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Village Road Projects Underway

Construction work on a roundabout at the five corners is expected to last through this spring.

By Peggy Spellman Hoey

Construction and prep work are underway in East Hampton Village at three high-traffic thoroughfares -- separate work projects that will make way for a roundabout at the controversial “five corners,” as well as raised Long Island Rail Road train trestles at North Main Street and Accabonac Road.

Excavation and drainage work at the five corners -- a critical juncture of Route 114, Toilsome and Buell lanes, the Buell Lane Extension, and Highway Behind the Lots filtering traffic from Route 27 into East Hampton Village and 114 heading into Sag Harbor -is expected to be completed this week, and after that construction will begin for the medians that will make up the roundabout, according to village administrator Becky Hansen. Once complete, the roundabout will feature a raised median with plantings and pedestrian crosswalks, designed to slow motorists down and improve the flow of traffic at the troublesome intersection.

East Hampton Village Police Chief Michael Tracey said there have been a number of crashes at the site over the years. “You really have to be paying attention when you go through there,” he said. “It’s a very busy road. It gets a lot of traffic off 4

of 27 going into Sag Harbor.”

The paving, which is the final phase of the project, will not be completed until spring due to the cold weather. Once complete, the roundabout will be revegetated with plantings suggested by the Ladies Village Improvement Society and the East Hampton Garden Club.

“We are trying our best to keep people up to date on the traffic delays and closures,” Hansen said.

The $1.3 million project will be funded by a matching state grant for $700,000. The village is expected to borrow the remainder of the money, said Hansen.

Plantings for the roundabout will also be funded by the village; however, the cost cannot be calculated because the design has not been decided upon yet, she said.

Assemblyman Fred Thiele, who helped secure the grant funding, said he was able to tap into some discretionary funds in the state’s budget so that the village could prioritize the project. “There haven’t been any major modifications in quite some time, but [Five Corners] has been a source of problems for the village for some time,” he said.

Thiele said the success of earlier roundabout projects along Route 114 in North Haven as well as on Scuttlehole Road in Bridgehampton helped lend some

confidence in the project.

“I think that the village saw that and really pursued this,” he said.

Hansen said she expects there will be some traffic discussion in the future at village meetings and that the village will keep residents up to date through correspondence and their website. Hansen expects the project to be completed by May 15.

“We are proceeding on schedule as long as the weather cooperates we will continue to do so,” she said.

Further down the roadway, the Metropolitan Transportation Authority has prioritized a grading project to raise its two train trestles on North Main Street and Accabonac Road from nine and 10 feet to 14 feet to accommodate larger vehicles and reduce the amount of vehicle strikes that have occurred at the locations, Hansen said.

“Every time the trestle is hit, it jeopardizes the integrity of the structure as well,” she explained.

Hansen said the village will also continue to keep residents up to date on the project as there are still some ancillary issues such as revegetation of the work areas and the color of masonry that need to be worked out.

Chief Tracey said that it is to his understanding that some of

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the traffic from the project will be diverted during construction, but that the MTA police will be handing “virtually all of the detours.”

Over the years the two bridges have sustained a lot of crashes -- a few a year resulting in totaled vehicles -- but the bulk have been located at the North Main Street bridge.

“There’s been a lot of crashes; everything from box trucks to boats. That’s probably the most interesting sight,” Tracey said.

“Fortunately, we have not had any serious physical injuries. Any vehicle that crashes into the bridge does not fare well.”

In the meantime, the MTA will continue any prep work that needs to be done including the removal of vegetation and placement of drainage, Hansen said. Next fall, the trestles will be raised one at a time and are expected to be finished by the spring of the following year, according to Hansen.

Tracey said that while the MTA’s concept is to open up the roadway to larger vehicles, the village might see an increase in larger trucks travelling through those areas.

“We are going to have to wait and see,” he said. “We are hoping that this has a positive effect on the flow of traffic. We are hoping that this will be a positive step.”

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Date Set For Opioid Lawsuit

abusing or were dependent on the highly-addictive painkillers, according to the lawsuit.

By Peggy Spellman Hoey

Lawyers are set to spar in State Supreme Court in February over a motion to dismiss Suffolk County’s lawsuit against drug companies alleging false advertising and product liability -- misleading information about the addictive qualities of opioid painkillers that has created a public nuisance -- seeking compensation to help officials deal with the medical and legal problems associated with the spike in drug cases.

The county is seeking funds for the cost of rehabilitation, law enforcement, medical, social services, emergency medical services, overdose treatment supplies, and drug addiction prevention education to reduce the impacts of opioid addiction from eight drug companies -- the top defendant Purdue Pharma as the manufacturer of OxyContin -- for making, distributing, and marketing opioids, and three doctors for prescribing the medications.

The county’s lawsuit also requests changes in the companies’ business practices similar to those sought in the tobacco litigation of the 1990s. Purdue Pharma has asked the court to dismiss the county’s claims because they are preempted by federal law and directly conflict with the Federal Drug Administration’s labeling decisions.

“The counties seek to impose liability under state law for Purdue’s marketing of its opioid medications consistent with their FDAapproved indications and labeling.

The FDA based that approval on its expert review of the risk-benefit information related to Purdue’s products, including information about opioid abuse, misuse, addiction, overdose, duration

of use, and daily dose,” read a memorandum of law supporting Purdue’s motion to dismiss.

“In its 2013 response, to a [Physicians for Responsible Opioid Prescribing] petition, the FDA addressed and rejected a request to exclude the chronic pain indication for Purdue’s opioid medications or limit it by duration or daily dose. FDA did so based on its comprehensive review of the available scientific information on the benefits and risks of extendedrelease/long-acting opioids and with its express acknowledgement of limitations in the available day on long-term use.”

In the lawsuit, Suffolk contends the companies knew the risks for prescribing opioids and sought to create false perception of their safety and efficacy in the minds of physicians and members of the public, encouraging long-term use to treat a wider variety of common medical problems like lower back pain, arthritis, and headaches. The

“false perception” was accomplished by what the county describes as a “coordinated, sophisticated, and highly deceptive marketing campaign that began in the 1990s, became more aggressive in or about 2006, and continues to the present.”

The county’s lawsuit goes on to contend the companies’ marketing campaign has been extremely successful in expanding opioid use, so successful that since 1999, the amount of prescription opioids sold in the US “nearly quadrupled,” and “in 2010, 254 million prescriptions were filled in the US -- enough to medicate every adult in America around the clock for a month” and “20 percent of all doctors’ visits resulted in the prescription of an opioid.”

Americans, who represent 4.6 percent of the world’s population, consume 80 percent of the opioids supplied around the world and 99 percent of the global hydrocodone supply, and by 2014, nearly two million Americans were either

The lawsuit notes the companies’ marketing campaigns have been “extremely profitable for them,” in 2012 generating $8 billion in revenue; $3.1 billion of that went to lead defendant Purdue Pharma for OxyContin sales. “[The defendants] marketing campaign has been extremely harmful to Americans.

Overdoses from prescription pain relievers are a driving factor in a 15-year increase in opioid overdose deaths. Deaths from prescription opioids have also quadrupled since 1999. From 2000 to 2014 nearly half a million people died from such overdoses. Seventy-eight Americans die every day from an opioid overdose,” the lawsuit states.

In a statement released by its press office, Purdue Pharma has this to say: “We are deeply troubled by the opioid crisis and we are dedicated to being part of the solution. As a company grounded in science, we must balance patient access to FDA-approved medicines, while working collaboratively to solve this public health challenge.”

The statement went on to note that the company has distributed to physicians the Center for Disease Control’s guideline for prescribing opioids for chronic pain, developed the first FDA-approved opioid medication with abuse-deterrent properties, and has partnered with law enforcement to ensure access to naloxone, a drug used to treat overdoses.

“We vigorously deny these allegations and look forward to the opportunity to present our defense,” the company stated.

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of nourishment was pre-made sandwiches wrapped in wax paper consisting of Swiss cheese or ham or salami or provolone or prosciutto.

by Jerry Della Femina

THE ITALIAN “FOOTBALL” WEDDING Weddings have changed. They’re more civilized.

Gone are the weddings of days gone by when a drunken best man (usually the groom’s brother), in one of those “may all your troubles be – ha ha – little ones” speeches, embarrassed everyone and made the groom turn beet red and the bride wonder why she was marrying into this family of idiots in the first place.

No. For one thing, weddings today are not just one-day affairs.

They have been designed by greedy, evil wedding planners to run three, maybe four days and nights, until the bride’s father – who is footing the bill – is reduced to a life of poverty in his remaining years.

On the other hand, I attended a wonderful wedding a few years ago near Sarasota, Florida. It was perfect.

The bride and bridegroom were young and handsome and very much in love. The ceremony was beautiful; the speeches were short, tasteful, and to the point.

It was, in a word, civilized. So civilized that as the couple exchanged vows in front of a handsome, “right out of central casting” Episcopalian pastor, I started to drift off, thinking about the wild wacky weddings of my youth.

When I was a young kid, the Italians

in my old “Gravesend Avenue U” neighborhood were at the bottom rung of the economic ladder. The men worked on the docks or drove trucks; the women cooked and raised children.

For many, attending a wedding was the social event of the year and, if the truth were known, Italians in those days were much more comfortable attending funerals than weddings because one could cover the lags in conversation at a funeral by commenting on how good the dead person looked laid out in a casket.

One could kneel, make the Sign of the Cross and not say a word to anyone, feigning that you were so saddened by the death that you couldn’t talk.

Weddings were different. To begin with, we were a fairly inarticulate group, and at a wedding you had to be happy and talk, and what could you say besides the bride looks beautiful? As a boy I attended any number of “arranged” weddings of brides who were so homely that even the giant plaster saints in the church averted their eyes when the bride came down the aisle.

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The sandwiches were set up on two tables on each side of the catering hall and as the guests started to jam the room, the sandwiches would be grabbed up with a vengeance.

If the catering hall employee manning one table saw his table was running out of prosciutto sandwiches he would yell to the guy manning the table across the room, “Hey Jimmy, give me a dozen ‘proshoot.’”

Jimmy would grab a bunch of prosciutto sandwiches and then, with the deep passing skill of Tom Brady, he would literally hurl each sandwich in a tight spiral pass over the heads of the guests right into the arms of his partner.

Thus the name “football” wedding.

Of course, just like in football, interceptions were a problem. People not satisfied with the amount of meat or cheese in their sandwich would intercept a sandwich or two as it arched across the room, discard the bread and build a super-size sandwich.

Then there was the “kids” problem.

Italians would consider it an insult if the host had said, “Please leave the kids at home.” First of all, there wasn’t anybody at home to leave them with. So it would be chaos.

Some families of 12 children would crowd the hall, all of them diving for sandwiches.

Little kids would be sliding all over the waxed floors and knocking over elderly relatives. People would be slipping on loose slices of salami on the floor, and kids older than eight would get drunk and throw up from sneaking drinks behind their parents’ backs.

Then, in time, my neighborhood moved up into the catered affair wedding, and that brought about its

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own trials. The family had to deal with my Aunt Rosie.

My Aunt Rosie was a bit of a “klepto.” I’m not using her real name because I’m still afraid of my Uncle Louie, even though he’s been dead for over 30 years.

The fact is Aunt Rosie was a delightful woman, but I remember that at family weddings she would drink eight or nine Manhattans and start looking for something to steal from the catering hall or restaurant.

Aunt Rosie’s biggest score was at my cousin Mary’s wedding, when she downed a record 10th Manhattan and decided to steal a coffee urn.

I was 15 at the time and my mother came up to me and said, “Your Aunt Rosie is drunk and she’s decided to steal a coffee pot.”

“That’s not so bad, Mom,” I said.

“People get silly and take these tiny single-serving coffee pots.” My mother giggled. “It’s not one of the small pots they have at our table.”

She pointed to a waiter’s station and said, “It’s that big silver one that holds 60 cups of coffee that the waiters are using.”

“That’s bad,” I said.

“It’s even worse,” my mother said, shaking her head in righteous disapproval while warming up to the heist with a big smile. “The pot is filled with boiling hot coffee. I’m scared she’s going to burn herself.”

Well, not only did my Aunt Rosie not burn herself, but also she managed to put her big, black woolen coat over the giant urn and then she triumphantly carried it past the unsuspecting catering hall staff and all my snickering relatives right out the front door.

No wonder they called them the good old days.

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Inside Grey Gardens’ Estate Sale

By Peggy Spellman Hoey

glass menagerie that belonged to the Beales commanded $1500 from a collector who did not want to separate the lot. Wexler declined to release the sales total profits.

It’s hard to say what eccentric socialite recluses Big Edie and Little Edie might have thought had they been around to peer outside the windows of their iconic Grey Gardens home, as hardcore collectors and fans waited in a line stretching from the front door and around the corner in search of whatever bargains they might find at an estate sale for the former manse on November 18.

“I hired a night watchman because I was concerned that people would be camping out, but they didn’t,” said Behind the Hedgerows’ Susan Wexler of the three-day sale she ran on the behalf of journalist and author Sally Quinn, who bought the Georgica property from the Beales along with her husband, the late Ben Bradlee, former executive editor of The Washington Post, in 1979.

The sale featured anything and everything from furniture to housewares, linens to baseball caps, along with umbrellas, electronics, and body boards, attracting people from as far away as California.

“There were four people who came from Rhode Island. [People] were lined up all the way down past the street. I mean we must have had between 700 and 800 people, maybe more. We let 40 people in at a time, and as some left, we’d let others in. People were great -- I mean, I heard only one person was asked to leave because they were being disruptive,” said Wexler.

Much of the sale stock was original to the home -- wicker furniture pulled from the attic and restored

by Quinn, a pair of brass beds, rope rugs, and a ladderback rush seat chair in the home’s foyer that could be seen during Little Edie’s flag dance in the 1975 documentary film Grey Gardens, which details the Bohemian pair’s lifestyle and struggle to remain in the home after it fell into disrepair, as well as their subsequent financial rescue by cousin Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis and her sister Lee Radziwill.

“People were fighting over it,” Wexler said of the chair, which sold for $475. A curio cabinet with a

When the doors opened at 10 AM on Friday the atmosphere became hectic, with bargain hunters moving through the house like locusts buying mostly everything in the house on the first day. Some were even happy to take away the smallest of prizes -- glass votive candles for $1. By noon Saturday, most of what was left had a “sold”

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by Denis Hamill

NEXT BIG STORY: YOU NEVER KNOW You just never know what will be the next big story.

The day before Thanksgiving time stood still for me while watching with my college journalism class a 2013 documentary called All the President’s Men Revisited. Robert Redford produced this excellent film about the 40th anniversary of the Watergate scandal.

The class had already seen the original film, All the President’s Men, starring Redford and Dustin Hoffman as Washington Post reporters Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein, respectively, the best movie ever made about reporters. A

close second is Spotlight, the 2016 film starring Michael Keaton, Liev Schreiber, and Rachel McAdams about the Boston Globe Spotlight team exposing the pedophile priest scandal in Boston, which I also had my students watch.

These two great films garnered a pile of Oscars and nominations.

After watching the original Watergate film I discussed with my students how old-fashioned legwork, developing sources, door knocks, making third, fourth, and fifth phone calls can help a tenacious reporter connect the dots that help solve a puzzle that started

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with a botched burglary story and ended with the resignation of President Richard Nixon.

You just never know.

We also discussed the similarity between Watergate and the current Russian collusion scandal that has hung over the Trump administration like a toxic fog.

During Watergate, Nixon and his spokespeople called the Woodward-Bernstein reporting sloppy, shoddy, and made up.

During the current scandal Trump and his spokespeople call the great reporting from The New York Times and The Washington Post “fake news.”

Forty people from the Nixon administration went to jail for Watergate-related crimes.

So far the “fake news” about the Russian scandal has led to the indictment of Trump’s former campaign manager Paul Manafort and his partner, and a guilty plea from a cooperating campaign operative. It looks like there’s also a plea deal in the works

by Trump’s former National Security Advisor General Michael Flynn to cooperate with special counsel Robert Mueller who is investigating potential real crimes that Trump calls “fake news.”

We watched these three films during the current sexual abuse scandals that started with a New York Times expose and has now spread through the news business and the halls of Congress and reignited the focus on 16 women accusing President Donald Trump of sexual abuse.

I explained to my students that just like the Boston Globe Spotlight team’s focus on one abusive priest uncovered scores of priests molesting children, their Pulitzer Prize-winning expose rocked the Catholic church across the globe.

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My students’ biggest takeaway: The past is prologue. Get out the clips.

Then the day before Thanksgiving as we watched the epilogue of All the President’s Men Revisited, Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein sat on a stage being interviewed by a famous TV journalist.

Dustin Hoffman, who played Bernstein, was also accused by a few women of inappropriate sexual behavior dating back 30 years. Two of the films I showed my class had thespians playing reporters who’d made news in real life -- one as an accuser, one as an accused.

Irony always makes a story better.

Then in the epilogue of All the President’s Men Revisited, the famous TV journalist asks Woodward and Bernstein -- the most celebrated print reporters in the past half-century -- if there could ever be another story like Watergate.

This question was asked in 2013, two years before Donald Trump descended a Trump Tower escalator to announce that he was running for president. The question was asked four years before Trump’s first Thanksgiving as POTUS amid a growing probe by a special prosecutor and the swirling sex abuse scandals of 2017.

Both of these major stories spreading like prairie fires were ignited by reporters from The New York Times and The Washington Post, proving that newspapers are as relevant today as they were in 1973 when Woodward and Bernstein broke the Watergate scandal.

