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06 When The Dust Settles Diner demo begins Riverside redevelopment roll.

13 Helicopter Routes Noyac residents say they’re ‘inundated’ with chopper noise.

24 Deportations Ramp Up The stories of five East End men ICE wants to deport from the country.

28 Lewdness Arrests Police say a couple was having sex in a parked car.

44 Paul Masi Hones Craft Firm enhances client’s lifestyles through architectural design.

46 The Numbers Are In Real estate firms report second-quarter sales statistics.

12 Hampton Bays Water Contaminants detected in potable water wells have been removed.

14 Political Party Struggle MacKay issues ‘Pakula’ to choose Independence candidates.

26 Disgusting Conditions Cops say they discovered 32 workers living in squalor.

28 Riverhead Shooting Two people were sent to the emergency room early Sunday.

46 Rocket Gibraltar The iconic estate in Westhampton beach has hit the market.

47 Elliman In Montauk Douglas Elliman opened the doors to its new Montauk offices.

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54 100 Years Of Photos Rogers Mansion exhibit presents rich South Fork history.

56 NYFA Studio Tour Gornik, Bleckner, and Hamada open their studios.

80 American Hotel The Sag Harbor fixture offers up nostalgia and formal dining.

85 Child Friendly Spots East End Taste’s Vanessa Gordon shares her favorites.

90 Jordan’s Run The race/walk honored Lance Corporal Jordan Haerter.

94 Montauk Workouts Indy Fit highlights Montauk classes.

55 Bert Stern at Keyes Keyes showcases work by ‘The Original Mad Man.’

58 Naama Tsabar The former punk rocker amplifies senses with artwork.

82 Plant Based Ficalora brothers plant vegan eatery in Bridgehampton.

87 Michael Symon BBQ The Back Yard at Solé East presents a BBQ with Michael Symon.

93 PGA It’s common for folks to interchange the terms “PGA Tour” & “PGA.”

95 Two Teams Square Off Road Warriors look to clinch second consecutive championship.

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The Riverboat Diner in Riverside was demolished last week to make way for new medical offices. Independent/Peggy Spellman

When The Dust Settles, A New Day Dawns Diner demo begins Riverside redevelopment roll By Peggy Spellman Hoey peggy@indyeastend.com

Angela Huneault stood on the corner of Flanders Road across the street from the traffic circle in Riverside and raised her cellphone on Tuesday morning, July 24, to capture video of the demolition of the former Riverboat Diner, so that she could record the moment for posterity on her Facebook page. Workers bulldozed the front of the one-story structure, sending debris and insulation foam flying overhead, creating a cloud of dust as she filmed. Surprisingly, the building’s most vulnerable area, its signature bay windows still adorned with cream-colored drapes, remained

in place until almost the end. Huneault, a resident of Flanders who has lived in the area for 40 years, had eaten in the restaurant through all of its incarnations, starting when it was a Howard Johnson’s and ending with the Italian restaurant it morphed into before closing about 14 years ago. For her, the demolition is the start of something new for the hamlet of Riverside. “To see a vacant building that wasn’t doing anything, to see it come down to get what we are going to get, just brings beauty to the area and gives us hope for what the future has for us,”

said Huneault. She is a member of Riverside Rediscover, a group of residents who are working with public officials and builders to redevelop and bring business to the hamlet. Other members showed up for the demolition too, some peering from behind the steering wheels of their cars as if they were at a drive-in movie, to watch the eyesore, a nuisance that had attracted drug dealers and prostitutes to its parking lot, hit the ground in pieces. It took about three hours for the building to come down, but Huneault and others hope years of neglect came down along with it. When the dust settles, the debris will be cleared away, and the former restaurant is slated to be transformed by a private developer into medical offices, which will be built close to the road. All of the parking will be behind the building, so the cars will not be seen as motorists drive around the traffic circle.

Starting to Percolate William Shaw, president of Riverside Revitalization Community Cor-

poration, said he was happy to see the diner come down, but he would like to see more done in the hamlet such as cleaning up the blighted properties along Flanders Road. “Anything is an improvement,” he said. Southampton Town has received about $500,000 to reimburse the developer for the cost of the demolition through a program called Restore New York, said Deputy Supervisor Frank Zappone. Zappone, who has been the town’s point person on the revitalization efforts, said the demolition was a big step forward. “That building has been sitting there for about 15 years,” he said, adding that that the traffic circle itself is in the process of being revamped. It has been reconfigured to improve traffic flow and so it can be landscaped with flowers and bushes, and include a flagpole. “These are things that are really starting to percolate,” he added. Zappone said the efforts began with the town’s adoption of the Riverside Redevelopment Action Plan, or RRAP — a master plan for the redevelContinued On Page 7.

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Continued From Page 6. opment of Riverside in and around the traffic circle, after the Riverside Economic Development Committee was established to help the town set goals. “It’s been moving along rather well for the past five of six years, which is a long time but planning is a long-term process. And, now, we have reached the point where a number of issues are starting to coalesce and we are getting closer to putting some shovels in the ground,” he said. Riverside has been long considered the forgotten child of Southampton Town. Many don’t even know it is part of the swanky town, which boasts some of the most expensive zip codes in the United States and instead believe it is part of Riverhead Town. Riverside actually plays an important role in Suffolk County, as it is home of the county center, which features a legislative building, health and human services offices, the Arthur M. Cromarty Criminal Court Complex, and the Suffolk County Correctional Facility. Over the years, the hamlet’s residents have struggled for recognition and their own identity, so far away from the town’s seat in Southampton Village. Residents incorporated into a village hoping to gain more localized autonomy in an effort to rid the area of quality-of-life issues and increase their chances at tax dollars for better infrastructure. But the effort failed, and the small government was dissolved back in the 1990s. It is only within the last year that residents won a long battle for their own zip code — separate from that of Riverhead — with the help of Congressman Lee Zeldin. Many say the hamlet has been held back by a lack of economic development, but that appears to have changed. Some of the projects the Southampton Town Board has coming down the pike include the redevelopment of Ludlam Avenue Park to make it more accessible to the community,

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and there is the possibility of a partnership with the Children’s Museum of the East End in Bridgehampton to use the facility to expand its programs for the western portion of the town. “We love that idea because Riverside is a very family-centric community and a lot of those children do not have access to resources like the CMEE program,” said Zappone.

Services and Beautification Southampton also awarded a contract to a local landscape architect to design a park facility near McDonald’s on Route 24 for public access to the Peconic River on the Riverside side. The long-term intent is to develop a boardwalk from Peconic Avenue all the way down to Route 105. The town has grant money for the design of the project, and it is seeking another $500,000 to subsidize the actual construction work, according to Zappone. “That’s a big step forward as well,” he added. Across from the planned medical offices, on the northwest corner opposite the traffic circle, private developers also have plans to raze the former Peconic Paddler, a kayak, canoe, and paddle board rental business, to make way for a boutique hotel overlooking the river, and there are plans to work with the Town of Riverhead to temporarily access its sewer system at EPCAl, where other entities including businesses in downtown Riverhead and the county center are already tied in. The town has plans to construct a sewage treatment plant of its own on two parcels of land at Enterprise Park nearby, and once that is complete, which is expected by 2020, the hotel could be tied into it. Homes would also be able to tie into the sewer system, in effect reducing the load of nitrates flowing into the water table and improving the health of the Peconic River. Other projects already completed include the remodeling of the David W. Crohan Community Center on Flanders Road. There are plans to move the town’s youth services to the

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building this month. “One of the nice things about that is that they offer an afterschool program, and that’s a community of working parents, so having that resource in the community will be a real asset to families with young kids who need a place to be after school,” he said. “This is a real plus for that community.” Zappone said the medical offices will not only improve the aesthetics of the hamlet, but it will make it easier for residents to access healthcare right on their doorstep, without having to go

across town on a bus to Peconic Bay Medical Center’s various facilities. “It is really more than a beautification of the community, what we are doing is putting services and functionality into the community,” he said. For Therese Holtgrewe, who has lived in Flanders since 1977, the diner demolition is a symbolic start. “To see this is like, ‘Wow, it is getting done,’” said Holtgrewe, as she watched a pair of payloaders separate debris for carters to the side from her car. “I’m excited. Most people are very excited.”

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Where? Dear Editor, There was a Southampton School District forum meeting on July 19 that I attended about addressing the need for a new district office and how to go forward. My observation: out of the two dozen or so attendees, that are not attached to the school district in some way, with a few exceptions, it could have been a meeting of a 55 and over Homeowners’ Association in a retirement community in Anytown, U.S.A. In fact, I made that comment to the entire group at the time. It was greeted by much laughter. However, in reality, even though accurate, it is not very funny. Where is everyone? Although it is important to see who attends, it is equally important to see who does not attend! We live in a very diverse community and school district. However, you would never know it by who attends these meetings. Entire sections of the school district community and various age groups are not represented. Why? Maybe the board of education should reach out to these other groups and neighborhoods to seek out representatives to attend these meetings. Sincerely, Joan Tutt

Airport Violations Dear Editor, At a meeting of the Airport Management Advisory Committee at EH Town Hall last Friday, Bruce Miller, chief air traffic controller at EH airport (KHTO), announced that as of July 20, 100 percent of helicopter traffic into KHTO would travel via the North Shore Route, transitioning to the airport over hamlets in Southampton Town. Only a small area on the western flank of EH Town will be impacted by inbound helicopters, but thousands of residents of towns north and west of the airport will be subjected to even more noise and pollution. According to Miller, the reason for this change, which will heavily impact North Sea, Noyac, North Haven, Sag Harbor, and Bridgehampton residents, is a dangerous mix of rotor and fixed wing aircraft brought in from the south, a violation of FAA FAR regulations. Such violations have been allowed to continue since the Sierra route was established several years ago and have now been transferred over communities in other towns, where far more residents are impacted by both helicopters and fixed wing aircraft bound for KHTO. Now, that’s two dangerous transition paths. On departure, helicopters are also supposed to transition north, exiting over Northwest, impacting other residents in Sag Harbor, North Haven, Northwest, and North Fork communities. Transition paths are voluntary, not mandated by the FAA, so pilots

can, and likely will, choose also to depart north, over Southampton Town, as they have in the past. According to information given out by EH airport manager, “. . . all fixed wing aircraft including seaplanes are to be cleared in from the south.” That is not happening, at least not yet. Based on air traffic patterns on Sunday, July 22, and Monday morning, that dangerous mix is flying primarily over Southampton and North Fork communities. On Monday, around 7 AM, three seaplanes entered from the north, and on departure avoided all but a small area of Wainscott before reaching the South Shore Route. Jets arriving from southern destinations are also entering from the north! This appears to indicate that another reason for the change was to avoid disturbing EH residents in the village and on the ocean. That is not neighborly. Based on the number of flight operations at KHTO in 2016, a conservative estimate of carbon dumped over Long Island from unnecessary private flights to and from KHTO was a climate changing, greenhouse gas contribution of 38 million pounds of carbon. It is time for the Town of East Hampton to take responsibility for out-of-control airport operations and close the airport in 2021 when it is legally possible to do so. Thank you, Patricia Currie Say NO to KHTO

Trump Is A Security Threat Dear Editor, Trump is a threat to our security because he continues to befriend Putin, who is an adversary of the U.S. and the Western world. Trump also continues to condemn our intelligence agencies. Trump refuses to condemn Russia for interfering in the 2016 election, and he demeans Special Counsel Mueller, while trying to weaken the investigation into possible Russian collusion with the Trump campaign. Trump fired FBI Director Comey and had Attorney General Sessions fire Deputy Director McCabe. They were heavily involved investigating the Russian interference in the election. Trump refuses to condemn Putin for incursions into Ukraine and Georgia, and poisoning the former Russian intelligence official in England. Against the advice of his advisers, Trump called Putin and congratulated him on the Russian election victory, which was a sham election. It appears Trump trusts and admires Putin and he is willing to overlook Russian transgressions. Will this affect Trump’s strategic decisions impacting Russia? Trump has control over the launch of retaliatory weapons against Russia if it attacks the U.S. Our national security is in jeopardy. As a former holder of a top-secret cryptographic security clearance, I question whether Trump qualifies for a topsecret security clearance. Donald Moskowitz

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Sober ‘Clubhouse’ Locations Discussed Town’s opioid recovery committee says partnership should be considered By Peggy Spellman Hoey peggy@indyeastend.com

Southampton Town’s Opioid Addiction and Recovery Committee members discussed the possibility of a partnership to run a sober clubhouse for teenagers and young adults at the town-owned David W. Crohan Community Center in Flanders, where the town’s youth program will soon be transferred. The clubhouse, which would be open to 12-to-21-year-olds, is a program devised by New York State’s Office of Alcohol and Substance Abuse Services in which participants who are at risk or are already in recovery have a safe and sober environment to gather with each other for meetings or group activities. In the program, participants would be split into two groups, 12-to18-year-olds and 18-to-21-year-olds. The committee, which evolved from the town’s Opioid Addiction Task Force, a body formed to make recommendations to reduce drug use and overdoses in the community, originally set its sights on a Transformation, Healing, Recovery, Inspiration, Validation, and Empowerment or THRIVE center on the East End, similar to one for adults in Islandia, but that might be further away than originally thought. “It’s very likely that there is some money for a clubhouse for the East End, but not for THRIVE right now,” said committee co-chair Nancy Lynott,

who heads the town’s Youth Bureau. Representatives from OASAS attended the committee’s July 19 meeting, and indicated there could be some grant money available for the clubhouse program, Lynott said. The representatives were open to both the town using the Clubhouse model and the program being run by an OASAS provider, according to Lynott. The program could be run in a portion of the Crohan Community Center and not affect other programs, such as those for senior citizens, she said. Lynott said the committee and OASAS representatives only “causally discussed” the possibility and there is not yet a set plan for the program. Committee co-chair Mark Epley, who runs Seafield Center, an in-patient and out-patient substance abuse treatment provider, said the clubhouse could provide an opportunity to help young people because it is often difficult for them adjust to recovery, especially on the East End, where there are so many temptations. “Sometimes they feel like they can’t have fun anymore, and the reality is they actually have more fun,” he said. Epley said the way the program would turn out would depend on where it is situated and should definitely include input from young people on what kinds of

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activities they would like to participate in. Evan Frost, a deputy communications director for OASAS, said the possibility of using town-owned property was discussed at the meeting and about $250,000 in grant funding is available for the 2018-19 fiscal year. The agency does support the town’s pursuit of a clubhouse program and would provide guidance to them, he said. The agency released the following statement from the agency: “OASAS has worked to establish innovative local, community-based services for people affected by addiction, in order to support [Governor Andrew Cuomo’s]

efforts to ensure that services are available for anyone in need. These services include recovery centers, which offer a safe, substance-free environment for people in recovery from substance use disorders, and youth clubhouses, which offer similar services but are geared towards teens and young adults. We continue to work with our providers to expand these programs throughout New York State, in order to reach more people with important services.” Southampton Town Supervisor Jay Schneiderman said he was not aware of what the committee discussed at its meeting and could not comment.

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Fentanyl Eyed In July Drug Deaths Fatal overdoses prompt rush on toxicology reports By Peggy Spellman Hoey peggy@indyeastend.com

Southampton Town Police have asked for a rush on toxicology results from drug evidence — believed to contain a deadly mix of fentanyl — gathered at the scene of two fatal overdoses last month to help lead them to the dealer and get the product off the streets before there are any more deaths. Two people died in July from suspected opiate overdoses, including one person in East Quogue who was at first revived with naloxone, but later experienced complications, and another person in the “Northampton area,” according to police. Another two people overdosed at the same house in the Northampton area where the fatal overdose took place, but they were revived and survived the encounter. All of the overdoses are under investigation. The recent deaths bring the total of suspected opiate-related overdose deaths in Southampton to three so far this year. Southampton Town Police Chief Steven Skrynecki declined to release any further details about the circumstances of the overdoses. He did say that investigators have concerns the drug product the victims used contained the highly potent fentanyl, which makes the opiate effect stronger and can kill with the first use, because there was a cluster of overdoses and

deaths together in a short period of time. “That is a red flag to us. When we see several overdoses in a cluster, that makes us suspect there might be fentanyl in it. Fentanyl can be very deadly,” he said. The toxicology results should be back within the week from the Suffolk County Crime Laboratory. The results will help investigators gather more information about the seller, and the department would work with District Attorney Tim Sini’s office to consider homicide charges. If there is an arrest and homicide charges are brought in this case, it would be the second such time homicide charges have been brought in a drug case in Suffolk County. A drug dealer was sentenced to four-to-sixyears in prison earlier this year for selling a fatal mix of heroin to a buyer who later overdosed. Fentanyl in its purest form, which is rare to come by, can cause severe illness, and even death, through skin absorption. The police department is taking precautions with its officers, requiring them to wear protective clothing and gloves at scenes where fentanyl is suspected. More recently, Skrynecki said an officer was exposed to the drug and he experienced dizziness and light-

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headedness when a small amount of the powdery substance blew in his direction. In January, Skrynecki expressed concerns with the release of statistics showing the town’s fatal overdose rate more than quadrupling from four in 2016 to 19 in 2017. At least one person died from a drug overdose every month with the exception of April, in Southampton Town, according to statistics. But there were spikes in fatal overdoses in March, which had five, and four in June, in which fentanyl was involved in three deaths for each month. The hamlet of Hampton Bays had the most fatal overdoses, with six people losing their lives to opiates between March and November of last year. Updated statistics for Suffolk County overall and preliminary statistics for 2018 were not immediately available from Suffolk County Medical Examiner Michael Caplan’s office.

Preliminary stats released to The Independent in January showed there were 235 opiate deaths, with 136 drug overdose cases pending in Suffolk County. Twenty-nine of those cases were drawn from the East End, which made the location the fourth highest location for fatal overdoses countywide. Brookhaven Town, Southampton Town’s closest western neighbor, had 120 fatal overdoses, the highest number of drug-related fatalities in the county. In 2017, 224 men and 66 women overdosed on opiates, and of that number, the vast majority — 266 people — were white. The 30- to 39-year-old age bracket contained the highest number of fatalities at 96, and that was followed by 67 in the 20-to-29 group, and 62 in 40-to-49 year-olds. Southampton Town police are asking anyone with information about the recent spike in fatal overdoses to contact their detective division at 631702-2230.

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Hampton Bays Water Back On Line Contaminants detected in potable water wells have been removed By Rick Murphy rmurphy@indyeastend.com

Two contaminated drinking wells in Hampton Bays are back on line after being closed a year ago, and a third will be back in action within days. According to a spokesman at the

Hampton Bays Water District, the chemicals perfluorooctanesulfonic acid and perfluorooctanoic acid detected in 2016 are down to minuscular levels after apparently being filtered out: a

$1 million carbon filtration system was installed and is still being used on the wells. The New York State Health Department said the third well would be open by week’s end. Six monitoring wells were installed last year between June and August 2016 in the vicinity of Hampton Bays Water District’s Plant Number 1. “The SCDHS initiated the installation of these wells in response to polyfluoroalkyl substances detections at the Hampton Bays Water District’s Plant Number 1 in order to help identify potential source(s) of these contaminants,” said Grace Kelly-McGovern, a spokeswoman for the Suffolk County Department of Health Services. PFCs were detected in five of the six monitoring wells that were sampled. One well had concentrations of PFOS/ PFOA above the Environmental Protection Agency’s Health Advisory Level of

70 parts per trillion (with a maximum concentration of about 110 ppt) while the other four wells had detections of PFOS/PFOA below the HAL. Results for the sixth well are pending from the New York State Department of Health’s Wadsworth laboratory. Last week, the levels were down significantly. Once all three are operational, water pressure should return to normal, according to the HBWD. In what HBWD officials say is an unrelated matter, water discoloration in a Ponquogue Avenue neighborhood is gradually improving. HBWD Superintendent Robert King said the Ponquogue Avenue water district is flushing the hamlet’s downtown fire hydrants every morning, until rust, the suspected source of the discoloration, clears up. Town Supervisor Jay Schneiderman reiterated that the downtown problem was not connected to the original PFOA or PFOS contamination.

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New Voluntary Helicopter Routes Debated

North Haven, Sag Harbor, and Bridgehampton residents are inundated with deafening helicopter noise [while] only a small area on the western flank of East Hampton Town [is] impacted by inbound helicopters.” Smith acknowledged the skies are crowded this time of the year. “We deal with it,” he said. The pilots by and large will take whatever route is recommended. “We have a very good compliance rate, and the noise problem is important. But we can’t alleviate it at the expense of safety,” Smith added. He said he would attend a meeting with the Airport Advisory Committee with Bruce Miller, chief air traffic controller, and town officials this week to discuss the next step, to encourage more helicopters to take the southern route. He noted Gabreski Airport in Westhampton sends a lot of planes out over the ocean, so crafts headed to East Hampton have to stay clear of the coastline until safely past the Westhampton airport. “Helicopters also have to avoid fixed wing planes,” he added. Currie says she has the data to prove that the copters are coming in over her house. They should be 3500 feet above ground, but they make a distinctive and often abrasive noise, she

Noyac residents say they’re ‘inundated’ with chopper noise By Rick Murphy rmurphy@indyeastend.com

Helicopter pilots are being urged to use a southern approach to East Hampton Airport as well as the oft-used northern route, with predictable results: airport critics say the move does little to lessen the often-unbearable noise they experience. But as weather patterns change, the coming months may bring some relief. One local pilot explained that the Sierra or southern route over the local ocean beach is too foggy; some pilots are uneasy, and passengers are afraid. Jeff Smith, chairman of the Eastern Re-

gion Helicopter Council, said we might yet notice a difference. “Fog shuts us down,” he said. “In May, June, and July we have a cold ocean and hot air.” That means the helicopters almost exclusively take the November (northern) route, cutting in from Robin’s Island into North Sea/Noyac and following the power lines. Meanwhile though, jets, prop planes, seaplanes, and the like land from the south side. Whatever the case, Patricia Currie of Noyac lamented in a letter to the editor this week, “North Sea, Noyac,

noted. “We tweak [the route] all the time,” Smith said, but there are problems with every new route drawn. “We shifted an inkling north of Robin’s Island, but the pilots complained they were flying too close to the exit route.” Former East Hampton Town Councilman Dominick Stanzione responded to complaints from East Hampton residents in Northwest Woods and shifted both the incoming and outgoing routes over to the power lines. Complaints were so numerous that then Southampton Town Supervisor Anna Throne-Holst had to intervene. One problem is the control tower at East Hampton Airport is too low and helicopters approaching from the south are hard to see. “It’s because of where the towers are situated at the airport. They could be raised,” Smith said. Currie said Miller and other town officials told her, “All fixed wing aircraft including seaplanes are to be cleared in from the south.” But she can capture landings and takeoffs real time on the internet and her images show extensive and oftentimes exclusive north side traffic. “A dangerous mix is flying primarily over Southampton and North Fork communities,” she said.

