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Guild Hall in East Hampton has named the recipients of the 32nd Academy of the Arts Achievement Awards.

The annual awards ceremony will be held during a benefit dinner on Monday, March 13, at The Rainbow Room in New York City. It will be hosted by artist Eric Fischl, Academy President, along with Marty Cohen, Board Chair, and Andrea Grover, Guild Hall’s Executive Director.

This year’s Performing Arts honoree is director, choreographer, performer, and five-time Tony Award Winner, Susan Stroman. Her award will be presented by American librettist and writer for “Sesame Street,” John Weidman.

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Edwina von Gal will be honored for Visual Arts. Von Gal is a landscape designer who has designed properties for Calvin Klein, Cindy Sherman, and Ina Garten. She is the founder and president of The Azuero Project and The Perfect Earth Project, nonprofit organizations that promote toxin-free land management. Her award will be presented by artist, designer, and environmentalist Maya Lin. American poet Philip Schultz will be honored for Literary Arts. Schultz is the author of several collections of poetry. He is also the founder and director of The Writers Studio, a private school for fiction and poetry writing based in New York City. His achievement will be presented by

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the Executive Director of the Poetry Society of America, Alice Quinn.

Cheryl and Michael Minikes will receive the Special Award for Leadership and Philanthropic Endeavors. It will be presented by the Broadway producer, Roy Furman.

Guild Hall’s Academy honors both summer and year-round East End residents. Honorees are in good company with past award recipients including Sarah Jessica Parker, Matthew Broderick, Nathan Lane, Laurie Anderson, Steven Spielberg, Billy Joel, Elaine Stritch, Mel Brooks, and Alec Baldwin for Performing Arts.

John Alexander, Ralph Gibson, Julian Schnabel, Willem de Kooning, Roy Lichtenstein, Bruce Weber, April Gornik, and Chuck Close have

taken the award for Visual Arts.

Jules Feiffer, Walter Isaacson, Jon Robin Baitz, Kurt Vonnegut, E. L. Doctorow, Edward Albee, Joseph Heller, and Joe Pintauro have received accolades for Literary Arts.

Special awards have also been given to Eli Wallach, Anne Jackson, Dina Merrill, and Peter Jennings.

Tickets to the Academy of the Arts Achievement Awards Dinner can be purchased by calling the Special Events Department at 631-324-0806 or going online at www.GuildHall.org.

Funds raised benefit Guild Hall’s mission of celebrating the artistic spirit on the East End by educating, inspiring, and enriching diverse audiences with excellent and engaging year-round programming.

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An Exhausting, Exciting Weekend In D.C.

By Kitty Merrill

For Damon Hagan, Sunday morning was a time of exhaustion and exultation. The East Quogue resident was exhausted from a weekend jam-packed with galas, special events, inaugural balls, the parade, the swearing in, and rubbing elbows with a bounty of celebrities in Washington, D.C. The exultation came from all of the above.

“It was an amazing time,” Hagan, the Southampton Town Republican Committee Chair told The Independent. “And such a privilege to be invited down there for the changing of the guard.”

There hasn’t been a Republican

president from New York since Theodore Roosevelt, he informed.

Expecting a Hillary Clinton victory, Governor Andrew Cuomo booked the Loewes Madison Hotel in D.C. for inauguration weekend.

When Trump won, New York State Republicans took the tickets off his hands, Hagan joked.

Suffolk County GOP chair John Jay LaValle worked tirelessly on the Trump campaign and because of the close relationship that formed, the Presidential Inauguration Committee extended an invitation to an array of events to Suffolk County Republican leaders. Hagan drove to Washington in “a convoy” of county leaders last Wednesday.

Upon arrival they mingled with like-minded fellows at a reception with the Texas delegation at the Hay-Adams Hotel.

Thursday morning Newt Gingrich was the keynote speaker at a breakfast hosted by the state GOP. That night, a party at the hotel featured a performance by the country western stars Big & Rich.

The Young Republicans National Federation also had a party that night, and Hagan stopped by.

He had tickets close to the dais for the swearing in, but due to the weather forecast, chose to stick with other party members and view the proceedings from the Newseum’s balcony overlooking the Capitol. A

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Then it was time for Hagan to slip into his tux and make the rounds at the inaugural balls. “It was fantastic,” he said, “such a privilege to be able to say I attended an inaugural ball.” He felt it was “very special to be there” when President Trump and the First Lady had their first dance.

There were simultaneous parties taking place in the convention center Friday night. Hagan believes as many as 27,000 celebrants were on hand. He stayed at the main inaugural ball till it ended, then hit the after party with the Young Republicans.

“It was very exciting to be surrounded by fellow Republicans from all over the country,” Hagan said. He described conversations with contingents from Virginia, North Dakota and even California.

“Yes, there are Republicans in California,” he joked. Many of them hung out with the New York delegation. Hagan even had a chance to rub elbows with celebrities including Stephen Baldwin, Scott Baio, and Judge Jeanine Pirro.

“I got to meet people from all over and see how excited and energized they are about the next four years . . . even walking on the streets of D.C, people are just energized.”

There was a “ver y positive feeling” throughout the nation’s capitol all weekend, Hagan related.

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Thus by just a few minutes did El Chapo miss out on being one of the last of the 43 drug dealers to receive a pardon from Barack Obama on January 19th.

All in all, a total of 1,385 drug dealers were pardoned by Obama. The fact that Obama was concentrating on freeing drug dealers and not killers just about broke poor old Charlie Manson’s heart.

And poor El Chapo. He arrived in the U.S. just minutes too late.

But being the man of the people he is, when El Chapo found out that he had missed being pardoned by Barack “The Merciful” Obama, he pulled himself up to his full 5-foot4-inch height and said: “I’m sure there will be a place for a multibillionaire like me in the Donald Trump cabinet.” ****************************************

I FEEL SORRY FOR THOSE OF YOU WHOSE CELL PHONES ARE GOING TO KILL YOU Some of you reading this are going to die young, and that makes me sad. It will be death by cell phone.

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I FEEL SORRY FOR DONALD TRUMP Because silliness like his insane desire to argue about the size of his inauguration audience will always trump his promise to make America great. Plus, millions upon millions upon millions of women hate him, and I know how demoralizing that can be.

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Flu Season Comes Home To Roost

By Alyssa Moudis

It’s that time of year when a different type of season comes to visit the East End: flu season. According to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), the exact timing and duration of flu seasons can vary, but influenza activity generally commences in October and peaks between December and February.

So we’re in it now, and just a look around -- at school, at the office, and at the walk-in clinics -- validates the suspicion: Everybody’s sick.

And that’s not merely anecdotal.

Long Island is listed by the CDC as among areas in the US where the influenza virus is most widespread.

According to Dr. Sandeep Gandhi, a proficient infectious disease physician at the Peconic Bay Medical Center, the most common version of the virus to be contracted is Influenza A. Dr. Gandhi says, “Yes, there has

been a very large increase of flu cases in New York during this current season.” He explained that though the disease is right now widespread throughout the state, the southern areas are getting hit the hardest.

These southern areas of the state include the boroughs and both the Nassau and Suffolk counties of Long Island.

Still, this season so far hasn’t seen the amount of cases that occurred during the flu season two years ago, according to Dr. Gandhi. This year’s cases are mainly patients with the Influenza A variation of the virus.

There are three types of flu viruses, according to webmd.com.

Type A and B cause the annual influenza epidemics that have up to 20 percent of the population sniffling, aching, coughing, and running high fevers. Type C also causes flu, but its symptoms are much less severe.

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Experts say the best way to avoid the flu is an annual vaccination, but that shot can take up to two weeks to kick in. Second best preventative measure? Good hygiene.

While most people know to wash their hands frequently, the physicians at American Family Care, a national urgent care clinic system, have identified the top five germ filled places to watch out for during flu season.

• The Dreadful Debit Card Machine: To reduce the risk of getting the flu punch your debit card pin with the knuckle of your hand instead of your fingertips. This way if you rub your eyes or mouth with your fingertips, you’re not transferring germs.

• The Crummy Community Pen: Instead of signing your name with a germ-infested community pen, try keeping your own pen on you.

• Crappy Cell Phones and Tablets: It’s hard to realize the amount of germs being transferred when you show your friends that funny cat video you found on Youtube. Get in the habit of wiping down your phone with a disinfecting wipe to cut down on spreading germs.

• The Godawful Gas Pump: To protect yourself at the pump, grab a paper towel before picking up the nozzle. This will cut back on germs tremendously.

• The Harsh Hand Shake: Unless you are running for public office, avoid shaking someone’s hand. Be germ conscientious instead. If you must do it, wash or sanitize your hands afterward.

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First, let’s keep in mind what major symptoms of the flu are and quickly quiz yourself. You may just be having some common winter allergy symptoms or a cold.

The CDC reports the main symptoms of the flu are “fever, cough, sore throat, runny or stuffy nose, body aches, headache, chills and fatigue.” There may also be diarrhea and vomiting as well.

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young child, a senior, or a pregnant woman. Tests will need to be done to determine if it is indeed the flu so that treatment can begin immediately.

If testing shows high amounts of the virus that can lead to the development of high risk complications from the illness, antiviral drugs will likely be prescribed right away. Untreated, the flu could lead to such complications as inflammation of the heart, brain, or muscle tissues, or multiorgan failure in vulnerable populations.

