Independent 9-21-16

East End Duets

Navy SEAL Foundation Broadway pg. C-6

VOL. 24 NO. 5

September 21, 2016

pg. C-13

www.indyeastend.com

Free

Independent / Kitty Merrill

Riding With The Red Knights

pg. C-12

Superfund Site pg. B-1

Intrepid Indy Editor Kitty Merrill Joins The Red Knights Motorcycle Club To Raise Money For Charity.

(See Page 4)

2

September 21, 2016

www.indyeastend.com

THE INDEPENDENT • Traveler Watchman

REAL ESTATE

SLEEPY’S IS PROUD TO JOIN THE

ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

IN THE NEWS

FAMILY OF BRANDS

WE’RE CELEBRATING WITH OUR SLEEP HAPPY

FRIENDS&FAMILY

SALE

THURS. THRU

SUNDAY!

SAVE 65% SAVE 60% $600 VALUE UP TO

FREE Bed!

QUEEN SET • EUROTOP

QUEEN SET • FIRM

199 399

$

99 LIST $599

$

Other sizes available at similar savings.

with any G.S. Stearns mattress or set purchase.

99

FREE

UP TO

349

$ VALUE!

Duvet, Blanket & 2 Down Pillows with any Serta I-series or I-comfort purchase.

Helene Bed

LIST $1,099

WHILE SUPPLIES LAST

PLUS

Interest For 72Months *

0% Interest: 72 months* with min. Tempur-Pedic purchase above $2,999.99, 72 months with min. $5,000 purchase for all other purchases. 60 months* with min. purchase of $4,500, 48 months* with min. purchase of $3,500, 36 months* with min. purchase of $3,000, 24 months* with min. purchase of $2,000 made with your Sleepy’s credit card. Valid 9/22/16 – 9/28/16.

72, 60, 48, 36 or 24 equal monthly payments required.

FREE DELIVERY ON EVERYTHING

Above $599

All models available for purchase may not be on display. Photos are for illustration purposes only. Not responsible for typographical errors. Previous sales do not apply.

*Offer applies only to single-receipt qualifying purchases. No interest will be charged on promo purchase and equal monthly payments are required equal to initial promo purchase amount divided equally by the number of months in promo period until promo is paid in full. The equal monthly payment will be rounded to the next highest whole dollar and may be higher than the min. payment that would be required if the purchase was a non-promotional purchase. Regular account terms apply to non-promotional purchases. For new accounts: Purchase APR is 29.99%; Min. Interest Charge is $2. Existing cardholders should see their credit card agreement for their applicable terms. Subject to credit approval.

WAINSCOTT 328 Montauk Hwy. (Opp Georgica Restaurant-next to Rum Runners) 631-537-1943 SOUTHAMPTON 58-60 Hampton Road (Near Aboff’s) 631-204-9371 SOUTHAMPTON 850 North Hwy/Country Rd 39 (Opp True Value Hardware) 631-283-2470 HAMPTON BAYS 30 Montauk Highway (Hampton Bays Town Center) 631-723-1404

BRIDGEHAMPTON 2099 Montauk Hwy (Opposite Bridgehampton Commons) 631-537-8147 RIVERHEAD 1180 Old Country Rd. Rte 58 (Near Target Center) 631-727-7058 RIVERHEAD 1199 Rte 58 (Corner of Harrison Ave., Opp.Taco Bell) 631-727-6250 RIVERHEAD OUTLET 1440 Old Country Rd. (Near Best Buy) 631-369-4297★

★Clearance Merchandise Available

IN THE NEWS

ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

REAL ESTATE

THE INDEPENDENT • Traveler Watchman

www.indyeastend.com

September 21, 2016

3

Guests coming in and out of the pool Lavish dinner parties Weekend Visitors Summer Renters Returning from the beach

All the hustle and bustle over the past summers have done a number on your flooring.

Stains on carpet and area rugs, scratched hardwood floors, broken ceramic tiles, cracked outdated vinyl or laminate or dingy window treatments.

Replace those carpets or area rugs • Sand and refinish your hardwood floors Change your ceramic • Update that laminate with water resistant LVT • Modernize your window treatment You can do it at Hamptons Carpet One Floor and Home.

Their professional salespeople will guide you and together you will find the perfect choice.

From Cottages to Castles, Hamptons Carpet One Floor and Home is your one stop flooring experience!

We are more than carpet! We also have hardwood, vinyl, ceramic, laminate, dustfree sanding and refinishing. Plus window treatments! Residential and Commercial.

Open 9am-5:30pm Mon.-Sat.

675 North Sea Rd., Southampton 631.287.1070 www.carpetone.com Follow us on Instagram (@hamptonscarpetone) and Pinterest!

4

September 21, 2016

www.indyeastend.com

THE INDEPENDENT • Traveler Watchman

REAL ESTATE

ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

IN THE NEWS

Firemen & Leather & Roses, Oh, My!

I picked the helmet with roses one it. It had a feminine, yet badass, vibe.

But not for long, the badass vibe.

Badasses don’t have the helmet on backwards. Apparently bikers don’t walk around wearing them, either. They put them on when they mount their Harleys and other cool rides.

“It’s just like getting on a horse,” one helpful Red Knight said, as I peered nervously at Bob Jarvis’ big bike. “What makes you think I ever rode a horse?” went through my

mind.

“Put your foot in the stirrup and swing your leg over.”

The “stirrup” was a shiny metal footrest that seemed pretty high off the ground. The “swinging” was hardly graceful, but I didn’t injure Bob and that felt like victory.

With a deafening rumble and a smell of exhaust, Bob and about three-dozen other riders started their motorcycles, and the sixth annual Donald T Sharkey Memorial Community Fund charity ride hosted by the Red Knights Chapter 25 bike club commenced.

BARGAINS MONTH of the

7

Independent / Kitty Merrill, Tina Piette

By Kitty Merrill

®

SAVE 30% or more

2/$

Gal. -50° RV Antifreeze

H 237 336 F6 While supplies last.

5

SAVE 30% or more

2/$

Independent / Kitty Merrill, Tina Piette

(Clockwise from top, left) The whole crew poses for a group photo at the lighthouse. The author with pilot Ralph Squires, smiling ladies, and Red Knights chapter president Michael Davis.

HOT DEAL!

7

YOUR CHOICE

2/$

30-Ct. Cleaning Wipes

Gal. -50° Ethanol-Blend RV Antifreeze H 850 543 F6 While supplies last.

Choose from cook top wipes, leather wipes, stainless steel wipes or granite & countertop wipes. W 674 715, 723, 737, 756 B4 While supplies last.

SAVE 30% or more

999

Vision 80-Lumen LED Headlight E 205 423 B4 While supplies last.

1199 -200

SAVE 30% or more

9

399

YOUR CHOICE

sale price

mail-in rebate*

99

Touch ’n Foam® Sealants

FINAL PRICE

1.1-Gal. RTU Home Defense Max® Insect Killer L 141 903 B4 While supplies last.

Choose from 16-oz. minimal-expanding foam, 16-oz. triple-expanding foam or 12-oz. window & door foam. P 121 041, 042; 200 220 B12 While supplies last.

*$2 mail-in rebate. Limit 2 rebates per household.

Customer responsible for taxes and fees.

1599

SAVE 30% or more

4.75-Gal. Drive-Kote™ 500 Filler & Sealer 5-year durability.

B 782 555 1 While supplies last.

Sept16 BOM Ad

VILLAGE TRUE VALUE HARDWARE 32 NEWTOWN LANE EAST HAMPTON NY,11937.

631-324-2456.

Sale Saleends ends9/30/2016 9/30/16 ©2016 True Value® Company. All rights reserved.

Find the Shipping right products project and TrueValue.com expert advice at True Value®.

FREE to for ouryour store on your orders.

According to Chapter President Michael Davis, the Red Knights is comprised of firefighters who want to promote a positive image of motorcycling. It’s an international organization with a focus on charitable work. Locally, the Knights have hosted the DTSMCF ride since its inception.

“I knew Don from a long time ago,” Davis informed. When organizer Tina Piette suggested a charity ride, “I said ‘Absolutely.’ It was an easy yes.”

Back then, Piette, who worked on the ride with Kristine Gaudy, informed, the ride raised $2500 for the fund, paying for the first

scholarship it awarded. This year, it almost doubled the amount.

In addition to the annual ride, the Red Knights Chapter 25 participates in a variety of charitable events each year. Next week, Davis will represent the Knights on an Honor Flight bringing vets to Washington, D.C. Members hail from both forks, with over 100 bikers coming from as far west as Eastport and Riverhead.

Two who have moved to Texas and Arizona still maintain their membership.

The Red Knights was founded in 1982 and boasts more than Continued on Page 12.

IN THE NEWS

ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

REAL ESTATE

www.indyeastend.com

THE INDEPENDENT • Traveler Watchman

September 21, 2016

HOME INSURANCE Many have saved $1,000s

UP TO

40-50% Savings!

Compare to AIG, Chartis, CHUBB, Fireman’s Fund, ACE & PURE!

!UTO s !RT s *EWELRY s 5MBRELLA s 7ATERCRAFT

“You are the best insurance broker ever - really. You know I hate buying insurance but at least I like you.�

Don’t wait for renewal, call now!

866-964-4434 | langins.com

-Jeff L. - NYC

Please review the TESTIMONIALS on our website.

Kevin Lang s President

5

6

September 21, 2016

www.indyeastend.com

THE INDEPENDENT • Traveler Watchman

REAL ESTATE

ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

Made Me Laugh, which is a warm, wonderful tribute to Nora Ephron? *******************************************

STILL ANOTHER “NOBODY ASKED ME, BUT . . . ” Nobody asked me, but ...

As a New York Giants fan and a hair-challenged man, I feel I have every right to ask this question: What is it with Coach Ben McAdoo’s hair? McAdoo’s hair looks like doodoo. My guess is that he is wearing two hairpieces at the same time. He has what looks like a full head of fake hair, then a little thingamajig piece of hair on top that is going in two directions at the same time.

Please God don’t let it be his real hair – that would be disgusting. ******************************************* I object to those people who are comparing Donald Trump to Hitler.

He is not another Hitler, but he’s definitely another Joseph Goebbels, the Nazis’ propaganda genus.

Everyone should remember these Goebbels quotes before they vote in November: “If you tell a lie big enough and keep repeating it, people will eventually come to believe it.”

“Propaganda works best when those being manipulated are

confident that they’re acting on their own free will.” ******************************************* I would never vote for Donald Trump for president, but he’s absolutely right when he says we have to profile Muslims – if only to make sure no Muslim buys a pressure cooker unless he or she is part of the 99.9 percent innocent Muslims who want a pressure cooker just to make a delicious goat stew. ******************************************* Is Fat Bob Dead Yet? by Stephen Dobyns is a very funny book.

Mr. Dobyns writes as though the brilliant writer Carl Hiaasen frightened Dobyns’ mother when she was pregnant with him. He has Hiaasen’s ability to pull you into absurd situations until you can’t stop laughing. ******************************************* Why did the New York Times hire an assassin to review Richard Cohen’s wonderful new book, She

The New York Times has become a biased liberal mouthpiece. Its front page – which once was a brilliant, beautifully written example of unbiased news – doesn’t even make a pretense of being objective. That said, the New York Times Food section’s recipes are the best there are. They get better and better with every issue. ******************************************* This time of year on the East End the big, ripe, just-picked juicy tomatoes and the incredible corn at the Pike Farms stand are by far the best in the world. ******************************************* Here’s my favorite tomato sandwich, which comes from the New York Times Food section: Toast a few slices of great bread from Breadzilla in Wainscott.

(Breadzilla, whose motto seems to be “We’re not here to smile, we’re here to sell you good bread,” bakes the best bread in the Hamptons.)

Rub a whole garlic clove on both slices of the toasted bread. Cut a jalapeno pepper and rub it onto the bread, too.

Take a large ripe tomato, cut it in half and rub the juicy delicious part on the bread until the bread is covered with tomato pulp. Slice the other half of the tomato, add some thinly sliced red onion, a little mayonnaise, a lot of salt, and dig in.

Best sandwich in the world.

IN THE NEWS

******************************************* I’ve always known this was true, but it takes a tragic explosion like the one we had in Chelsea on Saturday night for everyone to see what an idiot our Mayor de Blasio really is. Watching him try to say “terrorism” without saying the word “terrorism” made this frightening explosion almost funny. At one point during his press conference he said, “The bombing was intentional, but that’s not to say it was terrorism. We have no proof now that it was terrorism.” ******************************************* The only person dumber than de Blasio is Ahmad Rahami, the bomber who is clearly a dope.

Someone asked me, “Why on earth would he put a bomb on sparsely traveled 27th Street on a Saturday night?” My answer was, “He’s dyslexic. He was told to put the bomb on 72nd Street to kill a few of the wealthy 1 percent.” ******************************************* Police suspect that the pressurecooker bomb Rahami left on 27th Street was in a duffel bag on wheels.

Along came two homeless men who spotted the abandoned duffel bag, removed the pressure cooker bomb, left it on the street and walked away with the duffel bag. As a New Yorker I so hope this is true. Only in New York can you not even leave a bomb unattended. ******************************************* Isn’t it time President Obama called for having everyone register their pressure cookers?

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

Visit Us at

2 0 M a i n S t r e e t S a g H a r b o r 6 3 1 . 8 0 8 . 3 4 0 1 www.HarborBooksSGH.com

H a r b o r B o o k s

Tag Us: #harborbookssgh #bookup

r e fo r e s kH Loo t Place a Gre at ! to E To advertise your fine dining establishment in The Independent’s Dining Section call us at 631-324-2500 www.indyeastend.com

IN THE NEWS

ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

REAL ESTATE

THE INDEPENDENT • Traveler Watchman

www.indyeastend.com

September 21, 2016

7

Home For Homeless Vets On The Horizon

By Kitty Merrill

The house has been vacant “for years,” according to a neighbor who asked not to be named. She embraced the prospect of a residence for homeless vets in a modest dilapidated house just a stone’s throw from the Phillips Avenue Elementary School in Riverside, noting, “I think it will be good.”

The neighbor described the house as “very nice, with three or four bedrooms and a finished basement.” Although it’s been deemed one of Suffolk County’s “zombie homes,” the neighbor said the grass has been cut regularly and the property kept neat.

Last week the Association for Mental Health and Wellness (MHAW) announced it has received a $1,988,716 grant from New York State’s Homeless Housing and Assistance Program to rehabilitate three unoccupied “zombie houses” in Suffolk County and transform them into permanent housing for homeless veterans.

The grant constitutes the first successful award emanating from Suffolk County’s Housing Our Homeless Heroes Act, a package of legislative initiatives adopted in 2014 that aims to end veteran homelessness countywide. Suffolk County is home to one of the highest concentrations of veterans nationwide.

The three structures -- which had been gifted to MHAW by Suffolk County -- include the house in Riverside, and two four-bedroom homes Medford and Mastic.

The Riverside property will be rehabilitated; the Medford and Mastic structures will be demolished and newly constructed.

The program gives priority to veterans who have been chronically homeless, and also those requiring medical, mental health, and social services. Support services will be provided by Suffolk County United Veterans, a project of MHAW. “Our veterans served with dignity abroad, when they come home they should in-turn be provided the dignity of adequate shelter for themselves and their families,” said Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone.

“As a veteran, I am very proud of the collaborative efforts between government and the non-profit agencies that are committed to ending veteran homelessness on Long Island. Suffolk County will continue to do all that it can to serve our veterans and provide housing opportunities for those most in need.”

United Way of Long Island, in conjunction with trainees from their VetsBuild and YouthBuild programs, will serve as the contractor on the projects to provide durable, energy efficient, healthy, and comfortable residences for homeless veterans to occupy. Trainees will hone their Green Building and Healthy Homes skills at United Way’s E3 SmartBuild Training Center funded by the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA).

“United Way is proud to support this project in partnership with the Association for Mental Health and Wellness here on Long Island,” said Theresa Regnante, United Way’s President and C.E.O. “We recognize the need is great for the

Independent / Kitty Merrill

Th e f u tu re h o m e fo r homeless vets in Riverside.

development of healthy, energy efficient sustainable housing and we are uniquely positioned to assist in building the next generation of high performance homes.”

“We thank Governor Andrew Cuomo and the members of the Long Island state legislative delegation for providing our organization CONTINUED ON PAGE 20.

How long does it take to make a perfect lobster? (about 60 years.)

Some of Our Seafood Specialties (Each served with a water view)

Lobsters! Lobsters! Lobsters!

Served many ways including steamed, broiled and stuffed

Local Day Boat Seared Sea Scallops Wild Mushrooms, Red Quinoa, Orange-Basil Vinaigrette

Gosmans’s Surf & Turf 6 oz Fillet, Stuffed Lobster Tail, Grilled Asparagus, Whipped Potato, Roasted Garlic-Tarragon Butter

Blackened Yellowfin Tuna Steak Forbidden Rice, Soybean Salad

Enjoy dining al fresco on our waterside patio!

On the docks in Montauk • 500 Westlake Drive • 631-668-5330 Serving lunch and dinner every day except Tuesday from noon - 10 pm. Beverages noon - midnight.

8

September 21, 2016

www.indyeastend.com

THE INDEPENDENT • Traveler Watchman

REAL ESTATE

ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

IN THE NEWS

Pushing For Prop One East End leaders brought their campaign for the extension and expansion of the Community Preservation Fund to Southampton last Thursday, focusing on water quality restoration.

A consortium of environmental conservation organizations, advocacy groups, businesses, and concerned citizens touted the addition of water quality improvement to the highlysuccessful land preser vation program which has generated one billion dollars and preserved more than 10,000 acres of open space and farmland since 1999.

The “Clean Water & Community P r e s e r v a t i o n C o m m i t t e e ,” a group dedicated to seeing the

successful extension of the CPF for 20 additional years, also hailed the inclusion of funding for water quality improvement as essential to the five East End towns (Riverhead, Southold, Shelter Island, Southampton and East Hampton).

