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The (People) Force Was With Them

By Kitty Merrill

Bonnie Cannon thanked God for watching over the mission. Then she thanked the “People Force” comprised of volunteers, town and county officials, a regional agency, and neighborhood civic groups, that gathered behind the effort to create a unique affordable rental home on Ludlam Avenue in Riverside. Like others who spoke at a ribbon cutting Saturday morning, she hopes there will be more such efforts to come.

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of the Southampton Town Housing Authority, welcomed a contingent of neighbors to the event, designed to show off a sustainable, attainable, and environmental home. A blight on the neighborhood, the existing house was turned over to Southampton Town by Suffolk County through its 72H program, which allows the county to give homes it garners through tax defaults to municipalities.

According to neighbor Bill Schwarz, the crumbling house was vacant for about a decade after its owner died. It was, to say the least, an eyesore. Enter the Housing Authority, the Riverside Revitalization Corporation, the town, neighbors and volunteers from the United Way Youth Build program.

Asked to comment on the result, Schwarz offered, “Outstanding is all I can say.”

With just a six week window, workers undertook a full gut rehab, transforming the home from a dirty shack into a cozy cottage style home featuring three bedrooms, a spacious yard and ultra high tech appointments designed to make it green and lean. A quaint front porch boasts composite wood decking and classic rails, creating a space perfect for sitting to watch the world go by.

According to Blowes, it cost about $175,000 to completely overhaul the home. He promised to buy the tenants two rocking chairs for the porch.

Rick Wertheim, senior vice president for housing and green initiatives for the United Way oversaw the project, bringing it in in record time. “When he approached me, I thought he was crazy. We only had two months and he said, ‘We can do it in six weeks,’” Blowes related.

Every aspect of the building was designed for energy efficiency and low maintenance. The house measures around 1100 square feet and features structured insulated panel walls, a cement walkway stamped to look like it was made with pricey materials, siding and a fence that will never need painting, and even landscaping designed to require little maintenance.

It marries attractive style with functionality.

“Every material we chose is durable,” Wertheim explained.

The goal was to craft a home that is comfortable, safe, healthy and sustainable, he said. Councilwoman Bridget Fleming, the town board liaison to the project, pointed out that day to day costs for the tenant will be lower because energy efficiency has been built in to the home. Fleming seemed pleased by CONTINUED ON PAGE 19.

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FUNERALS CAN BE FUN, TOO The reaction to the Italian “football weddings” column was so good I just had to do a column about Italian funerals.

One of my favorite funerals was the funeral of my former wife Barbara’s grandfather, Ambrosio.

In Greek the meaning of Ambrose (Ambrosio) is “immortal.”

Immortal is, in this case, the wrong word, because there was Ambrosio, dead as a doornail lying in a casket in a Brooklyn funeral home.

Now Ambrosio was legend in the family. He was a not a nice man. He was an abuser and a world-class womanizer who would disappear for days at a time with his latest floozy.

His long-suffering wife had the last laugh, though.

On the day the family was first led in by the undertaker to see him

lying in an open casket, she looked down at him with a little smile on her face and said in a loud voice, “Ambrosio, at last I know where you are.”

At his wake a woman (maybe an old girlfriend), whom nobody seemed to know, came walking down the aisle of the room where the corpse was laid out, screaming, “AMBROSIO! AMBROSIO! AMBROSIO!” Then she reached the coffin, looked at him and shouted: “LOOK AT HIM . . . LOOK AT HIM . . . HE LOOKS SO GOOD . . . HE LOOKS LIKE HE CAN GET UP AND WALK!” Sitting next to my wife, I remember saying in a voice that might have been a bit too loud: “Lady, if he gets up and walks, I’m going to race you and him out the door.”

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a neighborhood of limited vocabularies and limited emotions.

When the going got tough, we mumbled and smoked.

There was a lot of cigarette smoking. Mourners would arrive, pay their respects to the family, sit in one of those hard folding funeral parlor chairs mumbling to each other as long as they could stand it, and then go outside the funeral home and smoke as many cigarettes as they could.

A wake was three days, and there was always an open casket. Three days staring at an open casket is a long time, and after a while I believe even the corpse got bored.

There was always a group of relatives – aunts, uncles, second cousins, nephews – whose assignment was to be cluckers. A “cluck” is not exactly like a “tsk, tsk,” but it’s close enough.

“Angelo was such a good person,” someone would mutter. “His lungs.

How could something like this happen?”

How could it happen? Well, how about Angelo was 82 years-old and had been smoking and inhaling those vile little black Italian cigars since he was eight years old. That’s one reason it might have happened.

But any expression of sorrow was followed by a chorus of clucks almost like a chicken convention.

Closely related to the cluckers were the people who didn’t cluck but made a weird noise by nervously pulling in the side of their mouths and issuing a horrendous sucking sound.

I was raised on local home-style Avenue U funerals in Brooklyn, and then at the age of 19 I had my first “away” funeral, at the Frank E. Campbell funeral home in Manhattan.

My former wife’s boss, whose first name was Gus (I can’t remember his last name), died. For my wife and me, his funeral was a case of culture shock.

People were actually talking out loud about the deceased, and smiling, and the coffin was nowhere in sight. Worse, no one was crying.

Also, there was not a priest in sight.

What kind of people were these?

The toughest part of the entire Frank E. Campbell experience came when we were told that the reason the body wasn’t around was because it was going to be cremated.

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So there my wife and I were, sitting in one room with all these WASPs, knowing that somewhere on the premises Frank E. Campbell’s guys were putting the torch to the man named Gus. Then things got really weird. A barbershop quartet dressed in those old-fashioned costumes entered the room and the leader pulled out a pitch pipe and started humming “M . . . M . . . M . . . MMMM . . . ” It seemed that Gus had been a charter member of a barbershop quartet, and in his memory the group was going to sing a few songs. It was odd for my wife and me, a couple of kids from Brooklyn, sitting in a fancy Manhattan funeral parlor listening to “Down by the Old Mill Stream” and “Sweet Adeline.”

That’s when I lost it. I got the giggles. You know, the kind of giggles you get when you’re in the third grade and you can’t stop laughing even though the teacher is getting pissed off at you.

Finally I took a handkerchief, put it up to my face and pretended I was crying and dashed out of the room.

I guess they thought I was strange. No one cries at a Frank E. Campbell funeral.

When my grandmother died many years ago, my brother and I were standing outside Our Lady of Grace church on a cold, snowy day, waiting to go into the church for the services. I realized this would be the first time I was setting foot in a church in 10 years.

I said to my brother, “I wonder what it’s going to feel like walking into church after all these years?”

Someone gave the signal for the bells to start tolling and we started up the steps of the church. Just as we reached the entrance of the church the reverberations of the bells dislodged a great big chunk of ice. The piece of ice fell two stories and cracked me right on the top of my head as I was about to take my first step into church.

The impact knocked me face forward on to the ground into the vestibule of the church. My head was bleeding. From the ground I looked up at my brother and said, “Well, I guess things have changed.