But, most importantly, as any MD will tell you, when fighting the flu, do your best to avoid spreading the disease to others. Some experts CONTINUED ON PAGE 27.

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With signs inscribed with slogans like “I’m with her,” the Womens March on Washington Saturday boasted an unprecedented and historic number of participants. Add in sister marches held in cities across

the country and even the world, and the figure easily tops the million mark. Over and over officials and organizers reported participation far in excess of expectations.

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In Honor Of Matthew Lester

By Camilla Tucci

Matthew attended Springs School from kindergarten to eighth grade.

His vision for better world was so conscientious and loving that his classmates appeared unable to think that maturely.

Matthew took a liking to science and math from an early age. It seemed like he knew everything about everything and his capacity for learning was unmatched.

Although it seemed as if Matthew wasn’t listening to the teacher, his head shot up when a question was asked of the class. And to top it off, he would get the answer right.

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“In everything do to others as you would have them do to you, for this is the law and the prophets.�

(Matthew 7:12) In a small town like East Hampton parents work together, kids grow up together, families go to church together, and the community comes together in a time of loss.

This past week East Hampton has been mourning the death of Matthew Lester, 17, who died on Martin Luther King Jr. Day, January 16. A shocked community was left to wonder why this happened to such an extraordinary young man.

classroom was carried throughout Matthew’s life. Whether it was his awareness of the environment or knowing when a friend needed someone to talk to, Matthew had an innate ability to help.

No matter what was thrown at Matthew, positive or negative, he always exuded a sense of happiness and positivity that is so rare to find.

Matthew has touched many lives in this town and it was shown in the massive attendance at his wake and funeral.

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Graduating EHHS this month, Indy staffer Camilla Tucci was classmates with Matthew Lester from kindergarten through this year. A GoFundMe page set up to raise money for the Lester family raised over $23,000 as of Monday.

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Dylan Flynn, 24, of 24 Old Squires Road in Hampton Bays, was an active duty member of the United States Navy. He was reportedly under investigation by the NCIS (Naval Criminal Investigative Service) for an unrelated matter in Florida. As part of that investigation Flynn turned over his cell phone to investigators there.

Upon reviewing the contents of his phone NCIS investigators discovered five video clips from June 30, 2014 depicting Flynn and a codefendant Timothy Wheeler inserting two screwdrivers into the intimate parts of a naked and obviously unconscious woman lying in bed. Flynn and Wheeler identified the victim by name on camera and described her as “vulnerable.� They sexually abused her while filming her, laughing and joking about what they were doing, according to court testimony.

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The Springs Fireplace Road site that used to house East Hampton Town’s Scavenger Waste Plant may become a school bus depot.

Bus Depot Opposition Grows, New Location Eyed

By Rick Murphy

The East Hampton School District has quietly reopened discussions with East Hampton Town officials about purchasing a town-owned parcel on Springs Fireplace Road.

The property would be used to house the district’s school busing operation.

The news comes in the face of stiffening opposition to the district’s plan to house the facility on land it owns on Cedar Street.

Jeffrey Bragman, an attorney hired by a group of residents who live near the proposed site, warned

the district last week that his clients intend to vigorously monitor the district’s environmental review process.

Specifically, Bragman said, the proposal, “requires a serious review. They will have to do an impact analysis and if they don’t, they will have to explain in court why.”

Rich Burns, the East Hampton School District superintendent, said in an earlier interview that the district has been discussing putting the bus depot on Cedar Street for almost two years, and the opposition has been late getting to

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But Bragman said the review has legally yet to begin in earnest.

“They spent a lot of time talking about the project and then chose the alternative that fit their criteria,” Bragman said.

“But it doesn’t matter. They don’t even have a plan that shows the buildings. They have no septic pla n. T hey ha ve no pa r king plan,” Bragman said. “There are procedural requirements the district is bound by law to follow.

They have yet to consider the environmental impacts.”

J.P. Foster, the president of

the East Hampton School Board, acknowledged, “We know this is going to be a long process” but said the board has been “transparent” throughout. “We expected opposition and we see their side,” Foster said.

Towards that end, the school board quietly reached out to East Hampton Town again about the site of the now closed sewage treatment plant on Springs Fireplace Road, which the town would like to sell.

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East End Real Estate Sales Flat

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Credit Town and Country Real Estate for telling it like it is. “The Hamptons Home sales market closed out with a thud,” Judi Desiderio, the T&C CEO reported in the company’s year-end wrap.

According to the report, only three of 12 markets experienced an increase in home sales when compared to 2015, although the Median Home Sale price went up in six of the markets.

The Sag Harbor market, which includes Noyack and North Haven, was the clear hotspot; sales volume shot up 45 percent from $186 million to $271 million.

The good news is 2017 is poised to be a much better year than 2016.

“All indicators point to increased activity,” the report predicted.

Desiderio said it is important to view the market in five or 10-year segments and to avoid “knee jerk reactions.”

“It’s been quite a ride since the fall of Bear [Sterns] and and Lehman [Brothers, both in 2008] and we’ve recovered. Everyone thinks you should always be able to flip, but real estate is a long-term investment. It’s not pork bellies.”

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Hamptons during the real estate boom years. “Home flipping is becoming more accessible for smaller operators thanks to an increasingly competitive lending environment with more loan options for real estate investors, who are also benefitting from the historically low mortgage interest rates,” said Daren Blomquist, senior vice president at ATTOM Data Solutions, formerly RealtyTrac.

Back on the East End, Desiderio pointed out the data analyzed is always three to six months old so it doesn’t predict the future. “Builders jumped in in 2015 and now the market is flooded with inventory.

There are going to be some very good deals,” she predicted.

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the East End, especially Amagansett and the numbers stagnant in most of the others. Almost every market is down from third quarter sales figures from 2014, indicating the slow but steady recovery from 2008/09 has indeed stalled, at least temporarily.

Even Manhattan wasn’t immune to the leveling off. Brown Harris Stevens, in its fourth quarter report, noted apartment sales were down 13 percent from the same quarter a year earlier, though the average sale price ticked up slightly to $2.1 million.

Things were better on the

national market, according to Fortune Builders. “A mixture of historically low interest rates, scant inventory, and record demand generated a wave of home buying and selling activity,” according to the real estate publication.

Home prices reached an average of $240,700 during the second quarter nationally, increasing 4.9 percent from the same time last year, and housing inventory dipped for 17 consecutive months.

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They were also able to speak to the victim who was unaware of what the defendants had done to her until she was shown the video from defendant Flynn’s cell phone.

Suffolk County District Attorney Thomas Spota said prosecutors would recommend Flynn be sentenced to a lengthy jail term at his sentencing on March 20th in Riverhead. Judge Barbara Kahn remanded the defendant and set bail at $50,000 bond with a $25,000 cash alternative. Co-defendant Timothy Wheeler had previously pleaded guilty to the charges. His sentencing is set for January 30th.

Bookkeeper Arrested A Bellport accountant accused of embezzling about $30,000 from two Southampton businesses has been arrested after being extradited from Florida.

Lesley Guarino, 46, was in St. Augustine, an investigation by the Suffolk County Fugitive Squad revealed. She worked at Traditional Tile and Dimensional Tile in 2016 and it was determined she had stolen money from each business.

The St. John’s Sheriff’s office in Florida aided in the arrest of Guarino, who was charged with two counts of Grand Larceny.

Felony Charge In East Hampton East Hampton Town Police stopped a driver for allegedly tailgating Friday night shortly before midnight and eventually charged him with a felony.

Luis A Yamba-Tenezaca, 24, who lives on Woodcock Lane, was stopped on Fireplace Road. Police said his eyes were glazed and that there were empty beer bottles in the car.

A computer check revealed a prior drinking and driving event, triggering a Felony DWI charge. Yamba-Tenezaca was handed over to the Suffolk County Sheriff’s Department.

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Hamptons Real Estate Online has been sold to Zillow, continuing a spending spree by the Seattlebased company, which purchased StreetEasy and Trulia in recently years.

HREO has been somewhat of an industry lightening rod locally – annual fees are reportedly $50,000 for each brokerage firm, and it has weathered charges that the high cost was designed to weed out smaller mom and pop firms in favor of a handful of larger companies, some international in scope, who could then divvy up the huge commissions associated with high end Hamptons property sales.

No one denies, though, that the HREO software platforms called RealNet and OpenRealNet are among the most sophisticated in the business.

“The database system is the DeLorean of the industry,” said Judy Desiderio, CEO of Town and Country Realty. She predicted the sale will “spice up HREO.” Nicholas Khuri, who was the co-founder and owner of RealNet and HREO, said in a prepared statement, “I’m excited to see

what the future holds for HREO. StreetEasy is an integral part of the housing landscape in New York, and I believe HREO will continue to thrive under their leadership.”

The sale comes on the heels of the announcement that some of the biggest real estate companies prominent on the East End are starting their own listing site dubbed the East End Listing Exchange.

Though still in its infancy, the EELE has experienced some glitches.

One local broker complained her name does not appear anywhere on an exclusive listing she has and that the site is difficult to navigate.

Saunders, Corcoran, Douglas Elliman, Brown Harris Stevens, and Sotheby’s are said to be the driving force behind EELE. So far, sources say, none of those firms have abandoned HREO. Like HREO, EELE membership won’t come cheaply: fees are reportedly between $25,000 and $55,000 per firm plus $800 per broker.

Local agencies, like those in Palm Beach and New York City, have been loathe to join MLS sites like Realtor. com because it means sharing commissions with brokers from less lucrative markets.