But I froze as I watched Carl Bernstein answer the famous TV journalist about whether there could ever be another story like Watergate. “You never know,” Bernstein said. “You just never know.”

No, you don’t.

The famous TV journalist that asked the question was Charlie Rose, who was fired that same week

by CBS, PBS, and Bloomberg when The Washington Post ran a story quoting eight women accusing him of sexual abuse.

Proving Bernstein right that when it comes to the next big news story, you just never know.

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By Peggy Spellman Hoey

Looking To The Future

“$24 billion, it’s like the Lotto man,” Sanders said. “That is how much we are losing and that is backed up by the data.”

Local activists jump-started their drive to organize a grassroots movement of community members to explore options to make Long Island -- the East End in particular -- a more equitable place for African Americans to live with a special talk by Urban League president Theresa Sanders at the Bridgehampton Child Care and Recreation Center recently.

Sanders, who has headed the league for 20 years, told a group of about a dozen community members that a collective, the State of Long Island Equity Council, has been organized including some local community leaders to study demographical and statistical information and come up with sustainable solutions addressing inequities in education, employment, housing, and health.

The inaugural meeting, which was facilitated by state comptroller Thomas DiNapoli’s office, aimed to study where the community is and where it would like to be five, 10, and 15 years from now.

“What came out of the meeting is that we need to start being unapologetically black; we need to look at our mission and say are we going to support the black community,” Sanders told the group at the first of a series

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She continued, “If you want to understand how you get there, it’s real simple. For every young black child that is undereducated they become a teenager that can’t really get a job, who then becomes a young adult who can’t get a good job to live on Long Island, who then turns into a person who will never buy a home, never become a homeowner, pay taxes -- it’s a ripple effect. So you can get to this $24 billion number by multiplying that by hundreds of kids that just started out undereducated and can’t perform.”

Independent/Peggy Spellman Hoey Urban League president Theresa Sanders spoke before a group of activists and community members about making Long Island more equitable for minorities at the Bridgehampton Child Care and Recreation Center on November 18.

of race relations discussions cosponsored with the NAACP. “Other organizations support their communities. Their missions are clear -- you understand what their intent is. It doesn’t mean it’s exclusionary.”

The group’s working document, “The State of Black Long Island Equity Agenda,” which contains data compiled by PolicyLink of California, found that Long Island is losing $24 billion dollars annually, resulting in $33,000 per household, per year, due to racial inequality. The group looked at a wide variety of categories including educational equity and youth development, economic equity or how to empower more people to become more self-sufficient, wealth accumulation such as home ownership, and health and qualityof-life. How to build healthy and safe communities, environmental equity, civic engagement and leadership, civil rights and legal justice, and professional and workforce equity were also studied.

The group wanted to collect a measureable index, so that they could follow the data collected from year to year and address any areas that might be lacking.

“As a collective we need to

start holding our leadership responsible,” she said.

The collective is working on civic engagement and attracting younger people to continue their work, according to Sanders.

“We have to build our leadership because our legacy will die with us; all of this work that we have done will be for nothing,” she said.

“We really have to make sure that we engage younger people. It’s a challenge engaging the millennials.

It’s a personal challenge for me.

Even when I look at my children, they are just not interested. They look at me and they are like, ‘Yeah, okay, you are going to another meeting. Okay, bye.’ They don’t understand that this is more than a meeting. This is where you exchange ideas and get to participate as a real citizen.”

One of the biggest obstacles faced by the group is trying to help young people stay on the East End when the biggest suppliers of jobs were Tanger Outlets in Riverhead and the local hospitals. With the amount of money that comes into the East End during the summer season, full-time residents should financially benefit from that wealth year-round, according to the group, but instead money is being lost.

The average black income would increase $22,000 a year, or a 68-percent increase, if the racial wage gap could be closed, according to Sanders.

NAACP East End Chapter president Lucius Ware noted that the community has to use all of the tools that they can to work toward its goals, but most importantly fill the generation gap. “We need to do our best to engage those younger people,” he said. “It’s going to take a lot of one-on-one kinds of actions to bring [them] along, but it is certainly worth it and their children are certainly worth it.”

Bridgehampton Child Care executive director Bonnie Cannon said she hoped that, if anything, the community took away the knowledge that there are people that have organized to tackle the issue of racial inequality and there is data to back them up as they pursue their goals, and the group are going to look at the issues from an economic standpoint.

“There will be more to come and we need everyone together,” she said. “We have to understand that there is definitely a racial issue, there has always been. In some places, it has gotten worse. I think that if we actually look at the issue, we can go ahead and actually talk about what is going on.”

The next discussion, Equality Matters in the Hamptons, is scheduled for Jan. 19 at the center.

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Artisan Holiday Markets

Saturday, 10 AM to 4:30 PM at 300 West Main Street in Riverhead. As the name suggests, wooden crafts galore. Visit www. suffolkcountryhistoricalsociety.org.

‘Tis the season for gift giving.

What better way to spread joy than by shopping local? As neighborhood storefronts decorate with all that glitters and shines, holiday markets are popping up all across the East End with crafts and goodies of various desires perfect for your loved ones. For bragging rights on the most unique gifts, here’s a list of where to go.

The Madoo annual holiday market is this Saturday from 11 AM to 3 PM at 618 Sagg Main Street in Sagaponack. Great for any nature lover. Visit www.madoo.org.

The Clay Art Guild of the Hamptons will be open Saturdays and Sundays, 10 AM to 5 PM, through December 17 at the Bridgehampton Museum Archives at 2539-A Montauk Highway. Perfect for someone who appreciates ceramics. Visit www.

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information.

East End Arts has its annual holiday gift boutique through December 24 at the East End Arts Gallery at 133 East Main Street in Riverhead. An array of unique gifts for those in your life. Hours vary, visit www.eastendarts.org.

Lululemon of East Hampton has its inaugural artisan holiday market on Saturdays, 1 to 4 PM, through December 23. Find an assortment of local vendors ranging in flair at 35 Main Street in East Hampton.

Call 631-324-4192 for more

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more. Check it out on 100 South Street in Greenport or call 631333-2200.

Quogue Wildlife Refuge has a holiday open house this Saturday, 1 to 3 PM. In addition to hot chocolate and shopping, there will be holiday music, a warm fire, and even a suggested holiday treat potluck. Located at 3 Old Country Road in Quogue. Call 631-6534771 to make a reservation (as suggested) or learn more.

The Hayground School will have its holiday bazaar on Saturday from 10 AM to 4 PM. Located at 151 Mitchell Lane in Bridgehampton, call 631-537-7068 for more information.

The Suffolk County Historical Society holds its seventh annual “Wooden Wonderland” holiday craft show and sale on

Ashawagh Hall in Springs will have its seventh annual “Friends” bazaar Saturday, 10 AM to 5 PM. Countless items for a range of prices. Located at 780 Springs Fireplace, call 631-232-3232 for more information.

Castello di Borghese Vineyard located at 17150 County Road 48 in Cutchogue will have a holiday market on Saturday, December 9, from noon to 5 PM. Local artisans, live music, and fresh seafood all for the taking. They’ll also have a hand artisan’s holiday gift show December 16 and 17. Call 631734-5111 for additional questions.

Sound View beach resort in Greenport will have its first holiday shop on Saturday, December 16 from noon to 5 PM. Get your North Fork gifts here, located at 58775 Route 48. Call 631-4771910 to learn more.

Good luck, holiday shoppers!

Follow more stories from Nicole Teitler on Instagram and Facebook as @NikkiOnTheDaily or email comments to NTeitler@gmail.com.

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Jeffrey McArthur, Hometown Hero

Independent / Courtesy Westhampton Library Westhampton Free Library trustee Mary Anne Yutes, VFW Post 5350 commander William Hughes, Westhampton Free Library’s November hometown hero Jeffrey McArthur, Library director Danielle Waskiewicz, Legislator Bridget Fleming’s aide Paul Brady, Libby McArthur.

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Westhampton Library has named Jeffrey McArthur its hometown hero for the month of November.

Below, find a bio compiled by the library.

Cpl. McArthur, USMC, served in Vietnam from February, 1967 to January, 1970.

His tour of duty in the I Corps Area of South Vietnam, the most northern area at the Demilitarized Zone, was approximately from April, 1968 to October, 1969. He was given many diverse duties during this time -- assigned to Marine Air Group 39, Quang Tri, 22 statute miles south of the DMZ. His primary duty was that of combat heavy truck driver, but he was also assistant to the Paymaster.

The Paymaster and Cpl. McArthur were sent to Army helicopter landing zones to pay the Marines assigned to these outfits. They included US Army landing zones; Carol, Nancy, Sharon, and the USMC base at Khe Sahn. Cpl. McArthur had all his combat gear blown from his body by the concussion of North Vietnamese

Army artillery at Khe Sahn.

As the water truck driver to refill the Marine Air Station’s water towers at Quang Tri, Cpl. McArthur witnessed a daylight rocket attack which blew up the Marine ammunition dump at Dong Ha. The explosions were incredible to helplessly observe. Unbelievably, no deaths were sustained.

Cpl. McArthur was then assigned convoy duty driving 2 ½-ton supply trucks from DaNang to Quang Tri. The convoys survived numerous road mine explosions, a blown-up bridge with accompanying enemy sniper fire, as well as motor vehicle accidents.

After convoy duty, Cpl. McArthur broke the lower enlisted man’s primary rule and volunteered to be a .50-caliber machine-gun operator on USMC twin engine medium lift helicopters. Cpl. McArthur was with an aircrew that flew into the jungle canopy to pick up a Marine Unit with two North Vietnamese Army prisoners. The pilots backed the large twin engine helicopter out of the jungle, under moderate enemy fire, by up and down

motions in reverse!

The only night operation experienced was the extraction of a South Vietnamese Army infantry company. They were ambushed by a sizeable North Vietnamese Army force. Cpl. McArthur also gave lectures on the safe usage of the Neil Robertson emergency stretcher to the 3rd Marine Division Marines and Fleet Marines stationed at Quang Tri, Dong Ha, and the Demilitarized Zone.

He was promoted to Corporal, assigned to the Marine Air Group Medical Evacuation Helicopter Unit. He met one of his best friends there, Navy Corpsman WJ Hutton (Wubba J). WJ was one of the many US Navy Corpsmen who attended to Cpl. McArthur’s burns from an enemy 122-millimeter rocket explosion. Cpl. McArthur now believes these men are the real heroes.

Unfortunately, WJ Hutton did not return from a medical evacuation mission. Cpl. McArthur, as well as other US Navy and Marine personnel will never forget this man

and the aircrew he served with.

Prior to Cpl. McArthur’s rotation back to the US, the 3rd Marine Division advised that they had uncovered a complex of an underground enemy tunnel system just north of the 3rd Marine/MAG 39 base. Cpl. McArthur finally got to observe an actual North Vietnamese Army tunnel system.

Cpl. McArthur, USMC, was awarded the National Defense Service Medal; Vietnam Service Medal with four clusters; Vietnam Campaigne Medal with 1960 device; Combat Action Award Medal, and Good Conduct Medal.

Cpl. Jeff McArthur and his wife Libby raised six children and live in Quiogue. They organized fundraisers for the Moose Lodge in Riverhead for about 12 years. He was also a Boy Scout Troop 62 leader for almost three years. He and his wife now volunteer for VFW Post 5350.

As president of the Grumman Employees Corporation Pilots Club, he is currently mentoring, as a certified flight instructor, two 106th members who are studying to become commercial pilots.

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can be delivered to you at your job site. You can also ask deliverers to place items in a specific spot to make them hard to see from the road.

Leaving valuables in locked cars is never a good idea, but particularly this time of year. If you must, police say pick a well-lighted parking spot near a congested area; employ the vehicle’s alarm system if it is so equipped. Also remember to hide purses, pocketbooks, and other valuables so they can’t be seen from outside the vehicle.

Leandra’s Law An East Hampton man was arrested and charged with driving while intoxicated with his son in his car on Friday night.

Independent / Michael Heller Members of the East Hampton Fire Department were joined by members for the Sag Harbor and Amagansett Fire Department RIT teams at a live-burn drill at a residence scheduled for demolition at 226 Further Lane in East Hampton on November 14.

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If you are going to be away, most of the shipping services will hold your packages at a central hub upon request. If you work during the day, ask your employer if your packages

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Assemblyman Fred Thiele no doubt intends to be in office for a long time, because he’s already lining up votes for 2035. His district office will be accepting donations for the annual US Marine Corps Reserve “Toys for Tots” program starting this week.

Those interested can bring unwrapped toys for children from Monday through December 13, from 9 AM to 5 PM, Monday through Friday. There will be “Vote for Fred 2035” tattoos available for the little ones. “I encourage residents to take part in the Toys for Tots program and drop off a

new, unwrapped toy to my office.

If everyone does their part, we can make this holiday season a magical one for children,” Thiele said.

The Toys for Tots charity was established in 1947 by the Marine’s Los Angeles Reserve Unit to collect and distribute toys to less fortunate children whose parents were unable to provide presents for them. Since the inception of the US Marine Corps Reserve Toys for Tots Program, Marines have distributed more than 530 million toys to over 244 million less fortunate children.

For more information on the Toys for Tots program, call Assemblyman Thiele’s office at 631537-2583.

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Independent / Rick Murphy The East Hampton Town Board spent millions to purchase a lot with this barn on it. Now, three years later, board members decided to raze the structure, and pay for the cost of tearing it down and getting rid of the rubble.

By Rick Murphy

Barn Razing Raises Questions 555 Montauk Highway (actually 551/561 Montauk Highway) in Amagansett, has been in the news since the era of former East Hampton Town Supervisor Bill Wilkinson. The owners of the property back then, Putnam Bridge, a Connecticut-based development company, wanted to build luxury senior housing on the site as recently as 2013.

The East Hampton Town Board’s decision last week to raze an 8000-square-foot structure on an Amagansett parcel purchased with Community Preservation Fund monies added a new wrinkle to a story shrouded in mystery and political intrigue.

Assemblyman Fred Thiele went so far as to call the decision “odd.�

When Democrats took over town

A controversial 19-acre parcel, at

hall in 2014, they successfully maneuvered to block the development -- political opponents complained they cut a deal to do so and eventually purchased the parcel, divvied up into two lots, using the CPF. The barn and a riding ring were on one of the parcels.

The chairman of the Suffolk County Planning Board, Dave Calone, opposed the senior project and convinced his planning

board to reject it. Calone later challenged Anna Throne-Holst in a Democratic Party primary in a bid to unseat Congressman Lee Zeldin. East Hampton Democrats unanimously supported Calone over Throne-Holst.

John Whelan, whose name is reportedly on the short list for appointment to the East Hampton Town Board come January, was on the Suffolk County Planning

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Board at the time and voted against Putnam Bridge. He was subsequently named to the East Hampton Town Zoning Board.

The town paid $10.15 million for 555, voicing its intention to lease the land, with the hope that it would be farmed (even though it hadn’t been in decades). But opponents of the deal like Zach Cohen warned CPF should not be used to purchase a building.

In addition there was no topsoil on the property – it was used for horse grazing and had a belowground level riding ring on it. Nor was anyone quite sure what was underneath the parcel. An attorney, George Stankevich, questioned on behalf of a client whether any harmful chemicals or solvents had found their way into the soil.

The parcel was divided in two. A larger piece comprises about 11 acres of open space. The second piece is some seven acres, plus the building and a riding ring, described in the public hearing notice as a “residence/barn,” and located in a residential zone.

“You can’t buy buildings with CPF money unless you tear them down,” Thiele, who wrote the legislation, told The Independent at the time the deal went down in 2014. The only exceptions to the prohibition are landmark structures.

Kevin McDonald, a member of the Peconic Bay Regional Community Preservation Fund Opinions Bureau said, “The purchasing of buildings should be avoided at all costs.”

Should Not Purchase East Hampton Town Supervisor Larry Cantwell thought otherwise.

“I still disagree that farm buildings are prohibited from use under the CPF program,” he said last week.

As to the use of CPF on agricultural buildings, the opinions bureau meeting minutes stated, “It was again reiterated that towns should not be purchasing buildings (they should be segmented out).”

The town’s appointed member of the bureau, Zach Cohen, also sent the town board a letter warning against the purchase.

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election for the supervisor’s position to Wilkinson as the Democratic Party designee, was a persistent critic of buying the so-called barn from the outset. He said this week, “They are getting rid of it privately so it won’t reflect on the new administration.”

Cohen pointed out that the purchase of the structure represented 25 percent of the purchase price of the whole parcel.

“The town should have used the General Fund to buy it. It should be saved, even if it needs some sprucing up.” Cohen said even though the town insisted the structure was a horse farm, “it is legal to house employees and have offices under the Ag and Markets Act.”

Cohen warned town officials in writing not to go forward with the purchase prior to the closing but he was ignored. The Independent invoked the Freedom of Information Law to obtain a copy of his memo and was told by town officials it didn’t exist.

This week The Independent acquired the six-page document.

“The opinion that the CPF cannot purchase a non-historic building and then use it for any form of recreation was strongly held and appeared unanimous,” Cohen wrote, discussing an opinions bureau decision. “This prohibition applies even if the non-historic building being purchased is being used for recreation at the time of purchase.” Town officials ignored him. Cohen was passed over by the Dems this year when he wanted to run for the town board in favor of a Jeff Bragman, leading Cohen to wonder if he was passed over in retaliation for opposing the 555 deal.

Town officials began discussing ways to utilize the property.

