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When will I give up on those nice folks at the Christian singles website who are determined to find “The right Christian for you?”

The other day, I was driving out to The Hamptons when my iPhone made the “bling” sound that I had just received a message. I jumped to attention. There I was, driving 70 miles an hour with one eye on the road and the other hand on my iPhone, only to read a message informing me that something called The Conga Room was inviting me to a Salsa Extravaganza with someone named Charlie Zaa. I could only conclude I’m as addicted as ever and I wonder, is the rest of the world as bad as I am?

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The result? It was hard to find anyone on the street who didn’t have an electronic device in their hand. My conclusion was the whole world is addicted to their cell phones. The cell phone is the new drug of choice.

The topper came the other night when I went to see a movie.

When the movie was over the entire crowd pulled out the cell phones that they had been deprived from using for two whole hours, and the darkened theater looked like it had been occupied by a thousand fireflies.

I was seated in the middle of the theater and my ancient kidneys were calling to me. But I couldn’t make it to the men’s room because the aisles were clogged with glazedeyed people reading their messages.

Just like those people who are so dumb they can’t chew gum and walk at the same time, these people were unable to read their phone texts and walk at the same time.

By the time I reached the men’s room it was crowded with men making calls or reading email messages.

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Three Generations, Three Decades Vicki’s Veggies in Amagansett is celebrating its 35th anniversary.

Vicki’s Veggies started in 1981 when Vicki Jones was 11 years old and asked her father if she could sell the string beans from her cousin’s farm.

Operating in the original farm stand built by her late father Les Jones, Vicki’s Veggies hasn’t changed much in 35 years. Working side by side with her mother

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As always, Vicki’s goal has been to offer the best fresh local produce and quality products to her customers. She is very proud of the relationship she has with the local farmers, bakers, and artisans that are so important to her success. She’s honored to continue to cultivate the land,

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Vicki Littman started Vicki’s Veggies in Amagansett when she was just 11 years old.

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If members of the Klu Klux Klan were at the Black Lives Matter rally in Westhampton Beach on Sunday afternoon, they didn’t make their presence known, at least not to the general public.

Lisa Finn from the online news outlet Patch reported receiving a text from the self proclaimed leader of the KKK who stated, “We’re here. Catch us if you’ll

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Ocean Spray: Thirty Five Years Of Ahhhhh house calls himself. “It’s all about sales and service,” he said this week. Lots of customers are on their second or third hot tub, deciding to get one for the summerhouse after they have one installed in their upisland home. Children of early clients have become customers, too.

The Internet has changed his business a lot, Musnicki acknowledged. “That’s true for any showroom retailer,” he said.

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trip to a showroom, then asking questions, people research in advance. “They come in with a good idea of the model, size and color they want.”

“I enjoy every day I come to work,” he continued, naming the chance to provide people with something that’s a lifestyle change as his favorite part of the job. “Today’s hot tub is all about wellness, relaxation, and socializing,” he explained. Most

clients have experienced a hot tub by the time they visit Ocean Spray.

But once they have one installed in their own homes, Musnicki said, “Many realize they should have done it years ago.”

And, yes. He has a Hot Spring hot tub in his own home. Although his company keeps him busy, Musnicki said he makes the time to enjoy it, adding philosophically, “There’s a time to work. There’s a time to play and there’s a time to relax.”

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Joe Musnicki recently celebrated the 35th anniversary of the founding of his company, Ocean Spray Pools Hot Tubs & Saunas.

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A Bridgehampton native, Joe Musnicki worked in sales for PepsiCola back in the 70s. With Bay Shore and Fire Island his territory, he recalled, “It took me out of my hometown . . . I really wanted to have a business located in my own community.”

Musnicki considered what the community really needed back then and decided a quality pool service would fit the bill. With a small budget and one truck, he founded Ocean Spray Pools in 1981.

He celebrated its 35th anniversary earlier this month.

Within a couple of years of Ocean Spray’s inception, he said, lots of clients began to ask for hot tubs.

“Back then, we built our own.

We’d buy all the components and build them into client’s decks or landscaping.” Not long after Musnicki began the hot tub aspect of Ocean Spray, he noticed a company named Hot Springs Portable Spas was producing “a high quality self contained hot tub.” He became a dealer for Hot Springs and has been the company’s exclusive dealer for the region since 1989.

“We’re the largest on the East Coast and the country, with 7000 customers,” Musnicki informed.

Ocean Spray Hot Tubs and Saunas was honored with the prestigious Platinum Service Award for 2010, given to only one Hot Spring Spa dealer each year. Ocean Spray has grown alongside Hot Springs Spas and has since added Finnleo Saunas and Big Green Egg Ceramic Grills to its list of quality wellness and fun products. Ocean Spray currently has locations in Westhampton Beach and Melville and services New York from Montauk to Manhattan.

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airport is a bust, a lost opportunity f o r t h e c o m m u n i t y. We a r e determined to explore better uses of this Town-owned property for the people of East Hampton and the many across the length of Long Island who are being tormented by aircraft noise impacts and avgas emissions. The environmental benefits of uses other than aviation are obvious and essential to protect the health, safety and welfare of the community and residents across the East End and Long Island in general.”

Raebeck continued, “Under FAA grant agreements previously entered into, the Town is obliged in perpetuity to dedicate all revenues from airport properties solely to the support of airport operations as long as the property is used as an airport.

“If, however, the airport were closed, revenues from the property would then be available to the Town’s general fund.

“Land at the airport is being leased for non-aviation uses at as much as $50,000 per acre. At those rates, re-development of the airport property, in addition to providing hundreds of local jobs, could generate $10-$15 million per year for the Town’s general fund and reduce Town taxes for everyone by 20-30%.”

“A deal with the FAA is a deal with the devil,” commented Say No to KHTO founding member, Patricia Currie. “Since its first agreement with the FAA, the Town has received less from the FAA than the cost of the Montauk Playhouse reconstruction. For a pittance, the Town has lost control of public lands worth hundreds of millions of dollars.”

Raebeck concluded, “The airport is being operated at a huge cost to the community in lost jobs and lost dollars. We are actually subsidizing the destruction of our own environment and quality of life – simply to benefit the handful of commercial operators and their customers. This land could be used for wind and solar power generation, for affordable housing, for parks and recreation, and for low-impact businesses, among other uses. Communities across the country are struggling against unwanted and unnecessary aircraft intrusion. East Hampton should once again be in the forefront of such socially sensible and environmentally responsible efforts.”

The immediate agenda of Say No to KHTO will be to develop plans for alternative uses of the airport property so that taxpayers and voters of East Hampton can fully understand what the airport is costing the community.

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Shinnecock Bless The Shore As area beaches are bustling with people enjoying the last weeks of summer, the Shinnecock Nation has been working hard to restore the shoreline and habitat that was damaged by Hurricane Sandy.

Tomorrow the public is invited to the reservation in Southampton to tour the shoreline where partner Cornell University has helped implement shore grass planting.

A short “Shoreline Blessing and Protecting” Ceremony will follow.

Visitors will have a chance to see tribal citizens and council members, alongside Cornell technicians and students, plant

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Peconic Landing and East End Arts announced this week that the music therapy program “Music by the Bedside” has been named L e a d i n g A g e N e w Yo r k ’ s 2 016 Innovation of the Year.

The award distinguishes organizations that use creative

problem-solving to improve the quality and access of services for seniors, according to the advocacy group website. It was presented to Peconic Landing and East End Arts on August 18 by LeadingAge President and CEO James W. Clyne, Jr.

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Peconic Landing and East End Arts receive the Innovation of the Year Award from Jim Clyne, President and CEO of LeadingAge New York. (Left to right) Robert J. Syron, President and CEO of Peconic Landing; Sandra Novick, Chair Peconic Landing Board of Trustees; Clyne; Gregory J. Garrett, EVP/ Administrator of Health Services; Patricia Snyder, Executive Director at East End Arts; Diane Giardi, Education Director at East End Arts

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“This award recognizes organizations who are doing something different, something innovative and new that others can replicate,” said Jim Clyne during the awards ceremony.

