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SUMMER It’s summer and you have been invited to a three-month-long party as your reward for living through another lousy winter. Here’s what to expect for the next 99 or so days: Incredibly fresh, sweet corn from that little farmstand on Sagg Main just south of Loaves & Fishes . . .

Ice-cold beer, beefsteak tomatoes, clams, lobsters, a big, beautiful steak marinating in soy, garlic and ginger, fresh-cut flowers . . .

Jimmy Buffett singing “Cheeseburger in Paradise” on your car radio. Jack Johnson singing about making “Banana Pancakes” . . .

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Eating at ESTIA’S in Sag Harbor, featuring the best breakfast in The Hamptons served by the nicest people whose smiles will light up your whole day. Lunch and dinner are great, too . . .

Scoring a table at the LOBSTER ROLL in Amagansett. Home of the best lobster salad in the universe . . .

The incredible sliced steak at BOBBY VAN’S in Bridgehampton.

Charred on the outside, rare on the inside – it’s the best steak in the Hamptons . . .

While you’re in Bridgehampton get thee to THE CANDY KITCHEN. It’s been the favorite breakfast place for the great and the near-great for years. Wonderful food and the best ice cream in New York state . . .

Grab yourself a perfect hamburger at ROWDY HALL in East Hampton – nobody does it better . . .

DAVE’S GRILL in Montauk is now called DAVE’S GONE FISHING at a new address: 467 East Lake Drive, Montauk. New name, new address, but with Dave cooking and his wife Julie out front, I guarantee it will be the best food and the best dining experience you will have on the East End this year . . .

You can’t go wrong eating at THE EAST HAMPTON GRILL, THE PALM and NICK & TONI’S in East Hampton and DOCK SIDE AND BEACON in Sag Harbor . . .

Follow the best chef in the Hamptons, Michael Rozzi, who is running the kitchen at THE 1770 HOUSE . . . Michael used to run my kitchen at Della Femina Restaurant and he’s a wonderful man who deserves his own show on The Food Network . . .

Sag Harbor is hot with some great restaurants. My favorite for

Italian food (the delicious clams steamed in white wine bring tears of joy to my eyes) is CAPPELLETTI at 3284 Noyack Road in Sag Harbor.

This is an unpretentious treasure.

Modestly priced, it’s wonderful for families and kids. Luigi and Robin Tagliasacchi are the perfect hosts (he does the cooking) and, I swear, their made-on-the-spot cannoli is the best I’ve ever tasted. I had a cannoli there the other night that was so big it had a first class section and a coach section. Without a doubt, their wonderful cannoli puts Ferrara of Little Italy to shame . . .

If you have a yen for great Japanese food then you have a yen for SEN, a Sag Harbor restaurant favorite . . .

When you get yourself to Sag Harbor, go into tiny CAVANIOLA’S Gourmet Cheese Shop. It’s the best cheese selection in the Hamptons ...

Here’s a new Italian restaurant that’s serving great food in a great room: MANNA in Water Mill. Make a reservation now. With Chef Marco Barrila turning out great dishes, Manna is going to be this summer’s “hot” restaurant . . .

Browse for a great summer book at the new BOOKHAMPTON in East Hampton. This summer, it’s a must.

It’s important for the new owners that everyone reading this column go to the new BookHampton to buy a book. Buy a book for your kids, too. For crying out loud, take that cellphone out of your ear and put some knowledge into your head.

Read. We can’t afford to lose any more bookstores . . .

Traffic jams around Exit 31 of the LIE that last for a weekend . . .

Orange traffic cones wherever you drive . . .

Margaritas . . .

Little kids coming out of the surf so teeth-chattering cold that you want to hug the warmth back into them . . .

Nasty hedge fund guys hopping off their own planes with a jaunty, arrogant strut. They have so, so much – why don’t they look happy? ...

The worst of the hedge fund guys is a creep who has earned the title “the neighbor from hell” from those who live near him. Some day he will figure out that the size of his house won’t add anything to the size of

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Being the token Republican at a dinner hosted by and surrounded

by Democrats who are terrified of Trump and feeling so-so about Hillary. These are the same people who abandoned Hillary for Obama seven years ago. Have they had their fill of “hope and change?”

They won’t admit that, even if you torture them.

But at night when they’re alone in the dark and staring at the ceiling, will they admit to themselves they’re disappointed in Obama? Who knows? I find the only way to keep Democrats from fooling themselves is to say “Bill de Blasio, Bill de Blasio, Bill de Blasio” three times out loud.

But I’m kidding myself. Want to have fun at a party? Ask a Democrat if they had to vote for Bill de Blasio or Donald Trump for president, who would they vote for? . . .

Cut-off jeans and T-shirts with dumb inscriptions . . .

Bike riders testing your driving skills and nerves on Further Lane . . .

PSEG wimping out on the first real hot summer night. No one has done more for the candle business than PSEG . . .

Dumb drunks who should know better, aiming two-ton cars at innocent people. We need more Saturday night inspection roadblocks in the Hamptons. We need police cutting drunk drivers’ licenses into little pieces right before their eyes . . .

Three-charity, multi-party nights where the same 50 people jump from party to party. A conversation starts at one party and finishes two parties later. It doesn’t matter, nobody’s listening . . .

Undressing at night, reaching into your pants pocket and yelping as a cocktail toothpick is embedded in your palm. Check your blazer pocket and you’ll find a half-dozen cocktail toothpicks and God knows how many cocktail napkins . . .

Stretching out on a big soft chair in your backyard and finally finishing a book you started at the end of last summer . . .

Enjoying a beach party on a moonlit beach while keeping a close eye on the little kids as they watch the marshmallow on the end of the branch they’re holding go into a raging bonfire and magically turn from a white little pillow into a brown caramelized treat . . .

Margaritas . . .

Runners clogging up the roadway with their “I’m healthy and you’re not” eyes . . .

Adorable six-year-old kids (with profit-making skills genetically bred into them) selling lemonade on Lily Pond Lane at outrageously high prices . . .

A late-night lightning storm that

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produces a magnificent light show; PSEG blows again . . .

Hurricanes that never materialize. Then one that comes too close . . .

Margaritas . . .

Sipping a drink and taking in a beautiful sunset . . .

Feeling your tennis shirt starting to stick to your body while you warm up to play one early morning in August and wondering if the temperature is going to break 100 ...

Margaritas . . .

Bluefish, nutty as fruitcakes, following their prey right into shore, right to their doom. Overhead, gulls fly in lazy circles, taking it all in . . .

Grown men hiding behind their sunglasses as they sneak lascivious looks at their children’s teenage nannies . . .

Starring in your own romantic movie as you watch a full moon turn the ocean or the bay into a shimmering silver carpet . . .

The East Hampton bees (smarter than the average bee) that stalk your cookouts and terrorize your kids all summer long . . .

Basting your children with suntan lotion with the same care you give your Thanksgiving turkey ...

Lost sunglasses, flippers, goggles, youth, bathing suits, nose clips, romance, boogie boards that you never seem to find again . . .

Spinning around town in the Kafka-like “land of no left turns,” searching for a parking space that doesn’t exist. You’re always under the watchful eyes of the traffic Gestapo (sweet-faced young kids in brown uniforms who have the dream job of enforcing the law on their elders) . . .

Falling into a 20-something hot new place in Montauk, feeling agechallenged and realizing for the first time in your life you don’t belong . . .

The Artists and Writers Annual Softball Game, where for a few hours the players can live out their childhood dreams of being Mickey Mantle. Watching guys who 20 years ago used to huff, now puff as they round the bases . . .

The Sunday night Land Rover/ Mercedes/BMW parade on 27 . . .

Feeling disappointed and awed at the same time as you see the first beautiful Monarch butterfly of the year. They only seem to show up on the last week of August . . .

Biting into the last hamburger you can possibly eat on the Monday night of Labor Day weekend and realizing that the potato trucks have started to roll and it’s all regretfully over . . .

HAVE THE BEST SUMMER. If you wish to comment on “Jerry’s Ink” please send your message to jerry@ dfjp.com.

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Purple Hearts And A Will Of Steel was unwilling to accept that the government no longer had a record of her uncle who had died for our freedom.

What she was able to obtain from the archives were the unit records of her uncle’s Regiment, the 198th Antiaircraft Artillery. Written in typical military jargon, the records were, Hogan admitted, “hard to follow.” But they included the daily activities of the Battle of Luzon and specifically stated that Sgt. Mickey Continued on Page 36.

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The three brothers-in-arms: Salvatore, Mickey, and Guy Ciaburri.

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Corporal Salvatore Ciaburri

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As a child, Lisa Hogan wasn’t particularly interested in the events of World War II. Her father, Salvatore Ciaburri, fought with the 28th infantry division and was wounded during the Battle of the Bulge. But, like many veterans of his generation, he didn’t talk about it very much.

About 10 years ago, Hogan, of Eastport, read a book about the 28th infantry, and it sparked an interest in learning more. Little did she know how very much more she would learn.

She found out about a museum dedicated to American Purple Heart recipients located near New Windsor, New York, and decided to enroll her father in the National Purple Heart Hall of Honor Museum.

The enrollment went off without a hitch.

Next, Hogan tried to enroll her uncle, Mickey Ciaburri. He was killed in the Battle of Luzon in the Philippines in 1945. That enrollment was denied because Hogan didn’t have documentation to prove her uncle was awarded the medal.

Un d e t e r r e d , H o g a n b e g a n to search for Uncle Mickey’s documents. Online searches led her to the National Archives in Washington, DC. Each question, she recalled, “took so long.” It could be months, waiting to hear back from the Archives and the War Department.

The answers she received were disappointing.

Eighty percent of the military records that were stored in a St. Louis warehouse were destroyed when a fire swept through the building in 1973. Uncle Mickey’s records were among them. Hogan

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The parade of veterans, scouts, and town officials will head down Main Street, pausing at each memorial along the route, which includes the Civil War monument at the corner of Madison and Main Streets, the Municipal Building, where firefighters are honored, and the Lance Corporal Jordan C. Haerter Veterans Memorial Bridge.

The parade continues to Marine Park, where services culminate at the village’s World War II, Vietnam and Korean War monuments. As is tradition, residents can gather at the American Legion Chelberg & Battle Post for refreshments and speeches afterward.

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This week across the East End, services honoring the many men and women who made the ultimate sacrifice while ser ving in the military will take place. Although summertime is looming, and we as a community can enjoy some fun in the sun, this is also the time for us to remember our fallen heroes.

On Sunday, there’s a parade of flags at noon in Montauk, near the Village Green. Memorial Day’s (Monday) sunrise and sunset services will be at the Memorial Garden on the Green.

