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From top, left: Marilyn Behan, Peter Van Scoyoc, Steven Gaines, Rich Haeg and Sylvia Overby all want to serve on the East Hampton Town Board.

Fair distribution of affordable housing projects is key, and open, transparent government activities are a goal to be strived for.

Candidates hoping for a berth on the East Hampton Town Board sat down with The Independent last Friday. On hand were Democratic hopefuls Sylvia Overby and Peter Van Scoyoc, GOP contenders Steven Gaines and Richard Haeg, and Independence Party candidate Marilyn Behan. Bill Mott, who is also on the Independence Party ticket, was not present. Indy editor-in-chief Rick Murphy posed the questions.

Asked to weigh in on the “big issues” furrowing brows across town, candidates digressed into critique of the current administration’s operations – how the board itself conducts activities and how some members of the public politicize their efforts.

“There’s a lot of ankle biting and people obstructing the business of the town board,” Gaines opined.

“A lot of time is used up by people getting up to complain and ankle bite. There’s a difference between CONTINUED ON PAGE 32.

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WHY I’M JOINING “OCCUPY WALL STREET” I’ve seen the light.

I’m proud to announce that I will never work another day of my life. I’m joining the Occupy Wall Street group. I’ve said goodbye to my wife, the beautiful Judy Licht, my five kids and my sweet little dog Shlomo.

I’m sad that they not only refuse to join me in this glorious adventure but also are talking about having me committed.

I’ve renounced my worldly possessions. I’ve packed my iPad, my iPod and my computer to take with me. Zuccotti Park, here I come.

With my background in communications, my new job will be to get the word out as to what we want as soon as we can figure out what we want.

We have made headway on that subject. A respected Democratic pollster, Doug Schoen, who once worked for President Clinton, surveyed our “Demands Group” and here’s what we think we believe: We believe that government has a moral responsibility to guarantee health care, college education and retirement, no matter what the cost. So we want $1.5 trillion in new revenue to create publicsector jobs paying union wages, free public transportation, free university education, and a singlepayer health care system.

We want to end free trade, spend an additional trillion dollars on environmental programs, and forgive all debt.

We are unanimous in our opposition to free-market capitalism, and we are all in favor

of radical redistribution of wealth and intense regulation of the private sector.

Naturally we want to tax the wealthiest Americans into submission, and since none of us in Zuccotti Park have any money, we consider everyone reading this to be a wealthy American. So pay up. A warning: Doug Schoen did a survey of 200 of us and 31 percent of us said we support violence to advance our agenda.

I have a demand, too. I’m in favor of a special tax to take every penny of Steve Jobs’ money from his estate.

I know he has been one of the greatest Americans in our history, and he has developed things that have enriched our lives in film, education, music, etc.

But let’s not forget the man made profits, and we all contributed to those profits. Why should his family have all that money? Why should they have any of that money?

It belongs to all of us now.

Besides, Steve Jobs must pay for inventing those white earphones that tangle themselves up while we’re asleep and are impossible to untangle.

On a happier social note, I can’t wait to meet some of my fellow protesters. I especially want to meet Stacey Hacker Hessler, who left her husband and four children (Veda, the youngest, is 7) to join our group as a demonstrator three weeks ago. She sounds like a wonderful woman. I just read this excerpt from a news story about her: “Hessler moved from laundry

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duty to park cleanup — a four-hour detail from which she broke just once to give a troubled protester a hug at the ‘empathy table.’”

That’s why joining this group is so good for me. Judy never would allow us to have an “empathy table” in our home.

And when Christmas comes, I’m going to help Stacey Hessler to get a gift for her little lonely daughter Veda. I was thinking a shirt that reads “My Mommy Went To New York City To Fight Capitalism and All I Got Was This Lousy T-Shirt.”

I’m also excited about all this free food we’re getting. I’m working on meeting former Sheraton chef Eric Smith, who is boasting he and his team are “running a five-star restaurant” in Zuccotti Park with donated food.

I’ve got to stop being such a food snob. I just have trouble putting “Sheraton chef” and “five-star restaurant” in the same sentence.

I also must be sure to tell Chef Smith that pepper spray is not a condiment.

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the free food that I’m going to push for a demand that all food be free in the United States. I think the day will come when we can all walk into a restaurant, eat, burp and walk out without paying a bill.

However, we are facing a crisis.

The weather. We already have a Cold Committee to deal with the cold weather. What we will do when the weather drops to 20 degrees? I suggest this is the time to utilize Michael Moore. When your feet are freezing, what better way to warm them up than by putting them on Moore’s big, fat, hairy back?

Yo u ’ v e h e a r d t h e t e r m 3-dog night. Now my fellow demonstrators and I can enjoy a 1-Michael-Moore night.

Let me close by saying how proud and how happy I am to be part of this great movement.

Oooops. Perhaps “movement” is not the best word to describe the Occupy Wall Street group.

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From left: Brad Bender, Bridget Fleming, Christine Scalera and Bill Hughes, candidates for Southampton Town Board.

Indy Interviews Southampton Board Hopefuls

By Emily Toy

Southampton town council candidates met with The Independent last Thursday to discuss the issues and concerns looming during this year’s election. Indy’s editor-in-chief Rick Murphy posed the questions.

Councilwoman Bridget Fleming and her running mate Brad Bender represented the Democratic and Independent parties while their opponents, Christine Scalera and Bill Hughes, are running on the GOP ticket.

For Northampton resident Bender, the main issues are taxes, jobs, the environment and conservation.

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By Kitty Merrill

Republican candidate Angie Carpenter has traveled all over

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Indeed, standing room only crowd packed the vast community room at the Montauk Firehouse, attendees eager to listen to and learn about candidates for an array of local and county offices.

Carpenter had the floor to herself; her opponent Steve Bellone was not in attendance. The candidate detailed her experience as a former legislator and the current Suffolk treasurer, arguing that her experience on the county level makes her better suited for the executive role than Bellone’s years as supervisor of the Town of Babylon.

Legislator Jay Schneiderman and his opponent Cornelius Kelly discussed their creds, with the incumbent stating that he’s running on his record and the challenger CONTINUED ON PAGE 29.

Town Supervisor Anna Throne-Holst and Councilwoman Bridget Fleming were elected to bring financial management to Southampton.

That’s just what they did.

This team: ✔ restored the town’s credit and bond rating ✔ created responsible budget practices ✔ cut waste and increased government efficiency ✔ adopted formal policies to ensure transparent financial management

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King Complaints Too Late

By Kitty Merrill

They thought they could just wait it out.

Led to believe last year that East Hampton Town Highway Superintendent Scott King wouldn’t run for re-election, highway department workers who accused him of verbally abusing them with racial epithets took no action beyond complaining to town officials.

This spring, when King announced he would seek to retain his seat, the men filed a complaint with the state Human Rights Commission.

But they were too late. Earlier

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received any settlement paperwork yet. However, a response to his complaint from the law firm more recently lacked the proper representing the town, notes his allegations are “time barred.” documentation, they were told.

Bahamondes reported that Last week two of the men, Wallace Trotman and Irsan Bonilla were summoned to town hall to sign a settlement dismissing their complaints. Trotman didn’t return calls for comment; coworkers believe he signed. Bonilla said Monday he won’t settle.

“No. I don’t want to sign,” he told The Independent on Monday.

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during a recent meeting with King, his boss apologized. “At least I got that,” he said.

During the Concerned Citizens of Montauk candidate forum on Sunday, CONTINUED ON PAGE 35.

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In June 2009, Democrat Suffolk County District Attorney, Thomas J. Spota said that back in 2007 then Democrat-nominee for Town Supervisor, Bill McGintee lied to get elected. McGintee resigned in disgrace shortly thereafter... “ese illegal transfers were made to hide from the taxpayers and voters the fact that the deterioration of town finances was so bad they could no longer meet payroll...