The Music by the Bedside program is a collaboration between East End Arts musicians and caregivers at The Shores at Peconic Landing, the retirement community’s skilled nursing center. An experiential music program, it brings one-onone live music performances to the bedside of seniors receiving comfort care (palliative care).

The music therapy program began last October and features local volunteer musicians including East End Arts music students and faculty.

“Here at Peconic Landing, we’ve often found that through collaboration, true innovation is born,” said Robert J. Syron, President and CEO of Peconic Landing. “This program would not be possible without our friends and partners at East End Arts. This pioneering partnership has allowed us to take our music therapy program to the next level.”

East End Arts Education Director Diane Giardi approached Peconic Landing with the concept of the program after seeing the benefits of music for those receiving comfort care firsthand.

“We are so happy that in less than a year of initiating the program, “Music by the Bedside” has had such a significant impact on individuals, both residents and the music students and faculty participants involved,” said Giardi.

“This one-on-one personal sharing of music by the bedside has added so much to the quality of life near the end of life. We are pleased that the program has been recognized in this way.”

“This is what I would call a winwin. It continues to be a tremendous experience for everyone involved,” said Gregory J. Garrett, Peconic Landing’s EVP and Administrator of Health Services.

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Wickam’s: New York’s Top Farm

Governor Andrew M. Cuomo recently congratulated Wickham’s Fruit Farm, located in Cutchogue, as the recipient of New York’s top agricultural environmental award – the 2016 Agricultural Environmental Management Award.

Each year, the award honors the outstanding efforts of a New York State farm to protect and preserve soil and water quality. Wickham’s Fruit Farm is the first fruit farm and the first farm on Long Island to receive this accolade.

“Farms are key partners in our work to preserve our natural resources and build a cleaner, greener New York,” said Governor Cuomo. “I congratulate Wickham’s Fruit Farm on receiving this honor for their outstanding commitment to environmental stewardship. They are a testament to the ongoing efforts of farms across the state to protect our environment and ensure the economic sustainability of New York’s agricultural industry.”

Wickham’s Fruit Farm was recognized, along with the Suffolk County Soil and Water Conservation District, during a ceremony at Empire Farm Days in Seneca Falls earlier this month. The New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets, the Empire State Potato Growers, and the American Agriculturist Magazine presented the award to ninth generation farm owner Tom Wickham for the family’s long established history of implementing conservation best management practices that benefit the environment and protect the community.

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Riders Rejoice, The Classic Is Back

By Carrie Catherine Holmes

The Hampton Classic is back.

The largest horse show on Long Island, and the second show ever to be declared a Heritage Competition by the United States Equestrian Federation, returns on Sunday and runs through September 4.

From the most experienced Olympic riders entering the Grand Prix for some of the largest monetary prizes in the country, to the youngest riders just beginning their careers in the infamous Leadline, judged by Olympic Gold Medalist Joe Fargas, the Classic boasts riders of every ilk.

Whether an attendee is an exhibitor or a spectator there is something for everyone. Horse lovers can get close to the action, watching from the sidelines at the six rings with different competitions in each, from the elegant Hunter Jumpers where points are given based on appearance and composure, to the adrenaline-inducing Jumper class where competitors race the clock.

Foodies will enjoy the many food trucks, stands and various vendors selling their delicious creations along Stable Row, and in

the Boutique Garden. The Boutique Garden features many local businesses and has vendors that sell everything from clothing to toys, jewelry and fine art. Many will enjoy the new car and boat models also displayed near the Hampton Classic souvenir tent. Only one restriction is enforced, there are Independent / Courtesy CCH no alcoholic beverages Indy’s own equestrian extraordinaire Carrie served or permitted on the Catherine Holmes has participated in the grounds.

Hampton Classic since she was a tiny tot.

Kids will be thrilled not only to watch the horses in there is no set dress code, many action, but to visit the Children’s visitors enjoy dressing up in some Tent near the Grand Prix Tent in the of the summer’s most fashionable Boutique Gardens. With different attire, including the always fun attractions and activities each day fancy-hat. Many of the pre-fall sponsored by a variety of businesses, fashions will be up for display and there is always something to do. sale, so you can get ahead of the Along with crafts, children will curve for Labor Day, which is right enjoy viewing both farm and exotic around the corner. animals at the petting zoo, pony There is no rain date or extension rides, face painting and viewing on this event, competitors will show special horse breeds not usually rain or shine. Dogs are allowed but seen in the competition ring. discouraged as they are not allowed People watchers and fashion in all areas of the grounds and lovers will also be riveted. Though cannot be left in cars. For general

admission, Monday is Public Day and free for all. Tuesday through Thursday, seniors are free, and Saturday, children are free. Daily general admission is $10 per person, children under 6, free, or $20 for one carload.

Located just off of Montauk Highway at 240 Snake Hollow Road in Bridgehampton, this 65-acre showground is a must-visit. For more information about the show or how to reserve tickets to the Grand Prix Tent and Grandstands, visit www.hamptonclassic.com.

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Justice For Some . . . But Not The Poor

By Rick Murphy

“The things that happen when people are arraigned without a lawyer are sickening. It’s horrible,”

one local attorney said.

And it’s illegal and unconstitutional.

Nevertheless, indigent people are

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process, and a legal case in New York State that mandates changes, it is still happening.

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effectiveness of criminal indigent defense services in New York and to consider alternative methods of providing such services.

Two year later the report was released with its chilling conclusion: “New York’s indigent defense system is in a serious state of crisis . . . [it] provides inequitable services across the state to persons who are unable to afford counsel.”

The Worst Abusers Chief Judge Judith S. Kaye’s final report in 2006 concluded, “The indigent defense system in New York State is both severely dysfunctional and structurally incapable of providing each poor defendant with the effective legal representation that he or she is guaranteed by the Constitution of The United States and the Constitution and laws of the State of New York.”

The worst abusers? According to the report are the “locally funded town and village court” systems.

(Please see accompanying article elsewhere in this section.)

Meanwhile, a court case filed in 2007, Hurrell-Harring et al v, New York State which took seven years to set the stage for the needed reforms to be put in place. Unfortunately, nearly two years later many of the reforms haven’t been fully

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implemented.

Hurrell-Harring et al the plaintiffs were indigent defendants in various criminal proceedings in New York. The plaintiffs brought a class action lawsuit against the State of New York (defendant), seeking a declaratory ruling that the state’s system of providing counsel for indigent defendants violated those defendants’ Sixth Amendment right to effective counsel.)

Specifically, the plaintiffs claimed the following: criminal defendants often went unrepresented during arraignments; if and when attorneys were appointed, they were often unavailable or unresponsive; appointed attorneys often missed court appearances or were not prepared for the appearance; and appointed attorneys often waived important rights without consulting the defendants. (See accompanying article elsewhere in this section.)

There has been a system in place for many decades to provide counsel for indignant arrestees - 18-B lawyers are members of a panel screened by the courts and paid by the court to represent poor defendants in New York State courts who can not for legal reasons be represented by Legal Aide. Unfortunately, most justice courts don’t budget enough money to fully utilize the 18-B system.

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A new pilot program, funded by state grants, is being tested now in Riverhead, Southampton Town, and Southampton Village Justice Courts. As of now, it’s status quo in East Hampton, Southold, and local villages, which means poorer defendants are literally denied their rights.

East Hampton Town Justices Lisa Rana and Steve Tekulsky both declined to be interviewed for this article, a spokeswoman said.

Two Southampton Town Justices, Deborah Kooperstein and Barbara Wilson, did not return phone calls.

But every local town justice has presided over weekend arraignments that put the defendant at a severe disadvantage or, in the worst case, tramples on his or her constitutional rights, local attorneys said. Defendants who are arrested after the justice court judge closes shop on Friday -- and the last legal aide rep goes home -- are doomed to sit in jail for the entire weekend, unless they can afford an attorney.

Carl Irace is one of five local attorneys in the pilot program. “I

get up every Saturday and Sunday at 6 AM and call over to the court,” he related. More times than not, there is someone waiting in a cell that needs his services. Irace and the other attorneys will be paid through a state grant but it expires next year.

