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7 Schumer Visits Gabreski Air Force to pay.

12 Bridgehampton School Project Forum will explain need for more funding.

25 Bail Set At $1 Million Montauk drug ringleader arraigned.

28 Montauk Slashing Boxcutter used outside 7-Eleven.

B-1 Stephen Wilkes Takes photography to new heights.

B-7 Mick Hargreaves Musician’s Manorville studio is homey but state-of-the-art.

8 A Gathering Of Nations Shinnecock hosts 72nd powwow.

18 Street Names Explained Who were Amy, David, and Daniel?

27 Officer Assaulted In Montauk Man also charged with drug possession.

28 K9 Killed In Crash Chase after checkpoint ends in tragedy.

B-6 Steve Cohen

B-9 Operation International The organization hosts annual summer benefit.

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Week of September 5

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B-26 The Lobster Roll The road beckons, but so do your seafood dreams.

B-28 Fall Squash Pot Guest-Worthy Recipe by Braulo Bunay.

37 Kelli Delaney At Hampton Classic Picks top tablescapes.

42 Real Estate News DePersia gets Cavett listing.

46 The Sport Of Kings Winners in Hampton Classic.

49 The Great Peconic Race Paddlers to circumnavigate Shelter Island.

B-27 Wickham’s Farm Thirteen generations of farm ownership off Peconic Bay

B-29 Homemade Veggie Burger Chef Joe Cipro’s recipe of the week.

43 Rich Dec Native son sells Hamptons.

44 Deeds The biggest deals this week.

48 EMS, Equine Style Vets help horses.

50 Indy Fit Summer round up what I miss and what I missed.

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Redundant Studies? Dear Editor, Before publishing inflammatory articles, T.E. McMorrow and The Independent should do a little fact checking and analysis of raw data it obtains. The article “Airport Noise Complaints Skyrocketed in 2017” cites a “study” finding that there were 49,669 noise complaints in 2017. When it was reported that there were more than 20,000 noise complaints in 2014, a FOIL request produced the logs of such complaints revealing that more than 10,000 of them were generated by 633 homes with the top three complainers logging 2800, 1800 and 1400 complaints. That’s between four and eight complaints every single day of the year, but concentrated in the summer months it’s more like 15 to 30 per day, leaving one to conclude they were auto dialers and, in view of a well organized, financed, and vocal minority encouraged by the town board, perhaps paid for their service, especially since when plotted on a map the location of the complainers bore little relationship to the scientifically generated noise signature on the ground. Furthermore, as noted in the article, many of the complaints were from Jamesport, Northville, and Riverhead, which may have emanated from aircraft bound to and from locations other than East Hampton. As a follow up to his recent article, I challenge T.E McMorrow to obtain the data, do the investigative work of analyzing it, and render a more useful report. The August 15 article is merely the latest example of misleading, if not intentionally biased, reporting on this subject. According to the NYS Department of Transportation, the airport generates more than 90 jobs and in addition to being self sustaining, despite the intentional draining of its funds by the town in useless redundant studies and fruitless litigation in pursuit of ill-designed and illegally implemented regulations (as well as having defended seven) suits costing millions unsuccessfully brought or supported by David Gruber (who somehow still wields influence over airport decisions), produces a substantial positive cash flow, which the town nevertheless refuses to spend on needed safety improvements which have no adverse traffic or noise effect. The town has expressly sought and obtained NYS legislation prohibiting it from seeking or accepting federal funds available for the asking with no repayment obligation without a public referendum. The refusal to accept those funds has deprived the town of perhaps $10 million that could have been used for the fuel farm, AWOS, taxiways, repaving runways, deer fence etc. The board, however, refuses to consider agreeing that any determination to close the airport should similarly require a public referendum, as our most recent polls indicate that 70 percent of the voting public supports retaining the airport despite the vo-

cal minority who bought next to the airport for a deep discount and now wish to profit off its closing. That leaves open the possibility that this very important component of the East End infrastructure, which materially contributes to its economic and social underpinnings could be closed by the vote of just three town board members in 2021 to appease a very small minority of the populace and some avaricious real estate interests. If you’re truly interested in airport issues, or at least a more balanced perspective, I and other members of the East Hampton Aviation Association would be happy to speak or meet with you. Elliott Meisel, Esq. Brill & Meisel

Cross Fire Dear Editor, On June 22, I recognized and charted 76 aggregate aircraft audible intrusions while working in my back yard, at my kitchen table, in my basement — 37 were helicopters. That means the rest was a mix of assorted fixed wing aircraft. Three times I have counted in excess of 15 aircraft over my house in individual spans of 90 minutes. Once during “Jeopardy,” I had 13. And disturbances of this genre have been consistently worsening since 2015. Welcome to life under the C1-C2 line in Jamesport on the North Fork. Whatever “tweaking” Jeff Smith says he does, we still get whatever he re-directs over Robins Island because it traverses the North Fork via the C1-C2 line before it gets to the bay. At least Jeff Smith will respond to your contact. I have been waiting for a response since April. Having gleaned from ERHC’s “Fly Neighborly” meeting in March that ERHC primarily serves the pilots and operators, I am left with the impression that noise abatement is a high priority only if it does not interfere with what’s good for business. And meanwhile, the number of intrusions gets larger and we are now experiencing an expansion of intrusions from the “traditional” days and times to all days of the week, with earlier start and later end times. Having experienced helicopter noise on the North Fork since its infancy from my family’s place on Mattituck Inlet, and being a full-time resident of Jamesport, the only thing I can see which will bring both Noyac and the North Fork relief is a mandatory, all water route around Plum Island. Currently helicopters get to the Northville platform and then transit southerly over the North Fork between Herricks Lane and Manor Lane. This is the C1-C2 line instituted as part of the North Shore Route (NSR) before the burgeoning commercial Helicopter Taxi business took off. I don’t think this development was ever considered in the fabrication of an “all water route” that Senator Schumer endorsed back in the day, but this is now Continued On Page 59.

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Jeff Szabo, CEO of the Suffolk County Water Authority, Airport Manager Tony Ceglio, County Legislator Bridget Fleming, Sen. Schumer, James Gaughran, SCWA board chairman, Deputy County Executive Peter Scully, Suffolk County Health Commissioner Dr. James Tomarken, and Suffolk County environmental toxicologist Amy Juchatz at Gabreski Airport August 31. Independent/Justin Mienken

Schumer: Feds Will Pay For WH Water Cleanup Westhampton community to receive $4.8 million By Rick Murphy rmurphy@indyestend.com

The briefing was important enough for Senator Chuck Schumer to leave John McCain’s wake in Washington and fly into Gabreski Airport on Friday, August 31, and then return in time for the funeral early the next morning. Leaving the momentous occasion of his friend’s passing underscored the seriousness of the business at hand, Schumer said. “I care about this a lot,” he told a half-dozen county and state officials gathered at the Westhampton National Guard base. He was referring to a bill that would make the U.S. Air Force responsible for the costs of cleaning up drinking water in Westhampton. The Independent, the first local newspaper to report that U.S. Air Force

and National Guard bases have polluted civilian drinking water supplies, was invited to attend the gathering by the senator. Senators Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand earlier in the week shepherded an amendment to a Senate Appropriations Bill — fittingly called “The McCain Defense Authorization Act — through the Senate. If the amendment is added to the McCain Act, it will reimburse states, counties, and water authorities that have allocated funds to clean drinking water contaminated with PFOA/PFOS, chemicals commonly used at U.S. Air Force and National Guard bases. There are three bases identified so far in New York including Gabreski,

in Westhampton Beach, home of the 106th National Guard, and Stewart Air National Guard Base (Newburgh), home to the 105th Airlift Wing of the New York Air National Guard, a state Superfund site. For years, the bases used a type of foam for aircraft emergencies and training purposes that contained PFOS, or perfluorooctanesulfonic acid, which has been linked to cancer and other medical problems. The Independent learned the chemicals routinely leaked to drinking wells near the facilities, but adopted a policy of not being proactive — waiting until municipalities identified a problem before starting an investigation into the possible causes. “We endeavored to force the Air

Force to pay and they resisted,” Schumer related. “We forced them to admit it.” There will be $45 million made available nationally for cleanups in communities surrounding affected bases, including $4.8 for the Westhampton site, the senator said. Schumer, visibly moved by his experience in Washington earlier in the day, strayed from his prepared briefing to offer insights into his relationship with McCain, his fellow Senator. “He was one of my closest friends. We spent the day together the day he voted against their health care plan.” Schumer said McCain traced his lineage all the way back to Scottish kings in the Middle Ages — the McCains were always Continued On Page 52.

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The Shinnecock Indian Nation opened its reservation to other tribes and the public last weekend. Independent/Peggy Spellman Hoey, Justin Meinken

A Gathering Of Nations Shinnecock host other tribes, visitors for annual powwow By Peggy Spellman Hoey peggy@indyeastend.com

The sounds of drums beating and singing drifted over the trees Saturday afternoon, September 1, as more than 100 men, women, and children of all tribes gathered in their regalia inside the arena at the Shinnecock Indian Nation’s Southampton reservation for the tribe’s 72nd annual Powwow. Highlights of the four-day event, which kicked off on Friday night, included the tribe leading representatives from visiting nations into the arena during the grand entry procession. The opening ceremony included a tribute to veterans, a dance interpretation of “The Lord’s Prayer” choreographed by Princess Elizabeth CheeChee Haile, and a welcome to visitors. Other events throughout the weekend included drum and dance contests, a tiny tots exhibition, an over-50 showcase, and a twostep dance, the only time you will see a male and female partnered — touching — in the form of dance. There were

also special performances by Hawaiian dancers, Native American artists Arvel Bird, and the Cody Blackbird Band. “What this is, is a gathering of nations,” explained Wayne Douglas, a Cherokee Indian who has a house on the Shinnecock Reservation. Douglas explained that in the grand entry sequence, the nation always honors the flags, making sure they come in first, and the dancers second. “What we do here is we celebrate our traditions, our ways. That is what a Powwow really is,” he said. The Jemenez Pueblo Dancers of Walatowa, the Pueblo Famous of Jemez, one of 23 tribes in the state of New Mexico, drove a little over 30 hours straight to the Powwow for the second year in a row. “All of our dances are either paying respect to either the elements, the air, the water, the earth, the animals, or the spirit of the ancestors that we just

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bring with us,” said Juanita Christine Toledo. “It’s always a form of prayer.” Eleven-year-old dancer Kayley Austin, who travels along the East Coast attending powwows with her brother, Jessie, 10, when they are not in school, has been dancing competitively for the past five years. Austin helped her father make her regalia — not a costume — a pink dress with geometric v-shaped lines symbolizing the claws of a wolf, her spirit animal, and this year competed in the shawl and fancy dances. But the Powwow was not all about singing and dancing. There was also a lot of food that was shared with visitors. Food vendors treated hungry visi-

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tors to traditional Native American dishes such as fry bread, dressing it up with powdered sugar and honey, succotash, Indian pudding, and corn fritters with maple syrup. More eclectic fare included Aztec corn, buffalo hot dogs, elk burgers, and venison sausage. But the most popular dishes served up were Indian Tacos, consisting of fry

bread with chili, cheese, lettuce, and tomato, mint iced tea, and for dessert, Hawaiian shave ice of every flavor. The Powwow also attracted dozens of vendors, from around North and South America selling Native goods such as blankets, dream catchers, staffs, figurines, and musical instruments such as rattles made of turtle shells and wooden flutes. “It’s a good powwow. There is a lot

of cultural stuff. People come to learn about the traditions of Native Americans, the dancing, the singing, the culture,” said Sicanni, a vendor and musician of the Inca Nation in Peru, who has been attending for about 16 years. Ultimately, Douglas explained, the Powwow was about unity and love — embracing all visitors. “By you being here, you are really a part of us, not just a spectator,” he said.

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Riverside Sewer District Gains Momentum Study completed, preliminary boundaries set, funding committed By Peggy Spellman Hoey peggy@indyeastend.com

Southampton Town’s plans for a sewer district in the waterfront hamlet of Riverside picked up some speed over the summer with the completion of a feasibility study, preliminary boundary lines, and the commitment of funds to the project. The district plans for the “ultimate buildout” of downtown Riverside near the traffic circle and the plan allows for 1000 affordable housing rental units, Deputy Town Supervisor Frank Zappone said. The town may never build the housing units, Zappone explained, but officials still have to plan for the potential. The district would also be able to accommodate plans for a new boutique

hotel at the site of the former Peconic Paddler, overlooking the west side of the river, along with a medical center, which just broke ground last month on the south side of the traffic circle, not to mention other commercial developments that are in the pipeline. Zappone declined comment on the specifics because though the town has been in discussions with private developers, the plans have not been made public. As they are drawn now, the sewer district’s boundaries run from a just a little west of County Road 105 to the town’s Enterprise Zone, once the location of a drive-in movie theater, to just off of Route 24 or Flanders Road, then north to the traffic circle and area near

Southampton Town Deputy Supervisor Frank Zappone said a sewer district planned for the hamlet of Riverside could service residential homes, and allow for more development — including more housing — around its hub at the traffic circle. Independent/Peggy Spellman Hoey

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the Suffolk County Center where there are residential homes. As part of the plans, an 800,000-gallon sewage treatment plant will be constructed on two parcels of land, roughly about two acres that the town has purchased near its Enterprise Zone, which is off of Enterprise Zone Drive, just south of Flanders Road. The plant would be constructed in four phases in increments of 200,000 gallons to address development as it moves along. “The goal is to complete that phase by June 2020,” Zappone said. Town officials expect the Geographical Environmental Information Study, which is required under state environmental guidelines, to be completed by December. To move the project along, the town has received an initial commitment of $111 million in financing from the New York State Environmental Facilities Corporation. Before the sewer district is created, the town would have to hold a series of public hearings explaining the scope of the project and how it would affect residents. Then it would have to be placed up for a public referendum and approved in order to move forward. The town’s original timeline had the vote coming sometime this year, however, Zappone does not expect that to

happen this coming November. He said the referendum could be scheduled after that in the form of a special election, which is allowed under state law. Right now, officials are working on whether or not the Riverwoods Mobile Home Community would like to be included in the district. There are about 250 homes at the location that are currently serviced by individual septic tanks. “There is a lot of potential there, but it is unknown whether they would engage in the process,” he said. Zappone said community members from the Flanders, Riverside, Northampton Community Association were instrumental in helping the town iron out the Riverside Redevelopment Action Plan. They supplied insight into the area and made suggestions for what they would like to see in the future. Members identified more business and a mix of housing opportunities, something that would need to be supported by a sewer district. “The hamlet of Riverside has this great history, but for the past 25 years, I have only known it as struggling,” said FRNCA president Ron Fisher, adding that the sewer district will allow the land in the hamlet to be developed to encourage visitors and become a desirable place to live with a mixed choice of housing, including affordable housing such as stu-

There are plans to construct a sewage treatment plant near Southampton Town’s Enterprise Zone in Riverside. Independent/Peggy Spellman Hoey

dios, as well as one and two-bedroom apartments. The addition of housing would also increase economic growth in the hamlet. “With housing, then business will really come,” he’s said. Kevin McAllister, executive director of Defend H2O, an environmental watch group that focuses on water

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Second Go-Around For Building Project Bridgehampton School officials to explain need for additional funding By Stephen J. Kotz sjkotz@indyeastend.com

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In June, jubilant members of the Bridgehampton School community gathered behind the district’s main building to ceremonially break ground on an ambitious 35,000-square-foot expansion plan. A month later, school board members had their pocket calculators out as they tried to figure out why bids for the proposed $24.7 million contract had come in too high. On Thursday, September 6, school officials, their architects, engineers, and construction managers will hold a public forum to explain why the district needs an additional $4.7 million to complete the project. The forum will take place in the school gymnasium at 6 PM. Voting on the funding request will

take place from 2 to 8 PM in the school gym on Thursday, September 13. This week Superintendent Robert Hauser said two sets of bids had come in above the budgeted amounts this summer. He laid the blame on a strong economy that is keeping contractors busy and their concerns about the impact tariffs on steel and other building materials will have on their bottom lines. The initial $24.7 million budget was set two years ago. “Who would have thought the price per square foot would have gone from $400 to $525 in that time?” he said. The request for additional funding factors in a contingency fee of 20 percent over the estimated $3.95 million es-

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undersized and its locker rooms substandard. As part of the renovation, the school will get a regulation size gym and auditorium space for school plays and concerts. The Bridgehampton School, which serves children from pre-K through high school, remains small, but it has been growing. This year, Hauser said an additional 25 students have enrolled, bringing enrollment to about 225 students — the number planners predicted the school would reach several years down the road. Hauser said another 10 students could possibly enroll by the October 1 cutoff date. Several factors have led to the inContinued On Page 59.

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By Stephen J. Kotz sjkotz@indyeastend.com Save for East Hampton Town, New York’s state primary elections, which will be held Thursday, September 13, will be a sleepy affair locally. In East Hampton, Councilman David Lys, who was appointed earlier this year to the seat of new Supervisor Peter Van Scoyoc, faces a primary challenge from long-time Democratic activist David Gruber to complete the final year of the term. They will face off in November against Republican Manny Vilar. The Independence Party line will be blank this year after a court challenge succeeded in having enough of Gruber’s signatures voided from his Independence Party petitions to knock him off the ballot. Also in East Hampton, Democrats will get the opportunity to vote for two candidates for the town committee in each of the 19 election districts in town.

Democrats will also have the opportunity to choose between incumbent Governor Andrew Cuomo and challenger Cynthia Nixon. Incumbent Lieutenant Governor Kathy Hochul is being challenged by Jumaane Williams, a member of the New York City Council. New York Democrats also get to pick from among four candidates for attorney general: Leecia Eve, Letitia James, Sean Maloney, and Zephyr Teachout. Be sure to pick up next week’s copy of The Independent for interviews with the local candidates, as well as previews of the upcoming congressional race pitting Democratic challenger Perry Gershon against Republican incumbent Lee Zeldin and Southampton Town Supervisor Jay Schneiderman’s effort to unseat Republican Suffolk County Comptroller John Kennedy.

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Deepwater: ‘The Right Place and Time’ LIPA officials weigh in on Deepwater By Rick Murphy rmurphy@indyeastend.com

Long Island Power Authority officials never dreamed the contract with Deepwater Wind to buy offshore-generated power would become so controversial. However, LIPA’s CEO Thomas Falcone, during a visit to the Independent office last week, made it clear the power authority went into the deal with eyes wide open and that LIPA was committed to purchasing the power from Deepwater’s South Fork Wind Farm if and when it is up and running. Falcone also said LIPA is prepared for any contingency, and that includes moving on without Deepwater should the approval process get stalled or if the project is canceled. The moving force behind the push for clean energy is

from New York State Governor Andrew Cuomo, who has charted an ambitious course to be implemented by 2030 that entails an unprecedented commitment to wind-generated electricity. “We’ve turned down wind projects many times,” Falcone said when asked if the LIPA board was pressured by the governor. “But this one was the right sized project at the right time.” For one reason, Cuomo wants each of the major providers in New York State to commit to an offshore wind project. For another, the South Fork Wind project was conceived strictly to shore up a weak link in the LIPA system. By bringing 90 kilowatts of power into the substation on Cove Hollow Road in East Hampton

and making other line improvements, the utility achieves “economy of scale,” Falcone said. That’s only part of the story, however. LIPA intends to install an underground cable from its Shinnecock Canal substation no later than 2026 and couple it with at least one new substation in Wainscott. East Hampton Town officials, pushing hard for Deepwater as a source of renewable energy, never mentioned an alternate plan was in the works. Falcone acknowledged the project could be ready as early as 2023 if it became necessary. At best, it renders the Deepwater project redundant, and it could easily replace it completely. Wainscott residents fear the specter of a LIPA utility hub with all the traffic, noise, and pollution that might come with it. At a recent public hearing, two residents who live in the nearby Dune Alpin subdivision expressed concern about the expansion of the Cove Hollow facility. Coupled with a plan to run a new line within an exiting conduit from Riverhead to Shinnecock, the projects would connect Wainscott to Riverhead and points west. That would open the door to a complete shift in the direction power is typically delivered, from west to east. Instead, the power could

be shipped west — all the way to New York City. Falcone agreed that could conceivably happen down the road. LIPA has also been flirting with Caithness Energy, which is building a second gas-powered power plant in Yaphank. Caithness president Ross Ain said the proposed plant, to be called Caithness II, would produce $75 million in savings for LIPA ratepayers and would serve as a backup for solar and wind energy facilities. Falcone said Cathiness II is an option, but LIPA isn’t ready to commit yet. Meanwhile, leases to construct offshore wind turbines are beginning to pile up. There are no fewer than three north off Montauk Point already approved (one to Deepwater), another further west off Long island, and yet another off the coast of Northern New Jersey. The New York State Energy Research and Development Authority is pushing for at least two more leases to be awarded by the end of the year. Cuomo appointed nine of the 13 NYSERDA board members. Critics contend Cuomo needs the power generated by the wind farms to offset the loss of the Indian Point, which has been decommissioned at his insistence. Indian Point provides much Continued On Page 58.

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September 5, 2018

County Health Wants Stricter PFOS Controls

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In letter, officials urge state to tighten drinking water standards By Rick Murphy rmurphy@indyeastend.com

The County Health Officials of New York are urging New York State to set a Maximum Containment Level for perfluorooctanoic acid and perfluorooctanesulfonic acid. The request underscores the heightening concerns that the contaminants, which are widely used and found in many wells and public water supplies in the county, are considerably more damaging than originally believed. A report recently released by the federal Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry finds that human health risks may occur at levels significantly lower than the current federal recommendations. “New York State has an obligation to provide for the health and welfare of its own residents by setting a state MCL that limits exposure to these dangerous chemicals,” read a letter signed by Stephen Acquario, executive director NYS, Association of Counties, and Paul Pettit, President, NYS Association of County Health Officials, as well as several other science and health professionals, and sent to David Ross, assistant administrator, Office of Water, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. The letter writers expressed frustration with the Trump administration’s handling of environmental issues. “Establishing an enforceable MCL is the logical next step for our state to take, as the federal government is not likely to establish an MCL in the near future, especially with the recent resignation by the U.S. EPA Administrator Pruitt creating a bureaucratic obstacle.” Maximum Contaminant Levels are standards that are set by the EPA

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Biking From The Bronx To Montauk no deadlines, no timetables, just pure biking and camping By T. E. McMorrow t.e@indyeastend.com

He boarded the eastbound Long Island Rail Road train in Hampton Bays, with his Specialized bicycle, and his tent in a pack strapped onto the back. His destination was the county park at Third House. It was Wednesday morning, August 15. Robert Barber had left his home in Tremont in the Bronx that Monday afternoon. In years past, he would have not boarded the train. But this year he has not been biking as much. “They have some monster hills on the South Shore. I just knew with all the weight that I had that I wasn’t going to be able to make it. I was going to have to walk up those hills,” he said. “You have to know your limitations.” He rode across the Triborough

Bridge Monday, then biked his way east along State Route 25. He particularly loves riding at night. “I like night riding. It’s cooler in the summer. You have to have the right lighting on your bike, on front and especially on back.” Barber has made modifications to the bike, with the addition of the racks for his things, and, of course, lights for safety. At about 4 AM Tuesday, he found himself in Middle Island. It was still dark. Barber took a nap. He did not break out the tent. “I just wrapped myself in my poncho,” he related. When he awoke, the sun was out. He continued east to Calverton. There, he made special stop that is part of his routine when he bikes to Montauk: he visited his wife’s grave.

