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Focus on local and seasonal recipes by two seasoned writers By Bridget LeRoy bridget@indyeastend.com

It started, probably as many cookbooks have, over a meal. Stacy Dermont, who wrote the Hamptons Epicure column for Dan’s Papers, among many other roles, and Hillary Davis, a well-known food writer whose focus is on French cuisine, met when Dermont wrote about Davis’s last book, “French Desserts,” in 2016. “We were instant friends,” said Dermont, who not only wrote about food, but also worked at the Sag Harbor Farmers Market for eight years. “I felt like I knew what people need in a cookbook in this region.” Over dinner one night, Davis said, “Let’s do it!” “In our cookbook, we planned it out by season,” Davis said. “So, you can go to the farmers market, come back with produce, open our cookbook, and find recipes to make for that time of year.” The resulting gastronomic work from Countryman Press, “The Hamptons Kitchen,” is subtitled “Seasonal Recipes Pairing Land and Sea,” featuring a forward by legendary food writer and critic Gael Greene, and photos of food and local scenes captured by Barbara Lassen. References to local events and places pepper the text — mentions of the drum circle on Sagg Main Beach

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(Steak Picnic Sandwiches with Whole Cherry Tomato Jam), Bay Street Theater (Potato Cheesecake with Caramel Crust), and Wölffer Estate Vineyard (Wild about Striped Bass) — and it’s salted with familiar names of local folks. “Hamptons cuisine reflects not only its agricultural heritage, but all those other cuisines from people moving here and adapting their style of cooking to our local produce,” Davis, a Bridgehampton resident, said. “Above all, Hamptons cuisine is casual and easy. People come here, or move here, for the relaxed lifestyle. Backyard dining and having friends and their children over is the Hamptons lifestyle. It celebrates coming together over a simple meal made with great produce.” Local producers like Amagansett Sea Salt, Duck Walk Vineyard, and The Milk Pail get a shout-out, and there’s a section at the end that pays homage to other books about the food culture of the East End, like Anna Pump and Sybille Van Kampen’s “The Loaves and Fishes Party Book.” For most dishes, Dermont offers “Stacy’s Pairing” of an appropriate wine. And one recipe, the Lobster Continued On Page B15.

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Faces In The Window Dear Editor, It was my first stop on Monday, a white, two-story house with a gravel driveway looping around a tree on the left side. In the backyard a few pieces of furniture were in a pile. I was told there was a family in need with three children, so I dropped off three breakfasts and three lunches, part of the school district’s effort to help during these difficult times. I left them on the front porch and gave a signature “bump buda bump bump” on the door. As I walked away, I checked the windows for movement, some sign of life, but nothing was visible from outside. I made the rest of my stops, following the same routine, getting a wave and a thank you through the windows at some. On Tuesday, the meals were gone at that first stop, but still no sign of people, even after two of my melodious knocks. By Wednesday, I had made visual contact with someone at each house except the first. I started to wonder; were the naysayers right? Should I be questioning the truth of every request for assistance? That was not the mindset that I wanted to take with me on this task.

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Then, on Thursday, after the knock, I was leaving the porch wondering whether to continue this stop when I noticed something in a window on the side of the house. The room was dark, but just above the window sill were two round smiling faces. I smiled and waved, and they returned my greeting. Then, the little boy gave me a big thumbs up, with a smile that lit up the dark room. I got back in my car reinvigorated, determined to make sure I kept my positive view of others, and anxious to share the experience with my fellow volunteers. I then felt the satisfaction of a 65-year-old son who made his parents proud as they looked down on this world in crisis. Writer’s name withheld by request

Vindictive and Corrosive Dear Editor, President Donald Trump fires officials who criticize or disagree with him. He fired the intelligence community inspector general who informed Congress about the whistleblower’s Ukraine interference incident. Trump fired others who testified during the impeachment proceedings. He would like to ignore Dr. Anthony Fauci, the leading infectious disease expert. Trump’s latest vindictive attack was against Michigan’s Governor Gretchen Whitmer. She was critical of Continued On Page 42.

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News & Opinion State Begins Antibody Testing Survey Will determine what percentage of the population is now immune to COVID-19 By Desirée Keegan desiree@indyeastend.com

Northwell Health President and CEO Michael Dowling toured the Northwell Health Core Lab in New Hyde Park with New York Governor Andrew Cuomo before the pair delivered news of random statewide antibody testing Sunday. Independent/Kevin Coughlin, Governor Andrew Cuomo’s office

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo announced the State Department of Health began conducting a statewide COVID-19 antibody testing survey April 20. The testing survey will sample 3000 people for a population of 19.5 million. Germany performed a 3000-person sample with a popula-

tion of 83 million. Largescale antibody testing will help determine the percentage of the population that is now immune to the novel coronavirus, allowing more individuals to safely return to their jobs. “Any plan to start to reopen the economy has to be based on data and testing,” Cuomo said. “We have to

County Creates Fiscal Impact Task Force It will determine the financial effect COVID-19 will have on Suffolk By Rick Murphy rmurphy@indyeastend.com Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone warned business owners and those who lose revenue becaue of the COVID-19 pandemic that they may have to borrow for seven months before gaining income. A Fiscal Impact Task Force, an independent panel Bellone announced the

formation of April 16, will conduct an extensive review of the county’s multiyear plan and determine the result of the financial impact of the novel coronavirus. “As tax revenue declines, municipal budgets that rely on this steady stream of funding will face significant challeng-

make sure our antibody and diagnostic testing is up to the scale we need so we can safely get people back to work.” He said New York is doing this testing in the most aggressive way in the nation amid the extension of his PAUSE order, which pushes the closure of nonessential businesses and

schools through May 15. This also prolongs social distancing mandates, and the governor said there is currently no plan to reopen school. Cuomo announced the state will continue working with the federal government to assist with the supply chain and coordinate private labs to ramp up Continued On Page 41.

es to fund governmental operations,” Bellone said. “This task force brings together a group of independent financial experts from across the region to examine the full impact that COVID-19 is having on county finances. I am grateful for the members’ willingness to serve in a voluntary capacity and look forward to the work that they will be doing.” These independent financial experts include Emily Youssouf, a former managing director at JP Morgan Securities; Nathan Leventhal, a former president of Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts; Larian Angelo, a senior fellow at the City University of New York’s Institute for State and Local Governance; and Michael Kelly, president and CEO of The Municipal Credit Company. If during deliberations the task force requires technical accounting

guidance, a review will be sought by the independent Government Financial Officers Association, of which Suffolk County is a member. Upon its review, the task force will make recommendations on ways to improve fiscal position of the county during this economic downturn. The public health crisis has put significant stress on the administration of public services, as well as municipal budgets. The epidemic has resulted in drastically reduced consumer spending coupled with an increased spike in unemployment, which in turn has plummeted the sales tax and income tax revenues throughout the country. The increase in unemployment has also forced more residents onto Medicaid, the costs to which local governments also must contribute.

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Sights & Scenes Across The East End As local communities thank health care workers and those on the front lines, here are some sights and scenes amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Visit www.indyeastend.com as we continue to add images from across the East End.

East Hampton Town Police Department Sergeant Ken Alversa holding a box of donated gloves and N95 masks. Independent/Richard Lewin

On the border of East Hampton Town, a sign states “masks or face coverings required in public.” Independent/ James J. Mackin

A sign on Main Street, Montauk for the Montauk Food Pantry that reads “Know someone who needs help? Call 631-668-2474.” Independent/T.E. McMorrow

Keeping proper distance at The Springs Tavern, which is open for takeout and delivery. Independent/Richard Lewin

North Fork artist Kara Hoblin creates a tribute to essential workers. See more on page B2. Independent/Courtesy Kara Hoblin

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220 Gloves, 50 Masks Picked Up Along Long Beach Road Photographers and environmentalists sickened, but not surprised By Desirée Keegan desiree@indyeastend.com Filmmaker and photographer Bryan Downey does daily beach cleanups, so when he saw the litter along Long Beach Road, he leapt into action. With local realtor Michael Daly, the pair picked up over 1000 tissues, 300 coffee cups, cans, bottles, and food wrappers, but also hundreds of wipes, 110 pairs of latex gloves, and 50 masks down the two-mile stretch. They saw plenty on Noyac Road too, which could be surrounded by four or five times more garbage being that it spans eight miles. “Since this COVID-19 scare, I have noticed tons of excess trash on the sides of the roads,” Downey said. “This took three days in all to collect, and I was shocked to see the items thrown from car windows while doing it.” Wildlife photographer and rescue expert Dell Cullum knows this behavior has existed for a long time. “I’ve been seeing this disrespectful behavior growing over the past 10 years,” he said. “People just don’t care. They don’t care for our beaches, our roadsides, common driving courtesies and traffic laws, rules and regulations of any kind, each other, and in some cases, they don’t even care for themselves.” Cullum doesn’t know how to solve the problem or gain control. “I was working on it for many years,” he said. “If we focus on getting folks to stop littering all items collectively, maybe

we wouldn’t have to wait 200 years before we see an actual difference.” Southampton was one of the first municipalities to ban plastic bags, straws, and to-go or “clamshell-style” Styrofoam containers. The town is also looking at banning the sale of plastic and mylar balloons. Cullum said he grew irritated after seeing a post on social media with a balloon that read: “Number one killer of marine mammals.” “There is your problem: misinformation and lack of education,” he said. “People are the number one killers of marine mammals, not balloons. Balloons are only harmful when humans aren’t smart enough to dispose of them properly, just like most trash.” Downey said he wrote to various town department heads, and until April 17, heard nothing. He was also shocked when he went to the town recycling center to dispose of the materials and was told he’d have to pay. “I have written to the leaders of Southampton, parks and recreation, the sanitation department 10 times telling them they have to act before holiday-makers go elsewhere to vacation,” Downey said. “I never got one reply. Not one. This is going to affect the people that own houses here.” Southampton Town Councilman John Bouvier said he doesn’t think the

Garbage overflowing from a receptacle in a beach parking lot. Independent/Bryan Downey

novel coronavirus has impacted the beaches too drastically. “Thankfully we haven’t really had issues with masks and gloves at beaches other than a handful here and there,” he said. “I don’t think that’s a spot where people feel the need to wear them because they are outdoors and can stay socially distant.” He said the new personal protective equipment mandate by Governor Andrew Cuomo may change that. “We have tried several methods to encourage residents to be responsible in disposing of waste, particularly plastics, and while it has been tried before, including compactor-type disposals onsite, I think a special waste receptacle for plastics is warranted,” Bouvier said. “We have been talking internally about that.” He said while several initiatives have been placed on hold as the town navigates the current crisis, the idea has been passed to Parks Director Kris-

ten Doulos and Director of Municipal Works Christine Fetten. “By far the biggest challenge we have at our beaches and other areas is the discarding of household garbage, particularly during summer months,” Bouvier said. “It is a difficult thing to enforce, but we have been installing cameras in areas and have found some repeat offenders and, with evidence, we can prosecute them.” Downey heard from the parks department April 17 and met with town Parks Maintenance Supervisor Jonathan Erwin April 18 as a result of Bouvier passing the message along. Downey suggested recycle areas as most East End visitors that use the beach are from New York City, where these types of receptacles already exist. “This just cannot go on. There’s no excuse,” Downey said. “The total disregard for other people’s safety is overwhelmingly sad.”

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1918 Influenza Invades New York City Part II in series on viral pandmic that infected 500 million worldwide By T. E. McMorrow t.e@indyeastend.com

In early July 1918, a heavy rain fell on the northern Belgium region of Flanders, about the size of Connecticut, that was the stage of battle after bloody battle during the four years of what was then called “The War to End All Wars.” On July 12, Philip Gibbs, a war correspondent for The New York Times, wrote about the lakes between Passchendaele and Ypres, where feet got stuck and guns jammed. “Anything that is bad for the enemy just now is good for us,” he wrote. Journalists were not expected to be impartial observers and reporters of fact during World War I. The United States had thrown its lot in with the Allied Forces in April 1917. Germany was

the chief antagonist on the other side. Typhus was spreading through the German ranks, but it was what scientists now label the H1N1 virus, commonly known then as the Spanish flu, that was decimating the German army. It was also called “grip” or “grippe,” a name frequently used in The New York Times. Switzerland and Spain remained neutral throughout the war, and free reporting out of Spain made it seem like that was where the disease originated, hence the name. The day after Gibbs’s report was published, the newspaper ran a story with the headline: “Germans Die Of Hunger: Malady Described as Influenza

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Is Really Due to Starvation.” The claim that the disease was caused by malnutrition continued to be propagated by both military and civilian officials through The New York Times, even as the pandemic worsened. This series incorrectly stated last week that news of the pandemic never made The Times’ front page during the war. In fact, on August 14, New Yorkers woke up to the following headline: “SPANISH INFLUENZA HERE, SHIP MEN SAY. Officers of Norwegian Liner Attribute Four Deaths During Voyage to the Disease.” Four were reported to have died aboard the Norwegian steamship. “10 OTHER PASSENGERS ILL: Brooklyn Doctor Who Is Treating Them Says They Are Suffering with Pneumonia. 200 Passengers Ill at One Time. Health Officer Passed Ship.” The disease was likely already in New York City by that time. The H1N1 virus had been breaking out in military camps across the country, including bases in the New York metropolitan area, including Camp Upton in Yaphank, and Camp Mills in Garden City. The earliest known outbreak occurred in Fort Riley, Kansas on March 4. Soldiers going home on leave from various bases brought the highly-contagious disease with them. But the arrival of the Norwegian vessel was the first time New York residents were alerted to the possibility the disease was here. The Times repeatedly downplayed the idea that the deaths on the ship had been caused by the influenza, suggesting that all those taken ill were suffering from pneumonia. Allowing the ship to dock and the passengers and crew to disembark without being quarantined was the first in a long series of blunders made by New York City health officials. The Times reported: “The cases of mysteri-

ous illness were reported to the health officer by the surgeon when the steamship arrived at the quarantine station yesterday, and he did not regard the disease as contagious for healthy persons evidentially because he had permitted the vessel to go to her pier.” The article concluded with a report of arrivers from a different ship. “‘C. Stanley King, who arrived here yesterday from England, after being abroad doing war work since last December, contracted the Spanish influenza in England and lost nearly forty pounds in weight. The Spanish flu, as it is called in England for short,’ Mr. King said, ‘has spread all over the country, and caused schools, factories, and even shipyards to suspend work on account of the great number of pupils and workmen that have been laid up by it.’” The piece again asserted the United State’s immunity, despite the ill passengers aboard the Norwegian ship. “The American soldiers have not yet been affected by the disease very much, which the medical experts put down to the fact that their physical condition was so good they were able to throw the germs off.” King, who described falling ill with fever, weakness, and delirium, and his fellow passengers were also not quarantined. The 1918 influenza pandemic, or H1N1 virus, has genes most likley of avian origin. Although there is no universal consensus regarding where it originated, it was first identified in military personnel in spring 1918, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. It is estimated about 500 million people, or one-third of the world’s population, became infected with the virus. The number of deaths was estimated to be at least 50 million worldwide, with about 675,000 occurring in the United States. Next week, this series will focus on the H1N1’s devastation in New York, and its spread to Long Island.

