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Don’t hold your breath.

Key election races in Southampton and East Hampton may not be decided any time soon, officials at the Board of Elections and some of the candidates themselves said Monday.

East Hampton Town Supervisor Bill Wilkinson clings to a 177 vote lead over his challenger, Zach Cohen, but all concerned agree the race hinges on the uncounted absentee ballots, which traditionally skew towards the Democratic Party candidate in East Hampton. That would be Cohen.

As of Monday 1044 absentee ballots had been mailed out, and 799 returned. There were about 200 more absentee ballot turned in by Democrats than Republicans, but the 175 returned by unaffiliated voters will likely decide the race.

“I’m trying to figure it all out,” Cohen said. “The numbers are tight.

I’m hopeful.” Cohen believes there is a two to three percent chance the race could end up in a tie.

No one is saying as much, but the race could be further complicated by legal challenges and recounts, as was the case in the BishopAltschuler congressional race that took months to decide. Both sides

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Lona Rubenstein, a political consultant who runs LBL Consultants, said there is a precedent for this race. “It’s reminiscent of the Jim Daly ‘election’ in the 90s. I went by campaign headquarters and heard them celebrating. He thanked me for helping him win. I told him he lost.”

If he loses, Wilkinson can thank dissatisfied voters in Springs and Montauk. Absentee ballots from the four Springs districts show a 10424 edge for Democrats. Wilkinson did carry one of the four election districts in Springs.

Wilkinson, who lives in Montauk had a 946 vote edge from that hamlet in 2009 and only captured it by 371 votes this time around. He was criticized for allowing night clubs there to run amuck, for suggesting the town docks be privatized, and for the fact that a 7-11 opened, despite the fact the town board could do nothing to stop it.

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MY DEAD BIRD I have no luck with birds.

And, I might add, birds have no luck with me.

When my kids were very young we had a cockatoo named Stewart.

One minute he was there, big as life, talking a blue streak. The next minute he was gone – teaching us all the lesson that life is short and we must, like Stewart, wake up each day singing a song.

“How did Stewart die?” I remember my kids asked. “I don’t know,” I answered. “But I suspect fowl play.”

My kids said in unison, “You’re such a jerk.”

Not deterred, I said, “I remember the last time I looked in at Stewart.

He looked rather depressed – maybe he killed himself. We should look for a suicide note.” The kids just rolled their eyes.

“He was always a moody son of a bitch,” said my wife, the beautiful Judy Licht. “All you had to do was put a finger near his cage and he would try to peck it off.” How sweet,

I thought. She’s trying to distance herself from Stewart, her dead bird, by pretending she hated him.

It’s true, I reasoned, that Stewart was a bit of a grouch and tried to rip our fingers off whenever we came near his cage, but it was only because he was depressed. I think we should have come to grips with his anger and talked to a bird psychiatrist about him. Perhaps we could have scored a prescription for “birdie uppers” for him.

“You’re such a jerk,” said Judy, now making my jerk status unanimous in my family.

“We all grieve in different ways,” I muttered, wondering if I could find a bird grief counselor for the family.

We went from Stewart to two lovebirds, Tony and Carmela, who were named after the characters in “The Sopranos.”

One day they were both found dead. For a while I suspected they had been whacked by the Birdie Mafia.

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names for these next two lovebirds birds. Judy insisted they should be called Abelard and Heloise, from some stupid romantic book or poem she remembered. I wanted to name them Archie and Edith after the Bunkers.

Now Abelard (Archie) is dead, found at the bottom of the cage while his grieving widow Heloise (Edith) passively stared into space.

This of course has precipitated a crisis in the Della Femina household and my life hasn’t been the same since. Judy immediately sprang to action and spent two days Googling “lovebirds” on the Internet, looking to find a mate for the widowed lovebird.

Now you must understand that Judy doesn’t buy anything easily. She first buys at least $150 to $200 worth of books, which she reads from cover to cover, and then she asks friends, then she goes on the Internet. Then she asks everyone’s opinion but mine.

Hell, if he were still alive, Judy would have consulted with the Birdman of Alcatraz.

Judy spent most of the three-hour drive from East Hampton telling me how she was proceeding with her intricate plan to find a new lovebird.

“What’s the big deal?” I said.

“Do you have to go on Match.com for birds? Let’s just go to a pet shop and let’s just buy a f%&ing lovebird.

Throw him in the f&%ing cage with the widow bird and let them get it on.

“WRONG!” she screamed. “If you just put them together like that the female will peck the male to death.”

“Judy,” I said in the soft voice I usually use when I’m saying something profound, “that’s life. It’s the same in every relationship; sooner or later one of the participants will peck the other to death.”

Silence. 25 miles of silence. She pretended to read a newspaper but inside she was seething at my great insight at life.

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When she decided to talk to me she pointed out that finding a mate for a single lovebird is an intricate process in which you must set up a cage next to the cage of the bird that just lost a loved one so that the two birds can see each other and “socialize” with each other for two or three weeks before they can be brought together.

“Are we running a singles bar for birds?” was my unthinking answer. This led to a few more miles of silence.

Judy then read me something from Google which made my blood run cold.

“Take proper steps to bring in a new bird; keep your lovebird company by sitting by his cage and taking the time to talk to him. It will keep him from becoming too depressed.

Even if he’s not hand tame, he will appreciate the company.”

That’s when I lost it.

“You want me to sit next to a birdcage and talk to a f%#&$%ing bird? How about if I read to him.

