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It’s no surprise that Toni Ross — the founding chairman of the board of the Hamptons International Film Festival and a distinguished artist in her own right — would receive the Dick Cavett Artistic Champion Award. Well, no surprise to anyone but Ross herself.

“We were sitting around the board room, talking about the honorees for this year, and I said — completely joking, of course — ‘Why not me?’ And Stuart and Alec turned bright red,” she said, referring to former chairman Stuart Match Suna and current co-chair Alec Baldwin. “I wasn’t even slightly serious,” she continued. “But they said,

‘It IS you.’ And I said, ‘No, I was joking.’ And they said, ‘No, it really IS you.

We’ve talked about it and it’s you.’” Apparently, that went back and forth for about 10 minutes, with Ross expressing disbelief until she was finally convinced.

Ross recalled when she and her late husband, Jeff Salaway, who had recently opened Nick & Toni’s, were approached to help kickstart the festival back in the day. “It seemed like a really good idea, and a way of extending the season for the local shop owners and restaurants,” said the former Wesleyan film studies major, who aided in estab-

lishing the Wesleyan Cinema Archives.

“The truth was, none of us knew what we were doing,” she said with a laugh.

It seems to have worked out, though. Plus, of course, movie history runs in Toni Ross’s blood. Her father, Steve Ross, was CEO of Warner Communications, formerly Warner Brothers. Ross remembers home visits from Cher and David Geffen. A high point, she recalled, was meeting Cary Grant.

“He was just such a movie star,” she said, smiling.

“And I always used to love watching old movies on TV,” she said. “There used to be ‘The Four O’Clock Movie’ show when I was growing up. I remember watching Natalie Wood in ‘Splendor in the Grass,’ lots of great old classics.”

These days, Ross is best known for her visual art and sculpture, created out of natural materials and showcased around the world, including several pieces in East Hampton at the LongHouse Reserve. There’s also the Hayground School, which she co-founded, the restaurant empire of the East End that she helped to create, and the numerous other artistic organizations of which she is a benefactor.

But when it comes to HIFF, Ross

is most pleased with the way that the festival has morphed from a five-day event to year-round commodity for the community. “There’s ‘Now Showing,’ and ‘Summer Docs,’” she said. “And we have workshops and other events all year long.”

Not surprisingly, instead of the glitz and glamour and big-name celebrities and films, Ross is most proud for some of the smaller series, like “Conflict and Resolution” and the “Air, Land, & Sea” documentaries. “My heart is really with those programs, and the student films, the new filmmakers,” she said. “There’s something for everyone.”

According to HIFF, “The Dick Cavett Artistic Champion Award was created in 2017 and first given to its namesake, Dick Cavett, to honor those in the creative arts who not only excel in their field, but who also support the arts and artists, particularly in film, television, and related media.” Last year’s recipient was Alan Alda. “I really didn’t think it would be me,” she said again, smiling.

The presentation will take place on Thursday, October 10, just prior to the opening night film screening of “Just Mercy” at 6:30 at Guild Hall in East Hampton. For more information, see www.hamptonsfilmfest.org.

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Here Comes The Sun Photos by Justin Meinken On one of the last warm and clear days of the season October 5, Guild Hall presented its Sunny Days family celebration. This Saturday of sunshine was filled with artists’ workshops, a portable planetarium, live performances, and an art gallery tour. One room contained hundreds of sun paintings, some made by some young local students and the rest by children from across the world. Two other gallery rooms presented sun-themed art pieces by world-renowned artist Ugo Rondinone.

Rondinone personally attended the exhibit, and answered questions about his works and bestowed words of wisdom onto young aspiring artists in the crowd.

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A Few Laughs Dear Editor, Thank you to the ladies and gentlemen of the East Hampton Group for Good Government for a professionally-run and very informative candidate debate at the village library last Saturday. I am looking forward to watching it again as soon as it is available, although I was in attendance.

It was extremely ironic to pick up the mail on Saturday and find the campaign literature of the present town board under the banner “preserving springs,” given the fact that this town board continues to prevent the Springs Fire District from having reliable emergency communications, ostensibly because they didn’t go through the planning process that protects all East Hampton property owners. This is especially so when this board has filed false and possibly illegal SEQRA declarations, and refuses to commit to the mandated legal planning process in its stupidly-wasteful plan to build an 8000-square-foot commercial facility on a 1.1-acre residential lot.

Listening to the candidates in person wax on preserving the Springs traditions, while they work to destroy the character of our neighborhood, impair Springs residents’ use of the town dock, and deny all residents but their few paying dilettante oyster-growers free access to the Babe’s Lane preserve front, would be ludicrous if it

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wasn’t such a serious affront to every property owner in East Hampton who plays by the rules. If it’s such a good idea, why don’t they allow the local residents to weigh in at open hearings at the boards as you or I would? Since when has hypocrisy become electable?

There were a few laughs, though. In particular, Councilman David Lys’s wildly-exaggerated claims of the water quality improvement consolidating the town’s shellfish hatchery program bringing in $5 million and still counting was one. And I want to make sure I heard correctly that “trillions of gallons of water would be cleaned” by the shellfish?

It takes over two years for shellfish to grow to adulthood, and like all marine creatures, they are also adversely affected by rising water temperatures, and acidification.

Liars lie. What else is new? We have yet to hear an answer to the simple question: How many shellfish, grown to adulthood in already clean, tidally-flushed water is the equivalent of replacing one septic system?

The dishonesty of Supervisor Peter Van Scoyoc’s and Lys’ claims, and the continuing assent of Overby make it imperative that we find our leadership elsewhere.

Oh, at least the supervisor has pointed out that the Montauk facility would make a good rental. I guess Ørsted wants to make a deal?

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Westhampton Beach Main Street Still Open For Business Construction expected to last into early 2020

By Bridget LeRoy bridget@indyeastend.com

On September 3, the Suffolk County Water Authority began the installation of its new water main on Main Street in Westhampton Beach, almost at the same time as the start of an ambitious $11 million Main Street improvement project being undertaken by the village.

“The groundbreaking on September 16 was the culmination of three years of planning for the reconstruction and revitalization of the Village’s Main Street,” said Mayor Maria Moore. “The project is being done as expeditiously as possible, and in a manner that will permit all of the shops and restaurants to remain open for business.”

Bove Industries, Inc. was selected as the contractor for the improvement project, with Sandpebble Project Management,, and construction is under-

way, with Main Street and some of the side streets closed to vehicular traffic as overhead utility lines are buried, more landscaping is added along with red brick pedestrian walkways, and roadways are brought up to snuff.

“This $11-million project includes traffic calming features including two traffic circles at either end of the street, curb extensions, and a raised crosswalk; water quality improvement features including permeable pavers as well as two hydrodynamic separators that filter debris from the stormwater before it makes it way to the canal; new LED street lighting; new curbs and sidewalks; the replacement of all storm pipes and drainage, and the undergrounding of all utilities so no more overhead wires,” said Moore.

The businesses and restaurants remain open, although foot traffic is thin.

However, businesspeople remain optimistic about the new and improved Main Street, for the most part.

“I’m a little worried this will affect my holiday business,” said Eileen McIntyre, jewelry designer and proprietor of Garden of Silver. “It’s been slower than usual in September.” Other businesses are putting colorful displays and signs outside to hopefully attract customers. And it’s clearly a group effort — businesses are supporting one other.

The Post Stop Café has a sign in its window stating, “Our season was cut short due to the ‘early’ closure of Main Street. We think it’s only fair that the ‘year-round’ eateries get the business.

It will be beautiful in the spring.” The whiteboard is signed, “Thanks, Sandy and the crew.” The “early” reference is because the SCWA project began two weeks before expected.

Between the water main upgrades and the Main Street improvement project, the street is closed to cars most likely until late April or May of 2020.

There are pedestrian crossings, and the Westhampton Beach Performing Arts Center continues to showcase big names like Graham Nash this weekend, and Steve Earle and G.E. Smith October 26, in spite of the tornup roadway. On its website, WHBPAC suggests parking strategies to incoming

However, businesspeople remain optimistic about the new and improved Main Street, for the most part. audiences.

Lisa Oehler, of Hamptons Consignment Shoppe, around the corner from Main Street on Sunset Avenue, said, “Although big changes are underway on Main Street, many businesses and local residents look forward to the positive changes in our community.

Plenty of parking has been designated, so find a spot, get your steps in for the day, enjoy a meal, and treat yourself at one of the many businesses that remain open all year,” she said.

“We continue in our efforts to get the word out that although there is construction underway, our Main Street shops, restaurants and Performing Arts Center are open for business,” said the Mayor.

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Deepwater Giving Up On Wainscott Landing Site?

Hither Hills site may also be abandoned in favor of nearby parcel

By Rick Murphy rmurphy@indyeastend.com Ørsted/Eversource Energy, which purchased Deepwater Wind, may be prepared to give up on its plan to bring an offshore cable onto Beach Lane in Wainscott.

At 4 PM October 7, as this newspaper went to press, Ørsted, which was scheduled “to hold an important settlement conference in Albany relating to the location of the transmission line” for the offshore wind project to be constructed in the Town of East Hampton, abruptly canceled the meeting, scheduled for the following day.

“Deepwater Wind South Fork hereby cancels the October 8, 2019 settlement meeting,” an announcement read. “In addition, in order to have a more productive settlement process, DWSF hereby requests that the commission appoint a settlement judge to oversee the settlement process going forward.”

At the meeting, the company was reportedly going to offer a third alternative site to bring the power ashore.

Currently, both Wainscott and a Hither Hills site on state-owned land in Montauk are being considered. The Deepwater application is under what is known as Article 7 review by the New York State Public Service Commission, the would-be host of the meeting.

Tuesday’s hearing was going to be an opportunity for involved parties to hash out differences, discuss new proposals, or settle litigation. Participants were warned that the proceedings are confidential and violators would be subject to fines or imprisonment.

“I’m hearing a third alternative for the transmission line, also in Montauk,” said Assemblyman Fred Thiele, who complained to the state that the hearing was scheduled to be held in Albany instead of on the East End, where many of the concerned parties (called “interveners”) live.

Thiele was one of three sources involved who said Wainscott’s Beach Lane might be spared the disruption of the cable entry.

Leery Of Litigation Ørsted/Eversource is said to be leery of litigation from a well-organized and funded opposition group of Wainscott citizens.

Though the Beach Lane landing site is only four miles from the PSEG substation,

the offshore power would be routed to it via underground cable. “They are afraid they could be caught up in litigation for years,” one involved party speculated.

In June, Simon Kinsella, on behalf of a Wainscott citizens group, filed a lawsuit designed to force the wind company and PSEG to reveal the price ratepayers would be shelling out for power drawn from the South Fork Wind Project and its 15 turbines.

Thomas Brostrøm, the president of Ørsted, responded by sending a letter to the Citizens for the Preservation of Wainscott urging residents to support the project as a whole, and that Ørsted was looking at alternate landing sites for its cable.

Should the above scenario be met with a receptive ear, Ørsted will also give up a backup plan to run the cable ashore in Hither Hills and then dig an underground cable back to the Cove Hollow Road substation, a chore that would entail digging up Montauk Highway some 10 miles.

“That was never a serious proposal.

That was just smoke,” a source said. “It was never going to happen.”

Instead, Thiele said the company would use the Long Island Rail Road tracks and right of way.

Meanwhile, another brouhaha is gaining strength. Ørsted announced last month that it had reached a lease option agreement with Montauk Inlet Seafood to locate a facility adjacent to the latter’s commercial fishing and packing operation off East Lake Drive in Montauk. It would be used for operations and maintenance.

“We are pleased to be locating an operations and maintenance facility in Montauk to service our South Fork Wind Farm and bring additional jobs to the area,” Brostrøm said in the September 25 statement.

Inlet, though, quickly distanced itself from the Ørsted verbiage and denied the scope of the project.

Only weeks ago, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers announced plans to deepen and widen the inlet navigation channel, using the spoils to shore up the property to the west, which is prone to erosion.

East Hampton Town Supervisor Peter Van Scoyoc said the town would support the plan.

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Adam Lindemann’s Montauk Property Soon To Sell?

406 Old Montauk Highway became expendable with purchase of Eothen

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

At the end of Old Montauk Highway south of Deep Hollow Ranch in Montauk is a small enclave of oceanfront properties owned by a handful of men and women with enormous influence in the world of the arts. Among them are photographer Peter Beard and his wife, Nejma, iconic singer/songwriter Paul Simon, noted architect Fred Stelle, and Adam Lindemann and Amalia Dayan, an art collector and art dealer couple.

It is the latter couple whose properties — 404 and 406 Old Montauk Highway — have reportedly been on the market since 2015. They purchased them separately, one on 2007, the other in 2008, for a reported total of over $21 million.

Lindemann and Dayan are not leaving Montauk. In fact, 2015 was the year they doubled down on their oceanfront holdings when they purchased Eothen, a series of oceanfront cottages just west of the enclave. Eothen was once owned by Andy Warhol and his collaborator, Paul Morrisey. Guests who have stayed there include Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, Elizabeth Taylor, and the Rolling Stones.

The purchase price for Eothen was a cool $50 million, according to their attorney, Edward Burke Sr., who has worked with Lindemann for many years.

Burke said once the purchase was made, the former Warhol property became Lindemann’s main focus. The pair successfully applied to the East Hampton Town Zoning Board of Appeals to be allowed to install a swimming pool at Eothen.

But what to do about 406 Old Montauk Highway?

“It is a really beautiful property,” Burke said.

Realtor.com describes 406 Old Montauk Highway as a “fully-furnished Montauk Point ocean compound. The elegant residence, reigning over its own

three-plus acres is traditional on the exterior, but modern and fresh within due to a recent interior renovation that has added significant furniture and important artwork, included in the sale of this fully-furnished six-bedroom, 7500-square-foot house.” It also has nine bathrooms.

It appears that a buyer may be waiting in the wings for the Old Montauk Highway property. Another of Lindemann’s representatives, Joel Halsey of Lighthouse Land Planning, made an application to the town’s ZBA seeking a permit to legalize work Lindemann had done on the property after he and his wife purchased it in 2008. Those additions include a trellis over a pool patio, another over some decking, a slate patio, a slate walkway, and a staircase down to the beach. Legalization of the changes is required before the East Hampton Town Building Department can issue a certificate of occupancy, which would be needed to close any sale.

Tyler Borsack of the town planning department told members of the ZBA during a public hearing on the application September 24 that most of the changes Lindemann has made would have been approved if they had been included when the previous owner obtained the original building permit for the property, with the one exception being the staircase to the beach. That staircase is wider than the original application called for, and is wider than what the board normally approves. Halsey said the width problem is being dealt with.

There was also overclearing on the property, Borsack said. Halsey agreed to work with the planning department to revegetate the needed square footage. The record was kept open for three weeks to allow Halsey to submit the re-vegetation plan.

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Solar Farm Dawns In East Hampton Two acres of arrays generate 1.1 megawatts

By Bridget LeRoy bridget@indyeastend.com

Although the sun was not out on Thursday, October 3, representatives from the Town of East Hampton and others gathered in a field at 533 Accabonac Road to view the recently operational, and first, megawatt solar power plant on the South Fork.

The Accabonac Solar plant was developed by AES Distributed Energy

on a decommissioned, town-owned brush dump. It has 3456 individual 320-watt solar panels, which cover two acres, and produce 1.1 megawatts of clean, renewable energy that flows into East Hampton’s electrical grid.

The amount is enough to power 136 homes annually, offsetting the CO2 equivalency of burning over 1.2 mil-

lion pounds of coal, read a statement from the town.

“The production of clean, renewable energy at the Accabonac Solar farm is a positive step toward reducing the use of fossil fuels to meet East Hampton’s energy needs,” said East Hampton Town Supervisor Peter Van Scoyoc. “The former brush dump, an already cleared and disturbed open space, was a unique opportunity site to produce a significant amount of solar energy. Individual East Hampton residents and business owners, however, can produce energy sufficient for their individual needs by installing rooftop solar panels.”

The construction of the solar arrays was completed, along with the connections to the grid, before Thursday’s event.

According to the town supervisor, half of all town buildings are now being powered by solar energy.

In 2014, the Town of East Hampton became the first municipality on the east coast to adopt a goal of meeting 100 percent of community-wide electricity needs with renewable en-

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

The battle between the Town of East Hampton and the owners of the Memory Motel in Montauk ended last week with the owners agreeing to submit their outdoor bar to the town for site plan review. Independent

“Hannah honey was a peachy kind of girl./Her eyes were hazel/And her nose was slightly curved./We spent a lonely night at the Memory Motel./It’s on the ocean, I guess you know it well . . .”

Those are the opening lines of the Rolling Stones’ 1976 song “Memory Motel” about a one-night stand at the iconic Montauk night club/motel.

Over the past few years, the relationship between the current owners of Memory Motel and the East Hampton

Town attorney’s office, as well as its code enforcement division, has been anything but a one-night stand. It has been a long, grueling series of court battles which finally, it appears, have reached a conclusion as of October 1.

On that day, with 125 East Hampton residents seated in the town’s justice court as perspective jurors, owners J. Patrick Kenny and Brian Kenny agreed in a private conference with town attorneys and Justice Steven Tekulsky to plead

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guilty to a simple violation involving a garbage receptacle, for which they would not be fined, in exchange for them obtaining site plan approval for an outdoor bar. The brothers had been facing two misdemeanor criminal charges regarding the lack of a site plan for it, as well as a picket fence corral in the parking lot, both erected every summer season since the owners took over the business. Neither the bar nor corral have ever been approved by the town’s planning board.

The Kennys, who own an LLC which manages the property, have been defiant over the years, flying bright yellow flags with the Revolutionary War slogan “Don’t Tread On Me” complete with coiled snake over the motel. They purchased the establishment in 2012 for $1.8 million, according to court documents. The brothers had leased Memory Motel, known locally as the Memory, from its previous owner with an option to buy about two years before making the purchase.

The town saw the corral area with its tables and chairs and the bar as an illegal expansion of the motel, which was built long before the town’s zoning code was written. The Kennys argued the town had given them permission to operate the business in that manner in 2010.

In 2012, when fights between the two sides began, fire marshals charged the owners with overcrowding, erecting the bar without a building permit or a certificate of occupancy, and fire code violations. A total of six charges were brought against the Kennys.

Last week, after the plea was entered, assistant town attorney NancyLynn Thiele, who joined the office in 2016, cited a chronology of events since those initial charges were brought.

In 2013, the Kennys pleaded guilty to two of the six charges made in 2012.

They were fined and agreed to obtain a certificate of occupancy for the property.

The only obstacle to obtaining a new CO, Thiele said, was legalizing the bar. The brothers had a year to obtain it, which took them through the summer of 2013. Nothing happened.

The summer of 2014 came, and, once again, so, too, did the outdoor bar and corral, along with tables and chairs. Michael Sendlenski, then assistant attorney for the town, went to state court to get a temporary restraining order against Memory Motel. In December of that year, the judge on the case, state Supreme Court Justice William Rebolini, rejected the motion, finding the town “failed to make a prima facie showing that the defendants are in violation of town code.” After that, both sides appeared to have taken their eye off the case. The owners of the motel never responded, and the town failed to act, leading to dismissal of the charges in late 2017.

Instead, the town again brought the charges in 2015 to local justice court, which was to go to trial October 1, after four years of conferences and adjournments.

So, who won the marathon battle?

Well, the 125 East Hampton residents summoned to the courthouse last Tuesday for jury duty won’t have to respond in person to another summons for two years. The town gets what Thiele said it always wanted, compliance with the town’s zoning code. And the Kennys? They keep the right to claim that site plan approval is not needed; but, at the same time, must submit a new site plan that includes the outdoor bar to the town’s planning board. They must do so “diligently,” the agreement between the two sides reads, or “the outdoor bar must be removed, and use ceased immediately.”

“Been a lonely night at the Memory Motel,” the Rolling Stones song concludes.

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Thiele: Town Should Comply With Regs State funding could be in jeopardy if East Hampton Town Board cuts corners

By Rick Murphy rmurphy@indyeastend.com East Hampton's plan to consolidate the town's shellfish hatchery on Gann Road in Springs hit another snag this week. Independent/T.E. McMorrow

East Hampton Town’s controversial plan to consolidate the town’s shellfish hatchery on Gann Road in Springs hit another snag this week.

Nearby residents of the proposed Springs location complain not only about the scope of the project but the town’s reluctance to undergo a thorough environmental review process and to face the scrutiny of local planning and zoning boards.

In response to an email from a constituent that was also sent to each town board member, Assemblyman Fred Thiele, who is also a municipal attorney and has served East Hampton Town in that capacity, opined that because state grant money is involved, the town should voluntarily meet local zoning regulations.

“From my perspective, regardless of whether a municipal project is legally subject to zoning regulations, it is my opinion that such projects should be subject to the same planning and zoning process as anyone else,” Thiele wrote. “I have consistently held that position. Public projects should get the same scrutiny as private projects.”