Numerous suggestions poured in.

One suggestion was leasing the property to Ian Calder-Piedmont and Alex Balsam, who own and operate Balsam Farms in Amagansett, in addition to several other fields.

The price bandied about was $6000 a year, despite the fact some members of the farming community told the town board the going rate would be $100,000 or more an acre to lease farmland.

Elaine Jones, who lives nearby, offered to pay the town $10,000 a year to leave the land just as it was.

At that point, Supervisor Larry Cantwell ordered a new round of proposals and also voiced the option the land could be kept as is. At no time did the town state a desire to raze the building nor state the building was in any kind of disrepair.

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The discussions drew the ire of the Suffolk County District Attorney’s office, in particular Chris McPartland, the head of the Government Crimes Bureau, who had led the investigation into the financial scandal during East Hampton’s Bill McGintee administration in 2008-09. He subpoenaed the town for all records pertaining to the case, effectively freezing any activity on the parcel.

Nothing has happened since then until the town abruptly announced at a recent board meeting that the structure was going to be demolished. Peter Van Scoyoc, an East Hampton Town Board member and the supervisor-elect, said the barn wasn’t built well and had some structural problems.

Exclusive coverage of the McGintee scandal in The Independent prompted investigations by both the Office of the State Comptroller and the Suffolk County District Attorney.

In 2009, after the extensive probe ended, the then-budget officer Ted Hults was arrested and East Hampton Town Supervisor McGintee resigned. When the dust settled, auditors determined the CPF had been looted to the tune of close to $27 million.

The CPF is a dedicated fund that derives its revenue from a two percent tax on most real estate transactions in the five East End towns. The money is supposed to be used to acquire open space, farmland, and historic properties.

In the wake of the scandal, CPF law was revised and refined, with an appointed regional opinions bureau convened to weigh in on questions related to the use of the money. The East Hampton Town Board nevertheless ignored the bureau’s opinion and purchased the 555 property and then couldn’t locate the document when asked to

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New Plan At last week’s town board meeting Councilman Peter Van Scoyoc said 555 was “bought with the idea that it would be kept for agricultural use, but we have come to the conclusion that some kind of passive recreational use is probably best for that property, not agriculture, so there’s really no use in keeping it.” He continued, “It’s been our policy to demolish structures on CPF properties,” though that was clearly not the case when the barn was purchased.

The board asked for and received proposals to farm the land, and had a number of ideas, some farfetched, on what to do with the building, including using it as a learning center where classes could be held and hosting a farmer’s market.

“The town acquired the property for the purpose of agriculture and/or recreation,” Cantwell said this week. The deciding factor, he maintained, is the wishes of the local community. “The Amagansett CAC has voted to support the passive recreational use for this land and as a result the building is proposed to be demolished,” Cantwell said.

Complaints by Republicans about how the the East Hampton Town Board under Democratic Party control uses CPF money to reward party loyalists date back almost 20 years including the infamous purchase of Keyes Island in 2007, aka Dayton’s Island, a partially submerged island in Three Mile Harbor that sold for $3.8 million. More than a thousand citizens signed a petition protesting the deal but the purchase was made nonetheless. Realtors said no one other than Billy Joel expressed a real interest in purchasing it, and he mentioned a figure half the asking price.

In 2003 the town purchased farming rights for a portion of Buckskill Farm it could have preserved without paying anything, according to a planning board member. The town board, which was in the process of rezoning the parcel, decided instead to let the owners subdivide part of it and then purchased the remainder. That money went to Marvin Hyman, the husband of Town Justice Cathy Cahill, a Democrat.

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Experts Warned Town Not To Buy ‘Barn’

By Rick Murphy

The intent of the Community Preservation Fund was clear: to preserve what’s left. Its founders shared a vision of an East End with thousands of acres of natural woodlands and pristine waterfront settings preserved for eternity, and as it turned out, the idea worked to perfection. An added two percent tax on real estate transactions was placed into dedicated accounts that could only be used a one singular purpose: to preserve land. Well over $1 billion has been used for that purpose since the inception of the CPF in 1999.

Organizers like Assemblyman Fred Thiele, who helped write the CPF legislation, probably didn’t realize rogue politicians could take advantage of the largesse down the road. When East Hampton Town Supervisor Bill McGintee found himself bleeding money around 2004, he began tapping into the CPF and transferring money into the town’s general account to hide the fact that the town was spending far more than it had budgeted for.

When the smoke cleared, nearly $30 million was gone (taxpayers have since paid it back).

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“The opinion that the CPF cannot purchase a non-historic building and then use it for any form of recreation was strongly held and appeared unanimous. This prohibition applies even if the nonhistoric building being purchased is being used for recreation at the time of purchase.

“The bureau instead advised the town to purchase the barn with its own money (General Fund).

“How to Purchase Properties

Jointly with CPF and General Fund Monies

“A building that is not to be demolished that sits on a prospective CPF purchase of land can sometimes be removed from the CPF financial and management equation by subdivision of the property . . . A good solution to this situation is to have the General Fund and the CPF act together in clearly defined partnership in the purchase.”

Zach Cohen, a member of the bureau who kept the minutes,

repeatedly advised the town board to simply buy the barn-like structure with general funds so the town would have more flexibility when deciding what to do with it moving forward. He was ignored.

Chris McPartland, the Suffolk County DA official, who is currently under indictment for an unrelated matter, investigated the town during the McGintee scandal, was aghast when a copy of the 555 deal crossed his desk, indicating once again a possible misuse of CPF funds.

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To safeguard against future misappropriations, the Peconic Bay Regional Advisory Opinions Bureau was created to provide another layer of safeguards to assure CPF would be spent the way its founders meant it should be.

The bureau in East Hampton had deep concerns about the proposed 555 deal the town was about to enter into, according to the minutes of its April 25, 2004 meeting.

The opinions bureau warned the town in no uncertain terms not to purchase a barn-like structure that also had kitchen, bathrooms, and sleeping quarters.

Nevertheless, the town went ahead with the deal despite the opposition of not only the Advisory Opinions Bureau but Thiele (who was on the bureau) and other CPF experts.

Excerpts from the memo, obtained

by The Independent, appear below.

“Can the CPF purchase a building to be used for recreation?

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USGA In High Gear As Open Looms

“We know Jonathan Jennings [the course superintendent] and his staff will have the course ready. We’re looking forward to the spring.”

Woods, who has been injured for two years, is still the game’s biggest draw, and he is eligible to play in the Open -- he earned a 10-year exemption when he won the tournament back in 2008. He expects to return to action shortly, perhaps as early as this week.

Independent / Rick Murphy Construction is underway to build a temporary road that will act as a bypass from the portion of Tuckahoe Road that goes through the Shinnecock Hills Golf Course.

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Yes, God willing, Tiger will be playing. So will the Young Turks: Jordan, Ricky, Justin, and Jason.

We’re talking the US Open, of course. Their job is to get everything in order, two officials from the United States Golf Association said this week.

Jeff Alstadter, the assistant director of public relations, and Charles HR Howe IV, the championship director, are focused on June 11 through 17, 2018, the dates of the tournament, to be held at Shinnecock Hills Golf Course in Southampton.

Make no mistake about it, this is among the most prestigious sports events in the world, one of the four majors that define professional golf.

Locally, it will bring an expected increase in the amount of business and visitors to the area.

“We expect 200,000 for the week,” Howe said. “In a way it will be like kicking off the summer season a couple weeks early.” The ripples will be felt all over the East End and beyond. It’s not only the immediate area but countywide – the larger hotels will be booking Open visitors.

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There will be three practice rounds followed by the four-day tournament, which ends on Sunday, June 17. Tickets are on sale for each day, for the whole week, and for the entire tournament. “There are unique options available,” Howe said, and visitors, once on the course, “will have the flexibility to follow whoever they like and go wherever they please.”

vowed.

“The USGA has applied a standard so we won’t have any repeat problems,” Howe said. Among the new safeguards are constant moisture readings and onsite meteorologists to check conditions.

A new wave of superstars has emerged since the last time the tournament was held here, in 2004. Jordan Spieth, Ricky Fowler, Justin Thomas, and Jason Day are all in their early to mid-20s yet have attracted a legion of loyal fans. “There is a lot of camaraderie between them,” Alstadter said.

“They are all huge on social media.

None of them have ever played here.”

Rory McIlroy, Dustin Johnson, and Hideki Matsuyami are among the other young superstars expected to play as well as, of course, veteran superstars like Phil Mickelson.

There are a few key positions open for volunteers -- to sign up go to www.2018volunteers.usga.org. Tickets can be had at www.usopen.com.

Traffic will be rerouted from Tuckahoe Road on a new road to be built on the southern end of the course. It will empty into St. Andrews Road. A bridge will be erected for pedestrian traffic to cross County Road 39 from the Stony Brook Southampton campus across the street. A LIRR train will stop at the college to accommodate Open traffic. One thing the USGA is not worried about is the course itself.

“Shinnecock is the only golf course to host the Open in three different centuries,” Howe pointed out. “It has passed the test of time. It will be ready.”

In 2004, when the Open was last played at Shinnecock, the windy conditions made managing some of the greens difficult. That won’t happen this time around, officials

Independent / Frank Vespe Saturday’s intense winds proved devastating to some ocean beaches hereabouts, particularly in Amagansett and along by the Napeague stretch.

The Royal Atlantic staircase was lapped by waves at one point. East Hampton Town Supervisor Larry Cantwell said “rough seas and a high tide” were the main culprits.

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Letters From Baghdad: The True Story of Gertrude Bell and Iraq, screens at HT2FF this week.

By Bridget LeRoy

HT2FF: The Real Reels

When Jacqui Lofaro started the Hamptons Take 2 Documentary Film Festival 10 years ago, “We had four films, one of which was my own,” she said.

“We sold no tickets and instead had a collection basket on the way out.

This modest beginning resonated with people who told us how much they love documentary films and how happy they were that HT2FF was launched. That gave me and my team the energy to continue and grow to what we are today, a fiveday film festival with 25-plus films, with directors and producers and

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industry professionals attending.”

HT2FF’s 10th year of “all docs, all day” runs from tomorrow through Monday, all at the Bay Street Theater in Sag Harbor. The festival will kick off its opening night celebration at 8 PM with The Opera House, Susan Froemke’s captivating account of the development of New York’s Metropolitan Opera, which premiered at the New York Film Festival this year.

Friday night’s spotlight film, also being screened at 8 PM, is Spielberg, Susan Lacy’s look into the career of one of cinema’s

most esteemed filmmakers (and East Hampton resident) Steven Spielberg.

Gala Celebration

On Saturday, HT2FF will hold a gala celebration, presenting its Lumiere Career Achievement Award to Liz Garbus, whose past work includes Love, Marilyn and Bobby Fischer Against the World, as well as the Emmy-winning What Happened, Miss Simone?

The 7 PM cocktail/buffet reception and ceremony will be followed by a screening of her film Shouting

Fire: Stories from the Edge of Free Speech and a conversation with Garbus and her father, First Amendment attorney Martin Garbus. Liz Garbus is a two-time Oscar nominee, two-time Emmy winner, Grammy nominee, and Peabody winner.

Previous recipients of this award include Richard Leacock, DA Pennebaker and Chris Hegedus, Barbara Kopple, Stanley Nelson, Susan Lacy, and, most recently, Alex Gibney.

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extra dash of nostalgia mixed in.

Daniel Becker, as Herbert “Bunky” Middleton playing Scrooge, gives a standout performance. All the actors are in a sense trapped by the bulky microphones which they must stand in front of, so all acting is done with the voice, just like in the old days. Becker’s transformation from the “bah, humbug” curmudgeon to the “lightas-a-feather” Scrooge on Christmas morning will bring a smile to your face.

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to the retro days of storytelling.

And for good reason. Center Stage’s production of the Dickens holiday tale, now at the Southampton Cultural Center, is adorable, quirky, and old-fashioned. Set in the

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1940s, when radio was still king, the actors roles are two-fold -- they are portraying radio actors who are portraying the familiar characters from A Christmas Carol -- the old play-within-a-play ploy.

In addition to the well-loved story of Scrooge, there are also live commercials for extra-fancy fruitcake and a local department store -- back when things like fruitcake and department stores were still alive and well.

Director Michael Disher (who also appears on stage here) has made it a holiday tradition to offer up a live radio play each year in the past five or so. Every other year is A Christmas Carol, with It’s A Wonderful Life as the other choice.

It’s a lovely (and speedy!) way to see one of your all-time favorite holiday stories come to life, with an

Leontyne Price in The Opera House. Photo by Louis Mélançon, courtesy Metropolitan Opera Archives.

Also turning in wonderful performances are the rest of the ensemble: Christopher DiSunno, Richard Gardini, Joey Giovingo, Barbara Jo Howard, Deb Rothaug, Ken Rowland, Josephine Wallace, and Gerri Wilson, along with a series of sound effects from clinking chains to ghostly groans.

Ben Miller provides warm and cozy lighting, and Dennis Milone runs the soundboard, a character in itself in this sound-based show. Disher directs well, and also provides the period sets and costumes. The show only runs about an hour, with no intermission.

If you’re needing a little holiday cheer, add A Christmas Carol to your must-see list. Let Scrooge, the ghosts, and Tiny Tim remind you that it is, indeed, a wonderful life.

A Christmas Carol, A Live Radio Play runs this weekend on Friday at 7 PM, Saturday at 2, 5, and 7 PM, and Sunday at 2 and 5 PM at the Levitas Center for the Arts, 25 Pond Lane, Southampton. For tickets, visit www-scc-arts.org.

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Artist Profile: Dylan Gaches

the East End of Long Island?

Imagine taking every color in a paint set and seamlessly blending them together on a canvas. Like watching clouds form in the sky, as your eyes wander from each corner of the painting, images begin to take form. Oh wait, is that a butt?

Yes, it is. Welcome to the visionary world of Dylan Gaches.

The East End of Long Island is full of wonderful culture, class, and some of the most beautiful beaches. I enjoy painting memories of the reflection during sunsets on the beautiful water surrounding Ditch Plains while surfing.

Growing up on Long Island also teaches you how to appreciate art.

Whether you are out at Martha Clara sipping a glass of cabernet sauvignon, spending the night at Seven on Shelter Island, or visiting the Parrish Art Museum, you can observe the pieces of art that amaze our cultured society.

The 24-year-old South Shore native grew up with an artistic passion upon discovering a sense of calm through painting. Two years ago, he began presenting his work to the public.

Describe your paintings.

Your grandfather was an artist.

What was it like watching him work growing up?

If it wasn’t for my corrective lenses I would be legally blind. My abstract vision may seem tough for many to grasp, however, in a natural state I can only see a glare of colors.

Each painting you observe is a representation of how I perceive the world. I also tend to keep a central focus on the anatomy of the eye.

You use a lot of color in your work.

Explain the reasoning behind such a broad spectrum.

My color themes go along with my vision of combined colors surrounding one object. The reason for such a broad spectrum is also used for pieces that have taken up to six months to paint and the different emotions that poured out of me. When I paint, it is simply the colors that come to me, not the ones that I pick.

It seems as though there’s a hidden message in your work. Is that true?

Each piece of work obtains a different message or emotion. For example, my piece titled Eye, I wanted to demonstrate bold shades of blue to symbolize water. If you notice the center as the focus point, you may be able to notice an eye looking right at the observer. This is portraying the eye of a hurricane; while everything around it may cause destruction, there is still hope for a caring future. No matter how bad things can seem, staying optimistic is the best route.

What inspires you?

There is nothing more inspiring than my own vision of success.

Prior to painting I always mediate and really focus on my thoughts.

The majority of my visions come to me while mediating on the beach or in the shower. Water surrounds us and calms the soul. When I was about 18 years old I was an assistant manager for a valet company, which had high-end clients, and my fascination with art grew. Some of my clients included the de Kooning family and Larry Gagosian. Having the opportunity to walk through their homes and view some of the richest art in the world influenced me to paint more.

What would you say makes you unique?

I believe my perception on the world around me makes me unique.

I was born with very poor vision and I have found a way to recreate my eyesight to be able to share with others how I truly perceive nature.

When you describe your favorite

television show to someone, that might arouse curiosity for them to view the show for themselves.

When I describe my vision to others, they will never be able to see the way I do. Now I create unique visual representations to help others emphasize my vision.

How does your artwork tie into

My grandfather (Claude Gaches) was an amazing artist. He was from France and moved to New York in 1962. When my grandpa arrived in New York he opened up a studio in New Hyde Park. He was a stained glass artist and a lot of his work can be found in churches all around Long Island including Southampton. Growing up he would teach my brother and I how to draw landscapes and paint with watercolor. The style I incorporate in my art is much different than his work, but I can thank him for my success in perception.

To keep up with Dylan Gache’s latest projects or shows follow him on Instagram @dylangachesart.

You can read more stories and updates from Nicole Teitler on Instagram and Facebook @NikkiOnTheDaily or email comments to NTeitler@gmail.com

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By Jessica Mackin-Cipro

Last month the Louis Vuitton exhibit “Volez, Voguez, Voyagez” opened in New York at the American Stock Exchange building. The show displays the company’s prominent roll in the history of travel, and takes visitors on a journey through the heart of Louis Vuitton.

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The show, which has also traveled to Paris, Tokyo, and Seoul, is curated by Olivier Saillard and retraces LV’s history from 1854 to present. Designed by Robert Carsen, the exhibit is broken into 10 chapters. One chapter is devoted to the US and New York City.