In Sag Harbor, remembrance services will begin at 9 AM on Monday at the World War I Monument near

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FEATURED MEDITERRANEAN VILLA ON 1.7 ACRES | $4,500,000 12,000 sq. ft., top-of-the-line Villa with 60 ft. gunite heated infinity pool & heated spa, 3-car garage with double height ceiling, 6 bedrooms, 6 full baths and 2 half baths, huge formal dining room fit for a king. Gorgeous chef kitchen with stainless steel appliances. The finished lower level is splendid for entertaining with mahogany bar, dual sided fireplace to the outside, 2 bedrooms and beautiful movie theatre room. Beautiful mature landscaping. web# 597145 MARIKO PICHARDO 917 301 2416 marikop@nestseekers.com

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LOFT-LIKE RENOVATION WATER MILL | $1,850,000 This renovated modern farmhouse has a heated gunite saline pool with a bluestone patio in an estate-like setting. The great room has a white marble fireplace, an all white interior and a spectacular marble kitchen with professional appliances including Wolf Stove. There are 4 bedrooms, three marble baths, central air, a new rear deck, front stonework, roof and driveway. The location is close to Water Mill and Southampon Village as well as ocean beaches. web # 66640 CAROL FINOCCHIO 917 439 6519 carolfi@nestseekers.com

MODERN GEM WITH WATERVIEWS | $1,900,000 Moontalk is a 3,000 sq. ft. modern home, designed by a noted East End architect - Maziar Behrooz. The home features an open living room with panoramic views of Lake Montauk and the Atlantic Ocean, a bamboo floor, fireplace, dining room, gourmet kitchen, and main floor master bedroom with en suite bath. The lower level features a lounge area with another fireplace, three guest bedrooms and two full baths. Heated infinity edge pool. web # 426087 KEN SMALLWOOD 917 797 9201 kens@nestseekers.com ALEX PICCIRILLO 516 313 1110 alexp@nestseekers.com

BOATERS DREAM SAG HARBOR | $1,699,000 This gorgeous home, which comes with a deep water dock has 3 bedrooms 2 baths. Gorgeous newly renovated gourmet kitchen, located on a beautiful, quiet street in Sag Harbor. The perfect location minutes to Sag Harbor, Water Mill, Bridgehampton. web # 579388 LINDA KOUZOUJIAN 516 901 1034 lindak@Nestseekers.com DYLAN ECKARDT 631 353 2845 dylane@nestseekers.com

GREAT OPPORTUNITY FOR FIRST TIME HOME BUYER | $579,000 Great for a first time home buyer, everything is brand new & turnkey ready!This home features 3 bedrooms, 3 full baths, room for a pool and many more amenities.A must see! web #594486 JOHN BRADY 631 353 3047 john@nestseekers.com

EAST HAMPTON- ALL NEW RENOVATION | $585,000 A no brainer! New kitchen cabinets with granite tops and backsplash, new hardwood floors, solid (6) panel doors, central air, two new baths, five new appliances with w/d on main floor, security system,irrigation system. Attached garage with access to kitchen and an unbelievable basement. New survey shows pool envelope. First time on market. web # 579869 ALEX PICCIRILLO 516 313 1110 alexp@nestseekers.com

SUMMER READY IN EAST HAMPTON’S NW WOODS | $995,000 Located on 8/10 of an acre in Northwest Woods, this impeccably kept 5 bedroom, 3 bath home has much to offer. The spacious and wonderfully private first floor master bedroom includes a luxurious master bath and huge walk-in closet. Also on the first floor, enjoy an office/den or even 5th bedroom! Upstairs you will find 2 additional bedrooms plus a third full bath. A fabulous deck with abundant space surrounds the heated pool in a beautiful and tranquil setting. web # 520721 MARCIA SCHENCK 631 831 0556 marcia@nestseekers.com

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PROPERTIES SPACIOUS EAST HAMPTON VILLAGE FRINGE | $3,795,000 4 bedrooms, 4 full baths and 2 half baths. The main floor offers an sunny living room with fireplace and attached reading/sun room on one side and with a formal dining room open to a generous chefs kitchen with marble counter tops on the other. Heated gunite pool and outdoor patio with plenty of room to entertain or to simply sit back and relax in the beautifully landscaped garden. web # 526060 MOHNA HOPPE 516 429 1466 mohnah@nestseekers.com

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Dr. Frank Kevin Mosca died peacefully at Southampton Hospital in Southampton, NY on Monday, May 16, 2016, at the age of 77. Frank is survived by his wife, Linda Mosca of Hampton Bays, NY; his step-children, Patricia Winter and her husband, John Keyes Winter of Weston, CT, Kathleen Richardson of Trumbull, CT; Suzanne DeGrazia of Patterson, NY; his brother Joseph Mosca and wife Dian Mosca of Hampton Bays, NY; and his grandchildren: Ashley Cordisco, Robert Cordisco, Blake Cordisco, Chelsea Richardson, Megan Richardson, Michael Richardson and Brittany DeGrazia. Frank is preceded

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in death by his father, Frank Mosca and his mother, Mary Blanche, of Yonkers, NY. Frank was born on July 15, 1938 in Mount Vernon, NY to Frank and Mary Mosca. He was an Army Veteran and served in the Vietnam War. He also graduated from Iona College with a Bachelor of Arts. Frank achieved both Masters and PhD degrees in Slavic Studies and Russian Literature at New York University in New York City. He became a Professor of Russian Literature at NYU then continued his studies and earned his Postdoctoral degree in Psychology. He married Linda Sue Galardi in 1969.

Frank was an accomplished psychotherapist and healer with a passion for using and teaching the principles of The Option Method, a therapeutic self-help approach to cultivating happiness, developed by

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Mosca also wrote a weekly column, “The Indy Shrink” for The Independent for several years.

Frank’s friends, family, and colleagues knew him for his great love of learning and wide interest ranging from philosophy to chaos theory. He had a great sense of humor and a deep love of animals. He was a great reader, writer, educator, speaker and life coach dedicated to the teaching of happiness and well being. Optimism and hope were just two of his hallmark traits – fully displayed in even his final moments of life.

A military service was held Monday at Calverton Cemetery in Calverton, New York at noon with a luncheon immediately following at the Cooperage Inn in Calverton, New York. In lieu of flowers, please send donations to RSVP, Inc. P.O. Box 335 Eastport, New York 11941. Condolences can be sent to SashasHeaven@gmail.com.

The family would like to thank the staff at Southampton Hospital, R.J. O’Shea Funeral Home, Inc., and Jill Runnion, owner of Synapse in Driggs, Idaho for their compassionate caring and support.

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Caring For Our Veterans

By Lee Zeldin

As a nation, supporting our veterans must always be one of our highest priorities. These brave men and women, who willingly and selflessly put their lives on the line while defending our country, deserve nothing but the highest quality of life and care once they return home.

According to the Suffolk County Veterans Service Agency (VSA), there are 83,254 veterans who live here in Suffolk. With the highest population of veterans by county in New York State, and one of the highest in the entire country, there is a significant need for increased care options for our veterans in Suffolk County.

There are so many options of quality care for veterans, but too often their choices are limited.

Quality care can also come at a great expense. In an effort to expand access to care for our veterans, I recently introduced bipartisan legislation in Congress, H.R. 2460, which would ensure that 70 percent or more service connected disabled veterans are

able to receive Adult Day Health Care, a daily program for disabled veterans who need extra assistance and special attention in their day to day lives, at no cost to the veteran and their family by defining the program as a reimbursable treatment option through the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA).

H.R. 2460 has strong bipartisan support in Congress, with over 45 cosponsors, including the entire Long Island Congressional Delegation. My bill would greatly expand this great option of care for veterans on Long Island and across the country. Just last month, on April 20, 2016, the House Veterans Affairs Committee hosted a hearing of the Subcommittee on Health regarding my bill, and on April 29, 2016, the Health Subcommittee held a markup and favorably forwarded my bill to the full committee for final consideration before being sent to the House floor for a vote.

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Congressman Lee Zeldin member of the House Veterans Affairs Committee, announced Thursday that his proposed legislative fix to a VA funding bill to ensure that veterans receive immediate assistance from a trained professional when they call the Veterans Crisis Line (VCL) passed the House of Representatives. Zeldin’s language was added to the Military Construction and Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies Appropriations Act of 2017 (H.R. 4974), which passed 295 to 129.

Zeldin’s effort, was launched in March of 2016, following the release of a Department of Veterans Affairs Office of Inspector General report that found that calls to the Veterans Crisis Line operated by the VA in 2014 were transferred to a backup call center voicemail system and never returned.

The proposed language reads as follows, “The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall ensure that the toll-free suicide hotline . . . (1) provides to individuals who contact the hotline immediate assistance from a trained professional; and (2) adheres to all requirements of the American Association of Suicidology.” The American Association of Suicidology standards mandate that crisis center responders be available to answer a dedicated phone number 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

Currently a loophole allows for calls to be transferred to a backup center, which are allowed to place callers on hold and utilize voicemail.

Passage of this bill would close this loophole, requiring immediate assistance for any veteran who calls the VCL or a backup center.

Congressman Zeldin said, “Each and every veteran who calls the suicide hotline should receive immediate support from a trained VA responder. The legislation that passed today, with my proposed language, clarifies that within the funding the VA will receive, a trained professional must be available to take an incoming call on the suicide hotline from a struggling veteran 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. There is absolutely no justifiable reason that a veteran who calls the suicide hotline should ever be sent to voicemail.”

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Comedy Tour On Sunday at 5:30 PM, The Jewish Fathers Comedy Tour will visit Temple Adas Israel. The Jewish Fathers is a stand-up comedy show that takes a hilarious and insightful look at what it means to be a Jewish father in the 21st Century. Audience members will laugh aloud to a 90-minute show by comedians Alex Barnett and Adam Oliensis.

Barnett describes himself as “the White, Jewish husband of a Black woman (who converted to Judaism) and the father of a 3-year old, Biracial son.” Given this reality, Alex focuses on the challenges of being a parent in a bad economy and the issues that confront interracial families. In his off hours, Alex spends as much time as he can with his wife and their son . . . and they pretend to enjoy his company.

In his comedy, Adam Oliensis explores the lessons in humility he’s learned from his wife and especially from his four children, along with the adjustments being forced on him by genuine adulthood.

Tickets are $20 at the door and the show is appropriate for teens and adults.

For more information about The Jewish Fathers Comedy Tour, visit www.jewishfatherscomedytour.com.