They urged East End voters to vote “yes” on Proposal Number One this Election Day, November 8.

The CPF has acquired thousands of acres of open space, much of it overlying the East End’s underground water supplies. It also purchased development rights from farmland to protect the East End’s commitment to farms, farmers and farming.

But, according to a release from the group, the decline in the quality

Independent / Katie Muether

Dr. Christopher Gobler from Stony Brook University behind podium with Suffolk County Legislator Bridget Fleming, Maria Hults from the Hampton Bays Civic Association, Kevin McDonald of The Nature Conservancy, Richard Amper of the Long Island Pine Barrens Society and Robert DeLuca of Group for the East End. The Community Preservation Fund Referendum will appear as Proposal One on the back of the November 8 ballot.

of water in East End bays and harbors caused by nitrogen from wastewater, harming local health,

Please Visit Our Showroom 260 Hampton Road, Southampton (Right next to Ted’s Market)

Your Source For All Your Respiratory, Sleep and Home Medical Equipment Needs Breast Pumps, CPAP’s, Supplies, Portable Oxygen Concentrators, Incontinent Supplies, Braces, CAM Walkers, Orthopedic Shoes and Much More.....

Live your life to the utmost with products from Hampton Homecare.

631-283-8217

Visit our website: www.hamptonhomecare.com

260 Hampton Road, Southampton

Beach Wheelchair Rentals Available. Reserve Now!

our economy and quality of life, led elected officials to add water quality improvement to eligible funding from the CPF. The gathering at Stony Brook University’s School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences last Thursday morning featured a presentation by Dr. Christopher Gobler, Professor at Stony Brook’s School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences. Gobler summarized the decline in Long Island’s water and cited examples “how water and marine life can be restored to health, simply by reducing polluting nitrogen.”

“The East End has witnessed a massive die-off of fish in the Peconic Bay. Taking steps to address water pollution now is vital for our health and our economy,” said Kevin McDonald, conservation finance and policy director for The Nature Conservancy on Long Island. If voters approve the extension and expansion of the CPF program, towns can offer rebates to residents who upgrade home wastewater systems to nitrogen-reducing technology.

Robert DeLuca, president of the Group for the East End, said, “East Enders are committed to protecting our treasured landscape and waters so that our children and grandchildren can enjoy these natural treasures. A vote to extend and expand the CPF ensures that future generations can enjoy in the future, what we all appreciate today.”

R i c h a r d A m p e r, e x e c u t i v e director of the Long Island Pine Barrens Society added, “The Community Preservation Fund is the most successful program in the country when it comes to preserving land and now protecting drinking water, and restoring surface water. A “Yes” vote for Proposal One, which appears on the back of the Election Day ballot will dramatically improve an already Continued on Page 21.

IN THE NEWS

ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

REAL ESTATE

THE INDEPENDENT • Traveler Watchman

www.indyeastend.com

Camp SoulGrow Founder Honored fee, creative learning experiences and adventures for all kids, to encourage them to figure out who they are, what they love, gain self-esteem, grow confidently into their true selves, and help them

Independent/ Courtesy AFPLI

London Rosiere, founder of Camp SoulGrow will be honored for philanthropy.

The Association of Fundraising Professionals Long Island Chapter (AFPLI) announced this week that London Rosiere, a resident of Montauk, will be honored as a recipient of The Gilbert Tilles Award at Philanthropy Day 2016.

This award recognizes a special individual, family, organization, business, or foundation that exhibits unique qualities that further the goals of philanthropy, demonstrates leadership in motivating others to participate in philanthropic endeavors and has personally committed time, effort and financial resources to one or more charities.

Rosiere’s accomplishments will be celebrated at Philanthropy Day 2016’s Awards Luncheon being held on Friday, November 18, at the Melville Marriott.

Born and raised a dancer in New Orleans, Rosiere has always been happiest helping others. After losing her home in Hurricane Katrina and ending up in the NYC fashion world, she became a certified personal trainer and started running marathons to support various children’s charities she volunteered with.

While working at the Watoto Wa Baraka Orphanage in Kenya, the idea of helping children find themselves and highlight their potential took root.

After losing her mother in April of 2014, Rosiere went to Montauk to find peace. There, she was inspired to create a place where children could grow to become open-minded, well rounded, nonjudgmental, compassionate, and independent people. She used the inheritance from her mother and started Camp SoulGrow, a 501(c) (3) non-profit charity offering no-

see the value they can add to the world.

In October of 2014, Rosiere joined the Kiwanis Club of East Hampton. In September 2015, she was honored to be a guest

September 21, 2016

9

speaker for Pecha Kucha night at The Parrish Art Museum in Southampton. She was awarded the “Humanitarian of The Year” award from NY Strength in New York City in November, 2015. After tragically losing her brother in March 2016, London expanded Camp SoulGrow to serve even more children. She opened a Continued on Page 20.

10

September 21, 2016

www.indyeastend.com

THE INDEPENDENT • Traveler Watchman

REAL ESTATE

ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

IN THE NEWS

Affordable Recreation Preserved The Town of Southampton teed up another victory in land preservation with the purchase of a recreational easement on the Southampton Golf Range through the Community Preservation Fund.

The Golf Range is located at 668 County Road 39 near Tuckahoe Lane. The 13-acre property has been operating as a golf range by the Hansen Family since 1957. They intend to continue operating this long running family business.

The purchase price for the recreational easement is $6.5 million. The recreational easement will cover the entire property allowing only the existing golf range

recreational use and miniature golf facility, pedal cart track and the very popular seasonal skating rink.

Preserving this property ensures an affordable recreational opportunity, centrally located in the town as well as providing a scenic vista on a heavily traveled roadway.

The property is zoned highway business and had the potential to be developed into a number of other businesses. Eighty percent of the property must remain open with buildings and structures limited to a defined 20 percent of the total land area.

“By preserving this property we ensure the public will always

TREE SERVICE • TREE REMOVAL • TREE PRUNING • STUMP GRINDING • BUCKET TRUCK SERVICE

• SEASONED FIREWOOD • STORM CLEAN UP • LAND CLEARING • LICENSED & INSURED

324-1602

MarkDanielsTreeService@gmail.com • MarkDanielsTreeService.com

HEAT UP YOUR SUMMER WITH

Independent / Courtesy Supervisor’s Office

Southampton Town Supervisor Jay Schneiderman played a little miniature golf at the range after the announcement Friday.

enjoy this popular recreational facility along County Road 39,” said Southampton Town Supervisor Jay Schneiderman. “It will continue as an affordable fun experience for local families for years to come.”

Under the agreement, the town will control the types of recreational activities allowed on the property as well as the fees charged in

order to ensure that prices remain affordable to the community.

The Community Preservation Fund was established in 1999. To date, 4040 acres have been preserved in Southampton Town. Other CPFacquired recreational properties include the combined preservation, with East Hampton Town, of Poxabogue Golf Course in Sagaponack.

Read The Independent

Onlin

www.indyeastend.com

SEASONED PROFESSIONALS

PROPANE

Trust Hardy’s certified team of trained specialists to pipe and install your propane appliances POOL HEATERS  FIRE PITS & FIREPLACES GRILLS  PATIO HEATERS  GAS LIGHTING  HOT WATER HEATERS & BOILERS   OIL TO PROPANE CONVERSION EXPERTS 

ww

Licensed/Insured GREAT PRICES PROFESSIONAL SERVICE & RELIABLE DELIVERY

SOUTH FORK

631-283-9302



NORTH FORK

631-298-0404

o w.n

rsic

. co

m

Serving Long Island (Year ‘Round) For 83Years

283-0604 Dumpsters - Rubbish Services - Cesspool Service - Portable Toilets

IN THE NEWS

ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

REAL ESTATE

THE INDEPENDENT • Traveler Watchman

www.indyeastend.com

September 21, 2016

Especially Dependable

All across the South Fork, families rely on W.C. Esp for especially dependable heating oil and propane deliveries and service. We’ve saved the day time and again, heroically providing emergency service and deliveries, day and night, for almost 80 years – no matter what the weather or the economy throws at us. When you depend on the W.C. Esp family of companies, you can rest assured that your fuel will be delivered on time, your technician will be properly trained, and you’ll get service with a smile and a thank you.

We go out of our way to keep you and your family especially comfortable with automatic delivery from our own 950,000 gallon fuel storage tank, 24-hour emergency service, remote monitoring, comprehensive service plans and even plumbing. When it comes to total home comfort, no one is more dependable than W.C. Esp. Call us to become a customer today – and ask about our new customer offer.*

631-537-0193 • WCEsp.com PROPANE • OILHEAT • HEATING • COOLING • PLUMBING MARINE SERVICES • ENERGY AUDITS • REMOTE MONITORING *New automatic delivery accounts only. Some restrictions may apply. Call for details.

11

12

September 21, 2016

www.indyeastend.com

Bikes CONTINUED FROM PAGE 4.

He’s used to the vibration from the Harley Davidson Ultra Classic we’re riding. I feel the shaking from my feet to my face as we set off behind a Bridgehampton Fire Department escort.

Area police – EHVPD and EHTPD – and Amagansett Fire Department members close off intersections to let our convoy pass. I wave gingerly, hoping I don’t upset the whole biker/passenger equilibrium.

Bob’s Harley has a fancy Star Trekesque console of dials and gauges. He explains them as I try to listen above the din of motors and the mantra in my head: “don’tfalloffdon’tfalloffdon’t falloff.”

Bob does all his own maintenance on the big machine and recently travelled 3300 miles on a trip down south with a buddy. He just bought his wife a bike, so he’s used to having a passenger.

The sun comes out as the group

REAL ESTATE

travels along the highway, bound for the Point. There, it’s time for a group photo and change of partner.

I try not to take it personally when Bob asks his brother-in-law, Ralph Squires, to be my pilot for the trip back to East Hampton.

We didn’t talk very much on the way back. Tuned to a classic rock station, the stereo on my second Ultra Classic of the day played some Zeppelin and Who, a perfect soundtrack for the ride.

On the way out, Bob and I rode about five bikes back in the pack. On the way back, Ralph and I rode ”point,” first in the group, with the driver signaling to compadres potential safety threats, like a pedestrian who crossed Main Street without looking.

By then I hardly flinched when he took his hand off the grip.

Piette and Davis rode alongside us for a bit. She looked very relaxed behind the chapter president.

A day at the beach.

A night out dancing.

A weekend away.

There are plenty of reasons to learn more about the Center for Advanced Wound Healing.

Don’t let a wound that won’t heal slow you down.

Southampton Hospital is the only location on the East End with hyperbaric oxygen therapy, proven to reduce healing time. Call 631.726.3300 to schedule a consultation.

Committed to excellence, to community, and to you. | www.southamptonhospital.org | 631.726.8200 An Affiliate of Stony Brook Medicine

ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

IN THE NEWS

Independent / Kitty Merrill

300 chapters, with 9000 members throughout the world.

Firefighter Kelly Gang of Southampton has been a member for about a year. She joined because she finds it better and safer to ride in a group. So, too, do members of the Women in the Wind, a female bike club that participated in the ride Sunday morning.

Those ladies know their way around a motorcycle.

This one does not.

My frontman for the trip from the Bridgehampton Fire Department out to the lighthouse, Bob Jarvis, has been riding since he was a child astride a minibike in East Hampton.

He was involved in racing and when he landed two championships, retired from the circuit at the age of 33.

THE INDEPENDENT • Traveler Watchman

Selfie time with escort Bob Jarvis.

Eventually I relaxed, too, and experienced the exhilaration bikers love. I wanted to lift my hands into the wind, but reluctant to startle my driver, contented myself with bopping and singing along to “Who Are You?” Davis puts the feeling like this: “Only a biker truly understands why a dog sticks his head out the window of a car.”

Nailed it.

Many of Sunday’s bikers knew Don Sharkey, describing him repeatedly as a good guy. A member of the Amagansett Fire department and Chief Building Inspector for the Town of East Hampton, he died in 2009.

The DTSMCF was formed not long after his death. Donations and contributions to the fund have been used to support those in need in the community as well as to support efforts to which Don volunteered his own time -- the East End Soldier Ride (which later became a part of the Wounded Warrior Project), the Amagansett, East Hampton, Springs, Montauk, Sag Harbor and Bridgehampton Fire Departments, East Hampton Boy Scout Troop #298, and Jordan’s Honor Fund.

Each year, the Fund awards a scholarship of $2500 to a student committed to furthering their education who has demonstrated the ability and desire to improve the community.

In 2012, through the generous contributions and volunteerism of many individuals, the Fund was able to send nine children to summer camp and paid hospital bills for several community members.

Sunday’s ride culminated at the Highway Restaurant in Wainscott.

Food, drinks, and a 50/50 raffle were on the agenda. Marc Goldberg won the raffle and promptly donated it back to the Fund. He donated the bagels and coffee at the start of the ride, too.

Not that I needed their approval (much), Bob and Ralph both told me I “did good” as first time passenger.

They offered their feedback chivalrously, I thought.

IN THE NEWS

ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

REAL ESTATE

THE INDEPENDENT • Traveler Watchman

S chool D ays

Submitted by local schools

Happy “Back to School,” parents, teachers, and students! We’d love to publish your school news in The Independent. Be sure to send us word documents, with pictures as separate jpeg attachments. Email news@indyeastend. com. Look forward to hearing from you.

And don’t forget our award-winning Boo Halloween student art and story contest coming up in October.

Tuckahoe School Tuckahoe’s fourth and sixth grade students visited the Parrish Art Museum on Tuesday, September 13 t h . S t u d e n t s w o r k e d w i t h Alvaro Restrepo and Marie France Delieuvin, co-founders of EL Colegio Del Cuerpo and eight of the dancers.

Students interacted with the dance troupe and participated in a variety of movement activities.

“Meet the Teacher” evening orientations this year for Grades 1-4 will be held on Wednesday, September 21st at 6:30 p.m.

Volunteer readers are needed for the Tuckahoe Literacy Corps (TLC) to come in to read to our primary grade students. These volunteers will be assigned to one or two students, one time each week to spend time reading to their assigned students. Our PTO’s first meeting is being held on Thursday, September 22nd at 8:30 a.m. Please join them for their first meeting of the year and learn about all the activities the PTO has planned for the 2016-2017 school year!

Our PTO Innsbrook Wrapping Paper Fundraiser this year begins on Friday, September 23rd and ends on Friday, October 7th. Our 7th Grade Outdoor Educational Trip this year is on Monday, September 19th to Wednesday, September 21st; 5th Grade Outdoor Educational Trip this year is on Thursday, September 22nd to Friday, September 23rd; and 6th Grade Outdoor Educational Trip this year is on Monday, September 26th to Tuesday, September 27th.

Seeking Scholars Assemblyman Fred Thiele is seeking assistance from his local high schools in making nominations for the Presidential Scholars Program. The Presidential Scholars Program was established by President Lyndon Johnson in 1964 and recognizes high school seniors on the basis of outstanding scholarship.

In 2016, The State Education D e p a r t m e n t C o m m i s s i o n e r, MaryEllen Elia, will nominate twenty high school seniors - ten females and ten males - from New

York to be considered for this honor.

As you contemplate the selection of your nominees, it may be helpful to consider what attributes the student possesses which make him or her stand out as having outstanding scholarship and what special challenges or obstacles the student has overcome while still achieving high academic success.

In making the selection, the Commissioner will consider involvement and service in school a n d c o m m u n i t y, l e a d e r s h i p and character, writing samples, academic achievements, heavy workload, family responsibilities and extraordinary achievement or large hurdles overcome. The

www.indyeastend.com

Education Department is also interested in nominations that describe how the student’s family, teachers, and administrators have better prepared him or her to succeed in college and career.

In addition to those nominations, Commissioner Elia is asking for an additional student to be included as a candidate for recognition for excellence in Career and Technical Education (CTE). She will nominate up to five students in CTE programs, considering academic rigor, technical competence, employability skills, as well as ingenuity, creativity and real world problem solving.

September 21, 2016

13

Please submit a letter of nomination (no greater than two pages each) for one female and one male student as well as an additional CTE student candidate by September 26, 2016 to Assemblyman Fred Thiele at P.O. Box 3062, Bridgehampton, NY 11932 or thielef@nyassembly.gov. Your letter must include the student’s name, gender, home mailing, email address and high school name and mailing address. Please note that eligible students include high school seniors graduating between January and June of 2017 who are U.S. citizens or legal permanent residents.

Read The Independent

Onlin

www.indyeastend.com

Is Your Heating System Ready for Winter?

Give It a Running Start!

New Customer Offer!

CALL TODAY!

New Customer Offer!

CALL TODAY! It’s that time again. In order to ensure your East End home will be ready for the season’s first nasty cold fronts, Quogue Sinclair recommends all homeowners test their heating equipment early in the fall. To do so, make sure your system’s emergency switch is in the Smartphone “on” position, then set the thermostat 10 degrees higher than the current room temperature.

Home If you don’t hear your heating equipment kick into gear within a few minutes, just give us a call.

Automation Quogue Sinclair delivers Quality Service with every gallon of heating oil,Consulation propane and on-road diesel fuel, as well as every system tune-up and start-up, so we’d be happy to help get your CALL TODAY! system up and running this fall.

FREE

• Oil, Propane & Diesel • SHIELD® Security Low Ask&Us Ask Us • Installation & Repairs Temperature Monitoring About About Our • Nest Thermostats Our • 24/7 Emergency Service • 3 Bulk Storage Facilities TOTAL HOME SECURITY • Free Estimates

CONFIDENCE EVALUATION

Call: 631-728-1066

TOTAL HOME SECURITY Quogue-Sinclair.com

CONFIDENCE EVALUATION

14

September 21, 2016

www.indyeastend.com

North Fork News

THE INDEPENDENT • Traveler Watchman

REAL ESTATE

developing Type 2 Diabetes by 58 percent. Lifestyle changes worked F particularly well for participants aged 60 and older, reducing their risk by 71 percent.

