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Citizen Scientists
Independent / Kitty Merrill Citizen scientists from Springs School participated in A Day in the Life of the Peconic Estuary last Friday by visiting beaches in Lazy Point, on Louse Point, and at Landing Lane.
By Kitty Merrill
Lot of schools host pajama day on Fridays. For kids in some science classes at Springs School, last
Friday was “waders and wellies” day, as they ventured to the beach and even into the water to participate in “A Day in the Life” of the Peconic
Estuary.
They joined more than 900 students and teachers from the third through twelfth grade from 16 schools from Greenport to Wading River in hands-on citizen science exploration at 23 sites on the Peconic Estuary.
It was pretty windy on Louse Point that morning, but kids didn’t seem to mind. They moved from station to shoreline station testing sediment samples, analyzing water samples, seining for marine creatures, and gauging tidal movement. “There’s no better classroom than this,” Deb Winter, Springs School Superintendent, enthused. “It puts so much at their fingertips.” Shrimp, crabs, sand, mud, several species of fish, and some pretty chilly water were all at the kids’ fingertips that day.
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At one station, students were charged with collecting water in small test tubes, then performing chemical analysis of its pH, plus phosphate and nitrate levels. At another, students drove a long clear tube into the floor of the harbor to retrieve, then test the sediment. Fifth graders were tasked, at a third station, with monitoring tidal changes over the course of a twohour field trip. Finally, kids were
challenged with seining the bay floor to see what species of marine life they could find. Clad in waders and boots, science teacher Lisa Seff taught AJ Birkle how to hold the sein and walk carefully towards shore to capture critters at the bay bottom. “It was pretty cold and the net was a little heavy, but it was fun. I saw a lot of fish and got a lot of water in my socks,” AJ said.
Waiting at the water’s edge, kids were directed to quickly collect the creatures from the net, log and count the species, then return them to the water. They found an array that included silversides, killifish, shrimp, and crabs. “We’re doing science outside!” one student exclaimed, summarizing the morning’s endeavors. “That’s where it’s supposed to be,” science teacher Sean Knight enjoined.
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Fork Natural History Museum in Bridgehampton. Dr. Davis will discuss the unique landforms of Long Island, how our home has changed, and how it is changing still. The lecture will be held at 10:30 AM, and all those who plan to attend are urged to sign-up in advance.
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By Kitty Merrill
Most local school children know Long Island was formed by the action of moving glaciers – and who didn’t love those science projects using cookies to represent layers of glacial debris and rock? What kids – and adults – may not know is how the land continues to evolve – at, ahem, glacial speed – and how scientist track the movement and changes.
Enter Dr. Daniel Davis, professor and chair of Stony Brook University’s department of geociences. According to the department’s website, his two main areas of research interest “involve the use of analog modeling to study the mechanics of large-scale crustal deformation and application of field geophysical methods to the study of Quaternary geology. Recent work in tectonics has focused on topics including strain partitioning at obliquely convergent plate margins and the mechanics of thin-skinned mountain belts and accretionary wedges. Research interests in field geophysics involves the use of ground penetrating radar and resistivity to study glaciotectonic folding and recent dune formation on Long Island.” Sound complicated? He’ll break it down for lay people and would-be geologists Saturday at the South
“This lecture is a must for anyone who wants to explore and understand the geological history of our native habitats on the South Fork of Long Island,” said Frank Quevedo, SoFo’s executive director.
Dr. Davis will speak about his work compiling surface and subsurface mapping and dating which has allowed new insights into Long Island’s hilly moraines. He studies the dynamic landforms of Long Island using a combination of recent and historical maps and aerial images along with geophysical techniques such as ground-penetrating radar and optically stimulated luminescence dating.
Long Island has some of the most unique landforms in the country, shaped by glaciers, wind, tides, and storms. As a naturalist, understanding the geology behind Long Island’s changing landforms will help everyone to obtain a better appreciation of our native habitats. This lecture is free and open to the public. Call 631-537-9735 or email sofo@hamptons.com to reserve your spot. Located on the Sag Harbor/ Bridgehampton Turnpike, SoFo is the only state-of-the-art natural history museum on the South Fork of Long Island, regarded for its nature exhibits, beautiful setting, and its over 250 annual on and off-site educational programs. The museum’s mission is “to raise environmental awareness by providing inspiration and tools for all of us to become caring and responsible stewards of our planet.”
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A MOVIE THAT IS EVEN WORSE THAN THE WORST MOVIE I EVER SAW I love movies. But I hate when there is an icky scene in a movie. I cover my eyes, I try to put my head under my armpit, etc.
Hannibal Lecter eating someone’s brains or liver with some Chianti, or Indiana Jones sitting down to a dinner of live eels stuffed inside a large snake, giant beetles, and chilled monkey brains made me barf. I think this sensitivity all started when I was six years old and my father took me to see a comedy/ horror movie, Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein, featuring the Wolf Man.
The Wolf Man, played by Lon Chaney, looked like you and me until he gazed at a full moon. Then thick hair started to grow all over his body. His face turned into a
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That night while I was in bed I called to my dad to tell him that I had looked out the window at the moon and I could feel hair growing out of my arms and my face. He sat up with me all night, watching me look at my arms for hair to appear that would turn me into the wolf. My fear of turning into a wolf was a family joke for years. My not wanting to see anything icky still makes me the butt of a lot of family teasing. My wife, the beautiful Judy Licht, and my kids took a particular delight in sending me to see Brokeback Mountain and the gay sex scene between the two cowboys. Let me now state my philosophy about any homosexual act between
I subscribe to the Jerry Seinfeld line: NOT THAT THERE’S ANYTHING WRONG WITH THAT.
Up until last week, the worst piece of crap movie I had ever seen was The English Patient.
In The English Patient, Ralph Fiennes plays a Nazi who is badly burned in a plane crash. I knew from the beginning of the movie he was going to die. Spending three hours watching a guy who is made up to look like a burned-to-a-crisp monster dying is not my idea of a fun Saturday night. The burned guy kept remembering the love affair he had with this married woman who was, you guessed it, his best friend’s wife.
And the more the nurse who was taking care of the guy who was burned to a crisp heard the story of the affair, the more she was interested in climbing into bed with the crisp. I got nauseous when she joined the crisp in bed. At least he had a happy ending.
Well, the other night Judy and I took in a preview showing of a movie that made The English Patient seem like a Bugs Bunny cartoon when it came to explicit sex. In this case, the sex was between two men. The title of the movie is Call Me By
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The plot follows a horny 17-year-old named Elio, who spends the entire movie trying to screw anything that moves. Then a hunky, older guy named Oliver – who is to be an assistant of Elio’s father – arrives on the scene. The two men flirt with each other and go to bed and have some explicit sex. I kept my eyes closed during those scenes and I kept saying to myself, “Not that there’s anything wrong with that.” I think I said that 47 times. But that’s not what turned me off.
The worst scene of any movie I have ever seen or ever will see came when horny Elio is lying mostly undressed in bed, alone. He spots a peach, a big, ripe, juicy peach, on a table next to his bed. He holds it up and stares at it. That’s when I turned to Judy and whispered, “If he (BLANKS) that peach I’m out of here.” “Don’t be disgusting,” she whispered.
Judy was wrong because Elio then takes the peach and he … he … (BLANKS) it. I couldn’t believe it. I whispered to myself: “THERE’S SOMETHING WRONG WITH THAT.”
I can’t speak for the peach, but Elio was satisfied.
Horrible? You haven’t seen anything yet. Oliver then comes in to the room and spots the used, sexually abused peach and he … he … I can’t write this. I’m going to be sick. I still can’t get that disgusting scene out of my head. Whenever I think about it I find myself whistling that great old show business song, “That’s Entertainment.” Every time I think about that horrible scene I remember that as much as I hated The English Patient, it won the Academy Award for Best Picture of the year. I think of the poor, innocent, sexually abused peach. Will the idiots in Hollywood give it an Academy Award for Best Supporting Fruit?
Not that there’s anything wrong with that.
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subject of protracted controversy. The project is opposed by nearly all environmental and civic groups in the town and beyond. The Voters Forum made no endorsement in the race for supervisor where both candidates have not added their voices to the ardent opposition.
The Long Island Environmental Voters Forum announced its endorsement of candidates for town offices. Its members believe they can be counted on to make the environment a priority on the East End. In Southampton, the green group gave high honors to town board candidates Julie Lofstad and Tommy John Schiavoni. Lofstad is running for re-election on the Democratic, Independence, and Conservative lines; Schiavoni on the Democratic and Indies lines. “Councilmember Lofstad is a true champion of the environment who takes her responsibility to the people of Southampton very seriously,” said Richard Amper, president of the Environmental Voters Forum. Schiavoni is a firsttime candidate with a history of supporting environmental initiatives, Amper said.
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Independent / Kitty Merrill Among the Environmental Voters Forum endorsements for East End races is the Democratic ticket for Riverhead Town Board: Laura Jens-Smith for Supervisor(left) and town council candidates Catherine Kent (left) and Michele Lynch (center).
“endorsed” sitting Councilman John Bouvier, whose term is not up until 2019. “Councilman Bouvier is a knowledgeable and committed public servant who has made commitment to Southampton’s environment a priority throughout his term in office,” according
to Amper. All three oppose the proposed “Hills” megadevelopment in the Pine Barrens and state-designated Special Groundwater Protection Area.
Located in the largest Pine Barrens parcel still in private ownership, The Hills project has been the
The Long Island Environmental Voters forum also endorsed three candidates for Southampton Town Trustee, a board that works to protect the town’s water resources. They are Ron Fisher, Gary Glanz, and Ann Welker, all Democrats.
In East Hampton, the environmental group endorses Democrat Peter Van Scoyoc for Supervisor, and Republican Paul Giardina and Democrat Jeffrey Bragman for town council. “Bragman has a particularly impressive record as an environmental champion” said LIEVF’s president. “East Hampton has taken the lead among Long Continued On Page 62.
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Independent / Courtesy East Hampton Town Planning Department A fire department substation is planned for the town-owned site of an old brush dump in East Hampton.
By Kitty Merrill
The idea of building a substation for the East Hampton Fire Department at the old brush dump on Bull Path is one that dates back to the turn of the century. Back then, close to 20 years ago, then-councilwoman Pat Mansir broached the notion. No one hated the concept, but it languished nonetheless.
East Hampton Town and the village both took up the project anew about four years ago, according to Supervisor Larry Cantwell. The village hopes to lease a portion of a 16-plus acre parcel located between Bull Path and Old Northwest Road from the town “for a nominal amount,” Cantwell said. The village would build a substation for fire protection for areas located in the Northwest section of town. The site’s former life as a dump complicated matters, Cantwell said, and the NY State Department of Environmental Conservation became involved. According to an assessment performed by the town planning department, the dump stopped receiving waste in 1982. Still, a raft of tests of the soil and groundwater were required.
Monitoring wells were constructed and testing for methane and carbon
dioxide gases was completed. Samples tested negative for methane, but CO2 was found in three of five wells. Groundwater was tested for volatile organic compounds. Elevated amounts of iron and other elements were found, at treatable concentrations. The department of health will mandate water treatment as a condition of its approval.
Tonight the town planning board will hold a public hearing on the proposal. It specifically calls for a 3800-square-foot building with four bays, a 250-square-foot office, and a small kitchenette located on the west side of Old Northwest Road. The village plans to keep some apparatus at the substation. The fire department has supported a substation, Cantwell said, so it can be a venue for staging and for having equipment closer to areas the EHFD protects.
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The substation, Cantwell said, is “a public safety necessity.”
Supporters of the plan, including members of the Landfall Property Owners Association, are expected to speak tonight. In a letter to planning board chair Job Potter, LPOA president James A. Robbins noted that a little over a year ago
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An Adult’s Guide To Halloween
gift card to Indian Wells Tavern and Bostwick’s Chowder House. Gift baskets will also be given out for the best couples costume, most revealing, best group, funniest, scariest, and most original. There is a $10 admission at the door. Call 631-267-0400.
Whether you have kids or are still embracing your inner child, there’s nothing more frightening than spending Halloween night fighting for your favorite candy. Rather, these adults-only events will have you screaming for joy as you sip libations and dreadfully don your best costume.
The historic Suffolk Theater, located at 118 East Main Street in Riverhead, has double the trouble this Halloween weekend. On Saturday see That ‘70s Band for some funky fun. Do the monster mash to the likes of songs by Earth, Wind, & Fire, The Commodores, and KC & The Sunshine Band. Special cash prizes for the best ‘70s-style hairdo and costume, along with general costume. Seated tickets are $35 or $39, standing room is $29. Doors open at 6:30 PM, music and dancing begins at 8 PM. Indulge prix fixe and a la carte menus. In addition, see The Rocky Horror Picture Show on Sunday
beginning at 7:30 PM. Prizes will be awarded for the best Rocky Horror costume, so come prepared! Tickets are $12.50. Visit www. suffolktheater.com or call 631-7274343. Long Island Aquarium in Riverhead hosts its Halloween Masquerade Ball on Friday between 8 and 11:45 PM. This adults-only party includes an open bar, DJ, passed hors d’oeuvres, and
Out in Montauk Solé East and the Backyard Restaurant, located at 90 Second House Road, will host ‘The End is Here: 2017 Halloween Party” on Saturday beginning at 8 PM. Featuring free bar food, drink specials, and a live DJ as you escape into the night. Costumes automatically enter you to win a weekend stay. Come if you dare. Admission is free and special room rates start at $189 if your potion is too strong. Visit www.soleeast.com or call 631-668-2105.
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Head to Long Ireland Beer Company, located at 817 Pulaski Street in Riverhead, for its Halloween Party on Monday. From 7 through 11 PM, $25 includes two beers and live music. This event is costume mandatory with prizes for top three. Call 631-403-4303 or visit www.longirelandbrewing.com.
On Saturday cruise into the bewitching hours on an adult Halloween cruise to Bug Light at the East End Seaport Museum, located at 103 Third Street in Greenport. Enjoy wine and cheese, ghost stories, and a costume contest while exploring a landmark. Tickets are $49. Visit www.eastendseaport. org for more information.
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a light buffet. Dare to scare in your best costume. Tickets are $69.95. Visit www.longislandaquarium or call 631-208-9200.
This Friday head to Indian Wells Tavern located at 117 Main Street in Amagansett for its Halloween Party. A live DJ, beer, and drink specials begin at 10 PM and go until 1 AM. The best male and female costumes will receive a $100
Get rowdy at Rowdy Hall on Tuesday, Halloween night. Located at 10 Main Street in the Parrish Mews in East Hampton. The 18th annual Rowdyween kicks off at 8 PM and goes until ghouls and goblins disappear. For $30, devour delicious snacks and a complimentary drink while escaping with a live DJ. Special offers include $5 drafts, $6 well drinks, and $500 in cash prizes for the best costume. Call 631-3248555 for more information.
The Springs Tavern, located at 15 Fort Pond Blvd in East Hampton, will have a “Scaryoke Party” on Saturday. Between 9 PM and 2 AM, the Diva Karaoke hosts a cover-free party including drinks and prizes. For more information visit www.thespringstavern.com or call 631-527-7800.
Celebrate Day of the Dead at Union Cantina, which hold its Halloween party this Saturday. Located at 40 Bowden Square in Southampton, the party begins at 6 PM with an open bar until 7:30 PM. Complimentary Espolon margaritas, sangria, and Corona lights will be offered. Live music until 9 PM when DJ Drazen takes over. On Friday night, head over to the American Legion in Amagansett for ghoulish freaky fun. Starting at 8 PM enjoy spooky live music by Wiggle Boy, costume contests, ghastly raffles, frightening hors d’oeuvres and lots more. Proceeds from the party will be donated to the veteran-based program “Paws and Stripes.”
Advance tickets, and those for veterans, firefighters, and service members are $15. At the door, admission is $20 and includes one drink. Call 516-380-0856. You can follow more stories from Nicole Teitler on Facebook and Instagram @NikkiOnTheDaily
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All Scream! For Halloween
Opportunities abound this week for the lil chilluns to get their scream – and costumes – on. Below, find some local faves. (Be sure to check listings elsewhere in this edition for additional Halloween festivities.)
