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was re-elected for a second, third, fourth, fifth, and sixth term. Yastrzemski has been on the village board for seven years and has served as deputy mayor during his tenure. He’s a lifelong Southampton resident and is also a senior vice president with Rocco A. Carriero Wealth Partners in Southampton, with almost 30 years experience as a financial planner and advisor. Last Thursday afternoon, pressing issues the town is currently facing, including laws on planned development districts, relationships with the trustees, hamlets west of the Shinnecock Canal, transparency,
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a few. “I want a formal request that I can go to the state with,” Schneiderman said when asked how he would handle the deer and tick problem if elected. “People have been screaming about not having a formal request. I think the county has been extremely slow [in addressing this]. They don’t have a plan.” Schneiderman went on to say he didn’t have much sympathy for deer, yet he believed the problem could be handled ethically. “Clearly we’re beyond a population density that’s safe,” he said. The legislator called upon the tick task force in Riverhead and noted how in the past, posting the appropriate signage at campgrounds and local town parks has been successful. Schneiderman also noted how the federal government hasn’t done anything to address the increase in both tick-borne disease and in the deer population. “What’s happening is people are having to pay for health issues because it’s in their neighborhood,” he said. Ya s t r z e m s k i a g r e e d w i t h Schneiderman. “You have to pony up at some point,” Yastrzemski said when asked about how he would handle the deer/tick problem. “Clearly, we have an issue. There used to be much more open space. They’re searching for a place to live. It has to be handled. I agree with Jay.” Yastrzemski said he believed the sharpshooter program would be a good idea, adding that as a hunter himself, he believes there are enough hunters in the town to help address the issue. However, the village trustee said there was a need to focus on the possible epidemic the issue brings to the table. “That’s what needs to Continued on Page 17.
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WAS STEVE JOBS THE DEVIL? I saw the Steve Jobs movie the other night. Good movie about a bad guy. Say what you will about Steve Jobs, he was a genius and he belongs right up there with Edison and Alan Turing (the man who really invented the computer) and Bill Gates and all the other people who have changed our world. Credit must go to Steve Jobs for the Mac . . . the iPod . . . the iPad . . . iTunes . . . those great Apple stores which are clean and where you actually get great service. But here is where I think he was the devil, and he will be responsible for the eventual elimination of all millennials (young people up to the age of 30) and then, in the end, the destruction of the world as we know it. The fiend Steve Jobs developed the most insidious device of all time: the iPhone.
No one is safe. Yes, I carry one too. I’m a victim just like you are. I stare at it like a fool. It’s a drug. It’s a drug that will eventually kill us all. But the difference between me and my millennial children is that I know how to cross a street. Walk anywhere, stand on a street corner for five minutes, and watch people – many of them millennials – paying no attention to traffic, crossing the street against the light, facing the wrong way with their iPhones stuck to their ears. Why do I harp on millennials? Because they are at that age where they think they are invincible. They don’t seem to realize that their body is not as hard as a car. They feel they OWN the street and it is the job of the driver of a car to avoid them because after all . . . THEY . . . THEY . . . ARE ON THE PHONE. And can’t any damn-fool driver see THEY are making an important call to a friend to find out what time they will meet and go to dinner?
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Dinner – where, of course, they will use this same iPhone to take pictures of their food and Instagram these pictures of kale and exceptional-looking steamed artichokes and a beautiful slice of pepperoni pizza and send them all around the earth so that other people in foreign lands will send back a message that they, too, “like” the stupid picture. Sooner or later, many millennials talking while crossing will be run over, and do you know who will be driving the car that kills them? Another millennial, who has one hand on the steering wheel of a car and the other hand holding an iPhone, and can’t those fools who are crossing the street against the light, not paying attention to the fact that he or she is going 30 miles an hour through the intersection on a green light understand that HE OR SHE IS ON THE PHONE talking . . . talking . . . talking, making an important date to go to dinner. Now, it’s important to understand that the only time millennials talk on the phone is when they are crossing a street. At all other times they text. Many older parents of a millennial have gone months, sometimes years, without hearing their child’s voice because other than talking while they are crossing the street (and no self-respecting millennial will waste his or her time crossing a street against the light to talk to a parent), the only communication millennials make is by text. Parents of millennials are now trained not to call because they will
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The qualified experience and dedication to service we need now more than ever. From college summer jobs as a laborer for Huntington’s Highway Department to service on the East End as a Suffolk County Assistant District Attorney to his election as a Judge in 1993, Gary J. Weber has proven his commitment to the people of Long Island and the Town of Southampton. Judge Weber soon received Newsday’s praise: “He knows the law, he works long hours and, lawyers say, he’s fair. He has tried more cases than any Suffolk County Court Judge during the past 4 years.” By 2002 he was named Judge of the Year by the Suffolk County Criminal Bar Association, and he served as a County Court Judge until 2012. He is also a recognized expert and lecturer on topics including Surrogate’s law, legal ethics and criminal evidence. Gary Weber’s experience and dedication will be an asset to the Town’s Justice Court, one of the busiest and most complex local courts in the State of New York.
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In a one-on-one with The Independent editorial staff, Tom Knobel, the Republican candidate for East Hampton Town Supervisor, pulled no punches, offering a cache of criticism at the current Democratic administration. “I do not believe the current town board has a feel for people who actually are working here,” he said, “I can’t believe, if they understood what is happening to so many people, that they would do the things they are doing. There’s collateral damage in almost every law and this board is not recognizing this.” On the campaign trail, the people Knobel meets talk most about how the town has changed. ‘There’s no place for us anymore,’ the locals say, according to the Republican. Their most frequently voiced concern relates to the “madhouse” town becomes each summer and the lack of affordable housing. Residents on either side of the issue worry, he said, speaking to affordable housing. Many people are just ticking out the time until they sell their homes and move away. They lament a future that doesn’t include places for their children to live.
Ads for opponents urge voters to cast ballots for Democrats if they support affordable housing. But this administration has not created one unit, Knobel pointed out. They squashed the one project that was proposed and only hinted at another in the offing. The board voted to secure $4 million in funding for a housing project on the same day its existence was first publicly revealed, Knobel said, decrying a lack of transparency evinced by the administration helmed by opponent Larry Cantwell. “At the debates I hear ‘We have plans. We’re in talks. We intend to reveal . . .’ about everything.” What isn’t scripted or presented as a fait accompli languishes, Knobel charged. Board members “kicked the can down the road” as far as the rental registry, truck legislation, public access at South Flora and the town employees contract. Early in the campaign, Knobel mentioned the lagging pace of play and still the board took no action. “You would have expected they’d resolve one of them, but, not a one,” he said. Picking apart the rental registry and truck law, he said neither proposal effects what the town Continued on Page 31.
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East Hampton Town Supervisor Larry Cantwell defended his tenure, responding to criticism from his opponent Tom Knobel during a one–on–one interview with The Independent. “We’ve been hard at work for a year and a half. I’m proud of what we’ve done so far,” he said. Knobel was skeptical of whether Cantwell has his finger on the pulse of the local community. “My father was a commercial fisherman and my mother cleaned houses,” the supervisor reminded. “Those are my roots, you don’t give up on your roots.” Regarding the local working people, he emphasized, “I come from them, they’re the people I live with, the people I associate with . . . I’m as much a part of the local working class as anyone in this community.” What makes East Hampton a great place is not the rich and famous, Cantwell said, it’s a common issue that unites. People
he’s talked to all share a love for the beauty of the community and the ability to do things protected natural resources afford them. That’s just as important to the local people as it is to tourists and second homeowners, that’s the common issue that cuts across all segments of the population, Cantwell believes. To the idea that there’s a huge part of the population that doesn’t have his ear, that doesn’t come to board meetings or monitor what the town board does for – or to – them, Cantwell said, “It’s the role of the supervisor to find a middle ground . . . and build consensus with the broader community.” Cantwell’s well aware that a silent majority exists and strives to solicit their opinions. “I’m out and about ALL THE TIME,“ he said, listing a staggering array of community events he attends, and stressing how they offer a conduit for citizens to speak to him. “To the extent I can get information, I want it,” he said. Continued on Page 37.
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Suffolk County Offices County Legislature Bridget Fleming (D,I), a Southampton Town Councilwoman and Amos Goodman (R), a newcomer from Springs are squaring off for Jay Schneiderman’s seat on the Suffolk County Legislature. Aside from a bit of unfortunate sniping from his camp early on Goodman has acquitted himself nicely. He’s obviously done his homework and is well versed on the problems our district faces on the county level and what needs to improve. Both candidates understand the legislature is tightrope act to navigate – 16 of its 18 members come from west of the East End, so it is difficult for the county’s richest district to get its fair share of revenue. We especially agree with his vow to improve county bus service out here, and his opinion that we spent too much on the Riverside traffic circle is spot on. More important in the long run is Goodman’s vow to remain involved in politics. The East Hampton GOP is in dire need of fresh blood and he
brings youth and fresh ideas to the party. We urge him to get involved on the town level. We’ve always liked Fleming and always endorsed her. She works quietly but effectively behind the scenes, especially in Flanders with YouthBuild and the youthrun Farmer’s market. We were impressed she did not seek out publicity for her work – we can’t think of many politicians who eschew the limelight! She has been an integral part of the reshaping the town’s finances to the point that Southampton may be the most efficiently run township on Long Island. She has the proven capability of working across party lines effectively. We thought Fleming would have made a good State Senator and she gave forever-incumbent Ken LaValle a fight for his money. Her argument about getting fresh blood and more female representation in Albany was certainly valid. She gained experience from that campaign and made some contacts that will serve her well on the county level.