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Political Party Struggles To Live Up To Name MacKay issues ‘Pakula’ to choose Independence candidates By Rick Murphy rmurphy@indyeastend.com

he Independence Party, theoretically conceived to give voters a choice beyond the traditional two-party political system, has done reasonably well in New York State and gained a strong foothold on the East End. But it most assuredly does not live up to its name; even party insiders know, as one said this week, “It’s Frank’s party.” That would be Frank MacKay, a former music promoter who, after becoming smitten with third-party presidential candidate Ross Perot, helped organize the Independence Party in 1995. Five years later, he became New

York State chairman and has sat on the throne ever since. The party currently has about 500,000 members, enough to influence many local elections. Though there is local leadership in

place in most municipalities, MacKay oftentimes pays little heed to its recommendations or suggestions, and local politicians who curry favor with MacKay sometimes learn the hard way there is sometimes no rhyme or reason to the chairman’s decrees. Southampton Town Supervisor Jay Schneiderman, who is running for Suffolk County comptroller this year, approached MacKay about getting the Independence Party nod. “I consider Frank a friend,” he said. Schneiderman has several attributes he believes would appeal to Independence Party voters: During his 18 years as a public servant in three different elected positions, he has never raised taxes, ever. Schneiderman has also never lost an election, and is a former member of the Independence Party. But Schneiderman, running as a Democrat, will have to face the incumbent John Kennedy without the Independence line: Kennedy received MacKay’s endorsement. “I sat down with Frank,” the supervisor recalled. “I have a great relationship with him. I guess he didn’t think this was the right time.” Left unsaid: MacKay cut a deal. “I have a good idea with whom,” Schneiderman said. There is little a spurned candidate can do about the slight: “He has Wilson Pakula power,” Schneiderman lamented, as if the Pakula was a magical skill bestowed on a superhero. Wilson Pakula is a document needed by a non-Independence Party

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member who wishes to be placed on an election ballot and it does indeed have a powerful, if not magical, connotation: It can make anyone an instantly viablepolitical candidate. In East Hampton, MacKay issued a Pakula for David Gruber, a Democratic candidate for town councilman who last ran for office two decades ago. But two other candidates, David Lys (running on the Democratic Party line) and Manny Vilar (a Republican) were denied. So, Gruber will face both men in the general election if his petitions hold up in court — they are being challenged. Had MacKay issued three Pakulas, party members would have voted in a primary to pick their candidate. That’s the problem, said Tina Piette, an Independence Party member. “This all comes from MacKay —1200 Independence Party voters are being disenfranchised.” Though East Hampton Independence Party chairwoman Elaine Jones was on board with the Gruber choice, she’s one of the many local party bosses who have been overruled by MacKay in the past. In 2011, East Hampton Town Supervisor Bill Wilkinson, Republican, sought the Independence line as well. The East Hampton Independence Party nominated Wilkinson’s opponent, Zach Cohen. But MacKay signed the Wilson Pakula for Wilkinson. Jones was livid. Bridget Fleming, a Suffolk County legislator, felt the sting of MacKay’s behind-the-scenes maneuvers not once, but twice. “In 2010 the locals [the Southampton] Independence Party endorsed me. MacKay endorsed Chris Nuzzi and Jim Malone.” That was a special election to fill a seat on the board. The next year, Fleming ran for a full four-year term, and MacKay turned on her again. “He issued a Pakula for both Christine Scalera and me. We were in the process of gathering petition signatures when he invalidated my Pakula,” Fleming recalled. She prevailed nonetheless. “The deal making has to stop,” Fleming said. “We need to take a look at these cross endorsements.” “The name of the Independence Party is misleading: it neither represents ‘independence’ nor is it ‘independent’ of the major parties,” Susan Lerner, director of the good-government group Common Cause New York, told Newsday. MacKay, who did not return requests for comments, is no stranger to controversy. MacKay has used Oheka Castle as his personal social club for the past decade and its proprietor, Gary Melius, is a close friend and advisor.

According to Newsday, MacKay also earns a healthy income from Oheka Castle, as well as the Independence Party, On March 13, 2014, Melius was shot in the eye leaving Oheka Castle. He survived, and despite being seen on tape, the assailant was never apprehended. MacKay, in addition to making or breaking some political candidates, has a foothold into the selection of state judgeships. Take the 2012 Supreme Court races on Long Island. Newsday reported 12 candidates ran, with the top six vote getters winning a judgeship. The six winners all had Independence Party support; the six losers did not. Party support more than covered the difference between the sixth-place victor and seventh-place loser. “In my opinion he doesn’t care,” Piette said. “He doesn’t give [damn] about local politics.”

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County Legislator Bridget Fleming agrees with Southampton Town Supervisor Jay Schneiderman: Suffolk County needs to rein in spending. Schneiderman is running for county comptroller. (ee article elsewhere in this section). “County finances are in disarray. We have a $100 million deficit. We are supposed to have a balanced budget,” he said. “We have a debt service of about seven percent,” Fleming said, “so borrowing is not the problem. Our problem is revenues don’t meet expenditures.” Fleming pointed out the county provides a wide array of services. “It’s a huge government. What we need is reliable revenue,” she said. In the past, the county has masked overspending by making infrastructure cuts to produce one-time infusions of cash, she added. “Each year they add on to the deficit. They can’t help doing it,” said Schneiderman. “This is about the county.” Schneiderman held the seat Fleming has for 12 straight years before winning the Southampton supervisor’s seat in the November 2015 election. RM

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ontrary to rumors, Jay Schneiderman will indeed take on John Kennedy for the Suffolk County comptroller’s seat. “I don’t know where these rumors are coming from,” the Southampton Town supervisor said. “The county is in trouble. We keep running up the deficit.”

Schneiderman expected to have a spot on the Independence Party ballot to go with his nods from the Democratic and Working Class parties. Two sources close to the situation said Independence Party Chairman Frank MacKay, who is notorious for his wheeling and dealing, “cut a deal” with the Republican Party and gave Kennedy the Indy line. Kennedy also secured a Conservative Party endorsement. “No one’s going to scare me away,” Schneiderman said. He said he would resign from his Southampton job should he beat Kennedy but acknowledged Kennedy has the edge with the additional endorsements. Schneiderman burst onto the political scene in 1999 by winning the East Hampton Town Supervisor’s seat as a Republican and won again two years later, surviving a three-way battle with David Gruber and Bill McGintee.

He then turned to county politics, winning George Guldi’s East End seat in 2003 and keeping it through six full terms. He has a year left as Southampton Town supervisor, meaning he will retain the seat should he lose his race with Kennedy. “I’ve beaten incumbents in the past like Cathy Lester and Guldi,” Schneiderman pointed out. If successful, Kennedy would be the third. “You are always at a disadvantage against an incumbent but I’ve got a shot,” he added. MacKay has the authority to place any candidate on the Independence Party line through an enabling procedure known as a Wilson Pakula. He recently granted Gruber, a hardline Democrat, a spot on the East Hampton Independence party line ballot but refused two other candidates. “He could have given it to David Lys and Manny Vilar as well and let the three of them fight it out but he didn’t,” Schneiderman noted. Lys and Vilar are, along with Gruber, candidates for the East Hampton Town Board. Schneiderman said he bears no grudges. “I met with Frank. I consider him a friend. This is county politics. This is the way it is,” Schneiderman said. MacKay could not be reached for comment.

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Southampton Town Faces Two Lawsuits Suits claim wrongful arrest, question construction bid decision By Peggy Spellman Hoey peggy@indyeastend.com

The Town of Southampton was placed on notice of two impending legal suits — one for wrongful arrest, the other challenging the award of a bid on the restoration of the Nathaniel Rogers house in Bridgehampton. In the first lawsuit, Gregg Gennari claims he was wrongfully arrested and roughed up by Southampton Town police officers last year. In a notice of claim filed last September, Gennari claims he “was assaulted and battered” with “excessive force” used against him by a town police officer outside of a home on Noyak Road near Sag Harbor on June 10. He claims he sustained injury to his left shoulder, bicep, and arm, and is seeking the return of $3800 in medical

expenses. He further claims he experienced the loss of his liberty, “fear and apprehension of Injury,” and violation of his constitutional rights, and that as a result of his arrest, he was unable to participate in social activities, including a children’s benefit concert, due to his temporary inability to play a musical instrument. The total amount of damages he is seeking from the town is $200,000. In a summons filed June 8, Gennari claims the criminal case against him was resolved in his “favor” and that the town acted “negligently” in investigating the facts and circumstances of the case against him. The papers serve as a summons to the town to appear for a meeting at the office of his attorney,

Patrick Carroll of Carle Place, within 30 days. Carroll did not return a phone call seeking comment. The circumstances under which Gennari was arrested are not clear. Southampton Town Police Lieutenant Susan Ralph, who serves as the department’s public information liaison, referred an inquiry made by a reporter to the Town Attorney’s Office. Town Attorney James Burke said the lawsuit is being handled by a law firm arranged through its insurance carrier. He said it is to his understanding that the town’s outside counsel, Devitt, Spellman, and Barrett in Smithtown, is poised to file a motion to dismiss the case based on its merits. Ted Sklar, the attorney representing the town in the case, was not available for comment. Ronald Webb Builders in Water Mill filed on June 11 against the town board challenging the town’s February decision to award a bid to Lipsky Enterprises LLC, stating the business was not the lowest responsible bidder for the final phase restoration of the Nathaniel Rogers house. The 1820s three-story home, which is located at the corner of Montauk Highway and Ocean Road in Bridgehampton, was purchased in 2003 for about $1 million, using money allocated from the Community Preser-

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Ten Dogs Rescued Never leave a friend behind By Justin Meinken justin@indyeastend.com

Scott Howe, executive director and CEO of the Animal Rescue Fund of the Hamptons landed at JFK International Airport on July 17. He had arrived on a late flight from Beijing, China with 10 dogs rescued from the annual Yulin Dog Meat Festival. ARF had been contacted in May by the not-for-profit China animal welfare group, No Dogs Left Behind, which was asking for volunteers to come to China to bring back 10 of the dogs that had been rescued over the last year. ARF agreed to take the dogs and Howe volunteered to leave for China on July 13. “In order to get the dogs here,” Howe said, “their owner has to be there on the flight. I became the dogs’ regis-

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tered owner and after a few days, the 10 dogs and I boarded a flight headed back to New York.” The flight to transport the rescued animals was financed by donations from Candy Udell of London Jewelers and the local Rescue Paws Foundation she founded in 2011. Both Rescue Paws and ARF have been assisting NDLB, which was founded in 2016 by Jeffrey Beri and Debra Hall. They had been working with a Chinese group who managed to rescue 1000 dogs from the illegal meat trade but, as Howe explains, “They had no plans as to what to do with them after the rescue. Apparently, a lot of the dogs went to Buddhist monasteries, but

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Scott Howe in China with one of the rescued dogs. Independent/Courtesy Scott Howe

they weren’t receiving necessary medical care and so they were dying. What were they saving them from, only to die a slow death?” “Ten dogs. It’s a small amount for us, but the awareness it creates and what it means to those who are starting an animal welfare movement among Chinese citizens, it’s profound,” he said. “It really makes a difference in the animals’ lives and it’s the beginning of something. Jet lag is a small price to pay for something that changes the lives of these animals and the families the dogs adopt.” Howe added, “We shouldn’t turn our backs on the world, especially today. I think that is why this trip was so important to me.” Howe, who spent two years in the

Peace Corps in West Africa as a teacher, said, “This trip made me think back to my time in the Peace Corps. It was 20 years ago, but it taught me that if I see suffering, I need to do something about it. I won’t say ‘the problem is too big or it’s futile.’ I need to act and know that that action is going to reverberate, and that’s how change starts.” According to Howe, two of the rescued dogs already have adopted families. The remaining eight are being cared for by the ARF medical team and once they receive a clean bill of health, the dogs will be available for adoption shortly after. Their profiles will be added to ARF’s “View our Pets” adoption page on its website at www.arfhamptons.org.

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Judge Sides With Rowan, Development Can Begin State justice calls East Hampton’s bluff over bluff question By T. E. McMorrow t.e@indyeastend.com Marc Rowan, the billionaire cofounder of the private equity firm Apollo Global Management, can develop his Montauk property at 80 Firestone Road facing Fort Pond Bay as planned. A New York State Supreme Court justice rejected an East Hampton Town Zoning Board of Appeals finding that a ridge of land running perpendicular to the water constituted a bluff. Rowan had first come before the town’s planning board with a design by architect Viola Rouhani of Stelle Lomont Rouhani Architects that called for the replacement of the property’s four roughly 400-square-foot singlestory cottages, built in 1960, with two significantly larger two-story houses, along with a third larger one-story cottage. Each structure would have its own pool. The layout of the structures,

Marc Rowan plans to build three resort-style structures on this property just west of the Montauket, overlooking Fort Pond Bay. Independent/T. E. McMorrow

Rouhani told the planning board, was staggered, meaning all three had views of the bay. Before anything could happen on the property, though, the nature of a ridge of land had to be determined. If it was a bluff, setback variances would be needed. If not, no variances would be required. Anne Glennon, the town’s head building inspector, agreed with the planning department’s finding that the ridge was, indeed, a bluff. Rowan challenged that decision before the ZBA. There was a caveat with that challenge, however: John Whelan, the ZBA’s chairman, works with Rouhani’s firm, and recused himself from the matter. While New York State code allows towns to have alternate members

for appointed boards like the ZBA, there is no such provision in the East Hampton Town code. That meant four members would weigh the question. Because it was an appeal of a decision, a majority of the board would have to find for Rowan. Instead, the board deadlocked on the question, 2-2, leaving the building inspector’s decision standing. In 2017, the board agreed to reopen the hearing when Joel Halsey, one of Rowan’s representatives, came forward with new documentation addressing the question. The new documents led to the same result. Rowan’s appeal was denied. Rowan than sued in New York State Supreme Court. There, Justice Joseph Pastoressa acted as tie-breaker. The town, in upholding the building

inspector’s decision, argued that while the topographical feature in question did not face the bay, there were wetlands nearby. “There is no evidence that the wetlands are sufficient to constitute a body of water,” the court found. “Any ambiguities in a zoning ordinance must be resolved in favor of the property owner,” Justice Pastoressa wrote in his July 16 decision, finding for Rowan. Rowan has invested heavily in Montauk properties over the past several years. He owns Duryea’s dock, for which a proposed expansion has been tabled for the past few years. He owns other properties facing Fort Pond, including the one in question, as well as the old Neptune Motel in downtown Montauk, where he houses his summer employees.

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Explorer To Delve Into Ocean Adventures By T. E. McMorrow t.e@indyeastend.com

ration and ocean conservation,” from the Arctic to the Antarctic, she said. She has researched extensively the vanishing polar ice caps. “The Arctic is changing rapidly. You can now take a ship to the North Pole. That is a pretty frightening thing. You can no longer ski to the North Pole. Things like that are daunting.” It is important to understand the cause and impacts of these changes, she said. “Hopefully, we can slow it down. These changes are happening. Manmade problems are speeding it up. By humans speeding up the process, animals can’t adapt the way they would” over time. “Climate change and warming temperatures and increased acidity is a problem facing everything in the ocean. Nothing is not going to be touched,” she said.

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“The ocean is my soul,” Gaelin Rosenwaks, the founder and head of Global Ocean Exploration, said this week. She will be talking about her life as an explorer on Thursday, August 2, as the inaugural speaker in a series of weekly sunset talks at The Grey Lady Restaurant in Montauk. The series is called the Explorer’s Club by the Beach: Sunset Speakers Series. “My whole family loves the ocean. And love fishing. I started fishing when I was maybe three years old,” Rosenwaks recalled. “My mom would always sort of throw us in the ocean, and take us swimming and pulling seine nets.” As a child, she would study the fish she caught, and, of course, eat the catch of the day. “It made me love the ocean,” she said. The title of Rosenwaks’s talk is “Tales from the Open Ocean, Adventures at Sea.” It will cover “ocean explo-

However, the talk will not be one of doom and gloom, but, rather, one of hope. Rosenwaks will be sharing images of oceanic wildlife and vistas. She is compiling a documentary about scientists studying the healthy coral surrounding Palau in the Micronesia area. She will also cover the work she has done on large fish, such as bluefin tuna and the giant trevally. The tuna have a special place in Rosenwaks’ heart. “I

worked on them for 15 years,” she said. “In order to have tuna on your plate, we have to have plenty of tuna in the ocean. I did all my graduate work on bluefin tuna.” Rosenwaks said satellite tagging bluefin tuna could help scientists understand where these fish swim in the ocean, so that better management sysContinued On Page 22.

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Editorial : Just How Independent?

Its name alone means the Independence Party carries plenty of weight. In an age when more and more voters think of themselves as “blanks” and eschew enrollment as traditional Democrats or Republicans as a badge of their political independence, it is an attractive alternative in the polling booth. But in reality, the party, whose candidates are often the third highest vote getters in local, county, and state elections, shares many characteristics of the political machines from a bygone era. That’s because Frank MacKay, who has been the party’s state chairman for nearly 20 years, runs it that way, often engaging in backroom deals to put together his own slate of candidates — one that is often in direct opposition to the wishes of local constituencies. Both the Southampton and East Hampton Independence Party committees have felt the brunt of MacKay’s horse-trading, when the all-powerful party chairman bypassed their nominees. In 2010, it happened to current Suffolk County Legislator Bridget Fleming when she thought she had won the Southampton Town committee’s nomination for town board, only to find out that MacKay had other ideas. The same thing happened when Zach Cohen was given the local committee’s nod for town supervisor back in 2011. Wrong again. MacKay picked incumbent Supervisor Bill Wilkinson, who held off Cohen by the slimmest of margins in the general election. Now MacKay is up to his old tricks again, recently throwing his party’s weight behind incumbent Republican Suffolk County Comptroller John Kennedy over Southampton Town Supervisor Jay Schneiderman, who thought he had a good chance of receiving the Independence nomination. Similarly, MacKay played political boss in issuing what is called a Wilson Pakula authorization that allowed Democrat David Gruber to run on the Independence Party line in East Hampton, while denying the same courtesy to incumbent Councilman David Lys and Republican Manny Vilar. There is little local committees can do to escape from MacKay’s chokehold. But fortunately, local voters still have some say in the matter. In situations where MacKay has smothered the democratic process on the local level, they should simply boycott the Independence Party line when they enter the polling booth this November. That would be a true declaration of independence.

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Continued From Page 20. tems overseeing when and where to fish for them could be put in place. “Better management doesn’t mean not fishing for them, it means keeping them in the ocean,” she said. Bluefin tuna are highly migratory — “They travel across the ocean,” she said. They are also highly exploited due to their incredible value in Japan, where one bluefin sold for over $1 million in 2013. While their numbers are alarmingly low, the same is not true of other species of tuna caught in local waters. Rosenwaks believes it is important for the scientific community to work closely with the fishing community. “They understand the ocean. Their livelihood depends on it,” she said. Fishing in local waters is a passion for Rosenwaks. So, too, are the beaches. She disagreed with the decision by the Army Corps of Engineers, along with the town, to place sandbag revetments along the beach in Montauk where developers, decades ago, built motels. “It is a real shame that they didn’t listen to our scientists, who said this isn’t going to work. You are going to destroy the beach. And this is a community based around the beach,” she lamented. Dunes are important, she said. “We have destroyed the natural dune that had

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been built up for hundreds of years. We lost a natural barrier that has been quite effective for a long time. A structure of any sort— whether it is a building or sandbags — well, nature has a way of destroying everything that man creates. You will see that natural dunes survive a storm but nothing else will,” she added. Rosenwaks was born in New York City, but has been coming to Montauk her whole life. Six years ago, she decided to make Montauk her full-time home. She used to walk the downtown beaches during the winter months. When the winter storms over the past couple of years scoured the downtown beaches, shortening them and exposing the sandbags, she stopped walking there. “It just breaks my heart,” she said. However, she remains optimistic. “If we lose our optimism, then we won’t care anymore. We have to have hope. Lots of change is happening. Hope is, that not all change will be bad,” she concluded. The Grey Lady Restaurant is located at 440 West Lake Drive in the Montauk dock area. The doors open at 5 PM, and admission to the talk is free. The series, sponsored by the restaurant’s owner, Ryan Chadwick and The Explorers Club at the Beach, will run through August.

