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Letters Love Living Here Dear Editor, After reading Kim Velsey’s article “There Goes the Neighborhood,” I was filled with mixed emotions. I am lucky enough to have grown up on a farm in Wainscott that happens to be on the south side of the highway; I could not have asked for a better location. However, in my 32 years, I have watched Wainscott change, and be built up. Listening to my dad on drives through Sagaponack saying “that used to be so-and-so’s farm” is heartbreaking, because now it’s a mansion with acres of grass instead of potato fields. Full disclosure: I still live at home with my parents, who thankfully don’t mind having me. Yes, by all means, I would love to move out and live on my own, but it is basically impossible. With all that being said, to say that only a handful of local kids have been able to purchase homes is not true. No, it isn’t easy, and yes, it is expensive, but many have managed to do it. And raising rental prices isn’t the only reason young people leave East Hampton — it’s also because your options for a well-paying job are low. A town job isn’t what it used to be, and a cop or a teacher position can be hard to come by. And while we can all complain about the lack of “mom and pop” shops in the village, it is at the corporate stores that many of us find year-round work with benefits; myself included.
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And while we would like to not say it is greed, if someone can get $10,000 a month in a season, why shouldn’t they? We have made it that way and let it happen. The cold, hard truth is that as much as we don’t want to see the people come, and yes, they are coming earlier and staying longer, we need them to make a living. It is a double-edged sword living in East Hampton. We have to take the good with bad and make it work. We have taken advantage of the fact that people come here and drop money like no tomorrow, and, as a result, it makes it hard not just for someone like me starting out, but the family who just wants to take their kids for an ice cream and not spend $40. We have all helped make that the norm. So, as much as I don’t want to take blame, I think we all have to a little for not stopping the speeding train that hit us. So, I take the good with the bad, because ultimately, I love living here and like to be in area where I have real roots and a connection to my community. And until they push me out, I am going to try my hardest to not go. Betty Dankowski
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News & Opinion National Support For Shinnecock Billboards National Congress of American Indians approves resolution By Desirée Keegan desiree@indyeastend.com
The National Congress of American Indians said the Shinnecock Indian Nation has the right to organize economic development projects like its two double-sided, 61-foottall billboards along Sunrise Highway in Hampton Bays. Independent/Desirée Keegan
The Shinnecock Indian Nation may be in court to argue its right to construct two 61-foot-tall revenue-generating electronic billboards along Sunrise Highway, but it’s received a big boost of confidence in that right with support from the National Congress of American Indians. During its mid-year meeting, the NCAI unanimously approved a resolution sponsored by the Shinnecock Indian Nation’s Vice Chairman of the Council of Trustees, Lance Gumbs, that backs the Nation’s project and others like it. The “Shinnecock Indian Nation is a federally recognized tribe with full jurisdiction over its land,” the resolution states. “Litigation now pending against the Shinnecock Indian Nation could set dangerous precedent interfering with jurisdiction and tribal governance in other tribal territories.” The Nation entered into a contract with the billboard company Iconic Digital Displays, LLC, to erect two double-sided billboards and share the revenue to economically advance the Shinnecock people. Since work began, there have been several cease work orders and temporary restraining orders issued against the tribe and the contractors hired to perform the work. The state has taken the matter to Supreme Court. Tribal leaders requested a mo-
tion to dismiss the case, citing sovereign immunity from suit, and Justice Sanford Neil Berland has yet to rule on the matter. “The state and the plaintiff ’s state agency have a responsibility by law and to the people of this state to ensure that no person or entity, including a Native American tribe or their coowner commercial advertising company, can illegally build structures on a state highway that pose significant hazards to the public at large both during and after construction,” read the restraining order request set forth from paperwork filed by state Attorney General Letitia James and the commissioner of the State Department of Transportation. It also stated that if the signs were to fall they “could crush vehicles traversing on Sunrise Highway, as well as completely block the flow of traffic.” But the NCAI cited cases in its resolution it believes affirm the Shinnecock Indian Nation’s rights to the project. “The State of New York has filed suit against the Shinnecock Indian Nation alleging various state regulatory authority, including that conferred by the federal government under the Highway Beautification Act, which requires states to enforce prohibition of roadside advertising on a certain class
of roads,” the resolution says, adding the Interior Board of Indian Appeals has previously determined states do not have authority to enforce the Highway Beautification Act on Indian Lands, citing the 1979 case Morongo Band of Mission Indians v. California Area Director, a determination upheld by the California Supreme Court in the 1985 case Dept. of Transportation v. Naegele. “The Shinnecock Indian Nation, in reliance on its jurisdiction over its restricted fee lands, has entered into an economic development project, on land it has held from time immemorial, to construct and operate two digital billboards on either side of a state highway that runs through the Nation’s lands pursuant to an easement that gives the State of New York no rights beyond road maintenance,” it continued. The Nation has said in several statements that its tribal council is looking to provide its people with a better way of life, and “have the opportunity to generate revenue and have access to the same standard of living as our much wealthier neighbors.” “The state’s lawsuit against Shinnecock officials is a thinly-veiled attack on the Shinnecock Nation and our right of self-determination,” the Shinnecock Nation stated. “Throughout our history, our lands and economic future
have been taken from us by the state and the surrounding community. With the strength of our ancestors and the blessings of the creator, we will fight this injustice.” The Shinnecock Indian Nation has repeatedly stated Southampton Town, the NYSDOT, and others have attempted to illegally impose state and town law on sovereign territory, meaning the land is protected or exempt from regulations. The NCAI also sided with this assertion. “States have claimed rights of way across tribal lands across the country. States frequently overreach the limited rights they may have acquired on Indian lands through rights of way,” the resolution states. “The action against the Shinnecock Indian Nation is but one example of a state attempting to exercise regulatory authority over tribal lands as a tool to intrude on tribal sovereignty.” The NCAI ended its resolution asserting it condemns state regulatory efforts to limit tribal rights to undertake economic development on tribal land, and supports the efforts of all tribal nations doing so. The group also called upon the Bureau of Indian Affairs of the United States Department of the Interior, as a federal trustee for tribal nations, to support tribes on a nationwide basis.
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Committed To Cleaning Up Lake Agawam New Southampton Village conservancy group forms By Desirée Keegan desiree@indyeastend.com
A new group has been formed to help protect Lake Agawam. Independent/Desirée Keegan
Since the state Department of Environmental Conservation began monitoring hundreds of lakes across New York in 2013, no lake has experienced bluegreen algal blooms more frequently than Lake Agawam. Cleaning it up is a complex problem that’s going to take multiple solutions, and a village, literally and metaphorically. Newly-elected Southampton Village Mayor Jesse Warren announced the
formation of a Lake Agawam Conservancy Group at the July 23 board meeting while listening to the public’s complaints about the freshwater body and others near it. The board invited several organization heads to present potential solutions, including ways the public can help. “It’s clear we have a problem we need to immediately work on, and that’s exactly what we’ll be doing,” Warren said
of the group, a nonprofit public-private partnership that will address drainage issues, nitrogen loading, and road runoff by looking at buffers and permeable reactor barriers, among other solutions. “We hope to raise some money through the organization and work with grant writers to continue to take the steps to solve the issues in this lake.” Peconic Baykeeper Peter Topping said Lake Agawam recently broke the
Environmental Protection Agency record with levels of microcystins — a class of toxins produced by certain freshwater blue-green algae — climbing to 3000 times the threshold. Blue-green algae, found in the lake since 2003, is naturally present in lakes and streams in low numbers, but becomes abundant in warm, shallow, undisturbed, nutrient-rich surface waters that receive a Continued On Page 24.
Demo Begins On EH’s Old Town Hall Rendered obsolete, the decaying structure is being knocked down By T. E. McMorrow t.e@indyeastend.com
It is expected that the old Town Hall will be gone by the end of the week, according to the East Hampton Town Supervisor’s office. Independent/T. E. McMorrow
Demolition began on Monday, August 5, on the old East Hampton Town Hall building, which was built in the 1960s. Unoccupied since 2010, the building was rendered obsolete by the donation of several historic structures by Adelaide de Menil to the town in 2007. Those buildings were converted into what is now the East Hampton Town
government complex, including the new Town Hall, which is in a spacious historic barn. The old Town Hall has been deteriorating since it was abandoned, and was plagued with asbestos issues, as well as a leaking roof. The town’s communication lines have all been rerouted out of the 1960s-era building,
and the new lines mapped out with a global positioning system, giving the town an up-to-date, complete picture of where all communications and utility lines are located on the Pantigo Road campus. The demolition is expected to take a week, Town Supervisor Peter Van Scoyoc announced in a press release.
“The site will be restored with clean fill, planted with grass, and may eventually serve as the site of town offices that would be consolidated onto the campus from outlying sites to improve efficiency, cost-effectiveness, and service to the public, though a construction project is not currently planned,” the supervisor said.
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Apollo In The Hamptons Photos by Joe Schildhorn/BFA.com On Saturday, August 3, the 10th annual (and final) “Apollo in the Hamptons” was held at the East Hampton home of Apollo Vice Chairman, Ronald O. Perelman, to benefit the non-profit Apollo Theater. This year’s event raised millions of dollars to support the Apollo’s artistic, educational, and outreach programs, while building on the theater’s rich history as a cultural and economic anchor to Harlem, and as a nurturer of emerging talent. Since its inception, “Apollo in the Hamptons” has raised nearly $30 million for the Apollo’s artistic, education, and community programs. Thanks to the support from this event, the institution has expanded its education initiatives, both in schools and at the historic Apollo Theater, engaging more than 20,000 students, teachers, families, and scholars annually. The theater has been able to double its impact, now welcoming more than 200,000 patrons each year. The 10th annual fundraiser featured a blowout concert produced by Mark Ronson with performances by the Black Eyed Peas, Dave Matthews Band, The Isley Brothers, Maggie Rogers, Patti LaBelle, Pharrell Williams, Jamie Foxx, Jon Bon Jovi, and Joseph Simmons from Run-DMC, along with special appearances by Gary U.S. Bonds and Vusi Mahlasela, and The Roots as the live house band.
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After transporting 12 more dogs from China to JFK, with two now at Southampton Animal Shelter and 10 at the Animal Rescue Fund of the Hamptons, Jeffrey Beri, founder of No Dogs Left Behind, got a tour of the Animal Rescue Fund of the Hamptons and met executive director Scott Howe. All 12 Yulin survivors are now waiting for their forever homes. Independent/Courtesy NDLB and Maura Platz
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Gosman’s Dock Sold? Nope, Still Fishing Potential buyer nets two motels, main deal not yet in view By T. E. McMorrow t.e@indyeastend.com Reports of the imminent sale of the Gosman’s Dock complex in Montauk are premature, according to two sources familiar with the negotiationsbetween the Gosman family and the potential new owner, Merkourios Angeliades, a Long Island City-based construction contractor. The two sources, both of whom asked not to be identified, said that, while it is true that the two sides had been working on a deal for the site for
The Culloden House Motel, along with the adjacent Soundviewer Motel, was sold by the Gosman family to a potential buyer of the entire complex. Independent/T. E. McMorrow
almost two years, talks are currently at a standstill. The recent sale of two adjacent motels at the northwest corner of West Lake and Soundview Drives by the Gosman family to Angeliades is a separate transaction not related to negotiations involving the massive complex that includes Gosman’s Dock, Gosman’s Restaurant, Gosman’s Wholesale Fish Market, and Gosman’s Retail, as well as the numerous shops on the site. The two motels Angeliades pur
chased are the Culloden House motel, a 31,000-square-foot site at the corner of West Lake and Soundview Drives, and the adjacent HMS Culloden Soundviewer motel on Soundview Drive, a 17,000-square-foot property. The two sold for a combined $6.8 million in December of last year. Since both properties have the same use, under zoning, they could be used together, as one operation, as Bridgeton Holdings did after they purchased two moribund motel
properties on Montauk Highway in East Hampton, and combined them under the name Journey East. It appears, from East Hampton Building Department records, that the Soundviewer site completely predates zoning, with its current certificate of occupancy dated 1964. Culloden House has a certificate of occupancy dated 2017, seems to indicate there are 16 units on the property, including a coffee shop, and a 1116-square-foot wood deck.
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Did Anyone Say Global Warming? 12.5 billion tons of ice gone in a single day By Rick Murphy rmurphy@indyeastend.com
It’s been a beauty. According to Weather Underground, a commercial weather service providing real-time weather information over the internet, local temperatures reached or exceeded 80 degrees in 30 of July’s 31 days, peaking at 99 degrees July 21. For resort communities like the Hamptons that rely on the weather to bring tourists to its beaches, nice weather is essential. But be careful what you wish for. Europe is in the throes of the worst heat wave in recorded history, now going into its third month. All-time high temperatures have been reported in Belgium, Germany, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, and the United Kingdom.
It has killed at least 13 people and thousands of animals. But a heat wave here? No. Instead, the number of 90-degree days in July hereabouts on average has more than doubled in the last century. “1988 was a brutal summer,” recalled meteorologist George Wright, who is seen on “Good Morning America,” WPIX, and was a regular weather broadcaster on WLNY for 10 years. He said there were 40 days over 90 degrees that summer, versus a half-dozen so far this season. There were several years in the 1990s that experienced hotterthan-normal summers out here as well. “The number of nights when the temperature doesn’t fall below 70 has more than doubled since 1930,” said
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Christopher Gloninger, a 2002 Pierson High School graduate and meteorologist for WBTS, an NBC affiliate in Boston. The overall trend though, locally, and on a global scale, is rising temperatures will lead to rising water levels, which also means flooding. Statistics indicate that conclusion is inescapable. Old-timers recall Main Street in Bridgehampton flooding after the hurricane in 1938. A major hurricane here nowadays would be “terrifying over every level of local government,” Gloninger added. In June, temperature records were broken in eight countries, including France, the Czech Republic, and Switzerland. France reached a scorching 45.9 degrees Celsius (114.6 Fahrenheit) June 28. According to a special CNN report, many European cities are not designed to deal with such temperatures: Less than five percent of all European households have air-conditioning. “That’s huge. People need the overnight to off,” Gloninger said. When that doesn’t happen, “heat exhaustion and heat stroke occur.” The results of unabated heat are felt in almost every facet of life — public transportation grinds to a halt; utilities are taxed; senior citizens find it difficult to function. The culprit for the heat wave was a high-pressure system that stubbornly parked itself over Greenland, causing a record-breaking glacial melt that exacerbated rising water levels. In a single day, 12.5 billion tons of ice was lost August 1. Europe’s record heat melted Swiss glaciers. Although Wright points out you never see a shark in the winter, because they like the warmer weather, Gloninger said the trend, especially out in the Hamptons, will continue to accelerate. The biggest concern is increased levels of CO2 and the exacerbated tem-
peratures that come with it. The sea level is rising, pushing what sharks eat closer to the shore, and they naturally follow their food, Gloninger said. After studying the damage done by recent hurricanes, Gloninger said a Category One hurricane would cause massive local destruction. He is meeting with Sag Harbor officials this week, adding he believes large swatches of the village would end up under water. Thankfully, we have had enough rain to stave off drought conditions, but if the heat doesn’t break, people are warned to take extra precautions. One is to keep physical activity in check. “Perspiration builds, if there is no cooling, and the risk of stroke develops,” Wright said. “That’s why you see football players collapse this time of the year.” Animals feel it, too. Several race horses have died mysteriously in the United States this year. Wright pointed out it really affects anything with hair, saying he observed a pigeon, lying near a water fountain, opening and closing its wings up in the air. “I thought he was sick, but he was just hot,” Wright said. Even fish feel it. “I’m a big trout fisherman, but I never go fishing in the summer,” he added. Climate change has become a political hot potato, but as the data accumulates, it is becoming apparent that we are experiencing global warming, Gloninger said. The World Weather Attribution, an international partnership that brings together researchers from universities and other prominent institutions to examine the possible influence of the climate crisis on various extreme weather events, has come to the same conclusion. “The July 2019 heat wave was so extreme over continental Western Europe that the observed magnitudes would have been extremely unlikely without climate change,” the WWA stated.
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three days later. According to accounts furnished by family members who were with her, Erika Bueno Guanga was on a ride when she fainted. Attempts to revive her were unsuccessful, and she was rushed to the hospital to no avail. Adam Fine, East Hampton High School principal, informed the student body and parents July 29: “It is with a heavy heart and great sadness that I inform you of the passing East Hampton High School student Erika Bueno Guanga (Grade 11). Erika suffered a medical emergency Friday evening.” The district made counselors available at the school for student and
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parents. “Erika was a charming and kindhearted person whose bright smile will be missed,” Fine said in an email to The Independent. “Her life was way too short. This is a huge loss for our school and community. Her family and friends will remain in our thoughts and prayers throughout the upcoming days and throughout the school year.” Visitation was held Friday, August 2 at the Yardley & Pino Funeral Home in East Hampton. A funeral Mass was celebrated Saturday, August 3, at the Most Holy Trinity Church in East Hampton. A burial service followed at the Most Holy Trinity Cemetery.
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children’s area with games and things to do, and, of course, the famous clam pie, is hosting its first ever clam shucking contest. Entry forms, rules, and info for the contest are available by calling Terry O’Riordan at 631-905-2490, or emailing tponytail07@aol.com. Local musicians will be providing tunes throughout the day. Count on the restaurant raffle, Springs Improvement Society posters for sale, and the Springs Artists Invitational exhibition inside Ashawagh Hall.
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Technical Glazing Solutions Inks Deal First company moves in to micro-industrial units in new Hampton Business District By Desirée Keegan desiree@indyeastend.com Rechler Equity Partners, the largest owner of commercial real estate in Suffolk County, announced the signing of a long-term lease at the first of 13 micro-units at 215 Roger’s Way in the Hampton Business District. Technical Glazing Solutions, a high-end designer and installer of custom-made windows, will be moving into more than 2000 square feet of the Westhampton Beach business park’s third completed building. “The micro units at 215 Roger’s Way were specifically designed to accommodate a variety of small local businesses just like Technical Glazing Solutions,” said Mitchell Rechler, comanaging partner of Rechler Equity Partners. “These types of spaces are
vitally important to supporting the growth of local small-to-mid-sized companies as they provide all the infrastructure features of a large facility for a fraction of the cost, and provide a professional environment to conduct business.” The owners of Technical Glazing Solutions, John Graziano and Tom Cleary, have been solving technical fenestration challenges on distinguished luxury homes for the past 30 years. Currently running operations from several adjunct locations, the company provides residential window systems to clients living along coastal communities from California to the Hamptons. Aside from the physical manufacturing of the windows, which is completed by
Technical Glazing Solutions is the first company to rent one of 13 micro-units in Rechler Equity Partners’ Hampton Business District at 215 Roger’s Way in Westhampton Beach, near the Francis S. Gabreski Airport. Independent/Desirée Keegan
select European companies that utilize advanced technology and materials, Technical Glazing Solutions designs, engineers, and develops specifications, and manages the installation process. “Our business has grown in leaps and bounds these last couple of years, so working out of our homes and some smaller office space is no longer an option,” Graziano said. “We’ve looked at several locations on the East End and quickly realized that nothing on the market compared to the Hampton Business District. The location is per-
fect, the price was right, and the amenities and flexibility of the brand-new, clean space provides our company with endless options for future expansion.” There’s 66,000 square feet of space at 215 Roger’s Way — a $10.8 million investment that caters to smallsized businesses that require less space than the typical industrial tenant. The newest building to the business park features units ranging from 2000 to 6500 square feet. But a smaller-sized unit does not Continued On Page 54.