Springs resident Elizabeth Robertson Laytin wrote in a letter: “I vehemently oppose any commercial/municipal/industrial usage of 36 Gann Road.

This includes expansion of a shellfish hatchery. I am particularly alarmed that CPF funds that are supposed to be used

for open space preservation are potentially going to be used to construct a building that will obstruct views and reduce open space,” she said, referring to the Community Preservation Fund, which is derived from a two-percent tax on most real estate sales.

At recent town board meetings, members have heard similar complaints about relocating the hatchery’s headquarters from its current location on Fort Pond Bay in Montauk.

Mark Mendelman, a marina owner, said the project would not be approved if it went through the same review channels required by a private citizen.

Thiele said October 7 that although the town has the final determination if state money is desired, “There is a lot of work to do. There has to be a much higher degree of public participation.”

“This is the same position I have taken,” said Jeff Bragman, a town board member and planning and zoning attorney. He has been the lone dissenter on the board up to this point.

East Hampton Town Supervisor Peter Van Scoyoc did not return phone calls or emails before deadline. His response will be noted in next week’s issue.

Ira Barocas, a vocal opponent who lives on Babe’s Lane, said, “All we ask is they go through the process.” He ques-

tioned the value of an extensive oysterseeding program, which critics contend will disrupt other marine uses.

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in Montauk, will be valuable as a rental property should the move to Gann Road be successful, Van Scoyoc has said.

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Town Wants To Stop Mining Plan East Hampton officials say DEC permit is invalid

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Neighbors on Middle Highway were stunned to learn a dormant mine was going to begin operating again: dredging 110 feet under the water level and creating a six-acre lake in the process.

East Hampton Town officials also expressed surprise, though critics con-

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Assemblyman Fred Thiele also chimed in, expressing concern for the groundwater should the mining proceed.

Nanci LaGarenne, a neighbor, has been at the forefront of the move to stop the dredging. She said the mine was dormant when the houses were built around the property.

“Nothing was going on in there,” she said. “It should have been reclaimed and preserved or condemned. That was the town’s bad, back then.”

The fact that it was once actively mined does not mean the property can begin operating as a place for mining again without full municipal review.

“What transpired back in the day does not apply today,” LaGarenne said.

“We know now what interference with groundwater and soil can do to the health of the people and the local environment.”

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Last week Van Scoyoc fired off a letter to the DEC stating the mining proposal “clearly poses the potential for numerous significant adverse impacts,” and does not comply with town laws.

The Suffolk County Water Authority also wrote the DEC in opposition last October. CEO Jeffrey Szabo said the existing sand, gravel, and clay act as a natural barrier to prevent contamination from going deeper into the aquifer. “When materials that make up this barrier are removed, the protection of the aquifer is reduced or lost

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LIRR Suspension For EH Trestle Replacement Commuter shuttle bus from Southampton east starts October 15

By T. E. McMorrow t.e@indyeastend.com The trestle replacement project on the Long Island Rail Road bridges at both North Main Street and Accabonac Road will mean no train service between Southampton and Montauk October 15 through November 10. That includes the commuter shuttle service started this past spring that connects workers who live west of Southampton to their jobs on the South Fork.

Instead, those workers will be able to board buses at the Southampton train station. The Long Island Rail Road will run buses between Southampton and the stations at Bridgehampton, East Hampton, Amagansett, and Montauk.

According to East Hampton Town Supervisor Peter Van Scoyoc, workers who currently board Hopper buses when they arrive in East Hampton, Amagansett, and Montauk will be met by the same bus-

es in Southampton.

Passengers who normally travel to and from points east of Southampton on the South Fork Commuter Connection service will board shuttle busses in Southampton to go east in the morning; the shuttles will continue to pick up westbound PM riders from the usual shuttle stops east of Southampton and bring them to the Southampton station to board the return train trips west. Hampton Jitney will continue to provide the shuttle services to and from Bridgehampton and Sag Harbor.

Some shuttles service schedules have been modified to reflect the change in service related to picking up and dropping off at the Southampton station. For detailed information on which shuttle schedules have been changed and their updated timetables, visit www.SFCClirr.com.

Mayors Meet In Montauk Photo by Doug Kuntz/Courtesy NYCOM The New York State Conference of Mayors president Mayor Robert T. Kennedy led its executive committee meeting on Friday, October 4, at Gurney’s Montauk Yacht Club, bringing mayors from villages and cities throughout the state to the East End for the first time in history. The committee met to develop its 2020 legislative agenda and advocacy strategy including storm preparedness for coastal regions, flood prevention, adequate sales tax distribution, shared services, and village police policy.

“It was a pleasure welcoming the New York Conference of Mayors Executive Committee to Long Island’s beautiful East End for the first time. We had a productive meeting, outlining our legislative priorities for the coming year in Albany and throughout the state. As a Long Islander myself, it is important to bring this conference to all areas of the state, to better understand regional issues — like those in Montauk and the forks — and I look forward to representing their best interests as president of NYCOM,” said Kennedy, Mayor of the Village of Freeport.

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Southampton Town Supervisor Jay Schneiderman participated in the first underwater ribbon cutting on Long Island. Independent/Courtesy Southampton Town

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Southampton Town held at underwater ribbon cutting at Ponquogue Pier in Hampton Bays September 29 to unveil the recently-renovated piers and bridge at one of the most popular diving spots on Long Island.

Supervisor Jay Schneiderman suited up and dove down with a giant pair of scissors to do the honors. The bridge and piers had been badly damaged during Superstorm Sandy in 2012.

According to the Long Island Divers Association, which did some research, this was the first underwater ribbon cutting on Long Island.

The official ribbon cutting will be done on land at the South Pier, located at the entrance of Edward J. Warner Sr. Old Ponquogue Bridge Marine Park from Dune Road, Friday, October 11.

The underwater ribbon cutting had to be done separately because the tides would not have been suitable Friday.

Feature In The Chronicle Warner’s son, the Southampton Town Trustees president, was featured in Cornell University’s The Chronicle enewsletter article “Ripple Effect: Cornell Helps Restore Long Island’s Shellfish.”

The article states Cornell Cooperative Extension of Suffolk County, the state’s only marine extension office, is using its extensive aquaculture expertise, including that of Warner, to rejuvenate Long Island’s waters by spawning millions of oysters and hard clams and

planting them in five coastal sanctuaries in Nassau and Suffolk counties. The effort is a key part of New York State’s $10.4-million Long Island Shellfish Restoration Project, announced in 2017

by Governor Andrew Cuomo.

The article mentions the Southampton Town Board of Trustees signed up to host a restoration project sanctuary in western Shinnecock Bay. Warner stated, “The Board of Trustees works diligently with the Southampton Town Baymen’s Association and other user groups to protect the shellfish resources and still enable them to have a positive ripple effect on the waters of the Town of Southampton.”

The full text and video are available at the Cornell Chronicle’s website news.cornell.edu.

Workforce Housing New York State Homes and Community Renewal Commissioner RuthAnne Visnauskas was joined by Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone, other elected officials, and development partners at the ribbon cutting for Sandy Hollow Cove Apartments, a new 28-unit affordable housing development.

The pair were with Southampton Town Supervisor Jay Schneiderman and Georgica Green Ventures, LLC President David Gallo Monday, October 7, at the Southampton complex located at 161 Sandy Hollow Road to celebrate the opening of the building.

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Police North Fork Heroin/ Fentanyl Dealer Sentenced Brophy gets four to six years in state prison for manslaughter

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

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The Greenport man who sold heroin laced with fentanyl to a Riverhead resident who overdosed and died in August 2018 was sentenced to four to six years in state prison on the charge of manslaughter October 3, as well as a concurrent four years on a felony narcotics sale charge.

Before New York state Supreme Court Justice Anthony Senft pronounced the sentence on John Brophy, 50, inside his Riverside courtroom, he allowed a relative of the victim, Lawrence Yaccarino, to address the court.

“You are a demon,” Vincent Martinelli said looking into the eyes of Brophy, who then looked down.

District Attorney Tim Sini said at a press conference that followed that the sentence should act as a warning to drug dealers across Suffolk County.

“If you sell drugs in our community, and you cause death, we will charge you with homicide,” he said. “Such drug dealers must be dealt with as murderers.”

Sini said that Brophy, who lived in Riverhead for some time with family members and sold heroin out of an auto repair shop in the town, “was put on notice a number of different times that his product was killing people.” Sini called on the state to pass tougher drug laws including a “death by dealer statute, so that we can hold the dealers more accountable for the death and destruction they are causing

Colin Astarita and John Brophy, who had pleaded guilty to the manslaughter of Riverhead man Lawrence Yaccarino, looked on as a relative of the dead man addressed the court before sentencing.

Independent/James Carbone, Newsday pool photographer

in our community.”

“I wasn’t doing this to make money,” Brophy told the court before sentence was pronounced. “I was doing this to support my habit.”

In his post sentencing press conference, Sini did not dispel the doubt that lingered that the drugs Brophy sold to Yaccarino were the actual cause of his death.

Last month, a codefendant of Brophy’s, LaShawn Lawrence, was found not guilty of the same charge Brophy had pleaded guilty to in August. The bench trial was also before Senft. The court justice, himself a former prosecuting attorney in the Suffolk County DA’s office, as well as having served as a federal prosecutor, an officer in the U.S. Military Intelligence Corps, and judge advocate for the U.S. Army, found Lawrence guilty of a criminal conspiracy charge, but not on the more serious charge of manslaughter.

Senft was given reason to doubt the nexus between the heroin Brophy was pushing, and Yaccarino’s death, when Suffolk County’s lead medical examiner, Michael Caplan, testified in Lawrence’s trial that there was cocaine in Yaccarino’s body at the time of death, and that the cocaine he found could, in and of itself, have triggered the fatal overdose. Neither Lawrence nor Brophy were selling cocaine.

Cocaine is mixed with heroin

by some addicts in what is called a “speedball,” which can put the user in a euphoric state.

It is a standard part of the instructions that a judge will give a jury instruction at the end of a trial that the prosecution must prove guilt “beyond a reasonable doubt.” In Lawrence’s trial, Senft was both judge and the decider of fact.

Neither Lawrence nor Brophy were accused of selling cocaine.

Colin Astarita, Brophy’s attorney, explained the decision to take the plea.

His client was facing three counts of possession with intent to sell narcotics, three more for the actual sale of narcotics, two possession charges, and a criminal conspiracy charge in addition to the manslaughter charge. With a prior felony conviction for grand larceny in 2012, Brophy was staring at an extended stay in upstate prison of a decade or more.

Brophy took the plea on the manslaughter and conspiracy charges.

Lawrence will be sentenced next week on the conspiracy charge. Bryan Hale, out of whose auto repair shop in Riverhead Brophy sold heroin, pleaded guilty to the attempted sale of narcotics, and is to be sentenced next month.

When Martinelli concluded his victim impact statement, which he had handwritten on two pieces of paper, before Brophy’s sentencing, he said of Yaccarino,

“You shined like the sun. Shine on, Larry.

Shine on.”

Colle Charged With Assault

Police were called to East Hampton Grill Saturday evening October 4 on a report of a disturbance.

Luxury home builder luxury home builder Jeffrey Colle was arrested

by East Hampton Village police the morning of October 6 for allegedly assaulting a man at the East Hampton Grill two days earlier. Colle was charged with assault in the third degree, a misdemeanor. The charge indicates that he injured the alleged victim. Colle was processed at police headquarters on Cedar Street and was released, to be arraigned in East Hampton Town Justice Court Thursday, October 10.

The case was handled by detectives, acting upon a complaint from the victim, who was not identified. Police contacted Colle after an investigation, and he turned himself in.

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Woman Allegedly Stole From Immigrants Police: She targeted the vulnerable out of Water Mill church

By T. E. McMorrow t.e@indyeastend.com A Southampton woman working in a Water Mill church for a not-for-profit organization dedicated to assisting immigrants stole nearly $6000 from its clients between 2017 and 2018, according to police.

Maria Sanchez-Dios, 39, used her position at the Water Mill branch of Immigration Legal Services of Long Island, located at the Incarnation Lu-

theran Church on Montauk Highway, to defraud at least five immigrants seeking help concerning their status in the United States. The three complaints on file at the Southampton Town Justice Court in Hampton Bays state Sanchez-Dios billed unsuspecting immigrants fees for actions the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services agency does not charge for, then pocketed the

Janitor Arrested After ‘Inappropriate’ Behavior Police say seven-year-old was his target

By Rick Murphy rmurphy@indyeastend.com

An 18-year-old janitor from Rivehead left an “inappropriate” note on the desk of a seven-year-old student and was subsequently arrested after police found out he made face-to-face contact with the girl.

In fact, police allege the janitor told the student she was “adorable,” asked if she was computer savvy, and even gave her his telephone number.

Suffolk County Police said the incident occurred at a Shirley elementary school where the janitor worked.

Police did not disclose the names of

either the alleged perpetrator or the victim. Police entered the school on Friday, October 4, at about 10:20 AM and took the janitor into custody without incident and charged him with endangering the welfare of a child. He was held overnight and arraigned the following morning. Police indicated he applied for youthful offender status.

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Immigration Legal Services of Long Island, according to its website, assists those seeking citizenship, permanent residency status (green cards), or asylum seekers fleeing persecution status, as well as deferred action status.

As a not-for-profit, the website states, it charges below market rate for its services.

According to the Southampton Town police, who arrested Sanchez-Dios October 1 after questioning her at police headquarters in Hampton Bays, Immigration Legal Services of Long Island contacted the department after officials became suspicious of her actions. Police said the not-for-profit cooperated fully in the investigation and had no role in Sanchez-Dios’s alleged crimes.

It appears Sanchez-Dios made at least a partial confession when she was charges after being charged with petition-gathering improprieties. Two East Hampton political workers similarly charged are still under scrutiny.

William Mann, 61 and Gregory Dickerson, 55, of Mattituck, both faced felony and misdemeanor charges after the court found they interfered with another political party’s petition-gathering process. Both were fined $250, plus a $25 court surcharge.

Amos Goodman, 36, a former East Hampton Republican Committee chair, and Patricia Mansir, 73, a former East Hampton Town Councilwoman, also face similar charges.

Their cases are still before the court.

DWIs James Smith, 86, of Mount Sinai was arrested Sunday, September 22, around 3:55 PM for driving while intoxicated.

Southold police said he was driving erratically on Route 48 near Soundview Avenue.

A woman working out of the Incarnation Lutheran Church in Water Mill scammed immigrants for almost $6000. Independent/Bridget LeRoy

questioned. She is charged with grand larceny, scheming to defraud, and immigrant assistance fraud — a law written specially to protect the vulnerable immigrant population. All counts are felonies.

She was held overnight and released the next day after being arraigned on $900 bail.

Dominique Guess of Norwich, CT, was arrested a day earlier at 8:35 PM and charged with DWI. She was injured in an accident that took place while she was driving eastbound on Route 25.

Laurie Mignon of Tuxedo Park, NY, was arrested September 26 around 10 PM for allegedly driving while intoxicated. A Cutchogue man called police to report a car smashing through a fence on Cox Lane in Cutchogue. Police found Mignon in the driver’s seat with the motor running.

One individual was injured October 2 around 10:20 PM after a Brockton, MA man headed east on Route 25 fell asleep at the wheel while turning left into the roadway. The car he was driving collided with a National Grid utility pole and he reported damage to his vehicle.

Riverhead police said a man was seriously injured when his motorcycle collided with a deer on Middle Country Road in Calverton October 6. His identity could not be gleaned by press time.

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raigned in Southampton Town Justice Court the day after his arrest due to two prior felony convictions, both from over 10 years ago. A local court cannot set bail on a defendant charged at the felony level who has two or more prior felony convictions.

A grand jury had returned an indictment on the charges on September 27, which also include a misdemeanor for criminal possession of drug paraphernalia for a digital scale. He was brought into the courtroom of State Supreme Court Justice Philip Goglas in Riverside to be arraigned.

Saam Jalayen of the district attorney’s office asked bail be set at $75,000, citing Bullock’s past arrests and convictions. After entering a not-guilty plea to the charges, Susan Ambro of the Suffolk County Legal Aid Society asked Bullock be released without bail. She said her client has a steady job, that the lab test results of the alleged drug had not yet come back, and that what the

Judge carries motion after attorney cites impending bail laws

By T. E. McMorrow t.e@indyeastend.com The Riverside man accused of possessing crack cocaine in his Vail Avenue house with the intent to sell was released from county jail October 4 after spending two weeks behind bars.

Moses Bullock, 46, had been held since September 20, arrested by Southampton Town police on two felony charges, along with the possession count, and criminal possession of a weapon after brass knuckles were found at the scene.

The possession is a felony due to the defendant’s prior criminal conviction.

Police said $6700 in cash was also confiscated.

Bullock was arrested after police executed a search warrant on his residence, which they said was obtained following a prolonged investigation as a result of multiple calls and tips from neighborhood residents. Bullock had been held without bail after being ar-

Arraignment On Drunk Driving Charge Quiet week for police in Sag Harbor & EH

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

A Springs man was arrested by East Hampton Town police the night of September 30 on a misdemeanor charge of driving while intoxicated.

Jared Crozier, 29, was pulled over on North Main Street after police said they spotted him tailgating the northbound vehicle in front of his 2001 Ford.

Failing sobriety tests, he was arrested and taken to police headquarters.

There, a breath test showed the percentage of alcohol in Crozier’s blood to be .17 percent, just below the .18 figure that would have raised the charge to the aggravated level. He was released the next morning without bail.

There were no arraignments in East Hampton Town or Sag Harbor Village justice courts on criminal charges this past weekend.

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police had found was merely residue.

Ambro added she believes the weight of what came back from the lab would not be enough to qualify for a felony charge.

As part of the major criminal procedure law reforms coming this January, she said those accused of the kind of crimes Bullock is being accused of will automatically be released without bail.

Goglas agreed with Ambro’s reasoning, and ordered Bullock released without having to post bail.

Bullock’s mother, who was in the courtroom, was relieved that her son was being let go.

“I live in a racist town. They target African American men, especially in the Riverside neighborhood. It is not fair,” she said. She would not give her name, fearing retaliation.

In response, Lt. Susan Ralph, a spokesperson for the Southampton Town police, said, “We do not see color when we police. Our goal is to keep our community safe for everyone.”

Kid Starts Fires, Woman Arrested A seven-year-old boy, home alone in Northampton, started two different fires on Saturday night, September 29, but fortunately both were extinguished before causing serious damage.

At approximately 10:45 PM that night, Southampton Town Police responded to a house fire and an unidentified man told officers the child was alone in the house at the time. At one point, flames flared in the boy’s bedroom and the kitchen, but by the time the Riverhead Fire Department arrived, both fires had been extinguished.

Police did not say if the fires were put out or simply died out. Police ascertained that Nora Soto-Cordova, 32, was supposed to be watching the youngster but instead left the premises.

Soto-Cordova was charged with

Nora Soto-Cordova. Independent/SHTPD

endangering the welfare of a child, who was turned over to Child Protective Services.

Police did not reveal the relationship between Soto-Cordova and the child but classified the crime as a “domestic” incident. Police could not confirm how many people live at the home.

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JUST ASKING

What’s it like being back at school?

Danna It’s great being back at school and seeing all my friends again. I think that’s the best part. Also, this year I’m a senior, so that means we can hang out in the senior lounge. It’s fun there.

And they have games and things like ping-pong.

Welcome, Strangers

This weekend is not only Columbus Day weekend, but the Hamptons International Film Festival as well, and East Hampton and the surrounding hamlets and villages will be buzzing. Look for Indy’s special coverage in this week’s arts section. (You’ll notice the paper is free: not bad for one of the best weekly newspapers in the state.)

One thing we bemoan is the film-centric HIFF visitors often don’t have time, or are completely unaware, of the joys of the world beyond the film venues. For example, you can walk from Main Street in East Hampton Village to one of the best ocean beaches in the world. Montauk, home of the iconic lighthouse and the fishing capital of the state, is a short (and gorgeous) car ride away.

Want to combine the two? It may be hard for some visitors to fathom, but fish are literally jumping out of the water this time of season: hundreds of luscious striped bass and bluefish every day, there for anyone with a makeshift pole and a shiny lure. You don’t need a boat — the action is right on the beach. Mundane for some locals? That’s sad, if true. A lot of folks go a lifetime without ever catching fish like these.

There are thousands of acres of woodland, preserved in pristine state, overflowing with rare birds. Turkeys and deer roam freely throughout the town. The beaches are home to rare fauna and double dunes. The thousands of acres of farmland are still yielding not only fall crops, but corn and the best tomatoes around.

Stop at a locally owned farm stand and take some home.

This may be the best weekend of the entire year to observe Mother Nature in her glory.

There will be a lot of great movies shown, but keep in mind the best show in town is right outside your door.

