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risk. “DEA agents have interviewed multiple co-conspirators who openly discussed the sale of pills with Troyan,” according to the filing. Troyan would issue phony prescriptions, the co-conspirators would sell them on the streets, and the proceeds would be split evenly.

Further, according to documents obtained by The Independent, Troyan “was captured on undercover audio and video discussing the illegal sale(s) . . . and taking large quantities of cash he was owed.” Investigators said the sale of over 60,000 illegally obtained pills grossed over $1.8 million.

Investigators first became aware of Troyan when a physician complained. U.S. Attorney Allen Bode said the surgeon had performed a tonsillectomy on a patient who subsequently tried to reopen the stitches with a pencil in order to get more oxycodone. The individual was a “patient” of Troyan’s.

At one point Troyan was recorded with an unnamed co-conspirator who offered him an AR-15 assault

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The arrest of a Riverhead physician’s assistant, Michael Troyan, and former Southampton Town Councilman Brad Bender in a wide-reaching probe of illegal sale of oxycodone is barely the tip of the iceberg, investigators involved revealed.

“This is an ongoing investigation,” said Erin Mulvey, a spokeswoman for the Drug Enforcement Administration New York Division.

Though by all accounts Troyan was the head of the ring, there are 20-conspirators involved, according to court documents.

Troyan ran East End Urgent and Primary Care with branches in Wading River and Riverhead.

According to court papers filed by the United States Attorney of the Eastern District to the U.S. Magistrate Judge Gary R. Brown, “Troyan employed doctors at the clinic so that he would have the authority to prescribe controlled substances.”

The prosecuting attorney asked Brown to hold Troyan without bail because he represented a flight

rifle as partial payment for a load of pills. Though Troyan agreed to the deal, investigators wouldn’t allow the co-conspirator to hand the gun over and stepped in. It was not Bender, a source close to the case said.

Robert L. Capers, a U.S. Attorney, urged Judge Brown to detain Troyan without bail pending trial. “Troyan represents an unacceptable danger to the community . . . the government’s case makes Troyan a flight risk. He faces the assured prospect of a substantial jail term in excess of 10 years.”

At a bail hearing after his arrest Troyan’s father Peter, a retired Riverhead police officer, pledged his house as bail security. The father also surrendered six firearms said to be owned by his son — two handguns, two shotguns, and two rifles.

In 2007 a Riverhead cop, Peter Troyan, was sued for beating a prisoner in his custody. The town settled the case for “more than $10,000 and less than $1 million.”

Oxycodone is a semisynthetic opioid synthesized from thebaine, an opioid alkaloid found in the Persian poppy and one of the many opioid alkaloids found in the opium poppy. A number of prescription pain relievers including Percocet, Percodan, Tylox and OxyContin all contain oxycodone.

According to Recovery.org oxycodone is a toxin. The system normally experiences a hard time breaking it down on a frequent basis when it is taken in large amounts. One of the dangers is organ failure or infections. Over time, the liver and the kidney may experience a reduction in activity; this may lead to a failure, consequently total failure and infections.

Being a sedative, oxycodone can also have serious effects on the respiratory system. Oxycodone functions by reducing the activity of the respiratory and the central nervous system. Thus, long term and excessive use may lead to respiratory distress.

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Gordon Herr, the head of the Southampton Town Democratic Party, said he had no idea Councilman Brad Bender had a drug problem. He was responding to a comment made by Daman Hagan, who unsuccessfully ran for a seat on the Southampton Town Board last month and published in last week’s Independent.

“I was as shocked as anyone else,” Herr said. “No one in our party, and I assume no one in the other party, knew either.”

Bender’s addiction dated back to 2012, according to court documents, and the Southampton Town Board has met hundreds of times since then. “There are Republicans on the board who didn’t notice anything either,” Herr pointed out.

Arrested for conspiracy to distribute drugs, Bender resigned his position last month.

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Polar Plunges, A Shore Way To Help

By Kitty Merrill

Are your coworkers cranking that dry heat so high you need to cool off?

Or, has the holiday season filled you will a yearning to make a difference?

How’s about a chilly dip in the ocean?

Each winter on the East End, there are two opportunities to embrace “freezin’ for a reason.”

The 12th annual Polar Bear Plunge will be held on Saturday (which is 12/12 by the way) at Cooper’s Beach in Southampton Village at 10 AM. Get there before 9:30 AM to register.

The plunge is held to raise money for Human Resources of the Hamptons and its food pantry. Every year 350 local families rely on the food pantry for help. HRH is hoping to make $60,000 this year to stock its shelves.

To take the plunge, polar bears must either give or collect a minimum of $25 from sponsors.

Registration is free, unless you don’t get any donations. If that’s the case, pay $25.

This year, according to the HRH website, Human Resources will receive “a big donation” if members of the following groups take the plunge: volunteer firefighter, ambulance volunteer, Southampton elected official, Southampton village employee, local school district staff, teacher, employee, or principal, employees or families of Wright & Co. Construction, and Old Town Lodge 908.

Registration takes place in the pavilion at Cooper’s. Everybody over the age of 18 who wants to go into the water must sign a waiver.

Parents must sign for children and if the child’s parents won’t be on hand, waivers can be obtained and submitted before Saturday.

Organizers suggest bringing a towel and a change of clothes.

Changing rooms will be available on site. Wear shoes before the plunge to keep your feet warm on the cold sand. Wear a costume to add to the fun.

There will be a Sur vivors’ Celebration after the plunge, with free refreshments for hardy, soggy souls.

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It was founded in 1903 by Bernarr McFadden. Members jump in the water every week. Then, on New Year’s Day, they invite others to join in and help raise money for the Special Olympics.

Locally, the YMCA East Hampton RECenter sponsors an annual New Year’s Day plunge at Main Beach that draws hundreds of participants and spectators. Organized by East Hampton Ocean Rescue, it benefits East Hampton Food Pantries.

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I’M NOT AFRAID…I’M NOT AFRAID…I’M NOT AFRAID

Boy was I scared. Paris . . . San Bernardino . . .

Despite what the administration is saying, most Americans think ISIS is winning big time.

They’re threatening to kill Americans in theaters, in malls, in the workplace, on the streets.

Somehow, having Police Commissioner Bill Bratton and Mayor Bill de Blasio tell me I’m safe had the opposite effect. I became even more frightened.

I needed to hear from the Big Guy. The President.

I needed the Big Kahuna to tell me what he was going to do to save us all.

Then came the announcement: The President would speak to the nation on Sunday at 8 PM from the Oval Office.

