, and a utility man.

“This year we’re going to surprise some people, because although we’re young, most of my players, who are sophomores, have either two years of junior varsity or varsity under their belts. They’re experienced,” Babb said.

“They’re seeing significant time, and I

East Hampton senior Brian Damm is a top scorer returning to attack this season. Independent/Gordon M. Grant

think we’re going to have a balanced offensive attack.”

The Islanders will be led by senior captains Brian Damm of East Hampton on offense, Jack Ulrich, also of East Hampton, at midfield, and Southampton’s Jackson Marcincuk on defense, who is taking a step back from midfield.

His coach said once his player got a long pole in his hands, he became the team’s top defender.

“He’s been on varsity since he was a sophomore, and he understands what we’re looking for on the defensive side,” Babb said. “We thought it would be a good transition for him.”

Damm, the team’s returning leading scorer, is just one of the team’s top threats.

“He has a great right-handed shot — it’s the hardest shot on our team, and he’s pretty accurate with it,” Babb said.

“In man-up situations, he’s the one we’re really looking for.”

Southampton sophomore Luke Marro, named All-County last year, is a do-it-all player who his coach is hoping will develop into a top scorer this season.

“Last year he was facing off for us even though he’s not a real faceoff guy, and did well, led our team in ground balls. He was probably one of the top ground balls guys in the county, with nearly 100 ground balls last year,” Babb said. “He was second or third in scoring and assists last year.”

The Islanders are still stressing development on defense, especially in practice, being less experienced on that side of the field, with many firstyear varsity players joining Marcincuk and Pierson sophomore goalie Hudson Brindle, a starter last season who is currently injured.

“We’re hoping they see what’s out there in front of them,” Babb said, referring to his team’s first Division I game, a 14-3 loss to Connetquot March 22. The Islanders hosted North Babylon March 26, but results were not available by press time. The South Fork team hosts Smithtown East next, Thursday, March 28, at 4:30 PM.

“I think the loss to Connetquot opened the eyes of some of the kids, realizing what they have to do in practice, because now we see what the competition is like,” Babb said.

“We warned them, but it’s hard for them to really know because they haven’t seen anything else. There are faster teams than what we’re used to.

We have to step our game up, but even in Division I, we’re going to compete with more teams than we have in years past,” Babb added.

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Stability With Jessica Sanna East Hampton girls lacrosse coach returns to lead young talent

By Desirée Keegan desiree@indyeastend.com Jessica Sanna is rejoining her old squad and some welcoming familiar faces.

The East Hampton lacrosse coach has once again taken the helm, and this time, is looking to develop a Bonackers program brimming with young talent.

Sanna had left two years ago to pursue a physical education position in another district, but when a teaching job at East Hampton’s John M. Marshall Elementary School opened, she found herself able to once again take the reins and develop her players.

That began over the winter when she took her Bonackers into the weight room and out to the turf to start practicing.

“Our girls are learning the aspects of the game, like how to run their plays on offense and defense, and fine-tuning things like their stick skills,” said Sanna, who headed the lacrosse program at Southampton for six seasons, runs a summer camp at Future Stars there, and coaches a girls travel team called East End Elite out of Westhampton. She said her Bonackers are “in great shape” and that said she’s excited to be back.

The Bonackers who include players from Pierson, Bridgehampton, and Ross, are also welcoming back Sophia Bitis, a Pierson senior looking to lead an attack she was unable to play with last year due to injury.

“She’s able to see the other girls to get the ball to them, she’s able to score — she has a really good left hand as well as a really good right hand,” the coach said.

Other key components include sophomore midfielders Grace Perello and Asha Hokanson, eighth-grader Emma Rascelles, and first-time East Hampton sophomore goalie Rorey Murphy.

Perello is a do-it-all player, according to her coach, working all ends of the field and taking the draws for the Bonackers.

“She works really, really hard,” Sanna said of her Pierson player. “She’s very versatile; very, very athletic.”

The coach said Perello is also able to see the field, and is unselfish, to the point where Sanna said she feels she needs to poke her a few times to take more initiative.

