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Contents

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A Walk Down Memory Lane With Diane Hildreth Brubaker â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Three generations of Hildreth women

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News

Police

Arts & Entertainment

Photo by James J. Mackin, Gershon Campaign

Photo by Michael Heller

Photo courtesy Hamptons Surf Company

7 Face Off David Gruber and David Lys.

18 Deepwater Opposition Citizen group gears up for possible Article VII hearing.

25 Two Sunday Crashes One dead, another in critical condition.

27 Hellman Indicted Possession plus assaulting cop.

B-1 Hamptons Surf The Barton brothers channel creative outlet with surfable artwork.

B-5 Beauty In The Abandoned Photographer Holly Hunt-Kix has exhibit.

8 Zeldin And Gershon The candidates discuss the issues in separate interviews.

20 Walk On Water Event draws about 200 little surfers to Ditch.

26 End Of Watch For Rocky Police dog laid to rest with full honors.

28 Burglar Indicted DA: Perp made off with money, jewelry, designer clothes.

B-4 Soren Hope Duck Creek presents "Soren Hope: Five Paintings."

B-6 Dante's Music In The Vineyards Singer/songwriter brings authentic sounds.

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Week of September 12

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Colin Ambrose: Food, Connections, And Fish

— Award-winning chef a keynote speaker at The Food Lab on September 15

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Dining

Real Estate

Sports

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B-26 Colin Ambrose Foodie favorite talks fish and Food Lab.

B-30 John’s Drive-In Montauk’s ode to the 1960s era.

37 Kevin O’Sullivan Classic Scottish taste meets today’s Hamptons home.

41 Joseph Van Asco Elliman agent moonlights as a rock star.

44 Hurricanes Team comes back to big first win of the season.

46 Indy Fit: Get LYMBR A stretch to benefit all ages and fitness types.

B-28 Chef Flynn Chef Flynn McGarry creates brunch at The Maidstone.

B-32 Montauk Wine Company debuts two vintages.

40 Bye Bye Burgers Bay Burger will close its doors on October 8.

42 Deeds Featuring listings above $5M and below $1M.

45 Pierson/ Bridgehampton Whalers will try to defend Suffolk County title.

47 Chip Shots Bryan DeChambeau takes a scientific approach to golf.

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Letters

Publisher James J. Mackin Associate Publisher Jessica Mackin-Cipro Executive Editors Rick Murphy Jessica Mackin-Cipro

A Leader Dear Editor, There has been a great deal written about the schism in the East Hampton Democratic Party. It’s really quite simple. A group of core Dems were unable to accept the choice of Republican (David Lys) to fill the vacancy created by a board member whose election to supervisor we had worked so hard to secure, and the manipulations that were a part of this maneuver. Thus, our only choice was to form the Reform Democratic Party, a party we could respect. How fortunate we were that David Gruber was willing to serve as our leader. And what a leader! He is smart, highly educated, a successful businessman who possesses vision, creativity, and determination and to boot, he is a lifelong Democrat with a capital D. On September 13, I will cast my vote for him. I hope you will too. Sincerely, Phyllis Italiano

Wrote What In? To the Editor, To gain favor with Democrats and get their votes, lifelong Republican David Lys has been advertising that he has and has long held “Democratic values.” One Democratic committee member who supports Lys has referred to him as a “closeted Democrat.” Respect for the truth does not appear to be among those values. When a letter to the East Hampton Star questioned whether Lys, despite his claimed Democratic values, had not in fact voted for Donald Trump for president, Star owner and editor David Rattray asked Lys. Lys told Rattray that he had not voted for Trump but had voted for his own father as a write-in on the 2016 presidential election ballot. Rattray went out of his way to append that claim to the questioning letter as an “editor’s note.” To compound the matter, a Rattray editorial the following week called Democrats “perfidious” for even raising the question. Rattray again claimed that Lys wrote in his father’s name in the 2016 general election and ridiculed Democrats who want to vote for a Democrat as being afraid of “secret cells” of Republicans in the party. The names of people who receive votes for president, including all write-in votes, is a matter of public record. A tally of the votes cast in 2016 for president, including every single write-in vote, is available from the Suffolk County Board of Elections. A copy of the official Board of Elections tally accompanies this letter and has been distributed to all the local newspapers. No one voted for Hakim Lys, David Lys’s father. Rattray’s opinions about Lys’s fitness for public office are his own, but he has let his partisanship get the better of his journalistic professionalism. Rattray owes an apology to all Democrats who have every right to question whether Lys’s last second conversion was

a matter of conscience or political opportunism. It is a legitimate question in a primary election campaign in which Lys is asking Democrats to put their trust in him. It is not a good sign that Lys evidently deceived Rattray in order to make it appear to Democrats that he is one of us. Jill Danis

Go To The Polls To the Editor: As the Democratic primary campaign for town board and the Democratic committee comes to a close with the election Thursday, I want to thank, from the bottom of my heart, the people of East Hampton. Bill Clinton said, at a campaign rally I attended back in 2001, that running for public office is not as easy as it looks. But, meeting so many people on the street and in their homes, one becomes keenly aware of the depth of feeling of everyone in our community for the well-being of East Hampton and its future. Easy or not, that makes it worthwhile. It is not easy to talk to strangers, but the members of our community are unfailing courteous, even, or especially, those who say they will vote for someone else for town board. That makes it a pleasure. We have something very precious here in East Hampton and must not lose sight of it as we work together to solve our problems. Democratic government requires democratic choice. That means elections. The East Hampton Reform Democrats are proud to have done the hard work to offer Democrats a choice of their candidate for town board and of members of the Democratic committee. We will continue to do so in the future in the best tradition of self-governing people. I especially want to thank a group of dedicated Democratic committee members and East Hampton Reform Democratic campaign workers who accomplished more in a short time than I would have thought possible. Their commitment to East Hampton inspires me. I urge all Democrats will go to the polls Thursday and vote. The polls are open from 6 AM to 9 PM and everyone votes at their regular polling place. Sincerely, David Gruber

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News & Opinion David Gruber And David Lys Face Off One of them will be the Democratic Party nominee By Rick Murphy rmurphy@indyeastend.com David Lys and David Gruber face off in the Democratic Party primary on September 13 for the right to fight for a seat on the East Hampton Town Board on Election Day. The bigger issue to some observers is the threat to the long-entrenched political machine within the party, which has controlled town politics for the better part of two decades. Lys doesn’t see it that way. He was appointed to fill Peter Van Scoyoc’s seat on the board after Van Scoyoc was elected town supervisor. There is one more year on the term, and the winner of the Gruber/Lys battle will square off against the Republican challenger Manny Vilar come Election Day. Lys and Gruber squared off at The Independent’s office on September 6: Lys, Gruber repeatedly charged, is the choice of the political regime that by and large has done little to improve the plight of taxpayers. Gruber paints himself as the leader of a reform movement within the party, which will take back the reins from party boss Chris Kelley. Lys, a member of the Zoning Board of Appeals for four years, bristled at the suggestion he was Kelly’s choice for the town board seat. “I never spoke to him. I was approached by Peter.” Lys said Kelley didn’t have a hand in appointing him to the ZBA, either. “I didn’t have a desire to serve but to help my hometown,” Lys related. “I talked to my wife and my family. This is not politically driven.” Gruber said the current town board has languished for five years, noting affordable housing, water quality (noting especially Georgica Pond), and the litigation concerning East Hampton Airport as examples of the board members dragging their feet. Lys, Gruber said, was brought in to go along for the ride but doesn’t realize it.

“Party leaders defend their own power. The people have to participate in the process,” Gruber said. Lys pointed out a number of initiatives he’s worked on as a town board member including the elimination of “double utility poles in Montauk and quality of life issues in Amagansett.” Lys said also said he’s voted against clients Kelley firm Twomey Latham Shea and Kelley, an attorney, represented while he was on the zoning board. Both candidates say the noise problem at the airport has to be dealt with. The town is currently going through a legal maneuver called a Part 1-61 board members hope will help. Lys leaves open the possibility of closing the airport down: “For leverage, you can’t take it off the table,” he said. “David doesn’t know how it works,” Gruber countered. “The town board has got to get control of this thing. We have to get back to where it was a local airport. We are not doing what we should be doing.” Neither man thinks the town depends on the airport for its financial future. Gruber, a money manager, had been involved with the local Democratic Party when he was asked to run for town supervisor by Kelley and Pat Trunzo decades ago. Gruber said he was a reluctant candidate at best. Nevertheless, he stayed on and eventually took over as campaign manager from 2003 through 2015, during which he wrote the party’s campaign strategy. Lys was a Republican when he was appointed to the town board in January but has since filed to change parties. He will officially be a Democrat after the election. He lives in Springs and has four children. He runs Weekend Warrior paddling tours and manages family

David Lys. Independent/Justin Meinken

David Gruber. Independent/Justin Meinken

properties. “My hometown will come out and vote for me. I’m not going to be negative. I want to energize a new generation and be successful,” he said. Gruber said as a good Democrat he really had no choice to run after he saw party members weren’t free to speak their mind and make their own choices. “The more democracy the better. The people have to be free,” he said. Gruber sought a position on the In-

dependence Party line to assure himself a spot on the November ballot but a district justice invalidated his petitions. Lys had the same idea. He submitted petitions for the creation of a new party, the East Hampton Unity Party line, in the hopes of getting on the November ballot, whether he loses to Gruber next week or not. The Board of Elections hasn’t decided on its validity yet.

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Republican Lee Zeldin, the two-term incumbent in the First District of New York, and Perry Gershon, his Democratic challenger. Independent/James J. Mackin, Gershon Campaign

Zeldin And Gershon Square Off The candidates discuss the issues in separate interviews By T. E. McMorrow t.e@indyeastend.com

Will it be a red wave or a blue wave that hits the East End of Long Island on Election Day 2018? Voters in the First Congressional District of New York will help make that decision when they choose between two-term incumbent Republican Lee Zeldin and Democratic challenger Perry Gershon on November 6. The Independent interviewed both candidates for the U.S. House of Representatives on Friday, September 7. If Gershon is to win, he will have to reverse some daunting numbers from the 2016 election. Zeldin won the district that year by more than 50,000 votes, beating Democrat Anna ThroneHolst 58.2 to 41.8 percent. He out-

performed President Donald Trump, percentage-wise, in the district: Trump won 54 percent of the votes. While Trump’s name will not be on the ballot, he came up during the conversation with Gershon, who mentioned the president’s name 11 times, while Zeldin, who supports and is supported by President Trump, did not mention his name once. Zeldin’s interview was truncated because of his need to cast a vote on the floor of the House, but he responded to additional questions via email. Health care is one issue that divides the candidates. Zeldin had voted to repeal the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010, also known

as Obamacare or ADA, and replace it with the American Health Care Act of 2017, also known as AHCA or Trumpcare. That act carried the day in the House, only to fall, essentially, one vote short in the Senate, when the late John McCain gave his now famous “thumbsdown” no vote to the measure. Last December, a provision to strike down a component of Obamacare that mandated all Americans, with a few exceptions, have some form of health insurance, was passed into law. The measure was wrapped up in the tax bill that Zeldin voted against, but that passed the House and Senate and was eventually signed by the president into law. Repealing the mandate was likely not the primary concern Zeldin had with the bill. Rather, it was a clause that capped federal property tax deductions for residents in states like New York to $10,000. “I just have too many constituents who are going to see their taxes go up or not see the benefit of the tax relief,” Zeldin explained to “The Hill” at the time. Zeldin was not alone in this view of the tax bill. He was joined by 11 other Republican Representatives, all from the states of New York, New Jersey, and California. Gershon also had a negative view of that bill. “The tax cuts, which were supposed to be a middle-class tax cut, were anything but that. It was ‘Screw

you, New York,’” he said.

Bipartisan Solution To Health Care? On the subject of health care, Zeldin pointed to several bills, which, he said, are bipartisan in nature. “‘The 21st Century Cures Act’ was passed and signed into law last Congress,” he said. “I was a co-sponsor of that.” The act streamlines the process by which pharmaceutical companies bring new drugs to the market. The bill also set aside $1 billion in grants for states over a two-year period to fight the opioid epidemic. Better pooling policies for small and mid-sized companies is something Zeldin says would provide “better options. There is a lot of bipartisan support for that.” Allowing the purchase of insurance across state lines is also a measure that should be passed, he said. “There needs to be additional flexibility in Medicaid for states, in order to manage them as effectively as possible.” In addition, he said, “I am supportive of medical legal reforms.” Malpractice insurance can cost hundreds of thousands of dollars for some obstetrics and gynecology doctors in Suffolk County, he said. Zeldin believes that, in the end, the solution to the health care problem will be found in a bipartisan manner. “There are a lot of aspects of this de-

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bate that really should have broad bipartisan support. Republicans, Democrats, conservatives, moderates, and liberals,” Zeldin said. Gershon agrees on the need for bipartisanship, but would not have voted to repeal Obamacare. “We came a long way under President Obama,” he said. “The ACA was passed, a law that requires insurers to cover people with pre-existing conditions, and not penalize how pricing is set, and that’s an important step forward. When the Trumpcare bill came before the Congress, I think people realized how important that protection of pre-existing conditions was.” “When Zeldin voted to repeal the ACA and replace it with Trumpcare, it was highly unpopular in the district,” Gershon said. “He has not been willing to face the voters and explain his vote on Trumpcare.” “Donald Trump, the candidate, campaigned to allow Medicare to negotiate drug prices with big pharma. Donald Trump the president didn’t do that,” Gershon continued. “That’s a major problem. That was one good program that Trump campaigned for.” Ultimately, Gershon believes the country will move to a Medicare for all program. “Too many people who don’t get preventative health care get very sick, and come into the emergency room, and then the government is forced to pay for them,” he said. He pointed to a study commissioned by the conservative Koch brothers on the true costs of Medicare for all. That study showed that, while the program’s cost would be $32 trillion, it actually would result in $2 trillion savings to the taxpayer over a 10-year period, Gershon said. “You shift the burden from employers to the general tax base,” Gershon said. “For people who are more able to pay their share, to pay it, and for people who are less able to pay, to pay less.” He pointed to the Social Security system as an example. Currently, withholding for Social Security ends when income tops $128,400. Obviously, he said, “People do not like to go on record as being for a tax increase. However, if you phrased the question, would you rather cut Social Security benefits or raise the cap on the Social Security tax, it seems to me the answer is obvious.” Zeldin disagreed, pointing to the same study. “Paying for this would require a massive tax increase as the government assumes complete control over all health care decisions. You could double both individual and corporate income taxes and it still wouldn’t be enough to pay for it,” said Zeldin.

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Immigration, ICE, And The Wall Regarding the wall on the Mexican border that Trump campaigned on and still stumps for, Zeldin said, “In the Huachuca Mountains, we have a 9000-foot-high wall. It doesn’t make sense to put a 30-foot wall on top of the Huachuca Mountains in Arizona. It doesn’t make sense to put a wall right in the middle of the Rio Grande. There are other parts of our border where there already is a physical structure that’s working.” He continued, “There are other parts of our border that have vulnerabilities that need to be addressed. And I really wish that our conversation with each other, whether it is in Washington or across the country would be pursuing common ground in regards to those vulnerabilities, as opposed to getting into this ‘Build a wall’ as opposed to ‘Don’t build a wall’ debate.” Zeldin added, “It’s not just about people who cross our border, but I am also very concerned with illegal substances that cross our border as well, and that does not get enough focus.” To Gershon, the answer is not a wall, but more immigration police. “The wall is a fictional concept that was started by candidate Donald Trump under the assumption that Mexico would pay for it. Well, Mexico is not paying for it,” Gershon said. “What you need is to pay enough people in the immigration police to patrol the border. We need to support our immigration forces, the people who are there to enforce our laws. We need to give them the tools to enforce border security.” However, he continued, “It has to be done as part of comprehensive immigration reform and it has to be bipartisan. I can’t stress that enough. You can’t have an immigration system that is not agreed to by some bipartisan consensus, because, otherwise, it is subject to change every time an administration changes. That is not healthy for the country.” Some Democratic candidates have called for the abolition of the federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency. Should ICE be eliminated? Gershon was asked. “Absolutely not,” he responded. “I strongly support ICE,” agreed Zeldin, who said he sees ICE as instrumental in the battle against gangs like MS-13 infiltrating the country, and in the war against drug and human traffickers. While Gershon is supportive of ICE, he believes that changes need to be made. He is disturbed by the use of administrative warrants or detainContinued On Page 49.

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Animals Head To Ross School’s EH Campus With lower campus in Bridgehampton closing, barnyard is on the move By T. E. McMorrow t.e@indyeastend.com First, the Ross School brought the exploration of space to its main campus. Now, the school’s administration plans on getting down to Earth by bringing in a “barnyard animal study center” to the campus on Goodfriend Drive, according to plans submitted to the East Hampton Town Planning Board recently. The exploration of space component is via a 180-square-foot, 15-foottall observatory with an electronic telescope that can be operated remotely by students and instructors. The observatory contains a 20-inch Meade telescope, said to be the largest on Long Island. That project was first proposed to the planning board in 2014. The observatory itself came from the Further

Lane property that belonged to investment banker Brian Brille. It had been donated to the Montauk Observatory, which had originally planned to site it at Theodore Roosevelt County Park in Montauk. Years of wrangling over the proper spot for the telescope ended when Ross School stepped in. There is now a 20-year agreement for Ross School to run the observatory, which now sits in deep center field of the baseball field on the campus. The barnyard will cover slightly less than a half-acre on the almost 62acre campus. It is going to be placed on a crescent-shaped piece of land just north of Goodfriend Drive, and west of the school’s Center for Well Being. The barnyard will include sheds for donkeys, pigs, goats, and chickens, plus

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one chicken coop. The Ross School will not be competing with Iacono Farm on Long Lane: This poultry is for studying only. These are not new structures. They currently stand on Ross School’s lower campus in Bridgehampton, which is closing. The board was presented photographs of the structures by their representative, Andy Hammer, at a recent planning board session. Ross School has moved its el-

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Former Colleagues Seek Same Seat Supervisor seeks comptroller’s job; Kennedy looks to continue work By Peggy Spellman Hoey peggy@indyeastend.com

Two former colleagues at the Suffolk County Legislature are squaring off at the polls this November — one seeking to maintain his position in charge of the county’s finances, the other seeking bring about a change in the way the office is run. Democratic Southampton Town Supervisor Jay Schneiderman, also a former county legislator who represented the 2nd Legislative District for 12 years until he served the maximum number of terms in 2015, said he is looking to bring his knowledge and experience to the office of the county comptroller, a seat now held by Republican John Kennedy. Schneiderman, who has been supervisor since 2016, is also running on the Working Families, Women’s Equality lines, as well as a newly-created line, Protect the Tax Payer, though he lost the key endorsement of the Independence Party to his opponent. Schneiderman, who changed his party affiliation from Republican to Independence Party in 2008 and then to the Democrats in 2016, says he has always been progressive, supporting a woman’s right to choose, protection of the environment, economic opportunity, and social justice. “I’ve been running on the Democratic line for 10 years,” he said. Schneiderman said he would like to modernize the comptroller’s office

and work with County Executive Steve Bellone to stabilize the county’s budget. A former math teacher, who describes himself as a conservative money manager, Schneiderman said he would like to bring his business sense and knowledge of government to the office. “The county is in a hole now,” he said. “The county has taken about $300 million in what would be operational expenditures and borrowed money.” He said there are also rising pension costs and a budget shortfall of about $60 million. “That is why I would want to elevate the position of county comptroller — helping to get the county standing on its fiscal feet,” he said. Schneiderman said much of the county’s debt is being pushed into the next year, and it continues to increase. “You can’t keep kicking the can down the road, it will catch up,” he said. Kennedy, who comes from Nesconset, is seeking his second fouryear term. The comptroller’s position oversees all of the county’s finances, balances the budget, and makes recommendations throughout budget season. A former county legislator and attorney, who represented the 12th Legislative District for 10 years until 2014, Kennedy is also running on three lines — for the Republican, Conservative,

John Kennedy, Jay Schneiderman. Independent/Courtesy John Kennedy

and Independence parties. Kennedy said he would like to continue with his work, noting that he has increased the functions of his office by hiring an additional 14 auditors to go over the county’s books. “I am proud of the fact that the county needed and expanded its audit service,” he said. Kennedy noted he has also worked to raise about $35 million in interest savings by increasing the number of motels and hotels on the books and paying sales tax from 310 to 1000. His office was also instrumental in the investigation into the county’s former beach concessionaire, the Beach Hut, which had locations at Cupsogue in Westhampton and Meschutt in Hampton Bays and was not filing the proper amount of sales tax, he said. According to Kennedy, the findings of his office resulted in the recovery of a little over $1 million in sales tax from the company. Kennedy, an attorney, said his legal background has been benefi-

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Skeptics Turn Out At Bridgehampton Forum School district seeks $4.7 million more for expansion project By Stephen J. Kotz sjkotz@indyeastend.com Superintendent Robert Hauser discussed cost overruns for a proposed expansion of the Bridgehampton School. Independent/Stephen J. Kotz

Only a few handfuls of residents turned out on Thursday, September 6 for a forum on the Bridgehampton School District’s request for $4.7 million in additional funding for a major renovation project, but they had plenty of questions about the need for the extra money. Voters will be asked to weigh in on the request from 2 to 8 PM on Thursday, September 13, in the school gymnasium. On September 6, John Grillo, the architect for the project told the small gathering of some 30 people, about half of whom were school officials or reporters, that he was shocked when

bids were opened this summer for a $24.7 million bond measure that was approved by voters on December 16. “I’ve been doing this for 27 years and I’ve never seen anything like this,” he said of bids that came in 20 to 25 percent above the expected amounts. The project that was approved by voters was supposed to pay for a comprehensive, 35,000-square-foot addition that would more than double the size of the school and provide a new library, gymnasium, auditorium, and classroom space. Superintendent Robert Hauser said the plans call for the razing of several modular classrooms that have

been used long past their lifespan. Consultants have also urged the district to bring all students under one roof for security reasons. Grillo told the gathering that once the initial bond was approved, architects drew working plans, but due to a backlog at the state education department, those plans were not approved for nearly a year. Soon after receiving a building permit from the state in May, plans were put out to bid, he said. The timing was bad for two different reasons, he added. One, because summer marks the start of contractors’ busiest season, and two, because building activity is cyclical and the district

found itself competing with other public sector projects across Long Island. Not once, but twice, the bids came in abnormally high, Grillo said, an outcome that led the school board to seek the second bond vote. A handful of people in the audience asked most of the questions. Joyce Weinberg, whose son is a Bridgehampton student, said she supported the school and knew it was overcrowded, but she added she did not believe voters had enough information in hand to make an informed vote on the request for more money. “Nothing’s been said plainly, clearly, or simply,” she said. Continued On Page 59.

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Charting A Course For Maritime Trail Southampton Town looks for input on 14-acre park proposal By Peggy Spellman Hoey peggy@indyeastend.com

When Ron Fisher last walked the 14 acres of land set aside by Suffolk County along the Peconic River in Riverside, it had seen better days. Once part of a cranberry bog, the property had tires and other garbage strewn across its woods — a notorious dumping ground from the time an old mill closed there — and there was evidence that people had squatted there as well. “It’s definitely been a dumping site for a while and there were homeless people camping there,” said Fisher, president of the Flanders, Riverside, and Northampton Community Association. “There were tents, pairs of sneakers drying, and can openers. One

guy had fashioned thin branches into a closet where he had hung his clothes.” But that is all set to change, and soon, in yet another step forward in the revitalization of the Riverside area. The Southampton architectural design firm Araiys Design was expected to meet with residents and environmentalists to toss around ideas for the design of a proposed Riverside Maritime Trail Park at the site on Monday, September 10. The firm, which has been hired by Southampton Town, will lead a charrette, a design tool used to gather input from small focus groups, during FRNCA’s regular meeting at the David Crohan Community Center in Flanders. During the meeting, par-

An aerial view of the proposed maritime trail along the Peconic River and the passive park planned for roughly 14 acres in the hamlet of Riverside. Independent/Courtesy Southampton Town

ticipants will be asked what they would like to see at the park. “This is a chance for the community to weigh in and give their ideas and visions to the consultants to help them design what’s appropriate for this area,” said Town Supervisor Jay Schneiderman. Past suggestions have included park benches, reading areas, and petfriendly walking trails, according to Fisher. “I can’t even dream big enough,”

he added. FRNCA was instrumental in arranging an intermunicipal agreement between Suffolk County and Southampton Town, so that the town now has control of the site, allowing the municipality to undertake construction there. The organization also applied for a $50,000 New York State Department of Conservation grant that is paying for the design work, and Continued On Page 59.