8 PM on a Sunday? Interrupting or holding up Sunday Night Football?

This was going to be big.

So I turned it on and the President told me not to be afraid. He said it in that wonderful “I know what I’m talking about” voice of his.

He then told me of his new plans.

Which were exactly like his old plans.

Now, I have a lousy memory but I could swear I’ve heard all those words

before, except this time he used the word “terrorism” instead of “work place violence.”

Then he got to the root of our problem: guns. If we take guns out of the hands of Americans, ISIS would stop killing us.

I then expected he would reach out to ISIS and tell them they had to give up their guns, too.

I thought he was going to ask ISIS to join with us in fighting the greatest threat to the world – global warming.

Our President is such a fair guy.

He told ISIS that he had no plans to put boots on the ground, so they shouldn’t worry their twisted little heads about that.

He didn’t end by telling them, “If you like your terrorism, you can keep your terrorism.”

I don’t know about you, but his calm voice just lifted all the fear from my body.

The reaction to the speech was tepid. Democrats and Republicans seem ready to claim that Donald Trump is a greater threat to our lives than ISIS. I do not agree with the Fox analyst who said on air about Obama: “This guy is such a total pussy.”

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John Leo, a great writer, made the best point on the subject when he wrote: “When Nazis invaded Poland on Sept. 1, 1939, President Roosevelt, backed firmly by CNN, vigorously announced that that NRA was clearly at fault and that California clearly had too many guns. ‘This is a day of inflammation,’ he quipped, quoting The New York Times that Naziphobia had inflamed a basically peaceful era marked by occasional workplace violence by people with armbands or Munchausen syndrome by proxy.

Meanwhile, The New York Times said the kerfuffle in Poland was ridiculously unimportant compared with changing weather patterns. FDR said, ‘What is a world war compared with weather?’”

Whenever I sit down with Democrats/liberals, they always tell me how Barack Obama pulled the United States out of “the second worst depression,” etc. etc. etc. Then they proudly tell me that the unemployment rate, thanks to Obama, is 5 percent. When I ask, “How come 91 million Americans are out of work?” they give me Jackie Gleason’s old “Humma humma humma” routine.

Actually, I have been able to get to the truth by listening to those two brilliant economists, Abbott & Costello: NOW EVERYTHING IS CLEAR!

By Abbott & Costello COSTELLO: I want to talk about the unemployment rate in America.

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ABBOTT: Good subject. Terrible times. It’s 5.0percent.

COSTELLO: That many people are out of work?

ABBOTT: No, that’s 23percent.

COSTELLO: You just said 5.0percent.

ABBOTT: 5.0percent unemployed.

COSTELLO: Right 5.0percent out of work.

ABBOTT: No, that’s 23percent.

COSTELLO: Okay, so it’s 23percent unemployed.

ABBOTT: No, that’s 5.0percent.

COSTELLO: WAIT A MINUTE. Is it 5.0percent or 23percent?

ABBOTT: 5.0percent are unemployed. 23percent are out of work.

COSTELLO: If you are out of work you are unemployed.

ABBOTT: No, Congress said you can’t count the “out of work” as the unemployed. You have to look for work to be unemployed.

COSTELLO: BUT THEY ARE OUT OF WORK!!!

ABBOTT: No, you miss his point.

COSTELLO: What point?

ABBOTT: Someone who doesn’t look for work can’t be counted with those who look for work. It wouldn’t be fair.

COSTELLO: To whom?

ABBOTT: The unemployed.

COSTELLO: But ALL of them are out of work.

ABBOTT: No, the unemployed are actively looking for work. Those who are out of work gave up looking and if you give up, you are no longer in the ranks of the unemployed.

COSTELLO: So if you’re off the unemployment rolls that would count as less unemployment?

ABBOTT: Unemployment would go down. Absolutely!

COSTELLO: The unemployment just goes down because you don’t look for work?

ABBOTT: Absolutely it goes down.

That’s how it gets to 5.percent. Otherwise it would be 23 percent.

COSTELLO: Wait, I got a question for you. That means there are two ways to bring down the unemployment number?

ABBOTT: Two ways is correct.

COSTELLO: Unemployment can go down if someone gets a job?

ABBOTT: Correct.

COSTELLO: And unemployment can also go down if you stop looking for a job?

ABBOTT: Bingo.

COSTELLO: So there are two ways to bring unemployment down, and the easier of the two is to have people stop looking for work.

ABBOTT: Now you’re thinking like an economist.

COSTELLO: I don’t even know what the hell I just said!

ABBOTT: Now you’re thinking like a politician.

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Drones Banned In Sag Harbor?

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The Sag Harbor Village Board was slated to hold a public hearing yesterday (as The Independent went to press) on proposed legislation that would ban drones from flying over private or public property.

After a drone crashed and burned on a sidewalk on Main Street in Sag Harbor Village in October, local officials started considering how to regulate the aircrafts. The Federal Aviation Administration authorizes and regulates the use of the aircrafts presently, though concerns are still high for some over how to control them.

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400 feet, within five miles of airports, interfere with aircraft, hover over stadiums or large crowds and operators must keep drones within their line of sight. Fines for endangering aircraft or people on the ground can run up to $25,000.

Proposed legislation is expected to ban drones from flying over property for the purpose of photography, video, or surveillance unless operators have permission from the property owners or village officials.

Back in August, Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone vetoed a bill restricting drone use throughout the county on grounds of First Amendment rights. Throughout the

nation, since 2012, 15 states have enacted laws restricting drones in some way, according to data from the National Conference of State Legislatures. Seven of the 15 states

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According to an article from USA Today, “Drone advocates say the rising plethora of restrictions threaten to leave the U.S. behind at a time when the drone industry is growing. Drone spending is on track to hit $91 billion worldwide over the next 10 years, according to aerospace and defense industry research group Teal Group.”

Some locals have deemed the use of drones, especially taking aerial photos at local beaches and parks, as an infringement on privacy rights.

Others, like local videographer Andre LePre, use drones to highlight the natural beauty of the area. Over the summer, LePre edited together a number of video clips, which he shot with a drone, into a three-anda-half minute reel of Hamptons sites and scenery titled “The Hamptons From Above.”

If the proposed local legislation is passed, those who violate any of the regulations could be subject to a fine of up to $1000 or as many as 15 days in jail.

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On Monday the company announced an expansion of the project to include two energy battery storage systems – one in Montauk on Industrial Road and another at the Wainscott Commercial Center.