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Southampton Looks To Power A Green Future Exploring the uses of in-home smart batteries By Desirée Keegan desiree@indyeastend.com
Batteries can be a big benefit now, and in the future, and Southampton Town could help steer residents in the right direction while inching closer toward its goal of utilizing 100-percent renewable energy. Lithium-ion smart batteries are being used in homes like backup generators, connecting to the grid or to a solar panel system, and can potentially be an alternative to net metering when that program is withdrawn at the end of the year. Net metering is a PSEG program designed to incentivize residential adoption of solar by allowing consumers who generate some or all their own electricity to use that electricity anytime, instead of just when it is generated. Every kilowatthour injected into the grid is credited to the PSEG bill.
While existing net-metered ratepayers will be grandfathered for 20 years, Long Island solar developers fear that without financial incentives, the solar business will go over a cliff on January 1, said Sustainable Southampton Green Advisory Committee member Lynn Arthur, who chairs the energy sub-committee. Home storage batteries can offer net metering-like capability, if or when it’s not available, and provide a grid service called peak shaving, which is the process of reducing the amount of energy purchased from the utility company during peak demand hours. While the only current Long Island use for batteries is as backup energy, and reducing one’s carbon footprint, Arthur sees a future municipal-led battery program that shares
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the economic benefit with residents. “Curtailment has a quantified financial value,” Arthur said. “If you had to choose between subsidizing a home battery storage system versus paying a third party to run a carbon-based emergency generator as a peaker plant during those few hours when electric load is spiking, which would you choose?”
Uses For Batteries According to Andy Smith, sales manager with Southampton-based GreenLogic LLC, batteries could be connected to solar panels to create what’s called “islanding.” For instance, it would make sense to put solar on the cabin that has electri-
cal lines and poles running down to the main road, and use a battery to store the energy taken in from the panels to be used later. “What would happen is the solar would run everything during the day and the battery would run everything at night,” Smith said. “You’d be an island of your own.” If a solar system isn’t installed by December 31, utility companies will be buying back excess energy households create that isn’t immediately consumed. However, instead of getting a one-forone exchange, the surplus energy will be sold to the grid for 65 cents on the dollar, Continued On Page 47.
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Fred Mengoni And The East Hampton White House East Hampton Village fought his million-dollar renovation By Rick Murphy rmurphy@indyeastend.com
Fred Mengoni, who died last year, was an international developer with extensive real estate holdings. Many of his associates did not even know he was a central figure in the cycling boom that turned America into an international powerhouse on the competitive racing circuit. His love for cycling extended across decades, and was instrumental in kick-starting the careers of several top-level pros — most notably Greg LeMond — as well as providing early funding for what eventually became USA Cycling. He was admitted to the U.S. Bicycling Hall of Fame in 1994. Mengoni left his mark on East Hampton as well. He renovated and refurbished the Georgian mansion on the corner of Woods Lane and Main Street that had become known as the gateway to East Hampton, dubbed simply “The White House.” This reporter, one of only a lucky handful given full access to the house and extensive time with Mengoni, the visit culminated with a wide-ranging interview published in The New York Times on July 7, 1997. The house wasn’t always revered as a suitable guardian for the village gate. When Mengoni purchased it in 1989, he realized he was taking on a mammoth restoration task, and ran into roadblocks from the village gov-
ernment and neighbors, one in particular. “They didn’t want me to paint it white,” he recalled. The project provided rare insight into how he operated: he went all in. “I brought my own craftsmen out from New York. They would work all night.” He was hands on, working right alongside them. Literally every inch of the interior was addressed, from basement to attic. There are marble floor and gold doorknobs everywhere. Despite his love for the place, though, Mengoni seldom slept there: He had 22 residences all over the world. Whe he died last year, the landmark went back on the market, and is now available at a comfortable $9.5 million, in the hands of Douglas Brown and Paul Brennan of Douglas Elliman. It is quite the buy. It sits on nearly three acres; the 7600-squarefoot home has four levels, seven bedrooms, six bathrooms, two half-bathrooms, a marble-covered main floor, a rosewood-paneled library, a dining room with a fireplace, an indoor Jacuzzi, and a wine cellar. The expansive grounds, including almost two acres hidden from the roadways, also hold a pool, pool house, three-car garage, and a barn. The house dates back to the early
The “White House” is one of the most recognizable houses in the Hamptons, known for, among other things, the red geraniums planted throughout the property. It is on the market and apparently attracting Hollywood types like Charlie Sheen.
18th Century. In 1907, the house was moved back from the road, expanded and remodeled in the Colonial Revival tradition. An entrance portico was added, as well as a porch, and dormers on the third floor. Several outbuildings were also put up. The house was left to Texas A & M in 1981 and fell into some decay before Mengoni bought it in 1989. “I gutted it,” he said. “It was a piece of junk.” He rebuilt it from the ground up, an effort that took almost four years. Today the house bears his signatures — red geraniums in flower boxes at every window, and along the ample grounds in the summer, and white Christmas lights that frame the house and the windows and decorate the numerous specimen trees in the winter. Along the way, Mengoni spent millions and battled review boards. “It was stupid,” he said of the reviews. “They wanted me to paint the barn red and the shutters green. I wanted to put a sun room on the
barn, and they wouldn’t let me put it in the sun. They told me to put it in the shade.” Neighbors complained as well. “They didn’t want all the landscaping,” Mengoni said back then. “Maybe they were jealous. But 99 percent of the people I talk to love it.” Mengoni, by his account, made four fortunes and went broke three times. Mengoni was born on July 21, 1923. He came to America from his native Italy in 1957 after having lost major sums on horse racing. “I only had a one-way ticket,’” he recalled. “So I couldn’t go back.” His motive in seeing America was Marilyn Monroe, whom he had seen in a movie. “I like blondes,” said Mengoni. About 40 years ago, he took a train ride to the Hamptons on the advice of a friend. “I fell in love,” he said. “This is one of the most beautiful places in the world. I told myself I would come back here and buy a beautiful house.” Continued On Page 54.
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the latter was dependent upon the village. While a partnership with the village is important for the nonprofit to succeed, it will act completely independent from the village. “It’s my understanding that the group lost momentum and was frustrated with the lack of progress, and just stopped working because they didn’t get what they were looking for help-wise,” he said, adding he would love a seat on the board. “We’re going to take this to a new level.” Chair of Eastern Long Island Surfrider Foundation, Stephen Mahoney, asked that the village bring everyone to the table to find the best path forward for solving the water quality issues, offering to help work on a similar solution to what was done with the addition of bioswales and native plants to keep East Hampton’s Main Beach clean. That’s where Edwina von Gal of the Perfect Earth Project and Charlie McGuckin of Roux Associates came in. Von Gal, in her presentation, highlighted how her company spreads awareness of the dangers of synthetic lawn and garden chemicals, not just to humans and animals, but waterways, too. McGuckin, of the environmental consulting and management firm, briefly touched on how sewer collection systems, stormwater best management practices, en-
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lot of sunlight, creating a high presence of nitrogen and phosphorous. The bacteria synthesize potent liver toxins and neurotoxins, presenting a serious human and animal health threat. Side effects could include nausea, vomiting, or diarrhea; skin, eye or throat irritation; or allergic reactions or breathing difficulties. While an original Lake Agawam Conservation Association fought to restore the lake for a decade — receiving grant money for multiple drainage improvement projects — and in 2009 worked with the village to create the Lake Agawam Management Plan, resident David Bohnett, who has been part of the group since its inception, said there was never enough of a commitment from the people or the village. “This goes way beyond the homeowners around the lake,” he said, noting many have put the blame on the septic systems at those homes. “I think that’s been the perception for a long time. But there’s groundwater issues, stormwater runoff, sediment buildup, invasive phragmites, and water lilies that all play a part.” Warren said the difference between the conservancy and the association was
gineered wetlands treatment systems, permeable reactive barriers, dredging, and biological treatments can all be part of the solution. What is needed first is better data to understand the major contributors, and to start from top to bottom tackling them. “We can get a robust picture of what’s going on within the system with new technology,” McGuckin said. Trustee Kimberly Allan said more than a few samples need to be taken on an intermittent basis to be able to do that. Topping said he fears the village will be solving one problem by creating another, and told the board he had issues with the drain pipe that flushes water out of the lake to be mixed with that of Gin Lane Beach. Department of Public Works Superintendent Gary Goleski said there were just two instances where the drain leaked during swimming hours so far this summer, and added when there is flushing, it’s done overnight, from 6 PM to 8 AM. Still, understanding the need for flushing, especially after a rainy spring that increased the depth of the water body, residents would like better notice of when the drain is open and closed. “It is dangerous enough that we have one of the most toxic lakes in the state here in Southampton, but then we’re draining it into the ocean next to Gin Lane Beach where I swim and surf
every day,” said 10-year-old Peter Magyar. “For swimmer safety it is critical they know when Lake Agawam is being drained so they can take their own risks.” Nick Goodman, 10, said he thinks there should be signs notifying the public when the lake is being flushed into Gin Lane Beach. Southampton Trustee Ann Welker asked the board to not forget there’s a pipe at Old Town Beach, too. While the village is working on signage, Warren said the least that can be done is to notify the public on the village website and its social media accounts. Bohnett said despite a continued long road ahead, he and several others never lost hope, and were just waiting for a deep commitment — a systemic, cultural, institutional commitment — by the village and the town to say different departments and resources are going to be brought together to fight the fight. “I’m very encouraged by Jesse’s leadership and commitment,” Bohnett said. “We’ve seen ups and downs with the conditions, and it’s a complex problem, but let’s not take our eye off the bigger picture here. This is everybody’s lake. I think everyone is now much more aware that we all have to be part of the solution, and in this day and age, we need hope. We need people to not give up.”
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Police EH Cops Arrest Serial Domestic Abuser After pleading guilty, man threatens to kill same woman By T. E. McMorrow t.e@indyeastend.com A 24-year-old Massapequa man, Pietro Amato, who is awaiting sentencing on a domestic violence-related charge in Nassau County was back in custody as of August 6, facing yet another felony charge, this one out of the Town of East Hampton. According to the police, in a text message sent July 10, Amato threatened to kill a woman with whom he has a child. This threat was made, police said, shortly after he was released from jail in Nassau County. Amato had just taken a plea to violating an order of protection for the woman, leading to his release from jail. The woman was in East Hampton when the threat was made, the police said. It is at least the fourth time Amato has been charged since mid-May of either violating court orders of protection relating to the woman, or harassment. These incidents include at least three occasions
where physical violence, or the threat of it, was involved, according to the charges. Amato was picked up by Nassau County police at his Massapequa home July 31 after an arrest warrant was issued out of East Hampton, based on the threats the woman had reportedly received. Amato was brought to East Hampton Town Justice Court Thursday, August 1 to be arraigned on a felony charge of violating an order of protection. According to the police, after he was released from jail July 10, Amato began sending threatening text messages and emails to the woman. She had come to East Hampton to try to get as far away from Amato’s Nassau County home as possible, police said. In one of the messages, Amato allegedly asked if the woman knew that it would only cost $500 to have her killed. In another message, he threatened that
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he would burn down a store in Wantagh that a male friend of the woman owns. Before his July 10 release, Amato had been allowed to plea bargain down from a prior felony charge of violating an order of protection in an incident that involved allegations of violence. That incident had occurred on June 8, according to court records, resulting in Amato being arrested on June 21. An additional felony charge of criminal mischief, involving damage he was said to have done to the victim’s property, was dropped as well. Amato is scheduled to return to the Nassau County courtroom September 12 to be sentenced on the charge he pleaded guilty to. The accused also has two open dockets in the Suffolk County courtroom of Justice Patricia Grant-Flynn in Central Islip. Grant-Flynn’s courtroom handles cases involving domestic violence. One of those open charges is similar to the one he is now facing out of East Hampton — criminal contempt involving violence or the threat of violence towards the protected party. During his August 1 arraignment in East Hampton, prosecutor Rudy Migliore argued for a high bail amount, saying that Amato was violent, a flight risk, and a danger to the community. Amato’s attorney, Matthew D’Amato of the Legal Aid Society, told the court that Amato, after allegedly sending the messages,
had entered into a treatment program at Stony Brook University Hospital. Justice Lisa Rana, who has sat in judgement of countless cases involving domestic violence in her 16 years on the bench and has been a protective judicial force for the abused, agreed with Migliore, and set bail at $75,000. Matthew D’Amato said his client would not waive his right to be released from custody if not indicted on the felony charge by a grand jury within 120 hours of his arrest, as is required by law. That started the clock ticking for District Attorney Tim Sini’s office. Since Amato was not making bail, the DA had until Tuesday, August 6, at noon to obtain an indictment or cut Amato loose from county jail in Riverside, where he remained as of the morning of August 6, at press time.
A family boat excursion on Peconic Bay turned deadly when a woman who had been tubing suffered a medical event and abruptly died. Southampton Town Police said four people were on board a pontoon boat in the open water on Sunday, August 4: the skipper, his wife, their 13-year-old daughter, and the skipper’s 65-year-old cousin. The teenager and the cousin, a woman, were water tubing. Eventually, they fell off the tube and the
boat came around to pick them up. The teen climbed aboard but the woman told the others she couldn’t hoist herself up. They said she then lost consciousness. Southampton Town and Suffolk County rescue squads were called to the scene. A plane spotted the boat and a marine unit raced to the location. She was dead by the time help arrived. Police did not release the name of the deceased as of press time. Continued On Page 47.
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91 MPH On Town Lane Brings DWI Charges Man drove a 2019 Mercedes at high speed on Amagansett back road By T. E. McMorrow t.e@indyeastend.com
Over the past year or so, East Hampton Town police have kept a watchful eye on Town Lane, a narrow road
where area residents have long complained of drivers speeding. Just before midnight Friday, August 2, a 2019
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Mercedes Benz was clocked doing 91 miles per hour on the 30-mph roadway, leading to a traffic stop, the police reported. According to the police, they pulled over the eastbound Mercedes, being driven by James Cooke, 44, near Spring Close Highway. Cooke, who has a Florida driver’s license but also owns a house in East Hampton Village, appeared intoxicated, the arresting officer said, and failed roadside sobriety tests. Placed under arrest on a misdemeanor driving while intoxicated charge, he was taken to headquarters, where he took a breath test that allegedly showed his blood alcohol level to be .17 of one percent, over twice the .08 mark that defines intoxication in the state, Justice Steven Tekulsky pointed out during Cooke’s arraignment the following morning. Tekulsky told Cooke that his driving privilege in the state of New
York was suspended. As a first-time offender, Tekulsky said, Cooke is eligible to apply for a hardship license that would allow him to commute to work every day. He was released without bail. According to the New York State Department of Motor Vehicles, a conviction for speeding 41 miles per hour or more over the posted limit accrues the driver 11 points, and a possible suspension. The East Hampton Village police arrested Brahna Ruth Yassky, 70, after a traffic stop on Cedar Street near Cooper Lane the night of Thursday, August 1. Police said Yassky was driving a 2011 Honda erratically, crossing the double yellow lines. As with Cooke, she was charged with DWI as a first-time misdemeanor. Yassky also has two addresses, one in Springs, the other in Brooklyn. She, too, was released without having to post bail.
Margaritis was unable to free herself, police said. Finally, the jogger was able to free the board. Southold Fire Department Rescue Squad and Stony Brook University Hospital paramedics responded and initiated CPR, police said. She was rushed to Eastern Long Island Hospital to no avail. According to published reports, Margaritis was a cardiac nurse at two hospitals and a teacher at Garcia Muay Thai & MMA Gym in Glen Cove.
Durham, 36, no address, and Timothy Hardge, 32, of Riverhead. Both were charged with first-degree robbery and taken into custody.
Knifepoint Robbery In Riverhead An experienced paddle boarder drowned on Friday, August 2, trying to assist a companion having trouble navigating a strong current in Hashamomuck Pond in Southold. Lisa Margaritis, 48, who authorities said lived in Albertson, was in the pond near Mill Creek shortly before 10 AM, participating in a paddle board yoga
class with two others, when one of them had trouble passing under a bridge. Margaritis went to her rescue, but her board wedged under a piling and Margaritis fell into the water. A jogger noticed the paddle boarder could not right herself and dove into the water to help, but Margaritas was tethered to the board, her head trapped underwater.
A man was robbed at knifepoint at Grangebel Park on Thursday, August 1, in broad daylight. He called Riverhead Town Police at about 2:15 PM and told them two men flashed a knife, beat him, took his backpack and cell phone, and took off. The victim rode through the neighborhood and said he saw the suspects at a nearby bus stop. Police identified the pair as Steven
Just Hanging Out Brian Gutierrez, who was observed by a passer-by “hanging halfway out of the driver’s side door” of his Honda, was arrested on July 28 and charged with driving while intoxicated, according to Southold Town police. He was spotted around 3 AM on Route 48 in Cutchogue. The witness told police the ignition was running at the time. Kelvin Euceda, 31, of Greenport, was arrested also for DWI, on July 24, after police observed him operating a 2001 Chevy pickup, allegedly the same vehicle that fled the scene of a crash earlier in the day. He was also charged with leaving the scene of an accident. Kyle McCaskie of Cutchogue was arrested for DWI after police stopped him the same night to question him about another matter.
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EH Town Throws Legal Brick At Glass House Lavish parties, pricey rentals, ‘boutique hotel’ service on Neck Path By T. E. McMorrow t.e@indyeastend.com Late-model cars were seen entering the driveway at 145 Neck Path August 2, after the town of East Hampton had obtained a restraining order against the owner of the property demanding that he stop using it for commercial purposes. Independent/T. E. McMorrow
The Town of East Hampton has obtained a court order halting the use of a Springs mansion residence “for hotel-like rentals, promoters’ parties, product launches, photo shoots, and the like,” the Town Supervisor’s office announced Thursday, August 1. The temporary restraining order, signed by Supreme Court Justice Vincent Martorana, prevents the owner, onsite manager, and other individuals from using the property for commercial purposes. According to the director of the town’s code enforcement division, Donald Kauth, both the police and his department had received multiple complaints concerning overcrowding and noise at 145 Neck Path, sparking an investigation. The residence, called the Glass
House, “has been listed on real-estate rental sites with individual bedrooms for rent for any period of time, and, most recently with the entire house offered for $2700 per night,” Supervisor Peter Van Scoyoc said in a press release. The house, according to its certificate of occupancy on file at the East Hampton Town building department, has a 4787-square-foot first floor, 4138-square-foot second floor, with six bedrooms, six full bathrooms, a 2340-square-foot underneath garage, as well as a 776-square-foot lower level recreation room, a 1438-square-foot swimming pool, and a 2500-square-foot patio. The town supervisor also said the property was described in advertisements as “being able to accommodate
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20 overnight guests and, at one point, as containing common areas shared by guests and being run as a ‘small boutique hotel,’ with a house manager and butlers on premises.” The release continues, saying about 145 Neck Path, “It has also been identified as the ‘secret location’ of parties being advertised by promoters who would charge an admission fee and additional fees of up to $5000 for reserved spots poolside and bottle service.” Those promoting these events provided chartered buses for clients to and from the residence from across the New York Metropolitan area, the supervisor said. While Kauth said code enforcement has not gained access to the interior of
the house, it has gathered evidence from both visiting the property, as well as from online websites like Airbnb, where the house is advertised as a rental. On August 2, an advertisement on Airbnb still promised the entire site for a onenight rental fee of $2700. Code enforcement officers are currently preparing charges to be brought against the noted architect and owner of the house, Juan Figueroa. The property is currently being offered for sale for $3.99 million, according to online real estate sites. Town Attorney NancyLynn Thiele says that, among possible charges Figueroa is facing are multiple violations of the town’s rental registry laws, which is considered a misdemeanor crime.
