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DID YOU EVER SMOKE GRASS? NO? YOU’RE PROBABLY LYING

It’s coming and no one – not even the federal government – can stop it.

In our lifetime, marijuana, aka grass, weed, pot, reefer, dope, ganja, Mary Jane, herb, whatever you call it, will be legalized.

Possession of less than an ounce of marijuana will be decriminalized.

As of today, marijuana is legal in Colorado. Yes, you can smoke a joint in public in Colorado, which gives new meaning to the song “Rocky Mountain High.”

As of now, 18 states (including New Jersey) plus Washington D.C. have already enacted laws to legalize medical marijuana. And that’s good.

In the case of New Jersey this might pose a problem because if Jersey’s wonderful governor, the brilliant, tragically overweight Chris Christie, ever takes a toke of grass he will get the out-of-control “fat man munchies” and wind up eating

Trenton.

Over the years pot has been the source of so much lying and denying.

For example, in a survey a few years ago, just one-third of adult Americans said they had smoked pot. This leads me to believe that all but a small number of the twothirds who said they have never smoked pot in their lives were lying either to themselves or to us.

I say 98 percent of those of you reading this column right now have tried it at least once. Did I say 98 percent? I meant 99.5 percent.

New York Mayors Bloomberg and Koch admitted they smoked grass.

I will bet ever y one of the Supreme Court justices have smoked pot at one point in their lifetime. Although the thought of seeing Ruth Bader Ginsberg stoned makes me nauseous.

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What’s more, our last three presidents smoked pot. President Clinton (he lied and said he didn’t inhale) smoked grass.

President George W. Bush (he wouldn’t talk about it but his drug use was legendary when he attended Yale).

President Barry Obama smoked grass and that didn’t hurt him, did it? (tee hee!)

The fact is, if you were alive in 1960s and ‘70s and ‘80s, you smoked. I didn’t know anyone who didn’t experiment with pot at least once. You couldn’t walk a single New York City street in the summer without getting a whiff of the sweet pungent smell of the cannabis weed.

Pot smokers in those days, for the most part, were a docile, giddy, rock ‘n roll-loving, happy-go-lucky lot who only posed a danger to the ingredients of their refrigerators when they were seized with an attack of the munchies.

It was a wonderful time. When I think of those days I think of the words of the song, “Those were the days, my friend, we thought they’d never end.”

Sadly, they ended. As the years went on, those long-haired ponytailed kids with dilated pupils cut their hair, cleaned up their act, and became corporate leaders, Supreme Court justices, presidents, generals, doctors, priests, teachers, community leaders etc., etc. Perhaps smoking dope had indeed robbed them of their memory, as they had been warned would happen by those older generation folks who only got their kicks from booze – because no sooner had many of these confirmed pot smokers quit smoking than they joined the establishment and immediately denied ever taking a toke and set

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out to make life miserable for anyone caught with a joint.

One thing we must do once marijuana is legalized in this country is to expunge the records of all those who, in the past, were caught smoking a joint on the street and prosecuted.

They harmed no one.

Sadly, at one point, nearly a thousand people a week in the United States were being arrested, doing jail time, winding up with a record, losing out on college scholarships, and getting kicked out of schools for doing what those who were prosecuting them did when they were young.

When marijuana becomes legal it’s important that parents talk to their children about the drug.

Talk to them the same way you should talk to them about liquor and cigarettes, which, in the long run, are far more dangerous than grass will ever be. Don’t wait to talk about it until your kids are 15 or 16 years old because the chances are, by that time, they have already experimented with grass and your input will be wasted.

There is one part of the marijuana controversy that still enrages me.

It is clear that marijuana can be of great help to those poor souls suffering from cancer who are undergoing chemotherapy.

Cannabis helps them deal with the nausea and horrible sickness that is part of the treatment.

Withholding marijuana from these people for so many years is the real crime. Those holier-than-thou people who constantly refused to allow timid politicians to legalize marijuana for medical use should, frankly, burn in hell.

A few years ago my late friend Joel Siegel was stricken with colon cancer and took his first chemo treatment. He called me and told me he had never felt so sick in his entire life. He said he heard that marijuana could ease his suffering. Could I find some? I told him I would make some calls. A few hours later I showed up at his door with five joints. I rang the bell. He answered the door. I held out the five joints in my hands and said, “The first five are free but then when you become a wild-eyed drooling addict, I’m going to charge you big money.”

We both laughed. He later told me he took three puffs and he realized he would be able to bear the ordeal.

Marijuana will soon be legal for all. It’s about time.

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The Full ‘Gansett: Twelve Months Of Mens

By Kitty Merrill

The life of a reporter is one of self-sacrifice, penury, obligation, and the grinding torpor of town board meetings . . . and then you get invited to watch the making of a male pinup calendar.

It was a dirty job, but Indy had to do it. Last weekend, volunteers from t h e D on al d T. Sha rk e y Memorial Community Fund gave The Independent exclusive access to photography sessions with fulsome fellows who will grace the pages of the first-ever Original Mr. Amagansett calendar.

