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Birding for Adults program, Early Spring Migration – In Search of Cavity-Nesting Birds with Joe Giunta in Sag Harbor at 8 AM on Sunday.

“We at SoFo are very excited to host our 11th annual Earth Day Weekend Celebration,” said Frank Quevedo, Executive Director of the Museum. “For SoFo, Earth Day is every day of the year, and we are happy to offer this special group of programs that reflect our goal to raise environmental awareness by providing the tools for all of us to become caring and responsible stewards of our planet.”

Saturday will see an open house at SoFo. Programs will include a Beach Cleanup at Sag Harbor’s Long Beach at 8 AM, a Nature Paddle at Big Fresh Pond in Southampton at 10 AM, a live animal show at the museum with Jungle Bob and his Live Animal Extravaganza at 2 PM. At 10:30 AM, Ken Parker, the Seneca Native Plant Consultant

Senator Gaylord Nelson from Wisconsin came up with the idea of a national day to focus on the earth following a massive oil spill in Santa Barbara, California in 1969.

On April 22, 1970, some 20 million Americans demonstrated in rallies held nationwide. And so, Earth Day was born.

This week, Earth Day celebrations across the East End abound. Below, find just a sampling.

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POLITICALLY CORRECT ZOMBIES ARE DESTROYING US It started with a joke someone emailed me. I thought it was funny and decided to print it in this column.

But then I thought about the P.C. zombies who have taken over our lives. I was going to hear from women’s groups, Facebook fascists, and humorless angry liberals who haven’t smiled since 1999.

Screw them all, I thought – here’s the joke: BARBIE DOLLS One day a father, on his way home from work, suddenly remembers that it’s his daughter’s birthday.

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Is it a silly joke? Is it an angry joke? Is it an offensive joke? How about it’s just a joke that made me laugh that I wanted to share with you.

I like to laugh and I’ve had it with humorless P.C. freaks.

So there you have it. Jokes aren’t jokes anymore. And no one – even the most liberal of the liberals – is free from criticism.

Bill de Blasio, the mayor of New York City and arguably one of the greatest putzes in this city’s history, used the old term C.P. Time (“Colored People Time”) in a skit he performed with Hillary Clinton at an annual New York City press dinner. It was a joke, a bad joke,

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Is ever yone forgetting that de Blasio has a wife of 22 years, Chirlane McCray, who is AfricanAmerican, and two biracial children?

Heck, his son’s afro is what got him elected. Since 77 percent of blacks think he is doing a good job, you can bet de Blasio is having his son tease his hair into the mother of all afros so that he can do a commercial aimed at blacks when he runs for re-election next year.

But this country is going to hell because for every line . . . for every joke . . . for every speech . . . there is a P.C. Nazi waiting to be offended.

The P.C. not only have taken the fun out of life, they’ve even taken the fun and the spontaneity out of sex. Nothing is natural anymore.

Young people used to meet in college, make out, and go to bed.

That’s what 17- and 18- and 19- and 20-year-olds do.

Now if you go to college you are subject to something called “affirmative consent” by your partner.

The rule is: “Affirmative consent must be ongoing throughout sexual activity and can be revoked at any time.”

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SHE: Yes, of course I do, but you didn’t say “May I?” The P.C. mafia is everywhere on every issue. Read this from the Daily Mail: “The University of Tennessee has told its staff and students to stop calling each other ‘he,’ ‘she,’ ‘him’ and ‘her’ – and to start referring to one another with terms like ‘xe,’ ‘zir’ and ‘xyr’ instead. The Knoxville branch of the public university, which has 27,400 students, sent a memo round to its members filled with unusual new parts of speech to avoid referring to anybody’s gender. According to a gay rights official at the university, the new language regime will make the university ‘welcoming and inclusive’ and stop people feeling ‘marginalized.’”

Donna Braquet, a gay rights official at the university, wrote the guidelines, which were sent to the entire university.

Rickey Hall, vice chancellor for diversity and inclusion, pointed out that many schools across the country have efforts to introduce gender-neutral pronouns.

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Island is ground zero for painful and severe impacts caused by rising sea levels, more frequent and forceful storms, mainland flooding, changes in rain patterns impacting crops and vineyards, and acidification of our estuaries and ocean.

Solid waste is another quiet, but imperative, challenge lurking in the dark. We are an island with limited space. Garbage, construction debris, yard waste, mulch, and composting materials are all aspects of our waste stream that are not being managed properly. Yet, planning for the proper management of this waste is non- existent.

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Earth Day Thoughts

By Adrienne Esposito

The environmental movement has significantly grown and evolved since the first Earth Day celebrated in 1970. I first started working as an “environmentalist” in the 80’s.

(Please don’t do the math.)

In those days, that term was mistakenly equated with “radical activism” and somehow evoked images of hippies, love beads, Volkswagen buses, and peace signs. Environmentalism wasn’t a respected career option. I grew up in a home with a strict Italian father and can assure you that a hippie lifestyle was off the table.

In fact, for the first several years I worked as an environmentalist, my parents would frequently inquire as to “when are you going to get a real job?” But over the last 30 years, there has been a dramatic change in public perception, understanding and support for protecting our environment.

Today, polls show over 80 percent of the public consider themselves environmentalists and the vast majority place a strong value on clean water, clean air, and healthy soils. But, has all this advancement in public support translated into progress? Well, yes and no.