Did you know Long Island is home to haunted lighthouses? Tomorrow night at the Hampton Bays Library, join Eco-Photo Explorers as they examine the myths, legends, and spooky stories of haunting, ghosts, and paranormal activity in some of our historical lighthouses. This funfilled program will journey to several lighthouses, including the infamous Execution Rocks Lighthouse, Race Rocks Lighthouse, and Fire Island Lighthouse -- along with a few surprises along the way. Learn both the normal, and paranormal, history of these fascinating structures. 7 PM. On Monday night at 7 PM, the Hampton Bays Library presents “Frankenstein: The Man and the Myth.” A flash of lightning, a shout of “It’s alive!” and a lurch around the laboratory -- Frankenstein’s
monster has come to life. But Mary Shelley, its creator, would not have recognized it. How did this interpretation of the Frankenstein story come to be, and how did it become so indelibly etched in our minds? Join Gary Lutz as he explores the origins and early evolution in print, on stage, and in film of Frankenstein’s monster. On Friday night from 7 to 10 PM, the Southampton Ice Rink hosts a Teen Night costume party. Also Friday, head over to Harbes
Orchard on Sound Avenue in Riverhead for a family favorite. Experience a new level of maze adventure with their suspenseful Spooky Night Maze. Grab your flashlights, friends, and courage, and get ready for a spooky night of fun at the apple orchard. Opens Friday and Saturday night from 7 to 9:30 PM. $13.95 general admission. Bring a flashlight. On Friday and running through Tuesday (closed Monday), Southampton Arts Center located
at 25 Jobs Lane in the heart of Southampton Village, presents its very own Halloween fright-fest inside the historic building. Now in its fourth year, the Spooktacular Haunted House promises a horrifying, bloodcurdling, and entertaining experience. Created by Oscar Gonzalez, the attraction boasts seven rooms of terror featuring monsters under the bed, scary clowns, an evil butcher, zombies, a forest of skeletons, and more. Tickets are just $5 and can be purchased at the door. Recommended for ages 8 and up. Scaring will be kept light for the first hour for families with young children. Visit the center’s website for hours. Also Friday, stop by Custer Institute in Southold for a pumpkin carving and decorating session at 7 PM. The Jack O’ Lanterns will be judged during Custer’s Halloween party on Saturday night from 5 PM till the witching hour. Brace your bad self for ghost stories, a séance, music, candy, costume contest, dancing, and
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Independent / Michael Heller At 2:14 AM on October 22, the East Hampton Fire Department responded to the John Papas Restaurant for a report of a smoke condition. Arriving firefighters discovered a partially-extinguished fire in the kitchen, and extinguished any remaining fire. The East Hampton Village Fire Marshal was also on scene to determine the fire’s cause and origin.
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Stony Brook Southampton Hospital, with support from the Balm Foundation, has initiated a community-based Palliative Care program. This program provides home visits for patients who are suffering from life-threatening or chronic debilitating diseases.
Once enrolled in the program, patients can take advantage of several complimentary services without incurring any out-ofpocket costs. This pioneering approach harkens to the days when physicians made house calls and brought much-needed relief for those too ill to travel. Those interested in a Palliative Care home visit for themselves or a loved one should call 631-726-3200 for more information and to make an
Campaign Events Ahead
By Kitty Merrill
As the campaign for local offices grinds along toward November 7, candidates offer opportunities for voters to meet them, ask questions, and offer support.
On Saturday the East Hampton Republicans will host a pre-election celebration benefit featuring music by the Hoodoo Loungers. The fun – and campaigning – goes down from 6 to 9 PM at East Hampton Point in Springs. Tickets are $30 per person. On Saturday, November 4, after the JP Spata Southampton Democratic Club hosts its November breakfast meeting at the Southampton Inn, members will adjourn to campaign headquarters across the street for Get Out the Vote weekend. During the breakfast Dr. Jorge Balan, former adjunct senior research scholar in International and Public Affairs at Columbia University, will discuss immigration and politics today. The meeting is from 10 AM till noon. Call 631-470-6121 for details and tickets.
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The hospital’s Palliative Care program is a patient-centered philosophy that encompasses all aspects of the patient’s experience. Now in its seventh year, the program has benefitted many patients facing serious illness -their symptoms and ability to carry on with daily life improved. Recently, the Palliative Care program welcomed physician Palliative Care fellows for the 2017-2018 academic year: Ryan Silverstine DO, a graduate of the
Southampton Hospital residency program, and Rene Hildebrand DO. Other Palliative Care staff include medical director Lara Siska MD; in-patient attending physician Sony Modayil DO; director of home visits Allison Van Arsdale DO; nurse manager Amy Reich RN; outpatient clinic coordinator Jinny Caldentey MD; coordinator of Palliative Care residents Daniel Van Arsdale DO; coordinator of home visit scheduling Dawn O’Sullivan; and outpatient coordinator Veronica Palamedessi.
The Palliative Care program is overseen by Patricia A. Darcey, RN, MS, NE-BC, CNO.
In late June, the annual Palliative Care symposium was held at the Stony Brook University Southampton campus. An impressive roster of Palliative Care specialists lectured to the newest medical residents and other Stony Brook Southampton Hospital staff on an array of topics including ethical and legal issues, pain management, communication skills, and complementary therapies.
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Kathee Burke-Gonzalez, Jeff Bragman, Jerry Larsen, Paul Giardina.
Four Vie For Two Board Seats They were joined at the Independent office by the incumbent town board member Kathee Burke-Gonzalez, a Democrat, and Jerry Larsen, the longtime East Hampton Village Police Chief who is running on the GOP line.
By Rick Murphy
If one sure thing emerged from The Independent’s interview with East Hampton Town Board hopefuls on October 18 it is this: Jeff Bragman and Paul Giardina do not play well together.
“I resent your misrepresenting my positions,� Giardina said pointedly to Bragman, his voice raised. In fact, it was a lament voiced several times by the GOP challengers. “The town board thinks they know better than anyone else,� Larsen said. The issue at the time was the rental registry law.
The two are political neophytes: Bragman, running on the Democratic ticket, is a well-known local planning and zoning board attorney. Giardina is a nuclear engineer who worked for the United States Environmental Protection Agency for 37 years.
Larsen opined that sometimes
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property owners unsuspectingly rent to tenants who violate the terms of the registry; he suggested the law be amended to allow the town to target tenants who ignore their landlords and break the law. Bragman said the registry already allows for the town to go after tenants. “It’s not working the way it was supposed to,� Larsen said. BurkeGonzalez noted that 3100 permits have been issued. “It was wellembraced and a great rollout.�
Giardina said the rental registry, “has served a useful function.� The Republican made points during a discussion on friction inside town
hall, particularly in the building and code enforcement departments.
Larsen said he talked to some disgruntled employees and concluded. “There is a lot of unrest.� “I have met with four people, two still employed there and two former employees. They made specific complaints,� Giardina said.
Burke-Gonzalez, the only incumbent on the board, declined to comment. All of the candidates agreed that East Hampton town properties should be reassessed because
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By Rick Murphy
open mind about a proposal championed by the Shinnecock Hills Golf Club to privatize a portion of Tuckahoe Road. “I got my ass kicked on that one,” he acknowledged. After Barrett N. (Brett) Pickett, the president of the club, made a public presentation about the matter speaker after speaker rose to object to the idea.
Let’s face it: Jay Schniederman has been there and done that. The former East Hampton Town Supervisor, who also served 12 years on the county legislature, is finishing up his first two-year term as Southampton Town Supervisor. But even a seasoned veteran like Schneiderman is taken aback by some of the ugly insults hurled at him by online bloggers. Ditto his opponent, Ray Overton, a former Southampton Town Trustee running against Schneiderman, who is the Democrat/Independent candidate. “If I walked on water they would say I trample wetlands,” Schneiderman said wryly. Overton said the blogs are particularly unnerving because he knows who some of the bloggers are, even though they use fabricated names. “I see them walking down the street,” he said. The two visited The Independent office for a debate Friday and agreed on issues more often than not. Both candidates favor The Hills PDD application, the luxury home/golf course development proposed for East Quogue. Both agreed the town would never be able to buy the 600-plus acre parcel for conservation. “The problem with CPF is you need a willing seller. Besides, I came out early for The Hills. I’m a property rights individual,” Overton said.
Schneiderman ruled out acquiring the parcel through eminent domain. “It would be a disaster,” he said. The supervisor noted Discovery Land Corp., the developer, has repeatedly revised its plan to make the property as non-invasive as possible, and that alternate uses available would be worse for the waterways. Schneiderman has been a public servant since 1991. Overton served one term as a town trustee in 2014 and 2015 before losing a reelection bid. He is general manager of the Quogue-based heating and plumbing company Mulco Inc. and spent 10 years as chairman of the zoning board in Mount Snow, VT, where he lived for 15 years.
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He discussed at some length the problems we face with our waterways and drinking water and how complex the issue is. “We’ve narrowed the dredging window, and that makes matters worse. Another problem is where to dump the soils when we do dredge.” Both men said upgrading septic systems on a willy-nilly basis will do little good. “There are a number of reasons why the bays are the way they are. Nitrogen is just one of them,” Schneiderman said. “We also have phosphorous, which we get from farming, and the temperature – global warning.”
“Hampton Bays is concerned with its commercial properties,” Overton said. “These hotels are not appropriate for transient use. These places are firetraps.” Schneiderman tried to keep an
“I only wanted to allow the conversation,” Schneiderman said. “Anna [Throne-Holst, the previous Town Supervisor] asked me to work with Mike [Bloomberg].” The former NYC Mayor is a member of the golf club. The public perceived it was wealthy people trying to bribe the town, but Schneiderman said it wasn’t a matter of money. “He doesn’t have any more influence than poorer residents.” As it is, the project has been put on hold. The supervisor opined that the Shinnecock Hills Golf Club “is an important facility and its
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Overton said currently it is a “jurisdictional nightmare” to get things done. Schneiderman said the current County Executive Steve Bellone has been more proactive than his predecessor in securing funds for dredging. “He included money in last year’s budget. [Former county executive Steve] Levy gutted the budget.”
Both men discussed the recent code enforcement raids in Hampton Bays that uncovered significant illegal overcrowding; many of the residents were Latino. “You can’t not enforce it,” Schneiderman said. “It is clearly a problem for neighbors.” To minimize disruptions, the supervisor said his administration met with immigration groups beforehand to explain the situation.
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Michael Moskowitz, 53, was taken into custody for allegedly drowning his mother’s cat, Bonnie, in Moriches Bay in June. The investigation and arrest originated as a result of a report from a group of volunteers that were removing garbage from the beach when the decomposed remains of the cat in a carrier were discovered. An in-depth investigation by SPCA officers resulted in the arrest.
Moskowitz was transported and processed at State Police barracks in Riverhead and was arraigned in Southampton Court Monday. Felony aggravated cruelty to animals is popularly know as “Buster’s Law,” named after a cat
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Heinous Act Officers from the Suffolk County SPCA arrested a Westhampton Dunes man for a heinous act of felony animal cruelty Sunday.
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A knife-wielding assailant cut his victim around the face and neck on Sunday, according to a Riverhead Town Police report. They said officers answered a call at about 8:45 that evening and found the victim, a Hispanic male, near the railroad station downtown, bleeding. He told police the man who cut him was black. The accused then took off, probably on foot.
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Police said the incident occurred at 222 West Main Street behind
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Riverhead Town Police used a K9 unit to try and track the man but they did not pick up a lead.
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Anyone with information should call Riverhead Police Department at 631-727-4500, police urged.
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Opioid Treatment Grants Governor Andrew Cuomo awarded three grants to expand access to addiction services in the state. The funds were awarded to NYS OASAS by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Administration (SAMHSA) and will be administered by the Research Foundation for Mental Hygiene. One for promoting integration of
Funding for this grant will be disbursed over five years and will strengthen services for New Yorkers suffering from a substance use disorder, with specific focus on opioid use disorders. The project will integrate SUD treatment, primary health, and mental health, through partnerships with the Acacia Network and the National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse.
Another grant for $5.7 million for medication-assisted treatment prescription drug and opioid addiction - will expand and enhance medication-assisted treatment services in New York State. The funding will be distributed over the course of three years.
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“President Trump, Attorney General Sessions, and the administration are taking a no nonsense approach when it comes to eradicating violent street gangs like MS-13 and other Central American gangs. It has been very welcome relief witnessing the President and his administration take such an active role to address this urgent threat, especially here in Suffolk County, where the rise in gang violence is hitting home in the most personal and tragic way,” Zeldin said.
He noted innocent Long Islanders are being brutally murdered. Families and communities in Suffolk County are being torn apart. In April, the murder of four young men by MS-13 took place on Long Island; two of whom, Justin Llivicura, of East Patchogue, and Jorge Tigre, of Bellport, were residents of the First Congressional District. “This is unfortunately just one of the many recent tragedies caused by MS-13 in our community,” he said. “AG Sessions’s action sends a clear indication that gangs like MS-13 have no place here, and that we will never tolerate gang violence in our communities. Eradicating this criminal organization must be a top priority for our federal, state, and local governments.”
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The Enchanted World Of Zerner & Farber
By Bridget LeRoy
read across the red or blue panels. Every response features three levels of information: spiritual, mental, and physical. They can guide you through everyday decision-making, and even more important, help you contact and communicate wisely with your Higher Self.
The countdown to All Hallows Eve continues, when the spirits rise and, some think, a portal between the worlds opens a little bit. And what better way to celebrate than with East Hampton’s own artists/ writers/spiritualists Amy Zerner and Monte Farber, who will be signing copies of their books at BookHampton this Saturday.
Accompanying the 36 full-color cards is a 96-page instruction book with advice on centering yourself, visualizing the situation that concerns you, phrasing your query, and more.
It’s the 25th anniversary of Zerner and Farber’s The Enchanted Tarot, featuring Amy’s incredibly beautiful collage textile work along with Monte’s interpretations in a handydandy card format. “The colors are so much brighter now,” Zerner said.
“That’s an advantage of computers,” Farber agreed. The two have been a couple forever, and their Springs home is a testament to their continued love of all things artsy and spiritual. They have created their own enchantment in the East Hampton woods. There is a huge studio in the back, where Zerner creates her wellloved tapestries and one-of-a-kind art-to-wear, which is carried at Bergdorf Goodman in New York City.
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But 25 years ago, it was the release of The Enchanted Tarot – and five years before that, K arma Cards – that put Amy Zerner and Monte Farber in the spotlight. Although they are the authors of many other titles, including Love, Light, & Laughter and Signs and Seasons: An Astrology Cookbook, it’s the tarot book and deck and Karma Cards which have been in continuous
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publication since their release, an astonishing accomplishment in a world where spiritual fads can come and go like diets. The couple has sold millions of copies of their many projects worldwide, with two million of Farber’s self-help books in print in 14 languages.
Zerner also creates spiritual jewelry, and Farber is well-known as a psychic consultant for some of Wall Street’s biggest investors.
“These miniature works of visionary art weave a richly detailed fantasy world that is impossible to resist,” reads the BookHampton website.
“The accompanying book by Monte Farber offers you guidance derived from your dream and waking states of mind and your resulting state of enchantment . . . The Enchanted Tarot will give you access to the wisdom of your Higher Self, offer you guidance for every day, and illuminate your life.” The new edition features 78 tarot cards, a 192-page book, and a velvet carrying bag for the cards.
Want to know about your love life? Career prospects? Finances? The answer to every question lies in Karma Cards. How do they work? Shuffle the cards; lay a Planet, Sign, and House card side by side; and
Amy’s work is in the collections of numerous corporations and prominent individuals like Shirley MacLaine, Oprah, and Martha Stewart. Together Zerner and Farber have been guests on morning shows like ABC TV’s “Eyewitness News Sunday” and FOX TV’s “Good Day” in New York, LA, Atlanta, and Detroit.
“The common denominator of all human-caused suffering is poor decision making, and it is my mission to reduce that suffering as much as I can,” Farber said.
“We love doing local events,” Zerner added. “So many friends and colleagues come out to show support and get a reading. We really love being here,” she said. The book signing and discussion begins at 5 PM on Saturday. The event is free, but registration is suggested at www.bookhampton. com. For more information about The Enchanted World of Amy Zerner and Monte Farber, visit their website at www. theenchantedworld.net.
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The Most Haunted Spots On The East End
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There are haunted houses – the sort that feature planned frights and cost money to get into – and then there are the real thing. At least that’s the word from Long Island paranormal investigators Michael Cardinuto and Robert Levine, who have been going into spooky places since their company was founded in 2003. These real-life ghostbusters have compiled a list of the most haunted places on Long Island. Although
most of them are further west (hint: “Huntington” should be renamed “Hauntington”), there still are a few places on the Twin Forks where a shriek or a creak has occurred with alarming regularity. Here are a few of them, and one super scary haunt upisland if you happen to be going that way. Montauk Manor, the lighthouse, camp hero There’s no doubt about it. If you want spooky-scary on the South Fork, you want Montauk.
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Montauk Manor was built by millionaire industrialist Carl Fisher in 1925, created as an opulent Tudor-style hotel. At first it was a playground for the wealthy, but when Fisher lost everything in the stock market crash of ’29, the manor was left in decline. After several incarnations, the hotel has been restored.
Next to it is a cemetery that was once a Native American burial ground, as well as meeting location for various tribes to discuss politics. To this day people have claimed to hear the sounds of drumbeats and chanting around the property. There have also been reports of visitors seeing a man in tribal dress standing in the shadows and corners on the fourth floor of the hotel. During the American Revolution, the British built watch fires on the bluff at Turtle Hill where the Montauk Point Lighthouse would be built. It was commissioned by George Washington in 1796, the first lighthouse built in New York State. The US Coast Guard operated the lighthouse from 1939
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Today, the lighthouse is owned the Montauk Historical Society. In March 2012, the Montauk Lighthouse was designated a historical landmark, an honored shared with only 11 other lighthouses in the nation.
The haunted history involves 17-year-old Abigail Olsen, the only survivor of a ship that had wrecked in the Atlantic near where the lighthouse would eventually be built. Abigail was washed ashore, but unfortunately died in the hours after on December 25, 1811. Some have said to have heard noises coming from the lighthouse tower at night.
In 1942, the US government set up Camp Hero (formerly Fort Hero). The camp was designed to look like a New England fishing town; the bunkers had windows painted on them and the training gym was designed to look like an old church. After WWII ended it was shut down, but of course, that’s when the story gets interesting. Continued On Page 58.