The all volunteer effort was hatched just about three weeks ago on a Friday night at Sotto Sopra in

Amagansett – “in a bar, as many great ideas are hatched,” producer Kathryn Reid recalled. Erica Yardley was credited with wanting to create something that would rival the popular FDNY calendar. “If it’s good, we’ll all take credit. If it’s bad, we’ll blame her,” Reid joked.

Julie McMahon of JEM photography was pressed into service for the difficult task of shooting the hunks, many of whom were solicited by one of the Fund’s founders, Tina Piette – “In a bar,” Reid reported. “Tina likes to get them in a contained area, that’s her MO.” “And my other MO is this,” Piette said Saturday night, holding out her Independent / Kitty Merrill

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Saturday night’s shoot took place at The American Hotel in Sag Harbor. There was a brief debate over whether manly mixologists Vinnie and Paul would provide their last names, or wear shirts.

They decided to skip the names and keep the shirts, despite urging to the contrary by those assembled to witness the historic shoot.

On Sunday afternoon a chilly and scantily clad contingent of models from East Hampton Volunteer Ocean Rescue wrestled the heavy lifeguard stand onto the beach at Indian Wells for their session. After it was finished, Piette looked from the group of buff guards to John Ryan, Sr., as he wrote a check to the Fund. “That’s my favorite sight,” she said.

Piette, and other members of the charity, have seen the checkwriting sight quite often. Since 2009, shortly after the death of beloved Amagansett resident and East Hampton town chief building inspector Don Sharkey, the Fund has raised over $83,000.

Contributions to the fund support those in need in the community as well as efforts to which Don volunteered his own time, according to the fund’s website. East End Soldier Ride (which later became a part of the Wounded Warrior Project), the Amagansett, East Hampton, Springs, Montauk, Sag Harbor and Bridgehampton Fire Departments, East Hampton Boy Scout Troop Continued on Page 28.

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$250K For 106th

By Kitty Merrill

It’s a quarter of a million dollars, and it’s a win/win for the base and the community. Last week Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone announced that Suffolk County successfully secured a grant to enhance communication systems at the 106th Rescue Wing Air National Guard base located at Gabreski Airport in Westhampton.

The money -- $126,000 from the New York State Empire State Development Corporation (NYSED) to be matched by Suffolk County with $116,000 and Southampton Town, which provided another $10,000 for a total $252,000 – will be used to purchase two wide band radio base stations with accessories, batteries, specialized antenna, chargers, multiband LMR and GPS microphones, mobile chargers, and vehicle antennae. The equipment will be controlled, operated and maintained by the ANG. According to a release from Bellone’s office, the new gear will bolster the Rescue Wing’s ability to communicate with an array of agencies during emergencies. “These funds, along with matching funds from the County and Southampton Town will help to ensure the “Wing” has the communication tools needed to enhance their domestic response capabilities,” said Bellone.

“During Super Storm Sandy, the 106th Rescue Wing provided vital resources to Suffolk County, including an essential command and control link between military and civilian agencies, swift water rescue support, and personnel to assist the Suffolk County Police Department and town and village police departments with relief supply distribution, gas station traffic control efforts and anti-looting patrols. As the magnitude of this disaster required all hands on deck, the 106th Rescue Wing truly lived up to the task and we are thankful for the partnership in helping to provide public safety for Suffolk County residents . . . The 106th Rescue Wing has an important role in the defense of our nation, and is an equally important community resource as evidenced in the aftermath of Super Storm Sandy.”

“The 106th Rescue Wing is proud to partner with Suffolk County and the surrounding community in the recent award of a New York Military Base Retention Grant,” said 106th Rescue Wing Commander Colonel Thomas Owens. “In the wake of Super Storm Sandy, the Wing continues to support the cleanup efforts with members on State Active Duty while

also fulfilling our federal mission with many members currently deployed overseas through 2013.”

The money will also underscore the value of the base and the need to keep it. Several years ago, its closure was threatened, and saving the base became an issue embraced by myriad elected officials and community organizations.

Bellone reported the funding will further safeguard ANG’s future.

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Suffolk County applied for the grant in August under the NYESD Military Base Retention Grant Program, which is designed to enhance the competitiveness of the base during federal base realignments and closures expected in future defense budget cuts.

“The award of this grant will not only facilitate rapid response to future critical missions but also continues to affirm and strengthen our partnerships; we are grateful for the tremendous support from Suffolk County and all our elected leaders,” said Owens.

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York State. The grant is available to municipalities with a demonstrated history of support for military bases in New York.

For several years, Suffolk County has been assisting the 106th ROW to remain competitive with other bases around the country by making significant improvements to the aviation infrastructure used both by the Air National Guard and civilian aircraft at Gabreski Airport.

