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“There’s a lot going on, we’re very excited,” enthused Joyce Gilbert of the Hampton Bays Chamber of Commerce. This week Gilbert offered an overview of some of the new and exciting businesses rolling into the hamlet this summer, as well as news of established venues.

The largest and most visible addition to the landscape is the huge 11,000 square foot White Water Marine center located on East Main Street at the entrance to the business district corridor.

White Water hosted a grand opening last weekend replete with demos, giveaways, and a barbecue, and a double “Bill” sales team -- Bill Manker and Billy Sorrese -- ready to answer all your nautical queries.

Heading west, find a quaint building that will hold the hamlet’s own flower shop. Riverhead Florist is open and ready with a bouquet of ideas for flower lovers. Also on Main Street, Tin Roof offers collectibles and housewares in a boutique setting. The Yoga House can be found in a former hair salon on Main Street near Scotto’s.

Continuing west, those with a hankering for something sweet and icy this summer can stop by Gemelli Gelato, located on Main Street next to Buckley’s. Gilbert said they’ll be serving up gelato (of course), plus waffled, cappuccino and espresso.

Local businessman Joe Cibellis is the brains behind the new biz.

“He’s very community-oriented,” Gilbert said. “We’re happy to have him here.”

Outside downtown, Tim Burke of Lobster Inn and 230 Elm fame, has taken over the former “Blue” on Foster Avenue as well as Tully’s Seafood Market.

There was brown paper covering the window at Rosemary’s downtown. Gilbert said she’d do some checking around to see what the future holds for the Main Street eatery. Francesca’s Pizzeria on Ponquogue Avenue has completed a major renovation, Gilbert reports.

“It looks adorable.” Shuckers Lobster & Clam Bar on Foster Avenue will be back this summer. “It’s such a fun place,” the chamber administrator said.

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From White Water Marine Center’s luxurious new building to the Riverhead florist’s homey little house, there’s plenty opening up in The ‘Bays. Top, left, the White Water sales team Bill Manker and Billy Sorrese. Center, the new florist and, bottom, White water’s grand opening.

Runners on the canal has closed forever, its landlord opting to create a high-end condo complex on the site. But Cowfish and Rumba will be back and according to Gilbert are “just as popular.”

Speaking of popularity, Canal Cafe is drawing more hungry

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Montauk: A Foodies Focus hope to open by Memorial Day. If you never got to try Montauk’s chicken and waffle place in the dock area, looks like you lost your chance. It’s closed and there are “for sale” signs in front.

Turning left on West Lake, the Chowder House is now the West Lake Fish House. It debuted this week, with the homey fireplace going in the refurbished dining room. They’re open Thursday Continued on Page 28.

By Kitty Merrill

It’s the fishing capital of the world, locals say. But based on the bounty of new dining spots that have opened there in the last few years, plus those that open this year, the Montauk Harbor area is turning into a dockside restaurant row.

And who better to take Indy on a tour of local eateries than the Lighthouse District’s own repository of dining knowledge, Carl Darenberg? On Friday he led the way, heading first towards the docks. “They’re on fire!” he said, noting the volume of renovation work underway at a slew of sites.

The venerable Gosman’s opened on Friday and by mid-morning the docks were already buzzing with activity. Heading south on West Lake Drive find three jewels in the hamlet’s restaurant crown. Tucked between Swallow East and Dave’s Grill is the newest gem: the Clam and Chowder House at Salivar’s Dock opened last month and boasted a packed house Saturday night – the sushi is to die for, the menu is extensive, and servers friendly. Wraparound windows plus a rooftop deck tempt sunset lovers.

Across the street Gaviola’s Market has been taken over by the folks who own Brent’s in Amagansett, we heard while digging in to a fabulous array of sushi rolls at Salivar’s.

Continuing south on West Lake Drive the Cross-Eyed Clam has closed. Its replacement is called the Harbor Raw Bar & Lounge.

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What’s new in Montauk? At far left, the West Lake Fish house has opened; above, left, the Montauk Juice Factory is handling pressing matters with shiny new appliances, and above, right, Allen Gregg’s all tied up with TRX classes at Cinema Cycle.

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By Kitty Merrill

They’re still not addressing abuses and they are hurting the little guys.

That was the message members of the East Hampton Town Board received from a handful of cabbies and taxi company owners during a public hearing last Thursday night in town hall.

At issue were several amendments to the town’s four-year-old taxicab

legislation. Requirements related to fingerprinting and maintaining a local office were among those that drew the most complaint.

What other service industry is required to fingerprint its employees, several speakers wanted to know. Being qualified to drive should be adequate, Patricia Scott of Atlantic Transportation opined.

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Sendlenski offered a background justification for the fingerprint mandate. When he worked in Southampton Town, officials refused to give a license to a person who had just been released from prison after serving on a sexual assault conviction. He drove in a different municipality that didn’t have a fingerprint requirement and within three months was arrested for

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There is an appeals process once files have been reviewed, but board members seemed disinclined towards offering temporary licenses for drivers who haven’t completed the fingerprinting process, which takes about 10 days. (They have their prints taken, the prints are referred to state authorities for review, then back to town.)

Will everyone who drives be subjected to the requirement? Scott made note of the free ride shuttles and new website companies like sidecar.com that can hire “any Tom, Dick, or Harry” to drive without having to follow the same rules and regulations. “It’s not fair,” she said. “You’re really sucking the life out of us.”

By contrast driver Ava Growney said, “We need the fingerprinting . . . God Bless you.” She agreed that other entities that drive for free “are big issue for us.”