In July 2013, Deepwater Wind won the 30-year lease to develop the Deepwater ONE project in federal waters on the Outer Continental Shelf. The lease covers two parcels, totaling approximately 256 square miles in the Atlantic Ocean 30 miles southeast of Montauk.

In May of 2014, Deepwater CEO Jeffrey Grybowski appeared before the East Hampton Town Board to discuss the project. Confronted by representatives from the local fishing industry, he attempted to assuage their concerns about the impact the turbines and the burial of transmission lines could have on the local fishery.

At the time, Grybowski promised the process will include collaboration with the fishing i n d u s t r y. O n M o n d a y C l i n t Plummer, vice president in charge of development, confirmed the collaboration has begun. Deepwater reps have been meeting with Bonnie Brady executive director of the Long Island Commercial Fishing Association, he reported.

“Fishermen are obviously a important stakeholder in offshore wind projects,” Plummer affirmed.

In crafting the plan for an offshore wind farm near Block Island that’s currently underway, Plummer said his company spent many years coordinating with island fishermen

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ago, Cantwell expressed a goal – 100 percent energy sustainability.

Philosophically, he said, the town “strongly agrees” with PSEG Long Island’s energy sustainability goals, and the wind farm project “meets our vision of energy independence and sustainability,” the supervisor said. Still, he said there will be “a lot of review and community input before there’s any blessing from the Town of East Hampton.”

A blessing from enviros may be more easily achieved. Yesterday morning, an array of executives from environmental organizations including Concerned Citizens of Montauk, Citizens Campaign for the Environment, Group for the East End, North Fork Environmental

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Council, and the New York League of Conservation Voters, signed on in support of the responsible development of renewable energy sources such as offshore wind power.

In a join letter to LIPA and PSEG, they wrote, “We agree on the urgent need to shift from dirty fossil fuels towards a clean renewable energy economy and know that a significant amount of offshore wind energy is a critical step to meeting the South Fork’s electricity demand in a sustainable and acceptable manner.”

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The developer, Deepwater Wind, hasn’t selected the model for the local project yet, but is using this model turbine for the Block Island Wind Farm.

to develop a mitigation program both they and the developer could be comfortable with.

It’s still early in the process, he said, but Plummer expects the same to occur in East Hampton.

The project is subject to review by an array of state and federal regulatory agencies. The town will have its opportunity to weigh in as well. “Everything they’re proposing to do will be subject to site plan approval,” Supervisor Larry Cantwell assured this week.

“We assume [Deepwater Wind] is a private venture and it will be viewed as such and subject to local permitting. . . . obviously they have a long way to go.”

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double-yellow line into southbound traffic.

The Scion sideswiped a GMC SUV, police said, and then smashed head-on into a 2009 Nissan Altima.

The driver of the Nissan, Courtney Pivirotto, 26, of Eastport, was pronounced dead at the scene. Police said there were two occupants in the GMC but both escaped injury.

McKee suffered a “life threatening injury” and was airlifted to Stony Brook Hospital.

An Eastport woman was killed in a three-car accident in Northampton Friday, and Southampton Town Police say one of the drivers involved was driving under the influence of drugs.

According to police reports and eyewitness accounts a vehicle driven

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He succumbed to his injuries on Saturday morning.

It was the latest in a series of tragic accidents in the area. Also on Friday a Flanders woman was killed on Country Road 51.

Southampton Town Police said Rudi Ramirez, 22, was headed southbound near Eastport when Madeline Keane, 51, of Farmingville, apparently made a left turn in front of her at the County Road 111 intersection at about 2:47 PM. Ramirez and a passenger, Blanca Coslaya, 41, of Flanders, were both taken to Stony Brook University Hospital, Ramirez was treated for injuries but Coslaya was pronounced dead.

In other police news the Superintendent of Tuckahoe School District is taking a leave of absence

after being charged with a felony.

Dean Lucera, 52, of Manorville, was arrested after an incident that took place at the Westhampton home of a female acquaintance.

Police later characterized the incident as a “domestic dispute” and described the woman as Lucera’s “estranged girlfriend.”

Lucera allegedly damaged a door and was charged with third degree criminal mischief as well as seconddegree harassment.

At first, Lucera tried to remain on the job and assured school district officials that charges would be dropped. His court date has since been adjourned, and Lucera then agreed to take a voluntary leave of absence. Principal Arlette Sicari will act as acting superintendent in the interim.

Kudos For Len And Charlene The Town of East Hampton financial gurus have got it going on, according to the Government Finance Officers Association. This week, thanks to their work, the finance department received the Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting for its comprehensive annual financial report. The award is the highest form of recognition in the area of governmental accounting and financial reporting. According to a release from GFOA, “Its attainment represents a significant accomplishment by a government and its management.”

The CAFR was judged by an impartial panel that determined it meets high standards of the program including “demonstrating a constructive ‘spirit of full disclosure’ to clearly communicate its financial story.”

Heralding the honor Monday, Supervisor Larry Cantwell said, “I am happy to announce that once again our Finance Department has been officially recognized for its excellence in financial reporting and accounting by the National Government Financial Officers Association.

This is a result of the hard work of Budget Officer Len Bernard and Chief Auditor Charlene Kagel.”

In other money matters, this tax season, for the first time, property owners will be able to handle their business online via the town website. They can view and pay current property tax bills and print a receipt.

Starting Monday, taxpayers click the “Pay Your Property Tax Bill” prompt on the town website, and pay by credit card or e-check.

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‘Tis The Season To Talk Treason . . .

By Emily Toy

. . . According to Michael Gaynor, that is.

The Sag Harbor resident has filed a lawsuit against the village, accusing officials rebuffed an application to renovate and expand his Madison Street house, with the application ultimately being blocked by the current moratorium.

But according to Gaynor, he’s “going to be fine.”

In an attempt to spread awareness on future changes the Sag Harbor Village Board will make to the zoning code after the New Year, last night Gaynor invited those interested to the American Hotel on Main Street to discuss the issues at hand. He even offered to pick up the tab . . . for everyone in the joint.

Gaynor is the owner of a twostory, three-bedroom home with a detached garage located at the corner of Madison Street and Henry Street, originally built in the 19th century and in the heart of the village’s historic district.

According to a petition from Gaynor, his intention in buying the property was to “preserve and enhance the 19th century home in a manner that protected its historical nature and complimented its surroundings.” Gaynor hired an architect, but before beginning construction, a building permit was needed as was a certificate of appropriateness from the village Architectural Review Board, composed of five members appointed by the village Board of Trustees.