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Duryea’s Lobster Deck -- The service and food are excellent and it’s the best sunset in Montauk.
The Wine Stand at Wölffer Estate Vineyard -- On a slight hill in Sagaponack, the charming Wölffer Estate Wine Stand is open during the summer and offers all Wölffer
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Pop Up Exhibit Photos by Morgan McGivern
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On Thursday evening, in the East Hampton Library’s Baldwin Family Lecture Room, the library’s final event in this year’s Tom Twomey series was held, to celebrate New York State’s Suffrage Centennial. The event was cosponsored by the League of Women Voters of the Hamptons and the Town of East Hampton. Historians Arlene Hinkemeyer and Antonia Petrash presented the fascinating story of 100 years of the suffrage movement on Long Island and the East End. Former East Hampton Town Supervisor, and wife of the late Tom Twomey, Judith Hope moderated. Library board member Brooke Kroeger, board president Sheila Rogers, and director Dennis Fabiszak hosted. 26
Guild Hall Openings Photos by Nicole Teitler
Guild Hall in East Hampton held three openings last weekend for shows in its galleries. The shows are “YEKTAI: Manoucher Yektai, Nico Yektai, Darius Yektai,” “Pamela Topham: Tapestry Visions,” and “Recollections: Selections from the Permanent Collection.”
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The Amagansett PTA’s bi-annual school carnival takes place Saturday from 11 AM to 3 PM, with a raindate of Sunday. Honoring the East End’s artistic heritage, the carnival will feature the Jackson Pollock Studio doing on-site drip painting with the kids, graffiti artist MAGO creating custom T-shirts, and the theater troupe, the Neo-Political Cowgirls, offering roaming performances. For the hungry, expect pizza from Amber Waves, pulled-pork BBQ and chowder from Indian Wells Tavern, burgers from Accabonac Farms, and roasted corn from Balsam Farms.
The fire department and library will both have pop ups and kids – and parents – can enjoy an obstacle course, dunk tank, 18-foot slide, and human hamster ball. There’s an apple pie contest, raffles, live music, games, and crafts. A portion of the proceeds will be donated to a sister school in hurricane-ravaged Puerto Rico.
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The Halsey McKay Gallery in East Hampton presents two exhibitions: Betty Tompkins & Jean-Baptiste Bernadet and Sara Greenberger Rafferty’s “New Information.” Both shows open with a reception on Saturday from 4 to 6 PM.
Rafferty -- whose accolades include a solo exhibition at MoMA PS1, with works in the collections at Museum of Modern Art and Whitney Museum -- presents a show of new small-scale, photobased plastic works that represent the synthesis and absorption of images and texts in daily life.
Her imagery is taken from snapshots and screenshots, ranging from deep archival research to fleeting daily captures. The show presents an artist in the studio playing with form and meaning in a world where form and meaning are currently disrupted. While this is her first solo show, the opening marks the third time working together with the gallery. Last year Rafferty and artist Sara VanDerBeek curated the show “Her Wherever.”
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“Gloves Off,” curated by Andrew Ingall and organized for SUNY Stony Brook’s Staller Center by Karen Leviton, opening on November 3.
Betty Tompkins has been painting since the late ’60s. Her photorealist
paintings represent erotic acts, conceived in the context of the 1970s avant-garde scene. Her paintings had an impact as they were condemned by feminists and subjected to censure. Born in 1978, Jean-Baptiste
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Gallery Walk
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The White Room Gallery in Bridgehampton presents “Hidden Desires” by Ann Brandeis.
Deadline for submissions is Thursday at noon. Email to jessica@indyeastend. com. Sherri Wolfgang The William Ris Gallery in Jamesport presents “Sherri Wolfgang: Nick.e.lo.de.on,” which showcases the complete series of life-size, figurative works that explore youth, dance, strength, and the male form. The exhibition will be on view beginning Saturday through November. An opening reception will be held on Saturday from 3 to 8 PM at the gallery, adjacent to the Sherwood House Vineyards, which will also be hosting a wine tasting. All are welcome and encouraged to attend. The Jerusalem Series The art gallery at the Center for Jewish Life in Sag Harbor presents the opening of “Visions of the Abstract - The Jerusalem Series” by artist Haim Mizrahi on Saturday from 7:30 to 9:30 PM. The Jerusalem Series is a body of abstract artwork created by the East Hampton artist during an extended stay in Jerusalem. The work was inspired by the city’s ancient and modern contrasting forces and are
harmonized in a contemporary form in the artist’s work. The show will be on display through December 5. White Room Gallery The White Room Gallery in Bridgehampton presents “Hidden Desires” by Ann Brandeis and “Horse Show” by June Kaplan. The show opens with a reception on Saturday from 5 to 7 PM. There will be live music by John Virag. The show runs through November 12.
ONGOING Pop Up Exhibit A pop up exhibit of paintings is on display in a spacious East Hampton barn. The barn, located at 20 Skimhampton Road, East Hampton is the studio of Kryn Olson, one of the artists. The other artists include Shari Abramson, Perry Burns, and the late Chris Haile. The exhibit will run through November 5, by appointment. Email coco@folioeast.com or call 917-592-8033. Bert Stern Christy’s Art Center in Sag Harbor presents photographs of modern
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icons including Elizabeth Taylor, Richard Burton, Marilyn Monroe, Kate Moss, Ray Charles, and more by Bert Stern. The show runs through November 8. ODD Beauty “Odd Beauty: The TechnoEccentric World of Steampunk” is on view at the Southampton Arts Center through November 12. Touted as the most ambitious international Steampunk exhibition in years, the show features works by renowned steampunk artists such as Sam Van Olffen, Paige Gardner, Tom Banwell, and many more. Astronomy Art The Astronomy Art Exhibition is on display at Custer Observatory in Southold. The exhibition features original works by artists Nick Cordone, Cynthia Padgett, and
Randall DiGiuseppe, inspired by the night sky. The exhibit will run through November 5. Beauty and the Beast The Sag Harbor Whaling & Historical Museum presents Cindy Pease Roe’s “Beauty and the Beast.” The show is designed to enlighten, delight, and engage people through Roe’s paintings and sculptures that celebrate the beauty of the ocean and the beast, marine plastic litter. The show runs through Tuesday. Sacred Rivers Stephanie Joyce, Susan Newbold, and Heidi Lewis Coleman will be exhibiting their collaborative “Sacred Rivers,” ink on mylar with metal leaf paintings, through November 25 at the Unitarian Universalist Congregation of the South Fork in Bridgehampton. 31
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Talkhouse For A Cause The Stephen Talkhouse in Amagansett presents “Talkhouse for a Cause” on Thursday, November 2, at 8 PM. The bar and music venue is joining forces with two non-profits to host a benefit to help those affected by Hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico. Hurricane Maria has devastated the island of Puerto Rico, with catastrophic damage and a major humanitarian crisis.
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Reporting From Broadway by Isa Goldberg Mary Jane Playwright Amy Herzog traffics in the simple realities of human experience -- the tedium of daily exisitence that both masks and reveals an inner drama. And while the style of her realism is highly detailed and finely textured, her works sustain a contemporary sensibility.
In 4000 Miles, she garnered a 2011 Pulitzer nomination. That story about the relationship between a young man and his grandmother reveals the existential throes of a young man’s coming of age.
Yet the feeling of lovelessness and longing that characterizes his journey is told with such simplicity that it appears almost banal. Were it not for the relationship with his grandmother, through whom he discovers his emotional awakening, it truly would be just that, and nothing more. In a similar fashion, her new play Mary Jane, at New York Theater Workshop, follows the titular character, a single mother, played by Carrie Coon. Coon, whose roles on television’s “The Leftovers” and “Fargo” have brought critical acclaim, delivers a stellar, albeit subtle, performance.
When we first meet her, Mary Jane is chatting with her landlady (Brenda Wehle) who is fixing the clog in the kitchen sink. Obviously, Mary Jane is so hungry for the companionship that the conversation, even though it’s about cancer, has a charming, lighthearted air. Meanwhile, the whir and buzz of the monitoring equipment in the living room, where she lives and sleeps, alerts us to the fact that her three-year-old son, Alex, is still breathing. Born after just 25 weeks of gestation, the child whom we never meet, but whom we experience in many unspoken
ways, raises nitty gritty issues about life. Incapable of speaking, suffering from cerebral palsy, he requires around-the-clock care.
Everything here revolves around the child’s illness. The mother’s aspirations are put on hold, she loses her job, and her husband walks out on them because it’s too hard to handle. And she, apparently, takes all of it with an easygoing, forgiving air. Indeed, Coon brings an uncanny sense of reality to the role. Even her sense of humor prevails. Clearly, it takes a lot to break her, but when she cracks, we recognize the worldweary gaze, the underlying angst, as well as the frailty of life. As directed by Anne Kauffman, Herzog’s play surprises us with just that sort of emotional depth. Mary Jane’s ability to love a terminally ill child, her selflessness, her need to be a caregiver -- these are all quintessential traits of being a woman. And none of them are diminished here. None of them are too big or too small, and all of them demand her uncompromising presence. In addition to Coon, Wehle portrays the landlady at the beginning, and the hospital chaplain toward the end. While they are two completely different characters, Wehle mines the soulfulness in each of them.
Similarly, Danaya Esperanza, as the nurse’s adult daughter, is skeptical of the breezy, nonchalant way Mary Jane accepts the alarming sounds of monitors that signal an emergency. While later, in the hospital, as Alex’s music therapist, she is empathetic about the crushing weight of the mother’s predicament. The others, Susan Pourfar and Liza Colon-Zayas, also deliver nuanced performances. Lara Jellinek’s set unfolds from apartment life to hospital, where normalcy is
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A beautiful production of a wellcrafted work! The Treasurer Currently at Playwrights Horizons, The Treasurer takes us into the lives of a hellish mother-son relationship. One which the son, at least, wishes were over. A story told primarily through cell phone conversations, Max Posner’s new play implores us to consider the use of the phone as dramatic device. In fact, these cells are so dramatic as to be unstoppable, a tried and true means to eradicating human connection. But that is just a detail here. While standing right next to each other, the siblings argue over the phone about their aging mother’s care. As portrayed by Deanna Dunagan, Ida Armstrong is an utterly narcissistic personality. Dunagan, who won the Tony Award for her role as an addicted, violently disruptive mother in August: Osage County, delivers a seamless performance here. One feels as though she disappears into the role.
and local politician, Ida believes she is an icon of social prestige. And she spends money as if she were. But it’s her decent into dementia, which Dunagan captures with incredible truthfulness, that brings the family situation to a head. And the person to whom they appoint the responsibility of treasurer is the one who already feels guilty at his inability to love his mother.
This character, who we know only as The Son, does not suffer these indignities with ease. Even though Peter Friedman plays the role in a very understated way, we know he’s virtually hemorrhaging with disquietude and anger. Much of this he vents while riding his bike, in bouts of pained inner monologue, directed to the audience, of course. Some of it is also quite humorous. It is a weird and surprising production, imaginatively directed by David Cromer. The mirrors crack, the walls become increasingly unfinished (sets by Laura Jellinek), and the characters become stranger and estranged as the action continues.
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Stephen Talkhouse Friday it’s music by Oogee Wawa at 8 PM, followed by a party with DJ Paul Jones at 10. LHT with Matt & Bosco take the stage at 8 on Saturday, with a Hello Brooklyn Halloween party afterward at 10 PM. Visit www.stephentalkhouse.com or call 631-267-3117 to purchase tickets or for more info. Karaoke at Springs Tavern The Springs Tavern at 15 Fort Pond Boulevard has announced that the Diva Karaoke will host karaoke night every Saturday night beginning at 10 PM. No cover, just bring your best singing voice! The Springs Tavern currently serves dinner seven days from 4 to 10 p.m. The bar is open seven days a week from 3 p.m. to 2 a.m. For further information call The Springs Tavern at 631-527-7800. Smokin’ Hot Tunes Townline BBQ continues live music every Friday from 6 to 9 PM. Townline BBQ is located at 3593 Townline Road in Sagaponack. This Friday, it’s The Realm. For more information, call 631-537-2271 or visit www. townlinebbq.com. Locals Getz Kool Whatcha talking about? These cats were cool to begin with! Getz Kool is a small group of local musicians coming together to play a variety of music ranging from Carole King to Ed Sheeran, Sara Bareillis to Ella Fitzgerald, jazz standards to musical theater. 34
Featuring Karenkool Hochstedler on vocals and keys, Terry Hochstedler on guitar and percussion, Gage Getz Lynch on bass and vocals, Dylan Hewitt on cello, and Caleighcakes Hochstedler belting out the tunes, you’re gonna be snapping your fingers when these frosty daddies take the stage at the Montauk Community Church on Friday at 7 PM. Yeah, man! halloween rock at suffolk theater This Friday at the Suffolk Theater in Riverhead, it’s New Life Crisis and I Am Scarecrow rocking the Dead Dance Ball.
I Am Scarecrow harkens back to the days when classic rock ruled with original Scarecrow songs, along with spooky classics from AC/DC, Alice Cooper, Black Sabbath, Heart, The Rolling Stones, and more. They’ll be joined by Long Island favorites New Life Crisis who will help attendees dance the night away. Prizes for best costume, too. 8 PM showtime. Then on Saturday, it’s one of Long Island’s favorite cover groups, That ‘70s Band. Get down and boogie on the dance floor to the funky sounds of all your disco faves and more. Showtime at 8 PM. Prices for these events are online. Ticket options include row seating and cabaret seating. Doors, bar, and restaurant open at 6:30 PM. Visit www.SuffolkTheater.com for more information and tickets. Jazz and Burgers Have some hipness with your dinner during the Jam Session at Bay Burger in Sag Harbor, tomorrow and every Thursday from 7 to 9 PM. The Jam Session has attracted musicians from all over the TriState area and beyond, featured local and international special
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guests and providing hot jazz during cool nights. This is an ongoing jazz concert series open to the public. Recorded live-to-tape for NPR station WPPB 88.3FM by George Howard of Plus Nine Productions. This week the special guest is trumpet player Alex Sipiagin. Atmospheric Piano The critically acclaimed young Italian pianist Niccolò Ronchi will play a variety of richly atmospheric works on Friday 6 PM, part of the Parrish Art Museum’s Salon Series, featuring award-winning, worldclass young artists performing in an intimate setting that evokes the salons of Paris. Ronchi’s program, well planned for the Halloween season, includes Franz Liszt’s Totentanz (Dance of the Dead), a set of variations based on the 13thcentury Latin hymn, Dies irae (Day of Wrath), associated with the Mass for the Dead; Beethoven’s Moonlight Sonata with its eerie funeral march possessing a mournful ghostly voice; and Brahms’s Paganini Variations, described as diabolical if only for its difficulty. In fact, American music and art critic James Huneker wrote, “To play them requires fingers of steel, a heart of burning lava, and the courage of a lion.”
Tickets for Salon Series, which include museum admission, are $25; $10 for members. The Golden Pear Café and the Parrish will be open before and after the concerts. For more, visit www.parrishart.org.
theater clever little lies Clever Little Lies -- an adult comedy by Joe DiPietro about love and marriage, in and outside the bonds of matrimony -- will be the first play of the Hampton Theatre Company’s 2017-2018 season, opening tomorrow at the Quogue Community Hall and running through November 12. Sensing from her husband that something is wrong in their son’s marriage, Alice invites the young couple over for a cocktails-andcheesecake interrogation. As one set of lies threatens to unravel a relationship in this comedy and drama about falsehoods and infidelity, Alice offers an object lesson by spinning a new web of fanciful deceit about her own marriage. Or is she telling the truth?
Clever Little Lies runs with shows on Thursdays and Fridays at 7, Saturdays at 8, and Sundays at 2:30 PM, with the additional matinee on November 11. HTC and the Quogue Club at the Hallock House are offering a lunch and theater package for the additional matinee, scheduled for this production on Saturday, November 11, at 2:30 PM. For tickets and more information, visit www.hamptontheatre.org. It’s pronounced fronkensteen If you’re blue and you don’t know where to go to, how about a night Continued On Page 43.