Like several of the speakers who weighed in on the proposed amendments, Growney looked quizzically at the home office requirement, particularly the ban on dispatching from the office.

Designed to favor, rather than inconvenience local companies, the office concept requires each company to provide a local address.

Speakers appeared confused about a provision barring owners from dispatching from their home offices.

Multiple cabs can’t be parked at a home and come and go from there, but owners are permitted to “dispatch” cabs from their phones, Sendlenski affirmed following the meeting.

“Stuffing” was an activity among those eyed. The law prohibits overcrowding and enhances the ability for enforcement. Speakers wanted a little leeway since sometimes drivers can’t tell how many people have piled in until they leave the curb.

As discussion continued, suggestions were offered and loopholes were mentioned. Growney reported that out of town drivers will make copies of stickers and pass them out to others. Luis Leon said companies coming from away will have 30 or 40 cars linked to a single local address. “We’re going to put an end to that,” Supervisor Larry Cantwell promised. He said the board will discuss public hearing input at a work session and come to a conclusion some time this month. kmerrill@indyeastend.com

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Housing Authority Winner Goes Home

By Emily Toy

Eighteen months since being selected, Rich Lalomia was finally able to go home.

Since being selected as one of 11 participants in the Southampton Workforce Housing Program Lottery, Lalomia got to cut the ceremonial ribbon to his new threebedroom, two-bath, energy efficient house on Brookhaven Drive in Flanders on April 24.

Lalomia’s home marks the completion of the first Southampton Workforce Housing Program Lottery Home, according to a press release from Southampton Town Hall.

“This is precisely why the Southampton Workforce Housing Program is so important,” said Assemblyman Fred Thiele. “This program helps make safe, quality housing a reality for the hardworking men and women on the East End, and I am proud to celebrate the completion of the first of 11 Workforce Housing Program Lottery Homes in our community.”

Lalomia, a Southampton Town employee, was selected via lottery from a pool of eligible applicants.

Ten more homes are slated to be built throughout Southampton Town by the end of the year. The building lots were acquired through the Suffolk County 12 Affordable Housing Program, in which properties revert back to municipalities due to real estate tax default. The properties are then offered to townships and housing programs for affordable housing use only.

“The need for workforce housing is at a crisis point on eastern Long Island, so there is still work to be done,” said Coucilwoman Bridget Fleming. “But we are pleased that, thanks to our successful joint efforts, a hardworking member of our community has a chance to be a homeowner. We congratulate this new homeowner and we look forward to offering that chance to more members of the community as we continue to make progress in our housing efforts.”

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the highly anticipated Good Ground Park Project. In an effort to bring locals and visitors alike up to date and to solicit community input, members of the Southampton Town Board are inviting all to the Hampton Bays Senior Center at 7 PM. The meeting will include a presentation from MKW Associates, the design team for the project.

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Sing The Peace, Be The Change

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If you gather together enough people to meditate, you can lower the crime rate. When local mom, singer/songwriter, and producer Katherine C. H. E. read the theory that energy flows out from the people meditating, sending waves of peace and acceptance out into the world, she wondered, “Wouldn’t song and music do the same? Maybe even more powerfully!”

C. H. E. had been finding that world events were distracting her away from a positive outlook. “I was singing a song that talks about putting aside warlike ways,” she

said, “and I thought, ‘That’s good, but it is not enough. You’ve got to replace the old habit with a new one – in this case peace.’ So, I wrote a couple new verses to that song to take it to a more peaceful focus, and that’s how I connected peace and music. Then, as soon as I thought about peace and music together, it was a ‘Duh!’ moment.”

C. H. E. decided to create “Sing the Peace,” a concert that will be held Wednesday, May 14, at 7 PM at 230 Elm in Southampton. She called upon her friends in the local music industry and asked each one to perform a song about peace. Artists

scheduled to participate include Inda Eaton, Michael Weiskopf, Terry Sullivan, Cynthia Daniels, Dick Johannson, Charles Notturno and Alfredo Merat. At the end of the evening, they’ll all be invited on stage for a Grand Finale Jam. “I am really thrilled about the songs people are picking. It is going to be fun!!!” C. H. E. enthused. “It is very interesting to see how each musician defines peace through song. We are going to have a lot of different perspectives and philosophies represented. My goal is to have a diversity of perspectives so that we aren’t just singing

to ourselves!” Performers from teenagers to an octogenarian, from Montauk to NYC, and everything in between, are expected.

“In this time of so much international turmoil, when it is so easy to get caught up in focusing on all the things we don’t want, we can begin to reclaim our power when we focus, instead, on what we DO want. That’s why I’m putting this night together,” C. H. E. explained.

“The trick was finding the right venue and a date that would seem good for everyone. I’m really glad that it is Mother’s Day week. I think it highlights that you don’t have to have any sort of fancy title to make a difference. I’m a mom. I care about this. I can make my own impact this way.”

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On The Water: Two Saved, One Lost

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Searchers located the body of a 59-year-old Selden resident Monday, bringing a day-long search for the missing boater to a tragic end. Ciro Stellges made a distress call from the Long Island Sound Sunday afternoon.

Initially,his boat was nowhere to be found, according to a Riverhead Town Police press release.

Riverhead Police Department began the search for Stellges,

who was operating MAC, a 26foot fiberglass sailboat, and called the police, advising he was in distress, according to the Riverhead Detective Division.

After leaving bay waters of Mattituck, heading toward Port Washington, Stellges told police his sailboat was taking on water possibly off Wading River Beach.

