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HarborFrost: Fire & Ice On The Horizon By Kitty Merrill

Lisa Field is watching the weather warily. Given the see saw temperature changes this winter -- 50 degrees one day, snow storm the next -- the President of the Sag Harbor Chamber of Commerce is worried it will be too warm and melt all the ice sculptures. Ice sculptures have been an integral attraction at the chamber’s annual HarborFrost winter carnival. The event, planned for this Saturday, was conceived seven years ago. Field explained its inception: “Everybody says there’s no business in The Hamptons in January and February. We wanted to create a way to say, ‘Hey! We’re open.’” It was a big hit from the start, Field enthused. Since then, the annual winter carnival has evolved, growing and including more disparate groups each year. Take the Sag Harbor Hysterical Society. Founder Charlie Canavan

has been hosting annual culinary strolls for more than a decade. This year, he’s scheduled the Society stroll during HarborFrost. Enjoy some of the village’s best restaurants while parading through town to live music. It all starts at Baron’s Cove on West Water Street at noon. Participants are given a chef’s hat to decorate and there’s a $100 prize for the best chapeau. The $40 entry fee includes food at every stop, with a cash bar. Stops include the American Hotel, LT Burger and Il Cappuccino. Proceeds from the stroll benefit local charities. Food isn’t the only fun promised on Saturday. There’s a “frosty plunge” for hardy swimmers at 2 PM at Windmill Beach benefitting Sag Harbor Ambulance. Live music at a slew of local venues will fill the air while kids activities include glitter tattoos at the Wharf Shop and face painting at Stella & Ruby. Children can meet and greet

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at the Windmill at 3 and 4 PM. Fire dancers will perform on Long Wharf at 5:45 PM and the incredible Fireworks by Grucci show explodes over the harbor at 6:15 PM. Concurrently, find Girl Scouts selling cookies on Main Street and an old-fashioned soup supper at the Old Whaler’s church. HarborFrost runs from 2 to 6 PM on Saturday. Visit the Sag Harbor Chamber of Commerce website for a more detailed list of events and activities. Even though she’s “a little bit nervous” praying it’s not too warm on Saturday, Field feels, “No matter what, it’s going to be great!”


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Well Monitoring For Westhampton Contamination On Tap By Rick Murphy

The New York State Department of Health will begin monitoring some drinking water wells in the Westhampton Beach area immediately, State Senator Ken LaValle and Assemblyman Fred Thiele announced last week. “We were contacted by the State Department of Health . . . our constituents have a right to know about the level of their exposure to PFOS,” the legislators said. The legislators will keep residents apprised of the testing details as they are made available. The chemical in question, PFOS, part of the PFC family, is prevalent in what is called “firefighting foam,” which is often used in contained places like airport hangers to suppress fires by choking off the oxygen supply. A number of drinking wells south of Gabreski Airport in Westhampton, where the 106th Air National Guard Rescue Wing is based, have tested positive and county and state authorities are developing a plan to address the issue. Grace Kelly-McGovern, a spokeswoman for the Suffolk County Department of Health, said last August, 66 private wells tested positive. New York State declared the Air National Guard 106th base at Gabreski Airport a Superfund site in September, paving the way for relief to Westhampton Beach residents whose drinking wells are contaminated. The action raised concerns about the extent and danger of the contamination. The Independent previously reported some local fire departments trained in a building at Gabreski and used the foam in some of their exercises. This has taken place for at least 10 years, one source said. But overwhelming evidence exists the PFC contamination is rampant at Air Force bases all over the country and that Air Force officials have been reluctant to test for or remediate the problem. The suppressant is used most often at airports to douse engine fires. The Air Force acknowledges water testing done in or near air bases has already shown that the chemicals spread into public drinking water systems around Willow Grove, PA, Pease in Portsmouth, NH, and a third base — Eielson, in Alaska. According to Sharon Lerner, author of The Teflon Toxin, PFCs have also been detected in the ground water at many more bases, including the Air National Guard base in Delaware, the Grissom Air Reserve Base in Indiana, and the Naval Air

Station in Fallon, Nevada. Indeed, according to a 2013 presentation by the Air Force, PFCs were found at every Air Force base that had been tested, which so far includes Randolph in Texas, Robins in Georgia, Beale and McClellan in California, Eglin in Florida, Ellsworth in South Dakota, and F.E. Warren in Wyoming. Senator Chuck Schumer (NY) and Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone have both stated the Air National Guard has agreed to fund a cleanup should one be necessary. A spokeswoman for the Westhampton-based ANG 106th said all decisions will be made on a national level but that the matter has yet to be decided. “The Air Force is evaluating a

Authorities said there is no doubt the contamination began at Grabeski Airport and are concerned it may be migrating south toward several bodies of water.

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drinking wells,” Mark Kinkade, a U.S. Air Force spokesman in Washington D.C. told The Independent. CONTINUED ON PAGE 26.

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CONDOMS AND LIFE SAVERS

I’m repeating an old column, which is not as much about condoms or Life Savers as it is about just how hard it is to grow up. Read it and remember how hard it was for you to be 15 years old.

This is the story of how the sale of condoms over the counter made Life Savers the most successful and profitable candy brand of the 1950s. In 1957, when a 15- or 16-yearold boy would go into a pharmacy to purchase a box of condoms, it was the most tension-provoking, frightening purchase a young man could make. On one side were his raging hormones. On the other side was the church, the Legion of Decency (a powerful Catholic group), his family, society, censorship, and a quietly repressive political climate that sanctimonious politicians used to win votes. It was a world of shame and guilt. Naturally, in the 1950s, against all odds, the raging hormones always won and our hero went shopping for protection. Un l i k e t h e g i a n t C V S a n d Walgreen’s and Duane Reade megastores of today, pharmacies

those days were tiny stores and there was a good chance that the proprietor knew your parents on a first-name basis. So one would slink into a pharmacy when the owner was out or having dinner. Then you would go from aisle to aisle pretending that you were going to buy aspirin. Or Bengay or Vicks – any item in the store other than a box of condoms. You checked the other customers. Was it your mom’s best friend . . . a teacher from your high school . . . your local priest? With your head down, staring at the floor, you would make it to the front of the store where the condoms were kept behind the counter. You would look at the floor and mumble, “I would like a box of mumble . . . mumble . . . mumble.” A voice from behind the counter would say “WHAT?” You would then look up into the beautiful eyes of the girl from your school who sat four seats away from you in your social studies class and this was her part-time after-school job. She would greet you by name. “What would you like?” she would say in a voice so loud you knew your

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mother sitting in her living room a mile away could hear. Panic . . . panic . . . pure unadulterated panic. “I would like er . . . er . . . er . . . I would like er . . . er . . . er . . . A PACK OF LIFE SAVERS . . . That’s what I would like, a pack of Life Savers.” There they were, brilliantly placed near the cash register. I bought hundreds . . . thousands of packs of Life Savers. I was responsible for a full share point of their national sales. Every boy I knew from that time has the same story. No young man in the United States ever went into a store to buy Life Savers, but we all came out frustrated with a pack of Life Savers and a case of guilt. Sexual thoughts and hang-ups in Brooklyn started for a boy with his first kiss. It was the fuse that ignited the hormone tinderbox. I remember as if it were yesterday. It was summer. I was 12 years old. I was the most awkward child ever put on this earth – at the age of 12 I was close to 6 feet tall and I weighed 96 pounds. I took my date (her name was Rose) to the Kingsway Theater on Kings Highway in Brooklyn. Nervous? There wasn’t a pore in my body that wasn’t flooded. My armpits needed leaders and gutters. My body felt like it had a temperature of 106 degrees. My hands and feet felt 70 degrees colder. I was also nauseous because in preparation for this first “date,” I had brushed my teeth about 20 times and was in danger of dying from an overdose of Colgate toothpaste. Rose thought I was the strong, silent type. Actually, I couldn’t talk because I had a mouth full of Life

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A Walk Down Memory Lane Remembering Amagansett

‘We Weren’t Related, But We Were Family’

By Kitty Merrill

Over a hundred years ago, four men made their way from Italy to Amagansett. Their hometown, Nusco, was located just outside of Naples. Scant opportunity to make money and provide for a family in the tiny town spurred the immigration. The heads of four families -- The Dellapollas, The Napillios, The DiSunnos, and The Natales -- settled in the eastern portion of downtown Amagansett, in the area along Montauk Highway from Bunker Hill Road to Bluff Road, and some of their descendants still live there today. Lucy Bennett, 85, lives in the house where she was born and Elaine Jones, 74, lives next door to the home where she grew up. Bennett’s father, Michael Natale, came to Long Island to work on the railroad at the turn of the century.