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As a child I never really had many friends. I was short, my dark, thick locks of hair were cut into a short bob and I had the same dark caramel skin as my dad. I could walk, talk, read and even use the bathroom before most kids. Top that with a can-do attitude, I was quite stubborn. Not whiney or a crybaby, but I never backed down from an argument. Other than that, I was a very happy baby and was always smiling. That’s why when kids didn’t want to play with me, I would be very sad and lonely. All the kids had either their own group of friends or they had their brothers and sisters. I was an only child with my mom and dad. They could see that I was getting lonelier every year and since my mom was a bit older than most moms when she had me, it was too much of a risk to have another child. Luckily, my cousins from Mexico would come over for the summer and play with me. I wouldn’t feel so lonely then, but they always had to go back. It wasn’t till I was about six years old, that my parents decided to move someplace new, in hopes that I might become more social. But we were really moving because of my dad’s new job. The new house was on an avenue, so we were right in front of the road which meant that I couldn’t go to the front yard to play unless I wanted to get hit with a truck and there weren’t many kids around the block. When we would go to parks, I would walk with them all the way there, holding on to my parent’s hands. I would play on the slides and hang on the bars. But, no matter how much I played, I would always just stare at the groups of little toddlers, playing with each other. From that moment on, I wished for at least one friend, just a friend. The next day was the day before my birthday so I was helping set up the decorations. My mother had told me that we needed more duct tape because we ran out. So, I carefully went downstairs to the basement which was also a type of garage. And that was when I saw her, when I first saw Sophie. I remember her quite clearly since she gave me
quite a fright. She had her hair in two dark braids, her eyes a light gray with pale porcelain skin. She wore a simple blouse with a bright blue, stitched up dress on top of it and beige colored boots. While her skin was quite pale, the rest of her did seem a bit faded but I didn’t pay much attention to it since I was too busy saying, “Hey! You scared me! What are you doing here?” The girl didn’t answer me but only smiled and giggled. She was really pretty with sharp facial features while mine were a bit more round and bulb-like. She looked a bit older than me, most likely about seven or eight. I then asked her if she lived here and she shook her head, No. I asked her if she knew where her parents were. Again she shook her head. She wasn’t talking at all. So instead I asked her what her name was. She rested her chin on her knuckles for a second as if asking herself what her name was. I giggled and she smiled again. She then walked over to a piece of chalk, and started to write down letters. S-O-P-H-I-E, Sophie. I read it out loud and then said, “Sophie? Your name is Sophie?” She smiled and clapped her hands. So this girl was named Sophie, didn’t know where her parents were and she definitely didn’t live here. So I, curiously asked her, “If you don’t live here, then what are you doing here?” She just giggled again and shrugged her shoulders. I then invited her to my birthday the next day since not many kids would be there. Sophie looked delighted. I was then going to tell her what I had planned but then my mom called me asking if I had the duct tape. I answered her saying yes and then turned back to Sophie. But she had disappeared. I was going to look for her but my mom called again so I went upstairs and continued to help with the decor. All while I pondered about my strange encounter with Sophie. For the next few weeks, I continued to play
When they would leave, Sophie threw quite a tantrum. She would make me feel scared. She would boss me around more and even start to yell at me and then for a second, she would flicker and an image of a demon would shine through. Its crimson red skin looked like it was cracking along with its dark eyes and menacing smile. Then, as if it never happened, Sophie would flash back with her same dazzling smile. Yet, her games were getting more and more dangerous. We would play that she would tie me up in the darkness or a game where you would grab a knife and see how fast you can move it in between your fingers. The games we would play started to upset my parents and I didn’t like that. And one day I told Sophie that we couldn’t play anymore, she didn’t like that at all. That day, she showed her true colors. Sophie’s pretty, pale face turned the exact same red as it had before. Except this time, her chin and cheeks turned as sharp as razors, her nose disappeared, and her hair came right off, like a wig, revealing an ugly shaped, bald head. Her body grew as tall as the ceiling, her knees and elbows seemed to be turned inside out and her nails and toenails were as long as daggers. I was frozen in place, my legs paralyzed by fear, my eyes just couldn’t believe what they were seeing. Sophie, or whatever it was, started to walk towards me with a disgusting limp. And just as she was about to reach out for me, my little legs ran as fast as they could carry me. I ran up the stairs, and just about as I was going to close the door, I heard a shout that said, “Wait! Please, Margie!! I’m sorry. I just got angry. Please come back and play with me! “
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with Sophie. I liked having her around because she was like a sister to me and when I was with her I didn’t feel alone. I remember like it was yesterday, all the things we would do and play. However, whenever my cousins would come for the summer, Sophie hid away. She would tell me it was because she was scared, but I could tell that by the look on her face when I would play with my cousins, she felt jealous.
Welcome to our silver anniversary edition of the Boo! Short & Scary Contest! That’s right, for 25 years we have happily poured over submissions from schools all over the East End. Herein are the winners -- trophies go to the grand prize winner and 13 winners in the art category. First, second, and third place finishers in all three age groups win trophies in the short story contest. We’ve never had pre-K submissions before, but this year the Eleanor Whitmore Early Childhood Center brought over huge murals and classroom collaborative stories. We’d like to honor their effort with the “Monstrous Merit” award.
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Sophie talked for the first time since I had met her. I wanted to believe her since she was my only friend. But I could still see her image flickering back and forth from Sophie to demon. And so, with a heavy heart, I closed the door on her. Ever since then, I wouldn’t go down to the basement. And I knew Sophie wouldn’t come out of it but I would always hear the whispers. It made me feel as if I was losing my mind. And then, my miracle came. My beautiful baby sister was given to me. When I first saw my new sister, I was already about seven years old going on 8, I had let my hair grow out but the rest of me was still the same. But when I saw my little baby sister all of that melted away. My parents told me she was a surprise and was brought into this world to play and be with me. And it was my duty to care for her when my parents are gone. She was a tiny pink bean. She was already in the nursery. The nurse helped me carry her and, even though she couldn’t even talk, I didn’t feel lonely anymore. For the next few weeks, I helped care for my sister and I never did leave her side. But one day, my parents announced that we were moving again. And the next day, as we were getting our final things into the car, I looked through the windows and saw the shape of a girl, Sophie. She smiled her dazzling smile and I smiled back. While I was sad for leaving her, I knew that someone else would come along to play with her. And Sophie would wait right there. The images of Sophie at her worst still give me nightmares almost thirty years later, now that I, Margaret Blanch (or just Margie) am 37. Her dark black eyes seem to pierce through my soul but my dear sister always comes to rescue me. In fact, I now ponder what would have happened if my sister hadn’t come along. And while I know that Sophie was not just a little girl but something way beyond that I can’t help but think, as I write this story now, if maybe Sophie was just a simple little girl who had a bad temper but all Sophie would want was a friend, just a friend.
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first place grade 1 thru 3 Talia Hogg, Grade 2, Montauk School Rose and Nettle’s Adventure Last Monday night was a dark and scary night. Rose and Nettle decided to take a walk in Gremlin Forest. They saw many interesting things. A goblin walked right past them, a shadow monster that had big, sharp teeth, and a Kings Castle. Rose and Nettle were both scared. Rose knew that some creatures are attracted by light, so she grabbed her flash light and threw it into the woods, and the goblin followed. Then they walked to the castle.
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~ Natalie Rose Mongan, Grade 5, Amagansett School
When they got there they found that the king was very selfish and grumpy. The king threw Rose and Nettle into the dungeon. Rose asked Nettle if she still had a pair of scissors in her pocket, and she did. They used the scissors to open the lock and they snuck out of the castle. “Yay,” they shouted as they made their way back home. When they got back home their mother was so happy. Rose and Nettle lived happily ever after.
Creepy Quotes A 9 foot man came in to the bowling alley riding a lion and hitting it with a 36 inch long live snake. ~ Sofia Hatgistavrou, Grade 6, Our Lady of the Hamptons
second place grade 1 thru 3 PeytonPrado, Grade 2, Montauk School October October is the best Can go trick or treating Tenth month Other months July Be ready for Halloween Eat lots of candy Remember your costume
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KIERAN HILDRETH & JAY BELLO, GRADE 3, MONTAUK SCHOOL
Creepy Quotes He went up to the gravestone that Mike always leaned on. It read “Mike—1963 to 1976.” At the bottom of that he read, “Regretted: not going to school May he finally rest in peace.” ~ Brianna Calle , Grade 7, Springs School
third place grade 1 thru 3 Cian Mooney, Grade 2, Montauk School
ADAM IQBAL, GRADE 3, WESTHAMPTON BEACH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
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The Killer Clown and His Army of Skeletons It was a dark and stormy night in an evil layer. It was at the bottom of the ocean where no one could see it. There was a killer clown who was making a machine that was designed to make an army of skeletons. It took a long time, but one day it worked. He sent his skeletons to take over
the city. Everyone was terrified! Meanwhile a super hero named Super Shift heard his alarm sound and found out that an army of skeletons were trying to take over the city. He defeated the army and spoiled the killer clown’s plans. The killer clown swore revenge on Super Shift. Dunt, dunt, dunt, dun…
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Creepy Quotes Will was cut off when the floor opened up beneath him like a giant mouth with broken, jagged pieces of wood as teeth. ~ Alyssa Scalie, Grade 7, Springs School
Grace Sicuranza, Grade 5, Our Lady of the Hamptons
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A Haunting in East Hampton I’ll never forget the summer I spent in East Hampton. Every day, my friend Cassie and I would ride our bikes up and down Main Street. Though, when we cam to pass this one old, abandoned house, our bikes would suddenly slow down, or sometimes come to a stop. One day, as Cassie and I were casually riding down the street, we saw that the creaky, wooden door on this old house had been left open. We both looked at each other, and gave the other person a look that said, “Dare we go in?” We felt the urge to, held hands, walked up the brick stone stairway, and entered the house. As I took my second step, I felt a barrage of cobwebs cover my entire face. They went up my nose, in my eyes, and I couldn’t get them off. Then, a squealing rat scurried past Cassie,
and she screamed! With courage, we continued on. But soon after, we came to a stop. Cassie and I had heard a sad wail, and guessed that maybe a child had entered the house. So we both headed toward the back of the house, and the crying began to grow even louder. It seemed to come from behind a closed door, so I decided to open it. Inside, there stood a translucent boy with wet hair, who had tears dripping down his face. I knew right then and there that I had seen a spirit. It felt like he could see right through my soul, but that was not what scared me. It was the fact that I could see right through him! Cassie and I were out of that house in a flash, never to be back again. We ran down the street, around the pond, and to the library. As soon as we got there, we asked the librari-an
if she knew anything about that house. She researched the home and found a very old journal entry about a boy who used to live there in the late 1700’s. She told us that one sweltering day, similar to the day that Cassie and I had seen the spirit, this boy decided to go swimming in the pond down the street. His mother disapproved of this, because her brother had drowned, but the boy did it anyway. He decided to take his little fishing boat, and sail out into the shallow part of the pond, figuring that he wouldn’t drown. But, when he dove off the corner of his boat, he didn’t come up from under the water. All of the townspeople searched for him that day but he was never found. The mournful eyes of the ghost in East Hampton has haunted me to this day.
second place grade 4 thru 6 Liam Cashin, Grade 5, Amagansett School The Clown What if you went to a movie theater and you never came out…. I was locked in a movie theater. The good thing was that I get free popcorn. But, then I saw something on the screen. It said, “YOU ARE MINE”. Luckily, I had my friend Steve with me for support. Suddenly, we heard the door creak. I said to Steve, “Quick, hide!” But, it was too late. Someone or something had taken Steve. “Steve!” I cried. I grabbed a bag of popcorn to use as a weapon. Next, the lights flashed on. I hid immediately. I spotted the exit
and the doors were open. I tried sprinting out, but out of the corner of my eye, I saw Steve. He was in a room that said, “YOU ARE MINE”. The movie screen flashed, “YOU ARE NEXT” just as I looked up at it. As I was distracted, something took Steve and ran. I lost hope and bolted out of the theater. I sprinted to my house. There was a note that said, “COME IN, IF YOU DARE!” I actually went in. It looked the same. Same old kitchen. Same old sofa. Same old television. But then, I saw something colorful, something horrifying. I shrieked and then……..
TANIA CALLE, GRADE 3, WAINSCOTT SCHOOL BRYN CUNNINGHAM, GRADE 2, SAGAPONACK SCHOOL
Creepy Quotes Margaret tried to run, but something caught her leg and dragged her into the shed. ~ Emily Flores, Grade 7, Springs School
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Courtney Marmeno & Morgan Lieder, Grade 5, Montauk School Killer Parents
There was a family of four. A dad, a mom and two kids. The children’s names were James and Chloe. Ever since three years ago on Halloween their parents have been acting weird. Very, very weird. Each Halloween night the children would see their father come home at 11:00 p.m. and he would be carrying huge trash bags. The children had no clue what was inside them. Then he would come inside the house with the trash bags. He went straight to his room while he thought everyone was asleep. He said to his wife, “Here is your dinner, honey.” The two kids heard crunches and munches. They
were too afraid to know what was happening in their room. The next day James and Chloe were too afraid to ask any questions about their parents. On their way to the bus stop they saw a shoe with some trash bag pieces on it. It also had some blood on it. Then James and Chloe rushed to the bus stop too afraid to stay any longer. At school they forgot all about it. But when it was time to go home in the afternoon they remembered. A year later it was once again Halloween. The kids went trick or treating. They got back at 9:00 p.m. and waited two hours until their dad finally got home. He came back very quietly with three
big trash bags. The children were too, suspicious. Their dad told his wife, “Here honey, it’s our delicious blood dinner, let’s enjoy!” The children then got too suspicious and peeked in the room. Then they saw their parents devouring a man’s body! Their dad turned around and then the children ran into their room and hid behind the door. James and Chloe were very scared. They heard a door slam and then they heard footsteps down the hall and outside their room. The dad opened the door and pulled a knife out of his pocket! He had two trash bags and then he walked to the children. Soon the mom and dad had two more bodies to eat.
MELY CHAVAS, KINDERGARTEN, WESTHAMPTON BEACH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Creepy Quotes The shattered mirrors jagged teeth were eating away at her soul. Juliette Kearns, Grade 7, Our Lady Of The Hamptons
HENRY METCALK, GRADE 2, WESTHAMPTON BEACH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
first place grade 7 and 8 Juliette Kearns, Grade 7, Our Lady of the Hamptons TALAYA SPRUILL. GRADE 5, WESTHAMPTON BEACH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Malicious Mirrors DUNAVAN DAVID, GRADE 7, OUR LADY OF THE HAMPTONS
NOAH MURPHY, GRADE 2, WESTHAMPTON BEACH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
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The shattered mirrors jagged teeth were eating away at her soul; Her distorted face looked like a monster; Mirroring what she felt inside. The swaying branches of a peaceful willow tree Became limbs of a mangled human; Bloody, twisted, broken. The broken glass infects everything; Creating dark shadows all around us; This hostile object lets the wrath inside us all free
Casting an even darker shade on the euphoric parts of us; Making them tremble, hide, disappear Surrounded by walls of broken mirrors; there is no way out; No way to forget; No way to move on. With our eyes closed the shadows don’t have power; There is no light, No darkness, No detestable mirror Everything is neutral. The mirror is lying;
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We all saw wheelchairs, crutches, medicine, cast material, operating tools, and blood lots of blood! It was a haunted hospital!
Chloe Swickard, Grade 7, Spring School Every night it’s the same. Cu-ckoo. Cu-ckoo. Cu-ckoo. Every night at midnight that blasted thing chimes, and it always wakes me. It isn’t even that loud, but somehow, every time its hands point to twelve, I wake to the sharp sound of the clock. Sometimes it’s a short, staccato cu-ckoo. Other times the cu-ckoo is long and dragging. The number of notes are never the same twice in a row; it’s almost like a pattern. I’ve memorized the cycle by now. I haven’t found any meaning behind each day and it’s notes; perhaps the clock is just broken and the notes are all jumbled? No, there is a pattern. Every nine days, the cycle repeats itself. This has happened for five years, every day, every night at exactly twelve o’clock. Even when I’m away from my house I’ll wake up at midnight and imagine the shrill calls of the clock. I hate that thing, but my mother insists on keeping it. She doesn’t believe me when I say it wakes me up; she tells me it’s broken and hasn’t made a noise in years. I always think, ‘Maybe I am crazy. Could the cuckoo clock in fact be broken?’ I fall asleep, then open my eyes to darkness and silently cry as the clock’s
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calls ring in my ears. I’ve tried to destroy it, but something always holds me back. I can never bring myself to do it, to even approach it, yet at the same time I despise everything about that wooden clock. Enough about the clock. More about me. I’m 14, and when I was nine my father died. He was in the U.S. Air Force and I didn’t get to see him a lot, but he did teach me how to speak in Morse Code. He tragically died in a plane crash over the Bermuda Triangle; that’s what my mother said, at least. I had always thought he had died so suddenly, and the fact that he died on Halloween is just eerie. In fact, Halloween was tonight, but I stopped going out after I turned thirteen; I was too old, and Halloween just reminded me of my father. My thoughts suddenly turn to the cuckoo clock. I thought about the pattern of the clock. My father said any noise could be turned into Morse . . .It’s Morse Code! Every day is a word, and . . . every short note is a dot, and every long note a dash! I have finally deciphered the clock’s pattern. I race downstairs, hop over my couch and look up at the clock. I am no longer afraid to approach it. I
stand on a chair so I can reach and pry open the little wooden door. Instead of a bird, a little wooden man rests inside. I snatch the wooden man from the innards of the clock and inspect it; he has blue eyes, a melancholy expression and . . . a painted-on soldier’s uniform. This looks exactly like my father. Then the wooden figure seemed to open his mouth and started to cu-ckoo. The clock was broken all along; it was the wooden figure that was ‘speaking.’ He was repeating the code, using short and long notes to communicate with me; “G-e-t o-u-t b-e-f- . . .” I translated. “I didn’t think you would figure it out, and so soon,” I was stopped mid-sentence. I looked up. “Mom?” She looked crazed standing at the foot of the stairs in just a nightgown; it was nighttime, and the moonlight illuminated her frightening smile. Now my miniature ‘father’ was silent. “Soon you’ll join your father in there, my Clockwork Child.” As she frantically ran across the room to me, lunging at my neck, I figured out what my father’s complete code read: “Get out before you get trapped in the clockwork.”
third place grade 7 and 8 Faith V. Duggal, Grade 8, Our Lady of the Hamptons Something’s Coming
Something’s coming to your door. As fall comes and the air gets cold, Creepy Quotes The boys were so scared You hear the knock and they hid behind a case of open the door. soup.~ Braxton Rogan, What is coming this Grade 2, Montauk School fateful day? Will you live to say?