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Patient Is PBMC’s First To Come Off Ventilator Joshua Wortman fully recovers from COVID-19, celebrated by staff By Desirée Keegan desiree@indyeastend.com Joshua Wortman has become the first Peconic Bay Medical Center patient to come off a ventilator and make a full recovery. The 45-year-old Long Island City resident who made an impromptu decision to head to his in-laws’ house in Westhampton with his wife, Rachel, six-yearold son A.J., and dog Coco, didn’t know his choice could eventually save his life. “We wanted to get away from the congestion of the city, and it seemed like the perfect place to be,” Wortman said. But not too long after they settled in, he developed a cough and fever, which concerned his wife. “It just kept getting worse, and eventually it became so severe that he told me to call an ambulance,” she said. “We’ve been married for 13 years, and I’ve never seen him get that sick.” At that time, Wortman thought it could be COVID-19, but the diagnosis wasn’t confirmed until he arrived at Northwell Health’s Peconic Bay Medical Center in Riverhead. Because of the severity of his pulmonary symptoms, Wortman was placed in the intensive care unit, where he would endure a weeklong battle on a ventilator. “I don’t remember much from that first week because I was very sedated,” he said, although he recalls the comforting sound of his wife’s voice. Since Rachel Wortman couldn’t visit in person, the nurses helped set up an iPad for virtual visits so she could look in on him. “He wasn’t able to talk, but being

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Support Montauk Bryan Seekamp starts service fundraiser By Nicole Teitler nicole@indyeastend.com In times of sink or swim, Montauk has never been known to leave a member of its community behind. That resilient nature withstands the harshest of winters, making the current financial storm due to the COVID-10 pandemic just another battle it must weather — together. East Hampton native Bryan Seekamp is throwing a life preserver to those in the service industry through his Spotfund fundraiser SupportMTK. “The whole Montauk service industry community is a very tight-knit bunch, everyone knows everyone,” Seekamp said, adding the campaign that began in mid-April has already raised over $9000. “The overall goal is to get some money into the pockets of industry employees.” At age 19, Seekamp started working in the security department at The Surf Lodge. In the seven years since, he has split his time between The Surf Lodge, The Snow Lodge near Aspen Mountain Ski Resort, and Grey Lady in both Mon-

tauk and Manhattan. His father works at Brent’s General Store in Amagansett and his mother runs The Beach Hut concession at Atlantic Avenue Beach. His family is just one example of those that heavily rely on a doors-open policy to survive, when working from home means not working at all. “I think a lot of people in our industry live paycheck-to-paycheck,” said Jayma Cardoso, owner of the surf and snow lodges. “He’s filling a void.” On March 11, Cardoso shut down her Aspen location, laying off multiple workers, many of whom travel from New York to Colorado, Seekamp being one of them. “It was a hard decision, but the right decision for me,” she said. “Our industry is about getting people together. We’re all a family. We’re here to help each other.” Even those considered seasonal employees are seen as locals to the Montauk community. Seekamp’s initia-

tive will help pay for child care, groceries, bills, and other necessities for individuals and families. Many, like himself, have yet to receive unemployment benefits and are struggling to survive. Yanni Papagianni, director of operations at Montauk Beach House said it’s a valiant effort. It will “help local members of the industry who either lost their jobs already or won’t be able to start their jobs,” he said. “We’re all in the same boat. Everybody is in need right now. Even after everything is open and running, we still need to take measures on how to keep people safe.” Right now, venues enlisted to help in the effort include the Clam and Chowder House at Salivar’s Dock, Harvest on Fort Pond, Sammy’s Restaurant & Bar, The Montauk Beach House, Common Ground @ Ricks Montauk, Best Pizza & Dive Bar, Memory Motel & Bar, 668 The Gig Shack, Grey Lady Montauk, and East West Security, LLC. Seekamp is open to additional requests, as 100 percent of the proceeds will be evenly distributed to each participating venue. The highest donors will be eligible to win prizes donated by local establishments, such as a two-night stay with dinner for two at The Surf Lodge in the 2020 or 2021 season, a table for 10 with alcohol at Grey Lady Montauk, gift

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cards, and more. “Acts of kindness, such as Bryan’s, embody what it means to be from a small-town community,” said Logan Erb, owner of Harvest on Fort Pond. “In times of crisis, we have each other’s back, and it truly is a great thing.” Additional recognition goes to Cassell Ferere, Peter Darrow, Brittany Rivkind, Charlie Gliwa, and Amanda Seekamp for helping put together the #SupportMTK relief group. To donate to the effort, visit www.spotfund.com and search SupportMTK.

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April 22, 2020

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Suffolk County Correctional Facility inmates sew masks to be used in the jail and donated to essential workers. Independent/Courtesy Suffolk County Sheriff’s Office

Inmates Create Masks Will be used in jail and donated to local essential workers By Desirée Keegan desiree@indyeastend.com Inmates at the Suffolk County Correctional Facility are busy making hundreds of cloth masks for distribution to fellow inmates, law enforcement officials, and essential workers in Suffolk County. Lt. Adeline Kuhnle, who is in charge of the rehabilitation unit for the Riverhead and Yaphank facilities, is the project leader for the initiative. “It truly was a collaborative effort,” she said. “Many years ago, we had a sewing program for the inmates, so I went in search of the old equipment.” Kuhnle found six working industrial-sized sewing machines and material that had been in storage for years. She enlisted the help of any officer who may have knowledge of working with one, and said Sgt. Shawn Springsteen and Officer Susan Agate “came to the rescue.” A group of female inmates, some of whom have sewing skills, and others who simply expressed a willingness to learn, help, and give back also wanted to contribute to the effort. “I think the program is wonderful for the inmates,” Kuhnle said. “They love coming down and participating. They tell me they like feeling productive and are proud to help fight the spread of the coronavirus. I believe it is important because it gives them a sense of accomplishment and purpose. The morale is high, and that is important especially in a time of national crisis and they are separated from their families and children. I have received comments from other officers that work closely with these particular inmates, that they see a positive change in their attitudes and behavior. I believe I speak for the rehabilitation staff when I say that it feels good to see the officers and inmates working together to contribute to the cause.” So far, more than 800 face coverings have been sewn within the last few days.

The correctional facility expects to have 1200 in stock by the weekend. Suffolk County Sheriff Errol Toulon Jr. said he couldn’t be more pleased with the work. He believes his staff has come together in creative and unique ways during this pandemic. “I take the public health component of my responsibilities very seriously, and this is just one of a multitude of ways we are working to prevent the spread of the coronavirus inside the Suffolk County Correctional Facility,” he said. “The inmates are learning skills while giving back to society and helping to prevent the spread of COVID-19. It’s of great benefit to all.” Every inmate will be issued two washable cloth masks. While sheriff’s office employees already have personal protective equipment as a result of being essential workers mandated to wear the gear, these masks will also be made available and distributed to them as needed. The sheriff hopes to begin donating the masks to outside agencies and essential workers soon. To assist with this effort, Toulon is requesting donations of cotton cloth and elastic for the ear loops — either 0.125 inches or 3 millimeters flat or round, white or black, woven or braided elastic in spools of any length. “The laundry department then donated new unused sheets for the material and we have already begun receiving donated material from outside sources. We welcome any donated materials,” Kuhnle said. Two of these sources included Axis Church in Medford and New Hour for Women and Children, a Brentwoodbased nonprofit. Anyone wishing to contribute can contact Lt. Kuhnle at adeline.ayres@ suffolkcountyny.gov.

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Having different breeds of chickens can give you Easter eggs all year long. Independent/Bridget LeRoy

Chicken Love Road to food security is paved with eggs By Bridget LeRoy bridget@indyeastend.com

Part III in a series on self-sufficiency, which includes vegetable and herb gardening, resources for newbies, taking care of animals, composting, pollinators, and more. Having a pet that poops breakfast may be the greatest investment in food security you can make, plus chickens provide compost for your garden, eat bugs and kitchen scraps, and are fun to watch. If you haven’t owned chickens, here’s some things to know right off the bat. First, you don’t need a rooster for your chickens to lay eggs. They lay about once every 24 hours or so, less in the winter, regardless of whether there’s a man

around the house. Your neighbors will thank you for that bit of information. The best way to assure the “no rooster” clause is to buy pullets — the equivalent of teenage chickens that have been properly sexed, which sounds a lot more fun than it actually is. But even then, you can sometimes end up with a “pullet surprise,” and I don’t mean the kind you get for writing an award-winning novel. (I’ve been waiting to use that pun forever.) Be aware, if you buy “straight run” baby chicks, it means you don’t know who will lay and who will crow. Second, chickens are tasty. Not just to people, but to predators. So, if you de-

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cide to own chickens, no matter how carefully you coop them, prepare for some casualties — it is, unfortunately, part of farm life. Third, check your town code carefully. Some townships allow only three chickens, which is challenging, since most places only sell a minimum of half a dozen, but you could split an order with a neighbor. Once you have chickens though, you may find yourself a victim of what poultry hobbyists call “chicken math” — you’re never quite sure how many you have. Not inciting anarchy here, but if you don’t have a rooster and you keep your pen clean, and you have a large backyard, it’s unlikely the chicken police are going to come and haul you off to chicken jail. Sharing your henfruit with those on the other side of the fence will gain you some points, too. Fourth, do your research. Some breeds of chickens do better in hot weather, some in cool. Some tend to go broody (think false pregnancy), some don’t lay all winter, some are friendlier, some lay different color eggs (the chicken “mutt” called the Easter Egger is a popular breed). A fun quiz on what kind of

chicken is right for you, with lots of information about breeds, can be found at www.mypetchicken.com. Fifth, buy locally if possible. Wayne Meyer of Long Island Poultry in Calverton is a great resource. “Business is booming,” he said. “We quadrupled our business in the past four weeks,” during what is usually a busy time anyway. When asked if there are any firsttime chicken purchasers, he said, “Lots. We’re selling out daily.” His sage words of advice for anyone thinking about owning chickens? “Don’t impulse buy,” he said. “Make sure you are ready for the commitment.” More information can be found at www.longislandpoultry.net. A popular chicken blogger, Kathy Shea Mormino, manages www.the-chicken-chick.com, with ideas on everything from coop building and cleaning to feed and treats to medical issues. For answers and advice, plus other local resources, the Facebook page Long Island Homesteading Forum previously profiled in this series is full of local chicken owners who can share their knowledge.

April 22, 2020

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Noted Photographer Peter Beard Dead At 82 Body found April 19 in woods near Montauk home By T. E. McMorrow t.e@indyeastend.com

Noted photographer and artist Peter Beard was found dead Sunday, April 19, in a thickly wooded area not far from his Montauk home. Beard, 82, had been reported missing by his wife, Nejma, late in the afternoon on March 31. According to East Hampton Town police, Beard needed medication and was suffering from dementia. The department launched a search early morning April 1, deploying helicopters, harbor patrol, and canine units, but were hindered by the extremely dense woods surrounding Beard’s property on Old Montauk Highway, about a mile east of Deep Hollow Ranch.

“He was relentless in his passion for nature,” a Sunday statement by Beard’s family read. “Peter was an extraordinary man who led an exceptional life. He lived life to the fullest; he squeezed every drop out of every day. He was an intrepid explorer, unfailingly generous, charismatic, and discerning. His visual acuity and elemental understanding of the natural environment was fostered by his long stays in the bush and the ‘wild-deer-ness’ he loved and defended.” Police reported Sunday afternoon that a hunter who knew the terrain found an article of clothing that

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School Lunch Resources Shutdown extended, but food assistance programs continue By Karen Fredericks karen@karenfredericks.com

With nearly half of the East End public school students depending on free or reduced-price meals, there’s still district resources there to help. The school shutdown remains in effect until May 19 as part of New York Governor Andrew Cuomo’s extension of his PAUSE executive order, but grab-and-go meals and food delivery programs remain open. School administrators report that planning and delivering these meals is a workin-progress, and in most cases, school and district websites are a good way to find updates.

Each day students receive a bag with multiple days’ worth of food in it. On Tuesday, three breakfasts and lunches are received per child. One Thursday, four of each. Delivery is available to any family who is quarantined or cannot get to the school. Families can contact school counselors or their child’s teacher to arrange delivery. School counselors are reaching out to families frequently to check in and assess needs. Visit www.gufsd.org for more information.

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2685 Montauk Highway | 631-537-0271 Free breakfast and lunch meals are available to all students during the school closure. The district distributes weekly meal packages on Fridays from 8 AM to 11 AM at the school. Contact Superintendent Robert Hauser at 631-998-1398 with any questions or to request a care package be delivered. Visit www.bridgehampton.k12. ny.us for more information.

70 Ponquogue Avenue | 631-723-4700 Food services are provided all week in Hampton Bays through Island Harvest, which is providing ready-to-heat meals to anyone in the community in need. Enter the front driveway of Hampton Bays Middle School to the Island Harvest refrigerated truck. Do not get out of your car. You will be asked how many meals are needed. Simply open your trunk and the meals will be placed. Delivery service is not available at this time. Call 631-723-4700 ext. 2300 if your children need breakfast and lunch. Any child in a household with a student who attends the school is eligible, according to Hampton Bays Superintendent Lars Clemensen. Visit www.hbschools.us/for_ parents/coronavirus_information to learn more.

East Hampton School District Various Locations | 631-324-1643 Breakfast and lunch are available, free of charge, for all children 18 and younger throughout the duration of the COVID-19 crisis. Distribution sites include in front of the district office, 4 Long Lane, from 9 to 11 AM; at the main entrance to the mobile home park, at 105 Oakview Highway, from 9:30 to 10:30 AM; and in front of the Springs Presbyterian Church, at 5 Old Stone Highway — at the junction with Springs Fireplace Road — from 9:30 to 10:30 AM. All sites are open Monday through Friday, and three sets of meals are also distributed for the weekend on Fridays. To learn more visit www.easthamptonschools.org.

Greenport School District 720 Front Street | 631-477-1950 Breakfast and lunch are provided on Tuesday and Thursday on the east side of Greenport Elementary School.

Mattituck-Cutchogue School District 385 Depot Lane | 631-298-4242 Nonperishable food items are available for families in need and delivered every Monday at the Cutchogue East bus stop. To be included in this service, contact Rafael Morais at rmorais@mufsd.com or call 631-734-6049 ext. 2102. Food delivery will continue for those families requesting this service through holidays, and the district also started a cold meal, brown bag, pickup program provided by Whitsons, the school lunch provider, for those

in need. This will be a two-day meal for each pickup. A message went out to all families. “We want to thank our community partners for their continued support,” the district said in a statement. “We are so grateful to not only provide lunch, but cereal, and some healthy options for a few dinners each week.” Check the district website at www.mufsd.com for instructions on how to obtain meals.

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Shelter Island School District

Various Locations | 631-369-6700 The district made several changes to its meal distribution program as of April 15. New locations have been added: the corner of Brookhaven Avenue and Tyler Street in Flanders, with food service from 11:15 AM to noon every day; at 1750 West Main Street in Riverhead, the Fairfield Pines Apartments, with food service from 11:15 AM to noon daily; and1355 Roanoke Avenue in Riverhead, the Fairfield Pines East Apartments, with food service from 12:15 to 1 PM daily. Food available on Wood Road Trail and Riverside Avenue will now be from 12:15 to 1 PM daily, on Doctor’s Path from 11:15 AM to 2 PM daily, at Calverton Hills from 12:15 to 1 PM daily, at the corner of Lewis Street and Doris Avenue in Riverhead from 11:15 AM to noon daily, at 821 East Main Street in Riverhead from 12:15 to 1 PM daily, at Phillips and Roanoke Avenue elementary schools from 11 AM to 1 PM daily, and Riley and Aquebogue elementary schools Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays from 11 AM to 1 PM. These participants will be invited to take double meals at each visit.

Delivered | 631-259-3219 Families of students eligible for free and reduced lunch get meals. Food is delivered twice weekly and contains breakfast and lunch for five days. Contact Betty Reynoso at 631259-3219 ext. 544 or email breynoso@ sagharborschools.org for more information or to set up delivery. The same can be done by emailing food@ sagharborschools.org. For more information visit www. sagharborschools.org.

Delivered | 631-749-0302 The district is providing breakfast and lunch to students who receive free and reduced lunch, and to child whose parents reach out in need. These meals are delivered Monday through Friday. A family in need should email support@shelterisland. k12.ny.us to be placed on the delivery list. Visit www.shelterisland.k12.ny.us to learn more.

Southampton School District 141 Narrow Lane | 631-591-4637 Families can pick up breakfast and lunch Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday. Two days of meals can be picked up at the same time. If unable get to the school, delivery is available by school bus. Call the food service office to arrange delivery. For more information visit www. southamptonschools.org.

Southold School District 420 Oaklawn Avenue | 631-765-5400 In an effort to reduce the number of times families need to come to the school to pick up grab-and-go meals, Continued On Page 41.