Originally the end of the line was, said Jones, “right in my back yard.” The Italians came to work on the railroad while Norwegians, including Jones’ father Andy Semp, came to the Promise Land to fish and share their net-making skills. Although members of the four families weren’t blood relatives, the neighbors acted like family. “Our parents never had a mortgage. They didn’t charge anything . . . we just shared amongst ourselves,” Jones said. If one person needed something, they’d get it or the money for it from neighbors, then barter to pay off the loan. The Norwegians bartered fish for potatoes with Polish farmers in Bridgehampton, for example. Michael Natale arrived before the First World War. When the fighting broke out, he enlisted and ser ved in Italy. When he

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Elaine Jones’ parents’ wedding portrait: (from left) Red Cantwell, Andy Semb, Clara (Dellapolla) Semb, and Mary (DiSunno) Cantwell.

returned to the railroad, he was posted in Port Jefferson for a time. “That’s where I was born,” Bennett explained. But, her father was soon transferred back out east, and the long commute from Port Jeff to his new hometown came to an end. Jones was born in Southampton Hospital, but both she and Bennett noted, Supervisor Larry Cantwell

was born at home “and he was a big baby. He was 13 pounds!” Nine DiSunno children were also born at home. Recalling the famed Hurricane of 1938, she said, “It was the afternoon. My father had to carry me out of the school because of the wind. Trees were falling across Continued on Page 36.


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Immigrants March: Muy Grande By Camila Tucci

A chilly day did not dismay protesters. Instead, it fired them up. Hampton Bays was the site last Thursday for the “Day Without Immigrants” protest that packed the sidewalks with community members. “Day Without Immigrants” is a nationwide protest designed to show the cultural and economic importance of immigrants to the United States.

Not only did immigrants show up to march in rallies across the country but they also stayed home from work, school, and didn’t purchase anything from stores. The local march started at the Shell Station across from Friendly’s and ended at St. Rosalie’s Church in downtown Hampton Bays. Participants numbered near 300. Up and down the northern side CONTINUED ON PAGE 26.

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Long Island Winterfest By Nicole Teitler

As winter takes a seasonably warm turn, amid melting snow, the East End is bracing itself for a different kind of storm; one that is expected to last longer than the snowmen did. The 10th Annual Long Island Winterfest’s Live on the Vine commences a four-week festival running from February 24 through March 19 celebrating life and culture of the East End. This year 25 events will take place featuring 70 performers across over 30 locations throughout the scenic North and South Forks of Long Island.

The festivities kick off this Friday at 7 PM at Hotel Indigo in Riverhead. Guests can enjoy a night of raffle prizes with music by The East End Trio & Gail Storm with special tastings from the local area. More than just a festival, Winterfest promotes local discoveries through exceptional experiences. On Saturday enjoy a Wine Tour of Pellegrini and Martha Clara Vineyards, live music by Jack Morelli, and have the opportunity to speak with an esteemed winemaker. Then enjoy a prix fixe three-course dinner at Dark Horse. If you’d rather raise a pint than a glass, on March 4 take part in a Beer

Tour of Greenport Brewery, Long Ireland Beer Company, and Crooked Ladder Brewing Company. Stroll through the towns before a prix fixe dinner at Digger’s Ales N’ Eats. Both options include transportation and overnight accommodations at Hotel Indigo East End or Hyatt Place Long Island. Many of the events are free to attend, such as the Riverhead Farmers Market and live musical performances. Some highlights include this Saturday’s, Art Conversation Series “One PaintingOne Artist-And The Creative Mind” with Jonathan Pearlman at East End Arts in Riverhead or a Literature &

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Libations Poetry Reading, followed by wine and cheese at Southampton Inn. Events this year will be taking pla c e ac ro ss v ari o us v e n u e s including Baiting Hollow Farm Vineyard, Bistro 72, Bedell Cellars, Clovis Point Vineyard, Blue Duck Bakery in Riverhead, East End Arts, Harmony Vineyards, Hotel Indigo East End, Long Island Spirits, Long Ireland Beer Company, Martha Clara Vineyards, Palmer Vineyards, Peconic Ballet Theatre, Peconic Landing, Pellegrini Vineyards, Perabell Food Bar, Riverhead Cider House, Southampton Inn, Sparkling Pointe Vineyard, Suffolk Theater, VailLeavitt Theatre, The Village Cheese Shop, and Wölffer Estate. Sponsors this year are Suffolk County National Bank, East End Arts, Diane Tucci’s Main Street Agency, Discover Long Island New York, Long Island Pulse Magazine, Hotel Indigo East End, Riverhead and Southold Local, AARP Long Island, Taste NY, and EastEndGetaway.com A full list of event details can be found at LongIslandWinterfest.com You can follow more stories from Nicole Teitler on Facebook, Snapchat, and Instagram as Nikki On The Daily.

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Truth Without Fear

ICE Pickups Few And Far Between Hereabouts By Rick Murphy

President Trump’s Executive Order directing U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to round up and deport convicted felons has sent shockwaves through the local Latino community. A rash of raids in a half-dozen cities fueled the unrest: hundreds of people were detained by government agents and face deportation (see

accompanying article). It is not as if there are many felons among us: ICE pickups here are few and far between. The net result of Trump’s policy locally, law enforcement and immigration advocates agree, is that an entire segment of the local community lives in fear – concern that agents will smash through their front door and take a loved

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one away. “I know for a fact there is a lot of fear and rhetoric,” said Mike Sarlo, the East Hampton Town Police Chief. But a lot of it is fueled by misinformation. “It very rarely happens here.” Thursday, dubbed “A Day Without Immigrants,” a group of marchers numbering well over 250 gathered on Main Street in Hampton Bays,

and a number of citizens attended an East Hampton Town Board meeting to defend the immigrant population. Speaker after speaker urged the East Hampton Town Board members to assure the Latino community that the local government respects its immigrant population and will somehow act to protect them from Continued on Page 12.


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Speaker after speaker urged the East Hampton Town Board and Town Supervisor Larry Cantwell (third from right) to support the local immigrant community including from left Tina Plesset, Julia Fawcett and Dora Ramiro (at microphone) and at far right Betty Mazur.

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CONTINUED FROM PAGE 11. the new wave of ICE raids. Town Supervisor Larry Cantwell tried to reassure those assembled, noting the town has not and will not enter into an agreement with Homeland Security to help ferret out illegal immigrants. However, the process ICE follows when targeting convicted felons wanted for deportation has never relied on town police. Sarlo said the procedures that trigger an ICE arrest are set in place. “If an individual commits a finger printable offense, the prints are sent out. The Homeland Security Department maintains a list of convicted felons, or individuals charged with serious felonies who have fled jurisdiction. If ICE is interested they will call us,” Sarlo said. Usually, the individual in

question has to be picked up within 48 hours or transferred to the Suffolk County Sheriff’s Department. “When crimes reach a certain level, it has to be dealt with regardless of the immigration status,” Cantwell noted. Minerva Perez, the Executive Director of the Organizacion LatinoAmericana (OLA), urged, “do not honor the 48 hour agreement.” But if ICE agents indicate they want an individual because he is on the felon list, East Hampton would not release that individual until ICE signs off on it. “Law enforcement depends on inter-agency cooperation,” Cantwell said. It’s the reciprocal damage that needs to be addressed, said Kathryn Szoka, the co-chair of the Progressive East End Reformers (PEER), in an interview with The Independent. Children live in fear their parents may be taken away from them.

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“The ICE raids being conducted in big cities like LA and Chicago are terrorizing the entire Latino community,” Szoka said. “These raids are used to send a message, to marginalize people of color and immigrants. That’s not what we want locally.” Szoka believes the Trump administration’s ultimate goal is, “An Aryan Society.” Chief Sarlo stressed only egregious criminals need worry about ICE agents. “Look, my feeling is if it’s a convicted criminal we are not going to do anything to avoid the process. I would not put us in that position.” He said that policy holds true for U.S. citizens as well. “No one wants dangerous criminals on the street.” Speaker after speaker urged the East Hampton Town Board members to do whatever they could to calm the immigrant population. “I am here in support of OLA,” said

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Diana Walker. “My concern is for the children whose parents made choices . . . they have nothing to do with it.” “I see the fear everyday,” said Camille Perrotte. “Communities work best that are built on trust,” said Dan Hartnett. “All of us need to reassure people that it’s going to be OK,” Cantwell said at the end of the public comment session. As if on cue two ICE patrol cars and a back-up van stopped at East Hampton Town Police headquarters in Wainscott to inform that they were after a felon, an individual with four DWIs on his record, all within the past two years. It could not be gleaned if the arrest was made, but the agents ate lunch at Brent’s.