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CONTINUED FROM PAGE 11. site and trying to move discussions forward,” Foster said. He would not categorize how serious the negotiations are. “If it works we’ll pursue it,” he said. “ We ’ v e h a d a n u m b e r o f conversations with the school district,” including one recently, acknowledged East Hampton Town Supervisor Larry Cantwell. “We shared all the environmental inf o r m a tio n a nd s ha r ed o ur appraisal.” Cantwell described the discussions as a “constructive dialogue.” He declined to say what the town’s asking price for the parcel is.

Foster said the perception that the board is trying to force the location of the bus depot on the public is erroneous. “There is public input about it at almost every school board meeting.”

Ironically, in 2010 district voters turned down a plan to purchase property owned by Verizon on King Street that would have solved the problem of housing the district’s busing operation. Voters turned it down by an overwhelming margin.

“We assumed taxpayers didn’t want us to purchase property,” Foster said. “That’s what we thought.”

Part of the problem, Bragman said, is it appears the district and the school board don’t fully understand the laws governing a State Environmental Quality Review Act (SEQRA) analysis. “They hired a traffic consultant to do a study. Guess what? So will we. They think you can send out for a SEQRA review but guess what? It has to be done in public. You can’t fragment it - that makes it look benign,” Bragman said.

Foster countered, stating one of the district’s attorneys is fluent in the SEQRA process and actually helped draft the legislation.

Bragman said the proposed facility, which will house up to 35 busses and the vehicles the bus

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drivers bring to work, is, “clearly a substantial deviation from zoning in the [Cedar Street] neighborhood.

You only need to drive up and down to see it’s a residential neighborhood.”

In addition to the possible environmental impacts of a fueling and repair facility, there is the increased traffic flow and other concerns. Bragman said the school district should reach out to the East Hampton Town Highway Superintendent to see how the heavy traffic will affect neighborhood roads and also reach out to East Hampton Village officials, which is adjacent to the proposed facility, to address traffic concerns that might impact village streets.

John Mensch, the owner of East End Bus Lines Inc., suggested that the school district put its busing contract out to bid, and guessed the winning bidder would buy the bus fleet owned by the school district and park it on private property.

For many years local school districts typically used private companies to handle the busing chores.

Back in 2006 then-school Superintendent Ray Gualtieri parlayed a relatively minor disagreement with the district’s long time transportation provider, Schaefer and Sons into a schoolowned in-house busing operation.

Both Burns and Foster said the district is committed to owning its own bus service.

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RICK’S SPACE One Smoke At A Time People took an almost sadistic pleasure in the fact that I was “sick” for a couple of days last week and didn’t come to work.

That’s because I never call in sick, and I’m never sick, so people are jealous of me. I’ve only been in the hospital once, to get my tonsils out when I was 13.

I have my father’s work ethic. I get up and go to work every day, no excuses. That’s probably because I’ve inherited my father’s love of gambling and I need the cash flow.

Back when I smoked, though, I coughed a lot. Every year I’d get that hacking cough smokers know all to well. It would spread to your lungs and oftentimes would require antibiotics to keep it from turning into pneumonia.

I endured those times, continued to go to work, and dutifully took the antibiotics while smoking the whole time, despite the doctor’s warnings not to.

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I was quite content to continue along that path until 20 years ago, when I had my usual mid-winter hacking attack.

I went to Doctor White to get antibiotics, and he uttered those fearful words: “I want you to go get a chest X-Ray.” I almost passed out. All smokers understand what this means.

It’s kind of like playing Russian roulette – it’s just a matter of time before there is a bullet in the chamber of the gun.

I went to Southampton Hospital and my friend Margaret was working there. “Did you hear about Richie? Dropped dead yesterday.”

I was amazed. Richie had straightened himself out, quit drinking and smoking and was surfing professionally. He was in tremendous shape. “What happened?”

“Lung Cancer.”

I turned pale. Richie, like me,

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smoked Big Red, Marlboro. Many times growing up I couldn’t afford a pack of cigarettes and had to grub them. I was such a smoking elitist I only grubbed from people who smoked Big Red. Richie used to give me more of his smokes than he smoked himself.

There was a foreboding sense of doom in the dimly lit basement where the technician was. As soon as they give you that big lead-filled “life” vest you know you’re in trouble (Hint: don’t put one on in a boat and jump overboard).

Then the guy leaves the room rather than risk being anywhere close to the X-Ray probing your chest.

The guy came out a few minutes later with a big manila envelope.

“How am I?” I said with as much good cheer as I could muster.

“Show this to your doctor,” he mumbled. His eyes never met mine. ”This poor fool can’t even look at me,” I told myself.

Of course, I did what I bet most of us do when I got outside. I pulled the X-Ray out of the envelope and studied it, as if I actually knew what I was doing. There was gray shadow across both lungs, “Holy crap,” I said to myself. “My tumor is so big it’s growing outside my lungs. I’ll need chemo just to fit my tumor inside my shirt.”

This was the moment I gave up cigarettes. I didn’t actually give them up but I tried to make a deal with God. “Dear God, please don’t give me

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lung cancer. I promise never to smoke again.”

Then thunder cracked. “What’s in it for me?” God roared.

If he were a pole dancer, and I a customer at a strip club, I would have tucked a $50 bill in his bra and said, ”Get something nice for yourself.” But what do you give a guy who literally has everything?

Then came the wait. One week.

Two weeks. Finally I called Dr. White, my clammy hands clasping the phone as I meekly looked for the courage to ask the question: “Hi, this is Rick Murphy. I’m calling about my lung cancer.”

This caused a series of assorted nurses, practitioners, office personnel, and even Dr. White’s wife to get on the line and ask me questions. Finally we got to the bottom of it: my X-Rays were negative: that’s why no one called.

Epilogue: It’s been 20 years since I gave up smoking. A few nights later we went to happy hour at Santa Fe restaurant, and when all my friends went outside onto the back deck to smoke I went but didn’t light up.

“Careful,” someone said. “When you drink you lose your willpower and you’ll start smoking again.”

“No I won’t,” I said confidentially.

“I made a deal with God. As long as I don’t smoke I can drink, but I can never do both.”

“That sounds reasonable,” my friend remarked.

Reasonable? Hell, I did a lot better than that. I was gonna give up gambling, too.

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The Annual “Love Bites” benefit was held on Saturday at The Muses in Southampton.

The event was held to benefit The Scarlett Fund and Katy’s Courage and honored lead chef Rocco DiSpirito.

Katy’s Courage is dedicated to supporting education, children’s bereavement support, and pediatric cancer research, in honor of Katy Stewart. Katy was diagnosed with a rare form of pediatric liver cancer called hepatoblastoma and died at the age of 12.

The Scarlett Fund at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center was created

by Jennifer and Robert James to support and raise awareness for pediatric cancer research in honor of their eight-yearold daughter, Scarlett James, who was diagnosed in 2013 with T Cell Lymphoma.

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Music

Fireside Sessions

Nancy Atlas and friends heat up the night every Saturday in January at Bay Street Theater in Sag Harbor. This Saturday a special surprise guest will be taking the stage. Showtime is 8 PM and admission is $25. Purchase tickets through Bay Street’s website or call their box office at 631-725-9500.

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 beginning at 10 PM.

Townline BBQ

Come for free pool and pub quiz night at 7 PM every Thursday evening, and Saturday and Sunday football special pricings. Check out “smokin’ hot tunes” alongside a happy hour menu every Friday. This Friday the Lynn Blue Band will be performing. Townline is open regularly by 11:30 AM until 9 or 10 PM Thursday through Monday.

For more info call 631-537-2271 or visit the Townline BBQ Facebook page.

Stephen Talkhouse

On Friday the East Hampton Middle School PTA is holding a karaoke fundraiser with Helen “The Diva” at 7 PM. The cover charge is $15. Then on Saturday, party with DJ Paul Jones at 10 PM with a cover of $5. Visit stephentalkhouse.com or call 631-2673117 for more info.

Suffolk Theater Concerts

At Riverhead’s Suffolk Theater on Saturday, Doo Wop with The Teenagers with special guests will be taking the stage in tribute to the music of Jackie Wilson and The Fabulous Cupcakes.

Tickets are $49 and the show begins at 8 PM. Doors, bar, and restaurant open at 6:30 PM. For seating options and ticket purchasing call 631-727-4343 or visit SuffolkTheater.com.

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Teen Arts Council

Ten local teens ages 13-18 will be given the opportunity to work for pay at Guild Hall in East Hampton as content producers, curators, and programmers from March 7 through June 6. Applications for the Guild Hall Teen Arts Council (GHTAC) can be submitted through January 31. Applications and details of the responsibilities for members of the GHTAC are available at GuildHall.org.

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Eco-Art

The Southampton Arts Center is kicking off UpSculpting workshops that will continue monthly through April.

The first session will be on Thursday at 5:30 PM. Admission is $20 with all materials included. This workshop will be hosted by eco-artist Cindy Pease Roe where guests will make art from marine debris. All creations will be on display during a special celebration on Earth Day April 22. To reserve a spot visit southamptonartscenter.org or call 631-283-0967.

Paint & Sip

Gurney’s of Montauk is kicking off monthly classes this Thursday from 6:30 to 8:30 PM. Guests can get cozy and relax with some wine over an oceanfront view during an art class taught by The Salty Canvas. Admission is $55. Booking can be made through the Gurney’s Resort site or The Salty Canvas site.