It used to be He would throw lightning bolts at you. Now He’s throwing snowballs.”

My brother and I laughed hysterically all through my grandmother’s service. I would like to think my Grandma would have enjoyed the irony of the moment and laughed, too.

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New Map No Big Wup

By Kitty Merrill

They’re fine with it. Although the proposed redistricting map released last week by a bipartisan state reapportionment task force sparked controversy in some areas of the state, local reps Assemblyman Fred Thiele and Assemblyman Dan Losquadro reacted to the changes to their districts with the verbal equivalent of a shoulder shrug.

Currently, Thiele’s Second Assembly District comprises the towns of East Hampton, Southampton and portions of southeastern Brookhaven. Losquadro’s First District includes Shelter Island, Southold, Riverhead and a northern portion of Brookhaven Town.

By law, every 10 years the lines must be redrawn using census data.

District populations can’t be any higher than 129,089 and both the current sectors exceed the population numbers. In fact, according to Losquadro, with over 140,000 residents each, the two East End districts are among the largest in the state population-wise.

The new map suggests changing the districts beginning with a switch in number. Thiele’s bailiwick would become the First Assembly district and include Southold and Shelter Island, shifting over to exclude Mastic, Mastic Beach and Shirley in Southold Town. Losquadro would lose those North Fork sectors, but keep Riverhead Town. The newly constituted Second District would stretch to Belle Terre in the west and south to Yaphank and Manorville.

Initially Losquadro expressed disappointment at the notion of splitting the North Fork into two districts. Riverhead Supervisor Sean Walter was quoted in one online news source criticizing the concept as “ridiculous.” (He did not return calls for comment by press time.)

By Friday, Losquadro had a different take. “I knew when I got elected last year I was going to lose a good chunk of my people,” he said, explaining he’d have to give up some 20,000 people to bring the district into compliance with the population ceiling. “I geared myself to expect this, but I didn’t expect to split up the North Fork.” Still, he continued, “No matter what area you take away, I’d feel it’s a loss.”

Then again, he reasoned, putting all five East End towns into one district would “dilute the representation,” leaving just one lawmaker to fight for the interests of the region.

“I think it’s important to keep two representatives for the East End in the Assembly,” he said.

Thiele agrees. Noting that he’s historically worked with reps from the neighboring district on regional initiatives, he said, “The lines may change, but I don’t think the dynamic will . . . I don’t see it as a big deal.”

There are too many people for the five East End towns to comprise one district, he explained. Thiele reminded that, years ago, he represented some of the new portions of his district in the county legislature. With so many regional issues addressed over the years, he feels he’s well versed in the interests of

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Drawing the lines differently would have resulted in splitting the Tri-Hamlet area of Mastic, Mastic Beach and Shirley. Under the new map, no existing community gets split up, the Assemblyman pointed out, recalling T:6.195" a time in the past when four districts came together

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on Main Street in Yaphank, carving that community into quarters.

In other areas of the state, there have been complaints that the new maps provide political advantage to some lawmakers, but neither Losquadro nor Thiele see that in the new configurations they could represent.

Governor Andrew Cuomo has said he’ll veto the draft, By law, the map must be adopted with plenty of time to prepare for upcoming primaries. Public hearings will be held throughout February, with one on Long Island on February 9 at 11 AM in the William H. Rogers Legislative Building in Smithtown. kmerrill@indyeastend.com.

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no record company executives in Expect a sea of tie-dye in the seats Virginia,” he said. And so he headed at Guild Hall in East Hampton when for New York.

“It was on every street corner. the Persuasions perform Saturday Four of five guys singing. The night.

It’s not because the world’s fore- crowds would gather around, and most a cappella group was a staple the best groups would get the bigduring the Flower Power generation gest crowd. That was us.”

“We used to play basketball in – the Persuasions were producing the park and just start singing. hit records many years earlier.

It may have something to do with You could hear a few guys rethe Grateful Dead tribute albums ally understood harmony. I invited the band recorded, just one of many them to my home,” a room in Fort musical forks in the road the Persua- Greene. The ones that showed up that night kept coming back. Jerry sions have traveled.

It’s all in a day’s work for found- Lawson, Jesse “Sweet Joe” Russell, ing member Jimmy “Bro” Hayes. To Jay Otis Washington, and Herbert say “he’s seen it all and done it all” “Toubo” Rhoad. They became the Persuasions. might be an understatement.

One day they were singing in “We’ve been around the world two or three times over,” Hayes a New Jersey record store and the said in an interview Friday. If the music was being piped outside. name doesn’t ring a bell his group Frank Zappa walked by and heard surely will – he’s a founding, origi- it. “Next thing I know we got five nal member of the Persuasions, the round trip plane tickets to Califorunquestioned top a cappella group nia and a recording contract.”

Hayes has been on the road ever in the world – and it’s been that way since, though Russell is the only for 50 years.

“I wanted to be in show busi- other original still in the group. ness,” Hayes related. Even as a The band went on tour with Zappa in 1971, and went coast-to-coast memberIndependentNovNORTHAd_18.pdf of the Marine Corps, 1he 12/5/11 1:34 PM had a singing group that would per- opening for the Grateful Dead. form periodically. “But there were ‘The first night they were throwing stuff at us and Jerry Garcia came out onstage. He said ‘look at what Trust your Home Comfort they’re throwing, man. It’s joints – needs to a company that’s they love you!’” In fact, one of the

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Persuasions best selling albums is Might As Well, comprised entirely of Grateful Dead songs. They have also done albums of Bob Dylan songs as well as U-2 and the Beatles.

When the boy band craze hit, the group noted a striking similarity in the sound. They learned the youngsters were well aware who their mentors were. “We had an opportunity to meet Boys II Men. They loved the Persuasions. Every time we’re up in Canada the Nylons come to see us. We’ve gotten to know them and we call them up to the stage,” Hayes related.

He said “divine intervention” put the group’s members together. All the voices blended naturally, right from the beginning.”

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“Music is like a wheel. A cappella’s been around a long time, long before we got into it. But the wheel came around again.” Hayes said Hip Hop is another example. “That’s old, too. I played my son a Louis Jordan tape. He couldn’t believe it.”

The group returned Zappa’s favor 30 years later, recording the tribute CD Frankly A Cappella. The band also keeps its Grateful Dead connections fresh, playing with Ratdog, fronted by Dead sideman Bobby Weir. A legendary show at The Beacon in New York is still fodder for Dead chat rooms. “It was packed, man,” Hayes remembered.

A new double-album Persuasions of the Dead is out, expanding on the group’s earlier work with an all-star lineup of guests.

The Persuasions are celebrating the group’s 50th year. It’s slogan: “Oh, And We Still Ain’t Got No Band.”

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Trying To Dredge Up Support

By Kitty Merrill

I t ’ s a n “e x t r e m e s h o a l i n g situation,” according to Legislator Ed Romaine. Disappointed by a lack of response and disinterest on the part of the Army Corps of Engineers, last week the North Fork’s county legislator wrote Senator Charles Schumer, asking him to join area leaders in pushing for the dredging of Sterling Harbor in Greenport.

