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Tickled Pink: The Ellen Hermanson Foundation Hosts Comedy Night

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By Nicole Teitler nicole@indyeastend.com

Charlotte Klein Sasso, Cheryl Babinski., and Chris Robbins. Independent/Courtesy Ellen Hermanson Foundation

The Ellen Hermanson Foundation is bringing a lighter side to cancer with a night of comedy. In celebrating 25 years of changing and saving lives, the foundation welcomes comedian Jessica Kirson — who has appeared on “The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon,” “The View,” and “Kevin Can Wait” — and special guest Andrina Wekontash Smith, on Saturday, February 8, from 6:30 to 10 PM at the LTV Media Center in Wainscott.

“I admire Julie Ratner so much.

She’s given back to the community and taken her personal family tragedy and turned it into something so giving and generous,” said Charlotte Klein Sasso, owner of Stuart’s Seafood Market with her husband Bruce, and one of

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the night’s honorees. Ratner is the cofounder and chairwoman of the organization, which helps breast cancer patients and their families cope with the physical and emotional aspects of the disease. Ellen Hermanson, Julie’s sister, succumbed to breast cancer.

“It’s necessary for our community to have such an inspiration,” added Sasso. Her aunt passed away of breast cancer at 47. “Breast cancer used to be something private. As a child, no one really talked about it. It had a stigma.

Now there is much more room to stand up for ourselves and demand services.

Organizations like the Ellen Hermanson Foundation have been the leaders of this movement for women to really stand up,” Sasso said.

Aiming to continue empowering the movement, Sasso admits that she goes to the breast center to get checked regularly and encourages other women, “Don’t be afraid, act on it as quickly as you can, and get as much help and information as you can.”

Another honoree of the evening is Chris Robbins, who co-founded Robbins Wolfe with Paula and Ken Wolfe in 1987, now the exclusive caterer of Bridgehampton Tennis and Surf Club.

“The idea of being involved and find a cure in any way possible is something that is important to me,” Robbins said.

Although having no connection to the disease, fortunately, he has two daughters, ages 22 and 27, whose futures fuel his commitment to the cause.

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Cheryl Babinski, chair of the Southampton Golf Club’s charity event for the EHF, has raised $30,000 for the foundation over the course of four years through golf tournaments. Now an eight-year cancer survivor, when she was diagnosed she recalls pink flowers showing up on her doorstep from one of the women at the foundation.

Babinski said, “I call them angels that appeared in my life. It changed my life. From that point on, I wanted to give back and help others.”

The “Tickled Pink” evening will feature food and drinks, live and silent auctions, and tickets are $100. The LTV Media Center is located at 75 Industrial Road in Wainscott. For more info, visit www.ellenhermanson.org.

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Letters The Independent accepts exclusive letters of 500 words or less, submitted digitally by Friday at 4 PM. The Independent reserves the right to not publish letters deemed slanderous, libelous, or otherwise questionable.

Letters can be sent to news@indyeastend.com.

Lovely Linda Dear Ms. LeRoy, Thank you for your recent piece on Linda Ronstadt.

The best quote of the article was “I’m not bummed out or depressed.” It is reassuring to know Ms. Ronstadt is wringing out every last ounce of pleasure that her mind and body will allow, as well as carrying on the Ronstadt family legacy of humble service to the community.

You said it well: it has been a banner year for her and indirectly, for us. I hope at long last, she truly grasps the depth of our gratitude for sharing her life’s mission with us — singing!

I watched her accept an AARP award last night for the documentary, and was so pleased by the rousing reception she received from the star-studded audience.

Her speech was vintage Ronstadt — witty and selfdeprecating. I said my “good-byes” to the part of herself she gave to the public; she hinted that she will let Dolly Parton be the one to show up for the star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

Again, thank you for your lovely piece and giving us, her fans, one more opportunity to “check in on her.”

Fortunately, her large circle of family and friends will

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do that for her for the rest of her born days.

Sincerely, Lorraine Liberti Lido Beach

Terrible Idea Mr. Rick Murphy, In The Independent issue on January 8, the article that the DEC will let kids ages 12 through 15 shoot wild turkey, I believe is a terrible idea.

Introducing shotguns and bow and arrows to children that young, even with an adult companion, can affect children at an older age with negative consequences.

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Misguided Dear Editor, I strongly agree with your January 8 editorial that the DEC’s April 25 and 26 Youth Turkey Hunt is a bad idea.

But my objections go beyond the dangers of allowing 12- to 15-year-olds to shoot lethal weapons, even if adults accompany them.

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News & Opinion East Hampton Village Board Reshuffle One seat still vacant, temporary appointments made

By Karen Fredericks news@indyeastend.com

East Hampton Village Board member Richard Lawler has been named interim mayor, and Barbara Borsack his deputy.

The moves come following now-former mayor Paul Rickenbach’s resignation last month. The board members will assume their new roles, effective immediately, until June. No objections were made during the passing of the resolutions January 17.

“This decision is not a reflection on any of the other board members’ ability to do the job more or less successfully,” village trustee Rose Brown said. “The board thought long and hard about its decision regarding both appointments and as Lawler was serving as deputy mayor, it would be the natural progression for him to step into the

position of interim mayor.”

Absent was former police chief Jerry Larsen, who had been openly critical of the board’s desire to make the early appointments. He intends to challenge Borsack in the June mayoral race.

The board, still one member short, took no action regarding the vacant seat, though it could opt to appoint a temporary board member who would serve until the next election.

The board is comprised of four trustees and a mayor. The deputy mayor is selected from the elected board members. Two years ago, Brown and Arthur Graham were elected to four-year terms running under their Fish Hooks Party line.

Barbara Borsack and Richard Lawler. Independent/Karen Fredericks

In Larsen’s run for mayor, he’s calling his party the New Town Party, and has chosen his running mate, attorney Sandra Melendez, who seeks a board seat and would presumably be Larsen’s choice for deputy mayor if elected. Borsack will run for mayor on the Elms Party line with incumbents Lawler and Ray Harden. The top two vote-getters will earn seats regardless of party affiliation.

In a recent press release, Larsen trumpeted his ability to raise campaign

funds. He stated his campaign has already raised more money than any candidate in village history. “We are raising funds to compete and deliver our message against incumbents who’ve been running this village for a combined 36 years,” Larsen’s campaign manager and treasurer Marcos Baladron said, adding as of January 11 Larsen has raised almost $50,000.

In contrast, Borsack, Lawler, and Harden have cumulatively raised over $30,000.

$3.5 Million For SH Volunteer Ambulance Town passes resolution to disperse funds for new building

By Desirée Keegan desiree@indyeastend.com The Southampton Town Board authorized a $3.5-million bond in this year’s capital budget to cover the cost of a new-and-improved Southampton Volunteer Ambulance facility.

“I wholeheartedly support their efforts to create a new barn for their ambulances,” Supervisor Jay Schneiderman said.

An order determining the Southampton Ambulance District upgrade to be in the public’s interest

Southampton Volunteer Ambulance’s old barn on North Sea Road. Independent/Desirée Keegan

was adopted December 19, and all conditions of the financing, including State Environmental Quality Review Act measures, have been met. The new building will be located across from the old structure on North Sea Road.

The town also modified its Service Award Program that relates to benefits for the four volunteer ambulance districts operating within the town. Points are awarded to all qualified volunteer ambulance workers under an adopted

point system that credits for each service year accumulated. Audits of the districts are conducted by the state using the points system to ensure effective management of operations and that the districts are meeting the expectations of constituents.

A public hearing was also approved by the town board January 14 to consider amending various provisions of the Southampton Town Code to require digital submissions of particular applications pertaining to zoning,

subdivision of land, and wetlands.

“Thank you,” town Clerk Sundy Schermeyer said in response to the passing of the resolution to hold the public hearing. “This will be major progress in reducing our carbon footprint.”

Earlier this month, the board appointed Westhampton Beach-based attorney Karen Sartain to the town justice position. She replaces Andrea Schiavoni, who had been on the bench since 2008.

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Gripes Aired On Proposed EH Music Permit Law Montauk proprietors believe some would be targeted by legislation

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

Larry Siedlick, owner of The Montauk Beach House, told the East Hampton Town Board January 16 that there is a perception the proposed music permit law is designed to put some establishments out of business.

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The second installment of a public hearing on legislation to finetune East Hampton’s law regarding music permits proved less raucous, though it contained some of the same refrains: accusations that the town board is trying to silence musicians and acting to put bar and restaurant owners out of business, particularly those in Montauk.

NancyLynn Thiele, an attorney for the town, started the January 16 hearing off by laying out the changes.

An aspect of the current law is not enforceable, she said, because the town clerk has the discretion to deny the renewal of a music permit if an establishment were to get summonsed on three separate occasions. The new law states the town clerk must not renew a permit if an establishment has three convictions in a permit year.

The convictions, however, are only those in three specific areas: a violation of the music permit law itself,

of the town’s laws regarding noise, and a violation of a law in one of two specific chapters in the state’s fire code, one covering fire prevention and carbon monoxide detection systems, and the other regulating safe egress to an establishment.

An independent board will hear appeals of a denial of a music permit renewal. Future town boards will be allowed to set fees on the permits, though none are currently proposed.

Thiele was followed by about a dozen speakers.

“The reality of it is we are probably closing The Shack this season because I can’t sustain the violations,” said Tracey Gardell, owner of 668 The Gig Shack in Montauk. “We’ve been a big part of your community, and we are going to miss you.”

Gardell said she was trying to operate a family restaurant that includes live music, but told the board, “the way that the laws are structured,

you get violations, and they get reported to multiple agencies.”

“Why are we afraid of live music? I don’t get it,” said musician Nancy Atlas.

“It’s time to change the conversation to celebrate our artists and our local musicians.”

Owner of Rick’s Crabby Cowboy Café in Montauk, Rick Gibbs, asked the town board: “Are you going to be able to buy all the businesses that you are putting out of business?”

Larry Siedlick, owner of The Montauk Beach House in downtown Montauk said there is a perception the legislation is written and designed to give the town more tools to shut down some of the “bad players.”

“That may not be your intent at all, but that is a perception I am hearing widely in the community,” he said.

He warned that without some clarification and direction in the law it’s impossible to predict how it will be enforced by future town boards.

An independent board will hear appeals of a denial of a music permit renewal.

Future town boards will be allowed to set fees on the permits. . .

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Work continued through fall and winter at the end of last year to mitigate problems caused by the depletion of sand along Dune Road. Independent/Desirée Keegan

Army Corps awards contract for work beginning in February

By Desirée Keegan desiree@indyeastend.com

An estimated 600,000 cubic yards of sand will be delivered to Dune Road in February.

Work is scheduled to begin the first week of the month after the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers awarded a $10.7 million contract to Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Company.

“That’s a lot of sand,” Southampton Town Supervisor Jay Schneiderman said. “It’s great news. It’s eroded so much. This is to restore it back to the levels the Fire Island to Montauk Point plan was designed for.”

That scheme aims to protect and build up the west side of Shinnecock Inlet. This sand will return the area to its 2005 authorization level. Great Lakes will bring in a cutterhead dredge, which boasts a rotating tool that loosens and dislodges soil, to construct a 15-foot-high dune with an associated 140-foot-wide beach berm from the toe

of the dune. Congressman Lee Zeldin said it’s a better, more robust outcome than simply restoring the area to its 2019 pre-storm level.

“This is continued good news for our local economy and the restaurants and other businesses, including the second largest commercial fishing dock in New York . . . in the affected area,” Zeldin said, referring to the Shinnecock Commercial Fishing Dock across the street, where storm surged have reached. “This is an urgent situation along Dune Road affecting our community’s small businesses and jobs.”

Work is expected to be completed before the end of March, pending weather, Zeldin said.

Schneiderman said the inlet and shoals will be replenished, and that the company will be returning in 2021 to do it again.

“So far the berm’s held up — the county has been there a couple times — so as long as the weather is cooperative we’ll be OK,” Schneiderman said, knocking on wood while reiterating

there’s three weeks until the February 5 start date. “We’re bridging the gap.

We’ll watch the weather closely and do what we need to do, and then we’ll be out of the crosshairs for a while.”

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Next Steps After Bel-Aire Purchase Southampton Town Board members discuss options

By Desirée Keegan desiree@indyeastend.com

Bel-Aire Cove Motel was purchased as part of an urban renewal project. Independent/Desirée Keegan

The Southampton Town Board is deliberating next steps following last month’s purchase of the Bel-Aire Cove Motel property in Hampton Bays.

To begin cleaning up its urban renewal project investment, the town will need to go to the Suffolk County Department of Health Services to grandfather any existing rights to plumbing and septic flow. That’s 3300 gallons, according to town planning and development administrator Janice Scherer, who was promoted from assistant following the resignation of Kyle Collins in November. It needs to be done before the building can be demolished.

From there, Scherer suggested hiring a company to create design options or renderings for the towndiscussed alternatives — either a 22-unit motel or 12-unit townhouse development.

“I’ve been hearing from interested parties and no one seems to be interested in the motel,” Supervisor Jay Schneiderman said. “Developers are interested in the condos. At least three people contacted my office.”

Scherer said the visualization is half the battle, and Schneiderman agreed.

“Any time anyone looked at it they walked away,” the supervisor said.

There is, however, pending litigation, according to Scherer.