Some good news: Now we have critically important federal laws to protect us, The Clean Water Act, The Clean Air Act, The Safe Drinking Water Act, and more.

Locally, public support has been the driving force behind Suffolk County and the East End Town’s actions to preserve open space and farmland in unprecedented numbers.

Land preservation programs have maintained a clean water supply and our rural character, which also enriches the tourism industry. Suffolk County is rapidly advancing the evaluation of new septic technologies to replace the antiquated ones fouling our waters.

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This is all much-needed progress.

The bad news is that critical challenges remain and we need to continue the fight for a clean, healthy environment. We still have elected leaders who don’t “believe” climate change is real. This is not a faith-based debate. We are not asking them to believe in Santa Clause or the Tooth Fairy, this is science. Most times I want to ask, “Do you believe in gravity? DNA? Nanoscience?”

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We need to recycle more, stop using pesticides and fertilizers on our lawns, dispose of unwanted pharmaceutical drugs safely, bring our own bags to the grocery store, support offshore wind power, and fight to ensure comprehensive remediation of toxic waste sites.

Earth Day is important for us to remember that no matter our political affiliation, income, religion, or any of the things that can potentially divide us; we are all sharing this island. We need to work together to protect our island home. It’s not always easy, cheap or convenient. But it is always worth doing.

Adrienne Esposito is the executive director of the Citizens Campaign for the Environment, an 80,000 member organization dedicated to increasing public participation and influence in environmental campaigns.

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Thiele stated, “It is clear that real estate sales on the East End continue to be in strong. In addition, the increase over last year’s revenues can be attributed to the weather.

Last year’s harsh winter depressed real estate activity in January and February. Comparatively, this year’s more seasonal weather did not hamper sales. Finally, the towns are well positioned to extend the fund for an additional 20 years and add water quality protection to land preservation in our efforts to protect the East End’s community character. A referendum on the extension and water quality amendments could be held in 2016.”

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Longtime board member Sandra K. Novick has been elected as Chair of Peconic Landing’s Board of Trustees.

Novick is a marketing executive with expertise in branding, strategic planning, and market research. She has served as the senior marketing officer at the Suffolk County National Bank since 2009, a position she will be retiring from in early May 2016.

An active member of Peconic Landing’s Board of Trustees since 2003, Novick serves as head of the nonprofit’s Board Marketing Committee and a member of the Board’s Strategic Planning Committee. During her tenure, she helped guide marketing efforts vital to maintaining high occupancy throughout the community and securing financing for Peconic Landing’s $44 million expansion, set for a grand opening this week.

Peconic Landing broke ground on the $44 million expansion in September 2014. The not-for-profit organization added the East End’s first memory support neighborhood, as well as a state-of-the-art shortterm rehabilitation center and updates to its award-winning skilled nursing center. The expansion also includes 46 new apartments for residential living and enhancements to its Community Center.

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On Saturday, the East Hampton Historical Farm Museum held its Gala Opening Day. The Museum, located at the corner of North Main and Cedar Streets, celebrated by sharing the flavor of the local way of life, between the 1880’s and 1930’s. The highlight was the honeybee demonstration by Deb Klughers of Bonac Bees.

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written business plans, visual presentations, websites, marketing materials and commercials to a panel of judges. The teams prepared for the event under the direction of business teacher Amy Demchak.

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Westhampton Beach Business Management teams participated in the annual Business Plan Competition sponsored by the Greater Westhampton Chamber of Commerce. Pictured (l-r): Greater Westhampton Beach Chamber of Commerce Board members Reeni Brill and Noelle Bass with students Shea Casey, Leigha Duncan, Ava Dawydiak, Corinne Hickey, Avery Lagattolla, Rachel Glover, Peter Sullival, Justin Andreoli, Jeff Dalder and chamber member Philip Grossman.

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Where Home Gardeners & Professionals Shop John Allan from Our Lady of the Hamptons R.C. School will be participating in the Regional Finals of the National History Bee.

Our Lady of the Hamptons Prep 7 student John Allan from Our Lady of the Hamptons R.C. School will be participating in the Regional Finals of the National History Bee on Tuesday. The National History Bee is a competition for students in grades five to eight that tests students’ knowledge of American and World History topics.

John scored the highest in the preliminary round of tests at his school, and then he went on to take an online exam from the National History Bee back in January. He was the only student in his school to make it to the competitive next round of the Bee. John, along with family and friends, will be traveling to Cedar Grove, New Jersey, to compete in buzzer rounds against other top ranking students in our area. If John makes it through the regional finals, he will go on to represent his school in the National Final in Chicago, IL, later this spring.

The entire school community at OLH wishes John the best of luck in next week’s Regional Finals competition, and we are all so proud of his accomplishments so far. His extensive knowledge of history is so impressive!

WHB High School Seven Westhampton Beach High School Business Management teams showcased their business smarts at the annual Business Plan Competition sponsored by the Greater Westhampton Chamber of Commerce. Three teams took home top awards and monetary prizes.

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Builders Classes The Town of East Hampton and the East End Council of the Long Island Builders Institute (LIBI) will host a series of continuing education classes designed to help builders satisfy town licensing requirements.

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The beach in Napeague that has been accessed by trucks for 60 years has become increasingly crowded. Just how crowded, and how often, is subject to debate – and pending litigation.

Beach Drivers’ Last Stand?

By Rick Murphy

It happened slowly, almost imperceptibly.