Author Talk

Author Lucinda Rosenfeld will be visiting the East Hampton Library on Saturday from 3 to 4:30 PM to discuss her latest novel Class. Books will be available for signing and purchase.

Stop by the adult reference desk to register or call at 631-324-0222 ext.

3 or visit the library’s website calendar.

Theater

Teen Acting Workshop

Guild Hall in East Hampton and Our Fabulous Variety Show present a From Page to Stage Student Acting Workshop. With the help of theater professionals, students can create their own plays and perform them in a final showcase on Wednesday, April 19, at 7 PM. Sessions begin this Monday and will continue through March 27 (excluding February 20) at Guild Hall.

Sessions for 12 to 18 year olds are 4:30 to 6:15 PM and seven to 11 year olds meet from 6:45 to 8:15 PM. To register call Jennifer Brondo at 631324-4051. The registration fee is $295 and $290 for members. Visit GuildHall. org for more details.

Steel Magnolias

The Springs Community Theater presents a stage production of Steel Magnolias at the Springs Presbyterian Church in East Hampton. Show times are Friday and Saturday at 7 PM. Tickets are $20 and $15 for seniors and students. To reserve your tickets call Barbara Mattson at 516-658-5735.

4000 Miles

Amy Herzog’s Pulitzer Prize winning play 4000 Miles is being presented by the Hampton Theatre Company at the Quogue Community Hall. Performances will take place on Thursday and Friday at 7 PM, Saturday at 2:30 PM and 8 PM, and Sunday at 2:30 PM. Tickets are $30 adults, $35 seniors, $15 under 35 (with ID), $10 students (under 21). To reserve tickets visit

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hamptontheatre.org or call 631-6538955 or 866-811-4111.

The Money Shot

Center Stage at the Southampton Cultural Center presents Neil LaBute’s The Money Shot. The show will run through to February 5 with performances on Thursdays at 7:30 PM, Fridays and Saturdays at 8 PM, and Sundays at 2:30 PM. Performances will be staged at The Levitas Center for the Arts in Southampton. Admission to each showing is $22 and $12 for students under 21 with ID. Group rates and brunch or dinner packages are available for purchase. Reservations are suggested and can be made by visiting scc-arts.org or by calling 631287-4377.

Comedy At Bay Street

Bay Street Theater in Sag Harbor is offering a night of standup comedy with Harris Stanton, Max May, and Mike Cannon on Friday at 8 PM. Hosted by Joseph Vecsey. Tickets are $20 in advance and $25 at the door.

To buy in advance visit baystreet.org or call the box office at 631-725-9500.

The Joke Man

Jackie “The Joke Man” Martling

originally from the Howard Stern Show and guest comic Rich Harkaway bring a comedic event to the Suffolk Theater in Riverhead on Friday at 8 PM. Doors, bar, and restaurant open at 6:30 PM. Admission is $35-$39.

Visit SuffolkTheater.com or call 631727-4343 to reserve tickets.

Film

The Dinner

The East Hampton Library continues its International Film Festival of 2017 with the Italian film The Dinner on Sunday at 2 PM. The subtitled film by Ivano De Matteo describes a family’s burdens that become even worse when a great misfortune occurs. For more info and to register for a seat visit easthamptonlibrary.org or call the circulation desk at 631-324-0222.

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The South Fork Natural History Museum in Bridgehampton will have a film showing of director Matthias von Gunten’s ThuleTuvalu on Saturday at 7 PM. The film describes activists and the issues they are facing against the climate changes that are causing ice melts and much habitat devastation. Visit thuletuvalu. com or sofo.org for more information.

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features artist from the North and South Forks. It will be open through the end of January.

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ONGOING Faculty Art Exhibit

Artwork by Carol Carlsen in “The Body Clothed: Figures & Faces.”

Monroe, also known as Double X, Wolf Kahn’s dark fog bank out there (a 78 ft. oil) and Christopher Deeton’s impressive 12 ft. abstract canvases, which are shown in parallel to his joint exhibition, ”Fear is a Liar,” at New York’s CORE Club. There are also additional works by Gilbert and George, Larry Rivers, Man Ray, Robert Dash, Norman Bluhm, Lili Almog, Haim Mizrahi, and Adam Handler.

Visit www.veredart.com or contact janetlehr@janetlehrinc.com or 631324-3303 for more info.

Student Exhibition

Christopher Deeton’s # 244 at Janet Lehr Fine Arts.

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

Big Picture

Janet Lehr Fine Arts (formerly Vered Gallery), will open its 2017 season

with a reception on Saturday from 6 to 8 PM for “The Big Picture Group Show,” an exhibition of large format works of art by contemporary and modern masters. Highlights include a 6 x 6 ft. photograph of Bert Stern’s iconic double cross close up of Marilyn

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The Parrish Art Museum presents the annual Student Exhibition. The show features the work of more than 1000 young artists from schools on Eastern Long Island. Working with their art teachers and through art clubs, the students demonstrate creativity, enthusiasm, and technical skill in diverse media, ranging from painting to sculpture, drawing, and photography.

The Young Artists’ Reception will be held Saturday from 1 to 3 PM and the High School Artists' Reception will be held from 3 to 5 PM. The show runs through February 26. Visit www. parrishart.org.

My Unique Style

The East End Ar ts Galler y in Riverhead presents its annual nonjuried, all media Elizabeth Richard Memorial Annual Members' Show, this year themed My Unique Style. The opening reception will be held Friday from 5 to 7 PM. East End Arts members have been invited to submit one work of art for guaranteed inclusion in this show. The Annual Members’ Show provides the opportunity for all member artists to show their work to the public.

The show will run from the opening through March 3.

The Body Clothed

Hampton Bays Library presents "The Body Clothed: Figures & Faces," an exhibit of works by a combination of amateur and professional artists who enjoy drawing and painting figures and faces. A reception takes place on Sunday from 3 to 5 PM. The exhibit

The Suffolk County Community College Faculty Art Exhibit, replete with rich visual works from the Eastern Campus' art faculty, will be on display at the college's Lyceum Gallery through February 25. An artists' reception open to the general public will be held on Thursday, February 9.

Exhibited are faculty works of art in a wide range of media including the black and white landscape photography of Professor John Stefanik of Sag Harbor. Professor Meredith Starr of Plainview, who teaches Drawing, 2D Design, and Modern Art History, will show her ink and mixed media works on paper. Professor Denise Fehr of Manor ville, who teaches Color Theory, will exhibit her fired glass works. Professor Beth Giles of North Haven, who teaches Drawing and Art Appreciation, will exhibit her handmade paper reliefs containing her printmaking imagery.

Student Arts Festival

Guild Hall presents its 25th annual Student Arts Festival Part I, with grades K through 8. The Student Arts Festival celebrates the young artists of our region and salutes their devoted art instructors, school administrators, and families who nurture their creative pursuits. Each year, students from Bridgehampton to Montauk participate.

The museum features more than 3500 works of student art that cover the gallery walls floor to ceiling salon-style.

The show runs through February 12.

Visit www.guildhall.org for more info.

Winter Favorites

Tulla Booth Gallery in Sag Harbor presents "Winter Favorites: New and Old Treasures," featuring photographs from the "National Geographic Series"

by Stephen Wilkes and including work by Blair Seagram, Daniel Jones, and Eric Meola. The show is on view through Monday. Visit www. tullaboothgallery.com.

Aubrey Grainger

Aubrey Grainger's "Farms, Water and East End Scenes" is on display at the Art Gallery at Quogue Library.

Grainger is a Sagaponack based artist.

She is a passionate plein air painter whose subjects include the East End of Long Island and the Adirondacks. The show runs through Sunday.

Thanksgiving Collective

Tripoli Gallery in Southampton presents its 12th annual "Thanksgiving Collective: Year-Round." Curated by Tripoli Patterson, "Year-Round" features works by Alice Aycock, Max Blagg, Jennifer Cross, Robert Dash, Sabra Moon Elliot, Eric Freeman, Saskia Friedrich, Jeremy Grosvenor, Judith Hudson, Keith Sonnier, Susan Tepper, and Lucy Winton. The exhibition will be on view through Monday.

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Elektra KB, Deconstructing Borders

The Accidental Pursuit of the Stateless - Assimilation III

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Roman Fine Art in East Hampton presents “Deconstructing Borders: The Flux of Dissent,” its first solo project with artist Elektra KB, opening Friday with a reception from 6 to 8 PM, and running through February 19.

Elektra KB, born in Odessa, Ukraine, is a Colombian artist living and working in Berlin and New York.

KB’s body of work is of a performative nature. Textile, photography, and video are her primary mediums.

The show features six new GIFs

highlighting KB’s fantastical world, The Theocratic Republic of Gaia (T.R.O.G.).

The T.R.O.G. plays with critical humor and the aesthetics of colonial art tropes and the insurgent struggle KB grew up with.

The Papesse, the veiled women, the guerrilla fighter are represented as well as pre-Hispanic imagery and the cross -- an autobiographical nod to her upbringing in a rural hospital in Colombia.

“Deconstructing Borders” speaks to issues about migration, mobility,

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transculturality, and a sense of place.

The artwork presents the experience of migrant women.

With today’s current refugee and migrant crisis throughout the world, over 35,000 refugees and migrants have died in their attempt to reach or stay in Europe since 2000, with 2016 being the deadliest year by far.