“A couple of people are challenging the acquisition,” said town attorney James Burke.

For now, the town will seek approval for the work with the county and come up with options to present to future investors. Schneiderman said while there are developers looking to acquire the land and go through Suffolk instead of Southampton, he doesn’t think it’s the right way to go.

“Obviously that way, we’re done, we’re made whole, but I like the community having a lot more say in the use, the aesthetics, in all of that,” he said.

“You’re taking away uncertainty, and helping something become something better,” Scherer responded.

“That’s community renewal.”

The planning and development administrator said it sounds like a winwin all around. She suggested creating access to Penny Pond, and discussing this option with the town trustees to tie that into a parcel already under their control.

“We’re not trying to create a

windfall for anyone, we’re trying to make something that we’ll be happy with, that will be complete in the community, and that someone will invest in so it will stay the way we intend it,” Scherer said. “We want it to be something everyone is proud of.”

Burke said the town will get an appraisal of what the property is worth

after the town sets up the parcel for the preferred plan. Schneiderman said while the town didn’t purchase the parcel to make money, and wouldn’t mind taking a loss if the result benefits the community, any potential surplus after the sale it would be used to clean up other blighted areas within the town.

Grants Available For Water Quality Improvement

East Hampton Town is accepting applications for water quality improvement projects, which will be paid for through the town’s Community Preservation Fund.

Eligible projects are not limited to wastewater treatment systems, including anything that would lead to the “abatement of pollutants from point and non-point sources, and aquatic habitat restoration.”

The town is able to invest up to 20 percent of CPF money, which is funded through a two-percent tax on real estate transfers.

This particular set of grants targets various “municipal, commercial, multifamily, or high-density residences, and properties owned by not-for-profit entities,” Supervisor Peter Van Scoyoc said, adding the program differs from the Septic Incentive Program, which provides grants to property owners for septic system upgrades. “It is designed to provide higher grant funding awards for large-scale projects that can have a significant impact on water quality,” he said.

Applications will be considered twice a year. The deadline to apply for the first round of grants is March 20, and can be done via the Clean Water East Hampton link on the town’s natural resources department page of its website. Those interested can contact also the department at 631-324-0496.

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Town To Purchase 160 Acres In Remsenburg/Speonk Southampton’s CPF fund will preserve parcels in aquifer protection overlay district

By Desirée Keegan desiree@indyeastend.com

The Amazon rainforest has been referred to as the “lungs of the Earth.”

Remsenburg resident John Barry refers to 160.1 acres of land Southampton Town is looking to preserve as the lungs and the kidneys of the area.

“It’s an important function in filtering out rainwater and giving us a consistent supply of clean water,” he said.

“To protect 160 acres of land that’s just so important to the preservation of the community and the life we currently have is an opportunity I’d hate to see pass us by.”

The Remsenburg-Speonk Union Free School District Board of Education president joined many others at a January 14 town board meeting to support a resolution to purchase four lots along Old

Country Road and Speonk-Riverhead Road in Remsenburg and Speonk with $8.6 million of Community Preservation Fund money.

“I think the most important thing is this property lies within the aquifer protection overlay district, reflecting its importance to the preservation of our drinking water resources,” said Phil Smyth, president of the Remsenburg Association, a civic group. “This is keeping with our mission to preserve the bucolic nature of the community and the surrounding area. The association has consistently advocated for open space preservation, including with this property.”

Community Preservation Fund manager Lisa Kombrink said not only

are the properties the town approved to purchase in the aquifer protection zone, they lie in the Suffolk County Pine Barrens compatible growth and central Suffolk special groundwater protection areas.

A phase one environmental assessment was previously done on the property, and results of the updated study are pending, Kombrink said.

The surveys of the lots — the largest over 90 acres of primarily vacant woodland, and the smallest, farmland six acres in size — were done to address encroachment issues. There are driveways, wood piles, and a dirt road on the properties. Soil sampling was also done to test for any potentially hazardous chemicals still in the two-mile stretch of groundwater contaminated as the result of a Speonk chlorinated solvent plume discovered by the Suffolk County Department of Health Services in 2001.

“We’re going to look for changes in the review to see if there’s contamination at the site,” Councilman John Bouvier said. The property owner could then clean up the parcels and deal with the encroachment issues, or the town can cancel the purchase. “The onus is on the property owner,” Councilwoman Julie Lofstad said.

Residents who voiced support agreed the property, known to many as the Woodfield Gables subdivision, is beneficial only if preserved.

“The Speonk plume is migrating south toward Moriches Bay,” said Speonk resident Craig Catalanotto. “We

feel the best thing for this area is for this parcel specifically to be left as is to allow time and nature to help filter, dilute, and heal the water quality issues.”

The recent Southampton Town Board candidate, who is on the Community Preservation Fund advisory board and is a member of the Citizens Advisory Committee West, said he received calls and emails in support, with not a single person against the acquisition.

“It serves as a natural buffer between the Speonk industrial area and residential areas, primarily to the south,” Catalanotto said.

Former CPF manager Randall Weichbrodt also voiced his support. He served back when the idea to purchase the parcel was initially discussed.

Current supervisor Jay Schneiderman, who said this is the largest acquisition the town board has seen, was East Hampton supervisor at that time. Bob DeLuca, president and CEO of Group for the East End, said his organization has been involved monitoring and fighting for the protection of the parcel since 2006.

“We were concerned about the density on this property as well as ancillary concerns like soil vapor intrusion and what it would mean for residents,” he said. “Speonk has enough wounds in the environment as it is. Anything that the town can do to protect these open areas is really going to serve us all in the long run. We hoped this opportunity would come.”

Signing Onto Lawsuit Against JUUL Southampton’s board of education also taking on the fight

By Desirée Keegan desiree@indyeastend.com

The Southampton school district’s board of education voted January 14 to join a national lawsuit against e-cigarette manufacturer JUUL.

“We are currently facing a national public health epidemic,” Southampton Superintendent of Schools Dr. Nicholas Dyno said. “In the past few years, vaping has increased significantly, especially with young people, and Southampton children are not immune. We must

work together to end this health crisis, and as a district, we believe joining this lawsuit is just one step.”

This epidemic has had a direct effect on Southampton schools. To combat the usage of e-cigarettes among teenagers, the Southampton Union Free School District has been forced to divert resources to monitor and police vaping in schools, as well as implement programming to educate students on

Southampton High School principal Dr. Brian Zahn and founder of the Southampton chapter of Students Against Destructive Decisions, Lauren Heaney, traveled to Washington, D.C. last December to present to Congress the dangers of vaping. Independent/Courtesy Southampton Union Free School District

the dangers of e-cigarettes.

“We are taking this crisis headon,” said Southampton High School Principal Dr. Brian Zahn. “The lives of our students depend on it.”

The district has taken a proactive

approach to educating its community on vaping and its lasting effects, including hosting two joint town halls with East Hampton High School and traveling to Washington, D.C. to present to members of Congress.

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January 22, 2020

Jens-Smith Looks North To Albany

“Hope is not a good plan,” she said.

“Palumbo hasn’t accomplished much in six years. ”

Former Riverhead Town supervisor to run for state assembly

By Rick Murphy rmurphy@indyeastend.com

Laura Jens-Smith isn’t the type to enjoy retired life. Just weeks after walking out of town hall in Riverhead — she lost her reelection bid — Jens-Smith is looking to fill a new hot seat.

On January 21, she announced her intention to seek a spot in the New York State Assembly. For now, incumbent Anthony Palumbo intends to seek reelection, although rumor has it the Republican may go after Ken LaValle’s state Senate seat. LaValle is retiring after 44 years.

Palumbo hasn’t decided, and is discussing it with his family, sources said.

Republican Yvette Aguiar upset

Jens-Smith to capture the Riverhead Town supervisor seat last November.

Jens-Smith is so far the only Democrat to announce her candidacy for the Second District seat.

“Hope is not a good plan,” she said.

“Palumbo hasn’t accomplished much in six years. I want this to be a challenge on the issues . . . I’m very strong.”

The major issue is water quality for those on the East End. The North Fork district is bipartisan, Jens-Smith said, and requires a unified effort, as opposed to political bickering.

“I was on the minority of the board in Riverhead,” she said. “You have to

Laura Jens-Smith. Independent/Courtesy Laura Jens-Smith

build legislation. The issues are the issues.”

Jens-Smith also noted her constituents bemoaned the high cost of health insurance. “A lot of the problem is health care and prescription costs,” she said. “That’s where all our money goes.

We can’t afford it.”

Lowering Riverhead school district taxes is also an important issue for the former supervisor, who recently attended

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The Democrats, meanwhile, have a wealth of candidates who may vie for LaValle’s seat, including Brookhaven Town Councilwoman Valerie Cartright; Laura Ahearn, a lawyer and executive director of the Crime Victims Center; Tommy John Schiavoni, a retired teacher and Southampton Town councilman from Sag Harbor; and Skyler Johnson, a 19-year-old college student from Mt. Sinai.

Suffolk County Democratic Party chairman Rich Schaffer said the candidates would run at-large in a primary on June 23.

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Topping-Raynor House Deemed Historic Westhampton property given local distinction, looking to be refurbished

By Desirée Keegan desiree@indyeastend.com The Topping-Raynor House on South Road in Westhampton has been named a local historic landmark.

The designation comes after validation from Southampton Town’s landmarks and historic district and planning boards. The label will give the town the opportunity to purchase a façade easement, which would help owner Eleanor Daly Kobel afford to maintain and refurbish the home.

“In 2016, William Heine, an architect on the board, did a detailed visit and documented the house and found it possessed a high degree of original architectural integrity,” Landmarks and Historic District Board Chairman Ed Wesnofske said. “The interior of the house is also remarkably original and very beautifully maintained. The owners have certainly put a great deal

The Topping-Raynor house in the 1950s. Independent/Courtesy Southampton Town

of attention and care into its upkeep.”

The late Victorian-style home was built in 1890 by area architect Charles Bishop for Charles Topping, who owned it for 10 years before selling it to William Clark Raynor for $2000 in 1911. Topping’s father Alanson was a politician, and Raynor’s son Charles was appointed Westhampton’s first postmaster in 1862. The Bishop family lived in a house on Mill Road constructed in 1900. The farmhouse and two other structures on South Road were once part of the C. R. Bishop property to the west. The Raynor family owned the home for 40 years before Daly Kobel’s aunt Eleanor McNamara purchased the home in 1961 from Louise Raynor, Charles’s daughter.

“She was born in the living room of my house,” Daly Kobel said of Lou-

ise Raynor. “She was the first woman to receive a commercial fishing license in Suffolk County — she was a clammer. She taught my brother and I how to fish, swim, sail, play badminton. She would be extremely happy about this.”

Original wainscoting is in all but one room, which replaced a breezeway, because the kitchen was originally detached from the home. A stainedglass window blown out during Hurricane Sandy is one of the first things Daly Kobel would like to restore. The owner is also urging others to protect their pieces of history, hoping the parcels preserved could be included in a historic district in the future.

“I’m a complete historical advocate,” said Daly Kobel, who was recently elected to the Westhampton Beach Historical Society board

of trustees. “I’m talking to owners of other old, historic houses in the area to do the same.”

Located on the northwest corner of Baycrest Avenue and South Road is the building that once was the Nilsson & Bishop store. The building itself dates from the 1880s when it was the residence of Patchogue banker John Porter. In 1905, the home was bought

by Stephen Bishop and moved to its present location, where it replaced a smaller general grocery store he had been operating.

“The Bishop family was considerably involved in a lot of the building of structures in that area at the end of the last century,” Wesnofske said.

Another general grocery store in Westhampton, formerly called CulverContinued On Page 28.

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Supporters gathered with Shinnecock Indian Nation tribal members on Montauk Highway in Shinnecock Hills January 14 to protest construction on the tribe’s ancient burial grounds. Independent/Justin Meinken

Support For Shinnecock Community members call on Southampton Town to act

By Desirée Keegan desiree@indyeastend.com

Tom Oleszczuk was just one of nearly 150 standing with the Shinnecock Indian Nation in solidarity outside a

worksite along Montauk Highway in Shinnecock Hills.

The Noyac resident held up a

Town Meets With Tribal Members

By Desirée Keegan desiree@indyeastend.com

Members of the Shinnecock Indian Nation met with Southampton Town counterparts last week to discuss potential legislation and ways in which the two parties can work together following protest over building on the tribe’s ancient burial grounds in Shinnecock Hills.

Council of Trustees Chairman Bryan Polite, tribal member Rebecca Genia, and others sat at the table with Supervisor Jay Schneiderman,

Councilman John Bouvier, and town attorney James Burke to go over protocols and state legislation on the topic Schneiderman said has not gotten out of committee yet.

“They want something we can put in place prior to excavation — that there be additional archeological review,” Schneiderman said. “They also want a member on the Community Preservation Fund committee. We’re working on that.” A current member has

sign that read “defend the sacred” protesting Southampton Town allowing a subdivision and subsequent excavation near what the Nation says is ancient burial grounds. Tribal members, despite a verbal agreement taking place last year following the unearthing of bones and artifacts during construction at a Hawthorne Road property, were never notified of the action being taken at the site.

“I know I wouldn’t want a cemetery where my grandparents are buried to be destroyed, much less intentionally destroyed,” Oleszczuk said.