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We liken Goodman to a young Lee Zeldin. The first time we met him he got his clock cleaned by incumbent Congressman Tim Bishop, but Zeldin came back to win a seat in Albany, and win again. The next time he took on Bishop he was victorious. This is Goodman’s first time running for office. He’ll learn from it and we hope to see more of him. Fleming, however, has it all going for her in this one: experience and strong running mates. In addition, she will likely be serving with the party in power, and it is certainly easier to coexist on the horseshoe when you are with the majority. It would be a huge upset if she were defeated. The Independent endorses Bridget Fleming. On the North Folk, Al Krupski (D) has proven to be a perfect partner to his South Fork counterparts. In many instances the needs of the East End are at odds with the rest of the county, and another strong veteran voice who shares our environmental concerns is essential. Remi Bell, his opponent,
has switched parties to run on the Republican line. A civic leader from Riverhead, we get the sense he is a placeholder. The Independent endorses Krupski.
County Executive It would be relatively easy to make a case against County Executive Steve Bellone (D) with a cursory glance at the facts. The budget is still hiding a significant deficit, his proposed sale of the Foley Medical Center raised eyebrows, and his annoying habit of overestimating future sales tax revenue to make the budget look better than it really is, is a sophomoric trick. But looking closer reveals a different story. The county is in much better shape financially than it was when Bellone took office in 2012. He is taking on the unions with an eye on paring down Suffolk’s huge health insurance contribution, and he has been a presence on the East End, genuinely concerned with erosion and water quality. James O’Connor, an attorney who once served on the West Hempstead Town Board, is trying to compare Suffolk with Nassau County, and fingering Bellone for Continued on Page 35.
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It is a year of transition for S o u t h a m p t o n . W i t h To w n Supervisor Anna Throne-Holst stepping down and Councilwoman Bridget Fleming seeking a seat in the county legislature we are left with only three incumbents. Christine Scalera (R) is the only one of the trio with a full term under her belt. She will be literally the only board member with the experience to navigate the new board through the rough waters ahead. That fact alone makes her a strong candidate, but fortunately she brings a sparkling skill set and lengthy record of achievement to the party. Scalera has been the voice of reason on the board from the onset of her term. She is quietly effective at crossing party lines – she could doubtless get elected on any of the major party lines, because she is a political chameleon, fitting comfortably within the framework of both liberal and conservative ideologies. She has worked with ThroneHolst to streamline the budget and deliver flat-line tax rates; she has helped repair the damage brought on by Throne-Holst’s feud with the Town Trustees, and she was been a voice of reason on the controversial PPD projects that have split much of the town. We’re lucky to have her, and we need her now more than ever. Of the three remaining candidates one will assume office if Scalera wins as we expect. Her running made, Damon Hagan, like Scalera, an attorney, lives in East Quogue. We appreciate the fact he helped get through law school by working as a commercial fisherman, and he is bright and likeable. He supports the Town Trustees and had a good record of civic service. There is little in his background to suggest he will be able to hit the ground running and the next board member will have to do that. Julie Lofstad and John Bouvier will be running on the Democratic slate along with supervisor candidate Jay Schneiderman. Lofstad, from Hampton Bays, is a community activist who is not afraid to stir
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things up a bit. Her willingness to duke it out for what she believes would be an asset on a board that seems to do most of its work behind closed-doors. Fully formed proposals emerge as if they floated out of nowhere, leaving the press and public to wonder when they were conceived. She worked in the aviation industry and since becoming a mother in 2000 she’s been active in local school district affairs, the PTA as well as the community. Her husband is a fisherman, and that
offers a good vantage point to view our problems on the waterways John Bouvier has a sterling resume to be sure, and one that uniquely fits the needs of Southampton Town. As a member of the Town Conservation Board he champions a regional approach to improving the antiquated septic systems that are prevalent in most of our waterfront neighborhoods. Though some view him as a oneissue candidate, he was the only candidate that identified this issue as a top priority. If our bays turn,
our economy suffers a blow it cannot recover from. We must upgrade or replace thousands of septic systems on the East End immediately, and most local politicians don’t understand the gravity of the situation. Bouvier had a career in the aerospace industry and worked for Grumman in Calverton. That put him in perfect position to guide the town as it develops the Gabreski site to hopefully attract high tech jobs. T he I n d e pe n d e n t e n d o rse s Christine Scalera and John Bouvier.
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First something that needs to be said. The sniping coming from the peanut gallery – the cabal of whose letters to The East Hampton Star and The Independent are so nasty as to be embarrassing – needs to stop. Civility, and a sense of community, seems to be forgotten qualities. Ugly name-calling and smears are viewed in some quarters as clever and/ or witty, we assume. They are not. Making personal assaults on good candidates reflects poorly on the tacky letter writers. We are not accusing the town board candidates of the aforementioned unfortunate behavior, but party loyalists. Let’s take it up a notch next time around. Democratic incumbents Sylvia Overby and Peter Van Scoyoc, both veterans from the planning board, seek reelection after terms marked by ambitious legislation.
Van Scoyoc is a bit more reasoned and grounded, and Overby a bit more passionate about the job. We loved the way she stood up for our pal Marguerite Wolffsohn and the planning board when it was under siege. It’s not just what this board has accomplished, but what it hasn’t. It backed off laws limiting the size of trucks folks can keep in their yards because they realized it would hurt the local workingman. They listened when the public worried about a proposed rental registry law and are making it less restrictive and easier to comply with. And, of course, they gained a modicum of control over helicopter noise after years of abuse. There comes a time to ante up, though, and unfulfilled promises linger. We need to get a grip on the overcrowding in Springs now. We view Van Scoyoc and Overby
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as a team, and they are a winning team. You don’t change your lineup when things are going well; you pencil in your best players every day. That’s what we are doing. Our only caveat is the fact the board has a super majority of Democrats, and Fred Overton, the lone Republican, hasn’t exactly played the part of the loyal opposition. In any other year Margaret Turner would have earned our endorsement. She’s probably the most environmentally aware business leader this town has ever known. The mindset that business is a dirty word that seems to prevail among the Democrats is exactly why we are living in a community comprised of the uber-rich and those who service them. One telling moment during our interview was when Van Scoyoc sneered that Turner “was a paid lobbyist for business.” So? Contrast that behavior when a paid lobbyist for an environmental group takes the podium at a public hearing. The board treats him with hushed reverence. It’s weird – and
very telling. The town board is supposed to represent the entire community. Should she lose we urge Turner to stick with it and run again in two years. There are few candidates offered out there who meet her qualifications or surpass her credentials. Oh yes, one other thing – she’s really nice, and a good person, a pet lover, and everyone likes her. Shame on those who would soil her good reputation for political gain. Lisa Larsen felt the barbs as well. One letter writer wrote, “Who is this woman, anyway?” As if she flew in on a broom. Well, Larsen is born and bred in Montauk and is from one of the town’s most prominent families. The letter writer? No such ties. Unfortunately, Larsen is up against the Democratic machine that holds a big majority here and offers two hard working incumbents. The fact that she advocated spending CPF money for more code enforcement was an unfortunate gaffe but clearly indicates she is not ready for prime time – yet. Continued on Page 35.
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Richard Yastrzemski, the Deputy Mayor of Southampton Village, acquitted himself nicely during the campaign. He is certainly well versed in the challenges the town faces. He is a strong supporter of the Town Trustees and has family ties to that august body. He is a strong advocate for deer control, as is his opponent. He is a financial planner and has 30 years experience in that sector. His eight-year tenure in the village, though, has coincided with Mayor Mark Epley, whose fatherin-law, is George Benedict. That developer seems to get his wheels greased in the village – for example the Bishop’s Pond development -- though there are no direct quid pro quos. There is also the matter of two steel bulkheads built in the village that the Town Trustees opposed. Yastrzemski said at least one was justified, but the fact is the village during his time on the board doesn’t have the environmental record we’d like to see. Again, these are planning and zoning issues, but lawsuits emanating from village residents against the Town Trustees are testimony to the fact a stronger hand is needed there to prevent wealthy waterfront property owners from testing the Trustees’ authority. Jay Schneiderman, a former East Hampton Supervisor, earned his stripes as an environmentalist, and continued to do so in the county legislature. East Hampton taxpayers enjoyed his tenure: he never raised taxes, and the town’s bond ratings were excellent. The town board was open and accessible, to friend and foe alike. Gadflies and chronic complainers were treated with dignity and respect and allowed to vent at the podium along with the rest of the public – better them than shills for nefarious pressure groups. Schneiderman’s calm demeanor and grasp of the issues allow him to work through problems and disagreements without rancor. He’s a people-person, and people respond to him. He’s had the support of every major party at one time or another and sometimes all of them at once. The only real complaint is that he isn’t a real Southampton resident, yet despite his East Hampton ties he’s lived in Southampton for
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several years and represented the town in the legislature for 12. He’s the best person for the job, and with an inexperienced board coming on; it’s essential we have someone with executive experience in the top spot. That doesn’t reflect poorly on Yastrzemski, though. He would have been a strong contender for a board seat but instead agreed to take on a top vote getter and established leader. The Independent endorses Jay Schneiderman.
