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In Bridgehampton: A Hoop Star Shines Again

is a tremendous advantage in the real estate business. “I knew Montauk was going to take off. It’s kind of what happened in Lower Manhattan and Brooklyn.”

By Rick Murphy

As a schoolboy, Paul Brennan cut a solitary figure amidst a backdrop of farm fields and moonlight, the relentless sound of a bouncing ball serenaded by crickets the only sounds to disturb his isolation.

Though the real estate industry suffered during the financial meltdown that occurred in the late 2000s, Brennan was unfazed.

It never occurred to young Brennan, consumed with basketball, that he was gazing out at would someday become some of the most expensive real estate on earth. He most certainly didn’t think he’d be selling it.

“I actually like working in a down market. The sellers are more willing. When the market starts going up the sellers become more reticent.”

“I thought I would by an NBA coach somewhere by now,” he said in a recent interview.

As a vice president for Elliman, Brennan’s name nowadays is synonymous with real estate, particularly in the Bridgehampton/ Sagaponack corridor he still calls home.

That’s not to say Brennan didn’t make a name for himself in basketball – he became a local schoolyard legend, one of the East End’s best ever shooters, and honed his reputation at Assumption College, which he led to the regional finals in 1975. He was good enough to play professionally in Australia. But it wasn’t long before Brennan, the son of a Bridgehampton potato farmer who can trace his ancestry back to the founding of Southampton in 1640, became homesick, and returned home for good a couple years later. Brennan instinctively took to the

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real estate business, mentored initially by Allan M. Schneider. He was one of the first brokers to get behind plans to establish a Community Preservation Fund, which was counter-intuitive to a lot of brokers – the towns would use public funds to buy properties off the open market.

“The premise was very simple to me – if you save the farmland the value of the lands surrounding it will go up in value.” Brennan said he is discouraged at how the preserved farmland is being handled nowadays. “When

the value of land started going up, people got the mindset that farmers couldn’t keep farming. There are no cash crops anymore. Farming isn’t what it was.” Brennan has always been gifted with foresight. “At the time when everyone was buying Southampton and East Hampton south of the highway I was waiting for someone to discover Sagaponack.” Then Goldman and Sachs bought up huge tracts of land and it became one of the most coveted zip codes in the country. His ability to spot emerging trends

Brennan had plenty of time on center stage as a basketball player. He is a low-key, thoughtful broker, far from the run and gun type. Nevertheless, the spotlight has found him again. He sold the expanse of land off of Scuttlehole Road that became the Atlantic Golf Course; he handled the sale of Eothen, Paul Morrissey’s oceanfront estate in Montauk and one of the most iconic properties in the state; it was Brennan who sold Andy Warhol’s cottage and the estate of Juan Trippe on West End Ave in East Hampton Village. Brennan started his own firm, Braverman Newbold Brennan, which was later sold to Sotheby’s International Real Estate. In 1999, inspired by Dottie Herman, the president and CEO of Prudential and now president and CEO of Douglas Elliman, Brennan joined forces.

So what’s the next big thing? “Hampton Bays,” Brennan said. “And North Sea – there are a lot of pretty places in North Sea.”

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thick white layer of salt on everything he ate. “But Papa, you won’t be able to taste your steak if you put that much salt on it,” I used to say.

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“I don’t want to taste the steak. I like the taste of salt,” he’d reply.

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SALT, FAT, AND A FOOD-ORGY WEEKEND I WILL NEVER FORGET In line with my recent column about gluten, I feel I must say something about two of my all-time favorites: salt and fat. Let’s talk first about fat, which is delicious.

Did you ever see some of those old Italians who are walking around looking great even though they’re in their 90s? Do you know what’s keeping them alive?

Olive oil. They practically swim in it. Drink enough olive oil every day and the only way you’re going to die is if someone hits you on the head with an axe.

As for salt – it’s getting a bad rap by the food police. Go into any fine restaurant and you can’t find a salt shaker on a table. The salt police have done their job well. Ask for salt in an

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upscale restaurant anywhere in New York or Los Angeles and they look at you as if you had just asked for a shaker filled with heroin.

I hear that in Los Angeles, the capital of tasteless, politically correct food, it’s easier to score cocaine in most restaurants than it is to get a harmless little shaker of salt. The new “wisdom” is: The chef knows how much salt a dish should have. You ask for salt and you are insulting him and you are insulting his family. If he comes out of the kitchen and lops your head off with a frigging meat cleaver, it’s considered justifiable homicide. I say if God had not wanted us to have salt or cholesterol, he/she wouldn’t have invented high blood pressure medication and Lipitor.

My dad always made sure he poured a

Once, years ago, I asked my dad, “Didn’t your doctor ever tell you that you had to cut down on salt?”

“Yes,” he said. “Years ago this doctor kept bothering me that I had to cut out salt. He kept it up until he died at the age of 67.”

My dad always added, “If he salted his food, maybe he would still be alive now.” My dad outlived a number of doctors. He would still be pouring salt on food with reckless abandon today if he didn’t die from a fall at the age of 92. All five of my kids love to cook and love to eat. I’m proud that from when they were teens, I instilled the value and joy of excess in them. Ten years ago when my wife, the beautiful Judy Licht, was covering fashion shows in Europe, I decided to take my son JT, age 17, and my daughter Jessie, age 20, on a weekend food excursion to New Orleans.

New Orleans! What a place ... salt shakers on every table in every restaurant like in the good old days. And the food – filled with salt and trans fats and butter and cream and sugar. It was so delicious. It’s the kind of food you can’t find anywhere else in this country. When we set out on our New

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Orleans weekend, we stopped on our way at the JetBlue terminal in JFK. We hit the Papaya King stand and enjoyed a snack of spicy hot dogs. I had three hot dogs filled with sauerkraut and mustard. Just the thing to get my sodium count up for the trip. Excessive? You bet. You can’t teach your kids the joys of excess too early, I always say. We ate our way through New Orleans.

On the first night we ate at a restaurant named Lilette that was outstanding. I had a delicious seafood gumbo, we had fried eggplant with shriveled yellow tomatoes, basil leaves, and salted, tar-like black olives. Then we shared delicious white truffle Parmesan toast with shiitakes drenched in veal glace. And as a side order we munched on fried frog legs with fresh fine herbs. We shared a couple of great bottles of wine. The next day it was a lunch at a restaurant that served chili omelets and grits and the most delicious biscuits. We finished that treat, and sped to Bourbon Street and drank Hurricanes, which are made up of four different rums and jungle juice. Then we rushed to Café du Monde where we devoured a pre-dinner treat of beignets covered with powdered sugar.

Then to dinner at another restaurant, Herbsaint, where we feasted on salty and delicious Muscovy duck leg confit with dirty rice and citrus gastrique, a seared Kurabuta pork belly with local field peas and pickled turnips, and sautéed jumbo shrimp with eggplant dressing and jalapenos. Sunday morning it was breakfast at Brennan’s, with turtle soup and poached eggs with a thick rich Hollandaise sauce and chunks of crabmeat.

Then I had the thrill of watching my kids taste, for the first time, a Brennan’s treat: Bananas Foster, filled with butter, perhaps the world’s unhealthiest and most delicious dessert.

As I was driving to the airport Jessie asked, “What does it mean when you can’t get your ring off because your fingers are swollen?” “It means you’ve had a great weekend,” I answered.

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Dee Kerrigan (inset). 547 Dune Road, Westhampton: A $2 million price tag on the ocean is becoming a rarity. Dee Kerrigan says, “This home is on 78 feet of oceanfront and, while rustic, is livable and could be the foundation for a beautiful new oceanfront home.”

A Permanent Vacation In Westhampton Beach

By Rick Murphy

Dee Kerrigan remembers coming to Westhampton Beach when she was young. “I always came out here, and I always knew I was going to live here.”

For almost three decades that dream has been a reality, yet she “still feels like I’m on vacation.”

The proprietor of Kerrigan Country Realty got into the real estate business “at the worst possible time,” she recalled. “I see

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opportunity in every situation.”

That was 25 years ago. “I saw opportunities for buyers. Some people like the stock market. I like tangible assets I can touch.” When you think about it logically, the Westhampton Beach area was a good investment for any number of reasons. “It’s not a thriving metropolis, and people like that. You can work in Manhattan and get here in time for dinner.”

Speaking of dinner, Kerrigan, whose full name is Denise Kerrigan

Perfido, knows a thing about that as well. She owns Dee Angelo’s Restaurant with her husband, Lennie Angelo, on 149 Main Street, just a stone’s throw from her real estate office. Business is booming at both locales.

“Real estate sales are off the charts now. I see strong activity in all of the market segments.”

There are sound reasons to purchase in the area whether the buyer is looking for a primary residence or a second home. The school system

in the best on the East End. And it is possible to commute to the city on weekdays, so Manhattan professionals can enroll their children locally.

“We also have our own airport to zip in and out, and that is nice,” Kerrigan noted.

In the end, though, it’s about the water. “Anything on or near the water is selling. If you see something on or near the water pull the trigger. It’s all about the beach. It’s always been about the beach.”

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In Montauk: A Q & A With Lili Elsis

it be for you? For example, condos at Gurneys, the under-$1 million market, or the high-end oceanfront stuff? Entry level is now too expensive for the average buyer. There is still an under-$1 million market if you are willing to do some work. Always buy any waterfront if you can.

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Hither Hills: 5000 square feet. The ocean view doesn’t get any better than this. Asking $4.25 million.

By Rick Murphy

Lili Elsis, one of Elliman’s top producers, lives and works in Montauk. She has a knack for identifying serious sellers and matching them to serious buyers. By focusing on the needs of both, she has amassed over $135 million in closings.

She’s a Montauk homie. In fact, she is a homeowner who rents her house for the summer, and in turn rents a smaller house for her family, so she is always on top of market conditions from both perspectives. She spoke with The Independent about her take on Montauk – past, present, and future.

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Much is made of Montauk’s summer nightclubs and craziness. In your opinion has it affected the market in a negative or positive way? It used to be said that Montauk needs the money the summer brings in to survive the winter. Is that still true? I don’t know how many owners have benefitted from the new Montauk popularity, but the bar owners certainly have. Summer

income certainly has allowed residents to afford to remain here. Montauk has always been a year-round community. Have you found more second homeowners purchasing out there? Year-round residents whose children are no longer in the school system are looking to other states for their golden years. The buyers for Montauk real estate are mostly seasonal, summer, second-home buyers. If there is one segment of the market to invest in, what would

There is a lot of sentiment that the Main Street district is simply too close to the ocean and will have to be moved one day. Do you buy into that, or would you rather see more aggressive coastal barriers be put in place? Science is being ignored with regard to the business district close to the ocean. A lot of money has been spent with poor results. Options need to be considered to move businesses back from the ocean for survival of the commercial district. Speaking of The Hamptons in general, do you see the market ever taking off again like it did, say, between the ‘90s and 2010 when values tripled? I don’t see how prices can triple, but I have seen it happen in the two decades I have been selling in The Hamptons. But who knows? We are still the most special place in NY State.

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Simon Harrison: At Home On Long Wharf

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ever before.

By Rick Murphy

It’s easy to talk about being local, or to pretend you have insight only experience can provide.

When it comes to real estate in Sag Harbor, Simon Harrison is one of the few brokers who has earned the right to be called “local” – he’s been doing it for 35 years. “Sag Harbor has certainly been transformed. I would say we are still in the middle innings, though. There are some concerns, and some excitement,” Harrison said. The sleepy village has exploded from its days as the UnHampton. There are luxury condos and an influx of summer visitors. “There are 300 to 400 places to keep a boat,” Harrison pointed out. But Sag Harbor has a year-round presence nowadays, more so than

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“It’s become the hub of The Hamptons; the restaurants are yearround.” And though prices have steadily risen over the past 30 years, “you can still buy a house for under $1 million,” he pointed out. “Real estate is cyclical. Every seven to 10 years, with some exceptions, there have been cycles,” Harrison said.

In a region that cries out for affordable housing, Sag Harbor was once a mecca. Many of the village’s most impressive homes – many dating back to the 18th century – were carved up into apartments over the years. Times were tough. “People had to crowd in” under one roof, Harrison opined. But a phenomenon is occurring nowadays – the

apartments are disappearing, and with them the long-held belief that apartment houses that were subdivided were worth a premium on the open market.

organically fertilized you know, if it works on your own, it works on the bay.”

“I sold a house in the spring with four apartments in it,” Harrison said. “The tenants were there for 10 years. The owner gave them the summer to move out.”

That has proven to be a boon to the more traditional form of real estate – selling houses.

Sag Harbor is experiencing condo fever – the Watchcase at Bulova and the Water Street condos are the two most prominent projects – which offer the allure of no upkeep, and a handsome maintenance fee charged each week. They are marketed as carefree – you don’t even need a car, since the Jitney stops on Main Street.

“I sold a house recently that had 10 rentable units for $1.5 million.” The prevailing opinion is the money made from the rentals would help pay off a mortgage. Not anymore. The house with the 10 units was reconfigured into a single-family house, and it sold for $8.5 million.

Harrison unabashedly loves the village. He has been a “clear water advocate” for decades and espoused some of the measures now being proposed to protect the drinking aquifer and the bays.

“Houses between one and two million dollars are selling because when compared to the condos they become a much better deal,” Harrison said.

“I’ve been looking at clarity of water issues for 30 years. We can’t focus on just waterfront houses. Whenever you see those fluorescent green lawns they say have been

From his perch on Long Wharf Harrison has seen a lot of comings and goings. On a recent week day he was driving his son up to visit a college in New England but would return the next day – it’s the busy season for sure.

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Life And Real Estate On The North Fork

Kristen Rishe

on the North Fork. “There is something for everyone. There are waterfront bargains in comparison to the South Fork. Are there deals? I don’t know if that is the right word. But there is value out there on the market.”

The firm has grown into more than just a real estate agency. NFRE’s additional services include staging, interior design, plus property maintenance.

The Southold house is a good deal with 5 bedrooms and 3 full baths. It was built c. 1900 and has a lot of original detail and character that has been maintained. The full walk-up attic is amazing.

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recognized. They live on the down low.”

Kristen Rishe is a true North Forker.

Yet the perks are same: waterfront and bay views and gorgeous farm vistas.

“I was born and raised on a farm in Orient,” she said. “I made my big move seven miles east - to Greenport.”

She’s been in the real estate biz for 21 years, and opened her own firm, North Fork Real Estate, six years ago. Given her background, it’s not surprising Rishe knows the North Fork market inside and out. “It seems insane to me,” Rishe said about the bold-faced names paying sky-high prices for the privilege of living in The Hamptons. “We get the ones who don’t want the exposure, who don’t want to be

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“I think Southold Town in particular has done a great job preserving its farming legacy. They’ve kept development down. There are still roadside farm stands and vineyards,” Rishe remarked.

“It used to be very seasonal out here. We had Tumbleweed Tuesday the day after Labor Day. Then the season started stretching out. Nowadays, it’s pretty much yearround.” Rishe said a number of factors have contributed to the change.

“The Hampton Jitney is a great convenience to the North Fork. People can work at home on the internet and if they need to hop into the city the ride is right there for them.”

There is still an “affordable” market for first-time buyers and young couples, Rishe said. “Anything under $500,000 moves quickly,” she reported. One hotspot is Greenport Village. “It is insane right now. Properties are being gobbled up. I think it’s because there is proximity to everything – beaches, restaurants, shopping. And with the Jitney you don’t need a car.” But the market is flexible overall

“We have unique venues for outdoor advertising to showcase properties — such as at the iconic Sep’s Farm Stand in East Marion that gives exposure to all the Orient ferry traffic.” The little firm that can reaches into the big city as well. “Our exclusive connection with advertising agencies in NYC allows us to use lighted outdoor kiosks at New York City locations that are carefully selected to get your home the attention it deserves.” For more information, Rishe and her team can be found on the website www. northforkrealestateinc.com.

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On The Beat

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Drowning In Montauk

A Montauk man was found dead off the beach near the Montauk Coast Guard Station on Friday morning. The body of Julio Tubatan, 57, was recovered by Coast Guard personnel at about 7:23 AM.

Benincasa to Douglas Elliman: Local attorney and land-use expert Carl Benincasa has joined forces with Elliman. He is charged with overseeing operations at all five East End offices.

Government Briefs

Compiled by Rick Murphy

Safe Harbor Law Assemblyman Fred Thiele and Senator Ken LaValle this week announced that Governor Andrew Cuomo signed their Safe Harbor law on August 21. The bill provides commercial fishing vessels with safe harbor. Safe harbor means immunity from prosecution from state fishing regulations in certain emergency situations.

Specifically the bill gives the force of law to safe harbor guidelines issued by the state Department of Environmental Conservation, thus providing greater legal protection to commercial fishermen. The DEC guidelines were drawn with input from commercial fishermen after an incident in January 2015, when imminent bad weather compelled a commercial fisherman and New York State resident to land his fish in Hampton Bays rather than continue on to New Jersey where he had valid fishing permits. He was charged with illegally landing nearly 10 times the amount of fluke allowed under New York State regulations. However, the court dismissed the criminal charges because there had been no state statute that clearly defined how commercial fishermen operating with out-of-state fishing

permits could seek safe harbor in New York when under duress. This legislation provides affirmative legal protection. The Safe Harbor law would apply when a commercial fisherman (1) encounters or is forecasted to encounter unsafe weather, (2) experiences a mechanical problem, that makes the continuation of the voyage unsafe and poses a risk to life and property, (3) experiences a significant medical emergency which requires immediate medical attention necessary to protect the health of any person on board, or (4) experiences loss of essential gear such as support systems that renders the vessel unable to remain at sea.

“Commercial fishing is a difficult and sometimes perilous occupation. It’s critically important that when a captain of a fishing vessel makes a decision to dock due to an emergency situation that they do not face unnecessary criminal charges,” LaValle said. “The new law will enable New York State to offer safe harbor to out-of-state fishermen with one less factor to contend with when they are facing urgent situations.” “Commercial fishermen should not be subject to arrest and prosecution for their heroic actions in saving the lives of their crew members,” said Southampton attorney Daniel Rodgers, who represented the commercial fisherman in court.

According to East Hampton Town Police, Tubatan was spotted floating in the water. An official from the Suffolk County Medical Examiner’s Office pronounced him dead at the scene.