Robert Barber has modified his Specialized racing bike to suit his lifestyle. Independent/T. E. McMorrow

After that, it was back on the Specialized, and onto Riverhead, then south along Flanders Road to Hampton Bays. He waited a few hours for the train and the final leg of his eastward journey. “Third House is a beautiful place. Nice and quiet,” he said. They know Barber there. He is a Vietnam-era veteran, having served eight years, mostly stationed in Germany. Biking abroad is something he loves. He recently visited Montreal. He was stunned by how well set up the city is for bikers. There were so many people on bikes, he thought per-

haps there was a triathlon taking place. Then he realized it was Monday. The bikers were just commuters going to work. Biking in New York City, even with its bike lanes, is quite different. “It is every man for himself. There are no rules,” Barber said. When he reached Montauk, he loaded his gear on his bike and headed for Third House. There was no sense of rush, no timetable, no need to get anywhere in particular. “I’m on a pension. As long as the bills get paid . . .” He shrugged. Time is on his side.

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Editorial

The Airport Issue, Again

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Any thoughts about Aretha you’d like to share? Mary Ellen Kane I loved Aretha Franklin. She was one of the first woman I was ever aware of who talked about getting respect. I think that’s a pretty good place to start.

Brett Mizzi “Respect” was a great song. It’s truly a classic. She’s not of my generation but there’s no denying that she’s timeless.

Rose Kerin My mom is the singer, Mama Lee. When I heard the news I teared up. I grew up with her music. My mother saying her songs. Once, Aretha performed at The Ross School. My mother got to meet her and was standing so close she took a feather from her boa, which she’s kept all this time. Maureen Lydon She was an extraordinary talent and an inspiration.

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The first two letters on our letters page, taken together, perfectly illustrate the mindsets of East Hampton Airport opponents and proponents, and perhaps why such a controversial subject has lingered for so long — the inability of the hardliners to see both sides of the issue. The first, by Elliot Meisel, a member of the East Hampton Aviation Association, takes this newspaper to task, accusing us of publishing an “inflammatory article” that lacked “a balanced prospective.” Basically, our reporter T.E. McMorrow wrote a short article about a study by a consulting firm the town board commissioned regarding noise created by aircraft that use the local airport. He reported the numbers that were presented to the board. It was one of dozens of articles about the airport that have appeared in this newspaper over the years. Meisel complained McMorrow isn’t “a fair minded” reporter. The crux of his letter is that many of the people who complain about airport noise do so repeatedly. The Independent, in the past, has reported this at some length. The second half of his letter rehashed the mantra in effect for two decades: The airport generates jobs and revenue. We get that. The second letter writer, Robert Skinner, from Jamesport, tells a horror story of air traffic during the season over his house. It’s constant, it’s loud, it’s annoying, and he wants instead for helicopters to head to East Hampton by flying over Long Island Sound, circle Plum Island, and approach the airport from the northwest. Earlier in the summer we reported there was some impetus to allow pilots to take the southern route over the Atlantic beaches but they are stymied by fog and a control tower at the airport that was too short to see the aircraft. Thank you for writing the letters, and both of you are correct. We know a lot of complainers log an inordinate amount of calls. We’ve sent reporters to park outside their homes during the peak summer hours. Guess what? It’s noisy as hell. We believe asking pilots to fly 18 additional miles around Plum Island is inefficient, and history has shown once they start their inward flight path to East Hampton, they will once again rankle homeowners as they fly over — it will be different people, same complaint. It seems to us, local pilots, by and large, seem to get it. But the helicopter companies making obscene money by operating shuttle services need to be reeled in, or at the very least, brought to the negotiating table. Routes in and out of the airport should be varied, so that no one neighborhood is overwhelmed, though safety must always come first. One thing for sure: When the town pays a consultant to inform them noise complaints doubled in one year, it should also be told how many people are lodging complaints. One sometimes gets the impression the town board manipulates consultants to tell members what they want to hear. The habit of manipulating data to shape public opinion is unfortunately not a new phenomenon in this town.

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A Few East Hampton Street Names Explained Who were Amy, David, and Daniel? The answers are here By Kate Ward and T. E. McMorrow t.e@indyeastend.com

Amy’s Lane. David’s Lane. Daniel’s Hole Road. Three roads in East Hampton. But who were Amy and David and Daniel? With apologies to William Shakespeare, what is in a street name? That is the question. For the answer, who better to turn to than Richard Barons, the East Hampton Historical Society’s chief curator? Amy’s Lane is on the south side of Montauk Highway, opposite the East Hampton Town government complex. The road connects the highway to Hither Lane. It was named after Amy Miller Mulford, who was married to Ezekiel Mulford. Amy’s Lane opened in 1874. Captain Ezekiel Mulford may have fought with distinction under George Washington’s command during the Revolutionary War, but it is his wife, Amy, whose name graces the road. David’s Lane runs from Main Street in East Hampton Village to Egypt Lane. It also is the western border of the East Hampton Village Nature Trail and Wildlife Preserve. Over the years, the land that is now David’s Lane had several

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different owners: Bessie Smith, Carrie Vincent, Hattie Huntting, and Jeremiah Huntting. According to Barons, “The thought is that since the house on the northeast corner of Main Street was the David Hedges homestead, it was named in his honor. There was already a Huntting Lane and a Hedges Lane, and Vincent and Smith were summer colonists,” Barons said. That house is still standing. David’s Lane was approved in 1917 but did not actually open until 1932. Finally, we have the winding Daniel’s Hole Road. It begins on the northside of Montauk Highway, just west of Stephen Hands Path, which is named, obviously, for Stephen Hand, who represented the area during the first Colonial Assembly in the 17th Century. After Daniel’s Hole Road curves its way around East Hampton Airport, it becomes Wainscott Northwest Road. On Long Island, Barons explained, a “hole” was what a cranberry bog was called. “A little research reveals that the name ‘Daniel’s Hole’ is found as far back as 1765,” Barons said. “’Daniel’ is most likely Daniel Osborn of Wainscott.”

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SAFE In The Harbor drug take back aims to stem the flow of opioids in community By Peggy Spellman Hoey peggy@indyeastend.com

Members of the community marked SAFE in Sag Harbor’s drug take back day at the Sag Harbor Fire Department. Independent/Peggy Spellman Hoey

When SAFE in Sag Harbor’s Project Coordinator Danielle Laibowitz chose purple as the color of the organization’s swag bag, there was no other meaning behind it other than she was tired of blue and red, and just liked the color purple. But the color could not have been more fitting for the bags when they were handed out during the organization’s drug take back day at the Sag Harbor Fire Department on Friday, August 31 — International Overdose Awareness Day. Purple, which symbolizes mourning, is the official color of the day and Laibowitz was glad to use it to get the organization’s message out into the community. “It’s really all about prevention and using strategies that change the environment of the area. Taking the drugs out of the community changes the environment so that there are now less drugs in the community,” said Laibowitz, who arranged giveaways such as cellphone pop sockets, pens, and ice scrapers to spread the good word beyond the firehouse, in exchange for over-the-counter and prescription pain medications, some of them habit-forming opioid narcotics. About 20 pounds of drugs were

collected during the last take back in October, Laibowitz said. And as of 1 PM on Friday, eight people had turned out to the firehouse to drop off their donations, bringing the organization’s efforts pretty close to that of the last take back. But this time, there were a few surprises. Some residents had donated hypodermic needles, although there were no plans to accept them. “I said, ‘no sharps,’” Laibowitz said. The collected drugs and hypodermic needles will be transported — via police escort — for incineration at Covanta Huntington LP, a waste disposal plant in East Northport. Last year, an estimated 190,000 people worldwide died prematurely from drug use, according to the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime. The United States alone counts for one in four of the world’s drug deaths, with roughly 64,000 people succumbing to drugs from January 2016 to January 2017, according to the Center For Disease Control. In 2017, the Town of Southampton experienced 19 deaths — the highest death toll from overdoses in its history. That, combined with the death of a young Sag Harbor girl, Hallie Rae Ul-

rich, and her boyfriend, Michael Goericke, within a day of each other provided the catalyst for the formation of the Southampton Town Opioid Task Force, which has since been replaced with a panel aimed at devising prevention and treatment programs within the town. The take back also has a less immediate purpose. It will reduce the amount of drugs that people flush down the toilet, an act which leads to groundwater contamination, according to Laibowitz. Suffolk County Legislator Bridget Fleming, who is a member of the Legislature’s Public Safety Committee, agreed the reason the drugs should be off the streets is two-fold. She said the first starts with keeping them “out of people’s homes, out of medicine chests, out of the hands of kids or people who have problems with addiction, because they can be abused.” Secondly, she explained, “In the olden days, people used to say, ‘Flush your unused medications down the toilet.’” “We know now that is really disastrous for the bays, creek, and harbors,” she said. “The thing to do is to be organized, get the word out, and then have responsible agencies like the police department take custody of them and dis-

pose of them properly, so that they stay out of the hands of people that might abuse them and they stay out of the bays and harbors where they could do so much harm.” Assemblyman Fred Thiele agreed the drug take back is important for both public health and environmental reasons. “Take back programs are growing across the state and they are necessary for those reasons,” he added. SAFE in Sag Harbor, the acronym of which signifies “for a substanceabuse free environment,” currently has about 250 members, with about 20 to 30 of them active volunteers. However, Laibowitz said it is looking for more people to join and help out. The next meeting is at Pierson High School’s library on September 18 and there will be a talk, “Tall Cop says ‘Stop,’” by opioid prevention advocate Jermaine Galloway, a retired police officer who speaks all over the U.S., on October 9. He will speak at a yet-to-be-finalized venue in three sessions aimed at helping parents, educators, and law enforcement identify the drug paraphernalia and hiding spots used by teenagers. For more information about the organization, visit www.safeinsagharbor.org.

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Students New To English Excelling In Springs School’s English as a New Language program reaps scholastic dividends By T. E. McMorrow t.e@indyeastend.com

In a school with a growing immigrant population, with new students frequently not knowing a word of English, by any measure, the Springs School’s English as a New Language program is an amazing success. One does not have to look any further than East Hampton High School, where this year’s valedictorian and salutatorian were both products of the program, Springs School Principal Eric Casale said. Both are headed to Ivy League schools. Alexander Nick Sigua Pintado, the valedictorian, is off to Harvard University with a full scholarship, while Jonathan Gomez Barrientos, the salutatorian, is headed to Cornell. Casale recently sat down with The Independent, along with Margaret Garsetti, who heads the program for the school, which educates children in prekindergarten through eighth grade. Garsetti, an elementary school teacher, has been at the Springs School for about 20 years. She has witnessed the growth of a mostly Latino immigrant population in the school. When she started at Springs, she said, the immigrant student population was under 10 percent of the total enrollment. Now, it is at 60 percent. Meanwhile, the entire student population has grown from around 400, to about 725. She was encouraged, when she first joined the school, by then-Superintendent Dominic Mucci, to pursue a degree in teaching students of other languages, “So I drove three nights a

week to Adelphi,” she said. She explained the approach the school takes for students who come in lacking English language skills. “The first thing that we do is bring them into an environment that is very safe. We want them to know that they are safe and we want them to know that they are very welcomed, that we are happy that they are here.” There are many ways to accomplish this, she said, including through the school’s “buddy system.” Fellow students who have experienced the process of English as a Second Language, the former title of the ENL program, take the new students under their wing. But even before children start classes, the school is proactive. “That begins, even at the point of intake. When they register, a social worker helps them through the process, and actually becomes a liaison for them for the first couple of weeks of school,” Casale said. The social worker helps the family adjust, as well. “Any questions that arise, whether it is filling out forms, or getting to know the website, they have a person who speaks their language. The parents and the kids feel welcome at Springs School,” he added. Casale knows from firsthand experience the difficulty of staring in school not knowing the English language. His parents were Italian immigrants who had settled in Bayside. At home, Italian was all that was spoken. “When I started kindergarten, I knew hello and

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goodbye,” he said. Now, though he does not describe himself bilingual (he said he speaks “muy poquito Español,”) he can converse with his Spanish-speaking students. He began his career as a principal in the New York City Public School system in the Bronx. After several years, he began exploring positions on Long Island. When he came to Springs, he said, he fell in love with the school and the community. While helping immigrant children get up to speed with their English, all other classes at Springs School are taught in English. “All instruction is in English. You are teaching them in English,” Garsetti explained. The amount of schooling the children have had in their native lands is also an issue that Springs School has to deal with. “We have students with interrupted formal education,” Garsetti said, meaning gaps in the years they attended school. In some cases, students arrive “from another country where they have never been to school before . . . or last attended school three years ago,” Casale added. Garsetti described the recent voyage of one 11-year-old Ecuadoran to Springs, where she rejoined her parents, whom she hadn’t seen for years. The voyage took many months, and several countries, while she was watched over by different groups of adults, all with the same goal: to get her to Springs. It is a modern-day Underground Railroad, she said. Two days after the 11-year-old was reunited with her parents, she was in class at Springs, Garsetti said. “You hear some of the stories . . . as an adult, you are traumatized. Imag-

ine these children going through this experience,” Casale said. “The first day here, we are teaching them fractions. They are not going to learn fractions if they don’t feel comfortable.” For many of the students, it takes a few months to get adjusted, said Garsetti. “They are scared. Culture shock. But all of our regular classroom teachers are enormously supportive,” she noted. Beyond the obvious success of the program as exemplified by the East Hampton High School Class of 2018’s valedictorian and salutatorian, Casale pointed with pride at this year’s state test numbers for students in the program. The state test involves four parts: listening, speaking, reading, and writing. In particular, Casale said, of the 21 kindergarten students in the program, 18 of them were shown to be in the fourth or fifth levels of understanding the English language, according to the state test. Once a student achieves the fifth level, they are deemed Englishproficient, and no longer remain in the program. Overall, about 75 percent of the school’s ENL students tested out to be in levels four and five. The success of the program, both Casale and Garsetti said, is a product of teamwork. “I’m really proud of the hard work done by the classroom teachers, and the ENL teachers. It is a team effort here,” Casale said. Besides Garsetti, the other ENL teachers are Sarah Dunkirk, Kimberly Royal, and Robert Maier. In addition, Casale credited the work of two teacher’s assistants who are involved with the program, Lilliam Flores and Kellie Toto. He called them both “gems.”

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High Holy Days Observances Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur approaching The Jewish Center of the Hamptons prepares for the High Holy Days. Independent/Justin Meinken

By Justin Meinken justin@indyeastend.com

Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur are just around the corner, and Jewish communities across Long Island will join in the observances of the most important dates in the Jewish calendar. The Jewish Center of the Hamptons in East Hampton will host an evening celebration in the tent at 8 PM on the eve of Rosh Hashanah (September 9). Services will resume at 10 AM on September 10, with other events scheduled throughout the day. Services will conclude on September 11 at 10 AM in the sanctuary. Then on September 18, JCOH will observe the eve of Yom Kippur at 8 PM in the tent, with additional services

starting at 9:30 AM on September 19. The Center For Jewish LifeChabad in Sag Harbor will host an evening service at 7 PM on September 9, followed by a community dinner. September 10 will begin with a morning service at 9:30 AM and events continuing until 12:30 PM. There will also be the casting of sins and second shofar sounding for families at 5:30 PM on September 10 at Sag Harbor’s Windmill Beach. Then there will be a 7:30 PM evening service followed by second community dinner. September 11 will continue the celebration of Rosh Hashanah at 9:30 AM through 12:30 PM. The center will begin its obser-

vance of Yom Kippur at 6:45 PM on September 18 with evening services. Additional services will take place on September 19 at 9:30 AM. Temple Adas Israel in Sag Harbor will be celebrating Rosh Hashanah on September 9, with an evening service at 6 PM and a members-only service at 8 PM. Events will resume at 10 AM on September 10 and will continue until 4:15 PM, with an additional morning service on September 11. Temple Adas Israel’s Yom Kippur services begin at 8 PM September 18. Additional services will be held throughout the following day. The North Fork Reform Synagogue in Cutchogue will celebrate Rosh Hashanah on September 9 at 7:30 PM and on September 10 at 10 AM and 2 PM. Services for Yom Kippur will begin on September 18 at 7:30 pm and will resume on September 19 at 10 AM, with

several other events running throughout the day. The Hampton Synagogue in Westhampton Beach will begin its Rosh Hashanah services on the evening of September 9. Services will continue until September 11. Services for Yom Kippur will begin Tuesday evening on September 18 and continue until September 19. The Conservative Synagogue of the Hamptons, located in Bridgehampton, will begin Rosh Hashanah services on September 9 at 6:30 PM. The services will then resume at 9 AM on September 10 and 11, with events set to follow each service. Services for Yom Kippur will begin at 6:45 PM on September 18, followed by a full day of services on September 19 and starting at 9 AM. All event schedules and additional information can be found on each place of worship’s website or by calling them directly.

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September 5, 2018

Government Briefs By Rick Murphy rmurphy@indyeastend.com

Union, Bellone Clash The union representing Suffolk County employees charged on the eve of Labor Day that Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone has been dragging his feet negotiating a new contract. The Suffolk Association of Municipal Employees has been working without a contract since December 2016. A newly-forged agreement has run afoul of the amount unions should contribute toward employee health care. Suffolk Association of Municipal Employees President Daniel Levler said the nearly 6000 employees in the union are paid an average annual salary of $60,000 and cannot afford an increase in health benefit costs.

Meanwhile he said, non-union “appointees” now make an average salary of more than $100,000, yet would be exempt from the health care contribution. A new contract has been stalled while the county executive negotiates for $30 million in health care savings from unions. “Maybe highly paid political appointees can afford to pay more for health care, but our nearly 6000 working class members cannot,” Levler said.

New Algal Blooms Found The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation has confirmed the emergence of new cyanobacteria

Zeldin On Board Congressman Lee Zeldin is on board with the John McCain Defense Authorization Act, a spokeswoman said Monday, September 3. New York Senator Chuck Schumer, at a meeting with local officials at Gabreski Airport three days earlier (see story page 7), told them he had gotten the U.S. Air Force to agree to reimburse county and state officials for costs expended on the drinking water contamination in Westhampton but that Congress still needed to sign off. “The congressman supports this amendment and, furthermore,

blooms, more commonly known as blue– green algae, in South Merritts Pond in Riverhead and Wickapogue Pond, Coopers Neck Pond, and Little Fresh Pond in Southampton, among other water bodies further Upisland. Currently, cyanobacteria blooms are still present at Lake Agawam and Sagg Pond in Southampton, Mill Pond in Water Mill, Georgica Pond in East Hampton, and Artist Lake in Middle Island.

has voted for House-passed legislation that has provided even higher amounts for PFOS cleanup than in the past. For example, the Make America Secure Appropriations Act, included $60 million for environmental remediation and PFOS cleanup,” said Katie Vincentz. RM

Due to these findings, health officials ask residents not to use or swim or wade in these waters and to keep their pets and children away from the area. To report a suspected blue-green algae bloom that is in a body of water that does not contain a Suffolk County permitted bathing beach, contact the Division of Water at New York State DEC at 518-402-8179 or via email at habsinfo@dec.ny.gov.

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Make Your Voice Heard The League of Women Voters talk politics By Justin Meinken justin@indyeastend.com

The League of Women Voters of the Hamptons will present “Make Your Voice Heard” on Monday, September 17, at the East Hampton Library, in the library’s Baldwin Family Lecture Room, from 2:30 to 4:30 PM. The community event intends to help people become better political activists and remain politically informed. The event will feature the County League’s “2018 Directory of Public Officials,” which includes contact information for elected officials on every level of national, state, county, town, and village government. Everyone in attendance will be encouraged to get involved in their community and seek out ways use their votes to the fullest. As Hamptons

League co-presidents Estelle Gellman and Susan Wilson explain, “The mission of the League of Women Voters is to empower citizens and to encourage the active and informed participation of citizens in government. The League has had a long-standing motto, ‘Democracy is not a spectator sport.’” Participants can also sign up to assist the League with setting their numerous voter registration tables, which range from Westhampton to Montauk. The tables will be set up on Tuesday, September 25, coinciding with National Voter Registration Day. Additional information for the League of Women Voters of the Hamptons, visit their website at www.lwvhamptons.org or call 631-324-4637.

The League of Women Voters’ co-presidents: Estelle Gellman of East Hampton (left) and Susan Wilson of Southampton (right). Independent/Courtesy League of Women Voters

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September 5, 2018

Police Bail Set At $1 Million For Alleged Montauk Cocaine Ringleader Operation generated $100,000 profit in just three weeks, DA says By T. E. McMorrow t.e@indyeastend.com

Geraldo Vargas-Munoz, in green, is the alleged ringleader of a major cocaine dealing organization. He was arraigned on 20 felony charges on Thursday, August 30. Independent / T. E. McMorrow

The alleged ringleader of a major cocaine and Oxycodone distribution organization in Montauk remained in jail after his bail was set at $1 million on Thursday, August 30. Geraldo VargasMunoz, 37, also known as Celo, ran a ring that generated over $100,000 in profits in just one three-week period, according to prosecutors. Will Nash, an assistant with the Suffolk County District Attorney’s narcotics division, addressed New York State Justice Timothy Mazzei during the arraignments in a Riverhead courtroom of Vargas-Munoz and four of his alleged co-conspirators. Vargas-Munoz was picked up on August 14 by police near Kennedy Airport. Nash said that Vargas-Munoz had just dropped off another member of the ring, Elvin SilvaRuiz, who was carrying $30,000 on his person and in his luggage. Silva-Ruiz was about to board a plane to Puerto Rico in order to purchase more cocaine for the ring, Nash said. Nash said police uncovered over a half kilogram of cocaine in VargasMunoz’s room on West Lake Drive in Montauk. Police also recorded VargasMunoz making four separate sales of the narcotic, including one of more than two ounces. He is facing 20 felony charges, several of which carry a possible life in prison sentence if he is convicted. As with the others arraigned August 30, Vargas-Munoz worked for

menial wages in a Montauk restaurant kitchen. In his case, he was working as a prep cook and dishwasher at Swallow East in the dock area of Montauk. Nash said Vargas-Munoz sold cocaine “out of the back door to the kitchen.” The investigation, District Attorney Tim Sini’s office said, involved East Hampton Town police, the East End Drug Task Force, Suffolk County police, the federal Drug Enforcement Agency, and U.S. Postal Inspectors. VargasMunoz is identified in the indictment as having run the ring since at least August 2017, though East Hampton Town police, along with the East End Drug Task Force, have been investigating the alleged Puerto Rican-Montauk cocaine pipeline for much longer than that. Nash said that Silva-Ruiz, 40, known as Pito, had also been recorded making a major sale of cocaine in Montauk. He is facing a possible sentence of 25 years in prison if convicted on the most serious charge. Nash asked the court to set bail at $750,000 for Silva-Ruiz. His attorney, Christopher Brocato, argued for a lower amount, saying that his client suffers from leukemia, and has to undergo dialysis once a week. Justice Mazzei, citing the seriousness of the charges, sided with the prosecution. Nash asked for, and was granted, the right for the court to examine the origins of any bail put forward for the defendants, to ensure that the money is not profits from crime.