The suit charges the village’s ARB stalled when it came to issuing the proper permits and certificates and eventually ended up tabling the application numerous times, with the suit detailing the ARB acted in an “arbitrary and capricious” manner when the building moratorium was pending. That was in the spring, just as a new mayor, Sandra Schroeder, was elected. Schroeder supported the moratorium to give village officials time to review the current zoning code and appointed new members to the ARB. Although the previous ARB’s actions had been met with criticism by some, Village Attorney Fred Thiele has said numerous times the village’s moratorium is legal and has been done several times.

Gaynor is no stranger to restoring historic structures. He and his wife currently reside at 165 Madison Street (the Benjamin Hope House).

There are three big issues Gaynor has, stressing, “This story is not

about me. It’s about Sag Harbor.”

“The village is about to make a massive and unprecedented change to the zoning code - and nobody knows it’s about to happen or what its impact is going to be. And the elected officials seem pretty good with that.”

In an interview last week, Gaynor said the changes are not going to address the underlying objectives of preserving Sag Harbor’s historic character.

The petition claims that the sixmonth moratorium is unreasonable when applied to Gaynor because the ARB cited the moratorium as the reasoning behind its denial of his application over the summer.

It went on to say the ARB never determined whether the renovation of the home would constitute “substantial improvement” and thus fall within the moratorium, which defines substantial improvement as renovations that would cost as much as or more than 50 percent of the home’s market value.

“The only thing it [new zoning code] will absolutely do is cut the maximum allowable building square footage for lots in Sag Harbor by 50 percent and thus cut everyone’s home value opportunity by that same amount,” Gaynor said in an email. “To suggest that this radical change to the code is somehow going

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The Gaynor residence at the corner of Madison and Henry Streets in Sag Harbor.

to directly translate into historic preservation is so misguided and over simplified and inaccurate it is beyond description.”

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Those tender kisses, those warm embraces. That feeling that your lover knows your deepest thoughts and desires.

Better enjoy it while you can, by next week he or she could just be someone that you used to know.

According to data collected by

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the folks at InformationIsBeautiful. net, the two-week period before Christmas is a peak time for breakups, one of the most popular, in fact. For their book The Visual Miscellaneum, data journalists David McCandless and Lee Byron used Facebook status updates to track trends in the dissolution of relationships to determine the most popular times to break up.

According to the graphic crafted by the authors, two weeks before Christmas and Spring Break time in

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March are tied as the times couples are most likely to break up – or at least post about it on Facebook.

While the chart shows a dip in breakup frequency on Christmas Day, the trend increases rather steadily through Januar y and February to March before dipping again. There’s a little bump on Valentine’s Day, perhaps for suitors who forgot to get flowers.

In March, it appears couples decide to call it quits early in the month. The authors label the spike

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“spring cleaning,” but it could also be “We’re snowed in and I can’t stand the sight of you anymore.”

Breakups decline through the middle of March, only to display another increase on April Fool’s Day. The bump could be credited to pranks gone awry or, just plain pranks on social media.

If you make it past April 1, you’re golden till the end of June/ beginning of July. That makes sense around these parts, as tempers -and libidos -- start to surge with the onset of the summer season.

According to its website, Information is Beautiful is dedicated to “distilling the world’s data, information and knowledge into beautiful, interesting and, above all, useful visualizations, infographics and diagrams.”

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Father Dom, Bishop Nelson Perez, and Pastor Mike Vetrano.

On Sunday at 9:30 AM Mass Bishop Nelson Perez will open the main aisle door of The Basilica of Sacred Hearts of Jesus & Mary in Southampton as a Door of Mercy.

Po p e F r a n c i s h a s c a l l e d for a Jubilee Year of Mercy to begin today and to continue until November 22, 2016. “With gratitude to the Holy Father for this initiative, I invite us all to set out on a pilgrimage of mercy here in our diocese beginning on December 12,” said the Most Rev. William Murphy, Bishop, Diocese of Rockville Centre. “Inspired by the Pope’s letter, Misericordiae Vultus, we as a Church will have many opportunities to live mercy and to let the Father’s mercy flood our hearts and make our hearts like that of His Son.” In addition to the Cathedral of Saint Agnes in Rockville Centre, the Basilica has been designated as a place of pilgrimage and will have a Mass celebrated by an Auxiliary Bishop along with an official opening of a Holy Door of Mercy. On Sunday, Bishop Nelson Perez, Auxiliary Bishop, Diocese of Rockville Centre will celebrate Mass and open the Holy Door of Mercy at the Basilica.

After that on each Thursday the church will have special events beginning with noon Mass and ending with Benediction at 4 PM. For more information visit the Basilica’s website shjmbasilica.org.

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RICK’S SPACE The Gun Control Debate This is by no means supposed to be a funny column, because there is nothing funny about what’s going on.

I don’t have an opinion about gun control per se, but I’m hoping because of that I might be able to offer a little bipartisan insight.

I personally don’t have a gun, though with all my enemies I shouldn’t state that publicly.

If truth be told, the only time I ever shot a real gun was when I was about 13 or so. My mother inexplicably allowed me to

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accompany two older kids, Teddy Babula and Jay Kelly, to the Sag Harbor Dump to shoot rats.

Note we called it “The Dump.”

It was not a recycling center. It was not a transfer station. There is really no politically correct way of transforming it to anything other than what it was then and is now: the dump.

One of the guys lent me a shotgun, and we went down to Barry’s Hardware to buy shells, which cost a lot even back then – and my mother, remarkably, paid for them. When it was dark we (my mom stayed home) went to the dump.

I couldn’t see a damn thing – it was pitch dark, but Jay and Teddy kept claiming they saw a rat and proceeded to shoot the damn thing.

Finally I started doing it too, and shot into piles of garbage until all the shells were gone. I don’t think I shot any rats but more than a few empty paint cans met their match on that night.

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During a recent visit to my mom’s house we reminisced about those wonderful years. I was convinced she didn’t love me and was amazed she let me go. She admitted she was worried half to death but guns, in those days, were something young men would use from time to time.

It was time for me to kill the proverbial bear.

The truth was back in those days hunting (maybe not for rats) and shooting were common, even for teenagers. It was commonplace to see a pickup truck with a rifle mounted on the back window, a hunting dog in the truck bed, and some burly driver with a pack of Lucky Strikes rolled in the upper arm of a short-sleeved t-shirt. And those were the girls.

Lots of the guys hunted regularly.

Back then, like now, the hunters all claimed to eat whatever it was they hunted and many of the guys did. In fact, they were taught to skin and dress their kill.