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Chamber Meet Technology In Your Pocket is the topic of the Riverhead Chamber of Commerce’s breakfast meeting on May 15. Guest speakers from Verizon Wireless will feature presentations on how to best utilize the many features of your smart phone that you may not realize that you have by both iPhone and Samsung professionals.

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and U.S. Coast Guard all searched the Sound but didn’t find Stellges or the sailboat at first. Just after eight Monday morning, his body was found near Duck Pond Point.

According to a press release from the police, a missing person report was to be filed through the county police department.

Last week Southampton Town Police rescued two men from local waters.

On April 29 Southampton Town Police received a call at about 12:50 PM regarding a boat located at U.S. Coast Guard Station in Shinnecock.

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The 60-year-old was retrieved by bay constables aboard Marine 9 and escorted to a local boat ramp.

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DWI Fatality A young bicyclist was hit and killed Friday by an alleged drunk driver, Southampton Town Police said. Neil S. Fyfe, 29, of Jupiter FL,

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Southampton Police arrested two men they had been searching for.

Travon Pettaway, 21, was wanted for Assault. He was picked up Friday in Southampton Village, where he lives.

Daniel W. Cloud Jr., 19, was wanted for a home invasion that occurred last October in Noyac.

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Post Office Shenanigans Monday morning the United States Postal Service investigative arm reached out to Riverhead Police for assistance. Agents met police at the Jamesport Post Office and arrested Marie Puccio, the Post Master. Puccio, 52, was charged with Grand larceny 4th, Petit Larceny, Falsifying Business records, and Official Misconduct.

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Bottini, who has been researching Long Island’s river otters since 2008, will also be checking for signs of the river otter that was seen on the river last winter and fall. The event is Saturday from 10 AM until 2 PM. Fee: $10/person. Kayak and canoe rentals available. Call or email Mike Bottini for info or to reserve: mike@ peconic.org or 631-267-5228.

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The tournament will kick off on May 15 with a Captain’s Meeting at the Flanders Men’s Club at 7 PM. The fishing action concludes at 1 PM Sunday followed by a fairly famous Flanders Men’s Club Chicken BBQ at 3 PM. There will be over 50 raffles prizes, so it will be hard for anyone not to go away a winner.

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RICK’S SPACE Got Ants?

We do. On the kitchen counters, no less. This freaks Karen out to no end.

Since I grew up in a 200 year-old house in Sag Harbor, ants don’t faze me much. I got used to all kinds of vermin, and ants are the most benign, especially the little ones, which we have.

The next size up are the big black ants (from the Blackum Antae family) which you can distinguish from their smaller cousins by the fact you can feel them crawling all over you.

(The smaller ants you just imagine you have them in your underwear, when in most cases you don’t.) Then there are the dreaded Red Ants (Communistae Antium) and finally the Red Ants we used to call Cow Killers in Sag Harbor, because they could reportedly – wait for it – take down an adult bovine.

Ants are “social insects,” which is why they drop by for a snack. The ones we have can apparently make themselves invisible (perhaps by putting a magic ring on their little

fingers, like Frodo in Lord of the Rings).

We’ll clean the entire counter with bleach. Then we’ll take out a plate of food from the refrigerator and put it on the counter. The next time we pick it up, even if it’s just moments later, there will be ants underneath it. I don’t know how those little suckers do it.

They secrete pheromones – I don’t know what that means but I don’t like the sound of it. (I probably do the same thing, though.)

Karen is convinced they are in our food – the ants, not the pheromones -- and I have to convince her they aren’t. But they are, of course. When we used to bring peanut butter and jelly sandwiches to the beach as kids, the sandwiches would always have ants in them. That’s life in the country — go to the beach, eat some bugs, get stung by a couple wasps, pick up a tick or two, get sea lice, get stung by a jelly-fish and then go home. This is why people pay so much to live in The Hamptons.

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food, however, Karen will not let me kill the ants. She blows them off the counter, as if they aren’t smart enough to crawl right back up.

Here are a few observations I’ve made: Ant Land has a lot of one-way signs. Ants move in single file, all in the same direction. They never go back to where they come from – they just keep going until either you kill them, eat them, or they get in your underwear.

Last summer I was at my computer when I felt a big black ant crawling on my foot. I looked down and sure enough there was a procession. I followed the line – they were coming in a steady stream from the front door, turned left into my room, and then went under the bureau. There were thousands of them. So I took a broom, opened the front door, and swept them out, as many as I could.

They never came back.

I’ve never looked under my bureau to see what it is that attracted them.

If a coin or a golf ball rolls under there I leave it. The thing that lurks there and I have an uneasy truce.

(Karen should know, though that at any time it might snatch her and drag her under and she will never be seen again.)

When I was making dinner the other night I decided to stand silently in the dim light and see if I could get to the bottom of it. Sure enough before long one appeared next to the sink, heading west toward the counter with the food on it. Then another came behind it, and then another. The line appeared to be coming from the dishwasher, yet there were no ants in

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the dishwasher. So I took everything off all the counters and everything out of the sink, and I washed down all the surfaces in the kitchen. And then I saw one walking from the edge of the sink to the food counter, and suddenly he disappeared, like he was Frodo.

I’m tempted to take an insecticide and spray the entire house. When I used to do that, we never had bugs. Karen made me stop because we also lost 16 parakeets over the years, and she’s convinced there is a correlation.

Naw, can’t be.

At my brother’s graveside ceremony the priest made a little speech and then asked us to remember each family member who rested there. As we read their names aloud, one at a time, he would raise his arms and say “May his (her) soul rest in heaven, R-men (they never say “amen” like normal people).”