First, the incorporated villages began limiting the hours when trucks can drive on beaches during the summer season.

Then, waterfront homeowners in Southampton and East Hampton began testing the authority of their respective town trustees, who in theory at least have final say over what happens on miles of beaches in each township.

Then the courts began to rule that the Dongan Patents, which date back to the 1680s and grant town trustees their authority, aren’t as

cut and dried as they once seemed to be.

But for 200 or so East Hampton families and thousands of their supporters, the only thing that matters is what happening now: a determined effort to take their beach away.

“They call it the Truck Beach. We call it the Family Beach,” said East Hampton Town Supervisor Larry Cantwell. He was referring to a group of Amagansett homeowners who live in an oceanfront community adjacent to the beach in question.

“This beach has been a family beach going back to the 1950s,”

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Cantwell related. “Every Sunday was a family day. It’s a traditional use, and it’s been very consistent over the years.”

The trouble is, say the homeowners, the situation has spiraled out of control as more and more trucks and SUVs head to the beaches. And they’ve put their money where their mouths are. Homeowners filed a lawsuit that, if successful, will force the town to limit or ban vehicle traffic altogether. Oral arguments in the State Supreme Court Appellate Division begin this week.

About 4000 feet long, the Napeague beach is accessed only by

truck or by foot; there is no public parking lot. Therein is the rub – scores of trucks parked along the shore anger the property owners.

They argue in court filings that the town trustees have no authority over the beach beyond an easement to allow haulseining.

Stephen Angel of Esseks Hefter & Angel, representing the neighbors, filed the lawsuit in 2011.

It has survived through numerous motions and countermotions but is now set for trial this summer.

Angel said the trustees sold off the property in question, and it is a private beach now. “In March 1882 CONTINUED ON B-3.

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Rumors were flying in Southampton after officials refused to discuss the necessity for a closed-

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As reported in The Independent two weeks ago, Farina was in hot water after an X-Rated photograph circulated at the school was allegedly released by his former girlfriend. He was absent from the school all week.

Through his attorney, Farina denied the photograph of a male sexual organ is his; the picture does not show the subject’s face.

In addition, earlier this month Heather McCallion, the school board president, announced the district was hiring a law firm to investigate “allegations” against Farina.

That set tongues wagging. Some parents say the district is covering up a cheating scandal that may involve students whose parents are on the school board and that two students were suspended as a result.

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“There are no testing irregularities at Southampton,” she assured, although she declined to answer whether the State Education Department was investigating the school district.

The board hired Jaspan Schlesinger LLP of Garden City to look into the latest allegations against Farina. It is a multi-purpose firm that has represented school districts in the past.

That hiring is controversial in its own right. The New York Law Journal identified Steven Schlesinger as the managing partner of Jaspan Schlesinger LLP. According to Newsday, he is accused of funneling foundation funds under his care to organizations in which he had a personal stake or interest — including $1.25 million to the Jacob D. Fuchsberg School of Law at Touro College, where he is on the board of directors.

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CONTINUED FROM PAGE B-2. they sold a lot of land to [Arthur] Benson four or five miles from the eastern line of Napeague almost to Montauk. We represent the owners of the first 4000 or so feet.” (See accompanying article).

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Some locals fear if the homeowners prevail other beaches will be targeted – Maidstone Park Beach in Springs, another popular gathering spot for beach drivers, has also come under fire. In both cases opponents say the trucks pose a danger to bathers, especially children.

E a s t H a m p t o n To w n ( a n d Southampton, for that matter) has clashed with their trustees on occasions, but not in East Hampton, not this time. The two entities are splitting the cost of the litigation.

Cantwell, with complete agreement from the town board and trustees, is moving forward on another front as well, preparing to condemn the land to clear up any ownership issues – and maintain the current use.

“We have hired a condemnation attorney, an appraiser, and a surveyor. We’ll evaluate the cost and do a SEQUA review,” Cantwell said.

Cindi Crain, a founder of Safe Access For Everyone and the owner of a house at the beach, has emerged as a spokeswoman for those who want to regulate the truck traffic.

She also is a parent – she said her eight-year-old son was almost hit by a truck on one occasion.

Crain maintains condemnation will not save the beach, that if the court rules the plethora of vehicles and people creates a nuisance it has the authority to bar the current usage and eliminate the vehicles on the beach altogether, regardless of what entity owns it.

Anthony Tohill, a Riverheadbased attorney representing the town, said such a determination is feasible but not likely. “It’s very complicated, the concept of nuisance and condemnation. It is an abstract: the court would have to say using the beach is a nuisance.” More to the point though, Tohill said, is “No court has ever said that. Not at Jones Beach, not here.”

But the condemnation comes with some risk. The neighbors could question the agreed-upon price of the condemnation and challenge it in court.

In 1982, Ben Heller paid $5.9 million for Barcelona Neck property with the idea of building luxury housing and a championship golf course, but the state took it through eminent domain in 1989, offering him $15 million. The property lay

between two huge waterfront tracts that were owned by the state and the county. Heller then sued for $114 million, asserting that town officials conspired through rezonings, moratoriums, and delay on permit applications to drive down the value of the land.

In 1992 the state negotiated a $40 million settlement with Heller when it became apparent the court seemed to be leaning in his favor.

The settlement, paid by the state, stunned the town, which became wary of the condemnation process as a result.

Risk Involved “If we decide condemnation

is necessary we are prepared to proceed,” Cantwell said. “Everyone realizes the risk. We are going to be careful and deliberate.”