Temple Adas Israel is located at Elizabeth Street and Atlantic Avenue in Sag Harbor. For further information visit the Temple’s website, www.TempleAdasIsrael. org, email LuGeffen@gmail.com or call the office at 631-725-0904.

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Swing Into Spring Join the East Hampton Town and Southampton Town Republican committees for Swing Into Spring at Poxabogue Mini-Golf and Driving Range on Friday, June 3, for a foodand fun-filled afternoon. Meet and speak with Congressman Lee Zeldin, enter the LONG BALL and CHIP SHOT contests, and enjoy the burgers, dogs, chicken and clams along with selected beers and wines. 4 to 7 PM.

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HBB’s Garden Party Join the Hampton Bays Beautification at the 31st Annual Garden Party and Famous Chinese Auction. It will be held at Oakland’s Restaurant located at ‪369 Dune Road

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f‪ rom noon to 3:30 PM on Saturday, June 4.‬ There will be passed appetizers, buffet lunch, coffee, dessert and wine, beer, mimosas, Bloody Marys and soft drinks included.

Entry tickets are on sale at Fandango’s, 4 ‪ 8A West Main Street,‬ Erica’s at ‪7 Ponquogue Ave,‬ and at the Hampton Bays Library.

Advance tickets are $45 and Chinese Auction Tickets will be available at the event. Last minute tickets will be available at the door for $50. New this year, the “Best Decorated Garden Hat” will win a prize.

Additional information is on the web at www.HBBA.NET or call Valerie Zuccarelli at ‪631-728-5938 to purchase tickets.

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Charrettes East Hampton Town invites stakeholders to help plan for future development in East Hampton and Amagansett through two-day events held in each hamlet.

East Hampton visioning begins on June 1 with a walking tour that starts at the North Main Street IGA at 2:30 PM. A public workshop will be held that evening at 6:30 PM at the American Legion, with a public forum slated for Thursday, June 2, at 6:30 PM, also at the Legion. At the forum, town consultants will present varied scenarios for community members to critique.

The following day, Friday, June 3, Amagansett will be the focus. A

walking tour begins at the library at 10:30 AM. A workshop follows at the Legion that night at 6:30 PM, with another scheduled for Saturday, June 4 from 9 AM till noon at the Legion.

The public is invited to any and all the events. RSVP to EHHamletStudy@gmail.com.

Farmers Market The East Hampton Farmers Market launches its eleventh season on Friday at 9 AM. Find it in the Nick & Toni’s parking lot on North Main Street every Friday through September 2, 9 AM to 1 PM.

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Art & Sculpture The 32nd Annual Springs Improvement Society’s Members Art Show will be held this weekend at Ashawagh Hall, with an opening reception Friday from 5 to 8 PM. Wine, hors d’oeuvres, and a $5 admission charge that benefits the Springs Improvement Society.

Gallery hours are Saturday and Sunday 11 AM to 6 PM, Monday 11 AM to 2 PM. Also at Ashawagh, The Summer of Sculpture (Outdoor) opening reception takes place Sunday from 5 to 7 PM. Guided tours of the 11 sculptures installed throughout the Springs Historic District will be held every half hour during the reception. Montauk Rumrunners will be hosting a rum tasting at the reception and music by Job Potter and Friends will provide a backdrop for the event.

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OLA of Eastern Long Island was contacted by Attorney General Eric Schneiderman’s office to assist with a series of presentations and workshops on Wage Theft and Worker’s Rights.

OLA will be hosting this series of workshops and will be reaching out to all leadership within the Latino Community to share information and encourage participation. This series will be done in Spanish and English and it will be open to all interested persons via RSVP. The date and location have not been set as of press time. The aim is late June, July and August.

All interested in attending should email or call Minerva Perez, OLA Executive Director: Olaexecdir@ gmail.com – 631.871.3408.

En Espanol OLA of Eastern Long Island fue contactado por la oficina del Attorney General Eric Schneiderman solicitando ayuda con una serie de presentaciones y talleres sobre el robo de salarios y derechos de los trabajadores.

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Thank you to all for making the Sixth Annual Katy’s Courage 5K such a wonderful success

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Do your little bit of good where you are; it’s those little bits of good put together that overwhelm the world.

Desmond Tutu said this, and we believe it’s true. If you are fortunate enough to live or spend time on the East End, you know that our community seems to already live by this understanding.

The annual Katy’s Courage 5K happens as the result of lots of generous folks doing good, and we thank you. This year marks our 6th race, and once again it was a wonderful success!

There are so many people to thank that it would be impossible to name them all here, but a few we must mention are Mayor Schroeder, Dee Yardley,

Chief McGuire and the Sag Harbor Police, the Sag Harbor Fire Department, our Race Director, Nina Landi, and her husband John, and the many, many volunteers and local sponsors who make this special event possible. Our list of helpers is always so long! We will be able to support many East End families and children as a result of all the kindness.

Thank you also to all the runners and walkers! The show of generosity at the race means so very much to us, and again, we thank you from the bottom of our hearts.

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Wodehouse is buried in Remsenburg just down the block from the house where he spent the last 20 years of his life. The inscription at the bottom of the headstone reads, “He gave joy to millions.”

English Icon Was Remsenburg’s Treasure

By Rick Murphy

P.G. Wodehouse was more than just a literary icon to the English - he was sometimes compared to Mark Twain, his novels, stories and essays infused with wit, insight and charm.

In real life, though imbued with a unique panache, Wodehouse was a dedicated man of letters, one of the most prolific – and successful - writers of his time, a wordsmith

with few if any equals.

His readers stretched across the world and his most famous creation, the man servant and valet Jeeves, achieved enduring fame, a treasured character who epitomized the can-do attitude and stiff upper crust demeanor Brits treasured – along with a rapscallion’s nose for mischief that was pure Wodehouse.

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And though the author is still revered in the Old Country to this day – and his works still in demand - P.G. Wodehouse grew deep roots here on the East End. In fact, he fell in love with Remsenburg, moved there, and spent the last decades of his life in the tiny hamlet. Few people realized that Wodehouse actually became an American citizen and never

returned to England again after purchasing a house in Remsenburg and moving here full time in 1955.

He died in Southampton Hospital in 1975; he is buried right down the road from his house at 21 Basket Neck Lane behind an old white church.

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Obviously prevention is key, but the damage may already be done if a tick has attached. No, it doesn’t have to be attached for more than 24 hours to transmit disease. No, two Doxycycline pills will not prevent you from getting Lyme from a carrier bug. And no, a blood test doesn’t prove or disprove the presence of Lyme in your system Babesiosis and Bartonella come in many, many strains and one cannot test for every single one of them.

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But the “bugs” still come out every three to four weeks and wreak havoc on my system during every full moon. But I’m thrilled to be back at work and am looking forward to the day that I can start exercising again.

I’ve changed. I feel shell shocked and damaged. I don’t walk on grass any longer. I won’t go hiking.

I wear Permethrin soaked socks and pants when I watch my daughter playing outside. But I’m also more human: I have more empathy for others, I’m more spiritual and I’m no longer afraid to die. I hate to say that I’m a Lyme warrior. But I hope to one day call myself healed and a survivor.

Speonk Fatality An elderly couple driving on Speonk-Riverhead Road Thursday morning crashed into a street sweeper after being blinded by the dust it kicked up, killing one of them.

At about 10:21 Grace Larsen, 72, was driving her 2008 Hyundai northbound with her husband Larry, 72, in the passenger seat when she smashed into the rear of the Southampton Town sweeper. Her husband was taken to Peconic Bay Medical Center where he succumbed to injuries he suffered in the crash.

Another driver, coming up from behind the accident scene, was also blinded by the dust and crashed into the accident debris but escaped injury.

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Gang Assault Saturday morning at about 3:30 all hell broke loose outside Charlie Brown’s bar on West Montauk Highway in Hampton Bays.

Southampton Town Police said two

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men were stabbed, and one was in grave condition as of press time.

Police said they located the vehicle the alleged assaulters fled in and apprehended them a few miles away from the scene.

A 30 year-old male from Riverhead was taken to Brookhaven Hospital with stab wounds in his torso, fighting for his life. A 23 year-old was seriously injured after being stabbed and he was taken to Peconic Bay Medical Center.

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Nelvin Ramos-Andrades, 18, Luis Linares-Chavez, 22, and Marvin Siciliano-Nunez, 19, were all

charged with First Degree Gang Assault. Chavez was additionally charged with Driving While Ability Impaired. All four were remanded after their arraignment the next morning in lieu of $250,000 bail.

If convicted the alleged assaulters face 25 years in prison on the gang charge.

Louisville Slugger A mother-daughter team was arrested by Southampton Town Police after allegedly beating a Flanders woman with a bat.

Police said Allison Cowell, of Ridge, 34, beat a woman in Flanders on April 11 while her mother, Patricia Seymour, 61, of Ridge, held bystanders at bay. The victim, 30, had been involved in a dispute with her attackers earlier. Police said Cowell, driving a minivan, caught up with the alleged victim while she was riding a bicycle and repeatedly rammed into her until she fell, then Cowell used the bat to pummel her. The victim was taken to Peconic Bay Medical Center. Cowell was charged with two counts of Assault 2nd degree, Criminal Possession of a Weapon 3rd and 4th, and was also wanted on a warrant. Seymour was charged with Assault 2nd Degree. They were arrested on May 12.

Man Faces Gun Charges Last Wednesday Southampton Town Police picked up a Riverhead man at his home on gun charges.

Bryan Hale, 49, had been seen brandishing the weapon a number of times, police charged. Police said they confiscated a 9mm Hi-Point pistol and charged Hale with the Criminal Possession of a Weapon 3rd degree. Hale also has an Order of Protection against him and he violated it by having a weapon. That resulted in a Criminal Contempt First Degree charge against Hale.

Hampton Bays Burglaries A Hampton Bays man was charged with burglarizing multiple homes in the area on May 16. Police said they responded to a call of a possible burglary on Maple Avenue at around 3 PM and found Santiago Ramierz Giraldo, 19, in a nearby wooded section in a tent. Police said he was in possession of stolen property. He was hit with numerous charges including five counts of Burglary 2nd.

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Dear Reader, Welcome to the first BookHampton “Dear Reader”! As the new owner of BookHampton and a neighbor, I look forward to sharing with you news about the store and views about books that intrigue, amuse and inspire.

We will, of course, also let you know when today's fascinating authors will be joining us for conversation.

I have high hopes and dreams for the store. I’ve been a resident of East Hampton for almost 30 years and a customer of BookHampton throughout that time. I’ve always had a personal passion for bookstores and an abiding belief in the value they bring to a community. I love books, love libraries, and love being around books. But the real origin of my personal passion occurred when I was nine. At that young naïve age, I wanted to own a bookstore—indeed, I imagined my bookstore in a brick building on a main street of a small town (so far, so good) and I named it “Sunflower Truly” (much less good, and who knows where I came up with that name!).