The show opens with the classic Louis Vuitton trunk, which captures the bold spirit of the brand. The trunk is a main feature throughout the show, given its importance to the history of travel.

The exhibit features archived objects and documents as well as items on loan from Palais Galliera and the Musée de la Mode de la Ville de Paris, rounding out the thoughtful display.

The show, which will be enjoyable to history and fashion buffs alike, runs through January 7. The exhibit is free but reservations are recommended. Visit www. us.louisvuitton.com.

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by Jessica Mackin-Cipro Deadline for submissions is Thursday at noon. Email to jessica@indyeastend. com.

Seascapes The Quogue Library Art Gallery presents artist Jon Schusteritsh of Cutchogue with “Seascapes of the East End.” He was awarded the first prize in last February’s “50 Shades of White” photography exhibit. This new solo show features photographs of the shorelines surrounding the East End. The show opens Friday and runs through December 30.

Davis Feiffer Rizzie Christy’s Art Center in Sag Harbor presents “Davis Feiffer Rizzie,” an exhibition of works on paper by illustrator Paul Davis, cartoonist Jules Feiffer, and aritst Dan Rizzie.

An opening reception will be held on Saturday from 6 to 8 PM. The show runs though December 31.

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Holiday Spotlight Romany Kramoris Gallery in Sag Harbor shines the spotlight on three participating accomplished artists. Joyce Brian’s bird series “Mourning Doves,” Adrienne Kitaeff ’s funny and useful ceramic tiles “Red Head,” and Lois Bender’s “Flower Squiggle Grid.” These artists are featured along with many others during its Small Artworks Holiday Invitational, on view through January 14.

Pastels Jonathan Nash Glynn’s “Pastels” is open at Arthur T. Kalaher Fine Art in Southampton. Twenty-five percent of proceeds goes to Wings Over Haiti. The show runs through Saturday.

Good In This World The Tripoli Gallery in Southampton presents “There Is Still Good In This World,” 24

its 13th annual Thanksgiving Collective. Featuring works by Todd Bienvenu, Quentin Curry, Félix Bonilla Gerena, April Gornik, Mary Heilmann, Yung Jake, Benjamin Keating, Enoc Perez, Rene Ricard, Rachel Rossin, and Lola Montes, the exhibition will be on view through January 29.

What the HELL? The White Room Gallery in Bridgehampton presents “What the HELL?” a group show with painters, photographers, sculptors, and mixed media artists. Artists include David Geiser, Paul Dempsey, Hilary McCarthy, Kat O’Neill, Jerry Schwabe, Setha Lowe, Adam Umbach, James Slezak, Phil Marco, and more. The show runs through Sunday.

Helene Canberg November’s artist of the month at the Old Town Arts & Crafts Guild in Cutchogue is Helene Canberg.

Having been trained in both fine art and graphic design, Canberg tries to combine both in a variety of ways. She works in both oil and acrylics and began experimenting in decorative painting about 17 years ago. Call 631-734-6382 for more details.

Off The Wall Christy’s Art Center and Keyes Art in Sag Harbor present “Off The Wall,” a curated selection of contemporary art and objets d’art being held at 3 Madison Street. A holiday showcase includes hand printed scarves, painted wine boxes, original skateboards, and one of a kind jewelry. Artists include John De La O, Lou Pimentel, Breahna Arnold, Yumi Vong, Reed Slater, Steve Miller, and more. The show runs through December 18.

Get with the Program Roman Fine Art in East Hampton presents “Get with the Program

Paul Davis’s Bouquet on display at Christy’s Art Center.

2017,” the second edition of its annual holiday group exhibition.

This exhibit will feature painting, photography, and mixed media works by nine contemporary artists working in a variety of media and genres.

In addition to offering works by Maya Hayuk, Elektra KB, Reisha Perlmutter, Leah Schrager, Sarah Slappey, and SWOON, this year’s edition of “Get with the Program” introduces three fresh, new faces: Christina Creutz, Lizzie Gill, and Ciara Rafferty. The show runs through January 28.

The Photo Show Folioeast presents “The Photo Show” with artwork by Carolyn Conrad, Sandi Haber Fifield, and Francine Fleischer at Malia Mills in East Hampton. The exhibition will run through Sunday.

The Jerusalem Series The art gallery at the Center for Jewish Life in Sag Harbor presents “Visions of the Abstract - The Jerusalem Series” by artist Haim Mizrahi. The Jerusalem Series is a body of abstract artwork created by the East Hampton artist during an extended stay in Jerusalem. The

work was inspired by the city’s ancient and modern contrasting forces and are harmonized in a contemporary form in the artist’s work. The show will be on display through Tuesday.

Suffolk Historical Society The Suffolk County Historical Society in Riverhead presents “Over Here, Over There: Long Island & the Great War.” Commemorating the centennial of America’s entry into the First World War, the exhibition features rare artifacts, maps, photographs, weaponry, posters, and more, depicting Long Islanders’ experiences during the First World War. Curated by Richard F. Welch, this exhibit will be on display in the Grand Staas Gallery until January 2018.

“Quiet Places of the North Fork”

by Diane Alec Smith will be on display at the Suffolk County Historical Society Museum. Smith, a renowned local artist from Cutchogue, unveils an entirely new collection of paintings of North Fork scenes. The exhibit will run through December 22 in the Gish Gallery.

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Noah’s Ark

ceiling. For 15 minutes guests were welcomed into the room that simulated the journey of Noah’s Ark, complete with thunder and

rainstorms, and the return of daylight -- all while viewing small display boxes that showed off the ornate jewelry.

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Founder of the Watermill Center, artist Robert Wilson, teamed up with well-known jewelry brand Van Cleef & Arpels to create the experiential installation “Noah’s Ark.”

The installation, which was on display at Cedar Lake in Chelsea, was inspired by the tale of Noah’s Ark. Visitors were invited to enjoy a journey with its high jewelry collection L’Arche de Noé

Racontée par Van Cleef & Arpels, which is debuting in America for the first time.

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Marders: Much More Than Shopping

By Richard Lewin

Even the Bridgehampton street name where Marders is located -- Snake Hollow Road -- seems unusual and magical. Approaching the iron gate at the entrance to the 45-acre grounds, there is already a sense that shopping at Marders is going to be an escape from the everyday, and hosts and owners Kathleen and Charlie Marder and their staff more than exceeded expectations last weekend, as Marders held its 42nd annual open house.

Marders, the Landscape Store, is a reflection of the personalities and vision of Kathleen and Charlie, from the uniqueness of the carefully selected items in the inventory, that make you want one of everything, to the vignette-style store layout, and the enthusiasm of the staff.

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Kathleen and Charlie. They are down to earth and easy to talk to, even though they are CEOs of a multi-million dollar, 40-year-old family business. They are very caring people.”

Wandering through the giant store barn, there is a surprise at every turn. A selection of antique clothing hooks mounted on an antique door stood next to a display of colorful gloves. Visitors can relax in an easy chair next to a display of two-million-year-old Megalodon teeth. Members of the staff added to the festive spirit with elaborate, one-of-a-kind, colorful hats, each adorned with giant dramatic feathers.

In the spirit of Marders’ trademarked motto, “For a World Too Full of Sameness,” even the different weekend days offered a variety of educational and entertaining fun. On Friday, bee expert Mary Woltz of Bees’ Needs

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gave a Bountiful Bee Lecture which included a surprise visit by a six-foot bee, followed by a honey tasting. Also on Friday, Kathleen King of Tate’s Cookies fame stopped by and tasted Marders own variety, with some hot cider.

On Saturday, from way up high on the balcony, the Genesis Gospel Choir put the crowd of shoppers in a spiritual and upbeat mood with their inspiring musical performance. In addition, Tony Valderrama, environmental educator and artist from the Quogue Wildlife Refuge, brought birds of prey -- a great horned owl, an Eastern screech owl, and a red-tailed hawk -- to share with shoppers. As karma would have it, a red-tailed hawk flew directly overhead during the lecture, capturing the attention of the audience, and the hawk Valderrama was holding at the time.

Sunday’s special highlights included face painting by the Art of Wisdom, hair braiding, and hand tattoos. Joey Wölffer and her husband Max Rohn, who are expecting their birth of their second child any day, watched while their daughter Nell had her face painted.

Also on Sunday, executive director Frank Quevedo and nature educator Melanie Meade, from the South Fork Natural History Museum, presented a bird lecture, set up a “Fill Your Bill” children’s activity table, and brought binoculars for everyone to use on a bird-spotting bird walk around the Marders grounds. Musical entertainment was provided by the Willie Steel Trio.

If you missed the 42nd annual open house, plan on stopping by for next year’s 43rd. But anytime you visit Marders, you can expect the unusual.

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House & Garden Tour Photos by Morgan McGivern

The East Hampton Historical Society presented its 2017 House & Garden Tour last weekend. The 33rd annual event showcased some of the finest examples of historical and modern architecture in the Hamptons. A kick-off cocktail party was held on Friday at the Maidstone Club.

Baldwins At Bookhampton Photos by Morgan McGivern

Hilaria and Alec Baldwin were at BookHampton in East Hampton on Friday for children’s storytime. Hilaria and Alec also signed copies of their books following the reading.

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Holiday Gifts - Books

By Rick Murphy

Leave it to Indy’s own Karen Fredericks, a former winner of the Canada’s prestigious Silver Birch for her illustrations in the bestselling How To Build Your Own Country, to come up with two perfect gifts for children.

Butterfly Comes To Town, the first in the Ant and Butterfly picture book series, is now available at www.karenfredericks.com. The plot thickens when Butterfly moves to Pleasantville. “Ant has a new neighbor and Worm is not happy about her arrival.” He warns Ant that Butterflies are nothing but trouble and Pleasantville will never be the same again. Could this be true?

Fredericks has also made In The Beginning, the first in the Mrs. God’s Diary series, available online.

Kids will learn how our world was created . . . from someone who was there. See how God created the world we live in, starting with: light, sky and sea, the land in between, birds for the sky and creatures for the sea, animals for the land and last, but not least, man and woman. As the amazing week of creation draws to a close there’s just one more thing Mrs. God hopes her husband will create. But after so much work, God is pooped.

Will her wish be granted or will she have to wait?

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to begin in John Aldridge and Anthony Sosinski’s non-fiction thriller, A Speck In The Sea -Aldridge is dragged off the fishing boat the pair own in the middle of the night while his partner sleeps, and the frantic search begins hours later. The most harrowing -- and appealing -- part of this book is that it really happened. The pair tap into not only the incredible fear Aldridge felt, but the vastness of the see. Most of all, it is a book about the intense community spirit that makes Montauk so special. A riveting page-turner.

One Of These Things First The best thing about Steven Gaines’s tender autobiography is the author’s mastery of the written word. Gaines, from Wainscott, has written multiple bestsellers, most notably Philistines at the Hedgerow: Passion and Property in the Hamptons as well as books about Halston, The Beatles, and Calvin Klein.

This time around Gaines turns his insightful eye on himself. He reminisces about growing up in Brooklyn, but the Brooklyn young Steven experienced is hardly the stereotypical tough-guy place portrayed in movies and television.

As it turns out Gaines is at his best offering warm vignettes of memories that define his life, some painful, others revealing, almost always dryly funny. It’s not your father’s Brooklyn to be sure, but it’s

writing at its best.

Sag Harbor: 100 Years of Film In The Village The fight is on to rebuild Sag Harbor’s historic movie theater, ravaged by a fire two years ago. The effort makes it doubly important for people to realize how important it was to the history of the village, which has become more of a glitzy resort town.

Long before that, and before it transcended from a sleepy village that closed down Main Street at 5 PM, Sag Harbor was a bustling arts center and a world destination for theater troupes and avant garde productions. Annette Hinkle, a seasoned arts and culture writer on the local scene, has done her homework, and the scores of rare photographs reproduced here bring the story to life.

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Arts & Entertainment

by Kitty Merrill Each week we’ll highlight local community events and library offerings presented by area institutions and organizations. It’s on you to send ‘em in, kids. Deadline for submissions is Thursday at noon.

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• The YMCA hosts Friday night preteen and teen programs from 6 to 9 PM. Round-trip transportation for Sag Harbor, Southampton, and Bridgehampton kids is avails, too. Visit www. ymcali.org and look for Friday night preteen and teen program transportation to sign up online and learn more about the offerings.

SATURDAY 12•2•17 • The seventh annual Friends Bazaar will take place at Ashawagh Hall in Springs off Springs Fireplace Road from 10 AM to 5 PM. Quality arts and fine crafts will be up for sale as well as handmade items that fit every budget. All are welcome and admission is free.

• The popular East Hampton Chamber of Commerce Santa parade steps off at 10 AM traveling along Main Street and Newtown Lane. At 11 AM, there are pictures with Santa at Rowdy Hall.

• Visit Montauk Point to view a variety of wintering sea ducks with Frank Quevedo, executive director of the South Fork Natural History Museum. 7:30 AM. Call SoFo for admission, registration, and meeting place information. 631537-9735.

SUNDAY 12•3•17 • Stop by the Amagansett LifeSaving Station on Atlantic Avenue for a holiday bazaar from noon to 4 PM. Peruse exotic and useful wares by local artists and artisans affordably priced for holiday shopping. Seasonal refreshments, too.

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• The Suffolk County Parks Department, in cooperation with the Town of Southampton Parks Department will host the annual Big Duck Holiday Lighting Ceremony at 7 PM. This year’s festivities will include live entertainment including a duck carol sing-a-long led by the Riverhead Middle School Show Choir, a visit from the LI Ducks Mascot “Quackerjack,” and of course the ever-anticipated arrival of Santa Claus courtesy of the Flanders Fire Department. The Big Duck is located on Flanders Road in Flanders.

THURSDAY 11•30•17 • True crimes and why people are led to commit them have fascinated people for centuries. In Historic Crimes of Long Island; Misdeeds from the 1600s to the 1950s, award-winning author and historian Kerriann Flanagan Brosky uncovers some of the most ghastly historical crimes committed on Long Island - from the tar, feathering, and murder of Charles Kelsey in 1872, to the East Hampton witch trial of 1657, to the kidnapping of Alice Parson in 1937.

Join her at the Rogers Mansion in Southampton at 11 AM as she discusses some of Long Island’s most horrific crimes. Book sale and signing to follow. Sponsored by the Southampton Historical Museum and Rogers Library.

FRIDAY 12•1•17 • Eat, drink, and be merry with a traditional tree lighting and festive celebration at Baron’s Cove in Sag Harbor from 3 to 9 PM. Enjoy complimentary cookies and warm cider, holiday crafts for the kids, music by Lynn Blue Duo, and a visit from the guy in the red suit.

• Westhampton Library hosts a

lunch and learn about distressing during the holiday season at noon.

Create appetizers for the holiday season and discuss stress reduction.

Call 631-288-3335 to register for this free program.

SATURDAY 12•2•17 • Santa arrives by fire truck at 3 PM in Sag Harbor Village. Mr. Claus will visit with the kids while WELJ offers Christmas music. At 5 PM, the community is invited to join the lighting of the giant tree at the foot of Long Wharf.

• There’s family wreath decorating at the Westhampton Library from 1 to 3 PM. $5 materials fee.

Register by calling 631-288-3335.

• St. Mary’s Episcopal Church in Hampton Bays will hold its Christmas Fair from 9:30 AM to 2 PM. Don’t miss the famous cookie walk, raffle baskets, fresh handmade wreaths and greens, homemade soups, baked goods, and much more. Santa will also be making an appearance from 11 AM to 1 PM and everyone gets a complimentary drink. For more info call 631-7280776.

• Southampton’s It’s a Wonderful Village festivities continue with a holiday stroll, horse and buggy rides, from 1 to 4 PM, and a visit by Ol’ St. Nick at the chamber office from 1:30 to 3:30 PM. • Christ Church of Sag Harbor will host its Christmas Boutique from 10 AM to 4 PM. Tabletop trees and wreaths are for sale. There’s a hot dog stand for hungry shoppers and a tea (with $10 admission) featuring sandwiches, cakes, cookies, and of course a spot of Earl Grey. Baked goods, including gluten-free selections, plus lots of items for sale, like gift baskets from local shops. Anything you buy can be gift-wrapped right there. This year all proceeds will be donated to the village of Chermaitre in Haiti.

• The Westhampton Presbyterian Church will be having its annual Christmas Bazaar and Tea from 1 until 3:30 PM. Decorated fresh wreaths, handmade ornaments, gift items, baked goods, and jewelry will be available to buy. Don’t miss the cookie walk.

• Hampton Bays Fire Department holds its “stuff a truck” toy drive running through December 11 at the firehouse.

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• It’s “homegrown for the holidays” at Hayground School in Bridgehampton. 10 AM to 4 PM -- gifts, food, art, jewelry from 45 vendors.

• Shinnecock Community Center is the place for a Christmas Bazaar.

Arts and crafts and raffles, oh, my!

11 AM to 4 PM.

• With the cold of winter, many northern animal visitors come to the South Shore of Long Island to find food, among them pinnipeds—or seals. The three most common species of seals that visit Long Island at this time of year are harbor seals, grey seals, and harp seals. Join Ashley Federiciof the South Fork Natural History Museum on a walk toward the ocean at Cupsogue Beach County Park in Westhampton Beach, where at low tide you can expect to see some of these seals sunning themselves on the distant sandbar.

It may be cold and windy, so bundle up. Call SoFo for admission, registration, and meeting place information. 631-537-9735.

SUNDAY 12•3•17 • The Animal Rescue Fund of the Hamptons will be at Marders in Bridgehampton with animals up for adoption from 10 AM till noon.