“They are using taxpayer dollars,” Crain pointed out. But the neighbors have deep pockets as well. “But we have people who feel passionately about this.”

Meanwhile, the sides continue to spar over exactly what transpires on the beach – if indeed the users constitute a nuisance.

“It’s really only eight days a year – Sundays in July and August,” said Nicole Castillo, a spokeswoman for Citizens for Access Rights (CfAR), a

grass roots movement dedicated to assuring local beaches remain open to vehicles.

Not so, said Crain. “There is more of everything. Holidays, weekends. More trucks, more people defecating and urinating.

It’s an incredible concentration of people.”

Crain pointed out that the town quickly took action at Indian Wells Beach and in Montauk when things got out of hand, but has looked the other way on the excesses at the beach in question. The two dueling groups, Access For Everyone and CONTINUED ON B-4.

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CONTINUED FROM PAGE B-3.

CfAR, have been using public forums to spar and sway public opinion.

The disagreement isn’t only pitting than the beach users and the neighbors whose properties abut it.

In some quarters it’s become locals versus newcomers, old values versus new money, Bubbies versus Hedge Fund Babies. The two sides come replete with photos bolstering their claims: one group shows a beach overrun with four-wheel drive vehicles; the other side distributes pictures of a near-virgin beach

with a family or two enjoying the tranquility.

Randy Steyert, 29, is a third generation user of the beach. “It’s part of the old way of life. The first thing I did when I moved back was get my beach driving permit.”

Steyert has a four-month old baby.

“You hook up with someone else with a baby and you don’t have to bring all your own junk.”

Seyvert isn’t aware of people on the beach going to the bathroom there. “There will be people on the beach whether trucks are allowed or not,” he pointed out.

Cantwell said families still gather

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there, a place where the kids can play with their friends and where moms can count on neighbors to keep on eye on the kids.

“Times have changed,” said Crain. “The way Grandpa Joe enjoyed the beach has no bearing now.”

A recent article in the New York Post about a company Crain owns, Virgin Bush Safaris, made a brief stir locally. “Crain’s company in Africa offers safari tours with 4-wheel drive vehicles - the exact thing she is trying to ban in the Hamptons,” Castillo said.

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at straws,” Crain countered. “My company is not exploitive, it’s about conservation. The money goes to anti-poaching efforts.”

The Benson Deed Napeague homeowners seeking to limit or ban truck traffic on the beach in front of their homes contend the East Hampton Town Trustees do not hold title to the land, though they retain the right to store nets and gear on the beach, presumably for the purpose of haulseining.

The Independent reviewed the document. Without detailed maps from the time in question, it is impossible to determine exactly what the East Hampton Town Trustees conveyed to Arthur W. Benson in a document dated March 15, 1882.

Fo r $ 13 7 5 t h e t r u s t e e s conveyed title to “all that certain tract of land lying at Napeague . . . beginning at common highwater on the Atlantic Ocean at the south . . . running thence north westerly to the road leading to Montauk . . .”

The line then takes a convoluted turn east “along said road to Montauk” to the “south east side of the land of Joshua B. Edwards.” Eventually, the lot line description starts back west, “to the south west lines of Lot Number 1 of Napeague Pines . . . to the west corner of the Lot of Thomas J. Mulford.”

The description states “then south westerly along highwater mark to the place of the beginning.” The deed apparently does not mention Napeague Lane , w hic h t h e l it i gan t s contend is the western boundary of the land sold to Benson by the trustees.

The deed was signed by Sineus C.M. Talmage, the president of the Town Trustees and notarized

by David Huntting.

The official records of the trustees are even more vague, but indicate the so-called Truck Beach may have been part of the deal. In “Journal of the Trustees” 1870-1897, page 71, it is reported that a sale to Benson for “all the common land on Napeague Beach below the highlands . . . starting at the foot of the highland on the Montauk Road running at a right angle with the Montauk Road and Montauk . . .”

The exact boundaries are not delineated.

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Appliances Stolen Three men, including two from Flanders, were charged with felony counts of burglary April 10 after Southampton Town Police said they robbed a house in North Sea. Police pulled over a U-Haul in Tuckahoe for a traffic infraction and an officer spotted brand new appliances in the truck. He contacted detectives, who arrived at he scene shortly after.

Christopher W. Stewart, 43, and Matthew R. Manzella, 27, of Flanders and Darnell W. Giles, 49, of West Babylon had allegedly lifted the loot from a home on North Sea-Mecox Road and also allegedly stole power tools from a construction site on Sebonac Road in Southampton.

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Last week I asked the guy why he does it. “They tell us to. I guess they are afraid some people will eat some of the cold cuts and not pay

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“NO, I mean, what kind of fish is it?”

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Dongan Patent Of East Hampton 1686 Thomas Dongan, Captain General, Governor-in-Chief and Vice Admiral of the Province of New York and its dependencies, issued scores of patents in the latter part of the 17 th century.

They were conceived to transfer ownership, governship and/ or certain rights from the mother country (His majestry’s England, et al) to local interests in various communities.

The Dongan East Hampton Patent of 1686 is most often cited locally, along with a similar one enacted for Southampton Town about the same time.