The matching portion of the grant will be covered by lease revenue generated from the Westhampton Business District, an industrial park on airport grounds. Under Federal Aviation Administration regulations, Continued on Page 24.

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Mobile Home Owners Air Grievances

By Rick Murphy

The cesspools have been overflowing. There are potholes all over, so severe that one resident allegedly broke two bones after falling in one. The community pool has been closed for years. The electrical system is outdated. Tenants say they are being charged for chores the owner is supposed to take care of. Yet, the rent goes up each and every year.

Thus is their plight, said residents of the East Hampton Mobile Home Park, who have banded together to

address the issues. And, they have two powerful politicians in their corner.

State Assemblyman Fred Thiele and State Senator Ken LaValle attended a meeting hosted by the tenants at the park Friday.

The owner of the complex is RHP Properties, based in Farmington Hills, Michigan. The company did not have any representatives at the meeting.

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Friday’s meeting. They advised the locals about the legal steps necessary to form a tenant’s association. “It would be like stirring up a hornet’s nest,” LaValle said.

Thiele offered his legal services pro bono to help with the process, he said.

“In some other states tenants have access to the courts for rent gouging if the increase exceeds the cost of living,” Thiele noted. He said a similar bill has passed in the assembly but stalled in the senate, a victim of landlord and real estate lobbyists.

This isn’t the first time residents of the mobile village mobilized. About eight years ago The Independent published a series on the matter.

The manager at the time, Barbara Schellinger, was accused of, among other things, forcing trailer buyers and sellers to pay her a broker’s fee, which is illegal in New York State.

A t t h e t i m e R H P, w h o s e spokesman was Jay Weston, denied the allegations and supported Schellinger. Weston, in fact, said he wasn’t aware the residents were unhappy. But several residents said they had contacted him, and at least one produced certified letters of complaint he had mailed to Weston.

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only removed as manager but was ordered to leave the premises. She reportedly left the state after at least one resident contacted police with allegations that Schellinger sought kickbacks from workers she hired to perform chores at the site.

However, it should be noted police never formally charged her with wrongdoing.

The most egregious complaint currently, Thiele said, is that the sewer system is inadequate. Potholes are a concern, and speed bumps installed a few years back caused considerable damage to some of the cars residents drive.

The residents of the park own their mobile homes but must pay rent for the space and the services provided – snow removal, garbage removal, and security. There are almost 200 units, and the annual rent is $1.7 million. It should be noted the current complaints are not lodged against the facility’s on site manager but its management company, a subsidiary of Newbury Management Company.

Thiele said he is hopeful that the bill to control rents will pass when LaValle submits it again. “Once the park owners know someone is looking over their shoulders” the complaints are usually addressed, he said.

A call to RHP was not returned by press time.

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So Long Scanners, Hello Map App

By Kitty Merrill

It’s called Intelligence Led Policing, and despite joshing from colleagues in East Hampton Town Police Headquarters last week, Detective Sergeant Robert Gurney says that’s not an oxymoron.

On Friday, Det. Sgt. Gurney offered a demonstration of the latest arrow in the crime-fighting quiver – an interactive online map that shows and analyzes crime data by neighborhood throughout the town. Called RAIDS Online, the system will help both cops and citizens, allowing the latter to get more information on crimes in their communities and, hopefully, provide more info to police in return.

“When they offered us this map, we jumped in, hoping to generate more interest in crime patterns and more information coming our way,” Det. Sgt. Gurney related.

The system is certainly interesting and local police scanner addicts may find themselves glued to the laptop or Smartphone tracking mischief, burglaries and thefts, plus more, in their hamlets.

Sign on to the site via www. raidsonline.com.

Prompts located next to the map allow users to get as specific as they want, even plugging in their own addresses to track crimes in their areas. Select a timeframe, and pick from a list of potential crimes.

Color-coded buttons will appear in the map. Click on them to learn more about an individual incident, the time it occurred and the street where it was perpetrated. There’s even a prompt allowing the user to submit an anonymous tip.

Another section of the map provides “analytic layers” that

calculate trends and depict “hotspots.” Police have extra access to additional prompts that will not just show patterns, but predict where crimes are most likely to occur next. “This allows us to increase patrols in a particular area,” Det. Sgt. Gurney explained.

Additionally cops can click on the map – from their squad cars – to find extra case information about different incidents. The online map also makes it easier to share information with other agencies, the detective sergeant informed.

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updated online and in a mobile app, which is offered free on the App Store.

BAIR Analytics, Inc., a company that sells analytic software and workstations, is offering the service for free to the town. “We wanted to do something to help law enforcement in these tough economic times. We consider this a basic service that we are more than happy to provide to the public and our law enforcement friends,” said company founder Sean Bair, a former police officer and analyst.

Det. Sgt. Gurney believes East Hampton is the only town police department on Long Island using the system so far. “Hopefully,” he said, “It will help generate a dialogue between us and the public.” kmerrill@indyeastend.com

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A crowd of about 100, including dozens of uniformed police from the East End and beyond, gathered at Southampton Town Hall last Thursday afternoon for the swearing in of the town’s newest police chief: Robert Pearce.