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Leaf Pickup Still A Headache

By Emily Toy

Southampton Town Highway Superintendent Alex Gregor’s new leaf pickup program may have a few kinks. The town board discussed it last Friday, leaving him out of the confab. Instead, officials used a letter from Gregor as a jumping off point.

Expressing frustration yesterday, Gregor disparaged the discussion as an attempt to politicize the program during an election year.

With the new program, town residents will be asked to haul and dump their own loose leaves for free at the town’s transfer stations in North Sea, Hampton Bays and Westhampton.

Sag Harbor is not a participant.

Town Highway Department employees will still provide curbside pickup, but no loose leaves will be accepted. Pickup will be available to those residents who bag their leaves in biodegradable paper bags.

Christine Fetten, director of the town’s facilities management, said this may be problematic because the biodegradable bags need water to “break down.” There’s no water supply at the transfer stations, according to Fetten.

Only one sweep will be done on each road. Those bringing the leaves themselves can use plastic bags, but they have to open them and dump the leaves manually.

The program, which is set to launch November 14, will have a big impact on municipal works department, said Fetten, during her discussion with town board members Friday.

According to Fetten, the new program could exceed the department’s overtime budget, as well as the part-time employee budget.

Currently there are 18 full time employees and three part-timers within the department.

“We’d be asking the three to work more,” Fetten said.

Supervisor Anna Throne-Holst expressed her concern about Fetten burning through the overtime budget.

“I’m concerned if the overtime is going to be an issue if it goes over budget,” Throne-Holst said.

There’s also the possibility of there being about 176 additional man-hours per week to implement.

“That was not anticipated,” she said.

Additional people would be needed to monitor leaves brought in and to direct traffic.

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“I think it would be difficult to modify the information that’s been submitted to the public,” Fetten said.

“I can’t speak to a better way to do it,” she added. “That’s really a question for the highway superintendent.”

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Friedrich Nietzsche said, “A letter is an unannounced visit, the postman the agent of rude surprises.” Zach Cohen, the Democratic candidate for East Hampton Town Supervisor recently received just such a “rude surprise” in the mail.

A letter from Deputy Comptroller Steven J. Hancox from the Office of the State Comptroller in Albany directs him to cease using campaign materials in which he refers to himself as a financial analyst for the OSC. “We are aware of no relationship between you and this Office, either as an employee or independent contractor, for the provision of services as a financial analyst,” the letter states.

“The sole connection between you and this Office of which we are aware was your sending us, in your capacity as a private citizen, certain information concerning the Town of East Hampton finances, and several informal follow up conversations concerning those materials.” Hancox said his office finds the use of the term financial analyst “an exaggeration and misleading.”

He threatened to release a public statement clearing the record should Cohen fail to cease using the offending campaign material.

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to the town, state and villages of East Hampton and Sag Harbor. That statement morphed into “financial analyst for . . .” on campaign literature.

And the GOP seized upon it.

“It is unfortunate that Zach felt compelled to embellish his CV [resume] in an attempt to deceive the voting public for the sake of a potential political win,” GOP Party Chair Trace Duryea said Monday. His opponent, incumbent Supervisor Bill Wilkinson wrote in an email, “The fact that the State Comptroller stated that there was no relationship between Mr. Cohen and their Office is certainly contrary to what we have heard from Mr. Cohen. The fact that the State Comptroller ordered Mr.

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The team is dedicating their last home game on Saturday to The Retreat. Players’ cleats will be adorned with purple shoelaces during the game. Coaches will also be wearing purple shirts.

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E.T. Cohen to immediately cease, desist and remove these references from his campaign material and ‘contact them immediately to advise us on how you plan to proceed’ certainly indicates a priority on the State Comptroller’s part. This letter is proof that my opponent is not being completely honest about his record.

“The fact that they call this “exaggerating and misleading” is a very big concern,” Wilkinson said. “It’s dangerous, and it’s a slippery slope.

This revelation makes everything else he says suspect.”

Duryea said she had “no idea” who sent Cohen’s campaign literature up to Albany. Wilkinson claimed he didn’t know either.

Jeanne Frankl, head of the town Democratic Committee has an idea.

“Until a political operative for Zach’s opponents undertook to embarrass the State Comptroller, no one thought our describing him in a brochure as a `financial analyst’ would suggest he was paid for his work, since everyone knew the contrary,” she said.

“We know the whole thing was deliberate mischief by Zach’s opponents,” she continued, explaining that a reporter from the online news media Patch asked Cohen about the letter before he even received it, suggesting the Republicans told her it was in the offing.

“Political argument is tough stuff, but this isn’t political argument; it’s a deliberate attempt by people with no integrity to slander the integrity of an exceptionally generous and honest citizen,” Frankl concluded.

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RICK’S SPACE Of Babes And Broads I used to call older women “dear” when I was a young man.

The image conjures up a gray or white haired little biddy, purse on arm, perhaps carrying a tote bag of groceries.

“Can I help you with that, Dear?”

“Oh, thank you. What a nice young man you are.”

Yes, I was.

The other day I caught myself using it again – to some young woman at the deli checkout. “Thanks, dear,” I said. I then realized, as I get older, the women I call “dear” get younger.

There had to be a spot somewhere in my life then, when I was the same age as “dear.” Plotting the graph, checking the sine and cosign, and extrapolating the lines, it must have been around age 42, when I called my wife “dear.” Now I simply refer to her as “boss,” “Hon (really “Hun” as in Atilla the Hun but don’t tell her that) or, taking a line from Rumpole, “She Who Must Be Obeyed.”

The last guy to call a babe a broad and get away with it was Frank Sinatra.

Back in the fifties babes dug that. They could even be “Toots” as in, “Toots,

can you freshen up my drink? Thanks, babe.”

Back then men chained smoked.

They not only drank, they drank real booze. No wine. No spritzers. No light beer. They had it on the rocks, or they had it neat. They ate meat, and lots of it. A typical meal was roast beef, mashed potatoes with butter, and frozen peas and carrots. And, the Little Lady made sure she had a cake with plenty of chocolate frosting, too.

Women themselves were viewed as a pleasing dessert. They were called “Sweetie” and “Sugar.” No one ever called a woman “Essential Soluble Fat” or “Monounsaturated Liquid” even if they ate a lot of their own cake and thus weren’t Little Ladies anymore.

As far as I knew women didn’t even go to the bathroom except to pretty up.

Guys would go in burping and belching and come out the same way. Women would go in smelling nice and come out smelling even nicer.

The primary function of sex was to have children, especially if you were Irish. Our neighbor Mrs. Lynch had

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12 kids, one each year. That means she was pregnant nine months of the year. She was essentially, a giant blob of Hydrogenated Fat for the better part of her adult life.

My dating years were awkward, because you never knew what to call your girlfriend when you were in mixed company.

You know what it was like when it was just the guys.

“Hey Murf, you goin’ out with that Skank?”

“Hey Murf, she’s a Two-Bagger, man (referring to the joke: “she’s so ugly she’s a two bagger” - you put two over her face in case the first one breaks.)

But in mixed company it was awkward. “Th Th um This is my girlfriend, Cindy,” you’d say. One of the guys would say “Wow, man I didn’t know you two were going steady,” and then Cindy would humiliate me by saying something like “Oh, we’re not going steady – we’re just good friends.”

The worst thing that could happen to a guy – worse than leprosy, worse than having six fingers and toes, was to be a girl’s friend.

A friend had no chance of ever having sex. Eunuchs could be friends.