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Deepwater Moves To State Review

migration,” Bock said. The trustees have hired an attorney, Dan Spitzer, to represent them in the Article VII hearings as interveners. The East Hampton Town Board intends to file for the same status, as do at least two other groups (see accompanying story). Bonnie Brady, the executive director of the Long Island Commercial Fishing Association, one of the interveners, said from the start the offshore wind project has been shrouded in double talk and secrecy. “LIPA has done everything in the shadows. We’re never told everything. We’re still not seeing the whole picture,” Brady said. “People should be on edge.” Deepwater will list Beach Lane in Wainscott as its preferred point to bring a cable ashore from the wind generators in the ocean. That cable will then run underground to LIPA’s Cove Hollow substation. Deepwater’s second choice will be to come ashore on state- owned land in Napeague. Some critics think the latter alternative is a bluff — that the chore of getting the cable from there to Cove Hollow is too complex to achieve. There are also rumors of lawsuits flying as wealthy individuals opposed to the project flex their muscles. “I

East Hampton Town Trustees look to obtain lease By Rick Murphy rmurphy@indyeastend.com

Deepwater Wind will ask the New York State Public Service Commission to begin an Article VII review of its South Fork Wind project on Friday, September 14, as is required by law. Originally, Deepwater told East Hampton Town officials that it first needed an easement to bring a cable from its offshore wind generators onshore in Wainscott. A Deepwater vice president, Clint Plummer told the town Deepwater needed approval by June 30 to keep the project on time. But Councilman Jeffrey Bragman checked with the state and was told Plummer was

mistaken. As it turns out, the East Hampton Town Trustees have not voted to grant an easement and do not intend to, according to Clerk of the Trustees Francis Bock. “There will never be an easement. Right now, we’re thinking a lease will better address our concerns,” Bock said. Such a document would be renewable and allow the trustees to “build in” concerns they have about the project including, for example, the need for an electro-magnetic fields study. “My main concern is the EMF effects on fish

wouldn’t be a bit surprised,” Bock said of the prospect of suits being filed to stop the project. “I wouldn’t be surprised if we get sued, and I wouldn’t be surprised if the town board gets sued.” Bock said denying the easement would not necessarily kill the project, that the PSC could override the trustees. “I’d rather have our concerns built into a lease than leave it to the judge,” he said. Spitzer, from the Buffalo firm HodgsonRuss, concentrates his practice on issues involving environmental law, renewable energy, sustainable development, land use law, municipal law, and real estate development. His practice involves numerous renewable energy projects, including representing municipalities, developers, landowners, and financing entities.

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Health Care On The East End Stony brook Southampton Hospital’s vision of the future By Valerie Bando-Meinken valerie@indyeastend.com The East Hampton Healthcare Foundation sponsored an educational symposium on Saturday, September 8, at the East Hampton Library. With more than 45 people in attendance, the forum included Robert Chaloner, Chief Administrative Officer at Stony Brook Southampton Hospital as the keynote speaker. His presentation painted a bright future for East End health care with the new affiliation with Stony Brook University Hospital. Joining the hospital in 2007, Chaloner spoke about his experiences when he ventured into the community. “I spent most of the summer being screamed at about the lack of services, and I experienced the anger of East Hampton residents who felt abandoned as no medical resources

were being provided.” With an eye on change, Chaloner said that the hospital administration is engaged in factfinding to develop a strategic plan to meet the needs of the communities. “We are learning what the communities on the East End need. There are diverse communities; there is the wealthy summer population and the rapidly growing Latino community. One solution is not going to do it all,” said Chaloner. During the first year at Stony Brook Southampton Hospital, improvements and new facilities have been added as part of the vision Chaloner discussed. He added, “375 parking spots were added around the hospital but you still can’t find parking. That’s because health care has changed, with more

Darin Wiggins, MD, Robert Chaloner, and (R) Samuel Ryu, MD. Independent/Valerie Bando-Meinken

procedures being done as ambulatory, calling for less inpatient facilities.” “We’ve added a new cardiac catherization lab which recently opened and new diagnostic equipment such as PET scans and have improved emergency room procedures and facilities,” he said. “We are committed to keeping our health care in our community. We’re looking to build new facilities and are actively planning a satellite in East Hampton as well as other facilities scattered around the East End.” However, one of the major challenges facing the hospital is staffing. Chaloner indicated that “67 percent of

our work force lives west of the canal. Doctors can’t afford a home here. The housing costs are so high that nurses and nurses’ aides can’t afford to live here either. With the worsening traffic,” he said, “you don’t want your doctor traveling three hours before operating on you.” He also stated that with an aging physician base, a large number of doctors are getting ready to retire. Hal Skopicki, MD, Chief of Cardiology at Stony Brook University Heart Institute, spoke about the new cardiac care center at the hospital. The new faContinued On Page 59.

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By Karen Fredericks

Do you remember your first day of school?

Yes In Bridgehampton The feeling of joy that was in the air in June was palpable when the Bridgehampton School community gathered behind the main building to ceremonially break ground on an ambitious building project that would double the size of the school. Students and staff of the district, who have long toiled in subpar conditions, were finally going to get an addition that would meet their needs. That excitement turned to concern just a few short weeks later when bids came in way over budget for the proposed $24.7 million project. Tomorrow, September 13, residents in the district will be asked to approve an additional $4.7 million in spending for the project. The district’s consultants are confident the additional money will allow them to complete the expansion and renovation in its entirety, but judging from the reaction of the few people who turned out for a public forum on the topic last week, the public is not necessarily on board with the request for more money. A lot of things have happened since voters approved the expansion in December 2016 — the most important being the announcement by the Ross School that it would close its elementary school on Butter Lane in Bridgehampton. Some taxpayers want the school district to buy that property and abandon or scale back its own plan. Unfortunately, it is seldom that simple for a school district to change direction once a project is in place, and buying a property a mile from the main campus would bring with it a host of other unforeseen challenges. Others have already indirectly raised the old question of whether Bridgehampton’s enrollment is too small to support its own high school. Although enrollment has risen in the past decade, Bridgehampton is still a tiny school, with just 227 students in pre-K through high school. The high school might be small, but the desire to keep it open was expressed loud and clear in 2009 when three candidates who ran for the school board on a platform of closing it came in dead last in a seven-way race for three seats. Asking the school board to work contrary to the public’s wishes would be wrong. Bridgehampton voters should do right by their school and vote yes. Approval would allow the district to eliminate portable classrooms, which have outlived their usefulness and pose security concerns, as well provide a proper library, gymnasium, auditorium, and much needed classroom space. Hard as it might be for some voters to justify the extra expense, they should focus instead on the vast improvements made at the school over the past decade and provide staff and students with the kind of facility they need to excel in the 21st Century.

Beth Crowley My mom followed the bus to school so she could take a picture of me stepping off it. When she walked me to my classroom and said goodbye, I started crying. I wasn’t having any of it! I’m a teacher now, so on the first day, when the younger ones cry, my heart goes out to them. I know just what they’re feeling. Jack Miles I remember being so happy about it. It was exciting and I was looking forward to it as a new and fun adventure. And I also knew that there would be sports at school and that certainly made me very happy. I only have good memories of that first day.

Suelym Fieltrin I cried. I think almost every child does. But I remember how much fun it became when I started to have so many new friends. And the things we did at school were so much fun. I even remember my teacher, Miss Claudia. I’m still in touch with her to this day. We speak often.

Juliana Maya I definitely cried. Everything felt so new. So strange. So scary! Like everything in life, new experiences can be so frightening, but then when you get used to them you can step back and start to enjoy things. But for a child, it can take a while to become comfortable.

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Zach Cohen, Rachel Gruzen, Gary Cobb, Michael McDonald, and Bonnie Brady. Independent/Justin Meinken

Deepwater Opposition Grows Citizen group gears up for possible Article VII hearing By Rick Murphy rmurphy@indyeastend.com

A group of prominent citizens opposed to the South Fork Wind project intend to form an entity to assure the offshore wind farm never makes land in East Hampton Town. Many of the group’s members have been vocal opponents of Deepwater Wind, the parent company, since it announced plans to bring wind-driven energy into the town from offshore wind generators it intends to build off Montauk. By formally coming together, perhaps by incorporation, the group will ensure it has a voice in a New York State review process called an Article VII should the project advance to that stage.

“We have all been both learners and teachers along the way to uncovering and understanding the real facts,” noted Zachary Cohen, one of the organizers. “Now we need to organize our knowledge and our group and prepare for the Article VII hearing.” A handful of members attended an impromptu meeting at The Independent on August 4, among them Cohen, Rachel Gruzen Gary Cobb, Michael McDonald, and Bonnie Brady. The group hopes the Article VII will never take place. The Town Trustees must first approve an easement to allow the South Fork Wind cable to come ashore by Beach Lane in Wainscott. The East Hampton Town Board

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recently approved it, with stipulations, by a 3-2 margin. Deepwater Wind has vowed to bring the cable ashore on state parkland in Napeague should the Trustees fail to approve the easement. Those who attended the August 4 meeting believe Deepwater will pull out of the project instead. “We are a group asking questions but not receiving answers,” said Gruzen, an environmental planner with a focus on coastal planning issues. She holds twin degrees from Yale. Deepwater, all the attendees agreed, has been putting out misinformation and selling the town and the public a bill of goods. “It’s all about money,” said Brady, the Executor Director of the Long Island Commercial Fishing Association and a vociferous critic. She believes the wind generators will harm the fish supply in a number of ways, not only putting fishermen out of business but also robbing us of a food supply. “They get the tax credits. They don’t care,” she said. McDonald, the Director of Public Health for the East End Resilience Network, agreed that consideration of off shore wind farms must also include, “making sure your protein source is resilient and sustainable.” Most agreed that we are in the middle of a long-term project masterminded by New York Governor Andrew Cuomo, with PSEG the main beneficiary. Cuomo forced the Long Island Power Authority to take on PSEG to run its daily operations in 2013. Cuomo blasted away at LIPA for being “wasteful, expensive, and incompetent — a bad combination of things, especially in a utility company.” No LIPA officials or trustees were at the signing ceremony. The project was carefully crafted so that only Deepwater could successfully fill the conditions, the group members believe.

“Why would you design a noncompetitive bid? For PSEG,” McDonald stated. Cobb agreed the bid was “custom written” for PSEG. Some of the group members believe a majority of East Hampton Town Board members were either hoodwinked or succumbed to political pressure. For example, they first denied knowledge of the fact LIPA was planning to bring a new line in from its Shinnecock substation and building a new Wainscott substation that would render Deepwater unnecessary. There is ample energy to suggest the big picture is to take power generated from myriad to-be-built wind generators, bring it all in through the Wainscott pipeline, and then ship it west, all the way to New York City and thus turning the sleepy hamlet of Wainscott into a power hub. “It allows the sale of energy all over the coast, if they get that connect,” Cobb said. “But in the meanwhile, they’re piecemealing the project as if we don’t know,” Brady added. “Whoever puts the first line in is going to own a big part of the show.” McDonald and the others believe the Democratic party-controlled town is selling out to the governor. “Why East Hampton? Maybe because it’s the best place to buy the politics. It isn’t because it’s a regional issue, it’s because it’s a load pocket. Why not segregate the South Fork, and have the lines come in up Island?” he said. Other members or perspective members of the group include Claudia Diaz, Thomas Bjurlof, Si Kinsella, Dan Farnham, and several members of the Town Trustees. Group members believe the Town Trustees are on the fence with the Deepwater project. Some of the board, especially the hierarchy, are under “intense political pressure” to approve it. See accompanying article in this issue.

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Tim Motyka lay on his stomach, then pulled his knees up underneath his torso, and, looking forward, rose to his feet on a surfboard as a wave courtesy of Hurricane Florence carried him almost into the shoreline of Ditch Plains in Montauk on Saturday, September 8. Then it was over. It was only the 22-year-old Southampton resident’s fourth time surfing since 2015, and he was happy he lasted longer — five to

10 seconds — this time around under the watchful eye of his tandem surf instructor. “It’s very intense. It’s like a piece of adventure when you actually ride it,” recalled Motyka of the surf as he exited the water, albeit dripping, but still looking like a boss. It was like magic. “You just feel like you are airborne — whether you go out to the wave and you make your way

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About 200 children and adults took part in the fourth annual Walk on Water Surf Therapy event at Ditch Plains in Montauk last weekend. Independent/Peggy Spellman Hoey

out or if you come back in. It actually feels like air, only that you are riding a board in the water,” he said. Motyka was one of about 200 grommets — fledgling surfers — to get a taste of the waves at the world-famous surfing spot with top instructors from the east and west coasts, and even as far away as Costa Rica, for A Walk on Water, a non-profit group that offers surf therapy sessions to disabled children and adults. It was the west coast-based organization’s fourth event in Montauk, made possible entirely through donations from major sponsors such as John Paul Mitchell hair products, the Sax Leader Foundation, the Corcoran Group, the Montauk Beach House, and private donors Reg Miller and Adam Sender. The organization, which is in its 13th year holds clinics all over the United States, and is spreading out to the east coast, offering clinics in Spring Lake, NJ and Virginia Beach, VA. Mom Rosemarie, who did not wish to give her last name, carpooled from Westchester with a friend and their two children. She said the surf therapy session did wonders for her nine-yearold son, Lorenzo, who is on the autism spectrum. “The water is very therapeutic,” she said. “Lorenzo has been doing aqua therapy for years and this has helped with his body awareness.” During the two-day event, surfers were provided with donated wetsuits and rash guards, then paired with tandem instructors who brought them out into the ocean and rode with them. Some instructors even carried their diminutive charges onto the shore as family and friends cheered from the

sidelines. “We have done other surf therapy events before, but this one was great because it allows the siblings to go as well, which is great because this it includes the whole family,” said Jonathan Blagdon, who made the trek from Queens to bring his two sons, 10-yearold Dario, who is autistic, and Arjun, eight, to surf in the event. “The staff is really friendly and I’m glad the weather held out. It’s a beautiful day.” A Walk on Water’s Executive Director Sean Swentek said he left corporate life behind to follow his new path of providing surf therapy because of the wonders he has seen it bring about. Some children have even come out of the water leaving their afflictions behind, he said. “We have had stories where children who are non-verbal, who can’t speak, come out of the water and they start to talk for the first time in their life.” Swentek said he knows of a fouryear-old who did not speak until after his first surf therapy session. His first words: “Surf” and “water.” “Those were actually his first words,” he emphasized. “You don’t get the feeling of elation surfing for yourself as you do doing this,” said Kristin Senese, an organizer from Corey’s Wave, a group of surf instructors who donated their time to the “cause.” She explained some of the instructors might have started off believing that they couldn’t handle a tandem ride, but they are now very committed to their work. “It takes a way higher level of skill. It’s not just about being a good surfer — the control that it takes.

It’s so delicate. But these guys are superhuman,” added Senese. Each session is different for everyone, according to west coast surf instructor Chito. “It’s not an exact science whatsoever,” he said, noting surfing isn’t the same every time you go out. “You are dealing with the ocean — it’s the most ever-changing thing in the world. You have to take it as it comes every time you go out. With every person that you surf [with], everyone has different circumstances that they are dealing with. It’s a cool thing because it makes you fluid, like water.” James Bogetti, an instructor from Air and Speed, who guided about 12 children through surf therapy sessions on Saturday, described the feat of finding the balance point on a surf board no easy task at first, but once done, he said it becomes easier if you maneuver

your body as close as possible to that of the other person and then move as “one big person.” The second you figure that out, you are riding waves all the way to the beach. “With the wind in their face — there’s some pretty big surf here — you can’t really compare it to anything else in the world,” he said of tandem surfing in a therapy session. “As soon as you get to the beach and they turn and look you in the eye, you know that you did something unreal,” he added. Until his next therapy session, Motyka will continue to enjoy the ocean body surfing at Cooper’s and Flying Point beaches in Southampton, though he does look forward to the day that he will be able to surf independently, riding the waves at the bowl at Ponquogue Beach in Hampton Bays. “I’d like to learn how to do tricks,” he said.

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Town To Appeal Erosion Lawsuit Verdict Culloden residents gathered at Montauk Firehouse to plan next move By T. E. McMorrow t.e@indyeastend.com

The Town of East Hampton is seeking to reverse a jury verdict rendered in a case in which owners of properties on Soundview Drive and Captain Kidd’s Path charged that erosion on the beaches in front of their houses was caused by the jetties that protect the mouth of Lake Montauk, and that the town was responsible. If the judge who decided the case does not grant the town’s motion, the town is poised to appeal the ruling. At the same time, owners in the Culloden Shores area are gearing up to fight the town, with a goal

of raising up to $250,000 to do so. After six years of the suit making its way through the United States District Court in Central Islip, and after a one-month trial, a jury decided on June 29 that the town was liable for the damage to the beaches since October 2009. The plaintiffs had asked for $9.9 million in damages. The jury awarded a total of just under $356,000, with each of the plaintiffs receiving a different amount, from $122,319 for Francis and Lynn DeVito of 16 Captain Kidd’s Path, to $875 to Carol Land and Terry

There are storm clouds ahead as Culloden Shore residents in Montauk gear up to battle the Town of East Hampton in court. Independent/T. E. McMorrow

Bienstock of 140 Soundview Drive. One of those suing, Robin Racanelli, of 10 Captain Kidd’s Path, was awarded nothing. While the town was found

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Library Lecture Series Continues The East Hampton Library’s Tom Twomey Lecture Series continues on Saturday, September 15, from 6 to 7 PM with the presentation, “The Creeks: Epicenter of the 1950s Hamptons Art Community.” Founding Director of the Ossorio Foundation, Michael Solomon, will be the guest speaker. The lecture will highlight the life and times of the artist and collector Alfonso Ossorio and his partner Ted Dragon, and their influence upon the East End arts community. Their home, a 57-acre estate on Georgica Pond, known as The Creeks, became the center for many artists including Jackson Pollock, Lee Krasner, and Willem de Kooning. Hosted by Sheila Rogers, library board president, the lecture includes a complimentary wine reception beginning at 5:30 PM. Admission is free, however seating is limited, so advanced reservations are suggested. For reservations, visit TomTwomeySeries.org or call the library at 631-324-0222 ext. 3.

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The second annual Riptide: $ink or $wim competition will begin Saturday, November 10, at the Southampton Arts Center. The Riptide competition is a “Shark Tank”style event where start-up businesses will compete for a $50,000 grant, with mentoring opportunities organized by the i-hamptons committee. Four finalists will present their start-up ideas live to a panel of sharks in front of an estimated audience of 150. Applications must be submitted by 5 PM on September 21. The address to submit is www.ihamptons.com/riptide2018.

Airport Expansion Imminent — The East Hampton Airport received a Federal Aviation Administration grant of $500,000 to upgrade from the existing structure — “The only thing holding it together is paint,” said then-town supervisor Tony Bullock — to a building, designed by architect Bob Lund, featuring a rotunda and an observation tower. Student Enrollment Increasing — Montauk School noted an uptick in its student population, from 212 in 1988 to 313 in 1993. Car Crashes Into Store — A woman who mistook her gas pedal for her brakes crashed her 1987 Mercury through the plate-glass window at the front of Back Door Variety on SpringsFireplace Road, knocking over shelves and shattering cookware and other

store inventory. There were no injuries, although store clerk Betsy Jacobs said that when it happened, she thought it was “the end.” After Men’s Lives — Actor Mark Blum joked, after Bay Street Theater’s production of Men’s Lives was over, “I’ll be doing the bus and truck tour of Men’s Lives. Me, David Eigenberg, and Allison Janney are going to do all the parts . . . it’s hard to find two-and-a-half tons of sand in Dubuque.”

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Painting The Town Green East Hampton Village Board plans to clean Town Pond By Justin Meinken justin@indyeastend.com

The Village of East Hampton Board of Trustees held a special meeting and work session on Thursday, September 6, to examine proposed legislation on issues such as septic system upgrade requirements, noise ordinances with regard to leaf blowers, and the drainage of Town Pond. Consulting engineer Drew Bennett addressed the board and outlined the two-phase plan proposed to clean Town Pond. The plan is in response to the results of a water quality study that was conducted in 2016. The proposal calls for the removal of approximately 10,000 cubic yards of sediment and debris. The pilot phase would remove 1000 cubic yards of material from the southern end of the pond, by the stop

light, and would serve as a trial to ensure that the removal process does not encounter any significant or unexpected problems. If successful, the balance of the project will be completed. “If we encounter any problems, we would basically go back to the drawing board and come up with a different plan,” Bennett explained. “It’s obviously difficult material to handle and it’s a messy situation, so we said let’s start small and make sure the process works.” Bennett said two methods are being considered. The first method would be to drain the pond by removing the boards at the outlet at the south end of the pond and letting the pond dry out. This would expose the sediment

and enable its removal. The alternative would be the hydraulic suction and pumping of the water into a de-watering area that could be set up and surrounded by hay bales and the sediment could then be pumped into “geo bags.” The board is seeking proposals from the contracting community. “Each contractor has their own equipment and experience, and their own workforce. Rather than dictating the process, we’ve given them a set of parameters that they could work in, areas that they can use to stockpile the material, and access to areas to do so,” said Bennett. The contractors’ proposals must include their intended use of the material they will be removing — recycling for use or disposal. In either situation, New York State Department of Environmental Conservation approval is required. With the bidding and permitting process yet to begin, the project is not likely to have a start date until next year.

Defining Septic Triggers Village Administrator Rebecca Hansen opened the discussion on septic system upgrades in the village. Village Planner William Hajek advised the board that there are five innovative/alternative septic systems.

Two reduce nitrogen output by 80 percent and the others by 50 percent. East Hampton Village Mayor Paul Rickenbach wanted assurance that the systems moved “in concert with the Suffolk County Department of Health services before recommending an I/A septic system,” especially since they are presently only “provisionally approved” by the county department. Several members of the board, including the mayor, wanted to define the triggers requiring the installation of an upgraded system. The mayor requested that an exemption be made for those with septic system failures that require emergency repair. He said in these dire circumstances, it is not to require a homeowner to upgrade their system under these conditions. As each I/A project has to be individually designed, and the application to the County Health Department takes approximately eight weeks, Hajek agreed that emergency repairs may need to be handled differently. Discussions also centered on how to define failing systems, repair verses replace, and the financial hardship that some homeowners may face with the new code. According to Hajek, Suffolk County has an income-based grant program, and low interest loans are availContinued On Page 50.

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Volunteers with the East Hampton Fire Department use a hydraulic tool to free a driver from her car following a fatal, two-car accident on Springs Fireplace Road on Sunday, September 9. Independent/Michael Heller

One Dead, Another Critical In Two Sunday Crashes Medical emergency believed to cause driver to fatally crash By T. E. McMorrow t.e@indyeastend.com

Two accidents within four hours of each other Sunday morning in East Hampton Town killed one local resident and severely injured another, the police said. Juan Chitarroni, 74, was driving a 2016 Chevrolet south on Springs Fireplace Road near the recycling center in East Hampton at about 9:30 when his vehicle veered into the oncoming lane of traffic, striking a southbound 2010 Toyota. “It is believed that Chitarroni suffered some sort of medical emergency just prior to the accident,” town police said in a press release. Chitarroni, who has an Amagansett post office box, according to East Hampton Town Justice Court records, was taken to Stony Brook Southampton Hospital, where he was pronounced dead. The other driver,

Blanca Brito,was also taken to Southampton with what were described as “non-life-threatening injuries.” Four hours earlier, Byron Mora Llauca, 24, of Springs, lost control of a Kawasaki motorcycle on Three Mile Harbor Hog Creek Road, veering off the road and smashing into a tree. According to police, he was intoxicated at the time. Mora Llauca suffered what police described as “severe” injuries, and was flown by helicopter to the Stony Brook University’s trauma center. Police said he was in critical condition. He faces misdemeanor charges of driving while intoxicated, and possession of a controlled substance, cocaine. In both cases, police ask that anyone with information about the incidents contact them at 631-537-7575. All calls will be kept confidential.