Many of the works included in “Deconstructing Borders” have culminated during KB’s year-long fellowship in Berlin. She researched the experiences of migrant women

from post-colonial societies focusing specifically on Latin-America, in the context of a city that is a post-soviet hybrid.

KB interviewed several women who left their countries for a variety of reasons such as existential, economic, psychological, and political persecution. She created the works in response to this research. Each piece is inspired by an individual story, or a collective story.

Visit www.romanfineart.com for more info.

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astrology & all Week of 1/25/17 - 2/1/17 Highlights of the week:

The New Moon in Aquarius on Friday creates a wonderful time to envision yourself in a whole new way.

Set your goals, but approach them differently. It’s time to be creative.

Mars, the planet of how we act, enters fiesty Aries giving us a surge of enthusiasm. Mercury (planet of communications) knocks into Uranus (electricity/surprises) and meets Pluto (control) and some of us may hear something shocking or hear explosive words. Choose your battles wisely.

ARIES (3/20 - 4/20) Your mind is running at full speed and you are ready to change everything. Try to view relationships with a cooler approach.

Don’t let emotions cause upsets if possible.

TAURUS (4/21 - 5/21) Work and family can keep you extra busy

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this week. Be creative with your time. If a friend confides something important, show your understanding.

Love deepens.

GEMINI (5/22 - 6/21) Your desire to break free from a certain situation requires further planning. You will find the way to get what you want. Use caution with speech to keep the peace and watch your foot on the gas pedal.

CANCER (6/22 - 7/22) If you appeal to others with your famous charm they will easily see your side.

Opportunities to express yourself and realize a dream are within reach. Time for some love.

LEO (7/23 - 8/22) Keep your schedule flexible as plans can change unexpectedly. There is lots of activity with friends and family and fun is on the agenda. Try not to splurge with calories or money.

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VIRGO (8/23 - 9/23) Keeping close to home may not be ideal, but you must deal with certain family matters.

Try not to be too critical. Only you know whether you want to continue with the status quo.

LIBRA (9/24 - 10/22) Spending on your wardrobe or home lightens your mood and brings beauty into your life.

Some excitement around a personal/ business relationship keeps you busy.

SCORPIO (10/22 - 11/22) Perhaps you long to deepen a relationship or make necessary changes. Contemplate or meditate on a course of action. Being flexible can work to your advantage.

SAGITTARIUS (11/22 - 12/21) Time to put those plans into action. If you want to change your residence or take that trip, now is ideal to start the process. It helps to keep an open mind.

CAPRICORN (12/21 - 1/20) Putting your finances in order will go smoothly once you come up with a budget. You won’t have time to dwell

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in doom and gloom as the next few weeks will be very busy.

AQUARIUS (1/20 - 2/19) The New Moon in your sign helps you to envision all that you want to bring into your life. Dream big and don’t let anyone rain on your parade. You are surrounded by love.

PISCES (2/19 - 3/20) A new employment opportunity can suddenly be offered so consider it carefully.

Remember to keep your mouth shut if a secret is revealed as it could be a test.

If someone is not being truthful, it may be time to move on.

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Tickets are $95. To purchase tickets call 631-287-8734.

Ladies’ Night

A Ladies’ Night to benefit Fighting Chance Cancer Counseling Center will be held at The American Hotel on February 8 from 6 to 8 PM. Tickets are $50 and include open bar. There will also be a raffle. For tickets call 631725-4646.

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Mr. Amagansett will take place on Saturday, February 11, at The Stephen Talkhouse. Doors open at 6 PM. The event is held to benefit the Donald T. Sharkey Memorial Community Fund which provides scholarship opportunities for local students, funds for local fire departments, and the Wounded Warrior Project.

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The Southampton Animal Shelter Foundation is throwing its 2nd “SPAYghetti Dinner” on February 16 from 7 to 10 PM at Buckley’s Inn Between in Hampton Bays. $40 includes dinner, wine, and beer. Join for a delicious spaghetti dinner fundraiser to celebrate Spay-Day and help support the low cost Spay and Neuter Mobile Clinic and the community’s TNR program, ADVOCATS. In addition to dinner there will be a Chinese auction with prizes from local businesses and a 50/50 raffle.

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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.

East Hampton THURSDAY 1•25•17 • Adults can meet for coloring and conversation at the East Hampton Library at 1 PM. For families, the library will screen Lemony Snicket’s A Series Of Unfortunate Events at 4 PM. Register at the adult reference desk or call 631-324-0222 ext. 3.

FRIDAY 1•27•17 • The East Hampton Historical Society will host a variety of lectures throughout 2017. Their first lecture, The Woodhouse Legacy, will take place at 7 PM at Clinton Academy Museum in East Hampton.

Attendees are advised to come at 6:30 PM to secure a good seat and enjoy some refreshments. Admission is free. For more info visit easthamptonhistory.org or call 631-324-6850.

SATURDAY 1•28•17 • Guild Hall and CITYarts present “Pieces for Peace,” a workshop for middle school students. Kids are invited to create art that connotes peace. Work will be displayed in Guild Hall’s Boots Lamb Education and be part of CITYarts’ online exhibit. Admission to the workshop, which takes place at Guild Hall in East Hampton from 1 to 3 PM is free. Register on the Guild Hall website. Call 631-324-0806 with questions.

Southampton FRIDAY 1•27•17 • County Legislator Bridget Fleming will be joined by a representative from the state attorney general’s office in a presentation at the Westhampton Beach Library at noon. They’ll discuss scams targeting seniors and how to protect against the cons.

• The Rogers Memorial Library will offer “Back & Neck Pain: Causes, Home Remedies and Solutions” with Dr. Andrew Cohen at 10:15 AM. Register at www. myrml.org or call 631-283-0774 ext. 523.

SATURDAY 1•28•17 • Families with kids aged six and up are invited to beat winter boredom by making animal origami at South Fork Natural History Museum in Bridgehampton.

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• The Bridgehampton Child Care and Recreation Center hosts its first annual teen open house from 4 to 6 PM. Learn about their comprehensive college prep available for students beginning in grade nine. Call 1-443-825-0439 with questions.

• Quogue Wildlife Refuge hosts a “light the night” winter trail walk at 5 PM. Call 631-653-4771.

MONDAY 1•30•17 • The Dilemma, a six week course from the Rohr Jewish Institute begins tonight at Chabd of Southampton Jewish Center, Hill Street, Southampton. Call 631-2872249 to learn more.

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The Watermill Center invites members of the community to partake in the first Family Day of 2017 on Saturday from 1 to 4 PM. Join for an afternoon of music and movement workshops with current and past Artists-in-Residence Kate Eberstadt, Brune Charvin, and Khesrau Behroz of The Hutto Project and Matty Davis of BOOMERANG. Filmmaker Brune Charvin, writer Khesrau Behroz, and composer Kate Eberstadt recently collaborated on The Hutto Project, a music and performance education program for displaced children living within a refugee camp in Berlin. Twenty five students came together from Syria, Afghanistan, Iraq, Iran, Palestine, and Moldova and created original choral and performance works.

On Family Day @ WMC, the artists invite you to join their classroom where they will replicate the same choral and movement exercises, share their experiences, and lead participants in reflection.

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BOOMERANG, a dance/performance project that has been referred to as “the punk Mozarts of dance.” Davis is interested in the unique experiences and practices that inform how and why we move our bodies. In his classes, participants are guided to move and explore embodiment in creative, fun, and challenging ways, both individually and together.

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Independent Dining Manna Restaurant: An Authentic Sicilian Experience

By Nicole Teitler When the opportunity arose to experience Manna Restaurant in Water Mill, I knew I’d be in for a flavorful evening. Situated at the reminiscent location of Mirko’s, a restaurant known for catering to a wealthy clientele, that closed its doors in 2013 after a 30 year run, Manna proudly wows its customers.

Chef Marco Barrila grew up in Sicily. Like scenes out of a foreign film, he spent most days working with his grandmother at the family trattoria “La Caraffa,” built in the 1800s. At the age of 24 Barrila moved to New York and began his journey working at culinary landmarks such as Carmines and Fiorello’s Lincoln Center. Then, with the opening of his own location, NOI on Bleeker Street, a love story began.

Customer turned wife Sheila Minkel Barrila soon became a restaurant regular of the opera-singing-chef, for the food, for the singing, and for the man who did both. As NOI was closing one night numbers were exchanged and a new recipe for success began.

Together, the Barrilas celebrated Manna’s one year anniversary with the passing of the holiday season in 2016. Yet, this couple is no stranger to the restaurant industry. In 2009 the two started a catering company, Insatiable Eats.

As snow began to fall one Saturday evening, coating the East End in a winter wonderland, I arrived at Manna with my equally culinary adventurous friend, Warren. Sheila warmly greeted us and sat us at one of the ten tables in a comfortable room that holds forty seats.

Moments later, Marco delivered the first taste of the night, an amuse bouche of chickpea panella, both crisp yet soft in its base, with sheep ricotta, an arugula puree that introduces a garlic flavoring, and black olive on top.

Already set on the table were Grissini breadsticks, a personal reminder of the

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classic Italian restaurants I’d enjoy as a child as I’d pretend to be Holly Golightly holding, then biting, my oversized cigarette holder.