“We seek to reverse in Suffolk County the nationwide trend toward increased rates of diabetes. This program addresses the behaviors that contribute to diabetes, a disease mermaids and pirates, more family that exacts enormous costs to friendly activities, demonstrations the individual, the family and the and vendors throughout the community,” said Bellone. village, old fashioned games on the “Diabetes puts people at risk for Green, snapper contests, and raffle many serious health conditions,” drawings. said Dr. Tomarken. “The good news The Maritime Festival is the is that moderate changes in lifestyle largest fundraiser of the East End can result in significant health Seaport Museum. Admission is free, benefits,” said Dr. Tomarken. however, fees may apply to some The Diabetes Prevention Program activities. is led by a trained lifestyle coach.

It meets one hour per week for Healthy Suffolk 16 weeks, then monthly for the Suffolk County Executive Steve remainder of one year.

Bellone and Department of Health Local sessions begin this Friday Services Commissioner Dr. James at the Peconic Bay Medical Center Tomarken invite residents who are from 3 to 4 PM. Call 631-853-3187 at risk for developing type-2 diabetes for details. to participate, free of charge, in the county- administered National At Downs Farm Diabetes Prevention Program (DPP).

The Group for the East End hosts a The program supports moderate movie night at Downs Farm Preserve behavior changes and has proven to in Cutchogue Friday. At 7 PM, it’s reduce risk in those who are at risk an evening of popcorn and showing for type 2 diabetes. of the DreamWorks Animation DPP is based on a research study movie, Over the Hedge. Follow the led by the National Institutes of tale of a group of forest friends as Health. The study showed that a suburban housing development with intensive counseling and threatens their forest. Bring motivational support, participants a blanket and wear your favorite PJ’s! were able to make behavioral On Saturday at 11 AM, learn changes, reducing their risk for about natural health and wellness

www.indyeastend.com

Traveler Watchman North Fork Happenings Truth without fear since 1826

Compiled by Kitty Merrill

It’s Greenport This Weekend From Friday to Sunday the East End Seaport Museum and Marine Foundation hosts its 27th annual East End Maritime Festival in Greenport.

Celebrate our nautical history downtown in the historic village.

The streets are closed to vehicular traffic, leaving thousands of visitors free to wander through charming lanes checking out oodles of vendors and adventures. Last year over 30,000 people came out for the festival.

It all starts Friday night with the Land and Sea gala cocktail party.

Saturday sees a kickoff parade led

by Grand Marshal Captain David Berson. The parade is followed by music and entertainment in Mitchell Park, grand displays of classic wooden boats, kayak races, demonstrations of high tech water sports, wood carving and model ship building, delicious food, high end artisanal vendors, children’s activities, fresh oysters, craft beers and local wines, and of course, a sail to Long Beach Bar “Bug” Lighthouse.

Sunday morning starts off with a children’s breakfast shared with

ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

Janice D’Angelo, Owner

Jeffrey Yohai, Rph, Owner •AHAVA •Dr. Hauschka •ALIXX Candles (France) •Mason Pearson (London)

•Crabtree & Evelyn •Thymes •LIFELINE (Medical Skin Care) •Lilly Pulitzer

“I just love how you have changed the Pharmacy and how bright and inviting it is... and the staff is so helpful and friendly.” -George & Jeanette Smith 120 Main Street, Sag Harbor SagHarborPharmacy@aol.com www.SagHarborPharm.com

Phone: (631) 725-0074 Fax: (631) 725-8672

IN THE NEWS

with doTerra wellness advocate and holistic chef Carol Galanty. Carol has been using essential oils to help bring balance to her life for the past four years. Learn how you can reduce stress, improve sleep, enjoy better moods and strengthen your immune system with these amazing gifts of the earth. A $5 donation is suggested.

Fo r r e s e r v a t i o n s o r m o r e information about either program, contact Jessica Kennelly at 631765-6450 ext. 215 or jkennelly@ eastendenvironment.org.

Backyard Archeology The Shelter Island Historical Society presents Archeology from Egypt to Your Own Backyard on Sunday from 4 to 6 PM in the Havens Barn.

SI resident Stephen Harvey, an Egyptologist and Director of the Ahmose and Tetisheri Project at Abydos, Egypt, will discuss his 30 years of archaeological experience in the US and especially in Egypt, where he has been investigating the last pyramids built by Egyptian royalty, at the ancient site of Abydos.

Closer to home, he will also share his discoveries from his own backyard -- pottery, glass, and other items -- that reveal the 18th and 19th century activities of Samuel Havens and his descendants while they occupied their homestead, “Greatfields,” built in 1788.

Tickets are $8. Call 631-749-0025 to reserve your seat.

Bonac Swimmers Begin Season On September 15, the first meet of the season at the East Hampton YMCA, the East Hampton Swim Team lost to the Suffolk County runner-up from last season, Half Hollow Hills, by a 90-80 margin.

The captains recognized freshman Sophia Swanson, for her strong contributions in the 100 fly (second place) and all three relays, and named her The Swimmer of the Meet.

O n T h u r s d a y , Bonac traveled to Ward Melville HS for another non-league meet and absorbed a 89-80 loss. For this meet the captains called out freshman Reghan Anderson, as The Swimmer of the Meet.

Reghan answered the coach’s request to handle the backstroke in the medley relay and also anchored the 400 free relay.

The team plays West Babylon at Deer Park Friday.

IN THE NEWS

ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

REAL ESTATE

THE INDEPENDENT • Traveler Watchman

Just A Little Release Compiled by Kitty Merrill

The latest news from local and regional lawmakers and government types.

114, Finally Assemblyman Fred W. Thiele last week announced that the resurfacing of approximately two miles of Route 114, from its intersection with Stephen Hands Path southeast to its terminus with State Road 27, was due to start and, according to the New York State Department of Transportation (DOT), will be completed by the end of 2016.

Funding for this project was appropriated in the 2015 State Budget as part of an accelerated $75 million appropriation to repair widespread road damage from harsh winter weather. Thiele had been advocating for the resurfacing this section of Route 114 since the summer of 2014.

According to the DOT, in an effort to minimize the impact of construction on motorists, pedestrians, residents and businesses, the majority of the work will be performed in stages on short sections of road and will take place during nighttime hours between 10 PM and 6 PM, Monday through Friday.

Some tasks, such as cleaning catch basins, will be performed during off-peak, daytime hours between 10 AM and 3 PM. Where possible, traffic will be shifted to accommodate one travel lane in each direction. Where the roadway is too narrow to accommodate two lanes, an alternating one way traffic pattern will be utilized. Intermittent brief closures of all lanes may be utilized to accommodate positioning of construction equipment.

Assemblyman Thiele and Senator Ken LaValle also have a pending request in with the Department of

www.indyeastend.com

September 21, 2016

“Yesterday’s Integrity With Tomorrow’s Technology” Specialist In Repair & Restoration

Transportation and Governor for a full resurfacing of the remaining portion State Route 114.

On Shelter Island, $500,000 in State and Municipal Facilities Program was recently heralded by Thiele. $250,000 will be used by the town to complete high priority road resurfacing projects, and the remaining $250,000 will benefit the school district by helping fund a new wastewater system and security, walkway, driveway and bathroom improvements.

Mon Thru Fri: 8AM-10AM Sat: 12 Noon To 3PM Ask For “Doc” Russ 324-6363 238 THREE MILE HARBOR ROAD H.C. EAST HAMPTON (Past Main Marina) Lamphospital@Hamptons.Com

THE LAMP HOSPITAL

631-324-6363

FARMS WATER MILL, NY

ry e t t o P or o d t u O c i m a ow r e N C n f f O e l O g b n i a % l o i 0 a G 4 v e A l a s S u l h l t Fa an m s O ant t s i s e Deer R Come In And Be Inspired THE BEST SELECTION OF ANNUALS • PERENNIALS • TROPICALS • TREES • SHRUBS

Where Home Gardeners & Professionals Shop

DR. ROBERT J. SICURELLI, JR. PROSTHODONTIST

SPECIALIST IN COSMETIC AND IMPLANT DENTISTRY

HAMPTON SMILE DENTAL PLLC

157 WICKAPOGUE ROAD SOUTHAMPTON, NEW YORK 631.287.4300 • EMERGENCY 631.379.2533

HAMPTONSMILE.COM

15

OPEN 7 DAYS • 8 AM - 5 PM 1260 Montauk Highway • Water Mill • Just West of The Milk Pail P (631) 726-1961 • Fax (631) 726-4940

DELIVERY AVAILABLE

16

September 21, 2016

www.indyeastend.com

THE INDEPENDENT • Traveler Watchman

Our Villages & Hamlets Please call us at 631-324-2500 to Report News from Your Community

Across The Region

Voter Registration The League of Women Voters of the Hamptons will be on hand again this year with voter registration forms and absentee ballot applications in both English and Spanish at 12 South Fork sites from Montauk to Westhampton Beach on Tuesday, September 27, for National Voter Registration Day. The League’s 12 voter registration tables will be located: • Outside Montauk Post Office, 10 AM to noon.

• Outside East Hampton Post Office, 11 AM to 1 PM. • Outside Bridgehampton Post Office, 11 AM to 1 PM. • Outside Sagaponack Post Office, 11 AM to 1 PM. • Outside Southampton Post Office, noon to 2 PM. • Outside Hampton Bays Post Office, 11 AM to 1 PM. • Outside One Stop Market on Springs-Fireplace Road, 11 AM to 1 PM. • I n S a g H a r b o r, o u t s i d e Schiavoni’s Market on Main Street, 11 AM to 1 PM. • In Southampton at Rogers

Memorial Library, 4 to 6 PM. • In Hampton Bays, outside King Kullen Supermarket on Montauk Highway, 4 to 6 PM. • In Westhampton Beach, inside Westhampton Free Library, 4 to 6 PM. • In Riverhead, inside Riverhead Free Library, 10 AM to 2 PM.

Hampton Bays

Assembly Guest Speaker Evangelist Dorsey Ross delivers his powerful testimony on Sunday, at both the 8:45 and 10:30 AM services at Hampton Bays Assembly of God. Dorsey overcame what looked like an impossible disability to become the credentialed evangelist he is today. His experience will minister to young and old, those with disabilities and those without.

Hampton Bays Assembly of God, 109 Ponquogue Avenue, Hampton Bays, 631-723-1847, www.hamptonbaysag. net.

East Hampton

Citizenship Classes The East Hampton Library will

Saturday &stSunday October 1 & 2nd 10AM - 10PM

!

Ceremony Light Parade NEW Opening Friday September 30th at 7:30

REAL ESTATE

ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

be having Citizenship Preparation Classes weekly on Tuesday evenings from 5:30-6:45 PM. Call 631-3240222 ext 3 to register.

La Biblioteca de East Hampton va a tener clases de preparación Ciudadano semanales los martes por la tarde de 5: 30 to 6:45 PM. Llame 631-324-0222 ext 3 para registrarse.

Sag Harbor

Pancakes In Paris & At Canio’s On Saturday at 5 PM author and restaurateur Craig Carlson will present his new memoir Pancakes in Paris: Living the American Dream in France. The charming new book traces his trials and triumphs

bringing bacon and eggs to the refined Parisian palate.

Originally from Connecticut, Carlson found in Paris the city of his dreams. The only thing missing was a good old-fashioned American breakfast. Pancakes in Paris is the story of Craig tackling the impossible - from raising the money to fund his dream to tracking down international suppliers for “exotic” American ingredients... and even finding love along the way. His diner, Breakfast In America, is now a renowned tourist destination.

After the talk, there’ll be a pancakes reception. All are invited!

The event is free and open to the public and held at Canio’s Books in Sag Harbor.

Andy’s Run Andy Neidnig was more than a road running legend to Sag Harborites – he was a constant presence, a neighbor and a friend and a tireless worker.

On Saturday, October 1, the second annual Andy’s Run will take place in his honor to benefit the Lion’s Club of Sag Harbor.

The race will begin at 21 Water Street, Sag Harbor, at 8:30 AM. Runners can preregister now for $25 or on the day of the race for $30.

On race day check-in time will be 7 AM. Prizes will be awarded to the top three male and female in age groups: 14 and under, 15-19, 20-29, 30-39, 40-49, 50-59, 60-69, 70-79, 80-89.

Neidnig, who died in 2012 at the age of 93, was one of the top runners in the country as a collegiate competing for Manhattan College. He held the national record for the two-mile run and earned induction into the school’s Hall of Fame. He left college in 1941 to serve in the US Army and fought in the Battle of the Bulge. He continued to run and might well have been an Olympic medalist had the games not been canceled during his peak running years.

Neidnig began running in marathons in the 40s and competed in thousands over the years; he was among the top finishers in his age group for many years in the New York City marathon and completed the race each year well into his eighties. He trained six days a week up and down the streets of the village, drawing waves and horn honks from passers-by, most of whom he knew by name.

A portion of the proceeds will go to benefit the Guide Dog Foundation.

PM

ITALIAN DELICACIES ARTISANS • CARNIVAL Sal Valentinetti

LIVE ENTERTAINMENT

from America’s Got Talent

Franco Corso Carmello “The Voice of Romance” New Life Crisis Souled Out

Positively Soul

Sat., Oct. 1st 8:30PM

l ongg iisls an d d o f lo fon l an

ADDITIONAL FEAST SPONSORS: Serving Nassau, Suffolk, Queens & Brooklyn

Charities We Support Maureen’s Haven Homeless Outreach

Dominican Sisters

San Gennaro Scholarship Fund

Coalition for Women’s Cancers

IN THE NEWS

www.robstowing247.com

IN THE NEWS

ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

IN DEPTH

THE INDEPENDENT • Traveler Watchman

September 21, 2016

B-1

In Depth NEWS September 21, 2016

Truth Without Fear

Volume 1 • Issue 35

PFOS In Westhampton Drinking Water:

US Air Force Probably Knew Site Was Contaminated

Foam used to extinguish many types of fires contain PFCs which leach into the groundwater.

By Rick Murphy

The fact that New York State just declared the Air National Guard site in Westhampton Beach a Superfund site underscores the danger of the PFC contaminants, which have been found in drinking wells south of Gabreski Airport.

Governor Cuomo joined a long list of public officials, including

U.S. Senators Chuck Schumer and Kristen Gillebrand in pinpointing the Air National Guard at Gabreski Airport as the culprit. And if there was a certain amount of anger palpable in the criticism it is with good reason: evidence is mounting the U.S. Air Force had every reason to believe the contaminants were present in the groundwater – the

A WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT COMPANY

Hamptons Septic Services 631-267-7515 www.HamptonsSepticService.com

same problem exists in scores and probably hundreds of U.S. Air Force facilities all over the country.

The Air Force acknowledges water testing done in or near air bases has already shown that the chemicals spread into public drinking water systems around Willow Grove PA, Pease in Portsmouth NH, and a third base — Eielson, in Alaska.

According to Sharon Lerner, author of The Teflon Toxin, PFCs have also been detected in the ground water at many more bases, including the Air National Guard Base in Delaware; the Grissom Air Reserve Base in Indiana; and the Naval Air Station in Fallon, Nevada. Indeed, according to a 2013 CONTINUED ON B-3.

B-2 September 21, 2016

THE INDEPENDENT • Traveler Watchman

IN DEPTH

ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

IN THE NEWS

IN THE NEWS

ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

IN DEPTH

THE INDEPENDENT • Traveler Watchman

Drinking Water

B-3

understated the dangers or hidden them altogether.

“The PFOS story is likely to emerge as one of the apocryphal examples of 20th century experimentation with widespread chemical exposures: prolific use and almost no testing for safety, until unexpectedly and almost serendipitously, it is discovered as a contaminant virtually everywhere, according to Our Stolen Future: New Science."

And as is often the case in these stories, the company producing PFOS products possessed information hinting at its risks but chose not to share their data with regulators or the public for years according to the book.

CONTINUED FROM PAGE B-1.

presentation by the Air Force, PFCs were found at every Air Force base that had been tested, which so far includes Randolph in Texas, Robins in Georgia, Beale and McClellan in California, Eglin in Florida, Ellsworth in South Dakota, and F.E. Warren in Wyoming.

PFCs break down in the body and in the environment to perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) and perfluorooctanyl sulfate (PFOS). It is commonly used in firefighting foam, which suppresses fire. The Air Force uses it to put out engine fires in aircraft.

These are among the most persistent synthetic chemicals known to man, some critics maintain. But according to author Sharon Lerner, “The EPA has yet to regulate the toxic PFCs found in firesuppressing foam, Teflon, and other products that have contaminated our drinking water.”

A spokeswoman for the Suffolk County Department of Health said the Environmental Protection Agency didn’t list PFC as a contaminant to test for in drinking water wells until earlier this year.

Scientists noticed as far back as the 1970s that PFOS as well as PFOA are everywhere: in polar bears, dolphins, baby eagles, tap water and human blood, according to Oecotextiles, a company that sells contaminant free textile products.

Jet fuel is made to burn. When airplanes crash, the reserve of the hydrocarbon liquid can produce a massive, violent fireball. Water, which doesn’t mix with the fuel, does little to extinguish these explosive fires, often just boiling off or sinking ineffectually under the fuel itself. “About 50 years ago, the Minnesota-based chemical manufacturer 3M, in conjunction with the Navy, developed a product that would help extinguish such fires,” Lerner wrote.

The sudsy liquid, dubbed Aqueous Film-Forming Foam, or AFFF, put out hydrocarbon fires more quickly and effectively than ever before by smothering them. Since it was

September 21, 2016

Independent / Courtesy O Ecotextiles

PFOS and PFOA are far more dangerous than the EPA originally thought; the substances, found in many textiles, fabric softeners, Scotchgard, and firefighting foam, cause cancer in animals.

developed, the military has been using huge quantities of the foam.

Somewhere along the way PFOS and/or PFOA found their way into some of the manufactured foams.