“‘Defend the Sacred’ — that to me summarizes the emotional, cultural, and psychological impact of what’s happening there upon the Shinnecock and upon those of us that feel sympathy for them. There’s no visible sign of support from the board.”

He approached members of the town board during a January 14 meeting saying a symbolic resolution could at least be passed to include consultation with Shinnecock tribal members. Southampton Town Board members unanimously voted to create Continued On Page 28.

agreed to step away in order to make space, but the town said it’s looking at other ways to make it happen.

A joint management advisory board for culturally-sensitive properties was created in 2018, but Schneiderman said tribal members asked that it meet more frequently. Shinnecock also wants to recommend properties believed to be culturally sensitive.

“I think having a member of the nation on the committee would be great,” Bouvier said. “It was a productive meeting — very much so.”

A piece of land in the Shinnecock Hills Greenway target area, on Larboard Road in Hampton Bays, was also saved per a January 14 resolution.

Town board members unanimously approved the purchase of two lots totaling 16,625 square feet, or .38 acres, for $120,000. The parcels sit at a high

point — 40 feet about sea level — Community Preservation Fund manager Lisa Kombrink said. There is a seasonal home on the property that has been abandoned for years the town is hoping to demolish.

“I don’t know how we cannot preserve these. They’re not even accessible,” Schneiderman said of the property adjacent to three other townowned lots off eastern Sunrise Highway Service Road behind the railroad tracks.

The parcels are also in a New York state archeological sensitive area, Kombrink said.

“There’s been controversy in this area in terms of culturally-sensitive property,” Schneiderman said.

“We’re taking steps,” Councilman Tommy John Schiavoni said, also pointing to the state designation. “We’re mindful of that.”

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School District Gets Its Land Will build a bus depot on Springs Fireplace Road

By Rick Murphy rmurphy@indyeastend.com Everyone is happy. Well, almost.

When the East Hampton Union Free School District closed on a townowned property on Springs Fireplace Road near the recycling complex this week, it found a home for its school bus fleet — and spared a residential neighborhood under consideration that

most assuredly wanted nothing to do with it.

“It’s a done deal,” said Superintendent Richard Burns. The district has already applied for approval to begin construction. “We submitted plans to the state for expedited review.”

East Hampton has been in dire

Stink Bugs Invade East Hampton Town Hall Entire northeast now dealing with the Asian insect

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

“They’re here already! You’re next!” screams actor Kevin McCarthy at the end of the 1956 science fiction classic, “Invasion of the Body Snatchers.” A similar, though much more subdued alarm was sounded during the East Hampton Town Board’s monthly Montauk Fire Department meeting on January 14. Board member Kathee Burke-Gonzalez raised the anxiety level. “We’ve got stink bugs in town hall,” she said.

The stink bug, species Halyomorpha halys, also known as the brown marmorated stink bug, is native to China, Japan, and the Korean peninsula. It was accidentally introduced to the eastern United States in the late 1990s, likely as a stowaway in a plant shipment. The bugs feed on fruit, and can wipe out an entire orchard’s crop. While the eastern climate suits the stink bug, it likes to move indoors for the winter.

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need of space for its buses and support vehicles since deciding a decade ago to purchase its own bus fleet and run its own bus routes rather than lease the job out.

A proposal to build a depot, which included a repair garage on district property on Cedar Street, drew spirited opposition from neighbors. One group, dubbed the Cedar Street Committee, vowed to fight the matter in court.

After briefly digging in its heels, the school board opted to seek other possibilities. Former East Hampton Town supervisor Larry Cantwell, meanwhile, noted the town was sitting on a potentially surplus parcel — the former scavenger waste site on Springs Fireplace Road. After a period of negotiation, the two sides found a meeting of minds: the school district would pay $2.3 million to build its

Burke-Gonzalez told the board the pests are prevalent in her section of the building “to the point where I was on the phone about a month ago and you could literally count about three dozen stink bugs in my office. They crawl across my desk.”

She told the board she found one in her home after opening a tote bag she brought home from town hall. “David can tell you,” she added, pointing to board member David Lys, whose offices are also on the second floor of town hall. She also noted that they had been in Joanne Pilgrim’s office.

“You can hear them. They love the windows,” Burke-Gonzalez said.

Jeffrey Bragman said he’s been fired up over the same issue.

“They hitchhike on your clothing, I know that,” he said.

Board members agreed to have members of the town’s pest control company walk through the building to check for stink bugs.

Joel Melia, an East Hampton High School graduate and entomologist, said the stink bug is the insect version

facility on the nearly four-acre tract.

School board president J.P. Foster said last week the conversion would be swift. “We need a place to work on our buses,” he said.

The district’s current lease for property on Route 114 that houses the fleet is set to expire next year. Burns said the project will begin in earnest by March or April. “We’ll be fine,” he said.

There were concerns voiced that the buses would add to traffic congestion on Springs Fireplace Road, but Burns said that has been put to rest. “We don’t operate during the summer, and we are [already] there every day,” he said. “Most of our buses are early morning or after three.”

Burns pointed out nearby Abrahams Path gives the district another east-to-west road to disperse bus traffic.

The brown marmorated stink bug is making a home for itself in buildings across the East End. Independent/File

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“Anything that upsets it in any way is going to activate it,” he said, adding they are drawn to the warmth of buildings, particularly during the winter. “They sense heat.”

One good way to remove them, Melia said, is to gently pick them up with a paper towel, and flush them down the toilet.

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Police Man Arrested In Fatal Sapiane Beating Accused said he slapped the victim

By Rick Murphy rmurphy@indyeastend.com

Suffolk County homicide detectives arrested a homeless man in Riverhead on January 14 saying he’s responsible for the death of Wayne Sapiane.

Police believe Daniel Hughes, who was subsequently arraigned on

charges of second-degree assault on Wednesday, January 15, may not have been trying to kill the 64-year-old undomiciled victim, but have not ruled out further charges, awaiting autopsy results.

Hard Time For Bootsie Brown Convicted drug dealer gets 10 years

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By Rick Murphy rmurphy@indyeastend.om

Both men have strong East End roots. The deceased is the brother of WLNG radio personality Gary Sapiane, and Hughes, investigators said, grew up in Springs and East Hampton. Judge Lori Hulse remanded Hughes to the Suffolk County Correctional Facility in Riverside in lieu of $150,000 cash.

According to accounts furnished by family members, both Riverhead and Southampton Town police responded on January 2 near the corner of West Main Street and Peconic Avenue. One source said Sapiane may have picked up a cell phone that didn’t belong to him and was trying to return it when he was confronted by Hughes.

The complaint states Hughes “did strike Wayne Sapiane in the face, causing a series of medical events that resulted in the death of Wayne Sapiane.

The defendant stated in sum and substance he slapped the decedent.”

His head injury was severe, police said. Emergency personnel took him to Peconic Bay Medical Center before he was airlifted to Southside Hospital in Bay Shore. Sapiane died there on

The deceased is the brother of WLNG radio personality Gary Sapiane, and Hughes, investigators said, grew up in Springs and East Hampton.

Tramaine “Bootsie” Brown, 30, a Jamesport man federal investigators zeroed in on two years ago, will do hard time in a federal penitentiary.

Brown was a known Riverhead area-based drug dealer and member of the Bloods, a violent street gang, the FBI said.

In November 2018 Brown was discovered as part of an extensive raid.

Drugs were sold and, in some cases, processed to increase their potency and street value.

Members of law enforcement executed search warrants at multiple locations, recovering seven firearms, including an AR-15 rifle, three kilograms of cocaine, four pounds of marijuana, an unknown quantity of

crack cocaine and heroin, and $10,000 in cash, the U.S. Attorneys’ Office said.

As part of that investigation, agents and officers purchased more than 300 grams of crack cocaine from Brown personally at his home on Washington Avenue in Jamesport, where he lived with his children.

Brown cooked the powdered drug in his kitchen, converting it to crack, with his children present, the federal prosecutor said.

Brown pleaded guilty to conspiring to distribute narcotics last June and was sentenced January 17

by U.S. District Court Judge Joanna Seybert in Central Islip to a minimum of 10 years in federal prison, as requested by U.S. Attorney’s office.

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East Hampton Town police reported a 25 percent drop in number of total arrests from 2018 to 2019. Independent/T. E. McMorrow

Arrests Decrease Sharply In East Hampton Town, Village departments both show reduction from 2017 to 2019

By T. E. McMorrow t.e@indyeastend.com Arrests of all kinds by East Hampton Town police have declined significantly — 25 percent — for the second straight year, according to final weekly reports from 2019. In East Hampton Village, which saw a dramatic decrease from 2017 to 2018, arrest numbers fell yet

again, but only slightly.

The 607 arrests made by the town in 2019 follows 2018’s 809, which fell from 977 — a record high — made in 2017. That total drop is almost 38 percent. The village saw a six percent decrease from 117 to 110. The year prior,

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there was a 48 percent plunge from 225 to the 117. Over the three years the number has been more than cut in half.

The total numbers reported by both departments follows several years of rising rates, particularly in the town, likely fueled by Montauk becoming a mecca for partiers during the summer season earlier in the decade.

Town Police Chief Michael Sarlo is preparing the department’s annual report, in which it examines the specifics and meaning behind the statistics. He will be presenting that report to the East Hampton Town Board in the next few weeks.

A report of two women in a fight at Stop & Shop on January 8 led to the East Hampton Village Police Department’s first arrest of 2020.

Renee Dunn, 42, a town resident, had stolen a purse from another woman’s shopping cart, which led to the fight,

police said. Dunn was charged with grand larceny and criminal possession of stolen property.

Town police arrested Yamit Hurtado on several charges after responding to reports of a disturbance south of Damark’s Market the afternoon of January 11. Hurtado, 40, had pulled a mailbox out of the ground from its post, then laid down in the middle of the northbound lane on Three Mile Harbor Road to stop traffic. When an officer attempted to place him under arrest and remove him from the roadway, Hurtado first tried to run away, then resisted being handcuffed. He was charged with criminal mischief and resisting arrest, both at the misdemeanor level, as well as disorderly conduct and harassment, both violations.

Dunn and Hurtado were released after being processed and are scheduled to be arraigned on January 23.

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Editorial

JUST ASKING

By Karen Fredericks

What’s your take on Megxit?

Rhonda Perretto It seems terrible. I don’t really care what they do with their life but it’s been so strangely done. They go away and then come back without the baby. Why avoid the holidays with the family? As a grandparent, from that point of view, I think it’s strange and offensive.

Time To Discuss Term Limits We certainly join our colleagues and so many others who bid Kenneth LaValle the best of luck as he moves into retirement after 44 years in the State Senate.

To be approved by voters, over and over, clearly indicates a politician who paid attention to his constituency. But with repeated reelections comes stagnation; a willingness to play the game goes hand-in-hand with longevity.

Those who champion term limitations do so to prevent this very thing: a politician becoming engrained in the system to the point he is insulated from some of its shortcomings.

Ken LaValle was a politician. He worked hard, and he worked the press hard as well — when it suited him. When it didn’t, he could just as easily freeze out a reporter in search of the truth.

LaValle, for years, voted for legislation that shielded pedophile priests — and others who preyed on children sexually — from prosecution and civil litigation. He managed to avoid the matter, even when pressed directly, but clearly sided with the Catholic Church hierarchy and others. Their flimsy argument: prosecuting the perverts would be a tax on our legal system, as if the system was more important than the victims whose lives were ruined.

Calling a politician’s work “public service” is a misnomer. LaValle wasn’t a missionary. He didn’t devote his life to helping the unfortunate. He amassed a lot of power and wielded it wisely but not always evenly, and he did quite nicely during the Joe Bruno/Sheldon Silver years by yes, playing ball.

He worked hard but reaped the power and prestige that comes with the job, and deservedly so.

When Bridget Fleming ran against him, he ran a dismissive campaign instead of taking her on with fact-based debates. He minimized her because she was a woman, and it was done very carefully, just under the surface, just a whisper below where the ever-fawning press chose to hear it.

To this day he allows the naming rights to the Kenneth P. LaValle Stadium at Stony Brook University to be in his name, when the school could sell it to a sponsor for millions of dollars.

Yes, Ken LaValle was good for the environment, and good to the East End, and he deserves recognition, but not idol-worshipping.

Barbara Gerson I think it’s wonderful. When he was a young boy, his mother was killed by a royalty-related incident. He was so grief-stricken. He was devastated. And now he wants to make sure that the same thing doesn’t happen to his family. So he’s taking steps to ensure that it isn’t repeated.

Terri Borgailo It must be hard to be in the Royal Family if you’re new to it. But I think she’s been in Hollywood too long and she’s a spoiled brat. She’s got him wrapped around her finger and the marriage will only last as long as he gives in to everything she wants.

She’s the one who wears the pants in that family.

Courtney Garneau I think they are modern couple. And times are changing. I say, go for it! I think they should do whatever it is they want to do and live their lives as they see fit.

Prince Charles agreed to bankroll Harry and Meghan’s first year of Megxit. What a relief.

I was worried they’d end up eating out of garbage cans.

Is it just me?

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Karen was chosen Best Cartoonist by the New York Press Association in 2017 and again in 2019. She’s the recipient of multiple awards for her illustration of the international bestseller How To Build Your Own Country, including the prestigious Silver Birch Award. Her work is part of the permanent artist’s book collection of the Museum of Modern Art.