Otherwise the defendants are at the mercy of the court. “There is no one there to attack the sufficiency of the arrest. Maybe you are innocent, maybe the complaint isn’t valid,” said Sue Menu, a local attorney who has tried to change the system for 25 years. “There is no one there to make a cogent bail argument.”

The problem is nationwide, and has been since the formative years of this country. Poorer people, often minorities, get railroaded.

It’s not an urban myth – it’s a welldocumented fact.

In 1986, The United States Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice Statistics contracted with The Spangenberg Group to conduct a nationwide survey of indigent defense systems. In May 2004, Chief Judge Judith S. Kaye of the State of New York appointed the Commission on the Future of Indigent Defense Services (the Commission) to study the

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Settlement Mandates Court Changes

By Rick Murphy

The New York Civil Liberties Union went to bat for a group of defendants who were too poor to afford legal representation at their arraignments, and after a seven-year battle New York State capitulated and agreed to make sweeping changes to the local justice court system.

Unfortunately, most East End courts are ignoring some of the guidelines. The most egregious: indigent defendants arrested over the weekend have to fend for themselves at their arraignments.

Suffolk County was one of five in the state singled out for allowing the practice, which legal experts say is a violation of defendants’ constitutional rights.

New York State law -- specifically CPL 170.10 -- details what should happen at an arraignment.

The defendant can ask for an adjournment to get a lawyer but [they] usually don’t know what’s going on and that they will sit in jail

until a lawyer appears for them,” said Sue Menu, a local attorney.

CPL 510.30 is the requirement for bail. “You will see that there are a lot of components that go into making a cogent bail application and defendants don’t know them - so a lawyer should be there,” Menu said.

Inequities still exist in our local justice courts and the implementation of measures to create a level playing field for those who can’t afford legal counsel has been painfully slow.

On Nov. 8, 2007, the NYCLU filed the class action lawsuit titled Hurrell-Harring, et al. v. State of New York on behalf of 20 named criminal defendants who were represented by public defenders, legal aid lawyers, and assigned counsel.

The lawsuit argued that New York’s failure to provide adequate funding, resources, and oversight to the public defense system threatened to deprive these defendants and the class they

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The NYCLU’s lawsuit came on the heels of Chief Judge Judith S. Kaye’s 2006 report, Commission on the Future of Indigent Defense Services, Final Report to the Chief Judge of the State of New York which concluded, “The indigent defense system in New York State is both severely dysfunctional and structurally incapable of providing each poor defendant with the effective legal representation that he or she is guaranteed by the Constitution of The United States and the Constitution and laws of the State of New York.”

Hurrell-Harring et al. v. State of New York was settled in 2014. This case addressed the State of New York’s failure to create and support a public defense system that ensured indigent criminal defendants would receive meaningful and effective assistance of counsel.

Unconstitutional System The report highlights the findings of a two-year statewide study conducted by The Spangenberg Group.

In its own investigation of New York’s public defense system, the NYCLU found several symptoms of an unconstitutional public defense system common in all, echoing the findings of both the Kaye Commission Report and the Spangenberg Group’s study. These flaws include: - A failure to provide representation for some defendants in critical stages; incoherent or excessively restrictive eligibility standards that exclude indigent people from getting counsel; - A lack of attorney-client consultation and communication; - A lack of hiring criteria, performance standards, supervisory controls and training; - A lack of resources for investigations and expert services; - Overwhelming caseloads and/ or workloads; - A lack of independence from judicial, prosecutorial and political authorities; and - Inadequate resources and compensation, especially as compared with the prosecution.

The last point is telling.

Prosecuting attorneys from the DA's office are better equipped to get convictions, have more resources to do so, and are more likely to do so against indigent defendants.

The State Agreed To . . .

On October 21, 2014, the NYCLU and Schulte Roth & Zabel LLP announced a historic settlement the day before Hurrell-Harring v. New York was set to begin trial.

Under the agreement, the state agreed to adopt major reforms focusing on five New York counties including Suffolk.

The agreement, which will last 7.5 years, contains the following major provisions: --Ensures that ever y poor criminal defendant will have a lawyer at the first court appearance, where bail often is set and pleas taken – unfortunately, that means those arrested over the weekend will be kept in jail until an attorney is provided and the court reopens.

-- The settlement also mandates that the state hire sufficient lawyers, investigators and support staff to ensure that all poor criminal defendants have lawyers with the time and support necessary to vigorously represent defendants.

It also provides for the setting of caseload standards that will substantially limit the number of cases any lawyer can carry, thereby ensuring that poor criminal defendants get a real defense.

-- The state agreed to spend $4 million over the next two years to increase attorney communications with poor criminal defendants, promote the use of investigators and experts, and improve the qualifications, training, and supervision of lawyers representing indigent defendants.

The agreement strengthens the Office of Indigent Legal Services as a state-level oversight entity tasked with ensuring the constitutional provision of public defense services and commits New York to providing the office with the resources it needs to develop plans and implement and monitor reforms mandated by the settlement; and provides that the plaintiffs will receive detailed reports allowing them to monitor compliance with the agreement and, if necessary, return to court to enforce it.

The office recently received a grant to begin a pilot program that provides attorneys in three local justice courts for defendants who get arrested and arraigned on weekends. Previously, those who could not afford an attorney would languish in a jail cell for as long as 104 hours before getting to talk to an attorney. (See related story elsewhere in this section.)

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Party’s Over Friday East Hampton Town Attorney Michael Sendlenski appeared before the Honorable Judge Joseph C. Pastoressa, who executed a temporary restraining order prohibiting defendants Luis H. Farez, Water Mill Deli and LIDJ Entertainment from using the premises at 7 Muir Boulevard in Springs as a commercial establishment. It is zoned as a single-family residence.

There have been numerous complaints from neighbors concerning noise, music, and overcrowding. During one event most recently advertised and held on August 12. Code Enforcement officials said they arrived on the scene and found more than 130 patrons dancing, consuming alcoholic beverages and paying a cover fee to get access inside the house. The defendant, Luiz Farez, is scheduled to appear in Justice Court on September 12.

Pot Comes In Many Forms Liquid concentrated cannabis, liquid concentrated cannabis containing pot, concentrated cannabis gel. Jeez, can’t a guy get a joint anymore? A Northport man with all of the a b o v e in his pos se ssi o n w a s arrested by when Southampton Town Police pulled him over in Bridgehampton Saturday. They said Christopher Jennings Jr., 36, who was heading east on Main Street near School Street when he was pulled over, allegedly for texting. Police said they smelled the evil weed, and that there was a vial visible.

A search of the vehicle allegedly turned up more than 300 vials of liquid concentrated cannabis, 16 ounces of fresh marijuana, 150 packets, and two canisters filled with nearly five pounds of concentrated cannabis gel usually used to bake brownies and other marijuana-laced goodies.

The haul also included packaging paraphernalia and $1350 cash, police said. Jennings was charged with three felony counts of criminal possession of a controlled substance, a misdemeanor count of the same offense, and a violation for texting. Police indicated additional charges are pending. Jennings was arrested and taken to jail to await arraignment. His car and the cash were both confiscated.

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Knife Attack Riverhead Town Police responded to a fight outside Royal Dorado Deli on East Main Street early Monday morning after a report of an assault with a knife.

The victim called police from his house nearby at about 2 AM. An ambulance was called and the wounded man, 31, was taken to the hospital.

His name was not released and police are investigating.

The establishment has run afoul of Riverhead ordinance enforcers for operating a bar without on the premises last year. There have also been fights reported on several occasions in the past.

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Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone and Commissioner of Health Services Dr. James Tomarken are reminding parents that all children entering seventh and 12th grade in New York State this fall must have the meningococcal vaccine by September 1, 2016. Without it, they can’t start school.

While the meningococcal vaccine is not a new immunization -- the vaccine has been recommended for a decade and many parents have already chosen to immunize their children -- this year is the first year it will be required for school entry.

“Immunizations are among the safest and most cost-effective ways to prevent disease,” said Bellone.

“They not only protect vaccinated individuals but also help protect entire communities, which is why we want everyone who is not up to date on their immunizations to obtain them as soon as possible, especially the children who need the meningococcal vaccine.”