“The entrance to Sterling Harbor has been filling more and more rapidly over the past several years,” Romaine told Schumer. The shoaling has made it difficult for commercial fishing boats to enter the pack-out dock at the end of Monsell Place. It also impacts a new emergency dock dedicated to Eastern Long Island Hospital, plus five other commercial businesses dependent on Sterling Harbor, Romaine wrote.

Several years ago, the Army Corps surveyed the area, concluding the mouth was narrowing. However, it was determined dredging would not be expedited merely to serve

pleasure craft. At the time, the commercial dock, which had been destroyed by a fire, was not being used. Now, it’s under reconstruction.

Last summer Romaine wrote the Army Corps, looking to fast track a dredging permit. He reported this week that he received no response to the plea.

Turning to Schumer, Romaine said he appreciates the senator joining with Congressman Tim Bishop, State Senator Ken LaValle and Mayor David Nyce, in urging the Army Corps and the State Department of Environmental Conser vation to expedite the permitting process. Romaine, LaValle, and Nyce held a news conference at the mouth of the harbor last fall to bring attention to the plight of the village. “This, too, garnered no response from the federal government,” Romaine said.

“The dredging of Sterling Harbor is a priority and should be expedited by the Army Corps of Engineers,”

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Eastern Long Island Hospital’s emergency dock is one of several dependent on Sterling Harbor.

Romaine wrote. “Our commercial fishing industry and those lives that may be saved by the hospital cannot afford further delay.” Romaine said he looks forward to working with Schumer to get the job done “before Sterling Harbor becomes completely unnavigable.”

Reached for comment Monday, Congressman Bishop pointed

out, “We are in a challenging environment caused by nearly $700 million in cuts to the ACOE budget.” He continued, “That said, I will continue to work with Senator Schumer’s office and Mayor Nyce to bring the ACOE to the table to assist in completing this important project.” kmerrill@indyeastend.com

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Southampton Closes On Riverside Wetland

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Southampton added a nearly 20-acre parcel of land to the town’s holdings last Thursday, preserving a key piece of wetland located in Riverside.

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The $175,000 purchase was appropriated from the town’s Community Preservation Fund.

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The land is part of the Peconic River Target Acquisition Area, which features a stretch of riverfront wetlands designated a priority for open

The $175,000 purchase was appropriated from the town’s Community Preservation Fund. space preservation efforts.

At 19.7 acres, the newly acquired land represents one of the largest purchases for the Riverside hamlet in recent years.

Due to the land’s environmental significance, the parcel and surrounding real estate have been part of Southampton’s Community Preservation Project Plan, which identifies target areas and properties for acquisition for park, recreation, open space and conservation purposes. A similar recent purchase of land including the Black Creek pond system along Flanders Road and County Road 105, increased preserved land for the area.

As one of the project’s sponsors, along with Supervisor Anna ThroneHolst, Councilwoman Bridget Fleming said that the Peconic River is the centerpiece of the area’s estuary system, supplying essential nutrients and minerals to local bays and waterways.

The largest groundwater fed river in New York State, the Peconic River encompasses a variety of habitats and serves as a spawning area for finfish and other species. It is a critical corridor for boaters, tourists and recreational and commercial fishermen.

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Baldwin Wins Again Amagansett’s Alec Baldwin, won his fifth consecutive Screen Actors Guild award Sunday night, scoring a win in the best male actor in a comedy series category for his work on “30 Rock.”

Baldwin beat out Ty Burrell in ABC’s “Modern Family,” Steve Carell in NBC’s “The Office,” Jon Cryer in CBS’ “Two and a Half Men,” and Eric Stonestreet in ABC’s “Modern Family.”

“We have the greatest writers,” Baldwin said. “It has been a real pleasure, it has been a real honor.” He also praised the show’s creator and star Tina Fey.

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Kiefer Sutherland Talks About “Touch”

By Winnie Bonelli

Keifer Sutherland is more than a cult hero on the East End, having achieved widespread fame and critical success.

For eight seasons of television’s “24,” Sutherland portrayed Jack Bauer, the fictional Counter Terrorist Unit agent. Time and again, he thwarted the nation’s adversaries, often at great personal expense.

In the process, the 45-year-old collected a Golden Globe, Emmy, two Screen Actors Guild, and two Satellite Awards.

This winter, Sutherland returns to the small screen in Fox-TV’s “Touch.” The network aired a preview last Wednesday, but “Touch” doesn’t officially premiere until March 19.

Playing a decisively different type of protagonist, Martin Bohm (Sutherland) is a single dad who lost his wife during 9/11. Misdiagnosed with autism, his 11-year-old son Jake (David Mazouz) doesn’t speak,

abhors being touched, and refuses to make eye contact. Obsessively, Jake busies himself with cast-off cell phones, disassembling and manipulating the pieces, a compulsion that will have far reaching repercussions.

Understandably frustrated, Bohm has one overriding priority – to communicate with his son. Abandoning his high-pressured career, Bohm soon discovers that Jake has the ability to interconnect with similar individuals around the globe.

Finding the key to unlocking the mystery is the premise behind this procedural drama. Moving forward each week, the storyline unfurls a different set of characters and circumstances.

Seemingly unrelated, but clearly interconnected, the first episode brings together a former firefighter tormented by his inability to save a dying woman, an Iraqi teenager, who takes great risks to aid his family, a cabaret singer, and a British

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several major cities across Europe.

The tour culminates in New York City, where he recently finished a Broadway stint in “That Championship Season.”

Whereas in “24” Bauer was forced to repress his feelings on an increasingly intense basis, “Touch” gave him permission to emotionally react to what was happening at that exact moment. “Hopefully, Bohm will become even more open with time,” he interjected.

Although the characters of the two series seemed totally different, Sutherland pointed out a common thread, “The one parallel that I can CONTINUED ON PAGE 23.

LaValle Hosts Environmental Discussion State Senator Ken LaValle will host an Environmental Roundtable to discuss environmental issues impacting the First Senate District on February 9 at 5 PM at the Selden campus of Suffolk County Community College.

The two-hour long discussion will include participants, such as Assemblyman Fred Thiele, and representatives from town and village governments, environmental groups and concerned citizens helping LaValle chart a legislative agenda that continues efforts to preserve the character and quality of life on the East End. The discussion is in the Babylon Student Center at the college in Montauk Point Room 212.

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RICK’S SPACE I Am The Walrus, Goo Goo G’joob Back in the day, I spent hours upon hours analyzing rock lyrics, convinced they held the secrets to life. I remember devoting a term paper to the topic, analyzing 20 or so songs. I got a “C” on the paper.

The professor wrote, “The Dylan song has an awkward charm; the rest are junk.” I was crushed.

Karen often asks me the meaning of lyrics and is always astounded with my erudite replies. When Led Zeppelin pounds “I gotta whole lotta love, I gotta whole lotta love, I gotta whole lotta love” over and over Karen will look at me earnestly and say, “What does he mean?”