• Make a wreath with Peconic Land Trust at Bridge Gardens in Bridgehampton at 2 PM. BYO ribbons, seashells, feathers, lights, or other decorative items to add to the locally grown greens and dried flowers that will be provided. $35 includes materials and light refreshments. Bring gloves and clippers, Call 631-283-3195 to reserve your spot.

• The Hampton Bays Chamber of Commerce sponsors a tree lighting and visit with Santa at the firehouse on Main Street at 4 PM. • The Southampton Democratic Club hosts a brunch meeting at Matsulin in Hampton Bays from noon to 2 PM. The topic is “political campaigns from a suburban perspective” and the guest speaker is Dr. Lawrence Levy, executive dean of the National Center for Suburban Studies, Hofstra University. Call 631-4706121 for tickets.

• Enjoy a Full Cold Moon Hike Moon Music & Moon Pies from 6

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Entertainment Guide Compiled by Bridget LeRoy All singing, all dancing? Readings, stagings, and slams? We can’t print it if we don’t know about it. Send your entertainment events to bridget@ indyeastend.com by Thursday at noon.

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Stephen Talkhouse Tomorrow at the Talkhouse in Amagansett, it’s the Hamptons’ own up-and-coming rap sensation Pr€sident at 7 PM, followed by DJ Snoop at 10.

On Saturday enjoy Black & Sparrow at 8 PM, with the Barnstorm taking the stage at 10.

Visit www.stephentalkhouse.com or call 631-267-3117 to purchase tickets or for more info.

Karaoke at Springs Tavern The Springs Tavern at 15 Fort Pond Boulevard hosts karaoke night every Saturday beginning at 10 PM. No cover, just bring your best singing voice! For further information call The Springs Tavern at 631-527-7800.

Smokin’ Hot Tunes Townline BBQ in Sagaponack continues live music every Friday from 6 to 9 PM. This week, it’s Points East. For more information, call 631-537-2271 or visit www. townlinebbq.com.

Holiday world music choral Concert The Choral Society of the Hamptons will kick off the holidays with “Dances, Carols and Lullabies” in the Bridgehampton Presbyterian Church at 3 and again at 5:30 PM on Sunday afternoon. The concert will offer holiday music of the Spanish-speaking world, accompanied by marimba, guitar, and harp, along with traditional carols and other holiday music.

The Spanish-speaking communities of Riverhead and the North and 30

South Forks are cordially invited to join the audience.

Tickets are available at www. choralsocietyofthehamptons.org.

Adult tickets are $30 in advance, $35 at the door. Tickets for those 18 or younger are $10 in advance, $15 at the door.

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It’s Americana godfather David Bromberg’s Suffolk Theater debut.

The finger-picking student of the late great Rev. Gary Davis, Bromberg is known for adventures with Bob Dylan, George Harrison, and Jerry Garcia. Bromberg will perform at the Riverhead venue on Friday. Tickets range from $49 to $60, doors open at 6:30 with the performance beginning at 8 PM.

The Parrish Art Museum will screen a documentary by filmmaker Vincent Zambrano on contemporary photorealist painter Yigal Ozeri on Friday at 6 PM. Ozeri’s work is currently on view in “From Lens to Eye to Hand: Photorealism 1969 to Today,” a special exhibition at the museum. Yigal Ozeri: The Chameleon is a rags to riches story of the Israeli artist, his creative process, and his passion for life. The screening will be followed by a talk with the artist and the filmmaker.

Then on Saturday, you can be her little baby ... it’s the ultimate rockand-roll Christmas show with Ronnie Spector. Known for the iconic Christmas hits “Frosty the Snowman,” “Sleigh Ride,” “Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree,” and some of the biggest hits of the ’60s like “Be My Baby” and “Baby I Love You,” Ronnie Spector’s voice and style remain influential on generations of artists. Tickets range from $55 to $79 and includes row seating and cabaret seating. Doors, bar, and restaurant open at 6 PM. Show starts at 7:30 PM. Prix fixe and a la carte menus available for additional purchase at both shows. For more info and tickets, visit www.suffolktheater. com.

Chanticleer at WHBPAC Known around the world as “an orchestra of voices” for its seamless blend of 12 male voices, Chanticleer is a multiGrammy Award-winning ensemble. Performing their original interpretations of holiday classics, Chanticleer will surely have audience members at the Westhampton Beach Performing

Arts Center celebrating the spirit of the season. Performance is at 8 PM on Saturday – for tickets, visit www. whbpac.org.

Concert at St. Luke’s The Neave Trio (Anna Williams, violin; Mikhail Veselov, cello; Eri Nakamura, piano) will perform as part of the “Music at St. Luke’s” series on Saturday at 5 PM at St. Luke’s Episcopal Church in East Hampton.

The program includes Debussy’s “Trio in G Major,” Foote’s “Trio in B-flat Major,” and Piazzolla’s “Estaciones Porteñas.”

This is an opportunity to hear this fantastic Boston-based trio during a very busy season of touring around the country. Tickets are $20 for adults and will be available at the door. Admission is free under 18. More information is available at www.stlukeseasthampton.org.

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Scrooge on the Radio Center Stage at Southampton Cultural Center will present Joe Landry’s A Christmas Carol, A Live Radio Play through Sunday in the Levitas Center for the Arts.

The beloved classic, A Christmas Carol, springs to life in Joe Landry’s clever take on the epiphany of

Ebenezer Scrooge. Produced and written as a live 1940s radio broadcast, Landry’s adaptation gets to the heart of each story and aurally and visually recreates an era of hope and understanding.

Assisted by sound effects and an actor’s vocal prowess only, A Christmas Carol echoes simpler times and the power of story and storytelling.

A Christmas Carol, A Live Radio Play cast includes Daniel Becker, Christopher Disunno, Richard Gardini, Joey Giovingo, Barbara Jo Howard, Deb Rothaug, Ken Rowland, Josephine Wallace, and Gerri Wilson. Michael Disher directs.

Performance times are Thursday at 7 PM, Friday at 7 PM, Saturday at 2 PM, 5 PM, and 7 PM, and Sunday at 2 PM and 5 PM. For more information, visit www. scc-arts.org.

Auditions for Miracle Worker The Boots on the Ground theater company will be holding auditions for its spring production of The Miracle Worker on Monday and Tuesday from 4 to 6 PM at the Southampton Cultural Center.

Roles include Helen Keller (seven to eight years old), Annie

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Jean-Georges Holiday Dinner population of Bridgehampton through afterschool programs, field trips, a music program, summer camp, a Young Artists-in-Residence Project, food pantry, connection network, culinary arts program, and a college prep program.

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This year’s auction items include lunches with actor Alan Alda and his wife, photographer Arlene Alda, American journalist Susan Taylor, documentary filmmaker Susan Lacy, Ambassador Suzan Johnson Cook, and philanthropic businessman Reggie Van Lee.

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Vongerichten is one of the world’s most famous French chefs. His restaurants include Topping Rose House as well as 13 eateries in New York City including ABC Kitchen, Jean-Georges, and Perry St. He is also the author of five cookbooks.

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Topping Rose House honors the Bridgehampton Child Care & Recreational Center with a third annual holiday dinner on Saturday.

Dine with celebrity chef JeanGeorges Vongerichten himself, serving a three-course meal with all the frills. The event has seen such an overwhelming amount of support that in 2016 tickets sold out quickly, and a waiting list was started.

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by Jessica Mackin-Cipro Deadline for submissions is Thursday at noon. Email to jessica@indyeastend. com.

Make-A-Wish Lulu Kitchen and Bar in Sag Harbor is partnering with the Make-A-Wish Foundation of Suffolk County this holiday season. For every specialty cocktail purchased through January 1, one dollar will be donated to the MakeA-Wish Foundation. Proceeds from this promotion will help grant the wishes of children in Suffolk County who are battling a lifethreatening medical condition to enrich the human experience with hope, strength, and joy. For more information call Lulu Kitchen and Bar at 631-725-0900.

Jean Georges Dinner Saturday marks the third year that the Bridgehampton Child Care & Recreational Center will be honored by Topping Rose House with a holiday dinner. Once again celebrity chef Jean-Georges Vongerichten will travel to the East End to be at the dinner. The cost is $200 per person for a three-course meal with wines and cocktails. The event starts at 6:30 PM.

Support the center’s kids and families by bidding on www. charitybuzz.com through Monday.

Unique experiences that are available include lunches with Arlene and Alan Alda, Susan Taylor, Susan Lacy, Ambassador Suzan Johnson Cook, and Reggie Van Lee. Reservations can be made at www.bhccrc.org or by contacting Debra McEneaney at mcsanzo@ hopeworksltd.com or 917-7416257.

Christmas For Kids The Springs Presbyterian Church presents Christmas For Kids on Saturday from 4 to 8 PM. Guests are encouraged to bring a new unwrapped gift. Food will be sold and there will be live music by local musicians.

Greenport Shellabration The sixth annual Greenport Shellabration event will be held to benefit Cornell Cooperative Extension’s Marine Program on Saturday and Sunday from noon to 4 PM. Enjoy oysters, clams, scallops, wine, and beer

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on the restaurant walk that goes through the village of Greenport.

Participants enjoy shellfish and beverage pairings offered by the village’s finest chefs from over 20 restaurants. $5 small plates are paired with $3 local wine and beer. For more info visit www. shellabration.li.

Denim and Dice Eastern Long Island Hospital Auxiliary invites the community to Denim and Dice this Saturday from 7 to 11 PM, at Peconic Bay Yacht Club in Southold. Enjoy cocktails and a casino with a Texas hold ’em table, blackjack, roulette, and more. The cost is $125 per person and includes $125 in playing chips. All proceeds benefit ELIH. For more info visit www.elih-twigs. mybigcommerce.com.

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Join the Animal Rescue Fund of the Hamptons (ARF) for a cat and dog holiday adoption event at PETCO in Commack at 30 Veterans Memorial Highway from 11 AM to 4 PM on Saturday.

Celebrate with ARF by giving an adoptable animal a home for the holidays. Mutts, purebreds, kittens, and puppies will be available for adoption. All animals are neutered, microchipped, and vaccinated.

If you already have a dog, be sure to bring them with you -- meet and greets are a must. Free admission,

adoption fees apply. For more information contact Michele@ arfhamptons.org or call 631537-0400 ext. 207 or visit www. arfhamptons.org.

ARF At Marders ARF will be on-site at Marders in Bridgehampton from 10 AM to noon on Sunday with animals up for adoption. For more info visit www.arfhamptons.org.

Founders Gala The Suffolk County Historical Society board of trustees presents its second annual Holiday founders gala on Thursday, December 7, from 6:30 to 8:30 PM at the Suffolk County Historical Society Museum. Join for a dazzling evening of live jazz music set against the backdrop of the holiday-decorated galleries. Enjoy signature cocktails, local wines, and hors d’oeuvres. The cost is $75 per person. Reserve by December 4 by calling 631-727-2881 ext. 100.

Breakfast with Santa East Hampton Varsity Baseball presents Breakfast with Santa at the East Hampton Fire Station on Sunday, December 10, from 7 AM to noon. Enjoy pancakes, eggs, bacon, and sausage. Proceeds support the team’s spring training trip. Tickets are $10 per person at the door and kids under five eat free. For more info contact bonacbaseball@yahoo.com.

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Cappelletti: A Sag Harbor Staple

By Jessica Mackin-Cipro

Picture a nice glass of pinot noir, a cozy dining room, and a delicious Italian meal. You are greeted with a warm welcome while classic music from decades past plays.

The conversation flows and so does the wine and food. This is the experience you will find at Cappelletti on Noyac Road in Sag Harbor.

A classic 1950s pickup truck sits outside of the roadside restaurant, adding to the ambiance. The restaurant offers a section for takeout or the option to sit in its more formal, yet still casual dining room.

The interior of the dining room is classic and cozy. Everything about Cappelletti is welcoming, including owners, the husband and wife team of Chef Luigi Tagliasacchi and Robin Tagliasacchi, who will make you feel right at home.

Luigi learned all about the restaurant industry from his father Achille “Jack” Tagliasacchi.

Throughout his career his family has owned a group of East End eateries including the famed Il Monastero in East Hampton. He opened Espresso the Little Italian Market, in Sag Harbor in the ’90s with Robin. In 2006 Robin and Luigi opened Cappelletti. Over 10

years later the restaurant is going strong and is a favorite among locals and visitors.

If you choose to start your meal with a cocktail, the margarita with fresh lime juice or the rum punch are perfectly crafted. If wine is more your speed, know that most of the wines served at Cappelletti are organic.

To start we ordered the homemade pumpkin ravioli with a pistachio sauce, a special that will be on the menu for the next few weeks. You can also order the pumpkin ravioli with an Alfredo or butter sauce.

Luigi sent out a beautiful dish of seared bay scallops, now in season.

This is a definite highlight, so order while you can.

Other starters we went with were the fresh mozzarella, tomato, and basil and a house wedge iceberg salad. Classic dishes are what you can expect at Cappelletti, and you can expect them to be done exceptionally well.

For entrees the chicken parmesan is always a staple. The fettuccine Alfredo also did not disappoint. As a lighter option, the salmon limone is incredibly fresh and served on a bed of spinach. All of our entrees were delightful.

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If it’s even possible, try to save room for dessert. Our table was sent a sampling of wonderful treats.

We were all in agreement that the cannoli at Cappelletti is possibly the best we’ve ever tried. Order an espresso, or, better yet, an espresso martini to end your meal.

Attention to detail is evident at Cappelletti. The quality of the food is top notch, with most ingredients

organic or locally sourced, and the preparation is seamless. The dining room is a wonderful place for family, a date, or a drink at the bar.

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Tipsy Tastes: Riverhead Ciderhouse

it. It’s a heavy seasonal spot and locality,” DeKenipp emphasized.

“In any business the first year, you have to learn as you go. You learn from your mistakes and capitalize on your strengths.”

As you prepare your next round of holiday festivities, stop in to try some cider. Once you’ve found your favorite, take a growler back with you to share with family and friends. Whatever you do, make sure you #DrinkLocal. Cheers!

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buzz. Other popular flavors include the Prickly Pear Rose, a rose cider, and, just in time for the holiday season, the Crannie, a cranberry cider. Riverhead Ciderhouse’s website lists all that’s on tap and, thanks to technology powered by DigitalPour, a visual of what’s left.

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Since its opening in March, Riverhead Ciderhouse has been the new go-to spot on the North Fork. Taking the place of a former industry warehouse, every inch of this 8000-square-foot space invites you in; from the hot mulled cider brewing in the front to the roasted garlic cooking in the back. Natural light fills the room but that’s no match to the heat coming from the two fireplaces on either side of the room, surrounded by homey couches and quirky reads. In front of the fire are refurbished doors converted to tables and farmhouse tractor seats, a touch indicative of the area.

More than just a cider house, as the name initially implies, this tasting room offers local libations of a different kind as well. Blue Point and Greenport beers, Lieb Cellars and Martha Clara wine, the list goes on and aims to please responsible drinkers of all kinds.

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segment in the industry.” According to www.statista.com, the number of hard cider consumers in the United States has doubled in the last four years alone, from 11.65 million hard cider drinkers in 2013 to 24.88 million in 2017, making such a large cidery the trendiest place to be right now.

Riverhead Ciderhouse doesn’t grow its own apples just yet, that’s expected in 2020. Rather, they source their product in juice form from a New York State orchard.

Then the creation process begins.

“As you make your different flavors you have to take some flavors out to add the flavoring in,” said cider master Will Loughlin. “What we have left in our tanks now is 340 gallons -- the last of our batch that we can play with.”

So what was it used for? “We put the Apple Annie in. We’re now in the talks of what our next batch will be.” With fresh juice coming by January 2018, and a six-to-eightweek cider-making process, a new batch can be expected by March of 2018 -- just in time for the company’s one year milestone.

The Apple Annie is a regular, eight percent ABV (alcohol by volume) apple cider that’s been the latest

Going into its first off-season, business is still holding strong.

“We’re still trying to roadmap

Riverhead Ciderhouse is located at 2711 Sound Avenue in Calverton.

Join them on Thursdays for Dueling Pianos starting at 5:30 PM or live music indoors on other nights, as seen on the calendar.

Reach the Ciderhouse at 631-5910217 or visit www.riverheadcider. com.

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Artists & Writers Night Almond in Bridgehampton has announced the next “Artists & Writers Night” will be held on Tuesday, December 12, at 7 PM and the evening will be hosted

by Jake Lear. The night will feature a family style three-course menu created by executive chef Jason Weiner. The cost is $45, which includes a glass of local wine or craft beer. Tax and gratuity are not included.

Raised on the music of John Lee Hooker, Jimi Hendrix, and Howlin’ Wolf, Jake Lear is dedicated to the music of the blues. Spending years in Memphis, TN along with his drummer Roy Cunningham and bassist Carlos Arias, the trio

recorded three albums and has toured America, Europe, and South America. Lear recently moved back to the East End of Long Island where he lives with his wife, daughter, and son.

Reservations are required and can be made by calling the restaurant directly at 631-537-5665.

First Responder Thursday The Springs Tavern presents “First Responder Thursday” every week from 4 to 9:30 PM. All police, fire fighters, and EMS will receive 25 percent off their entire order when they present their current ID to their server. The offer includes all drink and food orders, including specials.

For further information call the Springs Tavern at 631-527-7800.

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peppercorns, rosemary sprigs, thyme, and bay leaves in a heavy bottom pot and cover with cold water. Add salt to taste.