Police said Tubatan’s vehicle was found parked nearby. A preliminary investigation revealed he was out and about Friday night and police know where he was at one point but did not disclose the information.

foul play and the investigation is continuing. Boy Rescued Southold Town Police reported a 10-year-old boy, his father, and a third man were pulled from the waters of the Long Island Sound off Orient Point Friday just moments before a strong current would have carried them out to sea. The boy was swimming and got caught by the current at about 3:15 in the afternoon. His father, Jordan Stern, 43, of Brooklyn and another man described as a good Samaritan, Hassan Hamza, 65, of West Babylon went into the water to rescue the child. All three tried without success to return to shore. Crewmen on a Cross Sound Ferry vessel, the Mary Ellen, were listening to their radio when the distress calls went out. Two employees, William Stanley and

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Sand In My Shoes by Denis Hamill

Life Lessons: Lug Nuts, Laundry, And Letting Go Ryan had driven his son Rory to school every morning since first grade.

“Oh.”

Ryan veered to the narrow shoulder as cars whipped past as fast as the years that took them from pre-K to this detour on the road to his son’s independence. Ryan clicked on his hazards, they climbed out, and saw the left rear tire was flat.

In May he drove his son home from high school for the last time, calculating that they’d driven together some 2100 mornings to elementary school and high school across the years as Rory grew from little boy to the edge of manhood.

“I wonder why they call it the Sprain instead of the Fracture Parkway,” Ryan said.

“That joke doesn’t have a leg to stand on,” Rory replied in their usual shorthand banter.

joke which is flat top to bottom.”

Then a loud rumble filled the void as Ryan gazed in his rearview and side mirrors for the motorcycle he was certain was overtaking him. He didn’t see one. “That’s your car, Dad.” “Mine?”

“Yeah, it’s shaking like crazy.”

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They laughed, unpacking half the new stuff for his dorm room onto the shoulder of the road so that they could dig out the buried spare tire, jack, and tire iron.

Ryan realized he’d never taught his kid how to change a tire and so this was literally one last father/ son life lesson for the road. Ryan loosened the lug nuts with the tire iron then twirled the old-fashioned

and efficient, and as they unpacked the emotions started to rise in Ryan. Unlike every other school drop-off, Little League game, and friend’s party, on this trip his kid would not be returning home with him.

“Uh huh,” Rory said, frowning.

“It’s nice,” Rory said looking around his room, after meeting his roommate and four other suite mates.

When Ryan lowered the car and finished tightening the lug nuts on the donut, Rory gently took the tire iron from his father and the kid who could out-lift his old man by almost 100 pounds in the gym tightened the lug nuts another full turn each.

“Yeah.”

Father and son climbed back in the car and drove north to the sprawling green campus on the glittering Hudson where 1000 other freshmen were unloading their gear in a designated parking lot. Rory joined a group of pals from high school who were also dorming on campus. They stood eyeing and talking about a group of teenage freshman girls who stood glancing at and talking about them. Suddenly from the point of view of these young people “leaving home” didn’t look so bad.

Ryan thought it was like Stage II of a journey as the capsule disengaged from the booster rocket. Ryan and Rory trekked across the campus carrying a TV and computer as a campus truck service delivered individual loads to designated dorm rooms. The living quarters were cramped but clean

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They had a bag of wet laundry that they didn’t have time to dry at home and so Ryan led Rory to the laundry room, teaching his kid how to use the washers and dryers. After grabbing a last burger together Rory received a text that the freshmen had to gather in the gym for a group photo of “the Class of 2021.” “I gotta go, Dad. Sorry…”

Ryan opened his arms. His son embraced him. Ryan slapped Rory’s broad back. Rory whispered, “Thanks.” “For what, kiddo?”

“For everything you ever did for me. Especially this opportunity.” Ryan looked in the baby blue eyes of his son who would be 18 in a week, still gripping his kid’s shoulders. “Don’t blow it.”

“I promise I won’t.”

They exchanged “I love yous” and then Ryan let go of his son like a dangling man letting go of a window ledge.

After driving his son to school for the very last time, Ryan drove south. He glanced at the passenger seat. It was empty.

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hand jack, showing his kid how to remove the lug nuts and the tire in mid-air, replacing it with the smaller spare tire that father told son was called a “donut” because it looks like it came from an Entenmann’s box.

Ryan realized he’d They both never taught his uttered the same curse that son kid how to change a had learned from father. tire and so this was “It’s not so bad,” Ryan said. literally one last “Why?” “It’s only flat on father/son life lesson the bottom.” for the road. “Unlike that

Today on the 26th day of August on a glorious morning of 73 degrees with the sun spilling from a blue sky dotted with whipped cream clouds they jolted north toward the Hudson Valley on the Sprain Parkway.

They chuckled to ease the rasp of unspoken words jammed in the backs of their throats like paper in a printer.

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CCOM Offers A Water Warning

is not fully understood, blooms occur most often in waters high in phosphorus and/or nitrogen.

By Kitty Merrill

Three weeks ago, water samples from Fort Pond in Montauk tested positive for the presences of cyanobacteria, also known as bluegreen algae. According to a release from the Concerned Citizens of Montauk, as soon as the test came back indicating a toxic algal bloom, East Hampton town officials posted signs warning people to avoid contact with the water.

The bloom in Fort Pond is described by the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation as “widespread,” similar to the status Lake Agawam in Southampton demonstrated throughout this summer. Agawam was re-tested on August 22 and its status was upgraded to “high toxins” meaning, “There are toxins present in enough quantities to potentially cause health effects when people and animals come in contact with the water through swimming or drinking,” according to the DEC.

While the pond hasn’t been sampled since the bloom was initially detected, updated sampling is expected today. CCOM president Laura Tooman cautioned, “In the interim, if you choose to recreate on the pond, please exercise extreme caution.” The warning signs posted around the pond have reportedly gone missing. However, “even though you don’t see any signs, it doesn’t necessarily mean it’s safe again,” Tooman advised. “Please reach out to CCOM for the most up-to-date information before heading out to Fort Pond.” Blue-green algae are naturally present in lakes and streams in low numbers, but they can become abundant, forming blooms in shades of green, blue-green, yellow, brown, or red. When that happens, contact with the waters can be dangerous. Health officials ask residents not to use or swim or wade in these waters and to keep their pets and children away from the area. Harmful Algal Blooms may produce floating scum on the

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Kalol Wloblawska, lowered a rescue boat and headed out to intercept the trio. They located swimmers and managed to get them aboard.

They were taken to Orient by the Sea marina and turned over to the Orient Fire Department, which was waiting with an ambulance. The boy and the two men were all checked and released at the scene.

Maratooka Lake in Mattituck, Mill Pond in Water Mill, and Old Town Pond in Southampton all continue to show widespread contamination.

Fifty water bodies in the Long Island/New York City region are listed on the DEC website as Samples from Fort Pond in Montauk tested positive for toxic blue-green MAR_Indep_QurtrPg_LaborDay_17.qxp_MAR_Indep2_Boots_LaborDay17 testing positive for HABs. 8/25/17 algae earlier this month, but signs warning people to avoid contact have Independent / Kitty Merrill

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surface of the water or may cause the water to take on a paint-like appearance. Contact with waters that appear scummy or discolored should be avoided. If contact does occur, rinse off with clean water immediately. Seek medical attention if any of the following symptoms occur after contact: nausea, vomiting, or diarrhea; skin, eye, or throat irritation; or allergic reactions or breathing difficulties. While the exact cause of HABs

Bicycle Accident A van hit a cyclist on Hayground Road Friday and the bicyclist was injured severely, according to Southampton Town Police.

Southampton Town Police said Ishane Armogen, 45, of Ozone Park was driving a 2008 Ford Econoline Van when he struck Philibert Selmi, 38, of Bridgehampton on the bicycle. Selmi was airlifted to Stony Brook University Hospital in serious condition.

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By Laura Field and Elizabeth Vespe

preservers, and snorkel gear are all provided. Sign up is available online up until Labor Day. Happy treasure hunting!

Sometimes in life you have to just dive in. At the Long Island Aquarium, they take this expression very literally. Located in downtown Riverhead, the aquarium boasts something for everyone in the family, including the chance to take a dip in their 120,000-gallon Lost City of Atlantis shark exhibit.

Sea lion shows, penguin encounters, behind the scenes tours, and so many other interactive experiences are also available daily.

Everyday visitors can sign up to get up close and personal with some of nature’s supreme hunters. The exhibit allows visitors to have this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity in a safe and professional setting.

Indy intern Laura Field decided to take the plunge to see what all the hype was about. After getting used to the wet suit and full-face mask, the experience was nothing short of amazing. Being able to learn about the sharks and other fish by immersion in their environment completely changed her perspective. Groups meet at 11 AM to get briefed on the dive, and are given two very important lessons. The first is that the animals are not to be touched, and the second is that though you may feel like one, you cannot cuss like a sailor. The full-face masks are equipped with microphones and headsets so that participants can communicate with the diving instructor, and so that the visitors can hear what you are hearing.

“It was like they thought you were some kind of superhero,” Field said.

working with the Long Island Aquarium since 2009.

All equipment is fitted and checked before anything, and divers can ask questions and communicate with a staff member above, who feeds divers facts the entire time. Divers are paired up in a steel cage, which is slowly lowered into the cold water. The cage descends about seven feet; it’s entirely submerged.

Those who sign up are given a wet suit, water shoes, and a towel, and divers should wear a bathing suit. Diving instructor Sharon made sure that all divers were prepared and understood exactly what they were getting into before embarking on the dive. Sharon has been a diving instructor since 2001, and has been

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Independent / Elizabeth Vespe Intern Laura Field diving with sharks and other fish at the Long Island Aquarium.

Sharks can detect rapid heartbeats (like from excitement) and come right up to the cage. The urge to reach out and touch one is strong, but the desire to keep all 10 fingers is stronger. As the diver is submerged, a staff member above offers details about the species of sharks approaching the cage. Fascinating facts about the sharks and other marine life in the tank flow through the special headset, as children in the museum outside the tank see divers in the cage and wave.

The underwater experience lasts about 20 minutes, but the time flies quickly. Visitor and diver Dave Nugent, Field’s cage mate, stated that the dive “was a great experience and so different than watching from the glass. It’s like in the ocean; the sharks just show up out of the corner of your eye and they are right there.” For those who aren’t brave enough to dive with the sharks, the aquarium also offers a Pirate Snorkel Adventure. It is an interactive and fun experience for ages seven and up, and kids under seven must be accompanied by an adult.

“If you see the sea lion show, it looks like they’re doing tricks, but they’re really doing behaviors,” said Darlene Puntillo, marketing director of the Long Island Aquarium. “When you see the sea lion wave her flipper, it’s really so the trainers can touch the flippers and make sure they are healthy.”

“New this summer is Critter Cove. Twice a day, trainers come out with the animals and give lectures and present the animals,” added Puntillo. Some of the animals include hedgehogs, owls, and snakes.

Ever wonder where these animals come from? “We have animals that are native to the area, so a lot of the fish and animals that are here you will see locally, and of course we incorporate animals that we don’t see locally, like the California sea lion,” said Puntillo.

There is also the butterfly and insect exhibition, featuring some of the most venomous and beautiful bugs in the world, and a parrot display that is loud but fun. A gift shop offers up books and toys geared toward the fishy crowd.

Help Captain Poseidon locate his treasure by finding the missing map pieces hidden at the bottom of the lagoon. The tank is filled with tropical fish from all over the world, and even a few harmless stingrays and bamboo sharks. Wet suits, life

Families and friends can explore the exotic animals that call the Long Island Aquarium home all year long. The Long Island Aquarium is open daily from 10 AM to 5 PM. Tickets can be purchased online at www.longislandaquarium.com.

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Speaking Of Sharks

East Hampton Town Supervisor Larry Cantwell this week reported receiving some “worried” phone calls from Montauk residents. Shark sightings and the hooking of a shark off the beach had some constituents concerned, especially by the sight of a research vessel chumming for sharks one mile off the beach.

Cantwell said he contacted the state Department of Environmental Conservation as well as the National Marine Fisheries and a volunteer with OCEARCH, the organization undertaking the research. “The people doing the research have a reason for being so close,” Cantwell learned. Marine scientists are looking for “juvenile pups,” and a shark nursery.

Cantwell also noted a phenomenon this summer: massive schools of bunker just off shore. “They’re attracting all kinds of fish,” he said. Porpoises have been sighted just off area beaches, too. “Fishermen say, ‘There’s a lot of life in the ocean this year,’” Cantwell concluded.

In 2015, Long Island Shark Collaborative researchers became the first ever to attach a satellite tag to a great white shark pup, landed several miles off Southampton. Less than a year old, the four-and-a-half foot female was the smallest white shark to be electronically tagged off

the East Coast.

A year later, OCEARCH scientists tabbed the waters off the South Fork a nursery for great whites. They’d reportedly caught and tagged nine pups over the course of five days last August. Some were captured as close as two miles off Montauk. Interviewed by The Independent last year, Greg Metzger, a marine science teacher at Southampton High School and co-founder of the LISC, emphasized sharks in the waters off Long Island “are not a threat to people. They’re not interested in eating people or interacting with people at all.”

There’s never been a shark attack recorded locally. Only 80 people annually worldwide are involved in unprovoked shark attacks. Those that occur in the US generally happen in Hawaii, California, and Florida.

The 126-foot vessel anchored in Fort Pond Bay last week reportedly housed a crew on a 20-day, $400,000 expedition to catch and tag sharks with equipment that “pings” when a shark’s dorsal fin breaks the surface of the ocean. The device allows scientists to track a shark’s movement for up to five years and learn about its behavior and habitat. The data is shared online and professional and amateur marine biologists alike can track the sharks’ movements.

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Assemblyman Fred W. Thiele Jr. reported that the Southampton Union Free School District will be receiving $124,340 from New York State to improve school connectivity and classroom technology.

There were 154 Smart Schools Investment Plans approved, totaling $103.2 million, as part of the $2 billion Smart Schools Bond Act which was approved by voters in 2014. This program helps modernize classrooms by investing in

technology such as computer servers, interactive whiteboards, tablets, desktop and laptop computers, and high-speed broadband and wireless connectivity. Access to this technology allows students to learn at their own pace, expands access to advanced courses and interactive curriculum, and enhances communication between parents and teachers. Smart Schools funds will also facilitate necessary investments in pre-kindergarten classrooms, removal of classroom trailers, and high-tech school security.

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State Vows To Help Student Loan Victims

By Rick Murphy

The United States lags behind more than a few nations when it comes to providing affordable college educations for its young ones. Norway, Finland, and Sweden are among a half dozen European countries that provide free tuition universities; even poorer countries like Slovenia and Mexico offer significant educational opportunities virtually free of charge. Not only has the United States lagged behind, for years the government has talked the talk but not walked the walk. Pell grants, for example, only provide for a small fraction of tuition and secondary college costs. There has been no meaningful reform. This week, however, New York State Attorney General Eric Schneiderman said he is prepared to take on the college loan system.

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many would-be collegians are forced to take out loans designed to make the lender – and sometimes the learning institution – rich at their expense.

Worse, the scandal-plagued student loan programs over the years have literally ruined the lives of millions of Americans who couldn’t escape the mountains of debt piled on them through not just the loans but penalties and interest, fueled by artificially high interest rates.

There is no respite, no relief, and no hope. (See accompanying article for one woman’s story.) Most student loans cannot be discharged through bankruptcy; even Social Security checks aren’t immune from debt collectors. A BLACK EYE Meanwhile thousands of banks, lending institutions, and third parties have become rich, earning billions of dollars that could have gone to the students either as lower-interest loans or to help

graduates pay them back.

It’s a black eye that America bears proudly: reform has moved at a snail’s pace while students continue to sign their lives away, often without realizing what they are doing. Schneiderman is the latest politician to take a stab at meaningful reform, at least at the state level.

“Today, the average student debt for New York borrowers is over $30,000. Out of school, they’re putting their paychecks toward paying off interest rather than starting families, buying homes, and starting businesses,” Schneiderman said. “Some of the nation’s largest student loan companies are worsening the crisis by abusing the system to force borrowers to pay more than they have to, driving the most vulnerable into default.” Ever-rising tuition costs trigger the borrowing, and vice versa. Students are urged to pursue scholarship

and grant money but ultimately millions of Americans cannot fund the cost of tuition. Even state and municipal colleges like CCNY and SUNY that used to be free now have ever-increasing tuitions. In part, the increases are fueled by the loans, which makes the colleges more affordable despite tuition increases.

One persistent criticism of the student loan system is the lack of government control. Most any lending institution can offer student loans, and many tack on extraordinary penalties for students who have trouble paying them back. WORSE SCENARIO “Many student borrowers often accept the financial aid packages set before them, which may include piles of private loans that cover what federal loans do not,” pointed out Tara Siegel Bernard in The New York Times. “But students

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One Woman’s Student Loan Nightmare

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It was supposed to be the culmination of the American Dream: every kid could get a college education, regardless of his or her income level. Instead, the student loan program has become a nightmare.

As it stands, former students are on the hook for a staggering over $1 trillion-plus, some $325 billion less than Americans owe to credit card companies.

According to the Wall Street Journal, student loan debt rose eight percent in the past year alone. So while Americans are making a conscious effort to pare down credit card debt – it is down 21.6 percent since 2008 - student loan debt is skyrocketing.

The program, critics say, is insidious, with the government and colleges making sweetheart deals that benefit banks and other lenders as well as collection agencies. Most college-age students didn’t realize they were no more than helpless prey. They have fallen into a black hole and for many there is no way out – ever. One East Hampton woman is a perfect example of a system out of control. In 1983 Stephanie (not her real name) signed on to attend Alfred College. Four years later, she graduated and found a job at New York University. She dutifully paid back her loan in small installments, and eventually went back to college to get her Masters degree.

“The loan was put on hold because I was a student,” she recalled. After earning a masters in computer graphics, Stephanie went to work for IDD, a financial publishing firm, and resumed paying off her loans, which were still relatively low and manageable – provided she kept working and making payments. Her story from there is typical to what happened to many professionals. IDD was sold to the Wall Street Journal, and when money became tight dozens of midlevel management positions were eliminated. Stephanie went to work

for the Gartner Group, relocating to Connecticut, but the bottom fell out there after the 9-11 attacks. INTEREST ACCRUING “I couldn’t even get a resume answered,” she recalled. “Meanwhile interest was accruing at 8.25 percent a year.” She applied for forbearance, which freezes the loan but not the interest. She moved back home with her parents in Brooklyn and when they passed on she gravitated out to The Hamptons to be near family and took a job in a grocery store. “I don’t earn enough to make ends meet. I kept getting letters saying I didn’t owe anything.” She took her car off the road because she couldn’t afford it, and had to walk more than a mile to work each day.