As in summers past, downtown Montauk is seeing a number of arrests made by East Hampton Town police on cocaine possession charges. This past week, two men were charged at the felony level for allegedly having more than a half gram of the narcotic in their possession at the time of their arrest. Dennis Lestrange, 24, who told the court during his arraignment that he recently moved to Houston from Long Island, was arrested on the felony possession charge on South Elmwood Avenue near the back of the Memory Motel early morning Friday,
August 2. He was sitting in a parked car with a friend at the time, in an area known for drug trafficking. Police say they found two vials of the white powder in Lestrange’s left pants pocket. “You’ve been charged with a Class D felony,” East Hampton Town Justice Lisa Rana said during his arraignment later that day. Lestrange told the court he was scheduled to return to Texas for his new job. “You’re here now,” Rana said. “Call up your employer and tell them you were detained.” She put him on Justice SteContinued On Page 38.
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Editorial Town Approaches Legal Crossroads The Town Board of East Hampton is quickly approaching a legal, and financial, crossroads when it comes to its dispute with Duryea’s and its owner, Marc Rowan. While the judge in the case, New York State Justice James Reilly, could side with the town and strike down the settlement signed off on by then Town Attorney Michael Sendlenski in January, a July 15 decision by Reilly indicates otherwise. Reilly found in his July 15 decision that precedent holds that a town board, even without ever taking a vote on the matter, could show its approval of a court settlement. If Reilly upholds the settlement, or if he simply does nothing but encourage more discovery on the matter, where does the town turn next? Rowan shows no sign of going away. Indeed, he is lining up lawyers to assist on the case the way kids used to collect baseball cards. One of those lawyers, Gayle Pollack, recently accused the town of “trying to shut down Duryea’s” and was adamant that her team would not negotiate on any terms other than those in the January settlement. The timing of her letter to the East Hampton Town Planning Board was prescient: Reilly signed off on his decision five days later. Rowan has billions and is willing to spend, apparently, whatever it takes to get what he believes is the proper use of the property. The town does not have billions, so the question becomes: Does the town know what it believes is right, and why? Sitting mostly on the sidelines during all of this is the Tuthill Road Association, neighbors opposed to the settlement. They have been allowed by Reilly to join only one of the four Article 78 lawsuits Rowan currently has against the town as a nominal respondent, that one being his suit against the East Hampton Zoning Board of Appeals possibly reversing the certificate of occupancy issued to Duryea’s as part of the January settlement. The town board has already committed to spending up to $270,000 in legal fees, as of June 20. That price tag will go up if the town appeals future decisions by the judge. Which way should the town turn if the settlement decision goes against it? Or, if Reilly simply kicks the legal can containing the decision farther down the road? There are no easy answers, but we have to assume that, during the many recent town board executive sessions, a plan for those eventualities was put in place, and that the taxpayers of the Town of East Hampton will be told promptly which legal road the town is taking, and why.
JUST ASKING
By Karen Fredericks
What was your takeaway from the Democratic debates? Tony Giannini There is a lot going on and a lot of candidates. I’m not sure who I would vote for yet but there is a lot more time for discovery ahead. But I will tell you who my favorites are. Pete Buttegieg, Kamala Harris, and Elizabeth Warren.
Vaughn Jones As an admitted liberal I’m really glad to see a lot of strong anti-Trump sentiment and support at the debates. I respect that he’s our president but I’m still awfully glad to see there are many good candidates willing to contest his presidency.
Renee Greene It was a really heated debate between Kamala Harris and Joe Biden. While I would love to see a woman as president I’m not sure Harris can get the nomination. But I could see Biden getting the presidential nomination and Harris as his vice president.
Trina Sullivan There are too many candidates now. I wish they would all just go into a room and talk things over with each other and pick the strongest candidate to get rid of this mad man in office.
300 A-listers came to Google’s summit in 114 private jets and dozens of mega yachts to discuss climate change and how to make the world more green. Hmmm. They must mean green with envy.
Is it just me? © Karen Fredericks
300 Guests Invited! 114 Private Jets!
Dozens Of Mega Yachts!
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Karen was chosen Best Cartoonist by the New York Press Association in 2017 and again in 2019. She’s the recipient of multiple awards for her illustration of the international bestseller How To Build Your Own Country, including the prestigious Silver Birch Award. Her work is part of the permanent artist’s book collection of the Museum of Modern Art.
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Arts & Entertainment O Come, O Come Tommy Emmanuel He’s next in Guild Hall’s ‘Portraits’ series, with Amy Helm By Bridget LeRoy bridget@indyeastend.com Tommy Emmanuel and Amy Helm take the stage at Guild Hall on Tuesday, August 13, at 8 PM — the next in the “Portraits” series with Amagansett resident and guitar star G.E. Smith, and produced by Taylor Barton. Since he taught himself to play as a toddler, the guitar has been Emmanuel’s real first language. Influenced by Chet Atkins’s fingerstyle of guitar picking, Emmanuel developed his own style of solo guitar playing — no loop pedals, no overdubs, just one man and 10 fingers. “Chet was the name on everyone’s lips when I was a kid,” he recalled. “I heard him on the radio one day, and it just galvanized me. I just said to my dad, ‘He’s playing everything at once.’ And that was my destiny and I knew it.” He wrote Chet Atkins a letter, and Atkins wrote back. “He sent me a blackand-white photograph of himself, signed to me.” Tommy Emmanuel was playing guitar professionally at six years old in his native Australia. Six. How did that come about? “I had been playing guitar since I was four,” Emmanuel told The Independent. “We were a family band, with my brothers and sisters. We got on TV, and radio shows,
and started traveling around Australia — making a living playing music. My father quit his job, sold the house, and bought two cars and a tent and a trailer, and away we went.” The Emmanuel Quartet, as they were known, traveled until Emmanuel’s father died in 1966, when Tommy was 11. In 1980, Emmanuel finally met his hero, Chet Atkins. “And I played for him,” he said. “And he really encouraged me, and we stayed in touch.” By 30, he was a rock-and-roll lead guitarist burning up stadiums in Europe. “I didn’t play solo until the late ’70s,” he said. “Prior to that I was always in bands; either the lead guitar player or the rhythm guitar player, and the harmony singer. Or playing bass or drums and singing harmonies.” In 1999, he became one of five people ever named a Certified Guitar Player by his idol, Chet Atkins. “It’s not only a tremendous honor to be honored by your hero, but it’s a big responsibility. Our goal, Chet and I, was to take fingerstyle music all around the world, to encourage young people to pick up the guitar and play, and fill the world full of beautiful music.” Today, Emmanuel plays hundreds of soldout shows every year from Nashville to Sydney to London. “And every time I
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walk on stage, I still feel that responsibility. I want to give my best. I’ve got to lead by example.” Emmanuel’s album, “Accomplice One,” is a series of collaborations with some of the finest singers, songwriters, and, yes, guitarists alive today — a list including Jason Isbell, Mark Knopfler, Rodney Crowell, Jerry Douglas, Amanda Shires, Ricky Skaggs, and many more. Although he’s known today for playing solo, Emmanuel enjoys collaborating just as much. “I like playing in bands. I like playing in orchestras,” said Emmanuel. “And I like playing solo as well.” As far as where he plays, “I just like venues where the sound is always good, and the people can see well. Everything from concert halls to clubs, to small venues, to big venues.” He’s recently performed at folk and bluegrass festivals as well. “What I do seems to fit just about anywhere,” he said. Still, one of the high points for him happened in 1995. Emmanuel was playing a showcase in Nashville “and Chet came to see me both nights, with a record producer” — at that point, Emmanuel
and Atkins were signed with the same record company. “That was the first time he actually saw me play in front of an audience, and they went pretty crazy,” he said with a laugh, speaking about his fans. “When I got back to Australia, he called me and asked if I wanted to record with him. My life came full circle,” Emmanuel said, with emotion in his voice. “And my dream came true.” He paused. “It doesn’t get any better than that.” Concerning the show at Guild Hall, “I will probably play first, and then Amy will come out and wow everybody. She’s a great singer,” Emmanuel added. “I’m really looking forward to meeting up with G.E. Smith. I’ve been a fan of his for a long time,” he said. “I used to see him with Hall & Oates, way, way back, and used to watch him on ‘Saturday Night Live.’ He’s a great leader, and a great team player, and a great all-around guitar player, full stop. I’m looking forward to seeing everyone there,” he said. Tickets for G.E. Smith’s “Portraits” with Tommy Emmanuel and Amy Helm are available at www.guildhall.org.
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25TH ANNUAL JURIED FINE ART SHOW PRESENTED BY THE MONTAUK ARTISTS’ ASSOCIATION, INC.
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Seeing The Bigger Picture 100Cameras places philanthropy in children’s hands By Nicole Teitler nicole@indyeastend.com Children see the world differently. “Being a kid is almost a universal language. They naturally take more risk, and they naturally don’t overthink what they’re trying to capture,” Angela Popplewell said of her nonprofit organization, 100Cameras, which works with kids around the world. 100Cameras provides children ages 10 to 18 with a simple pocketsized point-and-shoot camera. Many of them have never held a camera before. Popplewell began the organization in 2008 as an idea that was tested in South Sudan and has since partnered with 27 communities, supporting 364 kids to graduate from their programs, and raised more than $55,000 in photo sales. It aims to grow, as the name suggests, to 100 communities and beyond. “If kids get the opportunity to document the way they see the world versus the camera pointed from the outside looking in, what story would they have to tell? Would it be different or would it be the same?” Popplewell continued. “It’s a storytelling tool to help kids process and interpret their emotions, past experiences, and look at who they are today, with a look toward the future.”
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Popplewell’s background in community development and storytelling spans across the globe, from Romania, India, and locally in Manhattan. As a hobbyist photographer and creative writer, it was a snap to transition into this role full-time. 100Cameras is a platform where kids can sell the images they’ve taken, with all proceeds funding what matters to each community. Each outpost has a partner on the ground that, oftentimes, includes the kids in on the decision-making process. Fund could go to schools, churches, individual homes, or community centers. Every child has a voice through their photography, giving them a sense of control and pride amid unfortunate circumstances. The first exhibit was in a Manhattan apartment. Two months later a show opened up at Time Warner Center with Sam-
sung, and it continues to grow. “Photography is a universal language. It’s a tool than can really help kids process and express themselves. Words aren’t even needed,” Popplewell said. “It’s family, friends, lots of things that they’re proud of in their community. They are being documented in a way that it’s really refreshing, beautiful, and inspiring. It’s the language of happiness.” They say a picture says 1000 words, and this model gives a voice to the voiceless. Photography doesn’t require translation, an image speaks for itself, and that's where change takes effect on a global scale. Across the globe kids love to be kids. Many of the photographs show dancing, jumping, even selfies. However, upon glancing at the website, it’s hard to envision a child, a photography novice, taking these pictures. Nature,
architecture, passersby, street art, entryways — it’s all part of the bigger picture. 100Cameras recently completed a program in Kurdistan, Iraq, back in April. Here, they dealt with kids who fled ISIS captivity or had family members that were massacred. After basic needs are met, it’s critical to tend to the emotional damage. The program helped kids cope with loneliness, isolation, depression, and trauma. “These kids have been through the worst possible thing that you could experience on Earth. And they’re still leaning into that hope.” The organization will hold a summer pop-up exhibit at Gansett Lane, 55 Main Street, Amagansett, on Saturday, August 10, from 2 to 5 PM. Learn more or buy a print of your own at www.100cameras.org.
Castles In The Sand Contest to benefit Clamshell Foundation By Jessica Mackin-Cipro jessica@indyeastend.com The Sandcastle Contest is an East End tradition. Every August beach-goers gather to view and create magnificent sculptures in the sand at Atlantic Avenue Beach in Amagansett. This year marks the 28th annual event. The day is presented in memory of Rossetti Perchik, the founder of the foundation. All donations ensure the continuation of the Clamshell Foundation’s
events as well as benefit the people, programs, and projects here on the East End. Each year an artist is selected to create a special t-shirt. This year’s artist is Richard Mothes, an East Hampton local. His art reflects the East End community. Shirts with his piece, “The Hunter Needs Protection,” an image of a shark, will be sold for $20 with all proceeds benefiting the Clamshell
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Foundation. One hundred percent of all profits go back to the East End community to support college scholarships, food banks, and fish seeding programs.
The contest is open to all age groups and levels. The event will be held on Saturday, August 10, from 9 AM to 3 PM. For more info, visit www. clamshellfoundation.org.
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Mym Tuma
Georgia O’Keeffe was her patron “Organic Abstraction’ a solo Exhibition at Janet Lehr Fine Arts Friday, August 9th 5:30-8:30pm Exhibition through August 30th
Biota Shells Revealed in Moonlight Sand/Acrylics 52 x 48
A Sense of Place: Corn Seedling Acrylics 72 x 48
Daystar Sculptured Painting Fiberglass 44 in diameter
In 1964 Mym graduated from Stanford University with a degree in Painting and Philosophy and wrote to Georgia O’Keeffe who invited her to her Ghost Ranch in New Mexico. Georgia was most pleased with her art and became a financial patron and told her “I want you working free in your mind.” Mym has 20 letters from over an eight year period. They were shown at auction in the 1990’s at Sotheby’s. Mym met Henry Geldzahler, the first curator for 20th century Art at the Met Museum of Art. He introduced the work of Willem de Kooning, Jasper Johns, Larry Rivers, Andy Warhol, David Hockney and Roy Lichenstein and brought them to prominence. Henry met Mym in Bridgehampton in the 1990’s. He stated that Mym had taken O’Keeffe to a new level in her own style. “Henry was impressed with my portrayal of inner light.”
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The "Annie Get Your Gun" ensemble, on stage at Bay Street. Independent/Lenny Stucker
‘Annie Get Your Gun’ Shines Like The Morning Sun By Bridget LeRoy bridget@indyeastend.com
I have to admit, I set a pretty high bar for “Annie Get Your Gun,” the quasibiographical look at the Little Sure Shot herself, Annie Oakley, the anomalous lady sharpshooter who toured globally, winning exhibitions and awards for her performances during the turn of the 19th Century. I know every song by heart, and it’s always been one of my favorites. And I am not alone. From the Irving Berlin songs to the book by Dorothy Fields and her brother, Herbert, “Annie Get Your Gun” has been a favorite of musical doyennes like Ethel Merman, Mary Martin, Patti Lupone, Bernadette Peters, and Reba McIntire. But all of those divas were a little, well, long in the tooth when they took on the role of Annie — who was only 15 when she fell in love with sharpshooter Frank Butler and joined up with Colonel Buffalo Bill’s traveling road show. This Annie — played with just the right amount of naivete and common sense by the
electrifying Alexandra Socha — is a young and fearless ingenue. From the stand-out ensemble to the movable sets by Mikiko Suzuki Macadams, to Sarah O’Gleby’s hootenanny clogging choreography and Sarna Lapine’s lightning fast direction, Bay Street’s version has the feel of a real country hoedown. The musical arrangements — helmed by Andy Einhorn, Shawn Gough, Erik Della Penna, and Greg Kenna — are absolutely inspired. With the orchestra upstage, masquerading as a hobo jug band on a train car, to the actors who deftly swirl around the set while playing violins, harmonicas, washboards, and guitars, this is no longer a proscenium-based whitewashed Broadway classic, but a
gritty, living version of an old story infused with a new perspective. There’s the open feel of the mountain and skies in the background. There’s the claustrophobic sense of the theater, and through the performances by leads Socha, Matthew Saldivar as Frank Butler, George Abud doing his best Adolph Green impression as Charlie, and the rest, there’s real humanity infused throughout. Of course, you’re still dealing with a “love at first sight” fairy tale — the story of Annie Oakley is America’s “Pygmalion” — but it’s a fairy tale with a ring of truth. Most of the people really existed. Annie and Frank did get married (whether it was “a wedding in a big church with bridesmaids and flower
Hampton Designer Showhouse By Jessica Mackin-Cipro jessica@indyeastend.com
The Hampton Designer Showhouse has returned to Southampton. The showcase features America’s premier design talent, and proceeds benefit Stony Brook Southampton Hospital. This year, Jamie Drake and Alexa Hampton are the honorary design cochairpersons. Now in its 19th year, the Showhouse will feature over 20 top interior designers from the Hamptons, New York City, and nationwide. It’s all being held in a magnificent shingle-style home located at 66 Rosko Lane that has been donated by Paramount Cus-
tom Homes. 2019 designers include Mabley Handler Interior Design, Crescendo Designs, Alexa Hampton for Theodore Alexander, and Grayson De Vere Design, among many others. Showhouse hours are Monday through Sunday from 11 AM to 5 PM (last admission is 30 minutes before closing). Children six and under, infants, strollers, and pets are not admitted in the Showhouse. Admission is $40 and includes the Showhouse Journal. For tickets and information, visit www. hamptondesignershowhouse.com.
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girls,” I can’t tell you). And when Annie Oakley finally died in her 60s, Frank Butler stopped eating, and died 18 days later. And they say that falling in love is wonderful. There’s no question — if the Bay Street performance had taken place in the Old West, the audience would have been firing off their six-shooters in glee during the curtain calls. The run has already been extended. Whether you’ve seen the show or never have, you will walk in humming the tunes. Get your tickets before they run out and enjoy a slice of American folklore that actually sort of happened. Tickets to “Annie Get Your Gun” are available at www.baystreet.org.
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The Independent & Zachary Weiss invite you to:
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Questlove & Mark Ronson Midsummer Night Conversations on Creativity jessica@indyeastend.com @hamptondaze On Sunday, August 4, I headed over to Guild Hall in East Hampton for a conversation hosted by Questlove with acclaimed DJ, artist, and Oscar-winning producer Mark Ronson as part of the “Midsummer Night Conversations on Creativity” series. Questlove, the musical director for “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon,” where his group The Roots serves as house band, hosts these conversations on creativity with special guests throughout the summer. The two discussed their creative process, their challenges, and stories from the road. The discussion was informative and always entertaining. The two were asked questions about role models, and the first record that blew their mind. For Ronson, it was Stone Roses’ cover of “Fools Gold.” “I have a long history of falling in love with the wrong album,” said Questlove. “At least you don’t have to divorce an album,” answered Ronson. “I love the records that were critically panned,” replied Questlove. Both artists are known for their songwriting, performing, and producing, but both are also acclaimed DJs. “At the end of the day, it’s mainly because I love other people’s music as much as I love making music myself,” said Ronson. “Remember the time we did a gig together and a fight broke out?” said Questlove. “You instantly played Bob Marley. I felt it actually helped because of the irony of blasting Bob Marley when someone’s getting their face busted in. I’ve used that trick before. I have my ‘uh-oh’ file. Yeah, you taught me that.” They also discussed failures and accomplishments and gigs gone right and wrong. As part of the “Hamilton” team, Questlove had DJed the show’s cast party for the Tony Awards. “It was a big event and I prepared as such. I felt like this crowd would be super open to my experiments. I was playing television
themes, commercials, songs from ‘Sesame Street.’ It was the best seven-hour gig of my life. They fell for it hook, line, and sinker,” he said. “Then I tried the same exact DJ gig during the Obamas’ last week in the White House,” he continued. He explained how the room was filled with Sasha and Malia’s friends, who sat on the floor just not feeling it. Then the President came over and “tapping me on the shoulder, said, ‘You’re doing a good job, but they want to have fun too.’ I’m trying not to be freak out — the President of the United States is criticizing my DJing,” recalled Questlove. First song in the transition? “I played French Montana. I was on my phone on Shazam looking at the top 10. Looking up songs kids like,” he laughed. He also mentioned that Bruce Springsteen was in the crowd and he shot him a look like: “You’re better than this?” said Ronson, jumping in to finish his sentence. For Ronson, “I always wanted to make music, but DJing was a side career that took off. I was always a producer that no one knew about. I remember I’d be DJing Kanye’s Grammy after-party and he’d hit me on the mic — ‘This is Mark Ronson. He’s my favorite DJ!’ And I knew it was a compliment, but I’d be like ‘I just want to make music,’” he recalled. “So, I’d been doing it for seven to eight years and my first success wasn’t until my early 30s. And I guess I thought nothing I did was going to be massive, so I might as well just make the s*** that I like,” he acknowledged. “When I was working on Amy Winehouse’s ‘Back To Black,’ there was no massive expectation for her. Obviously, they wouldn’t have put her in the studio with me,” he said. “We made what we thought was good. So, when it came out and was as big as it was, I was more in disbelief.” For more info, visit www.guildhall. org.