I know, those were different times, but the point is these were normal families and normal kids and you know what? No one got hurt or killed, at least that I recall.

Then again, the guys used to set traps all over the place, and I don’t think that would be too cool nowadays, especially if our little sisters got caught.

Almost every violent nutzoid I’ve ever known, including my exwife, was quite capable of inflicting damage with or without a gun. Any nut who wants to go on a rampage

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can use bombs, knives, swords, or simply get a Barry Manilow album and play it super loud in front of a crowded building. People will begin committing suicide within minutes.

I understand the call to severely limit or ban firearms altogether. If there were no guns at all that might eventually work.

But the hunting and shooting industry is a big one, and a lot of manufacturers of guns and ammo provide a lot of jobs. Putting them out of business is easy for us to say.

There is also truth to the argument if we take guns away from law abiding citizens only the bad guys will have them. Logically, that makes perfect sense.

But when you read that crazy Jihadist couple had over 7000 rounds of ammo, all obtained legally, then you have to ask yourself if maybe it isn’t too easy to load up.

The two sides are so entrenched at this point that the entire debate has gotten ludicrous. It’s not the gun lobby’s fault every time some bozo goes wacko. Nor does it mean we can stem the flow of these mindless massacres either.

There never seems to be a guntoting citizen around when bullets start flying through the air.

Maybe we should go back to the Old West. Everyone had a sixshooter. My suggestion is everyone is allowed only one bullet – forever.

So once you use it you will be defenseless.

As for hunting for prey – think opossum stew.

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The arrest of Southampton Town Councilman Brad Bender for conspiracy to distribute oxycodone should be shocking enough. More shocking is Bender’s attempt to somehow justify or minimize what he has done.

In the words of the U.S. Justice Department Bender, “diverted pain medication behind the backs of his constituents by filling fraudulent oxycodone prescriptions for street sales; he was adding fuel to the fire for the opioid problem that is running rampant throughout American cities, unlike other community representatives who are looking for ways to contain it.”

The pills were sold by a co-conspirator in the very neighborhood where Bender was supposed to be helping — the streets of the Flanders/Northampton/Riverside corridor, where drug addiction, violence, and street crimes are rampant.

Bender should have resigned long ago instead of callously holding on to his seat on the board; it is possible he compromised his integrity to keep from getting caught.

As soon as he did get caught and pleaded guilty the spin control began. Bender said through his attorney that he hoped town residents, “would give me a blessing in my recovery” and that he expected to “still be an active member of the community.” A few days later he claimed he didn’t know the pills were being sold on the street.

Investigators said he obtained about 3000 pills by cashing in fraudulent subscriptions to a physician assistant, Michael Troyan, who is the central figure in the scheme. It would seem unlikely one individual would consume them all without reselling any of them.

As reported in The Independent exclusively, Troyan’s involvement with Southampton Town goes back to the police department scandal of 2012, Scores of people, many young, have died from oxycodone, an opiate painkiller that can slow breathing to a halt. Troyan’s pills have undoubtedly been ingested by some of those victims.

Bender’s denial and arrogance is symptomatic of a larger problem; he seems to think he didn’t really do anything wrong.

Make no mistake about it — this investigation is just beginning to bear fruit. There were 20 co-conspirators (see our story elsewhere in this issue).

This isn’t a respected politician who developed a little problem --Bender is a manipulator who conned this community. He didn’t seek help for his addiction; he got caught, or presumably he’d still be on the board and a community liaison, despite his sinister connections.

The fact is he should have resigned before the election, sparing taxpayers the cost of a special election.

What we sorely need now is the town board to continue to address the needs of the corridor and re-take the momentum lost from this episode.

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Very Muddy Waters

Dear Rick, Re: Katy Casey’s letter of 11/18: Katy, you may not agree that Roger Waters statements are anti-Semitic, but if, as you

state, you found nothing to support that opinion – clearly, you haven’t looked.

Waters’ ludicrous comparison of Israeli policies to the Nazi’s is proof enough for many, whether you agree or not. Does ink need to be wasted here, defining the titanic difference between the monstrous and perverse Nazi genocide machine -- and Israel, whose policies Waters is completely within his right to object to?

Is it just me?

The average pay for an NFL player is $2 million per year.

Commissioner Roger Goodell’s annual pay: $45 million.

Yet the NFL doesn’t even pay its cheerleaders minimum wage and they recieve no pay whatsoever for long exhausting practice sessions, travel expenses, mandatory promo events or calendar shoots.

By Ed Gifford Katy, if you are willing to give Waters a complete pass on anti-Semitism charges, then some could, and fairly, compare you to the Germans who looked the other way, allowing the Holocaust to happen. If you defend Waters’ right to compare Israeli policy to the Nazi’s, surely you must also defend the protester’s right to call you and your daughter Nazis. Fair is fair.

As for Waters’ offer of proof against anti-Semitism charges, saying: “his father died fighting the Nazi menace,” the English fought Hitler’s troops for their own lives.

This offers zero proof of Mr. Waters’ father’s attitude towards the Jews one way or another.

In addition, Waters practices the Continued on Page 16. © Karen Fredericks

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Dear Rick, Terrorism: a form of expression shared by the idolization obsessed and obtuse.

Recently a Christian terrorist shot and killed three in Colorado at a Planned Parenthood facility in Colorado Springs, Colorado.

Not the first time for such a murder.

More recently a husband and wife team motivated by their Islamic faith killed 14 and wounded even more at a facility for the developmentally disabled in San Bernardino, California. The Buddhists, long seen as the epitome of peace lovers expressed their propensity to inflict lethal brutality against non-Buddhist minorities in Myanmar, Burma

By Karen Fredericks

Theo Landi I don’t celebrate Hanukkah but I do get to enjoy it. I run The Party Shoppe in East Hampton, so just today I had many people coming in for their menorahs, candles, chocolate gelt and dreidels. It’s such a fun holiday.

Tippy Sookshawee I‘ve gone to services with friends. And while I have no idea what the words mean the language itself is so beautiful! And it’s such a joyous holiday. There’s so much happiness at the Temple. And they get eight days! Eight! All of my holidays are only one day.

Linda & Steph Fogelson Linda: The best part is lighting the candles.

Steph: The best part is eating the Latkes.

Linda: And opening the gifts. We love buying the gifts for our son. He’s grown up now but we still love that part.

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What’s your favorite part of Hanukkah?