Of course, a lot of folks come for the weekend to a get a glimpse of worldfamous celebrities. Forgive those of us who live here if we are a bit jaded. This is the Hamptons, and we see the rich and famous at the post office and in the grocery store all the time. We’re just another pretty face to them!

It’s a big weekend what with all the movie stars and visitors. Forgive those of us who live here year-round if we gloat just a bit: We live in a paradise, and it doesn’t turn into a pumpkin come Monday. Come visit us again, any time.

Is it just me?

© Karen Fredericks

Sometimes I lay awake all night worrying about something stupid I said.

By Karen Fredericks

That’s not unusual.

Kyle You get to read and play sports.

Sometimes you get to have a half day and sometimes you get to have parties. You could have a celebration or you could go to chapel. It’s exciting because anything could happen and you never know what it might be. And I’m reading Henry Huggins, which I’m really enjoying.

Emma I’m a senior this year so it’s kind of an exciting time. It’s fun to think about graduating. And there’s a lot of planning and thinking to do about where to go to college.

Danny It’s fun being back and seeing everyone and switching classes and moving up a grade. So, now I’m in a whole new class and there are some new kids. It’s a lot of fun. I also like sports and the football team. So that’s why my favorite class is PE.

But I said it in 1984.

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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Toni Ross To Be Honored At HIFF Artist and arts supporter will receive Dick Cavett Award

By Bridget LeRoy bridget@indyeastend.com

It’s no surprise that Toni Ross — the founding chairman of the board of the Hamptons International Film Festival and a distinguished artist in her own right — would receive the Dick Cavett Artistic Champion Award. Well, no surprise to anyone but Ross herself.

“We were sitting around the board room, talking about the honorees for this year, and I said — completely joking, of course — ‘Why not me?’ And Stuart and Alec turned bright red,” she said, referring to former chairman Stuart Match Suna and current co-chair Alec Baldwin. “I wasn’t even slightly serious,” she continued. “But they said,

‘It IS you.’ And I said, ‘No, I was joking.’ And they said, ‘No, it really IS you.

We’ve talked about it and it’s you.’” Apparently, that went back and forth for about 10 minutes, with Ross expressing disbelief until she was finally convinced.

Ross recalled when she and her late husband, Jeff Salaway, who had recently opened Nick & Toni’s, were approached to help kickstart the festival back in the day. “It seemed like a really good idea, and a way of extending the season for the local shop owners and restaurants,” said the former Wesleyan film studies major, who aided in estab-

lishing the Wesleyan Cinema Archives.

“The truth was, none of us knew what we were doing,” she said with a laugh.

It seems to have worked out, though. Plus, of course, movie history runs in Toni Ross’s blood. Her father, Steve Ross, was CEO of Warner Communications, formerly Warner Brothers. Ross remembers home visits from Cher and David Geffen. A high point, she recalled, was meeting Cary Grant.

“He was just such a movie star,” she said, smiling.

“And I always used to love watching old movies on TV,” she said. “There used to be ‘The Four O’Clock Movie’ show when I was growing up. I remember watching Natalie Wood in ‘Splendor in the Grass,’ lots of great old classics.”

These days, Ross is best known for her visual art and sculpture, created out of natural materials and showcased around the world, including several pieces in East Hampton at the LongHouse Reserve. There’s also the Hayground School, which she co-founded, the restaurant empire of the East End that she helped to create, and the numerous other artistic organizations of which she is a benefactor.

But when it comes to HIFF, Ross

is most pleased with the way that the festival has morphed from a five-day event to year-round commodity for the community. “There’s ‘Now Showing,’ and ‘Summer Docs,’” she said. “And we have workshops and other events all year long.”

Not surprisingly, instead of the glitz and glamour and big-name celebrities and films, Ross is most proud for some of the smaller series, like “Conflict and Resolution” and the “Air, Land, & Sea” documentaries. “My heart is really with those programs, and the student films, the new filmmakers,” she said. “There’s something for everyone.”

According to HIFF, “The Dick Cavett Artistic Champion Award was created in 2017 and first given to its namesake, Dick Cavett, to honor those in the creative arts who not only excel in their field, but who also support the arts and artists, particularly in film, television, and related media.” Last year’s recipient was Alan Alda. “I really didn’t think it would be me,” she said again, smiling.

The presentation will take place on Thursday, October 10, just prior to the opening night film screening of “Just Mercy” at 6:30 at Guild Hall in East Hampton. For more information, see www.hamptonsfilmfest.org.

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The Economic Divide ‘Conscience Point’ explores issues facing Shinnecock nation

By Nicole Teitler nicole@indyeastend.com

“Conscience Point.” Independent/Courtesy HIFF

“It was incredibly honest and insightful.

It gave me a whole new perspective of the Hamptons that I hadn’t had before,” Treva Wurmfeld said, recalling gathered around a fire pit with Rebecca Hill-Genia, a Shinnecock activist, at the Shinnecock Indian Reservation, discussing the multitude of issues facing the group today.

Wurmfeld will be debuting the world premiere of her film “Conscience Point” at the 27th annual Hamptons International Film Festival on Monday, October 14, at 12 PM at the South-

Air, Land, And Sea

ampton Arts Center. Her documentary touches on the nearly two-decade-long battle between the Shinnecock Indian Nation and Southampton Town, taking a look into topics of land ownership, morality, income inequality, and environmental impact.

She began directing the project in 2014 after meeting Hill-Genia. “That launched me into this whole endeavor. She immediately impressed me as somebody I would want to focus my lens on and get to know. It was at a time in my own life where I was eager for a

fearless role model, which she is,” she said.

Wurmfeld was born and raised in New York City and would occasionally summer in the Hamptons as a child. But meeting Hill-Genia at the Shinnecock Nation Cultural Center & Museum altered her perspective of the area.

Southampton residents are some of the wealthiest in the country, a stark contrast to their Shinnecock neighbors, many who straddle the poverty line. The economic divide has only worsened with escalating property values and the

continuous building boom. When luxury homes overshadow the impoverished reservation, the original inhabitants of the area, each new home becomes another reminder of Shinnecock’s ancient burial ground that continues to diminish, she related.

One such reminder is the Shinnecock Hills Golf Club. In 2018, at the U.S. Open tournament at the golf course, Hill-Genia, and other protestors, aimed to remind the thousands of visitors arriving for the match that the

liform bacteria to chlorine byproducts and the leaching of lead. The film, told from the views of residents as opposed to politicians, is narrated by Alec Baldwin. There will be a screening Friday, October 11, at 3 PM that’s followed by a 5 PM panel moderated by Nicole Delma.

The section will also include Brett Story’s “The Hottest August,” which is deemed as a complex and nuanced portrait of New York City during the month of August 2017 — and its inhabitants in the age of climate change, with excerpts from Zadie Smith, Karl Marx, and Annie Dillard.

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Anthony Baxter’s “Flint.”

Independent/Courtesy HIFF

By Jessica Mackin-Cipro jessica@indyeastend.com

One of the Hamptons International Film Festival’s signature programs — Air, Land, & Sea — will present three films. The series aims to generate awareness about man-made environmental issues.

Nikolaus Geyrhalter’s “Earth” examines the impacts of human activity in the Anthropocene era. Several billion tons of earth is moved annually by humans — with shovels, excavators, or dynamite. Geyrhalter observes people in mines, quarries, and large construction sites across seven locations that are literally moving mountains as they struggle to appropriate the planet.

The world premiere of Anthony Baxter’s “Flint,” puts a spotlight on the Michigan water crisis caused by a change in the source of the city’s drinking water from treated Lake Huron to Flint River, which had not received proper attention and resulted in serious health issues that ranged from co-

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HIFF Round Up A few films destined to be faves

By Nicole Teitler nicole@indyeastend.com The Hamptons International Film Festival is back with a powerful lineup of films across every genre. Which is right for you? Let’s take a snapshot of some films to figure out what’s worth clearing your schedule for.

Opening night, Thursday, October 10, kicks off with “Just Mercy,” directed by Destin Daniel Cretton. The true story follows Bryan Stevenson, a young lawyer played by Michael B. Jordan, and his battle for justice as he heads to Alabama to defend the innocent with support of a local advocate.

“All of the big movies are clearly amazing, and they are getting the attention that they deserve. But there are some nuggets throughout the program that are genuinely press worthy,” said the festival’s executive director, Anne Chaisson.

Spotlight screenings are dedicated to diverse films, both award-winning and with notable actors, that are expected to be the best within the festival.

Spotlight films this year include “The Aeronauts,” directed by Tom Harper, an Amazon Original making its East Coast premiere, about a balloon pilot and meteorologist as they advance weather knowledge and fly higher than any other human in history.

Other East Coast premieres include “Frankie,” directed by Ira Sachs, showing three generations brought together for a family holiday; a peasant farmer at the dawn of World War II who finds his life disrupted and family torn apart in “A Hidden Life,” directed by

Conscience Point

Continued From Page B4. grounds they were walking on were the former burial grounds of the Shinnecock tribe.

In addition to shining light on HillGenia’s activism, following her journey as she fights against overdevelopment, the film features interviews with Shinnecock Nation leaders, Southampton town officials, and developers. A primary cause for concern is the improper disposal of ancestral grave sites with new construction in the area.

“Conscience Point” also features

“The Irishman.” Independent/Courtesy HIFF

Terrence Malick; “Jojo Rabbit,” directed by Taika Waititi, is an “anti-hate satire” about a boy growing up in World War II Germany; and “Knives Out,” directed by Rian Johnson, a modern-day murder mystery.

Other Spotlight films that are also part of the Views From Long Island section, “The Artist’s Wife” will make its world premiere, directed by Tom Dolby, about a woman who gave up her own life of painting to support her artistic husband for over 20 years, when he suddenly becomes diagnosed with dementia; and “Human Capital” makes its U.S. premiere, directed by Marc Meyers, a drama following two families’ lives that become financially intertwined. Another world premiere is “Scandalous,” directed by Mark Landsman, which depicts the true story of the National Enquirer and how the publication made fake news mainstream.

“The Song of Names” makes its U.S. premiere, directed by François Girard, about a young Polish musical prodigy that goes missing during World War II. Another stateside premiere is “Western Stars,” directed by Thom

Zimny, capturing Bruce Springsteen’s private performance at his New Jersey farmhouse alongside his wife Patti Sciafla and a 30-piece orchestra.

Additional Spotlight films include Chinonye Chukwu’s “Clemency,” about a botched execution that leaves a prison warden questioning her position and home life; “Marriage Story,” directed by Noah Baumbach, which shows a cross-continental couple that decides to end their marriage. Another Amazon Original, “The Report,” directed by Scott Z. Burns, is about an investigation into the CIA’s detention and interrogation program during the “War on Terror.”

Notable Centerpiece films include “The Irishman,” directed by Martin Scorsese, the Friday Centerpiece about organized crime in post-war America that spans decades and chronicles the unsolved mystery of the disappearance of Jimmy Hoffa. The New York premiere of “Ford v Ferrari,” directed by James Mangold, will be the Saturday Centerpiece. The film is based on the true story of car designer Carroll Shelby and Ken Miles who built a race car for Ford

Motor Company. Sunday’s Centerpiece will be “The Two Popes,” directed by Fernando Meirelles, an East Coast premiere about Cardinal Bergoglio, who requested to retire with permission from Pope Benedict, but then faces scandal.

Closing out the film festival will be the East Coast premiere of “Waves,” directed by Trey Edward Shults, about the emotional journey of a suburban African-American family.

“They’re all our babies. We take a long time to get these movie titles, features, shorts, the entire breakdown, but there are a couple of things I’m very excited about,” Chaisson noted. “‘Earth’ is an insanely gorgeous, and simultaneously eye-opening and horrifying, look at the ways that we are excavating the Earth. It is about the environmental health of the Earth and it is a cinematic masterpiece. I’ve never seen these kinds of stories told in this way that that actually juxtapose beautiful and horrifying at the same time.” “Earth” is part of the Air, Land, & Sea division of the festival.

View the full lineup and grab tickets at www.hamptonsfilmfest.org.

farmers Bill and Joanna Halsey, who discuss the changing landscape, and bayman Chip Moran, talking about the environmental impacts affecting his livelihood. The film addresses the “trade parade” (a term coined by locals referring to the commuter traffic congesting Route 27), which is worsening as townsfolk are forced to leave the area to find more affordable housing, but still commute to Southampton for work.

“My understanding is that a lot of the people who are out year-round are actually quite familiar with a lot of these issues. I think the population that per-

haps could be more tuned into some of these issues are more of the people who have a house and come to visit. But the film gets into the historic plight of the Shinnecock, and I’m not sure how much of the history people know,” said Wurmfeld.

She wrapped up post-production in June, just prior to billboards being erected by the Shinnecock Nation along Sunrise Highway. The post screening Q&A is sure to elicit a new dialogue.

Today, Wurmfeld sees everything from a new perspective, a shift in thinking, and hopes the film resonates with

others. “It’s hard for me to see New England villages and towns the same now,” she said.

Hamptons International Film Festival runs October 10 through October 14. For those who can’t make it to the HIFF screening, the film will preview on PBS’s “Independent Lens” on Monday, November 18, from 10:30 PM to midnight, available on TV or www.pbs.org.

It will be part of the channel’s Native American Heritage Month programming. Make sure to go to www.hamptonsfilmfest.org for a full schedule of other films.

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The Trans Experience Plastic surgeon and first-time filmmaker debut ‘Born To Be’ at HIFF

By Georgia Warner

As a student of music at Juilliard, Dr. Jess Ting never imagined that he’d one day be the Director of Surgery at Mount Sinai’s center for Transgender Medicine and Surgery, yet that’s exactly what he was born to be — which, incidentally, is the title of the documentary about his practice and his patients. “Born to Be,” produced by Dr. Ting’s longtime friend Michelle Koo Hayashi, premiered last week as part the New York Film Festival, and will have its East End premiere at the Hamptons International Film Festival on Friday, October 11, at 12:15 PM at East Hampton’s United Artists theater.

Though initially a physics major at University of Chicago, Dr. Ting left the field of science after just one semester in order to pursue a career in string bass. But even after getting his undergrad and graduate degree, the job market was not as welcoming as he’d hoped. His brother, a surgeon, suggested, “just take some pre-med classes, it can’t hurt.” Before long, he was a plastic surgeon at Mount Sinai Hospital, but transgender surgery was not yet on his radar.

“The only experience I had with the transgender community before becoming a gender surgeon was maybe 15

A still from the film "Born To Be" shows Dr. Jess Ting (center) at Mount Sinai Hospital in NYC. Independent/Courtesy HIFF

years ago, when I was just starting out in plastic surgery,” Dr. Ting recalled. “I took care of a patient who I now understand was trans. I remember seeing her and not understanding what she was, or what she represented, and I’m ashamed to admit that I was not comfortable. It just wasn’t part of our training back then.”

In fact, when Mount Sinai launched its gender reassignment program three years ago, there was no one on staff who had ever performed that kind of surgery. As a plastic surgeon, Dr. Ting was the next closest option.

“When Dr. Ting decided to be lead surgeon for the transgender program at Mount Sinai, he would tell me incredible stories about his patients,” Hayashi said. For instance, early in the program, a patient of Dr. Ting’s committed suicide before her surgery took place. Shocked, confused, and curious, Hayashi did some research which lead her discover that transgender people have the highest suicide rate of any demographic. That’s when she had the

idea to produce an educational documentary which would feature personal stories from many of Dr. Ting’s patients.

“By filming Dr. Ting’s journey,” she said, “our viewers get an opportunity to experience what many transgender people’s lives are like. Because if society understood and accepted transgender people, then maybe the transgender suicide rate would decrease.”

The fact that Hayashi had zero experience in film production was of no consequence. “The stories that Dr. Ting told me inspired me to become a filmmaker,” Hiyashi said.

“Michelle went out and bought a camera, hired a director, raised a little bit of seed money, came to my office, and just started filming,” said Dr. Ting.

“Just her, the director, and a camera man.”

Already, the film is having a profound impact on its viewers.

“People, parents of trans children, have come up to me and said, ‘Your film will save lives.’ And maybe it will.

Because film is insidious, right? It can change minds and open attitudes. It can persuade people of things without them even realizing it. That’s the power of film,” Dr. Ting said.

“Hopefully it will be an educational tool for schools and hospitals,” Hiyashi added of the documentary. “It’s so important that the message of this film spread to people who don’t have enough information on healthcare, and people who aren’t accepted by their family members, to know that they’re not alone. There is hope and help out there.”

And that hope and help is expanding. Mount Sinai recently implemented a fellowship to train new surgeons, including education around gender fluid-

ity.

“Gender fluidity is something which has really changed the field,” Dr. Ting said. “Gender surgeons are now learning to think outside of the binary definitions of gender. It truly is a spectrum, and we’ve had to rethink our whole approach to taking care of patients to take that into account. That’s still a work in progress, and it will continue to be.”

Dr. Ting’s work includes helping to change curriculums in medical schools to incorporate better understanding of gender and gender fluidity.

And where at the start of the program, Dr. Ting had a difficult time persuading other physicians to join him in this field, young surgeons are now not only applying to the fellowship, but are becoming passionately and actively involved in any way they can.

Even one of Dr. Ting’s role models, the distinguished surgeon Marcy Bowers, who helped start the gender program, personally taught Dr. Ting how to perform a vaginoplasty, and is herself transgender, has opted to join the faculty.

In addition to the skilled surgical team, a team of psychologists, psychiatrists, chaplains, and social workers ensure that the center take care of not just the body, but the mind and spirit of their patients.

“Not every trans person wants or needs surgery,” Dr. Ting explained.

“We take care of the whole person.”

Dr. Ting will continue to champion the rights of transgender individuals during a Q & A, where audience members will have an opportunity to ask about his past experiences, his new improved approaches to surgery, and his “Born to Be” journey, directly following the HIFF screening.

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A Conversation With . . .

Alfre Woodward and Brian De Palma

By Jessica Mackin-Cipro jessica@indyeastend.com

Each year the Hamptons International Film Festival hosts a series of conversations that include legendary personalities in the world of film. In celebration of her role in Chinonye Chukwu’s “Clemency,” the festival will honor Emmy and Golden Globe award-winning actress Alfre Woodard with a special “A Conversation With . . .” careerspanning discussion.

In “Clemency” — an official selection of the festival — Woodard plays prison warden Bernadine Williams,

who is dealing with the emotional strain of carrying out death row executions. The talk will be held Saturday, October 12, at 6:15 PM at Bay Street Theater in Sag Harbor.

“We are honored to have Alfre Woodard at this year’s festival and look forward to a captivating and engaging conversation with her, as well as our Lifetime Achievement Award recipient Brian De Palma,” said Hamptons International Film Festival Executive Director Anne Chaisson.

De Palma will also participate in a conversation with festival co-chair Alec Baldwin Saturday at 2:30 PM at Guild Hall in East Hampton. The film director and screenwriter is best known for his work in suspense, psychological thrillers, and crime dramas like “Carrie,” “Scarface,” “Carlito’s Way,” and “Mission: Impossible” across his over 50-year career.

In recognition of De Palma’s award, the festival will present a screening of his 1981 film “Blow Out,” starring John

Travolta.

Woodard and De Palma are in good company with past “A Conversation With . . .” events including names like Steven Spielberg, Robert Altman, Susan Sarandon, Laura Dern, Edward Norton, Emily Blunt, Hilary Swank, Mark Ruffalo, Matthew Broderick, Richard Gere, and Martin Scorsese, among many others.

For more information and to purchase tickets visit www.hamptonsfilmfest.org.

Local Filmmakers Hold Screenings See Bryan Downey and Ginew Benton’s features at 230 Elm

By Desirée Keegan desiree@indyeastend.com

Bryan Downey’s film “Nashville Long Island” and Ginew Benton’s “Looking Glass” will be shown in Southampton. Independent/Courtesy Bryan Downey

While the Hamptons Film Festival is underway, two local filmmakers will hold an independent screening of their short films at 230 Elm in Southampton.

The Thursday, October 10, event features Sag Harbor-based photographer and filmmaker Bryan Downey’s work “Nashville Long Island,” and Native American writer from the Ojibway tribe Ginew Benton’s “Looking Glass.”

Both are Bull Dog Studio productions, out of photographer/filmmaker Downey’s Sag Harbor film-editing and recording studio.

“Nashville Long Island” is a 26-minute candid look into how music moves us. Through 13 segments, it illustrates the effects East End music has on children with Down syndrome, autism, and cerebral palsy; the world of saying goodbye to loved ones through music, as explained by Brenda Siemer, widow of actor Roy Scheider; and the voice of the very first Muppet that changed

a generation — a Montauk resident in 1966 who was asked by then-teenage puppeteer Jim Henson if he could write a 60-second song for an appearance he had on “The Ed Sullivan Show.” That Montauk resident was rocker Joe Delia.