A tasting plate came out next, served by 24-year-old Emily who started during the holiday season, and bussed by her brother, 17-yearold Jay. Usually, when trying a new restaurant I try not to fill myself with bread in preparation for the flood of original tastes to follow, but the spread in front of my eyes begged a bite. A sundried tomato spread, sheep ricotta (a nice flow from our first dish), and Sicilian olives with a house made olive focaccia.

As zealous eaters, Warren and I decided to split three appetizers to start. The grilled octopus with olive chimichurri may shock those who are apprehensive about eating food that looks like, well, what it is, as the dish is served with two full bodied octopuses.

That shouldn’t deter a customer from trying it, as it has an ever so subtle spice and lemon taste, being slightly charred and not remotely chewy.

The beef tartare is served with egg yolk, onions, pickles, and bursting

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capers with small crostinis. The combination of ingredients is matched in a way that each flavor is fully present. Last in our appetizer trial was the roasted eggplant timbal filled with sheep ricotta (a recurring taste), mozzarella, and fresh basil pomodoro.

Despite the generous sizes of each dish, to our surprise we still had room for more. Sheila, in preparation for our main courses, poured a Sicilian red wine, Tascanta Ghiaia Nera Nerello Macallese. The choice paired perfectly with the endless flavors bustling around on my palate.

While sipping our wines, Warren and I were able to enjoy the atmosphere. It’s a refreshing change to have moments of pure relaxation between courses, time to observe and carry conversation. The anchor patterned carpet, the locally painted seascapes on the walls, and the warm fireplace, all staged a tribute setting to The Hamptons.

Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Renato Corosone, and Domenico Modugno played like an old-school Italian playlist. I was taken back to personal memories of Sundays in an AmericanItalian household, singing songs I didn’t understand and 3 PM dinners of my

grandparents endless preparations.

What started as an intimate dining experience to ourselves transpired into a busy restaurant. Despite it being full there was no sense of overcrowding, no sense of being rushed. One thing that was mutually agreed upon was the freshness of each meal, leaving no desire for added salt or pepper, and the olive oil having smooth and nuanced flavoring.

Marco came out from the kitchen to check in on us.

“Marco, your ingredients!” I exclaimed, “They’re so fresh!”

“You taste the product,” he reacted.

“If you use cheap paint, you cannot paint!”

“But the olive oil,” Warren inquired, “what kind is that?”

“If I tell you e’rrybody gonna use it,” Marco winked as he kissed his fingertips and then tossed them to the sky. I may have been in Water Mill but in that moment I was certainly in a Sicilian home.

My special of the day, pan roasted American rack of lamb arrived in a borolo wine reduction, truffled mushroom ragu, with a side of crispy parmesan polenta. In every bite a hint of rosemary. I ate the entire thing.

Warren’s meal, a braised short rib pappardelle with handmade pasta, made on premises, and vegetables.

Soon after, his plate was empty as well.

Glancing over at each other, our eyes intuitively begged the question -- to dessert or not to dessert?

Inevitably, two Sicilian treats came out. Trapanese, a crispy pastry similar to a calzone filled with sheep ricotta and wild berry sauce, and cassatella, a pistachio sponge cake with ricotta and marzipan. Without hesitation, I proclaimed the cassatella was my favorite dessert in recent memory, and I have eaten my fair share.

With a menu that changes nightly based on how Marco is feeling, customers can always call ahead and request any international dish they’d like and the chef will prepare it “no restrictions.” Year round plates are lobster or seafood risotto, lobster FraDiavolo and truffled veal chop.

If the food is indicative of Manna Restaurant’s longevity, I expect years of success. Run by love and filled with families, it is a welcomed addition to the culinary scene on the East End. You can follow more stories from Nicole Teitler on Facebook, Snapchat and Instagram as Nikki On The Daily.

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Green Chicken Curry With Basmati Rice Ingredients (serves 4) 1/2 white onion 3 cloves of garlic 2 jalapenos (seeded) 1 serrano chili (seeded) 2 tbsp siracha chili sauce juice of 1 lime 1/4 c brown sugar 1 bay leaf 1 tbsp lemon zest 1 tsp tumeric 1 bunch parsley 1 bunch cilantro 1 bunch mint 1 large piece of ginger peeled 1 stalk of lemon grass 1 14 oz can coconut milk 2 1/2 c Basmati rice 1 stick of cinnamon 1 c canola oil 1 c chicken stock 1 1/2 lb chicken thigh meat (skin removed)

Method

Begin by adding the onions, garlic, jalapenos, serranos, siracha, lime juice, brown sugar, ginger lemon zest, herbs, and tumeric, together in a food processor. Slowly add canola oil as you blend the ingredients until you have created a paste consistency.

In a thick bottom saucepan whisk together the curry paste, coconut milk, and chicken stock. Season to your liking with salt and pepper. Add the lemon grass and chicken thighs to the curry and cook over medium heat for about 45 minutes or until the chicken thighs are cooked through.

While the curry is cooking, focus on the rice. First you will need to rinse the rice. In a large mixing bowl cover the rice in cold water. Agitate with your hand and bail out the water. Repeat this process three or four times until the water remains clear after you agitate the rice. When you are finished rinsing,

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When the curry is finished, remove the lemon grass and spoon some of the curry over a plate of rice. Garnish with a sprig of cilantro.

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Named for their deep red flesh and rosy blush on the skin, blood oranges are the perfect blend of juicy, sweet, and tart -- making them the ideal cocktail ingredient. Harry Brigham, bar manager and mixologist at the Ram’s Head Inn on Shelter Island shares his take on the drink trend of the moment.

“I have always enjoyed the combination of sweet and spicy, and the citrus and juniper are a perfect pair,” said Brigham. “I have also tried

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this with granular sugar and muddled cayenne pepper (use a small amount cayenne as it goes a long way). It’s a great substitute for the cayenne simple syrup. The granular sugar can add a nice texture to the drink. I use the cayenne pepper because I prefer the flavor and heat to that of the jalapeno which is the more common pepper used in cocktails these days.”

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Slow Food Community Potluck

Slow Food East End presents its first Community Potluck of 2017 on Sunday from 5 to 8 PM in Southold, hosted

by Pennie and Paul Schwartz. The potluck dinner is open to the community of food lovers, food growers, and food producers. The costs is $15 for Slow Food members and $20 for non-members. To reserve visit www. slowfoodeastend.org.

Guests should bring a hearty homemade appetizer or dessert to share made with local ingredients as much as possible. Each dish should serve six to eight people.

Hampton Coffee

Hampton Coffee’s Water Mill café is featuring a variety of delicious $10 before 10 AM Breakfast Specials.

Enjoy the classic breakfast platter, a traditional pancake breakfast, or a French toast breakfast for just $10.

Bring a friend and visit the Water Mill café Monday through Friday to enjoy these delicious deals.

Restaurant Week

Long Island Restaurant week continues through Sunday. Participating restaurants are offering a $27.95 threecourse prix-fixe. East End restaurants include Topping Rose House, The North Fork Table, Stone Creek Inn, Page at 63 Main, Le Charlot, and Union Cantina. For more info visit www. longislandrestaurantweek.com.

ONGOING SPECIALS Afternoons At Regent

Savor one of the best ocean views on the East End while enjoying complimentar y mixology classes, lite bites, games, and cozy indoor fun at The Regent Cocktail Club at Gurney's Montauk. Afternoons at Regent are every Saturday from noon to 5 PM, with the complimentary mixology class from noon to 12:45 PM. Guests are also invited to Paint & Sip on Thursday at the Regent, with a step-by-step class taught by The Salty Canvas from 6:30 to 8:30 PM. The cost is $55 per person and can be booked on the Salty Canvas website.

Southampton Publick House

Southampton Publick House presents Monday Night Madness specials.

Starting at 5 PM every Monday enjoy $5 pints, $6 burgers, and 50 cent wings. Don't miss Sunday Brunch from 11:30 AM to 3 PM. The menu is a prix fixe for $16 per person, which includes a brunch entree along with coffee or tea. Southampton Publick House is open seven days for lunch and dinner.

For further information visit www. publick.com or call 631-283-2800.

Indian Wells Tavern

I n d i a n We l l s Ta v e r n i n Amagansett has announced they will offer half-price bottles of wine every Thursday and Sunday night. On Thursdays diners may enjoy half-price bottles of wine alongside their prime rib promotion which includes a soup or salad to start, followed by prime rib served with baked potato and vegetables for $29. On Sunday, diners may enjoy half-price bottles of wine alongside a la carte Chef Specials that will change weekly.

The 1770 House

The 1770 House Restaurant & Inn in East Hampton, the premier year-round destination for authentic Hamptons fine dining and luxury accommodations, presents its best dining deals of the year

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Each Thursday through March, in the casual downstairs Tavern of the 18th century colonial home, The 1770 House presents $17.70 dishes including its signature burger and meatloaf plus Chef Rozzi's new Tavern favorites – Korean BBQ Berkshire ribs, lamb and chick pea curry, and, chicken parmigiana-style; $9 house wine, red or white, by the glass; and a $5 house beer selection.

From Sunday to Thursday, except holidays, complementing nightly menus in the dining room and downstairs Tavern, The 1770 House presents a $35 three-course prix fixe of popular a la carte dishes as well as $9 wine and $5 beer selections. For reservations call 631-324-1770.

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Phil's Waterfront

Phil's Waterfront Bar and Grill in Aquebogue presents Happy Hour Monday through Friday from 4 to 7 PM. They also feature live entertainment on Saturdays. Call for details.

Almond Specials

Almond Restaurant in Bridgehampton presents daily specials.