It reads, in part: “The Governor under his then Royal Majesty . . . did by a certain writing or Patent, under his hand and seal, bearing date the 13th of March, in the 19th year of his late Majesty’s Reign, and in the year of our Lord 1666, ratify, confirm and grant unto Mr. John Mulford, Justice of the Peace, Mr. Thomas Baker; Thomas Chatfield, Jeremiah Conklin, Stephen Hedges, Thomas Osborne, Senior, John Osborne, as Patentees for and in behalf of themselves and their associates, the freeholders and inhabitants of the town of East Hampton, situated, lying and being in the East riding of Yorkshire, upon Long Island, in the easternmost part of said Island, and to their heirs, successors and assigns, all that tract of land which already hath been or hereafter shall be purchased for and on behalf of the said town, whether from the Native Indian Proprietors or others within the bounds and limits hereafter set forth and expressed: that is to say there was bounds beginning from

the East limits of the bounds of Southampton, as they are now laid out and staked according to agreement and consent; so to stretch East to a certain Pond, which lies within the old bounds of the lands belonging to the Montauk Indians, commonly called Fort Pond; furthermore, to go on still East to the utmost extent of the Island; on the north they are bounded by the Bay, and on the South they are bounded by the Sea or main Ocean.

“All which said tract of Land within the bounds and limits before mentioned, and all or any plantation thereupon, from henceforth are to belong and appertain to the said town, and be within the jurisdiction thereof, together with all Havens, Harbors, Creeks, Quarries, Woodlands, Meadows, Pastures, Marshes, Waters, Lakes, Rivers, Fishing, Hawking, Hunting, and Fowling and all other Profits, Commodities, Emoluments and hereaditaments . . . TO HAVE AND TO HOLD “Now, Knoe Ye, that I, the said Thomas Dongan, by virtue of the power and authority to me derived from his most sacred Majesty aforesaid, and in pursuance of the same, for and in consideration of the Quitrent hereinafter reserved, and other good and lawful considerations me thereunto moving, have granted, ratified, released and confirmed, and by these presents to grant, ratify, release and confirm unto Thomas James, Capt. Josiah Hobart, Capt. Thomas Talmage, Lieut. John Wheeler, Ensign Samuel Mulford, John Mulford, Thomas Chatfield, senior, Jeremiah Conklin, Stephen Hand, Robert Dayton, Mr. Thomas Baker, and Thomas Osborn,

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First Overall The Riverhead High School’s Drill Team finished First Overall in the last Area Four Regional Drill Meet of the year at Rancocas Valley Regional

High School in Mount Holly, New Jersey. Thirteen schools and over 500 cadets from New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Delaware competed in seven events for the overall awards.

This was the last drill meet for the seniors and they went out in style with consistently strong performances across the board.

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Saturday’s Record Store Day at Innersleeve Records in Amagansett included live bands, WEHM radio broadcast, DJ sets and exclusive new vinyl releases made available only that day. The Glazzies and Memphis Crawl performed followed by MCA, Mister Lama, and a rotating cast of DJs. Visit www.InnersleeveRecords.com. class due to scheduled ACT tests, the rest of the unit picked up their game and performed extremely well despite the lack of competition experience

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Honored For Heroism Last week Suffolk County Legislator Bridget Fleming honored three Southampton Town Police Officers at the Legislature’s General Meeting. Legislator Fleming presented each officer with a Proclamation for their bravery, courage, and altruistic actions, which all resulted in a life being saved. Police Officer Erik Breitwieser, Kristian LoRusso, and Keith Phillips were the three recipients of the day’s honor.

Officer Breitwieser was honored for saving a person trapped in a burning car. Officer LoRusso was honored for reviving an unresponsive one-year-old infant, and Police Officer Philips was

honored for reviving a male overdosed on heroin. The officers were joined by Chief Robert Pearce and Southampton PBA President Kevin Gwinn.

“I am proud to have an opportunity to bring attention to the courageous and professional work of these three officers, and to give them the recognition they deserve,” said Legislator Fleming.

“We are fortunate on the East End to be served by outstanding local police departments.”

Chief Pearce praised the officers and thanked the Suffolk County Legislature for recognizing the officers for their outstanding work.

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(Left to right) STPD Chief Robert Pearce, Police Officers Erik Breitwieser, Kristian LoRusso, Keith Phillips, Legislator Bridget Fleming, and PBA President Kevin Gwinn.

Gwinn also thanked the Legislature for honoring the officers.

“The effort of these three Officers is a testament to the high caliber of policing here in Southampton Town and on the East End of Long Island,” said Gwinn.

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The SASF clinic staff volunteered their time and some of the costs were defrayed through an anonymous donor.

Advo-Cats is a Trap Neuter Release (TNR) program. Cats in the wild are humanely trapped, fixed, ear tipped for identification, vaccinated, and then released back into their colonies. Advo-Cats is modeled from the universal TNR programs, which foster compassion in communities while humanely decreasing cat populations.

“Spaying and neutering is important especially for those pet owners who allow their unneutered pets outside to roam.” said Advo-Cats Administrator Linda Goldsmith. “We are in need of donations and sponsors in order to continue our work.”

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Editorial Everyone Poops Just like the Japanese kid’s book says.

Citizens are up in arms about recent national legislation allowing genderneutral bathrooms, an opinion consistent with the Victorian notions that created sex-segregated facilities in the first place.

The question has, stupidly, become, “What about the children?”

Folks are worried that if a transgender individual is allowed to use a certain bathroom, our children are therefore endangered.

These are the same people that said, “Well if he can marry a man, what’s stopping him from marrying a goat?”

