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They shouldn’t quit their day jobs, but why would they want to?

On Sunday, five bands comprised of doctors, surgeons, and techs from four Long Island hospitals rocked the roof off a packed house at 89 North Music Venue in Patchogue. It was a battle of the bands in the war to help cancer patients.

By afternoon’s end, Side FX, an eight-member organization representing Southampton Hospital won the day, and the official “traveling guitar” trophy. Prognosis from Stony Brook Medicine was christened the People’s Choice.

The Guaiac Solution, representing Eastern Long Island Hospital in Greenport, was no slouch. A threesome comprised of Drs. David Lin on bass, Lawrence Schiff on drums, and Ryan Zapata on guitar burst onto the stage with covers of The Knack, Led Zeppelin, and Black Sabbath’s “Crazy Train.” And the tunes were fully covered, no co-pay.

Schiff, who is chairman of Emergency Medicine at ELIH, explained how he and his compatriots, who were residents together some 20 years ago, came to participate in the battle. “Our PR director knocked on my door and told me to put a band together,” he said. Schiff contacted his buds: Zapata came out from the city and Lin traveled from Los Angeles to perform. The trio amped the energy at 89 North, promising, “Next year, watch out!”

Technically proficient, The Guaiac Solution was no match for the energy Dee Meyers and Side FX brought to the stage. Meyers, a respiratory therapist, has some set of lungs and enthusiasm to match.

With a stethoscope slung around a neck laid bare in a tattered T-shirt, she fronted a set of blues and classic rock by the Eagles and Billy Joel that brought the house down.

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With WBAB’s Fingers (above, left) as emcee, rocking docs raised money for cancer patients Sunday.

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In this case, concern over the impact on the established agricultural aesthetic of the area, as well as the potential for similar facilities on existing or new windmills drive the recommendation.

The town code lists avoidance areas and opportunity areas for cell towers. Open farmland is an avoidance area. But that’s just a suggestion board member, and farmer, Ian Calder-Piedmonte argued. He, along with members Diana Weir and Nancy Keeshan, opposed the notion of requiring a DEIS. They didn’t feel the addition of cell antennas would mar views, emphasizing that the CONTINUED ON PAGE 24.

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What if farmers erected wind turbines just so they could put cell towers on them to make extra cash?

Do cell towers on windmills impair scenic aesthetics? Will a proposed tower on Long Lane in East Hampton improve cell coverage?

Those are some of the questions the East Hampton Town Planning Board grappled with as it reviewed an application to construct a new personal wireless service facility on an existing windmill on the Iacono Farm on Long Lane.

The original concept called for the installation of 12 panel antennas, six remote radio heads and associated cabling to be mounted on three separate support arms on an existing 120-foot tall lattice tower. The design was scaled back at planners’ request to nine antennas mounted flush on the tower and painted sky blue.

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For a few years any spam in my email was filtered every day and tossed by an unseen hand into junk mail and I cannot tell a lie, I missed it.

I’ve been lonely.

The fact is that for the past three years, my office email only accepted messages from my friends. Sadly, I have discovered I have few friends, and no one wants to go to bed with me. I find myself yearning for the good old days when many of the emails I received came from people who wanted to enlarge my penis, sell me Viagra for a penny a pill, and give me a mortgage at two percent.

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Yes, I miss the women who wrote me every day and whose only wish was for me to see them nude.

Goodbye Velma, Crissy, Misty, Wendy and Bootsie. I’m sorry I missed all those opportunities you gave me to watch you in your bath.

Goodbye to all those married women who wrote me provocative emails to tell me that their husbands were out of town too often, and all I had to do was enter their er . . . er . . . website, and I could watch photos of them doing unmentionable things to their next-door neighbors.

It’s too late now for me to meet those thousands of lonely women from Russia and Poland and the Ukraine -- women who would be happy, for a fee, to show up at my doorstep, pick me up in their muscular peasant arms, and carry me off into the sexual sunset.

I miss it all. I still remember my first piece of spam. There I was, brand new to the Internet, an innocent. My first email was from someone named Velma. It had an innocent heading, something like, “Hello Jerry, I forgot to tell you ...

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My first reaction was: I don’t remember talking to anyone named Velma, so let me open this email.

In her letter, Velma offered to do sexual things to me that would cause my back to go out and my eyeballs to pop out of their sockets.

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With all the sexually suggestive messages I’ve received over the years, my all-time favorite spam message was not a sexual one. It came three years ago, in the middle of the night – at 2:26 AM, to be exact.

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Van For Vets On Saturday, Southampton Elks Lodge 1574 presented the Disabled American Veterans Charity (DAV) with a new van to help transport East End veterans to appointments at the Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Northport and was dedicated in memory of longtime Elk Peter Magnuson.

The project represents more than a year of fundraising from several charities and veteran groups with which Pete was deeply involved.

Most notably, Past Elk Exalted Ruler George Doering and American Legion Post 269 Commander George Egan spearheaded the fundraising to raise over $20,000 to make this

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T h e D AV i s a c h a r i t a b l e organization for veterans and one of their missions is to provide free door-to-door transportation for disabled veterans attending medical appointments. The vans are all coordinated and driven by volunteer veterans in the area.

During his time with the Elks, Pete strongly advocated for the needs of local veterans. Most prominent was his participation with the Lodge’s Golf Outing Fundraising Committee. Through their many efforts, the Elks were able to purchase two DAV transport vans, still serving eastern Suffolk

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Southampton Elks Exalted Ruler Richard Lalomia, Elks State President John Jacques, Elks State Vice President Edward Rosavitch with the new van for East End veterans.

today, and Pete was often behind the wheel as a volunteer driver.

After Pete’s passing in 2014, George Egan, Commander of American Legion Post 269 in Patchogue, and a few of Pete’s friends who also volunteered as drivers, decided to raise money to buy yet another van, this one to be in Pete’s honor. Southampton Elks Lodge donated $1000 to the cause; and Chairman, Past State Trustee, and Past Exalted Ruler George Doering of Southampton Elks Lodge secured donations from various

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Exercise DVDs featuring kettlebells abound. We like Iron Core Fitness featuring Sarah Laurie.

The music is nothing to write home about, and Laurie’s a bit bland, but she does a great job explaining each movement in the circuit. One circuit takes less than 20 minutes, so it’s quick and efficient for kettlebell newbies. You’ll be sore in all the right places.

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Pressed for time, but still want a good workout? Try kettlebells.

Those little bad boys pack a wallop when it comes to multitasking and targeting several major muscle groups at once.

The kettlebell swing has been lauded as the one exercise that hits the most muscles and, it sure does.

Complete a series correctly and you’ll feel it in your arms, back, thighs, abs, and booty.

It’s a simple exercise, but not necessarily easy.

Start with your feet shoulder width apart, knees soft, and bell held in front of you with both hands. Hinge from the hips and let the bell swing between your legs.