The third man arraigned was William Crespo-Duran, 35, also known by the name Flaco. Nash said that when police raided his room, they found over four ounces of cocaine concealed beneath a floorboard. They also found $18,000 in cash. Crespo-Duran is also facing a possible 25 years in prison on the most serious count. Antonio Ramirez-Gonzalez, 30, known as Tete, was also arraigned. Nash said Ramirez-Gonzalez was the “gatekeeper for the ill-gotten proceeds,” and that police found $30,000 in his room, neatly divided into various denominations. Bail was set for him at $750,000, as well. The last to be arraigned was Gilberto Quintana-Crespo, aka Jimmy, 32. Unlike the other four, who all have hired lawyers, Quintana-Crespo is being represented by Melissa Kanas of the Legal Aid Society. He has been charged with one count of conspiracy to distribute narcotics. Nash said that police had recordings of Quintana-Crespo participating in the drug ring, which Nash said is based “in and around the area of Rincon” in Puerto Rico. Quintana-Crespo was a key player in the ring, Nash said, receiving narcotics and sending large amounts of cash through the Montauk Post Office. Bail was set at $500,000. In addition to the five who were arraigned, two others have been indicted: Eric Mendez, 38, and Angel DeJesus-

Rodriguez, 30. Both men are natives of Puerto Rico, though Mendez now makes his year-round home in New York City. Mendez, who posted $10,000 bail before the indictment was issued by the grand jury, and therefore was released, is facing one count of conspiracy to distribute narcotics, a felony, punishable by 25 years in prison. He is also facing a drunken driving charge in East Hampton Town. DeJesus-Rodriguez has yet to be picked up. A court-ordered warrant has been issued for his arrest. He is facing four felonies, each of which could result in 25 years in state prison. One of those charges accuses him of making a sale of more than a half-ounce of cocaine to an undercover agent on April 18. DeJesus-Rodriguez will be, if law enforcement officials take him into custody, the last to be arrested of those indicted. He was also the first to be arrested on a narcotics charge. On August 11, 2017, he was arraigned in East Hampton Town Justice Court on a felony charge of cocaine possession. Police had picked him up early that morning in the area of the Point Bar and Grill in downtown Montauk, allegedly holding nine packets of cocaine. He told East Hampton Town Justice Lisa Rana during his arraignment that he had arrived from Puerto Rico a month earlier, and was working as a dishwasher at Swallow East, the same Continued On Page 52.

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Police

September 5, 2018

Man Charged With Assault After East Hampton Cop Is Injured Real estate salesman Andrew Hellman also facing felony drug possession charges By T. E. McMorrow

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A Northwest Woods resident is facing felony charges after he allegedly dragged an East Hampton Town police officer about 20 feet along the ground with his car outside the 7-Eleven in Montauk in an effort to avoid being arrested. According to the police, at about 4:45 Saturday morning, Andrew Hellman, 36, who recently moved from Sag Harbor, was in his 2001 GMC Yukon Denali with four passengers in the parking lot at the 7-Eleven. Also in the parking lot was police officer Andrew Nimmo, along with at least one other officer. Nimmo is regularly assigned to Montauk during the overnight hours. According to police, Nimmo saw the occupants of the vehicle engaging in suspicious activity, possibly involving drugs. Police said as Nimmo approached the SUV to question Hellman, suspecting that he was drunk, he saw Hellman try to put the car in drive, and reached in to stop him. Hellman then floored the gas pedal, pulling out of the lot and dragging Nimmo about

20 feet before he fell to the ground, according to police. As he attempted to head west on Montauk Highway, Hellman lost control of his vehicle, which rolled over on its side about 100 yards west of the 7-Eleven. At least three ambulances were called to the scene. At that hour, during the summer party season, town police maintain a strong presence in downtown Montauk, and reinforcements showed up almost immediately. When they arrived, they found Hellman still behind the wheel. He was removed from the vehicle and questioned. Police said Nimmo suffered “significant pain and multiple abrasions” and was taken to Stony Brook University Hospital, where he was treated and released. Hellman was initially charged with driving while intoxicated as a misdemeanor. He was also charged with felony assault with a weapon — the car — with intent to cause serious injury, as well as another misdemeanor, reckless endangerment.

Five Charged With Drunken Driving By East Hampton Town Police Noted designer’s spouse was one of those pulled over By T. E. McMorrow t.e@indyeastend.com

East Hampton Town police made five arrests this past week on misdemeanor drunken driving charges. Bianca Jebbia,

wife of the designer James Jebbia, was one of those arrested. Jebbia, 44, who shares residences

Andrew Hellman allegedly dragged an East Hampton Town police officer with his car. He is shown here, as he was brought into brought into court Sunday to be arraigned. Independent/T. E. McMorrow

Hellman and the occupants of the Denali were taken to headquarters to be questioned by police, who, at the same time, were treating the crash as a crime scene. They reported finding, during their search of the vehicle, of 20 packets of cocaine, with a weight of over 1/8 of an ounce, led to Hellman being charged with two more felony charges: possession of narcotics and possession with the intent to sell. Police said their search also turned up Adderall, Vyvanse, and alprazolam, leading to three misdemeanor possession of a controlled substance charges for Hellman. In addition, he was charged with numerous moving violations. It took police several hours to process the charges. Hellman was held until his arraignment Sunday morning. When he was being brought into East Hampton Town Justice Court Sunday, through “Legal Aid.” Hellman told Justice Steven Tekulsky he is in real estate sales and works for Town and Country, but then said that he was indigent, requesting Legal Aid. He also said he has lived in the area most of his life, and is a graduate of East Hampton High School. Attorney Carl Irace represented Hellman at his arraignment and argued

for low bail, saying that he believed that the actual weight of the white powder that police said was cocaine would likely be found by the Suffolk County crime lab to be less than the felony level. Irace also said that the assault charge was at a lower level, and called the chances for actual incarceration for Hellman upon conviction to be “unlikely.” Justice Tekulsky responded by saying, “I would take issue with your prognostication.” Among those seated in the courtroom was Hellman’s father. When Justice Tekulsky set bail at $7500, $2500 for each of the felonies, he asked if the father would be posting that amount, he responded, “No.” If Hellman does not make bail, the district attorney’s office has until Thursday afternoon to obtain an indictment from a grand jury, or release Hellman, under state law governing felony charges. He remained in custody as of Tuesday morning. The Denali, which is registered to Hellman, was impounded by police as evidence. The four occupants of the Denali were released by police. One, Christopher Metz, 43, was charged with possession of marijuana, and was issued an appearance ticket.

with her family in Greenwich Village and Springs, was driving a 2013 BMW on Three Mile Harbor Road around midnight on August 28 when she was pulled over for allegedly failing to signal a turn. She was released without bail after being arraigned the next morning. Kathryn Moffett, 49, of Brooklyn, was driving a 2016 BMW when she was stopped on Bluff Road in Amagansett late Friday night, August 31. Police said she ran the stop sign at Atlantic Avenue. Kimberly Greene, 39, of Springs was stopped about two hours later in a 2011 Toyota Camry on Abrahams Path, also in Amagansett, for allegedly swerving across lane lines. Moffett posted $250 bail after being arraigned Saturday morning, while Greene was released without bail, due to her local ties. East Hampton Town Justice Steven Tekulsky expressed some concern during Greene’s arraignment, saying that

it appeared that she had a prior conviction in 2015 in Southampton Village on a charge of driving with ability impaired by alcohol, which is a violation, not a misdemeanor. Two men were arrested Sunday night, after failing roadside sobriety tests. Robert Russo, 32, of Rye, was pulled over on Montauk Highway in a 2013 BMW a little west of Montauk Point. Police said he had been involved in a “disturbance,” apparently at the Montauk Lighthouse, and was stopped as part of their investigation. Andres Jose Juan, 22, of Springs, was driving a 2000 Ford van when he was pulled over on Abrahams Path in Amagansett for allegedly swerving across lane lines. Juan was also charged with an additional misdemeanor: Police said he was driving without a license. Both were released on $250 bail Labor Day morning after being arraigned.

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Violent Assault Charge After Fight In Montauk Attorney argues self-defense as motive By T. E. McMorrow t.e@indyeastend.com

torney’s office asked that bail be set at $30,000. Irace told Justice Steven Tekiulsky, when arguing for a lower amount, that while Pulido moved to Afton about two months ago, “He comes from East Hampton. He went to East Hampton High School. He has more ties to the community than his home address. And he does tell me that he was acting in self-defense.” Justice Tekulsky responded by saying that Pulido has “a rather extensive criminal history,” as he set bail at

$10,000, or a bond amount of $20,000. Before he was led away by officers, he was allowed to kiss his child goodbye. Pulido remained in custody as of Tuesday morning. Valentin-Doherty, the alleged victim, was himself just indicted last Thursday by a grand jury in the county court in Riverside on 14 felony counts involving the alleged sale of cocaine to undercover agents over the course of the past year. That story is also covered elsewhere in this issue.

Police Dog Killed In Car Crash A chase was prompted by driver who fled a DWI checkpoint Christopher Pulido, shown here entering East Hampton Town Justice Court to be arraigned on Monday, is facing a felony assault charge. Independent/T. E. McMorrow

For the second time in 24 hours, the Montauk 7-Eleven was cocooned in East Hampton Town police crime scene tape early Sunday. In both incidents, a man was arrested on a charge of felony assault. The first incident from early Saturday is detailed elsewhere in this issue. In Sunday’s incident, two men well known to town police had an alleged altercation at the store. According to the police, Christopher S. Pulido, 26, was fighting several individuals at the convenience store when he pulled out a box cutter and slashed John ValentinDoherty of Montauk numerous times. Valentin-Doherty was taken by ambulance to Stony Brook Southampton Hospital. The gashes over his left eye and right forearm required 40 stitches to close, the police said. He has since been released. Charged with assault with intent to cause serious injury with a weapon,

which is classified as a violent felony, along with a misdemeanor charge of possession of a weapon and an additional violation charge of disorderly conduct, Pulido was taken to headquarters, where police confiscated his bloodstained clothing and shoes as evidence. Pulido, who grew up in East Hampton, but recently moved to Afton, NY, has an extensive list of arrests by town police, including theft and assault. Attorney Carl Irace represented Pulido during his arraignment in East Hampton Town Justice Court Labor Day morning. Pulido was in a policeissued jumpsuit and was barefoot. Also in the courtroom were about a dozen members of Pulido’s family, including his fiancé and one of his young children. The Suffolk County District At-

By Peggy Spellman Hoey peggy@indyeastend.com

A seven-year veteran police dog was killed in a car crash following the chase of a driver who fled a sobriety checkpoint early Sunday, September 2, Riverhead Town police said. The dog, Rocky, had been in service since May 2011 and was killed after he was thrown from a police car that hit a utility pole on West Main Street, near Raynor Avenue, in Riverhead, according to police. At about 2:30 AM, a dark colored Audi sedan entered the checkpoint and was directed to stop, but as an officer began to question the driver, he drove off, striking the officer. Police pursued the Audi but gave up the chase in Manorville — across the town line into the police district where Suffolk County Police have jurisdiction — when it was deemed to be too dangerous to continue, police said.

A police officer responding to the scene lost control of his car and it left the roadway, striking a utility pole on the south side of West Main Street, causing Rocky to be ejected, police said. The police cruiser, according to police, then ended up in a wooded area on the south side of the roadway, sustaining heavy damage. Both the officer initially struck by the fleeing car and the K9 handler involved in the crash were treated at the scene by the Riverhead Volunteer Ambulance Corps and were taken to Peconic Bay Medical Center in Riverhead. West Main Street was closed while the investigation was completed and crews repaired the utility pole. The driver who fled the scene has not been apprehended. Police are asking anyone with information to call 631-7273333. All calls will remain confidential.

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Police

September 5, 2018

Mastic Man Arrested At Arrests In Speedway Powwow Burglary Police: Man drew semi-automatic gun and fired during fight

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A 23-year-old Mastic man was arrested for allegedly firing a gun twice during a fight on the Powwow grounds of the Shinnecock Indian Nation Reservation on Saturday, September 1. According to New York State Police, troopers heard shots fired and when they arrived, saw Devon Trent involved in a fight with other attendees at about 8 PM. Witnesses told police that Trent had fired one shot from a black semi-automatic gun and another, unidentified male struggled with him for control of the weapon, and a second shot was fired. Police said nobody was injured. Police said witnesses told them the man ran from the area with the gun, saying he was going to bring it to security personnel, although he remains at large. The incident took place behind the arena as dancers were making their grand entry. Many bystanders were not aware of what took place, but those who were started screaming and running, according to Scott Stueber of Coram. “We heard it. One guy said it was fireworks, I said, ‘No, those are gunshots,’” he said, adding that he saw at least one man taken into custody by security officers even before troopers arrived. Tribal Council Vice President Lance Gumbs, who was on the scene as troopers placed crime scene tape around the area, said the people in-

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Devon Trent. Independent/Courtesy NYSP

volved in the fight had a “beef” they brought to the Powwow and it had nothing to do with the Shinnecock Reservation. “They are not from here. They are just random people that came to the Powwow,” he said. Police said they still have not recovered gun, although two 40-caliber shells and two bullets were recovered by the State Police Forensic Identity Unit. The case is ongoing and being handled by the State Police’s Bureau of Criminal Investigation, police said. Trent was charged with secondand third-degree criminal possession of a weapon, first-degree reckless endangerment, and second-degree criminal possession of marijuana, all felonies, and second-degree menacing, a misdemeanor. He was held for morning arraignment at Southampton Town Justice Court in Hampton Bays.

Suffolk County Crime Stoppers released surveillance photos of the burglary of the Speedway gas station in Quogue. Independent/Courtesy Quogue Village Police Department

A Rocky Point man and his partner from Riverhead were arrested and charged in connection with a burglary spree across Suffolk County that included five East End businesses, Suffolk County police said. Richard Ambrose, 41, was charged with burglarizing gas stations across the North Fork— from Wading River to Laurel — as well as the Speedway in Quogue. He has been charged with multiple counts of felony third-degree burglary. Ambrose was also charged with the attempted burglary of a gas station in Jamesport. Police said Travis James, 37, was charged along with Ambrose for burglarizing 14 other businesses in Smithtown, Brookhaven, and Islip. In the Quogue Speedway breakin, a burglar’s image was captured on

surveillance video, and images of his masked figure ended up being released last week in hopes they would jog the public’s memory. In the video, the man police say is Ambrose is wearing a light-colored mask over his face and a dark-colored, possibly gray, hooded Champion sweatshirt. Police say he broke into the Montauk Highway business and stole two register drawers containing cash at about 2 AM on August 12. No further details were released about the case. Detectives are asking that anyone with information to contact Crime Stoppers confidential hotline at 1-800-220-TIPS. Tips can also be texted to “SCPD” and your message to “CRIMES” (274637) or emailed to www.tipsubmit.com.

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Five men are wanted for questioning in the alleged groping of a group of young girls at Splish Splash in Riverhead. Independent/Courtesy RTPD

Info Sought On Alleged Groping At Water Park Police: Five men wanted for questioning By Peggy Spellman Hoey peggy@indyeastend.com

A series of images and video was released by Riverhead Town police in an effort to locate a group of five men wanted for questioning in connection with the alleged groping of young girls at Splish Splash Water Park in Riverhead. Police said a group of males subjected underage girls to “unwanted physical contact” while they were swimming in the wave pool at the park at about 4:30 PM on August 21. The incident has been classified as forcible touching, a misdemeanor, which is punishable by up to a year in jail. Earlier this week, police released video of nine people entering the park and requested the public’s help in identifying them. However, four of the people in the video came forward and contacted police claiming no involvement in the case, police said. Investigators have since ruled them out as suspects, according to police. In the video footage, the five men wanted for questioning appear to have dark skin and hair, two of them were wearing beach towels emblazoned with the American flag draped over their shoulders, and one was carrying a soccer ball. Edited video with the faces of the five men and other park-goers can be

viewed by visiting the Suffolk County Police Department’s YouTube Channel, which is located at www.YouTube.com/ scpdtv. Viewers must click on the link “Wanted for Questioning” in order to view the video. Suffolk County Crime Stoppers is offering a cash reward of up to $5000 for information leading to an arrest. Detectives are asking that anyone with information about the case to contact Crime Stoppers’ anonymous hotline to submit a tip by calling 1-800-220-TIPS. Tips can also be texted to “SCPD” and “CRIMES” (274637), or emailed to www.tipsubmit.com.

Endangered Child Passengers In another incident indirectly involving Splish Splash Water Park, Riverhead Town police charged a Bronx man with three counts of endangering the welfare of a child, a misdemeanor, on Wednesday, August 29, after child passengers in his car were injured in a crash because they were not wearing proper restraints. Police said that on August 7, Joshua Burns was driving a 2014 Jeep Wrangler from the Bronx to Calverton with seven additional passengers, including three children, who were not in

car seats or wearing safety belts as required under state law. A 10-month-old boy was sitting on the lap of an adult at the time of the crash, and an 11-yearold girl and a six-year-old boy were seated in the rear cargo area without seats or seatbelts and they were both ejected from the vehicle in the crash, according to police. The children are recovering their injuries, police said. Burns, whose age was not given, caused the crash, police said, when he attempted to turn in front of an eastbound car onto Splish Splash Drive. He later turned himself into police headquarters and was released with a return court date this month.

Identity Theft A 21-year-old Calverton woman was arrested on Wednesday, August 29, for allegedly stealing the identity of an East Hampton woman, according to Riverhead Town police. Police said Ana Gomez Sanchez used the 60-year-old woman’s identity to get a job at North Fork Nursery in Jamesport and had been working there for the past three years. Sanchez was arrested after the victim contacted police to say she had received notices of past due payments

from the Internal Revenue Service for income she had reportedly failed to report. Sanchez was charged with one count of first-degree identity theft, a felony, and was held for arraignment.

Woman Charged In Theft A Flanders woman was arrested on Friday, August 24, for several incidents in July, including stealing nearly $800 in food from Stop & Shop in Riverhead, Riverhead Town police said. In the first of the incidents, police say Aleesha Strand, who was investigated by the department’s Community Oriented Police Enforcement division, menaced an Old Navy employee with a stun gun on July 24. In the most recent incident before her arrest, Strand gave a stun gun to a “juvenile” who then menaced an employee at Stop & Shop on July 26, police said. Strand, whose age was not given, was charged with misdemeanor petit larceny, two counts of fourth-degree criminal possession of a weapon, second-degree menacing, and fourth-degree criminal facilitation. The investigation is ongoing and police are asking that anyone with additional information about the case to call Riverhead Police 631-727-4500, ext. 341.

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Arts & Entertainment How did you get into this form of photography? It seems to require a lot of patience.

Wilkes Takes Photography To New Heights His ‘Day To Night’ series is on view at Tulla Booth Gallery By Nicole Teitler nicole@indyeastend.com

Famed photographer Stephen Wilkes has created “Day to Night” photographs of cities and natural habitats throughout the world. Perching himself atop a 50-foot viewing platform looking down, Wilkes remains a stationary observer for hours on end, gathering 1200 to 1500 images from dawn until dusk that will be combined into a single image. Recently featured in National Geographic’s issue celebrating 100 years of State Parks in America, his work is being shown at the Tulla Booth Gallery in Sag Harbor through September 27.

It’s all the things I love about the medium of photography and that’s how it evolved. There’s the initial seed of an idea and then there’s the moment where something presents itself, and then there’s this intersection when you take the idea and create an execution where it comes to life. For me, the seed was in 1996 I was doing a photograph for Life Magazine on the Romeo & Juliet film, where they asked me to do a panoramic of the cast and crew, all in one photograph. I got there and the set was a square, so I’m trying to think how I can make it panoramic. I remembered seeing a David Hockney collage of pictures and thought rather than shoot one picture, I could shoot 250 images. That’s what I started doing. I had the cast and crew all together, with Leonardo DiCaprio in the center of the picture with Claire Danes, and then the cast and crew behind them. I started on the far left and I began to slowly pan my camera and take pictures. As I photographed, there was this huge mirror in my view and in that mirror, Leo and Claire were reflecting. At that moment, I said, “Could you kiss for this one picture?” And they kissed. Then I came back to New York and spent a week putting this together by hand. I just looked at it, dumbfounded, and saw the concept of changing time in a photograph kind of hit me. That stayed with me for 16 years until the advent of Photoshop. When I saw technology could do with Photoshop, suddenly that idea came back to the forefront.

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feet. I only go up about 50 feet in the air but there are so many variables with what could go wrong. If I get more than a 10-mph wind at night, I can’t shoot; I get too much vibration. I could have the most perfect day and then when the sun sets, gusts of wind change everything. So many factors have to come together to create these images. At the end of the day, hopefully I’ve done my homework and the weather cooperates. I like to create a positive energy around a photograph. That’s when the magic happens.

how it really started. After I did that one, there was an amazing reaction to it online. Then I did a second one of Washington Square Park and it was through those two experiences that I began to really realize I stepped into this concept of compressing time in a two-dimensional image.

What was your first project? The intersection came when I had an assignment for New York Magazine to photograph the High Line, something that really captures the scale and its context to the city in a way. I spent several days scouting and looking. I became enchanted by this perspective that when you’re on the High Line you can sort of recognize the people on the street corner and then look up and see people in the building windows. It has this very unique scale to the city. I fell in love with it around noon, when people were having lunch and chatting. Then I came back at 10:30 PM and it was spooky and had a completely different vibe. I asked to do a day to night, south to north on the High Line and make it into one picture. That’s

How does sitting in what you call a “catbird seat” change your perspective? The work started as a love affair with New York. When I began to work, I became fascinated by what the energy looks like when we all walk around and describe a city. What does it look like when you get above it? As I began to explore this concept, a sweet spot of about 40, 50 feet in the air, life begins to move almost like schools of fish. People don’t look like individuals anymore, it all becomes this flowing river of emergent behavior. How people adapt and move. The more I did in the city, the more I became fascinated by this narrative I was witnessing. When you’re 40 feet in the air in New York, you’re invisible. It’s a seat where you’re watching people and nobody sees you watching. It’s the ultimate voyeur perspective. When you stay at a place and you photograph for 24, 36 hours, you see things that others don’t see and stories emerge in

front of the lens that aren’t really obvious to others. I have this love affair with seeing and looking. I have this visual appetite of constantly finding these magical moments throughout the day and night.

time creating it. There’s this connection between what I’ve put in versus the amount of time people want to look. It’s an informative process.

