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but it’s also a new year when we look deep into the recesses of our psyches and wonder what is next for us.” The series is designed to encourage girls to share self-reflection, push their own boundaries and, perhaps most of all, learn about other people.

And one of the things they’re sure to learn is, according to NPC educational director Susan Stout, it’s a comfort and a relief to know other people are going through the same things they are.

It’s no secret that from as early as eight years old, young girls are subjected to a daily barrage of information, lots of which can undermine self-esteem. “We want to instill the message, “You are great just the way you are,’” Stout said.

Kate Mueth believes the next generation of young women will be “ferocious in making the world better.” This month, with the launch of the January Girls workshops, the founder of the Neo-Political Cowgirls will do her part to help foment that ferocity . . . and for free.

For several years now NPC has offered workshop experiences utilizing dance theater for young girls.

Running every Saturday this month at Guild Hall in East Hampton, the January Girls series expands creative expression to include painting, filmmaking, and visualization work.

Mueth titled the series after the first month of the year because, “This is a time of isolation and coldness . . .

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January Girls will be offered to teens as well as girls aged eight to 12. Stout feels that as the younger group becomes more self aware, it’s vital to help them learn to process all the information coming at them in a different, and constructive, way.

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Held from 11 AM till 12:30 PM, each session will begin with both age groups working together on guided journaling exercises. Time will be allotted for “conversation circles,” where girls share their experiences and ideas, with an additional segment of the program devoted to creative expression. This Saturday, January Girls hosts local painters Gabrielle Raacke and Camille Perrottet.

Kids can attend any or all of the workshops; parents just need to give NPC a heads up so they know how many participants to expect. Email npcowgirls@gmail.com.

In past workshops, Mueth was awestruck by the passion harbored by her young students. “The kids will take a game, an idea, and run with it.

They’re so ripe in imagination and so unfettered; it’s a very powerful place to live. We want to help them not lose that quite as fast.” Likening the process to “going to a spiritual gym,” Mueth explained, “We’ll give the girls goals and parameters of an exercise, and they’ll map it.”

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Preservation Office, developers invested $550 million statewide in 2015 to revitalize properties listed on the National Register of Historic Places, while homeowners invested more than $12 million statewide on home improvements to help revitalize historic neighborhoods, according to Assemblyman Thiele.

The State and National Registers are the official lists of buildings, structures, districts, landscapes, objects and sites significant in the history, architecture, archeology and culture of New York State and the nation. There are more than 120,000 historic buildings, structures and sites throughout the state listed on the National Register

The New York State Board for Historic Preservation has recommended adding the Bridgehampton Presbyterian Church to the State and National Registers of Historic Places, Assemblyman Fred Thiele announced.

The church, one of 26 properties nominated statewide and the only one nominated from Long Island, was constructed in 1842. It’s the third consecutive church building serving a congregation that was formed in the 1660s. Combining elements of the Federal, Greek, and Gothic Revival styles, with additions that characterize the Queen Anne and Colonial Revival styles, the church replaced an earlier meetinghouse constructed in 1737.

Paths leading to and around the church include a stone walk laid in 1891.

According to the application for the registers, “As a whole, the Bridgehampton Presbyterian Church is an important architectural expression of not only the periods in which it was built and enlarged, but also the people responsible for its construction.”

The church’s steeple was rebuilt after its destruction in a storm in 1904. In it is a Seth Thomas clock dating back to 1906, a gift to the church from Mrs. Henry Corwith.

The first addition to the existing edifice took place in 1888 and extended the length of the building.

The porte cochere was built in 1889.

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Once the recommendations are approved by the state historic preservation officer, the properties are listed on the New York State Register of Historic Places and then nominated to the National Register of Historic Places, where they are reviewed and, once approved, entered on the National Register.

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FLORA ZUNALUS AND MERCY MICHELL CAN’T WAIT TO HAVE SEX WITH ME Jerry is still on vacation, so here’s another favorite from last year. Happy New Year!

Flora Zunalus sent me an email last week that started: “good day I hope you are doing fine over there in your reside country.” Flora was

obviously so blinded by her lust for me that she didn’t have time to find out that the USA was my “reside country.” English clearly was not my Flora’s first . . . second . . . or even 10th language.

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relationship, therefore if you don’t mind I would love you to reply me, so that from their we get to know each other.”

I didn’t “reply” her at flora_ zunals@outlook.com and so I missed my chance.

Now, Mercy was a different story.

She sent me an email with the subject “Hy.” Since the only Hy I know is my friend Hy Abady, I quickly opened it to find out what she had to tell me about Hy. Turns out she didn’t mean “Hy,” she meant “Hi,” and since “Hi” is only a two-letter word, I found it interesting that she still managed to misspell it.

“Dearest how are you? Am mercy by name. I came across your fascinating profile and wish to know you better for a discussion of a vital issue.

Please touch me at mercymichell@hotmail.com so that we can communicate effectively. kisses!

Mercy” Now I know that there are some of you cynics out there who think this is spam. Well, I choose to believe these women want me.

And, if it’s spam, so be it. It means spam is back in my life and I’m a better man for it.

For a few years any spam in my email was filtered every day and tossed by an unseen hand into junk mail and I cannot tell a lie, I missed it.

I’ve been lonely.

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myself yearning for the good old days when many of the emails I received came from people who wanted to enlarge my penis, sell me Viagra for a penny a pill, and give me a mortgage at two percent.

I miss it. My life has been empty.

Yes, I miss the women who wrote me every day and whose only wish was for me to see them nude.

Goodbye Velma, Crissy, Misty, Wendy and Bootsie. I’m sorry I missed all those opportunities you gave me to watch you in your bath.

Goodbye to all those married women who wrote me provocative emails to tell me that their husbands were out of town too often, and all I had to do was enter their er . . . er . . . website, and I could watch photos of them doing unmentionable things to their next-door neighbors.

It’s too late now for me to meet those thousands of lonely women from Russia and Poland and the Ukraine – women who would be happy, for a fee, to show up at my doorstep, pick me up in their muscular peasant arms, and carry me off into the sexual sunset.

I miss it all. I still remember my first piece of spam. There I was, brand new to the Internet, an innocent. My first email was from someone named Velma. It had an innocent heading, something like, “Hello Jerry, I forgot to tell you . . . Velma.”

My first reaction was: I don’t remember talking to anyone named Velma, so let me open this email. In her letter, Velma offered to do sexual things to me that would cause my back to go out and my eyeballs to pop out of their sockets. All I had to do was click onto the next page.

Naturally, I didn’t do it. But the next day there were messages from Monica and Amy and Brenda, all offering to do things to me that made Velma seem like a nun.

With all the sexually suggestive messages I’ve received over the years, my all-time favorite spam message was not a sexual one.

It came three years ago, in the middle of the night – at 2:26 AM, to be exact.

I was awakened when my phone gave a little ring to tell me I had just received a new email.

I jumped up and fumbled for my phone. The message was an innocent one offering to help me further my education.

It read: “GET A DIMPLOMA NOW” I laughed myself back to sleep.

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The Mattituck-Laurel Library is holding the event Bud Abbott: Forgotten Funnyman beginning at 1:30 PM on Sunday. It will be a free lively, informative, and funny stage event for all fans of Abbott and Costello.

Hear the lost final interview of Abbott rediscovered after 40 years.

On Monday, a lecture titled “Long Island’s History in Armed Conflict” describes aspects of Long Island’s experiences during such wars as the Revolutionary War, the SpanishAmerican War, World War I, and World War II. Wednesday, January 11, there will be a cooking demo of winter soups and stews. Enjoy recipes for staying warm during this cold weather season with Emile Zaweski of Jamesport Harvest. Be sure to register for each of these free events by calling the circulation desk at 631-298-4134 or by visiting their site mattlibrary.org.