How about if I read him To Kill a F%^&$#ing Mockingbird?’ Eight more miles of silence.

Well, we have a new bird. His cage is set up next to the other bird’s cage.

The other day the house was filled with bird chirps.

Judy was beside herself with joy.

“Hear that?” she said. “They’re socializing. They’re communicating.”

I rushed out of the bedroom to see.

“What do you mean they’re communicating? She’s chirping away at him in her cage and he is quiet and staring in the other direction in his cage.”

“Just like real life,” said Judy with a wry smile. “That seems to be the only way we communicate too, my dear.”

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RICK’S SPACE Readers Guide To God And Heaven

God forgive me for saying this, but I’m not certain there really is a God. I’ve seen the pictures, we all have.

Well, actually no, we’ve seen the son, Jesus. Not a single head shot of the old man. Not one grainy black and white.

No family portraits, either.

The Holy Ghost? Never seen him.

Never. What’s he, like a ghost or something?

There are a few snapshots of Jesus,

but not many.

They missed the time he walked on water. Where was everyone’s iPhone then?

They missed the time he changed water into wine — did not somebody in the crowd find that worthy of a video?

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day to day on the mere roll of the proverbial dice.

It’s quite possible we could rape, plunder, murder, take whatever we want from whomever we want, and there would be no consequences at all.

But there is one catch: heaven.

We’ve never seen a picture of that either, but we use our imagination to conjure up images. Rolling white clouds. Golden rays of sun. Giant bosoms.

This is where we go if we are good.

Then there is the other place. We’ve seen that place. Fiery, molten rivers of lava, mounds of burning flesh.

HELL! “Where the hell am I?” “Hell.”

“What did I do?”

“You raped, pillaged, murdered.”

“Yeah, but I was just fooling around.”

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school, I have pretty much figured out how to get to heaven, and what to expect when I get there. I’m only sharing my secrets because being selfish is a sin, and God in omnipotent (I don’t have that problem, though, thank God.) I really have no choice.

1. Church. You don’t really have to go. Just send in the money, the priests will give you an “A” on your report card.

2. Don’t covet thy neighbor. This is true if you have an ugly neighbor.

Otherwise, covet away. Just don’t let her husband catch you or he’ll burn in hell and probably take you with him.

3. Money is the root of all evil. This is one of the most important lessons a religious person can learn. When I attended St. Augustine Diocesan High School I had a teacher who thought it was so important he made this a question on every exam. (Blank) is the root of all evil . . . The root of all evil is a) Brother Gregory b) Jayne Mansfield c) money . . . and so on. One guy, John Gennario, got the question wrong every time, prompting one of my classmates to ask, “God, how could you make someone so freaking stupid?”

Anyhow, divest your money quickly, preferably to me, and I will give you a Plenary Indulgence in return. A PI (as we on the inside call them) is like a Get Out Of Jail Free card except it gets you into heaven.

Once you get into heaven try not to stick out. Dress down. Jesus, as we know, will have a robe on, probably with what we call nowadays a “nightgown” underneath. Bring St. Peter something substantial to wet his beak; he’s like the consigliore. If he’s not around look for his Cadillac outside the social club. All the angels lying around eating fruit? They are the dead people, like yourself. Just nod at them and say stuff like, “How you’se doin’,” “What’s happening,” “Yo, Bubbles you haven’t changed one bit,” and stuff like that.

God the father may rumble a little (it sounds like thunder) but pay him no mind. The Holy Ghost will swish by. Jesus is the guy you have to impress, though. I’ll probably say something like, “Thanks for that Easter basket in ‘57, dude.” He’ll like that I remembered.

Trust me, lead a good life and you’ll settle into heaven. Soon you’ll be invited over to the big house for dinner. “Wow,” you’ll say – “there are other parts to heaven?”

“Yeah,” St. Joseph will answer. “You were just in the General Admission section. You should see the spread the guys with backstage passes are eating.”

They’ll be plenty of fruit, harp music, flowers, and all that other stuff. But make an effort to make Jesus feel useful. Just ask him, “Is there any more wine?” He’ll like that.

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Throne-Holst Leads, Kabot Has Strong Showing

By Emily Toy

The race for Southampton Supervisor came to a close last Tuesday night with incumbent Anna Throne-Holst leading with 6249 votes.

However, her opponent, former Supervisor Linda Kabot, had a strong showing as a write-in candidate with 3602 votes (almost 37 percent).

The official count on votes for Kabot may not be available for another three weeks, according to the supervisor candidate.

As supporters gathered at 230 Elm on Election night, ThroneHolst and two of her sons watched the results come in along with her running mates, Brad Bender and Councilwoman Bridget Fleming.

“I’m excited, ner vous and anxious,” Throne-Holst said.

“I’m all of the above. And I think the numbers aren’t moving fast enough,” she said jokingly.

At around 11 PM, after the polls

“I’m back -- and I want to be strong . . . and I’m proud of this team.” were closed and the final district had been reported in, Throne-Holst addressed the crowd.

“I think you’re looking at the new majority for town board in Southampton,” she said, with Fleming and Bender beside her.

(The town board race is too close to call. That story is covered elsewhere in this issue.) “And I have to say a moment of true emotion came over me with the thought that what the last two years have been, I think, are over,” she added. “We have worked so hard . . . and the thought that we were going to have two more years of that uphill battle was just painful, and I am really breathing a huge sigh of relief . . .”