Dwarf Eunuchs. This is Rickey, my WebFooted Albino friend.

Just good friends.

“She’s a gorgeous piece of tail?” the guys would say. What did that mean.

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devil . . . hmmmmm come to think of it my first wife . . . well, never mind.

“She’s a piece!” That meant, apparently, a really hot girl.

A piece of what, though? Cake? What if she was a piece of crap? Are they saying my new girl ummmm friend is ugly? That she’s an ugly girl with a tail?

Back then no self-respecting young lady wanted to be intelligent. Intelligent girls were prudes. Bookworms. They not only wouldn’t let a guy get to first base, they wouldn’t let him even go to Kindergarten. They drank milk at beach parties. We liked them dumb.

“Tell me more about your big game!”

Misty would ask excitedly.

“I ran really fast and kicked the ball right in the can!”

“Tee-hee! Oh, you are my big powerful man, aren’t you?”

And no, contrary to what most women think even to this day, men don’t need someone they can talk to.

Me and Misty didn’t spend a great deal of time debating the hidden meanings of Shakespeare’s more obscure sonnets, if you get my drift. It was really too bad Misty was still in the fifth grade when I went off to college because I really liked her. More than just a friend.

The best part of being married is The Little Lady and me, that is . . . My Better Half, THE Wife, OK, OK Pookie, we don’t have to worry about all that stuff anymore. Every once in a while when she’s sleeping though, just to be on the safe side, I take a peek to make sure there is no tail there.

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EDITORIAL Take Back Wall Street, Or The White House?

The Take Back Wall Street movement, with its headquarters at Zuccotti Park in Manhattan, has become an international phenomenon and hit these parts last week with a rally in Sag Harbor. Though it was viewed as a non-partisan effort originally, that was destined to change, this being an election year. Sure enough the Democrats, having presided over the economic meltdown this country is mired in, took the opportunity to attach themselves to the Occupy Wall Street movement.

For those blissfully unaware, the protestors are blaming the banking system – and bankers themselves – for their financial woes. It got scary at one point, when the protestors stormed a couple of branch banks and some tellers even felt threatened.

The Republicans in Congress have warned that anarchy cannot be tolerated. Comparisons to the French Revolution, when upper class people were dragged out of their home and brutally murdered by mobs, are even being made. Granted that is an overblown comparison, but a mob mentality certainly exists in Manhattan on occasion.

That brings us to President Obama, who has attempted to bond with the movement, and has publicly aligned himself with them. Wait a second. Isn’t this the same president who gave $700 billion to the troubled bankers, especially all those former Goldman Sachs execs he was and is in bed with? Couldn’t he have

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Losing Local Traditions Letter To The Editor, My name is Nathaniel H. Miller, but most people call me Nat. I am running for East Hampton Town Trustee on the Republican and Independence Party lines.

A little information so you can know me: I live in The Springs with my wife, Heather, and we plan to raise our family here in East Hampton. I went away to SUNY Oswego just long enough to earn a bachelor’s degree in Early American History. I guess my interest in history comes from my family heritage: I am a 13th

spent the money paying off some of the delinquent mortgages the greedy banks ended up foreclosing on?

Worse, Obama has not attempted to reform the system at all. He hasn’t advanced legislation to prohibit the derivative trading that was at the epicenter of the meltdown, nor has he attempted to stop short selling, or mortgage bundling, two more tools the big banks used to turn a fortune. Nor has executive pay or bonuses been curtailed. Stripped of the rhetoric, the President has been adopted a “business as usual” policy toward Wall Street. He did nothing to help the millions of Americans who lost their homes or jobs. (One of the key provisions in his Jobs Bill was a provision to extend unemployment payments – it hardly sounds like he has much faith in the bill!)

So, with Obama in tow, it was only a matter of time before our own Alec Baldwin showed up at Zuccotti Park to show his support. That’s right, the same guy who has gotten rich doing the “What’s In You Wallet” ads for Capital One, one of the biggest investment entities in the world. Why would he tell us to use their credit card if he wants to tear the system down? Could it be he’s full of crap? No, not old Bubby Al, the beach drivin’ surfcasting, son of Bonac! When you see the East Hampton Conservators ads telling you how much that clam-pie eating Bonacker loves driving on the beach with his old dog and his fishing rod, remember who’s trying to play you for a sucker.

generation Miller from East Hampton and a 4th generation Vorpahl from Amagansett.

I proudly tell you that I am a bayman and look forward each day to my rounds at my pound traps to check my nets. When the season is right, I oyster, clam and scallop in the local waters. There is no other way I would rather earn my living – but unfortunately East Hampton baymen may be a dying breed.

It is sad to think that we are losing our local fishing traditions. I believe we must do what is necessary to ensure that those traditions endure for many generations to come. Although I am only 32 years old, I believe it is my duty, as a bayman, and if elected, as a Trustee, to help the young people of our community who want to make their living from our local waters. If

they call upon me I will always be there to do what I can to help them. They are our future, and it gives me hope that through them there may be a continuation of this wonderful way of life. Another reason it is important that we work with the younger generation is because the older generation who would be our mentors, is disappearing, and their knowledge, experience and wisdom will be gone if not taught to our young people. As a bayman and a Trustee, I will work to preserve our traditions.

Not only are our traditions in danger, but my hands-on knowledge and experiences as a bayman, tells me that as a community we need to worry about the preservation of our local habitat. If elected as an East Hampton Town Trustee, my energy and unique experiences will be put toward

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preserving our local precious resources. I will work with the other Trustees to make sure that our bays and harbors will be there for our future generations to enjoy.

As a Trustee, in addition to protecting our traditions and waterways, I will work to keep our Town beaches and landings at all harbors and bays open for public use and access by all, including with vehicles.

If we do not meet the problems that face us today, the environment we all love and treasure could be lost forever.

Your vote for me, as East Hampton Town Trustee, on November 8th will be a step forward in helping to preserve our East Hampton heritage, traditions, beaches and waterways.

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Changing The Court Rick, Imagine that Town Justices, who earn close to $100,000 a year in salary and benefits, gave up their chosen role as half time workers, two weeks on and two weeks off, and put in the time that is needed to get the work done. If small claims were heard in the evening, as they were when I first came here, people would not need to give up a day or two of work to have their claims heard and decided. Minor traffic violations and parking tickets should not take up valuable court time during the day. Let Town residents deal with these matters after work.

If these changes came to pass, we would have five full weekdays, the Court is virtually empty on Fridays, to deal with trials, hearings, arguments on motions, case conferences and the like. As for Town Code Violations, they could be resolved in less than half the time it takes now if postponements did not require waiting until the Judge was on again. Why just Monday afternoon for these cases? They could be heard twice a week if necessary.

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Rick, Artistole once said, “You will never do anything in this world without courage. It is the greatest quality of mind next to honor.”

VOTERS: On Election Day, Nov. 8, you have an opportunity to send a message that Southampton Town needs values based leadership.

Put the honor back in honorable.

Restore integrity and capability to the Supervisor’s Office.

Bring back a knowledgeable Supervisor who knows how to get things done and done right.

People know that I am honest, hardworking and truly care about our community.

I have the courage. I have the know-how and experience. As a lifelong resident, property owner and taxpayer, I can provide better representation as Supervisor.

VOTERS: You DO have a CHOICE. WRITE-IN LINDA KABOT at the bottom of Column #15 for Supervisor on your Election Day ballot.

Send a message from the people that Southampton Town needs a person at the top who won’t do you wrong, won’t lie to you, mislead you, and get all wrapped up in ego.