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“Over the years, vaccines have eradicated smallpox, eliminated poliovirus in the United States and significantly reduced the number

of reported cases of measles diphtheria, and rubella,” said Dr. Tomarken. “But not everyone is up to date on their immunizations, for example, HPV vaccine, which c a n r e d u c e r i s k f o r c a n c e r.

Immunization schedules change periodically, so we ask that everyone -- adults, pregnant women, and parents of older children -- speak with their healthcare providers to find out what immunizations are recommended for them.”

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Visit www.cdc.gov for a vaccine quiz and easy to read immunization schedules.

Individuals who are uninsured, underinsured, or don’t have a primary healthcare provider are advised to contact the Suffolk County Shots for Tots program, also known as the Immunization Action Plan (IAP). Immunizations are available to children on specific IAP dates. Learn more at the county health department website.

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By Rick Murphy

Carl Irace, an East Hamptonbased attorney with 15 years experience, has been chosen to participate in a new pilot program that provides legal representation for indigent defendants who are arraigned on weekends.

Previously defendants unable to afford to hire an attorney would be arraigned without one and often kept in jail for up to 104 hours before seeing an attorney.

Legal experts say the practice, though in place for decades, is a violation of the constitutional rights.

The pilot program, in Riverhead, Southampton Town, and Southampton Village courts, began this summer and will run for one year.

A state grant will fund the program.

In February, in a Request For Qualifications (RFQ) written to Dennis M. Brown, County Attorney, Suffolk County Department of Law, Irace made his case: “I agree with the need for these ‘meaningful’ assistance of counsel at the critical stages of criminal proceedings including arraignments and defendant’s initial appearance before a judicial officer where he learns the

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charge against him and his liberty is subject to restriction.”

Irace and four other attorneys who will participate in the program will get paid through a state grant.

“The compensation is fair . . . it’s not going to put Jack through college,” he said in an interview, referencing his young son.

Irace agreed with other attorneys queried that the new program marks an important change to how our local justice courts do business.

“It’s critical – your liberty is at risk. and that decision is being made at the arriagnment.” The law, he said, calls for a lawyer to be present “at every critical step” in court proceedings.

Irace produced an impressive resume with his RFQ. He began practicing in August 2001, served in the Office of the District Attorney for Bronx County. During that period, he arraigned approximately 8000 cases across the entire spectrum of offenses, served on homicide duty, and was among the office’s designees to the citywide Office of the Special Narcotics Prosecutor.

Irace served as Deputy Town Attorney for the Town of East Hampton, and was designated as a Special Prosecutor by the Suffolk County District Attorney Tom Spota. He ran

unsuccessfully for East Hampton Town Justice several years ago.

He agreed that the current system in place sometimes favors the wealthy. “The system depends on people doing the right thing, when it doesn’t happen it breeds resentment.”

The right to counsel is protected by the Sixth Amendment. “This right is easily overlooked because so many people have never been arrested.

But, imagine what it might be like to have a sibling, a child, or even a friend, in court, arrested, accused of a crime, and without anyone to explain or give advice that could significantly affect the outcome of the case,” Irace said.

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Is This Really Necessary? Seriously?

A new report ranks New York State eighth among top states where motorists take photos of themselves while driving.

How stupid are they?

So stupid that the New York State Department of Motor Vehicles and the Governor’s Traffic Safety Commission felt the need to warn motorists about the dangers of taking selfies. Don’t put plastic bags over your head or plug the toaster in and drop it in the bathtub, either.

A report by the Auto Insurance Center puts New York State among the top 10 states with drivers who post the highest number of driving selfies, with 1.29 posts per 100,000 residents. The warning comes just weeks after DMV and GTSC urged New Yorkers to put their phones down instead of playing the popular Pokémon GO game while behind the wheel or walking near or across roadways.

“Smartphones can provide nearly limitless entertainment, but activities like taking selfies while driving are just irresponsible,” said Terri Egan, DMV Executive Deputy Commissioner and GTSC Acting Chair.

“A quick search of social media or local news reports across the country show that taking selfies and even live streaming are things motorists actually do behind the wheel, with some doing so on a repeat basis. Whether it’s answering a short text, making a quick phone call, taking a photo, or catching Pokémon, it’s never a good idea to be distracted while driving. Keep your eyes on the road and put the phone down – it can wait!”

As part of the report, the Auto Insurance Center reviewed 70,000 Instagram posts with driving-related hashtags to determine where selfietaking drivers took their photos and

when they posted them. Despite proactively combating texting and cell phone use while driving since cellphones rose to popularity, New York State ranked eighth among states where drivers are posting the most driving selfies.

New York is one of only 14 states (plus Washington, D.C.) to prohibit all drivers from using handheld cell phones while driving, according to research by the Auto Insurance Center. The group adds that nearly four in 10 drivers who use smartphones are checking social media apps while driving.

While texting and talking on the phone while driving are dangerous, there is evidence to suggest that taking photos is even more dangerous, especially when the photo includes the driver.

AAA reports that a driver’s eyes may leave the road for at least two seconds to snap a selfie, during which time a car can travel 176 feet, or nearly the length or two basketball courts, at 60 miles per hour. Recording a video can distract drivers for much longer, compounding the dangers of driving while distracted.

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With new technologies like Facebook Live, Periscope, and other live streaming apps, users – including motorists behind the wheel – are finding new ways to drive while looking into a smartphone, which puts themselves, other motorists, and pedestrians in danger.

Add in the East End’s godawful cell service and the danger ratchets up, as motorists take their eyes off the road to watch the network search wheel spin and spin.

And spin.

Governor Cuomo has made combating texting-while-driving a high priority. In 2011, he directed DMV to implement regulations

increasing the number of points for a texting-while-driving infraction from two points to three points; in 2015, it went from three points to five points.

T he go v e rn o r al so si g n ed a law substantially increasing penalties for probationary and junior drivers convicted of textingwhile-driving. Under the law, probationary and junior drivers could face a 120-day suspension for a first offense, and can lose their license for one year if a second offense is committed within six months. Motorists caught texting and driving also face up to a $250 fine for a first offense.

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for essential dredging and shoreline projects for our area.”

Additional speakers at the press conference included Westhampton Beach Mayor Maria Moore, Southampton Superintendent of Highways Alex Gregor, Quogue Mayor Peter Sartorius, Westhampton Beach Village Trustees Ralph Urban and Steve Franco, and Alex Walter, executive assistant to the supervisor from East Hampton Town.

Senator Ken LaValle, who also attended said, “Throughout my career, I have made it a priority to preserve and protect our fragile environment and shorelines. The FIMP project is an opportunity to address the harm to our coastline from decades of erosion and storm damage. As elected officials work together in a bipartisan way to impress upon the federal government methods to properly restore our coastlines, we need the public to speak out as well.

It’s critically important that the community is actively involved in the public comment segment of FIMP. I urge everyone to add their voice to the efforts.”

By Rick Murphy

Congressman Lee Zeldin, member of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, was joined Thursday by local elected officials and community leaders at Westhampton Beach Village Hall to discuss the next phase of the Fire Island to Montauk Point (FIMP) project.

The federally-funded project will provide $1.16 billion towards shoreline protection and revitalization. The project contains funding for essential dredging and shoreline projects. Zeldin also announced the tentative dates and locations for the public hearings, and strongly encouraged residents to get engaged in the public comment period that is now open.

Zeldin discussed many of the key components of the Draft General Reevaluation Report, or GRR, which was released last month. It specifies which projects will be included in the next phase of the FIMP. The highlights include beach and dune nourishment projects throughout the FIMP area at two-year intervals for 30 years and dredging to maintain Fire Island Inlet, Moriches Inlet, and Shinnecock Inlet.

In East Hampton there is significant sentiment that funds allocated for the restoration of the downtown beach area are insufficient.

“The Montauk Chamber of Commerce and the entire Montauk Community view our beaches as our greatest natural resource. While the Army Corps of Engineers has taken interim steps to protect our downtown beach, they must include a much larger beach fill project in the FIMP plan to ensure the long term preservation and protection of our beach and our downtown,” said Paul Monte, President of the Montauk Chamber of Commerce.