Throne-Holst, an Independence Party member, was also endorsed by the Democratic and Working Families parties. If Bender does pull out a victory over his opponent, Christine Preston Scalera (who is leading by 85 votes), Throne-Holst will have a majority in town board for the first time ever.

After the Republicans failed to find a candidate after Councilman Chris Nuzzi turned down a nomination, Throne-Holst was running unopposed.

Republican Kabot, Throne-Holst’s predecessor, was trilled with taking as many votes as she did. Kabot felt

the need to provide a choice for taxpayers, a strong reason for her running against the incumbent.

“It’s not an election without a challenger,” Kabot said.

As the former supervisor arrived at Villa Tuscano, the GOP’s headquarters, in Hampton Bays, she was received warmly by her colleagues.

“I’m back -- and I want to be strong . . . and I’m proud of this team,” she said. “I think to not even be on the ballot and get 3602 votes is great,” she added. “It was an honor and a privilege to be a candidate.”

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On Behalf Of Bill Wilkinson, Stephen Lynch, Richard Haeg, Steven Gaines, Lisa Rana, Jill Massa, Joe Bloecker, Kevin Byrne, Diane McNally, Stephanie Talmage-Forsberg, Nat Miller, John Gosman Jr., Lynn Mendelman, Tim Bock, and Sean McCaffrey The East Hampton Town Republican Committee would like to thank you for voting on November 8th.

We would also like to thank the families, friends, neighbors and many volunteers who helped and supported the candidates through the 2011 campaign.

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EDITORIAL Bored Of Elections We know they are the butt of jokes, but employees at the Board of Elections -- with the exception of our own Tom Knobel – are notorious for working as little as possible.

Granted, Election Day must be a busy one – thank God there is only one a year. But the polls closed at 9 PM Tuesday.

Re-canvassing starts the following Monday. Is it just us, or is anyone else wondering what they did on Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday? Elections hinge in the balance – the BOE should be working 24/7 until all the results are finalized.

True Colors Sometimes an election brings out the true colors of a person. If indeed a man can be measured by how gracefully he takes victory or defeat, a Southampton Town Board candidate fails the test.

Brad Bender is currently locked in a tight race with Christine Scalera, one that will ultimately be decided by absentee ballots. Yet he couldn’t help taking cheap shots at his opponent. He called Scalera, “a hand picked candidate that was brought in from outside our community and part of the same old group that considers patronage jobs a right and that local government is for the elite few.”

Hmmm . . . Scalera lives in Watermill, is a former Southampton Town Attorney, served on the Oyster Bay’s Town Board two decades ago, and has been consulting planning and zoning boards for 20 years. She has a child who attends school locally.

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Bender even took a pot shot at this newspaper for not endorsing him, though we had kind things to say about him.

The truth is Scalera is eminently qualified for the post, as were the others in the race. Bender, stripped of his rhetoric, has no credentials for the job.

All candidates are “hand picked.” At least in Scalera’s case, she has the resume. Contrast his outburst with the graciousness and well-wishes others who ran and came up short exhibited, Bill Hughes for example: that’s the kind of class we expect local officials to possess.

Bender even took shots against incumbent town board members Nancy Graboski and Jim Malone for not devoting enough time to issues west of the canal.

Malone is an attorney, born and bred in Hampton Bays.

Graboski is one of the most respected civic leaders in this community and has been for some time. To cheapen her legacy as she prepares to step down after three decades as a community leader says a lot about Bender’s character and worthiness.

The funny thing is Hughes is 84 points behind Bender, who is 85 behind Scalera. Bender was a better chance of finishing last in the contest than he does winning a seat.

Question for Bridget Fleming and Anna Throne-Holst: are the Democrats really proud they “hand picked” this character?

Win or lose, Brad Bender’s five minutes are up. A politician must be civil, and must possess an even greater virtue: kindness.

many candidates who ran on all the party lines. I am overwhelmed by the outpouring of support by the East Hampton voters. East Hampton is a very special community in which to live and I feel blessed to live here. I would like to thank my supporters for giving me the opportunity to serve as your Town Justice for another four-year term, and also want to thank The Independent for their endorsement.

LISA RANA

A Team Effort To the Editor, I would like to take this opportunity to thank all who have supported me in this election. Special thanks to my wife Regina, my three sons, Stephen Jr., Jimmy and Kyle. They are always there when I need them. There are so many people who helped me, people who live here and those from our past who have moved.

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feel. It wasn’t just my win, it was your win, a team effort, and I will work hard not to let anyone down. I thank The Independent for their support and look forward to an open honest relationship in these next two years.

STEPHEN K. LYNCH

For The Greater Good Dear Editor, Thank you to all who participated in this last election in the Town of Southampton. I was honored to have the help and support of so many old friends and new friends who believe in the message that we were sharing. We do believe in a government that is truly responsive to the people and that it is lean, trim and efficient. We are immensely proud of the campaign that we ran. Our message was honest, straightforward and dignified, and I would not want to change that approach. I think we are so fortunate to have been born or immigrated to this United States of America and to live in such a special place like Southampton, it is only right that we continue to participate in government to the best of our ability. We all can choose how we want to participate in the freedoms that we enjoy, but please continue to participate; if we leave the choices to someone else we may not get to choose someday. I was reminded again today, about using our time, talents and treasures for the greater good, and I thank God that we can each find a way to do this.

Thanks again.

BILL HUGHES

New Narrative Needed Dear Mr. Murphy, In my last letter, I argued that Republican and Democratic party politics are often indistinguishable. I’ve also argued that Southampton Republicans haven’t developed a narrative to defeat Democrats in part because of an inability Continued on page 14.