Then he asked for remembrances of my brother. My mom recalled that he worked at the Catholic Church one summer until he came upon one of those giant blankets of ants, a million of them swarming over a breadcrumb or something. He got fired after a priest saw him spray lighter fluid and set them ablaze. As my mother finished telling the tale I raised my arms and head toward heaven and said, “May their little souls rest in peace.”

Soon the ticks and wasps will come. Karen must be made to realize it is either them or us. The only good bug is a dead bug -- except those served with peanut butter and jelly.

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Leave it to the East Hampton Ladies’ Village Improvement Society to lend a voice of reason to the PSEG controversy.

So far, the anger over the installation of huge new utility poles by the power company has yielded little in the way of compromise.

Not only has PSEG continued the project in the face of significant opposition, but its leaders have bristled over what they say is unfair and inaccurate accusations about the project and the company.

It appears prolonged litigation will commence in the near future, and the lawsuits in a sense will likely postpone any significant regress by PSEG. In the meantime, though, the LVIS Board of Directors brilliantly puts the focus on what really matters — the trees. In case the PSEG hierarchy doesn’t know, LVIS has

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Patronage And Favoritism Dear Mr. Murphy, In a letter to The Independent, I described how Southampton Supervisor Anna Throne-Holst threw her colleague, Bridget Fleming, under the bus by reversing her pre-election support for Ms. Fleming’s proposal to prohibit party members from serving on land-use boards (“Switcheroo,” 3/12/14).

This switch is an example of the hypocrisy and mean-spiritedness that permeates the local Democratic Party.

For example, according to critics, Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone, a Democrat who appears to be a big fan of Ms. ThroneHolst, resolved a budget deficit by laying off large numbers of the county rank and file while retaining his patronage jobs.

So it’s no surprise that he supports Ms. Throne-Holst who not only rewarded her own staff with a 30 percent salary increase

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but who last year closed Town Hall on July 5 at taxpayer expense, in the process unfairly rewarding chronic absenteeism and/or mediocre performance. The point to be made about Ms. Throne-Holst’s patronage and favoritism is that her decisions were based not on human-resource protocols followed by most municipalities but upon her assertion that her staff allegedly received job offers (none of which were explained) and her feelings that her decisions were right.

One wonders whether beleaguered Suffolk County employees are aware of the extent to which Mr. Bellone supports hefty salary increases in Southampton.

SUSAN CERWINSKI

Covered Up Letter to the Editor, The Obama administration’s foreign policy is non-existent. He has relinquished our leadership role in the world as evidenced by various setbacks.

The State Department failed to increase security in Benghazi after receiving warnings of increased terrorist activity, and then the White House covered up the fiasco by blaming the Benghazi attack on an Internet video.

maintained the village’s trees for over a century, so in every sense they should have been consulted before PSEG began pruning.

What’s done is done. The LVIS suggestion is a simple one: “We call on PSEG to partner with the LVIS . . . to maintain our rare and historic trees.”

There is a long history of electric companies pruning trees on the East End to minimize the chance of power outages caused by fallen branches. LILCO and LIPA did it haphazardly; PSEG maintains it has arborists overseeing their project, but there is ample evidence to suggest in many cases the trees were hacked, not pruned.

PSEG can begin the healing process, and soothe at least some angry residents, with a simple phone call to the LVIS and working with this austere group when future pruning is scheduled.

Although we won the war in Iraq, terrorists are now in control of some Iraqi towns, and the Iraqi government has forged close ties to Iran while Iran moves closer to the development of nuclear weapons.

We will be withdrawing our troops from Afghanistan this year, but it appears Karzai is cozying up to the Taliban. He recently released dozens of imprisoned terrorists.

The war in Syria continues in a stalemate between the government and its Shiite followers against the Sunni fighters, and it is drawing in other Middle East countries.

Putin is reasserting Russian power with the takeover of the Crimea. It appears he might invade eastern Ukraine under the guise of protecting Russian speaking Ukrainians.

Obama’s proposed cutbacks in our military coupled with apologies to world leaders for our successful society, has reduced our stature in the world and hurt our national security.

DONALD A. MOSKOWITZ

New Depths Dear Editor, Congratulations to the uber wealthy

Kochs, Edelsons, et al in managing to degrade our once wealthiest middle class to second place, conceding the title to Canada; that “Socialist” country. With the help of their duped middle class cheering squad voting against their best interests, there is no telling what depths they can achieve.

NICHOLAS ZIZELIS

More Lies Dear Editor, I am one of the chronically misinformed that watches Fox News, I do this just so I can find out what the government has done to the American citizens. I can’t watch the racist Al Sharpton, (my opinion of this man) and listen to his lies, nor when I tune into NBC I get to watch Matt Lauer tell you about the best bra for women, neither is there any information from CBS as the person in charge there, his name is Rosen, who fired Sharly Atkinson for doing an article on Benghazi.

The media lies about everything and protects President Obama to the max. I want to thank Lynda Edwards and Nicholas Saridakis for answering Arlene Philomena’s letter, as this woman lives in Continued on Page 18.

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the protect Barack Hussein Obama camp, under all circumstances.

No one sees this cover-up -- weren’t you always taught one lie leads to another, and another and another? Congratulations to the Oscar winner Hillary Clinton as she watched the terrorist attack live and did nothing, while President Obama was very involved doing a mock debate.

Our Ambassador and three navy seals were murdered, but everyone is going to get to the bottom of this awful attack and so far nothing except more lies. Is this what you call a very intelligent man?

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Fragile Economy Dear Editor, Spring is just around the corner in the United States of Amnesia.