“The small maintenance project proposed for Montauk in the current FIMP draft is a mere drop in the bucket and falls far short of what’s needed to effectively rebuild our beach for the long term.” “ In the wake of Superstorm Sandy 4400 homes and businesses will be elevated. The plan also calls for assistance for another 1250 homes – the assistance would be other than elevation, such as securing utilities.

F u n d s w i ll pr ovid ed f o r a betterment project for Dune Road and a management plan of Georgica Pond as well as funds for erosion protection through a sediment management plan along the shoreline in Downtown Montauk.

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Public Hearings Additionally, the congressman announced that the plan includes a variety of coastal and wetland restoration projects that will use the natural environment to reduce flooding, erosion, and storm damage, while also preserving the natural environment and habitat for wildlife. The project also provides various coastal management initiatives for the bay side of the barrier beaches.

Congressman Zeldin encouraged South Shore residents to participate in the public comment period that is set to end on September 29, by attending public hearings and/or submitting public comments by mail or email. The congressman announced four tentative proposed dates and locations -- September 27 in Southampton area, and the following day in Montauk. The last public hearing is tentatively slated for just one day before the comment period ends, so Zeldin asked the feds to extend it another two weeks.

In the interim, residents can submit public comments by mail or email. The address is: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New York District, Planning DivisionEnvironmental Branch (ATTN: Mr. Robert Smith) 26 Federal Plaza, New York, New York 10278-0090, or by email to: Project Biologist Robert.J.Smith@usace.army.mil and Project Manager Mark.f.Lulka@ usace.army.mil.

“The FIMP project will greatly improve our environment, economy and coastal way of life on Long Island’s South Shore. This project has been a long time coming with a history that spans generations,” Zeldin said. “Superstorm Sandy devastated our coastal communities and businesses on Long Island, which is why it is important that we move forward with these projects to ensure that we as a community are best prepared for the future. After working closely with the Army Corps of Engineers, this is now a massive $1.16 billion 100 percent federallyfunded project that contains funding

Urge Participation Assemblyman Fred Thiele said, “With the Fire Island to Montauk Point plan progressing, now is perhaps the most important stage of the project. It’s time for our local municipalities and residents to participate in the process by reviewing and providing comments and suggestions on the draft plan.

It is our collective responsibility to ensure that the final outcome reflects what our local communities need. Specifically, we need a much greater focus on the dynamic Montauk coastline and implementing a larger scale soft, sand-only solution.”

“I would like to thank the Army Corps for their efforts and I strongly ask that they give the highest consideration to the priorities of the elected officials and residents on Long Island’s South Shore. I would also like to thank all of the elected officials who have worked closely with me on this issue,” Zeldin said.

“This moment has been a long time coming, going back generations. In the years ahead, we will witness a massive investment of our federal tax dollars being returned to our congressional district in a way never witnessed before. We are all very excited to be a part of it. It is so important that the public be heavily engaged in this process over this next month and a half,” he added.

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RICK’S SPACE The Whole Thing I like my fish like I like my women – heads on.

I’ve been eating it that way ever since I saw the movie Chinatown.

Noah Cross, played by John Huston says to Gittes (Jack Nicholson) “I hope you don’t mind. I believe they should be served with the head.”

He was talking about the fish.

Gittes responds, “Fine . . . long as you don’t serve the chicken that way.”

They proceed to have a pleasant enough conversation, except for the fact that Gittes just had one nostril split with a razor and it looks like hell. Then of course, there is the business about Cross and his daughter, but I’m meandering.

The point is, I think a whole fish looks good on a plate.

Karen? Not so much.

She can’t stand to look at it, so she doesn’t. She builds a wall between us when we eat – ketchup bottles, wine bottles, flower vases, whatever she can grab to block the view.

Then we proceed to eat while having a pleasant conversation with each of us staring at opposite sides of a very large flower arrangement.

(If Cross would have thought of that he wouldn’t have had to look at that ugly nostril.)

I often find inspiration for my cooking watching a movie or TV. For example, zucchini flowers. Artie Bucco used to make this dish for Tony Soprano, and though I’m halfItalian I never heard of it. Since I had a garden, I knew one zucchini plant will yield a lot of flowers, so there are always some available.

In my recipe I would dip them in batter, drop them in a deep fryer, then serve with a little tomato sauce and grated cheese, with a slice of garlic bread on the side.

Everyone loved the dish and I probably made it 100 times. Only then did it occur to me to look inside the flower before cooking it. I soon realized almost every one I checked had a big beetle-like bug in it.

“That aint no ovule,” I gasped.

Poor Tony never knew either.

Nevertheless, I do all the cooking around the house. Regular readers know this is strictly a matter of survival because Karen is incapable of preparing anything edible.

Let me put it to you this way: the other morning she had oatmeal with Gorgonzola cheese and some cold poached salmon, all mixed together. I know it sounds like I’m making this up but I’m not.

She has a similar concoction every morning, and then around 4 PM she’ll say, “I feel a little queasy!” and I’ll say, “I wonder why?”

And so it came to pass that I awoke from a blissful sleep in the middle of the night Thursday, because I sensed danger. Like a ninja, each nerve tingled; every hair on my body stiffened: I instinctively recalled the ancient sur vival teachings of my masters.

My olfactory receptor alerted me to the danger: Someone was cooking something in the kitchen downstairs. I immediately began sewing pajama pant legs together to fashion a crude ladder so I could lower myself down through the window once the fire started.

Interestingly enough, my dog Coco-Belle, who camps out under my feet when I am cooking something, was upstairs in the bedroom with me, probably hoping to practice lowering herself out the window before the coming blaze engulfed us both.

I’m not going to get into Karen’s detailed rap sheet here but suffice it to say she’s blown up numerous microwaves and caused two fires.

Her signature dish is broiled chicken, which she used to serve proudly at family gatherings until our loved ones started dropping off, one by one. “Look!” she would exclaim proudly. “It’s crispy on the outside and red on the inside!”

On this night she didn’t feel well – she had the flu that was going around. While it is understandable that she couldn’t sleep, I’m hard pressed to figure out exactly what she thought she could prepare that would make her feel better. “ We ’ r e o u t o f G o r g o n z o l a cheese,” I shouted from upstairs.

“That’s OK. Do we have horseradish?”

“Why?” “I want to put some on the banana.”

That’s when I saw the smoke.

I tried to remain calm. Coco had begun wrapping herself into a towel and was nervously eying the clothesline as if to say, “I can’t handle the rope ladder, you’ll have to lower me down!”

Seabass are great this season.

They are running about 2 1/2 pounds, a lot bigger than when we used to catch them as kids. Papa would cook the thing on the grill but without the head, probably to spare us kids the horror of having to witness what happens to the

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It’s the least I can do for Karen, so next time the head comes off.

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Continued from page 10. assembled, carrying signs with slogans like “Black Lives Matter To Me,” and “White Silence Kills.”

Eventually, demonstrators lined up alongside the traffic circle chanting, “Black Lives Matter. Blue Lives Matter. All Lives Matter. KKK Not Ok,” and other slogans.

Media presence was extensive, likely due to reports that the KKK planned to disrupt the demonstration. Suspicious eyes were cast upon a clutch of six people who stood on Oak Street across from the rally.

Asked repeatedly if they were members of the white supremacist organization, the group said they were simply there to observe and not aligned with anyone. Their friend is a freelance photographer and they said they were there to provide protection if he needed it.

Still, a line of five police officers stood in the street opposite them as ralliers began to march around the traffic circle.

A woman goaded the group, “Come on, march. Black Lives Matter.” They didn’t move.

After they left, two undercover officers who had been taking pictures walked to where they had been standing and appeared to search the area.

So far this summer there have been four BLM rallies on the East End – in Riverhead, East Hampton, Bridgehampton, and Westhampton Beach. All have been peaceful and each has drawn a larger crowd than the one before. Organizers say their goal is to spread a message of unity.

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And they’re off. A crowd came out Sunday for the 21st annual Ellen’s Run race in Southampton. The biggest race on the East End, Ellen’s Run benefits The Ellen Hermanson Foundation, Ellen’s Well and the Ellen Hermanson Breast Center at Southampton Hospital, supporting breast cancer survivors and their families.