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Authors Night Returns Celebrated authors join together to benefit East Hampton Library By Jessica Mackin-Cipro jessica@indyeastend.com
It’s the premier literary event on the East End. East Hampton Library’s 15th annual Authors Night fundraiser will be held on Saturday, August 10, in Amagansett. The evening features 100 authors from a range of genres. Featured authors will include the event’s founding Honorary Chair Alec Baldwin, along with an impressive lineup of honorary co-chairs that include Robert Caro, Rosanne Cash, Dr. Ruth Westheimer, Candace Bushnell, Douglas Brinkley, and Bridget Moynahan. Additional participating authors include Tom Clavin, Steven Gambrel, Sybille van Kempen, Jamie Brenner, Barbara Kavovit, Holly Peterson, and Jeffrey Sussman, to name a few.
“As we mark the 15th anniversary of Authors Night, we’re thankful for the outstanding generosity, participation, and support for the event that we’ve received from both the local and literary communities,” said Dennis Fabiszak, East Hampton Library’s director. The event has grown to be one of the most successful literary celebrations in the country, and one of the largest library-author events of its kind. “The funds raised at Authors Night enable the library to provide our diverse community with essential programming and services throughout the year — all free of charge,” Fabiszak continued. For the second consecutive year,
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the event will be held under a tent on the “555” field in Amagansett, located just east of the IGA. The event begins at 5 PM with an authors reception. Guests will enjoy hors d’oeuvres and wine while meeting and mingling with the authors, all while enjoying the opportunity to purchase books and have them signed. Following the reception, at 8 PM, guests can choose to head to dinner parties at private homes. Each
dinner honors one of the participating authors. Proceeds from this special event benefit the East Hampton Library, which has been serving the community since 1897. Tickets are $100 for the Authors Reception only, and begin at $300 for the dinners. For tickets and a full list of authors, visit www.authorsnight.org. Tickets are also available at the East Hampton Library.
called “Minimalism” that centered around formal structure. In the prevailing artistic climate, I focused on new materials and on shaped canvases merging painting and sculpture. On the second journey in 1966, from Montana, CA, I sent O’Keeffe my Montana album of 50 studio photographs where the land meets the ocean. I formulated the principle that landforms in relief are defined by space and by light.
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Mym Tuma: From Beyond The Veil Artist had a lifelong friendship with Georgia O’Keeffe By Nicole Teitler nicole@indyeastend.com On Friday, August 9, artist Mym Tuma will showcase in a one-woman show at Janet Lehr Fine Arts Gallery in East Hampton. Many know Tuma for her captivating paintings of nature and shells. Her style has attracted the attention of many, including famed patron and friend, Georgia O’Keeffe, who died in 1986.
Your letter to Georgia O’Keeffe was anything but ordinary, which I assume is how you befriended her so quickly. How’d you come up with that idea? As we know, anticipation is always greater than realization. The wish to achieve something makes us determined. It drives people to endeavor. Planning a trip home from Stanford, where I received my MA in painting/ philosophy, with a fellow graduate student, I decided to write and ask to visit.
The letter, personal, polite, and respectful, began with a poem, “O’Keeffe sits in her desert drawing bones, she sees bones in the road . . .” Then I sketched a large skull in pencil and we mailed it, folded in a very small envelope. Her large printed notecard, “Starlight Night,” arrived and was signed with her initials inside, “Yes GOK. Thanks for your page!”
In brief, how did the friendship develop and unfold? My first journey to O’Keeffe led me from the green coastal hills of California to the sparse desert regions of New Mexico. One could almost imagine this voyage as an allegory from youth to maturation. Our encounter was in the mid-1960s; that was a time of unrest and political change which coexisted with one of the main art movements,
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That photography album focused us and fueled our relationship, and within two years I created an early fiberglass form, “Obsidian, 1967,” that O’Keeffe chose to purchase for $2000. That story comes after I moved to Mexico for peace of mind that later she called “your freedom of mind.” Read more interview on www.indyeastend.com. Janet Lehr Fine Arts is located at 68 Park Place in East Hampton. See more at www.janetlehrfinearts.com.
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Indy Snaps When Stars Collide Photos by Richard Lewin Neela Lockel, CEO of American Red Cross on Long Island, joined guests for the inaugural “When Stars Collide� summer fundraiser on Thursday, August 1, at Calissa in Water Mill. The event was hosted by Young Professionals of Long Island. The Independent was the media sponsor.
Hamptons Cup Polo Photos by Rob Rich/ www.societyallure.com The eighth annual Hamptons Cup polo match presented by Cartier, was held in Water Mill on Sunday, August 4, to benefit the Robin Hood Foundation.
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Indy Snaps The Female Quotient Photos by Lisa Tamburini The Female Quotient hosted a pop up at the home of Joan Hornig in Southampton on Thursday, August 1. The day included panel conversations followed by dinner. As part of the program Angela LaGreca, Creative Director, LTV, interviewed The Independent’s Associate Editor Bridget LeRoy. There was also a discussion featuring Hornig, Nisa Amoils, venture capitalist and entrepreneur, and Kathleen King, founder, Tate’s Bake Shop. The evening concluded with a special talk and performance with Ari Afsar and Jen Bender, of “Jeanette.” The Female Quotient hosts lounges all over the world.
Stony Brook Southampton Hospital Summer Party Photos by Lisa Tamburini Stony Brook Southampton Hospital’s 61st annual Summer Party was held on Saturday, August 3. The event honored Martin and Jean Shafiroff. Chairs of the event were Laura Lofaro Freeman and Cindy Willis. The emcee for the evening was Chuck Scarborough.
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SAnD In MY SHOES By Denis Hamill
From Woodstock To Kids In Cages Our deeply divided nation could use some peace and love denishamill@gmail.com
I was at Woodstock. Which made one of my young journalism students remark, “So, did you fight for the North or the South?” Not as funny as it sounds as we now live in a country more divided than it was in 1969 over the Vietnam War and civil rights. In the half-century since 400,000 of us sloshed into a muddy cow pasture on Max Yeager’s farm in Bethel, NY for three rainy days of sex, drugs, and rock and roll, the United States of America is probably more divided than it has been since the Civil War. But 50 years ago, we landed a man on the moon in July and in August, created the most culturally historic event of my generation in that hippie mud fest where I remember John Sebastian from Sag Harbor singing a song, “. . . it’s okay to shoot the moon/But darling be home soon . . .” And then listening to Crosby, Stills, Nash, and Young — who were introduced by Sebastian at his East End home — performing “Suite Judy Blue Eyes,” “Blackbird,” and “Long Time Gone.”
On the PA system, concert organizers urged us “not to take the brown acid” but if we did, to report to the medical tents. Tie-dyed stoners stood on long lines to get water and sandwiches as topless hippie chicks danced in the falling rain, and fully naked crazies had mud-sliding contests, people passing skins of cheap Chianti and joints, some openly making love as the evening skies purpled like their Owsley acid. In the drizzly mornings, a caravan of us who’d trekked from Brooklyn’s Hippie Hill in Prospect Park went to the lake to bathe and wash our shoulderlength hair. State Troopers watched us with stoic passivity, some looking like they’d like to tear off their starched uniforms for a plunge in the river for Baptism of Free Love with the skinnydipping ladies with freshly picked flowers in their hair. In those three days of weed, wine, and harmony, I don’t remember seeing a single argument, shoving match, fist fight. People really did make love instead of war to the music of Santana, Richie Havens, The Who, Jimi Hen-
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drix, Janis Joplin, Jefferson Airplane, Arlo Guthrie, Joan Baez, Joe Cocker, Creedence Clearwater Revival, The Band, Johnny Winter, Ravi Shankar, Sly and the Family Stone, Blood, Sweat, and Tears — so many now dead. Peace. Except for a guy named Tommy, a Brooklyn sanitation worker who’d slept in the mud for several hours after the first night of whiskey, beer, and weed. Strangers from the next “blanket” had just returned from hiking three miles into town and three miles back with a large Styrofoam cooler filled with glorious ice covering a case of beautiful Budweiser beer bottles, which was a treasure chest of diamonds on that thirsty hill sloping toward the great psychedelic stage that was the focus of the universe. Tommy was a young man of 22 out of time and place, an always-angry neat-freak germaphobe who incongruously emptied garbage for a living. Tommy was also slightly paranoid, thinking the whole world was out to swindle him, carrying a small ledger of people who owed him as little a dollar. He had a maraschino-cherry-red complexion that made his Irish baby-face and balding dome resemble the top of thermometer ready to explode. Tommy awoke during a Canned Heat riff with an attitude matching the band’s name. “Whaddya lookin’ at?” he slurred at the friendly people with the ice cooler on the next blanket who watched him do a sideways Ali Shuffle through the deep mud. “Peace, brother,” said one hippie sipping an ice-cold Bud, flashing a twofingered peace sign. “Piece of s---,” snapped Tommy, stumbling in a crazy little circle to a loud chorus of “NOOOOOOOOOs.” Tommy fell backward, landing atop the Styrofoam cooler, crushing it and all the beautiful clean, clear, ice cubes into the sludge of mud, many of the bottles smashing and foaming into the pasture. The hippies expressed their displeasure. Tommy jumped to his feet, throwing up his fists in a default late-1950s Brooklyn Skid Row Boys street gang rumble stance. We all surrounded Tommy, bearhugging him; telling him to calm down, that we were at Woodstock, where static and violence was un-cool. What almost became the only fight at Woodstock ended with Tommy smoking the peace pipe. We believed we were really changing the world. It took another five years, but finally the Vietnam War ended. And then so did the ideals of the 1960s epitomized by Woodstock. Since
then we’ve had more wars, the recent one lasting 17 insane years. Yes, we elected our first black president, but then we took two steps backward to elect a blatantly racist president. Fifty-one years after the assassinations of Dr. Martin Luther King, we have Donald Trump calling a Southern black congressman who was 17 when King was murdered a racist, tweeting that no “human being would want to live” in Elijah Cumming’s Maryland district that is “disgusting, rat and rodent infested.” This was because Cummings criticized Trump’s inhumane policy of kids in cages on the border and for subpoenaing Trump’s daughter Ivanka’s and son-in-law Jared Kushner’s phone and email records as White House staffers for his Congressional Oversight Committee probe. Trump has also singled out four freshman Congresswomen of color for derision, labeling them as racists and anti-Semitic, telling these American citizens “to go back to where they come from.” This from a man who married two women from Communist bloc nations who gave birth to four of his five kids. This is the same Trump whose father was arrested at a Ku Klux Klan riot against the NYPD in 1927 in Queens, NY. The same Donald Trump whose first wife Ivana revealed in her autobiography that Donald Trump slept with a book of Hitler’s speeches on his nightstand. The same Donald Trump who was charged, along with his Klansman father Fred, twice by the Federal government under the Richard Nixon Administration for racial discrimination as landlords of Federally subsidized housing. The same Donald Trump who took out a full-page New York Times ad calling for the death penalty for the Central Park Five who were later exonerated by DNA evidence and the real attacker’s confession. Trump still insists they were guilty. The same Donald Trump who said there were good people on both sides of a neo-Nazi march in Charlottesville. In 50 years, we’ve gone from Woodstock to concentration camps for children on our southern border and an autocratic racist in the White House. It’s like angry Tommy from Brooklyn grew old, got platinum-dyed hair plugs, and became president. People have asked me if I’m going to Woodstock 2019. I’m not sure it will even happen. If it does, I’ll take a pass. I just wish all the young people who do go also make the effort to vote in 2020, because that will be the defining event of their generation in this sadly divided nation.
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Gallery Events Compiled by Jessica Mackin-Cipro jessica@indyeastend.com
LIK Fine Art LIK Fine Art Hamptons will be unveiling the newest piece by Australianborn landscape photographer Peter Lik, on Saturday, August 10, from 4 to 7 PM. The piece, titled “A Morning in France,” will be displayed at the recently-opened gallery alongside 45 of Lik’s other masterworks. Guests may RSVP for the event by visiting www.lik.com/ rsvp.
Liquified Series Monika Olko Gallery in Sag Harbor presents Nicolas Rachline’s “Liquified Series.” An opening reception will be held on Saturday, August 10, from 6 to 8 PM.
Colors Keyes Gallery at The American Hotel in Sag Harbor presents “Colors,” a two-man exhibition curated and conceived by Shannah Laurmeister Stern. “Colors” incorporates the work of Bert Stern and Nathan Slate Joseph, who approach bright coloration within the concept of different elements. Exhibition dates are August 10 until September 9. An opening reception will be held on Saturday, August 10, from 6 to 8 PM.
Jamie Forbes Gallery Jamie Forbes Gallery in Center Moriches and Full Moon Arts Collec-
tive present the work of Janet Culberston, Ty Stroudsburg, Carol Hunt, and Anne Seelbach. The show opens on Saturday, August 10, with a reception from 4 to 8 PM.
Open Table BCK Fine Arts Gallery in Montauk presents its second exhibition, “Open Table.” The show includes still life by John Goodrich, Lynn Kotula, and Bruce Lieberman, the common theme being food. There will be an opening reception on Saturday, August 10, from 5:30 to 8 PM.
Abstract Women II The William Ris Gallery in Jamesport presents “Abstract Women II.” The show highlights the works of Dianne Athey, Anahi DeCanio, Anokhee Designs, Jacqueline Ferrante, Diane Hulse, Judith Nilson, Sarah Jaffe Turnbull, Marilyn Weiss, and Valerie Zeman. The show will open with a reception on Saturday, August 10, from 4 to 7 PM. An artist talk will be held on Saturday, August 24, from 1 to 3 PM.
Sunny Days “Sunny Days,” a special exhibition by the renowned New York-based, Swissborn artist, Ugo Rondinone, opens at Guild Hall. The exhibit features some never-before-seen works by the artist,
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Guild Hall Summer Gala The 2019 Guild Hall Summer Gala, to be held on Friday, August 9, from 5 to 11 PM, will have a sun theme. The uplifting event will celebrate artist Ugo Rondinone and his exhibition “Ugo Rondinone: Sunny Days.” The host committee includes Brooke Shields, Julianne Moore, Katie Lee, and Vito Schnabel, and artist committee members are Laurie Anderson, Eric Fischl, April Gornik, Mary Heilmann, Tony Oursler, and Cindy Sherman. Celebrated author and Andy Warhol collaborator Bob Colacello will be the master of ceremonies. Guild Hall will honor long-time trustee and renowned film producer, Michael Lynne, in memoriam. The gala is the institution’s larg-
est annual fundraiser and brings in critical support to fund year-round operations. For tickets and more info, visit www.guildhall.org.
Summer Lobster Bake The Concerned Citizens of Montauk will host its Summer Lobster Bake at Gurney’s Star Island Resort & Marina on Saturday, August 10, from 6 to 9 PM. The event, which is open to the public, will be held in support of the current water quality monitoring and preservation initiatives led by CCOM as part of their ongoing mission to preserve and protect Montauk and its beautiful waters. Guests are invited to enjoy food, drinks, music, and an exclusive art
“My Lolita, Comic Book” by Bert Stern at Keyes Gallery, taken at The American Hotel, Sag Harbor, 1961. Independent/The Bert Stern Trust
including sun-themed sculpture and paintings, as well as a community art collaboration with area school children. The show opens to the public on Saturday, August 10, and will run through October 14.
The Beach The Amagansett Life-Saving Station Museum presents a group show titled “The Beach,” opening on August 10 and on view through September 15, in the second-floor Crew Room. There show from local artist Barbara Maslen, as CCOM and Gurney’s partner to bring awareness and support to the issues facing Montauk’s ground and surface waters. Tickets for the event can be purchased in advance for $250 per person at www.preservemontauk.org/events/ lobster-bake.
Riverhead Elks Lodge The Annual Lobster BBQ and fundraiser at Riverhead Elks Lodge is Sunday, August 11, from 3 to 6 PM. The meal includes: whole lobster, half-chicken, potato salad, corn on the cob, shrimp cocktail, baked beans, cucumber salad, roll, watermelon, wine, beer, and soda. There will be music by DJ Stephanie, raffles, and a 50/50. Only 200 tickets are available. Call 631-727-2027 or stop in to the lodge at 1239 East Main Street in Riverhead. Tickets are $45, or chickenonly tickets for $30. Take-out starts at 4 PM.
will be an artist and collector opening reception on Sunday, August 11, from 5 to 7 PM. Artists include Casey Chalem Anderson, Scott Bluedorn, Candace Ceslow, Amanda Church, Dell Cullum, Peter Dayton, Idoline Duke, Terry Elkins, William Graef, Erica-Lynn Huberty, Janet Jennings, Tim Lee, Bruce Lieberman, Edwina Lucas, Jane Martin, Christine McFall, Dalton Portella, Cindy Pease Roe, Anne Seelbach, Rich Silver, Peter Spacek, Billy Strong, and Aaron Warkov.
Solar Responders Ruschmeyer’s in Montauk is hosting a private benefit for non-profit organization, Solar Responders to benefit Puerto Rico, supporting the non-profit organization in its efforts to install renewable energy systems, on Sunday, August 11. Tickets start at $150. Visit www.solarresponders.org.
Woman Of The Year The Pioneer Chapter of Hadassah will hold its 25th annual “Woman of the Year” fundraiser luncheon on Monday, August 12, at the newly renovated Oceanbleu at the Bath & Tennis Hotel on Dune Road in Westhampton Beach. This year’s Woman of the Year award will be presented to philanthropist Gloria Kaylie. The $180 ticket price includes a cocktail hour, lunch, goodie bag, and fashion show by Michael Kors Collection. To purchase tickets, call Elisa Greenbaum at 631-288-5705 or email e1greenbaum@aol.com.