Get Down At Downs Many family nature events are coming up at the Downs Farm Preserve in Cutchogue throughout the month of January. All are free of charge, just register by visiting their site, e-mailing, or calling. There will be story time on Tuesday from 11 AM to 12:15 PM, full wolf moon hikes January 12 at 5 to 5:45 PM for families and 6:15 to 7:15 PM for adults, bingo on Friday, January 13, from 5 to 6 PM, bird feeder watching Sunday, January 15, throughout the day, and a winter walk through the woods on Saturday, January 21, from 11 AM to 12:30 PM. All events are nature themed and more details can be found by visiting www.GroupfortheEastEnd. org, e-mailing Steve Biasetti Director of Environmental Education at sbiasetti@eastendenvironment.org, or by calling 631-765-6450. Learn about and protect Long Island’s nature together with your family.

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New York is lucky 13 in the rankings of healthiest states, according to United Health Foundation’s 27th

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and environment, policies and clinical care data, America’s Health Rankings Annual Report provides a holistic view of the nation’s health.

Smoking, access to health insurance, cardiovascular deaths, obesity and drug deaths are among the stats used to develop the rankings.

One in seven adults, or 15.2 percent in New York smoke, compared to the national average of 17.5 percent. Twenty five percent of the state’s population is obese, with almost 30 percent the national average. Fewer than eight percent of New Yorkers lack health insurance, with 10.6 percent without coverage across the country.

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lower, with 11 deaths per 100,000.

Cardiovascular deaths account for a much higher number, both in the state and nationwide. New Yorkers don’t fare as well as the national average when it comes to the heart – there are 256.2 deaths for every 100,000 people compared to 251.2 per 100,000 nationally.

While New York ranks as the 13th healthiest state in the nation, with health strengths such as low prevalence of obesity and a higher number of primary care physicians than other states, a 35 percent increase in drug deaths in the past three years signals a troubling trend. The number is lower than the national average, but climbing.

The nation’s health is seeing concerning upticks in key health indicators that threaten to offset years of public health successes, according to the report.

The report finds that the United States has made notable long-term improvements across key health indicators, including fewer smokers, a decline in preventable hospitalizations and rates of uninsured.

While Americans have made substantial health gains in key areas, the report highlights serious challenges for the country that are eroding these hard-won gains.

For the first time in the 27-year history of the America’s Health Rankings’ Annual Report, the cardiovascular death rate has increased in the past year (from 250.8 to 251.7 deaths per 100,000).

The rate of drug deaths has increased by 9 percent over the past five years, and increased by 4 percent in just the past year. And, since the first America’s Health Rankings’ Annual Report was released in 1990, the prevalence of obesity among adults has increased by an astounding 157 percent.

Hawaii ranks as the healthiest state in 2016 for the fifth straight year, followed by Massachusetts (2), Connecticut (3), Minnesota (4) and Vermont (5). Mississippi drops from 49th to 50th this year, replacing Louisiana, now 49th. Arkansas (48), Alabama (47) and Oklahoma (46) round out the states with greatest opportunities for improvement.

America’s Health Rankings Annual Report is the longestrunning annual assessment of the nation’s health on a state-by-state basis. For 27 years, the report has analyzed a comprehensive set of behaviors, community and environmental conditions, policies, clinical care and outcomes data to provide a thorough overview of the health of the nation.

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John Thomas Burch Jr. bragged about the “action” he saw when he was in Vietnam as a member of the Special Forces, but according to his service record he served behind the lines as a lawyer. As president of the National Vietnam Veterans Foundation, he raised millions – but little of it went to veterans.

How Not-For-Profits Profit

By Rick Murphy

(Part Two of a series.)

New York State is ever vigilant when it comes to rogue charities, making sure would-be donors know which ones are reputable and which ones are pulling scams.

Unfortunately, that keeps the New York State Attorney General, Eric Schneiderman, especially busy.

New York is the epicenter of many of the nation’s top charities, and many of the worst.

Last year the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), New York and 49 other states and the District of Columbia announced the successful conclusion of the largest multistate charity fraud action in history.

Two nationwide cancer charities, Cancer Fund of America Inc. (CFA) and Cancer Support Services Inc. (CSS) were dissolved and their president, James Reynolds, Sr. was banned from profiting from any charity fundraising in the future.

The companies, of course, claimed to help cancer patients, but instead, the overwhelming majority of donations benefitted the shady

charity operators, their families and friends, and fundraisers.

“Sham charities betray the generosity of donors and do a disservice to the causes they claim to support,” Schneiderman said.

“We join with regulators across the country in this historic action. My office will continue to pursue those who take advantage of New Yorkers’ generosity and who tarnish the reputation of our charitable sector.”

The take from unsuspecting contributors was more than $187 million including nearly $3 million in New York.

Too often the public equates “not-for-profit” with the notion that the money they contribute all goes to whatever cause they are supporting. But not-for-profits can pay their employees and executives as much as they want to, provided no “profit” is generated. All a notfor-profit really is in the hands of the unscrupulous is a license to spend.

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In its pitch to donors, Cancer Fund of America touted “direct patient aid” as one of the many ways it helped tens of thousands of Americans.

But instead of medical treatment or financial help, patients got boxes of sample-size soap, seasonal greeting cards and Little Debbie Snack Cakes, according to the Times. Ironically, many of the items were likely donated to the charity by their manufacturers or distributors.

Meanwhile, the family behind Cancer Fund built a network of sham charities that were designed to enrich officers at the expense of sick women and children, as alleged in a complaint filed last month by the Federal Trade Commission, attorneys general and secretaries of state of all of 50 states.

According to the NYS complaint donations intended for the sick paid for “extravagant insider benefits, including cars, college tuition, gym memberships, concert tickets, a Caribbean cruise and trips to Las Vegas and other touristy locales.”

Reynolds’ business model was turned into a blueprint for another company whose stated aspirations were far different than its actual

goals.

L ast mo n t h Sc h n e i d e rman announced a settlement with the National Vietnam Veterans Foundation, which also operated as the American Veteran Support Foundation (NVVF), its former President and Founder, John Thomas Burch, Jr. and its Vice President, David Kaufman.

These companies raised a pot of money, ostensibly to help Vietnam Vets. Then the officers and higher ups of the companies helped themselves to the cash.

The purported charity operated n a t i o n w i d e s i n c e 19 9 2 a n d began soliciting in New York in approximately 2008. “By 2014 NVVF was collecting nearly $9 million nationwide from its fundraising campaigns and soliciting small dollar donations from the public through direct mail and phone calls,” according to the settlement.

“Nearly all of the money raised through its direct mail campaigns was instead used to pay its fundraisers,” Schneiderman said.

Burch Jr. wore a Green Beret and bragged about his experience in Vietnam, but CNN branded him an exaggerator who never saw action – he was a lawyer behind the lines.

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Charities

The Good, The Bad And The Ugly

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Though many not-for-profit charities spend an inordinate amount of money on themselves, there are thousands that actually do what they purport to do: help those in need.

Among the organizations included on the Charity Navigator List of “The 10 Best Charities Everyone Has Heard Of” are The Rotar y Foundation, the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association, Americares, and the National Council of YMCAs. Consumer’s Report, in a detailed study released last month, lists the best and worst charities by the cause they raise funds for – and found a troubling trend: those organizations that are most effective usually spawn an evil twin: similarly-named organizations that keep most of the money they raise through donations.

For example, The Guide Dog Foundation for the Blind, which is based in Smithtown, is one of the most effective charities that help the blind. But Heritage for the Blind, headquartered in Brooklyn, is one of the worst, pocketing most of the money that comes in.

The Breast Cancer Research Center in New York City is one of

the best; The Cancer Survivor’s Fund out of Missouri City, Texas is one of the worst.

It can be confusing, and deliberately so: while the American Civil Liberties Union makes the most of its resources, the American Civil Rights Union spends most of what it raises within the organization and very little on helping people in need.

The biggest frauds are organizations that purport to raise money for police and firefighters.

While the Disabled Police Officers of America, based in Florida does yeoman’s work for the cause, charities like the Firefighters Charitable Foundation ( Fa r m i n g d a l e ) , t h e N a t i o n a l Association of Chiefs of Police (Florida) and the Police Protection Fund (Texas) rated poorly.

Most East Enders have received robo calls asking for money for law enforcement organizations.