Bring to a boil and lower to a simmer and cook until potatoes are still firm but cooked through, about 20 minutes. Strain and cool the potatoes on a baking sheet. (If you can, use a slotted spoon to remove potatoes from the pot rather than pour into a colander to keep potatoes and garlic from getting smashed.)

Discard the herb stems.

When potatoes are completely cool tear each one in half.

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WHO: Chef Chris Shea, executive chef of The Wayfarer

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by Kitty Merrill

Sparkling Wine Tasting The Westhampton Free Library is hosting a wine tasting on Friday

at 6 PM. The event will feature the music of Craig Wayne Boyd, hors d’oeuvres, a raffle ticket for a bottle of Sparkling Point’s 2007 Brut Seduction, and tastings of four Sparkling Pointe Vineyard wines.

Registration is $25 and closes at 5 PM on Friday. No tickets will be sold at the door. Designated drivers will be admitted free of charge. To register, call 631-2883335 or sign-up online at www. westhamptonlibrary.net.

Clovis Point Vineyard From 1:30 to 5:30 PM on Saturday Ahmad Ali Duo perform. Same time Sunday, it’s East End Acoustic. www.clovispointwines. com.

Baiting Hollow Farm Vineyard Baiting Hollow Farm Vineyard presents music on Saturday and Sunday. From 2 to 6 PM, it’s Three The Band on Saturday with The Smoking Gun from 2 to 6 PM on Sunday. www. baitinghollowfarmvineyard.com.

Wölffer Estate Vineyard Visit for the Lighting of the Vines on Saturday. It’s an artistic wreath auction benefitting Fighting Chance. From 6 to 8 PM, catch a rare glimpse of 15,000 LED lights as they glow over the rows of vines, dance to holiday jazz, and delight with appetizers, mulled wine, and more. www.wolffer.com.

Raphael Chris Hurley and Friends perform from 1 to 4 PM on Sunday. www. raphaelwine.com.

Martha Clara Vineyards Participate in the annual Toys for Tots collection. Drop off a toy and get a complimentary flight. www. marthaclaravineyards.com.

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by Chef Joe Cipro

Blueberry Tart Ingredients Tart Crust: ¾ c all purpose flour

¾ c ground rolled oats ¼ c whole rolled oats

½ c confectioners sugar zest of ½ an orange zest from ½ lemon ½ tsp salt

6 oz cold butter (cut into small cubes) 1 tsp vanilla extract 1 egg

Blueberry Filling: 8 pts fresh blueberries (washed and sorted) ¾ c granulated sugar ½ c blueberry jam

2 tsp powdered gelatin (bloomed in ¼ c water) Directions

coarsely cut into the flour. Whisk the egg and pour it into the course butter/flour mixture, a little at a time, using the pulse button until it is incorporated.

Remove the dough from the bowl and work in any extra dry ingredients including the ¼ c whole rolled oats. Freeze the dough for an hour. When it’s ready to be worked with, carefully cut thin slivers from the ball of dough and push them into a tart tin, fitting them together like a puzzle.

Refreeze the shell once it is formed in the tin for about 30 minutes before blind baking the shell. To blind bake the tart shell, set the oven to 325 degrees. Cut a large section of parchment paper and place it over top of the tart shell filling, then fill the shell with dried beans.

After 30 minutes, turn off the heat and stir in the blueberry jam and the remaining two pints of blueberries. Stir together often for the next five minutes allowing the residual heat to soften the blueberries.

Fold in the bloomed gelatin and allow the mixture to cool at room temperature for another 20 minutes. When the tart shell and the filling are cooled fill the tart with the blueberry filling and refrigerate until ready to serve.

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Combine the flour, ground oats, sugar, salt, and citrus zest in the bowl of the food processor and mix together. Slowly pulse in the cubes of cold butter, until the butter is

In a medium-sized sauce pot combine six pints of the washed blueberries and the sugar. Cook over medium heat for 30 minutes stirring often.

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Boerem, D & W Testa, A & A Olson, S & M

Balcuns, D & J Fotopoulos, G & M Wallace,B &Delaney,J

550,000 990,000 974,025

6 Washington Ave 28 Farrington Rd 2 S Fenmore Ave

Rand Oliva Trust

Smithson, R & L

1,350,000

32 Eastville Ave

Kurz, M & T

LongIsland’s Mr Cash

590,000

4 Indianwood Ct

Campo, G & J Van Wagner, B Krauss, N Albano, B Sarno, J Riverhead Dev LLC Biedrzycki, A & B

Fazio, R Renner, M & A Gentile, J Myers, B Trust Bedoya, F by Ref Obser, H Blank, Y & N

543,000 356,000 235,000 307,500 290,156 875,000* 320,000

281 Sandpiper Dr 25 Treasure Rd 408 Willow Pond Dr 606 Willow Pond Dr 418 S Jamesport Ave 212 Old Country Rd 524 N Howell Ct

1000 Main Aqueboue

Abazis, E

325,000

1000 Main Rd

Bakst, K & S Warner Court Lot Acq Scirica,G &Goeller,J

Ash, A Ash, W by Exr Regini, S

1,300,000 200,000* 530,000

7 Warner Ct Warner Ct 21 Palane S

Alfalla, J & Cruz, J

Piazzola, M

352,000

103 Tuthills Ln

Enstine,S&Krekeler,L SIMARG LLC Meer, T

NC & TC, LLC Dillon, M Sane, T

875,000 1,825,000 640,000

5 Southwick Ln 14 Margaret’s Dr 8 N Midway Rd

Nassau Suffolk LLC

EFASTOS Corp

10,000*

16 Oak Ave

Caluori, D

25 Merchants LLC

1,100,000*

25 Merchants Path

Matluck, R & J Lambert, J & S Mastoras,T & Berry,K Blackburn, B & P Gonzalez,F&De Felipe

Evice, Inc Rappaport, F Hallahan, G & M Aery, C & C Maryland Boulevard

3,020,000 380,000 670,000 627,500 442,900

22 N Shore Rd 20 West Landing Rd 8 Bellows Terr 24 Maryland Blvd 84 Maryland Blvd

DJS 2 Holding Corp

Toohig, K

315,000

14 Bayview Rd

Karp, R

Darrow, D

1,070,000

15 Church St, Unit D-212

Van Gompel, H Gazza, B Duryea,J & Cassel, C RFM Properties LLC 111 Downs LLC

Piazza,A&Gugliotti,S Carr,A & Licci,C&J&C Kessenides, E 26-28 Jagger LaneLLC Dzialga, M Trust

940,000 8,000* 680,000 1,300,000 8,000,000

75 Bridies Path Scrub & lot78.02-1-010.05 531 North Main St 26 Jagger Ln 111 Downs Path

Kelly, S

Eastwind LLC

1,900,000

17 Goose Glen Ct

Leinwand, S & P Spiegel, L Greenwood, J & J

Wallace Living Trust O’Donnell, J & K Sadowsky, I

840,000 742,000 725,000

115 Ashley Dr, Unit 115 8 Willowood Ct 6 Evelyn Ct

Mauro,J&Schlatter,K

Schlatter, J

625,000

274 Dune Rd, Unit 21

Mirro, J & E Bourke, R & J Bourke, R & J

Wacker Jr, R by Exr Langhans, E Trust Langhans, E Trust

2,200,000 75,000* 453,000

2455 Nassau Point Rd 585 Fleetwood Rd 630 Fleetwood Rd

Quiet Man Holdings

Kalaijian, K

435,000

260 Huckleberry Hill Rd

Santosha After 50LLC

Thorn,D&S&Tr&Waesche

405,000

56155 CR 48

Schwan, M JimenezPerez&Jimenez O’Neill, S

Dey, J Cheshire, D Monahan,T&D &Fliss,M

1,100,000 385,000 296,400

895 Holbrook Ln 9280 Sound Ave 560 Horton Ave

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

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Oppenheimer has volunteered for many years for the Town of East Hampton with the Adult Daycare Center, working with clay art and teaching meditation as well as yoga therapy. Additionally, she is a yoga alliance-certified instructor with a passion for natural/healthy living.

Dealing Real Deal reports that Leon Shaulov, a hedge fund manager and former trader at the Galleon Group, paid $32 million for a four-bedroom, 7200-square-foot home at 134 Murray Lane in Southampton. The property, on two acres, comes with 200 feet of private beach, a pool, a tennis court, and the potential to build up to 13,000 additional square feet.

Independent/Courtesy Elliman.com Debora Oppenheimer recently joined Douglas Elliman.

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According to Real Deal, Shaulov runs Maplelane Capital, a hedge fund, which he founded in 2010.

The company has almost $2 billion in assets under management, according to an SEC filing.

The seller was identified as Susan Smith.

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rifles, and plenty of ammo. I like the idea that a regular guy like me can load up on bullets and the like.

“How come our bacon don’t taste this good?” I asked Karen.

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Hitchin’ Up The Wagon We used to say a true Bubby never went further west than the Shinnecock Canal. We’re not that bad yet, but more and more we find ourselves isolated out here in paradise, reluctant to go west where all those bad things happen.

We’re like a family from the hills of Kentucky hitching up Old Becky to the wagon and going for our annual trip into town to buy a 50-pound slab of bacon and 100-pound sack of flour, and maybe a little licorice and peppermint for the kids. And oh yeah, Karen will get some fabric to make a nice dress for Sunday services.

It just so happened to be Black Friday when we decided to go to Riverhead. I refuse to be a product of American

materialism. I will not buy into the commercialization of the holiday season. I will not turn the day after Thanksgiving into a day we pile on debt to buy overhyped crap in the name of Black Friday.

Well, maybe some electronic equipment.

“Reckon I’ll get me some tobackky,” I said to Karen, “and a bottle of that-there hooch.”

“Stop it,” she said sharply.

“And Old Becky, why, she probably could use some company in the barn.”

“They don’t sell horses at Walmart, Rick.” I was thinking more like a mule or a donkey, but I didn’t say anything.

I usually go right to the gun counter at Walmart. They have

“What’s that in your shopping cart, Rick?”

“Just shells and ammo and such.”

“Put them back,” Karen said sternly. Now it seems to me a man has a right to protect his land and his family, plus you never know if that vein coming down yonder from the great mountain and onto my property might yield gold nuggets, but I didn’t say anything.

Anyhow, I think it is trickling from my neighbor’s hose but I digress.

Next thing I know a 60-inch Samsung HD TV is hanging half in, half out the back of the wagon.

“Woooooo-eeee,” I yelled. “I landed me a big one!”

“Put it back!” Karen said sternly.

This went on for a couple hours and then I heard Karen uncharacteristically squeal with excitement. “Look at all these critters jus’ runnin’ wild,” she said.

“I gotta load up on ‘em. They’ll be real helpful back on the ranch!”

“Them ain’t critters,” I tolds her.

“Them there are shoes, and the worst kind -- women’s shoes.”

“I reckon to get a few pairs,” Karen said.

“No you ain’t,” I told her.

“Old Becky needs them,” she said weakly.

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And so it went. We can never agree on what kind of stuff to buy, but we always agree on what food to eat during our big day in town.

For lunch we always go the Wendy’s where we get the

“I think you have to cook it before you eat it,” Karen replied wisely.

I did get myself a raccoon hat ‘cause winters can be brutal up in them hills of Noyac. Come from polyester, the coon did. Folks said it was waterproof – ain’t that a hell of a thing!

Karen got a pair of leather boots to wear. She said theys would come in handy when she was cleanin’ the pig slop - and we ain’t even got pigs. Women! She got her faults, but she makes a mean possum stew, I’ll tell ya.

Soon the sun began to set and we knew we had to get back to the ranch. Water needed pumpin’, chickens needed feed, wood needed choppin’, and so on. That’s life nowadays, a bunch of chores.

Plus it was “Will & Grace” night.

We stopped at the Wisla Polish Deli on the south side of West Main just a few stores down from Roanoke and loaded up on the blintzes, stuffed cabbage, pirogues, pastries, and my favorite, fresh kielbasa. Take a whole ring, throw it in boiling water for 20 minutes, pop it on the barbie until there are grill marks all over, and serve it with Maille mustard and kraut . . . and a cold one. Ain’t nothing better.

One more stop on the way home: Spicy’s. Get a bucket of wings, sit down, load up the old jukebox, and go to it. Makes us feel downright civilized.

Then we point the wagon to the other side of the canal. We’re going home, Old Becky.

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Southampton Town quietly settled a discrimination suit filed by Detective Sergeant Lisa Costa, who maintained she was passed over for promotion and sexually harassed on the job.

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We don’t pretend to know all the facts but we will say Det. Sgt. Costa has been a breath of fresh air to those of us who used to endure the closedmouthed, us-against-them, almost paranoid mindset that pervaded the department for so many years. She has helped open up the dialogue between the press and the police, and it is the public that benefits most by an open exchange.

The public is not benefiting by the lack of communication going on in regards to this suit.

Costa’s attorney said a “confidential settlement” was reached. We don’t know what law school she attended, but we can assure her, and the public, no such animal exists if public funds were expended as part of the settlement. A judge cannot sign off on such an agreement nor can the governor or anyone else.

If Costa received a cash settlement, or even a retroactive raise, it is public information, because the money belongs to the taxpayers -- every cent of it. We asked Southampton Town Supervisor Jay Schneiderman to release the information we FOIL-ed for and he forwarded our request to the town attorney. Why we don’t know, because Jay has been around for a long time and he knows the nuts and bolts of the NYS Open Meetings Law. Let us save the town attorney a lot of time. If Costa received any compensation as part of the settlement, we want to know how much and we want to know now. If she was made promises or given perks not financial in nature, simply say so.

The veil of secrecy in place for so many years in the Southampton Town Police force is lifting. Let’s hope the town doesn’t revert to the bad habits that used to be so ingrained.

Core Values Dear Editor:

A conundrum arose in the recent Southampton elections where Julie Lofstad, a Democrat, won the most votes in a four-way

race for Town Council. In my opinion Ms. Lofstad’s win was different from that of Supervisor Jay Schneiderman and Highway Superintendent Alex Gregor’s – both were members of the Continued On Page 42.

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IS IT JUST ME? The National Institutes of Health is conducting a $100 million study of the benefits of alcohol, which may impact future legislation. The tab will be covered by the alcohol industry. Could this give new meaning to the phrase, “Drinks are on the House?” © Karen Fredericks Karen was chosen Best Cartoonist by the New York Press Association in 2017. She’s also the recipient of multiple awards for her illustration of the international bestseller How To Build Your Own Country, including the prestigious Silver Birch Award. Her work is part of the permanent artist’s book collection of the Museum of Modern Art.

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Are you a very organized person?

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by Democrats.

Ms. Lofstad was endorsed by the Conservative Party; however, in truth, she didn’t need the Conservative endorsement because her margins were so large. On the other hand, incumbent Town Board member, Republican Stan Glinka, who was also endorsed by the Conservative Party wasn’t helped by the endorsement. In fact, Republican Lance Aldrich, who ran for Southampton Highway Superintendent, received more Republican votes than Mr. Glinka.

In my opinion, Ms. Lofstad’s win combined with that of Democrat Tommy John Schiavoni reflected the wishes of the Democratic Party’s base to protect core values that appear to have been abandoned by the two Independence Party members, both of whom happen to be involved in The Hills golf resort PDD in East Quogue.

Just several days prior to a final decision regarding The Hills PDD, it appears Supervisor Schneiderman is once again entertaining “11th hour” revisions to the PDD in the hopes of getting it approved (see Rick Murphy’s In Depth News article, “The Golf Course Is Dead, Long Live The Subdivision,” 11/22/17).

The emergence of last-minute options that haven’t been scrutinized by the public all but proves that Councilwoman Lofstad’s skepticism of The Hills PDD has merit. Yet Ms. Lofstad has been ostracized by advocates of

Virginia Haller Yes. I’m a list maker. That’s how I stay organized. As a kid I would actually make lists of everything. I remember one Halloween I made a list of every kind of candy I hoped that I would get when I went trick-or-treating.

Gary Carruesco I’m a police lieutenant. You’d think once you rise to managerial level you’d be good at organization. But as you cross tasks off the list, inevitably someone has an immediate need. So you have to stop what you’re doing and take care of it. Then it’s hard to get back on task.

Theresa Caruso I’m a Virgo. So I’m highly organized. Virgos are supposed to be highly organized and perfectionists. But only when I set my mind to it. If I let myself go, I’m a total mess. But I try not to do that because then it takes you twice as long to get back to an organized state.

Tenzin Numling I’m definitely the organized type. I make lists of the things I need to do. But I just use initials.

Like, if I’m looking for a dress, say, for an event, I write “LD” (looking for dress) on my list.

I keep it short and to the point. And somehow I manage to remember what those letters mean.

the PDD who claim to be “socially conscious” while downplaying their real estate profiteering.

I know whereof I speak having long questioned badly-designed horse farm/subdivision PDDs that negatively impact the profitability of the farm not to mention the taxpayer.

Ms. Lofstad has nothing to worry about. The design of The Hills will

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Cities Rated For Singles

One can be the loneliest number or not, depending on the locale.

Finding love isn’t easy, and it can be controlled by opportunities -- the number of singles in a geographical area, gender balance, nightlife, and cost of living -- or lack thereof that might present themselves to the lovelorn. But some singletons might be looking for love in all the wrong places by default, just by living there.