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KISS & TELL By Heather Buchanan
Footprints In The Sand When did life become so complicated? kissandtellhb@gmail.com
empty even on summer weekends, It’s the scent of rosa rugosa mixed with would be found severely lacking by a bit of ocean brine that transports me such a standard despite their Sonos in time. That particular aroma when sound systems and in-home theaters. exiting a wood-paneled station wagon We had a record player and the Bridgeafter a long ride signaled Sagaponack hampton Drive-In for those needs, summers, a Shangri-La away from perfectly fine for The Carpenters and schools and suburbia and stifling so“Fantasia.” Summer was all about playcial structure. Bless my father who had ing in the sand. That definition of fun picked up the sweet cottage in the late now reads as a prohibition list: driving 1960s before he even met my mother. your friends and dogs down the beach In the years and family that followed, for a beer and s’mores-filled bonfire a well-loved Hamptons house was with an impromptu band, which for judged not by square feet but by the sure is going to disturb the Piping Ploamount of sand brought in by kids, ver. dogs, and friends after a not-exactly Rules didn’t really apply then. gourmet clam bake. OI SHARK FILM QP beach 08/08.qxp_Layout PM hangovers Page 1 Moms3:36 with burying their The current mansions,1 8/4/19
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kids up to their necks in the sand was an acceptable method to have a few minutes of peace and quiet until the headache subsided. And the treasure hunt was for beautiful pieces of sea glass, opaque with rounded edges, not discarded plastics, which are destroying the oceans and strangling sea creatures. I wonder now how life got so complicated. I appreciated summer’s simple pleasures. The epitome of culinary creation was a fresh tomato sandwich with salt and mayonnaise on country white toast. Candy Kitchen homemade ice cream was perfection without offering sugar free, fat free, gluten free, free range, free of adding an inch to your thighs options. And no need for salted caramel truffle — chocolate was fine, thank you very much. Local business operated on house accounts where you would just sign the bill at Loaves & Fishes or the Wainscott Seafood Shop and only face the sticker shock with the post-Labor Day bill. When you have trust, Apple Pay is completely unnecessary. Excitement was going to the library for a Nancy Drew mystery where the world’s problems could be solved by a teenage sleuth with a powder blue roadster (changed to a hybrid for her newest incarnation.) I still wish I had a boyfriend like Ned Nickerson. Great literary figures abounded either at the Hampton Library’s Fridays at Five speaker series or drinking at Bobby Van’s back when Bobby Van was playing piano there. Truman Capote, George Plimpton, James Jones, and Kurt Vonnegut bellied up to the bar. Now, town is more likely to be filled with Instagram influencers taking selfies for their liquor sponsors. Riding a bike was like . . . riding a bike. Not a chance to be texting with a friend about what you were going to wear to the party. Thank goodness the millennials have to at least stop at the deli for food and water, because if there
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RICK’S SPACE By Rick Murphy
Hair Today, Gone Tomorrow Taking a quick peek in the locker room rmurphy@indyeastend.com
Facial hair, and body hair, for that matter, mean different things to different genders. Men want it – on their faces and especially atop their heads. A lot of men will tell you they like body hair as well, but usually those are men with body hair. “He’s my big wooly bear,” their wives say. Good for them. Those of us without it are quite happy, thank you, though a little curly black chest hair to go with the gold chains is never a bad thing. It’s one of the oddities of life that although men are hairier than women, men lose their head hair at a much more frequent rate. You rarely see a bald woman — that’s not to say they don’t exist. They are like Big Foot, occasionally running through the forest or a shoe store. A whole industry has evolved to keep men from losing their hair. There are creams and gels, weaves and rugs, glue and linoleum. Men who wear toupees are convinced no one knows it, but they are always wrong. Some folks think facial hair on men is a virility symbol. Women will tell you it’s sexy. Men will tell you it’s sexy — but only men who have it. I personally don’t find it attractive but hey, that’s just me. To me, facial hair is
a thing where barbecue sauce accumulates and little more. Still, as puberty sets in, a young man’s thoughts turn to one thing and one thing only — hair. Specifically: When am I getting mine and how much will I get? By the time we are 13, we have already suffered the ignominy of watching some of the other guys shave regularly. When I was in fifth grade, Tommy Raffinello had a five o’clock shadow by 10 AM — although he was 17 at the time. The same was true in the locker room, if you get my drift . . . in the Brillo triangle, for lack of a better description, where there was either pubic hair, or not. You couldn’t help but take a peek. Me? I had what was charitably known as peach fuzz on my face. What was really depressing is Annette Buonicotti and several of the other girls had black whiskers hanging prominently above their lips and on their chins. On occasion I would slip into the bathroom and gingerly apply my mom’s eyebrow pencil to my fuzz until it was visible to the naked eye. Once, my father walked in the bathroom (no, there was no lock) and caught me coloring my fuzz. Thinking I was putting on make-up he asked,
“What are you doing wearing makeup? Are you gay?” “I’m coloring in my beard,” I replied. “Men who have beards have something to hide,” he asserted. “I know,” I said. “I’m gay!” He just left, befuddled. (The next time he walked in on me in the bathroom I was with my constant companion, an old Playboy I had stolen from my Uncle Tom’s apartment, and he breathed a sigh of relief and shut the door behind him, never to bring the matter up again.) I finally got the nerve to go to school with my augmented mustache, which I convinced myself looked real. I was ridiculed. Finally, Sister James Marion asked me politely to wash my face — by politely, I mean she dragged me into the boys’ room by the hair at the nape of my neck and informed me if my face wasn’t clean when I came back to class, she would put my head in the toilet bowl. That did the trick. In our Sag Harbor house, there were sometimes as many as 10 people, and only one bathroom. In fact, there was no bathroom until the mid-1930s. The outhouse, 200 years old, was located at the back of the garden, as far way as it could possibly be. My mom was in
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charge of emptying bedpans and would have to walk out there in the dead of winter, sometimes through eight feet of snow (or at least she says). Finally, Papa reluctantly carved a bathroom out of a small pantry off the kitchen. My Uncle Tom caught me “shaving” and ridiculed me until I pointed out at least the hair on my head that I combed was real. The outhouse? It’s still there. It went from a bathroom to a tool shed to an artist’s studio. The owner told me he petitioned Sag Harbor Village to allow him to put a bathroom in it, but his request was denied.
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Entertainment Guide By Nicole Teitler nicole@indyeastend.com
COMEDY Tammy Pescatelli Westhampton Beach Performing Arts Center welcomes Tammy Pescatelli to the stage on Friday, August 9, at 8 PM. For tickets, go to www.whbpac.org.
FILM Southampton Arts Center Southampton Arts Center presents an Outdoor Film: “Crazy Rich Asians” on Friday, August 9, at 8:30 PM. On Sunday, August 4, will be “World Elephant and World Lion Day Film Festival” at 6 PM. Then, on Tuesday, August 13, at 7:30 PM will be Southampton Jewish Film Fest: “The Dybbuk.” Learn more at www.southamptonartscenter.org.
The Souvenir Westhampton Beach Performing Arts Center will screen “The Souvenir” on Tuesday, August 13, at 7:30 PM. For tickets, go to www.whbpac.org.
WORDS BookHampton BookHampton in East Hampton welcomes Whitney Scharer, author of “The Age of Light,” in conversation with Julie Barer on Wednesday, August 7, at 5 PM and Friday, August 9, at 5 PM will be Dani Shapiro, author of “Inheritance,” in conversation with Zibby Owens. Go to www.bookhampton.com for book details.
Candace Bushnell Stony Brook Southampton University will have Candace Bushnell read from “Is There Still Sex In The City?” on Thursday, August 8, at 5 PM.
Jacqueline Humphries Parrish Art Museum in Water Mill will host a talk with Jacqueline Humphries on Friday, August 9, at 6 PM. Visit www.parrishart.org for more information.
Amagansett Free Library
Weeks on Thursday, August 8, at 7:30 PM, and Eddie Peake on Tuesday, August 13, at 7:30 PM. See more at www. thewatermillcenter.org.
ton Presbyterian Church will host Sunday, August 11, at 6:30 PM, “Schubert’s Trout Quintet.” Tickets are sold at www.bcmf.org.
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Beach Fossils
The Clam Bar
Solé East in Montauk welcomes Beach Fossils on Saturday, August 10, at 5 PM. Visit www.soleeast.com for a full lineup.
The Clam Bar at Napeague hosts live music every Wednesday starting at 4 PM.
The Paramount Theater
The Sag Harbor Historical Society will welcome Rev Karen Campbell with “The History of Pie — Sample the Possibilities” on Friday, August 9, at 5 PM, at the Annie Cooper Boyd House.
The Paramount Theater in Huntington hosts Rage Fest with Attila on Wednesday, August 7; UB40 on Thursday, August 8; Foghat on Friday, August 9; Ted Nugent on Saturday, August 10; and Beres Hammond on Sunday, August 11, with showtimes at 8 PM. Buy tickets at www.paramountny.com.
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Friday On The Porch
Guild Hall in East Hampton will have Alex Guarnaschelli interviewed by Florence Fabricant on Sunday, August 11, at 11 AM and Hamptons Institute: “Latino Immigration Issues on the East End and Beyond” on Monday, August 12, at 7 PM. Go to www.guildhall.org for tickets.
Mike Solomon The Arts Center at Duck Creek in East Hampton will host Mike Solomon on Sunday, August 11, at 5 PM as part of the Lichtenstein Lecture Series.
THEATER The Gateway The Gateway Playhouse in Bellport will offer “The Sound of Music” through August 17. Visit www.thegateway.org.
Annie Get Your Gun At Bay Street Theater in Sag Harbor will be Irving Berlin’s “Annie Get Your Gun” through September 1. For tickets and times, go to www.baystreet.org.
KidFEST Guild Hall in East Hampton will host KidFEST: Jedi Academy on Wednesday, August 7, at 5 PM. Visit www.guildhall.org to learn more.
Incognito At Bay Street Theater in Sag Harbor will be an intern production of “Incognito” Thursday, August 8, through Saturday, August 10. For tickets and times, go to www.baystreet.org.
Amagansett Free Library welcomes Shelby Raebeck, author of “Sparrow Beach,” on Thursday, August 8, at 6 PM, and Margaret Newell, author of “Brethren by Nature,” on Friday, August 9, at 5 PM. Go to www.amagansettlibrary.org.
The Cat Came Back
The Watermill Center
Southampton Cultural Center will hold open auditions for a production of
The Watermill Center welcomes Shane
“The Little Mermaid” on Sunday, August 11, at 12 PM, and Monday, August 12, at 6 PM. Visit www.scc-arts.org for more information.
Goat on a Boat presents “The Cat Came Back” at Bay Street Theater in Sag Harbor on Saturday, August 10, at 11 AM. For tickets, go to www.baystreet.org.
The Little Mermaid Auditions
Springs Tavern in East Hampton will have live music by Paul Gene every Thursday from 6 to 8 PM.
Gurney’s Gurney’s Montauk will have by the fire pit Certain Moves Trio on Thursday, August 8, at 6 PM; Cafe Whaon Friday, August 9, at 6 PM; Maddy and Manhattan Funk on Saturday, August 10, at 2 PM; Konekt Dat on Saturday, August 10, at 6 PM; and Blues Alley Ensemble on Sunday, August 11, at 6 PM. Check out www.gurneysresorts.com for a full list.
Surf Lodge Surf Lodge in Montauk brings Daya to the stage on Saturday, August 10, at 6 PM and Brett Young on Sunday, August 11, at 6 PM. Head to www.thesurflodge. com.
Brian Setzer Westhampton Beach Performing Arts Center will have Brian Setzer’s Rockabilly Riot on Saturday, August 10, at 8 PM, and Ms. Lisa Fischer and Grand Baton on Sunday, August 11, at 8 PM. For tickets go to www.whbpac.org.
Southampton Arts Center Southampton Arts Center will have a disco outdoor dance party on Saturday, August 10, at 8 PM, and World Music on the Steps with Deepa Paulus and Jay Gandhi on Sunday, August 11, at 2 PM. On Monday, August 12, at 7 PM see Theatre and Opera, “The Big One-Oh.” Learn more at www.southamptonartscenter.org.
Concerts On The Green
The Jam Session of The Hamptons perform at Paola’s East in East Hampton every Thursday at 8:30 PM. See more at www.thejamsession.org.
On Monday, August 12, Montauk Village Green free outdoor concerts continue with Gene Casey and The Lone Sharks at 6:30 PM. Visit www.montaukchamber.com to learn more.
Open Mic Night
Portraits
New Moon Cafe in East Quogue presents open mic night every Thursday from 8 to 11 PM. Check www.newmooncafeeq.com.
Guild Hall in East Hampton and GE Smith presents “Portraits,” featuring Tommy Emmanuel and Amy Helm on Tuesday, August 13, at 8 PM. Visit www.guildhall.org for more information.
Jam Session
Pianofest Pianofest in the Hamptons continues at Westhampton Beach Performing Arts Center on Thursday, August 8, at 7 PM and concludes at the Avram Theater in Southampton on Monday, August 12 at 5 PM. Visit www.pianofest. com for tickets.
Suffolk Theater Suffolk Theater in Riverhead will welcome Lords of 52nd Street on Friday, August 9, at 8 PM, and Art Garfunkel on Sunday, August 11, at 7:30 PM. Want tickets? Go to www.suffolktheater.com.
Chamber Music Festival The Bridgehampton Chamber Music Festival will have a concert on Friday, August 9, at 6 PM, at Channing Sculpture Gardens titled “Wm. Brian Little: Music from the Movies.” Bridgehamp-
Stephen Talkhouse Stephen Talkhouse in Amagansett jams out to The HooDoo Loungers with Bill Malchow on Wednesday, August 7, at 8 PM. On Thursday, August 8, will be Sofia D’Angelo at 8 PM followed by Shadowlands at 10 PM. Friday, August 9 is Suzanne Vega at 7 PM and Booga Sugar at 11 PM. Saturday, August 10, kicks off with Inda Eaton at 7 PM, followed by Juice at 9 PM, and Rubix Kube at 11 PM. Sunday, August 11, at 8 PM is Rufus Wainwright. Monday, August 12, Matt Grundy will open for Donovan Frankenreiter at 8 PM and again on Tuesday, August 13, at 8 PM. LHT will play at 10 PM on Tuesday. See more at www.stephentalkhouse.com.
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story itself was firmly set in the Hamptons. In the novel, Amity is on Long Island, somewhere between Bridgehampton and East Hampton. The fearsome shark hunter Quint was inspired by a Montauk fisherman, Frank Mundus.
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Goop, bringing customers curated products to add value and meaning. Goop itself has a store in Sag Harbor. www.shop.goop.com Movies “Mulholland Drive” and “The Impossible” brought Britishborn actress Naomi Watts to the fore, though her involvement in ONDA Beauty as a co-founder with Larissa Thompson and Sarah Bryden-Brown is perhaps less well known, but just as important, given ONDA’s mission to create clean beauty products. Even if an Academy nomination feels distant, ONDA in Sag Harbor can make you feel a star. www.ondabeauty.com
The Smaller Screen The Hamptons International Film Festival is still two months away (October 10 to 14) but fear not — all around you, the Hamptons is the inspiration for iconic movies and television series from today and yesterday. This week, here are four iconic films, influential TV shows, and celebrities making an impact in the Hamptons. (www.hamptonsfilmfest.org) Actor Alec Baldwin is an omnipresent figure in the Hamptons, and engages passionately with charitable events such as Author’s Night for the East Hampton Library (August 10) and the Artists & Writers Annual softball competition (August 17). www.awgame.org, www.authorsnight.org
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“Sex and the City 2” (2010). A staple subject of the television show on which the movies were based, the Hamptons was the natural summer backdrop for the escapades of the four women embarking on life’s adventures. In the movie sequel, Samantha (Kim Cattrall) rekindles a relationship on a beach with a Danish architect met in Abu Dhabi. A completely Hamptons situation. “Something’s Gotta Give” (2003). Jack Nicholson and Diane Keaton become accidental lovers and ultimately are married with the backdrop of a Hamptons beach house providing the catalyst. Keaton’s character was a Broadway playwright and Nicholson’s, a mu-
“Wall Street” (1987). Greed was good and for Gordon Gecko, played by Michael Douglas, one of the obvious symbols of success was, even then, a Hamptons home. Gecko provides a wake-up call for the film’s hero Charlie Sheen from Gecko’s Bridgehampton beach house, adorned with artwork by Amagansett resident John Alexander.
“Jaws” (1975). Whilst Peter Benchley’s novel was brought to life by Steven Spielberg in Martha’s Vineyard, the
Rockstar Jon Bon Jovi has teamed up with his son Jessie Bongiovi to create a rosé wine, Diving in Hamptons Water, which can be found on just about every party table and wine list such as this season’s place to be seen, Southampton Social Club. www.hamptonwaterwine.com
Actress Gwyneth Paltrow has parlayed her performances in movies such as “Shakespeare in Love” and “Iron Man” into a newsletter in 2009 which became a lifestyle business,
“The Affair” (Showtime, Season 5). Since its start in 2014, “The Affair” has focused on the extra-marital relationship between a Montauk waitress and New York schoolteacher. Season 5 begins on August 25. www.sho.com/ the-affair “Gossip Girl” (Season 2, Episode 1). The second season launched with a cougar “attacking” one of the characters, Nate, in this show which ran for six seasons, chronicling the trials and tribulations of a group of private school kids in Manhattan. www.netflix.com “Girls” (2012 to 2017) saw Lena Durham in 2016 bring the cast to Montauk to shoot scenes for the millennial cult comedy surrounding the growing pains and relationships of its cast.
“Royal Pains” (2009 to 2016). A brilliant surgeon who is mistakenly discredited has to work with his brother as a concierge doctor in the Hamptons. When he seeks to help the less fortunate, he finds himself walking a tight rope (for several seasons). What could go wrong? www.imdb.com
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When I began writing restaurant articles for The Independent, over a year ago, it was designed to profile restaurants on the East End that had been in business for 20 years or longer. Week after week, I researched, ate, and wrote — but eventually, I moved on to restaurants that were newer, because the East End is a place of regeneration, too, and 20 years is a long time. How, then, did I miss Dockside Bar & Grill? Open since 1996, Dockside definitely should have been swept up in my initial round of restaurant profiling, but it somehow escaped my radar. The more I thought about it, actually, the more I realized that escaping notice is kind of the point when it comes to Dockside. Yes, it serves great food, and yes, the location is superlative. But it’s also an unassuming, local-friendly restaurant located in the old American Legion building. The chairs on the front “patio,” which is really just an extension of the sidewalk, are white plastic. You’re more likely to see the American Legion sign out front than you are any mention of
Dockside. All of this is kind of the point. Since 1996, Sag Harbor has changed in countless ways. Corner Bar is still there, of course, and so is the American Hotel and Provisions, but Conca d’Oro now serves much more expensive Neapolitan pies, La Superica is now ‘K Pasa, and what was once Cigar Bar is now . . . well, who knows? It’s a changing village with changing tastes. Even Billy Joel can’t stay put, which is why his house-cum-garage, located near the Dockside, is currently up on stilts, mid-renovation. And so, in some ways, Dockside is a relic, and I mean that in the best of ways. Here, from the relative comfort of a plastic chair, you can enjoy a water view without having to put on country club attire. You can watch the boats bob in the marina while sinking your teeth into a lobster roll, meat overstuffed into a brioche bun (although, at $31, I can’t reasonably say that the prices have not climbed with the times). What does Dockside do best? Seafood, full stop. There is the lobster roll, yes, served both at lunch and dinner — the restaurant is open for
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both meals seven days a week. There are also pan-fried crab cakes with a lemon-basil aioli, seven spice-seared scallops with a wasabi-tamari glaze, herb-crusted cod with a lemon beurre blanc, lobster bucatini, steamed lobster, citrus-blackened Scottish salmon, clam chowder, oysters on the half shell, lobster-avocado spring rolls, steamed mussels, and fried shrimp — to name a few. It’s a seafood Mecca, to be clear. An ocean lover would be hard-pressed not to find an item worthy of a sincere wallet opening on the menu, and that’s without mentioning the rotating daily specials. Recently, those specials included steamers (dear to my own heart, since I grew up 20 minutes from the
Maine border), as well as a grilled swordfish with Mediterranean salsa. Those were the sea-faring specials, I should say. For the meat eaters, Dockside offered a pan-roasted pork chop with a peach-fennel slaw. Although the restaurant’s finest offerings are — in my estimation — of the sea, a land lover would have no problem finding a home here, either. There are selections for all. Ah, the equality of old school Sag Harbor. So, my sincere apologies to forgetting you until now, Dockside, although, in truth, you should be happy I did. Because you’re the type of place that does not really need recognition. Carry on, Dockside. Your casual elegance suits you well.