“I got a call from Southampton High School and was asked if special education kids could come on a field trip to the studio. A full-sized bus pulled up and I brought them in one at a time to ad-lib to a hip-hop song Michael Maz and Dylan Janét Collins helped me produce,” Downey said.

“When they all came in, the energy was through the roof. Two weeks later I returned with cameras to their classroom to play it back to them and film their reactions.”

He said there are happy and sad stories in his film — winner of the Award of Merit by IMPACT DOCS Awards, 2019 winner of the WILLiFEST US Documentary Short Com-

petition, and 2019 official selection of the Artisan Festival International World Peace Initiative Cannes — but all are true.

“Roy Scheider’s widow tells us the one last song her husband wanted to listen to as he slipped away after taken off his respirator. He continued breathing for the entire song,” Downey said.

“The last story in the 13 is the saddest, and always catches people off-guard.

You expect a happy ending. Nope.

That’s not reality.”

Benton’s “Looking Glass” follows a young Native American man who is suffering from the death of his father, and builds a time machine using science and traditional knowledge in an attempt save him, but ultimately discovers his true purpose.

The piece, known by natives as sci-fact instead of sci-fi, is still in the international film festival circuit, screening currently at a Native American film festival in Nevada after recent showings at the AFI World

Peace Initiative in Cannes and Asinabka Film & Media Arts Festival in Ottawa.

It was also a 2019 official selection of both the NatiVisions Film Festival and 24th RCNI Red Nation International Film Festival — the Authentic Voice of American Indian & Indigenous Cinema in Los Angeles.

Downey was asked by Benton to help him shoot his piece, because of his specialization in portrait photography of Native Americans over the past six years.

“Ginew has a fellowship from Sundance Film Festival because of a script he wrote. He saw some of my photos and asked if I could do his cinematography because my style was compatible with his vision,” Downey said.

At the Thursday event at 230 Elm from 7 PM to midnight, there will be a free reception with an open bar and buffet, introductions by the directors prior to the film screenings, and live music to follow.

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By Jessica Mackin-Cipro

North Fork TV Festival Tuning in, in Greenport jessica@indyeastend.com @hamptondaze With the Hamptons International Film Festival coming up and the North Fork TV Festival held this past weekend, screenings of high-quality programming are in abundance on the twin forks in early October.

The North Fork TV Festival returned to Greenport last weekend to much fanfare, and included sold-out screenings and discussions. The festival celebrates the evolution of television, both mainstream and independent. The two-day event brought together actors, executives, writers, and directors to the Village of Greenport.

On Friday, October 4, I attended the world premiere screening of “Distemper,” which was directed by Elias Plagianos, written by Maxwell Pitagno, and stars Abigail Hawk, Chike Okonkwo, Lee Sellers, and Tara Westwood.

The pilot tells the story of pathologist and LGBT icon Louise Pearce as she works to find a cure for African Trypanosomiasis as it affects millions across the Belgian Congo in the early 1900s. A lively talk with the cast and directors, moderated by News 12’s Elisa DiStefano, followed the screening.

The festival’s Canopy Award went to the Emmy, Golden Globe, and Tony Award-winning Kelsey Grammer. Previous Canopy recipient Chris Noth presented the award. The two TV staples (“Frasier” and Mr. Big from “Sex and

the City”) discussed Grammer’s early life in acting and continued through his experiences on two of his monster-hit TV shows, “Frasier” and “Cheers.”

Noth asked Grammer which show aired more episodes.

“We did three less. 267 ‘Cheers’ episodes, 264 ‘Frasier,’” recalled Grammer. “It just pissed me off,” he said, joking. “So I’m still gunning for that record.” A party for the festival’s opening night was held at Claudio’s.

The festival includes a competition for independent pilots. Out of the winners there were screenings of “M,” created and directed by Javier Devitt, “Otis,” created by Alexander Etseyatse, “Rainbow Ruthie,” created by Ruth Marantz, and “Ups and Downs,” created by Erin Cleland.

“Our vision is a global marketplace for independent scripted video,” said founder Noah Doyle. “We’re starting that as explicitly as we can — by pairing extraordinary creators with show runners who will be their mentors and champions.”

On Saturday, October 5, I attended the screening of “M,” the story of a young American couple, Diane and Tim, who give up their search for Tim’s father in Patagonia only to encounter a local conman. The screening was followed by a Q&A moderated by festival jury member Rockne O’Bannon.

Above, Constance Wu and Cynthia Littleton. Below, Kelsey Grammer and Chris Noth. Independent/Dave Costantini, Joe Cipro

Actress Constance Wu was awarded the Ambassador for the Arts award, presented by Greenport Mayor George Hubbard. Wu most recently starred in hit films like “Hustlers” as well as “Crazy Rich Asians,” and the comedy series “Fresh Off The Boat.”

“It was our pleasure to welcome Constance Wu to Greenport,” said Hubbard. “The Village of Greenport has long been known to be a harmonious and ethnically diverse community, and we applaud Constance Wu for her work in furthering awareness of AsianAmerican representation in television

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The closing night party was held just down the street at Green Hill, concluding the festival. To learn more about the North Fork TV Festival visit www.northfork.tv.

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Jeff Muhs's “Ancient Sea King.”

Meghan Boody's “Trésor (Dear Dame, your sleeping sparkes awake).”

Ethereal Sparkle & Experimental Works

to a Tarot deck). Each manipulated image aims to capture the essence of familiar mythic archetypes that are imbedded in our collective imaginations. So if any of these images looks strangely familiar to you, they are doing their job.

‘Neverlands’ joins together artists from North and South Forks

By Nicole Teitler nicole@indyeastend.com

William Ris Gallery in Jamesport will host the opening of “Neverlands,” an exhibit by Jeff Muhs and Meghan Boody on Friday, October 11, from 6 to 9 PM. Muhs, a South Fork resident, and Boody, from the North Fork, will be exhibiting for the first time together, representing both shores of the East End. There will also be an artist talk on Saturday, November 2, from 1 to 3 PM, when the two will share their backstories. Until then, Indy caught up with the artists.

What does the title, ‘Neverlands,’ mean to you?

Jeff Muhs: Meghan and I each have our own mythos to our work. Meghan has the characters that occupy her work, their journeys, their condition.

My mythos is in the paint and color, their character, and the story I tell with them. Each of our works lie somewhere in the “Neverlands” of our own creation.

Meghan Boody: To me, “Neverlands” is a twilight zone, an alternate plane that exists parallel to ours. It’s a magi-

cal place we often visit in our dreams where the normal laws of reality are suspended. Sometimes we get lucky during our day and the veil momentarily lifts and a glimmer of the mystery bleeds through. These are moments of déjá vu and synchronicity that often illuminate our path. As an artist, I try to capture this fleeting beauty.

Is there a particular piece that you’re excited to show?

JM: I will have two brand new paintings in the exhibition. They represent the latest incarnation of my work. I also will be bringing several small-scale experimental works that may be the forerunner for my next series.

MB: I am excited to be showing some transparent photographs printed on plexiglass that I made over the summer.

They are like large glass slides and can be hung in front of windows. The natural light activates each image, lending an ethereal sparkle to the otherworldly characters and scenes. The photos are blow-ups of individual cards from my PsycheSuperStar oracle deck (similar

How does creativity strike?

MB: For me, creativity is the life-blood of existence. Not just for artists, but for everyone on the planet. There is great creativity in a master plumber, surgeon, parent, or anyone who is interested in developing their craft. The creative genius hidden inside everyone is directly linked to the divine. Our life’s mission is about tapping into this source.

JM: I think rather than a flash of inspiration, creativity for me is wound up like energy in a spring over time, building up to a breaking point, and then is unleashed.

How do you feel your work will complement the other artist?

JM: While my work and Meghan’s, on the surface, might seem very different, we have, in the past, acknowledged some underlying commonality. While not completely identified, this exhibition gives us the opportunity to explore that connection further.

MB: Jeff Muhs and I go way back. In the early 1990s, I posted an ad in the Southampton Press for volunteers to pose nude with their pets for a series of photographs. Jeff and his best friend, Brad, responded. They appeared at my studio with a humongous sow along with a knapsack of Oreos — bribes which were necessary, as this pig was not budging without incentives. Brad was the one who stripped down and we had a hilarious time trying to choreograph a decent shot. (The piece is part

of the show.) I mention this incident as an indication of how willing Jeff is to venture into, shall we say, unusual territory. I have been told I have the same tendency. I believe our work together will create a particular blast of intensity!

What do you hope to discuss during the talk on November 2?

MB: By experiencing art, people open themselves up to the process of transformation. Simply exposing oneself to the symbols, archetypes and color in a work can have a lasting impact on the psyche and trigger shifts in behavior. I hope to engage the audience in a conversation about these fascinating possibilities. To get the ball rolling, I will be giving readings from my oracle deck to volunteers.

JM: I think we might discuss our association, what we think of each other’s work, and how it led to the genesis of this exhibition.

“Neverlands” will run through November 9. William Ris Gallery is located at 1291 Main Road in Jamesport. Visit www.williamris.com.

“Creativity for me is wound up like energy in a spring over time” — Jeff Muhs

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Where To Eat

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By Norah Bradford

Lights, Camera, Hamptons!

Do not miss the exciting new menu specials and entertainment at Long Island’s most vibrant, social, and delicious destinations.

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The Inn’s restaurant, Claude’s, is serving a sumptuous breakfast, lunch, and dinner menu year-round. Furthermore, movie buffs attending the HIFF can book their stay close to the action and film screenings.

91 Hill Street, Southampton, NY, 11968 631-283-6500 • www.southamptoninn. com

Your look at the HIFF scene Some may think that the final traffic jam back to Manhattan on Labor Day weekend is the end for the Hamptons season. However, they are most definitely wrong. The weather in early fall is still great, just in time for Hollywood’s annual visit to the Hamptons in the form of the Hamptons International Film Festival. The 27th edition this year is held from October 10 to 14, and will bring a number of award-winning and potentially award-winning movies, plus a sprinkling of stars.

the must-score ticket for movie-goers attending this year’s festival. www.netflix.com/theirishman

What To See

‘Mickey And The Bear’ The debut film from the 2017 HIFF Melissa Mathison Fund winner Anabelle Attanasio, “Mickey and the Bear” is a tale set in Montana of a daughter’s struggle to care for her opioid-addicted father following the loss of his wife.

This selection of the amazing program for this year’s HIFF are films likely to attract award season attention in the New Year. Watch and be entertained.

‘Conscience Point’ The most local documentary story of the pressures on the Shinnecock nation to protect their ancestral homelands against the growth in real estate development, income inequalities, and environmental pressures on our doorstep. www.pbs.org ‘Ford V Ferrari’ A high-octane film interpretation of the battle to dominate the Le Mans 24hour endurance race by Carroll Shelby (played by Matt Damon) and Ken Miles (played by Christian Bale) with Ford against Ferrari. www.foxmovies.com ‘Human Capital’ A tale of two families whose lives become caught up after a sudden financial investment. Actors Liev Schreiber and Peter Sarsgaard alongside Marisa Tomei, Maya Hawke, and Alex Wolff provide food for thought on relationships and finance.

‘The Irishman’ A 3.5-hour marathon crime saga from Martin Scorsese and starring Robert DeNiro, Al Pacino, and Joe Pesci chronicles the story of World War II veteran Frank Sheeran. It’s likely to be

‘Kingmaker’ A documentary story charting the rise and fall and highly improbable rise again of the Marcos family in Philippine politics. It relates the story of Imelda Marcos’s reinvention and reinterpretation of recent history to help her son secure the vice presidency. www.greenwichentertainment.com

‘Parasite’ Winner of the 2019 Palme D’or in Cannes this year, “Parasite” or “Gisaengchung” in Korean, is a story of the class struggle in South Korea, directed

by Bong Joon-Ho. www.neonrated.com ‘Scandalous’ A fine documentary tale of tabloid mischief and mayhem at the National Enquirer publication, which established itself at the intersection between gossip and celebrity. www.scandalousfilm. com ‘Two Popes’ Anthony Hopkins and Jonathan Pryce play the two popes and the tale of the transition of power within the Catholic church. Written and directed by Academy Award-winners Anthony McCarten and Fernando Meirelles. www.netflix. com/title/80174451 ‘Waves’ A tale of a suburban family living in South Florida and its struggles with life, love, and loss. From acclaimed director Edward Shults, who was honored by HIFF in 2015. www.a24films. com

Union Cantina, Southampton This popular eatery, designed by Southampton Social Club owners Ian Duke and David Hilty, sits in the iconic Bowden Square and is open yearround. Duke and Hilty work alongside award-winning Executive Chef Scott Kampf, who has been featured on Food Network’s “Iron Chefs of America.”

This season brings new dishes and cocktails, and a calendar of events including live music and specials.

40 Bowden Square, Southampton, NY 11968 • 631-377-3500 • www.unioncantina.net Nick & Toni’s, East Hampton Celebrity spot Nick & Toni’s enters its fourth decade this year. This restaurant is the East Hampton hub for classic, seasonally inspired dining in a Tuscan farmhouse-style location. Reserve an outdoor table and engage all five senses, from the sights and sounds to the delicious taste of the cuisine.

136 North Main Street, East Hampton, NY 11937 • 631-324-3550 • www.nickandtonis.com Hampton Standard, Hampton Bays Enjoy, both en route to the festival and on the way home, a satisfying meal at newcomer Hampton Standard. If a meal is too much for your appetite, stop at the market and grab a coffee and snack to go.

149 West Montauk Highway, Hampton Bays, NY 11946 • 631-856-4054 • www. hamptonsstandard.com

Where To Stay

Southampton Inn, Southampton When all the summer commotion has subsided, the Southampton Inn continues to fluff your pillows atop high-quality linens in one of the premium and comfortably furnished guestrooms.

The Baker House 1650, East Hampton The luxurious 17th-Century Englishinspired inn offers relaxing and comfortable amenities year-round. The inn has gorgeous grounds and stunning common areas, an opulent on-site spa, and fresh and lavish homemade daily breakfasts. Owned and operated by celebrated East Hampton entrepreneur Antonella Bertello.

181 Main Street, East Hampton, NY 11937 • 631-324-4081 • www.bakerhouse1650.com Topping Rose House, Bridgehampton In his second season at the luxury 22room hotel, Jean-Georges Vongerichten has blended a menu for breakfast, lunch, and dinner, and imposed onto it a contemporary Hamptons vibe utilizing farm-to-table ingredients, some of which are grown on the property and some sourced locally.

1 Bridgehampton Sag Harbor Turnpike, Bridgehampton, NY 11932 • 631-5370870 • www.toppingrosehouse.com

Whom To Star-Spot Anne Chaisson, Executive Director, Hamptons International Film Festival Every orchestra needs a conductor and Anne Chaisson has handled this challenge of bringing the team together to deliver a busy film festival in multiple locations across a four-day period since 2012, though having already been an advisory co-chair since 2003.

Her own filmography as a producer includes “Roger Dodger,” “P.S.,” “Diggers,” and “Rocksteady.” Rounding out her formidable portfolio of skills is that of fundraiser-in-chief, having worked tirelessly for the Film Society of Lincoln Center, the Nantucket Film Festival, and Hamptons International Film Festival. www.hamptonsfilmfest.org

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Gallery Events Compiled by Jessica Mackin-Cipro jessica@indyeastend.com

folioeast folioeast presents “For the Love of Painting,” a show of new paintings by three women — Shari Abramson, Michele D’ermo, and Janet Jennings — at Malia Mills in East Hampton. An opening reception will be held Saturday, October 12, from 5:30 to 7:30 PM. The show runs through November 3.

William Ris Gallery in Jamesport.

The show, titled “Neverlands,” features North Fork’s Meghan Boody and Southampton’s Jeff Muhs. The opening reception commences at 6 PM. There will also be an artist talk Saturday, November 2, from 1 to 3 PM. The show will run through November 9.

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The Suffolk County Historical Society in Riverhead presents an artists’ reception for “What’s Your Compass?” a women sharing art multimedia exhibit Saturday, October 12, at 1 PM. Artist members of Women Sharing Art, Inc., a nonprofit providing avenues for women artists to nurture and encourage one another to further their artistic accomplishments, will present the multimedia art exhibit in the museum’s Noel J. Gish Gallery. The show will run through December 21.

Neverlands A celebration of two prominent East End artists, representing both forks, will be held Friday, October 11, at the

MM Fine Art in Southampton presents its second annual group photography exhibition, on view October 12 to 27, with an opening reception on Saturday, October 12, from 5 to 7 PM. The show features works by Renate Aller, Linda K. Alpern, Dianne Blell, James Croak, Jeremy Dennis, Michael Dweck, Joey Farrell, Raquel Glottman, Christopher Makos, Mike McLaughlin, Jonathan Morse, Blair Seagram, Paul Solberg, Robert Strada, Christophe Von Hohenberg, John Zieman, and others.

Butko, Carmody, Lucas The Grenning Gallery in Sag Harbor presents “Butko, Carmody, Lucas” with artwork by Viktor Butko, Kelly Carmody, and Maryann Lucas. An

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opening reception will be held on Saturday, October 12, from 5:30 to 7 PM. The show runs through November 10.

Presence East End Arts Gallery @ Peconic Crossing in Riverhead presents “Presence,” featuring the work of Rani Carson with Elizabeth Malunowicz. The show will run through November 16.

Gift Shop Tripoli Gallery presents “Gift Shop” at Gabimode in East Hampton. Artists include Nick Cohen, Sabra Moon Elliot, Fallen Broken Street, Saskia Friedrich, Kurt Gumaer, Mary Heilmann, Bengt

Hokanson, Yung Jake, Benjamin Keating, Ashley Koral, Robyn Lea, Roy Lichtenstein, Miles Partington, Terry Patterson, Robert Rauschenberg, James Rosenquist, and more. The show runs through November 4.

Saul Steinberg The Drawing Room in East Hampton presents Saul Steinberg with “Drawings, Watercolors & Objects.” The exhibition is comprised of carved wood objects, tabletop constructions, watercolors, and drawings spanning 50 years from 1945-95. The show runs through October 21.

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Indy Snaps North Fork TV Festival Photos by Dave Costantini & Joe Cipro The North Fork TV Festival returned to Greenport Theatre Friday, October 4, and Saturday, October 5. It included a gathering of actors, executive directors, and writers celebrating the evolution of television, and viewings a variety of television pilots. Actor Chris Noth presented the 2019 Canopy Award, honoring a member of New York television community, to Kelsey Grammer. Constance Wu received the 2019 Ambassador to the Arts Award.

Aasif Mandvi was honored with the Inspiration Award.

Judy Carmichael Photo by Lisa Tamburini Judy Carmichael performed her show “Let’s Swing” at Bay Street Theater in Sag Harbor on Friday, October 4.

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Entertainment Guide Compiled by Nicole Teitler nicole@indyeastend.com

FILM HIFF The Hamptons International Film Festival will have screenings all weekend long at various locations. See a full list, other than what’s listed below, at www. hamptonsfilmfest.org and see coverage in this issue.

Guild Hall The Hamptons International Film Festival will be showing several screenings at Guild Hall in East Hampton: “The Artist’s Wife” on Friday, October 11, at 2:15 PM; “Clemency” on Saturday, October 12, at 11:30 AM; and “The Aeronauts” on Monday, October 14, at 1:45 PM. Visit www.guildhall.org to learn more.

Bay Street Theater Bay Street Theater in Sag Harbor will screen the following as part of the Hamptons International Film Festival: Friday, October 11, at 11:30 AM will be “Just Mercy” followed by “Les Miserables” at 2:30 PM, “Varda By Agnes” at 5 PM, concluding with “Oliver Sacks: His Own Life” at 8 PM. Saturday, October 12, at 10:30 AM will be “Bikram: Yogi, Guru, Predator,” “The Report” at 1 PM, “On Broadway” at 3:45 PM, and “Gisaengcung” at 8:15 PM. Sunday, October 13, will be “Clemency” at 10 AM, “The Kingmaker” at 1 PM, “Conscience Point” at 3:45 PM, “The Aeronauts” at 6 PM, and “Jojo Rabbit” at 8:45 PM. Monday, October 14, at 11 AM will be “Maiden,” “Frankie” at 1:45 PM, “Portrait of a Lady on Fire” at 4:45 PM, and “The Two Popes” at 7:30 PM. Grab tickets at www.baystreet.org.

Southampton Arts Center The Hamptons International Film Festival will be showing several screenings at the Southampton Arts Center. On Saturday, October 12, will be “Overseas” at 12:45 PM, “Earth Erde” at 3 PM, and “Varda by Agnes” at 6 PM. On

Sunday, October 13, will be “The Human Factory” at 12:30 PM, “Romantic Comedy” at 3:15 PM, “Kifaru” at 5:30 PM, and “3 Days 2 Nights” at 8 PM. On Monday, October 14, will be “Conscience Point” at 12 PM, “The Hottest August” at 2 PM, and “Three Summers Tres Veroes” at 4:30 PM. Visit www. southamptonartscenter.org to learn more.