Then, the kick in the chest – a letter from a collection agency. With principal, interest, fees, and penalties, she now owes a staggering $198,422.43.

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Her health is failing, and at age 60 she was looking forward to collecting Social Security – until the collection agent informed her under federal law, Social Security payments could be seized and put toward her debt. Nor could she go bankrupt. There was no way out.

“I don’t know how I defaulted. I never got anything in the mail,” Stephanie said, though she suspects when she moved to the East End, addresses got crossed. “I had no idea what was going on.” The helplessness of the situation is one many Americans are dealing with. Stephanie pointed out she has been through three recessions and has worked in two industries that suffered significant job losses. “But the student loans keep growing no matter what.”

Apparently, we haven’t learned from our mistakes. According to the Journal a rising number of student borrowers are behind in their payments - almost 10 percent of student loans are more than 90 days in arrears.

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often do not realize that private loans can cost more and come with few escape valves if they can’t afford their payments.” An even worse scenario plays out when parents inadvertently cosign for the loan – their credit scores take a hit when the loans aren’t repaid on time.

Roughly 90 percent of private loans have cosigners — and they are fully liable for the debt. Student loan debt has been growing rapidly since 2006. According to statistics supplied

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The dollar amount outstanding also reflects the rising cost of tuition. Critics like former US Secretary of Education William Bennett said it’s because the government has been lax controlling interest rates lenders charge. Colleges know the cost increase will be offset by loans. “I won’t allow a generation of New Yorkers to get victimized by the very system that was created to

help them get ahead. I’ve directed my office to aggressively pursue fraud and abuse in the student loan industry, and we are pressing ahead at full speed,” Schneiderman said.

rewarded university financial aid staff with kickbacks,” Cuomo told USA Today.

“Many universities steered student borrowers to ‘preferred lenders’ that charged higher interest rates. Some of these ‘preferred lenders’ allegedly

Earlier this year the reform so overdue was on the verge of becoming law. But just before a federal rule was set to go into effect that would protect students from abuse and make it easier for defrauded borrowers to pursue debt forgiveness, Education Secretary Betsy DeVos decided it was more important to protect predatory colleges from lawsuits.

Actually, he is not the first New York State Attorney General to make that vow: 11 years ago the Attorney General of New York State, Andrew Cuomo, led an investigation into lending practices and anti-competitive relationships between student lenders and universities.

SS CHECKS GARNISHED Cuomo, perhaps not coincidentally, is the Governor of New York now, and he was successful then in getting some colleges to rebate some of the funds allegedly funneled their way by lending companies. But the kickback scheme has been in effect nationally for decades, critics charge.

“Secretary DeVos put a hold on the rule and called it a ‘regulatory reset,’” Schneiderman said. “Weeks later, I joined with 18 fellow Attorneys General to sue Secretary DeVos and the Department of Education to get them to end their illegal delay.” Last year, 156,000 Americans had their Social Security checks garnished because of student loans they had defaulted on. It’s tripled in number from 47,500 in 2006, according to CNN Money.

“It’s important for New York to step up. When a student loan company breaks the law and misleads thousands of students into taking on loans they can’t afford, that company should be held accountable,” Schneiderman said.

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His office opened an inquiry into the collection practices of the National Collegiate Student Loan Trusts, which hold over 800,000 private student loans. As The New York Times recently reported, the company is under scrutiny for allegedly pursuing cases against students it says have fallen behind on their student loans - and then failing to produce paperwork proving that they have the right to collect. “We’re going to find out whether New York students have been targeted and defrauded,” Schneiderman promised.

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Clash Of Village Titans Goes Public

By Rick Murphy

The two most prominent names in East Hampton Village government will square off in court after a simmering dispute exploded in the public eye this week.

Mayor Paul F. Rickenbach, 81, has been on the job for 25 years and is a retiree from the village police force.

Jerry Larsen recently retired after 13 years as the Village Police Chief. He worked for the department for 33 years.

Although the two appeared to work well together, behind the scenes their relationship has been deteriorating for the better part of a decade. Both men run home security businesses, and there’s the rub.

For Rickenbach, that fact has been the source of rumor and innuendo ever since an anonymous letter circulated five years ago. The writer alleged that the mayor used his position to imply to would-be clients that he could provide a layer of police protection to private residences that

signed onto his home watching service.

Larsen alleged that Rickenbach did indeed ask off-duty policemen to help manage his accounts on occasion, and Larsen said in court papers Rickenbach even asked him to do the same on occasion. Larsen, with his wife, run a home security business, Protec.

This week Larsen’s company filed suit against Rickenbach as well as Trustee Richard Lawler, alleging both men prohibited Protec from doing business in the village while both continued to run their own home security companies within the village borders. The mayor and the East Hampton Village Trustees, in a press release Monday, called the lawsuit “frivolous.” No Relationship Larsen said he operated his home security business for several years before he began winning accounts from SCAN, a private security business. The court papers allege, “Rickenbach maintained a close

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relationship with the owners of SCAN.”

“I have never had a fiduciary or any relationship with SCAN. That is a total misrepresentation,” Rickenbach countered in a phone call Monday. He added that he could not get into more specifics of the case at this time. However, in the joint press release with the trustees the mayor said Protec was “a factor” that led to the two sides parting ways because it was “a frequent source of difficulties.”

In 2009, the village board stepped in and told Larsen he could not do security work within the village limits. Protec alleges Lawler and Rickenbach pushed through a change to Larsen’s contract, which prohibited Larsen from doing outside security work. However, the contract specifically allowed him that right, he alleges. Larsen said in court papers that their “attempt to stifle competition” cost him significant income, including one account worth $300,000. He also accused both men – Lawler’s company is not associated with

Former police chief Jerry Larsen is suing East Hampton Village.

Rickenbach’s – of violating the village’s ethics code. It is common knowledge that many village police officers moonlighted on private security jobs when they were off-duty. Unlicensed Rickenbach allegedly manages plumbing, pool maintenance, and yard services and has done so for about 20

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Tick Wise Poster Winners

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On Friday, the Suffolk County Tick Control Advisory Committee hosted the winners of Legislator Bridget Fleming’s second annual Tick Poster Contest to recognize contest participants for their efforts to educate friends and families on the dangers associated with ticks, and appropriate prevention and removal methods. The winners also received prizes, which were donated by Splish Splash, Brian Kelly of East End

Tick and Mosquito Control (who also serves on the TCAC), 7-Eleven, and Buddha Berry, for their entries. The poster contest is sponsored each year by Legislator Fleming, Stony Brook Southampton Hospital, and East End Tick and Mosquito Control, in conjunction with the Tick Wise education campaign. Tick Wise is an education program highlighting the dangers posed by ticks, and prevention methods, sponsored by East End

Tick and Mosquito Control and implemented by April Boitano, an educator for Stony Brook Southampton’s Tick-Borne Disease Resource Center, at summer camps throughout the East End. Winning posters were selected based on effectiveness and the accuracy of the messaging on what Boitano calls the Big Three: protect yourself, protect your family, and protect your pets. Posters were also judged based on their originality and visual appeal.

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Coastal Areas: The Unseen Value of Nature Natural coastlines provide truly valuable services to us, at no cost. They harbor coral reefs, mangroves, wetlands and seagrass -- natural assets that are at work each day to provide us with storm and flood defense, food provision, tourism income, and more.

These services form part of what we call Blue Growth -- in total, the ocean represents an estimated $1.5 trillion in global value added, yearly. Economies globally depend on a healthy ocean -- from large-scale fisheries to subsistence fishermen; from international luxury hotel chains to the 3 billion people dependent on seafood as

their primary source of protein.

The understanding of the incredible value of the ocean is increasing, thanks notably to the dedication of scientists, and the development of technologies that allow us to gather, analyze and model vast amounts of data.

When it comes to coastal services, discoveries can be staggering. We have found that a healthy coral reef can reduce 97 percent of a wave’s energy before it hits the shore, and just 100 meters of mangroves can reduce wave height by 66 percent. As the impacts of climate change

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Beyond protection, coastal ecosystems also offer other benefits to communities that traditional infrastructure solutions simply can’t -- improved water quality, more fish and new ecotourism opportunities. In fact, there are more than 70 countries and territories across the world that have million dollar coral reefs -- reefs that generate more than one million dollars per square kilometer.

Despite this potential, coasts globally are suffering -- 67 percent of mangroves have been lost, at an ongoing rate of 1 percent loss each year -- mostly due to human conversions such as coastal development, aquaculture and agriculture. Sewage and inadequate wastewater management are also a significant contributing factor. Globally, we estimate that 96 percent of places that have both people and coral reefs have a sewage pollution problem -- causing coral die-off and depriving local communities of the numerous benefits these reefs provide.

Along the New York and Connecticut shores, 90 percent of the seagrass is gone. Eelgrass -- the main species of seagrass found in Long Island Sound -- provides habitat for species, such as flounder, bay scallops, and American lobster, that are commercially important for the area. Seagrass meadows also improve water quality and clarity by absorbing nutrients, and reduce shoreline erosion by stabilizing sediments. As we have seen in Long Island, nitrogen pollution from

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sewage and fertilizers can have devastating impacts -- and not just on the fresh water bodies that have been highlighted recently in the news.

Harmful algae blooms fueled by excess nitrogen, often channeled into coastal waters from river mouths or through runoff, reduce the oxygen levels needed to sustain fish and shellfish -- this has been found in several locations in New York State. Solutions to fresh water pollution which propose draining lakes and ponds into the ocean will likely cause further devastation. Our team out in Long Island believes the resilience and viability of the area’s coastal communities are linked to water quality and the integrity of coastal habitats. So, what can be done? Enhancing nature-based flood preparedness in our shoreline communities and removing polluting septic systems will allow for tidal and freshwater wetlands, wildlife habitat, and the natural functions of floodplains to be restored and provide the many benefits of which they are capable. Globally, innovative scientific and financial models are crucial and creative partnerships can allow for win-win solutions (for example, developing insurance models for natural assets like coral reefs). Beyond coasts, these innovations are crucial to addressing the many areas affecting a sustainable Blue Growth agenda -- e.g. new technologies for fisheries management, governance and protection systems for our high seas (can you believe 50 percent of our planet remains a no man’s land?), and mapping and understanding the value of all ocean resources. We live in a time in which we know more than ever about what the ocean does for us, combined with unprecedented technological and scientific developments. This gives me hope that human ingenuity, bolstered by stronger understanding of the value of our ocean and coasts, will uncover new solutions that create a better future for both the planet and people. Maria Damanaki is the Global Managing Director for Oceans at The Nature Conservancy.

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Budget Discourse On The Horizon

By Kitty Merrill

Oh boy, oh boy! It’s municipal budget season, that heady time when town officials compile and debate proposed spending plans for 2018. In Southampton, Supervisor Jay Schneiderman’s office released a schedule for the coming weeks, so taxpayers can make sure to save the dates.

New York State Town Law dictates the process, and timeline, by which municipal boards must act. Schneiderman sponsored a resolution, adopted by the town board “in an effort to make the budget process more transparent and participatory. . . and to allow the public to have more of a voice in the budget process.” On September 30, the supervisor will file what’s known as the “tentative budget” with the town clerk’s office. It will be formally presented to the town board prior to October 5.

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Larsen and Lawler have New York State licenses to perform home security duties; Rickenbach, according to court papers, does not, though he “personally performed work” that required a license. “Rickenbach and Trustee Lawler prospered under their and the village’s uneven and selective enforcement of the village code,” the court papers allege. James Wicks, of Farrell Fritz, is representing Protec Services Inc. The suit was filed on August 22, in US District Court, Eastern District of New York.

In 2002 Larsen, a Detective Lieutenant at the time, resigned from CET, a firm he was reportedly a principal of, after numerous members of the public complained their cars were getting “booted” for being parked illegally.

On Thursday, October 5, the board will consider amendments to Schneiderman’s draft, and officially convert the revised document to the “preliminary budget.” A public hearing on the preliminary budget will then be scheduled. The hearing will be held in two

phases (if necessary) – on October 24 and November 14. The document will be adopted by the town board on Monday, November 20.

State law also dictates the process by which the town board must consider any proposed increases in the amount to be spent by special districts.

Another set of meetings will be held to discuss special district spending.

A special meeting will take up special district spending on Thursday, October 5, with public hearings on that carved out section of the budget slated for Tuesday, October 24 and Tuesday, November 14.

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What About East Hampton?

By Kitty Merrill

Last week County Executive Steve Bellone hosted a press conference in Southold to announce good news about a state grant – good news for the North Fork and Southampton, to be more precise.

A $1.1 million-plus state grant will allow the installation of two additional interoperable communications sites. Through the addition of these two sites, Suffolk County will be able to provide East End police, fire, and EMS agencies additional coverage for mission critical communications during emergencies and planned events ... unless they’re in East Hampton Town.

Supervisor Larry Cantwell attended the press conference, he explained, “to remind the county executive of the need to build a new tower on the GATR site in Montauk.”

Located on East Lake Drive, the county-owned property has been a preferred site for an upgraded comm tower, with requests to get the project going for well over a decade.

Upgraded sites in Greenport and Southampton “are not going to help us,” Cantwell said Friday, adding, “Montauk would help us a lot. I mentioned the GATR site as a priority and something that needs to be done.” There are a lot of communication “dead zones” in Montauk, Cantwell pointed out. Post-presser, he said, “I think we have the executive’s attention and at least a verbal agreement to move forward.” During his remarks in Southold, the CE said, “We’ll look at a third site we think is important, that’s been under discussion for a while. It’s something we’re looking to

Independent / Courtesy CE’s office County Executive Steve Bellone in the foreground. Behind him, (left to right) Police Commissioner Tim Sini, Legislator Al Krupski, and East Hampton Town Supervisor Larry Cantwell. Officials gathered to herald funding to enhance interoperable communications among the East End and county PD.

advance as we move forward.”

The installation of a new tower at the locale was held up awaiting FAA approval, due to its proximity to the Montauk airport. “That’s close to being overcome,” Cantwell reported. A comm tower exists at the site, but it won’t support the equipment that’s needed for an upgrade. The goal of the grant is

the provision of seamless communication between police and emergency responders across Suffolk County. For East Hampton residents, seamless coverage within the township can often be little more than a wish. The supervisor admitted Springs also suffers dead zones. “Springs needs to be fixed, too,” Cantwell offered. With the tower at the

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Pursuing Part 161

By Kitty Merrill

Restrictions adopted by the East Hampton Town Board were struck down in court earlier this summer. But that’s not stopping councilmembers from continuing to pursue avenues designed to mitigate noise at the East Hampton Airport. The town has hired special counsel to guide officials through what’s known as a Part 161 process. Part 161 is a special permit sought from the FAA that could allow a local municipality to impose restrictions on flights at its airports. Last week Supervisor Larry Cantwell and Councilwoman Kathee Burke-Gonzalez, liaison to the East Hampton Airport, met with FAA officials at Islip MacArthur Airport to discuss the town’s concerns. The special meeting was arranged by Congressman Lee Zeldin and was attended by Zeldin as well as by members of his staff. Seven FAA officials from their Washington and regional offices participated in the meeting. Cantwell and Burke-Gonzalez reiterated the town board’s position that it has a public policy responsibility to protect local residents from the loud and increasingly disturbing effects of aircraft noise, while also maintaining a safe local airport.

The supervisor and councilwoman also explained that the town is now exploring the Part 161 application process in order to secure FAA approval for reasonable restrictions. They asked for the FAA’s cooperation should the town decide to pursue a Part 161 application. A very candid, yet cordial, discussion ensued as the reps for East Hampton Town explained the

different stakeholders’ perspectives, according to a release from Cantwell’s office, which concluded, “The 90-minute meeting ended with an understanding that the lines of communication between the town and the FAA would remain open.” A Part 161 application, described earlier this summer by BurkeGonzalez as “an onerous process,” includes analysis of operations at the airport and how they impact noise, the environment, and neighboring communities.

Proposed strategies must meet a handful of criteria. Any regulation must be “reasonable, nondiscriminatory, and non-arbitrary,’ Burke-Gonzalez explained.

The process also must include public participation. To that end, Burke-Gonzalez is setting up meetings with stakeholders, with consultants, and the public at large.

A public information meeting will be held on Tuesday, September 19 at East Hampton Town Hall. Representatives from the town’s noise consultants, Harris, Miller, Miller, and Hanson will be on hand as will attorney Bill O’Connor from the law firm Morrison Foerster. They’ll offer an overview of the Airport Noise Capacity Act and the Part 161 process, including a timeline and anticipated costs.

Burke-Gonzalez said she hopes to meet with stakeholders and the press in advance of the public gathering.

In other news of the airport ilk, Burke-Gonzalez said that as of the end of July, operations were “flat” at the airport, meaning up just 1 percent over last year. “I don’t have a handle on complaints,” she said, “But my guess would be they’re up.”

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Triple E Detected In Manorville

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Eastern Equine Encephalitis, also known as Triple E, is a rare but deadly disease in humans. Luckily, it’s not that easy to contract. Like West Nile virus, it’s transmitted through the bite of a mosquito. Unlike West Nile mosquitos, the bugs that are infected rarely feed on people. Instead, human infection occurs through “bridge vectors,” other kinds of mosquitoes that can carry the disease after feeding on infected birds.

Last week, the Suffolk County Health Department announced that a mosquito sample collected in Manorville tested positive for Triple E. The presence of EEE poses a potential health risk, according to Commissioner Dr. James Tomarken. He called upon state officials to declare an “imminent threat to public health” for the county. The designation would allow health department officials to take extra measures to control

mosquito populations.

A person suffering an extreme case of EEE could experience encephalitis, or swelling of the brain, that may result in death. The mortality rate of those that develop EEE is about 33 percent. There is no human vaccine for EEE and patients are treated with supportive care. EEE is actually more of a health concern for horses than humans. Only between five and 10 cases are encountered each year throughout

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the entire country. In New York State, there have only been 12 cases since 1952 and no cases of the infection in humans in Suffolk County. It’s been nine years since the last time a mosquito sample tested positive for Triple E. The illness is dangerous to horses, with a mortality rate for infected animals that ranges from 75 to 90 percent. That’s the bad news.

The good news is a vaccine exists and cases of afflicted equines are rare. In 2016, the USDA reported 118 cases of EEE in horses from 15 states, including two from upstate New York. It’s been almost 15 years since any cases were reported in Suffolk County, when three horses were struck. Meanwhile, on the West Nile beat, another batch of mosquito samples tested positive for the virus. Over 90 samples were confirmed so far this year in Suffolk County. On the East End, infected samples were found in East Hampton, Aquebogue, and Southold. No humans or horses have tested positive for West Nile virus in Suffolk this year.