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The Peconic Chapter of the American Institute of Architects has named four local students as Anthony DiSunno Scholarship recipients. The four students are Leo Ellis, a graduate of Bishop McGannMercy High School in Riverhead, who is entering his senior year at Catholic University of America in Washington, DC; Eitan Albukrek, a graduate of East Hampton High School, who is entering his sophomore year at Tulane University in New Orleans; Nicholas Kolb, a graduate of Hampton Bays High School, who will be a sophomore at Roger Williams University in Bristol, RI; and Alexa White, a 2018 graduate of Westhampton Beach High School, who will attend the University of Maryland this fall. The $7500 scholarships were presented at the chapter’s annual Scholarship Picnic, held on the grounds of the Southampton Historical Museum in July. The scholarships are funded largely through AIA Peconic’s annual golf and dinner. This year’s event takes place on September 12 at Gardiner’s Bay Country Club. SJK

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Annual Fish Fry Dr. Gerald and Beverly Deas and William Pickens were among the guests at the annual Eastville Community Historical Society Fish Fry on Saturday in Sag Harbor. Photo by Stephen J. Kotz

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Police Deportations Of Those Convicted Of Crimes Ramp Up Here are the stories of five East End men ICE wants to deport from the country By T. E. McMorrow The relationship between the U.S. Immigration and Custom Enforcement agency and the local police, courts, and the Suffolk County sheriff’s office is evolving as deportations of foreign nationals convicted or accused of crimes ramp up. These are five cases out of East Hampton and Sag Harbor justice courts, though there are many more that could be cited. Two Mexican nationals, Francisco Lauro Mones-Tonacatl, of East Hampton, and Armando Carmona-Romeroof Springs were arrested within 72 hours of each other on drunken driving charges. Mones-Tonacatl, 44, who was working as a chef at Cittanuova Restaurant on Newtown Lane, was arrested by East Hampton Village police; CarmonaRomero, 45, by town police. For Mones-Tonacatl, the legal stakes were high: because of a November 2008 misdemeanor drunken driving conviction, he was charged with the same crime but as a felony, along with a

felony charge of unlicensed driving. In addition, his breath test at headquarters had allegedly produced a .20 of one percent reading, indicating a blood alcohol level high enough to trigger an aggravated felony drunken driving charge. It was the third time he has been arrested on drunken driving charges. Carmona-Romero, on the other hand, was charged with drunken and unlicensed driving as misdemeanors. He had a prior arrest on drunken driving charges in 2010, and his license had been suspended for failure to pay child support, according to police. Unknown to East Hampton Town Justice Lisa Rana and the two men’s attorney for their arraignments, Matthew D’Amato of the Legal Aid Society, ICE had sent the two police departments requests to detain the defendants if they should post bail. Justice Rana set bail for Mones-Tonacatl, given his record and the felony level of the charges, at $5000. Family members in court said

cently been switched to teleconferencing. That change was made, Yong Yow said, after several incidents at which protestors shoved not just officers but detainees. The changed format of hearings will continue “into the foreseeable future,” she said. Mones-Tonacatl’s case will not be so easy to resolve. Felony charges can only be heard at the county level. The Suffolk County District Attorney’s office has two choices in such a case: reduce the felony charges to misdemeanors that can be resolved locally, or obtain an indictment from a grand jury and proceed in county court. Mones-Tonacatl, who was indicted May 23, hired attorney Trevor Darrell. Darrell, working with the district attorney’s office, had Mones-Tonacatl turned back over to the county, in order to resolve the felony charges. Darrell believes his client has a chance to be allowed by an immigration court to remain in the U.S. “He has a wife and two children, and 10 years of paying into Social Security,” the lawyer said Monday. Mones-Tonacatl was due back in county court Tuesday. If and when a judge orders either or both men to be deported, as Mexican nationals, they will be taken on “domestic flights to Southern tier cities such as San Diego and Brownsville, TX. They would then be bused across the U.S.Mexico border,” according to ICE. Two Guatemalan nationals, Antonie Chin, 38, also known, according to ICE, as Antonie Chin-Sabon, and Hector Anibal Suroy Velasquez, 25, also known as Eduardo Velasquez, 24,

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they would raise the money. CarmonaRomero’s bail was set at $500. The same promise that bail would be posted was made. It is now customary in East Hampton Town Justice Court, whenever there is any question about the immigration status of a defendant, for local attorneys to advise them to post bail right away. That is because, while the local police departments usually do not honor administrative detainer requests, it is the stated policy of the Suffolk County sheriff’s department to always do so. “Suffolk County has been great” about honoring all detainer requests, Rachael Yong Yow, a spokesperson for the federal agency, said last week. While bail was posted for both men, neither was released. Instead, both were turned over to ICE agents. Carmona-Romero was taken to a holding facility in Bergen County in New Jersey. Before a federal immigration court can hear such a deportation case, the local charges must be adjudicated. To do that, the defendant must be brought back to county jail. Even though they are in county jail, they still are in ICE custody: the federal agency rents more than 100 beds at the Suffolk County in Riverside for just such occasions. On July 5, Carmona-Romero pleaded guilty in East Hampton to a misdemeanor charge of driving while intoxicated. He is now back in the Bergen County facility. He has had one teleconference immigration court hearing since then, with another scheduled. Immigration court hearings have re-

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were arrested, with two other men, by Sag Harbor Village police on trespassing charges June 5. According to Velasquez’s attorney, Rita Bonicelli, the men thought they were entering the house of the owner of a landscaping company on Rysam Street, only to be greeted by an angry homeowner who was not the man they were looking for, along with his German Shepherd. Police were called, and trespassing charges were pressed. Bail was set at $500 for each, and, when it was not posted, they were turned over to Suffolk County sheriffs. Chin had a prior arrest on a 2015 assault charge. An administrative ICE detainer request was filed against him after his June arrest. An administrative detainer request is not a court-issued document. It is a request by an ICE official to hold individuals for 48 hours after they would normally be released, to allow ICE time to come and pick them up. Velasquez’s situation was different from Chin’s. He was facing two misdemeanors, trespassing and a charge for presenting police with a false identity at the time of the initial arrest. A judicial order of final removal had been issued against Velasquez in 2011 resulting in his deportation. Once such an order is issued, Yong Yow explained, it essentially remains in effect, and can be invoked without the need for judicial review, if the defendant is found inside the country again without having made legal entry. In other words, Velasquez would be deported, with no legal recourse. First, though, the local charges had to be resolved. The deportation process presents thorny challenges to local judges. Besides sitting in East Hampton, Justice Rana presides in Sag Harbor, as well. Essentially, the hands of a local judge are tied. Once the defendant is in the custody of the Suffolk County Sheriffs Department after an ICE retainer request is issued, a judge cannot free a defendant, even if he or she want to. In the case of Velasquez, he will

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Eduardo Velasquez, front, is being deported, while Antonie Chin, behind him, may soon follow. Independent/ T. E. McMorrow

be deported. It is just a matter of when. The crimes he was charged with in Sag Harbor, as a first-time offender, would usually be punished in the form of a fine or a short jail term. In fact, prosecutors were offering a plea bargain that would have allowed Velasquez the opportunity to plead guilty to the trespassing charge with a penalty of time served. Velasquez, and Bonicelli, were ready to enter a guilty plea on July 6. But, there was a catch, and again, Justice Rana’s hands were tied by the law. In a 2010 U.S. Supreme Court ruling,

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It is known as ICE Air, short for ICE Air Operations Division. It is how those being deported by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement are returned to Central and South American countries. “ICE Air Operations prioritizes safety and security for its passengers,” the ICE website promises. ICE Air operates out of five southern hubs: San Antonio and Brownsville, TX, Alexandria, LA, Miami, FL, and Mesa, AZ. The flights cost an average of $7,785 per flight hour, according to the website. For routine flights, a B737 or MD80 aircraft is used. After leaving the U.S., the ICE Air flights operate like a bus service, hopping from country to country, leaving deportees behind. Each passenger flying ICE Air is allowed to bring up to 40 pounds of personal property with them. “While on a flight, detainees are offered sandwiches, granola bars, and water among other items, or a full meal depending on the length of the flight,” the website states. A medical professional is on each flight. “ICE Health Service Corps (is) focused on best patient outcomes,” the website said. TM

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‘Disgusting’ Conditions Plague Amagansett House Cops say they discovered 32 workers living in squalor By T. E. McMorrow t.e@indyeastend.com Town launched “significant” charges against house manager. Independent/T. E. McMorrow

East Hampton Town ordinance enforcement officers, alongside fire marshals and building inspectors for the town, all assisted by town police, conducted a dawn “operation” Sunday, July 29, on a house at the end of Railroad Avenue, a pockmarked private dirt road in Amagansett. There were allegedly 32 people living in squalid conditions, according to Town Supervisor Peter Van Scoyoc’s office. Eighteen of those in the house, which has a certificate of occupancy as a four-bedroom residence, were allegedly found sleeping in the basement on mattresses on the floor. One officer who was involved in the operation, and who asked not to be identified, described the conditions in the house as “disgusting.”

David Betts, public safety director for the town, cautioned not to call the operation a raid. The operation was based on a search warrant, he said. “We knocked on the door, and we were let in,” said Betts. The house in question, at 38 Railroad Avenue, belongs to Evan Davis, who also has a Jamaica, Queens address, according to real estate records available online. Davis was not in the residence at the time. However, Braham Elorda, 32, who the town says was the manager of the property, was present when officers entered the house. He was issued an appearance ticket directing him to show up at East Hampton Town Justice Court, along with Davis,

when both will be arraigned on numerous charges, based on discovered violations. Betts said the charges would be of a “significant” nature. The town is also interviewing all 32 found inside the residence. It is the town’s belief that the residents in the house, all workers in the area, were paying between $100 and $150 weekly rent. According to the supervisor’s office, beyond the dangerous overcrowding, inspectors found “substantial code violations that were direct threats to the life and safety of the occupants.” “Of most concern was the presence of a gasoline generator and gasoline storage in the basement of the house where the 18 occupants were sleeping,”

the inspectors reported. This situation not only caused a fire hazard in that there were no smoke detectors in place, but the use of the generator could have created deadly levels of carbon monoxide. There were no required carbon monoxide detectors in place to protect the occupants,” the inspectors reported. “The town will continue to actively enforce our codes to ensure the safety of all our residents,” Supervisor Van Scoyoc said Monday. “I haven’t seen the charges and don’t know all the details, but it’s my understanding that the people in the house are here legally to work,” Tina Piette, Davis’s attorney, said in an email Monday afternoon.

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Felonies Charged In Montauk Incidents Based On Video By T. E. McMorrow

At that point, she realized that her bag Two men facing felony charges followwas gone, as well. ing two separate recent incidents in “I was off work, and having a drink Montauk made a basic mistake, if the at the bar,” Arden Gardell Gross, the account of the East Hampton Town pomanager, told police. He immediately lice is accurate: they failed to look up. If went to look at the surveillance video. they had, they would have seen surveilHe spotted what looked like McCorlance cameras, the footage of which led mack, who was with a man the manager to their arrests, according to the police. knew frequented both the Gig Shack On the night of July 22, Mel Mcand Shagwong, just west of the estabCormack, 39, of Long Island City was lishment. Gardell Gross went to Shagarrested on two charges, petit larceny, a wong with the woman, Debra Goldman, misdemeanor, and grand larceny, a felowhose Calvin Klein bag was missing. ny. According to the police, McCormack They confronted McCormack, and was in the Gig Shack on Montauk Main found the missing items in a box nearby. Street when a purse and a cell phone Police quickly arrived and McCormack disappeared off the bar where their was placed under arrest. owners had placed them. The owner of The grand larceny charge was the cell phone happened to be the manbased on the value of the contents of the ager of the establishment. “The man bag, which police placed at more than sitting next to us jumped up and yelled $1000. McCormack posted $1000 bail that his phone was missing,” the owner GET TO.QU WLDLF QP INDY.qxp_Layout 1 7/25/18 2:21 PM Page 1 the next day. of the missing handbag later told police.

The second man facing charges is Matthew Maughan, of Massapequa Park, who was arrested on July 25 on a felony charge of criminal mischief. According to the police, he was visiting Montauk with some family members and was at the bar in Salivar’s. According to the police complaint, he picked up a paint marker he found on the bar, then went to the bathroom where he defaced “a urinal, an oak partition wall, a toilet paper holder,” then left the bathroom, continuing his alleged graffiti spree. He wrote on the exterior of the Clam and Chowder House at Salivar’s

Dock, police said, defacing some roof shingles, a fish box, and a separate wall of the Clam and Chowder House. The bartender at Salivar’s was able to identify Maughan from video footage from the Chowder House. The bartender was able to name him because Maughan had handed his credit card to the bartender to run a tab that night. Police contacted Maughan, who turned himself in. When he was interviewed, he reportedly said, “I can’t remember doing any of that . . . I’m sorry about all of this.” He was released on $500 bail.

DWI Charges For Two New York State police arrested two local men for allegedly driving drunk last week. Hampton Bays resident Omar Soriano-Suarez, 27, was pulled over after troopers say the car he was driving failed to maintain its lane of travel on westbound Sunrise Highway, just east of exit 65 at about 3 AM on July 17. Upon further investigation, a trooper found Soriano-Suarez was drunk with a blood alcohol content of .10 percent, police said.

A trooper stopped Chestin Henry, 44, of Flanders, on County Road 105 in Riverhead at about 11:30 PM on July 20 because the car he was driving did not have a lamp illuminating its license plate. Further investigation found his BAC was .11 percent, police said. Both Soriano-Suarez and Henry were released and issued appearance tickets returnable to Southampton Town Justice Court and Riverhead Town Justice Court, respectively. PSH

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Two people were sent to the emergency room at Peconic Bay Medical Center early Sunday morning after what Riverhead Town Police describe as a targeted shooting attack on East Avenue. Police said they responded to several complaints of a large party being held at 208 East Avenue shortly after midnight on July 29. When officers began dispersing a large group of teenagers, they heard shots ring out. Two Hispanic males with apparent gunshot wounds were found a short time later in the First Street parking lot, just south of the home where the party was held, according to police. Police said witnesses in the area of the shooting reported several African American males being “involved in the shooting” and “observed running from the area.” The two shooting victims were treated at the scene and subsequently transported by Riverhead Volunteer Ambulance Corps to Peconic Bay Medical Center where they underwent surgery as a result of their injuries, police said. The victims, who are in stable condition with non-lifethreatening injuries, appear to have been targeted and the incident was not believed to be a random act, according to police. The investigation is ongoing at this time and anyone with information is asked to contact Riverhead Police Detectives at 631-7274500, ext. 332. All calls will remain confidential. PSH

Two Charged With Lewdness At Wildwood Lake Park Police say pair was having sex in a parked car By Peggy Spellman Hoey peggy@indyeastend.com

A 35-year-old homeless woman and a Northampton man were arrested after a police officer found them having sex in the back of a car parked at Wildwood Lake in Northampton on Wednesday, July 25, Southampton Town Police said. Police said Alison Pfefferkorn, who lives in the Riverside area, and Milton Leon-Gutierrez, 23, were in a public parking lot at the park and in full public view at about 5:30 PM. Both were charged with public lewdness, a misdemeanor. Pfefferkorn was later found in possession of a glass crack pipe for which she was charged with seventh-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance, also a misdemeanor, police said.

Bays Man Busted on Assault Charge An 18-year-old Hampton Bays man was arrested on Sunday, July 29, for allegedly beating a man and damaging his property, Southampton Town police said. Noah Gembenski was charged with second-degree assault and thirddegree criminal mischief. He was held overnight at police headquarters in Hampton Bays for arraignment in the morning at Southampton Town Justice Court. No further information was available from police.

Two Arrested For Leaving Crash Scene Two people were arrested in two unrelated incidents about 11 hours apart on Tuesday, July 24, on misdemeanor charges of leaving the scene of a car crash without reporting it to police, Southampton Town police said. Jorge Escalante-Perez, 32, of Mattituck was arrested on Ocean Road in

Bridgehampton after he struck an ice cream truck and left without exchanging information at about 6 AM, according to police. Paola Lopez, 18, of East Quogue was arrested after she was involved in a crash on Montauk Highway in Hampton Bays at about 5 PM. In another driving incident, a 26-year-old man Hampton Bays woman was arrested for breaking someone’s window during an altercation on Ponquogue Avenue in Hampton Bays. Police charged Lakea Staton with criminal mischief, a misdemeanor.

DWI Charge In Flanders A 65-year-old Calverton woman was arrested in Flanders and was charged with driving while intoxicated on Friday, July 27, Southampton Town police said. Linda Jones was initially stopped because the car she was driving was swerving and its headlights were dimmed, according to the police report. Police said Jones was previously arrested for DWI in the last 10 years, but they did not say if she was charged with a misdemeanor or felony.

Tiana Beach Facility Burglarized The Town of Southampton’s Tiana Beach Bathing Facility on Dune Road in Hampton Bays was burglarized sometime overnight between 7 PM on Tuesday, July 24, and 7 AM on Wednesday, July 25, town police said. Police said the burglar or burglars forced their way inside the facility, which is the second to be burglarized in July, to gain entry and damaged the safe, but there was no money or parking passes for them to take. The town’s Ponquogue facility was broken into earlier last month and money and parking passes were stolen.

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The Fire Fighter docked in Greenport on July 30. Independent/Jade Eckardt

North Fork Fireboat Turns 80 By Jade Eckardt jade@indyeastend.com The Fireboat Fire Fighter Museum in Greenport is celebrating its 80th birthday this month and the village is hosting a variety of festivities. Fire Fighter was active with the New York City Fire Department from 1938 to 2010, the year FDNY decommissioned and retired the ship. In 2012, ownership of Fire Fighter was transferred to the Fireboat Fire Museum, a non-profit organization dedicated to preserving the ship as a fully operational vessel, memorial, and teaching museum. She was then relocated to Greenport in February 2013 and docked next to the North Ferry, where she’ll live out her golden years.

In her prime, Fire Fighter’s crew fought over 50 major fires, including fires aboard the SS Normandie, El Estero, Esso Brussels, and Sea Witch, as well as several dozen major pier fires throughout New York Harbor. In perhaps her greatest single contribution New York City, Fire Fighter led the FDNY Marine Unit response to the terrorist attacks on 9/11 by supplying water to emergency crews fighting fires at Ground Zero. She spent three weeks pumping at maximum capacity while her crew sought out damaged, but stilloperational pumpers to use as inland pumping stations among the ruin of the Twin Towers. The ship was only

released from her station at the foot of Albany Street in the Battery when enough landside water mains had been repaired to support the firefighting efforts. Fire Fighter is the only fireboat to have received the Gallant Ship Award since its establishment in 1944. She is a National Historic Landmark and listed on the National Register of Historic Places, The three-day birthday celebration will run from August 24 to 26. Kicking off the festivities on Friday, August 24, is a water display in Greenport Harbor beginning at 7 PM. On Saturday, August 25, free tours of the ship will be offered from 9 AM to 3 PM. Then from 10 AM to 3 PM, there will be a fire truck muster by the Eastern Long Island Antique Fire Apparatus Association near the East End Seaport Museum. Fire department and Coast Guard demonstrations will be part of the muster, and approximately 25 fire trucks from various North Fork fire departments will gather in Mitchell

Park on the water in Greenport. Wrapping up the celebration on Sunday, August 26, is a rechristening of Fire Fighter led by Susan Gibbs, the granddaughter of William Francis Gibbs, the ship’s architect. Tours will continue from 9 AM to noon and another water display will follow the rechristening ceremony. Gibbs, a renowned naval architect, built Fire Fighter from the keel up. She is capable of pumping 20,000 gallons of water per-minute to nine topside fire monitors and was powered by one of the first diesel-electric powerplants ever fitted to a vessel of her size. Her design was so advanced and performance so impressive, that throughout her entire career, Fire Fighter remained in an essentially unchanged operational condition. She outlasted all of her contemporaries and even the majority of FDNY fireboats half her age. The Fireboat Fire Fighter Museum is a 100-percent volunteer organization. Two cats, Iggy and Boo, are the official ship cats and call the vessel home.

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East End Arts Parties On At Suffolk Theater By Jade Eckardt jade@indyeastend.com The East End Arts Council annual gala, ARTworks, was held on Thursday, July 19, at Riverhead’s Suffolk Theater. The gala serves as a fundraiser for the organization, while honoring community members dedicated to supporting the arts. “We’ve just finished a very successful fundraising gala that will set us up to create a sustainable five-year plan for programming and operations,” said John McLane, EEA board president. The event gave an Excellence in the Arts Award to Brady Rymer,

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Vineyards Unite The Massoud family, owners of Paumanok Vineyards, have agreed to purchase Palmer Vineyards and Winery. The Palmer brand will continue under the new ownership. Both vineyards were founded in Aquebogue in 1983 and are two of the North Fork’s oldest. The sale is expected to close on August 1. Although the sale price has not been disclosed, the 60-acre property was first listed at $6.9 million before being reduced to $5 million. Palmer is the third North Fork vineyard to be sold in less than a year-and-a-half, following Shinn Estate Vineyards and Martha Clara.

Ballfield Dedication The New Suffolk ballfield was renamed The Jason Cooper Memorial Ballfield during a dedication ceremony on July 19. The New Suffolk Board of Education and the New Suffolk Civic Association joined forces to dedicate the ballfield in memory of Cooper, a beloved community member who passed away in 2015. Cooper, a father, husband, com-

munity leader, and veteran, fell from a ladder outside of his mother’s home. A plaque with a photo of Cooper and an overview of his life and accomplishments has been installed on a rock located behind the home plate fence. The ballfield seemed a natural location to dedicate to Cooper. In 2015, it was restored by the civic association and the school board at his urging.

Library Renovation The Southold Free Library is set to begin a year-long, $1.7 million renovation that will begin with the library closing its doors on August 1. But the community won’t be without a library, since a temporary location next to the library on Main Street will house the library’s offerings until the renovation is done. The temporary library will be located in the space that formerly housed Elmer’s Custom Amish Furniture in the Feather Hill shopping center. The library’s basic services and materials will be available approximately 10 days after the main location closes. Renovation plans for the 9000-square-foot library include adding a young adult

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The Oysterponds Historical Society is holding its annual summer benefit and art auction on Saturday, August 4, from 5 to 8 PM at Orient’s Poquatuck Park. Artwork donated by North Fork artists will be available at the auction, along with other items. Appetizers, cocktails and wines will also be available. For tickets and details, visit www.oysterpondshistoricalsociety.org.

Ferrone Art Chosen A work of art entitled Form II by North Fork aerial photographer Alex Ferrone has been chosen for Heckscher Museum of Art’s Long Island Biennial 2018, a juried exhibit of work by artists from Suffolk and Nassau counties. This is the exhibit’s fifth year and it is the fourth time Ferrone’s work has been chosen. An opening reception for the show will take place on Saturday, August 11, from 5:30 to 7:30 PM. The museum is located at 2 Prime Avenue, Huntington.

School Fundraiser Peconic Community School in Aquebogue is hosting “SHARE,” its annual summer fundraiser on Sunday, August 12, from 5 to 9 PM in Naugles Barn at Hallockville Museum Farm. The theme is “building community through scholarship.” The evening offers a beautiful farm setting for live music, dancing, local farm fare by Lombardi’s, pizza from Rolling in Dough, local beer and wine,

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Nature Conservation On Thursday, August 9, at 7 PM, the Group for the East End will offer an interactive presentation at the Downs Farm Preserve about shorebirds and horseshoe crabs on the North Fork. The group will discuss the current status of some of the North Fork’s natural treasures including piping plovers, least terns, and horseshoe crabs. Come and learn about how the numbers stack up for these animals, how Long Island is doing in protecting these animals compared to the rest of the state, and how community members are integral to success. Meet other nature enthusiasts, share stories and suggestions, and learn how to get involved in conservation efforts. For reservations or more information, contact Elsa Acerbo at 631-7656450 or eacerbo@eastendenvironment.org. Downs Farm is located at 23800 Main Road, Cutchogue.