You see a zombie at the the door. Along with ghosts, goblins and a little troll. They open their mouths,and what do they say? Brains for dinner today? No, they say: “Trick or Treat.”
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A hairy slimy monster jumped out of the water and killed everyone except the kid. The monster had scratched the kid. Seven years later the kid had monster DNA. ~ Hudson Tanzmann, Grade 2, Wainscott School
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of musical comedy? North Fork Community Theatre is presenting Mel Brooks’s musical stage adaptation of his comedy classic Young Frankenstein, just in time for Halloween. According to director Bob Kaplan, the theater at 12700 Old Sound Avenue in Mattituck has been transformed to look like a black-and-white movie.
Performances run through Sunday, Thursdays through Saturdays at 8 PM, Sundays at 2:30. For tickets, call the box office at 631-298-6328 or by visiting the website at www. nfct.com or Brown Paper Tickets. Blücher! frankie’s follies at Bay Street Stages, A Children’s Theatre Workshop is throwing its 23rd annual Halloween Bash that you and your children won’t want to miss. Frankenstein Follies, a Halloween-themed musical review directed and choreographed by Helene Leonard, features all your favorite monsters and ghouls with a cast of local young performers. Frankenstein Follies has become a favorite Halloween tradition. Join the fun at the Bay Street Theater in Sag Harbor on Friday at 7:30 PM, Saturday at 2:30 and 7:30 PM, and Sunday at 2 PM. Tickets are $15. Tickets for all performances of Frankenstein Follies are available at the Bay Street Theater box office, 631-725-9500 or online at www. baystreet.org. Love in the air Center Stage at the Southampton Cultural Center offers up a production of Boeing Boeing, a sexy, funny romp set in the 1960s. The play runs through November 5 with shows on Thursday and Friday at 7 PM, Saturdays at 8, and Sunday matinees at 2:30 PM. Tickets are $25, $15 for students.
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There are also dinner theater packages available with the Plaza Café. Tickets can be purchased online at www.scc-arts.org. Eesp’s Trouble in Jamaica
The East End Special Players will perform their original play Trouble in Jamaica; A Stinking Dirty Musical for one night only at Guild Hall on Saturday at 7 PM. Every line, every vignette is the result of a narrative collaboration among the troupe who count many learning disabilities among them: Down syndrome, autism, bi-polar, hearing and sight loss, and a host of other physical and mental challenges. Yet whatever the challenge, what this acting ensemble achieves on the stage is often astounding.
Trouble in Jamaica is a farce, much of it set to music, centering on a host of eccentric off-the-grid characters. It¹s all in good fun, and a delightful performance under the direction of veteran artistic director Jacqui Leader who has developed the skills of the actors far beyond expectations. Tickets are available online at: www.eastendspecialplayers.com or at the Guild Hall box office the evening of the play. $25 adults; $10 children under 12.
Jim Jefferies at WHBPAC Hilarious, smart, cutting edge -- that’s Jim Jefferies! His beliefchallenging, unpredictable standup has been entertaining audiences around the globe. Jefferies has firmly established himself as one of the most popular and uproarious comedians of our time.
Bursting on the scene in his HBO special “I Swear to God,” his additional successful comedy specials include “Contraband,” “Alcoholocaust,” “Fully Functional,” and “Freedumb.” Now, making his way into the late-night scene, his TV show “The Jim Jefferies Show”
is thriving on Comedy Central.
Jefferies will offer two shows on Saturday night at the Westhampton Beach Performing Arts Center, at 7 and 9:30 PM. For more info and tickets, visit www.whbpac.org.
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of tarot cards, art, and more East Hampton’s own Amy Zerner and Monte Farber will be at BookHampton on Saturday, signing copies of their books and spiritual decks, including the 25th anniversary edition of The Enchanted Tarot, which has been in continuous publication since it first hit the shelves. Makes a great gift!
See the article about The Enchanted World of Amy Zerner and Monte Farber elsewhere in this week’s Indepedent. The 5 PM event is free but registration is suggested at www.bookhampton.com. guild hall art talk On Sunday at 2 PM, Jessica Frist, associate curator/registrar of the Permanent Collections at Guild Hall, will offer a tour and talk with insights into many of the works in the show. There will also be some delightful anecdotes about exploration of museum’s archives. Free, reservations are strongly encouraged at www.GuildHall. org or https://give.guildhall.org/ publicprograms. a look at mars Tomorrow at 7 PM, Guild Hall presents “A Rover’s Eye View of the Ancient Surface and Climate of Mars,” with Dr. Joel Hurowitz, a deputy principal investigator in NASA’s 2020 Rover mission.
For nearly a decade, the international program of Mars exploration has been guided by a remarkably useful framework that describes how Mars’ environmental conditions have evolved in the context of time-dependent changes
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in the composition of rock and soil deposits at the Martian surface.
The talk is free, but reservations are strongly encouraged at https://give. guildhall.org/Theater_Education. or 631-324-0806. fifth trimester at Library Join the East Hampton Library as it welcomes author Lauren Smith Brody for a talk and book signing for her bestselling book The Fifth Trimester: The Working Mom’s Guide to Style, Sanity, and Big Success After Baby, which was published this spring by Doubleday. Brody is the founder of The Fifth Trimester, a movement and business to revolutionize workplace culture for new parents. Prior to launching T5T, Brody was the executive editor of Glamour magazine. She and her husband live in NYC with their two sons. The talk is on Saturday from 1 to 3 PM. To register call 631324-0222 Ext. 3, or stop by the adult reference desk or visit www. eventbrite.com.
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science fiction, double feature Yup, there will be two opportunities to get your Rocky Horror on this weekend. First, the Southampton Arts Center is screening The Rocky Horror Picture Show on Friday at 10 PM, with a $10 admission charge. Hot patootie! For more info, visit www.southamptonartscenter.org. On Sunday, it’s just a jump to the left . . . The Suffolk Theater in Riverhead will screen The Rocky Horror Picture Show. Costumes are encouraged, and don’t forget the newspapers – but if you do, the theater is offering a “participation goodie bag” with all the things you remember, or even if it’s your first time! Ticket options include row seating and cabaret seating. Doors, bar, and restaurant open at 6:30 PM. Visit www.SuffolkTheater.com.
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East End Calendar by Kitty Merrill Each week we’ll highlight local community events and library offerings presented by area institutions and organizations. It’s on you to send ‘em in, kids. Deadline for submissions is Thursday at noon. Email news@indyeastend.com.
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WEDNESDAY 10•25•17 • There’s a LinkedIn tutorial at East Hampton Library from 2 to 3 PM. Learn how to manage your professional identity, connect with friends and employers, find new job opportunities, and post your resume. A second session will be held on November 22. Register at the adult reference desk.
Thursday 10•26•17 • The Montauk chapter of Surfrider Foundation meets at 6 PM at Saltbox restaurant. They’ll be joined by representatives of Deepwater Wind to discuss the South Fork Wind farm. Friday 10•27•17 • East Hampton Library hosts a Facebook tutorial. Learn how to create a page, add videos, and text. 2 to 3 PM. Register at the adult reference desk. SATURDAY 10•28•17 • Take a walk at LongHouse in East Hampton with horticulturist Alex Feleppa. See the landscape’s floral finale, learn about perennials,
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and the do’s and don’ts of fall cleanup in the garden. 1 PM. Tuesday 10•31•17 • ESL classes are offered at Most Holy Trinity School in East Hampton each week from 9:30 to 11 AM. Drop ins are welcome. WEDnesDAY 11•1•17 • What the heck is Snapchat anyway? Who’s snapping? Who’s chatting? Find out all about the popular app during a free tutorial at the East Hampton Library at 3 PM. Register at the adult reference desk.
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WEDNESDAY 10•25•17 • Teens and tweens are invited to the Westhampton Free Library at 4 PM to participate in a droid race. Participants will use the library’s BB8 droids to race against each other. To register, call 631-2883335 or sign-up online at www. westhamptonlibrary.net.
• Celebrate National Pasta Day by making (and eating!) some good old-fashioned spaghetti and meatballs at 4 PM at the Rogers Memorial Library in Southampton. For those in grades six to 12. To register online, use code RMT568. THURSDAY 10•26•17 • Former AP History teacher Martha Potter will be at the Rogers Memorial Library at 12:30 PM to talk about the United States Constitution and its origins. She will discuss the Electoral College, Federalism, how a bill becomes a law, the power of impeachment, the origin of executive orders, and judicial review. Register at www. myrml.org or call631-283-0774 ext 523. • Southampton Chamber hosts networking at The Back Page in Sag Harbor from 5 to 7 PM. $15. All are welcome.
• ToastHampton, the local chapter of Toastmasters International, invites the public to an open house at the Hampton Library in Bridgehampton at 5:50 PM. Toasthampton is a supportive environment where members can develop communication skills. FRIDAY 10•27•17 • The Westhampton Free Library
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will host a Dine and Discuss event regarding “Buffy, the Vampire Slayer” on at 6 PM. The event will feature a talk, led by Clive Young, about how the show began and its influence on culture. The talk will follow a screening of “Best of Buffy” at 2 PM. To register for the program, call 631-2883335 or sign-up online at www. westhamptonlibrary.net. SATURDAY 10•28•17 • Little ones ages three to five can take a nature walk and make a turkey leaf craft at South Fork Natural History Museum in Bridgehampton at 10:30 AM. At 1 PM, families can hand paint a Halloween gourd. Call 631-5379735 for admission and registration information. SUNDAY 10•29•17 • “Reflections on Hospitality” is the topic this week for the Sunday service of the Unitarian Universalist Congregation of the South Fork. They gather at 10:30 AM at the Meetinghouse located on the Bridgehampton/ Sag Harbor Turnpike at Scuttlehole Road. MONDAY 10•30•17 • Greg Monske and Fay Henderson will be at the Rogers Memorial Library at 5:30 PM to talk about their trip to Arizona. The couple will discuss their attempts to avoid the beaten path as well as the famous landmarks. Register at www.myrml.org or call 631-2830774 ext 523. TUESDAY 10•31•17 • Take a break from trick-ortreating and stop by the teen room at Rogers Memorial Library in Southampton to have a snack and make a Halloween themed origami at 4 PM. For those in grades 6-12. To register online, use code RMT570. WEDNESDAY 11•1•17 • Join the Southampton Chamber of Commerce for breakfast at the Hampton Maid in Hampton Bays with special guests from the USGA. They’ll expound on the US Open, which returns to Shinnecock in 2018. The event runs from 8 to 9:30 AM and includes breakfast. Tickets are $25 in advance for chamber members, $30 at the door, with admission at $30/$35.
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Charity News
Casino Night For The Cinema
By Jessica Mackin-Cipro
Get ready to roll the dice for a cause. A casino night will be held to benefit the Sag Harbor Cinema on Friday at Page at 63 Main. AIA Peconic along with Electronic Environments and Lutron, I-Grace will host the evening, with the proceeds going to the Sag Harbor Partnership for the purchase and restoration of the Sag Harbor
Cinema.
The event takes place from 6 to 10 PM. Tickets are $100, and include wine, beer, hors d’oeuvres, and $500 in play money. There is also a $75 ticket that just includes wine, beer, hors d’oeuvres.
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raise $8 million by the end of the year.
So far over $6 million has been raised for the cinema. The goal is to
To purchase tickets to the event or to donate to the cinema, visit www. sagharborcinema.org.
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music, and dancing from 7 to 10 PM at Gurney’s Montauk. Free Hampton Jitney transportation is provided as well. For bus reservations, call 631-726-8715. For tickets, visit GNO2017. splashthat.com. The event benefits the Coalition for Women’s Cancers at Stony Brook Southampton Hospital.
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by Jessica Mackin-Cipro Deadline for submissions is Thursday at noon. Email to jessica@indyeastend. com. Breast Cancer Awareness Month It’s Breast Cancer Awareness Month. All month long, dine at
Sabrosa Mexican Grill in Water Mill and a portion of your sale will be donated to the Coalition for Women’s Cancers at Stony Brook Southampton Hospital. On Friday it’s Girls Night Out. Enjoy wine and cocktails, hors d’oeuvres, raffles, spa treatments,
Purple Purse In 99 percent of domestic abuse cases, victims will experience financial abuse, which means their abusers will deny them access to money and financial resources they need to break free. The Retreat and Allstate Foundation are drawing
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attention to financial abuse by launching a Purple Purse campaign. The Retreat is one of more than 220 domestic violence services agencies participating in the 2017 The Allstate Foundation Purple Purse Challenge. Taking place through October 31 and coinciding with National Domestic Violence Awareness Month, the Challenge urges the public to support survivors of domestic violence and financial abuse throughout October. Since 2002, The Retreat has provided financial empowerment services. Its Take Charge! program teaches clients job readiness and financial skills so they can become financially independent. Your participation in the Purple Purse campaign will help raise muchneeded funds for survivors of domestic abuse. To become a Purple Purse Team Member, visit www. theretreatinc.org, our Facebook page, or call 631-329-4398. Hurricane Hoedown
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Mandala Yoga Center for Healing Arts will host a Hurricane Hoedown on Friday night from 5 to 7:30 PM at Scoville Hall in Amagansett. The event will specifically benefit those affected by the recent Caribbean hurricanes on the small island of Dominica. The family-oriented event will feature dancing and will have live caller, Chart Guthrie, as well as musicians from Dance All Night. Suggested donations are $20 for adults and $5 for kids. Chili will be provided by Townline BBQ, liquids by Organic Krush, and Vicky’s Veggies’ cornbread. Monies raised will go to Team Rubicon and Give More Hugs. For more info contact Mandala Yoga Center for Healing Arts at 631-267-6144. Our Lady Of The HamptonS Our Lady of the Hamptons Regional Catholic School in Southampton is celebrating 35 years of learning, growth, achievement, and faith at The Muses in Southampton on Saturday from 6 to 10 PM. Guests can enjoy a red carpet, music by Noiz, hors d’oeuvres, open bar, and dinner. The cost is $100 per person. Email olhanniversary35@gmail. com or call 631-283-9140.
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Restaurant Week Returns
will enjoy Jamesport Manor Inn. Over in Mattituck, visit aMano Restaurant. Southold will serve up in Caci North Fork. Drop by Touch of Venice in Cutchogue or Trumpets on the Bay in Eastport. There’s Cooperage Inn in Baiting Hollow. In Wading River La Plage Restaurant participates. In New Suffolk stop by Legends restaurant. Wading River enjoys Pure North Fork. Also, Noah’s in Greenport will serve up something special.
Upisland, a few noteworthy drop ins include Sandbar in Cold Spring Harbor, La Parma II in Huntington, and Fifth Season restaurant in Port Jefferson. Further away, in Nassau County try The Milleridge Inn in Jericho, Morton’s the Steakhouse in Great Neck, and Polo Steakhouse at the Garden City Hotel in Garden City.
By Nicole Teitler
This Sunday kicks off the fall season of the award-winning Long Island Restaurant Week, going until November 5. The tri-annual event boasts a food lover’s dream -eight days of three-course prix fixe menus for only $28.95, all night, every night. Hungry for more? Restaurants across all of Long Island’s 118 miles will be participating with their own unique flavoring, serving up three choices of appetizers, entrees, and desserts. This is an ideal opportunity for those eager to try a new spot but reluctant to spend money on a meal they aren’t quite sure they’d enjoy. Or the perfect chance to go back to a favorite and order for less. In turn, the restaurants see an influx of clientele who might not have otherwise ventured in before. Restaurant Week was initially designed as a publicity concept to bring in positive feedback and a surge in business. What originally began in 2006 as an annual
November promotion branched off in launching a spring edition in 2011 and new this year began a winter edition in the earlier part of 2017.
Hollow Tavern or The 1770 House. In Riverhead, try Bistro 72, Farm Country Kitchen, or Stonewalls at the Woods. Jamesport diners
To see a full list of restaurants, visit www.longislandrestaurantweek. com, or for general inquires call 631-329-2111. You can follow more stories from Nicole Teitler on Facebook and Instagram @NikkiOnTheDaily.
“With more than 2.8 million residents and more than 1000 restaurants with varied cuisines, concepts, and price points, it’s a fantastic way to explore the culinary landscape that Long Island has to offer,” said Steve Haweeli, president of Long Island Restaurant & Hospitality Group. Here on the East End there are nearly 30 participating restaurants. Westhampton Beach welcomes the Patio Restaurant. Stone Creek Inn in East Quogue will also participate. In Hampton Bays, check out 1 North Tavern, Sunday’s on the Bay restaurant, Centro Trattoria & Bar, Cowfish, and Rumba. Le Charlot or Saaz Indian Cuisine in Southampton are terrific options. Head to Sag Harbor for Baron’s Cove, Lulu Kitchen and Bar, and Page at 63 Main. Out in East Hampton delight in Cove
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Dining
Gurney’s Takes A Top Spot
By Nicole Teitler
Gurney’s Montauk Resort & Seawater Spa has won the number nine spot in “Top Resorts in New York State and the Mid Atlantic” for Conde Nast Traveler 2017 Readers’ Choice Awards, released
just last week. With over 300,000 global reviews, it takes pride as the only hotel in the Hamptons to be included in that category. “We have a great team in place dedicated to our guests’ happiness and comfort, and we try to
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balance the traditional Hamptons experience with modern comforts and programming,” George Filopoulos, owner of Gurney’s Montauk said. “We are thrilled to have been honored in this milestone 30th year of the Conde Nast Traveler Readers’ Choice Awards.”