Continued from page 15. same selectivity as the European Trade Commission, whose current labeling practices identify products from occupied territory in Israel, while blindly and willfully ignoring equivalent labeling of products from the occupied territories in Turkey and Morocco -- with their many horrific human rights abuses, including the enslavement of children as domestic workers who are often subjected to brutal violence -- yet Waters calls for boycotts of Israel only.

Many would reasonably conclude that Waters’ selectivity is an insidious and undeniable form of anti-Semitism. Katy, I hope this provides the clarification you requested in your letter.

KAROL BITTERFELD

Dear Mr. Murphy, In her “Thanksgiving Message,” (Independent Opinion, 11/25/15), departing Southampton Town Supervisor Anna Throne-Holst omitted the item for which she should be most grateful: the failure of the Republican Party to censure unethical conduct on the part of Democrats when it relates to women -- the latest example being Alex Gregor’s characterization of women who disagree with him as “Sagaponack Barbies.”If a conservative referred to women as “Barbies,” Democrats would have jumped on the comment as yet another example of the conservative war on women.

I’d also like to defuse Ms. Throne-Holst’s argument that she “represented with an open door policy.” She writes, “To all of you who took the time to walk through my door, I thank you.” Ms. Throne-Holst gives the impression that any resident who “took the time” was welcomed when in reality a few who expressed a desire to meet the Supervisor never so much as received a polite acknowledgment.

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Charlie (L) holding Icy (a Hanukkah gift) & Jenny Princer (R) Jenny: Our favorite part of Hanukkah is lighting the candles and seeing our family. We’re not that religious but celebrating the holiday with family is wonderful. And of course, buying gifts for the kids.

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just they had earlier expressed in Sri Lanka.

And the beat goes on. Invent a superstition based mystical belief and there will be many equally mystifying to challenge it and destroy it.

Throughout the history of mankind, the greatest contributor of misery has been religion and the battle of the gods, each proclaiming that their spook is the spookiest spook bespoke.

What a wonderful world it would be if there were a religion called EMPATHY. No invisible beings, inexplicable miracles or colorful fables, merely placing oneself in the position of a fellow human and treating them as you would wish to be treated.

Perhaps all the gibberish related to the various cults could be replaced with the popular but not often enough exercised simple golden rule, “Do unto others as you would have them do unto you.”

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Restrict Entry Dear Editor, The greatest threat to world peace is radical Islamic terrorism.

Radical Islamic terrorists killed 14 Americans in San Bernardino, CA; 130 people in Paris; five military personnel in Chattanooga, TN and 13 soldiers in Fort Hood, TX; a soldier in Canada; beheaded journalists and aid workers in the Middle East; killed non-Muslims in Copenhagen, Paris and Tunisia; attacked the Jewish Museum in Brussels, a mall in Kenya, Iraqi Christians, Syrian Christians, 40 churches in Egypt, our embassy in Benghazi, and the Boston Marathon.

Thousands of attacks by Islamic terrorists have occurred against nonMuslims, and many thousands have been killed. For attacks since 1990 see www. wikipedia.org and enter “List of Islamic terrorist attacks.”

Islamic terrorists wantonly attack and kill non-Muslims whom they consider infidels.

We have to destroy the Islamic terrorists, deport sympathizers, and restrict entry to the U.S. of people prone to conduct Islamic terrorism.

DONALD MOSKOWITZ

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Fisheries Oversight Hearing, A Seat At The Table

By Kitty Merrill

On Monday, Congressman Lee Zeldin and Congressman Rob Bishop, Chairman of the House Committee on Natural Resources, hosted a Full Committee oversight field hearing in Riverhead titled, “Restoring Atlantic Fisheries and Protecting the Regional Seafood Economy.”

The hearing was held to discuss local fishing issues, including access to critical Atlantic fisheries and the impact and implementation of federal decision-making on the commercial and recreational fishing industry and local economies.

Speakers included fisheries experts from government agencies, local elected officials, local environmental and civic groups, local fishermen, and concerned members of the community.

Captain Joe McBride of the Montauk Boatmen & Captains Association honed in on the Transit Zone between Block Island and Montauk Point. The unintended consequence of the creation of the zone is a loss of over 60 percent of historical striped bass fishing areas. He asked that sport fishing be permitted in the Transit Zone and that its area size change to three miles from the current 15.

Bonnie Brady, executive director of the Long Island Commercial Fishing Association, offered lengthy testimony and a list of measures that could help local fishing families. Legislative fairness for the fishermen of Long Island topped her agenda. She called for the removal of a strict 10-year timeline for the rebuilding of fishing stock, some of which has already returned. Even when fisheries have returned, catch limits designed to assist rebuilding will persist.

Both McBride and Brady discussed how current catch limits for both commercial and recreational fishing have hurt Long Island’s seafood economy. Long Island’s commercial fishermen are specifically concerned about a proposed cut of nearly 30 percent to the current quotas for the summer flounder, more commonly known as fluke, commercial fishery.

Brady suggested a full benchmark assessment of the summer flounder stock.

Requirements that imported seafood adhere to the same standards U.S. commercial fishermen must abide were also on Brady’s list. U.S. commercial fishermen adhere to the strictest fisheries regulatory standards in the world, and should not be undermined by unfair competition from cheap, imported,

unsustainable, and unregulated seafood, she said. Brady reported that in 1995, 55 percent of seafood consumed in the US was imported, it is now 90 percent.

Brady also called for a national campaign to promote buying American fish and legislation to set standards for offshore energy policies.

One focal point of the hearing was the possible designation by the Obama Administration of National Marine Monuments along the

Atlantic Coast using the Antiquities Act, which would preclude public input and established habitat and fisheries management plans.

Commercial and recreational

fisheries stakeholders before the panel supported committee efforts to ensure public input in future potential designations.

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There are tree lightings and community singalongs for holiday revelers. And then there’s the Greater Westhampton Chamber of Commerce’s Dickens Family Holiday Festival with enough activities to keep your inner yule log blazing for days.

Visitors will recall the wildly successful inaugural Harvest Festival that brought hundreds out to Main Street, Westhampton Beach, last fall. This fest embraces the idea and builds on it with a dazzling list of activities for kids and grownups.

“We were doing a Winterfest for four years and this year, we were looking to re-create everything

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“As a Representative of the East End of Long Island, a district that is surrounded by saltwater on three sides and has a robust fishing industry, protecting our marine environment and abundance of natural resources is one of my top priorities in Congress. Fishing and the maritime economy have been a key part of the economy,

and change things up,” organizer Noelle Bass of the chamber board explained.

The festival is designed to delight the senses – for adults and children.