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Paddling & Partying For A Breast Cancer Cure By Nicole Teitler nicole@indyeastend.com A vacation is intended as an escape from our everyday lives, a chance to recharge the batteries and allow our minds to rest. Whether it be hours, days, or weeks, returning home from a getaway is accompanied by a sense of peace, but not always. Breast Cancer Research Foundation board member Maria Baum returned home from a family trip to Italy last week. Upon arriving back to her Sag Harbor residence, she was greeted with the devastating news that her neighbor lost her battle with breast cancer. Though heartbroken, it was a reminder of why Baum continues to hold the annual Hamptons Paddle & Party For Pink. The two-part event will begin on Saturday, August 4, at 8 AM on Havens Beach in Sag Harbor, and will benefit the BCRF. The paddle was initiated in 2012 by Baum, her husband, Larry, alongside Lisa and Richard Perry, after

Baum was introduced to the sport of paddle boarding through Richard. “It really is what got me through chemo. At the time, I didn’t work out much. I was always in my office at the computer,” explained Baum, a former trader on Wall Street and investor and a creator behind Tutto Il Giorno and Dopo La Spiaggia. “I started at my own slow pace and built up. What I didn’t realize was the emotional and mental connection it gave me to nature and the universe. Being out there on the water in the morning in Sag Harbor, when no one is even up but you, and the sun is rising, is just incredible,” Baum detailed. Eight years ago, when she was first diagnosed, she wanted to shield her young children from the pain of her diagnosis. In their eyes, her paddle boarding was just mom being active. “It was my time to get out there and just make my peace with everything, the

emotional crying and screaming out. Then, to come back peaceful and feeling that I could handle it,” she said. Paddle boarding became Baum’s therapy, a sanctuary amid life-altering circumstances. It saved her, and in turn, she wanted others to feel that same sense of harmonious control. On average, every two minutes a woman is diagnosed with breast cancer in the United States. The World Paddle Association sanctioned points race is held to honor all those who lost their battle with the disease, as well as those who are still fighting or are breast cancer survivors. The paddle board race, for all skill levels, begins at 8 AM, with three-mile or six-mile course options. New for 2018 is the Kids Race Division, run by Paddle Diva and its team, which is a quarter-mile. Also new this year is the Virtual Paddler, a fundraising page. Race support is by East Hampton Volunteer Ocean Rescue. The number of participants has grown, with 85 paddlers in 2012 and 200 by 2016. The Party for Pink, which begins at 7 PM, has grown in that same time from 430 guests to 700. In all, the event has raised close to $10 million, with $1.8 million in 2017 alone. Past years’ notable supporters included Jimmy Buffet, Gwyneth Paltrow, Ryan

Seacrest, and DJ Questlove. Event co-chairs are Maria and Larry Baum, Lisa Pevaroff-Cohn and Gary Cohn, and Jackie and Bippy Siegal. The registration fee for the race is $175. The race is directed by Main Beach Surf and Sport. BCRF was founded by Evelyn Lauder in 1993. As “the largest private funder of breast cancer research worldwide,” this year, the foundation has awarded $59.5 million to support the work of more than 275 scientists across 15 countries. For more information, visit www. hamptonspaddleforpink.org or www. bcrf.org.

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Hamptons Trunk Show UJA-Federation of New York’s Hamptons Trunk Show will be held Thursday, August 2, from 10 AM to 4 PM at Bridgehampton Historical Society. The event features designer clothing, jewelry, accessories, and home décor for sale, along with music and refreshments in an elegantly tented outdoor space. Twenty percent of the proceeds of all sales benefit UJA-Federation. Through UJA-Federation, more than 50,000 donors impact the issues that matter most to them, pooling their resources to care for Jews everywhere and New Yorkers of all backgrounds and responding to crises close to home and far away. Working with a network of hundreds of nonprofits, UJA-Federation extends its reach from New York to Israel to nearly 70 other countries around the world. For more info, visit www.ujafedny. org.

Wild At Heart Veterinarian International presents Wild At Heart on Friday, August 3, from 6:30 to 11:30 PM at the Bridgehampton Tennis and Surf Club. The event will feature DJ Alexandra Richards, Christie Brinkley and her Bellissima organic sparkling wine, and will honor Dr. Carl Safina. Dr. Sylvia Earle will be presented with an award. Veterinarians International was founded by Sagaponack resident and veterinarian Dr. Scarlett Madga. The event will benefit animal and human health while funding the organization’s programs that advocate for humane treatment and care of animals. For tickets, visit www.wildatheartbenefit.com.

Stony Brook Southampton Hospital Stony Brook Southampton Hospital will hold its 60th Annual Summer Party on Saturday, August 4, at the corner of Wickapogue and Old Town Roads in Southampton. The Catsimatidis Family and The Mosler Family will be honored. Caitlin Diebold will serve as Junior Chair, and Jean and Martin Shafiroff will serve as Presidents Committee Chairs. The festive evening, beginning at 6:30 PM, will benefit Stony Brook Southampton Hospital’s Jenny and John Paulson Emergency Department,

which is the sole provider of emergency care on the South Fork, treating more than 25,000 people annually.

Sandcastle Contest The Clamshell Foundation will host its 27th annual Sandcastle Contest on Saturday, August 4, from 9 AM to 4 PM at Atlantic Avenue Beach in Amagansett. The event is presented in memory of Rossetti Perchik, the founder of the foundation. All donations ensure the continuation of the Clamshell Foundation’s events as well as benefit the people, programs, and projects here on the East End. For more info, visit www. clamshellfoundation.org.

The Week of Hope The Week of Hope launched on July 29 and will continue through Sunday, August 5, in Southampton Village. Thirty local businesses, including Michael Kors, Collette’s Basement, CVS, and the Southampton Chamber of Commerce placed a two-foot-wide yellow statement balloon by their front door to symbolize hope and their commitment to raising awareness for depression and other mental health issues. The initiative comes in the wake of the suicides of Anthony Bourdain and Kate Spade, as well as local Sag Harbor resident and publicist Jeanine Pepler. Each shocking loss is a reminder that the suicide rate is rising in the U.S. and that depression is a national health epidemic. “We are proud to participate in the Week of Hope to spark life-saving conversation about mental health,” said Southampton Chamber of Commerce head Karen Connolly. “The yellow balloon represents hope and commitment to changing the staggering statistics that every 12 minutes a person dies by suicide in the U.S.” The Week of Hope is created by Southampton resident Audrey Gruss’s Hope for Depression Research Foundation, a leading non-profit dedicated to fighting depression through research and education. The Week is supported by Southampton Village Mayor Michael Irving, and residents including Lisa Aery, Nona Murphy Collin, Arthur Dunnam, Christine Mack, Jay McInerney, Anne and Jacques Nordeman, and Alicia Owen. On August 5, the final day of the Week of Hope, Audrey Gruss and May-

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or Irving will lead a Walk of Hope and 5K Run around Lake Agawam at 9 PM. Participants will come from all over the tri-state area and beyond to unite as a community and raise awareness in the fight to defeat depression. One hundred percent of proceeds from the walk will fund groundbreaking research into the root causes of depression in the brain and new and better treatments. To sign up, visit the website at www.hopefordepression.org.

Woman of the Year The Pioneer Chapter of Hadassah will hold its 24th annual “Woman of the Year” fundraiser luncheon on Monday, August 6, at Oceanbleu at the Bath & Tennis Hotel on Dune Road in West-

hampton Beach. This year’s Woman of the Year Award will be presented to philanthropist, activist, and author, Jean Shafiroff. There will be a fashion installation by Carolina Herrera New York. The $190 ticket price includes a cocktail hour, three-course gourmet kosher lunch, a fashion installation, a goodie bag, and a donation to Hadassah to benefit Hadassah Medical Organization. Boutiques and silent auction open at 10:30 AM. Raffles will also be sold. The luncheon program starts at 12:30 PM. To purchase tickets and for any further information, call Elisa Greenbaum, 631-288-5705 or email e1greenbaum@aol.com.

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SAND IN MY SHOES By Denis Hamill

Driven Crazy By Citiot Drivers

The Murphy who inspired Murphy’s Law — where if something can go wrong, it will — was a licensed driver. Actually, he was Air Force Capt. Edward Murphy, who coined the phrase at Edwards Air Force Base in California in 1949, working as an engineer on Air Force Project MX981, testing to see how much sudden deceleration a person can stand in a crash —an experiment city drivers update every Friday night in the Hamptons. So, if driving these days is driving you nuts, don’t feel special. In Ohio in 1895, it has been reported, there were just two gasoline operated automobiles in the entire state. And they collided. One of the drivers must have been named Murphy. I would not be surprised if the other motorist was named Hamill. Whether the Ohio story is true or apocryphal, I was thinking about it and Murphy recently as I sat behind the wheel on Montauk Highway driving from East Hampton to Bridgehampton, inching toward a DWI checkpoint. Even though I haven’t had a sip of alcohol since 1991, I got nervous. Because when I’m driving, Murphy’s Law applies and something always seems to go wrong. Do I have a dead taillight? Will the cops spot that Tylenol I dropped on the floor while driving out from the city and lock me up until the lab can confirm, after a weekend in lockup, that it’s only a Tylenol? What if it’s a potassium cyanide poisoned Tylenol, like the ones that killed seven people in Chicago in 1982? Will they try to pin those old unsolved murders on me? Or take me for a Russian agent looking to bump off opponents of pro-Trump Congressman Lee Zeldin? Are you allowed to operate a motor vehicle on amoxicillin and Tylenol, which I was taking for an infected

throat? Will the Chicken Marsala I had for lunch ignite the breathalyzer? If the cop asks me to walk a straight line, will I be so nervous that I look like the scarecrow pratfalling toward the Wizard of Oz and I wind up in a beige jailhouse jumper in front of no-nonsense Justice Steven Tekulsky at the East Hampton Town Justice Court, having my license suspended and remanded on a mistaken ICE warrant hold? “But I’m only taking antibiotics and Tylenol for a bad throat, your honor,” I imagine myself pleading. “Sure, and you were only slugging the Marsala for that chest cough,” I conjure Tekulsky saying, his face like a brick in the Riverhead lockup where he has me frog-marched in chains. At the DWI stop, a very polite town cops asks, “How are you, sir?” “F-f-fine,” I say, like Stuttering John from the old Howard Stern show. “Anything to drink this evening?” “N-n-not since October 9, 1991.” I realize this is probably before he was born. “Ninety-one,” he says, smiling. “Okay, have a nice evening, sir.” I was discussing the horrors of driving with an East End native recently and she laughed because I’m a Brooklyn born subway “straphanger” who didn’t even learn to drive until I was 26, when I moved to Los Angeles to write a newspaper column. My astounded editor’s first assignment: “Go to driving school.” After I got my license, I rented an apartment in Santa Monica, where my landlord looked like a human rockclimbing wall. His name was Arnold Schwarzenegger whose idea of evening humor was to walk to the carport in the rear of his apartment complex, light a big cigar, and watch me adding new dents to my leased Ford Mustang

by crashing into the support columns. When I left my headlights on all night and the car wouldn’t start, I rang Arnold’s bell. “Arnold, my car won’t start, think you can carry it down to the gas station for a jump?” We had good laughs about my driving prowess and him insisting to me that he was going to be a “moofie stah.” To which I would say, “Not with that accent and that name.” Guess who had the last laugh? Anyway, after I finished my driving history with my East End native friend she laughed and said, “Okay, so, the East End locals know in the winter driving is scary because you gotta watch out for deer popping out unexpectedly. During the summer, it’s the ‘cities,’ aka ‘citiots,’ doing unexpected things like just stopping dead in the middle of the road to take a cell phone call. Or trying to fit their enormous Range Rovers into the ‘small space lot’ in East Hampton Village.” She says a native friend was walking out of Stop & Shop on a recent morning and sensed a scary presence behind her. “She turned and it was a big Mercedes driving on the sidewalk! Right behind her! The motorist didn’t want to wait behind the person at the parking ticket station, so he created another lane that was half road/half sidewalk.” That’s why natives call ‘em “citiots.” She says it used to be if locals saw a black Range Rover, they’d think it was citiot trouble. “Before that, you’d give a Mercedes sedan plenty of room,” she says. “The latest citiot car to watch for is the Mini Cooper. See one of them and you can be pretty sure the citiot driver’s gonna do something crazy.” Her theory from a lifetime of defensive driving is that the summers here attract entitled out-of-towners who only drive when they’re in the Hamptons. “So they have no skills or experience,” she says. “But also, many just don’t care.” Some of her other favorite citiot observations include: Out-of-town 18-wheelers with drivers who don’t know how tall their trucks are, hitting the North Main Street trestle and peeling their truck tops off like sardine cans; meek traffic control officers dressed in black polyester in sweltering August, hiding behind parked cars

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because they can’t take one more obnoxious city driver yelling at them, or almost running them over; an entire Facebook group formed out of traffic/ driving complaints called “Douchebags of the Hamptons,” riddled with photos of mostly “cities” parking in two or three spots, or illegally in handicapped spots. “One of my favorite is the citiot double-parking directly in front of the store you want to visit, even though there’s an empty space three cars up,” says the driven nuts East End native. My favorite of her stories involved a friend of hers who went to leave a busy village parking lot one day when two citiot drivers converged, honking at each other and facing off for his spot. “They were playing chicken and had inched so close, he couldn’t get out of the spot that they wanted to get into. So, he pulls back in, puts the car in park, climbs out, and takes his bike out of the back of his truck and cycles home.” Like the two sole motorists who crashed into each other in Ohio in 1895 and the man who in 1949 at Edwards Air Force Base said, “If something can go wrong, it will,” my guess is that at least one of those two citiot drivers had to be named Murphy. Good chance the other one’s name was Hamill . . .

When I’m driving, Murphy’s Law applies and something always seems to go wrong.

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KISS & TELL By Heather Buchanan

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hen asked what I wanted for my birthday last year, my answer was hot sex and money. I feel that the universe prefers something a bit more specific, so I decided to put some serious thought into my wish list this year. After all, there are a LOT of candles on that cake. So, let’s see: Goat yoga. Yes, it is a thing, where baby goats climb on your asanas, although as far as I know, there

is actually no goat pose in yoga. A muffin top cure that does not involve giving up carbs, wine, or binge watching “The Great British Baking Show” or “Swedish Fish.” A love letter. A self-cleaning kitchen akin to a self-cleaning oven where you cover it in foam like an Ibiza rage, then come back the next morning to find it sparkling clean. A slow dance. When I asked an old college boyfriend who was visiting if he was a good dancer, which for me is a definite top qualification in a mate after an unfortunate Arthur Murray incident, he said he was an excellent slow dancer. Super great flashback to “Free Bird” at

goat yoga. yes, it’s a thing, although as far as I know, there is actually no goat pose in yoga. a dance marathon while rocking a Dorothy Hamill haircut. (And if you don’t remember who that is, you also don’t need to worry about a muffin top cure.) A sharp knife. A DVD of Harold and Maude. I would make a wish that my roses would bloom as my garden tends to mirror my inner life. I wish we lived in a world where Google wasn’t your first source of information, although it seems to have helped men find some important lady parts and instructed them what to do with it. I wish that someone would ask you how you are and actually want the real answer. I wish to join a group of people enjoying a sunset without a single Instagram post. I wish I had a better short game in golf. I wish I would stop having an urge to hit the gas in my car at people texting while riding bicycles. I digress. Cakebread Chardonnay, which I actually do have, thanks to my friend

who knows it makes me utter strange guttural sounds of pleasure. A truly sexy bra that comes in 34 DD. A do over for . . . Okay scrap that as I only have 500 words here. A boat ride. A Diane Arbus photograph (cannot believe I sold The Flower Girl). A horseback riding trip to Machu Picchu. Dinner with Aidan Turner (huge “Poldark” fan.) Chris Botti tickets. Rose colored glasses. A guardian angel. I wish Nancy Atlas would make me another bikini-tini, although sharing a vodka gimlet in a plastic martini glass stitched to a bikini top is best done in a committed relationship. A well-funded IRA. Bobby Flay. World peace. Alleviation of suffering. And finally, a yurt. With all those wishes to manifest I’d better take a deep breath and . . . Blow. You can send comments to kissandtellhb@gmail.com.

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RICK’S SPACE By Rick Murphy

Dog Days Of Summer

If you think the commute out to the Hamptons is hell now, imagine it in the days before there was a Southern State Parkway, Sunrise Highway, or Long Island Expressway. As soon as school ended in June, my mom, us three kids, and our dog Susie would load up the family car and head out to Sag Harbor for the season. My dad would drive us and then take the train back to the city because he had to work all summer. Needless to say, the car was stuffed with all sorts of crap. Susie was an amazing dog but she had one major weakness — motion sickness. The annual trip to Sag Harbor, then, was an unhappy and emotional time. The dog suffered like a married man who is trying to watch a football game on Sunday while his wife incessantly yaks about . . . well, strike that. But we felt her pain and tried everything to alleviate it over the years to no avail. It began the day before the trip out. My dad would drag two trunks down from the attic that contained our summer clothes, beach towels, and so on. The dog’s eyes would mist over, and she would lose her appetite. Slobber would seep from her curled lips. She developed a fever. It was textbook

Pavlovian behavior. Over the years my mother tried every variation of motion sickness medication. None worked. We used to put a tiny pill into one of my mother’s homemade meatballs. The dog would wolf it down in five seconds. Two hours later, we would see the pill slipping out of the corner of her pursed lips. Meanwhile, the car would get a makeover for the journey. We’d put rubber mats on the back floor, followed by layers of newspapers, and then repeat the process. We would put her blankie back there, and her water, and her toys. When the time came to leave we’d gently try to prod her into the back seat — and then ultimately have to drag her, the resistance so fierce the entire family would have to join forces. We’d head out to the Island on Linden Boulevard. My evil older brother would set odds on when Susie would projectile hurl and it would always happen within 10 minutes. From there on out, it would be unyielding. In those days, the trip was basically Old Montauk Highway, all the way out down every Main Street from Islip through Sayville through Patchogue to Speonk and so on and so on. It took hours. There was a traffic light in the middle of every town and it seemed like it never turned from red to green.

Our big treat was dinner at the Hampton Bays Diner. My dad always celebrated the successful arrival in the Hamptons by getting his favorite: fried seafood platter. During the summer, we would repeat the theme — Mom would serve fish sticks and frozen scallops, etc. This always troubled me: Here we are, in the epicenter of the nation’s fresh fish supply, and we are eating Mrs. Paul’s frozen crap. Why don’t we just go down the street and catch a nice fresh flounder or whatever? This led me to my decades-old study of a disturbing subculture and my shocking conclusion: there is a cult of frozen clam strip fanatics in this country. They visit all the ports — Gloucester, Cape May Atlantic City, etc., and they order frozen clam strips. And then they debate mightily the merits of each, arguing which is the very best. Surely, you get where I’m going with this. Packaged clam strips aren’t geographically correct: They are not distributed according to their origin, but even if they were, it’s a moot point because THERE ARE NO CLAMS IN CLAM STRIPS. Clam strips are bread crumbs dosed in clam juice and lemon and dumped into a dirty deep fryer until they are golden brown, just like the scallops, flounder, and shrimp on the

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Fisherman’s Platter. They all taste the same! So anyway, we would go in the diner and eat the fried seafood and my mom would attempt to walk Susie and clean up. You might ask why mom had to do the dirty chore and I can only reply hey, that’s what mothers are for. When we would finally pull into the driveway of our house in Sag Harbor, Susie would perk up. After all, in the city she was confined to a little yard. In Sag Harbor, like most dogs in those days, she was free to roam. We’d let her out the back door at the crack of dawn. She would make a beeline to the dumpster behind Baron’s Cove Inn, which was a restaurant specializing in — you guessed it — fresh local seafood. The entire dumpster smelled like clam strips. Susie would pull some of empty shells off the top and roll around in them until she reeked. She’d prance home, happy as a —wait for it — clam. A real clam.

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HAMPTON DAZE By Jessica Mackin-Cipro

My Perfect Day: Water Mill

My perfect day in Water Mill would start with brunch and coffee at Hampton Coffee Company. Shockingly, there are a fair number of empty storefronts in Water Mill at the moment, but the businesses that are bustling are worth the visit. Hampton Coffee Company is a small batch, artisanal roaster, known for its top-notch coffee brews all across the East End — locations also include

Westhampton Beach, Aquebogue, Riverhead, Southampton, as well as a mobile unit. The flagship location in Water Mill also happens to include a fantastic café. From made-to-order omelets to fresh salads and vegetarian chili, the menu is vast. Try the authentic Mexican grill menu featuring enchiladas and fajitas. And for the calorie-conscious and restricted diet diners fear not,

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there are low-fat, whole wheat, glutenfree, and vegetarian options. Be sure to also check out the local beer and wine menu. Art is at the forefront of Water Mill, with institutions like the Watermill Center and the Parrish Art Museum. My next stop would be the Parrish. Coming up at the Parrish is a collaboration with Watermill Center, “Barthélémy Toguo: The Beauty of Our Voice.” The exhibition features the internationally renowned artist, Toguo, whose multi-disciplinary work addresses issues of migration, mobility, colonialism, race, and the relationship between the global north and south. The show features existing work as well as work created during Toguo’s residency in June at The Watermill Center. The centerpiece of “The Beauty of Our Voice” is Road to Exile, a lifesize boat that Toguo built at Watermill, heavily laden with bags made from African fabrics and placed on the precarious surface of glass bottles, evoking the danger of a journey that not all survive. I visited Watermill Center to see a preview of this work last month and look forward to seeing the final, powerful product. The show is on view at the museum from August 5 through Octo-

ber 14. For dinner, I would head over to Calissa. Calissa in Water Mill is inspired by the design and cuisine of Mykonos, Greece. The restaurant is now in its second season on the East End with Executive Chef Dominic Rice at the helm. Created by the team behind NYC’s Amali, the menu fuses the spirit of the Cyclades with the energy of the Hamptons, offering diners small and large, shareable plates. Offering a true farm-to-table approach, the menu also highlights Long Island seafood and summer vegetables. Try the pikilia platter, which offers spreads such as tzatziki, melizana, and kafteri, along with grilled pita. Perfect for sharing. Highlights from the entrees include the roasted Cascun Farms chicken or the salt-baked black bass. You can dine and shop during your visit to Calissa. The venue also offers a marketplace that will run through the season, called the Agora. The Agora includes vendors such as Pared Eyewear, Stephanie Gottlieb, and Tai Jewelry. The “My Perfect Day” series features a different East End village each week. Email jessica@indyeastend.com or follow @hamptondaze.