Meatless Mondays will continue offering a three course meatless menu for $35 all night. Tuesdays are steak frites night with a featured steak frites for $19.95. Thursday nights enjoy ½ dozen Montauk pearl oysters or ½ dozen shrimp cocktail for $10 at the bar or at tables. On Sundays grab a burger and a beer at the bar for $15. A $29 three-course prix fixe will be offered from 5:30 to 7 PM every night. For reservations contact Almond at 631-537-5665.

Monday Night Paint

The Salty Canvas presents Monday Night Paint Parties at Townline BBQ in Sagaponack happening every Monday from 6:30 to 8:30 PM. Nikki Payne of the Salty Canvas will host a paint party complete with step-by-step instructions and all painting materials.

Cost for the evening is $45 and includes one complimentary Happy Hour drink. The Happy Hour menu will be available for guests as well as the full Townline menu, so get there early to enjoy dinner before you paint. To participate guests must register at www.saltycanvashamptons. com within 24 hours of the event.

Living Room

c/o The Maidstone in East Hampton offers a prix fixe that includes three courses for just $35 at the cozy Living Room Restaurant, Sunday through Thursday, from 5:30 to 7 PM. Happy hour is Sunday to Thursday from 4 to 6 PM. Enjoy drinks and appetizers at 50 percent off.

Prime Time

Prime Time at The Palm in East Hampton takes place Sunday through Friday from 5 to 7 PM with half off "Prime Bites" at the Palm Bar.

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Free Soup Days

Tuesday and Thursday are "Free Soup Days" at Clamman on North Sea Road in Southampton from 11 AM to 3 PM, with the purchase of a sandwich or entree. For more info call 631-283-6669.

Nick & Toni's

Nick & Toni's in East Hampton offers their famous woodburning oven pizzas. The pizzas are available Sunday through Thursday all night. The Choice prix fixe has also returned.

The menu is available Sunday through Friday (restaurant is closed Tuesday) beginning at 6 PM. Nick & Toni's hosts happy hour every Monday through Friday from 5:30 to 6:30 PM and Sundays from 2:30 through 6:30 PM. During Happy Hour a sommelier selected glass of wine will be offered for $8, select cocktails are half price including the Meyer Lemon Cosmo, Seasonal 'Rita, and the Spanish G&T, and a rotating bottled brew is available for $6. A select bar menu of small plates are available including meatball sliders for $6, pizza margherita for $10, formaggi plate for $10, and seasonal bruschetta for $5.

Call Nick & Toni's at 631-324-3550.

Buckley's Inn Between

Happy Hour weekdays at Buckley's Inn Between in Hampton Bays runs from 4 to 7 PM. On Thursdays, it's Buckley's famous wing night with $15 all you can eat wings and all you can drink Miller Lite from 10 PM to 1 AM and music

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Baiting Hollow Farm Baiting Hollow Farm Vineyard presents 3EZ from 2 to 6 PM on Saturday. The vineyard hosts The Denise Given Duo from 2 to 6 PM on Sunday. www. baitinghollowfarmvineyard.com.

Lieb Cellars There’s Friday night music with Jon Divello from 6 to 9 PM. On Saturday from 3 to 6 PM, it’s Jeff LeBlanc performing. www.liebcellars.com.

Raphael Nick Kerzner performs from 1 to 4 PM on Saturday. On Sunday, it’s The Kat-a-tonics from 1 to 4 PM. www.raphaelwine.com.

Shinn Estate Vineyards Sinn Estate Vineyards presents a “Futures Tasting” dinner on Saturday.

Enjoy barrel and tank samples and a few just-bottled wines served with a spread of breads, cheeses, olives, salad, charcuterie, and steaming pots of savory winter stew. The cost is $95 per person, $40 of which goes toward the purchase of a case of Futures wine. Call 631-804-0367 to reserve. www. shinnestatevineyards.com

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Continued from page 7. believe flu viruses spread by droplets produced when a person sneezes or coughs and can infect you from as far as six feet away. People can carry the virus and risk exposing others even when they show few symptoms.

The best thing one can do while infected with any disease is to take great measures in preventing any spreading to new hosts. Remember, even after a person is finally and completed cleared of the flu virus, that person can catch it right back again from those not careful in avoiding the spread.

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Dr. Gandhi recommends not only the washing and sanitizing of the hands as often as possible, but also remembering to always cough and sneeze in your elbow and never your hands. He also highly recommends wearing a medical mask. He says, “Wear a mask like they do out of respect for others in Japan.”

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CLASSIFIEDS ARTICLES FOR SALE FIREWOOD SEASONED.-fireplace and stove wood. stacking and kindling available.

M. Clark 631-727-9272.

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BUSINESS FOR SALE NAIL SALON FOR SALE Located in Wainscott. Staff wants to stay on. If interested please contact owner at 631-875-5178.

Leave detailed message for call back if no answer.

HELP WANTED MONTAUK YEAR ROUND. Market/Deli: Hiring experienced Assistant Manager, Head Cook/Chef, Line Cooks, Prep Cooks, Deli Staff and Cashiers.

Professional, friendly and works well in a fast paced environment. The Montauk Market (formaly Gaviolas).

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MICHELE WAS LIVING ON A CHAIN FOR 2 YEARS FROM THE TIME SHE WAS JUST A PUPPY!! RSVP outreach team visited Michele many times over the last year and finally got her surrendered to RSVP. She’s been in training/boarding for 2 months but is depressed and has lost 8 pounds due to stress.

We desperately need to find her an adopter or foster so she can get the affection and attention she deserves.

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Driveway Gate Specialists

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Robert E. Otto,Inc. Glass & Mirror

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PEST CONTROL

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TREE SERVICES

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References and portfolio available

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S chool D ays

Submitted by local schools

Independent / Courtesy Riverhead School District

Independent / Courtesy Hampton Bays School District

Hampton Bays Elementary School students boogied and grooved last Thursday during an hour-long dance-a-thon sponsored by the school’s community service club, K-Kids. The dance-a-thon raised $800 for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital.

School Cafetorium. Great music and refreshments provided.

Pre-Kindergarten and Kindergarten registration for

The Riverhead Peacemakers from Phillips Ave. and Roanoke Ave. Elementary Schools are inviting the Riverhead community to participate in the Great Kindness Challenge this week.

They created a video and are inviting community members to photograph acts of kindness and post on social media using the hashtag #RiverheadKindness.

residents of the Tuckahoe Common School District is scheduled for Wednesday, Februar y 15, and Thursday, February 16, between the hours of 8:30 AM and 12:30 PM. Please call the main office to schedule an appointment at 631-

283-3550 ext 301 or 302.

To be eligible for Kindergarten, a child must have a birthdate between 12-01-2011 and 11-30-2012. To be eligible for Pre-Kindergarten, a child must have a birthdate between 1201-2012 and 11-30-2013.

Independent / Courtesy Tuckahoe School

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Tuckahoe School Mrs. Rebecca Dansereau’s Kindergarten class invited a master gardener into their classroom to discuss various gardening facts. The students learned about what plants need to live and grow, how worms contribute to the ecosystem, and the concept of recycling!

Save the Date... All Tuckahoe “Dads” and Daughters, you’re invited to the Tuckahoe PTO’s “Father/Daughter Valentine’s Day Dance” on Friday, February 10, from 6:30 to 8:30 PM at the Tuckahoe

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Riverhead School District As Donald Trump took the oath of office and became the 45th president of the United States, students at Riverhead High School watched on LED screens throughout the school: in the hallways, in classes, in the NJROTC room, in the cafeteria, and in the library.

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Sag Harbor Schools On Saturday at 7:30 PM Pierson Arts presents a concert by Latin and Jazz legend Bobby Sanabria & Quarteto Aché in the Pierson High School on Jermain Avenue. It’s a free concert funded by the Donald Reutershan Educational Trust.

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Since President Donald Trump was busy in Washington on Friday, he had to decline the invitation he received from Reg Cornelia, Chairman of the East Hampton Town Republican Committee. However, guests of the EHTRC were more than content to be photographed next to a life size photo of the president at their own Inaugural Ball at the American Legion Hall in Amagansett. A victory celebration with dancing, eating, drinking and camaraderie was the order of the evening.

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On the occasion of his retirement from public service, Long Island Congressman Steve Israel crafted an intriguing video for YouTube entitled, “A Congressman Tells You How to Make His Life Hell.”

Offering an insider’s look at how the system works, Israel said that writing letters, sending emails, or making phone calls are a good way to let your elected representative know how you feel . . . sort of.

Trouble is, comments from constituents are tabulated by lawmakers’ minions.

Responses back from “the congressman” are often simple form letters generated by an intern.

According to Israel, the best way to let elected officials know how you feel is by showing up and looking the lawmaker right in the eye. There is, he said, “nothing more valuable,” than asking a politician directly: ‘Why did you vote that way?’

Last weekend, all across the country citizens showed up. They were in Washington on Friday to celebrate a new chapter in the nation’s history. They gathered locally for an “Inaugural ball” in East Hampton. On Saturday, people showed up by the hundreds of thousands to protest that new chapter’s author -- across the globe, the country, and in Sag Harbor.

Whether it’s celebrating and saying ‘Atta boy,’ or protesting and decrying policies, democracy depends on an engaged populace. Every resident of the United States has a voice; it’s their right and obligation to make it heard.