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Arts & Entertainment Tickled Pink The Ellen Hermanson Foundation hosts a night of comedy at LTV

By Nicole Teitler nicole@indyeastend.com

Charlotte Klein Sasso, Cheryl Babinski., and Chris Robbins. Independent/Courtesy Ellen Hermanson Foundation

The Ellen Hermanson Foundation is bringing a lighter side to cancer with a night of comedy. In celebrating 25 years of changing and saving lives, the foundation welcomes comedian Jessica Kirson — who has appeared on “The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon,” “The View,” and “Kevin Can Wait” — and special guest Andrina Wekontash Smith, on Saturday, February 8, from 6:30 to 10 PM at the LTV Media Center in Wainscott.

“I admire Julie Ratner so much.

She’s given back to the community and taken her personal family tragedy and turned it into something so giving and generous,” said Charlotte Klein Sasso, owner of Stuart’s Seafood Market with her husband Bruce, and one of

the night’s honorees. Ratner is the cofounder and chairwoman of the organization, which helps breast cancer patients and their families cope with the physical and emotional aspects of the disease. Ellen Hermanson, Julie’s sister, succumbed to breast cancer.

“It’s necessary for our community to have such an inspiration,” added Sasso. Her aunt passed away of breast cancer at 47. “Breast cancer used to be something private. As a child, no one really talked about it. It had a stigma.

Now there is much more room to stand up for ourselves and demand services.

Organizations like the Ellen Hermanson Foundation have been the leaders of this movement for women to really stand up,” Sasso said.

Aiming to continue empowering the movement, Sasso admits that she goes to the breast center to get checked regularly and encourages other women, “Don’t be afraid, act on it as quickly as you can, and get as much help and information as you can.”

Another honoree of the evening is Chris Robbins, who co-founded Robbins Wolfe with Paula and Ken Wolfe in 1987, now the exclusive caterer of Bridgehampton Tennis and Surf Club.

“The idea of being involved and find a cure in any way possible is something that is important to me,” Robbins said.

Although having no connection to the disease, fortunately, he has two daughters, ages 22 and 27, whose futures fuel his commitment to the cause.

Cheryl Babinski, chair of the Southampton Golf Club’s charity event for the EHF, has raised $30,000 for the foundation over the course of four years through golf tournaments. Now an eight-year cancer survivor, when she was diagnosed she recalls pink flowers showing up on her doorstep from one of the women at the foundation.

Babinski said, “I call them angels that appeared in my life. It changed my life. From that point on, I wanted to give back and help others.”

The “Tickled Pink” evening will feature food and drinks, live and silent auctions, and tickets are $100. The LTV Media Center is located at 75 Industrial Road in Wainscott. For more info, visit www.ellenhermanson.org.

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From Devastation Grows Creation Sara DiOrazio donates koala artwork sale to Australian wildfire relief

By Nicole Teitler nicole@indyeastend.com More than one billion animals have been killed in the Australian wildfires. Images of koalas with third-degree burns, parched for water, have flooded the internet and news. The catastrophe leaves others across the world wondering how they can help. This devastating reality for a global community has become an altruistic call to action, as millions of dollars are being donated to the bushfire efforts.

New York City-based Sara DiOrazio’s piece “Koala” has become a viral sensation. The original was purchased

by Shelter Island real estate agent Peter McCracken, with proceeds from its sale donated to aiding wildlife suffering in Australia. The artist is also creating prints, of which half of the proceeds will benefit Wildlife Warriors.

What inspired “Koala”?

I have not been to Australia yet, but it is on my bucket list. As an artist, I can be inspired by a multitude of emotions, but this piece I can specifically say, it’s complete heartbreak. As humans, we are not helpless. Perhaps we refrain from asking for help but if needed, help is there. The koalas, amongst many other species, are helpless during these raging fires and climate change.

As soon as I saw images and videos of a helplessly desperate, yet calm, koala with humanistic qualities, I had to find a way to help. I needed to paint. Much like going for a run. I had to work through the tears, zone out, and channel something

positive. This particular koala is assertive, holding on strong, and has a positive quality that I wanted to capture.

What was “Koala’s” selling price?

My work sells in the range of $400 to $5000. The buyer, Peter McCracken, is a Shelter Island real estate agent and resident of Palm Beach. We’ve both decided not to disclose the price it sold for. The most important aspect of this transaction was to benefit the victims of the Australian wildfires, 100 percent of the proceeds. It was a generous donation.

Why did you decide to donate the proceeds?

My intention was focused on raising money with a buyer. We would then donate as a team. I was focused on finding a cause that would make a difference.

After some research and reaching out to friends, Peter and I decided to donate to Wildlife Warriors (www.wildlifewarriors. org.au), which was started by the Irwin family. For me a decision to donate is easier once I can relate and align with the elements involved.

Steve Irwin was a pioneer in raising awareness to the public about wildlife.

How lucky are the few who experienced his passion for nature? In parallel, I always admire how others take tragic and debilitating experiences and turn that

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into a positive cause. The Irwin family is a prime example of this.

to achieve through this particular piece of artwork?

What role does art play in times of tragedy?

Initially I only envisioned partnering with a buyer to raise money and know that we contributed to help the victims of the wildfires. But as the painting has become more viral via social media, I am becoming aware of the impact this image has. Not only artistically, but also the idea that I am bringing attention to something real and tragic that is happening globally.

My wish is to build a global campaign with this image. Partner with a team, brand, or community and really push to make a larger impact on change.

Provide hope for the future of our planet and global community. I believe this single image can bring a larger awareness to what is happening on a global level. One look at this image, and anyone on the planet will understand the despair in the eyes of this living species.

This particular piece is not a painting I can recreate. When I am fully inspired, I zone out and channel my vision through another level of awareness. I don’t always know why I am doing a painting, or what I am about to create, but I do know that something from the inside needs to be translated to the paper. With such a tragic situation happening, I immediately thought that art is the best and most authentic way of expressing my gift to others, as well as to the animals.

More than ever, as a society we need to find inspiration and hope. I believe through art we can achieve a great deal of new energy across the globe. Art can be felt, seen, heard, tasted, smelled, and explored through all of our senses — which are not being utilized properly as we enter 2020.

You’re also making prints?

I have multiple requests already, which makes me so excited knowing that I can continue to contribute and inspire. The prints will have two size options (small and large). Think poster vs portrait. The price is to be determined and will range anywhere from $200 to $400, 50 percent of the profit will go toward Wildlife Warriors in the buyer’s name.

Overall, what do you hope

Any plans to make similar pieces depicting Australian wildlife?

Yes. I would like to expand on this collection with other species. Normally, I focus on more figurative and abstract work, but for some reason the wildfires ignited my old passion for realism. I am open to commission requests — and will donate 50 percent of profits to the cause.

Learn more about DiOrazio’s work by visiting www.sdiorazio.com or inquiry at Sara@sdiorazio.com.

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A-Plus For ‘Admissions’ At HTC Hampton Theatre Company provides laughs, cringes, and food for thought

By Bridget LeRoy bridget@indyeastend.com This review could be as short as one sentence: Go see this play.

In fact, go see it twice, as this writer did.

Hampton Theatre Company describes its second show of the 35th season this way: “Sherri Rosen-Mason is head of the admissions department at a New England prep school, fighting to diversify the student body. She and her husband, the school’s headmaster, have largely succeeded in bringing a stodgy institution into the 21st Century. But when their only son sets his sights on an Ivy League university, personal ambition collides with progressive values, with convulsive results.”

It goes deeper than that. In Joshua Harmon’s play, which was produced off-Broadway in 2018, but set in 2015, there was still an African American

president, and although he is never mentioned by name or even referred to, liberal thinking still ruled the day without a lot of pushback.

But how liberal is liberal when your own son is denied “a seat at the table” — a phrase used regularly throughout the show — yet his “quarter-black” friend gets a seat?

The play contains enough twists and turns in perspective to keep everyone interested, no matter where your interests may lie, although it seems to strike those who have been through the college application process with their own kids particularly strongly.

Andrew Botsford has done a masterful job directing, casting Minerva Perez, best known in these parts as the executive director of the Organización Latino-Americana of Eastern Long Is-

Ian Hubbard, with Tristan and Morgan Vaughan in "Admissions" at the Hampton Theatre Company in Quogue. Independent/Tom Kochie

land, in an unrecognizable straight wig, playing the white mother of a biracial child.

Morgan and Tristan Vaughan perfectly play the married head of admissions and headmaster of Hillcrest, a New Hampshire prep school, with all the dynamics of a married couple who are stressed out about their son’s college decisions. Diana Marbury represents the old guard; trying to keep up with the times, not understanding why “Moby Dick” (a book by a white guy about a white whale) is no longer read in class (substituted, perhaps, by Toni Morrison’s “The Bluest Eye,” mentioned in another scene). Marbury provides most of the evening’s laughs.

But Ian Hubbard, a 17-year-old Hampton Bays High School senior, steals the show. His smarts and sensibility shine through as Charlie, a good kid who got a bad break. And kudos to the cast and crew for giving Hubbard the room to hold his angry-young-man rants and regrets, as well as the audience’s attention. He is absolutely terrific.

“Admissions,” as most titles of plays are, is twofold. It’s about more than the admissions process. It’s truly about what we are willing to admit to ourselves in times of crisis.

Visit www.hamptontheatre.org to get tickets. The show runs through Sunday, February 2.

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HAMPTON DAZE

By Jessica Mackin-Cipro

Paris In The Winter The best in food and fashion jessica@indyeastend.com @hamptondaze

told defrosting a Daily Harvest frozen bowl does not count as cooking.) We had a lovely evening, learning tips and drinking wine, with great conversation.

The dishes, created with products that came straight from the market, were beyond fresh and flavorful. Menu highlights included a leek potato parsnip gratin and roasted carrot hummus.

Paris is a place that fills the heart and breeds creativity. As with every trip to Paris, it left me wanting more, and planning my next visit.

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In the words of Cole Porter, “I love Paris in the winter when it drizzles.”

my friend Chef Palak Patel was also in Paris at the same time we were, so we met up for lunch at a restaurant called Ellsworth, which was fantastic. The Independent hosted a dinner party with Chef Palak in the warmer months of 2019 called “Indian Summer.”

While in Paris, Palak was hosting a cooking class, “Essentials of Plant-Based Cooking.” This is an area where I need all the help I can get. I’m 95 percent vegetarian and know how to make about two dishes. (I’ve been

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Regulated by the French government, these sales happen twice a year. We shopped some of my favorite French brands like Sandro and Zadig & Voltaire.

Forty percent off . . . yes please! We also spent time at the French department store, Galleries Lafayette, which offers shopping under a beautiful Art Nouveau dome. If you find yourself there, check out the observation deck.

It also wouldn’t be a trip to Paris without a drink at Bar Hemingway at The Ritz. It’s one of the most spectacular buildings and with cultural significance. It was where Ernest Hemingway would write novels. This pocket-sized bar offers larger-than-life cocktail creations, and they are served with a white rose.

Paris Deco Off, a rendezvous of international interior designers and decoration editors, was taking place while we were in town, so we stopped by to check out a few of the showrooms. Holland & Sherry Interiors, which offers fine fabrics and wallcoverings, was one of the stops. We also stopped by Fabricut, where New York designer Sasha Bikoff (a winner of the Hampton Classic’s annual tablescape contest) teamed up with Vervian Fabrics for a fabric collection called “Favorite Things.” Other participants included the likes of Ralph Lauren and Missoni Home.

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In the words of Cole Porter, “I love Paris in the winter when it drizzles, I loved Paris in the summer when it sizzles.”

To me, Paris is never a bad idea. And that’s why I always return.

Last week I took a quick trip with my mom, Jan Mackin. It was her first time exploring the City of Light. It’s always fun to go with someone who has never been, and I never grow sick of the sights.

We stayed at The Westin Paris Vendôme, which was very convenient, overlooking Jardin Tuileries and central to all the best shopping. It also offered Le First Restaurant, Tuileries Bar, and The Winter Garden, all of which served delicious meals, coffee, and champagne. Due to the transit strike, it was slightly difficult to get around (think trying to get an Uber in the Hamptons over July 4 weekend. First, they say five minutes, then 20, then 20 minutes later your driver cancels). But lucky for us the best way to experience Paris is by foot and we were in a location where there was no shortage of things to do and see. So, we wandered the city, soaking it all in — the sun, which we were lucky to have a lot of, and the drizzle.

We were walking distance from the Louvre, where we spent an afternoon. And we walked across the Seine, viewing the love locks, traveling from the Right to Left Bank.

And then there’s the food in Paris . . . the food. It’s hard to match a great meal in this city. My mom lives a lowcarb lifestyle, which is easy to do in Paris given all of the meat and cheese on the menu. But you miss a lot when you skip the bread. I leaned in hard to the Parisian way. In the words of Oprah Winfrey: “I love bread.” Some of the highlights included my favorite Chez Fernand, the restaurant at Ladurée Royale, and hot chocolate — chocolat chaud if you will — at Angelina. We also went home with treats like chocolates from Jean Paul Hevin and macrons from Ladurée.

We picked the perfect time to go shopping in Paris, during Les Soldes.