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Continued from page 13. to frame arguments in the abstract. Now I’ll try to explain.

In an advertisement in The Southampton Press on October 27, Highway Superintendent Alex Gregor, a Democrat, criticized Supervisor Anna Throne-Holst.

In the same ad, he alleged that the only member of Southampton’s Town Board who supports him is a Republican, Nancy Graboski. Republican Ms. Graboski will of course allege that she supports Democrat Mr. Gregor because he is right. However, it must be noted that Ms. Graboski has had a contentious relationship with Ms. Throne-Holst as well. An interesting dynamic but it doesn’t prove that Ms. Graboski supports Mr. Gregor because he criticizes Ms. Throne Holst, which is why I’d ask Republicans to defend Mr. Gregor’s spending $1 million of taxpayer dollars to build an unnecessary recharge basin in East Quogue. Here’s why.

The property I own is the former family homestead of the current Chairman of the Republican Party. Mr. Gregor has exposed that property to high-beam lighting of the kind that Ms. Graboski opposes. Additionally, Ms. Graboski lives in horse country in Bridgehampton and supports farmers. Yet Republicans seem unconcerned that Mr. Gregor has built a two-acre eyesore right up against farmland, thereby considerably detracting from the country/equestrian environment so necessary for the success of these farms.

Therefore in my opinion by not developing a narrative to describe the ways in which Mr. Gregor’s work product hurts taxpayers and fails to meet Republican values, Republicans only hurt themselves.

SUSAN CERWINSKI

Your Mandate Dear Editor, Thank so much to all for your support during the course of this campaign!

We could not have done it without you.

You knocked on doors, made phone calls, handed out literature and got our message across of smaller and more effective government. And because of your hard work, the voters of Suffolk County have given us a huge victory.

My pledge to you is that we will take this mandate and do exactly what we promised to do: We will make government more efficient and we will make government work so that we can protect taxpayers in this county.

I want to thank each and every one of you that helped make this a reality. Most

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How will you be spending Thanksgiving?

Tatum Barrows I’m spending it with my family. My cousins and my aunt and uncle are coming too. My mom does the cooking. My mom makes fish for me because I don’t like turkey. I like the pie. Apple pie with whipped cream and stuff. I think that’s my favorite part of the meal.

Mattie Daniels I’ll be spending the day with friends and family.

There will probably be 10 of us, maybe more.

We’ll all be doing some of the cooking. My favorite dish is the macaroni and cheese. As far as the turkey goes, I’m not in love with it but I’m going to be cooking it.

Ryan Schmitter I’ll be spending the holiday with family and friends. My whole family will be there. My mother, my stepfather and my brother. We often have a large group. Sometimes we set the table for 12 or 14 people. My mom and brother do the cooking. I do the eating.

Rebecca Singer I’m doing the cooking. We’ll be about five people. I make a turkey with two stuffings, fresh cranberry sauce and sweet potatoes. We have a special guest visiting us this year. She’s a wonderful actress, and it’s her birthday. So the day will be quite a celebration. importantly, I want to thank the voters in Suffolk County for casting their votes and giving us this opportunity to tackle our fiscal challenges and grow Suffolk’s economy.

STEVE BELLONE

It’s Tea Time Dear Rick, The Tea Party created a political revolution in November 2010. Republicans picked up an unprecedented 63 seats in the House and almost took back the Senate.

Of course, it was helped tremendously by the Democrats who do not have a clue as to what America stands for, her history, or her future.

The revolution will continue in 2012 when Obama is defeated in a landslide. He and his fellow socialists are, fair reader, a disaster and a plague upon our nation.

We shall rebuild from the disaster and rid America of this plague forever.

BILL JONES

Motto Madness Dear Rick, Most recently; former Bush White House Counselor Ed Gillespie on CBS‘s “Face the Nation,” who in reference to the ever growing sexual harassment

charges surrounding Herman Cain, stated “Any time you’re talking about sexual harassment instead of your tax reform plan, you’re not on the message you want to be on. ”This sage observation by a Republican Party strategist whose Party just organized this self serving vote to make, “In God We Trust” the official motto of our country.

It had already been made so in 1956 by yet another like group attempting once again to de-secularize our great country by injecting a Christian God into some official position and divide its citizens.

Perhaps Mr. Gillespie should heed his own insightful observation and note that any time you are wasting your time and taxpayers money voting to pass a mere motto that already exists instead of voting to pass the Jobs Bill, you’re not on the message you want to be on.

Perhaps these foolish congressmen were really trying to lower deficit spending by avoiding the need to destroy all our currency bearing the “In God We Trust” motto emblazoned on it only to have it all reproduced minus the Godly motto. One can never be too careful. Congress has certainly earned the disdain and incredibly low rating it has. What an embarrassing gang of fools.

NICK PAPPAS

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State Assemblyman Fred Thiele and State Senator Ken LaValle both said this week they intend to run for reelection next year.

Independent/Alan Burke, Montauk Fire Department Their statements put to rest, On Monday Montauk Fire Department responded to a fully engulfed car fire in Hither Woods.

The firemen were told to keep a distance at least for the foreseeable future, from the vehicle because it had a loaded gun in the glove compartment. speculation that a number of local officials intended to play musical Town Supervisor Anna Thronechairs in the coming two years. with Christine Scalera, a former the incumbent, Bill Wilkinson.