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Musings With André De Shields

“You have to wonder, ‘Why is this play called As You Like It’?” he said. “My take on it is this. Shakespeare probably, more than any playwright, maybe more than anyone, is a decoder of the human condition. Shakespeare realized that things, life, people, are very seldom what they appear to be. So why not have them ‘as you like it’?”

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“So you wanted to meet the Wizard….” That somewhat nasal voice is such a part of Broadway legend it’s almost impossible to not hear it when thinking of shows like The Wiz, Ain’t Misbehavin’, or The Full Monty. “I’ve been fortunate in my 48year career, because I haven’t done anything that I haven’t loved,” said André de Shields as we sat in the green room at the Bay Street Theater in Sag Harbor.

“He wrote this for the audience,” de Shields said. “It’s an invitation to the audience to bring their existential problems into the theater and we’ll try to solve them. The ball is really in the audience’s court -- How happy do you want to be? How much disbelief do you want to suspend? It’s all As You Like It,” he said with a smile.

“And that’s very important in this industry, which is based so much on passion. Now,” he continued, “it shouldn’t be based on passion without compensation. Do it for the love, and the respect that you get for being paid for the work that you do.”

De Shields’s career seems to be a straight trajectory of not only hits, but shows of great import, from being in the original Chicago cast of Hair to originating the role of the Wizard in The Wiz on Broadway, to his Tony and Drama Desk noms for Play On! and The Full Monty, where he introduced the role of Horse, and of course his scene-stealing “Viper’s Drag” in the original Ain’t Misbehavin.

De Shields has taken on the role of Touchstone, the fool, in Bay Street’s As You Like It, which finishes its East End run this weekend and then almost immediately goes into production at Manhattan’s Classic Stage Company, where the show’s director, John Doyle, is also the artistic director. Tackling Touchstone has been a wonderful experience for de Shields, who seems to have the knack for making all experiences wonderful. “It’s no coincidence that Shakespeare chose to call him Touchstone,” de Shields said. “A touchstone is an alchemy term. It is the stone that an alchemist would use to differentiate base metals from gold.” In other words, a bullshit detector.

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Independent / Lia Chang Broadway legend André de Shields, currently in Bay Street’s As You Like It.

in Shakespeare’s world. Wherever there is royalty – in As You Like It there is the duke – there has to be a fool. He is the voice of reason,” or the voice of the Bard himself. De Shields has played the fool before, most notably in Play On!, an adaptation of Twelfth Night set

to the music of Duke Ellington. It garnered him a Tony nomination. And in his long and illustrious career, de Shields has taken on Shakespeare on many occasions. As You Like It has always given Shakespeare scholars and performers food for thought.

De Shields created his very first solo performance—Frederick Douglass: Mine Eyes Have Seen the Glory in 2009, which evokes powerful emotional responses from audiences. De Shields has twice performed his tribute to Louis Armstrong, Ambassador Satch, in the United Arab Emirates. There have also been turns of choreography, writing, teaching – he has been honored and awarded more times than we have space to

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fairy tale, but structured to help children avoid being sold into the sex trafficking trade in the United States.

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If you were paying attention, the name Sokolow might sound familiar to our faithful Indy readers. The Independent profiled producer Sam Sokolow in its Memorial Day issue, so it seems more than fitting to profile producer and screenwriter Alec in our Labor Day issue – bracketing the season with brothers, as it were.

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“At this moment, there are about 150,000 children in the US who are being pimped out and raped up to 20 times a day,” he said frankly. How did Alec Sokolow get from Disney films to championing this cause?

Alec Sokolow has spent the last 20-something years on the West Coast, penning films like Toy Story, the Garfield movies, Evan Almighty, and others, some of which he refers to as “college don’t pay for itself !” “I always tried to keep a realistic view of what I was doing,” he said.

He is now a fulltime resident of Sagaponack, and spent his childhood coming out to Bridgehampton with his family. “I spent most of my formative years, when I wasn’t in school, in Bridgehampton and Sagaponack,” he said, “working at Bridgehampton Racquet, working in restaurants,

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“A few years ago, I decided I wanted to make a short film of a George Orwell story,” he said. Sokolow adapted the story and co-produced Shooting an Elephant, which was nominated as best narrative short at the Tribeca Film Festival in 2016. “That put me in with the documentary film crowd. And I met Mary Mazzio, who is a brilliant filmmaker.”

The two collaborated on I Am Jane Doe, narrated by Jessica Chastain, which profiles several girls who were trafficked for sex and their mothers as they take on BackPage. com, an online classified ad service which allows child sex ads to be placed by pimps on its website. Through several legal loopholes, the company has been able to continue running the ads, despite the lawsuits.

Holding up his cell phone, Sokolow continued, “I could literally go online and order an underage kid in five minutes. They’re here, on Eastern Long Island. This isn’t happening somewhere far away – it’s happening right here.” The film has received enormous praise and has been able to affect some change, including, just last week, an FBI sting which uncovered BackPage’s Philippines server. But, Sokolow said, children need to know how to avoid predators as well, or the cycle will just continue in a different format.

“I’m so tied in to the animation community as well,” he said, “that I thought maybe we could reach kids that way.” The result is Little Red, which also

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The 13th annual Prostate Cancer Foundation’s Gala in The Hamptons with a special performance by Kool & The Gang was held at Parrish Art Museum on Saturday in Water Mill. 1. Kool & The Gang, 2. Rachel Heller and Jason Pinsky, 3. Jane Scher, Johanna Thomas, Paola Bacchini, and Jennifer Myles, 4. Scott McDonald, Alexandra Schuler, Lori Milken, Melissa Stevens, Sean Sandbach, and Mike Milken.

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The ”Dolores” New York premiere was held at Metrograph on August 21 in New York City. 1. Carlos Santana, 2. Laura Gomez, 3. Kathleen Turner, 4. Caridad de la Luz.

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The “Narcos” season 3 New York screening was held at AMC Lincoln Square 13 Theater on August 21 in New York City. 1. Pepe Rapazote and Alberto Ammann, 2. Andrea Londo, 3. Arturo Castro.

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Assal Ghawami, Godfrey Cheshire, Leila Hatami, and Armin Miladi attend Daricheh Cinema NY Features Special Guest Leila Hatami at IFC Center on August 23 in New York City.

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The premiere of DIRECTV and Vertical Entertainment's "The Layover" was held at ArcLight Cinemas on August 23 in Hollywood. 1. Keith Kjarval, Tyler Jackson, Joe Bicicchi, Gary Michael Schultz and Mike Dozier, 2. Alexandra Daddario, 3. Kate Upton.

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The 2017 MTV Video Music Awards was held at The Forum on Sunday in Inglewood, California. 1. Katy Perry, 2. Heidi Klum, 3. Nicki Minaj, 4. Hailey Baldwin, 5. Demi Lovato, 6. Sophie Beem. 39

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Lauryn Hill rolled up to the Surf Lodge on Friday evening in a caravan of SUVs, bringing her star power to the surfer town. The iconic crooner helped kick off a weekend of over-the-top 10th anniversary festivities for the Montauk hotel and watering hole that was packed to the hilt with locals and weekenders alike, leaving some to watch the performance from their paddle boards in the adjacent pond. The crowd included Surf Lodge creator Jayma Cardoso and her many loyalists - DJ Oli Benz, Olivia Perez, artists Richard Phillips and Jenné Lombardo. “That was great, Lauryn,” one guest complimented following her performance, to which the songstress and her manager rebutted. “It’s Mrs. Hill.”

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National Theatre Live Screening: ANGELS IN AMERICA PART I– MILLENNIUM APPROACHES Friday, September 8 at 7pm

In the midst of the AIDS crisis and a conservative Reagan administration, New Yorkers grapple with life and death, love and sex, heaven and hell.

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Stephen Dunn (2001 Pulitzer Prize winner for Different Hours) and Jill Bialosky (Poetry Will Save Your Life)

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Free Saunders Student Rush Tickets, restrictions apply. Go to GuildHall.org for more details.

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Hampton on Thursday. The goal was to raise $10,000 for a school boat for children in Bocas del Toro, Panama.

The boat will serve the children of Bahia Honda, a Ngobe Indian community. Instead of a school bus, the children of this community rely on a school boat to get to and from school. Bocas del Toro is composed of thousands of small islands where communities have been living for centuries.

Give & Surf is a non-profit organization that offers sustainable support to this area’s indigenous communities by providing educational opportunities to its

youth. The foundation has built a school for the kids, furnishing education, as well as transportation. For more info on Give & Surf visit www.giveandsurf.org.

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Foray Golf Comes To The Hamptons

By Jessica Mackin-Cipro

They’re not your mother’s golf clothes. Founded by fashion industry veteran Megan LaMothe, Foray Golf aims to encourage and empower women to increase participation on the golf course by providing limited edition fashion apparel that performs. The line is taking women’s golf where it has never been. Foray has everything a lady needs to look luxurious on the links. Tell us a little about yourself. How did you get started in the fashion industry? I had always wanted to work in fashion and I knew my time to hustle was while studying for my MBA at NYU Stern. There isn’t a clear path into the industry, so I took on as many internships, jobs, and research opportunities as I could. I worked for multiple fashion brands, beauty companies, and even IMG, where I scored a gig working in the Bryant Park tents. Fashion Week was an awakening and I remember crying during my first show thinking that I had finally arrived. In reality, I graduated from NYU Stern in the worst historic period retail has ever seen, so the journey

went on. I spent a year at Fox News and another as an apprentice in a small boutique in Boston. Then finally I took a position at Victoria’s Secret and spent the last five years learning and reinventing the concept to market process. Through it all, I realized how much I loved operations and how much more fashion companies should be considering the end consumer experience.

Hence, Foray Golf ! We launch new limited edition collections every few weeks -- only 50-200 of any given piece -- so you have to get them before they’re sold out.

Ultimately, Foray Golf is all about my daughter -- she’s the Rae in “Foray” (for-Rae). The goal is to show her how you can work hard and build something while doing good for the community around you. We are big supporters of CMEE in Bridgehampton as well as Girls Golf, a segment of the LPGA focused on girls-only instruction. Fashion on the golf course is number one for us, but it always has to be done with respect and love for our community.

Where can we find Foray Golf in The Hamptons? Our entire collection is at Addo in Sag Harbor (7 Main Street, Sag Harbor) -- they run a beautifully merchandized store. We also just wrapped a pop-up shop in East Hampton at Set Point Tennis (47 ½ Main Street, East Hampton). We’re looking at a small number of exclusive pro-shops for 2018, but in the meantime you can always find us and our new limited-edition collections at www.ForayGolf.com.

What inspired you to create a line of golf attire? Golf in particular is one of those activities that opens doors—into the boardroom and other reaches that may have otherwise been closed. We know when women play, it helps them get ahead, both personally and professionally. One of the most alarming pieces of research we found is that more women don’t play because they historically haven’t liked the clothing. That insight ignited our brand and we set out to create fashion-forward apparel that works on and off the course.

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Library Lectures

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Brooke Kroeger, author of The Suffragents: How Women Used Men to Get the Vote, will discuss her newest book on Friday from 6 to 7 PM at the East Hampton Library. The Suffragents is the untold story

of how some of New York’s most powerful men formed the Men’s League for Women’s Suffrage, which grew between 1909 and 1917 from 150 founding members into a force of thousands across 35 states.

Kroeger explores the formation of the League and the men who instigated it, what they did at the behest of the movement’s female leadership, and why.

Kroeger is a journalist, author of five books, a professor of journalism

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The Michael Bolton Charities Photos by Stuart Walls / Woodstock Studio

An Evening Under the Stars, hosted by Michael Bolton and the Michael Bolton Charities, was held on August 19 at a private estate in Sagaponack. Philanthropist Susan Shin was the honoree of the night and was recognized for her work with the Charities, and Chris Wragge and Kimberly Guilfoyle were hosts of the evening. An Evening Under the Stars works to raise funds for the Michael Bolton Charities in conjunction with their main mission of assisting women and children at risk of domestic violence, abuse, homelessness, and human trafficking.

Cover Party Photos by Jessica Mackin-Cipro

Georgina Bloomberg attended a cocktail party, hosted by Simple Vodka, to celebrate her August cover of Resident Magazine on Friday evening at a private estate in Water Mill. 47

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Gallery Walk

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Roman Fine Art in East Hampton presents a solo exhibition by Tim Conlon.

MystiqueGold by Carol Gold at Southampton Artists Association’s Labor Day Show.

Deadline for submissions is Thursday at noon. Email to jessica@indyeastend. com.

public reception will be held on Wednesday, September 13, from 4 to 6 PM.

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Between The Lines

The ninth annual Westhampton Beach Festival of the Arts will be held on Saturday and Sunday on the grounds of the great lawn on Main Street, across from St. Mark’s Episcopal Church. Hours are Saturday from 10 AM to 6 PM and Sunday from 11 AM to 6 PM. Admission and parking are free. The event is produced by Paragon Fine Arts Festivals.

Roman Fine Art in East Hampton presents a solo exhibition by Tim Conlon. This exhibition of new paintings and train sculptures titled “Between the Lines” marks Conlon’s first solo exhibit at Roman Fine Art. The exhibit will open with a reception for the artist Saturday from 6 to 8 PM. “Between the Lines” showcases the artist’s latest work in his ongoing Blank Canvas series, a collection of freight train paintings that combine typography, abstraction, and trompe-l’oeil. The show will run through September 24. Visit www.romanfineart.com.

Restorative Nature “Restorative Nature,” paintings and sculpture by Gina Gilmour, will be on display at Suffolk County Community College Tuesday through October 24. The show is an exhibit of paintings and sculpture by Gilmour ranging from small ceramic sculptures to paintings up to six feet high. View her works in the Lyceum Gallery, in the Montaukett Learning Resource Center on the Eastern Campus of SCCC in Riverhead. A 50

The Chaos Theory The “Chaos Theory” exhibition, curated by Joyce Varvatos and Alexandra Hayden, is on display at 112 Hampton Road in Sag Harbor through Labor Day and then Columbus Day, with a schedule to be announced. The show incorporates works by a variety of

artists in varied disciplines that epitomize both order and disorder and often combine the two. Artists include Sante D’Orazio, Eric Fischl, Nir Hod, Julio Leitao, Liz Markus, McDermott & McGough, Adam McEwen, Steve Miller, Angel Otero, Enoch Perez, Richard Phillips, RETNA, WhisBe., and Dustin Yellin. Labor Day Art Show Southampton Artists Association Labor Day Art Show will feature fine arts photography, paintings, drawings, and sculptures at Levitas Center for the Arts at the Southampton Cultural Center. An opening reception will be held Saturday from 4 to 6 PM and a closing reception on September 8 from 4 to 6 PM. For more info visit www.southamptonartists.org.  Priscilla Bowden Priscilla Bowden’s benefit art sale at Ashawagh Hall in Springs will be held this weekend, Friday to Sunday. The show includes works on paper by Bowden as well as from her collection by other artists including Robert Dash, Jane Freilicher, Tony Stubbing, and Jack Youngerman. The sale will benefit the restoration of the historic James Brooks and Charlotte Park home and studio in Springs. ONGOING Young Jackie “Young Jackie on the South Fork”

explores the early life of Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy Onassis and her pastimes in The Hamptons as captured through the lens of society photographer Bert Morgan. Curated and presented by the East Hampton Historical Society, this collection of timeless images of young Jackie Bouvier are reminiscent of a bygone era, synonymous with the romantically rich history of The Hamptons. Also on view is “Caught in a Flash: Press Photographs of East Hamptoners 1930-1950,” on view on the second floor. The show runs through October 8. Grenning Gallery Grenning Gallery’s 20th anniversary exhibition highlights some of its top artists throughout the years, including Ramiro, Ben Fenske, Paul Rafferty, Kamille Corry, Beth Rundquist, Ted Minoff, Maryann Lucas, Edwina Lucas, Jacob Collins, Marc Dalessio, Sarah Lamb, Melissa Franklin Sanchez, John Morfis, Anthony Ackrill, Nelson H. White, George Morton, and Stephen Bauman. The show runs through September 10 in Sag Harbor. Summer Trip Tripoli Gallery presents “Summer Trip,” a group exhibition curated by Katherine Bernhardt and Tripoli Patterson, featuring works by Yevgeniya Baras, Katherine Bernhardt, Todd Bienvenu, Katherine Bradford, Quentin

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Pondering Immortality by digital artist Andrew Mosedale, Westhampton Beach Festival of the Arts.

Association presents its sixth annual art show. The show highlights artists with roots in Amagansett and environs and takes place in a barn where art and antique carriages successfully coexist. Among the artists included are Nicole Bigar, Rossa Cole, Lucy Cookson, Elliott Erwitt, Alice Hope, Kate Davis, Vincent Longo, Christa Maiwald, Pamela Morgan, Claire Nivola, Susan Wood Richardson, Michelle Stuart, and many others. The exhibition was curated by Elena Prohaska Glinn, Jeanie Trusty Stiles, Isabel

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Carmichael, and Nina Gillman. The show is on display through Sunday. Lens To Eye To Hand The Parrish Art Museum in Water Mill presents “From Lens to Eye to Hand: Photorealism 1969 to Today,” a survey of an important contemporary art movement spearheaded by artists who employed a groundbreaking creative process to embark upon a new way of seeing and depicting the world. On view through October 15, the exhibition features 73 paintings and works on paper by 35 artists.

Curry, Mira Dancy, Dan McCarthy, Jonathan Rajewski, and Claude Viallat. The show runs through September 18. The Artist Study The Artist Study Gallery and Studio in Southampton presents “Pitture della Vita.” It is artist Megan Euell’s first solo exhibit and will feature compositions of Southampton, Savannah, Florence, and Tuscany - which visually narrate the painter’s path and chosen life as an artist. The exhibition will be on view through Monday. Jackson Pollock: The Graphic Works Guild Hall in East Hampton presents “Jackson Pollock: The Graphic Works.” Jackson Pollock is best known for his stunning abstract poured paintings from the 1950s -- work which marked the high point of his artistic career. But many people may not realize that from 1943, Pollock also explored the art of printmaking quite different from his lithographs. Pollock’s intaglios from 1944 and 1945 are critical in his development and forecast his signature style in painting. The show runs through October 9. Visit www.guildhall.org. An Invitational The Children’s Museum of the East End in Bridgehampton presents “An Invitational,” an exhibit featuring the work of over 55 East End artists. The month-long show will be on display through Tuesday. Amagansett Historical The Amagansett Historical 51

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Horses Changing Lives Photos by Richard Lewin

The annual Horses Changing Lives benefit for CTREE at Sebonack Golf Club was held on Thursday evening. The event honored Georgina Bloomberg. Tami Maines and Michelle Farmer served as co-chairs.