The New York Police Association, also known as the New York Police Organization and the Police Association of New York as well as the NYS Association of PBAs aka NY Association of PBA Fundraising are one step above scam artists and have drawn intense interest from the New York State Attorney General’s Office.

They are now forced to state publically that 10 percent of the funds they raise go towards police causes – leaving nine out of every 10 dollars for themselves.

According to John T, Haller, a watchdog, “If you’ve ever received an automated fundraising call with an automated voice claiming to be ‘Michael Forman’ or ‘Paul Wallace’ or ‘Stephen Durm’ you’ve somehow managed to wind up on the robocall list of the New York Police Association, or one of the other above named outfits.

The most recent calls come from 631-964-9293 which shows on caller ID as Deer Park. The call is automated and uses voice recognition to attempt to seem like you are talking to a real person, but fails often during calls. It will sometimes leave a message if you are not there. If you call back, you will also get dumped right into the automated ‘Michael Forman’ message setup.”

The biggest source of relief for our beleaguered brethren is probably the most familiar to us: The Salvation Army, which is particularly omnipresent during the holiday season.

But the Salvation Army isn’t listed with the IRS as a charity, so

The Salvation Army for the most part efficiently funnels donations to the needy.

a whole separate set of rules exits.

Regardless, it is a huge operation that handles a stunning amount of money and goods. At last count there were almost 10,000 centers of operation that provide counseling, shelter and other assistance to nearly 27 million people.

The Salvation Army, unlike most other major charities, is not required to file public information because it is considered by the IRS and state authorities to be a church.

The Salvation Army of the United States consists of six corporate entities: four regional territories, the National Corporation (headquarters) and the World Services Office. Watchdog groups give it high marks though, and say most of the money dropped into those big pots manned by Santa Claus wannabes does indeed go to those in need.

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Stolen Car, Drunk Driver A New Year’s Eve reveler who allegedly made the mistake of driving after drinking excessively ended up in jail in the wee hours of the morning.

Southampton Town Police said they received a report of an accident in Hampton Bays at 5:48 AM. A car had hit a tree on Squiretown Road near Baywoods Drive.

Police said the driver, Hugo Montesdeoca of Patchogue, 27, was in “an intoxicated condition.” He was also driving without a license, police said. To make matters even worse, Montesdeoca was allegedly driving a stolen car. To cap off a horrible night, the accused was unable to make $18,000 bail and was transported to Riverhead Jail.

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The calm of Christmas morning in East Hampton was shattered when town police received a call that a man brandishing a handgun had threatened a cashier at a convenience stop. The store is on the grounds of the Speedway Gas Station on Montauk Highway in Wainscott and does a brisk business on holiday mornings when it is sometimes one of the only places in the neighborhood that is open. Police said a clerk called them and said a light skinned man had entered the store and was carrying what appeared to be a handgun. He was wearing a dark sweatshirt, dark pants, and a ski mask and fled north on foot. Police did not reveal what, if anything, was taken.

Chief Retiring East Hampton Village Police Chief Jerry Larsen announced his retirement at the end of last year after a 14-year stint at the helm.

Larsen spent 33 years with the force.

Captain Michael Tracey will serve as acting chief while Larsen is on leave, though his contract doesn’t officially terminate until next summer. Larsen said he is going into the private security business. There was a party in his honor at The Palm Friday night.

Felony DWI An East Hampton man was charged with a felony count of DWI after being stopped on Christmas Eve. Frederic Stephens, 24, had two prior convictions according to Southampton Town Police, both for aggravated unlicensed operation of a vehicle.

Police said he was stopped for speeding on County Road 104 in Riverside and was also observed leaving the roadway. Stephens was also allegedly driving after he bypassed a sobriety device designed to stop him from operating the vehicle.

N a t i o n a l V i e t n a m Ve t e r a n s Foundation was one of the worst rated veteran charities in the country. According to published reports National Vietnam Veterans Foundation only donated $122,000 of its $8.6 million raised in 2014 to veterans.

The fraction that actually made it to NVVF was further reduced by a pattern of abuse, mismanagement and misspending by Burch.

“There is nothing more shameless than exploiting military veterans in order to enrich oneself. The actions of this charity and its founder are appalling,” Schneiderman said.

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helping veterans. Burch also repaid his severance pay received from NVVF and will cooperate with ongoing investigations into others associated with NVVF and its fundraisers. Burch will also be subject to a permanent nationwide bar on access to charitable assets or decision making.

It is, sadly, the old P.T. Barnum truism. People want to help those less fortunate, and there is nothing more touching than a veteran in need – unless it is a cancer victim.

Charity navigator does a detailed study every year on the matter. The 2014 report lists 12 CEO’s whose annual salary exceeded $1 million and 67 who were paid between $500,000 and $1 Million.

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reason for concern. A close look reveals numerous incidents where those in control treated charity funds as a gravy train for insiders.

For example, there are a number of charities that have members of the same family on the payroll.

In fact, there are 43 organizations that compensate at least one of the CEO’s relatives, with that relative earning over $100,000.

Nearly five percent of all charities are “making loans to related parties such as key officers, staff or board members” – and relatives of the people in charge - according to Charity Navigator. This practice is discouraged by the IRS and barred in a number of states.

Many organizations do wonderful work raising funds for those in need. A few are recognized in the accompanying article elsewhere in this section.

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RICK’S SPACE Date Night At The Sag Harbor Cinema Like so many of us I mourn the loss of the Sag Harbor Cinema – my connection runs deep. I went on my first date there, and my Aunt Adelia Forcucci was the first box office gal (yes, they were always female) back in the thirties. My Mom, Eleanor, told me she used to work there around the same time. She recalled the theater pretty swanky, but by the time I started going the place was pretty shabby.

Since I lived in Brooklyn part of the year I was used to some elegant movie houses, like the Loew’s Kings on Flatbush Avenue.

The candy counter was huge — big enough for three people to work it.

There was ice cream (Bon Bons) and even hot dogs, rotating in an electric rotisserie like the 7-Eleven sausages used to. Once I amazed my friends by grabbing a hot dog out of the thing. The guy working the counter abruptly turned around, so I shoved the entire dog in my mouth. It burnt like hell, but I was a schoolyard

legend for a couple weeks.

The candy came in special packaging, like gift boxes. It cost three times as much the candy in the stores but didn’t really have very much more candy – it was all in the packaging.

There were huge spotless bathrooms with a guy in a tuxedo who handed you a warm towel and offered you a spray of cologne. There was a sitting room where smoking was allowed, and as a 13-year old I would proudly sit in a big old leather chair and light up, reeking of English Leather.

Sag Harbor was a different story.

The candy “counter” was a single glass enclosed case. The same gal who took the tickets had to come over and work the candy counter.

There were very few choices — maybe eight kinds of candy, and maybe five boxes of each, and it wasn’t in the special movie theater boxes. Some of the stuff sat there for years. Every once in a while you’d get

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something that had been in the case for a decade or two. A single Three Musketeers bar might survive John Wayne’s entire career.

I was about 13 when I went on my date to see Bye Bye Birdie.

There were probably six or seven couples, and the last thing on our minds was the movie itself.

First, you had to worry about your breath – I brushed my teeth about 15 times in the hour before we left. Then there was the pressure of “scoring” – all of us heard the tales from the older boys: how the girls smirk if we can’t unbutton their blouses, or how they make fun of you if you don’t know how to “French kiss.”

“How do you French kiss?” I finally asked one of the guys.

“You stick your tongue out at them,” he replied.

Every 10 minutes one of the boys would get up to go to the bathroom and the rest of us would quickly follow. We’d light up and give progress reports to each other.

The girls were down the hall giggling and giving their own reports.

Of course, the boys exaggerated sometimes. In other words, we lied.

Once my friend Linda complained that I bragged to all the guys that I had gotten to third base with her, when in fact I hadn’t even gotten to first. Hey, I had a reputation to uphold.

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Paradise down the block. The kids with money would get hot fudge sundaes or a banana split, the most expensive thing on the entire menu. The rest of us would settle for “atomic” hard rolls, which were split, grilled, and served face up with a dish of assorted jams, jellies, butter, and margarine. Most of us would smear one or two of each on the roll.