Thrust forward with “aggressive hips” to continue an arc from between your legs to about shoulder height. Keep your elbows soft, be sure you’re hingeing, not bending over and using your back.

I used a five-pound bell and suggest starting with just 20 reps.

Initially, I thought I’d swing during commercial breaks while watching TV, and those were the longest two minutes of my life. The movement is deceivingly easy, but carries potential for injury if you get tired and lose form. Check with your doctor before you try it.

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Cyanobacteria Blooms Found In Wickapogue Pond

It’s back. Results of water sampling performed by SUNY Stony Brook have confirmed cyanobacteria blooms, more commonly known as blue–green algae, in Wickapogue Pond in Southampton. Due to these findings, health officials ask residents not to use or swim or wade in these waters and to keep their pets and children away from the area.

Though blue-green algae are naturally present in lakes and streams in low numbers, they can

become abundant, forming blooms in shades of green, blue-green, yellow, brown or red. They may produce floating scums on the surface of the water or may cause the water to take on paint-like appearance.

Contact with waters that appear scummy or discolored should be avoided. If contact does occur, rinse off with clean water immediately. Seek medical attention if any of the following symptoms occur after contact:

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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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Free Symposium The East Hampton Healthcare Foundation will sponsor a free educational symposium, “The Revolution in Cancer Treatment,” on Saturday, May 14, from 9 AM to noon in the Baldwin Family Lecture Room of the East Hampton Library. The East Hampton Library is a co-sponsor of the symposium.

The symposium will focus on the latest advances in cancer treatment, providing valuable educational information for individuals, caregivers, families and healthcare professionals on the East End.

Workforce Housing The East Hampton Business Alliance will host an affordable housing breakfast symposium on Wednesday, May 11, at 8:30 AM at Cittanuova Restaurant on Newtown Lane. The topic is affordable housing and implications for the business community. Tickets are $20 in advance, $25 at the door.

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Stamp Out Hunger Island Harvest Food Bank and the National Association of Letter Carriers (NALC) are again joining forces for the 24th annual Stamp Out Hunger campaign on Saturday, May 14, 2016, as part of the nation’s largest single-day food drive.

Postal carriers throughout Nassau and Suffolk counties will collect nonperishable food items left by caring Long Islanders who want to be part of the solution in ending hunger in our communities.

All food collected will benefit Island Harvest in providing supplemental food support to the more than 316,000 Long Islanders at risk of going hungry every day.

Participation in the Stamp Out Hunger food drive is simple.

Residents are asked to leave nonperishable food items such as canned goods, pasta, rice, boxed juices and shelf-stable milk (please, no glass items) next to their mailboxes before regularly scheduled mail delivery on Saturday, May 14. The postal carriers will do the rest. Food donated will help replenish food supplies at Long Island’s food pantries, soup kitchens, and other feeding programs served by Island Harvest.

“The longstanding partnership we have forged with the NALC, the United States Postal Service, and our corporate partners is making a difference in providing much-needed food to the scores of men, women and children who often don’t know when their next meal will be,” said Randi Shubin Dresner, president and CEO of Island Harvest. “I’m confident that, as in years past, generous Long Islanders will answer the call and leave food donations next to their mailboxes on Saturday, May 14.

Every donation, no matter how small, helps Island Harvest serve our neighbors struggling with hunger.”

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Combating The Heroin And Opioid Epidemic

By Congressman Lee Zeldin

Addiction is a heartbreaking disease sweeping across our island, state and nation at a rapid rate and leaving behind a terrible wake of devastation and suffering — taking lives, tearing families apart, and destroying communities.

As addiction and overdose deaths continue to climb, specifically as a result of the recent rise in heroin and prescription opioid abuse, it’s essential that we take a 21st Century approach to combat this growing epidemic that is plaguing our country and taking hold of our loved ones. Through a three-pronged approach, focusing on treatment, enforcement, and education, we can overcome this crisis.

Increasing funding and accessibility for treatment and recover y ser vices is critically important to assist Americans coping with addiction. Incarceration alone is not the answer. Targeted and individualized treatment programs are essential to solve the addiction epidemic. We must also increase access to affordable treatment and recovery options through healthcare reform to treat addiction as a disease. Unless we systematically restructure our existing healthcare options, individuals will not be able to shoulder the significant financial costs that result from treatment.

Second, we must focus on targeted enforcement to stop the flow of illegal narcotics into our country in order to keep drugs out of our communities and off our streets. Since previous efforts to solely incarcerate low level drug pushers have proven inadequate, we must change our approach to focus the efforts of law enforcement on those individuals in charge of trafficking drugs into the United States illegally. Allowing law enforcement entities to target drug kingpins and international narcotraffickers will destabilize global drug rings, making it easier to eliminate the local impacts of these dangerous drugs, while local law enforcement entities simultaneously target local drug pushers.

Finally, we must provide funding for education and awareness in our schools and local communities to prevent experimentation and a d d i c t i o n . Wi t h o u t p r o p e r l y educating America’s youth on the realities of drug addiction, we will never be able to stem the tide and overcome this reoccurring nightmare. Education breeds confidence. Bringing the dangers of

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associated with addiction is essential to truly solve this challenge.

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Through partnerships with the Perfect Earth Project, Cornell Cooperative Extension of Suffolk County, and the Peconic Estuary Program, Bridge Gardens is offering homeowners and professional landscapers advice and programs on sustainable gardening practices that are easily adaptable, including environmentally sensitive lawn care, native grasses and plants (many of which are being grown from seed), and organic vegetable gardening.

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Celebrate National Public Gardens Day at Bridge Gardens this Friday starting at 10:30 AM. Bridge Gardens serves as a multi-purpose, multi-disciplinary outdoor classroom, demonstration garden, and community resource.

On Friday, Bridge Gardens is partnering with fellow public gardens -- Madoo Conservancy and LongHouse Reserve -- for free one-hour tours at each of the gardens. It all starts with a tour at 10:30 AM at Bridge Gardens (located at 36 Mitchell Lane in Bridgehampton). Tours will also be available at 1 PM at Madoo Conservancy (located at 618 Sagg Main Street in Sagaponack) and at 3 PM at LongHouse Reserve (located at 133 Hands Creek Road in East Hampton).

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BNB’s First Quarter This week Bridge Bancorp, Inc., the parent company of The Bridgehampton National Bank, announced first quarter results for 2016. Highlights of the Company’s financial results for the quarter include: • Net income of $8.6 million, an 81% increase over 2015, and $.49 per share for the quarter.

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come in and take a class from the Peloton bikes in the store if you are interested in trying the bike.

With over 33,000 Peloton bikes in homes already around the world, Peloton is continuing to grow and expand its multi-channel retailing approach and continuing to change the way people join group fitness.

Their showrooms resemble Tesla and Apple showrooms where you go in, check out the product and either buy it there or test it out and go home and buy the bike online.