BookHampton has played a meaningful role in East Hampton for over 40 years. When I heard the news that the business was for sale, I—like so many others—was bereft and couldn’t imagine our village without a thriving bookstore. And with exquisite timing, Ann Patchett, an author and bookstore owner whom I greatly admire, wrote a yearend piece in The Wall Street Journal entitled, “Bookstores Are Back,” in which she described the current resurgence of bookstores. That was all I needed to make a run for BookHampton.

My hope is to build on BookHampton’s legacy and ensure its vitality, bringing in a broad selection of both current and classic books (20,000 and counting). I am committed to providing a vibrant yearround environment with the potential for discovery, opportunities to meet and converse with a diverse range of authors, and backed up by knowledgeable booksellers dedicated to a high level of customer service.

We’re off to a good start. I’m fortunate to be guided and assisted by Roxanne Coady, a longtime friend, and R. J. Julia Booksellers, Roxanne’s bookstore in Madison, Connecticut, which is one of the most successful bookstores in the country. Roxanne and I have wanted to work together for years and bringing her in is enabling us to get BookHampton firing on all cylinders very quickly. As Roxanne says, “We may make mistakes, but they won’t be rookie ones.”

You’ll see that the store has been completely re-designed thanks to the immensely talented firm Deborah Berke Partners. Deborah is another longtime East Hampton resident and the soon-to-be Dean of Yale School of Architecture. Her team has designed a warm, welcoming space that is modern and beautiful. It’s a community place for book lovers where books are the stars. The store is open, light-filled, functional and elegant.

And a special nod to Phil Pape Construction for executing the project with speed and skill.

Also new is the BookHampton logo. For this I am so grateful to Michael Bierut and his team at Pentagram Design. Michael is an old friend, another lover of books and bookstores, an author and one of the most esteemed graphic designers on the planet. Be sure to check out our tote bags, T-shirts and baseball caps (not to mention that dog bowl outside our doors) to see the clever “mark” that Pentagram designed for us.

The events schedule is well-developed for the summer. We’re very excited to welcome Firooz Zahedi for his dazzling new memoir of Elizabeth Taylor; New York Times editor Gerry Marzorati who takes up semi-pro tennis at the age of 60 in Late to the Ball; accomplished authors Judith Stein and Jay McInerney for their new novels; debut author Moira Weigel for her new book on the history of dating in America; and a special book signing with Isaac Mizrahi and Maira Kallman, just to name a few. Please pick up a calendar in the store.

The website BookHampton.com will soon be up and running and will have all the events scheduled and the ability to make reservations.

BookHampton will re-open Memorial Day weekend with an Open House on Saturday, May 28th from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. The store will be filled with new books, folks to welcome you, and lots of good cheer. Please come and bring your friends and family!

In closing, I’m now decades past nine years old and certainly no longer see the merit of naming a bookstore "Sunflower Truly," but I’m delighted to have realized my dream of owning a bookstore. I look forward to welcoming you to the store—to serving you, learning from you, and experiencing with you the joys of books and reading.

See you in the store!

Carolyn Brody P.S. The more the merrier! Feel free to invite friends and neighbors to the open house on Saturday, May 28th from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m.

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Zeldin Bill Moves To Senate

By Rick Murphy

Congressman Lee Zeldin, member of the Bipartisan Task

Force to Combat the Heroin Epidemic, announced that a bill he co-sponsored in the House of

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passed in the Senate, last week passed unanimously in the House Judiciary Committee, releasing the bill from committee and allowing the bill to move forward in the House.

CARA would provide up to $80 million in funding to help prevent and treat addiction on a local level through community-based education, prevention, treatment and recovery programs. Funding would also be provided to supply communities with higher quantities of Narcan; a lifesaving medication that can reverse the effects of an opioid overdose within minutes.

Additionally, the grants made available through this bill would also provide the funding necessary to expand prescription drug monitoring in states throughout our country.

Congressman Zeldin said, “I am proud to support and cosponsor the Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act; bipartisan legislation aimed at increasing treatment and recovery services, and providing the proper education and resources at a local level. Having previously passed the Senate, and now with passage of this bill out of committee with unanimous bipartisan support, we are one step closer to this bill passing in the House and being signed into law.”

“Every single day, 78 people lose their battle with addiction, and their life, as a result of an opioid or heroin overdose. Last year, on Long Island alone, 442 people died of a heroin or opiate overdose, up from 403 overdose deaths the year before,” Congressman Zeldin continued. “As addiction and overdose deaths continue to climb, tearing apart families and communities, it is essential that we immediately bring this bill to the House floor for a vote.”

“The heroin epidemic has hit Suffolk County specifically hard.

Working closely with our local community, I’ve been pursuing a more localized solution to address this crisis,” Zeldin said. “Hosting multiple drug task force round tables here in Suffolk, I’ve been able to bring together local elected officials, law enforcement, health professionals, community groups, parents, concerned residents and those in recovery, to discuss various ways that we can combat this epidemic.”

Zeldin said, “Getting CARA passed and signed into law is a top priority of mine, and I will keep fighting until this essential piece of legislation passes the House and is signed into law by the President.

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writer, developing the Jeeves and Wooster characters why still in college. In episode after episode Wooster, the pampered upper crust bachelor, would inevitably find himself in a self-induced predicament often involving lady friends, his overly enthusiastic college buddies or his fondness for spending money excessively.

Jeeves would inevitably and eagerly embrace (or in some cases create) some far-fetched scheme to make things right.

Eventually a BBC series, “Jeeves & Wooster,” starring Hugh Laurie and Stephen Fry as Jeeves, became a huge hit and ran for three years, from 1990-93. It’s still being shown widely on cable.

Wodehouse had many more characters, including those from the “Blandings Castle” tales, which were serialized in the Saturday Evening Post, which reportedly paid Wodehouse a huge amount of money to procure the rights.

He wrote a series of Broadway musical comedies with Jerome Kern that were an important part of the development of the American musical in the 1920s. He began writing movies for Hollywood in 1930, working for MGM. Wodehouse’s standing as one of the world’s most successful comedy writers never suffered, but his popularity took a hit during World War

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II, especially in England.

Nazi Occupation Wodehouse was living in France in 1940 when the Nazi occupation occurred. Like most able-bodied men, he was interned and housed at several locations, including a grim prison at one point.

Eventually the Gestapo realized how important and popular Wodehouse was. He was duped into making five radio broadcasts dubbed “How to Be an Internee Without Previous Training,” which were basically light hearted takes on his predicament, an approach Wodehouse took to life in general.

T h e y c a u s e d a f u r o r, a n d Wodehouse was branded as ProNazi in some quarters. He never quite got over the ignominy.

Woodhouse always frequented New York City, but he began staying there more and more frequently with his wife, Ethel, after the war.

In 1952, while visiting friends in Remsenburg, Ethel impulsively bought the house on Basket Neck Lane.

Wodehouse loved to meander down the 10-acre property to Fish Creek. The house was set off from the road, behind a huge hedge, and he found the peacefulness inducing to writing.

By 1954 he was smitten with life on the East End. “I am coming around to Ethel’s view that we ought to cut out New York and live here year round,” he wrote to a friend. “There seems very little point in having an apartment in New York . . . All one needs is books and I can get those here.”

Meanwhile the couple was busy “acquiring quite the menagerie,” as Wodehouse put it. As was fitting for Brits of a proper standing, the Wodehouses were a bit aloof and class conscious.

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Wodehouse never owned a car. He walked everywhere, including to and from the post office at least once every day, even when he was in his nineties.

“My sister and I were engaged to walk the dogs by his wife,” recalled Stephanie Davis. “They had a housekeeper we mostly dealt with – we were only allowed in the kitchen.” Davis recalled the property as “quite beautiful.” It has since been subdivided, and a new road cuts through a portion of it.

American Citizens In 1955 the Wodehouses gave up their Manhattan apartment and quietly filed for U.S. citizenship.

Many people don’t realize that it was the Wodehouses who provided funding for the first animal shelter in these parts which is now known as Bidawee.

Wodehouse loved his routine in Remsenburg. He walked to the post office at least once a day – he didn’t own a car. The nearest train station, in Speonk, was over a mile away, and Wodehouse would greet guests there and tell them his house was just around the bend.

Wodehouse began each day doing his “Daily Dozen” exercises; his breakfast was invariably “black bread, jam, honey, and five cups of tea.” He would watch an afternoon soap opera, take the dogs (Boy and

Pepe) for long walks, go to the post office, and of course write.

There were martinis before dinner and the couple played bridge with friends afterwards.

“It’s the same routine every day but somehow it never gets monotonous,” he wrote. When he was 92 Aunts Aren’t Gentlemen was published; it turned out to be his last novel – A Portrait Of A Master was published earlier in the year.

In 1975 “Wodehouse Theatre” became his third BBC series. He was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II along with Charlie Chaplin on January 1.

He checked into Southampton Hospital in February of that year; it is said he brought with him piles of journals and books, along with an ample supply of pen and pencils, and continued to write vociferously.

He died on February 14 at the age of 93. The funeral service was held at the Remsenburg Presbyterian Church up the block from his house and he was buried per his request alongside Ethel behind the church.

His gravestone lists some of his most memorable works. “He gave joy to countless people” is engraved at the bottom.

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LTV Report Cites Lack Of Financial Oversight

By Rick Murphy

His name was never mentioned, but an audit of LTV, East Hampton’s public access television company, was ver y much about former Executive Director Seth Redlus.

On May 17 Darin Iacobelli and Dimitris Bantileskas of Nawrocki Smith presented their findings to the East Hampton Town Board, which had already seen them in draft form earlier in the year.

Many of the criticisms in the audit report were reported by The Independent beginning in 2011: that Redlus hired and paid family and friends, that he purchased items from his family using LTV funds, that he controlled the company credit card with little or no oversight and most egregious, ignored an East Hampton Town stipulation that purchases of items for $5000 and more be approved in advance by the town.

The auditors, Nawrocki Smith, of Melville, also revealed they shared their findings with the Suffolk County District Attorney’s Office; The Independent previously revealed representatives from the DA’s office questioned at least three individuals with ties to LTV, some extensively, including a former bookkeeper, Amy Salle.

LTV Board president Jim Shelly denied the DA was conducting an investigation when asked about it last year.

The auditors concluded Redlus, “did not adhere to purchasing

guidelines,” and that he was solely responsible for reviewing and approving expenses and preparing and signing checks with no checks and balances in place.