“Metaphorically speaking, of course, the singer is addressing the concept that the whole is indeed greater than the sum of its parts, that humankind will benefit from each act of kindness, each act of humility, and that on overcast days the damp air makes his arthritis flare up and he must transform the

pain into love in order to survive.”

“Wow!” She says. “I never knew that.”

“There is much to learn about music,” I reply earnestly.

The matter came up the other day when a Beatles’ song came on the radio. Though most songs are officially written by both Paul McCartney and John Lennon, the two wrote alone for most of their careers, and each gave the other a writing credit.

This infuriates McCartney, who now points out on his website how many of the famous Beatles’ songs were solely written by him. Lennon probably wouldn’t mind separating the two either, because while McCartney is one of the world’s great melody writers, if truth be told he’s a terrible wordsmith.

“What’s it about?” Karen asked after we listened to “Blackbird.” I pondered the question and reviewed the lyrics in my head before answering. “It’s about a bird with a broken

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wing learning to fly,” I answered confidently.

“That’s it? No more insight? No hidden meanings,” “I believe the bird in question was a blackbird,” I responded.

There isn’t much there-there to McCartney’s songs. “Lovely Rita Meter Maid” is about a meter maid named Rita. “Na na na na na na Hey Jude” . . . “My Love does It good . . .”

I could go on.

McCartney’s most profound song is probably “Ebony and Ivory” which he performs with Stevie Wonder.

It’s about a black guy and a white guy getting along together. We know this because they are singing the song together playing pianos and the piano keys are . . . OMG I think I just had an acid flashback.

The keys are black and white!!!! Ebony and Ivory!

Speaking of acid, let’s take a look at some of Lennon’s lyrics: “Yellow matter custard, dripping from a dead dog’s eye Crabalocker fishwife, pornographic priestess” “Rick, what does he mean?”

Karen asked me.

“What does he mean? What does he mean? What a dumb question!”

“Obviously Lennon speaks to the working man, the proletariat if you will, and aligns himself with them over the bourgeois who deprive children of pudding by hiding it in

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The Independent regrets the error. the eyes of their very fat dogs while watching Debbie Does Dallas in the locker room of an elitist university with male cheerleaders. How do you not see this image clearly?”

“OK. I get it. You’re full of crap.”

That statement was itself a revelation. Not that I’m full of crap but the fact it took Karen 18 years to figure it out. Wait until she finds out I don’t really have a bad back – I’m just too lazy to do my share of the yard work.

Sir Paul, who has a house in Amagansett, is an extremely nice man. But time hasn’t improved his lyric writing. His new album is called: Kisses On The Bottom. The bottom of what? I can’t think of any suitable bottom to kiss. It makes no sense.

As dumb as some of the rock-era lyrics were, we need only turn to the world of rap music for the dumbest lyrics ever: “Never let me slip, cause if I slip, then I’m slippin”-- Dr. Dre “When you take a sip you buzz like a hornet “Billy Shakespeare wrote a whole bunch of sonnet” -- LFO My favorite bad lyric is by none other than Foxy Brown -- sheer poetry in motion and she throws in a math lesson, all in one: “Thirty-two grams raw, chop it in half, get sixteen, double it times three.

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We all search for the meaning of life, but we look in different places. Leave it to the really great wordsmiths to point us in the right direction: “In the desert you can remember your name ‘Cause there ain’t no one for to give you no pain.”

The desert – that’s the ticket. All I need now is a camel – but I sure as hell won’t be kissing his bottom anytime soon.

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Safety On The Bays Dear Rick, I find myself compelled to respond to our East End readership regarding a letter to another local newspaper written by Capt.

Milton Miller in which he takes direct aim at East Hampton Harbor Master Ed Michels and his entire team. Capt. Miller certainly has very deep nautical credentials, and I respect

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Montauk’s wildly successful summer hotspot became a campaign issue, with opponents of the incumbent Republican Party insisting the administration was soft on code enforcement. Recent court records, despite some claims to the contrary, make it clear that was not the case.

Beginning Memorial Day weekend the owners of the Lodge were buried with charges, from a fire code violation to illegal clearing, overcrowding, and maintenance violations. All told, a staggering 687 counts are now outstanding.

The Lodge requested East Hampton Town Justice Cathy Cahill recuse herself from the case, claiming she had shown bias. Critics have continually linked the “town” as the culprits, that is, meaning all concerned. That is about as far away from the truth as it gets.

Anyone who has lived here for a while knows the town board and the town justice office are completely independent of each other. To blame the town board for court delays is ridiculous. Court papers reveal the defendants didn’t show up for some dates, believing their attorneys were working on some sort of plea bargain. The threat of a criminal summons soon brought the Lodge to the courtroom.

Nevertheless, the legal wranglings that are a staple of our system are going to be played out. Despite the insistence from some Montauk residents that the court act quickly to shut the premises down, that was never going to happen during the summer.

It’s called due process. It’s about having a say in a court of law, about answering charges that are up to now simply that

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and nothing more – charges. We all, thankfully, get a chance to defend ourselves.

Did the Lodge create a parking nightmare, traffic hazards, unbearable noise and host far too many people. Probably.

Will the proprietors end up paying a hefty fine? Probably.

But they will have their day in court, and politics has nothing to do with that.

Bridget Delivers

We endorsed Southampton Town Supervisor Bridget Fleming for a lot of reasons, but foremost among them is her ability to get things done without fanfare.

Some politicians issue a self-serving press release before they are awake. Some have PR machines churning relentlessly. Others do very little actual work, but make sure anything that looks like work is a duly noted photo-op. As our cover story relates, Fleming has been working with Youth Build for quite some time, and achieving some remarkable results.

Talking to her, which she only does reluctantly, about the program, you realize she cares about (gasp) the kids, and the need for affordable housing, and bringing something to a neighborhood that isn’t graced with mega-mansions and millionaires.

Frankly, we made sure to be at the ribbon cutting, because we were afraid Bridget wouldn’t bother to publicize her effort to revitilize Riverside. This is her legacy, and these structures will stand long after most local politicians are forgotten.

and honor his past contributions to the US Coast Guard and our local US Coast Guard Auxiliary, but I couldn’t disagree more with him when he writes that we don’t need much manpower or several marine patrol boats protecting our waters.

Capt. Milton explains how it used to be sufficient for our waters to be safe-guarded by a single harbor patrolman with the back-up help of the local US Coast Guard and Auxiliary, Power Squadron as well as the Dory Rescue Squad (since disbanded) and their vessels. We simply differ in our opinions, I have served for a decade now in our local Coast Guard Aux Flotilla

18-02 as well as being a US Coast Guard licensed captain. I give my full support to our Marine Patrol and understand the challenges they face.

Much can be learned from history, but I suggest it is simply unfair to compare the volume of boats on our waters from decades ago to current times. Same water, many more boats and many more novice boaters are involved. It is apples to oranges. Our highways and waterways have all changed. I will concede the economic times of today have dampened some usage, but sit on the jetty at Three Mile Harbor any summer day and watch

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the parade.

Our local waters on busy summer recreational boating days have hundreds of vessels and potentially thousands of people disconnected from terra firma both day and night.