A c c o r d i n g t o t w o s o u r c e s town board member in Oyster According to sources, those Holst taking over with bi-partisan within the Independence Party, Bay who more recently served as deals were merely a prelude of support.

The trouble with the theory is, the speculation was a result of a Southampton Town Attorney; things to come; Thiele, sources machinations by Frank MacKay, M a c K a y a l s o r e m o v e d Z a c h said, was not going to run for none of it is true.

“My full intention is to run for the State Independence Party head. Cohen, who was chosen by the reelection but instead was going MacKay removed Bridget Fleming East Hampton Independence Party to take a judgeship. His assembly re-election to the Assembly. I have We'll Get Youtown’s Ready-INDY_Quogue Sinclair to 10/17/11 12:17 PM Hampton Page 1 from the Independence run for East Town seat, in turn, was going to become no interest in a judgeship . . . never Party ticket and replaced her Supervisor, and replaced him with available with current Southampton CONTINUED ON PAGE 18.

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Tim Bishop, gathered to show supDemocratic incumbent Coun- port for the candidates. Incumbent cilwoman Bridget Fleming isn’t Supervisor Anna Throne-Holst going anywhere. Yet the person to and Fleming both seemed assured fill the second seat on Southamp- Bender would be the one to fill the ton’s town council still remains vacant town council seat. uncertain.

“We expect the absentee balAt the close of Tuesday night’s lots to come in for support of the elections, Fleming had a strong Democrats,” Fleming said. “Brad lead over the other will close in on three candidates. that slim margin.”

“We are immensely Republican ChrisBender also tine Preston Scalproud of the campaign s e e m e d e n t h u era held the lead siastic about his over her opponent, chances for cutthat we ran. Our Brad Bender, by 85 ting Scalera’s lead. votes, according to “There’s a message was honest, the Suffolk Counpretty good mix,” ty Board of ElecBender said restraightforward and tions. Bender led garding the difScalera’s running dignified, and I would ferent parties repmate, Bill Hughes, resented in the by 84 votes. not want to change that absentee ballots.

Both Republi“You don’t know can and Demohow people vote,” approach . . .” cratic party offihe said. cials stressed the Villa Tuscano outcome could go either way due in Hampton Bays served as Southto the nearly 800 absentee ballots ampton’s GOP headquarters. About that have yet to be counted.

50 people gathered at the restauAt the Southampton Democratic rant. headquarters, 230 Elm, about 65 There to support Hughes and people, including Legislator Jay Scalera were current Councilmen Schneiderman and Congressman CONTINUED ON PAGE 23.

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have,” Thiele said.

“Senator LaValle is running again,” said his spokesman, Drew Biondo, succinctly.

“I have never been anything but fully committed to Southampton and have never even thought about anything beyond that,” Throne-Holst said.

Ironically, MacKay’s moves seem like they are going to backfire.

Fleming not only won reelection to the Southampton Town Board running on the Democratic Party line, she was the top vote getter. Scalera holds a thin lead over Brad Bender (D,I) with hundreds of absentee ballots still to be counted.

In East Hampton, it appears Cohen

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may upset Wilkinson. Running on the Democratic line, Cohen trails at the moment but a large number of absentee ballots usually favor Democrats in East Hampton. That race is expected to be decided later this week.

In the topsy-turvy world of politics, a slight shift in the pecking order could cause massive migration.

For example, should LaValle retire, it was expected Thiele would go for his seat. That would leave Thiele’s seat open for a Throne-Holst or perhaps County Legislator Jay Schneiderman.

Theile’s seat, in turn, would open, with Scalera and Southampton Town Councilman Chris Nuzzi often mentioned as potential candidates.

That’s according to the rumor mill – the facts, though, may be another thing entirely.

Thiele said, “I’m not really interested

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in the Senate seat either . . . despite what people might think. There really isn’t that much difference between being in the Assembly and senate . . . just a bigger district.”

Throne Holst said. “Advancing in the political arena never will be the be all and end all.” Serving Southampton Town is what she was elected to do and what she intends to do. “What happens in two years is anyone’s guess, but just know that my focus is and continues to be improving government and representation in Southampton,” Throne-Holst said.

Schneiderman, meanwhile, is basking in the glow of an easy victory, and has another term to go before

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term-limitations kick in. That hasn’t stopped the rumors that he intends to return to East Hampton and seek his old job – town supervisor.

“Let’s see who the town supervisor is first,” he said with a laugh.

Then there is the matter of the U.S. Congress. Should the incumbent Tim Bishop win next year, he would be looking at a fifth two-year term.

If he were to retire, or if he loses to likely opponent Randy Altschuler, that might set up an interesting scenario.

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The only thing for sure is that George Guldi will be unavailable for the foreseeable future.

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At the meeting, participants can discuss issues regarding the structure, function and focus of the proposed institute. The event will be at Duke Lecture Hall-Chancellors Hall at the Stony Brook Southampton campus from 3 to 5 PM. Call 631-537-2583 to RSVP. E.T.

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East Hampton alumni will take on Pierson, and the Mariners of Southampton alumni will meet their counterparts in the nightcap.

The beneficiary will be the Kendall Madison Foundation and will take place at East Hampton High School Gym on Long Lane.

Madison was an all-star athlete at EHHS who went on to play varsity football at the University of Connecticut. He died from complications from a stab wound after he tried to break up a fight at a local nightclub.

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Lessons From The Penn State Scandal Let me start by stating the obvious; the abuse or mistreatment of children is illegal in New York State as well as the rest of the country.