These two man-made perfluorochemicals (PFOS and PFOA) don’t decompose in nature.

According to a study conducted

by Environ, in animal studies PFOS can cause cancer, delays in physical development, stunted growth, endocrine disruption, and neonatal mortality. Neonatal mortality might be the most dramatic result of laboratory animal tests with PFOS.” Critics contend the federal government has dragged its feet on research into the danger the chemicals pose to humans. They also contend the “safe” levels of perfluorochemicals in humans are grossly understated. The foam manufacturer 3M said its own studies concluded their product presented no danger to humans.

PFOS is used in Scotchgard, a 3M product on the market for over 40 years.

“They kill laboratory rats at higher doses, and are toxic to humans, with health effects ranging from birth or developmental effects, to the brain and nervous system, immune system (including sensitization and allergies) and

some forms of cancer. Once they are in the body, it takes decades to get them out,” Oecotextiles maintained in a published report.

There is ample evidence to back up the claim that producers of fire retardant foam and related products and the customers who use them – the U.S. Air Force among them – have deliberately

WEBER & GRAHN Heating & Air Conditioning

Prompt ♦ Quality ♦ Service “We Install the Best & Fix the Rest”

(631)

728-1166

24/7 Emergency Service

The East End’s Leading Pool Company

631-878-7796 | Licensed & Insured We offer All Inclusive Service from opening to closing and the most reasonable rates on Long Island.

We have licensed and certified technicians who provide preventive maintenance and perform all your needed repairs.

Right now we offer special pricing on year-round packages.

We install heaters, filter systems and salt chlorination systems.

We also build pools, do renovations and install liners

We are owner operated. That means the service technician at your home each week will be familiar with your pool…not some stranger.

631-878-7796 • kevinthepoolman.com

Don’t hesitate to call—estimates and consultations are free.

B-4 September 21, 2016

THE INDEPENDENT • Traveler Watchman

IN DEPTH

ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

Where can our passion take your business?

Our expanded network of more than 40 branches means we can bring our passion for community banking to businesses from Montauk to Manhattan.

Member FDIC

Community banking from Montauk to Manhattan 631.537.1000 I bridgenb.com

Driving With Cuffs Say this much for Rasheeda Brown: she is one determined woman. Southampton Town Police will certainly concur.

Brown, 30, who resides in Riverhead, was allegedly spotted by police driving a stolen SUV on Quogue Riverhead Road Saturday afternoon about noon.

Police said she attempted to flee;

Sales Exchange Co., Inc. Jewelers and Collateral Loanbrokers

Now offering Band & Orchestra instrument rentals!

• We carry a full line of accessories and supplies.

• Rental prices starting at $89.95 for the school year and summer rental programs are also available.

• A Maintenance Protection Plan is available for an additional fee.

• A major credit-based credit card is required for the rental contract and the contract is subject to credit approval.

Visit us online at www.wmjoneills.com for more information.

Serving Long Island For Over 60 Years One East Main St, Patchogue 631.289.9899 • www.wmjoneills.com

IN THE NEWS

She went south to Sunrise Highway, turned west, then went north to the Long Island Expressway, where she allegedly got into an accident on the 71 exit ramp. She took off again, finally ending up on Route 58. By this time eight police vehicles from several jurisdictions were in pursuit.

A NY State Trooper placed his car directly in front of Brown’s oncoming vehicle, police related, to protect pedestrians. She collided with it, and then exited the vehicle and attempted to flee on foot but was quickly apprehended.

Brown complained of chest pain and was transported to Peconic Bay Medical Center nearby. But as it turned out, the saga was just beginning.

Brown, handcuffed, was waiting at the hospital to be evaluated when she slipped out; she made it undetected to the TJ Maxx department store on Route 58 and stole another vehicle.

A NYS trooper spotted her a half hour later on Mill Road, where she lives. She sped off again, finding her way back to Route 58, this time in the Home Depot parking lot.

Brown allegedly stuck a trailer carrying a jet ski, sending it tumbling down the road, and a Jeep.

As police approached, she got out of the car and ran to the Jeep to try and steal it was well. This time she was apprehended for good at about 2:30 PM. Once again, she complained of chest pains.

Route 58 was closed until almost 5:30.

According to published reports and police records Brown is no stranger to local police and justice courts. She has a felony grand larceny charge pending after an Aug. 28, 2015 arrest by Suffolk County police.

Southampton Police lodged a felony drug charge against her in May and later added a felony charge of tampering with physical evidence. A year earlier she was charged with shoplifting beer from a convenience store.

She faces multiple charges this time around including two Grand Larcenies and too many vehicular violations and misdemeanors to list.

Later that day State Police made two related arrests. They said Wallace Conklin, 47, who owns the home on Mill Road where Brown reportedly lives, cut off her handcuffs.

Conklin was charged with fourth-degree criminal facilitation, fifth-degree conspiracy and a third-degree charge of hindering prosecution, Tanya Brown, 32, was also arrested after police said she was in possession of pocketbooks that were in the car Brown stole.

IN THE NEWS

ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

IN DEPTH

THE INDEPENDENT • Traveler Watchman

September 21, 2016

B-5

Gabreski ANG Base Declared Superfund Site

By Rick Murphy

New York State declared the Air National Guard 106thbase at Gabreski Airport a Superfund site this week, paving the way for immediate relief to Westhampton Beach residents whose drinking wells are contaminated.

The action raises heightened concerns about the extent and danger of the contamination, which Suffolk County Department of Health officials say has only been found in a handful of private drinking wells thus far.

The chemicals in question, PFOS and PFOA (PFCs) are prevalent in what is called “firefighting foam,” which are often used in contained places like airport hangers to suppress fires by choking of the oxygen supply.

The Independent previously reported some local fire departments trained in a building at Gabreski and used the foam in some of their exercises. This has taken place for at least 10 years, one source said. But overwhelming evidence exists the PFC contamination is rampant at Air

Force bases all over the country and that Air Force officials have been reluctant to test for or remediate the problem See cover story this section). The suppressent is used most often at airports to douse engine fires.

But state and county officials are privately bristling, according to at least one source, because the US Air Force has tackled the same problem at dozens of airport and did not notify local officials that it might be present in Westhampton Beach.

The EPA currently monitors drinking water supplies for six PFCs including PFOS and PFOA but for years has ignored the potential dangers.

According to Grace Kelly-McGovern, a spokeswoman for the Suffolk County Department Of Health, the federal government has a less stringent monitoring system than New York State. As a result, the chemical may well have leached for a period of time undetected.

In fact, Suffolk County detected PFOS in private drinking wells while it was testing for the Water

New Roads For Northwest Neighborhood Independent / Rick Murphy

Residents of Barnes Avenue and their neighbors woke up to surprise on September 12 – freshly paved roads.

By Rick Murphy

The first step in bringing 66 neighborhoods into the East Hampton Town highway system is complete.

East Hampton is unique in that it has numerous neighborhoods carved out of so-called Old Filed Maps that do not meet the minimum standards for inclusion into the town system.

For many years residents of these neighborhoods have not received rudimentary town services like snow plowing and pothole filling and some did not get U.S. mail delivered.

Cobbler Hills Heights, a dozen or so roads situated between Hands Creek Road, Stephen Hands Path, and Old Northwest Road near the

cross streets Wheelock Walk and Mulford Avenue, has now been brought into compliance.

Drains were installed, the roads widened slightly where necessary, a n d p a v i n g b e g a n M o n d a y, September 12, and was complete two days later.

Grimes Contracting handled the job; residents will pay back the roughly $1 million cost over a 20-year period. It is expected to be about $280 per house for developed lots.

“This worked because residents came to us,” said Town Supervisor Larry Cantwell. “This model is available to all Old Filed Map residents who request it. We will do the work and come up with the numbers if enough people want this.”

Independent / Rick Murphy

Most U.S. Air Force airports and bases are contaminated, like the one ANG 106th site at Gabreski Airport.

Authority. The testing was a result of an updated list compiled by the Environmental Protection Agency that listed PFOS and PFOA as possible contaminents for the first time.

In the last two months the county has contacted the owners of 66 private drinking water wells – the contaminants have been found in 10 of them, two at higher than acceptibale levels. Eight have yet to be tested. Officials have not divulged their exact location of the wells.

Though the EPA has previously considered PFCs relatively benign, it turns out they are anything but.

As of 2014, there were 664 current or former military fire-or crash-training sites in the U.S., according to a statement from the Office of the Secretary of Defense.

The Air Force and Navy have the largest number of these spots.

“The Air Force is evaluating a Suffolk County Department of Health Services report on possible sources of perfluorinated compound contamination in local drinking wells,” said Mark Kinkade, a U.S. Air Force spokesman in Washington D.C. “If our review validates the data and report findings, we will work with local regulators to address the issue. The Air Force is committed to protecting human health and the

environment. In cases where the Air Force is the source of contamination, we work with local communities to provide alternative sources of drinking water,” he added.

“Ensuring that all New Yorkers have access to clean drinking water is a top priority and the Water Quality Rapid Response Team continues to take action across the state to stay ahead of this emerging challenge,” said Governor Cuomo.

“With the Superfund declaration of the Air National Guard Base at Gabreski Airport, the DEC will direct and oversee the Department of Defense as they conduct a full site investigation into the nature and extent of the PFOS contamination and develop necessary remedial action plans,” said Basil Seggos, the Department of Environmental Conservation Commissioner.

“I’m pleased that additional resources are being dedicated towards water quality issues. The Superfund designation at Gabreski Airport is critically important to begin to properly address the contamination in an expedited manner. The residents deserve to have every tool available utilized to clean up their water as soon as physically possible,” State Senator Ken LaValle said.

Vay’s Voice Voiceover Artist

vaysvoice@gmail.com

631.903.9598

audio samples available

B-6 September 21, 2016

THE INDEPENDENT • Traveler Watchman

IN DEPTH

ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

IN THE NEWS

Southampton Chooses Outsider To Head Police

Independent / Courtesy NSPD

Steven Skrynecki

By Rick Murphy

In the end the Southampton Town Board did not choose a new police chief from within the force and did not choose one from nearby, either.

The board reached all the way to Nassau County and plucked Steven Skrynecki, the Chief of Department there, to take over next January.

Skrynecki was first identified in The Independent several weeks ago as one of four finalists for the job, though his name had not surfaced

before then. Scuttlebutt has it that he has a house in Noyac. He is a 42-year veteran of the Nassau Police Department.

His selection came as a surprise to some: Skrynecki earned $237,636 last year as a leader of Nassau’s approximately 2400-swornmember department, and is said to be a possible candidate for the county police commissioner’s post down the road. In contrast, the Southampton Town force has only about 100 officers.

About 20 candidates emerged at the beginning of the summer.

A search committee headed by Assistant Town Supervisor Frank Zappone and Councilwoman Christine Scalera pared the list down to about half.

Four finalists emerged for consideration by the town board: East Hampton Village Police Chief Jerry Larsen, Shelter Island Chief James Read, and in-house candidate, Captain Lawrence Schurek, and Skrynecki.

The current chief, Robert Pearce, is set to retire at the end of this month. Schurek is set to serve as interim chief from October 1 until Skrynecki takes over in January.

YOU WON’T FIND THIS IN GERMANY. BUT IT’S IN SOUTHAMPTON. It’s the new Cadillac ATS. And according to reviewers, test-drivers and car enthusiasts, it’s comparable to some of the best high-end cars coming out of Europe today. It’s beautifully designed and handles as well as anything you’d find on the Autobahn.

But you only have to drive to Southampton to check it out.

Buzz Chew

Pearce stabilized a force that had descended into near chaos after his predecessor retired in 2013. Before then, a Suffolk County DA investigation into the force’s Street Crimes Unit was underway following revelations that an officer addicted to painkillers was making arrests that had to be subsequently

voided.

Bill Wilson, the Southampton Village Police Chief, was hired

by Southampton Town but met with intense resistance from the Republican members of the board who preferred an in-house promotion. Wilson replaced longtime chief James Overton.

Clean Water Investment

By Rick Murphy

New York State is kicking in another $5 million to the SUNY Stony Brook Center for Clean Water Technology. The money will be dis tr ibuted to wa ter suppliers to develop and conduct pilot projects for testing cuttingedge contaminant filtration and treatment technologies.

The Center is the brainchild of former Southampton Town Supervisor Anna Throne-Holst, who is currently running for Congress. Former NYC Mayor Michael Bloomberg funded $1 million of the seed money through two foundations he controls.

Bloomberg has an estate in Southampton Town.

The state previously committed $3.5 million from the Environmental Protection Fund to support the Center, which was established at SUNY Stony Brook in 2014 by Throne-Holst and Governor Cuomo in partnership with Suffolk County and the Town of Southampton.

With an additional $5 million in funding, the Center will continue to develop new technologies to improve both drinking water quality and wastewater technology on Long Island.

As reported in the August 31 issue of The Independent, Suffolk County is taking a regional approach to solving a growing problem that threatens waterways and drinking water. Both Southampton and East Hampton Towns are considering spending a portion of their Community Preservation Fund to improve and/or replace existing septic systems that are not effective.

Suffolk County’s “Management of Innovative and Alternative Onsite Wastewater Treatment Systems” will address many of the same problems.

In addition, a new treatment technology, the Advanced Oxidative Process, will be approved by the New York State Department of Health, in consultation with the Suffolk County Department of

Health. This is the first time the technology will be used in New York as the state continues to leverage new technologies to stay ahead of emerging water quality issues including 1,4-Dioxane, which is an important issue to Long Island.

Jennifer Garvey, the Associate Director of the Clean Water Project, said there are already several model septic systems designed to function in areas where the water table is shallow and conventional cesspools aren’t effective.

“The Center for Clean Water Technology was launched with a vision for leading a cross-disciplinary, multi-institutional effort that would deliver cost-effective solutions to address Long Island’s water challenges, and with this $5 million investment we will expand the scope of this important work,” Garvey said.

Throne-Holst pointed out that developing and testing alternative septic systems is a costly process.

“The New York State Department of Health is committed to ensuring clean drinking water for all New Yorkers, and this new partnership with the Center for Clean Water Technology will further our efforts to combat the threat of emerging contaminants in drinking water,” said Department of Health Commissioner Howard Zucker.

“The new funding for the Stony Brook Center for Clean Water Technology will help fast-track the development and implementation of advanced, alternative wastewater treatment systems which will not only address our nitrogen crisis, but also emerging pollutants which are threatening our ground and surface water quality,” commented Assemblyman Fred W. Thiele.

“New York is well poised to become a national leader in water technology development and deployment as a result of the state’s funding and support to bring cutting-edge solutions to its residents,” Garvey said.

IN THE NEWS

ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

IN DEPTH

THE INDEPENDENT • Traveler Watchman

By Rick Murphy

RICK’S SPACE The Most Terrifying Words In The English Dictionary I’m a triple threat kind of guy: I drink, I curse, and I gamble.

So forgive me if I seem a bit out of sorts these days. With the Fantasy Baseball season ending and Fantasy Football just beginning, I have a lot on my plate.

Regular readers know I am a member of the Albany National Rotisserie League, one of the oldest in the country. This is of utmost importance to me.

That’s why, when we watch movies late at night, Karen becomes annoyed with me because I sit at my computer, one eye on the movie and one eye on the PC screen.

“Why don’t you sit here on the couch with us?” Karen will ask, motioning to the seat next to her and Coco-Belle, who I call “my son” even though she is by all appearances a female. (He’s a dog, by the way.) “I know computers are addictive but . . .”

“It’s not the computer. It’s the baseball game. I’m nervous, because my Fantasy Team is in first place.”

“So?” That’s when I got myself in deep doody – again. “I could win a lot of money,” I blurted out before realizing my fatal mistake.

Then she asked the question that has plagued gamblers for

Wholesale 725-9087 Retail 725-9004

generations: “How much can you lose?”

There is no winning that conversation.

Those of us who gamble know it’s a lose-lose situation. If we tell our wives we won, they will want us to spend it on them. If we admit how much we lost, they will make us stop gambling, but they will still expect us to buy them the same stuff.

I used to go to Saratoga every year for a few days during the racing season. All my gambling buddies work for New York State in Albany in executive positions, which means they spend all of August at the race track in Saratoga and none of it in the state office buildings in Albany.

We would sit in reserved seats (courtesy of NY State), make baseball trades (yes, they are all in the Rotisserie League), and gamble a bunch of money. I once wrote a column about betting on horses and I pointed out how naive ours wives are – they believe we only bet $2 on each race. I got that directly from my father, who resolutely told it to my mother every day for 50 years.

I used to think my dad was the most consistent horseplayer in

Prime Meats • Groceries Produce • Take-Out Fried Chicken • BBQ Ribs Sandwiches • Salads Party Platters and 6ft. Heroes Beer, Ice, Soda

the world because when one of us asked him how he did at the track he’d say, “I broke about even.” He said this even when he occasionally showed up at home with a huge roll of bills, somehow believing we didn’t notice it. My brother, sister and I would all help ourselves to a couple of bills and he never said a word.

Years later my mom told us she’d shave a few bills off the pile as well.

It’s nice work if you can get it.

So anyway, I painted the scene in Albany in one of my columns.

All of us goons, all with beers, with dozens of dollar bills in our fists betting fast and furious on everything that move including the beer girl.

“Paulie, lend me another five hundred!”

“I just lent you five hundred!”

“You’re into me for 1500 clams.”

And then when our wives would ask how much money we bet on each race we say, “Two dollars.”

Karen has always been suspicious of these gambling excursions. Even when I say, “I won a few dollars,” she says, “How much did you lose?”

These are the most terrifying words in the English dictionary.

It’s really not about gambling for me, though. It’s about competition.

My baseball league is about crushing my friends; it’s an endeavor that is of utmost importance to all of us.

Taking their money is just a matter of making the pain more palpable; it’s not enough to be emotionally beaten down – financial ruin must occur to make the humiliation complete.

That’s why we are all such good pals.