To make it a little less hard on folks, WalletHub has combined a list of the best and worst cities to live in the United States if you are on the hunt for a mate these days. Analysts used 32 factors to rate the cities based on dating friendliness with San Francisco receiving a score of 67.63 coming out as the best bet for those seeking love. Atlanta came in a close second to San Francisco with a score of 67.55, followed by Los Angeles at 67.11, Denver at 65.55, and San Diego at 65.04.

Huntington, WV, Augusta, GA, and Charleston, WV. As far as dating opportunities go, New York scored 51, but then came in with the lowest economic ranking, meaning entertainment options such as the cost of dining out and purchasing movie tickets don’t exactly make it easy on the pocketbook or wallet (no shock there).

New York ranked in the top tier of cities with the highest-priced restaurant meals, average beer and wine tabs, and movie tickets.

New York came in second to San

Francisco for the highest rent for a one-bedroom apartment.

Washington, DC came in the second worst city in which to live in terms of economic ranking, followed by San Francisco, Boston, and Glendale, CA.

Burlington, VT came in number one for the most dating opportunities, followed

by Minneapolis, Atlanta, San Francisco, and LA. South Burlington, VT, didn’t fare as well as its neighbor, though. The city placed second as the city with the least

amount of dating opportunities (go figure). Brownsville, TX placed first, with Pembroke Pines, FL, Laredo, TX, and Cheyenne, WY following in third, fourth, and fifth place, respectively. Overall, the five worst locales to live in if you are looking for love include South Burlington, Brownsville, Pembroke Pines, Hialeah, FL, and Warwick, RI. If you are looking for love in one of these places, chances are you will be looking a long time, based on the factors studied in WalletHub’s analysis. Quite possibly as long as many singletons on the East End.

New York scored fairly well overall, coming in at number 20 out of 182 cities. In terms of the number of fun and recreational opportunities available, the Big Apple came in at number one (of course). Las Vegas, NV came in second, San Francisco third, Los Angeles fourth, and San Diego fifth.

The five worst locales to live in where date-worthy fun is concerned are Pearl City, HI, Juneau, AK,

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sign on it.

East Hampton resident Phyllis Sullivan, who was one of about 20 workers who helped Wexler with the sale, jokingly said she wore her combat boots. “I didn’t want people stepping on my toes.”

In spite of the initial stampede concerns, Wexler said most of the buyers were great, waiting in line for hours in the cold weather just to get a glimpse of the house and a chance to take away a piece of nostalgia for their own home.

Susan Woodburn of New Paltz purchased a lamp and quilt. “I just loved being able to be here and walk around,” said Woodburn, as she toted her finds into the walled garden. “This was amazing.”

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Independent / Courtesy EWECC Prekindergarteners in Erin Albanese’s class at the Eleanor Whitmore Early Childhood Center in East Hampton enjoyed a Thanksgiving feast on November 17.

Independent / Courtesy EWECC To get into the holiday spirit, kids at the Eleanor Whitmore Early Childhood center practiced the song “Albuquerque Turkey.”

Eleanor Whitmore Early Childhood Center Prekindergarteners at the Eleanor Whitmore Early Childhood Center were slated to gather in the center’s rotunda for a communal meal yesterday at lunchtime in honor of Thanksgiving. Junior Pre-K classes will have a feast of their own featuring pizza and side dishes.

Parents were invited to a Thanksgiving presentation by the children, including songs and dancing.

To get into the Thanksgiving holiday spirit, Erin Albanese’s prekindergarteners had a preThanksgiving feast around a long classroom table. The children enjoyed turkey, stuffing, mashed potatoes, corn, and macaroni and cheese prepared by class parents. It was delicious.

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at an information breakfast and conversation at Hofstra University on December 6.

During the event, the students will meet and pose questions to senior presidential fellows Howard B. Dean III and Edward Rollins.

The students, who will be accompanied by their social studies teacher Victor Guadagnino, were selected to participate based on their interest in political science.

Both students intend to study politics and government in college in the fall.

Both students are members of their school’s key club and student government.

Riverhead High School NJROTC commanding officer Michael Daniel, who has dreams of attending the US Naval Academy, has earned a NROTC immediate scholarship reservation. The prestigious scholarship reservation is tantamount to an offer of an official scholarship and is only presented to highly qualified candidates. Daniel’s scholarship application will next go before a formal board screening.

In addition to serving as the

Independent / Courtesy Riverhead Schools Two Riverhead High School seniors Ben Allan and Madison Cohen have been selected to participate in a scholarly discussion with two presidential scholars at an information breakfast and conversation at Hofstra University on December 6. From left, Riverhead High School Principal Dr. Charles Regan, assistant principal Patrick Burke, senior students Ben Allan and Madison Cohen, along with their social studies teacher Victor Guadagnino.

NJROTC commanding officer, Daniel is active in athletics as a member of the basketball and lacrosse teams. He also participates in the Spanish Club and in July attended both the New York State Boys and US Naval Academy summer seminars.

First graders at Aquebogue Elementary School in the Riverhead Central School District celebrated Thanksgiving at its annual feast on November 16. As part of the event, the students learned about the first Thanksgiving, made and wore pilgrim hats and Native American headbands, and sat to enjoy a meal together. Students talked about what they are thankful for as they dined on cornbread, pumpkin pie,

and cranberry sauce.

Riverhead High School student Margaret O’Connell interviewed artist Jake Rose, who recently donated 20 of his large printed illustrations to the Riverhead Central School District.

The illustrations, which were previously on display at the Suffolk County Historical Society Museum in Riverhead, features Riverhead landmarks, including the Saint Isidore Church, Tweeds, the Suffolk Theater, and the Pulaski Street School.

The article, which will discuss Rose’s life and his artwork, will appear in an upcoming issue of the Riverhead High School’s newspaper The Riptide.

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from Baghdad: The Story of Gertrude Bell and Iraq, a mesmerizing and immersive journey into Gertrude Bell’s life and the tremendous impact she had on society following WWI, from directors Sabine Krayenbuehl and Zeva Oelbaum.

The festival’s closing night film on Monday at 7 PM is The Killer Bees by Ben and Orson Cummings, a thrilling dive into the world of the renowned Bridgehampton basketball team as they prepare to defend their state championship title.

Veteran emcees of the HT2FF Q&As are Bonnie Grice, awardwinning broadcast personality and theater troupe director, and Andrew Botsford -- arts writer, actor/director, and Stony Brook Southampton visiting graduate arts professor.

Some early films in the festival went on to national or even global recognition. “What first comes to mind is Joe Lauro’s great doc on Fats Domino that went on to be a PBS American Masters special,” Lofaro said. “Also Life Animated, a film by Roger Ross Williams that was nominated for an Academy Award, as was Liz Garbus’s film What Happened, Miss Simone?”

Accepting another of the festival’s prestigious annual awards is Academy Award-nominated filmmaker Helen Whitney, director of Into the Night: Portraits of Life and Death, who will receive the Filmmaker’s Choice Award at the screening on Saturday at 11:30 AM. The film is a powerful confrontation of the eventuality and certainty of death, told intimately through the voices of humanity.

Throughout her career, Whitney has received acclaim for her examination of a wide range of compelling subject matter and a deep interest in spiritual journeys.

Three New Awards In addition to these three previously-established awards, the festival will recognize the 10th anniversary through the creation of three new awards.

The inaugural Breakout Director Award will go to Catherine Bainbridge who wrote, directed, and produced Rumble: The Indians Who Rocked the World, about the contribution of Native Americans to rock and popular music history.

It will screen on Saturday at 4 PM. The Sloane Shelton Human Rights Award, named for the late East End resident and actress, is to be given to a documentary film that celebrates courage in the face of

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social injustice. This year’s award will be granted on Sunday at 1:30 PM to Josh Howard for The Lavender Scare, a film about discrimination against government homosexuals in the 1950s.

The Hector Leonardi Art & Inspiration Award will be bestowed upon a film that embraces the vibrancy of an artist who expand our spirits and lives. This premiere award is named in honor of Hector Leonardi who has been communicating the joy of painting through art and color for over 50 years. The first ever Hector Leonardi Art & Inspiration Award will be presented to Richard Kane at the screening of his poignant film, I Know a Man… Ashley Bryan, on Sunday at noon, about the 93-year old AfricanAmerican poet/illustrator.

But it’s not all about spotlight films and awards, Lofaro noted.

“It’s a unique experience for me to be in a darkened theater with audiences immersed in riveting stories told by talented filmmakers.

We all leave with so much more than we had coming in,” she said.

She is a champion of “the smaller, passionate docs that play the festival circuit successfully and don’t get the sunshine they deserve.

That’s part of our mission,” she said emphatically.

Also in celebration of the 10th anniversary, the festival will extend its run by one day in order to include a first ever Douglas Elliman-sponsored community day of free screenings on Monday.

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to ‘give back’ to our loyal audiences with a day of free screenings capping off a diverse and exciting five-day program celebrating the best of the documentary,” said HT2FF creative director Karen Arikian in a press release.

A full roster of films, along with ticket information and more, is available on the festival’s website, www.HT2FF.com.

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to 7 PM. Co-sponsored by Friends of the Long Pond Greenbelt and the South Fork Natural History Museum. During this month the winter cold fastens its grip, and nights are at their longest and darkest. Sometimes this moon is also called the Long Night Moon as the winter nights lengthen and the moon spends more time above the horizon opposite a low sun.

Take a leisurely paced, one-hour hike in Vineyard Field, the field behind the South Fork Natural History Museum and afterward share some convivial conversation and refreshments in the moonshine.

Meet at the SoFo Museum parking lot, 377 Bridgehampton Turnpike, 200 yards north of the RR tracks.

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chairwoman of the county legislature’s ways and means committee -- which heard an update of the lawsuit from the county’s special counsel, Simmons Hanly Conroy LLC of Manhattan, on Nov. 16 -- said she trusts the attorneys will continue to move forward aggressively on behalf of families and “our community.”

“Suffolk remains the most active county pursuing the litigation, and continues to lead the effort

Suffolk’s case is the second of 300 nationwide and the first county in the state to file a lawsuit against drug companies. Twenty subsequent lawsuits, including that of neighboring Nassau County, will be also be heard in Suffolk.

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Candlelight Tour Photos by Nicole Teitler

The Southold Historical Society hosted its annual candlelight tour of the complex on Friday. Guests enjoyed games, refreshments, and an antique toy exhibit. The Thomas Moore House was decorated in Colonial style and the Ann Currie-Bell House in Victorian.

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The Country Parlor Holiday Folk Art and Gift Show was held at Hallockville Museum Farm in Riverhead last weekend. The show featured treasures like handmade gifts and holiday dĂŠcor.

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There are always a ton of fun and interactive events happening on the North Fork, here is a list of our favorites. Got news? Email us at news@indyeastend.com.

Lighting the Big Duck The Suffolk County Parks Department, in cooperation with the Town of Southampton Parks Department, will host the annual Big Duck holiday lighting ceremony at 7 PM tonight. This year’s festivities will include live entertainment including a duck carol sing-a-long led by the Riverhead Middle School show choir, a visit from the LI Ducks mascot “Quackerjack,” and of course the ever-anticipated arrival of Santa Claus courtesy of the Flanders Fire Department. The Big Duck is located on Flanders Road in Flanders.

Farmers Market The winter indoor Riverhead Farmers Market runs from 10 AM to 2 PM on Saturday. Offering local farm produce, gifts, crafts, and holiday treats, the market runs through March 31. In the old Swezey’s building, 117 East Main Street.

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presents its holiday open house in Greenport Saturday and Sunday and in Riverhead December 9 and 10 from 11:30 AM to 3 PM. Everyone is welcome and admission is free. Free refreshments are available and Santa will arrive at noon. Souvenirs will be handed out to boys and girls from Santa. A train set will be raffled off as well.

Aquebogue Bazaar A Christmas bazaar will be held at the Old Steeple Community Church on the Main Road in Aquebogue from 10 AM to 2 PM on Saturday. Expect crafts, quilts, cookies, and a Chinese auction.

Luncheon will be served.

Wooden Wonderland Suffolk County Historical Society presents its seventh annual wooden wonderland from 10 AM to 4:30 PM on Saturday. This familyfriendly event will feature local handmade wooden items as well as other local artisans’ wares. Live woodworking and woodcarving demonstrations will go on all day indoors in historic galleries as well

as outdoors on the great lawn.

The event includes dozens of local vendors, holiday arts & crafts, ornaments, home décor, rustic Santas and gnomes, unique handmade carvings and other wooden items, local artisancrafted holiday and everyday gifts, handmade soaps, candles, hats and scarves, and much more. There’s something for everyone on your holiday list.

Santa’s Workshop Shelter Island Historical Society invites the public to a holiday open house, art show, and Santa’s

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Classic Movies Classic Movie Monday at the Mattituck-Laurel Library feature The Bishop’s Wife starring Cary Grant and Loretta Young. 1:30 PM. At 6 PM Monday join Chef Emilie from the Farmer’s Kitchen in Jamesport for a demo of holiday soups and stews.

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On an unseasonably warm Saturday this past Thanksgiving weekend, many families ventured into the Mashomack Preserve for an engaging “Creatures of the Night” animal show. With the theme of nocturnal animals, barn owls, corn snakes, leopard geckos, and even giant hissing cockroaches took the stage. Hosted by the Nature Conservancy, environmental education instructor for the Quogue Wildlife Refuge Cara Fernandes introduced the animals to an excited audience. Fernandes said, “We want to encourage people to come outdoors and learn about our wildlife,” and that’s exactly what they did.

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Mechele Flaum, 67 director for Slim-Fast.

Later on, after marrying Sander Flaum, a pharmaceutical executive, Mechele went to work with her sister, becoming the president of Faith Popcorn’s BrainReserve, a future-focused consultancy serving the Fortune 500. Later she formed her own trend analysis company, Marketing Fire, where she spoke nationally and internationally on consumer trends. In addition, she was responsible for running her family’s real estate company, called Fame (for Faith & Mechele).

Mechele Flaum died on November 10. She was 67.

Born on August 8, 1970, she was the daughter of Clara and George Plotkin, and sister of Faith Popcorn of the Georgica Association, Wainscott, and Manhattan.

Mechele grew up in the East Village, was educated at her beloved Brooklyn Friends School and achieved a BA cum laude from American University. After college, she received an MA in American folklore from University of Pennsylvania, followed by an MBA from Columbia University Graduate School of Business. She was recruited to Seagram’s & Sons as brand manager and went on to join Thompson Medical as brand

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Her loving nieces, Georgica Rose Popcorn and Clara Cecil Popcorn, will miss her deeply. Her extended family, Pamela and Matthew Weinberg (of New York and Sagaponack) and their children, Rebecca and Benjamin, as well as Tami and Jonathan Flaum of Asheville, NC and their children, Ren and Eve, mourn her passing.

Her first cousin is Richard Siegler, founder of Escola de Samba Boom, the group that drums on Sagg Main Beach all summer, with his wife, Nancy Winarick of Shelter Island, and their children Eliza and Sam. Other first cousins are David Storper and his wife Tina with children, Florry Wei, Wolf, and Axel, of Sagaponack and New York, and Dr. Ian and Paula Storper

of Brooklyn Heights, NY with son Josh.

Mechele had literally hundreds of wonderful friends who will miss her terribly as well, having kept in touch with people from grade school on up and sending out hundreds of (paper) birthday cards each year.

Her roots were deep in the Hamptons, starting from the time she summered at her sister’s home on Bluff Road, Amagansett and waitressed at a diner on Montauk Highway, where she said the potato farmers were the best tippers, a dollar on a well-served cup of coffee. She was fun-loving and optimistic and was often seen gracing the lanes of the East End in her perfectly restored 1971 white convertible Ford Torino. She adored her home on Kellis Pond in Water Mill with her husband Sander, where they held an annual July Fourth picnic and hosted their Fresh Air kids, Candace and Ebony.

Her favorite shopping haunt for big deco earrings was the LVIS Bargain Box, and she took her nieces to the LVIS fair each year on the last

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She was a gracious and giving person. A member of the Central Synagogue, she also served on the boards of the Women’s Campaign International, Women’s Executive Circle of United Jewish Federation, the Global Organization for Organ Donation (GOOD), the Doe Fund, and the Brooklyn Friends School.

Marketer, entrepreneur, philanthropist, speaker, Mechele died peacefully after a long bout with cancer at her home in New York City. She was attended by her dedicated nurses, Jo Barr and Holly Hesse, who serenaded her with her favorite Beatles song, “Michelle, Ma Belle.” Her brilliant doctors -- Andre Goy of East Hampton and Hackensack Hospital, and Bernard Kruger of Bridgehampton and Lenox Hill Hospital -- did all they could humanly do for her. Her sister Faith was holding her hand in the final moments and walked with her to the very end of her path.

Contributions in Mechele’s memory can be made Hackensack UMC, specify the Clara Goy Foundation on the website.

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by Kitty Merrill It’s BNB, Baby Bridge Bancorp Inc., the parent company of the Bridgehampton National Bank (“BNB”), announced the approval of the application filed by Bridgehampton National Bank with the New York State Department of Financial Services to convert from a national bank to a New York-chartered commercial bank. The bank has filed an application with the Federal Reserve Bank of New York to remain a member of the Federal Reserve System and expects approval before the end of the year.

“This change to a state charter has been under consideration for some time,” stated Kevin O’Connor, president and CEO. “The primary impact will be more efficiency both from a regulatory and operational standpoint. It will be transparent to our customers, who will continue to receive the same level of personal service and community commitment BNB has delivered for over 100 years.”