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Police dog Rocky answered his final radio call at a special ceremony attended by more than 100 members of law enforcement at Veterans Memorial Park in Calverton on Monday, September 10. Rocky, a seven-year veteran of the Riverhead Police Department, was killed when the cruiser he was riding in with his handler careened off the roadway into a wooded area and he was ejected from the cab during a police chase of a suspect who fled a sobriety checkpoint on September 2. Rocky was cremated and a private funeral was held with family and friends, but he was feted in a public ceremony led by the department’s brass and was given the honor of a funeral procession from the park to police headquarters for a final drive-by, a lawAutomation enforcement tradiHome Automation Home tion for fallen officers. “It’s an honor for the dog,” said Lieutenant David Lessard. “He was a great canine and he was tragically lost, so this is a memorial to him. We consider him a member of the police department and also a family member.” Rocky had extensive training and was used for tracking, search and rescue, and narcotics — more recently being involved in a major search and seizure operation, according to Lt. Lessard. “Like any of these dogs, they are pretty much trained to be around their handler, but Rocky was very special,” he said, noting the dog was able to be around other people with ease. “We would bring him to special events and he would interact with the public and children, so he was a very peoplefriendly dog.” The police department head-

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quarters’ exterior was adorned with purple and black striped bunting and the American flag flew at half mast as about 80 people gathered outside to pay their respects as Rocky’s funeral cortège made its way down Howell Avenue into the parking lot. About a dozen police officers lined up to salute beside two cruisers with flashing lights. The German Shepherd’s funeral was attended by representatives from Southold, Southampton, and East Hampton town police departments, New York State Police, and Nassau County Police Departments. Riverhead Police crossing guard Kelly Daniels of Riverhead, who was one of about 80 people who gathered outside of town hall for Rocky’s final drive-by, said she dropped by work out of respect for the dog and his handler. “It is going to be a big piece of his life gone because they live with their dogs. It’s sad,” she said. Riverhead Volunteer Ambulance Corps Captain Mike Caron said he and about a dozen crew members were on hand to support their co-workers in the police department. “We work very closely with the police department on a day-to-day basis. We are here to give support to them during their time of grief,” he said. Lt. Lessard said Rocky’s handler is recovering from minor injuries. “But I am sure it is going to be hard for him, emotionally,” he said. Rocky is the second police dog killed in the line of duty. Another dog was shot in a scuffle with a suspect in the early 1990s and a monument is now planned to honor both dogs.

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Sag Harbor Felony DWI Hellman Indicted, Arrest, High Readings Possession Plus In EH Assaulting Cop Two traffic stops and one crash By T. E. McMorrow t.e@indyeastend.com

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A Sag Harbor woman is facing a felony drunken driving charge after allegedly crashing the 2007 Toyota Corolla she was driving into the rear of a late model Audi parked on the northbound side of Hampton Road late Saturday night, September 8. After the crash, Monica Miller, 50, was taken to Stony Brook Southampton Hospital to be treated. While at the hospital, after being charged with driving while intoxicated, she consented to have an alcohol content blood test, police said. She was treated and was released back to the police. The timing of the alleged incident was inopportune, legally, for Miller: She is just three months shy of the 10th anniversary of her last conviction for DWI. The charge would have been a misdemeanor if it had come after December 2018. Instead, she stood before Justice Lisa Rana in Sag Harbor Justice Court Sunday morning facing a felony charge. Justice Rana said that it was the third time Miller has been charged with DWI in her life, and set bail at $3000, which was posted. Two men were arrested last week by East Hampton Town police on misdemeanor DWI charges. Both had a high enough amount of alcohol in their systems, according to their breath tests taken at headquarters, to merit a raised charge of aggravated drunken driving,

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Monica Miller is facing felony charges of drunken driving after an accident on Hampton Road in Sag Harbor late Saturday. Independent/T. E. McMorrow

the police said. Max Tierno of Manhattan, 28, was driving a 2016 Volkswagen, headed south on Flamingo Avenue in Montauk, moving at 62 miles per hour in a 40 mph zone the night of September 3. Charles Mallo, 27, who has a North Carolina license but told the court during his arraignment Friday morning that he resides in East Hampton for the summer season for work, was also pulled over for allegedly speeding, driving a 2010 Ford Fusion at 61 in a 40 mph zone on Three Mile Harbor Road early Friday morning. Both men were released after posting nominal bail, but with a future date on the East Hampton Town Justice Court.

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charge, as well as a charge of assaulting a police officer. During his initial arraignment in East Hampton on September 2, Hellman told the court he is a lifelong Sag Harbor resident who just recently moved to the Northwest Woods area. As he was being led into the courthouse, he was smiling and joking with photographers outside. He is also facing three misdemeanor charges including driving while intoxicated, reckless driving, and reckless endangerment. Hellman was said by police to have Continued On Page 50.

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Burglar Indicted In 10-Home Spree DA: Perp made off with money, jewelry, designer clothes By Peggy Spellman Hoey peggy@indyeastend.com

Northwest Woods Man Charged With Felony Coke Possession Traffic stop leads to arrest By T. E. McMorrow t.e@indyeastend.com

A Riverhead man has been indicted on 10 counts of second-degree burglary, stemming from a spree between July 11, 2017 and February 27 of this year, Suffolk County District Attorney Timothy Sini’s office said. Prosecutors say Taiheem McKay, 23, is responsible for five burglaries on East Avenue — four times hitting the same address, as well as homes on Old Country Road, Horton, Raynor, Maple, and Union avenues. McKay, who is currently wearing a Global Positioning System ankle monitor, a condition of probation for an unrelated crime, was found to have been at each of the burglary locations on the days of the incidents, allegedly swiping money, jewelry, designer sneakers, and belts, as well as a wallet from the homes, prosecutors say. McKay was also arrested by the Riverhead Police Department on July 16 in connection with a May 4 home burglary at 417 East Avenue in Riverhead in which he allegedly stole several hundred dollars. He was indicted on July 26 on charges of second-degree

burglary, a felony, and fourth-degree criminal mischief, a misdemeanor, in connection with that incident. Sini, in a press release, called McKay’s indictment the result of excellent investigative work by detectives in the Riverhead Police Department, who used technology and the sharing of intelligence to find the alleged perpetrator responsible for the burglaries. “These were brazen acts committed in broad daylight by an individual who clearly has no respect for the law. I commend the Riverhead Police Department and the Suffolk County Department of Probation for their work on this case and their continuous efforts to keep our communities safe,” Sini stated. If convicted, McKay faces a maximum sentence of five to 15 years in a state prison on each count of the indictment, which could run consecutively, prosecutors said. He is being held at the Suffolk County Correctional Facility in Riverhead in lieu of $250,000 cash or $500,000 bond and is due back in court on October 2.

East Hampton Town police charged Rian O’Dwyer on a felony charge of possession of over a half-gram of cocaine. Independent/T. E. McMorrow

A traffic stop led, ultimately, to the arrest of a Northwest Woods man on a felony cocaine possession charge early Sunday morning, September 9. According to East Hampton Town police, Rian O’Dwyer, 22, was speeding in a 2013 Toyota Tundra pickup on Route 114 a little before 4 AM, with a burned-out rear taillight. Failing roadside sobriety tests, he was placed under arrest. A breath test at headquarters indicated that O’Dwyer had .07 of one percentage alcohol in the blood, below the .08 mark that defines intoxication. O’Dwyer was charged with driving

with ability impaired, a violation. When they frisked O’’Dwyer, police said they found two small plastic bags containing cocaine “on his person,” along with another four in the cabin of the pickup truck. Police said the total weight was over a half gram, leading to a felony possession charge. During his arraignment later Sunday morning, he was represented by Brian DeSesa. DeSesa said that O’Dwyer is a lifelong resident of East Hampton Town who has recently been seeking help for a substance abuse problem. Bail was set at $3000, which was posted.

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ing on Montauk Highway in Shinnecock Hills, and it did not stop even after the officer turned on his flashing lights and sirens, according to police. Bush, whose blood alcohol content was more than double the legal limit, was charged with driving while intoxicated, aggravated DWI, and failing to obey a police officer. He was additionally issued violations for crossing a road with hazardous markings and changing lanes unsafely.

Police: One man chased, injured By Peggy Spellman Hoey peggy@indyeastend.com

Harbor Man Arrested For Bolting

Southampton Town Police collared two men for robbery at Speonk Long Island Rail Road Station on Sunday, September 2. A resident, who lives near the train station, called police at about 5 PM to report that an injured man had shown up on his doorstep requesting assistance because he was approached by two people who tried to rob him and then he was chased from the train station, police said. A second victim of the pair was located at the train station, according to police. Police were able to obtain descriptions of the two robbers and they were quickly apprehended, police said.

Nick Lauro, 38, of Patchogue and Christopher Moya-Reyes, 24, of Shirley were charged with two counts of second-degree robbery, a felony, police said. Moya-Reyes was additionally charged with fifth-degree criminal possession of stolen property, a misdemeanor. No further details were available.

DWI Charge For Manhattan Man A 48-year-old Manhattan man was arrested early Friday, August 31, on charges of drunken driving, police said. At about 2:20 AM Michael Bush was seen driving a car that was swerv-

Six Rounded Up For DWI One checkpoint arrest, others increased patrols By Peggy Spellman Hoey peggy@indyeastend.com Six local people were caught drunk driving over Labor Day weekend, ac-

cording to Riverhead Town Police. The arrests resulted from the

A Sag Harbor Man — locked up in Riverside jail on an unrelated charge — was transported under warrant to Southampton Town Justice Court on Thursday, August 30, to answer a felony charge of fleeing a police officer, authorities said. Southampton Town Police said Devin Brevard, 22, was rearrested at about 12:34 PM on August 30 and was slapped with a new set of charges, including the one for fleeing a police officer on County Road 39 in Southampton. He was additionally charged with second-degree obstructing governmental administration and false personation, both misdemeanors, though no further details were released by Southampton Town Police. Brevard was ticketed for public department’s increased Stop-DWI enforcement from Friday, August 31, into Monday, September 3. The enforcement included increased patrols and sobriety checkpoints, which were held from 8 PM Saturday to 2:30 AM on Sunday. Those arrested for DWI on September 1 included Ricardo Polanco Peraza, 37, of Riverhead, Nancy Walker, 68, of Greenport, and 33-year-old Riverhead resident Alonzo Sazo-Tocay, who was arrested at a sobriety checkpoint. Sazo-Tocay did not have a valid driver’s license and was additionally charged with first-degree aggravated unlicensed operation, a felony.

urination, a violation, by East Hampton Town Police on August 19. Then he was placed under arrest on misdemeanor charges of false personation for misrepresenting himself to an officer and resisting arrest, according to East Hampton Town Justice Court. He failed to post $250 bail at his arraignment, so he was remanded to the Suffolk County Correctional Facility in Riverside. No further details were available by deadline.

Identity Theft Reported By Massachusetts Man A 60-year-old Hudson, MA man reported the bank card he last used at Kmart in Bridgehampton had been used to make a purchase at a location in Manhattan on Wednesday, August 27, police said. The man reported that he was notified by his bank that the transaction was suspicious and wished to document the incident. His card has since been cancelled. John Joseph Finn, 55, of Riverhead, was arrested for felony DWI on Sunday, September 2. The unlicensed Finn, who was driving a stolen car at the time of his arrest, was additionally charged with first-degree aggravated unlicensed operation, a felony, and criminal possession of stolen property. Hilario Hernandez Rubio, 41, of Riverhead was also charged with felony DWI on Sunday. Ciara Love, 21, of Riverhead was charged with DWI on Monday, September 3. All of those arrested were processed at Riverhead Town Police Headquarters and were held for morning arraignment.

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Teen Stopped With Big Stash Police: Driver caught with pot, wad of money By Peggy Spellman Hoey peggy@indyeastend.com

A 19-year-old from Bay Shore was slapped with drug charges on Saturday, September 8, after he was pulled over for changing lanes unsafely on Springville Road in Hampton Bays, Southampton Town Police said. When an officer stopped Brian Maher at about 2:33 AM, the smell of marijuana was wafting from his car and further investigation found more than two ounces of the leafy illicit substance in a bag inside the center console, as well as a cigarette, packing materials, and a “large amount of cash,” police said. Two concentrated marijuana vape pen cartridges were also allegedly found inside Maher’s car. Maher was charged with fourth-degree criminal possession of a marijuana and seventh-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance, both misdemeanors. He was released on a field appearance ticket returnable to Southampton Town Justice Court at a later date, according to police. A 28-year-old Commack man also was arrested under similar circum-

stances on Monday, September 3, on Foster Avenue in Hampton Bays. Police said that at about 6:15 PM, Ryan Oguzturk was stopped due to the smell of marijuana “emanating” from the car, and he admitted to having the drug in the back seat. A search by the officer not only produced a jar of the drug, but a joint, some codeine pills, cannabis edibles, and a concentrated cannabis vape pen, police said. Oguzturk, who did not have a valid driver’s license, was hit with misdemeanor charges of second-degree aggravated unlicensed operation, as well as two counts of seventh-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance, and unlawful possession of marijuana, a violation. A second person, whose name was not available, was inside the car at the time of Oguzturk’s arrest and both “claimed ownership” of different items in the car, leading to both of their arrests. Both were held for arraignment, police said. In addition to the drug bust, po-

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rested a 30-year-old Westhampton Beach man after he was found on a deck inside the backyard of a residence on Meetinghouse Road in Quiogue at about 9 PM on Wednesday, September 5. Erick Quisquina Perez was charged with third-degree criminal trespass, a misdemeanor. Robert Weis, a 25-year-old homeless man from Hampton Bays, was arrested for second-degree criminal contempt, a misdemeanor, on Sunday, September 9, at about 3:30 PM at King Kullen in Hampton Bays. Police said they were called to the location and saw Weis walking away and then, upon questioning him, discovered he also had an active bench warrant issued by Riverhead Town Police. No further details were released by police. In another grocery store arrest just down the road, Zofia Olszowski, 72, of Eastport was arrested for shoplifting at Wild by Nature in Hampton Bays just before 7:30 PM on Sunday, September 9. She was charged with petit larceny, a misdemeanor.

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Hamptons Surf Company Redefines Board Room The Barton Brothers channel creative outlet with surfable artwork

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Gregory and Matthew Barton are the creative minds behind Hamptons Surf Company, turning image of the East End landscape into picturesque boards. The brothers grew up splitting their time between New York City and East Hampton. Time on the East End nourished an appreciation for natural landscape, in contrast to the concrete streets of the Big Apple, Matthew Barton noted. “This love for nature has focused in on an intense love for the ocean, which has been such a huge part of our lives for as long as I can remember . . . and this has obviously influenced me as an artist and has pro-

vided endless inspiration for our surf company.” At the early age of three, young Matthew Barton borrowed his mother’s camera to snap life around him, and by high school it went from being a hobby to a passion. Keen on perfecting his craft, for which he prefers to use an antique Rolleiflex camera, he is currently enrolled at the Savannah College of Art and Design, pursing his MFA in photography. Gregory Barton pursued his creativity in a different form. He is currently undergoing his sixth year as an art history and art teacher in Virginia Beach, and on the side, he creates sculpture pieces, such as surfboards. “I have always loved abstraction and have recently been working with polyurethane foam to create organic forms. The material is actually the same as a surfboard blank, but surfboards simply scratch the surface of the medium’s artistic applications,” Gregory noted. The combination of Matthew’s visual talent and Gregory’s hands-on approach bred Hamptons Surf Company in 2015. The company makes surfboards that go from the wall to the horizon as livable art. “We joke that my brother has an obsession with horizon line and it was a no-brainer to make it the focus of our first Photo Board series,” Gregory said of the images showcasing beach scenes from the brothers’ favorite local locations. Board prices start at $2500 and each one takes approximately a monthand-a-half to create. First, a selection of photographs is chosen to coincide with several board shapes. After creating a mock-up using Photoshop, the image is sent to the glasser, Matt Levrett. Together, the three create the final product, where the high-quality images are professionally sealed into the board, making it “ready to be hung on a client’s wall or hit the water.” With a little

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tion from sand, water, sunblock, and all beach weather. The company highlights many emerging East Coast artists. What began as friendly connections has grown into vast collaborations based out of the East End, but reaches far beyond the island. “No matter the location, the most important piece for us is that we continue to find likeminded artists who are excited to be a part of something new and different,” said Gregory. Community connection is key to the brand, with a portion of every purchase donated to charity; a portion of clothing sales go to The Surfrider Foundation; bags, The Retreat; and photo board sales, Surfers Healing. Through event involvement, such as Valpo Surf Project and Animal Rescue Fund of the Hamptons from this past summer, Hamptons Surf Company is endlessly discovering new ways to give back. Catch the Barton brothers in the water using their Photo Boards; Matthew on his “White Lightning” showcasing a hurricane wave breaking down the middle of the board and Gregory on a 10-foot-long board with the Mediterranean Sea. Wiping out never looked so good (not that they ever wipe out). Gregory concluded, “For us, the unique mixture of art and surfing creates a culture that separates the East End of Long Island from the rest of the world. East Hampton, specifically, is the only place that has brought together some of the best artists and surfers of the past century. Between Jackson Pollock walking the beaches for inspiration to Kelly Slater working to preserve Montauk’s natural beauty, the East End is a true example of how worlds collide to create a place like no other.” Email thecollective@hamptonssurfcompany.com, visit www.hamptonssurfcompany.com, or follow @ hamptonssurfcompany.

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wax-on-wax-off, board maintenance is no different than the traditional surfboard. It’s art that fuels adventure. With images rotating monthly, there’s a unique feature on the website’s design studio allowing a customer to Design Your Own Board. There are three shapes to choose from: standard short, fish short, or square

long. Photo options online “are simply the tip of the iceberg,” said Matthew. Upon describing the type of photo desired, Matthew will send over options from a collection of thousands of images. “Our goal is that our customers love the photo they choose — we never want to settle. With all of that said, each photo is only used once, so each

board/piece of art is truly unique,” noted Gregory. In addition to surfboards, Hamptons Surf Company started a clothing line in 2017 and their mother, Kathryn Barton, also became involved, making photo bags. Matthew provides the image and Kathryn hand sews it on durable, canvas bags providing protec-

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Tom Twomey Series Ties & Tales

— Saturday, September 15, at 8 PM Bay Street Theater, Sag Harbor — Bay Street Theater in Sag Harbor presents Judy Carmichael in “Can You Love Me Once More?”

— Saturday, September 15, at 6 PM East Hampton Library — The Tom Twomey Series at the East Hampton Library presents “The Creeks: Epicenter of the 1950s Hamptons Arts Community,” a lecture with artist Mike Solomon, founding director of the Ossorio Foundation.

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— Saturday, September 15, 5 to 7 PM Rogers Mansion, Southampton — The Southampton History Museum presents Ties & Tales, a cocktail party with a Jazz Age theme on Saturday. The benefit takes place at the 20-room Rogers Mansion with furnishings and music from the 1920s and 30s.

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Holobio — Saturday, September 15, 5 PM to Sunset Crushcuratorial, Amagansett — Crushcuratorial presents the exhibition “Holobio.” The show occurs over the duration of an evening, and is the result of a collaboration between Ezra Fieremans, Nikima Jagudajev, and Asad Raza.

Duck Creek Presents ‘Soren Hope: Five Paintings’ Arts Center presents the final exhibition of its inaugural season By Jessica Mackin-Cipro jessica@indyeastend.com The Arts Center at Duck Creek presents “Soren Hope: Five Paintings,” the final exhibition of its inaugural season. The show, which will be held in the John Little Barn, opens Saturday, September 15. Soren Hope is a 25-year-old figurative painter. Her work focuses on the human body engaged in spaces that draw from the Accabonac landscape. The show will mark the artist’s first

solo exhibit. Hope currently lives and works in Brooklyn. She draws influence from the East End, as her work displays the area’s bodies of water and human bodies. The show exhibits recent paintings, all created in 2018, where Soren shows the shape of bodies negotiating perceived danger and loss, both benign and grand. The artist has previously shown

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work at Guild Hall, Malia Mills Winter Salon, and the Springs Invitational, as well as two group shows in New York City. An opening reception will be held

on Saturday, September 15, from 5 to 7 PM. The show runs through October 14. For more info, visit www.duckcreekarts.org.

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Local Artist Finds Beauty In The Abandoned

How did you start photographing abandoned beauties? Can you tell us about your first experience shooting an abandoned place?

Photographer Holly Hunt-Kix has exhibit at Riverhead Town Hall By Jade Eckardt jade@indyeastend.com East End Arts’ new exhibit at Riverhead Town Hall Gallery offers the work of local artist Holly Hunt-Kix in “Abandoned Beauties,” featuring a series of photographs by Hunt-Kix of abandoned objects, buildings, and homes, displayed in naturally distressed antique frames. Hunt-Kix entered the world of the abandoned five years ago when she crawled into a hole in the ground of a deserted psychiatric center and ended up in a pitch-dark basement covered in cobwebs and debris. Since then, her mission with her photography is to find beauty in what is left behind, what people no longer care about, and what

nature has taken over in time. Her grandfather, a photographer for the New York Times in the '50s and '60s who shot street scenes, portraits, and celebrities, is her biggest influence and inspires her work. “I was able to see what he could do with a film camera and no retouching, and his pictures are timeless,” she said. The exhibit will be on display through the end of November and is open for viewing Monday through Friday, 9 AM to 4 PM. The artist will host a reception on Tuesday, September 18, from 6:30 to 8 PM. Riverhead Town Hall is located at 200 Howell Avenue.

What lured me to photographing abandoned places was my curiosity of them, which leads me to why I first explored. When I was a freshman in college, I was walking to town to grab a bite to eat with a group of friends. We walked by an abandoned house and I was simply curious about what was inside. The door was open, so we walked right in. At the time, I was not photographing, so I only took away from that exploration memories and a new hobby of urban exploration. It wasn’t until five years ago when I crawled through a hole in the ground of an abandoned psychiatric hospital and ended up in a dark basement full of cobwebs and debris did I have my camera in hand. That was when I started incorporating my love of exploring abandoned places with my passion of photography.

You prefer to play with darkness more than light to show the true state of abandoned places. Can you

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elaborate on that? The majority of abandoned locations are closed off to the public and/ or boarded up to prevent access because they’re usually very unsafe. Even though I have been granted permission inside many locations, almost all of them have no power or exterior light. I had to learn to play with the darkness as opposed to the light, since light is a rare commodity in this hobby. Also, I want to show in my photography how these spaces look as if someone were seeing them with their own eyes.

What got you into photography initially? About five years ago, I was gifted a beautiful digital camera and that was what launched my business and the desire to bring my camera into the “left behind.” Although as a child, I was infatuated with my grandfather’s Polaroid and shaking the image until it developed in my hand. I just always loved taking pictures and I always felt I was meant to be a photographer.

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Dante Concludes Music In The Vineyards Singer/songwriter brings authentic sounds and cozy vibes By Nicole Teitler nicole@indyeastend.com

Growing up in Chelsea and still living on the same block to this day, singer/ songwriter Dante recalls the days of bodegas on every corner, a stone’s throw away from prostitutes and drug dealers. A stark difference from rural explorations of the East End, Dante and his brother would explore abandoned subway tracks below to discover “the mole people” and climb the decrepit elevated railways above, what’s known today as The Highline, to drink beers. Being “right in the middle of that transition” inspired the artist he has become today, a multitalented musi-

cian. He will conclude his Music in the Vineyards series with two final concerts on Sunday, September 23, at Jason’s Vineyard in Jamesport at 1:30 PM and Saturday, October 6, at Bedell Cellars in Cutchogue at 5 PM. The series kicked off Memorial Day Weekend and concludes with a cozy, intimate vibe.

How did you create Music in the Vineyards? I wanted to put on a show that keeps people engaged and curious. I have an unusual style of playing in which I play a number of instruments at once, but I also have various guest artists who

will play with me. To keep it fun, if I see someone in the crowd that I know is a musician, I may call them up to play with me on a few songs. There is this great energy that is created in the spontaneity of doing that. This little community is starting to form. People keep coming back to the series and they start interacting with each other. People will come as a group of two or four and by the end of the night, they’re all dancing and drinking and having a great time.

Why hold the series in the vineyards? The East End vineyards are such special places. When you first arrive, there is this immediate relaxation that takes hold. I look out over the vines and my breath slows, my shoulders relax, I feel calmness take over. I am reminded of the good things in life — the taste of a great wine, human connection, the beauty of the land, and the joy of getting lost in music. The Music in the Vineyards Series highlights all of these things at once.

You play a number of instruments. Which did you learn first?