Salle made those allegations publicly but they were dismissed by Shelly, who said Salle was responsible for much of the shoddy accounting practices found by the auditors to be in place at LTV. Shelly fired Salle in August of 2014 though he allegedly told board members she had quit.

Redlus continued his practices of controlling virtually every aspect of the company’s finances after her departure according to the report.

Shelly, the longtime treasurer of LTV, engineered a coup last year, ousting the board president, Robert Strada, and several board members loyal to him.

Morgan Vaughan, who replaced Redlus and Shelly also spoke at the meeting. Vaughan said a lot of documents asked for by the auditors were missing because “the former bookkeeper did not do a very good job,” a sentiment echoed by Shelly previously.

But Salle complained that Redlus acted as a lone wolf, at one point telling her “it’s none of your business” when she asked for receipts to reconcile expenditures.

Vaughan wasn’t at LTV during Salle’s seven-year tenure there.

LTV is funded almost entirely by public money, yet it runs as an autonomous entity with little oversight from the town least until

this year.

LT V has been particularly generous to Redlus, whose salary almost doubled to over $90,000 over the years. He was frequently paid while working on jobs for his own company, sometimes missing weeks of work at LTV in the process.

Redlus is still drawing checks from LTV though he now lives and works in Texas.

Redlus was given a contract last summer paying him $3250 a month; the contract includes a defense and indemnification clause that provides a level of protection should Redlus be formally charged with any wrongdoing.

Peter Israelson, a former LTV board member, suggested Shelly should either resign or be replaced.

“Shelly was comptroller during this murky period . . . Somehow he stumbled upward to the board presidency. Why? Poor, even questionable financial judgment with no blame. How does this square?”

Shelly served as LTV Treasurer for a decade and previously held the same position at the Bridgehampton Historical Society.

LTV is currently embroiled in a lawsuit with the parent company of WVVH television Video Voice Inc., which is charging Redlus illegally, evicted them from a space in the LTV building that Video Voice had leased for 99 years. East Hampton Town is also a party in the litigation. Frazier Dougherty, the founder of LTV, has

vouched for the Video Voice version of events.

Joe Bainton, a partner in the Bainton Law Group is representing Video Voice. “All of these shortfalls are in our complaint from 2011,” he said. “The town is our landlord.

Court documents clearly establish we’ve got a right to be in that building,” Bainton said. “The town is increasing its liability to us.”

The town owns the land under the building and has leased it to LTV for 99 years.

Strada noted the auditors reported that Redlus was given five weeks of accrued benefits and vacation with no substantiation based on an agreement made with LTV last July.

“So what happened to January through June of 2015?” Strada asked.

East Hampton Town Supervisor Larr y Cantwell, after hearing from the auditors, told the LTV representatives he wanted all 19 recommendations from Nawrocki Smith to be implemented in a timely manner. “The truth is there has been a serious lack of internal control at LTV. Oversight has been woefully inadequate.” At one point Cantwell admonished Vaughan, saying, “this is not an adequate response” as she attempted to parry some of the audit’s criticism.

Shelly closed the LTV portion of the meeting by stating, “There is no evidence of misappropriation of funds . . . I’m glad we resolved this.”

“It hasn’t been resolved yet,” Cantwell replied.

The DAs office did not respond to a question about whether it is conducting its own investigation or not. Cantwell said the town urged the auditors to share their findings with the DA. Peter Van Scoyoc, the town board’s liaison to LTV was not at the meeting. He has been criticized for not holding the LTV reins tighter.

His son worked at LTV as an intern; Van Scoyoc first said he had not been paid, but acknowledged later that his son had received a small stipend at one point.

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RICK’S SPACE “By The Time We Got To Indio . . .”

Imagine seeing The Who, The Stones, Bob Dylan, Paul McCartney and Neil Young all at once. It’s actually going to happen in Indio, California, in late October if all goes well. It’s expected to draw hundreds of thousand of rock fans. I’ve always regretted missing Woodstock, so I intend to go to this party.

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There will probably be a medical tent like there was at Woodstock, but the volunteers will be “talking down” old guys who overdosed on Viagra. Instead of tequila there will be shots of Geritol. Instead of T-shirts they’ll be selling plastic hips.

The truth was I had a softball tournament to play in the weekend of Woodstock. It was one of the most defining moments of my life – the moment I had to choose between baseball and music. I remember it like it was yesterday.

At first it was all systems go.

I had visions of nubile Aquarian nymphets with long blonde hair and flowing paisley dresses.

We started planning our trip: let’s see, we’d have to camp out: we loaded up a case of beer. It

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might rain -- more beer. We’d need clothing, food, toiletries, etc. and more beer.

“Chicks” – this was a politically correct way of referring to the female species of the human race then – would dig us because we had beer.

“Mom, I need ten bucks I’m going to Woodstock.”

“Oh, son, you don’t want to go there. The police are saying there’s a bunch of crazies taking drugs up there.”

I’m thinking, “What’s not to like?”

“Dad, I need ten bucks to go to Woodstock.”

“Well, son, there will be a lot of sex up there. Do you have protection?”

“Yes, Dad, I have beer.”

Once when I was about 16 my father and I came out to Sag Harbor for the weekend without my Mom. He went down to Sal and Joe’s and I had a young lady in the house.

Damned if he didn’t come home early. As my girlfriend hustled to get out, half naked, she ran directly into my father in the doorway.

Nothing was said until the next morning when we were doing yard work, ostensibly the reason we had come out to our summerhouse in the first place. (The real reasons were 1. Sal and Joe’s Bar and Grill and 2. My easily pliable girlfriend.)

Finally he turned to me. “You know, son,” he said, hitching his belt. “You shouldn’t have girls like that in the house.”

“Why Dad?” I asked.

“Well,” he said. “If they fall and hurt themselves they could sue us.”

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would be a virgin for the rest of my life to avoid a lawsuit.

Three days of rain was forecast for Woodstock. So now I had the image of all these girls soaking wet!

“Let’s do it,” I said to my friends.

Leave it to our buddy Craig, who wasn’t into music as much as the rest of us, to point out a prior obligation. “Dude, we have a double-header Friday night.” Since everyone going on the trip was also on our team that meant we would forfeit two games and fall out of first place.

Weeks later, everyone involved agreed Woodstock changed his or her life and was the single most important mind-altering event in the history of the world. Everyone who was there emerged incredibly cool. Everyone who missed it was a certifiable schmuck. So rather than face a lifetime of Schmuckhood somewhere along the line I started telling people I was at Woodstock.

In fact, I was telling my buddy Bobby the other day about how good the music sounded. He looked at me quizzically before reminding me, “Murf, I was on your softball team.” Oh. Well, I almost went to Woodstock, and if I did I would have met a blonde Aquarius girl named Sunshine and we’d have three kids, Jimi, Sly, and Joni. And she would, to this day, have beautiful blonde flowing locks – under her arms.

I’m gonna get me a tent and head to California come October.

Maybe drive a VW bus. It’s either that or fly to California first class, rent the best hotel suite in Indio and arrange for some catering.

Then I’m gonna get down with it and party like it’s 1969.

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New Starting Salary - Up to $12.50/hr

The Independent has a strong readership base of support.

Experience a plus, but, will train right candidates and provide office support. Commission based with reachable bonus structure.

Working with people who have intellectual disabilities.

NO EXPERIENCE NECESSARY / PAID TRAINING Plus salary enhancement for training. Excellent FT Benefits Package.

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FT/PT Direct Care Counselors, Cook and Housekeeper positions up to $2,500 Bonus

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itive weekly pay. Apply in person. The Blue Parrot 33A Main Street, East Hampton.

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Locally Owned Since 1993.

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Tel: 631-267-2150 Fax: 631-267-8923

email: primemod@aol.com www.primelinemodlarhomes.com 20-26-46

HOUSE FOR SALE SAG HARBOR VILLAGE Under a Million!

4 Br, 3 Bth, CAC, Fpl, Garage, Deck, Rm/Pool, on 1/2 acre + income bearing auxilary 2 Br Apartment.

Asking $849,000.00 Exclusive: K.R.McCROSSON R.E 631-725-3471 LAND FOR SALE SAG HARBOR VILLAGE 1/3 Acre Building Lot, Surveys, City Water & Gas. Asking $385,000.00 Exclusive: K.R.McCROSSON R.E 631-725-3471 40-1-40

WORK WANTED BASKETBALL TRAINING. College payer home for summer.

Looking to train any hoop enthuiast. Your home or mine. $40 per hour. Call Luke at 631-987-9164. 40-4-44

YARD SALE AMAGANSETT YARD SALE. Priced to sell-Last chance 34 Devon Landing Drive. Sat. May 28, 9-3. 40-1-40

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DECKS & PATIO INC.

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DRAINAGE & EXCAVATION

A&HDrainage

& Escavation

No Job Too Big Covering All Of Long Island

631-445-7101 FENCING EAST HAMPTON FENCE & GATE

Housekeeping & Cleaning, The Way You Want It.

Let The Independent get all up in your business for as little as

DECKS

Driveway Gate Specialists FINISH BASEMENTS • WINDOWS/DOORS • TILE • KITCHEN/BATHROOMS • CLOSETS • SIDING • DECKS TOTAL HOME REPAIR Licensed & Insured Miguel Morales

631.387.7967

Cedar Fence • Aluminum Deer • PVC • Pool Picket • Gate Service Complete Design Installation and Service

631-324-5941

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FENCING

FENCING

FLOORING

HANDYMAN

CR Wood Floors Residential • Commercial-Industrial Custom Wood Fence (All Styles) • Electrically Operated Gates Arbors • Pergolas • Deer Fence • Bid Estimates for Contractors Ornamental Estate Rail • Fencing for Tennis Courts Chain Link • Pool Enclosures • Baby Loc PVC Fence • Railings

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Design-Build-Install • Serving the North & South Forks Family Owned and Operated 39162

FINANCIAL SERVICES

631-EAST-END 327-8363

www.eastendfenceandgate.com

Installations Sanding Refinishing Free Estimates

30 Years Experience-Owner Operated

Lic’d

Cell: 631-599-2454 631-849-1973

frank.s.marinace@morganstanley.com

Floor & Home

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Dust Free Sanding System Latest Technology “The Atomic DCS”

HEATING & FUEL OIL

Sanding & Refinishing Staining/Custom Staining Installation

Fuel Oil, Inc. 631-668-9169 Emergency: 631-668-2136 • Fax: 631-668-1021 www.marshallandsons.com 701 Montauk Hwy., P.O. Box 5039, Montauk, NY 11954

Residential Commercial Call for a free price quote

HOME CARE

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FLOORING

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FREE ESTIMATES

631-235-8174

GLASS & MIRROR

Robert E. Otto,Inc. Glass & Mirror Serving The East End Since 1960 350 Montauk Highway • Wainscott

537-1515

Licensed • Insured

CR Wood Floors Installations Sanding Refinishing Free Estimates

Now Recruiting Live-In’s, HHA's, CNA’s, PCA’s Weekly Pay, Regular Hours, Benefits Free HHA Training classes!