Some husbands rise above this masculine arrogance, though. last Saturday Karen’s dear friend of

B-7 yore unexpectedly came out to East Hampton and Karen invited her to stay over. We put her up in my man cave. Why is this a big deal? It was the first day of football season. My big screen computer with surround sound is in there. All my sports paraphernalia is in there and yes, I have an Eli jersey and special chair and a “NY Giants” bowl for my nachos and a customized beer mug. This is where my son and I spend Sundays.

Did I complain? Not a peep.

I am a renaissance man. I am a good husband. I am a good partner. While Karen and her friend reminisced in my man cave I sat out in the kitchen and watched the games on the little TV. I called in my bets from there – two dollars on each game.

September 21, 2016

Let

MICKEY

pick it up so you don’t have to!

MICKEY’S CARTING, CORP. The Best Service! The Best Value!

Professional Waste Removal Company Since 1986 • Homeowners, Businesses and Builder Services.

• Loose pickup (we have men that can help remove the debris) • Basement-Relocation cleanups. • Demolition Services.

668-9120

The Law Office of William D. Shapiro 631-594-2712 (O) • 631-377-1168 (M)

Legal Services With Pride, Professionalism, & Integrity

WDSesq@gmail.com Serving the East End

Open 7 Days a Week

NYS INSPECTIONS • WHEEL ALIGNMENT • FACTORY SOFTWARE & DATABASES

FOREIGN & DOMESTIC VEHICLES

• Estate Planning • Real Estate Transactions • • Litigation • Business Planning • • Traffic Violations • Personal Injury •

B-8 September 21, 2016

IN DEPTH

THE INDEPENDENT • Traveler Watchman

r e fo r e k H laces Loo at P !

G re at to E To advertise your fine dining establishment in The Independent’s Dining Section call us at 631-324-2500 www.indyeastend.com

ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

HUNGRY? Find Somewhere to Eat in one of The Independent’s Dining Columns!

IN THE NEWS

Now ndent’s e Indepe

Serving

Th

D

Main

g inin

G uide

c o u r s e

. . .or on our website

www.indyeastend.com For Advertising Information Call Our Office at

631.324.2500

THE INDEPENDENT NOW, FOR THE NORTH FORK, THE

Traveler Watchman TRUTH WITHOUT FEAR SINCE 1826

CLASSIFIEDS ARTICLES FOR SALE SEASONED FIREWOOD $330 Cord (Delivered and Stacked) $270 Cord (Dumped) $170 1/2 Cord (Delivered and Stacked) $145 1/2 Cord (Dumped) Delivery from Montauk to Noyac.

Call Jim 631-921-9957.

HELP WANTED

EXPERIENCED CASHIER WANTED - For busy local community pharmacy.

Pt/Ft - to start immediately.

Please email resume ASAP. “SagHarborPharmacy@aol.c om” Serious inquiries only, thank you.

3-4-6

Front Desk Agent (Overnight) Reservations Agent Bell Staff In Room Dining Attendants In Room Dining Coordinator Maintenance Technicians Landscapers Security Guard (Evening and O/N Shifts) Room Attendant Housemen Night Laundry Attendants Spa Receptionist Spa Porters Spa Attendant Massage Therapist Nail Technician Pool Lifeguard Dishwashers Cooks Stewards Hostess – Scarpetta Barback – Scarpetta Barista - Scarpetta Busser - Scarpetta Sales and Marketing Coordinator hr@gurneysmontauk.com (631) 668-1743

FULLTIME DENTAL RECEPTIONIST-wanted for specialty practice. Send resume to info@HamptonsSmile.com 4-4-7

www.indyeastend.com www.indyeastend.com www.indyeastend.com www.indyeastend.com

37-32-17

FIREWOOD SEASONED.-fireplace and stove wood. stacking and kindling available.

M. Clark 631-727-9272.

4-4-5

HELP WANTED

Place your boxed ad here!

Call 631-324-2500

LANDSCAPE SPECIALIST LANDSCAPE SPECIALISTCustom Design, Installation, Maintenance, Sod/Seed Lawns, Grading, Drainage.

631-725-1394 or 631-747-5797. 45-25-16

PETS

VALENTINE was found nearly frozen to death on the coldest morning of the year- Valentine's Day 2016!

RSVP came to her rescue and brought her back from the brink of death, truly a miracle kitty! She's doing great, she is a total love� healthy and ready for her forever home! Approx. 8 yrs. old. Loves to give kisses too!

Please contact RSVP Inc at 631-533-2738 or or fill out an adoption application. .Please call 631-533-2PET “Sponsored by Ellen Hopkins” .R.S.V.P. (631) 728-3524 UFN

REAL ESTATE FOR SALE/RENT GARAGE FOR RENT-East Hampton $250 per month. Call Eric 631-603-2823 ufn

All classified ads only $1.00 per word (10 word min) No zone pricing. You get it all!

No extra cost for the internet.

Call The Independent for more info 324-2500 Fax: 631-324-2544

Classified deadline: Monday 4:30pm

REAL ESTATE FOR SALE/RENT

TREE SPECIALIST-Pruning, Removal, Stump Grinding, Topping for views and sunlight. 631-725-1394 631-747-5797. 45-25-16

JOIN

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

THE UNITED STATES COAST GUARD

www.primelinemodlarhomes.com

AUXILLARY

PRIMELINE MODULAR HOMES, INC. Builders of Customized Modular Floor Plans that Fit Within Your Budget.

Licensed & Insured.

Locally Owned Since 1993.

YARD SALE HOUSE CONTENTS- Sunday, September 25th, 96 Bluff Road, Amagansett, 9am, Rain or Shine. 1-4-4

Steve Graboski, Builder Amagansett, N.Y. 11930 email: primemod@aol.com 47-26-22

CALL

EAST HAMPTON - FOR SALE

BY OWNER -2 story, 3/4 bdrs, 2 baths, 1596 sq.ft. one acrezoned commerical - nb/res., Lg. shop w/loft and much, much more. By appt. only. 1st reasonalbe offer.. 631-2047006. 4-4-5

BEEN SCAMMED? PONZI & INVESTMENT SCHEMES WORLDWIDE ASSET & JUDGMENT RECOVERY WWW.JUSTICE4VITIMS.NET

(US) 202-355-6756 www.indyeastend.com

TREE SPECIALIST

2-4-5

DAVE HUBSCHMITT AT

1-973-650-0052

GREAT RATES CALL

FOR MORE INFORMATION

631-324-2500

UFN

IN THE NEWS

ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

IN DEPTH

THE INDEPENDENT • Traveler Watchman

East End Business & Service

September 21, 2016

B-9

www.indyeastend.com

TO ADVERTISE IN THIS DIRECTORY, CALL THE INDEPENDENT @ 631-324-2500! • DIRECTORY 1

AIR COND. & HEATING

AWNINGS

CLEANING

CARLOS SERNA SVE CORP.

Canvas Awnings Marine Boat Covers

CE King & Sons Inc.

Roofing Siding General Carpentry Painting Home Care 631-204-7797

www.kingsawnings.com

10 St. Francis Place, Springs East Hampton, NY 11937 631-324-4944 • FAX 631-329-3669

BOTTLED WATER

of Long Island Air and Surface Decontamination Specialists

www.sernahome.com

CARLOS SERNA SVE CORP.

www.biosweep.com • 631-606-2690

CONSTRUCTION

AUTO BODY V.A.V. CLASSICS

CAR WASH

Fine Paint and Body

• Custom renovAtions & ConstruCtion speCiAlist • All CeDAr • mAHoGAnY • CumAru + ipe DeCks DesiGneD + Built W/Wire rAilinG • FinisHeD BAsements + BAtHrooms • siDinG • pAintinG • tile • mAsonrY • DrAFtinG & Full permits prompt • reliABle • proFessionAl QuAlitY DAnWleACH@Aol.Com

Spray Booth and Unibody Repair Detailing and Waxing

283-9409 www.vavclassics.com

AUTOMOTIVE CLEANING

 

     

AWNINGS

Dan W. leach Custom Builder

The Ultimate in BMW and Mercedes Bodywork Foreign and Domestic

    

CONSTRUCTION

ABSOLUTELY

ACES

CLEANING SERVICE

10 Years Experience t Reasonable Year-Round & Seasonal Rates t Home Openings & Closings t Reliable & Insured

631.377.2233

631-345-9393

eAst enD sinCe 1982 sH & eH liCenseD & insureD

East End

DECKS & PATIO INC.

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

329-7150

East Hampton & Southampton Lic. & Insured www.eastenddeck.net

Housekeeping & Cleaning, The Way You Want It.

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

11

$

a WEEK!

Call Today to Advertise!

631-324-2500

Frank Theiling Carpentry Complete exterior Home improvements ❖All tYpes oF rooFinG❖ AspHAlt, CeDAr, FlAt

❖ siding ❖ ❖ trim ❖ Windows ❖ ❖ Doors ❖ Decks ❖ local owner/operator on site everyday Licensed and Insured

516-380-2138

FrankTheilingCarpentry@yahoo.com CLASSIFIED • SERVICE • PRINT • DISPLAY • WEB • CLASSIFIED • SERVICE • PRINT • DISPLAY • WEB

WE KNOW THE HAMPTONS! Call The Independent to find out how our experienced Sales and Design Teams can create an advertising campaign tailored to suit your business.

www.indyeastend.com

CLASSIFIED • SERVICE • PRINT • DISPLAY • WEB • CLASSIFIED • SERVICE • PRINT • DISPLAY • WEB

DECKS East End

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

631.387.7967

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

329-7150

East Hampton & Southampton Licensed & Insured www.eastenddeck.net

B-10 September 21, 2016

THE INDEPENDENT • Traveler Watchman

East End Business & Service

IN DEPTH

ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

IN THE NEWS

www.indyeastend.com

DIRECTORY • 2

DRAINAGE & EXCAVATION

FENCING

FINANCIAL SERVICES

A&HDrainage

& Escavation

Frank S. Marinace Second Vice President Wealth Management Investment Management Consultant Financial Advisor 611 East Main Street Riverhead, NY 11901 Tel 631 727 8100 Direct 631 548 4020 Fax 631 727 8172 Toll Free 800 233 9195

No Job Too Big Covering All Of Long Island

631-445-7101 CLASSIFIED • SERVICE • PRINT • DISPLAY • WEB • CLASSIFIED • SERVICE • PRINT • DISPLAY • WEB

WE KNOW THE HAMPTONS! Call The Independent to find out how our experienced Sales and Design Teams can create an advertising campaign tailored to suit your business.

FLOORING

BUILDERS OF CUSTOM DRIVEWAY GATE SYSTEMS PROFESSIONAL FENCE INSTALLATION SCREENING TREES - POOL DEER CONTROL SPECIALISTS

frank.s.marinace@morganstanley.com

631-EAST-END 327-8363

JEO Floorsanding & Refinishing

www.indyeastend.com 631-324-2500

Sanding • Finishing Repairs • Installations Custom Stains Polyurethane • Staining Bleaching Dustless

CLASSIFIED • SERVICE • PRINT • DISPLAY • WEB • CLASSIFIED • SERVICE • PRINT • DISPLAY • WEB

FENCING EAST HAMPTON FENCE & GATE

Installations Sanding Refinishing Free Estimates

30 Years Experience-Owner Operated

Lic’d

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

Ins’d

GENERATORS

FLOORING

www.eastendfenceandgate.com

CR Wood Floors

GENERATORS

SALES-SERVICE-INSTALLATIONS

FREE ESTIMATES

Driveway Gate Specialists

631-235-8174

Cedar Fence • Aluminum Deer • PVC • Pool Picket • Gate Service

Licensed • Insured

CR Wood Floors

Complete Design Installation and Service

Installations Sanding Refinishing Free Estimates

631-324-5941

www.easthamptonfenceny.com ehfence@gmail.com

www.indyeastend.com www.indyeastend.com FENCING

GLASS & MIRROR

Robert E. Otto,Inc. Glass & Mirror

30 Years Experience-Owner Operated

Lic’d

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

Ins’d

CARPET ONE Floor & Home

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

631-682-8004 • www.fenceworksli.com Design-Build-Install • Serving the North & South Forks Family Owned and Operated 39162

www.indyeastend.com www.indyeastend.com

CALL TODAY 631-567-2700

Dust Free Sanding System Latest Technology “The Atomic DCS�

Sanding & Refinishing Staining/Custom Staining Installation Residential Commercial Call for a free price quote

1.888.9DUSTFREE

Serving The East End Since 1960 350 Montauk Highway • Wainscott

537-1515

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

GUTTERS

East End Gutters â?– Visa - MC

728-8346

LIC

INS

IN THE NEWS

ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

IN DEPTH

THE INDEPENDENT • Traveler Watchman

East End Business & Service “Yesterday’s Integrity With Tomorrow’s Technology” Specialist In Repair & Restoration

FINISH BASEMENTS • WINDOWS/DOORS • TILE • KITCHEN/BATHROOMS • CLOSETS • SIDING • DECKS TOTAL HOME REPAIR

Mon Thru Fri: 8AM-10AM • Sat: 12 Noon To 3PM 238 THREE MILE HARBOR ROAD H.C. EAST HAMPTON (Past Main Marina) Lamphospital@Hamptons.Com

THE LAMP HOSPITAL • 631-324-6363

LANDSCAPING

Fuel Oil Delivery Plumbing, Heating & AC

Montauk

www.marshallandsons.com

631.668.9169

SERVICES

QUALITY WORKMANSHIP GUARANTEED! Interior/Exterior Plastering Walls/Ceilings to Perfection RESIDENTIAL & COMMERCIAL

CALL FOR PROMPT ESTIMATES

Licensed/Insured • Local References LOW PRICES!

631.387.7967

Marshall & Sons

DENNIS PAINTING

PEST CONTROL

FREE

Licensed & Insured Miguel Morales

HEATING & FUEL OIL

PainTing

LAMP REPAIR

B-11

www.indyeastend.com

DIRECTORY • 3

HANDYMAN

September 21, 2016

631.451.1022

www.dennispaintingservices.com

Mast Landscaping

Will Beat Any Competitor’s Pricing!

PEST CONTROL

Over 20 years of offering a variety of services:

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

Call Today for FREE estimate 631-294-6444!

631-604-7072 Tick Trauma!

Ant Anxiety!

Mosquito

East End www.indyeastend.com www.indyeastend.com www.indyeastend.com

HOME CARE

DECKS

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

Mania! Relax...

NARDY

329-7150

East Hampton & Southampton Licensed & Insured www.eastenddeck.net

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

For more information, please call

(631) 369-5500

       





287-9700 East Hampton 631324-9700 Southold 631765-9700 tickcontrol.com 631

www.utopiahomecare.com

house cleaning

Southampton

LUMBER

SAW MILL MILL -- DUFFY DUFFY FARM FARM SAW

• Custom Cut lumber • • Beams • • Boards • • planks • • shoring lumber • • trailer Decking • • Wide planks • • table tops • • Board & Batten siding •

727-5920

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

11

$

a WEEK!

Call Today to Advertise!

631-324-2500

PEST CONTROL Is your Solution

Botanical Products Available 50 Years of Honest, Reliable Service

726-4777 www.nardypest.com

PIANOS in tHE HamptonS it’S

tHE piano barn®

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

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

631.726.4640

www.pianobarn.com Call Mike 24 Hrs.

B-12 September 21, 2016

IN DEPTH

THE INDEPENDENT • Traveler Watchman

East End Business & Service

ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

IN THE NEWS

www.indyeastend.com

DIRECTORY • 4

PLUMBING

POOL SERVICES

PROPANE

TRANSPORTATION

DON GOODWIN Plumbing & Heating

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

631-433-1985 PLUMBING & HEATING

Prado Brothers

Plumbing, Heating & AC Fuel Oil Delivery Montauk

www.marshallandsons.com

driver Joe’s

Big Blue

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

631-594-2148

POOLS & SPAS openings & closings weekly maintenance heater installation liner replacement loop-loc covers hot tub sales & care

TREE SERVICES

(631) 721 - POOL

For the life of your trees.

WWW.BIGBLUEPOOLSANDSPAS.COM

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

631.668.9169

VOICEOVER ARTIST

ROOFING Licensed

Insured

PLUMBING • HEATING • A/C

✓ ✓ ✓ ✓

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

Propane & Heating Oil Service & Delivery Available Plumbing & Heating

Vay’s Voice 

TRUSTED QUALITY

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

631-283-9333 631-287-1674

Licensed, insured.

Locally Owned & Operated

POOL SERVICES

www.indyeastend.com www.indyeastend.com www.indyeastend.com www.indyeastend.com

PROPANE

rooFinG • siDinG Custom metAl & CArpentrY Work master Copper Work • slate

5% DiSCOuNT



631-259-2229



www.fasthomeimprovement.com

WINDOW WASHING

For All new Customers Free estimates

631-885-1998 CELL OR TExT

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

A FULL SERVICE POOL COMPANY

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

CALL 631.871.6769 PLOVERPOOLSERVICE.COM OWNER OPERATED / LICENSED & INSURED

References and portfolio available

Since 1968 Call Jean Louis (919)740-5249

TILE & STONE LICENSED

TIMELY ESTIMATES BECAUSE YOUR TIME IS VALUABLE INSURED

Bianchi 631-276-1010

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

CALL TODAY

631-283-2956 WWW.CCWINDOWS.NET 31654

IN THE NEWS

ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

REAL ESTATE

THE INDEPENDENT • Traveler Watchman

September 21, 2016

www.indyeastend.com

17

SeptemberFest This Weekend From Friday through Sunday, Southampton Village is the place to be for SeptemberFest, a weekend of concerts in the park and live music throughout the village, the annual chowder contest, entertainment for the whole family with Jester Jim, the Maniac Pumpkin Carvers, face painting, art, dance, Harvest Day Fair, Taste of the East End featuring food from East End Restaurants and caterers and lots more.