My first instrument was actually the violin. I started when I was about two years old, but I never liked following the rules and preferred instead to experiment with all the different sounds I could get out of it. I guess I never quite outgrew that impulse. I started learning guitar in elementary school, that was the first instrument I learned well. Though I took traditional lessons, I also learned a lot from observing great musicians and their technique. That was one of the advantages of growing up in the city. I’ve had the chance to meet lots of truly talented musicians in the New York scene and I always tried to get what first-hand knowledge I could from them.

What’s an encounter you recall from growing up in New York City? When I was a teenager, I was introduced to Dave Van Ronk. He was an iconic figure in the 1960s Greenwich Village folk scene who was known for performing instrumental ragtime guitar music. He inspired and assisted so many great artists. He and I sat in my friend’s living room for hours one night. He told me all about the folk movement that he

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was so passionate about and taught me some things about both playing guitar and living a full life.

What’re the most powerful lyrics you’ve ever heard and how did they inspire your own? That’s tough. There are so many amazing lyricists out there — Leonard Cohen, Tom Waits, John Lennon, Bob Dylan. The lyrics that had the most effect on my writing are lyrics that are able to present themselves in the abstract but somehow make sense in the context of the song. Rather than just telling a straight story, they create images that leave some ambiguity and create different visuals for different people.

You’re currently working on your next album? I’m producing an EP with an incredibly talented engineer named Adam Sussman, which we haven’t titled yet. This has been a really interesting project for us. We started out making the album in the typical fashion at a recording studio in Manhattan, but I would always be sending Adam ideas via iPhone voice memos. Adam kept telling me how great all the songs felt when I would send the voice memo versions. Then one day I realized that every time I wanted to listen to one of my songs, I always wanted to listen to my iPhone recordings, not the professional versions. So, I had the idea to do my actual recordings on my iPhone and throw a high-quality mic behind them to get some of the sounds the phone doesn’t pick up — like the upright bass. Musicians sometimes record our music a certain way because that’s how it’s typically done. People don’t necessarily want perfection. The things that we truly love are all flawed. That’s part of the reason why people go to a concert and say, “I love hearing stuff live.” It sounds different.

What makes this album unique? When I play a lot of the instruments all at once myself, the songs are feeling better than when I play each instrument separately or have other musicians come in to play the other parts. I noticed that one of my songs, “Breaking in the Sun,” was going over really well live, but I couldn’t quite get the same feeling when I recorded it. So, I tried recording it while playing all the instruments at once and it gave the song recording this great energy. Most people record each instrument separately in the studio because you can’t fix any of the mistakes you

make while playing or singing if you play more than one at a time. To record live while playing a number of different instruments myself was a bit of an intimidating idea, but I figured that I’d just try it and see what happened. We ended up really liking the results. The fact that I can’t fix every little mistake is part of what gives it that raw and real sound.

How has being a father impacted your music? Becoming a parent has drastically changed what’s important to me. I feel

like I’ve become much more of an observer since I’ve had kids —probably because I’m more focused on them than myself. One of the things that I realized since having children is that there aren’t a ton of opportunities to experience quality live music with your kids. We try to create shows that families can enjoy together. That was one of the thoughts behind the vineyard series. I bring my kids to all the vineyard shows and they love them. They look forward to them. I’ve also been playing more music festivals since having children for

the same reason. It’s nice to be able to go out as a family. My daughters were playing in the pool the other day and I overheard them singing a Leonard Cohen song together. Every time they hear Howling Wolf, Johnny Cash, or Otis Redding, they get up and dance. So, we are trying to create opportunities for people of all ages to be able to enjoy that kind of live music together. Dante can also be seen on September 29 at the Sag Harbor American Music Festival at the Sag Harbor Inn at 1 PM. For more info, visit www.dantesongs.com.

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READING OUR REGION By Joan Baum

Chain Linked Stories examine inhibition in forming relationships

What do short story writers select as book ends? For the 18 stories in Chain Linked, L.A. based writer and TV producer Michelle Blair Wilker wisely selected for her opener “Backburner,” a hip, present-tense snapshot of a millennial on the rebound checking out the karaoke dive-bar scene at Liars in Montauk: “My friend Michael has a theory. Guys always have several burners going at once. Sometimes you’re on high heat up front, and sometimes they move you to the back to simmer and bubble up slowly.” For the closer there’s “Chain Linked,” a bittersweet exploration by a young woman of the possibilities of taking the initiative to meet an older man she’s attracted to, and then, to a lesser degree, his noticing of her, of which she is unaware. Both stories exemplify the tentativeness that inhibits forming or sustaining relationships. The metaphor of the chain link fence could serve as a theme for almost all the stories, even though the collection’s title ambiguously suggests that the stories themselves are linked by continuing plot or recurring characters, which is not so.

Wilker writes with ease and directness about all manner of men and women caught in varying degrees of longing and anxiety, though the stories tend to stop abruptly and seem, on reflection, more like sketches than narratives. Inconclusiveness, however, may be just what Wilker intended, as her stories show that no matter gender, class, age, jobs, or geographical location, many people yearn to be linked to someone but cannot overcome having been disappointed, rejected, left behind. They feel fearful, lonely, confused, regarding the world as though through a chain link fence. It’s not impossible to climb over a zig-zag patterned steel barrier, but it’s risky — you can get hurt. The most effective stories mix sympathy and social criticism and exude humor and pathos. Some stories surprise with an unexpected shift in point of view that introduces another perspective and deepens the pathos. Though Wilker is a close observer of contemporary mores and the urban mating game, she also creates characters from other times and places. “Diamond in the Rough” begins

this way: “Round these parts, folks don’t take too kindly to gun slinging sharpshooters, particularly of the lady variety.” The story introduces 17-yearold Jesse Lynn, who came from Philly to Kansas and lives with her Pappy and Granddad. She has a Pawnee friend Kanuk, but he’s often with his tribe, and Pappy has to travel to deliver mail to various outlying stations. Against Pappy’s orders but with full confidence, she rides after him one day with Kanuk but when they catch up with him, they see he’s being threatened by a robber. It’s the one story in the collection that ends with changed behavior, but it falls occasional victim to odd or strained phrasing (“parched tears,” “the pitter-patter of the gallop . . . quick and elegant, a deafening blur against the cobalt sky”). In “That Day at Bergdorf’s,” chandeliers are said to have “oozed with elegance.” The pieces that work best are those crafted in the first-person. They concentrate action with rapid dialogue and an ironic self-awareness that nonetheless doesn’t help the main character in moving ahead. In “Wink, Click,

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SAND IN MY SHOES By Denis Hamill

Murder On Sunrise Highway You’ll never look at Route 27 the same way again denishamill@gmail.com

Peter Blauner sees dead women. He sees four decades of murdered women from the grimy shores of Rockaway across Nassau and Suffolk out to the East End, all scattered along Sunrise Highway, which is the title of his engrossing, must-read new novel published by Minotaur Books this week. Blauner, an Edgar Award nominee for his TV writing on “Law & Order: Criminal Intent” and “Blue Bloods,” dons again his celebrated novelist’s hat in this impeccably researched tale of serial killings, corrupt politicians, innocent men framed, and an obsessed Latina city cop named Lourdes Robles hot on the trail of a psycho killer cop villain named Joey Tolliver, who is more evil, memorable, and plausible than Hannibal Lecter. The novel has received raves from The New York Times, Washington Post, Publisher’s Weekly, Kirkus, and has been lauded by dean of darkness Stephen King. No one who has driven along Sunrise Highway will ever again view it the same way after reading Blauner’s transformation of this spine of safe suburban tree-lined streets shading immaculate sidewalks and crew cut lawns of Long Island into the terrifying road to perdition. On Blauner’s Route 27, Joey Tolliver uses his flashing police light and cop shield to pull over women driving alone at night to satisfy his insatiable sexual and blood lust. Asked about the genesis of this story, Blauner says that while writing for two New York City based TV shows he realized that there was a whole other world of crime beyond the city limits that he could explore. “The safe, clean suburbs as a giant crime scene intrigued me,” says Blauner. “I was interested in the Gilgo Beach slayings. There have also been cops in Brooklyn and across the country accused of framing innocent people or

pulling female drivers over and raping and killing them. As I was writing this, the Golden State Killer was arrested and he turns out to be a retired cop who framed people for his crimes.” But Blauner says that while he did research to make all characters and crimes plausible, Sunrise Highway is strictly a work of his imagination. “I have this knack for writing novels that mirror real life by pure coincidence,” he says. “I invented a character named Darryl King in one of my books and received a fan letter from a prisoner in Kentucky named Darryl King. When I asked another friend if he could introduce me to someone who had done a lot of time in prison for a character in Sunrise Highway, he introduced me to a second guy named Darryl King. Eerie.” Sunrise Highway starts with a woman with a handcuff dangling from her wrist banging madly on a lone man’s door in Rockaway during Superstorm Sandy. “Last week I was reading a story about a guy who answered a door during a storm in Texas to find a woman with a handcuff dangling from her wrist,” says Blauner. “I thought, ‘Wow, that’s a cool opening for a story.’ Then I realized I’d already written the same thing from my imagination.” Blauner says he’d gone 11 years between novels before publishing a new one in 2016 called Proving Ground that also featured the Lourdes Robles character. “I love writing for TV,” says Blauner. “Love being out in Coney Island at midnight with the actors, directors, teamsters, and grips filming words I’ve written. But after 11 years, I was eager to go and spend time doing research with cops, reporters, people affected by real crime.” Blauner says that when he’s writing novels, he starts working first thing in the morning. “As close to the dream state as possible,” he says. “Before I think about paying bills, checking the

West Coast scores, or anything else that can interfere.” Blauner writes his novel first drafts in longhand. “Because it slows me down, keeps me off the internet, and forces me to concentrate,” he says. “I follow Hemingway’s dictum about writing at least three pages every day, because if you quit after three good pages, you’ve got a good place to pick it up the next day. But just as important: If you’re stinking up the joint, you can recover from three pages without wanting to slit your wrists.” Then he types up the previous day’s work, editing as he goes. “It took me about 14 months to write this book, which is by far the fastest I’ve ever done a novel,” says Blauner. “The others have ranged anywhere from two years of writing and research to 12 years — for a book that still isn’t finished. The reason this one came so quickly is that for once I was coming back to a character I’d written about in another novel. So, I knew some of her back story, and had a sense of what else I wanted to flesh out, and I was interested in what she was going to do next.” He says after the constraints of one-hour dramatic TV, the freedom of 350 pages instead of 50 was a joy. “I also get to play writer, director, set

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designer, costume designer, cameraman, and actor, which is what a novelist does,” says Blauner. “I tried to make Proving Ground as novelistic and probing and non-cinematic as possible.” That novel was so well received that he signed with Minotaur Books to do Sunrise Highway featuring Lourdes Robles again. “My boss at ‘Blue Bloods’ gave me the first six months of last season off to go research Sunrise Highway,” says Blauner. “This time I eased up and just let it flow.” The result is a harrowing, un-putdownable thriller blending Blauner’s literary gravitas with the pacing, vivid action, and crackling dialogue of classic screenwriting. It’s no wonder that Sunrise Highway became the recent focus of a Hollywood bidding war. “I’m not allowed to say the name of the production company that wound up buying it yet,” says Blauner. “But it’s a major company with an impressive track record and they want to turn it into a TV series for streaming or cable. It’s too dark for network television. ” Do yourself a favor, take a ride on Peter Blauner’s Sunrise Highway but don’t go alone at night unless you’re safe at home with the doors and windows locked.

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KISS & TELL By Heather Buchanan

The T-Shirt Test Welcome to Smell Dating. Yes, it’s a thing kissandtellhb@gmail.com

You truly can be attracted to someone because of a T-shirt, and while you might be thinking wet T-shirt contest, which I only entered once to defend my university and natural breasts everywhere, it has more to do with scent. When it comes to picking a mate, the visual sense is the dominant factor in our society. Clearly that is why the network show “Dating In The Dark” wasn’t successful, except in Denmark where it originated and maybe they are just a more evolved society. So, what about the olfactory sense? Everyone knows that moment when you want to steal your boyfriend’s T-shirt because it smells like him. It turns out the smell factor is more important than you might think in the dating game. A study had men wear a T-shirt for two days without any strong odors like smoking or Old Spice and put them in a box. Women were then asked to rate the smell of each T-shirt in terms of sexual attraction. They had to smell the T-shirts through a hole in the box so it wasn’t just the expensive label or ironic saying on the shirt which attracted them. While you may not find Major Histocompatibility Complex in a Tinder profile, it is the MHC genes at play here. The theory is that women were attracted to the smell of men who had different MHC genes from them which would be a boost for the offspring as their diverse immune systems would have more chance to fight off disease. Women who were ovulating and not pregnant or on the pill had the highest correlation with the different genes. The research has also been conducted with mice and fish but how you got them to wear T-shirts is still a mystery. Another study showed that women who sniffed their partner’s shirt reduced their stress level of cortisol compared to sniffing a clean shirt or a stranger’s worn shirt. I have to admit that there is something that kind of drives me wild when my man would come home from the office and take off his coat and I could smell his dress

shirt. So now there is Smell Dating. Yes, it’s a thing. They send you a T-shirt, which you wear for three days and nights without deodorant (which might just kill your dating life right there). You send it back and then they send you different swatches of T-shirts to smell and if there’s a match, they connect you. You would think with all of these natural pheromones flying around that the security line at airports with people taking off their shoes could be the new dating mecca. I mean who can forget the famous boot sniffing sex scene with Kevin Kline and Jamie Lee Curtis in A Fish Called Wanda? And how about our canine friends? There may be that moment of embarrassment when they dispense with the hey whasup? and go straight to butt sniffing. But what they can tell from this olfactory interaction is the gender, whether they are spayed or neutered, health status, and temperament of the other dog. We have to depend on sight, conversation, and some good Google snooping. What we have to learn from all this is the importance of a person’s essence. All the expensive perfumes and cologne and Febreeze we used in a pinch after the gym are only cover ups. If we can take away the outer trappings and get close to someone and take a deep breath filling up our lungs and our hearts and say, “Oh yes,” you know you are home.

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Continued From Page B-5. born but his work as a photographer very much inspires me. The walls of my childhood home were covered in his pieces and awards. I remember staring at them in awe and always feeling so impressed by his work. Each photo of his told a story that I only know because he captured it on film. I feel so blessed to have had the opportunity to see the world through his eyes and I aspire to do the same with my camera.

Where else can we see your work? Currently I have a single piece exhibiting at Heckscher Museum of Art in Huntington that is dedicated to my mom who passed away last November. It was chosen as part of a juried show and will showcase through the middle of November. Also, I will be featured at the Women’s Expo at Middle Country Library in Centereach the first Thursday in October, selling my work.

In addition to your grandfather, what other photographers inspire you? It’s interesting as I am more inspired by musicians and films than I am by photography. I am deeply moved by cinematography in movies and/or a song I hear. Some films that come to mind that I feel have spectacular imagery are American Beauty, Into The Wild, The Diving Bell, and The Butterﬂy. The musicians that connect to me most are Glen Hansard, Gordi, and Pink.

What do you love about shooting abandoned places? The first thing that comes to mind is the mystery. I never know what I am getting myself into, what I will come across, or what I will be able to capture with my camera. I never know if I will be in a location for many hours or two minutes. I never know what will be around the next corner or wall. I never know if I will be able to even get on property. In fact, I have traveled numerous hours to be immediately removed by security and never get a single shot. I love the thrill of the exploration. I love finding people’s belongings in the rubble and trying to figure out why items were left behind. I love being able to show a world that exists that so few will ever get to experience.

Where/what would be a dream to shoot? Ultimately, I’d love to travel to Europe and even though I don’t have any specific locations in mind there, photographing anything abandoned

in Europe would be a dream.

How did you make your way into the exhibit at Riverhead Town Hall? After my mother’s passing, I had a very hard time coping with that loss. My mother was the most positive and happiest person I’ve ever known and the biggest supporter of my work. It was hard to have a smile on my face when she was no longer in my life. I felt lost. One day when I was missing her and had been crying for hours, I asked her to guide me. Suddenly, I knew exactly what I had to do. I felt she’d want me to continue on my artistic journey and follow my passions. I knew she would want me to focus on my art and not allow my sadness to take over. I decided to email about a dozen galleries to see if they’d be willing to exhibit my work. East End Arts was one of the galleries I contacted. Their affiliation with Riverhead Town Hall as an exhibition space led me to showcasing my work there.

Are you afraid of what you might come across in the places you explore? Even though I am not fearful of entering an abandoned place, I do abide by three rules. One is: Never go alone. I do this just in case anything happens to me. In all of my years of exploring, I have learned to be super mindful of the condition of the buildings. You just never know when a board will break or a step on a staircase will give out. Although I can say the one time I did almost jump out of my pants was when out of nowhere a bird flew at my head in an upstairs bedroom of a house. I definitely had Hitchcock’s The Birds nightmares for a few days.

Do you share the addresses of the places you photograph? No. That is actually rule number two of my three rules. Out of respect for the owners and property, I will never disclose the location. Unfortunately, I have angered many people because I won’t tell them when I’ve been asked. What most don’t understand is that I am also protecting others and keeping them safe by not sharing the location. I’d never want anyone to get hurt from exploring the places I do.

What’s rule number three? To never be disappointed in myself if I only capture one shot. One single image is better than none. And as we all know, a single picture is worth a thousand words. To view Hunt-Kix’s work, visit www.hollyhuntphotography.com.

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RICK’S SPACE

kid’s oatmeal.

By Rick Murphy

Kid: Mom, there is no such thing as almond milk. Mom: There is son, and it’s very very good for you. Kid: Suppose I say I want peanut milk because I’m an elephant. Mom: Don’t be a wise guy, Mister. Google the weather and see what it’s like out there. Kid: Google? Huh? What’s for dinner tonight? Mom: Veggie burgers and kale. Kid: I wanna cheeseburger and French fries. Mom: We don’t eat meat anymore, son. Kid: Then I’m eating over at Billy’s. His mom makes great burgers! Mom: Billy’s mom doesn’t live there anymore. She entered into a same sex relationship with her exercise partner. Kid: Whaaaaaatt???????? And I suppose Billy’s dad . . . Mom: Yes, he’s studying modern dance with Joey’s dad . . .

The Times They Are A Changin’ Rick explores today’s social changes, from smartphones to almond milk rmurphy@indyeastend.com

I overheard a group of college-age kids Sunday morning sipping lattes and cappuccinos and discussing the social and technological advances they believe separate their generation from all others. On the surface, it’s true, when one considers there is a computer and a smartphone in every life. One gal asked, “Can you imagine not having a computer?” The truth is, after giving it some thought, despite all the technological advances of our generation, they are not as significant as the previous ones. We didn’t have smartphones but we had phones and pay phones. We didn’t have Google but we had the encyclopedia and the library. I believe history will show my generation to be the best and brightest, the one that catapulted us into the modern era. Growing up, we had televisions

and telephones, air-conditioned cars with radios, electric toys, jets that flew around the world, and so on. Contrast that with a century earlier. If you would have told a typical cowboy that there were planes that flew to Japan: You: I’m flying on a big metal bird to Japan tomorrow. Cowboy (spitting tobacco): Why you yeller-belly sap suckin’ piece of vermin. Quit lyin’ or I’ll drill ya full of holes. You: Maybe I better get an earlier flight. Cowboy: I reckon you have some of them beans over yonder before you go. You: Do you have any demi-glace? Cowboy: You shut yer smartass mouth, Mister. What are you, from New York or somethin’? Let’s go back 50 or so years. Imagine trying to put almond milk in your

It’s true, social change has earmarked our generation, and opened doors previously closed for centuries. Thirty years ago, a Monday night went something like this: Husband: Honey, the guys are coming over for the football game. Better get plenty of beer and a bunch of chips and stuff. Wife: You guys want pizza, or maybe chili? Husband: Both. Wife: Ok I’ll whip something up for you. Cut to the present-day nuclear household that is governed not by the breadwinner but the nurturer. Husband: Hon, the guys are coming over to watch the football game Sunday. Wife: They are not. Not until women

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fill key positions on the teams. Husband: Come on, honey. It’s a man’s game. Wife: The Ruth Bader Ginsburg documentary is on at the same time. My book club members and I will be watching it. Husband: Not on my big screen TV. Wife: It’s communal property. And since I need it to raise the kids, it’s likely the judge would award it to me, as well as your man cave and the rest of your sexist junk. Husband: Do you think Ruth Bader could really play quarterback? Wife: Why not? Husband: She weighs 71 pounds. Of course, women deserve equal pay and equal rights. We are so fortunate the new rules in play not only eliminate male/female stereotypes but today’s woman can finally stand firmly upon the precipice of a new dawn not behind but with her mate. We will explore this further in future columns but allow me to leave you with some snippets of the future, moments we, of both sexes, can look forward to: “Honey, you let the door slam in my face!” “Oops, I left my wallet in my other pants. Can you pay for dinner, dear?” “Yeah, mortgages are funny that way. They are due every month.” “I told junior he could wear your jewelry. By the way, he couldn’t find the diamond earrings.” “Of course, Betty’s boyfriend Masher can move in. She’s going to be 15 soon.” Rick Murphy is a six-time winner of the New York Press Association Best Column award as well as the winner of first place awards from the National Newspaper Association and the Suburban Newspaper Association of America and a two-time Pulitzer Prize nominee.

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My Perfect Day: The North Fork Fall brings North Fork activities jessica@indyeastend.com @hamptondaze

Picking raspberries at Patty’s Berries & Bunches

It’s the perfect season for the North Fork. Labor Day has come and gone and Long Island Wine Country is open for business. This fall will bring wine tasting, apple and pumpkin picking, fall selections from local breweries, corn

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mazes, and every autumn activity in between. Bring it on, fall! Last weekend, after another crazed summer on the South Fork, I headed to the North Fork to live life at a different pace, for the day at least. The speed of the jaunt was similar to the speed of traffic on the South Fork — not very fast. And that’s the way it should be. Eat, enjoy wine, listen to live music, and relax — that’s what the North Fork is all about. Coincidentally, the traffic actually moves on the North Fork, making it easier to hop between towns. My perfect NoFo day would start with breakfast at Love Lane Kitchen in Mattituck. Breakfast at this super-cute restaurant is served daily until 2 PM, so no need to rush. Love Lane Kitchen serves all of the classics: eggs, pancakes, French toast, all made to order and cooked to perfection. Later, it’s off to pick your own (insert seasonal crop here). Last weekend, it was raspberries at Patty’s Berries &

Bunches in Mattituck. We were a little late in the season for raspberries but were still able to fill a carton, it just required a little more searching. Next time, apple picking. A day on the North Fork would not be complete without a little wine tasting. My top vineyard picks are Lieb Cellars, Sparkling Pointe, Raphael, Sherwood House Vineyards, and Kontokosta Winery. Enjoy all that wine country has to offer at these venues. If you prefer a brew over wine, try the Greenport Harbor Brewery and Restaurant in Peconic. The brewery’s second location (the other is in Greenport) offers a full menu as well as live music on the weekends. Check the website for the schedule. The North Fork Table & Inn in Southold is, hands down, one of the best restaurants on Long Island, so this would have to be the stop for dinner. On the menu — they offer a five-course tasting menu or you can order à la carte

— you will find locally grown produce, the freshest seafood from area waters, and the finest North Fork duck and beef. The restaurant, started in 2005 by husband and wife team Gerry Hayden and Claudia Fleming, was at the forefront of the farm-to-table movement. Hayden, a three-time James Beard Award nominee, lost his battle with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis in 2015. Now, Executive Chef Stephan Bogardus continues the tradition of farm-to-table perfection. Fleming, a James Beard award-wining pastry chef, provides some of the best desserts you will find. Period. If there was ever a place you needed to save room for dessert, this is the spot. If you’re looking for a sample of the North Fork Table without the tasting menu price tag (which happens to be worth every penny), you can also visit the food truck, which is open Thursday through Monday from 11:30 AM to 3:30 PM.

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MARKET PAGE By Zachary Weiss

North Fork Foodie Finds Here’s a selection of thank you gifts for your host

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With the season of rotating houseguests on its way out, it’s likely that you’ll need to say a big thanks for a funfilled summer season with just the right items. Here, we’ve chosen a handful of coveted North Fork foodie finds that, when assembled together, are sure to impress even the most discerning host or hostess. Here’s hoping the invitation still stands for next summer!