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MARKET PAGE By Zachary Weiss

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After you’ve wined and dined your way through Water Mill, and taken in the rows of priceless works at The Parrish, find your own trove of rare goods at Donna Parker Habitat Gallery Antiques. The Water Mill mainstay has been a fixture in the township where professional and aspiring interior decorators go to find rare treasures like the ones we’ve selected here. From town to country, these rare pieces are sure to add a hint of eccentricity to any home.

Top: Danish Teak Desk with Matching Desk Chair, $5800 _ Bottom, Left: “Waves” Silver Leafed Print in Acrylic Box, $4800 _ Bottom, Center: Pair of Abalone Shell Lamps, $3900 _ Bottom, Right: Verano Mid-Century Lucite Tea Cart with Two Mirrored Shelves, Price Upon Request

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tell my grandchildren, I wanted to be an actress,” said Jacqui Leader with a laugh. “But when I think back, I realize now that I wasn’t very good, even though I wanted to be. It was nervewracking getting on stage. I was a chicken and the older I got, the more of a chicken I became,” continued Leader. “When things don’t happen, I think maybe you’re just barking up the wrong tree.” Originally from Detroit, Leader came to New York in 1978 to study acting and attended the American Academy of Dramatic Arts. Shortly afterward, she met her first husband, Graham Leader, a film producer. They married and moved to London to allow him to finish a film he was producing. During her time there, Leader started a children’s theater company. During their 15-year marriage, Jacqui and Graham had two children, Kira and Sax. Upon the family’s return to the United States, they moved out to the East End. Frequent visitors to Montauk, they settled in East Hampton to get away from city life. She and Graham grew apart and went their separate ways, she said. Leader later met her current husband, the wellknown builder Peter Creegan, while she continued to pursue her interest in theater, working with Glyde Hart of Dark Horse Productions at Guild Hall, and with her popular Kids Connect theater company. About 22 years ago, Leader remembered, “Helen Rudman showed up from the East End Special Players group. She was looking for someone to join her and work with disabled people and do theater with them.” Leader “fell in love” with the group. “I was very moved by how loving they were, especially people with Down syndrome. I just felt like family as soon as I started. But it was a challenge for me to see if I could do it and do it justice. I wouldn’t want to put on something that was beneath them or childish. I really wanted to find material that they would appreciate. And at that time, they never did any speaking in the plays. But I thought they could all speak, maybe a few had speech impediments, so that’s where we could use narration.”

Channeling Potential with A Positive Twist Leader admitted, “It was a learning experience for me. I’ve performed and worked with kids in theater but this was different. You could see how much

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they appreciated it. They looked forward to coming on Saturdays and doing something that they felt was worth their while, not just going to play bingo or going to the mall. I still tell them, ‘I’m not here to solve your problems but I’m here to listen’ . . . and that’s how I started to put pieces together. They’d talk about the things that were important to them and I started to develop a story and piece it together for them.” Channeling the potential of the 30 players who regularly attended the Saturday program, Leader encouraged them to talk about their ideas for a play. Before long, the players were creating the characters they wanted to play and their characters’ dialogue, as well as deciding on the ideas they wanted to see in the play. “To give you an idea of the powerful ideas behind the plays, they wrote about a girl who is in our group,” Leader said. “She almost died at birth. She had to have heart and back surgery. They developed the play around her growing up and being bullied and made fun of. They talked about everything in the play that was important to them and the play went from her birth to the end of her life. They ended it with the Beatles song ‘When I’m 64.’” “There was also another girl in the group who never told anyone that she had an abortion. She had been with a young man who also had a learning disability and when she became pregnant, her parents made her have an abortion. That was a scene in the play. It was very moving. Every play we do, we manage to put a twist on it, so that you always walk away feeling elated for them. We incorporate things to make sure every scene ends on a high note, something positive that comes out of it,” she said. One of Leader’s most powerful memories working with the players group is of Susanne Mary Wendell. “She was our diva. She would fall into the character so deeply that she became the character. We did the play Cyrano de Bergerac and she played Roxanne. I can still remember when she held Cyrano at the end when he dies. She wept so deeply that she had the entire audience and the other cast members weeping as well. We had to talk her down and make her realize that she really wasn’t Roxanne and Cyrano didn’t really die. We had to keep telling her it was just a play and she was acting. It’s a bittersweet memory,” added Leader. “She was so sweet. I really miss her. She has dementia now and I go visit her occasionally. Sometimes she remembers that she was an actress,” she said.

‘Every play we do, we manage to put a twist on it, so that you always walk away feeling elated for them.’ — Jacqui Leader Leader also works with East End Disability Associates as a job coach to two clients. “I started working with EEDA after my son died five years ago,” Leader stated. “I was having a really hard time coping with life. It was surreal; it still is sometimes. I felt that I needed to be giving. I think if I hadn’t started working one on one, I probably would have lay in bed all day and cried or gone to some meaningless job because everything, in a way, after your child dies becomes meaningless.” But, Leader acknowledged, joy has crept back in. “I have my daughter, Kira and my three, soon to be four, grandchildren. I’m with her now every day. So, I’m really juggling being ‘the Nana’ and getting my schedule to work so I can take the learning-disabled clients I have to their jobs and their activities. They give me joy and of course my grandchildren give me joy. They keep me in a positive frame of mind instead of going into a dark hole. I also think that working with the disabled brings out my better qualities. It’s selfless. I feel that that’s what life is about; you have to give,” Leader said. “I feel that I’ve made a difference, especially to the Players. They’re really proud of themselves and they call themselves actors. They have a confidence that they never had before and feel that they have a place in the community. That’s something that is truly invaluable,” said Leader.

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Paul Masi has mastered the art of coastal modernism, all while maintaining a keen focus on the needs of his discerning clientele. The world renowned architect, who counts The Hamptons as his full time home base, sat down to answer our questions about his iconic homes, his standout masterpieces that include his own residence, and his coveted retrospective, Bespoke Home.

Tell us about how you got your start as an architect. Growing up, I spent a lot of time on the East End and was exposed to quality architecture. My parents, both of whom are artists, embraced design and creativity not only in their own home but in friend’s homes as well. In particular, one of their closest friends built a unique home and as a young child I was able to see firsthand how your experience of living could be changed by the environment you’re living in. This started me down the pathway toward architecture.

How did you hone in on your unique style of architecture? Our firm is focused more on craft than a single style in our work. Our methodology focuses on the history and context of each site, as well as building science and how materials go together.

Can you walk us through the process of designing a home with a client? What does it entail from start to finish? I’m not sure this is a short answer. Designing a home begins with the client’s needs and the property, then our firm spends several weeks researching the surrounding area, materials, and craft a unique architectural language that is specific to the project and its environment. Once the design is approved by the client, we move forward with a contractor and continue to design the interior details and finishes throughout construction, ensuring the final project fits the design intent. The attention to all elements of design has been a constant in the firm’s philosophy.

Each property is obviously a labor of love. How does it feel to hand off the keys to a finished masterpiece? The clients are involved throughout the design process and construction so it doesn’t ever feel like we had the keys to hand off. We are always very excited to receive feedback from our clients after

they have spent time in the home.

I’m sure it’s like picking a favorite child, but are there any homes that stand out to you as your favorite creations? Each project is so unique from one another, it is difficult to choose a favorite. If I had to choose, Elizabeth II, my own home, is one of my favorites.

Tell us about Bespoke Home! When did you feel ready to produce a portfolio of your work to share with the world? Bespoke Home came about when we were nominated for the Cooper Hewitt Design Award and needed to create a comprehensive portfolio of our work for the judges to review. During this process we were approached by a publisher who was interested in publishing a book of our work and the pieces fell into place. Bespoke Home is a carefully selected collection of our work and we are very happy with the response it is receiving.

You’ve built a significant following through social media. Has this become a tool to find new clientele?

Is your own home created within your same signature style? How did you tailor the perfect design for your own lifestyle?

Social media is a great tool to reach clients around the world.

Yes, my home can be viewed on our website. It is called Elizabeth II.

When you’re not designing and building beautiful homes, how do you relax and unwind? Spend time with my family, surf, and snowboard.

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Real Estate News Real estate companies have released their latest financial reports By Rick Murphy

Town & Country First Half Report The first six months of 2018 claimed a few milestones, according to Judi Desiderio, CEO, of Town & Country Real Estate. East Hampton Village’s median home sales price rocketed to $6.9 million, which is more than double the $3.3 million median home sales price for the first six months of 2017. Those numbers ratcheted up the total home sales volume 75 percent over the first half of 2017. The number itself is staggering: $167.4 million on only 24 sales. The most expensive sale of the year so far was at a predicable locale — Further Lane, home of Jerry Seinfeld, et al. Number 290, owned by the Estate of James Marcus, changed hands for $40 million. The East Hampton area (which

includes Wainscott) held the record for the highest number of home sales at 201. Bridgehampton (which includes Water Mill and Sagaponack) blew everyone away with $412 million in total home sales volume — basically 23 percent of all dollars spent in the Hamptons market, according to the T&C report. Two of the five home sales over $20 million were the Estate of Elinore Munroe at 719 Ocean Road in Bridgehampton, which sold for $22.7 million, and 51 Halsey Lane, also known as Villa Maria, in Water Mill, which sold for $26.1 million. It’s important to mention the sale of Villa Maria was inclusive of adjacent properties that would have raised the total price, but our reports are based on individual Suffolk County Tax Map numbers. Shelter Island experienced a

33-percent drop in the number of home sales and 46-percent decline in total home sales volume. Conversely, the median home sales price rose 28.5 percent, to $970,000. Looking at all of the Hamptons market segments combined, one statistic just jumps out: The price category of $5 million to $9.99 million saw 59 homes sales versus 37 last year. For more information, contact Desiderio at jd@TCHamptons.com, 631324-8080.

Brown Harris Stevens Quarterly Report Brown Harris Stevens released its second-quarter analysis. Keep in mind, all real estate firms are working from the same data — deed transfers as reported by the Suffolk County Clerk. The total number of second-quarter South Fork sales dipped 12.3 percent compared to the second quarter last year (478 in 2018 versus 545 in 2017), and the total dollar volume decreased 6.3 percent to $859.5 million, according to the BHS analysis. The average sales price in the Hamptons continued to rise, up 6.9 percent to $2.19 million, while the median price increased 4.5 percent to $1.15 million. On the South Fork, 70 percent of sales in the second quarter were under

$2 million. There were 34 sales over $5 million in the Hamptons in the second quarter, of which nine sold for more than $10 million. East Hampton Village and Water Mill had the highest number of sales over $5 million, with six in each area. Second quarter 2018 sales over $5 million constituted 9.5 percent of the total number of sales, but they accounted for 32 percent of the total dollar volume. Although the number of sales on the North Fork decreased 9.7 percent to 121 in second quarter of 2018, the total dollar volume rose 3.1 percent to $78.8 million. “Hamptons real estate shows strong sales prices with overall less volume. The strength of the high end of the market was evidenced by a significant number of sales late in the second quarter that have closed, but not yet [been] recorded. Rentals continue to be a challenge as tenants opt for shorter time frames than in years past,” said Robert Nelson, a senior management director for the firm.

Rocket Gibraltar House On The Market An iconic estate in Westhampton beach has hit the market. “Rocket Gibraltar,” at 32 Beach Lane, sits elegantly on almost two manicured acres highlighted

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by a copper beech tree. The 7000-plussquare-foot estate was renovated in 2008 and boasts all the latest amenities. Several outdoor entertaining spaces include an open-air cabana, and a fireplace near the pool. The custom designed swimming pool is by J. Tortorella. History aficionados will appreciate the windmill, a graceful threestory tower that functions today as a hideaway of sorts. A separate, detached garage with rolling barn doors completes the property. Of note, the home was a backdrop in Rocket Gibraltar, the 1988 film starring Burt Lancaster and featuring Patricia Clarkson, Kevin Spacey, and Macaulay Culkin.

Lobster Inn Sold The legendary Lobster Inn property in Shinnecock Hills has sold. The former restaurant and marina, represented by David Donohue and Joe Peraino of Douglas Elliman, was purchased for a total of $8.45 million by the Town of Southampton through the Community Preservation Fund and Inlet Road Operations Corp, which is affiliated with the Manna Ocean Foundation. The bulk of the land, 5.3 acres, has been preserved, by the town, for use as open space and as a public marina. Under the agreement, the town Department of Parks and Recreation will manage the marina. Additional acreage will be used for development rights to encourage

The house featured in the film Rocket Gibraltar has hit the market. Independent/Courtesy Town & Country

an aquaculture farm with a small restaurant, operated by third-party aquaculture owner, Inlet Road Operations, Corp. “This transaction will help protect water quality and will preserve the neighborhood from overdevelopment,” said Southampton Town Supervisor Jay Schneiderman.

First Time Buying Tips RE/MAX offers first time buyers — and its agents — tips to make that first home purchase happen.

The interest rate of the mortgage matters a great deal. Even a fraction of a percentage can add (or subtract) thousands of dollars over the life of a 30-year loan. One thing that can influence an interest rate is the new buyer’s credit score — it’s just one way for the lender to determine how likely he or she is to repay the loan. RE/MAX emphasizes the importance of working with a full-time, experienced real estate agent. Plenty of online services claim one can save money by completing the process without an

agent, but many buyers learn later the savings don’t always come through as promised. In fact, going through this complex process without professional guidance can lead to costly problems later, according to RE/MAX. When new buyers find the right house, they may not be the only ones making an offer on the property. That can be intimidating. But homeowners have different motivations for selling. Some may be in a situation where they want to close and move out as soon as possible.

Douglas Elliman Opens New Montauk Office Douglas Elliman opened the doors to its new Montauk offices located at the Carl Fisher Plaza, 99 The Plaza on Thursday, July 26, with president, Scott Durkin, on hand. Agent Telly Karoussos’s band, “Hopefully Forgiven,” played several sets, and refreshments were served. There was a surfboard raffle that would benefit The Surfrider Foundation, with a starting bid of $500. Photos by Ty Wenzel

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Bosworth’s Books, Served Two Ways Biographer shines spotlight on herself and her late husband By Bridget LeRoy bridget@indyeastend.com

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Patricia Bosworth was an East End staple for years — at least for those who went to see plays (many by Joyce Carol Oates) directed by her late husband, Tom Palumbo, who died in 2008.

The two lived in East Hampton and were frequent visitors to Guild Hall and to LTV when plays were produced there more often, as well as at parties, benefits, and the rest of the Hamptons

social scene. Bosworth, of course, is the famed journalist and author of a bevy of wellknown biographies; those of actor Montgomery Clift, photographer Diane Arbus, and actress Jane Fonda were all at the top of the bestseller lists, and her first memoir, Anything Your Little Heart Desires, chronicled her own family. Bosworth grew up in the palm of Hollywood’s hand — her father, Barley Crum Sr. a dashing celebrity lawyer who also was one of the half-dozen attorneys who defended the Hollywood Ten during the McCarthy blacklist era, her mother, Anne Bosworth, a respected novelist, and she was very close to her brother, Bartley Crum Jr. But things took a dark turn when her

brother committed suicide, followed by her father only six years later. Now, Bosworth is back for the East Hampton Library’s Authors Night on Saturday, August 11, with two books, and in a way, they are both autobiographical, although one more than the other. The first, The Men in My Life: A Memoir of Love and Art in 1950s Manhattan, may sound like a tell-all book of romantic liaisons. More importantly, it’s a chronicle of her own rise as a young actress, working with the biggest names in the theater and film world, especially with the Actors Studio, her early short-lived abusive marriage, her harrowing experiences navigating the pre-Feminism world, and a way of coming to grips with the deaths

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of two of the most important males in her life. The Los Angeles Times called it “urgent and essential” reading for all young women. “I think that my experiences, even though they happened in the ’50s, are typical for a woman — trying to find my identity, experiencing marital abuse, having an abortion — and women’s lives haven’t changed that much, which isn’t good news. In those days, you didn’t talk about this stuff, you didn’t acknowledge it. Now, I think women are luckier, at least there are places to go, books to read on the subject. There was nothing in those days, especially about marital abuse.” Also on the table is her most recent tome, Dreamer with a Thousand Thrills: The Rediscovered Photos of Tom Palumbo, a pictorial love letter to her late husband, who was a well-known photographer before turning to directing as a career. “He was one of a kind, my Tomaso,” Bosworth writes in the introduction. “He once biked from New York City to Montauk — that’s over a hundred miles — just to see if he could do it. Afterward, he collapsed on the dunes, took out his Leica, and began clicking away, first at the sunset and then at two mysterious figures in raincoats embracing on a hill. He wanted to take photographs nobody else had ever taken — to prove that he could.” “So, it wasn’t surprising that when we got together, he would talk off and on about doing a book of some of these photographs: ‘a book about my life in pictures.’” Both books focus mostly on the same period of time, and even though Bosworth and Palumbo were acquainted during the ’50s, they didn’t get together until the ’80s. And in a book about the men in her life, Palumbo is noticeably absent. “He had taken test shots of me in the ’50s, and I was absolutely entranced by him,” Bosworth said. “Our lives kept colliding through the years. But after he died, I was left with so much material, almost more than I could handle. I still have thousands and thousands of photos and negatives in boxes that I haven’t been able to sift through yet.” “As far as The Men in My Life, where could I start when it came to Tom? It would have been too long. He deserves his own story.” Putting the spotlight on herself was both energizing and harrowing for Bosworth. “There were so many wonderful, strange, bizarre, fabulous stories that I wanted to finally share, particularly the experiences I had as a

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young actress on Broadway. I wanted to be able to recreate those times — exhilarating, remarkable times — working with Elia Kazan, Helen Hayes and Audrey Hepburn. That was one of the real reasons I wanted to do the book, aside from the more serious level of wanting to write the story of my brother and his suicide.” The younger Bart Crum shot himself while in his freshman year at college, after an alleged homosexual affair while at prep school (the other boy hung himself), and Bosworth suffered from survivor’s guilt. But, the day we spoke, she said that Deerfield Academy, that fancy boarding school in Massachusetts, which had always denied the story had ever happened,

had just released a newsletter that is acknowledging that the other boy did commit suicide and that Crum was a student there and was kicked out.

“That was what I really wanted,” Bosworth acknowledged. “This was the prime purpose of this book, to tell that story.”

“I think that my experiences, even though they happened in the ’50s, are typical for a woman and women’s lives haven’t changed that much, which isn’t good news.” — Patricia Bosworth

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past. See firemen dressed in their parade uniforms holding a pig in 1920. Or images of The Women’s Land Army that was formed during WWI by college girls who came to Southampton to do the work of farmers. The show will also feature a photograph of a group of children from the Shinnecock Tribe in 1930, sitting on a horse-drawn drag sled. Tom Edmonds, executive director of the Southampton Historical Mu-

seum, said these historic photographs are a fresh look at Southampton and its residents. “When I look at them I think, ‘What was this person thinking in 1900? What would they think of Southampton in 2018?’” said Edmonds. “This glimpse into our shared past is both eerie and fascinating,” he continued. The exhibit opens on Saturday, August 18, with a reception from 4 to 6 PM. The show runs through August 2019.

— Friday, August 3, 6 to 8 PM www.hamptonsjewelryshow.com — An event at Hampton’s Jewelry Show benefitting Family Service League will be held on Friday. Guests select a card which includes a code to the safe. One will crack the vault and win a piece of jewelry valued at $6000!

— Roman Fine Art, East Hampton Opening: Saturday, August 4, 6 to 8 PM — Roman Fine Art presents the solo exhibition of renowned photographer Michael Dweck in the show “Michael Dweck: Iconic Images.” A reception for the artist will be held Saturday.

— Sunday, August 5, at 6 PM www.sagharborcinema.org — Sag Harbor Cinema Arts Center presents the Artists Love Movies series with The General, hosted by Robert Wilson at the Pierson High School Auditorium.

— Monday, August 6, at 8 PM www.baystreet.org — Bay Street Theater in Sag Harbor presents fashion designer Isaac Mizrahi in the show Moderate to Severe.

Southampton : 100 Years Of Photographs Rogers Mansion exhibit presents rich South Fork history By Jessica Mackin-Cipro jessica@indyeastend.com The photography exhibit “100 Years of Photographs from Morris Studio: 1892-1992” will open at the Rogers Mansion in Southampton on Saturday, August 18. With photographs that date as far back as 1892, this exhibit presents a rich history of the South Fork. Included in the show are images of portraits of local families as well as local historic landmarks. The Morris Studio closed its doors recently, but the photographs show a

long-lost era of time, presented over a century later. Curator for the show, Mary Godfrey, worked for several years at the locally well-known studio. George Morris opened the Studio on Main Street, Southampton in 1892. His son Doug sold the business to Jim Thomason, whose son Neal took over the business in 2014. Neal sold Morris Studio last year. Viewers of the show will receive insight into days of Southampton’s

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An exhibit of ad work by the late Bert Stern opens Saturday.

Keyes Showcases Work By ‘The Original Mad Man’ By Nicole Teitler nicole@indyeastend.com Keyes Art Gallery of East Hampton will present “Bert Stern: Shapes & Symbols, Early Advertising Works 1953 to 1970,” opening on Saturday, August 4, in association with The Bert Stern Trust and Galerie 36. The solo exhibition featuring the famed American photographer will focus on his advertising and fashion work throughout the 1950s and ’60s. Many of these images will be displayed for the first time outside of their original publications and magazines, allowing the public to appreciate Stern’s work for its full artistic value. The late icon, Bert Stern, lived his life behind the lens from 1929 to 2013.

A Brooklyn native, the self-taught photographer became mesmerized with a camera after coming across a photograph by Irving Penn, whom he’d later photograph himself. Years later, while working in the mailroom of Look magazine, he befriended magazine director, Stanley Kubrick, which led to many of Stern’s iconic works — the movie poster for Lolita, starring Sue Lyon, and Cleopatra, starring Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton. Stern emerged as one of the top advertising photographers when he redefined advertising imagery during the onset of the ’50s and moved into the Golden Age of the ’60s, rightfully nick-

naming him the “Original Mad Man.” In 1955, Stern broke the mold in ad snapshots. He headed to Egypt for one of his first noteworthy assignments for Smirnoff Vodka. During the shoot he creatively captured a martini glass placed on the sand, pyramid in the distance, and the inverted shape of the pyramid reflected on the martini glass. The ad tagline read: “Driest of the Dry.” Stern is also remembered for his raw photographs of Marilyn Monroe, taken for Vogue a mere six weeks prior to her death. In 2016, three years after Stern died in his Manhattan apartment, the Bert Stern Trust was established, led

by his wife, Shannah Leumeister Stern. The Trust carries on his works so that future generations will know, understand, and appreciate Stern’s legacy. Back in 1992, Stern purchased the historic Sybil Douglas House in Sag Harbor, where he shot thousands of images. Under the Trust, there are plans to preserve this home and turn it into the Bert Stern Foundation, furthering the education of his photography. The opening will be Saturday, August 4, from 6 to 8 PM, with an invite only exhibit, and his work will remain on view at the Keyes Gallery on Main Street in East Hampton through September 8. Daily hours are 10 AM to 6 PM.