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As the President of the East Hampton Business Alliance, I have worked directly with Margaret Turner. Even when she is being pulled in many different directions, she has continuously shown professionalism and followed through on all assignments. She would be a true asset to the Town Board. -Chris Schenck East Hampton Business Alliance President
Margaret Turner would make an outstanding member of the Town Board. She focuses with laser-like intensity on every task she takes on. She knows how to listen well, and then synthesizes the input into priorities and gets it done. I’m a lifelong Democrat but I plan to cross over to vote for Margaret Turner this fall. -Stuart Epstein Halstead Properties
I am pleased to endorse Margaret Turner for Town Board. Margaret is extremely astute in regard to the inner workings of the Town, its policies, departments and finances, and would work very hard to represent the people of this Town fairly. -Laurie Wiltshire Land Planning Services
I have seen Margaret Turner at over 9 years of meetings, have worked with her on committees on numerous legislative efforts, and believe that her professional voice and thoughtful consideration will bring balance to the Board. -Fred Overton East Hampton Town Board Councilperson
Margaret Turner is intelligent, insightful, resourceful, organized, and works extremely well with people from all backgrounds. In short, she is a facilitator … and a very good one. Margaret has the qualities I would want to see in a public servant, and especially a Town Board member. The people of East Hampton would be Margaret Turner is bright, energetic and an aware grateful to have Margaret Turner as a member of the young woman. Her knowledge and understanding Town Board. of the Town and the needs of the people are her -Richard E. Whalen, Esq. special gift. -Nancy McCaffrey
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East Hampton Town Supervisor Larr y Cantwell (D) and his challenger, Tom Knobel (R), have much in common. Both are local bubs who enjoy fishing and the beaches. They are regular guys from working class homes who love the town for what it is, but more important, for what it was. Each is being asked to run a sophisticated $80 million enterprise that houses some of the world’s
richest and most powerful people. Neither is awed by the prospect. Cantwell, though, is the more experienced, having been a Town Councilman, the East Hampton Village Administrator for more than three decades, and East Hampton Town Supervisor for the last two. Knobel served a term as town councilman and has been a member of the Town Trustees.
Cantwell didn’t get off to an auspicious start – the infamous “Big Pole Scandal of 2014” revealed he had a lot more to do with the installation of the giant PSEG poles than he cared to admit. He quickly went about the business of implementing an ambitious agenda that included airport noise, overcrowded and illegal housing, the rowdy out-of-
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hear Giglio tell it, been on the respond. Water, on the other hand, can supervisor’s payroll. Truth without fear since 1826 F be short of temper, and some It’s all about the devil you know people report he quickly tires . . . Giglio, with the added clout of their problems and stops of the supervisor’s chair, seems returning calls. to have the energy to take this Coates has been a worthy town forward the quickest. The a d v e r s a r y a n d s e e m s potential is there for Riverhead to knowledgeable and likeable. ascend to its rightful place as Long Vo t e r s w h o w a n t a c h a n g e Island’s most important township. One of the most interesting the PBA. Meanwhile, several police might consider him with one It’s time for a change. The Independent endorses Jodi races in Suffolk is the three-way u n i o n s h a v e d o n a t e d m o n e y caveat – he’s worked arm in arm battle for town supervisor. directly to Giglio or indirectly with Walter in the past and to Giglio. Jodi Giglio, a sitting town through a Super PAC. The local councilman win or lose, challenged police want to merge with Suffolk incumbent Supervisor Sean Walter Police—obviously because the pay in the Republican primary and is better. prevailed. That left Walter to run If townfolk want to keep their on the Conservative line. police force local, however, they Anthony Coates, a former ally will have the final say via a of Walter, is running on the referendum. Democratic party line. The town’s financial situation The township faces a myriad of isn’t dire, but it is by no means challenges in the future – filling healthy. Walter has been slow to EPCAL with ventures that will eliminate debt, but Giglio as a provide jobs as well as tax revenue, board member shoulders some of its increasing role as Suffolk’s the blame. shopping mecca, its farming From our perspective, from history, and the continued fight talking to constituents, Giglio’s to save Main Street. edge seems to be her receptiveness. T h e o n e i s s u e t h a t h a s Citizens with neighborhood issues monopolized the debate has been report she always has an open Paid for by Friends of Bruce Stafford police. door. What’s more, she takes Walter has been at1/2odds the time to study the1 issues INDY TruthInAdvertising page with revised for INDY 10-28.qxp_Layout 10/27/15and 9:04 AM Page 1
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EAST HAMPTON DEMOCRATS TAKE CREDIT FOR AN AWFUL LOT... BUT TRUTHFULNESS ISN’T ON THE LIST. CLAIM: “We’re proud of our town employees” TRUTH: Town employees haven’t had a pay adjustment since 2010, and they’re working right now without a contract. The town’s last best offer was voted down 139 to 6.
CLAIM: “We’re fighting to give residents access to town property” TRUTH: The current town board has spent millions buying up land and effectively removing it from public use. One deal included 1,700 feet of beach that’s now completely sealed off from use by residents. The town has even prohibited parking near the property! CLAIM: “We’re working hard for affordable housing” TRUTH: A shovel-ready affordable housing project in Wainscott is stalled, while the town ponders. If ever approved, the project would offer relief for just 48 families, while thousands of local residents say they need affordable places to live. Next scheduled town action on affordable housing? After the election. CLAIM: “Shunning Uber, Cantwell said local cabs are plentiful, and if you can’t find one, you should carpool or get a designated driver.” TRUTH: Cantwell’s new taxi regs effectively ban Uber from East Hampton, reducing the number of cabs and forcing residents to drive when they shouldn’t, or pay excessive taxi fares. East Hampton Republicans will deal fairly with town employees, provide greater access to town beaches, and advance the affordable housing we need.
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Southold Town Supervisor It’s tough to look beyond Scott Russell, who has guided the town for the past decade with a steady hand and a no-nonsense approach. He went ahead with the regional deer cull though other townships backed out for one reason or another, and for good reason: the
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Continued from page 4. be addressed,” he said. When asked about the town board’s relationship with the town trustees, Yastzemski said he’s behind them 100 percent. “My relatives were trustees,” he said. “They educated me on our environment. I know how personally important they can be.” Yastrzemski said the town board and the town trustees tend to want the same thing. “It’s not about board against board,” he said. “They truly are a valuable asset.” Schneiderman noted the good relationship with the trustees that’s grown over the years, adding the importance of the municipal government being amended to include the trustees. “They predate the town government,” the legislator said. “They’re making history.” One big issue discussed with both candidates was the issue of planned development districts, with some being met with deep criticism from residents within Southampton Town. “I don’t think it needs a moratorium,” Yastrzemski said when asked about PDD’s within the town. “The issue at hand is zoning. It needs to be clearly outlined.” Schneiderman opined the way the current law is written surrounding PDD’s is potentially dangerous. “You can pretty much do anything through a PDD,” he said. “I think the community benefit should be the proposal itself. The law needs to be tightened up quite a bit. It’s too open-ended.” Both candidates seemed excited about the revitalization of both Riverside and downtown Hampton Bays.
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“The way traffic flows there, it’s perfectly poised for revitalization,” Schneiderman said about Riverside. “Securing state money for re-doing the circle, that’s really changed the scope of the project.” The legislator said Hampton Bays is a little different. “It’s sort of on the rebound,” he said, noting how the hamlet has transitioned back into tourism because of pressures that form due
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canvas. They want to stop being a dumping ground.” With regards to the Riverside project, the village trustee looked to the good opportunities the project offers, especially in the department of housing. “The area’s blighted,” he said. “It needs some serious work. I think something the people of the area have been saying for a long time are ‘Give us housing, give us jobs, and give us the money.’”
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A line of demonstrators stretched across the lawn in front of East Hampton Town Hall on Monday afternoon. CSEA workers rallied against the town board’s failure to adopt reasonable wage increases.
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With signs that said, “Board is deaf and blind to our needs,” “Lowest Pay for Highest Cost of Living,” and “30% decrease in workforce, 0% increase in Pay,” members of the East Hampton Town Civil Service Employees Association protested
in front of town hall on Monday afternoon. After over a year of negotiations, talks between the town and the CSEA have reached an impasse. An independent mediator will have to be assigned to bring the parties together.
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Damon Hagan has always been active in his community, church, school and scouting. He is an Eagle Scout himself. He worked his way through High School, College and Law School as a commercial fisherman and clammer and raked for mussels in the Great South Bay with his Dad. He also volunteered as an umpire for Little League Baseball throughout the East End. After law school, Damon found his home in the Town of Southampton and is active in the Southampton Elks, Potunk Lodge #1071, the Suffolk County Brehon Law Society and the Hampton Bays Hibernians. Damon has a Bachelor of Science from Ithaca College, a Juris Doctorate from the Thomas Jefferson School of Law and is a Partner in the Law Firm of Mayer, Ross & Hagan, PC. He is a seasoned legal and business professional with the skills required to effectively manage our Town’s complex challenges. Damon Hagan resides in East Quogue with his two children Audrey and Ty. He attends mass at St. Rosalie’s RC Church in Hampton Bays. When not in Court trying cases he enjoys being involved with his local civic groups and spending time with his children at the numerous Southampton beaches and parks.