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Games, music, food, and fun were the order of the afternoon Saturday as the Fishermen’s Fair in Springs took place in the hamlet’s historic center.

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The annual Amagansett Fire Department chicken barbecue, a tradition and touchstone for many local families, was a sellout, as most years, on Sunday.

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A car show to benefit the Hampton Bays Fire Department Benevolent Association featured an array of shiny roadsters and “cherry” rides.

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At Southampton’s Fresh Air Home, ladies get primped and pampered for their night at prom. Volunteers spend their time chatting with girls who hail from New York City and the Long Island area while discussing dresses, dates, and speculation about who will be crowned King, Queen, Prince, and Princess. Everyone goes home with a goodie bag filled with beauty supplies from donors like Estee Lauder and Udell Beauty Supply, with corsages for the boys to give their dates.

The Southampton Fresh Air Home has been a Southampton institution since 1901, a camp for children with special needs, where kids make lasting friendships and empower themselves to pursue their dreams and realize their true potential.

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We kind of love the sentiment expressed above. If we know justice, we will know peace.

Without justice, there will be no peace – in our hearts and in our land. Simple, no?

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Totally Flummoxed

Dear Editor, With reference to your editorial of August 3, 2016, good luck getting in touch with the Windmill Board. As a tenant at St. Michael’s and a volunteer at the East Hampton Food Pantry, I am totally flummoxed to find a way to contact any board member. I have an advanced degree yet I have explored the Windmill website to no avail.

There was a petition sent to the Windmill Board (content follows) protesting the eviction. This petition was hand delivered to Patrick Bistrian, Chairman of all Windmill boards; it contained 87 signatures, fortyfive of those signatures were from seniors living in Windmill projects. There has been no acknowledgement forthcoming. The Windmill Board simply has no regard for

the wishes of the seniors it is its stated mission to serve.

Following is the petition “To the Windmill I & II and St. Michael’s Boards” “We have been dismayed to learn that you have decided to essentially evict the East Hampton Food Pantry from both the Windmill II and St. Michael’s sites.

Aside from bring a most uncharitable decision by an organization supposedly dedicated to being of service to the community, this move on your part creates an unfair physical and financial burden for the East Hampton Food Pantry in terms of relocation.

Additionally, this arbitrary, capricious and self-serving move on the part of the Windmill and St. Michael’s Boards is utterly disrespectful of the needs of the Windmill/ St. Michael’s community you ostensibly serve.

We, the undersigned, wish to advise you that we are vehemently against this action of the Boards.”

Thank you, Independent, for your continued attention to and balanced

Ed Gifford coverage of this matter.

PATRICIA KNIGHT

A Burden?

Dear Editor, I’m bewildered by the actions of the Windmill Board of Directors and a letter

Is it just me?

they sent to residents they take care of.

The letter informs us that they have told the Food Pantry to leave. The letter states that for 12 years there has been a wonderful relationship with the pantry but now the Food Pantry has become a tremendous Continued on Page 24. © Karen Fredericks

Pictures of Malia Obama smoking pot?!? The Times would never stoop so low as to run them!

EDITOR

Got any pictures of Trump’s kids smoking pot?

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Ivanka? No? Donald Jr.? No? Eric? No? Tiffany? No? Barron?

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Barron is only nine, sir.

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burden.

How did a wonderful relationship become a burden? The Pantry has used the Windmill common room each week for two days. I have witnessed families joyfully receiving their food always in an orderly manner. I have become aware that not only do these families relish the extra food that supplements their diets, but the seniors have enjoyed socializing with each other, a happy added ingredient to their quality of life.

The Board made this decision without the participation of the community that they serve. The community feels they are treated like prisoners in a prison. They have no voice and if they comment they are threatened. Residents have been called traitors and told they will be taken care of.

They will be watched carefully and taken to court for minor house rules infractions.

The Windmill Board of Directors appears to be comfortable intimidating rather than bringing joy into the last chapter of seniors’ lives.

NAME WITHELD

Nick Feels Better Dear Editor, Memory Challenged Rudy “Nine Eleven” Giuliani is at it again. He now states that, “Before Obama came along, we didn’t have any Islamic Terror attack inside the U.S.” When was TriBeCa annexed away from the U.S.?

Recently performing one of his rants at a Trump thing he was enthusiastically proclaiming the all-encompassing aura of Trumpism. Arms flailing, he raised them “up” to indicate “down,” arms “down” to indicate “up,” left for right, right for left; indicating that he was completely devoid of direction as indeed was and is the equally void candidate whom he was championing.

I was trying to think of a term to describe this worm (oops), but could not think of one (another). Perhaps one from my childhood would be adequately shallow on a par with his demeanor: JERK! I feel better already.

NICHOLAS ZIZELIS

The The Hello, Re: The Springs Fishermans Fair.

First point: Springs is our hamlet name.

Not - “The Springs” Proof: Nov 6th 1957 Resolution #55 Where town seal was created and “Springs” is where we live - at town library for its historical value.

Also – SIS “Springs Improvement

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Describe your first car.

Paul Rudder A 1954 Plymouth Belvedere. Salmon bottom, black top. I was a freshman in college and my parents were getting rid of it so they gave it to me. Within two weeks a college buddy sat in the back seat and went through the floor. So from then on I drove it with a big hole in the floor.

Ray Nathan My first car was a 1987 Nissan, which was handed over to me, free of charge by a very good and gracious neighbor of mine who knew I had no money to buy one. I was in my first year in college in Melbourne, Australia.

Rachel Hecht A pale blue, white topped ‘53 Buick, passed down from my mother. I sold it to get what I really wanted, a convertible. I’ve had convertibles ever since. Still do. An Austin Healy, then a Jensen Healy, a Camaro, now a Volvo. I like the breeze running through my hair.

I have kinky hair, so I don’t care.

Megan Doherty It was a Volkswagen Beetle. And it was bright red. It was handed down to me by my parents.

I loved it. I had it for eight to 10 years. But then my sister threw a cigarette out the window and it landed in the well, so the interior was totally burned out.

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Society” no “The” required.

Historic Springs - Funny how people are pushing “ The Springs” as our name. Learn your history!

Your article is offensive to those of us who live here our entire life and know “Springs” is our hamlet name. Sucking up to the art community agenda (d)oe$ not change the facts of the matter. It’s “Springs” Bub..

MARTIN DREW EDITOR’S NOTE: Towel off, Martin. We find the precious use of “The” added to the name of one of Indy’s favorite hamlets just as offensive as, say, jumping to conclusions or poor reading comprehension. In the case you mention, our advance for the Springs Fisherman’s Fair, “the” is used as what your second grade English teacher would have described as a part of speech known as an article. It was used the same way one might say “The Amagansett Chicken Barbecue,” or “The Hampton Bays Car Show,” with a capital “T” because that’s what we do at the beginning of a sentence.

Bloomberg Conned Dear Editor, The former Mayor of New York, Michael Bloomberg, who spoke at the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia, criticized Donald Trump by saying, “I’m a New Yorker, and I know a con when I see one.”

Putting aside the fact that Mayor Bloomberg fashioned deals with sports organizations, chief among them the Trump Golf Links at Ferry Point, I believe Mr. Bloomberg has been conned into endorsing former Southampton Supervisor, Anna Throne-Holst, who is now running for Congress.

Ms. Throne-Holst has created a few myths about her candidacy that should be questioned, the first being her voter popularity. Ms. Throne-Holst was elected Supervisor because her opponent, Linda Kabot, was running under the cloud of a DUI conviction.

She was re-elected because the Republican Party didn’t nominate a candidate to Continued on Page 25.

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Continued from page 24. oppose her, and she was elected a third time because her Republican opponent, Linda Kabot -- who had cleared her name -- didn’t have the full support of the party.

So it’s safe to conclude Ms. ThroneHolst was elected three times in large part because she faced little or no opposition.

SUSAN CERWINSKI

Save Jerry Dear Editor, Some one on your staff should have the courage to speak to Jerry Della Femina to urge him to get help for what is clearly a case of senior senility.