For more information, please call

(631) 369-5500

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Glass, Mirrors, Shower Doors, Combination Storm/Screen Windows & Doors

GUTTERS

30 Years Experience-Owner Operated

Lic’d

Licensed & Insured Miguel Morales

631.387.7967 Ins’d

CARPET ONE

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Cell: 631-599-2454 631-849-1973

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LAMP REPAIR

“Yesterday’s Integrity With Tomorrow’s Technology” Specialist In Repair & Restoration Mon Thru Fri: 8AM-10AM • Sat: 12 Noon To 3PM 238 THREE MILE HARBOR ROAD H.C. EAST HAMPTON (Past Main Marina) Lamphospital@Hamptons.Com

THE LAMP HOSPITAL • 631-324-6363

LANDSCAPING

PaINTINg

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PLUMBING

PEST CONTROL

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SERVICES

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Service/Installation Leaks Drains Cleaned Baseboard/Radiant Heat Boilers & Hot Water Heaters

RESIDENTIAL & COMMERCIAL

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Fertilizer Program / Thatching / Aeration / Mulch Landscape Design / Lawn Maintenance / Sod / Seed Tree Service / Pond / Waterfalls / Sprinklers / Clean Ups and more!

Call Today for FREE estimate 631-294-6444!

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DECKS

Tick Trauma!

Ant Anxiety!

Mosquito

• New • Existing • Repairs • Design • Powerwashing • Fencing

329-7150

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LANDSCAPE DESIGN

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NARDY

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Botanical Products Available 50 Years of Honest, Reliable Service

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PIANOS in tHE HamptonS it’S

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pianoS boUGHt, SoLd, rEntEd, movEd & tUnEd Summer piano rentals Since 1976!

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all Kinds of pianos For Sale Low prices / rent to own new & Used / Guitars / Lessons EH Showroom by appt.

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OUTSTANDING 24-HOUR SERVICE FREE IN-HOME EVALUATIONS FINANCING OPTIONS AVAILABLE WHATEVER IT TAKES

Plumbing & Heating

Heating & Air Conditioning www.HardyPlumbing.com info@HardyPlumbing.com

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Licensed, insured.

Locally Owned & Operated

POOL SERVICES

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Cleaning Service 10 Years Experience

Reasonable Year Round & Seasonal Rates Weekly and Bi-Weekly Cleanings Home Openings & Closings

631-377-2233

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POOL SERVICES

PROPANE

ROOFING

Licensed

TRANSPORTATION Insured

driver Joe’s

transportation -a private driver For any occassionHamptons - new York City

631-594-2148

A FULL SERVICE POOL COMPANY

• WEEKLY MAINTENANCE $64 • OPENINGS/CLOSINGS $339 • NEW GUNITE CONSTRUCTION • PROPERTY MANAGEMENT • CERTIFIED SERVICE TECHNICIANS • REPAIRS & LINER CHANGES

CALL 631.871.6769 PLOVERPOOLSERVICE.COM OWNER OPERATED / LICENSED & INSURED

RooFing • siDing Custom metaL & CaRpentRy WoRk master Copper Work • slate

5% DiSCOuNT

For all new Customers Free estimates

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Big Blue POOLS & SPAS openings & closings weekly maintenance heater installation liner replacement loop-loc covers hot tub sales & care (631) 721 - POOL WWW.BIGBLUEPOOLSANDSPAS.COM

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TREE SERVICES

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For the life of your trees.

PRUNING FERTILIZATION PEST & DISEASE MANAGEMENT REMOVAL CALL US AT 631-283-0028 OR VISIT BARTLETT.COM

WINDOW WASHING

REMODELING/ REPAIRS Specialist in fine remodeling repairs, solve many cracks, leak problems, in all kind of Stones/carving, creative, molding plaster, mosaic art, including historic houses for expertise.

References and portfolio available

Since 1968 Call Jean Louis (919)740-5249

TILE & STONE LICENSED

INSURED

Bianchi 631-276-1010

TIMELY ESTIMATES BECAUSE YOUR TIME IS VALUABLE

CALL TODAY

631-283-2956

TILE & STONE INSTALLATION COMPLETE KITCHEN & BATH RENOVATION COMPLETE FINISHED BASEMENTS

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Skulls, Pelts, And Skins An educator from the Wertheim National Wildlife Refuge in Shirley will help kids ages six and up to identify a variety of Long Island reptiles, birds and mammals based on observations. And what will you be observing? Teeth, skull size and shape, fur, and/or skin, of course.

The refuge is one of seven National Wildlife Refuges on Long Island. All

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At 10:16 PM on Wednesday, the Sag Harbor Fire Department was dispatched for a report of a structure fire at 283 Ferry Road in North Haven. Arriving units reported a working fire in a garage section of a house, and Sag Harbor Chief Tom Gardella immediately called for mutual aid in the form of a RIT team from East Hampton and an additional engine from North Sea, and for apparatus from the Bridgehampton FD to stand by at Sag Harbor’s firehouse.

Using an aggressive interior attack from inside the residence the fire was extinguished in short order without incident or injuries, and as a result major damage was limited to the garage area only. The Southampton Town Fire Marshal was requested to the scene to determine the fire’s cause and origin.

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on Saturday at 2 PM at the South Fork Natural History Museum located in Bridgehampton. Call 631537-9735 for more information and reservations.

Thread Time Kids age nine and up are welcome to the John Jermain Library in Sag Harbor to learn how to make a lovely, colorful necklace. Using just thread, wire, and a twig, this crafty piece is simple to make, and lets you show off your nature-loving side.

Starts on Sunday at 2:30 PM. Call 631-725-0049 for more information.

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Inquisitive?

D E NT A W P HEL Interested in learning about all the cool events and activities the East End has to offer, then telling people about it?

Join The Independent Team

(631) 324-8924 Self Load Dumpster Service Household Cleanouts Attic • Basement Garage • Cleanups

We’re looking for a Jack or Jane of all trades – someone who can cover events, copyedit, take photographs, and proofread; someone with language mastery and enthusiasm.

Do you have some of those qualities?

Email your resume to kmerrill@indyeastend.com, and let’s get to work!

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Compiled by Kitty Merrill

Got business news? Email news@ indyeastend.com.

New businesses and new offerings from local staples abound as the season begins. Here’s a sampling.

Pop Collective A new pop-up shop opens tomorrow at 42 Jobs Lane in Southampton. It’s called Pop Collective and will feature women’s fashion by Becken, as well as designs

by Clarissa Bronfman Jewelry, Pomegranate, House of Pom, Nukksh, Blue One, Tata Harper Skincare, and Mi Ola. Surf Lodge Summer Fitness Xtend Barre has partnered

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with The Surf Lodge, for their second consecutive year for a summer fitness series. After a very Compiled by successful Miles X. 2015 Logansummer together, the partnership this summer will include a series of Xtend Barre workouts held on the water’s edge deck of The Surf Lodge, in Montauk.

Xtend Barre was founded by Andrea Rogers, who has created a body-enhancing addiction consisting of elegant yet energetic combination of Pilates, dance and ballet moves to create an adrenaline-fueled workout that strengthens, lengthens and chisels the body.

The series will kick off on Saturday, June 11, at 10 AM. The workouts will be open to hotel guests and the public, and are complimentary. The series will be taught by New York-based instructor Louis Scriven III. To reserve a spot in class, email

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Physique 57 To celebrate Memorial Day Physique 57 is going to be partnering with Zeel Massage On Demand for 10-minute complimentary massages at the Bridgehampton studio on Saturday. Physique 57 clients who take class in any NY studio from May 27-30 will get $25 off their first Zeel massage and Zeel clients in the Hamptons and NYC who get a massage from the 27-30 will get a free Physique 57 class to use at the Bridgehampton studio.

Kudos Two Long Island restaurants -Sag Harbor’s Wölffer Kitchen and Shelter Island’s Red Maple at the Chequit Inn -- are featured in the June 15 issue of Wine Spectator magazine, on newsstands now, as outstanding restaurants on the East End.

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Assemblyman Fred Thiele welcomed constituents, Frank, Lorie and Madison DeFelice from Eastport, to the New York State Assembly Chamber during their recent visit to Albany. Assemblyman Thiele acknowledged Lorie ‘s accomplishments as a successful 7-Eleven franchise owner who has been named the convenience store chain’s “Queen of Coffee” for the past two years. Her store is located at 10 County Road 39A in Southampton.

Yoga Hamptons Yoga Healing Arts is excited to announce their newly renovated yoga studio at 8 Moniebogue Lane, Westhampton Beach. With more space for mats, they have added on a variety of classes for all levels and styles, while keeping awareness to personalized attention, and small class sizes.

When you step through the door, everything falls away: your shoes and your stress. Classes are small and focused, varied and inspiring.

Special summer classes and in home retreats can be found on their website.

Healing arts at their space or yours are offered. Wherever you choice, your path to wellness begins with hands-on healing and one-to-one consultations. Healing modalities with intention for integrated functioning of body, mind, and spirit include Massage Therapy, Thai Yoga Bodywork, Reiki, Acupuncture, Aroma Touch Technique.

Come browse through their small boutique and art gallery with works of local artists, and limited, custom yoga-lifestyle clothing.

Throughout the summer Hampton Yoga Healing Arts will display different works of art.

Check their website for an up to date schedule and all offerings. www. hamptonsyogahealingarts.com.

Sea Salt By The Seashore Hamptons culinary salt maker Amagansett Sea Salt Co. announced that construction of another expansion of their saltworks in Amagansett is underway. This latest expansion will add twelve salterns – Continued on Page 23.

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Things are amping up on the East End, and our Indy Fit expert Kim Kenney’s got some words of wisdom for those toying with the idea of skipping workouts.

You’re too busy. You’re tired.

You’re watching the kids. You’re on vacation. I hear you and I know that you think skipping just one workout can’t hurt, right?

You are wrong. Skipping just one workout can initiate a downward spiral, increasing your chances of skipping another one by 61 percent.

So what are you to do? Move your

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Continued from page 22. salt evaporating pans – to their salt making operation and is expected to increase production by 30 percent over last year’s level. Construction is expected to be complete and the new salterns evaporating seawater into salt by June 1.