I for one feel better about my daughters being out on the bays (even though both have taken and passed the Coast Guard Aux safety courses, which we suggest for all boaters) when I know people with real local experience/knowledge, such as Ed Michels, his team and the Montauk Coast Guard are on duty should any emergency arise. We are surrounded by water and are served by some of the best first responders in the world, Ocean Rescue, Lifeguards, Firemen, EMT’s, Police, Medi-vacs, Coast Guard and Dive Teams. Some are paid, most are volunteers. We are grateful for all those that answer or have in the past as Capt Miller did, answered the call. I say pat these men and women who protect us on the back and let’s all try to work together in keeping our waterways safer. Everyone could use help.

My personal vessels have all been offered and accepted as US Coast Guard Aux Operational Facilities to be used for all Coast Guard operations, including training, search and rescue.

In closing, I have to add that Ed Michels and his marine patrol over the years have consistently helped the local USCG Aux. Flotilla 18-02 in our goal to distribute hundreds of free life jackets and educate boaters to navigational rules We are very fortunate to have the past USCG Station Montauk Chief and current EH Town Marine Patrol Ed Michels and current USCG Station Montauk Senior Chief Jason Walter and their charges protecting us and our waterways.

Semper paratus!

JAMES J. MACKIN Vice Flotilla Commander USCG Aux. 1sr flotilla 18-02

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Dear Rick, Last week I was on the Rush Limbaugh Radio Show.

I told him that what I want, more than anything else, in the Oval Office is someone who is a “street fighter,” not a class president and that Mitt Romney is a class president. Mitt knows the issues but displays little passion; the kind of passion necessary to take our country back.

America needs a passionate President, not Mr. Romney’s passion simply to be President.

We need the “right” kind of candidate, not the “most electable” because fair

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What are your Super Bowl plans and who will you be rooting for?

Shunshi Wadham I’ll be watching the Super Bowl at home. I wouldn’t miss it! I’ll be making chicken or chicken wings. Chips. Dips. I’ll have a few friends over but I’m not sure exactly how many yet. Who am I rooting for? Go Giants!

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Letter To The Editor, Having researched, before attending a meeting on the Peconic Institute in Riverhead this week, I came to the conclusion that property rights are endangered. What is called Sustainable Development is also known as ICLEI, Smart Growth, Public Private Partnerships, Comprehensive Land Use Plan and originally Agenda 21. The latter is from a 1992 UN initiative to regulate where people can live, water quality, workforce housing, health care, single family homes, privately owned farms, etc. Please do your own research.

The mission statement of the Peconic Institute lays out their plan to regulate, through education, “necessary regional infrastructure.” When asked if they would include a statement to protect private property rights the response was “that is too strong.” Many people attended and asked many very good questions, then opposed the creation of an entity with such powers. The meeting was filmed for local access TV. Eventually, we may lose our ability to govern ourselves, as regional control would supersede locally elected officials.

Many communities that originally signed up under these auspices have pulled out after discovering the danger to their sovereignty.

There are many “fires” to be tended, and one grows fatigued of battling the many creeping infringements on our Constitutional rights. Most are oblivious to the increasing regulation on our lives.

Be diligent in safeguarding our God given blessing of liberty.

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Myron Clement I’ll be watching with my partner. It will be just the two of us. We’ll just have chips and Pepsi.

That’s it. That’s what we’ve been doing for many years. Who am I rooting for? The Giants!

Who else would I be rooting for?

Alicia Phillips It will be just family. Four or five of us. We won’t have anyone else over because there will be too much screaming going on. My husband always makes his special Mexican hot wings and a big vegetable platter. And we’re rooting for the Giants, of course!

Susan George I’ll be watching it at home with my husband.

We do the whole Super Bowl menu, the wings, the chips, the dips and the salsa. My husband loves the little Rye breads with corned beef, sauerkraut, Swiss cheese and mustard. And we’re rooting for the Giants. reader, Obama and his policies are going to be soundly defeated and rejected this November.

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Night Sky Dear Rick, Calling a “car” an “elephant” would only work if a person had their eyes and ears closed, and were devoid of common sense. Ms. Quigley is calling her lighting law, “Dark Sky Legislation,” and that would only work if no one read and compared the document with our current lighting code.

Her law would increase light pollution in East Hampton: glare, light trespass, and sky glow. She also says that our current code is too complicated. For whom? Very good lighting plans are being installed all over Long Island in towns with exactly the same requirements as are in our code, including in Southampton, Riverhead, and Brookhaven.

Quigley’s lighting law is not only extremely complicated, it is confusing, contradictory, and does not meet safe light levels, nor does it reduce glare, light trespass, and sky glow in our town. Our current code was thoroughly reviewed by our own community members and has been in effect since 2006.

Who wrote Quigley’s code? And, more importantly, why was it written to allow bare light bulbs for new construction (not allowed for decades), with no provisions to address pre-existing, illegally installed lighting. Who wants our town to look like Hicksville at night?

With great alarm, SUSAN HARDER

Majority Voice Dear Rick, Where are the real civic-minded people?

Are there any interested people in Southampton Town willing to volunteer to put the Southampton College property on the tax rolls?

We need to attract international and national companies to relocate their executive offices to the campus, and not for manufacturing.

There are many State Assemblymen and State Senators who would like to save the State of New York money by having this property off the Stony Brook loss sheet and on to the tax rolls.

These companies would bring high paying executive job salaries and personnel to help run their companies.

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local businesses will also see a pickup in their businesses. Capitalism is great.

Bringing the college back to life is not the way to help Southampton’s economy.

Another college or institute will not help the majority of the town residents. Property taxes help, Jobs help. Jobs will pick up the real estate market, That’s what helps, not putting another tax-exempt entity back in Southampton and calling it an institute.

Government run/owned facilities and tax-exempt landowners do not help Southampton Town residents save money on their taxes. This is a country built on capitalism, not an entitlement society.

We need real growth with companies paying good salaries. No more freebies or subordinate ventures by the state of New York paying no taxes on their property.

We need to bring in the real created jobs, no more parasites that live off the rest of us. Sell the college property at under the going real estate value and then have the companies pay the taxes and create jobs for the local populace. This is important.

This has been done in Atlanta, Georgia; South Carolina’ Texas, Florida; North

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Carolina and The Dakotas who have only 3 1/2 percent unemployment. If you want to volunteer send me a letter to P O Box 3061, Southampton, NY 11969, and we will put Southampton Town back where it should be.

We will try and have a meeting as soon as possible. We want the voices of the majority, not just a few people making decisions for us.

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Closed Doors Dear Rick, In last Tuesday’s Town Board meeting Deputy Supervisor Quigley, with the endorsement of the Supervisor, announced that she would create a small committee that would meet only with herself or one other board member to review proposed changes to the lighting law. This approach would allow her to exclude the public from observation, since the State’s Open Meetings Law does not consider a small get together with less than a majority of a board to be a “public” meeting.