It all starts with a kickoff cocktail party sponsored by Southampton Rotary featuring music by perennial fave New Life Crisis.

Saturday and Sunday both feature a farmers market and art vendors in Agawam Park.

Saturday boasts live music in the park throughout the day, a friends of the library book sale, a harvest day fair that celebrates 19th century life with demonstrations and activities.

There’s a chance to ride a Wells Fargo stagecoach, too.

Visit southamptonseptemberfest.org for a full schedule.

Premium System Cement based durable paste New Driveway & Parking Lot System (Classic Hamptons Look)

Se Sp ason $2 eci al sq al . ft .

❖ Ideal for existing pavement, oil and stone driveways and pitched driveways ❖ No Maintenance, No Weeds, No Washouts, Easy Plow ❖ Environmentally Friendly ❖ Driveway Repairs ❖ All Phases of Masonry

631-871-7965

www.PressedStoneDriveways.com ❖ PressedStoneDriveways@gmail.com

STOCK UP AND SAVE ON HOUSEHOLD ESSENTIALS

399 599 YOUR CHOICE

15-Ft. Extension Cord Choose brown or white.

E 765 693, 701 B24 While supplies last.

SAVE 40% or more YOUR CHOICE

Microparticle Furnace Filters

Choose 16x25x1, 16x20x1, 20x20x1 or 20x25x1.

F 125 708, 709, 710, 711 F12 While supplies last.

Independent / Michael Heller

Just after midnight on Monday, members of the East Hampton Fire Department were called to an area of Northwest Road just south of Alewive Brook Road for a report of a motor vehicle accident with the vehicle “fully engulfed in fire.” Upon arrival first responding units found a compact car smoldering in flames but without an occupant, next to where it had crashed into a tree near the S-turn section of Northwest Road. The driver was eventually located a little farther down the road from the vehicle, and was treated by members of the East Hampton Volunteer Ambulance Association for his injuries while the fire was extinguished.

East Hampton Town Police Department officers were also on scene to investigate the cause of the accident.

Read The Independent

Onlin

www.indyeastend.com

999

12-Pk. Qt. Mason Jars

W 501 171 1 While supplies last.

SAVE 40% or more YOUR CHOICE

499

18-Gal. Storage Tote

Stackable design. Snap-tight lid keeps out dust. Choose from three colors. W 190 927,

928, 925 F8 While supplies last.

Sept16 FOM Ad 092

VILLAGE TRUE VALUE HARDWARE 32 NEWTOWN LANE EAST HAMPTON NY,11937.

631-324-2456.

Sale ends 9/30/2016 ©2016 True Value® Company. All rights reserved.

Find the right products project and TrueValue.com expert advice at True Value®.

FREE Shipping to for ouryour store on your orders.

18

September 21, 2016

www.indyeastend.com

THE INDEPENDENT • Traveler Watchman

REAL ESTATE

a z n a n o B s k c u B g i B Independent / Richard Lewin

Michael Shimer and Anthony Dinuzzo were the grand prize winners of the Montauk Fire Department Big Bucks Bonanza 50/50 raffle. They took home $50,000 after the drawing on Sunday. Raffle tickets were, as usual, sold out months ago. Sunday the floodgates opened at 1 PM sharp to let in the hopefuls and the hungry for clams, corn, soups, burgers, hot dogs, salad, ice cream and more. The Nancy Atlas Project led the crowd in singing (and standing for) the National Anthem, signaling the start of the drawings.

Aces

bsolutely

Cleaning Service 10 Years Experience

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

631-377-2233

Your locally owned community pharmacy for over 75 years Bob GrisnikPharmacist/Owner

283-1506 Jagger Lane • Southampton

ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

IN THE NEWS

IN THE NEWS

ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

REAL ESTATE

THE INDEPENDENT • Traveler Watchman

Editorial Terror In The City

East End second homeowners and weekenders returned Sunday to a city shaken. Explosions in Chelsea and New Jersey, plus the discovery of pipe bombs resulted in the arrest of one suspect and an admission by the governor that a terror cell may have been operating in the metro region. Soon afterward, FBI officials said there was no evidence of a cell, while an expert said the bombs showed a level of expertise the maker couldn’t achieve off the Internet. He’d have needed some sort of professional training.

Mayor Bill de Blasio said on “Good Morning America” Monday that New York has “the largest anti-terror force of any police force in the country.” It was a citizen who identified the suspect sleeping in a doorway and contacted police, according to published reports. As of this writing, information continued to pour in, but no motive for the crimes has been revealed.

Having the largest anti-terror force in the nation likely provides cold comfort to the nearly 30 people injured and many more traumatized by Saturday night’s attacks.

Make no mistake, a quick and professional response by NYPD is a blessing. Better still, though, would be strategies to prevent such a horrifying event.

According to one report, the main suspect, Ahmad Khan Rahami, arrested after a shootout with police in New Jersey, traveled extensively back and forth between Afghanistan and Pakistan over the last five years, staying for almost a year at one point. Wouldn’t that raise a red flag? His name wasn’t on any no-fly or terror watch lists, but he had been interviewed by immigration officials after the repeated trips.

Independent VOICES

Georgica Gambit

To The Editor, Rick Murphy’s piece in last week’s Indy on the Town Board’s corrupt Georgica gambit was right on target. In case you missed it, Mr. Cantwell and his fellow Democrats on the Board attempted to rewrite the Town Code to benefit exactly one Georgica resident. Fortunately, a group of alert neighbors seems to have nipped this in the bud.

Whether it’s denying public access to public resources like the Town beach at South Flora (Dolphin Drive) or overpaying for certain CPF purchases, this Board has established a pattern of favoring a few elite owners over the rights of the general public. Also a habit is their practice of introducing an initiative at a meeting and then voting on it at the same meeting.

Is it just me?

www.indyeastend.com

September 21, 2016

19

Insight

This thwarts the very purpose of a public meeting, which is of course to give the public a chance to study and debate the issue.

Kudos to Mr. Murphy for his thorough reporting on this latest unsavory stunt.

REG CORNELIA

Support Johnson/Weld Letter to the Editor, The Libertarian ticket of Johnson for President and Weld for Vice President provides a huge amount of government executive experience acquired when they were governors of their states. I believe governors are the most qualified politicians to ascend to the Presidency.

With this ticket we have a former governor available to assume the Presidency.

Johnson and Weld believe in limited government intrusion while operating within the bounds of the Constitution, which places them in line with current public sentiment. They are fiscal conservatives and social liberals.

© Karen Fredericks

Did you see this article proposing “Why should credit be given for sports degrees for college athletes? practicing the violin but not for practicing a three-point shot?”

Ed Gifford In comparison, Clinton is a liberal who is untrustworthy, is for big government and the promotion of welfare programs.

Trump is an extremist who could ignore the Constitution and get us into deep trouble in the world.

We need experienced, trustworthy, and normal people leading our country.

Support the Johnson/Weld ticket in the national polls so they can participate in

the Presidential debates.

DONALD MOSKOWITZ

Weather People & Other Idiots To The Editor, Over the years, Weather and News reporters have devolved into talking bobble head dolls with big racks and Continued on Page 20.

Rants, raves and effusive praise welcome at: isitjustme.com

MBA’s for the NBA?

They may have to grade them on a curve . . . ball.

20

September 21, 2016

www.indyeastend.com

Publishers JERRY Della femina, James J. Mackin

Associate Publisher Jessica Mackin Executive Editors:

Main News & Editorial kitty merrill In Depth News Rick Murphy Arts & Entertainment Jessica Mackin Copy Editor Karen Fredericks

Reporters / Columnists / Writers Jerry Della Femina, DOMINIC ANNACONE, SKIPPY BROWN, JOE CIPRO, KAREN FREDERICKS, Isa goldberg, Laura Anne Pelliccio, MILES X. LOGAN, Pete Mundo, vin pica, Nicole Teitler, Ashley O’Connell Advertising

Sales Manager BT SNEED Account Managers TIM SMITH JOANNA FROSCHL Nicholas Letcher Sheldon Kawer Annemarie Davin Art Director Jessica Mackin Advertising Production Manager John Laudando Graphic Designer Christine John

Web/Media Director JESSICA MACKIN Graphic Editor/Archivist/Research Jenna mackin

Photography Editor CHRISTINE JOHN

Contributing Photographers PEGGY STANKEVICH ED GIFFORD Magdalena Schneiderman Patty collins Sales Nanette Shaw Kaitlin Froschl

Richard Lewin

Bookkeeper sondra lenz

Office Manager Kathy Krause

Delivery Managers Andrew Jost Charlie burge Eric Supinsky Published weekly by:

The East Hampton Independent News Company Inc.

Chairman President Vice President Secretary Trustee

Jerry della femina James j. mackin Henry Murphy Jodi della femina Jessica mackin

The East Hampton Independent News Company Inc. 74 Montauk Highway Suite #16 East Hampton, NY 11937 P • 631-324-2500 F • 631-324-2544 www.indyeastend.com

or email to: news@indyeastend.com send photos to: photos@indyeastend.com Subscriptions by 1st Class Mail: $91 yearly ©2016 Entire Contents Copyrighted Financial responsibility for errors in all advertising printed in The Independent is strictly limited to actual amount paid for the ad.

Business Hours - Monday to Friday 9 AM to 5 PM Closed Wednesdays

THE INDEPENDENT • Traveler Watchman

Independent VOICES

Continued from page 19.

perfect hair.

Remember Ted Baxter on the Mary Tyler Moore Show? Well, life has really imitated art in the local news and weather “entertainment” shows. As long as they shake, jiggle, and show lots of cleavage, truth and accuracy don’t matter.

As my 96 year old mother says, “You want to know what the weather will be, look up to the sky.”

JT FANGIO Editor’s Note: The author is responding to a recent Jerry’s Ink column.

Vets Home CONTINUED FROM PAGE 7. with the opportunity to benefit our community in two critical ways,” said Michael Stoltz, C.E.O. of MHAW. “This initiative reduces blight by turning ‘zombie’ houses into permanent housing, while helping veterans live in decent homes while receiving vital services.”

The state funds are provided through the Homeless Housing and Assistance Corporation -- a subsidiary of the New York State Housing Finance Agency -- and the New York State Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance.

The county program falls under the “Maximizing Access to Available Housing” component of the Housing Our Homeless Heroes Act. The initiative utilizes county assets by transferring them to non-profit organizations for redevelopment as veteran housing. In addition to MHAW, the county has also tapped Concern for Independent Living and United Veterans Beacon House to carry out the program.

Southampton Town Supervisor Jay Schneiderman was serving on the county legislature when the measure was first discussed.

“I asked a lot of questions,” he recalled. “It’s a well-regulated program and there’s a good group behind it. Hopefully, it’s a good thing.”

Camp SoulGrow CONTINUED FROM PAGE 9. second location in Hampton Bays, then a third, the Camp SoulGrow Studio in Montauk. This October Rosiere will run her 16th full marathon in support of Camp SoulGrow. Rosiere’s mission is to give all kids equal opportunities to do real things, feel accepted,

REAL ESTATE

ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

JUST ASKING

IN THE NEWS

By Karen Fredericks

What are you reading?

Jenine Holmes Forty Ways To Look At Winston Churchill. He kept the free world free, fending off Hitler when the US wouldn't join the war. Asked how he led England and the Allies to victory he said, “Never, never, never give up.” His mom was a wealthy American married to English royalty, just like Downton Abbey.

Richard Dineen The Girl On A Train. It’s OK. Someone recommended it to me but so far it just gets average grades. But I’m not that far in. Before that I read the Truman Capote book. In Cold Blood. That was when I was reading books in the True crime genre.

June Feldman Hillbilly Elegy. It’s a true story about the Appalachians and its people. I heard someone discussing it on NPR and they were raving about it. In general, I find their book picks are very good and reliable. I’m never disappointed.

Steven Le Cristodora. It’s about a very famous, historic apartment building in the East Village, which is where I live. The Cristodora had a central vantage point to the gentrification and enormous changes the East Village and the city went through beginning in the 80’s.

Letters & Obit Policy

The Independent publishes all letters to the editor we receive provided they are not libelous and emailed to news@indyeastend.com. We strive to print all obituaries as well but in the event we can’t, they will be published online at www.indyeastend.com. Please try to keep copy under 400 words.

and form relationships with kids from all walks of life, thus creating a more connected, more capable, stronger, and happier future for all.

“Long Island is home to a deeplyrooted culture of philanthropy that understands the importance of service to the community. Every year we are inspired and energized by the impact that our honorees have on so many lives and causes.

We ask ourselves, how can we have a greater impact, how can we make our own organizations better, so that we can do better as fundraisers.

“We invite all to join us for Philanthropy Day, to celebrate our honorees, learn how to be a better fundraiser and come together as a community,” said Cynthia Doerler, MPA, CFRE, 2016 Philanthropy Day Chair and Director of Philanthropy, Long Island Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence, Inc. Philanthropy Day is celebrated in November in cities across America, when fundraising

professionals, board members, business leaders, community activists and individuals gather for professional development and to honor their leaders. Long Island’s Philanthropy Day is one of the largest one-day fundraising conferences in the country and regularly attracts more than 700 attendees and 60 exhibitors, with the highlight of the day being the Awards Luncheon.

AFPLI is Long Island’s professional affiliation for those in the fundraising field or whose positions require fundraising expertise. It represents more than 30,000 members in 235 chapters throughout the United States, Canada, Mexico, Puerto Rico and Asia. AFP promotes the spirit of philanthropy and empowers professionals in the not-for-profit sector to ser ve hum a nk i n d . T h e A sso c i at i o n fosters development and growth of fundraising professionals, promotes high ethical standards in the fundraising profession and encourages public understanding.

IN THE NEWS

ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

REAL ESTATE

THE INDEPENDENT • Traveler Watchman

September 21, 2016

www.indyeastend.com

Independent / Kitty Merrill

Sudsed up: Kids and parents hosted a car wash to raise money for the Hurricanes swim team at the East Hampton YMCA RECenter on Saturday.

Prop One CONTINUED FROM PAGE 8.

very successful program.”

All spending from this measure will be subject to independent annual audits, public hearings for all expenses, and oversight by a committee of local citizens, to ensure that funds are spent efficiently and appropriately.

As of press time, over 60 local groups had signed on in support of the initiative.

It’s never too early to prepare

T JuFsor

for the coming winter

200 Off Full Heating System Upgrade $

e en

om

Source of Energ

k Fuels se lls

H

ating Oil: A G e He r

631-324-0142

nc che •S

Low Sulphur

62 Newtown Lane, East Hampton

y

expires 9/28/16

a Ultr

All About The Turtles Kids aged six and up, come learn what makes a turtle a turtle!

In “Before They Were Teenage Mutant Ninjas—Why Real-life Box Turtles Are Important”, you’ll learn interesting facts about some of the most fascinating turtles in the world. You will also learn all about the Eastern box turtle, a turtle that lives on Long Island.

On Saturday at 10:30 AM Lisa Prowant, a PhD student in the Ecology and Evolution Department at Stony Brook University, leads the program at the South Fork Natural History Museum in Bridgehampton.

Her research investigates the role of biotic interactions in conservation planning using Eastern box turtles and their predators as a case study.

At 1:30 PM, she’ll present a second program for adults and teens. It will explore the life history of Eastern box turtles and detail some contemporary conservation research involving this species.

C a l l S o Fo a t 6 31 - 5 3 7 - 9 7 3 5 for admission and registration information.

21

22

September 21, 2016

www.indyeastend.com

THE INDEPENDENT • Traveler Watchman

Training Days On August 31 and September 8, the East Hampton Fire Department conducted two live-burn trainings at a house scheduled for demolition at 29 Passing Road. The object of the

two trainings was to give newer, less experienced firefighters an opportunity to train in a live fire/heat/ smoke condition in a real residence, all while under the strict supervi-

REAL ESTATE

ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

sion of experienced EHFD chiefs and officers, with personal safety being of the utmost priority. Participants were first given a training briefing as to what would evolutions would

HISTORIC SPRINGS UNDER A MILLION OPEN HOUSE SAT. 9/24 | 11AM-12:30PM

IN THE NEWS

Independent / Michael Heller

take place that evening, followed by a walk-through of the building with no smoke or fire so that firefighters would be comfortable with the building’s layout and have no surprises. The fires were kept small and/or contained to a burn barrel, and a safety hose line was always kept in place at the ready.

At the conclusion of each drill, participants were also given the opportunity to practice overhaul in real-world conditions once the fires were extinguished.

Eye Beach Development

6 Winterberry, East Hampton | $995,000 | Built as a multi generational home with East/West wings. This large, 3/4 acre, 9-room home is ideal for an extended family. 5 bedrooms, 4 baths, office, den, and full basement. Features 3,000 sf on a cul-de-sac off Talmage Farm Lane including a 4-car garage, deck, porch, room for pool and generator ready. Web# H33300

Members of the public are invited to join the Town of Southampton and consultants for a public workshop to discuss the potential redevelopment of the Ponquogue Beach Bathing Facility.

The workshop will be held Wednesday, September 28, at 6 PM at the Hampton Bays Senior Center on Ponquogue Avenue. On the agenda is a review of the current conditions and discussion of potential opportunities for the beach.

Provide suggestions and feedback for potential redevelopment at the workshop or by taking a survey. Find the survey at https://www.surveymonkey. com/r/PonquogueFacility.

LILI ELSIS

Lic. R.E. Salesperson

O: 631.668.6565 | C: 631.433.0099 lili.elsis@elliman.com KNOWN GLOBALLY. LOVED LOCALLY. 2488 MAIN ST, P.O. BOX 1251, BRIDGEHAMPTON, NY 11932. 631.537.5900 | © 2016 DOUGLAS ELLIMAN REAL ESTATE. ALL MATERIAL PRESENTED HEREIN IS INTENDED FOR INFORMATION PURPOSES ONLY. WHILE, THIS INFORMATION IS BELIEVED TO BE CORRECT, IT IS REPRESENTED SUBJECT TO ERRORS, OMISSIONS, CHANGES OR WITHDRAWAL WITHOUT NOTICE. ALL PROPERTY INFORMATION, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO SQUARE FOOTAGE, ROOM COUNT, NUMBER OF BEDROOMS AND THE SCHOOL DISTRICT IN PROPERTY LISTINGS ARE DEEMED RELIABLE, BUT SHOULD BE VERIFIED BY YOUR OWN ATTORNEY, ARCHITECT OR ZONING EXPERT. EQUAL HOUSING OPPORTUNITY.