Official Secrets Westhampton Beach Performing Arts Center will have showings of “Official Secrets” on Saturday, October 12, at 4:30 PM, Sunday, October 13, at 4 PM and 7:30 PM, and Sunday, October 6, at 4 PM. Visit www.whbpac.org to learn more.

WORDS Storytelling Series The Independent’s “Tabling Time” continues on Thursday, October 10, with the topic “Wisdom,” featuring “Toy Story” screenwriter Alec Sokolow and OLA Executive Director Minerva Perez as special guests at Rosie’s in Amagansett. Diners are invited to share their stories as well, keeping them to about three-to-five minutes in length.

The event continues each Thursday in October. For more information, visit www.bit.ly/IndyStorytelling.

Quiz Night

THEATER The Little Mermaid Southampton Cultural Center’s Center Stage presents Disney’s “The Little Mermaid” beginning Friday, October 11, and running through October 27.

For a list of times, and tickets, go to www.scc-arts.org.

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day, October 12. It’s a family event that promotes responsible dog ownership and awareness from 9 AM to noon. The morning includes free refreshments,

Westhampton Beach Performing Arts Center welcomes Graham Nash on Friday, October 11, at 8 PM. Visit www. whbpac.org to learn more.

The Raphael Project Custer Observatory in Southold welcomes The Raphael Project on Saturday, October 12, at 7 PM. Learn more at www.custerobservatory.org.

Lover Boy

The Shelter Island Friends of Music presents Four Cellos with music by Ani Kalayjian, Laura Metcalf, Andrew Lee, and Caleb van der Swaagh on Sunday, October 13, at 3 PM. Visit www.shelterislandfriendsofmusic.org.

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Four Cellos

Brian De Palma The Hamptons International Film Festival will host a conversation with Brian De Palma on Saturday, October 12, at 2:30 PM at Guild Hall. Visit www. guildhall.org to learn more.

9 PM. This Friday, October 11, will be Woody Boley. See www.townlinebbq. com.

MUSIC The Paramount Theater in Huntington hosts Lover Boy on Thursday, October 10, at 8 PM. Head to www.paramountny.com.

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Animal Rescue Fund of the Hamptons’ Stroll to the Sea Dog Walk will begin at Mulford Farm in East Hampton Satur-

International Film Festival will Alfre Woodward with a special “A Conversation With” on Saturday, October 12, at 6:15 PM. Learn more at www.baystreet. org.

Townline BBQ in Sagaponack will host Quiz Night every Wednesday at 7 PM with a $10 participation fee. See www. townlinebbq.com.

Sweet Charities ARF Dog Walk

Graham Nash will perform at the Westhampton Beach Performing Arts Center

The Parrish Art Museum in Water Mill will host Salon Series: Misuzu Tanaka and Makin Shtrykov on Friday, October 11, at 6 PM. Learn more at www. parrishart.org.

Woody Boley Townline BBQ in Sagaponack will have live music every Friday from 6 PM to T-shirts (artwork by Isaac Mizrahi), ARF tote bags, nail clippings for dogs, contests, a dog agility course, and music following the two-mile walk to the ocean. Pre-registration starts at $30 and can be done at www.give.arfhamptons.org/DogWalk. Participation costs $40 the day of the event.

Rocktoberfest Stony Brook Medicine’s Eastern Long

Stephen Talkhouse Stephen Talkhouse in Amagansett jams out to Nancy Atlas & Friends on Friday, October 11, at 8 PM, followed by Conga Cartel at 10 PM. Saturday, October 12, will be Roses Grove Band at 8 PM followed by Peat Moss and The Fertilizers at 10 PM. See more at www. stephentalkhouse.com.

Island Hospital’s emergency department nurses and staff present The Grateful E.D. Rocktoberfest Saturday, October 19, from 5 to 9 PM at Townsend Manor Inn in Greenport. The cover charge is $30. The event is raising money for the department’s stretchers. There will be a cash bar, light fare, and raffles. For more information, call the foundation office at 631-477-5164 or visit www.elih.stonybrookmedicine.edu/Rocktoberfest.

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KISS & TELL

By Heather Buchanan

What We Learn About Love From Movies Delving into HIFF 2019 kissandtellhb@gmail.com At the Hamptons International Film Festival, which runs from October 10 to 14 this year, we have the chance to learn about the world, the good and the bad.

We see stories of war, discrimination, justice, hope, resurrection, fear, and yes, love.

One film, “Romantic Comedy,” takes a personal look at what the rom com genre tells women about love.

Elizabeth Sankey’s documentary about her personal obsession with rom coms and the messages she took away is both funny and poignant, and has a wonderful soundtrack from her band Summer Camp. Clips from both classic and contemporary films reflect changes in society’s outlook but present a very con-

servative world which is white, middle class, and heterosexual, where success is a big white wedding. Happily ever after is the end, not the beginning.

Sankey, who is 35, commented about the rom com influence on her. “It wasn’t until after I got married, after my wedding, that I wondered: Is my romantic life done? Once you see one thing that is a consistent message in a rom com, you start to see others. In real life, this is insane, but I’m buying into it.” We see the professional woman is a klutz who can pratfall her way into a relationship (“Bridget Jones’s Diary,” “The Wedding Planner”). Opposites attract and despite real-life differences are the half to make each other whole (“Pretty

Woman,” “Maid in Manhattan.”) The woman conforms to the man’s desires, i.e. she likes beer, baseball, and unusual hair care products (“There’s Something About Mary.”) And confessions of true love always happen in the rain.

Is the rom com even more of a fantasy in the age of Tinder hook-ups, where it isn’t even marriage but a second date that’s the problem? Sankey said of the appeal of the genre, “In these troubled times, it’s nice to live in this world where there is always someone for you and it will be okay. It’s back to Jane Austen — it’s the courtship which is so enticing. A love that lasts forever transcends reason and time. Rom coms are magical for that reason.”

Another film takes another very different look at love, “Mickey and the Bear,” written and directed by Annabelle Attanasio, who developed the film at the HIFF Screenwriters Lab and was the recipient of the Melissa Mathison Fund grant. Here, breakthrough artist Camila Morrone, who plays Mickey, is trying to care for her alcoholic, opioidaddicted, veteran father. Her mother having died, Mickey is the caretaker torn between trying to save her father and save herself from her own morass.

She is also navigating young love from two different boys, starting to realize what it is that she wants versus what he wants out of a relationship.

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Attanasio, eliciting powerful performances, skillfully takes us on a journey of learning that loving someone and saving them are two different things, a painful but very true lesson. Of her inspiration, Attanasio said, “I’ve been interested in co-dependency and how it functions in a family and in a romantic sense. I experienced a lot of these dynamics in different ways. I was also interested in veterans’ issues and life in small towns and giving examples to girls of paths to freedom.”

On working with Morrone, Attanasio said, “She has the duality that she’s very mature like an adult and yet she’s 16. I was blown away by her as a person, and in her journey as an actor, she was raw and not self-aware of how good she was. She is so ever-present.”

What does Mickey learn about love? “She learns that she has to choose herself before she chooses anyone else,” said Attanasio. “It’s one of the hardest lessons to learn and many people don’t.”

The power of film can be tapping into a core desire we all have, to love and be loved, and play that out either as a cautionary tale, one of hope, or one which is pure fantasy. What we learn about love from film is not to give up on it. There is almost always an obstacle in the way. We may not be able to change, but we are able to learn.

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READING OUR REGION

By Joan Baum

Homosexuality In Mid-Century America Windsor details her ‘Wild And Precious Life’ “How had I gone from a woman so deeply concerned about making sure my coworkers hadn’t known I was gay, to suing America because of it?” said still amazed Edie Windsor (1929-2017) a few years after her 2013 win at the Supreme Court in Edith Schlain Windsor v. The United States, which struck down federal law banning recognition of same-sex marriage, and opened the way for lawsuits challenging state bans.

The case, which she threw her head, heart, soul, and aging body into, is part of a wider, deeper, fascinating, and wellwritten story about the gay rights movement in this country which Windsor tells in “A Wild and Precious Life.”

The title is taken from the poem “A Summer Day” by Mary Oliver (herself gay), an exhortation to seize the moment. It was quoted by an admiring Hillary Clinton at Windsor’s eulogy.

The memoir is more than a captivating recollection of one individual’s painful attempts to belong and be loved, to deny and then fight. It also describes an era and is thus invaluable as cultural history. Did we know how tight the connection was between gay bars and the Mafia? Or how coming out was abetted by serving in the military?

With an eye mainly on accepting and legitimizing lesbianism, but also embracing the cause of gay rights for

all, “A Wild and Precious Life” recreates what life was like for homosexuals in mid-20th Century America, in Greenwich Village and in the more upscale and sophisticated Hamptons (so different from the Stonewall crowd). In Southampton, a popular meeting place was Fowler’s Beach.

Though the memoir begins with Windsor’s happy childhood in Philadelphia in a non-observant middle-class Jewish family, the narrative becomes an ambivalent account of love and loneliness, of bar hookups and secrecy, after she comes to New York to look for personal and professional identity. She even invents an imaginary boyfriend, “Willy.”

It was the time of the Communist witch hunt, but also of the “Lavender Scare,” especially after HIV took hold and took lives.

As Windsor herself said, however, she wanted to be remembered for two reasons: her work as a seminal figure fighting section three of the Defense of Marriage Act, and her career as a mathematician at IBM, where she was the first woman to be a senior systems programmer and the first person to get a PC in recognition of her groundbreaking work on computers. Her expertise with numbers, which she loved, even paid off in casinos, where she won big by counting cards.

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Eventually Windsor put her two worlds together as a pro-bono consultant for, among others, Lesbians Who Tech and Services and Advocacy for GLBT Elders, the latter fueled in no small part by the 44-year relationship (including, finally, marriage) she had with the love of her life, Dr. Thea Spyer.

Spyer, of Dutch Jewish heritage, was two years younger, a clinical psychotherapist, and an accomplished violinist. She died from multiple sclerosis in 2009. Both women, beautiful, bold, brilliant, and regarded as great dancers as well as “heartbreakers” in their set, met their match in each other.

Their dynamic, sensual, affectionfilled relationship, recalled in the prizewinning film “Edie and Thea: A Very Long Engagement” (2009), constitutes one of the most engaging — and moving — expressions of love, regardless of sexual preference, found in contemporary memoirs. And a reminder, as Windsor says, that you can be “hot” at any age. For sure, those two were, even after Spyer was in a wheelchair.

“Something of a memoir/biography” better describes “A Wild and Precious Life” says co-author/journalist Joshua Lyon, who was interviewed by Windsor for the job of assistant toward

the end of her life, and who devised an effective way to integrate her voice and his (his is set in italics). He provides timeline details and updates, chapter by chronological chapter, and emphasizes by way of follow-up interviews and research Windsor’s evolving attitude about coming out and becoming an activist. Sensitive to her wishes, Lyon acknowledges changing a few names and not dwelling on her contested will.

Her archive of materials was extensive. Windsor was an obsessive record keeper and chronicler about what she later came to see as fruitless attempts to pass: “I liked boys, I really did,” she says early on. She went on dates, mainly to please her mother, even marrying Saul, a close friend of her adored brother (it lasted for six months). Saul, who had agreed to change his name from Wiener to Windsor changed back again after the divorce. She, with her eye on career, did not.

It’s quite a story. Windsor was Grand Marshal for the NYC LGBTQ Pride March in June 2013, and this year Stony Brook Southampton Hospital named its HIV/AIDS center after her.

For certain, hers was a life that was wild and precious and memorably instructive. The pics are great.

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RICK’S SPACE

By Rick Murphy

Everyone’s Gone To The Movies The reel deal rmurphy@indyeastend.com

My first recollection of going to the movies was when I was a little kid in Brooklyn. My mother would send the three of us every Saturday morning to Linden Theatre on Nostrand and Rogers, a dive within a dump that served as a de facto babysitter. We each got a quarter — 15 cents to get in and a dime for candy.

There were nickel candy dispensers and dime dispensers. I always got two nickel candies — red hots, potato stix, etc. The dime machine held chocolate candies that were usually discolored or as soft as ointment.

We’d get a “Newsreel” to open the show — a documentary about how the United States was winning whatever war we were in, then a couple cartoons — usually Casper the Friendly Ghost, the Road Runner, or Popeye et al, and then a “B” movie (think The Three Stooges) before the “feature,” which almost always involved Abbott and Costello and a mummy, a tomb, a monster, or some medieval pratfall they

stumbled upon.

I remember the first time I went to one of the majestic Big Houses like it was yesterday — The Lowes State Capital, so regal we had to wear dress-up clothes usually reserved for funerals.

The rugs were as thick as furs, the hand rails appeared to be gold, and men in tuxedos handed you hot towels in the bathroom.

One stood by dispensing what I first thought were shots of booze. I was going to meander over and drink one like I used to see the guys in the neighborhood do at the bar, until I realized it was cologne.

We lived in Sag Harbor during the summer. The last time I wrote about our beloved movie theater here I got in hot water because I mentioned it was full of rats. Now that it has undergone a multi-million renovation I will (under pressure) categorically state those must have been cats we saw all the time, but they sure as hell looked like freakin’ rats, and I’m from Brooklyn.

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Sag Harbor Theater cost 30 cents to get in. The candy counter carried the same items from year to year — I mean, the SAME items. No one ever bought them, and to my knowledge, management never removed them from the candy case, either. It was a war of wills.

Though we didn’t buy candy, we smoked, a lot, in the appropriate lounges. I was about nine.

I enjoyed movies enough to go to East Hampton on weekend nights as a teenager, especially since by then we were dating. In those days there were smoking sections. If you sat in the middle, you couldn’t smoke. Instead, people from the left and right aisle blew their smoke directly at the middle of the theater. Most of the non-smokers probably died from second-hand smoke inhalation and most of the smokers probably teach yoga nowadays.

Then they banned smoking altogether (I called it “The Day the Music Died”). The movie theaters didn’t hold the same allure for me, being they didn’t sell alcohol. I mean, you could go, spend three hours watching a boring movie, or go the Black Buoy, drink, smoke, play pool, and maybe meet a would-be movie starlet to boot.

I met Paul Newman in the Buoy. I played pool with him. The funny thing is, I’m not making this up. Beers were 15 cents.

Nowadays, I have dueling 65s — two brand-new Samsung flat screens.

I can order any movie on Earth. If I donated the money I spend on pay-perview, I could help fund a cure for a major disease.

What’s missing is other people. It’s not only about getting out and going to see the movie, but getting a cognac afterwards and discussing the nuances and performances and dissecting the poignant scenes with similarly-minded cinephiles. And then paying $100 for a round of cognac.

As a writer, I am in my glory talking about “the hues the filmmaker

paints borrowing the techniques of Kawasaki, the great Japanese director who constantly reminds us of a greater good, one not only etched in the dialogue but the actor’s expressive facial gestures.”

No one ever asks me what I mean when I say crap like that. Meanwhile, I spent the whole time staring at Jennifer Aniston’s cleavage because there was no meaningful dialogue.

HINT: Always call actresses ACTORS. It means you’re an insider.

The truth is, I love the energy of this weekend. The Hamptons International Film Festival attendees are not unlike avid sports or music fans.

They have found a passion and it thrills them, and they find being in the midst of like-minded aficionados rejuvenates them. They find it invigorating, and rightly so, given the nuanced hues that transfix viewers, enabling nostalgia and technology to meld into a miasma of ratatouille-like thrombosis. I’m sure you agree.

Watch out for the rats . . . er, cats.

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Dining Narratives Brought To Life At Rosie’s The Independent’s ‘Tabling Time’ launches with birth/rebirth theme

By Hannah Selinger It was a cold and rainy night.

Pardon the trite attempt at storytelling, but it really was a cold and rainy night. Fall was performing at its worst on Thursday, October 3, when The Independent launched its “Tabling Time” storytelling series at Rosie’s in Amagansett. Despite the bad weather, community members turned out to eat, drink, and listen to stories about birth and rebirth, the assigned theme for the evening. Inside, the atmosphere was warm and sunny.

Chefs Leo Mamaril, formerly of Dan Barber’s Blue Hill at Stone Barns, and Josh Cohen, formerly of New York City’s Flower Shop, offered a three-course prix fixe menu, which included a choice of appetizers (blistered shishito peppers with lemon; an heirloom tomato panzanella; and a massive Bhumi Farms kale salad), entrées (brick chicken, served with chive pancakes and an herb salad; swordfish with local vegetables; and roasted cabbage with gribiche), and desserts (ganache with hazelnut cookie and Joe and Liza’s ice cream; a caramel-poached pear with a quenelle of whipped cream). The menu, which included one drink, cost $55. Rosie’s will offer this prix fixe option for The Independent’s other upcoming storytelling nights, which will take place every Thursday in October.

Lynn Blue, of the Lynn Blue Band, shared a story about rebirth as a performer after a career in advertising.

Blue talked about how she had always

Lynn Blue was one story teller who shared at the inaugural event at Rosie's in Amagansett.

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wanted to be a singer, and how a leftturn into a successful career as a copywriter had finally been righted in her later-life career. Bridget LeRoy, associate editor of The Independent, offered a humorous vignette about the birth of her first child, Georgia, and saving the afterbirth for posterity, a story that combined the passion of motherhood with the humor for which LeRoy is known. Actor Georgia Warner, LeRoy’s daughter, shared a work of fiction about caterpillars preparing to transform into butterflies, an apt metaphor designed around the theme.

While there were three assigned speakers for the evening — Blue, LeRoy, and Warner — a sign-up sheet was available for anyone interested in participating. Future events will operate much in the same manner, with as-

signed speakers covering a theme and time available for members of the audience to share their stories, too.

Montauk-based writer Laura Euler spoke about life after her divorce.

“I miss my husband,” her story of empowerment began, which described the hardship after the end of her marriage, and how she was able to transform it.

Spoiler alert: Euler no longer misses her husband. A member of the audience named Emma talked about her first experience using psychedelics, and how that experience had fomented in her a love for nature (she currently works as a farmer in Sagaponack). I read a story about the birth of my second child, which nearly cost me my life.

The intimate gathering felt like an evening among friends, even though many in attendance were perfect

strangers. Over the din of clinking glasses (the pineapple-basil daiquiri offered at Rosie’s is irresistible), community members talked, ate, applauded, and sat in rapt silence as they listened to stories from their peers. It was a little bit of fall magic on a cool October evening.

Upcoming storytelling series themes and speakers include “Wisdom” with Alec Sokolow and Minerva Perez on October 10, “Love” with Monte Farber, Heather Buchanan, and Fred Raimondo on October 17, “Sacrifice” with Angela LaGreca on October 24, and “Death and Fear” with Taylor Berry and Gianna Volpe on October 31.

The sessions begin at 6:30 PM, and the price, $55, includes a three-course dinner and a drink. Guests can get tickets at www.bit.ly/IndyStorytelling.

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How To Dine And Prosper At HIFF An insider’s guide to navigating the locale

By Rick Murphy rmurphy@indyeastend.com

If you are here for the Hamptons International Film Festival, chances are you are staying in or near East Hampton Village.

It is, to be sure, one of the most quaint, historic villages around. But it can be quirky, especially to a stranger.

Know this: You’ll be looking for places to get some grub between movies, and that means in and out in a hurry, and portable.

Luckily, some of these places have been around as long as HIFF. They know what you need.

The unquestioned epicenter of all things HIFF related is John Papas

Café (631-324-5400). It’s also where the biggest stars and the hottest names attending the film festival will almost surely go. Papas is also cool because breakfast can be had all day. Alec, Jerry (Seinfeld, that is), Sarah Jessica Parker, and many more stars are in there all year long.

Our faves? Challah bread French toast, chicken souvlaki (all the Greek dishes are good), and the early dinner specials — try the prime rib, a steal at around $23.

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There is a terrific variety of slices or whole pies, hot and cold heroes, and a lot of stuff you wouldn’t expect, like salads and wraps, and even paninis.

There are tables inside, or get it to go.

They also have those neat little bottles of Chianti you can smuggle into the theater.

Across the street, hidden down the alley next to the Middle School, is an authentic Chinese take-out place, oddly enough named Chinatown (631324-1999). We love the pupu platter for two and the sweet and sour chicken.

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Some HIFF attendees don’t realize we have a real pizzeria right in East Hampton Village that is as good as any Brooklyn has to offer. It’s Fierro’s (631324-5751), right across the alley from Waldbaum’s on Newtown Lane. They are pros — they’ll get you in and out quickly, yet everything is made fresh.

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There is no place to eat inside but the park is right across the street. They also deliver.