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April 22, 2020

Obituaries

Dr. Stephen Friedes, 67

John B. Casale Jr., 99 John B. Casale Jr., a former East Hampton resident, died peacefully with his beloved wife Francoise at his side in their home in Manchester, VT on April 8. He lived a wonderful, full, and active life, passing away just three weeks short of his 100th birthday. Casale was born April 27, 1920 in Newark, NJ to Dr. John B. Casale Sr. and Angela Modica Casale. He attended The Kingsley School in Essex Fells, NJ and Camp Kingsley in Maine. He studied medicine at Cornell University in Ithaca, and was a member of the Phi Theta fraternity. In 1941, as part of the war effort, Casale joined the U.S. Army during his junior year of college. He served as a captain in the Medical Corps, stationed in Germany. At the end of World War II, he emained in Europe to assist in postwar efforts in Romania and Austria, at which time he received a certificate of surgery from the University of Vienna in pathology. In 1948, Casale returned home to New York City and continued his education at New York Medical College. During his residency at Roosevelt Hospital in New York City, he met Ann Grimshaw. They married in 1952 and moved to Westchester, raising their 10 children in Bronxville. He enjoyed leisure time at the Bronxville Field Club and Siwanoy Golf Club. The Casales spent their summers in Wainscott and Casale Jr. became co-owner of the Bridgehampton Tennis & Surf Club. He and his family enjoyed tennis, the beach, and visiting friends. They also enjoyed winters skiing at Bromley Mountain in Peru, VT. Travel was an important part of Casale’s life. He was a partner in Hemisphere Educational Travel on 57th Street in New York City, and saw the world, even visiting family in Italy. For 45 years, Casale had a distinguished medical practice on the Upper East Side of Manhattan. He was recognized as an active member of the New York Surgical Society, specializing in general surgery and affiliated with Flower-Fifth Avenue Hospital and Doctors Hospital. In 1987, Casale married Francoise Hertoghe DeSpirlet. They resided between Manhattan and East Hampton, eventually retiring to Vero Beach, FL and Dorset, VT. Casale and Francoise enjoyed music, travel, golf, and boating. They had an active social life while being

John B. Casale Jr.

members of the Moorings Yacht & Country Club in Vero Beach, the Dorset Field Club, and the Ekwanok Golf Club in Manchester, VT. In addition to supporting local charities, Casale and Francoise volunteered with other friends in Vero Beach for Habitat for Humanity. When he retired, he dedicated his time to gardens and artwork. He spent years taking painting classes during the summer months at Southern Vermont Arts Center in Manchester and at the Vero Beach Museum of Art in winter. Primarily interested in painting portraits and landscapes, he was passionate about recreating the many scenes and colors of his fortunate and well-lived life. Casale inspired many with his quick wit and sense of humor. He and Françoise were longtime parishioners of Holy Cross Catholic Church in Vero Beach and St. Paul Catholic Church in Manchester. The couple moved to Manchester permanently in the summer of 2016. Casale was predeceased by his eldest daughter, Wanda Casale, and brother, Giac Casale. He is survived by his wife Francoise of 33 years, children Anastasia Casale of Baiting Hollow, John B. Casale III, Charles Casale, Mary Novak, Christine Krouse, Dorothy Casale, Donna Durkin, Andrew Casale, and Catherine Fantini; as well as stepchildren Ginette McCloskey, Marie Beebe, Dianne DeSpirlet, and Andre DeSpirlet. He is also survived by 22 grandchildren four great-grandchildren. Services will be held this summer in Manchester. In lieu of flowers, donations are suggested in Casale’s memory to Hildene-The Lincoln Family Home or the Southern Vermont Art Center.

Dr. Stephen Friedes, a psychiatrist who had an office on Newtown Lane in East Hampton for nearly three decades, died April 7 at the Kanas Center for Hospice Care in Quiogue. He had suffered from complications of pancreatic cancer, which he had been battling the past four years. Mary Bromley, a psychotherapist who specializes in helping domestic abuse victims, shared a common office with Dr. Friedes for years. “He was a genius in terms of medical prescriptions,” she said. “He was not afraid to find the right medication for everybody.” Dr. Friedes was chairman of the Department of Psychiatry at what is now Stony Brook Southampton Hospital from 2001 to 2015. His practice was affiliated with Stony Brook University Hospital, and he consulted for a Catholic Charities drug and alcohol clinic in Bridgehampton. He held a four-year residency at North Shore University Hospital, becoming chief resident his final year. Dr. Friedes graduated with honors from State University Of New York Downstate Medical Center in 1983, earning his doctorate of medicine. He received a master’s degree in business administration from New York University and his bachelor of arts from Syracuse University. He attended Brooklyn

Dr. Stephen Friedes.

Technical High School. Dr. Friedes opened the doors to his practice on Newtown Lane in 1994. Even while being treated for his cancer, Bromley said he “never missed a day of work, even with the chemotherapy.” Bromley said patients of the doctor can contact the office to extend needed medications and further treatment. “He was a tough Brooklyn boy,” Bromley said. “That is why people liked him. He was great.”

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Police Enforcement Orders In Southampton Supervisor, police chief, and public safety director detail COVID-19 response By Desirée Keegan desiree@indyeastend.com

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Law enforcement, code enforcement, and public safety departments in the Town of Southampton play a major part in protecting the public against the COVID-19 pandemic. They are tasked with ensuring residents and businesses are obliging by town code, and oversee the implementation of New York Governor Andrew Cuomo’s ever-changing executive orders. “What we’re doing for the public is vast,” Southampton Town Police Department Chief Steven Skrynecki said. “Everyone in this township has a critical role to play if we want to get through this with the least amount of complications and hardships as possible.” This begins for the chief with protecting his force. “If we are not safe and healthy,” he said, “we cannot help the public.” To date, several members who were sick have since returned to work. Currently, there are one detective and one court officer out with a positive novel coronavirus diagnosis. “They’re doing well. They’re recovering at home,” Skrynecki said. “They don’t require any hospitalization, thank God. Their symptoms vary from day to day, and we’re in touch with them constantly to ensure they have what they need.” In order to protect the officers while limiting the spread, they wear N95 masks and face shields, gloves, and Tyvek suits. Skrynecki said there have been two instances, which he called the “most com-

plicated thing for us to manage,” where officers responded to calls involving members of the public who tested positive for COVID-19. Protective gear was worn in the first instance where medical attention was required for the suspect, but officers were not ready when a violent individual last week had to be tased to be brought under control. “We were inside the home,” Skrynecki said. “Sometimes we’re in situations where officers can be in harm’s way, even before the virus, and this was a situation like that. Officers are not always thinking about their protection first, but controlling the environment as they normally do. We did have a bit of a slipup there, but the two officers are out right now not testing positive, but being quarantined as a precaution as a result of that confrontation.” Public Safety & Emergency Management Administrator Ryan Murphy said his department has been working with the state and county as they begin experiencing personal protective equipment shortages. “As the virus spreads across America, we’re all drawing down on the same system, competing for supplies, vetting vendors,” he said. “I ordered 10,000 surgical masks expected to be delivered next week. Suffolk County is also releasing more supplies. We put in supply requests from them, and delivered N95 masks,

A parade of trades trucks down Montauk Highway in Southampton. Construction has been deemed nonessential in New York, while other skilled trades, such as electricians and plumbers, are still essential. Independent/James J. Mackin

surgical masks, gloves, and hand sanitizer to the Shinnecock Indian Nation as well to support their feeding efforts and health clinic.”

Safeguarding Residents Skrynecki said officers are always on patrol to ensure compliance with the laws, and said there’s been a general acceptance of the rules to-date. His department works closely with Murphy, covering different areas of enforcement. The police department oversees essential businesses, social distancing regulations, the prevention of mass gatherings, quarantining, and the recently-imposed mandate of face coverings or masks. The public safety and ordinance department tackles nonessential construction and landscaping. “We’re at a pinnacle point right now,” Skrynecki said. “It’s important we oblige by these regulations.” His officers patrol streets during the day and night, also ensuring there’s no burglarizing of or theft from nonessential businesses. “General crime stats are down, but we’re still concerned,” the chief said. “If someone already not able to do business because they’re not essential has their structure burglarized and inventory sto-

len, that would be a really tremendous hardship, so we’re being mindful of that.” He has seen some uptick however in break-ins and domestic issues. “Spouses are not used to spending so much time together; kids are not home as frequently,” he said. “None of the instances have been super out of control, but we’re seeing increases in that kind of call. People are also calling to know what they can and cannot do.” Skrynecki said his department has not seen people in a state of desperation just yet, or any crimes normally committed during an economic downturn, but said there could be time for it to get to that level. He believes government assistance has helped on that front, but still warns residents to secure their valuables and ensure car and house doors are locked at all times. The police department also ensures essential workers are wearing gloves, following social distancing guidelines, and are not serving drinks at the bar while customers wait for pickup orders. There is a three-step program to get a person or business into compliance. First, is to inform and warn, and two phases of ticketing and shutdown beyond that, if needed. Murphy said, so Continued On Next Page.

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April 22, 2020

Laptops For Students Learning At Home North Fork Tech Project provides necessary technology By Brittany Ineson North Fork Tech Project members Amy Schill, Lauren Kollen, Greg Wallace, and Mike Carver. Independent/ Courtesy Mike Carver

While schools may be closed, class is still in session. The internet is a powerful tool, but not everyone can get their hands on the necessary technology. The North Fork Tech Project combined efforts from the Oysterponds, Greenport, Southold, Mattituck/Cutchogue and Riverhead school district teachers’ associations in order to provide students with the needed materials to continue their academic year. “When we started this, we saw the

need within our communities to get technology into students’ hands during this epidemic,” said Southold Faculty Association President Mike Carver. “We viewed ourselves, from Orient to Riverhead, as one community. We’re not looking at town boundaries, we’re not looking at school district lines, we are advocates for children no matter where they reside.” Beginning with 50 Chromebooks, purchased through a collaborative ef-

fort between the five teachers’ associations, the North Fork Tech Project hopes to have a computer in the home of every student before the school year ends. Bonnie Michelle Cannon, executive director at Bridgehampton Child Care & Recreational Center, faces similar challenges as kids within the community tackle online learning. “Thirty of our after-school kids are now participating in online learning,”

Cannon wrote in a letter to the community. “Only 10 were connected the first week. All but one have a computer on loan at home, and we have only a few more homes in need of internet.” To donate to the North Fork Tech Project, visit its GoFundMe campaign page or email northforktechproject@ gmail.com. To donate to Bridgehampton Child Care & Recreational Center, visit www. bhccrc.org.

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phy said he hasn’t seen any of that, either. “A bay constable said some photos of people from the public are showing more congestion on the roadways and in parking lots than on the beaches,” he said. “Sometimes there’s a misinterpretation.” Some images of six people two feet apart sitting on the sand are of those cohabitating, which isn’t a violation. The increase in the number of residents has potentially increased the spread of COVID-19, but Schneiderman said there aren’t numbers to back that up. “It’s hard to say the influx of New York City, metropolitan-area residents have led to a dramatic increase,” he said. “It’s just hitting more densely-populated areas harder.” As of April 21 there were 447 confirmed cases in Southampton, or 7.73 cases per 1000 people. The highest East End hamlet total is found in Hampton Bays, where there’s 100 confirmed cases, or 7 per 1000. There are 73 confirmed cases, or 15.25 per 1000 in Flanders, and 36, or

12.42 per 1000, in Westhampton. There’s 29 confirmed cases in North Sea, 28 in Springs, and 26 in East Quogue. “In those areas in particular we need to be diligent,” Skrynecki said. “There have been cases where some have come and spread the virus since they’ve been here, but we’re settling down now. As those people are quarantined, we should be past the point of worry, but what I have concern over are reports of improvement. If you look at the migration from west to east and from upstate in Rochester down to where we are, it’s logical that we’ll be delayed coming out of this. I hope our residents aren’t looking at the news thinking the coast is clear and we can drop our guard. The next few weeks will be very important to us.” To control the rise, the town has been cracking down on short-term rentals. A person’s minimum stay must be two weeks. Murphy’s department is monitoring sites and listings and sending warnings to rental owners telling them

to amend listings or take them down altogether. He said many property owners have amended theirs already.

Continued From Previous Page. far, no tickets have been issued. Many locals say they see or know of companies that are still operating business as usual. Some have even flat out announced it. “I will employ everyone that shows up to work to support their family,” said an East Hampton builder on The Independent's Facebook page, when the news first broke that construction was deemed non-essential. “Unfortunately, we have no unemployment, no pensions, no vacations . . . I’m never ashamed of helping others survive.” Contractors and homeowners cited for violating the rule face up to $10,000 in fines per violation.

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Editorial

JUST ASKING

With all this extra time lately, what are you reading?

Give Thanks, Let It Be

When I find myself in times of trouble Mother Mary comes to me. Speaking words of wisdom, let it be. And in my hour of darkness, she is standing right in front of me. Speaking words of wisdom, let it be. —John Lennon/Paul McCartney Pre-COVID-19, it was so easy to let oneself get bogged down in minutiae. Petty politics, petty emotions, petty journalism. Last week, The Independent began an ongoing series telling the story of the Spanish influenza pandemic of 1918-1919. It is a story that shows how bad things can go when we are confronted with a disease for which we have no immunity. How bad things can go if we ignore the science related to contagious diseases. We are now in lockdown. We are in shelter, not from bombs falling from the sky, but, rather, from microscopic bombs in the air, or on the surfaces we touch. It is easy, confined with each other as we now are, to let petty emotions beguile us. Some slight from long ago suddenly seems important. But when we go out, or even put on TV, what do we see? Grocery workers, our brothers and sisters, putting their lives on the line, ensuring that we have food and supplies. The police, always the first on the scene of any emergency. The doctors and nurses who are our frontline warriors, and, unfortunately, at risk for contracting the disease. All our firefighters and EMTs, who, in doing the jobs they volunteered for, are frequently the ones who make first contact with a potential victim of COVID-19. Give them a kind word, a word of thanks, when you can. A smile or a thumbs up. But no hugs, please. As for the petty stuff? Let it be.

Is it just me?

By Karen Fredericks

Margaret Nolan “Educated,” by Tara Westover. It’s the memoir of a woman who grew up in rural Idaho. She came from a family of Mormons who homeschooled her. She leads a very difficult life. But even though it seems all the odds are stacked against her in the end she goes to Brigham Young University and ends up leading a successful life.

Dave VonFrank I love to read about history. I’m just finishing “The Bishop’s Boys” by Tom Crouch. It’s about the Wright brothers, Wilbur and Orville, and how the airplane was invented. It’s considered by many to be their definitive biography. They didn’t actually invent the airplane, they invented how you control it. It’s a fascinating story, and my hobby is building quarter scale planes. Colleen McGuire “The Tribe.” It’s a book about the instinct to belong to small groups with a clear and shared purpose. It’s about why we are stronger when we come together. It seems to be important information in times when our society seems so divided.

Aryanna Jacobo Who can read right now, in times like these? I watch the news. What book could even begin to compete with the news these days?

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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.

April 22, 2020

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Strawberry Layer Cake with Rhubarb Jam Filling. Independent/Barbara Lassen

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The Independent

Kara Hoblin Pays Tribute To Essential Workers Chalk art becomes source of inspiration By Nicole Teitler nicole@indyeastend.com

For years, local North Fork chalk artist Kara Hoblin’s work has been a source of inspiration. She has an innate talent for transforming the world around her into majestic, colorful works of art. Amid tough times, Hoblin took her talents to the pavement. Using the driveway as her canvas, she created a piece that has resonated with individuals both near and far. In less than 24 hours, the images had gone viral, and been shared tens of thousands of times and growing. “My work is meant to be a tribute to everyone out there right now who

Chalk art by Kara Hoblin. Independent/Courtesy Kara Hoblin

is continuing to do their jobs, both on and off the front lines,” said Hoblin. “I may have only drawn health care workers, but it’s meant to symbolize all of

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April 22, 2020

Shades Of Light RJD Gallery’s juried art show benefits The Retreat By Nicole Teitler nicole@indyeastend.com For the past 11 years, RJD Gallery in Bridgehampton has partnered up with The Retreat in East Hampton to host an annual juried art show. Featured artwork is sold to support victims of domestic abuse. This year’s show, titled “Shades of Light,” touches upon a gentle but pressing topic: Home isn’t the safest place for all of us right now. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s data from its National Intimate Partner and Sexual Violence Survey indicates one in four women and one in 10 men are afflicted with some form of sexual or physical violence, or stalking. That doesn’t account for emotional abuse. Now, as staying home becomes the only option for survival amid a pandemic, these numbers are expected to only increase, putting the most vulnerable at risk. “It’s a scary time for so many people right now. The Retreat is getting calls on our hotline every single day from individuals needing help, or from people who are worried about their friends and neighbors being trapped in potentially violent situations. That’s why this show is coming at just the right time,” said Kim Nichols, develop-

ment director at The Retreat. “‘Shades of Light’ is a beautiful collection of art from around the world. We are grateful to Richard Demato and his team at RJD Gallery, along with all the artists that contributed.” The pieces are hung at the gallery’s Bridgehampton location, but all works can be viewed online through May 17. Viewers can partake in online commentary. A portion of the proceeds from the juried art show sales will be donated to The Retreat to support its free services for those affected by domestic abuse. These include a 24-hour bilingual crisis hotline, counseling, residential shelter, and other programs. Artists include Deborah Aquino, Tony Armendariz, Marianna Foster, Noelle Giddings, Jackie Gordon, Linda Harris, Jennifer Hartzler, Melissa Hefferlin, David Hummer, JuliAnne Jonker, Claudia Kaak, Margaret Minardi, Christina Ramos, Alan Richards, Marybeth Rothman, O’Neil Scott, Matthew Sprung, Tyler Streeter, Terry Strickland, Andrea Vargas, Daniela Werneck, and Anne-Marie Zanetti. To donate, text ArtHeals to 91999. Follow all upcoming information on

“Inner Light” by Margaret Minardi. Independent/ Courtesy RJD Gallery

both the gallery and organization at @allagainstabuse and @rjdgallery. To purchase a piece of artwork, call 631-

725-1161 or email art@rjdgallery.com. You may also visit www.allagainstabuse.org and www.rjdgallery.com.