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Bonackers Bring It Boys tennis team off to 3-0 start

By Desirée Keegan desiree@indyeastend.com

The Bonackers have wasted no time bouncing back from last year.

With 10 returnees, 10 seniors, and three straight wins, the East Hampton boys tennis team has made an early-season statement.

“All of the stuff we implemented last year I don’t have to reteach,” said second-year head coach Kevin McConville, whose team also draws players from Bridgehampton and Pierson. “Instead, we’re just expanding on what we did last year. I’m really happy with their progress; we got more talented. The kids have been doing great.”

The team solidified a strong lineup top to bottom with the addition of East Hampton eighth-grader Max Astilean at No. 4 singles, which bumped East Hampton senior Jaedon Glasstein to No. 1 doubles, which his coach said is a better fit for him. He will be matched up with Pierson senior Alex Weseley, an All-County returner headed to Cornell University next year.

“He was my best doubles player,” McConville said of Weseley, who missed the first three matches of the season due to injury. “And Max, he really helps our singles lineup. He’s played in a couple of

Pierson sophomore Grace Perello is a do-it-all player across the field. Independent/Gordon M. Grant

tough matches so far this season and is undefeated.”

Bridgehampton senior James Fairchild is paired up with Pierson senior Brad Drubych at second singles. The coach said the four had been competing in a round robin against each other all preseason, adding they’ve all been evenly matched. East Hampton sophomore Matthew McGovern and Bridgehampton’s Miles Clark are also returning AllCounty players who will round out the doubles side of the roster. The pair made it to the county semifinals in last year’s doubles tournament.

East Hampton senior Ravi MacGurn at No. 2 singles and Pierson freshman Luke Louchheim at the No. 3 spot have also gone undefeated through the first three matches. Louchheim went undefeated in League VII play last season.

“Ravi, Luke, and Max are guys who have good ground strokes,” McConville said. “We’ve been working on their transition game in practice, going from the baseline to the net, and then hitting drop shots and making their opponent come to the net. That’s been a

big weakness in their games and we’ve been working on that, along with volleys, overheads, and slices, that way, when they’re going against someone that has better groundstrokes than them they’re not out of options.”

He said he’s hoping that will give them the same variety as their No. 1 singles teammate, Bridgehampton senior Jonny DeGroot. All four singles players compete in outside tournaments, which has helped them return that much stronger.

The Bonackers proved that with a 4-3 nail-biter over Hills West to open the season March 15, before following that up with the 7-0 shutout of Westhampton.

DeGroot fell to Hills West’s top player 10-8, but beat Westhampton sophomore Josh Kaplan 10-8.

“Jonny is a big kid with a huge serve, he has a ton of variety — he can come to the net, use drop shots to bring his opponent to the net,” McConville said.

Kaplan is leading a young Hurricanes team that’s working on the finer points of doubles play. Westhampton also just solidified its lineup moving forward.

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Bregmann said. “I think a win like this shows that. We’re a total team.”

The defense is almost entirely brand new, minus Amato, who pulled her hamstring a few weeks ago, and senior Stony Brook University-commit Lindsay Rongo. The group didn’t let up a single quality shot, according to their coach. In her first varsity game, sophomore crease defender Molly Skorobohaty scooped up three ground balls and had two turnovers, including one at the end of the game that led to Duffy’s second goal.

A few bumps in the road won’t stop these Hurricanes.

Maureen Duffy moves the ball downfield. Independent/Desirée Keegan

Westhampton Wallops Rocky Point, 9-1 Murphy, Schleicher help Hurricanes take Division II opener

By Desirée Keegan desiree@indyeastend.com

A few bumps in the road won’t stop these Hurricanes. In fact, they might just be picking up steam, and Giana Murphy and Hollie Schleicher are currently the eye of the storm.

The sophomore-senior duo combined for seven goals in Westhampton Beach’s 9-1 Division II opener against host Rocky Point March 20.

Over their first two wins, the Hurricanes have outscored their opponents 26-2. They won their first game without returning sophomore defender Jackie Amato, and they took the second without Belle Smith, the junior midfielder and leading scorer from last season’s 10-6 team that made it to the county finals.