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Sag Harbor Village permit. In fact, the protesters seem to be A planned performance at Bay Street Theater Friday has rapidly growing in numbers as the generated widespread outrage in performance nears. Larr y Zimmerman, of East the community. Roger Waters, a former member Hampton, is one of the organizers. of Pink Floyd, is performing at the “First we are going to try and Sag Harbor theater as part of GE get Bay Street to cancel it,” he Smith’s “Portraits Series.” Waters said. “Otherwise, we’re going to is a vocal proponent of the BDS demonstrate, hand out pamphlets, movement, a campaign of boycotts, and do some other things.” The word is spreading on Twitter divestment and sanctions (BDS) against Israel. He has lobbied fellow and Facebook and it appears many performers not to perform in Israel out-of-towners are vowing to protest Friday as well. and lambasted those who have. Tracey Mitchell, the Executive Those opposed to his appearance plan on protesting at the theater Director of Bay Street, said the Friday, though they were told theater’s “committed to its mission, Hampton Septic 3x7.5:Layout 1 to 10/19/15 Page 1 to free speech and andAMthe right Monday that it is too late get a 11:11
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we welcome his musical talents, the Bay Street Board of Trustees does not endorse certain political views of Mr. Waters.” “It is perfectly legitimate to criticize any government’s policies,” Waters told the Huffington Post. “But that doesn’t mean you’re criticizing the people who live there or that you’re criticizing a particular religious sect. I’m not criticizing Jewish people or Judaism.” However, Waters has reportedly claimed Israel is a “racist apartheid regime” that practices “ethnic cleansing” and compares Jews to Nazi collaborators. Stevie Wonder, Carlos Santana and Elvis Costello agreed not to play in Israel after being approached by Waters either directly or indirectly, but Beyoncé, Lady Gaga and Katy Perr y and many others have performed despite his pleas. Howard Stern, who lives in Southampton, was among those who lambasted Waters – he did so on his Sirius radio show last week. Stern’s comment came after Waters publicized a letter he had written to Bon Jovi likening Bon Jovi to “settlers who burn Palestinian babies.” An appeal by Waters to the Rolling Stones also reportedly fell on deaf ears. “No one tells the Rolling Stones where to play,” Mick Jagger said, according to published reports. Rabbi Rafe Komikov of Southampton said it is possible Bay Street wasn’t aware of how controversial Waters is when they booked the event, and that some ticket holders may not be aware. “Any person of good conscience should be outraged. Bay Street is a wonderful institution but we’re trying to educate people,” he said. Now that the protest has mushroomed, Komikov suggested Bay Street “have his [Waters] part of the performance removed. People Continued on Page 35.
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IT TAKES TEAMWORK TO MAKE A BETTER EAST HAMPTON
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ELECT THE COUNCIL TEAM OF MULHERN-LARSEN AND TURNER ...a unique combination of talent, experience and passion working together for you. Lisa Mulhern-Larsen is a Montauk native, a business owner, and an energetic, civic-minded candidate running this year for the town board. She has over twenty-five years of community involvement, and as an owner of a private security firm, will bring vital public safety expertise to town government. Her compassion and decades of service to the community will be an asset to all of us.
Margaret Turner is past executive director of the East Hampton Business Alliance and a powerful voice for small businesses and employers. Both Democrat and Republican town boards have sought out her expertise, appointing her to numerous town committees. She knows the issues facing our town, and will be ready on day one to bring people together to find solutions.
On NOVEMBER 3rd VOTE for EAST HAMPTON REPUBLICAN TEAM Tom Knobel for Supervisor
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RICK’S SPACE Trick Or Treat
There was a time when Halloween was fun. Stripped of all the ghouls and goblins, it was basically All You Can Eat Candy Day, rivaled only by Easter Sunday. When we were little kids in Brooklyn we’d look forward to it for weeks. Some of our moms would make intricate costumes for us. If they didn’t, you could buy something passable at the Hallmark store for 99 cents. Even the really poor kids had it covered – you only needed a raggy sheet to transform into Casper, the Friendly Ghost. The whole concept of a “friendly” ghost went against the grain on an evening set amidst witches and goblins, headless ghouls and vampires, midnight fogs and skeletons. Here comes dopey Casper with that stupid grin, skipping into the cemetery. Kind of a buzzkill. Our mom would let us go up and down the block after school but we’d sneak off to the apartment buildings, which nowadays are
called tenements. The logic was simple: You could cover maybe 30 houses in two hours, but in the apartments there were doors every 10 yards, and six floors of them. With any luck an enterprising trick or treater could be in a diabetic coma by dinnertime. There comes a time in every kid’s life where it is no longer cool to trick or treat. We don’t know it at the time, but it’s when our sisters start getting little bumps on their chests and our parents realize the same perverts we see on Flatbush Avenue every day live on the block. Evil lurks behind those doors, especially so for some nubile young girl beginning to approach maturity. (Of course, the schoolyard wasn’t the safest place, either.) That’s when they drag out the old razor-blade-in-an-apple legend. Come on, admit it – every one of us has fallen prey to this scam. Our parents, desperate to keep us in check, tell the story of the little boy or girl who was given an apple on
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Halloween, bit into it, and found out the hard way there was a razor blade buried in it. This never happened, folks. Not in Brooklyn, not in your hometown, not anywhere. How do I know? Because no selfrespecting kid would eat an apple with all that candy around. Plus, it would be nearly impossible to bury a razor blade in an apple – if they told us it was applesauce maybe I would have believed it. Of course, it was just as well my trick or treating career ended when I was 11. At least I got the pleasure of experiencing Halloween in all its glory: chocolate, gum, licorice, gooey treats of every description. Those were the good old days. My great nephew was telling me about his Halloween last year. Thank you god for not making me have to go through what this poor kid does. First, he is only allowed to go to designated houses pre-approved by his mother. Now right away that rules out the threat of unshaven, toothless old guys wearing sleeveless t-shirts – they were the guys that used to give us cigarettes on Halloween and ask if we wanted to see their snakes. Then, all the outfits have to be politically correct. You know what that means – no Indians. Thus the world’s cheapest costume – putting a chicken feather sticking out of your hair – has been outlawed. “So what did you get for Halloween,” I asked little Jimmy, trying to sound cheerful.
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“Soy beans and carrot sticks and sugar free candy and . . .” Hold it. There is no such thing as sugar-free candy. If there isn’t any sugar it isn’t candy. “So when are you going to eat all that bean curd and stuff?” “I’m not. Mommy donates it to the poor people,” he told me, as if there were really poor people in Bronxville. What mommy really meant was she threw all that crap away because it makes little Jimmy constipated. By the way, Jimmy dressed up as Transgender-Friendly Person with Special Needs (in other words, Bruce Jenner). For those parents who still allow their kids to Trick Or Treat: These are the preferable goodies to stock up with: (1) Money: there is nothing like the jingle of cash, because even if the kids want candy they can buy whatever they want. (2) Chocolate Candy. In my day some of the cheapos in our neighborhood would try to get away with giving us a piece of hard candy or even a cough drop. Note: nobody likes hard candies except our dentists, and unless the cough drops have codeine in them keep them to yourselves. We have yet to discuss “tricks” in detail. Being in Brooklyn, we had plenty of ‘em, and they weren’t pretty, believe me. Hint: they usually involved eggs and nylon rope. It was all part of the allure of that special day.
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Winners And Winners We conclude what has been a hectic but rewarding political season Tuesday, when voters take to the polls. Here at The Independent we have spent the better part of the month interviewing candidates. In this issue we make our endorsements, and as always we chose who we thought were the best people for the job regardless of their political parties. It’s why we were named The Independent. A word about this year’s crop of candidates: vintage (we don’t always say that). It seems every candidate who appeared before our editorial board had the smarts, was prepared, grasped the important issue, and had the energy needed to serve the public. It really is a thankless job. We owe a debt of gratitude to those who stepped up, and we thank them for caring enough about the community to run for office. This is also the issue where we print the results of our Boo! contest, having spent the week reviewing 1000 or so submissions from kids in grades one through eight. It is a labor of love indeed, and narrowing down the submissions and choosing a few winners is truly a difficult task. In reality all of the kids and all of their teachers deserve the prizes. We thank them for sharing their art and stories with us, and we thank you for reading The Independent. A special thanks goes to our sponsor Bridgehampton National Bank.