As Far As The Eye Can See Virtual exhibit opens at VSOP Projects in Greenport By Jessica Mackin-Cipro jessica@indyeastend.com VSOP Projects, a gallery in Greenport, presents “As Far As The Eye Can See.” The group exhibit features artists Kara Hoblin, Madeline Zappala, Brian Birkeland, Renee Brown, Ellen Wiener, and Anne Sherwood Pundyk, among others. The show aims to explore “the grand potential contained within the act of looking.” The exhibit was created with conceptual artist Lawrence Weiner’s 200708 Whitney Museum retrospective in mind. It will feature the works of 14 artists collectively “prodding the intersections of visual storytelling and optical,

aural, and cosmic phenomena,” stated an email from the gallery. The exhibit will be made available on VSOP Projects’ website and Instagram, or view through Artsy. The gallery will also rotate new works in its front room each Sunday, viewable through its large street-facing picture window. As a way to bring the viewer closer to these artworks and artists, the gallery is hosting weekly Instagram live events for the duration of the exhibit. The live schedule started with Hoblin presenting a live chalking on April 21 at 2 PM. Zap-

Andre Worrell's "Untitled." Independent/Courtesy VSOP Projects

pala presents a multimedia performance on April 30 at 8 PM. Birkeland will offer a sound set on May 7 at 8 PM. Sherwood Pundyk hosts a studio performance on May 16 at 2 PM. More events are expected to be added, so check back. “We are tremendously grateful

for your continued support and attention,” said the email. “We wish you and your loved ones good health, and look forward to sharing space with you all soon.” For more info, visit www.vsopprojects.com.

The Independent

The Greatest Party That Never Was

Ivy is looking for her forever home. Independent/ Courtesy Southampton Animal Shelter

Southampton Animal Shelter creates fake event to drive donations By Nicole Teitler nicole@indyeastend.com Across the nation, countless nonprofit organizations are suffering from lack of funding, another casualty caused by COVID-19. As social distancing continues and the unemployment rate grows, nonprofits, which rely on the generosity of donors and volunteers, struggle. The East End, in particular, is set to see an unprecedented number of charity events cancelled or postponed. These gatherings are key to organizations meeting their annual operation budgets. The Southampton Animal Shelter Foundation, for example, has canceled two months’ worth of events. However, it is aiming to bring in donations while adhering to CDC guidelines by virtually “non-inviting” the public to not attend The Greatest Party That Never Was, on April 30. The goal is to raise $25,000 for the shelter. Katie McEntee, director of adoptions and public relations at SASF, created the concept. The invite reads, “This is a very fake event for a very

real cause. You have to miss this. Stay at home, forget the Uber, and definitely do not get your hair done.” Guests are invited to stay at home with their pet and donate from the comfort of their own couches by clicking the “don’t show up” button on the website. After purchasing a virtual ticket, which starts at $25, the party absentee may then submit a photo of owner and pet. The image will then be included in a virtual photo collage on the shelter’s Facebook and Instagram pages on the night of April 30. “Along with the rest of America, we are watching the news closely and making adjustments to our calendar day by day,” said Barbara Maresca, interim co-executive director of upcoming events. “For now, we have canceled events through the month of April. We will make a call on May events within the next week or so.” While the Southampton Animal Shelter is currently closed to visitors, it is offering Roadside Adoptions and Fosters, a program designed to help

pets find homes while keeping with social distancing guidelines. Within the first two weeks of social distancing, over half of the shelter’s dogs were placed into foster homes, and 12 puppies were adopted in only two days. “We have been overwhelmed by the number of responses to help our shelter during this time. We received so many applications to foster and to adopt our shelter pets,” McEntee said. “The community has been supporting our staff as well, calling and sending goodies to help keep our spirts high. Our staff is amazing and so dedicated. I am lucky to work with such amazing, animal-centric people.” Animals can be extremely therapeutic to their owners, which is particularly true during times of crisis.

Through companionship and unconditional love, pets improve both physical and mental health. They alleviate loneliness, lower depression, and increase activity levels. As an essential business, the SASF remains open. Dogs go for walks and continue training, kennels and cages are cleaned, and staff is on site to care for any medical needs. McEntee said, “For humans, right now our way of life has changed. Our pets, however, have not felt any changes, which speaks volumes to our staff’s dedication and love.” Visit www.southamptonanimalshelter.com to not attend The Greatest Party That Never Was and see a list of available animals for fostering or adoption. You can also fill out an application right online.

Portraits Of Heroes Gary Long of East End Arts paints frontline workers By Nicole Teitler nicole@indyeastend.com East End Arts in Riverhead is on the front lines of optimism. The multi-award winning not-forprofit arts organization is profiling the medical center’s healthcare workers. Gary Long, an instructor at East End Arts School, is creating portraits of any Peconic Bay Medical Center staff member interested, as a way to honor those tirelessly working on the front lines of COVID-19. “I’ve always been interested in doing charity work in my community using my art,” Long said. “When this came along, it was a natural extension of something that I’ve already been doing and wanted to continue to do and build upon. At this point, I’m focused on the ability to reach out to our community with this mindset

of seeing mindfully. It’s a method that I learned from John Howard Sanden, he does presidential portraits, and I’ve been very fortunate to have served under his program. It taught me the legitimacy of realistic portrait painting.” Long creates a sketch from a single headshot photo, and each portrait takes about 15 minutes to form a likeness to the individual. “It all comes down to perception. As a visual artist, that’s what I do best,” the Cutchogue artist said. Between group shots and individual photos, Long has finished 23 medical staff portraits so far, and the list continues to grow. All portraits can be seen on EEA’s website in a “Virtual Wall of Heroes.” The finished work is then sent to the medical staff to

Gary Long. Independent/ Courtesy East End Arts

distribute to each participant. Christine Kippley, the vice president of patient care services and chief nursing officer at PBMC said, “It is so important to recognize and commemorate all that the health care heroes have done for this community. We are grateful for the joy and connection that this partnership with the East End Arts will bring to the staff.” Long is additionally hosting virtual classes, which began on April 14 but can be joined at any time. The classes are conducted through a Zoom presentation link. Students can use a photograph portrait or draw someone in their house.

They are held Tuesdays and Thursdays, now through May 21, from 1 PM to 1:40 PM at a cost of $180 for EEA members and $216 for non-members. In addition, on Tuesday, April 28, at 4 PM, East End Arts will offer a free virtual art class to create an uplifting impressionistic rendition of Peconic Bay Medical Center. Going off pictures provided, all ages are welcome to partake in the creative project using whatever materials they have at home. Keep up to date on everything East End Arts is doing at www.eastendarts.org, and learn about Gary Long’s Seeing Mindfully method at www.seeingmindfully.com.

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April 22, 2020

HAMPTON DAZE

Gurney’s Gives Back

By Jessica Mackin-Cipro

Time Traveling Ride the net stream jessica@indyeastend.com @hamptondaze I’ve found that during these troubling days it’s nice to escape to a different time (like 2019). Unfortunately, time travel isn’t a thing, at least not in my house, and the only way it’s possible is with a little imagination and a few streaming services. I’ve found myself in the 1950 and ’60s for much of the past month. From New York City to the South of France. And while just a scene from a packed restaurant can bring me to tears these days, watching the below shows and movies have helped calm my nerves. So, turn off the news for a minute, and whatever you do, don’t watch titles like “Pandemic” or “Contagion.” Here are a few of my recommendations. Some are old favorites and some I’ve just seen for the first time.

The Alfred Hitchcock film “To Catch A Thief,” streaming on Amazon, stars Cary Grant and Grace Kelly, and will transport you to a French Riviera filled with diamonds. “Mad Men,” streaming on Netflix, because Joan Holloway is my style icon. And I’m going to really step it up once we all get out of sweatpants. “Roman Holiday,” starring Audrey Hepburn and Gregory Peck is also streaming on Amazon, and you should watch it because “What the world needs is a return to sweetness and decency.” “Some Like It Hot,” a comedy filmed in the ’50s starring Marilyn Monroe, Tony Curtis, and Jack Lemmon, takes place during prohibition. And right now, I’d like “another cup of coffee.”

“Breakfast at Tiffany’s,” because it’s a classic that never gets old. It’s also always nice to remember a time when “nothing very bad could happen to you” at Tiffany’s. “The Last Picture Show” starring Cybill Shepherd and Jeff Bridges, happens to actually be the last picture show I saw in a theater. It was screened by Sag Harbor Cinema in February, followed by a conversation with Ed Burns, at Bay Street Theater. “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel” is available on Amazon. It feels like just yesterday I was at the TWA Hotel filling my bag with as many promotional “Mrs. Maisel” cocktail kits as I could because they were giving them away free. Well, I finally binged the series and it is, in fact, marvelous.

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In response to the COVID-19 crisis, Gurney’s Resorts is focused on giving back, via Food Bank for NYC and Baby2Baby. With properties in Newport, RI and Montauk, the brand is selling gift cards to be used to book accommodations at any of the three hotels and donating $25 from each card sold to Food Bank for NYC, which provides emergency food to vulnerable New Yorkers who may be quarantined and those impacted by economic downturn. Gurney’s Montauk is also collaborating with partner Stoney Clover Lane to donate 100 percent of the proceeds of the lifestyle brand’s custom embroidered Gurney’s destination patches to Baby2Baby, whose mission is to provide emergency supplies to families in need. Stoney Clover Lane’s previously instore exclusive destination patches are for sale on its website for $12.

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Hoodie and beanie sales will benefit the Montauk Food Pantry By Nicole Teitler nicole@indyeastend.com One of Montauk’s premier hot spots, The Surf Lodge, is selling hoodies for $100 and beanies for $25 to benefit the Montauk Food Pantry. Using “social impact network” Spotfund, 100 percent of proceeds will be donated to the pantry to support neighbors in their critical time of need. “Our team is focused on what we can do for the community,” said Surf Lodge and Snow Lodge Aspen owner, Jayma Cardoso. In early March, Cardoso closed down her Aspen location, during an otherwise peak season, to protect her staff from COVID-19. In an effort to bring all of the sweatshirts back to the east coast for the fundraiser, an employee got in her truck and drove them

to Montauk. “At times like these, you can see the best in people or the worst in people. I’m really proud of our team. They’re constantly thinking about how they can help,” she said. The charitable endeavor comes amid an unforeseen future for the Montauk community, as the Surf Lodge remains closed and many people continue to struggle to put food on the table. During the pandemic, Montauk Food Pantry, located at St. Therese Parish Center (67 South Essex Street) is distributing every two weeks with drive-through-only service on Tuesdays from 5:30 to 7:30 PM. Upcoming dates are April 28 and May 12. It is also connected to the East Hampton Food Pantry (159 Pantigo Road), with hours

from 1 to 6 PM, distributing food on alternative weeks on April 21 and May 5. To purchase a hoodie or beanie, email events@thesurflodge.com with preferred style, size, and a receipt of donation made on www.spot.fund/9X0QS or find the link on its Instagram @The-

SurfLodge. Please note that The Surf Lodge and Snow Lodge shipping has been temporarily ceased due to safety precautions, but all orders will be sent out once advised and approved. Learn more about the Montauk Food Pantry at www.montaukfoodpantry.org.

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RICK’S SPACE By Rick Murphy

Toy Soldiers It was OK to be a lonely little kid, kind of rmurphy@indyeastend.com

Hey, maybe I do have my finger on the pulse. I predicted people would become uneasy with this exile. It’s not that I’m getting stir-crazy. I’m pretty good at keeping myself abused, I mean amused. This is because I am immature. I still play Strat-O-Matic baseball, a game we played when we were eight or nine that entailed reliving an entire Major League Baseball season “pitch” by “pitch” using dice and playing cards. It would take hundreds of hours. The idea, I think, was to show how statistics can vary, but only so much . . . a guy who hits .300 in real life baseball will hit close to .300 in Strat-O-Matic. Eventually I realized there was no point in replicating reality, so I started cheat-

ing. Then it got fun. My brother and I used to have toy soldier wars. We had thousands, and the wars would take months, the soldier set up on the basement floor and each move chronicled in a journal for accuracy. He beat me one year by sending a “Death Troop” behind my army and massacring my Elite Royal Guard from the rear. Every day for eight months, he would secretly move his Death Troop the requisite 10 yards. He’d gather up his guys and hide them on the stairs on the way to the bathroom. Then he put them on a shelf 10 yards farther away. Once they were in the washing machine. They circumvented my entire house and one morning he pulled them

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out of a floorboard while my Elite Royal Guardsmen were sleeping. I cried for three days. Hell, I was only 26. The difference back then was I could have gone out if I wanted to. There were many times I didn’t because I was afraid of the bully at the school yard or I didn’t do my homework or whatever. Then, as now, there were no physical restraints. Now, though, there is something worse — the psychological fear, the unsaid worry that a virus lurks in the air waiting to infect us with its death grip. I’m here to tell you I’m getting sick of this — staying home that is. I want to go to the deli in the morning and get my buttered roll and the newspapers. I want to go to my office and check my mail and see if I left that half-eaten liverwurst in the refrig before someone else discovers it the hard way. I want to drive down the beach with the windows open with “Live/Dead” blaring so loud that the waves themselves are jerking to the spastic semi-rhythms of the twirlers. I want to go to a restaurant — one of the garish, overpriced ones — and get a cold cocktail “shaken not stirred” and pretend to be James Bond while I decide between the “Pork Roll Flambé with Coriander Mole” and the “Rubbed Sirloin Soy Chop with Ginger and Rogers,” both of which come with mesclun salad (weeds) and Moose Skowron Reduction. I went to the post office Saturday. I was going to go in, knowing my box is overflowing, but I chickened out when a coughing guy came out. Plus, I know there are no checks, only bills in my post office box, though there are sports magazines. But what good are they when there are no sports? I want to see a ball game. I want to read a boxscore. I want to stop creeping around like I’m a prisoner. I want to be part of the resistance. But this isn’t the kind of enemy you can confront. The only way to win

this confrontation is to lay back, wait, eat your pork roll, dream about the way things used to be, and pray we get back what we had. There was something about being a little kid left alone that was exhilarating. It was the fear, and sheer joy, that you would do one of the unspeakable horrors your mom was afraid you’d do. It was like living without a net — kind of like when you grow up. Best Sports Movies: “Bull Durham” “Major League” (Part One) “When We Were Kings” “Jerry Maguire” “Vision Quest” “The Cutting Edge” “Any Given Sunday”

I want to drive down the beach with the windows open with “Live/ Dead” blaring so loud that the waves themselves are jerking to the spastic semi-rhythms of the twirlers.

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KISS & TELL By Heather Buchanan

Insecurity Questions A column of inquiry kissandtellhb@gmail.com

With so many of us setting up new accounts online for personal or professional reasons, we are facing a slew of security questions. The most common is “What is your mother’s maiden name?” Hello! It is 2020 and many women don’t change to a married name or what if you have two mothers or two fathers or are an orphan? And “What was your childhood phone number?” Hello! I can’t even remember what I had since my noon breakfast, let alone anything from childhood. There are actually companies that get paid

to come up with security questions, so here is my audition for them. Why did the chicken cross the road? (And you can’t say to get to the other side.) What is the name of your first divorce attorney? What is the worst fashion choice you have ever made? Who is the one who got away? What is the name of the first teacher you had inappropriate thoughts about? What is the most egregious lie on your

online dating profile? What is your favorite conspiracy theory? What was the name of the first stuffed animal you hung from a noose? (Just to ferret out those with serial killer tendencies.) What is the strangest thing you’ve found when snooping in someone’s medicine cabinet? If someone called you crazy, how would you best convince them you are not crazy? What is your favorite element on the periodic table? What historic figure would you like to have dinner with, then marry or kill? What is the most embarrassing auto spellcheck correction you texted? What is your favorite song when you need a good, ugly cry? If you were on a diet and threw away your favorite food into the trash, what would be worth digging it out and eating it? What is the most surprising thing someone would find in your glove compartment? What sports figure would you most like to share a bubble bath with? If you had a Kafkaesque metamorphosis, which insect would you choose? If you were Cinderella and Prince Charming ran off with an evil stepsis-

If you could pick one animal to free from the zoo and bring to a dinner party, which would it be? ter instead, what would you do to him? What would be the best act of kindness you could receive from a stranger? If you could pick one animal to free from the zoo and bring to a dinner party, which would it be? Who is the one person you would most like to get a letter from? If you could forgive yourself for one thing, what would it be? At the end of the process, you will have learned a lot about yourself. Even if you haven’t totally protected your account, you can consider it free therapy. Or you could just answer every question with Pea Soup.