“I think it messed with our heads a little bit, like it would any team, but I think we came out today and gave it our all,” Schleicher said following the

Rocky Point game. “On offense, we moved around positions, adjusted our plays, who was going to do what, and I think that helped with our motion. On defense, we put a lot of pressure on the ball.”

Murphy (four goals) put Westhampton on the board early when she came around the left side of the cage, juked, and scored just over a minute into the game. Schleicher (three goals) scooped up possession off the ensuing draw and sent a strike to the back of the cage.

The Hurricanes lost the next draw, one of just a handful, but Olivia Rongo’s forced turnover gave her team another opportunity. It capitalized with Maureen Duffy’s (two goals) first score. The Eagles called timeout, but that didn’t stop them from getting swept up in the storm. Murphy rounded the side of the

cage to score for a second time with 7:29 left in the first half.

“I feel pretty comfortable around the cage,” Murphy said. “My teammates set me up well, know when I’m going to fake.”

Schleicher followed the sophomore once more for her second goal of the game and a 5-0 Westhampton lead at the half. The pair also connected on Schleicher’s hat trick goal with 8:48 left in the game.

“All three midfielders ran a full game — usually we rotate a fourth one in when we have Belle in there, but today we didn’t have that, and they did a pretty good job of keeping the pace consistent. We took our time on offense. They controlled the pace,” head coach Mary Bregmann said.

“Obviously, the focus was always on Belle, and with her being out her teammates stepped up. They wanted to do it for Belle, even if it was clearing through or keeping the ball on the outside, and we had very few turnovers today once we had control of the ball, unless it was off a shot,” the coach added.

Smith, an All-County, All-American, and Team USA U19 player who is committed to Boston College, sprained her ankle after the team’s 17-1 nonleague win over Patchogue-Medford March 18.

“We wanted to show people we’re a program and not just one or two people,”

“Time was running out and I just wanted to give it my all,” Skorobohaty said. “It was hard to adjust at first, but Lindsay Rongo helped me through it, talking to me throughout the game. All the girls are so encouraging and welcoming. We have really good communication. We direct cutters and I think having good communication helps us perform that much better.”

Sophomore Taylor Gallarello replaced five-year goalkeeper Eleanor Kast and came up with nine saves.

“Taylor had some awesome stops today,” Bregmann said. “Saves that could have turned the game around if they got a little bit of momentum.”

Westhampton is in a stacked division, one of the most competitive on the Island, with a game March 26, results of which were not available by press time, against Long Island title contender Mt. Sinai, which won three straight state championships from 2015-17, and knocked out Westhampton in last year’s Class C county championship game.

Not coincidentally, each of the Hurricanes’ top competitors in the win over Rocky Point scored in last year’s game against the Mustangs, including Smith and Lindsay Rongo.

In total, Westhampton had 13 girls return from last year’s team. The Hurricanes will take on tough Kings Park, Eastport-South Manor, and Harborfields teams starting March 28.

“We definitely want to win counties, but we have to get there first,” Schleicher said. “We have a tough schedule ahead of us, good competition, so we’re just going to go into every practice ready to prepare for those next teams. But this was a good first game to have. We feel pretty good coming off this win.”

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By Nicole Teitler

Thirty & Thriving Happy Birthday, to me? nicole@indyeastend.com @NikkiOnTheDaily

I turned on my TV (yes, I still actually have cable) to “The Today Show.” Commercials of exotic vacations, places to eat, and ways to cure ailments preluded segments featuring entrepreneurs, ways to look younger, marriage trends, and parenting psychology.

On any other day, I’d view this as just basic television programming. Yet, with March 28 approaching, a looming milestone birthday, I was filled with many questions.

Have I accomplished enough? Do I look like I’m aging? Will I ever get married? How much longer before my fertility rate drops? Inhale. Exhale. Am I mentally, and emotionally, prepared to turn — gulp — 30?

Ask anyone over the age of 35 and

my existential anxiety seems trivial at best. I’m met with mild laughter and told how young I am with “all the time in the world.” On the opposite end of things, at 25, they are hell-bent to imagine the day of not wanting to be out past 11 PM or feeling like 9 AM is “sleeping in.” Then comes the millennial mindset of being rich and successful by ThreeO. Whoops.