Which view is your favorite?

Right now, I’m moving toward capturing wildlife and animal communication. That really began with a photograph I created in the Serengeti, spending 26 hours photographing the watering hole. I was there during the peak migration. There was a drought going on for five weeks and I discovered all these animals by the watering hole. I was able to set up my truck and what I witnessed was nothing short of biblical. All of these competitive species were all drinking and bathing in the water. There was never a grunt or a scowl. They all dropped their guard. When it came to the water, everybody shares. For me to see this, these animals have another level of communication that we don’t have, sharing the precious resource of water, really was an “ah ha” moment. I’d be applying what I’d be seeing in the world and in wildlife to an upcoming series for National Geographic of bird migration.

Coney Island. I don’t think I even ate a sandwich there because I was afraid of missing how amazing the people were. A constant stream of all walks of life. When you describe New York as a melting pot, Coney Island is a place where you really see it all.

What emotion does this type of photography elicit from you? For me these photographs are capturing a unique moment in history. When I can photograph an actual historical event in context, it elevates it even more for me. Who knows, 100 years from now someone could look at these pictures, like a piece of amber, and see what a day was like. It’s frozen. A photograph can tell the story of a moment in time while I’m compressing hundreds of moments in that photograph. It touches people in a way that’s exciting to see, the way they engage in the work. People can sort of walk into the photograph and explore it, they spend time looking at it, and I’ve spent

Is there a certain moment that stands out?

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— Romany Kramoris Gallery, Sag Harbor

— Romany Kramoris Gallery presents an exhibition of watercolors by the late Peter Lipman-Wulf (1905-1993). The show runs September 6 through September 27. Along with Lipman-Wulf, artworks from Christopher Engel, Suzzanne Fokine, and Barbara Groot will also be featured.

— Friday, September 7, at 7 PM Pollock-Krasner House, East Hampton — The Pollock-Krasner House in East Hampton presents its Fall Film Series with Martin Scorsese’s film After Hours. Admission is free. No reservation required.

— Friday, September 7, 4 to 6 PM Levitas Center For The Arts, Southampton

— The Southampton Artists Association Labor Day Art Show will hold a closing reception on Friday. The show features photography, paintings, drawing, and sculptures. For more info, visit www. southamptonartists.org.

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My Art — Artists Love Movies The series concludes September 16 By Jessica Mackin-Cipro jessica@indyeastend.com

“Every artist is obsessed with movies, including myself,” said Laurie Simmons, who presented her film My Art as part of the Sag Harbor Cinema’s Artists Love Movies series on Sunday, August 26, at Pierson High School. The film marks Simmons’s directorial debut. She is also an acclaimed artist and photographer. Simmons plays Ellie, a 65-year-old artist in New York City whose career needs a change. During a summer in upstate New York,

her art leads her to create reenactments of classic Hollywood films. Following the screening there was a conversation with Simmons and her daughter, Lena Dunham, best known for the hit series “Girls,” who also makes a cameo in the film. “She’s such a huge part of the reason that I wanted to make films or even thought I could make films,” said Dunham of her mother. The Artists Love Movies series

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Steve Cohen: Shining A Light On His Art Billy Joel’s lighting designer has inaugural painting show By Bridget LeRoy bridget@indyeastend.com Directly after lighting his very first Billy Joel concert in Kansas City, using “a rickety lighting board” that he felt wasn’t up to the task, Steve Cohen was naturally a little nervous when he was called to Joel’s hotel room. “I was sure that was going to be it,” Cohen said. Joel and his band were sitting around the pool at the local Holiday Inn, drinking Black Russians that late night in 1974, and offered Cohen a cocktail in silence. Apparently, Cohen related, Joel said, “The setlist was the same, the band was the same, but something happened tonight, and none of us can figure out why the audience response was so much better. So, by process of elimination, we figured it was the lights. You’re hired.” Since then, Cohen, a Springs resident, has been part of Joel’s team, but has also found time to design the lighting for many other big names. According to his bio on the White Room Gal-

lery site, where his work is currently on view, “The Eagles, Elton John, Justin Timberlake, Mariah Carey, Blake Shelton, Reba McEntire, Lenny Kravitz, The Global Citizens Initiative, Britney Spears, Paul Simon, and countless festival installations, and television specials, have all been the soundtrack for his elaborate, emotional, and creative lighting design.” “Rock and roll lighting design was always the ignorant stepchild of legitimate theater, until the discipline and the technology became something that theater people could get much more purchase out of,” Cohen said. How did this lifelong master of the lighting board pick up a canvas and brush? Several films, including Ed Harris’s portrayal of Jackson Pollock in Pollock, piqued his interest. “I didn’t think I could do what Pollock did,” Cohen said with a smile, “but I did think, ‘I could do what Ed Harris did.’ I mean, he was so brilliant in that movie, but it

definitely made me start thinking about art as something I would like to try my hand at doing. In a way, it seemed similar to what I was doing, but I was painting with light, splashing stages with color.” When Cohen’s husband, Curtis Cox, gifted Steve with paints and an easel for his 50th birthday, “I jumped into it. I had no fear because I was painting for myself. I was prolific,” he said. But it wasn’t long afterward that Cohen found himself in rehab, detoxing from alcohol. “I figured I was never

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going to paint again, to light again. I wasn’t going to be able to do anything sober,” he acknowledged. When he got home, he put away the “drunk paintings” and concentrated on rebuilding his life and career, and didn’t really look at his canvases again until when he and Cox moved to Springs, and the people who saw them “suggested I show them.” Initially, Cohen admits, he was reluctant. “I’m a professional who gets paid to do creative stuff, but it’s always collaborative. The painting is mine; it’s a solo endeavor. It’s a meditative state and something I do for myself. So, the thought of other people having an opinion about it, quantifying it, and putting a number on it, brought up a lot of fear.” But Cohen overcame the fear and after meeting Andrea McCafferty from the White Room, was convinced. “It’s really sort of casting out to see what happens.” The response, he added, “had been unbelievable to me.” And when he’s not on the road with Billy Joel or another performer, Cohen is painting, and finds the East End to be almost magical. “I thought it was a bunch of bullsh*t before I moved here,” he said. “I thought it was just tourists and de Kooning or Pollock wannabes. But this place has an underlying deep river of creativity. There is a deep core, a wellspring; it’s in the light, but moreover it’s in the silence. I may not produce every day, but I try to go to the fountain. It could be ancient, but it’s here.” “Outside the Box,” the show featuring works by Cohen, Donna Bernstein, Jackie Fuchs, and Karen L. Kirshner, runs until September 10 at the White Room Gallery in Bridgehampton. For more information, visit www. thewhiteroom.gallery.

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Mick Hargreaves: For The Record Musician’s Manorville studio is homey but state-of-the-art By Bridget LeRoy bridget@indyeastend.com

As a teenager, Mick Hargreaves lay on the gold shag rug in his home with headphones on, dissecting Beatles’ albums like a million other American kids across the country. He knew he wanted to make music. “Meanwhile, I picked up the cello, which wasn’t really cool,” he said, “especially if you had to get on and off the bus with it,” which he did, in Miller Place, where he grew up. He set off on a course which brought him to his own office at a tony Time Inc. magazine, but music was always there. He would frequently gig in and around the city and then sleep on his office couch, his bass amp hidden under the desk. But by July 31, 2011, Hargreaves had left the publishing world and was already established on the East End music scene, and in fact, spent the morning working on a song with Montauk rocker Joe Delia. In his own words, from a Vimeo version of “Crystal Ball” Hargreaves recorded about five months later, “Joe Delia was pretty far along writing this song, and asked me to contribute some lyrics to get it 100 percent done. The morning of Saturday, July 30, 2011, we completed a piano and vocal demo of the song at his place in Montauk. That very night, Mick Hargreaves & The King Guys had their debut show at the Grey Horse Tavern in Bayport.” If Hargreaves had possessed a crystal ball, he might not have shown up at the gig — or maybe he would have anyway. It utterly changed his life when he was attacked later that night by a homeless man with a crowbar, which left him unresponsive, with two skull fractures and a mass of staples in his head for the serious head injuries he sustained. Other musicians rallied together and held a benefit concert for him, when in the weeks and months afterward it was unclear how permanent the damage might be. Luckily,

it wasn’t, at least not noticeably. “I guess I don’t know what I lost that night,” he said. But he is aware of what he gained — a permanent sense of gratitude for just being alive, and for the way the local music community came to his aid. He had always combined his musical craft with a fierce political standpoint, offset somewhat by a geeky love of retro engineering boards and other sound equipment, and ran a mobile recording studio on the East End for a time. But when he found — on Craigslist, no less — a property in Manorville, he knew what he had to do. Hargreaves is the chief — well, only — bottle washer at Lantern Sound Recording Rig. His description of the place? “We are ‘Big Pink’ on steroids, stuck inside a Norman Rockwell painting that hangs in Edward Hopper’s house, located on farm, park, and preserve land. Pure vibe. Two floors of modern, vintage, analog gear, live drum room, ambient staircase, isolation chambers, baby grand piano, country kitchen, full accommodations.” He’s also hosted several inviteonly “Live On The Farm” house concerts, featuring assorted musicians and songwriters, recorded in the laid-back studio, sometimes alongside a big pot of chili and cold beers. Hargreaves is headed to Nashville next week, to the 2018 Americana Music Festival and Conference, September 11 to 16, to play bass with Pete Mancini (perhaps known best for his band Butchers Blind). “I play bass for a lot of artists here, including Pete and Bryan Gallo.” He’s particularly pumped about his recent gigs with Gene Casey and the Lone Sharks. “It’s amazing to me because I was in that audience for, like, 20 years. And I’ve been in bands that shared a bill with Gene, and it was like a rock moment, because everyone has to elevate their game

when Gene is there.” But his main focus is the studio. The rates are reasonable, and there are rooms for the musicians to stay and hang out. “It’s, I hope, a creative space where bands can work together and rehearse and record, like they

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Days of Awe by A.M. Homes Dialogue is reminiscent of contemporary playwrights

Arguably, the most remarkable feature of A.M. Homes’s fine fiction is dialogue. Conversations and interior monologues just seem to start, plunge in, in medias res, as though the reader was belatedly made privy to a bizarre exchange that’s been proceeding like parallel tracks, each speaker intent on advancing his or her own obsession. If this stylistic mannerism — at times, sadly comic, at other times desperate and fearful — seems reminiscent of the seemingly discordant non-sequitur exchanges of some contemporary theatre, it’s no surprise. The author has said in interviews that Harold Pinter and Arthur Miller have always been favorites, and that Edward Albee, who was a long-time friend and mentor, shared not only a love of the stage but the fact of being adopted (a motif that figures in Homes’s fiction). Homes’s characters, needy in the extreme, lonely, confused, somewhat aware of their plight but reluctant to say so, align her perhaps with Sam Shepard as she explores the ambivalence of relationships, particularly among family and friends. But here’s a paradox: Though the prose invites reading aloud, the conversations say, “Read me.” And then re-read. Who’s talking? Does one

character hear the other? How does the author so skillfully ease from satire to sympathy and pathos? Although Homes has won awards for her novels, she is no stranger to story collections, or nonfiction or memoir, or film or TV, for that matter. Days of Awe comprises 12 stories, which range from close-to-the-bone realism to outrageous fantasy, as in “A Prize for Every Player,” where a family, contest-shopping fast in a mall store, winds up with a baby, discovered in the towel section, and the husband/father finds himself nominated for president. Homes’s stories typically don’t get resolved, they just end. The best ones, though, haunt and impress — How did she get the brittle tensions so right, the observations so on-spot quirky? One troubled soul hears her therapist “cluck” and wonders: “Aren’t therapists trained not to cluck?” And from “Hello Everybody” — “‘You should be an actress,’ people used to tell Abigail. ‘You should be yourself,’ Cheryl says. ‘No idea how to do that,’ Abigail confesses.” In “Omega Point,” a man answers a stranger, a gas station attendant, who says he looks familiar, with: “People say I bear a striking re-

semblance, both physical and philosophical, to Voltaire . . .” In the title story, “Days of Awe,” a “War Correspondent” and a “Transgressive Novelist,” he, newly returned from horror zones, she, an academic specializing in the Holocaust who’s in a lesbian relationship, meet up after years at a genocide conference and wind up wild in bed — “They finish coated in each other.” The story demonstrates Homes’s talent for description. Sentence rhythms swell with life, as the characters do not. “It is the season of bounty; the apple trees are heavy with fruit, the wild grass along the highway is high. Wind sweeps through the trees. Everything breathes deeply, nature’s end-of-the-summer sigh. In a couple of hours, a late-afternoon thunderstorm will sweep through, rinsing the air clean.” The title, “Days of Awe” refers to the start of the High Holy Days in the Jewish calendar, one of several such ethnic allusions throughout (“The welcome lunch is served: cold salads like the sisterhood lunch after a bar mitzvah, a trio of scoops, egg salad, tuna salad, potato salad . . .”). A man leaves his family to visit

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his dying mother in a nursing home in California: He’s always dreamed it’s the “most American place in America . . . In his imagination it is a place where the Old West meets Marilyn Monroe, where every street is decorated differently — he is conflating Disneyland with Hollywood and doesn’t even know it.” In “All Good Except or the Rain,” two spoiled rich LA women meet for the barest of lunches to tell each other semi-truths about their lives. They are interrupted by an attending waiter (hilarious) they hardly acknowledge and console themselves at the end with fattening pudding. And then there is “The National Cage Bird Show,” striking for its profound oddity, clever page formatting and subtle compassion about a chat room for people who like (but who do not necessarily own) birds. The participants include a traumatized soldier writing from abroad and a lonely young girl in the city (slight shades of Salinger’s “For Esme With Love and Squalor”?) In interviews, Homes has said she hopes her stories are “food for thought but also food for the soul and mind.” They should also prove exemplary for established writers and wannabes.

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Operation International’s Annual Summer Benefit The organization provides medical care for the needy, worldwide By Nicole Teitler nicole@indyeastend.com Operation International will host its 21st Annual Summer Benefit on Saturday, September 22, from 6:30 to 10:30 PM at Laurel Lake Vineyards. Guests will enjoy dinner by East End Events Catering and CJ’s American Grill, a silent auction, and dancing under the stars to live music by That Motown Band. This year, the organization will honor Jack Van De Wetering and, in memoriam, Maryellen Spandonis. Pro-

ceeds will benefit Team NY’s medical outreach and work to improve living conditions at the Rakai Infant & Elementary School Orphanage in Uganda. In 1997, Team NY was the first team to make a maiden mission to Haiti with the organization. Since that time, Team NY has helped efforts in Mexico, Honduras, Brazil, Vietnam, Nepal, Nigeria, Nicaragua, Zambia, Peru, India, Egypt, Kenya, Chile, Ghana, Myanmar, and Tanzania.

Today, successful efforts have grown to over 200 medical professionals through countless chapters in America, including Los Angeles, Michigan, and Maryland. Operation International has specialty chapters, focusing on Kids, Restore Vision, Dental, and ENT (ears, nose, and throat). Operation International is a nonprofit founded in 1996 by Medhat Allam, MD, Ravi Kothuru, MD, and Robert Mineo, CRNA that provides free medical care to those in need around the globe. Formerly named International Surgical Mission Support, the organization prides itself on providing services regardless of religious and political affiliations, gender, or ethnic background. In addition, it offers training and educational services to local health care workers in each respective country. The alliances and partnerships Operation International has established make it particularly special, ensuring the highest quality of care in the most humanitarian way. These include the

Agnes Varis Trust, Americares, AFYA Foundation, Hospital Sisters Mission Outrech, Rotary International, and the United Nations. Operation International's board of directors includes Joseph Geoghan, ESQ, Secretary; Christopher Torres, CRNA, and Team NY President; Colleen Brennan, BSN, President of Operation Kids; Ronald Gentile, MD, FACS, FASRS, president of Operation Restore Vision; Shawn Ciceko, MD, FACS, president of Team ENT; Rajesh Patel, MD; Mehul Mehta, MD, president of Team MI; Nilesh Patel, DDS, president of the Dental Team; Vito Alamia, Jr, MD, FACOG; and Robert Armando Casillas, MD, president of Team LA. VIP tickets, which include luxury bus service to and from the venue, are $200 and individual tickets are $125. Laurel Lake Vineyards is located at 3165 Main Road in Laurel. Call 631287-6202 or visit www.operationinternational.com or mail checks payable to Operation International and send to 225 Windmill Lane, Suite 1, Southampton, NY, 11968.

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Sweet Charities

ticket price is $20 and includes live music by Joe Hampton & Friends and refreshments. All proceeds go towards Old Steeple’s Scholarship Fund. For tickets, call 631-722-3070 or email oldsteeplecc@gmail.com.

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Late Summer Cocktail Party Southampton Historical Museum will host a Late Summer Cocktail Party on Saturday, September 8, from 5:30 to 7:30 PM. The event is hosted by Peter Hallock and Marge Sullivan and is held in honor of Mayor Michael Irving. For tickets and more info, visit www. southamptonhistory.org.

Boardy Barn Benefit The Southampton Animal Shelter Foundation presents its annual Boardy

Barn Benefit in Hampton Bays on Saturday, September 8, from 6 to 10 PM. The event includes a Chinese auction, 50/50 raffle, silent auction, door prizes, buffet dinner, and cash bar. For tickets, visit www.southamptonanimalshelter. com.

Scholarship Benefit Concert Old Steeple Community Church in Aquebogue is holding its second annual Scholarship Benefit Concert on Sunday, September 9, at 4 PM. The

The Heart Of Springs gala will be held on Saturday, September 15, on the green at Ashawagh Hall from 5 to 7 PM. Tickets are $100. The attire is fisherman formal. Heart Of Springs’s mission is to promote and celebrate the cultural, historical, and spiritual significance of the Springs Historic District in the Town of East Hampton. Visit www.heartofsprings.org.

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Operation International’s 21st annual Summer Benefit will be held on Saturday, September 22, from 6:30 to 10:30 PM at Laurel Lake Vineyards in Laurel. Funds raised will benefit Team NY’s medical outreach and work at the Rakai Infant and Elementary School Orphanage in Uganda. The event will honor Jack Van De Wetering and Maryellen Spandonis (in memoriam). Tickets are $125 for individual and $200 for VIP and include dinner, live music, silent auction, and dancing under the stars. VIP tickets include luxury bus

The North Fork Breast Health Coalition is holding the 20th anniversary “5K Walk for Breast Cancer Awareness” on Sunday, September 23. The fundraiser takes place at the Riverhead Tanger Outlets. Participants can pre-register or register from 7:30 to 8:45 AM that morning. The walk begins at 9 AM. The registration fee to participate in the 5K Walk is $25 if paid by September 15 and $30 if paid after that date or on the day of the event. The first 300 entrants will receive an official walk gift bag. Visit www.nycharities.org to register.

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I’m a tech dummy. And I’m not much of businessman. But I’m just smart enough to know that a combination of business and technology will define the future of the country and the world. If you want to know, stand like a traffic cop at the intersection of business and technology to see where the traffic will be heading for the next five years. There’s no better place to find out than at a different kind of all-day trade show held by SummitSync Inc. on September 28 in the 12-bedroom, 17,000-square-foot, $100 million estate on Meadow Lane in Southampton used as a regular set for the Showtime TV series “Billions.” “That morning a fleet of luxury buses will leave Manhattan carrying 150 chief marketing officers of major companies to our by-invitation-only symposium on the intersection of marketing and technology,” said Al Torres, president of SummitSync. The guests, whose companies have paid $399 a head, will then sit for a luncheon in the great Southampton mansion, listening to keynote speaker

Terry Kawaja, CEO of LUMA Partners, a strategic advisory firm focusing on digital media and marketing. He will bring everyone up to speed on “The State of Digital Media — The Market, The Industry, Trends, and The Future Ecosystem.” “Terry is a brilliant guy who will help frame the theme of our event, which is where business and technology will be going in the next five years,” said Torres. “Technology changes so rapidly that you can’t really predict past five years.” After lunch, Torres says the guests will divide into rotating breakout groups of 30 in various plush rooms throughout the “Billions” mansion. The groups will be curated by a team of heavyweight experts like Jeffrey Rohrs, CMO of Yext, the global digital presence management firm. Like Jack Meyers, founder of Media Village, the nation’s leading media ecologist, an Academy and Emmy Award nominee for Best Documentary Feature, author of four books, and executive producer of GE Focus Forward Films. Like Michael Loeb, CEO of Loeb Enterprises, founded in 2006 after the

sale of Synapse Group to Time Warner was completed. (He and wife Margie own the “Billions” mansion.) Like Gayle Meyers, the chief marketing officer at LUMA, and in charge of overall marketing, branding, and communications strategy for the company. Others include Bonin Bough, one of the foremost-awarded marketing executives in his field, host of “Cleveland Hustles,” and the author of Txt Me; Patrick Givens, VP, head of VaynerSmart at VaynerMedia, spearheading leadership into voice AI and the internet. Also Meagan Eisenberg, CMO at MongoDB. With two decades of experience in the high-tech industry, she has been recognized as one of the Top 50 most retweeted by mid-sized marketers according to Ad Week. “These business leaders will lead informal and inclusive discussions with invited CMOs and marketing leaders,” said Torres. “The networking at these breakout groups will allow people to get more than keynote speeches or sales pitches for new products or companies. People can engage in dialogue, exchange contacts, and rub elbows in an informal forum in an astonishing $100 million home the likes of which few of us have ever been in. This goes hand in hand with SummitSync’s motto that events drive handshakes. We make sure the right hands meet.” So how does one get to go to this event? “We’re already booked solid,” Torres said. “But we do have a wait list. Some people might have to drop out because of personal or business reasons. You can go to our website and apply for the waitlist. It might be good to get yourself or your business on our

invite list for future events anyway.” What happens after the luncheon and afternoon of rotating breakout meetings? “Then we have a cocktail hour and dinner,” said Torres. “With a second keynote speaker. So instead of a long day of speeches, we offer a luncheon keynote. And our dinner keynote speaker, Gina Bianchini, will put the entire day in perspective.” Bianchini was CEO of Ning, which she co-founded with Marc Andreessen. Since leaving Ning in March 2010, she has been an entrepreneur in residence at the Andreessen Horowitz venture firm. “By the end of the day these invited CMOs will have cutting-edge knowledge of where we are in terms of marketing and technology,” said Torres. “They will know how mobile technology and social media and texts are competing with email and online and retail marketing. They will know about technology and marketing security, the law, the demographics, and where we will be at the intersection of marketing and technology in the next five years.” They won’t be listening to someone pitching a product like at a normal trade show, he said. “No, they will be included in lively and informative discussions with business and industry leaders throughout the day,” said Torres. “The topics will range from voice, mobile messaging, and what the future of social media means to brands.” Since I didn’t make my first billion yet, I might drop into the $100 million venue to start working on my second billion on the set of “Billions.”