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READING OUR REGION By Joan Baum

Indian Protagonist Center Of Young Adult Novel Debut Pancholy addresses middle-school anxiety with humor Choose one: Maulik Pancholy’s Young Adult novel “The Best At It” is: a) timely, with middle school youngsters staying home; b) politically correct in taking on pre-adolescent problems related to ethnic assimilation and sexual identity); c) written in a lively style that succeeds in conveying authenticity while avoiding expletives; d) inspirational without being maudlin or predictable; or e) all of the above. Choose e). The author (Yale School of Drama, Northwestern University) is new to me though his bio boasts award-winning roles on TV (including “30 Rock”), Broadway, in films, and serving on President Obama’s Advisory Commission on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders, with a particular interest in addressing bullying. Pancholy knows how to create scenes and believable dialogue, some of the exchanges right-on funny. It’s unfortunate, though, that the colorful book jacket bears a sticker from the American Library Association announcing that “The Best At It” is a Stonewall Honor Book. It would be better were young readers (ages eight through 12, third through eighth grades) — and their parents — to discover this for themselves.

Being gay is not 12-year-old Rahul’s only anxiety. He wants to be “cool” like blond, athletic Justin, who hangs out with the jocks, including the school bully. Rahul watches them in “the cool-kids area,” which he recognizes is a “nightmare” of guys who spend their time wrestling with each other or throwing cheese puffs, but still he sees them as the in-people, and himself as out. Rahul suffers from obsessive compulsive disorder, getting up in the middle of the night to see if doors are locked and appliances off. He’s also driven by feeling he must be the best at what he does, though he doesn’t at first acknowledge what his teachers and family recognize, that his number-one talent is mathematics. Skinny, reliant on glasses, he sees himself as nerdy, uncool. He wants to be like the so-called regular guys — muscled, tan (not brown), good at football, even though he doesn’t even know how to hold one when he auditions for the school team. He’s sometimes embarrassed at his parents’ friends, a mass of “Aunties” (“In Indian culture you basically call anyone your parents hang out with your auntie or your uncle”), who come

to his school wearing saris. They make him feel “different,” even more than he already feels. Chelsea, his best friend, is a girl, but not his girlfriend. His worst enemy is the school bully, Brent, whose racist and homophobic taunts increasingly veer toward public humiliation and physical assault. Though Rahul’s beloved and loving wheelchair-bound grandfather Bhai is said to have “a Mr. Rogers-worthy supply of cardigans,” the Bollywood culture referenced in the book happily informs Rahul’s life, particularly as his father, an ER doctor, plays in a Bollywood music group. His mom, a business executive, also moves in the wider world with ease but is not surprised when Rahul, trying out for a TV ad placed by their local bank, finds out that only whites need apply. Much about the book is autobiographical. Like Rahul, now 46-year-old Pancholy grew up in a small town in Indiana, though his family moved to Tampa. He set his story in small-town white Indiana, he’s said in interviews, because being gay was not talked about then. Also, like Rahul, the author was a competing mathlete. He loved to read when he was Rahul’s age, but missed seeing characters who looked like him.

“It’s exciting to be entering this literary world now because there is a lot of support for diverse storytelling. I think young people are actually hungry for it, too. We don’t live in a homogenous world. Kids want to see truth in the stories that they read.” True enough, but unlike Rahul, so many confused or troubled youngsters today, regardless of ethnic or gender identity concerns, do not have, as Rahul does, a loving support group in the form of family, extended family, and economic stability. Class, some say, counts as much as race, in academic achievement and economic equality. There’s also Rahul’s cultural advantage: As Bhai jokes with his grandson, playing on the name of the self-taught mathematical genius Srinivasa Ramanujan, FRS, India has a strong intellectual tradition. “The Best At It” is a well-written, heartwarming narrative that takes on contemporary issues, with an overarching theme about competing, winning, losing, and owning up to who and what you are. In an age when science fiction and exotic fantasy dominate the YA market, especially for boys (with an increasing amount of violence), Pancholy’s engaging debut novel is most welcome.

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Hats Off To LongHouse Local volunteer selling knitted hats to benefit reserve and sculpture garden By Jessica Mackin-Cipro jessica@indyeastend.com

Robin Katz, a Springs resident, will knit 30 hats in 30 days for the LongHouse Reserve in East Hampton. The LongHouse volunteer and docent is calling it Hats Off to LongHouse. The hats, which are made of 100 percent ultra merino wool, will be sold for a taxdeductible donation of $300. The sales will help sustain LongHouse while it is closed to the public during the COVID-19 pandemic. The idea started with the Springs Food Pantry, an organization that feeds around 10,000 community members every year, as a way to give back during the pandemic. She has sold 36 hats and raised $13,000 for the pantry. “Katz has only been knitting

for a couple months, but has already been using her fast-learned skill to give back,” stated a press release from LongHouse. She hopes to give back to an institution that has given her a place to appreciate the beauty of art and nature. “How wonderful it is to have volunteers who joyfully share their love of LongHouse and spring into action whenever needed!” said Matko Tomicic, the executive director of LongHouse. “We are deeply grateful to Robin, and all of our volunteers and docents, for their spirit of community and giving back.” LongHouse is a 16-acre reserve and sculpture garden founded by Jack

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Lenor Larsen. The property features pieces by Buckminster Fuller, Yoko Ono, Willem de Kooning, and others.

For more info, visit www.longhouse.org/products/hats-off-to-longhouse-appeal.

With most of us homebound, checking the mail has become a special occasion of each day, and a welcome break to get away from the video chats and get some fresh air. It’s even an excuse to put on shoes! To break up the deluge of bills and Amazon boxes, why not send some

beautiful correspondence? Each letter acts as a chance to update your pen pal on life’s littlest moments and biggest developments, but most of all, it’s a chance to brighten his or her day. Here, we’ve selected some of our favorite stationery from purveyors all over the world.

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Virtual Entertainment Guide

HamptonsFilm will have linkes to its Now Showing series available every Monday online. Go to www.hamptonsfilmfest.org for the link.

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Cat Cam Feeling feline? Southampton Animal Shelter has a live, 24-7 cat camera in the shelter. The life of animals is always more amusing when they think no one’s watching. Visit www.southamptonanimalshelter.com.

Our Virtual Variety Show

Judy Carmichael’s NPR radio show Jazz Inspired is now online. From Saturday, April 25 through May 1 listen to an interview with Benny Benack. Go to www.jazzinspired.com.

Virtual Screenings The Westhampton Beach Performing Arts Center is offering virtual film screenings. Through April 24, get a ticket for “Corpus Christi.” For more information on how to watch, log onto www.whbpac.org.

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Our Fabulous Variety Show presents Our Virtual Variety Show on April 25 at 7 PM. The event will be presented on Zoom and features tap dancing, an aerialist, vocalists, and much more. Visit www.ourfabulousvarietyshow.org/donate to receive the Zoom invite.

Every Friday, HamptonsFilm will have a new film you can find on online streaming platforms, and at the same time will share a YouTube video of one of its conversations related to the film. Visit www.hamptonsfilmfest.org.

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Guild Hall in East Hampton will be posting new content every day taking a look back at some of the great moments in its history of arts and education programming. Go to www.guildhall.org.

Sag Harbor Cinema now has first-run films and newly restored classics on its website to rent and watch online. See all films at www.sagharborcinema.org.

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Reptile World On Wednesday, April 22, from 4 to 4:30 PM, join the South Fork Natural History Museum, which will feature Jungle Bob’s reptile world in a Zoom program. Visit www.sofo.org for upcoming programs and how to get the links.

Remote Lectures Southampton History Museum presents remote lectures every Thursday for the month of April via Zoom. Join the museum staff on local history topics at 11 AM. On April 23 will be The Story of the Red Creek Schoolhouse. Visit www.southamptonhistory.org.

Friday Nights Live On Friday nights, the Parrish Art Museum presents new, live-streamed, partially pre-recorded programs of talks and tours. Head to www.parrishart.org.

On Saturday, April 25, at 2 PM Oysterponds Historical Society presents a Zoom presentation on Menhaden history, which began in Southold. Visit www.oysterpondshistoricalsociety.org.

Scott Chaskey Canio’s presents poet Scott Chaskey in a virtual reading on Saturday, April 25, at 5 PM. Go to www.caniosbooks.com.

Maritime History On Tuesday, April 28, at 6 PM, the Amagansett Free Library presents a virtual presentation with Bill Bleyer on Long Island’s maritime history. RSVP by emailing direct@amagansettlibrary.org.

Sip And Sing Every Friday at 5 PM, Bay Street Theater will host a virtual sing-along broadcasting via Zoom. To receive the link, go to www.baystreet.org and sign up for the newsletter.

Songwriting Circle The Westhampton Beach Performing Arts Center, in collaboration with Fred Raimondo, will host a virtual songwriting circle from 7 to 9 PM on Tuesday, April 28. Log onto www.whbpac.org for details.

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Dining Crustaceans, Chowder At The Ready Bostwick’s open for seafood fan favorites By Hannah Selinger

Season may not be in full swing yet, but Bostwick’s is up and running with all your favorite crustaceans at the ready. The venerable chowder house has opened its doors for takeout from Thursday through Sunday, noon to 8 PM. The spring menu includes many Bostwick’s fan favorites, including baked stuffed clams, coconut shrimp spring rolls with a sweet chili dipping sauce, and a raw bar sampler of oysters, clams, and shrimp cocktail. Corn chowder and lobster bisque are available, as are the restaurant’s famous chowders, served either Manhattan-style, with a tomato base, or New England-style. Entrees include a well-rounded roster of seafood options. Choose from sautéed crab cakes with remoulade, vegetables, and rice or potato, or fish and chips with tartar sauce, or blackened fish tacos made with Cajunspiced mahi-mahi and a fresh mango salsa. There is also a seafood pasta, made with lobster, shrimp, scallops, penne, and a cream sauce full of sundried tomatoes. Tuna poké tacos come with soyand sesame-marinated tuna, a sauce made with wasabi and cucumber, and a mango salsa. And the famous lobster roll, bursting from the warm bun, comes with a choice of coleslaw, fries, chips, or potato salad. There is nothing as summer perfect, as indulgent, as completely worthy of the cost, as the heavy-in-the-hand lobster roll. Bostwick’s claim to fame — well, one of them, anyway — was its sprawling outdoor seating. You could dive into that lobster roll in the deep, warm spring sunshine, sweet meat greeting your own happy maw. It was inviting, and it was good. Here’s one way to make a smile

out of the decided frown of the world of Takeout 2020: Take your lobster roll to where it should be eaten in the first place. The water, after all, is just down the road. Bostwick’s sibling restaurant, Bostwick’s on the Harbor, has not yet announced when it will reopen for the season, or what its schedule or operating situation may be. Still, that second spot occupies enviable real estate on Gann Road, which is also where the East Hampton Town boat ramp is. You can drive down to the parking lot and swing your feet off of the edge and pretend that you’re the only person in the world. Sometimes it feels that way, anyway. There, with a lobster roll in hand, it’s summer, no matter where you happen to be, or what you happen to be feeling. In an uncertain moment, time still passes, spring into summer, summer into fall. There are small victories in all of this, and some of them are very simple. Some of them require no more of us than picking up a lobster roll that’s just as good as it was last year (and the year before that, and the year before that, really), and taking it down to the water, where we can be reminded that, one day, things will all be back to normal again. That’s one good part of all of this. The weather is getting better. Takeout need not be confined to our kitchen tables any longer. There may not be restaurants, per se, but there can be makeshift dining experiences, dinners in our backyards, lunches near the water. There can be lobster rolls. Lobster rolls! We’re probably going to be okay. Orders can be placed by calling the restaurant directly at 631-324-1111. Credit card payments will be accepted over the phone.

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GuestWorthy Recipe: Chef Martyn Nail Claridge’s chicken pot pie By Zachary Weiss

Who Chef Martyn Nail

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Chef Nail’s Guest-Worthy Recipe Claridge’s chicken pot pie

Why? With some extra time at home, now has never been a better time to make this menu staple at Claridge’s hotel in London. The chicken pot pie recipe has been an essential part of the hotel’s signature cuisine for decades, and is the ultimate comfort food, combining creamy supreme sauce, mushrooms, smoked bacon, quail eggs, and a potato mash on the side.

Ingredients You will need: 4 ovenproof dishes or 1 large ovenproof casserole dish 2.14-inch plain pastry cutter 2-inch fluted pastry cutter Sheets of baking paper and a tray Fine-mesh sieve Baking sheet For the Pie Filling and Assembly 4 1/4 oz pearl onions Plain flour, for dusting 2 lb 4oz – 2 lb 12 oz) cold puff pastry 2 egg yolks beaten, for egg wash 1 lb 5oz chicken breast, cut into twoinch cubes, seasoned with sea salt and freshly ground black pepper 2 Tbsp vegetable oil, plus extra if required 4 1/4 oz streaky bacon, cut into lardons 3 1/2 oz small button mushrooms, quartered

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1/4 oz flat-leaf parsley, finely chopped 4 quail eggs, hard-boiled (three minutes in boiling water), shelled For the Supreme sauce 2 Tbsp vegetable oil 14 oz boneless, skinless chicken thighs, cubed 3 1/2 oz shallots, finely chopped 1 garlic clove, peeled and left whole 3 1/2 oz button mushrooms, sliced 10 fl oz dry white wine 1 bay leaf 1 rosemary sprig 3 thyme sprigs 23 fl oz double chicken stock, plus extra if required 18 fl oz double cream, plus extra if required 1 oz unsalted butter 1 oz plain flour Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper

Directions Cook the pearl onions in their skins in a medium saucepan of salted boiling water for five to seven minutes. Rinse under cold running water to cool, then peel and set aside. On a lightly floured surface, roll out the puff pastry to a rectangle, about 12 x

24 inches and 1/16-inch thick. Starting at the top of the rectangle and with the long edge facing you, use a sharp knife or a pizza wheel to cut out four oval lids of 5 1/2 x 8 inches. Alternatively, cut out four lids of the shape of your chosen vessels, or one large lid, as needed. You can place one of the dishes directly on to the pastry to use as a guide, making sure you add on an extra 3/4 inches all around for overhang. Use the 3/4-inch pastry cutter to cut out a steam chimney in the center of each lid. Next, from the bottom of the rectangle, cut away four full-length (24-inch) strips of pastry, each about 3/4 inches wide. These will form the edges along the rim of each dish to support the pastry lid. Finally, use the larger pastry cutter to cut out four rounds of pastry in what is left of the puff pastry rectangle, then cut our a 3/4-inch hole in the center of each — these are the decorative rings for each chimney. Now, brush a little egg wash around the edge of each of the chimneys and lay one decorative ring on top of each chimney, pressing gently to encourage the seal. Stack the four lids and the long strips on top of each other separated by sheets of baking paper, transfer to a tray, and refrig-

erate until assembly time. Discard any leftover pastry. To make the supreme sauce, heat the oil on a medium frying pan or wide saucepan over a medium heat. Add the chicken thighs and lightly cook on all sides for about four minutes, until lightly browned. Add the shallots, along with the garlic and mushrooms, and cook until soft and the onions are translucent, about five minutes. Add the white wine, bay leaf, rosemary, and thyme and reduce the liquid by half, still over a medium heat, about six to eight minutes. Add the stock and continue to cook for 15 minutes. Stir and skim occasionally, removing any sediment. Pass through the sieve into a saucepan, then add the cream and bring to the boil over a medium heat. Simmer to reduce until the sauce coats the back of a spoon, about 25 minutes. Meanwhile, in a small pan, melt the butter over a medium heat until frothy, then stir in the flour until you have a smooth paste and cook for two to three minutes, stirring continuously over a low heat. Remove from the heat. When the cream sauce has reduced sufficiently, whisk a little of the cream sauce into the flour mixture until smooth, then return this to the