I’m far from rich or having kids, yet I’m exactly where I’d always hoped I’d be. Accomplished in my career, a lifelong pursuit of being a writer? Check.

Healthy? Huge check. Sincerely happy with all of the relationships in my life?

Absolutely. Giving back to the community? Feeling like I’m making my mark?

Double check.

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circle at midfield.

With a power-ranking system, the team will play surrounding competitors Port Jefferson, Hampton Bays, and Center Moriches, but the coach didn’t shy away from setting up some scrimmages outside of Division II. The Bonackers came up with a 20-1 win over Stony Brook March 19 before an 18-7 nonleague loss to Hauppauge and 18-8 loss to Longwood.

The coach was happy her team managed to get on the board more than a handful of times against Division I teams.

“I’m very happy with the season so far,” she said. “I told the girls playing against better teams is going to make them better. It’s a big step in the right direction. They’re starting to execute the plays that I give them, are listening to the things I’m saying, and then turning around and putting it to use in a game.

They’re playing real lacrosse now.”

East Hampton Athletic Director Joe Vasile-Cozzo said he’s thrilled to have Sanna back.

“She’s a terrific physical education teacher and I’m hoping this creates stability within the program,” he said. “If you want to kill a program, keep changing coaches. I think with her knowledge we can rebuild. She’s got a good handle on what needs to happen, her practices are always organized, she’s always upbeat, and while the task ahead is not go-

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“She looks to pass before she shoots, almost to a point where I’m like, ‘C’mon. Shoot the ball,’” Sanna said with a laugh. “She’s not afraid to go after the ball though, and she just loves lacrosse.”

East Hampton’s Hokanson has been a go-to player for her coach, and comes with wheels.

“She’s really fast, and she’s really great at handling the ball and just executing our plays for us,” the coach said of Hokanson, who’s also on the soccer team. “She’s great on defense as well.”

Murphy comes from the Bonackers’ field hockey team, where she also defends the goal. Murphy can clear the ball well, is growing, and learning how to take her field hockey talents and transfer them to the world of lacrosse. In the first two games of the season, she’s come up with 19 saves.

“We’re really, really excited to have her,” Sanna said.

The coach is looking at her Bonackers’ youth as a good thing, pointing to some of the younger girls, like Rascelles, knowing their stuff. The Pierson player currently competed with a travel lacrosse team up-Island. Sanna is looking to see her anchor the defense, but she’ll also be putting in some time in the

It wasn’t always like this.

Up until I was 26 or so, I battled with depressive episodes, mixed with panic disorder. I saw my pathway as an endless cobble road I was trying to walk through in stilettos. Sure, I’d get to where I was going, but always in fear of falling through the cracks and losing my balance. Until one day, I suddenly decided I had enough, I’d either wear different shoes or cement the cracks in myself. I’ve never looked back since.

I’m embracing the final days of my 20s with a celebration of all I’ve accomplished and an optimistic outlook at the next decade ahead. Thirty and thriving! I leave behind the girl who constantly asked others for opinions on life before figuring it out for herself and the days of self-doubt.

Goodbye to pretending to be someone to fit an image or doing things because of societal standards/pressure. I welcome the next phase of me.

A woman who listens to her inner voice and takes time to make a decision. A woman who values independence and embraces all the things that make her truly unique. The person that sees setbacks as opportunities and continuously tries to make her world, and all those worlds in it, a stronger place.

As this article comes out, I thank my readers, my community, and my family at The Independent, for all of ing to be easy, I have confidence in her and the kids.”

Because there hasn’t been consistency in coaching in the last five years, now that Sanna is here, she’s hoping to start some stability within the program.

“I want to start with the youth program, and I’m already talking to coaches there to set up some clinics. I want to have the varsity girls get to know the youth girls and our junior varsity teams to teach them the things that they know,” she said. “I’m working on building this from the ground up.”

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“He’s put a lot of time and effort into his game,” head coach John Czartosieski said of Kaplan. “He’s shown nice improvement in his footwork, but during the off-season he really improved all aspects of his game.”