Ms. Quigley’s plan followed a pattern the Town Board has applied in trying to create other legislation. Small secret committees worked on drafts to change site plan review for farm structures, to plan use of the lifesaving station in Amagansett and to

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provide new laws regarding the licensing of contractors, for example.

This may or may not be a good way to operate in private business, as the Supervisor suggests, but it is not the way to do the public’s business. Councilman Peter Van Scoyoc said in last Tuesday’s meeting “when discussing legislation that will affect everyone the townspeople are supposed to be represented. The whole idea of including the public is [to avoid] this sense of, things are happening behind closed doors.”

Contrary to the Supervisor’s response, the concern that deliberations in closed meetings may favor the interests of participants to the detriment of others, is not “nonsense.”

JEANNE FRANKL

Zoning Changes Dear Mr. Murphy, Since I’m going to write about attempting to restore an old house in the “heart of Republican country,” and since this story really hasn’t been told before, it’s necessary to make clear that I’m writing about zoning.

Secondly, I’m using the standard that improving property is a good thing. I’m also assuming that good zoning not only makes good neighbors but is good for business, a

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point that I’ve tried to communicate to the last three Southampton Supervisors to no avail, which brings me to an issue raised in the Supersizer Architect of Brooklyn article (New York Times 3/10/11).

As described in this article, most people don’t pay attention to zoning until something looks wrong. Similarly, I was unaware that zoning changes were being made near my farmhouse until I began to notice what I believed to be the construction of more-than-allowable housing, which in turn prompted me to examine the plans that were submitted.

So concurrent with discussing restoring an old house, I’m going to explain what happened on land near that old house, and while I understand that “what’s done is done,” I also believe certain changes are still feasible to improve the successful operation of farms and businesses in the area.

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Hamptons Hillbillies Hit The Small Screen

By Kitty Merrill

The smash USA network show “Royal Pains” follows the story of a concierge doctor to uber-wealthy summering along the South Fork’s shores. The latest cable program to exploit the Hamptons cache features a group of characters from the other end of the spectrum . . . the way other end.

“My Big Redneck Vacation” debuted last month. A reality show, it stars an extended family of self-proclaimed rednecks from Shreveport, Louisiana, transported from their swampy homeland to a $4.5 million house located in the

Northwest section of East Hampton.

What transpires when country folk meet the elite is, in their vernacular, a hoot. The opening segment introduces the viewer to the Clampets – that’s right, the Clampets, as in the family featured in the 1960s TV fave “The Beverly Hillbillies.” The cast is comprised of about a dozen members of the extended family – four couples and assorted children, plus their dog and chickens.

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could be South America,” one notes. permits to film at the Gann Road The family launching heads north in A particularly amusing scene finds r a m p in a convoy, with Springs, the o n e m e m b e r the ladies at the Hampton Market B o a t h o u s e asking if they and a variety w o u l d t r a v e l Place asking butcher Steve if he has o f town through the streets. In one any rattlesnake or “nutra-rat.” boating scene, Appalachian Mountains. the men come “No, I think it’s upon a paddle the Rocky Mountains,” one of the surfer and are amazed. “I thought moms replies. that was Jesus,” one family member Along the road they wonder what exclaims. The group also filmed at their month-long vacation will be varied locations in Montauk. like. Aimee says she’s hoping the Previews of future episodes boys take the women out for a night reveal one couple decides to on the town, because she’s packed get married in East Hampton – her blue jean mini skirt and her “Why would you wanna ruin a camo mini. Go with the camo, her vacation?” Chris Clampet asks companions advise. While packing, when the pair announces their Jared notes he’s going to have to intentions. The group hosts a huge bring “a collar shirt” in case they pig roast for neighbors and help out visit a place with a dress code. with hurricane preparations. They Their arrival in East Hampton play polo and visit local shops. A is highlighted by the shocked particularly amusing scene finds expression of realtor Patrick the ladies at the Hampton Market Christiano who watches in wonder Place asking butcher Steve if he has as the men hold an archery shoot any rattlesnake or “nutra-rat.” They out to determine who gets the were planning a barbecue. master bedroom in the plush Future episodes of “Royal Pains” manse. The guys shoot arrows from feature scenes shot in Montauk last a second story deck into a huge summer – at the Montauk Marina, replica of a turkey as the womenfolk Inlet beach, the Gig Shack and MTK and kids holler. Tom Arnold hosts downtown, plus other locales. the show, popping up to offer Wilkinson is thrilled by the asides throughout certain scenes. attention – and dough-- the film “Welcome to East Hampton, it’s an industr y is lavishing on East international jet set location in the Ha m pt o n . O n e e n t re pre n e u r summer,” Christiano says to a sea reported he was paid $30,000 for of blank stares. “Jet what?” asks one day’s worth of shooting at Doug Clampet. his establishment. Such big bucks Viewers will see lots of familiar visitors, “ensure commerce for our places throughout the season. community,” said Wilkinson.

According to East Hampton Town “My Big Redneck Vacation” airs Supervisor Bill Wilkinson, Pink Saturday nights on CMT. Sneakers Productions sought kmerrill@indyeastend.com

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A single mom with four children, the tenant toured the house last

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Tennis Courts Next

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A poster at the ribbon cutting depicts the conditions at the original house. ON THE COVER: Councilwoman Bridget Flemming (center) joins with community members to cut the ribbon completing the construction of a unique affordable home.

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CONTINUED FROM PAGE 4. the levels of benefit the project illustrates -- to the tenant, to the neighborhood and to the young people participating in Youth Build.

“The town took a chance on us and our program,” Wertheim opined. Wertheim, aka “Mister Rick” to his charges, supervised young participants in the United Way’s Youth Build program. The program is designed to teach students skills to excel in the burgeoning green building trade.

Two of the three program participants working at the Ludlam house, Kyshawn Trent and Jasmine Chambers, live in Riverhead. A third participant, Willie Green, 19, was a gregarious spokesman for the trio.

Green participated in a summer program called the United Way Green Academy. Working with Youth Build will definitely be included in a book the ambitious young man is writing about his life. He said it focuses on “25 lessons people need to know.” The lesson from Youth Build? “As you long you keep your mind and priorities straight, you can get anywhere you want to go.”

Chambers, 23, learned about Youth Build from a friend. She’s

continuing to study at Green Academy and said she wants to learn “everything” about building.

Trent, also 23, can’t wait for the chance to build a house from the foundation up.

Offering opening comments, Cannon spoke of the passion she shares with Fleming: “We care about people.” Blowes noted that he is a registered Republican while Fleming is a Democrat and “There couldn’t be any better relationship.

It doesn’t matter what political party you’re in. It matters what you’re here to do for the community.”

“It’s uplifting to see a project like this come together in this tough economic time,” said Fleming.

Government and individuals may not have much money, but, the councilwoman said, “We have our creativity, we have our sweat equity, and most importantly we have our relationships with one another . . . This project represents neighbors helping neighbors.” It also demonstrates “fresh energy and a new commitment to the Riverside community,” Fleming added. She said the town is looking at nine other parcels in the area that could be eligible for similar revitalization.