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Tuckahoe School News Our Tuckahoe PTO will be having their annual Mother’s Day Plant Sale from 8 AM to 3:30 PM tomorrow and Friday on the front lawn of the school building located at 468 Magee Street, Southampton.

The Cinco de Mayo celebration will be Friday from 6 to 8 PM. This event is sponsored by the Tuckahoe Educational Foundation and will be held at the Tuckahoe School. We will have a Mariachi Band, food, games and Mexican Dancers. This event is open to everyone! The cost is $7 per person (includes food) – children 5 and under are $3.00 per child. Volunteers are welcome and you can contact Iliana at 631-

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On Wednesday, April 20, Mrs. Catherine Tyler met with a group of girls from Mrs. Kerry McLaughlin’s first grade to discuss nail care and to polish their nails with the help of a community service volunteer, Hallie Beeker. The girls were each allowed to choose their own color.

They asked for different patterns and designs. The girls had a great time and so did Mrs. Tyler!!

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Throughout the week, the young environmentalists created a display case showcasing what they learned about reducing, reusing and recycling; pledged to conserve energy in their homes; took part in a garbage free lunch day; and made Earth Day posters. Students also fundraised for Coins for Creatures, which provides funding for the rehabilitation of injured animals.

A d d i t i o n a l l y, s t u d e n t s participated in Earth Day classroom activities. For example, first-graders in Lynn Marshall’s class constructed and painted birdhouses that had been donated by parents.

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Volume 1 • Issue 17 The Deer Tick has overrun t h e Ea st E n d a n d i s responsible for the surge in Lyme disease.

Lyme Disease: On The Verge Of An Epidemic

By Rick Murphy

There was time when ticks were a mere nuisance on the East End of Long Island. Decades ago, the Wood Tick (American Dog Tick) was the only member of the species prevalent hereabouts. The ticks would attach themselves to warm blooded animals and literally suck blood -- their body sacks would fill

up to the size of a grape.

Many locals remember seeing our dogs infested – they required a hot bath and plenty of scrubbing.

Kids used to remark how hard it was to kill a tick – you could stomp on them without crushing them.

Nowadays, Deer Ticks (aka BlackLegged Tick) and Lone Star ticks have not only infested the East

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The Deer Tick first appeared more than four decades ago. The critters brought with them a complex and potentially serious byproduct – Lyme disease (borreliosis). We now know Lyme can lodge in the system and inflame limb joints and can in rare cases cause paralysis and

even death.

In the beginning misdiagnosis and mistreatment was common.

According to the Centers For Disease Control, “Because diagnosing Lyme can be difficult, many people who actually have Lyme may be misdiagnosed with other conditions.”

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By Rick Murphy

Our parents never heard of a Lone Star tick – but they have found their way to the East End and can be extremely dangerous.

In fact, it is only in the last four or five years that tests confirm what some victims found out the hard way: the tick can cause a severe allergy to meat, especially red, fatty meats, turning even the most ravenous carnivore into a vegetarian -- like it or not.

Un l i k e D e e r T i c k s , w h i c h transmit Lyme disease, the main danger of Lone Star ticks is that humans can be extremely allergic to their saliva, though the Lone Star can transmit some diseases.

According to the Suffolk County Tick And Vector Borne Disease Task Force, “The Lone Star tick is a sophisticated, aggressive feeding machine that can extrapolate the path of would-be hosts and position themselves to mount their victims. They thrive in areas with forest and scrub brush.”

The Lone Star feeds off a variety of birds, reptiles and mammals i n c l u d i n g d e e r, t u r k e y, a n d humans.

The adult female is distinguished by a white dot or

“lone star” on her back. Lone Star tick saliva can be irritating; redness and discomfort at a bite site does not necessarily indicate an infection. The nymph and adult females most frequently bite humans and transmit disease.

Ehrlichiosis is transmitted to humans by the tick (Ambylomma americanum), found primarily in the south central and eastern U.S. Typical symptoms include: fever, headache, fatigue, and muscle aches. Ehrlichiae are transmitted to humans by the bite of an infected tick. Ehrlichios is diagnosed based on symptoms, clinical presentation, and later confirmed with specialized laboratory tests. The first line treatment for adults and children of all ages is doxycycline.

According to the Centers For Disease Control, Lone Stars have not been shown to transmit Borrelia burgdorferi, the cause of Lyme disease. In fact, their saliva has been shown to kill Borrelia.

The Lone Star (Amblyomma americanum), is found throughout the eastern, southeastern and northeastern United States.

Five years ago The Independent reported what at the time was

a unique story – a local man developed a severe allergy to meat after Lone Star tick nymphs at Cedar Point Park in East Hampton infested him. (Read about a local man’s recent – and terrifying – bout with a Lone Star elsewhere in this issue.)

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some time to determine he had developed an allergy to red meat. A study at the University of Virginia confirmed his suspicions.

D r. S c o t t C o m m i n s f r o m University of Virginia said the situation is worsening. For one, Lone Stars move very quickly.

They also “lay up to 1000 eggs at a time” called “seed ticks,” which resemble poppy seeds, Commins said. The seed packs are normally on leafy substances, and not in the deep forest – rather, they are left in populated areas. “They need a blood meal before they will molt,” he added.

Many naturalists and scientists believed field mice were one of the many hosts the ticks preyed on. Not the Lone Star, however.

“With other types of ticks we use a mouse model but apparently mice are not a natural host for these,” Commins said. Deer most assuredly are however, and the rise in infestations might be directly tied to an increase in the deer population in these parts.

“It could be that it’s more prevalent because people are getting out more, but it could be the deer population is driving this,” Commins said. “They are becoming bolder, so they are bringing the ticks closer to us.” His colleague, allergy researcher Thomas PlattsMills of UVA, agreed the increasing number of cases is probably a result of the large numbers of larvae and their proximity to humans. “[The Lone Star] larval forms will bite humans, whereas none of the other American tick larvae will do that,” he said.

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Shockingly, that means many more cases may be out there than officially diagnosed. As it is, The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimate that 300,000 people are diagnosed with Lyme disease in the U.S. every year. That’s 1.5 times the number of women diagnosed with breast cancer, and six times the number of people diagnosed with HIV/AIDS each year.

B a bes ios is , a m a l a ri a l i k e parasite, is often mistaken for Lyme disease because it can also be spread by ticks. The first case of Babesiosis was reported from Nantucket Island, Massachusetts, in 1969.

In the early 1970s, a mysterious group of rheumatoid arthritis cases occurred among children in Lyme, Connecticut, and two neighboring towns.

There is widespread speculation that both diseases were developed on Plum Island off the East Coast of Long Island, where there is a federal research facility that is known to have researched biological and germ warfare. Both Lyme and Nantucket are downwind of Plum island.

Lab 257, a book by Michael C. Carroll, has alleged a connection with the Plum Island Animal Disease Center. The government has never confirmed the allegation.

A c c o r d i n g t o t h e Ke l l m a n Center most doctors recommend antibiotics for treatment of Lyme Disease – assuming it is diagnosed early and correctly.