A recently proposed Indiana law would make it a crime for a person to enter a single-sex public restroom that does not match the person’s “biological gender,” defined in terms of chromosomes and sex at birth. According to a January article from The New Yorker, “the punishment could be up to a year in jail and a five thousand dollar fine.”

At East Hampton High School they’ve taken a strong stand in the fight to keep all students feeling safe and sound with a new gender-neutral bathroom unveiled earlier this year.

Last year the New York State Education Department issued the Guidance to School Districts Creating a Safe and Supportive School Environment for Transgender and Nonconforming Students, a follow up to the Dignity for All Students Act. The bathroom has become more than, err, a bathroom. It’s deemed a safe haven, a private, personal space free from all judgment and vulnerability. However the connecting thread of public bathrooms and deviant sexual behavior has been born again. Let us not forget that for the better part of the 20th century, gay sex was criminal and the bathroom was a site for clandestine sex among men.

It’s 2016, people. It’s really hard (at least for this writer) to come up with an account of why public bathrooms should be gender-segregated that does not rely on a gendered version of privacy and safety, that at the same time recapitulates “separate spheres” and sexual vulnerability.

Today, both men and women (and not assumed to be heterosexual only) are expected to function, amicably, at work, in a restaurant, at church, on the bus, and in school. Why is the john the last public place of gendered social separation? Why is it that the public bathroom is the only everyday institution left where separation by gender is the social norm?

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As I thought of this I reflected on the

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Surely there’ll be no Golden Parachute. But will that matter?

A “Silver Lining” will more than make up for their losses.

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operations we had and the parts we had replaced.

I made a big announcement that I had added a new doctor to my list. I now have a doctor for most parts of my body. I have an eye, skin, heart, urology (you know what he does) and a foot doctor. My new doctor is for my lungs. I also have an urgent care doctor and last, but not least, my most important doctor is my internal medicine GP who, when I tell her where I have pain or symptoms, she tells me which of my other doctors I should see.

I used to complain about the cost of my medical insurance when I was younger because we were very healthy and seldom went to doctors. But we are really getting our money’s worth now.

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Why the unusual level of excitement in this primary?

Judy Kron The first time I voted was in 1969 and I’ve never seen a primary people were so excited about. A friend said this is the first time in memory the NY primary vote will really count a lot in who will become the actual candidate. It’s so close. It hasn’t been decided yet.

Greg Wilson Certainly it’s a lot more emotional this year, given the differences in opinions. No one thought it would come to this point. Hillary thought she had it won but Bernie’s made it a contest. His supporters are very emotional about what he stands for. That partisanship is rampant through both parties this year.

Paul Brisman I’m a Swedish citizen, here for 20 years but I’m not allowed to vote. I think people are tired of politicians making promises. Republican or Democrat, it doesn’t seem like anyone is there for the people anymore.

Culture Swap Dear Editor, There have been two community forums recently to discuss changing the Southampton School District calendar. The change consists of removing Columbus Day and changing it to Indigenous People’s Day, or another name.

Two others and I attended both meetings, first, uninvited, and the second, invited at our request. The only other attendees at both meetings were members of the BOE, employees of the Southampton School District, members of the Anti-Bias Task Force, the NAACP, and the Shinnecock Nation.

If this is to be a democratic process, how is it that the BOE has not reached out to the residents of the district to attend?

Several members of the Anti-Bias Task Force have had a lot of input, but are not even residents and taxpayers of the Southampton School District!

As a concerned longtime Southampton School District resident and taxpayer, I ask, how is it right to replace one culture with another?

JOAN TUTT

Eating Sustainably Dear Editor, With the 47th annual observance of Earth Day just around the corner, this is a great time to explore more effective ways of slowing climate change and conserving Earth’s natural resources for future generations.

A 2010 UN report charged animal agriculture with 19 percent of manmade greenhouse gases - more than all transport - and recommended a global

Kristin McCullough We don’t have the traditional candidates we normally have. They’re anti-establishment. And that reflects the interest of the people. They’re anti-Washington. We have a lot of unhappy disgruntled voters and American citizens who want big changes and that’s very exciting.

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shift to a vegan diet. A subsequent World Watch study placed that contribution closer to 50 percent.

Meat and dairy production also dumps more water pollutants than all other human activities combined. It is the driving force in global deforestation and wildlife habitat destruction.

Last fall, England’s prestigious Chatham House declared that reducing meat consumption is critical to achieving global climate goals. A report from Oxford University found that global adoption of

a vegan diet would reduce greenhouse emissions by two thirds.

The 2015 U.S. Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee has recommended reduced meat consumption and an environmentally sustainable diet. Just as we replace fossil fuels by wind, solar, and other sustainable energy sources, we must replace animal foods with the more sustainable vegetables, fruits, and grains. Being mindful of this can help us make better choices at the supermarket.

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We’ll continue to publish and post periodic tips in the Indy Fit column in our print edition and on our Facebook page. Stay tuned.

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move in chess, is to sit down on the mat and wait for my opponent come to me. My matches usually last only six minutes, but some of them can last as long as an hour and a half.”

Tuckahoe School Tuckahoe PTO will be having its annual Mother’s Day Plant Sale from 8 AM to 3:30 PM on Thursday, May 5, and Friday, May 6, on the front lawn of the school building located at 468 Magee Street, Southampton.