The luxury resort, boasting 2000 feet of private beach, is the only year-round resort in Montauk, and recently expanded into a second resort in Rhode Island, Gurney’s Newport Resort & Marina. In Montauk, guests can choose between 146 rooms, suites, and beachfront cottages -- ideal for not only summer, but an off-season escape as well. This Friday Gurney’s hosts their annual Girls Night Out party, a fundraiser to benefit the Coalition for Women’s Cancers at
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Southampton Hospital. Beginning at 7 PM, guests will enjoy wine and cocktails, hors d’oeuvres, raffles, spa pampering, dancing, psychic readings, and more. Driving is no issue for this event, with free Jitney transportation from Hampton Bays to the resort. In addition, there are special room rates and a 20 percent spa discount the day of the event. Tickets are $45 in advance, $60 at the door, $75 includes a choice of one treatment, and $150 includes a treatment, psychic reading, five raffle tickets, and a gift bag.
Visit www.gno2017.splashthat.com for more information. Gurney’s Montauk Resort & Seawater Spa is located at 290 Old Montauk Highway in Montauk. You can follow more stories from Nicole Teitler on Facebook and Instagram @NikkiOnTheDaily.
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Dining
Guest Worthy Recipe: Omar Hernandez & Chef Carl Alioto
By Zachary Weiss INSTAGRAM: @OMARSNYC CHEF ALIOTO’S GUEST WORTHY RECIPE: Omar’s La Ranita Butternut Squash Soup WHY? “The butternut squash roasts up nicely, smells wonderful, and fares deliciously in this dish from sweet to savory with exceptional results. And it warms us all!” INGREDIENTS: 3 lbs butternut squash 4 c heavy cream 2 carrots
put in the butternut squash, carrots, onion, cinnamon stick, 2 cloves, star anise, 1/2 tsp nutmeg, salt, and pepper. Cook for 15 minutes until the vegetables start to soften. Add the heavy cream and sage. Simmer for 1 hour or until the vegetables are completely softened. Remove from the heat and let cool for 15 minutes. Remove the cheesecloth with your spices and discard. In a blender purée the ingredients until smooth.
oil, add the pumpkin seeds and a pinch of salt. Cook for 2-3 minutes, continuously moving the pumpkin seeds in the pan until they are lightly toasted. Remove from pan and set aside. For the spiced sour cream:
In a spice grinder put 1/2 cinnamon stick, 1 clove, 1 star anise, pinch of nutmeg. Grind to a powder. Place 1 cup of sour cream in a bowl with a pinch of salt and ground spices. Whisk until smooth. Place in a squeeze bottle and drizzle over soup.
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Food & Beverage
by Jessica Mackin-Cipro
Lulu Kitchen and Bar.
Deadline for submissions is Thursday at noon. Email to jessica@indyeastend. com. The Hail Mary Townline BBQ in Sagaponack introduces the BBQ version of a bloody mary -- The Hail Mary. Hearty, meaty, and delicious this drink is a meal in itself. The Townline BBQ signature housemade Bloody Mary is topped with Townline’s signature brisket, a St. Louis rib, a hush puppy, a pickle, and a olive. All for $15.
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Lulu Kitchen and Bar Lulu Kitchen and Bar in Sag Harbor has announced new specials for the fall season. Happy hour will be offered daily from 5 to 6:30 PM. Guests may sip on $5 beers, $8 glasses of wine, and $12 specialty cocktails at the bar while noshing on bites from the bar menu. A two-course lunch prix fixe will be offered for $26.95 Monday through Saturday with the exception of Tuesday when the restaurant is closed for lunch. A three-course dinner menu
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will be available Sunday through Wednesday for $34.95. For more info call 631-725-0900. Good Water Farms Slow Food East End presents a spotlight event featuring Good
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Water Farms’ new Bridgehampton greenhouse, barn, and cookbook just released, The Microgreens Cookbook: A Good Water Farms Odyssey.
The event takes place on Thursday, November 2, from 5:30 to 7:30 PM and is limited to 24 guests. Attendees will enjoy a microgreens tasting and tour with farmer/ owner Brendan Davison, along with catered bites by Meg Huylo. Each guest will take home a complimentary “local living” Good Water Farms microgreens box to enjoy at home. Tickets for members are $65 and $75 for nonmembers. For reservations visit www.slowfoodeastend.org.
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Recipe of the Week by Joe Cipro
SHRIMP AND GRITS WITH ANDOUILLE SAUSAGE
Next, heat a large saute pan over medium high heat. When the pan is hot, add the olive oil and then begin to crisp the diced Andouille. When the sausage has seared and released a bit of fat, deglaze the pan with the white wine. Cook out the alcohol for about 45 seconds, then add the stock and allow the ingredients to simmer together for about 15
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minutes. Add a bit of butter until the sauce is thickened to your liking. Right before serving, add the shrimp and stir them in the sauce for about three minutes, as they will cook fast. To serve, spoon equal portions of grits into four bowls then ladle sauce over top and garnish with some chopped cilantro.
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INGREDIENTS (serves 4)
1 lb of shrimp peeled, cleaned, and meat diced (keep the shells) 1 c stone ground grits
12 oz Andouille sausage (large dice) 1 Tbsp tomato paste
½ can crushed tomatoes 2 gallons water
1 bunch of scallion (sliced) 2 shallots minced
1 carrot (rough chop)
2 stalks celery (rough chop)
1 white onion (rough chop) 1 bay leaf
½ bunch of thyme
½ c white cheddar (grated)
½ c aged parmesan (grated) ½ lb butter
½ c white wine
½ bunch cilantro 1 Tbsp olive oil
Salt and pepper to taste Method Begin by bringing one gallon of water to a boil. Add a bit of salt and the minced shallot to the water.
Once it begins to boil, use a whisk to stir the water while slowly adding the cup of grits to the boiling water. Once you have added all the grits, reduce your heat to a simmer while continuing to stir for another minute or so. Cover the grits and cook over medium low heat for another hour whisking every 10 minutes. While the grits are slowly cooking, make the shrimp stock for the sauce. Start by roasting the shrimp shells in a 400-degree oven for 10 minutes. Fill a small stockpot with the roasted shrimp shells, one gallon of water, the tomato paste, the crushed tomatoes, the carrots, scallions, celery, onion, bay leaf and thyme. Bring that to a boil, then reduce and allow the stock to simmer another hour.
Once the stock is going and you have the grits cooking you can grate your cheeses and dice the sausage and shrimp. When the grits are ready, you can shut off the heat completely and whisk in the cheese, a 1/4 lb of butter, and any salt and pepper you would like to add. Put a lid on it and set it aside until you are ready to serve. When the stock is finished, strain it through a fine strainer and set aside.
It’s Hallowine. From 11 AM to 6 PM on Saturday and Sunday, the vineyard hosts a wine and candy pairing. From 1:30 to 5:30 PM Ahmad Ali Duo performs and on Sunday, same time, Firefly brings the East End acoustic. www. clovispointwines.com. Raphael
PM, it’s Steve Archdeacon. www. pugliesevineyards.com. Roanoke Vineyards The vineyard hosts a canoe club outing at Indian Island at 1 PM. Call 631-727-4161. www. roanokevineyards.net. Wölffer Estate Vineyard
East End Trio performs from 1 to 4 PM on Sunday. www.raphaelwine. com.
Vanessa Trouble performs at this week’s session of candlelight Fridays in the Tasting Room. www. wolffer.com.
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Baiting Hollow Farm Vineyard presents music on Saturday. From 11:30 AM to 6 PM, it’s 2 EZ with Southbound from 2 to 6 PM. On Sunday, from 2 to 6 PM, it’s Spectrum. www. baitinghollowfarmvineyard.com.
Artist in residence Laura Grace will be on hand to discuss her artwork Sunday from 2 to 5 PM. www. marthaclaravineyards.com.
Pugliese Vineyards Stop by on Saturday for live music by April Rain from 1 to 5 PM. On Sunday from 1 to 5
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This grand estate offers total privacy, is close to the ocean beaches, has a guesthouse, a pool house, and so much more.
This is a “place of peace” and thus the name, Lasata.
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With 10 bedrooms and baths there is plenty of room for friends and surprise visitors. It was originally listed at $47 million but the estate at 121 Further Lane in East Hampton found a buyer after a significant price drop to “under $30 million” – a relative steal.
Lasata, the seven-acre estate in East Hampton where Jackie Kennedy spent her summers, has found a buyer.
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Designed by Arthur Jackson, this magnificent home has been fully renovated and updated to maximum standards with attention to every minute detail. It is beyond spectacular and referred to as one
The listing brokers were reportedly Carol Nobbs and Eileen O’Neill of Douglas Elliman.
Joanne R. Douglas and her brother, Alfred Renna, of Elliman have a hot book out about real estate deals from the dramatic steel skyline of New York to the “quaint” summer
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and the family unveils secrets of the trade. Edelman Joins Douglas Elliman Stuart Edelman has joined the Avigdor/Peyton Team in the Southampton Elliman office. He worked in the garment business for 49 years developing leading men’s apparel brands. Additionally, the former president of Edstuart Inc. established Bedford Vintage Motorcars. He is looking forward to using his decades of top-level professional experience in real estate. Edelman lives with his family in Orient, New York. He recently accepted the position of commissioner of the Orient-East Marion Park District.
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it didn’t amount to much since we By Rick Murphy theoretically had to cover the entire
example, if you wanted to get your name in the Express for hitting a home run, you had to give us a pack of Marlboros. Once one of the old-timers approached us. “Hey, I didn’t see my name in the paper last week,” he growled.
Sag Harbor softball league, which had doubleheaders every night of the week during the summer. Once I explained to Craig that we wouldn’t really have to go to the games, he jumped on board.
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The History Of Fake News It was great to run into old pal Richie Menaik (aka Charlie Brown) from Sag Harbor the other day. “I remember when you wrote for the Sag Harbor Express,” he said. No, I was thinking, I started my career at the Sag Harbor Herald. And then I realized he was right – when I was in college I wrote not one but three columns for the Express: a horoscope, a sports column, and a gossip column. In doing so my colleague and I did something for the first time that is only now, some 50 years later, becoming commonplace.
Vicki Gardner was publisher and editor in those days and didn’t know what to make of me. She liked my ideas, though, even though under the byline for the gossip column she wrote, “For the Younger Set,” something like Ed Sullivan would say while introducing a rock band on his television show. The gossip column was ostensibly written by Maude Frickett, a penname my co-conspirator Craig Larsen came up with. I’m not sure
why, but the column was pretty far out there and pretty controversial, because we used to out our friends and ourselves using thinly-veiled pseudonyms. “Wasn’t that so-andso with JCC sleeping it off in the park after an all-night bender?” Things like that.
I regularly reported on the local yodeling league, writing stuff like “Left Sag upended North Haven South three to two. Sven Norstrom delivered a four-minute yodel, and assisted on two yolks.” In the championship game, I reported, Sag Harbor won the title when Gus Feather, “scored the game winning nookle in the final hemisphere.” This stuff was actually in the paper each week. We surmised it was because Vicki was so far out of it that she didn’t know we were pulling her leg. In retrospect, maybe she was on to us all along and figured the old paper need a shot in the arm. The sports section was our greatest triumph. “You used to make the whole thing up,” Charlie Brown recalled, and he was right. For
“You have to give us beer and cigarettes if you want your name in,” I told him.
“But I really did hit a home run,” he protested. “Tough,” Craig said.
Our byline was “By Rick Murphy and Craig Larsen” – the first week. We wanted a living, breathing organic byline that would reflect the changing times. So the next week it was “By Rick Murphy and Craig Lawson” on one page and “By Rick Murphy and Greg Torsion” on the next. The goal was to keep changing Craig’s name until it read, “Earl Torgeson,” who actually played Major League Baseball at the time.
While other kids worshipped the likes of Mickey Mantle and Willie Mays, Earl was THE MAN to Craig and me. We used to talk about him endlessly, exaggerating his prowess until our friends actually believed he was an all-time great.
We would encourage such mindless banter by asking the more dimwitted among us leading questions like, “Wouldn’t you rather have Earl Torgerson on first base instead of Gil Hodges?” Some kids would answer yes, which meant a lifetime of behind-the-back snickering was in the offing for us. Looking back I have no idea why we took a liking to Earl. Then I realized it was his nickname: “The Earl of Snohomish.” It had a ring to it.
We were to be paid $25 for writing the three columns. Split two ways
It all fell apart when we tried to collect the dough. Vicki informed us it was her recollection that we agreed to mow the lawn at her house in Baypoint in addition to writing for the newspaper. We knew that was a lie because a) we would never agree to do manual labor and b) we didn’t have a lawn mower and neither one of us knew how to use the damn things anyway.
As for the horoscope column, I revived it when I took the job here at The Independent. The idea was for everyone’s horoscope to be excessively grim. Once a little old lady called the paper and the sales manager answered. “What does my horoscope mean?” she asked, her voice trembling. The sales manager opened the paper and read it aloud. “You will suffer a slow and agonizing death,” he read. She screamed and gasped and dropped the phone to the floor and made a sound like she was choking to death. The sales manager flipped out. I never did tell him who was on the other end of the line, but it was probably Craig using his patented Maude Frickett voice. I now realize that we introduced the journalistic style known today as Fake News.
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Editorial Signs Of The Times With just under two weeks to Election Day, local campaigns, and candidates, are bearing down for the home stretch. Despite what for many are grueling schedules of events, debates, meet and greets, and more, for the most part, our local candidates have all kept their cool and refrained from taking a page out of last year’s abysmal display of nasty childishness during the presidential campaign. The word gracious comes to mind when mulling those running for local offices and their interactions with political foes. That’s great to see.
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Not so great to see, however, are the innumerable signs, and even billboards, that mar our lovely landscape during campaign season. This is not a new quibble, nor is it a new campaign activity. Complaints about the volume of candidate signs probably date back to days of old, with Goody Bonac kvetching about an Early American wannabee’s sheepskin signs “all cross ye vista.” The annoyance at this eyesore is widespread. On social media one poster threatened to remove the “litter,” but was advised removing campaign signs, even from public property, is illegal.
Over the years, candidates, touting their love of the environment, have vowed to refrain from placing signs on every corner -- and as campaigns roll on, they break that promise. Perhaps next go-round, our candidates might show their love for our land, and some restraint with those infernal, omnipresent signs.
Voting For Manny Dear Editor,
Manny Vilar should be our next Supervisor. The Town Supervisor is effectively the chief executive of our town’s government. Executing our town’s laws means that the Supervisor must uphold our laws and not ignore ones when politically expedient. The duties of the office are incompatible for someone who voted to ignore our federally adopted LWRP by
approving an illegal oceanfront seawall in Montauk. I am surprised that anyone could endorse a candidate, like Manny Vilar’s opponent, who blatantly ignored town and federal law, and common sense, and allowed the Army Corps to ruin our beaches. A vote for Vilar is a vote for executive office experience.
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IS IT JUST ME? Happy Halloween!
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Ron Glazer All I remember is the candy. Well, actually, I once went to a costume party as Raggedy Andy. I remember wearing a red mop on my head as a wig. I remember that it was a lot of fun. And of course, there was lots of candy.
Dear Editor,
One of these days Democrats will realize that cataloging Donald Trump’s lies isn’t helping them win any elections. Until then, I believe it pays to look at local elections where hypocrisy thrives. In my opinion, Southampton’s highway superintendent, Alex Gregor, an incumbent up for re-election on the Democratic Party line, has singularly built a pyramid of lies.
Two recent episodes highlight Gregor’s deceit. First, after the town board obtained state funding to repair Dune Road in Hampton Bays, Gregor blocked the funding because he alleged Dune Road was a “rich man’s road.” While boasting about “working for the people,” he insisted that federal funding should be used for repairs. As a result of Gregor’s objections, state funding was withdrawn. And, that funding was not redirected to another community. And, after losing state funding, at least one newspaper verified that Hampton Bays was working class. And, eventually, Gregor quietly admitted that his attempts to secure federal funding reached “insurmountable roadblocks.”
The second episode involves Gregor’s refusal to award salary increases to highway department personnel embroiling the town in expensive legal battles. Whether or not one agrees with the town’s decision to raise salaries, Gregor made an example of his department to show voters that he was “working for the people.” Yet several months later, at a town board meeting -- where Gregor donned a Santa Claus hat -- he agreed to hike highway department salaries if the town agreed to give him 10 additional part-time workers. According to Gregor, “I just want you to know that I’m just Alex that’s trying to do the best he can. I’m certainly never going to be a mediator or a diplomat but I am logical.”