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RICK’S SPACE

By Rick Murphy

Shocked: Karen’s Big Surprise After 25 years, it’s time for Karen and I to replace a lot of the stuff in our house, and we’ve come to realize that to be truly happy, we are someday going to go broke trying to bring things up to speed.

The electric stove is the latest, after finally recovering from a devastating disaster with the electric dishwasher. And, I can assure you, the fridge is banging and snorting like it’s close to checking out, too.

Actually, this is the second stove this week. One showed up last week with a flattop and mirror finish. You had to go through a ritualistic cleaning process every time you cooked. You needed a Zamboni to get the thing shiny again.

Regular readers know that on the rare occasions Karen cooks, the amount of edible material is pretty much evenly split between the pan, the stovetop, and the floor. She insisted we get a stove like the one we had, with coil tops. “I loved

our gas stove!” she exclaimed.

Well no, it was electric, but I’m getting off point.

The two guys arrived from the appliance store and spent a half hour drilling. I have no idea what they were drilling, but eventually they came in with the stove.

But when the guy plugged it in, sparks flew and he looked, briefly, like an X-Ray. “It’s because your house is old,” he said after his wits came back to him.

This is the Hamptons. I grew up in Sag Harbor. Every house is old. There are houses that were built before electricity and they have functioning ovens now. My last house ran on whale oil, for chrissakes.

“I need to borrow a drill,” the bigger of the two guys said.

Oh boy.

Many of you know tools are not among my collectibles. I have marbles. I have comics. I have shells.

“And a magnetic drill bit.”

“Hon, do I have a decent drill bit in my underwear drawer?” I asked Karen.

“I seriously doubt it,” she replied.

As regular readers know, my toolbox is a bit lacking. I have a hammer that seems to be at opposites of a nail: the two never seem to strike each other. I have obsolete items like those Cablevision coaxial couplets from 20 years ago, the ones that screw in one way and screw out the opposite way.

I used to play with them like a Rubik’s cube while I watched my antennamounted TV. I hemmmed and hawed. “We could probably jury rig some marbles,” I offered hopefully.

The two delivery guys weren’t laughing at my jokes. I was their first stop, and obviously no one clued them in about the trade traffic. They were already two hours late. “Maybe it’s in my Spider Man PJs?” I asked Karen.

Time was wasting. Karen had to go to work. I had to go to work. By this time, the entire back of the stove was off. The guys, all of us, were cursing, each in our own language. It made me realize that through all of life’s hardship, men of all races and creeds can find solace in the fact that we can insult our mothers with impunity.

Oh yeah, when we turned it on, the

circuit breaker blew. That always inspires confidence.

It’s been two hours. The thing is still hot. “Can I cook on it?” Karen asked.

“You can’t cook on anything,” I answered honestly.

“I was going to surprise you!” What, with a house fire?

As far as Karen goes, she never likes anything new. “I smell gas,” she keeps saying.

When I was little, the kids were so skinny my mom actually let us hold hot dogs over the gas stove to pretend we were camping out just to get us to eat.

Then she would have to clean the thing by hand. If Karen ever tries that, we’ll be cleaning Karen off the stovetop.

So, here’s the thing. Karen is planning on cooking me dinner one night next week. It’s a huge secret but I hear her on the phone, getting prepped by her friends, the ones that actually can cook.

“OK, two eggs . . .” I’ll hear her repeat, ear to phone.

“Do I crack them open?”

“Yes, we have flower.”

“Preheat the oven to 4000 degrees?”

That’s when my heart stood still. “I want to cook it on the open flame, just like when Rick was little. How do I make the stove top flame up?” she asked our neighbor. The woman moved yesterday.

She smelled gas.

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Indy Snaps Air, Land + Sea Photos by Tom Kochie Hamptons Film Festival’s Air, Land + Sea program hosted a screening of “Fire In Paradise” at Tutto il Giorno in Sag Harbor on Wednesday, January 15.

The event included a panel discussion with John Pavacic, executive director of the Central Pine Barrens Joint Planning and Policy Commission; Bob Panko, fire management specialist of the commission; Ed Schneyer, director of emergency preparedness of Suffolk County Fire, Rescue, and Emergency Services; Polly L. Weigand, science and stewardship manager of the Central Pine Barrens Joint Planning and Policy Commission; Bayard Fenwick, Sag Harbor local volunteer firefighter and real estate agent with a background in conservation, biodiversity, forest management, and fire behavior in the Mountain West; and Fire Marshal John Rankin, a Southampton Town firefighter who tackled the 1995 Pine Barrens fire.

Share The Harvest Chili Cook Off Photos by Richard Lewin For the second straight year Charlene and Dan DeSmet, owners of The Springs Tavern, opened their doors Saturday, January 18, to support Share the Harvest Farm and the Springs Food Pantry. Top chefs from local restaurants brought their best chili for sampling. Each guest received a coupon allowing them to vote for their favorite.

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READING OUR REGION

By Joan Baum

What It Means To Be Black Pinckney’s essays delve into race and class If 66-year-old Darryl Pinckney is sometimes compared to James Baldwin, dead now lo these 32 years, there’s a reason — he admires him, as he does several other “mavericks of black literature.” The phrase comes from an earlier essay collection that, along with Pinckney’s award-winning fiction and playwriting, looked back at relatively unknown formative voices in the black literary community. The essays appear again in this new collection, “Busted in New York.”

“Busted” zeroes in on the cultural, political, and psychological resonances of what it has meant to be black (and, to a lesser extent, gay) in America over the last few decades. It’s a 25-essay look at identity politics that moves from 1995 to 2018, and also covers Europe, where

Pinckney, like Baldwin before him, exiled himself for a while before coming home to the land of his father. These are informative and elegantly written notes from a native son.

Although the arrangement is basically chronological, it’s not rigidly so, and the essays from 2015 on include an occasional backward glance and focus on cultural icons. The last essay, “Miss Aretha Franklin” (d. 2018), invokes a time of “black America coming of age,” and a woman whose often “late-night and sad-morning soundtrack,” was, for him, “music of desire, consolation, and repair.”

Among other soul sisters is English-born novelist and essay writer Zadie Smith whose fine foreword dwells on middle-class Pinckney’s complexity

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The issues are, arguably, just as potent now as they were when events surrounding them occurred, such as the 1995 Farrakhan-dominated October 16, 1995 Million Man March, the subject of Pinckney’s opening essay that’s allusively titled “Slouching Toward Washington” (hello, Yeats) where it’s clear — and this is one of the implications of the collection — that Pinckney is writing for whites and blacks, many of whom still lump together people of color, regardless of heritage or achievement. (He’s critical of Farrakhan, supportive of Malcolm, admiring always of King).

As Smith writes, the old black middle class knew success did not protect them: “A cousin of my mother’s, a student at Atlanta University, was lynched in 1931.” But it’s important — and this is the strength of the book — to acknowledge how “we” got here, to show the complexity of the history and the changing position of many black voices, including Baldwin’s, Ta Nehisi Coates’s, Eldridge Cleaver’s, the Black Panther Party, “without rancor, without insult,” she says. Pinckney also takes on the “we” — “can a diaspora be a monolith?” — questions sometimes asked of other hyphenated American ethnicities.

Smith sympathetically regards the cumulative effect of Pinckney’s Afropessimism, noting that he’s been and still is at the “intersection” of so many identity problems: being black, gay, bougie. She also writes that he sees the

“despair” in our “present race debates” but has no answers about whether blacks will ever achieve full equality in American society. Is “white racism is so deep that meaningful that integration can never happen”?

The essays take on familiar topics such as the Obama presidency, Katrina, Ferguson, but it’s especially sobering to read about the failures of the criminal justice system and racial profiling — then and now. In this regard, the second and eponymous essay in the collection is particularly compelling: “Busted in New York” (2000) shows Pinckney at his most confessional and hip, as he’s arrested, along with two white women, on the Lower East Side for smoking pot. It was the New Wave bohemian days of the late ’70s, early ’80s, and his portrait of being tossed in a police van, held in lock up, housed with poor black and Latino druggies is disturbing in its shame and reportage, which includes how young and old recidivists learn to work the system from the inside.

It seems appropriate that Smith ends her introduction on a note about the Sankofa bird, a rarity she equates with Pinckney, though she doesn’t say why. Turns out that “sankofa” in the Twi language of Ghana, translates as “go back and get it,” while Wikipedia also lists it as referring to an Asante Adinkra symbol of a bird “with its head turned backwards as its feet face forward, carrying a precious egg in its mouth.” The idea is to know and accept one’s past, and learn how to use it.

As Pinckney writes, “white supremacy isn’t back; it never went away.”

This is an important book to get into the hands of high school students, at the very least.

Arts & Entertainment

January 22, 2020

Entertainment Guide

All performances are at 6 PM. Visit www.greenhillyny.com.

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Townline BBQ in Wainscott hosts live music every Friday from 6 to 9 PM. This Friday, January 24, will be Born and Raised. Head to www.townlinebbq.com.

FILM All My Sons Guild Hall in East Hampton presents a screening of “All My Sons” by Arthur Miller on Friday, January 24, at 7 PM. Buy tickets at www.guildhall.org.

Incitement Hamptons Film presents a Now Showing screening of “Incitement” at Guild Hall Saturday, January 25, at 6 PM. Learn more at www.hamptonsfilmfest.org.

WORDS The Artist’s View Parrish Art Museum in Water Mill presents “The Artist’s View,” a talk with Artists Choose Artists exhibitors Margaret Garrett, Ronald Reed, and Mark William Wilson on Friday, January 24, at 6 PM. Visit www.parrishart.org to learn more.

Anthony Celano East Hampton Library will host Anthony Celano, author of “The Case of Two in the Trunk” on Saturday, January 25, at 1 PM. To learn more, go to www.easthamptonlibrary.org.

What’s Your Story?

LTV in Wainscott presents a story time around the themes fear, loathing, and desire, hosted by Angela LaGreca and featuring Joy Behar and others (plus time for a few extra storytellers) on Saturday, January 25, at 4 PM. Visit www. ltveh.org for more info.

Starting In Beekeeping Custer Observatory in Southold presents “Starting in Beekeeping,” presented by Chris Kelly on Saturday, January 25, at 7 PM. Learn more at www. custerobservatory.org.

MUSIC The Paramount The Paramount Theater in Huntington hosts Mike Delguidice and Big Shot on Thursday, January 23, at 8 PM and on Saturday, January 25, at 8 PM will be the Spin Doctors and The Uprooted Band. Grab tickets at www.paramountny.com.

Green Hill Kitchen Green Hill Kitchen in Greenport presents a weekend of live music with Who Are Those Guys on Friday, January 24; Rorie Kelly on Saturday, January 25; and Jazz Jam on Sunday, January 26.

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

Made By Water Guild Hall’s Student Art Festival “Made

by Water” will be on view through February 9, with an opening reception celebrating the students, teachers, and families involved, on Saturday, January 25, from 2 to 4 PM. Entering its 28th year, the Student Art Festival is a beloved tradition that encourages and celebrates

the artistic achievement and imagination of students, kindergarten to grade 12, on the South Fork of Long Island.

Rhythms Of Abstraction The Drawing Room in East Hampton presents “Rhythms of Abstraction,” a group exhibition featuring work by Gustavo Bonevardi, Sue Heatley, Hector

Sweet Charities Compiled by Jessica Mackin-Cipro jessica@indyeastend.com

Tickled Pink The Ellen Hermanson Foundation presents Tickled Pink, a night of

comedy featuring Jessica Kirson and special guest Andrina Wekontash Smith on Saturday, February 8, from

Born And Raised

East End Underground LTV in Wainscott presents a live show featuring Funkin’ A and The Kenny Harris Project on Friday, January 24, at 7 PM. Visit www.ltveh.org for more info.

Suffolk Theater On Friday, January 24, at 8 PM, will be Joan Osborne and on Saturday, January 25, at 8 PM will be Broken Arrow, a tribute to Neil Young at The Suffolk Theater in Riverhead. Grab tickets at www.suffolktheater.com.

Fireside Sessions Nancy Atlas will perform at Bay Street Theater in Sag Harbor at 8 PM on January 24 and 25 in her annual Fireside Sessions, featuring special guests. Buy tickets at www.baystreet.org.

Stephen Talkhouse Stephen Talkhouse in Amagansett will welcome Roses Grove Band at 8 PM and Andy Aledort and The Groove Kings at 10 PM on Saturday, January 25. See more at www.stephentalkhouse.com.

Masonic Music Series On Saturday, January 25, at 8 PM KaehLeonardi, Vincent Longo, and Aya Miyatake, on view through March 22.

VSOP Projects Swap/Meet VSOP Projects in Greenport is inviting its North Fork neighbors to join for a two-day Swap/Meet at the gallery, located at 311 Front Street in Greenport, on Saturday and Sunday, January 25 and 26, from 11 AM to 4 PM both days.

Everyone is welcome to bring a carload of books, art, music, jewelry, clothing, handcrafts, housewares, and assorted objects to buy, sell, and trade.

Collectible and rare, new, vintage, secondhand, artist-made, and homemade 6:30 to 10 PM at LTV Media Center in Wainscott.

The event will honor Cheryl Babinski, Christopher Robbins, and Charlotte Sasso. The event supports life-saving breast health care. Visit www.ellenhermanson.org.