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Town Guide: Mickey Ashmore

By Zachary Weiss

WHO: Mickey Ashmore, The Sabah Dealer

ABOUT MICKEY: Popping up through Labor Day Weekend at 137 Main Street in Amagansett is The Sabah Dealer. Created by Mickey Ashmore in 2013, the coveted kicks are inspired by Ashmore’s stint working as an expatriate living in Istanbul where he was gifted a pair of Turkish slippers which had been traditionally produced in the old bazaar of Gaziantep.

Despite the traditional appearance of the shoe (toe-turned-upward, patterned stitching across the top, a slippery leather sole), Mickey was enamored with their comfort and durability. After nearly a year of wearing that first pair, a style of shoe long lost in modern Turkish culture, he sought out the maker and proposed an updated design. Many iterations, trials, and challenges later -- in 2013, the first pair of Sabahs was born. The Sabah House Amagansett is open daily through September 5 from 10 AM to 6 PM.

INSTAGRAM: @TheSabahDealer MICKEY’S FAVORITE SPOTS: St Peter’s Catch: I love fish tacos and St. Peter’s makes some of the best I’ve had in The Hamptons. Plus you can take your tacos next door to a picnic bench and enjoy a Montauk Summer Ale -- a great way to end a day at the beach. Indian Wells Beach: It’s long. You can spread out and find yourself with no one around you. And it’s a five-minute bike ride from our

shop, meaning I can take a quick dip in the ocean between greeting customers.

Montauket: What’s not to like about sundowner drinks and some reggae music!

A drink at the bar of Baron’s Cove: Old school, nostalgic, and I like visiting Sag Harbor because it was the first place we ever sold Sabahs in The Hamptons, at Urban Zen. I also like that Sag Harbor is a year-round community and is very walkable!

the beaten path, nearby to some funky spots for music and food in Montauk, and very well run. Plus, they have a quiet pool, which is relaxing relative to the party scene in Montauk. This is my go-to lodging for last minute trips to Montauk.

boat -- that’s always just a good time. Not to mention, once you arrive, Shelter Island has some of the best beaches, in my opinion.

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Micky Dolenz Past And Present control.”

By Rick Murphy

The TV show eventually ended, though it went into syndication in 1986. “We did about four years of episodes in two years, basically for standard pay, no residuals,” Dolenz lamented.

Here’s what a showbiz veteran is: by the time Micky Dolenz was chosen to appear on “The Monkees,” he was a decade removed from a regular gig on network TV and several other television gigs. He was still a teenager.

On the music front the boys, especially Tork and Nesmith, wanted more control. The producers fired Kirshner because he had final say over what songs were recorded and did not want to cede any authority. He got his revenge by starting a TV show of a cartoon rock band (“The Archies”) and writing them a number one song “Sugar, Sugar,” along with Jeff Barry.

How he became the signature voice on some of the best-selling records in rock history is a complicated tale. Suffice it to say Micky Dolenz will be in Riverhead on September 8, at Suffolk Theater, to sort things out himself.

Riding the heels of the Beatles’ incredible popularity – specifically with teenyboppers – two television promoters, Bert Schneider and Bob Rafelson, were planning a TV series to capitalize on Beatlemania.

The Monkees recorded Foundation, an album containing some of their own songs and instrumentation, but it did not yield a hit single though album sales were brisk – it was knocked out of the Billboard top spot by Sergeant Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band.

Davy Jones, a Tony nominee who starred as the Artful Dodger in Oliver! was already in. The call went out for three other young men, ages 17-21. Dolenz, along with Mike Nesmith and Peter Tork, were selected. (Steven Stills auditioned but moved on to the other pursuits – Buffalo Springfield and Crosby, Stills, Nash, & Young.) “We were actors,” Dolenz stressed. “The Monkees were an imaginary rock group. We played an unknown band that lived in a Malibu Beach house and could never quite make the big-time.”

Music impresario Don Kirshner, meanwhile, was hired to develop music for the series. Rather than the bubble-gum music the producers anticipated, Kirshner had other ideas. “I call it progressive Bubble Gum,” Dolenz recalled with a laugh. Neil Diamond, (Tommy) Boyce and (Bobby) Hart, musicians and songwriters who had a knack for writing commercial music, wrote the show’s iconic theme song; Kirshner tapped Brill Building veterans like Diamond (“I’m A Believer”) and Carole King and Gerry Goffin (“Pleasant Valley Sunday”) for album cuts.

“All you have to do is look at the songwriters. These writers were no slouches.” Dolenz noted the songs were “appropriate for the show but 54

How hot were the Monkees? At their peak the group sold more records than the Rolling Stones and Beatles combined.

Tork was the first to cut the umbilical cord in 1969 and Nesmith followed the following year. The band toured intermittently and recorded several albums afterward. well constructed.” In fact, 50 years later the songs still resonate.

The first album took off and the music began to be featured more and more on the TV series. The Monkees were a paradox – they weren’t allowed to actually play on any of the recordings, though they did sing. Yet the public wanted to see the boys, and they were expected to play their own instruments. Ironically, Jones was the only member of the cast who could play the drums. Tork, Dolenz, and Nesmith could all play instruments to varying degrees of competency, but Jones was considered the most camera friendly though it was Dolenz who had the radio-friendly voice. The first single, “Last Train To Clarksville” (written by Boyce and Hart) took off like it was shot out of a cannon and became

an international smash. Dolenz turned in a nuanced vocal in what was basically a mild anti-war tune patterned after a Beatles’ chord riff.

“I’m A Believer” followed and was, if anything, an even bigger hit, once again with Dolenz handling the lead vocal. “I like to think I had a little something to do with it,” Dolenz said modestly. SNOW BALLED The die was cast: the boys would have to go out and tour. Dolenz, the show biz professional, was given the chore of learning the drums so Jones, who was diminutive, could be seen by his legions of fans. Within months Dolenz was competent enough to go on tour. “I think they cast us thinking we would eventually get out on the road. We played everything live. The whole thing snow-balled out of

Dolenz almost landed the role of Fonzie in “Happy Days” but alas, at six-foot-one he towered over the rest of the cast including Ron Howard (Richie Cunningham) who is five-nine. The producers wanted someone less physically intimidating and chose Henry Winkler. But Dolenz appeared in films with people as diverse as Linda Lovelace and 14-year-old Catherine ZetaJones. The versatile Dolenz found regular work on the stage, touring with Pippin and appearing in Hairspray. He reunited with Jones to do the musical The Point written by one of his best friends, Harry Nilsson.

In fact, after his current tours are over Dolenz wouldn’t mind another stint on the stage, perhaps on Broadway. Continued On Page 76.

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Guest Worthy Recipe: Chef Alex Guarnaschelli

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simple summer snack!”

WHO: Chef Alex Guarnaschelli

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INSTAGRAM: @Guarnaschelli ALEX’S GUEST WORTHY RECIPE:

5-Ingredient Pimento Cheese Dip WHY? “I like to have a seasonal go-to recipe I can turn to when plans change and friends are coming over last minute. Because I love a good farmers market, I always have extra vegetables in the fridge and there’s nothing better than a simple dip, finished with a splash of Woodbridge by Robert Mondavi Sauvignon for some extra zing! Pair this with a Sauvignon Blanc wine spritzer for a fun yet

(Serves 2-4) Ingredients: 1 regular sized bottle Woodbridge by Robert Mondavi Sauvignon Blanc 1/3 c sour cream

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Mangiare Per Vivere: Isola Restaurant Opens On Shelter Island

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By Nicole Teitler

As my great-grandmother used to say (in her thick Italian accent), “Mangiare per vivere e non vivere per mangiare.” Translation: eat to live, don’t live to eat. Make every bite count.

Customers are making the most of their every forkful at Shelter Island’s latest culinary sensation. Walk through the Historic Heights District and you’re bound to see a new neighbor in town, Isola. Taking up residence where Sweet Tomato’s once stood, at 15 Grand Avenue, this freshly designed

Italian restaurant provides locals and visitors with seasonally, locallysourced ingredients inspired by the island flavors of Italia (after all, Isola means “island” in Italian).

an amazing history, and I am passionate about great food and wine. It’s a complete dream come true.”

“I have a sincere love for Shelter Island, so the chance to become a part of the island for the long term really appealed to me,” Kitowski expressed. “Shelter Island is a special place, the Heights have

Though Isola debuted over July Fourth weekend, it’s still being unraveled dish by dish. Executive chef Seth Nathan brings along with him 17 years of cooking experience, which was first introduced with a fritto misto -- fried calamari, shrimp, saffron aioli, scallop, and preserved lemon. The scallop stood out with its plump, ever so subtle taste. More, please.

Upon entering this 170seat restaurant, I was greeted immediately with a tremendously warm smile by the owner, Brad Kitkowski.

Once I was seated, rosemary bread with green olives in olive oil arrived. An Isola Spritz -- elderflower, grapefruit, and Prosecco – was the ideal drink for my summer evening, or any evening in fact.

Next, my server Jordan brought out Kobe meatballs -- a signature beef blend with tomato, ricotta salate, and focaccia. Basil topped the meatballs in all of their savory flavor. The entire dish is reminiscent of Naples. With a youthful, informative personality that enhanced the atmosphere, Jordan detailed the reasons why Kobe beef is a superior meat chosen by the restaurant. Sitting down to discuss life and 56

food, Kitowski was enthusiastic. “I truly love the Bolognese pappardelle with a nice cold glass of rosé after dinner service has ended. Just the perfect cap to my night.” My pasta dishes spanned the Italian countryside, from sea to farm. The linguine vongole dish featured garlic, white wine, and preserved lemons topped with tasty Peconic clams. Next came bucatini with amatriciana sauce, guanciale, San Marzano tomatoes, and pecorino. Guanciale is a savory Italian cured meat made of pork jowls and paired with the thickness of the bucatini became my favorite meal of the night. This plate is enough motivation to get anyone through that door!

The restaurant also has personalsized pizzas, for eating solo or even sharing, if you’re into that sort of thing. A standout is a Tonno pizza -- tuna, wild arugula, red onion, preserved lemon, and San Marzano tomatoes. Mangia!

An interesting and unique choice is the touch of preserved lemon that accompanies most dishes. While other restaurants may blend into the background in a supersaturated market of Italian cuisine (then

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Seamore’s At Breakers MTK

By Jessica Mackin-Cipro

This summer Seamore’s in NYC opened an outpost at Breakers MTK hotel. On Sunday night I sat down to dinner with friends at the location on Old Montauk Highway, overlooking the ocean. Opened by Michael Chernow in 2015 in NoLita, Seamore’s provides diners with 100 percent sustainable fish, sourced as close to home as possible and offered at reasonable prices. The menu is fun and great for sharing. Try the kale and avocado salad with walnuts, sweet potato, quinoa, and a honey-apple vinaigrette for the table.

While every dish we sampled was outstanding, the poké was a definite

highlight. The fresh tuna mixed with ponzu, peanut, and avocado was beyond delicious.

The Maine lobster roll was also a big hit at the table. Savor the last few days of summer with this menu option. The crispy fish taco was also fantastic, served with cabbage, guacamole, and chipotle mayo. The fish of the day was haddock. The Reel Deal option on the menu, a main feature, offers a choice of seafood from the daily landings served over the chef ’s section of grains, greens, and vegetables. Seamore’s will be open through Sunday and will return in 2018 for a long season. Breakers MTK will remain open through the fall. For more info, visit www.breakersmtk. com or www.seamores.com.

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Where To Wine by Elizabeth Vespe Lieb Cellars Friday is locals night. Show your ID for 20 percent off glasses and bottles. Noah’s food truck will be on hand serving up awesome tacos while Mother Nature delivers sweet sunsets from 4 to 7 PM. On Sunday there will be live music from Rob Europe from 1 to 3 PM. The Amanda Sprecher Jazz Duo will perform on Labor Day from 1 to 3 PM. www. liebcellars.com.

by reservation. At the end of each tour a glass of wine and antipasto will be included with guaranteed indoor seating. Tickets are $65 per person. www.raphaelwine.com. Clovis Point Vineyard and Winery

Join Martha Clara Vineyards for the last Wine Down Wednesday this summer from 6 to 9 PM. Enjoy wine, music and a food truck. Come to the tasting room pavilion on Sunday to see the artwork of Jon Schusteritsch. Meet the artist from 2 to 5 PM. www. marthaclaravineyards.com

On Friday, enjoy the Patio Nights series with live music from Bryan Gallo 6 to 9 PM. Admission is free to all. The Taco Loco food truck will be on site on Saturday from noon to 5:30 PM. Clovis Point Vineyard and Winery will feature music by Peter Kanelous from 1:30 to 5:30 PM on Saturday. On Sunday, at 1:30 PM, enjoy the tunes of Freddy Monday. The music doesn’t end there. On Monday, listen to live music from Firefly from 1:30 to 5:30 PM. www. clovispointwines.com.

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Join Raphael Wine for music by Vanessa Trouble on Saturday at 1 PM. On Sunday, enjoy classic blues and southern tunes with the Blue Roots from 1 to 4 PM. Tours of the vineyard and production facility are available weekends starting at noon

Shinn Estate Vineyards hosts self– guided vineyard walks all weekend from 10:30 AM to 3 PM. Barrel cellar tours are also available from 1:30 to 2:30 PM on weekends. Reservations are required. Say farewell to summer with a Rosé Soirée, which includes a complimentary glass of rosé, food specials, and rosé-themed games and activities. Come by anytime during the weekend to enjoy the event. Check out their website for details. www.shinnestatevineyards. com.

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Baiting Hollow Farm Vineyard Baiting Hollow Farm Vineyard presents Craig Rose on Thursday at 5 PM. On Saturday from 11:30 AM to 1:30 PM, enjoy the music of Craig Rose again and Southbound from

Experience the North Fork this Fall by trolley. On weekends starting on Friday from noon to 8 PM until November 12, guests can hop on and off all day for $10 per day, or $100 per season pass. Complimentary trolley services will be available Labor Day Weekend. On Sunday from noon to 1 PM, join the vineyard for a Vine to Wine tour, given by owner and winemaker, Anthony Sannino. Learn about the viticulture, winemaking techniques, and explore the barrel cellar. The tour includes wine tastings, cheese plates, and special discounts. Reservations can be made online for $50 per person. www. sanninovineyard.com Pugliese Vineyards Stop by on Saturday for live music by Second Chance from 2 to 6 PM. Firefly will take the stage on Sunday from 1 to 5 PM. www. pugliesevineyards.com

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by Jessica Mackin-Cipro a Karl Ehmer bratwurst, hot dog, or local organic smoked barbecue chicken. Enjoy a glass of wine or an ice-cold local beer and take in the sounds of live music by the Jon Divello Trio. On Tuesday it’s Tumbleweed Tuesday from 4 to 7 PM. Enjoy a selection of small plates to bring back happy hour items and try the signature tumbleweed cocktail, the “Reposado Smash.” There will also be music by Tom and Lisa from 4 to 7 PM.

Castello di Borghese Vineyard There will be winemaker’s walks, vineyard tours, and wine tastings every Thursday and Sunday at 1 PM. $30 entrance fee. Call to reserve your spot or sign up online.www. castellodiborghese.com.

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Chaga Brew Deadline for submissions is Thursday at noon. Email to jessica@indyeastend. com. Baron’s Cove Savor every last bite of summer in Sag Harbor with Baron’s Cove’s end-of-season events. On Labor Day there is an all-American cookout from 1 to 5 PM. Chef Matty Boudreau and his team will be grilling up prime burgers with house-made barbecue sauce, quickles, and smoked cheddar. Try

Chaga Island Super Brew, a coldbrewed medicinal mushroom drink in both original and cinnamon flavors with 3000 times the antioxidant of goji berries, is available at the EECO Farm Stand on Long Lane in East Hampton, and the Balsam Farms farm stand on Town Lane in Amagansett. The beverage is produced by two local ladies and is also available at the Shelter Island Farmers Market on Saturday. For more information, visit www.chagaisland.com.

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again, can you ever have too much Italian food?), Isola is bound to stand out due to its zesty twist on classic dishes. Having spent some time living in northern Spain and southern France, it’s evident that Chef Nathan is a master of his kitchen.

The culinary creativity of Nathan and Kitowski is making its mark on Shelter Island. “The community has been great. I think there was a great deal of interest to see what type of restaurant would open in this historic building in a very central part of the island, so we have had so many guests coming to check out the menu, renovations, and decor,” said Kitowski. “We love hearing their stories of their past experiences and relationships with the space. We want everyone, tourists and locals, to feel welcome and relaxed whenever they are with us.”

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made with lavender, orange, and Amarena cherry, and homemade tiramisu featuring marscarpone, espresso, and cacao. As a mild tiramisu snob, I was pleased – finishing every bite and almost ordereding a second. However, the table next to me indulged in a Nutella pizza -- let me repeat, Nutella pizza -- that is sure to be on my order next time.

Whether you choose to dine in the bar, the dining room, or al fresco on the covered porches, Isola is open seven days a week with new specials each day. For your Sunday night dinner, partake in its popular $19 Chicken Parm special with bucatini and salad.

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“We are loving the summer, but also looking forward to the fall including football Sundays in the bar with Chef Nathan’s wings and some local beers on tap. The island is spectacular in the fall,” Kitowski concluded. You can follow more stories from Nicole Teitler on Facebook and Instagram @Nikki on the Daily.

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Hook ‘Em & Cook ‘Em

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Hook ‘em & Cook ‘em, a dock-todish inspired culinary competition and private dinner, with Barcelona Wine Bar, will take place at Navy Beach in Montauk on Wednesday, September 6. Ticket holders will experience 14 chefs from Barcelona Wine Bar & Restaurant’s locations across the country, along with James Beard Award-winner Christopher Lee as they return from a day on the water catching fluke, striped bass, and bluefish.

Using their respective “catch of the day,” the chefs will prepare a family-style meal that includes produce, seafood, beer, and wine from local partners Amber Waves Farm, Dock to Dish, Montauk Brewing Company, and Paumanok Vineyards. Dinner guests will have the opportunity to vote for their favorite course. An assortment

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Sag Harbor Cinema’s Economic Impact

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An economic impact study on the redevelopment of the Sag Harbor Cinema has been released. Benefits are said to include added tax revenue, jobs, wages, and an economic output expected to be $9.6 million per year.