Officials respected the new tenant’s privacy and did not release her name to the press. She’ll pay

Supervisor Bill Wilkinson has often said he believes government should be run like a business.

Run government like a business, but make sure the government doesn’t have to run any businesses. Since he’s been in office, Wilkinson has turned over management of the town’s roller hockey rink in Amagansett and the tennis club in Montauk to private firms to operate. He’s looking to privatize the town’s scavenger waste facility and most recently is giving consideration to divesting East Hampton of the burden of operating tennis courts at Terry King Field in Amagansett.

The town board voted earlier this month to issue Requests for Proposals for the management of the courts, which are located between the ball field and covered hockey building on Abraham’s Path.

In the wake of claims of a sweetheart deal between the operators of the roller hockey rink and Wilkinson’s predecessor, disgraced former supervisor Bill McGintee, town officials in 2010 sought RFPs for the operation of the rink. The firm Sportime was awarded the lease.

Wilkinson said Monday that Sportime officials recently approached him offering to take over operation of the courts.

“Those courts are in disrepair and Sportime said, “We’d be glad to

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fix them.”’ Wilky explained. But, rather than just give one firm an advantage, the board decided to put the management of the courts out for an RFP. It currently costs just $8 an hour to play on the courts. The supervisor said he wants to ensure the public maintains access to the facilities.

Councilman Dominick Stanzione said an estimate of $100,000 to repair the courts spurred the idea of privatizing them. Councilwoman Sylvia Overby said she’d like to have a discussion about the entire complex, particularly how Sportime has done operating the building. “I just want as much information as possible about how the government is being served and if the community is being served and if the whole community is being served, not just people who can afford to pay a higher cost.”

The courts have historically been an inexpensive place for local kids to learn to play tennis, Overby pointed out. The facility has also provided seasonal employ for local high school or college kids.

RFPs are due on February 16. kmerrill@indyeastend.com

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Weir Picked To Steer Campaign Congressional hopeful Randy Altschuler announced Monday that Wainscott resident and former East Hampton Town Councilwoman Diana Weir will be the campaign manager for his 2012 campaign.

Weir is the former executive vice president of Long Island Housing Partnership, served as senior vice president at the Bank of the Hamptons and is currently a member of the LIPA Board of Trustees. Weir was the first Hispanic councilwoman on the East Hampton Town Board and according to Altschuler, “is widelyrespected across Long Island in the private, public and political arenas.”

Weir seems up for the position.

“Randy embodies the American Dream and I couldn’t be more excited to take this challenge and lead the charge to defeat Tim Bishop in November,” she said.

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The Lodge, in Montauk, has been the source of a slew of complaints from residents. The town has repeatedly cited the establishment for violations, beginning with a fire code violation last May and continuing throughout the season and beyond.

As of this date the Lodge faces a staggering 687 counts all told according to court documents. The defendants, Jamie Mulholland, Robert McKinley, and Edgemere Montauk LLC, along with the Surf Lodge, argued that Justice Cahill in ex-parte conversations -- communications with only one of the two parties present -- that in

effect constitutes bias by the judge toward the defendant.

Justice Cahill ruled that bias, minus “any infinity . . . to either party” is generally “a matter of the judge’s personal conscience.”

Moreover, the trial judge “is the sole arbiter on whether recusal is warranted.” The decision concluded “ex-parte communications are not grounds for recusal when they do not involve discussions of either disputed issues or trail strategy.”

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Located on the brink of the Atlantic Ocean, the unique resort is the ideal place for stimulating business meetings. You’ll be inspired by their comfortable and functional oceanfront meeting rooms. An early booking special is on the table -Book your 2012 event by February 29 and receive a seven night stay when you book a group of 50 or Win a Car! Drive away in a brand new Chrysler 200 or win $10,000 cash.

Mullen Motors of Southold is teaming up with the Eastern Long Island Hospital Auxiliary for the 7th Annual ELIH Car Raffle. The Chrysler 200, a four door sedan, gets 31 miles per gallon on the highway. Tickets

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In order to be eligible for housing at Windmill Village you must be 62 years of age or disabled.

Households must have eligible incomes for their family size as established by HUD. There are 4 apartments specifically for the disabled.

Annual income can be no more than: 1 person $37,150 2 persons $42,450 Applications may be obtained from the following places beginning on Thursday, Jan. 12, 2012 and must be postmarked no later than Thursday, Feb. 16, 2012.

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Spay/Neuter Promotion It may seem that warmer weather is still out of reach, but now is the time to “beat the heat” by spaying your cat in advance of her heat cycle and preventing unwanted litters before “kitten season” arrives this spring – a time when shelters traditionally see large numbers of unwanted litters being born. To help reduce the number of homeless cats, Kent Animal Shelter is offering a “Beat the Heat” promotion sponsored by PetSmart Charities®. During February, Kent Animal Shelter will spay/neuter female cats for a special rate of $20.

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Obituaries James Moeller, 73

James Myron Moeller, 73, son of the late Myron Moeller and Lillian Yeutter Moeller, passed away in Southampton, NY, Sunday, January 22, 2012. Jim was born October 23, 1938 in Spencer, Iowa. As a teenager, he assisted in his parents’ hardware store and plumbing business.

Active in music and obtaining an amateur radio license, Jim graduated as salutatorian from Milford, Iowa Consolidated School in 1956. He attended Iowa State University in Ames, where he was manager of the football team and a member of the Theta Chi Fraternity, graduating in 1960 with a business baccalaureate degree.

Jim received a Master of Liberal Studies from SUNY Stony Brook on Long Island, NY and a secondary teaching certificate from the New York State Education Department.

Jim lived for 37 years in Miller Place, NY where he taught mathematics in Miller Place Schools (1962-1993), coached its high school golf team to a state championship, coached its girls’ cross country team, advised many senior classes, and was an active union member and president of MPTA. He served on various committees in the Mount Sinai Congregational Church and was a tenor in the Whalers Barbershop Chorus.

Diagnosed with cancer as a young

man, Jim was successfully treated at the Sloan Kettering cancer center.

Having moved to East Hampton 13 years ago, Jim was a committeeman for the Republican Club, President of the Rotary, played the organ for the Riverhead Eastern Star, and enjoyed membership in the Port Jefferson Masonic Lodge and Bonac Amateur Radio Club (contacting almost every country in the world with his radio).

He was a deacon of the First Presbyterian Church of East Hampton and a volunteer for Long House and Meals on Wheels. Jim regularly attended and participated in East Hampton School Board meetings.

Within the New York State Retired Teachers’ Association, Jim was Treasurer of the East End Unit, Treasurer and President of the Long Island Zone, Budget & Finance committeeman and Chair of the NYSRTA Insurance Trust Fund. He received the highest NYSRTA achievement awards: Long Island’s Distinguished Service Silver Tray Award and The New York State Retired Teachers’ Association’s prestigious award, The Certificate of Recognition, given to a member who has shown outstanding leadership in the field of education and service through retirement.

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Other interests included golfing, flying small aircraft, calligraphy, and crossword puzzles.