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“Untitled” by Ross Bleckner. Independent/Courtesy NYFA

NYFA Studio Tour Includes Gornik, Bleckner, Hamada By Bridget LeRoy bridget@indyeastend.com

The New York Foundation for the Arts leadership council members Carol Ross and Marjorie Silverman, along with board member J. Whitney Stevens, will host an intimate tour of three artist studios on the East End on Friday, August 3. Led by Andrea Grover, Guild Hall’s executive director, the group will visit the studios of artists Ross Bleckner in Springs, April Gornik in Sag Harbor, and Hiroyuki Hamada of East Hampton. Past tours have featured artists including Alice Aycock, Quentin Curry, Mary Heilmann, Brian Hunt, Donald Lipski, Toni Ross, Joan Semmel, Arlene Slavin, Elizabeth Strong-Cuevas, and

Joe Zucker. Ross Bleckner’s work deals largely with notions of loss, change, memory, and mortality, particularly in relation to the AIDS epidemic of the 1980s. He received a NYSCA/NYFA Artist Fellowship in Painting in 1985. His work has been the subject of numerous solo and group exhibitions, including a 1995 mid-career retrospective organized by the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum that traveled to the Astrup Fearnley Museet for Moderne Kunst, Oslo, and the I.V.A.M. Centre Julio Gonzalez, Valencia, Spain. Bleckner has used his prominence as an artist to advance philanthropic

causes. He is on the board of the AIDS Community Research Initiative of America, and was the first fine artist to be named Goodwill Ambassador by the United Nations in 2009. When The Independent caught up with Bleckner last week, he talked about his most current work. “It’s a dichotomy,” said the artist. “Some of the work I’m doing now is very dark, very agitated. That dominates one whole side of my studio. But the other half is inspired by Monet’s Waterlilies series. It’s light and, I don’t know, wistful, in a way. So, while one half of my studio represents the dark, the other half is the light — which we all have going on within us, all the time.” Bleckner’s studio was previously the home and studio of Ibram Lassaw, the abstract artist and sculptor who buddied around with Jackson Pollock, Willem de Kooning, and others who settled the art movement of the mid20th Century in the Hamptons. “It’s a gorgeous spot,” Bleckner said. “It feels so peaceful and removed from everything. I find I’m working out here more and more.” April Gornik, who lives in Sag Harbor with her husband, artist Eric

Fischl, is known to locals for the many causes she supports, most notably the Sag Harbor Partnership, of which she is at the helm. Gornik’s paintings of land, sky, and sea are rooted in observed reality and a world that is synthesized, abstracted, stored, and remembered. Her work is featured in many public and private collections including the Metropolitan Museum of Art, The Whitney Museum of American Art, and The Museum of Modern Art, New York; The National Museum of American Art and The National Museum of Women in the Arts, Washington, D.C.; and High Museum of Art, Atlanta. In 2004, the Neuberger Museum of Art at SUNY Purchase organized a mid-career retrospective of Gornik’s work that traveled to the Art Gallery of Nova Scotia and the Sheldon Memorial Art Gallery in Lincoln, NE. Gornik has received a Lifetime Achievement in the Arts Award from Guild Hall Academy of the Arts, and the Award for Excellence for Artistic Contributions to the Fight Against AIDS from amFAR. Hiroyuki Hamada is a Japaneseborn sculptor who has exhibited widely in gallery and non-commercial settings alike, including at Guild Hall in East

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Hampton and the Southampton Arts Center. Hamada holds an MFA degree from the University of Maryland and attended the Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture with a Skowhegan Fellowship. Over the years, he has been awarded various residencies, including those at the Provincetown Fine Arts Work Center, Edward F. Albee Foundation/William Flanagan Memorial Creative Person’s Center, and MacDowell Colony. He has received a Pollock-Krasner Foundation grant, two New York Foundation for the Arts Fellowships in Sculpture, and a Guggenheim Fellowship. Andrea Grover became the executive director of Guild Hall in September 2016. From 2011 to 2016, she was the Century Arts Foundation Curator of Special Projects at the Parrish Art Museum, where she initiated new models for temporary and off-site exhibitions via the museum’s “Platform” and “Parrish Road Show” series. Prior to that, she was the founding director of Houston’s Aurora Picture Show, a non-profit cinema specializing in media art and the presentation of multi-disciplinary performances and screenings. In addition to 10 years of film and video programming at Aurora, she has curated film programs for the Dia Art Foundation and The Menil Collection. As far as leading this tour, Grover was very enthused. “It’s such a rare occasion when one is invited into an artist’s studio, and into their creative process,” she said. “I find it inspiring, and it reinforces why so many of us turn to the arts to find meaning, especially during the increasingly confusing time we live in.” The ticketed tour will conclude with a seated lunch at a private residence in Bridgehampton with the artists, and will benefit NYFA’s programs for artists throughout Long Island and New York State. The tour is open to the public, with advance RSVP required. Tickets are $350 and available at www.nyfa. org.

Three East End artists open their studios for an exclusive tour.

Ross Bleckner. Independent/Courtesy NYFA

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Former Punk Rocker Amplifies Senses With Artwork By Nicole Teitler nicole@indyeastend.com

The Fireplace Project, a contemporary art gallery and project space in Springs, presents its second installation of the 2018 season, a solo exhibit of Israeli native, Naama Tsabar, “Transboundary #2,” going on through Sunday, August 5. A former performer in an all-girl punk band in Tel Aviv, her sensory driven installations examine gender roles and sensuality in music and nightlife. Tsabar aims to redefine the conventional terms of masculinity and femininity.

The history of rock has reactions to a political moment. Within that, each country would have a different agenda in their songs. Music is still like any artistic creation, reactive to the place that it’s in. Back then, especially with vinyl, everything traveled slower and then growing took time. Nowadays, with the internet, the way information travels, the differences in worldwide music is getting smaller and smaller. The lines between influences aren’t about borders of countries anymore; there’s access.

How did Israeli culture influence you as an artist?

Who influenced you growing up?

I grew up 20 minutes south of Tel Aviv, in the center of Israel. I think we’re all informed by the places we grew up in on different levels. For me, there’s a lot of sensuality and a lot of direct communication. It exists in my work where it’s not a metaphor for something other than itself. It’s literal. When you touch it, it’s very much defined through its response. There’s that sort of quality in Israel, a direct response to things. It’s a very specific political climate and some of my work touches on that, in the undertones.

Women’s voices influenced me. It’s a strong moment when a woman has a voice and puts it out there. The struggle to do that is greater. History is more in tune to male voices. PJ Harvey, Patti Smith; the late-1980s, early ’90s were the formative years for me.

What is the difference between rock’s influence in America vs other parts of the world?

Tell us about your punk band. What did you play/ sing, where did you perform? In the early 2000s, my punk band was called Akita, named after a Japanese dog that couldn’t be trained but remained loyal to its owners. So, we chose a band of all women and it was an electro punk band, half computer-

ized and half live music. I was the live instrument, I played the electric guitar and did back-up vocals. We mostly performed in bars and clubs and venues in Tel Aviv, which has a lively night scene — lot of small venues, late at night. It formed the experience of having people watch me on stage. It was sweaty and super hot, the middle of summer in Israel. It was a super sensual experience. It definitely seeped into my work and understanding of body and viewer, performance and instrument, that I now put into practice.

important, when you have the possibility to touch the art, which is something we’re taught not to do. When you touch the art, it responds with sound. There’s a different relationship with the object and your body, as a viewer, that is much more the way we experience life and sensuality. A lot of my work has this kind of component, and all the works in the show have that nature.

What makes your show interactive?

I think each and every human is both masculine and feminine, to different degrees. I don’t think making music of a certain kind is gender specific but history has been written mostly by men, which is why rock and roll is considered masculine.

A lot of my work has interactive qualities, where you can enjoy them for their visual factor. If you choose, you can also activate them. I think that’s

Are their traits that you would say are strictly masculine and feminine? Or are the lines blurred?

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The breaking of a guitar is associated with rock and roll. How do you incorporate that message into your work? The new body of work of mine is called “Melody of Certain Damage.” I buy [guitars]; I don’t play them I just tune them and then break them. The breaking of the guitar, rather than it being a performative climactic act, as seen in history, is like a sculpture act in the studio — it’s private. The way it scatters on the floor is how I map it out, a chance factor in the way the pieces go and scatter. At that point, I work with what I have. I fix them to the floor and reinsert the guitar pieces into a working order by putting [on] new sets of piano or guitar strings.

Provide an example of one of your sensory driven installations. There’s something about interactivity and introducing another sense into the factor, not just the eyes, rather you can touch. There’s an extremely sensual interaction between the viewer’s body and the object. When you cross that line, it becomes sensual and so it works on the hearing, touch, and the eyes. You’re much more immersed in the work when you cross the border and activate it.

Is there an underlying message behind your work? There isn’t one message I’m trying to convey. Our existence is very complicated. I’m very much interested in the talk about gender and the place of the object in a gender’s history. Thinking about how we can rethink things. Sometimes, there’s a need for humans to erase in order to build, but for

me, it’s interesting to look at what’s already there and rethink it. As I rethink it, I’m interested in turning it into a new history. In my art practice, when I perform, I work with predominantly female identifying musicians or gender nonconforming musicians. The idea is to put these instru-

ments into the hands of people that have not been written into history, and the history of these objects will be written into the hands of female musicians. That’s on my mind, in my practice, right now. The Fireplace Project is located at 851 Springs Fireplace Road, East

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with a reception on Thursday, August 2, from 5 to 7 PM and will run through September 2.

Michael Dweck: Iconic Images Roman Fine Art, East Hampton Opening: Saturday, August 4, 6 to 8 PM

Bert Stern “Shapes And Symbols”

Views Of Pools And Hedgerows

Keyes Art Gallery, East Hampton Opening: August 4, 6 to 8 PM

Quogue Library, Quogue Opening: August 2, 5 to 7 PM

Keyes Art Gallery will present a solo exhibition of American photographer Bert Stern which focuses on his outbreaking advertising and fashion work. “Shapes and Symbols” includes a selection of iconic images displayed for the first time. Keyes Art Gallery, in association with The Bert Stern Trust and Galerie 36, presents the first comprehensive exhibition of the visionary advertising photographs of American photographer Bert Stern (1929 to 2013) from the early 1950s to the early ’70s. The show runs through September 8. An opening reception will be held Saturday, August 4, from 6 to 8 PM.

The Quogue Library Gallery presents Geoff Disston’s “Views Of Pools And Hedgerows.” Disston was trained in watercolors by his family of plein air watercolorists. Taking a cue from his watercolor training, Disston started to apply watered-down acrylics on raw canvas in the late ’90s. Staining raw canvas with acrylic washes allows for deeper color saturation, subtle color interactions through the transparencies, and sketch-like freshness. Like watercolors, this technique demands a “once and done” approach, limiting the number of paint layers, and using the white of the canvas for both negative space and light. The show opens

Roman Fine Art presents the solo exhibition of renowned photographer Michael Dweck. “Michael Dweck: Iconic Images,” will include a carefully curated selection of Dweck’s best known works as well as a few new standouts from the newly released expansion of his blockbuster book, The End, Montauk, NY. The exhibit opens Thursday, August 2, and continues through Monday, August 26. There will be a cocktail reception for the artist on Saturday, August 4, from 6 to 8 PM.

Barthélémy Toguo Parrish Art Museum, Water Mill Opening: Saturday, August 4 “Barthélémy Toguo: The Beauty of Our Voice” will be on view at the Parrish Art Museum Sunday, August 5, through October 14. The show is the first solo exhibition in an American

museum by the internationally renowned artist whose work addresses migration, colonialism, race, and the relationship between the global north and south. Marking a new partnership, Toguo created the work for the exhibition during a residency as The Watermill Center’s 2018 Inga Maren Otto Fellow. A members’ reception will be held on Saturday, August 4, from 5:30 to 7:30 PM.

Springs Artists Invitational Ashawagh Hall, Springs Opening: Friday, August 3, 5 to 8 PM The Springs Improvement Society presents the 51st annual “Springs Artists Invitational Exhibition” at Ashawagh Hall. The show will take place from Friday, August 3, through Sunday, August 12. This annual event is hailed as a cornerstone event for the local art community, a deeply ingrained culture that has thrived in the hamlet since the heydays of the abstract expressionists. The show is curated by Scott Bluedorn. There will be an opening reception on Friday, August 3, from 5 to 8 PM. A curator’s tour, conducted by Bluedorn, will be open to the public Sunday, August 5, from noon till 2 PM.

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Isaac Mizrahi is coming to Bay Street Theater.

Entertainment

Film The General

By Nicole Teitler nicole@indyeastend.com

Sunday, August 5, at 6 PM www.sagharborcinema.org

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

Des Bishop

Comedy

Westhampton Beach Performing Arts Center presents Irelands Funniest Immigrant . . .with Des Bishop.

Delirious Friday, August 3, at 8 PM www.guildhall.org Black Thought presents Delirious at Guild Hall in East Hampton, curated by the MC of the Legendary Roots crew.

Sunday, August 5, at 8 PM www.whbpac.org

Long Island Comedy Festival Thursday, August 2, at 8 PM www.suffolktheater.com The 13th annual Long Island Comedy Festival returns to The Suffolk Theater in Riverhead featuring top comedians from around the country. Tickets are $35.

Sag Harbor Cinema Arts Center presents the Artists Love Movies series with The General, hosted by Robert Wilson at the Pierson High School Auditorium.

The Seawolf Wednesday, August 1, at 7 PM www.guildhall.org The Surfrider Foundation Eastern Long Island Chapter will host its Surf Movie Night XVI at Guild Hall in East Hampton with a screening of The Seawolf and other shorts, hosted by Andy Brosnan. Tickets are $20.

Summer Of Spielberg Friday, August 3, at 8:30 PM www.southamptonartscenter.org Southampton Arts Center continues the Summer of Spielberg series with a

screening of Poltergeist. These weekly films are free to the public and outdoors.

Juan of the Dead Sunday, August 5, at 5 PM www.southamptonartscenter.org Southampton Arts Center hosts a screening of Juan of the Dead, presented with The Havana Film Festival New York. Tickets are $10.

Women’s Surf Film festival Saturday, August 4 to Sunday, August 5 www.thembh.com The Montauk Beach House will host the sixth annual New York Women’s Surf Festival this weekend.

Music Cultural Voyage Wednesday, August 1, at 6:30 PM www.bcmf.org The Bridgehampton Chamber Music Continued On Page 62.

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Festival will host Cultural Voyage at Bridgehampton Presbyterian Church Grounds.

Hayground School Campus in Bridgehampton with Morley Singer. Free for camp and school, a $20 donation for the public.

Mozart & More Sunday, August 5, at 6:30 PM www.bcmf.org The Bridgehampton Chamber Music Festival presents Mozart & More at Bridgehampton Presbyterian Church Grounds.

Bela Fleck Sunday, August 5, at 8 PM www.guildhall.org Guild Hall in East Hampton presents a solo concert of 15-time Grammy winner Bela Fleck.

The Como Brothers Wednesday, August 1, at 6 PM www.eastwindlongisland.com The Shoppes at East Wind in Wading River present Live at the Shoppes with The Como Brothers, Matt and Andrew Como. This event is free to the public.

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International Music Sessions Tuesday, August 7, at 6 PM www.imswolffer.eventbrite.com International Music Sessions, a nonprofit music camp for kids, is offering a public event at Wölffer Estate Vineyards: The Wine Stand with Charles Yang (violin), Peter Dugan (piano) and Mark Dover (clarinet).

Saturday, August 4, at 8 PM Sunday, August 5, at 7:30 PM

Saturday, August 4, at 9 PM Sunday, August 5, at 2 PM 631-527-7800 The Springs Tavern will host karaoke night every Saturday beginning at 9 PM. No cover, just bring your best singing voice. There’s also Open Mic every Sunday from 2 to 6 PM.

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The Suffolk Theater in Riverhead presents The Lovin’ Spoonful.

Sunday, August 5, at 2 PM www.southamptonartscenter.org

Sunday, August 5, at 7:30 PM www.suffolktheater.com

Southampton Arts Center, along with The Jam Session, brings back Jazz on the Steps with Bob Hovey on trombone and Stan Wright on bass. It is free and open to the public.

The Suffolk Theater in Riverhead presents Three Dog Night.

Stephen Talkhouse in Amagansett will have a live performance by The Devon Allman Project with Duane Betts on Wednesday, August 1, at 8 PM. On Thursday, August 2, see The Complete Unknowns at 8 PM and Swift Technique at 10 PM. Friday, August 3, see Continued On Page 63.

Joe’s Pub Saturday, August 4, at 8 PM www.joespub.com

The Clam Bar at Napeague will have live music every Wednesday. This week will be The Salty Captain and His Mermaid, featuring Jeff London.

Music Monday

Hayground Camp continues the inaugural Hayground Music Series on the

The Lovin’ Spoonful

Three Dog Night

Joe’s Pub Sound View in Greenport presents a concert by Jamie & Michael Leonhart in the Piano Bar.

Tuesday, August 7, at 6:30 PM www.haygroundcamp.org

Temple Adas Israel in Sag Harbor presents Shabbat by the Bay, an all-ages musical service with drum circle followed by a BYO-picnic, held every Friday in August at Havens Beach.

Jazz On The Steps

Wednesday, August 1, at 5 PM

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Monday, August 6, at 8 PM www.baystreet.org Bay Street Theater in Sag Harbor presents Isaac Mizrahi: Moderate to Severe.

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Animal Years at 9 PM and Good Noise at 11 PM. Saturday, August 4, will be Inda Eaton at 7 PM, Lord of Foxes at 9 PM, and LHT at 11 PM. Sunday, August 5, at 8 PM will be Billy Bob Thornton & the Boxmasters Tour. Monday, August 6, see markymarkmax at 8 PM and DJ Snoop at 10 PM. Then, Tuesday August 7, see Big Karma at 9 PM.

Woody Boley Friday, August 3, at 6 PM www.townlinebbq.com Townline BBQ in Sagaponack hosts live music every Friday from 6 to 9 PM. This week will be Woody Boley.

Lyle Lovett Friday, August 3, at 8 PM www.whbpac.org Westhampton Beach Performing Arts Center presents An Evening With . . . Lyle Lovett and his Large Band.

Vanessa Williams Saturday, August 4, at 8 PM www.whbpac.org Save the Best for Last . . .with Vanessa Williams at the Westhampton Beach Performing Arts Center.

Theater EVITA Through August 26 www.baystreet.org Bay Street Theater presents EVITA through August 26. The show’s lyrics are by Tim Rice and music by Andrew Lloyd Webber. It was originally directed by Harold Prince.

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The Surfrider Foundation host its Surf Movie Night XVI at Guild Hall with a screening of The Seawolf.

tin Soukhovetski every Thursday night through August 23 with a prix fixe dinner at 7 PM and show starting at 9 PM.

Double Vision: The Unerring Eye of Art World Avatars Dominique & John De Menil.

Staged Reading

Thomas Halaczinsky

Thursday, August 2, at 8 PM www.guildhall.org

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Fridays At Five

Sunday, August 5, at 12 PM www.bookhampton.com

Friday, August 3, at 5 PM 631-537-0015 or info@hamptonlibrary.org

BookHampton in East Hampton presents Jonathan Santlofer with Joyce Carol Oates with the book The Widower’s Notebook.

Book and Bottle

Suffolk County Historical Society in Riverhead presents Book & Bottle with Jane Alcorn discussing Nikola Tesla: Who Was He?

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Canio’s in Sag Harbor will host writer/ photographer/sailor Thomas Halaczinsky with the book Archipelago New York.

Thursday, August 2 at 6 PM 631-727-2881 ext. 100

William Middleton Tuesday, August 2, at 7:30 PM www.canios.wordpress.com Photos: Jeremy Daniel

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Guild Hall in East Hampton presents a staged reading of Daughters of the Sexual Revolution.

Saturday, August 4, at 5 PM www.canios.wordpress.com

Canio’s in Sag Harbor will have journalist William Middleton presenting

Hampton Library in Bridgehampton continues Fridays at Five with Ken Auletta Frenemies presenting The Epic Disruption of the Ad Business (And Everything Else). Admission is $25.

Havens Barn Saturday, August 4, at 4 PM 631-749-0025 Shelter Island Historical Society presents Brooke Kroeger and her new book The Suffragents: How Women Used Men to Get the Vote at Havens Barn.

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NOT A GOOD SWIMMING BUDDY. . .

Lyle Lovett will appear at the Westhampton Beach Performing Arts Center.

Southampton Arts Center and the International Center of Photography present a special series of illustrated talks with photographers. This Thursday the first will be ICP Executive Director Mark Lubell in conversation with photographer Elliott Erwitt. Tickets are $15 or $10 for friends of the SAC.

Marders Sunday, August 5, at 10 AM www.marders.com Marders in Bridgehampton presents Garden Lectures each week. This week, it’s “Caring for Cactus and Succulents.” All lectures are free. Email info@marders.com for more information.

Summer Lecture Series

Thursday, August 2, at 7:30 PM Tuesday, August 7, at 7:30 PM www.watermillcenter.org The Watermill Center presents its Summer Lecture Series. This Thursday, journalist and editor, William Middleton discusses Double Vision: The Unerring Eye of Art World Avatars Dominique and John de Menil. On Tuesday, will be international poet, educator, and human rights activist, Aja Monet.

Thursday Authors Studio

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Old Dogs, New Trips By Vay David and John Laudando

Bandelier: Living In Cave Dwellings In Cliffs Ancestral Pueblo people carved out a distinct lifestyle. Towering cliffs, created by volcanic eruption. Independent/John Laudando

Bandelier National Monument was a little over an hour’s drive from Dunshee’s Casita (on the web at dunshees. com) in Santa Fe, the delightful B&B that was our headquarters on this trip out to the Southwest. In fact, our firstever column in The Indy recounted our experience on another leg of the trip — our visit to Mesa Verde National Park in Colorado. These two sites, about 250 miles apart and from overlapping time periods, are two diverse glimpses into Native American life hundreds of years ago.