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KISS & TELL By Heather Buchanan

Mimosa Monday This week’s column serves up a dish of nostalgia kissandtellhb@gmail.com

I remember an NPR show where the guest was asked to name an emotion of a goldfish, and they said nostalgia. I thought yes, they don’t make goldfish bowls like they used to. For those of us with a long lens on the Hamptons, we have a certain nostalgia for our own goldfish bowl. I first arrived here at three weeks old and at the door of our cottage — and I do mean cottage and not Stanford White Shingle Style mansion — there was a cement slab with my and my

sister’s small footprints. Whenever I felt lost as I got older, I used to stand on those tiny reminders of a different world. I think how to paint the en plein air canvas of that time. In Sagaponack, the land was simply the land, mostly potato fields and sometimes corn tended by large Polish farming families. When they carved up that land for sale with white outlines from aerial shots, it struck me like chalked crime scene scenarios. The McMansions which

rose from the fertile loam didn’t seem to nourish anyone. The Hamptons have always included a large second home population but when it is a beautiful Fourth of July Weekend and your gorgeous beach house is empty without owners, guests, renters or clever squatters, it’s a third or fourth home or possibly an LLC for foreign money. Or perhaps they misinterpreted the open space rule to be within the house instead of between them. The currency back then was trust. We had house accounts everywhere from penny candy at the Sagaponack General Store to Loaves and Fishes to the Seafood Shop. We’d pretty much sign and enjoy then get a staggering large bill in the fall, although thankfully that was before lobster salad was $100 a pound. You could even trade art in a pinch as Jackson Pollock did at Mueller’s Grocery store where Almond Restaurant now stands. Rumor has it they subsequently sold the painting for about $30,000 but you can only imagine what it would be worth now. At The American Hotel, gentlemen were required to wear a jacket and they would only accept cash or a check. The American Hotel was also one of the last hold outs for its no cell phone policy. If a gentleman would show up today in a blue blazer without a cell phone and pay by check today, I would date that guy. The Bridgehampton Commons used to be the Bridgehampton DriveIn where the non-Dolby stereo sound or scratchy picture made no difference. A parent would just pile a bunch of us kids in the back and take us out to watch Fantasia. Our cute golf club had a sign I will never forget that said No Short Shorts or Tube Tops. Of course, all I wanted to do was go roller skate down the driveway in said contraband. It was a time when beach houses weren’t winterized, bonfires did not require permits and basements were basements and not “lower levels.” Sag Harbor was filled with sailboats instead of motor boats. Bobby Van’s, which was across the street from its current location, was filled with writers like Truman Capote, George Plimpton, and James Jones instead of Instagram influencers. And you could get delicious homemade ice cream at the Candy Kitchen. Okay, so that one is still here. If only the black and white milkshake

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had the same power to heal any of life’s disappointments. There was truly a summer season then and we locals would gather at Sagg Main Beach for Mimosa Monday on Labor Day, which was basically a way to say to the rude New Yorkers, “Don’t let the door hit you in the a** on the way out.” You’d see everyone here, from the teachers to firemen to that electrician you were trying to hunt down all summer to fix the porch light. There would be some serious hula hooping, body surfing, and “Oh boy can you top this,” stories of summer people behaving badly. It was a local tradition. One year the police shut it down. I totally respect the safety issues but we always had a designated driver, and it was such an end of summer ritual where we all gathered to realize how darn lucky we were to be in this amazing place. Green Juice Monday doesn’t have the same ring or alliteration. Looking back on these times with perhaps nostalgia, is it that it was less crowded, less regulated, less expensive, less painful, less scheduled, more hopeful? Were we in it more all together? Did a basement have to be a media center to make a house a home? Did the goldfish always want a bigger fish bowl with a better view? Maybe it is that we knew what was enough. It didn’t have to be everything. Just a perfect amount of life well lived to be enough.

Looking back on these times with perhaps nostalgia, is it that it was less crowded, less regulated, less expensive, less painful, less scheduled, more hopeful?

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September 5, 2018

RICK’S SPACE By Rick Murphy

The 180-pound Weakling Rick’s the guy on the beach with the six-pack . . . of Bud, that is rmurphy@indyeastend.com

When we were little kids, no one lifted weights. I don’t recall seeing any, not even in the gym. As I got older, though, the fad was beginning. I had a firm credo back in those days: “I will date no woman who can bench press more than I can.” I always feared I looked like the “97-pound weakling” growing up, an image so vivid it still conjures up bullies kicking sand in my face and taking my bikini-clad girlfriend from me on the beach. Of course, in reality, my bikini-clad girlfriends were few and far between, but as the years passed, the number of the babes, and the skimpiness of their bathing suits, increased dramatically. Having reached that certain age recently, I decided I needed to take better care of myself so I purchased my first set of weights and embarked on a vigorous workout schedule. I’m a 180-pound weakling now, and there is a new emphasis on how men look these days: It’s not all about the bikini anymore. There is nothing wrong with wanting to look ripped, wanting to

have a six-pack to display while walking down the beach. Unfortunately, all those years we went to the beach I was carrying Budweiser. Now a six-pack means a hard belly. Who knew? It wasn’t easy getting started. I got deeply into squats, known as “the king of exercises” in lifting circles. Here is the definition according to The Dictionary of Weightlifting, Body Building, and Exercise Terms and Techniques, which I consider to be my personal bible. Squat: Put a bar across your shoulders while you are in a standing position and, keeping your torso as upright as possible, squat down until the tops of your thighs are parallel to the floor. Variations include the box squat, front squat, hack squat, Jefferson squat, and the sissy squat. OK, so maybe I started doing sissy squats, but now I’m doing full-fledged squats, sometimes as many as three or even, when I’m feeling frisky, four. Of course, I’m sore for days afterward. Naturally, the simple act of squatting is exercise in itself, so I don’t put any actual weights on the bar. All this makes me androgenic,

which is “producing or accentuating male sexual characteristics like body hair, deepened voice, and male pattern baldness.” In other words, I can’t hit the high notes of “Walk Like a Man” by the Four Seasons and I have to comb the hair on my chest and back. Small prices to pay for a bod like mine. I do find myself yelling, “You don’t know squat!” to the staffers at the newspaper and that’s pretty cool. I recently purchased a couple of dumbbells. Did you know how they got their name? It used to be anyone who worked at the newspaper was a dumbbell (because they don’t know squat). Actually, men would demonstrate their might by lifting up cast iron bells (like the Liberty Bell). A “dumb” bell was one with the clapper removed, so it wouldn’t ring during the lifting. (This is just one of many little tidbits of info we lifters know.) Nowadays I can work out right here at the office by doing curls with one hand while I surf the net with the other. This leads precious little time for actual work, but as I grow more muscular, everyone will be afraid to tell me to do some. Gradually, as I eliminate the lipids from my body and achieve a balanced BMI (body mass index, stupid) I will become the man I want to be. Even if I am unemployed. As it turns out, that 97-pound weakling in the magazine ads way back then wasn’t the imagination of some Madison Avenue advertising guru. As a boy, Angelo Charles Siciliano was a pale, thin, picked-on youth. He truly was the “97-pound weakling” he would later describe himself to be in his advertising. He was physically abused by the larger kids in grade school. One day, while lying on the beach at Coney Island in New York with his girlfriend, a bully walked up and kicked sand in his face. His girlfriend walked

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I always feared I looked like the “97-pound weakling” growing up. away after the attack and never was seen again. This incident was the catalyst that compelled the young man to search for a way to build up his thin body rapidly in the privacy of his room at home. He observed great cats at the zoo flexing their muscular bodies against the cage bars, thus keeping themselves strong with the resistance. Angelo developed his own system based on these observations. Oh yes, Angelo also changed his name — to Charles Atlas. He became a symbol that surpassed mere bodybuilding — he stood up against the bullies in life and ultimately triumphed through hard work and talent. By next summer, I’ll be kicking up sand of my own. I’ll be the guy with the six-pack. Rick Murphy is a six-time winner of the New York Press Association Best Column award as well as the winner of first place awards from the National Newspaper Association and the Suburban Newspaper Association of America and a two-time Pulitzer Prize nominee.

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HAMPTON DAZE By Jessica Mackin-Cipro

‘The Garden’ At Oreya Hosts Party With a Purpose A cocktail party with Simple Vodka closes out the summer jessica@indyeastend.com @hamptondaze

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This weekend closed out another summer for the books. To celebrate, The Independent hosted a cocktail party at “The Garden” at Oreya along with Simple Vodka on Friday, August 31. “The Garden” is located at the Capri Hotel in Southampton. For the past month, the venue has housed the Brooklyn Chop House pop-up restaurant, which will open its permanent location in the Financial District this week. The dinner menu offered a variety of dumplings and homemade noodles, small plates, and entrees. The menu lent itself nicely to shared plates, making this a great place to go with a group. The winner of the meal was the French onion soup dumpling. But the Peking duck taco, chicken satay, and rock shrimp tempura were all contenders. The new restaurant will also offer lunch and brunch. The great thing about hosting a party with Simple Vodka is that for ev-

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September 5, 2018

MARKET PAGE By Zachary Weiss

Crowd Favorites Indy picks its top four local summer ﬁnds

As the long summer days begin to fade, it’s important to maximize your beach time spent basking in the sun. To do that properly, you’ll need these locally sourced supplies. From the perfect bag crafted with reclaimed sailcloth to Quoguecentric flip flops, these items are some of the crowd favorites we’ve featured throughout this past summer — including a large bottle of this season’s wonderfully affordable, must-have rosé.

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TOP: Wm. J. Mills & Co Sailmakers Classic Giftbox Tote, $155 LEFT: Fleurs de Prairie Cotes de Provence 2017 Rosé, $17 CENTER: Hampton Chocolate Factory “The Hampton 6” Chocolate Bar Collection, $45 RIGHT: Quogue Shop Mr. Q Flip Flops, $85

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The Independent Indy Scene By Norah Bradford

Life After Labor Day Get ready for an event ﬁlled fall Cooper's Beach

WHERE TO GO Duke, residing in East Quogue with his wife and family, enjoys the local beaches as a break away from the energy of managing Southampton Social Club and Union Cantina with his partners and team. www.unioncantina.net

Take in the fresh air at the end of Long Island at the Montauk Lighthouse, authorized by the Second Congress under President George Washington, in 1792. Construction began in June, four years later, and was completed months later in November the same year. Take the stairs to the top and see views of Block Island Sound to the Atlantic Ocean. www.montauklighthouse.com

PEOPLE OF THE FALL

Next Generation real-estate and philanthropy Hamptonite Bradley Fishel enjoys time with his sister and parents in Bridgehampton. He is the son of Maria and Kenneth Fishel of Renaissance Properties, whose family business supports charitable organizations including the ASPCA, Samuel Waxman Cancer Research Foundation, and the Lincoln Center Corporate Fund to name a few. www.renaissancepropertiesny. com

Catch up with one of the men behind all-season Union Cantina, Ian Duke.

Loved your summer so much that you want to make a home in one of the Hamptons? Speak to Nicola Clayton, a realtor with Elliman, self-confessed Tribeca coop resident, and holiday home owner on the East End. www.elliman.com

Go shop at the Riverhead Tanger Outlets. There are hundreds of stores, offering discounts on everything from electronics to fashion to furniture. Our favorites include the Restoration Hardware, Pottery Barn, and WilliamsSonoma outlets. Put your rented home back together or get ready early for summer 2019 here. www.tangeroutlet. com/riverhead Walk Cooper’s Beach. Southampton Village has what is widely regarded as one of the best beaches in the Nation, winning numerous awards. Go for a bracing walk and enjoy the last rays of summer. If you are unsure as to the weather, check the live webcam before heading there. www.southamptonvillage.org

Time to update for fall with women and children’s intimates and cozy sleepwear at Relax Hampton in Sag Harbor and get advice from owner Debra Schoenau on the right fit, fabric, and styles for autumn. www.relaxhampton. com

WHAT TO DO Sag Harbor’s Harborfest. Ahoy! Set course for Sag Harbor September 7 to 9. Enjoy a village-wide event celebrating the maritime history of Sag Harbor with an arts & crafts fair and sidewalk sale on Main Street. www.sagharborchamber.com

Get all Cozy at the 32nd Annual Quilt Show and Sale at Water Mill Museum. It will run through September 16, featuring colorful quilts in an array of different patterns and themes in all sizes, both on display and for purchase. The show and sale will have quilts for infants, all bed sizes, wall beautiful hangings for every season and décor, and more. www.watermillmuseum.org Indulge your love of the arts at the “Thirty Squared” artists reception. On September 22, The Water Mill Museum hosts an artist reception for participants in the exhibition “Thirty Squared Summer Finale,” exhibiting the fun, lively, and free-spirited art work of 18 artists. The artists were asked to create a painting a day for 30 days or to work daily for 30 days on larger, more developed pieces of art. www.watermillmuseum.org Silver Screen Delights at the Hamptons International Film Festival (HIFF) enjoys its 26th season October 4 through October 8, as the best kept secret for catching up on the movies screened at the Cannes, Venice, and Toronto Film Festivals. Alongside two Festival des Cannes Jury award winning movies is local documentary The Last Race by Michael Dweck. www. hamptonsfilmfest.org

Photos courtesy Rennaissance Property, Southampton Inn, Patrick McMullan, Elliman.com, IMDB

At last, the summer season has, for some visitors, drawn to a close, leading to a little less weekend congestion on the roads and easier restaurant reservations. However, for those in the know and local residents, we are now entering a period where the weather is ideal and there are still a number of events ahead and places to go. Here is our Life After Labor Day, or #LALD edition. Enjoy.

Extend your summer at the Southampton Inn. Your home away from home out of season in Southampton is the Inn. Located in town close to the boutiques, dining, and cultural attractions, the Inn combines good accommodations with facilities such as a swimming pool, proximity to Coopers Beach, and award-winning restaurant, Claude’s, which is now open yearround. www.southamptoninn.com

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September 5, 2018

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Old Dogs, New Trips By Vay David and John Laudando

Barcelona — Illuminated By The Genius Of Gaudi Catalonia’s capital stands apart, artistically and politically olddogsnewtrips@gmail.com

Gaudi’s immense and incredible basilica, La Sagrada Familia. Independent/John Laudando

Catalonia is an anomaly — an autonomous community in Spain on the northeastern corner of the Iberian Peninsula, designated as a “nationality.” Its capital and largest city — and Spain’s second largest — is Barcelona. Mention Barcelona, and most people who have been there think first of Gaudi — Antoni Gaudi, the designer whose work in Barcelona is a mind-bending tribute to his eccentric genius. When in Barcelona, Gaudi is nearly impossible to ignore, and we found his path delightful to explore on our first stop of a whirlwind tour of Europe. The most obvious example of Gaudi’s virtuosity is the Sagrada Familia basilica. More than 100 years in the making, construction of Sagrada Familia started under architect Francisco de Paula del Villar in 1882. When he resigned one year later, Gaudi took over as chief architect and transformed the project with his own distinctive style, which combines the ostentation of Gothic architecture with the curvilinear forms of Art Nouveau. And it is totally amazing. It’s totally unimaginable that someone could actually design something so complex and so unique. Gaudi devoted the remainder of his life to the colossal project, and at the time of his death at age 73 in 1926, less than a quarter of the building was complete. Upon his death, he himself was entombed in his monumental work, which, upon completion (estimated for 2026 . . . or maybe around 2040?) will be the highest religious building in the world. Gaudi resisted adding further height beyond its planned 560 ft. because, he believed, “No building should

be higher than God’s work.” As a result, the building will fall one meter short of the height of Montjuïc hill, Barcelona’s highest point. While the Sagrada Familia is easily the most elaborate and challenging work of Gaudi, it is by no means his only undertaking in Barcelona. His entertaining Parc Guell is a wonder of imagination and frivolity. This playful urban park, perched above the city on Carmel Hill, is a wonder of Gaudi’s ingenious sculptures and mosaics. The entrance is marked by a combination of the two — a fantastical and enormous sculpture covered entirely with mosaic tiles, known as “Le Drac” or The Dragon. He sits in the midst of two sweeping staircases that lead to the many wonders to be found in this park, including a home where Gaudi lived. We rambled through Barcelona’s main pedestrian area — Las Ramblas — stopping right on the sidewalk for HUGE sangrias. For entertainment, we enjoyed the antics of the unceasing parade of street performers. Our stroll took us down to the city’s vibrant waterfront, and enroute back to our lodgings, we grabbed a bite from Mercat de la Boqueria, the city’s large and colorful market full of food, flowers, and just about any other thing you might want to buy. When we returned to Las Ramblas in the evening, its main plaza and fountain were brightly lit for the night. We visited the Museu Picasso, housed in the Palacio de Berenguer d’Aguilar, an immense old city palace from the 15th Century. Its permanent collection consists of more than 4200 works by the artist and focuses mainly

The Dragon guards the stairway leading to more wonders in Parc Guell. Independent/John Laudando

on his formative years as an artist, from 1895 to 1904. And not far from it, we discovered the Museu de la Xocolata, where I found my favorite chocolate bar ever — chocolate and black pepper combined, a combination I’ve been trying to find again ever since. We just may have to go back to Barcelona again, so I can stock up. But no matter where we went, Gaudi prevailed. We saw many of his buildings that were recommended in tour guides, plus we found several more that weren’t even on the list. Mosaics sparkle, curves undulate, the mind boggles! We were also pleased to find that

Barcelona has many restaurants that specialize in mussels — and we had the luck to be staying right down the street from the one that’s rated the best. La Muscleria offers mussels, mussels, mussels, prepared every way imaginable! Inventive, varied, and remarkably reasonable in price. When we return for that chocolate, we’ll probably dine here every night. Find lots more photos of Barcelona and the work of Gaudi at www.indyeastend. com. Visit our website at www.olddogsnewtrips.com, and we welcome your comments on our Facebook page — Old Dogs, New Trips.

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Nôtre Dame by Peter Lipman-Wulf

Gallery Events By Jessica Mackin-Cipro jessica@indyeastend.com

Water Color Works Ashawagh Hall, Springs Opening: Saturday, September 8, 5 to 8 PM “Water Color Works,” an art exhibition featuring local artists Ani Antreasyan, Kirsten Benfield, Amy Conway, Barbara DiLorenzo, Lesley Obrock, Kate Rabinowitz, Janet Rojas, and Jerry Schwabe will be held at Ashawagh Hall through Sunday, September 16. A food truck night will be held on Wednesday, September 12, from 4 to 6:30 PM and bites from various Hampton food trucks will be available. A portion of the art sales will be donated to the Springs Food Pantry.

Against The Wind Art Sites Gallery, Riverhead

Opening: Saturday, September 8, 4 to 6 PM “Against The Wind,” a show at Art Sites Gallery in Riverhead, presents eight artists who are connected by their reflections upon nature. The show includes art by Karen Fitzgerald, Yoon Cho, Scott McIntire, Isabelle Haran-Leonardi, Larry Dobens, Anne Seelbach, Marla Lipkin, and Michael Paul Johnson. It will remain on display through September 30.

Peter Lipman-Wulf Romany Kramoris Gallery, Sag Harbor Romany Kramoris Gallery presents an exhibition of watercolors by the late Peter Lipman-Wulf (1905-1993). The show runs September 6 through September 27. Along with Lipman-Wulf,

artworks from Christopher Engel, Suzzanne Fokine, and Barbara Groot will also be featured. Lipman-Wulf was primarily known as a sculptor and graphic artist. His paintings were rarely the focus of exhibits. As a German of Jewish descent, Lipman-Wulf was forced to flee during WWII — first to France in 1933, then to Switzerland in 1942. Particularly in Switzerland, where, as a refugee, he was formally prohibited from working as a sculptor, he diverted his creative impulse to works on paper. Along with sketches and drawings, Lipman-Wulf completed numerous impressive landscapes and portraits in the South of France and Switzerland.

Labor Day Art Show Levitas Center For The Arts, Southampton Closing: Friday, September 7, 4 to 6 PM The Southampton Artists Association Labor Day Art Show will be held through Sunday, September 9. The show, which is held at Levitas Center for the Arts at the Southampton Cultural Center, features photography, paintings, drawing, and sculptures. For more info, visit www.southamptonartists.org.

Stephen Wilkes

Tulla Booth Gallery, Sag Harbor Tulla Booth Gallery in Sag Harbor presents artist Stephen Wilkes, displaying his popular “Day to Night” series, including exciting images of the most beloved cities and sites of the world. Wilkes photographs from a stationary 50-foot crane. The exhibit will continue through September 27. For more info, visit www.tullaboothgallery.com.

Drawing Room The Drawing Room, East Hampton The Drawing Room Gallery in East Hampton presents works by artists Charles Jones, including early 20th Century photographs, and sculptures by Fiona Waterstreet. The show will run through September 30. For more info, visit www.drawingroom-gallery.com.

Michele Dragonetti Roman Fine Art, East Hampton Roman Fine Art in East Hampton presents “Michele Dragonetti – Reemergent.” Dragonetti’s second solo exhibition at the gallery once again highlights photographs from her Boat Hull series. The show runs through October 1.

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The Pollock-Krasner House presents Martin Scorsese’s After Hours.

Entertainment

Hours. Admission is free. No reservation required.

Friday, September 7, at 8 PM www.baystreet.org

By Nicole Teitler nicole@indyeastend.com

Modern Tide

Bay Street Theater in Sag Harbor presents The Complete Unknowns, with their unique interpretations of Bob Dylan’s music.

Saturday, September 8, at 6 PM www.h2ff.com

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.

Comedy All Star Comedy Saturday, September 8, at 8 PM www.baystreet.org All Star Comedy at Bay Street Theater in Sag Harbor features performances by Dan Perlman ("That’s My Bus!", "Vidiots," "StarTalk Radio"); Dave Temple, "Army Wives," "Gotham Comedy Live!"); and Pat Dixon ("The NYC Crime Report with Pat Dixon," "Best Week Ever.")

Film Director’s Inspiration Series Friday, September 7, at 6 PM www.southamptonartscenter.org Southampton Arts Center presents “Director’s Inspiration Series: Steven Spielberg,” with a screening of Lawrence of Arabia. Held indoors. Tickets are $10, $7 for friends of SAC.

Fall Film Series Friday, September 7, at 7 PM The Pollock-Krasner House in East Hampton presents its Fall Film Series with Martin Scorsese’s film After

Hamptons Take 2 Documentary Film Festival presents Modern Tide: Midcentury Architecture on Long Island, with a Q&A with architect Bill Chaleff, at the Amagansett Library.

Music Talkhouse www.stephentalkhouse.com Stephen Talkhouse in Amagansett will have a live performance by Martin Sexton on Friday, September 7, at 8 PM followed by The Suyat Band at 10 PM. On Saturday, September 8, will be Nancy Atlas at 8 PM and Good Noise at 10 PM. Sunday, September 9, at 8 PM, will be Peter Mayer, Scott Kirby & Brendan Mayer Tour with Gary Green.