After a robust applause following the ceremony, the newly appointed police chief emerged from a sea of people standing in the town board room, grinning from ear to ear.

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promoted to chief at a November 27 town board meeting, with the unanimous support of the Southampton Town Board, and officials say, “he’ll do a good job.”

Pearce has been acting as chief since his pr edec e sso r, William Wilson Jr., announced his resignation last month, for unspecified Independent / Emily Toy reasons.

Southampton Police Chief D u r i n g Robert Pearce. his 18-month tenure as the town’s chief, Wilson struggled with the town board over funding and staffing issues, charging the department was insufficiently staffed due to budget constraints.

His appointment drew the ire of some locals, especially the town’s PBA, because Wilson came from outside the department – he was the Southampton Village Police Chief.

His term as chief of the town’s police department came to an official end on December 1, but he has not been on the job since before Hurricane Sandy hit at the end of October.

Then - Captain Pearce led the town’s emergency response in dealing with the landfall of the super storm, including massive efforts during the aftermath of Sandy.

Support for the promotion of Pearce to chief was very different from when the former lieutenant was promoted to captain in March. The Republican and Conservative majority of the town board- Councilman Chris Nuzzi, Councilwoman Christine Scalera, and Councilman Jim Malone, were all in favor of promoting Pearce, while Supervisor Anna Throne-Holst and Councilwoman Bridget Fleming opposed the promotion. This time around the vote was unanimous.

The resolution affirming Pearce’s promotion confirmed there were fewer than three candidates willing to accept the position who have reached the rank of captain or higher in all of Southampton Town, including departments outside of the Southampton Town Police Department.

The new chief will now be the head of the largest police force on the East End, with about 110 officers, and will receive an annual salary of $166,669, according to the town board’s resolution.

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East Hampton, Worker Reach Accord

By Rick Murphy

East Hampton Town has opted to reinstate an employee who faced termination rather that participate in what could have been a very contentious public airing of the charges against her.

Linda Norris, a 17-year veteran of the town’s Human Services Department, was suspended and faced termination after a disciplinary hearing scheduled for Friday.

Tom Horn, a former town employee and union head, and attorney Lawrence Kelly, threw the town a nasty curveball, though.

Horn, who is now a labor attorney, said Norris, who hired him, was entitled to a public hearing.

An hour before it was scheduled to begin the town notified Horn that it would engage in settlement talks while a throng of Norris’s supporters sat inside the hearing hall at town hall. Hours later the two sides reached an agreement -- Norris would be reinstated and transferred to the town’s Housing and Community Development department, pending approval by the town board.

“The town gets to pick the hearing officer, so the system is slanted towards the employer,” Horn said. “There’s a certain level of intimidation there.” The attorney said that the odds change drastically if an employee decides to hire an attorney. “These proceeding most likely won’t stand up in State Supreme Court,” he commented.

Horn has become somewhat of the go-to attorney for clients targeted by the town. When Larry Penny, the director of the town’s Natural Resources Department faced termination he hired Horn, who negotiated a settlement.

Horn said the town needs to learn that there is a level of protection for its employees, depending upon, “the longer a person has been a public employee, and the better his or her record is.”

Both Penny and Norris wrongfully had their names dragged through the mud, Horn opined. “There is no need to suspend someone publicly.

It makes it a public issue.” He guessed the town used the strategy because, “it puts pressure on the employee to comply.”

Human Services Director Diane Patrizio suspended Norris, accusing her of five charges of misconduct and three charges on incompetence.

Horn said, “all these things were very vague. They didn’t give any specific dates. They didn’t say who

did what to whom. The law says you have to make specific charges.”

The town, like Southampton, Sag Harbor Village and many other municipalities, uses Vincent Twoomey as its labor attorney.

Ironically, Twoomey’s firm once

represented East Hampton in a case against Horn, who argued his position was wrongly terminated by a prior administration, perhaps for his union activities. Horn won that case as well.

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for Twomey, handled the Norris case for the town. He did not return a call by press time.

When asked if he has become a proverbial thorn in the side of the town, Horn said “I think so . . . personified.”

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RICK’S SPACE I Dream Of Sushi . . . And Babes I don’t normally recommend a movie, mainly because I don’t go to the movies much. I have to say I found Jiro Dreams Of Sushi fascinating, especially since I began eating sushi recently.

Basically, it’s about an old guy who runs the most famous sushi restaurant in the world. People book reservations two years in advance to sit at one of the 10 stools at his place.

It looks like some seedy diner, where a guy named Joe with a three-day growth, a cigarette hanging from his mouth, wearing a sleeveless, dirty t-shirt would be right at home slinging eggs. A waitress named “Cookie” with her hair up in a bun and gobs of make up would serve you coffee as soon as you walked in and say, “What’s it gonna be today, hon?”