Rock Your Heart Out

Rock Your Heart Out, a concert to benefit ELIH Foundation, will be

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la Maurer will perform as part of the Masonic Music Series above the Sag Harbor Whaling Museum. Learn more at www.masonicmusicseries.com.

COMEDY Jay Pharoah

The Paramount in Huntington welcomes Jay Pharoah on Friday, January 24, at 8 PM. Grab tickets at www. paramountny.com.

United We Laugh Town of Riverhead Anti-Bias Task Force and Soul Joel Productions present United We Laugh on Tuesday, January 28, at 7 PM at the Riverhead Senior Center. Grab tickets at www. sjpcomedy.com.

THEATER A Delicate Balance Center Stage at Southampton Cultural Center presents “A Delicate Balance” through Sunday, January 26, at the Levitas Center for the Arts. For tickets and showtimes, go to www.scc-arts.org.

Picasso At The Lapin Agile The North Fork Community Theater in Mattituck will present “Picasso at the Lapin Agile” through February 2. For tickets and showtimes, visit www.nfct. com.

Admissions “Admissions” is being presented at the Quogue Community Hall by the Hampton Theatre Company through February 2. For more information, visit www. hamptontheatre.org.

items are all welcome.

It is free to participate and visit.

Email info@vsopprojects.com or call 631603-7736 to reserve a space.

The Winter Salon Folioeast presents “The Winter Salon,” a group show of 28 East End artists. The show will include painting, photography, and sculpture. Artists include Scott Bluedorn, Dennis Leri, Beth O’Donnell, Dan Welden, Charles Waller, and more.

An opening reception will be held Saturday, January 25, from 5:30 to 7:30 PM, at Malia Mills in East Hampton. The show is on view through March 22. held on Saturday, February 8, from 6 to 8 PM at Heron Suites in Southold.

There will be live music by POC, featuring Stony Brook Eastern Long Island Hospital’s own Dr. Lawrence Schiff, Dr. Ryan Zapata, and John Fazio, CRNA. The cover is $50 per person and includes buffet, raffle prizes, and cash bar. Visit www.elih. stonybrookmedicine.edu.

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KISS & TELL

By Heather Buchanan

The Martini Seduction Slow, suggestive sips kissandtellhb@gmail.com

What is it about the martini mystique? The shape of the glass. The gentle, cold condensation that sensuously slides down the side. The first bite of the alcohol which tempts, if not original sin, at least a suggestive path down a morally winding road.

A martini requires balance to gently lift it to a perfectly lacquered pout. Reaching one’s head down to slurp like a horse at a trough is highly discouraged. It is perfectly feminine, yet there is nothing frail about it.

A martini suggests formality. You would not drink it wearing yoga pants

or last night’s mascara. A chipped manicure holding onto the stem simply wouldn’t do. It is also an adult drink.

The fact that such a thing as Skittles and Froot Loops are acceptable flavors (they actually exist) is heresy. One does not chug, pound, or shoot a martini. It is in no rush.

A cocktail that has a history of love, espionage, and war deserves attention and respect. Winston Churchill is quoted as saying, “The only way to make a martini is with ice-cold gin and a bow in the direction of France.” The martini also secured

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its place on Madison Avenue. My father was an ad man and spoke of the legendary Joe & Rose’s restaurant. He joked that its popularity was due to the fact that when it was suggested that it be only a one martini lunch, they would obligingly serve a large pour in a beer mug.

One of my favorite stories is “The Riddle of the Shadow Martini,” about a secret destination in the desert where they serve a martini so dry the bartender simply passed the bottle of vermouth between the drink and the setting sun.

When the setting is as important as the martini, the place to go is Café Boulud at the Brazilian Court in Palm Beach. The bar blends the perfect mix of tradition with a splash of modern, aglow from below. This is home to the queen of martinis, the White Cosmopolitan. Daniel Boulud himself has called this the sexiest cocktail ever.

His head bartender Xavier Herit at Daniel in NYC came up with the creation, giving a dose of the extraordinary to the common cosmo with St. Germain elderflower liqueur (notes of lychee and exotic fruit) and white cranberry juice (less acidic than red) with a beautiful organic orchid encased in a sphere of ice in the middle, a truly Instagram-able moment. The

orb also is functional as it chills the martini without dilution. (Insider tip: it perfectly pairs with the hamachi and crispy rice.)

Anyone who knows me knows I like everything to be pretty. Life is either too short or too long to not enjoy aesthetic pleasures. So even if my fingers are not bejeweled, holding the White Cosmopolitan brings a regal air to the equation in this elegant setting.

A snapshot of a perfect moment of enjoyment and gratitude. A slow, sensuous sip, a tongue tickled with sweet and sour topped with a floral note, a peer into the suspended orchid then over the rim to the possibilities held in the room. With this martini in front of you, you will be noticed.

One does not chug, pound, or shoot a martini. It is in no rush.

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By Brittany Ineson It was an absolute pleasure sitting down to talk with Anthony Meras, owner and chef at Star Confectionery in Riverhead, affectionately called “Papa Nick’s” by the locals.

Of course, only one of us was sitting; I perched on one of the old-fashioned stools at the counter with my father in tow, and Meras, as he’s known to do, made lunch.

It seemed appropriate that I brought my father to Star Confectionery since the institution housed in a brick building on the corner of Riverhead’s Main Street and Roanoke Avenue is very much a family, and community, establishment. If “Cheers” were a luncheonette, it would be this place.

But even “Cheers” has a backstory (the Bull & Finch Pub in Boston on which the show was based, but that’s for another day) and so does Papa Nick’s.

“The story goes, the original owner was a gambler,” said Meras. “And he owed someone a debt. Word got to my grandfather — he had a little money, he paid off the debt, and asked if he could stay and work. And then about a year or

so later, sometime in 1920, he bought it, and the rest is history.”

Regulars popped in and said hello to Meras during the interview, thanking him for their meals that were cooked by him personally.

The tin ceilings, the original marble floor, and the soda fountain all lend a comforting and familiar ambience, even for someone who has never been there before. It almost felt as if you were eating right at his kitchen table with his family.

“I’m here every day,” said Meras.

“I love the people. I get to see kids who came in here as babies and now they’re adults and I’m like, ‘Oh my god, what’s going on, I’m turning into my father!’”

Nostalgia is everywhere: from the ceilings to the Tiffany glass windows that give the luncheonette an amber glow, to the interesting collection of ephemera in the storefront windows, including mixers from the 1950s. It takes you back to another time, a time when kids laughed over milkshakes and wore their letterman jackets on a date.

The Meras family has been running Star Confectionery in Riverhead for 100 years. Independent/Courtesy Anthony Meras

“It’s been in my family, this year, for 100 years,” Meras said with pride.

“Since 1920. We don’t have an exact date but sometime in the summer.”

“My father came here and worked for his cousin,” he continued. “The building is from 1875. Its origination was a general store. In 1911 the owner turned the parlor into what it is today.

The floor, the ceiling, the doors, the glass, are all original from 1911.”

Meras showed menus from the 1920s, and not much on them has changed. My dad ordered a turkey plate and I had a roast beef sandwich, both simple meals but prepared with a homemade love that you wouldn’t get in a corporate diner.

Meras cooked our meals with ease and comfort as he held a conversa-

tion, like a grandfather would make the same dish he had always made for the family. And it tasted like it. From omelets to burgers, the menu is filled with American fare.

And there’s no shortage of homemade ice cream and milkshakes, something that has been a staple of the establishment since the very beginning.

“I make the ice cream still,” said Meras. “During Easter we do the chocolates and the big chocolate eggs, but my father is 88 now and can’t get down there. I’m OK at it, I’m not as proficient yet even though I’ve been around it for 30 years.”

If you’re in the neighborhood and looking for a quick bite, a great milkshake, and a friendly welcome, Star Confectionery is the place to be.

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The Dilly, Yo, At LT Burger

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Find the perfect basket of fried pickles

By Hannah Selinger There are obsessions and then there are obsessions.

I think of the food world as innovation bumping up against comfort.

There are the things we are aching to try — the new flavors, the new textures, the new ingredients — and the things we are aching to remember.

That second category might be what drives us to return to the same places time and time again, to dive back into familiar menus.

It may be why the recent menu change at New York’s iconic Gotham Bar and Grill — which was long overdue for an update, I must say — inspired a Facebook thread filled with outrage. How dare we change a thing that is working just fine on its own?

All of this brings me to a level of self-discovery here, actually, because while I am constantly in pursuit of a new and delicious thing, I am also

drawn back to things I loved before.

That’s the thing about food, and about nostalgia, and about the marriage of the two. Time in a restaurant is just as much an attempt to recapture some old romance as it is a path to actualization.

Not every restaurant I write about has to be the best in class. Not every meal is a teachable moment. Sometimes, it’s just something enjoyable that reminds you of something else that was also enjoyable. Full stop.

This lengthy dissertation — and please excuse the culinary existentialism — brings me to LT Burger in Sag Harbor. There’s a dish in particular that compels me to return, a dish that I love wholly and without apology, even though it will not change your life in any appreciable way. That dish is the Kosher fried dill pickles, a basket of which will set you back a cool $10.

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ing, it is, for no particular reason, one of my favorite things to eat.

Actually, let me amend that last sentence. There is a reason I like this dish so much, and it’s because it does — without pretense — all of the things that good food is supposed to do. It pits textures against one another: soft pickle against crunchy exterior against creamy ranch. It combines acid (the vinegar from the pickle) with fat (the oil from the deep fry) and more fat (that ranch again). It is shareable, meaning you can commit to just a handful and feel okay about yourself — though don’t let that dissuade you from ordering a basket to share with no one at all.

The brass tacks of food are more complex than whether or not we like something. Does it have texture? Does the acid cut through the unctuousness of fat? Is sugar kept in check? When

we say that something is bad, we often mean that it’s imbalanced. Yes, bad can also be code for poorly executed, but mostly we mean that something is not enough of one element, or too much of another. You won’t suffer this fate in a basket of LT Burger’s fried pickles, where the elements of taste playfully knock around with one another.

There is great dignity in the execution of something small and perfect.

By now, you’ve probably wearied of my devotion to this single food.

Does this restaurant have more to offer? You surely want to know. It does, of course, from towering burgers to Instagram-ready milkshakes to salads the size of one’s face. But the joy I feel in those pickles, which always arrive dangerously hot (tempting fate, I dive in, regardless), tops my list. Can one dish make a meal? The answer to that, I’d venture to argue, is absolutely.

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Soy Ginger Glazed Chicken With soba noodles & peanut sauce Ingredients (serves 4) 4 chicken breasts 10 oz soba noodles 1 shallot 2 cloves of garlic 1 orange 3 Tbsp fresh chopped ginger 1/3 c soy sauce 1/2 c vegetable oil 1 Tbsp miso paste 3 Tbsp natural peanut butter 2 Tbsp curry powder 1 tsp red chili paste Salt and pepper to taste

Directions First, to make the marinade, put the

juice from the orange, shallot, garlic, soy sauce, ginger chili paste, miso paste, and vegetable oil in a blender cup and blend on high to a smooth, dressing-like consistency. Marinate the chicken breasts in half of the marinade and save the rest.

Now fill a large pot with water and bring to a boil, then add a few pinches of salt and the curry powder. Cook the soba noodles in the boiling seasoned water for six to eight minutes. Strain and reserve some of the cooking liquid, then set the pasta to the side while you grill your chicken.

Fire up the Foreman grill or the one on your deck and grill the mari-

nated chicken breasts on medium-high heat, about five minutes each side, and brush the breasts with some of the remaining marinade.

Now to make the peanut sauce, in a small sauce pan heat a third-cup

of the leftover cooking liquid from the soba noodles, whisk in the peanut butter and a quarter-cup of the remaining marinade. Toss the soba noodles in the sauce, slice the chicken breasts, plate, and enjoy.

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Guest-Worthy Recipe: Chef Emanuele Baldassini Cacio e Pepe lollipops

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Who: Chef Emanuele Baldassini

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Ingredients:

Chef Baldassini’s GuestWorthy Recipe:

Pinch of ground black pepper 1/4 c ground Pecorino Romano cheese Popsicle stick or lollipop sticks

Cacio e Pepe Lollipops

Why? “I wanted to create a fun table snack for the restaurant reminiscent of the Cacio e Pepe we serve at Antica Pesa — a crowd favorite. As these Cacio e Pepe lollipops are cooked in a microwave, they’re incredibly easy, but look intricate and are a great way to decorate a

Directions: Place the Pecorino and the black pepper on top of parchment paper, making small circles.

Place a stick in the middle of the circle.

Cook in the microwave for one minute and 40 seconds and serve immediately.

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Food & Beverage News Compiled by Jessica Mackin-Cipro jessica@indyeastend.com

New Chef At Preston House Preston House & Hotel in Riverhead appointed Kyle Koenig as its new executive chef. Koenig will oversee the menu at the restaurant, located at the historic boutique hotel downtown.

Koenig is a familiar name in New York with a fine dining pedigree. Locally, he has worked at the North Fork Table & Inn and Topping Rose House.

Most recently, he served as chef de cuisine at Craft, Tom Colicchio’s flagship Manhattan restaurant. A graduate of the Culinary Institute of America in Hyde Park, he honed his culinary chops at fine dining establishments, including Cru, The Oak Room, and Colicchio & Sons in New York City.