The Cinco de Mayo celebration will be Friday, May 6, from 6 PM to 8 PM. This event is sponsored by the Tuckahoe Educational Foundation and will be held at the Tuckahoe School. We will have a Mariachi Band, food, games and Mexican Dancers. This event is open to everyone. The cost is $7 per person (includes food) – children 5 and under are $3 per child. Volunteers

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residents and attendance is growing each year. Last year’s celebration drew over 450 people and this year’s turnout is sure to be even larger.

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RHS junior Elvio Estrada excels in the world of Jiu Jitsu.

project, the first-place team created a marketing plan for a stabilizing utensil holder for people living with Parkinson’s disease. Team members included Jeff Dalder, Peter Sullivan and Justin Andreoli.

Riverhead High School Riverhead High School Assistant Principal Patrick Burke is always looking for ways to encourage RHS students in their pursuit of excellence. RHS junior Elvio Estrada came to Mr. Burke’s attention as a dedicated and determined athlete who excels in the world of Jiu Jitsu.

Elvio works out five hours a day and has pushed his skill set to the limit. Elvio’s hard work day after day paid off. He will be competing in the 2016 IBJJF (International Brazilian Jiu Jitsu) World Championships in Long Beach, California in June.

This is a competition where the very elite Jiu Jitsu athletes compete against the highest end of the skill level in “Submission Grappling.”

The tournament will be spread out through five days in Walter Pyramid, a 5000-seat, indoor multi-purpose arena on the campus of Long Beach State University.

“I am currently Riverhead High School’s only ‘sponsored athlete’,” said Elvio. “I will be representing several sports combat companies who have sponsored my participation in this world championship event. I have been training on my own and out of Vamos Mixed Martial Arts in Calverton, NY. This is what I want to do as a profession after graduation.

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Something’s gotta give.

The Southold Settlers won their ninth game in a row Friday.

The Babylon Panthers won their ninth the same day.

Neither team has lost, and both compete in Suffolk’s League VIII. It all spells out one thing: S-H-OW-D-O-W-N. Southold completed a three game sweep of Smithtown Christian on the loser’s field, 5-1, but the locals had to dig deep to do so.

The Knights played well, and nearly upset Smithtown Christian Thursday. The two teams were deadlocked 1-1 going into the sixth inning when Doug Fielder laced a two run double. Dylan Clausen survived a last inning scare and

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Top performances included: Armed Platoon – 1st Place led by senior Nicholas Waldron Athletics – 1st place led by senior Connor Behr Academics – 2nd Place led by senior Muhammad Fareed Air Rifle – 2nd Place led by junior Sam Saunders Color Guard – 3rd Place led by senior Connor Behr Personnel inspection – 5th place led by senior Laurence Nash Unarmed

Southold recorded a 3-2 victory.

Friday the Settlers called on two old reliables, Greg Gehring and Pat McFarland, to provide the firepower.

Gehring slashed two hits and batted on two runners, and Pat McFarland went 2-for-4, scored twice and also knocked in a pair. That was enough for Luke Hansen, who recorded the win. Southold won the opener of the series last Wednesday 8-0.

Meanwhile, Babylon swept Mercy 6-0, 12-2 and 10-4. The Panthers play Mattituck at home tomorrow at 6 PM and get Sayville at home Tuesday.

Southold plays at Stony Brook tomorrow (4:30 PM) and travels to Port Jefferson for a 10 AM fray.

As for the showdown, mark down May 6, the only time Babylon

Platoon – 6th place led by junior Julia Pizzuto who was leading this event for the first time while filling in for senior Dakota Ventresca who was unable to attend.

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and Hampton Bays meet. The game will take place in Babylon at 6 PM. Meanwhile, Pierson/ Bridgehampton and Southampton are looking to secure playoff berths.

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The Whalers moved to 5-3 Friday by shutting out Greenport, 9-0. Ryan Chisholm dazzled the home crowd, hurling a no-hitter and striking out nine in the process. Pierson took the drama out of the game early, exploding for six runs in the first inning. James Sherry and Sam Warne had the big hits to start the outburst.

The Whalers put a hurting on the Clippers the previous day, and once again held their opponents hitless. Sherry pitched four innings and Aiden Crowley two as the locals The next big event for the unit will be the Spring Orientation trip next week where the cadets will visit Marine Corps Base, Quantico, VA, The United States Naval Academy, Civil War Battlefield at Fredericksburg, VA and Washington DC.

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rolled to an 11-1 win. Matt Burke and Tommy LaGrassa padded the state book, combining for six hits, five ribbies, and five runs scored.

The Whalers travel to Port Jefferson tomorrow and play the Royals at home Friday. First pitch for both games is 4:30 PM. Southampton desperately needed a win Thursday and got one, edging out Center Moriches at home 5-4.

The Mariners overcame a one run deficit with a five run fifth inning and held on behind the pitching of Aiden Roughan, who recorded the win. Denny Beckman went 2-3 for the winners. The Mariners also edged Center Moriches on April 12 6-4 and currently sit in seventh place in League VII with a 3-5 mark.

Next up is Mercy, at home Tuesday at 4 PM. In service to the North Fork community since 1948, Southold Rotary will use the proceeds to support club projects such as scholarships at Mattituck and Southold High Schools, Maureen’s Haven, Community Action Southold Town, Eastern Long Island Hospital, Camp Pa-Qua-Tuck in Center Moriches, the holiday food basket program, supplying food for local food pantries, the Interact Club at Southold High School, the Rotary Youth Leadership Award Program at Mattituck High School, Southold Cub Scout Pack 6, General Needs, which provides needy veterans and their families with basic living needs, as well as many other worthwhile organizations.