After a few dates we were eligible for a “make out session” which was basically a couple of long kisses in a row. Eventually, if we didn’t break up after three dates, there would be the sordid reports of serious action: “copping a feel” and so on.

By the time the next summer rolled around, being from Brooklyn, I had mastered several of the basics, including kissing, exaggerating, and slipping out of the Paradise without paying. That allowed me to order two banana splits for me and the pretty miss, even though we hated bananas. It was a prestige thing.

Eventually we graduated to the Bridgehampton Drive In where all movies became X-rated regardless of what was playing on the screen.

You never forget the first one though, and the fondness lingers not only for the girl but the movie and the locale.

Someday the Sag Harbor Cinema will rise again, and I’ll make a point of going. Maybe I’ll steal some candy, but probably not.

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The East Hampton community had the opportunity to share in a public Menorah lighting in Herrick Park, hosted by the Chabad of the Hamptons of Woods Lane with a special six foot Menorah. East Hampton Village Mayor Paul Rickenbach, Jr. joined Rabbi Leibel Baumgarten in lighting the second candle for the holiday.

Goldie, the wife of the Rabbi, shared doughnuts, hot cocoa, and, best of all, her famous homemade latkes with the attendees.

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The 18th annual By Hand Artisan’s Holiday Gift Show was held at Ashawagh Hall in Springs, featuring unique, hand made creations of fused glass, knits and felted wool, carved wood, specialty yarn, decoupage, wooden toys, original jewelry, and more. Showing and selling their work included: Moonstones, Dragonleaf Jewels, Sag Harbor Seashells, Wildfowl Carvings by Matthew DiBernardo, Hampton Crafts by Helen, P&L Wooden Toys, Grain Surfboards, Sag Harbor Glass, Livestock & Company, Bonac Bees, EROS Design, Felt Fantastic!, and Fred Brandes Artist & Craftsman.

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The Amagansett Free Library presented actor and filmmaker Christian Scheider with an annual reading of Truman Capote’s “A Christmas Story.” Christian, son of Brenda Siemer and Roy Scheider, mesmerized the audience in the Community Room with his passionate delivery.

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

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. An opening reception takes place on Sunday from 3 to 5 PM.

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. An opening reception will be held on Saturday, January 14, from 3 to 4:30 PM. The show runs through January 29.

ONGOING 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 January 30.

The Wednesday Group

Ten artists from The Wednesday Group have over 20 pear paintings on display at The Golden Pear in East Hampton. Stop in, have a snack, and look at some deliciously wonderful pear art.

Participating artists are Anna Franklin, Cynthia Loewen, Jean Mahoney, Alyce Peifer, Gene Samuelson, Frank Sofo, Bob Sullivan, Aurelio Torres, Pam Vossen, and Dan Weidmann. The show runs through January.

November’s Bone

The Halsey McKay Gallery in East Hampton presents the group exhibit, “November’s Bone.” The show runs through January 16.

East End Arts

East End Arts presents an art show at the Rosalie Dimon Gallery at the Jamesport Manor Inn featuring East End Arts members. The show includes oil paintings by Roxanne Panero of Sagaponack, and photographs by Sara Cedar Miller of Hampton Bays.

It will be on display until February 1.

Artists Choose Artists

The Parrish Art Museum presents the third iteration of “Artists Choose Artists,” on view through January 16. Featuring painting, sculpture, photography, and mixed media, the exhibition comprises the work of seven

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jurors and fourteen artists, includes Tina Barney with Dinah Maxwell Smith and RJT Haynes, Lynda Benglis with Garrett Chingery and Saskia Friedrich, Tony Oursler with Jackie Black and Marianne Weil, Donald

Lipski with Suzanne Anker and Ben Butler, Jorge Pardo with Anne Bae and Monica Banks, Cindy Sherman with Bill Komoski and Toni Ross, and Leo Villareal with Karin Waisman and Almond Zigmund.

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Love Bites

The Annual “Love Bites” benefit will be held on Saturday, January 21,

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Fireside Sessions

Nancy Atlas and friends heat up the night every Saturday in January at Bay Street Theater in Sag Harbor. Her special guest this week is Clark Gayton bringing monster trombone magic to the stage. Showtime is 8 PM. Purchase tickets through Bay Street’s website or call 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 week Junkyard Farmer plays from 5 to 8 PM. 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.

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There will be live music tonight at Zigmund’s Bar in Bridgehampton from 7 to 11 PM with Klyph Black and Fred Raimondo, Glenn Feit Sr., Black & Sparrow, Robert Florio, and an open mic. Thursday is Karaoke from 8 PM to 1 AM. There will be more live music Friday with Haines Goodale & Co at 9 PM and on Saturday party it up with Retro Sounds from 9 PM to 1 AM. Call 631-919-5340 for more info.

Suffolk Theater

At Riverhead’s Suffolk Theater on Saturday the Zac Brown Tribute Band plays at 8 PM and the dance floor is open. Admission is $32. For seating options and ticket purchasing call 631727-4343 or visit SuffolkTheater.com.

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The Artist’s View: Artists Choose Artists series of talks at the Parrish Art Museum in Watermill takes place Friday night at 6 PM. This intimate and informative gallery talk will be led by several of the artists whose work is in the exhibition, including Monica Banks, Garrett Chingery, and Saskia Friedrich. Admission is $12 for nonmembers; members, children, and students admitted free.

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The North Fork Community Theatre presents its 13th annual variety show this weekend. Performances include song, dance, magic, classical music, and comedy. Proceeds benefit the NFCT scholarships for local high school students. Showtime is 8 PM Friday and Saturday, with a 2:30 PM matinee on Sunday. Tickets are $10 at the door.

Find NFCT on Old Sound Avenue in Mattituck. Call 631-298-6328 or 631298-4500.

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The Met: Live in HD

The legendary Plácido Domingo brings another new baritone role to the Met under the baton of his longtime collaborator James Levine in Verdi’s Nabucco. Screened in HD at Guild Hall in East Hampton at 1 PM on Saturday.

Tickets at GuildHall.org or the Box Office two hours prior to curtain. Call 631-324-4050. $22 ($20 Members); $15 Students.

Atticus & Alec

Alec Baldwin hosts a screening of the classic To Kill A Mockingbird on Saturday at 7 PM at Guild Hall in East Hampton. Tickets at GuildHall.org or the Box Office two hours prior to curtain. Call 631-324-4050. $22 ($20 Members); $15 Students.

Those Famous Legs

Director Beatrice Alda will be on hand for a screening of her documentary Legs: A Big Issue in a Small Town. It’s about the fracas surrounding the giant sculpture in Sag Harbor. 4 PM Sunday at the Quogue Library. Call 631-6534224 to reserve your seat.

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The film will be presented by HIFF’s Co-Chair Alec Baldwin, and the festival's Artistic Director, David Nugent, who will host an extended conversation following the screening.

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East Hampton THURSDAY 1•5•17 • See Monsters University at 4 PM at the East Hampton Library.

SATURDAY 1•7•17 • It’s the 2nd Annual Polar Paddle benefiting The Surfrider Foundation Eastern LI Chapter and the East End Foundation. Gather at Louse Point Beach in East Hampton at 9 AM. Paddles wet at 9:45 AM. Experience the fun and adventure of winter paddling with a fun three- mile paddle. This year’s theme is “Your

best Malibu Style.” The idea is to add some fun over your wetsuit/winter paddling gear. The paddler with the best outfit will win a prize. Leashes, PFDs and booties are required.

• Meet Carol Andrews of the East Hampton Trails Preservation Society at Camp Hero Road, about a mile east of Deep Hollow Ranch in Montauk for a five mile hike boasting lighthouse views, ocean vistas, tranquil woods, windswept bluffs and maybe even seals.

Bring water and snacks for a break at the lighthouse refreshment stand. Call 631-725-3367 with questions.