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Southold DWI A 51-year-old Laurel man was charged with Aggravated DWI after his truck hit a utility pole Thursday night. Southold Town Police said Richard Bosworth was driving on Peconic Bay Boulevard in Laurel at about 8:45 PM when the event occurred. Police said they ascertained he had been drinking excessively. He was additionally charged with unlawful possession of marijuana. Bosworth was held overnight for arraignment. Rude And Lewd Southampton Town Police are looking for a light skinned man driving a maroon vehicle who allegedly exposed himself to women on three separate occasions in the Hampton Bays area. In December he pulled up to a teenager walking on Graham Road and masturbated. A woman sitting in her vehicle waiting for a school bus told police the same thing happened to her on two occasions including earlier this month. The man is said to be in his 20s and has reddish-brown dreadlocks. Police are asking that anyone with additional information call the Crime Tips Hotline at 631-728-3454.


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Latino Community Shaken By Executive Order

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During the second half of the Obama administration border arrests fell significantly, as did the number of criminals deported. By Rick Murphy

The Latino community on the East End and nationwide has been shaken by President Donald Trump’s deportation policy. But it is not just convicted felons - Trump’s targets - who are fearful. For those who actually face deportation, the specter for having a family ripped apart haunts them. Many more undocumented residents fear they will get caught in the net and are unsure what to do next. The fear that somewhere on their records is something that might trigger deportation is fueled by the volatility of Trump. In addition, there is also the everpresent threat from con men and shysters who prey on the immigrant communities. Last week New York Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman issued an urgent fraud alert, warning immigrant communities of potential scams in light of recent reports that fraudsters have been posing as Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents and demanding money and threatening deportation. Local citizens rallied in support of the immigration community at several locales Thursday. (See two related articles elsewhere in this issue.) Trump struck a chord among voters when he vowed to rid the country of felons who entered the country illegally. To be sure, a problem exists. “While some illegal-alien advocates have accused Trump of exaggerating the size of the criminal alien population, he’s quite right on this,” wrote Daniel Levine and Kristina Cooke for Reuters. According to ICE there are approximately 1.9 million

deportable criminal aliens in the country. It is able to estimate this because, since 2012, ICE has been receiving the fingerprints of everyone who is arrested or booked into a jail, and because ICE has officers screening inmates in most major correctional systems (except some of the sanctuary cities, where they are denied access to inmates). True to Trump’s claims, the group of felons includes numerous members of violent gangs and thousands of convicted drug dealers, in addition to rapists and a significant amount of murderers. The 1.9 million figure does not include nearly one million more felons who skipped out on court proceedings and vanished, though they are believed to still be in this country. The deportation logistics have gotten worse because during the second half of the Obama administration enforcement of ICE policies slackened despite protestations to the contrary, and border arrests plummeted. In 2015 there were about 337,000 border arrests, less than one-third the total in 2005 and more than 1.3 million less than in the year 2000. President Obama made a big show of focusing enforcement on criminal aliens. The targets “were felons, not families, he said, `the

worst of the worst,’” Levine and Cooke wrote. President Obama claimed to have achieved “record” deportations. But according to the Center For Immigration Studies, “The so-called record deportations were achieved by cooking the books, and the statistics were deceiving.” In a departure from past practice, ICE under Obama began counting in its annual totals the deportations of aliens arrested by the Border Patrol. That masked a big drop in the number of deportations from the interior, which is where most of the alien felons are. According to the National Review, “ICE’s estimate of convicted felons on the streets does not include those who were deported but returned; that figure is unknown. Nor does it include aliens who committed a crime but were never convicted (often because they jumped bail or were released by a

sanctuary).” As for Schneiderman fraud alert, potential victims should be aware that scammers who pose as ICE agents demand money, which would never be the case with real agents. To report potential fraud or other issues regarding immigration services, contact the Attorney General’s Immigration Services Fraud Unit Hotline at 866-390-2992 or email Civil.Rights@ag.ny.gov. The Attorney General’s office will never ask for your immigration status or share immigration information with federal authorities if you contact the Immigration Services Fraud Unit Hotline.

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No License? That’s A Problem East Hampton Town Police Chief Mike Sarlo is aware that many if not most of the traffic and vehicular tickets given out locally go to members of the Latino community. One particular offense that consistently occurs is driving without a license. But until the laws change, it is a practice likely to continue. “I personally feel there should be a test to get some documentation that will enable a non-citizen to drive legally but I am not a lawmaker,” Sarlo said.

“When we pull someone over we often find multiple equipment violations,” Sarlo said. “Oftentimes, the driver doesn’t have a license.” Violators sometimes think that since they don’t have a license they can avoid prosecution by skipping the mandated court proceeding, but that is a fallacy. When those tickets are issued the violator is entered into the DMV (Department of Motor Vehicles) computer. Each violator is assigned an ID number. Repeaters are then flagged with a more serious charge.

Kathryn Szoka, a co-chair of the Progressive East End Reformers, agrees illegal immigrants should have some mechanism that would allow them to drive. “How can you live on the East End and not drive? They are forced to break the law.” Unfortunately in many cases the drivers simply don’t know how to drive properly and what’s worse they don’t have insurance, Sarlo pointed out. “What happens to that family an uninsured driver hits?” Sarlo asked. “The advocacy people need

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to put their heads around the fact that the right procedures need to be followed.” One solution several legislators have worked on in the past is upgrading and expanding the county bus system. Town officials have talked from time to time about instituting local routes as well but have never progressed past the discussion stage. R.M.

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An Apology An article in last week’s paper incorrectly stated that Julio V. Delgado, a school administrator who once worked for the Southampton School District, was “replaced” as principal of a Glen Cove elementary school last year after a relatively small amount of money he collected went missing. In fact Delgado was relieved of duties at Deasy Elementary School in Glen Cove back in 2010 and district administrators called the move a “personnel matter.” The Independent article was incorrect and we apologize for the error.

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“Island Runner” by Michele Dragonetti, on display at the White Room Gallery.

Philippe Cheng “Untitled,” photograph, at Southampton Arts Center.

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

Waterlines

The White Room Gallery presents “Waterlines,” a solo show of work by Michele Dragonetti. “Waterlines” will feature approximately 40 works by Dragonetti from her Boat Hulls photography series. The opening reception is Saturday from 6 to 8 PM. Dragonetti’s Boat Hulls series began

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Repeat Offender

Roman Fine Art in East Hampton presents “Repeat Offender,” featuring a set of unique silkscreen paintings from LA-based artist Knowledge Bennett, including work from Cojones, Marilyn, Share a Coke, and Mao Trump series. This will be his first solo show with the gallery. An opening reception will be held on Friday from 6 to 8 PM. Known for his unique aesthetic, employing hand-pulled printmaking techniques to explore contemporary and historical subject matter, Bennett delves into a commentary of social and political issues using pop cultural references.

Black & White

Tripoli Gallery in Southampton presents “Black & White,” a group exhibition featuring works by Katherine Bernhardt, Ross Bleckner, Quentin Curr y, Jamie dePasquale, Tracey Emin, Ryan Estep, Urs Fischer, April Gornik, Takesada Matsutani, Angelbert Metoyer, Ned Smyth, Hiroshi Sugimoto, Igor Vishnyakov and Darius Yektai. The exhibition will be on view Saturday through April 16. There will be a public opening reception for the artists on Saturday from 6 to 8 PM.

A Sense Of Place

Southampton Arts Center presents its first exhibition of 2017. “A Sense Of Place,” organized by Bastienne Schmidt, will open on Friday with a reception for the public on Saturday from 5 to 7 PM. This exhibition is envisioned as a dialogue among artists reflecting their own concept of “a sense of place” in different ways, might it be in a physical manner or as a conceptual representation of what an environment can be. “I have been interested for many years, as an artist, traveler, and cultural observer, to understand how we shape our own sense of place and how it shapes us.” said Schmidt. “We as artists speak in a language of images, colors, and shapes, responding to concerns and impressions, might they be cultural, social, environmental, emotional, or political. What brings us all together as a human species is to have the safety of a sense of place.” “A Sense Of Place” includes artists Philippe Cheng, Louise Eastman with Janis Stemmermann, Christopher French, Saskia Friedrich, Mar y Heilmann, Toni Ross, Bastienne Schmidt, Michelle Stuart, Edwina von Gal and the Perfect Earth Project, and Almond Zigmund. The show runs through April 9.