Mary’s Marvelous (631-324-1055) on Newtown Lane has all the favorites from the Amagansett store, including delicious home-baked treats and hearty sandwiches and soups for lunch. Eat all the sugary stuff you want, just make sure you put some kale in your smoothie and wear your gym clothes and you’ll convince everyone at the theater you are still diligently working out.

Villa Italian Specialties, around the corner from Mary’s, by the train station, makes its signature Italian hero to go, so you can smuggle it into the theater if need be.

Parking And Lodging There is very limited motel space within walking distance of East Hampton village, and you can be quite certain all the rooms are booked. If you are staying anywhere else, like Montauk or Hampton Bays, for example, you’ll need a car.

The trick is knowing where to park it. The only sure way to dump

your wheels and zone out in the theaters for 14 hours is to locate the longterm parking lot in the village. It’s just north of the train station, just east of the YMCA, and behind Herrick Park to the north. Set your GPS to Maidstone Lane or Pleasant Lane.

There is a fee for overnight parking and an automated machine, but it’s reasonable, safe, and secure. HINT: There is a walking path going right through the park and into the Park Place parking lot behind Main Street.

Public Bathrooms

If you are in the village all day, be advised merchants frown upon freeloaders looking to use the facilities.

So, unless you are willing to buy an $850 puce mohair V-neck, hear me now and believe me later: There is exactly one public bathroom, and it is in the Reutershan parking lot behind Main Street, west of Newtown Lane, on the north side near the tennis courts.

The movie theater itself is the next best bet. Tip: Use the facility and then buy the popcorn. Just sayin’.

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Cozy Up To Cove Hollow Vine Street Café’s Murphys serve rotating weekly specials

By Hannah Selinger Cove Hollow Tavern is unassuming.

Not flashy or avant-garde, this restaurant perched on the south side of Route 27 in East Hampton looks like a small home. And that’s part of the point.

It isn’t really an occasion restaurant — and that’s not to say that you couldn’t find an occasion to celebrate there — because extraordinary isn’t really the ethos. When you walk into the cozy, inviting space, you’re a guest at someone’s home — or that’s the way it feels, anyway. Imagine that perfect host of a friend greeting you with a plate of grilled sausage, kirby pickles, grain mustard, and barbecue sauce. Imagine a homey-yet-sophisticated plate of skillet-roasted chicken, propped up by a potato and cauliflower gratin and baby kale. Does it feel like you’re visiting old friends? It should.

Cove Hollow Tavern is the South Fork project of Terry Hartwood and Lisa Murphy, the couple who brought Vine

Street Café to Shelter Island in 2003. That restaurant has known success for the same kind of environment. Vine Street is a small, sweet restaurant that serves food that you might find at a friend’s dinner party. Show up and it’s like visiting that old, familiar place where you can count on the sure thing of a great meal. Cove Hollow Tavern revisits this state-of-mind, but saves you the ferry fee.

Vine Street Café is known, among other things, for its rotating weekly specials, which are always posted, hanging from the restaurant’s wooden sign out front. Cove Hollow features such specials, too: a Berkshire pork chop with pickled onion and an arugula salad on Mondays; barbecue baby back ribs with cornbread, coleslaw, and French fries on Thursdays; lobster cioppino with littleneck clams, shrimp, halibut, and fresh sourdough bread on Fridays; a grilled rib-eye with a fennelshishito relish and sweet potato fries

on Saturdays; and veal schnitzel over greens — the ultimate comfort food — on Sundays.

If none of these specials float your boat (hard to believe, given their breadth), opt for the regular menu instead, which features the FrenchMediterranean picks like potatocrusted black sea bass with braised greens, shellfish gumbo with andouille sausage, New York strip steak with herb butter, seared Atlantic halibut, or mushroom Bolognese — a creamy sauce that substitutes mushrooms for meat and that is so popular that Vine Street sells it bottled.

Appetizers are no less inviting.

Firecracker shrimp is as addictive as it sounds, shrouded in a soy-sesame sauce that’s accented with jalapeño and lime. The lobster and corn chowder highlights some of the best of what the East End has to offer. The rich soup, perfect for fall, features local corn, am-

ple chunks of lobster, Yukon potatoes, and herbed oyster crackers.

Inside, you’ll find a space that has embraced a rustic farmhouse aesthetic. Exposed beams, shiplap walls, and dark wood accents throughout create a warm restaurant space. On a cool fall evening, you may find it unexpectedly hard to get up from your candlelit seat, even after dinner has ended. And that’s OK. Cove Hollow Tavern is a place that’s perfect for an extended visit.

And it’s open year-round (with the exception of Tuesdays and Wednesdays), meaning you can come when the weather is beastly, and cozy up to a plate of grilled sausage, or a bowl of chowder.

It should come as no surprise that the restaurateurs responsible for a longstanding Shelter Island eatery have replicated their method here. We can only hope that Cove Hollow enjoys the same sustained success as its island sibling.

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Pig Roast At Ram’s Head Oktoberfest returns for fourth year

By Nicole Teitler nicole@indyeastend.com

Oktoberfest comes to the Ram’s Head Inn on Shelter Island on Sunday, October 13, from 1 to 5 PM. There will be a pig roast, live music by Points East Band, and a buffet from 1:30 to 3 PM.

The fourth annual event supports the Island Gift of Life Foundation and all tickets purchased will be entered for raffles for a chance at a prize basket worth $250 filled with local goods and certificates.

“We are thrilled to be hosting the fourth annual Ram’s Head Inn Oktoberfest in support of the Island Gift of Life Foundation. This foundation,

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our community year after year,” said Linda Eklund, owner of Ram’s Head Inn.

Ram’s Head has provided 40 years’ worth of onsite farm-to-table service under the ownership of James and Linda Eklund. Chef Joe Smith, who has worked at Wölffer Kitchen and Frisky

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Tickets to Oktoberfest are $40 for adults or $20 for children under eight.

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RECIPE OF THE WEEK Chef Joe Cipro

Pan Seared Polenta And Goat Cheese Cake With braised pears and figs Ingredients (serves 4) 8 oz polenta 4 oz goat cheese 4 pears (peeled and sliced) 2 oz butter 1 8 oz can, pear nectar 1 bay leaf 1 shallot (minced) 6 figs (quartered) 1 pinch cinnamon 4 oz olive oil Salt and pepper to taste

Directions Fill a large pot with a two-to-one ratio of water to polenta and bring to a boil.

Once the water boils, add the minced shallot and bay leaf, then slowly pour in the polenta while whisking it in. Once

you have added all the polenta, reduce the heat to a simmer and continue to stir often. Do this for an hour, then whisk in the butter to get the polenta to the right consistency.

When the polenta is finished, pour half of it into a deep baking dish and place in the fridge for 15 minutes to allow it to cool slightly, then remove and crumble the goat cheese over the top. Once done, pour in the rest of the polenta, and smooth with a spatula to even out the mixture. Then, place in the fridge for an hour.

While the polenta cake cools, start braising the pears and figs. Bring one cup of water and the can of pear nectar to a simmer, then add the cinnamon and place the pears in the hot liquid.

Let them cook at a low simmer for rest of the time the polenta is cooling. Add the figs at the end and let them cook in the liquid for about 15 minutes.

When the polenta is set, cut it into four square pieces. Heat a large sauté

pan and add the olive oil. When the oil is hot, fry the polenta cakes for about seven minutes on each side. Plate the dish with a healthy portion of the braised pears, figs, and of course, some of the braising liquid.

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Guest-Worthy Recipe: Chef Sal Scognamillo Patsy’s Rigatoni Sorrentino

By Zachary Weiss

Who: Chef Sal Scognamillo

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Chef Scognamillo’s GuestWorthy Recipe: Patsy’s Rigatoni Sorrentino

Why? “I love pasta, and one of my favorite dishes on the menu is the rigatoni sorrentino, which is rigatoni pasta baked classically with tomato, basil, ricotta, and melted mozzarella and parmesan on top. This is one of many dishes that have been on our menu since opening day in 1944.”

bring the sauce to a boil and then remove from heat. Pour half the sauce into a bowl, and reserve. Add the ricotta and cooked rigatoni to the saucepan with the sauce, mix to combine, and bring to a simmer over low heat. Spoon the hot mixture into a baking dish and add the reserved sauce. Top with shredded mozzarella and grated ParmigianoReggiano and broil until the cheeses has melted, about six to eight minutes.

Serve immediately.

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Highway Restaurant & Bar Highway Restaurant & Bar in East Hampton presents the re-launch of its popular Asian-inspired nights. Starting Thursday, October 10, every second Thursday of the month will showcase fresh new chef creations inspired by the flavors and scents of Thai, Singapore, and China. Diners can choose a la carte options including pork dumplings with sesame chili dipping sauce, crispy Long Island duck with hoisin sauce and moo shu pancakes, and Thai ribs with sticky rice and scallions. For reservations visit www.highwayrestaurant.com.

Oyster Tasting The Shelter Island Historical Society presents its annual Shelter Island Oyster Tasting Saturday, October 19.

The cost is $60 per person. Visit www. shelterislandhistorical.org for more information.

Highway Restaurant & Bar in East Hampton presents the re-launch of its popular Asian-inspired nights.

Storytelling At Rosie’s Rosie’s in Amagansett is hosting a storytelling series every Thursday in October, along with a locally-sourced three-course meal for $55. Different local personalities will share short stories, along with diners, if they wish.

The series is sponsored by the Inde-

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What Were The Hottest Home Furnishings Of 2019?

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Grayson DeVere Our favorite piece of furniture/décor so far in 2019 has to be the chandelier that we had installed within our space at this year's Hampton Designer Showhouse. It is the Dawn 44-inch chandelier by M2C. Julia Grayson Grayson DeVere 203-661-1100 www.graysondevere.com

Sea Green Designs My favorite piece of furniture this year so far is our Cornerstone Sectional.

Everyone loves the style options and different configurations to suit almost everyone’s needs, but its spring down cushion is the best part. Every client who has purchased has come back to tell us how comfortable it is.

Shannon Willey Sea Green Designs 631-259-3612 www.seagreendesignsllc.com

Breskin Development I really loved the Yves Klein Monogold coffee table this year. It’s sleek and elegant, which is why it works effortlessly in traditional and modern spaces. There is also a “Table Bleu”

The 44" Dawn tasseled chandelier by M2C Studio

version. Both are considered art pieces in the interior design field.

Michelle Breskin Breskin Development 631-458-1001 www.breskindevelopment.com

Yves Klein Gold “Monogold” French Coffee Table

Sasha Bikoff Interior Design My favorite piece of furniture in 2019 is the Versace pop Medusa chair that was launched during my exhibition at Salone del Mobile. I love how this second-century iconic motif was transformed into a fun, contemporary, and colorful designed chair.

Sasha Bikoff Sasha Bikoff Interior Design 646-524-5941 www.sashabikoff.com

The Cornerstone sectional, which can be found at Sea Green Designs in Southampton

Mabley Handler Our favorite piece of furniture this year is the Halsey Grasscloth Bar Cabinet from our Mabley Handler for Kravet furniture collection. It has been one of the most popular pieces from the collection, and we also featured it in our dining room at the Hampton Designer Showhouse this past summer.

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in a lot of color and fabric options.

Austin Handler Mabley Handler 631-726-7300 www.mableyhandler.com

Chris and my favorite piece was our modern three-piece sectional sofa this year, which has also become our best seller of 2019. It’s available for both indoor and outdoor use. It also comes

Zoe Hoare English Country Antiques 631-537-0606 www.ecantiques.com

English Country Antiques’ three-piece sectional sofa

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Chris Hall, moderator Bridget LeRoy, Brian Desesa, Britton Bistrian, Greg Schmidt, and Chris Nuzzi at the Maidstone Hotel for a luncheon panel discussion on October 3 . Independent/Richard Lewin

Increasing The Value Of Your Home Panelists offer useful tips on what and what not to do

By Rick Murphy rmurphy@indyeastend.com

It’s generally conceded that adding bells and whistles will increase the value of your home. But it took a panel of experts at the Independent Thinking event October 3 to explain throwing money around isn’t the optimal way to go about it.

The event, the third in a series sponsored by The Independent newspaper once again featured radio personality and the newspaper’s associate editor Bridget LeRoy as moderator.

Lunch was a satisfying three courses courtesy of the Maidstone Hotel in East Hampton.

Chris Hall, the founder of Peconic Online, now runs CP Complete, a luxury building and landscape company. Hall opined one of the simplest

ways to increase value is to re-do bathrooms. Hall, one of the five participants quizzed by LeRoy, offered the most cost-effective way to gain equity: “reduce clutter inside and out,” he offered. That means, as chronic yard-salers and serial shoppers have learned the hard way, be careful what you bring home.

Hall, like several of the panelists, noted outdoor living spaces are all the rage of late. He had a client who served Thanksgiving dinner in an outdoor space he created.

Britton Bistrian of Land Use Solutions has gotten a reputation as the goto rep when a project needs planning, zoning or architectural review. She also advised to “bring the inside out.”

Bistrian gave an example of a good idea that went awry that illustrates why you may not receive a return on investment if you don’t do your research. A client built a finished basement with high expectations but, “it was below the flood line.” Instant horror story. Although she also noted that getting a permit to build a porch or a pool was worth it, even if you don’t actually build right away. The others agreed.

That’s why it’s always a good idea to check with the powers that be before actually beginning a significant project or buying/selling.

Sometimes a sale is stymied because the paper work isn’t up to snuff, noted Chris Nuzzi, a senior vice president with Advantage Title. “A fence that meanders off the property line, for example.” Nuzzi advised contacting a real estate agent even before you decide to buy or sell. “Let them know what you are thinking of doing,” he said.

“It happens in estate planning, or generational refining,” noted Brian DeSesa, an attorney with the Adam Miller Group, discussing unforeseen delays.

Greg Schmidt, a broker for The Corcoran Group, said, in the end, a house sells because of “curb appeal” more than any other single attribute.

Wood floors and extra bedrooms are also sought after. “It’s a buyer’s market,” he cautioned. “If it isn’t irresistible, it won’t sell.”

“Get an updated survey and title

Greg Schmidt, a broker for The Corcoran Group, said, in the end, a house sells because of “curb appeal” more than any other single attribute. report,” suggested DeSesa, before putting your house on the market. That way any problems will come to light before a buyer is alerted.

But selling wasn’t the only purpose of the panel. The subject was adding value to your home, not necessarily increasing the sale price. “Do things that will bring the family together,” Hall noted. “Swimming pools, or porches with landscaping,” he suggested as possible ways of increasing the value of your home for your family right now, and for generations to come.

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The Arc House Comes Full Circle Closes at half its initial asking price

By Rick Murphy rmurphy@indyeastend.com

When you can get a $5 million futuristic pad in the Hamptons for less than half the price it’s a steal — well, for lack of a better word.

If you can make the deal in a down market, you’re two steps ahead of the herd.

Maziar Behrooz’s creation was a head-turner and critics’ darling from as soon as the semi-circular mansion at 50 Green Hollow Road in East Hampton took shape.

The house hit the market in 2013 with an asking price of $5 million. It took two years and several price reductions, but the Arc House sold for $3 mil-

lion two years later.

Joanna and Joseph Meli moved in but the couple didn’t get a hell of a lot of time to enjoy the 6400 square feet, four bedrooms, an open chef’s kitchen, a gym, and pool.

In October 2017, a federal court seized the house after Meli pleaded guilty to securities fraud. He was reportedly involved in a ticket-reselling scheme involving Broadway plays and other notable events.

Meli, according to the Real Deal, was sentenced to six-and-a-half years in prison last year. In April, his accused accomplice, former sports radio per-

sonality Craig Carton, was sentenced to 42 months in federal prison after being convicted in November. Earlier this year, Carton reportedly agreed to sell his six-bedroom home in Chester, NJ, for roughly $1 million, about half of its initial asking price.

The new buyer of the Arc House reportedly is Louis Levy, of the Levy Group, a family-run apparel company, who paid a paltry $2.17 million. One veteran broker said he believed the house was worth close to its original $5 million asking price.

According to published reports, the listing broker was Paul Luciano with Utopia Real Estate. The buyer’s brokers were Douglas Elliman’s Bonny Aarons and Janette Goodstein.

Rare Auction On Tap It’s Pantigo.

It’s Route 27.

It’s Pantigo.

It’s Route 27.

Imagine Jack Nicholson and Faye Dunaway having this argument in “Chinatown.” Finally, one would blurt out, “It’s Pantigo!” and start crying. Don’t worry, Route 27 is just a heartbeat away. So is Montauk Highway. And

Woods Lane. Because they are all the same road.

Anyway, 12 acres of land at 395 Pantigo Road is going up for auction with a reserve bid of $2.5 million on November 11. Pre-Qualification Bid packages are due by November 1.

“Auctions in the Hamptons are very rare,” explained Judi Desiderio, Town & Country Real Estate CEO. “To the best of my knowledge, there was one other auction in Montauk this year.

And, this being land, which is rare in and of itself, makes it even more reason to pay attention.”

Gene Stilwell, associate real estate broker and listing agent, explained that the new owner could “create one massive estate” or subdivide the 12-acre property.

“Its size and proximity to East Hampton and Amagansett make it a unique opportunity,” said Desiderio.

“The reserve price is in line with the market and the listing is in a mostly residential area.”

For more information about the land auction of 12 acres at 395 Pantigo Road, East Hampton, contact Gene Stilwell, Town & Country Real Estate, 516-641-3755, GStilwell@TCHamptons.com.

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Happy Little Opening Artists depict work inspired by Bob Ross in Southold

By Gianna Volpe gianna@indyeastend.com

Artists Glen Hansen and Adam Straus have been painting happiness and laughter onto the North Fork art scene this year at the big red barn in Southold, where Hansen had been working until he moved into his late mother’s home in South Jamesport. Last weekend’s opening at the Glen Hansen Studio and Gallery at 1560 Youngs Avenue, featuring East End responses to the legendary television painter Bob Ross, is proof that art is only as serious as one makes it.

The Saturday, October 5, reception was filled with smiles from folks representing every corner of the twin forks’ artistic universe, cookies featuring the infamous brown afro of “The Joy of Painting’s” Ross, a mountain scene depicting Ross’s shouldered squirrel, a smiling sunflower, and an oversized Bob Ross bobblehead.

Hansen and Straus’s alter egos were also in evidence as works by Hans Gelb, Lucy Dewitt, and Anony Mous joined that of 14 others.

All this only two days after the pair were named “Excellence in the

Glen Hansen's artwork from the All About Bob show.

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Arts” honorees at the East End Arts Gala for their work putting together the Riverhead nonprofit’s summer show, “Detour,” featuring some of the biggest names found on the East End. The Independent caught up with Hansen to find out more about him and the development of his unique studio and gallery space in Southold.

Where did you grow up?

I grew up in Wantagh in Nassau County, but I’ve been coming out to my mom’s house in South Jamesport since I was born. I’d lived in the city for 25 years and then I moved out to Nassau Point.

How did you meet Adam Straus?

Adam and I both lived in the city. I knew his art work and he knew mine — we used to go to each other’s openings — but we didn’t meet until Paton Miller did the show, “East End Collected 2,” in Southampton. We became friends after that.

He’s a great artist and a super nice guy.

Your first show together was called ‘The Cheeseball Challenge.’ How did that happen?

I went to BJ’s and saw this big vat of Utz cheeseballs. I said, “Sh**, I’ve gotta buy this for Adam,” because I knew he would put it in one of his paintings since he’s an environmental artist.

There is so much plastic on this thing that if you dug a hole and stuck it in there for 500 years, it would still be fresh when you pulled it out. I took it, put it on a piece of AstroTurf on top of my Prius, photographed it, and sent it to Adam.

Within a day, he had a Lucy DeWitt painting of it, I did a Hans Gleb

Emmy Award-winning photojournalist Randee Daddona with sunflower photo evocative of TV painter Bob Ross at the “All About Bob” response show opening in Southold. Independent/Gianna Volpe

painting of it, and we presented it to the Brewery Boys. Within seven days, we had 15 people who were like, “Let’s do a show.” My space was still my painting space at the time, but I cleaned it up to do the show there because it’s such a big space.

What are the Brewery Boys?

It’s a gathering at the Greenport Harbor Brewery in Peconic on Wednesdays between 5 and 7 PM. If you show up at the brewery at that time, you’re a brewery boy. It’s based on the black-and-white TV series, “The Bowery Boys.” Stephen Capozzoli — Frankie Neptune — came up with the name.

How did that get started?

I started it with Jack the Plumber, who has the space beneath me. He said, “Glen, there’s a lot of artists out here.

You need to meet some of them.” We have some of the most legendary artists in the world living out here like Richard Serra, Lisa Yuskavage, John Currin, and Rachel Feinstein.

What was the response to the Cheeseball Challenge?

It was a big hit. [East End Arts President] John McClane bought my painting, his wife bought Adam’s painting, we sold over $8000 worth of work, and Charlie [Riley of the Nassau County Museum of Art] wrote a great review.