“We’re thrilled to have Kyle join the Preston House family,” said executive manager Jennifer Petrocelli. “He is a talented and passionate professional who cares deeply about making people happy with great food and excellent service. We’d like to invite the com-

munity to stop in to welcome him and to experience the exciting new Riverhead.”

The Preston House is offering a three-course prix fixe dinner menu, available throughout the week, for only $35 per person. The restaurant also plans to offer various culinary events, including a wine dinner series, over the next several months.

Koenig’s New American cuisine emphasizes fresh, Long Island-sourced ingredients. Familiar dishes are prepared with precision, simplicity, and creativity. A sampling from the current dinner menu includes: sea bream crudo with serrano chili, dried black olive, yuzu, and mint; fettucine verde with braised duck, cherry tomato, porcini mushroom, and pecorino Toscano; and braised beef short rib and lobster, with farro risotto, roasted sunchokes, and oyster mushrooms.

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Marie-Christine McNally:

Creating Strong Spaces Through Contrast

By Ty Wenzel ty@indyeastend.com

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arie-Christine Design appeals to the modern enthusiast whilst giving homage to midcentury vintage fans.

McNally’s stunning portfolio is somehow incredibly neo while utilizing retro with contemporary pieces, and uniquely combined textures. It’s hard to pin down a distinct “style.” One might say it’s mid-century redux because the overall aesthetic seems right out of a Dwell feature, while traditionalists would love how the rooms fit in their classic Hamptons home with its wall moldings and cedar shingles.

Indy caught up with McNally to find out how she found her style and started her business in 2005.

Marie-Christine, before we jump into your beautiful work, how did you come to interior design?

I studied communications in college, and started my professional life in advertising, in New York City. Design was never even on my radar until I purchased my first New York City home, which was two apartments that had to be combined. I hired a contractor and did the design myself. I loved every minute.

A year later, I quit my job and went back to school for a two-year post-graduate degree from New York School of Interior Design. Ultimately, my time spent in advertising was amazing, and so beneficial. It taught me so much about how to be a professional, best practices and processes, and how to manage a project, a budget, a client, and a team.

You are based in New York City. Why did you open a division on the East End? My personal life took me out east. My husband, who is a landscape designer, has lived and worked in the Hamptons for over 25 years. We now have two young children and are settled in Sag Harbor full-time. We are both so grateful to live and work in this beautiful

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place. Initially, I just had a satellite office here, in Sag Harbor. But, now, with the recent opening of my design shop in East Hampton, my business has real roots here, which makes me very happy.

The design business continues to operate out of both locations, and in the Hamptons, we also focus our energy on creating a beautiful design shop with unique furniture, art, and accessories that serves as a snapshot of our design sensibility. I commute into New York every week, as needed, for site visits, client meetings, etc.

How would you describe your interior design style?

Aesthetically speaking, I love contrast . . . old and new, light and dark, contrast in materials and textures . . .I think the tension of these opposing elements create strong and interesting spaces.

I think you see this exemplified in our design shop. We have contemporary pieces designed by us sitting alongside French antiques and mid-century vintage pieces.

Do you offer other services other than interior design, such as staging?

I don’t. I love the process of interior design — getting to know the clients, gaining a deep understanding of how they want to live, and the challenge of delivering something that really impacts their lives and brings them joy every day. It’s a long and arduous process, but I find it deeply rewarding.

My only other focus is the design shop, which really works hand-in-hand with our design services. When we are hunting for shop merchandise, we are also hunting for our clients. It allows us to collect the pieces we find and love, and have them available when the right client comes along.

Was there a favorite project?

There really isn’t. We are small design studio, which limits the number of projects we can take. So, I really get the luxury of selecting clients and projects

that will be rewarding, both personally and professionally. I love all of our projects, all for different reasons!

Your background is in modern interior design but your work is quite classic or eclectic. What are some different methodologies between modern and classic interior design?

There are certainly elements I like from both, as you can see in our work, and in the shop. Personally, as the daughter of a European antique dealer, I grew up surrounded by antique pieces made with beautiful materials like fruit woods and marble, featuring beautiful and ornate details. I also grew up spending my summers with my grandparents in France, where I was surrounded by old architecture. All of this obviously had an impact, and helped me develop a passion for antiques and age and imperfection and patina.

But, my time in the New York design world, primarily the time I spent working for Julie Hillman, exposed me to contemporary design and the power of clean lines and clean spaces. I think that the contrast between those two vernaculars creates a real, arresting, and appealing aesthetic. I wouldn’t call my work traditional, and I wouldn’t call my work modern. I land somewhere in the middle. I appreciate classical details, and age and patina, but I like to pair these things with clean and contemporary spaces. Or vice versa. Age and patina and imperfect architecture paired with clean, modern design pieces.

Are there any trends that our readers need to know about?

What are you excited about?

I don’t follow trends. The design process is lengthy and costly. We strive to design and deliver interiors that are timeless, which clients will love as much 20 years from now as they do today.

Who was your interior design hero?

Ironically, the designers that inspire me

the most are all close to home. First and foremost, I love the work of Julie Hillman, for whom I worked for 3.5 years before launching my own business.

She is an incredible designer, with a style rooted in classical European style, influenced by modern design, and impacted by her deep knowledge of, and love for, art and collectible design.

I also love the warm, layered, and masculine style of Robert Stilin. And, Lisa Bowles, who owns Roark, an absolutely jaw-droppingly beautiful design shop featuring classical antiques, modern design pieces and contemporary art, which all sit together in a beautiful and powerful way.

If money were no object, what would you like to design?

My dream job would be a hotel in Paris, particularly in the 16th arrondissement with a stylish and trusting client!

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

Instagram is my favorite source of inspiration at the moment. I get to pick and choose who I follow, and wake up every morning to millions of gorgeous interior images! I still prefer paper magazines over digital, and subscribe to all of them and devour them every month.

My favorite magazines, however, are in Europe. I love French AD. In the online universe, I like D Pages and 1st Dibs’ Introspective Magazine.

How do you enjoy your downtime?

With a growing business and young kids, I don’t get much downtime! But, when I do, nothing beats spending time with my family — at home, just hanging out.

To reach Marie-Christine Design or inquire about her interior design services, visit www.mariechristinedesign. com, call 631-238-7370 or email info@ mariechristinedesign.com.

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Councilwoman Jodi Giglio standing next to Greg Penza, founder and CEO of ULC Robotics, and a CISBOT robot. Independent/Nathan King

Full STEAM Ahead For Riverhead Councilwoman Jodi Giglio intends to expand workforce

By Brittany Ineson

Riverhead councilwoman Jodi Giglio is committed to enhancing the education of today’s youth and, in turn, improve the community workforce.

Giglio has facilitated a partnership between ULC Robotics and the Long Island Science Center to create a curriculum for students in kindergarten through sixth grade with the hopes of igniting interest in science, technology, engineering, arts, and mathematics careers.

“We have to focus more on these STEAM programs for our youth here on the East End and all of New York,” Giglio said. “The more we get our kids involved in the high-tech industry, and into using computers to create things, and 3D printing and robotics, we are going to be establishing the workforce here. One of the biggest concerns that a lot of these high-tech companies have in coming here is where are they getting the workforce from?”

Founded in 1990, the Long Island Science Center offers an array of STEAM programming, both to the public and to school groups. Giglio said ULC Robotics is donating tablets to local schools to initiate and foster interest in engineering and robotics programs from an early age. After students learn to operate basic functions on the tablets, the hope is that field trips to the Long Island Science Center will become part of the curriculum.

ULC Robotics is going to be donating 30 tablets and charging stations, along with a package of 25 STEAM-oriented robotics kits, designed by a STEAM student named Danielle Boyer, to the Long Island Science Center, said David Antanavige, a mechanical design engineer at ULC Robotics. As the students spend time building, tweaking, and redesigning these robots, they can learn about various aspects of the program topics.

“It’s a little bit selfish, too,” Antanavige said, “because we’re hoping that we’re going to be developing the

engineers that will someday come and work for us.”

According to a 2019 survey conducted by Junior Achievement USA, 85 percent of teens know what kind of job they want after graduation.

Unfortunately, survey results indicated a significant drop in teens looking to pursue STEAM-related careers, a statistic Giglio hopes to improve.

With three of her own children still in the school system, Giglio is aware how important integrating STEAM programs into the early childhood education curriculum can be in terms of both rounding out a student’s education, and creating future job opportunities.

“We are incredibly grateful for the opportunity this partnership will provide to broaden our curricula,” said Cailin Kaller, executive director of Long Island Science Center. “We need STEAM education to develop the next generation of innovators and to train our future workforce. Breaking down STEAM barriers and sparking early interest is essential.”

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One Tiny Heart Beats New Life Baby Ruby June of Wading River is Long Island’s little miracle

By Nicole Teitler nicole@indyeastend.com Imagine, if you will, 109 needle pokes, 86 hospital scans, 70 different types of medications, 35 days on respiratory support, 18 blood transfusions, 17 echocardiograms, and one heart transplant. Against all of these, sevenmonth-old baby Ruby June Cotter and her parents, Ashley and Brian, are finally at their Wading River home, recovering together.

Ruby was born on June 12, 2019 and by September 4 was diagnosed with dilated cardiomyopathy at New York Presbyterian Hospital. A time that should be filled with such hope, welcoming a new child, became the Cotters’ worst nightmare, fear of losing their daughter. Quickly after diagnosis Ruby received a Berlin heart to mechanically support hers, which was failing. Months went by until a Christmas miracle arrived — a heart for Ruby — and on December 22, she underwent a successful heart transplant.

It’s a story that has gone viral.

Thanks to a friend of the Cotter family, Angela Albergo Houlihan, the GoFundMe page has raised over $110,000 donated from over 1400 people, across Long Island and in various other states.

But the most touching part of this young child’s journey isn’t what others are writing about her, it’s the firstperson perspective Instagram account created by her father (@rubyjunecotter). Through the eyes of his daughter, Brian Cotter has become the voice she is still developing. He is telling her story

so that one day she can write it herself.

Why did you decide to create the Instagram account?

After Ruby got her Berlin heart, I was in the hospital, reflecting, and I was thinking how could I explain this to Ruby in her future. How do I explain this to people because so many are calling us, texting us, and asking us what was wrong? They were asking for daily updates, so I just decided to make an Instagram account for her and update everybody that way, and I use her voice.

Through her Instagram account, we’ve met so many other heart families and I think that’s what really got the attention to her.

Then I started sharing the Instagram post to my Facebook page. Everyone showed up for us. Our entire community of Wading River and Riverhead, then all of Long Island, and then it was people from different states. People just fell in love with her and wanted to contribute and help us.

How did you find hope in such a despairing situation?

We sat at the hospital for a couple of days just crying. It was very stressful and sad. We were behind the curve on what was really going on. The morning the doctors told us she’s going to need a heart transplant, that she wasn’t going to survive on her heart the way it is, that they were going to put in a Berlin heart, I feel like that’s when my wife

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How does it feel to have your daughter back home?

It’s incredible. It’s eye-opening to see how important the little things really are. Even down to just changing a diaper, which you don’t think about. She was two-and-a-half months old when we realized something was wrong. This is our first kid; we’re newly married. We were focusing on our child and taking care of her.

Looking back, we didn’t realize how important the little things were.

Every moment is precious. It’s a very real possibility to lose a kid. You realize how thankful you are just to smile.

Did this experience connect you to other families with a similar situation?

We’re in close contact with a family that has a three-year old who had a heart transplant when he was around Ruby’s age. Every now and then, when we don’t want to ask a doctor, when we want to talk to a person who’s gone through it, we text or call that particular mother.

She’s a good mom so we took her advice.

There are still so many families who live at the hospital. Me and my wife lived in a little hospital room for four months and now that we’re home, it’s great. But we know that people are still living through that. It’s horrible to watch your kid suffer or watch your kid be sedated. You want to hear them make noise and see them smile. And you can’t. It’s torture. On Instagram,

I try and share others’ stories. I try to share these other GoFundMe for these families that I talked to and that we will talk to. There’s a whole world out there of children with heart problems.

What’s next in her recovery?

The final piece to her recovery right now is her eating and catching her up physically; laying on her back with the device going through her stomach for three months. Most kids would have been doing tummy time and starting to crawl at her age and we have to catch her up.

What does the future look like?

We don’t live too far into the future.

Right now, we go to hospital two days a week, Monday and Friday. So hopefully, the next step is we visit the hospital less. We’re hoping she does well enough where we can go to the city once a week, then once every other week. She’s going to get a modified barium press. They dye food with barium and then watch her swallow through an x-ray and they can tell us if she’s aspirating or not. So, we’re going to do another one of those and hopefully we’ll record her ability to swallow.

The rest is waiting for her to do something incredible with her life.

She’ll probably win a Nobel Peace Prize or something. She’s special, she’s got something going on, and she already has a fan club. We’re going to teach her how precious her life is. We’re going to teach how to respect her body and her heart because it was a gift from somebody else.

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Sports Ishanti Gumbs Wins MVP Award Southampton senior a shooting star

By Desirée Keegan desiree@indyeastend.com

Ishanti Gumbs is happy to be back with her Southampton team in more ways than one.