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supreme sauce, stirring to incorporate. You should have about 1 3/4 pints of sauce. (Don’t worry if you are a little short, just adjust with additional stock or cream as desired.) Season to taste, then cover and set aside. Now you are ready to work on the remainder of the pie components. In a large frying pan, sear the diced chicken breast in the vegetable oil over a medium-high heat until it colors slightly, then transfer to the saucepan with the supreme sauce, reserving the frying pan for the bacon and mushrooms. Bring the sauce to the boil, then simmer over a medium heat for 30 minutes, stirring occasionally. While the chicken is cooking in the sauce, sauté the bacon lardons in the reserved frying pan until crispy. Use a slotted spoon to transfer to a bowl and set aside. Now, still in the same pan, sauté the mushrooms until golden brown, adding a splash more vegetable oil to the pan if needed. Set aside in another bowl. Using a slotted spoon, portion the pieces of chicken equally into the pie dishes. Then divide the pearl onions, mushrooms, bacon, and parsley equally between them. Add one-quarter of the supreme sauce to each dish. The filling should fill each vessel about two-thirds full. Finally, carefully add one quail egg

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to each. Refrigerate for two hours or longer until completely cool. Preheat the oven to 425 F. Brush the rim of each dish with egg wash. Lay a strip of puff pastry all along the edge of each dish, pressing down gently in the center of the strip to help it adhere to the rim, overlapping

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Directions Start with the grits, bring the two quarts of water to a boil in a sauce pot. Season the water accordingly with salt and pepper. Slowly pour the grits into the boiling water while whisking vigorously with a wire whisk. Continue to whisk the grits for another 45 seconds or so on high heat while the pot comes back to a boil. Then reduce the heat to

low, cover the pot, and whisk occasionally for 25 minutes. While your grits are cooking, mix the barbecue sauce and the chicken stock together in a sauce pot and bring to a simmer, stirring often. During this process, you can simultaneously be pulling all the meat from the rotisserie chicken, then chop it into bite-sized pieces. Once the sauce has simmered for a few minutes, add the chicken, reduce the heat to low, cover the pot, and cook for 25 minutes, stirring regularly. When the grits are finished cooking, add in the cheese and butter. Stir until evenly incorporated. Keep the cover on until ready to serve. Once the chicken has cooked in the sauce for 25 minutes, spoon it over a bowl of cheesy grits and enjoy.

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Mick De Giulio: The Kitchen Master The interior designer whose kitchen creations are world-famous By Ty Wenzel ty@indyeastend.com

lfred Hitchcock once said, “Happiness is a small house, with a big kitchen.” And there is one name that comes up time and time again when luxury homeowners begin designing their beloved kitchens: Mick De Giulio. He’s been designing some of the most distinctive kitchens for over 45 years. His work has been widely featured in numerous top design publications including Architectural Digest, House Beautiful, Interior Design, and Traditional Home, to name a few. Indy caught up with De Giulio to learn more about his methodology, vision, and his recommendations.

You’re one of the most influential kitchen designers in the world. How did you end up with such a distinct niche? I started very young. I think that was essential to give me the base to do what I do and think the way I do. When I was 16 years old, after school and on weekends, I started working at my father’s cupola shop in Royal Oak, MI. I learned a lot about woodworking there. I left college after one year to help my dad when he didn’t have any other employees or money to speak of, as he still worked full-time at Ford Motor Company as a tool and die maker. Using what I had come to know about building cupolas, I started making cabinets at night —and made a hope chest for my girlfriend (she’s now my wife). My dad saw what I had done, and became intrigued with the idea of making cabinets along with cupolas. He put an ad in the local paper advertising kitchen cabinets, even though neither of us knew much about kitchens. He turned the calls over to me and by the time I was 20, I had designed and installed a handful of kitchen projects. That was the foundation. I just kept evolving, kept experimenting, kept pushing and playing with materials, and began to learn about proportion and scale. I left the Detroit area with my wife and children when I was 26, taking a job as a designer with a company in

the Chicago area. Four years later, in 1984, I started my own company. My “niche” evolved too, over these 45-plus years. I have done commercial interiors and designed entire interiors of clients’ homes at their request. I also do product design (which I love), both for my own brand of products and for companies such as SieMatic and Kohler. But there’s always a connection to kitchen design.

Explain what a kitchen means to your clients. The thing my clients have in common is that the kitchen is most important room in the house. They do everything there, not only preparing and having meals, but also hanging out with family and friends. For my clients, the kitchen is not only the heart of the home, it’s also the soul and essence of comfort and shelter in the home.

You create incredibly beautiful kitchens both for residential and commercial clients. How does your methodology differ for each? My method is always the same, whether I’m designing a kitchen for a homeowner, a large commercial space for chefs and demonstrations, or a single product such as a sink or light fixture. The first part is listening and getting a feeling from my clients about what they love and about what they see coming out of the project in the end. That includes picking up on cues and clues from them that may not even be related to the project at hand. The second stage in any design project, and one of the most important, is identifying the design challenge . . . figuring out what needs to be solved. Sometimes, that’s not obvious. Other times it’s very obvious but still needs to be clarified or pinpointed. The last stage is challenging myself as a designer. I continue to ask myself, in every project, “Can this be better or am I compromising? Can I take it to another level still?”

Do you have a design philosophy?

I believe that spaces, and even objects, can be much more than the sum of their parts. They should be infused with a feeling or a spirit.

Do you consider the carbon footprint a home may have when designing? There are so many aspects to a home’s carbon footprint. It involves not only material and product choices, but also the size of the house or new space that’s being designed, the processes involved in building, and the way the house or new space will be used and will ultimately function. A lot has to do with the mindfulness of the clients and the professionals they employ.

When you meet with the architect or homeowner, do you go through a lifestyle discovery process to design a kitchen? For me, the discovery process involves spending time with people, listening to their stories, and learning what is important to them. I like letting things happen naturally, which, I find, is how people feel most relaxed and engaged and can have fun with the process.

How closely do you work with the home’s architect/ interior designer? Every project is different. If an architect/interior designer chosen by the client is on board, I work very closely with that person. Because the kitchen is so important to people, many times clients will hire me first and ask me to assemble the team of design professionals. With many projects, I am asked by clients to do the interior design work as well.

What is your relationship with the East End? I’ve had the fortune of doing projects in the Hamptons with some great clients. My team and I enjoy working here. I remember the first time I visited and how struck I was with the unique beauty and relationship to nature . . . even the way the light hits in this part of the country is unique.

The kitchen you designed in Sagaponack is breathtaking. Even the butler’s pantry is stunning. Can you tell us a little about it? This was a new home being built by past clients of mine from Chicago. I knew their preferences and how they

and their family lived, and I understood the style and feel of what they wanted to do here. We hit the ground running, even though this project was completely different from what we did in Chicago. This home would be much more relaxed and informal. Michael Davis was the builder and Scott Himmel from Chicago was the interior designer. We all had a lot of fun.

Are you seeing any trends our readers might find interesting? Of all of the types of kitchens I’ve worked on, people seem to be the happiest with open and connected kitchens, and in general, with homes with very few sectioned-off areas. Many people are now forgoing dining rooms. They are comfortable with the fact that they rarely use them and rarely entertain in formal ways. People have become more practical about the way they live from day to day, which is much more relaxed and informal, and they’re not feeling pressured by norms of what they “should” be doing. Also, many times in new construction, we are designing the kitchen first and let everything revolve around it; the kitchen can not only determine the layout of the house but can also drive the design choices.

How are you dealing with work during the coronavirus pandemic and its lockdown? Everyone — clients and our associates — have all been very understanding. Even though our showrooms have been locked down, many on my team are working from home to keep up with projects and not lose our timelines.

What do you do for fun? Like everyone I’m sure, if I don’t make an effort to stay active, it’s very easy for my days to get away from me. I’ve always been into fitness. I like to run, work out, and play golf. I also just like hanging out with my wife and family at home. Reading is also a passion, and no matter how much time I spend working and designing, I can’t get enough of the design magazines.

Anything you’d like to add? I’m very lucky to have been able to do what I love for a living. To reach De Giulio or inquire about his services, email info@deGiuliodesign. com or visit www.degiuliodesign.com. View a gallery of De Giulio at www. indyeastend.com.

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AMAGANSETT

Caccamo, J

Campagnola, J Trust

1,700,000

25 Laurel Hill Ln

Fontanals, G

Silverstein, R

1,300,000

133 Cross Hwy

Kaminsky, H & Slosberg

Amagansett LLC

3,705,000

8 Holly Way

130 Bluff Road LLC

Kurzner Children Trust

3,500,000

130 Bluff Rd

Baker, S Trust

Marran Family LP

4,050,000

4 Dune Ln

446 Butter Lane LLC

Brille, M

1,875,000

446 Butter Ln

BH Real Estate Holdings

Anderson, B

941,000

2310 Main St

BH Real Estate Holdings

Barylski, J

1,038,000

2320 Main St

BH Real Estate Holdings

Birtwhistle & Gibson

1,576,000

2322 Main St

178 Norris LN Corp

178 Norris Lane LLC

887,500

178 Norris Ln

CALVERTON

Zito, J & S

Owen, R & S

715,000

1785 Edwards Ave

CUTCHOGUE

Levitt, A & Bowles, M

Mainetti & Shackelford

2,000,000

4370 Moores Ln

Feeney, C & J

Powers, H

1,080,000

4955 Moores Ln

Hayon, R & M

Theiler, D

665,000

10 Settlers Landing Ln

Ting, R & Gottlieb, C

Taylor, N

800,000

19 Harbor View Dr

Schreibman, J & L

East, J & Zucker, R

1,125,000

10 Rivers Rd

Stewart, K

Avallone, B

300,000*

3 Birdie Ln

IQ East Hampton LLC

30 Grant Avenue LLC

394,000*

30 Grant Ave

Mackay, G & L

Dassa, D

1,720,000

5 Sylvie Ln

Konikowski, M & K

Carefree 5th Street

1,525,000

409 Route 114

59 Osborne Lane

Myers, C

1,500,000

59 Osborne Ln

EASTPORT

Fink, R & K

Romano, A Trust

510,000

39 Drew Dr

EAST QUOGUE

Generalov & Khokhlova

Somerville, C

640,000

11 Bonita Rd

FISHERS ISLAND

Pattfarm LLC

McKaCo Island LLC

3,400,000

Prvt Rd off E End &lot 13

GREENPORT

Casey, P

Samuels, R Trust

606,850

20 Beach St

Flotteron, J

Fitzgerald Sappenfiel

550,000

218 South St

US Bank Trust N.A.

Hand, V by Ref

618,397

5 Bittersweet Ave S

Pilkington, M & S

Lennon, T & J

685,000

30 King St

Rotberg, A & K

Garvey, S & Kimmel, K

595,000

14 Country Ln

Coppinger, S

Proctor, E

510,000

9 Homewood Dr

Bruno & Vlachos-Bruno

Laface Jr, J & A

830,000

711 Herricks Ln

BRIDGEHAMPTON

EAST HAMPTON

HAMPTON BAYS

JAMESPORT

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Location

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MATTITUCK

Keating, C & Joyce, M

McDonnell, M & L

1,275,000

475 Willis Creek Dr

MONTAUK

Rivkind, D & Seiffer, A

Lane, E by Devisees

680,000

62 S. Edgemere St

Williams, S

Mack, B Trust

1,795,000

35 Franklin Dr

ORIENT

Berne, A

Warren & Joann Anderson

865,000

715 Willow Terrace Ln

PECONIC

Berrafato, D & F

Dengel Jr, G & Seifert

690,000

345 Richmond Ln

QUOGUE

Betts, D & S

Cauchois, L

2,375,000

53 Quogue St

Figueiredo, F & R

Petrocelli, C & L

2,000,007

26 Quaquanantuck Ln

13 At Hudson LLC

Dune Design LLC

3,700,000

38 Quogo Neck Ln

Kramer, R & B

Phillips, J

2,475,000

30 High St

Abdel-Ha Fez & Campolat

94 Franklin LLC

4,400,000

94 Franklin Ave

Shah, P & S

JBB LLC

2,835,000

1727 Millstone Rd

Ferguson Design & Cnstr

Dolphin Beach LLC

1,128,500

23 Sims Ave

Wilderness Trail LLC

Greenough, P & Bates, C

1,250,000

2 Crescent St

Vaccari, J & Fleming, S

Schiele, E

1,675,000

38 Harrison St

Boyle, B

Curtin, C & Lakin, B

2,700,000

43 Lake Dr

Dillon, K

Ruckel, J

599,500

400 Noyack Rd

Town of Southampton

Hildreth, H LP

621,000*

15 Randall Rd

Town of Southampton

Randall Road LLC

558,000*

11 Randall Rd

Kelly, P & E

MP Builders LLC

2,875,000

33 Knollwood Dr

131 Post Lane Inc

Sheehan, D & Salthouse

7,000,000

131 Post Ln

Davis, P & G

Parry Family Trust

583,000

60125 North Rd

Flinter, M & G

Good Sam Properties

550,000

910 Tuthill Rd Ext

Punch, T

475 Midfarm Rd

890,000

475 Midfarm Rd

Sidor Jr, E

Nirrengarten, R Trust

660,000

750 Maple Ln

Perez Giron & Moran Mont

Mellas, M & T

489,000

965 Jasmine Ln

Scanapico, R & J

Alan, B & Potucek, L

655,000

750 Victoria Dr

Garcia, G & L

Saavedra & Lâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Allemand

860,000

1275 Esplanade

WATER MILL

Nydes, J & Pasternak, E

Andersen, L & Hammer, E

1,500,000

802 North Sea Mecox Rd

WESTHAMPTON

Bookamer, B & K

Bush, A

975,000

38 Brushy Neck Ln

WESTHAMPTON BEACH

Barth, J

Hamilton, D by Admr

999,999

140 Oneck Ln

SAG HARBOR

SOUTHAMPTON

SOUTHOLD

*Vacant Land

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Location

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East Hampton Eats Village preservation society partners to create community fund By Desirée Keegan desiree@indyeastend.com

The Village Preservation Society of East Hampton has partnered with local philanthropist Joe Rose, joining his East Hampton Eats, a Community Food Fund movement. The pair is aiding local restaurants in providing takeout meals to essential workers and others in need. “The coronavirus has created not only a public health emergency, but also an economic crisis,” Rose said. “Abrupt staff layoffs have caused serious hardship for vulnerable workers and we also deeply appreciate the extra effort and risk that essential business and public service workers have been making. We want to help.” Rose’s outreach to Village Preservation Society Chairman John McGuirk and other members of the community resulted in a beta test of the program last week.

“We need to come together as a community to support each other and help out those who are struggling,” McGuirk said. “It’s gratifying to know that we’ve found a way to thank our local essential workers during this extraordinary time while directing some needed business to our local restaurants — a win-win. It’s a small gesture to those who are keeping things running now, but represents the gratitude of the entire community. We’re proud to be a part of it.” The pair worked with Honest Man Restaurants — managing Rowdy Hall, Coche Comedor, Townline BBQ, and Nick & Toni’s — and delivered over 150 coupons for a meal one night per week, redeemed by local workers and the food insecure. “With social distancing and the challenges of getting a fairly complex

Nick & Toni's is one restaurant offering meal coupons to essential workers. Independent/Eric Striffler

system up and running in only 10 days, it amazes me,” said Village Preservation Society Executive Director Kathleen Cunningham. “This lightens the load.” Distribution of the meal coupons was made possible by East Hampton Clericus, religious leaders in the Latino community, and local civic organizations. Cantor and Rabbi Debra Stein of Jewish Center of the Hamptons, the most recent past chair of the clericus group, has also been working with members of the clergy to distribute meal tickets to congregants in need.

“When Joe Rose called me about this I thought it was a great idea,” said Mark Smith, co-owner of Honest Man Restaurants. “Providing meals for people in need and supporting the local restaurants. This is what community is about.” To help, write a check to Village Preservation Society: East Hampton Eats and mail it to P.O. Box 2015, East Hampton, NY 11937. Electronic donations can also be accepted over the phone by calling 631-324-3524. Village Preservation Society is a nonprofit, and all contributions are fully tax-deductible.