Like dress up? Put on your finery and pose for a photo with Frosty the Snowman on a Holiday Sleigh on the village green, take a picture with Santa at Kerrigan Realty, or mug for the camera with a ballerina after tea with your teddy and a reading of The Nutcracker at the Patio.

Get ready for those photographs with face painting on the green, or go all out and visit Lillian’s Salon for candy cane nail art, a temporary colored streak for your hair, or a temporary tattoo. While you’re

culture, and history of Long Island for centuries, and now more than ever, our fisheries and the dedicated men and women who work in this important industry face challenges that must be addressed,” stated Congressman Zeldin.

“In Congress, we must strike the right balance between a strong fishing economy and protecting our critical natural resources.

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there, let dad try for the prize during the “Whisker Wars Beard and Mustache Competition.”

For those with a yen for crafts, there will be plenty to do. Make a gingerbread ornament at Tweed, or decorate sugar cookies on the village green. Baby Shock hosts Victoria paper dolls and coloring activities. Amateur detectives can try their hand sleuthing during a scavenger hunt and everybody can learn how to build an oyster cage from the Moriches Bay Project.

Showings of Muppet Christmas Carol at the library can keep the kiddies busy while Mom and Dad shop locally – be sure to grab a poinsettia from the GWCC sale on the green.

On the entertainment front, enjoy music by East End Entertainment as well as a special performance by the Dance Center of the Hamptons.

Did we mention all the activities are free? Free. We said it.

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got you covered. A convoy of food trucks and vendors will land at the upper lot behind Chase Bank.

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Southold and Riverhead.

Route 25 is a two-lane rural route Truth without fear since 1826 F with a designated bicycle route.

There are already concerns about pedestrian safety on the narrow thoroughfare.

Since the discovery of the scheme, Zeldin worked directly with the U.S. Department of Transportation and U.S. Maritime Administration to amend the Cross Sound program to

By Kitty Merrill M e t r o p o l i t a n Tr a n s p o r t a t i o n permanently remove all references They thought 3000 trucks Council’s Regional Freight Plan to the trucking provision.

This week he said, “I am proud trundling through the North Fork called for the diversion of 3000 to announce that the misguided trucks from I-95 in Connecticut was a good idea. People who actually proposal to reroute thousands of live there wondered if they were to Long Island’s most rural area trucks from I-95 in Connecticut to the came as a shock to its residents. nuts.

North Fork via the Cross Sound Ferry Zeldin argued the Cross Sound Ferry Congressman Lee Zeldin member was officially removed from both of the House Transportation and Project included in the regional plan regional and federal transportation Infrastructure Committee stepped fails to properly assess the North in and last week announced that he Fork’s road system and its ability to plans. While passenger ferries are has secured the permanent removal accommodate thousands of trucks an important part of the Long of the Cross Sound Ferry trucking traveling from Orient Point to the Island transportation and tourism plan from the America’s Marine LIE. Additionally, he said the notion economy, this particular plan was would present a serious safety ill advised, as it obviously failed to Highway Program.

News last year that New York issue to residents in the Towns of properly assess the North Fork’s road system, which is not equipped for the additional truck traffic, and was contrary to the goals of America’s Marine Highways.”

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It was removed from the regional plan, but was still included in the federal plan. Zeldin continued to push for the permanent removal of the proposal from the America’s Marine Highway Program.

Last May Congressman Zeldin sent a letter to Anthony Foxx, Secretary of Transportation at the U.S. Department of Transportation, urging the permanent removal of the Cross Sound Ferry trucking plan from the America’s Marine Highway Program. After meeting with staff, and conducting a thorough review of the project, Secretary Foxx and federal Maritime Administrator Paul Jaenichen announced that the proposal has been officially removed from the federal plan.

Zeldin called the move “an important victory for North Fork residents on Long Island.”

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Continued from page 9. roughly 30 miles southeast of Montauk, far enough away to be over the horizon. All transmission cables will be buried deep below existing roads and under shoreline features, with no overhead cables or poles.

To complement the wind farm, Deepwater Wind is also proposing to build two new battery energy storage facilities – one in Montauk and the other in Wainscott. The facilities will consist of lithiumion battery technology designed and installed by General Electric.

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sites on Industrial Road in Montauk and at the Wainscott Commercial Center and will be operational by 2018, according to a release from Deepwater. Together, the sites could store 15 megawatts of energy.

The unique combination of renewable generation with energy storage will deliver clean energy directly to LIPA’s existing substation in East Hampton.

Construction on Deepwater ONE - South Fork could begin as early as 2019, with commercial operations by 2022. Deepwater ONE will produce enough energy to power approximately 50,000 homes, displace tons of carbon dioxide emissions annually, and improve air quality on the South Fork.

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SPORTS Bees Keep Streak Alive INDEPENDENT

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The Bridgehampton Killer Bees have a lot to celebrate.

By Rick Murphy

The Bridgehampton Killer Bees started this season off the same way they finished last season – by winning a tournament.

In this case, it was the Kendall Madison Tip-Off Classic – Last March the Bees captured the more illustrious New York State Class D championship.

Playing before a good crowd at East Hampton Friday, The Bees took out a young, hustling Pierson team, 59-38. The following night Mattituck succumbed, 65-51.

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Continued from page 8. who made them then stole her identity. Police traced the charges to two locations in Connecticut. The perp was traced to Maine and the woman was told to file a complaint there. American Express refunded the money.

Punch In The Mouth A woman allegedly attacked an East Hampton Town Police Officer attempting to arrest her. Shannon K. Barrett, of East Hampton, 33, punched the police offer in the nose. Police were attempting to take Barrett to “render aid” while she was in “an intoxicated constitution.” The punch earned her a charge of resisting arrest, a Class A misdemeanor; she was turned over to a county sheriff.

As befitting a state champion, the Bees started off a bit sluggishly, no doubt after feasting on the winter award circuit. Though cold from the field, the Bees suffocating man on man defense was forcing turnovers and Bridgehampton opened an 11-2 lead.

But the Whalers hung around.

Sean Sloane scored off a steal, and when a trey by Stephen Musnicki drilled a three the Whalers were within seven. Sloane scored off a nifty spin move to make it 15-9. At this point the Bees were 0-8 from three point land and relying on put backs and second chances for scores. But Matt Hostetler hit a jumper and Elijah Jackson followed with his team’s first three-pointer of the night. The score was 27-17 at halftime.

Whatever Coach Carl Johnson said at halftime worked, because the Bees eventually shook off the cobwebs, hitting three more bombs and romping through an 18-6 final stanza.