When identified early, many cases of Lyme disease respond well to short-term antibiotic therapy and don’t recur.

“Unfortunately, misdiagnosis may allow the infection to progress to a later, more entrenched phase that is harder to treat,” according to the Kellman Center. At that point treatments at the Center are broadened to include Hyperbaric oxygen therapy, UVBI (ultraviolet blood irradiation), and herbal remedies.

If Lyme disease isn’t promptly or effectively treated, damage to the joints, nerves, and brain may develop months or years after you become infected, according to WEB MD. The Suffolk County Tick And Vector-Borne Diseases Task Force chaired by Dr. Scott Campbell released a detailed report identifying the assorted species, ailments and treatments associated with tickborne diseases.

The Deer Tick has a two-year life cycle and exists primarily in woodlands. The eggs hatch in spring and the larvae feed primarily off White-Footed mouse, The next spring they molt into nymphs and feed a second time, usually

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off rodents and small mammals.

In the fall the nymphs molt into adults and take their third blood meal and mate on larger animals like deer, fox, raccoons etc. Humans are potential hosts at all life stages.

Only an adult American Dog Tick will feed off humans.

Brian Kelly, the owner of East End Tick and Mosquito Control, said it is important to attack the problem on several fronts. “It’s an epidemic. New York State may not think so, but it is.”

Experts agree pyrethrum is the first line of defense. But like all insecticides, it has its limitations.

“It must be used in the right way,” Kelly said. For example, spraying for tick prevention may kill bees as well.

There are organic sprays on the market as well. “They do kill ticks,” said Kelly, who tested several and uses some organic sprays.

The problem is they don’t last long. “They wear off in a week, sometimes a couple of days.”

The overpopulation of deer on the East End is a problem unto itself but also integral to controlling the tick population. Hunters report fallen deer are literally covered with ticks.

Mice also carry ticks, sometimes as many as 600. Damminix tubes help reduce the mouse population, as do mouse traps. Deer fencing keeps deer off the property but as Kelly says, “you can’t fence off all of Long Island.”

One thing is for sure, experts agree: because of the mild winter there are going to be a lot of ticks around.

“It’s an uphill battle,” Kelly lamented.

The County Task Force has even more ominous news: “Be prepared to recognize and respond to new tick species or newly identified tick-borne pathogens.”

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“I Felt Swollen . . . It Was Difficult To Get Air In” Joe Cipro, a professional chef, never dreamed when he went to play golf one day what was in store for him.

Cipro, who, pens the Recipe of The Week in The Independent, has developed a severe allergy to meat after being bitten by a Lone Star tick. This is his first person account.

I was golfing at Sag Harbor Golf Course the Friday of Labor Day weekend. My ball had rolled about three feet into the woods on the fifth hole. I went to retrieve the ball from the woods. Being aware of the tick issue on the East End I checked myself for ticks. I noticed what looked like a patch of dirt on my sock. I reached to brush if off and quickly realized it was a cluster of ticks. They aggressively spread all over my hands and ankles in a matter of seconds.

I removed my shoes and socks and tried to brush them off. I was somewhat successful but I guess they started biting fairly quickly. It didn’t seem too bad at first so I made the mistake of continuing the round. Later that day the bites

really started itching and becoming inflamed. My legs and hands looked like a chew toy.

Knowing enough about the different types of ticks and the illnesses associated with each I saw a doctor the following Tuesday. I was unable to identify the type of tick because of the size, they were small and there were hundreds of them. I came to find out later they were Lone Star ticks in the nymph stage of their life cycle.

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symptoms associated with certain illnesses [including] the meat allergy.

T ho s e s ympto ms inc luded joint pain, headaches, fatigue, blurred vision, hives, swelling, and shortness of breath. A week later I was at a friend’s wedding on the Jersey shore. I ate a lot of meat that night.

More than five hours after eating a large piece of short rib I was back at the hotel with my wife. My torso was very itchy; I thought maybe it was my shirt. My throat and tongue seemed itchy also and I felt swollen: it was a bit difficult to get air in while breathing.

I took my shirt off and noticed my whole chest covered in raised red hives. Luckily my wife, who has food allergies, carries Benadryl and had an Epipen.

I took two Benadryl and monitored my symptoms for an hour. I sat there with her pen in one hand, phone in the other.

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My symptoms subsided so I went to bed thinking that I had likely contracted the meat allergy. I think it’s important to reiterate that the reaction didn’t happen immediately. Typically you can expect to have a reaction four to eight hours after consuming the allergen. I avoided mammalian meat products for the next few months; I then got the IGE blood test. The test confirmed that I had elevated levels of IGE in my blood.

I had never had any allergies to that point in my life; it was pretty clear that this was a result of the tick bites. It’s also worth noting that I tested off the charts for IGE normal range, which is generally 0-100 ml, my results were 710 ml.

I suspect this is because of the number of bites. Fortunately I have had no other health problems as a result of this encounter.

I now carry my own Epipen just in case and am an avid label reader. As a professional chef I am aware of certain ingredients most people may not associate with meat, but are derived from mammals and will cause a reaction.

People who suffer from this need to be aware of gelatin in foods such as Gummy Bears, marshmallows, Velveeta cheese, even medications with gelatin based gel tabs can cause a reaction; look for vegetable capsules.

Also be aware of sausage casings, read labels even if it’s chicken sausage it may have a pork casing.

I happen to be highly allergic, this is not the case for everyone -- I do however, advise anyone with this issue to exercise caution.

Always explain the allergy to your restaurant server, ask them to double check with the kitchen.

You can even carry a laminated card explaining the allergy. Always check labels for mammalian animal products, gelatin is the most likely to be the unsuspected culprit.

Also be aware of certain sauces made with beef or pork stock and animal casing used in sausages.

Wear long pants and be careful out there.

Email rmurphy@indyeastend.com with your tick story.

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And So It Begins A Farmingdale man complained that he sent a $650 advance via Moneygram to rent a house in Montauk that he saw advertised on Craigslist. The listing disappeared – and so did the money. The physical address of the house in question was made up – there was no such place.

Variety Store Burglary A Rockland County man broke into the Sag Harbor Variety Store Friday night and made off with a cash register.

According to the Sag Harbor Village Police, Patrick Helmer, age unknown, broke in the store through the rear and took the register, which he smashed and discarded in a nearby dumpster.

Helmer was taken into custody the next day – police did not reveal how they ascertained he was the suspect. He is charged with thirddegree burglary and third-degree criminal mischief, both felonies, and three misdemeanors as well. He was held for arraignment.

Bank Robber Arrested Suffolk Police arrested a homeless man and charged him with robbing banks in Patchogue and Commack – and ascertained he robbed a Riverhead Bank on April 26 as well.

Vincent Allen, 30, hit the Capital One branch on East Main Street, police ascertained after veiwing

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RICK’S SPACE The Best . . . And The Worst I showed these lists to a couple of people and they say it proves how old I am. Is that true, or is it possible they just don’t do things like they used to? Thanks to the Internet you can check out a lot of this stuff yourselves and make up your own minds.