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Dear Editor, We are writing to endorse our sister Lisa Mulhern-Larsen for Town Board Member of East Hampton. Lisa is a dedicated family member who has consistently been available to help and support any of us who have a need. She is reliable, thoughtful and someone who we can call on for support no matter what the issue. She has shown the same level of dedication to our community over the years with her innumerable hours of service to various organizations in town. She has worked with youth as well as adults in helping to improve our community and ensure the continued quality of our lifestyles for future generations. We
strongly believe that she is the best candidate for Town Board Member. Please come out and vote for Lisa on November 3. GINA MULHERN CARROL LOGIE
Embody The People Dear Rick, I have served East Hampton for almost four years as an East Hampton Town Trustee, and am running for reelection on the Democratic and Working Family Party lines. I hold a masters degree in Marine Conservation and Policy and a bachelors degree in Environmental Studies, both from Stony Brook University. I have learned so much during my tenure as Trustee; about myself, our community, and the Trustees. I have gained a priceless education acquired by the few who are chosen to serve, to which I am so grateful for. Although education, whether formal
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By Ed Gifford or through experience is an important qualification for our Trustees, so is understanding the historic and legal significance of the royal patents that created the Trustees centuries ago! I have, and if reelected, will continue to preserve, protect, enhance, and expand not only our beaches, bottomlands, waters, and all
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commonlands, but also the authority and autonomy of the Trustee board itself. The Trustees own and manage our commonlands on behalf of the public, and these lands are being threatened not only by pollution, erosion, exploitation by commercial ventures, and improper Continued on Page 24.
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stewardship by the public and private sectors, but by attacking the very institution of the Trustees! We must elect ( or reelect) a steadfast group of Trustees who will not tolerate the privatization of beaches or restriction of access to public lands, and who will do everything in their power, including entering into legal battles to protect it. We need Trustees who will not pander to special interests or allow other agencies or entities to offer mandates or usurp Trustee authority. Without these qualities of our leaders and stewards of public lands, we could lose what has made this community, and the Trustees, relevant for so many years. Our authority and autonomy is under fire, and we must be sure to elect Trustees who will take the hard stand to protect our beaches and waters (which are the fabric of our community) forever. While browsing the Trustee Journals, which I do from time to time, I came upon a quote that I’d like you, and your readers to think about. “The government must embody the peoples will or be a shadow. It must be strong to act or be defied. It must be swift to strike or fail of opportunity. It must drown all discord or be overwhelmed by it.” This was written centuries ago, and is as applicable to our Trustees today as it was to our early settlers and Trustees, who were the first in our country to embrace a democratic governance; of the people, by the people, and for the people. I have the education, experience, and dedication, as well as the understanding of what it takes to be the proactive, protective Trustee that we need in order to ensure that the children of tomorrow will be able to enjoy all that East Hampton is. I ask for your support and the voters support on Election Day, and hope to be able to continue to serve our community as your East Hampton Town Trustee in 2016 and beyond. DEBORAH KLUGHERS
Always Concerned To The Editor, My neighbor Margaret Turner is running for town board. She is a competent person who brings a good work ethic to all she does. She is always concerned with important affairs in the community and should be considered when casting a vote for town board. JACKIE FRIEDMAN
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What do you remember about trick-or-treating as a child? Kelly Cunningham I remember I was a pumpkin one year. I was four years old and my mom hollowed out a real pumpkin and put it over my head. It was very heavy and I remember kind of tilting to one side the whole night. But I got a lot of candy that year. Sally Sidoti I was the baby of seven and we all went trickor-treating together before it got dark. We made our own costumes. Just out of whatever was around. One year I was a hobo. I think all seven of us went dressed as hobos.
Arthur French We went at night with the neighborhood kids. We did not commit any mayhem. We knocked on every door collecting booty. My mother would give us the fish-eye and say, with her thick Irish accent, “You behave yourselves. Don’t be running around like a pack of wild Indians.” Cynthia Mitchell My mother made our costumes. One year I was a pumpkin and one year I was a ladybug. And this year my daughter is going as a ladybug. Although I’m not making her costume. And my other two are going as a Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle and a monkey.
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Cowardly Decision Dear Mr. Murphy, I must thank Arthur French for his refreshingly honest letter to The Independent last week. It is so rewarding to hear Mr. French, a Wainscott resident, defend the East Hampton Town Board’s cowardly decision to deep six, yes, the “shovel ready” Wainscott affordable housing project. Here we all thought it was that Wainscott just wanted to preserve much needed open space in a hamlet that was up-zoned to five acres years ago. Not true. According to Mr. French, it’s those pesky, non-birth control using foreigners. Yeah, they might want a nice place to live, but they fill out their housing applications in a foreign language. Geez, Mr. French, how do you know what language they write in? Did you have access to those confidential applications? If so, how did that happen? And just what foreign language
were they writing in? German? Italian? French? (French, get it?) Arthur French has been the face of the airport opponents for years. I stupidly thought the anti-airport crowd was just complaining about noise and those rascally Republicans. Silly me. Mr. French’s letter got me to thinking (never a good thing) that perhaps it wasn’t just noise. Keeping the airport open encourages and supports viable businesses. And you know who those businesses hire, don’t you? Those birth control eschewing foreigners. Work at the airport, move to Wainscott and send your kids to the Wainscott School, foreigners need not apply. Okay enough of the sarcasm. Mr. French’s letter is troubling on many counts. His objectionable language used against Margaret Turner, a candidate for Town Board is scurrilous. His obnoxious rant about our neighbors and friends whose first language may not Continued on Page 25.
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be English is repugnant. We now know the cowardice behind the Town Board’s rejection of this viable affordable housing site and it appears to be Arthur French and his accomplices. Is this the civility French, Cantwell, Overby and Van Scoyoc crow about? Shameful! Democrats talk a good game about helping the less fortunate and respecting women’s rights. But this Town Board and the Democratic Party have been pitting hamlets, residents and small business owners against one another for years. When the rubber hits the road, Arthur J. French is the perfect face of the East Hampton Democratic Party. Orchestrated dissension among East Hampton residents must end. We have big, complex problems that need to be worked on and resolved, together. The election on November 3 is the perfect opportunity to end the destructive divide and conquer the techniques of French and the Democrats. The Republican team of Knobel, Turner and Larsen is deeply committed to bringing our community together. Their diverse backgrounds and long history in our community are witness to their commitment. On Election Day, November 3 please vote for Knobel and Turner on the Republican, Conservative or Reform party lines and Lisa Larsen on the Independence, Republican or Conservative lines. CAROLE CAMPOLO
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her children in this community. She has a vested interest in seeing the town of East Hampton continue to thrive as well as meet the needs of all of its residents. I have no doubt that she will make a valuable contribution to the town board of East Hampton. MARY T. HOLCOMB
Betrayed To The Editor, Zack Cohen’s letter in last week’s Indy cites the promise he and his running mates from the 2011 election, Sylvia Overby and Peter Von Scoyoc, made to fight for “public access to all our beaches.” He then mentions all the groups who have worked to fight for this goal. Prominently missing from this list are Mrs. Overby and Mr. Von Scoyoc, as well as Supervisor Cantwell. And they deserve to be left off the list because all three have betrayed the promise made in 2011 and in innumerable ads during the current campaign. On the most important public access decision of their tenure, they voted to ban parking on Dolphin Drive, the only readily available public access to the 37 acres and 1700 feet of oceanfront at the South Flora Preserve along the Napeague stretch. Bought with $8 million of public money for use specifically as a public beach, this beautiful resource is now virtually inaccessible to anyone without a 4wheel drive vehicle. If Mr. Cohen feels betrayed, he should,
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What Changes? Dear Editor, During the course of this campaign the Democrats say that they seek to preserve the quality of life which has so endeared this town to so many. Then, what did they do? They ran a full page ad in which they say that the old ways must be changed, but they do not tell us what changes they have in mind. The values and traditions which have brought us this good and decent quality of life are instilled in those running for Trustee on the Republican ticket. They are and always have been the repository of those values and traditions. When we cast our ballot on Election Day we ought to take a moment to think of whether we want “change” or do we want our town to retain it’s finest qualities. Vote the Republican ticket for Trustees so that we may maintain all that is good in East Hampton. RHODA BATION
Energetic and Informed To The Editor, Being a politician must be like riding waves in the ocean. You think that all is going smoothly and then you see the swell of the water, building in height, forcing you
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to ride it into shore or dive underneath as the wave crashes into the shoreline. The Town of East Hampton has many challenges and all too often town elected officials decide to dive underneath the issues until the problem appears to go away as does the wave after it crashes into the shoreline. It is this short sightedness and inaction that has been plaguing the East End for years. It is no wonder that residents took over the town board meeting at the Montauk Fire House with ignored concerns. “Interest groups” make sure that their voices are loud and frequent on certain particular issues. Then there are those issues that affect community members who are just too busy getting by and don’t have the time to form these large and small interest groups. Their voices are quieter and have no political power. Affordable housing, lack of high paying jobs, lack of affordable year round rentals. Wealthy owners who form interest groups to deny or limit access to our public beaches. This list goes on. I am supporting Tom Knobel for Supervisor, Lisa Mulhern Larsen and Margaret Turner for Town Board because I am looking for a different approach to government. I am looking for an energetic, engaged Town Board to look at the challenges while representing all members of our community, not just the few that seem to be heard the most. A Town Board that won’t dive underneath the wave. DAWN BROPHY
No Doubt Dear Editor, I am writing with respect to Lisa Mulhern-Larsen who is running for a Town Board Member position in East Hampton. I am fortunate to be able to say that Lisa has been a good friend for 35 years. We first met as college students while attending the University of Central Florida. I also worked with her at the Viking Fishing Fleet during summer breaks from school. In all of my interactions with her over the years I have always felt confident that Lisa is someone that can be relied on to not only be there when needed, but also to follow through on her commitments. She is an extremely generous person who frequently gives of her time and resources. These qualities of generosity and service have been extended to her community over the years. She has been involved in many volunteer positions in the town of East Hampton that have benefited youth and adults. Finally, she has lived here for the majority of her life and has raised
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board want to regulate. Existing laws in place, if enforced, could. But Knobel didn’t seem too hopeful. “It will be an inequitable result,” as town staff attempts to monitor compliance. Knobel pointed to the ousting of uber based on the newly-adopted taxi legislation as an example of what might happen with other proposals. The town hasn’t enforced key aspects of the law -- background checks and required fingerprinting -on local companies but enforced the one provision that effected uber. He predicted the registry or truck law will be enforced in a cherry picked fashion if adopted. “It’s easier to say they’ll pass a law than actually take action. They have this concept that if you pass tons of laws you’ve made life better,” Knobel said.