But this ain’t the Bronx, it’s located in a Tokyo subway station.

Jiro, who is like, 90 years old, personally prepares each piece right in front of the 10 diners – with his bare hands – and then he serves it piece by piece. He then stares at you while you eat it. The thing is, he makes these huge pieces – some with the glistening skin of the fish still attached – and it’s a mouthful to be sure. So people stuff this huge wad of raw fish in their mouth and then swallow it, hoping like hell to get it down without having to wash it down with half a bottle of sake, which is apparently frowned upon.

It reminded me of the time in Sag Harbor when my grandfather, Enrico Forcucci, made me and my friend Bobby eat scungilli. We were about 10, and on our way to play spongeball. The trouble was, we didn’t have a spongeball, so I asked Papa Enrico for a quarter. He gave

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He then served each of us a heaping portion of elbow macaroni covered with tomato sauce and scungilli.

I have eaten a lot of bad stuff in my time, but seldom have I encountered something that not only was foul tasting, but rubbery to the point that the mere act of chewing it was painful. The culminating moment -- swallowing it – was a chore so impossible as to make any attempt foolhardy.

We didn’t know what to do, because Papa insisted we clean our plates. Bobby came up with the idea of putting it in our napkins and then hiding it in our pants. An hour later we were playing spongeball in the St. Andrews parking lot when the scungilli started seeping down our legs. It was hot, and we were playing on tar, and soon the scungilli started going bad (not that it was any good to begin with). This not only caused an abrupt end to our game, but that Sunday even the most loyal of Catholics refused to park their cars there.

Karen is like Jiro. On the rare occasions when she used to cook, she would stare at me when I took a bite, waiting for a sign that I liked the food. That moment would never come. For example, her broiled chicken, which she serves black on the outside and red on the inside, is

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so bad I’ve taken to putting it down my pants to take the same route the scungilli took so many years ago.

Jiro has devoted his entire life to sushi. He works 16 hours a day, seven days a week, and has done so for more than seven decades. He dreams of sushi. Maybe it’s just me, but if I spent every waking hour at work I would probably dream of babes.

As soon as you finish one piece of Jiro’s sushi, the next one appears.

He wraps each piece of fish around specially prepared rice, and tells the camera it should be handled like a “baby chick.” So now you get the image of a little live bird on the inside and raw fish on the outside.

It’s kind of like wrapping scungilli in a piece of Karen’s broiled chicken.

If I ever eat at Jiro’s I’m going to end up putting a lot of raw fish in my underwear and drinking an abnormal amount of sake. But the old guy stares at you incessantly, so it would be very difficult indeed to not eat the food. I would probably try to divert his attention, maybe hire a scantily clad babe to walk outside the subway station and flash him every time I put a piece of fish in my mouth. Then I would deftly drop the thing onto my lap on its way to its ultimate resting place, in my underwear.

Jiro dreams of sushi. I put scungilli in my underwear. We must be kindred spirits.

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EDITORIAL A Little More Discretion, Please In East Hampton this week, a town worker who faced termination suddenly was vindicated after her attorney requested a public hearing wherein the town would air the alleged grievances, and the employee would respond.

Instead, an hour before the hearing the town initiated settlement talks, and the matter was resolved. Instead of getting fired, the worker was transferred to another department.

The whole matter begs the question: if the town thought her alleged misconduct egregious enough to warrant getting fired, why didn’t it stick to its guns? Conversely, if the charges were trumped up, why did the employee have to suffer the ignominy of having the whole sordid affair play out in the media?

In Southampton Town a similar situation occurred with a police lieutenant. He was suspended with much fanfare and publicity at the recommendation of the police chief.

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Because in recent elections voters have been trending toward independence, the concept of the independent watchdog group takes on some significance. In many political contests, business dealings have been scrutinized for purposes of disclosing whether a candidate has used his office for personal gain. In Southampton however candidates have traditionally escaped this

type of scrutiny. So it wasn’t a surprise when Congressman Timothy Bishop argued that outside scrutiny was unfair even though it is fair and quite normal.

As for women’s issues, it has been my experience that although I’m a property owner, Southampton officials lack the ability to treat me as a peer or with respect.

Therefore, in the absence of a watchdog group, it’s important that I have the right to speak out freely when I believe my quality of life or property rights have been violated. Having said the above, I believe an economic argument is more powerful than a gender argument because any economy that marginalizes women will be a less successful economy.

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Good Cheer Dear Rick, Holiday time is here.

I say, there’s a chill in the air.

Store’s windows are cheerfully aglow.

Decorated, with the utmost of care.

Button up your coat, don’t forget your scarf.

Put on that funny, warm hat you wear.

I especially like to see that smile of

All kinds of allegations were floated about. Six months later, however, the lieutenant was reinstated and the police chief abruptly resigned.

We are not casting aspersions on anybody involved or passing judgment of any kind. What we are suggesting is the municipalities might use a little caution before dragging someone through the mud.