In her campaign ads and speeches, my opponent keeps quoting the Moody’s analysis on the Town’s bond rating which is from February 2010, just 6 weeks after she took office. Moody’s was reflecting on the years 2008 and 2009 and the swift, effective leadership I provided to fix the financial mess, safeguard our credit rating, cut millions in Town spending and institute tighter controls. The record reflects that I took responsibility in 2007, 2008, and 2009 to right the ship. She did NOT do the heavy-lifting. I did, working with key Town administrators. The truth is she is masterful at manipulating the facts. Don’t buy it!

As Supervisor, I raised the red flags about the sagging economy, slashed Town spending, and worked tirelessly for you the taxpayer. I brought the past problems to light and I led the corrective actions to address the sloppy bookkeeping errors, eliminate deficits, and present structurally-

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Did you think Quadaffi should have been allowed to stand trial?

Pat Stolmeier Yes. They should try him post mortem. They can still bring the truth out. Quadaffi wasn’t going to say anything self-incriminating anyway. Why do we have to forgo a trial? But it’s up to the guys who took him out. They’re the ones who had a gripe with him.

Don Eifer Quadaffi was killed in war conditions so a trial was unnecessary. And it was up to the rebels that killed him. I was relieved that it was the rebels that caught him. I would have felt differently about it all if it had been the American troops that had killed him Roberta Ginsburg Osama Bin Laden didn’t stand trial. A trial could never have happened. When it’s a dictator, it’s a dictator. I was surprised they got him. But Obama has been doing some great things with his foreign policy. I don’t know if it will help him in the election.

Harry Stein A trial? Of course not. Why waste the time. I was delighted they got him but I was a bit surprised at how long it took. Six to eight months ago President Obama said it was a matter of days, not weeks. But then, considering it was Obama, I didn’t expect the truth. balanced budgets. And, she did vote in favor of those balanced budgets and corrective tax levies I proposed, while obstructing other cost-cutting initiatives I made. Months later, she has now dusted them off to call them her own. Some people are masterful at spin.

Others are skilled at getting things done.

THE FACTS DO NOT LIE. That’s the past, let’s focus on the future – who can you trust to move the Town forward to a brighter future? The key to Southampton’s Future is LINDA KABOT. The KEY is KABOT. Letter K for KABOT. WRITE-IN LINDA KABOT at the bottom of Column #15 for Supervisor on your General Election ballot.

For more info, please visit my website www.LINDAKABOT.com or call me (631) 2197218. On Tuesday, Nov. 8, I respectfully ask for your vote of confidence by WRITE-IN. TOGETHER WE CAN MAKE HISTORY IN SOUTHAMPTON TOWN! LINDA KABOT WRITE-IN CANDIDATE FOR SOUTHAMPTON TOWN SUPERVISOR

A Point About Poxabogue Dear Rick, In a bid to look productive before the election, the Town Board has won your admiration for its vote to sell Poxabogue

to Southampton. This is a facility enjoyed by middle class residents of our town who can’t afford or might not be admitted to play golf with the fancy club members who’ll reap the highest proportion of the tax savings the sale will produce. The plan to sell was made without consulting or planning to protect their interest. I don’t know if the fact that the property was bought with CPF money would ensure its use as a golf course in perpetuity; it certainly would not determine the rates to be charged or whether they must be nondiscriminatory as between Southampton and East Hampton residents.

Leaving aside the important questions of whether it’s a good economic deal for the town to sell off a long-term capital asset for short term reduction in operating expenses, this will be a bad deal for some in the community if their rights are not assured. Please tell me how a responsible administration could rationalize voting to sell this property without a contract or even a memorandum of understanding that protected its citizens’ interests.

RONA KLOPMAN, DEMOCRATIC EHTRUSTEE CANDIDATE Editor’s Note: Our point was it’s not a capital asset – it’s located in Southampton Town. The mistake was made by the Continued on page 21.

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previous administration, which borrowed money to buy our half. We should have either insisted on an equal say in how it is run or not gotten involved.

Temperament Or Temperamental?

To The Editor, The Democrat party in East Hampton has raised the issue of temperament and demeanor appropriate for members of the East Hampton Town Board.

Now, a concerned citizen of East Hampton has posted two actual planning board videos from the LTV web site which show that both Sylvia Overby or Peter Van Scoyoc lack the temperament or judgment to sit on the East Hampton Town Board.

The first video on youtube is titled, “Leadership That Unites. “Ha! Yea, right - from a Dec 10, 2008 planning meeting shows planning board chair Sylvia Overby out of control.

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& Bullying - a video of a September 17, 2008 planning board meeting.

There are two important things to notice in this video. First, Overby tries to prevent David Eagan, one of East Hampton’s leading attorneys, from making an important point as he requests an answer to a question.

Second, after interrupting Eagan, an over the top Peter Van Scoyoc gets out of his chair, walks to the back of the room and the next thing the viewer sees is Van Scoyoc standing next to Eagan and threatening to

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throw Eagan out of the meeting.

All the readers of this letter have to do is go to youtube.com and type in the titles given above.

Let’s go to the videotape - you watch, you decide.

TIM SULLIVAN

Promise Or Bribe?

Dear Editor, Clear thinking seems to have taken a holiday lately in East Hampton. It seems

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that Carol Campolo went to the trouble to find and cite a NYS election law, and she even gave us the number of the law, which states that it is unlawful to offer a thing of value in exchange for a vote.

(And I am quoting her paraphrase.) She dares to make a connection between the reinstatement of the leaf program as promised by the Democrats, if all three of the top candidates are elected, as a bribe!!! Really? The leaf pick-up was a Continued on page 22.

October 24, 2011 Dear Editor; Superintendent of Highways, Scott King still doesn’t seem to be able to accept responsibility for his own actions, and attempts to blame everyone including me, Elaine Jones, for those actions and the repercussions that may happen as a result of his actions. He also seems to blame the 2011 election season as to why his workers at the highway department decided to ask the Human Rights Commission for help. I guess he thinks he can re-write history.

I first learned of allegations of racial and physical abuse against Scott King around August of 2009, before the 2009 elections. In fact I was told that a man who Scott King had allegedly abused verbally had quit his job and moved to Florida, while Chris Russo was still Superintendent of Highways, and Scott King was Russo’s deputy Superintendent. Tim Card claims that he notified Chris Russo of the incident. Where is the resignation letter that Mr. Card claims he sent to Human Resources on leaving?

Where is the complaint given to East Hampton Town Human Resources, Pat Breen, by Gustavo Almeida, in 2009 that he was allegedly hit and called a stupid spic by Scott King? Could those actiions possibly constitute a felony hate crime? To set the record straight, why was Barry Forde not allowed to press charges against Scott King for King allegedly hitting him in front of witnesses?

On election night 2009, after King won the election, the police were called to his opponent’s (Tom Talmage) house because for whatever reason King had ran over Tom’s signs in front of his house and parked his truck on his front lawn overnight until the next afternoon. After that election there were more allegations of racial and physical abuse, even before he took his oath of office. All these complaints were brought to the attention of the East Hampton Town Human Resources 2:24:25 PM Department.

Finally in June of 2010, there was supposed to be an investigation by Supervisor Wilkinson’s office. Whatever happened no one seems to know because the men were never given the results, and the abuse allegedly continued. After the socalled investigation, Scott King told many people that he was not running again for re-election. The workers believed that they could tolerate King’s behavior for another year because it is very difficult to impeach an elected official and they also did not want to cost the taxpayers for a lawsuit. Where are all the papers and tapes for the investigation? Does Human Resources have them?

Two weeks before the 2011 nominations for Superintendent of Highways, King was still telling people that he was not running, but in a surprise to many it seemed, at the last moment it was announced that he was going to be a candidate.