The Bees return four of five starters from the champion: The point guard Tylik Furman, who is bigger and stronger, led the team with 16.

John Lamison added 14 points and 10 rebounds and Jackson finished with 12. The game marked the debut of Elijah and J.P. Harding, proof

positive the acorns don’t fall far from the tree. J.P. is the son of Javon J.P. Harding, a Killer Bees’ legend who played in the nineties. Elijah is Harding’s nephew and Josh Lamison is Harding’s sister’s son.

J.P., only a freshman, could be the next great one to come through the school. “When he learns how to harness his athleticism, when he learns the game, he’s going to be something,“ Johnson said.

The next night the Bees looked sharper against Mattituck, a team returning only two starters. Furman had 16 points, and looked like one of the county’s premier point guards doing so. He’s bigger and stronger than last season, Johnson noted. “He’s a handful. He’s

very quick,” Johnson said. Jackson, who also appears to have taken his game up a notch, had 14 points.

Lamison finished with 12. Matthew Hostetter, the three-point specialist who had gone cold, broke out of it, drilling three bombs. “Shooting is his strength, but I told him when his shot isn’t falling he needs to do other things, and he rebounded well,” Johnson said.

Ryan Mowdy led the losers with 15 and Jon Dwyer added 12.

The elephant not in the room is Charles Manning, last season’s MVP, who transferred to Lutheran High. “I still have four experienced players coming back and my guys are tough.

We can grind it out with anybody,” Johnson said.

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Bonac Comes Out Bombing

By Rick Murphy

Everyone in East Hampton knew what to expect in the feature game of the Kendall Madison Tip Off Classic – the home team would come out firing.

After all, the Bonackers were one of the most prolific three-point shooting teams in the county last season, and most of the gunners are back for another rainbow parade this time around.

The Bonackers rolled to a 71-52 victory over Mattituck, opening up an early double-digit lead and coasting from there.

And yes, it was raining treys.

The Bonackers made nine threepointers during the game, which is

basically no big wup for this team.

They dropped 17 on Bayport/Blue Point last season.

Brandon Kennedy-Gay had the hot hand this time around, drilling five from long range en route to a game high 25 points. Kyle McKee stroked three bombs and tallied 15 points. Joe Tardif scored 18 for the Tuckers.

The next night Bonac played Pierson, and this time Bonac, which was spotty Friday, played like a welloiled machine, much to Pierson’s chagrin.

Kennedy-Gay once again was finding the net with amazing consistency, and Brandon Johnson controlled the boards and was an

unmerciful shot blocker. Jack Reese was running the show with aplomb.

The Bonackers had the look of a poised, very good team indeed The final was East Hampton 65, Pierson 35. Kennedy-Gay had 21, McKee 19, and Reese had eight points, eight assists, and seven rebounds – not bad for a kid who stands five-foot six.

McKee dropped three bombs in, Kennedy-Gay two, and Reese added another.

Last season Bonanc led Long Island with most three pointers made and highest three-point field goal percentage. Expect more of the same.

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morrow for a 4 PM tip-off, and play at Center Moriches noon Saturday.

Tuesday evening at 6 St. John the Baptist comes to Bubbyville for a non-league encounter.

Hoop Action Accelerated In Suffolk

By Rick Murphy

There have been a number of changes in Suffolk high school basketball, the most striking accelerating the early season portion of the schedule so that the season ends earlier in the winter.

That is the reason some league games have already been played.

Several teams have moved up or down in the leagues based on changes in their high school enrollment.

Locally, the most surprising change is the move of Hampton Bays from League VII to League VI based on a huge jump in enrollment.

The Baymen were once a Class D school with a senior high school enrollment of 200. In recent years the school has competed in Class B but were in Class C for most of the previous decade. This season Hampton Bays jumps to Class A – over 800 students in the senior high school - meaning the locals will compete against the likes of Bayport/Blue Point and Mt. Sinai.

Another surprising move saw Ross School shifting to League VII. Ross, heretofore a Class D team, had a big spike in enrollment and will move to Class C. Port Jefferson, however, is headed the other way, into League VIII. Most of its opponents will be East End schools including Bridgehampton, the undefeated defending league champion.

S o ut hampt o n w i l l pl ay i n League VII; Westhampton remains in League V, and East Hampton in League VI. Riverhead, a Class AA enrollment school, will return to League III. There will be seven girls’ basketball leagues. Once again, most of the East End teams will compete in League VII with the following exceptions: Hampton Bays moves up to League VI, where East Hampton will remain; Westhampton is in League V and Riverhead in League III.

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Wrestling Tournament East Hampton High School Wrestling team will kick off its season Saturday by hosting the 40th Annual Sprig Gardner Invitational Wrestling Tournament.

The nine high school teams that will take to the mats include Bayport, Hampton Bays, Longwood, Riverhead, Sachem North, Southampton, Ward Melville, Westhampton, and East Hampton. The young men will be competing in 15 weight classes: 99, 106, 113, 120, 126, 132, 138, 145, 152, 160, 170, 182, 195, 220, and 285 pounds.

“The Sprig, now celebrating its 40th year, is a time honored tradition here in Bonac,” stated Coach Steve Tseperkas. “The Varsity Tournament will be running in the high school gym on three mats and the JV Tournament will be held in the Wrestling Room. Wrestling will be going on all day and will feature All-County and All-State wrestlers from some of the teams.”

The preliminaries begin at 9 AM. The semi-finals should start around 2 PM and the finals should begin around 6 PM. The awards ceremony will follow the finals and consolation matches. Back by popular demand, the master of ceremony for the day’s events will be Steven Tekulsky.

Admission is $5 for adults and $3 for students while children under 10 years old are free. Long sleeve T-shirts commemorating the tournament will be on sale for $20 on a first come basis. Breakfast, lunch and dinner will be served by parents and student volunteers in the school’s cafeteria. All proceeds from the sale of T-shirts and food will benefit the EHHS wrestling program.

Long Island wrestling under the leadership of Frank “Sprig” Gardner began at East Hampton in 1933.

One year later Gardner accepted the position of Director of Athletics and head wrestling coach at Mepham High School in Bellmore.

Sprig Gardner is considered to be the “father of wrestling on Long Island. “Many of those who wrestled or coached on Long Island in the 60’s, 70’s and 80’s had attended wrestling clinics conducted by him.

Festive Historic Farm The 25th Annual Holiday Tour of Inns, B&Bs and Special Places is from noon to 4 PM on Saturday.

This year it includes East Hampton Historical Farm Museum, bedecked for the holidays. Check in at the

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