Suits With Suits Supporters claim the town’s new airport restrictions have made life better. Some still call for an all out ban of helicopters. “There’s been all this discussion . . . yet which of the four laws was not passed by the town board?” The board stopped short of banning choppers, Knobel
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said, because it doesn’t have the legal right to do so. To the argument that the airport will be self-sustaining he pointed out that the money for litigation has been moved from the maintenance line, impacting necessary improvements. Knobel believes the Democrats’ goal is to render the airport ineffective and eventually non-existent and looked askance at appointing one of the main anti-airport litigants as chair of the facility’s advisory committee. Seems like a conflict of interest to him. Dems made hay over the news that East Hampton Republicans received campaign donations from out of town helicopter companies. “They see the handwriting on the wall and they want someone [in office] they can at least talk to,” he said. Town employees also need someone who relates to them. That union members planned to demonstrate in front of town hall, he said, “They should.” (See coverage of the demonstration elsewhere in this edition.) The candidate decried the “indignity” of proposed meritbased salary increases. That means favorites get an increase and others don’t, he said, noting the notion is contrary to union philosophy – unions always strive for equity.
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If the town has people making unsustainable wages, it will end up with “bad back cases,” as workers go out on disability, Knobel predicted. Town departments are short staffed and new employees are hard to find because the pay scale is so low. Still, ads highlighting endorsements for his opponents trumpet their success at returning civility to town hall. “That’s not a bragging item,” Knobel opined. “They’re civil and polite to themselves and perfectly willing to litigate it out with everybody else.” Frequently asked questions during debates and forums include the deer problem and the creation of the position of town manager. Knobel doesn’t support adding a town manager to the mix. He believes it deflects responsibility from the town board. ”We’re a small town, it’s not too much to handle,” he said. He’s overseen budgets and 120 employees at the Board of Elections and is up to the task, he said. Knobel doesn’t favor sterilization programs for deer. Just using hunters for a cull won’t be enough, he believes. The 4-poster program used on Shelter Island is worth investigation. He understands the notion of culling, aka killing, deer upsets people, but said, “Eventually we have to decide, what’s worth
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more, the deer’s life or our own?” Finally, the candidate said he’s very happy with his team. Running mates Margaret Turner and Lisa Larsen both come at things in a different way and offer different perspectives. Knobel sees that as a good thing, preferable to a board that acts in lockstep.
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the attorney alone gets $350 per hour. On the eve of a court hearing in September a settlement was reached. “It just seems like everything is a battle,” said Maier. Walsh called the withholding of step increases “a temper tantrum” on the part of Supervisor Larry Cantwell. The union leader said that when he presented the workers’ initial proposal last winter, town officials “laughed in our faces.” While Cantwell criticized leaders for the failure to correctly read the membership that led to the no vote in August, Maier said, “I signed off to bring it to a vote. My signature only forwarded it to honor the democratic process that members have a right to vote.” He recalled that as the round of talks that led to his signature came to an end, Cantwell asked him if he could “sell”
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the agreement. “I’m very proud the members came out in the numbers that they did and proud they stood together,” Maier said. CSEA Long Island Region President Nick LaMorte pointed out, “We’ve been more than fair. Back when the town was saying they had money problems, our members agreed to forego a raise. They were willing to let themselves and their families go without, for the sake of the town. CSEA members deserve to have their sacrifices honored.” Maier concluded, “It’s time we send the message to the town board that town employees deserve to be treated with respect.” Yesterday, Cantwell offered a response to the protest via email. “The union proposed in writing a 24% wage increase over 4 years at a cost of $3 million that would force the Town to exceed the State Tax Cap every year for four years. I am always ready to negotiate in good faith but a 24% increase is not realistic. The step increases were not paid because the union President signed a Memorandum of Agreement to eliminate the step schedule, no temper tantrum was required.” The discord comes at an unfortunate time for Cantwell, who is running for re-election. He didn’t garner the CSEA’s endorsement during the campaign, but neither did his opponents. Maier said the union has adopted a policy of only endorsing candidates running for a second term who have demonstrated that they’re a friend to workers.
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campaigns, though they weren’t aware of who the donors were. But the people have spoken when it comes to the unyielding noise the copters bring to our community during the season, and the message is loud and clear: make it stop. Our endorsement goes to Peter Van Scoyoc and Sylvia Overby, and deservedly so, with the hope hat they listen to the people – ALL the people, not the inbred insiders who think insulting and smearing good people is some sort of game. Independent / Courtesy WHB School District
A team of Prep 7 and 8 students in Westhampton have been running a Halloween Costume Drive for two weeks. Proceeds are going to the Human Resources of the Hamptons in Southampton.
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will be very proud of them.” “The issue is not Israel, that’s a cover-up,” said Rabbi Leib Baumgarten of the East Hampton Chabad. “The issue is Anti-Semitism. I’m outraged. This is exactly what happened in the 1930s.” Neal Fagin of Sag Harbor does not believe Waters should be allowed to perform based on the concept of “artistic expression” as some have argued. “Yes, performers should be free to perform and people should be free to come but he’s trying to pressure people not to come and perform in Israel,” Fagin said. “It doesn’t help the world situation one bit.” Vered, founder of the East Hampton gallery of the same name, said she intends to protest Friday. “If this were done against Muslims they would kill people. You can’t even put a caricature in a newspaper.” Vered said the labels like “freedom of expression” and “artistic freedom” too often, “are used to bash Jews.” Politics aside, landing Waters is certainly a coup for Bay Street. He is one of the founders of Pink Floyd. The group’s Dark Side of the Moon album, released in 1973 is one of the most commercially successful rock albums ever made, and was on the Billboard Top 100 charts for a staggering 14 consecutive years. Waters also conceived the idea and wrote much of The Wall another hugely successful recording. He recently finished a world tour supporting that album. “We welcome the opportunity to be a place where the community can come together in the future to continue a dialogue on this or any other matter of importance to our friends and neighbors,” Mitchell said. That’s not good enough for Vered. “I’m one Jew who will not let them get away with this.” Waters could not be reached for comment.
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The cauldron runneth over with a bubbling brew of Halloween activities for bats and ghouls, plus grownups. (See the Night Moves column in our Arts & Entertainment section for more adult action.) Below, find an overview. Starting tomorrow, Camp Soul Grow and Captain Kid Toys present a Haunted House at Third House in Montauk. Runs 5 to 7:30 PM Thursday to Saturday. Admission is $5, with proceeds benefitting Camp Soul Grow. On Friday the Montauk Library hosts Monster Mash from 4:30 to 5:30 PM. Crafts, games and a parade are in store. Wear your costume. Also on Friday, check out the Spooky Walk at the Quogue Wildlife Refuge. Dare to hike the dark and haunted trails. 6 to 9 PM, $15 per person. Call 631-653-4771 to reserve your spot. Groundworks in East Hampton presents a Trail of Terror every night from 7 to 10 PM, Thursday through
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or treating through the business district from 3 to 5 PM. Look for the pumpkins in the windows of participating stores. In Southampton Village, Fido gets into the act as Little Lucy’s presents its annual pet parade at 1 PM. It’s on Job’s Lane and, no tricks, just treats for the eyes as spectators see pets in their Halloween costumes. Prizes will be given in several categories. $10 for parade participants. Call 631-287-2352 to sign up. LVIS in East Hampton promises Spooktacular fun for kids from 2 to 4 PM on Saturday, while the library in downtown Amagansett boasts a bash from 3:30 to 4:30 PM. Attire? Costumes, of course. The fun doesn’t stop with the stroke of midnight Saturday. On Sunday ARF is hosting a party from noon to 3 PM at their adoption center on Daniel’s Hole Road in Wainscott. Take a walk along the haunted trail and enter to win best costume for children and pets, and meet adoptable cats and dogs. For more information contact adoptions@arfhamptons.org. On the North Fork, the Southold Historical Society announced its First Annual Pumpkin Patch. On Halloween everyone is invited to drop off their carved Jack-O-Lantern at the complex of historic buildings located at 55200 Main Road in Southold between 10 AM and 6 PM. Volunteers will be on hand to help place the Jack-O-Lanterns prominently on the front lawn and light them using LED batteryoperated candles for everyone in town to see on Halloween Night. Be a part of the Pumpkin Patch by dropping off your best
carved Jack-O-Lanterns and then come back that evening to see the Historic Complex ablaze with hundreds of illuminated pumpkins! Treats will also be available for trick-or-treaters in costume and hot cider for the adults. There is no cost to attend this event, but donations and new memberships are always welcome at the Southold Historical Society. For The Grownups In Sag Harbor Bay Street Theater and Sag Harbor Center for the Arts is pleased to announce a Halloween Costume Ball with music by the Hoodoo Loungers, a cash bar, carnival games, costume contest and local radio celebrity judges on Saturday at 8 PM. Doors open at 7:30 PM. Tickets are available by calling the Box Office at 631-725-9500 or online at baystreet.org. The party is for ages 21 and up. The evening will feature live music, carnival games with adult prizes including a free drink at the bar. The evening will conclude with a costume contest at 10 PM, judged by local celebrities and awarding $850 in cash prizes. Martha Clara Vineyards in Riverhead hosts a Halloween costume parry with an 80s theme and featuring White Wedding – a totally radical tribute show. Doors open at 7 PM, over 21 only. Tickets are $22.50 plus tax in advance; $27.50 at the door. Call 631-298-0075 to learn more. Finally, got a voice that makes the werewolves whimper? Take your spot on the Scaryoke Stage at MJ Dowlings on Noyac Road in Sag Harbor at 10:30 PM on Friday.