Freshman Andrew Insalaco, the Hurricanes’ only returning senior Daniel Caputo, and sophomore Santo Benenati round out the singles slots. Juniors Kasper Buchen and Jake Ongania will compete at first doubles. Classmate Pierce RosenKeith also returns to the team, while seniors Shane Tyrie and Nick Chen, junior Cole Federico, freshman Alessandro Volpe, and seventh-grader Trevor Hayes are all up from junior varsity.

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your support and kind words. I encourage many of you to come out to celebrate my 30th birthday for a cause this Saturday, March 30, from 1 to 4 PM at Montauk Brewing Company, followed by drinks/dinner at Gurney’s. I’ll be welcoming my third day of being 30 on the 30th with the conclusion of my brainchild partnership between Montauk Brewing Company and Southampton Animal Shelter, where raffles, corn hole tournament, and Tail Ale all benefit the shelter.

And make sure to be on the lookout for my newest Instagram account dedicated to my writings, @LiveOnTheDaily.

“East Hampton is going to be hard to beat,” Czartosieski said. “My guys realized after playing East Hampton that they have some work to do in practice, but they’re excited about that. We’re looking forward to the next time we play them.”

Westhampton won its own nailbitter, a 4-3 win over Southold March 21.

It followed the loss to East Hampton and a 6-1 defeat at the hands of Half Hollow Hills East, which is also 3-0 to start the season and finished second in the county to Commack last season.

The Bonackers were supposed to play Hills East Friday, March 22, but the game was delayed due to weather to Wednesday, March 27, at 4 PM.

“We were all excited to play Friday — we were ready to go to — so it was kind of disappointing,” the coach said of the rescheduling.

“The improvement in our doubles from last year is what makes us so strong,” McConville said. “Instead of just having a couple of really good singles players, the development in the middle and bottom of the order has been great. County and Long Island champions have 10 good, smart players.

If you have weaknesses in your lineup against good schools, you’re going to get beat. If everyone can stay healthy, I like our chances.”

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By Bob Bubka

Tributes And Triumphs In Texas Tiger is on the prowl bobthevoiceofgolf@gmail.com

As the PGA Tour rolls into the Texas capital, Austin, there is a massive amount of excitement in the air. Any time the PGA Tour sets up shop for an event, there is always plenty to look forward. This week is no exception.

There’s really only one person that still “moves the needle,” as the saying goes. You guessed it, Tiger Woods. He is playing this WGC-Dell Technologies Match Play Championship event for the

first time in quite a few years and certainly the first time under the new match play format. This elite field is limited to the top-ranked 64 players. While Dustin Johnson is still ranked #1 in the world, Tiger is a very respectable #14.

Austin Country Club (the host club), has only ever had three head golf professionals. The first was Harvey Penick, and he served the post for over 50 years. Two of his most famous stu-

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that the language of the amendment is too vague.

Many of the speakers saw the amended language as a Machiavellian move to eliminate live music from the town. “To lose music, it’s the beginning of the end,” Ralph Perricelli, a Montauk resident, retired New York City fireman, and a musician, told the board.

Annie Morgan Rosch, another musician, whose husband, Richard Rosch, is the drummer for the Nancy Atlas Project, told the board that “I don’t know why it has to be continuously reiterated — music is a gift.” She asked why music is always under attack.

Several of the speakers equated the proposed amendment with something akin to George Orwell’s “1984,” or, perhaps, Ray Bradbury’s “Fahrenheit 451.”

Linda Fuller told the board she

Continued From Page 5. during which he stated that his board would not issue a liquor license allowing live music at the iconic Montauk destination for the summer party crowd until the town issues a permit.

This comes after years of litigation between the town and Cardoso and her partners. The town, according to Cardoso, who spoke with The Independent Monday. The SLA hearing regarding the Surf Lodge’s liquor license, and its aftermath, are covered elsewhere in this issue.

Cardoso did attend last Thursday night’s meeting, standing at the rear of the crowd.

Orwellian Amendment?

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dents, Ben Crenshaw and Tom Kite, will tell you Harvey was the finest teacher ever to work the range. Harvey wasn’t just a teacher for the elite, gifted golfers, he even taught players like me. I have to admit, some of the finest time I spent in the game was on the range with Penick.