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charged physical performances. Stephen Payne, with his resounding voice, makes for a very appealing dad. In this family room, designed by Todd Rosenthal, with plaid shirts and pajamas by Suttirat Larlarb, and friendly lighting by Donald Holder, the sitcom unfolds.

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Straight White Men. Independent/Joan Marcus

Reporting From Broadway: Straight White Men Broadway comedy examines labels By Isa Goldberg

Playwright Young Jean Lee makes her Broadway debut with Straight White Men, a comedy that has all the ingredients of a domestic sitcom. The setup, much like the 1960s TV series, “My Three Sons,” centers around a midwestern engineer and his family. Leading us back to that civilization as if it were an archeological dig are our two nonbinary guides, Kate Bronstein and Ty Defoe, aptly named Person in Charge I and II. They circulate through the audience before the show, introducing themselves and offering us ear plugs for the music that is blasting and continues until the play begins. Now it’s Christmas and dad’s three

40-something sons are home for the holidays. Jake (Josh Charles), a successful banker recently divorced, and his brother Drew (Armie Hammer), a college professor and novelist, engage in the roughhousing and boy’s play of their childhood. When they can, they get brother Matt (Paul Schneider) to join them, as well as their dad, Ed (Stephen Payne), who is as dynamic and virile as his sons are. That the performances are so entertaining is the bread and butter of the show. In fact, these straight white men, all gorgeous to look at, are also terrific dancers who enjoy a good hoax. As directed by Anna Shapiro, behaviors that could appear quite offen-

sive, such as the conversation about gay chicken — rubbing one’s balls on someone’s face — are played down here. One notices the fun-loving spirit, rather than the aggressive male behavior. In fact, these guys would probably do well in a gay environment. So much for labels. It’s this kind of labeling that provokes Jake and Drew to probe their brother Ed, a Harvard grad, who has returned to live at home and works at a job that pays the minimum wage. His rejection of labels is only one side of the story, at least to his brothers, who fear that his inability to assert himself speaks to a deep depression. Still, it’s Matt’s existential quest which puts the story in perspective. A white man who has invested his life in protecting the civil liberties of others, Ed can’t it make it work. The labels, be they “Harvard Grad,” or “white and privileged” are too constricting. It’s also what Person in Charge 2 tells us at the onset of the show, “Kate and I are well aware that it can be upsetting when people create an environment that doesn’t take your needs into account.” Indeed, there is a sense in which each of these family members dwells in situations that aren’t as successful as they may want us to believe. Marked by the strength of the acting, the production is engrossing, with the physical life of these four charismatic men creating the life of the story. Armie Hammer (Call Me By Your Name), Josh Charles (“The Good Wife”), and Paul Schneider, give highly

Pop star Bryan Adams and songwriting partner Jim Vallance bring their 40-year collaboration to the score of Pretty Woman: The Musical. They’ve written some sweet ballads, and duets that serve the romantic story convincingly enough. More dominant, however, is the frenzied feeling of songs, like Welcome to Hollywood, that boast a cacophony of noise, accompanying the characters’ loud expectations. This may be the place where people pursue their dreams, but until they catch them, there is an awful lot of discomfort and craziness to get through. Adapted by Garry Marshall, who directed the 1990 movie, and J.F. Lawton, who wrote the screenplay, this tale about the golden hearted hooker, and the billionaire who falls for her is more than just familiar. Given that it was a breakthrough movie for the young Julia Roberts, it’s difficult to imagine anyone else stepping into Vivian’s shoes. Regardless, Samantha Barks creates a fresh, rosy-checked hooker. Her Vivian has intelligence and backbone. Andy Karl as Edward, the role Richard Gere created on screen, is the leading man of the day, having received last season’s Tony Nomination for Groundhog Day, which followed on the heels of his Broadway appearance in On The Twentieth Century and his titular role in the Broadway musical, Rocky. Here he woos the girl who opens his mind, transforming him from a cutthroat businessman to a humanized citizen of the world in a fashion that meets with our 21st Century expectations, of course. Still, the most resounding voice on the stage is Orfeh’s. She’s off the charts, morphing comedically from a snide, street-smart sex worker to a student at the Police Academy. Similarly, Eric Anderson, doubling as a street barker of Hollywood dreams and a soft-hearted manager of the Beverly Wilshire Hotel, keeps the action moving. On the other hand, Jason Danieley as Stuckey, Edward’s lawyer, is a lot like his name — venal and greedy. That the production maintains such high energy is the work of director/choreographer Jerry Mitchell. David Rockwell’s sets keep the pace with quick, seamless transitions from street scenes to bedrooms.

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Southampton Animal Shelter & K9 for Warriors

Sweet Charities

Two shelter dogs chosen as ‘battle buddies’ By Jessica Mackin-Cipro jessica@indyeastend.com

By Jessica Mackin-Cipro jessica@indyeastend.com

Heart Of Springs The Heart Of Springs gala will be held on Saturday, September 15, on the green at Ashawagh Hall from 5 to 7 PM. Tickets are $100. The attire is fisherman formal. Heart Of Springs’s mission is to promote and celebrate the cultural, historical, and spiritual significance of the Springs Historic District in the Town of East Hampton. Visit www.heartofsprings.org.

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Two shelter dogs at The Southampton Animal Shelter Foundation were accepted into K9s for Warriors, a program that trains and pairs veterans with service dogs. Ace, a two-year-old yellow labrador, and Max, a two-year-old pit bull mix, will train with the upcoming class and graduate this November as service dogs. Max is the first registered pit bull accepted into the program. “We are so happy to accept more wonderful dogs for our K9s for Warriors program,” stated Deb Hunnicutt of K9 for Warriors. “Thanks to the great training from Southampton, they are on their way to their future as battle buddies for our warriors. They are fitting in and doing great. We look forward to receiving more candidates for our program from the Southampton Animal Shelter.” SASF established a partnership with K9s for Warriors in 2017. Marley, the first shelter dog from the state of New York to be accepted and to have

graduated from the program, is a yellow lab from SASF. Marley now serves as a service dog, paired with a veteran suffering from PTSD. “For too long, animal shelters have struggled to place large, strong dogs who are not always suitable candidates for a family home. SASF recognized their potential to serve as service dogs and through the amazing efforts of our Behavior & Training team have been able to demonstrate to organizations like K9s for Warriors and others that pairing a shelter dog with a veteran suffering from PTSD saves two lives,” said Jerry Rosenthal, Executive Director of SASF. “I am so proud of the SASF team as they once again demonstrate what makes our shelter one of the most respected animal welfare organizations in our area.” SASF has plans to expand the program by saving dogs from other shelters on Long Island and training them to be support dogs.

The Southampton History Museum presents Ties & Tales, a cocktail party with a Jazz Age theme on Saturday, September 15, from 5 to 7 PM. The benefit takes place at the 20-room, Rogers Mansion with furnishings and music from the 1920s and 30s. Guests will enjoy an open bar with hors d’oeuvres in the period rooms of the mansion developed during Southampton’s Gilded Age. The Mansion is managed by the Southampton History Museum, which shares proceeds with the Southampton Animal Shelter, Southampton Village Fire Department, Southampton Village Ambulance Corp, and SYS’s Stages Children Theatre Group. For more info, visit www.southamptonhistory.org.

Operation International Operation International’s 21st annual Summer Benefit will be held on Saturday, September 22, from 6:30 to 10:30 PM at Laurel Lake Vineyards in Laurel. Funds raised will benefit Team NY’s medical outreach and work at the Rakai Infant and Elementary School Orphanage in Uganda. The event will

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honor Jack Van De Wetering and Maryellen Spandonis (in memoriam). Tickets are $125 for individual and $200 for VIP and include dinner, live music, silent auction, and dancing under the stars. VIP tickets include luxury bus service to and from the event. For more info, visit www.operationinternational.org.

Paws on Parade Paws on Parade is a fun-filled family celebration with the pets in our lives to benefit the Southampton Animal Shelter and restoration programs at the Southampton History Museum on Saturday, September 22, from 11 AM to 4 PM. Participants stroll from the Rogers Mansion to the Bathing Corporation beach, a 23-minute walk one way. St. John’s Church will host its “Blessing of the Animals” and there will be a water station. For more info visit www.southamptonhistory.org.

Breast Cancer Awareness The North Fork Breast Health Coalition is holding the 20th anniversary “5K Walk for Breast Cancer Awareness” on Sunday, September 23. The fundraiser takes place at the Riverhead Tanger Outlets. Participants can preregister or register from 7:30 to 8:45 AM that morning. The walk begins at 9 AM. The registration fee to participate in the 5K Walk is $25 if paid by September 15 and $30 if paid after that date or on the day of the event. The first 300 entrants will receive an official walk gift bag. Visit www.nycharities.org to register.

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Gallery Events By Jessica Mackin-Cipro jessica@indyeastend.com

bor presents “Life As Lucid Dream.” There will be performance art and poetry by Paulina Yeats. The work aims to connect the audience to the beauty and magnificence within themselves. For more info, visit www.danwelden.com.

Holobio Saturday, September 15, 5 PM to Sunset Crushcuratorial, Amagansett

Illuminations: Max Moran William Ris Gallery, Jamesport Opening Reception: Saturday, September 15, 4 to 7 PM The William Ris Gallery presents renowned artist, Max Moran, in his solo exhibition “Illuminations,” featuring never-seen, newly created plein air paintings inspired by North Fork cloudscapes from September 15 through October 14. The Illuminations exhibit kicks off William Ris Gallery’s Fall 2018 season. An artist talk will be held Saturday, September 29, from 2 to 4 PM.

September 12, 4 to 6:30 PM “Water Color Works,” an art exhibition featuring local artists Ani Antreasyan, Kirsten Benfield, Amy Conway, Barbara DiLorenzo, Lesley Obrock, Kate Rabinowitz, Janet Rojas, and Jerry Schwabe, will be held at Ashawagh Hall through Sunday, September 16. A food truck night will be held on Wednesday, September 12, from 4 to 6:30 PM and bites from various Hampton food trucks will be available. A portion of the art sales will be donated to the Springs Food Pantry.

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Sunday, September 16, 5 to 6:30 PM Dan Welden Studio/Gallery, Sag Harbor

Ashawagh Hall, Springs Food Truck Night: Wednesday,

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Crushcuratorial presents the exhibition “Holobio.” The show occurs over the duration of an evening, and is the result of a collaboration between Ezra Fieremans, Nikima Jagudajev, and Asad Raza. Comprised of people, piano chords, choreographed slow dances, fire, and a swimming pool, Holobio is an invitation to become part of an entangled ecology. Visit www.crush-curatorial.com to RSVP.

Against The Wind Art Sites Gallery, Riverhead “Against The Wind,” a show at Art Sites Gallery in Riverhead, presents eight artists who are connected by their reflections upon nature. The show includes art by Karen Fitzgerald, Yoon

Cho, Scott McIntire, Isabelle HaranLeonardi, Larry Dobens, Anne Seelbach, Marla Lipkin, and Michael Paul Johnson. It will remain on display through September 30.

Peter Lipman-Wulf Romany Kramoris Gallery, Sag Harbor Romany Kramoris Gallery presents an exhibition of watercolors by the late Peter Lipman-Wulf (1905-1993). The show runs through September 27. Along with Lipman-Wulf, artworks from Christopher Engel, Suzzanne Fokine, and Barbara Groot will also be featured. Lipman-Wulf was primarily known as a sculptor and graphic artist. His paintings were rarely the focus of exhibits. As a German of Jewish descent, Lipman-Wulf was forced to flee during WWII — first to France in 1933, then to Switzerland in 1942. Particularly in Switzerland, where, as a refugee, he was formally prohibited from working as a sculptor, he diverted his creative impulse to works on paper. Along with sketches and drawings, Lipman-Wulf completed numerous impressive landscapes and portraits in the South of France and Switzerland.

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Entertainment

adventure-packed, inspiring documentary films. Visit SAC's website for the full schedule.

By Nicole Teitler nicole@indyeastend.com

Artists Love Movies Sunday, September 16, 4 PM www.sagharborcinema.org

All singing, all dancing? Readings, stagings, and slams? We can’t print it if we don’t know about it. Send your entertainment events to nicole@indyeastend.com by Thursday at noon.

Film Penny and Red

Thursday, September 13, at 7 PM www.johnjermain.org John Jermain Memorial Library in Sag Harbor co-presents with the Hamptons Take 2 Doc Festival, a film screening of Penny and Red: The Life of Secretariat’s Owner. Admission is free.

Museum Hours

Admission is free. This week is Museum Hours, directed by Jem Cohen.

Spellbound

Friday, September 14, 7 PM www.guildhall.org Guild Hall in East Hampton screens Spellbound, part of the Bernard and Irene Schwartz Classic Film Series. Tickets are $12, $10 for members.

Mountainfilm on Tour Friday, September 14, at 7 PM Saturday, September 15, at 4 PM Saturday, September 15, at 7 PM www.southamptonartscenter.org

Friday, September 14, at 7 PM The Pollock-Krasner House in East Hampton debuts its Fall Film Series.

Southampton Arts Center presents the Mountainfilm on Tour, a series of short

Sag Harbor Cinema presents the final film in its Artists Love Movies series with Leonard Bernstein: Reaching For The Note with Jamie Bernstein at Pierson High School Auditorium.

Farm Chic kicks it up a notch with live music every Thursday from 5 to 7 PM at Hamptons Farms in East Quogue. Free and open to the public. Hampton Farms will host an all-night happy hour at the outdoor and indoor bars along with farm fresh cuisine specials.

Townline Tunes Friday, September 14, at 6 PM www.townlinebbq.com Townline BBQ in Sagaponack hosts live music every Friday from 6 to 9 PM.

Music Stephen Talkhouse

Copacabana Night Friday, September 14, at 8 PM www.suffolktheater.com

www.stephentalkhouse.com Stephen Talkhouse in Amagansett will have a live performance by Black & Sparrow on Friday, September 14, at 8 PM followed by Strecker Band at 10 PM. On Saturday, September 15, will be Larry Campbell and Teresa Williams at 8 PM, and LHT at 10 PM.

Farm Chic Thursday, September 13, at 7 PM www.hamptonsfarms.com

Suffolk Theater in Riverhead presents A Big Band Tribute to the Copacabana.

Judy Carmichael Saturday, September 15, at 8 PM www.baystreet.org Bay Street Theater in Sag Harbor presents Judy Carmichael in “Can You Love Me Once More?”

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And All That Jazz

The Westhampton Beach Performing Arts Center presents Tovah is Leona, the six time Tony & Emmy nominated Tovah Feldshuh plays Leona Helmsley. The show will feature songs from the new musical Queen Of Mean.

Saturday, September 15, at 8 PM www.guildhall.org Guild Hall in East Hampton presents “And All That Jazz: The Kander & Ebb Songbook.” Tickets range from $20 to $45 or $18 to $43 for members.

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Words Captain Pat Mundus Wednesday, September 12, 5:30PM www.southamptonhistory.org

The Springs Tavern will host karaoke night every Saturday beginning at 9 PM. No cover, just bring your best singing voice. There’s also open mic every Sunday 2 PM to 6 PM. For further information, call 631-527-7800.

Southampton History Museum presents “My Life on the High Seas” with Pat Mundus as Rogers Memorial Library in Southampton. Admission is free.

Tovah is Leona Saturday, September 15, at 8:30 PM www.whbpac.org

BookHampton Reading Saturday, September 15, at 4 PM www.bookhampton.com

Saturday, September 15, at 9 PM 631-527-7800

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of Sonnier’s life and work in the Lichtenstein Theater.

Brain Food

Thursday, September 13, at 12 PM www.parrishart.org Parrish Art Museum in Water Mill presents “Brain Food: Chief Curator Alicia Longwell on Keith Sonnier,” a lunchtime discussion exploring aspects

BookHampton in East Hampton hosts William Norwich presenting the book Fashion Climbing, by Bill Cunningham, a memoir with photographs about the legendary photographer. Norwich will moderate a discussion with Diana DiMenna and John Kurdewan.

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BookHampton in East Hampton hosts William Norwich presenting the book Fashion Climbing by Bill Cunningham.

Saturday, September 15, at 6 PM www.tomtwomeyseries.org

Personal

The Tom Twomey Series at the East Hampton Library presents “The Creeks: Epicenter of the 1950s Hamptons Arts Community,” a lecture with artist Mike Solomon, founding director, Ossorio Foundation.

Sunday, September 16, at 3 PM www.guildhall.org Guild Hall in East Hampton presents “The Art of the Personal: The Relationship Between Poetry and Memoir” with Jill Bialosky, Philip Schultz, and Grace Schulman.

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Boardy Barn Benefit Photos by J. Van der Watt for Rob Rich/www.societyallure.com, Nicole Teitler The Southampton Animal Shelter Foundation presented its annual Boardy Barn Benefit in Hampton Bays on Saturday, September 8. The event included a Chinese auction, 50/50 raffle, silent auction, door prizes, buffet dinner, and cash bar.

Family Fun Day Photos by Valerie Bando-Meinken More than 300 people gathered at Cowfish on the canal in Hampton Bays for the seventh annual Family Fun Day hosted by the Hampton Bays Civic Association on Saturday, September 8. Complete with bouncy castles, magicians, face painting, and a decorated duck race, the day was topped off with live music including Certain Moves. Tony Valderrama of Quogue Wildlife Rescue showed a female Red-Faced Eastern Screech Owl and a Bearded Dragon while Rachel Silver of the Cornell Cooperative Extension provided a touch tank with starfish and clams for children to explore.

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HarborFest Kickoff Photos by Richard Lewin In anticipation of HarborFest weekend, Sag In anticipation of HarborFest weekend, Sag Harborâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s annual event, The Sag Harbor Express hosted a combination boat show and party on Friday, September 7, sponsored by Strongâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Marine, Breakwater Yacht Club, Port of Egypt, and Hampton Watercraft. Attendees enjoyed food, drink, and the music of Gene Casey & The Lone Sharks as they toured the latest in boats and boating equipment.

HarborFest Photos by Justin Meinken The Sag Harbor HarborFest was once described as the largest block party along the water one could find. This year, HarborFest was a village-wide event celebrating the long history of Sag Harbor. Running from September 7 to September 9, hundreds came out to celebrate the event. HarborFest also ran alongside the arts and crafts fair and sidewalk sale on Main Street.

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Peter Spacek Conversation Photos by Richard Lewin The Studio at The Art Barge in Napeague presented “Peter Spacek in Conversation with Casey Dalene” on September 5. The audience was fascinated to hear Spacek’s complex life story, from leaving California where he grew up, to becoming a “haole” in Kauai, Hawaii, a commercial artist in New York City, and a surfer/artist in Montauk. He discussed his various art techniques, including one of his specialties, scrimshaw, with Guild Hall Curatorial Assistant/Registrar Casey Dalene.

The Art Barge Photos by Justin Meinken The Victor D’Amico Institute of Art also known as The Art Barge is a large art studio resting on top of an ocean barge just off the Napeague stretch. On Saturday, September 8, an evening mixer was held inside the studio, where East Hampton Chamber of Commerce’s Executive Director Steven Ringel updated the attendants on the upcoming fall festival, on October 20, and several other planned projects. The attendants were also addressed by The Art Barge’s Esperanza Leon, who then led the gathering in a tour of the studio.

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Late Summer Cocktail Party Photos by Richard Lewin On Saturday, September 8, the Southampton History Museum celebrated the end of summer on the lawn of the Gilded Age Rogers Mansion, with its annual Late Summer Cocktail Party. Museum Executive Director Tom Edmonds invited guests to share food, drink, and dance to the music of DJ Twilo. The event was hosted by Peter Hallock and Marge Sullivan and was held in honor of Mayor Michael Irving.

Montauk Seafood Festival Photos by Richard Lewin Last weekend, the sixth annual Montauk Seafood Festival offered a delicious sampling of its bounty, including fresh local fish and shellfish prepared by top Montauk restaurants. The festival was held at a new venue this year, Gurneyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Montauk Yacht Club. Family activities and the music of Liquid Phase and The 3 Bs rounded out the days of fun.

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THE RESTAURANT The nautically inspired restaurant overlooks the harbor with a classic, all-American dining room, lounge and bar. Welcoming hotel guests, as well as local families and visitors. Choose from traditional American fare including surf and turf, expertly grilled burgers, succulent fish and buttery lobster rolls. All dishes are prepared with fresh and local ingredients. With its second-floor location, our balcony offers stunning sunset views. Open Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner. Join us every night on the terrace for a perfect view of the sunset, handcrafted cocktails, and live music.

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Colin Ambrose: Food, Connections, And Fish Award-winning chef a keynote speaker at The Food Lab on September 15 By Bridget LeRoy bridget@indyeastend.com

There’s an art to fishing. For Colin Ambrose — the highly-successful chef and restaurateur known out here for the original Estia in Amagansett and Estia’s Little Kitchen in Sag Harbor — that ART stands for American Rivers

Tour, the company Ambrose founded in 2017. As the website, www.AmericanRiversTour.com, states, “Travel across the rivers of America’s heartland with Colin Ambrose: chef, hospitality ma-

ven, avid fisherman, and raconteur. Roaming the country in his vintage camper, Colin will meet up with top local fishing guides and guest chefs who share his passion for fishing and the lore of the river.” But how did this chef, this roundsman, this busiest of busy people, get to a place where he is becoming wellknown for his fishing tours and videos, and his accompanying blog, which is as much about truth as trout? “My frustration with the confines of the stainless-steel rooms reached a point in January 2017 where I was looking at my life, thinking, ‘What else is there for me?’” Ambrose acknowledged on a recent sweltering day in his camper behind the restaurant on Sag Turnpike. He had already established himself at the top of his kitchen career. One of the founders on the East End of the Slow Food movement, back in

the early 1990s, Ambrose was growing vegetables and herbs for his restaurant — planting them himself on land behind John Alexander’s Amagansett art studio — and then composting the kitchen waste at the restaurant to put in the garden to grow more vegetables. No one else out here was doing that. Not back then. He opened another restaurant, Estia’s Back Porch, in Darien, CT, and ran it for six or seven years, winning numerous awards and recognitions along the way, but he recently closed up shop there, and is back on the East End full time. “In order for new doors to open, we have to clean house,” Ambrose said. “That's what was going on in Connecticut; it had served its purpose. My kids had graduated from high school. There was nothing holding me there.” And Ambrose really wasn’t sure what was going to come out of his mouth when a friend asked him, only

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last year, what he really wanted to do with his life. This friend, an acquaintance really, turned to Ambrose and seemingly out of nowhere said, “What do you really want to do?” Ambrose’s answer came very quickly, and almost unexpectedly, to him. “I want to go fishing.” But since this is Colin Ambrose, a born entrepreneur, simply going fishing wouldn’t be enough. He wanted to bring an appreciative audience along for the ride — to share his adventures and his life lessons with other willing, wandering souls. And that’s how we get to American Rivers Tour, a winning recipe of traveling and fishing videos in some of the country’s best — and least-known — angling gems, recipes for cooking around the fire (and this is Colin Ambrose, people, so we ain’t talking about franks and beans here), socializing with the locals, including fellow chefs, plus an endearing and historical snapshot of the small towns near these waterways. The subjects range from gorgeous fishing jewels on rivers in Idaho or Wyoming, up through the Pacific Northwest, or in our own backyard in “Zen Fishing and Cooking with Anito Lo on Moriches Bay.” Even more eye-opening, Ambrose traveled on Jamaica Bay near

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the John F. Kennedy International Airport, fishing for striped bass with chef Kerry Heffernan and guide Brendan McCarthy, jets zooming overhead. But on to more pressing subjects — this week’s upcoming Food Lab conference at Stony Brook Southampton, a dream come true for chefs, foodies, and localism fans, which starts on Friday, September 14. Ambrose is featured as the Saturday morning speaker, in conversation with EAST founder and writer Biddle Duke, on the subject (the theme of the conference) “Eat Global, Cook Local.” The hivemind behind this burgeoning project includes a most impressive team, including food series producer and executive director Geoffrey Drummond, author and editor-inchief Brian Halweil of the Edible publications, Kate Fullam, executive director of the Amagansett Food Institute, Stony Brook Southampton’s Associate Provost Robert Reeves, and podcast producer Kathleen Russo. “I have been involved in The Food Lab for a couple of years. The first time I got involved I was asked to produce a dinner event for about 300 people, which I enjoyed very much,” Ambrose said. “It was my first foray into working with Geoffrey. It was fun and it got me tuned in, and Geoffrey and I became

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better friends,” said Ambrose, who also knew Drummond through his wife, artist Barbara Thomas. “Geoffrey is a player in the food world,” Ambrose said respectfully. “He has his own niche. He speaks of people that he has known, that were his friends, that he’s worked with, that I could only ever dream of meeting. So, when Geoffrey pays attention to me, I do whatever I can to follow up. This year he wanted to have someone speak to the connectivity between creative programming and localism.” Ambrose continued passionate-

ly, “I mean, what is American food? American food is connectivity. American food is the result of grandmas and grandpas teaching us how to hunt and fish and eat.” Which brings us back, full circle, to what Ambrose loves most: cooking food and catching fish. “It’s all connected,” Ambrose said. “That’s the heart of localism, that feeling of connection.” For more info and tickets to the Food Lab, visit www.thefoodlab.org. Videos and blogs about Ambrose’s fishing escapades can be found at www. AmericanRiversTour.com.