His rambling about teenage sex in your Aug 8 issue is one of the most puerile pieces I have ever read and, clearly, if his name wasn’t on the masthead as publisher I don’t think any sensible editor would have published it. The poor man really needs aid to save himself from himself.

JOSEPH D. POLICANO

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In the spirit of community collaboration and teamwork taught through youth sports, Buzz Chew Chevrolet is supporting Southampton Youth Services through the Chevrolet Youth Soccer Program. This sponsorship will include both monetary and equipment donations during the 2016 youth soccer season.

C h e v r o l e t Yo u t h S o c c e r is a grassroots initiative that establishes a positive relationship between local dealers and the communities they serve. Over the course of the season, Buzz Chew Chevrolet will donate equipment to the organization which may include: soccer balls, ball bags, ball pumps, field cones, coach’s kits, corner flags, scrimmage vests, mini pop-up goals and first aid kits.

Also, youth soccer participants will have a chance to attend a free youth clinic with professional soccer coaches.

“We are looking forward to a great season with Southampton Youth Services that will be filled with exciting games and an enhanced experience for the teams through the equipment and cash donations” Bryon Chew, of Buzz Chew Chevrolet said.

“Chevrolet Youth Soccer is just one example of how committed our dealership is to supporting the youth and families in our community.”

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The Connetquot Cheerleading Squad recently visited the Southampton Town Police Department to thank the department members for their fund raising efforts – the squad qualified for the National Competition. The cheerleaders came bearing a surprise gift – cupcakes.

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Drivers are being reminded to take caution as schools open soon.

The Town of Southampton has joined forces with the Hampton Bays School District to drive home that point. The school district introduced two new speed zone display units at a news conference last Friday in front of the Hampton Bays Elementary School on Ponquogue Avenue.

The units will emphasize to drivers they are in a school zone and will display their speed. The town partnered with the Elementary School PTA on this project as part of the overall “Schools Open” safety campaign.

The total cost of the Independent / Courtesy Southampton Town project was $7,028.00 and was split 50/50 between the Town and the PTA. “We want to encourage drivers to reduce their speed when entering a school zone,” said Supervisor Jay Schneiderman, pictured at the podium above. “If we can slow down traffic for public safety, these signs are well worth the investment.”

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Fatal Crash On LIE

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A horrendous accident on the Long Island Expressway Sunday claimed the lives of six people and shut down the roadway for much of the day. Suffolk County Police said Carmelo Pinales, 26, of Hicksville was driving eastbound on the Long Island Expressway at about 9:35, apparently at a high rate of speed, when he lost control of his vehicle.

His car went airborne and struck two vehicles heading west.

Pinales and his sister, Patricia Pinales, 27, of Westbury were

pronounced dead at the scene. His son Christopher Pinales, 10, taken to Stony Brook University Hospital by one of several ambulances that sped to the scene, died the next day.

Isidore Adelson, 81, of Westhampton, a passenger in one of the westbound vehicles, also died on Sunday evening of injuries suffered in the crash. His wife, Helen, died Monday.

Scott Martella, an aide to Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone, was driving the other westbound car and was pronounced dead at the scene.

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Mid-August

Transition time.

It feels like summer with a persistent heat wave, but the garden is abundant. Still plenty of color as the Rose of Sharon, Dahlias, Hibiscus and Black-eyed Susans are going strong.

I remembered to take pictures of the entire garden for pleasant moments and references for changes.

As I write, this hotter than usual heat is a big factor. It’s too hot to work hard or long and plants cannot be moved now. Even the rainstorms do not alleviate the humidity nor the swelter. Really, take it easy out there.

I barely am able to deadhead, hand water the potted plants and

newcomers that require extra water and stake the weakening flora.

On the positive side, Asters are starting and roses continue.

It’s a good time to relax and enjoy your garden or landscaping.

Although I think gardening is harder work than it looks, it’s also about quiet moments.

Around now I start to think about any big changes I might try for next summer. Any moves are made in late October or November.

The mulch or soil has decayed or decomposed and I find that a light raking improves the look of the ground.

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By Rick Murphy

Remember the name: Richard Palacios. The next time you see it might be in a major league boxscore.

Palacios, who attends Towson College, was named the 2016 Hamptons Collegiate Baseball League Player of the Year. The shortstop, who played for the North Fork Ospreys, torched opposing pitchers to the tune of a .347 batting average. He led the league HCBL in hits (60), runs (37) and stolen bases (25).

Reiss Knehr, who was voted the Pitcher of the Year, joins him in the winners’ circle. Knehr led his team, the Westhampton Aviators, to the regular season title and the championship, going 4-1 on the season while finishing second in the

league in ERA (1.15) and strikeouts (49) in 39.0 innings pitched. Knehr will head back to Fordham for his sophomore season. Seamus Brazill, Knehr’s teammate finished second in the Pitcher of the Year balloting.

He’ll head back to Hofstra next week.

Voters in both category rewarded Westhampton for its recordbreaking season – the team won more regular season games (26) than any other HCBL in history.

Two other players from the Aviators’ potent lineup were recognized in the Player of the Year balloting: Matt Dunlevy, a junior outfielder who is a junior at VMI, led the league in hitting with a robust .367.

Aaron Ping who set a new HCBL single season record for home runs

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It’s been quite a year for Palacios, who has significantly increased his profile among major league scouts.

He’s already been named Rookie of the Year in the Colonial Athletic Association and was selected to the Freshman All-American team by the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association (NCBWA), Baseball America, and Collegiate Baseball Newspaper.

Palacios, a Brooklyn native, is only the second player in the HCBL history to record 60 or more hits in a season.

In seven of his eight starts during the regular season Knehr only allowed one earned run or less; his 49 strikeouts were second only to Bradley Case of Montauk, who

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If you’ve been paying attention the past few weeks you know choosing the correct players in your draft is a slippery slope. It doesn’t just depend on which players are best – it depends on which players are available when you draft, and which positions you have to fill to field a competitive team.

We’ve discussed basic draft strategy: I’m sticking with taking two running backs with my first two picks. But there is a caveat, as we discussed last week: one MUST BE a Top Tier back, one of the top three or four available.

It’s confusing, but here’s why: let’s say you have the sixth overall pick, and the three highest rated backs are chosen before your pick.

That means you’ll have several Tier One wide receivers to choose from.

In other words, you should take the best available player. I’d rather have the second rated wide receiver than the fourth rated running back; it’s like a mafia hit –it’s nothing personal, it’s business.

Here are our top 20 players in a non-PPR format with our PPR rating in parenthesis.

1-Antonio Brown (1): Even in a non-PPR league Brown’s consistency makes him the money play.

2-David Johnson (3): Johnson has steadily risen up the chart as the regular season approaches because he is the most explosive back in the league. He can break the big ones.

3-Julio Jones (2): Jones is almost as reliable as Brown, but he’s been getting dinged up a bit in recent seasons.

4-Todd Gurley (7): He looks to be that old-style workhorse who will take the ball 30 times a game and pound out yardage every week.

5-Odell Beckham Jr.: (4) Talk about being explosive – and the Giants offense should improve in its second year of the new system.

6-Ezekiel Elliot (8): Yes, it’s risky to draft a rookie in the first round. But the Cowboys took him early, and they have the best O-line in the game. He’s going to get the ball.

7-Dez Bryant (5): We think he is primed for a monster season,

especially with Elliot keeping the defense honest.

8-DeAndre Hopkins (6): Another pass catching machine you can’t go wrong with.

9-Adrian Peterson (13): He doesn’t catch many passes, but he can still really run.

10-LeVeon Bell (9): Yes; he’s suspended for the first three games, so

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draft his backup (DeAngelo Williams) as well.

The second 10: Ron Gronkowski (11), Allen Robinson (12), A, J. Green (10), Jamal Charles (14), Lamar Miller, Devonta Freeman (16), Doug Martin (17), Jordy Nelson (12), LeSean McCoy, Latavius Murray.

Other PPR picks: Brandon Cooks (18), Brandon Marshall (19), Alshon Jeffery (20).