Complete Unknowns

All Night Happy Hour Thursday, September 6, at 7 PM www.hamptonsfarms.com Farm Chic kicks it up a notch with live music every Thursday from 5 to 7 PM at Hamptons Farms in East Quogue. Free and open to the public. The restaurant will have an all-night happy hour at the outdoor and indoor bars, along with nightly farm fresh cuisine.

Townline Tunes Friday, September 6, at 6 PM www.townlinebbq.com Townline BBQ in Sagaponack hosts live music every Friday from 6 to 9 PM.

Jazz on the Terrace Friday, September 7, at 6 PM www.parrishart.org

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Heart By Heart

Theater

Friday, September 7, at 8 PM www.suffolktheater.com

The Summit

Suffolk Theater in Riverhead presents Heart by Heart, featuring original Heart band members Steve Fossen and Mike Derosier.

Gospel Concert Saturday, September 8, at 3 PM www.bhccrc.org

Joe’s Pub

Joe’s Pub Sound View in Greenport presents a concert by Sara Serpa & Andre Matos in the Piano Bar.

BookHampton Friday, September 7, at 5 PM www.bookhampton.com

Springs Tavern

BookHampton in East Hampton presents Jeanne McCulloch with All Happy Families.

Saturday, September 8, at 8 PM 631-527-7800

Canio’s

The Bridgehampton Child Care & Recreational Center presents the Howard University Gospel Choir.

Friday, September 7, at 8 PM www.joespub.com

Guild Hall in East Hampton presents The Summit, written and directed by Isla Hansen, Tucker Marder, and Christian Scheider.

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The Bridgehampton Child Care & Recreational Center presents the 2018 Gospel Concert with the Howard University Gospel Choir, at the Bridgehampton Presbyterian Church. Tickets are $25 in advance and $35 at the door.

Parrish Art Museum in Water Mill presents twice Grammy-nominated Hector Martignon and the Foreign Affair Quartet. Tickets are $12 and free for members, children, and students.

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Supplies for Success Photo courtesy UJA-Federation Nearly 200 volunteers of all ages loaded up backpacks for 2000 East End kids in need at UJA-Federation of New York’s Supplies for Success backpack assembly event at The Ross Lower School Field House in Bridgehampton on August 29. Chairs Mindy Richenstein of Sagaponack and Jill Bodian of East Hampton filled backpacks along with Rabbi Joshua Franklin of JCOH of East Hampton.

Bold Photos by Richard Lewin folioeast presented the opening of group show “Bold,” on Friday, August 31, at the Jackson Carriage House in Amagansett. The show presents paintings, prints, and outdoor sculpture by artists Dennis Leri, Aurelio Torres, James DeMartis, Bill Kiriazis, Mary Antczak, Pamela Dove, Perry Burns, Jonathan Glynn, Barbara Groot, and David Rufo.

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SummerFest Photos by Nicole Teitler Southampton Arts Center hosted its fifth annual SummerFest benefit on Thursday, August 30. The event was the SAC’s final major fundraising event of the summer season.

The Magic of Amore Photos by Richard Lewin Audience participation was encouraged in the Baldwin Family Lecture Room at the East Hampton Library on Tuesday, August 28, as the silliness of The magic of Amore caused all ages to laugh. Amore’s “Edge of Your Seat Fun” featured a rubber chicken and a banana peel.

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CANA Foundation Photos by Richard Lewin On Saturday afternoon, September 1, CANA Foundation held its first annual Hampton Classic Legislative Panel in the VIP Chalet Tent at the Hampton Classic Horse Show in Bridgehampton. Former Congressman Steve Israel moderated the panel, which included Moses Brings Plenty, Manda Kalimian, Congressman Betty McCollum, Congressman Peter King, author/wild horse photographer Robert Dutesco, County Legislator Bridget Fleming, and Kelly Cruciotti. CANA Foundation’s motto is “People saving horses, horses saving humanity.” Members of the foundation work passionately to rescue and relocate America’s wild horses. Suffolk County Sheriff Errol Toulon and Suffolk County Legislator Bridget Fleming attended.

Opening Day Photos by Rob Rich/ www.SocietyAllure.com Opening Day at the Hampton Classic in Bridgehampton was held on Sunday, August 26.

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Kids Day At Classic Photos by Richard Lewin Saturday, September 1, was a day for classic family fun, as “Kids’ Day” at The Hampton Classic, presented by News 12. People on stilts, face painting, silly shows, farm animals, pony rides, and more, were the order of the day.

Giveback Summer Soiree Photos by D. Gonzalez for Rob Rich/ www.societyallure.com Don, Katrina and Chloe Peebles invited guests to a Summer Soiree at their home in Bridgehampton on Thursday, August 30. The special guest of honor was Georgina Bloomberg. The event was held to benefit Giveback.

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Grand Prix Sunday Photos by Richard Lewin The annual Hampton Classic Grand Prix Sunday was the event to see and at which to be seen on September 2 in Bridgehampton. The Grand Prix Tent was filled to capacity as table designers let loose their creativity, resulting in some inventive entries in the annual VIP table top competition, sponsored by HC&G Magazine.

Ergun Khorchin Brunch Photos by Steve Mack/Getty Images James Paul Cheung, Dr. Scarlett Magda, and Georgina Bloomberg invited guests to a brunch at the Hampton Classicâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s opening day on Sunday, August 26. Cashmere company Ergun Khorchin donated proceeds from sales to Veterinarians International and Hampton Classic Jump for Charity.

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The Lobster Roll: A Worthy Stopover The road beckons, but so do your seafood dreams By Hannah Selinger

Whenever anyone finds out I’ve lived in Montauk, they invariably ask the same question. “Do you watch ‘The Affair’?” The answer, I’m afraid, is no, but I have seen Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind. Still, one need not be a Showtime devotee to know a thing or two about The Lobster Roll, the iconic, Napeague stretch restaurant at which Alison Lockhart purportedly works.

In summer, anyone driving between Montauk and the rest of the Hamptons would be hard-pressed to miss the restaurant. Nor should they. The history of The Lobster Roll (also referred to as “Lunch,” by locals, because of its massive neon sign that screams the word) reaches back to 1965, when Frederick H. Terry, Sr. and his father, Richard C. Terry, Sr. purchased a

roadside clam shack on the spit of land connecting Montauk to Amagansett. In 1978, the duo welcomed a third partner, Andrea Anthony, and then, in 1981, a fourth, Paul DeAngelis. Anthony and DeAngelis continue to own and operate the restaurant, 37 years later. The menu is, naturally, devoted to more than just lobster rolls, including strange Long Island specialties —like clam strips. (An aside: I’m from New England, and I’ve always maintained that the best part of a fried clam is the soft, silky belly, so I have no idea why anyone would want to eat just the rubbery necks, but that’s Long Island for you.) As everywhere else on the East Coast, steamers — a softer shelled clam served steamed in broth and with a healthy serving of drawn butter — are market price. To be clear, the life of your seafood dreams, Hamptons style, won’t come cheap at this iconic haunt, where the average appetizer costs around $10 (but can run as high as $18). Still, you get what you pay for: ambitious portions of fresh seafood; a bustling “Montauk” “diner”; and enough sea-

faring options to shake a very long fishing rod at. The lobster roll itself is a “Maine-style,” which means it’s made with mayonnaise, as opposed to butter. There’s tarragon in there, and lemon, too, so it’s a reliably gussied-up version of an old classic, but that’s ok. You’ll leave neither disappointed nor hungry. The Lobster Roll has other nostalgic options, too, like an array of fresh fruit pies, served warm (and á la mode, if you request it), all of which are baked in house. For those who prefer their dessert served with a straw, consider the specialty drink menu a throwback to easier times: vanilla milkshakes, chocolate egg creams, cherry Cokes, frozen lemonades, and root beer floats all recall a certain soda jerk ethos, which is, in some sense, the key to The Lobster Roll’s character. This isn’t a fancy joint, and it’s not meant to be, either. What the Lobster Roll is, in all its glory, is a stopover on your way to somewhere else — the gravel driveway pooling into the roads, the cars parked in nooks and crannies and even along the road’s shoulder, the red, white, and blue awning and waving American flag punctuating that seemingly endless lick of highway. You’ll suffer the wait in the languid heat, digging your heels into the gravel, watching the cars speed past toward Hither Hills. You’ll eat a little too quickly, because you can hear and smell the sea, and that ocean is compelling, compelling enough to drive you either east or west, and quickly. And after you’ve balled up your red-and-white checkered lobster roll-holding paper, and wiped the last crumbs from your Formica-topped booth, you’ll wish, as most do, that you’d lingered a little longer. But, hey, the road calls.

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Farm Fresh: Wickham’s Farm Thirteen generations of farm ownership off Peconic Bay By Nicole Teitler nicole@indyeastend.com

Farm land as far as the eye can see. That was once the beauty and bounty of Long Island’s East End. Despite supermarket takeovers, farming is still a prominent profession for many families today. Drive down Sound Avenue or Route 25 on the North Fork and the wide-open spaces of plentiful soil still exist. In addition to freshness, farmstands provide personal contact with consumers, from seeing the land itself to meeting the personnel running them. It’s not only B2C (business to consumer) but F2C (farm to consumer). Wickham’s Fruit Farm is a 13th generation family operation in Cutchogue run by Thomas Wickham, his wife, and son Jon. They began farming

full time in 1987. The farm is located on Wickham Creek, which drains into Peconic Bay. The family has owned and operated farmland in Cutchogue since the 1600s. A day at the farm begins at 7 AM, when most of us are just opening our eyes, and ends at 5 PM with a lunch break in between. Thomas maintains contact with top buyers at his farm, such as Fresh Direct, in addition to spraying during the day. In the evening, he’s in the office catching up on paperwork, while Jon, who has expanded his own operations to Texas, does all of the social media and purchasing of necessary farm equipment. On Sundays, everything shuts down and these tireless

efforts reset. All fruit is picked by hand. “We typically pick a given block of trees four or five times over a 10-day period. Fully ripe peaches have a yellow-red background color, are slightly soft to the touch, and come off the tree easily when they are rotated. If they resist coming off the tree, they’re not ripe,” Thomas Wickham explained. He and his son are both NY DEC-licensed pesticide applicators, spraying fruit that has no effect on those eating it, he said. “The only way to provide a measure of protection against fruit rot after harvest is to spray the fruit with fungicides while it is still on the tree. Some of the materials are analogs of medicines such as streptomycin,” Wickham added. Wickham’s Farm is comprised of 300 acres, equally divided into natural landscape (woodland, salt marsh, pond, and beach on Peconic Bay) and farm area; 60 acres dedicated to fruit; 25 acres are vegetables; and the rest “in rotating fallow to keep the fertility high,” he said. In April, the season opens with tomatoes, asparagus, and rhubarb. May is prime for strawberries and cherries in late June. July is ideal for peaches, blueberries, blackberries and nectarines, along with sweet corn and melons from the field. Concluding

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the season, which is where we are now, are the sweet sensations of summer’s end and fall with apples, pears, and pumpkins. Farmstand manager Laurie McBride says her favorite thing to make in fall season is a turnover. “The flavor base is our fresh apples but we like to keep customers coming back, so we are constantly making new combinations. Right now, we are adding in late summer berries for a great flavor combo.” In addition to delicious fruit, Wickham holds claim to the oldest cider press on Long Island, built in 1902, to go along with its apple cider donuts, made fresh on site. Fighting modernization and the corporate conglomerate of today, Wickham acknowledges the financial uncertainties he faces year after year but remains optimistic regarding familyrun farms on Long Island. “We have an excellent producing environment with sunshine, soil, and water, and a market of over seven million people less than 100 miles away — conditions farmers elsewhere would die for. Farming is still generally respected by the community, and there are a number of government programs supporting agriculture. I see all these positives continuing, and even increasing, as long as we farmers don’t leave the businesses of farming.” Take a field trip or tour of Wickham’s Farm. Enjoy a talk, U-Pick opportunities, and a wagon ride around the entire farm, now available through October. Wickham’s Fruit Farm is open Monday through Saturday, 10 AM until roughly 3:30 PM, at 28700 Route 25 in Cutchogue. Call 631-734-6441 or visit online at www.wickhamsfruitfarm.com.

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Guest-Worthy Recipe: Braulo Bunay Fall Squash Pot By Zachary Weiss

Guest-Worthy Recipe: Chef Braulio Bunay, Executive Chef of Industry Kitchen

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Chef Bunay's Guest Worthy Recipe: Fall Squash Pot

Why? “The Squash Pot is a quintessential fall dish. With acorn squash, mushrooms, and maple syrup, the colorful dish warms the soul and is perfect for entertaining. The dish is naturally vegetarian and gluten free, and can be made veg-

1/2 c vegetable broth Salt and pepper to taste For the spicy chickpeas 1 c cooked chickpeas, drained 1 Tbsp olive oil 1 pinch of cumin 1/4 tsp cayenne pepper Salt and pepper to taste

Directions

an to appease all dietary restrictions, while remaining hearty.”

Ingredients 2 medium sized acorn squash 2 1/2 c cooked spaghetti squash 1 1/2 lbs mushroom ragú 1 c spicy chickpeas 1 c fresh ricotta cheese 2 oz maple syrup For the mushroom ragú 1 Tbsp olive oil 1 ½ Tbsp butter 1 pinch salt 1 1/4 lbs wild mushroom, sliced 1/4 c minced shallots 2 Tbsp Cognac

For the Spaghetti Squash Preheat oven to 450°F. Cut squashes in half, sprinkle a little salt on each half and place cut side down on a baking sheet. Bake for 15 to 20 minutes or until skin can be easily pierced with a fork. Once out of the oven, flip each squash piece over to release steam. Let cool for about five minutes and pull strands away from the skin using a fork. Set squash shells and spaghetti to the side. For the mushroom ragu Heat olive oil in a skillet over mediumhigh heat. Stir in mushrooms and salt. Cook, stirring occasionally, until any liquid evaporates and mushrooms are light brown.

Add butter and shallots. Stir while cooking, until mushrooms are caramelized. Drizzle in Cognac; continue stirring until liquid evaporates. Stir in vegetable broth, salt and black pepper to taste. Reduce heat to medium-low, cook until slightly thickened and mushrooms are tender; set aside. For the spicy chickpeas Preheat oven to 400°F. Pat chickpeas dry. Mix chickpeas, oil, cumin, cayenne pepper, and salt/pepper in a bowl. Spread chickpeas on a baking sheet. Roast for 25 minutes, then turn heat off. Keep chickpeas in the oven until cool for crispiest results. Once cool, crush chickpeas by hand or in blender on pulse. Plating Take empty acorn squash shells and spread 1/4 c of ricotta in each. Fill with spaghetti squash and mushroom ragù, then top with crushed spicy chickpeas. Drizzle with maple syrup.

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RECIPE OF THE WEEK Chef Joe Cipro

everyone does farm-to-table and dock-to-dish but what happens in between makes the difference.

Homemade Veggie Burger

Ingredients (Serves 6) 1/2 c whole garlic cloves 1/3 c olive oil 1 Tbsp Dijon mustard 1 lb button mushrooms 2 large carrots (peeled and shredded on a box grater) 1 white onion (diced) 3 Tbsp picked fresh thyme 2 Tbsp white balsamic vinegar 2 heads of broccoli 1/2 c rolled oats (ground to a flour like consistency in food processor) 1 lemon 1 can of chickpeas (drained & rinsed) 1 head of celery (washed, trimmed & diced) 1 c cooked brown rice 1 red pepper 1 yellow pepper, diced 1 c vegetable stock 1 Tbsp chili powder 1 Tbsp ground cumin Salt and pepper to your liking

Directions Begin by placing the garlic cloves in a small pot with the olive oil. Let that simmer on low heat for about 45 minutes or until the garlic becomes soft and turns a light golden brown color. Begin peeling the vegetables you will be dicing. Any peels or scraps can go in a small pot filled with two cups of water to make the vegetable stock. For the broccoli, take a sharp knife and gently run it over the florets, basically shaving off the green tops of the broccoli floret. Then, save them for later use. For the stalk of the broccoli, cut it into small pieces and give it a rough dice. When all the vegetables are

processed, the garlic is roasted, and the oats are ground, we can start cooking. Take two tablespoons of the roasted garlic olive oil and begin to heat it over medium heat in a large sauté pan. Add the onion, celery, peppers, and broccoli stalks to the pan and cook over medium heat until the onions become soft and translucent, seasoning as you go. Add in the rough chopped mushrooms, picked thyme, and seasoning. Cover for five minutes to allow the mushrooms to release some liquid. Stir occasionally. After five minutes, remove the lid and deglaze the pan with the white balsamic vinegar and the juice from half the lemon. Allow the liquid to reduce by half in the pan. Then, drain the cooked vegetable mixture. Add the liquid to the vegetable stock and set the cooked vegetables aside for a minute. Using some of the vegetable stock and some of the roasted garlic oil, make a homemade hummus. Use some as a binder in the veggie burger recipe and save the rest. Put the drained chickpeas, 1/4 cup of the vegetable stock, the zest of the lemon, as well as the juice from half of it, and three tablespoons of the garlic oil into the food processor and blend until smooth. You may need to add a little bit extra garlic oil or stock to achieve the consistency you want. Now you have all your ingredients ready. Put half of the cooked vegetable mixture in the food processor with three tablespoons of the homemade hummus, 1/2 cup of rice, the Dijon mustard, the drained roasted garlic, and all of the ground oats. Pulse that mixture until a thick paste like consistency is achieved. Fold in the rest of the cooked vegetables, 1/2 cup rice, the shaved carrots, and the tiny broccoli florets for texture. At this point you can portion and form your vegetable patties. Lay them out evenly on a tray lined with parchment paper and freeze the patties for an hour before you cook them. Cook them on the grill or in a skillet with just a little bit of oil. Toast a bun and garnish with your favorite burger sides and enjoy.

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Where to Wine By Peggy Spellman-Hoey peggy@indyeastend.com

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Baiting Hollow Farm Vineyard Craig Rose plays some tunes on “Twilight Thursday,” September 6, from 5 to 9 PM. There will be $5 cheese plates, and drink specials — including 10 percent off bottles of wine, $8 glasses of wine, $5 glasses of beer, and $7 wineritas. Craig Rose will also play from 11:30 AM to 1:30 PM, followed by Penny Lane from 2 to 6 PM on Saturday, September 8. On Sunday, September 9, it’s Anthem from 2 to 6 PM. For more events, go to www.baitinghollowfarmvineyard.com.

Clovis Point Come down for “Patio Night” to hear From the Beginning from 6 to 9 PM on

Friday, September 7. On Saturday, September 8, from 1:30 to 5:30 PM, The Earthtones will croon a few numbers. During the same times on Sunday, September 9, it’s Robert Bruey. Visit www.clovispointwines. com for more information.

Jason’s Vineyard Victor Tarrasov and Arizza will play from 5:30 to 8:30 PM on Friday, September 7. On Saturday, September 8, George Barry takes the stage from 1:30 to 5:30 PM. At the same times on Sunday, September 9, it’s The Atlantics. For more vineyard news, go to www.jasonsvineyard.com.

Martha Clara Vineyards 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. Looking ahead to next week, the vineyard will host an educational wine tour starting at 12 PM on Saturday, September 15. The cost is $15 per person; $5 for wine club members. Tickets are available from EventBrite. For more information, visit www.marthaclaravineyards.com.

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rated the art show. The NSWF was created in 2005 to purchase a 3.5-acre property and prevent its development as a large rack and stack boat storage facility, restaurant, and parking lot. For the past 11 years, the NSWF board has been responsible for the acquisition, management, development, and maintenance of the property and is comprised of volunteer members from the community.

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Pat Snyder Steps Down Kids Hooked On Shelter From EEA Island Snapper Derby After 23 years with East End Arts, Snyder Winner caught 181 fishing on a boat passes the role to Shawn Hirst By Jade Eckardt jade@indyeastend.com

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East End Arts’ Executive Director Patricia Snyder stepped down from her position on August 31 after 23 years with the organization. Shawn Hirst has been named the new executive director and brings a background in community and social services, with 15 years of management experience in the nonprofit sector. “I have had the pleasure of working for East End Arts since 1995. I feel blessed to have met and worked with so many amazing people. It has been a joy and extremely rewarding to build on the successes of my predecessors along with my staff and board to guide EEA to its current place of prominence on Long Island,” said Snyder. At the EEA’s annual members meeting in late August, Riverhead Town Supervisor Laura Jens-Smith honored Snyder’s community service. JensSmith and the town board presented Snyder with a proclamation for her work promoting the arts in downtown Riverhead by working with community members, businesses, and local government over the years. Suffolk County Legislator Al Krupski, in collaboration with Suffolk County Legislator Bridget Fleming, also presented Snyder with a proclamation from Suffolk County. The staff and board of East End Arts honored Snyder with a plaque for her creative developments and programming. While with the organization, Snyder helped develop programs such as the Community Mosaic Street Painting Festival, the Teeny Awards, JumpstART, and Long Island Winterfest. “During her tenure at East End

Arts, Pat Snyder led a tremendous expansion in membership and enroll-

Andre Earls, Ulu Aipa, and Auggie Earls at the weigh-in. Independent/Jade Eckardt

Patricia Snyder, former executive director of East End Arts. Independent/Courtesy EEA

ment at our school, and created signature events and programming that set a strong foundation for our future. We will miss her creativity and enthusiasm, and wish her well in her future activities,” said John McLane, president of EEA’s board of directors. “Throughout my tenure at East End Arts, I have been reminded on a regular basis that the arts can indeed improve the face of a community and offer joy, hope, and inspiration to individuals. I am proud to say East End Arts successfully demonstrates how the arts can touch lives from birth through to end of life,” Snyder said. She noted that the new director has a demonstrated success in executive leadership, strategic planning, program development, fundraising, board development, and fiscal stability. “I am confident East End Arts will be in good hands,” said Snyder.

Hundreds of kids rigged up their poles on Saturday, September 1, for the annual Kids Shelter Island Snapper Derby. Kids fished Island-wide on beaches, bridges, and boats to compete in the categories of Biggest Bluefish and Catch and Release. There was also an art contest where kids competed to have their design turned into a T-shirt for next year’s derby. Nicholas Vanderbruggen won Catch and Release with 181 fish caught on a boat between 6 AM and the 5 PM weigh-in. Lila Laton won Biggest Bluefish with a whopping 2.58 pounder. Ulu Aipa, age eight, took first place in the Logo Shirt Design contest, although all three winners in the category will have their artwork on T-shirts next year. The weigh-in took place at the American Legion where everyone gathered for burgers, pizza, drinks, and snacks provided by sponsors. Kids weighed their fish before volunteers cleaned and cooked them for a community fish fry. An awards ceremony concluded the festivities as winners proudly accepted their shining trophies. The event was hosted by the Shelter Island Lions Club with help from numerous local sponsors. Excess revenue generated from the derby goes to the Lions Club to support local charities.