Advertise Here and also have your ad appear on our website

www.indyeastend.com Call 324-2500 for more information

IN THE NEWS

ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

REAL ESTATE

THE INDEPENDENT • Traveler Watchman

THE INDEPENDENT Min Date = 8/23/2016 Max Date = 8/29/2016 Source: Suffolk Research Service, Inc., Hampton Bays, NY 11946

East Hampton Town ZIPCODE 11930 - AMAGANSETT

ZIPCODE 11937 - EAST HAMPTON

ZIPCODE 11954 - MONTAUK

ZIPCODE 11963 - SAG HARBOR

Riverhead Town ZIPCODE 11792 - WADING RIVER

ZIPCODE 11901 - RIVERHEAD

ZIPCODE 11931 - AQUEBOGUE

ZIPCODE 11933 - CALVERTON

ZIPCODE 11947 - JAMESPORT

ZIPCODE 11948 - LAUREL

Shelter Island Town ZIPCODE 11964 - SHELTER ISLAND

Southampton Town ZIPCODE 11932 - BRIDGEHAMPTON

ZIPCODE 11941 - EASTPORT

ZIPCODE 11942 - EAST QUOGUE

ZIPCODE 11946 - HAMPTON BAYS

ZIPCODE 11959 - QUOGUE

ZIPCODE 11963 - SAG HARBOR

www.indyeastend.com

Real Estate

* -- Vacant Land

BUY

SELL

PRICE

September 21, 2016

23

DEEDS LOCATION

Muse, T & N 3 Beach Plum LLC Houlihan,B &Reback,A 87 Abrahams Landing 46 Hampton Lane LLC

Callahan, M by Exr DS Hampton Homes LLC Hammer Jr, G & M DiSunno,C & Brown,S Wenz, H Trust

550,000 3,750,000* 260,000* 1,350,000 1,395,000

35 Mulford Ln 3 Beach Plum Ct 1879 Montauk Hwy 87 Abrahams Landing Rd 46 Hampton Ln

Guanga, M Rakhlin, M & S Mullen, E Graboski, S East Islip LLC

Redlus, S Zayicek Jr, E & B Kaprielian, D Zukas, M Giannopoulos, A

620,000 1,100,000 160,000* 285,000* 193,000

104 Hawthorne St 5 Spread Oak Ln 21 Lotus Ave 5 Hartley Blvd 3 Three Mile Harbor Rd

Edgar III,J & Chan,A Puglia, S Corry, J & H

MacAdams,O &Moritz,S Costello, T Lyttle, M Trust

701,000 500,000 765,000

14 Pinetree Dr 33 & 41 S Faber St 17 Caswell Rd

Behar, J Taglich, M & C

Taglich, M & C Leigh-Hunt, A by Exr

4,750,000 1,900,500

98 Bay St 34 High St

Brewster,P &Chikwe,J Flanagan, K Dell’Aira, A Zettwoch, J

JNS Contracting LLC Wright, K Sammartino, E Schecker, T & D

2,050,000 272,000 265,000 494,000

78 Crescent Ct 92 Cliff Rd W 101 19th St 18 Meadow Ct

Viola, T & C Diorio, A & F Weck, R & L Kershaw, J & M Wallach, A & Fink, J Dobrzynski, W & D Gallego&Rodriguez-Pe Kuhlmann, J & C

Stoneleigh Woods RH Stoneleigh Woods RH Stoneleigh Woods RH Stoneleigh Woods RH Taldone, V Gerle, E Szczerba,M&M &Wojtas Reichel, T & C

406,620 406,620 426,700 416,660 370,000 170,000 350,000 170,000

161 Stoneleigh Dr, #3702 Stoneleigh Dr, #3803 161 Stoneleigh Dr, #3804 Stoneleigh Dr, #4003 135 Northern Pkwy 519 Sweezy Ave 432 Sweezy Ave 213 Union Ave

Mastropoalo &Teresko Phoenix Home Buyers

Koukoumas, T Chmielewski, R etal

383,000 92,500*

66 Church Ln Willow St

Hermanowski, M Presuto, C & A

Doelger, P & P Rider, G & T

349,000 445,000

1005 Bluffs Dr N 86 Karlin Dr

Stutzmann, K

Guarino, C & J

600,000

42 Big Pond Ln

Ruggiero&MaielloRugg

Schmitt, J & J

385,125

54 Beach Rd

Consi II, A & C

Kusner, T & P

1,100,000

7 Lake Dr

Singer, M & C

CVR First LLC

3,238,450

86 Birchwood Ln

Grimmett,A & Serra,B

Cavallo, F & D

484,500

8 Jessie Rd

Baglio, M

11 Acorn Path Inc

625,000

11 Acorn Path

Garcia-Soto&Castro-C Czaplinski, E & M Lucero, L & D Stein, D Cangemi, A Dakers, M AcostaVillamarin&Aco Schembri, A

Press/Cawley, M Sherwood Road Assocs Leto, S & R Martinez, C Miszkiel, T 18 Argonne Road East Jauregui,R&Velasquez Capital One NA

439,000 525,000 515,000 369,000 712,500 465,000 355,000 757,112

1 Old Squiretown Rd 46 Sherwood Rd 1 Hubbard Ln 6 Norwood Rd 17 Russell Rd 18 Argonne Rd E 45 School St 63 Romana Dr

Cohan, J & A

JL QuogueDevelopment

1,373,412

19 Montauk Hwy 3

Mims, B

Mertzel,N&Potasinksi

1,050,000

56 Noyack Harbor Rd

Continued on Page 24.

LISA PERFIDO & SUZANNE SIENKIEWICZ Licensed Real Estate Salesperson 118 Main Street Westhampton Beach, NY Mobile: 631.258.0184 lisap@nestseekers.com

Licensed Real Estate Salesperson 118 Main Street Westhampton Beach, NY Mobile: 516.885.7391 suzannes@nestseekers.com

© 2016 Nest Seekers International. All rights reserved. Licensed Real Estate Broker NY, FL, CA Nest Seekers International fully supports the principles of the Fair Housing Act and the Equal Opportunity Act.

NEW YORK

HAMPTONS NEW JERSEY

MIAMI

BEVERLY HILLS

LONDON

NestSeekers.com

24

September 21, 2016

www.indyeastend.com

Deeds CONTINUED FROM PAGE 23.

ZIPCODE 11968

ZIPCODE 11976

ZIPCODE 11977

ZIPCODE 11978

Southold Town ZIPCODE 11935

ZIPCODE 11944 ZIPCODE 11948 ZIPCODE 11952

ZIPCODE 11971

BUY

SOUTHAMPTON

WATER MILL WESTHAMPTON WESTHAMPTON BEACH

CUTCHOGUE GREENPORT LAUREL MATTITUCK SOUTHOLD

THE INDEPENDENT • Traveler Watchman

SELL

REAL ESTATE

PRICE

ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

IN THE NEWS

LOCATION

Hummel, C Miller, D Soletic, R & K Napolitano, T & C Stark, S McCarthy, J & T Far Away Peace 2 LLC

Beedenbender by Ref Stark, M by Exrs Gordon, P Holtzberg, C Niewenhous J Gaynor, M & K Ayer, J by Exrs

450,000 9,000,000 2,350,000 1,250,000 3,300,000 4,400,000 1,050,000

12 Bay View Rd 22 Bay View Ct 17 Gardiners Path 151 Ferry Rd/Rt 114 19 Howard St 165 Main St 16 Jefferson St

60 Grand Street LLC Lee, R & L PennyMac Corp Gill, R Sweet Briar Realty Felczak, B & D BINNY, LLC 410 Ox Pasture LLC

Stein, S Liddle, L Brown, G by Ref Hamptons Little Neck Dittrick, D Sutton, D Rimland, D 390 D K W Realty Co

983,000 705,000 1,170,035 903,600 6,200,000 2,100,000 4,107,547 6,300,000*

15 Forrest Dr 30 Cooper Ln 138 North Rd 240 Montauk Hwy, #2 21 Sweet Briar Rd 99 Magee St 52 Wooley St 410 Ox Pasture Rd

Gazza, B Q ManagementProperts

Halsey,G by Exrs Destino III, R

1,500* 1,832,300

1954 Deerfield Rd&35-2-44 972 Noyack Path

Hope, I Welson, R & S Rausch, L & S

Freeman, K Mirell, E & J Buchinski, R & S

245,000 690,000 610,000

704A Patrick St 11 North Quarter Rd 24 Station Rd

Richert,T & Primm,R Dosik, D & J Brodman, J & L

Kassner, R Roth, J & I Jabour, J & M

525,000 3,160,000 2,040,000

61 Peters Ln 713 Dune Rd 674 Dune Rd

Vaccarella, L & T Wick, A Bet,W & Zwick Bet,S

Jung, R & J Bren, R Coia-Meo, G & J

600,000 1,275,000 648,000

1800 Evergreen Dr 430 W Creek Ave 2105 Country Club Dr

Hafer, S

Kimball, O

875,000

818 Main St

Reardon, J & K

Turner, R & T

390,000

1525 Albo Dr

Vahey, R & M Wickham, J & C Factory AvenuePrtnrs

Barker,G&Canselier,S DeAngelo, M & M Racanelli, S & J

615,000 510,000 415,000

4465 Wickham Ave 2080 Elijahs Ln 1480 Factory Ave

Bertelsen, A Jerome, T & G Timms, M & Ganci, D

Evans, U Brandstetter,L byExr Tully, P & C

471,000 450,000 460,000

145 Founders Path 1645 Brigantine Dr 2460 Paradise Shores Rd

Source: Suffolk Research Service, Inc., Hampton Bays, NY 11946 * -- Vacant Land

FEATURED PROPERTY

A STUNNING RESIDENCE | $1,895,000 Remsenburg Exclusive this amazing modern sleek home features a floor plan that includesopen living room with fireplace and soaring ceilings, fabulous gourmet kitchen and dining area, den, media room with gas fireplace, master bedroom joined by 2 additional guestsuites. Lower level finished with 2 guest rooms and bath. Outdoor entertaining area surrounded by a sparkling heated gunite pool, hot tub, & tennis court. Ideal for entertaining in style. WebID 609188

LISA PERFIDO 631.258.0184 lisap@nestseekers.com

|

SUZANNE SIENKIEWICZ 516.885.7391 suzannes@nestseekers.com

© 2016 Nest Seekers International. All rights reserved. Licensed Real Estate Broker NY, FL, CA Nest Seekers International fully supports the principles of the Fair Housing Act and the Equal Opportunity Act. All material presented herein is intended for informational purposes only and has been compiled from sources deemed reliable. Though information is believed to be correct, it is presented subject to errors, omissions, changes or withdrawal without notice.

NEW YORK

HAMPTONS

NEW JERSEY

MIAMI

BEVERLY HILLS

LONDON

NestSeekers.com

IN THE NEWS

ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

REAL ESTATE

THE INDEPENDENT • Traveler Watchman

www.indyeastend.com

Rumrunner Home

September 21, 2016

330 Montauk Highway, Wainscott • 62 Hampton Road, Southampton 631-725-1379 / 631-287-0583 www.rumrunnerhome.com

25

26

September 21, 2016

www.indyeastend.com

THE INDEPENDENT • Traveler Watchman

INDEPENDENT

REAL ESTATE

ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

IN THE NEWS

SPORT S

Hoop Legend Heading To East Hampton?

By Rick Murphy

The reign of Jesse Shapiro as East Hampton High School head basketball coach literally ended before it began when he resigned from the post last week.

But East Hampton may not have to search very hard to come up with a replacement – one of the greatest basketball coaches who ever lived.

Shapiro, who was an All-County

performer for Bonac a decade ago, told school officials he couldn’t find a full time job on the East End. Larr y Brown, who abruptly resigned as head coach at Southern Methodist University despite the fact that he turned the basketball program around and returned the school to NCAA relevance, just so happens to be available. In fact, he told a reporter last week that he

is thinking about contacting East Hampton to discuss the coaching vacancy.

Brown is the only coach in history to win an NCAA championship and an NBA championship.

He led Kansas to the national title in 1988 and won the NBA Championship with the Detroit Pistons in 2004. Brown is the only coach to lead eight different teams

Independent / Courtesy Southern Methodist University

Cover Raising and Locating Trained, Qualified and Courteous Drivers

into the NBA playoffs and he is a member of the Basketball Hall of Fame.

Brown, only five-foot nine, was born and raised in Brooklyn and was an All-American at North Carolina.

He played professionally in the American Basketball Association.

He has kept a home in East Hampton and appeared for fundraisers like Hoops 4 Hoops and other charities.

Brown is a controversial figure to be sure, often walking away from jobs in the middle of a contract. The Knicks fired him in 2006 after only one season after repeated clashes with James Dolan, the team’s owner.

Brown resigned from SMU in the middle of a long-term contract after being sanctioned by the NCAA. Shapiro has extensive coaching experience at all levels. He is a coFounder of FastBreak Kids and grew it from a fledging program in 2005 to the biggest basketball program for kids in the metro area.

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

He most recently was the assistant varsity basketball coach at the Dwight School, an independent school that has won state titles in the last two years.

Whether you’re having a party and need an emergency pump out or you own a business and need pumping on a regular basis, Schenck’s cesspool service has you covered by offering the same fantastic service you have come to know since 1902.

WE’VE GOT YOUR BACK.

631-324-0142 • www.schenckfuels.com

www.indyeastend.com

Your Doodie is Our Duty.

24 Hour Emergency Service We always have a local driver on call.

Preventative Maintenance is a MUST Don’t call when it’s too late! Service contracts are available!

Residential & Commercial Services Available.

Experience Schenck’s White Glove Service.

IN THE NEWS

ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

REAL ESTATE

THE INDEPENDENT • Traveler Watchman

www.indyeastend.com

September 21, 2016

27

Westhampton Bombs Comsewogue To Go 2-0

By Rick Murphy

Dylan Laube had a great season, tallying eight touchdowns.

Check that – the season is only in its infancy: Laube has scored eight times in two games!

The Westhampton senior scored five touchdowns Friday night and thrilled the home crowd with one of the most electrifying performances in county history.

Laube set a school record for rushing with 307 yards on only 16 carries, and they came in large chunks: a 47 yard run gave his team a 13-7 lead early in the second quarter, and a 75 yard scamper late in the same stanza made it a 27-13 affair.

Comsewogue closed with eight before Laube took off again, this time from 56 yards out. His 57yard run late in the third gave the Hurricanes an insurmountable lead.

He also scored from three yards out.

The final was 42-27, moving the ‘Canes into first place in Division III. Liam McIntyre added 102 yards in only nine carries including a 74-yarder early in the third. East Islip comes to Westhampton Friday; kickoff is 6 PM. The North Fork rides on. The combined team from Greenport, Mattituck, and Southold high schools, competing in Division IV, won its second straight, going on the road to knock off Center Moriches (38-14) Saturday.

The Porters used its three-headed monster in the offensive backfield to upend the Red Devils.

Keegan Syron, one of the league’s most explosive players, set the tone

Emergency Services for Cesspools Sewers Drains Dry Wells

Anytime Any Day

631-395-9888

Senior Citizens Discount Available

www.environmentalsvc.com

early, breaking free on a 70-yard run to open up the scoring.

Sean Sepnoski powered in from three out to make it 18-0 in the second and Jake Skrezec sealed the deal with a 61-yard blast in the fourth.

Syron ended with 197 yards on only 10 carries and Skrezec went off for 112 on only three carries.

The locals go upisland to take on Glenn Saturday at 3:30.

Southampton, winless last season, scored a huge victory Saturday by capturing the mythical

Hamptons Bowl. The Mariners were desperately clinging to a 7-6 lead as the seconds ticked down and archrival East Hampton drove down the field poised to score the gamewinning touchdown.

Enter Shaundell Crumpton, whose jarring tackle caused a

fumble to end the threat.

Adonis Hutchins scored the lone touchdown for the winners (1-1) who play at Bayport/Blue Point Saturday at 1 PM. East Hampton gets Wyandanch at home Saturday under the lights: kickoff is slated for 7 PM.

BA BA BOOEY!

28

September 21, 2016

www.indyeastend.com

THE INDEPENDENT • Traveler Watchman

FANTASY SP

By Skippy Brown

RTS

Oy Those Handcuffs!

Handcuffs are like a little brother that your mother makes you take everywhere you go. No one really wants him around but as much as you complain you do what your mother says.

That’s the same thing about handcuffs. The experts always warn you to make sure you grab the handcuff for your Tier One running backs on Draft Day. But many of you ignore us. Now, some of you will have to pay the price.

At least seven running backs went down in Week 2, including two legit Tier Ones and a couple of borderline Twos. That means, unless you drafted their backups (yes, a backup is a handcuff) you are going to have to scramble to find a replacement.

The most significant player who is out for the foreseeable future is Adrian Peterson, who led the league in rushing last season. We don’t know the extent of his injury yet,

but it looked significant.

Jerick McKinnon is an intriguing handcuff, but the feeling in some quarters is the Vikings view him as an every-down back. That leaves Matt Asiata to do the grunt work, and he is not an enticing Fantasy option.

Doug Martin, who was second in the league in rushing last season, also went down. His handcuff, Charles Sims, is a better receiver than runner, which means he’ll be the one who carries the ball nine times for 24 yards. Jacquizz Rodgers, a career backup, is next in line.

There are three ways to replace an injured player. In some leagues, like Yahoo, the team with the worst record gets its pick of free agents.