Yes, there are rogue employees who should be disciplined, and perhaps fired. But there are also those who draw the ire of superiors for noble reasons, like refusing to take shortcuts or leave a job that needs doing undone.

One local attorney suggests the municipalities make these allegations public to intimidate municipal workers. The hope is the employees will be less likely to hire counsel and more likely to submit to the punishment.

We’re in the newspaper business, not the mud-slinging business. These matters should be handled more discreetly until firm evidence of culpability is gleaned.

yours.

It’s the season to be happy, every day.

Have a wonderful time.

I say, it’s a holiday!

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Huge Success Dear Editor, On behalf of the Noyac Civic Council, I would like to thank many persons who pitched in to make our Holiday Dinner Dance a huge success.

First, I’d like to thank WLNG for their many years of service by airing our Holiday Festivities announcement. Dave Lee also deserves a thank you for also publicizing our events. On Saturday Mike and Betty Dowling hosted the delicious Children’s Party at their Noyac restaurant, M.J. Dowling’s. Santa surprised at least 39 children. Diane and Phil Bucking, owners of the Sag Harbor Garden Center, generously donated the Christmas tree, which we proudly decorated at the traffic circle at Long Beach and Noyac Road.

On Sunday the staff at The Coast

Grill did a superb job of preparing and serving gourmet food to a full house of revelers for our dinner dance. Many Noyac residents and businesses donated gifts for our door prizes and raffle, and we would like to acknowledge them: Marilyn and Dennis Downes, Judge and Carol Burke, the Noyac Liquor Store, the Whalebone General Store, Cromer’s Market, George Heine Realty, Cappelletti Restaurant, Dowling’s Restaurant, The Bridge Golf Course and King Kullen Supermarket.

Diane Hewett, proprietor of DCH Graphics must be recognized for her professional design and layout of our holiday flyers and printed matter.

The NCC also thanks JoAnne Staffa, Randy Ackerman, Gary Ackerman, Diane Hewett, Christiana Witty and Marilyn Downes who either collected tickets or sold raffle tickets to support the NCC Scholarship Fund during our Dinner Dance.

The NCC asks our community to patronize our local businesses, especially during the holiday season. The Noyac Civic Council wishes everyone a Merry Christmas, a Happy Chanukah and a Happy New Year.

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They don’t want the town board to pass the buck; they want the bucks, and the does, to pass . . . away. The bulk of speakers who filled East Hampton Town Hall last Thursday night for a threehour public hearing on a proposed deer management plan favored culling deer to cut the burgeoning population of hoofed inhabitants.

Increased cases of deer-related diseases, of deer vs. car accidents, and of forest deterioration were cited in both the plan and by speakers as justification for taking the lethal measure. Opponents questioned estimated costs of a culling, favored more humane measures, such as contraceptives, and refuted assertions that fewer deer would mean fewer cases of Lyme disease and other tick borne illnesses.

Ticks don’t die, just because their host does, Ilissa Meyer, declared.

They’ll leave a dead deer and look to latch on to another mammal, “like your grandchildren,” she said. A frequent visitor to town board deer meetings, she called upon the board to solicit more scientific, rather than anecdotal, data about deer and ticks. Other speakers, such as Ellen Crain from the East Hampton Group for Wildlife looked askance at the deer/tick connection. She also noted that the lethal aspects of the plan are the only ones that are well developed; other solutions receive only “passing mention.”

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Agreeing with Crain, Bob Silverstone from the wildlife group decried bow hunting as an activity that leaves deer to die “a slow, agonizing death.”

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It was mentioned several times that if contraception is a chosen option, meat harvested from the deer can’t be used to feed the hungry. Russ Calemmo said last year local food pantries received 6000 pounds of venison to distribute among the needy. “We fed over 2000 families,” he said.

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Ganitsch was a member of a deer task force in St. Bernard’s Township in New Jersey. Formed in 1999, the task force has had success with the hybrid program.

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Bellone noted that in addition to its role in providing national defense and emergency response, ANG makes a significant contribution to the local economy. “This base provides jobs, training and a career path for many men and women in the local community. These highly skilled military jobs must stay in Suffolk,” he said. Statewide, military bases account for more than 10,000 direct jobs and an economic impact of more than $1.9 billion.