En route to Bandelier from Santa Fe, we passed by the infamous Los Alamos, with all its signs that forbid entrance, not that we were interested. And we stopped for a great lunch at a little spot operated by Native Americans of the area that was just a small corner in one of the largest package stores imaginable. (Sadly, it was before we became serious travelers, so we didn’t do as we do now — take photos of everything we want to chronicle with our mobile phones. So, we can’t really say where it was or what it was

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called. But, happily we’ve solved that and our mobiles are perhaps our best tools for reporting as Old Dogs.) So, on to Bandelier — Ancestral Pueblo people lived there from approximately 1150 to 1550 AD, carving out amazing-but-not-very-tall homes (men were only about 5’3 and women about five feet) into the area’s cliffs of volcanic tuff. Tuff is an igneous rock containing the debris from an explosive volcanic eruption — and there is a vast amount of it in Bandelier. We found the caves in Bandelier are quite different from the entire villages carved into the cliffs of Mesa Verde (occupied from 600 to 1300). We were able to climb into individual dwellings by means of rudimentary wooden ladders, and we walked around inside them observing the smoke holes, fireplaces, storage shelves, and, outside, the holes in the cliff that held wooden poles with awnings that protected them from the hot sun. And spread out below the cliff dwellings were the outlines of countless structures built of stone. The Pueblo people planted crops atop the mesas, mostly corn, beans,

and squash. To this basic diet, they added native plants and meat of deer, rabbit, and squirrel. And they raised turkeys, both for meat and for their feathers. It wasn’t until after Bandelier’s cliff-carving residents abandoned the area in the 1550s that they began building the pueblos we associate with them now. Operated by the National Park Service, Bandelier National Monument comprises more than 33,000 acres of beautiful canyons and mesas. Besides its amazing cliff dwellings, it also shows signs of human presence — petroglyphs, for example — from over 11,000 years ago. Its abundant life today is a wide range of the flora and fauna of the region, giving these lucky dogs many more things to see, even beyond the fantastic dwellings. Topped with the incredibly blue sky and white clouds of the Southwest, it was a beautiful day in a beautiful place. Find lots more photos of this remarkable place at indyeastend.com. Visit our website at olddogsnewtrips.com, and we welcome your comments on our Facebook page — Old Dogs, New Trips.

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Time For Design

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Some of the things that makes a summer weekend in the Hamptons special are the homes. Leaving the majestic cityscape of Manhattan where the towers soar above you, being able to take in the sights of cottages, homes, and mansions against the fields and sky is a real joy. For the Hamptons homeowners, a little rain mid-summer leaves you indoors thinking about those next projects to improve your piece of perfection. This week, with the launch of the Hamptons Summer Show Home from Kristin Farrell, partnering with Mitchell Gold + Bob Williams and other sponsors, we look at the people, objets d’accueil, and the places to find them.

THE OBJECTS Samsung’s Family Hub. Samsung’s smart refrigerator has a touchscreen built into it, which can provide everything from to-do lists, family pictures, television, and apps so that you can order groceries from the fridge itself! Rounding out its amazing features is a camera, which enables you to see what’s inside the fridge when out shopping. www.samsung.com The Wolf Outdoor Grill. It’s the Ferrari of outdoor cooking appliances, with the signature large red control knobs. Fire up a steak on a Wolf grill putting out 130,000 BTU to achieve that perfect char. Stout, 3/8”-thick stainless-steel grates retain and radiate more heat for more even grilling (and coveted restaurant-style grill marks). www.subzero-wolf.com Sherwin-Williams Paints. The unsung hero of interior design, color, and the right paint and stain applications, can make or break a home. Sherwin-

Williams was founded at the end of the Civil War and set the pace, creating ready mixed paints in resealable cans by the mid 1870s. Sherwin-Williams’s color of the month is Indigo SW6531. Give it a go! www.sherwin-williams.com The Big Easy Media Sofa from Mitchell Gold. The ultimate way to furnish a media room or personal home theater, Mitchell Gold’s large-scale media sofa features a deep, chaise-like design of epic proportions. A bed-like platform with an expansive down-blend seat cushion and trio of oversized back pillows makes a cozy landing for one or many to relax and catch up on the latest TV and movies. www.mgbwhome.com

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fect Hamptons living experience. www. hamptonsshowhome.com Mitchell Gold + Bob Williams will be celebrating the 20th anniversary of their upholstery company next year, which was started in the rural town of Taylorsville, NC. Today, the company offers a full range of home furnishings, including eco-friendly upholstery, tables and storage, lighting, rugs, bed linens, accessories, window treatments, and art. www.mgbwhome.com Mark Moussa, Arteriors Lighting. Arteriors knows about lighting, boasting some 1200 designs, of which about 90 percent are in stock and can ship within 72 hours. Arteriors has a range of talented designers with whom they collaborate on innovative and exciting lighting designs. Founded by Mark Moussa, Arteriors is a family business, with children Tanner and Mackenzie having joined the team. www.arteriorshome.com Harrison and Nicholas Condos, Harbour Outdoor. Scions of an Australian furniture maker based in Sydney, Harbour Outdoor creates furniture with traditional and modern elements in their designs. The uniquely designed furniture also is incredible durable, and built to withstand a variety of climates. www.harbouroutdoor.com

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Kristen Farrell. She is the CEO of Farrell Home and mastermind behind the Hamptons Summer Show Home concept running in Water Mill through August 12. Farrell has brought together some of the leading brands in home design and furnishing to create the per-

English Country Antiques, Southampton. Former fashion photographer Chris Mead became the expert on creating interior coffee tables books, selling some 750,000 copies while opening an antiques store as a hobby. That hobby has grown dramatically, as Chris approaches his 30th anniversary

in the Hamptons, with stores in Southampton and Bridgehampton. www.ecantiques.com Coastal Home, Bridgehampton. Capture the feeling of beach-style living and make that indoor to outdoor connection to nature as expressed by home design. Coastal Home’s mix of new and vintage aesthetics presents you an eclectic look with its furnishings, custom rugs, home accessories, and unique art. www.coastalhomeonline.com In Home, Sag Harbor. Whilst filled to the gunnels with interesting home objects, supplies, and linens, In Home also boasts the literal ability to “ask the professor” — co-owner and Home Products Development Professor at New York City’s FIT, David Brogna. www.inhomesagharbor.com

Hildreth’s Home East, East Hampton. America’s oldest department store, Hildreth’s clearly knows a thing or two about outfitting the ideal Hamptons home. Hildreth’s, which also has a Main Street store in Southampton, carries luxurious bedding, bath and spa essentials, housewares, candles and hostess gifts, table linens, children’s furniture, clothing, gifts and toys, area rugs, lamps and lamp shades, and even sewing supplies. www.hildreths.com

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Chefs & Champagne The James Beard Foundation, the country’s preeminent culinary organization, hosted its annual “Chefs & Champagne” benefit at Wölffer Estate Vineyard in Sagaponack on Saturday, July 28. Padma Lakshmi, host and executive producer of Bravo’s Emmy award–winning “Top Chef,” was guest of honor. Photos by Joe Cipro

An Evening of Enchantment The Ellen Hermanson Foundation presented its fundraising gala, “An Evening of Enchantment,” on Saturday, July 28, at the Topping Rose House in Bridgehampton. The foundation honored Jodi Wasserman, member of the board of directors of Lucia’s Angels and Coalition for Women’s Cancers at Stony Brook Southampton Hospital. The event featured entertainment by illusionist and mentalist Alex Voz, cuisine by Jean-Georges, dancing to DJ Double S Productions, Mirror Photobooth NYC, and more. Jean Shafiroff, noted philanthropist, was the gala chair.

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Watermill Center The 25th annual Watermill Center summer benefit and auction, “Time Bomb,” was held on Saturday, July 28. The event united the worlds of art, performance, music, theatre, design, architecture, and fashion. Photos by Neil Rasmus/BFA, Joe Cipro

Fridays At Five Hampton Library in Bridgehampton continued its “Fridays at Five” series on Friday, July 27, with author James Patterson. Photos by Richard Lewin

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Taste Of Montauk “Taste Of Montauk” was held on Sunday, July 29, at Gurney’s Montauk Yacht Club & Resort. The event featured culinary bites from Montauk restaurants, along with Long Island wines, local beers, and craft beverages. There was also music by The Lynn Blue Band. Photos by Richard Lewin

Chefs Dinner Internationally renowned French-born chef Jacques Pépin was honored at the 14th annual Hayground School’s Chefs Dinner on Sunday, July 29, on the school’s grounds in Bridgehampton. The honorary chairpersons were Sarah Jessica Parker and Matthew Broderick. During the dinner, there was a conversation between chefs Eric Ripert and Jacques Pépin. Photos by Joe Cipro

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Project MOST Luncheon EMP Summer House and The Stephen Talkhouse invited guests to join for a luncheon at EMP to benefit Project MOST on Thursday, July 26. Photos by Justin Meinken

Clothesline Art Sale The Guild Hall Clothesline Art Sale was held on Saturday, July 28. The community event featured works by East End artists. The sale supported local artists, as well as Guild Hallâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s year-round programming. Photos by Richard Lewin

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Judith and Gerson Leiber Memorial On Saturday, July 28, the Leiber Collection, located in Springs, was the site for a joyous celebration of the lives and works of Judith and Gerson Leiber. Photos by Jessica Mackin-Cipro

Facet: Hamptons The New York Jewelry Design Institute presented “Facet: Hamptons,” a fine jewelry designer showcase, for one day only on Saturday, July 28, at the Bridgehampton Community House. The NYJDI pioneers modern programming in jewelry design education, with a focus on entrepreneurship. The Bridgehampton event featured a blend of emerging student designers, alongside established jewelry designers, for a boutique shopping experience highlighting unique, one-of-a-kind jewelry. Photos by James J. Mackin

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Week of Hope Kick Off On Saturday, July 21, Audrey Gruss hosted a party to kick off Hope for Depression Research Foundationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Week of Hope, which will culminate in the third annual Walk of Hope + 5K Run to Defeat Depression, which will take place on Sunday, August 5, at 9 AM in Southampton. Photos by Gonzalo Marroquin/PMC

Toots And The Maytals Toots and The Maytals took the stage at the Stephen Talkhouse in Amagansett on Friday, July 27. Photos by Jenna Mackin

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Jill Zarin’s Luxury Luncheon Architechnology Designs presented Jill Zarin’s sixth annual Luxury Luncheon in honor of Bobby Zarin on Saturday, July 28. The event benefitted Thyroid Cancer Research and allowed guests to enjoy an afternoon with Jill at Topping Rose House in Bridgehampton. Photos by Rob Rich/ www.societyallure.com

Farrell Show Home Farrell Building Company hosted the opening of Kristen Farrell’s Water Mill Show Home on Thursday, July 26. Photos by Jenna Mackin

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Charlotte Moss On Thursday, July 26, East Hampton Historical Society Executive Director Maria Vann and event co-chairs Sarah Amaden, Katie Brown, and Dara Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Hara invited guests to the Maidstone Club to hear interior designer Charlotte Moss speak about her latest book, Charlotte Moss ENTERTAINS: Celebrations and Everyday Occasions.Â Photos by Richard Lewin

Bridgehampton Chamber Music On Saturday, July 28, at Atlantic Golf Club in Bridgehampton, Bridgehampton Chamber Music Festival held its 35th anniversary benefit, featuring an hour-long concert by an ensemble of eight musicians, including BCMF Founder and Artistic Director Marya Martin playing the flute. Photos by Richard Lewin

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Dancers For Good â&#x20AC;&#x153;Dancers For Goodâ&#x20AC;? was held at Guild Hall on Friday, July 20. The event honored Broadway great Chita Rivera with a Lifetime Achievement in Dance, and actress, singer, and dancer Bebe Neuwirth with a Dance Humanitarian Award. Proceeds will benefit The Actors Fund and its vast array of services. Photos Courtesy Dancers For Good, Inc.

Outright Action International Outright Action International hosted a Sag Harbor Sunset Cruise on Saturday, July 28. The foundation seeks to advance human rights and opportunities for LGBTQA people around the world. Photo by Nanette Shaw

East Hampton Farmers Market Photos by Richard Lewin The parking lot at Nick & Toni’s Restaurant on East Hampton’s North Main Street is usually occupied by a variety of vehicles owned by diners. On Fridays from 9 AM to 1 PM, from May 18 until September 7, however, you can find a variety of fresh, locallygrown produce and other edibles created by local artisans at the East Hampton Farmers Market. Each season, Kate Plumb assembles 21 vendors under the tents.

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American Hotel: Timeless Taste The Sag Harbor fixture offers up nostalgia and formal dining By Hannah Selinger

Not much in the ever-changing Hamptons is purposefully timeless. The American Hotel, however — Sag Harbor’s Main Street institution — carries with it more than just the pang of nostalgia elicited by summers gone by. And in 2018, this local masterpiece is still going strong. The landmark building has proudly prevailed in downtown Sag Harbor since the mid-1800s, but its history is a bit more complex. The space now occupied by the American Hotel was, according to lore, once a Colonial inn, razed by fire in the late 1700s. In 1824, that space was reconstructed by a local cabinetmaker named Nathan Tinker. He finished the building nearly two decades later, using it as his residence in the meantime. By 1846, Tinker had tired of his project and, in a bid to supplement his income, added a boarding house above and behind the original edifice. But the whaling industry collapsed shortly thereafter, leaving Tinker with an unoccupied space,

which eventually fell into disrepair. Thirty years later, the building, left to Tinker’s heirs, was bought by Captain William Freeman and Addison Youngs, whaler and farmer, respectively. The men added to the building its now-iconic front porch, installed a formal dining room and bar, and named it the American House. The hotel offered 25 rooms for traveling salesmen, who could eat and sleep comfortably after a day on the road. In the early 1970s, a spate of factory closings, made worse by a stalled national economy, cost Sag Harbor 1500 jobs, destroying the year-round population. By the time current owner (and wine director par excellence) Ted Conklin bought the place in 1972, it had fallen on tough times, essentially a boarding house with a disintegrating bar and outhouses. The hotel had been non-operational since the 1930s and had sold no alcohol since before the first World War. Sag Harbor itself had slipped in prestige from its old whaling chops. The track to industrialism had changed the color and the flavor of the town. When Ted Conklin reopened the Hotel, on the Fourth of July in 1972, it was unclear as to how the revised establishment would perform. Luckily, Sag Harbor made a full recovery (as anyone perusing the real estate listings can see), and the American Hotel reclaimed its moment in history. With its mix of nautical décor and hunting lodge chic — along with a touch of Tiffany glass — the Hotel attracted steady clientele and a staff that never really left. The literary elite — Truman Capote and E.L. Doctorow, among others — established themselves as bar regulars, offering the restaurant a sense of upscale panache. And what of the menu? Like the setting, the food at the American Hotel is decidedly formal, with formal prices to match. Soupe a l’oignon gratinée arrives still bubbling in a massive, hot-tothe-touch crock. Oysters Rockefeller, Petrossian caviar, terrine de foie gras, fillet of flounder with beurre blanc, and duck a la Montmorency all make oblig-

atory showings, too. However, you may not be there for the formal dining, which takes place with fine French service, tablecloths, and individual vases full of fresh flowers. You may have come with wine in mind — and if you did, you came to the right place. Since 1981, the American Hotel has boasted the highest award bestowed on a restaurant by Wine Spectator, the Wine Spectator Grand Award. Few restaurants enjoy this distinction, which requires that a restaurant feature 1000 or more wine selections, “outstanding depth in mature vintages,” and a formidable selection of large-format bottles. On Long Island, the Hotel is the sole restaurant to hold this prestigious award. Come for a drink (even the by-theglass selections are expansive), stay for a bite, observe the authors and celebrities who dine on the porch or in the intimate dining room, and languor in the lowceilinged, wooden bar area until last call. It’s a decadent reminder of a Sag Harbor that once was, and a Sag Harbor that now, centuries later, is again.

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to say “no” to certain meals. Today, plant-based diets are becoming more popular with consumers. “The internet has had a large impact on changing people’s eating habits. We are becoming more aware of how food impacts not only our health but our environment and the other species we share this world with,” explained Ficalora. Aiming to make veganism both easy and affordable, he is also the founder of the “Produce Section Challenge,” a series of online videos showing viewers how purchasing groceries from only the produce section can be inexpensive and delicious. It’s from this challenge that the menu was formed by Ficalora in partnership with Simply Sublime, another local mainstay. The menu includes items such as curried cauliflower bowls, banh mi, falafel wraps, hummus, and guacamole. The Plant Based Coffee Shop is

By Nicole Teitler For years, East End diners have perused menus of restaurants and cafes in search of a vegan option. Oftentimes the menu has fallen short of the diners specific dietary needs. That’s a thing of the past, as the Hamptons welcomes its very first vegan restaurant, the Plant Based Coffee Shop in Bridgehampton. The Ficalora brothers, Lennon and Marley are the proprietors. The two were raised vegetarians, with limited options for where to eat, aside from the produce aisle at the grocery store, or local farm

stands. “My parents made the decision to raise my brother and I vegetarian. It was my mom’s idea originally, after she had read about the health benefits of a plant-based pregnancy. A few years later, my father became plant based,” Marley said. “We would have loved to have had a place where we could have eaten anything off the menu.” Ficalora is now vegan. Growing up in a carnivore-based society, with advertisements aplenty, especially for school Lunchables, it was very difficult

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Cove Hollow Tavern: Cozy, Quaint, Fresh By Bridget LeRoy bridget@indyeastend.com

Terry Harwood and Lisa Murphy found a formula that works at their Vine Street Café on Shelter Island — serve farm-fresh comfort food in a cozy, intimate setting and they will come. The same holds true for their East Hampton outpost, the former popular Café Max, now the Cove Hollow Tavern — plus it’s super convenient for hungry editors at The Independent, located almost directly across the street from the Red Horse Plaza in East Hampton. My date for the evening was none other than The Independent’s associate publisher, art director, and chief bottle roller Jessica Mackin-Cipro. We chose to dine on the early side, and the Tavern was blissfully quiet. White walls, black beams overhead, it was simply decorated, and we had the dining room practically to ourselves. I immediately took notice of the nightly specials, such as duck cassoulet and lamb t-bones, a veal schnitzel dish, along with cioppino, a local fish and shellfish stew. However, Jessica opted for a pickled beet salad with walnuts, watercress, and goat cheese in a lemon-caper vinaigrette. I decided on pork cracklins, served with barbecue seasonings sea salt, and lime, because why not? You only live once. Other choices that caught my eye included a smoked beef brisket sausage, a lobster remoulade slider, and a spin on the Caprese salad, with heirloom tomatoes, basil, and fresh burrata. The cracklins were hot and fresh and delicious, just the right amount of salt, and with a squeeze of lime, interestingly original. Jessica’s salad was a delicious mash-up of the pickled beets set off by the creaminess of the chevre and the earthy crunch of the walnuts.

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For my main course, I chose the Vine Street fave — malfadine pasta with mushroom Bolognese, a creamy ragu of local mushrooms. It was a wonderful substitute for those who want that meaty flavor without the meat. Jessica ordered the herbed roasted lemon chicken served with heirloom carrots and braised energy greens. You can always tell a restaurant by how it prepares the most “boring” dish, roasted chicken, and Cove Hollow did not disappoint. While the chicken was good, the carrots and the greens were bursting with flavor and seasoning, bringing the dish all together. Other entrees included a shellfish gumbo, potato crusted black bass, cedar plank salmon, and a Harissa lamb burger, along with steaks and ribs. Dessert was shared: we ordered the passion fruit crème brulee, which was a little soupy, although the burnt sugar was perfect. All in all, it was a lovely evening, and by the time we left, the Tavern was packed. With a constantly updated menu according to what is fresh and what is in season, it’s worth a repeat visit. The restaurant is open seven days a week starting at 5 PM, and offers a bar menu as well. Visit www.covehollowtavern.com to find out more.

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Guest-Worthy Recipe: Greg Proechel Onigiri with Fermented Black Bean Sauce & Clams By Zachary Weiss

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Chef Proechel’s GuestWorthy Recipe: Onigiri with Fermented Black Bean Sauce & Clams

Why? This is a perfect dish for a dinner party because it’s very easy to bring together and any allergies can be easily addressed. Not only are the flavors very strong and present, it’s a play on some familiar flavors with the black beans and clams. I like the fact that you can play around with different shapes of the onigiri and if you don’t have a grill, serving the rice warm and seasoned can be a fun way to eat this with your hands, simply taking a piece of rice and grabbing the snap pea sauté and eating it inside or outside. This is also great because it’s just as delicious cold as it is warm and still keeps all the texture I love from the snap peas which helps take off the pressure of making sure everything is ready at the same time.

Ingredients: For the Onigiri: Sushi Rice Sushi Rice Vinegar (seasoned vinegar

you can buy at any grocery store) For the Fermented Black Bean Sauce with Clams and Snap Peas 1/2 c black bean sauce (I would recommend Lao Ganma brand) 12 pcs clams, scrubbed and purged in salt water 1/2 c white wine 1 c snap peas, sliced lengthwise and blanched for five seconds and shocked in ice water Fresh pear, small diced in acidulated water Butter, diced into 1/2-inch cubes (knob)

clams, and two knobs of butter. Bring to a boil and right before serving, add in the blanched snap peas and pears. Toss until combined and lightly warmed.

Plate any way you wish. The rice can easily be served on the side and used to grab the sauté similar to the way you would with a lettuce wrap.

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Sesame Ginger Steak Salad Ingredients (serves 4) 1 lb hanger or skirt steak 2 large carrots 2 zucchini 1 head of cabbage 1 Tbsp minced ginger 1 bunch of chopped cilantro 1 bulb of celery root 1 bunch scallion

Dressing Ingredients 1 Tbsp Dijon mustard 1 oz soy sauce 2 Tbsp chopped ginger 1/4 c orange juice 1 tsp sesame oil 1 shallot 2 Tbsp rice wine vinegar

1/2 c of vegetable oil Pinch of salt

Directions This salad is fairly easy to make. However, the quality of the salad relies heavily on thin precision knife cuts of the vegetables. This recipe will be a good test of your knife skills in the kitchen, and, this being said, you will need a mandolin food slicer to cut proper thin julienne (or long, thin, stick like cuts). First you want your vegetables clean, so wash them and peel the ones that have skin, like carrots and celery root. Now carefully adjust your mandolin to a very thin setting and begin

slicing the vegetables. Then, line up the pieces and finish the job with a chef knife. The result should be long thin slices of vegetables. Mix all vegetables and herbs in a bowl and set aside. Cut the steak into strips (always cut against the grain). Heat the grill and marinate the steak in a bit of soy sauce and some of the dressing youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve made while the grill heats. You can mix the vegetable salad with the remaining

dressing just before you put the steak on the grill because it will not take long to cook. Plate the salad and top with the hot, juicy steak and enjoy.