That was when it was decided by some of the workers at the highway department that they could no longer tolerate King’s alleged abusive actions and retaliation for speaking up. The public should know that if the situation had been handled properly in June of 2010 there probably would not be a problem now. King immediately upon nomination began to tell people that all the allegations were political, although upon announcing the nomination, Jean Frankl Democratic Chair, told us that Scott King had apologized to the workers.

My husband and I lived in Charleston, South Carolina in 1961 and it was shocking to me, to see racism at its worst. The restaurants with the signs allowing only white people (No N word) and the signs on the buses with racial slurs were horrible. I have never forgotten those signs. I would never think that in the year 2011 in East Hampton Town we would ever hear of the allegations of such offensive racial abuse, by an elected official.

Scott King said at the Concerned Citizens of Montauk Meeting that some sort of settlement has been reached with the Highway men. Sounds to me like sort of a plea bargain. Isn’t it strange that two weeks before the election the Democrats are going to send out a press release about Scott King?

As far as the accusations by Scott King that my motives are political, that is simply not true. Scott King never came to the Independence Party screenings ever for any election in the past at all, so why would he even be considered for a nomination? I certainly believed that the workers at the highway department needed help and I did what I thought was right. I did not seek out the workers, they came to me, not as Chairwoman of the Independence Party, but because I have on numerous occasions spoken out for all the taxpayers, including employees of East Hampton Town.

In Germany after the war in 1945, Martin Neimoller, said “They came for the Communists and I didn’t speak up because I wasn’t a Communist, then they came for the Jews and I didn’t speak up because I wasn’t a Jew, they came for the tradeunionists and I didn’t speak up because I wasn’t a trade-unionist, and when they came for me there was no one left to speak up.”

I believe it is now time for the people of East Hampton to speak up.

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long time, much-treasured program in our community. As a single woman living on a limited income, the dissolution of the program has hit me hard. Ms. Campolo, what am I supposed to do with 1,750,000 oak leaves? (The number is based on a Larry Penny pronouncement that each mature oak tree produces 5,000 leaves.) I am not connected to a flourishing grocery store and cannot afford the services of

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landscaper to come in and haul away 1,750,000 leaves. I tried eating them, but that didn’t work. No one wants to buy a mattress or cushions stuffed with oak leaves. So I am stuck with them and please don’t tell me to compost them. I only own a half-acre of land. There are simply too many leaves. What do I get for my tax money in East Hampton? Nada! Do I want the leaf program reinstated? Like I want the sun to rise! Please don’t tell me the Republican lie that the program cost $500,000 to execute. Not so. I was at the hearing designed to discuss the dissolution of the program when Scott King told everyone that the program costs

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roughly $180,000. It was as though the terrible three had their minds, small as they are, made up long before they ever heard the pleas from their constituents.

So much for transparency.

As for Zach Cohen being inexperienced?

The only experience he lacks, is being Town Supervisor, which we are out to change, no matter how many of his signs the dirty sneaks take down.

PHYLLIS I. MALLAH

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Great job Rick - please stay with this one. This school district is very suspect and has no regard for the taxpayers.

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Truly An Independent Dear Editor, How Democratic for Linda Kabot to place her name for Supervisor as a write in candidate. Linda is a real Republican, a fiscal Conservative and truly an Independent. Linda is knowledgeable, visionary and dependable. She was the first to question accounting procedures and take action; she has 14 years of government experience and has championed many legislative initiatives to make our town a better, safer community.

Joining Bill Hughes and Christine Scalera on the Town Board Linda Kabot will bring experience back to the Town. Join me and write in Linda Kabot on the bottom of your ballot, column 15; and mark the circle for Hughes and Scalera.

MARIETTA M. SEAMAN

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"STOP TALKING!... SIT DOWN!... SIT DOWN NOW!...

SIT DOWN, SIR, OR LEAVE THE ROOM!" Peter Van Scoyoc to a local attorney at a Planning Board meeting, after rising from his chair, walking over to the podium, and then physically confronting him while the lawyer was at the podium discussing an important legal issue.

September 17, 2008.

“EVERYONE, QUIET! … ANYBODY UTTERS A WORD AND YOU’RE OUT OF THIS ROOM!” Sylvia Overby violating the Open Meetings Law by threatening a local lawyer with removal from a public Planning Board meeting she Chaired.

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Rick, Zach Cohen and his running mates believe that beaches exist for all the people all the time. Bill Wilkinson says he enjoys driving on the beach, but when it came to a contest between his affluent supporters and his fellow beach drivers, he was reportedly willing to keep the drivers off the beach all summer as a compromise. Bill’s willingness to make that kind of trade was confirmed when he told Montaukers blitzed by the club scene to take it easy because that would all end in September. You speak of what Democrats have done or said in the past. This is now.

Zach Cohen is our standard bearer and has made our priorities clear. The Wilkinson Administration has made its priorities clear, and the ordinary guy or gal is not one of them.

JEANNE FRANKL CHAIR EAST HAMPTON TOWN DEMOCRATIC COMMITTEE Editor’s Note: It was never reported that Wilkinson was “willing to keep drivers off the beach all summer.”

Investigating Allegations Dear Rick: My name is Kevin M. Byrne I am a Republican Independent and Opportunity Parties candidate for East Hampton Town Trustee.

I am a 38 year resident of The Springs, East Hampton.

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At first daylight you head out to take on the streets, failing to notice the ditch between the sidewalk and the street. You’re hand and hand with your traveling companion, smiling with the breeze on your face when your foot lands in the ditch, twisting your ankle and sending you and your companion flying forward. It happened. The unexpected happened. You are now in a foreign country, crying in fear of a broken ankle.

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EXPERIENCE, HONOR & INTEGRITY

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that “protection” is a major concern of East Hampton Residents.

Protection of residents’ beach access, protection of residents’ rights to be heard with civility, Protection from noise be it the airport or nightclub generated.

Let me state for the record that when it comes to protection, the current East Hampton Board of Trustees have more than met their burden.

Clerk Diane McNally, and Asst. Clerk Stephanie Talmage Forsberg have run every meeting with civility and professionalism.

As for the protection of residents’ rights, the current Board of Trustees has demonstrated time and time again their commitment to upholding and protecting the rights East Hampton residents.

Whether it be fighting unnecessary permits for fishing or fighting for residents beach access rights.

Trustee Board members Tim Bock, Joe Bloecker, John Gosman jr., Lynn Mendelman, Bill Mott, and Kayla Talmage, have been consistent in their caring and attention to their duties as board members. Their record of service to the residents of East Hampton is clear and unimpeachable. I thank them all for their time and willingness to explain, discuss, and educate myself and any interested

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They truly represent the best in what local government should be.

I’d like to wish Kayla Talmage the best of luck in her future endeavors and congratulate her on a job well done as a Trustee. Kayla worked very hard on the Trustee web site and her efforts have not gone unnoticed. You will be missed Kayla.

I’d also like to thank Bill Mott for his many years as a Trustee and commend him for seeking a position on the East Hampton Town Board. Bill is honest, straight forward, with a common sense approach to issues. Bill does his homework. Thank you Bill.

As for myself, I am no stranger to protecting the rights of others. As a nineyear veteran working for Suffolk County Department of Social Services, I’ve built a career protecting the rights of the residents of East Hampton.

I began my career with Child Protective Services and worked for five years in the investigations bureau, investigating allegations of abuse, maltreatment and neglect of children. My catchments area included East Hampton.

I’ve worked with several local agencies including the local school districts, police, and courts, as well as local families. I’m glad to say that I’ve been able to protect and serve many local families during my career.

I have experience in fieldwork, working with a team, making accurate assessments, and working with the general public in a clear respectful manner.