Best Comedians: 1) Richard Pryor (check out his Here and Now video) 2) Jon Byner (His impression of Johnny Mathis singing “Chances Are” is insanely funny) 3) Rodney Dangerfield 4) Bob and Ray 5) Jonathan Winters Best Movie: 1) Godfather Part II 2) Medium Cool 3) Don’t Look Back 4) Heaven Help Us 5) Putney Swope Top Ten Best Rock Albums: (No particular order) Let It Bleed (Stones), Days Of Future Past (Moody Blues), Allman Brothers Live At The Fillmore, Live Dead, Heartbreaker (Ryan Adams),

Belle (Al Green), Odessey and Oracle (Zombies — and yes, Odyssey is spelled wrong) Court And Spark (Joni Mitchell), Katy Lied (Steely Dan), Pet Sounds (Brian Wilson – the rest of the Beach Boys had nothing to do with it.)

Favorite Meals: 1) Fried buttermilk-dipped chicken with whipped potatoes and biscuits (and lots of butter melting on them); 2) poached eggs on buttered rye toast with sausage and bacon and homemade hash browns (coffee and grapefruit juice a must) 3) New York choice shell steak with baked potato (see note above about butter) and creamed spinach 4) meat lasagna 5) kale with squid dressing Favorite TV Shows Ever: 1) “Deadwood” 2) “The Wire” 3) “Star Trek” 4) “Twilight Zone” 5) “The Sopranos”

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Favorite Cuticle: 1) left index 2) right ring finger 3) eight way tie Worst Celebrity Baby Names: 1) Pilot Inspektor (Jason Lee) 2) Jermajesty (Jermaine Jackson – who said the Jacksons are weird?) 3) Pax, Maddox and Knox – Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie (Of course we know Pitt has an IQ of 47 and Jolie is a freakazoid from the planet Xxoqbar but really . . .) 4) Marlowe Monroe (Jenna von Oy and Brad Betcher – are they really celebrities? 5) North West (At least Kim and Kanye didn’t give their kid a name that begins with a K, else it would be Korth Kest.)

Best Veggies: 1) spinach 2) Brussels sprouts 3) haricot verts 4) snap peas 5) collard greens

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Worst Nicknames (Actual people I know): 1) Nauseous Nicky 2) Pubey 3) Gonad 4) Turd 5) Fat Amy

Funniest "Saturday Night Live" Cast Members 1) Chris Farley 2) Belushi 3) Bill Murray 4) Eddie Murphy 5) Kenan Thompson 6) Gilda 7) Mike Myers 8) Dana Carvey 9) Billy Crystal 10) David Spade

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How To Minimize Exposure To Ticks Experts agree that if you are living on the East End you are going to come across ticks – the secret is to minimize the exposure.

A recent report by a Suffolk County Task Force commissioned to study the tick problem recommends a multi-prong attack. Repellents, which can be sprayed in the yard and applied to clothing and on animals are the most obvious deterrent.

Brian Kelly, who runs East End Tick and Mosquito Control, points out it’s important to find out who your enemy is before spraying pesticides. Deer ticks stay in wooded area, while Lone star ticks stray into shorter grasses. “Do a test; see what kind of ticks you have. Every

property is different,” he said.

Reducing the mice population on your property, and limiting deer, reduces the number of ticks around the house.

If you work outdoors, “You can buy clothes impermeated with Permethrin, a repellent. Try taping the bottom of your pants to your boots to limit access up your legs, and do like wide with the sleeves of your shirt and gloves.”

The task force recommends netting over strollers and playpens.

Pets should be sprayed, inspected, bathed and combed frequently.

The Centers For Disease Control suggest creating a “tick free zone” in your yard.

Remove leaf litter, clear tall

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grasses, place a three-foot wide barrier of wood chips or gravel between lawns and wooded areas to restrict tick migration into recreational areas.

Also, mow the lawn frequently.

Discourage unwelcome animals (such as deer, raccoons, and stray dogs) from entering your yard by constructing fences, Remove old furniture, mattresses, or trash from the yard that may give ticks a place to hide. Remove leaf litter.

Stack wood neatly and in a dry area to discourages rodents.

Keep playground equipment, decks, and patios away from yard edges and trees.

Children and adults who spend time outdoors should take off their clothing and shower afterwards; put clothing directly in clothes washer if needed.

Kelly said he would come to area schools and teach children how to avoid ticks upon request.

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Let’s try to wrap our heads around this. The East Hampton Town Planning Board, known all across the land as the hardest hard asses anywhere, gives the green light to the East Hampton Indoor Tennis plan to create a bowling alley and sportsbar on land off Daniel’s Hole Road in Wainscott. Due diligence with many applications includes soliciting an opinion from the Suffolk County Planning Commission.

The planning commission is charged with considering the regional impacts of proposed development. Regional impacts.

Regional.

Not “around the block from MY house” impacts.

About 99.99 percent of the time the planning commission deems projects “a matter for local determination” and bounces the applications back to their town of origin without comment.

That didn’t happen with the East Hampton Indoor Tennis proposal. Town planners focused their keen eyes on the project and gave it a go-ahead; they predicted its traffic impact would be minimal. The local Citizens Advisory Committee had no objection. No one spoke out about traffic at public hearings on the application, the review of which took over a year.

And then it went to the planning commission, and East Hampton’s rep on the advisory body, Sam Kramer. Kramer lives off South Breeze Drive and was worried the project might mean increased traffic in his neighborhood. He convinced other members of the commission to call for a traffic study -- of just his neighborhood -- before they’d sign off.

Kudos to local planners who didn’t cave to Kramer’s obvious NIMBY-ism. They unanimously voted to override the transparently self-serving request.

Yo, Sam. You’re on the commission to represent the interests of East Hampton as a whole, not yourself. Next time an application near your neighborhood comes up, recuse yourself.

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Dear Rick, Congratulations on doing such a wonderful job writing up the articles. I think you really used everything that came in front of you regarding this subject and managed to write a balanced and fair piece.

It will certainly serve as a wonderful re f e re n c e f o r m y c h i l d re n a n d grandchildren. Though I only have one

child at the moment, he’s 28 and getting a PhD in socioeconomics. During the summers he will still be tending bar in the back bar of Stephen Talkhouse which he’s been doing every summer since he was 16 years old. He should have his PhD at the end of next year so this will be his last summer. I will tell him about you and if you introduce yourself I’m sure he will buy you a drink.

Again thank you so much. It’s curious as some locals who read the piece are extremely enthusiastic and others seem to appear as if they don’t trust me - being a red diaper baby and all.

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School library at 7 PM. It is my hope that many will attend and express their views and concerns to the five candidates running for the school board.