To coincide with this law, there is a list of mandated reporters (teachers, other school personnel, physicians, social workers, dentists, police officers, et al) who are obligated to contact Child Protective Services when they suspect a child is being abused or maltreated. There is no penalty

to reporters when investigations by CPS do not find abusive treatment as long as the reports were filed in good faith.

The Penn State scandal is shocking because it’s alleged that one of the coaching staff, Jerry Sandusky, has abused eight boys over the past 15 years. In 2002 a graduate assistant reported he saw Sandusky molesting a young boy in the locker room. He reported this incident to

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Penn State University officials. Apparently, this report was ignored since two of those officials have been arrested and charged with perjury for failure to notify the police of the abuse complaints. The role of legendary Penn State head coach, Joe Paterno, is being questioned as to whether he did enough when he learned of the assistant’s report of the incident to him. Paterno said that after receiving that report he referred the matter to Penn State administrators.

The Child Protective Services Act of 1973 is quite clear as to responsibilities. Anyone suspecting violations of the Child Protective Laws must call CPS’s hotline. Their number is 1-800-342-3720. The Penn State scandal as well as many other incidents of exploitation by abusers proves that procrastina-

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tion in reporting clearly makes more children vulnerable. That is why non-reporting is a criminal offense.

During my terms serving in various administrative positions in several school districts there were a few incidents of suspected child abuse, neglect, or other forms of maltreatment. Circumstances arose when it appeared children were being abused or neglected by parents. Such situations create dilemmas for school personnel since one of the worries is that a report to CPS may result in vindictive behavior by the alleged abuser with the child subjected to harsh retaliation. Irrespective of that concern, mandated reporters must make the call to CPS if a suspicion of child abuse arises.

The law demands this in order to protect children.

Although Social Service Law stipulates that the identity of mandated reporters of child abuse is to be kept confidential, it is not very easy to maintain that confidentiality. When the reporter’s identity is known by the accused, there is always the fear of retaliation, and this can inhibit the actual reporting process. That is why school officials, especially administrative staff, need to provide a unified front in supporting teachers and other staff members who have filed a report. If school officials are threatened, then Social Services should step in and use their legal powers, emphasizing that those threats and other retaliatory actions will result in severe legal consequences.

School districts must provide a safety net to protect children under their charge. It is imperative school personnel and other mandated reporters contact CPS when the first suspicion of child abuse arises. Delays and wishful thinking about possible abuse situations between a child and a suspected abuser being resolved on their own, without intervention, endangers individual victims.

What’s more, failure to report and follow-up immediately can lead to expanded abuse of other potential victims, as may be the case at Penn State.

The New York State Education Department’s Office of the Professions offers training services and information for school districts.

Contact information is available on the Internet. I would recommend the topics of Child Protective Services, school staff responsibilities in reporting suspected abuse, and other aspects of the Child Protective Services Act be foremost on the agenda of every school district’s early school year meeting.

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By Richard G. Hendrickson

October Rains 2011

Our past month has given us an above average number of rain days.

October’s bright blue weather was interrupted during the month on eleven days with rain. This is way above the average number of rain days during an average October month.

The bright sunshine and high 60 degree temperatures have prevailed during the daylight hours to give the farmers their fresh farm vegetables.

These we have enjoyed throughout our long moderate fall that we enjoy here on eastern Long Island. Other areas as upstate New York and New England have not had the mild ocean temperatures that prevail on our eastern Long Island. These mild temperatures continue to let many of our vegetables grow well into the month of November and sometimes even in December.

I well remember the year 1938, “the year of our Hurricane” when we had beautiful sweet corn for Thanksgiving.

No one would believe it! Most of it went to cattle and hog feed, such in part, is farming at times.

Mild temperatures have prevailed throughout October, until the 28th when the low was 38 degrees. The next night it lowered to 37. On the 30th it was 34 and on the 31st it was 28, lowest for October. This is just about average in the way temperatures lower in late October and sometimes early November.

Our near miss of a hurricane this year has damaged most tree leaves to the point that this year in the main, there is more brown than colors in the leaves. This is due to wind damage in the leaf itself and the lack of circulation in the leaf.

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As the years come, the future holds a higher percentage of severe coastal storms for our area. This is all due to a very slight rise in our temperatures. Yes, there will be skating and ice-boating, but not as good as in Grandpa’s days.

Nature runs in cycles, so we shall have again much skating and iceboating, but in each cycle, a little less severe. Sure, the snowfalls will be the same, but the iceboating a little less.

High temperature for our past month was 80 degrees on the 9th and 10th. Lowest was 28. On the 18th, the high temperature was 70 degrees. I don’t think we shall see that high of a thermometer again until late April or early May. Measurable rain fell on 11 days.

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Chris Nuzzi and Jim Malone as well as write-in supervisor candidate Linda Kabot.

“I’m excited and nervous,” Scalera said. “This has all been a lot of work.

I’m cautiously optimistic. It’s a little bittersweet but it is what it is at this point.”

Hughes had a more reserved reaction to all the excitement.

“I’m neither excited nor nervous,” he said. “It is was it is.”

In a letter to The Independent, Hughes explained how he was thrilled with the campaign he and his colleagues ran.

“We are immensely proud of the campaign that we ran. Our message was honest, straightforward and dignified, and I would not want to change that approach. I was honored to have the help and support of so many old friends and new friends who believe in the message that we were sharing.”