We followed it up with the “Pseudonyms” show. That led into “Detour,” and now it’s “All About Bob.” This all

happened in the past year.

What was the impetus for ‘All About Bob?’ I was at an art store up-island and I bought a bobblehead Bob Ross for Adam. He LOVES it. It’s like his pet G.I. Joe, and while we’re sitting in the studio barn, Adam’s wife, Nicole, says, “What are you guys going to do next after the cheeseball show, because it was such a success?” and we both go, in unison, “Let’s do ‘All About Bob!’”

It has all been very organic and while we came up with the concept four months ago, it took time to pick the artists, get the artists on board, and figure out the right pieces to fit the space. It’ll be open Saturday and Sundays through December 8 and next month we’ll hold a special Saturday showing from noon to 2 PM with drinks, food, and a panel discussion with myself, Adam, and a few other artists moderated by Franklin Hill Perrell.

What’s next at the Glen Hansen Studio and Gallery after ‘All About Bob’?

I think the next show will be a little more serious now that we’re organized.

If money were no object and you could own any piece of artwork, what would it be?

The Sistine Chapel? I mean, how deep of a fantasy world are we talking about here?

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The guild will provide the glasses, paints, brushes, patterns if needed, and instructions. Fee: $45 per person, (nonrefundable) $40 advance registration, Guild members $20. Make checks payable to Old Town Arts & Crafts Guild.

To register, stop in or call the Guild at 631-734-6382 or email leearthar@yahoo.com. For more information, visit www.oldtownartsguild.org.

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Italian Night Dinner On Thursday, October 10, from noon to 8 PM, the Townsend Manor Inn in Greenport will host an Italian night with a choice of chicken parmesan or spaghetti with meatballs, for a $25 donation per person. Italian Night Dinner is sponsored by the East End/Shelter Island Branch of ELIH Auxiliary. Tickets will be available at the door or call 631-477-2047.

Mattituck-Laurel Library On Thursdays, October 10 and 17, at 10 AM, Mattituck-Laurel Library will host a free Parent/Child Workshop, for ages 18 to 36 months with caregivers.

What word inspires or defines you? Thursday, October 10, at 5 PM, the library will host My Intent Keychains and Bracelets, a free program for grades 7-12. Fridays, October 11 and 18, at 10 AM, it’s Toddler Time for ages 13-24 months. The library will screen Disney’s “Aladdin” reboot on Friday, October 11, at 1:30 PM. Also on Friday, at 4:15 PM, Minecraft PVP will be held for fourth through sixth graders.

Tuesday, October 15, from 1:30 to 3 PM, the library will host free Health Insurance Counseling for Medicare-eligible people. It is sponsored by the Suffolk County Office for the Aging. At 4 PM, Dracula and Dentures will be held,

for second and third graders. Learn about Count Dracula. The program contains food and may not be suitable for those with food allergies.

Tuesday, October 15, at 7 PM, the library will host an English Conversational Group. The group meets weekly on Tuesday evenings. Call 298-4134 ext. 106 to register for any of the above events, as is required.

Historical Society Artists Reception The Suffolk County Historical Society Museum in Riverhead will host the opening for “What’s Your Compass?

A Women Sharing Art Multimedia Exhibit” on Saturday, October 12, at 1 PM. Free admission and light refreshments.

An instrument used to show direction, a compass gives orientation to where one has been and where one is going. Metaphorically, a compass is a symbol for guidance, bearing, and forging one’s path. The multimedia art exhibit will be on display in the Gish Gallery through December 21. Call 631727-2881 for more info.

Wine Glass Painting Class On Wednesdays, October 16 and 23, at 1:30 PM, The Old Town Arts & Crafts Guild in Cutchogue is hosting a Wine Glass Painting Class. Come learn how to paint a wine glass with special acryl-

Join grassland enthusiast Clark Mitchell and walk through the north and south fields of Shelter Island’s Mashomack Preserve while in their fall color splendor on Saturday, October 12, from 10 AM to noon. Call 631-7494219 or email MashomackPreserve@ tnc.org.

Long Island Aquarium On Saturday, October 12 and Sunday, October 13, join Long Island Aquarium in Jelly Strong Weekend. Wear pink and get 20 percent off admission. The aquarium, located in Riverhead will also will have its “Bats, Barnacles, & Broomsticks” Halloween party on October 26 from 11 AM to 4 PM. Kids 12 & under (in a costume) get half-price aquarium admission. Call 631-2089200 ext. 426 for more information.

Annual Harvest Festival On Saturday, October 12, at St. Peter’s Lutheran Church is Greenport’s Annual Harvest Festival, from 9 AM to 3 PM. There will be a yard sale, lots of furniture, book sale, plant sale, crafts, jewelry, food (bratwurst, hot dogs, homemade potato pancakes, chili, and more), basket raffle, homemade baked goods, children’s activities, and much more.

Rain date: Columbus Day, October 14. All profits benefit community outreach programs and St. Peter’s Outreach programs. For more information, call 631-477-0662.

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The Old Steeple Community Church will sponsor the Riverhead CROP Walk (Community Response to help Overcome Poverty), on Sunday, October 20, beginning at 2 PM. All money raised will go toward the Church World Service and Riverhead food pantries.

“Old Steeple church has been sponsoring the Riverhead CROP Walk for many years, as we feel that it is a worthy cause which benefits local food pantries, as well as national and international need. It is part of the Church World Service, which assists people in need worldwide.

Millions of people have to walk long distances to obtain basic needs like clean water and medical help, so if we, who are so much better off, can walk a short distance to raise money for them, we should make the effort to do so,” said Liz Wines, Riverhead CROP Walk coordinator.

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IT'S ONLY NATURAL

By Jackie Avignone

The Science Behind The Surf Hurricane season brings big swells

Autumn on the East End screams big swell as we settle into the peak of hurricane season. A positive spin on a tragic natural occurrence is Long Island natives anxiously await the best surf of the year. The water is still warm, the tourists have fled, and the waves are pounding. Storms that devastate the tropics can hit Long Island with no more than some heavy wind and rain, and even heavier surf.

We can attribute these big waves to the type of storm known to us as tropical cyclones. When a cyclone reaches and sustains winds of 74 miles per hour or higher, the World Meteorological Organization will deem it a tropical storm and assign it a category and an infamous name. These storms have different nuances all around the world, but they all start off in the same way — forming in the warm ocean waters near the equator.

The key component of these storms is the eye, much warmer than the surrounding air. It creates a pressure gradient that feeds the cyclone, the air it needs to gain power. Churning like an enormous heat engine, warm sea water and winds fuel the low-pressure core of the storm sys-

tem until it’s 20 to 40 miles wide. In the Northern Hemisphere, air spirals counter-clockwise toward the eye.

These spiraling winds push on the sea surface, causing water to pile up into a storm surge. As hot air continues to rise high into the atmosphere, it cools and condenses into clouds, by this point growing and swirling into a vortex of air and cumulonimbus clouds often associated with thunderstorms.

These rain bands can extend outward anywhere from 25 to 150 miles.

The storm in its entirety is typically about 300 miles wide. Although these unstable low-pressure cores can grow rapidly, they can be cut down by the time they reach our waters for a multitude of reasons, but more simply because of the interactions between the storm, with its own internal circulations, and Earth’s atmosphere.

Often carried from the coast of Africa, trade winds gust toward the Caribbean Sea, where the storm will form and travel up the North American coast. Easterly winds in the tropics steer a hurricane westward. When the storm reaches our continent, the trade winds have weakened and the Coriolis effect — whereby a mass moving in

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a rotating system experiences a force acting perpendicular to the direction of motion and to the axis of rotation has more directional impact — curves the storm north.

Continuing in that direction, the storm heads into the westerlies in the mid-latitudes. Operating in opposition, the westerlies and the trade winds can reverse the path of the storm and drive it northeast. By the time the storm has traveled up the east coast, changes in size, intensity, speed, and direction have occurred.

If the hurricane powers its way up the coast to New York, the intensity of the waves is reliant upon the topography of the seafloor and wind patterns.

Hurricane waves differ from those generated by normal wind conditions.

Inconsistent wind speeds and storm surges in the deep water near the shore generate larger waves that break closer to shore than the typical surf. The water can pile up toward the shore creating a moving surge of water. When that storm surge reaches shallower waters near the coast, the vertical circulation in the ocean is disrupted by the ocean bottom. With nowhere to go but up and inland, the swell builds.

Steeper declines in the seafloor allow bigger waves to form. New

York’s gradual decline in the seabed allows for some for big waves, but nothing like the swell formed in the Florida Keys or Caribbean islands, where the seafloor drops off rapidly.

We should be grateful for our sevenfooters as they come with fun and very little tragedy, comparatively speaking.

While hurricane season is often cataclysmic, there’s no stopping it. That’s the nature of nature. Long Island does get hit with some severe storm damage and sympathy for the folks down south, but we can learn to prepare and appreciate the positives.

Hurricane Sandy brought us the Fire Island breach, which aids in flushing the Great South Bay for better water quality. Almost every hurricane that reaches New York sweeps up some tropical fish and pelagic birds for naturalists and fishermen alike. However, for most East Enders, the stoke is in the waves. Big storms bring big waves and short boards. Use that extra tube time to appreciate the climatological conundrum that brings that swell.

Jackie Avignone is an environmental educator at the South Fork Natural History Museum & Nature Center. She graduated from Stony Brook University with a B.S. in marine sciences.

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SAND IN MY SHOES

By Denis Hamill

Legends Of The Fall Broadway Joe deserves a ticker tape parade denishamill@gmail.com

Fall in New York is my favorite time of the year.

As a kid, I hated when summer vacation ended and school started.

But fall meant the World Series and in October, as the days grew shorter and the light dimmed and football collided on the gridirons and we got a day off for Columbus Day and the first banshee wails of Halloween echoed across New York, I always got into the spirit of the season of the witch.

Fall became a time when our baseball bats and mitts were stored in the back of the hall closet and we pulled out our football jerseys and Wilson pig-

skins and played touch-and-rush and tackle football. We cheered ourselves hoarse rooting for Tom Seaver’s Mets and the New York Giants and then for a totally cool character named “Broadway Joe” Namath of the New York Jets, who swaggered into town like a howling wind that made beautiful women turn their heads.

Growing up, we rooted for Namath because he grew his hair long, sported a cool Fu Manchu ‘stache, and posed for ads with sexy models, with ad copy: “I like my women blonde and my Johnny Walker Black.” #MeToo was then a term used by

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Namath got paid an astounding $10,000 to shave his moustache on a TV ad for a razor company. Faberge signed him to a $5 million endorsement contract. He wore audacious white cleats on the muddy gridiron and guaranteed New York Jets fans of Super Bowl III victory 50 years ago this year, the same year that Seaver hurled the Mets to a World Series and the Knicks won the NBA championship and Neil Armstrong took one giant leap for mankind on the surface of the moon.

Sadly, Seaver, another true legend of the New York fall, is in the autumn of his life, suffering from Alzheimer’s, cruelly cheated even of the memories of the great Mets parade down Broadway.

Almost as sad is that Namath also has no memory of his great parade down Broadway for leading the Jets to Super Bowl III glory in a 17-6 victory over the Baltimore Colts. Namath is held together with pins and bolts and lives with physical pain that probably led him to over self-medicate with Johnny Walker Black and painkillers across the decades of retirement.

But Namath has no memory loss. He doesn’t suffer from Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy, the brain injury that afflicts so many college football and NFL players.

Broadway Joe might have taken a few too many sacks and head bangs in his career. But it isn’t CTE or dementia that prevents Broadway Joe from remembering his great Super Bowl Parade down Broadway.

Namath doesn’t remember the parade because no one remembers it. Because there wasn’t one.

To the lasting shame of New York and the Jets organization and the NFL, the only victory parade for Namath after dancing his white cleats into Super Bowl history books was in his hometown of Beaver Falls, PA — population; 8600.

The prevailing theory on why Namath and the 1969 Jets didn’t have a ticker tape parade down Broadway was because New York Giants owner Wellington Mara threatened then-Mayor John Lindsay that if the city threw a parade for the Namath and the Jets, he would move the Giants, who played at Yankee Stadium, to New Jersey.

Lindsay caved. Instead of giving the Jets a parade, Lindsay held a photoop Jets/Namath ceremony at City Hall.

Then both the Giants and the Jets lammed to Jersey anyway.

Fans still like to call both teams who play in another state a New York team. Well, if City Hall and Governor Cuomo, of Queens, still consider the Jets a “New York” team, then give the great quarterback his damned parade

50 years later while Broadway Joe is still alive.

Listen, in 2010, when “New York” was chosen as the site of the Super Bowl in the Meadowlands in Rutherford, NJ, then Governor Chris “Bridgegate” Christie made a point of snubbing New York, saying: “I look to where that stadium is, and that’s New Jersey. When everyone gets on the train or in their car or on the buses, they’re going to be coming to that game in New Jersey.”

He was right on that one.

And yet then New York Mayor Mike Bloomberg closed 13 blocks of Broadway, renamed it Super Bowl Boulevard, for a Super Bowl parade for teams from Seattle and Denver. But no parade down Broadway for Broadway Joe Namath, the man who most epitomized New York night life as a swinging bachelor of the hottest night spots in town.

In 2001, I interviewed Nick Mellas, who was celebrating his 50th anniversary of bartending at Gallagher’s Steak House in Manhattan. He’d served all the sports greats, including Joe DiMaggio, Mickey Mantle, Joe Louis, Tom Seaver, Joe Frazier, and Walt Frazier.

He even served the astronauts who walked on the moon in 1969 when they had their parade down Broadway.

When I asked Mellas his favorite celeb he ever served in Gallagher’s, he didn’t blink before saying, “Broadway Joe Namath. One day, a bunch of kids spotted Namath eating lunch. And we used to have these little dinner rolls shaped like footballs, and Namath started signing them and passing them across the restaurant to the kids. It was a great little scene. If I never forgot it, you know those kids never did.”

That guy with the 10,000-watt smile, that legend of the New York fall, he never got his damned Super Bowl parade down Broadway. For shame.

A half-century after leading the Jets to an upset over the Colts, Broadway Joe Namath — who holds his annual golf outing on Long Island, raising over $100 million for children’s causes and research into neurological brain injury like CTE — has received only a bupkis medal from Mayor Lindsay and a one-horse parade through Beaver Falls.

The Jets are having the kind of season that doesn’t warrant a parade to anywhere but the unemployment office. But if we can have parades for so-called New York teams that play in Jersey, and teams from Washington and Colorado, can’t we throw 50th Anniversary Parade for Broadway Joe and the 1969 Jets down Broadway?

That would be the way to treat a living legend of the New York fall.

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Bonackers Best Sayville With Sweep EH leads balanced attack, will face Westhampton in season finale

By Desirée Keegan desiree@indyeastend.com

“If they can play like that for the rest of the season, we’ll be fine going forward,” East Hampton girls volleyball coach Alex Choi said of his team following a 3-0 sweep of Sayville Friday, October 4.

The Bonackers (7-2 overall, 5-2 in League VI) bested the Golden Flashes 25-18, 25-19, 25-19 behind senior Mikela Junemann’s seven kills and 10 digs; senior Zoë Leach’s 16 digs, three kills, and one ace; senior setter Molly Mamay’s 18 assists, 10 digs, and one kill; and junior Hannah Hartsough’s six kills

and 14 digs.

“We played our best game tonight,” Mamay said. “Our energy was constant. We stayed super positive, and we also just had fun.”

East Hampton’s homecoming weekend win started with the Bonackers on a 5-0 run capped off by a Junemann kill and Junemann/sophomore Faith Fenlon (three digs) block. Sayville (4-4, 3-4) struggled to return the ball over the net, and between that and kills Continued On Page 53.

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Barnett’s 16 Kills Spark Westhampton Win Boys volleyball team boasts multi-use talents at every position

By Desirée Keegan desiree@indyeastend.com Westhampton Beach had the varied talent to get the win it needed.

Behind junior Ryan Barnett’s 16 kills, junior Hank Scherer’s 10, and sophomore Daniel Haber’s seven, the Hurricane boys volleyball team bested East Islip/Bayport in straight sets (25-18, 27-25, 25-22) on October 3, to catapult it to the top of the standings among Division I’s Sachem North, Connetquot, Lindenhurst, and Northport.

“This is a big win for us,” said Barnett, who also finished with 15 digs and one ace. “They’ve been beating some good teams, and they’re below us. We lost to them last year, which was pretty disappointing.”

Westhampton (5-4 overall, 5-3 in division) broke out to an 8-4 lead in the first set as a first step to avenging that loss, thanks to five Barnett kills, two back-to-back twice.

“He’s a great player. He’s an aggressive player,” head coach Jackie Reed said. “He’s there to make everyone else better. He’s one of the guys that this team is going to rely on, and he’s been responding to figure out ways to make it happen. I’m happy with how he’s progressing.”

What’s special about Barnett and the rest of his teammates is they know the right times to attack with full force, when to just keep the ball playable, and when to go for dumps and tips.

The Hurricanes also prepared know-

ing they needed this win — studying East Islip’s (3-5) sets based off what they’d seen in a prior tournament.

“The team could see how they were meshing, when something goes wrong where the mix-up is, and they dissected it themselves,” Reed said.

“We knew the tip to the middle was completely open for them. I think we put on the matchup that we wanted.”

“We made sure we kept a big block against their top hitters, and protected against the dumps by their setter,” Barnett added.

Westhampton wasn’t without faults though, letting up six straight points, mainly on out-of-bounds spikes, before Scherer (who also had eight digs and three aces) put the set away on a tip.

“We worked really hard. Picking spots when we’re serving, keeping it aggressive at the net, talking in the back row, making sure our front hitters know where they’re going with the ball,” Scherer said. “We were playing smart, and not aggressive the entire time — keeping the ball in and waiting for them to make mistakes.”

That happened following senior setter Blake Busking’s (36 assists, 13 digs, one ace) tip to help the Hurricanes take the second set after a double-hit violation tied it at 24-all.

Scherer had back-to-back aces in that set, and kills came from him, Barnett, Haber, and seniors Donovan Kerns

Ryan Barnett slams down a kill. Independent/Desirée Keegan

and Luke Farnan.

“There’s a lot of versatility on this team,” Busking said. “And we were diving and moving all over the court.

That takes heart. We know how to play with each other — have been playing together forever — so our chemistry is great.”

Scherer had three kills and another tip before Farnan kills (five total) sandwiched Barnett’s ace and an East Islip point on four Westhampton hits that put the Hurricanes out front 2115. Again though, the home team broke

down, letting up eight straight points this time before several Redmen errors and a Haber block iced it.

“Their game doesn’t come without errors, but they’re having fun, playing good volleyball, and doing the best they can, confidently,” Reed said.

“We’ve talked about when to swing, when not to swing, when to play smart and when to just go for it.”

Kerns finished with seven digs, three kills, and one ace, and senior libero Matt Lambert had 12 digs, diving Continued On Page 55.

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AlfanoStJohns Up For Giants Award Twin brothers nominated for their character and commitment

By Desirée Keegan desiree@indyeastend.com

Jaden and Jesse AlfanoStJohn are said to have the Heart of a Giant.

The Westhampton Beach seniors were nominated for the USA Football award with that name for their teamwork, will, and dedication to their Hurricanes team following the loss of their mother, Rose, last month.

On January 30, Rose went in for a routine exam and the doctor perforated her esophagus. For the next eight months, the twin brothers would go to school, come home, and try to help their parents around the house, with their dogs, and other day-to-day activities, Jesse said.

“One of the things that helped us stay focused was lifting weights, running, training, and getting prepared for the upcoming football season,” Jaden said. “We would train early in the morning and then after school.

We would lift almost every day with the goal of getting bigger in our minds, so when our mom finally came home from the hospital, both of our parents would be there cheering us on

and seeing our improvements.”

But that didn’t happen. Rose died on September 6, and following the wake and funeral, the boys quickly returned to their team for the first game of the season, not only to be there for the Hurricanes like their teammates were there for them, but because football has always been “the sport” in the AlfanoStJohn family. Their parents never missed a game.

“The damage that was done to her was too significant, and eventually it got to the point where there was nothing that the doctors could do,” Jaden said. “Unfortunately, our mom couldn’t fight anymore, but we knew we couldn’t let her down, and we went to practice right after her funeral. The main thing is keeping focused, being with our teammates and our coaches, and looking forward to this senior season.”

“The twins returned to practice and school eager to play the game they love and the sport their mother Rose enjoyed watching them play,”

said Westhampton head football coach Bryan Schaumloffel, who nominated them for the USA Football recognition in partnership with the New York Giants and Hospital for Special Surgery.

“I think they’re both working through the situation in their own particular way, trying to power through the tough moments, and I think this award would be great for them. It’s pretty prestigious, about overcoming adversity. I’m sure it would mean a lot to their mother as well,” the coach added.