The 106th Rescue Wing has a storied history of service on the domestic front. In 1996, they were the first aircraft on the scene of the TWA Flight 800 crash; in 1999, they located the transponder from the wreckage of John F. Kennedy Jr.’s downed aircraft, and in 2001, they were the first Air National Guard personnel to respond to the World Trade Center. kmerrill@indyeastend.com

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East Hampton Town ZIPCODE 11930 - AMAGANSETT

ZIPCODE 11937 - EAST HAMPTON

ZIPCODE 11954 - MONTAUK

ZIPCODE 11975 - WAINSCOTT

Riverhead Town ZIPCODE 11792 - WADING RIVER

ZIPCODE 11901 - RIVERHEAD

ZIPCODE 11931 - AQUEBOGUE

ZIPCODE 11947 - JAMESPORT

Shelter Island Town ZIPCODE 11964 - SHELTER ISLAND

Southampton Town ZIPCODE 11901 - RIVERHEAD

ZIPCODE 11946 - HAMPTON BAYS

ZIPCODE 11959 - QUOGUE

ZIPCODE 11960 - REMSENBURG

ZIPCODE 11963 - SAG HARBOR

ZIPCODE 11968 - SOUTHAMPTON

ZIPCODE 11977 - WESTHAMPTON

ZIPCODE 11978 - WESTHAMPTON BEACH

Southold Town ZIPCODE 11935 - CUTCHOGUE

ZIPCODE 11939 - EAST MARION

ZIPCODE 11944 - GREENPORT

ZIPCODE 11957 - ORIENT

ZIPCODE 11971 - SOUTHOLD

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Schwartz, J & N

130 MeetingHouseLane

2,000,000

130 Meeting House Ln

Silva, T Town of East Hampton Moskowitz, S Stephens,G & Wang, L Henry,D & Fornal,C

Topal, G Roman, D Forst, J & H Gibbons, R Bennett, J by Exr

1,550,000 575,000* 1,595,000 400,000 800,100

6 Woodhollow Dr 20 Quality Row 9 Jasons Ln 60 Oak View Hwy 17 Stratton Square

Town of East Hampton

Cirisano,Rubino etal

820,000*

57 Old West Lake &5,4,3&2

RSIL26, LLC 12 Goose Creek LLC Ogden, C

Aser Corp Ocampo, J & A Noble Family, LLC

1,500,000 7,100,000 6,200,000*

26 Goodfriend Dr 12 Goose Creek Ln Association Rd

Crawford,C&Kiernan,K

Tallon, J by Exr

332,000

144 E Woodland Dr

Emeksiz,A &Sweeney,M Catone, P McGuire, M & I Murphy&Sakhno-Murphy

Slezak, J & L Ketcham, R & E Sasanelli,D &Ruddy,J Lagun, I

700,000 283,000 260,000 184,500

733 Herricks Ln 2905 Pebble Beach Path 8 Blackberry Commons 724 Pulaski St

Knauss, D

Klingel, J

325,000

23 Summerfield Ln S

Palmeri, F & K

Higgins Housing Init

374,500

120 Green St

Harris, S Hecker, E & Allen, Z 8Coveway, LLC

Sullivan, T & K Rafe, M Lear, E

465,000 430,000 1,700,000

12 Sleepy Hollow Rd 2 Rebel Rd 8 Cove Way

Vlahos, D

Molesso, J & M

600,000

326 Royal Ave

Rendino, M & L Dmytriw, K Lobasso&ReardonLobas Erber,J & LaVeglia,K

Fisch,J & Devine,D Boland, A Wheatman,J&D&Kiegiel Deutsche Bank Nat

440,000 410,000 350,000 296,180

28 Red Creek Rd 28 Oakhurst Rd 2 Wilson Dr 4 Fairview Rd

Karmitz, A & L

Gassman, S & M

1,112,500

45 Whippoorwill Ln

Bean, J & E Rosenfeld&GoodsteinR

Poletti, E & R Alessandria,J&Kruk,D

779,000 990,000

4 Strathmore Ct 44 A Basket Neck Ln

Telford Family Trust Donn, L Stern, C SFS Properties LLC 58 Howard LLC 15 GardenStreetTrust

Desmond, B Tureski,P&G&G &Kenny Collins, M & L Diamond, R & M Wandel, P & J Peterson, C

3,125,000 530,000 1,550,000 8,800,000 1,675,000 1,500,000

23 Rawson Rd 11 Sims Ave 7 North Haven Way 38 Ferry Rd/Rt 114 58 Howard St 15 Garden St

Ammon, C BrownFamilyPrprtsIII Wacht,J&Pearlstein,M

Adel, F by Exr 4 B’s Realty VIII Mayid, M

1,400,000 575,000* 1,385,300

35 West Beach Dr 2 Leecon Ct 8 Koral Dr

Frucci, P & L

Rosenthal, L

799,000

43 Jagger Ln

Derring,F & Yellin,D Herenstein, A

Ganguzza, F & N Booth, E

555,000 4,050,000

22 Rogers Ave 137 Dune Rd

County of Suffolk

Tuthill, E & B

2,286,055

p/o13936 CR 48 DvlpRts

Coschignano, C & E

Cook, W by Exr

332,000

1110 Gillette Dr

Tully, C & J Dowling,A & Sinha, H Betz, J

Trabelsi, I Falkowski,Thompson & Brandon, J & T

575,500 268,000 673,575

400 Green Hill Ln 195 Ninth St 809 Main St

Bertsch, A & S

Woodhouse, J & J

1,050,000

2395 Village Ln

Wong, A & S Knoll, J & K Cai, J

Buglion, E Ferrara, J Trust Amend, A Trust

1,250,000 162,500 1,130,000

2520 Clearview Ave 895 Oakwood Dr 380 Midway Rd

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

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Probe Unearths Contraband At least it wasn’t hook, line, and sinker. That would have hurt. The Suffolk County Sheriff’s department reported this week that an East Hampton man was caught attempting to smuggle drugs into the jail via a balloon attached to fishing line hidden in a body cavity.