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Recess Access Dear Editor, Let’s touch on two of what Southampton School District says are key facts regarding Proposition 3 on the upcoming vote. “The funds in this reserve cannot be used for any other purpose than what the community originally approved.” This is a flat out lie.

Have we already forgotten that according the state website on August 5, 2014 Governor Cuomo “signed a bill that, upon voter approval for dissolution of the Tuckahoe Common School District into the Southampton Union Free School District allows the use of a reserve fund to minimize the property tax burden for residents of the current Southampton School District”. So yes, the district can vote to use the reserve money in a different way if we wanted.

The second “fact” the district is trying to use to convince parents to approve this proposition is “provides an opportunity for a playground for Intermediate School students”.

Since when does this district see value in recess? Currently the fifth graders only have a 20 minutes recess. Under district student policy code #5300 starting with children as young as Kindergarten inschool disciplinary includes “exclusion from extracurricular activities, recess or communal lunchtime”.

Students in this district have been denied recess for such minor infractions such as talking too loud in the cafeteria.

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It’s time that the district gives the taxpayers a reasonable option as a replacement for the administration building because this isn’t it.

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Dear Editor, Since WWII Europe has welcomed tens of millions of Muslims from Africa and the Middle East who replaced the murdered Jews of Europe.

Germany is leading the way, allowing 1 million Muslims to enter in 2015, and plans to bring in 1 million more in 2016. This will swell its Muslim population to 5 million.

France has 6 million Muslims, the UK over 3 million, and Spain over 1 million.

The burgeoning Muslim populations in Europe live in urban depressed and lawless areas, which are spawning grounds for crime and terrorism. Germany recently experienced a night of terror when young

Muslim men attacked German Christian women.

Sweden has reported a sharp increase in rapes of Swedish Christian women by Muslim men. Great Britain, France and Belgium have suffered terrible Islamic terrorist attacks killing and wounding many people, and the Muslim influx has increased anti-Christian and anti-Jewish incidents.

Studies show many young Muslims believe suicide attacks are justified, including 42 percent in France, 35 percent in Britain, 29 percent in Spain and 22 percent in Germany. Surprisingly, the U.S. young Muslims are at 26 percent. As Muslim populations increase due to immigration and high birth rates there will be increased attacks and calls for sharia law.

The United States should reflect on the European problems and Islamic attacks in Europe and this country, and rethink our immigration policies to help bolster our security by keeping out any people who might conduct Islamic terrorist attacks.

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Drug Take Back The Riverhead Community Coalition for Safe and Drug-Free Youth announced that 163 pounds of prescription and over-thecounter medications were collected at Saturday’s take back event at Peconic Bay Medical Center (PBMC) in Riverhead. This is the most that has been collected at a Riverhead take back event since they started at PBMC four years ago and brings the total number of drugs collected to over 1500 pounds since the permanent 24/7 drop box was installed at the Riverhead Police Department in August, 2014.

“This event could not have been so successful without the collaborative efforts of the Riverhead Police Department, DEA, PBMC Health, and the NY Air National Guard Counterdrug Task Force,” said Kelly Miloski, MPH, Riverhead CAP’s community prevention specialist who coordinated the event.

“We will continue working with our community partners to ensure that medication does not end up in the hands of someone who may abuse it. We are grateful to our community members who came out today to dispose of their medication

in a safe way.” Riverhead Councilman Jim Wooten also participated in the event.

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The original design was scaled back to hide the antennas, make them “minimally invasive,” Piedmonte said, and its construction could improve cell service in the area. He contends that if the board makes it very clear in a resolution of approval that the windmill must be the primary use of a tower, and wind turbines shouldn’t be erected just so an applicant can construct a cell tower, “it’s not a precedent I’m terribly afraid of setting.”

The balance of the seven-member board felt differently.

Job Potter said he’s convinced that if the tower is approved, it would be “very difficult” to keep others from placing towers on farmland. Members Reed Jones, Patti Leber, and Kathleen Cunningham all worried approval could be precedent-setting and expressed the preference of siting a cell tower elsewhere. Leber and Cunningham both spoke of the impact on the scenic vista and protected farmland as the force behind their decision.

Potter noted other areas of town are in more need of improved cell service than Long Lane. The town’s Architectural Review Board was not in favor of the location due to its high visibility.

John Huber, the applicant’s attorney, said they will proceed with compiling a DEIS.

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Continued from page 15. must be done on many different levels to combat the drug epidemic, and over the coming weeks, Congress is expected to take up bipartisan legislation to help fight against this growing crisis through treatment, enforcement and education.

In addition to these legislative efforts on the federal level, I also believe this must be a community effort as well. I have hosted multiple drug task force round tables locally, to bring together local elected officials, law enforcement, health professionals, community groups, parents, concerned residents and recovering substance abusers, to discuss and develop a more localized solution to address this crisis. I look forward to continuing these efforts to combat heroin and opiate abuse.

Congressman Lee Zeldin represents the First Congressional District of New York.

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A hand very similar to this one was played recently at the Water Mill Bridge Club. West felt certain that he could set the contract with his incredible spade holding. When I played the South hand, I went down one trick and lamented the terrible bad break in spades. One South, Richard Baumer, found a way to make ten tricks. He is an excellent player and one of the best who plays regularly at our club.

Rich noted, when he saw dummy, that West must have 4 or 5 of his spades and made his plan to deal with that situation. After winning his ace of hearts, Rich started his diamond suit. When East did not ruff the third diamond, it confirmed that West held all 5 missing trumps.

Rich discarded a heart on the third good diamond and continued with the jack of diamonds, discarding another heart.

Then he played his last diamond on which he discarded the 8 of clubs. West ruffed and switched to a club which Rich won with the ace.

Next he led the 8 of spades. West is helpless regardless of what he plays. If he played a low spade Rich could overruff in dummy. If West played the ace or king, Rich would

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The Southold Settlers clinched the Suffolk League VIII by knocking off Port Jefferson on the loser’s field 6-2 Friday. More important, it was the team’s 15th consecutive victory without a loss as the Settlers continue on the road to immortality – a perfect season.

The recipe is usually the same: gutsy pitching, a tight defense, and timely hitting.

The truth is the Settlers can really hit. The club is led by the veteran Pat McFarland, who brings it every game. On this day he drilled two hits good for three ribbies. The supporting cast included Doug Fielder, who went deep for one of his two hits, and Noah Mina, who also lashed two hits and scored three times. Greg Gehring earned the win.

Thursday, playing before an adoring home crowd, Southold

showed what it is capable of doing – destruction. The Settlers exploded for 12 runs while their ace, Dylan Clausen, was weaving a threehit shutout, fanning nine in the process.

Clausen wields a mighty bat as well, going 3-5 with five ribbies; Gehring also had three hits.

The pounding Thursday was actually a continuation of Wednesday’s onslaught, a 12-1 pasting at Port Jeff. McFarland was on the mound for this one and he had his heater working, recording 11 strikeouts. Gehring and Adam Baldwin both had three hits for the winners.