Student Arts Festival

The Guild Hall Student Arts Festival, Part II, Grades 9 to 12 will be on display Saturday through March 26. An opening reception will be held on Saturday, March 4, from 2 to 4 PM. The festival celebrates the young artists of our region and salutes their art instructors, school administrators, and families who nurture their creative pursuits. Visit www.guildhall.org.

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April Gornik “Incandescent,” 2016, charcoal on paper, at Tripoli Gallery.

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ONGOING East End Winter Salon

The East End Winter Salon is an artist collaborative conceived by Robin Rice, Amy Pilkington, and Sixtina Friedrich. Located in an historic house on Main Street in Bridgehampton, the first exhibition, “What We Love About the East End,” includes photography, crystal jewelry, and textiles, all inspired by and created in The Hamptons. The show will run through April 2.

Student Exhibition

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 show runs through Sunday. 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. 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 through March 3.

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LongHouse Winter Benefit Blue Jacket Fashion Show

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Last Wednesday LongHouse Reserve in East Hampton celebrated the start of its 26th season with a Winter Benefit at the David Rubenstein Atrium at Lincoln Center honoring husband and wife architectural team, and Barack Obama Presidential Center designers, Tod Williams and Billie Tsien. The non-profit arboretum, art museum, sculpture garden, and educational organization drew a diverse group of guests including LongHouse Reserve Founder Jack Lenor Larsen, President Dianne Benson and Executive Director Matko Tomicic.

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The inaugural Blue Jacket Fashion Show and Dinner was held February 1, at Pier 59 Studios during New York Men’s Fashion Week. In partnership with Johnson & Johnson, the Blue Jacket Fashion Show benefited the Prostate Cancer Foundation, founded by philanthropist and financier Michael Milken. Money raised goes towards funding cutting-edge research that will save, extend, and improve the lives of not only prostate cancer patients but other cancer patients as well.

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Arts presented by Alice Quinn; Susan Stroman for Performing Arts presented by John Weidman; Edwina von Gal for Visual Arts presented by Maya Mardi Gras In Montauk Lin; and Cheryl and Michael Minikes Camp SoulGrow, a non-profit for Special Award for Leadership and creative camp in Montauk and Philanthropic Endeavors presented by Hampton Bays, is having its third Roy Furman. The evening is hosted annual “Mardi Gras in Montauk”​ by artist Eric Fischl, President of fundraiser party at Shagwong Tavern Guild Hall’s Academy of the Arts, in Montauk on Fat Tuesday, February and honors both summer and year28, from 7 to 10 PM. A $25 wristband​ round East End residents who have allows all adults to enjoy unlimited demonstrated excellence in the Cajun food​by head chef Darren Boyle visual, literary, and performing arts. (crawfish, fried chicken, jambalaya, Visit www.guildhall.org. etc.), authentic King Cakes​provided by Manny Randazzo’s of New Orleans, Shamrock Shindig and unlimited beer​ from Montauk Aid to the Developmentally Brewing Company. Disabled will host its third annual There will be live music​performed “Shamrock Shindig” on March 16 by Hopefully Forgiven, auction prizes​, from 6:30 to 10 PM at the Long and tons of beads, masks, and trinkets Island Aquarium in Riverhead. for Mardi Gras. This evening of family fun will feature hors d’oeuvres, Irish food, live music Celebration Of Life by Tommy Sullivan of The Brooklyn The Island Gift Of Life Foundation Bridge, a raffle, and a 140,000 Gallon presents its 17th annual Cher yl Shark Tank Showdown. The Shark Tank Hannabury Memorial “Celebration Showdown is where daring participants of Life” Community Cocktail Party on are sponsored to dive into the shark tank. Saturday, March 4, from 6 to 9 PM at The sponsor who solicits the highest the Rams Head Inn on Shelter Island. The donation total will take the plunge. Island Gift Of Life Foundation provides Tickets are $65 per person, $25 for a wide range of services to people on children and are available for purchase the East End who are struggling both financially and emotionally with serious illnesses. Tickets are $50 and can be purchased in advance or at the door. WEBER & GRAHN For tickets and more info visit www. Heating & Air Conditioning islandgiftoflife.org. Deadline for submissions is Thursday at noon. Email to jessica@indyeastend. com.

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Guild Hall’s 32nd Annual Academy of the Arts Achievement Awards & Dinner will be held at The Rainbow Room in Rockefeller Plaza in New York City on Monday, March 13, from 6 to 10 PM. Celebrating artistic achievement, the evening honors Philip Schultz for Literary

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“Denim and Diamonds,” a kick off party to celebrate 22 years of The Ellen Hermanson Foundation providing access to state-of-the-art quality breast health care on the East End, will be held on March 18 from 6:30 to 10 PM at 230 Elm in Southampton. The evening includes food, fun, and dancing. Tickets start at $125 and $75 for guests 29 and under. For more info visit www.ellensrun.org.

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East End Calendar Highlights Compiled By Kitty Merrill

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

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WEDNESDAY 2•22•17 • AARP tax assistance is available at the East Hampton Library every Wednesday until April 12 from 10 AM to 1 PM. Call 631-324-0222 ext.3 to make an appointment. • Today and tomorrow the Amagansett Library offers free movies for kids at 1:30 PM. Today, it’s BFG and tomorrow, see Pete’s Dragon. Space is limited, so call to register. 631-267-3810. THURSDAY 2•23•17 • East Hampton Lions host a “Paint & Sip” party at Harbor Grill on Three Mile Harbor Road in Springs from 7 to 9 PM. Tickets are $50. Call 631-324-5909. SATURDAY 2•25•17 • Join singer/songwriter and music educator Gian Carlo Feleppa at the Amagansett Library at 2 PM for a music appreciation program designed especially for kids. The program is free but space is limited, so please register to reserve your child’s spot. • Hike Stony Hill with Rick Whalen of the East Hampton Trails Preservation Society at 10 AM. Meet on the side of Abraham’s Path about a quarter mile north of Town Lane in Amagansett. You’re going six miles, so bring water and a snack. Questions? Call 631-267-6608 or 631-275-8539.

Southampton WEDNESDAY 2•22•17 • South Fork Natural History Museum in Bridgehampton hosts winter recess programs all week from 10:30 to 11:30 AM each day. Call 631-537-9735

to see what they’ve got to keep the kids occupied. FRIDAY 2•24•17 • February is family month at the Parrish Art Museum in Water Mill, with special activities free with museum admission. This week at 6 PM, the animated classic The Iron Giant screens. SATURDAY 2•25•17 • There’s another chance to search for seals in Westhampton at noon. Join nature educator Xylia Serafy from the South Fork Natural History Museum on a walk toward the bay at Cupsogue Beach County Park, where at low tide you can expect to see some of these seals sunning themselves on the distant sandbar. It may be cold and windy, so please bundle up. Call SoFo for meeting place, registration, and admission information. 631-537-9735. SUNDAY 2•26•17 • The Friends of the Rogers Memorial Library will present Akiko Kobayashi and Eric Siepkes in concert at 3 PM. They will perform a program of rarely heard works, including a Grieg Sonata, 3 Romances by Clara Schumann, and Stravinsky’s Suite Italienne. A reception will follow. There is no charge for this program. Register at www.myrml.org or call 631-283-0774 ext 523. • “Stitched in Solidarity” is the topic this week at the 10:30 AM Sunday Service for the Unitarian Universalist Congregation of the South Fork. Services are held at the U.U. Meetinghouse located on the Bridgehampton-Sag Harbor Turnpike @ Scuttlehole Road in Bridgehampton. MONDAY 2•27•17 • Southampton Town Trustee Chairman Ed Warner, Jr., Vice-Chairman Scott Horowitz, Town Councilman John Bouvier, and Southampton Town Supervisor Jay Schneiderman will discuss some of the waterfront issues currently facing the community at this month’s meeting of the Hampton Bays Civic Association. HBCA meets at the community center on Ponquogue Avenue. 7 PM.

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Music 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.

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S i n g e r- s o n g w r i t e r- p e r f o r m e rbandleader Inda Eaton will be taking the stage Thursday at 8 PM with a cover of $15. On Saturday at 10 PM The House Wreckers are performing with a cover of $10. Visit stephentalkhouse.com or call 631-2673117 to purchase tickets early or for more info.