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Opponents have accused Cantwell’s administration of dragging its feet on controversial proposals like the truck legislation and rental registry. He’s not stalling, Cantwell said, he’s revising. “We want to get it right. We’ll get there,” he said about the truck law. With the rental registry proposal, he feels the latest iteration, due for a public hearing next month is “a better law,” than its original draft. He credits input from the community with the revision, and offered, “You want public participation.” The registry, he admits, is not a silver bullet. Code enforcement will have to work just as hard to make cases. Elements in the registry will make it somewhat easier. If you haven’t registered, it’s an immediate violation, opening the door for enforcers to prove violations of other sections of the housing laws. The town began this spring looking at online advertisements for share houses for the first time, despite the fact that such advertising has existed for over a decade. Cantwell believes the database that the registry will create will make it easier to prosecute violators. But, he said, “We’re not going to make this a witch hunt.”
Open Government, Eventually On the topic of transparency, Cantwell’s administration has been accused of just hinting at proposals without making details known. “Sometimes things aren’t ready or the community isn’t ready for them,” he said. “Legislation is a dynamic thing.” So are negotiations. On Monday, members of the town’s Civil Service Employees Union protested in front of town hall, rallying because of contract dissatisfaction. Cantwell said he negotiated with the town’s CSEA “in good faith” for over a year. Union leaders agreed to the proposed contract, but the rank and file voted overwhelmingly against it. “The members feelings were missed [by the leadership],” he said. “I have to negotiate with the committee that’s given to me.” The candidate thought proposed merit increases would be a new way to incentivize employees to work hard; his opponent called it an “indignity.” Overall, the supervisor pointed out that if he’d agreed to the union’s desires, it would have meant a cost of an extra $1 million per year over the next four years.
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He noted that through his role as village administrator, “I’ve been negotiating contracts for 40 years . . . I’m not going to put taxpayers in a position where they are strangled.” Conversation circled and landed next at the airport. Opponents have complained about the massive financial cost of ongoing litigation. How can the facility be self-sustaining when so much of its revenue goes to defending lawsuits? “That’s a legitimate concern,” Cantwell said. But, he said, looking out three to five years, the facility will be sustainable. Cantwell also refuted the contention that his administration is letting the airport crumble. “We have made some strides. Investments have been there,” he said. Like Knobel, Cantwell feels the industrial park is an underused
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(8 PM to 9 AM) for seaplanes. Otherwise, the Democrats for East Hampton Town Board participated in the questionnaire and were, on average, ver y supportive. Republican candidates Tom Knobel, Lisa Mulhern Larsen and Margaret Turner refused to respond despite repeated requests, Cunningham said. Southampton Republican Super visor candidate Richard Ya s t z r e m s k i a n d i n c u m b e n t councilwoman Christine Scalera responded in the affirmative to all QSC questions, ranking them and the Democratic candidate for Town Board, John Bouvier, highest on issues important to aircraft noise affected residents among those running for Southampton Town Board. Democratic Supervisor candidate Jay Schneiderman, who found East Hampton Town Board’s once-perweek rule “a little too restrictive,” shared this concern about airport access limits with his Town Board running mate Julie Lofstad. Lofstad indicated that rather than support that rule, she would work with helicopter companies to better enforce the mandated northern route, promote transitions over less populated areas and adopt a timetable within which to transition to quieter equipment. R e p u b l i c a n To w n B o a r d candidate Damon Hagen, refused to participate, according to the release. Southold voters -- those who are cast ballots solely on the noise issue -- have an easier choice, QSC opines. Both supervisor candidates, incumbent Scott Russell, and challenger Damon Rallis, received the highest marks on the QSC questionnaires. So, too, with Shelter Island supervisor candidates, Democratic incumbent Jim Dougherty and his Republican challenger Art Williams, who both received the highest possible scores on the questionnaire. Supervisor Dougherty has long been a vocal advocate for strong access limits to provide aircraft noise relief for his constituents, Cunningham pointed out. The release also reports that aviation interests continue to pour huge sums of money into the campaign for East Hampton Town Board – Cunningham alleged close to $250,000 in donations can be attributed to aviation interests. “Without warning, corporate aviation interests are conducting a knock down, drag out battle over the East Hampton Airport which will manifest on Election Day, when we see who is voted onto the East Hampton Town Board,” Cunningham concluded. “And, no matter what town you live in, this one is for all the marbles.”
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between the normal temperature for the season and the average forecasted temp for Halloween, plus forecasted precipitation (nobody wants to hide their costume under a parka or raincoat). New York and Boston have the best forecast for Halloween. Memphis and Corpus Christi, Texas had the worst forecast. Pittsburgh has the greatest number of candy stores per capita;
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Gilber, Arizona has the fewest. The cheapest Halloween party ticket can be found in Anchorage, Alaska, while you need big bucks to hit a spooky rave in Las Vegas. Orlando, Florida, achieved the highest rank for number of costume stores per capita. Washington, DC. was among the cities with the fewest costume stores, but hey. All those politicians don’t need costumes. They’re scary enough in their khakis.
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With total Halloween spending expected to reach $6.9 billion this year and more than 68 million Americans buying costumes for the holiday, the personal finance website WalletHub took a look at 2015’s Best and Worst Cities for Halloween. To help Americans prepare for the spookiest time of the year, WalletHub crunched the numbers to find the best and worst cities to celebrate the holiday. They compared the 100 largest U.S. cities across 16 key metrics, ranging from the number of candy stores per capita to the average cost of a Halloween party ticket to the best and worst weather forecasts for Halloween. New York City ranked number one, with Jersey City and Newark following up in positions two and three. The worst place to celebrate Halloween is St. Petersburg, Florida,
with Memphis, Tennessee, and Detroit, Michigan, coming in 99 and 98 out of 100. Each metropolis was given points for the percentage of the population age 14 and under ( trick or treaters) and number of occupied homes ( places to trick or treat). Crime rates, pedestrian fatality rate and neighborhood walkability all factored in to the safety portion of the score. Pa r t i e s a n d a c t i v i t i e s f o r Halloween revelers were also eyed. WalletHUb studied the average price of a Halloween party ticket, how many costumes stores were available, how many movie theater per 100,000 residents (Think: Rocky Horror), how much movies cost, how many bars per 100,000 residents and how many acres of land were planted with pumpkins. Finally cities were ranked based on weather – the difference
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The Future of Food: On Sunday, October 18, Kathleen and Charlie Marder sponsored a lecture and book-signing with world renowned philosopher, ecofeminist, activist and author Dr. Vandana Shiva. Dr. Shiva spoke to the crowd at Marders about GMO’s, (Genetically Modified Organisms), the future of our food system and how we can fight for the freedom of our food and our planet. Dr. Shiva spoke for 45 minutes, took questions from the audience and received a standing ovation. Immediately following, Dr. Vandanda Shiva met with the attendees and signed copies of her books in the Marders Garden Shop. Guests enjoyed complimentary organic, nongmo fall harvest pizza provided by Terance McQuire of Hearth Catering. To read more about Dr. Vandana Shiva, go to vandanashiva.org.
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Noah Snydergaard, Jacob DeGrom, The Abominable Snowman, and Daniel Boone were but a few of the notables attending Sunday’s Ragamuffin Parade and Carnival on Main Street in Sag Harbor. Sponsored by the Sag Harbor Chamber of Commerce with help from the Bridgehampton High School Drama Department, the parade was a great time for young and old alike. Benito Bila and Aura Winarick were actually married in an “uncivil” ceremony as zombie princesses, buccaneers, and superheros looked on.