I support stricter penalties for those individuals who choose to violate or ignore our laws and regulations concerning our beaches, bays, and harbors, I am committed to preserving the residents’ rights to public access, for leisure, educational, and recreational uses, while supporting the vital environmental measures needed to protect our delicate geography. I support using natural materials wherever possible, and I ‘m open to any suggestions towards making East Hampton better. I favor long-term solutions considering what will be the effects not merely a decade or two but a century from now.

Protection is my business I have an established record of protecting children and families of East Hampton. I ask that on Election Day the voters re-elect the currant board of Trustees, and allow myself, along with Sean McCaffrey and Nathaniel Miller to join this proven team of residents committed to protecting the rights of East Hampton residents.

KEVIN M. BYRNE

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GAME DORK

by doug elfman

SUPERHERO PANSY I really wanted to like “Batman: Arkham City.” It is a big, beautiful game with much adventure. But Batman is a weakling, and missions are frustratingly vague. I can’t take it for one more minute.

The good stuff: “Arkham City” is a sprawling game featuring engaging film scenes, lovely visuals, and capable film directing and voice acting.

The plot: Gotham politicians realize there are too many super villains to hold in one prison. There’s the Joker, Riddler, Penguin, Harley, Two-Face, Mr. Freeze and Bane.

So to incarcerate them all, Gotham has turned a city area into a prison capital called Arkham City. Those villains are stuck in Arkham City along with gangs of armed goons protecting lairs.

I portray Batman, and Catwoman at times, tasked with taking down these bad guys via fists and solving puzzles.

I zipline from rooftop to rooftop, using my cape to float, while I use a grappling hook midair to grab onto roofs, the way Spider-Man does with his web.

OK, so here’s what’s too terrible to cope with.

1. Batman is a weak wimp. It takes him a lot of punches to knock out one goon. But a few goons can kill Batman pretty quickly. (Although, some gangs can be taken out merely by mashing the punch button redundantly.)

After a few hours, I collected enough experience points to upgrade combat skills.

Even so, Batman remained a complete and total loser who got killed over, and over, and over by the simplest of armed henchmen.

What’s supposed to be entertaining about that?

2. “Arkham” is set in a metropolis.

Yet the game provides awful target beacons to try to let me know where my next missions are supposed to happen across this vast place of skyscrapers and alleyways.

These beacons are so heinous, I frequently run around for an hour or more, looking for mission action! At times, I feel I’m flying blind in a giant urban landscape, hoping to luck up and stumble upon main villains.

3. It’s cumbersome to float from roof to roof. Unlike the masterpiece of the comic book genre, “Spider-Man 2,” I can’t land anywhere I’d prefer.

Instead, I must find very specific landing spots.

4. When I disarm a goon using my batclaw, that goon merely grabs another gun out of his back. What kind

of cheating, defeatist magic is that?

5. Since Batman does not kill people, this game encourages me to sneak up and beat goons silently.

But too often, a goon from another room senses my “silent” takedown and shoots me. What use is a stealth game if the “silent” takedown is clumsy?

All this bad stuff outweighs what could have otherwise been a top game of the year.

Yes, “Arkham City” is an ambitious, highly stylized adventure, lush with beautiful film scenes.

However, “Arkham City” is afflicted with the trouble that has drowned

too many major releases in 2011: I don’t find it much fun to play. Very disappointing. (“Batman: Arkham City” by WB Games retails for $60 for Xbox 360 and PS 3; $50 for PC — Plays un-fun.

Looks terrific. Very challenging. Rated “T” for alcohol reference, blood, mild

language, suggestive themes, use of tobacco, violence. One and one-half out of four stars.)

Doug Elfman is an award-winning entertainment columnist who lives in Las Vegas. He blogs at http://www.lvrj.com/ columnists/Doug_Elfman.html. Twitter at VegasAnonymous.

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CONTINUED FROM PAGE 16. years of disgraced former supervisor Bill McGintee’s time in office. Of particular interest to Cohen, who was the chair of the town’s Nature Preserve Committee, was the town’s raiding of the Community Preservation Fund. He

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spent most of his time focused on that.

Former Councilwoman Pat Mansir played an integral role in The Independent’s efforts to expose McGintee’s financial shenanigans, providing certain documents that were otherwise unobtainable. This week she said Cohen “absolutely” assisted auditors from the state comptrollers as well as the town’s

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independent auditing firm in their effort to untangle the town’s books.

“He helped everybody,” she said. “It’s unfortunate what’s happening.”

Councilwoman Julia Prince and Councilman Pete Hammerle also recall Cohen’s working with the state auditors. Hammerle, who took the helm after McGintee resigned in the fall of 2009, said “Zach did a tremendous amount of work and analysis for us. I don’t know how they {the state comptroller} could deny they talked to him and looked at the issues he raised.”

Hammerle said Cohen continued to provide assistance and information to the town auditors and the OSC “until the new administration came in and told them not to talk to him anymore.” The high volume argument between Wilkinson, Cohen and town budget officer Len Bernard at the outset of Wilky’s first term gave town hall habitués their maiden glimpse into the supervisor’s penchant for hollering.

“This should be a tempest in a teapot,” Frankl observed. “Instead, it’s

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a political dirty trick. The hundreds of hours Zach Cohen spent working as a volunteer with a variety of governmental agencies, including the local office of the State comptroller, to try to help sort out the town’s finances both before and during the Wilkinson administration were well known to the public and the press.”

“I am certainly qualified to call myself a financial analyst,” Cohen wrote in a statement on Monday. “It may be unusual for a financial analyst to act as a volunteer for the benefit of the community, but it is really no different than when a chef cooks for a charity dinner. The purpose for my financial work has always been to help the people of East Hampton who deserved to know what had caused, and what was being done, about our financial problems.” kmerrill@indyeastend.com

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by Michelle Stevens of Catonsville, MD as her maid of honor and by Ashley Murphy and Ilana Lewenberg, both of New York City, as her bridesmaids. They wore floor-length black strapless Alfred Angelo gowns and carried white roses and white calla lilies. The bridegroom’s best man was Richard Abrahams of Columbia, MD and his groomsmen were his brother Alexander Tabor of Elkridge MD and David Antaya of Portland MI. The groom’s son, Trent Tabor, served as a junior usher. Following the ceremony, a reception was held at Gurney’s Inn in Montauk. The couple lives in Catonsville, MD.

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Sam Kramer spoke on behalf of the Democratic slate: John Chimples, Sima Freierman, Rona Klopman, Ray Hartjen, Debbie Klughers, Nanci LaGarenne, Loretta Sears and incumbent Stephen Lester. Kramer said he was “thrilled, pleased, and impressed” with the diverse and dynamic members of the trustee ticket. Speaking of the threat to beach access posed by the current lawsuit, he was emphatic: “We will oppose any effort to roll back beach driving.”

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position for 24 years.

Each of the town trustee slates selected a spokesperson to introduce them and briefly outline their agendas.

Diane McNally, the current trustee clerk, listed her running mates, detailing their experience. She has 22 years of government work under her belt. Assistant clerk Stephanie Talmage Forsberg is seeking her third term, Tim Bock has eight years of experience, Lynn Mendelman six, John Gosman is looking for his fourth term and Joe Bloecker is seeking a third return to the trustee table.

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controversial cessation of the town program. He wants to discern the true cost of the program, then prepare a referendum for the ballot next November. King, who was the first to propose ending the program and move to a bagged leaf system during the McGintee administration, has changed his view. He said he’d like to see the program restored.

Lisa Rana and Steve Grossman are running for town justice. Grossman, the Democratic challenger, spoke of returning court operations to the people. Citizens should be able to call the court and get a real person, not an answering machine. He believes judges, who make in excess of $100,000 per year, should work more often than two weeks on/two weeks off and that the court should return to holding certain operations at night, allowing people to handle business without having to take time off from work.