Townline BBQ

Townline has just announced the start of Karaoke Nights every Saturday from 8 PM to 12 AM with a special food and drink menu as guests sing their favorites. Come for free pool and pub quiz night at 7 PM every Thursday evening and come hear some “smokin’ hot tunes” live alongside a happy hour menu every Friday from 5 to 8 PM. This week Mama Lee will be taking the stage live. Townline is open regularly from 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.

The Coast Grill

The East End Opry has found a new place to call home every Sunday evening at The Coast Grill in Noyack. The featured performer this Sunday is special returning guest musician Jim Turner. The evening’s hosts will be Kylph Black, Fred Raimondo, and Randy Hudson and they will also conduct the opening music act at 6:30 PM. You can submit requests to

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Cabin Fever

The tenth annual Cabin Fever music festival finishes up this weekend. On Friday at Doran’s (Lantern Sound Recording Stage) in Hampton Bays at 9:30 PM artists Mick Hargreaves and Grand Theft Aloha, Kyle Horn, and Craig Whitney take the stage. Saturday at 9:30 PM come see bands Satchel Boogie and Necter perform at the Publick House in Southampton. And on Sunday watch The Tweekers, Black Leaf, The Shipwrecks, Felix, and more at Jimmy C’s in Hampton Bays starting at 3 PM. You can follow the festival by following @ CabinFeverMusic on their Twitter and Facebook pages. This year T-shirts celebrating their anniversary and the festival itself will be available.

Brave Songs

Carlos Lama presents Brave Songs From The Departed, a concert of protest music paying tribute to the many musicians who passed away during the year 2016. Join in celebrating their legacy at Guild Hall in East Hampton on Tuesday at 7:30 PM. Admission is free, but reservations are required. Register at GuildHall.org or call 631-324-0806.

Words Writers Speak Wednesdays

Stony Brook Southampton MFA, with support from Harbor Books in Sag Harbor, has arranged a calendar of author readings and discussions. Wednesday, March 1, it’s Omar Bah in conversation with Harriet Levin Millan. Bah, a former refugee and torture survivor from West Africa and author, and Millan, a poet and

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novelist who worked reuniting lost Sudanese children with their mothers, will be speaking at Radio Lounge on the second floor of Chancellor’s Hall in Southampton. The reception begins at 6:30 PM and the readings and discussion will start at 7 PM. Visit stonybrook.edu/mfa or call 631-6325028 to register or for any questions.

Shop Cook Eat New York

Author Susan Meisel will be giving a discussion and book signing at the Southampton Arts Center on Sunday at 1 PM. Books will be available for purchase. Miesel’s book Shop Cook Eat New York discusses the best places to shop for food in Manhattan along with multiple favorite recipes. Visit southamptonartscenter.org for more info or call 631-283-0967.

Winter Talks at Madoo

The Madoo Conser vancy in Sagaponack presents the start of their winter 2017 Madoo Talks: House & Garden. The first lecture, “Redoute to Warhol: Bunny Mellon’s Botanical Art,” presented by Joanna Groarke, takes place Sunday at noon in their winter house studio. A reception will follow afterwards. Tickets are $20 for members, $25 for non-members. Tickets can be purchased by visiting madoo.org, emailing info@madoo. org, or calling 631-537-8200.

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Dava Sobel, author of The Glass Universe, is coming to BookHampton in East Hampton for a discussion and book signing on Saturday at 5 PM. Her book speaks of women’s little known large contributions to astronomy. Signed books are available for purchase if you cannot attend. To register or find more details visit BookHampton.com or call 631-3244939.

Conversation on Creativity

Good Ground Yoga and East End Arts are hosting a Conversation on Creativity between the series creator, writer, and sculptor Jonathan Pearlman and artist Roxanne Panero on Saturday at 4 PM. The discussion will take place at Good Ground Yoga in Hampton Bays. Admission is free. Visit eastendarts.org or call 631-7270900 for any questions.

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Join the Bay Street Theater in Sag Harbor for another night of comedy this Saturday at 8 PM. Comedians include Richie Redding, Dave Sirus, and Marie Faustin. The show’s host will be Joseph Vecsey. The show is sponsored in part by Forever Bungalows. Tickets are $20 in advance and $25 at the door. For more info or to purchase tickets visit baystreet.org or call the box office at 631-725-9500.

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Million Dollar Quartet

It’s Johnny Cash’s birthday! On Friday and Saturday at Riverhead’s Suffolk Theater the official Broadway show about the night Cash met Elvis, Jerry Lee Lewis, and Carl Perkins in Memphis will be performed live. It features a multitude of hit musical numbers by each of the famed artists. Each night’s performance starts at 8 PM. Admission will be $55 to $65. Doors, bar, and restaurant open at 6:30 PM both nights. For seating options and ticket purchasing call 631-727-4343 or visit SuffolkTheater. com.

Theater Workshop

Guild Hall, Kate Mueth, and The Neo-Political Young Cowgirls present “Young Cowgirls Make Waves” a theater workshop for girls ages eight to 12 that will be held Tuesdays, February 28 through May 2, from 4 to 5:30 PM at Guild Hall in East Hampton. Girls will explore contemporary issues through the creation of dance-theater pieces that will lead to an empowering performance open to the public on May 3. To register, call Jennifer Brondo at Guild Hall at 631-3244051. The fee is $235 and $220 for GH members. See GuildHall.org for more details.

Film Eva Hesse

The Southampton Arts Center presents a screening on Friday at 7 PM of the documentary Eva Hesse. The documentary is biographical. Tickets for the film are $10. For more details visit southamptonartscenter.org or call 631-283-0967.

To Kill A Mockingbird

Guild Hall in East Hampton and the Hamptons International Film Festival present a screening of the film To Kill A Mockingbird hosted by Alec Baldwin Saturday at 7 PM. Baldwin and artistic director David Nugent will hold a discussion after the film. Tickets are $22, $20 for members. Last chance to purchase tickets is two hours prior to curtain. For ticket purchasing and questions visit GuildHall.org or call 631-324-4050.

Wondrous Boccaccio

The East Hampton Library continues its International Film Festival of 2017 with the film The Wondrous Boccaccio on Sunday at 2 PM. The subtitled Italian film was created by Paolo and Vittorio Taviani. In 14th century, black plague stricken Florence, 10 people have escaped to a country estate and spend their time telling stories. 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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Rowdy & The Oscars

Rowdy Hall in East Hampton is hosting its annual “Rowdy & The Oscars” ballot contest. In each check customers will find an “Oscar Ballot” form. If they choose to participate, all they have to do is fill out the ballot and present it to the host, manager, server, or bartender. Whoever submits the most correct answers will be declared the winner and will receive a $50 gift certificate and two movie vouchers. If there is a tie for most correct, a drawing will be held. The contest ends Sunday, the date of the Oscars. For more information, call Rowdy Hall at 631-324-8555.

Suffolk Theater Chef

The Suffolk Theater has announced its new partnership with Matthew Kar, chef/owner of Christopher Michael and owner of the Jamesport Manor Inn. Together, Kar and his team bring to the table over 30 years of culinary experience and quality farm-to-table dining. Expertly prepared, each dish is infused with excitement, sophistication, and artistry. Dine at your next Suffolk Theater show or host your special event at the historic venue. Chef Matthew has designed a menu for both shows and private events.

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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.

Service Station

Service Station in East Hampton offers Happy Hour from 4 to 7 PM every day. Happy Hour includes $5 pizza, $5 cocktails, $5 wine, and $5 beer. For more info visit www. servicestationrestaurant.com.

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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.

Southampton Publick House

Southampton Publick House presents Monday Night Madness specials. Enjoy $5 pints, $7 burger platters, and $6 wings. Tuesday is two-for-one entrees. Wednesday is Ladies Night with draft and drink specials along with DJ Tony in the taproom starting at 10 PM. Thursdays is Open Mic Night showcasing East End musicians hosted by David Kirshy starting at 8 PM. Enjoy $5 pints, $8 Tito's Cocktails, and 1/2 price appetizers. Friday is all night Happy Hour from 4 PM on with DJ Dory starting at 10 PM. Saturday night is DJ JetSet starting at 10 PM. Saturday and Sunday brunch takes place from noon to 3 PM for $18 per person. Don't miss the Brew Plate Special at the bar daily until 3 PM. The $12 deal includes one draft beer and the special of the day. Monday to Friday is happy hour from 4 to 7 PM with beer, wine, and drink specials. For further information visit www.publick.com or call 631283-2800.