As part of the charter change, Bridgehampton National Bank will become BNB Bank. “Since early in our history, Bridgehampton National Bank was known as BNB,” noted O’Connor. “We have an established brand identity in BNB and over the past eight years, we have been transitioning to

using BNB in our logo, marketing, and positioning of the bank.

Continuing as BNB Bank is both a nod to our strong roots on the East End of Long Island, and a look to our future growth.”

Along with these changes, BNB has recently assessed its branch network to ensure its markets are covered efficiently. A number of branches have been identified for closure or consolidation into nearby locations. These branches include: Center Moriches, Cutchogue, Hewlett, Massapequa, New Hyde Park, and the Walt Whitman Road Melville location. The branches will close on February 16, 2018. Branch customers have been notified and their accounts will automatically be transferred to the closest corresponding branch.

TouriSM SUmmit The East End Tourism Alliance will host its 2017 Find it on the Forks tourism summit, South Fork segment, at 3 PM on Tuesday at Gurney’s Inn in Montauk. EETA has received a grant to create marketing videos for each town, with the goal of promoting offpeak tourism season. The summit is an informational meeting about the initiative.

Also on the agenda is discussion of the legislative process for the

Independent/Kitty Merrill Williams-Sonoma welcomed Catherine Ecker Flanagan with her extraordinary Sweet Gabriel cupcakes and Patty Collins Sales with her quaint Cousin Patty’s cookies. Flanagan will be back to the Bridgehampton locale on December 16 and 23. Sales returns on December 17 and 19.

formation of a Peconic Region tourism marketing district. RSVP for the summit by emailing NBuckley@amwny.com.

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A lot of folks who attended the annual Montauk Lighthouse light-up Saturday night said it was the prettiest version ever, and Santa certainly agreed.

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Southampton Holiday Photos by Peggy Spellman Hoey

Crowds lined the streets of Southampton Village to see area fire departments, police, and emergency medical services responders show off their vehicles bedecked in holiday lights as part of the Southampton Fire Department’s annual holiday parade of lights on Saturday.

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Sullivan (teens to early 20s), and Helen’s half-brother, James Keller (teenager). Preference will be given to high school or college students for the role of Annie.

Adult roles include Aunt Ev and Viney. For more information, email bootstheater1@gmail.com.

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Sag Harbor Cinema Book On December 16, 2016, the beloved Sag Harbor Cinema burned down. The 1936 Art Deco Theater may have been the latest in a long line of Sag Harbor movie houses, but it was not the first. In her new book Sag Harbor: 100 Years of Film in the Village, author and journalist Annette Hinkle pays tribute not only to the recently lost art-house cinema but also to all the movie houses that preceded it.

An homage to a century of celluloid on Main Street, the book traces film history from the era of the silents to the Sag Harbor Cinema’s nearly four-decade tenure as the last independent, single-screen theater in the Hamptons.

Hinkle will discuss her book and

sign copies at the East Hampton Library on Saturday from 3 to 4:30 PM. To register call 631-324-0222, ext. 3, or sign up online at www. eventbrite.com.

Yektai Poetry at Guild Hall On Saturday at 11:30 AM, Guild Hall will host a poetry reading of works by Manoucher Yektai with Iraj Anvar, visiting lecturer from the Modern Persian Center for Language Studies at Brown University.

Anvar will read selections from Jabeh Rang (Paint Box) and Kaj Narahat Va Shahe (Crooked Uncomfortable and Witness). Manoucher Yektai’s art and poetry has been influenced by the three cultures in which he lived: Iran, France, and the United States.

Free, reservations are strongly encouraged at https://give. guildhall.org/publicprograms.

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Doc film fest The Hamptons Take 2 Documentary Film Festival will screen movies from tomorrow through Monday. Please see the article elsewhere in this issue of The Independent, or visit www.ht2ff. com for ticket information.

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By Peggy Spellman Hoey

Consider giving the gift of toys by donating an unwrapped toy to two local community groups this holiday season.

The Hampton Bays Fire Department is collecting unwrapped toys for the Ronald McDonald Family Room at Stony Brook Hospital until midnight December 11.

The toys will be given out on December 12 and anything leftover will be distributed to other Ronald McDonald houses on Long Island.

Some of the most requested toys include action figures and dolls, board games and puzzles, headphones and ear buds, iTunes and Amazon gift cards, books and journals, DVDs, costume jewelry, cosmetics kits, remote controlled cars and trucks, art supplies and craft kits, wallets/coin/purses/ tote bags, science sets, and Legos.

Stuffed animals and toy weapons are prohibited.

Toys can be dropped off at the firehouse located at 69 Montauk Highway in Hampton Bays 24/7.

For more information, call James Kappers at 631-445-3495.

Farther east, the South Fork Natural History Museum in Bridgehampton is collecting presents for its annual holiday toy drive until December 20.

For this year’s toy drive, which will benefit Heart of the Hamptons, a non-profit organization that helps needy local people, organizers are asking for unwrapped new toys for children and gift cards for teens. Gifts may be dropped off at the museum any day between 10 AM and 4 PM.

“SoFo’s holiday toy drive has grown each year,” said Frank Quevedo, executive director of the museum.

“Last year we were able to help many children enjoy the holiday season. This year, we are delighted to have our toy drive support Heart of the Hamptons, an organization that benefits our community in many ways.”

SoFo is located at 377 Bridgehampton-Sag Harbor Tpke. and it is open seven days a week from 10 AM to 4 PM, though during the school year the museum closes at 5 PM on Tuesday and Thursday. For more information, call 631-537-9735 or visit the website at www.sofo.org

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By Peggy Spellman Hoey

The East Hampton Healthcare Foundation is hosting health insurance enrollment representatives to provide free assistance to residents who would like to enroll in the health plan marketplace.

The representatives are facilitated enrollers who have undergone New York State training for enrollment into Affordable Care Act insurance marketplace products, which include Medicaid, Child Health Plus, and the Essential Plan. The representatives will be available to help individuals understand coverage options, apply for assistance that could lower the cost of health coverage, and enroll in a plan.

UnitedHealthcare representatives will be available on Mondays and alternate Wednesdays from 10 AM to 3PM and on Tuesdays and Thursdays, Affinity Health Plan

representatives will be available from 10 to 3 PM. The Affordable Care Act open enrollment period for 2018 health plans ends December 15.

All representatives are available in the Suite M conference room at the East Hampton Healthcare Center, 200 Pantigo Pl., East Hampton.

This is a free community service; no appointments are necessary, as residents will be seen on a firstcome, first-serve basis. “Many people think the Affordable Care Act is over, but it is alive and well,” said Sheila Rogers, director of the East Hampton Healthcare Foundation. “This is an excellent opportunity to learn about the available options and to sign up for coverage for the coming year.” For more information, call 631-329-2425 to speak with the Foundation’s bilingual benefit counselors/patient advocates.

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By Peggy Spellman Hoey

Suffolk County officials are encouraging residents to participate in opioid overdose prevention classes that have been scheduled for the East End. The training, which meets New York State Department of Health requirements, will enable participants to recognize an opioid overdose, administer intranasal naloxone, and take additional steps until emergency medical services arrive. Participants will receive a certificate of completion and an emergency resuscitation kit that includes nasal naloxone.

The first class will be held at 6:30 PM Wednesday, December 6, at the Bridgehampton Child Care and Recreation Center located at 551 Sag Harbor Tpke. The class will include training in the use of Narcan and prescription drug disposal. To RSVP for the class, contact the office of Legislator Bridget Fleming, co-sponsor of the

class, at 631-852-8400, or email Paul.Brady@suffolkcountyny.gov.

The class is co-sponsored by County Executive Steve Bellone, the county’s Department of Health Services and Sheriff ’s Office, Bridgehampton Child Care and Recreation Center, Hugs Inc., Southampton Town Police, and Thomas’s Hope.

The second class will be held from 7 to 9 PM on December 28 at the Southold Fire Department, 55135 Main Rd. The class will be held in conjunction with the Southold Fire Department and North Fork Rescue Ambulance Association.

Participants are encouraged to RSVP before December 22 by calling 631-765-3385 or emailing nfvrsa@aol.com.

More information about the classes can be learned by watching “Saving One Life at a Time with Narcan at Suffolk’s Opioid Overdose Prevention Program” on YouTube.

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Westhampton Beach Football

By Rick Murphy

Hurricanes Make History

Despite the score, the Lawrence Tornadoes was hanging in there, poised to rally.

The Tornadoes were losing 34-12 in the Long Island Conference III championship, but had a 50-yard touchdown called back because of a penalty. Minutes later, the Tornadoes were marching again,

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eight yards from the end zone.

Westhampton Beach High School, the Suffolk champion, had been as advertised, grounding out yards with its wondrous running back Dylan Laube doing much of the damage. Still Laube had been, for him at least, contained, and momentum was swinging towards the Nassau County champion.

And then it happened. Lawrence’s Christian Fredericks, an excellent quarterback in the Cam Newton mold, went back to pass. He never had a chance. From his right side a blur was closing in on him like a guided missile, and down he went.

That was the aforementioned Mr. Laube, playing defense.

From that point on, the huge

contingent of Westhampton fans on hand at Lavalle Stadium at Stony Brook University Sunday became increasingly giddy. The school’s first ever Long Island title and undefeated and untied season was less than 15 minutes away.

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all year. I’m so proud of them,” Coach Bill Parry said after the game. The locals proved too much for the Tornadoes, coasting to a 54-26 victory and the first ever championship for Westhampton.

As a result of the sack the ‘Canes got the ball on downs with three minutes left in the third quarter.

But this is not a team that nurses the lead or plays it safe. Working out of a tight formation, Laube took a handoff, tested the left side, angled out to the left sideline and then, as if shot out of a slingshot, took off toward the end zone, dancing to keep in bounds. It was a 69 yarder, his fifth score; he was to add another, giving him 47 for the season, a Suffolk County record.

That was the backbreaker to be sure, but even Laube had to settle for second best when it came to rating the Hurricanes’ best play of

the game.

That honor went quarterback Clarke Lewis and his favorite receiver, Nolan Quinlan, back in the second quarter. The Tornadoes had just scored to make it a 27-12 affair and Lewis hadn’t attempted a single pass. He faked a pitch to Laube, freezing the defense for a moment, and instead uncorked a 66-yard bomb Quinlan caught up to, taking it all the way to paydirt.

That was as close as Lawrence would get.

“This whole team fought all year, in every game, for this,” Laube said afterwards. “It feels great.”

Make no mistake, Lawrence 11-2, had a great team led by its mercurial tailback, Chris Collier, who ran for 1696 yards and 22 touchdowns during the season.

Westhampton made sure he

Independent/Gordon M. Grant The team luxuriated on the field at LaValle Stadium after the game, soaking up the adoration of family and fans.

never got untracked, remarkably controlling the ball for almost the entire first quarter. The Hurricanes marched down the field on the

first possession and scored on a short run by Laube, consuming eight minutes. The Tornadoes went

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The 2015 New York State Class D champions.

By Rick Murphy

Bees Going Through Changes

It seems like an eternity ago that the Bridgehampton Killer Bees were crowned New York State Class D champions for a record 10th time in 2015.

Gone is the longtime head coach and Bridgehampton icon Carl Johnson, who earned four titles as a coach and four more as a player.

He stepped down last season after the team lost in the State regional semifinal game.

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that season in a full-length documentary. Shaquille O’Neal is one of the financial backers for the project.

That leaves Ronnie White, the new head coach, with a difficult legacy to follow. White, as Bees’ fans know, has his own creds. He earned three rings as a player with the Bees and is the president of the school board. Of course, those things don’t put wins on the board, and White knows full well that is how he will ultimately be judged.

“I wanted to accept the challenge, I want to work with these guys,” White said. Most of the starting five has been gutted, but JP Harding, a six-one rebounding machine and the team’s top scorer, returned. “He’s gotten better. He’s put together a perimeter game,” the coach said. White’s son, Elijah, is back for his sophomore season, and he flashed talent last season and saw considerable playing time. They will be joined by John DeGroot, a newcomer, in the starting five.

Beyond that there is little experience on the team, White acknowledged. Two students who were expected to be a big part of the team declined to try out, setting off buzz in the rumor mill

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about the program possibly ending.

“There are two kids we thought would play. I’m thinking the two young men may have said some things. But it is not true. We have nine players.”

White’s philosophy is clear. “We are not going to overburden them.

We will have only a few set plays.

I’m teaching them to develop a perimeter game.” White hinted the 2017 Bees might return to the golden era of “run and gun,” once

a Bridgehampton staple. “I want them to run the lanes,” White said.

The good news is the Bees have only one Class D team to beat in order to make the state playoffs, and that is Shelter Island, also in a rebuilding year.

White won’t have to wait long to see what he’s got: Babylon comes to The Hive tonight at 6 and the Bees travel to Mattituck Friday for a 7 PM tip-off.

Tip Off Friday For Kendall

By Rick Murphy

The annual Kendall Madison Tip Off will be held this weekend to raise funds for the foundation named in honor of one of East Hampton’s greatest scholarathletes.

Games will begin Friday evening at the East Hampton Middle School when jayvee squads face off.

Mattituck takes on Pierson (Sag Harbor) at 5 PM followed by a game between the East Hampton

and Mercy junior varsity teams.

Meanwhile, their varsity counterparts will square off at the same time at the East Hampton High School’s Ed Petrie Gym.

Saturday the high school gym will be the scene of three games: the tournament junior varsity championship at 3 PM, the varsity consolation game at 4:30, and the tournament varsity championship game at 6 PM.

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was assigned the task of shadowing the Player of the Year candidate.

But, as 11 other coaches learned this season, it cannot be done. The 5’ 11” lightning bolt is simply too fast and too powerful for defenders at this level.

Laube credited his blockers with opening up running room. He said he had a game plan: “Focus. Stay on task. Do the simple things.”

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Like scoring more touchdowns than any other player, ever.

Independent/Gordon M. Grant Joe Nolan (23) gained some critical yardage against Lawrence and will take over as lead back next season.

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three and out and Westhampton promptly launched another long drive that lasted the rest of the first quarter, an impressive display of methodical ball control that culminated with another short Laube TD early in the second.

Fredericks responded, hitting his exciting tight end Christian Rodas up the middle for a 48-yard strike, cutting the lead to 14-6. Once again the Hurricanes answered, with Laube turning in a 25-yard run around the right side during which he broke no fewer than four tackles, juked several defenders out of their cleats, and strongarmed another would-be tackler into submission. Shortly after, a Fredericks to Rodas TD strike was called back because of a penalty, and Lawrence, for the first time, began to sense the immediacy of the task ahead.

Once again, Westhampton turned to its punishing ground game. Joe Nolan burst through the line for 16 – the junior will take over for Laube as lead back next season and is primed for a breakout season.

Then Laube, feigning tacklers and weaving through traffic, took off on a 22-yarder. Two plays later he plowed through the center of the line for yet another TD. The resulting extra point made it 34-12.

Laube finished with the kind of gaudy numbers legends are made of. He rushed for 8000 yards in his career and scored 127 touchdowns; he rushed for 227 yards on this day, on the biggest stage of his career, with his legacy on the line.

Lawrence coach Joe Martillotti said before the game, “It’s all about limiting Dylan Laube” and pledged to do so. Middle linebacker Lodas

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Indy Fit

by Nicole Teitler

Time For a Turkey Burn It’s nearly a week after your Thanksgiving feast. The Thanksgiving pants have been put away, you’ve gone through the leftovers (if you were fortunate enough to have any), and the celebratory drinking is done. As the December holidays quickly approach, where we further throw our dietary inhibitions out the window, it’s time to bring our bodies back to the starting line. If you weren’t one of the countless people burning off your turkey the good ol’ American way, shopping for deals all weekend, here are five tips to help you feel like your prestuffing self.

Start Fresh: Eating clean for the next few days is the most important thing. Try to cook at home so you can see what you’re putting into your body and shop for natural ingredients. Choosing water over wine (or whatever else is in your liquor cabinet) will help detoxify you naturally and eliminate those extra calories.

Up Your Vitamins: Right after a binge meal your body is craving certain elements to stabilize itself. Dark, leafy greens contain a condensed amount of vitamins

such as A, C, and K are biggest bang for your plate. However, the most common deficiencies are magnesium and vitamin D, said Michelle Blum, nutritionist and owner of Nutrish Mish. Lacking vitamin D leads to loss of energy, anxiety, and depression while a magnesium deficiency, most common in women, creates fatigue and “brain fog.” To help avoid these symptoms stock up on fish, pork, eggs, and milk for that extra D. Magnesium can be found in nuts, beans, seeds, and, best of all, dark chocolate!

Cleanse Naturally: Rather than going to the store and purchasing an overpriced cleansing product, make one at home yourself. “Your body really doesn’t need a ‘cleanse,’ your kidneys and liver have that covered,” Blum claimed. Her favorites are lemon juice, turmeric, ginger, garlic, and green tea.

Speed the Metabolism: In addition to regularly working out again and timing your meals, spicy foods, caffeine, and whole grains can boost your metabolism. Though your metabolism is largely ruled by genetics, adding in cinnamon, chili peppers, coffee, green tea, brown

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Turkey Trot Run For Fun Photos by Richard Lewin

According to John Rooney, East Hampton’s superintendent of recreation, the 41st annual Turkey Trot Run For Fun in Montauk on Thanksgiving Day had the largest turnout in its history. Once again race founder John Keeshan and Bob Beattie of official timers Island Timing directed the official start.

Proceeds from the race benefit the Montauk Food Pantry.

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