Rana, the Republican incumbent, is seeking her third term. A second generation Amagansett native, she offered statistics regarding court operations. Out of some 1250 courts in the state of New York, East Hampton has consistently ranked in the top 10 busiest since 2005. She believes the courts handles its operations well despite a 25 percent reduction in staff.

Jill Massa and Jeanne Nielsen are both running unopposed for town assessor. Massa has been an assessor since 2000 and Nielsen has held the

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opining that the record isn’t so rosy. Schneiderman is running on the Democratic, Independence and Working Families lines. Kelly has the Republican and Conservative endorsements.

Candidates for East Hampton Town Board -- Supervisor Bill Wilkinson and Democratic challenger Zach Cohen; town board hopefuls Marilyn Behan and Bill Mott (running on the Indy line), Republicans Rich Haeg and Steven Gaines, and Democrats Sylvia Overby and Peter Van Scoyoc all had their chance at the podium. (See elsewhere in this edition for detailed reportage of The Independent town board interview.)

Scott King and Steve Lynch are facing off in the race for town highway superintendent. King, the incumbent listed an array of achievements accomplished during his tenure. He spoke of overcoming weather hardships and reduced staffing while Lynch said East Hampton’s roads are “falling apart.” Lynch, who is running on the Republican and Independence Party tickets, wondered why the department’s surplus isn’t used to repair more roads.

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CONTINUED FROM PAGE 4. being a gadfly and being a crank.”

People complain because of how the board conducts business, Overby offered. Initiatives are brought to the table full blown and “flawed,” she observed, noting code amendments related to farm structures that have twice been presented and twice rescinded.

The current majority is not taking adequate input from the public about issues that affect them, Van Scoyoc asserted. “That’s problematic.”

“The board has difficulty m a k i n g d e c i s i o n s ,” B e h a n believes. “They’re not working together.” Haeg said it’s been d i f f i c u l t f o r t h e Wi l k i n s o n administration to find the balance between releasing ideas too soon and facing criticism and waiting until they are fleshed out.

Candidates each vowed they will be willing to accept criticism for their ideas rather than craft initiatives behind closed doors without community input. They all also said they will be sure to keep discussions out in the open and use executive sessions sparingly, if elected. “The current board seems to think executive session means the executives get together and

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have a session,” Van Scoyoc sniped, “That doesn’t work in government.”

Moving to town finances, for Haeg, it’s still all about the money, honey. “This town is broke. This county is broke. This state is broke and the federal government is broke, and we talk about other things as if they are the issues,” he declared. “We have to figure out how to get through the next years solvent.”

“I believe we are on the way back up, but at what loss?” Behan asked rhetorically. She’d like to review the budget and find ways to undo such cuts as the court closure.

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It’s not true the town is broke, Van Scoyoc maintained. The current administration has used surpluses to allow for a “phony” tax break, he said. Money “raided” from the highway fund to create a tax cut should be used to maintain roads. Today’s bare bones budget will result in more costs down the road, Van Scoyoc predicted. Overby agreed. The current administration added more debt than was needed to plug the deficit, she contended.

“They’re just kicking the can down the road.”

“What happened to this town, it was just terrible,” Gaines said, referring to the fiscal predations of the McGintee administration. The town needed a “corporate guy” like Supervisor Bill Wilkinson to clean up the mess, he offered.

This past summer the proposed Music To Know festival was a lightning rod for community members and elected officials alike.

Asked whether they’d support such a concert in the future or whether they prefer to keep East Hampton a “sleepy town,” candidates were of a similar view, with all five speaking of the need to engage the public in advance.

This community has been a cradle of the arts for years, Gaines pointed out. Haeg, his running mate, thinks such a large-scale event would be better suited for the post-Labor Day shoulder season.

“Something like MTK could be great for the town if it’s done properly and scheduled without burdening the community. I don’t think we need anything more on an August weekend,” Van Scoyoc said. Behan recalled working as executive director of the chamber of commerce when the huge “Back at the Ranch” concerts were held in Montauk. Engaging the public in the planning stages of such events is a priority, she said.

Overby rebuffed complaints that community opposition quashed

MTK. “The public spoke. They didn’t buy tickets.”

The candidates were in agreement regarding beach access and beach driving. All five support the continuation of the local tradition.

All also agreed affordable housing is a complex problem, not easily solved. Haeg recalled community members talking about the need to prevent local young people from being forced to move away back in 1965 when he was in high school in Mattituck. He believes amendments to the town zoning code may help developers who want to construct affordable homes.

Gaines said he thought Councilwoman Theresa Quigley’s much maligned accessory apartment initiative “was not a good one.” He noted the growing Latino population in town and spoke of their fear of immigration enforcement. Campaigning door to door, he recalled, “They thought I was from ICE” Gaines called the conditions undocumented immigrants sometimes live under “horribly tragic,” adding “I think we’re a loving community, a caring community and we want to create a solution to this.”

Overby spoke of successful housing initiatives the town has undertaken. She favors the town’s “apartments over stores” program, but noted that while a lot of proposals came before the planning board several years ago, “with the economic downturn, they just stopped.”

‘What is affordable?’ is the big question for Van Scoyoc. “If we can’t provide for our middle class, how can we provide for the lower class,” he wondered. Affordable housing creates jobs, Behan pointed out.

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CONTINUED FROM PAGE 7. cuts, smarter purchases and may have to stream line efficiencies.”

Fiscal responsibility seemed to be an important measure necessary for the town amongst all the candidates.

Scalera said keeping spending in check will prove to be essential for whoever is in town hall.

“We all have to learn to do more with less,” she said.

In response to Supervisor Anna Throne-Holst’s 2012 preliminary budget, the town hoard hopefuls had mixed feelings.

Bender noted the supervisor’s budget included a zero percent tax levy. Hughes was dissatisfied with that, focusing on how superior police officers are being let go due to ThroneHolst’s budget decisions.

“She’s not following the same path,” he said, with regard to police officers with 25 years of service being forced into retirement. Hughes, a retired cop, was distressed over how ThroneHolst moved the standard 20 years of service up to 25 years for retirement and benefits.

“The 25 and up takes the most senior leadership out of the town,” he added.

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“I’m 100 percent confident that they can handle the cuts,” she said.

Hughes also expressed his shock concerning newly appointed police chief William Wilson, saying he was “absolutely stunned” that the board didn’t pick someone from within the department. Fleming said it was a great opportunity for the town, noting Wilson’s good reputation that stretched across the island. She also said she was pleased to get the opportunity to work with someone who is “dynamic, willing and able.”

Job development was another important topic of discussion last Thursday afternoon.

Hughes discussed Gabreski Airport in Westhampton Beach and the potential it holds for job opportunities.

He noted the airport has a 10,000-foot and a 5000-foot runway.

“That could mean lots of money,” he said, adding that heavy aircraft can land there and although it’s languished for years, it still is attractive to employers.

Scalera spoke of the need to help local businesses, charging that her opponents are waiting to see what the county can do.

“That’s incumbent for us,” she noted.

Scalera also said a marketing strategy for job creation and development will prove to be necessary and will ultimately result in a “myriad of businesses developing.”

Bender noted the development

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of a new hotel in Riverhead that has potential to bring jobs to the area.

“My area is looking for any kind of economy,” he said. “Fifteen percent in the community are at or below the poverty level,” he added.

The new hotel would provide entrylevel jobs, including maintenance and housekeeping. Bender also said he is working with Fleming, Throne-Holst and county executive candidate Steve Bellone on a new site in the Flanders/ Riverside area.