2018 Blue Fish (lbs) Lila Laton, 2.580 Angus Deely, 1.750 Jack Deely, 1.520 George Deely, 1.485 Marco Friezo, 1.045 2018 Catch and Release (count) Nicholas Vanderbruggen, 181 Marco Friezo, 111 Henry Cruise, 111 Riley Renault, 80 Nick Marsh, 68 Jonathan Rivera, 50 Alexander Stonehill, 35 2018 Logo Shirt Design Winners 1) Ulu Aipa 2) Nolan Sanwald 3) Lily Levitsky

Ulu Aipa, first place winner in the art competition.

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Approximately two-thirds of the cost will pay to repair damaged siding, while the remaining third will fund the dig and electrical work. The council is also working to make the house wheelchair accessible. All are welcome to the dig.

cated at 18 Peconic Avenue in Riverhead. Matinee performances are $20 and $15 for seniors, and the evening performance is $25 or $20 for seniors. Tickets are available at www.badseedtheplay.com and at the box office.

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A classic tale of horror, murder, and dark family secrets will be told on stage in Bad Seed at Riverhead’s Vail-Leavitt Music Hall in October. Directed by Charles Calabrese and Adrienne Pellegrino of the Long Island Repertory Company, Bad Seed is an adaptation by Maxwell Anderson of William March’s novel The Bad Seed and was a Broadway hit in 1954. Bad Seed tells the story of a seemingly perfect little girl named Rhoda Penmark (Chloe Keil), who lives in a small southern town with her parents Colonel (Robert Oliver) and Christine Penmark (Alicia James). Rhoda is sweet, charming, and exudes old-fashioned grace admired by everyone. But her mother has an uneasy feeling about her. The play debuts in sync with Halloween, a timing Calabrese called “fortuitous.” Bad Seed will be on stage Saturday, October 27, at 3 and 8 PM, and on Sunday, October 28, at 4 PM. The Vail-Leavitt Music Hall is lo-

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9/11 Memorial Victims and heroes of 9/11 will be honored at a new ceremony on the grounds of the George Young Community Center in Jamesport at noon on Saturday, September 15. The ceremony will be organized by the Greater Jamesport Civic Association and the East End Emerald Society. A new flagpole was installed on August 24 by the two community groups, which also purchased a new American flag as well as a 9/11 flag. Both flags will be raised during the ceremony, which both organizations plan to make an annual event. The grounds of the community center are also home to other monuments honoring local veterans, including a Riverhead Town police officer and Vietnam veteran from Aquebogue. The George Young Community Center is located at 446 South Jamesport Avenue in Jamesport.

It’s Maritime Time The 29th annual Greenport Maritime Festival returns to the village on Saturday, September 22, from 10 AM to 5 PM, and Sunday, September 23, from 9 AM to 5 PM. Friday night’s Land and Sea Gala cocktail party marks the festival’s start. Then, Saturday morning’s parade through downtown Greenport kicks off the festivities, followed by displays of classic wooden boats, kayak races, water sport demonstrations, wood carving and model ship building, music, food, artisanal vendors, children’s activities, fresh oysters, craft beer, and local wine. The evening brings music and dancing in Mitchell Park and screenings of movies. Sunday morning, there is a children’s breakfast shared with mermaids and pirates, more family friendly activities throughout the village, and oldfashioned games in Mitchell Park. Vendor applications must be received by Monday, September 10, and are available at www.eastendseaport. org or by calling Linda at 917-863-9766. The festival is sponsored by the East End Seaport & Marine Foundation in partnership with the Village of Greenport, to benefit the foundation.

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The annual Riverhead Country Fair is returning on October 7, from 10

AM to 5 PM, and is calling for vendors. The fair has been held for over 40 years and attracts thousands of people to Main Street in Riverhead along the Peconic Riverfront. In addition to having a booth during the fair, vendors are also invited to showcase their business in the Chamber’s Business Expo. Vendor booths are $130, nonprofit booths are $80. A maximum of 20 amps of electricity is available per space for an additional $25. For details, call the Chamber at 631-727-7600 or email info@riverheadchamber.com.

Dig At The Old House The Cutchogue-New Suffolk Historical Council has secured funding to improve the Old House, a National Historic Landmark and the oldest English medieval-style house in New York State that has been standing in Cutchogue since the 1690s. Electricity will be installed in the building, an endeavor requiring an archaeologist on site to oversee the underground work. That’s where the council saw the opportunity to dig for signs of 17th century witchcraft practices and is sponsoring a dig by Chrysalis Archaeological Consultants, Inc., on Saturday and Sunday, September 22 and 23, from 9 AM to 4 PM. According to the council, the dig aims to discover objects with ritualistic significance, in particular “witch bottles” or similar devices, that may have been buried at the front and side doors in accordance with tradition. Three ancient “poppets” or stick dolls with anti-witchcraft associations, were found beneath the kitchen floor during the Old House’s 1940 restoration. The archaeological investigation will concentrate on two locations, at the front and side entryways. Each access point to the house may have been associated with superstitious beliefs of the period, which included burying “witch bottles” near entrances to homes that were filled with fingernails, hair, dirt, and other odd things to protect household members from witches by causing them pain. The dig is made possible by the Robert D. L. Gardiner Foundation, which awarded the council a $50,000 matching grant to help fund the project, which will cost about $100,000.

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A Walk Down Memory Lane WithVinnie Mazzeo Vinnie’s has been the place for a shave and a haircut since 1975 By Valerie Bando-Meinken valerie@indyeastend.com

Above: The USS Johnston, the destroyer Vincent Mazzeo sailed on in the Mediterranean.

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in the Intercounty Barber School in Babylon, completing a six-month course and obtaining his New York State license. He was 19. And there was Vietnam. “Rather than get drafted, I enlisted with the Navy for four years, from 1969 to 1973,” Mazzeo explained. “I was on a destroyer, the USS Johnston, and became the ship’s barber. I taught a young Cuban American guy on board how to cut hair and handed him a pair of scissors. There were some rough cuts at first but then he learned. I was fortunate to be stationed on the East Coast, in Charleston, SC. “ Being in the sixth Atlantic fleet, Mazzeo spent most of his time in the Mediterranean, and got to meet some family from the old country. “I did two complete deployments across the ocean four times,” he said. “That’s when I met some of my family on my mother’s side. I got to know Naples, Italy, like I know Sag Harbor. We’d pull in and I’d say, ‘Okay, see you guys’ and they would ask me where I was going and I would say, ‘I’m going to visit my cousins.’” Upon his return home from the service, Mazzeo met his wife, Robin. He knew he was “hooked” right away, he said. He had been working in a few different barber shops before taking over a vacant shop in Amagansett. “It had been a barber shop that had gone out of business two years prior,” explained Mazzeo. Located where Astro Pizza currently sits on Main Street, Mazzeo took a chance to start his own barber shop. “It was 1975. The hippie era was winding down so I thought the timing would be right. During the hippie era, the guys had long hair. They’d run past a barber shop,” he said with a laugh. “That’s when stylists started. People wanted their hair styled. Barbers don’t style hair, we cut it off!”

“That was Nick’s first encounter with barbering,” Mazzeo said with a chuckle. “I figured Nick was definitely going to be a barber since he started cutting hair at seven years old.”

f you mention music or bands in Sag Harbor, everyone knows the Mazzeo name,” said Vinnie Mazzeo proudly. “My grandfather started the first coronet band in 1914 in Sag Harbor. They would play in all the parades and every Sunday they would give a free concert in Mashashimuet Park. People would come with their picnic baskets and my grandfather’s band would put on a concert. Everyone knew my grandfather as Antonio ‘Pop’ Mazzeo,” he said. “Pop came to the United States in the early 1900s from Sicily. He didn’t have any relatives or friends here, but he was brave and came to make a better life for himself. He never went to college but he was a natural musician. In the late 1800s, he was in the Italian Army band. He could play any brass or wind instrument like the trombone, clarinet, or tuba.” Pop later taught music in “almost every” East End high school, including Sag Harbor, Shelter Island and Greenport. He also organized the Sag Harbor Community Band in 1957. “To this day, the band still plays every Tuesday in front of the American Legion in Sag Harbor,” said Mazzeo. Vinnie Mazzeo’s father was born in Sag Harbor in 1912, and worked at the Bulova Watch Company until it closed in the 1970s. “He was a musician too. He also worked in Greenport for a while and started shipyard bands over there,” Mazzeo noted. Mazzeo said he and his parents, along with his four siblings, shared a house with his grandparents. “All my brothers and sisters had no choice, we had to play an instrument,” Mazzeo said. Born and raised in Sag Harbor, Mazzeo attended school in the district. During his junior year, when it came time to decide his career path, Mazzeo admitted that “I didn’t think I had the head for college.”

Barber Shop Beginnings One day, when Mazzeo was in the local barber shop owned and operated by Marty Trunzo, he told his father that he might want to do what Trunzo did. “Marty was like an uncle to me. He was my inspiration. I told my dad that Marty was in that barber shop and he wore a clean white jacket and in the summer time he had the air conditioner on and in the winter, he has the heat on, and he’s talking to everyone and having a good time.” During his senior year, he continued, “I would leave school for a couple of hours each day and I would sit in a chair in the barber shop and I would observe Marty cutting hair. I got credit for it. It was like an internship.” With Trunzo as his inspiration, Mazzeo enrolled

The Next Generation In 1979, the Mazzeos had their first child, Nicholas. Their second child, Lauryn, was born two years later. “When Nick was around seven years old, he was downstairs playing with Lauryn and their cousin Cindy, when Nick decided that they were going to play barber. I have a little barber shop set-up in the basement with a chair where I cut the kids’ hair, my father-in-law’s hair, and other family members,” Mazzeo remembered. “So, Nick gets a piece of wood, puts it on the barber chair, pulls up a bar stool behind, and tells Lauryn to get up on the chair and then he starts cutting her hair. She was five years old and had these beautiful curls and he cut them all off. Lauryn went upstairs to show my wife, and she goes ‘Mommy, mommy, look at my hair. Nick gave me a haircut!’ And my wife screamed, ‘Oh my God!’ But Lauryn thought Nick’s cut was terrific.”

He didn’t have any relatives or friends here, but he was brave and came to make a better life for himself. Mazzeo’s prediction came true and Nick followed in his footsteps, becoming a Master Barber through the American Barber Institute in New York City. He has been cutting hair alongside his father for 19 years. Although the shop has moved within Amagansett to three different locations, its last move to Amagansett Square displayed the new sign, Vinnie and Nick’s Barber Shop, evidence of their equal partnership in the business. Lauryn Mazzeo-Weeks, his daughter, has admitted that her father was an inspiration to her. She attended beauty school in Patchogue and received her New York State license. Weeks has a salon on Main Street in Bridgehampton, Capelli Hair and Skin. “She works hard and she’s good at what she does,” said Mazzeo. With three aunts, who were also hair dressers, he joked, “We have a lot of family in the hair business. It’s in our DNA. I’ve always said that if I would have known back in the day when my kids were young that they were going to be in the hair business, I would have bought a nice place for all of us and called it Vinnie’s Hair We Are. It would have had a hair salon on the left side for Lauryn and a barber shop on the right for Nick.” Mazzeo has seen and cut the hair of many generations of families. He’s watched children grow-up, mature, and marry. Then, as fathers, they have brought their children for haircuts. “I’ve been in Amagansett for 43 years. This is like the last hold-out. I’ve had guys have come in and say, ‘I haven’t been to a place like this since I was a kid.’ Nobody has this. We’ve got the barber chairs, the wooden sitting board that’s over 100 years old, and the cash register that is 104 years old. This is Norman Rockwell.”

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The Spur Hosts Expert Panel On Future Of TV Media professionals discuss the fate of broadcast news By Nicole Teitler nicole@indyeastend.com @NikkiOnTheDaily @spurinnovations

The media landscape is currently experiencing a paradigm shift of accelerated proportions due to evolving social media technology. The future of the 6 O’Clock News, many would agree, is on the brink of extinction with You-

Tube, Facebook, Instagram TV, On Demand, HD internet video, and so forth progressing as the dominant forms of news consumption; a concept that would have Walter Cronkite turning in his grave.

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In addressing this topic, on Saturday, August 25, The Spur in Southampton hosted a panel discussion, followed by a Q&A, on “The Changing Television Business: Evolution or Revolution?” headlined by WNBC’s Chuck Scarborough alongside media guests Rossana Scotto, Neil Rosen, Bill McCuddy, and myself. A crowd of more than 70 gathered for a nearly two-hour conversation about the fate of news stations. I sat alongside anchors and personalities I had watched for years. They represented the past and present while I was seen as the future, a stark reality of the changing times. Growing up, I always knew I wanted to be a journalist and by high school, my dreams wavered from print to broadcast. In my mind, there was nothing more honest, or powerful, than sitting at an anchor desk, informing the public about the news and telling real life stories. When I arrived as a

freshman student at Hofstra University in 2007, I immediately declared my major of Broadcast Journalism. I was so eager to learn I oftentimes read ahead of curriculum. This was two years after YouTube hit the web and three A.F. (after Facebook), an evolving time for young communications students. By my junior year, the media landscape began to erupt and I felt the tremors. Foreshadowing the bleak outlook of an already competitive market, I switched my major to Media Studies, allowing a broader scope of the journalistic and media field. The year I graduated, in 2011, several internships and government debates later, I created my byline Nikki On The Daily in hopes that by branding myself, and in essence my work, I would have a leg up on the competition. In a time where traditional media essentially plateaued, I wanted to be ahead of the curve, wherever it was going. Sadly, as The Spur’s panel confirmed, I was right. Scarborough discussed the history of television news and how the future of the new 5G could potentially wipe out what we know of our broadcast news of today. Scotto noted that the industry has changed so drastically since she started that young, aspiring broadcast journalists might not have that career as an option soon. In short, the millennial generation, my generation, could be the last great TV broadcasters of the classic news we have come to know and love/hate. As a young professional journalist of today, the discussion was informative but it also opened up the conversation to what’s ahead in an industry that affects us all. In a world of #FakeNews and the rapid information highway of social media, it’s crucial society takes a look at where their facts are coming from. Is it a credible source? Have we heard multiple angles of the same story? The way we consume news will change, that’s inevitable, but it’s up to us to seek the truth.

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The Kelli Experience Delaney judges the VIP tabletop competition at The Hampton Classic

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hile riders contended for a chance to win the $300,000 Hampton Classic Grand Prix presented by Douglas Elliman, there was another competition gearing up outside of the ring. Hamptons Cottages & Gardens, along with guest judge Kelli Delaney of KD Hamptons, presented the annual VIP Tabletop competition. Designers, decorators, hosts, and hostesses all pulled out the stops to create breathtaking table décor to celebrate the Hampton Classic’s Grand Prix Sunday. “This year was better than any

other!” stated Delaney on her @kdhamptons Instagram. “Loved seeing all of the inspired new designs and young newcomers to this historic tradition.” What does Delaney look for in a winner? “I look for creative and inspiring design concepts,” she told HC&G. “Which could be presented through a mix of patterns and linens, vintage pieces mixed with a modern twist, incorporating food into the décor, unexpected flower arrangements, and personalized details that reflect the host of the table.” The competition was steep, but in the end Stephanie Brown Beamer for English Country Home took home the third-place prize. Delaney credited the

details, purple power, and gorgeous flowers from Arthur Golabek for the win. The second-place winner was the Chateau D’Esclans table for Whispering Angel, designed by Christy Doramus, where the judge loved the handmade menus. And, drumroll please . . . The grand prize went to interior designer Sasha Bikoff. “The inspiration for the table was unicorn themed,” said Bikoff on Instagram. “You have all this iridescent and vintage glassware and a unicorn themed tablescape.” She “infused a charming unicorn spin on equestrian chic,” said Delaney.

The “whimsical unicorn themed table had me won over at first glance.” Delaney gives Indy the inside scoop.

You must be very excited about judging the HC&G Hampton Classic Grand Prix tabletop competition again! How did you get involved with this prestigious event? Hamptons Cottages & Gardens is my favorite magazine because it showcases all of the things I enjoy most about life on the East End: design, architecture, home, entertaining, and garden. I have

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written a few pieces for the magazine and love to contribute on any projects with the publisher Pamela Eldridge and editor-in-chief, Kendell Cronstrom, who have become great friends. Because Kendell knows of my tabletop design obsession, he thought I would be a great fit to be the judge and I was thrilled to accept! This was my third consecutive year judging.

It must be so difficult choosing a winner as the tabletop designs are all so unique and beautiful. What criteria do you look for when you're judging? I look for creative and inspiring new design concepts. I love to see a curated mix of patterns, styles, flowers, and linens. Sometimes I like a modern twist on design and other times I love to see surprising antiquities incorporated into the décor. Unexpected and bold flower arrangements are a favorite of mine as well as personalized details which reflect the host of the table, like monogramming.

Have you noted any trends this year that you hadn’t seen in past years? The equestrian theme will always reign

supreme, but I do feel this year I saw a new youthfulness to the competition. Many table hosts hired young designers to come up with out of the box ideas for their tabletops that reflected the Hampton Classic but also shared a fresh new vibe.

What did you feel set the Bikoff table apart to win first place tablescape this year? Sasha incorporated art, pop culture, playfulness, and charm into her “Unicorn Forest” tabletop design which was stacked with pretty pastel colors, patterns, and heaps of fabulous flowers. I also love the unexpected mix of design resources Sasha used to create the table which included affordable Urban Outfitters and Anthropologie pieces, as well as extravagant La Maison Pierre Frey fabrics and floral arrangements by Missi Flowers.

You're a lifestyle and garden influencer on Instagram. Where does your aesthetic come from? My Instagram really reflects my daily Hamptons lifestyle and what I am most passionate about, which is home, garden, and design. I currently have 35K followers which sounds like so many,

but ironically, I feel quite connected to so many of them whom I have never even met. Like me, they love to watch my garden grow and expand each season. I share a lot of planting tips, as well as cooking, home decor projects, and party planning ideas. It’s so fun to hear feedback from followers and also take a peek into their lifestyle as well.

Your background is as a creative director and fashion editor in NYC for publications like Glamour and others. How did you find yourself on the East End and what do you love most about it? I launched KDHamptons, the Luxury Lifestyle Diary of the Hamptons, in the summer of 2011, after I moved out east full time to marry my husband Dr. Mark Kot. My webzine (as I like to call it) focuses on the alluring people, places, beauty, and glamour that comprise the true DNA of the Hamptons. I enjoy giving our readers an authentic taste of everything this exclusive community has to offer: lifestyle and home features, real estate, coverage of social events and parties, fashion and beauty features, profiles on local icons and artists, and a focus on the farm-to-table culinary scene.

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After spending 15 years in NYC working in publishing at national fashion, beauty, and celebrity news publications including: Allure, Glamour, Celebrity Living, Star Magazine, and Us Weekly, I was ready to begin a new

chapter in my life based in the country, not the concrete jungle. To learn more about Kelli, go to www.kdhamptons.com or follow @kdhamptons. To view more photos from the event, go to www.indyeastend.com.

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Kelli Delaney and first place winner, Sasha Bikoff. Independent/Richard Lewin

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DePersia Gets Cavett Listing It’s only natural: one Hamptons icon hooking up with another. Corcoran’s Gary DePersia is the unquestioned real estate go-to broker for the glitterati, and Dick Cavett? Why, he’s the guy who brought intelligence to late night television. This week Dick Cavett and his wife Martha Rogers Cavett put the legendary “Tick Hall” back on the market with a new price, perspective, and brokers — DePersia, along with Karen Kelley. The estate is unique, sitting on a 20acre oceanfront parcel, perched on huge bluffs, with spectacular views in all directions and a secluded 900-foot beach. It was first listed by Corcoran for $62 million in 2017 and has been reduced to $48.5 million. The 7000-square-foot, six-bedroom, five-bath and three-story house has been part of the Hamptons and Montauk scene for more than 135 years. It is the easternmost of seven homes built in the early 1880s that became part of the

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RICH DEC He's got his eyes on the prize By Zachary Weiss

The area of Clearwater Beach in East Hampton is a special place because of what that neighborhood has to offer. It has a private beach, for residents only, that many can access on foot. It also boasts boat slips for any boating enthusiast. This neighborhood still gives many residents, full time or part time, a sense of what the Hamptons was like many years ago. I think this area continues to be underrated and one that new buyers should consider when searching for a small beach home in the Hamptons.

Rich Dec’s love for the Hamptons has been life-long, although his career as a successful real estate pro didn’t come to light until he closed on his Montauk home in 2004. Here, we chat with the real estate whiz about some of his tricks of the trade, where he sees the market heading, and how to find his secret spots out east.

We hear you were born and raised out east. When did you first find your love for real estate? I was born and raised in Southampton and graduated from Southampton High School. My interest in Hamptons’ real estate began in my early 20s —my father owned a few properties in the 1980s. I observed property values climb year after year in amazement. That being said, when I bought my Montauk home in 2004, my passion for real estate blossomed, which lead me to a career as a real estate agent, then shortly thereafter, a real estate associate broker.

You have roots in the media world too. How did this shape your real estate career? Any tactics you learned along the way?

My 11 years in advertising and marketing from 1994 to 2005 definitely gave me the advantage of a unique marketing and branding lens, in turn, giving me a skill set to present myself in ways that most who enter the real estate industry do not have.

What prompted your move from media to real estate, and why did Corcoran feel like the right fit for you? I was working in print media primarily and with the rapid industry change in the early to mid 2000s due to the evergrowing popularity of the internet, online advertising started to dominate the media landscape for many major brands in the automotive, fashion, pharmaceutical, and package goods categories.

We noticed you have several properties in Montauk. Has the region become a specialty? I knew that I needed to either transition to online media or consider working for a more interactive media company. In the end, I decided to take this transition as an exit opportunity because my wife and I were expecting our first child in 2005 and had always dreamed of moving out of Brooklyn and back to the Hamptons. I chose The Corcoran Group for a few reasons. One, it was one of the largest real estate companies established in the Hamptons, with a rapid growth trajectory. Also, the Corcoran brand was well known in the NYC area for many years and since we are primarily a second home market, buyers and sellers knew and trusted the brand. That would make my ability to market and sell homes easier than a smaller local real estate agency. Finally, two agent friends of mine were working for Corcoran and were so positive about the company and the support it provides agents.

How significant are newbuild homes in your portfolio, and how did you grow that part of your business? New home builds have been growing tremendously in the past five to 10 years, and I tend to be an agent who works with buyers more than the sellers when it comes to new construction. Over the years, I have represented a few

new home builds, but my ability to find buyers through my network of friends and past buyers as well as resale clients has led me to become a successful buyers’ agent for new construction.

You also have a knack for remodeling. Does this come in handy when helping buyers envision their new homes? Yes, I have remodeled and sold a few homes over the years, as well as manage the renovation of my Montauk home. This experience and knowledge allow me to share great ideas and the ability to express to my buyers what they can and can’t do, as well as give them projected renovation costs for a home they may have interest in.

As a lifelong local, are there any parts of the county near and dear to you that you have gotten work with? Recount some highlights for us. I would say Southampton Village and Southampton in general because of my roots there, and selling in neighborhoods where I have fond memories of good friends who lived there. Amazing bayfront communities in Southampton offer buyers a tremendous amount of value that you can’t achieve in some other areas of the Hamptons.