“We’ve significantly increased salt production every year since opening for business. Last year, we designed and built a dozen new salterns. To keep up with demand, we’re now putting another twelve salt pans in place,” said Steven Judelson, the Company’s saltmaker. With the new salt pans, the Company expects to produce and sell nearly four tons of culinary salt in 2016.

Amagansett Sea Salt is hand cultivated, solar evaporated salt made from Atlantic Ocean seawater.

Seawater is collected from the ocean in Amagansett, and tended at the Company’s saltworks. Salt crystals form in the salterns as the water slowly evaporates.

The Company directly distributes its products to restaurants, artisanal food makers, retailers and consumers. Regular clients include Michelin starred and top rated restaurants throughout the Hamptons, the NYC metro area and the US. In addition to their signature 100 percent pure finishing salt, Amagansett Sea Salt Co. currently produces 12 naturally flavored and infused salt blends.

Chamber Networking The Southampton Chamber of Commerce hosts its networking night at the new location of the Southampton Publick House, 62 Jobs Lane, Southampton Village. The fun all happens tomorrow from 5 to 7 PM. $15. Bring business cards to swap and to enter the raffle.

body anyway! If you are too tired at the end of the day, fuel your body in a smart way in the afternoon. Skip the sugary granola bar or the fruit snack and opt for an energy sustaining protein shake, like Shakeology, or a handful of nuts. It won’t spike your blood sugar and you won’t feel as tired at the end of the day. Better yet, carve a little time in the morning to get moving. Then it will be behind you and make you feel energized for the rest of the day.

You don’t have an hour to work out.

Who says you need an hour?

You don’t even need 30 minutes to improve your endurance and stamina. Ten minutes of high intensity interval training can do just that. You can do that at home . . . run up your stairway and walk down. Try doing that for 10 minutes -- it’s not so easy, but it is effective.

Or go for a walk and incorporate short bursts of running every 30

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You are watching your kids.

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So what if the weather was a little iffy? The Montauk Music Festival rolled into town last week and drew crowds to the village green and oodles of area establishments. Jay Schod, the lead singer from Remember September, will surely remember May, 2016. He proposed to his sweetheart, Maia Mysliwiec, after the group’s performance on Saturday and she said yes.

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And So It Begins . . .

The annual dissing of The Hamptons by the New York dailies has begun. Every year, as the season begins, some reporter somewhere who doesn’t know us a-TALL, Bub, pitches a snide story about The Hamptons. If these carpetbaggers and their snarky annual predictions were to be believed, we were “over” about a decade ago.

They keep predicting we’re over, and we just keep getting busier.

The latest comes from Page Six, which “reports,” and we use the term loosely, the party could be over in Montauk. The gossip page snippet cuts and pastes an anonymous Wikipedia posting describing East Hampton Town officials as “fascists” who will not stop until all the bars and restaurants in the hamlets are converted to old folks’ homes.

Must have been a slow news day.

Earlier this month, Newsday found its way out east (Can News12 be far behind?) to report on the crackdown on Montauk clubs undertaken by Supervisor Larry Cantwell’s administration. For locals, the effort to rein in the bedlam is long overdue, and, for the most part, welcomed.

However, Cantwell and company must take care to achieve balance. Like it or not, we live on our tourist economy, visitors are our artisan bread and GMO-free butter. Officials need to find ways to encourage tourism while discouraging the chaos that has marred summer evenings in Montauk.

We don’t need to use sledgehammers to swat flies. Sweeping rules designed to address worst-case scenarios impact those who don’t break the rules, and need a second, thoughtful look.

The town is currently holding community workshops to consider the future of East Hampton’s hamlets. We hope when the Montauk charrettes take place next fall, planners and community members conceive viable strategies to keep the party going and keep the peace.

The current cookie-cutter approach to outdoor music is one aspect of zoning regs that needs another look. Strict rules for establishments in residential neighborhoods make sense. Those same rules applied to commercial areas like the Montauk Harbor dock area don’t. Who does a little reggae under the stars on the deck bother? The fish?

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By Ed Gifford income. In many cases the income derived from this source constitutes the only income of the hospitalized veteran.

It has been estimated that approximately 25 million Americans wear the poppy to honor America’s war dead and all veterans, contributing nearly $2 million for rehabilitation and welfare programs. Each year volunteer workers,

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members of the American Legion Auxiliary, offer these poppies to the public, to be worn by them on Memorial Day, so they may pay tribute to the Nation’s honored war dead.

The Chelberg & Battle American Legion Auxiliary of Sag Harbor will be distributing poppies at the Legion Hall on Bay Street.

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Alex Gordon Jr. My dad was a Marine during the Korean War. He was at the Yucca Flats hydrogen bomb test.

He said it was an incredible experience. But most of the men there died of cancer within 20 years, including him. He died at 42. They wanted to see how the men would react fighting in a nuclear war.

Anne Hecht My uncle, Bernard Sperber served in the army during WWII in Europe. He drove for high ranking generals and other military higher-ups.

He drove them all over, in a jeep. He was lucky and he got to come home from the war. May he rest in peace.

Tyler Shaw My grandfather Joseph LaCarruba served during the occupation of Italy in WWII. His foot was crushed by a tank. Luckily, he survived and returned home, where he ran LaCarubba’s in Amagansett for many years. He and my grandmother, Patricia, were on The EMT squad for many years there.

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hideous sight. Just when is that ever going to happen?

Amagansett once was what your recent Society Annual Report Newsletter says it was, however, it’s unfortunate that those days of beauty, quiet, and iconic views are fading fast.

With the apparent East Hampton Board approval of the affordable housing complex coupled with this unsightly PSEG Station, Amagansett is slipping away from what the teenager whom you quoted said was “something special that we should keep near and dear to our hearts.”

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Dear Editor, As a long time resident of Amagansett I and my neighbors are becoming increasingly distressed at the electrical sub station on Old Stone Highway. It gets more horrible and appalling as the weeks, months, and now years go by.

It was understood that some sort of landscaping “beautification” effort would take place to provide coverage around this

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The Auxiliary volunteers will also be distributing them along the parade route on Memorial Day. Please support our veterans, and let us never forget our obligation to those who have given so much and served so gallantly to protect this great land of ours and those of us who live here. It’s a small way to show our respect.

Remember and wear a poppy, for “Freedom isn’t Free.”

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Dear Mr. Murphy, As reported in your article “Life, Death and Taxes” (5/18), Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump made the following statement, “We are going to get rid of the estate taxes that are making farmers sell their farms. You have farmers that are wealthy but they are a little short of cash.”

Mr. Trump’s statements echo comments recently made by Fred Thiele -- and to some degree made by Anna Throne-Holst -- that a state tax cap on farmland assessments has provided “much needed relief for our farmers.”

Somehow I don’t think horse farmers like Matt Lauer or tree farmers like Madonna are short of cash or in need of much assistance.

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Thanks Dear Kitty, As we all frantically prepare to kick off a new season, I just wanted to take a moment to thank you and The Independent for helping us to share the unique offerings and positive impact of Camp SoulGrow with the community.

As you know, we continued to work hard this winter and in the coming months we intend to expand the program so that all kids and their families from Hampton Bays to Montauk can experience Camp SoulGrow regardless of economic circumstances.

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Continued from page 15. passed out of committee in earnest, to allow this bill to come to the House floor this year.

While serving in the New York State Senate, I secured the funding necessary to create the PFC Joseph P. Dwyer Veterans Peer Project, a peer-to-peer support program for veterans suffering from PostTraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI).

PFC Joseph Dwyer, from Mount Sinai, New York, served in Iraq and received nationwide recognition for a photograph that went viral — showing him cradling a wounded Iraqi boy, while his unit was fighting its way up to the capital city of Baghdad. Sadly, after returning home and struggling with PTSD, PFC Dwyer died in 2008.

Created in his honor, the Dwyer Program was initially launched in the counties of Suffolk, Jefferson, Saratoga and Rensselaer. Since 2013, the program has successfully expanded to over a dozen counties across New York.

Earlier this year, I introduced bipartisan legislation in Congress, H.R. 4513, that will expand the Dwyer Program on a national level, so that every veteran in the U.S. eventually has access to a peer-topeer support group. This bill has strong bipartisan support, including the entire Long Island Congressional Delegation. I will continue working together with them in the fight to expand the Dwyer Program.

Additionally, right here on the East End, working closely with Peconic Bay Medical Center (PBMC) and VA, I secured an East End health care facility for veterans and their families at PBMC’s Manorville campus. After so bravely serving our country, this facility provides an important new option for veterans, increasing access to care for

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Continued from page 26. build a stronger community for generations to come. Starting any non-profit is not without its challenges but thanks in part to the exceedingly positive support of you and The Independent over the last year and a half, the program has been able to expand. And on a personal note, you helped a new member of the community to realize her vision and lay the foundation to helping others.

Thanks again for believing in Camp SoulGrow (and me) and for sharing our light with the community.

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veterans who live on Long Island’s East End, while still allowing them to continue receiving other services and ongoing treatment at the VA Hospital in Northport.

There is so much more that Congress can do to improve the quality of life for our veterans. I will continue working to ensure that my bills that previously passed the House are signed into law, including H.R. 1569 to protect the benefits of deceased veterans and H.R. 1187, which would eliminate the loan limit that the VA can guarantee for a veteran.

Congress also must continue to reform the VA wherever it underserves a veteran.

A series of recent USA Today articles reported that VA supervisors in multiple states instructed their employees to falsify patient wait times at VA facilities. This is a

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slap in the face to all veterans and those responsible must be held responsible. Just last year, the House took a step forward by passing the VA Accountability Act of 2015 (H.R. 1994); legislation that I cosponsor that would make important reforms to the VA system, which will providing the necessary resources and flexibility the VA needs to hold poor performing employees accountable.

While I believe that 99 percent of VA employees genuinely care about the work they do and want to help veterans, we must always ensure that the other one percent of those who are not acting in the best interest of veterans are held accountable. Our veterans deserve only the highest quality of care at our VA facilities.

Fighting for our veterans who fought for us has always been one

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of my top priorities. I will continue my work in Congress to improve our veterans’ quality of care in any way that we can.

Also, every day, my constituent services team works on cases to help Suffolk County residents.

Since entering Congress last year, my office has successfully resolved over 3150 cases; many of those are veteran cases. If you or your family ever needs help on a federal issue, I encourage you to contact my Long Island office at 631-289-1097.

Congressman Lee Zeldin, an Army veteran who continues to serve today as a Major in the Army Reserves, represents the First Congressional District of New York. The Congressman serves on the House Veterans Affairs Committee and two related subcommittees: the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs, and the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.