Jim is survived by his wife Mary Ella Parsons Moeller of East Hampton, with whom he recently celebrated their fiftieth wedding anniversary, daughter Mary Beth, son-in-law Walfrid Gustaf Lundborg III; his loving grandchildren, Ava Elizabeth and Ashton Ryker Lundborg, and brother Gary Milford Moeller of Arnolds Park, Iowa.

A memorial service will be held Wednesday, February 8 at 1 PM at

the First Presbyterian Church in East Hampton. Internment will follow at the Cedar Lawn Cemetery in East Hampton after which the family will welcome friends to share memories of Jim in the First Presbyterian Session House.

Contributions may be made to the Southampton Hospital/Cardiac Rehabilitation, 240 Meeting House Lane, Southampton, NY 11968 and the First Presbyterian Church of East Hampton, 120 Main St, East Hampton, NY 11937 in Jim’s memory.

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That is something that, for whatever reason, I am drawn to certainly as an actor.”

Does this mean the demise of Jack Bauer? No, diehard fans can still go forward to getting their fix with a feature film based on “24.” Reuniting Mary Lynn Rajskuh and Sutherland, the script is being penned by series creators Robert Cochran and Joel Surnow. “The status on the movie, hopefully, we will be shooting the end of April, beginning of May,” reported the veteran of such movies as The Lost Boys, A Few Good Man, and The Sentinel.

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Play Bridge When defending a hand, new players are taught that they should not give declarer a sluff and a ruff.

That is, they should not lead a suit that both declarer and dummy no longer have because the declarer can trump in either hand and get rid of a loser from the other. Like many other “rules” in bridge, suggested ways of playing may work well most of the time but NOT all the time. Today’s hand is a good example of when giving a ruff and a sluff is the only way to defeat the contract.

The declarer in this hand played the ace and king of hearts, winning the first two tricks. He knew that all the hearts, except his own, had been played. Thus all three players, including his partner, were now void in hearts. West could also see dummy’s diamonds and clubs which were formidable. Even if partner held the ace of clubs, the

defenders would win only three tricks and declarer would make his contract.

West’s only hope for another trick rested with the promotion of a trump trick for his team. He led a third heart and South was stuck.

Having no useful discard from dummy, he could trump with the six or the king. If he trumped with the six, East would overtrump with the nine forcing declarer to use his queen, promoting a trump trick for West. If, instead, he trumps with the king or queen in dummy, West also has a sure trump trick.

Many suggested ways of playing bridge work most of the time but not all the time. This hand is an excellent example of when following “the rule” about a ruff and a sluff is the wrong thing to do.

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Giants Will Fall Short In Classic Showdown It was the 99-yard touchdown play that changed the fortunes of both New York football teams. With the Giants down 7-3 to the Jets late in the first half, Eli Manning hit Victor Cruz on 3rd and 1 from his own 1-yard line. Cruz broke some tackles and wound up salsa-dancing in the right corner of the end zone.

The Giants have not looked back since that Christmas Eve game, and have beaten their opponents by an average of nearly 15 PPG during this five game winning streak. New York prepares for the Super Bowl as two and a half point underdogs. Could the amount of adulation the Giants are receiving cause them to feel a

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While the Giants have won an impressive five elimination games in a row, the Patriots have won 10 in a row since their November 6, 24-20 loss to these same Giants. In my opinion, the Pats 13-3 season was overshadowed nationally by the success of the Green Bay Packers.

Furthermore, New England’s victories were not achieved in as sexy a fashion as in prior seasons.

Dink and dunks to Wes Welker and hitting Rob Gronkowski over the middle, were not as exciting as 40 yard go-routes to Randy Moss.

The week layoff benefits the Patriots.

The Giants have been on a five-week emotional high. Were the Super Bowl this past Sunday, I believe New York would’ve been slightly favored.

The week layoff will slow the Giants momentum and give Bill Belichick an extra week of preparation.

But no matter how well Belichick prepares, Eli Manning may still be able to carve up one of the worst secondaries in the NFL. New York must get pressure on Brady in a fashion similar to their February 2008 contest. This will be more difficult with the Patriots relying on short passing routes. New York was able to pressure Brady with two sacks earlier this season, but the Patriots were playing from behind much of that game.

The Giants have not lost a turnover battle during their fivegame winning streak. Turnovers, along with field position, will be enormous on Sunday. When these two teams met in the regular season it was scoreless at halftime, in large part because the Patriots started their drives at their own 5, 6, 17, 20, 11 and 9.

The Giants have thrived in the underdog role under Tom Coughlin.

Along with brilliant X’s and O’s, Tom Coughlin needs to make sure his guys continue to feel like disrespected underdogs throughout this week.

While my heart favors the Giants, my mind says the Patriots will win 24-20. Tom Brady has too many offensive weapons and his leadership under pressure may just be too much for the 2011 Giants.

Pete is a lifelong Montauk resident and former sports talk host at 88.7FM WEER. He can be reached via email at Peterfmundo@gmail.com.

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Dissecting The Big One Everyone had a prediction, and that’s part of the fun involved in any big game particularly the Super Bowl.

Of course, they mean nothing . . . the variables are so great that the scenarios that could unfold are endless.

Let’s look at some of the indicators: The Giants beat New England 24-20 earlier in the season. Since then the Patriots have reeled off 10 consecutive victories. The Giants are no slouches either, they’ve won five in a row. More important, the Giants’ defense has improved greatly since the first game, and rather than playing in New England, the Super Bowl is on a neutral field.

Eli Manning threw for over 4900 yards, the sixth highest total in the history of the NFL. But Tom Brady threw for more, 5235 to be exact.

Manning threw for 29 touchdowns, but Brady had 39. These are two of the best quarterbacks in the league but make no mistake, as good as Eli is, Brady is better. On the other hand, New England has a terrible pass defense, one Manning should be able to pick apart.

Both teams have lousy running games, but the Giants have the two best running backs, Ahmad Bradshaw and Brandon Jacobs. This is important because running the ball keeps the clock going, and if the Giants can mount a drive primarily on the ground it keeps Brady on the bench.

As good as the New England receivers are, the Giants have better, faster receivers. One important factor will be the availability of the Pats’ monstrous tight end, Rob Gronkowski. The Pats say he’ll be fine, but he’s been wearing a walking boot all week. It says here his ankle is broken, though the Pats won’t admit as much. If he can’t play, or if they use him as a decoy, that’s a tremendous edge for the Giants.

One thing is for certain: the team that turns the ball over fewer times

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The Giants say they are going to blitz Brady but they won’t. They will stay with a four man rush and drop seven guys into pass coverage. They

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will count on their Front Four – arguably the best in the league – to make Brady get rid of the ball.

On offense the Giants will go deep to Victor Crux, Hakeem Nicks, and and Mario Manningham, picking on the subpar defensive backs on the Pats. They will go to the running game when the Pats try to overcompensate.

Brady will play superbly, but the Pats won’t run the ball effectively, and in the end the Giants will get to Brady, exactly like the Super Bowl four years ago.

Prediction: Giants 34 Pats 24.

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