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Bel Mare Opens In Springs Springs residents have a new dining option. Bel Mare Ristorante, located at 28 Maidstone Park Road in East Hampton, is now open, with Chef Luigi Del Conte in the kitchen. Steps away from Maidstone Park and Sunset Cove Marina, it’s an ideal place to sip a cocktail. The black and white contemporary bar begs for an East End Cosmopolitan, adding in a little limoncello twist . . . with a side
of pizza. The 12-inch pies are perfectly sized to split as an appetizer or eaten as a meal, with house-made dough, and gluten-free options available in 10-inch crusts. Bel Mare Ristorante is open daily from 4 to 10 PM, with a happy hour 4 to 6 PM. Call 631-658-9500 or see the full menu online at www.belmareristorante.com. NT
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New Chefs At The Maidstone, Moby’s Fonville, Phillipp bring simple cuisine to the kitchens By Beth Landman
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Moby’s has a new chef this season and he comes with a good pedigree. Martel Fonville, who started this summer, worked at Gramercy Tavern, A Voce, fish mecca Esca, and Upland before taking the reins at the hopping spot on Three Mile Harbor. “I’ve brought a simpler, more natural style of cooking here,’’ said the chef, who is now presenting such dishes as a whole rack of lamb for two with couscous, feta, olives, and smoked Greek yogurt; ora king salmon with raw shaved zucchini, squash blossoms, and citrus vinaigrette; scallops with local corn, crispy leeks, torn mint, basil, and micro herb salad; chilled English pea soup with lump
crab, and panna cotta with smoked salt and vanilla bean. Moby’s party vibe is still in the air — reggae is offered on the lawn every Sunday from 5 to 9 PM. Ronald Philipp, who took the post of chef at The Maidstone this year, began his Hamptons career 25 years ago at Wings Point, which occupied the space that now houses Moby’s. He trained at the kitchens of River Café and The Water Club before becoming chef at Barefoot Contessa. Like Fonville, he is going for simpler presentations, like Tuscan grilled veal with sage and lemon served over lemon arugula salad with roasted potatoes; and sautéed local fluke over spinach
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with seasonal vegetables. Philipp also has a late-night menu served until midnight on weekends that includes seafood towers, charcuterie, and a “build your own’’ French fry plate with options like chili sauce, cheddar cheese, curry sauce, and bacon. On Sundays, he hits the outdoor grill and smoker for a barbecue, smoking baby back ribs over four kinds of wood — apple, hickory, cherry and maple — and presenting pork tenderloin with bourbon peach sauce. “People can hang out in garden,’’ Philipp said. “Tables have umbrellas and there are string lights at night; it’s peaceful but fun!” And don’t forget, Maidstone lets you bring your dog to dinner if you eat outside. “We try and accommodate them in any way possible,’’ said Philipp. “We have a doggie menu, but if you don’t see something you like, we will customize!’’ Tim Gaglio is bringing Osteria Salina back to the Hamptons. The Sicilian restaurant, that was first located on School Street before moving into the Wainscott house now occupied by Il Mulino, is returning as a pop up in Water Mill Square. It’s scheduled to open August 8 and run through September. Geoffrey Zakarian and culinary publicist Jaret Keller are releasing a
cookbook this week called “Hamptons Entertaining.” It highlights recipes from some of the area’s most notable residents including Martha Stewart, Gwyneth Paltrow, Bobby Flay, David Burtka and Neil Patrick Harris, and Giada De Laurentiis. “I’ve been coming to the Hamptons for over 25 years, and I’m excited to release a book that’s filled with a collection of recipes from friends whose entertaining is inspired by the East End,’’ said Zakarian. Bridgehampton Inn chef Brian Szostak has also just released a cookbook, and this one is technologically advanced. The “Look and Cookbook” has QR codes you scan and link to videos for cooking demonstrations. “I don’t like to do the same traditional food; I prefer to give it a different spin,’’ explained Szostak, who was formerly chef de cuisine at Noah’s in Greenport. His menu, which changes monthly, includes variations on American classics like lobster corn dogs, crab tots, along with Eastern-influenced dishes like kung pao cauliflower; local fish with lychee, salad, micro greens, and chili oil; Asian style pork ribs with kimchi macaroni salad; farm stand Cobb salad with miso buttermilk ranch dressing, and yuzumisu, a play on tiramisu with yuzu syrup and Chinese black tea instead of coffee.
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EAST EnD TASTE By Vanessa Gordon
Four Restaurants You Must Visit This August New and notable eateries This summer, we have been lucky to have so many new and notable restaurants that have recently celebrated their grand openings. So, which ones should you put on the top of your to-visit agenda? Below, I highlight the top four restaurants you must visit this month, if you haven’t already, while noting which ones I will be heading to in just a couple of weeks.
Showfish Executive chef Jeremy Blutstein, an Amagansett native, highlights the bounty of the community throughout the menu at Showfish in Montauk. The menu features seafood caught daily by local fishermen for a literal dock-totable experience. Some of my favorites include his take on a Greek salad with plenty of snap peas; the Scallop Crudo; and the selection of desserts. I recommend sitting outside on the deck and enjoying a late-night dinner with peaceful views of the marina.
The Surf Lodge The Surf Lodge in Montauk has been a favorite spot of mine for many years, and not just for the awesome music lineup. Culinary director Shaun Hergatt and head chef Robert Sieber have developed new menu selections featuring a variety of healthy bites like the Almond Chia Pudding, the delicious Mat-
cha Bowl, Brooklyn Waffles, Mexican Baked Eggs, and more. There is also a selection of enjoyable toasts such as the Ricotta Toast with orange blossom honey, hazelnuts, mint, and pink peppercorns. Beside the Almond Chia Pudding, my favorites also include the Farmers Breakfast Bowl. Come early at 10:30 AM for brunch and a leisurely Sunday morning.
Morty’s Oyster Stand Morty’s is open for lunch and dinner daily at the site of the former Cyril’s on the Napeague stretch. The casual and refined restaurant and bar offers sustainable seafood, East Coast oysters, and coastal cuisine. Dishes to know include the White and Summer Squash Ceviche, Olive Oil Steamed Mussels, Fish en Papillote, The Best Fried Chicken, and sides like my children’s favorite, the Lobster Mac and Cheese. Highlighted desserts are Grilled Pineapple with black sesame and coconut caramel, and a BBC Ice Cream Sandwich. My favorite is the Watermelon Salad, which I pair with one of their “PG-13” juices like the Roadside Relief crafted with watermelon, lemon, mint, and honey.
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each menu features mezzes, a raw bar, pastas and grains, and fresh, simplygrilled seafood. Dinner includes caviar service to start, in addition to shareable plates including a selection of crudos like Live Diver Sea Scallop with black truffle salt. Blu Mar’s pastas are made in-house and cooked to order, like my favorite: Trofie Alla Genovese with pesto, green beans, and potatoes, and the Fedelini Alle Vongole with baby clams, garlic, parsley, and hot pepper. The focal point of the menu is the wild Mediterranean and American sea-
food, featuring a rotating menu of the day’s catches. I prefer to sit outside on the patio for dinner in the early evenings. Towards the latter part of August, I will be visiting Coche Comedor and Carissa’s new storefront both in Amagansett, Hamptons Standard in Hampton Bays, and Bel Mare in East Hampton. What’s new and what’s hot in the Hamptons? Where are you dining this weekend? Share by tagging @EastEndTaste and using #EastEndTaste.
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ith decades of experience, Jim Naples, the owner of East Bay Builders, has seen it all. He has mastered not only the classic Hamptons architectural style but added modern before it was trendy on the East End. With this experience, he has incorporated indepth knowledge of green building techniques, solar especially, into most builds. We caught up with Naples to learn more about his custom-build and renovation/remodel services that are highly sought after on the East End.
How did you get started as a builder? Was this industry what you always wanted to pursue? My family members are long-time construction people. My father was in the commercial end of business, my brother built in both the commercial and residential space, my father-in-law was a Hamptons builder throughout the 1950s, '60s, and early '70s. I studied architecture and stayed with the construction end of the business.
How did you transition from a remodeling construction company to a high-end custom builder? Was this because a client took a job a major step forward? No, not at all. I always did both. Of course, we love the complete high-end new home construction and put our hearts and souls into every project. We also specialize in major and minor high-end renovations and remodels. I actually do more of that. We build custom homes for clients, of course, but also consult home buyers and realtors for remodel and renovation projects of existing homes.
Do you work with certain architects or is it a bidding situation for your beautiful homes? We do have respectable relationships with several architects whereas we pass leads to them and occasionally get the same passed to us. I strongly believe that a tight relationship between builder and architect is critical for the
benefit of the client. Bidding wars can become a mess and a headache for the client. Trust in the architect and builder streamlines the process enormously. With that said, come on in, architects — I’m ready to work with you!
How closely do you work with the homeowners to determine the build against their lifestyle needs? We commit ourselves to working with the homeowners to explore their needs, dreams, and budgets to accommodate and plan any project. During and after any size project, we guide them along with making selections. We can guide them in the right direction once we have their vision and budget in place. We never believe in making it a burden and always strive to make it an exciting journey for them.
How do you incorporate green building technologies into your homes? We incorporate the latest materials and technologies for safe, efficient, energyconservative measures, including solar installations, on most projects.
Do you ever spec build? I have been speculative over the years with my own homes I’ve built and renovated. As my children have grown and family changed, we often found ourselves selling and moving onto another project. I’m thinking of doing more speculative building in the near future.
Do you have relationships with certain real estate agents who you bring on board if you do work in spec building? I’ve been thinking a lot about that recently. We’re very interested in talking to those interested realtors.
Where do you build, generally? We are licensed all over Long Island. We predominantly have worked from
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Moriches to Montauk and all over the North Fork, which we love. We are currently doing a major rebuild in Old Westbury which was the former residence of Howard Stern that was purchased by my client.
Are there any building or design trends that you particularly like? Not necessarily. It’s always interesting to be on top of latest trends and technologies, especially the smart home and AV trends, which are demanding and very popular.
Can you describe the East Bay Builders style for potential homeowners?
inspiration? We stay on top of builder sites and magazine sites as well as legal trends involving the industry. We are A+ accredited with the Better Business Bureau.
Do you offer post-build services, like maintenance? Yes, as well as being there when called on by my previous clients for any warranty, maintenance, or repair issues beyond contractual warranty.
Do you offer architecture or landscaping services in-house?
From traditional to contemporary to the ultra-modern. We have the experience and insight to provide the best craftsmanship for any new home or turn that old home into a new one.
We certainly do. Our architects and landscapers are integral parts of our team.
Do you follow any periodicals or websites for
To learn more about Naples or inquire about his building services, call 516-8972649 or visit www.eastbaybuildersinc.com.
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Sag Harbor’s Newest – And Highest – Condos Enjoy a private marina and rooftop terrace for about $20 million By Rick Murphy rmurphy@indyeastend.com They will be the two highest, and arguably the most luxurious, residences in Sag Harbor. Rising from the rubble of the socalled 1-800-LAWYERS building, the two condos on Sag Harbor Cove will abut a new park and beach adjacent to Long Wharf. The property, originally owned by the Remkus family, was home to the Whalers Motel; a fishing station and the Seaside restaurant were also part of the complex. On Friday August 2, a project helmed by Jay Bialsky was unveiled to the public after languishing for years. The project, featuring two available residences, will be the tallest building in Sag Harbor. Organizers said it would transform previously barricaded beaches into a family-friendly recreational facility. The property previously sat un-
usable for 13 years. Andre Kikoski, Jay Bialsky, and Edward Hollander came onboard and gained all necessary approvals within five months. Both residences at 2 West Water will offer buyers a unique waterfront experience that includes two private boat slips per residence, and jewel‐box glass rooms to maximize the harbor’s western‐facing views. There will be a parking garage underneath. Realized in contemporary form, architect Kikoski’s groundbreaking design is distinctly rooted in the past yet carefully crafted with a forward look to the future. The exacting design is nothing short of breathtaking. The brick exterior harkens back to Sag Harbor’s industrial heritage and provides reference to the watchcase factory in the center of town that has since been converted to
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condos as well. Each residence, on four levels, is topped by a rooftop terrace with farreaching water views and extraordinary sunsets. A private marina allows for visitors by sea. The residents are also only a halfblock from the NYC-bound buses.
Residence Y and Residence Z are priced at approximately $21.95 million and $19.95 million respectively, and situated right next to the new park. The developers waived 60 percent of their building rights to make the park more user friendly. The properties will be exclusively listed by Bespoke Real Estate.
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The League Of Awesome Boatbuilders 11th annual cardboard boat race comes to port By Gianna Volpe gianna@indyeastend.com Row, row, row your boat as fast as you can down the Peconic River for the 11th annual Riverhead Cardboard Boat Race Saturday, August 10. The Peconic Riverfront event — co-sponsored by the Riverhead Business Improvement District Management Association and the Riverhead Chamber of Commerce — was moved from June to August last summer. “Right now the forecast is looking
really good for both days, so I’m feeling good about it,” event organizer Diane Tucci said, adding the rain date is scheduled for Sunday. “We have a hula hoop contest for the kids at 10:30 AM, and then we’ll kick off the boat races with the Supervisor’s Race at 11.” The traditional race between Southampton and Riverhead town heads is highly anticipated by the hundreds of
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spectators and competitors who attend the race each summer. “I did the race last year for my first time against Jay Schneiderman,” Riverhead Supervisor Laura Jens-Smith said. “I’m happy to report that I won the trophy. … It’ll be interesting this year to see a little bit of competition.” Both Jens-Smith, whose boat was built by the Riverhead Highway Department, and Southampton Supervisor Jay Schneiderman, who built his own boat, will be racing in the same vessel captained in last year’s race. “Last year, Laura beat me, but I wasn’t in a particularly competitive mood; I wanted it to be a good race,” Schneiderman said, adding he and JensSmith briefly considered rowing together this year before ultimately deciding against the idea. “Laura Jens-Smith and I aren’t very competitive with each other, but I’ll try to get in the spirit for the race. I’d like to take the trophy back to Southampton. Sean Walter and I were more competitive. He wanted that trophy so bad that I had to win it, and I did for two years after Anna Throne-Holst beat him.” Local politicians aren’t the only ones battling it out on the riverfront. In fact, anyone can compete in the cardboard boat race and enter new boats up until the morning of the event. “We encourage people to pre-register, but we don’t require it,” said Tucci. “We had at least 30 entries last year. Hundreds of people gather on the riverfront to cheer on the racers.” Several of such are members of “The League of Awesome Cardboard Boatbuilders,” a Facebook group of dedi-
cated cardboard shipwrights who often put more effort into building their boat than the average cardboard captain. “I think we might go a little further than everybody else, but I will tell you that a lot of times other folks come over and say, ‘Hey, maybe we’ll do that next year,’” farm manager Mark Sisson of Cornell University’s Long Island Horticultural Research and Extension Center said of how team members often make themed ships with matching costumes and areas where they set-up shop to enjoy the event. “We dressed up as ghostbusters for the 30th anniversary of ‘Ghostbusters’ in 2014 — one person dressed up as Slimer — then made a DeLorean the following year for ‘Back To The Future’s’ 30th anniversary. Some people got more excited and built a plywood clocktower, and somebody in our group of a dozen people, who go all-out, dressed up as the person walking around in present day saying, ‘Save the Clocktower.’ She had a little can and collected $8.50.” There are youth, single, and group races that receive first, second, and thirdplace awards, as well as a trophy for the most epic ship sinking of the day, which is appropriately named after the Titanic. “We decided last year to give an award for the Titanic sinking,” Tucci said, adding how the crowd cheers as the boats submerge. “We also have an outlaw boat race inspired by the Pinewood Derby, because sometimes people will get in the boat at the dock and they’ll fall over, so this is really a second chance for redemption and another opportunity. It’s completely 100 percent anything goes.”