• Meet some of the animals from the Quogue Wildlife Refuge at Montauk Library at 2 PM. Children will learn about and touch a variety of animals including a snake, turtle, chinchilla, bird of prey, and some creepy crawlies. Registration is required. Sign up with Miss Jackie in the children’s department or call 631-668-

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• Everybody loves Denzel, but East Hampton Library is playing the original starring Yul Brynner, Eli Wallach, Steve McQueen and James Coburn. The Magnificent Seven screens at 1 PM. It’s free, but you should register by calling 631-324-0222 ext. 3.

MONDAY 1•9•17 • The East Hampton / Sag Harbor Citizen’s Advisory Committee is seeking community members to participate in committee activities. The CAC is a body of volunteer members who meet monthly to hear community concerns and to advise the East Hampton Town Board on matters of interest.

The committee meets the first (non-holiday) Monday of every month at 6 PM at East Hampton Town Hall.

WEDNESDAY 1•11•17 • The East Hampton Clericus hosts a free community soup dinner at Most Holy Trinity parish hall on Buell Lane in East Hampton from 5 to 7 PM. All are welcome.

Southampton THURSDAY 1•5•17 • Rogers Library in Southampton presents “The Year 2017: An Astrologer’s Perspective” with Kate Plumb at 5:30 PM. Register by calling 631-283-0774 ext 523 to see what’s ahead in the new year.

• Children ages three and up are invited to the Quogue Library to celebrate National Bird Day. Make bird feeders and learn about our feathered friends. Register by calling the Library at 631-653-4224 ext. 101.

FRIDAY 1•6•17 • It’s a senior ping pong meet-up at John Jermain Library in Sag Harbor from 10 AM till noon. Every Friday morning. Free.

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SATURDAY 1•7•17 • Explore the winter beach in Hampton Bays with Crystal Oakes, South Fork Natural History Museum (SoFo) Nature Educator at 10 AM. Join Crystal as she walks along Hampton Bay’s Ponquogue beaches looking for moon snail, basket snail, scallop, surf clam, and mussel shells as well as any other treasures. Learn about tides, the different types of sand, how to read the beach, how to tell the age of the animal that made a shell, and possible evidence of shell predation. Bundle up, since the winter winds create the waves that present us with our shelling treasures. Call SoFo at 631-537-9735 for registration, admission and location information.

SUNDAY 1•8•17 • Join the Unitarian Universalist Meetinghouse for Sunday Service at 10:30 AM located at 977 Bridgehampton-Sag Harbor Turnpike at Scuttlehole Road.

• Pianist and composer Lim Kaplan performs a free concert at Rogers Library in Southampton at 3 PM. Call the library to register. 631-283-0774 ext. 5223.

MONDAY 1•9•17 • Classes focused on the topic “Hume’s Dialogues On Natural Religion: Does the natural world give us evidence of a divine creator?” will be held Mondays from 1 to 3 PM at the Hampton Library in Bridgehampton. Hume’s three characters represent three different views and all will be discussed.

WEDNESDAY 1•11•17 • The Rogers Memorial Library in Southampton will offer “Bilingual Nutrition: Be Healthy, Be Active” on January 11, 18, 25 and February 1, at 6:30 PM. Marta Blanco, BSC. DTR, a bilingual nutritionist from Cornell Cooperative Extension, will discuss the USDA My Plate Dietary Guidelines, and share. There is no fee. Registration is not required.

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Edward Albee (1928 – 2016), the author of Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf, and other groundbreaking plays, passed away at his home in Montauk on September 16. His life and work were remembered last month at The August Wilson Theatre on Broadway, where he was eulogized by colleagues and friends.

Among them were Jack Lenore Larsen of Long House Reserve, actors Brian Murray, Mercedes Ruehl, and Bill Irwin, as well as playwrights, Terrence McNally, Will Eno, John Guare and directors Emily Mann and David Esbjornson, to mention a few.

The playwright was also remembered for his irreverent and brash behaviors.

Describing his arrival, late and inebriated, to a party Noel Coward held in his honor, Murray remarked, that he “looked like an irritable Jesus Christ . . . bouncing around the room and insulting everyone.” Such reports are part of the outrageous Edward Albee lore.

However, McNally cited their first encounter more empathically. When they met at a party at The Metropolitan Opera, he said Albee “looked about as ill at ease I did.” Regardless, Albee was, at the time, on the road to fame with the New York premiere of The Zoo Story.

Naturally, McNally addressed their famous love affair, “the off off Broadway version of the Burtons,” as he put it. In addition to McNally, several friends spoke lovingly of Albee’s partner of many years, Jonathan Thomas, who predeceased him in 2005.

In September of 2010, when I met Albee at his Montauk home, he said he was working on two plays: one about a very evil man, and another about a very good man. The latter character was based on Jonathan Thomas.

Albee’s historic exile from Broadway following a series of critical and commercial failures was also recalled at his memorial. In the words of the playwright Arthur Kopit, “He withstood the critical onslaught and kept writing the plays he wanted to write.” With his later works, the Pulitzer prize-winning drama Three Tall Women and The Goat, Albee renewed his place in the New York theater.

A thirst for truth and self-discovery that riddled his personal life also dominated his plays. “Who am I?” “Who are you?”

These are the questions that boldly appear in Albee’s plays, most directly perhaps in A Delicate Balance, in which the late Marian Seldes’ portrayal of a distraught divorcee who runs home to her parents, garnered her a Tony Award. Indeed, her voice was heard on this occasion in audio recordings, reminiscing about their endearing relationship and the professional esteem they held for one another. His favorite word, she remarked, was “onward.”

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The Babylon Line “Smash everything.” “Be ruthless,” opines the central character in Richard Greenberg’s new play, set in an adult creative writing class. It’s of no great surprise to find that The Babylon Line, currently at The Mitzi E. Newhouse Theater, is all about writing. Metatheater being Greenberg’s forte, his works thrive on esoteric wordplay, windy narratives, and literary metaphor.

Josh Radnor plays Aaron Port, the novelist/teacher who is hurdling his way through writer’s block while teaching creative writing to adults. When the play opens it’s 1967 in Levittown, Long Island, and his students, primarily women, are novices at self-expression. This was, after all, an era of conformity, and not one that prided itself in individuation.

As Frieda Cohen, the neighbor with a scrutinizing nose in everyone else’s business, and the dominant social force in the community, Randy Graff is as comic as she is tragic. Regardless of the outcome, Frieda is narcissistically attached to the privileges of marriage and motherhood, although clearly underperforming at both.

Typically outré, Julie Halston shows us the good, bad, and the ugly of the bored suburban wife, Midge Braverman.

Evolving into a firecracker of a character, Midge undergoes an eye opening transformation.

The whiny wife, Anna Cantor played

by Maddie Corman, writes a story about her peak experience. “Venice is a city of opposites,” she writes, a truly banal takeoff on Dickens’ famous contrasts in A Tale of Two Cities.

Rebellion festers throughout the first act, most significantly in Elizabeth Reaser’s Joan Dellamond (Joan of the world). Played as a Southern girl turned New York bohemian, she is portrayed with the classic despair of a Tennessee Williams character.

Greenberg’s Joan is only free when she can discover herself in the world of literature, or in the arms of a man who, unlike her husband, radiates the air of danger, intellect, and drive, to which she is drawn.

Tony Award-winning Frank Wood, characteristically, appears to be “on the spectrum” in a variety of roles, including that of Joan’s husband. Marc Adams, on the other hand, portrays a series of characters, each of whom blusters with fame.

While Act I is a lengthy prologue, setting the stage for some kind of liberation, Act II takes a delirious route from literature to life, from fiction to reality, from repression to freedom, that is deliciously Greenberg. That his play comes to such a positive outcome, demonstrates the enduring fragility of those who remain faithful to themselves.

The Babylon Line Directed by Terry Kinney with a firm, but generous, hand, The Bablyon Line, literally the train ride from Greenwich Village to Levittown on the Long Island Railroad, takes us on an adventure with these women, who are drawn with insight and sensitivity.

The Front Page The giddy revival of Ben Hecht and Charles Macarthur’s The Front Page on Broadway at the Broadhurst Theatre is sheer entertainment, especially when Nathan Lane, the tabloid publisher Walter Burns, arrives. A sheer force of nature, Lane drives each scene with relentless energy and vigor, with the cast of actors tightly on his heels. And what a cast it is!