Things get dicey this week.

Tomorrow Southold plays at second place Mattituck (9-2 in league play, 11-2 overall), one of the hottest teams in the county, and travels to Babylon to play the third place Tigers

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Mattituck beat Center Moriches on the loser’s field Friday, 9-4. Victor Proferes held the Red Devils in check t earn the win. Bryce Grathwohl led the hitting attack, going 3-4. Joe Dwyer’s double put the team ahead for good, breaking a 4-4 tie.

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Mattituck plays at Port Jefferson tomorrow and gets Pierson/ Bridgehampton at home Monday; first pitch is 4:30 PM. Pierson, like Southold, a Class C school, has already clinched a playoff berth as well as Mattituck, which will compete in the Class B bracket. The Whalers (9-4) were upended by Smithtown Christian (94) 5-4 at home Thursday. The defeat ended a six-game winning streak for the locals. Pierson plays at Mercy Friday and at Mattituck Tuesday.

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The Hampton Bays Baywomen have a built-in excuse – the team was moved up to Suffolk’s tough League VI after years of playing in the lower enrollment leagues.

But this team lets their bats do the talking.

Hampton Bays traveled to Harborfields Saturday and came home with a 7-0 victory – and a berth in the county playoffs. The victory gave the locals a 7-4 league mark; they are 10-5 overall so far this season.

As usual it was Marley Tyler on the bump and she brought her “A” game, allowing only four hits while hurling a complete game shutout.

The Baywomen were sharp in the field and produced clutch hits when needed, especially Katie Picataggio, who drilled two triples and knocked in two runs.

On Friday, playing at home, the locals walloped Glenn 10-5.

Picataggio, clearly on a roll, had two more hits and three more ribbies. Laura Zaweski went 3-for4 and also batted in three runs.

Emma Candeloria was on the hill.

Hampton Bays plays Rocky Point at home Saturday at 6:30 PM, play at Mt. Sinai Monday (4:30) and next Wednesday at Comsewogue.

The Southampton Lady Mariners have also made a late surge and appear to be playoff bound. The locals playing at home Thursday disposed of Southold/Greenport 14-2 behind the pitching of Sam Wesnofske. Victoria Russo and Olivia Bruyn combined for four hits, six ribbies and three runs scored.

The Lady Mariners play at Center Moriches tomorrow at 4:30 and get Mattituck at home, also at 4:30. The regular season ends Tuesday with a home game against Pierson. That one begins at 4 PM. Westhampton seemed dead in the water a week ago but the Lady Hurricanes, their back against the wall, responded with two blowout victories, crushing Amityville

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High School Sports Wrap The Riverhead girl’s lacrosse team held its own in the tough 21 team Division I. The Lady Waves beat North Babylon on the road 1612 Friday to run their league record to 6-3 (6-5 overall) good for 109 points and a Class AA playoff berth.

Mattituck/Greenport/Southold had a successful Division I campaign with a 6-3 mark, good for 144 points and fifth place. Westhampton is 5-5.

In Boys Lacrosse competition Riverhead is fighting for a post season berth. Competing in Division I Riverhead is mid-pack with a 5-5 league record and 107 points.

Westhampton is one to the top teams in Division II boy’s competition with an 8-3 record (10-3 overall) and 122 points.

The Southampton boy’s track team, competing in League VII, is undefeated thus far this season winning its first four meets by a combined 121 points.

The Greenport/Southold boy’s track team, in League VIII, won its first three meets before falling to Port Jeff 74-67; Mattituck is 2-1.

Invitational track and field tournaments are underway; both softball and baseball playoffs begin the week of may 16th. The Lacrosse regular season ends next week.

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Continued from page 23. to the epidemic of people addicted to opiates,” said Jack Kann, director of pharmacy services at PBMC Health.

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“The Kent Animal Shelter has made a significant contribution to the Riverhead community by helping to insure the health and well being of both the human and animal populations through a twoyear program culminating in the sterilization of 1,500 owned and free roaming cats,” said Riverhead Town Supervisor Sean Walter.

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On The Water Bass In The Bays Shinnecock and Peconic Bays have both produced bass this past week with quite a few keepers in the mix.

Quogue Canal, Heady Creek and the Ponquogue Bridge in Shinnecock and around Cow Neck in the Peconics. Soft plastics are accounting for a lot of shorts. Best fish have come on bunker heads. A few schoolies have been taken from the ocean beaches on plastics, too.

Weakfish have made their presence know with a 14-pounder caught and released in the back bays of Shinnecock by Gussie Segarra

earlier in the week. Weaks have also been caught in the Quogue and Shinnecock Canals.

Another quiet week for flounder reports. Bluefish are around but not in any real numbers. The gorilla blues are still to the west, another week or so for us. The porgies have been caught in the fish traps which points to a good season ahead.

The purpose of the two-year PetSmart Charities grant was to combat the overpopulation of stray and homeless cats that seriously affects both human and animal populations in the region, according to Executive Director, Pamela Green.

The grant also included funds for rabies vaccinations and additional surgical instruments.

PetSmart Charities has made it possible for Kent Animal Shelter to spay and neuter thousands of animals since 2011 through numerous grants.

These campaigns are multifaceted but all focus upon the same goal: reducing the numbers of homeless, abused and abandoned animals in surrounding communities.

These grants have also greatly assisted pet owners struggling to provide these essential medical services to their animals. During certain campaigns, the pet owner is able to obtain the service for the family pet for just a $20 surgical copay. Pet owners consistently express their gratitude to Kent Animal Shelter. Without PetSmart Charities funding the campaigns, however, the shelter would not be able to offer

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Go Ahead. Recreate On December 15, 2015, the Suffolk County Department of Health Services issued an advisory to residents to take precautions before recreating on the tidal portion of the Peconic River (east of Grangebel Park) due to the possible residual effects of inadequately treated wastewater discharged from the Riverhead sewage treatment plant.

Suffolk County has funded substantial upgrades at the Riverhead sewage treatment plant, thus improving the effluent that discharges into the Peconic River. The effluent currently meets the bacteriological limits established by the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (NYSDEC).

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Drs. John Amado (guitar/vocals), Jason Argiro (sax), Scotty Hilton (vocals), Rachel Hughes (keys/vocals), Ray Mantovani (guitar/vocals), Steve Ormand (drums), and Francis Yoo (bass).

Acoustic Downtime, last year’s winners, opened the event with a set of original songs. Members are affiliated with Stony Brook Medicine. North Creek Band boasts doctors from St. Catherine of Sienna Medical Center. Their focus is classic rock from the 60s, 70s, and 80s.

Prognosis, the People’s Choice, defines their style as “Progressive Fusion Rock.” Members of the band work in surgery and psychiatry and their day jobs range from department chairpersons – the chair of surgery and the chair of psychiatry both play in Prognosis -- to faculty and administrators. Speaking to The Independent before taking the stage, Dr. Mark Talamini, chairman of the Department of Surgery at Stony Brook, offered a qualified diagnosis of his chops. “I’m not the best musician in the group,“ he said.