Family Service League’s 26th Annual Fundraiser

Monday, November 5th at 5:30pm - 9:00pm

Crest Hollow Country Club, Woodbury, New York The evening will feature Inspire Hearts and a special opportunity to raise much needed funds for vital community programs! For tickets, sponsorships, or to feature your restaurant: 631-470-6775 • jsandler@fsl-li.org • www.fsl-li.org

Family Service League, established in 1926, is a Long Island non-profit human service organization delivering tangible help and crisis intervention across a spectrum of service areas including mental health care, drug & alcohol treatment, homelessness, trauma counseling, and family & senior support services. In all, over 60 programs at 20 locations across Long Island.

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Brunch With Chef Flynn Chef Flynn McGarry creates brunch at The Maidstone By Jessica Mackin-Cipro jessica@indyeastend.com

Chef Flynn McGarry of the restaurant Gem in New York City and Chef Ian Lowell Lichtenstein of The Maidstone Restaurant in East Hampton collaborated on a brunch at the hotel on Sunday, August 26. The special event coincided with the Hampton International Film Festival’s SummerDocs film screening of the documentary Chef Flynn, hosted by HIFF co-chair Alec Baldwin and artistic director David Nugent. The documentary, which will be released in November, follows McGarry’s cooking journey, which began at age 12. The young chef started his career hosting supper clubs in his moth-

er’s home, and later worked in some of the best restaurants, alongside notable chefs like Daniel Boulud and Daniel Humm. Jump to 2018, McGarry is the 19-year-old chef of the restaurant Gem on the Lower East Side. During the brunch Flynn created a five-course menu. Guests enjoyed dishes like the popover with cultured butter; cabbage salad with pine nut vinaigrette, dressed grains, citrus, and sprouts; summer squash toast with ricotta, peaches, and mint; and fried and smashed potatoes with Hollandaise, cured salmon, and poached egg. The meal concluded with a chamomile panna cotta with raspberries.

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style. This was most apropos, since we were family; this meal was with my husband, Eric, and our son, Bing, his last night before heading off to college. The mussels were plump and juicy, with a mellow broth, and served in a large silver metal bowl, beautifully presented. The flavor was a little blander than expected, but still there wasn’t a bad one in the bunch, and the dish was finished. And the fig and peach salad was very tasty, a nice nod to the fruits of summer, offset by the spicy local arugula. We also shared an appetizer of seared diver scallops served with segments of ruby grapefruit and Valencia oranges and a citrus vinaigrette, an absolute winner. Our main courses included a truly splendid pan roasted day boat halibut, served with a wild mushroom ragu, truffled potato puree, and crispy leeks. The mushrooms and truffled potatoes added the umami essence and the entrée was perfectly prepared. A filet mignon au poivre with a side of parmesan asparagus was also delicious in taste and temperature, the meat buttery and perfectly prepared. But the winner of the entrée battle was Bing’s seafood fettucine with truffle cream, featuring huge chunks of lobster, scallops, shrimp, and crab. We

A foodie phoenix rises from below By Bridget LeRoy bridget@indyeastend.com

The only downside about Claude’s at the Southampton Inn is that it’s down. Stairs, that is. There’s elevator accessibility, but there is a feeling that the diner will be heading down into a grotto or a dark and gloomy place. That’s completely false. The dining room at Claude’s is light and bright, and features an outdoor dining patio as well, which was populated with happy diners on an end-of-summer early evening. But it still maintained the feel of having stumbled upon a little gourmet Shangri-la, hidden in a European-style courtyard. The menu, headed up by Executive Chef James Carpenter, is very good,

and reminiscent of the local restaurants where he ran the kitchen — Della Femina, The American Hotel, and East Hampton Point, among others. Our starters included rope cultured mussels in coconut broth with lemongrass, ginger, garlic, and kaffir lime; Maryland crab cakes with a yuzu remoulade and local sweet corn miso salad; and a special salad — local peaches, black mission figs with wildflower honey, whipped ricotta, and baby arugula, with a fig balsamic dressing. The crab cakes were the best of the bunch, some of the best we’ve ever had, we decided, as we shared family-

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all agreed it was worth another taste, another time. Other main dishes include sheep ricotta gnudi with mint lamb meatballs, grilled Scottish salmon with a vegetable toasted pearl couscous, Angus hanger steak and fries, and more. We finished the evening with a sticky toffee date cake in a bourbon Anglaise sauce, a sweet ending to a fine meal. Claude’s serves breakfast, lunch, dinner, and a brunch, although off-season it’s best to check the website since hours may vary. Having been familiar with longpast previous incarnations of that property, we were pleasantly surprised by the high level of service, the bright and airy feel of the place, and the topnotch menu. Claude’s also presented Thursday night cabarets during the summer. There are also other rooms available for conferences, weddings, and on-site catering is available for any event, large or small. The restaurant is a great place to stop in for a romantic meal, or a get-together with friends. But get there soon, while it’s still a somewhat secret hideaway at the bottom of the stairs. Menus and hours can be found online at www.southamptoninn.com/ dining.

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ly classic flavors: mint chocolate chip, coffee, Kahlua chip, strawberry, butter pecan, and cherry vanilla are some of the offerings. Shakes are a good compromise, and arrive extra-thick. And for those celebrating a summer birthday (guilty-as-charged), John’s makes homemade ice cream cakes to order. They’re available in three sizes: small, large, and, for just over $50, monster. A freezer case in the restaurant’s front also displays flying saucers —chocolate, vanilla, or mint soft serve sandwiched between soft chocolate cookies. They’re serviceable, and great for keeping in one’s freezer in case of an emergency. If you’re not the plastic booth type, grab your burger to go. A paper bag makes the perfect receptacle when you’re chasing the sunset. Right down from the Montauket, there’s a bench overlooking the bay. I can’t think of a better place in Montauk to enjoy the most casual, satisfying meal on the East End. Each week The Independent features a local restaurant that has stood the test of time. Each restaurant has been open for over a decade.

John’s Drive-In: Montauk’s Ode To The 1960s Era Restaurant serves up classic burgers and homemade ice cream By Hannah Selinger

Burger lovers may never agree on what makes the “perfect” burger “perfect.” (If you ask me, it’s a thin patty with craggy, charred edges, expertly flipped on a flattop and stacked high with accoutrements). But most East Enders will agree that John’s Drive-In — Montauk’s ode to '50s- and '60s-style “fast” food — serves up a great specimen, nonetheless. The restaurant, which operates from the western end of Montauk’s main drag (read: Main Street), opened in 1967, the pet project of original owner John Torr. At its inception, the building, which has since seen renovations, none of which have been recent, was designed to resemble Carvel, although

soft-serve isn’t the town favorite here. A few round tables stud the parking lot, but the majority of the restaurant’s seating consists of orange plastic booths tucked to one side of the restaurant. The other side is designed for waiting in line. And wait in line — in season, at least — you must. You also must bring cash, since John’s operates in that old school currency. In 1985, John Torr sold his business to current owners Maureen and David Rutkowski. (Actually, the Rutkowskis owned the business until 2003, sold it, and then purchased it back in 2016). The Rutkowskis met at the restaurant, in fact, finally marrying in 1998.

John Torr, as it happens, was a Montauk restaurateur legend in his own right. In addition to the iconic John’s, he also opened the Crow’s Nest (once famous for its installed fish tank, the property sold to hotelier Sean MacPherson in 2009, and retains the same name) and the Montauk IGA grocery store (originally called the Sunbeam Supermarket). His impact, however, is most readily seen in John’s Drive-In, which had, debatably, the most lasting community impact. John’s, once a seasonal joint, is now open year-round, and is, for the record, one of the latest-serving restaurants in Montauk, slinging burgers until midnight in summer, competing only with Pizza Village, the toaster oven at Liar’s, and the local 7-Eleven. When — and not if — you go, abide by the rules. Don’t linger in line, reading the signs. Commit to your order before you get to the front, or a surly cashier will sigh in exasperation. It has been a long summer, after all. Any of the burgers are safe bets, though I’d place my money on the Big John, a six-ounce patty, craggy like I like it, served with lettuce, onion, and special sauce, and, for a few bucks extra, American cheese and bacon. French fries might feel obligatory, so skip them if you must, but do not skip dessert. Yes, there is soft-serve, but don’t order it. Save the calories for the homemade hard stuff, where you’ll find most-

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Montauk Wine Company Debuts Two Vintages The wine is blended and bottled in Mattituck By Jessica Mackin-Cipro jessica@indyeastend.com This summer Montauk Wine Company launched two new vintages: the Montauk Summer Rosé and Montauk Great White. Both were harvested, blended, and bottled by Premium Wine Group in Mattituck and aim to evoke a taste reminiscent of summer in Montauk. Indy caught up with Montauk Wine Company owner, Anneris Blair.

Tell us a little about yourself and how you got started in the world of winemaking. I was born in the Dominican Republic and came to United States in my late 20s. I lived in New York City and when I met my husband, who spent his summers in Montauk since 1979, I fell in love with the area. We got married in

Montauk and now live here full-time year-round as I have for last four years after a decade in Manhattan.

How did the idea for the Montauk Wine Company come about? The team behind Montauk Wine Company includes consultants Mike Carolan and my husband Mark Blair, in addition to myself. We have all been wine lovers with varied work experiences and collected travels. We believed that producing wines that were inspired by great wines from Europe could also represent the East End and Montauk if made and bottled on the North Fork of Long Island. Last year, we launched our rosé

and it was very popular, so we ramped up production this year and introduced a limited production of a new white table wine. We modeled our rosé after the great rosés from the south of France and our white wine from the delicious table wines of Europe.

Tell us about your blends, the Summer Rosé and Montauk Great White. Our Montauk Summer Rosé wine is a blend of mostly Syrah mixed with Malbec and Merlot and our new Montauk Great White wine is made of four grapes — Viognier, Sauvignon Blanc, Chardonnay, and Reisling — all grown on the North Fork of Long Island. We are proud of our wine country here and wanted to make our wine and source grapes locally. The blends are both adorned with exclusive labels created by Hamptons artist and illustrator Peter Spacek. Spacek, an elusive Montauk surfer, is known for his surf-centric illustrations found on greeting cards, in surf periodicals, and most recently, in local art galleries. The Montauk Summer Rosé label depicts a fun and whimsical image of a surfer cruising through the ocean, a cultural highlight of Montauk in the summertime. The Montauk Great White label illustrates the iconic great

white shark, a species with history in Montauk waters, with spirited lettering and a jagged edge signifying the daunting jaws of the stunning creature.

What about Montauk inspires you? Montauk always provided me with a sense of natural beauty, open space, and sparked my creative juices. We felt we could make wines that represented the spirit of Montauk in summer and the carefree laidback lifestyle we all seek in the Hamptons this time of year. And as a result, our stylish bottles and label design are an ode to Montauk and its artistic roots and history.

What are some of your favorite places to go in Montauk? Duryea’s Lobster Deck is one of my favorite spots. I suggest starting with the lobster Cobb salad followed by local caught dayboat fluke with jasmine rice, paired with our Montauk Summer Rosé or the Duryea’s clambake paired with their great warm bread for dipping. Either way, you can’t go wrong! Another favorite is the Harvest, where I would suggest the Asian calamari salad followed by one of their whole fish or scallop specials. All are amazing! For more info, visit www.montaukwinecompany.com.

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Best Of The North Fork We pick where to dine this fall By Nicole Teitler nicole@indyeastend.com

Looking for a place to dine on the North Fork this fall? Whether you’re a local, or headed out for fall farm vegetables and festivities, The Independent has selected a list of places to go. Love Lane Kitchen in Mattituck is a homestyle eatery for breakfast, lunch, and dinner right in the heart of the village, with outdoor seating when the weather is nice. Though breakfast style options are available until 2 PM — think rancheros, breakfast bowl, stuffed French toast — the kitchen closes at 4 PM and, Thursday through Monday, reopens for dinner at 5 PM. Lunch options include paninis, salads such as the red quinoa or chicken avocado mango, burgers, and classics such as fish & chips, steak frites, and Baja fish tacos. Dinner serves up a crab cake, stuffed local tomato, grilled peach & beet salad, and double cut lamb chop. 240 Love Lane in Mattituck, www. lovelanekitchen.com Jamesport Manor Inn has a rich history. It was rebuilt in 2006, after a tragic fire, in a way that replicates its original structure from the 1850s. Dining here proves to be an experience for

lunch and dinner of upscale American fare overlooking the farm fields. Executive Chef Jeff Russell presents a menu that includes almond crusted fried brie truffle honey garlic toast, BLT lobster roll or crab cake burger, colossal shrimp & watermelon salad or sesame crusted Asian tuna salad, local duck duo, and horseradish crusted salmon. The list goes on. 370 Manor Lane in Jamesport, www.jamesportmanor.com Jedediah Hawkins Inn restaurant allows for breakfast in the solarium for guests, brunch al fresco, and dinner by the fireplace with an additional speakeasy with flagstone walls and old brick and timber from the barn. It has a seasonal and speakeasy cocktail list, weekend brunch and lunch, and a dinner menu reading table shares such as pork belly or artichoke & gruyere flatbread, or try a scallop credo appetizer with pear & cheese fiocchi, a beef short rib main or pappardelle, then a house made dessert. On weekdays, there is a $36 three-course prix fixe dinner available from 5 to 7 PM. Closed Tuesdays. 400 South Jamesport Avenue in Jamesport, www.jedediahhawkinsinn.com North Fork Table & Inn in South-

old is nearly impossible to get a reservation at during the summer months, which is why off-season is the right time to get a taste of Executive Chef Stephan Bogardus’s master culinary skills. A five-course tasting menu with Russian osetra caviar, crude of picnic bay fluke, lobster suquet, dry aged Crescent Farm duck & summer truffle, and sweet corn soufflé is just the beginning. Plates to share, entrees, brunch, lunch, dinner, dessert, a whiskey list, and wine list round out this flavorful experience of the North Fork. 57225 Main Road in Southold, www.northforktableandinn.com First and South feels a bit like home, a cozy bistro with seasonal New American fare. Its menu is subject to change due to its locally sourced ingredients. Steps away from the main hub of Greenport village, it serves up an all-day menu of a croissant trio, mac & cheese, dirty fries, stuffed zucchini, and frisee calamari. Weekly supper specials call out the source of the ingredients. In addition to an expansive beer, wine, and spirits list, including mocktails, it has a long line of desserts suitable for the ultimate sweet tooth, and digestifs to accompany them. It is closed on Wednesday and Thursdays. 100 South Street in Greenport, www. firstandsouth.com Little Creek Oyster Farm & Market in Greenport is an adorable little shack down an alleyway off the main road, perfectly situated overlooking the water and docks. Under the big Bait & Tackle sign awaits a lineup of great beer (especially local) with an Original Greenport from Greenport Harbor Brewery release night every Thursday. Oysters aplenty await — shuck them yourself, always a fun experience, or have them ready on ice. For those craving more than seafood, enjoy fresh meats, cheeses, and other small bites. Closed Monday and Tuesday. 37 Front Street down Bootleg Alley in Greenport,

www.littlecreekoysters.com Lucharitos has two North Fork locations: its main location in Greenport and Little Lucharitos in Aquebogue. The modern and Nacho Libre, funky Baja style taqueria and bar is an absolute go-to for all things tacos, nachos, quesadillas, burritos, and margaritas. Steps away from the Greenport dock, it serves up additional plates of paella, barbecue roasted pork, coconut shrimp, wings and much more. It’s the little fun piece of Mexico on the East End. 119 Main Street in Greenport, www.lucharitos.com The Frisky Oyster in Greenport brings a piece of Manhattan out east. Atmospheric and delicious, with a prominent bar setup, you’ll feel as though you’ve just stepped into the East Village. The dinner menu is updated daily, reading options such as country view farm sweet corn soup, picnic golds oysters “friskafella,” charred baby octopus, artisanal gigli, parmesan truffle fries, and a cocktail list of 10 plus flavors. Desserts include frog hollow peach upside down cake, bourbon brown sugar créme brulée, and more, with options of a dessert wine flight and organic loose leaf tea. 27 Front Street in Greenport, www.thefriskyoyster.com Noah’s in Greenport has become an icon of sorts in the village. Featuring small plates that emphasize local ingredients by Chef Noah Schwartz, Noah’s is a modern storefront space transformed into a must-dine restaurant, with an always lively bar scene and outdoor seating area. Tastes that are 3 for $15, of beer & bacon glazed almonds, duck liver mousse and more; a raw bar; skewers from the grill; small plates for sharing; full plates; and a simple but delicious brunch menu await, as do happy hour food and drink offerings. 136 Front Street in Greenport, www. chefnoahs.com Bruce & Son is a great spot in

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Greenport for people watching on Main Street. Sit indoors or on the outdoor patio for breakfast, brunch, or lunch. It has a rotating seasonal menu. A menu sampling includes lemon ricotta pancakes, flourless matcha pancakes, ratatouille toast, avocado toast, turmeric overnight oats, and more with either rosé, a cocktail, coffee, or house made lemonade. Closed Tuesday and Wednesday; open Thursday through Monday until 3 PM. 208 Main Street in Greenport, www.bruceandsongreenport.com The Halyard is on the north road in Greenport, with unmatchable views of the Long Island Sound and food by James Beard award-winning Chef Galen Zamarra. Brunch options, dinner, bar food, and cocktails, the menu matches the pristine views and atmosphere greeting guests inside. The Halyard likes to “keep it local” with sourcing from Peeko Oyster Farm, Treiber Farms, Farmer Joe, and more, including plenty of local brews and wines. Closed Saturday and Monday. 58775 Country Road 48 in Greenport, www.thehalyardgreenport.com Touch of Venice in Cutchogue has Italian fare with outdoor dining. Stuffed artichoke, veal risotto meatballs, plates for sharing like salami & formaggi or buratta, pasta dishes of

garganelli or chittati, entrees of gamberi all griglia and bistecca Tuscany are menu options. Closed Monday. 28350 Main Road in Cutchogue, www. touchofvenice.com Il Giardino Restaurant by John Gambino in Aquebogue features simple southern Italian food. It has a beautiful outdoor space with a patio and bar. Nibble on North Fork Paccheri, Sicilian orecchiette, turkey meat balls, seafood platter, and more. 739 Main Road in Aquebogue, www.ilgiardinoaquebogue.com Modern Snack Bar is a familyrun business, featuring quintessential vintage décor and home-style American dishes in Aquebogue. Passersby will notice the large neon pointed sign by Neimeyer Sign Company pointing to the location that has become a North Fork landmark since John and Wanda Wittmeier took over in the 1950s. In addition to classic burgers, sandwiches, and sides the menu lists chicken pot pie, soft shell crab, chicken croquettes, bay scallops, and its “famous” lobster salad. Don’t forget to get a slice of pie. It’s a combination of family diner expectations with real North Fork local flavoring. Closed on Mondays. 628 Main Road, Aquebogue, www.modernsnackbar.com Turkuaz Grill in Riverhead is a

little nook for Middle Eastern cuisine and outdoor riverfront seating. Get a combination plates of kebabs and gyros, seafood, wraps, olives a plenty, and Mediterranean desserts like bird netz or kadayif. Closed on Tuesdays. 40 McDermott Avenue in Riverhead, www.

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turkuazgrillriverhead.com Cliff ’s Elbow Room in Jamesport is a key local tavern with daily specials, burgers and sandwiches, plenty of seafood, and bar style appetizers. 1549 Main Road in Jamesport, www.cliffselbowroom.com

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RECIPE OF THE WEEK Chef Joe Cipro

Grilled Shrimp With Quinoa And Chimichurri Ingredients (serves 4) 2 lbs shrimp (cleaned & peeled) 10 oz bag of red quinoa 1/2 white onion (finely diced) 1 Tbsp ground coriander 1 Tbsp red pepper flakes 1 handful of mint 1 handful of cilantro 1 handful of parsley 1/4 c brown sugar 1/2 c olive oil 1 clove of garlic 2 Tbsp chopped ginger 2 Tbsp lemon juice Salt and pepper, to taste

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quinoa before cooking it. Once the quinoa has been washed you can begin by sautéing the diced onion in a bit of oil. Add the coriander, salt, pepper, and quinoa. Then, continue to sauté for two minutes. Add three quarts of water and bring to a boil, reduce to a simmer and cover for 10 to 15 minutes or until the water has been absorbed. While the quinoa cooks, blend the ginger, garlic, mint, brown sugar, cilantro, lemon juice, pepper flakes, parsley, and olive oil in a food processor to finish the chimichurri. Finish by seasoning the shrimp and grilling for about one minute each side or until the tails begin to curl. Plate and enjoy.

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The grapes will go on. If you have an event for our guide, email peggy@indyeastend.com by Thursday 9 AM.

Baiting Hollow Farm Vineyard Bob Stack plays some tunes on “Twilight Thursday,” September 13, from 5 to 9 PM. There will be $5 cheese plates, and drink specials — including 10 percent off bottles of wine, $8 glasses of wine, $5 glasses of beer, and $7 wineritas. Craig Rose will play from 11:30 AM to 1:30 PM, followed by Spectrum from 2 to 6 PM on Saturday, September 15. On Sunday, September 16, it’s The Wild Honey Band from 2 to 6 PM. For more events, go to www.baitinghollowfarmvineyard.com.

Clovis Point On Saturday, September 15, from 1:30 to 5:30 PM, Todd Grossman will

sing some songs. During the same times on Sunday, September 16, Bryan Gallo takes the mic. Visit www. clovispointwines.com for more information.

Jason’s Vineyard Garrett and Tamara will play from 5:30 to 8:30 PM on Friday, September 14. On Saturday, September 15, Nina et cetera takes the stage from 1:30 to 5:30 PM. During the same times on Sunday, September 16, it’s TJ Brown. For more vineyard news, go to www.jasonsvineyard.com.

Martha Clara Vineyards The vineyard will host an educational wine tour starting at 12 PM on Saturday, September 15. The cost is $15 per person, $5 for wine club members. Tickets are available from EventBrite. For more information, visit www.marthaclaravineyards.com.

Palmer Vineyards From 1 to 5 PM on Saturday, September 15, North Fork Jazz Quartet takes the stage. The folks from Brokenzo food truck stops by starting at 1:30 PM. For more information, go to www. palmervineyards.com.

Pindar Vineyards Sahara plays from 2 to 6 PM on Saturday, September 15. Bob Carney takes

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Wölffer Estate Garrett and Tamara play on Friday, September 14. Then, on Saturday, September 15, it’s John Divello. Savor wines by the bottle, and enjoy cheese and charcuterie plates while you listen to the music.

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Southold Town has acquired the former Capital One building to house its justice court. Independent/Jade Eckardt

Southold Closes On Capital One Building Deal Justice Court will make newly acquired building home By Jade Eckardt jade@indyeastend.com

In early August, Southold Town closed on the former Capital One building for $3.1 million, intending to make the building the new home of Justice Court. The court shares space with the town board at its current location at Town Hall. At an August 28 work session questions were raised by the Department of Public Works and the police department about whether it was more sensible to leave Justice Court at town

hall and move town hall services into the bank building. But Southold Town Supervisor Scott Russell said the possibility had already been considered and the building will house Justice Court as planned. Jamie Richter, the town engineer, pointed out that by changing the location of the court instead of town hall in its entirety, both entities will experience minor disruptions during the transition.