The study was done by HR&A Advisors, Inc., an industry-leading consulting firm with a resume of high-profile economic development projects like the High Line, Times Square, and New York State’s Downtown Revitalization Initiative.

Their report stated, “The acquisition and redevelopment of the Sag Harbor Cinema will result in

an impact far greater than its investment. Reconstructing the Cinema will revitalize a blighted community asset, enhancing the theater’s infrastructure with a contemporary model that places arts and culture at the center of a year-round identity.”

The analysis focused on the economic and fiscal benefits that are projected to result from the reconstruction and operation of the beloved cinema that was lost to a fire in late 2016.

Here’s the breakdown: the cinema will create many jobs including 45 construction jobs over a year and 73 year-round and seasonal jobs at the cinema and other local businesses.

Construction spending alone adds another $7.34 million in total economic output.

“People understand how dinner and a movie go together, but we needed an expert to tell us how much each movie ticket means to other businesses on Main Street. This study supports the idea that the cinema project is an economic engine for all of our locally owned businesses. It also helps bring people to Sag Harbor all year long,” said Nick Gazzolo, Sag Harbor Partnership’s president. SHP has

been at the forefront of raising funds to rebuild the theater.

“We look forward to welcoming a revitalized cinema arts center to complement Bay Street Theater, the John Jermain Library, Whaling Museum, and all our other cultural institutions which make Sag Harbor the center for Culture and the Arts on the East End,” added Lisa Field, president of the Sag Harbor Chamber of Commerce. For more information on the cinema rebuild, or to donate, visit www.sagharborcinema.org.

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Joy Behar, of ABC’s “The View” fame, is making guests laugh for a cause on Sunday when she hosts Joy Behar’s Friends with Benefits: a comedy fundraiser for The Retreat at Guild Hall in East Hampton at 8 PM.

The show will bring lead comics to the stage to stand up against domestic violence. Stars include Susie Essman from HBO’s “Curb Your Enthusiasm,” comedian and actor Mario Cantone, Comedy Central’s “The President Show” star Anthony Atamanuik, and actress

and comedian Rosie O’Donnell. There is also a special musical performance planned by Rock & Roll Hall of Famer Darlene Love.

“When I found out the number of children impacted by physical abuse, it got to me as a mother and grandmother and I wanted to use whatever influence I had to support The Retreat,” said Behar. For over 30 years, The Retreat has been a safe haven for families in crisis on the East End. The agency provides comprehensive domestic violence services for children and adults, support for survivors, and

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“This wonderful organization provides shelter to so many families and that was enough to make me want to do something. So I called on some of my friends who happen to be very funny and talented and

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Entertainment Guide by Laura Field Music Classical Music Concert The Perlman Music Program on Shelter Island will have its Stired-Stark Alumni recital series on Friday and Saturday. On Friday, pianist Weiyin Chen performs, and on Saturday violinist Gloria Schmidt will take the stage. Concerts are at the Clark Arts Center in Shelter Island, and will begin at 7:30 PM. For further information visit www.perlmanmusicprogram.org. Portraits with Billy Squier

Guild Hall in East Hampton will host GE Smith presenting Portraits with Billy Squier on Friday at 8 PM. Hear the sound of two fiery musicians playing the iconic singer’s works stripped down. For more information about the performance, and tickets visit www.guildhall.org or call 631-3244050. Sugar Hill Gang & DJ Richard Scotti

This Saturday don’t miss the Sugar Hill Gang as they perform with DJ Richard Scotti of Studio 54 Vegas at the Suffolk Theater in Riverhead. The duo will be performing hits such as “Rappers Delight,” “Apache ( Jump On It),” “8th Wonder,” and other classic dance music. Doors, bar, and restaurant will open at 6:30 PM and the show will start at 8 PM. For more information, and to buy tickets visit www.suffolktheater.com. A Little Night Music

The Transition Saxophone Quartet will perform Saturday at the Custer Observatory on Southold. This performance will feature music inspired by nightfall spanning multiple genres and composers. Stargazing will follow the concert, which begins at 6 PM. For further information visit www. custerobservatory.org. Rising Stars Piano Series

The Southampton Cultural Center will host the Rising Stars Piano Series presenting Bryan Wallick. The award-winning pianist will take the stage Saturday at 7 PM, and for more information and tickets visit www. scc-arts.org. Bluegrass And BBQ

The Parrish Art Museum will have a bluegrass concert by the Edith & Bennett Band followed by a family

barbeque on Friday at 6 PM. The event is free for members, children, and seniors, and for more information go to www.parrishart.org. Doo Wop Project

Tracing the evolution of Doo Wop from the classic sounds on a street corner, to the biggest hits on the radio. Guild Hall will host the Doo Wop Project as they bring unparalleled authenticity to some of the greatest music in American pop and rock history. The show will take place Saturday at 7 PM and 9:30 PM, and for tickets and information visit www. guildhall.org. Stephen Talkhouse

Every week the Talkhouse is loaded with live performances, and this week is no different. Tonight at 11 PM there will be karaoke with Helen “The Diva” McGuire. Thursday at 8 PM Lukas Nelson & Promise of the Real takes the stage, and at 10 PM Hot Lava will be in the house. On Friday at 7:30 PM The Nancy Atlas Project will kick off the weekend followed by Hot Date Band at 10 PM. Saturday see Lez Zeppelin at 8 PM, and Hello Brooklyn at 10 PM. Sunday brings Miss Velvet and The Blue Wolf at 9 PM and Rubix Kube at 11 PM. Visit www.stephentalkhouse.com or call 631-267-3117 to purchase tickets or for more info. Piano Four-Hands

The Shelter Island Friends of Music is celebrating its 40th season with Double Delight: Piano Four-Hands on Sunday. Orion Weiss and Anna Polonsky will be performing piano duets by Schubert, Brahms, Barber and more. The show will be at the Shelter Island Presbyterian Church at 8 PM, and for more information visit www.facebook. com/SIFMconcerts. Surf Lodge

Every weekend at 6 PM The Surf Lodge in Montauk will have live music. San Fermin will be in the house on Friday, followed by Muna on Saturday. Sunday brings Oh Wonder to wrap up the weekend. On Monday Charles Bradley & His Extraordinaires take the stage at 6 PM, followed by Miss Velvet and the Blue Wolf at 6:30PM. All concerts are free to attend and admission is on a first come, first serve basis. Visit www.thesurflodge.com for more information.

The Hamptons International Film Festival will present Jaws. HooDoo Loungers Join the Southampton Arts Center on their lawn as the HooDoo Loungers perform to wrap up summer. The New Orleans styled concert will have you dancing like you are on Bourbon Street. The concert will happen Saturday at 6:30 PM, and is free. Smokin’ Hot Tunes

Townline BBQ continues live music every Friday from 6 PM to 9 PM. Happy hour specials will be available on Fridays from 4 to 7 PM including $8 fresh lime margaritas, $6 cocktails on tap, and $4 12 ounce cans of beer. Wednesday Night Live

Ray Red and Mike Rusinsky host “Wednesday Night Live,” a weekly open mic at MJ Dowling’s in Sag Harbor from 8 to 11 PM. Performers include musicians, poets, comedians, and singers. Sign up starts at 7 PM. Performers get a free soft drink or tap beverage. Every Friday, it’s karaoke night beginning at 10 PM. Words

The Underground Railroad BookHampton in East Hampton will host Colson Whitehead for a reading and signing of his novel The Underground Railroad. A national award winner in Oprah’s book club and New York Times number one bestseller, Whitehead’s novel tells the story of a young African slave who is being hunted while trying to escape through the underground railroad. The reading will take place Saturday at 5 PM, and for more information visit www. bookhampton.com. Film

Jaws The Hamptons International Film

Festival will present Jaws on Friday at 8:30 PM. Directed by Steven Spielberg, Jaws continues to shock audiences with its tale of three men who become allies in a battle against one of nature’s supreme killers. The film will take place at the Southampton Arts Center and is outdoors and free. Bring blankets, lawn chairs, and snacks to enjoy this classic summer tale. Movie at Pollock Krasner House In conjunction with their exhibit “Abstract Expressionism Behind the Iron Curtain,” this year’s Pollock Krasner House film series centers around Eastern European filmmakers during the 1950s and 1960s. Under Communism, cinema was among the most important instruments for social criticism and ideological debate. This week kicks off the series with Roman Polanski’s Avant-Garde student short films. The films will be held Fridays at 7 PM at the Pollock Krasner House in Springs. For more information call 631-324-4929. Pollock

The Hamptons International Film Festival will present Pollock today at Guild Hall in East Hampton. A panel discussion will follow the film, which will take place at 8 PM. For tickets and information call the box office at 631324-4050. Theater

As You Like It Bay Street Theater in Sag Harbor presents As You Like It, a comedy by William Shakespeare, directed by Tony Award winner John Doyle, with original music by Stephen Schwartz. The show will run through Sunday. For tickets call the Box Office at 631-7259500 or visit www.baystreet.org.

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Backyard Talent Show

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Photos by Morgan McGivern

The Scarlett Fund’s third annual Backyard Talent Show was held on Saturday in Bridgehampton. The Scarlett Fund provides pediatric cancer research at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center.

Photos by Richard Lewin

The 17 annual Box Art auction was held this week to benefit East End Hospice. The event was held at St. Luke’s Episcopal Church’s Hoie Hall in East Hampton. th

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East End Calendar by Elizabeth Vespe Each week we’ll highlight local community events and library offerings presented by area institutions and organizations. It’s on you to send ‘em in, kids. Deadline for submissions is Thursday at noon. Email news@indyeastend.com.

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• The East Hampton Farmers Market is from 9 AM to 1 PM on North Main Street.

• Join Rabbi Franklin, Cantor Stein, and director of education Edina Segal for a meditative and restorative beach walk prior to Shabbat at Main Beach in East Hampton at 5:30 PM. Visit www. JCOH.org for additional information. • The Jewish Center of The Hamptons will hold a beach picnic and bonfire at Main Beach in East Hampton following Shabbat at 6:30 PM. Guests are welcome to bring their Shabbat picnic dinner and the Jewish Center will provide drinks and s’mores. Visit www.JCOH.org for more information.

SATURDAY 9•2•17 • The LongHouse Reserve welcomes sound meditation with Jim Owen. The meditation takes place rain or shine, on the main lawn on Thursdays and Saturdays at 8 AM. Register online or call 631-329-3568. The class is $20 for non-members, and $18 for members. Bring a comfortable chair for meditating.

• Join Crystal Oakes of the South Fork Natural History Museum for a familyfriendly exploration at Fresh Pond in Amagansett at 6:30 PM. This location is a bay beach with a brackish, semitidal creek that splits the beach. Look for shells, seaweeds, and other treasures tossed up by the bay waves, and pull a two-person seine net through the creek and the bay to see what fishes and crabs or other surprises are hiding in the water. Dress to get wet. For more information, visit www.sofo.org.

MONDAY 9•4•17 • The East Hampton Trails Preservation Society’s next general membership meeting will be held at 7:30 PM at Ashawagh Hall in Springs between Parson’s Place and Old Stone Highway. Old, new, and prospective members are all welcome. Refreshments will be served. For more information, go to www.ehtps.org.

Southampton THURSDAY 8•31•17 • The Southampton Chamber of Commerce will hold a networking night at Villa Paul Restaurant in Hampton Bays. From 5 to 7 PM, be prepared to meet colleagues, old and new, and enjoy special culinary delights. Tickets will be $15 per person and all are welcome. • Know the basics already, but still looking to get a little more out of your iPad or iPhone? Bring your devices on down to the Rogers Memorial Library in Southampton at 6:30 PM and learn how to better make use of all its capabilities. For more information, visit www.myrml.org.

grandparents that says, “I Love You.” The program will also feature a special story. To register for the program, call 631-288-3335 or sign up online at www.westhamptonlibrary.net.

• The Peconic Land Trust will hold a lawn care class from 2:30 to 5 PM at Bridge Gardens in Bridgehampton. These classes will take place every Tuesday until October 31. Working in partnership with Perfect Earth Project, Paul Wagner of Greener Pastures Organics will offer free lawn care advice. Feel free to email Paul at www. lawnexpert@peconiclandtrust.org with any questions.

WEDNESDAY 9•6•17 • Numbers of shorebirds around the world have been declining. Global recognition of this decline has resulted in the creation of World Shorebirds Day. The day will be commemorated by a worldwide shorebird count to encourage conservation and recognition of these birds. Join the South Fork Natural History Museum from 10 AM to 2 PM on the third annual World Shorebird Day honoring these magnificent birds. For additional information and meeting place, visit

• The Unitarian Universalist Meetinghouse will hold weekly service at 10:30 AM. Located on 977 Bridgehampton-Sag Harbor Turnpike at Scuttlehole Road, Rev. Kimberly Quinn Johnson will offer a service titled, “A Buddhist Monk’s Reflections on a visit to a Native American Holy Site.” Hospitality and conversation will follow the service. All are welcome. For more information, visit www.uua.org.

TUESDAY 9•5•17 • In celebration of Grandparents Day, children are invited to the Westhampton Free Library at 4:30 PM to make a special craft for their

• Cosponsored by Friends of the Long Pond Greenbelt and the South Fork Natural History Museum, enjoy a full harvest moon hike at 8 PM in Bridgehampton at the SOFO Museum. This full moon’s name is attributed to Native Americans because it marked when corn was to be harvested. At the peak of harvest, farmers can work late into the night by the light of this moon. Join Friends of the Long Pond Greenbelt and SoFo on this onehour, leisurely-paced hike through open field trails. Afterward, stay for light refreshments and convivial conversation. For more information, visit www.sofo.org. • Registration is open for a foursession workshop about happiness at the Rogers Memorial Library. Eva Centeno, a practitioner of Applied Positive Psychology, will offer exercises, small projects, and activities designed to help participants live a happier and more fulfilled life. Sessions will be held on Wednesdays, from September 13 through October 4 from 5:30 to 6:30 PM in Cooper Hall. The fee is $30 per person. Register at www.myrml.org or call 631-283-0774 ext. 523.

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• “The Remarkable History of Plum Island,” an informative lecture on the history of Plum Island by Amy Folk, will be held at the Prosper King House in Hampton Bays. The lecture will begin at 7 PM. Light refreshment will be served. Admission is $5 for nonmembers and free to society members.

• The South Fork Natural History Museum in Bridgehampton will hold Andy’s annual prehistoric monster hunt at 10 AM. Of ancient lineage, the Snapping Turtle, which can grow to a length of three feet from head to tail and weigh as much as 70 pounds, will be the main subject of this adventure with Andy Sabin. Participants will get to know the Eastern Painted Turtle and perhaps meet up with the aptly named Stinkpot Turtle. Visit www.sofo.org for additional information and to register.

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Greenport’s GLORY Green

By Nicole Teitler

The first solar-powered Coast Guard inspected tour boat in the United States is right here in our waters. GLORY in Greenport has been eco-friendly since 2009 through the assistance of Eastern Energy Systems and the scientific brains at Riverhead High School (with Robert Jester’s guidance).

The solar cells replaced the roof of the North Fork vessel, charging the batteries that help to eliminate the carbon footprint of our island each and every day. Tours through the Peconic Bay are free and have been running since 1999, right across

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the street from the iconic Claudio’s Restaurant.

You don’t have to wait until summer season to return before boarding. The 45-minute harbor tours run on Saturdays and Sundays through Columbus Day at noon, 1:30 PM, and 3 PM, boarding at Preston’s dock (with only a 30 minute prior sign-up requirement). Charge is $20 for adults, $18 for seniors 65 and over, and $10 for kids four to 12, with toddlers free. You can follow more stories from Nicole Teitler on Facebook and Instagram @Nikki on the Daily.

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Dances In The Park Photos by Nicole Teitler

Community members and visitors gather in Mitchell Park in Greenport every Monday night all summer for an outdoor concert and dancing under the stars.

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North Fork News

Compiled by Kitty Merrill

There are always a ton of fun and interactive events happening on the North Fork, here is a list of our favorites! Got news? Email us at news@indyeastend.com End Of Summer Fireworks Join Peconic Landing as it plays host to an end of summer celebration and fireworks to herald its 15th anniversary. The celebration will kick off Sunday at 7 PM with live performances by the 40-member Atlantic Wind Symphony on the patio at Brecknock Hall in Greenport. Fireworks will start at 8:15 PM over the Peconic Landing community pond. Bring chairs and blankets, and rain date is Monday at 7 PM. North Fork Inspirations Stop by the gallery at the Mattituck-Laurel Library at on Friday from 5 to 7 PM for an opening reception for this month’s exhibit, “North Fork Inspirations,” watercolors by Melissa Hyatt.

Senior Wellness Series Eastern Long Island Hospital hosts a lecture entitled, “Surgery and You” on Friday at 11 AM at Southold Town Senior Services in Mattituck. Guest speaker Dr. John Cosgrove will discuss what you need to know about wound care, endoscopy, colonoscopy, gallbladder surgery, and hernia repair. At 2 PM Dr. Fred Carter will discuss osteoporosis, fall prevention, and bone health at the Floyd Library in Greenport.

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The Peconic Bay Medical Center in Riverhead is calling for family caregivers to come support their movement to start a family caregiver program. They will be holding focus groups today at 8:15 to 9:15 AM, 1:30 to 2:15 PM, and 2:30 to 3:15 PM, and ask for caregivers to come lend their advice as they explore this much-needed community service. To get involved, call 631-548-6080. Full Corn Moon Hike The Downs Farm Preserve in Cutchogue is the place for a full moon hike on September 6. There will be two hikes, the first is for families from 7:45 to 8:30 PM, and the second is for adults from 8:45 to 9:30 PM. For reservations and information, contact Christine Tylee at 631-765-6450 ext 208. Story Night The Jamesport Meeting House invites old timers, new timers, and in-between timers to tell stories about their community. Meet up on Thursday at 7 PM. There’s a $5 suggested donation. Refreshments will be served. The oldest public building on the East End, the Meeting House is located on the Main Road in Jamesport.

Independent / Courtesy Congressman Lee Zeldin Last Thursday Congressman Lee Zeldin toured Harbor Light Oyster Farm, a startup small business in Greenport, where their oysters are raised “dockside,” utilizing mostly solar power. During the visit, Congressman Zeldin was able to witness the facility’s operation and discuss the impact of oyster harvesting on our local economy. Congressman Zeldin is pictured above, right, with staff members of the oyster farm.

Car Show The 28th annual Boy Scout Car Show parks at Peconic Lane School in Peconic on Sunday from 9 AM

to 4 PM. See antique, steam, classic, collector, steel rod, and custom cars and trucks. Admission is $5.