Fleming reported on a new model proposed for Ludlam Avenue in Riverside that invites citizen feedback for the potential affordable housing project.

“There’s no question that this will mean jobs,” she said. “We’ll clean up blighted properties and we’ll have neighbors helping neighbors, getting involved in the proposal and having a lot more community buy-in,” she continued.

Bender emphasized the need to be very specific when discussing affordable housing, taking note of the specifics of how it’s going to happen, how to pull it off and how to keep the costs low.

“In a community like mine, you start slinging around words like affordable housing, you’ll get run out” he said.

Scalera noted there are now zoning codes that allow increased density in exchange for affordable housing components. Hughes called it “a real complicated issue.”

Another “complicated issue” discussed was local beach access.

Hughes said he wanted full beach access for residents to fish, surf and drive.

Fleming said the people that have money and have beach access are the ones trying to cut it off.

“It’s not their backyard, it’s God’s backyard,” said Hughes.

Scalera said she was for beach access and didn’t view restrictions in parking as preventing it.

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E.T. company, but said he would be a full time councilman if elected.

“I want to be job ready on day one,” he said.

Scalera has spent nearly 20 years as a municipal attorney on Long Island, with three of those years spent as assistant town attorney in Southampton. If elected, she will be leaving her part time position in Brookhaven and work as a councilwoman fulltime.

Hughes, who last year retired from the police force, will take a similar route.

“This will be my fulltime job,” he said. “You can’t hold down a law practice and still be engaged in everything.”

Fleming, the apparent target of Hughes’ jab, is an attorney and has her own practice in Sag Harbor. She said, “I’m proud of my work as an attorney.”

She also feels that she has done well balancing her private and public duties.

Fleming was voted one of the three best councilpeople in Suffolk County by the Long Island Environmental Forum.

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King announced the charges against him were dropped. He dismissed the case as politically motivated and spurred by “malcontent employees” who find it easier to “get rid of” him than work up to his standards.

(During the course of investigating the allegations last year, The Independent spoke to over half the workers in the highway department, all of who were decidedly not content and many of which spoke of witnessing King’s use of racial slurs. The Independent additionally listened to a tape of King using a racial epithet.)

Confronted by Independence Party chair Elaine Jones at the CCOM event, King pointed out Jones’s niece is married to Steven Lynch, his opponent in the race for highway supe. She said the complaints against him surfaced long before this year’s election cycle.

King said the allegations against him are false, but last spring when he was nominated he released a statement in which he apologized “to any workers who may have been offended by my actions as leader of the department.”

Even if the men do eventually sign the settlement, that’s not the end of King’s troubles. Last month CSEA labor specialist Sergio Diaz

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reported the regional union’s plan to file an improper practices complaint against King with the town. Diaz said King was following employees and filming them, and that’s unlawful surveillance and harassment.

It was last year when the first complaints against King were revealed in The Independent. He was accused of hitting one employee and deliberately almost hitting another with his truck. After those two workers went public with their allegations, the floodgates opened and additional employees spoke with The Independent, detailing an alleged pattern of violence, abuse, racism and mismanagement.

East Hampton Town Supervisor Bill Wilkinson commenced an investigation into the complaints, but employees were never apprised of its outcome and nothing changed. Diaz’s attempts to procure

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Grasping For Straws We’re approaching Week Eight, and if your Fantasy Football league is like most, the clock is ticking loudly.

That’s because our playoffs begin shortly – some as early as Week 13, but certainly by Week 14. The NFL begins, of course after the regular season ends, that is after all teams have played 16 games.

If your team isn’t doing well, it’s time for drastic measures. Take a good look at your league standings and ascertain how many games you’ll need to win. Let’s say you’ve won three games, there are six more to play, and you figure you’ll need eight wins to qualify – that means you’ll have to win five of six.

Chances are you won’t unless you make some drastic changes. Here are a few desperation moves to try: 1. Grab every dynamic player you can find off the waiver wire. Some guys are reliable – they’ll get you 60 or 70 yards and maybe score a

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2. You might want to try the Eggs In One Basket approach. Depending on who you have on your roster, load up all the other skill players who are available. For example, I have Eli Manning and Hakeem Nicks of the Giants. I picked up Victor Cruz and Mario Manningham. This week I got Travis Beckum off the waiver wire, and the Giants’ kicker, Lawrence

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3. Work the waiver wire hard and hope for a miracle. Every week players get hurt; every week, NFL teams bench underperforming veterans and let his younger backups step in to evaluate them (if the young guys are good the team will cut the veterans and save salary by going with the younger player).

Your job as a fantasy player is to identify players likely to move into the starting line-up and grab them before your opponents do.

This week Darren McFadden got hurt; his back-up, Michael Bush, is an excellent player. Mark Ingram is hurt: Pierre Thomas is an excellent running back should Ingram miss playing time. Willis McGahee broke his hand: that means Knowshon Marino is back in the mix for carries in the Denver backfield.

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A Giant Reality Check Giants fans know this song and dance all too well in recent years.

In 2008, the Giants came off their Super Bowl season sporting an 11-1 record heading into December, before losing three of their last four and then losing in the first round of the playoffs.

The 2009 season saw Big Blue jump out to a 5-0 record before stumbling to a disappointing 8-8 and missing the playoffs. Most recently in 2010, the G-Men held a 9-4 mark on December 19th before allowing the Philadelphia Eagles to score 28 points in the final 7+ minutes, and miss postseason play at 10-6.

So here Giants fans are once again; their team fresh off the bye week at 4-2, hopefully coasting to 5-2 with a pitiful Miami Dolphins squad coming to town Sunday. But before the playoff talk begins, there’s plenty of reason to worry that once again, the Giants will fall short of significant games in January.

The Giants schedule has been very favorable thus far. The combined record of the Giants first seven opponents is a measly 12-31. But the NFL schedule makers didn’t do the Giants any favors as the competition drastically changes in the final nine games.

The combined record of the Giants final nine opponents this season is an impressive 31-15. Road games against the Patriots, 49ers, Saints, Cowboys, and Jets (technicality) will prove difficult. The home schedule isn’t any more welcoming with the Eagles, Packers, Redskins and Cowboys all on the slate. We know what the Patriots, Saints, Packers and 49ers have done.

The Cowboys are the best .500 team in the NFL, while the Eagles are by far the stoutest sub-.500 team in recent

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There are some overlooked Giants statistics that should concern fans as well. Offensively, Big Blue is 6th worst in the NFL in 3rd down conversion percentage. While Eli Manning and his offense can get away with that against lesser teams, their inefficiencies on third down will come back to bite them against stronger opponents.

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On the other side of the ball, the quarterbacks the Giants have faced include Rex Grossman, Tavaris Jackson/Charlie Whitehurst, and Kevin Kolb; none destined for Canton.

Despite this, the Giants have allowed the fifth most total points in the NFL. Big Blue’s defense is also 4th in the League in penalties. In today’s NFL, teams can win without a great defense, but defensive penalties are inexcusable and will certainly be taken advantage of by the Saints, Packers and Patriots.

While there are plenty of reasons to worry over the Giants final nine games, they are playing in a division where no one has taken the bull by the horns. They’re in first place, the Eagles have put themselves behind the

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eight ball early, the Redskins are back to having quarterback woes, and the Cowboys are their own worst enemy.

Also, first round pick Prince Amukamara, and Brandon Jacobs, Justin Tuck, and Chris Snee should all be back on the field in due time.

But, as the Giants jump out to their usual quick start in 2011, not only do memories of recent seasons provide enough reasons to be hesitant, there’s a daunting schedule and skeptical play to worry about. It’s not all doom and gloom for the Giants, but if it happens to be déjà vu all over again, at least you can’t say you weren’t warned.

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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