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Camps & Recreation Please double check with camps for closures related to COVID-19.

East Hampton Sports Camp @ Sportime 631-267-CAMP (2267) www.sportimeny.com/summercamps/ ehsc 320 Abrahams Path, East Hampton East Hampton Sports Camp @ SPORTIME offers children between the ages of 3 and 13 an exciting program of sports and games including tennis, baseball, swimming, basketball, soccer, dodgeball, capture-the-flag, and more. Experienced art and music teachers also provide campers with a variety of creative activities, special events, and themed days.

The Country School Summer Camp 631-537-2255 www.countryschooleasthampton.org 7 Industrial Road, Wainscott

The Country School Summer Camp is for kids ages 3-and-a-half through 7. There is a full range of activities to choose from, including art, science, music, gymnastics, jewelry-making, team sports, swimming, and more. Call for dates and rates.

YMCA East Hampton RECenter 631-329-6884 www.ymcali.org 2 Gingerbread Lane, East Hampton At the YMCA Summer Day Camp, children learn leadership skills and develop self-confidence in a safe, accepting, and stimulating environment. Flexible programs are designed to accommodate all families across Long Island and catered to meet your child’s interests and abilities. If your child can dream it, they can do it at the YMCA Summer Day Camp. Weekly sessions begin June 29 and run through Sep-

tember 4. YMCA membership is required, and space is limited. Visit the YMCA’s website for more information.

Camp Blue Bay 631-604-2201 www.gsnc .org /en/camp/CO/campblue-bay.html 103 Flaggy Hole Road, East Hampton Located on 179 acres in East Hampton, Camp Blue Bay sleepaway camp is the perfect place for girls in third to 11th grade to have fun while discovering new things. Camp programs are available in one or two-week sessions or a special four-to-five-day mini-session for girls entering first to sixth grade. Camp Blue Bay offers troop house camping and outdoor tent camping. Throughout the week, girls will enjoy swimming in Gardiners Bay, learn to shoot arrows on the archery course, make crafts, and roast marshmallows over a campfire. Other camp activities

include boating at Hog Creek, learning about nature and outdoor survival skills, team-building, sailing, games, and sports. Sessions begin July 9 and run through August 20.

Summer Camp @ ROSS 631-907-5555 www.ross.org/programs/summer 18 Goodfriend Drive, East Hampton Summer Camp @ Ross offers a variety of programs across the arts and athletics. There’s also an innovation lab, media, performing arts, music, and movement for campers between the ages of 6 and 15. Early childhood programming for children 6 and younger includes music and movement, creative exploration, and sports exploration. The camp’s majors and minors programming give campers the opportunity to explore their two favorite areas. Weekly sessions begin June 29 and run through August 21.

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Refunds will be awarded if participants are not able to join at the start of the program because of COVID-19 related concerns. We will also issue full refunds should it become necessary to cancel our on-campus summer programs.

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Summer Reading Club At East Hampton Library

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631-324-0222 www.easthamptonlibrary.org 159 Main Street, East Hampton Registration for East Hampton Library’s summer reading clubs, which have the theme “Imagine Your Story,” begin May 23. This summer, there will be three groups: read-to-me readers (ages two-and-a-half to kindergarten); independent readers (entering first through fifth grade); and young teens (entering sixth through eighth grade.) Prizes will be awarded. The program ends on August 29.

631-749-0025 w w w. s h e l te r i s l a n d h i s to r i c al .o r g / timetravelers 16 South Ferry Road, Shelter Island The Shelter Island Historical Society hosts a weeklong, half-day summer program for children ages 6 to 12. Participants will journey back in time to explore Shelter Island’s story through music, art, performance, crafts, gardening, and games. The camp runs from July 27 through July 31 from 9 AM until noon in the Havens Barn. Registration is now open.

Future Stars Camp

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631-287-6707 www.fscamps.com 1370A Majors Path, Southampton Future Stars Camps is offering summer camps focusing on things from tennis to chessboards, and kayaks to baseball fields. There will be activities for those age 1-and-a-half to 16. Future Stars Southampton, LLC, which operates the 46,000-square-foot state-of-the-art indoor complex on Majors Path, is an affiliate of Future Stars Tennis, LLC, one of New York’s largest sports management companies. Programs operate from June 8 through August 28.

212-472-8344 www.bulldogballclub.com/summercamps 2 Long Lane, East Hampton Based at East Hampton High School for the summer, the multisport camp for children 6 to 13 is now open for registration. Weekly sessions run from July 6 through August 21 and from 9 AM to 3 PM daily. The camp programs are designed to improve children’s knowledge and skills for beginners and experienced players alike. Camp offerings include soccer, flag football, and basketball. Transportation is available from

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SoFo Camp 631-537-9735 www.sofo.org 377 Bridgehampton-Sag Harbor Turnpike, Bridgehampton South Fork Natural History Museum in Bridgehampton will have one-week marine and coastal maritime explorations. Children will be fully engaged in studies where they learn about marine and coastal ecosystems that are found only on the East End of Long Island. Each program is adapted to its particular age group to provide optimal hands-on learning activities and adventures. The peanut bunker is for children 6 to 8, entering first, second, or third grades, and begins July 20. The sea bass group is for children 9 to 11, entering fourth, fifth, or sixth grade, and starts July 27. The fish hawks group is for children 12 to 14, entering seventh, eighth, or ninth grades, and begins August 3.

The Art Farm 631-537-1634 www.theartfarmhamptons.org 46A Old Country Road, Westhampton The Art Farm offers small groups and tailored schedules that meet the desires of each camper to create a unique ex-

perience for kids ages 5 to 12. Campers spend their morning on the water and the afternoon on The Art Farm in the Hamptons’ organic, sustainable farm. Mornings are about being active, challenged, informed, and fulfilled while exploring. Afternoons add a chance for creativity, time spent nurturing the animals, teamwork, and fun, always combined with composting, reducing, reusing, and recycling. The program runs June 29 through September 4. A full day is 9 AM to 3 PM.

iGrow Summer Learning Lab www.projectmost.org iGrow Summer Learning Lab by Project Most takes place during the summer season, from June 29 to August 28, Monday through Friday, from 9 AM to 5 PM. This program is for children ages 5 to 13. Visit www.projectmost.org for more info.

Camp Shakespeare 631-267-0105 www.hamptons-shakespeare.org 486 Montauk Highway, Amagansett Camp Shakespeare is a fun, creative, and welcoming place for kids and teens ages 8 to 15. Activities involve acting, improvisation, movement, voice, and theatrical arts and crafts,

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and are led by trained theater educators in an atmosphere of discovery and cooperation. Each weeklong session culminates in a performance for family and friends. Camp Shakespeare is held on the expansive grounds of and inside St. Michael’s Lutheran Church in Amagansett.

heated pools, an aquatics center, and sports courts designed for various uses. Flexible options include twoday, three-day, and five-day programs that run from 9 AM to 4 PM, Monday through Friday. A mature and experienced staff is on hand.

East Hampton Indoor Tennis

631-852-8629 www.ccesuffolk.org/peconic-dunes-4-hcamp 6375 Soundview Avenue, Southold The Cornell Cooperative Extension sponsors a sleepaway and day camp for youngsters. It includes training in outdoor survival, marine science, and forest, pond, and woodlands study. Call for more information. Weeklong overnight camp is for children entering third to 10th grade and runs June 28 through August 22. Day camps are available for children ages 6 to 12, and sessions run June 29 through August 21. The company also offer counselorin-training programs for those entering 11th grade (need to be at least 16 years old by June 10). That program runs in two sessions: June 28 through July 25 and July 26 through August 22.

631-537-8012 www.ehit.club 175 Daniels Hole Road, East Hampton The Davis Cup Tennis Program provides top summer tennis instruction on a daily, weekly, or seasonal basis on one of 26 courts. Players of all skill levels are welcome to attend and each camper is placed into an appropriate group. Dates run June 15 through September 7 for those age 7 to 16.

Camp Invention 1-800-968-4332 www.campinvention.org 3 Gingerbread Lane, East Hampton Camp Invention is where big ideas become the next big thing. Local educators lead a week of hands-on activities created especially for children entering kindergarten through sixth grades. Camp Invention’s new program “elevate” is a high-energy, hands-on STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math) camp that gives boys and girls the opportunity to dream, build, and make discoveries. They will have a chance to examine science and technology concepts during teambuilding exercises. Camp Invention will be offered at John Marshall Elementary School from 8 AM to 4 PM August 10 through August 13.

Amaryllis Farm Equine Rescue Pony Tails Compassion Camp 631-537-7335 www.amaryllisfarm.com 864 Lumber Lane, Bridgehampton For the camper who just can’t get enough of the world of horses, Amaryllis Farm Equine Rescue, Inc. has a camp for you. From June 29 through August 28, those 7 to 17 can enter the camp that runs from 9:30 AM to 1 PM. Sign-up for one week or the whole summer.

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SAND IN MY SHOES By Denis Hamill

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My father gave me one piece of advice for life: “Take s*** from nobody.” After losing his leg to a septic soccer injury at 23, my father met and married my Irish immigrant mother and raised seven kids in a Brooklyn tenement and went to work every day in a factory where he toiled hard, but never took no s*** from any boss. Or anyone else. So, I thought of him when I stopped watching these cringe-worthy press briefings from the White House. They make me embarrassed of my profession in journalism. Every time I watched a reporter standing mute as he or she was belittled and defamed and called “fake” and “phony” and a “disgrace” and “nasty” and “scum” and “enemy of the people” by a real estate conman from Queens for the whole world and their spouses and children to see, I became embarrassed by the lack of testicular fortitude in my noble guild. It doesn’t matter whether you like President Donald Trump or hate him, support his policies or oppose them. No president has the right to attack the press for asking legitimate,

tough questions. In recent months I have profiled or written about great journalists like Nick Pileggi, Gay Talese, Karl Grossman, Robert Ward, Jimmy Breslin, and Pete Hamill in this space. These giants did not spend their lives chasing the truth to be labeled fake, phony, and scum. None of the reporters or columnists, left, right, or neutral here at The Independent deliver phony stories to the readers.

Speaking Of Disrespect I used to hate when Mayor Mike Bloomberg berated or dismissed reporters from his City Hall bully pulpit. Only a guy who never had a boss would dare talk to anyone with such disdain. I also think it’s awful when New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio singles out or ignores New York Post reporters — all of whom I know to be tough, fair, excellent journalists — because he has a problem with the editorial policies of the paper’s owners. In my 40 years in journalism, I never once let a politician, or anyone else, speak to me with disrespect without firing right back. Ed Koch

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tried it with me once on a campaign swing through Brooklyn when he ran against Mario Cuomo for mayor. Koch was distributing pro-death penalty campaign literature in conservative neighborhoods — even though the mayor has no say on capital punishment — and neglected to mention that stance in liberal neighborhoods. He didn’t like that I had written about that, and made a snide remark to me. We went nose-to-nose, exchanging off-color barbs on a street corner for a full minute. He never tried that crap with me again. I once called a Brooklyn district attorney a mutt in my column for letting a clearly innocent man — whom she later had no choice but to release — sit months longer in his cell than necessary because she didn’t want to tarnish the reputation of the prosecuting assistant district attorney with whom she was very close. That DA stormed into the Newsday office in person to try to have me fired. My editor, Don Forst, tough son of a Brownsville native, stood up to her and said I was a columnist with a point of view. He’d edited the column in question and said I made a judgment call the way she had made a call on the prisoner. The “mutt” left with her tail between her legs. I went back to work.

Fighting Back That's when journalism still had — sorry for lack of a better word — balls. Today I simply cannot understand how a roomful of reporters can sit in the White House press room and let the politician on stage berate one of them for asking a question about an existential crisis that is killing tens of thousands of American citizens. Not only should the reporter have stood up and told the president to watch his disrespectful mouth, but the entire roomful of reporters should have stood in unison and marched out the door, leaving the foulmouthed bully alone on his stage. And I don’t just mean Trump. Other politicians now think the wounded press is fair game. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo berated a NPR reporter, spewing a profanitylaced rant at her for daring to report the truth about his comments on Ukraine. When CNN reporter Manu Raju posed an impeachment question to Arizona Senator Martha McSally, this uncivil non-servant’s answer was, “I’m not talking to you, you’re a liberal hack.” This was not just an insult to the reporter, but to all the CNN viewers. Same as it is when President Barack Obama tried to give the mum

freeze to Fox News, or when Alexandra Ocasio Cortez refused to let local reporters into a community meeting in her Queens office. A politician can’t pick and choose which reporters to answer to. If you are an elected official, you work for the people. Part of that job is to talk to the press who deliver the news to the people. When a politician refuses to talk to reporters who refuse to kiss his or her ass, that politician is flipping the bird to We the People. Every time I watched these recent pressers, I wished that Dan Rather, Jack Newfield, or my brother Pete Hamill were asking the questions and that Trump tried his bully act on one of them when stumped for a real answer. Better still, I would have authorized Pay Per View to watch Jimmy Breslin from working class Richmond Hill, Queens take on Trump from Jamaica Estates, the Beverly Hills 90210 of Queens. If Trump had tried to belittle Breslin, called him fake or a phony, a street brawl of bleeped F-bombs would have erupted on national television. My money would have been on Breslin.

Threatened Access The only answer I can think of as to why reporters don’t fight back against abusive politicians is because they will be denied access. But access to what? Insults? Lies? Spin? Misdirection? Boasts? Misinformation instead of hard facts on a life-and-death crisis? Would a gutsy news editor really fire a reporter for standing his or her ground against personal attacks? If so, then that editor is not a journalist. He’s a corporate stooge interested only in ratings and profits and not truth. Personally, I do not understand why members of the White House Correspondents’ Association can unite to condemn a hilarious, irreverent comedian like Michelle Wolf, but not to boycott these so-called news conferences that are more offensive than any joke Wolf cracked at their precious annual dinner. I can’t understand why the networks and cable stations even air these embarrassing spectacles. I’m still waiting for one reporter with balls to stand up to such abuse with a few choice words in return. If the reporter loses his or her job for standing up to a bully, I predict that reporter will become a national hero and have a new job by day’s end. Until then, I won’t watch, because every time I do I think of my father telling me, “Take s••• from nobody.”