Fleming garnered the most votes of the four candidates running for town board, with a count of 5,828 votes (about 27 percent). Scalera brought in 5,342 votes, Bender received 5,257 votes and Hughes came in fourth with 5,173 votes.

Absentee ballots are scheduled to be counted this week, although the process could continue into next week, according to a Board of Elections official.

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Councilwoman Theresa Quigley.

Wilkinson might be buoyed by the fact the he won three districts with the most absentee ballots, although once considered Democratic strongholds, D-8 (196 to 192 in favor of Wilkinson), which is East Hampton Village and part of Georgica, D-12 (194-155), the Amagansett Dunes, and D-16 (208-185), central Northwest woods.

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front of the houses and the homeowners suing to gain control of the beach.

The Wilkinson camp was stunned by the closeness of the race. Party Chair Trace Duryea said she expected a large plurality, big enough to get Wilkinson’s running mates, Steve Gaines and Richard Haeg, elected on his coattails. As it turned out, he had no coat on Election Night, and the Republican town hall candidates were pummeled by Cohen’s running mates, Peter Van Scoyoc and Sylvia Overby, both of whom were elected handily.

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one race was decided only minutes after the polls closed.

Steve Lynch, running for East Hampton Town Highway Supervisor against the embattled incumbent Scott King, jumped out on top and stayed there, garnering about 60 percent of the votes in a hard fought battle many onlookers though would go down to the wire.

About half of the highway department’s workers have complained that King is abusive and routinely uses racist and ethnic slurs. King called a press conference just days before the election and claimed all the charges against him had been settled. Several workers disputed his

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Kick Off For Cancer Relay For Life is a community driven fundraiser sponsored by the American Cancer Society to raise awareness and help fight cancer.

Tomorrow at the Wolffer Estate Vineyard in Sagaponack there will be a kick-off party for the actual relay itself, which is planned for April 20.

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Refreshments will be served and there will be live music and gifts.

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Whatever the cases, voters made it clear they want a kinder and gentler boss calling the shots – King, despite the complaints, did a fine job according to most town insiders.

King ran on the Republican and Independence Party line. King criticized local Independence party head Elaine Jones, charging she put workers up to filing complaints and even filling out forms for them; Lynch is also married to her niece.

According to Town Supervisor Bill Wilkinson King quit his post as Commissioner of Public Works last week but has not resigned his position as highway superintendent.

King was said to be on vacation and unavailable for comment as of press time. Department workers said he has not been at work since the election.

In Southampton Republican challenger, Christine Scalera has an 85 vote lead over Brad Bender (D,I) for a town board seat. Bill Hughes is 84 points behind Bender. Bridget Fleming, the Democratic Party incumbent, easily won reelection.

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SPORTS Fishing Report

Shinnecock Bay/Inlet/Ocean Bass bite has been a slow and steady pick at both the inlet and around Ponquogue bridge.

The bite has been on the slower points of the tide and live bait is a must, spots if you can get them and eels as well. The bite in the ocean has been good when you can get out. The local wrecks and reefs are holding a good amount of blackfish with green crabs doing most of the damage. Some reports of large sea bass and cod

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have come back from the deeper wrecks. The anglers who have made the run north of Plum and Fishers Islands have done very well with the blackfish.

Peconic Bay Had a report of some blues and bass around the Indian Island Park earlier in the week but not much else.

Shorebound/Surf The areas ocean beaches continue to be a real tough pick.

Reports of a few fish just east of

the inlet earlier in the week and very scattered reports of bass to the west of the inlet. The fish that are being caught are nothing to write home about but they are bending the rod which is more than most can say. Reports from those on the Ponquogue Bridge have been better than most. Fish have been taking eels and rubber baits on the night tides. The jetties of Shinnecock continue to produce a few fish as well on bucktails.

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And The Winners Are . . .

We all pride ourselves at identifying players who are nearing stardom. That’s because winning at Fantasy sports mandates we do so.

The reason is simple: a Fantasy draft is set up so that it is impossible to get a “star” player at every position – there are simply not enough to go around. Identifying players who are going to emerge is the secret to winning. If you grabbed the following guys in your draft, chances are you have a pretty good team right now.

Running backs: Fred Jackson and Matt Forte. Let’s be honest: we all knew both guys were everydown backs who can run and catch and we all let them slide out of the first two rounds. Why? Both guys were squabbling with their teams (and still are) about their contracts, so we assumed their respective teams weren’t that enamored with them. We were wrong.

Wide receivers: We all loved the Johnson boys (Calvin and Andre) but it was only a few years ago

Steve Smith was putting up similar numbers. He lasted to the 10th round and beyond in most drafts.

A general manager once said Smith had the best skill set of any wide receiver he’s ever seen. Guess what?

He was right. The problem was he didn’t have a quarterback to get him the ball –now he does.

Victor Cruz went undrafted in almost every fantasy draft. There was a hint, though, that he might emerge. The Giants let the “other” Steve Smith go before the season began, and then failed to resign Kevin Boss, another solid receiver.

Maybe, just maybe, the team knew it had something special in Cruz.

Let’s not lie to each other. We all know Wes Welker is a pass-catching machine: we just couldn’t waste that early pick on him because he’s not a “sexy” pick. Consider he probably will smash the mark for most receptions in a season this year.

That’s pretty sexy.