Harvey turned the reins over to his son, Tinsley, who, one could easily say, was a Harvey clone. They were so alike in personality, demeanor, and skill. I’m saddened to learn that last week Tinsley left us. Tinsley will be laid to rest this week. I have never met a gentler soul.

The third head golf professional is a fine gentleman by the name of Dale Morgan, who took over the post when Tinsley retired. Three fine head professionals, each is a credit to the game and to the PGA of America. In all my years covering golf, I have never met any finer.

Last week, the PGA Tour made history. It was the Valspar Championship played outside Tampa, FL, at the Innisbrook Resort and for the third week in a row, a European player has won. I’m calling it an “aftershock of the Ryder Cup,” as all three winners of the Florida Swing were members of the 2018 European Rytaught school in East Hampton for 40 years. Fuller referenced another dystopian novel, “The Giver,” by Lois Lowry.

“The Giver,” Fuller said, is about a society that has banned music, “because the goal for that society was to eliminate emotional depth from the lives of its citizens.” She said, “When we would finish the novel, I would ask the students, ‘What would East Hampton be like without music?’”

Politicians running for town board were on hand, as well. David Gruber, an attorney running for Town Supervisor, accused the town board of overreach.

“You are using a sledge hammer to drive in a nail,” he said. He added that out of the 70 or so music venues in the town, only three were creating problems. He also said that simply holding a single public hearing was “the worst possible way to get public input.”

Bonnie Brady, a town board candidate, asked why she has to “beg” the current board to slow down on such major changes. Yet another candidate, Betsy Bambrick, a former head of the town’s code enforcement division, questioned the creation a review board consisting entirely of code and law enforcement officials.

Job Potter, a former town board member, and also a musician, suggested forming a committee of musicians, restaurant and bar owners, and other interested parties to take a fresh look at the law.

Besides Gruber, at least two other attorneys spoke, as well. Diane LeVerrier questioned the legality of the law, par-

der Cup Team that dominated in Paris.

First, Italian Ryder Cup hero Francisco Molinari added the Arnold Palmer Invitational to his list of accomplishments. Next, Rory McIlroy of Northern Ireland took home the hardware at the PGA Tour’s pride and joy, the Players Championship. And last week, Englishman Paul Casey made the history books as he became the first player to successfully defend his title at the Valspar Championship.

With only two tournament weeks to go until we go to Augusta, it’s likely that this week will be the final week of preparation for the Masters for many of the top players, Tiger included. Even though he does have four green jackets in his locker, he will definitely be trying his best to win his fifth. I always find it difficult to believe that it’s been over 20 years since Tiger won his first Green Jacket back in 1997, but perhaps a more amazing statistic is that Tiger’s last Master’s victory took place in 2005.

Tiger’s ultimate goal: To surpass Jack Nicklaus’s record of 18 major championship titles and to do that, he has to get past the next one, which will be his 15 .

Local musician Klyph Black takes to the podium.

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ticularly the way the appeals board was being constituted, saying that it violates state law governing townships.

“They will be explaining this in court,” Deborah Choron warned. She said the amendment will hurt Montauk, as well as small business owners. “Who will be able to afford this?” she asked. “Maybe Marc Rowan,” was her rhetorical reply, which drew laughter and cheering. Rowan is the billionaire owner of Duryea’s, which has been in the eye of a political storm in East Hampton in recent weeks.

Even the fishing industry was represented. Anthony Sosinski of Montauk called for a music festival to raise money for Montauk beach restoration, saying that music is always a positive, never a negative.

“I just want to assure everybody that we all value live music in East Hampton,” Town Supervisor Peter Van Scoyoc, who is himself a musician, said towards the end of the meeting. “Everyone on this board does. We are not going to shut down live music.”

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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.

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“Emma” is a small, 13lb. beagle pup, only 10 months. She is as sweet and precious as can be. But unfortunately, Emma has a unique bladder abnormality which presents as incontenence. She has been seen by a veterinarian and undergone several tests. The next step is an evaluation by a specialist.

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