After the daffodils arrive, get ready for record numbers of illegal aliens to arrive in our communities. It’s not that there’s more work available, there is less work to be had.

New data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics reveal the lowest rate of labor participation in 35 years.

So what’s encouraging illegal immigrants to come here in record numbers? AMNESTY! House Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) wants cheap labor, and President Obama wants cheap votes. By pushing another mass Amnesty, they’re ignoring record unemployment, a fragile economy, and the will of the American people.

The Washington elites promoting another Amnesty are counting on citizens like you to have a bad memory.

The elites know that Amnesty is not new. They also know that every prior attempt to “solve” the problem of illegal immigration with Amnesty has failed miserably.

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How did you get through this past long, cold winter?

George Erson It took perseverance . . . and a shovel, to survive this past winter. But this beautiful weather certainly has brightened my spirits. It was an exceptionally long winter and it’s lovely to have the sunshine now.

Emil Sanzari I actually enjoyed this winter. Fortunately I have heavy coats and a short walk to the market from my house. And I think it takes a winter as bitter as it was to make me fully appreciate a day like this.

Frank Sofo I have family in Brooklyn so I stayed there a lot during the winter. I have a new granddaughter.

She kind of warmed up a very cold winter for me. I’m an artist so I’m here sketching at the beach. And this sunshine could brighten anyone’s spirits.

Maureen & Jim Trodden Jim: It took patience! Maureen: It’s not that much of a hardship for us. We’re from Cape Cod and so we’re used to long winters. But I’m a weather person. A blue sky and a little bit of sunshine makes everybody happy.

citizens -- do not support Amnesty.

The only thing that works is enforcement.

But, enforcing immigration laws -- and actually punishing unscrupulous employers -- makes politicians and the Washington elite cringe.

They want you to believe the mantra that “the system is broken,” when in fact, we’ve not seen serious enforcement since

the mid 1990s.

Henry Kissinger recently wrote that.

“The test of policy is how it ends, not how it begins.” Amnesty can only end badly.

It is a dagger pointed at the heart of America’s embattled Middle Class.

If we allow yet another Amnesty to be shoved down our throats by the elites, life as we know it will never be the same.

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If they just waited a little longer they could say May Six was demolished on May 6, and wouldn’t that be freaky?

A dilapidated and unsafe building, seen above, on Abraham’s Path in East Hampton, owned by the LLC titled May Six was finally demolished last week.

The house was supposed to be demolished, per Justice Court order, last October. This past February, the East Hampton Town Attorney’s office threatened additional legal action and May Six procured a demolition permit at long last. Once the owners, who had previously pled guilty to property maintenance code violations, obtained the permit and had the electric meter removed to facilitate the tear down, the building was removed.

“I’m pleased that this unsightly and unsafe building has been demolished and removed from this neighborhood in Springs,” said Town Supervisor Larry Cantwell. “This shows how Code Enforcement, the Building Department and the Town Attorney’s Office can work together to enforce the code and that we can do a better job of protecting neighborhoods.”

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T E P of the Week

A pet is a life-long c o m m i t m e n t . Ye t t o o o f t e n , the forever promise is broken along with a faithful heart as collateral damage. Nena is so beautiful, but the sadness is so evident.

This sweet and friendly German Shepherd is 12 yearsyoung and 68 pounds. She was rescued by RSVP, Inc. a local animal welfare organization offering hope for abandoned pets with nowhere to go. Nena is good with children, people and animals.

She is playful, but not overly active, knows basic commands and loves to be petted and hugged.

Can you find a place for her in your heart and welcome Nena home? Call 631-728-3524 or visit www.rsvpinc.org for more info on temporary foster care and/ or adoption.

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Please send resume or contact information to hookmill@gmail.com 31-4-34 EXPERIENCED HELP WANTED for swimming pool company. Gunite and Vinyl construction. pool/spa service techs repair mechanics. driver’s license required. If you don’t have experience don’t apply. 631-204-7042 24-4-31

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MONTAUK PLUMBING AND HEATING seeking qualified mechanic for full time position starting at $30.00 per hour please call for an interview. 631-668-8499 33-4-35

ACCOUNTANT WITH CONSTRUCTION EXPERIENCE wanted for East Hampton Construction Company. Applicant must be proficient on QuickBooks 2012 Pro, excel and Microsoft word. Applicant will be responsible for cash flow, A/P, A/R, job costing, filing, and audits. Please respond to hkouffman@aol.com. 35-4-38 PEPPERONI’S- looking for drivers, counter help, cook, breakfast counter, and management. Call Kelly 631357-0140 35-4-38 TOP LOCALLY OWNED IRRIGATION COMPANY seeking mechanics helper or service mechanic. Some experience required in landscaping or irrigation related field (or other skilled service field).

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PRAYER TO THE BLESSED VIRGIN (Never known to fail) Oh, most beautiful flower of Mt. Carmel, fruitful vine, splendor of heaven, Mother of the Son of God, Immaculate Virgin, assist me in my necessity.

Oh, Star of the Sea, help me and show me herein you are my mother. Oh, Holy Mary, Mother of God, Queen of Heaven and Earth! I humbly beseech you from the bottom of my heart to succor me in this necessity. There are none that can withstand your power. Oh show me herein, you are my mother. Oh,

Mary, conceived without sin, pray for us who have recourse to thee(3x). Holy Mother, I place this cause in your hands (3x). Holy Spirit, you who solve all problems, light all roads so that I can attain my goals. You who gave me the divine gift to forgive and forget all evil against me and that in all instances in my life you are with me, I want in this short prayer to thank you for all things as you confirm once again that I never want to be separated from you in eternal glory. Thank you for your mercy toward me and mine. The person, must say this prayer 3 consecutive days. after 3 days, the request will be granted.