In some leagues, each team is given a budget and must make a blind bid. Historically, Tier One handcuffs command top dollar when the star player goes down, so unless you are prepared to bid almost all of your allotted money

Sports Sponsored by

Give us a Call Before Problems Arise

A to Z Auto Radiator & Air Conditioning

1040A Hortons Ln, Southold, NY 11971 Auto, Truck, Industrial Equipment & RV Cooling, Heating & A/C Systems Mention you saw us in The Independent

Bob Andruszkiewicz

(Prop.)

Phone: 631-765-6849 • Fax: 631-765-6847 email: HvyResQ1@aol.com

Winter Leagues Now Forming

REAL ESTATE

ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

you want win the bid. In our opinion it’s too early in the season to go hog wild on a replacement player – there will be a lot more injuries, and it’s best to save the money for later.

The third way to replace an injured player is by finding a trading partner; with so many injuries to running backs this week it will likely be next to impossible to find a team with an extra one.

The other significant Week 2 running back injuries and their handcuffs (in parenthesis) are listed in no particular order: J o n a t h a n S t e w a r t ( Fo z z y Whitaker) Thomas Rawls (Christine Michael) D a n n y Wo o d h e a d ( M e l v i n Gordon) Ameer Abdullah (Theo Riddick) Arian Foster (Jay Ajayi) Among these, Gordon and Michael are already owned in more than 90 percent of leagues because they were splitting time with the starter. Riddick is a sensational receiver coming out of the backfield and PPR gold; in a standard league we question how many times he will carry the ball. Ajayi was supposed to

be the starter but Foster outplayed him; this may be his time to shine.

Whitaker is no superstar but he’ll be playing for Carolina, which figures to be in the lead in most games. Thus, he will get his share of carries.

What should you do? We’d try for Ajayi if Foster were indeed going to miss significant time. I wouldn’t go overboard for Whitaker – it seems every time he gets a chance to start he screws it up.

The most intriguing thing about the Woodhead injury is that San Diego’s top receiver, Keenan Allen, went down last week. Woodhead catches a ton of balls, so look to grab another San Diego receiver on the cheap, maybe Tyrell Williams.

Want a deep sleeper? Dwayne Washington, the Detroit running back, may be given a chance to tote the rock, saving Riddick for passing downs. He won’t cost much and if he pans out he’ll be a steal.

The season is young. Don’t panic.

If you really need a running back check the touches of every backup in the league and grab whoever has the most, and meanwhile try to make some trades.

Genuine Mont Blanc Pens and Accessories for Sale Excellent Condition 4 Pens with Cases: • Meisterstuck “Fat” Fountain Pen • Meisterstuck Rollerball Pen • Meisterstuck Mechanical Pencil • Slimline Rollerball Pen with Leather Holder Accessories: • Meisterstuck Desk Stand for “Fat” Fountain Pen • Meisterstuck Leather Pocket Carry case • Meisterstuck Key Fob

EAST HAMPTON INDOOR TENNIS

631.537.8012

175 Daniels Hole Rd., Wainscott • www.ehit.ws

$350 $175 $175 $100 $250 $50 $50

TOTAL PACKAGE PRICE - $999 or best offer Sold s\eparately or as a package

Call: 917-744-1447 / e-mail: sheldonkawer@aol.com SINCE 1979

S CARTING ’ E D CO R .

FO

Jr. and Adult Clinics Private Lessons Court Time and more Inquire Within

8 Indoor / 20 Outdoor / 2 Platform Courts

IN THE NEWS

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

IN THE NEWS

ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

REAL ESTATE

THE INDEPENDENT • Traveler Watchman

Coast Guard Auxiliary News

By Vincent Pica

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

Vessel Afire!

It would seem to me that one of the most frightening circumstances to be caught in is a boat afire. It is loaded with high-octane fuel creating toxic smoke; using water to fight the fire can sink the boat; leaving the boat may entail going into another hostile environment – cold and unforgiving water.

It doesn’t sound like there are many, if any, good alternatives. Also, fire prevention professionals quote that on average a fire will double in area every five minutes. At that rate, it wouldn’t take long to engulf an entire boat. Time is of the essence and it is highly unlikely that anyone can get to you in time to assist in the fire suppression. You and your crew, most likely, are it.

Causes Of Fires According to many studies such as those conducted by entities such as BOAT/US, surprisingly, the engine is not the most likely source of fires on boats – electricity is.

More than half of boat fires (55%) start with wiring or appliance failures. Next come fires started by an overheated engine but they are less than half as likely (24%). Less than 10% of boat fires (8%) start with a fuel leak. Of course, those can reach catastrophic proportions if the fire backs up into the tank itself. The rest is a mixed bag of miscellaneous – a dropped match, stove spills, flare “slag” landing on the boat, etc.

An electrical fire such as the one that starts from a frayed/chafed wire is very different from one that is fed by a malfunctioning inverter or generator. The first is going to act like someone was smoking in bed – material is aflame but not being fed by the electricity itself. Still, it counts as the cause of the fire.

Types Of Fire Extinguishers First, fire extinguishers themselves are classified into “A,” “B,” and “C” types. (There is a type “D” for chemical/combustible metals fires such as would be created by the magnesium in a flare. I have never

seen it successfully used before the flare involved surrounding materials. Get the flare off the boat [let the fish below deal with it] and then deal with the fire.)

The easiest way to remember what the extinguishers are used for is thus: “A” – the fire creates ash – paper, bedding, clothes, wood, etc.

“B” – the subject afire can boil – “POLs” or petroleum, oils and lubricants.

“C” – a charge runs through it – electronic equipment.

They also come in sizes (pounds of suppressant). For the private boater, size 1 (I) or 2 (II) are the most common and manageable.

The question is really, “How many do I need for my size boat?”

And the answers are: • All power boats, except outboards, less than 26 feet and of open construction must carry one B-I, U. S. Coast Guard approved fire extinguisher.

• All power boats 26 feet to less than 40 feet must carry two B-I or one B-II U. S. Coast Guard approved fire extinguishers.

• Vessels 40 feet to less than 65 feet must carry three B-I or one B-II and 1 B-I U. S. Coast Guard approved fire extinguishers.

• Larger vessels must adhere to federal regulations about automatic fire-suppression systems in enclosed spaces.

What are the suppressants and what is best for my boat might be the next set of logical questions.

As would seem obvious to even the casual reader, carbon dioxide (CO2) is one suppressant.

It smothers the fire by withholding oxygen from the “fuel-oxygen-heat” equation. CO2 has one not-soobvious drawback. If you use it on a type-B fire, the high pressure of the CO2 coming out of the canister may very well spread the fire. So, hold CO2 aside.

Another suppressant type is “dry chemical.” It can handle “A,” “B,” and type-“C” fires, but it also has a problem. The chemical suppressant tends to be corrosive

Read The Independent

Onlin

www.indyeastend.com

www.indyeastend.com

in a marine environment. (Yikes) So hold that dry chemical aside, too. What tends to be best, at least for “A” and “B” fires, is foam.

It smothers the fire like a blanket.

The foam is water-based so the use of it on an electrical fire (“C”) can be problematic as it may give a medium for the electricity to reach the salver – you!

Of course, in a private boat such as found in our area, a foam extinguisher will work just fine for your chart plotter that shorted out. I just wouldn’t use it in an environment where a generator is putting out high voltage power to a large vessel with a myriad of electronic needs such as A/C, TV, radar, microwave oven, refrigerator, etc. That much juice is clearly something you don’t want to be in the middle of.

Storing The Extinguishers I keep them where I can get to them – plus the sleeping berths. If you awake to a fire, you may have to fight your way out of it. Every other extinguisher should be kept in a convenient place – near the galley but not in it, near the engine but not within the engine space, etc.

Use common sense.

Boat’s Afire, Now What?

Act quickly. If you have help

September 21, 2016

29

aboard, use it. Have someone turn the boat so the fire is downwind and proceed ahead as slowly as possible to maintain steerage. This will buy you time as the fire can’t fight its way upwind easily.

Have the helmsman call the USCG on VHF-16. Get the “rescue starts now” clock going. While reaching for the fire extinguishers, yell, “Everybody into lifejackets!” If you do have to abandon ship, you are prepared.

Aim the fire extinguisher at the base of the flame, not the flames themselves. You are seeking to smother the source of the fire, not the flames per se. Move the fire extinguisher back and forth across the source of the flame to spread the coverage. If the fire has a source such a flowing charge or liquid, and you can get to a shut-off valve, shut it off and starve the fire.

The Coast Guard won’t get there in time to stop the fire – but they will task someone or something to get there in time to fish you out of the water if you have to abandon ship.

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.”

LIFE INSURANCE Competitive Rates Term 10-20-30 year Universal Life Whole Life Call for a Free Proposal 866.964.4434 Ask for Kevin Lang

30

September 21, 2016

www.indyeastend.com

THE INDEPENDENT • Traveler Watchman

REAL ESTATE

ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

IN THE NEWS

On The Water Stripers Coming, Fluke Leaving Shinnecock Bay As we wrap up another fluke season this week action has been tough to find.

Best option has been working the basket and east channels with spearing, squid gulp or even better some fresh peanut bunker. A few fish have made it to the box but good reports have been tough to come by. Lots of cocktail blues chasing bait around the bay. Tins are the best bet here.

Peconic Bay Good reports of porgies continue

The Independent proudly presents our 24th Annual survival guide to .....

The Hamptons 2016

FILM FESTIVAL A Very Special Publication with Distribution to Hundreds of EAST END LOCATIONS

All Ads Printed in 4 color

AD RATES - ALL ADS IN COLOR! SIZE Double Truck .....................1000.00 Back Page..............................750.00 Inside Cover .........................675.00 Full Page ................................550.00 1/2 Page .................................390.00 1/4 Page .................................195.00 ADVERTISING DEADLINE: September 29

Call The Independent for Space Reservation and Additional Information 631-324-2500 - www.indyeastend.com

Appearing on our Website and in our October 5th issue

over at Jessups and Rogers Rock. The weakfish are still in these areas too, also up in Rose’s Grove. Kingfish are in play too.

Ocean The fluke bite has been tough for most but a few sharpies have had some make it to the box. Best option on the fluke as the season comes to a close is target the reef. While fluking with one hand target some seabass with the other. Plenty of seabass on the reef. Lots of fish in the 13-14 inch range but there are enough keepers to stick it out. Clams and squid will do just fine. Want to increase your odds, try one of our specialty seabass rigs. Albies have been running around outside and have even taken a few fluke baits.

Shinnecock Inlet Albies have been the main focus this past week with each day getting better. Most action has been on the beginning of the incoming tide on the east jetty. The lure preference changes daily. Deadly Dicks, Cripple Herring, Pline Jigs, Hogy Epoxy Jigs all will do the job. Bluefish have been blitzing in the inlet too. The best bit of news is that the mullet are showing signs of moving out and the bass should be on them. The guys targeting bass in the dark from the jetty have done decently on bucktails and swim shads. Boaters drifting live eels not as good but picking a few fish.

Shinnecock Canal Snappers, cocktail blues, porgies, kingfish and schoolie striped bass have all been in the canal. Blues and bass best at dawn and dusk.

Ponquogue Bridge Lots of action during the day.

One customer had a great day over the weekend catching a bit of everything including, porgies, fluke, bass, blues and seabass. The night stalkers have done well with the bass on artificials and fresh shad.

Ocean Beaches The beaches east of the inlet have seen a few more fish than the west. A few bass have been taken to 30 inches on the night tides and schoolies on bucktails at dawn and dusk. A few fluke around too on the bars. Albies have come close enough to the beach for a few to hook up.

The east jetty of Shinny seems to be the best bet this week.

Capt. Scott Jeffrey East End Bait & Tackle 170 East Montauk Highway Hampton Bays, NY 11946

IN THE NEWS

ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

REAL ESTATE

THE INDEPENDENT • Traveler Watchman

www.indyeastend.com

September 21, 2016

31

On The Water

Fresh Bait • Boat Outfitting • Custom Rods • Rod & Reel Repair 288 E. Montauk Hwy, Hampton Bays 631-594-3336 Fax: 631-594-3338

Whitewateroutfitters.net

To Advertise call 324-2500

To Advertise call 324-2500

To Advertise call 324-2500

new suzuki outboards in stock expert repairs on all makes and models

Motorcycles Marine watercraFt

To Advertise call 324-2500

134 Springville Rd. Hampton Bays NY

• slips starting at $1,400 • High & dry service available • dockage, Parts & service on all personal watercraft & Jet boats • authorized Mercruiser repower center • Fiberglass & Gelcoat repairs www.ponqpower.com

631-723-1126

Brian Johnston

Greg Johnston

32

Wines & Spirits

September 21, 2016

www.indyeastend.com

REAL ESTATE

THE INDEPENDENT • Traveler Watchman

ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

IN THE NEWS

mpton Bays a H

FREE DELIVERY From Hampton Bays To Montauk

($200 Minimum) 5 or more cases call by Thursday 5pm Saturday Delivery HOURS M-Thurs: 9AM - 7:30PM • Fri & Sat: 9AM - 8:30PM • Sunday 12PM - 6PM Johnnie Titos Malibu Stoli Platinum Walker Vodka Handmade Rum 7X Vodka 12 Year Old BLUE

Glenfiddich

Chopin Vodka

750ML

Mag.

49.99

2-$60

Kettle One Vodka

Isle of Skye

Vodka

750 ML

185

$

29.99

$

35.

$

99

124.

$

99

21.$ 99

$

2- 40

Mag.

Mag.

Mag.

Mag.

55.99

Jack Daniels Mag.

46.99

Double Cross Vodka 750ML

29.

99

18.

$

99

Glenlivet 12 Year 750 ML

43.99

$

Glenmorangie

34.

$

38.99

$

59.

99

99

Knob Creek

38.

$

Makers Mark

Liter

99

Mag.

22.99

21.99

Johnny Walker 750ML

79.99

$

Cutty Sark Mag

29.99

$

.

34.99

$

Bacardi

Mag.

1-$24.99 2-$42 3-$60 2 FOR

$Grey Goose

50

Mag

49.

99

750 ML

39.

99

Tanqueray

750 ML

99

39.

$

Mag.

99

8 year Scotch

49.

$

Mag.

99

Belvedere Mag.

49.

$

99

Johnnie Walker

Baker’s Bourbon

(4-200 ml bottles) Includes Blue Label

7 year Old Bourbon 750 ml.

Collection

99.99

$

DeLeon Reposado

$

Mag.

Mag.

$

46.99

$

Goslings Black Rum

Skyy Vodka Mag.

23.$

$

99

2- 40

DeLeon Platinum 750 ML

36. $ 79.99

$

30.

$

.

$

Mag.

$

99

750 ML

Single Malt Whisky

$

$

19.

$

Canadian Club

$

$

39.99

750ML

Dewars White Label

Oban

750ML

Aviation Gin

Milagro Silver

Platinum 750ML

19.

99

49.99

$

Mag.

Clan MacGregor Whiskey

Mag.

$

99

3 Olives Vodka

Famous Grouse

Bulleit Bourbon

$

69.

$

Mag.

99 29.

39.99

$$

Pinnacle Vodka

99

$

Johnny Walker Gold

Mag Mag.

Boodles Gin

29.

$

12.99

.

Mag.

Mag.

$

Johnnie Walker BLACK

Johnnie Walker RED Mag.

Mag.

99

Mag.

22.

$

Liter

99

Smirnoff Vodka

Mag.

1-$21.99ea.

2-$20.99ea.

3-$19.99ea.

We will match any of our local competitors’ coupons presented at the time of purchase!

Wine 750 ML 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 Sterling Vintners Chard ........... 8.99 Simi Chardonnay .................. 14.99 Kim Crawford Sauv. Blanc..... 12.99 Sterling Meritage .................... 9.99 Crane Lake ...................2 for 10.00 Ecco Domani Pinot Grigio .......8.99 Da Vinci Chianti Reserva .....19.99 2 for 35 Chateau Ste. Michelle Chard .10.99 Chateau Ste. Michelle Riesling 9.99 Coppola Rosso ... 9.99 or 2 for 18 Cupcake (all types).................9.99

FREE Wine Tasting

Fri & Sat • 4-7 PM

Santa Margarita Pinot Grigio21.99 Bogle Chard ............................ 8.99 Bogle Cabernet ....................11.99 Bogle Pinot Noir...................11.99 Bogle Merlot ..........................9.99 Cornin Pouilly-Fuisse ............24.99 Whispering Angel Rosé ........18.99 Minuty Rosé .........................18.99 Domaines Ott Rosé......... 3 for 120 Nozay Sancerre 16.99 3 for 40.00 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 BV Napa Cabernet ...............15.99 BV Tapestry .........................34.99

Wine Magnums Lindemans (all varieties) ......... 9.99

Beringer White Zin .................. 9.99 Frontera (all types) ...6 for 7.99each Monkey Bay Sauvignon Blanc16.99 Yellowtail (all var).6 for 10.99 each Ca'Donini Pinot Grigio ........... 11.99 Il Giardino PG ....................... 12.99 Fetzer (all varieties)................. 9.99 Woodbridge...........6 for10.99 each Barefoot (all types) .......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

Sparkling

Cristalino Brut ................... 8.99 Veuve Clicquot ................ 42.99 La Marca Prosecco . ............. 12.99 Riondo Prosecco 11.99 2 for 20 90+ Prosecco .... 11.99 2 for 20 JCB Brut & J. Rosé ...16.99 each Roederer Estate Brut ....... 19.99 Laurent-Perrier Brut ........35.99 Laurent-Perrier Rosé .......75.99 Not responsible for typographical errors.

Subject to Inventory Depletion All Prices expire 10/5/16

Check us Out On Facebook for Coupons & Discounts!

Hampton Bays Town Center (Next to King Kullen) • 46 East Montauk Highway

631-728-8595

15% OFF Mixed Wine Case Discount