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Hampton Bays And Southampton Girls Eye Playoffs

By Rick Murphy

The Hampton Bays Baywomen continue their march to the playoffs despite a tough loss to Sayville Saturday.

Playing in Hampton Bays, the Lady Flashes showed why they are one of Suffolk’s top teams, upending the locals 9-6 to take over first place in League VII with a 6-0

record (9-1 overall).

But Hampton Bays wasn’t sweating it too much – the locals are sitting pretty with a 5-1-league mark (6-2 overall).

Friday’s game at ShorehamWading River was more indicative of what the Baywomen are capable of. Marley Tyler kept the Wildcats at bay, her teammates delivered key

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Chloe Schmidt and Victoria Russo wielded the big bats; Schmidt went 2-for-4 with a double and triple and Russo went 2-for-3 with a double and three ribbies.

The locals suffered a blow Thursday, a 12-0 thumping at the hands of Babylon at the winners’ park. Southampton is 5-4 in league play and 6-0 overall.

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Katie Picataggio and Liz Ottati were the hitting stars: Picataggio went 2-for-4 with a triple, batted in a run and scored twice. Ottati had two hits and a walk and knocked in a key run.

Hampton Bays, which knocked off Comsewogue 6-2 last Wednesday, plays at Westhampton today at 4:30 and gets Miller Place at home Friday at 3:30 PM. Southampton, playing in League VII, is also angling to secure a playoff berth after an up and down week. The Lady Mariners, playing at home Saturday, lost to Southold/ Greenport 5-3.

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A hand very similar to this one was played recently at the Water Mill Bridge Club. Although some teams did not bid the same way, all ended up in 4S. Most declarers received a small trump as the opening lead. Most also then played the two high clubs on which they discarded a losing heart. This was followed by the ace and king of diamonds and a third diamond, won by East.

East next led a heart which West won. West led the ace of trumps followed by the 3 of trumps.

South’s last diamond became a loser and South went down one trick. It was unfortunate that most declarers played too quickly and failed to see a better line of play.

One of our better players, Norm Abell, did devise a better plan. After winning the first trick, he led a heart to dummy’s queen which lost to East who led another diamond. Norm won and led a second heart to establish the jack of hearts as a winner on which he could discard one small diamond.

The other small diamond would be discarded on the good king of clubs. Well done, Norm.

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East Hampton’s CPF has collected almost $305 million, with Southold adding just under $74 million to its fund, Riverhead amassing $50.6 million and Shelter Island collecting $23.4 million.

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Last Friday afternoon members of the Bridgehampton Fire Department were called to 162 Noyac Path for a report of a fire in a residence at that address. Arriving units discovered a working fire in the basement of the home, and called for mutual aid from the Sag Harbor and Southampton Fire Departments. A wheelchair-bound homeowner and her pet were safely evacuated from the residence. Additionally, the East Hampton Fire Department was called to provide one engine to stand by at Bridgehampton’s firehouse during the call. A member of the Southampton Town Fire Marshal’s office also responded to the scene to determine the fire’s cause and origin.

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In East Hampton Concerned Citizens of Montauk, in cooperation with the Montauk School Student Council, East Hampton Trails Preser vation S o c i e t y, M i c k e y ’ s C a r t i n g , Surfrider Foundation, Third House Nature Center Inc., Camp Soul Grow, Montauk Playhouse and Imagination Nature, is hosting The Great Montauk Cleanup on Saturday, from 9 AM to 1 PM (rain date: 4/30).

Participants should stop by Kirk Park Parking Lot (next to the Montauk IGA) to pick up bags and gloves and then head off to clean up Montauk beaches, parks, or anywhere that needs tidying.

In conjunction, the EH Trails Preservation Society will be hosting an in-and-out hike on Right-ofWay Trail, a fern-lined section of the Paumanok Path, at 10 AM. Hikers will collect debris along Route 27 on the return leg. Total walk 2.5 miles. Those interested will meet at Montauk Library parking lot on the east side of town opposite the Community Church.

Imagination Nature is coordinating its Shoreline Sweep of beaches from Wainscot to Amagansett to make this the biggest clean up ever. Meet at any of the East Hampton Town Beaches

from Montauk to Wainscott at 9 AM on Saturday. An after gathering will be held at Atlantic Avenue Beach in Amagansett at 2 PM. For more information on the Great Montauk Cleanup or the hike, visit CCOM’s events webpage. Check out the Imagination Nature Facebook page for Shoreline Sweep details.

Also Saturday, the Accabonac Protection Committee and the Perfect Earth Project host a PRFCT Earth Day in Springs. The program will focus on steps landscape professionals and homeowners can take to manage their property without the use of synthetic fertilizers and pesticides.

Beginning at 9:30 AM with sign in and refreshments at the Springs Firehouse. A panel discussion will commence at 10 AM. At noon there will be a demonstration booths, sales, games, and tutorials on the lawn of Ashawagh Hall.

North Fork The North Fork Environmental Council presents the First Annual Earth Day 5K Run on Sunday. Run or walk through the beautiful 275-acre Indian Island County Park. All proceeds benefit the North Fork Environmental Council’s environmental education programs and scholarship fund.

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