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Alive On 25 Photos by Nicole Teitler

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Jewish History In The Hamptons

Compiled by Kitty Merrill

All are invited to attend Shabbat evening services at Temple Adas Israel on Friday at 8 PM. The musical Shabbat will feature a presentation by Temple member and Sag Harbor resident Karl Grossman. A festive oneg will follow.

Grossman will speak about how The Hamptons has become a new center for Jews and how it long wasn’t that way -- Jews weren’t particularly welcome in East Hampton and Southampton. A big exception was Sag Harbor, he will relate. In addition to Jewish shopkeepers in Sag Harbor, Joseph Fahys recruited skilled Jewish engravers from Hungary -- where engraving was an art among Jews -- to work in his watchcase factory in Sag Harbor.

plaque next to the bimah at Temple Adas Israel.

Grossman is a full professor of journalism at SUNY Old Westbury and a longtime journalist active on television and in writing for newspapers, magazines, and these days the internet, including the Jewish Press, Long Island Jewish World, and Manhattan Jewish Sentinel and, on the web, the Times of Israel. He is the author of six books. Temple Adas Israel is located at Elizabeth Street and Atlantic

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Grossman’s grandfather came to Sag Harbor in 1905 from Hungary and worked at Fahys. His grandmother, also from Hungary, came to Sag Harbor to stay with her sister who married into the Spitz family, Hungarian Jews who worked at Fahys’s factory and also owned an appliance story in Sag Harbor (now Fisher’s Home Furnishings on Main Street). They met in Sag Harbor and were wed. The name of her sister, Ernestine, is on an early memorial

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An Independent Voice Since ’93

Jim Mackin, Bridget LeRoy, Lee Minetree, and Jodi Della Femina rolled out a new newspaper in East Hampton on September 1, 1993.

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The ideals behind The East Hampton Independent were solid – a paper that didn’t take sides politically in a tabloid format with lots of local pictures and columns written by local voices; a free paper that came out on Wednesday instead of the traditional Thursday.

It was an uphill battle from the start. That first issue was rife with typos. All four owners spent arduous hours delivering papers themselves to ensure that every single household in East Hampton received one.

Plus, starting an advertising-driven newspaper at the end of the summer season was not the brightest idea in the world. And yet on September 2, Indy starts its 25th year.

The paper has morphed repeatedly over the past quarter-century, expanding and contracting. Jerry Della Femina joined as partner and columnist in 1994, contributing his award winning weekly column, “Jerry’s Ink,” often hillarious and just as often poignant and heartfelt.

The Independent steers into its silver anniversary with a new owner on board, Ronald Perelman, along with a host of new talented writers, photographers, and an experienced sales and art department, but much has stayed the course. Kitty Merrill – who started out in 1994 as the Springs school news contributor – continues to serve up local news with her hip, edgy writing chops. Rick Murphy’s deep dive into East End issues, plus his humor, have added to the mix. Jessica Mackin-Cipro – a pre-teen when her dad and mom, Jan, were putting in 80-hour weeks that first year – is now associate publisher and arts editor, laying out the entire issue every week with her own style and grace. Jim and Bridget get to smile at each other again every day. And there’s still Jerry, stirring the pot. We’re proud to approach our silver anniversary and grateful to the community that’s kept us going strong. Most Successful Dear Kitty,

Our movie night on August 23rd at Indian Wells Beach was the most successful we’ve ever had! We raised more than twice what we have in the past and we would like to thank

you for contributing to our efforts. You and The Independent have always been in our corner and helped with the East Hampton Food Pantry’s effort to feed the hungry in our community.

We would also like to give special

Ed Gifford thanks to another major sponsor, Saunders & Associates. Their generosity made the movie night possible along with our co-sponsors -- Amagansett Beach & Bicycle Company, Indian Wells Tavern, Bostwick’s Chowder House, Stuart’s Seafood Market, The Kendall Madison Foundation, The Salon & Day Spa at Amagansett

Square, and Vicki’s Veggies. They are to be offered heartfelt thanks as well. Thank you to the Lions Club for their donation of food for this event. They have always been supportive in all that we do.

Especially, thank you to all of those who turned out for this fundraiser Continued On Page 74.

IS IT JUST ME? In 2007 Chris Crocker gained fame from his viral YouTube video "Leave Britney Alone!" in which he tearfully defended pop singer Britney Spears' erratic behavior as the media stalked her and reported her every move. In 2017 he’s considering making a comeback by defending the erratic behavior of yet another celebrity.

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which will help to feed many in need, in our community.

The need in our community continues, and we welcome all donations. This time of year, with home gardens reaching their peaks, residential gardeners are invited to bring us their excess veggies. Please contact the food pantry at 631324-2300 to learn more.

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JUST ASKING

By Karen Fredericks

Are you sad leaving the Hamptons as summer comes to an end? Colette Young It’s been a totally magical summer and I’ve loved every minute of it. But now it’s time to go back to the city and get ready for the fall season. This is probably my last weekend out here. Richard Comer It was a beautiful summer and a beautiful weekend but I’m not too sad to go back because I know I’ll be returning every week.

Safe Operation Dear Editor,

As a former Navy Enlisted (1950s) and Naval Officer (navigator and Officer of the Deck, 1960s), I am quite concerned with the recent collisions by our warships in Asian waters. We lost seven sailors in the collision of the USS Fitzgerald and another 10 sailors in the collision of the USS John S. McCain. Two guided missile destroyers are out of service and need extensive repairs.

There are many factors that could contribute to collisions between ships, including enemy acts, weather, fatigue, missed or erroneous ship handling commands, and equipment malfunctions, but the one overriding factor leading to collisions is typically inattention to surrounding circumstances while operating in close proximity to other ships and relying solely on technology to keep them safe. Many ships employ the latest technologies in ship handling, navigation, and communication systems, but maritime personnel have to properly utilize the systems. They have to augment these systems by using their training and skills to safely operate the ship in accordance with the nautical Rules of the Road.

When two ships approach each other they are supposed to abide by the Rules of the Road. The ship overtaking another ship is burdened and has to maneuver to avoid the overtaken ship, usually turning to starboard or slowing down. Two ships approaching bow on should each turn to starboard. When a ship approaches another ship that is to its starboard side, it is the burdened ship and it has turn

Iris Weinstein I’ve been here for this last week celebrating my birthday and it’s been wonderful! And now it’s time to go back to the city and gear up for the week ahead. But I’ll be back even after summer ends. Emily Collins I’m originally from the East Coast but now I live on the West Coast. I was lucky to get to spend this summer here. And it was such a beautiful summer. I’m sad to leave but I guess I’m happy to fly home on Tuesday.

to starboard or port and pass under the stern of the other ship. Proper whistle signals must be used, which comprises one short blast for a turn to starboard, two short blasts for a turn to port, three short blasts for backing down, and five short blasts (international waters) for danger.

When a US Navy ship is operating in or near shipping lanes in close proximity to many ships, the three naval officers who are critical to the safe navigation of a ship are the Commanding Officer (Captain), Navigator, and Officer of the Deck (OOD). The Navigator determines positions and tracks for the ship. The OOD, who stands fourhour watches, is in command of the ship and has the Conn unless the Captain is on the bridge. At night, when the two collisions occurred, the Captain was probably sleeping and the OOD was in charge of the ship and responsible to maneuver the ship as necessary and keep the Captain informed of the status of the ship and other vessels in the area. If the ship was operating in potentially difficult

situations, then the Captain should have been on the bridge of the ship and maneuvering the ship.

In addition to using radar at night to track other ships, visual sightings are always used to track ships. All ships have port (red) and starboard (green) running lights and white masthead and range lights. By viewing these lights on other ships, the OOD can determine the approximate track of other ships and whether another ship is on a collision course with his/her ship. Hopefully, the Naval inquiries will determine why the ships collided, and they will implement corrective actions to improve ship handling operations.

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Hills Observations Dear Editor,

I have a few observations regarding Rick Murphy’s In Depth News article, “The Hills Inching Closer To Approval?” (8/23/17). Before the Southampton Town

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Board grants approval of The Hills Planned Development District or PDD, I believe the Town Board should require the developer (Discovery Land) to submit the highest burden of proof. In other words, does The Hills PDD provide a community benefit beyond a reasonable doubt? The PDD does not appear to past this test.

By way of illustration, if a developer promises to build a much-needed community firehouse in exchange for increased density on another parcel, the firehouse would be an unambiguous benefit because the developer can be held accountable if the firehouse isn’t built.

So improved property values is just one benefit that is in reasonable doubt.

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Springs firehouse tied up in litigation, he said, “We’re looking for an alternate location where a tower could be established to solve communication problems in Springs.”

The $1.1 million grant is in addition to a $6 million grant received in 2013 designed to streamline inter-agency communications.

The aftermath of Super Storm Sandy, and the unprecedented loss of electrical and cell tower operation underscored how critical radio systems are, Police Commissioner Tim Sini said. Two new communications sites will enhance coverage in the event of a manmade or natural disaster, he said.

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methods and management options; provide advice to the County’s Tick Surveillance and Management Program, and provide input to the annual vector control plans; and assist in public education and the dissemination of information regarding the prevention of tickborne illnesses.

On the other hand, the alleged benefits promised by The Hills appear to be “soft,” in that Discovery Land can’t easily be held accountable if the benefits fall short. For example, Discovery Land’s supporters have asserted that one of the benefits of The Hills will be an improvement in property values in East Quogue. This benefit was acknowledged in one of the many remarks written by East Quogue residents, “... there are those in favor of the project...as property values (will) go up...” This argument was also the subject of one of the many publicity interviews in which Discovery Land participated. When asked directly whether The Hills would raise real estate values, a spokesperson for Discovery Land replied that The Hills properties will likely sell at a higher price point than the area, “...but I don’t think it will pull up everything else.”

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“Oh yeah!” he said, noting he had worked with Tim Rice in the Broadway production of Aida. 50th ANNIVERSARY

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The Aspen Institute is the brainchild of Walter Isaacson, who wrote the book about Einstein which is now a National Geographic series . . . with Sam Sokolow as executive producer. “It’s a small world,” Alec Sokolow said with a smile.

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features Chastain. “I got in contact with the guys at PunkRobot,” Sokolow said. “They were nominated for an Oscar for Bear Story a couple of years ago. They’re amazing,” he said.

Little Red addresses the four tactics a “wolf ” (trafficker/pimp) will typically use to lure a Little Red off her path, and will hopefully be shown to the most at-risk child population – those in foster care, runaways, LGBTQ kids, and children who live in shelters.

In the meantime, I Am Jane Doe can be viewed on Netflix, Amazon, Vimeo, and through other channels. “It was just shown at the Aspen Institute, and was really well received,” Sokolow said.

And here we go full circle again.

But Sokolow’s life isn’t all serious. He played in the recent Artists & Writers charity softball event, and is also at work on a podcast with director Stephen Hamilton. “It’s a reworking of Chaucer’s Canterbury Tales, but it takes place at a radio station on Long Island,” he said. “It’s really fun.”

“I like to spend a good deal of my time thinking about why I’m here and what my purpose is in this world,” he said. “But part of that is having fun, and making people laugh. If I can make someone laugh while I get a message across, that’s a really good day,” he said.

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There have been reunion tours and several albums since the heyday, but nothing to rival the scope of the band’s latest endeavors – a 50th anniversary tour last year on the heels of a great new album featuring some of the group’s most beloved songs and several new efforts written by some of Indy Rock’s brightest songwriters including Rivers Cuomo (Weezer), Ben Gibbard and Andy Partridge (XTC).

It’s the best-selling Monkees’ album since the salad days, and the unmistakable highlight is a duet (a la Nat King Cole and Natalie Cole) with Nilsson on Nilsson’s “Good Times,” wherein Dolenz does his friend proud with a brilliant vocal performance.

Dolenz is living a double life. When the Monkees aren’t touring, he is on his own, and although it’s billed as a “solo” tour it’s not anything like a lone troubadour playing protest songs on acoustic guitar and harmonica.

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describe here – all of which can be read about in detail on his website, www.andredeshields.com.

And yet, he says he has simply been following signs from the universe. De Shields believes in following not only your heart, but also your gut. Your head – thoughts and intellect – come last, and can often confuse things. “I remember being nine years old, living in poverty in Baltimore, one of 11 children, and going to the movies to see Cabin in the Sky,” he recalled. The great African American performer John Bubbles – who later would become the basis for the character Sportin’ Life in George and Ira Gershwin’s African American opera Porgy and Bess – performed Ellington’s Shine. “That was it,” de Shields said. “I had known what I wanted to do, but that was my epiphany,” he

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“Goodness no! I’m glad we can straighten that out. This is a rock band. In fact, it’s a lot of the same guys who play with the Monkees,” Dolenz clarified.

He draws material from his days with the Monkees but also more personal selections from his critically-acclaimed album Remember, sampling more of Nilsson’s work and revealing the present-day Dolenz to be a sophisticated vocalist, sometimes brooding and lamenting, always seasoned, yet richer and fuller than ever before.

“I should be lying in the cellar on my side in the dark, like a bottle of fine wine,” Dolenz laughed. “But I’m blessed to have a job that’s fun – that’s why they call it ‘playing.’ It’s two words – it’s a ‘show’ and it’s a ‘business.’ I find when you care about both you tend to be more successful.”

As for the teenyboppers, they’ve grown up and yes, they still come to the shows to scream at the sight of the boys they had crushes on. But a new phenomenon has developed. “Yes, they are still out there, moms and grandmoms but with 15-yearolds out there as well. We’re playing to three generations.”

Call 631-727-4343 for reservations. Dinner packages are available. remembered. “I still perform that song in my theatrical concert, Black by Popular Demand,” which he brought to Guild Hall in 1980. But, he says, it has been a series of ups and downs. “There have been downs,” he said.

“But I am now 71 years of age,” he continued, “and I have learned that those of us who have chosen this profession as our calling, and love it, and are loved back by the profession, should never spend a second being despondent or discouraged or dismayed. Because we are on a path that ultimately, if you stay on it long enough, is nothing but one golden step after another, one reward after the next. The universe is made for a pleasure,” he said. “We all need to remember that and that we have unlimited access to that anytime we want it.” Tickets for As You Like It are available through the Bay Street box office at www.baystreet.org or by calling 631-725-9500.

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knew the guy next to me elbowed me – we were heading upstairs to a courtroom.

Rick’s Space

serve. There would be no discussion or excuses – if they called your name, you were on a Grand Jury. “Once the door is closed no one will be allowed to enter or leave the courtroom,” the guard bellowed.

RICK’S SPACE

by Rick Murphy

Doing My Civic Duty I do lots of “civic duty.”

The way I figure it, every time I pay my outrageous property taxes I am doing my civic duty. Every week when I look at the garish amount of money missing from my take-home pay I am paying my debt to society.

And every time I see one of the 47 percent buying cheese doodles with food stamps I pat myself on the back for doing my fair share. So it was when I was summoned to appear in court for jury duty Monday my mindset was I’ve given enough to my country already. Not that it mattered – journalists are always excused from jury duty, because defense attorneys know we interact with the police and with the district attorney and also that we are susceptible to bribes. Failing that, though, I figured I could fall back on any number of prejudices that would preclude me from making an impartial decision in any judicial manner.

It took them 40 years to catch up with me, but finally the day came. I had to be there at 9 AM sharp, and I was already five minutes late when I pulled in because I had to make, um, an emergency stop at Dunkin Donuts. Then, an interesting phenomenon – there are no parking places at the criminal court complex in Riverhead. No, I take that back – there are thousands, but they are all filled. I circled around with scores of other would-be jurors, noting the signs that stated if we parked illegally our vehicles would be towed. We finally found a lot about one-half mile away. The other perspective jurors literally began sprinting toward the courthouse. I used to be a track star . . . a long time ago. These days, a marathon to me consists of about 40 yards,

and even then my feet, chest, and head start hurting. That’s my limit, and anyhow I was carrying a bag of donuts and a hot coffee.

I got in just before they locked the doors, so I don’t know what became of the poor stiffs still looking for parking spaces but I fear they were either imprisoned or shot. Then we waited on a line for an hour. That’s because there was one metal detector, and one guard, to process hundreds of people. I had two sets of keys, my Galaxy 7, a belt, two pens, a ring, my iPod, and a pocketful of change and assorted sundry items. I unloaded my stuff, but still set off the alarm twice. OK, OK, so I have nipple rings – just don’t tell my mom.

We all sat in a huge room waiting. I was practicing my excuses. “No, I don’t have anything against people, except for minorities,” “No, I don’t believe thieves should go to jail, I think we should cut their hands off,” and so on.

Then they tried to get us to give blood (really) as if that would somehow make the whole jury experience even better. I declined, but stole an orange juice and donut when the nurse turned away for a moment. Then some lady made a number of mundane announcements that bored me, so I decided to watch Star Trek on my iPod. Next thing I

I must have missed the part where I get excused, I figured, so I told the guard. “I’m a journalist. I work closely with the police and DA. I need to be excused.”

“We don’t do that anymore,” he said bluntly. For a moment I figured I could make a grab for his gun and shoot my way out but I realized they probably don’t give these guys bullets – standard issue for a court guard is a NY Post rolled up in their back pockets. My heart sank in the courtroom. We were to be put on one of four 23-person grand juries that would meet for a month.

A month! I immediately realized The Independent wouldn’t be able to survive without me. Plus, I have a number of fantasy football drafts coming up in the coming weeks during my, um, coffee breaks.

Next thing you know, Karen would be selling off my baseball cards and reserving the stateroom on the Widows ‘R Us cruise.

They were to put our summonses in a drum and pull out 92 names to

But I wasn’t out of the woods yet. They stopped me as I fled the building. “You have to go back down to the room with the other prospective jurors to get excused,” the guard said. “But you need a valid excuse.” “Great,” I said. “Like what?”

“Medical disability.” Yep, got that.

There were over 100 people in the room, with no windows. Every seat was taken, and people were standing all around the back. People were sniffling, coughing, hacking. I could smell bad breath all around me (one guy smelled like donuts). I realized I would surely catch the flu, then get pneumonia, then have a heart attack because of the stress on my lungs, and then a stroke because of the stress on my brain.

I panicked. I started shoving my way through people toward the back door. “I’m gonna throw up,” I finally shouted. Thankfully, there was enough yellow residue from the cream donuts on my chin to make such an event appear plausible. The guard quickly unlocked the door.

“Or a handicapped dependent.” Yep, two or three of ‘em.

“Financial hardship?” Yeah, I spent the weekend at OTB.

“OK, you need to show proof at the desk.” Uh-oh. No can do.