With John Slattery of “Mad Men” fame as Burns’ muckraking reporter, John Goodman as the inept police chief, Jefferson Mays as the germ phobic and misplaced intellect, along with such legends as Robert Morse, Holland Taylor, and Sherie Rene Scott, the show is a riot.

Douglas W. Schmidt sets the stage beautifully with his design of the pressroom at criminal court -- seedy in spite of the dark wood, original moldings, and large picture windows, which look onto the surrounding Chicago buildings.

Within this one setting, lighting designer Brian MacDevitt creates a variety of terse emotional environments. Directed by the masterful Jack O’Brien, it’s worth catching.

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

Raphael Chris Hurley & Friends perform from 1 to 4 PM on Saturday. On Sunday, it’s Marty Attridge solo acoustic from 1 to 4 PM. www.raphaelwine.com.

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Almond in Bridgehampton announces the next “Artists & Writers Night” night of the season will be hosted by Laurie Lambrecht on Tuesday beginning at 7 PM. The evening will feature a family style three-course menu created by executive chef Jason Weiner. Cost for the night is $45, which includes a glass of local wine or craft beer and gratuity, tax is not included. Reservations are required.

For reservations call 631-537-5665.

ONGOING SPECIALS Southampton Publick House

Southampton Publick House presents Monday Night Madness specials for Monday Night Football. 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.

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Sen Happy Hour

Sen in Sag Harbor presents Happy Hour Monday through Thursday from 5:30 to 7 PM. Enjoy $8 cocktails and $6 red and white wine.

1770 House

Tavern Thursdays are each Thursday at The 1770 House. From 5:30 PM, in the casual downstairs Tavern of the 18th century colonial home, the signature burger, meatloaf, and Korean BBQ Berkshire ribs are $17.70; with

house wine, red or white, by the glass at $9; and a house beer selection at $5. Chef Michael Rozzi's nightly fine dining menu may be enjoyed upstairs or down too.

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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 for the fall. 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 ever y Monday from 6:30 to 8:30 PM. Every Monday, 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.

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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.

Football Specials

Townline BBQ in Sagaponack presents happy hour and football specials available Thursday and Friday from 4 to 7 PM and Saturday, Sunday, and Monday all day. These specials are only available at the bar. Also, free pool is offered during happy hour.

Zigmund's Bar

Zigmund's Bar in Bridgehampton, a new bar inspired by the location's popular 90's bar The Wild Rose, will offer Happy Hour Thursday through Saturday evenings until sunset with $5 rose, beer, and lamb chops.

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

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Call Nick & Toni's at 631-3243550.

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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Indian Wells Tavern

Indian Wells Tavern in Amagansett presents football specials. A special snacks menu will be offered on Sundays and Thursdays in the bar area along with a special drink menu. The special drink menu will be offered during the Monday night football games, along with the Burger Night promotion, which includes a burger of your choice, half-dozen wings, and draft beer – all for $25. There will also be prizes and giveaways during the games.

The menus include Tavern wings, nachos, quesadillas, Asian potstickers, homemade beef chili, New England clam chowder, and more. For further information call Indian Wells Tavern at 631-267-0400.

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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Riverhead NJROTC cadets placed first overall in a regional drill competition held at Mattituck High School on December 17th. Facing six rival high schools from New York and Connecticut, Riverhead placed first in varsity Personnel Inspection; second in Unarmed

Platoon, Academics and Armed Platoon and third in Color Guard.

In the freshman division, Riverhead placed second in Unarmed Squad and Academics. The overall first-place finish came with an impressive trophy, which is currently on display in Room 118.

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Riverhead NJROTC cadets placed first overall in a regional drill competition held at Mattituck High School on December 17.

not wholly unexpected according to Cadet Arian Breest, NJROTC Operations Officer, who noted, “I was ecstatic with our first-place performance. It was without a doubt our best overall showing this year. Our drill teams displayed some real snap and pop, and the intensity was at a whole new level. I am especially proud of the freshman teams. They continue to get better and better. It’s great to finish on top, but I’m confident there’s room for us to improve prior to the next event.”

The Riverhead NJROTC cadets are preparing for their next interscholastic competition, which will be held in Passaic, New Jersey, on March 11.

Westhampton Beach We s t h a m p t o n B e a c h H i g h School’s Virtual Enterprise class recently visited Westhampton Beach Elementary School third-graders as part of a business project that they are working on.

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third-graders about their virtual business, called “Prizm.” They also presented the younger students with cardboard reality glasses that they are branding. The glasses play video related to the third-grade curriculum.

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The Mary Jane Starting this week, the recreational use of marijuana is legal in California. Here’s what Indy staffer Camila Tucci has to say about the notion of permitting pot.

Marijuana has become culturally iconic in this generation. More than ever, marijuana has been plastered across headlines regarding its legalization in the United States. New York has yet to join California, Colorado, Nevada, Washington, Massachusetts, Oregon, Maine, and Alaska in legalizing marijuana for recreational use.

A big part of the refusal to approve of this is the growing heroin epidemic in Suffolk County. Last year alone, there were 103 fatal heroin overdoses in Suffolk County. This ranks us at #1 in heroin overdoses in New York.

Heroin has ruined people’s lives in Suffolk County, and the best way to halt this epidemic is to get to its root: marijuana. New York has legalized marijuana for medical use but they do not trust people to control themselves when it comes to smoking recreationally, and they have a right to do so. When heroin is overwhelmingly causing fatal overdoses for those in Suffolk County, it is time to do what may not be the most popular decision, but one that might truly make a difference in the long run.

Marijuana is one of the three gateway drugs along with nicotine and alcohol.

It has the tendency to lead users to more addictive drugs, and this is what makes marijuana so dangerous. The idea is that if you take away the gateway drug, hopefully lives will be saved.

It is tempting to resent New York for not “getting with the times” but at this point, it’s necessary.

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Dear Editor, The Chief’s, Officers, and Membership of the Sag Harbor Fire Department would like to extend a huge thank you to everyone who has supported us and the community of Sag Harbor during and after the Main Street fire that took place on Friday, December 16th.

First, thank you to the Sag Harbor Ambulance Corps, Sag Harbor Village Police Department, Sag Harbor Village Public Works, Sag Harbor Village Mayor Sandra Schroeder, the Sag Harbor Village Trustees, Sag Harbor Village Building Inspector, and the Sag Harbor Fire Department Ladies Auxiliary.

We would also like to extend a special thank you to the following departments

who came to our aid that day: Montauk, Amagansett, Springs, East Hampton, Bridgehampton, North Sea, Southampton, Hampton Bays, Quogue, East Quogue, Flanders, Riverhead, Shelter Island, and Eastport Fire Departments. Southampton Village and East Hampton Village Ambulance Corps. Also the 9th and 7th Division Suffolk County Coordinators, Suffolk County FRES, NYS OEM, NYS 106th Air National Guard as well as the East Hampton Town Fire Marshal’s Office.

To the local businesses and community members who opened their doors, donated food, beverages, clothing, hand warmers and other goods and services, the Sag Harbor Fire Department would like to express our sincere gratitude to all of you.

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More Thanks Dear Editor, Once again I bring the praises and gratitude through your paper for the nurses at Southampton hospital. This time my stay was at “2 North.”

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Thank you 2 North at Southampton Hospital. You give a special meaning for the word “care.”

LONA RUBENSTEIN

PDD Caution Dear Editor, Alec Baldwin, a well-known actor and environmentalist, is on record for publicly opposing a proposed planned development district (PDD) in East Quogue known as The Hills, partly because The Hills is located on one of the largest remaining tracts of pristine forest on the East End. Unfortunately, Mr. Baldwin may be headed for a quagmire.

Southampton is the only Town on the East End that embraces PDDs, a zoning vehicle that increases density on a parcel whether that PDD involves a golf course (like The Hills) or a horse farm. There is no difference.