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vegetables for $29. On Sunday, diners may enjoy half-price bottles of wine alongside a la carte Chef Specials that will change weekly.

be offered from 5:30 to 7 PM every night. For reservations contact Almond at 631-537-5665.

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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.

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 by Chef Michael Rozzi. 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 Indian Wells Tavern $35 three-course prix fixe of popular a Indian Wells Tavern in Amagansett la carte dishes as well as $9 wine and offers half-price bottles of wine every $5 beer selections. For reservations call Thursday and Sunday night. On 631-324-1770. Thursdays diners may enjoy half-price bottles of wine alongside their prime Sen Happy Hour rib promotion which includes a soup Sen in Sag Harbor presents Happy or salad to start, followed by prime Hour Monday through Thursday from rib served with baked potato and 5:30 to 7 PM. Enjoy $8 cocktails and $6 red and white wine.

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

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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.

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 Tuesdays) 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

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Shinn Estate Vineyard

Shinn Estate Vineyards hosts self– guided vineyard walks on Fridays. Reservations are required. www. shinnestatevineyard.com.

Castello di Borghese Vineyard

There will be a winemaker’s walk, vineyard tour, and wine tastings every Saturday at 1 PM. $20 entrance fee. Call to reserve your spot or sign up online. www. castellodiborghese.com.

Wölffer Estate Vineyard

The Wine Stand has been winterproofed and is ready for guests. Enjoy Candlelight Saturdays from 5 to 8 PM each week. This week, Clinton Curtis plays at the Sagaponack vineyard. On Sunday, join Wölffer for an intimate and sumptuous dinner with winemaker Roman Roth. Five courses are paired with some of the vineyard’s best vintages. $109.33 per person. See the menu and get tickets online. www.wolffer.com

Baiting Hollow Farm

Baiting Hollow Farm Vineyard presents Ricky Roche from 2 to 6 PM this Saturday. They will also host the Acoustic Soul from 2 to 6 PM on Sunday. www. baitinghollowfarmvineyard.com.

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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 by DJ Pauly.

Raphael

Bruce MacDonald of the Barbacue Bruce and the Brisket Brothers performs from 1 to 4 PM on Saturday. The acoustic duo The Second Hands are set for Sunday from 1 to 4 PM. www.raphaelwine.com.

Clovis Point Vineyard and Winery

Clovis Point Vineyard and Winery presents Southold Slim on Saturday from 1:30 to 5:30 PM. From 7 to 10 PM, kick off Winterfest with the Red White and Blues Band. Tickets are $25 in advance, $30 at the door. Sunday sees Joe Scollo from the band

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Lieb Cellars Friday night music series continues with Jon Divello from 6 to 9 PM. Also on Friday there will be an in store tasting at Waverly Wine and Spirits from 4 to 7 PM. On Saturday there will be live music from 3 to 6 PM with Rob Europe. www. liebcellars.com.

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of Montauk Highway in Hampton Bays marchers held up handmade signs and waved flags of both the United States and Mexico. Some signs read, “Keep families together,” “Immigrants make America great,” and “We love this country.” Protesters also chanted “Somos Unidos” or “We are together.” “A flyer was printed up regarding the “Day Without Immigrants” protest and it just caught like wildfire,” said Nathan Burger, a member of the Rural and Migrant Ministry. “This march is to show support for each other in this community especially in a time of fear and uncertainty.” Burger was among the 300 protesters for whom the significance of this protest follows fear prompted by looming White House policies. Edgar Ramos, 14, of Tuckahoe explained why he was marching: “Everybody needs to have their own

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Participating in their first competition of the season company dancers from dancehampton in East Hampton emerged victorious. The “Beyond the Stars” contest, held at St. John the Baptist High School in West Islip, saw teams from 10 different dance studios, mostly on Long Island, compete for trophies. “Our company team has 30 dancers ages seven to 16,” studio director Kelly Hren explained. “We have three competition choreographers and teachers Krystal Lamiroult, Anita Boyer and Kate Havlicek, in addition to myself.” Dancehampton brought 23 routines including solos, duets, tri o s , s m al l gr oups an d o n e production piece to West Islip. This is dancehampton’s tenth season; the company’s been competing for about five seasons, Hren said. Dancehampton dancers received five Judges Awards, two golds, 14 high golds, and seven platinum awards. Three dancers – Mary McDonald, 16, Tori Schmitt, 15, and Taylor Duchemin, 13 -- garnered individual

invitations to Nationals. Krystal Lamiroult and her piece, “Time,” received the Ultimate Choreographer award. Lamiroult and Havlicek together received the Ultimate Entertainment award for a piece called “Crazy.” That’s not all. The company won two First Place Overall for “Time” and “Tap Army Salute.” Tap Army Salute was also the highest scoring number in all small group, large group, line or production pieces for ages ten to 12. This group of eight dancers was also invited to nationals. Five additional routines placed in the Top Ten Overall. But most exciting award came at the end, Hren reported. “Dancehampton was also given the ADCC Studio of Excellence Award! We were recognized not only for our fantastic performances, but for the amazing TEAM we are!” The company’s next competition will take place at the end of March. And in June, Hren’s taking the company to Disney World where members will dance, learn Disney choreography and march in the parade.

“If our review validates the data and report findings, we will work with local regulators to address the issue. The Air Force is committed to protecting human health and the environment. In cases where the Air Force is the source of contamination, we work with local communities to provide alternative sources of drinking water,” he added. Bottled water has since been made available to those households in the area that request it. These are among the most persistent synthetic chemicals known to man, some critics maintain. But according to Sharon Lerner, author of The Teflon Toxin, “The EPA has yet to regulate the toxic PFCs found in fire-suppressing foam, Teflon, and other products that have contaminated our drinking water.” A spokeswoman for the Suffolk County Department of Health acknowledged the Environmental Protection Agency didn’t list PFC as a contaminent to test for in drinking water wells until earlier this year. According to a study conducted by Environmental Health Perspectives, an industry journal, in animal studies PFOS can cause cancer, delays in physical development, stunted growth, endocrine disruption, and neonatal mortality; Neonatal mortality might be the most dramatic result of laboratory animal tests with PFOS.” Critics contend the federal government has dragged its feet on research into the danger the chemi-

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rights. We are no different than anyone else.” The marchers were confronted by about a half dozen anti-immigration protesters holding signs that read “When they jumped the fence they broke the law” and “Give us back our jobs!” Tempers flared as one marcher got into a shouting match with the opposition. Police made sure the protesters moved along and ensured no violence broke out, quickly quelling the angry exchange. When asked why she decided to march, Cindy Hall of Mattituck said, “Because I love the Spanish people. They should be treated with respect, plus our economy relies a great deal on them.“ The countr y’s reliance on immigrants and immigrants’ reliance on the nation was emphasized throughout the entire march. Hall observed that immigrants miss their homes, but realize the great opportunity that America has to offer. “They want to live the American Dream.” cals pose to humans. They also content the “safe” levels of perfluorochemicals in humans are grossly understated. The foam manufacturer 3M said its own studies concluded their product presented no danger to humans. PFOS is used in Scotchgard, a 3M product on the market for over 40 years. “They kill laboratory rats at higher doses, and are toxic to humans, with health effects ranging from birth or developmental effects, to the brain and nervous system, immune system (including sensitization and allergies) and some forms of cancer. Once they are in the body, it takes decades to get them out,” Oecotextiles maintained in a published report. There is ample evidence to back up the claim that producers of fire retardant foam and related products and the customers who use them – the U.S. Air Force among them – have deliberately understated the dangers or hidden them altogether. According to Our Stolen Future: New Science, a book and website maintained by scientists, “The PFOS story is likely to emerge as one of the apocryphal examples of 20th century experimentation with widespread chemical exposures: prolific use and almost no testing for safety, until unexpectedly and almost serendipitously, it is discovered as a contaminant virtually everywhere. And as is often the case in these stories, the company producing PFOS products possessed information hinting at its risks but chose not to share their data with regulators or the public for years.”