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Bob Smith I was a tramp every year. I’d put burnt cork on my face to look like dirt and wear old clothes. Sometimes I’d rip them up a little bit. But what I remember most about Halloween was big piles of leaves in the streets all fall that they’d burn. The smell was wonderful. Anne Hecht I remember going to an “adult” Halloween party thrown by my friend, who was an artist. It was called “The Nudity, Lewdity, Prudity Party”. I wore a flesh colored lace body suit with tassels. In just the right places. And I also wore a chastity belt with a lock. That was one fun party! Jack Waksal When I was growing up I was in Europe and times were not good there. Not good at all. And we didn’t celebrate Halloween like children do here. But later in life when my wife was alive we’d go out with my neighbors and get all dressed up and we’d go to parties.
Claus hat. At least one Democratic Party operative was stunned by Gregor’s maneuver. “This is a new level for Mr. Gregor. . . it appears that principle has gone out the window. . . “
Alex Gregor has engaged in a pattern of making costly mistakes that are equally costly to fix. All of his mistakes have been made because he fails to do his homework preferring to boast that he’s working for the people when in reality he’s working for himself. Unfortunately, Gregor has only to plow snow from someone’s street to receive a glowing review which is how he continues to waste millions of taxpayer dollars and build his Ponzi scheme of lies.
Susan Cerwinski
Relieved For Bull Dear Editor,
It’s such a relief that the bull who was recently found wandering through the streets of Brooklyn,
New York, was taken to a sanctuary in New Jersey, where he will get to spend his days in peace, enjoying the company of other animals. If Shankar, as the sanctuary calls the bull, had been sent to slaughter, he would have been hung upsidedown and had his throat cut. He would have been skinned and gutted, and he might have remained conscious through the entire process.
Not all animals are able to escape from the slaughterhouse, but one thing is for sure -- none of them want to be killed. They are all individuals with personalities and feelings. They feel pain and love, and value their lives, just as humans do. We can all help charismatic animals like Shankar by eating vegan meals rather than animalbased ones. See www.PETA.org for free vegan recipes and product suggestions.
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Independent / Courtesy WBES To celebrate the season of fall, Westhampton Beach Elementary School kindergartners in Lorraine Porcelli’s class have been learning about pumpkins. Pictured from left are students Callan Hughes, Evan Pereya, Nicholas Spoering, and Arden Faloon.
Independent / Courtesy Riverhead School District Riverhead High School NJROTC cadets recently participated in an annual three-day basic leadership training program at the Dorothy P. Flint 4-H Camp. Above, cadet Maura Lopez prepares to scale a wall.
including a Jack O’ Lantern. They also learned about the life cycle of a pumpkin and took a tour of Hank’s Pumpkintown.
Independent / Courtesy East Hampton Schools The EHHS music department congratulates three chorus students who have been invited to participate in the NYSCAME All-County Choirs this year. Julia Short (senior) and Tori Schmitt (junior) were selected to sing in the Treble Choir, and Talia Albukrek (junior) was selected to sing in the Mixed Choir. These students were selected based on the high scores they earned at the NYSSMA Solo Festival. The All-County ensembles concert will be at Hauppauge High School on Friday, November 17th at 7:30 PM. Short and Albukrek are pictured above with chorus director Dylan Greene.
Westhampton Beach Elementary School To celebrate fall, Westhampton Beach Elementary School kindergartners in Lorraine Porcelli’s class have been learning about
pumpkins.
Over the past several weeks, the students have written their own pumpkin book, read stories about pumpkins, sang pumpkin songs, and made pumpkin crafts,
During Fire Prevention week, each class visited the Westhampton Beach Fire Department’s fire safety smoke house, which was stationed outside the school. While in the smoke house, fire department volunteers spoke to the students about hazards in the kitchen, as well as safety. Students were also taught how to properly escape a bedroom in the case of a fire and practiced climbing out a window with the assistance of the volunteer firefighters. Additionally, students learned how to make a call to 911 and speak with a dispatcher. Riverhead Schools Riverhead High School NJROTC cadets recently participated in an annual three-day basic leadership training program at the Dorothy P. Flint 4-H Camp.
The event, which was co-sponsored by the Riverhead and SoutholdMattituck-Greenport NJROTC units, provided an opportunity
for the Riverhead cadets to train alongside other cadets from Eastern Long Island. During the training, 31 new cadets, under the leadership of Cadet Commanding Officer Michael Daniel, were introduced to precision drill, orienteering, academics, and physical fitness in a stressful, military-style environment. In addition to the military orientation, the cadets enjoyed supervised wall-climbing, a high ropes course, hikes, and a beach cleanup. They also relaxed on the final night with camaraderie and skits around the bonfire. Nine upperclassmen also attended and served as part of the training cadre. Of the weekend, freshman Jarad Chapman said, “It was probably the best school experience I’ve ever had.” In the coming weeks, the cadets will meet in Bethel, CT, for a drill meet and participate in an orienteering championship in Pennsylvania in addition to taking part in school and community service events. 57
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Haunted Spots Continued From Page 22.
In the famed Montauk Project – which has spawned books and a film – it was said that two boys were kidnapped and experimented on to see if they could be used for remote viewing or bringing objects from another dimension with the use of the Montauk Chair. Supposedly, scientists from Brookhaven National Lab were in charge of the project, and it has been claimed that in one experiment with the Montauk Chair, a boy accidentally opened a door that released a fourth dimensional creature referred to as
Junior. What happened to Junior is anybody’s guess. And people, let’s not forget about the Montauk Monsta! Old burying ground, cutchogue On the North Fork is one of the oldest cemeteries in the US. The graveyard on Route 25 has many gravestones which date back over 200 years, although the burial grounds were actually established in 1661, part of the property purchased by William Wells from the Corchaug people. Old Burying Ground is full of history. Two men who fought in
the French and Indian War, Major Silas Horton and Lieutenant Simeon Benjamin, are buried there. Another man, Erastus Tuthill, died as a prisoner in Richmond, Virginia, during the Civil War and was brought to Old Burying Ground by his family. There are slaves buried there, Elymus Reeve and Keturah L., their headstones still intact. People have reported feeling a sudden chill while walking through the cemetery at night. There are also claims of voices. Investigators have reported seeing shadows walking among the tombstones.
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The wickham farmhouse The Wickham Farmhouse was built in 1704 adjacent to Cutchogue’s Village Green. In 1854, 21-yearold Nicholas Behan, an insane farmhand, murdered James and Frances Wickham and a 14-yearold servant boy with an axe. He was later caught in the surrounding woods, hung in Riverhead, and buried in an unmarked grave. It is said you can still hear footsteps of the axe murderer in the secondfloor hall. The house has remained in the Wickham family throughout the years, although when a dark and ghostly figure appeared at the foot of the bed of one generation of Wickhams, that room was sealed off, and remains sealed today. the Windmill at Stony Brook southampton Constructed in 1712, the threestory windmill was moved to its current location in the 1890s after standing as a landmark for whaling ships. Back then, the land was the Claflin estate. According to the Long Island Press, the lore is that Claflin’s daughter, who had a playroom in the windmill, fell down the stairs and broke her neck. Supposedly the young girl can still be heard playing in her playroom, and seen gazing out the windows. Campus denizens have also reported experiencing chills when passing by. Kings Park Psychiatric Center
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Remember when your parents used to say, “You better behave, or I’m dropping you off at the Kings Park”? No? Why am I the only one who has this memory? Anyway, just driving by this place is enough to give you the willies. Established in the 1880s, this was the definition of a Victorian asylum. In its heyday as many as 9000 sorry souls were committed there at a time, and although the property has become overgrown and dilapidated, those who pass by have often said they hear screams and groans issuing from inside, the spirits of the tortured, abused, and insane.
Enjoy your own spooky Halloween, but stay safe.
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Island towns in efforts to reverse declining water quality in the town and across the Island.” In Shelter Island, LIEVF again endorses incumbent Supervisor James Dougherty. “His consistent commitment to the environment makes this endorsement a nobrainer,” Amper said.
In Southold, the Voters Forum endorsed Debbie O’Kane who has been active in environmental protection both as a private citizen and in her professional work. “Debbie has green blood in her veins” said LIEVF executive director, David Reisfield. A resident of Orient, O’Kane served as an environmental educator and advocate for the North Fork Environmental Council. Additionally, she helped spearhead the original campaign to enact the Community Preservation Fund on the North Fork. She’s running on the Democratic line for town board. In Riverhead, LIEVF called for the replacement of the Supervisor Sean Walter and Councilwoman Jodie Giglio. “These elected officials have had more than enough opportunity to advance the environment and have not done
so. Their management of the town has left Riverhead deep in debt, despite dramatically increased taxes and with little or no attention to a declining environment,” said Amper. LIEVF endorses challengers Laura Jens-Smith for supervisor and town council candidates Catherine Kent and Michele Lynch, the Democrats’ first all-woman ticket for town office.
Landing, North Hollow, and other remote areas are located more than five miles from the firehouse on Cedar Street, they have been determined to be at significant risk for fire loss by insurers. Homeowners’ insurance costs have skyrocketed or in some
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a home on Hedges Bank Drive burned to the ground “despite the incredible and heroic efforts of our local firefighters.” Many of the firefighters live in the Northwest Woods and would have been in a position to respond sooner had the proposed substation been in existence. An ambulance planned to be housed at the substation will reduce response times as well, Robbins pointed out. Support from homeowners has a financial component to it. According to Robbins, because houses in Landfall, Settlers
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“The personal safety and the safety of the homes of the LPOA and neighboring communities have been in jeopardy far too long,” Robbins wrote. “The proposed fire station will save lives and property.”
Social Skills For Spectrum Students
Family Service League, a Long Island non-profit human service organization, will hold a social skills program for children on the autism spectrum beginning on Monday, from 6 to 7 PM, in the FSL Westhampton Beach office at 40 Main Street. This eight-week, one-hour program is designed to help children ages six to 14 develop the skills needed to build friendships, interact with fellow students and other community members in fun-filled, educational
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The program is offered concurrently with a parent support group which allows parents to discuss the various autism spectrum issues and challenges with their peers. Pre-registration and intake interview required. $25 per session, fee includes both groups. Sliding scale available. For more information call Barbara Silverstein at 631-998-0016 or email bsilverstein@fsl-li.org.
Fright Night At SYS
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Listen up, bats and ghouls. It’s time for spine-tingling Halloween hijinks. And what better place to get your scare on than SYS on Majors Path in Southampton, as the youth bureau and town youth services present Fright Night at SYS. Saturday night from 8 to 11
PM, terrible tweens and teens aged 12 and up can navigate their way through a path of horrors and try to escape the room of dread before it’s too late. There are family friendly hours for fams with kids aged 11 and under, from 6 to 7:30 PM. Admission is just $5.
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Main Street with a parade show of participants and prizes being awarded. Participants can register at www.halloweenfestriverhead. com.
Ghosts, goblins, and things that go bump in the night return to downtown Riverhead this weekend. This year the Riverhead Business Improvement District is bringing back three days of Halloween fun. “Halloween Fest, A Weekend of Fun and Frights” features trick-ortreating on Main Street, the biggest costume parade on the East End of Long Island, and a weekend filled with family-friendly and adult activities. Expect concerts, masquerade balls, special discounts, and tons of contest opportunities with cash prizes and local gift certificates. This year the BID incorporated downtown businesses already planning Halloween events and included them in Halloween Fest. “Downtown Riverhead is the place to be this Halloween! The Riverhead BID and local East End community groups have teamed together to bring us a Halloween weekend like no other. Dress up, bring the family, and have a great time,” said Nancy Kouris, owner of Main Street’s Blue Duck Bakery Cafe and Riverhead BID vicepresident. Given the positive response to last year’s parade, the BID has been actively working to make it the biggest and best on Long Island. After the parade enjoy a stroll through the Jack O’ Lantern walk on the grounds of East End Arts, with over 100 carved and lit pumpkins, and see the end of the parade where all the participants will gather by the riverfront for a
parade show. Finish the weekend on Sunday with first annual Race of the Dead coffin races from 2 to 6 PM, then head downtown for restaurant specials and a special showing of the cult film classic, The Rocky Horror Picture Show, at Suffolk Theater.
Last year, with the help of the local Riverhead girl scouts, the BID created the first Jack O’ Lantern walk. This year, over 100 pumpkins will be donated by Cornell Cooperative Extension of Riverhead for the community to carve and place on display. There will be a pumpkin-carving night hosted by the girl scouts tomorrow. Pumpkin carving will also take place on Saturday from noon
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to 5:30 PM behind 117 East Main Street. This is free, thanks to the donations and volunteers participating. Bring your own pumpkin! Entries are welcome using pumpkins carved during the day and should be brought to East End Arts by 4:30 PM. Battery-operated candles will be supplied. Gift certificates to local businesses will be given as prizes. To join the fun or volunteer to help kids carve pumpkins, please email riverheadBIDMA@gmail. com or call Diane Tucci at 631591-0722.
Prizes for the best costumes in the grand parade include $500 for first place, $250 for second place, and $125 for third. Awards will be given based on creativity and overall best entry. Participants are welcome from any community. Parade line up will be at 5:30 PM on Saturday in the Griffing Ave parking lot across from the Supreme Court. Large groups and floats need to register in order to be assigned a line-up in the parade. The parade route will run from Griffing Ave, head east on Main Street, turn down McDermott Ave, and finish behind 117 East
New this year, the BID has added coffin races to its line-up of activities. Held at 2 PM on Sunday, the Riverhead coffin races are modeled after similar events across the country, but in particular the model set is Manitou Springs, CO where the Emma Crawford Coffin Races are in their 22nd year and draw over 10,000 people annually. According to BID executive director Diane Tucci, “The Riverhead coffin races are already getting phenomenal response across social media, and teams of people are already planning their “coffin” racers. It’s a lot of fun to watch this new event catch on so quickly.” Prizes will be awarded in youth and open categories. The event is being co-organized with the YMCA East Hampton RECenter, and the Riverhead Chamber of Commerce which will be hosting a Trunk or Treat during the races. Coffin racers will have the opportunity to participate in a pre-race contest at Joe’s Garage at 3 PM on Saturday. It’s sponsored by Riverhead Raceway. Coffin racers are then encouraged to participate in the parade.
Beyond the big events, a slew of additional fun is planned throughout the weekend. On Friday, the Yoga Pants Band plays at Joe’s Garage at 7 PM, the LI Aquarium holds a masquerade ball at 8 PM, and Suffolk Theater hosts its “Dead Dance ball” at the same time. Saturday from 10 AM to 4 PM, it’s “Bats, Barnacles & Broomsticks” at the aquarium, with half-price admission for kids in costume. While trick or treating on Main Street Saturday, from 2:30 to 4:30 PM, there will be face painting and children’s activities. Restaurant specials for the weekend are listed on the website www. HalloweenFestRiverhead.com.
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There are always a ton of fun and interactive events happening on the North Fork, here is a list of our favorites. Got news? Email us at news@indyeastend.com. ELIH Rocks What do physicians do when they are not treating patients? At Eastern Long Island Hospital, Dr. Lawrence Schiff, director of the emergency department, picks up a set of drumsticks and rocks with fellow band members and ER physicians, Dr. Ryan Zapata, who plays lead guitar, and Dr. David Lin, who plays bass. With the addition of John Fazio, CRNA, on vocals, they are a classic rock-style band called POC (Products of Conception).
POC recently competed with four other bands to raise funds for Stony Brook University Cancer Center’s Bone Marrow Transplant Unit at 89 North in Patchogue in the third annual Battle of the Bands, “Docs Who Rock,” taking home the People’s Choice Award and an electric guitar signed by Sammy Hagar of Van Halen, the prized guitar belongs to the group, but only for a year. The guitar is now on display in the hospital’s main lobby giving Eastern Long Island Hospital (ELIH) bragging rights.
honing her skills while working as a housekeeper for an irascible neighbor. On Friday evening at 6:30 PM, Matt the Music Man visits with fun and tunage for the whole family. Monday night at 6 PM learn about Long Island’s hauntings and on Wednesday, November 1, teens can play giant Jenga at 5:30 PM. Medication Take Back The Community Coalition for a Safe and Drug-Free Youth, working in collaboration with Peconic Bay Medical Center, hosts a medication take back in the PBMC lobby on Saturday from 10 AM to 2 PM. There will be free giveaways for community members who participate. Take backs are designed to give people a safe way to dispose of unwanted or unused prescription medications. NFEC Speakers Series The North Fork Environmental Council’s monthly speaker series gathers at the Jamesport Meeting House on the Main Road tomorrow night at 6:30 PM. On deck to expound is Enrico Nardone, executive director of Seatuck Environmental Association. He’ll discuss the Peconic River and Seatuck’s Long Island River Revival Project. Call 631-298-8880 for details and tickets.
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Mattituck-Laurel Library plays host to a mixed bag of community events this week. On Friday afternoon at 1:30 PM, see the acclaimed film, Maudie. It’s the strange, true story of Maude Lewis, an arthritic Nova Scotia woman who became one of Canada’s greatest folk artists,
The Hotel Indigo in Riverhead is the place to be Saturday for a classic car show featuring live music by Who Are Those Guys, prizes, barbecue from 11 AM to 4 PM, and of course, a collection of cool cars and awesome autos. Entrance is free and the whole shebang runs from 9 AM to 4 PM.