The senior reunited with the Mariners after playing last year in Riverhead, and stepped back on the court last week after recovering from an ankle fracture that happened in a game against Mattituck December 12.

“I came back to finish where I started,” Gumbs said. “And this team has had a good run.”

It’s been huge for the Mariners and its leading scorer. Southampton (10-6 overall, 7-4 in League VII) is on a four-game win streak since the senior’s return — which follows two straight losses — and Gumbs averaged 14 points per game across that span.

“We weren’t really known for having a good team, and we are breaking a cycle,” she said. “We make each other better every day. We grow together on and off the court. It keeps us going. We have great chemistry.”

The string of victories culminated in a memorial invitational against Wyandanch January 18 in honor of former Warriors head coach Carl Clark, a good friend of Mariners head coach

Juni Wingfield. Southampton secured a 61-44 victory behind 19 points, seven rebounds, five assists, and four steals from Gumbs, who was named MVP.

“We went and gave it our all even though we were a little drained with it being our fourth game of the week,” Gumbs said. “Everybody played to their full potential. Everybody on our team had put up numbers, so it was truly an honor to receive the MVP award.”

Gabriella Arnold added 13 points, nine coming from three-pointers, and Madison Taylor finished with 10.

Taylor racked up 12 points and eight assists and Allysha Thomas, 10 points and 15 rebounds, in a 44-38 win over Mattituck January 17. Caraline Oakley secured 17 points and 11 rebounds and Taylor 13 points in a 64-44 win over Smithtown Christian January 13 — Gumbs’s first game back. The senior standout finished last Monday’s contest with nine points.

“My teammates keep me going.

They want to win as much as I want to,” Gumbs said. “It always feels good putting up points, but I feel great when everyone else on my team does, too.”

She said returning for her final

Ishanti Gumbs, pictured with Quinsey Simpson, has averaged 14 points per game since her return from a fractured ankle. Independent/Courtesy Ishanti Gumbs

season in high school has been fun so far, even with the injury, adding she and her teammates never lost their connection, and remain positive.

“Whether it’s getting one of us to score, a great defensive play, or words of encouragement, even after a loss, we are still putting good things in each other’s heads,” Gumbs said. “We never

let each other get upset over what could have happened and what didn’t happen. We just talk about what we can do to make sure it doesn’t happen next time.”

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“I’m happy with the attitude they’re bringing,” Fujita said.

“They push each other both on and off the court.”

Wilson Bennett has scored 60 points across Pierson’s four-game winning streak. Independent/Gordon M. Grant

Bennett, Brooks Superb Over Whalers Streak Pierson boys bring home fourth straight win from Greenport

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These Whalers have bounced back big in this new year.

Pierson’s boys basketball team (7-6 overall, 6-0 in League VIII) rebounded from a four-game losing streak in December to take the first four in January.

“Everybody is willing to be selfless to better the whole,” head coach Will Fujita said previously. “As a coach you can’t really ask for anything else.”

Most recently, Wilson Bennett has been blasting his way to the top of the Whalers scoresheet.

In a 74-50 win over Greenport January 18, the sophomore racked up 23 points off nine field goals and five free-throws. In a 64-54 win over Smithtown Christian five days prior, he put up 18 points on six field goals and six free-throws. Senior Henry Brooks also continues to dazzle spectators. He combined with Bennett to nearly top the Porters on Saturday, scoring 22 points off five field goals and four three-pointers. In the game against Smithtown Christian, where he catapulted himself into the 1000-point-

scorer club, he finished with eight to leave room for nine others to make baskets.

“I’m happy with the attitude they’re bringing,” Fujita said. “They push each other both on and off the court. I have a great group of seniors that lead by example. They’re all great kids and great friends.”

Brooks also brought down the house with a game-high 36 points on eight field goals, six three-pointers, and two free-throws in a 101-28 win at Bridgehampton January 7, and did it again by putting up a game-high 29 points on seven field goals, four threepointers, and three free-throws in a 6043 victory over Southold January 3.

“We’ve done a good job on the offensive blasts,” Fujita said. “We just need to tighten things up defensively.”

What he’s also impressed with is his team’s ability to grab offensive rebounds, regardless of whether they’re thrown back at the basket for points. The team looked to keep the momentum alive in a January 21 game at Shelter Island (6-8, 3-3), but results were unavailable by press time.

“Offensive rebounds show a lot about their heart,” Fujita said. “It means they’re hungry.”

The Southampton girls 4x400 relay team: Dreanne Joseph, Gabriella Arnold, Amanda Mannino, and Rebekah Mortiz. Independent/Courtesy Southampton Union Free School District

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Being a parent is one job met with constant change.

Amagansett couple Peggy and Brian Schlitt, well-known for their involvement in East Hampton’s The Clubhouse, welcomed their daughter, Addison Riley, on August 28, 2019.

Together, they’re balancing raising a newborn, their relationship, and their jobs.

As new inductees into parenthood, they revel in every nanosecond with their baby girl, The Clubhouse’s unofficial mascot, and turn even stressful moments into ones of gratitude. For parents-to-be, their advice could be helpful. And, for parents losing patience, the Schlitts remind you of the simple firsts.

What’s one thing you were not prepared for prior to Addison’s arrival?

Brian: I wasn’t aware that at 31 years old my wife hadn’t ever changed a diaper.

Peggy: What Brian said is true, but I’m a quick learner. And believe me, I’m an expert now. I can even do it while she sleeps.

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What were you the most excited about?

Brian: I was most excited about Peggy’s expression on her face when she finally got to hold our daughter, and the moment she was caring for our child.

Peggy: Everything — watching her grow, hearing her giggle (still the best sound in the world). Currently I’m most excited about the fact that she can sit up by herself. She’s about 90 percent there and she doesn’t topple over every time. It’s amazing how it changes overnight. One day she’s falling over, the next she’s sitting staring at me.

Were you nervous before the baby was born?

Brian: I was worried that we wouldn’t be able to have a natural birth like we wanted — that we would have to have an emergency C-section because we had some complications, and she was a week late. It was a little nerve wracking, but it all worked out in the end and she was born naturally.

Peggy: I wasn’t nervous at all about the birth. To be honest, it barely crossed my mind. I was only focused on what I was going to do after I brought her home. I

Brian: They gave her to me first, and I remember thinking, ‘Wow, she’s beautiful,’ followed quickly by ‘Wow, I have to start a college fund,’ and ‘Wow, we made her.’

Peggy: Honestly, there were so many things going through my head when I first held her. It was ‘Ahh, I made this’ and ‘Ahh, she’s so tiny. I’m going to break her.’ But really, truly, it was just pure joy.

You have no idea what it feels like until you experience holding your own child.

Even now, after a rough day, just holding her makes everything better. There’s nothing like picking her up to give her a hug and her hug me back — clinging onto my neck.

What baby advice resonated most with you?

Brian: Be patient. Not everything is going to be easy, but patience goes a long way.

Peggy: There’s no one perfect way to parent. As long as she is happy and healthy, I’m doing it right. For the first two-to-three months she wouldn’t go to bed until midnight. I’m sure that’s a no-no, but she would only wake up at 3 and 7 AM, which wasn’t the worst schedule in the world for me. That being said, bedtime is now between 8 and 9PM because mom needs some quiet time, too. Happy baby means happy parents and a happy life. This is definitely most important.

How much time do you have for yourself right now?

Peggy: Time to myself? What is that?

A quick trip to the supermarket or a shower are about it for the moment.

I bring Addie everywhere with me, including work. I think it has and will help her a lot socially. She loves being

Peggy and Brian Schlitt with their daughter, Addison.

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at The Clubhouse in East Hampton.

Everyone is amazing with her. It definitely takes a village to raise a child.

How do you both maintain your relationship while balancing a baby?

Peggy: I’m not going to lie, it’s not easy.

With work, family, and the unexpected we do not have a lot of time together.

We do sit every night to chat and maybe watch some TV. We usually go out to dinner on our night off together with the baby in-tow. She’s our life now, and we wouldn’t have it any other way. When she gets a little older and grandma and grandpa can watch her, date nights will return.

What do you hope you never stop appreciating about this time in your life?

Peggy: Time itself. She’s growing way too fast. She’s already 26 inches tall. I honestly feel like it was just yesterday I was in the hospital. You need to appreciate every moment, because you won’t get it back. I turned my head for two seconds a few weeks ago and she rolled from stomach to back. It was a one-time occurrence, but believe me I won’t miss the next time.

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someone who really knows about archeology,� said Noyac resident Heidi Rain, who referred to herself as an ally of the Shinnecock. “We need to slow down construction here so we can really look at the environmental impact these swift moves have.�

The town even purchased a 3-D imaging system: ground-penetrating radar — a geophysical method that uses radar pulses to image the subsurface that can detect remains without disturbing the area. It was not used on the lot adjacent to the Nation’s Sugar Loaf Hill burial grounds.

“It’s 25 years they’ve tried to have gravesite protection. Instead, there is a golf club and luxury houses built,�

Rain said. “This is a terrible thing.

They don’t have anyone respecting their ancestors the way we know we’d want ours respected. We don’t go into our cemeteries and trash them. Right now, the Shinnecock feels its cemetery, where their people lived and their ancestors are buried, is being trashed.�

She asked for an environmental impact study be done on all levels across Shinnecock Hills — archeological, cultural, religious. “Let’s build something that will last and help everybody involved,� she said.

Oleszczuk noticed Southampton

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town, was Stanton Bishop’s, located on the north side of Mill Road about 400 feet east of Baycrest Avenue. This store was started in 1868 and carried the usual staple of dry goods, hardware, groceries, flour, meal, tobacco, and ironware. The house and barns located on the front section of the Hite Athletic Field property was a small farmstead that has several local family names attached to it. The earliest known owner was the Bishop family.

“I’m very excited,� said Councilman John Bouvier, who is one of the liaisons to the landmarks and historic district board. “It’s always exciting to hear the history.�

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a joint management advisory board for culturally-sensitive properties in October 2018, made up of members of the town and Shinnecock Nation that would guide the supervision of properties where gravesites or historic artifacts are found.

“There needs to be a culturalresource monitor to test the area —

Cemetery restoration being done on North Sea Road, and said while he sees it as a “very nice thing,� he also couldn’t help think about the tribal members. “The Shinnecock people must drive past with real anguish knowing that’s being done on one hand, and a site is under construction on their historic burial grounds on the other,� he said. “With that renovation, there are families and people that are going to benefit. The inverse is what I think we have to stand against.�

He had originally praised the committee formation back in 2018, calling it a step “to bring our peoples together to settle the crimes of the

past.�

Tina Curran, of Hampton Bays, doesn’t understand how the construction could have happened without notifying the Shinnecock. Tribal members have been protesting along Montauk Highway since December.

Curran, along with others last Tuesday, sported purple bandanas worn around arms and necks to show support.

“I don’t think this is just about the Shinnecock. We all need to defend what is sacred,� she said. “Everything is being bought out from under us.

Every piece of the little bit of land that’s bought from what is left is a scar we have to live with.�

Charles Manning Jr. Injured

Louisiana State University will be without the services of Charles Manning Jr., who broke the fifth metatarsal bone in his right foot in the first half of the Tigers’ game on Thursday, January 16. He was taken in for surgery directly after the game, and is expected to be out for at least a month.

“Now, with Charles out, we’re going to have to recalibrate,� head coach Will Wade said. “We’re going to use everybody we got. It’s next man up.�

Wade said the hope is the former Bridgehampton MVP will be back for the NCAA tournament. He is averaging eight points per game and participated in every game of the season for the surging Tigers, who are in first place in the Southeastern Conference with a 5-0 mark. The team is currently riding a sixgame win streak. LSU (13-4) hopes to crack the national rankings this week.

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Wow Factor

Continued From Page 4.

The youth hunt is misguided because a) it means the death of more sentient beings; b) it teaches young people that killing is fun; and c) it ignores the fact that turkeys eat ticks and are a defense against tick-borne illnesses.

Sincerely, Bill Crain President, East Hampton Group for Wildlife

Roofing

Nicole, I’ve got goose bumps. What a perfect article. Wowowowow.

Thanks for this excellent story!

Darr Reilly Editor’s Note: The letter writer is referring to Nicole Teitler’s article on Drawdown East End in last week’s edition.

The Right Thing?

Dear Editor,

Roofing

A January 12, 2020 article in the LA Times summarized why a federal court continued the logline fishing ban off the California coast. Like many other decisions regarding longline bans, the justification was by catch, leatherback sea turtles which are one of the many unintended catches of longline fishing was the justification for the continued ban in California. Oddly enough, a July 21, 2019 article in Newsday about the Montauk commercial fishing industry promoted local longline fishing as though it was something to be proud of.

Weather Protection

Like longline fishing, gillnetting is utilized locally even though it has been banned in many states as well as around the world. Gillnetting was banned because of bycatch; it is known to kill many species other than the intended catch. A July 18, 2019 article in The East Hampton Star summarized many of the consequences of gillnetting.

Isn’t it past due for the local fishing industry to voluntarily remove longlines and gillnets from their fishing arsenal? Wouldn’t it be the right thing to do from a variety of perspectives?

Randy Johnston

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January 22, 2020

2020 BRIDE& VALENTINE’S GUIDE Appearing in the February 12th Valentine’s Day issue of The Independent.

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