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RICK’S SPACE Spy Vs. Spy News Item: Russian Spy Boat Spotted Last Wednesday a Russian spy ship was spotted off the coast of Long Island just off Amagansett. Just 74 years and 182 days ago a similar intrusive enemy action occurred on the same beach. I was just a kid. In 1942 four Germans manned a rubber raft launched from a U-Boat 100 yards offshore. Their mission, said to have been conceived by Hitler himself, was to disrupt the American war effort. They had $85,000, which they blew on liquor and gambling before they were apprehended. If that is an accurate gauge, I personally have disrupted the American war effort many times over. It was summer, so the spies probably had some fun. They may have gone to Gordon’s on Main Street for Duck L’Orange, which was the best around. The thing is, though, you had to wear a jacket and tie to get in, and that was probably problematic for four guys

just getting off a submarine, plus a suit jacket doesn’t really go with swim fins. Also, all that goosestepping was scaring the other customers. This brings me to the true story of one of the top stockbrokers in the world, Rocky, who was out of Houston. I met him when I was in the biz about 20 years ago. I told him about the East End and he decided to lease a plane and fly a party of his best investors up for some shark fishing off Montauk. The pilot charged him 50 grand, and the leased boat and captain went for another five grand. It was raining, sleet and hail all day. His investors got too sick to continue. They didn’t catch a single fish. Exhausted and irritated, all the men wanted was a good meal. They hired a limo and the driver told them Gordon’s was the best restaurant on the East End. They paid the limo driver several hundred dollars and got dropped off on Amagansett Main Street.

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When they walked into Gordon’s they were elated, marveling at the décor and the staff. But, they were told they could not dine there because they didn’t have jackets and ties. Rocky paused for a second and then he blurted out, “I just traveled 2000 miles, I’ve spent over 50 thousand effin dollars, I’m soaked to the effin bone, I haven’t eaten all day, and my clients are so miserable they are going to take all their money back from me! And you’re telling me I need an effin jacket and an effin tie?” The waiter looked at him and responded, “The Stephen Talkhouse is right down the block.“ “Do they have food?” Rocky asked. “Not in my opinion,” the waiter replied. Anyhow, the Russian ship SSV175 Viktor Leonov was spotted last week. Imagine if a couple of spies came ashore. East Hampton Town Supervisor Larry Cantwell: Excuse me fellas, but you can’t park that thing out there without a permit. Say . . . you guys aren’t Russian spies, are you? Spies: (in unison) Nyet! Cantwell: Ok, cool. Just remember, no fishing without a town permit. BTW, check out the new bathroom down at the Coast Guard Station! It’s right next to the munitions hanger.

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Continued from page 33. our responses to military threats because Bannon does not have any knowledge of military affairs and he could intervene with NSC decision-making processes. Tr u m p c o n t i n u o u s l y a c c u s e s our intelligence agencies of leaking classified information to the press, and he has berated our intelligence agencies for the poor intelligence on Iraq’s military arsenal under Saddam Hussein. We need our intelligence agencies to alert our military, the Trump Administration, and Congress on the status of adversarial governments and their military capabilities, deployments and threats. The security of our country could be in jeopardy due to the disruptive tactics and blame game used by the Trump Administration against our intelligence agencies. DONALD MOSKOWITZ

Clooney Conservation? Dear Editor, Since the election, Democrats appears to be casting about for a rationale to explain why Hillary Clinton lost. For the most part the rationale appears to rely on cliches and stereotypes to describe those who opposed Mrs. Clinton. So it might be interesting to compare Democrats Alec Baldwin and George Clooney and their approach to a Southampton development known as The Hills located in East Quogue. The Hills is being developed by Discovery Land, an Arizona-based organization, whose executive team are Democrats. Discovery Land filed an application to create The Hills via a Planned Development District (PDD) that allows a developer to increase density, in the case of the Hills, from a subdivision of 118 homes into a complex of 118 homes, a golf course, a catering hall and an underground parking garage large enough to service a supermarket. Alec Baldwin is on record for opposing The Hills PDD. Mr. Baldwin, who identifies with the East End, effectively backs up his beliefs by contributing to East End causes and preservation. The CEO of Discovery Land described George Clooney, an investor in Discovery Land, as his “charismatic, intelligent good friend.” The Discovery Land team has promised that if Southampton allows Discovery Land to create a PDD, Discovery Land will service the 118 homes on the PDD with advanced septic systems. However, if Southampton doesn’t approve the PDD, Discovery Land will install traditional cesspools that pollute. That sounds like Discovery Land backs up its beliefs with an ultimatum.

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Do you have any plans for a winter getaway? Trudy Mosley If I had the time to go anywhere it would be to go back to Jamaica and enjoy some of the warm weather there.

Jack Humphreys I wouldn’t go anywhere at this time of year. It’s such a beautiful time of year and there are so many less people here now. And I like to see the changes of season so I’m not looking to skip any part of the winter.

Norena Baird If I could get away, I’d take my grandson to the NASCAR races in Daytona Beach. I’ve taken him to the race in Bristol, Tennessee in August and to the Labor Day race in Darlington. We have so much fun together. Carl Heilbrunn The only place I’ll be going is to hell. But at least it’s warm there.

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Rick Murphy of The Independent has argued that Democrats lost the election because they live in a bubble, and New York Times columnist, Ross Douthat, observed that if 50 percent of the population has consistently voted Republican, then the pieties of cosmopolitan liberalism exclude too much of the population (“Who Are We?” 2/5/17). It seems to me that Democrats who threaten the environment if they don’t get their way are out of touch with a large percent of the population. In my opinion, Mr. Clooney should consider putting together a consortium of environmental activists to purchase and preserve The Hills property. He could rename The Hills the George and Amal Clooney Conservation Preserve. SUSAN CERWINSKI

Incubators For Immigrants Dear Editor, This letter is in response to the recent articles covering immigration. My grandfather Albert Joseph Bialek came to the United States from Poland {Galicia} in 1910. Per the Ellis Island website he boarded

the ship Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse in Bremen, Germany {formerly Prussia}. He had just completed his service in the Austrian Army. Poland at that time was divided into three spheres of influence by Austria, Prussia and Russia. Upon being discharged, he returned to his father’s farm. Officers from the Austrian Army made an attempt to reenlist him, but tradition dictated that he could remain at home so long as he was sorely needed on the farm. Immediately after the officers departed Albert’s father gave him his brother’s travel documents and instructed him to immigrate to the United States. His father knew that war was coming and he didn’t want to lose his son to it. It took me longer to locate my grandfather on the passenger list because I had forgotten he was traveling under the name Jan and not Albert. Given the fact that Albert entered the United States under the name Jan Bialek and later burned his immigration papers it is evident he was by definition an “illegal immigrant.” Continued on Page 37.


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Memory Lane CONTINUED FROM PAGE 7. the road and the steeple fell off the Presbyterian Church.” All four families kept extensive gardens as well as farm animals. “We were self sufficient,” Jones recalled. “Our cellar looked like a store.” Bennett still remembers “like it was yesterday,” that during the hurricane, the roof of the family garage lifted up and blew into the field, providing shelter for the tomato plants. They were the only produce that survived. Bennett started at Amagansett grade school in first grade. “They didn’t have kindergarten back then,” she said. Both women walked to Amagansett School. Once they graduated, they attended East Hampton High School, then on

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Newtown Lane. During the Second World War, Bennett’s father used ration cards to get her her first bicycle, enabling her to ride to school. She recalled having friends in the village center and playing with them after school. Her graduating class was the smallest in Amagansett’s history – just six girls and one boy. “Willar Mahar was the one boy . . . I used to tease him and still do,” the octogenarian said. At 16, she was a member of EHHS’s very first Driver’s Ed class. There was just “one policeman in the whole town of East Hampton,” the women reminisced. An officer by the name of Harry Steel doubled as the school crossing guard. “He’d do magic tricks and give us pennies to buy candy.” There was a store right across the street from St. Peter’s Church. “This highway wasn’t here,” Jones

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reminded, pointing to State Route 27. Old Montauk Highway was the main highway and along the side of that was mostly farmland. The Post Office was located on the highway, and the Postmaster, Louie Neilson, “was there forever,” the women agreed. “He knew everyone. Louie would give you your mail when you walked in the door,” Jones said. And, Bennett still has the same PO Box that’s been in the family since her parents’ time. Jones’ parents – Andy and Clara – married in 1936. Bennett’s mother taught Clara how to make Italian dishes because her mother had died early. She remembered going out to Iacono Farm on Long Lane to pick dandelions for one particular dish that demonstrated, “They didn’t waste anything.” As the girls grew, there was always plenty to keep them

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Lucy (Natale) Bennett was a member of Amagansett School’s smallest graduating class. Just seven students.

occupied. Bennett babysat for Jones beginning when the younger was just three weeks old. Jones recalled that every Saturday night there was a dance at the Settlement House (now known as the Neighborhood House) on Three Mile Harbor Road in East Hampton. “Otherwise, we didn’t date or go out at night. Our parents drove us to the dance, then picked us up . . . We danced to Elvis and the good old rock & roll.” For Bennett, weekend evenings were a little more low key. Once a month, teens danced at a different child’s house. The parents would chaperone and provide refreshments. Every year, Mr. DiSunno would take the cars out of his showroom and host Christmas and Halloween parties for the neighborhood kids. DiSunno Motors was located where T&V Auto now stands. It started as a repair shop and expanded to include car sales. The neighborhood was fluid, with no fences erected to keep people apart. “One day Joe DiSunno called us. He said to my mother, ‘Clara, you better come get your pig’ . . . He had a doctor there to buy a car and the pig walked right into the showroom,” Jones related. In total, the four families and their children lived in some 15 houses in the area. Lucy married Tom Bennett at 19, “and I don’t regret it,” she said. Jones married Les, her high school sweetheart. The two women were colleagues during their younger years. Bennett had a scallop business while the Joneses caught the shellfish, and opened them in a shed on Bennett’s property. “There were a lot of couples fishing in those days,” Jones said. She remembers Cathy Lester, who’d go on to be town supervisor, fishing with her Continued on Page 37.