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North Fork resident, restaurateur, chef, food columnist and cookbook author John C. Ross welcomes Summer 2016 with a new website and a calendar of upcoming events celebrating his newest release, The Poetry of Cooking.

Released last fall, The Poetry of

Cooking, Ross’ third cookbook, is organized by seasonal availability rather than ingredients, adapting many of the recipes from “The North Fork Chef” column Ross has written for The Suffolk Times and Riverhead News Review for years.

Divided into the 12 months of the

year, each section of the book begins with a food-related poem selected

by Ross and is followed by what he describes as a prime meal indicative of the month. Other recipes follow, along with photos taken by Ross and other local photographers.

Ross opens the May chapter with a poem entitled “The United States of Barbecue,” by Jake Adam York.

The unofficial beginning of the summer season, Memorial Day weekend is a time when cooking operations inevitably move to a grill on the deck, in the backyard or at

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the beach. The section highlights a number of grilled dishes, including: Grilled Veal Chops with Sage, Rosemary and Spring Vegetables; Argentine-Style Mixed Grill with Chimichurri Sauce and Grilled Tomatoes; Cedar-Planked Wild Salmon with Vegetable Bundles and Grilled Rack of Asparagus with Shrimp and Chunky Vinaigrette, among others. Wine notes accompany each recipe, along with pictures of the finished product.

The layout is easy to follow, the ingredients are easy to find, the recipes don’t require an advanced cooking degree to carry out yet the results will have your family and guests thinking you have one.

Following a few appearances last fall when the book was first launched, Ross has booked his summer calendar with a number of events that will combine cooking demos, tastings, book talk and signings. The Westhampton Beach Library in Westhampton, NY enjoyed Ross’ initial appearance so much that they invited him back for a guest appearance in August as part of their Monthly Cookbook Club.

Other events will be through other local libraries, retailers and Foodie Tours throughout the summer season.

Ross has been a professional chef since 1965. He was the chef/owner of Ross’ North Fork Restaurant in Southold for 27 years, and a pioneer in what is now called the ‘farm-totable’ movement. He is the author of two previous books, The Food and Wine of the North Fork (2005), and The Story of North Fork Wine (2009).

As a restaurant, chef, educator, manager, home cook and writer, Ross has enjoyed the local bounty of the North Fork of Long Island for many years. He and his wife, Lois, live in Southold.

To keep fans apprised of his upcoming events, Ross created a website and Facebook page. Here fans may learn more about the chef, his upcoming events, previous titles, local retailers carrying his books, as well as testimonials from fans, contact information and more.

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Carl Johnson (left) will return to Bridgehampton High School for one more season as head basketball coach. He’s guided the Killer Bees to four state titles.

In the final analysis Carl Johnson just couldn’t say goodbye.

After saying he was “95 percent certain” he would step down after last season’s loss in the State Regional semifinals Johnson has had a change of heart.

“I went on vacation and I thought about it. I’m making if official: one more season and then I’m gone,” Johnson said. It was important “to keep the program going strong,” he added.

Johnson’s legacy is cemented in history. He has won four state championships as a coach, and earned three more as a player. No one else has ever come close to duplicating his accomplishments.

Johnson’s run as a player from 1978-80 made him a hot commodity among college recruiters – until a hunting accident damaged his hand.

He attended Utica, though he had offers from many Division I schools.

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I hurt my hand.”

Johnson went to Utica for two years, then transferred to Southampton College and played three years there. He was asked to coach the Bridgehampton junior high team, though he had no coaching experience.

It proved a fortuitous turn of events – the young players on his first team went on to become the core of his first three varsity championship teams. That was 25 years ago.

Though Johnson lost four of his starting five – players he was particularly close to – the competitive juices are beginning to flow anew. “We’ve got four kids who can play, and Shelter Island lost their key players.” That would give the Bees a leg up on a County Class D title and a berth in the state tournament. “The team that beat us in the tournament lost three starters . . .”

Johnson does not lack for opportunities should he indeed retire after the coming season. “I just got back from Jamaica. They have no basketball programs down there. I told them if they build me a couple courts I will go down and teach basketball.”

Johnson has also discussed rekindling the Bridgehampton jayvee and junior programs. “I still want to teach basketball.”

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Shapiro Hopes To Take Helm At Alma Mater

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By Rick Murphy

If it’s coaching credentials they want, the committee charged with recommending a new varsity basketball coach at East Hampton High School need look no further than Jesse Shapiro.

Bill McKee stepped down last month after six years, following the footsteps of his mentor, Ed

Petrie who was at the helm of the Bonackers for 28 seasons prior.

Shapiro has been coaching at various levels since 1997, mostly in New York City, but his local roots are strong.

Born and raised in East Hampton, Shapiro played for Petrie for four years.

“Coach Petrie was like a father to me,” Shapiro said. “I didn’t have a father growing up. He would pick me up and drive me home.” Shapiro learned more than basketball from the legendary coach – he learned about life. “This is about giving back to the community and rebuilding the program from the ground up.

It starts with the little kids.”

Shapiro has extensive coaching experience at all levels. He is a coFounder of FastBreak Kids and grew it from a fledging program in 2005 to the biggest basketball program for kids in the metro area.

He also co-founder of Rens Basketball and the the founder and CEBO of the Metro Mavericks, an AAU team he coached in 2011.

He’s currently assistant varsity basketball coach at the Dwight School, an independent school that has won state titles the last

two years.

“I’ve coached some of the best players in the city,” Shapiro said, noting his emphasis is on improving their academics and getting them into college.

The idea of coming back to East Hampton to coach excites him. “This is not a one-year type situation.” Shapiro said he would follow the blueprint Petrie developed. “Coach Petrie had a following. Kids would go to the rec league because he would be there watching. Kids knew he noticed them.”

Shapiro played point guard for Petrie from 1996 through 2000 and was good enough to make the All-County team.

He also starred in football, earning All-County honors as a running back. He played for Richie Wrase at Suffolk County Community College and the team won over 50 straight games and won two national titles.

Another former Bonacker, Marcus Edwards, has reportedly thrown his hat in the ring for the coaching position as well.

Shapiro is hoping to get the

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nod. “There is nothing better than coming home,” he said. “I am 100 percent prepared - I’ve been running AAU programs all year.”

As for the team, most of the key players have graduated, but not the point guard, Jack Reese. “He’s the kind of player you can build a team around. If you have a ‘one’ (point guard) it’s a good start.”

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Ciaburri was killed on May 24, 1945, due to enemy fire.

“I submitted those documents and hit another wall,” Hogan said this week. The unit record proved Uncle Mickey died, but they didn’t prove he’d received a Purple Heart.

Next up, more bad news. Hogan put in for a replacement Purple Heart and was denied. Officials didn’t recognize a niece as next of kin, even though Hogan was the closest surviving relative. She explained the relationship, but, she recalled, “They wouldn’t budge.”

Neither would Hogan.

She decided to contact her local congressman. Initially, she contacted then-Congressman Tim Bishop. “I wasn’t able to get answers or solutions.” A month after Bishop’s successor, Congressman Lee Zeldin, took office, Hogan was on the phone.

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had no record of him. That was so wrong and if it took my entire life, I was going to right this wrong,” she said. “I’m living as a free person because of his sacrifice, it’s the least I can do.”

It took five years, but on Veteran’s Day 2015, Congressman Zeldin awarded her uncle’s Purple Heart.

Finally, the War Department had a full record of Uncle Mickey’s sacrifice.

With all the necessary paperwork at hand, Hogan submitted the documents to the Museum and finally got her uncle enrolled. “Long after I’m gone, my father and uncle will be remembered for their part in saving the world,” she said.

She would also like to remember another brother who served in the Pacific. “My Uncle Guy was a Sergeant with the 773rd Amphibian Tractor Battalion and although he didn’t receive a Purple Heart, he did receive a Presidential Unit Citation for his actions during the Battle of Saipan. I am proud of all of them,” she said.

Hogan has reason to be proud of herself, too. The quest for

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recognition for her father and uncle spurred a passion for learning about WWII and sharing what she learned. “Once I gathered all this information,” she said. ”I decided to write a book for his grandchildren.”

Hogan published the book herself, just as a private family memento to give to the younger generation.

Then, “the book took on a life of its own.” Cousins wanted copies,

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too. Family members embraced the history Hogan wrote. “Some people cried over it,” she said.

What started out as a mission to obtain honors her father and uncle deserved may morph into a new career for Hogan -- as an author. She’s begun writing a historical fiction novel based on the experiences of three brothers during World War II. bands and can do it right in my hotel room. Or you can go on a family walk first thing before breakfast.

I go to a lot of casinos and I never use the escalators. I always take the stairs . . . it’s just one way that I try to incorporate a little extra exercise into my vacation time.

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Make yourself a priority. You will feel better in the long run and remember the short time it takes to get some exercise into your day is over in a flash and you will be better for it.

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A Message from Hampton Septic Services When it comes to Septic Systems most homeowners take the “Out of Sight Out of Mind” approach. If you don’t see it, you don’t have any nasty odors and septic backing up then why have it serviced? This way of thinking can cost you a lot of time and even more money!

At Hamptons Septic Services OUR approach is to be Proactive rather than Reactive. More often than not, new customers contact us because their Septic System is failing at which point it becomes very difficult to control. Signs that your Septic System is failing can come in the form of simultaneously slow drainage and/or water backing up in tubs, sinks, toilets, washing machines, unusual gurgling sounds when running water, increasingly unpleasant odors in and around the house, discoloring and softening of your lawn, and depressions in the soil around the system.

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Our customers receive recommended routine maintenance pumping which allows proper functionality of their septic systems preventing the unknown.

understandIng your sePtIc system: The components of modern septic systems are a house sewer drain, a septic tank, a cesspool, and the soil absorption field.

Some older homes have only a cesspool ring acting as the primary Septic Tank which then leaches directly to the soil.

When you run water or flush a toilet the discharge from the drain is first collected by the Septic Tank. The Septic Tank is designed to separate waste, solids sink to the bottom forming the sludge layer and the lighter solids such as grease rise to the surface forming the scum layer. Between the solid and scum layers is the waste water layer which will eventually drain to the Cesspool where it then slowly leaches out into the ground to be biologically treated by the soil. common sePtIc system Issues: After the Septic Tank separates waste, the solids that remain in the tank are meant to break down over time, but often the rate of solid accumulation exceeds the rate of the breakdown causing the solids to overflow to the cesspool and ground, eventually causing backup of septic in the yard or house. Frequent removal and pumping of the solids in the Septic Tank will prevent system back-ups.

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