“We could fit the Town Clerk’s office, the Assessor’s office, the Tax Receiver’s office, and put them in the new building, but we’re not going to get another large meeting hall,” Richter said. The acquisition began in March 2018, when the town adopted a resolution to secure $5.5 million, the number estimated it would take to purchase and renovate the building to offer the court a permanent and exclusive home. The town has $1.9 million dedicated to upgrades and an extra $500,000 in contingency funds. The building, located on the corner of Main Street and Youngs Avenue, currently houses the Southold Town Annex, which the town has been renting for approximately $64,000 a year, according to Russell. The original plan was for the annex to remain in its current location in the bank building with Justice Court occupying the front area previously housing Capital One. In March, Russell said the cons of buying the building included new debt and the additional work and maintenance the building would require be-

cause it’s an older structure. However, Southold ended the 2017 fiscal year with $1 million more in the fund balance than anticipated. “The estimated debt service for $5.5 million is about $380,000. That means we’re going to be adding about $315,000 of new spending in budget for next year. It’s a substantial amount to offset, but we think we can,” Russell said earlier this year. But that is a number Russell says was determined to be the least costly of all the options the town explored for the court, including alternative properties for sale, for rent, and for lease, or constructing a new building. “We’ve worked so hard to develop a good credit rating and we still maintain the highest credit rating we’ve had in the history of this town. Why do that if we’re not going to take advantage of it and buy when the opportunity presents itself?” he said in March. The building comes with 93 parking spaces that will remain in municipal control and the purchase requires an increase in staff for the Department of Public Works.

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Greenport Hosts NoFo TV Fest Annual event celebrates independent film at the Greenport Theatre By Jade Eckardt jade@indyeastend.com

The North Fork TV Festival returned to Greenport for its third consecutive year over the weekend. The festival premiered four independent television pilot episodes at the historic Greenport Theatre, along with an Actors Panel, its first Family Screening, a Showrunner’s Panel, and various other events celebrating independent film. On Thursday, September 6, actress Bridget Moynahan kicked off the festival with cocktails and appetizers at Kon Tiki in Greenport’s Gallery Hotel. Greenport Mayor George

Hubbard presented Moynahan with a certification of commendation as Ambassador for the Arts to the Village of Greenport. The festival continued its celebration with an opening night party on Friday at the Greenport Brewery in Peconic and closed on Saturday night with the “Worlds Within Worlds: Oyster Season Kick Off Party” at the Greenport American Legion. Independent television pilots “America,” “The Russian Cousin,” “Alive In Denver,” and “Russian Room” premiered over the weekend.

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A Walk Down Memory Lane With Diane Hildreth Brubaker Three generations of Hildreth women By Valerie Bando-Meinken valerie@indyeastend.com Above: Jennifer Lyons, Claire Hildreth, and Diane Hildreth Brubaker.

Top right: Alfred Cook Hildreth, in 1903 (fourth from the right).

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y mother was an amazing woman,” said Diane Hildreth Brubaker of Claire Hildreth. “In 1988, when she was 70 years old, she joined an International Bicycle Tour and rode a bicycle from England to the Red Square in Moscow. It was the first time the tour was able to enter Russia. She sent me postcards every day from every place she went. I still have them,” Hildreth Brubaker confessed. Proud of her family history, her home is filled with family photos dating back to the early 1900s. Brought up on a farm in Sagaponack, she, and her father before her, attended The Little Red School House,

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a one-room school house that dates back to 1887. “My father, William Wallace Hildreth, was born in 1915. His father, my grandfather, Alfred Cook Hildreth, was born in 1874 and passed away when my father was only 11 years old,” she said. Diane was an only child, and her father would take her out on his ice boat and tow her on her sled with his tractor in the winter time. “One day,” said Hildreth Brubaker with a chuckle, “he towed me to school on my sled and then forgot that it was still attached to the back of the tractor and he ran it over!” Although Claire Hildreth was a major helper on the family’s potato farm, she attended beauty school in 1934 and became a beautician. She worked in a shop on Hampton Road in Southampton. When the Hurricane of 1938 hit, Claire was stranded and unable to get back to Sagaponack. She returned to the salon and sought refuge from the storm until she could return home. “She was a tough woman,” her daughter said. “And she always stood up for herself. One day when she was helping my father on the farm, she drove the truck filled with potatoes to the market. She was on line waiting her turn to unload the truck when two men in their trucks tried to cut the line in front of her. She dropped the truck into gear and gunned it, preventing them from getting ahead of her. It was a risky move with a full load like that. Later the men told my father, ‘Nobody’s going to mess with your wife. She can hold her own!’” According to Hildreth Brubaker, “My father farmed until 1955 and then went to work for Agawam Aircraft, which was in the building that Bay Street occupies now. He used to come home covered in aluminum chips from the factory. They made plane parts

and I guess the pieces would fly out of the machines and land on the workers. When my father left there, he went to work for Schaefer School Bus. He was assigned to drive the bus I took to school. I wasn’t happy because I knew I wouldn’t get away with anything!” Looking over some old photos, she came across a piece of stationery she had saved from her grandfather’s oyster shop. “My mother’s father, Samuel Grimshaw, had a plumbing shop and an oyster shop in Promised Land. I remember that a car would come every day and pick up the oysters. I don’t know where they took them but it might have been to the Fulton Fish Market in the city.” The stationery showed the store telephone number as only two digits. “There weren’t a lot of people out here,” she said. “I guess they didn’t need more than two digits to make a call.” When she graduated from high school, she went to work on Wall Street in the New York Stock Exchange. She was a key punch operator and worked with the traders creating the verification cards for the trades they did. She married and had her daughter, Jennifer, in 1963 returning to East Hampton where she still resides. Jennifer married Charles Lyons in 1992. Both she and her husband worked for the Sag Harbor School District. Affectionately known as “Juddy” by friends, relatives, and the children in the Sag Harbor School District, he passed away in 2014. Hildreth Brukbaker also lost her husband, Joseph Brubaker, to heart problems in 2011. Both mother and daughter share a close bond and Jennifer lives in her grandparents’ home. Jennifer said she is grateful that she had the opportunity to know and spend time with her grandmother, Claire. “She was the greatest grandmother in the world!”

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choose you as its host for its next blood meal. Google or Amazon searches will find products with the above chemicals. The Southampton Hospital Tick Resource Center posts a survey study of research on the effectiveness of the above and other chemicals, including studies of some name brands. Use of personal preventives does not completely eliminate risk of contact with a tick. But they will reduce the risk dramatically if properly used, enough so that a person can pursue their outdoor interests. Zachary Cohen

Continued From Page 6. of us who frequent the woodland preserves as well as for gardeners. One can buy clothing that has been impregnated with permethrin. Treated clothing has been rigorously tested and shown to be effective and safe. Ticks will not only avoid the clothing, but if they get on to it, they almost always fall off, and are often dead when they do. The chemical is bound to the clothes and not absorbed by one’s skin. You can treat your own clothes for similar effectiveness but the home treatments only last for a few washings before a touch up is needed. As chair of the town’s Nature Preserve Committee and an active cyclist and trail runner, I am in the woods several times a week all year round. I always wear permethrin treated shoes, socks, and pants or athletic wear from the waist down. I have found only six ticks in three years on my clothes and they were all dead. I have not had any tick reach my skin. Other people have reported similar results. The best-known repellent is DEET. But repellents that are based on Picaridin or EE3535 may be more effective or have other advantages. A repellent spray or lotion will not kill a tick, but it can be effective in discouraging a tick to not

Above and Beyond Hi Peggy, Hope all is well on your end. A long overdue note of thanks for your great coverage of the 100th celebration at Our Lady of Poland. You went above and beyond and wrote such a comprehensive and personalized article. A keeper. We are all most grateful. Nancy Graboski Editor’s Note: Peggy Spellman Hoey is The Independent’s Deputy News Editor.

Lost Our Way

Dear Mr. Murphy, I want to tell you how much I enjoy the new Independent. You don’t pull your punches the way other local newspapers do. I also want to tell you and your readers how wonderful the East Hampton Reform Democrats’ free dinner on Saturday was. The food was terrific. The band was terrific. There were no tedious political speeches, only fun, fun, fun. I was reminded of East Hampton in the 1980s when a much smaller town staff and a group of mostly Democrats — Judith Hope, Tony Bullock, Randy Parsons, Debra Foster, and Job Potter, to name a few — stopped the developers in their tracks when they tried to develop more than 5000 acres of land without listening to the townsfolk. At that time, there were more baymen than realtors, more farmers than developers. Those of us who worked for the town drove our personal vehicles when reconnoitering this and that would-be development. It was a time when the “mob” owned a lot of Montauk, building lots would be cleared in the middle of the night, condominiums were about to be built on the banks of Duck Creek on the west side of Three Mile Harbor. At one point after the planning board was dismissed in favor of RoChris, a consultancy, Barcelona, Grace

Estate, Hither Woods, Culloden Point, Shadmoor, and the east side of Northwest Creek (now, county and state parklands) were about to be developed. By way of some heroic actions by local environmentalists, such as Russell Stein, Pat Trunzo, Arnold Leo, Stuart Vorpahl, Fred Thiele Jr. and a host of others, including the Northwest Alliance, the Group for America’s South Fork, the Nature Conservancy, and the Concerned Citizens of Montauk, the planning board was reestablished, and almost all of those 5000 acres were preserved in one way or another. There was no Community Preservation Fund at the time, but by having the feds, state, county, and town as the buyers, the goal of protecting those lands was well on its way to fruition. After that monumental work was accomplished, the town boards that followed gradually lost both their momentum and their dedication, there came a decade of complacency and incompetence, followed by not-as-mediocre town boards, yes, but the old spirit that guided the town through the bulk of the 1980s and most of the ‘90s definitely was waning. We were all becoming wellpaid bureaucrats and had lost our way. Last Saturday night at the Neighborhood House on Three Mile Harbor Continued On Page 50.

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Kevin O’Sullivan & Associates Classic Scottish taste meets today’s Hamptons home By Nicole Teitler nicole@indyeastend.com

cottish native Kevin O’Sullivan and Southampton native Luke Ferran partnered up seven years ago after working side by side on an ocean front home in Sagaponack to form Kevin O’Sullivan & Associates (KOS + A) in 2001. In addition to this duo, their strong team consists of with Sean Madigan, Luiz Francisco, Jorge Gomez, Dina Abu-jawdeh, and Kate Wirth. With two offices, in

Manhattan and Bridgehampton, KOS + A has been transforming the Hamptons landscape with their classical European meets modern design.

You’re originally from Scotland. How did you end up on the East End? Kevin O’Sullivan: I moved here to United States in 1996, actually from Singapore where I had spent five years working for a very large architecture firm post-graduation from university in

Edinburgh, Scotland. I came on a whim, deciding that I would really love to live in New York City, a place for me that felt like the center of the design universe! I knew no one and had no job or anywhere to live and literally moved here with a backpack and some savings. I was fortunate enough to land a job with Gwathmey Siegal architects, where I worked until joining the early days of Sawyer Berson. I then started out on my own, working in the city initially from my apartment, designing

town house interiors and apartments, doing interior design, and decorating. Jim, my now husband, introduced me to the Hamptons when we first met in 1997 and I fell in love with it. Clients that I had in the city started asking me if would also design their houses out east and I jumped at the opportunity and started doing both city work and the Hamptons work. Jim and I found a vacant, beech tree wooded two-acre lot in AmaganPhoto: Janet Smith sett Bell estate in 2007 and we designed

Real Estate Realty Real and built a house for us, finishing it in 2009. Our completed house was a portfolio piece and I marketed it as an undistilled version of what I could really do for potential clients. And the rest is history.

Your apprenticeships spanned worldwide. Based on what you learned from these international companies, what is the most valuable lesson? KO: Design is in the details. I know it sounds like a cliché but it’s true. The work is never done . . . listening to clients’ aspirations and delivering the best design and experience as possible. Give the people that work with you a voice and make them feel that this is a collaboration, not quite a Vulcan mind melt but on the path. Live it, eat it, sleep it.

Your designs are very contemporary with symmetrical design. Do you have a signature touch? KO: Scale, proportion, geometry, and balance are essential to harmonious pleasing forms and design. This is true for a flat roofed mid-century inspired modern design, a pitched roofed, transitional traditional home, or even a coffee table. We endeavor to realize our

September 12, 12, 2018 2018 September clients’ dream, and with that we strive to provide the best design from their inspiration and direction and our collaborative design discussions.

Where is your favorite region, from an architectural perspective? KO: In the Hamptons, I would say from the woods to the beach. In the world, I would say Belgium and Denmark. I love the clean design, natural materials, and organic color palette.

Which is the home you are most proud of designing? KO: Sounds like a cop out, but there are aspects of all of the projects that I have worked on that I am proud of. I would really say that I am delighted to have this wonderful opportunity to create positive change for our clients and leave a mark on the surface of the earth when I have gone. The house that I designed for Jim and me though does hold a special place in my heart. It was the first one, and was designed and built with love, which I think shines through.

Do you work with specific builders? KO: We work with a varied group of great talented builders and craftsmen

(and women). It is essential that we work with people that understand the concept of collaboration. The best end product for our clients comes from a deep working relationship with the people that turn our designs into three dimensional objects that are a play of light and shadow.

Did you always want to be an architect, or was there a plan B? KO: I originally wanted to be a painter and sculptor, and much to the relief of my parents who saw a future life of a starving artist, I decided early on to switch to the architecture program at Edinburgh university.

How many projects do you have in the works at a given time? KO: Because we are a multi-disciplinary design studio that works on design of the exterior, interior, and decorating services, we usually have a couple of houses on the drawing board and a couple in construction at one time running sequentially through the design and construction schedule. We still work in the city and usually have an apartment or two going at the same time, ranging from just interior decoration services to reconstruc-

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Trends come and go. Are there any that you see on the horizon for the East End? Luke Ferran: I think you’re going to see the pendulum swing toward true minimalism and modernism in the traditional sense of the word. Where homes are living sculptures created with glass, steel, and stone, and where reclaimed barn wood is left out on the barn. In another direction, our younger clients are bananas over the ‘80s-era, white-painted, vertical-wood contemporary houses that are all over the Hamptons. They were passé for a while, but you’re going to see a lot of great renovations and re-imaginations of them in the next few years, complete with the green and pink marble and Memphis Milano influences throughout. Also, don’t count out Michael Graves-esque post-modernism from making a comeback. The younger client who can now afford to buy in the Hamptons has a lot of nostalgia for that look.

KOS + A is located on 2408 Main Street, Suite B, in Bridgehampton. Call 631267-3038, email info@kosullivan.com, or visit www.kosullivan.com.

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Bye Bye Burgers

And we never really got over losing Whaleburger. Now comes word Sag Harbor’s burger joint on The Pike, Bay Burger, is changing hands. Co-owners Liza and Joe Tremblay posted on Facebook that Monday, October 8, is their last day of business because they’ve sold the place. The assumption is it will remain a burger joint but it is not official, nor have the potential buyers been publicly identified. Word is the couple wants to spend more time with their two children. Locals may recall in the late 1960s the place was a drive-through called Whaleburger, Denny Holder’s vision. It featured culinary treats like Flipper’s Flubber, Ahab’s Revenge, and Cabin Boy Filet. Ok, we made that last one up. Every Wednesday was two-for-one day and the sign outside read, “Sale Ho!”

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Spotlight On Joseph Van Asco Elliman agent moonlights as a rock star By Zachary Weiss

From his early days as a local lifeguard to now, wheeling and dealing in the Hamptons real estate scene, Joseph Van Asco has been a prominent fixture on the East End. Sure, he has several million in sales under his belt, but did you know he and his wife formed a twoperson band when they first met? Here, we get the know Van Asco himself.

As a born-and-bred East Hampton resident, how does that help your sellers, buyers, and renters?

September September 12, 12, 2018 2018 What’s your favorite building in the Hamptons, architecturally? The Gates of the Grove, also known as the Jewish Center of the Hamptons, is one of my favorites. Designed by Norman Jaffe and built in 1989, it’s a very special place to me. I spent a lot of time there as a kid learning about spirituality, and then as an adult. After traveling to Israel for a few years, I came back to teach Hebrew, music, and culture there. I’m now teaching and making music at Temple Adas Israel in Sag Harbor, which is Long Island’s oldest synagogue. It’s one of the important things I like to do when I’m not busy with real estate.

What marketing tools do you use — direct mail, email, personal website — and what has worked best for you? I use a lot of marketing tools. I have even created some of my own. You have to use it all, but you also have to choose the best products, many of which are complex, and take some level of computer programming and literacy in order to use them successfully.

It helps not only that I know the area, but that I love the area and have a strong connection to it.

Do you have any favorite builders or architects you like to work with?

What did you like about growing up on the East End?

For sure. I really like the work of MKL construction, Telemark, MAP Builders, as well as Truxel Homes.

There’s so much to like about growing up here. I spent my summers as a lifeguard, riding my bike to Atlantic Ave in the morning, surfing, and having bonfires after work. I saved a few lives in the water too. They were pretty epic saves.

What are some tips and tricks for sellers to attract buyers? I have a whole list of tips and tricks, sometimes they apply and sometimes they don’t, but here are a few: staging the house, cleaning, clearing, and landscaping any outdoor areas, or planting a few flower beds always help. Even just fresh linens can go a long way, but first and foremost, always have great photos to draw buyers in.

What trends do you see happening at the moment? New construction in Springs is becoming an area of growth. Hampton Bays is also becoming a place for young adults and professionals looking for affordable properties. However, I see even those prices in Hampton Bays already pushing boundaries.

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You’re in a band with your wife, Jenna. How did that come to be? We met at the Blue Parrot about five years ago while I was playing music. She saw me play some original songs, and loved it. I invited her to come play in my band. The next day, when I picked her up for band practice, she said, “Where’s the rest of the band?” To which I replied, “Babe, It’s just you and I.” It’s all history from there. Check us out at www.jenna-joe.com.

When you’re not selling or renting real estate, what do you do for fun? I still like to ride my bike as far as my legs can take me. It keeps the kid in me alive. I built a skateboard at Grain Surfboards in Amagansett, and I’ve been skating around on that. No more tricks or half-pipes though, just straight cruising. I’m in a few bands as well, and I typically have at least one or two shows a week. That’s always a lot of fun. To contact Joe, email joseph.vanasco@ elliman.com or call 631.353.1043.

NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT: SUFFOLK COUNTY CALIBER HOME LOANS, INC.; Plaintiff(s) vs. JOSHUA HORTON A/K/A JOSHUA Y. HORTON; YVONNE LIEBLEIN; et al; Defendant(s) Attorney (s) for Plaintiff (s): ROSICKI, ROSICKI & ASSOCIATES, P.C., 2 Summit Court, Suite 301, Fishkill, New York, 12524, 845.897.1600 Pursuant to judgment of foreclosure and sale granted herein on or about October 30, 2017, I will sell at Public Auction to the highest bidder at Southold Town Hall, Main Road, Southold, NY 11972. On October 17, 2018 at 9:30 am. Premises known as 727 1ST STREET, GREENPORT, NY 11944 District: 1001 Section: 02.00 Block: 05.00 Lot: 033.007 ALL THAT CERTAIN PLOT, PIECE OR PARCEL OF LAND, with the buildings and improvements thereon erected, situate, lying and being in the Village of Greenport, Town of Southold, County of Suffolk and State of New York. As more particularly described in the judgment of foreclosure and sale. Sold subject to all of the terms and conditions contained in said judgment and terms of sale. Approximate amount of judgment $553,586.14 plus interest and costs. INDEX NO. 066279/2014 Robert A. Caccese, Esq., Referee

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Hurricanes’ Streak Still Alive, Thank You Team comes back to big first win of the season By Rick Murphy rmurphy@indyeastend.com

There’s something very sobering about the first game of the season: Every team starts off with the same win-loss record. For the Westhampton Beach Hurricanes, a possible fall from grace loomed especially large, because they had so far to fall. After all, last year’s team was one of the best football teams to ever come out of Suffolk County. The Hurricanes, undefeated, rolled to the Long Island Conference III Championship last season with an 11-0 mark led by one of the greatest running backs ever, Dylan Laube. But Friday night, September 7, Laube was a distant memory and the adoring Hurricane fans, at least most of them, were a long way away. It was the Eastport/South Manor fans mak-

ing all the noise, and with good reason. Their Ducks were sitting on a 13-0 lead, smelling an upset, and naysayers were worried the bubble had burst for Bill Parry’s charges. Then pride, and talent, took over. Yes, Laube is gone, but there is plenty of talent on this year’s team, led by the all-Long Island senior linebacker Liam McIntyre, who is a difference maker on defense, and also a bruising fullback. McIntyre is but one of a threehead running attack that should serve Westhampton Beach well this season. After the initial shock of falling behind wore off, Aidan Cassara, a halfback, broke through for a 17-yard touchdown run to narrow the lead to 13-7 at halftime. Cassara tied things up with a 10yard spring early in the third, and then the floodgates opened for the locals. Enter Jaden Alfano-St. John, who did a pretty fair Laube impersonation. His 35-yard TD reception put the Hurricanes on top for good. The team played ball control for most of the way from there, grinding out huge chunks of real estate and burning clock time. Alfano-St. John rushed for 123 yards and for two touchdowns on only 16 carries, and McIntyre added 121 rushing yards on 18 carries. What started out as a nail-biter ended a laugher, 35-13; Eastport never scored again after the 13 first quarter points. Rival East Islip (1-0) comes to the Hamptons Friday night, September 14, as the Hurricanes seek their 13th straight victory in what should be a real test. Kickoff is 6 PM. In other local action, the North Fork combined team, on the road, dropped its opener 36-20 to a strong Wyandanch team in Conference IV action. The home opener is Friday evening at 6:30 against Hampton Bays, which recorded a win via forfeit since East Hampton, its scheduled opponent, did not field a team.

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Pierson/Bridgehampton’s 2017 Suffolk County Class C champions.

Pierson/Bridgehampton Looks To Repeat Whalers will try to defend Suffolk County title By Rick Murphy rmurphy@indyeastend.com

If the Pierson/ Bridgehampton Whalers are to defend their Suffolk County Class C title, they’ll have to get by Southold. Chalk one up to the Northforkers. The Settlers came to Sag Harbor on Wednesday, September 5, and knocked off Pierson convincingly, 4-1. Daniel Palencia was the main culprit, splitting the Pierson defensive line for two goals. Van Karsten and the veteran Joe Silvestro also scored for the win-

ners. Mateo Barabona tallied the losers’ sole goal. The Whalers rebounded two days later, beating Port Jeff on the road, 2-1. The Royals were nursing a 1-0 lead for much of the fray, but Alex Wesley found a streaking Barabona cutting inside and Barabona did the rest, drilling a shot just inside the post to knot the score and send the match to overtime. The locals took control, and at the 1:24 mark, Jorge Alvarado delivered

the game winner courtesy of a pass from Hatama Coulter. Pierson, competing in League VII, will play Babylon on Wednesday, September 12 at home (4:30 PM) and travel to Greenport two days later. The Settlers, also in League VII, will play at Smithtown Christian on September 12 and at Bayport/Blue Point on Tuesday, September 18. Southampton is off to a 1-1 start in what appears to be an ultra-competitive League VI. The home opener went well — the Mariners prevailed 2-1 against Bayport/Blue Point on Wednesday, September 5, but Southampton could not survive a trip to Shoreham/ Wading River two days later, falling 4-2. The opener was a nail biter. Diego Trugillo scored the team’s only goal in regulation. With less than a minute left in overtime, the Mariners mounted a charge. Logan Whitall found the ball deep behind enemy lines and nailed it in for the game winner. Undefeated Glenn, 3-0 overall and 2-0 in League VI, comes to town Friday, September 14, for a game under the lights at 7 PM. Hampton Bays, off to a 0-2 start in

League VI, plays at Southampton Tuesday, September 18, at 4:30 PM. East Hampton has been placed in League V, and that leaves a lot of road trips for the locals to contend with. The home opener did not go will for Bonac, either. East Hampton dropped a heartbreaker to Sayville 2-1 in double overtime. Zane Musnicki scored Bonac’s only goal. East Hampton will take on Rocky Point (0-2) on Saturday, September 15, at 11 AM. East End girls soccer teams started off slowly this season. Pierson/ Bridgehampton, like the other East End teams playing in Division II, dropped its opener at Rocky Point on September 5 by an 8-0 score. The Lady Whalers dropped their home opener 7-0 three days later. The locals play at Babylon on September 13 at 4:30 PM and at Port Jefferson the same time Monday. East Hampton, playing at East Islip on September 5, lost 2-0. Harborfields (0-1-1) comes to Bonac Friday at 4:30 for the home opener. Hampton Bays, shut out by Amityville 1-0 on September 8, plays at Westhampton on September 13 at 4 PM. The Lady Hurricanes are 0-2.