The Hills is being developed by an Arizona-based multi-national corporation known as Discovery Land. The principals of Discovery Land appear to be Democrats and have been reported to be associates of the movie actor, George Clooney. Mr. Clooney’s wife is a global human rights lawyer and photos exist of Mr. Clooney proudly sitting next to his wife while she speaks at the United Nations.

Mr. Clooney, himself, has enhanced his reputation in recent years as an activist dedicated to humanitarian causes, and many of his colleagues involved in the organization known as Conservation International have created documentary films urging the world to save the planet.

Yet in Southampton some of Mr. Clooney’s alleged colleagues appear to be participating in the destruction of an important piece of the planet while being complicit in trampling on women’s rights.

Alec Baldwin, on the other hand, has displayed integrity as an environmentalist.

He and his wife have preserved an old house in East Hampton and they have

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Was 2016 a good or bad year for you?

Tessa Chamberlin It was a great year for me. Really great. In March I had a baby. A girl. My first. Her name is Mackenzie Barbara. It’s definitely been a wonderful year.

Andrew Engel It’s always good. Life is good. There’s so much you could complain about but why? You can kvetch and kvetch but that doesn’t help anything. My family and I are healthy and happy. I have a good job that I enjoy. That’s what really matters. 2016 was an excellent year.

Sarah Maria and Carl It was a great year. On August 15 we had a baby, our first, Olle. It’s a Swedish name. We’re Swedish. We’re very, very happy!

Sunny Smits It was a difficult year. For me, for my family and my friends. I thought it was just me but when I speak to other people or go online, it seems like a lot of people are saying this was not such a good year for them too.

donated to East End causes like the East Hampton library without asking for anything in return. In other words, Mr. Baldwin has contributed to the East End rather than used the Hamptons to make a buck.

Therefore, in my opinion, Mr. Baldwin should proceed with caution if he plans to continue to align with any coalition of “environmentalists” that have supported PDDs in the past.

SUSAN CERWINSKI

New Year’s Resolution Dear Editor, The coming New Year’s resolution should be pretty obvious, particularly when it comes to diet: 2017 will go down in history as the year when plant-based meats have revolutionized the food industry.

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A dozen start-ups, led by Beyond Meat and Impossible Foods, are creating plant-based burgers and other meats that are more delicious, convenient, and healthy than the old-fashioned animalbased variety. They are backed by tech industry pioneers like Microsoft founder Bill Gates, Google principals Sergey Brin and Eric Schmidt, and PayPal co-founder Peter Thiel.

Even animal meat behemoth Tyson Foods has announced a $150 million venture capital fund to explore and invest in these products.

The plant-based food revolution is going mainstream. Hundreds of school, college, hospital, and corporate cafeterias have embraced Meatless Monday. Fast-food chains Chipotle, Panera, Subway, and Taco Bell are rolling out plant-based dinner options. And American consumers are responding, with fully one third reducing their intake of animal-based meats, milks, and other food products.

Let’s make this New Year’s resolution about exploring the rich variety of delicious, convenient, healthy plant-based dinners, lunch meats, cheeses, milks, and ice creams available in every supermarket.

The internet offers tons of recipes and transition tips.

ELIJAH HANNESBURG

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Every year since 2009, on the day after Thanksgiving, the Montauk Fire Department places its famous Red Toy Box on The Green in downtown Montauk, to collect new toys for the less fortunate children in the community.

MFD Chief Joseph Lenahan announced 2016 has been a record year for this effort.

“We collected way over 100 gifts to share with those who might otherwise have none.

Thank you so much for making this happen,” he said in a release last month.

Deadly Oak Oak Wilt disease is a tree fungus that kills thousands of oaks in the eastern US each year.

It has come to the attention of the New York State’s Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) that there are currently infected oaks within the towns of Riverhead and Southold. Many trees will be cut down by the DEC to prevent any further spread of the fungus. They ask property owners with sick trees to not have any part of the tree removed from the property except by the DEC itself to protect the healthy trees. The DEC will be working with green professionals in identifying which trees are sick and need to come down. For more details on Oak Wilt or the plans of DEC call toll-free 1-866-6400652 or visit their website.

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The Sag Harbor Fire Department will be honored at a Thank You Fundraiser at the restaurant Page at 63 Main on Sunday. From 3 to 5 PM volunteer firefighters from the village, as well as neighboring districts who assisted with the recent major town fire, saving Main Street, are invited to enjoy hors d’oeuvres, wine, and beer.

At 5 PM the event becomes open to the public so that citizens can meet and thank the saviors. There will be a cash bar and a request for “whatever your wallet will permit your heart to donate.” All donations given will assist those who are in need or have suffered a loss.

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Congressman Lee Zeldin, member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, travelled with a Congressional Delegation (CODEL) to the Middle East from Christmas Day, to December 29. Congressman Zeldin visited multiple countries, including Afghanistan, within the U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) area of operations. He’s pictured with service members from New York.

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Three Montauk Fire Department Chiefs for 2017 are, from left to right: Assistant Chief David Ryan, Chief Vincent Franzone, and Second Assistant Chief Mitchell “Mickey” Valcich. The swearing in of line officers took place on New Year’s Day.

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The Southampton Elks Lodge holds a golf outing every year and donates the proceeds to local charitable causes. Members raised $6000 to donate to The Southampton Hospital Coalition for Women’s Cancer and the Animal Rescue Fund (ARF). Standing from left to right are Exalted Ruler Richard Lalomia, Anna Capazelli of the Coalition for Women’s Cancers at Southampton Hospital, John Washabaugh, Golf Committee CoChairman, Kenny Oliver, Golf Committee CoChairman, Jennifer Rockford ARF Director of Philanthropy, and Leading Knight David Raynor.

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During Hurricane Sandy, Peconic Landing helped shelter 70 neighbors from the greater community, including patients from Eastern Long Island Hospital who were cared for at Brecknock Hall.

Save The Date Southold Historical Society’s Winter Lecture Series will introduce the membership and the community to historical events that will be featured in the Society’s exhibitions during the year. Lectures are held at Peconic Landing in Greenport.

In addition, the lectures will be simulcast to the Southold Free Library. There is no admission charge for any of the lectures.

On January 14, at 2 PM CPT. Charles Sanders, Commander and Historian, American Legion Post 803 in Southold, will give a talk on the History of 911: A Soldier’s Experience. His talk will cover the history of 9/11 from its roots with the Soviet Union invasion of Afghanistan all the way to the present detention operation at GTMO, Cuba.

CPT. Sanders served as an Infantry Officer in the Army National Guard from 2009-2016. During that time he commanded an operation center in support of Operation Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan.

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Freezin’ For A Reason

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The air was balmy for a January morning. The water? At 44 degrees, pretty chilly for any time of the year. But the mood was warm as hundreds of hardy souls gathered at Main Beach in East Hampton for the polar bear plunge hosted by East Hampton Village Ocean Rescue. Sponsored by the East Hampton Hurricanes Swim Team and the YMCA East Hampton RECenter, the popular annual event benefits the East Hampton Food Pantry.

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Mariners Off To Quick Start

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It’s been a slow start to the high school basketball season for most East End teams, but not Southampton.

The defending Suffolk Class B champs have won four straight to open the season, most recently an 87-53 shellacking of East Hampton on December 28.

Micah Snowden, a returning starter and all-county candidate, had his way in the paint and controlled the boards on both ends. He ended an abbreviated day with 17 rebounds and also tallied 17 points.

E l i j a h Wi n g f i e l d , a n o t h e r key contributor to last season’s championship squad, scored 14 and handed off for six other buckets.

Andre Franklin paced the winners with 23 points.

Returning starting point guard Jack Reese led Bonac with 22 points.

The Mariners started the season by winning the SYS Holiday tournament, besting Dalton 76-50 in the opener and cruising past Center Moriches 81-69 in the finals.

Wingfield and Timmy Alejo scored 19 each in that one; Snowden went off for 15 points and 18 rebounds against Dalton.

Southampton bested Wyandanch in its League VI opener on December 20, 100-91. Once again Herm Lamison’s charges showcased a balanced scoring attack led by Alejo and Chad Pike, each of whom tallied 23 points. Snowden added 20, Wingfield 16 and Aaron Krzyzewski 11.