After sitting around for another hour mumbling about rare communicable diseases I had acquired while serving my country during the war – “What, World War One?” one wiseguy asked – I was reluctantly granted a postponement. Next time I’ll be better prepared: anyone that has an extra set of crutches and/or a disabled relative they can lend me please let me know.

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THE JUTLAND PENINSULA

Independent / John Laudando One of the many scenic settings of Den Gamle By, Jutland’s living museum.

and no coffeemaker at all in Prague, we found great accommodations, even at the last minute. We booked the Jutland peninsula as we traveled it.

Independent / John Laudando The charming church and churchyard of Overby.

One morning, our Danish hosts and we headed to the ferry for the Jutland Peninsula, the mainland that is actually the largest part of Denmark geographically -more than twice as large as the better-known Copenhagen, which occupies the island of Sjælland. Yet Copenhagen’s metropolitan area accounts for about one-third of the country’s nearly six million people. En route, we stopped in Overby at what may be the most adorable church on the planet. And we admired the look of the cemetery, where natural rocks were used for most of the headstones and fit so well into the gentle landscape.

Then onto a very large car ferry, the Mols Linien from Sjaellands Odde to Aarhus -- I mean LARGE! We’re most accustomed to the ferry from Orient Point to New London, Connecticut and were totally unprepared for what we found. The specialty of the house on Cross Sound Ferry is a cheese sandwich. On Mols Linien, its sumptuous all-you-can-eat buffet was more like what you’d expect on a cruise 82

ship…different and delicious!

About 75 minutes later, we arrived at Aarhus, the second-largest city in Denmark. It was initially a stronghold for the Vikings, and like Copenhagen, it has lots of people riding around on bicycles. Even better, it’s loaded with little street cafes full of people chatting, drinking, smoking, and having fun. We could have done without the smoking -- something you see lots more of in Europe than at home -- but loved the look of Aarhus, with many modern buildings set amongst a backdrop of ancient edifices. Our day ended in an Airbnb in Ebeltoft -- a quaint, quiet village where we strolled around, wondering where everyone was. It seems we were there at the tail end of their tourist season. WE LOVE AIRBNB This actually is a good time to tell you what great luck we’ve had with Airbnb -- from Jutland, to Prague, to Vienna, to Budapest. Aside from a tricky coffeemaker in Budapest

In the morning, we set off for the Danish steam frigate Jylland. The longest wooden ship in the world, it’s been dry-docked and turned into a museum. And it has lots of mannequins taking the positions of crew and passengers -- some vignettes were realistic enough to give me a start as I wandered belowdecks.

Next, on to one of Denmark’s biggest attractions, Den Gamle By -- Old Town Museum -- in the Aarhus Botanical Gardens. En route, we stopped at Poskær Stenhus, a stone circle dating from 3300 BC. It’s the largest round barrow in Denmark and, like any other stone circle, is a bit magical. It didn’t have quite the mojo that Stonehenge did for me back in the day when you could wander for hours inside it, but Poskær Stenhus was pretty special. Its 23 giant stones weigh about five tons each except the capstone, which is about 12 tons. And it sits right out there in the middle of rolling hills in the lovely Jutland countryside. After lunch at an open-air restaurant overlooking an ancient fort, we continued to Den Gamle By. This National Open Air Museum of Urban History and Culture is a living, breathing recreation of what it was like to live and work in an ancient Danish

market town, and is full of people enacting characters of the past, We wandered through their living rooms and kitchens and sampled wares from the still-operating bakery and refreshments in the oldtime beer garden. The most engaging exhibit for us was the Danish Poster Museum. Why? We met when we both worked in Manhattan at a theatrical ad agency, and we’ve been involved in creating some of Broadway’s most famous theater posters. And the Danes have created some stunners. I was sorry there wasn’t a shop to buy some of the great ones we saw.

I got a special kick out of using an old typewriter in a reconstructed 1970s office, a reminder of when I worked as a secretary, typing lengthy and important documents on one of those old clunkers; it also reminded me of how happy I was to leave that job. Today’s computers make life for anyone who has to type so much easier.

We stayed at an Airbnb in Jerlev that night and had a sumptuous late dinner at the Jerlev Inn. Despite the fact that we were the only customers in the restaurant at that hour, they treated us like royalty -- someone from the kitchen even ran across the street to get more lettuce when I ordered a salad. And the food was fantastic. If you’re ever in Jerlev, go there!

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Back To School

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The school year is back, and that means no more ordering take-out and relaxing on the beach until sunset. The alarm clock is set for 7 AM and it is time to prepare daily lunches for the kids. But how does one create healthy, delicious, and interesting treats throughout the year?

According to the Alliance for a Healthier Generation, founded with the American Heart Association, American kids consume 35 to 50 percent of their daily calories while in school. So, healthy lunches can have a big impact on children’s health through good nutrition.

Today, about one in three American kids are overweight, nearly triple the rate in 1963. Obesity is causing a broad range of health problems that previously weren’t seen until adulthood such as high blood pressure, type 2 diabetes, and

Compat obesity and related medical problems by making a healthier sandwich, including whole-wheat bread or wraps which are low in saturated fats. Skip the same old PB&J and move on to something creative and tasty that’ll take school lunch to a whole new level. Chef mom or dad can easily whip up ham and cheese roll-ups. Just roll up deli ham and cheese into a tortilla and bon appetit.

Lettuce, tomatoes, shredded carrots, or zucchini are a great healthy addition to any sandwich or wrap. Swap out the cheese or mayo with avocado or hummus for an extra healthy booster. Add fruits and pretzels on the side for a tasty treat. How about zucchini and corn muffins as a unique surprise? Instead of ordinary potato chips, try apple cinnamon chips. Slice up the apples, add cinnamon, and bake in the oven for about an hour at 250

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Back to school anxiety: watching the stock of school supplies on sale dwindle as you wait for the list from your kid’s teachers. Back to school annoyance: the stampede at the store on the first day of school.

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new tool in their back-to-school bag of tricks this year as all of their school’s supply lists are now posted on TeacherLists.com.

With just one or two clicks, parents can find their child’s exact supply list and then click right over to pre-filled shopping carts on Target, Walmart, Jet.com, or Amazon to purchase their list and have it

The site already includes lists for East Hampton Middle School, John M. Marshall Elementary School, Shelter Island School, and Springs School.

“For decades, the supply list process has been a frustration for parents,” points out TeacherLists president John Driscoll.

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Support For Blossom By Kitty Merrill

In an effort to support the charitable work of local organizations that serve the areas of Suffolk Federal branch locations, the credit union has identified nonprofits to provide financial support. In Southampton, Blossom Sustainable Development was chosen.

Founded in 2015 and located on the Shinnecock Indian Nation Territory in Southampton, Blossom

Sustainable Development focuses on bettering not just community building, but also the world through sustainable development. Its mission is to empower local youth and families to live healthy lives through education, ecotourism, and cultural health practices. “Suffolk Federal is honored to acknowledge this incredible organization,” said branch manager MaryAnn Hudson. “The work that is being done to empower at-risk youth through physical activities and leadership development demonstrates their positive and powerful commitment to this community. We’re proud to be part of that.”

“On behalf of Blossom Sustainable Development’s team, I would like to humbly thank Suffolk Federal for the generous contribution to our organization,” said executive director Aiyana Smith. “The credit union’s donation has assisted us in reviving the Eastern Coastal Cultural practices of the Long Island Native and surrounding communities for the purpose of preventing behavioral health issues among youth. Culture is prevention. . . culture is healing.” To learn more about Blossom Sustainable Development, visit www.blossomsd.org.

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The Great Bonac Footrace will take place Monday at the Springs Firehouse. Participants can run or walk a 5K, run a 10K, or come out to show their support.

Registration opens at 7:30 AM and closes at 8:45 AM, and the race will start at 9 AM for 10K runner, and 9:20 AM for 5K participants. Registration is $30 for adults, and $20 for seniors and children. All proceeds go to the Springs Fire Department and Old Montauk Athletic Club Scholarships. The Firehouse is located at 179 Fort Pond Blvd in Springs.

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HarborFest On The Horizon

By Elizabeth Vespe

Join the festivities at the only block party extending out over Long Wharf. The Sag Harbor village business district will be bustling with bargains at the Whale of a Sale sidewalk fair on September 9 and 10. Long Wharf will be hosting a variety of non-profit and yummy food vendors.

Marylou Kaler’s white shires were in a recent photo shoot Collage by SuZy Inc., also featuring Johnny Fogg of Team Shelli Breidenbach. The horses grace Cove Hollow Farm in East Hampton.

This village-wide event will celebrate the maritime history of Sag Harbor. There will be children’s games and activities and Marine Park will be home to the popular arts and crafts fair. For information about vendor space on Long Wharf, email info@sagharborchamber.com. To participate in the arts and crafts fair, contact Marilyn Holstein at marilyn212@yahoo.com, or call 917-873-4891. To participate in the Sidewalk Sale, email vp@ sagharborchamber.com.

Shinnecock Powwow

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The 71st Annual Shinnecock Powwow will take place this weekend. Grand Entry is Friday at 7 PM, and Saturday, Sunday, and Monday at 12:30 PM. There will be sunset fire lighting held throughout the weekend. Admission is $15 for adults, and $10 for children, seniors, and veterans.

The Powwow one of the largest Native American gatherings on the East Coast, and allows visitors to experience Indian culture up close and in person. There will be hundreds of Native American arts, crafts, and food from all over the America’s.

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In recognition of the 100th anniversary of New York women winning the right to vote, participants clad in traditional white gathered on Main Street in East Hampton to re-enact a suffrage rally held there in 1913. The League of Women Voters of The Hamptons organized the event, which commenced at an historic suffrage marker honoring local leader Mrs. Thomas L. (May Groot) Manson.

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The 42nd annual Hampton Classic Opening Day was held on Sunday in Bridgehampton. The Classic is one of the world’s most prestigious horse shows and features competitors at every level from young children in leadline to Olympic, World, and World Cup Champions. The highlight of the Classic’s Opening Day was the $30,000 Boar’s Head Open Jumper Challenge, which followed the Opening Day ceremonies in the Hampton Classic’s famed Grand Prix Field.

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Indy Fit

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I Wanna Go Fast If the ocean is the Earth’s biggest playground, then as Long Islanders, we’ve inherited a decent-sized yard. With so much to do on the water, Joe Flotteron, owner and founder of Peconic Water Sports, decided to open up his own business after coaching wakeboarding for 10 years. Having three locations -- Southold, Sag Harbor, and Southampton -- the company offers everything from fishing charters to tubing, kiteboarding, SUP, kayaking, and more. My personal adventure began on a windy afternoon, jet skiing; one of the fastest ways to a good time and

workout. One needs arm strength to hold on (especially if you’re holding on to someone else) and core strength to keep balanced. If you stand up, like I did, with your knees bent, you’re even targeting the glutes and the rest of your leg muscles. It’s more than just fun, it’s fitness!

Evan Kraus, guide of the day, took me out on a Yamaha VX Deluxe WaveRunner. Long gone are the days of speeding forward uncontrollably. A new system introduces an intuitive forward, neutral, and reverse system on the handlebars. Easy to use with improved safety and maneuverability, it has an intelligent braking system. This 2015 system is boggling the minds of old-school jet skiers throughout the country.

We jetted to the Peconic River, between Greenport West and Shelter Island. Due to the rough winds, our initial adventure to Orient Point left us to a limited aquatic field. Hands on the handlebars, I gripped tighter and tighter as I steadied my legs into a squat position for an optimal workout. Twists, turns, jumps, and

dives, I soaked up every moment.

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tremendous power. But the history of weather forecasting goes back to the dawn of time and is loaded with old wisdoms (“Mare’s tails and mackerel scales make tall-ship captains take in their sails”) and many jokes (“Where else can you be so wrong so often and keep your job!?”). So, where does the weather, and

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Part of the problem of weather forecasting was solved over 100 years ago by British meteorologist Luke Howard when he devised a system of nomenclature that the rest of the world’s scientists were constantly arguing about.

Every country wanted to use its own language and definitions for naming clouds and their effects. Howard came forward using – you guessed it – Latin and the fight was over. Meteorologists the world over accepted his type/sub-type system: Cirrus (“hair”) – wispy, high-level clouds that foretell a major weather system on its way (the mare’s tails) Stratus (“layer”) – these cloud formations have no specific feature except that they only form at specific altitudes

Cumulus (“pile”) – the puffy clouds than coalesce into the thunderheads we all recognize that presage the near immediate arrival of a major storm. BTW, the warmer the weather, the bigger they get (pile up into the sky) Nimbus (“precipitating”) – we’re all familiar with these. By this time, it’s raining. And, the darker they are, the more water they are carrying. Alto (“high”) – like in music, while it means high, it means the secondhighest (soprano or treble is higher in music) and cirrus and, often, the cumulus (thunderheads) are even higher. Look Up! Watching the weather over hours or even days, often subconsciously by that back-door mariner, adds to your skills in predicting the weather. And it is all about the sun, the sea and the land interacting. The sun heats the land faster than the sea. The warm air rises, taking some moisture from the sea, lakes, creeks and rivers with it, and forms cumulus (puffy) clouds. This vacuum effect then brings in

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The opposite effects happen at night, as you might guess. The land cools faster and the process reverses. All this is generally called “convection.” And where convection is occurring, clouds are forming – and they are batteries storing up water and power. Blankets Portend Rain Another sign that weather is approaching is when the sky cover builds and the sea breeze stops. The cloud cover has now gotten so thick that the sun can’t heat the air underneath the clouds. That’s when someone mutters, “Please, let it rain and clear out this humidity.” The cloud is acting like a blanket – and you know how much you like blankets in the summertime!

Ancient mariners looked for clouds for two reasons. They didn’t know that convection was causing the wind, but clouds meant wind.

They also meant land. Convection first lines the shoreline with clouds. “Land Ho!” And it builds from there. Some more proverbs?

See if you can divine why they are true, based on what you now know: “The moon with a circle brings water in her beak.”

“Rain before seven? Over by eleven.” “Red sky at morning? Sailor take warning.”

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Sandcastle Showdown

By Elizabeth Vespe

It’s almost time for the Coopers Beach Annual Labor Day weekend sandcastle contest. Don’t put the shovels, buckets, and flip-flops away just yet, summer is not quite

over. The Southampton showdown takes place on Saturday and judging begins at 3 PM. If rain occurs, Sunday will be the rain date. Winners will receive prizes donated from generous local merchants.

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but the government is slowly addressing the inadequacies of a system that fed the banks billions by allowing them to pile on interest for servicing federally approved loans. Ultimately, the government – and thus taxpayers — are on the hook for most student loans if they default. The Obama administration pushed for some minor reforms but most got bogged down in Congress. According to the Department of Education some federally guaranteed loans are assigned to a Default Resolution Group for collection. PAY FOREVER There is a website, the National Student Loan Data System, that will help former students identify what types of loans they have outstanding. Note that information about any private student loan will not be included in NSLDS. Colleges can also furnish

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information. In Stephanie’s case, her account has been turned over to Financial Management Systems, which immediately tacked on over $38,000 in fees, contingent on collection. As it turns out though, FMS is the only was out for Stephanie – though if she becomes medically disabled there is a possible way to have the loan forgiven. She must agree to pay $125 a month immediately. The timetable will go on forever — she will never be able to pay the loan off.

A study by the Pew Research Center indicates there are many more victims shaped in Stephanie’s mold. Forty percent of households headed by a breadwinner under 35 had accrued student debt. The average balance is on the upswing. The default rate for loans that became due in 2009 is already 9.1 percent and rising every year, according to The New York Times.

“It makes me terrified, and it makes me angry,” Stephanie said, her voice rising. ”You have no idea what is going to happen when you sign on for these loans.”

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Buzz Chew Soccer Sponsorship

By Elizabeth Vespe

In the spirit of community collaboration and teamwork taught through youth sports, Buzz Chew Chevrolet will support Southampton Youth Services through the Chevrolet Youth Soccer Program. This sponsorship will include both monetary and equipment donations during the 2017 youth soccer season. Chevrolet Youth Soccer is a grassroots initiative that establishes a positive relationship between local dealers and the communities they serve. Buzz Chew is sponsoring Southampton Youth Services as a part of Chevrolet’s nation-wide commitment to support youth sports, one community at a time. Over the course of the season,

Buzz Chew will also donate Chevrolet-branded equipment to the organization.

“We are looking forward to a great season with Southampton Youth Services that will be filled with exciting games and an enhanced experience for the teams through the equipment and cash donations,” said Bryon Chew. “Chevrolet Youth Soccer is just one example of how committed our dealership is to supporting the youth and families in our community.”

The 2017 program will provide assistance to over 225 organizations in the Northeastern region and Chevrolet dealers will contribute over $340,000 in monetary and equipment donations.

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Santa Margarita Pinot Grigio21.99 ..................................240 for case Bogle Chard ............................ 8.99 Bogle Cabernet ....................11.99 Bogle Pinot Noir...................11.99 Bogle Merlot ..........................9.99 Excelsior All Types .... 8.99 3 for 21 Barone Fini Pinot Grigio2 for 18.00 Louis Jadot Macon Village ....11.99 Conundrum White ................19.99 Apothic Red or Dark...............9.99 Salentein Malbac Reserve ....16.99 ........................................ 2 for 30 Whispering Angel ................18.99 Domaines Ott ....... 49.99 3 for 120 Macrostie Chardonnay .........19.99

Wine Magnums Lindemans (all varieties) ......... 9.99 Beringer White Zin .................. 9.99 Frontera (all types) ...6 for 7.99each Yellowtail (all var) .6 for 10.99 each Il Giardino PG ....................... 12.99 Fetzer (all varieties)................. 9.99 Woodbridge...........6 for10.99 each Barefoot (all types) .......6 for 60.00 Gekkeikan Sake ..................... 9.99 Estrella All Types ..................... 9.99 Mark West Pinot Noir ........... 19.99 Santa Marina Pinot Grigio ..... 10.99 .......................... or $60 for a case Beringer All Types ................... 9.99 Not responsible for typographical errors. Subject to Inventory Depletion All Prices expire 9/6/17

Sparkling

Cristalino Brut ................... 8.99 Veuve Clicquot ................ 42.99 La Marca Prosecco . ............. 12.99 90+ Prosecco .... 11.99 2 for 20 90+ Prosecco Magnum .... 21.99 Francois Montand Brut or Rose .. $11.99 2 for $20 Louis Roederer Brut ......... 40.99 Laurent-Perrier Brut ........ 35.99 Laurent-Perrier Rosé ....... 75.99 Moet Imperial ................. 39.99

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