Tight end: it’s always Antonio this and Jason Whitten that. But all

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the signs pointed to Jimmy Graham as being the top wide receiver: he’s fast, athletic, big, and has QB Drew Brees loves to throw to his tight ends. Right now Graham is not only the top tight end, he’s the fifth leading receiver in the NFL. Quarterback: We all knew the big names going in, but regular readers know we were touting Eli Manning. Right now Manning is the fourth rated quarterback in the league. I drafted him in the ninth round.

Names to remember next year: Kenny Britt, the Tennessee wide receiver, looked unstoppable before he got hurt and will likely fall in the drafts next year. He could finish in the top 10 should he stay healthy.

Ben Tate, the back-up running back in Houston, looks almost as good as Adrian Foster, the guy starting ahead of him. And Foster is probably the best back in the league!

Hakeem Nicks, another receiver for the Giants, has been hampered by injuries, but he has amazing hands and a knack for getting open deep.

That could mean big numbers.

The Cowboys love a runningback-by-committee. They had a three-headed monster early in the season, and none was named Demarco Murray. All that had changed. Say hello to the next Emmitt Smith.

You’ll notice some of the above guys are young, and some are veterans. That’s because everyone in the league has talent. A lot of times, a player needs a good sur-

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Couples Shanks One The past week had all the ingredients necessary to lead us to an exciting Presidents Cup event.

Tiger Woods was leading the Australian Open heading into the weekend. Even after falling back on Saturday, Woods still had a chance to win. But bogeys on 11 and 13 in the final round doomed Woods and he finished in third place. Greg Chalmers won the tournament for the second time in his career (1998).

How dare this nobody steal the spotlight and victory from Tiger Woods? Doesn’t Chalmers realize how much the game needs a Tiger comeback? A Woods victory would’ve given this week’s Presidents Cup the juice it’s severely lacking. But there is far more to it than just Tiger.

U.S. Captain Fred Couples had little choice but to put Woods on his squad, unless he wanted to make sure nobody watched. As long as Tiger can walk, he was going to be a captain’s pick. But other than his top three finish this week, Woods’ 2011 consisted of two other top-10 finishes, more injury

trouble and a caddy change. Also, he missed the cut by a mile in the PGA Championship. His numbers proved he was not a top-12 American golfer this year, but the Tiger Woods aura is still floating around somewhere.

Fred Couples and the U.S. team hope Tiger can locate it in Melbourne.

Fred Couple’s other captain’s pick, Bill Haas, was puzzling. Yes, Haas won the Fed Ex Cup Championship (did you even know that?).

Meanwhile, Keegan Bradley was left off the team despite his thrilling victory over Jason Dufner in the PGA Championship.

Who can forget Bradley’s improbable five-stroke comeback with three holes to play? Bradley, the 25-year old St John’s graduate, was walking around the Atlanta Athletic Club pumping fists and flashing his contagious, big Irish grin as he fed off the crowd each and every shot. But, Bradley was not a one-hit wonder. His 2011 season included another victory, four top ten finishes, and twelve top-25s.

Keegan Bradley would have been just as quality a pick as Haas. But unlike Haas, Bradley would have

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brought an energy level that Hass never displayed when he won the Tour Championship and the Fed Ex Cup title. Energy is a valuable component when golf becomes a team sport. And from a fan’s perspective, fist pumps are a lot more fun to watch than cap tipping.

Should that matter? Well, who rings your emotional bell more, Keegan Bradley, who staged one of the greatest, adrenaline packed comebacks in recent history or Bill Haas who won the poorly viewed Fed Ex Cup in stately fashion.

Are Angelina Jolie, Catherine Zeta Jones, and Sandra Bullock really the best actresses or are they the best actresses with aesthetically pleasing looks? While it’s not fair, these are all important components of entertainment. And the Presidents Cup is as much entertainment as it is sport. U.S. Captain Fred Couples realized the entertainment value with his selection of Tiger Woods, but missed the mark with Bill Haas.

With the Presidents Cup going up against Michigan vs. Nebraska and the Packers vs. Buccaneers this weekend, the PGA needed to find every edge possible. Whether you love or hate Tiger Woods, he helps

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the PGA’s cause tremendously. Bill Haas vs. Ryo Ishikawa in match play just doesn’t give the average fan the same excitement as watching Tony Romo get picked off by the Redskins.

Had Couples given us Keegan Bradley and rekindled our emotions from that late Sunday afternoon in August, there’d be a better chance we’d check it out. In the meantime, anybody know the score of the Penn State/Ohio State game?

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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Play Bridge A hand very similar to this one was played recently at the Montauk Bridge Club’s Monday afternoon game held at St. Luke’s Church.

North upgraded his hand based on three trumps and shortness in diamonds to reach the final contract of 4 spades.

There were two different plans that were tried by the declarers who all trumped the king of clubs in hand. One South led a small trump to dummy’s jack to lead a low diamond to his king. Unfortunately, the king lost to West’s ace. Next came a trump which South won. When declarer led another diamond, West won and led his third trump which left dummy with no trumps. Now the outcome of the contract depended on guessing correctly where the queen of hearts was placed.

Another declarer started with a different plan. After trumping the first club, she immediately led a small diamond with the ultimate goal of trumping one (or two) diamonds in dummy. West won the trick with the jack of diamonds and led a trump to cut down dummy’s ruffing power. South won in her hand and led another small diamond which West won with the queen.

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Another trump was won by South in hand and she then led her ten of diamonds and trumped West’s ace with the spade jack. Now the king of diamonds was a winner and declarer was assured of making her contract. In fact, if she guessed on the placement of the heart queen, she could make an overtrick.

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