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Name Change For Riverhead Marine Center New moniker gets seal of approval By Bridget LeRoy bridget@indyeastend.com Peppercorn is a turtle rescue. Independent/Courtesy NYMRC
The Riverhead Foundation for Marine Research & Preservation was kind of a mouthful to say. And the organization announced this week that it is refocusing its mission, and changing its name — to the zippier New York Marine Rescue Center. Over the past 23 years, the NYMRC team, based out of the buildings that also house the Long Island Aquarium in Riverhead, has responded to more than 5000 stranded seals, sea turtles, and cetaceans, and has successfully rehabilitated and released more than 1000 marine species. Only last month, the center responded to a shark-filled swimming pool in Dutchess County, where the owner was keeping the large
protected species in a basement tank to sell. The sand tiger sharks are currently being rehabilitated by the NYMRC. According to a press release, “the revamped mission and name change better reflects the conservation needs of the Greater Atlantic Region. NYMRC will remain the sole facility in New York State authorized by the state and federal government to rehabilitate seals and sea turtles rescued from New York waters.” The new name is effective immediately and will be implemented throughout all aspects of the organization throughout 2019. Recently, there’s been a noted increase in the seal population in the
northeast Atlantic, due in part to this team’s ongoing conservation efforts. However, the four species of sea turtle that inhabit local waters are all listed as threatened or endangered and in need of critical support, due to entanglement, coastal development, plastic and other marine debris, climate change, ocean pollution, human consumption, and illegal trade. NYMRC, for now, will shift its resources to better support the greater needs of these threatened and endangered sea turtle populations. “With this new direction, we are rebranding our organization with a new name and logo to better reflect the work we do throughout all of New York State
and the animals we support to allow us to have the strongest, most effective impact on these important marine conservation initiatives,” said Charles Bowman, board president of NYMRC. “We do intend to continue responding to sick and injured seals and cetaceans as feasible and necessary and provide rehabilitation to those seals in need while increasing our support and capacity for endangered sea turtles. We are also planning to revitalize our rescue center tanks and equipment and to make renovations that will allow greater public viewing of the rescue center activities,” he said. For more information, visit www. nymarinerescue.org
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NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF SUFFOLK, CALIBER HOME LOANS, INC., Plaintiff, vs. JOSHUA HORTON A/K/A JOSHUA Y. HORTON, ET AL., Defendant(s). Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly filed on November 30, 2017, I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction at the Southold Town Hall, Main Road, Southold, NY on August 30, 2019 at 9:00 a.m., premises known as 727 1st Street, Greenport, NY. All that certain plot, piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements thereon erected, situate, lying and being in the Incorporated Village of Greenport, County of Suffolk and State of New York, District 1001, Section 002.00, Block 05.00 and Lot 033.007. Approximate amount of judgment is $553,586.14 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index # 066279/2014. Robert A. Caccese, Esq., Referee Pincus Law Group, PLLC, 425 RXR Plaza, Uniondale, New York 11556, Attorneys for Plaintiff
SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, COUNTY OF SUFFOLK, INDEX NO. 607745/2019 CAROL RESSI DI CERVIA, (Mortgagors) Plaintiff, -against- SIRO ZANINI,(Mortgagee) Defendant, SUMMONS, To the above-named Defendant: YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED to answer the Complaint in this action and to serve a copy of your Answer, or if the Complaint is not served with this Summons, to serve a Notice of Appearance, on Plaintiff's attorney within twenty (20) days after the service of this Summons, exclusive of the day of service (or within thirty (30) days after service is complete if this Summons is not personally delivered to you within the State of New York); and in case of your failure to answer or appear, judgment will be taken against you by default for the relief demanded in the notice set forth below and in the Complaint. SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, COUNTY OF SUFFOLK, INDEX NO. 607745/2019 CAROL RESSI DI CERVIA, (Mortgagors) Plaintiff, -against- SIRO ZANINI,(Mortgagee) Defendant, VERIFIED COMPLAINT, Plaintiff, by and through her attorneys, The Law Office of William D. Shapiro, as and for their Verified Complaint: AS AND FOR A FIRST CAUSE OF ACTION 1.This Action is brought pursuant to the New York Real Property Actions and Proceedings Law (hereinafter “RPAPL”) Article 15 to secure the cancellation and discharge of record of the below-described mortgage which encumbers the below-described premises. 2 Plaintiff is an individual residing in the State of New York, County of New York, with an address of 350 East 79th Street, Apartment 10C, New York, NY 10075. 3 Upon information and belief, Defendant Siro Zanini, is an individual engaged in the transaction of business throughout New York State and more particularly within Suffolk County, having an address of Via Navegna 2D, P.O. Box 2040, CH-6648, Minusio, Switzerland. 4 Plaintiff is/was the Owner of certain real property known as 8 Gansett Lane, Amagansett, Town of East Hampton, County of Suffolk, State of New York, Suffolk County Tax Map No. 0300-172.000-10.00-009.000 (hereinafter the “Premises”). 5 Plaintiff sold the Premises in 2017 to an uninvolved third party but was unable to obtain a satisfaction or discharge of mortgage for the below-described mortgage from the Defendant before the date of closing of title, and thus Plaintiff maintains an “interest in the property” pursuant to RPAPL §§1501(4) & (5) 6 In order to induce the uninvolved third party to close title to the Premises, Plaintiff deposited – pursuant to a written Deposit Agreement – the sum of TWO HUNDRED THOUSAND ($200,000.00) DOLLARS from the sales proceeds with the title company who insured the transaction in order to ensure the discharge of the below-described mortgage. 7 The insuring title company requires an Order Discharging/ Cancelling the Mortgage in order to release the escrow funds to Plaintiff. 8 On March 31, 1992, in connection with the Premises, the above-said Plaintiff, as Mortgagor, executed and delivered to Defendant, as mortgagee, a note whereby Plaintiff promised to pay the sum of TWO HUNDRED THOUSAND ($200,000.00) DOLLARS with interest on the unpaid balance of the debt (hereinafter the “Note”). 9 As security for the payment of said Note, Plaintiff duly executed and delivered to Defendant a mortgage in the amount of TWO HUNDRED THOUSAND ($200,000.00) DOLLARS, which mortgage was dated March 31, 1992 and recorded in the Office of the Suffolk County Clerk on May 20, 1992 in Liber 17670 Page 498 (hereinafter the “Mortgage”). 10 Per the terms of the Note and Mortgage, “[a]ll sums owed under the Note are due no later than March 31, 1997.” 11 Accordingly, because all sums owed under the Note and Mortgage were due no later than March 31, 1997, the sixyear Statute of Limitations for brining a action to foreclose on the mortgage pursuant to CPLR §213(4) began to run at the latest on March 31, 1997. 12 Consequently, the six-year State of Limitations for bringing an action to foreclose on the Mortgage pursuant to CPLR §213(4) expired on March 31, 2003; six (6) years after the due date stated in the Note and Mortgage. 13 At no point in time did the Defendant, or Defendant’s successor(s)-in-interest, if any, gain possession of the Premises. 14 Upon information and belief, all parties are known, and none are an infant nor mentally incapacitated. 15 The judgment will not affect a person or persons not in being or ascertained at the commencement of the action, who by any contingency contained in a devise or grant or otherwise, could afterward become entitled to a beneficial estate or interest in the property involved. 16 Every person or persons in being who would have been entitled to such estate or interest if such event had happened immediately before the commencement of this action is named as a party thereto. 17 As a result of the foregoing, Plaintiff by reason of its interest in the property, demands the cancellation and discharge of said mortgage pursuant to RPAPL §1501(4). WHEREFORE, Plaintiff Carol Ressi Di Cervia hereby demands, pursuant to Section 1501(4) of the Real Property Actions & Proceedings Law, judgment against the Defendant cancelling and discharging the Mortgage held by Defendant and encumbering the Premises located at 8 Gansett Lane, Amagansett, Town of East Hampton, County of Suffolk, State of New York, Suffolk County Tax Map No. 0300-172.000-10.00009.000, together with such other and further relief as this Court deems just and proper. NOTICE OF NATURE OF ACTION AND RELIEF SOUGHT: the object of the above-captioned action is to discharge a mortgage securing the sum of $200,000.00 and interest, recorded on May 20, 1992 at Liber 17670 Page 498 covering the premises known as 8 Gansett Lane, Amagansett, New York. The relief sought is a final judgment adjudicating enforcement of the mortgage as barred by the Statute of Limitations. Suffolk County is designated as the place of trial because the real property affected by this action is located in said county. YOU MUST RESPOND BY SERVING A COPY OF THE ANSWER ON THE ATTORNEY FOR THE PLAINTIFF AND FILING THE ANSWER WITH THE COURT. The Law Office of William D. Shapiro, Attorney for Plaintiff, By: William D. Shapiro, Esq., 34 E. Montauk Hwy. - Ste. 3, Hampton Bays, New York 11946, (631) 377-1168, WDS@WilliamDShapiroLaw.com.
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Three In A Quattroporte?
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Maserati. It’s an icon of Italian elegance. Three different drivers, three different experiences. Between July 25 and 30, Maserati let The Independent staff get behind the wheel of a 2019 Quattroporte
SQ4 GranLusso. Executive Editor Jessica Mackin visited events throughout the Hamptons, and also enjoyed the open roads west of the canal and on the North Fork; Managing Editor Bridget LeRoy meandered around
Maserati Ups The Ante On My Car Game By Jessica Mackin-Cipro I’m having car problems. And my biggest is that I am no longer in possession of a 2019 Maserati Quattroporte, like I was two weekends ago. Now I don’t know how I will ever go back to my seemingly inferior vehicles. I've always chose a combination of quality and style when it comes to a car. For me this means a pre-owned BMW and Mercedes. So what there’s a six-CD changer in the trunk? The engine literally lasts forever and it never goes out of style. But the thing is, I’ve been really busy and haven’t paid enough attention to the fact that my cars may have had their days in the sun (evident by the sun spots on the hood) and are both now nearing an early retirement. And driving around in a Maserati really pointed this out for me. Just like that, the most valuable part of my current vehicle is that I have both an East Hampton and Southampton beach sticker (shh!). Over the weekend, it was time for me to take this fine piece of Italian machinery out for a spin. So, I picked up the girls and headed to the Hot in the Hamptons Luxury Brunch. What else does one drive to a luxury brunch in but a luxury car? Especially a brunch hosted and attended by a variety of “Real Housewives.” I rolled up to the party feeling like a “Real Housewife of
the Hamptons.” Andy Cohen, call me! Throughout the day, I took the Maserati on every back road I could, even the back roads to the back roads, just so I could attempt to drive at a normal speed during the South Fork’s bumper-to-bumper hours of 6 AM to midnight. But even in traffic, I didn’t mind. I was driving a Maserati. Oh, you want me to pick you up in Montauk? Sure! Be right there! Later I stopped at the Watermill Center’s annual summer benefit, Tabula Rasa. I felt immediate separation anxiety when I handed her over to the valet. “I’m only going to be here a few minutes,” I told them, feeling like I was a real Maserati owner. The great thing about valeting a car like this is they want to keep it upfront with all the other special cars, and not buried in the back with the average ones. Following Watermill Center, I drove out to the C.U. Out East Benefit for the Celiac Disease Center at Columbia University at Guild Hall in East Hampton, where the Wallflowers and Colin Jost were performing. I drove there with two headlights, unlike my Mercedes, which currently only has one headlight working, and may have been more fitting drive to a Wallflowers concert — get it? I also took it for a drive down Dune Road in Hampton Bays. One: It’s, in my opinion, the prettiest drive on the entire
East Hampton, and reporter Nicole Teitler headed to Montauk to visit local businesses. The price tag on this particular model? A cool $136,160. For more info, visit www.maseratiusa.com.
East End and two: Because it’s open road, something we East Enders don’t come by often. On Sunday, my husband Joe and I drove to the North Fork — a rare place with no shortage of open road. A few stops along the way included a farm stand for fresh produce, Catapano Dairy Farm to pick up some of America’s finest goat cheese, and the North Fork Doughnut Company. It’s my belief that you can take on the personality of the car you’re driving. A few days prior I was driving my sister’s pick-up truck during rush hour. I was aggressive and wanted everyone to get out of my way. I was overcome by the need to drive over uneasy terrain to get to the top of a mountain. When I’m driving my
BMW convertible I cruise like a Sunday driver, even on a Tuesday, while pickup trucks try to run me off the road. In the Maserati, I felt powerful. That’s the horsepower. I felt stylish. That’s the impeccable Italian design. I was one with the road. That’s the high-performance tires. This vehicle is race-bred for performance and I played the part of race-car driver (at a responsible speed of course!). Thank you, Maserati, for reminding me that driving is fun. During a busy life filled with trains, plane, automobiles, Jitneys, Ambassadors, Luxury Liners, Hoppers, Lyfts, Vias, Ubers, and everything in-between, it’s a nice reminder that no matter what, you should always enjoy the ride. And the ride is always a little easier to enjoy in a Maserati.
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Lunch aka Lobster Roll staff with owner Andrea Anthony. Independent/Amy Kalaczynski
Holiday House Hamptons with DanceBody and Paddle Diva. Below, Memory Motel, with Bella Ornaf of Fin Montauk. Independent/Amy Kalaczynski
Maserati To Montauk By Nicole Teitler Maserati: it’s not a car, it’s an experience. I’d never driven a car with an MSRP reaching six figures. Purchasing my 2011 Hyundai, straight from the showroom post-college graduation, was about the biggest sense of automotive accomplishment I’ve achieved. So, when the opportunity to drive around a Maserati Quattroporte GranLusso for 24 hours presented itself, I was zero to ecstatic in 1.5 seconds. The symbol of Maserati is a trident, the weapon of choice for Poseidon/Neptune, God of the Sea in mythology. Symbolically, Maserati is already connected to the East End, a place surrounded by water and those who have based their livelihoods off of it. And the sleek design of Quattroporte alone begged to be photographed. These waves of thought, in my mind,
created a connection to the car that goes deeper than luxury. A car takes you from point A to point B. In this case, rather stylishly so. But at the end of the day, a car, no matter what the price tag, is about those in it and the adventures it drives us to. Having the car wasn’t enough. I had to be seen in it. I needed to be noticed. I put on my red one-piece bathing suit as a top, with white jeans, to patriotically compliment the blue shimmer of the exterior. It reminded me of Montauk, blue like the ocean with subtle sparkles like the clear night sky. Aiming to be mildly boastful yet inclusive, I sought out as many local businesses as I could to photograph with the car. Holiday House Hamptons in Bridgehampton, benefitting the Breast Cancer Research Foundation,
with Paddle Diva and DanceBody; The Lobster Roll in Amagansett; Gig Shack and Fin jewelry in Montauk. I dropped by The Montauk Beach House, Deep Hollow Ranch, The Montauk Lighthouse, and, concluded the day at John’s Drive-In. By including these establishments, with their teams or a just quick snap-shot, the car transformed from a solo experience to a communal one. I was the one behind the wheel but the gas pedal took me to the places that mattered. I felt invincible driving such a power piece of machinery, gliding my hands over the wood-accented leather steering, blasting throwback music, opening the sunroof and all the windows. My Maserati hair was complemented by the salty air as I went back and forth on the stretch, from place to place, smiling to every passerby. However, nothing could overpower
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the joy that came from sharing my experience with others. Not everyone has the means to drive such a lavishly designed car, not
even myself (yet). But for a brief moment, we all shared in on a dream. The Hamptons is globally recognized as a place for people with money, a place to be seen. Underneath it all, year-round it’s a small town based on community support. For 24 hours, my Maserati was just that. A vehicle bringing people together.
Drive It Like Your Kids Live Here By Bridget LeRoy
As soon as I held the keys, I broke into a panic. I’m a bit, ahem, older than the other drivers, and here was a machine of such power and beauty and value that I felt the weight of responsibility in a very adult way. But getting behind the wheel, I felt like a kid again. “What does this button do?” I asked my husband. There are lots of buttons and screens and gadgets to play with in the fully-loaded Maserati Quattroporte (which means “four-door”) which I drove around East Hampton for the afternoon and evening. Driving the Mas was a little like riding a tiger – again, I was fully aware of the power that simmered under the hood. A bit of a scaredy-cat, I never really took it to its full potential, but the
acceleration rate, when I did let it go in my own, old-lady fashion, was obviously impressive, the hallmark of a company known for making the sportiest of sport cars. My husband, Eric Johnson, and I, went to Guild Hall to see Dawes in concert with G.E. Smith. G.E., an old friend, was in the parking lot when we pulled in (two hours early, because I wanted my blue baby to have a good spot). The legendary musician was super impressed with the vehicle, and we gave him a tour of the inside and outside. Driving the Mas back to the office, I realized I was probably not the demographic for this sexy beast. But it was fun, for a moment, to sit at the cool kids’ car table.
At Guild Hall with musician G.E. Smith. Independent/Eric Johnson
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on Shuman’s person, as well as in the car. He was released without bail. Early morning July 27, town police arrested an 18-year-old Amagansett man, whose name was not released because of his age. He was said to have had a small quantity of cocaine in his pocket, leading to a misdemeanor possession charge. Police said that he resisted arrest and had to be subdued by the officer, leading to a second misdemeanor charge of resisting arrest. The teen was released after being arraigned later that morning without having to post bail.
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The Westhampton Aviators celebrate their Hamptons Collegiate Baseball League record fourth championship. Independent/Gordon M. Grant
You Can Count On Callahan Infielder leads Westhampton to HCBL championship crown By Desirée Keegan desiree@indyeastend.com Eric Callahan knows how to lead the flock. With his Westhampton Aviators down 2-1 to Riverhead in the top of the fifth inning, the 6’3” rising senior at Mill-
ersville University belted a three-run triple for a 4-2 lead en route to a 7-3 win and Hamptons Collegiate Baseball League championship series sweep at Veterans Memorial Park in Calverton July 30. He
also had a stolen base, and lunging backhanded grab of a line drive hit by Bryce Wallace for the third out with the bases loaded in the seventh. The Aviators continued to soar high above the HCBL standings toward their league record fourth championship, and Callahan, the MVP of the series, who had a five-RBI performance with a grand slam in Game One, was not only dominant in the final two games of the season — he put up three runs, two RBI, and three walks in a series sweep of Southampton. Callahan even hit a walk-off single during the first game of the series against the Breakers for a 4-3-win July 25. The shortstop averaged .438 across the postseason. “This goes to my teammates,” he
said of the MVP award. “They get on base for me almost every at-bat. I’m just up there trying to do a job, move runners. I got a couple of pitches over the heart of the plate and made the most out of it.” Callahan rejoined the Aviators after a one-year hiatus. He was on the 2017 team that lost in the championship series, and wanted to help his club redeem that loss, but knew Westhampton was up against a tough Tomcats team. Both finished the regular season 27-11-2, a club record for Riverhead, which in 2018 became the last HCBL team to win its first title, and was trying to become the first in the league’s 12-year history to nab consecutive championships. But Westhampton was making its fourth appearance in Continued On Page 40.
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sophomore Dave Franchi went .500 with four runs, two RBI, and five walks. His older brother Dan, a senior at Binghamton University, batting leadoff, had four runs, two RBI, and four walks with a .294 batting average. The pair are the first siblings to win a title in the same year, and the older Franchi is the first player in the league’s history to win the championship twice.
Continued From Page 39. a championship series in five years, sixth altogether. The Aviators failed to reach the playoffs only twice — in 2012 and 2014.
No Doubt Westhampton manager Alex Brosnan said he never doubted what any of his guys could do. “I have guys that have played in college world series and guys that have played in super regionals — my guys’ experience is unparalleled in this league, and you can see the difference right there,” he said. “The whole series we found ourselves down, but we find a way to pick it back up — they’re just unfazed. They hit a little bit of adversity, and they get right back in.” The Aviators combined to hit .305 in the playoffs with five home runs and 38 RBI. George Washington University right-handed pitcher Harrison Cohen said he too knew from the get-go he was on a championship-caliber team, and said going on a 13-for-15 playoff run, others teams started to see it, too. “We knew from the first week we were going to be a competitive team. We had the talent,” the junior said. “And that run — it’s unheard of.” What makes Westhampton so dangerous is there’s no easy out. In fact, the Aviators scored 10 runs or more in three innings this season. Brosnan said when you have the league’s home run leader in Sean O’Keefe batting seventh, it’s a good problem to have. “That’s also a perfect spot for him,” he said, “because he has guys in front of him that get on.” In the six-hole, Northwestern State University junior Chaney Dodge finished the postseason batting .231 with six runs, three RBI, two walks, and four stolen bases. O’Keefe racked up four runs and six RBI, averaging .313. Batting eighth, New York Institute of Technology
‘It Feels Great’ “It feels great to win the championship together,” Dan Franchi said. “This is more than likely last time playing on the same field together.” The 5’10” leftfielder, who holds the record for hits in a season and hits across a career for the Aviators, showed he also has defensive prowess. In the eighth inning, with runners on first and third with two outs, Franchi, at center field, which goes back 384 feet, scooped up a Jason Coules RBI-single that scored Brian Morrell, and threw the ball a football field’s length to get Robert Gallagher trying breaking for home to end the inning. Coules is ranked Top 10 in average according to the National Alliance of College Summer Baseball. “I knew I didn’t want that guy scoring,” the two-time New Era Cap Player of the Week said. “If that guy scored, momentum could keep building, so the only thing I was thinking is throw the ball as hard as I can. That’s exactly what I did.” Both starting pitchers turned in five-inning efforts, throwing 90 pitches each. Westhampton’s Ryan Smith (2-0 in the playoffs, 0.90 ERA) gave up four hits, two runs (one earned), and four walks, and finished with six strikeouts. Riverhead’s Bobby Vath (1-1, 3.75), ranked Top 20 in the NACSB in ERA (1.44), allowed five hits, five runs (three earned), one walk, and fanned four. Westhampton General Manager Tom Pisaneschi has been big on family and familiar faces, another reason the team has gelled so well. He brought in his son, Brett, a Westhampton Beach High School graduate and former Aviator him-
Eric Callahan fires the ball home. Independent/Gordon M. Grant
self, to be the team’s pitching coach after finishing his career at Post University in Connecticut. Nick Bottari, the league’s Most Valuable Player in 2017, returned this season along with his younger cousin, Jason Bottari. Brosnan said his guys also wanted to be coached, which made his job easy. Cohen, who is ranked Top 25 in the nation in ERA with a 1.79, according to the NACSB, and is headed to the Cape Cod Baseball League to finish out the summer, said he knew his manager was going to do right by his team.
“This has been amazing,” said Cohen, who came back from injury — sitting out his entire sophomore season — to drastically improve his numbers during his first year in the league. “I think the competition here is truly underrated. It’s one of the best developmental leagues in the country. They do a great job. I’m thankful for the opportunity.” “An organization like the Aviators takes a lot of pride in what they do,” Callahan added. “It always feels good to give back to them with a championship banner.”