Now take a look at each team: the guy who picked first in round one picks last in the next round. That means he’ll get Brown and Murray using these ratings. The guy who picks second will have two really good running backs, Johnson and McCoy. The guy who picks third gets two

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top wide receivers, Jones and Nelson.

The fourth and 16th picks are Gurley and Martin, two running backs . . . and so on.

Each team is off to a good start but the draft is just beginning. If a team has two running backs at this point the owner must take a wide receiver, and there is a lot of depth at the WR position. However, if you have two WRs at this point you may not get a reliable running back – there aren’t any blue-chippers left.

And that’s why we recommend always taking a running back with your first pick if one of the top three are available, and taking another one in the second unless there is a Tier One wide receiver still on the board.

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By Rick Murphy

Section XI, the governing body in Suffolk County of high school sports, has initiated a training program for coaches drafted a set of new rules, and taken other measures to ensure the safety of its student-athletes.

Thomas Cutinella was a Shoreham-Wading River studentathlete who suffered a traumatic and fatal head injury playing a game that he loved.

The junior was remembered as a bright light in the SWR community, intelligent, athletic, a positive leader who strived to serve his team and his community. His tragic death provided the impetus for officials to rethink the safety regulations in

effect at the time.

In the wake of his death Section XI embarked on a mission to put in place standards and policies which will not only protect the integrity of the game but will be integral in minimizing the risks for all those who participate.

The Section XI Football Committee, Section XI Safety Committee, Suffolk County Football Officials Association and the Suffolk County Football Coaches Association have zeroed in on the following goals and have already begun implementing them. The new safety measures have been dubbed “Tommy Tough Football Standards,” I honor of Cutinella.

The new rule, to be read before

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In addition coaches can voluntarily attend a “Head’s Up” training camp to learn the newest safety measures first hand.

Riverhead, Westhampton, Mercy, Mattituck/Greenport/Southold and Southampton/Pierson are the East End schools that have had coaches certified so far.

“In its never ending mission to provide its student-athletes with positive and safe athletic experiences [Section 11] has embarked on a journey to make the great game of football even better. Through the vision of the Cutinella Family and the stakeholders of Suffolk County football it is our hope that we can introduce and implement changes that will protect the integrity of the game, minimize risk and allow for positive growth,” Section XI officials said via a press release.

Meetings with the Section XI Football Committee, Section XI Safety Committee, Suffolk County Football Officials Association and the Suffolk County Football Coaches Association have zeroed in on the following goals that will begin to be implemented in the spring of 2016, dubbed “Tommy Tough Football Standards.”

Football leagues from Biddy all the way to the NFL have tried to improve safety measures: players have gotten bigger and stronger over the years, and equipment like helmets and shoulder pads can have the same effect as a weapon if used too aggressively.

A public announcement will be made before every game: “These school districts salute the Suffolk County Football coaches, officials and Athletic Administrators for implementing the Tommy Tough Football Standards, therefore reducing risks for all Suffolk County football players. We ask all spectators to join the Suffolk County coaches in supporting the officials when they make calls pertaining to targeting, illegal helmet contact and defenseless player hits. Thank you for your anticipated cooperation.”

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By Vincent Pica

Commodore, First District, Southern Region (D1SR) United States Coast Guard

If You See Something, Say Something

Just about 5 years ago, on August 29, 2011, an American, WWII USCG hero, largely forgotten by all but US Coast Guard Forces, passed away at 90 years old. This column celebrates him and what we still work for, even to this day.

Sabotage Most Out East’er’s, as well as many other Americans, have heard the WWII story of how Germans “invaded” Long Island. On the night of June 12, 1942, a young Coast Guardsman, 21-year old John Cullen, was walking his patrol along the beach in Amagansett when he saw lights ahead. Thinking that they were fishermen night-fishing (prohibited during the war for obvious reasons), he confronted four men dragging materiel up the beach.

During the exchange, young Cullen realized that they were German saboteurs and, being outnumbered, turned heel and ran three miles back to his base, starting what turned out to be a full scale investigation by US forces. The team was captured, as well as a parallel operation in Ponte Vedra, FL, within two weeks.

All thanks to a member of US Coast Guard Forces who was walking the beach. (In fact, Cullen received a personal Thank You and handshake from J. Edgar Hoover.)

While we don’t have to worry about Nazi U-boats off Long Island anymore, the nation is (still) at war in every sense of the word. And the US Coast Guard has implemented a rigorous program, not unlike young Cullen’s foot patrol 65 years ago, called Maritime Domain Awareness.

The ‘regulars’ have primary responsibilities for high-value assets – fuel depots, ferry stations and the like – and the auxiliarists have primary responsibilities for everything else – marinas, boat ramps, dive shops – wherever the private boater congregates.

Nation-wide, the Maritime Domain Awareness (MDA) Program has been implemented and is in full swing – by car, plane, boat or on foot.

Winter Ops During our most active months, MDA patrols and observations by your fellow Long Islanders of the United States Coast Guard Auxiliary number in the hundreds. However, in winter, everyone – including auxliarists – will find less time and opportunity to be outside.

However, the threat is still out there. I doubt terrorists hibernate for the winter, to be frank about it.

What to do about it?

See Something, Say Something There are 88,000 members of US Coast Forces and 70,000,000 registered boaters. Who is more likely to

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see something? Without knowing the numbers, if you lined our shores with all our military forces, militias, police, and fire-fighting forces, it is still a small fraction of the boating community.

There are 95,000 miles of shoreline and over 290,000 square miles of water. We can’t do it alone, no matter how much better we are since 9/11.

What is the “something” that would cause you to say something?

The odd thing is this: you’ll know it when you see it. You know what is “normal” for your marina or community. The way someone is asking questions or perhaps taking pictures may just strike you as out of character.

Don’t for a minute think that anyone intent on harming Americans on US soil is anything other than a very devilishly clever and dedicated operative. They don’t wear signs on their backs that say, “Terrorist.” They want to blend; they want to be unobtrusive; they want to seem normal.

But something may just raise the

BTW, if you are interested in being part of USCG Forces, email me at JoinUSCGAux@ aol.com or go directly to the D1SR Human Resources Department, which is in charge of new members matters, at DSO-HR and we will help you “get in this thing.”

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The Coast Guard will not accuse you of being Chicken Little if it turns out to be nothing more than an over-active imagination. As we say, “People are not suspicious.

Behavior is.”

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On The Water Spearing, Squid, Killies And Gulps Shinnecock Bay The fluke bite in the bay has been best on the incoming tide in most areas of the bay. Outgoing has been

tough battling a lot of sea robins.

Got to move around the bay to find the best spot of the day. Spearing, squid, killies, gulps, all working.

Peconic Bay Some porgies around Rogers Rock and Robins Island. Sandworms and clam chum for these guys. Cocktail blues and snappers are running in the creeks and inlets. Further out

by Shelter Island hearing of some good sized kingfish too.

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are holding them. The fluke bite remains out in 80-90 feet. Reports of good fish around the pots and on the reef. A couple of reports from the Cheese House but not much to speak of.

Shinnecock Inlet Fluke has been the primary target here this week. With the water heating up the stripers seem to have moved on; but the triggers have moved on in and so have the seabass. Also have been some spotty reports of false albacore making a run through every once in a while.

Shinnecock Canal Snappers making a showing when the locks are closed. Fluke still holding in the canal with a few keepers. Porgies are up at the north end from the jetties. Lots of small seabass on the bottom.

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Ponquogue Bridge Snappers running around the pilings. The floating dock on the south side continues to see fluke.

Bass are falling for some clam baits.

The bassing has significantly slowed with the heat but there are still reports of fish on live baits, shad and bunker at night.

Ocean Beaches The jetties have seen some bass and blues as well as some keeper size fluke. Those who have chosen to dunk some clams or bunker during the day have had a few bass.

The sand beaches to the east and west of the inlet are producing bass at night and some fluke and blues during the day.

Offshore Shark fishing has been OK, with a few makos, hammerheads, browns and blue sharks all in play a short run from the inlet. Lots of bunker and mackerel baits swimming around out there too. Been a few small yellowfin caught around the Coimbra on the troll.

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