Dressing Put all ingredients except the oil in your blender cup and blend on high, slowly adding the oil and maybe just a bit of warm water to set the emulsion.

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Child Friendly Hamptons Restaurants Finding the right restaurants that are friendly for children can be quite a daunting task. Luckily, the Hamptons has several great options, with a select few that go above and beyond for making both parents’ and children’s dining experiences extra accommodating. I love to take my son and daughter to these five during the summer months.

order an entire seafood spread at this Napeague eatery, including lobster rolls, clams, fish tacos, mussels, and of course, sweet potato fries. We have even ordered food to-go to bring to the beach in Amagansett.

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The Blue Parrot in East Hampton is always a fun spot. The waitstaff is always so kind to us. We usually order the tres bandidos served with salsa, guacamole, and warm queso fundido, and the calamari served with pico de gallo and chipotle sauce, which is very tasty, and then we’ll split a burrito. I recommend coming in for lunch at 2 PM to avoid crowds on the weekends.

This is my daughter’s favorite spot. If we happen to be walking by on Sag Harbor Main Street, she always insists that we go inside for at least a milkshake or dish of ice cream. We love to sit outside or in the back at its circular booth. Its milkshakes and burgers are some of the best around. Our favorites are the LT Backyard burger and the American Puff milkshake. It also has an adorable children’s menu, arcade games, and my daughter always receives a balloon when we visit!

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a late afternoon for pizza and drinks with our children. They offer Wikki Stix to keep the children entertained

and much of the menu is very childfriendly, including its selection of pizzas and pasta dishes.

Zakura We have been dining at Zakura in Amagansett for many years and my children always love coming here, especially to sit in the booths or adjacent to its saltwater fish tank. My daughter loves to name the fish, which resemble characters from Finding Nemo. We order dumplings and teriyaki. They also sell Pocky snacks and Ramune soda, which are great treats.

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Baiting Hollow Farm Vineyard Mosey on over for some food and drink specials on “Twilight Thursday,” August 2, from 5 to 9 PM. Classic rock soloist Bob Stack will strum some tunes on his guitar. Cheese plates will be $5 and to wash the snacks down, bottles of wine will be 10 percent off, glasses of wine $8, beer $5, and wineritas, $7. Craig Rose plays from 11:30 AM to 1:30 PM, followed by Gissel Garcia from 2 to 6 PM on Saturday, August 4. On Sunday, August 5, it’s Ricky Roche from 2 to 6 PM. For more events, check out www.baitinghollowfarmvineyard.com.

Clovis Point On Saturday, August 4, stop by for some yoga in the grapes with Babette Paul from 10:30 to 11:30 AM. Class is $25 per person, including a complimentary glass of wine. A little later, Elegant Eats Food Truck swings by with some grub, and an art show and sale with Ranelle Susan Wolf and her students takes place from 12 to 5 PM. Southold Slim plays from 1:30 to 5:30 PM. The following day on Sunday, August 5, there will be a book signing and reading with “Two Girls and a Book Obsession” from 11 AM to 4 PM. The event will feature authors Jenny Milchman, Jacqueline Smith, Lissa Marie Redmond, and James William Peercy.

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Pindar Vineyards Glassybaby will host a pop-up shop Thursday, August 2, from 12 to 4 PM. Ten percent of sales will be donated to Cystic Fibrosis Foundation. The next day, there’s “Sunset Friday” on the Wisteria Deck, featuring a free concert with Jen Kane from 6 to 9 PM. The NO-FO band takes the stage from 1 to 5 PM on Saturday, August 4. The Atlantics play during the same times on Sunday, July 29. While you are stopping by, try one of the vineyard’s summer winery tours, which make a run at 12 and 2 PM on Saturday and 2 PM on Sunday. They are $20 per person; $15 for wine club members. You can also visit the sunflower field from 11 AM to 6 PM until Monday, August 6, for some u-pick sunflowers at $2 per stem, and don’t forget to visit the food truck for some grub on the dub. And, a double don’t forget to partake of some Summer Sangria with Sweet Scarlett, which is $8 per 16-ounce cup through September.

Jason’s Vineyard Victor Tarassov and Arrizza play from 5:30 to 8:30 Pm on Friday, August 3. Broder and Bogart take the stage from 1:30 to 5:30 PM on Saturday, August 4, and at the same times on Sunday, August 5, it’s Trish Torrales and the Blackstones. For more vineyard news, go to

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Palmer Vineyards Ahmad Ali plays from 4 to 8 PM on Friday, August 3. Then, it’s North Shore Jazz Quartet from 1 to 5 PM on Saturday, August 4. If you are looking for a bite to eat, Nice Buns Food Truck drops by starting at 1:30 PM. For more information, go to www.palmervineyards. com.

Martha Clara Vineyards Enjoy Wine Down Wednesdays with music, a local food truck, and wine, of course, from 6 to 9 PM on August 1. Looking ahead, the vineyard’s annual stomp party is September 9 from

1 to 5 PM. There will be live music and food, and tickets are $105 per person for VIPs. VIP admission includes inside access to the Manor House, a private hour of stomping, a complimentary glass of wine, and food options. General admission is from 2 to 5 PM at $65 per person for wine club members and $75 for all others. Admission includes a complimentary glass of wine. For more information, visit www.marthaclaravineyards.com.

Wölffer Estate Garrett and Tamara play during the vineyard’s “Twilight Thursday,” on August 2. Then it’s Lynn Blue for “Sunset Friday” on August 3.

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Great Food Truck Derby The seventh annual Great Food Truck Derby will return to the Hayground School in Bridgehampton on Friday, August 10, from 4 to 7 PM, hosted by Edible East End. Trucks from Manhattan to Montauk will hit the pavement for an early evening of mobile eats, local wine, craft beer, and more. Entertainment will be provided by The Shockwaves. Participants include Anewyoricanthing, Billie Jean’s Grill, Bistro Mobile Kitchen, Blondie’s Bake Shop, Cheese Kings, Chiddy’s Cheesesteaks, Dreesen’s Famous Donuts Truck, Eat Me Drink Me, Elegant Eats, Good Eats Grill Food Truck, Hampton Coffee Co., King Andrew Cheese, Nice Buns Slammin’ Sliders, Noah’s on the Road, Pizza Luca, OPA! On the Go, Promobile Kitchen, The Long Island Shucking Truck, The Sea, Bean Natural Foods Co., and Whole Le Crepe.

Beverages include Blue Point Brewing Company, Health-Ade Kombucha, Moët Hennessy, Tröegs Independent Brewing, and Wainscott Main Wine and Spirits. The cost for adults is $65 per person and includes one serving at each food truck and three complimentary beverages. Cost for children is $20 per person and includes four servings and one complimentary beverage. Ticket availability is limited and can be purchased at http://bit.ly/FoodTruckDerby18. VIP tickets are available and cost $100 per person, offering early access to the food trucks at 3:30 PM. The event will benefit Hayground schoolyard projects in the region, which provide culinary arts training for local kids.

Michael Symon BBQ The Backyard Restaurant at Solé East Resort presents its Montauk Summer

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Jordanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Run The annual Jordanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Run began July 29 at 8:30 AM. The race/walk honored Lance Corporal Jordan Haerter, who was killed in action on April 22, 2008. Jordanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Run participants traveled through his hometown of Sag Harbor and crossed over the bridge named after him. Hundreds participated in the race to celebrate our veterans and to honor the sacrifices that they have made. This was the first of four races that will continue into the coming weeks that will recognize military service men and women. Photos by Justin Meinken

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4 – Safety Begins With Thou –Adults between the ages of 40 and 49 account for the highest rate of boating fatalities. You set the tone for safety for the entire crew and her passengers. Come on, Bunky, get that life jacket on.

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5 – Thou Shalt Know The Rules of Navigation – Can you imagine giving the keys to the family car to one of your children – and they have never opened the book of driving regulations, much less taken a course? (See #3 above, Bunky.) You can get them online at the US Coast Guard’s Navigation Center (http://www.navcen.uscg.gov/) you can also get them from prior columns here.

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The Ten Commandments Well, that might be a bit of an overstatement (these are hardly divinely inspired) and an understatement (there are a lot more than 10 things you can do to enhance safety for you and your crew.) However, the numbers associated with these 10 steps that any skipper can do, or insist is done, are compelling. 1 - Thou Shalt Wear a Life jacket – If

16 mariners go into the water without a life jacket –only one comes out. Conversely, if they fall overboard with a life jacket, 15 come out. Which cadre do you want to be in? Always have an adequate supply of personal flotation devices aboard. Make sure that children are wearing life jackets that fit correctly. Federal and State law requires that they have one on. Only you, the skipper, can ensure that it fits them properly. 2 – Never Shalt Thou Drink and Drive – Whether a car or a boat, it is just plain crazy – and illegal – to drink and drive. Individual years vary but I have never seen alcohol account for less than 25 percent of boating accidents in a given year. 3 – Taketh a Boating Safety Course – Yes, something as simple as an eighthour boating safety class can make all the difference. Seventy percent of boating accidents involve skippers who have never taken a boating safety course. If you haven’t, start here http://

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ber and the advice to, “fix this and then give me a call – I’ll come right down, complete the safety check and affix the safety sticker to your windshield.” (Go to http://safetyseal.net/GetVSC/, put in your zip code and a vessel examiner will contact you directly.) 9 – Useth a carbon monoxide Detector – If you have an enclosed cabin, equip it with a Carbon Monoxide detector. Nothing else will protect you from the odorless, tasteless gas that can kill you and yours. 10 – Thy Shalt File a Float Plan – The U.S. Coast Guard recommends that you always tell a friend or family member where you plan to go and when you’ll be back. Make it a habit before leaving on any boat trip. BTW, if you are interested in being part of USCG Forces, email me at JoinUSCGAux@aol.com or go direct to the D1SR Human Resources department. The folks there are in charge of new members matters and we will help you “get in this thing.”

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CHIP SHOTS By Bob Bubka

The PGA And The PGA Tour

In general, it’s quite common for most folks to interchange the terms “PGA Tour” and “PGA.” This often even includes those in the golf business. So, I thought I’d spend a little time explaining the difference. Years ago, there was only one organization, the PGA of America, but then in 1975 they split and two completely different organizations evolved. The Tour or the PGA Tour is a pro-

fessional organization that administers and runs professional golf tournaments for qualified golfers who now play for millions of dollars in prize money on a weekly basis. The two showcase events on the PGA Tour are The Players Championship and The Presidents Cup. Tiger Woods, Dustin Johnson, The Masters, the US Open, the Open Championship . . . they are all part of the PGA Tour. There are roughly 44

tournaments in each season on the PGA Tour. They also run the PGA Champions (Tour) and the Web.com Tour, the Latin American Tour, the Canadian Tour, and more. The term “PGA” refers to the Professional Golfers Association of America or, to simplify it, the club pros, the ones who run the pro shops, give lessons, manage the different golf facilities, and generally are the point of contact for all amateur golfers. The PGA of America is made up of roughly 29,000 teaching and club professionals. The two major cash cows for the PGA of America are the PGA Championship, one of four golf majors contested each year, and the Ryder Cup. By far, the Ryder Cup is the larger income producer and certainly a fan favorite. It is played every other year and, yes, in September I will be covering the Ryder Cup, which will be played just outside of Paris. Ooh-la-la! Paris, here we come. The PGA Championship has traditionally been the final major of each season and this year is no different. However, 2019 is a different story as the major schedule will be rearranged for the first time in, well, forever, but this year it will begin the week of August 6 and is the last of the majors for 2018. To go back in time: the most

modest of meetings led directly to the formation of one of the most powerful organizations in golf, the PGA of America. On January 17, 1916, Rodman Wanamaker invited 35 influential people in business and golf, including Walter Hagen, by far the most flamboyant golfer of all time, to a meeting. As a result of this, the PGA of America was born. It was the governing body of all professional golf, until 1968 when the PGA Tour was founded. The winner of the PGA Championship will be presented with the Wanamaker Trophy. This year, in addition to celebrating 100 years of existence, there is a player in the field who has a chance to accomplish what only five golfers in history have ever done — to win the Grand Slam. Gene Sarazen, Ben Hogan, Gary Player, Jack Nicklaus, and Tiger Woods are the only players to have won all four of golf’s major championships, known as the Grand Slam. Tiger, at 24 years old, was the youngest player ever to complete the Grand Slam and did so in just 21 starts. Ben Hogan, at 40 years old, was the oldest to reach golf’s Holy Grail, needing 33 starts to get the job done. Jordan Spieth, at 25 years old, could become the sixth Grand Slam Club Member in only 24 major starts with a win next week in the PGA Championship.

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August 4, at 10 AM is The Sculpt Society, a music-driven class moving you the beat, followed by an 11 AM Y7 Yoga class, a stretch and restorative class. On Sunday, August 5, at 10 AM is Lifted, a way to lift mind, body, and spirit through high-intensity interval training and meditation sequences. Then, at 11 AM, will be 305 Fitness, an oceanfront dance cardio, featuring mu-

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Top Two Teams Square Off For HCBL Title Road Warriors look to clinch second consecutive championship. By Rick Murphy rmurphy@indyeastend.com

The Riverhead Tomcats earned the regular season Hamptons Collegiate Baseball League regular season title.

Eight teams fought it out during grueling 40-game schedules this summer and fittingly, the two best remain. The Riverhead Tomcats (24-13-3) and the defending champion Long Island Road Warriors (25-15) are in the midst of a best of three playoff that will decide the 2018 Hampton Collegiate Baseball League Championship. Both teams are tournament tested: The Tomcats survived a best of three against the Sag Harbor Whalers that went right down to the wire, while the Road Warriors topped the Westhampton Aviators in three, winning the rubber game with authority at home, 12-6 after facing elimination a day earlier. The defending champs jumped out to a commanding 6-0 lead after scoring five times in the second stanza. Ben McNeill walked to open the inning and with one out, Eric Roubal singled him home after two walks. Marcos Perivolaris ripped a single to drive home another run. And after yet another walk, Matthew Stepnoski doubled in two more. Ryan Steckline doubled to open the

inning and with two outs, David Hogarth doubled him home. Curtis Robinsonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s single plated another run. When Tristan Welch scored on an error, the visitors had closed to within one, 6-5. But there was no stopping the Road Warriors. Two relief pitchers, Liam Dvorak and Tim Kranz, held the Aviators at bay. Meanwhile, the Warriors scored two in the bottom of the inning on a Patrick Lagravinese single and a ground out, and two more in both the sixth and eighth innings. Lagravinese put on a show, going five for five with three runs scored and three ribbies. Perivolaris was two for four with four RBI. In the other semifinal, the Tomcats played a tough, disciplined game to eliminate the Whalers 4-1, scoring all their runs in the first three innings. Louis Antos set the stage with a long dinger with two outs in the first off the starter and eventual loser, Milton Vrionis. A Josh Greene single made it 2-0 the next inning, with Nick Thornquist lacing a key hit. From there, the pitching took over.

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No Go For Bonac Football East Hampton High School will not field a varsity football team this season. For the second consecutive year school officials have pulled the plug on the program, citing a lack of participation. The district intends to field a junior varsity team, however, with the hopes of returning to varsity competition next season. Athletic Director Joseph Vasile-

ber: Thornquist, of the Whalers, shattered the league batting record, finishing at .421 with 53 hits in 126 at bats. The five-eight 180 pounder is a junior at the University of Texas, San Antonio. Alex Volpi, of the Shelter Island Bucks, broke the league home run record, smashing 16, and also led the league with 46 runs batted in. The sixfoot-two, 220-pound infielder is entering his junior year at Holy Cross. Cozzo and the would-be varsity head coach Joe McKee met with a group of parents last month to discuss the matter. Vasile-Cozzo said there was low turnout for summer practice, and the state dictates a minimum amount of participant for a school to field a team. In the past Vasile-Cozzo has considered asking for permission to compete against smaller school districts or to create an East End League, but neither option has been pursued thus far.

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Continued From Page 25. process known. Bonicelli is an attorney in private practice. In the trespassing case, there were four defendants, meaning four different attorneys would be needed. Legal Aid had already taken on one of the other two defendants, so the court had to appoint private attorneys for the remaining three, including Chin and Velasquez. In turn, from what was said in court, there appeared to be a conflict between the immigration attorneys, with Justice Rana in exasperation urging them to work out their differences. She had no choice but to push Velasquez to her next calendar date, July 20, in order that he could consult with an immigration lawyer. On July 20, Justice Rana asked Velasquez if he had spoken with an immigration lawyer. He replied that he had. She asked if he understood that entering a guilty plea to a crime could have a detrimental effect on his immigration status. He said he understood. After pleading guilty to the trespassing charge, Velasquez was taken back to county jail in Riverside, where he was turned over to ICE. He was then taken to a Hudson County correctional facility, where ICE also rents cells. From there, he was scheduled to be flown to

one of the hub cities for ICE Air Operations, which is known as ICE Air. Those cities include Mesa, AZ, San Antonio, Alexandria, LA, and Miami. He will then be placed on a flight chartered by ICE Air and returned with others to Guatemala. Chin also consulted with an immigration lawyer through his attorney, Robert Santucci. Chin’s immigration lawyer advised against taking a plea, so he remains in jail. Chin is due back in Sag Harbor Friday, August 3. Finally, there is Jose Torres, also known as William Janders-Rodriguez. Torres has a history of violence, having served six years in state prison following a 1995 armed robbery in Suffolk County in which the victim was injured. While serving time in state prison, he was charged and convicted of another felony involving possession of a dangerous weapon while in jail. After his release, an immigration court ordered him deported. In 2011, he was again arrested on Long Island, this time on a choking charge. The federal government stepped in. He was indicted and convicted of being a violent felon who had illegally re-entered the country. He was sentenced to 57 months in federal prison, after which he was again deported.

On July 6 he was back in Long Island, this time in East Hampton, charged with another felony for allegedly causing extensive damage to the dashboard of a car. The U.S. Attorney General’s office had already obtained an indictment against Torres or JandersRodriguez, indicating it was ready to prosecute him on the same illegal reentry charge of which he was previously convicted. He faces 20 years in federal prison. As with Mones-Tonacatl, the D.A.’s office had to make a choice: obtain an indictment on the felony charge and pursue the case in county court or lower the charge to a misdemeanor and remain in local court. It chose the latter. On July 11, Torres or Janders-Rodriguez was brought to East Hampton Town Justice Court. Before he can face the federal charges he is now facing, the local case must be dealt with. It was expected on July 11 that Torres would take a plea. Instead, facing 20 years, and with nothing to lose, he threw a wrench into the works, and demanded a trial. That trial is now scheduled for August 14 when he will face a misdemeanor charge of criminal mischief in East Hampton Town Justice Court.

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BUSINESS SERVICES SUCCESSFUL FILM FINANCIER looking for investor for major studio media project. Contact howard@majorstudiopartners.com. or 631523-1212 for more information. 44-4-48

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Hedge and bush trimming, etc. 631-747-5797. UFN SOUTH FORK Construction company seeking experienced dock builders. Also seeking laborers willing to learn the trade, year round must have DMV license. 516458-7328. 48-4-51 HVAC SERVICE/INSTALL TECHS, Year-Round or seasonal. Health Benefits, Housing Allowances, 401K with matching contributions, Training & Tools provided. Sign on bonus available for qualified applicants. Grant Heating & Cooling 631-3240679. donna@grantvac.com. Inquiries kept confidential. 43-6-48

HOUSEKEEPING RUNNER The Mill House Inn. Job duties include housekeeping assistance, light maintenance groundskeeping and a variety of other tasks. Full-time, year-round position. We have a great work environment with advancement opportunities for experienced and essential

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HOUSEKEEPING/Laundry. The Mill House Inn. Housekeeping/laundry staff, fulltime, year-round position. We have a great work environment with advancement opportunities for experienced and essential individuals. Weekends, holidays, flexible schedule, passion and dedication are required. Please send resume or contact information to hookmill@gmail.com 46-4-49 FRONT DESK The Mill House Inn is seeking front desk “personal assistants” to train for a full-time, yearround position. We have a great work environment with considerable advancement opportunities for loyal individuals. Weekends, holidays, flexible schedule, passion and dedication are

MEET PRINCE HARRY Prince Harry was abandoned when his owners moved. He was still young and left outside to fend for himself for over a year. But being the brave little survivor that he is, his heart was not hardened. Harry is calm. affectionate and great around people and other cats (dogs, unknown). He was rescued by an RSVP volunteer, taken to a vet and brought up to date with his shots. Harry is ready to be adopted and will be a wonderful companion pet to a special home. Please contact RSVP Inc at 631-533-2738 or fill out an adoption application. Please call 631-533-2PET “Sponsored by Ellen Hopkins” R.S.V.P. (631) 728-3524 UFN

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED. Petsmart in Riverhead: Volunteers needed to help with cats. Please call 631-7283524. UFN

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PRIMELINE MODULAR HOMES, INC. Builders of Customized Modular Floor Plans that Fit Within Your Budget. Licensed & Insured. Locally Owned Since 1993. Steve Graboski, Builder Amagansett, N.Y. 11930 Tel: 631-267-2150 Fax: 631-267-8923

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EAST QUOGUE-5br house, 3 1/2 bath, lg. heated pool August 18-Labor Day $14,000. Weekly Rentals Available $8,000 917-941-8117. Jsmitheq @aol.com. 48-3-51 SAG HARBOR: Spectacular 3BR 3 BA sprawling contemporary salt box nestled in a nature preserve. Elegantly furnished; fireplace, oil hot air, all amenities. 3 parking spaces, newly renovated kitchen & downstairs bath. BBQ & Smoker. Koi pond & waterfall adorn the Japanese gardens. 2 Huge decks. Lots of windows & skylights partially solar heat the house. 1 mile from town & Pierson (lower schools pick up at the door) 8 minutes to Bridgehampton, 7 to EH. 9/6/18-5/15/19. $2200 + deposit. 646-319-6767. UFN

TREE SERVICE TREE SPECIALIST-Topping for view and sunlight. Tree removal, pruning, etc. 631747-5797. UF

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