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Stranger Tries To Lure School Boy East Hampton parents are keeping a wary eye out after a disturbing incident in Springs Thursday.

A man in a white sedan approached a 13 year-old boy walking home from school and repeatedly attempted to lure the youngster into his car.

The incident occurred on a relatively secluded part of Springs Fireplace Road near Teak Lane. East Hampton Town Police said the youngster described the man as, “Older, white, and heavy-set.” He had a mustache and gray hair and was shirtless.

Local school districts reacted quickly warning parents to instruct their children to keep a safe distance from strangers.

In a letter to parents, Springs School officials advised parents “to review safety measures involving strangers.”

Among the suggestions were to, “Instruct your child to go directly to school in the morning and home in the afternoon and to “run if they are scared, leaving behind all belongings.”

Police are asking people who may have more information about the suspect to call 631-537-7575.

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Team Jordan got muddy on Sunday participating in the survival obstacle course race at the 4-H camp in Riverhead. Members who donned homemade tutus, climbed the rock wall, took the rope swing challenge, and crawled under obstacles to complete the course – in mud, by the way – included JoAnn Lyles, Patty Collins Sales, Becca Sales, and Joi Jackson Perle (bottom, left).

Team Jordan participates in events to honor the memory and heroism of Lance Corporal Jordan Haerter of Sag Harbor. This week, supporters may learn whether Haerter’s heroic acts will qualify him for review in furtherance of a Congressional Medal of Honor.

To learn more about the movement, visit The Independent’s website, indyeastend.com, and click on archives to read articles in our January 15 and March 19 editions.

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Real Estate Recovery Real

By Rick Murphy

Numbers don’t lie, and the latest real estate sales figures provide ample proof that the market is in a sustained period of recovery from the meltdown six years ago. Better still, sales, and prices, are steadily rising.

The latest report, prepared by Jonathan Miller of Miller Samuels Inc. for Douglas Elliman Real Estate, shows positive trends in the Hamptons, on the North Fork, and across Long Island.

The Miller report analyzes sales data from the first quarter in 2014 and compares it to the fourth quarter of last year as well as the first quarter in 2013.

The average sales price has risen a booming 40.2 percent to $1.7 million, a clear indicator that the market for luxury homes is robust.

Miller points out there have only been four other quarters in eight years that had more sales in the $5 million-plus range. In fact, there were 54 such transactions compared to 34 a year earlier in the first quarter.

“Marketing times and negotiability fell as market tightened,” Miller noted. That means houses were selling quicker, and sellers were getting close to their

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asking prices. Overall, the Median Sales Price in The Hamptons rose $140,000 to $880,000.

The North Fork saw equally healthy sales increases, though predictably there were far fewer high-end sales.

The Average Sales Price in the first quarter of 2014 jumped to $812,331 from $533,481 a year earlier. The Median Sales Price inexplicably declined slightly, to $436,000.

Nevertheless, the North Fork had a banner quarter. “Sales above $1 million more than tripled from a year ago, returning to more normal levels,” Miller said.

And sales outpaced the rise of inventory, making the absorption rate faster, he added.

“Marketing times fell sharply yet listing discount expanded as sellers grew more confident,” Miller reported.

The Long Island market as a

whole showed upward trends, though considerably more modest than in The Hamptons. Sales rose to 4071 from 3905 a year earlier; the average sales price inched up to almost $440,000 from $435,082.

Days on the market also declined from 135 to 122, indicating buyers are pulling the trigger faster, and paying closer to the asking price: the listing discount, 6.7 percent a year ago, fell to 5.5 percent in the first quarter of 2014.

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Continued from page 7. through Sunday for lunch and dinner -- all overseen by Chef Larry Kolar. It’s on the water at Westlake Marina, so after dinner you can take a stroll and see what they’ve caught on The Lady Grace and other charter boats docked right there.

Heading up to town, the restaurant located by the railroad station (forever The Blue Marlin in this reporter’s aged mind) has undergone extensive renovation to become Cia On The Beach, a family style Italian eatery. Continuing south on Edgemere, ENE boasts a new deck for outdoor dining overlooking Fort Pond.

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calories. Cinema Cycle opened last fall in the Montauk Movie Theater and is spinning strong. And -- “yeah, baby!” -- popular instructor Allen Gregg is helping folks get their warrior on with al fresco TRX and bootcamp on the lawn.

Sticking with the health theme, the ladies from Naturally Good – Lauren Katz and Andrea Mavro – have taken over the MTK Café on Main Street. They’ll keep their original shop on South Etna Avenue as the place for “grab and go” health food, and transform the Main Street Café into the place for sit down nutrition, including dinner and organic beer and wine.

Turning South Etna into a mini center for healthy food – and drink -- the Karetsky family and friend Madeline Murphy are on the cusp of opening Montauk Juice Factory. Stop

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by for cold-pressed, raw, organic juice crafted in a shiny new kitchen.

MJF’s mission is to provide Montauk with “the freshest, most nutrientdense fruit and veggie juice on the planet,” according to their website.

The tour wouldn’t be complete, Darenberg said, without a stop at the Atlantic Terrace Café, described

by Montauk’s man-about-town as “a real sleeper” with “the best food in Montauk.” Steve and Colleen Paluba (He was featured on the TV show “Hell’s Kitchen”) serve what Steve calls “Great American cuisine,” featuring healthy choices made from indigenous products. Tucked away on a deck at the resort, the café serves breakfast and lunch (try the crepes!) and will have dinner seatings in the casual atmosphere on Friday and Saturday nights.