The brothers said another reason they returned was knowing how much of an influence they have on incoming players.

“We try to help the younger kids on the team feel more connected and engaged. It is intimidating be-

ing the young ones, so we try to help the other guys feel comfortable,” the brothers said. “We look to our past mishaps and things we could’ve done better, and try to steer the younger guys in the right direction.”

In the first game of the season, a 55-0 shutout of Harborfields September 13, Jaden, a running back, moved the ball 212 yards on 14 carries and scored four touchdowns. Jesse, a linebacker and tight end who caught a 19-yard pass for a touchdown, also made five tackles and a sack.

Jesse said his football team is his second family, and thinks the award, which comes with a $1000 equipment grant for the six finalists’ high school football programs, and an additional $9000, trophy, and on-field award ceremony during a Giants home game in December for the grand prize winner, would mean a lot not just to him and his brother, but the entire community.

“It’s to get our story out and do better for the program,” he said.

“Knowing the team has my back has been comforting, it has also helped in and outside the classroom. But the entire community has been so supportive, and this could help us give back.”

The AlfanoStJohn brothers, Giants fans from birth who had the opportunity to play with quarterback Eli Manning the past two summers, were named one of 60 top nominees from New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut who demonstrated unparalleled work ethic and a passion for the game, entering them into an online voting competition. Athletes are announced 10 per week over a six-week span. Voting for the twins is now open as part of Week 3 — done at www.usafootball.com/hoagvote/ — and ends October 14.

“Every single accomplishment that we achieve this season is fully dedicated to our mother,” Jaden said, “and what she aspired for us to be.”

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Building Strength In Westhampton Elementary school receives Project Fit equipment with PBMC grant

By Desirée Keegan desiree@indyeastend.com

A $25,000 grant has brought fitness equipment to Westhampton Beach Elementary School.

Thanks to a partnership between Peconic Bay Medical Center and Project Fit America, a new “fit pit,” as it’s being dubbed, has been installed on the far west side of the campus between the soccer and baseball fields.

“There’s a strong correlation between healthy and fit students and academics, so we’re very excited to begin this journey with Project Fit,” said school president Lisa Slover during a reveal of the installation October 4.

Project Fit America is a nonprofit that funds fitness programs for schools with the goal of helping children make healthy lifestyle choices.

Students demonstrated the equipment at the different stations during the unveiling, including pull-ups, chin-ups, flex arm hangs, and inverted pull-ups on the pull-up bars; leg lifts, inverted dips, and inverted pushups on the situp bench; hand-to-hand grip exercises on the horizontal ladder; jumps on the vault bar; cardio and leg exercises on the step-ups; and full-body conditioning on the pole climb.

“This will build strong bodies and minds,” athletic director Kathy Masterson said. “I’m so proud to be a part of a community that never ceases to amaze me at their generosity to our students’ wellbeing.”

Slover and physical education teacher Drew Peters spearheaded the grant application process. Peters said the goal is for students to be educated on how to lead an active and healthy lifestyle in a positive environment.

“We wish for our students to show kindness, compassion, and respect toward one another throughout the school day, and have the capability to lead with a healthy mind and body, too,” he said.

“Receiving this grant means that our students and our community members will be able to learn and practice different ways to become both mentally and physically fit. Already within the first two weeks of our fit pit being installed we’ve had a countless number of current and former students out here utilizing the equipment,” Peters added.

Board of education president Suzanne Mensch said the placement couldn’t be any better — directly east of the school’s greenhouse.

“Over the last two years, you all have been working hard to incorporate healthy eating habits by being an active part of learning to grow and cultivate a variety of vegetables,” she said. “Now, you’ll be working to learn lifelong, healthy exercise habits as well.”

Peconic Bay Medical Center CEO and president Andy Mitchell surprised the school, along with East Quogue Elementary School, with the grants in June.

Nine other schools on the East End have

Westhampton Beach Elementary School students held a ribbon-cutting and demonstrated the various ways they could use new strength and conditioning equipment provided by Project Fit America, including inverted pushups and pole climbing, along with weighted accessories like hula hoops. Independent/Desirée Keegan

received the grant to date, the first being Riverhead back in 2013.

“It takes a village to do something like this, and this is a very, very special village,” Mitchell said. “I hope the children have a great, great experience with it. We’re thrilled to be a part of it.”

In addition to the outdoor equip-

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by Junemann and Leach, the Bonackers jumped out front 15-5 on another four straight points.

“They played excellent today.

They had a lot of fire coming out onto the court,” Choi said. “As long as we got the ball to their side of the net, we were solid. We just need to control our side and let them make the errors.”

The level-headed approach helped the Bonackers break free of a 6-6 tie in the second. After a Junemann kill brought East Hampton within one down 6-5, Sayville made eight errors on an 8-3 run to bring the score to 13-9.

“We wanted to come back stronger than the last time,” Mamay said of a 3-1 (25-20, 25-21, 23-25, 25-22) win over Sayville back on September 9. “We wanted to go in with a brandnew mentality, like it was a brandnew team.”

Choi and Mamay both said they thought the team did a better job at communicating this game.

“We had a connection problem because of our ages, but we have become closer, which has brought the

“They played excellent today. They had a lot of fire coming out onto the court,” Choi said.

team together,” Mamay said. “All the skills were there, we just needed to become closer, and we didn’t let their attitude affect us. The pace got slow when they had the ball, but we tried to keep it fast so it didn’t mess us up.”

A sophomore Brooke Wittmer ace (two aces, five digs total) made it 16-10, and a Mamay ace made it 20-11.

A few Sayville kills and a block kept the Golden Flashes in the set longer than East Hampton would have liked.

The third also remained close to start, but Sayville continued to serve, spike, and pass the ball out of bounds. Hartsough also shined in the set, coming away with three kills, a tip, and an ace. Her second kill followed Junemann’s second to put the Bonackers out front 23-18.

Hartsough’s last kill was the set and match-winner.

Mamay said East Hampton had the opportunity to try out some new plays, and said executing kills off those sets felt good.

“It hyped the whole team up,” she said. “Our bench was also loud.

That got us excited.”

East Hampton finished 91.8 percent of its serves, making just six errors from the line the entire match.

The Bonackers’ big test will be a regular-season finale thriller against Westhampton (11-2, 5-2) on the road October 21 at 4:30 PM. Both teams are tied in league standings under undefeated Kings Park (8-0, 7-0), and East Hampton came away with a 3-2 win over the Hurricanes in their first matchup of the season September 23 (17-25, 25-15, 24-26, 25-23, 25-17).

Junemann had 20 kills in that victory and Mamay had 20 assists. Choi, a first-year head coach, is a Westhampton alumnus.

“Today they were ready to go.

They have the physical and mental capacity if they focus on the sport,” Choi said. “And if they stay focused, I think we’ll have no trouble at all.”

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By Nicole Teitler

i-tri, So I Did Ride & Wine to benefit female empowerment nicole@indyeastend.com @NikkiOnTheDaily

Part of why I began writing a fitness and wellness column is the community surrounding it — those who are actively focused on improving mind, body, and soul share a commonality; bettering themselves, and oftentimes those around them. Last weekend, I rode alongside dozens of men and women who were all on a mission to inspire young middle school girls through the sport.

On Saturday, October 5, we gathered at Channing Daughters Winery in Bridgehampton and prepared for Ride & Wine, a fall fundraiser benefiting i-tri, a nonprofit empowering girls

through the completion of a triathlon that has grown significantly since its inception in 2010.

The initial event was a bike ride of choice, either 10, 30, or 60 miles. Originally, I intended on going 30 to push my own personal boundaries, but circumstances beyond my control bumped me into the 10-mile group. Thanks to Sag Harbor Cycle Company I was on my way down Lumber Lane, over to Ocean Road, turning onto Bridge Lane, and over to Gibson Beach on the scenic route. On the way back my group rode up Sagg Main Road, passed the Wölffer Estate, through Narrow Lane, up Lum-

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helped them create a better sense of self — that overcoming new challenges makes them prideful. It brings a sense of camaraderie and confidence that no one can take away from them.

It reminded me of my youth, and how each day of middle school was like stepping onto an emotional battlefield.

It made me think of my niece, who is 11 years old, and what she must be going through right now. Women everywhere can relate to these young girls, because we all used to be them. What Roden has created is beyond each individual in the program — she’s building a stronger wave of female empowerment for now and for the future.

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By Bob Bubka

These Kids Are Big Winners Las Vegas stop on PGA Tour benefits children’s hospitals bobvoiceofgolf@gmail.com

Each week on the PGA Tour, a great deal of money is raised for charity.

Sometimes the charities are local to the community where the tournament is played, sometimes the charity is nationally known, and sometimes it’s a combination of both. The major charity last week was Shriners Hospitals for Children.

In my humble opinion, the chain of hospitals does wonderful things for sick children and their families. As I can only imagine, there must be such a huge burden on any family that has to deal with the realization that their child is in a battle for his or her life. The Shriners Hospitals for Children help reduce that burden and create the processes and

procedures, as well as provide information and equipment to help children return to as normal a lifestyle as possible. The organization is deeply committed to providing specialized care to children who qualify regardless of a family’s ability to pay, and the PGA Tour stop in Las Vegas benefitting it is a shining example of helping to “make everyday miracles possible for kids,” and I applaud them.

And there’s no better place to win like Las Vegas. While some of us enjoy the challenges of placing a wager, believe it or not, gambling is not a requirement for having a great time in Vegas.

I had tickets to see Elvis Presley, the pride of Tupelo, MS, in person. I was so excited that waiting for that nighttime performance had to be one of the longest days of my life. To help pass the time, longtime Southampton club professional Bob Joyce suggested I go to the Desert Inn Golf Club. I did, and much to my surprise, the head professional asked me what I had planned for the day. Of course, I proudly announced the I had tickets to see the King of Rock n’ Roll. The pro very generously asked if

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I would like to play a round at the Desert Inn, and, well, naturally, I gave him a resounding thumbs-up. But it gets better . . . I was invited to play in the Dean Martin foursome. Wow! By far my greatest day ever in Vegas.

Last week was a great one for Las Vegas resident and now hometown favorite Kevin Na. Na is a rare breed, to say the least. He left high school at 17, turned pro, then played around the world before securing his place on the U.S. Tour. With this win, he has four PGA Tour titles to his name.

Na has always been an uncanny putter, and in his victory in Vegas, he set a new record making a total of nearly 559 feet of putts for the week. The previous record of just over 551 feet was set back in 2015. Quite an accomplishment.

Na was born in Seoul, South Korea, but really enjoys living in the entertainment capital of the world. He is a good guy, as down-to-earth as can be. He doesn’t hit very long off the tee by today’s standards, but when Na gets that putter rolling, he’s as tough to beat as that Las Vegas blackjack table.

East Hampton Lifeguards Go National Rising surf stars represent U.S. in South Africa

By Desirée Keegan desiree@indyeastend.com

Two East Hampton student-athletes were members of the United States Lifesaving Association’s Youth National Team. Independent/Courtesy United States Lifesaving Association

East Hampton junior lifeguards Sophia Swanson and Bella Tarbet were two of 14 national selections to the United States Lifesaving Association youth team, competing in the 2019 International Surf Rescue Challenge in South Africa last week.

The team’s staff used the 2019 USLA Junior Guard National Championship held in Virginia Beach in early August to select its U.S. Youth National

Team for the competition held in North Beach, Durban.

Team manager Gus Avila, head coach Casey Graham, and assistant coach Alan Holt were excited to take another youth national team to challenge teams from Australia, Japan, and South Africa. April Denny and Joji Abasolo joined the staff in South Africa to help guide competitors.

The event lineup included surf swims, board races, surf ski races, beach sprints, and combinations of the disciplines in the ocean-man and oceanwoman individual and relay championships. The tube rescue, beach flags, board relay, and surf ski relays were also conducted across the three days of competition where six male and six female athletes from each team were chosen to

compete.

All team members were under the age of 19, and were tabbed ambassadors of their nation’s surf lifesaving community to help promote beach safety and highlight the importance of surf lifesavers and youth programs around the world.

For more information about Swanson and Tarbet’s trip, check www.indyeastend. com next week for the full story.

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travel players on the team. “It’s unbelievable. Since freshman year he’s been able to read, move, and make a play on something most kids can’t. He’s very intelligent, and he’s also super dedicated. Just having that combination really sets him apart. And he plays with all his heart.”

Between his saves and kills from guys across the court, the Hurricanes were fired up.

“It’s a lot of fun,” Barnett said of livening up his team. “I get a lot of good sets too, so that always makes me happy.”

Westhampton’s biggest challenge

will come in the form of East Hampton (6-2). The Hurricanes host the Bonackers October 17 at 4:30 PM.

“This game was also very positive,” Barnett added. “We want to stay positive and keep these good passes up, because when we’re consistent, we’re pretty unbeatable.”

Continued From Page 50. all over the court for the ball.

“He’s a phenomenal player without that experience,” Reed said of Lambert, comparing him to three

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rizing the subtle behaviors of privileged elites who often vote one way and live another could be developed into a series of essays about the East End. (Rick’s Space 9/18/19).

As an example, The New York Times appears to have gone down the path of promoting certain people as “cool.�

Within the last 18 months, four wealthy associates of Discovery Land of Arizona have been the subject of favorable lifestyle articles in The Times without reference to Discovery Land’s controversial development in East Quogue, i.e., the 600-acre Hills/Lewis Road PRD consisting of a 118-home subdivision and a golf course. Does having a “cool� lifestyle excuse Discovery Land’s failure to install public water on Lewis Road?

And, in a review of a book by Tatianna Schlossberg (daughter of Caroline Kennedy) about preserving the environment, The Times accompanied the review with a large-font graphic proclaiming “Act Locally, Think Globally.� This “cool� slogan has become a trademark of Michael Daly, who serves on Southampton’s Zoning Board of Appeals. Daly recently approved The Hills/Lewis Road PRD without being asked to explain how a highdensity development in the Pine Barrens ecosystem is an example of environmental global thinking.

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Straight Dear Editor, Thanks so much for the coverage of my “Risin’ Song� collection! Love it, but must make a note: Betty Friedan was a feminist leader, not a lesbian leader as was mistakenly reported. Just wanted to keep the facts straight (as it were), and it’s all corrected online now. All the best to the Indy.

Sandy Rapp

Wonderful Dear Jessica, I just read your article on the Female Quotient. It is a wonderful article full of important information and resources.

Thank you for mentioning The Ellen Hermanson Foundation and the Ellen Hermanson Breast Center!

Best, Julie Ratner

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minded reporters who write for The Times are beginning to examine whether all liberals are “cool.�

A recent article in the arts section discusses the concept of the liberal monster. This concept is based on a movie called “Election,� about an ambitious high school girl running for class president and an attempt by a well-liked teacher to sabotage her campaign by encouraging a popular football player to oppose her. The movie wraps up by showing us that the girl has moved to D.C., where she’s employed as an aide to a Republican senator and the teacher has moved to New York, where he’s employed as a docent by the Museum of Natural History.

The movie grooms the viewer to dislike the schoolgirl and to root for the teacher, allegedly because he subscribes to the democratic process and to liberal values of fair play — even if it means rigging the vote! The movie is a satire, and as pointed out in The Times article, the schoolgirl’s character is often compared to all women who run for public office, including Hillary Clinton. However, until recently, the teacher’s conduct has never been questioned.

I believe “Election� relates to The Hills/Lewis Road PRD because, as a woman who has taken a different approach from the traditional male arguments against The Hills, my voice has been ignored. I’m the only person questioning the underlying zoning issues like the actual location of the development.

I also believe I can prove that, because other PRDs located directly across the street from The Hills/Lewis Road PRD contributed to street flooding and traffic accidents, The Hills is located in the most environmentally sensitive and unsafe location on Lewis Road.

Respectfully, Susan CerwinskiÂ

Pleased To See Dear Editor, This fall, thousands of people across our country will participate in the Alzheimer’s Association Walk to End Alzheimer’s, the world’s largest event to raise awareness and funds for care, support, and research. Long Island hosted three walks in September, and I participated in the Yaphank walk with more than 600 people whose lives have been touched by Alzheimer’s.

Approximately 5.8 million Americans have Alzheimer’s disease, including over 400,000 New Yorkers — many live on Long Island. There is no effective treatment or cure, and it is the sixth leading cause of death in the country. In 2019, Alzheimer’s will cost our nation $290 billion, which is expected to rise to $1.1 trillion by 2050.

Every story is different, but all are

heartbreaking. The daughter whose father was diagnosed with younger-onset Alzheimer’s and passed away at 59. The woman who lost five members of her family to the disease. The man recently diagnosed, but bravely telling his story to educate others.

We can’t do this alone. Alzheimer’s needs to be a national priority, and our legislators are part of the solution. I was pleased to see Congressman Lee Zeldin and Brookhaven Town Supervisor Ed Romaine attend the Yaphank walk.

Congressman Zeldin has supported several pieces of legislation including Improving HOPE for Alzheimer’s Act (H.R.1873), the Younger Onset Alzheimer’s Act (H.R.1903), and H.R. 3113, which would allow the U.S. Postal Service to continue selling the Alzheimer’s semipostal stamp for six additional years, which raises money for National Institute of Health-funded research. He’s also a member of the Bipartisan Congressional Task Force on Alzheimer’s.

This summer, Congressman Zeldin met locally with a group of people impacted by Alzheimer’s. I encourage all legislators to learn more about how this disease impacts their communities and invest in policies that address Alzheimer’s as the national public-health crisis it is.

Nancy Chandler Southold, NY

What Is Hip? Dear Rick, Whoa!

As hip a place as the South Fork is, l can only imagine the backlash you will receive from the faithful.

On the North Fork you would be crucified — how appropriate given the nature of your Rick’s Space column.

These people have no sense of humor. I, for one, gave up Catholic school and the bullying of nuns for the more liberating parables put forth in “Highway 61 Revisited,� “Spirits in The Sky,� and “One Toke Over the Line.� Christian music to my way of thinking. My evangelical acquaintances take issue with me for that. Daring and ballsy!

Eli Stoneman

Wish List Dear Editor, Good morning. How are you? I am writing with some goals that I would like to see on the East End: 1. A harvesting Kibbutz/Community Land Trust to harvest trees for afforestation or broccoli for sustainability.

2. Broccoli, apples, and oranges for schools and hospitals.

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come should pay for a home.

4. AFFORDABLE HOUSING IS PART OF THE PLAN! Y.I.M.B.Y. YES IN MY BACK YARD (A TEXTBOOK TERM)!

5. An orange and the nicotine patch.

6. “Garbology, Land Use and Recycling: Reaching Recycling Quotas for MultiZone Delineation Bins and Enforcement�

7. To change the name of Dixie Highway in government policy as this reminds us of a hateful past leading into future.

8. Love thy neighbor!

9. For commercial auto dealers to help municipalities pay for community transit and public transit.

10. For more community — a community walk club!

Sincerely, Anna Tedesco Maria Santacroce

There is far more on the line for Ă˜rsted/Eversource, beyond the 15-turbine South Fork Wind project.

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Sunrise Project The Sunrise Wind project, right next door to South Fork Wind, calls for as many as 100 turbines to be erected in the same general area of ocean as South Fork Wind Farm. The company’s pitch to the state says it expects the project could be constructed and operational by 2024, just two years after the South Fork Wind Farm is supposed to come online.

Of course, critics have long contended the East End doesn’t even need the energy to be generated by South Fork: the peak power shortage it was conceived to address could easily be handled by a solar heating installation for a

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fraction of the $2.1 billion Deepwater will end up costing.

The Sunrise project is intended to furnish power to points west. The original proposal calls for the wind farm to come ashore in Brookhaven by Smith Point Beach and the William Floyd Parkway terminus and travel through Shirley via pipeline. The project’s planned interconnection point is the Holbrook and West-Bus substations in the Town of Brookhaven within the Long Island Power Authority’s service territory. The company issued a press release April 4 stating its intention to construct a new operation and maintenance hub in the greater Port Jefferson area, creating up to 100 new, full-time jobs. The Sunrise Wind team outlined plans for the O&M Hub, which would include dockage for a 250-foot Service Operation Vessel, with a warehouse and office facility in the vicinity. Southampton Town Supervisor

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Jay Schneiderman said another landing site on the Shinnecock Inlet in Hampton Bays had been bandied about at one point.

Ă˜rsted and Eversource, which entered a 50-50 partnership agreement, now own the leases to more than 500 square miles of sea floor south of New England.

“Sunrise Wind will bring renewable energy and new economic development to New York,â€? said Lee Olivier, executive vice president of enterprise energy strategy at Eversource. “We look forward to partnering with New York state as a clean energy leader in the Northeast as well as with the local communities and businesses on Long Island and throughout the state.â€? Ă˜rsted/Eversource has reportedly struck a deal Con Edison Transmission and the New York Power Authority to deliver the offshore wind energy to the electric transmission grid.

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