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How is this different than going to a chiropractor or getting a massage? Founded by thee friends, Geoff Schneider, a competitive golfer, Rob Parillo, a serious runner, and Stefan Matte, who was just looking to improve his overall health, LYMBR was created with the intention to rebuild the body through massage and stretch therapy. It increases flexibility, mobility, and stress relief for people of all ages, levels of flexibility, and athleticism. With several locations already on both the east and west coasts, this past summer LYMBR arrived in Southampton. Walk into the comfortable atmosphere of a perfectly chilled room with brick walls and uptempo music to find several chairs and massage tables. Each staff member is nationally certified before attending a 120-hour LYMBR Academy Training. Emilia Caligiuri is an East End native, currently residing in Sag Harbor year-round, and my personal trainer for the day. I explain I have a sore neck, from long drives and hours on the computer, in addition to sore muscles from going a little too hard with weights at the gym. She directs me to a table for me to lay

down and places a strap over my middle section to keep my hips in place at all times. Then, she begins to guide my lower body from side to side, up and down, in a repetitive flow of guided stretching. After the table, she sits me in a chair and continues the same form with my neck, shoulders, and arms.

Who benefits from this kind of stretch? The work we do at LYMBR is beneficial to almost everyone. For athletes, we provide proper preparation and recovery specific to their needs. Our work aids in acceleration and recovery from stiffness, soreness, and injury. It also helps prepare the body for activity. Many of our clients come to the studio before their long training run, their tennis match, or their round of golf — and some come back after for recovery. For those playing sports, many see an increase in their performance. On the other end, our weekends and evenings are busy with professionals suffering from tech neck, pains

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Ours works to lengthen the muscles, increase blood flow and space within the joint, leading to greater flexibility and decreased tension in the body. Clients feel the results immediately, feeling taller, more grounded, more relaxed, and able to move with ease. By the end of my session, tension in my legs had disappeared and the apparently uneven shoulders I had (according to my doctor) had temporarily evened out. Last, due to all the toxins released during my joint and muscles being opened, I was very thirsty. Overall, I felt longer and a wider range of movement in my body. As I was leaving, the next client coming through the door was a 70-something-year-old woman, proving that LYMBR doesn’t discriminate and can benefit all types. In my opinion, it should be a medical requirement for overall health. Recommendations are to come in multiple times a week to speed up recovery. Typical recommendation is once a week to maintain routine. If you can’t make it into the studio during the week, there is a LYMBR@Work program, bringing the studio on-site to stretch employees. LYMBR is at The Spur @ The Station at 280 Elm Street in Southampton. Call 631-488-4566, email hamptons@beLYMBR.com, or visit www.belymbr.com for more info.

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September 12, 2018

CHIP SHOTS By Bob Bubka

A Different Way To Play The Game Bryan DeChambeau takes a scientific approach to golf bobvoiceofgolf@gmail.com

In last week’s Chip Shots I tried to impress you with my intelligence by naming the four players that I felt European Ryder Cup Captain Thomas Bjorn would choose to round out his team. My final tally — two right, two wrong. I was on the money with Sergio Garcia and Ian Poulter but missed the mark with Matt Wallace and Thomas Pieters. Instead, Bjorn chose Paul Casey and Henrik Stenson. Certainly, getting two out of four correct does not make me smart but perhaps using an electroencephalogram might. It is a fancy contraption that supposedly tells the brain when I need a break, among other things. Welcome to the world of Bryson DeChambeau. He uses an electroencephalogram to monitor his brain waves to

let him know when to take a week off. I mean, in my world, when I’m tired, I just shut it down . . .but maybe I should start using Bryson’s magic machine instead. At long last, the PGA Tour appears to have a genius among its ranks. Bryson DeChambeau played for SMU and majored in physics all the while winning the NCAA Individual title and the U.S. Amateur championship. And, on top of that, he invented a set of irons that are all the same length and has won with them over and over. DeChambeau has earned four PGA Tour wins and a Captain’s pick to this year’s Ryder Cup Team all before reaching his 25th birthday. Yes, without a doubt, Bryson DeChambeau plays golf differently than

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anyone in the game. Prior to hitting a shot, he factors in the slope of the ground where he is standing, the wind direction, the humidity, and the slope of the surface he will be hitting the ball to. His swing is pretty much patterned after the late, great Canadian golfer, Moe Norman, who is often thought of as one of the all-time great ball strikers. Bryson’s unique swing dovetails nicely with his specialized clubs. So, his swing is different, his clubs are different, and certainly how he taps into his brain is different. Bryson’s out-ofthe-box plan for the tour’s off week is to head to Colorado to undergo some testing to monitor his body’s reaction to oxygen deprivation. I can guarantee this is a first for any PGA Tour professional. DeChambeau is a stickler for detail and loves to be on the cutting edge. As I’m sure that most diehard Ryder Cup fans are aware, Team USA loves to play ping-pong during their off time in the team room. Reports are already coming in that the competition for bragging rights will be fierce. With the perfectionist attitude Bryson possesses, he definitely wanted to make sure his ping-pong skills were sharp, so the mad scientist built himself a ping-pong robot to play and practice against. Reports are that his game has improved significantly. There is little doubt in my mind that as the DeChambeau star continues to shine there will be more and more fellow golf geeks that might be willing to try his scientific approach to this game we all love. However, if you were not a physics major, I must warn you that the DeChambeau all-one-lengthmethod of striking the golf ball has a greater chance of putting you in the funny farm than lowering your handicap. On a totally different note, it is still hard to comprehend that this week marks the 17th anniversary of one of this country’s darkest days — the trag-

edy of September 11. For all those of you who lost family or friends, I know there must be a heavy ache in your heart that will never go away. On that dreadful Tuesday, I was on a flight from New York to St Louis with a change of planes in Cleveland to cover the WGC-American Express Championship at Bellerive Country Club. I was in the American Airlines lounge in Cleveland awaiting my connecting flight when I watched in horror as the towers came down. As difficult as it was to process what was happening, I knew it would only be minutes before the airport would be locked down. I sprinted to the rental car counter and managed to get the last car available. With all flights grounded, the only way to St Louis was by car. While listening to the radio on the drive to St Louis it was so hard to think of the nightmare happening in Lower Manhattan. It was just inconceivable. I recall pulling into a gas station to fill up the car. Price gouging is a problem during any disaster and I wasn’t prepared to meet it head-on. With the nozzle in my hand, the gas station manager came running out to say all pumps would be closed for 10 minutes. Yes, you guessed it. Ten minutes later the per gallon price went from $1.99 to $4.99. Price gouging at its worst. After my arrival at Bellerive, the PGA Tour wisely canceled the event and I turned the car to the east. On the long drive home, I had plenty of time to grieve for all those families whose lives would never be the same. One image that will never leave me is that of the brave men and women who went rushing in to try to save others’ lives only to lose their own. Now that the Ryder Cup is only a few weeks away and the team is complete with Captain Furyk’s final pick being Tony Finau, it will be interesting to see if the mad scientist’s unique approach to the game will hold up in Golf’s Greatest Event.

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Another Year Of Just Plane Fun Photos by Justin Meinken The Just Plane Fun airshow event flew by on Saturday, September 8, with hundreds in attendance. With some poor weather, several planes and other air vehicles could not risk their flights to make it in time for the show. However, many planes were able to make the commute despite the forecast. The WWII fighter plane, the Tigerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Revenge, piloted by Charlie Lynch and his daughter Mary Grace Lynch, braved the difficult weather and flew all the way from New Jersey that morning. As a show of its accomplishment, the Tigerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Revenge performed several acrobatics and flybys over the airport. The plane then safely landed and joined many other beautiful planes. For more information, go to www.hamptonflyers. com.

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ers, warrants issued by the agency that have never been reviewed by a judge. They “should go to a judge, show their case that they have probable cause, and then they get their warrant,” he said. What the country needs, he said, is “a comprehensive plan that addresses the needs of the people of this country, that will provide seasonal workers for people on Long Island . . . We need to address all of it, including border security, and we need an immigration force like ICE, but it can’t be a terrorizing force of the population.” The Senate confirmation hearing last week of Brett Kavanaugh for the open seat on the Supreme Court, during which a 2003 email written by the nominee to the nation’s highest court brought into question whether or not the 1973 landmark decision Roe v Wade, which found most state antiabortion laws unconstitutional, was settled law. “I am not sure that all legal scholars refer to Roe as the settled law of the land at the Supreme Court level since Court can always overrule its precedent, and three current Justices on the Court would do so,” Kavanaugh wrote at the time. Both men were asked what they thought Congress should do if, in fact, Roe v. Wade was reversed. “We are talking about a hypothetical event that will likely not happen in my lifetime or my kids’ lifetime,” Zeldin said. If Roe v. Wade was overturned, “Our nation would be having a policy debate as to what that law should look like . . . It would be a robust debate, and crafting of policy with Republicans and Democrats working together in both the House and the Senate. I would have to see what that legislation would look like,” Zeldin said. “There is a way to craft that bill that I would be passionately opposed to, and there is a way to craft that bill that I would be passionately in support of. I would really have to see what that bill would look like to give you an honest answer.” At the same time, Zeldin said, the practice of partial birth abortions performed after 20 weeks of pregnancy has many opponents who are normally supporters of a woman’s right to choose. Since President Trump took office, there has been one vote in the House to criminalize the practice at the federal level. Zeldin supported that bill, which has since stalled in the Senate. The only other law involving abortion to have come through the House in the current term is a bill passed by the chamber on February 16, 2017 that

allows states and local municipalities to withhold federal funds from clinics that perform abortions. Zeldin voted in favor of the bill, which passed the House then deadlocked in the Senate with a 50-50 vote. Vice President Michael Pence then broke that deadlock, and the law passed, 51-50, giving states the right to withhold federal funds from clinics. “Were that to happen,” Gershon said of a court reversal of Roe v. Wade, “and I hope to God it doesn’t happen, I would hope that Congress would pass a clear law that brought the provisions that were present under Roe v. Wade back into the law.”

The Future Of Energy “We need to move away from fossil fuel technology and onto renewable clean technology,” Gershon said. “We need to do that as a country to help address such things as climate change, but also for Long Island.” Gershon sees great potential for Long Island, and the First Congressional District, in renewable energy, not just for power production, but for well-paying jobs. “I look at the potential of off-shore wind as a technology that can really make an impact, both in terms of reducing costs for us, which is good for business, overall, and good for people, but also in providing better jobs,” he said. “If we work on building windmills, you’ve got immediate benefits from it, but you have the real potential of manufacturing the wind turbines on Long Island in New York. We have the deep-water ports that would make this possible right now. Wind turbines for off-shore are imported from Europe. If there is going to be any substantial use of them domestically, someone on the east coast is going to become the producer, and it might as well be Suffolk County. I think clean energy is a real future for us.” He was asked, in particular, about the controversial Deepwater project. “The major objections that I see that are valid for Deepwater is the lack of transparency. We don’t know enough of the arrangement between Deepwater and LIPA, and we should know more,” he said, adding “there was much more transparency when Deepwater worked with Rhode Island on the Block Island wind farm. Zeldin agreed about the need for clean energy. “Developing clean and green energy is critical to reduced emissions, improved air quality, and lower energy bills for Long Islanders,” he said. “I helped secure $5.3 billion in funding for the Department of Energy’s Office of Science, which funds cuttingedge energy research at Brookhaven

National Lab and Stony Brook University, and I also helped secure a $2.3 million grant for alternative energy research earlier this year, not just to reduce our electric bills, but also to lead to advanced treatments for cancer and other diseases,” Zeldin said. “We must also upgrade our energy infrastructure. We have outdated power plants that are inefficient economically and environmentally and we cannot afford to fall any further behind the curve.”

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for more rail funding for Long Island and have already secured hundreds of millions to improve LIRR overcrowding, including the East Side Access project and Moynihan Station,” he said.

Mueller Probe Gershon touched on one other topic: the Mueller investigation of President Trump’s campaign, and allegations of collusion with the Russians. “Right now, we have Robert Mueller in an investigation of Russian interference of the 2016 election,” Gershon said. Mueller, he added, is “one of the country’s most bipartisanly respected. Let it run its course. Let it reach its conclusion. Don’t interfere with it. Don’t try to shut it down, which is what Lee Zeldin is trying to do. That is not healthy for America,” he said. “If it finds Trump did nothing wrong, then there is nothing to investigate. If it finds a need for further investigation, then, and only then, let’s investigate it.” Zeldin had a different take: “The special counsel was created with a particular scope that was related to Russian interference with the 2016 election. I believe that Russians meddled and will try to meddle again. We must protect our elections from any foreign interference. Unfortunately, it is also clear that this particular special counsel investigation is now operating well beyond its originally crafted scope and purpose and could literally never end at this point. That aspect is a problem.”

While Trump's name will not be on the ballot, Gershon mentioned the president's name 11 times, while Zeldin, who supports and is supported by President Trump, did not mention his name once.

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able to homeowners who do not qualify for a grant. In addition, the town has a rebate program which includes the village, and is dependent upon location. Currently, the Town of East Hampton’s code for septic system upgrades applies to both residential and commercial properties, stated Hajek, but other municipalities he researched only applied their upgrade code to residential properties. The board will consider legislation for I/A upgraded septic systems for new construction, or a 25 percent expansion of floor area for existing structures, or construction which increases the number of bedrooms, as well as include voluntary replacement of existing systems.

58 Leaf Blower Noise Complaints The last item for discussion pertained to leaf blowers and the noise associated with them. Police Chief Michael Tracey reported that between June 1 to September 5 the precinct has received 58 noise related complaints, 21 of which were due to the use of landscaping equipment. Eleven of those were issued violations. The time of day, the day of the week, and whether the complaints were from a repeat caller, were not specified. Mayor Rickenbach stated, “It’s a quality of life issue.” Recognizing that leaf blowers are essential tools for landscapers, the board discussed a “phase-in period.” Its hope is to minimize the financial burden to landscapers who will need to replace their equipment when legislation is drawn. With input from Bill Fox, owner of Bill Fox Grounds Maintenance, who indicated that the batterypowered leaf blowers will cost three times the cost of the gas-powered ones, the board said it will consider a threeyear phase-in period. Fox stated that he has already replaced three leaf blowers with battery-

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Continued From Page 27. been sitting behind the wheel of a 2001 GMC Yukon Denali in the parking lot of the 7-Eleven in downtown Montauk with four passengers, when he was approached by at least two officers, including Andrew Nimmo. Hellman, who appeared to be drunk to the officers, tried to flee by putting the car into drive, and, apparently, flooring the gas. Nimmo, who had reached in to the vehicle to try and prevent Hellman from driving off, the police said, was dragged about 15 to 20 feet, and suffered severe contusions. Hellman, accelerating, according to the police, made a hard right turn out of the parking lot, only to have the vehicle roll over about 100 feet west of the convenience store. When police and other first responders got to him, he was still behind the wheel. He was extracted, unhurt, and charged with drunken driving and assault. A search of the vehicle, which was lying on its side in the eastbound lane of Montauk Highway, turned up the packaged narcotics, police said. Bail was set at $7500. Unable to meet that amount, he was taken to county jail in Riverside, where he remains. Two other indictments were announced last Thursday in East Hampton Justice Court. Fabrice Twagirumukiza was indicted August 31 on six felony charges. The Sag Harbor man was arrested by East Hampton Town

police August 6. He will also be arraigned Friday in the same courtroom as Hellman. Twagirumukiza has been free on bail since shortly after his arrest. He was originally charged with two counts of felony driving while intoxicated. The grand jury tripled the felony charges. Besides the original two counts of felony DWI, he is now facing felony charges of aggravated unlicensed driving, aggravated driving while intoxicated with two prior convictions, and two counts of operating a motor vehicle while drunk with a suspended license, according to court records. The third indictment was that of John Jara of East Hampton on two felony counts of drunken driving. He has already been arraigned in Justice Braslow’s courtroom and is due back in court in October. He was arrested this past Easter by town police.

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Continued From Page 36. Road and two Thursday evenings ago at Ashawagh Hall in Springs at another free Reform Democrat function, I began to feel that old buzz. It seemed that relief from humdrum could be just around the corner. Let’s hope a lot of your local readers are feeling and buzzing similarly and that they are committed to turning the town around as happened in the “’80s.” It’s now or never! Sincerely, Larry Penny

Another Opportunity Dear Rick, Since Hillary Clinton lost the election, Democrats have consistently argued that President Donald Trump swept the least-educated counties whereas Hillary Clinton won the most educated. This argument may be true but it’s fraught. About 30 percent of the population has a college degree. Therefore, some of the remaining 60 percent had to vote for Clinton. So even though Democrats

correctly argue that Clinton won the popular vote, it might be prudent to avoid describing that popular vote as uneducated. In fact, President Donald Trump is well educated. Yet his decision to eliminate tax deductions in high-tax states belies his claim that his tax reform helps all citizens. It does not. Trump’s statement is a lie. At the local level, the decision by Southampton Town Supervisor Jay Schneiderman to run for Suffolk County Comptroller on the Democratic Party line provides another opportunity to evaluate the issue of education. Documentation exists that indicate Southampton’s Highway Superintendent may have worked with the developers of a proposed 600-acre golf course resort in East Quogue. The Highway Superintendent has the support of the Democratic Party, and, ironically, many Democrats who oppose the golf course voted for the superintendent. Obviously, the entire truth about the golf course resort has not been told. According to articles printed in various publications, many East End Democrats are well-educated women who follow artistic or socially responsible paths, one of whom is the Yale-educated wife of Southampton’s Highway Superintendent. In one article, the Yale graduate, who described herself as well traveled and intellectually sophisticated, explained why she married a guy who is neither. “I went to Yale and I met plenty of idiots at Yale. Idiots! But Alex (the Highway Superintendent) makes me laugh and that’s more important.” Unfortunately for the Democratic Party of Southampton, the Democratic candidate running for Congress against Lee Zeldin is Perry Gershon, an East Hampton resident who is a Yale graduate. Fortunately for Mr. Gershon, the stories about Southampton’s unlikely couple appear self-serving rather than factual. Respectfully, Susan Cerwinski

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several different factors, including not being charged by the judge properly before members of the jury entered the jury room. The town also is arguing that the jury was given “tainted evidence” and decided the private damage claim using an improper standard of guilt. The homeowners have countered, through their attorneys, David Kosakoff and Timothy Hill, that the “plaintiffs presented the jury with factual evidence supporting each element of the claim for private nuisance.” The brief to the court states that in order to win the case, the town “must establish that no reasonable juror could have found for

Continued From Page 22. The plaintiffs contend that the jetties are under the town’s control, and, therefore, the town is liable for the beach erosion they cause to properties to the west. The town has maintained that it is the Army Corps of Engineers that is responsible for the jetties. The Corps was originally a defendant in the case, but Judge Joanna Seybert dismissed the case against it. Now, the town, through its attorney, Steven Stern, is arguing that the jury simply got it wrong, based on

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the plaintiffs.” The plaintiffs also state in their response that the town had made a similar legal argument twice before during the trial, with the court not ruling in its favor. On September 1, at the Montauk Fire Department headquarters, a meeting was held involving residents of Culloden Shores, which includes the properties in question. In a PowerPoint presentation, the owners called on the town to commit to replenishing the beaches with 500,000 cubic yards of sand every three to five years. One of the pages of the presentation states that “the Culloden Shores

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Bridgehampton

Continued From Page 13. Pamela Harwood, who serves as the chairwoman of the Bridgehampton Citizens Advisory Committee, asked if a new library was necessary. “Why do we need a new library in this school when across the street we have the Hampton Library?” she asked. She said when a state project to put in new crosswalks in the hamlet is completed, it would be a safe walk from the school to the library for students. Her comments drew heated rebuttals from several other audience members, who said a proper library should be part of any school building. In Bridgehampton, a converted classroom serves that purpose. Enrollment at Bridgehampton, which serves children in pre-K through high school, has grown from 145 in 2008 to 227 this year, Hauser told the group. But Jenice Delano, a resident who has long argued that the high school could be closed and students sent to a neighboring school district, questioned whether elements of the plan like a regulation-sized gym were needed for a small high school, but she was told the gym, like other improvements, were being designed for the entire student body. Responding to a comment that the district was building in extra space for future growth, school board member Lillian Tyree Johnson said that was simply not the case and she pointed out the district was the only one on the East End to not have undertaken some kind of capital improvement project in the past 25 years. “It’s not a wish list, it’s a-whatwe-need list,” she said of the proposed expansion. “It’s how we came about this project to begin with and we haven’t changed that philosophy. It’s what these kids need now.” School board president Ron White also made the case for the expansion. “We have an amazing group of kids who are constantly striving in this small district,” he said. “What we are trying to do is give our district a chance to be competitive. With this expansion and being able to spread out just a little bit more, I believe our curriculum will go through the roof.”

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Continued From Page 14. has also applied for another $100,000 grant that will fund the construction phase of the project. Fisher said that the organization has a bevy of retired planners who helped work on the grant applications. That, coupled with support from local

government, such as the Southampton Town Board and Trustees, as well as environmental groups like the Group for the East End, The Pine Barrens Society, Peconic Baykeeper Organization, and Defend H20, is what helped them secure the grants. Preliminary plans for the Riverside Maritime Trail Park will include the design of a passive park that will include a wetland restoration project along the south side, the Southampton side, of the Peconic River across from Riverhead. There’s one thing that people need to keep in mind, though. The maritime trail will be quite different than the bulkheaded shoreline across the river in Riverhead, Fisher explained. The trail’s shoreline will feature natural wetlands and will be set back by about 20 feet from the water with a catwalk, not a dock. “We want wetlands with native plants and species,” Fisher added. The catwalk is in keeping with Governor Andrew Cuomo’s plan for wetland restoration and coastal resiliency in the wake of Superstorm Sandy. Under the plan, natural wetlands are encouraged along shorelines because they absorb water, as opposed to shorehardening devices like bulkheads and docks. “A traditional bulkhead does not hold back water, but plants and roots do,” Fisher said. To start, the catwalk will be constructed along the shoreline adjacent to the park, but there are covenants placed on the surrounding properties through zoning that require property owners to construct a catwalk if they want to develop their land, according to Fisher. One preliminary idea that has already been suggested for the trail is that the catwalk be constructed so that it is in a circular loop. However, that idea has to wind its way through the process first, just like all the others, Fisher said. Araiys will return to the community to unveil a rough draft of the ideas from the charrette process at a meeting at the Crohan Center on October 16. They will present their plans, which will include 90 percent of the completed design phase, to the town board at a work session scheduled for November 15, also at the Crohan Center. After that, there will be another chance to tweak some of the ideas before the final plan is approved and the project moves into the bidding process and construction phase.

Health Care

Continued From Page 16. cility “delivers state-of-the-art health care locally. The mortality rates are the

best on Long Island for cardiac events. Every protocol done at Stony Brook is done at Southampton Hospital. The cardiac procedures are nearly indistinguishable from what is done at Stony Brook.” Samuel Ryu, MD, who serves as Chair of the Department of Radiation Oncology and Deputy Director of the Stony Brook Cancer Center discussed the goal to bring the expertise, technology, and the translation of the clinical trials to Southampton via the Phillips Family Cancer Center. With a groundbreaking ceremony held on June 10, the new facility is scheduled to open later this year. The Cancer Center will be set-up to provide full cancer care services. A state-of-the art radiation oncology suite is in the process of being built and will contain the newest technology, including a linear accelerator. Darin Wiggins, MD, the Vice Chair and Service Chief of Emergency Medicine at Stony Brook Southampton Hospital, has been with the hospital for over 20 years. He admitted, “I al-

most quit the first day. I had the first overnight shift and I realized that I was the only doctor awake 40 miles in any direction. I also realized that in a heart event, I had to get you stable enough to get you 45 minutes away.” Wiggins spoke about the hospital’s future vision. Improvements have already been made to the emergency room in Southampton and include “a pediatric trauma room color coded for any size child.” In addition, Wiggins mentioned that urgent care facilities such as a Stony Brook Southampton Hospital Emergency Department Satellite are planned in East Hampton. However, Wiggins stated, “It’s a tough market for ER services. There are only five freestanding ERs in New York.” Like Chaloner, Wiggins reiterated the need for more doctors on the East End but indicated that “the lack of affordable housing makes it difficult to achieve.” He recommended the community speak to their representatives on the town and village boards and request that a plan be developed to make affordable housing a priority.

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