No overview of what’s new in Montauk would be complete without mention of the big doings at Gurney’s. The iconic Montauk resort has launched a multi-phase renovation under the leadership of new owners George Filopoulos

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and Lloyd Goldman. Guests can expect to find dozens of brand new luxury rooms, plus a revamped food and beverage program helmed

by Jennifer LeRoy (Tavern on the Green) and her LeRoy Redux team with culinary direction from awardwinning executive chef Seth Levine.

The Beach Club is undergoing a makeover and will feature day beds, new beachfront restaurant and bar and “beach concierge.” A release heralding all the changes at Gurney’s promise “a true resort dining experience that delivers multiple options, from casual café style to formal fine dining to deck service and sushi bars and an on site bakery. A particular highlight also includes an extension of Gurney’s famed restaurant and beach bar to include service to daybeds along the 1000-ft. stretch of beach.”

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Diament, J & R Anglin, T & K MICO LLC F A East End, LLC 91 Meeting House LLC

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Mott, M Clark, I & S Port Elizabeth LLC

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By Rick Murphy

The Southampton Mariners, in the midst of a three game swoon, are among a handful of local baseball teams fighting for a post-season berth.

Southampton had the misfortune of running into a red-hot Mattituck team, and the Tuckers swept the three game series, including a 2-0 thriller on Friday and a 16-4 blowout in Southampton Saturday.

The losses left the reeling Mariners with a 9-9 mark in League VIII, good enough to qualify (a .500 record is needed) as of this writing.

The locals were to have played

Smithtown Christian Monday and play the same team at home today.

Smithtown Christian, by the way, is by no means a pushover this season.

The team is 9-3 in League IX and 12-3 overall.

Mattituck took it to Southampton Saturday, putting on a multi-faceted hitting display. James Nish slashed three hits good for four ribbies, Cameron Burt also went 3 for 4 with three rbi, and John Dwyer was a perfect 4 for 4, scoring four runs.

Burt also does it on the mound: his five wins are tied atop the county leader list with teammate

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Play Bridge After South crisply bids to a small slam and West leads the jack of hearts, South needs to plan his play of the entire hand. After his queen and East’s king, he wins the ace and notes that he will lose one heart. Thus, he can not afford any other loser. Specifically he will have to play diamonds without losing a diamond trick. He could just guess the whereabouts of the diamond queen. That line of play has a 50 percent chance of being right.

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A day earlier it was the Tuckers’ pitching that did the Mariners in.

Joe Tardif went five strong innings to notch the victory and Dwyer came in to finish Southampton off and earn the save. Eddie McLaughlin took the loss for Southampton.

McLaughlin, by the way, has four home runs this season, good for third place in Suffolk County.

Hampton Bays, 7-8 in League VIII, is holding on for dear life. The team stayed alive Saturday with a clutch 14-10 win at home against Babylon. Billy Dzanoucakis came in in relief to shut down Babylon and earn the W. Tim Frost had three hits and three ribbies and Ryan Schultheis went 2 for 4 and scored three times. Babylon had beaten the locals 5-3 a day earlier.

The Baymen close out the season

with a three game set against a very tough Center Moriches team. The Red Devils are 11-4 in league play.

Hampton Bays plays an away game today and plays the season finale at home Friday at 4 PM. The playoff race shapes up thusly: Riverhead, 3-9, in League IV, is out. East Hampton, finishing up a disastrous season in League VII is winless but Westhampton Beach (85) should advance into the playoffs.

In League IX pencil Pierson/ Bridgehampton (9-3) into the Class C bracket; Greenport (3-6) and Southold (1-8) are not in.

In girls’ softball, Riverhead (6-10), will not qualify for the playoffs. East Hampton (5-10) and Westhampton Beach (2-14) won’t either.

In League Vaction Hampton Bays at 12-3 is in, as is Pierson/Shelter Island (9-4).

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Decisions Loom For Giants And Jets

For NFL fans, this week is almost as enjoyable as the first Sunday of the regular season. The draft has the ability to change a franchise for the better (Russell Wilson, Seahawks, third round), or the worse (Jamarcus Russell, Raiders, first round).

Due to the popularity of the college game, many fans feel like

they already know many of the top prospects. We all have opinions and can debate potential stars such as Johnny Manziel and Jadaveon Clowney.

Locally, the Jets and Giants have plenty of places they need to address starting tomorrow night, and with a very deep draft, options are plentiful.

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The Giants have needs along the offensive line, tight end, defensive tackle, and wide receiver. Despite the enticing picks of tight end Eric Ebron, wide receivers Odell Beckham Jr. and Brandin Cooks, or defensive tackle Aaron Donald, I believe offensive line should be Big Blue’s pick in the first round. They signed four offensive linemen in the offseason, Geoff Schwartz, J.D. Walton, John Jerry and Charles Brown. While they all have potential, each one is flawed.

Those signings shouldn’t mask their need to get younger and more stable along the line.

Justin Pugh appears to be a solid pick after being taken in the first round last year. But, Will Beatty was projected to be a franchise left tackle, was paid as such last offseason (five years/$38.75

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million), and was overmatched last season. His year ended with a fractured tibia suffered in the final regular season game against the Redskins. Beatty is projected to return by training camp, but even if healthy, which Will Beatty will show up? The 2011-12 version or 2013?