Corrections Officers confiscated Suboxone strips and Methadone pills from inmate Christopher Reale, 32.

Investigator Michael Hastings of the Sheriff’s Internal Security Unit interviewed inmate Reale resulting in an admission, search and recovery of the illegal drugs, according to a release last Friday. Reale had smuggled them into the facility inside a body cavity using a balloon and fishing line to later retrieve the contraband.

Reale, who was sentenced to one year in the facility for felony D.W.I. Drugs, now faces additional charges of Promoting Prison Contraband 1st Degree, a Class D Felony, and two counts of Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance, 7th.

Sheriff Vincent F. DeMarco stated, “The diligence of our Investigators and Correction Officers prevents dangerous contraband from being dispersed within our facilities.”

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Recently members of the East Hampton Fire Department “White Knights” Heavy Rescue Squad conducted a high-angle rescue training drill with members of the Hook & Ladder Company #1 at the East Hampton Town Emergency Services training center in Wainscott.

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Some speakers questioned whether there actually are more deer, or if they’re just more visible due to the proliferation of fences and loss of browsing opportunities that drive them out of traditional habitats. The plan proposes conducting a survey to gauge an accurate number. “Are there more deer or are they just now in your neighborhood?” wildlife rehabilitator Wendy Chamberlain queried.

Speaking on behalf of the Concerned Citizens of Montauk, Jeremy Samuelson called the plan “a broad outline.” He said the next step should be a survey, with data given to a qualified wildlife biologist. Management measures should be “considered through the

lens of science,” he said.

The plan is the first written by a large municipality in New York State, planning director Marguerite Wolffsohn informed at the outset of the meeting. The State Department of Environmental Conservation is charged with deer management throughout New York, and the local proposal complies with their plan.

Assemblyman Fred Thiele was on hand last Thursday night. He expressed his and his senate counterpart, Ken LaValle’s willingness to work with the town to craft any necessary state legislation.

The next step for town officials entails compiling an after hearing evaluation of comments and revising the plan, if desired. The record has been left open for 30 days for written comments. kmerrill@indyeastend.com

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Additionally, the fund offers a $2500 scholarship each year to a local student and last year sent nine children to summer camp and paid hospital bills for several community members. “It was especially poignant to us that when everyone’s good friend Carl “The Greek” Gust passed away, donations were made to the Fund in his memory,” the website notes.

The wildly popular Mr. Amagansett Pageant held each February at the Stephen Talkhouse in Amagansett is dedicated in Sharkey’s memory, as are a handful of other fundraisers throughout the year, including an annual bike ride. This year the pageant will be held on February 2.

Fund members are already drafting contestants. Residency in the hamlet is not a requisite; “that limits the pool,” Piette pointed out.

This is the group’s first shot at crafting a calendar. Funded by individuals and local businesses, the project is so far slated to include a bevy of bodacious bartenders from several local establishments, fetching firemen from Amagansett Fire Department’s Company 2, the fine physiques of Body Tech trainers, rugged gents from Montauk Rugby, majestic – and shirtless - men from East Hampton Volunteer Ocean Rescue, and more. Of course, the current Mr. Amagansett titleholder will be found among the months, as will local personalities from the business community. No local politicians or elected officials will appear on the glossy pages, which many consider a plus.

Fund members hope the calendar will be ready by Christmas. Stay tuned for distribution news, or visit the Fund’s website or Facebook page. kmerrill@indyeastend.com

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Play Bridge A hand very similar to this one was played recently at the East Hampton Duplicate Bridge Club’s Monday afternoon game. Only one declarer found the winning line of play. Every other South could not resist the temptation to win the first trick by trumping the king of clubs in his hand. This line of play seemed reasonable. However, after drawing trumps and leading to his spade jack, East won and led a heart. Now South was doomed to losing two hearts and one spade for down one.

The safer line of play involved not letting East win a trick. If West held the ace and queen of hearts and East led a heart, the contract was doomed. Unfortunately for South, West did hold those two cards and East did get in with a spade to lead hearts.

The winning South refused to win the first trick. Instead, he played a small spade on the king of clubs.

This type of play is called a loser on loser. Basically, South lost a trick to the king of clubs but, at the same time, avoided a spade loser.

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Next South began to establish the spade suit. He led a small spade from dummy which he trumped with the nine. Now a small trump to dummy’s seven and another spade, trumping high again in his hand. Now the spades were established and he again led a small trump to dummy. On the three last spades, South played his three hearts, making six.

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