Independent / Courtesy ELIH (Left to right) Dr. Lawrence Schiff, emergency department director and John Fazio, CRNA, anesthesia department at Eastern Long Island Hospital with the coveted “Docs Who Rock” prize, an electric guitar signed by Sammy Hagar of Van Halen.
At The Landing Jean Mellano will discuss Slipped Away, a memoir about a gentle soul who gave so much love and joy to others in spite of his own depression. Steve Tarpinian took his own life on March 15, 2015. He was a beloved coach, swimmer, entrepreneur, friend, and companion. His vision established the landscape for a triathlon on Long Island. Steve’s true legacy is the lives that he positively impacted while on his journey.
Slipped Away exemplifies Steve’s journey and the lives he touched along the way. It includes tributes from his soulmate of 33 years, his colleagues, his students, the triathlon community as well as his own writings. All book proceeds donated to project9line.org, a nonprofit organization of veterans helping other veterans through PTSD and depression by providing outlets in the arts. It’s happening Saturday at 4 PM at Peconic Landing in Greenport.
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Using information provided by the Central Pine Barrens Commission’s Compliance and Enforcement Division, New York State Police have charged a Middle Island man with dumping hundreds of bottles of expired energy drinks in a patch of protected woods in Northampton just east of County Road 51. Jon R. Savitt was charged with a misdemeanor count of littering on public property, a violation of Southampton Town Code 211-2A, and also with violating Suffolk County Code 822-11a, operation of a vehicle off-road on public property. He is due in Southampton Town Justice Court on December 8. The charges were made after Compliance and Enforcement
Division surveillance information was turned over to State Police Trooper Fabio D. Daino of Troop L Riverside for further investigation. Trooper Daino located and obtained an admission from Savitt for the materials Savitt dumped on September 15. “These charges demonstrate clearly that the Central Pine Barrens Commission’s Compliance and Enforcement Division, in partnership with other law enforcement agencies of the Law Enforcement Council, is determined to stop illegal dumping in the beautiful and pristine Central Pine Barrens region,” said Tim Huss, Compliance and Enforcement coordinator. “We cannot thank the State Police enough for their quick and thorough action on this case.”
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A Library Café For Rogers
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Library cafés are a growing and successful trend in today’s public libraries. The Rogers Memorial Library Foundation has been hard at work fundraising for a café at Rogers Memorial Library in Southampton.
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A café in the library will create an even greater sense of comfort and community for patrons, library officials believe. The café will be built near the main entrance to the library, with indoor and outdoor seating available, and will serve beverages and light snacks.
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Liz Burns, the library director, is excited about the news and recalls that a café was the number one request in a community survey completed by RML a few years ago. Burns and the RML board of trustees are grateful to the foundation and donors whose generosity is making this project possible.
There are still some named giving opportunities available for anyone who would like to become a part of this new addition to the library. For more information or to make a contribution, contact Stan Glinka, foundation president, at 516-4594736.
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On Thursday evening, supporters of Community Housing Innovations of Patchogue assembled at the Melville Marriott Hotel to celebrate its continuing success in achieving its dream of “moving families from homeless to home.” CHI co-founder and executive director Alexander H. Roberts presented awards to Conifer, People’s United Bank, Pamela and Joseph Moshe, and to CFO Jerome J. August. DuWayne Gregory, presiding officer of the Suffolk County Legislature, brought a County Proclamation for each of the honorees.
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the more expensive properties, particularly south of the highway, accelerate in value faster than lower-end houses and that a giant discrepancy exists. Owners of more modest homes pay more in property taxes than they should. All of the candidates were reluctant to call for a town-wide assessment.
Giardina said he met with all the town’s elected assessors. He was told it would cost between $2-3 million just to prepare for a full reassessment. Larsen agreed it should eventually take place, but suggested, “We take it really slowly.” Burke-Gonzalez said the current town board had informal discussions and suggested a pilot study before making a decision. Town budget officer Len Bernard, who has worked for both political parties in his day, seems certain to retain his position if he wants it. “I go back a long way with Len,” Bragman said. “We’ve discussed it,” Giardina said. “I don’t want to discuss specifics but he was a
“I’d be willing to keep him on,” Larsen said of Bernard.
None of the candidates espouse hiring a fulltime town manager, as has been bandied about in the past. Burke-Gonzalez noted there was $75,000 in next year’s budget for the supervisor’s assistant. “We’ve come out against it. They draw large salaries and have staff,” Giardina said. “I’m not in favor of it,” Bragman agreed. “You have to keep on top of things.”
The candidates differed on whether they would hold jobs outside of town hall if they were elected. Burke-Gonzalez works full time as a town board member. Bragman said he would not stop practicing law but wouldn’t take cases based in East Hampton. Larsen said he would continue to run his home security business. “I do mostly sales,” he commented. Giardina said he is winding down toward retirement. Making immigrants feel more at home was another topic discussed. Again, both Republicans said they
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spent considerable time meeting people and discussing the issue, especially in Springs, where overcrowding is still an issue. “I’ve been through Springs. It’s important there are translators at town hall. They [immigrants] want respect. Whether they are here illegally or not, this is a human rights issue,” Giardina said. Bragman said is important to stress that overcrowding is “a health and safety issue” as opposed to a code violation. “We want this to be a family issue.”
Larsen said in response to a question that he would never consider allowing East Hampton to become a so-called Safe City, and that if federal agents come to town looking for criminals, the town would assist them but that he would not deputize town police to act as ICE agents. (It should be noted ICE has never asked a municipality in New York State to do so.) Burke-Gonzalez said the town formed a Latino Advisory Committee but that, given the current political climate, its members, “were too afraid to meet in town hall” and meet in churches and privately instead.
Bragman said the current national administration “has engaged in racist policies,” and that its “Insidious divisiveness has filtered down” to the local level. Giardina has over 45 years of experience in the field of environmental protection. He also has expertise in a wide range of related fields including radiation protection. He holds bachelor’s degree in nuclear engineering from the University of Michigan and a Master’s degree in the same field from New York University. Burke-Gonzalez is the former
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president of the Springs School Board. She grew up in Valley Stream and attended the Catholic schools there. She earned her BS in marketing and management from Siena College and worked in advertising for 30 years.
Bragman hails from Whitefish Bay, Wisconsin. He attended boarding school in Lawrenceville, New Jersey before attending Yale. He earned his law degree at Emory. Larsen has lived here since the age of eight and always wanted to be a policeman. He was a TCO in high school and almost considered a career as a New York City cop before signing on with the village police.
The candidates agreed that the town needs more affordable housing. The Republicans lamented the proposed units in Wainscott were taken off the table after the school district there complained it would suffer from overcrowding and have to expand. Burke-Gonzalez said there were currently 60 units in the pipeline but acknowledged the process from conception to completion is a long one.
Bragman said Southampton Town has more flexible laws when it comes to mother-daughter units. The Independent has previously published an article about each candidate outlining his or her stances on airport noise and the proposed wind farm off the coast of Montauk. All agreed that noise emanating from helicopters has to be curtailed, though the GOP candidates do not think the ultimate closure of the East Hampton Airport is an option that should be pursued. The Republican candidates were the first to air the concerns of local fisherman about the wind farm. Since then the Democratic candidates have agreed that the windmills shouldn’t be located on a popular cod fishing site and that the electrical cable from the wind farm should come into town waters through Napeague Bay as originally suggested.
The election is for two town board seats. The top two vote getters are elected to four-year terms regardless of party affiliation.
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observing the night sky.
In Amagansett Saturday, families with tots ages four to eight can stop by the library at 3 PM for a flying ghosts storytime and craft. On Sunday between 1:30 and 3 PM, families can get creative and make their own costumes with materials the library provides. On the North Fork, the Southold Historical Society invites families to its third annual pumpkin patch. On Saturday, drop off your pumpkin at the Southold Historical Society’s Museum Complex before joining the Southold Elementary School PTA parade across the street at the firehouse. Sunday through Tuesday, drop your pumpkin off at the complex between 4 and 6 PM. Be a part of the Pumpkin Patch by dropping off your best carved Jack O’ Lantern, and then come back in the evening to see the complex ablaze with hundreds of illuminated pumpkins. Volunteers will be on hand to help place the Jack O’ Lanterns on the front lawn and light
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them using LED battery-operated candles for everyone in town to see on Halloween! The Mashomack Preserve and the Nature Conservancy on Shelter Island presents Nature’s Halloween Trail on Saturday from 5 to 6:30 PM. Who will be in the woods this year? Mashomack’s band of costumed characters changes every year, and each has fun facts to share. Their theme is night creatures and “scary” natural phenomenon. Arrive anytime from 5 to 6:30 PM, allowing about 30 minutes to complete the trail. All ages welcome. Children should be accompanied by an adult. Bring a flashlight. Light refreshments following walk. Rain or shine.
On Sunday, the Sag Harbor Chamber of Commerce invites everyone to attend its Halloween celebrations beginning with the Ragamuffin Parade at 1PM. Wear your most creative Halloween costume and meet at Nassau Street (between Muse and the Laundromat) and parade down Main Street to the Customs House where there will be family fun games, dance music, and a bake
sale. Everyone is invited to participate in this family fun event: children, adults, and even pets. For safe and fun trick or treating, visit Main Street, Sag Harbor and the surrounding business district on Halloween from 3 to 5 PM for the annual Pumpkin Trail. Look for the pumpkin faces in participating businesses and remember to say “trick or treat.”
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Also on Tuesday, the Riverhead Central School District High School’s Key Club will be hosting its second annual Safe Halloween event from 5 to 7 PM at the high school. All Riverhead elementary school students in grades K to four and their younger siblings are invited to attend the festive free event. Among the activities provided will be carnival games, a spooky walk, music, pumpkin decorating, and trick-ortreating.
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The East Hampton Trails Preservation Society, Long Island Greenbelt Conference, and the Southampton Trails Preservation Society invite you to celebrate South Fork Trails Weekend. Three hikes are scheduled in commemoration of the event.
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Independent / Gordon M. Grant The Westhampton Hurricanes won perhaps the biggest game in the school’s history Friday, besting mighty Sayville. This page: Liam McIntyre, injured most of the season, made an immediate impact, scoring in the first quarter.
By Rick Murphy
The biggest play in the most anticipated high school football game of the season was over in a heartbeat. It began with Dylan Laube, Westhampton’s record-breaking running back, facing a wall of Sayville defenders.
Keep in mind Sayville is not just another high school defense for Laube to exploit – the legendary
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Golden Flashes are the most successful high school football team in the history of Suffolk County. How good? Consider Sayville has been either the Long Island champion (2014, 2012, 2011, 2008) or Suffolk champion (2015, 2013, 2010, 2008) eight of the past nine years. Westhampton’s last win against division rival Sayville came in 1956. Nevertheless, the Hurricanes had a two-touchdown lead in the third
quarter when Laube took the ball on his own seven-yard line and surveyed the field in front of him. There were 11 defenders; logic dictated Laube was seeking to gain a handful of yards and give his team a little breathing room at the far end of the field. But this is not a normal player – Laube sees pay dirt every time he touches the ball. What unfolded next was the stuff that legends are made of. It seemed as if Laube had a jetpack mounted
on his back that he merely flicked into super-turbo mode. In a flash, he was alone, a solitary figure racing up the field, with everyone else fading quickly in his rear-view mirror.
It was a 93-yard backbreaker, giving Westhampton a 23-0 lead the Hurricanes would never relinquish; the finale was 23-8, and left the Golden Flashes hoping for a rematch in the playoffs.
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Zach Moore (20) on the move; Quarterback Clarke Lewis (right) gets some last minute coaching advice in a game attended by thousands of fans from both schools.
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It doesn’t get any closer.
Southold and Pierson/ Bridgehampton are as evenly matched as two high school soccer teams can be. Consider that the last game they played, just last week, finished in a tie, and Pierson prevailed by a single goal when the two squared off earlier in the season.
For the season, both teams finished with identical 13-1-1 overall marks, though the Whalers earned the League VIII championship with a 13-0-1 record. Pierson finished off its regular season with a bang, going on the road to best Smithtown Christian 4-1 behind the scoring of Sam Warner (two goals) and Jorge Alvarado (three points). Wil Martin manned the nets and recorded four saves. Two days earlier, playing on the North Fork, Southold dispensed with Smithtown Christian 7-1. Ryan Herrman led a balanced
scoring attack with three goals. Joe Silvestro had two goals and assisted on two others, and Joe Hayes added an assist and a goal. The two teams are on a collision course in the Suffolk County Class C playoffs, which open today. Stony Brook, the fourth seed, will travel to Sag Harbor at 3 PM to test the top seeded Whalers. Greenport, the third seed, need only head up the road a mile or two to get to Southold for another 3 PM match. The winners will play Saturday at 1 PM at East Islip for the crown. The Mattituck boys have earned a place in the County B playoffs. The Tuckers, seeded number two, will get Babylon (third seed) at home today. A victory will pit the locals against undefeated Center Moriches immediately following the Pierson game in East Islip. East Hampton will have to take the long way around if Bonac is to win the Class A title. As ninth seed, the locals were to travel to eighth seeded Wyandanch in an
outbracket game played after The Independent went to press. A victory means a trip to top-seeded Hauppauge tomorrow at 2PM.
East Hampton beat Miller Place 4-0 in its season finale October 18. Justin Carpio scored two goals to lead the Bonackers.
The girls’ soccer seedings were also released Friday. Southold/ Greenport will play for the County C title tomorrow against Stony Brook at East Islip High School. The game is slated to begin at 4 PM.
Mattituck, the second seed, squared off against third-seeded Center Moriches yesterday in the County Class B tournaments. A victory will propel the Lady Tuckers to the county B finale against Babylon in East Islip tomorrow at 6 PM. In field hockey the Lady Whalers of Pierson have earned the top seed and will play Babylon for the County Class C title at Half Hollow Hills West on Saturday at 1 PM.
JERRY LARSEN TOWN BOARD My Name is Jerry Larsen and I am running for East Hampton Town Board. It’s very telling when the incumbents that I am running against can not even secure the support of the people who work for them. I think it’s clear that change is needed I am very proud and honored to have received the endorsement of the East Hampton Town Police union, the East Hampton Village Police Union, the Sag Harbor Police Union, the East End Police Conference, the Suffolk County Police Conference and the Suffolk County Police Coalition of police unions. Please vote with your neighbors for me, Jerry Larsen, for Town Board.
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— and the amount of sediments, nitrates, phosphates, and oxygen levels in the water. They conducted biodiversity inventories of the flora and fauna to help determine the health of the aquatic ecosystem and biodiversity of the Peconic Estuary. Participating schools included Hampton Bays Middle School, Shelter Island schools, elementary schools in Cutchogue and Southold, plus Riverhead, Greenport, and Mattituck high schools and more.
The “A Day in the Life” event is coordinated by the Central Pine Barrens Commission, Brookhaven National Laboratory, the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, and the Peconic Estuary Program. “A Day in the Life helps students develop an appreciation for and knowledge of Long Island’s river and estuary ecosystems and collect useful scientific data,” said program coordinator Melissa Griffiths Parrott. “It teaches students to become stewards of water quality and connect to Suffolk County’s spectacular natural resources.”
“A Day in the Life of the Peconic Estuary, now in its fourth year, is one of the most exciting events we conduct,” said Peconic Estuary program director Alison Branco.
“It touches communities throughout our watershed and engages students and their families in the Peconic Estuary Program through interactive learning opportunities.”
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The victory topped off a perfect 7-0 season in Division III for the Hurricanes; Sayville finished 4-3, but one of those losses was actually a victory over East Islip early in the season that was reversed because Sayville inadvertently used an ineligible player.
Westhampton, remarkably, is unbeaten despite missing fullback Liam McIntyre for most of the season. He’s back, and made his presence felt immediately, scoring on a one-yard plunge in the first quarter. Laube scored from the one later in the first. Charlie Fee drilled a field goal late in the third to round out the Hurricanes’ scoring. Fee, by the way, leads Suffolk with the most extra points made with 26. Don’t expect the Golden Flashes to roll over in the playoffs. They played without injured quarterback Jacob Cheshire but gave Westhampton everything it could handle and are a savvy, playoff-tested bunch.
It should be noted that any discussion about how high school football is on the decline hereabouts should be put to rest after the turnout in Westhampton Friday night – there were thousands of fans, standing room only, as both communities showed up in force to cheer their teams on. The trick is to give the fans something to cheer about. Both teams await the playoff seedings, which have yet to be
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members pillars of the community. They have every right to address elected officials.” Overton noted that the portion of Tuckahoe Road tapped for closure offers breathtaking views and is a favorite of local residents.
Overton said a priority if elected would be to clean up the contaminated drinking wells found in Westhampton. “We need to get in there and knock on doors and get this done,” he said. The perception is Schneiderman will have an easy time getting reelected – he has never lost an election. “I’ve done a good job. I’ve earned a second term. In a way, we are victims of our own success,” he said.
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Dylan Laube explodes for a 93-yard touchdown blast in the third quarter.
released. It appears Westhampton, which will surely be the top seed, will play the eighth seed on November 4 at home. That may well be Rocky Point (1-6). Sayville
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beat Southampton Pierson (1-6), Wyandanch topped Greenport/ Southold (0-7) 32-6, and Hampton Bays (2-5) lost to Center Moriches, 48-0.
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