“Mostly we do it for fun.”

Conceived by Linda Bily, director of patient advocacy and community outreach for the Stony Brook University Cancer Center, the battle of the bands enjoyed its second anniversary Sunday. Proceeds from the event will help fund programs for bone marrow transplant patients who, Bily explained, generally experience the longest hospital stays. An early estimate tabbed proceeds from the event at $8000.

Also on Sunday, nurses from the Bone Marrow Transplant Unit manned a table where prospective donors could get “swabbed” to see if they matched any patients in need.

About 40 attendees signed up.

Hospital reps noted, “Every 3 minutes in the U.S., someone is diagnosed with a blood cancer.

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The Rule Of The Road – Set To Poetry Over 130 years ago, Captain Eldridge set to poetry the most essential aspect of the Rules of the Road (COLREGs.) From this, the renowned Eldridge Tide and Pilot Book, the marine industry’s most respected tide and current reference guide since 1874, was born. I have had one at the helm of my vessels since, well, I can’t remember that far back.

This is the essence of avoiding collisions at sea. This column is all about that.

The Poem Here is what the Captain penned, and here is the dissection: When all three lights I see ahead, Green to Green, Red to Red,

Perfect Safety – Go Ahead.

But if to Starboard Red appear, It is my duty to keep clear – Rule 15(a)!

To act as judgment says is proper: To Port or Starboard, Back or Stop her.

And if upon my Port is seen A Steamer’s Starboard light of Green, Rule 15(b)!

I hold my course and watch to see * That Green to Port stays Clear of me.

Both in safety and in doubt Always keep a good look out.Rule 5!

In danger, with no room to turn, Ease her, Stop her, Go Astern. * “There’s nought for me to do but see” is the original version.

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Rule 13 - Overtaking Bottom line, if you are overtaking another vessel, you are the Give-Way vessel. Here are three ways to tell who is who: At night, you can see a white light and no red or green side lights. The white light is either an anchor light or it is the stern light. You are overtaking that vessel. Don’t hit her!

During the day, if at a distance you see an uninterrupted wake from one side of the boat to the other, you are overtaking her. If you see a break in the middle of the wake, you are not. (see rule 14 below!)

When in doubt, assume you are the overtaking vessel and act accordingly.

them, you are definitely heading straight at each other.

During the day, if at a distance you see an interrupted wake in the middle of the boat’s aspect, you are very likely heading right at each other.

That break is the bow cutting through the water.

When in doubt, assume you are on reciprocal courses and act accordingly.

In this situation, both vessels are “Give-Way” and both are required, where conditions permit, to turn to starboard and open up a passing lane between them. Remember – take “early and substantial” action so that your maneuver is “telegraphed” to the other skipper.

Rule 14 – Head-On When two vessels are on opposite compass courses, this is a problem.

Here are three ways to tell what’s what: At night, if you see three lights – red, green and a white light above

Rule 15 – Crossing When two vessels appear to be heading across each other’s paths, this is by definition a crossing situation but how can you tell if you are actually on a collision course. Here are three ways who’s who: At night, if you see a red light and a white light above it and trailing behind, you are crossing each other’s path and she is the Stand-On vessel (red means stop!)

You are thus the Give-Way. If you see a green and a white light above it and trailing behind, you have a crossing situation where you are the Stand-On vessel – but keep an eye on her always! During the day, you can obviously see if the vessel is crossing your path on your starboard side (you are Give-Way) or on your port side (you are Stand-On.) Mark the other boat’s progress against something fixed on your boat – a cleat, a stanchion, the anchor – anything that is traveling with you. If the opposing boat continues to hover on or around that fixed mark as you both continue your course and speed, a collision is about to happen! If still in doubt, watch the land behind her.

If she appears to be gaining on the land, she will pass ahead of you. If she seems to be falling back against the land, she will pass behind you. If the land is unchanged against her course over the water, sound collision alarm!

When in doubt, assume you are on a collision course and act accordingly.

In this situation, the Give-Way vessel is, by preference, to turn to starboard (towards the Stand-On boat) and go behind her (go “under her stern”). Remember – take “early and substantial” action so that your maneuver is “telegraphed” to the other skipper.

Now, granted, you can’t reduce an inch of regulations to four stanzas of poetry, completely, but these words are key to the essential elements of what the rules are all about – avoiding a collision at sea!

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Wine 750 ML Sparkling Coppola Rosso ... 9.99 or 2 for 18 Wine Magnums Livio Fellugia PG ................... 19.99 Ruffino Gold Label ................ 39.99 Blackstone (all varieties)3 for 30.00 Antinori Toscana ...........2 for 34.00 Sterling Napa Chard ............. 11.99 Bogle Chard ............................ 8.99 Sterling Vintners Chard ........... 8.99 Simi Chardonnay .................. 14.99 Antinori Tignanello................ 99.99 Sterling Meritage .................... 9.99 Crane Lake ...................2 for 10.00 Ironside Red ...... $17.99 2 for $30 Da Vinci Chianti Reserva .....19.99 2 for 35 Chateau Ste. Michelle Chard .10.99 Chateau Ste. Michelle Riesling 9.99

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Cupcake (all types).................9.99 Bogle Cabernet ....................11.99 Bogle Pinot Noir...................11.99 Bogle Merlot ..........................9.99 Peconic Bay Chardonnay ................................... 3 for 30.00 Whispering Angel Rosé ........18.99 Minuty Rosé .........................18.99 Wolffer Summer in a Bottle ..23.99 Baron Fini Pinot Grigio 2 for 18.00 Louis Jadot Macon Village ....11.99 BV Coastal Cab, Chard, Pinot Noir, Merlot.. 8.99 3 for 24 BV Coastal Sauv Blanc ..........7.99 ................................... 3 for 21.00

Lindemans (all varieties) ......... 9.99 Beringer White Zin .................. 9.99 Frontera (all varieties) ............. 8.99 Monkey Bay Sauvignon Blanc16.99 Yellowtail (all var)...6 @ 10.99 each Conti Beretta PG.................... 10.99 Il Giardino PG ....................... 12.99 Fetzer (all varieties)................. 9.99 Woodbridge..............6@10.99 each Barefoot All White Varieties ........6 for 60.00 Gekkeikan Sake ..................... 9.99 Estrella All Types ..................... 9.99 Mark West Pinot Noir ........... 19.99 Santa Marina Pinot Grigio ..... 10.99 .......................... or $60 for a case

Cristalino Brut ................... 8.99 Veuve Clicquot ................ 42.99 La Marca Prosecco . ............. 12.99 Chandon All Types .......... 16.99 90+ Prosecco 11.99 2 for 20.00 JCB Brut & J. Rosé ...16.99 each Roederer Estate Brut ....... 19.99 Not responsible for typographical errors.

Subject to Inventory Depletion All Prices expire 5/18/16

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