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Festive Ball Dear Editor, The East Hampton Town Republican Committee (EHTRC) held a festive inaugural ball on the evening of January 20, 2017.

Over 150 East Hampton, Southampton, Sag Harbor, and New York City residents, aged from tweens to octogenarians partied away.

Guests feasted on lovingly made food in an atmosphere festooned with gorgeous balloons, American flags, confetti and a life size cutout of the 45th President, Donald J. Trump.

As one of the organizers of the event, I want to thank every one of the celebrants for their support, their energy, and their dancing skills. I am always looking for a reason to dance, and this group kept me on my toes.

In addition, I want to thank the American Legion Post 419, for allowing us to transform their party space into a festive, patriotic atmosphere. A huge thanks goes to our local small businesses for their kindness and encouragement.

Fear of possible reprisals prevents me from naming them, but they know who they are. And of course, a big thank you to the talented Gherardi family who provided the fantastic food.

Thank you all again, and the EHTRC looks forward to many more fun celebrations!

CAROLE CAMPOLO REPUBLICAN, ED LEADER

By Ed Gifford Do Not Trust Russia Dear Editor, Does President Trump trust Communist Russia, but distrust our intelligence agencies? Will Trump stand up to Russia, an

adversary of the US, a country that wants to spread its Communist totalitarianism to Europe, the Middle East and North America?

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because he does not want the public to think he won a tainted election. He won the election because of the ineptitude of Clinton’s campaign staff, Clinton’s private email server, and the desire for change by a large segment of the electorate in key states unhappy with Obama’s policies. Trump should wholeheartedly support the congressional investigations into the possible hacking by the Russians.

Trump wants to have good relations with Russia so we can work together to jointly solve some of the world’s problems, which might be a positive move by the president, and it could make both countries more secure. However, we cannot completely trust Putin and Russia, and we always have to be wary of their motives and be ready to respond to their threatening and hostile actions.

Hopefully, Russia does not have compromising personal and financial information on Trump which could be used against us.

We must support President Trump, because his success is our success.

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The evening raised $15,000 which will be split evenly between these two organizations. Funds for the Ambulance Department will be put towards a new ambulance or ancillary equipment, while funds for the Fire Department have been earmarked for turnout gear.

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Other locals travelled to Manhattan to rally in a sister march where reported participation topped the 400,000 mark.

At issue? One marcher in New York put it this way on her placard, “I’m upset about too many things to fit on one poster.” According to the Women’s March official website, the goal of the protest was to “send a bold message to our new government on their first day in office, and to the world that women’s rights are human rights.

We stand together, recognizing that defending the most marginalized among us is defending all of us.”

The Women’s March website is laying claim to over five million supporters worldwide. It includes a list of 10 actions to take over the next 100 days beginning with making your feelings known to your elected representatives. Activists nationally as well as those in the group East End Women (and others) To Effect CHANGE are considering another rally on April 15 to pressure President Donald Trump to release his tax returns.

That message of continuing to take action was echoed in Sag Harbor on Saturday during a hastily organized sister march that drew hundreds to the windmill on Long Wharf. Though the decision to host a march in the Harbor was made in just two days, a huge turnout formed a line several people deep that stretched along Main Street from the windmill to Flying Point Surf boutique during the march.

And, like giant assemblies in Los Angeles, D.C., and NYC, Sag Harbor’s boasted a celebrity. Kim Cattrall of “Sex In The City” fame walked with locals. Her sign said simply, “Love & Respect.”

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Pierson’s Will Martin has emerged as one of Suffolk’s most dangerous scoring threats, following the footsteps of his parents and grandfather.

By Rick Murphy

Pierson and Bridgehampton have been going at it for so long fans know what to expect: bodies flying, elbows flailing, and whistles blowing.

Yet the players respect each other, and it is almost like the no-holds-barred tradition of these games is welcomed by all concerned.

Last Wednesday Pierson came to Bridgehampton ready to bang heads and looking for an upset.

The teams went at it from the opening tap, with neither able to get the advantage.

Bridgehampton was missing early, but the Bees were cracking the offensive boards with such determination that second and third chances abounded; J.P. Harding was especially relentless.

The Whalers though, have a

relentless player of their own, junior Will Martin, who is quickly becoming a star. Martin plays hard, steals the ball, rebounds the ball, shoots a lot, and scores a lot.

After Nae’jon Ward’s trey gave the Bees a 14-10 lead Martin answered twice, his second a steal and a score to give Pierson a one point lead.

Elijah Jackson’s trey from the top of the key allowed Bridgehampton to escape the first stanza with a onepoint lead, 19-18.

The Bees upped the intensity, swarming the offensive boards with even more determination. There may well come a time the Bees go up against a Class D team that will be able to keep them from getting repeated second and third looks; until that day comes, consider the Bees a threat to once again make a state title run.

With Harding, Jackson, and Elijah Harding leading the way the Bees began converting those offensive rebounds into scores.

Jackson scored inside; the freshman Elijah White lifted a nifty lefthander from the baseline; Nae’jon hit another three. When Nykell Dean scored off a put back and was fouled in the process and converted, the Bees held a double-digit lead for the first time, 30-20.

Then the spigots opened, as Bridgehampton upped the margin to 15 at halftime and 20 in the third quarter. The final was 87-66.

J.P. Harding was credited with 12

rebounds, but the truth is the Bees don’t keep official stats: he had at least that many offensive rebounds alone and also scored 25 points, many on put backs.

Jackson played an unselfish, disciplined game and scored 13, as did Ward, Dean, Elijah Harding and White.

Martin went off for 29 points and there are plenty more to come.

His father Rob was one of the best players in the county in the late eighties, and his grandfather Bobby Jacobs was a disciple of the legendary coach Ed Petrie and one of his best players.

Spencer Chase added 19 for Pierson and Sean Sloane 11.

The two teams square off again on February 3 in Sag Harbor.

Lady Tuckers Keep Rolling Mattituck beat Mercy 39-32 Thursday for its 12th consecutive victory.

In the process the Lady Tuckers took over sole possession of first place in League VI, a half-game ahead of Port Jefferson.

The locals were without the services of all-everything senior Liz Dwyer but Jane DiGregorio performed admirably in her stead, scoring 14 points, dishing off on six baskets and recording five steals. Corrine Reda led all rebounders with 15 and tallied seven points for the winners.

Mattituck plays at Smithtown Christian tomorrow: Tip off is 4:15 PM. Pierson/Bridgehampton, plagued by injuries, dropped its third in a row on January 17, losing to Center Moriches 55-43 on the winner’s court.

Playing without Alyssa and Katie Kneeland and Lily Kot the locals couldn’t mount a consistent offense and couldn’t cope with Kristina Baldanza, who exploded for 31 points.

Nia Dawson led the locals with 23 points and Isabel Peters added 14 including four treys.

The losses dropped Pierson to 6-4 in League VII and 10-4 overall.

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Elijah Jackson, a four-year starter, has been doing all the right things for the Bridgehampton Killer Bees, including mentoring the younger players.

By Rick Murphy

It was bombs away in Southampton gym Thursday night, and unfortunately it was the other team providing most of the fireworks.

Specifically, Kayshawn Charles of Wyandanch, Suffolk’s leading scorer.

Try as they might the Mariners had no answer for the 6’1” senior guard, who exploded for 37 points as the Warriors dropped the locals out of first place in League VI by a 67-64 margin.

It’s not that Herm Lamison’s charges weren’t trying. It’s just

that Charles is one of those serial bombers, an unconscious chucker capable of scoring from anywhere.

Make no mistake – he’s a good one and his shot was falling with annoying regularity as far as the mariners were concerned. It was the seventh time this season he has gone off for 30 or more and on this night he tied his season high.

Charles dropped his fourth trey down the chute with a little over two minutes left in the game to give his team the lead for good, and had enough left in the tank to drill several critical free throws down the

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stretch with the game on the line, including a pair with 16 seconds left to ice it.

Andre Franklin and Micah Snowden each scored 15 for Southampton, Aaron Krzyzewski tallied 14 and Timmy Alejo also scored 14.

The loss dropped Southampton out of first place in League VI, at least for the moment, with a 7-2 mark. Wyandanch moved to 7-1 with the victory. Glenn is 6-2 and Bayport/Blue Point 5-3, and the pecking order will be important once the county playoffs begin. The Mariners get Bayport/Blue Point at home on January 31.

Bridgehampton is 6-0 in League VII after a gutsy 71-65 victory at home against Stony Brook Friday.

Elijah Jackson had 21 points including three three-pointers and J.P. Harding added 19. Elijah Harding contributed 16.

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The Bees play at Greenport today and the Porters, 3-0 in league play, are expected to provide another test for Bridgehampton.

East Hampton is having a tough go of it in this, a rebuilding year.

The locals are 2-7 in League VI and 4-11 overall.

Bonac pulled out a tough one at home Thursday, coming from behind to best Mt. Sinai 54-52 in a nail biter.

With the game on the line East Hampton went to its only returning starter, the senior point guard Jack Reese, and his driving layup with 10 seconds left proved the difference.

Reese tallied 18 for the game and Turner Foster added 15. The locals play at Shoreham/Wading River on January 31.

Westhampton evened its League V record at 4-4 by beating Rocky Point at home Thursday. Nolan Quinlan (22) and Jake Guadiello combined for 43 points for the winners. Nigel Braithwaite added 13. The Hurricanes play at Amityville tomorrow. Tip off is scheduled for 4 PM.

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