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‘Biggest Real Estate Sale Ever’ Almost Done? Opponents say they aren’t ready to concede just yet By Rick Murphy rmurphy@indyeastend.com It will be, if completed, the largest real estate deal in the history of Long Island. The parcel on the market, part of Enterprise Park at Calverton, is so vast it can be seen from outer space. Riverhead Town officials are almost set to close on the sale. Then again, proponents of the proposal point out that has been said many times before over the years. It’s been over 20 since Riverhead took title to the nearly 3000 acres from Northrop Grumman Corporation, an American global aerospace and defense technology company, to use as an economic generator. There have been some valid offers for the property, and some off-the-wall ones — like the indoor ski mountain — but nothing ever came of them. Now, closing looms. The town is in contract to sell 1644 acres of that land to Calverton Aviation and Technology, LLC, a Triple Five Group-affiliate. Triple Five Group is a conglomerate based in Alberta, Canada, which specializes in shopping malls, entertainment complexes, hotels, and banks, along with three indoor amusement parks. “It’s time to close,” said longtime Riverhead Town Board member Jodi Giglio. The town’s take, she said, is “$40 million plus $400,000 in property taxes.” There are still a few roadblocks, she said, like final approval from the state Department of Environmental Conservation. When finally realized, the possibilities are enticing. Hundreds of whitecollar jobs become available, the local school district will most likely be able to fund a needed expansion, and the dormant aviation industry will return to the island for the first time since Grumman left. The entire East End economy could benefit. But there are a lot more than “a few” roadblocks, said Rex Farr — and he’s one

of them. A farmer and a Vietnam veteran, Farr has gathered a diverse group of opponents. “We have over 400 concerned citizens,” he said. “I speak for 25 civic groups including the Sierra Club and the Pine Barrens Association.” Farr’s Group, EPCAL Watch, assumes the town will not be able to fulfill its obligation — namely the sign-off from the DEC, and has accused the town of illegally negotiating with Calverton Aviation and Technology, which will become the property’s majority owner. “The town held an illegal meeting, plain and simple,” he alleged on April 16, saying this issue is bigger than the town. “It goes all the way to Albany.” The town responded the meeting was with its legal team, and shrugged off the would-be controversy. The latest saga began in 2015 when Luminati Aerospace purchased a lot on the Grumman runway from Skydive Long Island amid much fanfare. Its president, Daniel Preston, announced plans to develop solar-powered aircraft for a major internet company. Some of the members of his board of directors included high-ranking counter-intelligence specialists. Soon, it became apparent the so-called board members had little-tonothing to do with the venture. There had been many other deals discussed, and some of the proposed uses for EPCAL were every bit as ambitious — and fantastical — as Luminati’s. One developer, owners of Floridabased Palm Beach Polo & Country Club, proposed building a polo center on the undeveloped land. Another submitted plans for two golf courses and about 100 home on 500 acres. The Shinnecock Indian Nation wanted to build a casino there, and reportedly kicked some tires to no avail. In 2008, Riverhead Resorts

Riverhead Town Councilwoman Jodi Giglio, on left, and Enterprise Park. Independent/Courtesy Town of Riverhead, left, and Rick Murphy

broached the idea of building a $2 billion resort complex that would feature a 35-story indoor ski mountain. Nevertheless, the Luminati deal harkened back to the notion that the former Grumman site would once again be a cutting-edge aerospace center. Preston’s finances — and his resume — failed to hold up under the town’s muster. Then entered Don Ghermezian, whose family is estate owner of Triple Five Group. “The town board should take warning from the arrogant and condescending attitude and behavior of the Ghermezians at a stage when they ought to be at their most civil and responsible to the community they seek to join,” Farr wrote in a letter to the town. There is also the matter of how extensive the company’s cash flow will suffer because of COVID-19, which has crippled mall business in many parts of the country. Farr maintains the Ghermezians engineered “the secretive meeting with board member Giglio. There are also reports that money from the Ghermezians is showing up in Republican fundraising events.” Republican Sean Walter was the town supervisor when the deal was struck, but Laura Jens-Smith, a Democrat, took over in 2018 and voiced concerns about the deal. Yvette Aguiar, also a Republican, took the seat back for her party and seems receptive to making the sale happen. “What is clear is that the Riverhead Republican Party has married itself to making some version of this deal at EPCAL,” Farr charged. Giglio acknowledged meeting pri-

“It’s time to close,” said Riverhead Town Board member Jodi Giglio. The town’s take, she said, is “$40 million plus $400,000 in property taxes.” vately with Calverton Aviation and Technology representatives in 2018 after a definitive agreement had been reached between the town board and the buyer, but she was cleared of any wrongdoing by the town’s ethics committee. She said she has become convinced the deal will bring jobs and revenue to the town. “I’m glad we held onto it all this time,” Giglio said this week. The town is in the process of obtaining approvals from the Suffolk County Department of Health and state DEC, which it needs to finalize a subdivision required to complete the sale. “That DEC application was sent back [to the town] because it’s a nightmare,” Farr said.

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Sports Senior Student-Athletes Still Hopeful But also know school closure is for a greater good By Desirée Keegan desiree@indyeastend.com

A month from now, Matt Hall and his Pierson baseball team might have been fighting for a chance to make it back to state playoffs. Instead, Hall is thinking now about how that semifinal game last June might have been his last. “It’s really tough to have it possibly end like this,” he said. “It’s very frustrating that it could be all over for us seniors.” With the extension of New York Governor Andrew Cuomo’s PAUSE order — a mandate that includes a stayat-home demand for nonessential businesses, as well as school closures and social distancing rules — through May 15, the idea of playing again becomes less and less likely. “It’s tough to wrap my head around the fact that there is possibly no baseball season,” Hall said. “We were all excited to have one last shot at a state championship, especially after how last season ended. We are all just hoping that we get the opportunity to play, even if it’s a shortened season.”

He, and many others, are trying to stay optimistic. “I’ve been as productive as possible with all the free time I now have,” Hall said. “I’ve been working out and getting to the batting cage as often as I can, and I know many of my teammates are doing the same thing. We have to prepare as if there is definitely going to be a season.” Belle Smith, of Westhampton Beach’s girls lacrosse, basketball, and volleyball teams, knows the laws are in place for a greater good. “There’s a lot going on in the world right now even bigger than lacrosse or basketball,” she said. “I just think that as much as I feel my life is hectic right now, every single person is feeling the same about something else in their own lives, which causes me to be less upset and just more grateful that everyone in my life right now is happy and healthy. We can only control the controllables, so even though we are unsure when life will go back to ‘normal,’ we have

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to make do with what we have and be grateful for the little things and look on the bright side. Even though I can’t help but hope and pray we go back to school.” For Smith, she has had more varsity seasons than most, competing on the basketball team for five years, and volleyball team for six. She would currently be in her sixth season with the lacrosse team. “Each year my whole life I’ve looked to the seniors who were able to experience all those special events that brought them together before going off to college,” she said. “Fortunately for me, I’ve had the time. It’s the special events you only experience as a senior that I’ve been looking forward to most.” Classmate Jaden AlfanoStJohn, who completed his senior basketball and football seasons, said he feels fortunate to have made a final impact on the game. “I feel awful for the seniors who have not been able to take part in their season, and hope the pandemic is dealt with so they can get back to what they love to do,” he said. “It’s tough, but we all are being optimistic about the situation.” It’s different for Smith than some because she is continuing her lacrosse career at Boston College, joining her cousin Hollie Schleicher, who graduated from Westhampton Beach last year, and has also been affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. “A lot of my friends and teammates were planning on playing lacrosse for the last time this season,” Smith said,

“so it’s very difficult for them.” Hall, who is choosing not to play in college, feels for student-athletes on both sides of the coin, too, especially those looking to use this season to get a chance to play at the next level. “All the seniors worked hard and were really looking forward to one last ride,” he said. “And it’s unfortunate that opportunity is taken away from those players looking for the exposure this year would bring. It’s completely out of their control.” What he and others may be even more upset by is the possibility of missing out on everything else that goes along with being a senior. “It’s very difficult to potentially have prom, graduation, and everything else that goes along with senior year taken away,” Hall said. “These are things that we all have been looking forward to for a while. We may not get the full experience of being a senior, which is really upsetting to think about.” Smith said the thought of having it all build up to this crushes her. “The past four years, you’re waiting for this season. More than that, you’re looking forward to your last prom, senior banquets, athletic banquets, scholarship nights, and the last few weeks enjoying every day of high school with your best friends,” she said. “I’ve always been anxious and excited for my final months as a senior, because they say it’s the best time of your life. For me, to potentially not be able to have that final sendoff and those events that bring everyone together is what would break my heart the most.”

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Zachary Epley, 32, was named to the village planning board in 2019. Epley promptly said he envisioned remaining a planning board member “forever.” Until now. Epley and Allan are running on the “Community Party” line. Epley’s father Mark was first elected mayor in 2005, and is the chief executive officer of the Seafield Center in Westhampton Beach, a drug and alcohol abuse rehabilitation clinic. His father-in-law, George Benedict, casts a long shadow over the village, investing and developing multimillion-dollar oceanfront properties. He developed 1000 feet of oceanfront into six building lots as well the Bishops Pond condominiums. Joseph McLaughlin, a former board member who narrowly lost in the last election, also reportedly wants back in. Trustee Richard Yastrzemski’s term is also expiring, but is said to be undecided about running again.

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White House Criticism At the daily White House Coronavirus Task Force briefing Sunday, President Donald Trump pushed back after receiving criticism from state governors who have argued his administration has not done enough to aid states in securing supplies like testing swabs. “Testing is a local thing,” Trump said. “Our testing is expanding very rapidly by millions and millions of people.” The President said the United States has a “tremendous capacity to test” and that “four million tests have been done” nationwide. “In New York, the per capita testing is 67 percent higher than in Singapore,” Trump said.

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He is prepared to use the Defense Production Act to increase production of tests if needed. The state is also ready to transport 400 ventilators to Massachusetts within 24 hours if they are needed, as the COVID-19 hospitalization rate decreases, although the number of cases and daily deaths have remained relatively flat the last week. It has been more than 50 days since the first reported New York case, and almost 100 since COVID-19 hit the U.S. As of April 21, there were nearly 243,000 statewide confirmed coronavirus cases. Nearly 135,000 of those infected were in New York City, more than 30,000 in Nassau County, and almost 27,000 in Suffolk. Cuomo also signed an executive order allowing any authorized officiant to perform marriage ceremonies using online video technology. Many marriage bureaus temporarily closed as a result of the pandemic, preventing New Yorkers from getting a marriage license. On April 19, the governor allowed New Yorkers to obtain a marriage license remotely and allowed clerks to perform ceremonies via video conference, a practice that is banned under current law. He and New York Attorney General Letitia James renewed a 30-day freeze of the state’s collection of medical or student loan debt. During this 30-day period, the attorney general’s office will reassess the needs of state residents for another possible extension. The office will also accept applications for suspension of all other types of New York debt.

Mandating Masks Cuomo also announced last week, as of April 17 masks covering the mouth and nose are mandatory entering any retail store. Bandanas and scarves can also be used. “Stopping the spread is everything,” Cuomo said. “How can you not wear a mask when you’re going to come close to a person?” Grocery stores workers and other essential business personnel across the state were ordered to don masks beginning April 15. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention had already recommended people wear cloth masks in public back in the beginning of April. “If everybody does that, we’re each protecting each other,” Dr. Anthony Fauci said in an interview with PBS NewsHour anchor and managing editor Judy Woodruff April 3. Fauci is an American physician and immunologist who has served as the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases

since 1984, and is head of the Coronavirus Task Force. “I have said that I feel we should be implementing this social distancing or physical separation, which in many respects means staying at home whenever possible,” Fauci said then. “I have articulated this multiple times, as well as several of my other colleagues. I’m not alone on this. They should be doing this.” This could continue to prevent the spread of the virus on the East End. A case-by-case analysis of reported cases in Suffolk County reveal the farther east — away from New York City — the better the chances of not contracting COVID-19. As of April 20, there were 14.74 cases per 1000 residents in Huntington, 12.56 in Smithtown, 23.21 in Islip, 11.42 in Brookhaven, 8.1 in Riverhead, 7.58 in Southampton, and 5.58 in East Hampton. As of April 19, 65,320 COVID-19 tests had been administered across Suffolk County, with 41.2 percent of those returning a positive result. More than 800 Suffolk County residents have died as a result of the novel coronavirus. More than 100 patients have been discharged from Suffolk County hospitals daily at least over this past week, most days more than 125 and 150 patients.

Returning To Normalcy? President Donald Trump said during his White House briefing Saturday “we continue to see positive signs that the virus” is past its peak. “We are winning” the COVID-19 war, he said, adding the U.S. has a lower mortality rate from the coronavirus per capita “than any other country except Germany.” “We need to get Americans who are at less risk back to work,” Trump said. Cuomo wants to temper any enthusiasm being garnered by talk of returning to a life of normalcy any time soon. The governor said 2000 patients were admitted to hospitals on Friday. For the first time amid the pandemic, he announced what he describes as an “undeniably” positive trend, but there were 540 COVID-19 deaths reported from April 17 to 18 in New York — 504 died in hospitals and 36 in nursing homes. The latest fatalities bring the state’s death toll to over 14,500. “Happy days are not here again,” Cuomo said. “That is still an overwhelming number every day.” He said it’s important all levels of government project a unified message. “Government matters today in a

way it has not mattered in decades,” Cuomo said. “And it is important that government sends the right signal and one message and there is no confusion. Because if people don’t have confidence in government right now, if they think there is chaos or confusion or politics, that would be a terrible message to send.” To the governor, the “beast is still alive.” “We’ve been playing catchup from day one in this situation,” Cuomo said. “We showed that we can control the beast, and when you close down, you can actually slow that infection rate, but it’s only halftime. We have to make sure we keep that beast under control, we keep that infection rate down, we keep that hospitalization rate down as we now all get very eager to get on with life and move on. So, it is no time to relax. It’s not over.”

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possession a watercolor done by Miss Dougenis. The painting is of a naked woman sitting on a stool turned to her left. It’s signed and dated 1979. I’d like to know if this is one of her missing paintings, and if so, I’d like to return it to her. Sincerely, Anthony DeAntonis

Continued From Page 4. poor federal preparations and the small quantities of personal protective equipment sent to Michigan. Trump responded by saying “We don’t like to see complaints.” He told Mike Pence “don’t call . . . the woman in Michigan. It doesn’t make any difference what happens.” Trump singled out the female governor of Michigan for retribution because of her comments. Whitmer said medical supply vendors were told not to send PPE to Michigan. Trump wants to lift the distancing guidelines by May 1, but the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services says this will cause another spike in cases and 100,000 deaths. Governors must make decisions to lift distancing guidelines. Trump is a corrosive president who lied about the availability of PPE to the states. He blamed the World Health Organization for not warning us about the coronavirus, but in November our intelligence agencies warned Trump of the impending outbreak. Donald Moskowitz

Wonderful Hi Rick, Just a note to thank you for the wonderful article in today’s Independent about my win in the court case with respect to my artwork. You sure do know how to write a story. Best wishes, Molly Dougenis

Missing Painting? Dear Rick, I recently read an article regarding missing art works by Miriam Dougenis. After reading the article, I felt compelled to contact you. In the article it had mentioned that there was a particular watercolor painting still missing. I have in my

Communication Needed Dear Editor, I currently serve as a New York State Park Police sergeant and am in my 38th year of public service. There has been much to-do of the influx of New York City second homeowners and renters who have fled NYC to escape the pandemic. The sudden increase in population has not been without problems, from panic-buying at grocery stores to a relaxed attitude that have all been expressed in the press and social media. State parks police handle over 77 million visitors each year. Being prepared for mass casualty and emergency events is a routine course of everyday business. Having years of experience in developing and implementing emergency management plans, one critical component is communication. There are many facets to communication, and as this pandemic plays out, we all have the benefit of witnessing daily press briefings from the president, governor, county executives, and at times local elected leaders. Unfortunately, there are political opportunists, including some in the press that will use that daily briefing to attempt to achieve some sort of political advantage or gain. They do not understand, or maybe they do and do not care, that conditions in any emergency are fluid and change regularly. In fact, kudos to Governor Andrew Cuomo, who has pointed this out. Congressman Lee Zeldin has worked closely, too. One thing I have not seen or heard

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of are daily press briefings for our local town government. The town police department, to their credit, has issued written updates, but I am not aware of any other. In all fairness, there may be, but I am just not aware and am unable to find any on the internet. I have read a few articles where there have been comments made, but aside from those, there just does not appear to be much communication coming out of town or village hall. There needs to be a better job letting the general public know what’s going on. As a community, we need regular daily updates. With today’s technology, it is not hard to have a regularly scheduled time where a representative from East Hampton Town could conduct a daily press briefing. The briefing could provide critical local information, take questions from the press and public. All residents could also be reminded of the need for social distancing, how to dispose of their used gloves and masks, and avoiding unnecessary travel. During this time of need remember those less fortunate, do something positive, check on the elderly neighbor or someone that you know is less financially stable. Donate to our local food pantry and, most important, love your neighbor. The East Hampton Republican Committee is the local party dedicated to working families, a living wage, environmental conservation, equality, diversity, and economic development for all. We believe in bipartisan solutions regardless of financial status or political party affiliation. Access to the government should not be based on what you can afford or how much you donate to a national or local political party. Town government should be fair, equitable, open, and transparent to all. Come and check us out at our next monthly meeting. Let us work together for a better East Hampton for all.

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Dear Friends, Since you first heard from us on March 27, we have discharged 152 COVID-19 patients and freed nine from ventilators. Since then, we have received more than $250,000 for our COVID-19 Response fund, thanks to our community of givers. As this unprecedented crisis evolves and we see new challenges, we are adapting every minute to serve our caregivers and patients. Thank you to those who have contributed to our COVID-19 Response Fund to date. One hundred percent of your generosity supports our rapidlygrowing needs for equipment, capital improvements, and direct assistance for our staff. Your donation has directly impacted our patients like Joshua Wortman. If you find yourself in a position to give and are interested in joining the team of givers, please make a gift to Peconic Bay Medical Center’s COVID-19 Response Fund. If you cannot give a financial gift at this time, but want to join us in the fight against COVID-19, we ask you take action by raising funds and awareness. Through our official fundraising platform, www. northwellcovid.com, you can create a campaign. Once registered, personalized web addresses can be easily shared through email and social media. If you choose the drop down to support Peconic Bay Medical Center, all proceeds come directly to us and support the abovementioned initiatives. We are deeply grateful for the amazing support provided by you, our East End community. Your generosity is a crucial resource for our continued support. Thank you for being part of our giving team.

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