Southampton plays at Bayport/ Blue Point tomorrow at 4 PM. Last Wednesday East Hampton, losers of five of its first six, beat Bridgehampton 57-40 at Suffolk

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Reese scored 22 and dished for eight assists. Blad Rodriguez added 12 points. The Bonackers play Shoreham-Wading River at home tomorrow at 6:15 PM and at Wyandanch Tuesday.

A day earlier Bridgehampton played well but was edged in the tournament opener by Sachem East, 59-56. Elijah Jackson scored 18 for the losers and Elijah Harding and Nae-jon Ward tallied 12 each. Cousins Elijah and J.P. Harding each scored 12 against East Hampton.

The Bees (3-4) play Mattituck in the Hive today at 6 and Babylon Friday at 6:15 PM, also at home.

Pierson lost its first four games but rallied to win two of the last three, including its League VII opener against Mercy on December 21, 63-46.

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the locals. Pierson plays at Southold next Wednesday evening at 6:15 PM. Riverhead broke a five game losing streak by beating Newfield 54-43 on the loser’s court Friday.

Quashhiem Miller, with 12 points and 11 rebounds, was the key performer.

The Wave, competing in League II this season, play at Central Islip Friday at 4:15 PM. Riverhead is 2-6 on the season and 0-2 in league play.

Hampton Bays is holding its own so far in the young season with a 1-1 League VI mark and a 4-4 overall record.

The Baymen evened their record with a thrilling double overtime victory against Eastport/South Manor last Wednesday. Andre Hafemeister led a balanced scoring attack with 19 points. David Krieg tallied 12, Jack Sheridan 11 and Andrew Calderon 10 for the winners.

The Baymen play at Glenn tomorrow and at home Tuesday against Mount Sinai (6:15 PM).

Westhampton won the Hampton Bays Coaches vs Against Cancer Tournament to even its overall record to 4-4. The Hurricanes prevailed in the finale against against Southold, 5847 after nipping Eastport/Manorville 66-65 a night earlier. Jake Guadiello won the Most Valuable Player Award after bombing for 64 points in the tournament including 37 in the opener.

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The Mattituck Tuckers have now won seven straight games since losing their opener back in November, making the locals the team to be beat in the Suffolk Class B playoffs.

The latest win was the most impressive yet. Playing at home, the Lady Tuckers overwhelmed Smithtown Christian on December 19, 64-15.

Liz Dwyer, a legitimate all-state candidate, poured in 28 points for the winners, and also recorded four assists and eight rebounds. Jane DiGregerio added 18 points on nine for 10 shooting.

Four days earlier Mattituck traveled to Babylon and came back a 55-44 victor. Dwyer had 22, Corrine Reda 11, and Digregorio 10.

The Tuckers are 5-0 in League VII action, a game ahead of Pierson/ Bridgehampton, (4-1, 8-0 overall).

The two teams squared off in Mattituck on December 6 and the home team prevailed, 61-50. Dwyer once again was front and center with 28 points.

Lily Kot tallied 18 for the Lady Whalers; Kate Kneeland had 13 and Nia Dawson 11.

Pierson hasn’t lost since, reeling off seven in a row. Last Wednesday the locals beat the Southold Lady Settlers in Hampton Bays to capture the Coaches vs Cancer tournament, 49-34. Dawson had 22 points, four assists, and five rebounds, and earned the tournament’s Most Valuable Player trophy. Kot scored 13.

Madison Tovar scored 16 points

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for the losers, who are 0-4 in league play and 3-4 overall.

Pierson plays tomorrow at Stony Brook and gets Port Jefferson at home Tuesday. Tip off is scheduled for 6:15 PM. Mattituck plays at Center Moriches Tuesday. Southold/ Greenport plays at Smithtown Christian tomorrow and Stony Brook at home Tuesday (6:15 PM).

Riverhead is 0-2 in League II action (3-4 overall) but the Lady Waves have won their last two encounters, beating Centereach at home last Wednesday 56-36 and besting Floyd at home 62-28 on Friday.

Kate McCarney scored 17 against Centereach, and Angie Graziano and Faith Johnson-DeSilvia each tallied 10. Kristina Dunn scored 12 to pace the winners against Floyd.

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Central Islip comes to Riverhead Saturday at 4 PM. Westhampton is 1-1 in League V (4-4 overall). The Lady Hurricanes lost the opener of the Hampton Bays Coaches vs Cancer tournament to Pierson/Bridgehampton on December 27, 49-46. Isabel Peters came up big for the winners with 17 points, eight rebounds, and five assists. Isabelle Smith tallied 13 for Westhampton.

The Lady Hurricanes play Islip at home tomorrow: tip off is 4 PM. In League VI action Southampton and East Hampton are both 0-2 in league play. Southampton, 0-3 overall, plays Bayport/Blue Point at home tomorrow at 6 PM and at Glenn Tuesday. East Hampton, 0-5 overall, plays at Shoreham/Wading River tomorrow.

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Mag.

DeLeon Reposado

$

39.99

$

Mag.

$

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22.

99

Makers Mark

Canadian Club

$

Mag.

39.

750ML

$

Mag.

Kettle One Courvoisier V.S. Vodka

Aviation Gin

99

2- 40

DeLeon Platinum 750 ML

36.99 $ 79.99

$

30.

$

49.99

$

Mag.

99

Boodles Gin

$

$

99 29.

39.99

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$

35.99

$

$

Johnny Walker Gold

Mag Mag.

18.

2- 30.00

Mag.

$

12.99

$

Cruzan Estate Diamond Rum Light & Dark 750 ml

Mag.

Mag.

Liter

22.99

$

Smirnoff Vodka

Mag.

1- 21.99ea.

2-$20.99ea.

3-$19.99ea. $

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Wine 750 ML Livio Fellugia PG ................... 19.99

Ruffino Gold Label ................ 39.99 Blackstone (all varieties)3 for 30.00 Antinori Christina Pinot Grigio & Red Blend ................10.99 2 for 20 Sterling Napa Chard ............. 11.99 Sterling Vintners Chard ........... 8.99 Simi Chardonnay .................. 14.99 Kim Crawford Sauv. Blanc..... 13.99 Sterling Meritage .................... 9.99 Crane Lake ...................2 for 10.00 Ecco Domani Pinot Grigio .......8.99 Da Vinci Chianti Reserva .....19.99 2 for 35 Chateau Ste. Michelle Chard .10.99 Chateau Ste. Michelle Riesling 9.99 Coppola Rosso ... 9.99 or 2 for 18

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Cupcake (all types).................9.99 Santa Margarita Pinot Grigio21.99 Bogle Chard ............................ 8.99 Bogle Cabernet ....................11.99 Bogle Pinot Noir...................11.99 Bogle Merlot ..........................9.99 Cornin Pouilly-Fuisse ............24.99 Excelsior All Types .... 8.99 3 for 21 Nozay Sancerre 16.99 3 for 40.00 Baron Fini Pinot Grigio 2 for 18.00 Louis Jadot Macon Village ....11.99 BV Coastal Cab, Chard, Pinot Noir, Merlot.. 8.99 3 for 24 BV Coastal Sauv Blanc ..........7.99 ................................... 3 for 21.00 Conundrum Red or White .....19.99 BV Tapestry .........................34.99 Apothic Red or Dark...............9.99

Wine Magnums Lindemans (all varieties) ......... 9.99 Beringer White Zin .................. 9.99 Frontera (all types) ...6 for 7.99each Rex Goliath (all var) ................ 9.99 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

Sparkling

Cristalino Brut ................... 8.99 Veuve Clicquot ................ 42.99 La Marca Prosecco . ............. 12.99 90+ Prosecco .... 11.99 2 for 20 Mionetto Prosecco ........... 12.99 JCB Brut & J. Rosé ...16.99 each Roederer Estate Brut ....... 19.99 Laurent-Perrier Brut ........35.99 Laurent-Perrier Rosé .......75.99 Not responsible for typographical errors.

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