When the Giants drafted Justin Pugh last season, it was the first time in 13 years the team had picked an offensive lineman in the first round. With the 12th pick the Giants should target Taylor Lewan, Jake Matthews, Zack Martin or Morgan Moses. With Eli Manning, who was never all that mobile to begin with, now coming off a surgically repaired ankle, protecting him in his mid30’s becomes that much more important.

Meantime, the Jets have needs at cornerback, wide receiver, and tight end. They have 12 draft picks, and if they wind up picking 12 players (no trades), it will be their largest class since 1998. Coach Rex Ryan is likely salivating for a top cornerback, either Darqueze Dennard or Justin Gilbert. But, if we are going to determine whether or not quarterback Geno Smith is the future, he needs more offensive weapons.

Newly acquired free agent Eric Decker can’t be the only solution.

He isn’t a true “number one” wide out, and needs more help to be most effective. The best bets appear to be either wide receivers Odell Beckham Jr., Brandin Cooks, or tight end Eric Ebron.

I have more faith in Rex Ryan being able to use his defensive genius to create something out of nothing with limited pieces at cornerback. But, another year of a stagnant and boring offense, will incite the anti-Rex crowd, and could lead to his demise.

He’s better off going all in on the offensive end, and letting offensive coordinator Marty Mornhinweg try to work his magic.

Meanwhile, Giants general manager Jerry Reese loves pass rushers, but keeping Manning upright needs to be the main priority. After a very busy free agent season for Big Blue, restocking the line with home-grown talent is the way to go. Regardless, the next few days will change both franchises, and hopefully help lead them closer to returning to the postseason.

Pete is a lifelong Montauk resident and former sports talk host at 88.7FM WEER. He’s currently a Sports Anchor at WCBS 880 and WFAN radio in NYC. He can be reached via email at peterfmundo@gmail.com.

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By Vincent Pica

Commodore, First District, Southern Region (D1SR) United States Coast Guard

Summer Isn’t Far Away – But Warm Water Is We’ve had a few mild days in here.

This reminded many of us that summer isn’t far away – and my wife to say, “You’re not thinking of putting the boat in the water already, are you?” And we’ve had a cold and rainy spring for the most part. But summer is close aboard. However, even then the water will be cold for several weeks and you need to be aware of how dangerous that can be – if you aren’t prepared and savvy. This column is about that.

Warm Air, Cold Water = Risks!

I like a warm day, early in the season as much as the next mariner.

But the water itself is just about as deadly as it is in the deep of winter.

Remember that water takes heat from your body 25 times faster than air of the same temperature.

You can impress this on your young boaters – and yourself – quite easily.

Lay out a glass of water before you turn in one night. It will be room temperature by the morning. Now take two ice cubes from the freezer.

Put one on a dry napkin next to the room-temperature glass on water.

Drop the second ice cube into the glass. Now, in theory, they are both exposed to the same temperature – room temperature. But when the ice

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cube on the napkin starts to show a damp line around itself, the ice cube in the glass will have melted away. This is why hypothermia is so insidious and dangerous.

Precautions? Yes! OK, it is a beautiful day in March or April and you’re just dying to tool out for awhile. And why not – how great is it when the waters are too cold for the algae and other microscopic sea life so can you can see all the way to the sandy bottom?

Great indeed but don’t make way without a few simple but important precautions.

Step #1 Has the engine been prepped from its long winter snooze? Are you fueled up? Is there some fuel enhancer thrown in? Certainly, there is likely to be some condensation in the tank and that water will precipitate down to the bottom of the tank . . . and some might get sucked up into the engine. So, engine prepped, fuel tank full and fuel enhancer thrown in – or no-go!

Step #2 Did you file a float plan with somebody? Do it – or no-go. If you do end up in trouble, getting the “rescue clock” started ASAP is imperative.

The environment is inherently more

dangerous when the water is cold.

Step #3 If you don’t have cold-water life jacket gear, you’re playing Russian Roulette with your own life. When we put to sea, if the water temperature is 60-degrees F or less, USCG regulations require us to be in “mustang” suits – which aren’t as encompassing as a dry suit but certainly offer us significant protection in the event of an immersion. Admittedly, when the air is warm, those “mustangs” are like Turkish steam baths but we’re safe. At the very least, a float coat provides warmth and at the same time doubles as a life jacket that will float a person. Just acknowledge that it isn’t as safe as a “mustang.”

Be sure that your flotation gear has a whistle and an emergency strobe light attached. If you’ve invested in a Personal Locator Beacon, great. And a reflector mirror would be superb. You can signal over 20 miles with one smaller than the size of your fist. Airline pilots are trained to call in sightings of targeted reflections.

Step #4 Review cold water sur vival techniques and risks with your crew.

If you fall in, get out. Even if you have to climb onto the hull of the over-turned boat (yes, Bunky, that happens!), get out. Remember the ice cube experiment.

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Limit your movements! Strenuous activity increases your heart rate, which increases the rate that blood, cooled at the surface of your body, is circulated to the central core – where it will kill you. Assume a heat-emitting lessening position – in the water or out (HELP.) Cross your legs to protect your groin area from giving up heat. Put your arms across your chest and your hands under your arm pits to do the same thing.

If you’re a 200-lb man, here is a rough guideline of your survival time: temperature of water: expected survival time 70–80° F (21–27° C): 3 hours – indefinitely 60–70° F (16–21° C): 2–40 hours 50–60° F (10–16° C): 1–6 hours 40–50° F (4–10° C): 1–3 hours 32.5–40° F (0–4° C): 30–90 minutes <32° F (<0° C): Under 15–45 minutes If you’re smaller, less time. If you’re larger, more time. And have a good meal before you make way.

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