Even though my main office is in Bridgehampton, I do work from our Montauk office frequently, allowing me to acquire new Montauk listings quite often. As a full-time resident of the Montauk community for almost 14 years, I have extensive knowledge of every neighborhood. The fact that the Montauk market has never been hotter, and that any good inventory priced well will sell quickly, gives me the opportunity to really enjoy selling in this region. For quite some time, I have seen a pent-up demand for Montauk that I don’t see in many other areas of the Hamptons, except for maybe Sagaponack and Sag Harbor.

As an outdoorsman, what are your favorite (maybe secret) go-to spots? I have many great spots and locations that I enjoy whether for surfing, mountain biking, hiking, or fishing in Montauk, as well as in other areas of the Hamptons. But like many other local residents out here who will not divulge their special, secret spots, I will not reveal mine. However, my only exception is a buyer who wants to be a part of our great Hamptons’ community. If you are actively looking for a home to purchase in the Hamptons and want to know my secret spots, email me at rdec@corcoran.com or start off by following me on Instagram @HamptonsRich.

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Sports Sport Of The Kings Ward takes seventh Grand Prix title, Sweetnam sweeps two competitions By Peggy Spellman Hoey peggy@indyeastend.com

United States Olympic rider McLain Ward took the Hampton Classic’s top honor on Sunday, September 2, jumping into first place for the seventh time — making history — during the $300,000 Grand Prix presented by Douglas Elliman. Ward, a native of Brewster, NY, completed the course, which was designed by Michel Vaillancourt, in 39.32 seconds atop HH Gigi’s Girl, a 10-yearold gray mare owned by Double H Farm. Shane Sweetnam, one of several Irish riders to compete in the event, took second place with a time of 41.24 seconds atop Main Road. Lucy Davis came in third place atop Caracho with a time of 42.47 seconds. Ward, who has ridden to two gold medals and one silver in four Olympics, was the Longines Federation Equestre Internationale World Cup Champion in 2017. His victory in the Grand Prix was not entirely easy though, as he faced a challenging course that not many riders took without penalties. He stumbled on it himself, as did Sweetnam. Ward said he was aware Sweetnam, who has been dubbed part of the “Irish invasion” at the Classic, was a threat and noted he is a “very fast rider who was in great form” the whole week.

Olympian McLain Ward rode into first place in the Hampton Classic’s $300,000 Grand Prix on Sunday, September 2, in Bridgehampton. Independent/Peggy Spellman Hoey

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“Gigi is a great developing young horse, but with not so much experience. She loses a little time in the air, but she is very brave and I thought maybe I could risk it back up on that vertical a bit. It was one of those things. If it shows up, you’re a hero. And every once in a while, it doesn’t show up and the results are different, but it worked out today,” he said. Sweetnam said he saw Ward’s stumble. “He stumbled and it worked out for him. It gave him the gap that he wanted. He took the chance, and like he said, sometimes it works for you and that makes the difference,” he said. Davis, a bronze medalist at the 2014 FEI World Equestrian Games and silver medalist at the 2016 Olympics, said she was happy for her performance in the competition, noting that she has been working with Caracho since he was seven years old. “I always thought he was going to be very special and just started moving him up to this level, and

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he is proving to be even more special. I am so proud of him and I am even more excited for the future,” she said. All three riders received Longines watches. It was the third timepiece for Sweetnam, who was awarded the $30,000 Longines Rider Challenge for the second year in a row. He received additional watches for taking first in Friday’s $75,000 Douglas Elliman Grand Prix Qualifier presented by Longines and Saturday’s $70,000 Longines Cup, prompting jokes at the press conference that he will never have an excuse to be late again. Both Ward and Sweetnam will be riding in the World Equestrian Games next week in Mill Spring, NC, for the U.S. and Ireland, respectively. When asked about the prospect of competing, Ward said, “I think that we have a strong team. There are always questions and doubts,” he added, noting, “You always want to stay focused and it will go your way.”

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EMS, Equine Style Horse ambulance ready for the unexpected By Peggy Spellman Hoey peggy@indyeastend.com

To these vets, equine emergencies are their life. A little-known fact of the Hampton Classic is that the week-long event is not all about ribbons and applause. There can be some not so glamorous moments that require a specialized veterinarian team to respond to medical emergencies when a horse is injured on the course. “We’re here to transport any sick or injured horse that needs to go to the appropriate facility that the vet deems necessary,” said David Raisor, of the Virginia-based Human Equine Aid and Rapid Transport Veterinary Ambulance, better known as the HEART Equine Ambulance. The closest large animal veterinary hospital is located about two hours away at Cornell Ruf-

fian Equine Specialists across from Belmont Racetrack in Elmont, but depending on the injury and the services required, a horse could be transported as far away as Fairfield, NJ. The ambulance comes equipped with special padding and restraints, a slide to get the horses on the truck, and an assortment of devices such as a Kinsey Splint — called a Kinsey Leg Saver — designed to confine a horse’s leg if there is a suspected break. It even has a big enough area where a groom or a vet can sleep in close proximity, though that is rarely needed. But it is not always bad breaks that the ambulance is called in on. The majority of their calls are usually those ones early in the morning involving colic, which is most easily described as

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symptoms of abdominal pain matched with restlessness that can lead to death. The ambulance was on call at the showgrounds throughout the week, but once it was over, it was back on the road for the crew. “Once we leave the show, we are actually available 24 hours a day,” Raisor said. On the human side of EMS, Stony Brook University Medical Center had a bevy of emergency medical technicians and paramedics on call at the event. There were be three ambulances and the minimum of six EMTS or paramed-

ics available to handle medical emergencies, ranging from heat stroke to broken bones. The team used golf carts to maneuver throughout the crowd and for quick transport to ambulances waiting to the side gate of the hunter ring. In the event of a serious rider spill, the team had the authority to coordinate with Suffolk County Police Aviation for the medevac transport of injured patients out of the showgrounds. Local ambulances such as the Bridgehampton Volunteer Fire Department Ambulance were on call for mutual aid in case Stony Brook required backup.

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The Great Peconic Race Is Saturday Paddlers to circumnavigate Shelter Island By Justin Meinken justin@indyeastend.com

The fifth annual Great Peconic Race will be held this Saturday, September 8, with paddlers starting at Wade’s Beach on Shelter Island. The race will circumnavigate Shelter Island in a 19-mile track designed to accommodate paddlers of various skill level. The race will also include a 9-mile race, an untimed 3-mile course, and a sprint for children. The proceeds from this year’s race will go to The Nature Conservancy’s Mashomack Preserve and its children’s water education program. The children’s program will develop a paddle component with the help of race director Fergis Sloan and race founder Billy Baldwin. The Great Peconic Race itself is an open-water paddle race with varying weather conditions and currents. All paddle crafts are welcome including paddleboards, surf ski, OC1-OC6, kayaks, coastal rowers, and prone boards. Although paddlers of all skill levels are welcome to compete in each race, it is recommended that only advanced paddlers enter the 19-mile race. There will also be a party on the

beach following the races that will include a catered lunch, drinks, music, paddle craft demos, and massages. All racers have access to the beach party and spectator tickets for the lunch may be purchased online. Lunch tickets will not be available the day of the race. Registration will open at7 AM, with the first race starting at 8:30 AM after an 8 AM captain’s meeting. Trophies will be awarded to the top finishers in each class and all racers will receive a medal and a rash guard. The Great Peconic Race is intended to honor the memory of Ted Baldwin, Billy Baldwin’s brother. Ted grew up in North Sea on Little Peconic Bay and was a dedicated water enthusiast until his death in 2010. “Ted was a true water lover,” said Billy Baldwin. “There wasn’t a sport or activity on the water that he had not tried while growing up on the bay.” The race will begin in the water Ted loved, said Baldwin. For additional information and online registry for the event, visit www. greatpeconicrace.com.

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McGowin To The Show Pierson alumni Kyle McGowin, a Sag Harbor native, is headed for The Show. McGowin, a right-hander for the Syracuse Chiefs who has shined in Triple AAA since a midseason promotion, will be moving up to the Washington Nationals’ bullpen this week. The six-foot three-inch 185

pounder was 2-2 with a sparkling 1.32 earned run average and a stingy WHIP of .0731, which is how many base runners he has allowed per nine innings. McGowin, 26, never known as a strikeout pitcher, has improved in that area as well, notching 39 in 47 2/3 innings for Syracuse.

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INDY FIT By Nicole Teitler

Summer Round Up What I miss and what I missed @NikkiOnTheDaily nicole@indyeastend.com

Summer 2018, is that you? You left us so quickly! As we bid farewell to another summer season, I can’t help but share the sigh of relief many of us East Enders feel after Tumbleweed Tuesday, welcoming the quiet after the storm. More specifically, I can’t wait for colder weather after, what seems like, an endless summer of heat waves. Thinking back to my many fitness excursions and wellness activities over the season, there are so many that pushed my limits. Equally, there are many I missed out on. In a brief summer of IndyFit recap, it’s safe to say the fitness industry is turning up the heat when it comes to working out in a studio. The days of cold air conditioning cooling the body while you sweat with an instructor are gone. In its place are increased temperatures and humidity to push all mental and physical boundaries. It takes adjusting, it takes discipline, and it certainly takes a lot out of you. With this is mind, it’s important to find a class that fits your personal

balance of tolerable movements and increased motivation, otherwise you might as well hit an infrared sauna. Another trend on the rise is incorporating yoga stretches or meditation prior or post class. You don’t have to be a yogi to obtain the benefits of a yoga class anymore. The evolution of fitness has taken these practices as a means to connect the mind, body and soul. Over the course of the past four months I proudly considered myself part of the #TruTribe at TruFusion in Southampton — promoting equal parts warrior and goddess. It will be opening up a SoHo location in NYC by the end of 2018. The Barn in Bridgehampton proved to be a fitness paradise, hosting two workouts that inspired me on opposite ends of the spectrum. Taryn Toomey’s The Class helped me find my meditation amid continuous movements, something I only associated with yoga. It was a perfect dose of calming energy to go with a well-deserved workout. SoulCycle’s spin off the bike

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in its Torch’d class could be best described as quintessentially summer in the Hamptons. It turned up the heat, the beat, and the repetitions, none of which would be possible without instructor Isaac Calpito. The DanceBody team, led by Katia Pryce and her band of empowered women, created an atmosphere of camaraderie in the room for those who need a partner to motivate themselves to go to the gym. This was certainly the team to inspire that. Unfortunately, the whole summer passed without experiencing any Montauk workouts (not including my annual hike by the cliffs); The Surf Lodge, Ruschmeyers, The Montauk Beach

House, and Gurneys. What would a summer workout be without getting in shape on the beach? Up for the future will be Minardi Training’s Beach Workout. What I miss most from last summer is Flyboarding with Dane from Hampton Flyboard and paddle boarding with Gina Bradley at Paddle Diva. As I always say, summer isn’t over until the first leaf falls! Until then, I’ll enjoy the in-between moments. If you have a suggestion for IndyFit, be sure to reach out. Workouts, wellness trends, medical advice, technology, and more. Let me do the research and ask the experts so you don’t have to!

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CHIP SHOTS By Bob Bubka

Captain’s Picks Never Easy Will Bubka’s Team Europe choices match Bjorn’s? bobvoiceofgolf@gmail.com

If you have ever heard any of your golf buddies refer to the Ryder Cup as “Golf’s Greatest Event,” I would be a happy camper. A lot of people certainly agree with that sentiment, but that’s not my reason for elation. No, my reason is that it happens to be the title of a book I co-wrote back in 1999. The Ryder Cup was a big deal back then, but guess what? It’s even bigger now. In a few weeks, I will be struggling to communicate due to my lack of understanding the French language . . . gosh, do I wish I had taken that course

when I had the chance . . . but I can assure you that the language I’ll be speaking is the universal language of golf: pars, birdies, and eagles. By the time you read this week’s column, the European Ryder Cup captain, Thomas Bjorn, will have already announced his four captain’s picks to round out Team Europe for this year’s Ryder Cup. It’s a tough job and I’ll explain why. The wisdom of the picks will only be evaluated by the outcome of the matches. If Team Europe wins, Bjorn will get all the credit for making

the right picks, but if they lose, even if his captain’s picks play lights out, there will be stinging criticism that his picks were wrong. For many years, the top half of a European Ryder Cup team was strong and the bottom half was weak, but now, with so many talented players in the mix, that no longer is the situation. I can make a strong case for at least six players to fill the remaining four Team Europe spots. Englishman Paul Casey, who plays on the PGA TOUR, was a member of two winning European teams back in ’04 and ’06 and would be full of positive thoughts. Positive thinking is one of the biggest weapons anyone can bring to the first tee in the Ryder Cup. I mean, wouldn’t you want someone on your team whose wife’s name is Pollyanna? Also waiting for the call will be Sergio Garcia who has played on eight Ryder Cup teams and, on paper, would seem to be a perfect partner for fellow Spaniard Jon Rahm, who will be a Ryder Cup rookie. In my opinion, it would really be a gutsy call for Bjorn to leave Sergio off the team. A good case can also be made for fellow Spaniard Rafael Cabrera-Bello. In his rookie experience in 2016 at Hazeltine National Golf Club, just outside Minneapolis, Rafa played in three matches with a record of two wins and one tie.

Probably causing Bjorn to toss and turn the most is Ian Poulter. Poulter has played in an amazing five Ryder Cups and owns a record of winning 12 matches, losing only four and two ties. Poulter in full swing at a Ryder Cup is like turning a big eater loose at an allyou-can-eat buffet. I just don’t think there’s any way Bjorn cannot saddle up Poulter for Paris. From where I sit, one pick that is a lock is Englishman Matt Wallace, who won for the third time this year in last week’s European Tour event, called “Made in Denmark.” Two more players who are getting hard looks from Bjorn are Scotland’s Russell Knox and the long-hitting Belgian, Thomas Pieters. Pieters, in 2016, set a rookie record of four points earned. There are a tough couple of days ahead for Captain Bjorn finalizing the makeup of Team Europe. Just imagine this scenario — you have a choice of three courses to play — Maidstone, National Golf Links, and Shinnecock — but you can only play two. Which two do you pick? Well, that is what it’s like to be in Captain Bjorn’s shoes right now. My picks would be Poulter, Garcia, Pieters, and Wallace. My problem is that by the time you read this, Bjorn’s picks will have already have been made. Timing is everything.

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restaurant Vargas-Munoz, the alleged ringleader, was employed. DeJesus-Rodriguez was arrested a second time in October 2017 on a misdemeanor cocaine possession charge. Both cases are still open in East Hampton. Two Montauk locals, Kevin Becker and John H. DeMelio, who were arrested on conspiracy charges as part of the police crackdown on the alleged drug ring, each entered into a plea bargain deal last week, pleading guilty to a lower felony charge of conspiracy. They will be sentenced in the coming weeks. John Valentin-Doherty, another Montauk local police say was involved with the ring, is facing seven felony counts accusing him of selling to an undercover agent from his places of employment, Salivar’s in the dock area of Montauk last year, and Shagwong, in downtown Montauk, this year. He is also facing seven felony possession charges. He, too, could get 25 years in prison if convicted of just one of the 14 felony charges. He was indicted in a separate grand jury proceeding August 30, and will be arraigned in front of Justice Mazzei September 13.

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Senator Chuck Schumer, pictured with the SCWA Chairman James Gaughran, flew in to Gabreski Airport on August 31 to tell local officials he has convinced the U.S. Air Force to reimburse funds spent to mitigate chemicals found in some Westhampton drinking wells. Independent/Justin Meinken

in Westhampton and Quantuck Creek on the Quogue Village border. Since 2016, the chemicals have been detected in more than 100 private wells and early in 2018, the testing area was widened. “Suffolk County and its Water Authority deserves to be repaid for the actions they took to respond to the contamination of their water supplies and private wells due to toxic PFOS contamination that originated at Gabreski,” Schumer said. The state Department of Envi-

ronmental Conservation added the 89acre defense facility to the state Superfund list in September 2016. In 2017, Mark Kinkade, a U.S. Air Force spokesman told The Independent, “The Air Force is evaluating a Suffolk County Department of Health Services report on possible sources of perfluorinated compound contamination in local drinking wells. If our review validates the data and report findings, we will work with local regulators to address the issue.”

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High Falutin’ Talk Ms. LeRoy, First of all, I am a very strong Trump supporter who was then, and still, very disappointed that he mocked Mr. Kovaleski the way he did. I feel the same about his stubborn refusal to at the very least, go through the motions to honor John McCain properly. These feelings are sincere. I am equally sincere about the state of journalism we, the people, are exposed to. It is vapid, biased, sanctimonious, snotty, and much too willing to let its political biases and hatred of Trump hang out for all to see. Mr. Kovaleski, for you to say that this country “is in the middle of a golden age of reporting” is a tiny step from laughable, especially today (as your luck would have it) when we have been treated to the sights and sounds of Lanny Davis/CNN (well maybe not CNN because they are so marinated in their virtuousness and low ratings that they cannot see straight) has to walk

back lies perpetuate by their “journalism.” Mr. Kovaleski, all of your journalism paragons have had to do the same and it is at least a mathematical wonder (when even-handedness is assumed) that all of these stories, which have had to go back home are anti-Trump to begin with. I guess this is what happens when every one of these organizations has an explicit bias against the President. You would do well to cut out the high-falutin’ talk about the Constitutional sanctity surrounding what you do for a living, because it’s that very (constitutionally) high place you guys occupy which has morphed into a perversion of journalism nowadays. (It’s interesting how you have to go on about the Spitzer story to buttress your arguments. OF COURSE, that story was a stellar example of what I am referring to here. Why don’t you tell your readers how nobly the fourth estate has acted when they can be seen on TV every night (starting in 2015) going from giggly derision (of the Trump candidacy) to haughty laughter (sometime in 2016), to “naaah it won’t happen” just before the election, to tears — tears on TV accompanied by apocalyptic predictions about the stock market’s imminent collapse and all sorts of other bad things which were sure to happen by the time our new Prez was sworn in. This is not journalism — it’s political ADVOCACY. Last night we learned that it’s very likely the Chinese had hacked Hillary’s unsecured computer server. THEY — THE CHINESE — are the only entity which has the full number of however many tens of thousands of emails which were in that server. CNN story anyone? MSNBC anyone? Know what, Ms. LeRoy, that disclosure is journalism — not the snotty, upper class crap these stations and writers hand the people every day. Go ahead and be journalists in the real sense of the word. Catch Trump at his equivocations and exaggerations. Then, the next day, implicitly applaud the great steps this country has taken under his leadership — and not just in the pleasant effects of this robust economy. Avoid the platitudes and apparent political bias and you won’t have to get letters like this. Nicholas Saridakis Editor’s Note: Bridget LeRoy is The Independent’s Managing Editor. The letter is referring to the LeRoy bylined article “Serge Kovaleski: A Reporter Reflects” in the August 29 issue.

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Wine 750 ML

62.99

Ruffino Gold Label ................ 39.99 Blackstone (all varieties)3 for 30.00 Kim Crawford Sauv. Blanc..... 13.99 Sterling Meritage .................... 9.99 Crane Lake ...................2 for 10.00 Ecco Domani Pinot Grigio .......8.99 Chateau Ste. Michelle Chard .10.99 Chateau Ste. Michelle Riesling 9.99 Livio Felluga Pinot Grigio .....19.99 Elsa Bianchi Malbac ............12.99 ................................... 2 for 20.00 Chateau St. Jean All Types .....8.99 Santa Margarita Pinot Grigio21.99 ..................................240 for case Bogle Chard ............................ 8.99

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Grey Goose

Mag.

34. $ 55.99 $

Inver House Scotch

17.

Mag.

Knob Creek

59.

36.

Liter

Platinum 7X Vodka

Mag

Milagro Silver

Dewars White Label

Famous Grouse

750 ML

Mag.

21.

Svedka Vodka Mag

21.99

2- 42 $

Cutty Sark

Oban

Single Malt Whisky

29.99

79.

Mag.

Absolut Vodka $

49.

750 ml

LVOV Vodka

750ML

Johnny Walker Gold

12 Year Old

Lagavulin 16 Year Old Scotch

Malibu Rum

Boodles Gin

29.

31.99

Glenﬁddich

Mag

29.99

34.99

Bacardi

Mag.

1-$24.99 2-$42 3-$60 2 FOR

$Grey Goose

Reg. or Flavors

Liter

34.99

Bogle Cabernet ....................11.99 Bogle Pinot Noir...................11.99 Bogle Merlot ..........................9.99 Riff Pinot Grigio .......... 2 for 18.00 Louis Jadot Macon Village ....11.99 Apothic Red or Dark...............9.99 Macrostie Chardonnay .........19.99 Chateau St. Michelle Indian Wells Cabernet ..............................16.99 Simi Chardonnay .................14.99 3 Ring Shiraz .......................14.99 Angeline Reserve Cabernet ..12.99 Domaine Ott Rosé 49.99 3 for 120 Whispering Angel Rosé ........18.99 Wolffer Summer in a Bottle ..24.99

36.99

Kettle One Vodka Mag.

39.

Tanqueray Mag.

39.99

12.99

Johnnie Walker Black

69.

Sobieski Vodka

19.

Chopin Vodka

Mag.

2-$38

Makers Mark

49.

Sauza Hornitos Plata and Reposado

29.

Mag.

99 ea.

Mag.

49.

Hendricks Gin Mag.

56.99

Goslings Black Rum

Skyy Vodka Mag.

23.$

2- 40

Stolichnaya Vodka

32.$

Mag.

Belvedere

Mag.

2- 60

21.

Liter

Smirnoff Vodka

Mag.

1-$21.99ea. 2-$20.99ea. 3-$19.99ea.

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Wine Magnums

Lindemans (all varieties) ......... 9.99 Frontera (all types) ...6 for 7.99each Yellowtail (all var).6 for 10.99 each Fetzer (all varieties)................. 9.99 Woodbridge...........6 for10.99 each Barefoot (all types) .......6 for 60.00 Gekkeikan Sake ..................... 9.99 Estrella All Types ..................... 9.99 Mark West Pinot Noir ........... 19.99 Santa Marina Pinot Grigio ..... 10.99 .......................... or $60 for a case Beringer All Types ................... 9.99 Not responsible for typographical errors. Subject to Inventory Depletion All Prices expire 9/19/18

Sparkling

Cristalino Brut ................... 8.99 Veuve Clicquot ................ 42.99 La Marca Prosecco . ............. 13.99 90+ Prosecco .... 11.99 2 for 20 Pierre Giamonnet Brut .... 34.99 .............................. 2 for 60.00 Francois Montand Brut or Rosé .. $12.99 2 for $22 Louis Roederer Brut ......... 40.99 Laurent-Perrier Brut ........ 37.99 Moet Imperial ................. 39.99 Buena Vista Champagne . 39.99 Channing Daughters Sparkling . ....................................... 19.99

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