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Hampton Bays Elementary School students celebrated 100 days of school on February 13. Students marked the occasion by participating in a number of projects related to the number 100. Second-graders in Brittany Morlock’s class for example, made projects using 100 items while first-graders in Pat Biscardi’s class worked in pairs to make creations using 100 Lego pieces.

WHB School District Six Westhampton Beach School District students were recently recognized by local veterans’ organizations for essays they wrote as part of the 2017 Voice of Democracy and Patriot’s Pen Essay contests. Westhampton Middle School students honored for their Patriot’s Pen Essays include Olivia Jayne, Ashley Steedman and Emma Strebel. High school students Peyton Bigora, Ally Downs and Emily Joaquin were also celebrated for their Voice of Democracy essays. The Westhampton Beach School

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He went on to become a very hardworking brick mason and law-abiding citizen raising 12 children with the help of his Polish wife Mary {nee Mazan} and the rest {as they say} is history. Just as Cleveland {Ohio} is a city of neighborhoods so is the United States a country of immigrants. In fact all the major cities of America {at one time} served as incubators for immigrants to not only become accustomed to the ways of this country but also to intermingle with each other {often prohibited in their native homeland}. It’s a shame that the inner cities were handed over to the absentee landlords following World War II. Just imagine how much stronger and united our country might have been had this unofficial tradition continued. Gentrification is not the answer. Preventing immigration is not the solution. Intense vetting is acceptable during these challenging times but to unfairly deny one person access to the United States makes us all orphans again. As a popular song goes, “Let me in, immigration man.” JOE BIALEK

District extends its congratulations to the six authors.

Tuckahoe School Our National Junior Honor Society is holding a Coat and Blanket Drive through February 28. Help keep local families warm this winter. Please donate gently-used, unwanted coats and blankets to Tuckahoe School’s National Junior Honor Society. Drop-off boxes are located outside the main office. All coats and blankets will be donated to local charities to give to families in need.

Memory Lane CONTINUED FROM PAGE 36. husband, and Carolyn Snyder, of Round Swamp Farm, fishing with her husband. The roles reversed years later when Tom Bennett died. “Elaine called me and said, ‘What are you doing?’ I said ‘I’m sitting here feeling sorry for myself.’ She said, ‘Why don’t you come over to the farm stand and work for a little while?’” That “little while” lasted 20 years. Bennett worked at the Jones family business, Vicki’s Veggies, until she was 80 years old. Jones still works there now. Bennett noted that some people may marvel at the idea of a person living her entire life in the house where she was born. She said, “We had a good life here. When people became friends, they were friends for life.” Jones echoed the sentiment. “None of us were related, but we lived like a family anyway. I don’t think many people nowadays have that.” Do you have memories of the good old days on the East End? Share them with us. Call 631-324-2500 or email news@ indyestend.com

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As is often the case, Herm Lamison’s basketball team is peaking at just the right time. Southampton has won seven in a row, good enough to secure the second seed in the Suffolk County Class A tournament and the two home playoff games that come with it. Friday, in the opening playoff game, the locals made good use of their familiar surroundings, dispatching Glenn, a team that beat them earlier in the season.

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The Mariners took a six-point halftime lead before blowing out the visitors with a blistering third quarter run. Chad Pike, a streaky guard who has been on fire, led all scorers with 25 points, and proved Lamison prophetic in the process. Pike’s brother Chris is a pitcher in the Tampa Bay Rays organization. Lamison, noting the athletic bloodline, said last season, “I expect Chris to score a lot more than he’s been scoring.” Ask and ye shall receive.

With Pike bombing away from the perimeter – he had four treys – it opened the floor for the other Mariners, all of whom can do it inside the paint and out. Andre Franklin scored 21 and Aaron Krzyzewski bulled his way to 11 rebounds to go with his 12 points. Elijah Wingfield dished out for 12 buckets in addition to scoring 12 – all from beyond the three-point arc. There is no respite come playoff time, though. The Mariners were due on the court again yesterday against another tough customer, BayportBlue Point. It is a testimony to the depth of the Class A bracket that the Phantoms, 14-6 overall, are the sixth seed. They lost twice to Southampton during the regular season but hung tough in each game. A loss will end the locals’ season. The Phantoms eliminated third-seeded Amityville earlier in the week. The Class A championship game is slated for Suffolk County

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Community College – Selden Friday at 7:30 PM. If the Mariners beat Glenn, they will play the winner of yesterday’s Harborfields (first seed) game against Wyandanch (fifth seed). Greenport, the top seed, eliminated the Pierson Whalers, the fourth seed in Class C, on Thursday. Pierson, in a rebuilding season did well to make the playoffs with a 6-6 League VII mark but were no match for surging Greenport, the home team (9-3 in the league and 13-8 overall) who prevailed handily 83-60. The Porters rolled behind Ahkee Anderson, a budding star who scored 27 points and dished off for 11 more buckets. Jordan Fonseca had 21 points for the winners; Jaxan Swann added 12 and Tashan Lawrence chipped in with 11. Sean Sloane and Will Martin each scored 20 for the Whalers. The Porters were upset by Stony Brook 49-35 in the finale Sunday at SCCC-Selden. Greenport won both regular season games against The Bears. This time around the swarming Bears were all over Anderson, holding him to nine points. The Bears beat Port Jefferson to advance against East Rockaway, the Nassau County Class C champion. Greenport also advances in the Suffolk tournament. The Porters were to have played Bridgehampton, the Class D champion, yesterday. The winner goes against the Class B champion Friday at SCCC-Selden, and keeps advancing up the ladder until losing or capturing the overall county title.

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The Pierson/Bridgehampton Lady Whalers did everything right

Saturday in the Suffolk County Class C title game – except win. Playing against an exceptional Port Jefferson team at Riverhead

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High School, the locals had the Lady Royals on the ropes. That was no small task: the champions were 17-1 in League VII and beat the Lady Whalers twice this season. In fact, on February 11, Port Jefferson handed Pierson one of its worse losses in years, a 64-30 thumping in Port Jefferson. This time around, it was anyone’s game until the closing seconds, when the Lady Royals pulled out a 46-43 victory. The Lady Whalers set the tone early, matching the league champs bucket for bucket before falling behind five points at the half. In the third quarter, though, Port Jefferson, a veteran squad with five starting seniors, began to pull away behind their all-state candidate, Courtney Lewis. The gap stretched to double digits, and then 13 and then 15. It seemed like Pierson was buckling,

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but not this time. Pierson came out for the fourth quarter breathing fire and went on a 9-0 run before Jillian Carlucci popped a jumper to stop the bleeding. But Pierson kept coming, and when Lewis fouled out with over a minute left, the Whalers made several key free throws. Suddenly, the win was there for the taking. Pierson was forced to foul to stop the clock, and Port Jeff’s veteran experience saved the day. Joclyn Lebron made a free throw with 16 seconds left and Corinne Scannell two more with eight ticks left to seal the victory for Port Jefferson (17-3). Playing her final game, Nia Dawson tallied 17 for the losers. Lily Kot added 15. Lewis was held to 12, but both Colucci and Scannell picked up the slack with 11 points each. Two days earlier Pierson bounced Southold-Greenport in the Class C semifinal 60-49 by scoring 22 points in the fourth quarter. Dawson went off for 25 and Katie Kneeland tallied 11.

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