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Ethan Bramoff Wins National Lacrosse Title Pierson middle schooler’s bloodline shows in skill and determination By Desirée Keegan desiree@indyeastend.com Ethan Bramoff is called “Sherlock,” and not because he’s out in the field solving crimes, but because the Pierson seventh grader has grit and determination that reminds his lacrosse coach of someone he knows. “Every kid gets a nickname on my team, but Sherlock is the special one,” Express club coach Mike Chanuchuck said. “That’s the player with the most hustle and tenacity, plays the hardest of all the players.” The moniker is named after a former player of Chanuchuck’s, Brian Sherlock, who went on to have a great career at Loyola. The coach said he “was a superstar in college because he worked his butt off. Ethan is our Sherlock.” The 12-year-old longstick defender joined the club four years ago and rose swiftly to join the “AA” team, the highest level for his age group. Last month, his 2025 Channy team, named for his high school graduating year and his coach’s nickname, won the National Lacrosse Federation championship after a threeday tournament at the University of Massachusetts in Amherst, July 19 to 21. “No one played selfishly,” Bramoff said. “We wanted to make sure of that. Everybody played their role.” The number one seed, Express had an easy go of things, with blowout wins in the first day, before topping Primetime NY 10-3 in the quarterfinals and Big 4 HHH 10-4 in the semis on a turf field under the lights. Express beat Madlax-Capital 8-3 in the final that Sunday, broadcasted live on ESPN.
“He has good anticipation speed,” Chanuchuck said of Bramoff. “He knows where the ball is going versus reacting to where it went. He anticipates the play, and in turn makes his teammates better because he sees what’s about to occur.” While the boys were nervous stepping out onto the championship field with all the cameras in their faces, Bramoff said they were quickly calmed down when his goalie stuffed the side of the crease to avoid a goal being scored on during a one-v-one with MadlaxCapital’s best scorer. “It was crazy. That was a great save and our team was really motivated after it,” Bramoff said. “It gave us momentum.” Chanuchuck said it was also thanks to his team’s playing style, likened to that of a college-level team. “We play a very fast-paced game of lacrosse,” he said. “Ethan is very good at it. He’s very good at moving the ball. He’s very good at getting ground balls, and can transition the ball nicely from defense to offense. He has a lot of the lacrosse attributes that we look for.” Next year, the World Series of Youth Lacrosse takes place in Denver, and the coach said his team is primed for success. His Express team won the tournament two years ago, and while Chanuchuck said he can’t say his team is going to win it, he likes his chances. What doesn’t hurt is Ethan is the son of Pierson Athletic Director and former graduate Eric Bramoff, whose wife Brooke, a Syracuse native he met
Pierson rising seventh grader Ethan Bramoff helped his Express team to the National Lacrosse Federation championship title July 21. Independent/Courtesy Eric Bramoff
in college, was a three-time lacrosse AllAmerican. “He has a good gene pool,” Chanuchuck said. “He has a future as long as he works hard at it. He’s already very dedicated.” Ethan’s parents are too, driving him and his nine-year-old brother Dylan two hours to and from practices at St. Anthony’s High School and New York Institute of Technology. The brothers tried out with 75 to 100 kids to make their agelevel teams. Only 25 make the cut. Dylan “D-Dog,” in his second year, made the “A” team. He was also the Express team’s water boy during the National Lacrosse Federation championship tournament. Ethan said he’s enjoyed the bonds formed because of the sport, maybe almost as much as playing the game itself.
“Our family, even our grandparents always come to the tournaments, so it’s an awesome bonding experience,” he said. “We go out to dinners with the team and our families, and it’s just really fun.” Eric Bramoff said even though on school days, when his wife makes the trips to practice and he sometimes won’t see his sons until bedtime, his family has embraced the new lifestyle. “We have a lot of fun traveling on the weekends to tournaments,” he said. “For a living I watch kids play sports, and you think a little differently when it’s your own kid. I don’t think Ethan can realize how special the team is because he’s on it, but when you look at it from afar, you’ve got kids from all over the Island that are elite players, and they just clicked — we’re all gaining a lot from this.”
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Paddlers make the 18-mile trip from Montauk to Block Island to raise funds for nonprofits. Independent/Courtesy Paddlers for Humanity
Hamptons regatta to benefit i-tri Girls also this weekend By Desirée Keegan desiree@indyeastend.com Paddlers will be trekking 18 miles off Montauk to Block Island in Paddlers for Humanity’s challenge Saturday, August 10. The event begins at 6 AM on the north side of the Montauk Lighthouse and ends at the Narragansett Inn on Block Island. The Montauk to Block Island Challenge brings together a community of men, women, and students to achieve a goal beyond themselves — undertaking the physical and mental challenge of a six-hour open ocean paddle with the purpose of bettering the lives of children. Each paddler must raise or contribute a minimum of $1500 to participate. Students must raise or contribute a minimum of $750. There are also spots for seven two-person relay teams. Both
members must donate or raise a minimum of $1500. Team members determine how far and how often each will paddle before handing off to his or her teammate. Support will be provided for the handoff. It is suggested that participants have completed at least a 10-mile paddle within the last year. Kayaks, paddleboards, sculls, and outrigger canoes are permitted in the event. There will be 1 PM post-event celebration and return to Montauk courtesy of the Montauk-Block Island ferry. Paddlers for Humanity is an allvolunteer, nonprofit organization based in East Hampton dedicated to bettering the lives of children, with an emphasis on supporting innovative and comprehensive mental health programs for youth. The Paddlers for Humanity Catastrophic
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Fund supports families in crisis on the East End. In 2018, the organization donated $160,000 to various other charities and organizations, and to date, has given away $1.76 million. Entry forms, waivers and release, and minimum donations must be received by Friday, August 9. Participants younger than 18 must submit a signed parental statement. For more information, visit www.p4h.org.
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lenge Regatta, a handicapped race using ratings provided by Performance Handicap Racing Fleet of Eastern Long Island, will set sails from the Peconic Bay Sailing Association in Noyack Bay August 10. The event, financed by the Antigua & Barbuda Tourism Board to increase tourism and participation in Antigua Sailing Week, boasts multiple awards for various winners. The Perpetual Cup will be engraved with the winning boat’s name, whose captain and crew of five will receive a charter boat for Antigua Sailing Continued On Page 47.
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Kids Run The Beach Junior lifeguards take over at Ponquogue By Desirée Keegan desiree@indyeastend.com
The Junior Lifesaving Tournament took place at Ponquogue Beach in Hampton Bays on Saturday, August 3. The program for 11-to-15-year-olds runs for five weeks at four different beaches in the eastern and western parts of Southampton Town and includes training drills designed to teach the junior guards to recognize the power of the ocean, how to spot riptides and other dangerous currents, and how to swim safely in the ocean. The first Southampton Town class of the Nipper Guard program — designed for sevento-10-year-olds — also competed in the events, which included a distance swim and distance run, a rescue relay, and beach flags.
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A Good Friend Lost ‘God be with you,’ Gordy bobvoiceofgolf@gmail.com As we go through life, it’s inevitable that we will have to say goodbye to some friends, family, or coworkers along the journey. It’s almost always said with the anticipation that we will see each other in the future, and work together again soon. Very recently, I said goodbye to a coworker and friend, but I didn’t realize at the time that this commonly-used phrase, as early as 1570, was the original intent of “God be with you.” One of the many perks working for talkSPORT, the largest radio station in the world, is getting to broadcast alongside former great European Tour players. At the recent Open Championship at Royal Portrush, I was delighted to work alongside the former tour pro Gordon Brand Jr. Gordy, as he liked to be called, played on two victorious European
Ryder Cup teams. He was fun, he was sharp, and he brought out the best in me. Whether it was mic-side, bar-side, or dinner-table-side, he was always a pleasure to be around. He was just a fun guy. He was great on the course and he was very talented behind the microphone. When we said our goodbyes after The Open, little did I know he would pass away less than two weeks later from a heart attack. Gordy, you will be missed. Last week’s Wyndham Championship was the last event on the regular PGA Tour schedule for the 2018-19 season, with lots on the line for a lot of different players. All the bonus pools other than the FedExCup were finalized, and Brooks Koepka seemed to come out on top, but the biggest prize category was to finish the Wyndham Championship
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inside the Top 125 on the FedExCup points list. So, why’s that such a big deal? Players 1 to 125 on the list advanced to the playoffs, which start this week. The Northern Trust is being played at Liberty National — the Top 70 from there move on to compete in next week’s BMW Championship, and then the Top 30 advance to the Tour Championship, and that’s where the big payout is. There were some really big names that didn’t make it past the Wyndham Championship and lost their Tour card. Hunter Mahan, Beau Hossler, and even two-time Major championship winner Martin Kaymer were among them. Meanwhile, first-time winners continue to prevail on the PGA Tour. The 2019 Wyndham Championship winner is 26-year-old J.T. Poston, who had the great experience of being able to win almost in his own backyard. He was born and raised just about 100 miles away from Greensboro, North Carolina, and that was just close enough for friends and family to make the trip to watch Poston notch his first victory. Poston had only two Top 10-finishes this season, so the winning $1 million gift-wrapped paycheck doubled this season’s earnings. But, more importantly, he earned a two-year exemption on the PGA Tour, an invitation into the Masters and the PGA
Championship, plus all the invitationals. He will also be going to the winner’s-only event in Maui in January — the Sentry Tournament of Champions. There were two things that really stood out about Poston’s Wyndham championship victory. One, he played all 72 holes without a single bogey (the last time that was accomplished was 1974 when Lee Trevino went bogey-free to win) and two, Poston became the 14th first-time winner on Tour this year. Remember last year, when Tiger had that magical win at the Tour Championship? I’m pretty sure he’s hoping to do the same this year. But he’ll have to get through the cut-downs at the Northern Trust and the BMW before he can advance to that elite stage once again. In 1975, the total purse for the entire season on the PGA Tour was $1.46 million; an average of $35,000 per event. In this year’s Tour Championship, the winner of the FedExCup and the winner of the Tour Championship will be one and the same under the new changes, which means August 25 one person will take home $15 million in FedExCup money plus the $1.6 million first-place check. It’s hard to believe that the Tour Champion will take home around $2 million, more than everyone who played on the Tour in 1975.
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Is there a solution? Of course there is. The answer is to build town-sponsored housing that is dense enough to be affordable. If we do that thoughtfully, I believe we can address successfully concerns about wastewater, traffic, school populations, and tax implications. But unless and until we get down to the serious business of figuring out comprehensively how and where we can do it, local, year-round members of our community will continue to be forced out. I am the East Hampton Fusion Party’s candidate for East Hampton Town Supervisor. If elected in November, the EH Fusion Party ticket of Democrats, Republicans, and Independents is committed to tackling affordable housing with a fierce sense of urgency, starting January 1. It will not be business as usual. We will not settle for the status quo. The status quo of doing little or nothing, endless talk, and then complaining about the result is unacceptable. It must end. David Gruber
Continued From Page 4. meant for actual families who have been forced to leave due to housing costs. You tell their stories poignantly. Thank you, too, for having the courage to say out loud that this crisis for the local community is due, in part, to the political decision dating back to the 1980s to up-zone and to purchase open space using the Community Preservation Fund. We should not regret those decisions. Significantly reducing the buildout of East Hampton and buying open space haw preserved the beauty of our town and prevented us from turning into an up-Island suburb. But we have been unwilling to speak honestly about the impact this has had on people in our community. Hand-in-hand with the decision to reduce buildout came the social and moral obligation to make housing available for young people who grow up here and want to stay in their hometown, working families who sustain us and staff our fire departments and ambulance crews, and retirees who do not want to leave the community where they have spent most their lives. You were also spot-on in your related editorial when you defined the status quo as, “a modest project a couple of times a decade, and talk about how important it is to do more without actually doing more. And then complain when our kids and neighbors are forced to leave town.”
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Continued From Page 20. Smith said. In addition to peak shaving, batteries can reduce the amount of energy purchased from the utility company during high-demand hours, which tend to be between 4 to 8 PM. If there’s a timeof-use surcharge, or a rate reform, which Smith believes is coming, a consumer will pay more for his or her energy during those hours, like when everyone’s getting home from work and cranking their air conditioners. Stored energy in a battery that has been taken in from solar or from the grid at a lower price point will be dispersed during this time. “Basically, that’s arbitrage,” Smith said. “You’re using cheaper energy during the day and buying it at night. You’re therefore saving that differential, which creates a return on investment.” The first two uses each create an return on investment, because instead of selling excess energy to the grid at 65 cents on the dollar, a homeowner storing the energy inside a battery means for every kilowatt hour not net-metered out, they save 35 cents on the dollar. “Those are the two ways the battery could actually pay for itself at some point,” Smith said. “You can calculate it.” Solar does not work when the grid is out, because there’s a safety valve in the inverter that shuts it down to protect linemen from being electrocuted when working on the grid. “The only way to have solar work if there’s a power outage is by using a smart battery,” said Smith. Batteries can also charge from the grid and sit in standby mode until needed to help power the essential loads, which include refrigerators, freezers, heat sources, and modems, operational struggles homeowners without power faced during Superstorm Sandy.
First-hand Accounts Montauk resident Jay Levine installed solar panels and a battery in his home last October. While he has not had to use it since, he integrated this system to protect his essential loads, which for him and many other East End residents also includes access to water, because he relies on a well pump. “Historically, if you go back 10 to 15 or more years, our electric service was somewhat tenuous during major storms,” Levine said. “Also, living in Montauk, we’re susceptible to being cut off from the rest of Long Island. We can be overwhelmed by ocean storms. We felt that rather than installing a diesel or gas generator that a battery backup was a more reasonable, environmentally-responsible approach.” A Sonnen battery was installed in his basement in a unit the size of a re-
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frigerator, with the battery in the bottom half and wiring and electrical switches in a cabinet above. It is controlled via an app that allows him to see a usage dashboard and his battery life. The technology is so smart, that if a homeowner knows he or she is going to be out of power for a particular amount of time, and say, it’s during a snow or ice storm where it will take at least hours if not days for the buildup on the solar panels to melt, he or she can budget usage to ensure battery life until the grid is up and running. The lithium ion phosphate battery can also be backed up with a portable generator, charged in an hour or two. “The whole idea of being independent of the grid if we needed to, was very attractive to me,” Levine said. “If the grid fails, we could go on indefinitely as long as the sun comes out.” Levine said he’d urge others to explore solar and battery connection. “The solar panels and the battery backup are consistent with my wife and my views of our need to reduce our carbon footprint, reduce our dependence upon fossil fuels,” Levine said. “The more solar panels we have on roofs, the less dependent on imported oil and coal and gas-fired generators we’ll be. We have to do it. If you take the long view, we’re going to break even on our panels in about 10 years. I think of it like we paid an advance on our electricity, and in year 11, we have free electric. No energy costs. Why wouldn’t you do that? On the South Fork, there’s a lot of people with the means to do this.”
How The Town Can Get Involved Arthur said the sustainability committee’s interest in batteries started when Governor Andrew Cuomo doubled down on his renewable energy targets. At the same time, the South Fork Peak Savers program managed by Applied Energy Group, a PSEG subcontractor, created a new offering that seemed in conflict with the state and local renewable goals. Since 2016, AEG has successfully delivered load reduction via elements of its program, including energy efficiency measures, smart thermostats, and energy-efficient lighting. But in January, South Fork businesses with existing gas- or diesel-fueled emergency generators were being solicited by South Fork Peak Savers to run their generators on demand for payment during hot summer days, like during the recent heat wave, when load on the South Fork was spiking. Instead of contributing greenhouse gases with these carbon-based generators, Arthur is pursuing a program modeled along the lines of South Australia’s Virtual Power Plant initiative with Tesla, or Vermont’s Green Mountain Power, where residential customers are offered a chance to own a Tesla
Powerwall battery for a reduced price on a 10-year payment plan. In exchange for the reduced price, homeowners cede some control over the battery so that Green Mountain Power could remotely charge and discharge participating batteries to the grid according to forecasts on peak demand. Green Mountain Power invested $8 million of its own money up front based on an investment decision that it would recoup that money over time. The company says its Virtual Power Plant saved $500,000 in just one week in the summer of 2018 as temperatures soared during a heat wave. First, by tapping into its Virtual Power Plant system, it was able to avoid buying electricity from other power generators at peak prices. The cost of electricity from the grid is adjusted every five minutes — as demand goes up, so do the prices. But there is a second factor in play, that by drawing on its own resources, Green Mountain Power was able to reduce its payments to the bulk transmission system for the New England region. That charge is based on usage during the hour of the year when the most electricity was being used. By relying on all those Powerwall batteries, Green Mountain Power skipped that peak hour. Arthur said she’s looking to discuss the topic of batteries and a municipal-led program in detail with the town board in September, and said she’s confident this model will appeal to residents because “local control, transparency, and choice build trust.” In the meantime, Councilman John Bouvier, who also sees the benefits to batteries, has some of his own ideas. First and foremost, he would like to create legislation to allow for emerging technology. Knowing that there are about three million car batteries used in electric vehicles that are eligible to be recycled for use in residential homes also interests him. “We need to have laws that allow for that in a safe way, that meets other state and county codes,” he said. The councilman and Arthur believe the town can act as a model, as it has with the American Green Zone Alliance, whereby the town is converting to electric lawn maintenance equipment, and educating the public. Bouvier also noted Riverhead Town recently decided to become a climatesmart community. Considering the two parties are interested in perusing Community Choice Aggregation possibilities, readying to issue a request for proposal based on a law passed a month ago, Bouvier and Arthur are also hoping to incorporate smart batteries into the proposal. “We have some really strict residential new building code here that has resulted in energy-efficient houses, so we want to encourage people to use alterna-
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Pedestrian Run Down Ann Marie Christina, 38 of East Quogue was walking in North Babylon with a companion on July 29, when she was struck by a utility van, causing fatal injuries. The driver fled the scene but Suffolk County police say they tracked him down. Donnell Hicks, 26, of Queens, was arrested and charged with a felony count of leaving the scene of an accident resulting in death, a felony. Hicks was subsequently indicted on August 2, although he said he was unaware he struck a pedestrian. Another witness said the accused stopped briefly, saw the fallen woman, and then drove off. The van also struck Eric Krems, 40, who sustained non-life-threatening injuries; no further information was provided.
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Week 2020, hotel accommodations in Antigua, and registration fees to compete in Antigua Sailing Week (April 25 to May 1, 2020). Second place will receive a lunch for four at the American Hotel in Sag Harbor, and third, a mini-barrel of English Harbour Rum. There will also be plaques and smaller cup trophies to be handed out in each division. Prizes will be awarded at the postrace Caribbean Cocktail Party from 5 to 8 PM under a tent at Breakwater Yacht Club on Bay Street in Sag Harbor. The award party will benefit i-tri Girls, a nonprofit that empowers adolescent girls through the completion of a triathlon. Registration forms must be received by August 7. To find out more, visit www. regattanetwork.com/event/18943.
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Mengoni had said that he was busy with his 300 apartments in Manhattan and properties in Nevada, California, and in Italy and that he added to his holdings in the Hamptons. Mengoni was married once, for a year. “I risk everything, all of the time,� he had said. “When you have a family, you are compromised. This way no one can tell me what to do.� Though retirement never came to mind, Mengoni said, the White House had a special place in his heart. “Someday,� he had said, “I would like to live here all the time. Someday.’� As it is, he had only slept in East Hampton a handful of nights, which isn’t bad considering his Swiss chalet: “I haven’t been there in 15 years,� he said. Another great American icon is rumored to be eying the East Hampton Village place: Charlie Sheen.
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