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Flag Restored In Hampton Bays Dorothy Alteri got into a discussion about the American Legion in Hampton Bays, where they both live. The topic of the fading painted flag on the garage doors came up. Al and Dorothy (whose father was a WWII veteran), then volunteered to refurbish the flag, and did a just that. On October 14 at 10 AM there was a gathering at the American Legion Post 924, on Ponquogue
Avenue, where members of the post, the honor guard and community members will get together to show appreciation not only to Al and Dorothy but also to Lombardi, the original artist. Lombardi is presently home bound with health issues and the Hampton Bay’s senior center provided chairlift transportation for him to attend the event with his wife Laurel. There he met Loblanco and Alteri for the first time.
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In 2008 Nick Lombardi, a U.S. army veteran and adjutant of the American Legion Hand-Aldrich Post 924 in Hampton Bays, took on the project of painting the American flag on the garage doors. His goal: to beautify the doors and make a patriotic statement for the community. By all accounts he did an amazing job; many passers-by would stop in front of the post to admire his work. The paint ultimately faded over the years and was in dire need of refurbishing. Al Loblanco, who was a member of the Air National Guard at Gabreski Airport in Westhampton Beach and is presently a security guard at the airport, owns and operates the “jewelry clinic” in Riverhead.
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Alas, the high school football season seems set for a premature end locally after a dismal week on the gridiron. In Division III action
Westhampton lost a heartbreaker to Eastport/South Manor 27-26. Dylan Laube’s one-yard plunge with one minute left gave the locals 26-20 lead, but Matt Kane drove Eastport down the field, culminating the drive with a 37-yard
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A Few Things To Look For Down The Stretch Now you can dare to dream. You’ve gotten through Week Seven and you are very much alive in your league. Keep in mind that even if you only have three wins you are technically alive, though barely breathing. It’s time to start thinking about the most important thing – money. First you have to make the playoffs. If you have four wins now you’re looking good, and if you have five or more there is an excellent chance you’ll make the playoffs –for example, usually four teams make it in a 10-team league. Here’s what happens: typically, Fantasy playoffs begin in Week 14 of the regular season even though the NFL teams play until Week 18. The reason for the early date is some real NFL teams begin experimenting late in the season either because they have been eliminated from the postseason or because they have a playoff berth clinched and want to rest some of their good players. Let’s get back to Fantasy. In most formats if you win your first game of the playoffs you are guaranteed to take home a check, even if it is third place money. So make a list of all your players now, and see what teams they are playing, not only in Week 14 but also in Week 16. You may want to make some moves now before your opponents figure the same things out. One thing to look for is good defenses, especially if you change your D team each week. The Jets are home against Tennessee, and I prefer a home team in my D slot. Ditto the Rams, against Detroit. Carolina, which is owned in most Fantasy leagues, plays at home against Atlanta, which has a very potent offense. You might consider grabbing another team for that week – don’t drop Carolina though. Dallas plays at Green Bay in Week 14. That game figures to put a lot of points on the board. Romo is probably available in your league right now – if you have a space for him, grab him. Indianapolis plays as Jacksonville. You have to figure the Colts offense will have righted itself by then. Grab one of their receivers — Moncrief especially off the waiver wire. Week 15 begins with a Thursday game pitting Tampa Bay and St. Louis – once again the Rams make
an excellent play. Cleveland plays at Seattle – the Seahawks D will probably come up with a few turnovers. Tennessee plays at New England, and that figures to be a cakewalk for the Patriots. That means running the ball a lot. Check your waiver Wire to see if Lagarrette Blunt or Dion Lewis is available, and snag one. Kansas City plays Baltimore, and the Ravens are awful against the pass. See which KC wide receivers are available. The highest scoring game of the week figures to be Detroit and New Orleans so several players on those teams might be in play. Check which teams are playing outside and which in domes. As winter approaches I prefer my kicker to be inside – I don’t want by season hinging on whether somebody can boot a field goal in 30 mile per hour winds or during a snowstorm. Finally, pay attention to how waivers work in your league. A lot of times they go in order — the team that hasn’t made a move for the longest time gets first crack. That is another reason to try and set your playoff roster now and then you can lay off the wire for a couple of weeks and get premier placing for the playoffs.
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Stony Brook In-Network Stony Brook University Hospital and EmblemHealth have reached a provider services agreement effective November 1, 2015, resulting in in-network coverage through EmblemHealth’s Select Care Network, for thousands of Long Islanders who are participating in health exchange plans under the Affordable Healthcare Act. Over the past several months, Stony Brook has been in active discussions with several healthcare exchange providers in an effort to reach an agreement that is both beneficial for patients and fiscally responsible for Stony Brook and the insurance carrier. This agreement will allow members of this Exchange plan network to visit Stony Brook as part of their in-network coverage options. “We are pleased to have been able to amend our existing agreement with EmblemHealth which will allow thousands of Long Islanders who are enrolled in its Select Care Network to access Stony Brook University Hospital and its physicians on an in-network basis,” said L. Reuven Pasternak, MD, Chief Executive Officer, Stony Brook University Hospital, and Vice President for Health Systems, Stony Brook Medicine. “It supports New York State’s mission to offer affordable care to our patients in a manner that is consistent with Stony Brook’s core mission as the safety net provider for the area and source of specialized and unique care for populations at risk.” The open enrollment period for selecting or changing Exchange plans on the New York State of Health Marketplace will begin on Sunday.
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Coast Guard Auxiliary News By Vincent Pica
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New York State Life Jacket Law Went ‘Back On’ November 1 As you’ve seen, we’re written a fair number of times about how life jackets save lives, such as yours. But NYS upped the ante back in ‘09 – and it was well overdue . . . This article is about that. November 1 is nigh upon us.
Cold Kills We’ve all heard the mantra that “Speed Kills” – and so does cold water. As you know, New York was the first state to require everyone aboard all small boats to wear life jackets during the coldest half of the year. As of November 1, kayakers, canoeists and those aboard all other boats under 21 feet must wear Coast Guard-approved personal flotation devices (PFDs) while on New York’s coastal waters, lakes, rivers and other waterways. PFDs on such vessels become optional again in the Spring – May 1. While not as “aggressive” as this
author would like, i.e., boats could certainly be larger than 20-feet and fines could be higher, as an example, but let’s not be churlish. Although Massachusetts and Connecticut already have similar seasonal PFD requirements, New York’s law is broader and affects all pleasure craft including small sailboats and motorboats (rowing shells used by crew teams are exempt). Massachusetts’ law only applies to canoes and kayaks, and Connecticut’s law applies to all manually propelled vessels, including canoes, kayaks and rowboats. Let’s Review! What are the laws in the State of New York? Here they are: Every pleasure vessel operated upon the waters of New York must carry at least one USCG approved Type I, II or III Personal Flotation
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Device (PFD), or life jacket as they are more commonly known, for each person on board. All life jackets on your vessel must be: Serviceable - free of rot, tears, punctures, waterlogging and all straps functional; readily accessible - quickly reachable in an emergency situation, never kept in plastic bags or under lock and key; appropriate size for the intended wearer check the USCG approval label for information on the intended user for a particular PFD. Wear Requirements For PFDs Children under the age of 12 must wear a Type I, II or III PFD on board a vessel unless they are in a fully enclosed cabin. The PFD must be the appropriate size for the child. Anyone operating or riding on a personal watercraft (Jet Ski, Wave Runner, or similar craft) Anyone being towed behind another vessel such as waterskiers, tubers, para sailing, etc. You are exempt if you are on a disabled vessel and being towed. Types Of PFDs Offshore Life Jacket (Type I PFD) Effective for all waters, this type of lifejacket provides the most buoyancy. They are designed to turn most unconscious wearers in the water to a face-up position. There are two sizes: adult, with 22 pounds of buoyancy; and the children’s size with 11 pounds of buoyancy. Near-Shore Buoyant Vest (Type II PFD) The near-shore buoyant vest is intended for calm, inland water, where there is a good chance of a quick rescue. This type of life jacket will turn some wearers over, but not reliably. The adult vest provides 15.5
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pounds of buoyancy, and the child’s vest 7 pounds. Flotation Aid (Type III PFD) Good for calm, inland water, where there is a good chance for immediate rescue. These are designed for special recreational activities such as water skiing. The Type III provides the same buoyancy as the Type II, but without any turning ability. They come in many colors and styles, and in general, are the most comfortable type of life jackets available. Throwable Devices (Type IV PFD) These PFDs are designed to be thrown to a person in the water, and grasped and held until rescued. These devices are not intended to be worn. At least 1 Type IV PFD must be carried on all vessels 16’ or greater in length. I n f l a t a b l e P F D s The United States Coast Guard is now approving both automatic and manually inflatable PFDs for use on recreational vessels. Please keep in mind that while they are comfortable and lightweight, they are not suitable for non-swimmers, waterskiers, youths under the age of 12 and riders of personal watercraft. Always consult the approval label on any PFD to determine if it is approved for the activity in which you plan to use it. Don’t have a current NYS Boating Regulations Guide? Email me – we’ll find a way to get it to you. Interested in being part of USCG Forces? Email me at JoinUSCGAux@aol. com or go directly to the D1SR Human Resources department, which is in charge of new members matters, at DSO-HR and we will help you “get in this thing . . .”
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